//------------------------------// // A Dazzling Christmas (Part 2) // Story: The Siren Song: Razzle Dazzle // by Shadowmane PX-41 //------------------------------// 7:58 PM It was now the end of the day for Adagio, Aria and Sonata. They'd had quite a fun day with Sunset, Twilight and the Humane 5. They'd been making snow angels and snowmen, racing each other on sledges, and even had a little bit of a snowball fight. But it was almost their bedtime. They had to get some sleep tonight, since Santa would be making his round tonight. Back in the house, The Dazzlings had just finished brushing their teeth in the bathroom. They'd taken glasses of water to rinse with once they were done applying the white, blue and red striped toothpaste. After they were done with that step, they all took turns in using the toilet. Doing so, they'd be able to make it through the night without any little accidents. "So, girls," Sunset smiled as she saw each of The Dazzlings walking out of the bathroom with little grins on their faces. She knew that they would be eager to get to bed tonight, so they could wake up tomorrow and get some nice presents from Santa. "Are you ready for bed?" "Yes, Mommy." they all said, their smiles widening. They were looking forward to tomorrow morning, as it was going to be the 25th; Christmas Day. They could already envision the sights that tomorrow would bring; all those presents piled high to the sky, wrapped in Christmas wrapping paper with beautiful designs... "Well then, don't let me keep you waiting," Sunset said, leading the girls back to Musician's Delight. Upon arriving at the Musician's Delight, Sunset and The Dazzlings saw a little tree which had been decorated with a wide variety of decorations. The four of them could see baubles, hanging presents, lights and stars draping the white tree. Underneath the tree, there were three presents wrapped in brightly coloured paper. There were also little labels which read that they were for Adagio Dazzle, Aria Blaze and Sonata Dusk. Upon seeing their gifts, The Dazzlings all ran over to them and got onto their knees once they pulled them out from under the tree. The presents they could feel were rather smooth and felt squeezable. "Mommy? Can we open these presents?" Sonata asked as she showed her present to Sunset with an eager smile on her face. "I don't see why not..." Sunset said, giving Sonata the go-ahead to open the presents from under the small tree. She saw Sonata walking back to Adagio and Aria with a look of happiness on her face. She watched as Sonata gave Adagio and Aria the yes to open these presents and is wasn't long before Sunset watched The Dazzlings open up their presents... N As soon as the presents were opened up, The Dazzlings saw what looked like new pajamas inside. They looked exactly like the clothes the wore for the Final Battle Of The Bands a few years back, but with added sleeves for The Dazzlings to keep their arms warm and cosy. It was as if Sunset knew exactly what clothes to get them for this special time of year. The Dazzlings looked back at Sunset with their joy not ceasing to fade away. They had liked their little gifts and were now wishing to thank Sunset for getting them their new clothes. "Thanks, Mommy!" they all said, cuddling their new clothes with glee on their faces. They could see it with all the mesmerizing colours on their new pajamas, they'd be quite entertained by merely looking at them. "You're welcome, girls," Sunset said, walking over to the three of them. Once she made it, she kneeled down and tussled their hair once again. "I'll even help you put them on for you, if you'd like." "Yes, please!" Sonata said, rushing over to Sunset with her new pajamas clutched tightly in her hands. She was eager to get changed into her new clothes for the night, seeing as Sunset had worked so hard to get them for her. "Alrighty then, this won't take long at all..." Sunset said, helping Sonata get her old pajamas off, so she could get her new ones on. She watched as Sonata threw her top off and took the chance to dress her in her new top the second it was off. From there, Sonata's pajama bottoms were replaced with her new bottoms at a rather fast pace. "There we are, Sonata. Now you look ready for a wonderful night's sleep..." Once Sonata felt warmed by that sentence, she walked over to the bed and climbed in, waiting for Sunset to tuck her in, along with her two sisters. She looked up from where she laid and saw that Sunset was helping Adagio and Aria into their new pajamas. Once this deed was done, Sonata watched as Sunset walked Adagio and Aria into bed. She watched as the two of them let out little yawns and rubbed their eyes once they made it into bed. After all three of them were tucked in cosily, Sunset tucked each of The Dazzlings in for the night and planted a series of kisses on their foreheads. Once this was all done, Sunset began to serenade The Dazzlings with a rather wonderful lullaby. The snow gleams white in the city tonight, not a window open now As some witness the snow at its' best, you might be asking yourself "How?" The wind might be howling, some people scowling, saying that it's too cold But when you love Christmas like I do, then it never gets old... Let winter come and then you'll see, see the winter as it was meant to be A world of white for us to play For every daaaaaaaaaay Winter's glow, Winter's glow, such a majesty seen in snow Winter's glow, Winter's glow, let's let everybody know Winter's here and it's going to stay Let the snow come forth The cold never bothered me anyway... A world of wonder, glistening brightly for everyone to witness When undertaking the beauties it offers, you'll