Chapter 29: A Siren's Reflection
Everyone got to their feet apprehensively as the light faded from sight. In front of them, Allegro floated slowly back to the ground, staring at himself in astonishment.
Rainbow Dash rushed up to him.
"THAT WAS AWESOME!" She shouted.
"Are you okay?" Sonata asked.
Allegro nodded, looking slightly dazed.
"Yes...this could take some getting used to, though. I don't understand why I can suddenly-"
"You're half siren, Allegro." Twilight explained to him quickly. "Ask Sunny to explain the rest later."
The teenagers glowed, and their ears, tails and wings all vanished. Meanwhile, Cleffis and Concerto joined them.
"I guess the magic Adagio took from Allegro was good enough to overload it." Concerto commented, turning to smile at his friend. "That really took a lot of guts."
Allegro smiled sheepishly."Thanks?"
Their attention turned to a figure lying on the pavement.
Sunset gasped. "Adagio!"
The Mane Seven ran over to the unconscious girl. Her clothes were a little torn, her hair was a mess, and her wings, tail and ears were gone too.
"Is she alright?" Fluttershy said with concern, looking over her.
"We don't know for sure..." Applejack replied, trying to carry her up.
Allegro stepped forward and carefully hoisted the girl into his arms.
"It's okay, Applejack, I'll hold her for the time being." He told her.
Applejack blinked with surprise, before nodding and stepping away.
Sunset stooped downwards and picked up a handful of golden fragments that had been lying near Adagio's feet.
"Come on, guys." She said, turning to the others. "I think Adagio needs some rest."
The Next Day
"So let me get this straight...my mother and your mother are sirens?"
"Uh, yes." Sunny said. "That's what makes you and me half sirens, which is why Adagio could feed off your magic."
"Okay...but why did I only transform just now?" Allegro asked in confusion. "I've been singing for quite some time."
"I think that's because before this, you were never exposed to magic outside." Sunset explained. "The magic lay dormant inside you until Adagio sort of...activated it."
Allegro nodded very slowly.
"I see..."
As he sat at his cousin's house, he still couldn't help feeling a little worried for Adagio. She was currently resting at Silver's place, having been out cold the whole way there. Would she be okay? And...would she even want to see him?
Surely, with her locket destroyed, Adagio was powerless, but would she still be the same power hungry, cruel person as earlier?
The Mane Seven were hanging around them.
All of them were still pretty worried for Adagio.
...
Cleffis and Aria were sitting together at Silver's house, leaning against each other and talking. Silver was inside the kitchen, looking around for food.
Sonata was standing right outside the bedroom in which Adagio was resting in.
Concerto gently approached her.
"You okay?"
Sonata turned to him and smiled.
"Yes. Thanks for asking. I'm just...a little worried about Dagi."
"I know."
Concerto sighed as he put an arm around Sonata. A lot of things had happened during the past days. His girlfriend turned out to be a siren, and his friend turned out to be a half siren. Concerto knew for sure that life would never be the same.
"...So…how was it like? Living as a siren?"
Sonata hesitated before answering.
"I've been around for years. I honestly can't remember most of it, but I think it was heavily going around and feeding off negative energy to survive. Besides that, there was completely nothing else that mattered so much to me...until I met you."
She smiled brightly at Concerto, who blushed a deep red and scratched the back of his head, ruffling his dark brown hair.
"Heh..."
Concerto felt that he had to say something to her as well.
"And, Sonata... What I said about you at the concert was all true. I never thought my life would get any better than when you were in it. And when you left me, I...I felt like I had lost a part of myself. I...still can't believe I never noticed that you liked me until I saw your audition song..."
His voice trailed off in surprise when Sonata suddenly enveloped him in a hug.
"It's fine, Concerto." She chirped. "Put the past behind you. I'm back now, and I promise I'll never leave your side again!"
Chuckling softly, Concerto hugged back. "Me neither, Sonata."
Then, a few seconds later, Sonata froze.
"Wait, my audition song? How'd you manage to see that?"
"Aria showed it to me." Concerto explained.
Sonata's eyes widened before she turned to look at the violet haired girl a distance away. She smiled.
"She makes a much better friend than I thought she would."
Meanwhile, somewhere outside
Limelight was busy writing a new song in her phone as she walked with Chandelier.
"I am so, seriously filled with inspiration right now." She told Chandelier. "I think it would be a cool idea to base a song off Allegro and Adagio. Well...provided they make up, of course..."
Chandelier nodded." Uh huh..."
It was just then that she spotted a particular pair of boys walking across the street. Her eyes brightened.
