Sonata and Aria couldn't believe it. Adagio seemed to have ditched them and had no intentions on coming back. Even Sonata was sure she wouldn't. Her theory on Adagio's plan must have been a total wild guess. Aria stalked the city of Canterlot everyday and sometimes at night to find their sister who had suddenly disappeared. She wanted to give her a piece of her mind.

This was the very first time Adagio had left them on their own and to be honest, Aria was frightened. She may not show it but she worried deeply for the missing girl. She practically raised them in place of their parents as they grew up and did so for nearly five thousand years before they grew to teenhood. Before, Aria had not considered how lucky she was to have her but now that she was gone, she wished she were back.

Aria had always dreamed of being the one in charge. Adagio had always been the one to tell them what to do and she had hated it. Following orders and carrying out chores was not her style and still isn't. But she'd rather do that and have her sister back than not. Searching every corner and every crack, she surveyed the city like a radar; sending out a signal to find the object of want.

It wasn't easy. Aria could feel her ankles roll as she walked and she stepped carefully in the rain. Her ankles were so close to falling apart that she might as well forget walking for the rest of what remained of their lives. The only thing supporting her was the bone that was being gnawed at by the ash of doom. No longer was the tissue and veins of the girl's lower leg. It was all bone.

Sonata was taking a hit as well. Aria had to restrict her from her activities because of what they saw happen. Sonata was playing around in the yard when she bent down to pick up a stick. When she stood up, however, she discovered to her horror, that her fingers fell to dust and the stick lay on the ground now covered in bluish ash. Not only was her hand going, her knee had a wide hole in it. Because of her excessive jumping, her knees wore out the fastest.

Aria forced her thoughts to stay on the task at hand as she trudged through the streets. There was nothing out there. Just nothing...

Except for a flash of orange, but that was gone before she knew it.

Brian Flash stared up at the ceiling in SugarCube Corner. The girls were helping the Cakes close up shop and clean.

"With this awful rain we won't have any costumers today," Mrs. Cake said sadly. "Thank you, girls, for coming over and helping us close the bakery."

Just then, she heard a baby cry and Mr. Cake call for this wife.

"Oh, just a sec," the woman said and hurried out of the room.

Applejack took off her hat, placed it on the end of the broom she had, and tipped the thing over to fall and lean against the wall. She sat down in a chair backwards with her chest pressed against the back of her chair.

"Well I'll be. This rain sure ain't common here in Canterlot."

Fluttershy nodded and Rainbow Dash stuck her tongue out in disgust.

"This punk weather is icky! It's causing me to lose out on some soccer practice. It's still the soccer season and we've got one more game coming up on Saturday!"

Rarity sighed and scratched her head.

"We haven't heard anything from our friend..."

"Not since she got me arrested by the mall security," Flash said bitterly.

The boy leaned against the wall and stared at the ceiling. Big Macintosh, who was standing beside Fluttershy looked down at his feet. everyone was silent. None of them could believe that she had done something so cruel. It wasn't like her to do nasty things like that.

"Maybe she was in a hurry," Pinkie Pie suggested. "Yeah! She was in a hurry to go and meet her loved one!"

Applejack frowned.

"I don't think that's it at all, Pinkie. If she had gone on a dinner date with her that night before she wouldn't be in a hurry. She'd just be a bit shy and hesitant after all that romancing."

"Well...Maybe it was a second date! They could've been celebrating an anniversary!" Pinkie suggested again cheerfully.

"Nah, I'm not buying it," Rainbow told her casually as she sat down. "Anniversary for what? Being together for a month and some days?"

Pinkie Pie nodded defensively.

"That could be it!"

Rarity tilted her head.

"Yes, it is something some couples do, celebrating a month together. But I honestly don't see Sunset and Twilight doing that. And if they do, it would've been celebrated the night before that day a week ago. It wouldn't be all too practical to have a dinner date and then the next day have an outing when it was clear the dinner date was in honor of that. It'd be overdoing it."

Pinkie Pie frowned and pouted. "I was just trying to lighten the mood."

Fluttershy smiled understandingly.

"We know, Pinkie, but none of us can really see the logic in your thinking...since most of it is illogical." She quietly added. "No offense."

Flash groaned and stood up from his slouching position and looked at them all.

"I just don't get it! Why would she even do that and not even come to apologize? Like what's up with that??I got arrested and interrogated for TWO DAYS because of that!"

"They thought you after her aggressively," Big Mac said.

Flash stared at him in disbelief.

"You of all people should know I wasn't after her to 'attack' her."

Big Mac sighed and rubbed his neck.

"I've got to admit. The way you were running after her looked like you were wanting blood."

The boy stomped his foot and stormed over to Big Mac. He grabbed his collar and yanked him.

"I'd NEVER do that to her! I'd never try to hurt her. I thought you were my best friend, Big Mac. What happened to friendship? What, isn't friendship magic? Or are you too wrapped up in your new girlfriend Fluttershy to help a brother out," he said accusingly.

This infuriated the farm boy and he towered over Flash. With a big rough hand, he grabbed Flash's shirt and bared his teeth.

"Take that back, boy."

Fluttershy went pale in alarm and Rainbow Dash and Applejack pulled them apart.

"What's the matter with you?! You know better than to do that to one another!" Applejack growled. "Look, I think this whole thing that happened LAST WEEK, emphasis on LAST WEEK, folks, has gotten to our heads. It was a small thing. It may seem like a big deal to some but looking at it from the outside it's not so big. Now why don't we just let it go and try to forget about it."

But even as she said it, Applejack knew the stiff atmosphere would hang around a long time.

"Sunset!"

The said girl whirled around in fear and regretted it. Her shoulder stung at the feeling of the ice in its cut. The rain had died down and she could see the house not to far away.

"Sunset!"

She stayed on the ground, rigid with a terrible feeling of the girl that was to find her. In the corner of her good eye, she saw an orange coat. She was dead now. Twilight ran up to her in absolute fear and knelt down beside her.

"Sunset! Oh dear Celestia, you were supposed to be watching her!"

Sunset saw her mother coming toward them in fear. Twilight touched her shoulder and Sunset cried out.

"DON'T TOUCH ME!!!!"

Both Twilight and Celestia jumped back in surprise. It was then that they realized her shoulder was cut and bleeding. Sunset had a crazed look in her eyes. Celestia motioned to Twilight to get the medicine she just got. Once a pill was in her hand, she shoved it down Sunset's throat.

"Swallow."

Sunset fought her a little but Celestia's strength was superior.

"Swallow," she repeated.

Sunset swallowed the pill dry and felt her nerves numb down. She had a more level headed way of thinking now. The girl looked to Twilight and raised her bloody hand, slowly pointing at her.

"Twilight...she...she stabbed me. She--You caused this."

Author's Notes:

This story's wrapping up soon. So yeah.