Travelling through the park, enjoying a bright and sunny day, listening to the birds tweeting and fluttering about. That was pretty much the textbook definition of a calm and relaxing day, and at present, that was exactly what Flash was doing. Right in the middle of Canterlot’s local park, the teen made his way through the place, hands in the pockets of his famous leather jacket, smiling to himself all the way. What he didn't realise, however, was that he was not alone here today. For there, always trailing along behind him, was Twilight and her friends. The girls, as always, had been following the boy ever since they caught sight of him, and had, at this point, become pretty much experts at managing to stay out of sight. However, a time came when they were finally able to stop, as Flash himself came upon a nearby park bench. Taking this moment to sit upon it and rest, he seemed to simply enjoy the tranquillity of his surroundings, allowing the girls to take a more permanent spot behind some nearby bushes.

“So…anythin good this time Twi?” Applejack remarked.

Looking over a pad of notes she’d brought with her, Twilight let out a sigh.

“Not yet. The chemical analysis I performed on his sweat didn’t yield any interesting results. And I was so sure that was the answer!”

Scooting closer to her, Rarity placed a hand upon her shoulder before speaking sweetly to her.

“Darling, you really shouldn’t reduce romance to a science like this. I know you’ve already made up your mind, but perhaps you need to open that mind the possibility that, you and Flash…just sort of happened.”

But Twilight shook her head at that.

“I’m sorry, Rarity, but I just…I need to understand this.”

Before Rarity had a chance to speak further on the matter, she was interrupted when Rainbow spoke up next.

“Well, look at it this way, Twi. You’re not the only girl who’s shown an interest in the guy.”

That caught her attention, and she raised an eyebrow to Rainbow. Seeing this, the athlete raised a hand and pointed outwards, towards where Flash was. Looking over the bush, Twilight saw that a trio of girls, whom she recognised as Derpy, Lyra and Bonbon, were walking together through the park. As they passed where Flash was sitting, he gave them a friendly smile and a wave. And the girls, while certainly returning the gesture, gained more amorous look as soon as they’d passed him, making sure to not let him know they were looking that way. Narrowing her eyes at this, Twilight clenched her notebook harder than before. Seeing this behaviour, Sunset, clearing her throat a little, moved closer to the young princess, speaking up to her.

“Twilight…you didn’t think you were the only girl that Flash was going to attract, did you?”

Shaking her head, Twilight let out a sigh.

“Maybe not, but…I don’t know, it just…I’m not sure how I feel knowing so many other girls like him like that.”

Unbeknownst to Twilight, Sunset, Fluttershy and Rainbow all started to look just the tiniest bit uncomfortable. Fortunately for all of them, Twilight didn’t have the chance to notice, as a sudden and familiar voice could soon be heard behind them.

“Well well well. Having a little party, are we?”

Turning, the group all looked upon a trio of girls, roughly their age in appearance, all standing there and looking down on them. The Dazzlings; Adagio, Aria and Sonata. The third waved happily to Pinkie, who naturally lunged forward and embraced her in a hug of greeting. Aria walked up to Applejack and Rainbow, giving them a brief fist-bump as her way of saying “hello”. As for Adagio, she too got on her knees beside the other girls, raising an eyebrow as she kept her gaze upon Twilight.

“So…care to explain this unorthodox little get-together?”

To say that she was somewhat embarrassed would have been a great understatement, as Twilight looked to Sunset, then to Rarity, hoping one of them would give her a means out of this. When it became clear that they had none, she sighed, starting to speak up.

“Look, it’s just…I’m trying to study Flash to get a better understanding of why…why I developed this crush on him.”

Looking a little surprised at that, Adagio looked over the nearby bush, to the still-relaxing Flash some distance away, before smirking a little as she looked to Twilight again.

“Aww! How precious! Our little princess getting herself a knight in shining armour to love?”

Twilight frowned at that.

“Be serious!”

Chuckling, Adagio folded her arms before continuing.

“I do apologise, my dear. In truth, I’m glad you have someone. Although, if you ask me, trying to turn the matter of romance into…well…a matter of science, doesn’t really seem all that productive.”

For once, Rarity looked to Adagio with a look of agreement.

“Perhaps not, but Twilight is set on doing it regardless. Unfortunately, her study thus far hasn’t been all that promising.”

Turning to the rest of the group, Aria then let out a scoffing sound before adding her own voice to the mix.

“Want some advice, princess? Move on. Guys like him are a dime a dozen. Sure they’ll act all nice and noble and stuff, but the moment he thinks he can get away with it, he’ll turn his attention to the next girl in line.”

To that, Twilight turned to the Siren with a deeper frown than before.

“That’s not true! Flash is better than that!”

Scooting forward a little, Adagio placed her hand upon Twilight’s shoulder, gaining her attention.

“Though I am usually loathe to agree with my sister, I fear she has a point this time around. Boys of his age are fickle. You two may have had something going for you for a few moments, but that will hardly last, my dear.”

Twilight shook her head at that.

“You’re wrong! Flash still cares about me, I know it! He wouldn’t…he wouldn’t…”

Seeing the look of uncertainty now dominating Twilight’s face, Adagio shrugged her shoulders for a moment, letting out a sigh before getting to her feet. Now looking down at the rest of the group, a smirk crept onto her face as she spoke up.

“Very well. You want proof? Then I’ll give it to you.”

And with that, before any of the girls could stop her, Adagio was off, walking around the bush and heading straight towards Flash. Twilight, naturally, looked incredibly worried at all of this, as did the other girls. However, to keep their cover, they stayed silent, merely watching over the bush as the elder Siren made her way closer and closer to the unsuspecting boy. When she was finally close enough, she struck a pose, with her hip thrust out to one side while resting a single hand upon it. Looking down to Flash, her face bore an unmistakeably sultry look, as did her tone of voice when she finally spoke up.

