//------------------------------// // Chapter 2: Weird Horse Stuff // Story: Pinkie and Sonata's Excellent Adventure // by Justice3442 //------------------------------// Pinkie and Sonata’s Excellent Adventure Chapter 2: Weird Horse Stuff -ooooooo- Sunset smiled warmly as she walked into Celestia’s cozy office, noticing Celestia sitting at her desk with Vice-Principal Luna standing next to her. “Hello Principal Celestia, Vice-Principal Luna! You wanted to…” Sunset trailed off as she noticed Adagio and Aria sitting in chairs against a wall. Both were covered in fresh bandages that seemed to cover a number of fresh cuts and bruises. The two girls looked up at Sunset and glared at her as best they could with bruised eyes. Sunset looked at Celestia and Luna and grinned sheepishly. “I’ll just wait until you’re done.” Celestia held up her hand. “Actually… we wanted to talk to you about these two and Sonata.” “Uh… Sure…?” Sunset uttered as she felt both her forehead and lips tighten. Luna motioned to the two girls. “These two were found fighting each other in the schoolyard.” “Okay…” Sunset said. “So just give them a few days of detention…” Celestia shook her head. “I’m afraid it’s not as simple as that… Vice-Principal Luna and I have discussed this at length with the girls and we don’t believe discipline will solve the issue. We think the girls are having trouble adjusting to being human…” Sunset rolled her eyes. “Tragic. It must be so hard going from being a monster that causes then feeds upon the negative emotions of others!” “Hey!” Aria cried. “We didn’t ask to be sirens!” Sunset folded her arms across her chest. “Yeah, but you all didn’t seem to have much of a problem with anything you were doing!” “What?” Adagio replied. “It’s in our nature to do those things! I mean… That’s like getting upset that bottlenose dolphins murder porpoises for fun!” Sunset cringed. “People do get upset over that!” Adagio frowned slightly. “Oh, well… You all need to lighten up about murder…” Aria nodded in agreement. “Are you kidding?!” Sunset cried. She sighed and shook her head. “No, of course not… You’re both deranged psychopaths…” Celestia chimed in, “Sunset, I think it’s important to keep an open mind here.” Luna raised an eyebrow. “What?” Sunset exclaimed. “You want me to humor the possibility that murder is okay? I mean… Okay… I admit I’m possibly not the best person to pass judgment here, but I usually play that stuff close to the vest, and…” Luna shook her head. “Tia, were you even paying attention to the conversation?” Celestia shrugged. “You know I have trouble focusing when the students talk for extended periods of time…” Sunset stared at Celestia blankly and blinked a few times. “It’s been like… a minute…” Celestia leaned back then placed her legs on her desk. “Yeah well… I’m pretty busy…” she said as she idly examined the back of one of her hands. Luna sighed. “Look, the thing is we think you’re the best person to help reform the Dazzlings.” “WHAT?!” Sunset cried as she flung her hands to her sides. “I’m not helping them! They’ve treated me like a disease since they met me! Why the heck should I be expected to turn around and help them?!”   Adagio glared at Sunset. “Oh, that’s some serious ‘pot calling the kettle black’ coming from you! I know you wrecked the friendships of the girls you hang out with now before Ms. Purple Princess showed up and fixed them all then asked them to take you in.” Sunset narrowed her eyes at Adagio. “Yeah, but still…” Aria sighed. “Oh what is your problem?” Adagio added. Aria shook her head. “Nothing…” Adagio nodded. “Good, because—” “Just… Can you imagine how confused Sonata would be by this whole conversation? She’d be wondering why we suddenly started talking about cookware… probably remember it’s lunchtime.” Adagio rolled her eyes. “I cannot believe how much of a lost puppy you are without the little idiot! You can start saying idiotic stuff if it means this much to you!” “Speaking of idiotic, this whole situation is stupid!” Sunset cried as she turned to Celestia and Luna.  “It sure is…” Aria grumbled to herself. Sunset continued, “I get enough crazy from my friends. Why are you even bothering with these troublemakers?! Just kick them out of school! Let them fend for themselves! Why do we even need to concern themselves with them?” Celestia sighed. “They enrolled as students and without guardians… If they, say… get arrested for something, like publically assaulting each other, CHS might fall under scrutiny.” Sunset rolled her eyes. “Oh wow! Students are just allowed to wander onto the school and enroll! What a completely new and unprecedented occurrence!”   