Talan ran through the park and down a hill, he was in good pace finish strong at the cross country meet. He knew he wouldn’t finish first, but that didn’t matter. He was too busy thinking about later tonight. The Battle of the Bands was starting later, and Talan was still wondering if he should go or not.

As he ran, he looked behind him to see there wasn’t anybody else, the runners were spaced pretty far apart. Talan wondered if the other teams even practiced, he wasn’t really that good at running, but he did enjoy the relaxed nature of it compared to other, more team focussed sports. Like now he was by himself, just doing his thing.

The course took him down a ravine and up the other side, which was the hardest part. The whole time running up his legs burned. He was sweating like a pig, and wanted to slow down. Talan thought of things that pissed him off and clenched his teeth together. He saw Davis, and he saw Adagio. How dare she suggest he not go support her and the other two girls. It was ridiculous.

As Talan reached the end of the course, he ran through the finish line and waited for the rest of his team to finish. After that, he took his third place ribbon and walked off to the side. Ryan and Alex were there, and he didn’t want to see them, let alone talk with them. Since the meet was close to home, he told Sonata and Aria he would walk there and back. They were fine with it, since they were practicing most of the day for the battle.

He grabbed his duffle bag and started to walk to the restrooms to get changed, when suddenly he was attacked from behind. Two slender yet muscular arms closed around his neck, and a moment later he smelled that familiar perfume.

“Talan!! You were so great out there! I’m so proud of you!”

“Babs?! What are you doing here?”

Babs smiled and hugged him again, “I heard there was a meet today so I decided to go for a walk and watch. You looked great out there.”

Talan was a little taken aback, “Wow, if I would have known you’d be interested I’d have told you about it. Now I feel like a dick.”

Babs draped her arm around Talan and looked down at him, “Yeah I could give ya a beating for not telling your girl about something like this. But you’re new to it, so I’ll let it go this once.”

Babs was surprised when Talan turned around wrapped his arms around her in a tight hug, she looked down a bit surprised.

“Sorry...” Talan said while letting go, “Just, I’m not used to having people watch me compete or cheer me on. Um, if you were cheering.”

“Dude I was totally cheering,” Babs said. “What’re you talking about? Don’t you have people watch to support you?”

“Not really,” Talan said with a shrug. “Mom and dad are super busy people, they come when they can but it’s pretty much stopped now that I’m older. No siblings and you know the friend situation.”

Babs ran a hand through his hair and hugged him again, “That sucks, man. You should never have to compete with nobody cheering for you.”

Talan returned the hug and gave her a small kiss, “Well, I have a girlfriend now, so I don’t need to worry about that anymore.”

Babs blushed and returned the kiss, “Aww, Talan. You’re so sweet. Are you hungry?”

“Yeah, I am actually,” Talan said while rubbing his stomach.

Babs took his hand and started to walk toward their neighborhood, “You’re coming home with me. I’m gonna cook a nice meal for my man, then we’re going to hangout.”

Talan let himself be lead away with a grin, “You’re the boss.”

Babs slipped him a wink, “Damn right I am.”

Later, once they arrived at her house, Babs went to work cooking Talan a nice lunch of chicken parmesan and a salad. He went upstairs to shower and change into the clothes he brought in his bag. After that he went downstairs and sat at the counter. As he watched Babs cooking, he was reminded just how lucky he was.

It was extra hot today, one of the worst days ever. Talan drank a ton of water when he got to Babs’ house. Due to the heat, Babs was wearing even less than usual. Today she wore a very loose tank top. The type that wasn’t so much a shirt itself, but an accessory. It was low cut with wide open holes where the sleeves would be. It almost seemed like there was no side to the shirt at all. As she turned Talan could see her pink sports bra, clearly visible through the shirt. Her long, slender legs were shown off again, but this time even more so. Talan had commented on loving them before, much to Babs’ delight. She said she was proud of them, and loved to show them off. She was wearing even shorter shorts today. He seemed to remember she called them boy shorts. A strange name for something so feminine. Still, he wasn’t about to complain.

After eating Talan went upstairs to use the bathroom. When he came down, Babs was lying on the couch examining her nails. When she saw Talan standing at the foot she suggestively turned on her side and ran a hand down her leg.

“Oh hey...” she said with a sultry smile.

Talan smirked and ran over to the couch, pouncing on Babs. She let out a small “Eep!” uncharacteristic of her, which he would use to tease her with later.

