Chapter 1: The Siren's Den
“What the fuck is she doing here!?”
“Hello to you too, Aria.” Sunset smirked as she shut the door leading into the Siren’s house behind her, sighing as the warmth of the house started washing over her.
“Aria, sit.” Sunset chuckled at the tone of Adagio’s voice as she commanded her underling. “She’s here at my offer.”
“And why would you do that!? Did you forget what she did to us!?” the air radiated as Aria Blaze stomped down the stairs, flailing an arm in Sunset’s direction as she paused in front of Adagio.
Adagio sighed, bringing a hand to rest on her hip. “You don’t have to remind me, Aria. I was there, remember? I would also ask you to remember who is in charge here.”
“Bah, fine!” Aria threw up her arms as she turned to address Sunset, a smug look spreading across her face. “So I heard you’ve been having a rough time at school, huh?”
“Don’t have to tell me about it, ya bitch, I've been living through it.” Sunset chuckled as she brought her hand up to her face. “Though I don’t really have to deal with it anymore to be honest.”
Adagio’s brow peaked as she looked over at Sunset from behind Aria as she looked at Sunset in confusion. “The hell you talkin about?”
“Well I was gonna get expelled, so I told Celestia to fuck off and left instead.” Sunset shrugged as her bones started to thaw.
Aria doubled over in laughter as Sunset finished talking, slapping at her leg as she struggled to gasp for air. “You what!?”
“Did Celestia and Luna really think that you were behind Anon-A-Miss?” Adagio asked, shifting her weight from one foot to the other.
“No, they thought I was innocent.” she shrugged, confused slightly at what was occuring.
“Then why would they want to expel you?”
“Because I beat the shit out of Gilda.” Sunset said as she held up her hands, staring intently as she flexed her fingers, chuckling darkly as Aria’s laughter grew even more boisterous.
“You don’t seem the type, Sunset.” Adagio commented, tilting her head as a queer look flashed across her face.
“Well, I mean her and her goons jumped me, and I wasn’t gonna just let them walk all over me, ya know?”
“Damn girl! Maybe you’re slightly better than I thought!” Aria smirked as she wiped away the tear running down her cheek. “Fine, you can stay for a bit I guess. That Gilda bitch always rubbed me the wrong way back at CHS, so you have a little bit of respect from me for bodying her.”
“What's with all the racket down there?” came a tired voice from the top of the stairs, the most adorable yawn Sunset had ever heard following it shortly after.
“Just our new guest, Sonata. Do come down and say hi.” Adagio called up the stairs, an unsteady pair of footsteps slowly making their way down towards the small gathering.
“You never did explain why you let me in. I mean, if you wanted me dead I expect you’d have done it already.” Sunset crossed her arms in front of herself.
“Like I said, your cries resonated with me.” Adagio’s smile was full of the same smug, self confidence that she wore for almost her entire stay at Canterlot High School as she responded to Sunset’s question, avoiding answering it once again.
Sunset sighed and shook her head. “Come on, Adagio. I just want the truth, alright?”
“Who’s that?” came the still groggy sounding voice of the last Siren, Sonata Dusk. She looked quizzically at Sunset, obviously not recognizing her in her current state.
“I’m Sunset Shimmer. Remember me? I’m the one who beat you three at CHS during the Battle of the Bands.” Sunset explained, her voice calm and level. Out of all the Sirens, Sonata seemed almost the most innocent. Sure, she was easily the most mischievous one of the group, whereas Aria was more brutal, and Adagio duplicitous, but Sonata seemed like she just wanted to have fun. And eat tacos.
“Oh no… What are you doing here!?” Sonata started to backpedal, fear washing across her face as she brought her hands up to cover her mouth. “Haven’t you done enough to us already!?”
Sunset froze for a second. What was Sonata going on about? She turned to look at Adagio, the question obviously readable on her face alone as the lead Siren let out a tired sigh.
“So, you won, and you destroyed our pendants, remember?” Adagio explained with Sunset nodding in time. Yeah, she remembered the Siren’s desperately trying to shovel the pieces back together before fleeing in a panic. “Do you know what that meant?”
“Well the Princess said that you were probably just normal girls now.” Sunset recalled, resting her hand on her hip. “But I thought that she was wrong, and judging by the reaction here, she was.”
“To put it simply, they were how we stored the energy that we fed on. Like a battery.” Adagio started, obviously speaking slowly to try and not confuse Sunset, much to her ire.
“So they were literally heartstones then.”
“Pardon me?” Adagio, let alone the other two Sirens, looked at Sunset in shock and amazement.
“You know, heartstones. A relative of spellstones, but instead of storing a spell, they store energy.” Sunset explained between chuckles at the sure collective look of bewilderment on the face of the three girls.
“How... do you know what those are?” Adagio asked quietly, taking a step forward.
Sunset tilted her head, her brow furrowed in confusion. The three had told Sunset during the Battle of the Bands that they heard all about her and her previous actions at the school, so why were they acting confused all of a sudden? “Wait, didn’t you three already know? I’m from Equestria as well.”
“What!?” all three Sirens cried out in time with one another.
“We didn’t know that!” Sonata said, suddenly smiling brightly as she bounded towards the girl, suddenly overly interested in her. “What was it like? Has it changed in the last however many thousand years!?”
“I doubt she would know that, idiot.” Aria snarked as she swatted the back of the bubbly girl’s head, Sonata emitting a small cry as her hands shot back to the sore spot of her head. “But maybe she could tell us if that bastard Starswirl is still around.”
“Starswirl’s been dead for ages.” Sunset said simply, a look of catharsis spreading amongst the three other Equestrians. “As far as changes, I dunno. I was never much for ancient geography, plus I’ve been gone from Equestria for… a little while.”
“Well the fact of that bastard being gone is reason alone to celebrate!” Sonata started bouncing up and down enthusiastically. “I’ll go start supper! We’re gonna have tacos tonight!”
“You and your god damn tacos!” Aria shouted after the skipping, giggling mess that was Sonata, before grumbling and looking at Sunset. “I guess you can stay for supper then.”
“I, uh…” Sunset paused, trying to come to terms of the craziness that had been the last… however long now. The Sirens, the beings that she helped defeat, were offering her food. The fact that they hadn’t chained her up in their basement was reason enough to be weirded out.
“Relax, Sonata’s probably the best cook this world will ever see.” Adagio snickered, obviously amused by the newly revealed Equestrian’s response. “Two thousand years of experience really does show.”
“Fuck it, why not.” Sunset chortled as she shrugged her shoulders and dropped her things onto the floor, stripping off her boots and following the lead Siren into the kitchen. “I mean, it’s not like I have anything else to do.”
“Just don’t think we’ve forgiven you for destroying our pendants, alright?” Aria growled dangerously from behind Sunset.
“Well why don’t you tell me why those things were so important to you three then?” Sunset growled back playfully, her academic itch getting the better of her.
“Well we figured that if we got enough energy we may be able get back to Equestria…” Sunset was surprised at just how sombre Adagio’s quiet tone was, the girl whispering to obviously keep Sonata from hearing. "I mean, when we first saw that rainbow blast of Equestrian Magic that night, we wanted to rule the world, but once we got to taste it... It reminded us all of home..."
“Why would you want to go back?" Sunset whispered back, reminded of the night of the Fall Formal, and her realization of how far she had fallen. “I mean, you all did some pretty terrible things if I remember right. At least here you’d be able to feed freely, right?”
