Chapter 8: Rainbow Rocks
Hey everyone I'm back. This was a particular challenge figuring out who Luke would fit into all this, but I think it turned out very well it even has a special twist at the end. Hope you like it. Please Review and Enjoy.
It had been a few weeks since Luke and the girls had become such good friends and Luke was excited to see his first Canterlot School Event, the Canterlot High School Musical Showcase.
"Alright Burpy just a little more red here and here." Luke points as Burpy splashes paint onto something while Joltz, Crystal and Frost brought him some more paint.
"Oh man they are gonna love this." Luke said putting the finishing touches on something before placing it under the outdoor music stage. "Great job guys." Luke said petting his slugs before they left for the gymnasium.
There everyone was painting signs and banners for Showcase.
As Applebloom, Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo were walking on their banner Sunset Shimmer walks over with a paint brush.
"Want some help?" She asks.
"Uh no thanks, we're good." Applebloom said feeling uncomfortable.
"Oh uh okay." Sunset frowns.
"Sunset Shimmer! Over here!" Sunset looks over to see Pinkie Pie waving at her with Fluttershy, Rainbow Dash, Rarity, Applejack and Luke nearby working on their banner.
Sunset smiles at this, but as she walks over everyone was muttering about her.
"I didn't realize the whole school was going to be here." Sunset said when she reached them.
Pinkie Pie and Rarity holds up their banner.
"Quite the eye-catching advertisement if I do say so myself." Rarity said.
"And it smells like cake!" Pinkie smiles.
"It does?" Fluttershy leans in to sniff it when Pinkie Pie presses it against her face.
"I used frosting instead of paste." Pinkie said as some got on Fluttershy's face.
"Uh Fluttershy, you got a little." Applejack points to her face.
Fluttershy wipes it, but only gets a little. "Is it gone?" She asks.
"Not quite." Luke chuckles getting a paper towel and wiping it off her face when Principal Celestia and Vice Principal Luna walk in.
"Good afternoon students I am so happy so many of you have decided to participate in Canterlot High's first Musical Showcase." Celestia said as everyone cheered. "This is a wonderful opportunity to raise money for our after-school programs. I think this will one of the most exciting events since the Fall Formal." And once again Sunset felt the daggers of everyone glaring at her.
"Yikes. Tough crowd." Luke said.
Soon all of them were in the music room with Sunset, Luke and all Luke's slugs sitting nearby.
"Ugh I am never gonna live that down." Sunset groans.
"You were pretty bad at the Fall Formal." Fluttershy said.
"A demon. I turned into a she demon." Sunset pointed out.
"And tried to turn the entire school into your mindless zombie army." Pinkie said as Luke looks at Sunset with wide eyes.
"What the heck happened to you girls before I came here?" Luke asks.
"Well long story short, I tried to conquer this world and then Twilight a pony princess from Equestria came and with the help of everyone here stopped me and turned me good." Sunset said.
"Wow." Luke said speechless.
"Don't worry darling you have us and we've forgiven you." Rarity said.
"Besides I think the whole thing brought all of us closer than ever before and if it wasn't for that we might never have met Luke." Applejack said.
"One, Two, Three!" Pinkie said banging her drumsticks.
(Play Better than Ever)
There was a time we were apart
But that's behind us now
See how we've made a brand new start
And the future's lookin' up,
Ah-oh, ah-oh
And when you walk these halls
You feel it everywhere
Yeah, we're the Wondercolts forever,
Ah-oh, yeah!
We are all together
Ah, ah, ah-ah-ah-oh
Now it's better than ever
Ah, ah, ah-ah-ah-oh
You can feel it,
We are back
And I'm so glad that we're better
Better than ever
Wah-oh, oh-wah-oh
Oh yeah,
We're better than ever
Wah-oh, oh-wah-oh
There was a time we couldn't see
Past the differences
That separated you and me
And it left us on our own
But now you walk these halls
And friends are everywhere
Yeah, we're the Wondercolts forever,
Ah-oh, yeah!
We are all together
Ah, ah, ah-ah-ah-oh
Now it's better than ever
Ah, ah, ah-ah-ah-oh
Now that we are back on track
Yes, I'm so glad that we're better
Better than ever
Wah-oh, oh-wah-oh
Oh yeah,
We're better than ever
Wah-oh, oh-wah-oh
Oh yeah,
We're better than ever
Wah-oh, oh-wah-oh
Oh yeah,
We're better than ever
(Song End)
As they played Luke and Sunset watched in awe as the girls ponyed up.
"Whoa." Luke said as Burpy and all his slugs cheered. "Well now I know why the Dark Clan was so interested in you girls."
"I still can't believe that happens when we play. Oh! I've got to look into some new accessories." Rarity giggles.
"I'm still wondering how that happens. I thought when Princess Twilight took her crown back she took all the magic with her." Applejack asks.
"Who cares how it happens. It makes my band totally awesome!" Rainbow boasts.
"Your band?!" Rarity asks.
"Duh. It was my idea to start the Rainbooms so we could we could be in the Showcase. Plus, I'm the lead singer and guitarist." Rainbow said.
"Oh believe me we know." Luke rolls his eyes when they suddenly heard a knocking at the door.
The door opens to reveal a teen with spiky blue hair and a rocker outfit. This was Flash Sentry.
"Hey, heard you from outside, you guys were tight." Flash said.
"Uh, we're getting there. Rarity's still coming in late on the second verse and Applejack's bass solo needs improvement, but we should be ready by the Showcase." Rainbow said earning her glares from both of them.
"I don't suppose any of our friends from out of town might show up? It being a special charity event and all." Flash asks.
"Sorry Flash I don't think Twilight's coming back to Canterlot High anytime soon." Applejack said.
"Right. Sorry just thought I'd ask. Keep on rocking it." Flash said laughing nervously as he left.
"Well, someone is quite the smitten kitten." Rarity giggles before she remembers. "Oh sorry I keep forgetting you and Flash used to be an item."
"It's alright. Flash is a great guy and all but I never really like liked him, I just used him to get more popular. The old me really was a monster wasn't she?" Sunset sighs.
"Sounds like one." Luke cringes.
Suddenly they hear the PA. "Sunset Shimmer please report to the main entrance."
"Oh right I volunteered to show some new students around, figured this was the best way for them to get know the new me before they hear about the old me." Sunset said leaving.
Burpy hops onto Luke's shoulder and says something to him. "Yeah I gotta go too."
"Where you off too?" Rainbow asks.
"Just gotta feed my slugs, nothing important." Luke said leaving.
"Anyone notice Luke's been a little off lately?" Applejack asks.
"What do you mean? Burpy just wants a snack I get that all that the time." Pinkie smiles.
"No she's right, ever since the showcase was announced he's been acting a little weird." Rarity said.
"What's he up too?" Fluttershy asks.
"Ooh, ooh maybe he's organizing a party for us." Pinkie said excited.
"Hmph probably because he knows we're gonna win." Rainbow smirks. "We still have some time before lunch how about we do "Awesome as I wanna Be"?"
"Uh Rainbow Dash, I was wondering if we could do the song I wrote?" Fluttershy asks.
"We'll get to it." Rainbow said grabbing her guitar not really listening.
"Oh okay." Fluttershy sighs.
"Hi are you the girls I'm supposed to show around?" Sunset asks walking to the front of the school.
"Yes we are." Walking in was Adagio, Aria and Sonata.
"Well Canterlot is a great school, you're really gonna love it here." Sunset said leading them in.
"Oh yes we really sense something magical about this school." Adagio smirks.
