After a long night of moving around and trying to find a place to sleep, the Dazzlings were somehow able to find a cheap motel with a neon sign flickering on and off. After entering the motel lobby covered in filth from the eggs, tomatoes, and any other object thrown at them, they encounter a man who was in his mid-to-late 40s with greying hair and wearing a hawaiian shirt. Adagio says,

"We would like to rent a room, please."

Looking at the three, the motel manager asks,

"Do you have any money on you?"

Reaching into their wallets, they each pulled out whatever cash they had left from stealing and manipulating when they were still a band. Sonata says with a weak smile,

"This is all we have..."

They each pulled out what seemed to have amounted to at least $72.33. The manager took a look at the money and he said,

"Okay. You can all stay here, but if think that you're just gonna sit around the motel like a couple of rugrats, think again. If the three of you are gonna live here, you're gonna have to find jobs. Do you get me?"

"We get you." Aria said.

Being given a key, they were being guided to their room. Walking around the motel and being guided, the manager said,

"I don't often get a lot of guests around here, but if you wanna have any snacks, there's a vending machine outside. If it's a hot day and you need to go for a swim or anything, there's a pool right by your room at your convenience."

They looked at the pool right beside them and it was rectangular-shaped. It was decently cleaned, but could be much better.

"Also, I know that you kids have your smartphones, but if you ever feel like making a call, there's a phone booth right by the lobby as you've already noticed. But then again, you've already did."

They gave each other suspicious looks as they kept moving. Three minutes later, they walked upstairs and made it to their rooms, After he unlocked the door, he let them in. Walking inside, it appeared to be what they expected inside their room. It had two beds, an air conditioner, a TV, a couch, a closet, and a bathroom. They had a low opinion of the room, but it seemed to be decent enough for them to sleep.

"Have you three managed to get yourselves acquainted with your surroundings?" the manager asked.

"I'm sure we can manage, Mr..." Adagio said, trying to figure out the manager's name.

"Rafferty. My name is Mr. Rafferty." the manager said.

"Hmm." the girls said in unison.

Before Mr. Rafferty could leave, he said,

"Remember, girls. You're not just gonna sit around here doing nothing. If neither of you are gonna go to school, you're gonna go to work. I may not know much about you nor why you chose to come here, but if I hear any of you cause any trouble, you're outta here. Do you understand?"

"We understand." Adagio said.

"Good. I'll order you a pizza for the night, but after that, you're on your own. Am I clear?"

"Yes sir." Sonata said in an innocent tone.

"Hmm..." Mr. Rafferty said as he exited the room.

After watching Mr. Rafferty leave, the three started undressing and started cleaning themselves up in the shower. After spending an hour after washing up from the mess they were covered in from the Battle of the Bands, they were finally cleaned up. But seeing as they didn't have their pajamas, they had to wear bathrobes to keep themselves unexposed. Aria grabbed the remote and turned on the TV.

"What a fine mess we ended up in." Adagio lamented.

"And whose idea was it to take over the world?" Aria asked in an annoyed manner as she flipped through TV channels.

"It's not my fault the Rainbooms were more powerful! If you had just stuck to my plan, we would have had at least a sliver of a chance at victory!"

"And what did we get? Three destroyed gems? You really knew what you were doing, Adagio."

"Uh... girls?" Sonata asked.

"Oh, and you think you have a better plan, Aria?"

"Girls?"

"I could have come up with a plan to help us win! But no, we had to listen to our fearless leader!"

"Yes! The one who helped us get through the hard times and tried to help us attain more power!"

"Girls?"

"And where's our power now, huh?"

"Girls!"

"What?!" Adagio and Aria shouted simultaneously.

"I hear a knock at the door." Sonata said.

Dumbfounded by this, Adagio and Aria looked at each other being heading towards the door. After opening it, they see a scrawny kid holding a pizza.

"Hello, girls. I'm, uh... here for your delivery. By the way, your manager told me about you girls and either of you are welcome to join us. We're hiring right now." the pizza delivery guy said.

"Ooh! Can I join?" Sonata asked in an excited manner.

Adagio and Aria turned towards Sonata in a sour manner.

"What? We could have free dinner."

They both rolled their eyes upon hearing Sonata's statement.

"Sure. The boss would have to interview you first though." the delivery guy said.

Looking at the box and the uniform he was wearing, they could already confirm it was sent by Mr. Rafferty. Grabbing the pizza, Aria and Sonata went back inside. But before he could go, Adagio stopped him and said in a seductive manner as she pulled him towards her,

"Thank you for the pizza~."

"Y-You're welcome, Ms..."

"Dazzle. Adagio Dazzle. But you can always call me Adagio~."

"Right... anyway, I've gotta go. Enjoy your pizza." the delivery guy said as he left.

Closing the door, Adagio turned and saw the the girls were already going at the pizza.

"Hey! Save some for me!" Adagio shouted.

"Why should we? You're always the one trying to watch your weight!" Aria teased.

"It's true. You always did warn us about our figures." Sonata concurred.

"Those were different times, girls! Now that we're no longer a band, we can pig out whenever we see fit!" Adagio said, snatching a slice of pepperoni.

"And how different are we now?" Aria asked.

"I've heard enough of your tone, Aria. When are you gonna shape up and start taking responsibility?"

"Me? I'm not the one who got us humiliated in front of the whole school!"

"Oh, and you knew what would happen when the Rainbooms destroyed our jewels?"

"Girls, can't we just call it quits for the night? It's bad enough we made a laughing stock out of ourselves, but if we keep waking up the neighbors, we're gonna get kicked out! Do you really wanna sleep on the sidewalk?" Sonata pleaded.

Having heard Sonata and knowing that they were getting nowhere with their arguing, Adagio and Aria decided to apologize to each other.

"Look, I know I got us into this mess and I will not excuse the fact that we got our asses handed to us thanks to my schemes, but we will figure this out."

"I know. I may have been a little too pushy after what happened back at the concert, but I was just so pissed that we got humiliated. I know you didn't mean to get us into this mess."

Seeing the two make up made Sonata feel relieved. After hugging each other and eating dinner, they proceeded to watch TV for a little while before turning in. They each disrobed each other and went to bed. Aria and Sonata went into bed on the left while Adagio took the right. They felt nothing but humiliation and anger after the Battle of the Bands, but they were gonna do everything within their powers to make their lives sustainable at any cost. But for now, they turned in, ready for tomorrow.

Author's Note

Hello, everybody. This is my first time doing a story after the Dazzlings lost to the Rainbooms. I know that this is far more different from what I usually write, concerning Spike. But I want to try out different characters and see where I can take this. Anyway, leave me your thoughts in the comment section below and I'll see you on the other side.