Canterlot City.
It was a beautiful, sunny day and people were walking everywhere minding their own business. Somewhere in a cafe, people were drinking their usual drinks. But there were also three strange girls. One girl with blue skin who wore a dark purplish-red coat with short sleeves and a short pink skirt, her boots being a hotter shade of pink. Her sky blue hair with royal-blue streaks was tied in a simple ponytail behind her. Another girl was fuchsia skinned. She wore a white, sleeveless blouse beneath a green waist-cut jacket with the sleeves torn off, along with hot-purple pants and boots of a slightly darker color. Her hair was a solid purple with turquoise streaks that was split off into long pigtails held by star-shaped clips. The last of the three was a yellow skinned girl with long, and puffy harvest-orange hair that was tied back in a thick pony tail by a spiked band. She wore a purple, short-legged one-piece outfit, matching boots, purplish-pink sleeves and matching stockings. She also had spikes around her abdomen and on her boots. All of them wore a choker. But they had nothing on it. They didn't look very happy. A waitress brought their drinks.
"Here we go, misses. Two waters and one apple juice." The waitress said and walked away.
The girl with the ponytail gladly took the apple juice and began to suck the glass dry. The other two weren't drinking. Until the one with ponytails slammed her fist on the table.
"This isn't fair! How is this possible? We had them where we wanted them and, all of a sudden, they beat us. We can't keep living like this, Adagio." The girl said.
"You think I love it that our pendants are destroyed and that we're forced to eat human food? No! Look at us. We have to survive like vultures waiting after a predator finished its meal." The girl named Adagio said.
"Oh, if I ever see one of those rainblossoms again..." The girl with pigtails said while looking at her fingers that formed to claws.
"Aria, it won't help if we sit here and think how we're going to get revenge on those girls. We need to act now." Adagio said.
"But how? Our pendants are destroyed. Without them, we can't use our powers." The girl with the ponytail said.
"Ugh. We can't even trust you to think of an idea, Sonata." The girl named Aria said.
"Hey, I can think of great ideas if you give me the chance!" The girl named Sonata said.
"Ha! Give you a chance? We can't give you a chance because you don't have any brains." Aria said.
"I do have brains!" Sonata yelled.
"Shut up! Both of you! Listen to yourselves. It doesn't help if we argue. Besides, you two arguing gives me a headache." Adagio said.
"She started it." Sonata said.
"Me?" Aria asked.
"Urgh. You two are seriously the most idiotic sirens I've ever met. If we don't figure something out, I'm gonna kill myself." Adagio said.
But they didn't notice that three strange people were walking pass the window where the Dazzlings sat and suddenly they entered the cafe. The three people were two men and one woman.
One of the two men is of moderate stature and generally good-looking. He has fair skin and a light dusting of freckles across his nose, auburn hair, sideburns, and "dreamy" green eyes. And he wore navy blue trousers, black boots, a magenta cravat, blue shirt, indigo vest, black epaulets, gold aiguillette, and a light gray-and-black blazer with patterns. The woman was skeletal and her hair was half black and half white. She wore a black dress, an enormous mink coat which swings about her like a cloak and red shoes with high heels. She also wore red gloves and a ring. The second man who stood in the middle was a tall, bony man with a twisted, black goatee and a faint mustache, as well as grey eyeliner. He wears black robes that reach the ground over top a red garment with bell sleeves. Underneath this second garment, he wore another shirt, this one black with very close-fitting sleeves that reach his wrists. The shoulders of his outer robe are pointed and connect to a long, billowing black cape with a blood red interior. His shoes are brown and the tips curl inward. A red-violet sash is tied around his waist. He also wears an odd, light-colored garment that covers his neck, the back of his head, and his chest. He sports a distinctive black headdress, seemingly a type of mitre, with a thin, yellow pattern wrapping around the middle, what seems to be a ruby set in the front, and a bright red feather placed just above it. But what makes him even more special is that he's holding a staff that resembles a cobra.
The three stood there for a moment. Everyone in the cafe was watching them, even the Dazzlings. The three began to walk towards the cashier. Some of the people thought they were a bit odd and some just kept on drinking. The three people walked pass the Dazzlings. The three girls kept looking at them.
"Wow, look at those three." Sonata said.
"Pfrt. Like that would surprise me." Aria said.
"Such strange clothing." Adagio said.
The three people walked to the cashier and stopped. The cashier looked at them.
"Can I help you?" The cashier asked.
"Yes. Three glasses of water, please." The man with the snake staff said.
"Coming right up." The cashier said.
The woman with the fur coat carried a cigarette holder. She sucked on it and blew a cloud of green smoke. The cashier and other people had to cough by that. Even the Dazzlings. Many people looked unamused at them.
"Excuse me, ma'am. Will you not smoke in here? It's not healthy for the people." The cashier asked.
"I don't see..."the woman said.
But before she could finish her sentence, the man with the snake staff interrupts her.
"Put it out, Cruella." The man with the snake staff said. "We don't want any trouble at this moment."
The woman named Cruella sighed in annoyance and putted the cigarette out. "People these days."
The cashier looked at them again.
"Isn't it a little early for Halloween? It's only within two days." The cashier said.
The three people looked at each other and the man without the snake staff spoke.
"Well, uh, yes. It's better to dress earlier." He said.
The Dazzlings still coughed the smoke out of their mouths.
"That woman sure has some nerve to smoke here." Adagio said.
"I know. I like her." Aria said with a devious smile.
With that, Sonata and Adagio looked at her with a raised eyebrow. Meanwhile, the cashier gave the three people their drinks.
"Here you go. That would be three dollars, please." The cashier said.
