Author's Note

Can't have a story about bands without the Sirens.

Rematch of the Bands

The next day, the band decided to take a walk around town.

"I'm telling you one thing, man, this is a weird place," Ozzy broke the silence.

"It sure as hell is," Bill replied.

"Here I was thinking America was strange. This place is by far the craziest and most colorful town that I've ever had the misfortune of teleporting into," Tony joked.

"You said it, mate," Terrence added.

"The locals are weird too. Well, the ones we've met at least," Bill said.

"I have no comment on that because I'm pretty damned weird myself," Ozzy quipped.

The others laughed, and they continue walking around town. They bumped into a group of three girls while they weren't paying attention.

"WATCH IT!" a yellow girl with orange and yellow hair exclaimed.

"My apologies. I wasn't watching where I was going," Tony chuckled.

"You laughing at The Dazzlings?" a blue girl with two-toned blue hair asked.

"The whats?" Terrence asked.

"You mean you've never heard of us?" a pink girl with purple and green hair asked.

"Nope. Don't take it personal, we've just never heard of them," Tony shrugged.

"Well, we'll tell you who we are. We're a band. My name's Adagio Dazzle, the girl with the blue hair is Sonata Dusk, and that third girl is Aria Blaze. DON'T FORGET IT!" Adagio shouted.

"Well, I'm Ozzy, to my right is Tony, to my left is Terrence, and to the right of Tony is Bill. We're Black Sabbath. You're probably too young to know who we are," Ozzy laughed.

"Are you calling us stupid?" Sonata asked.

"No, child, nobody said anything about anyone being stupid," Terrence replied.

"Maybe you four guys could help us with something?" Aria offered.

"With what?" Bill wondered.

"Well, we lost a competition with The Rainbooms back in September. We were planning a rematch. I thought it would make things interesting if we had a third band. It would be The Dazzlings versus the The Rainbooms versus Black Sabbath," Adagio explained.

"Why the fuck would we waste our time with that?" Ozzy asked, raising an eyebrow behind his sunglasses.

"Scared?" Adagio challenged.

"Scared of you? I've been rocking since before you were born! Many people credit our band with the invention of Heavy Metal. We'll mop the floor with your Dazzling Rainbooms or whatever the fuck you call yourselves," Ozzy scoffed.

"So it's a battle then?" Sonata asked.

"You bet your pastel-colored ass it's a battle," Ozzy sneered.

"Ozzy, calm down, mate, we all know who's gonna win," Tony laughed.

"Oh, you guys won't win. We've got tricks up our sleeve," Sonata said.

"Tricks are for kids," Ozzy retorted.

"OH, I'VE HAD IT WITH YOU FOUR!" Sonata screamed, and went to catch up with Aria and Adagio.

"Kids. Can't get anything through their thick skulls nowadays," Bill joked.

"Amen to that," Terrence laughed.

The Mane Six and Sunset Shimmer walked towards Ozzy and Black Sabbath.

"What in Equestria was that all about?" Applejack asked.

"Damned kids challenged us to some band battle contest thing. I warned them that they were going to lose, but kids never listen," Bill answered.

"The Dazzlings?" Twilight guessed.

"Yeah. They said The Rainshrooms--,"Ozzy started.

"Rain-BOOMS!" Rainbow corrected.

"Whatever!" Ozzy shrugged.

"So they're challenging us to a rematch, and you guys are got dragged into it?" Sunset asked.

"Yes, Sunset, that's right," Tony nodded.

"Aren't you guys like the inventors of Heavy Metal?" Pinkie asked.

"Many people say that. I woulf personally credit Led Zeppelin, the Beatles, and Jimi Hendrix," Terrence confirmed.

"Once again, how do you even know that?" Tony asked.

"Just a hunch," Pinkie said.

"I think we're going to have trouble with The Dazzlings. Those girls are always up to no good," Fluttershy sighed.

"Well, I reckon we'll cross that bridge when we get to it," Applejack said.

"Oh, Fluttershy. You worry too much, darling. Since when have your friends ever let you down?" Rarity motivated.

"Yeah, you're right," Fluttershy nodded.

"Don't worry, we'll show them, even if it means losing to Black Sabbath," Rainbow said.

"Good luck, girls. I'm afraid you're going to need it," Tony said.

"Good luck to you too," Sunset replied.

"We really need to rent a place," Bill laughed.

"I wonder if they take Pounds in this dimension?" Ozzy joked.

"I dunno. That would be funny," Terrence replied.

"Worth a shot, I suppose," Tony shrugged.

They continued walking until they found an apartment building.

"Hey, you guys have a place available?", Bill asked.

"Just one. It'll be 100 bits a month," a stallion at the counter answered.

