Sunset's motel room. Shimmer and Adagio were sitting on the couch, watching the news. Both looked like they wanted to say something, but none wanted to be the one to break the ice.

"--after evading arrest for over twenty years, the criminal known as Slick Diamonds was finally caught. He was wanted for, among other things, human trafficking, pimping and tax evasion. Thanks to the efforts of the local police--" that was the only thing the anchorwoman said that they truly paid attention to.

"So the Flash-man actually did it." Shimmer said. "I can't wait to see his face when we go back to the room. I bet 10 bucks he's gonna scream." she looked at Adagio, who was looking at the floor, not paying attention. "Hey, Earth to Adagio. Are you still there?"

"I'm sorry, did you say something?" Adagio, no longer lost in thought, looked at her.

"Thinking about her, I presume?"

"Yes. It doesn't feel right to be in her house when she... Isn't. It's not the same, you know?"

"I know how you feel. I had no idea she had so many responsibilities, pretending to be Sunset is fucking hard."

Adagio glared at her, but sighed and looked at the floor once again. "Clearly we have different thoughts on the matter at hand."

"Hey, don't get me wrong, it pisses me off that she's gone too, but do you have any idea how busy Sunset was? And despite everything, she still could spend time with her friends and you. I am impressed!"

"What do you mean?"

"She has to wake up every morning, and go to school, but that's where things get complicated. Do you know where Sunset's money comes from, even though she doesn't have a job?"

"Now that you mentioned it..."

"Well, turns out she is part of a special government project for gifted students; she receives an 'allowance' as long as she keeps getting good grades in all subjects and files an expense report every monday."

"Wow, for real?"

"For real."

"And let me guess, you're having trouble with the good grades part, correct?"

"Fuck you, who do you think I am? Let me answer that for you: I'm Sunset fucking Shimmer. I am a genius!"

Adagio chuckled. "It's amazing how you two can be so alike..." she paused to yawn. "...but so different at the same time."

"Tired?"

"A little bit..."

"It's kinda late. Do you want to, y'know... Spend the night?"

Adagio got up and stretched. "Yeah, you're probably feeling a little lonely, aren't you? Ok, I'll keep you company tonight."

"Shut up, I'm just being polite." she patted Shimmer on the shoulder before going toward the bedroom. "Are you still sleeping on the couch?"

"Like hell!" Shimmer got up and followed her. "She's not here to complain, anyway."

"I'll ask her after we bring her back if she minds you sleeping on her bed."

"Probably not."

"I don't mind sharing but I'm beat so please, no groping. I'm really not in the mood."

"I'm not a perverted slut like some people."

"Who was the one who barged in on two people making love and begged to join? Here's a hint: it wasn't me!"

"Sh-Shut up! I had a reason AND there was a context."

"Then please, enlighten me."

"I thought you wanted to go to sleep. Why don't you go do that and stop pestering me?"

"What, the big bad Killer Queen can't take a little bit of teasing?"

"I usually handle these things with a punch to the face. I think you're ok so I'm holding myself back, but don't push your luck."

"Gee, ok, forget I said anything."

Adagio closed the door, but when Shimmer tried to open it, it was locked.

"Oh, come on, open up."

"And risk getting punched in the face? It's couch night for you, missy."

Shimmer groaned. "Bitch."

"That's Merbitch for you."

* * *

Adagio was woken up by a pair of lips touching her cheek. She tried to cover her face with the blanket.

"Five more minutes..." she muttered, still half asleep.

"If you want to sleep in, that's your business. I don't think your employer will be happy, though."

"Fine, fine, I'm up, I'm up." she sat up, yawned and stretched. She looked at the woman with red and yellow hair for exactly 5 seconds until she realized something. "How did you get in here?"

"This is my bedroom inside my house, I can be here if I so wish."

"'Your house', yeah, right."

"Well aren't you grumpy this morning, huh?"

"But seriously, did you pick the lock?"

"What are you talking about?"

"Forget it, I'm going to make breakfast." she got up and took off Sunset's pink pajamas she always wore every time she spent the night there.

"Really? Since when do you make breakfast?"

"Because if I don't then you won't, and we'll starve to death." Adagio explained as she wore Sunset's bathrobe.