Celestia narrowed her eyes at Sunset. “Uh… Tia?” Luna said as she turned to Celestia. “This seems to be getting oddly… personal… maybe I should excuse—” Celestia sat up and held up a hand. “Just a second, Luna…” she said as she continued to scowl at Sunset. “I was mind-controlled this time!” “Right!” Sunset retorted. “This time!” Celestia narrowed her eyes. “Oh please! You’re in no position to complain! You of all students should be grateful for the school’s lax enrollment requirements!” “But then you let Twilight just walk in!” Sunset cried. “I don’t think you even made her sign anything!” “Not that that would have mattered…” Luna mumbled. Celestia turned to shot a look at Luna. “Not helping!” Adagio shook her head. “I don’t know why you’re making a big deal out of this… The forms were literally a line for our name and a checkbox next to the question ‘Are you a teenager?’” Celestia stroked her chin thoughtfully. “I suppose it’s time we add another question that asks if the applicant is human or not.” “And if they have a legal guardian?” Luna suggested. Celestia and Sunset simultaneously held their palms in front of them and said, “Let’s not go crazy now!” Luna sighed heavily. Sunset spoke up again, “Look! You two know what these girls did and how they treated me! Give me one good reason why I should force myself to take care of these two miserable jerk-wads!” Luna folded her arms across her chest. “You once turned into a demon and tried to enslave the school for interdimensional conquest, so you really aren’t in much of a position to judge…” Sunset frowned and held up a couple fingers. “Two! Give me two good reasons!” Celestia tilted her head slightly. “You also spent a good portion of the two and a half years prior to that ruling the school with an iron fist.” Sunset held up another finger. “… Three! Give me three good reasons.” Luna rolled her eyes. “We’ve allowed you to continue attending school despite the fact you have no legal guardian to speak of.” “GAH!” Sunset cried in frustration. “Come on! I saved the school from them!” she said as she motioned to Adagio and Aria. Adagio rolled her eyes. “Oh please, like you did it alone…” “Shut up!” Sunset snapped. “It was still my actions that tipped the balance!” “Look!” Luna said. “It’s in your best interest CHS doesn’t get investigated, or need I remind you once again these three aren’t the only ones attending without legal guardians.” Sunset sighed heavily and grumbled about beating someone to death with a flagpole. Celestia nodded. “Plus we thought you should be in charge of ‘weird horse stuff’, being that you’re from the world and all.” “What?!” Sunset cried. “Oh, come on! That’s not even remotely fair!” Luna turned and glowered at her sister. “I thought we agreed not to tell her that part.” Celestia frowned. “Did we? Luna, you know I have trouble remembering conversations when they happened a while ago.” Luna threw up her hands in frustration. “We talked about this almost right before we decided to call for Sunset Shimmer!” “See!” Celestia said. “That was like… hours ago, right?” “I’ve only been here a few minutes!” Sunset cried. Adagio and Aria stared at Celestia. “Alright… how exactly did you become principal?!” Adagio asked. Luna sighed. “Celesta is really good at inspirational speeches.”  Sunset folder her arms across her chest again and scowled at Celestia. “Oh, like the one in the gym when everyone was preparing for the musical showcase and you reminded them about the fall formal?” Luna rolled her eyes. “She’s also good at getting others to focus attention on things besides her ‘hands-off’ method of running the school.” “Hey!” Celestia said. “I prefer to think of it as laissez-faire administration.” Sunset grinned. “More like lazy fair administration! BAM!” Sunset held her hand up. “Come on, someone! Up top! That was gold and you all know it!” Aria turned to Adagio. “Dagi, I’m sorry, but if I don’t high-five Sunset right now, I’ll never forgive myself.” Adagio sighed. “Fine.” Celestia glared up at Sunset and Aria as the two exchanged a gleeful high-five. Luna quickly turned and raised a hand over her own mouth. Celestia cleared her