"What the clusterfucking hell is a Bit?" Ozzy asked.

"Equestrian currency," the clerk replied.

"Do you take Pounds? I have £300 with me right now," Bill asked.

"What are pounds?" the clerk wondered.

"English currency," Terrence answered.

"Well, money's money, right?" the clerk laughed.

"Yeah," Tony agreed.

"Alright, top floor, first door on the left," the clerk said, taking £100 from Bill.

The following day, Black Sabbath ended up meeting The Dazzlings in the streets.

"Competition's tonight at 20:30. Be there or be square," Sonata said.

"We'll be there. Count on it," Ozzy laughed.

The three girls rolled their eyes and walked away.

"That was odd," Terrence shrugged.

"Odd is an understatement," Tony laughed.

The time for the challenge was approaching. The Rainbooms and Black Sabbath were talking about how stupid this rematch idea was, and how there was no chance for The Dazzlings to win.

"They're fucked. There is no way in hell," Ozzy laughed.

"Well, they might get second, but I highly doubt that they'll beat us," Bill laughed.

"Well, from the looks of things, Ozzy seems hellbent on proving his point," Applejack said.

"Yeah, that sounds about right," Rainbow nodded.

"Time to take the stage," Twilight said, pointing in its direction.

The Dazzlings stood on stage, a few curious students had congregated in front of it.

"Thanks for coming! Tonight, the Rainbooms and The Dazzlings are gonna have ourselves a little bit of a rematch," Adagio said.

"But that's not the only band we'll be going up against. Tonight, it's Triple Threat. Every band for themselves. Black Sabbath will be participating as well," Sonata added.

"I just came for the hell of it," Aria shrugged, causing a couple laughs in the crowd.

"Seriously, Aria?" Adagio sighed.

"What? It's true," Aria retorted.

"Anyway, let's get started! Each band will only perform one song. No more, no less, no exceptions," Adagio explained.

"We're gonna do our song, Under Our Spell. Don't worry, it shouldn't hypnotize you this time," Sonata laughed.

The girls began:

After their song was done, and the crowd of students,which had grown exponentially, calmed down, Adagio took the mic.

"Thank you! Up next is The Rainbooms!" she said, and The Dazzlings exited.

Next, the Rainbooms took the stage.

"Hey, everyone. Thanks for wasting a little bit of your lives just to hear us play. It means a lot! Tonight, for our one-shot performance, we'll be doing our song called Perfect Day For Fun!" Rainbow explained.

Black Sabbath, The Dazzlings, and Sunset Shimmer hung out backstage.

"Still think you can beat us?" Aria asked.

"Nope. I know we can," Bill laughed.

"What do you think, Sunset?" Adagio asked.

'I'll tell you what Ozzy told me. You guys are toast. There's now way in Equestria that you're gonna win," Sunset laughed, censoring Ozzy's quote.

"I guess we'll see," Sonata sneered.

The Rainbooms began their performance:

There was applause from the crowd. They were slightly louder than when they were cheering for The Dazzlings.

"That puts us ahead, but only slightly," Twilight said.

"Black Sabbath is gonna destroy us," Rainbow sighed.

They exited the stage.

"Ozzy, your band's up!" Sunset said.

"Alright, thanks. Hey, Adagio, eat your heart out," he teased.

"Oh, just go out there!" Adagio scoffed.

Black Sabbath entered the stage area.

"Good evening! I hope everyone is doing well tonight. For our performance this evening, we're gonna do a song called Hole in the Sky!" Ozzy explained.

The crowd was confused, but were curious.

Tony, Terrence, and Bill began their instrumental onslaught, followed by Ozzy's vocals.

The guys sounded like this:

The crowd exploded with applause. It was way louder than even Ozzy expected.

"Bloody hell, it sounds like the FIFA World Cup out here!" he joked.

"Well, I think it's safe to say who won," Bill laughed.

The other two bands joined them on stage.

"Alright, now we're gonna have a vote. There's about 40 of you out there, so we'll send a clipboard and you'll draw a tally next to the band that did the best by your standards alone. Don't let your friends persuade you into choosing a different band," Adagio instructed.

"Results are in!" Sonata was jumpy.

"In third place with 10 votes, is... The Dazzlings," Adagio sighed.

"In second place with 12 votes, The Rainbooms!" Aria revealed.

"And in first place with 18 votes, Black Sabbath!" Sonata said through clinched teeth.

"Well, that was fun. Now what?" Sunset asked.

"Let's all just go home," Rainbow shrugged.

"Alright," Ozzy said.

The fourteen people from three different bands each went back to their respective homesteads.

END OF CHAPTER 3!