//------------------------------// // A Big Decision // Story: Music Among The Sleep // by Darkness Moon //------------------------------// As expected, the Dazzlings made it to the finals, and surprisingly the Rainbooms did too. Everyone thought they would lose to Trixie. But Sunset didn't care about this battle of the bands, she was focused on helping the little boy. She spent all her time writing in her notebook. Was full of drawings with descriptions of the shadow monsters. For now everything is confused, She hoping to discover the truth this night; The directors announced the final battle in the auditorium on the outskirts of town. Everyone booed the rainbooms, Sunset took the opportunity and went out the other exit. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- At the entrance to the school, Twilight and the others finished packing their instruments in Applejack's car. "This time I'll go ahead, I almost got dirty last time" Rarity said. "Didn't you have enough after your last little act?" said Applejack angrily. "I already told you! I was sabotaged!!" Rarity defended. “Like Pinkie Pie? you two ruined everything!” Rainbow growled. "You and your stupid confetti" “Your ego almost ruined us! luckily Fluttershy stopped you when you almost transformed” Pinkie said. “She only did it because I didn't want to play her song” Rainbow said. "That’s not true!" Fluttershy said. “Please girls, we need to focus on stopping the sirens” Twilight said. Grudgingly, they stopped arguing, each one got into the vehicle except Twilight, suddenly she saw Sunset in the distance preparing her motorcycle. "Wait guys" she said, running reaching Sunset. “Sunset Shimmer!” "What do you want, Twilight?" the demon girl said. "We were looking for you, where were you?" asked. "That's my business. What you want me for?" Sunset replied. "The sirens continue to control everyone at school, if we don't stop them, they will take over this world" Twilight said anguished. “Then stop them. I don't understand why you're telling me” Sunset said. “Look Sunset, the girls explained everything to me. About how you are, how bad you had it and… how they abandoned you” said the alicorn princess. “They want you to know that they are truly sorry and they never meant you to go through it all that pain” “You say that” Sunset said, mounting her bike. "We all mean it" Applejack said, taking her hat off of her. The rest were behind, each one with a different face, but the same emotion, guilt. "Sunset darling, we really feel bad about everything" Rarity said. "We were bad friends with you" Fluttershy continued sadly. “We feel really bad” Pinkie said. “Yeah…” Rainbow said. "Could you forgive them?" Twilight asked. Sunset look at each one without showing any expression. Suddenly, her cell phone rang, it was a notification from Lemon. She took the helmet and started the engine. “Sunset?” call Twilight. "I have to go, I have unfinished business" Sunset replied. "What could be more important than defeating three horrible and monstrous sirens?!" Rainbow said annoyed. Sunset glared at her, for the first time showing fear on the rainbow girl's face. She then drove away from her on her motorcycle. "Well done, Dash" Applejack said. "It's not my fault that she's so rancorous!" Rainbow said. "With that attitude you show no regret, you and your foolish ego" Rarity said. "My ego?!" scream. Twilight sighed seeing how her friends were arguing again, she pushed them back to the truck, to go to the auditorium to get ready. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sunset returned home, left everything, and go to Lemon and the baby. “You finally here, what take you so long?” asked. “I hung out with some girls from school. Where is him?" Sunset replied. "He's sleeping, I think that way it will be easier for you to enter his subconscious" Lemon said. “Yeah, I need to find out once and for all what's going on. And what are those shadows” Sunset said, preparing herself. "Then go back to the kid's limbo" Lemon said. The little one was sleeping on the couch, Sunset took him carefully in her arms and sat down so that they were both comfortable. "I'll be back soon" the pony girl said. "You do" Lemon said. Sunset activated her power, once more. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Back in the old house, Sunset explored the area, had to find the last memory and reveal the mysteries. After passing through several areas, she did not stop hearing strange noises and growls, and in the dark she could swear that there were her eyes watching her. She found another one of those drawings that changed and led to zones. This one was from a glass bottle with a shining star inside, it crossed the paint, but nothing new, same house, with narrow places. She suddenly had a clue, on the wall she found a drawing, painted with chalk; One looked like something or someone sitting down and down, and the other did not have a human form. When she got out, found a kind of closet with many coats, then she found another small room with a circular shape and a