I woke up to the smell of cake frosting and the sight of a rainbow ethereal mane. As my eyes adjusted to the morning light, I saw that I was still on the hill overlooking the pyre from the other day, wrapped in Tia's wings. I thought back to how we ended up this way, and when I did, I smiled while cuddling closer to her. My movement caused her to stir from her sleep and she fluttered her eyes open. When she saw me awake and staring at her, a content smile made its way onto her face before she nuzzled against my chest. I parted a stray hair from her face and told her, "Good morning, Tia."

"Good morning, Joe." We shared a quick kiss before unwrapping ourselves from each other. Tia stood up and went about raising the sun, all while I stared at her flank. She must've known I was looking, 'cause she started giving her flank a shake. "Enjoying the view?" She asked while looking over her shoulder.

"Can't blame me for that." I got up and joined her as the sun rose over the horizon. I placed my hand along her back before saying "You know, I thought last night was a beautiful dream after a long nightmare." Tia looked at me while I looked at her. "But I'm glad to see that it was real."

"Oh, Joe." We shared another kiss before heading off in a random direction, just to enjoy each other's company. As we walked through the streets of ponyville, Celestia had an uneasy look. "Joe. What do we do now?"

"That... is honestly a good question. I mean, we just admitted how feel about each other, but I wouldn't think it right to just get on one knee and propose this second." This made her giggle while bumping me with her flank. "That being said, I think we should at least tell Luna and Jackie about you joining us. At least in the herd, we can wait for marriage if that's what you want."

"Waiting would be the right thing, for both." I nodded, till I remembered she said both. "Joe, I want nothing more than to be with you and be part of your herd. However, you were married to my sister first, and I truly don't want to seem like I'm trying to take you for myself. You were her first love, and I don't want to take that away from her." Her eyes started to water after unloading that emotional baggage.

Wanting to resolve this and comfort her, I brought her in for a hug while stroking her hair. "Tia, I know you feel like you're taking away something from your sister, but you're not. I'm sure that if we talked with her and Jackie, then I'm sure that they would give you a chance." I told her while wiping away her tears with my thumb.

"I appreciate your vote of confidence, but I don't think I'm ready to confront Luna about this." She walked away from me before spreading her wings. "I think it would be best if we waited, just until things calmed down from this whole Tirek incident." Without another word, Tia took off for Canterlot, leaving me in the middle of the street.

As I stood in the middle of the street, all sorts of emotions kept turning on and off in my head. Only one thing came to mind. "Fuck."

Three days later in Twilight's castle.

As I helped bring in some more boxes from Canterlot to help furnish Twilight's new place, my thoughts kept going back to Celestia and the night we confessed our feelings under the stars. I kept silent for three days about what happened to Luna and Jackie and they chalked my silence up to me grieving over my father. Honestly, it was eating me up inside. As I placed another box in the room that was to be the library, I saw that Luna and Jackie were there putting away books. I couldn't take it anymore. "Lulu, Jackie, can I see you for a minute?"

"Sure, dear."

"Alright, darling. By the way, it's good to hear you say more than two words after three days."

"Yeah, I know, and trust me, there's a good reason for that." I took them over to a sitting room down the hall and had them sit on the couch while I took the chair opposite them. I let out a breath I've been holding in since this whole thing before turning to my wives'. "First off, I'm sorry I've been distant these past few days. It's just that my mind has been put through the grinder lately."

"Honey, it's understandable. You and the boys were gone for sixteen years, only to return home after only being gone for a few hours," Luna told me while magicking me a glass of sweet tea.

"And when you three came back, you had to fight off an army of monsters, put that varmint Tirek down." Jackie choked for what she was about to say next. "Then you had to say goodbye to your Pa." She started to sniffle over that last part, having to go through the same thing years earlier. At least she got her parents back.

While Luna consoled Jackie, I had to brace for the additional bombshell I was about to drop. "All true, but, that's not the reason I hardly spoke for three days." This caught their attention. "After the funeral, I sat on the hill overlooking the spot where we burnt Dad's body. After a while, Celestia came over to offer her condolences and lift my spirits. We got to talking and, one thing led to another and... I kissed her." I saw both their eyes widen from shock after I said that. "It was a spur of the moment thing and I wanted to take it back, but then she returned the kiss." Their expressions never changed, making me a little worried. "After it was done, she told me that she's had feelings for me since our first Hearts and Hooves day as a family. And... I told her I felt the same."

Luna quirked an eyebrow before speaking. "And you didn't tell us this earlier, why?" Here comes the anger.

"The reason I haven't said anything till now is that she didn't want to hurt your feelings, Dear." This caught her off guard. "We had a talk about her possibly joining the herd and eventually the marriage, given time. But, she thought it would look like she was trying to take something from you two, especially you, my little Moon Pie." I expected to get yelled at, get slapped, have something thrown at me, hell, even get sent to the couch for a year. Instead of that, they both chuckled.

When Luna was finished, she merely shook her head before speaking. "Ohh, Tia. You can be really stupid sometimes." She told herself before looking at me. "Honey, Applejack and I, have known about our sisters feeling for you for some time now." What!?

"Wait, you two knew?" I pointed at them while they nodded. "Why didn't you tell me? Better yet, why haven't you told Celestia?"

"Because it would sound like an accusation if we told her we knew. Besides, if she wants to be a part of the herd and eventually the marriage, then she needs to be open with her feelings and tell us herself."

"Okay. I can see why it would come off as an accusation. Though, I think she should at least know you two are okay with it. She deserves that much at least." They both nodded before getting up and bringing me into a hug. "I hope you both know that I still love you with all my heart and adding Celestia isn't going to change that. It just means I have more love to give." They both smiled before tightening the hug.

As we continued our moment, Scootaloo came in and she looked worried about something. "Mom, Ma, Dad, somethings happening in the throne room."

"We're coming, sweetie." We separated from the hug and followed Scoots back into the throne room where everyone gathered around a glowing book. "Hey, what's going on? You finally create a glow-in-the-dark book?"

"Haha very funny, Joe." Twilight fake laughed while opening up the book "No, this book is one of Princess Celestia's, and it seems like it was used to communicate with Sunset Shimmer." Judging from the fact her cutiemark is on the cover, I'd say it was hers too.

Swagger came up and inspected the book."Okay, so why is it glowing, and for that matter, why is it here?"

"Maybe she sent it to me so I could keep in touch with Sunset? Or it got mixed up in the pile?" My money's on the mix-up. Twilight went and read what was written by Sunset. As she got to the end, a worried look made its way onto her. "It looks like they might be in trouble."

"What kind of trouble are we talking about here?" Twilight led us into the library where she told us what was happening to the school. She told us how three teenaged girls had hypnotized the students and Principals with a song, causing their Musical Showcase to become a Battle of the Bands, which I thought was kinda cool. When she finished reading Sunsets message, she closed the book and wondered what might be causing this. "What exactly are they dealing with?"

"I believe I know the answer to that question Lass," Mimir called from Jackie's chair. Still can't believe the girls got their thrones. I brought Mimir over to us so he could tell us the answer. "The beings you just described, are Sirens, a close relative to the Fossegrim. They were a menace back on Midgard, luring sailors with their songs only to have them crash on the rocks. When Faust opened up the Bifrost to bring the creatures from Midgard, they must've snuck in with the others. How they made their way into the other reality, I really have no clue."

"I do." Luna brought our attention to her. "The Sirens used to Terrorize the land by singing haunting arias and causing the ponies to fight with each other, feeding the sirens with their hate. It got so bad, they nearly took over Equestria. If it wasn't for Starswirl, banishing them to another reality, they might have succeeded."

"Wait, if they were sent to the mirror-verse, then how are they still alive after a thousand years?"

Mimir took it back. "They're immortal, as long as they feed off the hate of others, they'll keep on living."

"I see. Well, just write back to Sunset and tell her to blow those sirens' brains out. I'm sure they got guns in that world, if they don't, a kitchen knife works just as well."

