The Mayor and Lady went home for dinner and left Adagio alone. The tank was covered with a large red velvet drape prevent anyone from seeing in but this also prevented Adagio from looking out. She swam to the top of the tank and surfaced pulling herself up by her front hooves.

“I’m hungry any room service here?” Adagio said, looking out at the empty hall. “Great, if this keeps up I may actually eat someone,” She said to herself feeling her stomach complaining.

Adagio considered trying to escape but without knowing how far she was from the river it was too great of a risk. She considered what could happen; 1. She gets captured by one of many unhappy residents. 2. She gets injured while trying to drag herself to the river. 3. She suffers dehydration and dies trying. Or a combination of all of the above.

Her sensitive ears then picked up the sound of the rear door opening and then hooves with the sound of wheels squeaking. She lower herself just enough that she see over the top of the tank and saw Willy approaching.

“Adagio, it’s me, Willy,” He said, looking at the tank and noticed that it had been covered up.

“Hello Willy,” She said, staying out of sight.

“I thought you might be lonely,” He said, locking his wheels.

“What every gave you that idea?” Adagio asked sarcastically.

“Well I figured being left alone must be hard,” Willy said, noticing Adagio's eyes. When she noticed she swam back out of his view.

“Go home Willy,” She said.

“Why?” He asked, sounding hurt.

“I don’t want you to get in trouble with your mother,” Adagio said, feeling her stomach growling.

“I can take care of myself,” Willy said.

“Listen, Willy, I am a dangerous creature,” She said climbing up onto the edge of the tank showing her teeth looking down at him.

“You are just different like me,” He said, unlocking his wheels.

“Like you as if, I was born like this, flipper fins and all,” She said, giving up for now on trying to make him go home.

“Well I was born like this see, my back legs are small and useless,” Willy locked his wheels again and wiggled himself out of his wheels and dragged his body forward by his front hooves.

“Ok fine I get the point, please stop dragging yourself,” Adagio said trying not to stare.

“How about this,” Willy shifted his weight and started walking on his front hooves with his rear end in the air. His small rear legs flopped as his tail brush against his noise.

Adagio started laughing at the ridiculous pony performing a handstand walking around the tank showing off.

“Oh I see that is how you pee,” She said out loud causing Willy to blush as he lost his concentration and fell over.

“Ouch,” Willy said, feeling more embarrassed than hurt. He rolled over and started moving back to his wheels.

“Sorry,” Adagio said sinking back down into the tank.

“Adagio?" He asked as he hooked himself back into his wheels.

“Yes?” She answered climbing back up onto the top of the tank.

“Do you have any friends?” Willy asked looked up at her.

“I have a select few,” Adagio answered.

“Can I be your friend?” He asked her.

“I will think about it,” She said not wanting him to get his hopes up.

“Ok,” Willy said rolling up to the tank.

After a few minutes, Adagio remembered what he said earlier.

“Willy, did you see a dragon?” She asked him.

“Yes, last week but no one believed me.” He said with a sigh.

“If you saw the dragon, then why were you not taken?” Adagio asked curiously.

“I don’t know maybe he didn’t like my wheels,” Willy said spinning in one place and stopped before he got too dizzy.

Suddenly there was a thump on the front door and then the jingle of keys, with a click as the door unlocked.

“Quick hide,” Adagio said and watch Willy move away as she submerged.

The door opened and Diamond was the first to enter, followed by her father. Filthy Rich was a businesspony who owned many of the larger buildings in ponyville. When not dealing with real estate he also ran Rich's Barnyard Bargains which sold furnishings to the locals. His fur was a tan color, mane and tail were light black showing hint of gray. Rich’s red tie had a dollar sign and money bags as his cutie mark.

“It’s in here dad,” Diamond said walking with a spring in her step.

“It better be,” He walked up looking at the large red curtain. “Well, where it is?” Mr. Rich asked looking around.

“Over here.” Diamond grabbed hold of the curtain with her teeth and pulled back until it fell to the floor revealing Adagio. The yellow Siren covered squinted adjusting to the light.

“It's magnificent and it's exactly what I need to complete my collection.” Mr. Rich said walking around the tank looking at Adagio figure.

Adagio was feeling uneasy being looked at like a specimen and she tried to avoid looking at him directly.

“She is beautiful,” Diamond said looking at the siren’s yellow scales which shimmered, with her yellow flipper and orange fins.

The Siren showed her teeth trying to look scary as her hooves thumped against the glass. Diamond jumped back when Adagio looked directly at her.

“Dad, do they eat ponies?” She asked looking worried.

“Just magic dear, but as for food, I read that they eat fish and other sea creatures.” He said and tapped on the glass with his hoof with caused Adagio to snap her jaw in his direction. “I think she is hungry.” Mr. Rich said and walked up to Diamond.

“Mom is not going like this.” Diamond looked at her Dad.

“Don’t you worry about your mother. Once she learns that ponies will pay hundreds of bits just to see this creature up close, I am sure she will agree with me on this,” Rich said walking to the exit. “Time to pay the mayor a visit.” He said emphasizing the word pay.

Mr. Rich opened the door for Diamond and then followed her outside closing the door with a click and then locked it from the outside.

Willy came out from behind a stack of tables and chairs. He walked up to the tank and looked at Adagio who could not hide anymore.

“Adagio?” He asked looking at her as she turned away.

The hunger pain was starting to cloud her mind. She should have eaten more today but being captured, interrogated, and then the stress of not knowing. Willy gently tapped the glass with his hoof to get her attention. Adagio snapped back showing her teeth and spikes from her fins, looking at him with small pupils.

