As you walk down the last hallway to the main foyer, your mind can't help but wander. If these new girls are similar to the one you saw, the blue one, this could spell more trouble. You remember the girl had shown off a grin to you, but you couldn't tell if it was friendly, mischievous, evil, or all the above. If that was possible.
You feel a tap on your shoulder and turn your head to face Sunset. She nods her head forward and you look forward, seeing the foyer and what appears to be three girls waiting. Actually they appear to be standing in a spot that is somehow dark.
Ominous...
"Hey," Sunset whispered, "The one in the middle is named Adagio, that's A-da-shi-o, not A-da-gi-o. The one on our left is Aria, and the one on the right is Sonata. Got it?"
You give a quick nod and say an, "Alright," to Sunset, though you mind kinda liked the name Sonata out of those three. As you both approach them, you wonder if you should speak up or let Sunset do the talking.
"Hi, are you the new girls we're supposed to meet?"
Well nevermind then, guess she's taking the lead. The three girls walk out of the darkness that really shouldn't even be there, their clothing was...an interesting choice. In fact you were sure they couldn't be sisters, they dress way too differently. The one on the left, Aria, has short sleeves that appear to be torn off, yet the other two don't.
The one in the middle, Adagio, with an unbelievable amount of hair has hand gloves, but the others don't. Finally the blue, Sonata, one has bracelets with spikes but the other two-
Wait what, a blue girl?!
You do a double take as you heard a voice, probably Adagio, "We are," she said as they adopted a pose that suggested they've been waiting to do that for a while. You look to Sunset who smiles and then turned around to begin the tour as she talked about CHS.
You also turned around, but your head was turned a bit as you watched the girls out of the corner of your eye. They almost seemed to be watching you both, especially that Sonata girl...in fact that smile of hers seems familiar.
"CHS is a great place. It has some ups and downs but you'll love it here," Sunset said. Ups and downs didn't begin to cover the recent events here.
"Oh yes," Adagio uttered, "We sense there's something...magical about this place."
Okaaaay...that's also ominous. Could they know about...no that's not possible. You turn your head to look forward again as Sunset began to point out class rooms here and there. Your mind was working with fear poisoning its thought process.
Three girls in the past, three new girls here. One of them blue like the one seen weeks ago. Coincidence? Very unlikely. It only fed more fear into your mind, why would they appear now weeks later? Something...something was wrong here, you aren't sure what it is. But-
"...Is having a big musical showcase! The whole school is practically rallying around this charity event."
You stop and turn around, seeing the girls had stopped at one of the musical showcase posters. You take a few steps to reach them, taking a look at Sunset who seemed to give you a frown for a split second before looking at the new girls again.
You look at the new girls again as well, only to see Sonata is watching you more than anyone else. She flashed you a smile, which made your mind pause for a few seconds. She wasn't that bad looking and her clothes seemed hand made, which was cute.
'Whoa, where did that come from?' You thought to yourself. On instinct you flashed a quick smile back before both of you then turn your attention to the others.
Adagio seemed amused when she learned about the showcase as her eyes looked back to her companions, "A...musical showcase?" She half-asked half-stated. You looked at Aria and Sonata, who had both gained smiles, or smirks, on their faces.
"Well yeah," Sunset said, "I'm sure that even though you're new, Principle Celestia will let you three sign up for it." You heared Sunny clear her throat, "Uh...what instruments do you all play?"
"We don't play instruments, but we sing from time to time," That voice came from Aria, it was...a bit deeper than you expected. She also seemed..bored?
"Well actually what Aria means is that we sing like...well...an awful lot. How do you think we survive on a daily basis?" Sonata stated. Her voice...god that voice seemed to sweet and innocent, almost like a mix of Pinkie's and Fluttershy's. For a second you suspected they might be just...normal girls.
However your eyes move to Adagio, seeing her turn around and make a motion with her hand as she grunts. Aria seemed mildly panicking as she looked at Sonata, who seemed innocently confused, "What? What'd I say?"