Cruella and the two men looked at each other with a devious smile. The man with the snake staff came closer to the cashier. The cashier became a bit uncomfortable.
"Um, aren't you going to pay?" The cashier asked.
The man looked at his snake staff and placed it right in front of the cashier.
"Don't worry about it." Suddenly, the eyes on the snake staff began to glow red and swirled around in circles. Making a hissing sound while doing it. "Everything will be fine."
The cashier looked at the staff and her eyes began to swirl too. "Everything will be...fine." She said.
"Is it alright to have the drinks for free?" the man asks.
His face could be seen in both the eyes of the snake staff. Smiling.
Adagio saw the whole thing while nobody else did.
"Sure. Whatever. We have no problem with that. Here you go. It's on the house." The cashier said as she gave the drinks to them.
The man drew his snake staff away from her, but her eyes were still swirling.
"You are very kind. We really appreciate it. Now I think there are still some people who want another drink. Hm?" The man said with a smile.
"Uh, yes. That would be...very good." The cashier said before walking towards the other people to ask for anymore drinks.
The man and his companions drank their own drinks. When their glasses are empty, they were ready to leave the café.
"Come on. We don't want to keep her waiting, do we?" The man with the snake staff said.
The three people were walking towards the exit, they walked passed the Dazzlings again. But suddenly, the man with the snake staff stopped for a moment. And looked at Adagio. He gave her a suspicious look. Adagio stood still and stared back at him. Then the man walked further and the three left the building. Adagio was still staring. She brought out a little red shard. She looked at it and it began to sparkle. She looked at the three people again and began to smile.
"Girls, I think we found the solution to all our problems." Adagio said with a devilish smirk.
"Work as sexy waitresses?" Sonata asked with a smile.
Aria and Adagio gave her an eye brow. Adagio slapped her hand against her head.
"Ugh. Those three people we just saw." Adagio said clearly.
"What's so special about three customers?" Aria said.
"Those weren't customers. Didn't you see what that man did to that cashier? Didn't you see he did something with that staff?" Adagio said.
Aria and Sonata looked at each other and shrugged at Adagio.
"Magic!" Adagio yelled but soon realised how loud she was.
Everybody in the café looked at her. She smiled nervously at them. They all turned their head back and went on with their normal routine. Adagio cleared her throat.
"It was magic. He hypnotized that cashier with his staff. I saw the eyes on the snake staff glow red." Adagio said.
"So who do you think they are?" Aria asked.
"I don't know. And to be honest I've never seen people like them before. But we're about to find out. Come on, girls. Drink your drinks and follow me." Adagio said while she finished her drink.
She raised from her seat and went to the door.
"Um, Dagi. Shouldn't we pay first?" Sonata asked.
Adagio looked at the cashier who's still under the man's spell.
"I don't think she would ask for any payments at this moment. Let's go while we have the chance." Adagio said and the Dazzlings left the café.
After the Dazzlings left the café, they were trying to search for the three strange customers they just saw. And they found them. They were walking five metres in front of them. So Adagio, Sonata and Aria followed them as quiet and unsuspicious as possible. Suddenly, the three customers stopped and the Dazzlings came closer to them before hiding behind an alleyway. They're watching the three people and listened to their conversations.
"So what is she planning now?" The man with no staff asked.
"Her raven, Diablo, has been sent to inspect the strange source she saw." The man with the staff said.
"I think that she's seeing things." Cruella said.
"I've known her for very long. She never jokes if it was serious. Who knows, maybe this could be a perfect chance to get this world in our possession. And soon the rest." The man with the staff said.
The Dazzlings listened to everything they say.
"Are we going get taco's after this? Because I'm very hungry." Sonata said loud.
Adagio quickly covered her mouth and the three were quickly hiding in the alleyway. The three people heard her and turned around to look.
"What was that?" The man with the staff asked.
"Did you say anyting?" The man with no staff asked Cruella.
"No." She said.
The man with the staff kept looking around until he stopped.
"Come on. Let's keep moving. Even the walls have ears." The man with the staff said.
They walked further. The Dazzlings' heads appeared once again. Adagio and Aria gave Sonata an angry look.
"Can't you for once keep your mouth shut?" Adagio said.
"Sorry, Dagi." Sonata said.
"Come on before we lose them." Adagio said.
And the girls kept following them.
After minutes of following, they came closer to their hide-out. There was a thick cloud of fog, but soon the fog became lesser and lesser. And then the Dazzlings saw it, a large fortress that no one knew was there. The Dazzlings were hiding behind a bush and watched the three people standing in front of the gate. The girls suddenly saw that the gate began to open. It revealed some small monstrous creatures. Some of them looked like birds, pigs, crocodiles and sometimes something in between. They welcomed the three visitors and let them enter. While they were inside, the gate closed.
"Well, what do you know. A fortress. And no one knows it's here." Adagio said with interest.
"What do you think is inside there?" Aria asked.
"Our chance to defeat the Rainbooms once and for all and get this entire world adore us." Adagio said while smirking.
"I don't know for sure. That fortress looks kinda creepy to me." Sonata said.
She looked at the fortress in fear. It became more frightful for her when lightning struck from above and showed the scary nature of the fortress.
"Well, we're going in anyway." Adagio said.
"Didn't you see those creepy little men? They would never let us in. And with our pendants destroyed, we definitely won't have a chance." Aria said.
Adagio placed her hand to her chin and began to think. Suddenly, she had an idea and snapped her fingers.
"Come on, girls. Follow me to town." Adagio said.
"But aren't we going to..." Aria asked.
"Just follow my lead. Trust me on this. We'll return in the middle of the night." Adagio said and walked away.
Aria and Sonata looked at each other. They shrugged and went after her.