"I'm afraid that would be a bad Idea brother. From what we've been told, the Sirens already have control over a few people. If any of the Sirens are killed without freeing the people under their control, they tend to go berserk and attack the nearest living thing. Many of them take their own lives if they've been under their spell for too long." The new information had me re-think my game plan.

"Okay, then we need to find a way to release the victims from their trance. So, I think we should see if we can offer our assistance."

Dash was the one to say something next. "Um, I hate to burst your bubble guys, but the connection between that world and here will still be cut off for a long time."

I was about to say something in regards to that, but then Pinkie popped up behind Dash. "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 is Sunset Shimmer able to get a message to Twilight?" Gotta love Pinkie's priorities.

While most of us contemplated Pinkie's logic, Twilight seemed to have an idea. "Gasp, Pinkie, you're a genius," Twilight told her before zipping off somewhere.

"Yeah, I get that a lot." Pinkie then grabs Dash and brings her in close. "Now about those bubbles!" Again, priorities.

Before I could tell them anything, Twilight came back in with the mirror as well as wires, metal bars, and other building materials. While she went and built some sort of contraption, Luna came over to whisper in my ear. "Honey, why don't you just do the thing?"

"Hold on, Dear. I wanna see where she's going with this." I whispered back while Twilight kept tinkering with the mirror. After a few minutes of tinkering, building, and wiring, Twilight had made a device around the mirror that looked like it belonged in the pages of H.G.Wells or Jules Verne. "Ohh, now I really want to see where this is going."

When the project was done, Twilight went into lecture mode. "And the interval between the two points is defined by the square root of the sum of the squares of the separation between the points along three spatial dimensions."

As we all tried to re-wire our brains after what Twilight just spat out, Spike was the one to finally say something. "What in the hell are you talking about?"

Pinkie took it from there. "Duh. She's going to take the magic from here" Pinkie pointed over to the book before zipping over to the mirror. "and put it into here. That way, she can open up the portal whenever she wants." A collection of understanding oohs and awws greeted the pink one's explanation.

"Now, to see if it'll actually work." Twilight brought the book to the top of the device with her magic and placed it in. Once in, the book gave off a purple glow that spread to the two prongs at the top. The magic then flowed to a device that made the aura look like paper as it flowed into the mirror. Once the magic entered the mirror, the reflective surface became a purple vortex, making the experiment a success. "It worked!"

"Knew it would babe." Swagger kissed her cheek, making her blush. "So, ready to go?"

"Go? What makes you think you're going?" Twilight asked her boyfriend.

I stepped up and clasped Swaggers shoulder. "The same reason why we're going to." I pointed to me and my boys as they walked over. "I promised the boys that once they were old enough, that I'd take them tp through the mirror. This just happens to be the perfect opportunity."

"What!?" Luna and Jackie came round to face me, and they weren't very happy. "You and the boys just got home from a sixteen-year stay in Alfhiem, and you decide to go on another trip away from us."

"Not to mention that little trip took away key moments from the boys' lives that we missed," Jackie exclaimed while bringing the boys in for a hug.

Pinkie then zipped over and got in my face. "And let's not forget all those birthdays I didn't get to plan!" Again, priorities, man.

"Mom, Ma, look. Jack and I aren't going to be gone long, and since the portal's staying open, we can just come through without delay," Orion told his mothers while bringing them in with his massive wings.

As the boys hugged their mothers and sister, Jackie and Luna fixed me with a glare, telling me to bring them and me back as soon as possible, or that couch and I are gonna get more acquainted. "You have nothing to worry about my Darlings. We'll be back before you know it." I gave them both a kiss before heading over to Spike. "So, ready to go back to school?"

"As ready as I'll ever be," Spike said after looking over his arrows.

"Super, let's go." We all said our goodbyes before the six of us faced the swirling portal to an alternate Equestria. "Ladies first." Twilight rolled her eyes before going through the portal with Spike following her. Once they were through, I stopped my boys and Swagger from entering. "Watch this guys." I went over to the other side of the room while everyone, except Luna and Jackie, was watching me with a curious look. I turned my hand into a claw with everyone's attention and slashed the air in front of us, creating a portal. A collective gasp was heard as the portal led to the mirror world.

I had the portal open near the front of the school, so they didn't see us coming as we stepped through. I peeked behind the stairs to see that Twilight was being crowded by our Highschool friends and Sunset Shimmer. They seemed to be waiting for us to come through the portal, giving me a wicked idea. Seeing how Spike was a dog at the moment and kept to the back of the group, I snuck up behind him. When I was about two feet away, I put an illusion over my face before tapping Spike's shoulder. "Huh, what?"

When everyone's attention was directed at me, I let out an, "Ooga booga booga!" Spike, Fluttershy, and Pinkie screamed at the top of their lungs before they came together in a hug, shivering from fear. Having had my fun, I lost the mask and started laughing at the situation. My laughter was cut short after Twilight slapped me upside the head. "Ow! What did I do?"

"You mean besides scaring the crap out of Spike and our friends!? Why didn't you tell me you could open a portal here!?"

"I was about to, but then you brought out all those wires and shit. So, I figured I'd let you try before offering up my way."

"Hmph, I guess I can't be mad at you for that."

"Thanks." Before I could say or do anything else, The Applejack from this world yanked me over and squeezed me in a big bear hug. "Hrgh. Hello Applejack, it's nice to see you too."

She was smiling and crying while she was hugging me. "You're not getting off that easily. I need to thank ya properly for what ya did for me the last time you were here." She fished into her pocket and pulled out her phone. She went to her photos and showed me one in particular. It was a picture of her, Mac, AB, and Granny, standing in front of a warehouse where they were all hugging the human versions of Pear Butter and Bright Mac. "We took your advice and found them working in a forced Sweatshop in the town of Griffonstone." She put her phone away before wiping a few more tears away. "You made our family whole again."

I gave her a sweet smile while patting her back. "I'm glad I was able to help." When we separated I saw that Sunset was at the back of the group, avoiding eye contact with me. "Sunset." She gave a startled yelp when I said her name. "Could you come over here please?" She was a little hesitant, but she eventually came over. When she was standing next to me, I let AJ go and faced Sunset. "Sunset." She flinched a little, probably expecting some sort of outburst from me. What she didn't expect, was for me to bring her into a hug. "I don't hold a grudge against you, and I forgive you."

Her fear turned to shock, and then to sobbing happy tears while she hugged me back. "Thank you!... Besides the girls here, you're the one person I was hoping would forgive me." She hugged me harder while I patted her back, giving her the comfort she longed for since we last met.

"You're welcome, Sunset. Though I gotta ask. What did you hit me with?" My question made her a little nervous.

"Uh, hehe. I uh, swung a sledgehammer I planned to use on the portal on you."

"Well, that explains how I got knocked out." I rubbed the place where she hit me, almost feeling a phantom pain there. "You have a very strong swing, almost as good as Jack's." Sunset gave me a small smile for the compliment.

When we parted, human Pinkie brought us into a group hug. "Hooray! I love happy reunions. We have soo much to catch up on. Gasp I know, let's head over to Sugarcube Corner!"

"Hehe, sounds good Pinkie. We'll debrief on the whole thing over coffee."

SugarCube Corner.

With mine and the boys' wings covered, our weapons shrunk and pocketed, and Spike turned human, we all sat around a coffee table while we talked. Rarity was the one to start things off. "I do hate that you all had to come during a crisis. We have soo much to catch up on."

"For starters, a certain blue-haired guitar player was just asking about you." AJ directed that at Twilight while giving her a sly smirk.

Twilight stared for a moment before shrugging. "Okay. What did he want?" This caused most of the girls to let out disappointed sighs or slump in defeat. "What? He and I only shared one dance. Besides" Twilight reached to the seat next to her and squeezed Swagger's hand which he squeezed back. "I'm, already in a relationship." They smiled at each other before sharing a kiss, causing all the girls to ooh and awe.

