Power isn't Everything
...And Their Regret Is Suffocating...
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Sonata raised her head off of her pillow, listening as her name was being spoken to her, but by who she did not know.
SONATA!
The siren grabbed her head and whimpered as it pounded like a drum and the feeling of her breath being sucked away froze her in place. She was expecting it though, for this was the fourth night since she got her new powers, and the fourth night this has happened to her. This must have been what Contrast was talking about by price. Similar things were happening to the other Sirens in their bedrooms as well. None of them knew what was truly happening to them though, none of the three could see that the shadows from their pendants and eyes were stabbing their heads and throats.
School Auditorium:
"So this is The Dazzling's work? But how can they get their powers back? Who is this Contrast Contract?" Twilight asked once her five friends finished retelling her the events of the past three days.
"We don't know sugarcube, he just showed up out of the blue and said he'd bring you here if we made a deal."
"More like out of the black! It is suuupppper dark in here but his white body really stood out in Contrast! Then he made a deal which is a Contract!" Pinkie exclaimed hopping around on the stage excitedly.
"Pinkie, how long have you been waiting to say that?" Rainbow groaned.
"Oh about three hours, why Dashie?"
"Because that was really bad."
"Enough! So how do we defeat them?" Twilight listened as the five girls made various noises that were quickly crushing her hopes that they would win in a confrontation against them. "Nothing?" they all shook their heads.
"I guess its a good thing I brought back-up," an eerie, hollow voice cried out all around them as Contrast Contract sulked out of the shadows, his grin smaller than usual, as he carried Sunset's corpse in his arms. Her body seemed well preserved surprisingly and Twilight was quick to shoot him an angry glare.
"I take it you're Contrast?" Twilight asked, venom laced in her words.
"I am, and I don't like that much venom Twilight, place use less of it in the future. I haven't done anything to you directly," Contrast said, using his mouth for the first time, revealing that his teeth are pointed.
"How'd she die? Do you know?" Rarity asked.
"Yes I do."
"Well? Spit it out already!" Dash shouted.
"I killed her."
There was a brief pause as everyone present, save Contrast, put on horrified looks that quickly changed to angry glares.
"Why did you bring her here?" Twilight questioned, trying to keep her cool while also thinking up hundreds of ways to inflict pain on her newest friend's killer.
"I said I brought reinforcements. This is my back-up." He waved a hand at the dead Shimmer before snapping his fingers and disappearing once again. No one moved, they just stared at Sunset's body until Fluttershy shrieked.
"I-I think she moved!" she cried as the others quickly dashed over to Sunset to see she had, in fact, moved. Her eyes fluttered open and her hazy vision was awash in color. She recognized those colors from somewhere.
"Gu-girls? Is that you?" Sunset croaked, struggling to keep her eyes open and free of tears. "Are, are you all dead?!" She quickly shot upright, causing her head to pound, as she surveyed the remains of the building around them. "Or...am I alive?" She looked down at her hands before wiggling her fingers and stretching out to grab Twilight. "Where are we, and why am I alive!?"
"We're at what's left of Canterlot High, the Dazzlings are in control of the city and I don't know why you're no longer dead but we need you to help us defeat the Dazzlings again."
"The Dazzlings? They're the ones who wanted me dead-" she grunted in pain as her head forced her to swim through memories of her last moments before dying. "Where's the white kid in black?" she growled.
"Just missed him Shimmie, he was all like; I'll help you beat the Sirens! And we were all like yeah right who are you? And he went-"
"PINKIE!"
"What? I was answering her question," the pink haired girl pouted.
"He was just here, he's the one who brought you back to us," Fluttershy mumbled as she knelt beside Sunset. "He also told us how all this happened."
"Well, lets come up with a plan," Sunset said, grinning.
Dazzle Manor: Day Four
The three Sirens awoke to the sounds of people hitting the ground outside of their rooms. With long practice they all open their doors at the same time to see their servants unconscious and Contrast standing before them. "Where have you been Contrast?" Adagio asked.
"Finding the perfect candidates to reverse the damage you caused while being able to feed me with enough anger to sustain my form and power."
"WHAT!? Your trying to stop us? That makes no sense!" Sonata cried. "Who are you sending?"
"That my dear is a surprise," he winked. "Ta-ta!"
Snap!
"What do we do now Adagio?" Aria snarked. "Are we just going to let the intruders into our home?"
"I would," Sonata whimpered. "When I wanted the world to adore me I wasn't expecting so much violence. I never wanted people to die from our influence!"
"What? This has always been the way of it retard! This is nothing new!" Aria shouted.
"Aria! You know we've been hiding this from her until recently, can you blame her?"
Aria bristled and growled before replying, "I guess not but still she said we should let them stop us."
"Of course, if its the Rainbooms and or Twilight they might forgive us!" Sonata reasoned.
"Please, even if we ask for their forgiveness do you think they would? Adagio?"
"I think anything is possible and we have gone too far this time. I agree with Sonata, too many people have died. Even if we kept ruling there won't be anyone left for long, we already have half the city destroyed and even more of its population dead in the streets. We meet with the attackers and ask for forgiveness. If Contrast is with them we ask him to reverse everything we did and take our powers away." With that Adagio turned and left for the 'throne room.'
Author's Note
Ooohhhhh, the end is nigh and the Sirens want this to end as well...Hhmm I wonder if the Rainbooms and Twilight Sparkle will be merciful? If they are will Contrast let them? I know how this will end but I wonder how you guys would have this story end? Leave your endings in the Comments below!!!!
(Notice: Your responses will in no way impact the ending, its just so you can think deeply into yourselves and find your heart of friendship, or your sword of judgement.)
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