throat. “You are so watching the Dazzlings now.” Sunset scrunched her lips up as she allowed her shoulders to go limp. “I just need to make sure they don’t get arrested?” Celestia nodded. “Uhg… fiiiiine!” She turned to Adagio and Aria. “Come on you two. If you can keep from committing any crimes in between here and the cafeteria, maybe we can figure out with to do with you…” Adagio rolled her eyes. “I’m sure we’ll manage somehow,” she said as she fell in step behind Sunset, Aria close behind. Luna watched as the three students left the room, then turned to her sister. “Tia, would you like me to get you some ice water?” Celestia looked up at her sister in confusion. “Ice water? For what?” Luna grinned widely. “To pour on that massive burn Sunset Shimmer just gave you!” Luna pumped her fist into that air. “OoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoO!”    Celestia crossed her arms across her chest and looked away with a sullen expression. “You are getting so many noogies for that…” -ooooooo- Sunset sighed as she trudged down the hallway of Canterlot High back towards stairs that would take her and her new shadows to the cafeteria. She picked up her feet and dropped her boots hard as she walked on, trudging and gritting her teeth as each student she passed gave her and the girls behind her a worried look as they got out of their way. Adagio cleared her throat. “So… Sunset…” “Ugh!”  “How’s—” “Ugh!” Adagio frowned slightly. “I’m just asking if—” Sunset suddenly turned and glared at Adagio, opening one eye wide as the other twitched. “UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHAAAAAAAAAAAAA!” “Feel better?” Adagio asked. “No…” Sunset whispered. “Look! This sucks for us, too!” Aria said. Sunset cocked an eyebrow at Aria. “Yes, but you see the difference between you three and me, is I  didn’t do anything wrong!… This time!” Adagio smiled. “Look, I just wanted to know how Princess Twilight was.” Sunset looked at Adagio suspiciously. “Why do you care?” Adagio and Aria grinned and exchanged glances. Adagio looked back at Sunset. “Oh, you know, just curious how things back home…” “No way!” Sunset cried. “I’m not asking if Twilight will open the portal!” Aria’s eyes widened slightly. Adagio put on a hurt expression and motioned to herself. “Why Sunset Shimmer, what makes you think I would even suggest such a thing?” “Don’t give me that pile of bull!” Sunset folded her arms across her chest. “You two did the whole ‘evil look’ thing.” Adagio scrunched her lips up to one side. “Was it that obvious?” “Only every frickin’ time you idiots do it!”   Adagio and Aria frowned. “Hey!” Adagio said defensively. “We were born monsters! Giving each other knowing, evil looks is practically a condition for us! You wouldn’t get on someone’s case if they were born without legs, would you?” “Oh like that’s even comparable! Anyhow…” Sunset crossed her arms into an ‘X’ and quickly flung them out. “No! Not gonna happen! I’m not sending you back!” “Oh, come now, Sunset! We’ve lost our jewels! We can no longer sing and control people or ponies! What’s the harm in sending us back?” Sunset rolled her eyes. “You’ll have access to magic and might find a way to recreate your jewels!” Adagio narrowed her eyes. “Listen Sunset… If you don’t help us…” Sunset turned and stabbed an index finger into Adagio’s chest as she glared at her angrily. “You’ll what!? WHAT are you going to do?! You’re hated by the school! I’m loved! You have just as much to lose from getting investigated as I do… Heck…” Sunset pointed to herself with a thumb. “Possibly more to lose as I can probably at least ask Princess Twilight if I can crash on her royal couch for a while if things get too hot for me in this dimension! What would you do?!” Adagio took a step back and simply glowered at Sunset. Aria looked at Sunset in surprise. “Woah… Someone really has a temper…” Sunset turned and shot a glare at Aria. “You wanna make something of it?” Aria held up her hands. “Naw, it’s cool… I mean, you’re so goody-goody a lot of the time. It’s nice to see you cut loose.” “Uhg!” Sunset cried in frustration. “I’m trying to be goody-goody, alright!” Sunset smirked. “Don’t get me wrong, kicking all your asses by summoning a giant rainbow alicorn has gone a long way—” Sunset’s smile dropped “—but I’m trying to get away from the bitter, irate, terrible, cheating, hate-filled person I was, you know?” Aria paused