"Well there's the science lab, the computer lab and here we have our upcoming musical showcase." Sunset said showing them a poster.
"A musical showcase?" Adaigo said as she and her friends grinned.
"Since you're new I'm sure Principal Celestia will let you sign up if you want." Sunset said.
"We have been known to sing from time to time." Aria grins.
"Hello! We sing like all the time. It's how we get people to do what we want." Sonata said when Adagio snarled telling her to shut up. "What I say?"
"What she meant to say was a musical showcase sounds like a great way to meet other students." Adagio said.
"Oh yeah. What she said I meant to say. That's what I meant." Sonata nods.
"And what you would have said if you weren't the worst." Aria said.
"You are!" Sonata snaps.
"You'll have to excuse them, they're idiots." Adagio growls.
Sunset looked at them causing an uncomfortable silence until she noticed the red gems around their necks. "Those are pretty where'd you get them?" She reached to look, but Adagio swatted her away.
"I'm sorry, but these pendants mean a lot to us. We would hate it if anything were to happen to them." Adagio apologized as the three walked away.
As lunch started the Rainbooms left for the cafeteria leaving the music room alone. Opening the door Luke saw that the room was empty. Grinning he snuck in and let Burpy hop off his shoulder.
"It'll only be a second Burpy, I just want to do one song and we'll join them at lunch." Luke said grabbing a mic.
Burpy and all of Luke's slugs cheer as Luke turned on a music program.
(Play I'm Still Standing by Taron Egerton)
You could never know what it's like
Your blood like winter freezes just like ice
And there's a cold lonely light that shines from you
You'll wind up like the wreck you hide behind that mask you use
And did you think this fool could never win
Well look at me, I'm coming back again
I got a taste of love in a simple way
And if you need to know while I'm still standing you just fade away
Don't you know I'm still standing better than I ever did
Looking like a true survivor, feeling like a little kid
I'm still standing after all this time
Picking up the pieces of my life without you on my mind
I'm still standing yeah yeah yeah
I'm still standing yeah yeah yeah
Once I never could hope to win
You starting down the road leaving me again
The threats you made were meant to cut me down
And if our love was just a circus you'd be a clown by now
You know I'm still standing better than I ever did
Looking like a true survivor, feeling like a little kid
I'm still standing after all this time
Picking up the pieces of my life without you on my mind
I'm still standing yeah yeah yeah
I'm still standing yeah yeah yeah
Down the hall Sonata was walking with her friends when she heard a song being played looking to Adagio and Aria she decided to quietly sneak away. Following the voice she opens the door and peaks inside to see Luke singing.
'Ooh. Who's he?' Sonata thought.
Don't you know I'm still standing better than I ever did
Looking like a true survivor, feeling like a little kid
I'm still standing after all this time
Picking up the pieces of my life without you on my mind
I'm still standing yeah yeah yeah
I'm still standing yeah yeah yeah
I'm still standing yeah yeah yeah
I'm still standing yeah yeah yeah
When Luke finished singing all his slugs jumped up and down cheering.
"Thank you. Thank you." Luke laughs a bit suddenly he froze at the sound of hands clapping. Looking to the door he saw Sonata clapping her hands.
"Wow that was great." She smiles making him jump.
"Gah! How long were you there?" Luke jumps.
"Through most of the song, that was really catchy." Sonata said.
"Aw man." Luke groans.
"What's the big deal? I sing all the time." Sonata shrugs.
"Well then you are much more confident about your singing voice. I can't sing in public if my life depended on it." Luke said.
Sonata rose an eyebrow. "Why not?"
"Well I guess I was just worried what people would say about if they saw." Luke said.
"Well I'm pretty good at singing and I just joined this school maybe I can give you some tips." Sonata said.
"Like what?" Luke asks.
Sonata was about to say something when the door opens to reveal an angry looking Aria and Adagio.
"There you are! What have I told you about going off on your own?!" Adagio snaps stomping over.
"Uh well you see I was just curious by..." Sonata panic when Adagio grabs her by her jacket.
"I don't care! We have more important things to deal with." Adagio said dragging her out of the room.
"Uh see you later." Sonata waves goodbye
Luke and Burpy looked at each other not sure what just happened.
"What was that all about?" Luke asks as Burpy chirps not sure either.
In the cafeteria the Rainbooms were eating when Sunset sat down.
"So how was the tour?" Applejack asks.
"I'm not sure, there was something off about those girls." Sunset said.
"Like off like this?" Pinkie made a beard with her hair. "Or this?", she made herself look like a vampire with her food. "Or..."
"Maybe we should let her explain." Rainbow interrupts.
"I'm not sure they just started acting strange, maybe someone already told them. So much for a good first impression." Sunset groans.
"Uh-huh." Fluttershy said making the others look at her funny. "That's probably not it." She said before going under the table.
Outside the cafeteria Adagio, Aria and Sonata were looking inside. "This is it girls, the moment we've been waiting for." Adagio said eager.
"Lunch?!" Sonata said excited.
Adagio groans. "The chance to get our true Equestrian Magic back."
"Oh right." Sonata said.
"We have just enough magic to make them want something so badly they'll fight to get it." Adagio said.
"So we're going to do what we always do? Stir up some trouble and then feed off the negative energy? Some plan Adagio." Aria rolls her eyes.
"It won't be the same as the times before. There's Equestrian magic here and their negative energy will give us all the power we need to get this entire world to do our bidding." Adagio grins.
"But we can get lunch after though, right?" Sonata asks. "It's Taco Tuesday." She squealed.
"Just follow me lead." Adagio said snapping her out of it.
"Or my lead." Aria said.
"My lead." Adagaio growls causing Sonata to giggle.
(Play Let's have a Battle of the Bands)
We heard you want to get together
We heard you want to rock the school
We thought of something that is better
Something that changes all the rules
Why pretend we're all the same
When some of us shine brighter?
Shine brighter
Here's a chance to find your flame
Are you a loser or a fighter?
Me and you,
You and me
Why don't we see who is better?
We don't have to be one and the same thing
Oh, what's so wrong with a little competition?
Are you afraid of failing the audition?
You're a star and you should know it
Yeah, you rise above the rest
It doesn't matter who you hurt
If you're just proving you're the best
Ah, ahh-ahh
Battle!
You wanna win it
Let's have a battle,
Battle of the bands
Let's have a battle,
We'll go all in it
Let's have a battle,
Battle,
Battle
Battle of the bands
Battle!
As they sang all the students in the cafeteria except for Sunset, Rarity, Fluttershy, Rainbow Dash, Applejack and Pinkie Pie started arguing.
"I can beat you!"
Battle!
"Ha! You wish!"
Battle!
"I so want this!"
Battle!
"Not if I get it first!"
Me and you,
You and me
Why don't we see who is better?
We don't have to be one and the same thing
Oh, what's so wrong with a little competition?
I'm going up and winning the audition
Battle!
We wanna win it
Let's have a battle,
Battle of the bands
Let's have a battle,
We'll go all in it
Let's have a battle,
Battle
Battle
Battle of the bands!
"Oh they're that kind of off." Pinkie said as Luke walked in to see everyone arguing.
"Are we out of tacos already?" Luke asks unaware of what was going on.
Soon all of them were walking through the hallways explaining everything to Luke.
"Dark Magic had to have been involved how else can you explain what happened?" Sunset stated
"Geez I thought my problems on Slugterra were difficult, this is something else." Luke said.
"Don't worry y'all once we tell Principal Celestia what they're up to those three will be kicked to the curb in no time. Last thing she needs is another CHS event ruined by some power crazed lunatic…. Uh no offence." Applejack said looking at Sunset.