She pressed her hand to Adagio's forehead. "Are you sick? Maybe you really shouldn't go to work today."

"Now what are you talking about?"

The bedroom door opened and another woman with red and yellow hair walked in.

"Hey Sunset, the bacon is burning."

"Crap, I came to wake you up and you distracted me!" Sunset then ran back to the kitchen.

Adagio was baffled. "Wh... What... What's going on here?"

"You were being a bitch and Sunset burned the bacon." Shimmer explained, nonchalantly.

"But... How?"

"With the frying pan, duh!"

"No, I mean... She's dead! She's supposed to be dead! How is she still alive?"

"Ouch! Now you're wishing your girlfriend was dead? That's cold."

"No, that's not-- Do you remember the vampires?"

"Yes, we wiped them out and celebrated all night long. Then you got drunk and they kicked you out of the bar for harassing other customers."

"But... I... We... She... Something's not right here."

"And that something is probably you. Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm so hungry that burned bacon actually sounds appetizing right now." Shimmer closed the door, leaving a confused and dumbfounded Adagio alone in the bedroom.

* * *

"Here, eat up!" Sunset said as she placed a plate of bacon and scrambled eggs on the table in front of Adagio. "I changed the recipe a little bit, so if it tastes funny just tell me and I'll go back to the old recipe, alright?"

"Since when do you like meat?" Adagio asked as she lifted the bacon with her fork.

"Well, I decided to follow your advice and try a more omnivore diet. And guess what? You were right, meat is actually quite delicious! And since the creatures here aren't sentient like back in Equestria I don't actually feel bad about eating them. Well, I mean, maybe a little bit, but it's the circle of life and all that jazz, right?"

"This is bullshit." Adagio muttered.

"Pardon me?"

The siren grabbed the plate and threw it on the floor, shattering it into a hundred pieces. "THIS IS BULLSHIT!"

"Wh-What's wrong, Adagio?" Sunset sounded truly frightened.

"Why are you asking like all of this is normal?! Sunset is supposed to be dead, not making breakfast with a smile on her face. The vampires killed you. They killed us! If you were still alive then that fucking ball would have brought you back to the room, but it didn't, so what the fuck are you doing here?"

"A-Ada--"

"I know! This is a dream, right? It's all a dream. Yes, all of this is just my brain trying to make me feel even worse than I already do. Well, guess what, brain? I'm going back to the room, I'm scoring 100 points and I'm bringing her back to life, and then you'll--"

Everything went dark after that.

~ ~ ~

When she opened her eyes, Adagio was once again lying in bed, but when she tried to get up she realized that her hands were tied to the headboard bars with the belt of the bathrobe she was still wearing.

"So, are we calm now?" Shimmer, who was standing in front of the door, asked.

"I'm sorry, when I finally realized what had happened she had already knocked you unconscious." Sunset explained.

"Well, my head hurts like a bitch, so I guess this isn't a dream..." Adagio muttered.

"And about that; what happened back there? You suddenly snapped, saying things about this being a dream and me being... Dead?"

"You honestly do not remember what happened to us back at the night club?"

"Yes; we got in, killed a bunch of vampires, got out, celebrated, then you got drunk and--"

"See, there's the problem; that's not how I remember. You and me were killed that night, then Shimmer resurrected me and--"

"Why the fuck would I resurrect you?" Shimmer interrupted.

"Maybe you just had a bad dream?" Sunset placed her hand on Adagio's forehead again. "I think you may have a fever, your head is hotter than usual."

"I... But... It all felt so real, I don't... I can't--"

Sunset interrupted her with a kiss. "There! Was that real enough to you or do you still have doubts?"

Adagio smiled. "I don't know, I'm still unsure. Maybe a few more will help me decide?" Sunset giggled. "So, think you can untie me now?"

* * *

It was late at night. Sunset and Adagio went on a date and now the siren was leading her down an unfamiliar street. Sunset then hugged her arm and placed her head on her girlfriend's shoulder.

"Are you sure you're ready for this?" she asked.

"Maybe, I think." the siren answered.

"'Maybe', followed by 'I think'? You really are not sure, huh?"

"I guess..."

"We can postpone this, you know?"

"No, we can't. I've been postponing this for far too long, they deserve to know." she chuckled. "Also they think I can't hear them whispering that they think I'm whoring myself out."

