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// Graduation Day 
// Story: The Siren Song: Dazzle Dazzle, Little Stars 
// by Shadowmane PX-41 
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One Year and a half Later...






"Today's the big day, huh?" Rainbow Dash said as she sat on the one of the chairs on the stage. This was their graduation day. After all their toil and struggle at CHS, Sunset and the Humane 5 were finally graduating. After the strife of the Fall Formal catastrophe and the Battle Of The Bands blood feud, this was where the line ended for them. All they had to do was wait to be called up by Celestia and Luna to give a great leaving speech.

"I'm so excited, I could marry a balloon bouquet!" Pinkie said, unable to sit still as she eagerly awaited her name to be called. "Actually, can I do that when I leave?"

"Probably not," Sunset chuckled at Pinkie's wish. Then she sighed as she looked upon the crowd of students who still had a few years left here. "I guess this is the end of the road, huh? To think after running away to this place in search of power, it would all end like this..."

"And we shall always remember each and every one of the students, who have finally finished their time at CHS and will move on towards their own futures." Celestia finished up a speech and was met with a large amount of cheering from the crowd.

"For their final task, we asked each of the graduating students to give an inspiring and momentous speech which will stay true for years to come," Luna said as she now addressed the crowd, stepping up to the podium whilst Celestia stood down off of the stand. "Rainbow Dash."

"That's my cue," She said as she got up from her chair and was also greeted with some applause. "Wish me luck up there, K?"

"We will, Rainbow Dash." Fluttershy smiled as she watched her take the stage with her speech in hand.

"Knock em' dead, Rainbow Dash." Sunset smiled as Rainbow Dash walked up to the podium and placed her papers under the microphone.

"Since I first came to CHS, I never thought that anyone would be more awesome than me," She started with her speech. "But that all changed when I met my friends. We faced some 'hardships' and some 'strife' together, but we still pulled through in the end. And we made a few new friends along the way."

"I can honestly say that for all the kids still at CHS and for the freshmen starting next year, there's three things you should always remember to have a great time here," She said as she was coming to the end of her speech. "Don't get intimidated when the odds are against you, work hard on all that you get assigned with and most importantly, make lots of friends here. By doing so, they too can share in your many adventures. Thank you."

Once Rainbow Dash finished, she took the papers and sat back down with the rest of the graduates. She was greeted with a second wave of applause from the students as she finally sat back down on her chair and got a group hug from all of her friends.

"That was amazing, Dashie!" Pinkie smiled as Rainbow Dash was finally given some space. "You really gave them hope for the future!"

"Even ah gotta admit, Rainbow Dash. Ah thought you were gonna brag on and on about yer exploits," Applejack said as she laid a hand on her shoulder, congratulating her friend. "Ya really made all of the students here happy and ready fer the future ahead of them..."

"Thanks, Applejack." Rainbow said as she took that compliment to heart, shooting a wide smile right back at her once she'd finally been given some time to relax. "Let's see who's next..."

"Fluttershy." Luna said next, looking at the butter yellow girl with a smile in her eyes.

"Oh... It's my turn already?" Fluttershy looked a little petrified when her name was called. She instantly saw all of the students looking at her, as if they were staring straight into her soul. Such an overwhelming sight was too much to bear for her at this point. "Oh... That's such a large crowd of people. I-I don't think I can do this."

"Aww, come on, Fluttershy. Of course you can do this!" Pinkie said with a little smile growing on her face as she tried to comfort her. "And if you get nervous, just imagine the audience in their underwear! It works EVERY time."

"But... They're all gonna be looking at me nonetheless." Fluttershy slowly got to her feet, quivering in fear. "I'm so nervous..."

"Come on, Fluttershy. You've helped slay a she-demon AND THREE Sirens and you're afraid of giving a speech?" Sunset said to try and reassure Fluttershy with some good old-fashioned practicality. "Just stay calm and read what's on your papers, you'll do fine."

"Uum... Alright then." She said, finally summing up some faint courage. She'd come to learn a lot of things of bravery from Sunset over the past years at CHS and now was the time to put it all to the test. "But only for you, Sunset."

Fluttershy slowly but surely walked up to the podium with her papers in hand. She looked worried as she faced the crowd, but then she looked back at Sunset before smiling and then placed her papers on the podium so that she could read her speech.

"Canterlot High School. Such words have made me reflect on so many years here... From when I started as a freshman, all the way up to this momentous day. I've had my fair share of tough times and fears, but with the slightest confidence showing now and again, I've been able to overcome these fears and open myself up to dozens of new opportunities."

"To all of my friends, all of the students and to all the freshmen who are starting out next year... I wish you all the best of luck," Fluttershy smiled as her confidence seemed absolute now. "With enough confidence, you can accomplish anything here and you should look forward to all of it. Thank you."

Fluttershy was met with something she hadn't expected from the crowd, affection. She'd been brave enough for standing at the podium and now she was being praised for doing so. She walked back with the others with another smile growing on her face.