Babs smiled as she crossed her arms above her head, not resisting at all as Talan straddled her. “Mmm... you actually look like your know what you’re doing this time...” she teased.

Talan chuckled as he laid down, tracing his fingers across her slender stomach, “Guess we’ll find out soon...”

Babs jumped as he began to tickle her, “Wait! Stop! I’m not ticklish! Talan! I swear to god if you don’t stop! Hahaha!”

Eventually Talan ceased his attack and pressed his lips to hers in a grinning kiss. Talan settled down on top of Babs and kissed her for what seemed like ten minutes. Neither wanted to stop, especially when Babs started to use a little bit of tongue. She explored Talan’s mouth, making pleasured moans when Talan reached back and caressed her thigh.

After they had their fill kissing, Talan laid his head down next to Babs and inhaled her sweet scent. “You’re so sexy...” he whispered. “I think it’s the perfume combined with your hair color.”

Babs chuckled and wrapped both her arms and legs around him, “Glad you like it.”

Talan pushed himself up a bit to look at her again, “You’ve been very... cooperative...”

Babs raised her eyebrow and flicked the hair out of her face, “You were going to say submissive, weren’t you?”

“Maybe...”

“Well, that’s only because you deserve it after your performance out there.”

“What happens when miss submissive goes away?” Talan asked, his voice wavering slightly.

“This...” Babs whispered into his ear.

Suddenly Talan’s sides were clenched in the vice grip between Babs’ legs. She quickly flipped him over and straddled his waist, a predatory grin never leaving her face. She licked her lips and ripped off Talan’s shirt, then began fondling his chest and stomach.

Talan went to touch her stomach, but Babs’ grabbed his hands and forced them back atop the arm of the couch, “No no...” cooed.

“Heh,” Talan chuckled with a nervous smile. “Guess I’m lucky you don’t have handcuffs.” The look on Babs’ face after that comment made Talan turn white as a ghost. “Oh shit...”

Babs slid further down and put her chin on his stomach, “You’re not ready for those yet, but we’ll get there...”

Talan shivered as Babs planted small kisses across his stomach and abs, making her way to his chest, then neck.

He smiled and let out a content sigh, “This is the life...”

Babs giggled and rested her head on his chest, “Yeah, I’m pretty great aren’t I?”

Talan looked down at her and smiled, “You’re amazing... but I gotta ask... do you really have handcuffs?”

“Heh, no... not here at least,” she replied while tracing a finger on his chest.

“But you did before?”

Babs rolled over onto her side beside Talan and yawned, “Yeah, but they weren’t mine... they belonged to a friend.”

“One of your friends in the old clique was into bondage?” Talan asked. “Not sure what to think about that.”

Babs groaned, “Well, don’t over exert yourself. We never really did anything, we just thought it was fun and kinda funny. We didn’t hurt each other or anything like that.”

“You’re an interesting girl, Babs.” Talan said. “I mean it. Like, I’m still learning so much about you. Was this one of the friends you competed with?”

Babs shook her head, “Nah, not this one. We never competed over trivial shit like that. In fact, they walked away from the circle of friends shortly after I did. They’re the only one I still keep in contact with.”

“That’s cool, “ Talan said.

“Maybe I could get you into some playful bondage...” Babs said with an evil cackle.

“Doesn’t seem like my cup of te- OW!!!” Talan yelped as Babs twisted his nipple.

Babs rolled off the couch before Talan could grab her, “Sorry, Tally. Like I said, too much fun to antagonize. I’m gonna go work out, I’d ask you to come but you already had yours for the day. So up to you what you want to do until I’m done.”

Talan sat up and groaned, “Hey, you want to go to the Battle of the Bands tonight? It’s going to be pretty good I hear.”

“Sure, dude,” Babs said with a wink. “It’ll be nice to see what this place has for local music.”

Talan watched her leave, then fell back onto the couch. He figured he’d take a nap before they did anything else. He wanted to be rested for whatever happened at the battle.

At the school grounds, Talan lead Babs atop a hill overlooking the area where the battle would take place.

“How come you don’t want to be closer?” Babs asked.

Talan saw she was expecting to get closer, he frowned and shrugged. “I just don’t want to see any of my former friends. You saw how they acted. I don’t want to get in trouble if they want to start something. Plus, I thought up here would me more intimate.”

