Author's Notes:

Ok, because the last chapter was, in my opinion, bad, I'm making this one better.

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Running toward the portal, the two girls found themselves out of breath. It was the next morning and they were still a little sleepy from everything the night before. At the base of the Horse Statue in front of CHS, princess Celestia stood there waiting. She watched the two of them run up to her and greeted them.

"Have a nice sleep?"

"Somewhat," Sunset told her.

Twilight clutched the saddle bag she had by her side and sighed. Surely it would be a mess when she would go over to Equestria. Her friends would be upset with her more than likely and her people would demand an explanation. Students walked around them into the school. Some of them pointed at Sunset and talked loudly to their friends.

Sunset groaned. Practically the whole town had been there to see the phenomenon.

Celestia put her hand through the statue's side, making it look like a magic trick. "Come on, Twilight. The portal's open. When everything in Equestria calms down, we'll return to see what we can do in Sunset's case."

The girl nodded and turned to Sunset. The fiery haired girl stood there looking oddly at them. It hurt her to see that Twilight was leaving. Even the fact that Celestia had to go hurt. In just one night, she felt closer to her mother and finally had someone she could share a lifetime with. And in just a few short hours later, they had to go.

She reached for Twilight's hand and grasped it. Looking into her eyes, she could see Twilight felt the same way. They stared at each other for a long time. What was there to say? Neither of them had words. Somehow, it felt like they would be torn away from each other.

But that can't happen, right?

They were only together for one night. It was only natural for them to feel this way. Nothing bad would happen...

Sunset just let go of her hand and smiled.

"See you, Blue Belle."

Twilight was relieved at this invitation to be happy instead of anxious. Just seeing the smile made her feel a lot more relaxed.

"Same to you, Red Rose."

She turned to follow Celestia in through the portal. Just as she crossed into Equestria she caught a glimpse of Sunset's face looking at her longingly. She closed her eyes. It was alright. Nothing would happen. When she felt herself transform, she opened her eyes again and saw that she was in the library back in Equestria.

"Twilight!"

Pinkie Pie, Rainbow Dash, Rarity, Applejack, and Fluttershy swarmed her and hugged her.

"We missed you!" Rarity said.

"You should've told us you were going over there to sort out a mess!" Pinkie Pie squeaked.

Rainbow Dash flew over them.

"Princess Celestia told us the whole thing. You could've just told us that there was another bad guy to tackle over there."

Twilight glanced at the ruler, who winked. This made her feel better. Celestia had made up a story to save her from any embarrassment and shame. She felt happy to be back home. Glancing down at her hoof, she held a small locket. Inside were the pictures of Sunset's parents. She was given it when Sunset took hold of her hand.

This locket, now fixed, was something she knew was very special to Sunset. And Twilight knew that she was special to her.

Adagio, Sonata, and Aria walked away from the ratty place they called home. It was an old place abandoned years ago. Walking toward Canterlot, they tried to track down the weak signal of the Siren magic. It was difficult with it being so feeble and them not having their magic. After a while, Aria became annoyed.

"We should've gone out the night before. This would've probably been easier."

The three of them were in Canterlot's market square.

"Aria, you know why we couldn't. It wouldn't have made this easier," Adagio said to her. She sat down at a table in front of a restaurant. Aria sat down across fro her and sighed.

"How do we even know it's in Canterlot? The power level is so low I can hardly sense it," Aria mumbled.

"It has to be. If it's from the necklaces there's no way it could have traveled out of this place," Adagio told her.

She watched Sonata bounce around joyfully looking at all the fruits and vegetable stands. That girl could be as springy as a rabbit sometimes.

"This is ridiculous. When they broke, we should have just picked them up and taken them. Then, we could find some way to restore its power," the Aria said.

"How? How would we have been able to restore its power? Gluing it back together isn't a solution to everything."

"That's not what I meant! I know glue doesn't help. It's just so frustrating--"

Aria paused. She studied the leader. Adagio was still watching Sonata looking at food. There was something odd about her. She wasn't at all hype about this like she was. Like she was distracted, thinking of something else that occupied the space in her mind.

"Why are you so calm about the whole thing?" she asked.

Adagio looked back at Aria and frowned.

"I've been thinking...Why is it that we feel the magic now and not before? Why is it that it suddenly decides to show itself, this magic? Something must've happened to make it so...But what?"

Aria blinked. This was true. She hadn't thought of it like that. Why was this magic just now coming up?

"I...don't know..."

Adagio shifted in her seat and tapped her fingers on the table's surface, humming in thought. Sonata came over smiling brightly and showed them the free taco sample she got from one of the stands.

"It's so delicious! You have to try some!"

Sonata stuffed her face with the yummy taco and licked her fingers. "MMMMMMM!"

Aria frowned and scoffed. "Tacos? Really, Sonata? Tacos??"

They started arguing and Adagio ignored them. She had an idea why magic sprouted out of no where. But she wasn't certain...She needed more time to think.