"Well, other than a newfound relationship, any other note-worthy news?" Rarity inquired while sipping her tea.

"Yeah, like who are you three anyway?" Dash asked while leaning in her chair.

Swagger went first. "The name's Bob Lee Swagger. Former Scout/Sniper for the United States Marine Corps, General to Herot, that would be Tex's kingdom there." I nodded his way. "I'm also the boyfriend to this lovely lady." This caused Twilight to blush and lean into Swagger.

As the two love birds had their moment, Orion gulped down his rootbeer before addressing everyone. "The name's Orion, son of Joe and Luna. Prince of Herot and Equestria, and a master of the sword." Orion then eyes Sunset and sends her a wink. "Not to mention a skilled drummer."

Sunset let out a small blush before babbling. "Well, that...that's very...good for you." She then fiddled with her hair, laughing awkwardly.

Jack laughed at his brother's actions before taking it from there. "Well, I'm Jack. Also, son of Joe, though my mother happens to be sitting next to me." Jack nudged AJ, making her giggle and nudge him back. "Like my brother, I'm also a master with a weapon, that being a war hammer. Also, I play a mean bass guitar."

"Oh my, that's very nice you two," Fluttershy said while drinking her tea.

"Yeah, but something doesn't really add up here," Dash said before pointing to my sons. "From the picture Joe, your dad, showed us, aren't you two supposed to be like ten or something?"

"If our lives were normal, then yes, we should be. However, Dad took us to Alfheim, the realm of the Light Elves, where we spent sixteen years of our lives there, though only a few hours passed at home," Jack told the girls, making them all go wide-eyed.

"Wow, what about you Joe, anything new with you?" Sunset asked while stealing glances at Orion.

"Well, I found out that the boys and I are the Grandchildren of the All-father Odin. I got a new set of armor, abilities, training, and uh oh, I've been named Equestrias God of War and its protector." I was met with slack jaws and bugged-out eyes. "That was everyone's reaction when I told them as well. Oh, and Twilight is the Princess of Friendship and has her own castle." Figured I let Twilight take the spotlight for a moment.

"A castle! You have your own castle!" And Rarity overreacts to the whole situation, spilling some soda on Twilight in the process. "Oh, sorry darling."

"Wow, that's really impressive. I guess you really are Celestia's prized student."

"Thanks, Sunset. So, other than the sirens causing trouble here, what else has been going on?"

"Well, there is this one thing." Dash reached into her pocket and pulled out her phone. She went into her gallery and showed us a video where Dash was playing guitar. As she kept playing, she gained her pony features while lifting into the air. Very impressive. "Awesome, right? And this happens every time we play."

"Sweet, the power of Rock n Roll shine's again." I pulled an air guitar move, making the girls giggle while Swagger and my sons rolled their eyes. "So, any idea how we deal with the Sirens?"

"I believe I do, seeing as some of the magic that we brought over is still here, we can use it on the sirens just like we did with Sunset when she turned into that demon-looking thing." She realized what she said and turned to Sunset. "Uh, no offense."

"Sigh None taken. I'm kind of used to it by now." Damn. Even here Highschool can be brutal.

"They'll never know what hit 'em." Dash got up and started doing some kung fu moves. Her fist would've collided with AJ had she not caught it.

"We got nothing to worry about, now that we got you guys here." She gestured to all of us who traveled here.

"The sooner we do this, the better, though does anyone know where the Dazzlings are now?" We didn't have to wait long as Pinkie raised her hand and waved it wildly. "Um, yes, Pinkie."

Pinkie gestured for us to hold on while she drank the rest of her shake. Once it was all gone, she let out a satisfied smack. "There's a big party tonight for all the bands who signed up for the Showcase. That would include the Dazzlings," she told us before getting back to her treat.

Twilight looked at all of us with a determined look. "Looks like we have a party to crash."

"Excellent! I'll get the stuff to spike the punch." I was met with light slaps and dirty looks. "Alright, I get it, no spiking the punch."

Gym. Orion's Pov.

A few hours later, we were all in the gym hanging around the snack table, waiting on the sirens to show up. As we looked around the gym, we saw that all the students were glaring or insulting each other. "Damn. Those bitches really did a number on them. How the fuck did they do this anyway?"

"They possed the students and used their song on us at lunch. Then they turned their song on Principal Celestia and Vice-principal Luna so the Showcase could be made into a battle of the bands." Sunset rubbed her arm as she remembered the incident. "They even brought up my past to throw me off," I remember the story dad told us about his meeting with Sunset, and I remembered that it was pretty.

Not wanting her to feel bad, I walked up and held her hand, startling her just a bit. "My father told me about his encounter with you, and it didn't paint a pretty picture." She looked down at the floor after I mentioned that. "But I can tell you now. The girl back then isn't the girl I see standing before me."

Sunset looked up at me and she had a tear running down her cheek. "How would you know? You weren't there when I turned into that horrible thing. I turned everyone into mindless zombies and almost killed my friends. I don't deserve-" I cut her off by bringing her into a hug.

"My dad tells my mother this whenever she feels bad about her past mistakes." I pulled back a little while lifting her chin a little. "The past is a wilderness of horrors, never look back, otherwise you'll never have a future."

Sunset blushed a little. "Thanks, Orion. Did your dad come up with that himself?" She asked with a smirk.

"For the most part." We both chuckled while still holding each other.

Joe's Pov.

I took my attention away from Twilight and Flash's awkward meeting and saw Orion and Sunset have a moment. While I watched this unfold, Swagger came up to me after telling Flash off. "It would seem that your son has a crush on someone."

I smiled before bumping his shoulder. "They grow up soo fast." As I watched my son and Sunset laugh together, I saw three girls walk in that looked like they came out of an '80s pop video.

I went over to Dash and whispered. "Those the Sirens?"

"Yep, those are the ones."

"Perfect, you girls ready the friendship laser while I ready the victory party." Dash went to get the human version of the elements while I went over to the boys.

"Think Twilight's plan will work Pa?" Jack asked while drinking some punch.

"Not sure. But it'll be a show for sure." As the girls gathered to confront the sirens, I bumped Orion with my elbow. "So, got a crush huh?"

"Maybe. I may or may not have a thing for red-heads. Or, yellow and red-haired girls in this case." He looked over at Sunset and gave her a wink, making her blush.

"Heh, that's my boy." I patted his back before watching Twilight and the others get ready. "Here we go, guys."

We saw the sirens smirking over the corruption they did and I immediately wanted to bury my ax in their skulls, especially the one with the large hairdo. Before I could act on it, Twilight came over with the girls. "There isn't going to be a battle of the bands! We're here to make sure of that!" Twilight's outburst made all in the room turn to them. They all started linking their hands together to form a circle and faced the Dazzlings. "Friendship.. is..magic!!" We all waited for the friendship lasers to happen and take the Dazzlings down, but it didn't happen, the girls didn't even gain any pony features.

"Damn. This is embarrassing."

The orange-haired Siren laughed before going through the crowd. "Talk about throwing down the gauntlet. This group is obviously serious about winning. A little cocky though, thinking there won't be a battle. Seems like they think they won already." Her taunting caused the other bands to call each other out and insult the others.

As the shouting continued, I noticed a green mist forming on the ground. As I examined the mist, I saw that it started to get sucked over to the Dazzlings and into their gems. "Hmm, Mimir, is that the source of their power?" I asked while pointing him towards the Dazzlings. Thankfully I had an invisibility spell on him, otherwise, there might be a riot.

"Aye brother, that's their source of power and way of feeding. And before you ask, you can't just destroy the gems, you destroy them while they have someone under their control, the victims go into a coma-like state or worse."

"Sigh Understood old friend." I patted his head before gesturing to the boys. "Come on, let's get the girls and re-group." They nodded while we gathered the girls and headed out of the gym. As we exited the gym, I looked back to see the eyes of the Sirens on us, sensing their next meal. Not wanting to look weak, I made my eyes turn wolf-like, scaring the blue one to the point she hid behind the purple one. "Hmph. Pathetic." I turned my eyes back and followed the rest of them.