“Because Equestria’s our home, idiot.” barked Aria, scowling at the girl as if she were an imbecile.
“Also keep in mind that history is written by the victors,” Adagio added, crossing her arms as a look of disgust washed over her face. “And that ancient “legends”, as I am sure we are now called, are often over embellished and woefully inaccurate.”
“So what’s your side of the story then?” Adagio and Aria both looked at Sunset as if she’d turned back into an Equine. “What? I like learning things.”
“...Are you sure that whatever happened to your eye didn’t scramble your brain?” an antagonistic chuckle came from Aria as she leaned up against a wall.
“I’ve been dealing with everyone I ever trusted in this world betraying me, had a rock potentially blind me, and I’m now staying at the house of the ancient Equestrian monsters that I helped defeat. For supper of all things.” Sunset grinned as she crossed her arms. “Logic, normality, and reason were thrown out the window long ago.”
“Touché. Alright then, we shall do the Hoof Notes version for you then.” Adagio’s smile seemed almost genuinely giddy as she looked at Sunset, obviously wanting to learn of her homeland. “First, what is the westernmost city that you know of in Equestria.”
“Vanhoover.” answered Sunset.
“Vanhoover…? That wasn’t around when we were last in Equestria.” Aria’s brow furrowed, before the girl scowled at the look she was receiving from Adagio.
“It has been thousands of years, remember. But Aria is right, we do not know that city. How far away from Canterlot is it?”
“Two days by pegasus chariot, roughly.” Sunset quoted, chuckling as she thought about how the plane ride from Canterlot to Vanhoover in this world was about two hours at most instead.
“Okay, so it’s on the new coast then.” Adagio nodded, resting her chin in her hand, her brow squished in thought.
“New coast? This must be one of the things you meant.” Sunset couldn’t help but start to smile slightly.
“Ah, yes. Well you see, our tribe used to inhabit the lands that now dwell at the bottom of the ocean to the west of the Equestrian mainland.” Adagio’s turn slowly changed to bitter, matching the low growl coming from Aria. "The Luna Ocean, as it is now called."
“I thought we weren’t going to talk about that…” Sonata whispered with immense sorrow, tears building in her eyes as she held onto a brightly polished cooking pot.
Morbid curiosity got the better of Sunset. “I’m guessing something bad happened…?”
“Your precious Princess’ blasted our civilization to the bottom of the ocean floor because we refused to send our kinsmen to be butchered in some senseless war!” Sunset jumped back in fear at the furious rage flying from Sonata, Aria chuckling in amusement at the girl’s response.
“C-Come again?” Sunset stuttered, trying to calm down her now racing heartbeat. The fire coming from Sonata's normally joyous eyes threatened to burn her alive!
“She’s talking about the Mino-Roaman War from ancient times.” Adagio paused, shaking her head in response to Sunset’s look of confusion. “Really? Great, so they even skipped over that.”
“Those bullheaded Minotaurs- Shut the fuck up, Shimmer!” Aria showed the giggling girl a pair of birds before continuing. “Their bastard of a leader decided to start a war with Roam, all because of a drinking contest gone wrong! Roam of course sent out requests for aid, and of course the Princess’ would help, and the two of them went all across Equestria rounding up troops.”
“We were a peaceful people! We were farmers, and fisherponys! We didn’t want conflict!” Sonata spat, slamming the pot onto the counter. “And then Luna took it personally!”
“So you’re saying that because your tribe refused to be conscripted they eradicated you?” Sunset raised an eyebrow in suspicion. That didn't seem quite right. “That doesn’t seem right. Besides, Nightmare Moon wasn’t for about another-”
“What Sonata means, is that when the super volcano known as Mount Hoofington erupted and submerged our lands beneath the water, the Princess’ and all of Equestria ignored our pleas for help, revenge for us not sending our young to be killed.” Adagio explained, Aria and Sonata both grumbling.
“I’ve never heard about any of this…” Sunset paused, unsure if she should believe any of this. “If it’s true, that is quite a claim.”
“Like I said, history is written by the victors…” Adagio turned her head away from Sunset, the unicorn watching small tremors run through the Siren’s frame.
Sunset broke the silence that had fallen over the room. “So question, then. Why did it matter if you were sent to the bottom of the ocean? I mean, your species feeds on negativity and such, no? You were part fish, part Pony, so being underwater wouldn't have been an issue, right?”
“Why would the Princess’ come to us to ask for aid if we were monsters?” Aria chuckled darkly. “Why would we have been a part of ancient Equestria?”
“Our entire tribe were ponies, Sunset. Back then, we were not different than you.” Adagio’s smirk was a raging sea of various emotions as she watched Sunset try to come to terms with what she just heard.
“What? But why… What?” Sunset could swear she heard her brain sparking and fizzling. “But those projections at the Battle of the Bands! The ancient myths!”
“Oh, that’s what we look like now, but back in the day we were just regular ponies.” Aria chuckled before frowning darkly. “Our leaders tried to save us after we were abandoned, and long story short, shit went awry and now we’re the last survivors of our tribe.”
“If it is alright with you, Sunset, I think all three of us would prefer to stop the history lesson there.” Adagio gave a sad smile.
“Oh, t-totally! I completely understand!” Sunset nodded rapidly in agreement, surprised at herself for potentially feeling pity for the Sirens. If this were all true… Sunset didn’t want to think about it. “I, uh… I’ll keep quiet on what you said. Besides, I doubt anyone would believe me anyways.”
“Today’s just full of surprises for everyone, it seems.” Adagio laughed brightly. “Here we are talking about our history to the pony that destroyed our only remnants of our home.”
“Well, I mean… It was in self defence…?” Sunset gave an uneasy smile, as the three Sirens burst out in laughter.
“I’m still pissed at you, Sunset.” chuckled Aria, the girl cracking her knuckles, the look on her face not holding a trace of humour. “Don’t you worry. Next time we meet, should we meet, things will be quite different.”
Adagio reached over and grabbed the purple Siren by the ear, the girl yelling and struggling to break free. “Oh do stop threatening our guest, Aria. She’s playing nice, and I invited her in.”
“The beef!” Sonata yelled as she remembered what she had been in the middle of previously, racing off back into the kitchen.
“Beef?” Sunset felt an uneasy look come to her face.
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“What do you mean you’re a vegetarian!?” flecks of taco flew from Aria’s gaping mouth as her jaw dropped at Sunset’s comment.
“You aren’t? I thought you three said you were ponies!” Sunset shot back in disbelief as she finished loading crisp veggies into her soft tortilla wrap.
“That was long ago. Why, even here we didn’t need physical food for sustenance.” Adagio chortled as she finished delicately wrapping her tortilla. “Since then we’ve branched out on our diets, thanks to Humans being so focused on butchering things.”
“I just…” Sunset froze and looked at the bowl of steaming beef with a sad look. “I know it’s a custom here, but… Back home? That would have been a sentient being…”
“You’re saying they aren’t here?” Aria smiled, trapping Sunset in her words.
“When did you get so smart?” Sunset grumbled as she glared at the Siren. “And it’s slightly different here cause they don’t talk. It’s like how after the Fall Formal people kept harassing me with images of horses fucking, asking if it made me hot- Bleh!”
“Heh, that’s a good idea, Sunset, thanks!” Aria laughed, only to get interrupted by a face full of lettuce. “Wha- Hey!”
