The Fourth Sirenby Amber is a fossilChaptersRainbooms BeginningA MessageSolo SirenThe Slumber SurpriseThe First BattleWon The Battle, But Losing The WarThe Final Battle, Or Is It?The Sirens' PlanFirst Day, Let The Battle BeginRainbooms BeginningIn the Canterlot High gym the students chat as they are making posters for their musical groups. Sunset Shimmer walked over to a group of younger girls and picked up a paint brush. "Want some help?" Sunset asked the girls. "Uh, no thanks. We're good." Apple Bloom said, unsure. "Oh. Okay." Sunset said as she put the paint brush back. "Sunset Shimmer!" Yelled Pinkie Pie. "Over here!" Pinkie waved her hand so Sunset could see her. She was standing next to her friends Applejack, Fluttershy, Rainbow Dash, and Rarity. As Sunset made her way over to her new, and only, friends, the other students whispered about her as she past them. Sunset sighed. "I had no idea the whole school would be here." Rarity held up a poster for their band, The Rainbooms. "Quite the eye-catching advertisement, if I do say so myself." "And it smells like cake!" Pinkie said, joyfully. "It does?" Fluttershy asked as she sniffed the poster. Pinkie shoved the poster into Fluttershy's face. "I used frosting instead of paste!" Pinkie explained. Fluttershy ended up getting frosting and glitter on her nose. Applejack chucked. "Uh, Fluttershy, you've got a little somethin', uh..." Fluttershy wiped her cheek getting only a little bit of the glitter off. "Did I get it?" "Heh, not exactly." Applejack chuckled again. Sunset got out a napkin and wiped Fluttershy's face, as that happened Principle Celestia came in. "Good afternoon, students." She announced. "I just wanted to tell you all how pleased I am that so many of you are going to participate in the first ever Canterlot High School Musical Showcase!" The students cheered. "This is a wonderful opportunity to raise money for all our after-school programs here at CHS. So keep working on those signs and posters. I think it's going to be one of the most exciting events we've had at CHS since the Fall Formal." All the students, excluding the Mane 5, glared at Sunset. Sunset sunk down to her knees and hid her face in shame. The next morning in the music room… "Ugh! I am never gonna be able to live that down." Sunset said. She was sitting down on a piano, the Mane 5 and Sunset had be using to the music room to practice for the musical showcase. "You were pretty bad at the Fall Formal." Fluttershy said as she grabbed her tambourine. "A demon. I turned into a raging she-demon." Sunset crossed her arms. "And tried to turn everyone here into teenage zombies for your own personal army!" Pinkie Pie pretended to be a zombie for emphases. "Oh, darling, you have us, and we've forgiven you for your past... ahem... booboos." Rarity reassured. "To be honest, I'd say the whole experience brought everyone at Canterlot High closer than ever before!" Applejack said as she held her bass guitar. Pinkie hit hit her drumsticks together as she shouted. "One, two, three!" And they began to sing. [The Rainbooms] There was a time we were apart But that's behind us now See how we've made a brand new start And the future's lookin' up, ah-oh, ah-oh And when you walk these halls You feel it everywhere Yeah, we're the Wondercolts forever, ah-oh, yeah! As they played, they started to transform into their half-pony forms, Applejack, Pinkie Pie, and Rarity got the longer ponytails and pony ears, then Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy got the longer ponytails, pony ears and wings. [The Rainbooms] We are all together (Ah, ah, oh-oh-oh-oh) Now it's better than ever (Ah, ah, oh-oh-oh-oh) You can feel it, we are back (You... can... feel... it...) And I'm so glad that we're better Better than ever Whoa-oh, oh-whoa-oh Oh yeah, we're better than ever Whoa-oh, oh-whoa-oh [Rainbow Dash] There was a time we couldn't see Past the differences [Applejack] That separated you and me And it left us on our own [Pinkie Pie] But now you walk these halls And friends are everywhere [The Rainbooms] Yeah, we're the Wondercolts forever, oh, yeah! We are all together (Ah, ah, oh-oh-oh-oh) Now it's better than ever (Ah, ah, oh-oh-oh-oh) Now that we are back on track (Now... that... we... are...) Yes, I'm so glad that we're better Better than ever Whoa-oh, oh-whoa-oh Oh yeah, we're better than ever Whoa-oh, oh-whoa-oh Oh yeah, we're better than ever Whoa-oh, oh-whoa-oh Oh yeah, we're better than ever! Sunset clapped at their performance and smiled. Rarity laughed. "I still can't believe that happens when we play! Ooh! I've got to look into some new accessories! Something that looks good in a longer ponytail. Ooh! Maybe some clip-on earrings for when I get those adorable pony ears." "I just wonder why it happens. Princess Twilight took her crown back to Equestria. Shouldn't that mean she took all the magic back with her?" Applejack asked, confused. "Who cares why it happens? It makes my band totally awesome!" Rainbow gloated. "Oh! Your band?" Rarity exclaimed. "Duh! It was my idea to start the Rainbooms so we could be in the showcase. Plus I'm the lead singer and guitarist." Then there was a knock on the door, it was Flash Sentry. "Uh, heard you outside. You guys are sounding really tight." Flash commented. "Uh, we're getting there." Rainbow nodded. "Rarity's still coming in a little late on the second verse, and Applejack's bass solo could use a little work. They'll get it together in time for the showcase." Behind Rainbow, Applejack and Rarity were steaming up, Fluttershy tried to hid behind her tambourine. "Uh, I don't suppose any of our friends from, uh... out of town might come?" Flash asked as he blushed. "Uh, it being a special charity event and all." "Sorry, Flash. I don't think Twilight's gonna be back at Canterlot High any time soon." Applejack explained. Flash laughed nervously. "Oh, yeah. Okay. I just, you know, thought I'd ask." Flash started to walk backwards. "Uh, k-keep on rockin' it." He ran into the wall, blushed then slid out of the room. "Well." Rarity giggles. "Someone is quite the smitten kitten." She jumped in realization of what she said and turned to Sunset. "Oh. Sorry. I always forget you and Flash used to be an item." "It's okay." Sunset said as she sat back on the piano. "Flash is a great guy and all, but I never really liked-him liked him. I was just using him to become more popular." Sunset eyes widened. "Ugh! The old me really was just awful, wasn't she?" "Mmm... horrid." Rarity said. Applejack, Rainbow Dash, and Fluttershy nodded in agreement. "Yep!" Pinkie exclaimed. "But the important thing is that you've turned yourself around." Applejack reassured Sunset as she put a hand on her shoulder. "Thanks Applejack, but I'm not sure everyone else at CHS feels the same way." Sunset sighed. The P.A. system beeps then Vice Principle Luna spoke. "Sunset Shimmer, please report to the main foyer." Sunset got off the piano. "Gotta run. I volunteered to show some new students around the school. Thought it'd be good for them to get to know the new me before they heard all the stuff about the old me." Sunset walked out the door. "We've still got a few minutes before school starts." Rainbow stated. "What do you say we do "Awesome As I Wanna Be"?" "Um, Rainbow Dash?" Fluttershy asked. "I was wondering if we could maybe play the song I wrote?" She held up her pink notebook with some butterflies on it and smiled. "We'll get to it." Rainbow grabbed her guitar. Fluttershy frowned sadly. "Oh. Okay." Rainbow Dash smiled and played a chord. At the Dazzlings' home… Melody was still asleep when sunlight hit her eyes and she woke up. She was still sleepy from a last night's feeding. Her and her sisters were so happy that they got into the school that they celebrated, only they were happy for two different reasons. Melody was happy that she was starting high school since Adagio took her out after middle school so she could fully focus on her Siren abilities. But her sisters were happy because they could finally get to the magic in the school. She looked at her hair and saw that it was an awful mess, minus the small braid she left in it that captures her blonde hair with the red strains. The light from the sun shined off her pendant. She touched it and it gave her a sense of sadness. She didn't know the origin of the pendant, but she felt wrong having it, like it was someone else's. Adagio told her that they've had it since they were banished, but she felt there was more to it than that, like she wasn't telling her something. She even went to Sonata about it several times, since she tells her things that Aria and Adagio don't want her to know by accident, but even she was determined not to talk about it. "I will get to the bottom of it, even if I have to try and manipulate them into revealing the truth." Melody said. She didn't like to manipulate others like her sisters do, especially them, but she's been waiting ten years for answers and she was going to get them whether they wanted to give them to her or not. She then looked at the clock on the wall. "Oh crap! I'm going to late! And on the first day too!" Melody then rushed to get ready. Author's Note Yeah, sorry, not much change from the movie. But next chapter will be different. A MessageSunset Shimmer and the Rainbooms were walking down the hallway still puzzled by what just happened. "Those girls are definitely in possession of some kind of dark magic. I mean how else could you explain what happened back there?" Sunset suggested. "Don't worry, y'all." Applejack reassured them. "We'll let Principal Celestia know all about this and those girls will be kicked to the curb in no time. Last thing she needs is another CHS event almost ruined by some power-crazed lunatic." She relized what she said and turned to Sunset. "Er, no offense." She said apologetically. "None taken." Sunset sighed. The girls walk into the principals office, but things didn't work out the way they thought. "Those new girls have used some sort of dark magic in the cafeteria that riled up all the other students and they could be planning on doing worse things." Sunset said. Principal Celestia checked the window to make sure no one was watching. "Dark magic? I find that very hard to believe. Those new girls came into my office earlier and were absolutely delightful." She said. Vice Principal Luna then cut in. "Ugh! Perhaps Sunset Shimmer is just eager to make someone else out to be a bad element, so that her actions at the Fall Formal will become old news." "I could see why you might think that, but—" Sunset said. Rainbow Dash then cut in. "That's not what's happening! We saw all of this go down in the cafeteria too!" "Yes, but isn't your band supposed to be part of the Musical Showcase?" Principal Celestia asked. "Yes." Rainbow Dash said. "Perhaps you're all just worried that the Dazzlings will steal your spotlight." Vice Principal Luna suggested. "The 'Dazzlings'?" Applejack asked. "Yes, that's the name of their musical group. In fact that's why the four of them came by my office earlier today – to sign up for the Showcase. One of them, Melody, had even sang a little song to Vice Principal Luna and I." Principal Celestia said. "They did?" Applejack asked. "Yes. And we think having a Battle of the Bands instead is a marvelous idea." Principal Celestia said. Then her eyes and Luna's both turned green, showing that they were under the Sirens' spell. Everyone was outside in front of the statue distressed about their situation. "I can't believe they got to Principal Celestia and Vice Principal Luna too." Fluttershy said while letting a ladybug climb on her. "They've gotten to everybody." Rainbow Dash said while bouncing a soccer ball. "Not everybody!" Pinkie Pie said as she circled to everyone from the top of the statue. "Pinkie Pie's right. We were there when the Dazzlings were singin' and we weren't affected. It was like we were protected somehow." Applejack said. "So let's take them down! It's not like we haven't tangled with dark magic before and totally whooped its sorry butt!" Rainbow Dash said as she caught her ball, but then realized what she said. "Uh, no offense." Sunset sighed. "None taken. Again." "But that was when Twilight was here. There may be some kind of magic inside us, but it only comes out when we play music. I sure don't know how to use it to... whoop anybody's butt." Fluttershy said as she saw the ladybug flying. Rarity sighed as she painted her nails. "If only we could get a message to Twilight. Maybe she could tell us how we can break the spell the Dazzlings have cast on our friends." "Well, that's not gonna happen. The portal's closed." Rainbow said as she tossed her ball at the statue, which bounced right off, and also caused Rarity to duck which made her mark nail polish all along her arm which caused her to gasp again. "And I get the feeling they don't exactly have cell phones where she's from." "What really doesn't seem to make sense is Melody. She seems so nice and polite, but according to Principal Celestia she was the one who sang the song and probably cast the spell on her and Vice Principal Luna." Applejack said. "Maybe it's an act. Try to get all nice to people so they trust her so she can backstab them." Rainbow speculated. "I don't think so. When we just saw them a little while ago, Melody seemed to be sad. Maybe her sisters forced her to help, so that what ever spell they cast would be stronger. Her kindness was genuine, I could feel it!" Fluttershy said. "Whatever the case, we need to find someway to contact Twilight. If we don't, who knows what the Dazzlings might do!" Rarity said as she wiped the nail polish off her arm. Sunset then got an idea. "I may have an idea how we can get in touch with Princess Twilight!" All six of them ran back into the school to Sunset's locker. She opened it and pulled out a book that had her Cutie Mark on it. "When I was Princess Celestia's student back in Equestria, she gave me this. Even after I abandoned my studies, I held onto it. Deep down, I guess I knew I was making a big mistake, and I wanted to still have a way to reach out to her. Maybe it still works." She then brushed off the dust and opened it to a blank page. "That's a book, darling. What do you mean, "maybe still works"?" Rarity asked. "It used to be that if I wrote something here, it would appear in the pages of a book back in Princess Celestia's library. I get a message to her, then she can get a message to Princess Twilight." Sunset explained. "So what are you waiting for? Get to writing!" Rainbow then handed her a pen. Sunset grabbed the pen and sighed. "Been a long time since I've written these words. "Dear Princess Celestia..." *** In Equestria In Twilight's new castle, everypony was just relaxing and enjoying that there was no great evil endangering Equestria. Then an Earth pony walked in with at mountain of books. "Excuse me, Princess. Where do you want all these books from Princess Celestia?" The delivery pony asked. "The library. Third door on the left." Twilight said. "Even this one that's glowin' and vibratin'?" The delivery pony asked as the top book was glowing brightly. Twilight them used her magic to summon the book, which had Celestia's Cutie Mark on it. She then opened the book and flipped to a page and read it, which shocked her greatly. "What is it, Twilight?" Fluttershy asked as she walked up to her. "It looks like a message to Princess Celestia from my friends at Canterlot High." Twilight said as she continued to read the message and grew worried. "How is that even possible?" Rarity asked. "I have no idea, but it... sounds like they need my help." Twilight closed the book and headed towards the door. "I need to consult with the other Princesses on this." "What exactly is going on?" Spike asked. "It seems a new, well old threat has targeted Canterlot High. I just need Celestia and Luna to help me confirm this. I just hope I'm wrong." The Mane 6 and Spike made their way to Canterlot and Twilight showed Princess Celestia and Princess Luna the message Sunset Shimmer sent. "I can't believe that she took the book I gave her when she left, and she has even kept it after all this time." Celestia was touched by this as she started to flip the pages to see the older entries. "Besides that, it would appear that this other world is indeed in jeopardy." Princess Luna said as she took the book from her sister. "Would somepony please tell us what is going on?!" Rainbow Dash said as she grew impatient. "Come with me. You must see this." Celestia said as she led the others down the hallway of stained glass showing Equestria's greatest heros and enemies. She pointed to a portrait of three purple, blue, and yellow sea horse like creatures that had red gems in the center of each of their chests. The portrait showed them circling a pony village from ancient times, appearing to be singing and the ponies were fighting one another. "So I was right. This is really bad." Twilight said. "Pardon me, but what does this picture have to do with the problem in the other world?" Applejack asked. "This picture is the problem. For in this portrait depicts those who are causing the trouble: the Sirens." Luna explained. "No! Not the Sirens!" Pinkie Pie said. "I don't actually know what that is!" She whispered loudly to Fluttershy. Twilight then turned towards her friends as she explained. "Back in ancient times, the Sirens were three beautiful but deadly creatures who had the power to charm ponies with their music. But in order for them to maintain their powers, they had to feed on the negativity and distrust of others. The more of this negative energy they consumed, the stronger and more influential their voices became, and the farther they could spread their dark magic." "I don't think I like this story very much." Fluttershy said. "If the Sirens had their way, they would have divided and conquered all of Equestria. But a certain Star Swirl the Bearded wasn't going to have it. Legend has it, he had found a way to banish them to another world – one where he believed their magic powers would be lost forever. That world must have been the one where my Canterlot High friends live." "Hang on now, Star Swirl must have sent them there ages ago. Why would they just be surfacin' now?" Applejack asked. "Yeah, and Sunset's message mentioned four girls, and you said there was three of them." Rarity pointed out. "I don't know why they've waited till now to try something. But when I went there, I looked like the natives, and it appears that the Sirens have too. So my hunch is that the Sirens might have, um, mated with someone and this fourth one might be one of their offspring." Twilight speculated. "And believe us this spell that they've cast is only the beginning." Celestia said. "Which is why I need to get to my friends and help them out!" Twilight said as she began to run out the door, but then Rainbow Dash flew in front of her. "I hate to burst your bubble, Twilight, but the connection between their world and Equestria will still be totally cut off for a super long time." Rainbow reminded her. "Okay, first of all, if there was bubble-blowing going on, why wasn't I told about it?! And secondly, if the connection is totally cut off, how was Sunset Shimmer able to get a message to Twilight?" Pinkie Pie inserted. Twilight then gasped. "Pinkie, you're a genius!" "Yeah, I get that a lot." She then grabbed Rainbow Dash. "Now about those bubbles..." *** The next morning in the Human World… Sunset and the others were sitting in front of the statue discussing what Twilight wrote back to them. "So let me get this straight, the Dazzlings are really magical creatures from Equestria that got dumped into this world so they wouldn't take over that world?" Rainbow asked. "Yes. The Sirens were feared throughout ancient Equestria, and still to this day. Twilight said she would be here as soon as she can." Sunset said. "But accordin' to you and Twilight the portal won't be open again for a long time." Applejack said. "Yes, on its own that is. But Twilight said she can use the magical link in the two books to force open the link in the portal. It will take some time however. Until then we should keep a close eye on the Dazzlings." "Maybe we can still be friends with Melody and ask her what's going on with them!" Pinkie Pie said. "I seriously doubt that she would just tell us their plans for world domination." Rainbow said. "Maybe not, but we can still us this to our advantage. Having Melody as our friend could give us an edge." Sunset said. "Maybe, but I really don't think we should be friends with Melody just because she's a Siren." Rarity said. "I agree with Rarity. She seems genuinely nice, and I think we all know villains aren't all bad at heart." Fluttershy said as she looked at Sunset. "Find, but I didn't think we should completely trust her. We might be immune to her dark spell, but betrayal by someone you trust can leave a nasty mark." Sunset was referring to the Spring Fling and how she traumatized Rarity for the crown. "So it's settled. We'll be friends with Melody, but we need to watch our backs." Applejack said. "Agreed." Everyone else said. Author's Note Sorry for the wait, but I had some issues that I needed to resolve and will post next chapter within two weeks. P.S. Happy Groundhog Day ;) Solo SirenFriday afternoon. Melody was in her room thinking about her next move. She didn't like putting that spell on the principals to make them agree to the Battle of the Bands, but it made her sisters happy that she can do a spell on her own. She also couldn't get that band she met, the Rainbooms, out of her head. When she and her sisters cast the spell in the cafeteria, she could have sworn that she didn't see them arguing with the other students, as if the song had no effect on them. She made friends with them, but for the rest of the week they seemed to giver her and her sisters as strange look when they were in the same room with them, as if they know something, but that would be impossible. The only people who knew that her sisters were the Sirens were either dead or in that pony world, Equestria. But she needed to put that out of her mind and focus on asking her sisters something impossible. "Melody, time to get ready for the party." Adagio said as she came into Melody's room. Melody took a deep breath. She walked out of her room and saw Sonata making fruit punch. "Is something wrong Melody?" Adagio asked. "Well, since you let me do a solo spell on the principals, I was wondering if you would let me compete in the competition as a solo." She asked. "No Melody." Adagio said firmly. "But-" "Melody, we need to make it to the three way finals. And as a solo-" Aria said. "Are you saying I can't sing well on my own?" Melody became agitated. "No, its just that we don't do something this big alone." Sonata said. "I won't be alone! We'll still be in the competition together, and as a three way final there's still room for one more contestant. Plus I'll be a full Siren then, so it's a fact that I will make it!" Melody said. "But it took us years to master our full Siren powers. And also, we still need to find the source of magic in the school. The answer is no, and that's final!" Adagio as she put her foot down. Melody sighed. "So you're all really gonna make me do it, aren't you?" She then placed her hands on her upper arms in shame of what she was about to do. "When this is over, I just want you all know, I gave you all a chance." "What are you talking-" Adagio then realized what she was about to do and gasped. "Oh, no!" "That's right Adagio, the "nuclear" option." Aria and Sonata gasped. "Melody, you promised us that you would never do that to us!" Aria said in a worried voice. "You all drove me to this. This is your fault." Melody then held her hands together in front of her chest and her eyes began to water. "Melody, you better not-" Sonata was too late as Melody unleashed her most powerful weapon. Melody's lips quivered as she began to cry. Adagio, Aria, and Sonata tried to look away, but it was too late as they too were crying and their bodies became weak. "Okay! You can participate in the Battle of the Bands as a solo." Adagio said as she and the others fell to the floor. "Just please put those away." Melody then wiped the tears off her face. "Works every time." "You're despicable, you know that?" Aria said. "Yeah, you did the one thing you said you'd never do to us!" Sonata said. "But you're the ones who told me to not let anything stand in my way. And I really want to do a solo act." Melody said. "Thanks for letting me do this." Melody hugged Adagio and then stepped into her room for a minute. "I can't believe she used the nuclear weapon on us! Us! Her sisters!" Aria said. "Uh, do we really have any right to talk about using power against family?" Sonata asked. "That was different!" Adagio snapped at her. She then grabbed Sonata by the gem. "Don't ever mention that again!!" Her eyes them faintly glowed red. Sonata backed away with her hands over her pendant. Aria then walked over to confront her sister. "Adagio! We never grab each other's pendants! And your eyes are red!" Adagio gasped as her eyes returned to normal. "I'm sorry." She then held Sonata's hand. Sonata looked at her. "You need to get him under control. If he's loose again, we're all practical dead!" Sonata teared. "I know. We just haven't had this much power in a long time and he's feeding off it too." "Wait, you've been talking to him?!" Aria yelled. "No! Well yes. But I've never given in! He'll never be freed! Not after what he did to Melody!" Adagio then heard Melody's door open. "Okay, we never had this discussion, for Melody's sake. Agreed?" "Agreed." Aria and Sonata said. Melody then stepped out of her room. "Okay, I'm ready to go. And did I miss something?" Melody asked. "No." All three of them said in unison. "Okay." Melody said. She knew they were lying, but she did just unleash her nuclear power so she didn't ask and the four of them left for the party. *** The Rainbooms and Sunset were sitting in front of the statue waiting for Twilight to come. Rarity was polishing Fluttershy's nails, Applejack and Pinkie Pie were playing cards, Sunset was reading all her old entries in her book, and Rainbow Dash was throwing a soccer ball around. "I'm starting to think she's not coming." Rainbow said as she was growing impatience. Then the portal opened and Twilight and Spike literally flew out. "Twilight!" Everyone said. Twilight was rubbing her head from the impact. "Oof. I'm back." She then saw that Sunset offered her her hand and Twilight was reluctant at first, but took it and there was an awkward moment between the two of them. Then everyone else hugged her in a group. They all went to a cafe where everyone got a drink and was discussing recent events. "Oh, I do hate that you had to return at a time of crisis. There's so much catching up to do!" Rarity said. "For starters, a certain blue-haired guitar player was just askin' about you." Applejack said. "Flash Sentry was asking about me?!" Twilight said excitedly as she twirled her hair. She then noticed everyone was looking at her. "Isn't that nice?" She said as she sipped her milkshake. "Perhaps you would give us just the slightest bit of gossip from your world?" Rarity asked as she sipped her tea. "She's even got an official title now." Spike then used his dog biscuit as a trumpet. "The Princess of Friendship!" "Wow, that's really impressive. Guess you really were Princess Celestia's prized pupil." Sunset said. "She's even got her own castle!" "A castle?! You have your own castle?!?" Rarity got all excited and had cause some foam from Twilight's spilt on her shirt. Everyone was looking at her and she took a napkin and wiped the foam off Twilight. "Ooh, uh, lovely." "Uh Twilight, I've been meaning to ask you about your theory about the fourth Siren." Sunset asked. "Yeah, I believe that one of the three Sirens might have had a child. Any idea who that might be?" Twilight asked. "I would guess Melody. Unlike the others, she's generous and kind while her sisters are a bit cruel and mean." Fluttershy said. "Did you say 'sisters'?" Twilight asked. "It's probably just a cover. It would seem weird that a mother and daughter look the same age." Sunset said. Twilight just shook her head. "Anyway, what's new here? I mean, besides your school becoming the target of dangerous magical creatures from Equestria?" "Yeah, so, that isn't exactly the only strange thing that's happened since you left." Rainbow showed Twilight a video on her phone of her playing her guitar and she ponied up, leaving Twilight speechless. "Pretty sweet, huh? It happens to all of us when we play." "Hmm. My crown was returned to Equestria, but some of its magic must have remained here at Canterlot High." Twilight speculated. "Now that we're all back together, we can use that magic on the Sirens. Just like when we were able to use it on Sunset Shimmer when she turned into that horrifyingly awful winged monster!" Twilight then realized what she said and turned to Sunset. "No offense." "None taken. Heh. I'm used to it." Sunset said. "They'll never even know what hit 'em!" Rainbow said, then she did a couple of karate moves. Applejack then caught Rainbows fist. "We've got nothin' to worry about now that Twilight's back" "Oh, I'm pretty sure I could find something to worry about." Fluttershy said. "But it won't be the Sirens." "The sooner we do this, the better. Any idea where the Dazzlings might be?" Twilight asked, but they just shook their heads. Pinkie Pie shook her hand rapidly as she finished sucking her milkshake. "There's a big party tonight for all the bands who signed up to be in the showcase! That would include the Dazzlings." She said as she left some of the milkshake on her cheek. Twilight and the others smiled as she wiped away the mess from Pinkie's face. "Looks like we've got a party to crash." *** The Dazzlings and Melody were walking to the school for the party being thrown for all the bands. Melody, who was the happiest of all four of them, smiled brightly. Sonata was carrying a bowl of fruit punch. "This is going to be so exciting! Right, Adagio?" Melody asked as she turned to her sister. "Of course! With all the people that entered the competition that's going to be there, we'll feed off their hatred for one another." Adagio said eagerly. "Oh, right. Also that." Melody said unenthusiastically. "It something wrong, Melody?" Adagio asked. "Oh, it's nothing." Melody said. "Are you sure?" Aria asked. "You were pretty happy just a minute ago." "I'm still happy, see." She smiled to prove her point. "Melody, I can tell when you're lying." Adagio said as she looked at Melody. Melody sighed. "It's just, do we have to feed of their negative energy?" "Melody, we've had this discussion multiple time." "Yes, but can we do one thing without you guys causing trouble? I mean we have tomorrow to do this!" "It's not just the feedings, it's also about causing trouble, and we love it! Maybe if you caused some trouble you would like it!" Sonata said as she tried not to spill her punch. "Yeah, you're the one who wants to do things on her own, so why don't you try to cause some trouble for once?" Aria said. "But I don't know how to cause trouble! I'm the nice sister in this group!" Melody said. "Well then Melody I do believe it's time you learn to cause your own trouble! You are basically 16 already!" Adagio said. "Yeah, and I don't think you would have any trouble causing trouble since you caused a lot ten years ago." Sonata said. All three of them looked at Sonata, and this time she knew what she said. "Melody I didn't mean-" "Save it!" Melody snapped. "If you guys want to feed off the hatred of others, fine! Just don't expect me to bring it out!" They all then continued to walk in silence. The Dazzlings and Melody entered the school gymnasium where the party was taking place. Everyone was arguing with each other, except the Dazzlings, Melody, Suset Shimmer, and the Rainbooms. Melody snuck away from the Dazzlings and went to the snack table. She thought 'Why?' as she thought of the wicked intentions of her sisters. She knew they would never give up their plans to regain their former glory. For millennia they've waited for this moment, and they weren't going to give it up even if she goes nuclear on them. She then looked over as she saw Pinkie Pie eating the cookies. Pinkie looked over and saw Melody. "Fey, Melomie!" Pinkie Pie said with her mouth full of cookies. She swallowed the cookies. "Hey, Melody." Pinkie waved. Rarity, Applejack, and Rainbow Dash turned around to see her. "Uh, hey guys." Melody said nervously as she approached them. "It's good to see ya again." Applejack said as she tipped her hat. "Uh, who's that girl over there? Is she new too?" Melody pointed to Twilight Sparkle who was talking to Flash Sentry. "Oh, ah, that's Twilight Sparkle, she's here to help us with a,uh, problem." Rarity answered. "Um, guys." Rainbow Dash got their attention. "Don't we have something important to do?" She pointed over at the Dazzlings with her eyes, Twilight saw this too. "Oh, yes. So sorry to cut our meeting short, Melody, but we have some business to take care of." Rarity said as she left. The other, including Sunset, walked over towards the Dazzlings, but Pinkie Pie first filled her hair up with cookies. Melody grew worried. 'This is a seriously weird. It's as if they know me and my sisters are up to something.' She thought. On the other side of the gym the Dazzlings were walking around. Adagio stopped and looked around the gym. "Oh no! No ones mingling! It's like there's some kind of underlying tensions that could bubble to the surface at any given minute!" Adagio said in surprise/ mocking tone as she saw everyone arguing with each other. "It's my fruit punch isn't it. I knew I used too much grape juice and not enough apple and orange!" Sonata responded while holding a cup of punch. Aria rolled her eyes. Adagio sighed putting her hand on her face. "It's not your fruit punch! It's us!" "But the punch is awful, too." Aria put in. "And what do you know about good fruit punch?" Sonata said putting a cup of punch in Aria's face. "More than you!" Aria shoved the cup out of her face. "Do not!" Sonata hit Aria in the forehead. "Do to!" She hit Sonata back, messing up her hair. Sonata then fixed it. "This is just the kickoff party we need, girls. Just imagine what a tizzy they'll be in by the time the Battle of the Bands really starts." Adagio said facing them. "There isn't going to be a Battle of the Bands!" Twilight called out. Everyone turned around to see the Rainbooms in a line. "Alright, girls, let's do this!" They held hands. "Friendship is magic!" Nothing happened and there was an awkward silence as someone coughed. 'What was that all about?" Melody wondered. Then she got an idea. She knew her and her sisters do what they do to survive and after the fight they just had, she needed to do something to try and make it up. But she didn't want to put her new friends in a bad position, however her family must come first. "Talk about throwing down the gauntlet!" Melody said as everyone turned to face her. "This group is obviously serious about winning!" Melody then walked around the gym with everyone looking at her, her sisters had smirks on their faces as they knew what she was doing. The Rainbooms however were shocked that she was calling them out like this. "But a little cocky though, aren't they? I mean, claiming there won't really be a battle. Seems to me they think they've already got this thing all locked up." That really tipped off the students. "Not if the Great and Powerful Trrrrrixie has anything to do with it!" Trixie exclaimed. "Whatever, Trixie." Flash Sentry said as he crossed his arms. "We're the best band at CHS." He gestured to his band. "No! The Crusaders are gonna win!" Applebloom exclaimed as she gestured to her group. Soon all the students started arguing loudly, emitting a green mist. The Rainbooms were in the center of it all with worried looks on their faces. Melody then regrouped with the Dazzlings as Adagio smiled at her. "Nice one." She said to her. Then the green mist entered their pendants as they looked at them. Melody looked up from her pendant and noticed the Rainbooms, plus Sunset, leaving. She then left to followed them to try and maybe talk to them about what she just did to them. Adagio looked up from her pendant and noticed the Rainbooms were gone. Come to think of it, she didn't see them arguing with the other students just now or in the cafeteria ether. That had to mean they weren't under the spell, and that could only mean one thing. "I think we might have found what we were looking for. Or rather it found us." She turned to Aria who smiled back. Both of them then turned to Sonata who gave them a confused look. Aria then slapped her face. "MAGIC!" Adagio yelled at Sonata who quivered back. "Didn't you see? Everyone else had fallen under our spell, but not those girls. Those girls are special." She then smiled wickedly at her realization. "Hey, Melody's gone!" Aria pointed out as she saw Melody was nowhere to be seen. "WHAT?!" Adagio exclaimed. When Melody peeked outside the school doors she saw and heard the Rainbooms talking about what happened inside the gym. "But to defeat me, you drew magic from the crown I was wearing." Melody heard Sunset say. "The Sirens' magic comes from their music." 