Once we were outside, Twilight had a mini-breakdown. "It didn't work! Why didn't it work!? We were all together, it should have worked." She started pacing and pulling at her hair. "When we were together last time, we were able to pull off the magic, what happened?"

"Well, when you guys defeated me after Joe tore me a new one," I rubbed the back of my head at that. "You had the crown here with the magic in that."

"Well, the element was given back, so no real help there. Though I think I know someone who might have the answer, just don't scream when you see him." I grabbed Mimir from my belt and held him in front of them before disabling the spell.

Once the spell was removed, the girls stared at the wisest of the Aesir, who didn't have a body and only one crystal eye. "A pleasure to meet you all."

"Eeeeek!" The group from this side of the mirror held each other tight and screamed at the top of their lungs as Mimir was introduced.

"What did I just tell ya'll?" I shook my head before sitting next to them and placed Mimir next to Rarity, who squirmed away from the godly head. "Girls, this is Mimir, the smartest and wisest of the Aesir. He's not going to bite." My words seemed to have the calming desire needed to stop them from looking at the head in fear, though Rarity still didn't want to be near him.

"Don't worry about it brother. Most mortals can't handle my good looks anyway." Mimir's joke seemed to ease the girls a bit more. "Now, onto the situation with the Sirens. Now, killing them is out of the question."

"Because not everything can be solved by killing." After Fluttershy said that, the boys, Mimir and I laughed our asses off, making some of the girls back away.

"Haha. That's a good one Flutters, but no. The reason we can't just kill them is that if we kill them while they still have control over someone, the person will go berserk and harm others and themselves."

"Exactly, Brother. Anyway, the only way to get rid of a Siren spell is with a song that outdoes the Siren song, acting as a counter-spell. It'll knock the spell out of anyone who's been affected, and, if the song is good enough, destroy their source of power."

"Wait, so you're saying that we need to beat the Dazzlings in the Battle of the Bands?" Dash then pumps her fist in the air. "Sweet! That means we can defeat the Dazzlings and win the competition."

"And, Twilight can help us with coming up with a counter-spell against those Dazzlings as our lead singer." Rarity suggested.

"That sounds like a plan." Twilight looks back at me and the boys. "What about you guys? What are you going to do?"

"Us guys are gonna sign up for the battle as well. When we left, the Sirens might have suspected something when we weren't affected by their song. So to throw them off, we'll act as your competition." The girls had confused looks when I said that. "They'll never see it coming."

"Good idea dad," Orion told me.

"Just one question, what do we call ourselves, Pa?"

"Isn't it obvious? We'll name our band after the most excellent band ever. From this day forth, we'll be known as"

That night at Pinkie's house.

"I can't believe you called your band the Wylde Stallyns," Twilight told me while we hung out in Pinkie's room. "And what's worse, you misspelled both the words."

"That's how we roll, Twi. Misspelling words, playing Rockin tunes, and wearing bitchin outfits."

"Speaking of outfits, what are we going to wear?" Jack asked as he watched the human version of his Mom and Aunt Dash play video games.

"Not sure son. I don't want us to be too flashy like Twisted Sister or have make-up on like Kiss. Maybe something like what Guns n Roses wear or AC/DC. Rarity, any suggestions?"

"I'd love to help you Joe, but I have no idea who those bands are." I should be irritated, but I don't think those bands exist over here. "Now, as for the Rainbooms, I have an array of ideas for our costumes."

"Uh-huh, the other you always had a keen eye for fashion," Spike told Rarity while sending her a wink.

Orion bumped Spike from behind. "Spike! What would Aunt Rarity think if she knew you were flirting with another girl? Even if it is her human counterpart."

"Oh, I don't mind Orion. It just means Spike likes me in whatever form." Rarity reaches over and strokes under Spike's chin, making him go stiff. "Hehe, still got it."

"How did you guys even enter the competition? I wouldn't think that Principal Celestia would allow you to play, seeing that you're an old man," Dash asked while twirling her game controller.

"First off, I'm not an old man, I'm only in my late thirties but I stopped aging at 21. Second, Old Man is a state of mind, a way of thinking. Hell, there are guys out there who act like old men and they're only in their '20s. In a few years, you may refer to me as an Old Fuck. Finally, I enrolled Jack and Orion for a trial semester. That's what got us into the competition."

Gasp! "That means you two are going to be our new classmates! Woo-hoo!" Pinkie shouted while throwing fists full of confetti everywhere.

I shook my head at her antics while going over some songs in my head. "Hey, Swagger, any idea what we should play first?" I waited for his answer while thinking about what to wear, but I called again when I didn't hear him. "Swagger, any ideas?" Again, a long pause with no answer. "Swagger, you got shit in your ears, what should we" When I looked back at him and Twilight on the bed, I saw they were cuddling and going over Fluttershy's notes. "Nevermind."

Twilight brought them out of their daze before giving a sheepish smile. "Sorry Joe. Swagger was just helping me with a counter-spell. He really does have a taste for music~" She ended by rubbing her head against his neck.

"Hehe, my pleasure princess." He kissed her forehead before looking at me. "As for the song, I think an AC/DC song will work perfectly for our introduction."

"Heh, I like the way you think Swagger." I wrote down a list of songs that would fit after our intro song. Once I was done, I noticed how Orion would tell Sunset a joke and laugh behind her hand while leaning against him. I couldn't help but smile, not just at the prospect of my boy finding someone, but to see Sunset in a good mood. It was a welcome change from the Sledgehammer-wielding bully I first met.

While the moment kept going the doorbell rang. "Ooh! The pizza's here." Once Pinkie said that we all made a mad rush for the door. Once the guy left, I put all twenty boxes on the table. "It's a good thing you picked up the bill, Joe, that order would've taken a big chunk out of any of our savings."

"Yes, that was very generous of you, but why did you order soo many?" Rarity asked while taking a slice of pepperoni.

"Yeah, I know there are a lot of us, but I don't think we can handle all this."Dash pointed out with her slice of jalapeno and bacon.

"You guys may not be able to handle all of this, but us gods and demigods have large appetites," I said while downing a whole meats pizza in one gulp. "Damn that's good."

Back at the Gym.

We watched as Snips and Snails did their entry routine and let me tell you, those two were making a mockery of both Rap and Hip-hop. To signal they were done, they dropped the mics, causing all of us to cringe from the noise. "Urgh! Damn those rapper wannabees."

"Hey, at least we know they don't pose any real competition." As they left the stage, they gave the girls a gangsta sign while avoiding me, guess they remember their last encounter with me. "Alright, we're up next. Wish us luck, you guys."

"As long as you do better than rehearsals this morning, you'll do fine."

"Let's hope so. Twilight's good with magic and the like, but when it comes to writing music, well let's just say we can get better results from a bunch of monkeys," Orion said while straightening his outfit. "Hey, wait. Where's Rarity?" Sure enough, Rarity was missing from the group.

"Over here darlings." Rarity came running up and she had on an outfit for the concert. I think it would look better on Hendrix. "Sorry, I'm late everyone." We didn't really respond as we all kept gazing at her outfit. Seems she's noticed. "We're about to perform in front of an audience, so of course I'm going to look fabulous." The girls groaned while Spike gave her a thumbs up.

While the girls went up on stage to perform, I saw a few of the students head backstage with a mischievous look about them. "Oh, no. Boys, how about one of you follow them? Make sure no shenanigans happen." Orion saluted while following the three students up the catwalk. With Orion taking care of things up top, the girls started up their intro song.

(Shake your tail)

As the girls played their song, I kept an eye out for anything suspicious. Instead, I only saw an uninterested crowd. When I looked above the stage at the catwalk, I saw Orion confront a rival band and take away what looked like magnets on strings. What that would be used for is anyone's guess. On the next verse and the other side of the catwalk, Orion scared off the two idiots before they could mess with the lights.