“Want me to find you some images of whale’s fucking? Cause that’d be the same idea, bitch!” Sunset yelled playfully, winking when the Siren finally cleaned off her face.
“Hey! Stop wasting ingredients! I coulda eaten that!” Sonata cried out in horror, beef juice and salsa dripping down her chin on onto both her bib and plate. Sunset couldn’t help but laugh at how adorably innocent the girl looked with the bright pink cloth edged with white lace covering her chest.
“You’ve already had eight! Leave some for the rest of us!” Aria grumbled, flicking some of the lettuce at Sonata who squealed in adorable annoyance.
“Is it always like this around here?” Sunset whispered to Adagio, watching the other two Siren start to engage in ration-based combat.
“Yes… I’ve always been surrounded by idiots…” Sunset giggled softly as she listened to Adagio grumble under her breath. “Over four thousand years old and they both act like they’re infants.”
“So how close were you three back then? I mean, you three seem pretty friendly with one another. Well, more or less.” Sunset added the last bit on as she watched Aria grabbed the salsa dish and hurl it at Sonata who had been sticking her tongue out from across the table, the small bowl landing with a delicate “Splat!” on top of the girl’s head, who cried out in shock before breaking down into tears.
“We’re sisters, of course.” Adagio winked before turning on Aria and starting to blast the girl to hell and back as Sonata continued to wail like a newborn. Sunset watched the whole spectacle unfold, giggling the whole while, before getting and walking over to Sonata’s side, bringing her paper towel along with her.
“Would you like some help cleaning up, Sonata?” she asked, holding out the paper towel with an apologetic smile, the blue Siren looking up at her with tear filled, puppy dog eyes as she nodded with a low whine.
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“Thank you again for supper.” Sunset smiled as she finished dropping the armful of plates she held onto the counter beside the large, double wide sink. “It was delicious.”
“You better have enjoyed it…” Aria grumbled, glaring at the amber girl as she paused her scrubbing. Sunset chuckled as she watched the Siren fidget in the frilly maid apron before turning and looking at Adagio.
“Will you let Sonata know that she’s a good cook? I should really be heading home. Got a lot of thinking to do about my future now.”
“I can do that, but maybe it would be best for you to stay the night.” Adagio said as she jerked a thumb to the large window behind her. The snowstorm seemed to only increase in fury, the snow landing against the glass with heavy splats.
“Eh, I’ve walked through worse.” Sunset shrugged as she blatantly lied to the Siren. No need to play out her welcome any longer than she had to after all. Aria made that abundantly clear earlier.
A smug smirk spread across Adagio’s face as she crossed her arms, obviously not buying the girl’s line. “Sure you have, darling, and I was the Queen of Prance. Just stay the night and I’ll drive you home in the morning.”
“Look, inviting me into your home, telling me your pasts and treating me to dinner is one thing, but I’m seriously wondering why you’re being so nice to me right now.” Sunset shook her head, resting her hands on her hips as she studied the lead Siren. “Considering what I did? What’s your angle, Adagio?”
“Wouldn’t you like to know.” came the predatory response, Adagio’s eyes carrying an evil glint as her smirk grew malicious.
“Well, ya, I kinda do.” Sunset chuckled, with Adagio following suit momentarily.
“Fine. I don’t know.” Adagio’s face fell to disinterest as she held out her hands.
“...Really?” Sunset’s brow lifted in doubt at the Siren’s comment.
“Yes. I don’t know why I brought you in. After the Battle of the Bands we probably would have tortured then killed you, but when I saw you outside, on your knees and cursing life… Well it reminded me of something.”
“Because I seemed just like you three in the past I take it?” Adagio nodded in response to Sunset’s assumption. “Heh… Well thank you, Adagio. I guess I’ll take you up on your offer.”
“Just don’t think-”
“That you’ve forgiven me, I know that, Aria.” Sunset shook her head, chuckling under her breath. “If it makes you feel any better, I went looking for you three after the event.”
“Oh really? And why would you do that?” Adagio asked, her face conflicted.
“Maybe because I wanted to do for you three what Princess Twilight did for me.”
“That being…?”
“I thought we could be friends.” Sunset shrugged weakly, scratching at her cheek as she look away in embarrassment. Her eyes shot back towards the two Sirens as they erupted into laughter, Adagio having to lean against the wall in order to not fall down.
“F-Friends…?” Aria started choking as she tried to breathe between laughs. “You w-wanted to be friends with… u-us…?”
“Equestrians are just so precious.” Adagio added as she wiped away a tear forming at the corner of her eye. “Friendship- Hah! You must be joking, Sunset!”
Sunset stood there, a slight blush spreading across her face as she looked down at her feet, kicking the floor with socks as Adagio’s laughter slowly died off. Aria remained howling like a hyena, however.
“Maybe I was. I dunno… You three just looked so sad after your pendants broke, I felt like maybe if I talked to you three- Wah!” Sunset stumbled back as a knife flew past her head, streaks of water spraying off of it as it cartwheeled dangerously through the air before it clattered to the floor noisily before Aria stormed over to her and grabbed her by the shirt collar, snarling as she looked up into Sunset’s eyes.
“No shit we were sad, you fucking bitch!” Aria yelled, her eyes wide as her knuckles started to pale. “We spent all this time on this god forsaken rock trying to get enough magic to go back to Equestria, and then you come along and ruin everything! You’re lucky that we didn’t starve to death from the loss of our pendants! It’s bad enough that they were our only keepsakes from our time in Equestria- The only connection to all of our friends and family!”
Sunset knelt down slowly towards Aria, the Siren having broken down into tears part way through her tirade and slumping down to the floor. She quaked as she sobbed openly, hands coming up to her face. Sunset paused for a moment, her hand outstretched as she wondered what she should do, before reaching forward and wrapping her hands around the Siren.
“They’re all we had and now they’re gone…” Aria whispered hoarsely into Sunset’s ear as she sat down on the floor. “W-We kept the shards, but…”
“I’m sorry… I didn’t know.” Sunset said quietly, rubbing her hand along the stocky Siren’s back. “But you three threatened our school. We did the only thing we knew at the time.”
“Why’s Aria crying?” Sonata’s tentative voice called out from the opening to the kitchen, looking down at the two kneeling figures in worried confusion.
“Don’t worry, Sonata, she’ll be fine.” Adagio gave a sad smile as she looked up at the blue hued girl.
“So all this time you’ve wanted to just get back home?” Sunset asked as she pulled away from the struggling Aria.
“Yeah…” the purple Siren wiped away the last of her tears as she glowered angrily at Sunset. “It’s not like we want to be here, but there’s so little Magic that it’s took us all that time just to be able to make those projections… And then your friends come along, radiating Equestrian Magic…”
“Well they’re not my friends anymore.” Sunset said bitterly, looking away as she clenched her fists angrily. “I doubt that they ever were.”
“Well that didn’t stop you from helping them, now did it!” yelled Aria as she started to get in Sunset’s face again, the amber girl growling fiercely as she pushed the Siren away.
“And if I knew now what I do now, I probably wouldn’t have! I’d probably have gone back to Equestria and left those traitorous bitches to fucking rot!”
“Um… What did they do?” Sunset looked over towards Sonata as the girl tilted her head innocently.
“Adagio said that you three knew what was going on.” Sunset grumbled, crossing her arms. Her mood soured further as she thought back to what had all happened over the previous week.
