Reborn

“So I figure invite the five of them over for dinner and explain to them the situation.” Sunset explained to the three Sirens lazing around the room with her.

Sunset had spent all of the last two hours talking with her sisters, describing her adventures in Equestria and how she had learned to control daemonic appearance. Now they were planning out who to reveal Sunset to next.

“Think you can explain everything in one night?” Aria asked lazily.

“Oh, probably.” Sunset shrugged. How hard could it be to explain to the five members of the Sonata dubbed, “Sparkle Family”?

“You are keeping in mind that Twilight Sparkle will most likely have to be restrained, right? Lest she decide to dissect you.” Adagio burst into laughter as she watched her newly immortal sister react to her statement.

“Sonata… Why did I let you convince me to tell them, again?” Sunset looked over towards the bubbly sister, a worried look on her face. At least until she sat there and waited for Sonata to respond. “Er… Sona? Is there something on my face?”

“...”

“What was that?” Sunset leaned forward, trying to hear what the Siren was mumbling quietly.

“Huh, wha?- Oh! Sorries!” Sonata suddenly sat up straight, a blush, probably of embarrassment Sunset guessed, spreading across her face as she realized she had just ignored her sister. “What were you saying, Sunshim?”

“Are you okay? You’ve been… out of it ever since I came back, to say the least.” Sunset gave Sonata an incredibly worried look.

“I believe we are all still in shock that you are once again with us.” Adagio interjected, chuckling softly. “And we still don’t know what to think of it- other than happiness of course.”

“Well I’m still surprised that I mean so much to the three of you.” Sunset chuckled as she leaned back, scratching at her cheek as a sheepish grin came to her face. “It’s kinda flattering to be called sister by three Equestrian myths.”

“Even though we almost ruined Equestria?” Aria added her own chuckling to the room as she reclined further in her seat. “Those were some pretty fun times.”

“I should see what sort of records of your three’s past I could get from Celestia.” Sunset scratched at her chin, faking thought.

“Do remember that history is almost always written by the victor, for the victor.” Adagio said with a hint of exhaustion. “We were merely doing what we had to to survive.”

“But how did the three of you survive over here? Especially with next to no magic?” Sunset asked, looking over at her orange haired sister.

“We could still feed on negative emotions,” Adagio responded, shifting around in her seat. “but it was never the same as back in Equestria. Because Magic is so linked with Ponies, it satiated our hunger infinitely more.”

“But then… What about after the Battle of the Bands?”

“Oh, that…” Sonata piped up softly. “Yeah, our necklaces were destroyed, meaning we couldn’t feed on negative emotions, but it didn’t mean we were gonna die or anything.”

“It just meant that we had to be careful with our own magic.” Aria flopped around lazily on her seat as she added onto Sonata’s statement.

“Sorry about that… I guess?” Sunset scratched at her head in slight confusion. “I mean… It sucks that you lost your original necklaces, considering how long you had them, but you were trying to mind control everyone…”

“Well if we won then we never coulda been sisters!” Sonata shot to her feet, tearing up as she realized the potential issues that could have arisen if she and her sisters had won the Battle of the Bands. “Not worth it, for realsies!”

“At least Celestia was kind enough to make us pseudo-replacement heartstones… Hmmm…”

“Addy? What’s with that look?” Sunset watched as an uncharacteristically confused look came to Adagio’s features.

“Well if she’s your mother, and we call you our sister, what does that mean our relationship with her is now?” Adagio slowly turned to Sunset, a devilish look on her face as Aria erupted into laughter, actually tumbling from her seat in her explosive mirth.

“Oh! Does that mean we get a real mommy now!?” Sonata’s look of worried shifted instantly to Sonata branded innocence as she looked over at Adagio with hopeful eyes.

“Ugh…” Adagio's face fell into her waiting palms as she shook her head back and forth.

“I’ll make sure to ask her sometime.” chuckled Sunset as she watched the different reactions from her sisters. “For now, why don’t we nail down a night to do this? What about Friday? That way it gives them the weekend to digest it.”

“It works for me.” Adagio groaned as she got up to her feet and trudged over to the kitchen, Sunset hearing what sounded like a fridge opening followed by a glass bottle landing on the counter.