While Orion continued to prowl the catwalk, Sunset walked next to me. "He seems to take after his father." I saw that she never once took her eyes off my son while saying that.

"It would seem so." As Twilight and the others neared the end of their song, I had to wonder why they didn't have Sunset with them. "I have to ask. Why are you not with them?"

"They have everything covered. Besides, they've got Twilight to help them, they don't need me." A sad smile was left after she said that.

"And when she wasn't here?" My question seemed to take her back a bit. Soon, the song ended and it was our turn to perform. "Time to rock n roll then. Maybe, after we play this song, you'll join us for the next one?" Orion came down and passed the two of us by with his drumsticks in hand, giving Sunset a passing wink causing her to blush. "Who knows, maybe you two can play together?" I left her there to stumble over her own words while I grabbed a mic and got up on stage.

The guys and I got on stage and went into position. Swagger with lead guitar, Spike with backup guitar, Orion on drums, Jack on bass, and I had lead vocals. While we got ready, I saw the Dazzlings staring right at us, especially the redhead. Time to give them a real show of power.

I grabbed the mic and addressed the audience. "Alright CHS! Are you ready to rock!?" Instead of loud cheering, we were met with bored looks and scoffs. "We're the Wylde Stallyns, and we've come to rock this place to its very core!" Again, more uninterested stares. "Fine, I'll let the music speak for us." I pointed over to the guys and we started our song.

(For those about to rock)

As we played our tribute to one of Rocks n rolls best songs, I noticed that some of the students started to actually smile and actually nod their heads to the rhythm and lyrics. Even the ponytailed Siren was getting down with our song, much to her sister's annoyance. After our last note played and our last cannon went off, we had the crowd cheering our name, making the Sirens very pissed off. Except for the ponytail one, she was still jamming. While we made our bows and gathered our stuff, I saw that the effects of the Siren's song began to waver, making the Sirens silently growl in anger.

As we made our way off stage, the girls came over to congratulate us, though Twilight practically threw herself at Swagger, peppering him with kisses. To my right, I saw that Orion and Sunset were hugging each other tight, seems it's more than just a spark between them. Watching them have a moment like this made me think back to what awaits me back home with Celestia, and how to deal with it.

When we went back out in the hall to head home for the day, Twilight accidentally bumped into Flash. "Oops, sorry flash." We waited for him to apologize back or make a Jackass out of himself while fumbling over his words, but he just kept tuning his guitar. "Umm, Flash?"

Flash turns around and glares at Twilight. "Buzz off! Can't you see I'm trying to focus on the competition!" He then gets in her face." Why don't you go back to that pony world where you're wanted?!" Flashes words struck Twilight hard, making her cry a bit. Okay, now that was just rude.

Before anyone of us could tell that Asshole off, Swagger grabbed Flash's arm and forced him against the lockers. "Listen Asshole, I don't give a damn what kind of funk you're in, nobody makes my girlfriend cry." Swagger then goes and shoves Flash down the hall. "Get out of here you blue-haired Jackass. No offense, Orion." We waited for my son to respond, but none came. "Orion?" We looked back, only to see he wasn't there. "Hey, where'd he go?"

When Twilight cleared her eyes, she noticed another one of us was not in the group. "Hey, where'd Sunset go?" I can only guess where this will lead.

Orion's Pov

I and Sunset snuck away to have a little alone time in one of the darkened halls leading to the gym. "Come on Orion, the Dazzlings will be walking by any minute now." Okay, so it wasn't for what I had in mind, but at least I was spending some time with her. After five minutes of waiting, we heard the three Sirens approach. "Get ready."

Around the corner, the Sirens were making their way down the hall with the redhead giving exposition to her sisters "I'm telling you. A few more disruptions, and we'll have enough power to unleash-" She stopped her tirade when she saw Sunset and me. Instead of turning back or looking frightened, the three of them smirked and made their way over. "Well, well, well. If it isn't Sunset Shimmer and her little boy-toy." Urge to kill, rising.

"Shut it! I know who and what you are." Sunset went to confront them face to face. "You won't get away with this!"

Instead of feeling intimidated by either of our presence, they all just smirked before the redhead and pigtailed one began circling us. "Why, because you didn't?" This caused Sunset to flinch back a little. "Oh, we know all about you, Sunset Shimmer. You have quite the reputation here at Canterlot High."

Sunset collected herself before going back to glaring at the sisters. "Listen here, I've changed. I'm in a much better place now."

"Waiting in the wings while your friends have all the fun?" The pigtailed one said behind her back, making her a bit nervous.

"Oh yes, you girls are soo tight, and yet, they didn't ask you to be in the band." Now, this was just getting too personal.

"Seems they were afraid no one would want to see them play if she was in the band." That's it!

"Enough!" I let out some of my wolf features and growled at the sirens, making them flinch back a little. "Leave, now. While I still allow you to breathe." The Sirens skirted around us before bolting through the gym doors. When they were gone, I turned to Sunset, who was doing her best not to cry. "Hey. You okay?"

Sniff "Yeah, I'll be fine." She told me while wiping away a couple of tears. Not wanting to see her sad, I brought her in for a one-armed hug while wiping away a few of her tears. She smiled at the gesture and leaned her head on my chest. "Thank you, Orion." She then surprises me by giving me a peck on the cheek, leaving me a little stunned. "Hmhm. Come on, the others are probably waiting for us."

While she left to catch up with the others, I stood there while placing my hand where she kissed it. "I'll never wash this cheek again... on second thought, I'll wash it, but I'll always remember this moment," I told myself before following after Sunset.

The next day. Joe's POV

The second day of the competition started alright. The Rainbooms were able to pass with no problem. Though to be fair, they were playing against Octavia and her single instrument, not exactly a battle. "Nice going you guys."

Dash gave me a fist bump. "Thanks, Joe. It was a cinch. Though I think we could've done a bit better." Her comment made the rest of the girls slightly groan.

"Regardless, I think you all did a great job." I saw that our band was next on the roster and that we were against the rapper wannabees. This got me thinking of the perfect song for the occasion.

After those two nitwits got through singing, little bastards went and dropped the mics again, it was time for us to perform. Once we were all set up, I talked with the guys and chose a song that still has rock and a little rap. Once we were ready, the tunes of Kid Rock flowed from our instruments and voices'.

(Bawitdaba)

As we played the song, the attention of the audience went from being bored to completely awestruck. It looked like we were going to be called out for our swearing, but lucky for us, Luna is a fan of our type of rock, and let us continue. Once we were done, the crowd cheered for us again while Tia and Lulu joined them, though they warned us not to play another song with explicit lyrics. As we got off the stage, we passed by Snips and Snails. "That's how it's done fools." The two rap wannabees hung their heads in shame as they walked away and got rid of their bling.

While we watched them walkout, the girls came to congratulate us for doing a great job. "That was a great song y'all did Sugarcube."

"Indeed. Though I thought some of those lyrics were a bit crude." Rarity cringed a bit, probably about the hooker bit.

"Yeah, and whose D.B. Cooper?" Dash asked with a raised eyebrow.

"Just someone who robbed a plane and made it out with two hundred grand. They never found him after he parachuted down with the cash." This got the girls a little excited. Before more could be said, we all saw the Sirens take their turn. "Guess it's time to see what we're up against." I reached in my pocket and handed some earbuds over to Swagger. "Here, in case whatever's preventing us from the Siren's magic, doesn't apply to you."

"Thanks, Tex." Swagger put in his earplugs just as the Sirens started their song.

(Under our spell)

While the three of them played, I did have to give them credit, they're really good singers. Though as they were singing, I saw the same green mist appear from the others as they started going at each other's throats. Just like before, the mist was collected in the Siren's gems, giving them more power. To add insult to injury, the redhead let out an evil laugh at the end of their song. "Wow, talk about subtlety."

Swagger took out the earplugs while looking at everyone that was affected by the song. "Damn, glad I'm not part of that crowd."

