"Yoo-hoo~! I'm home~! You girls stopped pouting yet?"
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"Hello~? Anyone here? Did you girls happen to leave while I was at the cafe? Because you forgot to lock the door behind you!"
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"Is anyone there? Hello-- Oh, Aria! Didn't see you there slouched on the couch like that. Heehee, that rhymed! So, are we doing okay now?"
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"Ari? Aria~. Come on, I know you're awake. Can't say you're asleep when you're not snoring right now~"
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"Aria Blaze~! Wakey wakey, or I'm gonna start shakey--"
"Go away, Sonata."
"....oh. Still in that mood, I see. Okay, then. I can still work with this. Aria, if you don't cheer up right this instant, I'm going to do something drastic!"
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"Not even a twitch? All right, don't say I didn't warn you! Here comes the feather fingers~!"
"What the--?! Pffft, hahahahahaha! AHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! STOP IT! HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!"
"Gonna work you up real good, Ari! Gonna put a big ol' smile on that face! For realsies!"
"HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA-- oof! I-- HAHAHAHAHAHAHA-- I said-- nngh-- STOP IT!!"
"OOF!"
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"Ugh... you didn't have to kick me that hard, Ari."
"Yeah, well maybe you should've taken the hint the first time. Leave. Me. Alone."
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"....fine, Ms. Grumpy Pants! I bet Dagi'll give me a better reception than you, and when she does, you're gonna be feeling pretty stupid!"
"Whatever."
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"Dagi! Hey, Adagio~! I'm back! How is my glorious leader doing this fine eve--?"
"What do you want, Sonata?"
"...well, at least that's better than what Aria told me. I just came to check up on you, Dagi! Tried to do it with Ari, but she kicked me in the stomach and told me to go away. Also, do you know what time it is?"
"....just about time to get dinner started."
"Oh! Perfect! It's my turn to cook, right?"
"Well, actually, it's my-- wait, no, now that I think about it, it is your turn."
"...All right! I'll be down in the kitchen getting everything set up. Maybe you could tell Aria for me? I don't think she's in the mood to talk to me right now. You're free to come down at any time!"
"Actually, wait up a minute!"
"Hm?"
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"There is something I wanted to talk to you about. We'll discuss it over the table."
"I don't think Aria wants to discuss any--"
"I'll deal with her. You just stay focused on the cooking."
"Aye aye, Captain! This sailor is heading out!"
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"....what a naive little girl...."
"Just be patient with me a little longer, Aria."
"How much longer?"
"It should take no longer than a few minutes, and once I'm done, we'll be free to get back to planning our revenge on those Rainboom twerps."
"Hello, girls~! Chicken teriyaki, mashed potatoes, green beans with a side of barbeque sauce! A plate for you, dearest Aria--"
"Ugh."
"And a plate for you, Dagi~!"
"Thank you, Sonata."
"You're welcome! Now, to fetch mine! Whee~!"
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"She really doesn't have a clue, does she?"
"Not one bit."
"This might be fun to watch."
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"And I'm back with my plate! Goody goody! So, now that you two look like you're at least a little happier than when I came in, I'd like to ask how you're doing. Everything okay? You like the food?"
"The food's fine, Sonata. Thanks for making it."
"No problem, Dagi! And what about you, Aria?"
"Meh."
"Oh. Screw you, then. Before I tell you two about my day--"
"Here we go..."
"--I'd like to say that I've been doing some thinking--"
"Oh, Sonata doing some thinking? Now that is the most shocking news I've heard all day."
"Hey! At least I've been doing thinking! All you did was lay on the couch and... not... think! You.... non-thinker!"
"Ooooh. Real scathing. I better put some ice on that burn."
"Don't be rude, Aria."
"Whatever."
"Right! Anyway, I was thinking and I wanted to take it up with you, Dagi. Is it okay for me to have a ferret?"
"The heck is a ferret?"
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"....seriously, Aria? Seriously."
"What?"
"We've been in this world for who knows how long and you don't know what a ferret is? I'd expect that from Sonata, not you."
"Hey!"
"Well, excuse me if I don't spend time trying to learn about the lesser life forms."
"Ugh, just... um... do you know what a rat is?"
"....yes?"
"Do you know what a raccoon is?"
"Uh... was that what those fat things poking around in our garbage called?"
"...yes, Aria. Those things."
"Friggin' rodents."
"Think of a ferret as a cross between them, except smaller and skinnier. That paint a picture for you?"
"...eugh! It does! Why would you want to get something like that, you doofus?"
"Well, I was talking about it earlier with Sunny, and she brought it up that--"
"Wait, wait. "Sunny"?"