"That's mean!"

"Yeah, we have a very love/hate relationship."

After a few more minutes of walking, they stopped on the front porch of a very simple-looking house with all the lights off.

"Well, I guess they're asleep." Sunset said.

"Shame. So, want to spend the night? We can surprise them in the morning. Or..." she kissed her. "...maybe we can make some noise, wake them up and surprise them anyway!"

She punched her in the arm and laughed. "You're such a pig!"

Adagio unlocked the door with her key and poked her head in. "Aria? Sonata? You guys asleep yet?"

No response.

"I guess that's a 'no'." Sunset said after poking her head in as well, below Adagio's head.

Adagio opened the door all the way, allowing both to enter. Sunset entered first but, as soon as she step a foot inside, something came out of the house and slammed her. The pony girl was sent flying across the street and crashed against a pole. Without looking at her girlfriend's assailant, she rushed to her aid.

"Holy shit, are you--" Adagio started to ask, but before she could finish the sentence Sunset screamed as a blade perfurated her stomach. Looking up at the person who stabbed her girlfriend, she recognized the blue hair with purple and pink streaks; Sunset Shimmer had just been stabbed by Twilight Sparkle.

"Wh... What?!" she yelled. "Why did you do that?!"

* * *

Adagio gasped as she opened her eyes. She looked around, finding herself in the bedroom of the house she shared with two more sirens. She immediately rushed to the window, not bothering to cover her bare chest. She felt a little relieved when she didn't see a body nor a police tape on the street.

"Was it... All a dream?" relieved that her lover wasn't killed by one of her allies but saddened by the fact that the time they spent together was not real either, she put on a shirt and left her room, hoping to find breakfast ready - after all, it was Aria's turn to cook.

When she got downstairs the breakfast was indeed ready, but the girl cooking it wasn't Aria at all.

"And there she comes." Sunset announced. "I told you the smell would wake her up for sure."

"Mohninf, Afahio!" Sonata waved at her vigorously with a mouthful of bacon.

"Her scrambled eggs with bacon are freaking good." Aria praised with a hint of a smile in the corner of her mouth. "This one is a keeper."

"I must be going insane..." Adagio muttered as she rubbed her aching forehead.

Sunset raised an eyebrow. "What do you mean?"

"I'll tell you later. So, you guys are ok with us, y'know, dating?"

"'Okay'? Are you freaking kidding me?" Aria asked. "I was a little weirded out at first, maybe a little angry, but after getting to know her a little better and after tasting her food I swear to you: if you break up with her I will never forgive you! Then I'll track her down and keep her for myself afterwards."

Sunset chuckled. "You're a sweetie, Aria."

"Aria? A 'sweetie'? Did you fell down the stairs and hit your head a little too hard, Sunset?" with a smile, Adagio sat down and was soon served breakfast by her lover. The five girls chatted, laughed, traded stories, overall had a good time that morning.

Suddenly, Aria and Sonata were no longer around, but Shimmer and Twilight were. Shimmer tackled Adagio to the ground and held her in place with the annoyed look she had most of the time while Twilight pressed Sunset against the wall, wrapped her hands around her neck and startled strangling her. Adagio tried to break free to try and save her loved one, but she was overpowered. She saw Shimmer's lips moving, but no sound came out of her mouth.

* * *

This time she screamed when she opened her eyes, startling the girl sitting beside her. Adagio looked around and realized that, this time, they were in a drive-in theater, inside an unfamiliar car; she was sitting on the passenger's seat.

"Can't handle horror films?" Sunset teased. "Wouldn't expect that from you."

"What happened?"

"Don't tell me you fell asleep." she sighed. "The girl was hiding near the pumpkin field when--"

"No, no, I mean... How did we get here? Whose car is this?"

Sunset placed her hand on Adagio's forehead. "I should take you to the hospital, your fever is--"

"Just answer, please."

"I drove us here and this is Rainbow Dash's car. Are you feeling ok?"

"No, I... I don't know what's happening but I keep blacking out and waking up hours later."

"That sounds serious, we really should--"

"Listen to me! Moments before blacking out I see... I see you dying. It happened twice already!"