“Huh?” Sonata’s look became even more vacant as she looked over to her leader.
“You said you weren’t interested, remember? Something about researching new taco recipes?” Adagio sighed as she rubbed the bridge of her nose. “Basically someone turned the school on Sunset, spreading lies and rumours. You know, basic, petty, human revenge.”
“Really? And they thought it was you?” Sunset shut her eyes as her scowl grew, her body starting to shake as the fire in her belly started to grow hotter. “Why would they-”
“I DON’T FUCKING KNOW WHY THEY THOUGHT IT WAS ME, ALRIGHT!?” Sunset screamed as she shot to her feet, arms flying out as she watched Sonata retreat in fear. “I’VE CHANGED! I THOUGHT THEY ALL UNDERSTOOD THAT AFTER THE BATTLE OF THE BANDS, BUT NOOO! APPARENTLY EVERYONE FUCKING THINKS THAT I’M BEHIND ANON-A-MISS EVEN THOUGH I HAVE NO REASON TO DO SUCH A THING!”
Sunset stood there, breathing heavily as her adrenaline continued to pump through her veins, her heartbeat raging loudly in her ears as all her anger came flowing forth. “Ever since the Fall Formal, everybody’s been giving me shifty looks, cracking jokes at my expense! The Rainbooms did the same! The only time they bother to fucking talk to me is when I tried to ask them questions! It would have been better if they just ignored me like the rest of the goddamn school!”
“So much for “Friendship”, huh?” Aria chuckled as she grinned at the back of Sunset’s head, only to fall backwards when Sunset turned on her, lava pouring from her eyes.
“Look, Sunset. Sonata meant no harm, alright?” Adagio explained slowly, moving to stand in between her and Aria as she held up her hands. “She didn’t know, and Aria’s just a cantankerous bitch.”
“Hey!” Aria cried out in annoyance, only to give a pained hiss as Adagio delivered a heel into the girl’s midsection.
“So please, do calm down. If it makes you feel better, maybe we could be of assistance in getting revenge on the Rainbooms?”
“Revenge?” Sunset’s voice still carried a steely edge to it, even as she started to slow her breathing, her emotions calming and rationality taking back over. “I… No… No, revenge is exactly what they want me to try and do, I just know it. Besides…”
Sonata slowly peered back around the corner as she heard Sunset’s voice died off, just in time to see the girl look over her shoulder and give an apologetic look before walking over to Aria and holding her hand out.
Aria looked up at the amber girl in confusion, but Sunset only smiled, her thoughts going back to the girl who looked down at her at the literal lowest point in her life, helping Sunset to crawl out of the crater in the ground. “I don’t want to disappoint my only friend. She would do better, and so should I. So, uh… Sorry for the outburst, and uh… I guess sorry for destroying your pendants?”
“I still say revenge would be more enjoyable…” Aria grumbled as she grabbed hold of Sunset’s hand, before making a surprised noise as she was hoisted effortlessly to her feet in one, fluid motion. “W-Woah, what the hell? How’d you do that?”
“What, pull you to your feet?” Sunset chuckled as she watched Aria look at her in amazement.
“Well, yeah, but with only one arm?”
“What? Didn't you see me when I took off my jacket that night?” Sunset chuckled as she slid off her signature leather jacket, before bursting out laughing as Aria’s eyes bulged out of their sockets as she stared at Sunset’s arms. “Like what you see?”
“Holy fuck!” was the Siren’s simple comment, earning laughs from the other three Equestrians as her eyes started to glaze over. “What the hell kind of workout do you do to get those cannons!?”
“I, uh… I just do basic stuff. I can’t afford a gym, but I like to be active so I’m usually out walking every night and doing a basic routine at home.” Sunset shrugged as an embarrassed blush came to her face.
“Bullshit! You gotta be on supplements or some shit!”
“I promise you that I’m not.” laughed Sunset as she put her jacket back on, Aria whining sadly. “I can barely afford dial up, let alone supplements or other luxuries.”
“I still don’t believe you, but whatever.” Aria grumbled as she started to walk back over towards the sink and the pile of dishes waiting to be cleaned.
“U-Umm…” Sunset looked back at Sonata, jumping in shock as she came almost face to face with the girl. “D-Do you like... Video games?”
“Heh, yeah. I don’t have my own consoles for obvious reasons, but I enjoyed playing them whenever I could.”
“Have you ever played Bash Brothers?” Sonata’s eyes slowly widened as she leaned in even closer towards Sunset, a hopeful undertone to her question.
“That’s the one on the little white box thing, right? With the motion controls?” Sunset received a frenzy of nods from Sonata as her balled up hands grew closer to her face. “Yeah, I think I played that one before. I quite enjoyed it.”
Sunset could swear she felt the sound barrier explode in Equestria from the pitch of the squeal that emanated from Sonata as she grabbed Sunset by the hands and dragged her at a lightning pace out of the kitchen and towards the stairs, Sunset looking back in confusion at the slowly vanishing form of Adagio who was giggling loudly.
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“I didn’t know you had an ocean in your house…” Sunset said in amazement as she shut the bathroom door behind herself, her eyes wide as she gazed over at Adagio.
“Yes, well, while it may have been unintended, but we quite enjoy the water still.” the Siren chuckled as she watched Sunset return to towel drying her long mane of hair. “I’m pretty sure we’d live in the ocean if we could and the Humans weren’t in the middle of destroying them all.”
“Yeah, magic would solve a lot of problems in this world.” Sunset nodded, thinking back to the luxuries she enjoyed while a student back in Equestria. “Mind you I don’t know if I could survive without the internet. Though mind you…”
“Hm?” Adagio paused and looked over her shoulder at the suddenly smirking Sunset.
“I haven’t had a good lay since I got here.” Sunset gave a playful wink as Adagio broke out into chuckles. “I was dating this guy for awhile and it really made me miss Equestria, if you know what I mean. Magic made things so much better, and mares were more willing to have fun, ya know?”
“Well the three of us haven’t spent any… personal time with anyone else since we were banished here.” Adagio chuckled as she watched a fiery blush spread over Sunset’s face in response. “Humans are a bit too… primitive for our tastes for a proper relationship.”
“Ya, I know what you mean, and I'm only a fraction of your age.” Sunset returned to drying her hair, winking playfully as the two Equestrians stood there.
“Can you blame us? Like you said, Human males are generally lacking, and society still is lacking in regards to understanding sexuality.” Adagio shrugged her shoulders again as she returned to looking forward. “So as such we keep things in the family, so to speak.”
“Oh... Okay.”
“We've tried being with others, but It never seems to work out in the end.”
“Did you ever notice the constant element with it?” Sunset asked Adagio loudly, a playful twinkle coming to her eye, only to spread into an extremely sly look as Adagio shook her head in confusion. “You!”
“Alright, smartass.” Adagio chuckled as she pushed off from the wall and turned towards Sunset. “Why don’t I show you to your room? Although you are more than welcome to join the three of us tonight if you wish.”
Sunset shook her head as Adagio winked, following behind the Siren a short ways before stopping before a door and slipping inside. It was beyond spacious to say the least, with her belongings resting neatly on the bed and desk. A slight feeling of envy washed over her, more at the fact that she was going to sleep on a bed that wasn't filled with lumps tonight.
