Author's Notes:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TakbhJ0Neps

It was just like that.

Everything went quiet.

Twilight could no longer bare that Sunset had gone below the water, never to return and fell silent. Celestia still held her against the black painted sky and they said nothing. The ruler was shocked. Only after the jewel had touched her just two nights ago, she was changed. Changed into the killing monster she so desperately wanted to get rid of. She should've poured the poison on the jewel sooner.

Now she lost Sunset. The daughter she had adopted to protect. The girl who captured Twilight's heart. The one who mattered most at the moment. She was gone in the water. Everything was still and nothing moved. The only thing moving were the tears on their cheeks travelling down their chins in a slow and sad pace.

Both of them stayed where they were and let the cold night air brush their cheeks. The moon loomed in the air as if waiting to see what would happen next...Then it clicked.

Moonlight.

It is believed Draconeqi Hybrids feed off of moonlight. This came to Twilight's head and she sniffed. Now that she realized Sunset's purpose here it still didn't change a thing. Twilight wanted her back...

Suddenly, a huge splash occurred and out came a large creature. It broke the surface with such tremendous force it scared them. A long serpent like creature with wings burst into the air. A mane of fiery hair and eyes of green, skin of pale orange and wings as dark as the night...Twilight stared at the beautiful Siren fly into the sky and enchant her. It glistened under the moonlight and destroyed any thoughts of Sunset having gone.

Both of them were stunned, but Twilight was on her feet in a split second.

The Draconeqi Hybrid flew up and stayed in the air motionless.

"SUNSET SHIMMER!!!!!" Twilight somehow yelled. It was as if all the soreness escaped her throat.

The Draconeqi immediately looked to her and its eyes flashed dangerously. A loud growl sounded through the air that could've easily destroyed anyone's ear drums. Immediately, Celestia knew this was bad. Those vicious, predatory eyes weren't signs of good will. The ruler stood up and grabbed Twilight's arm.

"Stand back!"

Just as she pulled Twilight away, the Draconeqi flew past them in such a way that it seemed as if it never came by them. The only thing that was for sure that it flew at her was the stir of air and cut that appeared on Twilight's arm. The Siren growled and roared as it missed its target. Flying back up into the night sky, it circled back and aimed toward them.

Celestia's eyes widened and she pulled Twilight away in fright. This Siren was after them. Twilight was shocked and couldn't walk right. Sunset was trying to hurt her. The magnificent beast howled and crooked its neck as it came back from attempting to get them. Sunset let out her claws, long and sharp. Her eyes were glowing with malice and her teeth gleamed at them, purely white. But ready to be stained by the blood of the two mortals before it.

Twilight couldn't believe it.

Finding her voice, despite the painful crackle of her throat from previous yelling, the princess called out to her.

"Sunset, it's me!"

The Draconeqi Hybrid snarled and charged at her. It narrowly missed her and Twilight stumbled back into Celestia.

"Talking to her won't work. She's possessed," Celestia whispered.

Twilight ignored her and kept shouting out. "Sunset, you have to stop! It's me, Twilight!"

Fierce as ever, the monster screams and sudden trails of light came from within the being and transformed it. The long muzzle became a small nose. The large vicious eyes of white became smaller. The mane of fire became a head full of hair and there in the sky was Sunset. Her eyes bright with white light and the magic swirling out around her. Her wings stayed flapping good and strong.

Twilight and Celestia froze. What was to happen?

And then, they heard it.

Sunset took in a deep breath and opened her mouth. Her voice came ringing out loud and true. It made everything stop in time and stay frozen. A lovely tune came flowing from her lungs, one that neither of them had ever heard. One so beautiful and enchanting...Twilight stared and felt numb. It was a wordless song, one so unique and hypnotizing. Her voice came out in blissful breaths of effortless song. Twilight kept her eyes on Sunset and felt her soul rise.

It was a peaceful feeling. Like she felt at ease. Like everything in life was fulfilled...Sunset came down from the sky and continued to let the entrancing sound travel from her mouth. She came to Twilight and looked her in the eyes. The girl kept staring lazily. Celestia shook her head and realized what was going on. Sunset was hypnotizing her. She was about to kiss her and steal her soul away.

The woman bit her lip and strained her herself to move. In truth, the song was so beautiful that it even got her in a trance for some time. She struggled to move away. Sunset was humming now and had her hands on Twilight's cheeks, rubbing them with her thumbs. The princess stood there not moving or blinking. She was completely gone at this point. The swirls of magical light that had once transformed Sunset into the creature she is now twisted around them, ready to strike and pick the girl's soul out at Sunset's command.

Celestia closed her eyes and tried to conjure up any magic she might have inside her. But she could feel nothing. The power around her seemed to be blocking out any of Celestia's with an unpredictable amount of force. That same force field effect she had encountered when poisoning the jewel.

Sunset was leaning toward Twilight now.

Celestia felt her heart skip and tied with all her might to move and stop what was about to happen. But she couldn't. This energy was stopping her, quite ironically. It laid a heavy hand on her and all she could do was watch.

Her lips came closer.

And closer.

And closer.

Just the tiniest space between...

The ruler closed her eyes. This was it. She had failed the both of them and let the monster inside her daughter take control. Nothing would help them now. All was lost. The only thing she could do now was watch. After this nightmare ends, she would have to put an end to Sunset's life to save others from the horrid death Twilight faced. She could see them. White beacons of light glowing on the back of her eyelids. White roses on a casket. blood on Sunset's claws. A hole in her eye and an arrow through her heart.

She waited for it to end.

But instead she heard the sweet song stop and heard choking. She opened her eyes and saw that Sunset fell to her knees before Twilight and was clutching her throat. Her wings began to disappear and the light vanished. Twilight stood there and blinked. She stared at Sunset a little before she processed what was going on. Immediately, she bent down and grabbed Sunset's shoulders.

"Sunset!"

The fiery headed girl looked at her and kept coughing. Her eyes were no longer white with an overwhelming amount of power. They were the green both Celestia and Twilight knew them to be. Without warning, Celestia felt herself collapse into the sand. The straining powers of the magic had gone away.

Sunset kept hacking until a long wisp of dark green smoke came out of her mouth and floated into the air before disappearing. The poisonous magic. It had saved Twilight. It kicked in and stopped the jewel from its evil ways. Twilight held Sunset close to her and cried. Sunset leaned against her weakly, not knowing the slightest clue what came over her. She had a ghostly look on her face; she was scared of what she was about to do.

Sunset eyed the long bleeding cut on Twilight's arm and began to cry as well.

She had hurt her.