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This story is a sequel to Shadowbolts Adventures: Choices


With her life partners busy being grumpy over the holiday season, Sonata Dusk decides to recruit Sunset Shimmer to take her to the local Hearth's Warming festival.

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IT LIVES!

Meanwhile Adagio Dazzle was writing furiously on a small notepad, a string of numbers that meant nothing to Sonata but which usually made Adagio grumpy once she was done.

Looks like someone's going through their finances, rarely a happiness inducing event.

Over all a very sweet story, although I'm surprised that the human world has a Hearth's Warming event, I wonder what it celebrates? A generic 'half way out of the dark' thing? Presumably there isn't anything exactly like three tribes working together although I suppose Thanksgiving is a little similar to that.

So they not only lost their singing voices, but sound so hideous with normal speech that they won't talk, period? :rainbowderp:

Aww.:pinkiesmile: Good to have you (and Sonata and Sunset and all the rest) back.

The minimal dialogue and rushing all over the festival made me think this could have been one of those musical shorts, like "Perfect Day For Fun".

7787227 Their voices are fine, the only damage is psychological.

As for their voices sounding horrible right after the stones were broken, it's likely they never actually trained to sing, and depended on the magic to do it all for them. With proper training, they could probably be as good as they were before. Heck, without the magic to cloud the whole thing, combined with their considerable singing experience, they could probably make a go of it. The trick is getting them to realize it.

... Sonata grabbed the wrong Sunset the first time around. >D

So what, did Human Sunset just go home?

He he, that was cute, :rainbowkiss:

Also, Sonata dragging Sunset all over the festival reminds me of:
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7789448 Yes. But it stands to reason based on their horrible singing voices right after the pendants broke that they've never had voice training. There's a real difference between amateur singing and someone who's taken lessons, and it's pretty clear that the Sirens were used to working as part of a well-trained trio of interweaving voices. But if they were depending on the pendants to provide all of the necessary skill, the sudden lack of that skill would leave them fumbling around vocally, trying to hit their stride, and failing.

With proper voice training, all that skill over a thousand years of singing could actually translate into a decent career as a rock group. They've got the experience (and presumably the talent,) now they just need the training and the practice.

Edit: Of course, there's a potential down side to their learning to sing again. It's assumed the pendants did all the damage. What if they just provided the skill? The power to drain others' emotions might be their power. If so, they might have to make a significant moral decision once they reawaken their potential. Especially if negative energy was only needed to fuel the pendants.

Omg cute, also, did Sonata grab the wrong sunset?

Make more scootadash stories. They are so cute together and funny:rainbowlaugh::scootangel::pinkiehappy:

7789448 Its kinda like hell for them. Their defining trait, taken away forever. The one thing that brought them joy, that they can now only experience by hearing others doing it. If they wind up coming back into normal society, it'll be discovering their voices(in multiple senses) that does it

Well okay, I ship it now. :twilightsmile:

This took me longer than I'd like to find >.<'didn't see it in the notifications

Well this was rather adorable! And I quickly figured out the hidden twist without the comments spoiling it! XP

"You're not letting me leave, are you?" Sunset grumbled sourly, but once again her funny joke went unheeded as Sonata yanked her towards one of the activity tents.

Yes sunset, she doesn't. :ajbemused:

It also got them kicked out of the tent. The operator pointed to a no poking the glass sign as they left, but that couldn't wipe the grin from Sonata's lips as she pulled Sunset towards the next tent.

Good going sonata. 😒

Adagio lowered her gaze to Aria, whose usual mask of bitter disinterest had been replaced by a curious wonder. That was all it took for Adagio to give Sunset Shimmer a quick nod, and begin marching down the sidewalk towards the lights with her hands jammed into her pockets against the cold. The three of them didn't get out all that much these days aside from Sonata going to school... perhaps at least one night off would be good for all of them.

And make her happy too. :twilightsmile:

Once Sonata noticed them, her eyes flashed open in surprise, glancing at her two life partners, then at Sunset standing between them. Adagio started to step forward, but no sooner had she taken one step than Sonata bolted right down the middle into Sunset's stomach, tackling her to the sidewalk with a squeal of glee.

Oofity. :fluttershbad:

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