"None taken." She sighs.
In the Celestia's Office Sunset explained the whole thing to her and Luna. "Dark Magic? I find that hard to believe, those girls came to talk to me and were absolutely delightful." Celestia said.
"Perhaps Sunset Shimmer is out to make someone a bad element. So that the incident at the fall formal would be old news." Luna said.
"I could see why you might think that but..." Sunset rubs the back of her head.
"That's not what's happening! We saw all of it go down in the cafeteria too." Rainbow interrupts.
"Yes, but isn't your band in the musical showcase?" Celestia asks making Rainbow cringe.
"And what does that have to do with any of this?" Luke asks.
"Maybe you're just jealous the Dazzlings will steal your spotlight." Luna said confusing them.
"The Dazzlings?" Luke asks.
"That's the name of their Musical group that's why they came by office earlier, even sang a song for Vice Principal Luna and I." Celestia said causing their eyes to widen.
"They did?" Applejack asks.
"Yes and we think that having a battle of the bands is a marvelous idea." Celestia said as the sisters eyes glow green for a second.
Outside by the Wondercolt statue everyone was sitting around.
"I can't believe they've gotten to Principal Celestia and Vice Principal Luna too." Fluttershy said.
"They've gotten to everyone." Rainbow said.
"Not everybody." Pinkie Pie points out.
"Pinkie Pie's right, we were there when the Dazzlings were singing, and we weren't affected." Applejack said. "It was like we were protected somehow?"
"And I was out of the room when it happened." Luke said.
"So let's take them down! It's not like we've taken on dark magic before and totally whooped it's sorry butt." Rainbow said, only to realize what she just said. "Oops, uh no offense." She said to Sunset.
"None taken…again." She sighs.
"But that was when Twilight was here. There may be some magic inside us, but it only comes out when we play music. All we have to fight with are Luke's Slugs. I sure don't know how to use it to whoop anyone's butt." Fluttershy said using Rainbow's words.
"Well I did take on the Equestrian Dark Clan, but this is something else." Luke said.
"If only we could get a message to Twilight. Maybe she could tell us how to reverse the spell." Rarity said painting her nails.
"Well that's not gonna happen, the portal's closed." Rainbow groans throwing her soccer ball almost hitting Rarity, thus making her leave her nail polish on her arm making her shriek. "And something tells me the people there don't carry cellphones."
Sunset paused to think when suddenly she remembered something. "I might have an idea of how we can get in touch with Princess Twilight."
Leading them into the school Sunset went to her locker and pulled out a book with her cutie mark on it. "When I was Princess Celestia's student in Equestria she gave me this book. Even after I fled my studies I still kept this book. I guess even back then a part me knew I had made the wrong choice. I kept it as a way to reach out to her. Maybe it still works." Sunset said.
"It's a book darling, what do you mean still works?" Rarity asks.
"Whenever I wrote something in the pages it would appear in another book in Princess Celestia's Library, if she still has the book she could give the message to Princess Twilight." Sunset said hopefully.
"Well then you better get writing." Luke said taking out a pen.
Sunset takes the pen and sighed. "Been a long time since I've written these words." She said as she started writing.
An hour later all of them were waiting by the statue just trying to pass the time. Rarity was doing Fluttershy's nails, Applejack and Pinkie Pie were playing cards, Sunset had her book, Rainbow her soccer ball while Luke was polishing his wrist blasters.
Putting down her books she looks to her blaster that was strapped to her thigh. Moving over to Luke she sits down next to him.
"So Luke what were things in Slugterra like?" Sunset asks as the other girls leaned in so they could listen too.
"They were amazing, my parent and uncles took me on so many adventures when they taught me to be a Slug Slinger, but the hard part is trying to live up to my family name. Both my father and grandfather are legends." Luke said.
"Wow sounds like they expect big things from you." Sunset said.
"Yeah…they do." Luke sighs.
"You know I'm starting to think she isn't coming." Rainbow said when suddenly a portal opens and from it a girl with long purple hair with pink highlights and a dog appeared out of it surprising Luke and Burpy while everyone else smiled.
"Twilight!" They all smiled.
"Uh I'm back. Twilight said when Sunset walked over to help her up. Twilight was hesitant at first but takes it. "And I've got some bad news about those girls."
At Sugar Cube Corner Luke was bringing everyone some drinks.
"Oh. I do hate that you had to return in a time of crisis. We have so much catching up to do!" Rarity smiles.
"For starters, a certain blue-haired guitar player was just asking about you." Applejack said.
"Flash Sentry was asking about me?" Twilight asks with a small blush on her face. As everyone looks at her smirking Twilight quickly changes her mood. "Isn't that nice?"
"Perhaps you could delight us with the slightest bit of gossip from your world?" Rarity asks.
"She's got a title now. The Princess of Friendship!" Her dog known as Spike said.
"Wow that's impressive. Guess you really were Princess Celestia's prized pupil." Sunset said impressed.
"She's even got her own castle." Spike adds.
"Castle? You have a castle?!" Rarity asks excited before realizing everyone was looking at here. "Ahem. Isn't that nice."
"So what's new here? I mean besides your school becoming the target for magical creatures from Equestria?" Twilight asks.
"Well Luke was the biggest change." Pinkie Pie said.
"Luke? I don't believe I know a version of you from Equestria." Twilight said looking at him.
"That's because I'm not from this world. I'm from a world called Slugterra." Luke said taking out Burpy who waved at Twilight surprising her.
"There are other worlds out there?" She asks.
"Yep, 100 miles beneath the surface of this world." Luke nods.
"Incredible." Twilight said in awe.
"Yeah and that's not all that's happened since you left." Rainbow takes out her cellphone and shows Twilight a video of her ponying up as she plays her guitar. Pretty neat huh? It happens to all of us when we play."
"Hmm. My crown was returned to Equestria, but some of its magic must have remained here at Canterlot High. Now that we're all here we can use that magic on the Sirens, just like when we used it on Sunset—" Before Twilight could finish Luke elbows her and points to Sunset. "Uh no offence."
"None taken. I'm used to it." Sunset sighs.
"They'll never know what hit them." Rainbow said doing a series of karate moves until Applejack catches one of her punches.
"We've got nothing to worry about now that Twilight's back." Applejack smiles.
"Oh I'm pretty sure I can find something to worry about...but it won't be the Sirens." Fluttershy smiles.
"That's great and all, but where are we even going to find the Dazzlings?" Luke asks.
All of them paused to think when Pinkie Pie got their attention. Quickly slurping down her drink, she took a deep breath. "There's a party tonight to welcome all the bands who signed up for the showcase, so the Dazzlings will have to be there."
They all looked at each other and smiles. "Looks like we've got a party to crash."
"Ready guys?" Luke asks his slugs who all nod.
At the party before the showcase all the bands were glaring at each other, you could see the anger and hate in everyone's eyes.
From the snack table Luke was standing near the girls with his hands close to his blasters.
"You nervous?" Sunset asks.
"A bit. I've faced lots of thugs and rogue slingers back home, but nothing like this. I'm a little on edge." Luke admits.
"Don't worry they got this." Sunset assures him.
As Flash was glaring at Snips and Snails he grabs his cup. "I'm gonna get more punch." He said walking away from them and accidentally bumping into Twilight who was walking. "Twilight?"
"Heh heh, bumped into again…always." Twilight blushes as Flash helps her up.
"What are you doing here? Wait. You're here for the big band competition, aren't you?" Flash asks.
