"Welcome, one and all, to the match-up of the millennia!" Orchestral said as The Blasters took to the stage for their performance in the Title Match. They were garbed in some of the flashiest attire ever, since they were finally in the spotlight after all the days they'd spent organizing Battletone.

Fortissimo was garbed in a black outfit that bore a striking resemblance to a wizard's cloak, despite the neon trails that ran down the sides of it, and the celestial star patterns that made people believe it was a gateway to space.

Allegro was dressed in what could only be described as a cleanliness fanatic's best dreams. His clothes were all white and was very neatly draped around his shoulders. Not to mention the special shoulder plates that looked like they were concealing speakers to channel his voice better.

Finally, Orchestral was wearing a magenta and topaz tanktop with chains on the hip area, and a rather impressive belt was draped around his waist. His hair had been specially combed and had been given highlights for his upcoming performance.

"The show that you've all been waiting so desperately for: The Title Match of Battletone!" Fortissimo took over. "We've seen one-hundred-and-twenty-eight bands enter Battletone, but only one remains to face us: The Dazzlings!"

"However, just because they claimed their recording contract earlier, that doesn't entirely mean that they're done with the proceedings. Now they've been given the chance to duel us for the title of World's Most Supreme Band!" Fortissimo said, twirling his guitar to pose for the camera, hearing cheers once he'd done so.

"Now then, this battle will work a little different from what we've seen before..." Allegro said as many different columns of speakers appeared around the stage, with a pylon erupting from the roof of it, ending with a reticle that pointed into space. "Both us and The Dazzlings will sing separately, however, it all depends on your appeal alone to determine who wins the match. The most popular band wins everything!"

As they once more basked in their applause, The Blasters did some last-minute adjustments to their instruments, to prepare themselves for the song that they would broadcast to the world.

"Now then, let's get this party started!" Orchestral said as the Ultimate Amplifier's speakers began to power up, making lines of energy that connected to the pylon with the crosshair. "Also, prepare yourselves, because this is going to be the loudest song we've ever sung!"

"We do hope you enjoy the show, everyone..." Fortissimo smirked as soon as he could hear Orchestral and Allegro playing their instruments. However, Fortissimo then revealed his Lyrican pendants, as did Allegro and Orchestral. All three of them were glowing rather brightly, ready for The Blasters to harvest a bountiful amount of energy. "Because it's going to be the last show you'll ever see!"

As soon as Fortissimo added his guitar to the music, the Ultimate Amplifier shone radiantly as The Blasters' song reached deafening levels of volume. The noise was so loud that the sky rippled, and all the buildings and vehicles in the city had all of their glass windows completely destroyed beyond repair.

But that was only the beginning of the show, considering the lyrics that The Blasters were about to push out...

The unenlightened masses
They cannot make the judgement call
Give up free will forever
Their voices won't be heard at all!

Display obedience
While never stepping out of line
And blindly swear allegiance
Let your country control your mind!
(Let your country control your soul)

As The Blasters sang, they instantly enveloped themselves in the radiant light of their pendants, unleashing their true power. Before the first verse had finished, Fortissimo, Allegro and Orchestral were already with pony ears, extended hair, dragon wings, pegasus wings and unicorn horns. Their instruments had become much sharper around the edges, and their hairs were now lined with red and blue streaks.

Live in ignorance
And purchase your happiness

At that moment, the Ultimate Amplifier's crosshairs were loaded with energy. It was charging up to open a rip in the fabric of reality, one that lead straight to Equestria. The speakers were consumed in bright lights, and with one loud burst of sound, the entire city was blasted with a deluge of red and blue energy. At the same time, the crosshair fired a large column of energy through the rip, striking Equestria with a volatile amount of energy.

When blood and sweat is the real cost
Thinking ceases, the truth is lost

When things could be visible once more, the sky had turned blood red and sky blue, and the people who were watching were merely motionless, trapped in The Blasters' lyrics. The entire world had turned half-red and half-blue. The side that was red had people feeling emotions of hate, whereas the side that was blue showed everyone feeling rather peaceful. The same could be said for Equestria, but all that could be seen was a planet turned completely blue and red.

Don't you worry
You'll be told exactly what to do
I give my people the lives they need
The righteous will succeed!

Even The Rainbooms and The Dazzlings were trapped in The Blasters' music. Despite them being Lyricans and having the Magic of Friendship, The Blasters were simply too powerful for them to resist anymore. They could only just stand there as red and rainbow energy leaked out of their bodies, drifting into The Blasters' pendants whilst they sang their song.

