At last, the moment had arrived. Night had fallen and the stadium was packed with every student from Canterlot High. Several had even invited friends and family from outside of the school to join them. They would supply more than enough power for the Sirens to regain their full strength. And the best part? Those possessing the Equestrian Magic had fallen right into their ploy.

Adagio watched the mist begin to rise, tinted with sparkling hints of magic. The magic she craved and would soon control. Those humans didn’t know what they were doing, giving her the one thing she desired more than all else. Best not to look a gift horse in the mouth (how fitting) and absorb all she could.

“It’s time, girls,” Adagio grinned, straightening her back and walking toward the stage. As their gems absorbed the magic coming from the trapped band, the trio began their chant. It would be one of their longer ones, but they needed to make sure the crowd was captivated. Each and every second counted (not that her plan would allow waste of magic anyway).

Allowing their natural heritage to guide their movements, the trio slowly began their song, Adagio’s wicked grin full-blown. This was it. This was her moment. She would finally be able to stop hiding, to be herself, to be considered above all others. Her sisters wouldn’t have to scent mark her because all will bow to her. No one would dare to challenge the queens of the world.

As the magic consumed them and restored their power, Adagio finally felt her heart lighten. The second she had the minds of all of these pathetic humans, she was going after that Alpha from Equestria. Sunset Shimmer would kneel before her when she witnessed Adagio’s true might. The lead siren’s body tingled at the things she would have that girl do to her. She hadn’t experienced a heat cycle in so long, it would be wonderful to take a break from planning just for a moment so she could have someone fill her needs (not that she won’t be able to do that once she had the world in her claws, but she wanted the spoils first).

Suddenly, something cut into their music, other voices. Gritting her teeth irritably, the lead siren followed Aria’s gaze and found the Rainbooms on the hill in front of them. They’d escaped (of course they had). Resisting the urge to sigh, Adagio allowed the engagement of battle. If these girls wanted to battle Sirens, she would make them regret it. As her precious familiar swam through the air, Adagio’s eyes narrowed on the purple girl, the newcomer. Even at this distance, she could sense the Alpha power radiating from the woman.

And it infuriated her.

As the lead singer sang out in an attack, Adagio opened her lips and released her own combat. If this girl thought she could go head-to-head with a siren, then she had another thing coming. Regardless of status, no mere Equestrian could take on a siren one-on-one in a battle of voices. Smirking, Adagio watched her familiar call Sonata’s and Aria’s to it. Together, the three of them overpowered those pathetic humans and that Equestrian priss.

Until… Sunset Shimmer stepped up. Adagio ignored the hurt in her chest as the girl glared at her familiar. And as Sunset began to sing, Adagio found herself unable to respond, her power fading as a rainbow of magic slammed into her and her sisters. Staring across the hill incredulously, the trio found themselves facing a gigantic, spectral alicorn, the creature’s soulless white eyes glaring directly into Adagio’s amethyst.

Sunset Shimmer had created that? But that kind of power was only present in Grand Alphas, and those were exceptionally rare, Principal Celestia being the only one for miles. How… how could a lowly Eqesutrian pony do that? That girl… what kind of power did she truly possess?

Suddenly, everything was awash in rainbow hues, the alicorn’s beam smashing down on them. Their cells burned as the Light Magic washed over them, forcing as much of their Dark Magic from their bodies as it could. As one, all three Sirens felt a searing pain in their chests and realized what was about to happen. Unable to stop it, the trio watched as their Nourishing Amulets shattered before them. And the light only grew brighter.

Mercifully, the beam ended quickly and the sisters found themselves dropped to the stage. Adagio groaned softly. They… they had been so close. Everything had been theirs! Maybe, if she just tried to… Picking up her broken gem, the lead siren stood with her sisters and attempted to recreate the power they held.

And failed miserably.

Food flew at them as the students they had previously held the minds of booed them off the stage. Despair swelled in Adagio’s chest as she took off with Aria and Sonata close behind. How could they ever recover from this one? There was no way! Not without their pendants.

The Sirens rushed to the front of the school, glancing behind them worriedly to make sure no one had followed. Stopping to catch their breath, the trio leaned against the statue of the rearing horse and took deep breaths. They needed to assess the situation, figure out what to do and where to go from here.

Their Nourishment Amulets had been broken, the ramifications of which were unknown and provided a sense of unease for the three women. They had never been without their gems; the little garnet stones (in Equestria, they had been rubies) were part of them, so there had never been a need to be without them. None of them knew what to do without their Nourishment Amulets.

