“So uh…” Sunset looked around the car sheepishly at her newly christened trio of sisters, taking in the varying emotions on each of their faces as they looked back, or up, at her. “On a scale of ten to murder, how angry are you all at me?”

“Well let’s just say that you are in the dog house for a little bit, Shimmer.” Aria chuckled darkly as she looked back over her shoulder as she sat down in the front passenger seat of Adagio’s car. “Hell, we outta build you a damn dog house to sleep in!”

“Aria, sit.” Adagio half commanded, half laughed, as she sat down in the driver’s seat, shifting around to look back at Sunset. “Though Aria is right, there is going to be some punishment for you.”

“Oh!” Sonata started to jump up and down as best she could from beside Sunset, her cyan arms still wrapped firmly around Sunset. “Ohohohohoh! I know! She could help me with the house cleaning!”

“House cleaning? I thought we all did that though…” Sunset responded, looking down at the energetic Siren with a bemused look, a small pang of worry starting to feaster in the back of her mind.

“Well… Let’s just say that some of your memories as Fireside Glow are not an accurate example of what our family is really like, dear Sunset.” Adagio said as the car roared to life, her eyes glinting dangerously from the rear view mirror.

“Sonny is usually the sole housekeeper, no matter where we live.” Aria chuckled as she looked back at her fellow Siren. “She even has… Oh… Oh, this is good!”

“Okay, I am now officially terrified…” Sunset said as she watched Aria’s face split apart with a predatory grin, causing the unicorn to look down at Sonata. “What does that look mean? That look is god damn horrifying!”

“You, dear sister, are going to be wearing one of Sonny’s maid outfits while you help with the housekeeping.” Aria’s grin morphed from vicious to lewd as she continued. “And not only that, you are going to be the personal maid for the three of us at our personal fine dining establishment here in town.”

“You guys own a restaurant?” Sunset asked, before immediately focusing back on the first parts of the declaration. “Wait… Maid outfit? Personal maid? What-”

“Don’t worry, Sun-Shim!” Sonata beamed up at her sister as the car started to pull away from the Charity House. “They just need a few small adjustments and they should fit you just fine!”

“Um… A-Addy? Can you stop the car? I think I want to go back to the Charity House!” Sunset said loudly, just in time to hear the click of a switch followed instantly by the clunk of the locks in the back seats being disabled.

“Sorry, my dear little Equestrian.” Adagio’s voice sent a shiver down Sunset’s spine, the lead Siren mirroring the exact same menacing presence she’d had during the Battle of the Bands as she looked up once more at the rear view mirror. “But you are going to be coming back with us.”

“Oh, fuck…”

~

“Well… I’ll be honest…” Sunset looked up at the imposing structure standing in front of her, the house both familiarly welcoming and strangely threatening at the same time. “I wasn’t sure if I’d ever be walking into this place again.”

“Well I think we all agree that it’s better that you are again.” Adagio smiled as she walked up beside Sunset, wrapping a delicate yellow hand around the taller amber girl’s, fingers interlocking affectionately.

“She’s still a punk if you ask me.” Aria grumbled as she stood to the other side of, crossing her arms as she grimaced playfully, only to switch to a look of shock when Sonata rushed forward.

“Mine!” the girl sang out, giggling playfully as she wrapped her arms around Sunset’s bandaged one, dancing to and fro.

“Wha- Hey! That was mine!” Aria shouted as she stormed over and tried to separate Sonata from their sister’s limb.

“You snooze you lose!” Sonata stuck her tongue out at Aria as she refused to budge, Sunset struggling to not start chuckling at their display.

“I’d be careful if I were the two of you,” Sunset said, frowning awkwardly as she tried to pull her arm away. “I don’t want to claw you girls…”

“What are we going to be doing with that then?” Aria asked, the Siren still refusing to stop her struggle to get a hold of Sunset’s crimson arm.

“Mayhap Celestia will be able to help.” Adagio said, squeezing her sister’s hand firmly, a reassuring look in her eye as Sunset turned her head.

“M-Maybe… But I don’t know if I want to see her right now… See her like this…” Sunset looked down at the ground, fear building in her gut at the idea of seeing Princess Celestia.

“You know that we are going to have to talk to her, Sunset. You know how much she loves you.” Adagio said softly, moving around to stand in front of the girl whilst refusing to let go of her hand. “Remember when she brought the Elements over?”

“That was… different…” Sunset started to object, only to slump her shoulders and let out a long sigh. “No it wasn’t… Alright, why don’t you give her a call then? Er… message her? However you do it.”

“What about everyone else then?” Sonata asked, drawing attention to her. “When are we gonna let them all know you are fine?”

“Well who all needs to know? I don’t exactly want this being public you know.” Sunset commented as she felt Adagio start to drag the pile of Equestrians slowly into their house. “I am supposed to be dead after all.”

