“Adagio, are you sure we have to go to school to find the Equestrian magic?” Aria had been asking the question ever since they all saw the rainbow of color months ago. Unfortunately, the closer they came to solidifying the plan, the more she asked and it was beginning to grate on the lead siren’s nerves.

“Aria, are you sure Betas do more than complain?” Adagio snarled lowly, stopping outside of the school. She received a scowl in response, but Sonata butted in before Aria could say anything.

“Of course, we do more than complain!” the youngest siren chirped. “It’s our job to protect Omegas from big mean Alphas that only want them as sex toys!” Amethyst eyes narrowed at her and Sonata smiled sheepishly. “Ah, no offense.”

Adagio shook her head and flipped a curl from her face. “I suppose that if you’re protecting helpless Omegas, that counts as doing something. Still, the energy definitely came from this school. I’ve felt it ever since that night. And the plan could change at any minute, so we need to be prepared, which means being as close to the magic as possible.”

Aria scoffed and followed her older sister into the building. The trio stared around at all of the students milling about. Some were making their way to classes while others appeared to be loitering as long as possible before the next bell. Adagio eyed a few of the nearby Omegas with interest, pondering how easy it might be to get them to do as much of the work as possible. Aria bared her teeth at every passing Alpha while Sonata waved to a Beta or two that glanced over at them.

Suddenly, Adagio stiffened as her nose pricked. The most divine scent to ever hit her nostrils filtered through the air as a red-and-yellow-haired woman appeared. As she drew closer, Adagio felt her knees go weak and she clutched Aria’s arm as the aroma pervaded her senses.

“Adagio?” Aria asked lowly, steadying her mate. “What’s wrong?”

“H-her scent…” the yellow siren groaned. “So good…” A pulse shot through her body and Aria’s eyes widened.

“Sonata!” the purple siren hissed. “The suppressants, now!”

Sonata reached into the pouch at her waist and hurriedly handed the small pack to Aria. Popping free two of the gel pills, Aria took hold of the shuddering woman beside her. Adagio’s heat cycle was hitting hard at the smell, but a few moments after Aria forced the pills into her mouth, she began to calm down. Taking deep breaths, Adagio nodded to her thankfully and straightened.

“That was unlike you, Dagi,” Sonata murmured. “Usually, your nose wrinkles up at any smell that’s not mine or Ari’s.”

“Usually, every other scent smells disgusting and unworthy of my time,” Adagio remarked. She now eyed the woman who must have been Sunset Shimmer from how she was heading in their direction. “Hers, though… Hers is divine.”

Aria shook her head. “We’re going to need the freaking suppressants more often if we’re going to be around her a lot then. Hopefully we find what we came for quickly or we’re gonna run out.”

Adagio didn’t respond as Sunset Shimmer greeted them all. Smirking at their tour guide, Adagio took the lead as she always did. Fighting not to inhale the woman’s scent, Adagio held her breath to avoid coming off as too suspicious. Granted, her remarks certainly weren’t veiled very well, but the confused glances Sunset Shimmer sent her were just priceless.

“If you don’t mind my asking,” Sunset Shimmer murmured as they made their way through the halls. “What are your statuses? It’s okay if you prefer not to answer, I was just curious.”

“I’m an Alpha,” Adagio stated calmly before either of her sisters could speak up. “Aria and Sonata are Betas.”

Sunset grinned at them. “Another Alpha and two more Betas, huh? Sounds like an awesome crowd. I’m the only Alpha in my group of friends, but I kinda just let’em do whatever right now. Don’t much feel like taking the lead at the moment.”

Thankfully, Sunset Shimmer had turned away because Adagio shot a doubtful (she wouldn’t call it worry, per se) glance to her sisters. Their guide’s status may have been why she was so attracted to the scent. If she wasn’t careful, Adagio could blow their entire plan by going into heat around Sunset Shimmer. Best to avoid the woman as much as possible once the tour was finished.

The tour went fairly well. There were numerous places Adagio had scoped out to help them with their plan and a few of the students she had seen looked potentially useful. If she could just nudge a few of them in the right direction until she and her sisters gained enough power to use their song-.

A gasp from Sunset Shimmer shook the lead siren from her thoughts to hear about some musical showcase happening that weekend. How exciting, to have the very thing they need practically fall into their hands on the first day. The plan would need to be adjusted accordingly, but she was always able to think quickly (her flexibility was one of her best attributes, naturally).

Speaking of the plan, if Sonata didn’t shut up, Adagio was going to cut her vocal cords out! And Aria, of course, only made the situation worse. If Sunset Shimmer didn’t suspect something by the end of this conversation, Adagio was going to assume the woman was exceptionally dim, even more so than Sonata. The thing she did next certainly made Adagio think so. What sane person reaches for another’s chest without permission? Granted, had she made contact, Adagio wasn’t sure she would have refused, but the danger to her pendant was too great to risk it.

Leading her sisters to a side hallway, Adagio took a deep breath. That was an exhausting encounter. Glancing to the Betas before her, Adagio scowled as they erupted into another argument (of course).

“Ya coulda blown the whole plan!” Aria snapped irritably.

“It’s not like I meant to!” Sonata huffed, placing her hands on her hips. “I was just-.”

“Opening your big mouth without thinking,” the twin-tailed woman interrupted her. “As usual.”

Sonata gritted her teeth together, but Adagio had heard enough of this. They couldn’t be arguing when they needed to be enacting their plan (that she had mainly brainstormed, so it was bound to be foolproof). Stepping between them, she sighed, “Aria, you know this is how Sonata usually is. And her not thinking has certainly gotten us out of a few tight spots in the past. I’ll have no fighting until we’ve achieved our full power again.”

Her sisters pouted at her and Adagio took another deep breath. “Now, there’s somewhere we need to go before we head to lunch.”

“Where?” Aria inquired as she and Sonata followed Adagio from the hallway.

The grin the lead siren shot her sent an excited thrill down the purple siren’s spine. “We’re heading to the principal’s office, of course. We need to get our schedules, after all.” A soft laugh built in her throat as Adagio strode for Principal Celestia’s office.

Author's Note

Experimenting with something I've written for before. Apparently, it's best to write something comfortable before going into new territory (which is probably how I screwed up Merge a little). So, I'm pacing myself now. The first few chapters are going to recap Rainbow Rocks from the Dazzlings perspectives.

Also, yes, I will be referring to Sunset Shimmer as 'bacon-haired' a few times throughout the fic.
And for the convenience of the readers, Adagio's eyes are darker than Sonata's, so I'll call her eyes amethyst, Sonata's magenta and Aria's violet.