Twilight and Sunset were finally done with the cleaning and touching up of Twilight's room. The walls of the room were quite brightly coloured after all that dusting. Twilight had also been learning how to make her bed and was just finishing putting the covers neatly over the duvet.
She sighed in content once she had finished her long and tedious work. She'd spent at least half an hour dusting the room with the help of Sunset. After all that time she'd spent, Sunset looked at Twilight with a little grin, a sign that their work was satisfactory.
"So what do I do now, Sunset?" Twilight asked once she stood next to her again.
"You wanna get something to eat?" Sunset replied.
Twilight sighed. "Alright then. I guess I do deserve to eat something after all that." She said as she and Sunset walked out of the spare room and down the stairs to the nearby kitchen.
Once they made it there, Twilight looked in the nearby fridge and saw mainly microwaveable meals and milk. It struck her as odd that Sunset would need to go through all that trouble to heat up a meal that was already made.
"You know, I don't get why you have a meal here and have to heat it up again whenever you want to eat it." Twilight showed Sunset the evidence and waited for a response. "Wouldn't it be better to just eat it as it is? It is food after all..."
"In this world, raw food carries the risk of making you sick." Sunset explained as she pulled the meal out. "Most food here is best consumed hot rather than cold. There are some exceptions, like fruit and vegetables, but most of it is dangerous to eat raw."
"Oh, I didn't know that." Twilight said, as Sunset put the meal back in the fridge. "Thanks for telling me that, Sunset."
"No problem." Sunset said as she shut the fridge. "I know you still have lots to learn about this world, but I'm always happy to help you out with it."
Twilight and Sunset went back up to check on The Dazzlings. They did still have time to do something today, but Sunset was still a mother figure at the same time and as such, she needed to make sure she was setting a good example for when Twilight wanted foals of her own someday.
They made it back to Musician's Delight and saw quite a nice sight inside. Adagio was in her usual crawling stance, but she'd managed to push herself up so she could walk on her little feet. Her stance was a little wobbly, but she'd managed to take her first steps and it looked adorable.
"Aww... Look, Twilight." Sunset said as they both witnessed the wonderful feat Adagio was pulling off. "Adagio's taking her first steps..."
"Ooh... She's just too cute to not be loved!" Twilight said, swooning at Adagio's cute, yet wobbly first steps. She had never felt so happy to see Adagio walking. "She's just soooooo cute!"
Sunset then picked Aria and Sonata up again. It was still quite exciting for the two of them whenever Sunset carried them up from whatever they were doing. The two of them cooed excitedly as they felt the sensation of being carried through the air.
"Mama, dun evew stop doing dat." Sonata smiled once she and Aria were set down next to Twilight, who looked down upon them with an expression of happiness. Twilight could tell that The Dazzlings were much more friendly now and there was a good chance that Sunset would be able to teach them all the rights from the wrongs.
"Hi again, Girls." Twilight greeted Aria and Sonata once they were brought over to her. They looked up at Twilight and looked happy again.
"Hewwo again, Auntie Twiwight." She smiled as Twilight was shown how to pick her up by Sunset. It was a few seconds after saying hello, that Aria was carried up into the air by Twilight, much to her pleasure.
"After all the strife and all the struggle they went through a couple of years ago, they've finally reached a state of adoration they could have never reached with their old selves..." Twilight said as she saw Aria and Sonata snuggle into her chest.
"Yeah, makes you think, doesn't it?" Sunset said as she helped Adagio improve her newly-developed walking ability. "The rise, then fall and rise again of The Dazzlings. Sounds wonderful."
"Sounds like something someone would use for some kind of historical documentary." Twilight smiled as she let Aria and Sonata reunite with Adagio, who was slowly but surely adapting to walking on two legs rather than crawling on all fours.
"It actually would!" Sunset and Twilight shared a little laugh as they both remembered that ponies made documentaries of celebrities as well. "The only question, is who'd be willing to make a documentary like that?"
Sunset and Twilight spent the next few minutes focusing on Adagio, Aria and Sonata, who wanted to get some time to play in before they had something to eat for their upcoming dinner. Aria and Sonata were a little jealous of Adagio's walking skills and tried to walk themselves. This usually resulted in them falling on their stomachs or diapers.
After a few times of failing, Aria and Sonata eventually cried a few tears, knowing that it was fruitless to catch up Adagio and her skills. Sunset saw their sadness and immediately went over to comfort them, giving them a sympathetic kiss on their foreheads which calmed them down a little.
"Aww... Don't be sad, girls." Sunset said once their tears had resorted to sad little coos and sniffles. "You'll learn to walk eventually. Don't worry about it if you can't do it right now, just focus on being happy little girls. Leave all the problems to me."
