A Dazzling Taleby RoboCheatsy OfficialChaptersWhat A Strange New World?Living a Non-Equestrian LifeThe New GirlsLet's Have a BattleThis Should be InterestingThe Process of ApprovalPondering And PracticingWorking on the ProjectInteresting InformationA Friendship Falling ApartAdmissionWorking on the Project (Again) Getting Through the DayThe Kickoff to the BattlePrologueWhat A Strange New World?"Ugh," I groaned. "Is everyone OK?" What in the world happened? How in the world did I almost lose to some old unicorn? I reached out to prop myself up with my hand. "Yeah, barely," my friend Aria said, getting up off the ground. "Owie! That hurt!" my other friend, Sonata, said. "What are we?" Aria said, curiously raising her hand up and wiggling her fingers in front of her face. "Humans, Aria Blaze," I said. "Oh! I know what those are!" Sonata said. Aria and I exchanged shocked glances; since when does Sonata, the girl with the brain of a three year old, know anything? "You do?" I said. "Yeah. They're those mythical, old-timey, two-legged creatures that live in the Frozen North," Sonata explained. I figured. "Oh yeah, that's exactly what they are," I sarcastically said, rolling my eyes. "For realsies?!" Sonata exclaimed. "No," I said. "Oh, okay. If you say so," Sonata said. "Dagi, what're we going to do now?" Sonata asked. "Yeah, Adagio, what are we going to do?" Aria said. "We've been banished to this completely unknown world with no place to go." "Don't worry, I've been here several times before," I said. "What? When?" Aria said. "I was curious about these alternate worlds as well as the creatures who existed within them, but it would have been too difficult to sneak here unnoticed. I'd taken advantage of the fact my family was close with Celestia so I could get special permission from her to access these worlds," I explained. "She wouldn't give me the permission I needed so I sang to her to 'convince' her to give me what I wanted," I added. "You're smart," Aria said. "It's a gift," I said, tossing my hair. "Where did you get it? Or who got it for you? I mean," Sonata said. "It's a figure of speech, Sonata," I said. Sonata definitely was not the brightest nor the sharpest person, but what she does have is cuteness. Her cuteness makes us look innocent and harmless, but we could really make someone pay if they messed with us. I got to my feet and placed my hands on my hips. "Follow my lead, I'll show you where we're staying," I said. "Or, we can follow my lead, and you can tell me where we need to go," Aria said. I whipped around and grabbed her by the collar of her shirt. "MY lead," I said firmly. Aria crossed her arms and pouted angrily. "Oh, and Aria sweetie, green isn't a very pretty color on you," I sneered. Aria glanced down at her fringed jacket. "It's not green, it's mint," she fired back. I rolled my eyes. I didn't expect Aria to misinterpret my insult since that's usually Sonata's thing. "I meant jealousy isn't a good look for you," I explained, walking off. Aria let out an annoyed huff. She thinks she can be leader? Please. She's not even on the same level as me, not to mention she gets worked up so easily. "Where are we going?" Sonata asked curiously. "I have an apartment in the city that's the perfect size for the three of us," I said. "Where's the city?" Aria asked. "Just follow me and you'll find out," I answered firmly. We walked down the sidewalk. I figured while we're here I ought to show them around a bit. "So to the left is a local boutique, called Carousel Boutique. I've never been there but the reviews on the internet are decent," I explained. "What's the internet?" Aria asked. "It's a place on computers and mobile devices where people can go and look up stuff, shop, read fan-fictions, etcetera," I explained. "Cool! I still have that cell phone you gave me once, can that get internet?" Aria said, intrigued. "Yes. You can also download music via the internet, but most of it is by a bunch of auto-tuned wannabes," I said. Contrary to what you may believe or may have heard, we actually weren't banished thousands of years ago (which means I'm not thousands of years old, thank you very much). History books have it all wrong. For example, the books say that we're Sirens but really we're half pony and half Siren, and the books call us 'the Sirens' but really we're the Dazzlings. "And on the right is a high-end furniture store, which I get all my furniture from," I said. Aria and Sonata were paying close attention. I walked down a bit farther. "Here's Canterlot Café. It's a pretty nice place to hang out," I said. I kept walking along naming all the different places. It wasn't long until we reached the building that our apartment is in. "And here we are," I said as we arrived at a very fashionable high-end building. "This place is cool," Aria said, impressed. "Isn't it? I only pick the most stylish things," I said. "I love it!" Sonata chirped. "It is very stylish," Aria said. "Thanks," I said, "now come in." I opened the door. "Good evening, Adagio," the receptionist greeted. "How're you?" "Fine, thank you. And you?" I said. I didn't actually care, but I didn't want to come across like anything and cause suspicions to arise. "Great, thank you," the receptionist said. I gave her friendly smile as I walked off. I stopped in my tracks, remembering that I probably should introduce her to the girls and make mention that they'll be living with me. I introduced her to the girls, who went along with my mild-mannered attitude. The girls and I stepped into the nearby elevator. "So what does this thing do?" Aria asked. "It takes us up as many floors as we need to go after we hit those buttons- which Sonata is now pressing like a maniac," I said. Sonata turned around with a happy grin on her face after she had hit every single button. "It looks like a Hearth's Warming eve tree!" Sonata said, beaming. I slapped my forehead and groaned. "Great, now we have to go up all of these floors," I said. "But for realsies, doesn't it look like a Hearth's Warming tree?" Sonata said, completely ignoring me as usual. "Sonata, shut up," I said. Sonata pouted and looked at me with huge eyes. "Sonata, I'm not going to fall for your cuteness attack," I said. "Save it for an idiot like Aria Blaze." "Hey!" Aria exclaimed, "I'm not an idiot, Adagio." "Sure," I said sarcastically, "anyways." It took about an hour or so for the elevator to finally get done stopping at every other floor before it stopped inside of our penthouse (that's right, we live in a penthouse). "Don't ever do that again," I told Sonata. "Aww, but it was so fun!" she protested. "No," I said firmly. "Okay, fine," Sonata said. We walked into the main room of our penthouse. "Wow," Aria and Sonata breathed. "Nice, isn't it?" I said. "Yeah," Aria said, "It's impressive." Everything was decorated to fit the styles of all of us (minus Sonata's childish tastes, those are in her room). "C'mon, I'll show you all to your rooms," I said. I led them up a set of stairs into a large corridor with with two large rooms on either side. "Aria, you and I are on the left. Sonata, your room is on the right," I explained. "Sweet! I don't have to be next to Sonata!" Aria said. "Trust me, that was done on purpose," I said. "Well, I guess I owe you for saving my life, kind of," Aria said. I laughed lightly. "That's not necessary," I said, "I'm doing all of us a favor." "Yaysies! I don't have be near Aria! Thanks, Dagi!" Sonata exclaimed. I gave the girls a chance to settle in and adjust to their new surroundings. It was somewhat displacing, knowing it was next to impossible to go back to Equestria. The mirror was probably well guarded should we ever try going back, not to mention it doesn't even open for thirty more moons. "While this is a nice place, I don't think I'll be satisfied for very long. I want to go back to Equestria," I finally said. "I wanna go back to Equestria too. This world has... whatever it has," Aria said, "but I'd be much happier back in Equestria." Sonata nodded in agreement. "Well, it's settled then. We'll collect as much negative energy as we can to regain our power so we can go back to Equestria," I said with a smirk. Living a Non-Equestrian LifeI hate this world. I hate Starswirl and I hate the jerks who hate us because we're half pony and half Siren. I planned to get revenge on Starswirl as soon as we got back to Equestria. I was going to take over Equestria and this world with the help Aria and Sonata. We will be adored and we won't ignored. It was difficult to gain power here considering there was no magic here, but we were able to get by OK just by gaining power via negative energy from ordinary humans. However, the energy in this world is significantly different from that of Equestria. While I'd much rather be in Equestria, I've been able to find some things I enjoy doing here. I ran into the living room with my phone. "Girls, I just found the funniest video on the internet! You have to watch it!" I said. "Show me!" Aria said. I took a seat on the couch. Aria and Sonata crowded around me as I played the video. The female narrator spoke. It was obvious the video had been made in order to humiliate whoever this Twilight Sparkle girl is. The girl acted as if she was a pony. How ridiculous yet interesting. I could be reading too much into this, but perhaps she's from Equestria. "Whoever created this video is a genius," Aria said through laughter. We laughed for a little while longer. "So, who's ready to get their butt kicked by me in Pokémon?" I said. "You won't be kicking my butt in that game, 'cause I'll be kicking yours!" Aria said. "Oh. It. Is. On!" I said. I grabbed my 3DS out of my bedroom and put in Pokémon Y. Aria was going to lose badly and I'd be laughing at her for it. It took 3 hours and we had about 25 battles or so. "And the winner is Dagi!" Sonata declared. "In your face," I said. "Dang it," Aria said. "I'm bored. I wish we were in Equestria," Sonata said. "We all wish we were in Equestria, but we're not," I said, "so, what do you say we go somewhere and cause some trouble?" "Let's do it!" Aria said. I thought we'd go to Canterlot Café and cause some tension there. "Before we go, let me change my outfit into something more comfortable since we'll be walking there," I said, running off to my room. I opened my closet and pulled out my violet colored hoodie and a pair of jeans, then I opened the stylish jewelry box where I keep all my accessories and pulled out a spiked headband to match. I had a spiked headband to go with all of my outfits, this one had a dark violet base with short violet spikes; it was pretty much a differently colored version of the one I'm wearing right now, the only difference was the one I was wearing had light brown spikes. I swapped out the headbands, changed into my hoodie and jeans, then slipped on a pair of sneakers instead of my studded heels. I took a moment to admire myself in the mirror. I itched my neck where I was wearing my pendant; it could get so annoying to wear it sometimes, but I'm always afraid that if I take it off it will get misplaced or broken. If my pendant ever broke, I wouldn't have the power to make everyone adore me and I'd never get back to Equestria. I walked out into the living room. Sonata and Aria were pretty much wearing the same clothes as me except Sonata's hoodie was more of a magenta while Aria's hoodie was a dark mint color. "Nice outfits, you two," I said, "I suppose we're going as triplets?" I laughed lightly. "I guess so," Aria said, laughing lightly. "Wait. This doesn't mean I'm actually Aria's sister, right?" Sonata asked. "No. You're not actually Aria's sister," I said. "Good, 'cause that would really bite," Sonata said. We took the stairs down to the outside, mainly because I didn't trust Sonata to not push all the elevator buttons again. We walked outside. It was a bit on the chilly side, but I didn't mind it too much. "Hey, while we're out, can we go shopping?" Sonata asked. "Hmm, I don't see why not," I said. "Noooo," Aria groaned. I rolled my eyes. "C'mon, let's go," I said, grabbing Aria's arm and dragging her along. Aria eventually willingly followed along. We went to a bunch of stores and tried on a bunch of clothes. It took forever, but Sonata and I were able to convince Aria to try on some things. She tried on this crazy outfit consisting of a navy blue bodice, a weird almost translucent green skirt, and crazy striped leggings; what in the world was she thinking? "I so have to buy this, what do you guys think of this outfit?" Aria said. "It's... Horrible," I said. Aria huffed. "Whatever, I'm buying it anyways," she scoffed. "Suit