Sunset watched the sky darken as night fell over Canterlot. The moon replaced the sun and glowed a pale white. Sunset felt an empty tug in her chest and tried her best to ignore it. The full moon watched her carefully as it loomed above. Rarity placed a hand on her shoulder and squeezed. Sunset glanced at her and sighed.

"You still feel it?" Rarity asked.

Sunset nodded. It was the effects of the Siren jewel. Even though she defeated Adagio and her sisters and got rid of the power, Sunset still felt the affects of the full moon. Memories of her crazed run to the Equine River came back to her. Twilight had been shouting for her to stop and Celestia had followed, quietly trying to figure out what had gotten into her. Sunset remembered diving into the water and feeling the rush of adrenaline as she transformed into a Siren. Sunset felt that same adrenaline pumping through her that very moment and it was troubling.

The magic of the Siren jewel was put away. Where, she didn't know. Celestia hadn't told her. The magic shouldn't be making her feel this way. All traces of a Siren should be gone. Except for the fragment. It was all very confusing to her why she still felt the need to go to the water; the fast-running flow of blood racing through her. Rarity squeezed her shoulder again.

"Hey, come back inside. There's nothing to do out here."

Sunset nodded and followed her into Fluttershy's house. Inside, it was loud and rambunctious as the girls all watched a late night college football game. It was Canterlot University's Stallions versus Cloudsdale University's Champs. Applejack waved her hands in the air as she shouted at the TV.

"Come on, Stallions! Make a touchdown!"

Rainbow Dash pumped a fist into the air as she shouted with her.

"YEAH!!!"

Fluttershy carried in some soda and chips and told them to quiet down.

"You're scaring the animals."

But no one was listening. Rarity sniffed and frowned at the rowdy girls.

"I like the other team better."

Pinkie Pie, Applejack, and Rainbow Dash stared at her like she had lost her mind.

"You've got to be joking! The Cloudsdale Champs?? No way!" Rainbow Dash sputtered.

Pinkie Pie and Applejack shook their heads. They thought they were crazy. How could she like Cloudsdale anything? That city was full of stuck up people who thought they were better than everyone. It was absurd to even like them. But it was Rarity and so, you know...

Sunset shrugged.

"They are a better team."

Rainbow Dash looked wounded.

"Where's your sense of loyalty??"

"I'm pretty sure that's your element," Sunset told her as she leaned against the back of the couch.

The game was intense between the two rival colleges. Canterlot had the lead for a little bit, but then Cloudsdale stole forward and had a few points on them for a while. It kept going on in a vicious cycle. Stallions would be ahead until the Champs scored a touchdown. The score kept getting higher. 15-16...20-22...27-24...And all the while the girls were screaming and shouting at the TV. Fluttershy kept urging them to chill out since the animals were scared but with all the ruckus, she knew it wouldn't happen. As Sunset watched with them, she kept feeling her heart pound painfully. At first she ignored it, but then it got to the point where she needed to excuse herself. She knew what was wrong.

Sunset went into the kitchen and clutched her shirt. A voice inside her head whispered to her.

The river. Go to the river.

Sunset grunted as she grabbed a cup and filled it with water.

Go to the river.

Quickly, she turned on the faucet and thrust the cup under the water. Her body twitched as the voice grew louder and more aggressive. She turned the water up and it blasted into the cup she was holding. She needed to drink water to get rid of this urge to go to the river. That's what her body wanted. Water. The jewel needed it to survive inside her. But why it still needed water when it was stripped of its power? She didn't know. All Sirens needed it to keep going and Sunset (she guessed) was still technically a Siren since the fragment wasn't removed.

Once the cup was filled to the brim, Sunset splashed its contents into her mouth. She hungrily drank it down, cup by cup, until her urge to run to the Equine river subsided. Slowly, her body stopped twitching and the voice went silent. If she had given in to the voice in her head and had let her inner Siren take over, she knew she'd be found dead the next morning, having drowned in the water.

Sunset no longer had the ability to change into a Siren and so she could not breath underwater anymore. With this feeling of overwhelming craziness she got from the full moon still in effect, it was dangerous. And unfortunately, she couldn't just swallow a pill when she felt it coming over her like her medication for her explosive emotional autism. Sunset sighed as she leaned over the sink. She felt like throwing up. All the water she had guzzled down she could feel sloshing in her stomach. In the front living room, she heard the other girls roar at the TV with boos and a quiet yes from Rarity. Cloudsdale must've scored.

At a turtle like pace, Sunset trudged to the kitchen doorframe and leaned on it. On the TV, she could see a big guy running through a line of quarterbacks, making them fly as if they were nothing. On his jersey was the name APPLE.

"Yeah! Go Big Mac!!!" Applejack screamed.

Fluttershy hurriedly rushed over to the couch and plopped herself between Rainbow Dash and Applejack. Her eyes were wide with awe and fear. She had her fingers crossed as she bit her lip.

"Please make it. Don't get hurt, Big Mac..."

It was the final point. The point that would decide who would win the game. Would it be the Cloudsdale Champs or the Canterlot Stallions. Rarity suddenly jumped up from where she was and yelled," GO CHAMPS!"

This encouraged Applejack and Rainbow Dash to scream all over her chanting. Pinkie Pie danced back and forth doing cheerleading exercises and squeaking out cheers. Big Mac was running...running...running...Their screaming got louder and louder and louder...Big Macintosh was almost to the touchdown zone with the Champs far behind. He was only one foot away when a random Champ shot forward and tackled him. The whistle sounded and the crowd screamed with mixed emotions.

The game was over with the Champs the victors by default. Applejack and Rainbow Dash threw a huge fit as they shrieked at how close he was to winning. Rarity was jumping up and down with Pinkie. Pinkie didn't really care who she was cheering for as long as she could jump around and be active. Sunset smiled.

"Go Champs," she said and shook her head at the display before her.

Author's Notes:

Sorry I didn't get this out yesterday. I was busy. So what did you think? Did you like this chapter?