"You know. Sunset Shimmer?"
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"You. Were talking. To Sunset Shimmer."
"Ooooh, busted."
"W-well... yeah."
"And just what did you two happen to talk about? The weather? Your plans for this lovely day? What musicians are good and what musicians suck? Or maybe something that would've given those bunch of teenage hippie brats an excuse to keep us on a tighter leash? Tell me, what made you think that it was such a good idea to open your mouth to our sworn enemy?"
"...sworn...enemy?"
"Yes, sworn enemy! What, did you think that we were trying to be their friends or something? Did you think that all of this was nothing more than some sort of game to you?"
"...yes, actually."
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"Wow, Sonata. Just when I thought you couldn't get anymore stupid, you--"
"And I'm a bit that neither of you saw it like that, too."
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"....Maybe it's because that we saw it as something serious! Maybe it's because that, unlike you, we were actually trying to get our magic back! We - I - put so much into this plan! I had to work with limited resources, think up things just like that and hope that they worked as well as I wanted them to! We were so close to getting our power back and taking over this pitiful world, and it was ripped away just like that! Is that really so hard for you to comprehend, Sonata?! That we've lost everything that allowed us to keep our identity as Sirens?! Huh?! Is it?!"
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"....wow."
"Wow?! Is that really all you have to say for yourself to excuse the exceeding amount of idiocy you're--"
"I... really thought you were better than that, Dagi."
"Excuse me?"
"You were doing so good up to this point. All in, chest out, strolling into every situation like nothing could touch you. Even when Star Swirl defeated us, you were so quick to bounce right back up. But right now, I can't see the difference between you and a six-year-old throwing a tantrum over a lost game of tag. Thought you'd have a lot more dignity than that-- whoa!"
"What the--!"
"How dare you speak to me that way, you little worm! Have you forgotten that I am the reason you're sitting right where you are right now?! I found you! I gave you a purpose! I'm the one that made this little team! If it weren't for me, you'd be nothing! I-- what are you laughing at?!"
"Hahahahahaha~! I-I'm sorry! I thought you were joking! I mean, that sounds like a really stupid thing to say, don't you think?"
"Stupid, huh? Well, why don't you explain it to me?"
"Well, for one, I think it'd be the other way around."
"Ahaha! You think I'd be nothing without you? I, the one who paved most of the way for you two, would be helpless without you morons to keep me company? Is that what you're saying right now?"
"Mhm!"
"Please amuse me."
"Well, you told us that you wanted to be a leader, right? You wanted to rule Equestria with an iron fist. You wanted millions of followers that admired you with each and every step you took. You wanted them to do anything for you. If you needed someone to fight for you, they would. If you needed someone to die for you, they would. They'd do all that and more, and so would we if we had the chance. Isn't that right, Ari? Would you die for the sake of our glorious leader?"
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"Heh. She's being shy right now. Anyway, we were the first two that you chose. In the thousands upon thousands of years that passed, you kept us right at your side. And you were right to do so. When you gave the order, we gave you chaos, death and destruction absolute. In return, you gave us the best moments of our lives. You gave us a real reason to breathe, to keep living as opposed to... oh, I don't know, throwing ourselves off of a cliff or impaling ourselves on a dead tree. Each and every pony killed or building taken down was another drop of fuel for me. I don't think I could've gone any higher than the moment we faced down that old wizard. It was a give and take sort of thing, you know? We gave you a stepping stone to your goal, and you gave us a purpose. That never changed, even when we were banished. So I'm going to use this opportunity to say thank you. I'm really glad to have met you.
I will also say this. Right now, everyone hates us because of what we did. We don't have our powers anymore to protect us. We're just three little girls in a cruel world. But we're still here, breathing and thoughtful. We can find a way. I'm certainly going to try, now that I just simply can't take my eye off Sunny."
"Wh... what do you mean, Sonata?"
"She reminds me of Star Swirl, Adagio. That big wall that won't go down no matter how much we throw at it. I may not have the ability to sing anymore, but I'm still in the same place as she is. So I'm going to use my time and find another way. I'm going to break her, wear her down until she can't find the willpower to stand up anymore. Then when all of it's said and done, I'm going to drive my Cupid's arrow straight through the confines of her skull, just like I did with my very first kill. Or did the humans refer to the heart when they said that? I don't know, I'm trying to go for something that makes the most of a mess, you know?"
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"Eh, screw it. I'm gonna Google it. I'll be in my room, girls! Enjoy your lunch! I'll clean the dishes when you're done, okay?"
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"....oh, God."
"A...Adagio?"
"I'm... going to lie on the couch for a few hours. D... don't wake me."