yourself," I said. Aria walked to the counter and pulled out her cash. "I'd like to buy this," she said to the shopkeeper. She handed them the money and we left. We walked down to the café. The air seemed more confrontational somehow. Fitting I suppose. When we walked in, the café was very crowded, which was perfect. It was just too easy. All we had to do now was start singing then everyone would start fighting. I smirked smugly. I loved nothing more than causing tension and destroying relationships between others. The girls and I walked in with our hoods on; we were concealing our identities so no one would ever know what, more like who, hit them. Now, how do I fit all of my hair into one tiny hood? That's a secret you'll never know. We took a seat at a booth in the back of the café. We sat down and began vocalizing. Within a few seconds, everyone was completely riled up. A trail of negative energy snaked its way towards us. It entered into our pendants, which glowed faintly after absorbing it. We removed our hoods. Aria let out a contemptuous huff. "That was barely worth the effort, Adagio," she said, "I'm tired of fast food; I need a meal." I rolled my eyes. I removed my hood and shook my hair out. "The energy in this world isn't the same as in Equestria; we can only gain so much power here," I said. I only told her that several times before. "Ugh! I wish we had never been banished to this awful place!" Aria scoffed. "Really? I love it here," I said sarcastically. I narrowed my eyes. Sonata began I speaking and I switched my gaze to her. "For realsies? Because I think this place is the worst," Sonata said. Of course she didn't pick up on my sarcasm; because that would just be too easy. Idiot. Then here comes Aria with one of her stupid remarks. "I think you're the worst, Sonata," Aria scoffed. "Oh yeah? Well I think you're—" I cut Sonata off mid-sentence "Ergh, I'll tell you one thing: being stuck here with you two isn't making this world anymore-" I clenched my teeth. "Bearable," I growled through clenched teeth. I looked outside and saw ominous clouds appearing. All of the sudden there was a bright beam of light shooting upwards into the sky. My eyes widened. What in the world was going on out there? I ran outside and powerful wind whipped at me. I saw Aria and Sonata walk out. I returned my attention to the sky and suddenly a pair of rainbows shot out into the sky. My pendant shined for a brief moment. I gasped. It couldn't be, or could it? "Did you feel that?" I said. I steadied my gaze on the sky and smirked. I looked at Aria and Sonata. "Do you know what that is?" I said, gesturing to the sky. They looked around with puzzled expressions. "Eh, I 'unno," they said, shrugging. I expected more from... Aria, but Sonata, that was to be expected. I grabbed the collar of Aria's hoodie. "It's Equestrian magic," I growled. Aria looked at me as if I didn't know what I was talking about. "But this world doesn't have Equestrian magic," she protested. I let go of her hoodie and turned around, facing the sky once more. "Well it does now," I said, walking forward, "and we're going to use it to make everyone in this pathetic little world adore us." I placed my hands on my hips, smirking. The New Girls I had been able to locate where that Equestrian magic had come from. It had come from the school with the portal to the other world on it's front lawn; Canterlot High School. The girls and I were going to sign up as new students and cause tensions between the students there. The girls and I walked to Canterlot High. The front lawn was filled with so much hustle and bustle. We walked into the school and went into the Principal's office. "Hello, you must be the new girls who signed up, correct?" the vice Principal said. "We are," I replied. "Well, welcome to Canterlot High," the Principal said, walking in. "I'm Principal Celestia and this is my sister, Vice Principal Luna." "Nice to meet you," I said, extending my hand for a handshake. "The name's Adagio, Adagio Dazzle. These are my friends: Sonata Dusk and Aria Blaze." "Well it is very nice to meet you three. I know you'll have a really nice time here at Canterlot High," Celestia said shaking my hand. "Now, if you would please wait in the foyer; we'll have a student coming to show you around," Luna said. The girls and I walked out into the foyer. Soon enough we were approached by another girl. "Hi, are you the new girls I'm supposed to show around?" she asked with a smile and friendly wave. "We are," I said stepping forward with the slightest hint of a sneer on my face. "Canterlot High is great school, you'll really love it here," the girl said. "Oh yes, we really sense there's something... Magical about this place," I said glancing back at Aria and Sonata who were smirking. We walked down the hallway. "That's the science lab," the girl said. I glanced over in the direction she had gestured to. "The computer lab is in there," she gestured to the right. She dashed over to a poster a little farther down the hall. I glanced at her quizzically. "Oh! Canterlot High's having a big musical showcase this weekend! The whole school is pretty much rallying around it," she said. I gasped. "A... Musical showcase?" I said, stealing a glance back at Aria and Sonata who were exchanging mischievous glances. "I'm sure since you're new, Principal Celestia would let you sign up if you're interested," the girl said. "We have been known to sing from time to time," Aria said nonchalantly. Sonata butt into the conversation. Great. "Hello? We sing like, all the time!" she said. Oh good, she didn't cross the line for once. "It's how we get people to do what we want!" she continued. Spoke too soon. I gave Sonata an angry look and motioned for her to shut up. "Wha-what did I say?" she said with a confused shrug. I changed my expression back to a happier one. "What you meant to say was that being in the musical showcase seems like a great way to meet other students," I said, covering for us. "Oh yeah. What she said I meant to say. That's what I meant. To say," she said with a nonchalant hand gesture. Of course we can't have a stupid Sonata moment without Aria chiming in. "Ugh, and what you would have said if you weren't. The. Worst," Aria scoffed. "You are!" Sonata fired back. I went and interrupted the situation. "You'll have to excuse them," I said pointing my thumb at Aria and Sonata. "They're idiots." Sonata forced an awkward smile. I smiled with fake friendliness. Aria crossed her arms and pouted. The girl looked at us with a confused expression. There was a long pause before anyone said anything else. "Ooh, those are pretty," the girl said, noticing our pendants. "Where did you–" I grabbed her hand in a vice grip as she reached to touch my pendant. Oh great, what did I just do? I released her hand noticing that maybe I had grabbed it a bit too tight. She shook her hand as if to make the pain go away. I laughed lightly. "Sorry," I said voice dripping with false sweetness. "These pendants just mean awful lot to us; we'd hate for anything to happen to them." The girls and I walked off, or at least Aria and I did. A couple seconds later we realized Sonata didn't walk off with us. I went back, grabbed Sonata's arm and pulled her away. Thankfully, she had just been standing there like the idiot she is. "So what do you say we sign up for that musical showcase?" I said. "Definitely," Aria said. "Of course!" Sonata said. "Alright then. To the Principal's office," I said. We walked in the direction of the Principal's office. I opened the door. "Hi, Principal Celestia," I said. "Hi, is there something we can help you with?" Celestia said. "Yes, we'd like to sign up for the musical showcase," I said. "But before we get started, why don't you let us sing you a song first?" "Why sure," Celestia said. "Girls," I said looking at Aria and Sonata. We began vocalizing softly; it wasn't necessary to sing an actual song unless we wanted to start a full-fledged fight. This was just to put the principal and vice principal under our spell. "Now, how about we turn this musical showcase into a battle of the bands?" I suggested. "Certainly. I don't see why not," Celestia said. "I'll just need you to write down the name of your band on the sign up sheet." She handed me a pencil and sign up sheet. "Dazzlings," I said as I wrote our name down. "Thank you, we look forward to seeing your performance," Celestia said. "Bye," I said as I walked out. "Wait one moment. I need to give you all your schedules," Celestia said. Aria and Sonata groaned. The last thing we wanted were some stupid classes. I reluctantly accepted the schedules from her. I wasn't going to push our luck and try singing to Celestia and Luna again; our power had already decreased greatly since we'd been banished to this world. I didn't want to mess things up for us because we tried something that would have required more power than we had. We walked to the cafeteria. I stopped at the double doors leading into the lunch room. I turned excitedly toward the girls. "This is it, girls; the moment we've been waiting for," I said. Cue Sonata's stupid guess. "Lunch?!" she exclaimed. I smacked my forehead and groaned. "The chance to get our true Equestrian magic back," I said. "Oh. Right," Sonata said. I stared into the cafeteria. "Our voices are just strong enough to make them want something so badly, they'll fight to get it," I explained. "So we're just gonna do what we always do? Stir up some trouble, then feed off the negative energy?" Aria said. "Some plan, Adagio," she added sarcastically. Who asked her, exactly? "It won't be the same as the times before! There is Equestrian magic here. Their negative energy will give us the power we need to get this entire world to do our bidding," I explained. The beginnings of a smirk crossed my face. 'You Equestrian jerks will regret the day you *ever* decided to shun us because of our half-Siren genes. After we take this world we–' Sonata's voice cut through my thoughts. "But we can get lunch after though, right? It's Taco Tuesday!" she said energetically clapping her wrists together. Can't she ever focus on the task at hand? "Just follow my lead," I said. "Or my lead," Aria said nonchalantly. That little, ugh. She's always trying to take my place as leader. I whipped around fast and grabbed her by the collar of her jacket. "MY lead," I said firmly. I let go of her collar and marched off in an annoyed mood. My plan? First, I'm going to rock this school, then, I'm going to take it over. Watch out Canterlot High; things are about to get ugly. We were going to convince the entire student body to turn what was going to be a friendly musical showcase into a battle of the bands. You haven't seen anything yet. I had just the method to win over this entire school. The girls and I, even after we get what we want, were still going to participate in the battle and show all these losers what a real band looks like. No one should dare stand in our way of they'll face consequences. As you can probably guess, I'm not a very lenient person. This battle will be intense, I'll make sure of that. Let's Have a Battle I pushed the doors open as a grand entrance and began vocalizing. The girls and I split between the rows of students. I began singing while Aria and Sonata kept vocalizing. "We heard you want to get together-" I purposely ran my hand across a student's head to get their attention. "We heard you want to rock the school-" I ran my hand across another student's head. "We thought of something that is better-" I pryingly arched an eyebrow. "Something that changes all the rules-" I walked over to join the girls. "Why pretend we're all the same? When some of us shine brighter-" The girls echoed me on 'shine brighter'. Our pendants shined and it was clear our power was growing already. I walked over to some geek, placing my hands on his shoulders and leaning over him. "Here's a chance to find your flame. Are you a loser or a fighter?-" I flicked his chin and walked off, rejoining the girls. "Me and you, you and me; why don't we see who is better?-" We gestured to ourselves and then to the students on "me and you and me". "We don't have to be one in the same thing-" Sonata and Aria crossed closely in front of each other to symbolize being one in the same thing. "Oh what's so wrong with a little competition?-" I inquisitively arched an eyebrow now that I was the center of attention. The girls and I took a seat in three chairs next to each other. "Are you afraid of failing the audition?