"Yeah. The last thing we need is a brainwashed marksman on their side." That thought alone made a small chill run up my spine. "Anyway, let's head on out. We can't do much without a proper counter-spell. Speaking of, Twilight, any luck on that front?"

Sigh. "Not much progress on that. It's just hard to come up with a song/counter-spell. I'm used to learning spells, not creating them." Twilight seemed a little down about the situation, that is until Swagger brought her into a one-armed hug from behind and kissed her forehead, making her smile.

"It's all right Twi. I believe in you."

"We all do." Sunset came over and placed her hand on Twilight's shoulder. "If anyone can come up with a counter-spell, it'll be Celestia's prized student."

"Thank you, Sunset. But don't forget, you were also Celestia's prized student. And she still sees you as one." Twilight tells her with a warm smile.

As I watched the interactions between Celestia's best students, my eyes wandered back over to the Sirens, but they had already slunk off somewhere else, no doubt plotting their next move. "Hmm, guess it's time to head on out till the next song. Come on boys and girls, let's get something to eat." The girls agreed and followed us out of the gym for some grub. Before we left, I looked back over to the stage and was able to get a glimpse of the redhead glaring at us before slinking back into the shadows. All I could do was smirk before joining the others to get something to eat.

The next day

"So, it's come to this." I was glaring eye to eye with Flash before he and his band performed.

"Guess it does," Flash told me while glaring right back at me. It's no secret that I've always found Flash annoying, both the pony version and human version, and even though it's not really his fault, he's become somewhat of an asshole as of late. "You may have beaten those other bands, but those bands were weak and would've tripped over themselves anyway. But after this song," Flash smirked before pointing to me, my sons, Spike, and Swagger. "You'll be out like it was going out of style." Flash and his band pushed past us while he made sure to shove Swagger a bit harder.

Swagger rubbed his shoulder while looking back at the prick. "Tex, let's kick that guy's ass when this is over." Swagger said while cracking his knuckles.

"No, by the time the Sirens are defeated, he'll be back to normal. Well, normal is kind of stretching it." We both laughed while watching Flash and his band start their song. While they played an angry grunge song, I noticed that Flash sang lyrics about girls who he left or left him, making them sound like bitches. It didn't take a genius to know he was singing about Sunset and Twilight. The lyrics made both Twilight and Sunset feel bad about themselves while Orion and Swagger glared daggers at the Jackass. When he and his band were done, he got moderate applause while the idiot threw up the horns. Nobody throws horns anymore. When he got off the stage, he sent my band and the Rainbooms a smug look before leaving. "Scratch that, we'll kick his ass when this is over. The other one too."

"Gotcha." We made our way onto the stage as today's last performance. "Hey, Tex, let's play that song we heard back in Jacksonville."

"Hehe, I like the way you think." As we set up for the performance, I told the boys and Spike the song to play, and they were ecstatic over it. Once we got everything set up, I grabbed the mic and looked over the audience. "You know folks, a few years ago, my old English teacher Niedermier, asked me what I wanted to do with my life. And do you wanna know what I said to him?" The audience was at the edge of their seats for the answer. "I Wanna Rock!"

(I Wanna Rock)

The moment the music started, a wave of good vibes went throughout the stage and into the audience. Soon enough, the crowd was cheering, yelling 'Rock' when needed, and started headbanging. In the end, we all struck a pose and everyone cheered their heads off.

With our song done, we made our way off stage and waited for which band would advance to the second to last battle. To no one's surprise, Wyld Stallyns blew Flash's band out of the water. "What!? That is bull!" Flash stormed off with his band following close behind.

"Heh, sore loser," Swagger said before he noticed that Twilight was still upset over the song Flash had done. "I'll catch up with you guys in a sec." Swagger went over to Twilight and did his best to dry her tears.

"Yeah, I'll see you later dad, I think I should see if I can make Sunset feel better." Orion gestured over to Sunset who was also shedding a couple of tears over what Flash had sung about her and Twi.

"Alright son, just don't do anything that'll lead me and your mothers to becoming grandparents." I playfully told him while messing with his hair a bit.

"I'll keep that in mind, old man." Orion teased me back while heading over to Sunset and bringing her into a hug.

"Hmhm. That's my boy." While we made our way out, I brought Jack in for a headlock. "Come here you."

"Gah! Dad, let me go!" Jack tried to sound mad but couldn't help but let out a laugh.

"Alright, alright. Come on, we'll get your uncle Swagger and brother then head over to Pinkie's place." I patted his back before getting my eldest son and brother in arms before leaving for the exit. As we left, I saw the board on who would play who the next day, and to my horror, our band was up against the Dazzlings. "Damn, that ain't good."

Later that evening.

"What do you mean we have to lose!?" This was the response I got from my sons, Spike, and Swagger.

"It's like I've been trying to say, we're up against the Sirens, and if we win, then the girls can't perform the counter spell and they can just disappear in the wind with everyone still under their spell." The guys thought about what I said and realized it was for the best. "Alright, now, we can't just up and quit, otherwise it'll look suspicious. Luckily, I found a way for us to give a great performance, while also guaranteeing us a loss." I told them while bringing out the rules for the competition. I went and turned to the page that guaranteed our failure. "Here, it says that a band must not use the seven dirty words in more than two of their songs or negatively target another band. Remember when your mother- Vice-principal Luna gave us a warning about our second song?"

"Yeah, I almost called her mom for a moment when she did." Orion shuddered while remembering the moment.

"Right, so we just need to pick a song that has one or more of the seven dirty words in the lyrics and we can assure the Rainbooms have a chance at winning." We all pondered on a song to fit that description.

After much thought, Jack smirked and thought of the perfect song. "I think I know what we should play."

The next day.

Our band was set to go second, given how great our performances have been, giving us the perfect opportunity to lose, and give false hope to the Sirens. While we set up, I overheard Orion talk with Sunset about our plan, reassuring that the lyrics were meant to get us kicked out. She smiled back at him with a blush and kissed his cheek before going to relay the message to Twilight and the others.

"Alright, dad, Sunset's relaying the message, so we won't have to worry about them trying to help us when we lose," Orion told me while getting his drumsticks.

"That's good to know. Your girlfriend knows what she's doing, I'll give her that."

Orion got flustered and tried to take what I said back. "Dad! Sunny and I aren't...we're not...Ugh!" My son threw up his hands before taking his seat behind the drums.

"I'm only teasing you boy. But honestly, I see the way you look at her and I know that you like her." Orion groaned and planted his head on the cymbals. "Though if it's any comfort to you. She looks at you the same way." That made Orion bolt upright and looked over to Sunset. I saw that Sunset looked back and blushed once she saw Orion looking back at her. I came over to him and patted his back. "She's a fine young lady. Treat her right." I told him before heading for the mic.

Jack went and tunned his bass while smirking at his brother. "Can't wait to see how long it takes till he screws it up with her."

"Jack, be nice. You wouldn't want him to tease you when you find a special gal." A devious smirk then made its way onto my face. "That being said, I'll give it a month before he does something stupid." I and my son shared a laugh.

The band to go first was Trixie and her band. While they played, I was brought back to how my first meeting with the Trixie from my world went, many pyrotechnics involved.

When they were done and got off the stage, we went to take the stage. I went over and took the mic and adjusted the mic stand. In the crowd, I saw the Dazzlings smirking our way. Even though nothing would make me happier to wipe the smirk off their faces, the boys and I had a job to do. "Alright, ladies and germs, this next song goes out to our competition, the Dazzlings!" The crowd cheered while the three sirens had a quirked brow. "Hope you all enjoy." I gave a signal to the boys and we started our song.

(Cold hard bitch.)

While we played, I made sure to direct my focus on the Dazzlings every time I sang the 'cold hard bitch' part of the song, making them glare at us, though the blue one with the ponytail seemed like she was actually offended. As we kept playing, we'd get a few cheers from the audience like we always do, however, we saw Principal Celestia and Vice-Principal Luna scowl at us as they wrote down something on their clipboards.