'So they do know about us. This is not good.' Melody thought. "So maybe you have to use the same kind of magic to defeat them." Sunset said enthusiastically. "Or... maybe not." She then looked down. "No, wait, I think you're onto something." Twilight told her. "I think so, too." Melody said as she revealed herself to the Rainbooms and Sunset. The girls looked at her. "And before you ask, yes, I did hear all of it." "So, let me guess, you're going to go back to your sisters and tell them what we're planning?" Rainbow Dash accused. "No, I, listen. I did hear your plan, but I don't want to tell them. You guys are my friends." "Really? But you were singing with the Dazzlings in the cafeteria, put a spell on the principals, and you just called us out to cause a huge school wide argument!" Sunset said. "Yes, but I just had a fight with my sisters and I wanted to make it up with them. And those other things I didn't have much choice! They're my family! And I can't go against them!" "Melody, you always have a choice. You don't have to do something you don't want to. Do you really want to help them?" Applejack asked. "No, but I…I…I owe them my life! They saved me more than once. And I just can't betray them!" "Melody, you know what the other Sirens are doing isn't right. Trust me, I know how one's feelings for others can affect judgment. I gave up the most powerful magic in Equestria to a power hungry monster to save my friends. But I didn't have any doubts, and you have doubts. You need to make a choice." Twilight said. "I…I signed up for a solo act! That way I'm not really a part of this! Listen, I will not tell my sisters about this, but I can not stab them in the back after they've taken care of me since they found me!" Melody began to cry. "Darling, we aren't gonna ask you to. But you can help us by telling us their plans and the rest of us can take care of it. They would never know you helped." Rarity said. Melody then wiped her tears. "I…I guess. Look, I never wanted to put you girls in a bad spot like what I did in there. You are my friends." "We understand." Fluttershy put her hand on Melody's shoulder. "Oh, slumber party at my house!" Pinkie Pie said. "We can discuss our plans to take down those evil Sirens and have a good time!" "Sounds like a great idea. You should come Melody. You can give us what we need to defeat the Sirens." Sunset said. Melody then cringed. "I mean, the Dazzlings." "Okay. I just need to tell my sisters where I'm going tonight. Or else this second grade overnight zoo field trip all over again." "What happened?" Rainbow Dash asked, getting curious. "They broke the gates and when security showed up Adagio pulled an AK-47 out of her hair. Seriously, you could hide a baby elephant in there." Melody then giggled. "WHAT?!" Applejack exclaimed. "How in tarnation did she even get one?!" "She got it from the gun store." Melody said in monotone. "They didn't go to jail because they, "sweet talked" the cops when they showed up." "Wait, why did they break into the zoo in the first place?" Twilight asked. "Well, I forged their signature on the permission slip because I knew they would never agree to it, but I didn't think they would take things that extreme. I'll go home and get ready. I'll meet you guys at Pinkie Pie's house." Melody then turned to leave. Twilight then turned the group. "Alright, it would seem that in order to break the Sirens' spell, we need a musical counter spell. Only I don't know one." The others sighed. "But I know that I can write one in time for the competition tomorrow! That way when they hear it they'll be freed!" "Alright! Tonight we have a slumber party and tomorrow we kick evil butt!" Rainbow Dash said as she put her hand out and and everyone else put there hand on top. "Yeah!" Everyone said as they lifted their hands in the air. Author's Note (The gun thing was inspired by the Dazzlings series by TweenAnimation Studios on YouTube, which is totally awesome) Yes! New chapter! Next chapter reveals how Melody came to the Dazzlings and how she became a Siren. But who is the "he" Sonata and Aria told Adagio to control? What did he do to Melody? So many mysteries with the Sirens, so little truth is know. The Slumber SurpriseAt the Dazzlings' house Melody was packing her overnight bag for the sleepover when there sisters came in. "Melody, this is nuts!" Sonata said. "You barely know they!" "Guys, I really want to go to this sleepover. These girls are very nice and are my friends." Melody said. "Seriously, I'll be fine." "But tomorrow's your birthday and the Battle of the Bands!" Adagio said. "Exactly! I mean, after tomorrow nothing will ever be the same again!" "Yeah, but that's why we need you here to help us with out final planning!" Aria said. "Please, like you need me for that! This will be the last normal thing I'll ever get to do." "But Melody… ugh! Fine! Do it!" Adagio grunted. "Just be here in the morning so we can arrive at the Battle of the Bands together." "Thank you!" Melody then put her bag on her back. "I'll be back in the morning." Melody then walked out of her room and was about to walk out the front door. "Oh, and don't go into my room." Melody then left. "Let's go into her room!" Sonata said. "But she just told us to stay out of her room." Aria said. "Which is exactly why we need to do it! Remember the last time she told us to stay out of her room?" Adagio said. "Oh, right. The fifteen puppies in the closet." Aria remember when Melody was twelve she had brought home a dog in secret and it delivered fifteen puppies in the closet and Melody told them to stay out of her room. "Yeah, we need to look. As the three sisters opened the door they all screamed. It was Melody with a golf club in her hand. "I told you three to stay out of my room!" Melody pointed the club to each one of them. "I have things that are private!" "But the last time you told us that you had newborn puppies in your closet!" Sonata said. "Well, I'm not twelve anymore!" "How did you even get in here? You left out the front door!" Aria questioned. "I left the window open so that I could sneak back in to catch you guys! I knew you would come in as soon as I left. If you're going to trust me as a Siren, you need to trust me as a person." Melody then closed the window and walked towards the front door. "Love you. And again, do NOT go into my room." Melody then left. "Okay, now we…" Adagio then gassed as she saw Melody starring at them. The three just watched as Melody starred at them as she moved across the house without moving her legs. "That girl is really getting scary." "Yeah, she's starting to act like a true Siren." Aria said. The house phone then rang and Aria answered it. "Hello?" "Get away from my door!" Melody yelled over the phone. "Sonata!" Adagio yelled as she saw her with her hand on the doorknob. Aria hung up the phone. "Seriously! Does that girl have a sixth sense or something?!" *** At the slumber party The mane 6 plus Sunset Shimmer and Melody were in Pinkie Pie's room. Twilight was on Pinkie's bed trying to figure out a musical counter-spell to the Sirens' song. Rainbow Dash and Applejack were playing a video game while Pinkie Pie was on her computer and Rarity, Fluttershy, Sunset, and Melody were taking a selfie. When Rarity looked at the picture, Spike had photo bombed. Melody, Fluttershy, and Sunset tried to hold in a giggle while watching Rarity hold in her anger. Rainbow Dash then slammed the game console, ending her game with Applejack. "Hey! I was about to beat you!" Applejack said to Rainbow. "I doubt it." Rainbow replied smugly. "So, Twilight, how is that counter-spell comin'?" "Huh? Oh, uh, good. Great." Twilight said nervously. "Thanks for letting me use your notebook, Fluttershy. I really like the song you wrote for the Rainbooms." "Thanks." Fluttershy sighed. "Hopefully one day, we'll get a chance to play it." She glared at Rainbow, who was laughing at Applejack trying to get her controller back from her. Sunset then sat next to Melody. "So, Melody, you going to tell us how you became a fourth Siren?" Sunset asked. Everyone's eyes were on Melody. "Okay. 16 years ago on the day tomorrow the Dazzlings were getting up in the morning when they heard something at their front door, a baby. All alone wrapped up in a blanket that had a name embroidered on the corner, "Rose Quartz"." "What a minute, you were left on their doorstep?!" Applejack said. "Yes. They took me to the police station to try to find my family, but nobody reported a baby, nor had any records of a baby being born with the name "Rose Quartz" anywhere. The police wanted to put me in foster care, but Adagio knew that orphans didn't do well in the millennia that she's been here, and she persuade the police to let her and her sisters keep me. They bought me things like clothes, food, toys." Melody then pulled out a picture from her bag with the Dazzlings holding Melody as a baby. Everyone awed. "That's so sweet." Fluttershy said. "But wait. Your name is Melody, but that blanket you mentioned said Rose Quartz on it." Twilight said. "Yes. Aria wanted me to have a new name and I played something on a toy keyboard they bought me. Sonata said "what a beautiful melody." Then Adagio said "that's what we'll name her. Melody. Melody Minor." That is how I got my name." "Cool, but how did you become a Siren?" Rainbow asked. "It was on my sixth birthday. I was playing in the backyard while my sisters were setting up a party inside, well that's when I started calling them "sister" instead of "mom" because it would get creepy as I would get older. Then I saw a dog near the side of the house and followed it, I was so care free that I didn't notice that it was leading me to a black van parked in front of the house. Then these gangsters pulled me into the van." "WHAT?!" Everyone said. "Why did gangsters kidnap you?!" Rarity said. "They wanted the pendants. I screamed and before they closed the door I saw Sonata screaming out the window. I looked out the window and saw Sonata driving the car with Adagio and Aria shooting at the gangsters on the outside of the van. Then Sonata pulled out a speargun and leaned out the window, pretty sure she was driving with her feet, and shot the back tire, causing the van to crash at the docks. The diver of the van then took me to the edge of the water with a knife on my throat and demanded that they handed over their gems. Adagio grew so mad and her gem glowed and then a large blast of red energy hit me and the gangster and I fell into the water. I blacked out, except for this one distinct blur of a broken pendant and hearing a male voice I don't remember anything after that until later that night. I woke up in my bed with my sisters next to me and I had the same pendant as they do." Melody then stroked her gem. Twilight scratched her head. "So there might have been another Siren before you?" "I don't know. When I ask them about it they get really upset, especially Sonata. So I try not to bring it up. They saved my life twice. I owe them everything. They say that my full-fledged power will come in tomorrow." "What does that mean?" Sunset asked. "My powers will become greater. I'll have the power to influence masses alone, not just small individual groups." "So instead of just being able to hypnotize the principals you can hypnotize the whole school!" Pinkie Pie said. Melody cringed. "Yes, my birthday, tomorrow, the Battle of the Bands." "Interesting." Twilight said. Then the doorbell rang, drawing everyone's attention. "Pizza's here!" Pinkie Pie announced and everyone zipped out of the room, except for Twilight and Melody. Melody spoke up after everyone left the room. "So Twilight, you're an Alicorn princess in Equestria?" "Yep." Twilight nodded. "What's Equestria like?" "You haven't asked the Sirens about it?" "I have, multiple times, but they say that I'm better off not knowing." "Well, Equestria has changed a lot since the Sirens were banished to this world." "I would imagine so. Is it beautiful?" "Absolutely!" Twilight was about to speak again when Pinkie Pie entered with a piece of pizza in her mouth. "Hey! Don't you guys want any pizza?" Pinkie asked. Melody and Twilight nodded. Pinkie zipped out of the room. After Melody left the room, Twilight placed the notebook in one of Pinkie's drawers. In the kitchen, where everyone was, Pinkie was making a face with the pizza in her mouth, everyone laughed. "So, Melody, you know what you're going to sing in the Battle of the Bands?" Fluttershy asked. Melody nodded. "Yep." "Hey Melody, I don't suppose you could sing for us?" Applejack asked. Everyone nodded in agreement. Sunset and Twilight looked at each other nervously. "Well, I guess is wouldn't hurt. I mean, you're immune to the influence of out songs, so I suppose it would be okay if I sing, just a little." Melody said nervously. "Wait!" Pinkie said abruptly. "Let's go to the living room. I have a karaoke machine in there that you could use!" After everyone was in the living room and Pinkie turned on the karaoke machine, Melody took the microphone and nervously looked at it. "Okay, here I go." She said to herself. The music started up and Melody sang. [Melody Minor] Back when I was young, I never played for fun. My mama told me "This is who you will be!" Now I'm grown and my sisters say "With us you will stay!" I thought I would always be in the dark, But now I'll shine like a spark! Everyone was in awe as a strange pink mist was being emitted from them. Then Melody's pendant began to glow. [Melody Minor] Everything had always been the same, But then my friends came! We haven't know each other long, I know this friendship can't go wrong! I always was in a fight To see the light I thought there was not life for me But then my friends helped me break free! After she stopped singing her pendant started to absorbe the pink mist that was emitting for everyone else. Everyone clapped at Melody's performance. "Why is your pendant glowing?" Pinkie Pie asked. Melody then looked at her pendant and watched as the remaining pink mist was being absorbed and was extremely confused. "Were you feeding off our negative energy?" Twilight asked harshly. "Um, I don't know. It didn't feel like it was negative energy." Melody said, scared. "Settle down, Twilight." Applejack said carefully to Twilight. "I don't think it was negative energy she was feeding off of. I mean we weren't arguing or anything to cause negative energy." "Now that you mention it, I feel the exact opposite of hatred." Fluttershy said. "Yeah!" Pinkie chimed in. "I feel like my friendship meter is through the roof!" "Maybe because your song was about friends, it was friendship energy you were absorbing." Rarity speculated. "Except for the fact that I'm a Siren." Melody stated. "I cause trouble and hatred and feed off that. I don't cause friendship, much less even feed off it." "Well, you said you weren't born in Equestria, but this world." Sunset said. "So, maybe that has something to do with you being able to freed off friendship. Also you weren't born a Siren, so that too could be a factor." "Yeah, but I've brought out the worst in others and have feed off their negative energy before." Melody said as she touched her pendant. "But this did seem more natural to me than when I bring out negative energy." "Well, if you're singing can naturally bring out the positive energy of others, then..." Twilight speculated. "Then you could help us defeat the Sirens!" Sunset and Twilight said together, smiling. "WHAT!?"Melody said, surprised and unsure. "Why not?" Rainbow asked. "Because their my sisters!" Melody responded. "I can't fight against them, even if they are planning something evil!" She added. "But we won't really hurt them." Twilight said. "We're just going to break the spell they put on everyone." "Yeah, based on the state everyone was in at the party, we need all the help we need to break that spell." Sunset said. "Especially after you had called use out like that." Melody cringed when Sunset said that last part. "It was a lot of negative energy. Look I'll think about it. I'll decide in the morning." *** Meanwhile at the Dazzlings' house Adagio was in her room pacing about her plan. She was having an argument with someone as her gem glowed. "This is outrageous! You think that she'll actually help you?!" A male voice said. "Melody is our sister! She'll come through for us!" Adagio responded. "'Sister'? Please! You, Aria, especially Sonata are just using her!" "That is not true! She's one of us! She loves us like family does! Unlike you!" "'Love'? I thought you didn't understand love after what you did to me! You all are just using that girl to fill the void that Solo left behind!" "SHUT UP! You lost the right to speak his name after you failed to protect him!" "I was protecting you three! It isn't my fault that he went back for her." "YOU SHOULD HAVE STOOD BY HER SIDE IN THE FIRST PLACE!! You could have saved her! Then we would never have been banished in the first place!" "She was the one who told me to take you all! It isn't my fault that Pearl thought she could take on an angry mob!" "QUIET! You were a coward! You know we were safe, but you were too scared so you let her die!" "Coward? Me? As if you're one to talk! You're too scared to tell Melody the truth! You told her that she was from this world, but you've been keeping the truth from her her whole life! You can't keep the truth from her forever just like you can't keep me imprisoned forever!" "I can and I will on both those! I hate you D-." Aria then walked in on Adagio with a scolding look on her face. "Oh, Aria, I-" "Save it! I know you were talking to him!" Aria said. "You were talking so loud that the whole city could hear you! You're lucky that Sonata is such a heavy sleeper or else she would have heard you!" "But Aria-" "No buts! You must keep a lid on him! Or else we could have a repeat of ten years ago!" "Aria…should we tell Melody about our D-" "NEVER!! We all agreed on this! Melody can never know the truth!" "But with all these lies and secrets are we really any better than him?! Melody is our sister!" "Even so, what would she do if she knew the truth? We are so close to conquering this world! This can't come up!" Adagio stood silent for a moment. "Aria…thank you. You're right." Adagio then hugged her. "We can't tell Melody about this ever." "Oh Adagio. We are sisters. We all love her. But the truth can hurt her more that anything." Aria said as she began to cry, then Adagio started to cry too. Then the door to Adagio's room slammed open. Sonata was standing there in her pajamas with a plush taco. "WHAT ARE YOU TWO TALKING ABOUT IN HERE?!?!" Sonata screamed so loudly that Adagio and Aria's hair became stuck sideways. "Uh, Sonata, what are you doing?" Adagio asked as she put her hair back in place. "YOU AND ARIA ARE TALKING SO LOUD ABOUT SOMETHING THAT IT WOKE ME UP! AND I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF MY FLYING TACO DREAM! WHAT EVER YOU TWO ARE TALKING ABOUT CAN WAIT UNTIL MORNING!" Sonata then slammed the door so hard that it cracked the wall. Adagio and Aria looked at each other. "So, I'll keep control over…him… and tomorrow we focus on the Battle of the Bands." "And we need to go to sleep so that Sonata can sleep. Would hate to have a sleep-deprived Sonata on the most important day of our lives in this world." Aria said, remembering the last time Sonata didn't sleep. "Second to finding Melody." Adagio said. "Right." Aria said. Author's Note Well, sorry for the wait, but I had business to take care of. Next chapter will come soon. The First BattleIt was morning and Melody made her decision. "I've thought about it, and I have decided to help you break the spell that me and my sisters put on the school." Melody said. "OK. I was thinking that you could try to bring out the friendship in the students with your singing to soften the Sirens' spell." Twilight started. "Then we finish them off with the counter-spell!" Rainbow finished as she punched her fist in her hand. "Remember, we're only targeting the spell and not my sisters." Melody reminded her. "Don't worry." Sunset said. "With the spell of hatred gone the students will no longer fight, and if the Sirens can't feed off hatred then they don't have any real power. Right?" "Yes, that's right." Melody confirmed. "Uh, you think you could not refer to my sisters as the "Sirens" and as the "Dazzlings" please? It would really make me feel better." "Okay sure." Rainbow said. "Together we'll take down the Sirens!" Rainbow then cringed. "Oh, I mean the Dazzlings!" "Okay. But, I can't let my sisters know I'm doing this." Melody them put her hand on her arms. "I hate lying to them." "But this is for the greater good of the school! No, no, the WORLD darling." Rarity said. "I know, that's why I'm doing this! As much as it might pain me, I have to." "Don't worry. I'm sure everything will work out." Fluttershy said. "Well, lets all go down to my barn to practice the counter-spell." Applejack said. "Actually, I'm going home to get ready for the Battle of the Bands. I'll see you guys there." Melody said leaving. Everybody said bye and Melody went home. *** When Melody got home and opened the door there was confetti blasted in her face. "Happy 16th Birthday Melody!" Adagio, Aria, and Sonata screamed. There was red balloons and streamers on the walls and a big banner that said 'Happy Sweet 16' in red on it. "Aw guys. You didn't have to do this." Melody said. "Are you kidding?! Your 16th birthday is the most important birthday of your life!" Sonata shouted. "And as of today you're now a full fledged Siren!" Aria said. "And after today nothing will ever be the same!" Adagio said. "OK, but before we do anything else, I need to go freshen up." Melody said while heading towards the bathroom. Adagio sighed. "You know, it only seems like yesterday she was a baby and now she's a full fledged Siren!" Adagio said. "Don't get all washed up before we go to the Battle of the Bands." Aria said. "Yeah!" Sonata agreed. "I won't." Adagio said. Melody then came out of the bathroom tightening her belt. "I'm ready to go." She said while adjusting the rose in her braid. "Not until you eat your breakfast!" Sonata said enthusiastically while holding a plate that had a chocolate cake with pink frosting that read 'sweet 16'. "Aww! You made your Sugar Chocolate Cake!" Melody then took a fork and took a bit. "The secret is a health two pounds of sugar!" Aria groaned. "Sonata, only you would think that's healthy." "Oh, take it easy Aria. This is the only thing, besides tacos, that she can cook right." Adagio said. "Whoa!" Melody ate the entire cake. "Okay, let's go!" Melody walked towards the door. As the four girls were walking to the school when Melody got a text from Sunset. It read "Counter-spell isn't finished. Twilight needs time to work on it, will be late." "What's that Melody?" Sonata asked. "Oh, just my new friends texting me about the party last night. By the way, what did you three do last night anyway?" Melody asked. She saw that Adagio and Aria looked at each other with worry on their faces. "You better not have been in my room." "We weren't. We just…" Aria stammered. "They were talking about the Battle of the Bands. And they were so loud that they interrupted my dream last night." Sonata said bitterly. "Let me guess, the flying taco dream." Melody said. "I saw the creak in the door." "Oh yes." Adagio said. She would rather die than let Melody know the truth. "Let's go. We don't want to be late for the biggest event of our lives in this world." They arrived at the school where the Battle of the Bands was going to be held. "I'm going to go sit over there to wait for my new friends. I hope that's OK." Melody said. "Sure. Why not?" Adagio replied. "Thanks." Melody walked off. "There you go again." Aria said under her breath. "Lets just go sit down somewhere." Adagio said, pretending not to hear what Aria said. Principal Celestia got up on stage and started speaking. "Welcome to the first ever Canterlot High School Battle of the Bands. I believe I speak for everyone when I say it is by far the greatest thing we have ever done here at this school!" Students then cheered. She then continued. "We are so glad our four newest students encouraged us to turn this event into something exciting!" The Dazzlings and Melody gave a little smile. Vice Principal Luna then cut in. "Seeing as this is now a competition, we will have a three way final, but we can only choose one winner. Who is it going to be?" The students then started to argue with each other, emitting a green mist. Melody's and the Dazzlings' pendants glowed, absorbing their negative energy. "Can you feel that my sisters? That's our true power being restored." Adagio said to Aria and Sonata. Then they start laughing. Then the Rainbooms and Sunset enter the gym. Adagio does a 'cut off' jester with her hands and Aria and Sonata stop laughing. "And this is before we've tapped into the strongest magic here." Aria then spoke up. "But the Rainblossoms, or whatever they're called, aren't under our spell. Just how exactly are we supposed to even get to their magic?" "The Rainbooms are just as capable of falling apart as anyone else." Adagio said. "All they need is just a little... push in the wrong direction. And I've got a feeling everyone here is going to be lining up to just give them a shove." Melody walked to her friends. "You guys, this is serious. The tension is really high between the students. I got the text that the counter spell isn't finished." "Yes. But I will be finished before the end of the competition." Twilight said. "I just need some time to perfect it. I'm worried that the Si-Dazzlings will realize what we are doing and we won't get a chance to play it again." "Yeah, you're right about that." Melody then sighed. Everyone was then moving around getting ready for big competition. Principal Celestia then got on the sound system. "Okay everyone, the lucky band to compete first is not an band, but a solo act. It is by one of our new students: Melody Minor! In addition today is also her very special sweet 16 birthday!" Celestia added at the end. Melody cringed as all eyes turned on her. She looked up at her sisters who were giving her supportive faces. Sonata then pulled out a sign that said "Melody's Number 1". She looked at her friends who gave her a thumbs up. She knew her sisters were going to watch this, and she didn't want to disappoint them. She went behind the curtain and grabbed a microphone. "Okay, this is it. With them watching this I can't go right towards positive feelings…so I'm gonna have to go with one of my originals." Melody said to herself as she touched her pendant, which glowed for a second. The curtains then flew open. [Melody Minor] Ah, ah-ah, ah-ahh You never did see Ah, ah-ah, ah-ahh Now you belong to me A storm is on the way But you will stay Follow me through the thunder As I bring you asunder The song was causing everyone to rile up. Negative energy was starting to emerge from the students. As they started to give each other dirty looks and mutter under their breath. [Melody Minor] Darkness will cover the stars My voice will range far You will obey You can't turn away Soon there will be no light All you will do is fight Blinded by my melody You belong to me Listen closely to my song Ah, ah-ah, ah-ahh Soon you'll all sing along Ah, ah-ah, ah-ahh The students were full on arguing with each other, causing a large flow of energy. Adagio smiled wickedly. "Are we going to take any of it?" Sonata asked. "No. This is her first major solo act. Let her enjoy the spoils." Adagio said with glee. "Nice. I say she deserves it also." Aria agreed. [Melody Minor] Tonight everything will end There will be no friends It is now too late This is your fate There will be an ocean Of anger and commotion You will try to sail But you will fail Ah, ah-ah, ah-ahh Now you will see Ah, ah-ah, ah-ahh You now forever belong to me Melody finished her song and absorbed all of the negative energy the students produced when she was singing. She knew it was a lot, and when she looked at her sisters in the stands she saw them smiling. She figured that they allowed her to absorb it all since this was her first act alone. She went behind the stage and saw the Rainbooms giving her sour looks. "WHAT IN THE NAME OF CELESTIA WAS THAT?!" Twilight yelled. Melody didn't get what that meant, but she knew it wasn't good. "Okay, look, my sisters were watching and I could not sing a friendship song in front of them. There will be other opportunities! I mean its not like I really made things worse." Melody said that last part nervously. "Oh you definitely made things worse." Pinkie Pie said as she pointed to several of the students screaming at each other. "Oh my! I knew the influence in my voice would be heightened, but not this much so soon!" "Okay, lets not get riled up yet! This is just the first song. There will be more opportunities to sing." Sunset said. "You're right, Sunset. I mean the counter-spell will fix all of this!" Twilight said. "Sorry Melody. It's just this is really important, but so is your relationship with your sisters, even if they are dangerous manipulative creatures from another world." "Yeah." Melody said, cringing as she heard the last part. Several bands played through the first round, some not so good, especially when Snip and Snails did a to-awful-to-write-down rape. "Least we know one group who won't stand in the way of us gettin' to the finals." Applejack said as the two rappers walked off the stage. "Yeah, at least this is a three way final. That will guarantee that both your group and me make it to the finals so that I can release a friendship spell and then you can unleash the counter-spell to break me and my sisters' spell. You will be ready by the finals, right?" Melody asked. "Oh yeah! I will definitely be ready by the finals tonight." Twilight told her. "Let's get ready to rock!" Rainbow Dash stated. "Wait! Where's Rarity?" Pinkie Pie asked as she looked around for her. "Oh! Here! Here!" Rarity yelled while wearing a western style suit with glamour. "What is that supposed to be?" Applejack asked. "We will be performing in front of an audience. I'm not going to wear something fabulous?" Rarity answered. Twilight then reminded everyone of their plan. "Remember, we have to be good enough to make it through but not so good we let the Sir- " She looked at Melody. "I mean the Dazzlings see the magic within us. They could realize we plan to use it against them." "Got it! Be cool enough to win, but not so cool that we end up showing off the whole ears and tails and rainbows thing. Sooo... about twenty percent less cool." Rainbow Dash said as she went on stage. Pinkie Pie said "One! Two!" [The Rainbooms] We've just got the day to get ready And there's only so much time to lose Because tonight, yeah, we're here to party So let's think of something fun to do We don't know (we don't know) what's gonna happen We just know (we just know) it's gonna feel right All our friends are here And it's time to ignite the lights! Shake your tail 'cause we're here to have a party tonight Shake your tail, shake your tail Shake your tail 'cause we're here to have a party tonight Shake your tail, shake your tail [Twilight Sparkle] So what you didn't get it right the first time [Pinkie Pie] Laugh it off, no one said it is a crime [Rarity] Do your thing, you know you're an original [Applejack] Your ideas are so funny that they're criminal [The Rainbooms] Ohhh-ahh! We've just got the day to get ready And there's only so much time to lose Because tonight, yeah, we're here to party So let's think of something fun to do We don't know (we don't know) what's gonna happen We just know (we just know) it's gonna feel right All our friends are here And it's time to ignite the lights! Shake your tail 'cause we're here to have a party tonight Shake your tail, shake your tail Shake your tail 'cause we're here to have a party tonight Shake your tail, shake your tail Shake your tail 'cause we're here to have a party tonight Shake your tail, shake your tail Shake your tail 'cause we're here to have a party tonight Shake your tail, shake your tail Shake your tail 'cause we're here to have a party tonight! [During the scene Rarity's clothes tore, Pinkie Pie let loose a confetti cannons, and Fluttershy ran from a light] Rarity looked at her torn outfit. "Ruined! Absolutely ruined!" She said. "Rarity, were you tryin' to make us lose out there?!" Applejack accused. "Wh- Oh! This was not my fault! This was an act of sabotage!" Rarity said as she gestured to the torn bits of her clothes. "Yeah, well, whoever did this couldn't have done this if you didn't insist on dressin' like... like... this! We just need to sound good! Is there some reason why that concept seems to escape you?!" "And what was with the confetti, Pinkie Pie? How am I supposed to shred if there's paper stuck in my frets?!" Rainbow Dash yelled at Pinkie Pie. "It was pretty distracting..." Fluttershy said. "Ugh! Says the girl who was running from a light the whole time! A light!" Pinkie Pie told her. "You still sounded much better than most of the other bands." Sunset told them. "I'm sure you'll make it to the next round. But it won't matter if you don't have that counter-spell ready. You all find a place to practice where the Dazzlings can't hear you. I'll keep an eye on things around here." The Rainbooms plus Sunset left the gym. Derpy's band played next. In the hallway Melody was talking to her sisters about the Battle of the Bands. "I'm going to make it to the finals, and I'm not going to hold back." Melody told them. "We won't ether." Adagio told her. Aria and Sonata nodded in agreement. "I really like the song you made. It was both true and accurate." She added. "Plus it brought out a lot of negative energy. I'm sure you enjoyed it." Aria said. "Why did you let me have all of it?" Melody said. "This was your song, so you deserve it. Plus this is your birthday Melody! Indulge yourself!" Sonata said. "Yeah. You are our baby sister, so you deserve extra energy." Adagio said. "I'm not a baby anymore." Melody said. "You will always be a baby to us. No matter what." Aria said. "Yeah, well, maybe after I crush you all in this competition you will think differently." Melody said as she walked away. "She's really getting fierce. I like it." Sonata said. After Melody left the Dazzlings then saw Twilight crying after a fight with Flash. Adagio chuckled. "Tears already? But this is only the first round." Aria and Sonata then laughed. "The next band to take the stage will be Trixie and the Illusions." Principal Celestia said on the PA. "We'd better head back. We're supposed to go on after Trixie." Adagio told Aria and Sonata as they walked off. As they reached the doors they stopped to see Sunset leaning on the wall. "You're never gonna get away with this." She said. "Why? Because you didn't?" Adagio asked in a mockish tone. Sunset's eyes then widened. "Oh, we know all about you, Sunset Shimmer. You've got quite the reputation at Canterlot