-" We kicked one leg out one at a time then gave thumbs down one at a time. We smirked; this was going to be good. I went over to a white and blue haired girl with a star in her hair and stroked her chin. "You're a star you should know it-" I walked over to a table and spread my arms out as the girls lifted me onto the table. "Yeah, you rise above the rest-" I strutted across to the end table, then knelt down and flicked a student's chin. "It doesn't matter who you hurt-" I got off the table, walked a little father and then did a dramatic sharp turn, being sure to toss my hair in the process. "If you're just proving you're the best-" The girls and I vocalized powerfully. "Battle!-" Sonata enthusiastically punched the air with her fist while maintaining an unusually serious expression. "You want to win it!-" Aria rushed up to a kid and poked him, gesturing 'you'. "Let's have a battle! Battle of the bands!-" I raised my fist enthusiastically. I then faced forward, threw my hands up into the air and spread my arms out. "Let's have a battle! We will go all in it!-" Aria stepped in between two groups of freshman and split them. "Let's have a battle!-" "Battle!-" "Battle!-" "Battle of the bands!-" Now the girls and I were really egging them on. "Battle!-" "I can beat you!" a girl said to another girl. "Battle!-" "Ha! You wish!" the other girl said with a dismissive gesture. "Battle!-" The girls and I continued egging the students on. "I so want this!" the white-and-blue haired girl exclaimed. "Battle!-" I felt at that moment that my power had grown a lot from just the time the song had started. "Not if I get it first!" some Eco-maniac exclaimed raising his fist. He didn't say nor do that of his own free will; I made him do it. Sonata wasn't lying (nor being an idiot, other than when blew our cover) when she had said that we sing to get people to do our bidding. "Me and you, you and me- why don't we see who is better?-" The girls were behind me, making the same motions as me, but you could only see their arms; symbolic of being one in the same thing. Now the crowd sang, "We don't have to be one in the same thing-" The girls stepped out from behind me; symbolizing not being one in the same thing. "Oh what's so wrong with a little competition?-" The girls and I struck poses as we sang. "I'm going up and winning the audition!-" This Should be Interesting"Battle!-" "We want to win it!" Now the crowd was riled up and the room was filled with negative energy. "Let's have a battle!-" "Battle of the bands!-" "Let's have a battle!-" "We will go all in it!-" "Let's have a battle!-" "Battle!-" "Battle!-" Mine and the girls' voices were so much stronger now than they were before, but our full power wasn't back yet. However, now we could push it a bit. "Battle of the bands!-" Negative energy filled our pendants. The girls and I raised our heads and extended our arms in victory. We listened to the sounds of the bickering students and liked it. The girls and I exited the cafeteria. "That was awesome," Aria said. "I have to agree. That turned out a lot better than I expected," I said. "I totally saw that one coming," Sonata said. I gave her an acknowledging nod. "Well, I suppose for now we ought to head to our classes. See you two later," I said with a wave as we split off to head to our classes. I walked down the hall. What a grand entrance we'd made, singing that song. "Hey!" I heard a friendly voice call a few minutes later. "Hm?" I said turning slightly. It was the girl who'd given is the tour earlier. She panted after catching up with me. "Glad I caught up to you. I heard that you have a mythology class this period with Miss Cheerilee," she said. "I have that same class this period, so I thought we could maybe walk to class together." "Sure. Why not?" I said with a shrug. I was trying to look as innocent as possible, considering how bad what I had just done looked. She walked along with a happy smile on her face. It was like she'd never done this before or something. So first of all, what's the deal with her? Second of all, why do I care? Seriously, I don't know why but I almost feel sympathetic for her. Wait a minute. Sympathy? "So, I don't think I ever introduced myself properly; I'm Sunset Shimmer," she said. "The name's Adagio, Adagio Dazzle," I said, extending my hand. Sunset extended her hand as well and we shook hands. "Nice to meet you," Sunset said. "Nice to meet you too," I said. "So what were the names of the girls with you?" Sunset asked. "Aria Blaze and Sonata Dusk are their names," I said. "Oh those are cool names," Sunset said. "Are you guys musicians or something?" "Oh, yes. We travel a lot and enter competitions," I said. "Oh, that explains why you wanted to turn the showcase into a Battle of the Bands," Sunset said. I laughed lightly. "Yeah, we do get a little carried away occasionally and forget what these showcases are really about," I said, trying to play mine and the girls' actions off as if we got carried away. "I can understand, sometimes when you're excited you get kind of carried away," Sunset said. "So where are you from?" she continued. "I'm from Canterlot," I said. "Oh! I live in Canterlot too! Hey, where do you live- maybe we're neighbors," Sunset said. "I live in the big, pearl-colored building downtown," I said. Gah! Why was I telling her all of this? Stop being so easy to talk to! "Hey! That means we're neighbors!" Sunset said. "I live in the same building!" "Oh, great," I said, faking happiness. "Oh, hey we're here already!" Sunset said. "Today's class should be interesting. We're going to learn about Sirens, I wonder if they're anything like Equestrian Sirens." "Equestrian Sirens?" I said, arching an eyebrow. Just how much did this girl know? She chuckled nervously. "Um, forget I ever said anything," she said. We walked into the classroom. "Hey, Adagio, there's an empty seat next to me if you wanna sit together," Sunset said. "Sure," I said with a shrug. Ironically enough, I almost, almost sort of like this girl, but I'm not letting her stand in my way of winning. I took a seat next to Sunset when some kid tapped me on the shoulder. "Hey, fair warning, you shouldn't sit next to her; she's evil," they said. I whipped my head around to face them. "Listen, you little brat, you can't judge someone just because of what they are or what they've done in the past. I'll see for myself if she's evil or not," I snarled. They backed off after dealing with my sharp tongue. The only two people I've ever known to be able to handle my sharp tongue are Aria and Sonata. "What's the matter Adagio?" Sunset asked. "Some idiot told me you were evil," I said. "Oh, well, if you want to hate me now too just go on ahead." Sunset lowered her head into her arms as if to cry. A sneer crossed my face. Looks like I just found someone's weak point, I thought. I gave her a compassionate pat on her back. "Don't worry, I told them to hush. I won't judge you based upon what someone else has said about you; I'll see for myself who you are," I said softly. "I'm not like those Equestrian jerks." She looked up at me, teary eyed. "Thank you," she said. "Now what do you say we listen to Miss Cheerilee's lesson?" I suggested. Sunset nodded. We listened intently. I was surprised at how similar the mythical Sirens here were to Equestrian Sirens. "Now, I know the musical showcase is coming up this weekend, but I will be assigning you all projects to work on. You may choose your partner and you can choose any of the myths we have covered thus far," Cheerilee said. Oh great. Just what I needed; something to interfere as I try and take over this pathetic little world. A bunch of kids walked up to me and asked if I would be their partner but I sharply declined. "Why in the world would I partner with people who judge others just because of their previous actions?" I said sharply. "In other words, Sunset, care to be my partner?" I said. "Really?" Sunset said. "Mhm," I said with a nod. Cheerilee clapped her hands to get everyone's attention. "Alright, does everyone have a partner?" she asked. "Yes," everyone replied. "Alright then, I can't wait to see your projects! Have a good afternoon!" Cheerilee said, well, cheerily. We walked out of the classroom. Sunset and I walked together to our next class. "Hey, can I see your schedule?" she asked. "Sure," I said, pulling the schedule out of my pocket (I have those, they just aren't obvious). I don't keep anything in my hair because that's a little unsanitary. "Thanks," Sunset said. "Oh, hey! We have all of our classes together!" "Yay!" I said, faking happiness. "Hey, Sonata's in our next class. I'll take that time to introduce you two," I said. "That's awesome! Which one is Sonata?" Sunset asked. "Sonata is the quirky blue-haired one," I said. "And so Aria's the grouchy one?" Sunset asked. "Exactly," I replied. "You catch on fast." Sunset's pretty sharp, yet gullible all at the same time. I'll introduce Sunset to the girls and see if I can persuade them to let her join our group. Sunset's pretty desperate for friends and everyone seems to dislike her. I'll lure her into our group and then she won't even know she's helping carry out the Dazzlings' evil plot, I thought. The Process of ApprovalWe walked into history class. We had a good few minutes to kill before class actually started, so I took the time to introduce Sunset to Sonata. But of course, Sonata was being a complete weirdo as usual. "Heya, Dagi! And nice girl I don't know the name of!" Sonata said, waving cutely. "Hi," Sunset said with a bright smile and happy wave. "My name is Sunset Shimmer, and you're Sonata, right?" "Yep! That's me alright," Sonata said. "I'm Sonata Dusk!" "Sonata, this is my new friend, Sunset Shimmer," I said. "Aww, you're so cute, I wanna squeeze your little cheeks off!" Sonata said to Sunset as she reached to grab Sunset's cheeks. I slapped Sonata's hands down. "Sonata, don't be so weird," I said. "Oh, I need to introduce you to my other friend," Sonata said, ignoring me. She reached into my hair. "Ow! Sonata what're you doing? You're pulling my hair," I said. She pulled a stuffed pony plush out of my hair. She held it out to Sunset Shimmer. "This is Mr. Miggots," Sonata said with a grin. "Um, he's cute," Sunset said, forcing a smile. I walked up to her. "Sorry, she's strange like that," I said. "And, apparently she stores things in my hair." Sunset giggled. "It's fine, I have a friend like that named Pinkie Pie, except Pinkie's a bit more insane," Sunset said. Sonata's face turned bright red. "Pinkie Pie, eh?" Sonata said, "my rival in cuteness!" I gave her a quizzical look. "This is only your first day here, how do you have a rival already?" I asked. "Especially considering it's only sixth period," Sunset said. "It was 13:56 P.M. and the young Sonata Dusk was walking to her fifth period class-" the bell rang right as Sonata was beginning her story. 'Saved by the bell, literally,' I thought. I exhaled a sigh of relief. Sunset looked relieved as well. Our history teacher, Cranky Doodle (I know, it's such a weird name), walked in and class began. I sat next to Sunset again and Sonata sat a little father away from us. As Cranky spoke I began tuning him out because I was uninterested. Sunset leaned over to me. "So where did you get your necklace anyway?" she whispered. "This is school, I came here to learn," I said sarcastically. We laughed quietly. "But really, where did you get it? It's so pretty," Sunset inquired. I began sweating a little. It's not like I could tell her the truth. "I got it from my parents, so I don't know where it came from," I lied through my teeth. "Oh, then, what about Aria and Sonata's necklaces?" Sunset pried (she wasn't actually prying; it just felt that way). "My parents gave them to us to symbolize our friendship, and we wanted a matching accessory so it could be like a symbol for our band and symbolize we're bandmates," I lied. "Oh that's so cool!" Sunset whispered. We turned our attention back to Cranky. It was only a few more minutes until the hall break before our next class. The bell rang to end class. Sunset, Sonata, and I all had the next period together with Aria Blaze. Aria was the last one I needed to introduce Sunset to. After school the girls and I would make a decision as to whether or not Sunset could join the Dazzlings. Of course, if Sunset joined us, she'd never be a full-fledged member of the Dazzlings. We would only be using her; we'd take advantage of her insecurities and exploit those weaknesses to get her to do our bidding. 