Then, things could only get worse for The Rainbooms as they watched The Blasters begin to harvest their energy. Within seconds, millions of thick wires of spectral energy shot up from all of Earth, travelling across oceans and through skies to reach The Blasters' pendants, making them become sharper, longer, and much more impressive.

But that wasn't all, within seconds, The Blasters were showered with Equestrian Magic from Equestria, enhancing their powers ten thousandfold, making them smile deviously as they embraced their banquet of raw power.

The fires of greed will burn the weak
So we'll make freedom obsolete!
Making whole, the fabric of society
Collective Consciousness controlled as you'll see!

As The Blasters continued to gather energy, they flew upwards, taking their song skyward. Within seconds, blue and red lightning streaked across the skies, spawning millions of Furen and Blissen Summons whilst they sang. And though The Blasters' eyes turned red for their right eyes and blue for their left eyes, they were still in control of everything that was going on around them.

As the beasts came down from the skies, they spread across the world in an instant, flying swiftly through the bodies of everyone who was listening to The Blasters' hypnotic rock tune. Within moments, everyone had blue and red eyes, but everyone else became mindless beings with emotions that could be controlled instantly.

Let your country control your soul
Let your country control your soul
Let your country control your soul
Let your country control YOUR SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOUL!

As The Blasters' singing ended, they flew up higher into the stratosphere before diving down together. They smashed into the stage with the final keytar note from Allegro, coupled with the final drumbeat from Orchestral. When they landed, the entire world was consumed in a growing explosion of energy.

When the craziness had died down, Fortissimo was shown two spectral pictures, projected by his pendants. One of them showed that he could make them angry, whereas the other one showed that he could make them cheer with glee. Sparing no time, he smirked and pushed the happy picture like a button, immediately making the entire world around him cheer with applause.

"Thank you, thank you. But please, hold your applause until the end, ladies and gentlemen," Fortissimo said as he announced that his band was done. "We've still yet to see the song that The Dazzlings bring to the table. So, while we head on backstage to let them take their turn, be sure you've got your choice for your favourite band all locked up!"

Then, The Blasters walked backstage, where The Dazzlings were already being prepared for their song. They too were garbed in unique clothes, but there were more controlled than what The Blasters had used for their performance.

"You're already at quite a disadvantage, little sister..." Fortissimo said as he leaned against the wall and checked his nails smugly. "We've now reached a level of god-like power where we can just take the Souls of Song from right under your noses..." he was about to raise his free hand out towards Adagio, but then lowered it. "But we won't. Not yet. You've still got a show to perform, little sister..."

"You do realize that Lyrican fail-safe songs have no effect on the Lyrican band and their opponents, right?" Sonata said, pointing out a critical weakness in The Blasters' plan.

"Fail-safe song?" Allegro asked, cocking an eye brow as he moved closer to The Rainbooms and The Dazzlings. "Whatever are you prattling on about now, Sonata?"

"The ten of us sang a fail-safe song in the Finals of Battletone, freeing everyone from your evil marks. And while we did save everyone else, we were still capable of feasting off of The Rainbooms' power when you sang," Adagio pointed out, acting rather smug. "You may be our older brothers, Blasters, but you still forgot how Lyrican fail-safe songs work. And now, it's that mistake that just granted us the power to match you in terms of power!"

"Yeah! In your-" Rainbow Dash was about to gloat, but merely heard Fortissimo chuckling. "Huh?"

"It matters not how much energy you take, little sisters. As I said before, we're already god-like," Fortissimo said humorously. "Though you may have saved these fools from the killing effect of Battletone's instruments by breaking the marks we planted, we've still harvested all of Equestria and the Magic of Friendship. I'd highly consider surrendering, but knowing you, that won't be your option..."

Then, Fortissimo sighed. "Such pliable things these humans and ponies are... With one song, their entire perspective can be altered, to benefit or hinder the friends around them," he said in his philosophical tone. "Our music is the prime example of that, Dazzlings. Do you hear their euphoria?" Fortissimo pointed towards the crowd, who were cheering quite thunderously after the three of them had returned to their post on the stage. "Top THAT, little sisters..."

"What are you gonna sing, Dazzlings?" Sunset asked the three of them as she finished applying spray tan to Adagio's flesh.

"The only song that'll express how we really feel about our brothers, and enable us to expose them to the world..." Adagio and The Dazzlings walked towards the stage as it darkened and fogged up for their performance.