Babs smiled and kissed Talan’s cheek, “You make a good point. Besides, this is a school thing. Not like we’re at a real show or anything. Which reminds me, gonna have to take you to one eventually.”

“Long as I’m with you, wouldn’t miss it,” Talan said.

Babs sat down with Talan and waited for the show to begin. They saw the stage and wondered if there would be another one. Talan spotted Aria, Adagio, and Sonata take the stage and start their sound check, then saw the other group. He recognized one off to side as the girl who showed him around the high school. Sunset Shimmer, why wasn’t she in the group?

The Dazzlings began to sing, and even though it was a competition Talan couldn’t help but love how they harmonized. He sat forward on the hill, not realizing Babs beginning to fight with her heavy eyelids. Eventually the music got louder and louder, culminating in a spectacular light show. Just when he thought the Dazzlings were about to win, a car pulled up behind the Rainbooms and transformed. Talan couldn’t believe what he was seeing. A car transformed into a sound system. It was that girl with the glasses who always had headphones on.

The Dazzlings didn’t stop, however. Talan’s jaw dropped as they floated into the air, seemingly being carried by their voices alone. He guessed there was some elaborate wire trick to it. Then he saw their eyes turn red. A tinge of fear crept into him as he remembered Adagio’s threat. Now they all had piercing red eyes. Not only that, but their pendants began to glow as well. From the gems came a ray of light that materialized into... sea monsters? Talan wondered if he had dropped acid before the show. Now there were literal sea horses - or something - flying around the air above the competition. The crowd didn’t seem to care, as they were gaping in awe at the Dazzlings.

Talan was a bit unnerved when he saw them flying around, especially when the blue one that came from Sonata flew by and noticed him. It quickly flew back toward the rainbooms and began circling them like hungry sharks.

“Babs are you seeing this?” Talan asked. “Babs?!”

Babs was smiling at the show, watching the sea monsters fly around in awe. Her eyes were a haze with solid green circles around her iris.’

Talan shook her and snapped her out of it. She rubbed her head and looked at him, “What’s the big idea, Talan? That’s some good singing!”

“Don’t you think this is a little weird?”

“Not really,” she replied. “It’s a bit extravagant for a school competition, but it’s still pretty cool.”

As they both looked down, they saw the Dazzlings appeared to be closing in on a victory, that is until Sunset decided to join in. She threw off her jacket and joined in song with the others. As she did, a brilliant horse with wings formed in the sky. More stuff from the elaborate light show. It fired a literal rainbow laser at the Dazzlings and broke their hold on victory. They convulsed and writhed in the air as the laser made their pendants glow even more. Even though he was far away, Talan saw them shatter into several pieces due the amplified light.

He saw all three girls on the floor, appearing as though they had lost a much more serious battle than just a music competition. After the Rainbooms talked to them, each of the girls split. Sonata running to her jeep while Aria and Adagio ran off somewhere else.

Talan was worried about Sonata and decided it was time he got back to the house.

“Babs, I gotta go,” he said.

“What? Why? We barely did anything?” she said, disappointed.

“I know, it’s just I know those girls. They’re the ones watching the house. I gotta make sure they’re okay.”

“Oh,” Babs said. “Alright, well, I’ll talk to you later.”

“You sure you’re alright?”

“Dude, I’m fine. I get it. Go. Just text me later, kay?”

“Right,” Talan said, then ran toward his street. He had a bad feeling about what just went down.

As Talan ran to the house, he saw Sonata’s jeep parked haphazardly in the driveway. He grabbed his keys and opened the front door.

“Sonata!” he called. “Sonata, where are you?”

No response. He checked the bottom floor rooms then went upstairs. He slowly opened the door to her room and saw clothes and blankets strewn everywhere. It looked like a tornado went through. Talan saw part of the blankets on the bed were hanging off the side. He crept over and saw a covered mass shaking on the floor.

“Sonata...” Talan said as he inched closer.

“Go away...” she murmured through the blankets.

“Sonata it’s Talan, I just want to make sure you’re okay...”

Talan reached out and grabbed one of the blankets, then nearly screamed when Sonata whipped around and revealed herself.

“GET AWAY FROM ME!!” she screamed.

Talan’s heart stopped. She was out of her performance outfit and wearing only a bra. Her eye’s were glowing crimson, and there was a gaping hole in her chest. It looked like she was bleeding onto the carpet, but it wasn’t red blood.