She gave a tired sigh as she fell onto the bed, relishing the plush embrace that it gave her as her mind started to wander. What was she going to do tomorrow? It wasn’t like she was going back to CHS, she had all her important belongings from that place and it was clear that they didn’t want her back. Plus if someone came after her because of Gilda she could use the footage of her getting jumped on by those goons.
Her hand crept up to the scab running along her cheek and brow, gingerly pressing against the tender skin under her eye. She hissed as she slowly tried to open it, agony blazing through her cheek in response, but at least she could still see through it thankfully, so that was a massive relief.
She reached a hand up towards the ceiling, her fingers spread wide as she let out another tired sigh, a tear building in her uninjured eye as memories of the horrified looks on the Rainbooms faces flashed in front of her. They had apologized, that was true, but did they mean it? After all, they were the first to turn their backs on Sunset. They were the ones that let everyone in the school turn on her…
But what would Princess Twilight do? What would she say? Sure, the Rainbooms may have apologized like their Equestrian counterparts, but why didn’t they believe Sunset in the first place? Hadn’t she proved that she had changed? They even started to treat her like a real friend after the Battle of the Bands! They stopped with all the “No offence” jokes, invited her to their parties and get-togethers, even let her sit with them at lunch without ignoring her most of the lunch hour! She doubted that this is what Twilight went through with her Rainbooms.
She shut her eye, the tear streaming down her face and towards the bed. No, she couldn’t forgive them. Not for ruining her life. They knew how important they were to her, how much of her life they were a part of, and they still never got over her past actions.
She sat up and looked around the room for her journal, spotting it on the desk and walking over to sit down on the chair, rummaging through her bag for a pen. She flipped through the pages, past all of the lies she told the Princess about the girls, saying that the Rainbooms had been good friends, truly teaching her the magic of Friendship. She cursed herself for being so timid then, refusing to stand up for herself because she believed that the students actions were justified towards her.
Dear Princess Twilight,
Hello again Twilight, I hope your meetings are going well. I’m guessing you have been really busy because you haven’t replied yet.
I am sad to say that I am no longer a student of Canterlot High School. I hope that you will not overreact, as that would only make things worse for me. It is better this way, as now the students will not be able to attack me.
Earlier this morning, when I had just arrived at CHS, a snowball with a rock in it was thrown at my face. I am fine, though there will likely be a scar over my eye once it is healed.
Later in the school day I was jumped on by Gilda and some of her goons, and had to defend myself from their attacks. I maaay have gone a little overboard, but they attacked me first, I promise!
The girls finally apologized to me for believing that I was guilty of being Anon-A-Miss, but…
I don’t think I can accept it. They ruined my life, turned their backs on me and let me become the scapegoat of the entire school, and they think they can just apologize and make it better?
I guess I should tell you that I’ve been lying to you, Princess. About the girls and how they were so good to me after the Fall Formal. They never taught me about Friendship, never treated me like a friend. Even when we held the sleepover during the Battle of the Bands they didn’t want me there, they were just too polite to tell you that.
It wasn’t until after I helped defeat the Sirens that they and the rest of the school started treating me nicely, but it seems now like that was nothing but trickery…
I guess I should also tell you that I am currently staying with the Sirens, and they are actually being quite pleasant. This is shocking to say the least, but they are easily being friendlier than the Rainbooms have this week.
I don’t know exactly what I’m going to do tomorrow, but I’m hoping you have a chance to get back to me before then.
Your friend,
Sunset Shimmer~*
Sunset smiled as she shut her journal, setting the pen down beside it. It was strangely liberating getting all that off her chest, telling Princess Twilight the truth about the Rainbooms instead of covering for them.
She leaned back. She would need to pay the Sirens back for their hospitality tonight, but how? She knew that she couldn’t fix their pendants in this world, and if she went back to Equestria then Celestia would no doubt find her, and that’s the last thing that she wanted. And even if she did fix the pendants, if they trusted her to do so, what guarantee would she have that they wouldn’t do something villainous as a result? They hadn’t exactly apologized for their actions.
Maybe she could take them back to Equestria? Sunset burst into chuckles at the madness of her comment. If they showed back up in Equestria they would probably end up banished again, maybe locked away in Tartarus or the Moon, and that would be a lot nicer than what would happen to Sunset!
And it’s not like they had any needs in this world, judging by the size of their mansion and the belongings in it! What could Sunset possibly do for them? Other than their hint of looking for revenge on the Rainbooms. She wouldn’t stoop to the level of those girls. She was better than that now.
“Come in!” Sunset called out in response to the knocking echoing from her door, the door creaking open as Adagio slipped in, shutting the door behind her. “Oh, hello Adagio. What do you need?”
“I couldn’t help but notice the hint of Equestrian Magic emanating from your room.” the Siren responded, a hint of sheepishness on her face as she leaned against the door.
“Oh, uh, yeah.” Sunset chortled as she grabbed her journal, showing it to the head Siren. “That’s just my journal. It’s linked to a second one in Equestria that used to belong to Princess Celestia from when I was her personal protogé.”
“Oh? You really are a remarkable individual, Sunset.” Adagio smiled at Sunset as she crossed her arms.
“O-Oh, uh… Thanks?” Sunset scratched errantly at her cheek, unsure of how to feel about the Siren’s compliment.
“So it works like an email?” Adagio approached, studying the cover intently.
“I'd personally say more like an instant messenger, but either works.” Sunset explained, watching the Siren carefully.
“Interesting. I wonder why it still works in this world? I mean it is so Magic bare here, and then being able to link all the way back to its counterpart in Equestria? That is quite the impressive spell.”
“Thanks. It took me months to recover after casting it.” Sunset chuckled as the Siren gave her a look of amazement. “Princess Twilight even…”
“Hmm?” Adagio’s look changed to confusion as Sunset’s voice died off as she caught herself mid sentence. The Sirens may just be trying to use her, and while they had helped take care of her tonight, she doubted that she should let them know about the portal.
“Oh, sorry! I meant to say that Princess Twilight is also amazed, and she’s an Alicorn.” Sunset laughed, hoping to play off her lapse in speech.
“Oh? I thought you said that Starswirl was gone?” Adagio looked at Sunset in confusion.
“He is, why?”
“Well he was the one that helped the Sister’s ascend, so we believed that he was important for that transition.” explained Adagio, taking a seat on Sunset’s borrowed bed.
“Ah, well apparently Celestia was all that was required for Twilight’s ascension. And creating a new spell. I dunno, it's all very confusing to me to be honest.” Sunset watched as the Siren flipped her hair nonchalantly.
“I see…” Adagio seemed hesitant, uneasy. It was extremely out of character for the orange haired Equestrian.
“So what’s the real reason you came knocking, Adagio?” Sunset smirked, watching as Adagio jumped in spot.
“Well, Sonata had a request, and while Aria is often described as, and I quote, “a frigid bitch”, she seemed to agree.”
“And that is…?” Sunset leaned forward, smiling devilishly as she pressed into Adagio verbally.
“Well, you see…” Adagio's voice grew quiet again.
“Yes…?” said as she leaned forward, her features growing catlike as she verbally prodded the Siren.
“Maybe it is time that the three of us branch out, so to speak.” Adagio looked to the side, an embarrassed blush colouring her face.
“Branch out?” Sunset sat back in confusion, just what the hell was going on right now? "Didn't I already tell you I didn't want to share a bed tonight?"