High." Adagio continued as she circled around her. "I've changed! I'm in a much better place now!" Sunset said defensively. "Waiting in the wings while those 'friends' of yours have all the fun?" Aria asked as she circled her. "Oh, yes, you girls are all so tight. And yet... they didn't even ask you to be in the band." Adagio said. "Probably they were afraid no one would ever want to see them play if she was in the group." Aria speculated. "Too bad! So sad!" Sonata taunted. "If it's any consolation, no one is going to remember you at all by the time we're done." Adagio told Sunset while bumping into her. Sonata then bumped into her too. The Dazzlings walked backstage and picked up microphones. They chuckled at their plan. "Now remember girls; we want to save the good stuff for when our full power has been restored." Adagio told Aria and Sonata. The Dazzlings then held their pendants, which glowed for a second. The curtains flew open and the real trouble was about to begin. [The Dazzlings] Oh-whoa-oh, oh-whoa-oh You didn't know that you fell Oh-whoa-oh, oh-whoa-oh [Adagio Dazzle] Now that you're under our spell Blindsided by the beat Clapping your hands, stomping your feet You didn't know that you fell [Sonata Dusk and Aria Blaze] Oh-whoa-oh-oh-oh [Adagio Dazzle] Now you've fallen under our spell [Sonata Dusk and Aria Blaze] Oh-whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh [The Dazzlings] We've got the music, makes you move it Got the song that makes you lose it We say "jump", you say "how high?" Put your hands up to the sky We've got the music, makes you move it Got the song that makes you lose it We say "jump", you say "how high?" Put your hands up to the sky Oh-whoa-oh, oh-whoa-oh You didn't know that you fell Oh-whoa-oh, oh-whoa-oh Now that you're under our spell [Adagio Dazzle] Listen to the sound of my voice [Sonata Dusk and Aria Blaze] Oh-oh, whoa-oh-oh [Adagio Dazzle] Soon you'll find you don't have a choice [Sonata Dusk and Aria Blaze] Oh-oh, whoa-oh-oh [Adagio Dazzle] Captured in the web of my song [Sonata Dusk and Aria Blaze] Oh-oh, whoa-oh-oh [Adagio Dazzle] Soon you'll all be singing along [Sonata Dusk and Aria Blaze] Oh, whoa, oh [The Dazzlings] We've got the music, makes you move it Got the song that makes you lose it We say "jump", you say "how high?" Put your hands up to the sky We've got the music, makes you move it Got the song that makes you lose it We say "jump", you say "how high?" Put your hands up to the sky Oh-whoa-oh, oh-whoa-oh You didn't know that you fell Oh-whoa-oh, oh-whoa-oh Now that you're under our spell Oh-whoa-oh, oh-whoa-oh You didn't know that you fell Oh-whoa-oh, oh-whoa-oh Now that you're under our [Adagio Dazzle] Spell [maniacal laughter] Author's Note Well, that was an interesting chapter. Melody, towarn between her friends and her family, one is trying to save to world from the other and one is holding a giant secret that could change how Melody looks at them. And what could be so disastrous that Aria and Adagio won't even tell Sonata? Any thoughts? Won The Battle, But Losing The WarAfter a couple of rounds several bands were defeated and the Dazzlings and Melody absorbed the hatred that they all produced. It all came down to the semifinals: Crusaders vs. The Dazzlings, Flash band vs. Melody, and Trixie and the Illusions vs. The Rainbooms. Twilight made progress with the counter-spell, but she wasn't sure whether it might work or not. The Crusaders were back stage with only two minutes till showtime. "Alright Crusaders, this is the semis, so we need to rock!" Apple Bloom said while making the rock symbol with her fingers. "Actually, I have another idea. I swiped these from my sister." Sweetie Bell said as she pulled a rack with clothes. "WOW!" Scootaloo said as she looked at the clothes. "Up next the Crusaders!" Principal Luna said from out front. The Crusaders gasped as they only had a minute to change. Out front the Rainbooms were standing next to the stage with Rarity and Applejack feeling quite nervous. "Shouldn't you all be practicing for the counter-spell?" Melody asked. "Our little sisters are about to go up against your older sisters. So we're a little nervous." Applejack said. "Oh, I get it." Melody said. She knew what it was like for them as the opposing band was her sisters. Piano music started playing and the curtains opened out. It revealed the Crusaders pop dresses with unique designs. Red apples on Apple Bloom's, blue diamonds on Sweetie Bell's, and rainbow lightning bolts on Scootaloo's. They were standing on steps and were in seated positions. Rarity gasped and started to cry. "Oh, Sweetie Bell!" Rarity began to full on cry. "HOW COULD YOU!" Rarity said hysterically. "Whats the matter Rarity?" Applejack asked. "Those clothes they're wearing, I designed them!" Rarity said even more hysterically. "Seriously?! You're upset about the clothes again?!" Applejack said angerly. "Its not just that! It took me forever to get those patterns just right! But what I can't understand is how Sweetie Bell could have sown those together so fast?" "Maybe you two have more in common than you think." Melody said. I piano piece started to play in the background and the Crusaders started their song. [Apple Bloom] Oh when I start the day I'm checking on my friends To see if they're OK [The Crusaders] They can count on me [Apple Bloom] And if I'm feeling down My friends will come around We're gonna make some noise We'll be laughin' [Scootaloo] Hey there The stars out in the sky Like a rocket we can fly [The Crusaders] We're standing by each other yeah [Sweetie Bell] Hey there Whatever we do We'll make it through [The Crusaders] No limit where we go When things get tough We are better when together Come rain or shine We'll be always friends forever When things go wrong We rely on one another We won't give up 'Cause we always got each other Here comes the girls yeah Here comes the girls yeah Here comes the girls yeah Here comes the girls BFF we are true, true, true friends BFF friendship never e-ends [Scootaloo] Oh when I'm in a fix It's hard to figure out Who's gonna tell me where [The Crusaders] Do I go from here? [Sweetie Bell] The girls will show the way My friends are always near They'll come and save the day [The Crusaders] I can count on them [Apple Bloom] And when we get to three United we will be We're gonna have some fun [The Crusaders] 'Cause we are one [Apple Bloom] We're spreading stars Yeah the world is ours Hey We'll take it far [The Crusaders] We'll be laughin' [Apple Bloom] Like a rocket high Here we go We can fly Take it higher Let's take it higher Bright... Then... we go... Here bright... Then... we go... Let's... [The Crusaders] Have a good time When things get tough We are better when together Come rain or shine We'll be always friends forever When things go wrong We rely on one another We won't give up 'Cause we always got each other Here comes the girls yeah Here comes the girls yeah Here comes the girls yeah Here comes the girls BFF friendship never e-ends The song ended. Everyone cheered and clapped. Melody looked and saw that her sisters were clapping too, but probably out of the fact that they were gonna crush them. "Wow. That was really good." Rainbow Dash said. The Dazzlings then walked by the Rainbooms and Melody. They gave each other a sneer when they passed the Rainbooms, but gave a friendly smile to Melody as they passed her, completely ignorant to what she was doing. The continued to walked back stage. "Almost there. We are almost there." Sonata said to her sisters. She was so exited she was going to burst. "Yeah. Only one major problem: the Rainbooms still aren't under our spell. Without their magic, how exactly are we supposed to conquer this world?!" Aria said impatiently. "Don't worry Aria. We have plenty of time." Adagio said to her sister. The Crusaders played their song , which was epic, bringing in a lot of applause. "Next is: The Dazzlings!" Principal Celestia said. The Dazzlings walked on stage. "Oh my sisters. Let's give them a real taste of what we can really do." Adagio said as she stroked her pendant. [Adagio Dazzle] N-n-name in the lights Livin' royal Take a look at these Beautiful diamonds! [Aria Blaze and Sonata Dusk] And they're shining And we're climbing To the top of this kingdom Nobody can stop us! [Adagio Dazzle] Oh, oh, oh If having everything that I want is wrong I don't wanna be right Oh, oh, oh [The Dazzlings] Sitting high on my throne In control This is some kind of life! [Adagio Dazzle] Empire, empire! [Aria Blaze and Sonata Dusk] Reign over everything Take over everything! [Adagio Dazzle] Empire, empire! [The Dazzlings] Reign over everything Take over everything! [Adagio Dazzle] Take over the world You and I together Nobody can stop us, stop us, Building our Empire, empire! [Aria Blaze and Sonata Dusk] Reign over everything Take over everything! [Adagio Dazzle] Empire, empire Building us an empire, yeah, yeah Empire, empire Building us an empire, yeah, yeah All I want is everything Cause we're kings and queens Why pretend to be anything less I'm a goddess! [Aria Blaze and Sonata Dusk] Don't be modest, When we run this kingdom It's gonna be monstrous! [Adagio Dazzle] Oh, oh, oh If having everything that I want is wrong I don't wanna be right! Oh, oh, oh [The Dazzlings] Sitting high on my throne in control This is some kind of life! [Adagio Dazzle] Empire, empire! [Aria Blaze and Sonata Dusk] Reign over everything Take over everything! [Adagio Dazzle] Empire, empire! [The Dazzlings] Reign over everything Take over everything! [Adagio Dazzle] Take over the world You and I together Nobody can stop us, stop us Building our [The Dazzlings] Empire, empire! [Aria Blaze and Sonata Dusk] Reign over everything Take over everything! [Adagio Dazzle] Empire, empire Building us an empire, yeah, yeah Empire, empire Building us an empire, yeah, yeah We just want the power The money and the power Take it if we got a lot of Got the world towers We just want the power The money and the power Stepping on you cowards We got the world towers [The Dazzlings] Empire, empire [Aria Blaze and Sonata Dusk] Reign over everything Take over everything! [The Dazzlings] Empire, empire Reign over everything Take over everything! [Adagio Dazzle] Take over the world You and I together Nobody can stop us, stop us Building our, [The Dazzlings] Empire, empire [Aria Blaze and Sonata Dusk] Reign over everything Take over everything! [Adagio Dazzle] Empire! The song caused everyone to fight and bicker so much it was almost overwhelming. The massive feast of negative emotions was feed upon by the Dazzlings and by Melody as well. Quickly after the Dazzlings finished their song Principal Celestia announced the winner of the semi final round. "Well, I am sorry to say that the Crusaders have been eliminated. That means that the first band to earn a spot in the finals is the Dazzlings!" Celestia said. The Dazzlings walked behind stage where Melody was waiting. "Nice one." She said. "Oh, thanks." Adagio said. "Oh, Sonata, I heard the taco truck broke down in front of the school. They're getting rid of the tacos so they won't go bad." Melody said. "WHAT?!" Sonata said. She grabbed Adagio and Aria's wrists and literally flew out the door. "Wow." Rainbow said as she and the rest of her band entered through the door Sonata went through. "The only time I've seen anybody move that fast was when Pinkie Pie heard the cupcake factory was giving free samples." "Well, I can't have my sisters in here when I sing my big song. So I told her a taco truck broke down out front." Melody said. "Is there?" Rarity asked. "Well…" Melody trailed off. "I might have called and…persuaded the driver to drive by the school…where there may or may not have been a sharp piece of Rarity's clothing from earlier in the road…that might or might not have caused a flat tire." "So you basically hypnotized a taco truck driver to drive by the school where you placed a piece of Rarity's broken clothes on the road to give it a flat so that your sisters won't be in here?" Applejack summed up. "Maybe…?" "Melody Minor that is incredibly devious!" Rarity said. "Well, I am a Siren. And this is for the greater good!" Melody said. "Melody that is kind of hypocritical." Twilight said. "Look, I'm not saying I'm proud of what I did, but I did what I had to do!" There was clapping out in the audience, the Flash band finished playing their song. Flash walked by and gave Twilight a dirty look, which caused her to tear a little. "The next act of the second round of the semifinals is Melody Minor!" Celestia announced. "Okay girls. With my sisters out of the way I can unleash my song." Melody said. She walked on stage and touched her pendant. She was gonna put everything she had into this song. She only did small songs before but this one was going to be a big one. [Melody Minor] I am the rhythm and you are the melody This is our symphony We are the music that will resonate The darkness of hate We may want fame But we are all the same Together we will fight To bring back the light We are all together We are united forever Me and you, together Will give up never-r-r-r The song was starting work its literal magic on the students. They started to smile at each other and be friendly too. [Melody Minor] I am the rhythm and you are the melody Together this is our symphony This is true harmony-y-y-y In times of hatred Remember what we said That when we are together Nothing can stop us ever Not the time to hesitate This is our fate When I call You will never fall As the students became friendly to one another a pink mist was being emitted from the students. This mist went unseen by everyone except Melody. This was stronger than before, which was good. The pendant she possessed started to glow and absorb the mist. [Melody Minor] Times are now tough But this has been enough Sing this song with me And together we'll break free We are true harmony We are the symphony With me as the rhythm and you as the melody-y-y-y She finished feeding off the positive energy the students created. But as she did she looked at her pendant and noticed it was a lighter hue of red than before. "Well, that was an exelaint performance!" Celestia commented. "While it sad to say that another band has been eliminated. Melody Minor… you advance to the final round! The final round of the semifinals will begin with Trixie and the Illusions!" Melody ran back stage to meet her friends. She was excited that their plan was working. "You guys, it works! My spell really softened my sisters' spell!" She said excitedly. "Great job Melody." Twilight told Melody. "Thanks. Good luck winning." "We don't need luck to win." Rainbow Dash told her. "Do you think the counter-spell is ready to be performed now while everyone is more friendly and the spell is soften?" "No…not yet. I'm almost done!" Twilight said hastily. "By tonight's performance the counter-spell will absolutely be ready! With only one chance we need this to be perfect." "Oh okay. But I think it will be best that you play that spell before my sisters have a chance to sing again." Melody said. She heard the door open and saw her sisters walking through it. "Melody!" Sonata said. She then ran up and hugged her. "Sorry we missed your big performance Melody." Adagio said. "But trying to get this one away from the taco truck is like splitting an atom. It only leads to disaster." Aria said. Sonata then pulled a taco out of Adagio's hair. "Strange part is that the driver didn't even know why he was there." She then took a bite of her taco. "Sonata I told you to stop storing food in my hair!" Adagio said. "It takes forever to wash it out!" "I can't help it if your hair is a perfect hiding space!" "Hey remember when Melody was five and she had a nightmare so she crawled into Adagio's hair." Aria said as she laughed. Melody's face turned red. "Can we please not talk about that." "Okay…Mel Mel." Adagio snickered as Melody gave her the death stare. Trixie's band was then finishing up. [Trixie Lulamoon] ...I got tricks up my sleeve See me dominate 'Cause I'm powerful and grea-ea-eat! The crowd then applauded. "Fantastic!" Principal Celestia said. Trixie then walked over to the Rainbooms. "Hmph. You're never gonna top that performance, 'Rain-goons'. You shouldn't be allowed to when you have such a big advantage over the rest of us." "My superior guitar playing and off-the-charts awesome singing voice?" Rainbow Dash said cockily. Trixie then laughed. "Oh, don't be ridiculous. I mean her!" She pointed to Twilight. "If you were really all that, Rainbow Dash, you wouldn't have needed to bring in some magical ringer to have half a chance. Everyone's talking about it." "Ha! Puh-leeze! I could win this thing as a solo act and everybody knows it!" "Sure you could." Trixie then disappeared in a cloud of smoke. Everybody coughed. Pinkie Pie gasped. "She's gone! Oh, wait. There she is." Trixie was then scene hiding behind a box then running off. "Next up, the Rainbooms." Principal Celestia announced. "Knock 'em dead, Rainbooms!" Spike said. "I'll be here... Just... Watching." Sunset said disappointingly. [The Rainbooms] Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! [Rainbow Dash] Awesome as I wanna be [The Rainbooms] Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! [Rainbow Dash] Awesome as I wanna be First you see me riding on a sonic boom Got my guitar shreddin' up my latest tune There is nothin' you can do to beat me I'm so good that you can't defeat me [Rainbow Dash and the Rainbooms] Yeah, I'm awesome, take caution Watch out for me, I'm awesome as I wanna be (Yeah!) I'm awesome, take caution Watch out for me, I'm awesome as I wanna be [The Rainbooms] Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Rainbow Dash was starting to grow pony ears as she was playing her solo. Sunset just reacted and shoved Rainbow off the stage. Rainbow's ears became normal and gave her a dirty look. Principals Celestia and Luna also gave Sunset dirty looks. Flash then got up in front of the crowd. "Now that's the bad girl we love to hate!" The crowd then jeered in. Sunset said "No. It isn't like that." She then walked off stage with the Rainbooms. The Dazzlings then gave each other a 'this is perfect' look. They knew that they could use this to their advantage. Melody cringed. There was no way her friends would advance to the finals with that performance. She put her hands over her pendant and took a deep breath. Backstage the Rainbooms and Sunset were talking about what just happened. "What was that?!" Rainbow Dash accused. "You were showing them your magic. I-I didn't know what else to do." Sunset stuttered. "Ugh. Close the curtains? Unplug her amp? Give us a chance to deal with the situation?" Rarity suggested. "I'm sorry, I just wanted to help." "Yeah, well, you didn't." Rainbow said harshly. Applejack got into Rainbow's face. "None of this would've happened if you weren't tryin' to show off – as usual." Trixie then showed up. "Good show, 'Rain-brooms'. I especially liked the part where Sunset Shimmer, in a fit of jealous rage, knocked out Rainbow Dash mid-guitar solo!" Sunset then over stood Trixie "It wasn't a fit of jealous rage!" She yelled in her face. She then saw everyone had a nervous look. "If you say so." Trixie then saw the judges consulting. "Ooh! Looks like they've already decided who'll be moving on to the finals! I'm guessing it wasn't too difficult a decision." She said as she looked at herself in her compact mirror. The doors then opened. Melody walked through them and started singing. Melody's pendant then glowed as she put her hand over it. The Principals' eyes glowed green as she continued to sing, recasting her spell that she put on them before. "Huh?" Sunset said. She was confused by what Melody was doing. She then turned her head as she heard her friends arguing. The Dazzlings walked up behind Melody as she finished her spell. They too were confused by what Melody was doing. "Uh Melody, what are you doing?" Adagio asked. "Oh just making a certain band a lock to move onto the finals." She said. "Why? What band?" Aria asked. "Does it matter? The other band will be jealous either way." Melody said. "True." Sonata said. On the other side of the stage the Rainbooms were arguing. "What can we do? There isn't gonna be another opportunity for us to play. And I had the most gorgeous outfit for the finals!" Rarity said. "Yup, 'cause that's the real tragedy here, Rarity – that you won't get to play dress-up!" Applejack said aggressively. "You know perfectly well that is not what I meant!" Rarity said defensively. Rainbow Dash then got between them. "You guys wanna keep it down? They're about to announce who's moving on." "Who are you kidding? You know it isn't gonna be us." Fluttershy stated. Principal Celestia then got on stage. She grabbed a microphone and made her announcement. "The band that will be joining the Dazzlings and Melody Minor in tonight's finals is" Trixie then started to walk out "... The Rainbooms!" "What?!" Trixie said both surprised and shocked, as was everyone else. "Did they just say, 'the Rainbooms'?!" Pinkie asked. Trixie then stormed out. "This isn't over!" The Rainbooms then walked on stage. "Congratulations, girls. You deserve it." Principal Celestia said. "Seriously?! We didn't even finish our—!" Pinkie Pie was then cut off by Rainbow Dash elbowing her. Melody walked out on stage with her sisters behind her. "See you all tonight at the big show, Rainbooms. Be sure to bring your A-game." She said. Adagio then spoke up. "Yeah. And I can speak for all of my sisters when I say that we are truly looking forward to it." The four girls then walked away. "Yeah, well... Not as much as we are!" Rainbow rebutted. The crowd then jeered as the Rainbooms and Sunset left. The Dazzlings then broke away from Melody to put the rest of their plan in motion. Then Adagio's pendant glowed and the voice she was talking to last night was speaking to her again. "You are far too lenient with her! She could have messed up your plans!" The voice said. "No, I'm not. Even if the Rainbooms didn't advance we could still use it to our advantage." Adagio said in her head. "Could you? Don't you find it a bit odd that Melody just decided to have the Rainbooms advance? The answer she gave you wasn't straight! There must be a reason she made them advance." "What reason could she have? It's not like she knows that they have magic inside them!" "And you haven't told her why? Why have you neglected to tell her what you found? Is it because you know she's weak and would never go along with it?" Adagio growled. "Melody is not weak! She just wants some fun! See I realized we have just been holding her back and by doing thing on her own she gets stronger! You never let us do anything by ourselves and was constantly over our heads!" "And look what you accomplished because of it! You almost had Equestria in the palm of your hooves!" "Don't even try taking credit for that! We were the ones who worked hard on our voices! We were the ones who actually took action! We were the ones who took revenge! All you did was terrorize and yell at us to practice more!" "I was just waiting for the right time. Perhaps if you did what I said and took more time to practice you probably would not have been outsmarted by those six ponies!" "JUST SHUT UP! WE COULDN'T WAIT BECAUSE WE ACTUALLY LOVED ABOUT SOLO AND M-" "Adagio, you okay?" Sonata asked as she pulled yet another out of Adagio's hair. Just before she turned around her pendant stopped glowing. "Oh, yeah. I'm just thinking about the finals tonight. Come on, let's give Trixie a push." "This is a travesty! A travesty!" Trixie said dramatically. Adagio then came and put her hand on her shoulder. "It really is! The Rainbooms don't even deserve to be in the finals. Not when your band was far better in the semis." "And wanted it so much more." Aria cut in. "But alas, this is the way it's going to be; Dazzlings vs. Melody vs. Rainbooms." Adagio said in a disappointing tone. Sonata then cut in. "Unless, of course, the Rainbooms don't manage to make it to their set or if they get held up for some reason." Aria and Adagio then gave Trixie a look. Trixie then gave a sinister chuckle at the wicked plan forming in her head. Later the Rainbooms and Sunset Shimmer were setting up the stage for their performance. Rainbow Dash held the microphone. "Check, one, two. Testing, testing..." She taped microphone as Sunset adjusted the acoustics "Testing...!" There was a loud feedback. Sunset quickly readjusted the acoustics and gave a funny smile. "This doesn't make any sense. We were awful. Doesn't anybody else think it's strange that we're the ones that made it to the finals?" Fluttershy said. "Very strange." Trixie then appeared with her goons behind her. "What are you doing here, Trixie? Pretty sure the losers are supposed to be up there in the cheap seats." Rainbow said. "The Great and Powerful Trixie is the most talented girl at Canterlot High. It is I who deserves to be in the finals. And I will not..." She then snapped her fingers." ...be denied!" One of her goons pulled a lever and a trap door opened and the Rainbooms and Sunset feel in. Trixie gave an evil laugh. "See you never!" She said evilly as the trap door slammed shut, not noticing Spike running away. The Dazzlings then appeared at the entrance of the stadium with smug looks on their faces. Adagio chuckle. "See, I told you someone would give them a shove." "But she didn't shove them. She pulled the lever." Sonata said as the other two gave her a 'really?' look while she had a stupid look on her face, Adagio then slapped her own face in frustration. Aria rolled her eyes. "Ugh, go back to sleep, Sonata." She said tiredly. Later the Dazzlings and Melody were home getting ready for the finals. "This is it my sisters! The day we have been waiting for for millennia!" Adagio said as she put on her spiked bracelets. "Yeah! Finally we get our full powers back!" Sonata said as she tightened her tie. "This world will now know wrath of the Sirens!" Aria said as she adjusted her corset. "Most importantly we final get to prove a certain someone wrong!" Adagio said as she put her hand on her pendant. Sonata gasped. "Don't tell me he has been talking to you?!" Sonata said. Adagio looked at her and then walked over to Melody's room and knocked on the door. "Melody, are you ready?" She asked. "Just a couple of minutes. I need to finish my hair." Melody said through the door. Adagio then gestured Aria and Sonata to her room. Once all three of them were in there she shut the door and took a deep breath. "Okay. Yes he has been talking to me." "Adagio!!" Sonata exclaimed. "Look, I have just been ignoring him." Adagio said. She then looked at Aria. Sonata noticed and gasped. "That is what you two were arguing about last night! Why did you two hide this from me?!" Aria spoke up. "We know who you would feel. After what happened with Melody and Solo-" Aria instantly regretted what just came out of her mouth. "Shut up!" Sonata snapped. "What happened to Solo and Melody was his fault! And me and Solo… that was literally centuries ago! The three of us agreed to never tell Melody about it, but that doesn't mean you should keep things from me as well." "Sonata, you are our sister, but you are still the youngest and we just want to protect you." Adagio said. "But still, keeping that he has been talking to you from me is just wrong. This affects me just as much as you!" "Sonata, you moron. You sweet stupid moron. No matter what we will always protect you from the truth if it would hurt you, just like with Melody." Aria said. Sonata growled. "Did you two know that Melody is friends with the Rainbooms?" "WHAT?!" Adagio and Aria gasped. "Yeah! Think about it. At the party when they left Melody was gone. That sleepover she was at was with those girls. She talked with them a lot backstage today. Think about it." "No. No! NO!" Aria said horrified as she put the o so obvious clues together and she was also horrified that Sonata had figured it out first. "Sonata is…r…r…right!" Aria gauged as she said those words. "Well, statistically it had to happen at some point in our lives." Adagio said. "But just because Melody was friends with them doesn't mean anything. She just makes friends easily." "But still-" "No! If Melody knew about them she would have told us. We are her sisters, her family." Adagio said. There was a knock at the door. "I'm ready." Melody said through the door. "Okay. Give us a minute." Adagio said. "Look, tonight is the night. We continue with the plan." "Yeah." Aria and Sonata said. They opened the door and found Melody at the front door. She was wearing a multi-layered frilly skirt that went just below her knees and was red that goes lighter as the layers descend. Like Aria she had on a corset only hers didn't connect to her neck and had thorny vines in the design. She had poofy sleeves that were dark red and she had black heeled shoes with a single red rose one the outside ankles and had black laces under the roses. Like Adagio she had one spiked bracelets, only hers were silver and had black roses between the spikes, giving it the appearance of a rose vine. Final her hair was in a braid along her back and had red roses in the knots and at the base was a much larger black rose and had three red laces with three different shades of red, she still kept the small braid and rose from before. "Oh Melody! You are perfect!" Sonata said. Melody blushed. "Come on." "16 years. 16 years ago were found you on our front door. A baby, all alone. Now grown up and part of a family." Adagio said teared up. "Stop it. We're going to get emotional before the finals." "But it is true. For 16 years you have been a part of our family. You have without a doubt been the best thing to happen to us in the millennia we have been banished to this forsaken world." Aria said. Melody teared up. "You know, I don't think I have ever properly thanked you all for what you've done for me." "You don't have to thank us. You being our sister is enough." Adagio said as she hugged Melody, who hugged back. Melody felt conflicted inside. What she was going to do at the Battle of the Bands, help break their spell, felt wrong inside. But not doing it also felt wrong. The choice between saving the world and her family was tearing her up inside. "So Melody, we leaving?" Sonata said. "Yes. Let's go." Melody said. Author's Note The song that the Crusaders sang belongs to Lolirock and the Dazzlings sang belongs to Monster High and copyrights belong to them. Well, this chapter took a long time to post, but so worth it. Now, the biggest mysteries are who is this male being that Adagio communicates with, and why does he make ther Dazzlings angry? Next, who is this Solo? Is he a Pony or a Person? Why would Sonata be especially upset by this? What is the revenge the Dazzlings mentioned? Just what secrets are the Dazzlings keeping from their sister? The Final Battle, Or Is It?The Dazzlings and Melody arrived at the stadium where the finals would be held. Melody looked around for the Rainbooms and Sunset Shimmer but didn't see them. She looked at the play list and saw 'Rainbooms' crossed out and 'Trixie and the Illusions' written under it. This shocked her. Did her spell were off and the Principals changed their decision. Melody found Principal Celestia. "Hey, why are the Rainbooms not playing?" Melody asked her. "They never checked in so we had to find another band to take their place in the finals, and since Trixie and the Illusions were their opponents in the semis we put them in instead." She answered. "Oh. OK." Melody thought 'they didn't check in? Oh, maybe they got held up. I just hope that they get here soon.' Adagio, Aria, and Sonata pulled a smile when they saw Trixie about to play. Adagio licked her lips. "Oh sisters, I can practically taste the Rainbooms's boiling anger." Aria smiled. "Yes. Before Trixie finishes her song they will snap. Then we will feast on their negative energy." Sonata then cut in. "Shouldn't we tell Melody about this?" Aria scratched her head. "We should shouldn't we?" "Yes we should. She's our sister. We should treat her like one." Adagio said. She found Melody in the instrument corner. "Hey Melody." "Yes Adagio?" Melody said, quickly turning around. "Melody, darling..." "What?" Sonata groaned. "We found the source of magic in the school." Melody was shocked. Did they know about the Rainbooms from her? "It is a band of girls, the Rainbooms. And before you say it, we already know you were friends with them." Aria said. "Girls, I didn't-" "No it's okay Melody. You couldn't have known. We didn't tell you, and they haven't released their magic yet so you wouldn't recognized their abundance." Adagio said. "But how do you know they're the source of the magic?" Melody asked. "Easy. They failed to fall under our first spell in the cafeteria. Our voices were strong enough to enchant these non-magical humans, but not strong enough to enchant those with high amounts of Equestrian magic to be immune to it." Adagio explained. "But what do you mean by "haven't released their magic"?" "Oh simple: they haven't fought yet, so we can't feed off them yet. But you dearest sister have unknowingly given us the key!" Sonata said. "How so?" "Oh when you had the Rainbooms advance to the finals, we payed a little visit to Trixie. She currently had those fools locked up under the stage! When Trixie plays they will most certainly argue over missing their performance and with all that negativity and magic we will finally be restored to full power!" Adagio said. "And when we do, we will rule this world!" Aria said. Sonata then rubbed her hands together. "Then we will find our way back to Equestria and finally get our revenge on those Ponies!" She then did an evil maniacal laugh with the lights going dark red and there was thunder sounds in the background. Sonata then saw the face her sisters were giving her, which was a scared look, and she turned and saw a stage man messing with the lights and sounds. "Wow. That was a perfect coincidence." Aria said. Melody was too freaked to care about that. Her friends were trapped and she couldn't do anything about it. "What's gonna happen to the Rainbooms when we're done?" "Well, since you seem to like them, maybe we could keep them as pets." Adagio said. Melody was in dire conflict. She didn't want to help her sisters with their plan, but she couldn't betray them either. But she knew the Rainbooms would pull out. She just hoped that they could win on their own. Trixie and the Illusions started playing their song, with Trixie smiling as she was literally above the Rainbooms. [The Illusions] Oh, whoa, oh-oh-oh-oh [Trixie Lulamoon] Ya better believe I got tricks up my sleeve See me dominate 'Cause I'm powerful and grea-ea-eat [The Illusions] Oh, whoa, oh oh oh oh In the storage room under the stage the Rainbooms and Sunset were still trapped. Rainbow Dash was repeatedly shoving the door but it wouldn't open. "Give it up, Rainbow Dash. You've been tryin' at this for hours. It's not gonna open."Applejack told her. "I don't think that it matters that we're stuck down here. I don't think the counter-spell would have worked anyway." Twilight said sadly. "Of course it would have worked, Twilight. Assumin' a certain band member didn't try to hog the spotlight the whole time we were tryin' to play it!" Applejack implied. "Hey! If you wanna tell Twilight she's getting a little too caught up trying to be the new leader of this band, you don't have to be all cryptic about it." Rainbow Dash said. Twilight backed up as she started to tear up. "She was talking about you, Rainbow Dash!" Rarity told her. "Me?! I'm just trying to make sure my band rocks as hard as it needs to!" "OUR BAND!" Rarity, Applejack, Pinkie Pie, and even Fluttershy yelled at her. Twilight was backed against the wall. "But why wasn't it working? I should know what to do. How could I not know what to do? How could I have failed like this?!" Sunset saw this and then looked at her arguing friends.. Applejack got in Rainbow's face. "It might've been your idea to start a band, but it's not just your band, Rainbow Dash!" "I'm the one who writes all the songs!" Rainbow said back. "I