"Something like that." Twilight said rubbing the back of her head.
"Well not that there's going to be much of one. Nobody wants this more than my band." Flash said as the Dazzlings entered the room.
Seeing them Rainbow throws a chocolate chip at Twilight to get her attention.
"Uh can you excuse me for one minute?" Twilight asks walking away.
Luke looks over to the Dazzlings and is shocked to see Sonata was with them. 'Wait. I know her.' He thought.
"Oh no, no one's mingling, it's like there's some kind of underlying tension that could bubble to the surface at any minute." Adagio grins.
"It's the Fruit Punch isn't it? I knew I used too much grape juice." Sonata said worried.
"It's not the Fruit Punch. It's us." Adagio said stating the obvious.
"But the punch is awful too." Aria points out.
"What do you know about good Fruit punch?" Sonata glares.
"More than you." Aria mocks.
"Do not!" Sonata said flicking her nose.
"Do too." Aria said messing with her hair.
"Easy girls, this is just the kickoff party imagine what will happen when the battle of the bands starts." Adagio grins.
"There isn't going to be a battle of the bands!" Twilight said getting their attention. "We'll make sure of that." Twilight said as she stood with Rainbow, Rarity, Pinkie Pie, Fluttershy and Applejack.
All the girls held hands and Twilight yelled. "Friendship is Magic!"
But there was just an awkward silence.
Burpy looks to Luke who was equally confused. "Uh am I missing something?" Luke asks breaking the silence.
"Yeah shouldn't there be Rainbows and Lasers like last time?" Rainbow whispers
"I don't understand, why isn't this working? We're all together again." Twilight whispers.
"Talk about throwing down the Gauntlet!" Adagio says. "This group is very serious about winning, a little cocky though saying there isn't gonna be a battle seems like they have this thing all locked up."
"Not if the Great and Powerful Trixie has anything to say about it!" Trixie boasts.
"Whatever Trixie, everyone knows we're the best at CHS!" Flash said.
"No the Crusaders are gonna win!" Applebloom said as everyone started arguing again.
The Dazzlings grin as they absorb the green fog the arguing created. "I think we may have found what we're looking for, or rather it found us." Adagio grins, but Sonata had no idea what she was talking about. "Magic!" Adagio said in her face. "Don't you see?! Everyone in here has fallen for our spell. "But those girls and that boy." She points out as the group retreats. "They're special."
Outside all of them were sitting on the front steps of the school while Twilight tried to figure out what went wrong.
"It doesn't make any sense, we were all gathered to together, that's how it worked before." Twilight said freaking out.
"But to defeat me you drew magic from the crown I was wearing. The Sirens magic is from their music, so maybe you have to use the same magic to defeat them." Sunset suggested.
"But from what you said the way they use magic is by singing." Luke said.
"I think she's onto something Luke, you all say you transform when you play music right?" Twilight asks.
"Yep ears, tails the whole sha bang." Applejack said.
"So, the key to defeat the Sirens is to make a musical counter spell." Twilight said.
"You mean like a song?" Fluttershy asks.
"Yep, but we'll need everyone who's been effected by the spell in the same room or it might not work." Twilight said as Rarity gasps.
"The band competition! That's the only other place all the bands will be in the same place at the same time." Rarity said.
"Looks like the Rainbooms are the band to beat." Applejack said.
"And I believe you Twilight just became the bands' newest member." Rarity smiles as the girls walk to her completely ignoring Luke and Sunset.
"So what do you want to play? Triangle, Sousaphone, Theremin?" Pinkie asks playing each one. "So magical." She sighs.
"I might take a little too long to play something with these." Twilight said gesturing to her fingers. "I'll just sing."
"You mean like lead singer? Because that's normally my gig, this being my band and all." Rainbow said bragging a bit.
"It's OUR band. And of course, she is lead singer. After all, she has the magic to pull this thing off." Applejack said.
"Alright I'll just use this chance to hone my already insane guitar skills." Rainbow grins.
"Excellent guys and don't worry we don't have to win the battle of the bands we just have to cast the spell during the first round of the competition." Twilight said
"Looks like we won't be battling this time Burpy." Luke said as Burpy and his slugs sighed.
"There's just one problem…I haven't written a counter spell." Twilight said causing everyone to groan. "But I'm sure I can figure out how to write one."
"Totally! Twilight can write a spell like it's nobodies business. That's how she got to become a princess in the first place." Spike boasts.
"Technically I finished a spell. And there was a little more to it than that Spike." Twilight said.
"Yeah. Whatever." Spike brushes it off.
"I got this. Come on." Twilight picks up Spike and starts walking towards the school.
"Uh where are you going?" Luke asks.
"Last time we were here, Spike and I spent the night at the library." Twilight said.
"Well that doesn't sound right, if you want you can spend the night at my place I think my grandparents will agree to it." Luke said causing Pinkie Pie to gasp.
"Slumber party at Luke's house!" She squeals.
"Wait what?" Luke said surprised.
"Thanks Luke, you're the man." Rainbow said patting him on the back.
"But I didn't…"
"Thank you darling it means a lot." Rarity said as they walked away to get ready for the slumber party.
"Uh what just happened?" Luke asks.
That night at Luke's everyone was in their pajamas hanging out while Twilight was working on the counter spell.
Walking to the kitchen Luke sees Will looking at him with a smirk on his face.
"Wow Luke inviting 7 girls over for a sleepover?" He smirks.
"It's not like that grandpa they kinda invited themselves. We're trying to stop an evil from another world." Luke said.
"If you say so." Will chuckles as he left the room.
Back in the living room Twilight was writing in a notebook that Fluttershy loaned her.
"Hey Fluttershy this song you wrote for the Rainbooms is really good." Twilight said.
"Thanks..Hopefully one day we'll get a chance to play it." Fluttershy said sadly as they looked to see Rainbow Dash, Burpy and Joltz playing keep away with Applejack's video game controller.
"Don't worry Fluttershy we'll sing that song you wrote soon." Luke said walking in.
"Twilight I think I speak for all of us when I say I don't know what we'd do if you didn't come back to help us." Rarity said as everyone agreed with her when suddenly they heard the doorbell.
"Oh, the Pizza's here." Luke said as they all rushed out…well all except Twilight. She had a sad look on her face as she looks at the book and on the pages was scribbles.
Late at night night as all of them slept Twilight grabbed the song book and snuck to the kitchen to figure out the spell. As she was working in the kitchen she struggled to figure it out. "You're up late Twilight." Sunset said startling her.
"Um, just looking over the counter spell." Twilight said. " We only get one shot at this, it needs to be perfect."
"We're lucky you're here." Sunset said.
"That's what everyone keeps saying." Twilight sighs.
Sunset opens the fridge and grabs a glass of milk. "Must be nice having everyone look to you for the answer to all their problems. Instead of looking to you to cause a problem."
"Just because everyone expects something of you, that doesn't guarantee it'll happen." Twilight said.
"But that doesn't stop them from expecting it." Sunset said.
"Which only makes it harder because the last thing you want is too…"
"Let everyone down?" Both girls said at the same time and smile.
"You know Luke is in a situation you're kinda in too." Sunset points to Luke asleep with Burpy sleeping next to him. "He has a lot riding on him too. His entire world expects him to live up to his family tradition and it doesn't help his parents and grandparents were so awesome at it before."
"Luke is pretty interesting I even see you kept one of his Slugs as well." Twilight said pointing to Torch who was sound asleep.
"Those little things really grow on you." Sunset smiles.