“Not that, you child! Er... Would you be willing to give us your cell phone number?” Sunset froze. Had Hell, Tartarus, and the Sun itself just frozen over? She got off her chair and walked over to Adagio, the Siren looking at her, the blush deepening. “W-What are you doing?”
“Hmm… Nope, no fever…” Sunset paused as she removed the back of her hand from the forehead of the Siren. “Okay, what’s your ploy, Adagio? This isn’t like you. Like, at all.”
“Well Sonata was thinking that maybe the three of us could be friends, she wouldn’t shut up about how much fun she had playing that game with you, and Aria is so enamored with your arms that I am starting to get embarrassed by it.” Adagio stuttered repeatedly, stumbling over herself constantly as she sat on the bed. “We haven’t really gone out to do anything in quite a while, and we have no interest in wasting time on the inhabitants of this world.”
“Okay, this is more than a little weird, Adagio. Are you really being honest with me right now? I mean, what reason would you have to associate with me?” Sunset crossed her arms and her legs, one on top of the other as she grilled Adagio.
“If you want to decline, that is fine, we understand-”
“Look, Adagio, I just wanted to say it’s weird, alright? This whole day’s been weird! I’m not gonna look down on your hospitality, cause I really do appreciate it, but… I can’t not say that I find it weird that you three are wanting to be my friends. You three have quite the history back in Equestria, and you have quite the reason to be unhappy with me.”
“That is true.” Adagio said, catching her breath and starting to slowly calm down. She closed her eyes as she leaned back on her hands.
“But what have I got to lose?” the Siren’s eyes shot open in response to Sunset’s answer. “I mean, you three have been better to me than my supposed “real” friends have of late. I’m also no longer a student of CHS, so it’s not like I’m gonna have to explain to them that I’m hanging out with you three, so why not? I could use some more people on my side right now.”
Sunset was surprised at the sigh of relief that escaped from Adagio, a hand coming to rest on her chest as a pleased smile spread across her face. Maybe the Sirens really were just looking for some company? “Just don’t ask me to go after CHS in retaliation, okay? I’m not gonna give them any reason to dislike me any more than they already do.”
“I assure you that any plans we have for revenge on them will not involve you.” the same self confident, predatory smile the Siren wore during most of her stay at CHS spread across Adagio’s face as she responded to Sunset. “Thank you, Sunset. I’ll leave you be, though I suggest you lock your door after I leave, unless you want to suffer death of asphyxiation by Sonata snuggles.”
“I’ll take your word on that.” Sunset chuckled as she waved farewell to the departing Siren, following behind and locking the door with a heavy “Thunk”, before returning to her desk, a bemused smile on her face. It really had been an awkward last twenty four hours. She gave a small yawn, stretching her arms above her head, before pausing and looking down at her suddenly vibrating journal.
Dear Sunset Shimmer,
I will be honest, I am worried about you staying with the Sirens to say the least, but if they are acting cordially then I guess it is fine. However I am highly disappointed in you lying to me about your treatment by the school after the Fall Formal! I wish you had told me! I would have given you some advice, or asked to talk to the girls myself!
But what happened in the past cannot be changed, no matter what time travel spells say on the matter. I also do not condone violence upon others, but if that world’s Gilda truly did attack you first, and with others assisting her, then I guess your actions were in self defence.
I am sad to hear that you have left Canterlot High School, but I understand and respect your decision.
I am incredibly disappointed in the girls, and their treatment of you. I am shocked to say the least, and shall make a visit to them as soon as I can, to let them know that I am disappointed in their failure to teach you about the Magic of Friendship.
I am here for you if you need me, though we are about to enter meetings between the Minotaur and Zebra delegations, and negations have been tense at best, so I apologize for my slow responses, but these meetings shall hopefully be done in the coming days.
Your Friend,
Twilight Sparkle
P.S. You know you don’t have to keep calling me Princess, right?
Sunset chuckled at the Princess’ postscript as she shut the journal, she could feel the embarrassment of the other pony through the journal. She looked over at her bed, her eyes starting to droop. Maybe she should turn in for the night? She had a feeling that tomorrow was going to be quite the day.
(V):....:(V)
Sunset’s yawn reverberated through the hallway as she scratched at her lower back. She didn’t know what time it was, but judging by the light flowing through her blinds this morning she had probably slept in quite late.
“Sunset!” the amber girl froze as the happy yell drowned out her yawn. She looked behind herself just to see the missile like form of Sonata Dusk flinging itself at her, arms outstretched. “Good morning! You sure slept in late!”
“Did I? What time is it?” Sunset chuckled as she slowly pried the girl off of herself delicately.
“Eight past eleven.” came the humoured response of Aria Blaze, the girl pocketing her phone into her jean pocket. “Morning, friend.”
“Given the way you look at me, I think you may want to be more than just friends, Aria.” Sunset winked, earning a playful scowl from the purple Siren. “Though that is pretty late. Sorry if I missed breakfast.”
“No worries, I saved your pancakes for brunch!” Sonata smiled warmly as she swung her hips from side to side.
“She wanted to eat them all herself, but I prevented that.” Aria snarked as she wrapped Sonata’s head in an arm lock, the girl crying pitifully as she tried to free herself from her sister’s vicious noogies. “Your welcome.”
“I was gonna save her some!” Sonata whined as Aria started dragging her down the hall. “For realsies!”
Sunset chuckled under her breath as she followed the pair down the stairs and into the kitchen, where Adagio Dazzle sat comfortably at the table, sipping gently on a cup of tea as she held an ancient looking book in her hands.
“Ah, good morning, Sunset. Aria, let go of Sonata and get our new friend her brunch.” Aria held a middle finger up in response as she dropped Sonata onto the floor before stomping over to the microwave. “I tried to wake you an hour ago, but you seemed to not want to answer.”
“Heh, sorry. I guess I didn’t realize just how much sleep I’ve lost over the last week.” Sunset replied as she rubbed at the back of her head. “Thanks again for everything so far. I promise to get out of your hair after this.”
“What are your plans now? Considering you are a free girl, I imagine you have something you want to do.” Adagio shut her book, setting it on the table as she removed her horn rimmed glasses and setting them on top of it.
“Not much, to be honest. I’m probably gonna have to find a job that doesn’t look for a social security number, and that could take a while.” Sunset groaned as she sat down in the chair she had occupied the previous night, resting her chin on the table. “I’m not looking forward to that.”
“Well what if you had a sponsor?”
“Pardon me?” Sunset raised a brow as she looked over at Adagio, only to have her line of sight blocked by a plate layered with steaming hot pancakes.
“Well it’s like I said. We could assist you in that matter. We have some connections after all.” Adagio gave a playful wink as Sunset sat up and reached for the glass bottle of maple syrup Sonata had deposited with along with some utensils. “Or maybe if you were looking to continue your education we could help with that, whether you wanted us to tutor you, or if you wished to pursue your studies at the other local school.”
“Crystal Prep Academy…” that school had quite the reputation, especially at CHS. The students despised the school and the students within it, especially because of the history of defeat at the upcoming Friendship Games. “How the hell would you be able to get me in there? I've heard the requirements are insane!”
“An email here, a phone call there. Nothing you would have to worry about, darling.”
“Hmmm... I’ll think about it. It would probably help if I got the paperwork from CHS; Celestia and said that I was no longer a member of that school, maybe she was transferring me instead of expelling me.” Sunset said between gooey mouthfuls of syrup soaked pancake. “Jeez, Sonata… You’re one hell of a cook!”