"Yoo suwe we'ww wawk some day?" Sonata asked as her eyes went wide in Sunset's direction.
"I KNOW you'll be able to walk like Adagio some day, you two." Sunset smiled as she let them crawl over to another part of the room. "Give it time..."
"Sunset, can I ask you a favour?" Twilight asked after she saw Sunset dressing The Dazzlings up in cute little costumes from their little closet.
"Sure, Twilight." Adagio said as she put Sonata down so she could go off and play with Adagio and Aria some more. "What do you want?"
"I want you to teach me." Twilight said, looking at Adagio, Aria and Sonata one more time as she said it. "Teach me how to care for your children..."
"Are you sure you want to go through with this, Twilight?" Sunset wanted to make sure Twilight wasn't pulling her leg. "You don't even have foals of your own yet."
"Even so, I'm actually considering on getting foals someday." Twilight said as she walked over to Sunset with a certain happy look on her face. "You seem to be doing so well with your kids, maybe you could teach me for when I get my own someday."
"Twilight. Each mother has their own way on raising their kids." Sunset explained, putting on a more serious face. "You shouldn't just learn from me because I have infants. It's your own experiences and methods that count."
"I'm not trying to copy your mothering style, Sunset." Twilight said, thinking on her own way to raise her children. "It would be nice if you could give me some pointers in child care in general. Like feeding them, cleaning them, the usual basic stuff."
"Well, those I CAN teach you." Sunset smiled as she'd finally pieced together Twilight's desires. "These methods are quite common between mothers like me."
Suddenly, Twilight and Sunset heard a familiar hissing noise coming from The Dazzlings. Sunset immediately heard this and got a little grin on her face.
"I hope you're a hands-on learner, Twilight. Because this is gonna be done right in front of your eyes." Sunset said as she picked up Adagio and Sonata, leaving Twilight to pick up Aria.
Twilight and Sunset walked over to the nearby changing table with The Dazzlings in hand. This was a great opportunity for Twilight to learn how to manage a diaper, and at the same time focus on her skills with her fingers.
"Alright, Twilight. Since you're new to this, I'll be doing it first." Sunset said as she placed Adagio down on the table first and put Sonata next to her. "Alright, Twilight. Now you."
"Alright then." Twilight said, carefully following Sunset's example and putting Aria down on the table as well. She then turned to Sunset for the next step.
"Watch carefully now, you might just learn something..." Sunset said, quickly ripping the saggy diapers off of Adagio and Sonata, revealing their naked tushies to Twilight and Sunset.
Twilight followed suit, finally adapting to using her fingers instead of her mouth. She did not want to even taste what Aria had made. Once the soiled garment was removed, Sunset and Twilight both put all the used diapers into the bin and watched each other carefully, Twilight to learn and Sunset to examine.
"OK, Twilight. This is where it gets a little tricky..." Sunset said as she opened the drawer and pulled out three new diapers and the bottle of baby powder. "I hope you know how to use your fingers..."
Twilight watched closely as Sunset used her fingers to open the diaper up wide and powder it with the baby powder. Once that was all settled and done, she lifted Adagio and Sonata and put the right on top of the powder, so as to prevent diaper rash.
After they were happy with their positioning, Sunset used her fingers to grab the three ends of the diaper and make them meet. She then secured the diapers around Adagio and Sonata's waists so that they wouldn't fall off of them later.
"Looks pretty complex." Twilight said after Sunset picked Adagio and Sonata up again and set them down on the padded surface she was standing on so they could go off again. "I might need your help on this one, Sunset."
"Alright then. I'll help out if things get too tricky for you, OK?" Sunset said once she returned to Twilight, who was about to change Aria.
Twilight was slowly but surely learning how to use her fingers. She didn't want to use her mouth for everything in this world, especially since she was getting older and had to show some dignity since she was a princess. It took a while for Twilight to learn how to effectively use both her hands together but eventually she got it down.
Aria looked up at Twilight as she'd finally got the basics down. There was something about Twilight that made Aria reach a new state of comfort. Twilight looked down at Aria and could tell from her face that Twilight would also make a great figure of parenthood, given some time.
Eventually, Twilight secured the diaper around Aria's waist, brought her up and kissed her on the forehead, causing her to squeal happily. Twilight eventually gave her to Sunset, who put her down on the padded floor to play with Adagio and Sonata again.
"Well, it was pretty decent for your first time." Sunset evaluated Twilight once they returned to the center of the room. "You'll get better as time passes."