"What you meant to say," Adagio said as she turned to face you and Sunset again, clasping her hands behind her back, "Is that a musical showcase is a great way to meet the entire school, isn't it Sonata?"
Wait what, that's not what Sonata said at all. Seemed Sonata thought otherwise though, "Oh, right. What she said is what I meant to say. Meeting students and all that."
"Something you would've said," Aria replied, "If you weren't an idiot most of the time Sonata."
Sonata seemed a bit hurt as she put her hands on her hips and leaned closer to Aria, "You're the idiot Aria!"
Before either you or Sunset can say a word, Adagio gets in between you both and her friends, "You'll have to excuse them, they're both idiots," Adagio said as she flashed an annoyed glare at them both. Sonata and Aria move a step or two away from eachother and look different ways.
You look at Sunset who looked back at you. She shrugged and looked at Adagio again, you did the same and found her playing with a red pendant with her fingers as she watched her friends.
"Hey," Sunny said, "Those are pretty," she continued as she began to reach out to the pendant, "Where did yo-"
Sunset stopped speaking as Adagio suddenly grabbed her arm by the wrist. You tensed up from watching it as Adagio had a hostile look on her face for a second. Adagio suddenly lets go and lets out a deep, possibly fake laugh, "Sorry!" She said, "These pendants mean an awful lot to us, given to us by all by a...special friend. We wouldn't want to lose our only physical memory of him."
Adagio put a hand to her pendant and began to walk past you both. Aria followed right behind but as Sonata pasted by you, she seemed to give you a smile and a quick wink. While you didn't believe your eyes, the damage was done as it caused your heart to beat a bit faster for a second. You watched her go as a result.
In fact, you watched the new girls go until something hits you on the back of your head. You put a hand on the back of your head and turn around, looking at Sunset. She had crossed her arms and was staring at you.
"What?" You asked as you took your hand off of your head.
She unfolded her arms and poked you in the chest with a finger, "You like one of the new girls don't you?"
You blinked a few times at her, she was jealous wasn't she? You put up a hand defensively, "Hang on now Sunny," you say, "We just met them. I can't just fall in love at first sight can I?"
She eyes you and then sighs, turning away as she began to walk down the hall. She mutters something as you begin to follow her, "Let's just go to lunch," she mumbles.
Well, now your heart went from beating a bit faster to feeling damaged. Realizing your mistake, you jog to catch up to her and put a hand on her shoulder. She looked at you, it was hard to tell her emotions from her face. She had gotten well at hiding her emotions.
"Look, I'm sorry if I offended you by saying that. Sometimes I forget about your crush on me. I-I mean I only forget it during certain- you see what I mean," you decide to stop talking and shut up, looking away in embarrassment.
However, you hear a light, amused, feminine giggle, "You're cute when you get flustered and tongue tied." She said as she gently took your hand off of her shoulder. You saw her smiling at you, jealousy forgotten, "Now come on, the lunch bell should ring so-"
*Riiiiiing*
"N-nevermind," she mumbled as you chuckled. She playfully punches you in the side as she starts to walk faster, "Come on on slow poke! I don't want a long line, plus...those new girls are acting strange and the others should know."
You started to walk a bit faster with her to lunch, "Yeah...something's off about them. Perhaps we can find out later after a good meal."
She chuckled, "Read my mind cutie..."
You smirk a bit, "What was that?"
She looked away as you both turned a corner and went down the hallway to the open cafeteria doors as the hallway began to fill up with hungry students, "Nothing!" She quickly said.
You let it slide, for now. But a few bits of you felt... Uncomfortable. Despite being in a now sea of students in the hallway, a part of you personally even felt...
...Watched.
Sonata Dusk waited with Aria and Adagio as the hall became empty once more. If the schedule was right it was lunch time, all the students would be in the same place at the same time. The perfect time to sing and begin Adagio's plan.
Of course, before the hallway had emptied, Sonata had gotten a bit lucky. She had caught a glimpse or two of the guy that had been with Sunset, she didn't didn't know his name, but she had found out he was from Hoofington. Apparently something happened there and forced him and his family to come here.