write songs! You just never let us play any of them!" Fluttershy told her. "I had the most perfect outfits for us to wear!" Rarity said. "Again with the costumes! No one cares what we're wearin'!" Applejack said, agitated. "I care, Applejack! So sorry if I enjoy trying to make a creative contribution to the band!" Rarity said defensive. Pinkie Pie then showed up between them. "Hey! Anybody here remember fun?! I'll give you a hint: It's the exact opposite of being in the Rainbooms!" She said vigorously. "I wish I never asked any of you to be in my band!" Rainbow Dash said. "I wish I'd never agreed to be in it!" Rarity said. "Me neither!" Fluttershy and Applejack agreed. Rainbow Dash, Applejack, Fluttershy, Rarity and Pinkie Pie started arguing and producing a green mist that went through the ceiling. Sunset gave a worried look Back above Trixie and the Illusions were finishing their song. [Trixie Lulamoon] Ya better believe I got tricks up my sleeve See me dominate 'Cause I'm powerful and grea-ea-eat! Fireworks then went off and the crowd cheered. The Dazzlings and Melody were watching as Trixie walked by. "Try to top that!" Trixie said with at smirk. "Oh, gosh! I don't know if we can!" Adagio said sarcastically. The Dazzlings and Melody started laughing. Adagio does a 'cut off' jester with her hands and Aria, Melody, and Sonata stop laughing. As they went to the stage they saw the negative energy the Rainbooms produced. The Dazzlings smiled wickedly. Melody pulled a fake smile too. She only prayed that they could make it out in time. The Dazzlings and Melody, who was next Aria, walked out on stage and started singing. [The Dazzlings and Melody Minor] Ahh, ah-ah, ahh Ah, ah-ah, ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah Ah, ah-ah, ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah The four girls absorbed the negative energy into their glowing red pendants. They finally had it: their magic! Now nothing can stop them! Back in the storage room Rainbow Dash, Applejack, Fluttershy, Rarity and Pinkie Pie were arguing. Sunset realized what was happening. "Stop! You have to stop! This is what they've been after all along! They're feeding off of the magic inside you!" Sunset shouted. "How can they be using our magic? It's the magic of friendship." Applejack asked. "Ever since you started this band, you've been letting little things get to you. I never said anything 'cause I didn't feel like it was my place. Not when I'm so new to this whole 'friendship' thing. I still have a lot to learn. But I do know that if you don't work out even the smallest problems right at the start, the magic of friendship can be turned into something else." Sunset told them. "I can't believe all this tension was happening right under my nose and I didn't realize it. I'm supposed to be the one with all the answers. And all I've since I've got here is let you down." Twilight said. "I don't think anyone is supposed to have all the answers." Sunset told her. "But you can count on your friends to help you find them." "I think you already have. C'mon! We need to get out of here." All 7 girls pushed on the door but fell down. There was a knock at the door and it opened. Spike was there when the door opened. "Spike!" Twilight said. She picked him up and hugged him. "Sorry I took so long. I had to find somebody who wasn't under the Sirens' spell to help me get you out." Spike said as Vinyl Scratch appeared in the doorway. "Why isn't she under their spell?" Twilight asked. "Never takes off her headphones." Spike pointed out. Vinyl gave a thumbs up. "Come on, y'all! Time to prove we've still got the magic of friendship inside us!" Applejack said. "And there's only one way to do it!" Twilight said. "We're getting the band back together?" Pinkie Pie asked enthusiastically. "We're getting our band back together!" Rainbow Dash answered. "Whee!" "Ooh, which version of the counter-spell are we going to play?" Rarity asked. "I don't think it matters what song we play, as long as we play it together , as friends." Twilight said. "I know just the song. Fluttershy's written a really great one." Rainbow said. Fluttershy squealed with joy. "We're about to save the world here. Personally, I think we should do it in style. Rarity?" Applejack said. "I thought you'd never ask!" Rarity said enthusiastically, while pulling out a line of rock star clothes out of nowhere. [The Dazzlings and Melody Minor] Ah-ha, ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah Ah-ha, ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah [Adagio Dazzle] Welcome to the show [Sonata Dusk, Aria Blaze, and Melody Minor] Ah-ah-ah-ah, ah [Adagio Dazzle] We're here to let you know [Sonata Dusk, Aria Blaze, and Melody Minor] Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah [Adagio Dazzle] Our time is now [Sonata Dusk, Aria Blaze, and Melody Minor] Ah-ah-ah-ah, ah [The Dazzlings and Melody Minor] Your time is running out Ah, ah, ah Ah-ha, ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah... On top of the hill in front of the stadium the Rainbooms were in their costumes and looked nervous as they looked down at the stadium. "How are we supposed to play over them from up here?" Rainbow Dash asked. A car horn honks and Vinyl was driving. She pushed a button and the car turned into a dj system with laser lights. The Rainbooms cheered. [The Dazzlings and Melody Minor] Feel the wave of sound As it crashes down Giant red waves appeared and crashed down, hypnotizing all the students. [The Dazzlings and Melody Minor] You can't turn away We'll make you wanna sta-a-a-ay A flash of bright light appeared out of their four pendants. [The Dazzlings and Melody Minor] We will be adored They then became engulfed in a red energy. [The Dazzlings and Melody Minor] Tell us that you want us We won't be ignored It's time for our reward Their bodies became space like and grew pony ears and extended pony tails, except for Melody, who had a braid instead of a ponytail like AJ. [The Dazzlings and Melody Minor] Now you need us Come and heed us Their space like bodies then shattered. Adagio grew purple fin like wings, Sonata grew light pink fin like wings, Aria grew light green fin like wings, and Melody grew red fin like wings. And all their clothes sparkled in certain areas. [The Dazzlings and Melody Minor] Nothing can stop us now The Dazzlings and Melody then got a look of confusion as they heard voices singing. Adagio looked at Sonata with frustration and Sonata gave a 'I don't know' look. Then Aria pointed to the hill. Adagio then became frustrated even more. They all turn to see the Rainbooms playing. Melody smiled a little as her friends were alright. [The Rainbooms] Oh-oh, oh-whoa-oh I've got the music in me Oh-oh, oh-whoa-oh [Twilight Sparkle] Don't need to hear a crowd Cheering out my name I didn't come here seeking Infamy or fame [The Rainbooms] The one and only thing That I am here to bring Is music, is the music Is the music in my soul Gonna break out (Out!) A flash of light appeared and Rainbooms began to transform. [The Rainbooms] Set myself free, yeah Let it all go (Go!) Just let it be, yeah Find the music in your heart Let the music make you start To set yourself apart The Rainbooms grew pony ears, extended ponytails with bright color strips, and Twilight, Fluttershy, and Rainbow Dash grew wings. "So the Rainbooms really want to turn this into a real Battle of the Bands?" Adagio said from the stage. "Then lets battle!" She said as she smiled at Aria and Sonata, who smiled back. [The Dazzlings] What we have in store (ah-ah) All we want and more (ah-ah) We will break on through (ah-ah) Now it's time to finish you! Adagio' eyes turned red. Then sound waves emitted from Adagio's pendant and entered Aria's and Sonata's pendant and their eyes turned red too. But not Melody's pendant. Then a bright red light appeared. Then a dark red energy came out of Adagio's, Aria's, and Sonata's pendants. A yellow sea horse with a gem in it's chest projection appeared above Adagio. A purple sea horse with a gem in it's chest projection appeared above Aria. And a blue sea horse with a gem in it's chest projection appeared above Sonata. Then the projections came at the Rainbooms. The projections circled the Rainbooms and then prepared to attack. Rarity blasted a shower of diamonds from her key-tar at Aria's projection. Fluttershy blasted Sonata's projection with a beam of butterflies from her tambourin. Twilight the vocalized a blast of stars at Adagio's projection. On stage Adagio looked irritated. Just before the stars hit her projection Adagio's projection then vocalized, sending the stars away and pushing Twilight back a bit. Then Aria's and Sonata's projections appeared next to Adagio's projection and then all three projections vocalized, which the Dazzlings on stage are doing the actual vocalizing. The vocalizing intensifies, sending the Rainbooms to the ground. Twilight lost the microphone and it landed next to Sunset Shimmer, who nervously picked it up. The Dazzlings then gave evilish smiles while completely ignoring Melody, who had a worried look. "Sunset Shimmer, we need you!" Twilight said as she reached her arm out to her. Sunset hesitated for a moment but then walk in front of her friends and then took off her jacket. Vinyl then started a beet and Sunset started singing. [Sunset Shimmer] You're never gonna bring me down You're never gonna break this part of me My friends are here to bring me 'round Not singing just for popularity The Dazzlings then became angry and cringed. [Sunset Shimmer and Twilight Sparkle] We're here to let you know That we won't let it go [The Rainbooms] Our music is a bomb and it's about to blow The Dazzlings' projections then came rushing towards the Rainbooms. [Sunset Shimmer and Twilight Sparkle] And you can try to fight But we have got the light of [The Rainbooms] Friendship on our side! Got the music in our hearts We're here to blow this thing apart A rainbow then appeared and pushed back the projections, snapped the students out of the spell, and hit the Dazzlings, who were pushed back, but Melody was unaffected by it. Adagio's eyes turned back to normal and gave a sad face. [The Rainbooms] And together, we will never Be afraid of the dark Sunset then started to levitate and glowed. [The Rainbooms] Here to sing our song out loud Get you dancing with the crowd As the music of our friendship Survives, survives! Sunset grew pony ears and a extended ponytail. The Rainbooms levitated and continued to sing. Then a rainbow shot up and created a glowing sphere with all their colors, including Sunset's red. [All sans Dazzlings and Melody] Got the music in our hearts We're here to blow this thing apart And together, we will never Be afraid of the dark Here to sing our song out loud Get you dancing with the crowd As the music of our friendship A giant alicorn with a rainbow main appeared and the Dazzlings gave a worried look. [All sans Dazzlings and Melody] Survives, survives, survives! Then the alicorn blasted a rainbow from its horn at the Dazzlings. The Dazzlings's projections shattered and then their pendants started cracking and broke pieces off, but not completely destroyed. While Melody's pendant wasn't as damaged as the others', hers did have some creaks in it. The Dazzlings and Melody went back to their normal form and on the stage floor rubbing their heads. The Dazzlings look at the ground in front of them and look horrified as they saw shards of their pendants on the floor. Aria and Sonata both looked at Adagio's pendant and screamed, as did Adagio. The three of the frantically tried to put the pieces back into the creaks on their pendants, but the pieces just fell out. "No. No! NO! NO!!" Adagio screamed as she frantically tried to put the pieces of her pendant together. "This is horrible!" Aria said. "We have to fix them! Quickly!" Sonata said. The Rainbooms were coming to the stage as they went to go check on the Dazzlings and Melody. "Is it just me, or do they seemed terrified of something?" Twilight said as she walked up the steps. "Yeah. I mean Melody mentioned their power was tied to their pendants, but this seems more." Sunset said. "Adagio it's gonna be okay." Melody said as she walked up to her. "No it's not!" Adagio said. She saw her pendant glow violent red. "No!" Aria and Sonata saw this and rushed over. They tried to help Adagio put her pendant together, only for the pieces to just fall off again. "Son of a Mexican bean burrito!" Sonata said. "Argh!" Adagio screamed as her pendant glowed brighter. She put her hands on it as she then started to levitate. "Uh, what's happening?" Rainbow Dash said as she grew a little worried. "Crap!" Aria yelled as she and Sonata also put their hands over Adagio's pendant. They too levitated as they went higher. Then red energy flowed from the creaks in their own pendants into the creaks on Adagio's pendant. "Finally!" A large voice boomed from Adagio's pendant. This made the Rainbooms, Sunset, Melody, and the Dazzlings scared. By this point all the audience had left the stadium, knowing from past experience that this wasn't good. "Melody! Run! NOW!!" Adagio said to Melody. "Adagio, what is going on?!" Melody began to freak. "He is returning! Run!" Sonata yelled. "Who? Who is coming?" Twilight asked the Dazzlings. "Leviathan! Now all of you need to RUN!!" Aria hollered. "What or who is a Leviathan?!" Applejack said. Twilight gasped as she knew what that was. "Girls, we need to run. Now!" "Adagio, Aria, Sonata, what's a Leviathan?" Melody asked. "Not a what, a who!" Sonata screamed. Sunset then remembered something from her studies back in Equestria. "Melody come on! We need to leave!" She grabbed Melody's hand. Melody jerked her hand away. "No! Not until they tell me what's happening!" Melody yelled. "Melody just RUN! Please!" Aria yelled. "No! Who is this Leviathan?!" Melody said, demanding an answer. "Fine! He is-" Adagio then screamed as a blast of red energy came from her pendant. Her and her sisters fell to the ground. The energy then started to take on a shape. It turned into a creature that had the top half of a Unicorn, but the bottom half of an octopus. The Unicorn half was light blue with silver beard and hair. The octopus half was dark blue. When he opened his eyes they were red with slight pupils, he laughed, revealing his sharp teeth. "Free! Finally free!" He looked down at the terrified Dazzlings. "Hello, my daughters." "DAUGHTERS?!" Everyone was both surprised and scared. "Yes. The Leviathan is our father." Adagio said as she held her frightened sisters' hands. Author's Note Well, well. It has been a while, but the big reveal is here! The Sirens' PlanThe scene starts off by closing in on a restaurant and fading into the joint full of arguing customers. A green magic-like gas is emanating from these angry people and is being absorbed into four red gem necklaces worn by four hooded teenage girls who were singing at the back of the resturant. After they stopped singing they took off their hoods revealing their faces. One of them was named Adagio Dazzle, a yellow skinned girl with magenta eyes, orange poofy hair with yellow stripes and a purple spike headband. She was wearing blue jeans and a purple jacket. Across from Adagio was a purple skinned girl named Aria Blaze, she had purple eyes and purple hair with neon green stripes held in pigtails with silver stars and wore the same blue jeans as Adagio and a dark green jacket. Next to Aria was a light blue skinned, magenta eyed girl named Sonata Dusk. Sonata had light blue hair with two darker blue stripes going down the center of her hair that was put up in a ponytail, she also wore jeans and a dark magenta jacket. Sitting next to Adagio was a light amber skinned girl named Melody Minor, who had light blue eyes and blonde hair with red highlights that was straight down and her bangs were braided into a small braid that she kept in front of her right ear with a red rose at the top. She wore blue jeans and a purple jacket. Aria sighed. "That was barely worth the effort, Adagio. I'm tired of fast food. I need a meal!" "The energy in this world isn't the same as in Equestria. We can only gain so much power here." Adagio explained. "Ugh! I wish we were never banished to this awful place!" Aria complained. "Really? I love it here!" Adagio said sarcastically, then giving Aria a look of annoyance. "For realsies?" Sonata said surpizingly. "Because I think this place is the worst." "I, uh, I don't think this place is so bad." Melody spoke up. "You only think that because..." Aria started. "Because you were born in this world, so you naturally like this world. "Adagio finished. She turned to Melody. "Your still far too young to..." She began. "I'm almost 16!" Melody complained. "But your not a full fledged Siren, well not yet at least." Adagio said. "Besides Melody, you shouldn't talk about age! We are so old that those Romans have legends about us!" Sonata said. "It was the Greeks who had the stories about us! And even then you were the worst!" Aria said aggressively. Melody sighed, having heard of her sisters' stories a thousand times about them being trapped on an island for decades luring sailors to their deaths, not their finest moments, and it always bummed her out when they mentioned it. But she turned to see Aria and Sonata were arguing over who was the worst and giggled under her breath over their arguing. "Ergh! I'll tell you one thing, being stuck here with those two isn't making this world any more bearable." Adagio said through clenched teeth, having to endure they're arguing since forever was really straining her patience. Just then a loud boom caught their attention, especially Adagio's. The four of them ran outside to see a rainbow beam shoot up at the sky. The red gems around their necks shined. Adagio gasped. "Did you feel that?! Do you know what that is?" Adagio asked excitedly. "I don't know." Aria and Sonata said while Melody just stared confusingly at Adagio, who had a disappointed look on her face. Adagio grabbed Aria by her collar. "It's Equestrian magic!" Adagio said in her face. Aria rolled her eyes. "But this world doesn't have Equestrian magic." Aria stated. "It does now." Adagio said while letting go of Aria and walked forward and smiled wickedly. "And we're going to use it to make this pathetic little world, adore us!" Aria and Sonata smiled in agreement. Melody looked at them with a worried expression. 'Oh no.' She thought. The Dazzlings and Melody went home and were excited, well except one. "Finally! This is the break we've been waiting for!" Adagio said eagerly. "Yes! Now we can finally get our real powers back!" Aria said. "It feels like we've waited thousands of years for this!" Sonata said. "That's because we have been waiting thousands of years!" Aria said bitterly. "And yet you barely look older than me." Melody said. "Well, we are immortal creatures, since we do carry magic blood from our-" Sonata was about to finish her sentence when Aria covered her mouth, knowing what she was going to say next. Melody ignored it. "Am I the only one who thinks that it's a little weird that such a large amount of magic just all of the sudden appeared?" "Right. With such a large supply of magic, it must have come from a source, meaning it could be ours!" Adagio said. "But how are we going to find it?" Sonata asked. "It's simple! We find a map of the city and we see where it could have come from based on direction we were looking at." Aria explained, already pulling up a map on her laptop, which has 'DONT TOUCH, SONATA' on it. "Hey Melody, why don't you go to bed an the rest of us will search for the magic source." Adagio suggested. "Fine." Melody said. She went to her room and got changed and layed down. But she couldn't sleep knowing what was going to happen next. She stroked her pendant, and even though it was a gem she could fell it as if it was a part of her, which it was. When she became a Siren she had this deep urge to feed. No matter how many times she feed, she could never get fully satisfied. She knew that she won't be able to talk her sisters out of this, so the least she could do was be there for them when they find the source of the magic. Adagio smiled as she and the others narrowed down the search to one location. "Girls, it looks like we're going to be enrolled in Canterlot High." She said with an evil smile. Author's Note Well, this the first chapter. Personally I didn't really see any background on the Sirens in the original movie and am going to correct that. Hoped you like it! First Day, Let The Battle BeginSunset Shimmer smiled as she approached Adagio, Sonata, and Aria, who were in the shadows. "Hi, are you the new girls that I'm suppose to show around?" Sunset asked. "We are." Adagio confirmed as they stepped out of the shadows. She looked around and turned to Sonata and Aria. "Where's Melody?" She asked. "Well, Sonata?" Aria said accusingly. "What?!" Sonata said as she looked at the other two, confused. "You were suppose to wake up Melody." Aria spat. "I thought Aria was suppose to wake her up this morning." Sonata defended. "No, Adagio told you to do it last night." Aria said. "I thought she told you." "It was you!" "No, you!" "Shut up!" Adagio yelled at both of them. "Is everything okay?" Sunset asked, confused by the situation. "Everything's fine. We just need to wait a little bit for another person." Adagio explained. "Oh, okay. Well what are your names?" "I'm Adagio Dazzle." "I'm Aria Blaze. And this blue haired idiot is the worst!" Aria said as she pointed to Sonata. "It's Sonata Dusk!" Sonata corrected. "And my sister is the worst!" Sonata said as she got into Aria's face. "Oh, you two are sisters?" Sunset asked. "No! Adagio is also our sister! And our youngest is on her way here!" Sonata said blatantly, Adagio giving her a look. "Wow, you there don't look that much different in age? How old is the other sister?" Sunset became curious. "Almost 16! And we-" Sonata's mouth was covered by Aria's hand. "She's going to mess up before we even begin the stupid tour!" Aria thought, and Adagio gave her a look as if she was thinking the same thing. Sunset was very confused about the situation. Four girls who appear the same age who are sisters was very confusing. Plus the other two seem to want Sonata to shut up for some reason. Then there was a muffled "I'm here!" coming through the doors. Melody ran up the stairs and burst through the double doors. "I'm here-ah!" She fell and dropped her book bag, spilling her books. Melody was now wearing a light red sleeveless sailor top, had on a long light grey skirt with red roses with treble clef in the middle on it, a black sash belt that was tide into a bow on the back, had silver charm bracelets on each wrist, and silver open toe healed sandals. The red rose in her hair now was attached to a black sash ribbon. Her book bag was a simple ocean blue. "Hehe, I'm okay." She groaned as she started to reach for her books. "Here, let me help." Sunset offered as she picked up Melody's books and handing them to her, forgetting about what Sonata just talked about before. "Thanks. I'm Melody Minor." Melody said as she took her books. She turned to Adagio. "Sorry I'm late, again." She apologized. "It's fine." Adagio smiled. "Now that everyone's here, let's start the tour." Suset chimed. "Canterlot High is a great school, you're all really gonna love it." Sunset started the tour as Adagio, Sonata, Aria, and Melody followed. "Oh yes, we can really sense that there's something...magical about this place." Adagio grinned. Aria and Sonata grinned back, Melody smiled nervously. As the tour went on, Melody started to enjoy it more and more, while the other three were getting more and more bored. "That's the science lab. Computer lab is in there." Sunset pointed out, then her eyes widen when she spotted a poster. "Oh! We're having a big musical showcase this weekend! The whole school is pretty much rallying around it." Adagio gasped. "A musical showcase, you say?" She grinned as she turned her eyes to Aria and Sonata, who grinned back. Sunset nodded. "I'm sure since your new, Principle Celestia will let you sign up if your interested." "Well we have been known to sing from time to time." Aria informed. "Hello! We sing, like, all the time. It's how we get people to do what we want." Sonata said blatantly. Adagio growled while giving her a cut off hand jester. "I'm going to kill her if she doesn't shut up!" She thought to herself. Aria's face palmed and Melody gave a worried look. Sunset just gave them a confused look. "W-What I'd say?" Sonata asked, not knowing what was going on. "What you meant to say was that being in a musical showcase sounds like a great way for us to meet other students." Adagio saved, giving an awkward smile to Sunset. "Ohhhh, yeah. Th-What she said is what I ment to say. That's what I ment. To say." Sonata realized and agreed. "And what you would have said if you weren't the worst." Aria complained. "You are." Sonata rebutted. Adagio then intervened, stepping in front of them. "You'll have to excuse the two of them. They're idiots." Adagio smiled, Aria and Sonata crossed their arms as she stroked her pendant. There was an awkward silence until Sunset noticed all four of them wearing the same type of necklace. "Gosh, those are pretty." Sunset complemented. She reached for Adagio's necklace. "Where'd you get-" Sunset was cut off when Adagio grabbed her wrist. Adagio then let go and laughed sheepishly. "Sorry. But it's just that these pendants mean an awful lot to us. We'd just die if anything were to ever happen to them." "Oh. Okay." Sunset backed up. "I'll just let you all get settled. Your classes don't officially start until tomorrow so you can explorer the school if you want." She left. "Um, Adagio?" Melody spoke up after Sunset left. "Yes, Melody?" Adagio answered. "Um, well, I was wondering if I could, you know, take a look around? By myself." "Melody you-" "Please? Just this once." Melody begged. Adagio sighed. "You know I don't like it when your alone. You do remember last time you were alone? Don't you?" "I do, but it'll be different this time. This is school! It's not like that night ten years ago." Adagio cringed. The night Melody was referring to was both a horrible and wonderful night. "I just-" "Please Adagio?" Melody then gave Adagio her puppy dog eyes, one of which that no one can say 'no' to. Adagio sighed again. "Alright, you can go by yourself." Melody jumped with joy. "Just be sure to meet us up at the cafeteria doors when lunch starts, okay?" "Alright. I promise." She was about to leave, but then turned around and gave Adagio a hug. "Thank you." Then she skipped off leaving her book bag behind. Adagio sighed. "The things I do for her." She said in her head. "The things you would do for her." Aria said as if reading Adagio's mind. "What does that mean?" Adagio said as Aria and Sonata gave her looks that said 'explanation, please'. "You're the one who became Miss Sister/Mother the moment we found her." Aria said. "Yeah." Sonata pitched in. "Ever since then you've gotten soft." "Soft?!" Adagio exclaimed. "Why I oughta ... augh! Let's just go wait!" Adagio turned and took a few steps forward with Sonata and Aria on her tail. "Oh and Aria, could you grab Melody's book bag?" Adagio said with a smirk. "Sure." Aria picked up the book bag and strained. "What the-?! How many books does that girl have in here?!" She then looked and saw that Adagio was smiling, as if she had known that the Melody had packed a lot of books. *** Meanwhile, right before lunch, Melody was near the music room listening to the band that was playing in there. She was leaning against the door when it suddenly opened and she fell. "Whoa!" She exclaimed. 'What is it with me and falling today?' She thought. "Oh, my! Are you alright?" Rarity asked as she helped her up. Melody nodded shyly. "Wow, she's more shy than Fluttershy in a crowded room." Rainbow Dash commented. Applejack elbowed her rib. "Ow." "So, are ya new here?" Applejack asked. "Yes." Melody answered. "Ooh, a new friend!" Pinkie exclaimed. "I suppose we should introduce ourselves." Rarity suggested. "I'm Rarity." "I'm Fluttershy." Fluttershy said. "Howdy! Ma names Applejack." She said as she tipped her hat. Pinkie then took Melody's hand and shook it so hard her body shook. "Hi! My name's Pinkie Pie, but my friends call me Pinkie. Since your new here that means that you don't have any friends, yet. So that means we can now be the bestest friends ever! Ooh, maybe we should throw you a welcome party so that way you can meet lots of other new friends! And..." "Uh, Pinkie." Applejack said as she pointed to Melody, who's eyes were spinning. "Oopsies." "Ahem." Rainbow Dash interrupted. "And finally I'm Rainbow Dash. As in the Rainbow Dash. The amazing lead singer and guitar player in my band, The Rainbooms." "Our band." Applejack corrected. Rainbow rolled her eyes. "Anyways, what's your name?" "Uh..." Melody was kind of shocked at this point. "M-My name is Melody. Melody Minor." "Ah, Melody. Such an elegant name." Rarity complemented. "I like your rose theme. So beautiful!" She said as noticed all the roses on her clothes. "Oh, thank you." She blushed. "It fits my personality. Beauty on the outside, but thorns on the inside." She laughed, happy that she seems to have already made some new friends. She looked at the clock on the wall and gasped. "Er, somethin' wrong there Melody?" Applejack asked. "No. Well, yes. It's just that I have to meet my sisters in a few minutes. So, I have to go." "Ooh, you have sisters?! That's amazing! That means more friends!" Pinkie exclaimed. "Simmer down there, Pinkie." Applejack said. "Well, see you later." Melody dashed out of the room. After a few seconds of silence Pinkie Pie spoke up. "I like her." She smiled. In the cafeteria Sunset Shimmer just sat down with the Rainbooms, with a weird look on her face. "So how was the tour?" Applejack asked Sunset. "I don't know." Sunset began. "I mean these four girls, they were... there was just something off about them." "Like, off like this?" Pinkie made her hair into a mustache. "Or off like this?" Pinkie now had lettuce on her eyebrows and two carrots hanging from her mouth. "Or... Oh, oh! Like—" "Maybe we should just let her tell us." Rainbow Dash said as she gestured to Sunset, then a carrot fell out of Pinkie's mouth. "But that's just it. I can't put my finger on it. They just acted sort of... strange around me. Well except one, Melody, but maybe someone had already talked to the other three. Told them about what I did." Sunset sighed. "So much for making a good first impression." She then put her head on the table. "Uh-huh." Fluttershy nodded. The others then glared at her. "Oh, that's probably not it." She then ducked her head. *** Outside the cafeteria doors, Adagio, Aria, and Sonata waited for Melody. Adagio was frustrated with herself. She knew Melody wanted to have some independence, but she didn't want to risk losing her. She was trying to decide on a compromise so they could both get what they want. "She's late, again." Aria complained, interrupting Adagio's train of thought. "I'm here!" Melody said as she slide to Aria's feet. Sonata blew a fake whistle. "Safe!" Melody stood up. "Yes! Sorry I'm late, but I just couldn't find the bathroom." "Okay, by the way you left your book bag behind so we put it in your locker." Adagio informed her. "Thank you." "Oh and Melody, how come you had so many books in it?" Aria complained. "Seriously, did you pack up all the ones in your room?" "No!" Melody immediately said, but Aria raised her eyebrow. "Maybe…Yes." She admitted. Aria gave her a 'you goofball' look. "Alright my sisters, this is it. The moment we've been waiting for." Adagio began. "Lunch?!" Sonata asked as she looked at a lunch poster. Melody giggled while Adagio groaned. "The chance to get our true Equestrian magic back." "Oh. Right." "After our feeding from last night, our voices are just strong enough to make them want something so badly, they'll fight to get it." Adagio started again. "So we're just gonna keep on doing what we always do?" Aria intervened. "Stir up some trouble and then feed off the negative energy? Some plan, Adagio." She said sarcastically. "This won't be the same as the times before! There is Equestrian magic here. Their negative energy will give us the power we need to get this entire world to do our bidding." Adagio finished and then smiled wickedly. "But we can get lunch after though, right? It's Taco Tuesday!" Sonata said, looking at a school lunch poster. Melody giggled at her again. "Just follow my lead." Adagio said as she got up in Sonata's face, who backed up. "Or my lead." Aria said getting an idea, but Adagio gave her an evil eye. "My lead!" Adagio stepped in front of Aria while pulling her jacket, proving her point to lead. Sonata and Melody snickered as Aria crossed her arms. The Dazzlings, including Melody, entered the cafeteria, singing. [The Dazzlings and Melody] Ah, ah-ah, ah-ahh Ah, ah-ah, ah-ahh Ah, ah-ah, ah-ahh Ah, ah-ah, ah-ahh All the students looked up from their lunches and watched the new girls as they sang a song that caught their attention. [Adagio] We heard you want to get together We heard you want to rock this school We've thought of something that is better Something that changes all the rules Why pretend we're all the same When some of us shine brighter? [Aria, Sonata, and Melody] Shine brighter [Adagio] Here's a chance to find your flame Are you a loser or a fighter? [The Dazzlings and Melody] Me and you, you and me Why don't we see who is better? We don't have to be one and the same thing Oh, what's so wrong with a little competition? Are you afraid of failing the audition? [Adagio] You're a star and you should know it Yeah, you rise above the rest It doesn't matter who you hurt If you're just proving you're the best [The Dazzlings and Melody] Ah, ahh-ahh-ahhh Battle! You wanna win it Let's have a battle, battle of the bands Let's have a battle, we'll go all in it Let's have a battle, battle, battle Battle of the bands [The Dazzlings, Melody, and students] Battle! The students became riled and began to bicker with each other. Blueberry Cake: I can beat you! [The Dazzlings, Melody, and students] Battle! Cherry Crash: Ha! You wish! [The Dazzlings, Melody, and students] Battle! Trixie Lulamoon: I so want this! [The Dazzlings, Melody, and students] Battle! Captain Planet: Not if I get it first! [The Dazzlings, Melody, and students] Me and you, you and me Why don't we see who is better? We don't have to be one and the same thing Oh, what's so wrong with a little competition? The anger from the students was generating a green mist as their fighting intensified. [Students] I'm going out and winning the audition [The Dazzlings, Melody, and students] Battle! We wanna win it Let's have a battle, battle of the bands Let's have a battle, we'll go all in it Let's have a battle, battle, battle Battle of the bands! The green smoke began to be absorbed by the four red gems necklaces worn by the Dazzlings and Melody, who wasn't as excited as her sisters. The Mane 5 plus Sunset Shimmer watched the fighting, Sunset having a suspicious look on her face. "Ohhhh. They're that kind of "off"." Pinkie Pie said to the group. The negative energy was now fully absorbed into the Sirens' pendants, who's eyes turned green for a second and all, except Melody, have a wicked smile on their faces. "Yes! Finally after so long we now have magic again." Aria said as her and her sisters' eyes turned back to normal. "Now all we have to do is get Principal What's-Her-Name on board with Battle of the Bands." Sonata said. Adagio grinned. "Hey Melody, why don't you cast the spell on them solo. This could be great practice for you." Melody gasped. "Are you sure? I mean you insist that I sing with the group." "Yes, but I know you want a little independence. A little freedom can't hurt." Adagio said. "Oh, okay." Melody said, not exactly happy about what she was about to do, but she would do anything for her sisters since they nearly died trying to save her. Author's Note Alright, let the battle begin! P.S. the pattern on Melody's skirt is what her Cutie Mark would be in Equestria.