As they all caught their breath beside the statue, one of the three felt an odd sensation overtake her. Adagio groaned softly as a flash of heat shot through her body. She removed her jacket, assuming all of the running had made her too hot. The night wasn’t cold, but the breeze certainly wasn’t doing anything to quell the burning in her skin from the sprint. Adagio’s panting became slightly heavier and she leaned more heavily on the marble structure.

“Great!” Aria snarled as she began pacing, her arms crossed irritably. “Now what do we do? Who knows how much havoc is going to wreak through our bodies because those rainbow freaks broke our jewels.”

“They’ll reincarnate, though, right?” Sonata pointed out. Her hand touched the hollow of her throat for a moment. “Mother said so when we were younger.”

“But we don’t know when,” Aria retorted. “It could take a whole other thousand years or longer. Can you really be okay with surviving on human food until then?”

Sonata bit her lip for a moment, understanding her sister’s worry. She really did enjoy the energy they absorbed from humans. It was delicious and, while she was certainly partial to tacos and hot dogs, human food simply couldn’t compare to their main source of sustenance. Sighing, the blue siren pressed a hand to her chin and her eyebrows furrowed, both she and Aria wondering where to go from here.

Meanwhile, Adagio was on fire. Breath coming in heavy, the yellow siren’s knees grew weak as she just barely held onto the statue. Her vision was swimming as flashes of white light struck across it every few moments. Her canines and nails elongated and sharpened, drool filling her mouth as the heat only continued to grow worse.

Aria paused at an enticing scent in the air and sniffed at it curiously. Violet eyes widened in recognition as the purple sister whirled on her mate incredulously. Adagio’s hair had grown wilder with the impending heat cycle and Aria knew it was only a matter of time before someone else smelled her sister. As it were, Adagio’s pheromones were already thickly filling the air around them and Aria began to panic.

“We need to get her out of here,” she hissed to Sonata. “Now that our jewels are broken, human suppressants might do, but we need to get home.”

“Why is it hitting now?” Sonata moved to Adagio’s side and gently grasped her sister’s shoulder, only to jerk back as the lead siren’s pheromones increased at the contact. Adagio fell to her knees with an obscene moan and her scent started to cloud Sonata’s mind. Aria, thankfully, retained her senses and looked around for any escape route.

Back on stage, Sunset and the others were celebrating their victory with the whole school. The fiery-haired woman was ecstatic that she had finally gotten others to trust her again and Rainbow Dash had even offered her a part in the band! The grin on her face seemed permanent until a strange prickling in her nose made her frown slightly.

Sniffing the air, Sunset stiffened and took a deep whiff. Oranges, metal, lilies and leather invaded her senses and the Alpha couldn’t resist following the scent. The others glanced to her in surprise and went after her as Sunset’s nose led her toward the front of the school. Coming around, the group was shocked to find the Sirens right next to the portal. Twilight made to rush forward, but Sunset stopped her with a warning growl.

Sunset gravitated toward the statue, eyeing the sisters curiously. Aria and Sonata knelt beside a panting Adagio. It was clear within seconds that the delicious scent making Sunset’s head spin was coming from the yellow siren, but it was far different than what Sunset had smelled all week. The scent was more potent and didn’t smell like Aria and Sonata anymore, giving light to something new.

Applejack took off her hat and began fanning herself. Rainbow Dash licked her lips at the decadent aroma, her fangs sharpening slightly as Twilight took a long, deep breath. “Whoo, that is a mighty nice smell,” Applejack purred, to which the others agreed. Sunset paid them no mind, still stalking ever closer to the Sirens.

Aria noticed the incoming figures and whirled around, ready for a fight. As a Beta, she couldn’t take all of them on, especially not the Alpha Sunset, but she would try. These people had already broken their gems and caused them enough suffering for the future, who knew what they would do if they got their hands on Adagio in this state.

Sunset ignored her, darkened eyes only on the gasping siren held protectively behind Sonata. Thankfully, the trio were on the side of the statue, away from where the portal was located. Sunset wouldn’t have to go diving after them to get closer to Adagio. Sniffing the air, Sunset licked her lips. “She’s… she’s not an Alpha…”

“Don’t say it,” Aria warned her.