Twilight smiled at that review and watched as Adagio, Aria and Sonata returned to their activities. She was there to aid them whenever they wanted to do something that required parental assistance, or when it was time for their naps of bedtimes.
The Dazzlings were finally adored, not just by all who had turned on them, but by many others as well. Things were looking up for the three of them, and when they shared eye contact, they could tell it on each other's faces. This was a much better path to take than their previous lives had used.
"Dis is da wife." Adagio said as she rolled on to her back smiling, nothing had ever made her happier in this world. "I wish we couwd stay wike dis fowevew."
"Me too!" Sonata said, holding Adagio's little hand happily. "Whiwe gwowing up does sound intewesting, being a cute wittwe baby is fun as weww. Dewe's no hatwed, fwee food and dwinks sewved ta us when we need it, fuww adowation fwom Mama and hew aunties... And aww we hafta do is pway."
"I actuawwy agwee wid aww dat." Aria said, flopping gently onto her back so she could look up at the ceiling with Adagio and Sonata. "I wondew if dewe's a way ta stay wike dis fowevew..."
Twilight and Sunset saw how cute the three of them looked and decided to get a picture of it. Sunset pulled out a phone, turned off the flash and quickly snapped a photo of The Dazzlings. She then showed the picture to Twilight, who shared a smile with her.
"This way, we'll always remember the memories..." Sunset said as she put the phone away and walked over to the door.
"So, Sunset, are there any more things about child care I should know?" Twilight asked once they gave The Dazzlings some time to play alone.
"Well, there are more things to tell you, but it's better if you witnessed it first hand." Sunset said once they begun to walk back down the stairs to the living room.
They arrived back at the living room and heard a knocking on the door. The two of them walked over to the door and Twilight let Sunset open it up to greet whoever was here to see them.
The visitors were none other than the Humane 5, who were here to see Sunset about something. But at the same time, they'd noticed Twilight was also here and almost forgot their business as they greeted their friend from Equestria.
"Twilight!" They all said as they recognized her quite well.
"Oh, hi, girls." Twilight said, saying her fair shares of greetings to Fluttershy, Applejack, Rarity, Pinkie Pie and Rainbow Dash. It had been almost two years since the six of them had seen each other.
"Come on in, girls." Sunset said as she and Twilight moved aside to let them all in.
The five of them brought in a CD player and Rainbow Dash couldn't wait for Twilight and Sunset to hear what they were going to play on it.
"So, what's with the CD player?" Sunset decided to ask as Rarity hooked it up to the power supply nearby.
"Check it out!" Rainbow Dash held up an album with The Blasters posing on a massive tank on a ruined city background. "Era Of Awesomeness, The Blasters' latest album was released today!"
"The Blasters?" Twilight said, remembering that these were the big brothers of The Dazzlings.
"I get ya wouldn't understand since ya do spend most of yer time back in Equestria." Applejack said once the CD was put into the player. "Ah'm sure Sunset or Rainbow would be happy ta explain."
"Sunset's been telling me shreds about these Blasters." Twilight said as she decided to fake a smile. "She's told me about their success, mainly how they've won the adoration of millions."
"What do we do now, Sunset?" Twilight said, whispering into each others' ears so the Humane 5 couldn't hear them. "We can't tell Rainbow Dash that The Blasters are Sirens, it'd ruin her forever!"
"Which is why we'll just have to play along with her ambitions for the time being." Sunset whispered back. "We won't be able to tell her that they're Sirens, but maybe they'll gloat about it when we finally duel them in due time."
"I wonder which song is gonna play first?" Rainbow Dash said as Pinkie hit the 'Play' button, causing the first of The Blasters' Siren Songs filled the room with its' magic and music.
The Humane 5 loved the song, despite it all being rock. The Blasters' lyrics were quite enchanting and eventually, Sunset and Twilight eventually submitted to how amazing the song sounded.
They also noticed that none of the other girls were getting angry by this. A sign that The Blasters had walked on the road of peace and not hatred. They barely noticed a flow of Equestrian Magic pour out the dancing Humane 5 and disappear into the outside world.
Fortissimo and Allegro were joined by Orchestral, who appeared by means of dark magic portal. They heard their song playing in Sunset's house and smiled as the lyrics went on further and further.
"So, what's new, Orchestral?" Allegro asked as they had just noticed their fellow Siren had arrived to claim more magic with their magical songs.
"We've amassed enough power to teleport in this world, so we don't have to run ourselves ragged by traversing these precarious rooftops." Orchestral said, explaining how much power they now had. "Makes life much easier, don't ya think?"
"It does." Fortissimo said, suddenly noticing the Equestrian Magic pouring out of Sunset's house and into their blue pendants. "And I think our lives just got a whole lot MORE easier..."