"Hey, Sandalwood!" She called out, waving.
Sandalwood, whose eyes also lit up when he saw her, waved back and walked over to her with Micro Chips.
"Oh hey, Chandelier!" He said with a big smile, slight blush covering his face. "Nice to see you again!"
He spotted Limelight next to her. "Is this your friend?"
Chandelier nodded. "Yes. This is Limelight Splash. Limelight, this is Sandalwood."
"Oh, hi." Limelight said, glancing up from her phone.
"Yep. And that's my friend Micro Chips over here." Sandalwood said, pointing to the boy next to him, who smiled and waved also.
"Oh hey, I remember you." Chandelier shook his hand.
As Sandalwood and Chandelier began to talk about things at Crystal Prep and Canterlot High, Micro Chips turned to Limelight Splash, who was back on her phone.
"Um...hi." He said nervously, spotting the blue gem around her neck. "So your name's Limelight? I'm Micro."
Limelight looked up again and gave him a friendly smile.
"Oh, hi Micro. Don't mind me, I'm just...working on a song here..."
"A song...?" Micro's eyes widened. "Oh, wait, you're the same Limelight Splash that wrote one of Triple Rewind's hit songs!"
Limelight stared at him in surprise.
"You...you know that?"
"Of course I know that, the person who wrote the song deserves as much recognition as those who sang it." Micro said, adjusting his glasses with a grin. "And I don't really listen much to Triple Rewind, but I have to say, you did a great job writing the song!"
"Thanks." Limelight smiled.
Given her shy disposition, Limelight hardly had much friends. But she had a good feeling she would get along well with Micro Chips.
Sunset was just mentioning Adagio to Twilight when her phone rang.
"Hello?" Hearing what the other person said on the other end, Sunset glanced at Allegro, still talking with Sunny.
"Oh...I see.…of course, I'll let him come over. Bye."
She put down the phone and walked over.
"Allegro?"
Allegro looked up.
"Yeah?"
"Silver called." Sunset said softly. "Adagio's awake, and...she asked to see you."
Not knowing whether to be worried or excited, Allegro nervously stood up.
"Okay, sure... I'll head over there now."
"Be careful." Sunny told him quietly.
"I will." Allegro reassured her, taking his stuff and leaving his cousin's house. The Mane Seven watched, feeling anxious.
As he began the fifteen minute walk to Silver's house, fear entered Allegro's mind.
Adagio probably couldn't do much to him now, but still...
Why did she want to see him?
Various scenarios came to mind. Some ended happy, with her jumping into his arms and crying about how much she had missed him and how sorry she was, some ended terribly with her bitterly pinning the blame of losing her powers on him, and then proclaiming that she never wanted to see him again.
The second type of scenarios seemed highly likely compared to the first.
Allegro gulped.
Sigh...I guess all I can do now is hope for the best.
So as he kept on walking, he hoped for the best. But at the same time, he mentally braced for the worst.
Adagio had been around for years. Until now, had she ever cared for anyone, let alone Aria and Sonata? A Siren who had lived her whole life feeding off negative energy and had survived on the goal of taking over the world definitely had to push back her concern for others.
Did she know how loving someone was like?
Did she know how it hurt when she hurt him?
Allegro thought of the tears in her eyes when she had opened the locket in front of him.
"I'm sorry..."
Why had she apologised? Did she know she was doing the wrong thing?
After a moment's consideration, Allegro decided that all those questions depended on what would occur later.
...
"I'm here." Allegro stood outside as Silver opened the door for him. "How is she?"
"She's...doing fine, I guess." Silver said softly, ushering him into the house. "She hasn't talked much, though."
"Good luck." Cleffis whispered, patting him on the back.
The five nervously attempted to busy themselves as Allegro slowly walked to the bedroom Adagio was in.
Allegro opened the door slightly and gingerly stepped into the room. It was a fairly small room, and the bed was only for one person.
In that bed was Adagio. She was turned the other way, such that her back was facing him. She didn't move an inch when he stepped in.
Allegro's heart was threatening to burst out of his chest.
"A-Adagio?"
There was no reply.
"You...wanted to see me?" Allegro asked softly.
Still no reply.
Helpfully presuming to himself that Adagio had dozed off, Allegro very quietly stepped back to the door. Unfortunately, before his hand could reach the doorknob, he was pulled backwards.
"Gahh! What the-"
Allegro found himself pushed against the door. Adagio was grabbing him by the shoulders, her pink eyes ablaze.
"How could you do this to me?!" She hissed, her teeth gritted tightly.