Sonata giggled happily as she scratched her cheek, her beaming smile causing Sunset to feel like she had contracted all the diabetes.
“If you go, we’d like to go with you.” Adagio said simply, crossing her arms as she looked at Sunset firmly.
“Yeah. You might not want revenge, but you’ll no doubt need protection if you had a rock thrown at you and people come swinging.” Aria wore a fierce smile as she stood up and walked behind Adagio, resting a hand on the Siren’s shoulder.
“Do you really think that’s a good idea?” Sunset asked slowly as she set her fork and knife down delicately. “I mean, you three have a worse reputation there than I do potentially.”
“You’re our friend, and I think that means we should look out for you, right?” Sonata beamed as Sunset turned to look at her, before her face scrunched up in confusion. “I mean, I think that’s what that website said last night?”
“Huh?” Sunset looked back at Adagio and Aria, the pair grumbling as they slapped their foreheads with the palms of their hands. “Wait, did you three actually have to read up on what friends are!?”
“Look, it’s been, like, four thousand years since we’ve done this sort of thing, alright? No need to get snarky, bitch.” Aria grumble as she glared over at Sonata, crossing her arms.
“Alright, alright. I get you. Truth be told I did similar after the Fall Formal-”
“Hah!”
“Oh shut up, Aria.” Adagio hissed as she delivered an elbow into the girl’s core, doubling her over. “Once you are ready, we will take you to the school, and then home if you wish.”
“I guess that will work…” Sunset said, not looking forward to the inevitably coming confrontations.
(V):.....:(V)
“We should be lucky, I think everyone will be in the cafeteria right about now.” Sunset said quickly as she stashed her phone in her pocket, before looking around the hallways carefully.
“Damn, I was hoping to crack some skulls…” Sunset was unsure if Aria was joking or not thanks to her tone.
“We agreed to no violence, Aria. I hope you remember that.” Adagio whispered harshly, grabbing the girl forcefully by the shoulder.
“Oh, you five are early- Sunset? What are you doing here?” The secretary looked up from her paperwork as the bell dinged to announce someone’s presence, only to freeze when she saw the looming form of Sunset, then starting to panic when she saw the Sirens. “T-T-The Sirens!”
“Relax, please. The come in peace. We are just here to talk to Celestia and Luna, are they in?” Sunset asked slowly, raising her hands in peace even as a predatory smile spread across Aria’s lips.
“Y-Yes, shall I let them know-”
“That won’t be necessary.” Adagio said, turning and walking to the closed doors, purpose in her stride.
“Hey, wait!” Sunset called out as she chased after the girl, the other two Sirens following close behind her.
“Siren! What are you doing here!” Sunset hear Luna cry out in a panic as Adagio made her way into their office unannounced.
“I’m here for a new friend, actually. Oh, do hurry and come in, Sunset.” Adagio said, motioning impatiently to the lagging Equestrian.
“You seriously couldn't let me walk in first, could you?” Sunset grumbled as she entered the office, noticing Celestia and Luna both stand and looking at her in amazement.
“Sunset? What are you doing back here?” Celestia asked, confusion spreading across her face as she looked between the former students now standing in her office. “And with the Sirens of all people!”
“Because they’re here as my bodyguards.” Sunset said, her eyes narrowing as she crossed her arms. “And my friends.”
“Friends!?” Luna yelled in outrage. “After all they did to the school!?”
Indignation fueled Sunset as she yelled back, taking a step forward defiantly. “People change, believe it or not! You Humans may not think that people can change for the better, but us Equestrians do!”
“Then why are you here? This is not a good time-” Celestia started, only for Sunset to change her attention over to her and interrupt her.
“I want you to start up paperwork to get me transferred to Crystal Prep. I’m still deciding if I want to go there, but it would be better if I did it legitly.” she explained coarsely.
“Is that what you truly want, Sunset?” Luna asked, looking over at her sister for guidance.
“What, did you forget that Celestia was the one to say that I was no longer a student here?” Sunset scowled in annoyance. “You two-”
“I apologize for my outburst yesterday, Sunset, but you have to understand the repercussions of your actions.” Celestia said, before groaning tiredly as she sat back down in her chair. “Regardless, we will do as you request. It will take a while, and I’d request that you four come back after school is out.”
“How come?” Adagio asked, walking beside Sunset protectively.
“We had a meeting set up, and it would be better if you weren’t here for it.” Luna said, a shifty edge to her voice as she obviously tried to get the quartet of Equestrians to vacate the room. “Please, you need to leave before-”
Everyone’s attentions were drawn to the opening doors, a voice calling out as it slowly cracked open. “Sorry were late! The cafeteria was… nuts…”
Sunset froze, the dulling fire in her stomach suddenly roaring to a full blaze as she watched the Rainbooms stop on the other side of the door, looking at her in shock.
“Sunset? What… What are you doing here?” Applejack asked in a quiet voice, disbelief radiating from every word as she took in the form of her former friend, before switching to panic when she noticed the other three girls standing in the room. “Wait, the Sirens? What are they doing back here!?”
“They’re here as my friends.” Sunset declared, the five girls all taking a step back in horror. “Something that the five of you would never understand.”
“But those three are monsters! How could they be your friends! Don't you remember what they almost did to us!?” Rainbow Dash was the first one to recover her footing, rushing forward into the room valiently.
“Yeah, and when I was at one of my lowest points, when you five and everyone else on this world had turned their backs on me, they stretched out a hand, took me in and fed me!” Sunset snarled, causing the athlete to back down.
“B-But-”
“But what, Rarity!?” Sunset turned towards the fashionista, silencing her. “They treated me like a friend when you five turned traitor! The only time you five ever treated me like a friend was after I helped save your sorry asses from these three! Or have you forgotten all the times you ignored me after the Fall Formal? Or all the jokes made at my expense!?”
“Sunset, please, do calm down.” Adagio said slowly as she rested a hand on Sunset’s shoulder in an effort to calm her “You mustn’t fall down to their levels.”
“They’re just tricking you Sunset! You can’t trust them!” Rainbow started back up again, instantly regretting doing so.
“Oh, like you five did!?” Sunset spat back, her arm flying out as she shook Adagio’s hand off her shoulder.
“You two, here is our address. Finish whatever paperwork you need and mail it there. Express, so it arrives as soon as possible.” Adagio commanded as she hurriedly walked over to the desk of Celestia, grabbing a notepad and writing on it. “If you share it with those five, you are going to be in serious trouble.”
“Where are you going?” Celestia asked as she watched Adagio turn away and hurry to Sunset’s side, the girl seething as she tried to break free of Sonata and Aria’s hold.
“Getting our friend out of here.” Adagio emphasized without looking back, before gazing at the Rainbooms and causing them to clear the way with a single look before grabbing Sunset and assisting the other two Sirens with extracting her from the premise.
(V):......:(V)
“Thank you…” Sunset said quietly as the car stopped at a red light. “I... would have done something really stupid back there.”
“Tell that to my aching shoulder…” Aria grumbled as she grabbed at the joint. “You almost tore my arm off in there!”
“So we should be coming close to your apartment then?” Adagio looked back at the girl through the rear view mirror.
“Yeah, the red brick building with the yellow roof.” Sunset said, point forward.
“Ya know, this is a really old part of town.” Aria said as she looked out at the building to her side, a collection of boarded up windows greeting her. “What are you doing living here?”
