"Let it be..."

Adagio spat. The action, un-lady like as much as it was disgusting, but the blood that filled her mouth was growing old in flavor.Nearly as much as the presence of the looming tomboy Rainbow Dash.

"Coward..."

The lioness hissed her words, exhausted eyes glaring up at the sneering human teen. Broken and humbled on her knees, the half starved Siren had a new loose tooth for her trouble.

"What did you say! Why I outta!"

"Rainbow Dash! That's enough!"

The two females ended their game of "glare war, Canterlot edition" as the meek voice of Fluttershy broke the dead lock. Leaning back against her siblings, the trio of former immortals, bound and encircled by the Rainbooms, sat in the center of the abandoned factory. Evidence of what had happened but minutes before lay scattered around the huddled and frozen girls, the fight had been a mess.

"Better go, wouldn't want to ignore the misses, Rainbow Crash!"

Aria snorted her words from behind her Alpha's mane of hair. The second in command had her wrists locked infront of her with some loose police tape and was sporting a split lip, yet out of all the raised fur present, she seemed the most elated by the fight. Her gaunt cheeks where spread in a flush of the thrill of battle, and nose high in the pride of having had to get gang piled on to finally getting knocked down.

"Ya! And like, by the way Crashy! Nobody is into jeggings anymore, laaaaaamoooo!"

Adagio couldt help herself, Sonata's near constant living outside the box mentallity broke more ice then a sledge hammer in a freezer. The cyan skinned jock glared daggers at the captured girls, her jaw shifted, seeking a retort but instead a frustrated bark was all that managed to spurn the Sirens jabs.

"Yes Darling, do help us with Pinkie, the poor dear has a rather nasty cut!"

It all happened rather fast. As in most things, words where never enough. Desperation, fear, adrenaline and just the need to lash out, caused what had been an attempt by the Rainbooms to confront and talk it out with the Sirens, instead became what could only be described as a rat getting cornered. Something clicked within the malnourished Sisters, and as if a Pack on the hunt, the trio attacked.

The former Alpha just sighed, Adagio again felt her lips twitch in a smile at the memory of Sunset Shimmers cocky expression suddenly dropping to stone cold fear. She could feel her bound hands, puffing up from the abuse of the repeated blows she had struck to that biker bitches back and stomach. Adagio...felt... alive. Throwing her head back, her eyes wild at the thought of it, she growled loudly.

"Let us go...so we can finish this!"

"Will you shut up already! For fucking Celestia's fucking flank, I had thought Flash was the height of stereotype. But damn it Adagio will you just....STOP!"

Sunset spat her words as if venom at the former Siren, with her leather jacket hugged around the trembling shoulders of a fallen Pinkie Pie, the leader of the Rainbooms rose and cast a glare at her prisoners.

"I didn't want this..."

"Gee me either, hey, why not let us go so I can show you JUST how much I agree with you!"

"Listen Adagio, there is a chance now, we can fix things. The power of friendship really has no limit and..."

"Stop..."

"...While a fight was sure to happen between us, I am confident the girls and I can..."

"Waaaah, Ari! Make the butch dyke shut uuuuuppp!"

"...begin to help you, just like Twilight helped me and with further effort..."

"Hey Nata?"

"Sup?"

"You like gonna finish today...this Hitler youth over there is starting to get to me, I think I might actually do the friendship salute!"

"Tsk, I am working on it Ari! Tsk, gawd, like we...grr...spend...uff...months, oof! Eating out of trash cans, eep!!!... almost dropped it!...Anyways, eating like half frozen shit, and stealing coffee cups from jerks at crosswalks on the go, and...eep! n...o no..wait..and you still managed to keep your..."

"Do not poke the bull Sonata...now REALLY isn't the time..."

"..........Nata........."

"...giant, block breaking, shorts ripping, chocolate log slashing, twerk machine..IN-MY-WAY...how I ask you, how."

"Hey! What Ya'll talking 'bout over there!?"

Aria grunted loudly, her bruised features shifting from annoyed to cocky.

"Come on over and find out, redneck!'

"Tehe, good one Ari!"

"Grr..shut up Sonata, your the worst!"

"Nuh-uh...you ar-...HEY!"

The snap of the rope that bound the trio was heard as Sonata jerked her hand upwards, the rusty sliver of metal having done its work in freeing the Sirens.

Having been looking after a groggy Pinkie Pie, Sunset jerked her eyes to the trio, a growl forming in her throat.

"Adagio! Don't do this, we want to help you!"

Exhausted, bruised, and half starved, the lioness managed to her feet. The ramshackle of her winter garments clinging to her skeletal frame, a fresh series of hacking coughs was creeping up on her tired form, yet where held down and back by the sheer pride of the moment. Throwing her disheveled mane back, the Alpha once again took a cocky stands, gloved hands on narrow hips she gave her best signature smirk.

The Rainbooms rallied around their leader, Applejack lifting her fists and Rarity shouldering her chubby friend, the pink haired girl still out of it.

"Miss Dazzle, please! Sunset means what she says, we want to help you!'

"Pah, save it Rarity, those scrubs only understand ah good beating!"

Rainbow Dash fought from Fluttershys weak grip and took an aggressive stance in front of the meek little mouse. Like a loyal family dog defending her pack, the tomboy glared at the Sirens.

"Give it up, you three are beaten!"

"Rainbow is right, listen, we don't want to hurt you anymore...listen, your cold, alone, and frankly you could use a good meal. Let us help you, no strings."

Adagio just flat out sent venom in her gaze at Sunset, the cocky biker thinking she could speak to her i such a way. Only a blood soaked coughing fit interrupted her well timid retort. Sonata's tiny hands supported her leader with a hug and pulled the orange girls head into her neck, allowing her protection as she weak body throbbed in convulsions.

"I think YOU have all done like totally enough!"

"Nata's right, it's your fucking fault we are stuck like this, buzz off Raingoons."

Aria Blaze slammed her bare fist into her free hand, the action enough to reopen frost sealed wounds and allow the brute to cringe in pain. Despite that she stood in front of her Sisters, her posture tall and ready.

"Grrr, you IDIOTS!"

Sunset roared at the top of her lungs. All eyes flew to the Rainbooms leader at this outburst, Adagio's coughing slowed and even she looked in amusement at the rage in the reformed ponies voice.

"Are all of you that over flowing with Pride that you can't see your Dying! Are you that STUPID!"

Taken a step forward, the fiery haired girls posture just reeked of anger and aggression.

"Your powers are gone and no magical creature from Equestria can sustain themselves here without them. Unless they find a new source. Trust me, I know! And that source IS, FRIENDSHIP...these girls put out their hands, and hearts to me. Even after I spat in there vey faces. They SAVED me! This is not about anything but the fact that all of you deserve a second chance...your not alone here, not anymore."

That final line struck a cord in Adagio, and it resonated threw to her Sisters. Aria, then Sonata both looked down at there crumpled leader, mixed messages of fear, anger, desperation all came off as pleas in the eyes of her starving kin. Sunset was right, they where dying..she was killing them. And Adagio knew it. Taken a slow breath, the proud lioness rose to her own two feet and took a step forward. Her heart swelled at feeling her kin take there places at either shoulder, the soft touch of first Sonata's small hand, the wolfess close to her Alpha. Then of Aria's feeling her other with the well worn grip of a bull ready to charge, gave the Leader the strength to speak.

"You are right, Sunset Shimmer...we are not alone."

Looking to her siblings, each in turn, nodding and feeling their hands tighten in her own, she turned back, a soft smile playing her frozen lips.

"Not..anymore."