'Yes that's exactly what we'll do,' I thought. Sunset practically skipped down the hall. She must really think I'm really interested in being her friend which was perfect for what I was planning. I had an extra stone for a pendant too, if we happen to sway her goodness. She and Sonata seemed get along well, which would make things easier, because then we could outvote Aria. "Dagi, keep up! You're lagging behind!" Sonata said. I quickened my pace a bit. We rounded a corner and saw Aria. "Hey, Adagio and Sonata and, oh?" Aria glanced quizzically at Sunset. "What is she doing here?" Aria said contemptuously. Sunset glanced at me with a look that read "Should I be here?". "Don't worry," I said to her. "Aria, this is my new friend, Sunset Shimmer," I explained. "Yeah, back off, Aria!" Sonata said. "Pardon me, I thought she was some creepy fan-girl stalking you all," Aria said with a wink at me. "Yes, no worries there," I said, "ahe and I have all of our classes together so we've been walking with each other." "Oh, in that case, nice to meet you, uh, properly. I'm Aria Blaze," Aria said. "I'm Sunset Shimmer. Glad to meet you, properly," Sunset said. "She and I working on a project together in our mythology class," I said. "Sounds interesting. What are you doing your project on?" Aria said. "I was thinking Sirens, maybe," Sunset said. The girls and I exchanged shocked glances. Did Sunset Shimmer know something about us? "That's not a bad idea," I said. I wanted to see just how much she knew about Equestria and if she knew anything about us. "Well, we'd better get to class. Come with us, Aria," I said. We walked off and Aria followed. My plan was going extremely well, there were just two issues: Sunset Shimmer seemed to know about Equestria and she was friends with one of the opposing bands. I could barely contain my excitement. Ever since I got here, my heart's been racing. I was ready to mull a few things over tonight. It's been so crazy. I was going to enjoy this next class. It had to do with music. Sunset told me the entire class was going to perform in front of the whole school in honor of the musical showcase this weekend. "Hey, do you think maybe we can not make this one a competition?" Sunset asked. "Sure," I said. I'm being a bit lenient so I can convince Sunset Shimmer we're nice and get her to side with us. The teacher offered to let us skip since we're new, but the girls and I couldn't pass up a performance opportunity. Dare I say, we rocked it and pretty much stole the show. After that was finally the end of the day. To be completely honest, I actually had fun today. We had so many laughs. Something told me it wouldn't be hard to convince the girls to allow Sunset into the group if necessary. We all walked down the hall confidently. It was like a scene from a movie, kind of. As we walked down the hall I heard students muttering to each other about how we were hanging out with Sunset Shimmer. Apparently she's got quite the reputation around here; what that reputation is, I don't know yet. People stared at us condescendingly and Sunset would shrink back. I would stare down these jerks as they stared at us. They couldn't meet my gaze. There was absolutely nothing that could faze or sway me. "So, Sunset Shimmer, I think the four of us should exchange phone numbers," I said. "No kidding?!" Sunset exclaimed. "No kidding," I said. "Let's do it then!" Sunset said. We all exchanged phone numbers. "Hey, I'll text you our address. So you can visit whenever," I said. "Yeah, we can have fun like this all the time," Aria said with a bit of enthusiasm. How unusual. "See you tomorrow, new bestie!" Sonata exclaimed. "See you tomorrow, unless you wanted to start on our project today," I said. "Nah, this was your first day. We'll get started tomorrow," Sunset said. We walked out of the school laughing after Sonata sent us all a group text consisting only of taco emoticons. "Hey, maybe we should walk home together," Sunset suggested, with a bit more confidence than earlier. "Girls?" I said. The girls nodded in agreement. We walked home together. It was so strange, but the girls and I were all so at ease around Sunset Shimmer. I'm somewhat puzzled by it, actually. Pondering And PracticingThe girls and I walked into our penthouse. "What happened?" I said, throwing myself onto the couch. "I have no idea," Aria said, "it was like we start talking to this girl and it just made me feel so relaxed and easy." "Same here," Sonata agreed. "She's just so easy to talk to," I said, "however, I know a weakness she has that we can exploit." "So that's why you were so interested in being nice to her. So you could gain her trust and then exploit her weakness without her knowing," Aria said. Exactly," I said. "That seems kinda meanie, don't you think?" Sonata said. "We're villains, Sonata," I said. "Oh. Right," Sonata said, "but she's so cute, I just wanna squeeze her little cheeks off." "Sonata, maybe Adagio might let her join us," Aria said, clearly on the same page as me. "That's what I was planning, but let's think this over some more during the next couple of days," I said. The girls nodded in agreement. "In the meantime, this weekend is Battle of The Bands," I said, "let's discuss our plan." "Alright, so what song are we performing this weekend?" Aria asked. "I wrote one called 'Under Our Spell'. There'll be a killer drum bass drop in there," I said, "of course, the background music will be pre-recorded and we'll sing to it." "Sounds awesome. D'you wanna rehearse it real quick?" Aria asked. "Yes. Let's get to it!" I said. I already composed the song myself on my computer and saved to several different external storage devices. I kept all the storage devices hidden so no one could find them and utilize our song or use it against us. The girls and I rehearsed I quick bit of the song. "Oh whoa oh-" "Oh whoa oh-" "You didn't know that'cha fell-" "Oh whoa oh-" "Oh whoa oh-" "Now that you're under our spell-" "Blindsided by the beat, clappin' your hands, stompin' your feet-" "You didn't know that'cha fell-" The girls vocalized a bit. "Now you've fallen under our spell-" The girls vocalized again. "We've got the music; makes you move it-" "Got the song that makes you lose it-" "We say 'jump', you say 'how high?'-" "Put your hands up to the sky-" "We've got the music; makes you move it-" "Got the song that makes you lose it-" "We say 'jump', you say 'how high?'-" "Put your hands up to the sky!-" "Oh whoa oh-" "Oh whoa oh-" "You didn't know that'cha fell-" "Oh whoa oh-" "Oh whoa oh-" "Now that under our spell-" Next was my solo part. "Listen to the sound of my voice-" The girls vocalized. "And soon you'll find you don't have choice-" The girls vocalized again. "Captured in the web of my song-" "Soon you'll all be singing along-" I motioned to the girls to stop. "Fantastic job! We're going to nail it for sure," I said. "Since when do we not nail it?" Sonata said. "I hate to say it, but Sonata's right," Aria said. I decided we'd rehearse the song a several more times over, this time with the dance moves to go with it. "So," I drawled after we finally finished. I looked up at the clock on the wall. It was 8:30 already. "What do you say we go to bed early?" I suggested. No one objected. The girls and I headed off to bed. I pulled my pajamas out of my closet and put them on. They were a pretty shade of lavender with a gem and treble clef (my cutie mark, basically) sewn to the corners of the bottom of the legs on the baggy pants. I was ready to think over the events of today. So much had happened over the course of today. There was something about Sunset Shimmer that was bugging me that I couldn't quite shake. She didn't seem to have anyone she was close friends with; she had mentioned being friends with some girls who called themselves the 'Equestria Girls' that have a band called the 'Rainbooms' but they didn't invite her to join the band. The fact that she wasn't really a part of a group makes things even easier for me. My plan was just becoming easier and easier to carry out. I was counting down the days until Battle of the Bands. There was only three days before the competition. The introductory party or whatever it is, was two days from now, though. I stared out my window; lost in thought. It was beginning to feel like my life in Equestria was just a distant dream. I sighed. I'm beginning to wonder if I'll ever get back to Equestria. What am I thinking? Of course I'm going to get back to Equestria! I'm not letting anyone stop me! Anyone who stands in my way will face the wrath of a real Siren; the cutesy pony side won't be seen and instead the menacing Siren side will be brought out. In Equestria, I have the ability to transform into an all-powerful Siren at will, as do the girls. We can be ponies or Sirens at any specified time. As Sirens, the girls and I can turn even the calmest sea into a raging one and we can fight using our voices. As ponies, our voices can be used to put anyone under a spell and lure anyone into a false sense of security. I'm not ashamed in the very least that I'm cunning like this. It's a part of who I am; it always has been and always will be. Anyways, in Equestria, I usually stay in my pony form unless I needed to be in my Siren form for some specific reason. So, I'd really like to know how much Sunset Shimmer knows about Equestrian Sirens. I wonder if she's from Equestria. If she is, was she a pony or something else? Was she banished here or did she come here? I thought. I yawned. I should get to sleep. Tomorrow is going to be another long day. Working on the ProjectSomething has gone wrong. We don't seem to have an archived copy of that chapter.Interesting InformationSomething has gone wrong. We don't seem to have an archived copy of that chapter.A Friendship Falling ApartSomething has gone wrong. We don't seem to have an archived copy of that chapter.AdmissionSomething has gone wrong. We don't seem to have an archived copy of that chapter.Working on the Project (Again)Something has gone wrong. We don't seem to have an archived copy of that chapter. Getting Through the DaySomething has gone wrong. We don't seem to have an archived copy of that chapter.The Kickoff to the BattleSomething has gone wrong. We don't seem to have an archived copy of that chapter.Prologue I led my friends Sonata Dusk and Aria Blaze around the corridor; the guards were on our heels and we were running out of places to run. It was as if the dungeon was an endless maze. We were desperately trying to find a way to escape. "Hold it right there!" a guard said, cutting us off. Startled, I gasped. "Never!" I snarled, teleporting myself (I'm a unicorn) and my friends farther down the corridor. Wherever we turned there were always more guards or a dead end. I was beginning to lose hope. It was like this world just wanted us to get banished. "Dagi, what will happen if we get banished?" Sonata asked. "I won't let us get banished," I answered. "Really, Adagio? Because it seems to me like we're definitely going to be banished," Aria said bitterly. I turned sharply to face my pessimistic friend. "Just hush, would you?" I said. I turned back to my original position and proceeded to lead the girls forward. We rounded a few more corners and it seemed we were safe, but we still hadn't escaped. We still needed to reach an upper level of the castle, which would require some sneaking around in order to get out. We climbed up a set of stairs and went in a hall that would lead us out. However, just when we thought we going to make it out, we encountered Starswirl the Bearded. He looked disappointed. "Adagio, I had hoped it was never going to come down to this and that you would stray from the dark path you're on, but now it seems you've given me no choice but to banish you and your followers from Equestria forever," he said. I confidently stepped forward. "Well you'll have to fight me first. The winner stays while the loser leaves Equestria forever," I said with a confident sneer. "I had always hoped I could take you on horn to horn, but I never thought it would be like this. You have one last chance to change and give up your pendant before I banish you. Will you agree?" Starswirl said. I narrowed my eyes. "No," I said, smirking. "Challenge accepted," Starswirl said. He fired a beam of magic from his horn. I fired an energy ball from my horn as an interception. As the two forms of magic collided, it created a dust cover similar to a smokescreen enabling us to sneak away. I knew that if we were to go outside now, we would be caught. So I led the girls into a room with a magic mirror that led to another world. I motioned for everyone to jump through the mirror. There were guards on our tail as we dove for the mirror. The portal led us to the human world, which was so similar yet different from Equestria.