for a second and stared up as she uttered something to herself. She looked back at Sunset and smiled. “HAH! Funny!” Sunset grinned. “Thanks, I try.” Adagio raised an eyebrow at Aria. “Need I remind you we’re not here to make friends?” “You might as well make an attempt,” Sunset said. “You’re stuck here!” Adagio tilted her head slightly and gave Sunset a sideways glance. “Please… You don’t want to be stuck with us! We don’t want to be stuck here! I mean… Do you really think it’s fair you’re in charge of ‘weird horse stuff’?” “I…” Sunset paused and rubbed her chin thoughtfully as she glanced to a side. “… That is rather unfair… I mean… if I was human in a pony body and stuck there, and a bunch of ancient singing fish-Hitlers showed up in Equestria—” “Yeah…” Adagio agreed. Aria’s and her eyes widened and their lips pursed as they looked at each other. “Wait… fish-Hitlers?” Adagio shook her head and took a step towards Sunset. “Anyways, you’re right! We’re from Equestria!” Adagio suddenly sauntered up next to Sunset as she placed her cheek on Sunset’s and a hand on Sunset’s other cheek. “It should be the Equestrian Princess that looks after our… rehabilitation.” Sunset tensed and raised an eyebrow as her other eye twitched slightly. “Adagio, are you trying to convince me or seduce me?” Adagio paused. “… Would seducing you be conducive to convincing you?” “Not so much, no…” Sunset said. Adagio paused as she remained with her cheek pressed against Sunset’s and her hand held against her cheek. “… Would it hurt?” Sunset’s eyes widened and she tensed her body further.  “Dagi, you’re just freaking her out,” Aria said. Adagio turned and grinned at Aria. “Oh, come on… No need to get possessive. I’ll share~” Adagio purred. Aria’s eyes widened as she held her hands out defensively. “I wasn’t… I mean, that’s not…” “Stop it!” Sunset cried as she took a few steps away from Adagio. “Stop being so weird, both of you!” Aria puffed out her lower lip, crossed her arms and looked away. “I wasn’t being weird…” she uttered sullenly to herself, her cheeks still red. Adagio smiled at Sunset. “Just giving friendship a chance.” “Friends respect each other’s personal space!” Sunset retorted. -ooooooo- “Hiiiiiiii, Bon-Bon….” A girl with curly hair that was half pink, half blue wore a grumpy expression as she turned to look at the smiling pink-haired girl who had just placed her face mere inches from her own. “Hi, Pinkie… You’re kind of in my personal bubble here…” Bon-Bon replied. Pinkie giggled. “Sorry about that, Bon-bon. Hey! Can I have your spam?” Bon-Bon sighed and held up her tray. A couple thick slices of rectangular browned and blackened meat laid in the center portion of the tray. Pinkie smiled as quickly snagged the two slices of spam and looked up at the girl sitting across from Bon-Bon. “So, Lyra—” A girl with light-blue hair with a white stripe in it smiled and held up her tray. “You don’t even have to ask…” Pinkie happily grabbed two more slices of spam from Lyra’s tray and bounded over to Sonata, who stood above several square feet of pieces of spam arranged in squares and triangles on the floor. A thin pool of brown-and-yellowish oily liquid oozed from the small crude meat substance structures. Pinkie passed two of the slices to Sonata. and the two girls gleefully began shaping their slices by nibbling on them. Sunset grumbled irritably to herself as she walked up to the table she and her friends usually sat at. Only Applejack seemed to remain out of the five. Applejack sat backwards on her chair, her arms resting on the top and her chin propped up on her arms. She watched Sonata and Pinkie as they giggled to themselves and arranged their newly shaped pieces of spam. Sunset sighed and smacked a palm against her face. “What are those two doing?” “They’re makin’ a Spam City,” Applejack informed. Sunset raised an eyebrow. “‘Spam City’…” Applejack nodded. “It’s a little city made outta…” “I get it.” Sunset waved a hand about dismissively. “What I don’t get is why everyone is just letting it happen.” Applejack shrugged. “Reckon everyone is either too disgusted or intrigued to do anything. Rarity turned all green and ran away several minutes ago.” She shook her head. “Man, those two girls can eat a lot of processed meat.” Sunset shook her head. “Where’d they even get all that spam?” “Pinkie’s been askin’ folk nicely for their little project. Sonata’s pretty