//------------------------------// // Flashpoint // Story: Sirens of the Night II // by The Crazed Werewolf //------------------------------// Every year, the city of Canterlot held a New Year's Eve party for it's teenage population in Saddleback Park. The event was popular and drew in not only the kids that lived in Canterlot, but also those from the surrounding communities. Each year the city brought in some band to perform at the band shell, and various booths that sold food or had games with prizes were set up. Everyone in the city looked forward to it. For teens, it gave them something to do on New Years, and for their parents, it gave them a night off with no kids. Twelve girls decided to meet in front of Canterlot High before making the short walk to the park. It was the first time that they had been able to get together since Holiday Break had started. As soon as they saw each other, they all tried speaking at once, telling the others how their holidays had gone. After nearly five minutes of complete chaos, they settled down and took turns. Sonata found herself drawn into Pinkie Pie's lap as the others spoke. The three youngest members of the group sat off to the side and caught up on their own. "So what are Principal Celestia's parents like," Sweetie Belle asked. "Yeah, tell us about them Scoot," Apple Bloom agreed. "They. Are. AWESOME," Scootaloo exclaimed excitedly, "grandpa was a fighter pilot and an astronaut!" "Wait a minute," Apple Bloom said, "did you say 'grandpa'?" "Celestia's going to adopt me," Scootaloo said, as she looked over to Sunset and the Dazzlings, "which means that I have an awesome sister and three totally awesome cousins!" "Wow," Apple Bloom said, "congratulations Scoot!" "I'm so happy for you," Sweetie Belle said as she threw her arms around Scootaloo. "Not so tight Sweetie Belle," Scootaloo gasped, "I need air." "So, when am I throwing her a party," Pinkie asked a few feet away as she watched the three younger girls. "Let's wait until it's official," Sunset told her chaotic friend, "then you can make it the best adoption party ever." "I dunno," Pinkie said, "the ones that I threw for the four of you were pretty epic." "I hate not being able to see," Aria said. Earlier in the week after they had returned from their parents house, Luna had taken Aria in for an eye exam, and it was determined that she was near sighted and needed glasses. Unfortunately her new glasses hadn't arrived yet. "I'm sure that we can get Flash to be your seeing eye dog," Adagio said teasingly. "Step closer," Aria said. Adagio however wasn't falling for it and stayed out of the range of her sister's flailing fists. Sunset rolled her eyes at her cousin's antics. "If we're going to head over to the New Years Bash," Rarity said as she looked at the time on her phone, "we should probably start heading that way now." "Ya know," Rainbow said, "I've got everyone that I'd like to spend New Years with right here." "Yeah why don't we just stay here," Pinkie said excitedly, "we can have our own party!" "Sounds like a plan," Aria said, "besides most of the students at CHS are still pissed over the whole Anon-a-Miss scandal." "It probably is best if we don't show our faces in the park tonight," Scootaloo said, "Gilda and her goons are likely waiting to ambush us." Hearing her sister's words, Sunset began to wonder why she ever wanted to be like Gilda in the first place. Because you craved power, the Demon said, power that only I can provide, you still crave it, why deny yourself? "NO," Sunset screamed, "GET OUT OF MY HEAD!" You want me out, the Demon said playfully, THEN SO BE IT! Sunset suddenly felt weak and collapsed to the ground. The other girls rushed to help her an make sure that she was alright, but Sunset waved them off. As she slowly stood back up she felt a change wash over her. She suddenly felt empty, like part of her very soul had been ripped away. "What in tarnation is that thing," Applejack suddenly said as she pushed Scootaloo and Apple Bloom behind her and Rarity did the same for Sweetie Belle. Sunset saw that her friends were all looking behind her. Sunset turned to look and saw a smokey black hole in the fabric of reality. "Call me Incognito," a sickeningly seductive voice that sounded like two Sunset's talking at once and slightly out of synch said from inside the hole, "I have plans for this world!" "Not if we have anything to say about it," Rainbow countered. "And what are you going to do," Incognito taunted, "you need your instruments to activate your magic, and I see a distinct lack of those." "We'll stop you," Aria said as her hands caught fire, and Sonata summoned several shadowy tentacles. "Only two of you have magic," Incognito pointed out, "you don't stand a chance against me!" "I'd rather go down trying," Sonata said, "than to submit to your rule!" "AJ, Rainbow," Aria said, "Get Sunset and the Crusaders to safety, Fluttershy, Rarity, Adagio, make sure that no one comes stumbling into the schoolyard." "What do I do," Pinkie asked. "Annoy the shit out of Incognito," Sonata said Pinkie thought about that and then reached into her hair and pulled out a small green cylinder with a small flat lever on it side that was held in place by a small pin. Pinkie pulled out the pin and then threw the cylinder into the black hole. Suddenly confetti came flying out of the hole. As did Incognito. Covered in confetti, she was obviously pissed. Pinkie managed to locate one of her party cannons and aimed it at Incognito. The demon wasn't going to allow itself to get blasted with confetti again and managed to sidestep away from the blast. Only for a water balloon to hit her in the face. "YOU ANNOYING CRETIN," Incognito snarled at Pinkie, "I SHALL DESTROY YOU!" "You. Shall. Not. Harm. My. GIRLFRIEND," Sonata snarled back as she manipulated the shadows around Incognito to attack the demon. Aria meanwhile summoned a large fire ball and hurled it towards Incognito. The demon caught the fire ball with a laugh and threw it back at Aria, where the fire ball engulfed her in a raging inferno. "Aria," Adagio cried out when she saw the ball of flame devour her sister. If only I had magic, then I could tip the scales in their favor. Let go of the past Adagio, Adagio heard the voice of her birth mother in her head, accept who you are now. Adagio didn't understand what her mother was trying to tell her. "Scootaloo, Get back here," Adagio heard Rainbow call out as Scootaloo ran past her. "No that, thing, tried to hurt my sister," Scootaloo said, "I'm not going to let it!"