Startled, Allegro couldn't think of anything. As he tried to speak, his mind was completely blank.
"I..."
"I was so close! So close!" The girl shrieked, shaking him violently. "I could almost picture everyone adoring me! And then you ruined everything!"
Allegro gasped as Adagio's grip on him tightened. Any tighter, he thought, and his shoulders would break.
"Adagio, just calm down and listen to me-"
"SHUT UP!"
The outraged shout from Adagio made Allegro jolt.
He stared shocked and fearfully at the agitated golden haired girl, unable to say anything. One part of him wanted to open the door and escape, but he knew he would be making a scene if he did so. Furthermore, Allegro felt that this was something he could handle without Silver, his groupmates or Aria or Sonata. But for now, he was being forced against a door.
As the two stared at each other, Allegro saw small pearl sized tears form in Adagio's eyes. She released his shoulders and took a few steps back, trembling violently.
"How could you?" She said, her voice shaking with anger and grief. The tears in her eyes began to stream down her cheeks.
Allegro was stunned and speechless. He very hesitantly took a small step toward Adagio, but she turned away with a sob.
"I told you to run, didn't I?" She whispered, trying in vain to wipe away her tears. Her sniffles became more frequent.
"Why didn't you run?! Instead you stayed, and in the end, you, you..."
Allegro slowly walked over as Adagio lost her composure and broke down.
"Adagio...I wasn't trying to…"
"You took the only chance I had!" Adagio burst out angrily, still crying. "You hurt me!"
"I never wanted to hurt you." Allegro said quietly. "You need to understand that I...I was trying to save you."
"How does taking away my true Equestrian magic save me?! Are you mad?!"
Adagio had mixed feelings within her. Half of her wanted to show affection to Allegro, while the other half wanted to grab his tie and choke him. She was caught in between, crying since she was completely lost by now. Her magic was gone another time: she felt truly useless and without a purpose, as though she was a leaf whose breeze had fallen over the years.
She couldn't go anywhere now.
She was nothing.
As Adagio sobbed, the hand on her shoulder sent a shock through her body.
"Like I said..."
Allegro very gently pulled the sniffling girl into his arms, and Adagio, covering her tear stained face with her hands, allowed him to do so.
"I know what you feel." He said softly. "You would have been hurt further if we let you go on with your plan. You would have no one by your side, no one who cared for you like Aria and Sonata do."
Adagio's heart beat faster as she sensed the warmth in Allegro's embrace.
"Aria and Sonata...care for me?"
"Of course they do." Allegro answered quietly. "Everyone has someone who cares for them...I care for you too. And if you would give them a chance...so would the Rainbooms."
He sensed Adagio stiffen slightly at the mention of her supposed rivals, but after a while, she relaxed.
"I guess...I know why the Rainbooms had to take away our magic. Aria, Sonata and I were dividing the whole school with our singing and magic, and...I guess we would have divided the whole world if we went on."
Adagio seemed to slowly understand the other side of the story rather than just her own.
She took a deep breath.
"But...what do I do, Allegro? I spent my whole life trying to be adored. What else can I do?" She sighed, too ashamed to meet his gaze.
She tried to dry her tears as Allegro held her comfortingly.
Allegro spoke again.
"There's always something else you can do. How do you think Aria and Sonata are doing okay? They're happy being themselves, and so will you."
"And..."
Allegro paused slightly before gently turning Adagio around to face him. He couldn't keep himself from gazing into her pink eyes, making his heart race still.
"I promise I'll be there for you, no matter what. Even if everyone leaves you behind, you can trust me to help."
Adagio gazed back at him hesitantly, her eyes still a little wet from her tears.
"...You're really being this nice to me..."
Because the Rainbooms were the group that had taken away their magic, Adagio had resented them bitterly and their concept of friendship. But now, it seemed that friendship wasn't such a bad thing. In fact, the thought of friendship brought some amount of warmth to her heart.
And in Allegro's case, it was probably a little more than just friendship...
"You're...not mad at me for using you like that?" Adagio asked quietly.
Allegro smiled and shook his head.
"I was for a while...but if you're willing to change, I'll put the past behind me."
Adagio smiled back. Tears filled her eyes once again, but this time, they were tears of joy.
"Thank you."
Before she could stop herself, Adagio wrapped her arms around Allegro and gave him an affectionate hug. Of course, Allegro didn't hesitate to hug back.
As they hugged, both of their hearts fluttered wildly.
And this time, Adagio knew she wasn't going to hold it in anymore.