Rainbooms BeginningIn the Canterlot High gym the students chat as they are making posters for their musical groups. Sunset Shimmer walked over to a group of younger girls and picked up a paint brush. "Want some help?" Sunset asked the girls. "Uh, no thanks. We're good." Apple Bloom said, unsure. "Oh. Okay." Sunset said as she put the paint brush back. "Sunset Shimmer!" Yelled Pinkie Pie. "Over here!" Pinkie waved her hand so Sunset could see her. She was standing next to her friends Applejack, Fluttershy, Rainbow Dash, and Rarity. As Sunset made her way over to her new, and only, friends, the other students whispered about her as she past them. Sunset sighed. "I had no idea the whole school would be here." Rarity held up a poster for their band, The Rainbooms. "Quite the eye-catching advertisement, if I do say so myself." "And it smells like cake!" Pinkie said, joyfully. "It does?" Fluttershy asked as she sniffed the poster. Pinkie shoved the poster into Fluttershy's face. "I used frosting instead of paste!" Pinkie explained. Fluttershy ended up getting frosting and glitter on her nose. Applejack chucked. "Uh, Fluttershy, you've got a little somethin', uh..." Fluttershy wiped her cheek getting only a little bit of the glitter off. "Did I get it?" "Heh, not exactly." Applejack chuckled again. Sunset got out a napkin and wiped Fluttershy's face, as that happened Principle Celestia came in. "Good afternoon, students." She announced. "I just wanted to tell you all how pleased I am that so many of you are going to participate in the first ever Canterlot High School Musical Showcase!" The students cheered. "This is a wonderful opportunity to raise money for all our after-school programs here at CHS. So keep working on those signs and posters. I think it's going to be one of the most exciting events we've had at CHS since the Fall Formal." All the students, excluding the Mane 5, glared at Sunset. Sunset sunk down to her knees and hid her face in shame. The next morning in the music room… "Ugh! I am never gonna be able to live that down." Sunset said. She was sitting down on a piano, the Mane 5 and Sunset had be using to the music room to practice for the musical showcase. "You were pretty bad at the Fall Formal." Fluttershy said as she grabbed her tambourine. "A demon. I turned into a raging she-demon." Sunset crossed her arms. "And tried to turn everyone here into teenage zombies for your own personal army!" Pinkie Pie pretended to be a zombie for emphases. "Oh, darling, you have us, and we've forgiven you for your past... ahem... booboos." Rarity reassured. "To be honest, I'd say the whole experience brought everyone at Canterlot High closer than ever before!" Applejack said as she held her bass guitar. Pinkie hit hit her drumsticks together as she shouted. "One, two, three!" And they began to sing. [The Rainbooms] There was a time we were apart But that's behind us now See how we've made a brand new start And the future's lookin' up, ah-oh, ah-oh And when you walk these halls You feel it everywhere Yeah, we're the Wondercolts forever, ah-oh, yeah! As they played, they started to transform into their half-pony forms, Applejack, Pinkie Pie, and Rarity got the longer ponytails and pony ears, then Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy got the longer ponytails, pony ears and wings. [The Rainbooms] We are all together (Ah, ah, oh-oh-oh-oh) Now it's better than ever (Ah, ah, oh-oh-oh-oh) You can feel it, we are back (You... can... feel... it...) And I'm so glad that we're better Better than ever Whoa-oh, oh-whoa-oh Oh yeah, we're better than ever Whoa-oh, oh-whoa-oh [Rainbow Dash] There was a time we couldn't see Past the differences [Applejack] That separated you and me And it left us on our own [Pinkie Pie] But now you walk these halls And friends are everywhere [The Rainbooms] Yeah, we're the Wondercolts forever, oh, yeah! We are all together (Ah, ah, oh-oh-oh-oh) Now it's better than ever (Ah, ah, oh-oh-oh-oh) Now that we are back on track (Now... that... we... are...) Yes, I'm so glad that we're better Better than ever Whoa-oh, oh-whoa-oh Oh yeah, we're better than ever Whoa-oh, oh-whoa-oh Oh yeah, we're better than ever Whoa-oh, oh-whoa-oh Oh yeah, we're better than ever! Sunset clapped at their performance and smiled. Rarity laughed. "I still can't believe that happens when we play! Ooh! I've got to look into some new accessories! Something that looks good in a longer ponytail. Ooh! Maybe some clip-on earrings for when I get those adorable pony ears." "I just wonder why it happens. Princess Twilight took her crown back to Equestria. Shouldn't that mean she took all the magic back with her?" Applejack asked, confused. "Who cares why it happens? It makes my band totally awesome!" Rainbow gloated. "Oh! Your band?" Rarity exclaimed. "Duh! It was my idea to start the Rainbooms so we could be in the showcase. Plus I'm the lead singer and guitarist." Then there was a knock on the door, it was Flash Sentry. "Uh, heard you outside. You guys are sounding really tight." Flash commented. "Uh, we're getting there." Rainbow nodded. "Rarity's still coming in a little late on the second verse, and Applejack's bass solo could use a little work. They'll get it together in time for the showcase." Behind Rainbow, Applejack and Rarity were steaming up, Fluttershy tried to hid behind her tambourine. "Uh, I don't suppose any of our friends from, uh... out of town might come?" Flash asked as he blushed. "Uh, it being a special charity event and all." "Sorry, Flash. I don't think Twilight's gonna be back at Canterlot High any time soon." Applejack explained. Flash laughed nervously. "Oh, yeah. Okay. I just, you know, thought I'd ask." Flash started to walk backwards. "Uh, k-keep on rockin' it." He ran into the wall, blushed then slid out of the room. "Well." Rarity giggles. "Someone is quite the smitten kitten." She jumped in realization of what she said and turned to Sunset. "Oh. Sorry. I always forget you and Flash used to be an item." "It's okay." Sunset said as she sat back on the piano. "Flash is a great guy and all, but I never really liked-him liked him. I was just using him to become more popular." Sunset eyes widened. "Ugh! The old me really was just awful, wasn't she?" "Mmm... horrid." Rarity said. Applejack, Rainbow Dash, and Fluttershy nodded in agreement. "Yep!" Pinkie exclaimed. "But the important thing is that you've turned yourself around." Applejack reassured Sunset as she put a hand on her shoulder. "Thanks Applejack, but I'm not sure everyone else at CHS feels the same way." Sunset sighed. The P.A. system beeps then Vice Principle Luna spoke. "Sunset Shimmer, please report to the main foyer." Sunset got off the piano. "Gotta run. I volunteered to show some new students around the school. Thought it'd be good for them to get to know the new me before they heard all the stuff about the old me." Sunset walked out the door. "We've still got a few minutes before school starts." Rainbow stated. "What do you say we do "Awesome As I Wanna Be"?" "Um, Rainbow Dash?" Fluttershy asked. "I was wondering if we could maybe play the song I wrote?" She held up her pink notebook with some butterflies on it and smiled. "We'll get to it." Rainbow grabbed her guitar. Fluttershy frowned sadly. "Oh. Okay." Rainbow Dash smiled and played a chord. At the Dazzlings' home… Melody was still asleep when sunlight hit her eyes and she woke up. She was still sleepy from a last night's feeding. Her and her sisters were so happy that they got into the school that they celebrated, only they were happy for two different reasons. Melody was happy that she was starting high school since Adagio took her out after middle school so she could fully focus on her Siren abilities. But her sisters were happy because they could finally get to the magic in the school. She looked at her hair and saw that it was an awful mess, minus the small braid she left in it that captures her blonde hair with the red strains. The light from the sun shined off her pendant. She touched it and it gave her a sense of sadness. She didn't know the origin of the pendant, but she felt wrong having it, like it was someone else's. Adagio told her that they've had it since they were banished, but she felt there was more to it than that, like she wasn't telling her something. She even went to Sonata about it several times, since she tells her things that Aria and Adagio don't want her to know by accident, but even she was determined not to talk about it. "I will get to the bottom of it, even if I have to try and manipulate them into revealing the truth." Melody said. She didn't like to manipulate others like her sisters do, especially them, but she's been waiting ten years for answers and she was going to get them whether they wanted to give them to her or not. She then looked at the clock on the wall. "Oh crap! I'm going to late! And on the first day too!" Melody then rushed to get ready. Author's Note Yeah, sorry, not much change from the movie. But next chapter will be different.
A MessageSunset Shimmer and the Rainbooms were walking down the hallway still puzzled by what just happened. "Those girls are definitely in possession of some kind of dark magic. I mean how else could you explain what happened back there?" Sunset suggested. "Don't worry, y'all." Applejack reassured them. "We'll let Principal Celestia know all about this and those girls will be kicked to the curb in no time. Last thing she needs is another CHS event almost ruined by some power-crazed lunatic." She relized what she said and turned to Sunset. "Er, no offense." She said apologetically. "None taken." Sunset sighed. The girls walk into the principals office, but things didn't work out the way they thought. "Those new girls have used some sort of dark magic in the cafeteria that riled up all the other students and they could be planning on doing worse things." Sunset said. Principal Celestia checked the window to make sure no one was watching. "Dark magic? I find that very hard to believe. Those new girls came into my office earlier and were absolutely delightful." She said. Vice Principal Luna then cut in. "Ugh! Perhaps Sunset Shimmer is just eager to make someone else out to be a bad element, so that her actions at the Fall Formal will become old news." "I could see why you might think that, but—" Sunset said. Rainbow Dash then cut in. "That's not what's happening! We saw all of this go down in the cafeteria too!" "Yes, but isn't your band supposed to be part of the Musical Showcase?" Principal Celestia asked. "Yes." Rainbow Dash said. "Perhaps you're all just worried that the Dazzlings will steal your spotlight." Vice Principal Luna suggested. "The 'Dazzlings'?" Applejack asked. "Yes, that's the name of their musical group. In fact that's why the four of them came by my office earlier today – to sign up for the Showcase. One of them, Melody, had even sang a little song to Vice Principal Luna and I." Principal Celestia said. "They did?" Applejack asked. "Yes. And we think having a Battle of the Bands instead is a marvelous idea." Principal Celestia said. Then her eyes and Luna's both turned green, showing that they were under the Sirens' spell. Everyone was outside in front of the statue distressed about their situation. "I can't believe they got to Principal Celestia and Vice Principal Luna too." Fluttershy said while letting a ladybug climb on her. "They've gotten to everybody." Rainbow Dash said while bouncing a soccer ball. "Not everybody!" Pinkie Pie said as she circled to everyone from the top of the statue. "Pinkie Pie's right. We were there when the Dazzlings were singin' and we weren't affected. It was like we were protected somehow." Applejack said. "So let's take them down! It's not like we haven't tangled with dark magic before and totally whooped its sorry butt!" Rainbow Dash said as she caught her ball, but then realized what she said. "Uh, no offense." Sunset sighed. "None taken. Again." "But that was when Twilight was here. There may be some kind of magic inside us, but it only comes out when we play music. I sure don't know how to use it to... whoop anybody's butt." Fluttershy said as she saw the ladybug flying. Rarity sighed as she painted her nails. "If only we could get a message to Twilight. Maybe she could tell us how we can break the spell the Dazzlings have cast on our friends." "Well, that's not gonna happen. The portal's closed." Rainbow said as she tossed her ball at the statue, which bounced right off, and also caused Rarity to duck which made her mark nail polish all along her arm which caused her to gasp again. "And I get the feeling they don't exactly have cell phones where she's from." "What really doesn't seem to make sense is Melody. She seems so nice and polite, but according to Principal Celestia she was the one who sang the song and probably cast the spell on her and Vice Principal Luna." Applejack said. "Maybe it's an act. Try to get all nice to people so they trust her so she can backstab them." Rainbow speculated. "I don't think so. When we just saw them a little while ago, Melody seemed to be sad. Maybe her sisters forced her to help, so that what ever spell they cast would be stronger. Her kindness was genuine, I could feel it!" Fluttershy said. "Whatever the case, we need to find someway to contact Twilight. If we don't, who knows what the Dazzlings might do!" Rarity said as she wiped the nail polish off her arm. Sunset then got an idea. "I may have an idea how we can get in touch with Princess Twilight!" All six of them ran back into the school to Sunset's locker. She opened it and pulled out a book that had her Cutie Mark on it. "When I was Princess Celestia's student back in Equestria, she gave me this. Even after I abandoned my studies, I held onto it. Deep down, I guess I knew I was making a big mistake, and I wanted to still have a way to reach out to her. Maybe it still works." She then brushed off the dust and opened it to a blank page. "That's a book, darling. What do you mean, "maybe still works"?" Rarity asked. "It used to be that if I wrote something here, it would appear in the pages of a book back in Princess Celestia's library. I get a message to her, then she can get a message to Princess Twilight." Sunset explained. "So what are you waiting for? Get to writing!" Rainbow then handed her a pen. Sunset grabbed the pen and sighed. "Been a long time since I've written these words. "Dear Princess Celestia..." *** In Equestria In Twilight's new castle, everypony was just relaxing and enjoying that there was no great evil endangering Equestria. Then an Earth pony walked in with at mountain of books. "Excuse me, Princess. Where do you want all these books from Princess Celestia?" The delivery pony asked. "The library. Third door on the left." Twilight said. "Even this one that's glowin' and vibratin'?" The delivery pony asked as the top book was glowing brightly. Twilight them used her magic to summon the book, which had Celestia's Cutie Mark on it. She then opened the book and flipped to a page and read it, which shocked her greatly. "What is it, Twilight?" Fluttershy asked as she walked up to her. "It looks like a message to Princess Celestia from my friends at Canterlot High." Twilight said as she continued to read the message and grew worried. "How is that even possible?" Rarity asked. "I have no idea, but it... sounds like they need my help." Twilight closed the book and headed towards the door. "I need to consult with the other Princesses on this." "What exactly is going on?" Spike asked. "It seems a new, well old threat has targeted Canterlot High. I just need Celestia and Luna to help me confirm this. I just hope I'm wrong." The Mane 6 and Spike made their way to Canterlot and Twilight showed Princess Celestia and Princess Luna the message Sunset Shimmer sent. "I can't believe that she took the book I gave her when she left, and she has even kept it after all this time." Celestia was touched by this as she started to flip the pages to see the older entries. "Besides that, it would appear that this other world is indeed in jeopardy." Princess Luna said as she took the book from her sister. "Would somepony please tell us what is going on?!" Rainbow Dash said as she grew impatient. "Come with me. You must see this." Celestia said as she led the others down the hallway of stained glass showing Equestria's greatest heros and enemies. She pointed to a portrait of three purple, blue, and yellow sea horse like creatures that had red gems in the center of each of their chests. The portrait showed them circling a pony village from ancient times, appearing to be singing and the ponies were fighting one another. "So I was right. This is really bad." Twilight said. "Pardon me, but what does this picture have to do with the problem in the other world?" Applejack asked. "This picture is the problem. For in this portrait depicts those who are causing the trouble: the Sirens." Luna explained. "No! Not the Sirens!" Pinkie Pie said. "I don't actually know what that is!" She whispered loudly to Fluttershy. Twilight then turned towards her friends as she explained. "Back in ancient times, the Sirens were three beautiful but deadly creatures who had the power to charm ponies with their music. But in order for them to maintain their powers, they had to feed on the negativity and distrust of others. The more of this negative energy they consumed, the stronger and more influential their voices became, and the farther they could spread their dark magic." "I don't think I like this story very much." Fluttershy said. "If the Sirens had their way, they would have divided and conquered all of Equestria. But a certain Star Swirl the Bearded wasn't going to have it. Legend has it, he had found a way to banish them to another world – one where he believed their magic powers would be lost forever. That world must have been the one where my Canterlot High friends live." "Hang on now, Star Swirl must have sent them there ages ago. Why would they just be surfacin' now?" Applejack asked. "Yeah, and Sunset's message mentioned four girls, and you said there was three of them." Rarity pointed out. "I don't know why they've waited till now to try something. But when I went there, I looked like the natives, and it appears that the Sirens have too. So my hunch is that the Sirens might have, um, mated with someone and this fourth one might be one of their offspring." Twilight speculated. "And believe us this spell that they've cast is only the beginning." Celestia said. "Which is why I need to get to my friends and help them out!" Twilight said as she began to run out the door, but then Rainbow Dash flew in front of her. "I hate to burst your bubble, Twilight, but the connection between their world and Equestria will still be totally cut off for a super long time." Rainbow reminded her. "Okay, first of all, if there was bubble-blowing going on, why wasn't I told about it?! And secondly, if the connection is totally cut off, how was Sunset Shimmer able to get a message to Twilight?" Pinkie Pie inserted. Twilight then gasped. "Pinkie, you're a genius!" "Yeah, I get that a lot." She then grabbed Rainbow Dash. "Now about those bubbles..." *** The next morning in the Human World… Sunset and the others were sitting in front of the statue discussing what Twilight wrote back to them. "So let me get this straight, the Dazzlings are really magical creatures from Equestria that got dumped into this world so they wouldn't take over that world?" Rainbow asked. "Yes. The Sirens were feared throughout ancient Equestria, and still to this day. Twilight said she would be here as soon as she can." Sunset said. "But accordin' to you and Twilight the portal won't be open again for a long time." Applejack said. "Yes, on its own that is. But Twilight said she can use the magical link in the two books to force open the link in the portal. It will take some time however. Until then we should keep a close eye on the Dazzlings." "Maybe we can still be friends with Melody and ask her what's going on with them!" Pinkie Pie said. "I seriously doubt that she would just tell us their plans for world domination." Rainbow said. "Maybe not, but we can still us this to our advantage. Having Melody as our friend could give us an edge." Sunset said. "Maybe, but I really don't think we should be friends with Melody just because she's a Siren." Rarity said. "I agree with Rarity. She seems genuinely nice, and I think we all know villains aren't all bad at heart." Fluttershy said as she looked at Sunset. "Find, but I didn't think we should completely trust her. We might be immune to her dark spell, but betrayal by someone you trust can leave a nasty mark." Sunset was referring to the Spring Fling and how she traumatized Rarity for the crown. "So it's settled. We'll be friends with Melody, but we need to watch our backs." Applejack said. "Agreed." Everyone else said. Author's Note Sorry for the wait, but I had some issues that I needed to resolve and will post next chapter within two weeks. P.S. Happy Groundhog Day ;)
Solo SirenFriday afternoon. Melody was in her room thinking about her next move. She didn't like putting that spell on the principals to make them agree to the Battle of the Bands, but it made her sisters happy that she can do a spell on her own. She also couldn't get that band she met, the Rainbooms, out of her head. When she and her sisters cast the spell in the cafeteria, she could have sworn that she didn't see them arguing with the other students, as if the song had no effect on them. She made friends with them, but for the rest of the week they seemed to giver her and her sisters as strange look when they were in the same room with them, as if they know something, but that would be impossible. The only people who knew that her sisters were the Sirens were either dead or in that pony world, Equestria. But she needed to put that out of her mind and focus on asking her sisters something impossible. "Melody, time to get ready for the party." Adagio said as she came into Melody's room. Melody took a deep breath. She walked out of her room and saw Sonata making fruit punch. "Is something wrong Melody?" Adagio asked. "Well, since you let me do a solo spell on the principals, I was wondering if you would let me compete in the competition as a solo." She asked. "No Melody." Adagio said firmly. "But-" "Melody, we need to make it to the three way finals. And as a solo-" Aria said. "Are you saying I can't sing well on my own?" Melody became agitated. "No, its just that we don't do something this big alone." Sonata said. "I won't be alone! We'll still be in the competition together, and as a three way final there's still room for one more contestant. Plus I'll be a full Siren then, so it's a fact that I will make it!" Melody said. "But it took us years to master our full Siren powers. And also, we still need to find the source of magic in the school. The answer is no, and that's final!" Adagio as she put her foot down. Melody sighed. "So you're all really gonna make me do it, aren't you?" She then placed her hands on her upper arms in shame of what she was about to do. "When this is over, I just want you all know, I gave you all a chance." "What are you talking-" Adagio then realized what she was about to do and gasped. "Oh, no!" "That's right Adagio, the "nuclear" option." Aria and Sonata gasped. "Melody, you promised us that you would never do that to us!" Aria said in a worried voice. "You all drove me to this. This is your fault." Melody then held her hands together in front of her chest and her eyes began to water. "Melody, you better not-" Sonata was too late as Melody unleashed her most powerful weapon. Melody's lips quivered as she began to cry. Adagio, Aria, and Sonata tried to look away, but it was too late as they too were crying and their bodies became weak. "Okay! You can participate in the Battle of the Bands as a solo." Adagio said as she and the others fell to the floor. "Just please put those away." Melody then wiped the tears off her face. "Works every time." "You're despicable, you know that?" Aria said. "Yeah, you did the one thing you said you'd never do to us!" Sonata said. "But you're the ones who told me to not let anything stand in my way. And I really want to do a solo act." Melody said. "Thanks for letting me do this." Melody hugged Adagio and then stepped into her room for a minute. "I can't believe she used the nuclear weapon on us! Us! Her sisters!" Aria said. "Uh, do we really have any right to talk about using power against family?" Sonata asked. "That was different!" Adagio snapped at her. She then grabbed Sonata by the gem. "Don't ever mention that again!!" Her eyes them faintly glowed red. Sonata backed away with her hands over her pendant. Aria then walked over to confront her sister. "Adagio! We never grab each other's pendants! And your eyes are red!" Adagio gasped as her eyes returned to normal. "I'm sorry." She then held Sonata's hand. Sonata looked at her. "You need to get him under control. If he's loose again, we're all practical dead!" Sonata teared. "I know. We just haven't had this much power in a long time and he's feeding off it too." "Wait, you've been talking to him?!" Aria yelled. "No! Well yes. But I've never given in! He'll never be freed! Not after what he did to Melody!" Adagio then heard Melody's door open. "Okay, we never had this discussion, for Melody's sake. Agreed?" "Agreed." Aria and Sonata said. Melody then stepped out of her room. "Okay, I'm ready to go. And did I miss something?" Melody asked. "No." All three of them said in unison. "Okay." Melody said. She knew they were lying, but she did just unleash her nuclear power so she didn't ask and the four of them left for the party. *** The Rainbooms and Sunset were sitting in front of the statue waiting for Twilight to come. Rarity was polishing Fluttershy's nails, Applejack and Pinkie Pie were playing cards, Sunset was reading all her old entries in her book, and Rainbow Dash was throwing a soccer ball around. "I'm starting to think she's not coming." Rainbow said as she was growing impatience. Then the portal opened and Twilight and Spike literally flew out. "Twilight!" Everyone said. Twilight was rubbing her head from the impact. "Oof. I'm back." She then saw that Sunset offered her her hand and Twilight was reluctant at first, but took it and there was an awkward moment between the two of them. Then everyone else hugged her in a group. They all went to a cafe where everyone got a drink and was discussing recent events. "Oh, I do hate that you had to return at a time of crisis. There's so much catching up to do!" Rarity said. "For starters, a certain blue-haired guitar player was just askin' about you." Applejack said. "Flash Sentry was asking about me?!" Twilight said excitedly as she twirled her hair. She then noticed everyone was looking at her. "Isn't that nice?" She said as she sipped her milkshake. "Perhaps you would give us just the slightest bit of gossip from your world?" Rarity asked as she sipped her tea. "She's even got an official title now." Spike then used his dog biscuit as a trumpet. "The Princess of Friendship!" "Wow, that's really impressive. Guess you really were Princess Celestia's prized pupil." Sunset said. "She's even got her own castle!" "A castle?! You have your own castle?!?" Rarity got all excited and had cause some foam from Twilight's spilt on her shirt. Everyone was looking at her and she took a napkin and wiped the foam off Twilight. "Ooh, uh, lovely." "Uh Twilight, I've been meaning to ask you about your theory about the fourth Siren." Sunset asked. "Yeah, I believe that one of the three Sirens might have had a child. Any idea who that might be?" Twilight asked. "I would guess Melody. Unlike the others, she's generous and kind while her sisters are a bit cruel and mean." Fluttershy said. "Did you say 'sisters'?" Twilight asked. "It's probably just a cover. It would seem weird that a mother and daughter look the same age." Sunset said. Twilight just shook her head. "Anyway, what's new here? I mean, besides your school becoming the target of dangerous magical creatures from Equestria?" "Yeah, so, that isn't exactly the only strange thing that's happened since you left." Rainbow showed Twilight a video on her phone of her playing her guitar and she ponied up, leaving Twilight speechless. "Pretty sweet, huh? It happens to all of us when we play." "Hmm. My crown was returned to Equestria, but some of its magic must have remained here at Canterlot High." Twilight speculated. "Now that we're all back together, we can use that magic on the Sirens. Just like when we were able to use it on Sunset Shimmer when she turned into that horrifyingly awful winged monster!" Twilight then realized what she said and turned to Sunset. "No offense." "None taken. Heh. I'm used to it." Sunset said. "They'll never even know what hit 'em!" Rainbow said, then she did a couple of karate moves. Applejack then caught Rainbows fist. "We've got nothin' to worry about now that Twilight's back" "Oh, I'm pretty sure I could find something to worry about." Fluttershy said. "But it won't be the Sirens." "The sooner we do this, the better. Any idea where the Dazzlings might be?" Twilight asked, but they just shook their heads. Pinkie Pie shook her hand rapidly as she finished sucking her milkshake. "There's a big party tonight for all the bands who signed up to be in the showcase! That would include the Dazzlings." She said as she left some of the milkshake on her cheek. Twilight and the others smiled as she wiped away the mess from Pinkie's face. "Looks like we've got a party to crash." *** The Dazzlings and Melody were walking to the school for the party being thrown for all the bands. Melody, who was the happiest of all four of them, smiled brightly. Sonata was carrying a bowl of fruit punch. "This is going to be so exciting! Right, Adagio?" Melody asked as she turned to her sister. "Of course! With all the people that entered the competition that's going to be there, we'll feed off their hatred for one another." Adagio said eagerly. "Oh, right. Also that." Melody said unenthusiastically. "It something wrong, Melody?" Adagio asked. "Oh, it's nothing." Melody said. "Are you sure?" Aria asked. "You were pretty happy just a minute ago." "I'm still happy, see." She smiled to prove her point. "Melody, I can tell when you're lying." Adagio said as she looked at Melody. Melody sighed. "It's just, do we have to feed of their negative energy?" "Melody, we've had this discussion multiple time." "Yes, but can we do one thing without you guys causing trouble? I mean we have tomorrow to do this!" "It's not just the feedings, it's also about causing trouble, and we love it! Maybe if you caused some trouble you would like it!" Sonata said as she tried not to spill her punch. "Yeah, you're the one who wants to do things on her own, so why don't you try to cause some trouble for once?" Aria said. "But I don't know how to cause trouble! I'm the nice sister in this group!" Melody said. "Well then Melody I do believe it's time you learn to cause your own trouble! You are basically 16 already!" Adagio said. "Yeah, and I don't think you would have any trouble causing trouble since you caused a lot ten years ago." Sonata said. All three of them looked at Sonata, and this time she knew what she said. "Melody I didn't mean-" "Save it!" Melody snapped. "If you guys want to feed off the hatred of others, fine! Just don't expect me to bring it out!" They all then continued to walk in silence. The Dazzlings and Melody entered the school gymnasium where the party was taking place. Everyone was arguing with each other, except the Dazzlings, Melody, Suset Shimmer, and the Rainbooms. Melody snuck away from the Dazzlings and went to the snack table. She thought 'Why?' as she thought of the wicked intentions of her sisters. She knew they would never give up their plans to regain their former glory. For millennia they've waited for this moment, and they weren't going to give it up even if she goes nuclear on them. She then looked over as she saw Pinkie Pie eating the cookies. Pinkie looked over and saw Melody. "Fey, Melomie!" Pinkie Pie said with her mouth full of cookies. She swallowed the cookies. "Hey, Melody." Pinkie waved. Rarity, Applejack, and Rainbow Dash turned around to see her. "Uh, hey guys." Melody said nervously as she approached them. "It's good to see ya again." Applejack said as she tipped her hat. "Uh, who's that girl over there? Is she new too?" Melody pointed to Twilight Sparkle who was talking to Flash Sentry. "Oh, ah, that's Twilight Sparkle, she's here to help us with a,uh, problem." Rarity answered. "Um, guys." Rainbow Dash got their attention. "Don't we have something important to do?" She pointed over at the Dazzlings with her eyes, Twilight saw this too. "Oh, yes. So sorry to cut our meeting short, Melody, but we have some business to take care of." Rarity said as she left. The other, including Sunset, walked over towards the Dazzlings, but Pinkie Pie first filled her hair up with cookies. Melody grew worried. 'This is a seriously weird. It's as if they know me and my sisters are up to something.' She thought. On the other side of the gym the Dazzlings were walking around. Adagio stopped and looked around the gym. "Oh no! No ones mingling! It's like there's some kind of underlying tensions that could bubble to the surface at any given minute!" Adagio said in surprise/ mocking tone as she saw everyone arguing with each other. "It's my fruit punch isn't it. I knew I used too much grape juice and not enough apple and orange!" Sonata responded while holding a cup of punch. Aria rolled her eyes. Adagio sighed putting her hand on her face. "It's not your fruit punch! It's us!" "But the punch is awful, too." Aria put in. "And what do you know about good fruit punch?" Sonata said putting a cup of punch in Aria's face. "More than you!" Aria shoved the cup out of her face. "Do not!" Sonata hit Aria in the forehead. "Do to!" She hit Sonata back, messing up her hair. Sonata then fixed it. "This is just the kickoff party we need, girls. Just imagine what a tizzy they'll be in by the time the Battle of the Bands really starts." Adagio said facing them. "There isn't going to be a Battle of the Bands!" Twilight called out. Everyone turned around to see the Rainbooms in a line. "Alright, girls, let's do this!" They held hands. "Friendship is magic!" Nothing happened and there was an awkward silence as someone coughed. 'What was that all about?" Melody wondered. Then she got an idea. She knew her and her sisters do what they do to survive and after the fight they just had, she needed to do something to try and make it up. But she didn't want to put her new friends in a bad position, however her family must come first. "Talk about throwing down the gauntlet!" Melody said as everyone turned to face her. "This group is obviously serious about winning!" Melody then walked around the gym with everyone looking at her, her sisters had smirks on their faces as they knew what she was doing. The Rainbooms however were shocked that she was calling them out like this. "But a little cocky though, aren't they? I mean, claiming there won't really be a battle. Seems to me they think they've already got this thing all locked up." That really tipped off the students. "Not if the Great and Powerful Trrrrrixie has anything to do with it!" Trixie exclaimed. "Whatever, Trixie." Flash Sentry said as he crossed his arms. "We're the best band at CHS." He gestured to his band. "No! The Crusaders are gonna win!" Applebloom exclaimed as she gestured to her group. Soon all the students started arguing loudly, emitting a green mist. The Rainbooms were in the center of it all with worried looks on their faces. Melody then regrouped with the Dazzlings as Adagio smiled at her. "Nice one." She said to her. Then the green mist entered their pendants as they looked at them. Melody looked up from her pendant and noticed the Rainbooms, plus Sunset, leaving. She then left to followed them to try and maybe talk to them about what she just did to them. Adagio looked up from her pendant and noticed the Rainbooms were gone. Come to think of it, she didn't see them arguing with the other students just now or in the cafeteria ether. That had to mean they weren't under the spell, and that could only mean one thing. "I think we might have found what we were looking for. Or rather it found us." She turned to Aria who smiled back. Both of them then turned to Sonata who gave them a confused look. Aria then slapped her face. "MAGIC!" Adagio yelled at Sonata who quivered back. "Didn't you see? Everyone else had fallen under our spell, but not those girls. Those girls are special." She then smiled wickedly at her realization. "Hey, Melody's gone!" Aria pointed out as she saw Melody was nowhere to be seen. "WHAT?!" Adagio exclaimed. When Melody peeked outside the school doors she saw and heard the Rainbooms talking about what happened inside the gym. "But to defeat me, you drew magic from the crown I was wearing." Melody heard Sunset say. "The Sirens' magic comes from their music." 'So they do know about us. This is not good.' Melody thought. "So maybe you have to use the same kind of magic to defeat them." Sunset said enthusiastically. "Or... maybe not." She then looked down. "No, wait, I think you're onto something." Twilight told her. "I think so, too." Melody said as she revealed herself to the Rainbooms and Sunset. The girls looked at her. "And before you ask, yes, I did hear all of it." "So, let me guess, you're going to go back to your sisters and tell them what we're planning?" Rainbow Dash accused. "No, I, listen. I did hear your plan, but I don't want to tell them. You guys are my friends." "Really? But you were singing with the Dazzlings in the cafeteria, put a spell on the principals, and you just called us out to cause a huge school wide argument!" Sunset said. "Yes, but I just had a fight with my sisters and I wanted to make it up with them. And those other things I didn't have much choice! They're my family! And I can't go against them!" "Melody, you always have a choice. You don't have to do something you don't want to. Do you really want to help them?" Applejack asked. "No, but I…I…I owe them my life! They saved me more than once. And I just can't betray them!" "Melody, you know what the other Sirens are doing isn't right. Trust me, I know how one's feelings for others can affect judgment. I gave up the most powerful magic in Equestria to a power hungry monster to save my friends. But I didn't have any doubts, and you have doubts. You need to make a choice." Twilight said. "I…I signed up for a solo act! That way I'm not really a part of this! Listen, I will not tell my sisters about this, but I can not stab them in the back after they've taken care of me since they found me!" Melody began to cry. "Darling, we aren't gonna ask you to. But you can help us by telling us their plans and the rest of us can take care of it. They would never know you helped." Rarity said. Melody then wiped her tears. "I…I guess. Look, I never wanted to put you girls in a bad spot like what I did in there. You are my friends." "We understand." Fluttershy put her hand on Melody's shoulder. "Oh, slumber party at my house!" Pinkie Pie said. "We can discuss our plans to take down those evil Sirens and have a good time!" "Sounds like a great idea. You should come Melody. You can give us what we need to defeat the Sirens." Sunset said. Melody then cringed. "I mean, the Dazzlings." "Okay. I just need to tell my sisters where I'm going tonight. Or else this second grade overnight zoo field trip all over again." "What happened?" Rainbow Dash asked, getting curious. "They broke the gates and when security showed up Adagio pulled an AK-47 out of her hair. Seriously, you could hide a baby elephant in there." Melody then giggled. "WHAT?!" Applejack exclaimed. "How in tarnation did she even get one?!" "She got it from the gun store." Melody said in monotone. "They didn't go to jail because they, "sweet talked" the cops when they showed up." "Wait, why did they break into the zoo in the first place?" Twilight asked. "Well, I forged their signature on the permission slip because I knew they would never agree to it, but I didn't think they would take things that extreme. I'll go home and get ready. I'll meet you guys at Pinkie Pie's house." Melody then turned to leave. Twilight then turned the group. "Alright, it would seem that in order to break the Sirens' spell, we need a musical counter spell. Only I don't know one." The others sighed. "But I know that I can write one in time for the competition tomorrow! That way when they hear it they'll be freed!" "Alright! Tonight we have a slumber party and tomorrow we kick evil butt!" Rainbow Dash said as she put her hand out and and everyone else put there hand on top. "Yeah!" Everyone said as they lifted their hands in the air. Author's Note (The gun thing was inspired by the Dazzlings series by TweenAnimation Studios on YouTube, which is totally awesome) Yes! New chapter! Next chapter reveals how Melody came to the Dazzlings and how she became a Siren. But who is the "he" Sonata and Aria told Adagio to control? What did he do to Melody? So many mysteries with the Sirens, so little truth is know.
