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// Banner Day II 
// Story: Sunset's Bizarre Adventure: Friendship is Unbreakable 
// by StardustSprinkle 
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All they want is me, right? Sunset thinks as she sprints through the halls, ignoring all her classmates who, under Luna's influence, blindly exists the building before leaving campus: If I do, as they say, they will spare my friends, right?
"Sunset!" Rainbow catches up: "Wait for me!"
I can't! Sunset's fists are tightening: I've caused enough trouble, and I shouldn't drag them into it!
"Oh, you don't!" Knowing what Sunset is planning to do, Applejack decides to put an end to her recklessness.
"What the..." As all the lockers are ripped out of place, Sunset finds her way blocked by a giant metal wall.
"Wait for me!" As Rainbow catches up, Sunset makes a difficult decision.
"Sorry, Rainbow," Sunset clenching her fists as Rainbow emerges from the other end of the hallway: "But this is my problem alone." 
With a snap of fingers, the wall disappeared, and the lockers back to their rightful place.
"Sunset!" 
"Sugar cube! Wait for us!"
As her friends call out to her name, Sunset slowly and reluctantly passes by the place where the iron wall once stood before restoring it. 
"AJ, what the hay! You missed her!"
"Well, it's not my fault!"
"Girls..." Listening to the argument proceeding, and about her nonetheless, Sunset's teeth clicked.
"Sugar cube! Are you there?" As the metal parts of the wall start to loosen up, Sunset struggles to move her legs. 
"You can't face them alone!" Rainbow shouts out: "We can do it together!"
Together? Sunset's mind drifts off: Not alone? Fighting...besides my friends? After all that I've put them through?
"Hurry it up!" Rainbow yells impatiently.
"I am trying!" Applejack argues back.
"Sorry, girls," Sunset apologizes before ripping the necklace Luna bestowed upon her off its place, tossing it on the ground and dashing away: "I can't drag you into this..."



"You've made it!" Adagio, sitting on a football bench, clapped mockingly as Sunset struggles to catch her breath: "Congratulations!"
"Some has lost their touch," Sunset talks back while panting for air.
"You are hardly qualified to say that yourself," Aria chuckles, leaning against a tree.
"And you are alone!" Sonata follows.
"You see, Sunset," Adagio stands up and stretches: "We need your help."
"What is it?" Sunset asks cautiously.
"A lady named..." Named what? Adagio thinks to herself: What's her name? 
"Named?" Sunset raises an eyebrow.
Named what indeed, none of the sirens remember her name or what she looks like, much like others can't remember them.
"Anyone home?" Sunset knocks on the siren's head.
With a surprised expression curved onto her face, a thought occurred to Adagio: "That witch!"
"She's a witch?" Sunset made a face.
"Sunset, can you see us?" Adagio grabs Sunset's shoulder before pulling her in.
"Let go!" Sunset pushes away a distressed Adagio: "I can, of course."
"What?" Aria's comments, eyes wide open at the revelation.
"Wait, you guys aren't doing it deliberately?" Sunset asks in confusion.
"No!" The two dazzlings cry out in unison.
"What about the book?" Sonata holds up the book to Adagio's face, seemingly oblivious of the situation.
"FORGET ABOUT THE BOOK!" Adagio slaps out of Sonata's hand.
"Sunset!" Rainbow's voice echoes in the background, followed by Applejack's.
"They are here!" Aria alters.
"You two go deal with Sunset's friends," Adagio commands: "And I will deal with Sunset myself."
"Talking about insecurities," Sunset replies as the two other sirens leave the scene: "Now stay here! You want me, right! Don't drag my friends into this!"
"I've changed my mind!" Adagio says as a golden fist launches a mighty blow at Sunset.
"Dora!" Sunset blocks the attack while formulating a plan in her brain.



"Where's Sunset?" Rainbow asks as the pair runs into Aria and Sonata.
'She's...dealt with," Aria smirks: "Now it's your turn!"
"Oh, no, I don't think so!" Applejack rushes Aria as her stand emerges, but she passed through her target instead of landing a punch. 
"Clear shot!" Sonata comments as the air start to gather in her lunges.
"No, you don't!" Utilizing her power, Rainbow flew at Sonata and tackled the dazzling, redirecting the powerful sound wave to a nearby tree.
"You are a stubborn bunch," Aria turns around to face Applejack as Rainbow and Sonata rolling the hills.
"I'm stubborn, alright," Applejack regains her footing before landing more punches on her enemy. Instead of landing on flash, the fists of her stand pass through Aria's body like thin air.
"You certainly are entertaining!" Aria laughs aloud before her entire body vanishes into nothingness, leaving a disembodied voice: "But will you last, Applejack?"



"Hey! That was mean!" Sonata gets back on her feet before dusting her clothing: "Do you know how long it takes to do the laundry?"
"I don't care!" Rainbow gets back: "Now, what do you want?"
"Oh, you tell me," Sonata inhales sharply.



"Very interesting," Twilight murmurs, her eyes dancing on the pages, mind submerged in arcane knowledge.
"Twilight, lunch is ready!" 
"Ok, mom! Give a few minutes!" Twilight replies, gently close the book, the cover of which reads: The Dazzlings, and put it back onto her bookshelf.