"Well, Fluttershy. That was quite a courageous act there, if I do say so myself," Rarity said as she shook her hand quite nobly. "You showed little fear when presenting your speech, but you were able to get over it and deliver your words of pride. I'm so proud of what you've become here at CHS, Fluttershy."

"Thanks, Rarity," Fluttershy said as she sat down at last. "It was quite nice getting it off my chest in the end."

"Next up is Amethyst." Luna said as a purple haired girl with jewel encrusted clothing made her way onto the stage.





"And finally, we have one last graduate who's had a rough time at CHS, but managed to turn herself around in the end and prove that she is one of the brightest young minds here," Celestia announced the last graduate with a little smile. "Our last graduate is a miss Sunset Shimmer."

At first, Sunset had been dreading how the crowd would react to this. But to her surprise, she was instead met with applause instead of scorn. She'd been acknowledged as an ally and not an enemy now. She walked up to the podium, waving to a few of the crowd as she went before placing her papers down.

"CHS, where do I even begin with all the time I've had here?" She began to speak. "At first, I couldn't see the light of things and that ultimately led me to a darker side of humanity. But with the help from my friends, both here and from 'far away', I've been able to see the error of my ways and be welcomed into such a wonderful society of students here."

"I never thought I'd live the Fall Formal down, but after you were all able to break free of The Dazzlings' spell during the Battle Of The Bands dilemma, I've been feeling greater and greater feelings of joy ever since." Sunset smiled, reminding the students that they'd been able to overcome the forces of darkness with her help. "I'd personally like to thank ALL of you for such a great few years and I hope you and all the new freshmen that come here achieve your dreams someday."

"This has been one of the greatest experiences for me here at CHS and I hope for all of you, your experiences here are just as exciting..." Sunset was coming to the end of her long speech. "This school and all the students here can achieve amazing things with a little help from some friends. They can truly help you out in the bleakest of times and they've certainly helped for me. So for my last words as a student here, I wish you all the best of luck in making friends and in graduating yourselves someday. Thank you."

Sunset was met with some silence for a while before someone began clapping slowly. At first, it seemed like sarcasm from someone who still hated her. But the clapping got quicker and was met with another group of clapping, which soon became a sea of claps and applause.

Sunset basked in her praise for a good ten seconds before she finally rejoined the group of graduates who were also showing her a lot of praise. She'd had her fair share of ups and downs but at the end of it, she was finally being loved by the kids at CHS for all she'd done.

"That... Was... So... Awesome!!!" Rainbow Dash said once Sunset had finally sat back down again. "I think you had the most applause out of all of us. Nice work up there, Sunset."

"Thanks, Rainbow Dash. You had quite a good applause as well." Sunset said trying to share her glory with that of her friends. "I only had a few hours to write it, what with having to care for cute little Adagio, Aria and Sonata as well."

"Speaking of which, how are the cute little rascals?" Rarity asked once the cheers had died down a little for them to have a little time to talk to each other. "And why aren't you looking after them at this moment in time?"

"They're napping in the car," Sunset briefly and easily explained for Rarity, so that she could put her concerns at ease. "I'll be sure to wake them up once we're done here."

"Well, you heard it here first, everyone. Wise words from very wise, likeable, acceptable, enjoyable and courageous students who are taking their final walk out of these walls today." Celestia said once she finally took to the stage once more.

"These fine young men and women have spent quite an extraordinary time here at CHS. But now for them, their journey here has come to a close," Luna said, aiding Celestia in a great send-off. "They've been through some tough times and some times of pleasure here, but now that's all coming to an end..."

"This will be the last moment they spend here with you. After this day ends, they'll never have to walk back through the doors of CHS ever again," Celestia said. "Their journey throughout the rest of their lives shall begin with the most releasing sound in the world... The last toll of the school bell..."

Then the bell went, signalling the end of the year and the end of the line for all the graduates sitting on the stage. This noise meant they were finally free from Canterlot High School and could now make their own decisions upon leaving. They all left first, so that the other children could say their goodbyes to them once they got out of the hall.





Everyone was walking out of CHS for their summer vacations. All except Sunset, the Humane 5 and the other graduates. They had finally finished their time here and everything seemed brighter to them now. The sun seemed to shine brighter, the sky seemed bluer and the grass seemed greener now.

Despite all the cheeriness, they were worried about Equestria since the statue out of the front of school served as the only portal to Equestria and now Twilight wouldn't be able to find them here anymore.

"So, now what's gonna happen?" Rainbow Dash asked as she looked at the portal to Equestria for one last time, showing a look of concern as she reminded herself that this was the only portal to Equestria and Twilight's only point of entry to the Human World and back.

"Simple. We'll get our own jobs, we'll become more and more distant as our work piles up and eventually our friendships will become a distant memory." Pinkie said in a rather unnerving, yet seemingly harmless fashion. "But that's only for regular people that aren't us. I'm sure we'll always be there for each other, no matter what."