What made her blood boil instead of her heart race was that bacon colored bitch. She had kept an eye on them both after they had left the poster to go to lunch. It was obvious Sunset liked him, but she couldn't tell if he liked her back...or if he just hangs out with her. But thinking about it made the Siren's blood boil and caused her to tighten her hands into fists for a few seconds out of jealousy. It was her first actual crush, why couldn't it be easy?
"SONATA! Are you even listening?!
Sonata jumped in surprise from Adagio's sudden yelling. She looked at her friend and nodded her head a few times. Adagio narrowed her eyes at Sonata, "What's the plan then?"
Sonata's eyes widened, "It's...well..uh...it has to do with...lunch?"
Adagio hit her face with a hand as Aria chuckled next to Sonata, "Probably thinking about her crush, as usual."
Sonata could feel her face becoming red, "I-I was not Aria!" She somewhat yelled at her friend.
She felt hands go to her cheeks as Adagio turned Sonata's head to make them face to face, "Sonata..." Adagio started, "Just try and focus for the rest of the day alright? Just listen to my plan, you'll enjoy it."
Sonata sighed and nodded slowly, making Adagio smile and let go of her cheeks. Adagio then looked back into the cafeteria and took a deep breath.
"The plan is simple, we use the musical showcase against the school. We still have enough negative energy to make our voices just strong enough to make them want something so badly, they'll fight each other to get it!"
"That's it Adagio?" Aria asked, bored, "so we do what we always do, stir up for trouble and feed off of the negative energy in order to survive? Some plan."
Adagio huffed, "It's won't be the same as the times before Aria! There is Equestrian magic in there and if it's lingered here long enough it should make this energy more...pleasing to us. Their negative energy will give us more than enough power to make this ENTIRE world to do our bidding...then we take over Equestria."
Sonata watched her friend before looking at one of the many posters along the wall, "Oh! But can we get lunch after we cause the trouble? We gotta eat you know!"
Sonata looks back at Adagio, who gets in her face. Adagio points a finger at Sonata, "Just follow my lead."
"Or my lead," Sonata and Adagio both look at Aria who's thinking.
Sonata watches in amusement as Adagio grabs Aria by her jacket and pulls her closer, "MY. LEAD." Adagio uttered slowly and threateningly, making Aria look away.
Adagio lets Aria go and walked away as Sonata started to giggle and bit on her finger to stop herself, watching Aria grumble and pout. When Aria has calmed down, the three get into position behind the door, Adagio smirked, "Remember girls, make them want to win the showcase, make it into a battle."
"Make it into a Battle of The Bands."
You set down your lunch tray on the table and sit next to Sunset with all of your friends. They look at you as AJ spoke up, "So how'd it go?"
"Well," you say, "It went...okay perhaps? They acted rather strange."
Sunset nodded, "They did. It was like they...already knew about me or something. I can't...put my finger on it, but something is strange about them."
You nodded, only to look at Pinkie who's looking hyperactive as usual, "Oh oh! Where they strange like this?" She asked as she moved her hair around to give herself a fake moustache, "Or strange like this?" Is time she moved her hair out of the way, put two carrots in her mouth to be like fangs, and hade some salad as eyebrows.
"Oh! Or-"
You see Rainbow put a hand in front of Pinkie, "Maybe we should let them tell us?" She said as she motioned to both you and Sunny. Pinkie smiled and one of the carrots fell out of her mouth, making you snicker in amusement.
Then you clear your throat, "Well Adagio said they sensed something magical about this place. I don't think she meant the magic that allows you to transform when you play music but-"
Suddenly you all hear a loud *WHAM*. As you all turn to one of the Cafeteria entrances, you spot the exact people you were talking about. The three new girls, but some thing was off...they're...they're...
They're singing?
"Ah-ha-ha-Ah-ha."
"Ah-ha-ha-Ah-ha."
"Ah-ha-ha-Ah-ha."
"Ah-ha-ha-Ah-ha."