A few seconds later, she pulled out of the hug slightly and leaned her head in.
As it turned out, Allegro had exactly the same idea, and met her halfway.
"Allegro, Adagio, are you two okay...?"
Startled, Allegro and Adagio broke apart, their heartfelt moment abruptly shattered.
Silver was standing at the door, her mouth wide open.
"We're fine." Allegro reassured her, as Adagio turned red and looked at the floor. "There was a little drama involved, but we're okay. Thanks anyway."
Silver blushed with embarrassment.
"No problem then. I'll just...leave you two alone, then...you can come out when you're ready." She said, quickly closing the door.
Cleffis, Concerto, Aria and Sonata were standing outside worriedly as Silver closed the door.
"So...how are they?" Aria asked.
Silver smiled awkwardly.
"Yep. They're okay."
"Are you sure?" Sonata asked.
"I'm sure if they're kissing..."
The four teenager's expressions were flooded with relief.
"Oh I get it." Concerto said.
"That's good." Sonata chirped. "They made up!"
As they heard the happy chatter from outside the room, Allegro and Adagio smiled sheepishly before pulling each other in once more.
...
Pinkie Pie was throwing a party at her house after hearing the news regarding Adagio. The Mane Seven was already there, nervously awaiting her arrival.
"You sure we should just welcome her?" Rainbow Dash asked quietly. "What if she tries to-"
"Calm down, Rainbow Dash." Sunset responded, waiting by the door. "Don't be too quick to judge someone like that. Just show friendship to her, and just...maybe she'll show it back."
Fluttershy, who was peeking out the window, gasped.
"She's here!"
Quickly, the Mane Seven scrambled to their places.
Rainbow Dash and Applejack sat themselves on the couch and pretended to play video games, Sunset, Twilight, Fluttershy and Rarity sat themselves at the dining table and tried to interest themselves in the food displayed on it, and Pinkie Pie bounced over to the front door and pulled it open enthusiastically.
"Hi there, Adagio!" Pinkie chirped with a big grin, grabbing the girl's hand and shaking it up and down tremendously.
Adagio managed to muster up a friendly smile.
"Hi-ii-i-ii." She said, speaking as Pinkie was still shaking her hand.
Behind Adagio, Triple Rewind, the Starlets and the two members of the Dazzlings walked in.
"I'm Pinkie, in case you didn't know." Pinkie continued. "I'm the one who decided to throw this party for you!"
At the table, Rarity cringed a little, while at the couch, Rainbow facepalmed with a sigh as she fiddled with her controller.
Adagio was astonished.
"You threw a party for me?"
"Of course I did!" Pinkie replied with her big smile. "I always throw a party for a new friend!"
Friend? They really saw her as a friend now?
Turning around to glance at Allegro, Adagio decided that maybe friendship was good after all.
Attempting to get herself used to this new thing, Adagio looked at Pinkie and smiled a genuine smile.
"Wow, thanks. No one's ever thrown a party for me before." She said, observing the heavily, but well decorated interior of the house for a few seconds. "You did a good job with the decorations, I must say."
The Mane Seven were rather bewildered to hear Adagio complimenting Pinkie. However, they traced no sarcasm or coldness of any sort in her words, so after some consideration, decided to warm themselves up to her a little.
Hearing the compliment, Pinkie squealed a little. She scrambled to the table and pulled over Sunset and Twilight.
"Come on, you two, come meet Adagio!"
Twilight was the first to give Adagio a smile and shake her hand.
"I'm Twilight Sparkle." She said. "Pleased to meet you."
Adagio found herself smiling back another time.
"Hi. You're...supposed to be the other Twilight's human counterpart, right?"
"Yes."
"Oh. Nice to meet you too, Twilight."
Adagio paused, a little embarrassed when she turned to Sunset. She clearly remembered how she had played with her emotions back at Canterlot High.
"Oh...hello again, Sunset." Adagio managed to greet her.
She was a little surprised to see warmth in Sunset's gaze rather than reproach.
"It's good to see you, Adagio." The orange haired girl said. "You were out for a long time. Are you hungry?"
"I think so..."
"Great. We're eating a little now. Care to join us?"
"Sure."
The party lasted until late at night. Adagio very gradually began to warm up to the others. While eating, she ended up talking with Rarity, who, of course, went hysterical after hearing she was officially Allegro's girlfriend. She then went to mingle with Rainbow Dash and Applejack, who taught her how to play a video game. She then also talked to Limelight and Fluttershy, and gave her consent for them to write a new song based on her and Allegro.