"Ladies and gentlemen! Welcome to the stage, the winners of Battletone: The Dazzlings!" Fortissim announced as he walked back onto the stage for a brief instance before leaving once again.

"Are you sure they'll be able to do it?" Applejack asked Sunset, seeing Adagio, Aria and Sonata take their places on the darkened stage. "Their brothers have been doing this sorta thing for over seventeen years now..."

"Don't worry, Applejack. Now that The Dazzlings can draw energy in and consume it once more, they'll either make the match a tie, or a very close victory..." Sunset said as the crowd hushed up for the final song of the tournament, the one that would determine the fate of all one hundred and twenty-seven other bands that had tried and failed to reach this point. "And I know this because the song they're singing is a rather emotional one: It's Been So Long..."

As if the world around her had her Sunset say the song's name, music began to wash over the stage, making everyone hush up as the rhythm began playing. It seemed rather sad, and immediately made the crowd feel some sense of pity for The Dazzlings.

I don't know what I was thinking
Taking the shot for him
It only made all of our lives wear too thin

With all the bloodshed, lies and nightmares
Coming to haunt me forever
I can't wait for the end of my shrinking tether...

Adagio appeared on the stage, yet only her face could be visible in the darkness. She was accompanied by some light hums from Aria and Sonata, but they'd been obscured by darkness for the most of it.

Is this the truth that we're seeking?
Or seeking something to forsake us?
It seems that there's no escape from the past that constricts us

And even though we acted like
Nothing at all was amiss
It wasn't long before we fell through their abyss...

Aria and Sonata were finally illuminated, adding their voices to Adagio's. Which in turn, boosted the strength of their song so that they'd get everyone to shed some small tears for them.

It's Been So Long
Since last we sang a song about The Blasters
The villains behind this horror

Since we've moved on
I've been singing this stupid song so I could ponder
The sanity of my brother...

When The Dazzlings moved into the instrumental part of the song, they too spawned their wings, ears and extended hair. But there was something else about them. Their clothes also shone in a rainbow-like fashion as they poured their own tears into the song for added dramatic effect. With a bright transformation, The Dazzlings' clothes became rainbow-coloured as the musical rhythm washed over everyone.

As they thought of all of the horrific things The Blasters had done to them, and the species that governed Earth and Equestria, they looked rather sombre, turning their clothes as sad as they were, so that their mood was truly captured.

The crowd did cheer for them, but they seemed both happy and sad for the three of them. Happy, because they were singing like angels, but sad, because they were hearing the truth about what The Blasters had done to them.

I wish I'd just never looked up
And saw his staff pointed at him
But I still loved Fortissimo, so I saved his skin

Your brotherly eyes, your little smile is all I remember
Before your Dark Magic messed with my temper...

Once more, it returned to just Adagio singing, pushing out all of her emotions of regret, sadness, guilt, horror and worry. She was once more backed up with rather light humming from Aria and Sonata, making her song seem all the more believable.

Justification had finished us
But murder isn't justified
What happened to us then, we're terrified

It lingers like a cold and it retains its' sense of horror
If only we had known, we'd have stopped the slaughter...

The Dazzlings sang together once more, immediately swaying the crowd away from The Blasters and turning their attention to them.

It's Been So Long
Since last we sang a song about The Blasters
The villains behind this horror

Since we've moved on
I've been singing this stupid song so I could ponder
The sanity of my brother...

As the song came to an end, Adagio, Aria and Sonata lowered their heads and vanished into a growing cloud of fog. Their own sadness was undeniable, and it already had the entire crowd weeping for them, making them whispers some very heartfelt words of pity for all of them.

"Oh... those poor, sweet angels..." Rarity said, shedding her own tears as The Dazzlings vanished from the stage and returned backstage. "I know it's just a song, but not even I can contain myself..." she then burst into tears and threw herself into Sunset, who gave her a rather sympathetic hug.

"Do you think that'll be enough to best The Blasters?" Twilight asked through tears of her own, once the song had ended and the crowd went up in cheers of sadness and joy.

"It's more than enough, Twilight," Adagio patted her shoulders, making her feel a little better. "The Blasters may have the advantage in all aspects of music, but nothing can beat a good-old sad song to make the crowd feel for you and push you forward to victory..."

"Well then, let's see who's won..." everyone walked back onto the stage where the gauges were already visible.

As soon as a drumroll could be heard, the gauges were already filling up together. Both of them were travelling at the exact same speeds, so there wouldn't be too little tension.