"You're probably ha--"

"Don't you dare say I'm hallucinating! You're not even supposed to be alive, you were killed by the vampires. Then suddenly you're alive again like this is some fucking sci-fi romance bullshit, now I keep seeing you die over and over again and I can't even--"

She was interrupted by the windshield shattering. She looked outside and saw Shimmer again - this time wearing the black suit - pointing the Gib Rifle at Sunset. She tried jumping in front of her girlfriend to protect her with her own body but it was too late: Shimmer had already squeezed both triggers.

* * *

"Am I dead?" Adagio was sitting on the edge of Sunset's bed with her face buried in her hands. "Did I die in my sleep? Is this what Tartarus looks like in this world? No, the locals call it 'Hell'. Is this Hell?"

"The blackouts again?" Sunset asked, sitting down beside her and gently placing her hand on her back.

"They keep getting shorter." she said. "The first time it lasted an entire day. The second, only a few hours. The last one only lasted minutes! I'm afraid this time we--"

A black Katana crashed through the window, stabbing Sunset in the heart.

* * *

Twilight beheaded Sunset.

Shimmer shot at Sunset's face with the Gib Gun at point blank.

"..ap...ou...t"

Twilight held Adagio in place as Shimmer brutally punched Sunset.

Adagio was holding Sunset down, squeezing her neck with both hands.

"Maybe this..."

Adagio stabbed Sunset repeatedly with a kitchen knife.

"...will stop if..."

"...nap...out...it"

Adagio ran Sunset over with Rainbow Dash's car.

"...I kill you..."

She cried as she held Sunset's lifeless corpse while pointing a Gib Gun at her own head.

"...myself."

She pulled both triggers.

"SNAP OUT OF IT!"

* * *

Adagio opened her eyes again but, at this point, she only wanted to die. Something was different, though; she no longer had a pounding headache or a burning fever, only a mild migraine. She was lying on the cold asphalt and wearing the suit given to her by BB when she first came to the room. The first thing she saw was the full moon. The second was a humongous jellyfish-like monster floating above them with hundreds of tentacles wriggling below it. The third thing she saw was Sunset Shimmer.

"Please... Stop... No more..."

"Get a hold of yourself. Freeing you from that thing's grasp without accidently killing you was hard enough, we can deal with your head issues later."

"I can't... Take it... Please, just... Let me die..."

"Let her at least rest for a moment." Cherry Jubilee said while helping Adagio sit up. "Whatever that thing did to her, it must have been awful..."

"What are you talking about?" Adagio's head felt much clearer now.

"You were killing those things left and right, but the big one got you by surprise." the woman explained. "You went completely limp when it slapped your forehead with a tentacle, at the time we thought you had died, but then you started screaming when they attacked the monster. Your friends did their best to free you."

The siren started remembering things. As she was getting ready to go to bed she felt a shiver on the back of her neck, meaning that another mission would soon start. When they arrived in the room, BB sent them to kill an alien that looked like a jellyfish. Eager to get points and revive Sunset, Adagio carelessly slaughtered any alien-looking creature that crossed her path, but was eventually caught off-guard by the tentacles of the massive alien hovering above them which wrapped themselves around her whole body. She struggled but, when the suckers on the tentacle the alien wrapped around her head touched her skin, she lost consciousness and the nightmares began.

"Right. I remember now. Thanks."

"Here, you'll need this." Jubilee said, offering Adagio her trademark Dual Gib Guns. "You dropped them. I tried using them, but... I know it's self-defense but killing things still doesn't feel right to me..."

"You eventually get used to it." she twirled her guns around her trigger fingers before dashing toward where her teammates were fighting the tentacled beast.

"About bloody time!" Shimmer said as she sliced several tentacles at once. "They keep growing back, it's annoying as hell! It's impossible to reach the core." she pointed her sword at a shimmering orb attached to the underside of the main body protected by the jungle of struggling tendrils.

Adagio inspected the surrounding area and noticed a crashed motorcycle with its deceased driver beneath it. She had an idea.

"Cover me!" was what the four sword-wielding Hunters heard before they saw Adagio jumping back into the alien's deadly embrace.

"The bitch is crazy!" Slick Diamonds commented before they noticed she was wearing the dead biker's helmet. "Fuck that, the bitch is smart as hell!"