Pinkie gasped and rushed forward to stand on Adagio’s other side excitedly. “She’s an Omega just like me and Rarity and Fluttershy, isn’t she?” A purple hand reached over and clenched at the front of her shirt. Aria pulled the pinkette to her and snarled in her face.

“I told you not to say it!” she growled as her fist tightened. “Adagio doesn’t like having her status questioned.”

“She’s got an awful lotta power over you two if y’all follow the orders of an Omega,” Applejack murmured as she walked forward with Rainbow Dash and grabbed Aria under the arms. The purple-haired siren huffed at them, wrestling against their grip. Sonata looked from one struggling sister to the other worriedly.

“It’s not her power,” the blue siren piped in slowly. “Dagi doesn’t like being seen as weak. She’s the oldest, so Mother didn’t want her to be targeted like the other sirens… not that it matters since we’re the last ones.”

Before the Six could question her about that last part, Aria jumped in. “We let her boss us around because she’s got the acting skills and charisma to back up the personality jump. She pits herself as an Alpha because it’s believable. We don’t bring up her actual status. Ever.”

Sunset knelt beside the yellow siren and Adagio whimpered at the proximity of the scent. She lifted her head and took in a deep inhale, the drool in her mouth increasing. Sunset was pleased to see that Adagio’s pupils were full-blown. The heat cycle was in full effect.

“How’d ya stop her from going into heat before now?” Rainbow Dash asked as she narrowly avoided being smacked in the face with Aria’s elbow.

“Yes, those pheromones are quite strong,” Rarity agreed. “It’s a wonder none of us noticed until now.”

“The suppressants we gave her were enhanced by our gems,” Sonata said softly, watching Sunset carefully to be sure the Alpha didn’t hurt her mate. “Without them, all of the heat cycles must have come back all at once.”

This made the group uneasy. A single heat cycle alone would be enough for anyone to handle, but from the strength of Adagio’s pheromones, it was clear that one heat cycle would have put the yellow siren out of commission for the length due to her potency. None of them knew who could smell the pheromones now, but if the faint footsteps coming in their direction were any indication, quite a few people were picking up the scent.

“We need to get her out of here,” Sunset called to the rest of the group. She made to stand, but a yellow hand caught her arm desperately.

“D-don’t leave,” Adagio whispered, moving closer to the leather-clad woman. “Don’t leave yet…”

“She’s completely gone,” Aria groaned, finally shaking free of Rainbow Dash and throwing off Applejack. “Come on, Sonata. We need to grab her some suppressants-.”

“No.”

Both sirens froze at the single word and turned to Sunset, who still hadn’t let go of Adagio. Darkened turquoise eyes focused on the woman in heat and Sunset clenched her teeth tightly. “The suppressants won’t work now; she’s too far gone. She needs to be mated.”

Sonata gasped and jumped up jubilantly. “We haven’t mated Dagi in ages!” she cheered. “It’s been at least six months since our last one!”

Aria surveyed the way Sunset was holding their sister and noticed the gentleness there. “You think you’re going to mate her,” she snarled lowly. “Not on my life.”

“What’s wrong with me mating her?” Sunset demanded heatedly, not liking whatever Aria was insinuating.

“Everyone knows Alphas only use their mates for sex!” Aria spat back. “We’ve seen it countless times in this world. Mother specifically told us to avoid Alphas because they were greedy and selfish. You’re not mating Adagio!”

“Sunset’s not like that!” Rainbow Dash snapped, snarling in the siren’s direction.

Aria snorted and replied, “She gave you the power necessary to break our gems and you’re going to say that? For all we know, she wants to take Adagio as a hostage to make sure we be good!”

“Can we talk about this elsewhere?” Fluttershy spoke up nervously. Those footsteps were getting closer. “They’re coming for her.”

Applejack stepped up with a sigh. “Alright, why don’t we all discuss this at your place?” she asked Aria. “Everything can be sorted out and we can help y’all figure out where to go from here. How’s that?”

Violet eyes bore into green for a moment before Aria slowly nodded. “Fine, but Adagio’s not going in a car with the Alpha.” There was a whimper from the yellow siren, but Applejack nodded.

“Deal. We’ll take Rainbow Dash’s car and my truck. Let’s go, y’all.” The group sprinted for the parking lot, Sonata carrying Adagio with Pinkie’s help. Piling into the cars, the party pealed out of the parking lot just as a small group of people appeared, sniffing around the statue curiously.

Author's Note

There we go. Now we can get to the actual story part! This should be fun.