“Hey there, Flash. Room for one more?”

Flash turned, looking quite surprised to see the girl there.

“Oh! Adagio? Um…sure, if you want somewhere to sit, go ahead.”

He gestured to the spot on the bench next to him, prompting Adagio to take him up on his offer. After sitting down beside him, she crossed her legs, looking to him with that same amorous look in her eyes.

“Such fine company to have on a day as splendid as this, don’t you think?”

Looking to her, Flash raised an eyebrow.

“Er…sure. I guess.”

Adagio chuckled a little.

“You know…you’re so cute. Has anyone ever told you that?”

Needless to say, a look of slight confusion crossed Flash’s face.

“Well…if you say so.”

For a brief moment, Adagio frowned a little, clearly not expecting that response. But, she quickly regained her composure, smiling as sweetly as before.

“You know what? A fine lad like you deserves a little…comfort in his life.”

Flash turned to her.

“Um…comfort?”

Adagio nodded.

“Indeed. Why…what you need is someone you know you can enjoy a few moments with. Someone who can treat you right. Someone…close at hand perhaps?”

As she spoke, she inched closer to him, to the point where she was now leaning against him. As for Flash, he almost looked oblivious as to what was going on.

“Adagio…was are you suggesting here exactly?”

Giggling slightly, the Siren gave him an answer.

“Why…I’m suggesting that, perhaps, it might be best if you were to just cut loose and enjoy yourself once in a while. Maybe…spend some time with someone who knows how to give a boy a pleasant time?”

Flash, for the first time in all of this, narrowed his eyes slightly.

“Adagio…are you suggesting that you and I…?”

He didn’t finish his words. But then, he didn’t need to, as Adagio herself confirmed his suspicions with that same sultry smile, leaning in closer to his face and leaving no mistake as to what she wanted from him. But, no sooner had her lips reached within an inch of his when, all of a sudden, she found herself kissing the palm of his hand, which he’d slipped in just before she made her move. After pulling away from him slightly, Adagio took on a look of confusion.

“Um…is something wrong?”

To that, Flash nodded.

“I’d say there was. Look, you’re friends with Sunset and the others now, so I’m willing to let a lot of things slide, but I want to be clear on this. You and me, at least, what you were thinking of? It’s not gonna happen.”

Needless to say, Adagio was quite taken aback by that.

“But…but you know I can probably give you the best night of your life, right?”

Flash nodded.

“Perhaps. But my answer is the same.”

Looking to him, Adagio frowned somewhat.

“Okay, pretty boy, give me one reason why. One reason why you wouldn’t want what entire armies of men have fought and died to experience from me?”

To that, Flash knew exactly the answer he was to give.

“Simple…I’m taken.”

Hearing that, Adagio rolled her eyes.

“Oh please! Your little princess is an entire world away! Chances are she’ll never come back for you! Hell, from what I’ve heard, the two of you haven’t even kissed yet!”

Flash nodded.

“Even so…my answer is the same.”

Adagio sat there, mouth hanging open, looking utterly dumbfounded by what had just been said to her. Slowly, Flash got up from his chair, looking to her with that same frown as before.

“Now…if you’ll excuse me, I think I’ll move on. The park seems to have lost its charm all of a sudden.”

And with that, he was off, walking away from Adagio with purpose in his steps, leaving the Siren sitting there, still shocked over what had just happened. She waited, watching him move further and further away, until finally, she shook herself out of it. For a while, she paused until Flash was finally out of sight, before getting up off the bench and walking over to where Twilight and the others had been waiting. Once there, the Siren saw that, as she’d expected, the young princess was looking to her with a somewhat smug expression.

“There! I told you he’d stay true!”

Frowning, Adagio got to her knees, looking more than a little irritated.

“This…this has never happened before!”

Aria, never letting up on a chance to tease her sister, looked to her with a smirk.

“Aww! Is our big sister losing her touch?”

Adagio’s head snapped in her direction.

“You know what? I bet it’s because of that whole mind control thing! It’s the only explanation! He said no to me because I used to be the bad guy!”

To that, Applejack folded her arms and rolled her eyes.

“Yeah, ah’m sure that’s the reason!”

However, Adagios remark had caused her to suddenly become deep in thought. After it was done, she broke out into her infamous smirk, looking to the princess with renewed vigour.

“If you want real proof that your boy over there is as faithful as you think, then test him out on one of your friends.”

To that, all heads turned in her direction, with Twilight looking quite shocked at that remark.

“W…what?”

Adagio nodded.

“You heard me. He may not like me, but your friends here are girls he does like. If you were to have one of them try their luck with him, I guarantee he’ll falter.”

Looking away, the Siren looked quite thoughtful again for a moment.

“In fact, I think I have just the venue.”

She then looked back to Twilight.

“You know I work at the local spa, right? Well, we’ve got a little promotion going that I think will be perfect to test the boy. That is…if you’re confident he’ll stay true to you that is.”

For a while, Twilight stayed silent, looking to each of her friends. Uncertainty crossed her face for a while, but, when it was done, her expression became one of confidence, giving Adagio a firm nod.

“Alright…but I promise you it’ll be the same result!”

To that, Adagio chuckled.

“We’ll see, my dear.”

Looking to both girls, Rarity, who had been silent during all of this, flipped some of her hair out of her face before speaking up.

“Well…if we’re testing the boy’s fidelity in a spa of all places, I think we all know who we’ll need to test him.”

Pinkie, looking to her, bore a look of utter seriousness as she nodded in agreement.

“Indeed we do.”

And then, as usual, she broke out into her trademark smile.

“Me!”