Sonata grasped the bed with one hand and struggled to get up, her voice was a chorus of several sounds. None of which sounded particularly human.

“DON’T LOOK AT ME! GET OUT! GET OUT!!!”

Talan stumbled backward and tripped over a clothes basket. Small electrical discharges creeped across Sonata’s body as she convulsed and crumpled to the floor again.

Talan’s heart raced, what the fuck was going on? He bolted out of her room and slammed the door shut. After that he ran downstairs and went outside. He shut the door and backed away from the house, his eyes never leaving the guest room where Sonata was at. He had to think of what to do. Racing though they were, all his thoughts ceased when he backed into something.

He whirled around and gagged when a hand closed around his throat and lifted him up. He kicked and squirmed as he saw his assailant.

“You... Where is Sonata?” Adagio asked, her eyes ablaze the same as Sonata’s.

“Adagio... c-can’t breathe...”

“WHERE IS SHE?!? Is she inside? If you don’t tell me I’ll devour you alive, boy!!”

Talan saw scales beginning to cover her arms, and what looked like fins protruding from her forearms near her elbows.

Just as his vision was leaving him, three large tentacles slammed into Adagio and sent her flying off her feet. Talan dropped to the ground and watched as the tentacles withdrew into a portal, while the smaller tips that impacted Adagio detached and wiggled on the ground as they dissolved.

Behind the portal was an outstretched arm. Aria stood panting, her face covered in purple ooze. Talan assumed it was blood. She had the same appearance as Adagio, other than looking like she just went twelve rounds.

“You don’t know when to quit, do you?” Adagio snarled, her voices unifying into one.

“I’m a glutton for punishment, and this has been a long time coming...”

Adagio made a dash for Talan, moving with superhuman speed. Talan gasped as three large tentacles wrapped around him and dragged him out of the way as Adagio’s boot crashed into the pavement, leaving a small crater.

Aria caught Talan and stood in front of him. Before he could say anything Adagio lunged at Aria, attempting to grab her. As she closed the distance, Aria slammed her fists together and warped the air around them. Talan felt the air leave his lungs as the world turned inside out. He grabbed onto the nearest thing, praying it was Aria.

When the world came to a stop he hit the ground hard and bruised his head. He looked up and saw they were in a different area. He recognized it well. They were in the old factory district on the far side of town. Old abandoned toy factory buildings, as well as chemical facilities lined the dirt roads near the railroad tracks.

Aria panted and wiped the blood from her mouth. She was in a bad way. Adagio recovered quickly and used whatever witchcraft Aria had used to rescue Talan. Three thick black tentacles shot forward and wound themselves around Aria. Adagio swung her arms wide and slammed Aria into the nearest building, then into the one next to it, then into the skybridge connecting the two. After the pounding, Aria was dropped to the ground in heap.

Adagio balled a fist and prepared to do the same thing again, this time to finish the job. As she stepped forward a fireball flew in from above and exploded, sending her tumbling backwards.

Talan turned around in awe to find Sunset running up, a large book in hand.

“Are you two alright?” she asked.

Aria groaned and struggled to her feet, “I thought you weren’t going to show up. You had me worried there for a bit, pony.”

“I had to track you here,” she said while panting. “I thought you would be at Talan’s house.”

“We were, but I decided a change in venue was in order. I don’t want to wreck Talan’s house.” she said with a small wink.

Talan had no idea what was going on. He pinched himself to see if he wasn’t having some strange fever dream. But he didn’t have time to contemplate the happenings. Adagio got to her feet and began walking over.

“You and the other equine were trouble. I knew that... but I never anticipated betrayal by my own sisters!!”

“I’m no sister of yours, monster,” Aria hissed. “Today I break you, and you won’t be coming back...”

“Please... you’re a minnow, and I’m a great white... I’m going to eat all three of you!”

Sunset opened her book and traced a finger over a certain passage. The words began to glow as she held out her hand. A bolt of red plasma shot from her hand, and to her horror, was knocked aside by Adagio as she continued advancing. Sunset tried another, and another. Each knocked aside like they were child’s play.

Adagio’s mouth opened wide. Wider than it should open. Talan could see rows of sharp teeth gleaming in the waning light, along with a serpentine tongue tasting the air.

Aria stood in front of Sunset and glanced around behind her, “Cover his ears.”

“What?” Sunset asked.

“Cover his ears!! You can take this, he can’t!”

