Well...things get a bit crazy here...
Just an FYI...
"Hey, Adagio, wait up!" She heard Aria yell from behind her, anger evident in her voice. But Adagio didn't stop or slow down. She ran as fast as she could, Aria and Sonata trying to keep up. She wasn't looking where she was going, as her head was down and her eyes were shut, the rain pelting against her. She was filled with many emotions; more than she was used to. One of the more prominent ones was rage. What right did they have to treat them like this?! What had they ever done to them?! Any evil deed they'd done was well in the past. All these ponies had were stories. Some fucking excuse. But, aside from that, she was sad, scared, and humiliated, among other things. She'd had to relent to ponies. Ponies! Quite the lesser race compared to sirens, and they'd been bested by them. It was a damper on the other two, but it scarred Adagio's ego. How humiliating. If the sirens hadn't been trying to prove their reformation, then there probably would've been one less town on the map.
Finally, after a good bit, Adagio ran out of breath and came to a gradual halt. She hunched over, panting and grumbling angrily to herself between gasps. Now, Adagio was normally one to keep her head in situations like this. It was Aria that you had to worry about. Whenever there was a stressful situation that was caused by someone else, she tended to blow a fuse, and the result could be quite explosive. This situation was no exception.
"Oh, this is just perfect! Perfect! Well done, Adagio! They sure do love us!" Aria yelled as she stormed over to Adagio, her tone practically dripping with sarcasm. The leader turned to her, her expression twisted in anger and fear.
"Shut up, Aria! This wasn't my fault!"
"Oh, really?!" Aria then began laughing hysterically. "Sweet Celestia, you have got to be kidding me! In what way is this not your fault?! You're the one who told us we should go into town! You're the one who said they wouldn't be angry! You're the reason they hate us!" She screeched. Adagio had visibly shrunk back a bit. The way that Aria was acting...it was terrifying. When Adagio didn't say anything, Aria continued. "Back then, you made us do terrible things! Yes, some were enjoyable, and I'll admit that I was happy to go along with some things, but you never stopped! You just kept making things worse! You and your damn lust for power! You could never get enough, could you?! That's why Star Swirl banished us! That's why everyone hates us! That's why we're in this fucking situation!" At that point, that's when Adagio decided to snap back.
"Aria, how dare you put all of this on me?! If I'm not mistaken, you were the ones who decided to follow me! You could have rejected my offer, but you didn't! You know why? Because when I found your sorry, sniveling selves all alone with nothing to your names, no one to call 'partner,' 'companion,' or even 'friend,' I was there to pick up the pieces! I was there when you needed someone most! I was there when you needed guidance; someone to look up to! You accepted my leadership! You could've walked away at any time! You and Sonata both! But you never did, because you knew that you're nothing without me! You didn't have to follow me, but you did, therefore you are just as guilty as me, you useless piece of garbage!" As soon as Adagio finished, she huffed angrily. And as the leader's words sunk in, Aria finally lost it.
"Shut the hell up, you fucking filthy wench!" Aria screeched as she suddenly rushed forward and rammed into Adagio, who flew a few feet before landing in the mud, sliding a bit. The wind was knocked out of her, but she attempted to stand anyway. She stumbled to all four legs. Mud completely covered her body all the way up to her chest, and it also covered most of her face, ruining her beautiful fur. She growled ferociously as she glared at Aria with such a level of hatred that even the other two had never seen before. But, intimidated as she was, Aria stood her ground and glared back. Sonata just stood a few feet back, more terrified than she'd ever been. These two had never reach such a point of resentment towards each other, so Sonata didn't know what to do. They looked to the point where they might actually be driven to kill each other from the looks on their faces, and the stances they held.
Aria created a small divet in the mud as she scraped her hoof against the ground, kind of like a bull would, ready to charge. The two just stared at each other for a few more seconds before they suddenly heard the sound of small hoofsteps. Eyebrows cocked, they paused for a moment before turning their heads. Their eyes widened as they saw what was approaching. It was three little foals, most likely from the village they'd just been in. There were two colts and a little filly. They just stared wondrously at the three siren-ponies. Then, one of the colts gained enough courage and went up to the closest one, who just so happened to be Aria. She huffed angrily as he approached her, glaring down at him. Sonata and Adagio tensed, wondering what Aria would do. The little colt walked precariously up to her before sitting down just a couple feet away, a big smile on his face.
