Woo! Finally a long chapter! Things get kinda intense here o.o
The next morning, Sonata woke up with a lethargic yawn. She shook her head, trying to rid the sleepiness. Coming back to her senses, she realized that her body was intertwined with another. She then remembered the events of the night before, and she blushed. With a blink, she turned her head and looked at the sleeping siren next to her. Sonata's heart nearly melted at the sight of a small smile plastered on Aria's peaceful-looking face. She looked genuinely happy, which was rare to see on Aria nowadays what with her little psychotic meltdowns that Sonata still couldn't understand. Sonata let out a small, rumbling purr as she leaned her head down and lovingly nuzzled her cheek, sighing in contentment. Aria then started to move, and Sonata smiled when the purple siren's eyes opened ever so slightly. When she saw Sonata, her eyes opened a bit more, and her smile grew.
"Mmm…hello, Love…" Aria said sleepily, bringing her head against Sonata. The blue siren sighed.
"Morning, Ari…" She whispered, nuzzling Aria again. Then, suddenly, Sonata felt a twisting pain in her gut, and she clenched her teeth. She then remembered just how hungry she was. A small whimper escaped her throat, which caused Aria to look at her.
"Hey, Sonata, you okay?" She asked worriedly. Sonata sighed, her ears drooping.
"Sorry, I'm just…really hungry…" She whimpered. Aria gave her a pitiful look.
"I know, sweetheart. We all are." Aria then looked up. The waves above seemed to have died down quite a bit. They were still thrashing bit, but not much. "Hey, I think the storm has cleared up enough for us to go out."
"Really?!" Sonata asked, looking up.
"Yeah, w-" She then paused, looking around. "Wait…where's Adagio?"
"Right here…" A voice suddenly said, causing the two to turn their heads in the direction of the source. They saw the golden siren, who'd recently arrived, resting in the sand, giving the two a knowing and slightly disturbed look. "So…have fun last night…?" She teased. Aria and Sonata both blushed.
"Shit, I…uh…I…" Aria stuttered.
"Forgot I was here?" Adagio finished, a smirk appearing on her lips. Aria just looked at her sheepishly. "Don't worry, guys, I didn't stay around…" Adagio said with a slight shiver. "Anyways, you say the storm has cleared, Aria?" She asked, looking up.
"S-seems so." Aria answered, trying to hide her embarrassment.
"Well then…maybe we should head into town. Get some food. I don't know about you, but I could eat a whale."
"Yes, that's very ladylike, Dagi. Very dazzling." Aria said with an unamused look. Sonata giggled.
"Yes, yes, very funny, Aria. So, are you coming or not?"
"Actually…I don't know if I wanna go into town…I mean, whenever we fly over it, people give us looks. We've never actually been in the town. What if something happens?" Sonata asked, a hint of fear in her voice. Even Aria looked uneasy.
"Oh, come now, Sonata. Nothing bad will happen. Ponies are reasonable creatures, I'm sure. They can't hold a grudge for something that happened so long ago. Heck, these ponies probably weren't even alive then! I'm sure it'll be fine."
"Hmm…yeah. O-okay." Sonata agreed.
"Righty, then. Come on." Adagio said, beginning to swim to the surface, the other two following close behind.
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The rain was still coming down slightly heavily, but it wasn't terrible. As the three ponies walked into town, it was quiet. Most likely because no one was out in weather like this. But the three ponies were starving. The leader walked warily in front of the other two, looking back and forth at all the food shops. She suddenly didn't really have the courage to be here. And the rain didn't really help the effect. Then, suddenly, she heard the sound of hoofsteps and the splashing of puddles. Adagio whirled around, along with Aria and Sonata, and saw a young mare staring at them and shaking. She had a deep orange mane and a much lighter orange coat, and her flank bore an image of three carrots.
"Y-y-you g-get out of here!" She suddenly said, trying to sound either brave or menacing. But the effect was ruined by the stuttering of her voice. Sonata blinked at the stranger pony. She then noticed that, in the windows of many of the buildings, ponies of various ages were staring out wide-eyed at them. Some looked angry, probably because the sirens were there, but some looked fearful and shocked, like they couldn't believe somepony had actually had the guts to face them. "G-get out!" The orange pony said again, this time a bit more forceful. Adagio let out a huff and stormed right up to the poor mare, who looked like she was on the brink of fainting right then and there. Stopping a few feet away, Adagio scowled.
"And why should we?" She asked firmly. It took a few moments before the pony was able to speak again, as if afraid Adagio would kill her without hesitation if she were to do so. But speak she did.
