Hypnotizing the heads of the school had been much easier than anticipated (not that she thought it would be difficult). Adagio checked over her schedule calmly as Aria snickered over their small victory. Procuring the head of the school in their pocket ensured anyone who had even the slightest inkling of what they were doing would be met with resistance.

Storing the page in her satchel, Adagio strutted through the empty halls toward the cafeteria. Peering inside a moment, she smiled. Even if, by some miracle, the entire school population wasn’t in there (and that would be quite the miracle), enough of it was present for her to exact a new plan. The eldest sister turned to her siblings with her usual smirk in place and said, “This is it, girls. The moment we’ve been waiting for.”

“Lunch!” Sonata exclaimed excitedly. Well… she wasn’t exactly wrong…

Still, Adagio pressed a hand to her face. “The chance to get our true Equestrian magic back.”

Beginning to outline her new plan to her sisters, Adagio’s smug mood was once again interrupted, this time by Aria’s lack of faith in her plan. Have they not known her for five thousand years (and even longer on this miserable mud ball of a world)? Do they know nothing of how she plans things? As if she would choose to do the same thing again without the expectation of different results. They could’ve stayed in a diner and gotten food there, if that were the case.

“Look, I know it seems like we’re just doing what we have done for thousands of years here, but this time will be different. The negative energy from the wielders of Equestrian magic here will give us the power we need to have this entire world eating out of our hands.” And not even Star Swirl will be able to stop them this time. “Just follow my lead.”

“Or my lead,” Aria smirked to herself.

Adagio scowled. She didn’t have time for Aria’s Beta instincts to kick in. They needed to get on with the damn plan before the students started leaving. The usual struggle for power in the group could wait. Grabbing her sister, Adagio pulled Aria close and growled lowly with the power of an Alpha. “My. Lead.” Emphasizing the phrase, Adagio let go of the shorter woman and prepared herself. Throwing open the cafeteria doors, the eldest sister began the song.

Practically purring the lyrics of the first verse, Adagio felt the power flow from her chest and out between her lips. The gazes of the students filled her with a swell of pride (in more places than one). Aria and Sonata harmonized beautifully as backing vocals (not that she expected differently) as she began putting the spell into effect.

Looking a few students directly in the eyes, Adagio sang almost directly to them. By doing so, she implanted the seed of greed and desire, urging several of the students to argue with one another. As the student body joined in the song, Adagio spotted the nuclear green energy flowing from those around them. Beside her, she felt Aria and Sonata’s power ignite, sucking up the energy hungrily.

Shortly after the song ended, the bell for classes rang. Several students smirked as they passed the Dazzlings, but the girls simply sauntered off without letting the effects of their spell affect them. Adagio dug into her satchel and handed her sisters their schedules.

“You two are going to Beta-oriented classes while I’ve been put in the Alpha lot.” She gave each of them a stern glare. “Be careful who you use your song on. We don’t know exactly who has Equestrian magic here and we don’t want to give ourselves away.”

“Yeah, we got it, Adagio,” Aria sighed, accepting her schedule. “Let’s get this over with. We’ve got, like, three days before this stupid Battle of the Bands even starts.”

Adagio rolled her eyes and set off down the hall with a wink to her sisters. Aria shook her head at her older sister before setting off with Sonata for their class. Noticing a strange lack of irritating chatter beside her, the twin-tailed siren glanced over. Sonata’s expression was contorted into one of worry and Aria sighed.

“Hey.” The soft alto made the blue-haired siren jump slightly. “What’s wrong?”

Sonata bit her lip for a moment. Aria raised an eyebrow expectantly. Finally, Sonata whimpered, “Ari, they split us up. What if someone corners Dagi? She’s on her own in a new place. Someone could attack her-!”

“I doubt any of the Alphas or Betas here are that stupid,” Aria scoffed reassuringly. She cast a contemptuous glance around them at all of the students. Personally, she thought several of them might have been that stupid, considering they were human. However, that would not help Sonata’s anxiety about being away from their big sister for the first time in several years. “And even if they are, we all have our song. Adagio will be fine.”

Sonata breathed a soft sigh and nodded. “You’re right. Besides, soon, we won’t have to worry about it anyway.” Aria smirked at her sister’s enthusiasm and the pair strode off for their first class.

Adagio strutted through the halls of Canterlot High. Students grinned at her from all sides and the yellow siren smirked happily at the attention. She always loved the adoring stares of others and now was no different.

Slipping into her seat, Adagio spotted a purple-haired woman watching her more closely than some of the other students. She appeared to be surveying the siren leader intensely and it made Adagio uneasy in the pit of her stomach. Could this woman tell what was going on? She needed to be watched just in case.

Shooting the woman a charming grin, Adagio turned her attention to the front to wait for the start of class. Out of the corner of her eye, Adagio watched the woman slowly go back to her sewing project and smiled. Even after a thousand years in this miserable world, she could still fool anyone.

Perhaps coming to this school could prove to hold more entertainment than she and her sisters had originally planned.

Author's Note

I know it's kinda a slow start, but it's never stated when the Dazzlings arrive, so I kinda just put them in at the middle of the week. It allows for some time to lapse between Sunset sending the message and Twilight getting it.