What A Strange New World?"Ugh," I groaned. "Is everyone OK?" What in the world happened? How in the world did I almost lose to some old unicorn? I reached out to prop myself up with my hand. "Yeah, barely," my friend Aria said, getting up off the ground. "Owie! That hurt!" my other friend, Sonata, said. "What are we?" Aria said, curiously raising her hand up and wiggling her fingers in front of her face. "Humans, Aria Blaze," I said. "Oh! I know what those are!" Sonata said. Aria and I exchanged shocked glances; since when does Sonata, the girl with the brain of a three year old, know anything? "You do?" I said. "Yeah. They're those mythical, old-timey, two-legged creatures that live in the Frozen North," Sonata explained. I figured. "Oh yeah, that's exactly what they are," I sarcastically said, rolling my eyes. "For realsies?!" Sonata exclaimed. "No," I said. "Oh, okay. If you say so," Sonata said. "Dagi, what're we going to do now?" Sonata asked. "Yeah, Adagio, what are we going to do?" Aria said. "We've been banished to this completely unknown world with no place to go." "Don't worry, I've been here several times before," I said. "What? When?" Aria said. "I was curious about these alternate worlds as well as the creatures who existed within them, but it would have been too difficult to sneak here unnoticed. I'd taken advantage of the fact my family was close with Celestia so I could get special permission from her to access these worlds," I explained. "She wouldn't give me the permission I needed so I sang to her to 'convince' her to give me what I wanted," I added. "You're smart," Aria said. "It's a gift," I said, tossing my hair. "Where did you get it? Or who got it for you? I mean," Sonata said. "It's a figure of speech, Sonata," I said. Sonata definitely was not the brightest nor the sharpest person, but what she does have is cuteness. Her cuteness makes us look innocent and harmless, but we could really make someone pay if they messed with us. I got to my feet and placed my hands on my hips. "Follow my lead, I'll show you where we're staying," I said. "Or, we can follow my lead, and you can tell me where we need to go," Aria said. I whipped around and grabbed her by the collar of her shirt. "MY lead," I said firmly. Aria crossed her arms and pouted angrily. "Oh, and Aria sweetie, green isn't a very pretty color on you," I sneered. Aria glanced down at her fringed jacket. "It's not green, it's mint," she fired back. I rolled my eyes. I didn't expect Aria to misinterpret my insult since that's usually Sonata's thing. "I meant jealousy isn't a good look for you," I explained, walking off. Aria let out an annoyed huff. She thinks she can be leader? Please. She's not even on the same level as me, not to mention she gets worked up so easily. "Where are we going?" Sonata asked curiously. "I have an apartment in the city that's the perfect size for the three of us," I said. "Where's the city?" Aria asked. "Just follow me and you'll find out," I answered firmly. We walked down the sidewalk. I figured while we're here I ought to show them around a bit. "So to the left is a local boutique, called Carousel Boutique. I've never been there but the reviews on the internet are decent," I explained. "What's the internet?" Aria asked. "It's a place on computers and mobile devices where people can go and look up stuff, shop, read fan-fictions, etcetera," I explained. "Cool! I still have that cell phone you gave me once, can that get internet?" Aria said, intrigued. "Yes. You can also download music via the internet, but most of it is by a bunch of auto-tuned wannabes," I said. Contrary to what you may believe or may have heard, we actually weren't banished thousands of years ago (which means I'm not thousands of years old, thank you very much). History books have it all wrong. For example, the books say that we're Sirens but really we're half pony and half Siren, and the books call us 'the Sirens' but really we're the Dazzlings. "And on the right is a high-end furniture store, which I get all my furniture from," I said. Aria and Sonata were paying close attention. I walked down a bit farther. "Here's Canterlot Café. It's a pretty nice place to hang out," I said. I kept walking along naming all the different places. It wasn't long until we reached the building that our apartment is in. "And here we are," I said as we arrived at a very fashionable high-end building. "This place is cool," Aria said, impressed. "Isn't it? I only pick the most stylish things," I said. "I love it!" Sonata chirped. "It is very stylish," Aria said. "Thanks," I said, "now come in." I opened the door. "Good evening, Adagio," the receptionist greeted. "How're you?" "Fine, thank you. And you?" I said. I didn't actually care, but I didn't want to come across like anything and cause suspicions to arise. "Great, thank you," the receptionist said. I gave her friendly smile as I walked off. I stopped in my tracks, remembering that I probably should introduce her to the girls and make mention that they'll be living with me. I introduced her to the girls, who went along with my mild-mannered attitude. The girls and I stepped into the nearby elevator. "So what does this thing do?" Aria asked. "It takes us up as many floors as we need to go after we hit those buttons- which Sonata is now pressing like a maniac," I said. Sonata turned around with a happy grin on her face after she had hit every single button. "It looks like a Hearth's Warming eve tree!" Sonata said, beaming. I slapped my forehead and groaned. "Great, now we have to go up all of these floors," I said. "But for realsies, doesn't it look like a Hearth's Warming tree?" Sonata said, completely ignoring me as usual. "Sonata, shut up," I said. Sonata pouted and looked at me with huge eyes. "Sonata, I'm not going to fall for your cuteness attack," I said. "Save it for an idiot like Aria Blaze." "Hey!" Aria exclaimed, "I'm not an idiot, Adagio." "Sure," I said sarcastically, "anyways." It took about an hour or so for the elevator to finally get done stopping at every other floor before it stopped inside of our penthouse (that's right, we live in a penthouse). "Don't ever do that again," I told Sonata. "Aww, but it was so fun!" she protested. "No," I said firmly. "Okay, fine," Sonata said. We walked into the main room of our penthouse. "Wow," Aria and Sonata breathed. "Nice, isn't it?" I said. "Yeah," Aria said, "It's impressive." Everything was decorated to fit the styles of all of us (minus Sonata's childish tastes, those are in her room). "C'mon, I'll show you all to your rooms," I said. I led them up a set of stairs into a large corridor with with two large rooms on either side. "Aria, you and I are on the left. Sonata, your room is on the right," I explained. "Sweet! I don't have to be next to Sonata!" Aria said. "Trust me, that was done on purpose," I said. "Well, I guess I owe you for saving my life, kind of," Aria said. I laughed lightly. "That's not necessary," I said, "I'm doing all of us a favor." "Yaysies! I don't have be near Aria! Thanks, Dagi!" Sonata exclaimed. I gave the girls a chance to settle in and adjust to their new surroundings. It was somewhat displacing, knowing it was next to impossible to go back to Equestria. The mirror was probably well guarded should we ever try going back, not to mention it doesn't even open for thirty more moons. "While this is a nice place, I don't think I'll be satisfied for very long. I want to go back to Equestria," I finally said. "I wanna go back to Equestria too. This world has... whatever it has," Aria said, "but I'd be much happier back in Equestria." Sonata nodded in agreement. "Well, it's settled then. We'll collect as much negative energy as we can to regain our power so we can go back to Equestria," I said with a smirk.
Living a Non-Equestrian LifeI hate this world. I hate Starswirl and I hate the jerks who hate us because we're half pony and half Siren. I planned to get revenge on Starswirl as soon as we got back to Equestria. I was going to take over Equestria and this world with the help Aria and Sonata. We will be adored and we won't ignored. It was difficult to gain power here considering there was no magic here, but we were able to get by OK just by gaining power via negative energy from ordinary humans. However, the energy in this world is significantly different from that of Equestria. While I'd much rather be in Equestria, I've been able to find some things I enjoy doing here. I ran into the living room with my phone. "Girls, I just found the funniest video on the internet! You have to watch it!" I said. "Show me!" Aria said. I took a seat on the couch. Aria and Sonata crowded around me as I played the video. The female narrator spoke. It was obvious the video had been made in order to humiliate whoever this Twilight Sparkle girl is. The girl acted as if she was a pony. How ridiculous yet interesting. I could be reading too much into this, but perhaps she's from Equestria. "Whoever created this video is a genius," Aria said through laughter. We laughed for a little while longer. "So, who's ready to get their butt kicked by me in Pokémon?" I said. "You won't be kicking my butt in that game, 'cause I'll be kicking yours!" Aria said. "Oh. It. Is. On!" I said. I grabbed my 3DS out of my bedroom and put in Pokémon Y. Aria was going to lose badly and I'd be laughing at her for it. It took 3 hours and we had about 25 battles or so. "And the winner is Dagi!" Sonata declared. "In your face," I said. "Dang it," Aria said. "I'm bored. I wish we were in Equestria," Sonata said. "We all wish we were in Equestria, but we're not," I said, "so, what do you say we go somewhere and cause some trouble?" "Let's do it!" Aria said. I thought we'd go to Canterlot Café and cause some tension there. "Before we go, let me change my outfit into something more comfortable since we'll be walking there," I said, running off to my room. I opened my closet and pulled out my violet colored hoodie and a pair of jeans, then I opened the stylish jewelry box where I keep all my accessories and pulled out a spiked headband to match. I had a spiked headband to go with all of my outfits, this one had a dark violet base with short violet spikes; it was pretty much a differently colored version of the one I'm wearing right now, the only difference was the one I was wearing had light brown spikes. I swapped out the headbands, changed into my hoodie and jeans, then slipped on a pair of sneakers instead of my studded heels. I took a moment to admire myself in the mirror. I itched my neck where I was wearing my pendant; it could get so annoying to wear it sometimes, but I'm always afraid that if I take it off it will get misplaced or broken. If my pendant ever broke, I wouldn't have the power to make everyone adore me and I'd never get back to Equestria. I walked out into the living room. Sonata and Aria were pretty much wearing the same clothes as me except Sonata's hoodie was more of a magenta while Aria's hoodie was a dark mint color. "Nice outfits, you two," I said, "I suppose we're going as triplets?" I laughed lightly. "I guess so," Aria said, laughing lightly. "Wait. This doesn't mean I'm actually Aria's sister, right?" Sonata asked. "No. You're not actually Aria's sister," I said. "Good, 'cause that would really bite," Sonata said. We took the stairs down to the outside, mainly because I didn't trust Sonata to not push all the elevator buttons again. We walked outside. It was a bit on the chilly side, but I didn't mind it too much. "Hey, while we're out, can we go shopping?" Sonata asked. "Hmm, I don't see why not," I said. "Noooo," Aria groaned. I rolled my eyes. "C'mon, let's go," I said, grabbing Aria's arm and dragging her along. Aria eventually willingly followed along. We went to a bunch of stores and tried on a bunch of clothes. It took forever, but Sonata and I were able to convince Aria to try on some things. She tried on this crazy outfit consisting of a navy blue bodice, a weird almost translucent green skirt, and crazy striped leggings; what in the world was she thinking? "I so have to buy this, what do you guys think of this outfit?" Aria said. "It's... Horrible," I said. Aria huffed. "Whatever, I'm buying it anyways," she scoffed. "Suit yourself," I said. Aria walked to the counter and pulled out her cash. "I'd like to buy this," she said to the shopkeeper. She handed them the money and we left. We walked down to the café. The air seemed more confrontational somehow. Fitting I suppose. When we walked in, the café was very crowded, which was perfect. It was just too easy. All we had to do now was start singing then everyone would start fighting. I smirked smugly. I loved nothing more than causing tension and destroying relationships between others. The girls and I walked in with our hoods on; we were concealing our identities so no one would ever know what, more like who, hit them. Now, how do I fit all of my hair into one tiny hood? That's a secret you'll never know. We took a seat at a booth in the back of the café. We sat down and began vocalizing. Within a few seconds, everyone was completely riled up. A trail of negative energy snaked its way towards us. It entered into our pendants, which glowed faintly after absorbing it. We removed our hoods. Aria let out a contemptuous huff. "That was barely worth the effort, Adagio," she said, "I'm tired of fast food; I need a meal." I rolled my eyes. I removed my hood and shook my hair out. "The energy in this world isn't the same as in Equestria; we can only gain so much power here," I said. I only told her that several times before. "Ugh! I wish we had never been banished to this awful place!" Aria scoffed. "Really? I love it here," I said sarcastically. I narrowed my eyes. Sonata began I speaking and I switched my gaze to her. "For realsies? Because I think this place is the worst," Sonata said. Of course she didn't pick up on my sarcasm; because that would just be too easy. Idiot. Then here comes Aria with one of her stupid remarks. "I think you're the worst, Sonata," Aria scoffed. "Oh yeah? Well I think you're—" I cut Sonata off mid-sentence "Ergh, I'll tell you one thing: being stuck here with you two isn't making this world anymore-" I clenched my teeth. "Bearable," I growled through clenched teeth. I looked outside and saw ominous clouds appearing. All of the sudden there was a bright beam of light shooting upwards into the sky. My eyes widened. What in the world was going on out there? I ran outside and powerful wind whipped at me. I saw Aria and Sonata walk out. I returned my attention to the sky and suddenly a pair of rainbows shot out into the sky. My pendant shined for a brief moment. I gasped. It couldn't be, or could it? "Did you feel that?" I said. I steadied my gaze on the sky and smirked. I looked at Aria and Sonata. "Do you know what that is?" I said, gesturing to the sky. They looked around with puzzled expressions. "Eh, I 'unno," they said, shrugging. I expected more from... Aria, but Sonata, that was to be expected. I grabbed the collar of Aria's hoodie. "It's Equestrian magic," I growled. Aria looked at me as if I didn't know what I was talking about. "But this world doesn't have Equestrian magic," she protested. I let go of her hoodie and turned around, facing the sky once more. "Well it does now," I said, walking forward, "and we're going to use it to make everyone in this pathetic little world adore us." I placed my hands on my hips, smirking.