The Slumber SurpriseAt the Dazzlings' house Melody was packing her overnight bag for the sleepover when there sisters came in. "Melody, this is nuts!" Sonata said. "You barely know they!" "Guys, I really want to go to this sleepover. These girls are very nice and are my friends." Melody said. "Seriously, I'll be fine." "But tomorrow's your birthday and the Battle of the Bands!" Adagio said. "Exactly! I mean, after tomorrow nothing will ever be the same again!" "Yeah, but that's why we need you here to help us with out final planning!" Aria said. "Please, like you need me for that! This will be the last normal thing I'll ever get to do." "But Melody… ugh! Fine! Do it!" Adagio grunted. "Just be here in the morning so we can arrive at the Battle of the Bands together." "Thank you!" Melody then put her bag on her back. "I'll be back in the morning." Melody then walked out of her room and was about to walk out the front door. "Oh, and don't go into my room." Melody then left. "Let's go into her room!" Sonata said. "But she just told us to stay out of her room." Aria said. "Which is exactly why we need to do it! Remember the last time she told us to stay out of her room?" Adagio said. "Oh, right. The fifteen puppies in the closet." Aria remember when Melody was twelve she had brought home a dog in secret and it delivered fifteen puppies in the closet and Melody told them to stay out of her room. "Yeah, we need to look. As the three sisters opened the door they all screamed. It was Melody with a golf club in her hand. "I told you three to stay out of my room!" Melody pointed the club to each one of them. "I have things that are private!" "But the last time you told us that you had newborn puppies in your closet!" Sonata said. "Well, I'm not twelve anymore!" "How did you even get in here? You left out the front door!" Aria questioned. "I left the window open so that I could sneak back in to catch you guys! I knew you would come in as soon as I left. If you're going to trust me as a Siren, you need to trust me as a person." Melody then closed the window and walked towards the front door. "Love you. And again, do NOT go into my room." Melody then left. "Okay, now we…" Adagio then gassed as she saw Melody starring at them. The three just watched as Melody starred at them as she moved across the house without moving her legs. "That girl is really getting scary." "Yeah, she's starting to act like a true Siren." Aria said. The house phone then rang and Aria answered it. "Hello?" "Get away from my door!" Melody yelled over the phone. "Sonata!" Adagio yelled as she saw her with her hand on the doorknob. Aria hung up the phone. "Seriously! Does that girl have a sixth sense or something?!" *** At the slumber party The mane 6 plus Sunset Shimmer and Melody were in Pinkie Pie's room. Twilight was on Pinkie's bed trying to figure out a musical counter-spell to the Sirens' song. Rainbow Dash and Applejack were playing a video game while Pinkie Pie was on her computer and Rarity, Fluttershy, Sunset, and Melody were taking a selfie. When Rarity looked at the picture, Spike had photo bombed. Melody, Fluttershy, and Sunset tried to hold in a giggle while watching Rarity hold in her anger. Rainbow Dash then slammed the game console, ending her game with Applejack. "Hey! I was about to beat you!" Applejack said to Rainbow. "I doubt it." Rainbow replied smugly. "So, Twilight, how is that counter-spell comin'?" "Huh? Oh, uh, good. Great." Twilight said nervously. "Thanks for letting me use your notebook, Fluttershy. I really like the song you wrote for the Rainbooms." "Thanks." Fluttershy sighed. "Hopefully one day, we'll get a chance to play it." She glared at Rainbow, who was laughing at Applejack trying to get her controller back from her. Sunset then sat next to Melody. "So, Melody, you going to tell us how you became a fourth Siren?" Sunset asked. Everyone's eyes were on Melody. "Okay. 16 years ago on the day tomorrow the Dazzlings were getting up in the morning when they heard something at their front door, a baby. All alone wrapped up in a blanket that had a name embroidered on the corner, "Rose Quartz"." "What a minute, you were left on their doorstep?!" Applejack said. "Yes. They took me to the police station to try to find my family, but nobody reported a baby, nor had any records of a baby being born with the name "Rose Quartz" anywhere. The police wanted to put me in foster care, but Adagio knew that orphans didn't do well in the millennia that she's been here, and she persuade the police to let her and her sisters keep me. They bought me things like clothes, food, toys." Melody then pulled out a picture from her bag with the Dazzlings holding Melody as a baby. Everyone awed. "That's so sweet." Fluttershy said. "But wait. Your name is Melody, but that blanket you mentioned said Rose Quartz on it." Twilight said. "Yes. Aria wanted me to have a new name and I played something on a toy keyboard they bought me. Sonata said "what a beautiful melody." Then Adagio said "that's what we'll name her. Melody. Melody Minor." That is how I got my name." "Cool, but how did you become a Siren?" Rainbow asked. "It was on my sixth birthday. I was playing in the backyard while my sisters were setting up a party inside, well that's when I started calling them "sister" instead of "mom" because it would get creepy as I would get older. Then I saw a dog near the side of the house and followed it, I was so care free that I didn't notice that it was leading me to a black van parked in front of the house. Then these gangsters pulled me into the van." "WHAT?!" Everyone said. "Why did gangsters kidnap you?!" Rarity said. "They wanted the pendants. I screamed and before they closed the door I saw Sonata screaming out the window. I looked out the window and saw Sonata driving the car with Adagio and Aria shooting at the gangsters on the outside of the van. Then Sonata pulled out a speargun and leaned out the window, pretty sure she was driving with her feet, and shot the back tire, causing the van to crash at the docks. The diver of the van then took me to the edge of the water with a knife on my throat and demanded that they handed over their gems. Adagio grew so mad and her gem glowed and then a large blast of red energy hit me and the gangster and I fell into the water. I blacked out, except for this one distinct blur of a broken pendant and hearing a male voice I don't remember anything after that until later that night. I woke up in my bed with my sisters next to me and I had the same pendant as they do." Melody then stroked her gem. Twilight scratched her head. "So there might have been another Siren before you?" "I don't know. When I ask them about it they get really upset, especially Sonata. So I try not to bring it up. They saved my life twice. I owe them everything. They say that my full-fledged power will come in tomorrow." "What does that mean?" Sunset asked. "My powers will become greater. I'll have the power to influence masses alone, not just small individual groups." "So instead of just being able to hypnotize the principals you can hypnotize the whole school!" Pinkie Pie said. Melody cringed. "Yes, my birthday, tomorrow, the Battle of the Bands." "Interesting." Twilight said. Then the doorbell rang, drawing everyone's attention. "Pizza's here!" Pinkie Pie announced and everyone zipped out of the room, except for Twilight and Melody. Melody spoke up after everyone left the room. "So Twilight, you're an Alicorn princess in Equestria?" "Yep." Twilight nodded. "What's Equestria like?" "You haven't asked the Sirens about it?" "I have, multiple times, but they say that I'm better off not knowing." "Well, Equestria has changed a lot since the Sirens were banished to this world." "I would imagine so. Is it beautiful?" "Absolutely!" Twilight was about to speak again when Pinkie Pie entered with a piece of pizza in her mouth. "Hey! Don't you guys want any pizza?" Pinkie asked. Melody and Twilight nodded. Pinkie zipped out of the room. After Melody left the room, Twilight placed the notebook in one of Pinkie's drawers. In the kitchen, where everyone was, Pinkie was making a face with the pizza in her mouth, everyone laughed. "So, Melody, you know what you're going to sing in the Battle of the Bands?" Fluttershy asked. Melody nodded. "Yep." "Hey Melody, I don't suppose you could sing for us?" Applejack asked. Everyone nodded in agreement. Sunset and Twilight looked at each other nervously. "Well, I guess is wouldn't hurt. I mean, you're immune to the influence of out songs, so I suppose it would be okay if I sing, just a little." Melody said nervously. "Wait!" Pinkie said abruptly. "Let's go to the living room. I have a karaoke machine in there that you could use!" After everyone was in the living room and Pinkie turned on the karaoke machine, Melody took the microphone and nervously looked at it. "Okay, here I go." She said to herself. The music started up and Melody sang. [Melody Minor] Back when I was young, I never played for fun. My mama told me "This is who you will be!" Now I'm grown and my sisters say "With us you will stay!" I thought I would always be in the dark, But now I'll shine like a spark! Everyone was in awe as a strange pink mist was being emitted from them. Then Melody's pendant began to glow. [Melody Minor] Everything had always been the same, But then my friends came! We haven't know each other long, I know this friendship can't go wrong! I always was in a fight To see the light I thought there was not life for me But then my friends helped me break free! After she stopped singing her pendant started to absorbe the pink mist that was emitting for everyone else. Everyone clapped at Melody's performance. "Why is your pendant glowing?" Pinkie Pie asked. Melody then looked at her pendant and watched as the remaining pink mist was being absorbed and was extremely confused. "Were you feeding off our negative energy?" Twilight asked harshly. "Um, I don't know. It didn't feel like it was negative energy." Melody said, scared. "Settle down, Twilight." Applejack said carefully to Twilight. "I don't think it was negative energy she was feeding off of. I mean we weren't arguing or anything to cause negative energy." "Now that you mention it, I feel the exact opposite of hatred." Fluttershy said. "Yeah!" Pinkie chimed in. "I feel like my friendship meter is through the roof!" "Maybe because your song was about friends, it was friendship energy you were absorbing." Rarity speculated. "Except for the fact that I'm a Siren." Melody stated. "I cause trouble and hatred and feed off that. I don't cause friendship, much less even feed off it." "Well, you said you weren't born in Equestria, but this world." Sunset said. "So, maybe that has something to do with you being able to freed off friendship. Also you weren't born a Siren, so that too could be a factor." "Yeah, but I've brought out the worst in others and have feed off their negative energy before." Melody said as she touched her pendant. "But this did seem more natural to me than when I bring out negative energy." "Well, if you're singing can naturally bring out the positive energy of others, then..." Twilight speculated. "Then you could help us defeat the Sirens!" Sunset and Twilight said together, smiling. "WHAT!?"Melody said, surprised and unsure. "Why not?" Rainbow asked. "Because their my sisters!" Melody responded. "I can't fight against them, even if they are planning something evil!" She added. "But we won't really hurt them." Twilight said. "We're just going to break the spell they put on everyone." "Yeah, based on the state everyone was in at the party, we need all the help we need to break that spell." Sunset said. "Especially after you had called use out like that." Melody cringed when Sunset said that last part. "It was a lot of negative energy. Look I'll think about it. I'll decide in the morning." *** Meanwhile at the Dazzlings' house Adagio was in her room pacing about her plan. She was having an argument with someone as her gem glowed. "This is outrageous! You think that she'll actually help you?!" A male voice said. "Melody is our sister! She'll come through for us!" Adagio responded. "'Sister'? Please! You, Aria, especially Sonata are just using her!" "That is not true! She's one of us! She loves us like family does! Unlike you!" "'Love'? I thought you didn't understand love after what you did to me! You all are just using that girl to fill the void that Solo left behind!" "SHUT UP! You lost the right to speak his name after you failed to protect him!" "I was protecting you three! It isn't my fault that he went back for her." "YOU SHOULD HAVE STOOD BY HER SIDE IN THE FIRST PLACE!! You could have saved her! Then we would never have been banished in the first place!" "She was the one who told me to take you all! It isn't my fault that Pearl thought she could take on an angry mob!" "QUIET! You were a coward! You know we were safe, but you were too scared so you let her die!" "Coward? Me? As if you're one to talk! You're too scared to tell Melody the truth! You told her that she was from this world, but you've been keeping the truth from her her whole life! You can't keep the truth from her forever just like you can't keep me imprisoned forever!" "I can and I will on both those! I hate you D-." Aria then walked in on Adagio with a scolding look on her face. "Oh, Aria, I-" "Save it! I know you were talking to him!" Aria said. "You were talking so loud that the whole city could hear you! You're lucky that Sonata is such a heavy sleeper or else she would have heard you!" "But Aria-" "No buts! You must keep a lid on him! Or else we could have a repeat of ten years ago!" "Aria…should we tell Melody about our D-" "NEVER!! We all agreed on this! Melody can never know the truth!" "But with all these lies and secrets are we really any better than him?! Melody is our sister!" "Even so, what would she do if she knew the truth? We are so close to conquering this world! This can't come up!" Adagio stood silent for a moment. "Aria…thank you. You're right." Adagio then hugged her. "We can't tell Melody about this ever." "Oh Adagio. We are sisters. We all love her. But the truth can hurt her more that anything." Aria said as she began to cry, then Adagio started to cry too. Then the door to Adagio's room slammed open. Sonata was standing there in her pajamas with a plush taco. "WHAT ARE YOU TWO TALKING ABOUT IN HERE?!?!" Sonata screamed so loudly that Adagio and Aria's hair became stuck sideways. "Uh, Sonata, what are you doing?" Adagio asked as she put her hair back in place. "YOU AND ARIA ARE TALKING SO LOUD ABOUT SOMETHING THAT IT WOKE ME UP! AND I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF MY FLYING TACO DREAM! WHAT EVER YOU TWO ARE TALKING ABOUT CAN WAIT UNTIL MORNING!" Sonata then slammed the door so hard that it cracked the wall. Adagio and Aria looked at each other. "So, I'll keep control over…him… and tomorrow we focus on the Battle of the Bands." "And we need to go to sleep so that Sonata can sleep. Would hate to have a sleep-deprived Sonata on the most important day of our lives in this world." Aria said, remembering the last time Sonata didn't sleep. "Second to finding Melody." Adagio said. "Right." Aria said. Author's Note Well, sorry for the wait, but I had business to take care of. Next chapter will come soon.
The First BattleIt was morning and Melody made her decision. "I've thought about it, and I have decided to help you break the spell that me and my sisters put on the school." Melody said. "OK. I was thinking that you could try to bring out the friendship in the students with your singing to soften the Sirens' spell." Twilight started. "Then we finish them off with the counter-spell!" Rainbow finished as she punched her fist in her hand. "Remember, we're only targeting the spell and not my sisters." Melody reminded her. "Don't worry." Sunset said. "With the spell of hatred gone the students will no longer fight, and if the Sirens can't feed off hatred then they don't have any real power. Right?" "Yes, that's right." Melody confirmed. "Uh, you think you could not refer to my sisters as the "Sirens" and as the "Dazzlings" please? It would really make me feel better." "Okay sure." Rainbow said. "Together we'll take down the Sirens!" Rainbow then cringed. "Oh, I mean the Dazzlings!" "Okay. But, I can't let my sisters know I'm doing this." Melody them put her hand on her arms. "I hate lying to them." "But this is for the greater good of the school! No, no, the WORLD darling." Rarity said. "I know, that's why I'm doing this! As much as it might pain me, I have to." "Don't worry. I'm sure everything will work out." Fluttershy said. "Well, lets all go down to my barn to practice the counter-spell." Applejack said. "Actually, I'm going home to get ready for the Battle of the Bands. I'll see you guys there." Melody said leaving. Everybody said bye and Melody went home. *** When Melody got home and opened the door there was confetti blasted in her face. "Happy 16th Birthday Melody!" Adagio, Aria, and Sonata screamed. There was red balloons and streamers on the walls and a big banner that said 'Happy Sweet 16' in red on it. "Aw guys. You didn't have to do this." Melody said. "Are you kidding?! Your 16th birthday is the most important birthday of your life!" Sonata shouted. "And as of today you're now a full fledged Siren!" Aria said. "And after today nothing will ever be the same!" Adagio said. "OK, but before we do anything else, I need to go freshen up." Melody said while heading towards the bathroom. Adagio sighed. "You know, it only seems like yesterday she was a baby and now she's a full fledged Siren!" Adagio said. "Don't get all washed up before we go to the Battle of the Bands." Aria said. "Yeah!" Sonata agreed. "I won't." Adagio said. Melody then came out of the bathroom tightening her belt. "I'm ready to go." She said while adjusting the rose in her braid. "Not until you eat your breakfast!" Sonata said enthusiastically while holding a plate that had a chocolate cake with pink frosting that read 'sweet 16'. "Aww! You made your Sugar Chocolate Cake!" Melody then took a fork and took a bit. "The secret is a health two pounds of sugar!" Aria groaned. "Sonata, only you would think that's healthy." "Oh, take it easy Aria. This is the only thing, besides tacos, that she can cook right." Adagio said. "Whoa!" Melody ate the entire cake. "Okay, let's go!" Melody walked towards the door. As the four girls were walking to the school when Melody got a text from Sunset. It read "Counter-spell isn't finished. Twilight needs time to work on it, will be late." "What's that Melody?" Sonata asked. "Oh, just my new friends texting me about the party last night. By the way, what did you three do last night anyway?" Melody asked. She saw that Adagio and Aria looked at each other with worry on their faces. "You better not have been in my room." "We weren't. We just…" Aria stammered. "They were talking about the Battle of the Bands. And they were so loud that they interrupted my dream last night." Sonata said bitterly. "Let me guess, the flying taco dream." Melody said. "I saw the creak in the door." "Oh yes." Adagio said. She would rather die than let Melody know the truth. "Let's go. We don't want to be late for the biggest event of our lives in this world." They arrived at the school where the Battle of the Bands was going to be held. "I'm going to go sit over there to wait for my new friends. I hope that's OK." Melody said. "Sure. Why not?" Adagio replied. "Thanks." Melody walked off. "There you go again." Aria said under her breath. "Lets just go sit down somewhere." Adagio said, pretending not to hear what Aria said. Principal Celestia got up on stage and started speaking. "Welcome to the first ever Canterlot High School Battle of the Bands. I believe I speak for everyone when I say it is by far the greatest thing we have ever done here at this school!" Students then cheered. She then continued. "We are so glad our four newest students encouraged us to turn this event into something exciting!" The Dazzlings and Melody gave a little smile. Vice Principal Luna then cut in. "Seeing as this is now a competition, we will have a three way final, but we can only choose one winner. Who is it going to be?" The students then started to argue with each other, emitting a green mist. Melody's and the Dazzlings' pendants glowed, absorbing their negative energy. "Can you feel that my sisters? That's our true power being restored." Adagio said to Aria and Sonata. Then they start laughing. Then the Rainbooms and Sunset enter the gym. Adagio does a 'cut off' jester with her hands and Aria and Sonata stop laughing. "And this is before we've tapped into the strongest magic here." Aria then spoke up. "But the Rainblossoms, or whatever they're called, aren't under our spell. Just how exactly are we supposed to even get to their magic?" "The Rainbooms are just as capable of falling apart as anyone else." Adagio said. "All they need is just a little... push in the wrong direction. And I've got a feeling everyone here is going to be lining up to just give them a shove." Melody walked to her friends. "You guys, this is serious. The tension is really high between the students. I got the text that the counter spell isn't finished." "Yes. But I will be finished before the end of the competition." Twilight said. "I just need some time to perfect it. I'm worried that the Si-Dazzlings will realize what we are doing and we won't get a chance to play it again." "Yeah, you're right about that." Melody then sighed. Everyone was then moving around getting ready for big competition. Principal Celestia then got on the sound system. "Okay everyone, the lucky band to compete first is not an band, but a solo act. It is by one of our new students: Melody Minor! In addition today is also her very special sweet 16 birthday!" Celestia added at the end. Melody cringed as all eyes turned on her. She looked up at her sisters who were giving her supportive faces. Sonata then pulled out a sign that said "Melody's Number 1". She looked at her friends who gave her a thumbs up. She knew her sisters were going to watch this, and she didn't want to disappoint them. She went behind the curtain and grabbed a microphone. "Okay, this is it. With them watching this I can't go right towards positive feelings…so I'm gonna have to go with one of my originals." Melody said to herself as she touched her pendant, which glowed for a second. The curtains then flew open. [Melody Minor] Ah, ah-ah, ah-ahh You never did see Ah, ah-ah, ah-ahh Now you belong to me A storm is on the way But you will stay Follow me through the thunder As I bring you asunder The song was causing everyone to rile up. Negative energy was starting to emerge from the students. As they started to give each other dirty looks and mutter under their breath. [Melody Minor] Darkness will cover the stars My voice will range far You will obey You can't turn away Soon there will be no light All you will do is fight Blinded by my melody You belong to me Listen closely to my song Ah, ah-ah, ah-ahh Soon you'll all sing along Ah, ah-ah, ah-ahh The students were full on arguing with each other, causing a large flow of energy. Adagio smiled wickedly. "Are we going to take any of it?" Sonata asked. "No. This is her first major solo act. Let her enjoy the spoils." Adagio said with glee. "Nice. I say she deserves it also." Aria agreed. [Melody Minor] Tonight everything will end There will be no friends It is now too late This is your fate There will be an ocean Of anger and commotion You will try to sail But you will fail Ah, ah-ah, ah-ahh Now you will see Ah, ah-ah, ah-ahh You now forever belong to me Melody finished her song and absorbed all of the negative energy the students produced when she was singing. She knew it was a lot, and when she looked at her sisters in the stands she saw them smiling. She figured that they allowed her to absorb it all since this was her first act alone. She went behind the stage and saw the Rainbooms giving her sour looks. "WHAT IN THE NAME OF CELESTIA WAS THAT?!" Twilight yelled. Melody didn't get what that meant, but she knew it wasn't good. "Okay, look, my sisters were watching and I could not sing a friendship song in front of them. There will be other opportunities! I mean its not like I really made things worse." Melody said that last part nervously. "Oh you definitely made things worse." Pinkie Pie said as she pointed to several of the students screaming at each other. "Oh my! I knew the influence in my voice would be heightened, but not this much so soon!" "Okay, lets not get riled up yet! This is just the first song. There will be more opportunities to sing." Sunset said. "You're right, Sunset. I mean the counter-spell will fix all of this!" Twilight said. "Sorry Melody. It's just this is really important, but so is your relationship with your sisters, even if they are dangerous manipulative creatures from another world." "Yeah." Melody said, cringing as she heard the last part. Several bands played through the first round, some not so good, especially when Snip and Snails did a to-awful-to-write-down rape. "Least we know one group who won't stand in the way of us gettin' to the finals." Applejack said as the two rappers walked off the stage. "Yeah, at least this is a three way final. That will guarantee that both your group and me make it to the finals so that I can release a friendship spell and then you can unleash the counter-spell to break me and my sisters' spell. You will be ready by the finals, right?" Melody asked. "Oh yeah! I will definitely be ready by the finals tonight." Twilight told her. "Let's get ready to rock!" Rainbow Dash stated. "Wait! Where's Rarity?" Pinkie Pie asked as she looked around for her. "Oh! Here! Here!" Rarity yelled while wearing a western style suit with glamour. "What is that supposed to be?" Applejack asked. "We will be performing in front of an audience. I'm not going to wear something fabulous?" Rarity answered. Twilight then reminded everyone of their plan. "Remember, we have to be good enough to make it through but not so good we let the Sir- " She looked at Melody. "I mean the Dazzlings see the magic within us. They could realize we plan to use it against them." "Got it! Be cool enough to win, but not so cool that we end up showing off the whole ears and tails and rainbows thing. Sooo... about twenty percent less cool." Rainbow Dash said as she went on stage. Pinkie Pie said "One! Two!" [The Rainbooms] We've just got the day to get ready And there's only so much time to lose Because tonight, yeah, we're here to party So let's think of something fun to do We don't know (we don't know) what's gonna happen We just know (we just know) it's gonna feel right All our friends are here And it's time to ignite the lights! Shake your tail 'cause we're here to have a party tonight Shake your tail, shake your tail Shake your tail 'cause we're here to have a party tonight Shake your tail, shake your tail [Twilight Sparkle] So what you didn't get it right the first time [Pinkie Pie] Laugh it off, no one said it is a crime [Rarity] Do your thing, you know you're an original [Applejack] Your ideas are so funny that they're criminal [The Rainbooms] Ohhh-ahh! We've just got the day to get ready And there's only so much time to lose Because tonight, yeah, we're here to party So let's think of something fun to do We don't know (we don't know) what's gonna happen We just know (we just know) it's gonna feel right All our friends are here And it's time to ignite the lights! Shake your tail 'cause we're here to have a party tonight Shake your tail, shake your tail Shake your tail 'cause we're here to have a party tonight Shake your tail, shake your tail Shake your tail 'cause we're here to have a party tonight Shake your tail, shake your tail Shake your tail 'cause we're here to have a party tonight Shake your tail, shake your tail Shake your tail 'cause we're here to have a party tonight! [During the scene Rarity's clothes tore, Pinkie Pie let loose a confetti cannons, and Fluttershy ran from a light] Rarity looked at her torn outfit. "Ruined! Absolutely ruined!" She said. "Rarity, were you tryin' to make us lose out there?!" Applejack accused. "Wh- Oh! This was not my fault! This was an act of sabotage!" Rarity said as she gestured to the torn bits of her clothes. "Yeah, well, whoever did this couldn't have done this if you didn't insist on dressin' like... like... this! We just need to sound good! Is there some reason why that concept seems to escape you?!" "And what was with the confetti, Pinkie Pie? How am I supposed to shred if there's paper stuck in my frets?!" Rainbow Dash yelled at Pinkie Pie. "It was pretty distracting..." Fluttershy said. "Ugh! Says the girl who was running from a light the whole time! A light!" Pinkie Pie told her. "You still sounded much better than most of the other bands." Sunset told them. "I'm sure you'll make it to the next round. But it won't matter if you don't have that counter-spell ready. You all find a place to practice where the Dazzlings can't hear you. I'll keep an eye on things around here." The Rainbooms plus Sunset left the gym. Derpy's band played next. In the hallway Melody was talking to her sisters about the Battle of the Bands. "I'm going to make it to the finals, and I'm not going to hold back." Melody told them. "We won't ether." Adagio told her. Aria and Sonata nodded in agreement. "I really like the song you made. It was both true and accurate." She added. "Plus it brought out a lot of negative energy. I'm sure you enjoyed it." Aria said. "Why did you let me have all of it?" Melody said. "This was your song, so you deserve it. Plus this is your birthday Melody! Indulge yourself!" Sonata said. "Yeah. You are our baby sister, so you deserve extra energy." Adagio said. "I'm not a baby anymore." Melody said. "You will always be a baby to us. No matter what." Aria said. "Yeah, well, maybe after I crush you all in this competition you will think differently." Melody said as she walked away. "She's really getting fierce. I like it." Sonata said. After Melody left the Dazzlings then saw Twilight crying after a fight with Flash. Adagio chuckled. "Tears already? But this is only the first round." Aria and Sonata then laughed. "The next band to take the stage will be Trixie and the Illusions." Principal Celestia said on the PA. "We'd better head back. We're supposed to go on after Trixie." Adagio told Aria and Sonata as they walked off. As they reached the doors they stopped to see Sunset leaning on the wall. "You're never gonna get away with this." She said. "Why? Because you didn't?" Adagio asked in a mockish tone. Sunset's eyes then widened. "Oh, we know all about you, Sunset Shimmer. You've got quite the reputation at Canterlot High." Adagio continued as she circled around her. "I've changed! I'm in a much better place now!" Sunset said defensively. "Waiting in the wings while those 'friends' of yours have all the fun?" Aria asked as she circled her. "Oh, yes, you girls are all so tight. And yet... they didn't even ask you to be in the band." Adagio said. "Probably they were afraid no one would ever want to see them play if she was in the group." Aria speculated. "Too bad! So sad!" Sonata taunted. "If it's any consolation, no one is going to remember you at all by the time we're done." Adagio told Sunset while bumping into her. Sonata then bumped into her too. The Dazzlings walked backstage and picked up microphones. They chuckled at their plan. "Now remember girls; we want to save the good stuff for when our full power has been restored." Adagio told Aria and Sonata. The Dazzlings then held their pendants, which glowed for a second. The curtains flew open and the real trouble was about to begin. [The Dazzlings] Oh-whoa-oh, oh-whoa-oh You didn't know that you fell Oh-whoa-oh, oh-whoa-oh [Adagio Dazzle] Now that you're under our spell Blindsided by the beat Clapping your hands, stomping your feet You didn't know that you fell [Sonata Dusk and Aria Blaze] Oh-whoa-oh-oh-oh [Adagio Dazzle] Now you've fallen under our spell [Sonata Dusk and Aria Blaze] Oh-whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh [The Dazzlings] We've got the music, makes you move it Got the song that makes you lose it We say "jump", you say "how high?" Put your hands up to the sky We've got the music, makes you move it Got the song that makes you lose it We say "jump", you say "how high?" Put your hands up to the sky Oh-whoa-oh, oh-whoa-oh You didn't know that you fell Oh-whoa-oh, oh-whoa-oh Now that you're under our spell [Adagio Dazzle] Listen to the sound of my voice [Sonata Dusk and Aria Blaze] Oh-oh, whoa-oh-oh [Adagio Dazzle] Soon you'll find you don't have a choice [Sonata Dusk and Aria Blaze] Oh-oh, whoa-oh-oh [Adagio Dazzle] Captured in the web of my song [Sonata Dusk and Aria Blaze] Oh-oh, whoa-oh-oh [Adagio Dazzle] Soon you'll all be singing along [Sonata Dusk and Aria Blaze] Oh, whoa, oh [The Dazzlings] We've got the music, makes you move it Got the song that makes you lose it We say "jump", you say "how high?" Put your hands up to the sky We've got the music, makes you move it Got the song that makes you lose it We say "jump", you say "how high?" Put your hands up to the sky Oh-whoa-oh, oh-whoa-oh You didn't know that you fell Oh-whoa-oh, oh-whoa-oh Now that you're under our spell Oh-whoa-oh, oh-whoa-oh You didn't know that you fell Oh-whoa-oh, oh-whoa-oh Now that you're under our [Adagio Dazzle] Spell [maniacal laughter] Author's Note Well, that was an interesting chapter. Melody, towarn between her friends and her family, one is trying to save to world from the other and one is holding a giant secret that could change how Melody looks at them. And what could be so disastrous that Aria and Adagio won't even tell Sonata? Any thoughts?