"B-because you're e-evil!" A small whimper was heard from Sonata. She had become rather sensitive to being called such things.
"Oh, yes?" Adagio asked. "And how do you know? You've certainly never met us before." The mare then was able to gain a look of disgust and indignation.
"B-because there are stories! Stories of what you'd done! No good can come from you! Now get out of our town!" She yelled. Then, suddenly, a door to one of the buildings opened, and about four more ponies piled out. They went up and stood their ground on either side of the orange mare, all looked at the sirens with contempt. Adagio was still unfazed, and would nearly stop at nothing to defend herself and her fellow sirens.
"And this is all you have to go off of? Stories?! Stories are for children! This is the real us. Yes, we have done some terrible things in the past, but that is no reason for you to judge us! You weren't even alive when we were our old selves! You cannot say anything! We've changed for the better, now! Even Sunset agrees!"
"Ha!" A stallion exclaimed, glaring at Adagio. "She's in league with the traitor! This just proves that they're still evil!" Sonata lowered herself a bit, trying to hide behind Aria. But this proved useless as more ponies joined in. Soon, they had Aria and Sonata surrounded, leaving Adagio alone to deal with the smaller group of ponies. Adagio growled.
"How dare you?!" She screeched, trying to hold back from going into her siren form and showing them the true wrath she was capable of. "Princess Celestia had agreed herself that we sirens and Sunset Shimmer have been reformed and forgiven! Why can't you process that through your thick skulls and do the same?!" Adagio suddenly heard a shriek, and her ears perked as she whipped her head around. She then saw the group of ponies surrounding her companions, and some were threatening to impale them with their horns, a couple were jabbing pitchforks at them, and others were stomping warningly in an attempt to scare them out.
"Why can't you leave us alone?!" She heard Sonata shriek in pure fear. Adagio's ears went against her head.
"H-hey! S-stop that!" She yelled at the large group of ponies. They just ignored her. "Stop that now!" She yelled again, running up to the group. They parted to let her through to her companions. Adagio gasped. Sonata was huddled on the ground, terrified of the other ponies. But, standing over her protectively was Aria, who wouldn't budge, no matter how many threats or sharp objects were pointed her way. The sirens could easily go into their true forms and teach the ponies a lesson, but they all knew that, if they did so, they'd just be proving the ponies' point. Suddenly, a young stallion ran forward, head down with horn pointed towards the two. Aria let out the best snarl a pony was capable of making as she faced the attack, kicking outwards at him. While she was distracted, another tried to have a go at the cowering Sonata, but Aria immediately turned and defended her.
"You stay the hell away from her!" Aria yelled, bucking the attacker square in the chest. Adagio ran forward to the one who'd been having a go at Aria, and stood defensively between him and his target. The stallion snorted, backing away a bit. Then, suddenly, all was quiet. All was still. It was as if time itself had stopped. The three sirens just stood there, all in defensive positions, as the group of ponies surrounding them just stared with mixed expressions. This silence, except for the occasional snort or paw at the ground, lasted for nearly a minute before some of the ponies began parting on one side. The sirens looked, and saw a rather elderly-looking mare walking through before stopping a good six feet from the sirens. She looked at them disapprovingly.
"You three have a lot of nerve coming here..." She did in a monarchial voice. Adagio just glared at her. "You have no business here. Now get out of my town." Adagio sighed, realizing dirty looks weren't very likely to get her out of this.
"Look...miss...the three of us are starving. We haven't eaten in days, and all of the fish in the surrounding area have died."
"Okay..." The mayor prompted.
"We need food."
"Not my problem. I might've been more merciful if you hadn't done those past deeds, plagued Equestria, and wrought disharmony wherever you went in order to feed yourselves. My great grandfather might've lived longer if it weren't for you three."
"Look, ma'am, we're sorry for what we've done, but we're desperate. Please."
"Equestria was once desperate too thanks to you three. I think you deserve to know what it feels like. So now, I'll say it again. Get. Out. Of. My. Town." Suddenly, a chorus of angry insults and threats were heard from the surrounding crowd. Having exhausted her patience and options, Adagio let out an angered yell as she ran forward, pushing through the crowd and freeing herself from the chaos. She looked back to make sure the other two were following. When they finally pushed from the angry crowd as well, she turned and just ran. She didn't know in what direction she was running, but she just wanted to get way away as quickly as possible. So, farther from Ponyville she ran, the other two following close behind.