"He's a good friend to have." Twilight said as Sunset nods.
"The best." Sunset smiles looking at him. "I better get some sleep, good luck with the counter spell. Not that you need it, this must be easy compared to being a princess in Equestria." Sunset said walking away.
Twilight then called out to her. "Sunset Shimmer!" She said making Sunset turn. Twilight was about to say something, but she shook her head. "Never mind. It's not important."
Sunset smiles as she goes to sleep.
The next day Luke and Sunset were watching as the Rainbooms were practicing the counter spell, but it was not going well.
Burpy, Torch and all of Luke's Slugs were screaming in pain as they held their ears.
"I know guys! I know!" Luke said holding his ears.
When they stopped only Rainbow seemed the closest to ponying up. "Uh that was way better than the last 5 times you played it." Spike said trying not to make it sound bad.
"Nope." Big Mac said walking by and Spike chuckled nervously.
"I think it's pretty obvious what's going wrong with this counter spell." Rainbow said.
"You're turning what's supposed to be the chorus into a 5-minute guitar solo." Applejack glares.
"I have to pick up the slack somehow. Are you guys even trying?" Rainbow asks.
"Uhm I'm trying." Fluttershy said.
"It's fine it's fine one more time from the top." Twilight said freaking out.
"Or we can take a short break and try on some of the outfits I designed I'm particularly fond of this one." Rarity quickly changes her outfit into what looked like a band performer uniform. "Of course, we could always go with something a little more modern."
"We're trying to save our school here. Enough with the costumes." Applejack said.
"Ugh! You can never have enough costumes." Rarity said in some sort of high-tech looking costume.
"She just wants to make things fun isn't that what being in a band is supposed to be." Pinkie said doing a rimshot.
"We don't have time you guys are supposed to check in for the Battle of the Bands in 15 minutes." Sunset warns making all of them panic.
"What?!" Luke said as they scrambled to get all their supplies.
"But what if this doesn't work? If we try the counter spell in the first round and fail the sirens will know what we're up." Twilight panics making them all stop.
"Then we'll have to buy ourselves some time." Applejack said.
"How do we do that?" Rarity asks.
"We compete for real. I'll take over lead vocals and we buy ourselves time until the finals where we unleash the counter spell." Rainbow said.
"That might be our best shot." Luke agrees.
"You'll have figured it out by then right Twilight?" Rainbow asks.
"Of course she will, Twilight Sparkle's never met a spell she couldn't solve." Spike said.
"Right." Twilight twitches.
"Then lets go win us a Battle of the Bands!" Rainbow declares as they all ran to the school leaving Twilight with a nervous look on her face.
At CHS everyone was gathered in the gymnasium for the Battle of the bands.
"Welcome everyone to the Canterlot High Battle of the Bands. I think I speak for everyone when I say it's the most exciting thing we've ever done at this school." Celestia said as the crowd burst into cheers.
"We are glad our three new students have turned this into a friendly competition", Principal Celestia said to the Sirens.
Vice Principal Luna steps in. "But as this is a competition there can only be one winner. who is it going to be?" Immediately everyone started arguing again and their aura goes into the Sirens pendants again.
"You feel that girls? Our true magic is getting restored." Adagio said as they laughed when Luke and the girls walked in. "And that's before we get our hands on the Equestrian Magic."
"The Rainblossoms or whatever they aren't under ourspell. How are we gonna get them?" Aria asks.
"The Rainbooms are just as capable as falling apart as anyone else. They just need a push in the wrong direction and I think everyone here is lining up to give them a shove." Adagio said when Sonata stands up.
"Hey! Hey over here!" She calls to Luke as he looks over. "I hope I can hear you sing out there!"
Luke blushes slightly and shakes his head.
"Uh what's she talking about?" Spike asks.
"Nothing! Nothing at all." Luke said quickly.
"She might be trying to get inside your head Luke, don't try and fall for it." Rainbow said as Adagio pulls Sonata back down into her seat.
"What was that?" Adagio glares.
"What? I was just wishing him luck." Sonata said innocently.
"He's the enemy. We don't wish them luck." Adagio said.
"Sorry." Sonata said turning to the stage.
The first one up was Snips and Snails doing what was absolutely the worst rap song ever.
"You think anyone would blame me if I slugged them? Luke said activating his blasters.
"No." All the girls said.
When they finish Snips and Snails drop the mics trying to look cool, but it doesn't work. "Please don't drop the microphones." Celestia said as they picked them up.
They walk off stage. "In your face Rainbooms!" Snips taunted.
"Least we know one group who won't stand in our way." Applejack said.
"Wait! Where's Rarity?" Pinkie asks.
"Here I am." She comes out wearing a sparkly hippy like outfit and everyone stares weirdly. "We will be performing in front of an audience, and I'm not gonna wear something fabulous? Please." She scoffs.
Applejack facepalms as they go up on stage.
At first, they start off good, but things quickly turned bad when the other bands tried to sabotage them. Photo Finish used magnets on Rarity's dress to make her move around like a puppet until she had no choice but to rip the sleeves off her outfit to break free, the Crusaders yawned bored out of their minds giving Pinkie the idea to shoot confetti into the air which caused Twilight to choke on some and Snips and Snails shined a spotlight on Fluttershy making her run away from it in fear.
From the sidelines Luke and Sunset could only cringe at how badly it was going.
"At least they sound good." Sunset said trying to make the situation better.
"Ruined! Absolutely ruined!" Rarity sobs.
"Rarity! Were you trying to make us lose out there?" Applejack asks frustrated.
Rarity gasped offended. "This was not my fault! This was an act of sabotage!"
"Well it wouldn't have happened if hadn't insisted on dressing like-like this! We need to sound good does that concept escape you?" Applejack argued.
"And what was with the confetti Pinkie Pie? How am I supposed to shred if there's paper stuck in my guitar?" Rainbow argues.
"It was pretty distracting." Fluttershy agrees.
"WHAT?!" Pinkie yelled. "Says the girl who was running from a light this whole time! A Light!"
"You guys still sounded much better than all the other bands, but none of it will matter without that counter spell." Sunset said making Twilight nervous.
"You girls go find a place to practice while we keep an eye on the competition." Luke said as Derpy and her band stepped on stage and started playing some weird music.
"I don't think we should use a classroom." Twilight said as they walked through the halls and she bumped into Flash Sentry again. "We really need to stop bumping into each other like this." She laughs nervously.
"Uh you guys hear something?" Flash asks his band members and ignoring Twilight.
"Uh nope." They shake their heads.
"Uh I said we have to stop—"
"There it is again. So annoying." Flash interrupts.
"Why are you acting like this? I thought we were friends." Twilight asks.
"Yeah and then you decided to come back here just so you could beat me in the Battle of the Bands. I want this Twilight. And you're trying to take it from me. Some friend." Flash glares.
"But that's not true." Twilight said.
"Come on Twilight. We got work to do." Applejack said pulling her away.
"You really think you're gonna help them? I bet you have no idea what you're doing." Flash calls out as a few tears ran down Twilight's face.
Little did they know the Dazzlings saw all of it.
"Tears already? This is only the first round." Adagio said as the girls giggled.
As they headed back to the stage they were met with Luke and Sunset glaring at them with Luke's blasters at the ready.
"You're never gonna get away with this." Sunset glares.
"Why because you didn't?" Adagio said with a grin. "We heard all about you Sunset Shimmer, you have quite the reputation."
"She's not the same person." Luke said aiming Burpy at them.
"Oh really and are you any better?" Adagio smirks.