When night had fallen, after eating pizza, Pinkie decided to turn on the karaoke machine.
"Who wants to go first?" She called.
"Maybe Adagio should go first." Sonata suggested in her chirpy manner, as she wolfed down a taco.
Adagio stared at Sonata in disbelief.
"Me? But I-"
"Just trust me, Dagi. It'll be fine." Sonata reassured her with a grin.
Adagio thought this over for a few more seconds before nodding slowly.
"Okay, then."
Everyone clapped as Adagio slowly made her way to the front of the karaoke machine, where the mic was.
She flipped quickly through the song book.
"Uh...number 58 I think." She told Pinkie, who nodded cheerfully and pressed a button.
Catching Allegro's eye from across the room as the music started up, the boy smiled and gave her a thumbs up.
Her heart was beating fast. Adagio knew that she would most likely sound terrible, but having warmed up to the others, she decided to put her pride away.
She lifted up the mic and began to sing.
Boy you came like a hurricane
Knocked me down like a tidal wave
Didn't see you comin' so quick
Look at you boy movin' so slick
Everyone erupted into a cheer. Adagio herself was surprised to hear that her voice sounded pretty good!
Always thought love was such a hoax
Throwin' shoes at my radio
Silly love songs made me so sick
Couldn't stand them now they all click
And the reason is this this this
I feel like I'm about to fly
Allegro grinned as Adagio continued to sing. She actually has an amazing voice.
Hey boy you got me on my tip toes
Don't stop kiss me and away we'll go
Ooh whoa oh ooah oh
Can't shake it so elevated
Adagio flashed Allegro a huge smile to let him know the song was about him. Allegro immediately caught this message and blushed slightly. Cleffis and Concerto chuckled happily and patted Allegro on the back.
Take me any way the wind blows
Don't stop love the way you make me float
Right up off my tip toes
Adagio smiled at Aria and Sonata, who were sitting at the dining table. Both of them smiled hugely back at her.
All my friends say I'm freakin' out
They don't know what its all about
Got my girls up tell 'em all why
Call the boys up tell 'em bye-bye
I don't know what you did to me
Its like a world with no gravity
Now you got me feelin' so high
Feel like I'm about to fly
Adagio was finally letting her true feelings show themselves. As she sang, she couldn't help bouncing herself up and down a little to the upbeat tune of the song. Pinkie noticed this and began bouncing also, giggling happily.
Hey boy you got me on my tip toes
Don't stop kiss me and away we'll go
Ooh whoa oh ooah oh
Can't shake it so elevated
Take me any way the wind blows
Don't stop love the way you make me float
Right up off my tip toes
It's a long way down so don't let me fall
You got me feelin' ten feet tall
Every kiss is like the fourth of July
Feel like I'm about to fly
Adagio beckoned for Allegro to come forward. Allegro got up and found himself pulled up next to her. Adagio placed a hand on his shoulder and sang to him.
Hey boy you got me on my tip toes
Don't stop kiss me and away we'll go
Ooh whoa oh ooah oh
Can't shake it so elevated
Take me any way the wind blows
Don't stop love the way you make me float
Right up off my tip toes
A round of applause erupted in the house the moment Adagio finished.
"That was marvelous, darling!" Rarity praised, as Adagio handed the mic over to Sunset and walked over.
"You're welcome, Rarity. I don't understand, though. How is my voice-?"
"You were singing with your true feelings, Dagi." Sonata popped up behind Rarity with a cheerful smile.
"You were finally allowing yourself to embrace who you really wanted to be, and accepted your feelings for Allegro." Aria added, coming over.
She had her arms crossed over her chest, but an overjoyed expression on her face.
"Congratulations, Adagio!"
To Adagio's surprise, Aria and Sonata both hugged her simultaneously.
Smiling happily and laughing, Adagio hugged them back.
...
Splashfire99: Okay, next chapter will be the last one :)! Got a little song finale coming up, so stay tuned!
Tip Toe by Jayme Dee doesn't belong to me.
P.S Also, for those who are interested, I'll start posting mmvs(Maple Music Videos) of the Dazzlings and Triple Rewind on YouTube. My YouTube name is on my profile page :3.
I haven't done much so far, but I've posted one short mmv on Sonata and Concerto with the song I Hate You, I Love You. I'll probably make another one with the song Call Me Baby by Exo.
Also, cuz I wanted to envision how Triple Rewind would look like, but if I used bases on deviantart, they probably wouldn't turn out the way I wanted them to.
I'm not forcing you to go watch the mmvs, but if you want to, then go ahead :).
