//------------------------------// // I Have An Idea... // Story: Song For a Siren // by FoxMcCloud7921 //------------------------------// After what had been a long and eventful winter, spring was finally around the corner and it was finally starting to warm up, much to the relief of Sunset Shimmer. Not that she minded the cold so much, more so that she didn’t have to worry in case the heater in her apartment decided to crap out again. It was a Sunday, meaning she had to brace for another week at school, but at least spring break was also around the corner. Now that she thought about it, she wasn’t really sure what she was going to do that entire week. Currently, she was sitting in her room, bored out of her mind and it was only after one in the afternoon. As per most Sundays, most of the girls were either busy working or catching up on schoolwork. Sunset groaned as she laid on her bed. There had to be something to do around here. She looked at her phone and a random thought came to her. Wonder what Flash is up to… She felt a slight knot in her stomach. She knew Flash had wanted to start things over with her, which in itself was sweet and obviously told her that he had forgiven her, but she had been on the fence about it for so long now and since then had been avoiding the topic. She felt guilty about it of course, not giving him a straight answer and honestly, calling him up and asking to hang out would either start the whole process anew, or somehow upset him and possibly damage their current relationship. In the end, she knew what the answer was: she wasn’t in the mood to date anymore. Back then, her relationship with Flash was just a ruse, a power play so to say. There was no real attraction, even though she acted otherwise. Thinking about it now just made her feel worse. Sunset eyed her bookshelf and noticed a familiar looking journal. Another idea came to mind. I could contact Princess Twilight and see if she wanted to hang. Maybe she could come here for once if she wasn’t busy… Sunset got up and grabbed the diary as well as a pen and went to her desk. She went to the next blank page and was about to start writing…when she paused suddenly. She put the pen down and flipped back through some of the pages, glancing at some of their conversations from before. Twilight had been real busy as of late, setting up a school, dealing with a psychotic filly (And I thought I was a brat back then… she thought), and then most recently finding out that Princess Celestia and Princess Luna were going to step down and Twilight would be taking over as ruler of Equestria. Oh yeah, and Sombra is now permanently dead. At least, Twilight hoped he was. Once upon a time, that could’ve been her future and now, Sunset was glad it wasn’t. Still, she was happy for Twilight and considering her resume, she deserved it. Resume…funny, she and Twilight had similar roles and yet Sunset’s couldn’t quite stack up. Sure, she saved the world a number of times and found a few lost magical artifacts but she had yet to do something extraordinary. For example, reforming someone like Discord, the lord of Chaos himself was- Sunset suddenly stopped as it came to her. Of course, the solution had practically been in front of her all this time. It wasn’t much, and again, Sunset wasn’t treating this like a competition, but if she was able to pull this off, she’d be doing both this world and Equestria a huge favor. She grabbed her phone and quickly set up a group text message with the rest of the girls. She wasn’t sure at first how to word it, but she decided to keep it short and sweet. “Hey girls, I got something to tell you all at lunch tomorrow. Nothing huge, just an idea I had, that’s all.” She decided to leave it at that and if anyone decided to ask what it was, she’d make them wait til tomorrow. As the next day came around, Sunset seemed to be in a better mood as she made her way to school. She was also a bit nervous, telling her friends of her plan. There was probably an eighty-five percent chance that they wouldn’t go with it and think she was crazy, but she also knew her friends were always willing to support her. Once lunchtime came, as they made their way to their seats, they cut right to the chase. “Alright Sunset, you obviously want to surprise us with something since you weren’t willing to respond to any of our texts,” Rainbow Dash stated. “Well, if it’s coming from Sunset, it’s gotta be important,” Applejack added. “Ahem, are you saying that nothing I mention is ‘important’?” Rarity asked with a small glare. “Rarity, most of what you read in the tabloids doesn’t really affect us,” Twilight pointed out. Rarity gave a dramatic gasp. “Well, I’ll have you know such news, such as the Duke and Duchess having marriage issues, can cause ripples all over the world!” “To be honest, I don’t really read that stuff…” Fluttershy said quietly. “Come on, I wanna hear what Sunset has to say!” Pinkie almost yelled. “Is it your birthday? No, it’s too early for that. A regular party? Are you throwing a party for someone!?” “Nothing like that,” Sunset chuckled. “I had been doing some thinking and…I know we’ve done a lot of good, you know saving the world and all that-” “To be fair, I think just saying ‘saving Canterlot High’ would be more accurate,” Twilight interrupted. “Okay, fair enough, but even so I feel like there’s more that we can do and thinking back on the things that Princess Twilight has done I kind of had an idea…” “Yes? Go on…” Rarity said. “Well the thing is…I don’t really know if you’re all going to like it since it kind of involves some ‘old friends’…” “Will you just tell us already!?” Dash said impatiently. “I…thought maybe we can try reforming the Dazzlings,” Sunset said with a weak smile.