“Addy? What are you doing?” Sunset asked slowly as she walked around the corner in time to see the lead Siren taking long, steady pulls from a wine bottle.

“Self medicating at the thought of having to call Celestia “mother”.” Adagio collapsed onto the counter, Sunset starting to laugh at the thought of the overly self confident and proud Siren stooping down to “mortal” levels. “Why don’t you go talk to Sonata about what you want to do for the supper. I’m going to go bathe in bleach.”

“Tacos!” the bubbly Siren could be heard from the other room, amazing Sunset at just how perceptive the girl’s hearing could be regarding the right subjects.

“No! No more tacos for at least a week, Sonata!” Aria yelled, Sunset rounding the corner back into the living room just in time to see Aria wrap Sonata in a choke hold. “You gotta do something good for them!”

“Come on, Ari, let the poor girl go.” chuckled Sunset as the girl walked over and easily separated the two struggling Equestrians. “Sonata, why don’t you go and think of something a little fancier than tacos? I’m sure it would be easier to explain the situation to them with a proper dinner…”

Sunset paused as she finished pulling Sonata up to her feet, leaving Aria still laying on the floor grumbling. “And maybe some alcohol…”

“Oi, Shimmer! Least you could do is help me up, too!” Aria swatted at her sister as she finished getting up to her own feet. “Why don’t you come out to the garage with me? I need a pair of strong arms for something.”

“Fine, fine.” Sunset followed her crass sister diligently into the garage, unaware of the pair of eyes watching the pair make their way into the mammoth room. “What do ya need lifted? Hell, I may as well use my magic.”

“I need help getting the new engine into place. I went and bought a custom piece around the time you first showed up and it finally fuckin’ showed up.” Aria pointed down to a fair sized wooden crate, the exterior marked with various branding, most likely of the place her sister had purchased it from. “Sadly it’s heavier than I thought. Took three dudes, seriously, to carry the damn thing from the transport truck into here.”

“Well, uh… I guess it’s a good thing I can use magic then?” Sunset rubbed the back of her head as she gave a sheepish smile. “I guess tell me where ya want it? It’s gonna be weird, so I’m gonna be a little slow.”

“Heh, is this gonna be the first time your shove something into hole?”

“...Goddamnit, Aria…” Sunset sighed, facepalming and shaking her head as Aria wiggled her eyebrows suggestively. “Really?”

“What? I mean, you were a street walker there for a little bit. Probably had all of Canterlot lining up for you.” Aria shuffled over towards the box, picking up a pry bar and starting to work away at the box. “Or were you busy clam diving?”

“...I should feel insulted right now.” Sunset groaned, walking over and pushing Aria aside, her hands glowing as the lid of the box tore off and floated away, encased in a raspberry coloured aura. “Yet I’m not surprised given just what you’re like, Aria.”

“And what do you mean by that?” Aria had moved over to the bike resting in place, starting to clean away some dust that had settled.

“Well you’re like, really raunchy- like all the damn time. You kept on groping me while I was amnesiac, and you were the first to pay to grab at my arms. At least my “clients” were… somewhat respectable.”

“You wound me, Sunset. I am quite respectable, thank you very much.” Aria did a perfect, Adagio-esque pause, resting her hand delicately against her chest.

“Suuure you are. But why are you bringing this up? Need I remind you that it was you who got protective of me as we were leaving the Charity House.” Sunset rolled her eyes as she moved over to the box, pausing as she reached out once again with her magic and effortlessly hoisted the large vehicle component up into the air.

“Well I guess I gotta know what sorta “guests” you’re gonna be bringing to the house once things start to calm down again.” a dull “Thwap” filled the air as Aria discarded her cleaning rag back onto her workbench. “Am I gonna have to tell Adagio to pick up some extra toys on her next trip?”

“...Is this seriously just about my orientation?” Sunset walked over to the bike, engine hovering in the air beside her.

“Pretty much.” Aria chortled as she shifted around to let Sunset get a proper view of where she was gonna be putting the engine. “I mean, we’re sisters now, right? May as well get everything out.”