The New Girls I had been able to locate where that Equestrian magic had come from. It had come from the school with the portal to the other world on it's front lawn; Canterlot High School. The girls and I were going to sign up as new students and cause tensions between the students there. The girls and I walked to Canterlot High. The front lawn was filled with so much hustle and bustle. We walked into the school and went into the Principal's office. "Hello, you must be the new girls who signed up, correct?" the vice Principal said. "We are," I replied. "Well, welcome to Canterlot High," the Principal said, walking in. "I'm Principal Celestia and this is my sister, Vice Principal Luna." "Nice to meet you," I said, extending my hand for a handshake. "The name's Adagio, Adagio Dazzle. These are my friends: Sonata Dusk and Aria Blaze." "Well it is very nice to meet you three. I know you'll have a really nice time here at Canterlot High," Celestia said shaking my hand. "Now, if you would please wait in the foyer; we'll have a student coming to show you around," Luna said. The girls and I walked out into the foyer. Soon enough we were approached by another girl. "Hi, are you the new girls I'm supposed to show around?" she asked with a smile and friendly wave. "We are," I said stepping forward with the slightest hint of a sneer on my face. "Canterlot High is great school, you'll really love it here," the girl said. "Oh yes, we really sense there's something... Magical about this place," I said glancing back at Aria and Sonata who were smirking. We walked down the hallway. "That's the science lab," the girl said. I glanced over in the direction she had gestured to. "The computer lab is in there," she gestured to the right. She dashed over to a poster a little farther down the hall. I glanced at her quizzically. "Oh! Canterlot High's having a big musical showcase this weekend! The whole school is pretty much rallying around it," she said. I gasped. "A... Musical showcase?" I said, stealing a glance back at Aria and Sonata who were exchanging mischievous glances. "I'm sure since you're new, Principal Celestia would let you sign up if you're interested," the girl said. "We have been known to sing from time to time," Aria said nonchalantly. Sonata butt into the conversation. Great. "Hello? We sing like, all the time!" she said. Oh good, she didn't cross the line for once. "It's how we get people to do what we want!" she continued. Spoke too soon. I gave Sonata an angry look and motioned for her to shut up. "Wha-what did I say?" she said with a confused shrug. I changed my expression back to a happier one. "What you meant to say was that being in the musical showcase seems like a great way to meet other students," I said, covering for us. "Oh yeah. What she said I meant to say. That's what I meant. To say," she said with a nonchalant hand gesture. Of course we can't have a stupid Sonata moment without Aria chiming in. "Ugh, and what you would have said if you weren't. The. Worst," Aria scoffed. "You are!" Sonata fired back. I went and interrupted the situation. "You'll have to excuse them," I said pointing my thumb at Aria and Sonata. "They're idiots." Sonata forced an awkward smile. I smiled with fake friendliness. Aria crossed her arms and pouted. The girl looked at us with a confused expression. There was a long pause before anyone said anything else. "Ooh, those are pretty," the girl said, noticing our pendants. "Where did you–" I grabbed her hand in a vice grip as she reached to touch my pendant. Oh great, what did I just do? I released her hand noticing that maybe I had grabbed it a bit too tight. She shook her hand as if to make the pain go away. I laughed lightly. "Sorry," I said voice dripping with false sweetness. "These pendants just mean awful lot to us; we'd hate for anything to happen to them." The girls and I walked off, or at least Aria and I did. A couple seconds later we realized Sonata didn't walk off with us. I went back, grabbed Sonata's arm and pulled her away. Thankfully, she had just been standing there like the idiot she is. "So what do you say we sign up for that musical showcase?" I said. "Definitely," Aria said. "Of course!" Sonata said. "Alright then. To the Principal's office," I said. We walked in the direction of the Principal's office. I opened the door. "Hi, Principal Celestia," I said. "Hi, is there something we can help you with?" Celestia said. "Yes, we'd like to sign up for the musical showcase," I said. "But before we get started, why don't you let us sing you a song first?" "Why sure," Celestia said. "Girls," I said looking at Aria and Sonata. We began vocalizing softly; it wasn't necessary to sing an actual song unless we wanted to start a full-fledged fight. This was just to put the principal and vice principal under our spell. "Now, how about we turn this musical showcase into a battle of the bands?" I suggested. "Certainly. I don't see why not," Celestia said. "I'll just need you to write down the name of your band on the sign up sheet." She handed me a pencil and sign up sheet. "Dazzlings," I said as I wrote our name down. "Thank you, we look forward to seeing your performance," Celestia said. "Bye," I said as I walked out. "Wait one moment. I need to give you all your schedules," Celestia said. Aria and Sonata groaned. The last thing we wanted were some stupid classes. I reluctantly accepted the schedules from her. I wasn't going to push our luck and try singing to Celestia and Luna again; our power had already decreased greatly since we'd been banished to this world. I didn't want to mess things up for us because we tried something that would have required more power than we had. We walked to the cafeteria. I stopped at the double doors leading into the lunch room. I turned excitedly toward the girls. "This is it, girls; the moment we've been waiting for," I said. Cue Sonata's stupid guess. "Lunch?!" she exclaimed. I smacked my forehead and groaned. "The chance to get our true Equestrian magic back," I said. "Oh. Right," Sonata said. I stared into the cafeteria. "Our voices are just strong enough to make them want something so badly, they'll fight to get it," I explained. "So we're just gonna do what we always do? Stir up some trouble, then feed off the negative energy?" Aria said. "Some plan, Adagio," she added sarcastically. Who asked her, exactly? "It won't be the same as the times before! There is Equestrian magic here. Their negative energy will give us the power we need to get this entire world to do our bidding," I explained. The beginnings of a smirk crossed my face. 'You Equestrian jerks will regret the day you *ever* decided to shun us because of our half-Siren genes. After we take this world we–' Sonata's voice cut through my thoughts. "But we can get lunch after though, right? It's Taco Tuesday!" she said energetically clapping her wrists together. Can't she ever focus on the task at hand? "Just follow my lead," I said. "Or my lead," Aria said nonchalantly. That little, ugh. She's always trying to take my place as leader. I whipped around fast and grabbed her by the collar of her jacket. "MY lead," I said firmly. I let go of her collar and marched off in an annoyed mood. My plan? First, I'm going to rock this school, then, I'm going to take it over. Watch out Canterlot High; things are about to get ugly. We were going to convince the entire student body to turn what was going to be a friendly musical showcase into a battle of the bands. You haven't seen anything yet. I had just the method to win over this entire school. The girls and I, even after we get what we want, were still going to participate in the battle and show all these losers what a real band looks like. No one should dare stand in our way of they'll face consequences. As you can probably guess, I'm not a very lenient person. This battle will be intense, I'll make sure of that.