"You both are here sitting on the sidelines while they have all the fun." Aria smirks.
"That's not true." Sunset said.
"Yet…they didn't ask either of you to be in the band." Adagio said.
As Luke rubs his shoulder uncomfortably Sonata looks at him and recalls he wasn't good at singing in public.
"If it's any consolation nobody will remember you after we're through." Adagio said as she and Aria walked past him. As Sonata walks behind them she quickly turns to Luke and pats him on the shoulder before following them.
Luke watches Sonata leave and then looks to Sunset. "Sunset? You alright?"
"Yeah, I'm fine." She said not looking him in the eyes.
Luke frowns seeing her depressed look. "Sunset don't let them get to you, we are members of this team."
"But Luke they didn't even ask me to be in the band. What if they still don't trust me?" Sunset frowns.
Luke reaches out and grabs her shoulder. "Look I don't know what kind of person you used to be, but I know who you are now. A kind, loyal and caring friend who also happens to be a pretty decent Slug Slinger." He smirks.
Sunset giggles as a smile forms on her face. "Thanks Luke, I needed that."
"Anytime." Luke smiles.
As the competition progressed the Dazzlings made it to the finals by beating Flash's band while the Rainbooms were up against Trixie in the semifinals.
"Alright everyone one last round and then we're in the finals." Sunset said.
"Twilight? How's the counter spell coming along?" Luke asks.
"Uh well." Twilight said nervously.
"Don't worry Twilight after this we'll have until tonight for you to get it done. We won't let you down." Applejack said.
Twilight then silently looked away. "You won't let me down…" What she didn't know was that Sunset heard her.
"Uh I was wondering, we haven't done any of my songs yet." Fluttershy said.
"It's the semifinals we gotta do Awesome as I wanna be." Rainbow said.
"Don't know why I even ask." Fluttershy sighs as Trixie's band finishes her song.
"Excellent Trixie." Celestia applauds.
As they walk off stage they run into the Rainbooms. "You'll never top that Raingoons you shouldn't be allowed to when you have such a huge advantage over the rest of us." Trixie complains.
"My awesome guitar playing and off the charts singing voice?" Rainbow smirks.
"Not that, I mean her." Trixie said pointing at Twilight. "If you were really decent you wouldn't have needed to bring in a magical ringer. Everyone is talking about it."
"Ha. Please. I could win this thing as a solo act and everyone knows it." Rainbow boasts causing the girls to glare at her and made Luke facepalm.
'Smooth Rainbow. Real smooth.' He thought.
"Sure you could." Trixie then uses powder and disappears.
"SHE'S GONE!...Oh wait, she's right there.", Pinkie said as she saw Trixie who was behind a drum pedestal. Having been spotted she ran away.
"Next up, the Rainbooms." Celestia said.
"Good luck." Luke said.
"Knock'em dead Rainbooms." Spike said.
"I'll be here…waiting." Sunset said.
(Play Awesome as I Wanna Be)
Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey!
Awesome as I wanna be
Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey!
Awesome as I wanna be
First you see me riding on a sonic boom
Got my guitar shreddin' up my latest tune
There is nothin' you can do to beat me
I'm so good that you can't defeat me
Yeah, I'm awesome, take caution
Watch out for me, I'm awesome as I wanna be
(Yeah!) I'm awesome, take caution
Watch out for me, I'm awesome as I wanna be
Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey!
Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey!
During the song Rainbow was going wild all over the stage while the others were shooting her glares, but as Rainbow sang her pony ears started to appear causing Luke and Sunset to panic. Not sure what to do Sunset rushed out and tackles Rainbow to the ground stopping the whole performance.
"Oh floppers." Luke said.
When everyone saw what happened all the students cheered and booed her.
"There's the girl we love to hate!" Flash grins.
"I always knew she was trouble!" Octavia said.
"The real Sunset Shimmer is back!" All the students agreed in an uproar.
"No. It isn't like that." Sunset denys as they walk off stage.
"What was that?" Rainbow said outraged.
"You were showing them your magic. I didn't know what else to do." Sunset said.
"You could've closed the curtains, unplugged her amp, give us the chance to deal with the situation." Rarity suggested.
"Guys she was just trying to help and Rainbow maybe you were going a little overboard on stage." Luke said trying to calm everyone down.
"You know what Luke, just shut up!" Rainbow yells surprising him. "In case you haven't noticed we've been doing all the work while you sit around with your slugs all day. In fact, I'm wondering if we ever actually needed you at all!"
Luke, Sunset, Burpy and Torch gasp at Rainbow's outburst before Luke growls in anger.
"Well if you think you don't need me, fine! I'm outta here!" Luke shoves them out of the way as he storms out of the room slamming the door behind him.
Burpy chirps as he and Torch followed Luke out of the room.
"Torch wait!" Sunset calls out.
Torch looks to Sunset and then to his former owner, chirping sadly Torch follows Burpy after Luke.
"Well that was entertaining." They looked to see Trixie walking over. "I especially loved the part where Sunset tackled Rainbow Dash in a fit of jealous rage and then kicked your friend out of the band."
"It wasn't a fit of jealous rage and don't talk about Luke like that!" Sunset snaps in her face.
"If you say so. Ooh. They're already choosing who will go on to the final round, I'm guessing it wasn't too hard of a choice." Trixie grins.
Sunset looks over and sees the Dazzlings walking over to Principal Celestia and Vice Principal Luna singing their melody, but only she noticed because everyone else was too busy arguing.
"What are we gonna do?!" Rarity panicked. "There isn't gonna be another opportunity for us to play, and I had the most perfect dress!"
"Oh that's a real shame, that that's the only thing bad here Rarity, you not playing dress-up!" Applejack said.
"Now you know that's not what I meant!" Rarity got in her face.
"You guys want to keep it down? They're about to announce who's moving on.' Rainbow said getting in between them.
"Who are you kidding? You know it isn't going to be us." Fluttershy said.
Celestia and Luna walk on stage and the elder sister had the mic. "The band that will be joining the Dazzlings in tonight's finals is...The Rainbooms!"
"WHAT?!" Trixie exclaims.
"Huh?" All the girls said confused.
"Did they just say the Rainbooms?" Pinkie questions.
"This isn't over!" Trixie said as she storms out.
"Congratulations girls, you earned it." Celestia said as they walked on stage.
"Seriously? We didn't even finish our-" Rainbow elbows Pinkie Pie telling her to stop talking.
"See you at tonight's show Rainbooms." Adagio said. "We're REALLY looking forward to it." She grins as the Dazzlings walks off.
"Yeah well not as much as we are!" Rainbow said trying to think of a comeback when everyone in the audience boos them.
"This should've never been you Rainbooms!" Photo Finish yells.
As the Rainbooms were booed out of the room Trixie was enraged.
"This is a travesty!" She yells when Adagio and Aria appear next to her.
"It really is." Adagio agrees with her. "The Rainbooms don't deserve to go on, but your band was so much better."
"And wanted it more." Aria adds.
"But, this is how it's going to be: Dazzlings vs Rainbooms." Adagio said.
"Unless something happens to the Rainbooms so they can't make it to their set or get held up for some reason." Sonata hints.
That's when Trixie starting thinking and then had an evil smile on her face as she laughs to herself.
At the outdoor stadium the Rainbooms were setting up for the finals.
"It doesn't make any sense we were awful. Doesn't anyone else find it strange that we made it to the finals?" Fluttershy asks.
"Very strange." Looking up they saw Trixie and her band coming over.
"What do you want Trixie? Pretty sure the losers should up there in the cheap seats." Rainbow mocked pointing to the bleachers.