"Are you sure about that, Pinkie?" Sunset asked as she looked at the portal and then back at Pinkie with a rather concerned look herself. "Now Twilight won't be able to find us at CHS anymore..."

"Oh..." Pinkie's hair deflated at that statement. She knew they'd never see Twilight again after they left this place for the last time. Such a feeling of losing a friend made her feel rather sad deep inside. "Now I'm sad to say goodbye to this place..."

"I think we're all sad ta be leaving CHS, Pinkie," Applejack said as she laid a hand on Pinkie's shoulder, helping her out of her depression a little bit. "Eventually, every horse runs their last race... Every sun has ta set eventually and eventually ya have ta say goodbye ta things..."

"It's just a way of life, Pinkie my dear..." Rarity said, her rather eloquent words sinking into her friend's mind. "Even though things do end eventually, our friendship will become eternal. I'm sure Twilight will understand our leave of CHS. Especially with Sunset's special book."

"Oh yeah, I'd forgotten about that," Sunset smiled as she pulled the book out of her bag, which was glowing and vibrating once again. "Oh look, she's messaged me again."

"I hope she's getting along well back home..." Fluttershy said as she felt the book vibrate, feeling the magic from the mere touch alone. Such a wonderful feeling reminded her of Twilight and Equestria, a friend who taught them this wonderful feeling of magic and gave all of them hope for the future.

"Speaking of home... I need to get Adagio, Aria and Sonata back home before they wake up." Sunset said as she remembered her new children.

"Ah yes, it would be cruel to leave your children alone in their time of need," Rarity smiled as she witnessed Sunset begin to walk back to her car. "We'll see you tomorrow, Sunset."

"Yeah, See ya tomorrow, Sunset." Rainbow Dash said as everyone waved Sunset off as she began to walk away from CHS for the last time.

Sunset waved back then turned to walk back to her customized car. She looked in the back of the car and saw Adagio, Aria and Sonata sleeping like angels in the new booster seats she had installed last year.

She smiled once again at her sleeping children and then sat down in the driver's seat, turned the engine on and began to drive home. She listened as her children began to wake up a little as the car began to softly vibrate as the car began to move. She'd finally seen The Dazzlings as cute little girls with no sense of hostility remaining inside of them.





As Sunset drove back to her house, three hooded figures watched from afar. Their faces were completely obscured, but their mouths were visible. One of them had a scar running down the centre of the lips whilst the others were a little dry from minor dehydratoin.

As the car began to pull out, the figures noticed something vibrating under their coats and pulled them out. They were EXACT replicas of the jewels that the Dazzlings used to wear. One of the figures, the one with the scarred lips clutched the red gem in the palm of his hand, feeling a strong sense that another of their kind was here.

"So... My little sister is a child once more..." The figure with the scarred lips said as he could feel a Siren's presence in this world. He pulled his hood down, revealing a male with black eyes and black spiky hair. He also had another scar on his left cheek, possibly made by a claw.

"I guess that whole Battle Of The Bands plan went pear-shaped as well." A second voice said in a rather disdainful tone of voice. He too revealed himself to be a male with, but with purple eyes. His hair was a mixture of amethyst and crimson in what looked like a mohican style.

"A shame they had to have been banished from Equestria before they could have realized their full potential..." The third figure spoke, revealing himself to be a third male. His hair was a swirl of silver and aquamarine as he saw the car disappear into another street. "Especially since my poor sister Sonata was also a victim of this atrocity."

"Do not let their defeat worry you, Orchestral," The scarred male said. "Now our sisters might be infants again, but maybe we can use this to our advantage..."

"And how do you propose we do that, Fortissimo?" The second figure said, wondering how The Dazzlings could possibly benefit them. "How can three infants with no age and total amnesia possibly benefit us in any way, shape or form?"

"Do not worry about that, Allegro," Fortissimo said, as he returned his jewel to the insides of his coat. "They shall grow up, give them time. And in that time, we shall be amassing more power than ever before..."

"You know, why can't we just start construction on the Ultimate Amplifier right now?" Orchestral looked a little impatient as he folded his arms. "It would save us a lot of trouble."

"Because the last time Sirens tried conquering this world, it ended in misery for them," Fortissimo explained. "The Dazzlings, our little sisters failed to draw their blades all the way during that final battle and that lead to their downfall. Heh, if anything, I'd say they'd sheathed their blades after they had acquired their Equestrian Magic they had been seeking throughout the ordeal."

"We need more power if we are ever to rule over both this world and Equestria. And our little sisters will grow up once more..." Fortissimo smiled as he began to walk down the other way with Allegro and Orchestral following him. "And once they do grow up, they shall witness OUR Siren Songs and even they will become powerless to resist!"

He merely let out a rather evil laugh after that statement, envisioning his plan already coming to life before his eyes. He could see his success and The Dazzlings submitting to him and he loved every second of it. Allegro and Orchestral also began laughing insidiously, knowing that their leader, Fortissimo would lead them in the right way...