find youself in bliss It's time to see what winter brings, bring the snow on, and we'll see how it sings Let's get some rest, for tomorrow so that we'll knoooooooow Winter's Glow, Winter's Glow We'll all be dancing in the white Winter's Glow, Winter's Glow playing all through the night Here it comes, for the next day Let the snow come forth Sunset's words were truly getting through to The Dazzlings. They were all excited with the whole premise of winter even more now as she continued her song for the three of them. Little smiles started to widen as they envisioned all the wonders that Sunset was singing about. The other seasons made way for this majesty A whole city turned snowy, just for you and them and me When the sun hides away, there's no need to be scared The past is gone and this beauty, is something to be shaaaaaared Winter's Glow, Winter's Glow It's a thing that we can see Winter's Glow, Winter's Glow Created for you and me Here it comes, for the next day Let the snow come foooooooooooooorrrrrrth The cold never bothered me anyway... Once Sunset had finished singing, she saw The Dazzlings were slumbering quite soundly, with their hands gently clutching the edges of the covers. She could also hear them snoring rather soundly, a sound that could only mean that they were fast asleep and within the realms of their dreams. "Goodnight, Dazzlings..." Sunset said as she turned off the light and walked out of the room. She looked back at the three former Furens and could see now that they truly had changed and were now coming to appreciate all that Sunset did for her. She shut the door rather slowly so that it didn't make any noise when it shut. After all that, Sunset walked down the hall and made it back to Twilight in the hall. "So, what should we do now, Sunset?" Twilight asked once Sunset made it into her room for the night ahead of her. She'd never understood much about Humar World holidays besides the similarities to the holidays back in Equestria, so she was rather intrigued to know why Sunset was going to sleep so early. "Well, Twilight, Santa only delivers to houses when he knows that we're all asleep," Sunset explained the concept of Christmas to Twilight with little effort required. Since she knew many things about the Human World, she thought that it would be a nice thing to help her understand the concept of Santa. "Santa is one of the most wonderful men in the world. He delivers presents every Christmas to all the good boys and girls around the world, all in the span on one night." "All that in just one night?" Twilight puzzled, curious to know whether or not this Santa guy could actually pull all that off within one night. She debated a number of possibilities as to how Santa could possibly do all that with one night. "How does he do that?" "Simple," Sunset told Twilight how Santa could have possibly performed that near-impossible feat. "All he uses are a sleigh, some reins, reindeer and magic. That's the perfect combo if you're Santa Claus." "Really? I should really see him for myself when I get the chance..." Twilight said, as if she was trying to break the spirit and stay up all night, waiting for this mythical Santa Claus person to come and meet her. "I wouldn't do that, Twilight," Sunset reminded her. "Santa only delivers to people when they're asleep in their beds. If he knew you were still awake, he'd think you wouldn't celebrate Christmas and as such, you'd be without a present. "Oh, alright then," Twilight said, stopping in her tracks and making her way over to her bed for the night. She knew that if Santa only came whilst she slept, then she wanted nothing more than to just lie down in bed and sleep for the night. "See you in the morning, Sunset." "You too, Twilight..." she responded, slipping into her set of pajamas to sleep soundly for the night. Once she was all dressed up, Sunset switched off her own lights and made her way into bed. It didn't take long before she was slumbering peacefully, her mind lost in the dreams she would dream. Soon, all of the house fell silent. The Dazzlings were sleeping soundly in Musician's Delight, Twilight did some late-night reading to help her get to sleep, and Sunset was already slumbering. The five of them seemed like they wouldn't be bothered by anything whatsoever tonight... 9:37 PM Sonata could hear the sound of jingling bells, swooshing through the night sky. She wondered what could possibly be making that noise whilst also trying to get some sleep in. When she heard some magical noise, she rose out of bed slowly, patting down her hair before quietly tip-toeing over to the door. She looked back to see if she hadn't woken up Adagio or Aria. Once she knew that they were still asleep, she quietly opened the door and squeezed through the small opening she got. Once she was out there, she tip-toed quietly through the halls, so that Sunset and Twilight didn't hear her. Once she was through that part, she quietly walked down the stairs to see a wonderful sight. The room was lit rather beautifully and was already being filled with presents, all of which were neatly wrapped and ready for Sonata and the others to open up in the morning. In front of all the presents, Sonata saw a figure she never thought she'd ever see. He was dressed in a red coat with white cotton at the waistline and sides. He had black boots with golden buckles and a sack which he was pulling presents out of. When he turned around after wiping some sweat off of his brow, Sonata could see his long, bushy, white beard. And to top it all off, he had a wonderful red hat with a white cotton ball at the top of it. "Santa?" Sonata asked, seeing as this was her opening to see him for the