much been threatenin’ everyone.” “Of course…” “Oh, what the heck is all this nonsense?” Adagio exclaimed as she walked up behind Sunset. Aria sighed and shook her head. “Looks like Sonata found someone as dumb as her.” Applejack turned and shot Adagio and Aria an annoyed expression. “Pinkie’s not dumb, she jus’ likes to do things she thinks sound fun… which is most things. Also… what in tarnation are you two even doing here?” Adagio grinned. “We’re working with Sunset to find a way back home.” Applejack turned to Sunset and eyed her suspiciously. “That a fact?” “Hey, I never agreed to anything!” Sunset cried. “It’s just that Principal Celestia is making me watch them to keep them from being arrested just because I’m from Equestria! And since they’re from Equestria, I, maybe, think all the princesses back there should figure out what to do with them!” Sunset leaned in close to Applejack and raised a hand to block the sound of her own voice. “Also… Adagio is really touchy-feely and it’s sort of creepy.” Applejack raised an eyebrow. “Ain’t givin’ them sirens to Twilight kinda like dumpin’ your garbage over the fence?” “Excuse me?!” Adagio cried. “Hey!” Aria said as she took a couple steps up to Applejack. “Do you want a thrashing? ‘Cause I’m already in a bad mood and wouldn’t mind handing out a beating.” Applejack looked Aria up and down. “Looks like someone already gave you one…” She stood up and adjusted her hat slightly. “But if it’s more punishment you want, I’m yer huckleberry.” Sunset quickly stood in-between the two girls and held them at bay. “No!” she cried. “No fighting! If anyone gets hospitalized, questions about parents and guardians might come up!” “Is that why yer helping them?” Applejack asked. Sunset sighed. “Begrudgingly…” She looked up noticing Aria was now absent. “Hey, where’d Aria go?” Adagio pointed over towards Pinkie and Sonata. Aria had started walking towards them. Adagio chuckled. “She’s so lost without that moron to argue with.” Aria stomped up towards Sonata, glowering at her, Pinkie, and their greasy creation. “Hey, Aria!” Sonata said cheerfully as Aria approached, carefully leaning two pieces of spam against each other to form a roof for a spam ‘house’. “Sonata,” Aria began in an irritated tone, “stop playing with all that greasy meat! It’s disgusting… you’re disgusting!” Sonata glared up at Aria. “You are!” “Awww, come on!” Pinkie said with a grin. “We’re just having fun! You can even help if you want.” “Uhg, as if!” Aria said in a disgusted tone. “You’re as big of an idiot as Sonata if you think I’m not getting that crud all over my hands.” “Hey!” Sonata said, suddenly rising to her feet. “Leave Pinkie alone! She’s nice to me!” Aria made another disgusted noise as the other girls walked up. “You don’t need someone to be nice to you!” Aria said. “That just encourages you to do something stupid enough that you hurt yourself.” “Hey!” Pinkie said, narrowing her eyes slightly. “Leave her alone! She can do whatever she wants!” “Yeah!” Sonata glowered at Aria and Adagio. “You two never let me do anything fun! You’re always telling me I can’t juggle chainsaws! Or replace all the water I drink with eggnog! Or… or… that dousing myself in chemicals and letting spiders bite me won’t give me super-powers!” Pinkie smiled. “You tell them, Sonata…” She frowned slightly. “Wait, what?” “Sonata, stop being such an idiot and come back with us!” Aria said. “No!” Sonata said as she hid behind Pinkie and peeked over her shoulder. “I’m staying with Pinkie! She keeps snacks in her hair!” Pinkie giggled as she reached into her hair and pulled out a handful of gummy bears, many of which had curly pink hair stuck to them. Sonata held out her hands as Pinkie gleefully dumped several of the slightly disfigured and gooey-looking bears into it. The girls then began to happily munch on Pinkie’s hair bounty. The other girls all cringed and made disgusted noises. Adagio sighed. “I still vote we let her keep Sonata.” “That’s a horrible idea,” Sunset said as she turned towards Adagio. “Pinkie needs attention as it is! Leaving her in charge of the Queen of Stupidia could only end in disaster!” Aria chuckled. “Hehe… ‘Queen of Stupidia’… Oh man, I’ll have to remember that…” Adagio rolled her eyes. “Fine! I guess we’ll just have to deal with both of these idiots!” Sunset frowned looked at Sonata and then at Pinkie. Sonata glanced at Pinkie and smiled. “Hey Pinkie, guess what?” “What?” Pinkie replied. Sonata attempted to clamp her mouth tight as a smile fought its way onto her lips. “Pfffft…. Hahahaha… Chicken butt! Ahahahahaha!”  