//------------------------------// // This Should be Interesting // Story: A Dazzling Tale // by RoboCheatsyVA TM //------------------------------// "Battle!-" "We want to win it!" Now the crowd was riled up and the room was filled with negative energy. "Let's have a battle!-" "Battle of the bands!-" "Let's have a battle!-" "We will go all in it!-" "Let's have a battle!-" "Battle!-" "Battle!-" Mine and the girls' voices were so much stronger now than they were before, but our full power wasn't back yet. However, now we could push it a bit. "Battle of the bands!-" Negative energy filled our pendants. The girls and I raised our heads and extended our arms in victory. We listened to the sounds of the bickering students and liked it. The girls and I exited the cafeteria. "That was awesome," Aria said. "I have to agree. That turned out a lot better than I expected," I said. "I totally saw that one coming," Sonata said. I gave her an acknowledging nod. "Well, I suppose for now we ought to head to our classes. See you two later," I said with a wave as we split off to head to our classes. I walked down the hall. What a grand entrance we'd made, singing that song. "Hey!" I heard a friendly voice call a few minutes later. "Hm?" I said turning slightly. It was the girl who'd given is the tour earlier. She panted after catching up with me. "Glad I caught up to you. I heard that you have a mythology class this period with Miss Cheerilee," she said. "I have that same class this period, so I thought we could maybe walk to class together." "Sure. Why not?" I said with a shrug. I was trying to look as innocent as possible, considering how bad what I had just done looked. She walked along with a happy smile on her face. It was like she'd never done this before or something. So first of all, what's the deal with her? Second of all, why do I care? Seriously, I don't know why but I almost feel sympathetic for her. Wait a minute. Sympathy? "So, I don't think I ever introduced myself properly; I'm Sunset Shimmer," she said. "The name's Adagio, Adagio Dazzle," I said, extending my hand. Sunset extended her hand as well and we shook hands. "Nice to meet you," Sunset said. "Nice to meet you too," I said. "So what were the names of the girls with you?" Sunset asked. "Aria Blaze and Sonata Dusk are their names," I said. "Oh those are cool names," Sunset said. "Are you guys musicians or something?" "Oh, yes. We travel a lot and enter competitions," I said. "Oh, that explains why you wanted to turn the showcase into a Battle of the Bands," Sunset said. I laughed lightly. "Yeah, we do get a little carried away occasionally and forget what these showcases are really about," I said, trying to play mine and the girls' actions off as if we got carried away. "I can understand, sometimes when you're excited you get kind of carried away," Sunset said. "So where are you from?" she continued. "I'm from Canterlot," I said. "Oh! I live in Canterlot too! Hey, where do you live- maybe we're neighbors," Sunset said. "I live in the big, pearl-colored building downtown," I said. Gah! Why was I telling her all of this? Stop being so easy to talk to! "Hey! That means we're neighbors!" Sunset said. "I live in the same building!" "Oh, great," I said, faking happiness. "Oh, hey we're here already!" Sunset said. "Today's class should be interesting. We're going to learn about Sirens, I wonder if they're anything like Equestrian Sirens." "Equestrian Sirens?" I said, arching an eyebrow. Just how much did this girl know? She chuckled nervously. "Um, forget I ever said anything," she said. We walked into the classroom. "Hey, Adagio, there's an empty seat next to me if you wanna sit together," Sunset said. "Sure," I said with a shrug. Ironically enough, I almost, almost sort of like this girl, but I'm not letting her stand in my way of winning. I took a seat next to Sunset when some kid tapped me on the shoulder. "Hey, fair warning, you shouldn't sit next to her; she's evil," they said. I whipped my head around to face them. "Listen, you little brat, you can't judge someone just because of what they are or what they've done in the past. I'll see for myself if she's evil or not," I snarled. They backed off after dealing with my sharp tongue. The only two people I've ever known to be able to handle my sharp tongue are Aria and Sonata. "What's the matter Adagio?" Sunset asked. "Some idiot told me you were evil," I said. "Oh, well, if you want to hate me now too just go on ahead." Sunset lowered her head into her arms as if to cry. A sneer crossed my face. Looks like I just found someone's weak point, I thought. I gave her a compassionate pat on her back. "Don't worry, I told them to hush. I won't judge you based upon what someone else has said about you; I'll see for myself who you are," I said softly. "I'm not like those Equestrian jerks." She looked up at me, teary eyed. "Thank you," she said. "Now what do you say we listen to Miss Cheerilee's lesson?" I suggested. Sunset nodded. We listened intently. I was surprised at how similar the mythical Sirens here were to Equestrian Sirens. "Now, I know the musical showcase is coming up this weekend, but I will be assigning you all projects to work on. You may choose your partner and you can choose any of the myths we have covered thus far," Cheerilee said. Oh great. Just what I needed; something to interfere as I try and take over this pathetic little world. A bunch of kids walked up to me and asked if I would be their partner but I sharply declined. "Why in the world would I partner with people who judge others just because of their previous actions?" I said sharply. "In other words, Sunset, care to be my partner?" I said. "Really?" Sunset said. "Mhm," I said with a nod. Cheerilee clapped her hands to get everyone's attention. "Alright, does everyone have a partner?" she asked. "Yes," everyone replied. "Alright then, I can't wait to see your projects! Have a good afternoon!" Cheerilee said, well, cheerily. We walked out of the classroom. Sunset and I walked together to our next class. "Hey, can I see your schedule?" she asked. "Sure," I said, pulling the schedule out of my pocket (I have those, they just aren't obvious). I don't keep anything in my hair because that's a little unsanitary. "Thanks," Sunset said. "Oh, hey! We have all of our classes together!" "Yay!" I said, faking happiness. "Hey, Sonata's in our next class. I'll take that time to introduce you two," I said. "That's awesome! Which one is Sonata?" Sunset asked. "Sonata is the quirky blue-haired one," I said. "And so Aria's the grouchy one?" Sunset asked. "Exactly," I replied. "You catch on fast." Sunset's pretty sharp, yet gullible all at the same time. I'll introduce Sunset to the girls and see if I can persuade them to let her join our group. Sunset's pretty desperate for friends and everyone seems to dislike her. I'll lure her into our group and then she won't even know she's helping carry out the Dazzlings' evil plot, I thought.