Sunset conjured a pink foam of energy across her palms and grabbed Talan. She backed up and crouched down, pressing her hands to his ears. “We’ll be okay!” she shouted. “We’re getting out of this!”

Talan turned around and saw Aria spread her hands, then he heard it. A shrill cry, it dug into his very heart and soul. It was terrifying, and painful. It was like the worst migraine of his life, his head felt like it was splitting.

Aria threw her head back in a vicious roar, her mouth opening wider and wider. The wind itself screamed in pain as the buildings shook and the ground quaked. Adagio tried to walk against it but faltered, clutching her head in pain. Once she stumbled, Aria rushed forward with the same superhuman speed and clocked her across the jaw. She caught her again and sent her to the ground. Wasting no time, Aria jumped on top and pinned Adagio’s arms to the ground. She screamed again, directly into her face. Talan could actually see the waves of energy, of sound, leaving her mouth. The ground around Adagio gave way ever so slowly. It cracked around her, cratering into smaller and smaller fragments.

Just when it seemed like she won, Aria received two swift blows to the face and was thrown off. Talan’s heart sank. Adagio crawled out of the small hole in the ground and pulled herself up with extreme effort. In her hand she conjured a ball of white hot light. She held it for a moment, crackling with energy, then prepared to hurl it at Aria.

In that moment, time seemed to slow. Talan felt a rush of energy, and the will to intervene. He pushed the pain in his head to the back of his mind. He sprinted forward out of the grip of Sunset. He ran in front of Aria, shocking her. He heard both Sunset and Aria scream in terror when Adagio hurled the ball of light at Talan.

Talan shut his eyes and held out his arms, as if to ward away the impending doom. As the light drew closer, he squinted, then his eyes widened in absolute shock. The ball of light veered away at the last second, crashing into a building, melting away the brick and steel.

Each girl present had her jaw on the floor in disbelief. The light had been redirected, as if two identical poles of a magnet were being forced into each other.

Enraged, Adagio prepared to hurl another shot. As she did, the air coalesced around Talan, just as it did when Aria teleported them here. As a ball of light was hurled at them again, Talan felt familiar soft arms and hands close around him.

He was pulled out of the way as the ball of light dissolved in mid air. Sonata held Talan protectively as she glared at Adagio. Before Adagio could muster another attack, Sonata held one arm to the sky and sang one of her highest, most beautiful notes. As she did, the sky began to darken. She continued to hum a steady cadence until the sky was pitch black in a matter of seconds.

Adagio made to back away, but she did not get far. Once a familiar rumbling sound was heard, Sonata covered Talan’s ears and let loose a blood curtling scream. No sooner had she done it, a bolt of lightning flew down from the sky and struck the ground inches from Adagio. She was blown back at least twenty feet. Sonata clutched Talan tighter and pointed a clawed finger toward Adagio. Seemingly at her command, another bolt struck. Then another.

After nearly being blown apart, Adagio opened a portal of her own and disappeared.

 “Bitch...” Sonata growled as she fell forward and collapsed, unconscious.

The clouds cracked and boomed overhead as rain began to come down. Talan’s head exploded in pain as he saw Aria and Sunset running up to him. As his eyes rolled back the last thing he remembered was grabbing Sonata’s hand as he fell.

The room was spinning as Talan awoke. He looked around and immediately felt a hand push him back down. He squinted and saw familiar red and gold hair.

“Sunset...” he groaned.

“Shh... you’re a tough little guy, you know that?”

“And full of surprises...” came a familiar voice from across the room.

Aria sat down on the couch next to him and ran a hand across his forehead, “You saved all our lives out there, Talan.”

Talan got up and hugged Aria, tears threatening to form, “I don’t know what’s going on...”

“Shh... little one,” Aria whispered while rubbing his back gently.

Talan noticed she wasn’t some fish demon anymore, and there was a bandage across her chest and over one eye. “What happened? What the hell is going on?!”

Aria pulled Talan forward and embraced him fully, “Real talk? You’ve taken a big step into a larger world very few know exists.”

“That sounds like shit from a sci-fi movie...” Talan muttered.

Both Aria and Sunset chuckled while rubbing his shoulders reassuringly, “Might as well be,” Sunset said.

Talan got up and limped over to the window, “Where is Adagio? Are we safe?”

“For now...” Sunset said. “I erected a barrier around your house, and if she even tries to come close I’ll know about it.”

