Luna managed to not slam on the brakes when she heard Adagio say Sunset's name. Luna couldn't believe that Sunset would attack herself in the manner that Incognito used.
"Are you positive that it's Sunset?" Luna asked.
"Not entirely," Adagio answered, "I mean the posts were written in Sunset's style, but there were subtle differences. Like different experiences shaped the author's writing. Is possible that Incognito could be this world's Sunset Shimmer?"
"Doubtful," Raven answered as she pushed her glasses up higher on her nose, "Celestia and I looked for any sign of Sunset's counterpart and we couldn't find a single trace. Not even a birth certificate."
"But why would Sunset do this," Adagio said, "it doesn't make sense."
"It might not be Sunset," Luna said, "despite everything that she has done, there are still some students who hate Sunset for whatever reason. Any one of them could be behind it."
"Gilda," Raven said, "she's been going after Sunset since the Fall Formal."
"Let's not jump to conclusions," Luna said, "why don't we have Sunset join us after lunch and we can work through this together."
"Ok," Adagio said, "if you think that would be best."
The drive was uneventful and quiet for the next few hours, but Adagio couldn't get the fact that Sunset was likely Incognito out of her mind. She tried to run through as many possible scenarios as she could think of. Perhaps Sunset was being framed again, or maybe she was under duress. Adagio knew that the Anon-A-Miss fiasco had put a lot of stress on Sunset, maybe she had cracked under the pressure. Adagio tried to banish that thought from her mind, Sunset was one of the most stable people that she knew.
Adagio was suddenly brought out of her train of thought when she noticed that Luna had pulled into the parking lot of a fast food chain. She watched in disbelief as Celestia stumbled into the restaurant like a zombie.
"Oh, right," Adagio said as her sisters, Sunset and Scootaloo caught up to her, "van full of teenage girls."
"Huh?" Aria replied.
"Nothing," Adagio said, "just noticed that you four seem to have drained Aunt Tia."
"You missed all the fun Dagi," Sonata said with a smile.
"Please don't let her sing '100 bottles of root beer on the wall' again," Scootaloo deadpanned, "I'm too young for such torture."
"Sorry Scootaloo," Sunset said with a laugh, "if we have to put up with it, then so do you."
"Sunset, if you wouldn't mind," Adagio said nervously, "would you mind riding with Luna during the next leg of the trip? There is something I need to talk to you about."
"Are you finally going to confess your undying love for Sunset," Aria said mockingly, placing the back of one hand on her forehead and outstretching her other arm.
"Sonata, take care of that," Adagio said through gritted teeth.
"On it," Sonata said simply, which was followed by a satisfyingly loud thwack.
"Ouch!" Aria cried out, "that hurt!"
"Thank you," Adagio said.
"Any time," Sonata answered.
"What do you need to talk to me about?" Sunset asked, now more confused than she had been a few minutes before.
"Trust me," Adagio replied, "you don't want them around for this."
"Now I'm worried," Sunset said.
After they all are a quick and greasy fast food lunch and they each had a chance to stretch their legs, they each piled into their respective vehicles, only Sunset changed vehicles, as she climbed into the back of Luna's Camaro. She waited until they were back on the interstate before asking what Adagio had on her mind.
"Sunset," Adagio began, "last night I couldn't sleep, so I went over all the printouts we have that Incognito made, and I think I know who Incognito is."
"Who?" Sunset asked, she didn't notice that both Luna and Raven had stopped their conversation in the front seat.
"You are," Adagio said. Luna winced, she had hoped that Adagio would be a little more diplomatic, but one of Adagio's traits was that she always went straight to the point.
"How can I be Incognito," Sunset asked in confusion, "I swear that I never wrote any of those posts."
"There several subtle differences," Adagio explained, "I had a hard time being able to tell if it was someone trying to be you, or if you were trying to hide your tracks."
"Why would I hide it," Sunset said, she could feel herself starting to get angry.
"Good, good," Sunset heard a voice say, "let your anger flow through you, the angrier you are, the closer I am to being free."
"Did you hear that," Sunset said.
"Hear what," Luna said, "the song on the radio?"
"No," Sunset said, "none of you heard that voice?"
Luna looked at Sunset through the rearview mirror, Raven turned in her seat, and Adagio looked up from her phone.
"No one said anything Sunset," Luna explained.
"I know that I heard something." Sunset said, "I'm not crazy."
"No one said you were," Adagio said, her eyes full of concern for her cousin.
"They're lying to you," the voice said, "only I know what you are going through." Sunset didn't say anything this time about the voice that she had heard, instead she sat in silence and thought about what Adagio had said.
It was Adagio's sudden gasp that brought Sunset out of her reverie. She looked up to see what had taken Adagio's breath away, and she had a similar reaction. Luna had just pulled her Camaro behind Celestia's van. They were in the driveway of a large house, though, Sunset felt that the word house didn't do it justice. The term 'estate' came to mind.
"Girls," Luna said as she put the car into park, "we're here."
Both Sunset and Adagio felt the need to stretch as they climbed out of the cramped confines of the navy blue sports car.
"Luna," a woman said from the front porch of the house, "you have children now, you need a vehicle that is more practical."
"Mom," Luna replied, "I may be a mother, and you are likely right. But I'm not going to get rid of the Camaro."
"As long as you recognize that a change needs to be made," the woman responded, "Raven, how have you been?"
"I've been trying to keep these seven out of trouble." Raven said with a smile as she gave the woman a hug.
Five teenage girls observed the exchange. The first thing that they noticed was that Celestia and Luna's mother looked like Luna, but her hair matched Celestia's. The woman fixed each teen with a stern glare. After a long moment of tense silence she smiled.
"Lulu, Tia, introduce me to my granddaughters."