first time in her life. "Sonata?" he inquired, turning to see the little girl with quite a happy smile on her face. He knew that Sonata meant no harm to him, but he still had work to do. "I thought you were still in bed, little one." "I wanted to see if you were real or not, Santa," she smiled, seeing Santa returning to his work for the night. "I didn't mean to bother you..." "No, it's fine, Sonata. I've still got plenty of time to finish delivering gifts for the night," he said, turning around to see her again once he'd finished putting the last few presents down for the morning. "With so many people starting to believe in me again, I've been getting better and better at doing my job." "For realsies?" Sonata asked, seeing that Santa was as honest as her Auntie Applejack. His clear smile was a dead giveaway that Santa was telling the truth to her. "For realsies, Sonata," he said, tussling her hair gently, getting another smile from her. Once that was all done, he pulled out a perfect replica of his hat from his pocket and put it on Sonata's head. After that, he pulled out two more hats and watched as she picked them up. "I'm so glad that you believe in Christmas, Sonata. It truly makes me feel happy to know that the three of you still have room in your heart for my holiday." "Thank you, Santa," Sonata said, accepting the generous gift she'd been given to her. Once she saw that Santa was about to head back to his sleigh, Sonata tried to say one last thing before he left. "Hey, Santa? Do you want to stay for dinner tomorrow?" "I wish I could, Sonata. But I have a very busy schedule tonight," he said, pulling out a list of people to deliver toys to. Once he crossed off The Dazzlings' names, he sat back down in his sleigh. "I've got lots more stops to make before the night's done..." "Oh, okay," Sonata smiled upon seeing the list. Now she remembered that Santa had to deliver gifts to all of the good boys and girls of the world. Upon seeing him pick up his reins, she waved goodbye and said her farewells."Bye, Santa!" "Have a nice Christmas, Sonata!" he waved back before using the reins on his sleigh to get the reindeer moving again. He quickly took to the skies and was out of Sonata's sight before long. He then said his most well-known line before Sonata closed the door. "Ho-Ho-Ho! Merry Christmas!" Once Santa had left, Sonata got up onto the little box nearby and picked up Sunset's keys. She made sure not to jingle them too much, lest she wake up Sunset, Twilight and the other Dazzlings. She quickly put the key into the lock and locked the door tightly, so that no-one could come in and steal from them. Once she was all done with this little chore, Sonata put the keys back down and gently climbed off of the box. Then, she took the two extra hats that Santa had given her and began to make her way back up to Musician's Delight. She made sure to tip-toe as quickly and quietly as possible, surprised that Sunset and Twilight were still quite deep into their sleep. Once she was back at Musician's Delight, Sonata walked back in through the little opening and shut the door gently, so that Sunset didn't notice that she'd gotten out in the middle of the night. Once she was back into the room, she quietly walked over to Adagio, who was still dreaming her own dreams whilst she slept. Sonata took the time to take one of the two extra hats that Santa gave her, and put it onto Adagio's head. She was relieved to see that Adagio was still able to sleep through all of this. Once she was happy with where the hat was, Sonata felt her own hat with her free hand before making her way over to Aria. Sonata looked down on her slumbering sister, seeing that she was rather content in the world of her dreams. Whilst Aria let out a few little snores, Sonata put the last hat onto Aria's head, balancing it so that it didn't fall over and get into her mouth. Once that part was all done, Sonata climbed back into her own bed and tucker herself in. "Merry Christmas, Dagi..." she said to herself, looking over at Adagio. Then she looked over at Aria and wished he same thing. "Merry Christmas, Ari..." Once she'd wished her two Furen sisters well, Sonata slipped back into her own slumber and was quickly reaming wonderful dreams of what presents Santa had left her. As she slept, a rather happy smile grew once more. After seeing Santa for the first time, Sonata truly believed in magic once more. She envisioned wonderful things being pulled off with a wide variety of beautiful colours and bright lights. As all these wonderful things crept into her mind, Sonata slept rather quietly and calmly now, her body ceasing to stir in mere seconds. Whilst they all slept, Orchestral Chill climbed out from under Sonata's bed with Fortissimo Blast and Allegro Maelstrom coming out from their sisters' beds. The three Blasters looked at their little sisters and pulled out little presents from their pockets. Once this was all done, they quietly put their presents under the tree and wrote on the labels. Together, they wrote "To Adagio, From Santa", "To Aria, From Santa" and "To Sonata, From Santa" on the labels before quietly making their way out of Musician's Delight and shutting the door behind them. Once The Blasters were all out of the house, they opened up another cosmic portal with their pendants and looked back on the house. Even though they were evil, they meant no harm to their little sisters, especially not on Christmas. "Merry Christmas, Dazzlings..." they all said calmly. After they'd said it, they walked through the cosmic portal and vanished without a trace. All this had been completely silent, so that Sunset and Twilight didn't know about it. After the