bright blue spiral. Locked, in the shape of the moon? And for convenience, it was in the same room, on a shelf above. Same glass bottle, but no star. She took a ball that was on the ground to knock down the bottle, and throw it and luckily, it broke. But the distorted vision appeared, it meant the nearby presence of another monster, she turned hers head and saw a very large shadow go by, it was not similar to the other two. So quickly put the moon and continued. And the same thing was repeated, but this puzzle needed the star. It wouldn't be that easy, she had to look for her. With now the noise of a hum melody. "What is that sound?" Sunset asked, the music sounding girly. After solving small tests, nothing difficult, understandable given the age of the baby. What most caught her attention was the bizarreness of the place, it was strange, but very familiar. Only wished the shadows would stop appearing; confirm it when was in the kitchen at the beginning, there was the bottle with the star. She had to break it again, but instead of that strange being appearing, the drawers and cabinets opened, plates and glasses fell to the floor. Return to the room from before, but now everything was in its place, as if the star controlled gravity. More passages take her to a room with several bottles, breaking one by accident. The figure appeared, it was very largem was a walking coat with its face covered, only its eyes were visible, approaching in a menacing manner. She ran to hide in another closet, luckily she passed by without seeing her presence. New plan; not break the damn bottles and find the last souvenir to get out of here. After much escaping, she arrive at the star's room, so she put the piece on and had the last memory. "Hmm. what is this? Oh! Don't you know what an elephant is?! I am the biggest animal. The mother had a pink elephant toy, she took the object, now had to hurry and get to the playhouse. On her way back, couldn't stop listening to the humming of the woman's song. Ignoring that, she continued to the exit. It was about to arrive, Sunset barely advanced a little; But the static returned and everything shook, right on her back, the Monster appers. Sunset rushed out, but she was caught by the thing, she turned to look at it, but now she had a teddy bear in her hand? She tried to get away, but the shadow pulling so hard the arm of the teddy broke, so she fell into the void. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- “Sunset!” scream Lemon. She opened her eyes and saw the face of her friend worried. "W-What happened? No! I have to go back!" “Sunset!” "What?!" "You're bleeding!" Lemon said. Sunset feel a liquid dripping from her lips, coming from her nose. "This is getting out of the hands!" Lemon said helping to clean her wound. "No, I was about to find out the truth, I had managed to get the last memory, but the shadow caught me" Sunset said. "Sunset I told you I accepted your magic, but this is to much, we need to stop" Lemon said. “No, please… I feel it, I'm close” Sunset begged. "There’s no time, his father will pick him tomorrow" Lemon said. "Then I must hurry, give me ten more minutes and-" “How stubborn you are… well, but not now. Let the kid sleep” Lemon said. "But-" “Leave it Sunset, I said tomorrow. Besides, you have no other plans tonight?” said Lemon. “I… you right, the sirens, I wonder how the things ended” Sunset said. "Why don't you go and find out?" Lemon replied. “I think if you hurry, you will make to the see the last concert” "For what? my presence won't change anything” Sunset said. "Twilight will know what to do, she does it all the time in equestria" "Still, it would be interesting to see that magic" said D. “You just want to feed yourself, what if you get sealed again?” Sunset said. "No if we watch from a safe distance" smiled D. "See? Go Sunset, she won't leave you alone anyway" Lemon said. "Fine. But it's a waste of time” said Sunset taking her jacket and walk to the exit. "Sunset" call Lemon. "What is it?" she replied. "Whatever happens, you can count on me" Lemon smiled. "I know, you're always there for me" Sunset smiled. And having said that, she left the apartment, went to her motorcycle and went out into the street. On her way to the stadium, she thought about what Twilight told her; Were they really sorry? Or just because Twilight talked to them? Sunset analyze the situation, maybe she went too far from by telling them all those things, but they never supported her. They didn't even offer to help her to finish the wall she destroyed; Of course, they talked to her, more for courtesy about school things, but not about other stuff, making plans, going out, spending time like... like friends. Then, she remembered that time when she heard Rainbow and Rarity talk about an emergency plan to contain her. How could she trust to them after that? If it weren't for Lemon, she wouldn't be here, she save her life, emotionally and physically. But would be worth to helping the girls who turned their backs on her? Of saving the students who almost led