Pinkie broke into a fit of laughter. “Hahahahahahahahaha… You’re right, Sonata! It does get funnier every time you say it!” Sunset suddenly plastered on a fake smile. “On second thought… Pinkie, why don’t you stay with Sonata?” Sonata and Pinkie gasped. “For realzies?!” they exclaimed simultaneously. Sunset nodded. “For realzi—Er… For real…” Pinkie and Sonata looked at each other, grinned wide, and both exclaimed an exuberant “Yay!” “Come on, Sonata!” Pinkie said. “I have world history with Ms. Cheerilee!” Sonata gasped. “Will she have snacks?” “Uh… Let’s find out!” Pinkie said excitedly. “Geez, Pinkie!” Sonata said. “You’re way more fun to hang out with than Adagio and Aria!” Aria growled and sneered at Sonata as she walked off with Pinkie. “Well, that’s one at least…” Sunset muttered as she watched Pinkie happily bound away, Sonata close behind. Adagio shook her head as she watched them leave. “Oh, thank God!” Aria smacked a hand against her face and grumbled to herself. “Seriously!” Adagio cried as she looked at Aria. “Just… here…” Adagio raised her hand and positioned her thumb and forefinger into something vaguely mouth-shaped. “Just pretend my hand is Sonata… shouldn’t be hard since I’m sure you’ve practiced pretending your own hand is Sonata when you’re alone in your room…” “DAGI!” Aria snapped as her face went from purple to beet red. Sunset and Applejack’s eyes widened as they jumped slightly. “Whoa!” Sunset exclaimed. “Where the heck did that come from?!” “Isn’t it obvious?” Adagio said. Adagio looked at her hand lovingly and began stroking its hypothetical Sonata hair. “Little Aria here just can’t get enough of Little-Simpleton-Sonata. Shame really… All she probably has to do is fill a wheelbarrow with tacos and confess her undying love for the little idiot.” Adagio narrowed her eyes and began to talk in deep, nasally tone. “Oh Sonata, you beautiful dim-wit! I’m in love with you! Please accept this pile of disgusting cheap tacos as a sign of my affection.”  Aria narrowed her eyes. “I do not sound like that!” Adagio widened her eyes as she began to speak in a high pitched tone and moved her hand’s ‘mouth’ as she spoke. “Oh, Aria! I can’t believe you got me all these tacos! I’m yours for realzies!” Aria’s features softened slightly. “Sonata does sound like that, however.” Adagio placed her free hand behind her ‘Sonata’ hand and brought it close to her face. She resumed her ‘Aria’ voice. “Oh, Sonata! I just want to smooch you forever and ever!” “Oh my gosh, Dagi!” Aria said. “No way I’d ever say that!” Sunset and Applejack exchanged disturbed, confused looks as Adagio continued. Adagio switched to her Sonata voice. “Yes! Smooch me, then take me! Take me on this pile of tacos!”  Adagio began switching back and forth between the voices, bringing her hand ever closer to her mouth. “Oh, Aria!” “Oh, Sonata!” “Oh, Aria!” “Oh, Sonata!” Adagio suddenly pulled her hand up to her lips and kissed it passionately. Aria grumbled in irritation as Applejack and Sunset looked on in bewildered revulsion as the passionate kiss turned into a sloppy make-out session complete with lip smacking and slurping.  “Wow…” Sunset uttered as she stared at Adagio. Applejack slowly lowered her hat over her eyes. “Is anyone else really uncomfortable about what’s goin’ on in front of us right now?” Aria sighed and shook her head. “You guys don’t even want to know how often she does this!” Adagio began speaking in her normal voice again as she continued to vigorously lick her own hand. “Oh Adagio! No one kisses like you!” she moaned. Sunset glanced at Aria, disgust clearly inscribed across every inch of her face. “How long does this go on for?” Aria shook her head. “Adagio can make out with her own hand for hours!” Sunset raised a palm and placed it over her eyes. “That’s just super…” She lowered her hand. “Well… At least I feel a lot better about the friends I have now…” “Can… Can I get in on this?” The girls all turned to see Trixie staring intently at Adagio, almost as if Trixie was transfixed by the sight of Adagio slobbering over her own hand. Aria shook her head. “Adagio pretty much goes into her own world whenever she gets all kissy with herself.” Trixie pursed her lips