“Whatever.” Sunset let out a tired sigh, shrugging her shoulders. “Seriously, if it matters that much to you, I guess, just like a large portion of the mares in Equestria, I could be described as bi-sexual.”

“Playin’ for both teams then, huh?” Aria nudged her sister playfully.

“Well when the mares outnumber the stallions three-to-one, you kinda look past gender. I mean, I don’t know what it was like back in Equestria when you three were last there, but most of us Ponies just look for the right individual.” Sunset explained, maneuvering the block of metal to wherever Aria was instructing. “I mean some want looks, some want personality, some want something else.”

“Well what about you then?” Sunset paused for half a moment at Aria’s question, an unusual… feeling to the Siren’s inquiry.

“I guess it just takes time for me. I gotta spend time with someone first, get to know them.” Sunset shrugged as she held the engine in place, Aria going about connecting various doodads. “I mean, it’s not like I’m blind- I appreciate when someone’s attractive, but it’s gotta have more than that. I mean, look at Sonata. Most people couldn’t get past her childlike innocence to appreciate that she’s a freakin’ bombshell by Gaian standards.”

“Like you.” Aria’s hip connected with Sunset’s.

“Yeah, I know I’m hot- hell, I used it to help me when I first arrived. You do not wanna know just how many times I overheard dudes talking about jerking off to photos of me.” Sunset rolled her eyes. “Hell, some people would pay just to have Addy sit on their laps. She’s got some serious hoops.”

Aria looked back just in time to see Sunset make curving motions around her hips, the Siren bursting into laughter. “Hoops? Seriously? That’s a first.”

“Would you rather I say flanks? Not sure that term works here.” Sunset couldn’t help but chuckle. Aria may be eternally crass, but she was usually more playful about it than lecherous.

…Usually…

“Well what about me then? You gave the other two glowing recommendations, so you better have something good for the superior sister.” Aria stood up fully, cocky grin on her face as she rested a hand on her hip, obviously eagerly awaiting Sunset’s commendation.

“Well for one you’re a total bitch-ass punk.” Sunset stood there, stony faced as she responded, before erupting into laughter as she watched Aria start to deflate. “And you may appear super tough and ready to throw down, but you’re actually really sweet, and care a lot for your sisters. Yes, you constantly harass them, but that’s all out of love and not knowing what to do since you crave looking tough.”

“...R.I.P. me…”

“But you let people know what you think, you’re bold and follow your own path, which is admirable. Oh, and I guess you would fit into most people’s opinions of “hot”- I mean you may not be to the extremes like Addy, Sona, or myself, but you’re a looker yourself, and if you’d ever show off a little skin, I think people would have a hard time not looking at your muscles.”

Aria stood there, her face a wall of red as Sunset finished her description, trying her best to come to terms with both the blunt destruction of her persona, but also a glowing recommendation of her own from her sister.

“Uh… Did I go too far?” Sunset asked as she watched Aria’s hands shoot up to her face as the girl rushed from the room in a mad dash.

“Heya, Aria- Whoa, hey! Wait- Aria!” Sunset walked slowly from the garage and back into the house proper, noticing Sonata standing at the bottom of the stairs and looking up them. She scratched the back of her head before turning around, pausing and giving an adorable, startled cry when she noticed Sunset, before clearing her throat and asking a question. “What just happened?”

“I… Don’t… Know…” Sunset gave a confused look, shaking her head. “She started harassing me about stuff- like my sexual preferences, which is a little much, even for Aria- and then bugged me when I described why people would find you and Adagio attractive. So I tell her and she goes total blush mode and runs off!”

“R-Really?” uneasy chuckles emanated from the bubbly Siren as a blush slowly spread over her own cyan features, a finger absentmindedly twirling her hair about. “That sure is funny- Yup! Er… What did you tell her? A-A-About us, I mean?”

“Hm? Oh, just that the two of you are attractive in your own ways, that’s all.”

“Ah… I-I see… Well, uh, back to planning dinner!” Sonata started off mumbling to herself, before jumping in place and proclaiming loudly as she vanished back into the kitchen, leaving one very confused Equestrian left at the bottom of the stairs.

“...Could someone explain to me what the hell just happened?”