"Hi!" He said cheerfully. Aria kept silent as she just stared at him, but her expression visibly softened. The colt seemed to deflate slightly when he wasn't greeted in return, but he was persistent. "Uh...hi? My name is Maple Leaf! What's yours?" Aria then growled a bit.
"None of your business, kid. Now scram." She said in a harsh tone. The colt looked slightly hurt, but he had a determined look in his eyes.
"B-but...you guys were so sad, and we thought you could use some cheering up...After the way they treated you, we thought you might need somepony to make you feel better." He said as the other two walked up next to him. The little filly hid behind the first colt. Aria scoffed.
"Kid, do you have any idea what I am? What I'm capable of?" The colt hesitated before nodding.
"You're the sirens. Momma told us about who you are and what you did, but she also told us that Princess Twilight said you were reformed. And whenever you fly over our town, you never attack us or do anything bad. So, I think it's true." The other two nodded in agreement. Then, suddenly, Sonata came over cautiously and smiled at the foals, lying down in front of them.
"It is." Sonata said in a soothing voice. "And we're trying hard to make up for our past." The colt then turned to the other one.
"Ha! Told ya." He bragged, elbowing his friend. The other colt just rolled his eyes. "Oh yeah, I forgot to introduce us! Like I said, my name is Maple Leaf, and this is my little sister, Holly Leaf!" He said, motioning to the little filly tucked behind him. He then looked at the other colt. "And this is Juniper, my best friend!" Sonata smiled warmly and dipped her head slightly in acknowledgement. Adagio then came over and joined in the little circle, sitting down next to Sonata, trying to keep her distance from Aria for the moment.
"It's nice to meet you three. My name is Sonata Dusk." She then motioned to Aria. "And I'm sorry about this one's attitude. She can be a real stick-in-the-mud sometimes." This was responded to with a swipe from Aria's hoof to the back of Sonata's head. "Ow, hey!" The three foals giggled a bit, and the little filly's eyes widened.
"Are you sisters?" She suddenly asked in a small, curious voice.
"Oh, uh...no." Sonata said a bit awkwardly. The filly tilted her head.
"Then what are you?"
"Weeeell...Adagio, here, is our leader and self-acclaimed mother figure, and Aria is my mate or girlfriend or whatever it's called..." The three gasped.
"Wait...she's your girlfriend? You two...like each other?!" The second colt, known as Juniper, asked. Sonata nodded, eyebrow raised.
"But...but...you're both girls..." Maple said. "Doesn't that seem a little weird to you?" Sonata giggled.
"At first, it did. But..." Sonata looked down a bit, her cheeks turning light pink. "...when I realized how much I loved her, I realized that gender doesn't matter..." She said, glancing up at Aria. "Love is love." The purple pony was trying to hold a dominating, tough appearance, but her eyes showed that Sonata's words had somewhat touched her. Satisfied, Sonata looked at the foals again. The little filly smiled.
"Aww, that's so cute!" She squealed. Sonata giggled, and even Adagio cracked a smile. Aria still kept trying to appear angry. The two colts looked confused still, but they nodded in acceptance.
"Well, it's still a little weird, but...I guess I understand." Maple said. Juniper then rolled his eyes and stood up, looking at Adagio.
"Okay..." He began. "...we got way off topic. Look, the real reason we came here was to tell you something." Adagio's eyes widened a bit as she looked at the colt.
"Okay, what is it?"
"Well, you see, we felt really bad about how our town acted, and so we wanted to ask if you might want us to tell Princess Twilight about what happened. Maybe she'll do something about it. Would that be alright?" He asked, tilting his head. Sonata's eyes brightened.
"Oh, that would be lovely! I'd love to be able to go into that town without having to wonder if I'll get a pitchfork shoved in my face..." She muttered. The foals lit up.
"Yay!" Maple said, jumping happily. "I bet Twilight can convince them. I mean, if she can convince Princess Celestia, then I bet she can convince the town, too! Let's go, guys!" He said, running off. Holly followed him, but Juniper stayed behind. "Hey, Juni, you coming?!" Maple called.
"Uh...yeah! I'll be right there! Just go on without me!"
"Okay, hurry up!" Maple yelled, beginning to run again. The three sirens looked down at the colt curiously. He looked back at them.
"Hey, uh, I heard you guys were hungry..." Hearing this, the three ponies lowered their ears as they were reminded of the pain in their guts. "Well, don't worry. I know where there's food!" He said. The sirens seemed to straighten up at this.
"What?!" Aria said, finally speaking. "Where?!" The little colt smiled, his green eyes shining.
"...follow me."