“Well where else could I end up? It’s not like I have a family here, and I sure as hell wasn't gonna go to another orphanage. Thankfully an older lady agreed to take me in, so I got a flat on the top floor of that building.”
“Care to show us around?” Adagio asked as she parked the car. “We could help you carry in your things.”
“Sure, why not.” Sunset said, grabbing her backpack as she stepped out of the car. “Just, uh… don’t expect much, alright? Not all Equestrians on this planet are rich.”
Sunset reached into her pocket and pulled out her key ring, sliding one of three keys into the lock before turning it and opening the door, holding it open for the Sirens.
“Holy shit! It’s colder in here than it is out there!” Aria complained loudly, shivering harshly as she made it into the ground floor entryway.
“Funny, I come out here to warm up…” Sunset gave a sheepish smile as she started up the stairs.
“I do hope she’s joking…” Adagio whispered quietly to her sisters as they followed Sunset up the stairs.
“Sadly I’m not.” the amber girl said over her shoulder as they reached the top floor, pausing and inserting a second key into the new lock, opening the door and holding out an inviting hand. “Welcome to my extremely humble abode.”
“Um, how do you live in here?” Sonata asked as Sunset shut the door behind herself, the Sirens all looking around in morbid amazement at Sunset’s small flat.
“Like I said, I never had much of a choice. But it’s still home, ya know?” Sunset smiled proudly as she looked over her tiny space.
“I’m amazed. I figured that this sort of place only existed in fourth world countries.” Adagio said, smirking as she looked over at Sunset, who stuck her tongue out in response.
“Hey, if you three don’t like it you’re more than welcome to leave.” Sunset chuckled. “Truth be told I don’t have much, so there’s not much reason for you three to stay. Uh, thanks for everything the last two days. I owe you three big time.”
“I’ll hold you to it then. But before we go…” Adagio said as she pulled out her smartphone. “What was your number again? We should keep in contact.”
Sunset smiled brightly as she dug out her phone.. This was the first time she was going to share her number with someone! None of the Rainbooms ever asked her for her number, even after the Battle of the Bands! She paused as she started her old, first gen smartphone up.
“Err, why don’t I get your numbers? I don’t actually know mine.” she chuckled in embarrassment as she smiled at the three Sirens who started laughing at her comment.
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Some people just can't let go of a grudge...
Oh and you're saying that she can trust you
?! Fat chance Rainbow
!
9088670
Very incompetent...
Great chapter!
This was great! Had everything I love in anon-a-miss fics. And all with the Dazzlings?!😍 I'm sold! I look forward to more😄
It amazes me just how well Sunset fits as a fourth to the Sirens.
Oh man, this was a lot of take in, it was worth the read!
9094421
also
and she can trust you five after you backstabbed her?
Honestly I'm really just enjoying the Sunset/ Dazzling innuendo
And the story is good too. I prefer the 'stand up for yourself' Sunset persona over the 'lay down and play doormat' persona
9095201
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No, no she really can't
Well. That was an eventful chapter. XD
I really love your writing btw. It’s really awesome (much like the story itself). I look forward to reading the next chapter!
9094687
Chalk it up to relatability, she has been through a very similar experience
In a way she also kind of takes on the role of voice of reason for them
from the words of celestia, sounded like someone knowing what happened would be worse for her then sunset.
that or the crusaders have been caught
either way i hope she gets fired, seriously adagio if your that connected get her fucking fired.
"girls finally apologized to me for believing that I was innocent"
Think you mean "was anon a miss"
9088780
Given the situation, which was that Sunset was already injured, afraid for her life, outnumbered, and Gilda had already once recovered from an injury and assaulted her from behind, in addition to having put her in severe pain, she was legally justified in continuing to attack Gilda until she was reasonably certain she wouldn't attack again.
Sunset would be justified in pressing charges, actually, in most places.
Speaking frankly, the group who attacked Sunset are lucky she didn't kill any of them. Putting a human in that kind of defensive situation is a great way to end up hospitalized, crippled, or dead.
There way to much language in this story for my taste.
Okay, let's try this again. What I want for the next chapter is for Twilight to tell the Rainbooms about how disappointed she is in them for their failure to teach the magic of friendship; I just hope the five girls don't get shunned, hated or ostracized over the way they placed the blame on Sunset during the Anon-a-Miss fiasco. Then again, I do tend to get angry and lose my temper easily over the Rainbooms' bad behaviors; maybe I should keep it under control so that I can avoid coming up with punishment ideas that might be too harsh on the Rainbooms.
Guilty not innocent
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Yes. If anything after that threat Celesti a should lose her job
the amount of winking leads me to believe there is a lot of dust in the siren's mansion
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Agreed. Her whole situation is nothing but a tragic comedy.
...Oof.
That was... a chapter.
Bash Brothers = Smash Brothers.
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That was...
..a statement
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State of Texas, if even just a pair comes after you, and continually does so, it can be considered a threat against your life. So, yeah, hard up. Had the misfortunate experience of ghetto schooling for my Junior year, and my family wound up countersuing and winning against a family that tried to get me for breaking their sons jaw against a locker due to him and a few of his buddies effectively pulling a Gilda, so a shame Shimmer wasn't down here.
Eh, more like trapped in Limbo for all this time, completely unaware of the passage of time since that concept doesn't exist there, but soon to be released due to two curious unicorns and one excited alicorn. So..."he's only mostly dead".
Kinda sad that a group who was succeeding through the bonds of friendship wouldn't even bother to ask for a new friend's phone number.... unless said group really doesn't Give a Fuck.
What jokes? They tried to be your friend by inviting you to so many sleepovers and shareing secrets. We only have your word they didn’t. They started a band with you and realized they were wrong till exclude you before you “saved them!” In fact didn’t the Dazzlings cause you girls to break up during those events? Sunset as hurt as you are the girls treated you far better than everyone else in the school up to the battle of the bands.
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And yet they were distant at best until the battle of the bands at which point sunset saved their bacon and probably earned back a fair bit of popularity the rainbooms are at best fair weather friends. The dazzlings by contrast mostly did what they felt they needed to (most interpretations have the whole feeding on strife thing being vital to the sirens survival) and took sunset in at her lowest point
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Not really, plus it explicitly shows in the movie itself, not even the fanfic that Sunset was very much so excluded from the band in all aspects. She saved them at the end because she had to and did. In this fanfic the rainbooms are nothing short of generic teenager scum. I dont get involved with drama because I think it's petty, in this they take it to a whole new level. It also explicitly states that the Rainbooms only stayed with Sunset out of obligation from Twilight.
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Yeah, agreed. In here the rainbooms and in most anon-a-miss fnafics theyre just trash human beings. I do like this one though as I tend to dislike the ones where Sunset forgives her friends out of nowhere.
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Agreed. That's just like the mare do well situation where dash just accepts everything they say even though it's contradictory and bias. MLP is full of those "I forgive you just cause" moments and I hate them. Makes it seem like they got away with it and that they weren't in the wrong. Even the punishment to most is light with the harsher punishments being undeserved or unproductive.
Huh... You know, I'm actually not sure that they knew about it or not in the movie. They knew that there was Equestrian magic there, but I don't think it was ever established that they knew Sunset was a unicorn.
Ah yes. The victories ones are always the ones to rewrite history. They make themselves seem the hero, blocking out the other side of the story immediately.