her to suicide? What should she do…? --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The night arrive, the auditorium was packed, so Sunset couldn't get inside, and then change direction. She hide the motorcycle and went up a hill to watch the show from afar but enough for listen. Arriving, she saw Trixie and her band, but how? The Rainbooms supposed to go through to the finals, right? Or could it have been a plan by the Dazzlings? She would find out soon. A green mist covered the stage, but notice something different, and not just because of the slight change in color. There they were, coming out as predators, as music professionals; The sirens. They music was so good. They still did not sing with lyrics and their melody already had the public's attention. Sunset hated to admit it, but they were very good. As the music increased, so did their voices and power. Their necklaces shone crimson, transforming their ears into pony's, their hair grew even more and some astral wings too. Nothing seemed to stop them. Wrong, another melody played, as the dazzlings and Sunset looked at the source of the sound, it was the Ranbooms. They were clearly challenging the dazzlings, they even transformed like that time at the fall formal. The sirens were not far behind, they counterattacked, their last note causing her eyes to turn like her jewels. Adagio led her sisters to their full power. From her necklaces sprang astral versions of their true forms, great monstrous and imposing sirens. Both, the Rainbooms and Sunset were overwhelmed. They surrounded their enemy band like sharks about to eat dinner, but they didn't give up, they counterattacked with their instruments and voices. Twilight was no match for Adagio's amazing voice. Facing them was impossible, they were very strong together. They musical waves knocked the Rainbooms to the ground. Sunset was impressed. “N-Now what?” Sunset said. Suddenly, she heard a voice. “Sunset Shimmer!” it was Twilight. "We need you!" Taking the pony girl by surprise, she didn't know what to do. "Well Shimmer?" asked ‘D’ in her mind. "The time to choose has come, what will you do?" smiled. Sunset watched the fight, on one side, were the girls she thought were friends, or just Sunset thought. Only attached to an empty promise. And on the other hand, three banished sirens with no magic, who didn't really do anything to her. They just wanted attention. Both groups seemed to be waiting for Sunset's decision. What seemed like an eternity, it was seconds in which Sunset reacted. She took a deep breath and showed an expressionless face, then… she turned around. She walked slowly away, despite turn her back to them, she could feel Twilight's look of shock. As soon as Sunset was out of everyone's sight, the music started up again. Rainbow Dash's voice along with Twilight's, along with the others. Sunset returned, but she hid behind a tree, she watched as together they created a rainbow ray that nullified the dazzlings' spell. Together they flashed another rainbow into the sky, forming a ball of light, with wings. Everyone is happy now, to the anger of the Dazzlings, but it changed to surprise when they saw the huge alicorn of light in the sky, which with the shapes of the sirens looked like ants. With the last chorus of the song, they unleashed their friendship ray. "Get covered!!" D, scream Sunset hid behind a tree, while the dazzlings were hit with friendship magic. When it was all over, she saw how the sirens fell and their necklaces were broken. When they trying to sing again, their vocals were horrible, they were booed by the audience, throwing food at them. Sunset saw how they escaped, she felt a lump in her throat, she couldn't help but feel sorry for them. "That explains why they necklaces were so special to them" said D. "What a show" she smiled. “Don't make fun of it, losing isn't easy” said Sunset. "Yeah, yeah, but they asked for it, although I admit that hers magic was impressive" “I hope they're okay” Sunset said. "They are sirens, Shimmer, they are strong creatures, they will be" said D. “Okay, we're done here” Sunset said, walking away. The last thing she saw was how the girls hugged each other because of her success, she shook her head and left. 3:00 a.m.… In the same auditorium, someone was approaching the stage, checked the place, but couldn't find what wanted. Until went through the trash cans, finding what craved. The long arm with long nails, took the pieces of the destroyed gems; But then, felt the presence of someone nearby. It was Adagio, with her jeans and hoddie. "Luckily, there is no one here" she whispered. The mysterious figure hid on the roof of the auditorium, it did so with incredible speed. Adagio found the remains, but incomplete. She searched frustrated without finding the rest; Frustrated, she ran away. The shadow watched her go until she disappeared, growled a little, but calmed down immediately. Looked at the three pieces that reached for, the shadow using magic to embed them into the red skin. And, got up and flew out of the place.