“Those orchestra girls from CHS would probably be best to let know.” Aria said, shrugging as she brought up the rear. “They were pretty devastated when they thought you were dead.”

“Oh! The Twilight Sparkle and her family need to know as well! They were really trying to care for us.” Sonata added as the family crossed the threshold of the house.

Adagio chuckled as she let go of Sunset in order to close the door behind the group, before adding her own opinion. “The other girls at Crystal Prep would be good to tell as well.”

“Okay, so Princess’, Orchestra, Sparkles, and Shadowbolts… Anyone else?” Sunset chuckled as Aria shifted over and seemed to dance back and forth over whether to grab the open hand or not.

“...” Adagio made an audible silence as her mouth grew thin, alerting Sunset and causing the girl to frown. “You know who…”

“Er… Who, Addy?”

“No…” realization dawned on Aria as she finally roughly grabbed hold of Sunset’s hand, her language starting to shift from Gaian to Equstrian. “No- Fuck you, no! Those bitches should go rot in Tartarus!”

“Would someone mind-”

“The Rainbooms, dear.” Adagio interrupted Sunset, the teen freezing as her face fell as she started to stutter over herself.

“No- N-N-N-No! No I refuse!” Sunset tore free from her two sisters as she took a quick step back. “By Celestia’s beard, no! The other groups are friends and family, they deserve to know I’m still around, but they… No…”

“Sunset… You know I’m right.” Adagio said sadly, frowning apologetically as she crossed her arms in front of herself. “But they can wait till later. We should focus on those other four groups first.”

“...Alright, fine…” Sunset shrugged after a moment of silence, an angry scowl on her face as she looked back up at Adagio. “But they’re last, got it!? I don’t want them knowing a fucking thing till I go knocking down their doors!”

“Hey now, where did this come from?” Aria said with a shocked voice, yet overwhelming pride on her face as she looked over the seemingly literally fiery teen.

“I just… There’s some stuff with them, alright?” Sunset said, cooling down instantly as she rubbed at her amber arm unconsciously. “But really, they are last- I don’t care whose first, but they are last.”

“Works for us.” Adagio, Aria and Sonata all nodded, with Adagio pulling out her phone and swiping and tapping at it before continuing. “So today’s a Monday, April Sixth to be exact, so that gives us… two weeks to get this all done, alright?”

“Fine, fine…” Sunset sighed, shaking her head as she gave a tired smile. “Seriously though, what’s next right now?”

“Oh! Ohohohohohohoh!” Sonata started jumping up and down before running around to grab all three of her sisters and somehow pull them into the living room, where Sunset got a brief moment to notice a pile of cushions, pillows, and other soft looking things before all four Equestrians were somehow simultaneously launched at them.

“It’s time for a cuddle puddle!”

Author's Note

Alright everyone, here it is! The prologue for Reborn, the sequel to Phoenix!

We pick up immediately at the end of Chapter 25 of Phoenix as the four Equestrian sisters get into Adagio's car, as well as set up for the first major storyline, the reveal that Sunset is still alive.

Here's the fun part~! You all get to help choose which way the story progresses for the first four chapters~ ^^ A Choose-Your-Own-Adventure sort of idea! There are four groups of people that need to be informed that Sunset is alive, and you all choose the order~

The four groups are as follows, as well as a brief description of what sort of things you can look forward to with them:
Orchestra Group: The four girls who ended up being Sunset's truest friends at CHS, the four that, other than Sunset's fellow Equestrians, where the most devastated with her apparent death. Their meeting will be a lot of mixed emotions, ranging from joy to anger, happiness to sorrow, as well hearing just what may have happened at CHS regarding the months since that fateful night in December.

Princess’ of Equestria: The leaders of Sunset's native home, the beings who she is most tentative to announce herself to, the Princess' of Equestria would be the ones who could help Sunset potentially cure herself of her corruption, as well as teaching us about their own histories with Sunset Shimmer.

Shadowbolts: The group of girls at Crystal Prep Academy who eventually became the closest friends of Fireside Glow apart from her sisters, Indigo Zap, Sunny Flare, Lemon Zest, Sour Sweet, and Sugarcoat have been trying their best to help the Sirens cope with the loss of their "Sister", and are the closest things to friends that the three Equestrian monsters of myth have.

Sparkle Family: The family that would have taken care of Sunset in another time (>;'3), the Sparkle family have been nothing but supportive of the Sirens since their loss of Sunset, even as the Sirens turned ever further inward. Their lives have progressed and changed since Sunset's "death", and the Siren's feel guilty that they have ignored the family's attempts at compassion.

So there ya all go! Tell me which one of the four you would like to see first, be it in comment here or in a private message, and I will use that to help direct my choice~ ^^