As our song ended, we were once again met with applause from the students. However, the applause ceased once the audience saw their principals march onto the stages looking slightly pissed. Celestia marched over to me and held out her hand, demanding I give her the mic. When I did, she grabbed it and turned to the students. "Students, due to the fact that the band known as the Wylde Stallyns have used profanity again after being warned and for targeting it toward a rival band, I'm afraid they are disqualified from the competition." This caused many in the audience to groan and even boo at their principal's decision. Guess we were favored to win, or at least to face off against the Dazzlings.

The guys and I took our bows and got off the stage. While we got off the stage, we saw the Sirens gloat and silently laugh at us. This would be where immediate retaliation would be needed, but it was all part of the plan. When we made our way backstage, we saw that Trixie was teasing the Rainbooms. "Oy! What the hell is going on here."

"Oh, nothing that concerns a bunch of losers." Trixie crossed her arms at us while smirking. "I was just offering my condolences to the Rainbooms for coming soo far, before having to be crushed by me and my band."

"Ha! You wish, Trixie. We're gonna beat you with my song." Rainbow boasted, causing Trixie to scoff while her bandmates groaned at how full of herself she was. "Now, if you'll excuse us, we have a song to perform." Dash took her guitar and headed toward the stage with the others following.

While Trixie left to go get her band ready, we decided to see our friends perform. "C'mon. Let's see them play. Who knows, someone may try to foil them again." The guys nodded and we headed back to the front with the audience. A few of the people in the audience gave us high fives and back pats as we stood at the side of the gym. Soon, the lights went out and the lights on stage went on. "Here we go."

(Awesome as I wanna be)

As the song went on, we saw how Dash jumped around, sucking in all the attention while the others glared at her for showing off. Soon though, the magic that appears while they play was appearing, and it was about to blow all our covers. I was about to signal to Dash that her bullshit performance was about to expose us, but Sunset already did that for me, by tackling Dash to the ground, causing them to bump into Twilight and Rarity, who launched AppleJack's bass into Pinkie's drum set. "Eeish. That could have gone better." Swagger said while rubbing the back of his head.

"There's the Sunset we all love to hate!" Flash called out from the crowd, causing the rest of them to agree and put her down.

Before Sunset could try and defend herself, Orion decided to do it for her by storming over to Flash. Orion grabs Flash by his jacket and then lifts him in the air. "You're gonna take what you said back and then apologize to her, right now!"

"Oh yeah, why should I? All I did was speak the truth." Flash told him with a smug smile. Big mistake. Orion swung Flash against the bleachers, causing them to shake a little. "Ow! What the hell man."

"I said apologize, you worthless sack of crap! And after you apologize, I want you to beg her for your forgiveness, or I will have you swinging from the rafters by your guitar strings around your neck!" Okay, this is escalating a bit too far.

"Orion stop!" I pulled my son away from Flash and glared into his eyes. "Don't lose control of yourself. Do you hear me, boy?" My son looked like he was ready to lash out at me, but a stern look from me stopped him. "Let him go, son, and let's get out of here." Orion let out a small growl before dropping Flash on his ass.

As we made our way out, Celestia and Luna came up on stage to announce the band that'll move on to the final round. We took a pause, and waited for the verdict, knowing the screw-up would most likely give Trixie the honor to move on. Celestia read from her clipboard while taking the mic. "And the winner's who'll face off in the final round is, the Dazzlings, and, the Rainbooms." What!?

The announcement that the Rainbooms were advancing after that incident came as a shock to most, though none more than Trixie. "What!? This is a travesty! A travesty I say!" The moment she said that, the whole gym filled with cries of outrage towards the Rainbooms. The girls didn't really know what to do, so they made their way towards the exit with us following. While we made our way out, I had to wonder what gave the Rainbooms the win. When I looked back over to the stage, I saw that the Dazzlings were behind the curtains, giving me my answer.

"Damn bitches." I said under my breath before continuing to follow the others. "Boys, be on alert for whatever those Sirens have in store." My sons, Spike, and Swagger nodded while we made our way out with the girls.

The next night.

The boys and I were walking through the halls, looking to see if we could find any hint of the sirens. So far, we haven't caught a whiff of them, or even heard any rumors about where they'd be. "This is ridiculous. Three Werewolves, two Marines, and a dragon with tracking skills, and we can't find three fish-smelling sirens? That is a whole lot of bullshit."

"It can't be helped. Some creatures just have a way of avoiding detection." Jack said while looking into an empty room for the sirens.

"At least none of us are affected by their song. By the way, how is it we're not affected by their song?" Orion asked before sticking his head in the girl's bathroom.

"Ahhh!" Slap!

Orion pulled away with a red hand mark on his cheek. "Didn't think that one through."

"Funny to watch though. Hey, Mimir, any reason why we're immune to their songs?" I asked out of general curiosity.

"Not really sure. I can see the girls who are connected to the elements being immune, as, for you five gents, only those who cover their ears with something are immune. Oh, and if you're a Fossegrim, they aren't affected at all, seeing how they're close cousins." Mimir's words then struck me like a bolt of lightning.

"Heh, thanks, Grandma." My remark caused the guys to halt.

"Oi! There's no need to call me an old hag."

"No, Mimir, I'm not referring to you. I'm referring to my grandmother from the 1800s, Wealtheow. She's a Fossegrim." That info caused all the guys to go slack-jawed. "Didn't I tell you boy's, your grandma was a Fossegrim? Where do you think we get our musical talent from?"

"Oh my. A Fossegrim being with a mortal is nearly unheard of, given they're immortal. And for a child to be born from their union has never been done before." Mimir explained while around my belt.

"I guess grandpa John just knew how to woo a lady." I laughed at the image of my great-grandpa singing cowboy tales to grandma Wealtheow. "Anyway, how are you two not affected?" I asked Swagger and Spike after checking the art room.

"Before each time the Dazzlings perform, Swagger and I put in earplugs." Spike then brings out a pair of earplugs, designed to muffle the sound of high-powered gunfire. "We can hear them somewhat, but the effect is non-existent."

"Excellent job you two. I knew I kept you around for some reason." I smirked their way before we kept searching for the sirens. For the next couple of hours, we checked every room in the school twice, and all we've come up with is squat, well, we did meet Scruffy, the janitor. "Thanks for the tip Scruffy."

"Mhmm," He told us before going back to lying on his cot and reading his porn mag.

"Well, I'm out of ideas. Anybody got a suggestion?"

"We might as well check on the girls and see how they're doing. They should be on in a few minutes anyway." Orion suggested. "We might find the Sirens there, they do go on after them."

"Sounds like a plan son." we made our way out of the school and towards the outdoor theater where a crowd had already gathered for the competition. As we drew near, the music that was playing didn't sound like the Rainbooms at all. "What the fuck?" The five of us picked up our speed and made it to the outdoor theater, only to see Trixie up on stage performing. "What the hell is this bullshit?"

Jack went over to the guy with green dreadlocks and pulled him over for questioning. "Hey, man, I thought the Rainbooms were supposed to be performing?"

"Yeah, they were, but they never showed up to perform, so Trixie had to take over."

"Crap! Where the hell are they?" I pondered out loud.

"I don't know dude, one guy says they disappeared through a wormhole, this chick I dig says they fell through a trap door by Trixie, and my lab partner thinks they were called back to their mothership." The guy ended his theories with a mellow grin.

".....Can I buy some pot from you?"

"-And Greaaaaaaaat!" Trixie ended her song with a show of fireworks while the audience cheered.

"They're done, which means the Dazzlings are up next." Just as I said, the Dazzlings went up to the stage. "We need to find the girls before those Sirens brainwash all these poor bastards."

Orion started sniffing the air before pointing over to the stage. "Hold up. I think I got Sunsets scent." He told us before leading us around to the back of the stage.

"So, bro. How come you know Sunset's scent so well?" Jack teased Orion while the Dazzlings started their song.