"Wait a minute, there's a chance we could lose?" Fortissimo whispered to Allegro and Orchestral as he looked at the two gauges near the peak. "Orchestral, you might want to prepare the fall-back plan now..."

The gauges all got to the top, but they both stopped when they reached the top. At first, it seemed like a perfect tie. However, numbers appeared below the gauge just to show how many different people wanted the groups to win. For The Blasters, the gauge read 2,999,999 people, but for The Dazzlings, it read 3,000,000 people for them to win. The numbers were set in stone; The Dazzlings had won against The Blasters.

The crowd went up in cheers and all rushed onto the stage to congratulate The Dazzlings. As they did so, many of them pushed The Blasters aside, making them stumble backwards and grit their teeth in denial.

"We did it! We really did it!" Sonata said as The Dazzlings were celebrated with another shower of confetti, followed by the launching of millions and millions of different fireworks, spelling out their band name and showing pictures of their Cutie Marks. "We've beaten The Blasters and claimed the title of World's Most Supreme Band!"

When The Dazzlings were let back down, The Blasters slowly approached them, equal parts envious, jealous, furious, accepting and secretive.

"Well... I... don't really know what to say, Dazzlings. You've truly put us in our place and earned that title..." Fortissimo said, remaining quite calm as he addressed the winners of not only Battletone, but of the Title Match as well."

"You don't seem too upset that you've lost your title, Blasters..." Twilight said, cocking a brow as she folded her arms.

"Oh, no, Twilight. I'm actually quite noble and accepting in defeat," he lied. "And so, it's my great honour to bestow upon you the title of World's Most Supreme Band," then, he turned towards the cameras. "Unfortunately, since the past few days, some rumours have come to our attention that we're actually Lyrican Sirens who have the capability to meld a person's emotions and make them act according to our wills. And let me just say that we're going to face these allegations head-on."

"Are we, The Blasters, really murderous Lyrican Sirens hell-bent on destruction and death? No we are not," he paused, letting the crowd let out a few pity cheers before he revealed his true self. "Because we're actually genocidal Lyrican Sirens," he said, making everyone gasp in surprise with his sudden change in demeanour.

"But with all due respect, everyone, humanity and equinity are relics from a time where people and ponies could appreciate our existence and live in harmony," Allegro said, making the crowd hang on each word with disgust and terror.

"We have sent Lyricans to die, keeping your species in check by manipulating your pathetic emotions," Fortissimo said, projecting visuals of Equestria, where large groups of ponies were watching as well. "And after the great war that you weak, infantile, miserable and thoughtless species have created, we've come to a conclusion, that your species don't work!"

"Which is why our priorities have changed, from entertaining you, to destroying you," Fortissimo drew his swords along with Allegro and Orchestral. "Make no mistake, we are here to solve the problems of both Earth and Equestria. We have always been saving the problems of Earth and Equestria. But now we believe that the problems of your planets..." Fortissimo clicked his fingers, summoning a large gathering of aerial and land Euphorian and Dystopian monsters, instantly making the people cry out in terror as they looked at each horrifying monster that flew before them. Finally, he saw that a section of the stage opened up, revealing a red button rise up from the floor and reach his chest. He simply hit it and scowled at the crowd. "...Begin with you!"

Within moments, a beat began playing throughout the roof of the stage, and the beasts began to attack. Swooping down on their prey, they tackled and assaulted everyone that they could, hearing screams of both pain and terror as they did so. There was also a rumbling that could be felt, shaking everyone up but The Blasters.

"What's going on, Adagio?" Twilight asked, seeing all of the chaos happen right in front of their eyes as The Blasters had announced their evil ways.

"I'm not sure, Twilight. But I think The Blasters just declared war on both Earth and Equestria..." Adagio said as she and the rest of the group braced themselves for the battle ahead of them...

Author's Notes:

Nighty: Wait! Wat happens next?!

Adagio: You're just trying to spam suspense now, aren't you, Shadowmane?

Me: Wat can I say? I'm a guy who woves tension in stowies...

Luna: Well, you've certainly given me some tension, little one...

Celestia: Yes. You may have just created a force that nothing else can control...

Me: But it's not ovew yet. Dewe's stiww da finaw finaw confwontation ta go...

Peanut: Wooking fowawd to it...

Onyx: Me too...

Both Hades: The feeling's mutual, little ones. Jinx! You owe me a drink now, Other Me!