Aria sniffed the air and shook her head, “She’s long gone. Sonata gave her a proper beat down.”

“Sonata,” Talan said. “Where is she?”

Thunder and lightning sounded overhead, making Talan jump. She looked at Aria who walked over to him and took his hand.

“This way...”

As Talan was lead away he ran over to Sunset and hugged her, “Thank you.”

Sunset smiled and nodded, “It’s what friends are for.”

Aria walked with Talan upstairs and bent down near the door, “We’ve given her the medicine she needs, but she’s hurt badly. The defeat at the battle... it took more out of her than myself or Adagio.”

“And Sunset?” Talan asked. “She did it to you, you trust her?”

“There are few people I trust,” Aria said. “But Sunset can be trusted. Like us... she’s not from around here. We’ll protect you and the house for the night. Don’t worry about that. For now, you should see Sonata. She might need you.”

Before Talan went into her room, he hugged Aria tight. “You saved me when Adagio was going to do... I don’t know what. Thank you, Aria.”

Aria embraced Talan and shook her head, “Like I’d let my little bro get eaten. Never.”

Talan released Aria and went inside the guest room. It was the same as before, and just like before Sonata was off the bed in a pile of blankets.

This time she heard Talan come in and peaked out from under the covers, her eyes glistening with tears. “Talan... I’m sorry...”

“Don’t be sorry, Sonata” Talan said. “You’ve got nothing to be sorry about.”

Her lip quivered as she sat up, “I yelled at you, when I was channeling I- I scared you. I shouldn’t have. I never wanted to frighten you...”

Talan got down on his knees and hugged her. As he did, he realized how cold she was. She was practically freezing.

“S-s-so c-cold...” Sonata chattered.

She grabbed Talan and laid back down, holding him to herself like a stuffed animal for warmth.

Talan held her tight and whispered, “Am I warm?”

“Mhm...” Sonata whimpered.

“Then I’m not leaving,” Talan said.

After a moment of silence, Talan felt Sonata squeeze him gently and heard her mutter something. “Adagio... you were wrong. Friendship is not meaningless... it’s power, and it’s special.”

Talan drifted off to sleep with Sonata shortly after, sharing his warmth with her.

Downstairs Aria sat at the kitchen table as more thunder boomed overhead. Sunset joined her, and they both stared at each other for a moment.

“You know it had to be done, don’t you?” Sunset asked.

Aria smirked, “You couldn’t let us just take your measly power and go home? It had to be done? Sure...”

Sunset glared at Aria, who simply chuckled.

“You’d have done the same thing in our position, I know you’re not evil...”

“Relax little unicorn... yes I would have, and technically I did. I struck out at one of my own. That rarely ever happens among our kind.”

“I’m not little here, Siren...” Sunset growled. “Here we’re the same size.”

“Are we?” Aria asked, her eyes glowing red.

Sunset leaned across the table, unthreatened, “Yes, we are.”

Aria returned her eyes to normal and laughed, “You need to relax, Sunset. Be more like that one girl, uh what’s her face... Planky? Ponky?”

“Pinkie.”

“That’s the one!” Aria said with a snap of her fingers. “You know, I rather like having digits like this.” she snapped her fingers a few more times. “Sure lot’s about this world sucks kelp, but I kinda like some things. What about you?”

Sunset shrugged, “I like... some parts of my new body.” she said with a small smile. “The food is pretty great, too.”

“Yeah, I hear you on that,” Aria said. “Sonata’s actually getting me to come around on the tacos.”

“Aria...” Sunset said. “I’m glad you reached out. After being set straight by Twilight, I’m glad I can help spread that to others.”

“Spread nothing,” Aria said. “But I appreciate it all the same. So, this Twilight, is she still around?”

“Unfortunately no,” Sunset replied. “You’ll have to rely on me for getting home, that is, if you’re still interested.”

Aria shrugged, “Used to be that’s all we thought about. But as we were just saying, it’s not that bad living here. And with you here, we’re not the only ones from Equestria either. Plus, there’s Adagio...”

“Yeah,” Sunset said.

“She’ll be hurting for a while, but she’s our problem more than yours or the humans. Sonata and I will take care of her, one way or another...”

“Glad that issue is out of the way,” Sunset said. “So, you don’t mind if I stick around?”

Aria grinned, “Nah, you’re alright for a pony, Shimmer. You can stick around. Want some food?”

“Sure, that sounds good Aria.”