"I don't know what you're talking about. I haven't been leaning next to her and sniffing her hair while we sat next to each other." Orion tried to defend his knowledge of recognizing only her scent. As the Dazzlings started to sing, I noticed a green mist coming out from beneath the stage, meaning someone was down there, maybe more, getting their energy drained, possibly the girls.

"Knock it off you two. Orion, good job on pinpointing the girls and we'll discuss your attraction to Sunset later. But for now, let's get the girls so they can perform their counter-spell." I went to open the door to the bottom of the stage, but before I could even reach the doorknob, the door busted out and landed on me. "For the love of Odin, please tell me Pinkie's not responsible for this." I lifted the door off me and looked to see that this world's Pinkie was sprawled on the door. "Damn it!"

"Sorry, Joey. Trixie and her band opened up a trap door on the stage floor and trapped us under there. We were having a bit of a fight among ourselves, then Sunset and Twilight brought us together again, then we doubled our efforts to break down the door. Guess the universe wanted me to land on you with the door like the Pinkie from where you're from."

"Damn recurring jokes." I moved the door and Pinkie to the side and got up. "Alright, so now we know why you didn't show up, but now we need to perform that counterspell before the shit hits the fan. The only problem is, we need a stage and equipment, otherwise, it won't work."

"Oh! I know just who can help us with that. Meet me at the top of the hill over there." Before we could ask what Pinkie meant by that, she zoomed off.

"Well, while we wait, you girls might as well get your instruments."

"We actually have them right here." Applejack went back under the stage to get her and the girls' instruments. While she was doing that, she took notice of her clothes and smirked over at Rarity. "But, we ain't no proper band if we don't have the right duds on. Ain't that right, Rares?"

"Ooho, Applejack. I never thought I'd see the day." Rarity went back through the door and brought out a whole array of clothing, fit for a rock band. "Okay girls, let's put on our battle gear. Boys, please wait for us at the hill." Rarity shooed us away while the rest of the girls went to get dressed.

"Fair enough. We'll meet you up there when you're done." I told them before me and the guys went up to the hill.

We didn't have long to wait as the girls came up with their instruments and new outfits. "Damn, babe. You look great." Swagger told Twi while giving her a one-armed hug around her waist.

"Bob, not now. Wait till we get back home." Twi told Swagger with red cheeks.

Behind us, we heard a car come up and when we turned to see who it was, we saw that it was Pinkie riding up with human Vinyl Scratch. "Hey, guys! I brought help!" Pinkie said while hopping out of the passenger's seat while somehow wearing an outfit made by Rarity. "Now we can face-off against the Dazzlings!"

"How? I don't see any sound equipment." Vinyl smirked my way before she pressed a button on a remote. Once she hit the button, her car started changing and morphing into a wicked sound system. "Wow, more than meets the eye." While the girls started plugging in their equipment, the Dazzling's started going through a transformation themselves. As they kept singing, their hair grew in length and they all grew fin-like wings on their back. "Girls, it's now or never!"

The Rainbooms nodded before starting their song and counter-spell. Once the girls' song started, it seemed to have an effect as some of the audience regained control of themselves. This caused the Dazzlings to redouble their efforts and they summoned an astral projection of their beastly form in the air which started to attack them with sonic waves. The sound caused the girls to stop playing and even caused Twi to drop her mic.

"They're not doing so well. Maybe we should help them?" Jack suggested

"Good idea bro. Sunset, think you can help them while we get set up?" Orion asked Sunset while I opened a portal to get our instruments.

"Can do." Sunset leaned over and kissed Orion's cheek. "Be safe," She said with a smile and crimson cheeks.

While Sunset went to help the Rainbooms, Orion touched where Sunset kissed him and couldn't help but grin stupidly over it. "What a woman."

"Alright, boy, shake off the cobwebs, and let's get to playing," I told my son while shoving his drumsticks in his hands. I set up our instruments alongside the others and got them set up with the car's sound system. "Alright, we're hooked up." With our instruments ready and Sunset helping the Rainbooms, we were ready. "Alright guys, let's show these Sirens who rocks." With that, we started our song to show them that we're warriors.

(Warrior. Disturbed.)

As our music played alongside the Rainbooms, they, along with Sunset, started to gain pony ears and their hair became longer. With the addition of their pony parts, they were able to fight back with beams and waves from their instruments. While they kept fighting, the music the boys and I played started to mix with theirs, giving them a boost in power. After a few strikes and blasts, the ethereal images of the Sirens went back to their hosts. With them weakened, the girls and us put more power into our music for the final blow.

With their voices harmonizing together, a beam of light shot out from all seven girls and went up into the air with our music lending aid. Once the light reached its peak, it started to form a glowing ball of light that started to expand. Once the ball was at its limit, a pair of ethereal wings and a horn peaked out of the ball, heralding the arrival of a great ethereal alicorn. Out from the same ball, a giant ethereal man dressed in Viking attire came out with a shield and spear at the ready. The Viking then mounted onto the alicorn and pointed his spear at the Sirens, who was looking more and more afraid by the minute.

"Valhalla!" The Viking roared before the alicorn reared up and charged at the Dazzlings. When the two of them were close to the Dazzlings, the alicorn fired a beam from its horn while the Viking thrust his spear forward. The two attacks met the Sirens and stripped them of their magic and destroyed their gems. With their power gone, the Viking plunged his spear into the stage, creating a wave of magic that spread over the audience, clearing their minds from the Siren's spell, and wouldn't you know it, just when our two songs ended.

With the songs over, the Viking and Alicorn faded from existence in an explosion of light. After the shock of the giant ethereal images attacking them, the Dazzlings picked themselves up from the stage while Adagio held her shattered gem close to her. With a final ditch effort, they began to sing again, only for it to sound like a bunch of screaming cats. The crowd did not like their performance at all and started throwing things at them to get off the stage. One of them even went and said. "Your music's bad and you should feel bad!"

"Preach it, brother!" I told the dude in the audience while helping to unhook the equipment. When that was done, Sunset ran over to Orion and jumped him before smashing her lips onto his. "Haha! Get it done, son."

"Looks like you'll be a grandpa before you know it." Swagger told me while those two shared a moment. My response was to lightly punch him in the shoulder. "Oww, haha. Remind me to get you some hemroid cream and a cane, gramps."

"That's it!" I threw down my guitar and tackled him to the ground.

While Swagger and I were rolling on the ground, Sunset and Orion cuddled together after there kiss. "Still think you're evil?"

Sunset smiled up at him before laying her head on his chest. "Not as long as I have you." She held him tighter while he rested his head on top of hers.

The next day

We had just returned home after our time in the mirror-verse. The boys were busy telling the girls and their mothers about our adventure. While they did that, Spike and Swagger took Rarity and Twilight to the side to be alone for a bit, which got me to think about that night Celestia and I had, and how I needed to address it. Leaving the briefing to my sons, I excused myself and opened a portal to Canterlot's throne room.

Once I stepped through, Celestia looked up from her scroll before giving me a warm smile. "Joe, what a nice surprise. Was your trip through the mirror a success?" She asked while getting off her throne and walking over to me.

"It was. The Sirens have been stripped of their power and pose no threat, Orion even made a bond with a former student of yours." I told her with a smirk.

"Really? Orion and Sunset? Well, I hope it works out." Her smile becomes a little nervous. "Was there, anything else you wanted to talk about?"

"Actually, I wanted to talk about this." I took a few steps forward before grazing my hand along her mane. When I felt the back of her head, I gently brought her in for a kiss. After thirty seconds of bliss, we separated with a thin strand of saliva connecting us. "I think it's time we seriously talk about you joining the herd."

Author's Note

I am, so sorry for the long-ass wait. I was busy with life, writers' block, and working with other writers with their stories. Hopefully, the next few chapters won't take as long to publish.

That being said, by my count, this is chapter 69 of my story. So let's celebrate with some clips!

And a little teaser on the next chapter.