“I’m sorry.” He said turning quickly and walked out the back in a hurry.

Adagio blinked shaking her head and realized what she just did and surfaced.

“Willy? come back, sorry I didn’t mean it,” She called out but he was already gone.

*****

Fluttershy was leading them into the forest as she tried to follow the trail of dragon prints. She sniffed the ground frequently to make sure she was going the right direction. Each one of them had a backpack strapped to their bodies. Rarity was at the rear pulling an overstuffed suitcase with her backpack.

"You have lovely wings dear." Rarity said looking Sunset over. "If I knew a princess was coming I would have worn something more respectable." She said, looking in a mirror she pulled out of her backpack.

Sunset grumbled as they walked along a trail in the forest. She closed her eyes concentrating and her wings disappeared to the surprise of the others.

"Aww liked your wings," Pinkie said, looking back.

"Ah don't understand why ya want to hide them," Applejack said ducking her head under a large tree branch.

"I just wanted to be treated like every other pony," Sunset said pushing some branches out of the way with her magic.

"Becoming a princess is a great honor," Rarity said with a smile.

"I did not earn these wings like Twilight, I inherited them from my mother," Sunset said sounding annoyed.

"Who is your mother?" Pinkie said with a grin slowing down to walk next to her.

"No one special," Sunset said noticing Applejack, Pinkie and Rarity staring at her. "Can we just drop it." She said walking faster past Pinkie and Applejack.

"You should have told me earlier that Adagio Dazzle the Siren was captured. Maybe I could have arranged a better place for her to stay." Fluttershy said taking a break from sniffing and looked back.

"Me and Adagio are not exactly friends, she will just have to wait until I get back," Sunset said not caring.

"Sirens need to eat regularly or they get aggressive," Fluttershy said and noticed a dragon print.

"That sound's perfectly normal for her," Sunset said and also noticed the dragon print as well.

"Looks like we are heading in the right direction," Applejack said noticing more trees knocked or pushed over.

Minutes later...

"Are we there yet?" Pinkie said following Applejack, who was behind Sunset.

"We don't even know where we are going or how long it is going to take Pinkie," Applejack said glancing back.

"How about a song?" Pinkie suggested and started humming.

"Please don't." Rarity said and used her magic to slipped on a pair or earmuffs.

Pinkie and Applejack then heard the sound of music coming from Sunset, who has put on a pair of earbuds with a wire going into her backpack.

"That so cool!" Pinkie said excitedly, quickly pushing past Applejack to walk next to Sunset.

"Do you want to listen?" Sunset looking over at her and she nodded her head. Her horn glowed and one of the earbuds popped out of her ear and then slipped into Pinkie's left ear.

"How did you fit an entire music band into a backpack?" Pinkie looked at the bag on Sunset's back.

"It's my MP3 player, I got lots of music from the other world in here. Like Rock, POP and a bit of R&B." She said looking at her.

"Got any country music in that thing?" Applejack asked looking ahead at them.

"Umm, girls we got company," Fluttershy said in a soft voice.

"Sorry, but maybe next time I load some into it," Sunset answered, looking back.

"I think you should see this," Fluttershy said sounding more urgent.

"How about Jazz or Classical?" Rarity asked also interested.

"I try to find some," Sunset said and walked into Fluttershy tripping over which popped the earbuds out her and Pinkie.

"What the hay is going on Fluttershy?" Applejack asked.

"I was trying to tell you," She said, pointing to glowing green eyes.

There was growl coming from the bushes and then a howl. One timberwolf stepped out of the bush in front of them.

"What is that?" Sunset asked pointing at the creature, noticing that it looked like a wolf but instead of fur it was covered in bark.

"A timberwolf!" Fluttershy said sounding scared.

"A wolf made out of timber, seriously?" Sunset said taking a step back.

"Careful its bite is poisonous," Fluttershy said and quickly hid behind Applejack.

"It's just one, Ah take care of it," Applejack said, walking forward.

"Timberwolves normally hunt in a pack," Fluttershy said as more timberwolves climbed out of the bush.

"I want to go home now," Rarity said, looking back the direction they came from.

*****

Adagio was getting more impatient and swam into the sides of the tank bumping her head against the glass. If I don't eat something soon I swear I am going to lose it. Oh yes, I am going bite some pony's head right off I don't care, She thought looking towards the window noticing that the sun was starting to set.

She noticed the sound of keys and then the front door opened. A unicorn walked in caring a bag that was dripping wet. Mr. Rich walked in as well and looked at the tank. Adagio surfaced long enough to smell fish and she swam into the side of the tank causing the wheels to move from her momentum.

"Mr. Rich are you sure the mayor agreed to this?" The unicorn asked.

"Yes, and I didn't pay you to ask questions. Now do your job and feed her the fish." Mr. Rich said and stood back.

The unicorn's horn glowed and the bag of fish floated to the top of the tank. Like a shark Adagio instinctively swam upwards opening her jaws and snapped the bag out of air tearing it to pieces as she quickly chomped down on the fish swallowing them whole.

"Yuck." The unicorn said and quickly left the building.

Adagio smacked her lips now noticing a strange taste from the fish she just ate. She looked a Mr. Rich who had a grin on his face.

"There is more where that came from back at my place. But I think you should just relax now before we go." He said and walked to the door.

Adagio was feeling strange like something warm in her stomach that was spreading inside her. The room started to feel like it was spinning and her eyes felt heavy as she drifted off into sleep.

"Now Mr. Clydesdale are you ready to earn some extra bits." Mr. Rich said.

Author's Note

Another chapter done.

I have a few ideas I am working on for the next one.

Thanks.