//------------------------------// // Drama // Story: The Worst // by SquiggelSquirrel //------------------------------// “Adagio! We know you're in there! We need to talk!” The rapping at the door continued its steady rhythm. “Don't open it!” hissed Adagio, as Applejack took a step towards the front door. Sunset Shimmer emerged from the kitchen, and gave Adagio and Applejack a questioning look. “Just pretend we're not in,” pleaded Adagio. The two girls stood uncertainly in the hallway, as the relentless drumming continued. Then a small noise made them turn; A pink hand was holding the letter plate open, and Aria's purple eyes were staring in. “Open the door!” she demanded. “I know you're there; I can see you!” Sunset shrugged, and headed for the door. Both she and Applejack heard Adagio's strangled whispering. “I'm not here! Use the chain!” Sunset slipped the security chain into place, and unlocked the door. Immediately, Aria forced her boot, hand, and most of her face into the gap, swinging the door open to the limits of the chain. The knocking continued, however. “Adagio! Get your butt out here!” “She's not here,” declared Sunset. “Why would she be?” “Oh yeah? Then where is she?” “How should I know?” Aria paused a moment to consider this. “Well if she's not here, why aren't you letting us in?” “Uh, because we're enemies?” As Aria considered this also, Rainbow Dash wandered into the hall. “Hey, uh, what's going on?” “Ha!” yelled Aria, thrusting a finger in Rainbow Dash's direction. “I knew you were here! You've dragged Adagio off to some brainwashing friendship camp, admit it!” Rainbow Dash stared blankly back at the accusing finger. “What?” “Well, when was the last time you saw her?” Rainbow Dash glanced from the Aria to Sunset, and briefly to Adagio, who was still hunched in by the chair, making frantic gestures in Rainbow's direction. “Err, I dunno. Battle of the bands maybe?” “Oh yeah?” grinned Aria triumphantly, “then are you saying you didn't leave Donut Joe's with her yesterday afternoon, with your wimpy pink-haired friend?” No-one spoke for several seconds, the knocking filling the otherwise silent hallway. “Nnoo?” Aria inhaled, then yelled again. “ADAGIO!” Slumped against the chair, Adagio brought one hand up to her face. “Alright, fine!” snapped Applejack. “She's here, but she just don't wanna talk to the two of you right now.” “And we're just supposed to take your word for that?” “Take it or leave it, we ain't lettin' you in.” “Well then I'll just keep yelling, and Sonata's arm isn't even getting tired.” “Nope!” affirmed Sonata cheerfully, without pause from her beating on the door. Adagio drew herself up to a standing position, and stepped around the door-frame. “Seriously? That's the best plan you two idiots could come up with?” “Well it worked, didn't it?” smirked Aria. Adagio grunted, and gestured for Sunset to open the door. Sunset gave Adagio a sardonic glare, but turned back to the door, and raised a hand to Aria's face, to push the girl back out of the door. Aria responded by snapping her teeth towards the encroaching hand. “I can't take the chain off with you in the way.” Reluctantly, Aria pulled back, allowing Sunset to close, un-chain, and re-open the door. Aria pushed past her, striding right up to Adagio, while Sonata crossed the threshold, but remained within reach of the door, continuing to knock. Aria hesitated, looking Adagio up and down, before speaking. “Geez Adagio, this is worse than I thought. You look like a teddy bear.” Adagio's haughty glare faltered slightly as she remembered that she was still wearing Fluttershy's spare pyjamas. “If you've got something to say, then say it,” she grumbled. “Meh. Not really, just wanted to make sure you weren't getting 'rainbow magic' treatment from the 'Rainbooms'” A thought struck Adagio, and she grinned. “Hey, that's a great idea!” Glancing around, Adagio grabbed Rainbow Dash by the arm and dragged her forward. “How about you all sing a few bars, and see if you can un-gay these two with your friendship magic.” “Wait, what!?” exclaimed a bewildered Rainbow Dash. “You told them?” Aria asked flatly. “Adagio,” interjected Applejack, “just to be clear, are ya bothered 'cause these two are related, or 'cause they're gay?” Before Adagio could answer, Aria spoke up. “What difference does that make?” “A pretty big difference, ah reckon'.” “Right, that whole 'gay pride' thing. It's a fad; Don't expect it to last.” “Excuse