"The Great and Powerful Trixie is the most talented singer at Canterlot High and I will not be denied my place in the finals!" Trixie said as her band mates pulled a lever making the Rainbooms fall through a trap door. Spike then appeared with a toy in mouth, but when he saw the girls in a trap he gasps as started to Trixie laugh and Spike ran off. "See you never." Trixie waves as she closes the trap door.
From the entrance the Dazzlings saw the whole thing. "Told you someone would give them a shove." Adagio smirks.
"But technically they pulled a lever and what about that boy that was with them?" Sonata asks.
"Will stop asking about that boy?!" Adagio said annoyed with this.
With Luke, he was back at his house angrily shoving things into his backpack while his eyes were red, probably from crying.
"Something you want to talk about?" Luke looks to see Will and April walking in.
"I'm going back to Slugterra, I'm done up here." Luke said wiping his eyes.
"You're leaving? But what about your friends?" April asks.
"Some friends. They turned on me when things were bad and kicked me out of the band…never even got the chance to sing with them." Luke frowns.
Will walks over to Luke and hugs his grandson. "Luke, I know it's hard, but you can't run from your problems. Last night I saw how happy and how much fun being with those girls was to you. Do you really want to just forget about them?"
Luke paused to think of all the fun memories he's made with them. Teaching them about Slugterra, Pinkie always taking him out for sweets, Fluttershy playing with the slugs, Rarity coming up new outfit designs for him, helping Applejack around the orchard, Rainbow learning to drive a mechabeast and teaching Sunset to use a Slug blaster.
"I-I don't." Luke admits.
"A Shane always helps those in need, even if the people who need it don't realize it yet and Luke that's what your friends need." Will said letting go.
"Thanks grandpa." Luke said when suddenly they heard a barking and scratching at the door.
April opens it to reveal Spike running in.
"Luke! Everyone's been captured! Trixie has them trapped under the stage. You gotta help us save them!" Spike said.
"What?!" Luke gasps.
"It was the Sirens! They planned this from the beginning to make the girls enemy #1 so everyone would go after them." Spike said.
"Well what are you waiting for? Go save them." April urges.
Right...wait a minute you said us earlier who else came here with you?" Luke asks when Spike points to a girl with blue hair, sunglasses and headphones over her ears. This was Vinyl Scratch. "Why isn't she under the control of the sirens?"
"Never takes off her headphones." Spike smirks.
"Smart." Will chuckles as the three of them ran out the door.
"Now there's a Shane." Will smiles seeing himself and Eli running alongside Luke.
Back at CHS Trixie's band was performing on stage while the Rainbooms were still trapped. Applejack looks to Rainbow who was trying to break the door down. "Give it up Rainbow Dash, you've been doing that for hours, it's not gonna open."
"Maybe it's better that we're trapped down here. I don't think the counter spell would've worked." Twilight frowns.
"Of course, it would have worked. Assuming a certain someone didn't try and hog the spotlight the whole time we were trying to play it." Applejack said looking at Rainbow Dash.
"Hey! If you wanna tell Twilight she's getting a little too caught up trying to be the new leader of this band, you don't have to be all cryptic about it." Rainbow said.
"She was talking about you Rainbow Dash." Rarity points.
"Me? I'm just making sure my band rocks as hard as it needs to." Rainbow said.
"Our band!" They yelled.
"But why wasn't it working? How could I not know what I was doing? How could I have failed?" Twilight panics. Sunset looks at her and to the girls when she accidentally bumps into something and a banner falls down in front of her.
"What's this?" Sunset asks looking at it. As she unrolls it her eyes widen.
"It may have been your idea to start the band, but it's not your band Rainbow Dash." Applejack points out.
"I'm the one who writes all the songs." Rainbow said.
Fluttershy then spoke up in anger. "I write songs too. You just never want to play them."
"I had the most perfect costumes picked out." Rarity said.
"Again with the costumes! No one cares what we wear!" Applejack yells annoyed.
"I care Applejack! So sorry if I tried to make a contribution to the band!" Rarity argued back.
"Hey anyone remember Fun?! I'll give you a hint, IT'S THE EXACT OPPOSITE OF BEING IN THE RAINBOOMS!" Pinkie screams out.
"I wish I never asked any of you to be in my band!" Rainbow yells.
"I wish I never agreed to be in your band!" Rarity yells.
"Me neither!" Fluttershy and Applejack yell.
As they were arguing their magic was being drained.
Up above Trixie had just finished her song and the crowd cheered for her. "Try and top that." Trixie taunts.
"Oh no, I don't think we can." Adagio said sarcastically as the three of them laughed when the magic from the girls came flowing towards them.
As they made their way on stage they started humming their melody, from below Sunset's eyes widen in horror as she knew what was happening. "Stop! You have to stop fighting, they're using it to drain your magic!"
"How can that be? It's the Magic of Friendship." Applejack asks.
Sunset looks to Twilight who frowns hearing that and turned back to the girls.
"Ever since you started this band you've all been arguing over little things, I saw and I didn't say anything because I was new to friendship but if you don't work things out small things can lead to big problems. I mean you kicked Luke out of the band and all he wanted to do was cheer you guys on." Sunset said as she unrolled the banner revealing a GO RAINBOOMS! banner with marks from Luke and all his slugs painted on it making all the girls gasp.
"What is this?" Rarity asks looking at it.
"It's a banner from Luke... I bet he was gonna hold this up in the crowd and cheer for us like he was our biggest fan, but because we were so angry we pushed him away from all of us." Sunset said looking at Rainbow Dash. "I think you really hurt him back there."
"What have I done?" Rainbow said filled with regret.
"I can't believe I let all this tension slip by unnoticed. I'm supposed to be the one with all the answers, but all I've done is let you down...especially Luke." Twilight said.
"Nobody knows how to handle everything, but you can count on your friends to help through them." Sunset said
"I think you already have. Come on we need to get out of here!" Twilight said determined as they ran for the door to struggle to push it open. Suddenly the door opens from the outside to reveal Spike had opened it. "Spike!" Twilight smiles hugging him.
"Sorry it took so long, had to get some help." Spike gestures to the door and Luke walks in surprising them.
"Someone order a rescue party?" Luke smirks and immediately he was tackled into a group hug by the girls.
"I am so sorry Luke, for everything!" Rarity sobs.
"We do need you!" Pinkie cries.
"Never leave us again!" Applejack cries.
"Please forgive me! You aren't useless!" Rainbow cries.
"Don't go!" Fluttershy cries.
Luke looks at all of them surprised. "Y-You all mean that?"
"They do Luke. They just needed a little something to knock some sense into them." Sunset said holding up his banner.
"Our banner." Luke said as he and Burpy were surprised.
"Is this why you've been sneaking off?" Sunset smirks.
Luke rubs his neck and laughs a bit. "Maybe."
"Come on team we got to show that we still have the magic of friendship on our side." Applejack said.
"And there's only one way to do it." Twilight said.
"You mean we're getting the band back together?!" Pinkie said excitedly.
"We're getting OUR band back together." Rainbow holds out her hand to Luke. "All of us."
"Seriously?" Luke smiles.
"Seriously." Rainbow smiles as Luke took it.
"But which version of the counter spell are we going to play?" Rarity asks.
"I don't think it matters, as long as we play the spell together as friends." Twilight said.
Rainbow turns to Fluttershy. "You know Fluttershy wrote a really good song." She said making her smile.
"We're saving the world I think we could use some style. Rarity?" Applejack asks.