portal vanished, there was nothing else of The Blasters... December 25th 8:05 AM On the morning of the next day, Adagio, Aria and Sonata woke up together. They rubbed their eyes and stretched upwards with their hands curled upwards. After all this, the three of them threw their covers off and saw that there were three presents under their tree. "Look, Sonny! Santa came!" Adagio said, picking up the small present that read it was for her. She watched as Sonata ran over to her little gift and picked it up. Then, Sonata looked over at Aria, seeing her looks of interest, wondering what was in the present she'd been given. "I wonder what he gave us..." Aria asked to herself as she picked up the box and shook it, hearing something rattle on the inside. She knew that whatever was in here was going to be good if it made a noise whenever she shook it. Eventually, Sunset and Twilight came in, seeing that The Dazzlings were already with the presents their brothers had left for them. They shared looks of interest when they saw this sight, but shrugged it off when they remembered that it was Christmas. "Merry Christmas, girls!" Sunset said, greeting her children on this wonderful morning of December 25th. "Merry Christmas, Mommy!" they all said back to her, beaming with delight. They knew what today was all too well. The day was Christmas Day, the day when The Dazzlings would get to open all the wonderful gifts that Santa left for them all. "Oh, what's that you've got there, girls?" Twilight asked, seeing that The Dazzlings already had gifts in their hands. She got closer and kneeled down to the three of them, seeing that they were still much shorter than her. "Santa gave us these presents, Auntie Twilight!" Sonata said, telling Twilight in her own way how those presents got under their tree in the first place. "He's so kind and caring..." "Looks like I was wrong to belittle this Santa guy," Twilight said, still awestruck that he'd actually been able to deliver gifts to everyone in the span of one night. "He really CAN deliver to everyone after all..." "I wonder what else he's left for us..." Adagio said, remembering that most of the presents were opened in the living room on a morning like this. She got up to her feet relatively quickly and saw Aria and Sonata doing the same. "Well, why wonder when we can see for ourselves?" Sunset said, opening the door wider so that all five of them could walk down together as mother, friend and children. "Come on, girls. Let's see what else Santa left for all of us..." Once the five of them walked out of Musician's Delight, they saw a rather magical sight in front of their eyes. There were presents as far as the eye could see, all wrapped up and ready for Twilight, Sunset and The Dazzlings to rip open to see the wonders inside. The Dazzlings had carried their first presents with them all the time, acting very patient as they put them down next to all the other gifts that were there for them. Once everything was nice and neat, they waited for Sunset and Twilight to give them the go-ahead to start opening gifts up. The first gifts that Adagio, Aria and Sonata opened up were the small gifts that their brothers had given to them overnight. They ripped off the labels, smiling when they saw that it was Santa who'd given it to them. Then, they proceeded to rip off the Christmas paper, revealing little boxes inside. "What did you get, girls?" Sunset asked, holding up a video camera which she must have picked up whilst The Dazzlings had ben busy with the paper. She watched as The Dazzlings opened up the little boxes, revealing a rather familiar sight to Sunset. Sunset looked closely at the boxes, seeing what was inside. There was a spiky headband in Adagio's box, some hairclips with stars on them in Aria's box, and a dark-blue scrunchie inside Sonata's box. Sunset never thought that she'd be laying eyes on those accessories once again. As she looked closely at them, she was reminded of what happened back at CHS when The Dazzlings were still evil. She then snapped back to reality after a few seconds to smile and tussle the hair of Adagio, Aria and Sonata. "They look rather nice, girls," Sunset said as she finally saw through the crust of her memories. She could see now that The Dazzlings meant no harm, and that some silly little hair accessories weren't going to change their demeanour one bit. "After we open up the rest of your presents, I could help put them on for you, if you'd like." Once that little experience was over, The Dazzlings went back to opening other gifts and cards that Santa and their friends had given to them. There were a wide variety of presents for the three of them, and they smiled each time a present was opened. Twilight smiled herself once she opened up a gift of her own and received a book with a picture of her friends on it. She remembered that picture from the Fall Formal rather well, and could see more and more of her memories in the Human World returning to her as she turned each page. All of her memories, both good and bad were on display here. Each one of the pictures warmed her heart to know that The Snapshots had captured each and every one of those moments. She thought of Photo Finish, Pixel Pizazz and Violet Blur with every well-taken picture that was seen in this album. Then, she smiled and put the book down, ready to write a thank-you card to The Snapshots for giving her such a wonderful gift. As they all revelled in this wonderful day of merriment, opening presents, wonder as to what was in them and overall feeling happy with what they got, Twilight, Sunset and The Dazzlings knew it just from looking at each other; it truly had been a dazzling Christmas...