Won The Battle, But Losing The WarAfter a couple of rounds several bands were defeated and the Dazzlings and Melody absorbed the hatred that they all produced. It all came down to the semifinals: Crusaders vs. The Dazzlings, Flash band vs. Melody, and Trixie and the Illusions vs. The Rainbooms. Twilight made progress with the counter-spell, but she wasn't sure whether it might work or not. The Crusaders were back stage with only two minutes till showtime. "Alright Crusaders, this is the semis, so we need to rock!" Apple Bloom said while making the rock symbol with her fingers. "Actually, I have another idea. I swiped these from my sister." Sweetie Bell said as she pulled a rack with clothes. "WOW!" Scootaloo said as she looked at the clothes. "Up next the Crusaders!" Principal Luna said from out front. The Crusaders gasped as they only had a minute to change. Out front the Rainbooms were standing next to the stage with Rarity and Applejack feeling quite nervous. "Shouldn't you all be practicing for the counter-spell?" Melody asked. "Our little sisters are about to go up against your older sisters. So we're a little nervous." Applejack said. "Oh, I get it." Melody said. She knew what it was like for them as the opposing band was her sisters. Piano music started playing and the curtains opened out. It revealed the Crusaders pop dresses with unique designs. Red apples on Apple Bloom's, blue diamonds on Sweetie Bell's, and rainbow lightning bolts on Scootaloo's. They were standing on steps and were in seated positions. Rarity gasped and started to cry. "Oh, Sweetie Bell!" Rarity began to full on cry. "HOW COULD YOU!" Rarity said hysterically. "Whats the matter Rarity?" Applejack asked. "Those clothes they're wearing, I designed them!" Rarity said even more hysterically. "Seriously?! You're upset about the clothes again?!" Applejack said angerly. "Its not just that! It took me forever to get those patterns just right! But what I can't understand is how Sweetie Bell could have sown those together so fast?" "Maybe you two have more in common than you think." Melody said. I piano piece started to play in the background and the Crusaders started their song. [Apple Bloom] Oh when I start the day I'm checking on my friends To see if they're OK [The Crusaders] They can count on me [Apple Bloom] And if I'm feeling down My friends will come around We're gonna make some noise We'll be laughin' [Scootaloo] Hey there The stars out in the sky Like a rocket we can fly [The Crusaders] We're standing by each other yeah [Sweetie Bell] Hey there Whatever we do We'll make it through [The Crusaders] No limit where we go When things get tough We are better when together Come rain or shine We'll be always friends forever When things go wrong We rely on one another We won't give up 'Cause we always got each other Here comes the girls yeah Here comes the girls yeah Here comes the girls yeah Here comes the girls BFF we are true, true, true friends BFF friendship never e-ends [Scootaloo] Oh when I'm in a fix It's hard to figure out Who's gonna tell me where [The Crusaders] Do I go from here? [Sweetie Bell] The girls will show the way My friends are always near They'll come and save the day [The Crusaders] I can count on them [Apple Bloom] And when we get to three United we will be We're gonna have some fun [The Crusaders] 'Cause we are one [Apple Bloom] We're spreading stars Yeah the world is ours Hey We'll take it far [The Crusaders] We'll be laughin' [Apple Bloom] Like a rocket high Here we go We can fly Take it higher Let's take it higher Bright... Then... we go... Here bright... Then... we go... Let's... [The Crusaders] Have a good time When things get tough We are better when together Come rain or shine We'll be always friends forever When things go wrong We rely on one another We won't give up 'Cause we always got each other Here comes the girls yeah Here comes the girls yeah Here comes the girls yeah Here comes the girls BFF friendship never e-ends The song ended. Everyone cheered and clapped. Melody looked and saw that her sisters were clapping too, but probably out of the fact that they were gonna crush them. "Wow. That was really good." Rainbow Dash said. The Dazzlings then walked by the Rainbooms and Melody. They gave each other a sneer when they passed the Rainbooms, but gave a friendly smile to Melody as they passed her, completely ignorant to what she was doing. The continued to walked back stage. "Almost there. We are almost there." Sonata said to her sisters. She was so exited she was going to burst. "Yeah. Only one major problem: the Rainbooms still aren't under our spell. Without their magic, how exactly are we supposed to conquer this world?!" Aria said impatiently. "Don't worry Aria. We have plenty of time." Adagio said to her sister. The Crusaders played their song , which was epic, bringing in a lot of applause. "Next is: The Dazzlings!" Principal Celestia said. The Dazzlings walked on stage. "Oh my sisters. Let's give them a real taste of what we can really do." Adagio said as she stroked her pendant. [Adagio Dazzle] N-n-name in the lights Livin' royal Take a look at these Beautiful diamonds! [Aria Blaze and Sonata Dusk] And they're shining And we're climbing To the top of this kingdom Nobody can stop us! [Adagio Dazzle] Oh, oh, oh If having everything that I want is wrong I don't wanna be right Oh, oh, oh [The Dazzlings] Sitting high on my throne In control This is some kind of life! [Adagio Dazzle] Empire, empire! [Aria Blaze and Sonata Dusk] Reign over everything Take over everything! [Adagio Dazzle] Empire, empire! [The Dazzlings] Reign over everything Take over everything! [Adagio Dazzle] Take over the world You and I together Nobody can stop us, stop us, Building our Empire, empire! [Aria Blaze and Sonata Dusk] Reign over everything Take over everything! [Adagio Dazzle] Empire, empire Building us an empire, yeah, yeah Empire, empire Building us an empire, yeah, yeah All I want is everything Cause we're kings and queens Why pretend to be anything less I'm a goddess! [Aria Blaze and Sonata Dusk] Don't be modest, When we run this kingdom It's gonna be monstrous! [Adagio Dazzle] Oh, oh, oh If having everything that I want is wrong I don't wanna be right! Oh, oh, oh [The Dazzlings] Sitting high on my throne in control This is some kind of life! [Adagio Dazzle] Empire, empire! [Aria Blaze and Sonata Dusk] Reign over everything Take over everything! [Adagio Dazzle] Empire, empire! [The Dazzlings] Reign over everything Take over everything! [Adagio Dazzle] Take over the world You and I together Nobody can stop us, stop us Building our [The Dazzlings] Empire, empire! [Aria Blaze and Sonata Dusk] Reign over everything Take over everything! [Adagio Dazzle] Empire, empire Building us an empire, yeah, yeah Empire, empire Building us an empire, yeah, yeah We just want the power The money and the power Take it if we got a lot of Got the world towers We just want the power The money and the power Stepping on you cowards We got the world towers [The Dazzlings] Empire, empire [Aria Blaze and Sonata Dusk] Reign over everything Take over everything! [The Dazzlings] Empire, empire Reign over everything Take over everything! [Adagio Dazzle] Take over the world You and I together Nobody can stop us, stop us Building our, [The Dazzlings] Empire, empire [Aria Blaze and Sonata Dusk] Reign over everything Take over everything! [Adagio Dazzle] Empire! The song caused everyone to fight and bicker so much it was almost overwhelming. The massive feast of negative emotions was feed upon by the Dazzlings and by Melody as well. Quickly after the Dazzlings finished their song Principal Celestia announced the winner of the semi final round. "Well, I am sorry to say that the Crusaders have been eliminated. That means that the first band to earn a spot in the finals is the Dazzlings!" Celestia said. The Dazzlings walked behind stage where Melody was waiting. "Nice one." She said. "Oh, thanks." Adagio said. "Oh, Sonata, I heard the taco truck broke down in front of the school. They're getting rid of the tacos so they won't go bad." Melody said. "WHAT?!" Sonata said. She grabbed Adagio and Aria's wrists and literally flew out the door. "Wow." Rainbow said as she and the rest of her band entered through the door Sonata went through. "The only time I've seen anybody move that fast was when Pinkie Pie heard the cupcake factory was giving free samples." "Well, I can't have my sisters in here when I sing my big song. So I told her a taco truck broke down out front." Melody said. "Is there?" Rarity asked. "Well…" Melody trailed off. "I might have called and…persuaded the driver to drive by the school…where there may or may not have been a sharp piece of Rarity's clothing from earlier in the road…that might or might not have caused a flat tire." "So you basically hypnotized a taco truck driver to drive by the school where you placed a piece of Rarity's broken clothes on the road to give it a flat so that your sisters won't be in here?" Applejack summed up. "Maybe…?" "Melody Minor that is incredibly devious!" Rarity said. "Well, I am a Siren. And this is for the greater good!" Melody said. "Melody that is kind of hypocritical." Twilight said. "Look, I'm not saying I'm proud of what I did, but I did what I had to do!" There was clapping out in the audience, the Flash band finished playing their song. Flash walked by and gave Twilight a dirty look, which caused her to tear a little. "The next act of the second round of the semifinals is Melody Minor!" Celestia announced. "Okay girls. With my sisters out of the way I can unleash my song." Melody said. She walked on stage and touched her pendant. She was gonna put everything she had into this song. She only did small songs before but this one was going to be a big one. [Melody Minor] I am the rhythm and you are the melody This is our symphony We are the music that will resonate The darkness of hate We may want fame But we are all the same Together we will fight To bring back the light We are all together We are united forever Me and you, together Will give up never-r-r-r The song was starting work its literal magic on the students. They started to smile at each other and be friendly too. [Melody Minor] I am the rhythm and you are the melody Together this is our symphony This is true harmony-y-y-y In times of hatred Remember what we said That when we are together Nothing can stop us ever Not the time to hesitate This is our fate When I call You will never fall As the students became friendly to one another a pink mist was being emitted from the students. This mist went unseen by everyone except Melody. This was stronger than before, which was good. The pendant she possessed started to glow and absorb the mist. [Melody Minor] Times are now tough But this has been enough Sing this song with me And together we'll break free We are true harmony We are the symphony With me as the rhythm and you as the melody-y-y-y She finished feeding off the positive energy the students created. But as she did she looked at her pendant and noticed it was a lighter hue of red than before. "Well, that was an exelaint performance!" Celestia commented. "While it sad to say that another band has been eliminated. Melody Minor… you advance to the final round! The final round of the semifinals will begin with Trixie and the Illusions!" Melody ran back stage to meet her friends. She was excited that their plan was working. "You guys, it works! My spell really softened my sisters' spell!" She said excitedly. "Great job Melody." Twilight told Melody. "Thanks. Good luck winning." "We don't need luck to win." Rainbow Dash told her. "Do you think the counter-spell is ready to be performed now while everyone is more friendly and the spell is soften?" "No…not yet. I'm almost done!" Twilight said hastily. "By tonight's performance the counter-spell will absolutely be ready! With only one chance we need this to be perfect." "Oh okay. But I think it will be best that you play that spell before my sisters have a chance to sing again." Melody said. She heard the door open and saw her sisters walking through it. "Melody!" Sonata said. She then ran up and hugged her. "Sorry we missed your big performance Melody." Adagio said. "But trying to get this one away from the taco truck is like splitting an atom. It only leads to disaster." Aria said. Sonata then pulled a taco out of Adagio's hair. "Strange part is that the driver didn't even know why he was there." She then took a bite of her taco. "Sonata I told you to stop storing food in my hair!" Adagio said. "It takes forever to wash it out!" "I can't help it if your hair is a perfect hiding space!" "Hey remember when Melody was five and she had a nightmare so she crawled into Adagio's hair." Aria said as she laughed. Melody's face turned red. "Can we please not talk about that." "Okay…Mel Mel." Adagio snickered as Melody gave her the death stare. Trixie's band was then finishing up. [Trixie Lulamoon] ...I got tricks up my sleeve See me dominate 'Cause I'm powerful and grea-ea-eat! The crowd then applauded. "Fantastic!" Principal Celestia said. Trixie then walked over to the Rainbooms. "Hmph. You're never gonna top that performance, 'Rain-goons'. You shouldn't be allowed to when you have such a big advantage over the rest of us." "My superior guitar playing and off-the-charts awesome singing voice?" Rainbow Dash said cockily. Trixie then laughed. "Oh, don't be ridiculous. I mean her!" She pointed to Twilight. "If you were really all that, Rainbow Dash, you wouldn't have needed to bring in some magical ringer to have half a chance. Everyone's talking about it." "Ha! Puh-leeze! I could win this thing as a solo act and everybody knows it!" "Sure you could." Trixie then disappeared in a cloud of smoke. Everybody coughed. Pinkie Pie gasped. "She's gone! Oh, wait. There she is." Trixie was then scene hiding behind a box then running off. "Next up, the Rainbooms." Principal Celestia announced. "Knock 'em dead, Rainbooms!" Spike said. "I'll be here... Just... Watching." Sunset said disappointingly. [The Rainbooms] Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! [Rainbow Dash] Awesome as I wanna be [The Rainbooms] Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! [Rainbow Dash] Awesome as I wanna be First you see me riding on a sonic boom Got my guitar shreddin' up my latest tune There is nothin' you can do to beat me I'm so good that you can't defeat me [Rainbow Dash and the Rainbooms] Yeah, I'm awesome, take caution Watch out for me, I'm awesome as I wanna be (Yeah!) I'm awesome, take caution Watch out for me, I'm awesome as I wanna be [The Rainbooms] Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Rainbow Dash was starting to grow pony ears as she was playing her solo. Sunset just reacted and shoved Rainbow off the stage. Rainbow's ears became normal and gave her a dirty look. Principals Celestia and Luna also gave Sunset dirty looks. Flash then got up in front of the crowd. "Now that's the bad girl we love to hate!" The crowd then jeered in. Sunset said "No. It isn't like that." She then walked off stage with the Rainbooms. The Dazzlings then gave each other a 'this is perfect' look. They knew that they could use this to their advantage. Melody cringed. There was no way her friends would advance to the finals with that performance. She put her hands over her pendant and took a deep breath. Backstage the Rainbooms and Sunset were talking about what just happened. "What was that?!" Rainbow Dash accused. "You were showing them your magic. I-I didn't know what else to do." Sunset stuttered. "Ugh. Close the curtains? Unplug her amp? Give us a chance to deal with the situation?" Rarity suggested. "I'm sorry, I just wanted to help." "Yeah, well, you didn't." Rainbow said harshly. Applejack got into Rainbow's face. "None of this would've happened if you weren't tryin' to show off – as usual." Trixie then showed up. "Good show, 'Rain-brooms'. I especially liked the part where Sunset Shimmer, in a fit of jealous rage, knocked out Rainbow Dash mid-guitar solo!" Sunset then over stood Trixie "It wasn't a fit of jealous rage!" She yelled in her face. She then saw everyone had a nervous look. "If you say so." Trixie then saw the judges consulting. "Ooh! Looks like they've already decided who'll be moving on to the finals! I'm guessing it wasn't too difficult a decision." She said as she looked at herself in her compact mirror. The doors then opened. Melody walked through them and started singing. Melody's pendant then glowed as she put her hand over it. The Principals' eyes glowed green as she continued to sing, recasting her spell that she put on them before. "Huh?" Sunset said. She was confused by what Melody was doing. She then turned her head as she heard her friends arguing. The Dazzlings walked up behind Melody as she finished her spell. They too were confused by what Melody was doing. "Uh Melody, what are you doing?" Adagio asked. "Oh just making a certain band a lock to move onto the finals." She said. "Why? What band?" Aria asked. "Does it matter? The other band will be jealous either way." Melody said. "True." Sonata said. On the other side of the stage the Rainbooms were arguing. "What can we do? There isn't gonna be another opportunity for us to play. And I had the most gorgeous outfit for the finals!" Rarity said. "Yup, 'cause that's the real tragedy here, Rarity – that you won't get to play dress-up!" Applejack said aggressively. "You know perfectly well that is not what I meant!" Rarity said defensively. Rainbow Dash then got between them. "You guys wanna keep it down? They're about to announce who's moving on." "Who are you kidding? You know it isn't gonna be us." Fluttershy stated. Principal Celestia then got on stage. She grabbed a microphone and made her announcement. "The band that will be joining the Dazzlings and Melody Minor in tonight's finals is" Trixie then started to walk out "... The Rainbooms!" "What?!" Trixie said both surprised and shocked, as was everyone else. "Did they just say, 'the Rainbooms'?!" Pinkie asked. Trixie then stormed out. "This isn't over!" The Rainbooms then walked on stage. "Congratulations, girls. You deserve it." Principal Celestia said. "Seriously?! We didn't even finish our—!" Pinkie Pie was then cut off by Rainbow Dash elbowing her. Melody walked out on stage with her sisters behind her. "See you all tonight at the big show, Rainbooms. Be sure to bring your A-game." She said. Adagio then spoke up. "Yeah. And I can speak for all of my sisters when I say that we are truly looking forward to it." The four girls then walked away. "Yeah, well... Not as much as we are!" Rainbow rebutted. The crowd then jeered as the Rainbooms and Sunset left. The Dazzlings then broke away from Melody to put the rest of their plan in motion. Then Adagio's pendant glowed and the voice she was talking to last night was speaking to her again. "You are far too lenient with her! She could have messed up your plans!" The voice said. "No, I'm not. Even if the Rainbooms didn't advance we could still use it to our advantage." Adagio said in her head. "Could you? Don't you find it a bit odd that Melody just decided to have the Rainbooms advance? The answer she gave you wasn't straight! There must be a reason she made them advance." "What reason could she have? It's not like she knows that they have magic inside them!" "And you haven't told her why? Why have you neglected to tell her what you found? Is it because you know she's weak and would never go along with it?" Adagio growled. "Melody is not weak! She just wants some fun! See I realized we have just been holding her back and by doing thing on her own she gets stronger! You never let us do anything by ourselves and was constantly over our heads!" "And look what you accomplished because of it! You almost had Equestria in the palm of your hooves!" "Don't even try taking credit for that! We were the ones who worked hard on our voices! We were the ones who actually took action! We were the ones who took revenge! All you did was terrorize and yell at us to practice more!" "I was just waiting for the right time. Perhaps if you did what I said and took more time to practice you probably would not have been outsmarted by those six ponies!" "JUST SHUT UP! WE COULDN'T WAIT BECAUSE WE ACTUALLY LOVED ABOUT SOLO AND M-" "Adagio, you okay?" Sonata asked as she pulled yet another out of Adagio's hair. Just before she turned around her pendant stopped glowing. "Oh, yeah. I'm just thinking about the finals tonight. Come on, let's give Trixie a push." "This is a travesty! A travesty!" Trixie said dramatically. Adagio then came and put her hand on her shoulder. "It really is! The Rainbooms don't even deserve to be in the finals. Not when your band was far better in the semis." "And wanted it so much more." Aria cut in. "But alas, this is the way it's going to be; Dazzlings vs. Melody vs. Rainbooms." Adagio said in a disappointing tone. Sonata then cut in. "Unless, of course, the Rainbooms don't manage to make it to their set or if they get held up for some reason." Aria and Adagio then gave Trixie a look. Trixie then gave a sinister chuckle at the wicked plan forming in her head. Later the Rainbooms and Sunset Shimmer were setting up the stage for their performance. Rainbow Dash held the microphone. "Check, one, two. Testing, testing..." She taped microphone as Sunset adjusted the acoustics "Testing...!" There was a loud feedback. Sunset quickly readjusted the acoustics and gave a funny smile. "This doesn't make any sense. We were awful. Doesn't anybody else think it's strange that we're the ones that made it to the finals?" Fluttershy said. "Very strange." Trixie then appeared with her goons behind her. "What are you doing here, Trixie? Pretty sure the losers are supposed to be up there in the cheap seats." Rainbow said. "The Great and Powerful Trixie is the most talented girl at Canterlot High. It is I who deserves to be in the finals. And I will not..." She then snapped her fingers." ...be denied!" One of her goons pulled a lever and a trap door opened and the Rainbooms and Sunset feel in. Trixie gave an evil laugh. "See you never!" She said evilly as the trap door slammed shut, not noticing Spike running away. The Dazzlings then appeared at the entrance of the stadium with smug looks on their faces. Adagio chuckle. "See, I told you someone would give them a shove." "But she didn't shove them. She pulled the lever." Sonata said as the other two gave her a 'really?' look while she had a stupid look on her face, Adagio then slapped her own face in frustration. Aria rolled her eyes. "Ugh, go back to sleep, Sonata." She said tiredly. Later the Dazzlings and Melody were home getting ready for the finals. "This is it my sisters! The day we have been waiting for for millennia!" Adagio said as she put on her spiked bracelets. "Yeah! Finally we get our full powers back!" Sonata said as she tightened her tie. "This world will now know wrath of the Sirens!" Aria said as she adjusted her corset. "Most importantly we final get to prove a certain someone wrong!" Adagio said as she put her hand on her pendant. Sonata gasped. "Don't tell me he has been talking to you?!" Sonata said. Adagio looked at her and then walked over to Melody's room and knocked on the door. "Melody, are you ready?" She asked. "Just a couple of minutes. I need to finish my hair." Melody said through the door. Adagio then gestured Aria and Sonata to her room. Once all three of them were in there she shut the door and took a deep breath. "Okay. Yes he has been talking to me." "Adagio!!" Sonata exclaimed. "Look, I have just been ignoring him." Adagio said. She then looked at Aria. Sonata noticed and gasped. "That is what you two were arguing about last night! Why did you two hide this from me?!" Aria spoke up. "We know who you would feel. After what happened with Melody and Solo-" Aria instantly regretted what just came out of her mouth. "Shut up!" Sonata snapped. "What happened to Solo and Melody was his fault! And me and Solo… that was literally centuries ago! The three of us agreed to never tell Melody about it, but that doesn't mean you should keep things from me as well." "Sonata, you are our sister, but you are still the youngest and we just want to protect you." Adagio said. "But still, keeping that he has been talking to you from me is just wrong. This affects me just as much as you!" "Sonata, you moron. You sweet stupid moron. No matter what we will always protect you from the truth if it would hurt you, just like with Melody." Aria said. Sonata growled. "Did you two know that Melody is friends with the Rainbooms?" "WHAT?!" Adagio and Aria gasped. "Yeah! Think about it. At the party when they left Melody was gone. That sleepover she was at was with those girls. She talked with them a lot backstage today. Think about it." "No. No! NO!" Aria said horrified as she put the o so obvious clues together and she was also horrified that Sonata had figured it out first. "Sonata is…r…r…right!" Aria gauged as she said those words. "Well, statistically it had to happen at some point in our lives." Adagio said. "But just because Melody was friends with them doesn't mean anything. She just makes friends easily." "But still-" "No! If Melody knew about them she would have told us. We are her sisters, her family." Adagio said. There was a knock at the door. "I'm ready." Melody said through the door. "Okay. Give us a minute." Adagio said. "Look, tonight is the night. We continue with the plan." "Yeah." Aria and Sonata said. They opened the door and found Melody at the front door. She was wearing a multi-layered frilly skirt that went just below her knees and was red that goes lighter as the layers descend. Like Aria she had on a corset only hers didn't connect to her neck and had thorny vines in the design. She had poofy sleeves that were dark red and she had black heeled shoes with a single red rose one the outside ankles and had black laces under the roses. Like Adagio she had one spiked bracelets, only hers were silver and had black roses between the spikes, giving it the appearance of a rose vine. Final her hair was in a braid along her back and had red roses in the knots and at the base was a much larger black rose and had three red laces with three different shades of red, she still kept the small braid and rose from before. "Oh Melody! You are perfect!" Sonata said. Melody blushed. "Come on." "16 years. 16 years ago were found you on our front door. A baby, all alone. Now grown up and part of a family." Adagio said teared up. "Stop it. We're going to get emotional before the finals." "But it is true. For 16 years you have been a part of our family. You have without a doubt been the best thing to happen to us in the millennia we have been banished to this forsaken world." Aria said. Melody teared up. "You know, I don't think I have ever properly thanked you all for what you've done for me." "You don't have to thank us. You being our sister is enough." Adagio said as she hugged Melody, who hugged back. Melody felt conflicted inside. What she was going to do at the Battle of the Bands, help break their spell, felt wrong inside. But not doing it also felt wrong. The choice between saving the world and her family was tearing her up inside. "So Melody, we leaving?" Sonata said. "Yes. Let's go." Melody said. Author's Note The song that the Crusaders sang belongs to Lolirock and the Dazzlings sang belongs to Monster High and copyrights belong to them. Well, this chapter took a long time to post, but so worth it. Now, the biggest mysteries are who is this male being that Adagio communicates with, and why does he make ther Dazzlings angry? Next, who is this Solo? Is he a Pony or a Person? Why would Sonata be especially upset by this? What is the revenge the Dazzlings mentioned? Just what secrets are the Dazzlings keeping from their sister?