me!?” Exclaimed Sunset. “That's not —” she glanced over at Sonata “— how can you say that?” Aria turned a condescending grin towards Sunset. “You're new here, so let me tell you: These apes are always finding new ways to hate each other, and they change the rules every other decade. “Oh, you can't sleep with him,” she said, her voice switching to a higher pitch, “He's from a different country. “Oh, not her either, she has a different religion. “Ew, no, you're both women. “Don't have sex with that, you're not the same species. “And now,” she added, her voice returning to its normal moan, “you're trying to tell me I can't have sex with my own sister? Screw that. You lot”, she turned back to Applejack, “always think you're more enlightened than your grandparents, but your rules never really make sense.” Sonata watched in amusement as various expressions played out on the other girl's faces. “Different… species?” Applejack finally managed. “Don't knock it if you haven't tried it.” “Aria,” began Adagio slowly, “NEVER tell me the story behind that.” “Who says it's just one story?” Adagio shuddered, and raised clawed hands to either side of her face. “So come on,” continued Aria, “why don't you all tell me what's 'wrong' with incest anyway?” “Um,” Twilight Sparkle had entered the hallway, “historically, it was a way to prevent inbreeding, between heterosexual couples, but—” “Right, inbreeding. Which doesn't matter, because me and Sonata aren't gonna have kids.” “We aren't?” Sonata stopped knocking, and stepped forward, apparently distraught by this news. Every pair of eyes in the hallway (except of course her own) turned to stare at Sonata. In perfect synchronisation, Aria and Adagio each slowly raised a hand to their face. “Erm,” said Applejack, “Does someone need to have a 'talk' with her, about stuff?” “Go ahead,” Aria smirked from beneath her palm, “I could use a good laugh.” “Sonata,” began Sunset, stepping forward, “do you, uh, know where babies come from?” Sonata stared blankly back at her for a moment, then grinned. “Oooh, sure! A guy sticks his thingy in ya coochie,” she made hand gestures to illustrate the point, “and squirts his stuff in there, then you get a baby in ya belly and it grows all big, then rips its way out. “It's kind dumb if you ask me, you should just lay your eggs and then get a guy to jerk off over them. Though I guess then that wouldn't be as fun, and having a baby wriggling around inside you does sound kinda cool, like you swallowed it but it's still alive. It's kinky, even.” “Um,” said Sunset, reeling slightly from this exposure to Sonata's world-view, “right. You need a guy. And you two are both girls, so you can't make a baby with just the two of you.” “O-o-o-h, okay!” Everyone relaxed slightly now that Sonata's confusion seemed to be over. “But we can still adopt, right?” The only movement in the hallway was Aria's head, slowly turning towards Sonata. Her eyes were wide and fearful, but after a moment, a small smile played around the corners of her lips. “You… you want to…” “No,” said Adagio. “No. No, and absolutely, no. It's not happening, not now, not ever. I am not becoming an aunt by both of you at the same time.” “Oh, what do you care?” muttered Aria. “What do I CARE?” Adagio suddenly shrieked. “What do I care that my sisters are a pair of disgusting freaks!?” Both the other sirens flinched back at this, but Adagio wasn't done. “What do I care that you're both sick perverts who can't find anyone decent to bang!? I mean, why should it bother me that you want to add a child to your warped little game?” Both Sunset and Rainbow Dash tried futilely to calm Adagio, or stop her rant. Already, Aria was wide-eyed, her fists clenched and her knuckles white. Sonata, meanwhile, was slumped against the wall, clutching her cheeks and whimpering. “You know what?” Adagio's voice switched to low and menacing. “I don't care. Not any more; I'm done.” “What…” began Aria. “It's over.” Adagio answered. “Our pendants are smashed, our voices are gone. No more band, no more Dazzlings. We are never going home, so why should I waste my time on you two any more? “So go ahead. Screw each other senseless. Adopt a whole new family. Do what you like, I don't care. From here on,” she took a deep breath, and her gaze swept over the both of them, her lip curled. “I — don't — have — any — sisters.” With this, she turned, shoved Rainbow Dash aside, and stomped her way up the stairs.