Let's Have a Battle I pushed the doors open as a grand entrance and began vocalizing. The girls and I split between the rows of students. I began singing while Aria and Sonata kept vocalizing. "We heard you want to get together-" I purposely ran my hand across a student's head to get their attention. "We heard you want to rock the school-" I ran my hand across another student's head. "We thought of something that is better-" I pryingly arched an eyebrow. "Something that changes all the rules-" I walked over to join the girls. "Why pretend we're all the same? When some of us shine brighter-" The girls echoed me on 'shine brighter'. Our pendants shined and it was clear our power was growing already. I walked over to some geek, placing my hands on his shoulders and leaning over him. "Here's a chance to find your flame. Are you a loser or a fighter?-" I flicked his chin and walked off, rejoining the girls. "Me and you, you and me; why don't we see who is better?-" We gestured to ourselves and then to the students on "me and you and me". "We don't have to be one in the same thing-" Sonata and Aria crossed closely in front of each other to symbolize being one in the same thing. "Oh what's so wrong with a little competition?-" I inquisitively arched an eyebrow now that I was the center of attention. The girls and I took a seat in three chairs next to each other. "Are you afraid of failing the audition?-" We kicked one leg out one at a time then gave thumbs down one at a time. We smirked; this was going to be good. I went over to a white and blue haired girl with a star in her hair and stroked her chin. "You're a star you should know it-" I walked over to a table and spread my arms out as the girls lifted me onto the table. "Yeah, you rise above the rest-" I strutted across to the end table, then knelt down and flicked a student's chin. "It doesn't matter who you hurt-" I got off the table, walked a little father and then did a dramatic sharp turn, being sure to toss my hair in the process. "If you're just proving you're the best-" The girls and I vocalized powerfully. "Battle!-" Sonata enthusiastically punched the air with her fist while maintaining an unusually serious expression. "You want to win it!-" Aria rushed up to a kid and poked him, gesturing 'you'. "Let's have a battle! Battle of the bands!-" I raised my fist enthusiastically. I then faced forward, threw my hands up into the air and spread my arms out. "Let's have a battle! We will go all in it!-" Aria stepped in between two groups of freshman and split them. "Let's have a battle!-" "Battle!-" "Battle!-" "Battle of the bands!-" Now the girls and I were really egging them on. "Battle!-" "I can beat you!" a girl said to another girl. "Battle!-" "Ha! You wish!" the other girl said with a dismissive gesture. "Battle!-" The girls and I continued egging the students on. "I so want this!" the white-and-blue haired girl exclaimed. "Battle!-" I felt at that moment that my power had grown a lot from just the time the song had started. "Not if I get it first!" some Eco-maniac exclaimed raising his fist. He didn't say nor do that of his own free will; I made him do it. Sonata wasn't lying (nor being an idiot, other than when blew our cover) when she had said that we sing to get people to do our bidding. "Me and you, you and me- why don't we see who is better?-" The girls were behind me, making the same motions as me, but you could only see their arms; symbolic of being one in the same thing. Now the crowd sang, "We don't have to be one in the same thing-" The girls stepped out from behind me; symbolizing not being one in the same thing. "Oh what's so wrong with a little competition?-" The girls and I struck poses as we sang. "I'm going up and winning the audition!-"
This Should be Interesting"Battle!-" "We want to win it!" Now the crowd was riled up and the room was filled with negative energy. "Let's have a battle!-" "Battle of the bands!-" "Let's have a battle!-" "We will go all in it!-" "Let's have a battle!-" "Battle!-" "Battle!-" Mine and the girls' voices were so much stronger now than they were before, but our full power wasn't back yet. However, now we could push it a bit. "Battle of the bands!-" Negative energy filled our pendants. The girls and I raised our heads and extended our arms in victory. We listened to the sounds of the bickering students and liked it. The girls and I exited the cafeteria. "That was awesome," Aria said. "I have to agree. That turned out a lot better than I expected," I said. "I totally saw that one coming," Sonata said. I gave her an acknowledging nod. "Well, I suppose for now we ought to head to our classes. See you two later," I said with a wave as we split off to head to our classes. I walked down the hall. What a grand entrance we'd made, singing that song. "Hey!" I heard a friendly voice call a few minutes later. "Hm?" I said turning slightly. It was the girl who'd given is the tour earlier. She panted after catching up with me. "Glad I caught up to you. I heard that you have a mythology class this period with Miss Cheerilee," she said. "I have that same class this period, so I thought we could maybe walk to class together." "Sure. Why not?" I said with a shrug. I was trying to look as innocent as possible, considering how bad what I had just done looked. She walked along with a happy smile on her face. It was like she'd never done this before or something. So first of all, what's the deal with her? Second of all, why do I care? Seriously, I don't know why but I almost feel sympathetic for her. Wait a minute. Sympathy? "So, I don't think I ever introduced myself properly; I'm Sunset Shimmer," she said. "The name's Adagio, Adagio Dazzle," I said, extending my hand. Sunset extended her hand as well and we shook hands. "Nice to meet you," Sunset said. "Nice to meet you too," I said. "So what were the names of the girls with you?" Sunset asked. "Aria Blaze and Sonata Dusk are their names," I said. "Oh those are cool names," Sunset said. "Are you guys musicians or something?" "Oh, yes. We travel a lot and enter competitions," I said. "Oh, that explains why you wanted to turn the showcase into a Battle of the Bands," Sunset said. I laughed lightly. "Yeah, we do get a little carried away occasionally and forget what these showcases are really about," I said, trying to play mine and the girls' actions off as if we got carried away. "I can understand, sometimes when you're excited you get kind of carried away," Sunset said. "So where are you from?" she continued. "I'm from Canterlot," I said. "Oh! I live in Canterlot too! Hey, where do you live- maybe we're neighbors," Sunset said. "I live in the big, pearl-colored building downtown," I said. Gah! Why was I telling her all of this? Stop being so easy to talk to! "Hey! That means we're neighbors!" Sunset said. "I live in the same building!" "Oh, great," I said, faking happiness. "Oh, hey we're here already!" Sunset said. "Today's class should be interesting. We're going to learn about Sirens, I wonder if they're anything like Equestrian Sirens." "Equestrian Sirens?" I said, arching an eyebrow. Just how much did this girl know? She chuckled nervously. "Um, forget I ever said anything," she said. We walked into the classroom. "Hey, Adagio, there's an empty seat next to me if you wanna sit together," Sunset said. "Sure," I said with a shrug. Ironically enough, I almost, almost sort of like this girl, but I'm not letting her stand in my way of winning. I took a seat next to Sunset when some kid tapped me on the shoulder. "Hey, fair warning, you shouldn't sit next to her; she's evil," they said. I whipped my head around to face them. "Listen, you little brat, you can't judge someone just because of what they are or what they've done in the past. I'll see for myself if she's evil or not," I snarled. They backed off after dealing with my sharp tongue. The only two people I've ever known to be able to handle my sharp tongue are Aria and Sonata. "What's the matter Adagio?" Sunset asked. "Some idiot told me you were evil," I said. "Oh, well, if you want to hate me now too just go on ahead." Sunset lowered her head into her arms as if to cry. A sneer crossed my face. Looks like I just found someone's weak point, I thought. I gave her a compassionate pat on her back. "Don't worry, I told them to hush. I won't judge you based upon what someone else has said about you; I'll see for myself who you are," I said softly. "I'm not like those Equestrian jerks." She looked up at me, teary eyed. "Thank you," she said. "Now what do you say we listen to Miss Cheerilee's lesson?" I suggested. Sunset nodded. We listened intently. I was surprised at how similar the mythical Sirens here were to Equestrian Sirens. "Now, I know the musical showcase is coming up this weekend, but I will be assigning you all projects to work on. You may choose your partner and you can choose any of the myths we have covered thus far," Cheerilee said. Oh great. Just what I needed; something to interfere as I try and take over this pathetic little world. A bunch of kids walked up to me and asked if I would be their partner but I sharply declined. "Why in the world would I partner with people who judge others just because of their previous actions?" I said sharply. "In other words, Sunset, care to be my partner?" I said. "Really?" Sunset said. "Mhm," I said with a nod. Cheerilee clapped her hands to get everyone's attention. "Alright, does everyone have a partner?" she asked. "Yes," everyone replied. "Alright then, I can't wait to see your projects! Have a good afternoon!" Cheerilee said, well, cheerily. We walked out of the classroom. Sunset and I walked together to our next class. "Hey, can I see your schedule?" she asked. "Sure," I said, pulling the schedule out of my pocket (I have those, they just aren't obvious). I don't keep anything in my hair because that's a little unsanitary. "Thanks," Sunset said. "Oh, hey! We have all of our classes together!" "Yay!" I said, faking happiness. "Hey, Sonata's in our next class. I'll take that time to introduce you two," I said. "That's awesome! Which one is Sonata?" Sunset asked. "Sonata is the quirky blue-haired one," I said. "And so Aria's the grouchy one?" Sunset asked. "Exactly," I replied. "You catch on fast." Sunset's pretty sharp, yet gullible all at the same time. I'll introduce Sunset to the girls and see if I can persuade them to let her join our group. Sunset's pretty desperate for friends and everyone seems to dislike her. I'll lure her into our group and then she won't even know she's helping carry out the Dazzlings' evil plot, I thought.
