//------------------------------// // Sleepover // Story: Zombie Chronicles: Return Of The Dazzlings // by ZombieBrony22 //------------------------------// "Hey, Autumn." Aria said, opening the door. "Hey, Aria." I said back. "So, um... wanna come in?" Aria asked. "Sure." I said, walking inside. I saw that the house was empty, but still pretty decent for two 18 year-olds. It had decent flooring, a nice hallway, and two rooms parting at the end. "Where's Adagio?" I asked. "Hmm, most likely screwing some guy for money." Aria said. "Wait, Adagio's a hooker?" I asked with my face turning slightly pale. "No! She just..." "Does sex for money?" I asked. "Yeah. Can we talk about something else?" Aria asked with her face turning red. "Okay... how about this house? How did you get the money?" I asked. Aria looked at me and rolled her eyes. "Oh, right, your hooker sister." I mocked. Aria then kindly nudged me on the shoulder while starting to crack a smile. "So... what's the plan?" I asked. "What?" Aria asked. "How do we take over the world with these? Sure, Russia's occuppied with that Rabies strain, but what do we do after we take over Crystal Prep? How about the military?" I asked. Aria was silent for a moment. I could tell she had no idea what to say. "...So, you're in it for the long haul, huh?" She asked me finally. "Yep. I'm with you guys. You helped me become... somewhat better, so I'm with you guys in this plan. So, what's the plan?" I asked. "Well, Adagio has the idea of taking over Crystal Prep first, then we go for CHS. She figured if we had an army, we could do it." Aria said. CHS... "Uh... not sure I agree with you there on taking over CHS." I said. "You think we should leave it alone?" Aria said. "No... I think we should destroy it." I said. Aria's face went from questioned to shocked. "What?! Why?!" She asked me. I couldn't talk about Sunset... I just couldn't yet. "Because, my ex-girlfriend is there." I said. "Who is she?" Aria asked. I was trapped now, I either had to tell, or she'd figure out. "Her name was Sunset Shimmer." I said. Aria then turned pale white. "W- what do you mean Sunset Shimmer?" Aria asked. "Sunset's just a slutty bitch who uses others for her own gain. I should've known it wouldn't have ended well... Anyway, I met her about a year ago. It was one-sided, but I didn't care. Then, one day, she invited me over to her place for the night. One thing lead to another, and... A week later, she dumps me for some douche-bag named Flash Sentry..." I said, clenching my teeth near the end. Aria went from pale to confused. "What? You know her, did she get you expelled too?" I asked. "No. In fact what you told me was the exact opposite of her. In fact, she--" "That's bullshit. All of it, it's just a lie to get people to like her in a new way. Every part of her is still that bitch who slept with me." I said bitterly. "Autumn... if she was still that, she'd be one of us. You know that, right?" Aria asked. "And what, risk everyone hating her and moving here to Crystal Prep? Not a chance." I said. "...Okay, I do see that..." Aria said. "Aria, I know you and Adagio are different from that." I said. "How?" Aria asked. "Because you came to me, I didn't come to you. Now, let's try to lighten up the mood." I said as I was able to find a board game on one of the shelves. "Monopoly, huh? You're on!" Aria said with a smirk on her face. We were deep into the game, at least 2 hours in. I just needed Free Parking and I'd win. Aria, however, finally got it. "Yes! Told you I'd win." Aria said smugly. "Okay, okay. So I doubted you a little bit..." I chuckled. We were silent for a minute until Aria scooched next to me. "So, what took you so long to respond?" She asked. "...Had to get my face cleaned up first." I said. "By your mom?" Aria asked. "Yeah. She was in college to be a doctor, but she wasn't able to get the job. When she learned about the Shadowbolts, she always had the things ready to stop the bleeding. Better than that school nurse, let me tell you." I said chuckling. By the look of Aria's face, now wasn't the best time for jokes. "So... let's talk about your family. Do you girls have anyone?" I asked. "No. Not anymore. We had a sister, her name was Sonata. She was, I don't know how else to say it, retarded. She always acted like everything was just a big game. Sometimes, I needed that." Aria said. "What happened to her?" I asked. "After the Battle of The Bands, we were homeless. We were holding up in a homeless shelter when we left. Without her." She said. "Why?" I asked. "Because Adagio said we needed to cut her loose if we were gonna take over the world. I still miss her, but there's no finding her now." Aria said. "I'm sorry. The way you described her, that reminded me of my sister." I said. "What happened to her?" Aria asked. "She went to CHS too. She stayed while I was at Crystal Prep. When I was there, I knew that she and Sunset didn't get along. When I went to visit her one day, I found a note. It said: 'Autumn Flier, you are my brother. I love you and I don't want you to do what I did.' I looked downstairs and I found her. On the ground. In a pool of her own blood. Gun inside her hand." I said. Aria then placed her hand in mine. I didn't know what to do but accept it. She then put her head on mine. I heard her start to cry with her head on my shoulder. I held it there and I felt the tears fall down my eyes. We stayed like this until we just couldn't cry anymore. We then heard a knock on the door. "Aria? Autumn? It's me. Let me in, please." Adagio said with panted breath. "Told you so." I said in her ear as she got up to answer the door. I wish I wasn't in a laughing mood with what she said when she entered. "What is it?" I asked her. She turned at me and I saw a tear fall down her cheek. "Autumn, your mother's been murdered."