They stood there exhausted and ready to lung at the other at any move. There was a large pool of blood on the ground. The red liquid ran down their legs and necks as they stood. Twilight laid stiffly by Sunset. She was looking down in a way that her bangs shadowed her face. Sunset was on the ground lying on her back, head on Twilight's lap. There was something off about the whole thing...Adagio and her sisters glared at them as they stood back warily.

They had been fighting for a long time and none of them were backing down. Adagio gritted her teeth and barked out to them," Give me the necklace!"

No one moved. Celestia stiffened. This wouldn't go down too well. There was no necklace. She glanced at the girls. Their faces were hard and bruised. Rainbow Dash stood there beside Rarity holding her arm. Celestia had done her best to heal her wound. With red streaks on their faces and ripped clothes, none of them looked like the same girls she knew. They all had grown up ten years in just this one night. The girly smiles and laughter was erased from them and instead was replaced with deep scowls and cold eyes. They had passed by their innocence and faced the challenge ahead of them with maturity.

This night was going to change everything.

Seeing that none of them made a move to get the necklace, Adagio shifted her position, causing the girls to hold up their fists and get into a running stance. Adagio sniffed. The makeup on her face was streaked and looked awful on her face. Where she had placed an extra layer of skin it peeled and the stench of death was strong and evidently coming from her face and open body cavity in the side of her abdomen. Her arms were scratched and red with blood and dust. The red liquid was honestly the only thing gluing her skin together as it dried in thick clumps.

Aria's ankles were all bone. One of the bones were cracked from a hard blow and she needed Sonata's support to hold her up. They were crumbling faster than ever now. Sonata lost one hand and all her skin n her left knee. Both of them were missing eyes and bits of hair was falling from their heads. They looked like real life zombies.

Adagio, Twilight's doppleganger, was looking more and more like a dead thing than anything. She pointed to Sunset and growled," The necklace! Give it to me!"

Twilight looked up and stared at her.

"You. You were the one at the mall."

Adagio smiled evilly.

"Yes. But this has nothing to do with what I want so hand it over."

"You," Twilight whispered, "were the one who broke Sunset's trust in me. You're the one who destroyed our relationship. With that knife."

She raised a shaky finger to the one in Adagio's hand.

"The blood of my friends and Sunset is on that blade..."

Twilight's voice was deathly quiet as she spoke.

Sonata and Aria sensed something terrible was going to happen. They glanced at their sister and looked back at Twilight. They should back down. Right now. Sonata tugged at Adagio's sleeve with her 'good' hand, but it completely deteriorated. Aria opened her mouth to speak but her lower jaw fell off and hit the ground in a puff of ash. Adagio smirked.

"And your blood is about to be on this here blade as well."

In a sudden burst of motion, she charged at her with the knife raised up high.

"SINCE IT SEEMS TO MATTER TO YOU SO MUCH!!!!!"

All at once, Pinkie Pie, with her little gizmos, and Fluttershy, with a rabid-like Angel bunny, shot forward with their fists balled up along with Rarity, who was using her sewing needles and scissors as weapons. Applejack, with a rope, and Rainbow Dash, with a soccer ball, both ran forward. Celestia raised her hands to perform Succuberus Omega, the spell that would destroy an object in an instant. All the action was built up to rid Adagio...

But suddenly a strong current of magic rushed from Twilight and everyone was flung backward. The power was so strong that Aria and Sonata let out screams and shielded themselves from it. But it was too late. Their arms and legs and faces disappeared in the burst of magic and were gone.

"NO! ARIA! SONATA!" Adagio yelled.

Everything was gone. Not even a speck of dust was left behind. It was as if the two never existed. Adagio stared at where they once were in horror. But how could they have just...died? Their necklaces...The girl turned to Twilight and glared at her, murder being the only thing that consumed her.

"YOU KILLED THEM!!!"

Twilight looked at her with eyes glowing with the magic she welded.

"They were already dead."

Adagio shook so much with anger that they could see the dust fall from her like pepper being sprinkled over eggs.

"THEY WERE NOT! THEY WERE ALIVE!!!!"

The Main 5 reassembled in a circle around Adagio and stood there, ready to kick her dusty ass. Celestia frowned at the whole thing and waited for the right time...the right time to use the spell.

Twilight shook her head at Adagio and continued monotonously.

"Their necklaces were corrupted by poisonous magic. Since they were weaker than you, the jewels were weaker, and so, they were destined to die sooner than you. I only did them a favor. By getting rid of their bodies, their souls were released. Their jewels were destroyed already. They just couldn't escape their bodies."

Adagio stared at her wide eyed.

"B-Bullshit! How could you know that they were dead?! Huh?!?! I'm in the same state they were!"

"You aren't dead," Twilight said as she raised her hands. "If you were, Sunset would be dead."

And with that, she shot a beam of magic at her.

Author's Notes:

Click this link below to see hints that were distributed throughout the story to lead those who have Rarity's eye for detail into seeing Adagio was impersonating Twilight. This is part 2.

Sunset: Siren of the Equine River - Impersonation#2

Also, those of you that read SilentStrike43's story, A Sunlight Story, know that he will be updating sometime with multiple chapters so don't you worry. If you are interested in seeing this story, click this link.

A Sunlight Story