Shimmer, Norman, Twilight and Nolan didn't even glanced at each other for confirmation, all of them simply followed Adagio's command, clearing any tentacles that blocked her path or tried to restrain her.

"I was happy." she said as she blew away a tentacle that wrapped itself around her left ankle. "I had everything I needed." Twilight sliced a tentacle that tried to grab her by the long orange hair that couldn't be contained inside the helmet, accidently cutting off most of her hair as well. "But those were all lies you shoved inside my head." several tentacles tried to hypnotize her again, but the helmet blocked all of them. They then aimed at different targets: Adagio's bodyguards. All four of them fought bravely, but eventually were all caught.

Adagio was mere feet away from the core when she was grabbed by the waist, right wrist and neck. At some point during the fight her suit broke and she could feel her bones and windpipe being crushed. "Now... You... D..." the tentacle around her neck stopped her from completing the sentence, but with the last of her strength she pointed the Gib Gun she had on her left hand at the core and pulled both triggers. Even if that last struggle had been in vain, she had at least had her revenge.

* * *

BIG DADDY
18 PTS / TOTAL 38 PTS
ONLY 62 MORE AND YOU'RE DONE

MOON MOON
9 PTS / TOTAL 14 PTS
ONLY 86 MORE AND YOU'RE DONE

"I can't believe you're calling me Moon Moon again." Moondancer complained while glaring at the black ball with her arms crossed. "It hasn't grown on me, I hated it then and I still hate it now."

"Maybe that's the point." Norman theorized. "Maybe he messes with you because he knows he's going to get a reaction!"

She rolled her eyes and groaned.

BACKGROUND BOY
9 PTS / TOTAL 19 PTS
ONLY 81 MORE AND YOU'RE DONE

BAD DADDY
9 PTS / TOTAL 9 PTS
ONLY 91 MORE AND YOU'RE DONE

HOSTESS SAMURAI
14 PTS / TOTAL 40 PTS
ONLY 60 MORE AND YOU'RE DONE

MILF
6 PTS / TOTAL 6 PTS
ONLY 91 MORE AND YOU'RE DONE

TOOL
15 PTS / TOTAL 58 PTS
ONLY 42 MORE AND YOU'RE DONE

SAINTS BRO
12 PTS / TOTAL 41 PTS
ONLY 59 MORE AND YOU'RE DONE

KILLER QUEEN
6 PTS / TOTAL 41 PTS
ONLY 59 MORE AND YOU'RE DONE

"Yeah, I was wondering about that." Nolan said. "What happened to you tonight? You were just as fierce as ever, but when it came to fnishing off the aliens you were... Faltering? It was like you were restraining yourself."

"It was just your imagination." Shimmer crossed her eyes as well, but avoided any eye contact.

"Well, clearly it wasn't!" he pointed at her score on BB's screen, which was soon replaced by Adagio's.

MERBITCH
27 PTS / TOTAL 27 PTS
ONLY 73 MORE AND YOU'RE DONE

"That's... Underwhelming." Norman said. "That boss wasn't worth much, was it?"

Adagio looked at Shimmer; she may not had paid much attention to Shimmer that night but for the woman nicknamed "Killer Queen" to have one of the lowest scores of the night was not normal. Something was amiss, and she would find out what.

Author's Note

Sorry if I haven't updated TBBR is ages, but I started working on a non-MLP original story, and so far I like what I have! There's space travels, robot deathmatches, evil dicta-- Well, why spoil the surprise? Maybe one day I'll turn it into a book and publish it, then people will pay to read my stuff!

By the way, Gantz:O, that awesome-looking CG movie adaptation of the Osaka mission came out last month (I've known about the movie for a while, but only recently found out about Gantz:G, the spinoff manga that's been around since November 2015. I love it already, by the way [despite most of the cast being composed of despicable bitches, but the main character is lovable and her friend is adorable and that's enough compensation]) and I haven't watched it yet. Are you excited for Gantz:O? According to the trailers the movie didn't cut out any of the parts I want to see, and that gets me all tingly inside. I WANNA WATCH IT!
~~(Too bad Izumi and Kurono aren't alive during that part, I wanted to see them there. Maybe they'll show up at the beginning?)~~