A loud shrieking scream broke the calm silence of the night.

Twilight and the girls were in the kitchen talking quietly when they heard it. And Twilight knew instantly who it was. She rushed to the door and flung it open. Applejack grabbed her arm and spun her around.

"What in tarnations are you doing?!" she half yelled half whispered.

"That was Sunset! She's out there!" Twilight told her.

Applejack snatched a coat off the rack and handed it to her.

"Well, you aren't about you rush out in that rain without a dang coat. Put it on, I'm coming with you," the cowgirl said.

Rainbow Dash took some of the coats and tossed them at the others and they all put them on. Big Mac and Celestia came running downstairs looking startled. The ruler immediately joined the girls in getting ready to go.

"Where you girls going at a time like this? You're awfully loud."

"Sorry, Big Mac," Fluttershy said." But we have to go."

And with that the Main 6 rushed out the door into the rain.

It had been two weeks and it was time for Sunset to give up the jewel. Sonata and Aria covered up as best as they could to keep themselves dry. Any drop of water would wash away their crumbling skin. They headed toward Canterlot and looked around as much as they could for Adagio. She had been gone a long time and they had just about lost hope in finding her. If she really went solo, then they'd have to be on their own.

They made their way to the city with haste and found themselves lost in the downpour. Where would Sunset be? They needed to find out where so they could retrieve the jewel. Just then, a flurry of girls ran past them and they heard a scream in the distance. The group was headed toward the cry. Sonata squinted at them and recognized the hat on top of one of them.

"Aria, it's those girls! The Rainbooms!"

The both of them decided to run after them.

In the distance they could make out something orange.

"SUNSET!!!" Twilight cried.

Celestia looked ahead and saw that there was something wrong. She summoned up her magic and stood back in a threatening stance.

"Leave her alone!" she cried.

This made the others stop running and stare at what was ahead of them. Sunset was being held by the neck with a knife pointed to her heart. She looked very weak and could barely stand. She coughed and a large amount of black smoke came from her mouth. The girl holding her was wearing an orange coat and had long hair with purple and pink streaks in it. Her face was a lavender hue and a smile was plastered to her face oh so fake-like. Violet eyes shined back at them with a look of excitement. Everyone froze.

They were looking at Twilight.

But Twilight was there with them! Celestia gritted her teeth. "Who are you?!"

The girl that held Sunset tilted her head.

"Princess Celestia! It's Twilight!"

"But you can't be! I am Twilight!"

The girl turned to see where the voice came from and gasped. She bared her teeth and pressed the knife to Sunset's chest, making her grimace.

"She's an imposter! Kill her!"

Celestia balled her hands up into fists and narrowed her eyes. This girl clutching Sunset was not Twilight. There was no way it could be...The rain died down and everything was quiet. The chill in the air lingered and stung Sunset's wet skin as it bit her, trying to make her feel colder. A strong smell of blood and rotted skin drifted in the air and made everyone wrinkle their noses. Rainbow Dash turned and bent over, throwing up. The smell was horridly strong.

Sunset was barely conscious as she coughed and emitted black smoke. No one moved. Everyone just watched the other closely...

Without warning, everyone sprung to life. Applejack and Rainbow Dash charged at 'Twilight' and tackled her down. The butcher knife was smacked out of her hands and rested in the soggy grass. Twilight rushed to pull Sunset back from them with the help of Rarity. With a good punch, Applejack slammed the true imposter in the face. Pinkie Pie and Fluttershy dashed away from it and kept a good distance from the scene. Aria and Sonata just stood there motionless.

'Twilight' kicked the two girls off of her and stood up. She glanced around for the knife. When she saw the glint of it she lunged for it.

"Rainbow! Get her!" Applejack cried.

The girl ran and performed a kick that would most definitely have shot a soccer ball into the goal. That is, if it were a game. 'Twilight' shrieked and shoved her away, giving her time to grab the knife. When she whipped around to face Rainbow Dash, everyone gasped. On one side of her face they could see the yellow skin that was the girl's true tone. One of her eyes were a bright pink color. She had been wearing contacts and lost one.

"Adagio?!"

The girls all whipped around to see Aria and Sonata sanding there dumbly, staring at the imposter. The girl smiled wickedly and saw her chance. With this moment of distraction, she jumped at Rainbow Dash and stabbed her in the arm. Rainbow Dash screamed in pain and cried out for help.

"AAAHHHHHHHH! HELP!!!!!"

Blood spurted from the wound as Adagio twisted the knife around in it. She laughed as the agonizing screams came roaring from the girl beneath her. Applejack shot over there and punched the shit out of her. Landing a good roundhouse on her head, she raged on with all the strength in her being. Celestia, Pinkie Pie, and Fluttershy all crowded around Rainbow Dash, who was losing large amounts of blood.

"Stand back. I'm going to have to heal her," Celestia warned.

With the power she had summoned, she shot a beam of it into Rainbow Dash who cried out in pain. Twilight was screaming at Sunset to be conscious, not even aware of what was going on. Rarity was panicking. Aria and Sonata were fighting Applejack to get her off of Adagio... Adagio was trying to kill the cowgirl with her bloody weapon...Twilight was shrieking and screaming to get Sunset to wake up from her ill state...Pinkie Pie, Fluttershy, and Celestia were all around Rainbow Dash as the ruler hastily tried to heal her...

And in the middle of this battle, Rarity was there scared for her life as well as everyone else's.

Author's Notes:

Still mind blown about who Adagio is impersonating? Are you a bit baffled as to why? Click the link below to my blog post and find out.

Sunset: Siren of the Equine River - Impersonation#1