slightly. “… Okay… But I can still watch, right?” “TRIXIE!” Sunset snapped. “LEAVE!” Trixie narrowed her eyes at Sunset. “Only if I get to take a video of this.” Sunset slumped her shoulders, allowed her head to fall limply in front of her, and let out a massive sigh. “Fine, but make it quick!” “Yes!” Trixie cried as she reached into a dark blue handbag and pulled out a smartphone in a purple case with a star pattern. She held the phone in front of her and began pressing the screen. “The Grrrrrreat and Powerful Trrrrrrrixie always gets what she wants!” The girls all stood around uncomfortably as Trixie began to record Adagio. Adagio continued to enthusiastically make out with her right hand, her left still held up her right as if she was holding someone’s head. “This is stupid!” Sunset cried. “Hey!” Aria cried. “I have to live with this! How do you think it is to me to hear Adagio cry out her own name at random times of the day!” “Oh, Adagio!” Aria motioned to Adagio. “See! Just like that!” Sunset sighed and turned towards Applejack. “So, Appleja—” Applejack held up a hand. “Ah may just end up deckin’ Aria still.” She motioned to Adagio who continued to make out with her own hand. “And Ah’m certainly not putting up with—” “Oh, Adagio…” Adagio moaned to herself. “You’re making me so hot!” “—with that!” “Come on!” Sunset cried. She suddenly looked down as she pulled open her jacket and thrust a hand inside. She soon pulled out a large, leather wallet and unzipped it. “Here, I’ll give you—” “I don’t care how much you pay me!” Applejack said. Sunset looked up as the color drained from her face. “Se-seriously?” Applejack nodded. “There’s not enough money on this plan—” Sunset pulled out a bill. “I’ll give you twenty dollars right now if—” Applejack’s eyes went wide. “Whoa! Twenty whole doll—Uh… Ah mean no! There’s no…” Sunset pulled out a few more bills. “Fifty!” Beads of sweat began to form in between Applejack’s eyebrows and hat. “… Na… no… I there’s jus’ no way…” “Come on, A.J.!” Sunset set as she clasped her hands together, the money sticking out. “I’m already willing to live off ramen for a few weeks to get at least one of these wackjobs out of my hair! You gotta help me out!” Applejack looked at the money and swallowed. “Well I—” “Oh GOD, Adagio! You’re so good at this!” Applejack broke eye contact with the bills in Sunset’s hands and looked up at Aria. “Isn’t there some way to stop her?” she asked. Aria thought for a second. “Yo, Dagi! Sonata still has our cash and you let her just run off with that crazy pink-haired girl.” “Oh Ada… WHAT?!” Adagio cried as she pulled her slobber covered hand away from her mouth. Aria crossed her arms in front of her chest. “THAT’S why I didn’t want Sonata just to run off like that!” Adagio stared at her. Her face turned bright red and she pointed an accusatory index finger as she glared at Aria furiously. “But you… You should have said something!” Aria flung her hands up into the air. “WELL, MAYBE I WOULD HAVE IF YOU WEREN’T TOO BUSY MAKING OUT WITH YOUR HAND!” “YOU LEAVE SEXY-SLIM-RIGHTY OUT OF THIS!” Sunset stared blankly at Adagio and Aria. “… The hell have you all managed to keep alive so long?” “Awww…” Trixie uttered. “Is the show over…?” Sunset shot Trixie a look that would have vaporized her in an instant if looks could kill. “TRIXIE! LEAVE!” “VERY WELL!” Trixie cried as she raised a fist into the air. “Trixie shall take her leave of you all!” She threw her fist downward, and with a loud ‘POP!’ a puff of smoke enveloped the area. The girls all closed their eyes and began coughing as smoke stung their eyes and filled their lungs. Soon it had cleared and an empty space was all that remained of Trixie. “Trixie…” Sunset uttered in an annoyed tone. “I can see you hiding behind the table staring at Adagio.” Trixie cringed and made a mash dash for the door. “Uhg!” Adagio uttered. “Now we need to track that idiot down again." Applejack shrugged. "You can probably just watch out for a bunch of students running away in either disgust or fear." Sunset glanced at Adagio. “You know if you need money, Trixie seemed pretty attracted to you…” Adagio turned and glared at Sunset. “What are you implying…?” Sunset grinned. “Oh, well… She’s attracted to you… You don’t seem to have much qualms about putting your hands all over her, so maybe you two can strike a deal.” Aria snorted as she tried to stifle a laugh. Adagio