The first few lines alone seemed to draw you in as you couldn't help but watch them slowly move and sing. As your eyes mostly watched Sonata, you couldn't help but see a light swing in their hips with each step.
"We heard to want to get together~" Adagio begins as her friends continue their first lines.
"We heard you want to rock this school~"
"We've got something that is better." As Adagio continued, you saw she...began to touch people on the head as she walked by? That's weird...but they also begin to resemble a creature you remember learning about in history...what was it?
"Something that changes all the rules~"
By now Adagio. Aria, and Sonata had everyone's attention, even your own. But something in the back of your mind was screaming in panic, currently muffled by the sound of those...lovely voices.
"Why pretend we're all the same?"
"When some of us shine brighter~"
"Shine brighter~"
Adagio then moved around the room for a few seconds before continuing as she touched yet another student on the shoulders, "Here's a chance to find your flame~"
"Are you a loser or a fighter?" Adagio continued as she moved away from the nerd in an almost seductive way. Her question seemed to light a fire in you, but something in your head was trying to extinguish it. Why?
It clicks in your head then. For a second your mind clears and the screaming in the back of your mind reaches your ears. These girls are acting like Sirens from Greek Mythology! But they are only seen in the Mediterranean! Unfortunately your mind starts to slowly fog up as their song continues,more noting you from asking yourself more questions.
"Me and you, you and me. Why don't we see who is better?" The three said together.
"We don't have to be one in the same thing!"
"Oh what's so wrong with a little competition?"
"Are you afraid of failing the audition?"
That question sparked a slightly bigger fire. Yes..what was wrong with a bit of competition? Wouldn't people pay to see bands compete? As you looked at other tables, it was obvious you weren't the only one thinking this..perhaps the Rainbooms thought so as well! They could easily win an audit-
"Whoa...what's happening to me?" You ask yourself as you put a hand to your forehead, a sudden throbbing pain has engulfed your mind. It felt like someone was stabbing you there with a knife. Your vision goes black a few seconds later from the extensive pain you felt.
...
...
...
You can hear their singing still. It's pounding against your eardrums, invading your thoughts. The sound of Siren singing should have taken control of you by now, yet you still had some freedom! But one thing keeps repeating itself over and over and over again inside your head.
"Battle!"
Eventually, it sounds as if everyone is singing with the Sirens. You were sure by now they are Sirens...nothing else would have have this affect with singing. But they aren't like the ones from the Greek mythology...otherwise they wouldn't be completely human looking or on a continent.
As the word battle repeats a few more times you attempt to get up, feeling a hand starting to shake your back. Your groggily open your eyes and look to your right, seeing an entire student body chanting with the Sirens, and concerned friends all looking at you and then at the sirens again. You woke up in time to hear the last line at least:
"Battle of the bands!"
You take a big gulp as you shake your head again, "W-we need to go...a-away from them! The new girls!" You say,as if you were drained and panicking at the same time. The Rainbooms look at you and nod, Sunset helping you up to your feet.
You're bit shaky as you stand up, the song having ended and the students now arguing and fighting with one another. Curses, taunts, and even a few racist comments can be heard over the crowd. The Rainbooms and Sunset go with you as Sunset helps you to one of the other exits. When you're out of the cafeteria Sunset looks at you in explanation. Which you give a tired shake of your head in return.
As you all moved away you slowly felt better, more in control. But a few things were bitting at your mind and attacking your heart.
How and why are Sirens here at CHS?
What do they want? To take over the school? Seems that way.
How can you defeat a mythological creature?
Why are the cute girls bad guys at first or all the time?
That last question made your heart burn and some sweat roll down your forehead. Your heart never made things easy for you. But why it had to replaces it's civil war over your feelings for Sunset into a new, nagging question of if you had feelings for a new girl that was an evil siren..
Well it wasn't on the top of your list. You're more concern about staying free and defeating this new evil threat. Least you had friends to help you a lot with that, this was as much of their home as it was to you...for a school anyway.
But how come you are all still free, and why did you have that black out level of a headache in the middle of their song?