Twilight led the Sirens through the city near the downtown area. It got to a point where even they could feel the hefty weight of magic bog down the atmosphere around them.
“Eugh…” Aria shuddered as they crossed the street into the metropolitan area of the city, “I can feel things becoming more and more...off-putting if that makes sense. What about you guys?”
Twilight shook her head while focusing hard upon her tablet screen. “I can’t feel a thing. But the fact that you guys can shows me that this must be an Equestrian threat.”
“I don’t get it,” Sonata blurted out, “Why not have Sunset Shimmer figure this out? Isn’t she more experienced with this world and its weirdo shenanigans?” she asked while wiggling her fingers in a spooky manner.
Of course Twilight knew that her close friend would have all the answers to a problem like this. Unfortunately, there were only so many of them to tackle an issue head on. “Yes...but she and the others are off dealing with some of the runes that are located near the edge of town,” she explained while adjusting her glasses, “From what I can gather, it seems as if these ones aren’t going to be as deadly or threatening, so we should be able to handle these just fine.”
“Fair enough,” Adagio replied, “So long as we finally get some action, I could care less what it is. I’m curious as to what sort of magical abilities we still may have…”
“That’s what I’m looking to find out also,” Twilight added, “If it’s possible that you all, as Equestrians, still have some magic within you even after becoming powerless, then you can use that magic for the benefit of others. Isn’t that exciting?” she glanced at Aria with a wide grin on her face.
Aria simply rolled her eyes. “Meh. Doesn’t matter to me. I’m just looking to wreck some shit in the face. Though…” she looked at her older sister. “A-dawg, isn’t your boss gonna be miffed that you’re not at work on time?”
“Hmph,” Adagio scoffed and waved her hand dismissively, “I can always negotiate with him if necessary. But allowing rogue magic to bring harm to innocent people would be...problematic. It’s not something I want on my conscience.”
“Awwww,” Sonata teased while clutching her hands together in a lovey-dovey fashion, “Adagio cares about the mortal scum!”
“Of course I do,” she muttered with a pouting sort of face, “They make great music...and fast food--anyway, Twilight. Does your little...glass magical detector sense anything yet?”
Twilight watched as the runes on the device started to glow brighter and brighter. Their position on the map was marked with blue arrows pointed in the direction of the runes. “One-hundred meters!” she said while pointing towards an upcoming intersection. “This way!”
Meanwhile, from a nearby alley…
A certain someone had their back to the wall, carefully observing the sirens as they approached the crossing. “This is the exact opposite direction of where she’s supposed to go!” Wendy proceeded to dial her phone, and call for Blueblood.
“Hello? Gwendolyn? What’s the situation?”
“Adagio, sir,” she spoke while keeping her eyes focused on the group from afar, “She’s off doing something with her friends instead of coming in to work.”
There was a brief, almost deafening pause over the phone as Blueblood processed what he was just told. “Mm-hm. I see. Keep your eyes on her. I’ll deal with her the next time she shows her face in my store. Failing to follow orders is punishable and she knows this.”
Wendy had a devilish grin on her face, “Oh yes...I love dealing out punishments to those who don’t follow the rules, sir.”
“And that’s why you’re my favorite,” he replied with a chuckle, “Now keep watching. I’ll speak with you later. Bye for now.”
She hung her phone up, and continued to follow the girls with narrowed, suspicious eyes. “You’ll pay for your disobedience…”
With the girls…
The intersection was clear of any vehicular activity due to it mainly being utilized by people who were walking back and forth to get to other parts of the city. Almost like a scramble crossing of sorts--a road area dedicated for people to walk around.
This enabled Twilight and the Sirens to freely walk towards the middle of the street.
“Hm...I’m picking something up,” said the purple scientist, “But I’m not sure what it is?”
“Aren’t we here?” Aria droned, “Shouldn’t the demon monster thingy be right in front of us?”
Sonata stared at the device Twilight was holding. “Are you sure it’s working right? Maybe it’s busted?”
“Uch--excuse me?” Twilight scoffed as she pushed her glasses up, “I’ll have you know that my technology is state of the art, 100% personally developed, and 92% accurate.”
That’s when Adagio felt the air change even more. Where she could almost feel a thick sensation of fog. But as it got closer, it felt more like the hot breath of an animal. “Erm...Twilight…? I think it’s here.”
“...It is? But we can’t see it--”
SWISH!
With a flick of what sounded like a wet tongue, Aria was suddenly snatched up by something that coiled around her body.
“What the--?!”
The creature revealed itself. A blue and green chameleon demon the size of a school bus! And it was actively trying to consume the struggling Aria. “Need some help here!”
“That’s why we couldn’t see it!” Twilight shouted, “It was making use of its crypsis coloration in order to fade into the colors of reality!”
“Science lesson later!” Adagio yelled as she ran towards the creature, “Let her go, you cretin!” She leapt off the ground and got ready to throw a punch, but suddenly…
SHING!
Her entire forearm was coated in what appeared to be a blade made out of water. With a single slash, it was enough to cut through the chameleon’s skin and damage it.
“EEEE!”
With a shrill cry, it was forced to drop Aria who landed bottom-first on the pavement. “Ow! Friggin’ dick!”
Nearby, a few people noticed what had happened. Some of them began to record the scene on their phones while others ran away as quickly as possible out of fear.
Twilight however, was carefully observing. “Let’s see what you three are capable of.”
With the water blade gone, Adagio flexed her arm. “...Huh. Water? That’s...not what I was expecting at all.”
But in the mere second she took to think about what had just happened, the chameleon monster lunged its claws at the grounded Aria.
“Ah!” she gasped and held her hand out, “Back off!”
FWOOSH!
Just as the chameleon tried to attack her, Aria repelled its force with a shield made of air, blowing it backwards and sending it careening against the road for a few feet until it came to a stop.
“Woah...I just…” Aria muttered as she stood up, staring at her hand, and then up at the monster she had defended herself against, “I just blew it away with like a wind-dome...thing.”
“Impressive…” Adagio said in response to her sister’s efforts.
And then came Sonata who ran into the situation blindly. “Ooh! My turn, my turn!”
Just as the chameleon started to recover and stand upright, Sonata charged in...and tripped.
“Ah--oof!” As soon as she hit the ground, bolts of electricity flew out of her hands and shocked the chameleon, stunning it briefly.
Adagio ran up to her, offering a hand to help her off the ground. “Are you alright, sis?”
“Huh? Oh, yeah, I’m fine,” Sonata replied as she took her sister’s hand and stood up. “But...did I just shock that thing?” She stared down at her hands which crackled with small bolts of yellow lightning, “Ooh yeah! I think I could get used to this!”
“Ahem,” Aria cleared her throat as she stared at the chameleon demon, “We can figure out what these powers are later. Right now, we need to destroy this thing.”
“Cut through its heart!” Twilight shouted from nearby, while looking at her tablet, “That’s where its magic is stored!”
“With a hide that thick, it’ll take a while to cut through,” Adagio muttered.
Sonata then came up with an idea. “...What if we use our powers together all at once? Then we should take it down no problem!”
“Ah!” Aria dodged another lash from its long, wet tongue. “So long as I don’t have to get violated again, I’m up. Let’s do it!”