"I thought you'd never ask." Rarity said grabbing a rack of clothes from out of nowhere.
Outside the Dazzlings were on stage singing their song as they put everyone under their control.
(Play Welcome to the Show)
Ahh, ah-ah, ahh
Ah, ah-ah, ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah
Ah, ah-ah, ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah
Ahh, ah-ah, ah, ah-ah
Ah-ha, ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah
Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah
Welcome to the show
We're here to let you know
Our time is now
Your time is running out
From up on the hill Luke and the Rainbooms were looking down at them.
"How are we supposed to play over them from up here?" Rainbow asks when they hear a car horn. Turning around they saw Vinyl turn her car into a music station for all of them.
"Cool car." Luke admits as Burpy and his slugs hopped into his blasters. "Alright girls you play we'll keep you protected."
All the girls smile hearing this.
Feel the wave of sound
As it crashes down
You can't turn away
We'll make you wanna sta-a-a-ay
We will be adored
Tell us that you want us
We won't be ignored
It's time for our reward
Now you need us
Come and heed us
Nothing can stop us now
The Dazzlings used the magic they absorbed from the girls to get longer hair, pony ears and wings. Grinning at what they thought was their victory they suddenly heard more music.
Oh-whoa oh
I got the music in me
Oh whoa oh
Don't need to hear a crowd
Cheering out my name
I didn't come here seeking
Infamy or fame
The one and only thing
That I am here to bring
Is music, is the music
Is the music in my soul
Gonna break out (Out!)
Set myself free, yeah
Let it all go (Go!)
Just let it be, yeah
Find the music in your heart
Let the music make you start
To set yourself apart
Luke grins as he watched all the girls pony up even Twilight who got wings like Rainbow and Fluttershy.
"So the Rainbooms want to turn this into a real Battle of the Bands? Let's Battle." Adagio grins.
What we have in store
All we want is more
We will break on through
Now it's time to finish you!
The three pendants glowed bright red as from them the Equestrian forms of the Sirens appeared which were large horse like creatures.
As their forms circled the girls Luke fired a Tornmato slug who releases a tornado causing the Sirens to back away.
"Eat Slugs!" Luke yells as he fires Joltz and his Rammstone slug Bruiser. Joltz releases an electrical blast zapping Aria's while Bruiser punches Sonata's. "Bake her Burpy!" Luke shoots Burpy towards Adagio, but she releases a sonic scream making Burpy turn back to slug form.
Aria and Sonata recover and join her as they release their song screams knocking the Rainbooms down and the mic out of Twilight's hands causing it to roll towards Sunset.
"Sunset Shimmer! We need you!" Twilight calls out.
Sunset looks to Luke who was picking himself up and nods to her. With her new determination Sunset walks in front of the Rainbooms.
You're never gonna bring me down
You're never gonna break this part of me
My friends are here to bring me 'round
Not singing just for popularity
We're here to let you know
That we won't let it go
Our music is a bomb and it's about to blow
And you can try to fight
But we have got the light of
Friendship on our side!
Got the music in our hearts
We're here to blow this thing apart
And together, we will never
Be afraid of the dark
The Sirens fly in to attack, but they unleash a powerful rainbow attack knocking them back. Luke watches in awe as a bright light engulfs Sunset as she manages to pony up
Here to sing our song out loud
Get you dancing with the crowd
As the music of our friendship
Survives, survives!
As everyone was being released from the Siren's spell Luke and his slugs watched in awe as the 7 girls created a large alicorn in the sky.
Got the music in our hearts
We're here to blow this thing apart
And together, we will never
Be afraid of the dark
Here to sing our song out loud
Get you dancing with the crowd
As the music of our friendship
Survives, survives, survives!
When the Alicorn fires a Rainbow blast at the sirens it destroys their gems creating an explosion. Once the explosion ends, the Sirens were lying on the stage. The Sirens try to regain their powers, but when they sing sounds way off key, resulting in them getting booed off stage by the audience.
"Guess that explains why they were so protective of these things." Susnet said as they walked on stage and picked up the shards.
"Without those pendants, they're just three harmless teenage girls." Twilight said.
"Rainbooms rule!" Flash said as he ran up and hugged Twilight. "That was amazing."
All of them giggle at the sight until Sunset walks over to Luke. "Hey Luke, I wanted to say thanks for everything: for coming back and for standing by me even when everyone else wasn't." Sunset said.
"Always. I believe someone else is happy to be back." Luke said holding out Torch causing Sunset to smile.
"Torch!" Sunset said as he hopped onto her shoulder.
Looking into his eyes Sunset leans in and pecks Luke on the cheek causing him to the turn bright red.
Suddenly Trixie got in between them. "You may have bested the Dazzlings, but you are nowhere near as great as the Great and Powerful Trixie!" She declared throwing a smoke pellet and disappearing.
Pinkie was about to say something, but Luke stops her. "Pinkie before you say 'SHES GONE!', she right there at the corner fence." Luke pointed and they saw climbing ontop of the fence, and then she falls.
"You know Twilight is going to be gone soon, we could use someone on backup vocals." Rainbow suggests.
Sunset smiles and walks over to the guitar and totally shreds it. "I also play a little guitar."
As everyone drops their jaws in shock Luke nudges Rainbow and nods.
"Uh...I'll think about it." Rainbow said.
The next day at the portal all of them were saying goodbye. "Sure wish you could stay longer." Applejack said.
"Me too, I'd love to learn more about Slugterra, but Equestria needs me, but now I can go through the portal whenever I want it isn't goodbye, it's goodbye til next time." Twilight smiles.
"See you round Princess." Luke smiles.
"Just Twilight and Luke, I hope I can one day meet your version in Equestria." Twilight smiles as she and Spike walked through the portal.
Burpy chirps as he waved goodbye.
"Yeah I'm glad I stayed too." Luke smiles.
At the outdoor stadium Luke and all his Slugs were sitting in the stands as the girls prepped for their next song.
"You ready Sunset?" Rainbow asks Sunset who was writing to Princess Twilight.
"You know it." Sunset said grabbing her guitar.
"This song goes out to our biggest fan and best guy to have around." Rainbow said looking at Luke.
Luke smiles as his slugs jumped up and down cheering as he held up his banner. "Go Rainbooms!"
"1,2,3,4!" Pinkie chanted banging her drumsticks.
That night after an amazing concert Luke and Burpy were walking back home.
"Wow Burpy these were some of the craziest few days." Luke said as Burpy chirps in agreement.
"At least we can go home and tell everyone about what's going on up here." Luke said when he heard a noise nearby. "What was that?" Luke stops as he and Bupry looked around and then hears what sounded like crying.
Turning down an alley he followed the noise to see Sonata sitting on the ground crying.
"Sonata?" Luke said surprised.
Sonata looks up and her eyes widen in fear as she backs up. "P-Please just leave me alone. I don't want any more trouble."
"Why are you sitting here?" Luke asks.
"Aria and Adagio are why. They said the reason we failed is because I was pathetic, soft and the absolute worst, they pushed me into this alley and then they left me here." She said with tears in her eyes.
"They left you here?" Luke said in shock.
Sonata didn't answer him as she started crying louder.
"Hey it's okay don't cry." Luke said trying to comfort her.
"What do I do now? I have nowhere to go now." Sonata sniffles.
Luke paused to think about it. He recalled that she was actually nice to him unlike the other two and Sunset was hated too, but she turned things around.
Walking in front of her Luke offered her a hand.
"Come with me." He said as Sonata looks at him speechless with a shocked expression on her face.