The Final Battle, Or Is It?The Dazzlings and Melody arrived at the stadium where the finals would be held. Melody looked around for the Rainbooms and Sunset Shimmer but didn't see them. She looked at the play list and saw 'Rainbooms' crossed out and 'Trixie and the Illusions' written under it. This shocked her. Did her spell were off and the Principals changed their decision. Melody found Principal Celestia. "Hey, why are the Rainbooms not playing?" Melody asked her. "They never checked in so we had to find another band to take their place in the finals, and since Trixie and the Illusions were their opponents in the semis we put them in instead." She answered. "Oh. OK." Melody thought 'they didn't check in? Oh, maybe they got held up. I just hope that they get here soon.' Adagio, Aria, and Sonata pulled a smile when they saw Trixie about to play. Adagio licked her lips. "Oh sisters, I can practically taste the Rainbooms's boiling anger." Aria smiled. "Yes. Before Trixie finishes her song they will snap. Then we will feast on their negative energy." Sonata then cut in. "Shouldn't we tell Melody about this?" Aria scratched her head. "We should shouldn't we?" "Yes we should. She's our sister. We should treat her like one." Adagio said. She found Melody in the instrument corner. "Hey Melody." "Yes Adagio?" Melody said, quickly turning around. "Melody, darling..." "What?" Sonata groaned. "We found the source of magic in the school." Melody was shocked. Did they know about the Rainbooms from her? "It is a band of girls, the Rainbooms. And before you say it, we already know you were friends with them." Aria said. "Girls, I didn't-" "No it's okay Melody. You couldn't have known. We didn't tell you, and they haven't released their magic yet so you wouldn't recognized their abundance." Adagio said. "But how do you know they're the source of the magic?" Melody asked. "Easy. They failed to fall under our first spell in the cafeteria. Our voices were strong enough to enchant these non-magical humans, but not strong enough to enchant those with high amounts of Equestrian magic to be immune to it." Adagio explained. "But what do you mean by "haven't released their magic"?" "Oh simple: they haven't fought yet, so we can't feed off them yet. But you dearest sister have unknowingly given us the key!" Sonata said. "How so?" "Oh when you had the Rainbooms advance to the finals, we payed a little visit to Trixie. She currently had those fools locked up under the stage! When Trixie plays they will most certainly argue over missing their performance and with all that negativity and magic we will finally be restored to full power!" Adagio said. "And when we do, we will rule this world!" Aria said. Sonata then rubbed her hands together. "Then we will find our way back to Equestria and finally get our revenge on those Ponies!" She then did an evil maniacal laugh with the lights going dark red and there was thunder sounds in the background. Sonata then saw the face her sisters were giving her, which was a scared look, and she turned and saw a stage man messing with the lights and sounds. "Wow. That was a perfect coincidence." Aria said. Melody was too freaked to care about that. Her friends were trapped and she couldn't do anything about it. "What's gonna happen to the Rainbooms when we're done?" "Well, since you seem to like them, maybe we could keep them as pets." Adagio said. Melody was in dire conflict. She didn't want to help her sisters with their plan, but she couldn't betray them either. But she knew the Rainbooms would pull out. She just hoped that they could win on their own. Trixie and the Illusions started playing their song, with Trixie smiling as she was literally above the Rainbooms. [The Illusions] Oh, whoa, oh-oh-oh-oh [Trixie Lulamoon] Ya better believe I got tricks up my sleeve See me dominate 'Cause I'm powerful and grea-ea-eat [The Illusions] Oh, whoa, oh oh oh oh In the storage room under the stage the Rainbooms and Sunset were still trapped. Rainbow Dash was repeatedly shoving the door but it wouldn't open. "Give it up, Rainbow Dash. You've been tryin' at this for hours. It's not gonna open."Applejack told her. "I don't think that it matters that we're stuck down here. I don't think the counter-spell would have worked anyway." Twilight said sadly. "Of course it would have worked, Twilight. Assumin' a certain band member didn't try to hog the spotlight the whole time we were tryin' to play it!" Applejack implied. "Hey! If you wanna tell Twilight she's getting a little too caught up trying to be the new leader of this band, you don't have to be all cryptic about it." Rainbow Dash said. Twilight backed up as she started to tear up. "She was talking about you, Rainbow Dash!" Rarity told her. "Me?! I'm just trying to make sure my band rocks as hard as it needs to!" "OUR BAND!" Rarity, Applejack, Pinkie Pie, and even Fluttershy yelled at her. Twilight was backed against the wall. "But why wasn't it working? I should know what to do. How could I not know what to do? How could I have failed like this?!" Sunset saw this and then looked at her arguing friends.. Applejack got in Rainbow's face. "It might've been your idea to start a band, but it's not just your band, Rainbow Dash!" "I'm the one who writes all the songs!" Rainbow said back. "I write songs! You just never let us play any of them!" Fluttershy told her. "I had the most perfect outfits for us to wear!" Rarity said. "Again with the costumes! No one cares what we're wearin'!" Applejack said, agitated. "I care, Applejack! So sorry if I enjoy trying to make a creative contribution to the band!" Rarity said defensive. Pinkie Pie then showed up between them. "Hey! Anybody here remember fun?! I'll give you a hint: It's the exact opposite of being in the Rainbooms!" She said vigorously. "I wish I never asked any of you to be in my band!" Rainbow Dash said. "I wish I'd never agreed to be in it!" Rarity said. "Me neither!" Fluttershy and Applejack agreed. Rainbow Dash, Applejack, Fluttershy, Rarity and Pinkie Pie started arguing and producing a green mist that went through the ceiling. Sunset gave a worried look Back above Trixie and the Illusions were finishing their song. [Trixie Lulamoon] Ya better believe I got tricks up my sleeve See me dominate 'Cause I'm powerful and grea-ea-eat! Fireworks then went off and the crowd cheered. The Dazzlings and Melody were watching as Trixie walked by. "Try to top that!" Trixie said with at smirk. "Oh, gosh! I don't know if we can!" Adagio said sarcastically. The Dazzlings and Melody started laughing. Adagio does a 'cut off' jester with her hands and Aria, Melody, and Sonata stop laughing. As they went to the stage they saw the negative energy the Rainbooms produced. The Dazzlings smiled wickedly. Melody pulled a fake smile too. She only prayed that they could make it out in time. The Dazzlings and Melody, who was next Aria, walked out on stage and started singing. [The Dazzlings and Melody Minor] Ahh, ah-ah, ahh Ah, ah-ah, ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah Ah, ah-ah, ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah The four girls absorbed the negative energy into their glowing red pendants. They finally had it: their magic! Now nothing can stop them! Back in the storage room Rainbow Dash, Applejack, Fluttershy, Rarity and Pinkie Pie were arguing. Sunset realized what was happening. "Stop! You have to stop! This is what they've been after all along! They're feeding off of the magic inside you!" Sunset shouted. "How can they be using our magic? It's the magic of friendship." Applejack asked. "Ever since you started this band, you've been letting little things get to you. I never said anything 'cause I didn't feel like it was my place. Not when I'm so new to this whole 'friendship' thing. I still have a lot to learn. But I do know that if you don't work out even the smallest problems right at the start, the magic of friendship can be turned into something else." Sunset told them. "I can't believe all this tension was happening right under my nose and I didn't realize it. I'm supposed to be the one with all the answers. And all I've since I've got here is let you down." Twilight said. "I don't think anyone is supposed to have all the answers." Sunset told her. "But you can count on your friends to help you find them." "I think you already have. C'mon! We need to get out of here." All 7 girls pushed on the door but fell down. There was a knock at the door and it opened. Spike was there when the door opened. "Spike!" Twilight said. She picked him up and hugged him. "Sorry I took so long. I had to find somebody who wasn't under the Sirens' spell to help me get you out." Spike said as Vinyl Scratch appeared in the doorway. "Why isn't she under their spell?" Twilight asked. "Never takes off her headphones." Spike pointed out. Vinyl gave a thumbs up. "Come on, y'all! Time to prove we've still got the magic of friendship inside us!" Applejack said. "And there's only one way to do it!" Twilight said. "We're getting the band back together?" Pinkie Pie asked enthusiastically. "We're getting our band back together!" Rainbow Dash answered. "Whee!" "Ooh, which version of the counter-spell are we going to play?" Rarity asked. "I don't think it matters what song we play, as long as we play it together , as friends." Twilight said. "I know just the song. Fluttershy's written a really great one." Rainbow said. Fluttershy squealed with joy. "We're about to save the world here. Personally, I think we should do it in style. Rarity?" Applejack said. "I thought you'd never ask!" Rarity said enthusiastically, while pulling out a line of rock star clothes out of nowhere. [The Dazzlings and Melody Minor] Ah-ha, ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah Ah-ha, ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah [Adagio Dazzle] Welcome to the show [Sonata Dusk, Aria Blaze, and Melody Minor] Ah-ah-ah-ah, ah [Adagio Dazzle] We're here to let you know [Sonata Dusk, Aria Blaze, and Melody Minor] Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah [Adagio Dazzle] Our time is now [Sonata Dusk, Aria Blaze, and Melody Minor] Ah-ah-ah-ah, ah [The Dazzlings and Melody Minor] Your time is running out Ah, ah, ah Ah-ha, ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah... On top of the hill in front of the stadium the Rainbooms were in their costumes and looked nervous as they looked down at the stadium. "How are we supposed to play over them from up here?" Rainbow Dash asked. A car horn honks and Vinyl was driving. She pushed a button and the car turned into a dj system with laser lights. The Rainbooms cheered. [The Dazzlings and Melody Minor] Feel the wave of sound As it crashes down Giant red waves appeared and crashed down, hypnotizing all the students. [The Dazzlings and Melody Minor] You can't turn away We'll make you wanna sta-a-a-ay A flash of bright light appeared out of their four pendants. [The Dazzlings and Melody Minor] We will be adored They then became engulfed in a red energy. [The Dazzlings and Melody Minor] Tell us that you want us We won't be ignored It's time for our reward Their bodies became space like and grew pony ears and extended pony tails, except for Melody, who had a braid instead of a ponytail like AJ. [The Dazzlings and Melody Minor] Now you need us Come and heed us Their space like bodies then shattered. Adagio grew purple fin like wings, Sonata grew light pink fin like wings, Aria grew light green fin like wings, and Melody grew red fin like wings. And all their clothes sparkled in certain areas. [The Dazzlings and Melody Minor] Nothing can stop us now The Dazzlings and Melody then got a look of confusion as they heard voices singing. Adagio looked at Sonata with frustration and Sonata gave a 'I don't know' look. Then Aria pointed to the hill. Adagio then became frustrated even more. They all turn to see the Rainbooms playing. Melody smiled a little as her friends were alright. [The Rainbooms] Oh-oh, oh-whoa-oh I've got the music in me Oh-oh, oh-whoa-oh [Twilight Sparkle] Don't need to hear a crowd Cheering out my name I didn't come here seeking Infamy or fame [The Rainbooms] The one and only thing That I am here to bring Is music, is the music Is the music in my soul Gonna break out (Out!) A flash of light appeared and Rainbooms began to transform. [The Rainbooms] Set myself free, yeah Let it all go (Go!) Just let it be, yeah Find the music in your heart Let the music make you start To set yourself apart The Rainbooms grew pony ears, extended ponytails with bright color strips, and Twilight, Fluttershy, and Rainbow Dash grew wings. "So the Rainbooms really want to turn this into a real Battle of the Bands?" Adagio said from the stage. "Then lets battle!" She said as she smiled at Aria and Sonata, who smiled back. [The Dazzlings] What we have in store (ah-ah) All we want and more (ah-ah) We will break on through (ah-ah) Now it's time to finish you! Adagio' eyes turned red. Then sound waves emitted from Adagio's pendant and entered Aria's and Sonata's pendant and their eyes turned red too. But not Melody's pendant. Then a bright red light appeared. Then a dark red energy came out of Adagio's, Aria's, and Sonata's pendants. A yellow sea horse with a gem in it's chest projection appeared above Adagio. A purple sea horse with a gem in it's chest projection appeared above Aria. And a blue sea horse with a gem in it's chest projection appeared above Sonata. Then the projections came at the Rainbooms. The projections circled the Rainbooms and then prepared to attack. Rarity blasted a shower of diamonds from her key-tar at Aria's projection. Fluttershy blasted Sonata's projection with a beam of butterflies from her tambourin. Twilight the vocalized a blast of stars at Adagio's projection. On stage Adagio looked irritated. Just before the stars hit her projection Adagio's projection then vocalized, sending the stars away and pushing Twilight back a bit. Then Aria's and Sonata's projections appeared next to Adagio's projection and then all three projections vocalized, which the Dazzlings on stage are doing the actual vocalizing. The vocalizing intensifies, sending the Rainbooms to the ground. Twilight lost the microphone and it landed next to Sunset Shimmer, who nervously picked it up. The Dazzlings then gave evilish smiles while completely ignoring Melody, who had a worried look. "Sunset Shimmer, we need you!" Twilight said as she reached her arm out to her. Sunset hesitated for a moment but then walk in front of her friends and then took off her jacket. Vinyl then started a beet and Sunset started singing. [Sunset Shimmer] You're never gonna bring me down You're never gonna break this part of me My friends are here to bring me 'round Not singing just for popularity The Dazzlings then became angry and cringed. [Sunset Shimmer and Twilight Sparkle] We're here to let you know That we won't let it go [The Rainbooms] Our music is a bomb and it's about to blow The Dazzlings' projections then came rushing towards the Rainbooms. [Sunset Shimmer and Twilight Sparkle] And you can try to fight But we have got the light of [The Rainbooms] Friendship on our side! Got the music in our hearts We're here to blow this thing apart A rainbow then appeared and pushed back the projections, snapped the students out of the spell, and hit the Dazzlings, who were pushed back, but Melody was unaffected by it. Adagio's eyes turned back to normal and gave a sad face. [The Rainbooms] And together, we will never Be afraid of the dark Sunset then started to levitate and glowed. [The Rainbooms] Here to sing our song out loud Get you dancing with the crowd As the music of our friendship Survives, survives! Sunset grew pony ears and a extended ponytail. The Rainbooms levitated and continued to sing. Then a rainbow shot up and created a glowing sphere with all their colors, including Sunset's red. [All sans Dazzlings and Melody] Got the music in our hearts We're here to blow this thing apart And together, we will never Be afraid of the dark Here to sing our song out loud Get you dancing with the crowd As the music of our friendship A giant alicorn with a rainbow main appeared and the Dazzlings gave a worried look. [All sans Dazzlings and Melody] Survives, survives, survives! Then the alicorn blasted a rainbow from its horn at the Dazzlings. The Dazzlings's projections shattered and then their pendants started cracking and broke pieces off, but not completely destroyed. While Melody's pendant wasn't as damaged as the others', hers did have some creaks in it. The Dazzlings and Melody went back to their normal form and on the stage floor rubbing their heads. The Dazzlings look at the ground in front of them and look horrified as they saw shards of their pendants on the floor. Aria and Sonata both looked at Adagio's pendant and screamed, as did Adagio. The three of the frantically tried to put the pieces back into the creaks on their pendants, but the pieces just fell out. "No. No! NO! NO!!" Adagio screamed as she frantically tried to put the pieces of her pendant together. "This is horrible!" Aria said. "We have to fix them! Quickly!" Sonata said. The Rainbooms were coming to the stage as they went to go check on the Dazzlings and Melody. "Is it just me, or do they seemed terrified of something?" Twilight said as she walked up the steps. "Yeah. I mean Melody mentioned their power was tied to their pendants, but this seems more." Sunset said. "Adagio it's gonna be okay." Melody said as she walked up to her. "No it's not!" Adagio said. She saw her pendant glow violent red. "No!" Aria and Sonata saw this and rushed over. They tried to help Adagio put her pendant together, only for the pieces to just fall off again. "Son of a Mexican bean burrito!" Sonata said. "Argh!" Adagio screamed as her pendant glowed brighter. She put her hands on it as she then started to levitate. "Uh, what's happening?" Rainbow Dash said as she grew a little worried. "Crap!" Aria yelled as she and Sonata also put their hands over Adagio's pendant. They too levitated as they went higher. Then red energy flowed from the creaks in their own pendants into the creaks on Adagio's pendant. "Finally!" A large voice boomed from Adagio's pendant. This made the Rainbooms, Sunset, Melody, and the Dazzlings scared. By this point all the audience had left the stadium, knowing from past experience that this wasn't good. "Melody! Run! NOW!!" Adagio said to Melody. "Adagio, what is going on?!" Melody began to freak. "He is returning! Run!" Sonata yelled. "Who? Who is coming?" Twilight asked the Dazzlings. "Leviathan! Now all of you need to RUN!!" Aria hollered. "What or who is a Leviathan?!" Applejack said. Twilight gasped as she knew what that was. "Girls, we need to run. Now!" "Adagio, Aria, Sonata, what's a Leviathan?" Melody asked. "Not a what, a who!" Sonata screamed. Sunset then remembered something from her studies back in Equestria. "Melody come on! We need to leave!" She grabbed Melody's hand. Melody jerked her hand away. "No! Not until they tell me what's happening!" Melody yelled. "Melody just RUN! Please!" Aria yelled. "No! Who is this Leviathan?!" Melody said, demanding an answer. "Fine! He is-" Adagio then screamed as a blast of red energy came from her pendant. Her and her sisters fell to the ground. The energy then started to take on a shape. It turned into a creature that had the top half of a Unicorn, but the bottom half of an octopus. The Unicorn half was light blue with silver beard and hair. The octopus half was dark blue. When he opened his eyes they were red with slight pupils, he laughed, revealing his sharp teeth. "Free! Finally free!" He looked down at the terrified Dazzlings. "Hello, my daughters." "DAUGHTERS?!" Everyone was both surprised and scared. "Yes. The Leviathan is our father." Adagio said as she held her frightened sisters' hands. Author's Note Well, well. It has been a while, but the big reveal is here!
The Sirens' PlanThe scene starts off by closing in on a restaurant and fading into the joint full of arguing customers. A green magic-like gas is emanating from these angry people and is being absorbed into four red gem necklaces worn by four hooded teenage girls who were singing at the back of the resturant. After they stopped singing they took off their hoods revealing their faces. One of them was named Adagio Dazzle, a yellow skinned girl with magenta eyes, orange poofy hair with yellow stripes and a purple spike headband. She was wearing blue jeans and a purple jacket. Across from Adagio was a purple skinned girl named Aria Blaze, she had purple eyes and purple hair with neon green stripes held in pigtails with silver stars and wore the same blue jeans as Adagio and a dark green jacket. Next to Aria was a light blue skinned, magenta eyed girl named Sonata Dusk. Sonata had light blue hair with two darker blue stripes going down the center of her hair that was put up in a ponytail, she also wore jeans and a dark magenta jacket. Sitting next to Adagio was a light amber skinned girl named Melody Minor, who had light blue eyes and blonde hair with red highlights that was straight down and her bangs were braided into a small braid that she kept in front of her right ear with a red rose at the top. She wore blue jeans and a purple jacket. Aria sighed. "That was barely worth the effort, Adagio. I'm tired of fast food. I need a meal!" "The energy in this world isn't the same as in Equestria. We can only gain so much power here." Adagio explained. "Ugh! I wish we were never banished to this awful place!" Aria complained. "Really? I love it here!" Adagio said sarcastically, then giving Aria a look of annoyance. "For realsies?" Sonata said surpizingly. "Because I think this place is the worst." "I, uh, I don't think this place is so bad." Melody spoke up. "You only think that because..." Aria started. "Because you were born in this world, so you naturally like this world. "Adagio finished. She turned to Melody. "Your still far too young to..." She began. "I'm almost 16!" Melody complained. "But your not a full fledged Siren, well not yet at least." Adagio said. "Besides Melody, you shouldn't talk about age! We are so old that those Romans have legends about us!" Sonata said. "It was the Greeks who had the stories about us! And even then you were the worst!" Aria said aggressively. Melody sighed, having heard of her sisters' stories a thousand times about them being trapped on an island for decades luring sailors to their deaths, not their finest moments, and it always bummed her out when they mentioned it. But she turned to see Aria and Sonata were arguing over who was the worst and giggled under her breath over their arguing. "Ergh! I'll tell you one thing, being stuck here with those two isn't making this world any more bearable." Adagio said through clenched teeth, having to endure they're arguing since forever was really straining her patience. Just then a loud boom caught their attention, especially Adagio's. The four of them ran outside to see a rainbow beam shoot up at the sky. The red gems around their necks shined. Adagio gasped. "Did you feel that?! Do you know what that is?" Adagio asked excitedly. "I don't know." Aria and Sonata said while Melody just stared confusingly at Adagio, who had a disappointed look on her face. Adagio grabbed Aria by her collar. "It's Equestrian magic!" Adagio said in her face. Aria rolled her eyes. "But this world doesn't have Equestrian magic." Aria stated. "It does now." Adagio said while letting go of Aria and walked forward and smiled wickedly. "And we're going to use it to make this pathetic little world, adore us!" Aria and Sonata smiled in agreement. Melody looked at them with a worried expression. 'Oh no.' She thought. The Dazzlings and Melody went home and were excited, well except one. "Finally! This is the break we've been waiting for!" Adagio said eagerly. "Yes! Now we can finally get our real powers back!" Aria said. "It feels like we've waited thousands of years for this!" Sonata said. "That's because we have been waiting thousands of years!" Aria said bitterly. "And yet you barely look older than me." Melody said. "Well, we are immortal creatures, since we do carry magic blood from our-" Sonata was about to finish her sentence when Aria covered her mouth, knowing what she was going to say next. Melody ignored it. "Am I the only one who thinks that it's a little weird that such a large amount of magic just all of the sudden appeared?" "Right. With such a large supply of magic, it must have come from a source, meaning it could be ours!" Adagio said. "But how are we going to find it?" Sonata asked. "It's simple! We find a map of the city and we see where it could have come from based on direction we were looking at." Aria explained, already pulling up a map on her laptop, which has 'DONT TOUCH, SONATA' on it. "Hey Melody, why don't you go to bed an the rest of us will search for the magic source." Adagio suggested. "Fine." Melody said. She went to her room and got changed and layed down. But she couldn't sleep knowing what was going to happen next. She stroked her pendant, and even though it was a gem she could fell it as if it was a part of her, which it was. When she became a Siren she had this deep urge to feed. No matter how many times she feed, she could never get fully satisfied. She knew that she won't be able to talk her sisters out of this, so the least she could do was be there for them when they find the source of the magic. Adagio smiled as she and the others narrowed down the search to one location. "Girls, it looks like we're going to be enrolled in Canterlot High." She said with an evil smile. Author's Note Well, this the first chapter. Personally I didn't really see any background on the Sirens in the original movie and am going to correct that. Hoped you like it!
First Day, Let The Battle BeginSunset Shimmer smiled as she approached Adagio, Sonata, and Aria, who were in the shadows. "Hi, are you the new girls that I'm suppose to show around?" Sunset asked. "We are." Adagio confirmed as they stepped out of the shadows. She looked around and turned to Sonata and Aria. "Where's Melody?" She asked. "Well, Sonata?" Aria said accusingly. "What?!" Sonata said as she looked at the other two, confused. "You were suppose to wake up Melody." Aria spat. "I thought Aria was suppose to wake her up this morning." Sonata defended. "No, Adagio told you to do it last night." Aria said. "I thought she told you." "It was you!" "No, you!" "Shut up!" Adagio yelled at both of them. "Is everything okay?" Sunset asked, confused by the situation. "Everything's fine. We just need to wait a little bit for another person." Adagio explained. "Oh, okay. Well what are your names?" "I'm Adagio Dazzle." "I'm Aria Blaze. And this blue haired idiot is the worst!" Aria said as she pointed to Sonata. "It's Sonata Dusk!" Sonata corrected. "And my sister is the worst!" Sonata said as she got into Aria's face. "Oh, you two are sisters?" Sunset asked. "No! Adagio is also our sister! And our youngest is on her way here!" Sonata said blatantly, Adagio giving her a look. "Wow, you there don't look that much different in age? How old is the other sister?" Sunset became curious. "Almost 16! And we-" Sonata's mouth was covered by Aria's hand. "She's going to mess up before we even begin the stupid tour!" Aria thought, and Adagio gave her a look as if she was thinking the same thing. Sunset was very confused about the situation. Four girls who appear the same age who are sisters was very confusing. Plus the other two seem to want Sonata to shut up for some reason. Then there was a muffled "I'm here!" coming through the doors. Melody ran up the stairs and burst through the double doors. "I'm here-ah!" She fell and dropped her book bag, spilling her books. Melody was now wearing a light red sleeveless sailor top, had on a long light grey skirt with red roses with treble clef in the middle on it, a black sash belt that was tide into a bow on the back, had silver charm bracelets on each wrist, and silver open toe healed sandals. The red rose in her hair now was attached to a black sash ribbon. Her book bag was a simple ocean blue. "Hehe, I'm okay." She groaned as she started to reach for her books. "Here, let me help." Sunset offered as she picked up Melody's books and handing them to her, forgetting about what Sonata just talked about before. "Thanks. I'm Melody Minor." Melody said as she took her books. She turned to Adagio. "Sorry I'm late, again." She apologized. "It's fine." Adagio smiled. "Now that everyone's here, let's start the tour." Suset chimed. "Canterlot High is a great school, you're all really gonna love it." Sunset started the tour as Adagio, Sonata, Aria, and Melody followed. "Oh yes, we can really sense that there's something...magical about this place." Adagio grinned. Aria and Sonata grinned back, Melody smiled nervously. As the tour went on, Melody started to enjoy it more and more, while the other three were getting more and more bored. "That's the science lab. Computer lab is in there." Sunset pointed out, then her eyes widen when she spotted a poster. "Oh! We're having a big musical showcase this weekend! The whole school is pretty much rallying around it." Adagio gasped. "A musical showcase, you say?" She grinned as she turned her eyes to Aria and Sonata, who grinned back. Sunset nodded. "I'm sure since your new, Principle Celestia will let you sign up if your interested." "Well we have been known to sing from time to time." Aria informed. "Hello! We sing, like, all the time. It's how we get people to do what we want." Sonata said blatantly. Adagio growled while giving her a cut off hand jester. "I'm going to kill her if she doesn't shut up!" She thought to herself. Aria's face palmed and Melody gave a worried look. Sunset just gave them a confused look. "W-What I'd say?" Sonata asked, not knowing what was going on. "What you meant to say was that being in a musical showcase sounds like a great way for us to meet other students." Adagio saved, giving an awkward smile to Sunset. "Ohhhh, yeah. Th-What she said is what I ment to say. That's what I ment. To say." Sonata realized and agreed. "And what you would have said if you weren't the worst." Aria complained. "You are." Sonata rebutted. Adagio then intervened, stepping in front of them. "You'll have to excuse the two of them. They're idiots." Adagio smiled, Aria and Sonata crossed their arms as she stroked her pendant. There was an awkward silence until Sunset noticed all four of them wearing the same type of necklace. "Gosh, those are pretty." Sunset complemented. She reached for Adagio's necklace. "Where'd you get-" Sunset was cut off when Adagio grabbed her wrist. Adagio then let go and laughed sheepishly. "Sorry. But it's just that these pendants mean an awful lot to us. We'd just die if anything were to ever happen to them." "Oh. Okay." Sunset backed up. "I'll just let you all get settled. Your classes don't officially start until tomorrow so you can explorer the school if you want." She left. "Um, Adagio?" Melody spoke up after Sunset left. "Yes, Melody?" Adagio answered. "Um, well, I was wondering if I could, you know, take a look around? By myself." "Melody you-" "Please? Just this once." Melody begged. Adagio sighed. "You know I don't like it when your alone. You do remember last time you were alone? Don't you?" "I do, but it'll be different this time. This is school! It's not like that night ten years ago." Adagio cringed. The night Melody was referring to was both a horrible and wonderful night. "I just-" "Please Adagio?" Melody then gave Adagio her puppy dog eyes, one of which that no one can say 'no' to. Adagio sighed again. "Alright, you can go by yourself." Melody jumped with joy. "Just be sure to meet us up at the cafeteria doors when lunch starts, okay?" "Alright. I promise." She was about to leave, but then turned around and gave Adagio a hug. "Thank you." Then she skipped off leaving her book bag behind. Adagio sighed. "The things I do for her." She said in her head. "The things you would do for her." Aria said as if reading Adagio's mind. "What does that mean?" Adagio said as Aria and Sonata gave her looks that said 'explanation, please'. "You're the one who became Miss Sister/Mother the moment we found her." Aria said. "Yeah." Sonata pitched in. "Ever since then you've gotten soft." "Soft?!" Adagio exclaimed. "Why I oughta ... augh! Let's just go wait!" Adagio turned and took a few steps forward with Sonata and Aria on her tail. "Oh and Aria, could you grab Melody's book bag?" Adagio said with a smirk. "Sure." Aria picked up the book bag and strained. "What the-?! How many books does that girl have in here?!" She then looked and saw that Adagio was smiling, as if she had known that the Melody had packed a lot of books. *** Meanwhile, right before lunch, Melody was near the music room listening to the band that was playing in there. She was leaning against the door when it suddenly opened and she fell. "Whoa!" She exclaimed. 'What is it with me and falling today?' She thought. "Oh, my! Are you alright?" Rarity asked as she helped her up. Melody nodded shyly. "Wow, she's more shy than Fluttershy in a crowded room." Rainbow Dash commented. Applejack elbowed her rib. "Ow." "So, are ya new here?" Applejack asked. "Yes." Melody answered. "Ooh, a new friend!" Pinkie exclaimed. "I suppose we should introduce ourselves." Rarity suggested. "I'm Rarity." "I'm Fluttershy." Fluttershy said. "Howdy! Ma names Applejack." She said as she tipped her hat. Pinkie then took Melody's hand and shook it so hard her body shook. "Hi! My name's Pinkie Pie, but my friends call me Pinkie. Since your new here that means that you don't have any friends, yet. So that means we can now be the bestest friends ever! Ooh, maybe we should throw you a welcome party so that way you can meet lots of other new friends! And..." "Uh, Pinkie." Applejack said as she pointed to Melody, who's eyes were spinning. "Oopsies." "Ahem." Rainbow Dash interrupted. "And finally I'm Rainbow Dash. As in the Rainbow Dash. The amazing lead singer and guitar player in my band, The Rainbooms." "Our band." Applejack corrected. Rainbow rolled her eyes. "Anyways, what's your name?" "Uh..." Melody was kind of shocked at this point. "M-My name is Melody. Melody Minor." "Ah, Melody. Such an elegant name." Rarity complemented. "I like your rose theme. So beautiful!" She said as noticed all the roses on her clothes. "Oh, thank you." She blushed. "It fits my personality. Beauty on the outside, but thorns on the inside." She laughed, happy that she seems to have already made some new friends. She looked at the clock on the wall and gasped. "Er, somethin' wrong there Melody?" Applejack asked. "No. Well, yes. It's just that I have to meet my sisters in a few minutes. So, I have to go." "Ooh, you have sisters?! That's amazing! That means more friends!" Pinkie exclaimed. "Simmer down there, Pinkie." Applejack said. "Well, see you later." Melody dashed out of the room. After a few seconds of silence Pinkie Pie spoke up. "I like her." She smiled. In the cafeteria Sunset Shimmer just sat down with the Rainbooms, with a weird look on her face. "So how was the tour?" Applejack asked Sunset. "I don't know." Sunset began. "I mean these four girls, they were... there was just something off about them." "Like, off like this?" Pinkie made her hair into a mustache. "Or off like this?" Pinkie now had lettuce on her eyebrows and two carrots hanging from her mouth. "Or... Oh, oh! Like—" "Maybe we should just let her tell us." Rainbow Dash said as she gestured to Sunset, then a carrot fell out of Pinkie's mouth. "But that's just it. I can't put my finger on it. They just acted sort of... strange around me. Well except one, Melody, but maybe someone had already talked to the other three. Told them about what I did." Sunset sighed. "So much for making a good first impression." She then put her head on the table. "Uh-huh." Fluttershy nodded. The others then glared at her. "Oh, that's probably not it." She then ducked her head. *** Outside the cafeteria doors, Adagio, Aria, and Sonata waited for Melody. Adagio was frustrated with herself. She knew Melody wanted to have some independence, but she didn't want to risk losing her. She was trying to decide on a compromise so they could both get what they want. "She's late, again." Aria complained, interrupting Adagio's train of thought. "I'm here!" Melody said as she slide to Aria's feet. Sonata blew a fake whistle. "Safe!" Melody stood up. "Yes! Sorry I'm late, but I just couldn't find the bathroom." "Okay, by the way you left your book bag behind so we put it in your locker." Adagio informed her. "Thank you." "Oh and Melody, how come you had so many books in it?" Aria complained. "Seriously, did you pack up all the ones in your room?" "No!" Melody immediately said, but Aria raised her eyebrow. "Maybe…Yes." She admitted. Aria gave her a 'you goofball' look. "Alright my sisters, this is it. The moment we've been waiting for." Adagio began. "Lunch?!" Sonata asked as she looked at a lunch poster. Melody giggled while Adagio groaned. "The chance to get our true Equestrian magic back." "Oh. Right." "After our feeding from last night, our voices are just strong enough to make them want something so badly, they'll fight to get it." Adagio started again. "So we're just gonna keep on doing what we always do?" Aria intervened. "Stir up some trouble and then feed off the negative energy? Some plan, Adagio." She said sarcastically. "This won't be the same as the times before! There is Equestrian magic here. Their negative energy will give us the power we need to get this entire world to do our bidding." Adagio finished and then smiled wickedly. "But we can get lunch after though, right? It's Taco Tuesday!" Sonata said, looking at a school lunch poster. Melody giggled at her again. "Just follow my lead." Adagio said as she got up in Sonata's face, who backed up. "Or my lead." Aria said getting an idea, but Adagio gave her an evil eye. "My lead!" Adagio stepped in front of Aria while pulling her jacket, proving her point to lead. Sonata and Melody snickered as Aria crossed her arms. The Dazzlings, including Melody, entered the cafeteria, singing. [The Dazzlings and Melody] Ah, ah-ah, ah-ahh Ah, ah-ah, ah-ahh Ah, ah-ah, ah-ahh Ah, ah-ah, ah-ahh All the students looked up from their lunches and watched the new girls as they sang a song that caught their attention. [Adagio] We heard you want to get together We heard you want to rock this school We've thought of something that is better Something that changes all the rules Why pretend we're all the same When some of us shine brighter? [Aria, Sonata, and Melody] Shine brighter [Adagio] Here's a chance to find your flame Are you a loser or a fighter? [The Dazzlings and Melody] Me and you, you and me Why don't we see who is better? We don't have to be one and the same thing Oh, what's so wrong with a little competition? Are you afraid of failing the audition? [Adagio] You're a star and you should know it Yeah, you rise above the rest It doesn't matter who you hurt If you're just proving you're the best [The Dazzlings and Melody] Ah, ahh-ahh-ahhh Battle! You wanna win it Let's have a battle, battle of the bands Let's have a battle, we'll go all in it Let's have a battle, battle, battle Battle of the bands [The Dazzlings, Melody, and students] Battle! The students became riled and began to bicker with each other. Blueberry Cake: I can beat you! [The Dazzlings, Melody, and students] Battle! Cherry Crash: Ha! You wish! [The Dazzlings, Melody, and students] Battle! Trixie Lulamoon: I so want this! [The Dazzlings, Melody, and students] Battle! Captain Planet: Not if I get it first! [The Dazzlings, Melody, and students] Me and you, you and me Why don't we see who is better? We don't have to be one and the same thing Oh, what's so wrong with a little competition? The anger from the students was generating a green mist as their fighting intensified. [Students] I'm going out and winning the audition [The Dazzlings, Melody, and students] Battle! We wanna win it Let's have a battle, battle of the bands Let's have a battle, we'll go all in it Let's have a battle, battle, battle Battle of the bands! The green smoke began to be absorbed by the four red gems necklaces worn by the Dazzlings and Melody, who wasn't as excited as her sisters. The Mane 5 plus Sunset Shimmer watched the fighting, Sunset having a suspicious look on her face. "Ohhhh. They're that kind of "off"." Pinkie Pie said to the group. The negative energy was now fully absorbed into the Sirens' pendants, who's eyes turned green for a second and all, except Melody, have a wicked smile on their faces. "Yes! Finally after so long we now have magic again." Aria said as her and her sisters' eyes turned back to normal. "Now all we have to do is get Principal What's-Her-Name on board with Battle of the Bands." Sonata said. Adagio grinned. "Hey Melody, why don't you cast the spell on them solo. This could be great practice for you." Melody gasped. "Are you sure? I mean you insist that I sing with the group." "Yes, but I know you want a little independence. A little freedom can't hurt." Adagio said. "Oh, okay." Melody said, not exactly happy about what she was about to do, but she would do anything for her sisters since they nearly died trying to save her. Author's Note Alright, let the battle begin! P.S. the pattern on Melody's skirt is what her Cutie Mark would be in Equestria.