"Is that..." Allegro said, surprised that such a thing could even exist in this world.
"It is! Equestrian Magic!" Orchestral said, feeling his blue pendant have a sudden incline of power. This was a power far beyond anything they could have ever acquired from the human world. This power would give them limitless strength, and the ability to make the whole world do their bidding.
"Our time is coming, Blasters..." Fortissimo smiled once they had taken all the Equestrian Magic they could get from this little event. "With this new power, we shall be able to achieve our goals..."
"The revival of the Sirens is at hand." Allegro said as they saw the last amounts of Equestrian Magic disappear into their blue pendants. "With this magic, our magic had been amplified on a drastic scale."
"I can already feel its' power coursing through me..." Orchestral said as he and his fellow Blasters grew pony ears, hair extensions and even tails. This was all topped off with the addition of dragon wings, implying that The Blasters had had a massive power upgrade.
"We have all our powers back." Fortissimo smiled as he stroked his new wings and felt the extra hair he had grown. "Now it's only going to be a matter of time before The Dazzlings submit to us..."
"Now it's only 15 years of waiting before we can become god-like." Allegro said, as the three of the got to their feet and opened up a portal with all the new magic they had acquired. "With all the magic we shall amass over those next years, not even the legendary Princess Twilight will be able to stand in our way..."
"Soon, little sister..." Fortissimo said once Allegro and Orchestral disappeared into the portal, back to where they lived. "Soon we shall be reunited, have our species revived and punish this world and Equestria for annihilating us..." He said as he vanished into the spiral of darkness before it disappeared.
"So, what do you think?" Pinkie Pie asked Twilight and Sunset once they had come to the end of the first song on the album. "Isn't is super-de-duper amazingly rocking fun?"
"Well, they ARE talented, I'll give them that." Sunset said as she reclined on the couch once the song had finished.
"To think that these amazing rockers taught The Dazzlings..." Rarity sighed happily once the peace had returned to the living room. "I know they're obnoxiously loud boys, but their songs are amazing to listen to, don't you agree?"
"I agree with you on that, Rarity." Fluttershy said, smiling as the conversation went on. "Now I can see why Rainbow Dash loves them so much."
"Is that all you wanted to show to us?" Twilight asked, butting in to the conversation with a question.
"Well, we do want to check on how The Dazzlings are coming along." Rarity smiled as she put one step on the stairs and leaned against the rail. "I assume that Sunset has been keeping a close eye on them?"
"Yeah, they're fine." She said as she and Twilight got up to their feet and brought the Humane 5 upstairs. "Come with us and see for yourselves."
"While we're at it, maybe you could be willing to play with them." Twlight smiled as they made it to the top of the stairs. "I'm sure they'd like that."
The seven of them eventually made it to Musician's Delight and saw The Dazzlings playing in their cute little outfits. They were all pretty-looking princesses with cute little dresses that were quite soft to the touch.
They spent the next few minutes playing around with The Dazzlings, making bizarre faces to amuse them and making them believe that such simple toys like rattles and blocks were the crown jewels of their imaginary kingdom.
Twilight and Sunset shared a smile as they looked at each other from afar. The seven of them enjoyed this, and The Dazzlings enjoyed it as well. It was a win-win scenario for all of them and it would only get even better from here on out.
Even Rainbow Dash and Rarity, two girls who wouldn't even dream of engaging in this kind of thing were liking it. The Dazzlings made it all much better for them, and it was always a pleasure to see a smile from each of them.
Eventually, they all had had their fare share of making The Dazzlings happy and they came out of the room to talk to each other once more.
They all gathered around Twilight, hoping she would share some interesting tales from Equestria with them. Instead, she was going to tell them something that would surprise them.
"Girls, I have something important to tell you." Twilight said, getting the three of the to listen well. "This might come as a big surprise to you..."
"What is it, Twilight?" Rainbow Dash asked as she and the girls gave Twilight some space to address them all. "Is it good or bad news?"
"It's good news." Twilight smiled as she leaned against the door of her room, almost pushing the handle down and falling in.
"Well, tell us, Twilight!" Pinkie Pie said, eager to hear the news now that it was good news. "I can tell from your face that it's something about cakes and candy!"
Twilight chuckled at that. "Well, not exactly, but I think it's something you'll be happy with."
"Well, what is it?" Fluttershy asked, curious to know what Twilight was going to say to her and her friends.
Twilight cleared her throat and sighed. "Girls... I've decided to live with Sunset in this world."
The five girls looked a little surprised upon hearing this news. They all made 'o' faces as the news had finally sunk in. Their expressions were completely surprised.