glared at Sunset. “Are you suggesting I prostitute myself to get money?” Sunset smiled. “Prostitute is not the word I’d use…” Sunset let her smile drop. “I was thinking ‘whore’.” Adagio glared at Sunset as Aria broke into a fit of laughter. Even Applejack chuckled to herself. Adagio suddenly broke her glare and stroked her chin thoughtfully. “Hmmmm… Well… without the ability to mind control anyone, we will need a way to make money if we’re stuck here.” “Dagi!” Aria snapped. Sunset uttered an alarmed “Erk!” before she waved her hands out in front of her. “No, wait! I was just trying to get under your skin! If you get picked up for prostitution they’ll definitely investigate the school!” Adagio smirked at Sunset. “Well, we have to do something for money.” Her smile dropped. “And don’t even think of suggesting we get a job. I’d rather commit robbery!” “Can’t argue with you there…” Aria said. Sunset sighed heavily and slumped forward, letting her hair fall in front of her face. She turned and gave Applejack a pleading look with her turquoise eyes through a small opening in her hair. Applejack scrunched her lips slightly. “You know… After spendin’ a few minutes with these girls, askin’ Twilight for help is sounding a lot more reasonable.” Sunset breathed a sigh of relief. “A’ course, she’s probably not gonna be too quick to help you given what you’ve been sending her in that magic book you have.” Sunset tensed and shuddered slightly. “Wait,” Adagio said. “What have you been sending—”  “Yo, Applejerk! Sunset Shimnerd!” The group turned as Rainbow Dash approached. She smiled smugly and gave Applejack and Sunset a quick wave as she approached, then suddenly stopped dead in her tracks as her eyes looked over Adagio and Aria. “Rainbow Dash!” Sunset exclaimed happily. “I’m glad your back! You see—”  “Nope!” Rainbow Dash announced once more before sprinting away. “Wait!” Sunset cried. “Don’t leave me with both these lunatics!” Adagio smirked at Sunset. “Nice friends you have here.” “Shut up!” Sunset cried. “They just don’t want to deal with you two on account that your personalities are worse than a bronco with an improperly nailed on horseshoe.”   Applejack’s face lit up. “Why Sunset Shimmer, did you just make a farm simile?” Sunset smiled and nodded. “I sure did… best friend.” “Awww, shucks,” Applejack said as she blushed slightly. “That’s mighty sweet of ya…” She tilted her head as her smiled faded. “But I ain’t lookin’ after one of them sirens. Not even for a hundred dollars.” Sunset narrowed her eyes. “Oh, well screw you then.”   Adagio smiled. “If you’re looking for someone to keep an eye on us, I’m sure that Trixie girl would be—”  “FINE!” Sunset interrupted. “I’ll just take them both!” ‘Riiiiiiiiiiiiing!’ The girls glanced up as sudden ringing resounded through the halls. Students stood up from their tables and began to grab backpacks as they packed up their things. “Welp, Ah better be moseyin’ on to my next class…” Applejack said. “Traitor…” Sunset uttered with narrowed eyes. “Now don’t be like that, Sunset.” Applejack put a hand on Sunset’s shoulder. “Look, Ah’ll help you work this all out when school’s over…” Sunset’s eyes lit up. “Really?” “… for fifty dollars,” Applejack added. Sunset narrowed her eyes. “Ten!” Applejack narrowed her eyes in response. “Forty!” “Twenty!” Applejack smirked. “Thirty.”  Sunset sighed and retrieved a couple bills from her jacket pocket. “Fine… Just don’t tell the other girls you’re getting paid to help, alright?” Applejack took the money and smiled wide. “Deal!” She placed the money in a skirt pocket then tipped her hat to Sunset. “Pleasure doin’ business with ya.” Sunset rolled her eyes. “Yeah, yeah…” Adagio smiled as she placed both her hands on Sunset’s shoulder and leaned in close. “So what exciting topic are we going to cover as we all experience the magic of high school together?” Aria grumbled to herself. “Uhg… Actually attending classes…. This blows…” “Just stay with me the both of you,” Sunset said pulled herself out of Adagio’s grip, turned, and motioned for the other two to start following her. “Otherwise I might just need to get leashes for those collars around your necks!” Adagio feigned a gasp as she and Aria fell in step behind Sunset. “Why, Sunset Shimmer! I didn’t know you were into such kinky stuff.” Aria began laughing as Sunset Shimmer erupted into a frustrated growl and ruffled her own hair.