The Process of ApprovalWe walked into history class. We had a good few minutes to kill before class actually started, so I took the time to introduce Sunset to Sonata. But of course, Sonata was being a complete weirdo as usual. "Heya, Dagi! And nice girl I don't know the name of!" Sonata said, waving cutely. "Hi," Sunset said with a bright smile and happy wave. "My name is Sunset Shimmer, and you're Sonata, right?" "Yep! That's me alright," Sonata said. "I'm Sonata Dusk!" "Sonata, this is my new friend, Sunset Shimmer," I said. "Aww, you're so cute, I wanna squeeze your little cheeks off!" Sonata said to Sunset as she reached to grab Sunset's cheeks. I slapped Sonata's hands down. "Sonata, don't be so weird," I said. "Oh, I need to introduce you to my other friend," Sonata said, ignoring me. She reached into my hair. "Ow! Sonata what're you doing? You're pulling my hair," I said. She pulled a stuffed pony plush out of my hair. She held it out to Sunset Shimmer. "This is Mr. Miggots," Sonata said with a grin. "Um, he's cute," Sunset said, forcing a smile. I walked up to her. "Sorry, she's strange like that," I said. "And, apparently she stores things in my hair." Sunset giggled. "It's fine, I have a friend like that named Pinkie Pie, except Pinkie's a bit more insane," Sunset said. Sonata's face turned bright red. "Pinkie Pie, eh?" Sonata said, "my rival in cuteness!" I gave her a quizzical look. "This is only your first day here, how do you have a rival already?" I asked. "Especially considering it's only sixth period," Sunset said. "It was 13:56 P.M. and the young Sonata Dusk was walking to her fifth period class-" the bell rang right as Sonata was beginning her story. 'Saved by the bell, literally,' I thought. I exhaled a sigh of relief. Sunset looked relieved as well. Our history teacher, Cranky Doodle (I know, it's such a weird name), walked in and class began. I sat next to Sunset again and Sonata sat a little father away from us. As Cranky spoke I began tuning him out because I was uninterested. Sunset leaned over to me. "So where did you get your necklace anyway?" she whispered. "This is school, I came here to learn," I said sarcastically. We laughed quietly. "But really, where did you get it? It's so pretty," Sunset inquired. I began sweating a little. It's not like I could tell her the truth. "I got it from my parents, so I don't know where it came from," I lied through my teeth. "Oh, then, what about Aria and Sonata's necklaces?" Sunset pried (she wasn't actually prying; it just felt that way). "My parents gave them to us to symbolize our friendship, and we wanted a matching accessory so it could be like a symbol for our band and symbolize we're bandmates," I lied. "Oh that's so cool!" Sunset whispered. We turned our attention back to Cranky. It was only a few more minutes until the hall break before our next class. The bell rang to end class. Sunset, Sonata, and I all had the next period together with Aria Blaze. Aria was the last one I needed to introduce Sunset to. After school the girls and I would make a decision as to whether or not Sunset could join the Dazzlings. Of course, if Sunset joined us, she'd never be a full-fledged member of the Dazzlings. We would only be using her; we'd take advantage of her insecurities and exploit those weaknesses to get her to do our bidding. 'Yes that's exactly what we'll do,' I thought. Sunset practically skipped down the hall. She must really think I'm really interested in being her friend which was perfect for what I was planning. I had an extra stone for a pendant too, if we happen to sway her goodness. She and Sonata seemed get along well, which would make things easier, because then we could outvote Aria. "Dagi, keep up! You're lagging behind!" Sonata said. I quickened my pace a bit. We rounded a corner and saw Aria. "Hey, Adagio and Sonata and, oh?" Aria glanced quizzically at Sunset. "What is she doing here?" Aria said contemptuously. Sunset glanced at me with a look that read "Should I be here?". "Don't worry," I said to her. "Aria, this is my new friend, Sunset Shimmer," I explained. "Yeah, back off, Aria!" Sonata said. "Pardon me, I thought she was some creepy fan-girl stalking you all," Aria said with a wink at me. "Yes, no worries there," I said, "ahe and I have all of our classes together so we've been walking with each other." "Oh, in that case, nice to meet you, uh, properly. I'm Aria Blaze," Aria said. "I'm Sunset Shimmer. Glad to meet you, properly," Sunset said. "She and I working on a project together in our mythology class," I said. "Sounds interesting. What are you doing your project on?" Aria said. "I was thinking Sirens, maybe," Sunset said. The girls and I exchanged shocked glances. Did Sunset Shimmer know something about us? "That's not a bad idea," I said. I wanted to see just how much she knew about Equestria and if she knew anything about us. "Well, we'd better get to class. Come with us, Aria," I said. We walked off and Aria followed. My plan was going extremely well, there were just two issues: Sunset Shimmer seemed to know about Equestria and she was friends with one of the opposing bands. I could barely contain my excitement. Ever since I got here, my heart's been racing. I was ready to mull a few things over tonight. It's been so crazy. I was going to enjoy this next class. It had to do with music. Sunset told me the entire class was going to perform in front of the whole school in honor of the musical showcase this weekend. "Hey, do you think maybe we can not make this one a competition?" Sunset asked. "Sure," I said. I'm being a bit lenient so I can convince Sunset Shimmer we're nice and get her to side with us. The teacher offered to let us skip since we're new, but the girls and I couldn't pass up a performance opportunity. Dare I say, we rocked it and pretty much stole the show. After that was finally the end of the day. To be completely honest, I actually had fun today. We had so many laughs. Something told me it wouldn't be hard to convince the girls to allow Sunset into the group if necessary. We all walked down the hall confidently. It was like a scene from a movie, kind of. As we walked down the hall I heard students muttering to each other about how we were hanging out with Sunset Shimmer. Apparently she's got quite the reputation around here; what that reputation is, I don't know yet. People stared at us condescendingly and Sunset would shrink back. I would stare down these jerks as they stared at us. They couldn't meet my gaze. There was absolutely nothing that could faze or sway me. "So, Sunset Shimmer, I think the four of us should exchange phone numbers," I said. "No kidding?!" Sunset exclaimed. "No kidding," I said. "Let's do it then!" Sunset said. We all exchanged phone numbers. "Hey, I'll text you our address. So you can visit whenever," I said. "Yeah, we can have fun like this all the time," Aria said with a bit of enthusiasm. How unusual. "See you tomorrow, new bestie!" Sonata exclaimed. "See you tomorrow, unless you wanted to start on our project today," I said. "Nah, this was your first day. We'll get started tomorrow," Sunset said. We walked out of the school laughing after Sonata sent us all a group text consisting only of taco emoticons. "Hey, maybe we should walk home together," Sunset suggested, with a bit more confidence than earlier. "Girls?" I said. The girls nodded in agreement. We walked home together. It was so strange, but the girls and I were all so at ease around Sunset Shimmer. I'm somewhat puzzled by it, actually.
Pondering And PracticingThe girls and I walked into our penthouse. "What happened?" I said, throwing myself onto the couch. "I have no idea," Aria said, "it was like we start talking to this girl and it just made me feel so relaxed and easy." "Same here," Sonata agreed. "She's just so easy to talk to," I said, "however, I know a weakness she has that we can exploit." "So that's why you were so interested in being nice to her. So you could gain her trust and then exploit her weakness without her knowing," Aria said. Exactly," I said. "That seems kinda meanie, don't you think?" Sonata said. "We're villains, Sonata," I said. "Oh. Right," Sonata said, "but she's so cute, I just wanna squeeze her little cheeks off." "Sonata, maybe Adagio might let her join us," Aria said, clearly on the same page as me. "That's what I was planning, but let's think this over some more during the next couple of days," I said. The girls nodded in agreement. "In the meantime, this weekend is Battle of The Bands," I said, "let's discuss our plan." "Alright, so what song are we performing this weekend?" Aria asked. "I wrote one called 'Under Our Spell'. There'll be a killer drum bass drop in there," I said, "of course, the background music will be pre-recorded and we'll sing to it." "Sounds awesome. D'you wanna rehearse it real quick?" Aria asked. "Yes. Let's get to it!" I said. I already composed the song myself on my computer and saved to several different external storage devices. I kept all the storage devices hidden so no one could find them and utilize our song or use it against us. The girls and I rehearsed I quick bit of the song. "Oh whoa oh-" "Oh whoa oh-" "You didn't know that'cha fell-" "Oh whoa oh-" "Oh whoa oh-" "Now that you're under our spell-" "Blindsided by the beat, clappin' your hands, stompin' your feet-" "You didn't know that'cha fell-" The girls vocalized a bit. "Now you've fallen under our spell-" The girls vocalized again. "We've got the music; makes you move it-" "Got the song that makes you lose it-" "We say 'jump', you say 'how high?'-" "Put your hands up to the sky-" "We've got the music; makes you move it-" "Got the song that makes you lose it-" "We say 'jump', you say 'how high?'-" "Put your hands up to the sky!-" "Oh whoa oh-" "Oh whoa oh-" "You didn't know that'cha fell-" "Oh whoa oh-" "Oh whoa oh-" "Now that under our spell-" Next was my solo part. "Listen to the sound of my voice-" The girls vocalized. "And soon you'll find you don't have choice-" The girls vocalized again. "Captured in the web of my song-" "Soon you'll all be singing along-" I motioned to the girls to stop. "Fantastic job! We're going to nail it for sure," I said. "Since when do we not nail it?" Sonata said. "I hate to say it, but Sonata's right," Aria said. I decided we'd rehearse the song a several more times over, this time with the dance moves to go with it. "So," I drawled after we finally finished. I looked up at the clock on the wall. It was 8:30 already. "What do you say we go to bed early?" I suggested. No one objected. The girls and I headed off to bed. I pulled my pajamas out of my closet and put them on. They were a pretty shade of lavender with a gem and treble clef (my cutie mark, basically) sewn to the corners of the bottom of the legs on the baggy pants. I was ready to think over the events of today. So much had happened over the course of today. There was something about Sunset Shimmer that was bugging me that I couldn't quite shake. She didn't seem to have anyone she was close friends with; she had mentioned being friends with some girls who called themselves the 'Equestria Girls' that have a band called the 'Rainbooms' but they didn't invite her to join the band. The fact that she wasn't really a part of a group makes things even easier for me. My plan was just becoming easier and easier to carry out. I was counting down the days until Battle of the Bands. There was only three days before the competition. The introductory party or whatever it is, was two days from now, though. I stared out my window; lost in thought. It was beginning to feel like my life in Equestria was just a distant dream. I sighed. I'm beginning to wonder if I'll ever get back to Equestria. What am I thinking? Of course I'm going to get back to Equestria! I'm not letting anyone stop me! Anyone who stands in my way will face the wrath of a real Siren; the cutesy pony side won't be seen and instead the menacing Siren side will be brought out. In Equestria, I have the ability to transform into an all-powerful Siren at will, as do the girls. We can be ponies or Sirens at any specified time. As Sirens, the girls and I can turn even the calmest sea into a raging one and we can fight using our voices. As ponies, our voices can be used to put anyone under a spell and lure anyone into a false sense of security. I'm not ashamed in the very least that I'm cunning like this. It's a part of who I am; it always has been and always will be. Anyways, in Equestria, I usually stay in my pony form unless I needed to be in my Siren form for some specific reason. So, I'd really like to know how much Sunset Shimmer knows about Equestrian Sirens. I wonder if she's from Equestria. If she is, was she a pony or something else? Was she banished here or did she come here? I thought. I yawned. I should get to sleep. Tomorrow is going to be another long day.
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Prologue I led my friends Sonata Dusk and Aria Blaze around the corridor; the guards were on our heels and we were running out of places to run. It was as if the dungeon was an endless maze. We were desperately trying to find a way to escape. "Hold it right there!" a guard said, cutting us off. Startled, I gasped. "Never!" I snarled, teleporting myself (I'm a unicorn) and my friends farther down the corridor. Wherever we turned there were always more guards or a dead end. I was beginning to lose hope. It was like this world just wanted us to get banished. "Dagi, what will happen if we get banished?" Sonata asked. "I won't let us get banished," I answered. "Really, Adagio? Because it seems to me like we're definitely going to be banished," Aria said bitterly. I turned sharply to face my pessimistic friend. "Just hush, would you?" I said. I turned back to my original position and proceeded to lead the girls forward. We rounded a few more corners and it seemed we were safe, but we still hadn't escaped. We still needed to reach an upper level of the castle, which would require some sneaking around in order to get out. We climbed up a set of stairs and went in a hall that would lead us out. However, just when we thought we going to make it out, we encountered Starswirl the Bearded. He looked disappointed. "Adagio, I had hoped it was never going to come down to this and that you would stray from the dark path you're on, but now it seems you've given me no choice but to banish you and your followers from Equestria forever," he said. I confidently stepped forward. "Well you'll have to fight me first. The winner stays while the loser leaves Equestria forever," I said with a confident sneer. "I had always hoped I could take you on horn to horn, but I never thought it would be like this. You have one last chance to change and give up your pendant before I banish you. Will you agree?" Starswirl said. I narrowed my eyes. "No," I said, smirking. "Challenge accepted," Starswirl said. He fired a beam of magic from his horn. I fired an energy ball from my horn as an interception. As the two forms of magic collided, it created a dust cover similar to a smokescreen enabling us to sneak away. I knew that if we were to go outside now, we would be caught. So I led the girls into a room with a magic mirror that led to another world. I motioned for everyone to jump through the mirror. There were guards on our tail as we dove for the mirror. The portal led us to the human world, which was so similar yet different from Equestria.
