Author's Notes:

Sorry, peeps! This chapter was supposed to have been out yesterday. I'm sorry. Also, today is a Snow Day! I have no school! Expect LOTS of chapters!

Sunset had been talked about all day. People wouldn't stop asking her the same questions.

"Are you a she demon?"

"No."

"Are you some kind of mermaid?"

"No."

"You're a water snake!"

"I wouldn't say that necessarily..."

"Are you and Twilight together?"

"...Look it up."

See? These questions have been asked more than a dozen times. Now, it was time for P.E. and today, it was swimming. Sunset felt abandoned. It was bad enough she felt sad that Twilight had to go, but now people were treating her like some kind of circus freak, pointing at her and talking loudly like she couldn't hear the words they said.

She stood on the sidelines in her CHS uniform swimwear. It was a blue one piece with yellow stripes on the sides. Right on her chest was a horseshoe with a "W" behind it. Go Wondercolts...If they'd ever get back together. Sunset felt guilty every time she wore her swimwear. It reminded her of the soccer team she destroyed eight months ago.

But it should be ok. Rainbow Dash and Spitfire had a meeting with the former soccer players and will go to Principal Celestia to get the club running again by the following week. No one really blames her anymore since she's become better. However, she still has a hater.

Trixie Lulamoon.

From what Sunset heard from Twilight about the fight that never happened, she steered clear of her. As far as her not getting into an argument with her, that was very slim. Sunset had a smart mouth and she wasn't afraid to shoot back at someone. She couldn't help it now. Back when she was the queen, it was necessary to have a sharp tongue.

Also it had to do with her pride, which was still high and showing.

Lyra, Octavia, Vinyl, and Bon Bon stood beside Sunset as the boys swam.

"Is it true?" Lyra whispered to her.

Octavia shot her a warning look.

Sunset frowned as she watched Brian, Soarin, and Big Macintosh zip through the water. She had a watch in her hand and was supposed to be timing Big Mac.

"Which one? Me being a mermaid, water snake, or a she demon? I already was a demon once so I guess that doesn't count," she said flatly.

Big Macintosh was gaining on Soarin in the 20 meter swim. They were just reaching halfway and Flash was ahead of them. Bon Bon bit her lip and cleared her throat.

"So...what...are you?"

Sunset said nothing. She kept her mouth shut and focused on the race. 00 :14:16 was on the watch. They were pretty fast for amateurs. Seeing as how she wasn't in the mood they stayed quiet. Big Macintosh came in third at 00:22:98.

"Girls' swim!" the P.E. teacher yelled.

Sunset walked over to Big Macintosh with a towel and told him his time.

"Well I'll be damned. I'll try my hardest next time," he said to her.

Sunset grinned and patted his back.

"I'm sure you'll do well."

The good thing about him was that he was humble all the way. Applejack was humble, too, but sometimes her honesty rings too true. Sunset preferred her brother's company than hers sometimes. He didn't even seem to mind that she was some crazy water creature person now. He didn't bother ask.

"Yo, Miss Sunshine! Don't start two-timing now!"

It was Rainbow Dash. She waved at her from the diving area. Sunset shot her a nasty look and the girl chuckled. She knew well that Sunset did not like him like that.

"Racers, diving position!" the P.E. teacher cried.

There was Rainbow, Vinyl, Spitfire, and Lightning Dust participating as racers in this first round.

"Time!" the coach screamed.

That meant those who had the watches should get ready to start them when the whistle blew.

FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFTTTTTTTTTTT!!!

The swimmers dove into the water quickly and those with the watches clicked the buttons. Sunset had handed hers over to Octavia, who was timing Vinyl. She watched with her and Big Macintosh as the race went on. It was a heated battle between all four girls; all of them bobbing ahead in short bursts of energy, trying to out-swim the other.

Everyone watched in awe as they powered on.

"Ten bucks Rainbow beats Vinyl," Big Mac challenged Octavia.

"You're on," she said.

People started rooting for their potential winning racer. It was very interesting to Sunset and she watched with just as much enthusiasm as the next person. But suddenly, things went blurry.

It all happened so fast.

One moment, she was standing there watching the race, and the next she was underwater. Sunset heard screams coming from Octavia; she was shocked. Through the water, Sunset could see Trixie standing in her place looking concerned ever so fakely.

That bitch!

Suddenly, things went in slow motion. The air that escaped her mouth slowed and danced around her. The swimmers at the other end stopped in mid-action and continued on like turtles. Sunset felt at ease somehow. The fact that she had no air to breath didn't at all make her feel the need to surface for it. It was just like when she fell in the Equine River. Everything so calm, so peaceful.

The water called out to her.

Join us.

Embrace it.

Join what? Embrace what? Sunset was feeling a bit numb, her mind slowing down.

Join the water.

Embrace your inner Siren.

What the hell?! No! No!

Just as fast as she thought that she felt her lungs swell with water. The slow manner of things suddenly hastened to normal pace and she was sinking. None of this was making any sense. When she denied accepting her inner Siren, it left her to drown. But if she were to accept it...

This shard she possessed...It was evil.

Panicking, she tried to swim up to breath. But the water seemed to be holding her down. This was bad. She was going to drown. Technically again, she supposed.

Sunset felt herself losing consciousness. Out the corner of her right eye, she saw someone dive in. It was Big Macintosh. He darted toward her and grabbed her by the waist. Pulling her up, he swam her to the surface. They splashed up above the water and Sunset gasped. All the students were gathered around the edge of the pool, waiting.

And she knew what they were waiting for. They wanted to see if she'd transform. Well, no, bitches!

Sunset was out of it. She had too much water in her system and she felt her eyelids weighing down. Big Mac pulled her to the edge and with Flash's help, got her up onto the concrete floor around the indoor swimming pool.

Sunset was knocked out.

If she didn't get the water out of her lungs fast, she would die. Rainbow Dash panicked along with Lyra, Bon Bon, Octavia, and Vinyl. What were they going to do?

"CPR! SHE NEEDS CPR!!!!" Lightning Dust yelled.

"But none of us knows how to do that!!!" Soarin cried.

Sunset's face was slowly being drained of its color.

The P.E. teacher had gone and stepped out to his office. He was the only one who knew and if they had raced to get him, it would be too late. While everyone panicked, Big Macintosh pumped the unconscious girl's chest five times. He pinched her nose and tilted her head back. Taking a deep breath, he leaned forward and performed CPR.