"You can't be serious, Adagio!" Fluttershy cried.

Adagio laughed and ruffled her new friends hair as Rarity and Applejack continued to watch their show. "I'm sorry, Fluttershy. I know that it's not what you want, but it's going to be the only way to deal with Rainbow."

"She could put you in the hospital." Fluttershy said. "She would really hurt you... I'm sorry, but you aren't strong enough to handle her."

"I know I'm not, but I have to do something." Adagio said with a shrug.

"I know you don't like it, Shy, but Adagio's right." Applejack said. "It's the only way that Rainbow can get past everythin that's happened."

"I don't exactly like their barbaric plans either, but it's no use, Fluttershy. Adagio is going to do this, because Rainbow forgiving her means that much to her." Rarity said as her nose scrunched in annoyance. "Although, I don't think I could forgive whoever made this dreadful movie."

"Why are we watching the live-action one?" Applejack asked.

"Because, we kinda hate ourselves?" Adagio asked with a laugh. "Oh, and sorry Rarity."

"Whatever for?" Rarity asked.

"I'm the one who convinced them to make this one."

"What?" Applejack and her lover yelled as one.

"Yep," Adagio said. "I had tons of negative energy to enjoy every time somebody watched it near me, but in my defense I convinced them to make it, I did not convince them to butcher it."

"I'm not sure we can be friends anymore." Rarity said with a wink to let the siren know her remark was a joke.

"How are you so calm about this?" Fluttershy asked.

"Why wouldn't I be calm?" Adagio asked with a shrug.

"Because somebody's following you, Applebloom hates you, Rainbow Dash just might kill you, Pinkie's so depressed that she's staying at your apartment, and you haven't seen the girl you love in over a week now." Fluttershy mumbled.

"And what can I do about any of that?" Adagio asked with a grin.

"You can not provoke someone who might want to kill you." Fluttershy said.

"Her forgiving me and being my friend means more to me than any of that other stuff." Adagio said. "All of you girls have meant so much to me since I started dating Sunset, I don't want a single one of you to not be my friend."

"That's crazy." Applejack said. "Sweet, but crazy."

"You know what, I've figure out this past week? You're all crazy." Adagio said. "But, that doesn't make any of you any less amazing. You've all inspired me to be better than what I was, so crazy or not, I'm doing this."

"Adagio, you don't have to do this." Fluttershy pleaded. "I've already forgiven you, she will too."

"No she won't and you know it." Applejack said as she finally turned her attention from the screen. "Rainbow won't forgive her that easy it's gonna take something drastic. Adagio's plan for that might be crazy, but it's just drastic enough to work."

"It fits right in with our plan for catching whoever's following her too." Rarity said as she crossed the room to the D.V.D. player and pulled out the disk before snapping it in half.

"That was mine!" Adagio said.

"That was your punishment for convincing them to make the abomination." Rarity said as she threw the two pieces of broken disk in the garbage.

"Please, Adagio, there has to be a better way." Fluttershy pleaded once more.

"There might be, Fluttershy." Adagio said, "But, I don't think there's any way that would be better for Rainbow."

"Maybe there is..." Fluttershy said. "Could I talk to you in the kitchen?" she asked.

Adagio nodded and Rarity and Applejack paused the movie they had just put in as the two left for upstairs. Adagio and Fluttershy went to the kitchen and Adagio grabbed an apple-juice from the fridge.

"I want to tell you something that might help... if I tell Rainbow." Fluttershy said quietly.

"What's that?" Adagio asked.

"Why I thanked you for taking the video..."

Rainbow stared at the ceiling of her house. After she had realized that Sunset would help Pinkie she had left, but what the girl had said still stuck in her head. Adagio was trying to help her.

Rainbow didn't know how to feel about that. Part of her was glad that someone was after whoever had hurt her, but part of her didn't care. If Adagio hadn't taken the video, nobody would have had that ammunition.

You're so fucking selfish...

The words struck at her heart as they played in her head. She had been selfish, hadn't she? The element of loyalty, and she had been selfish.

Maybe, Adagio didn't deserve the treatment she had received. Maybe, Rainbow should apologize to the siren for how she had acted.

Rainbow felt a surge of anger at the thought. Adagio was the one who presumed to know more about how Pinkie was feeling, and she had told Rainbow to talk to her.

She had been right. Rainbow felt her anger die down at the thought. Pinkie was in a really bad spot, and Rainbow never would have checked on her had it not been for the siren. Adagio hadn't only been trying to help Rainbow and Fluttershy, but she had also been trying to send comfort to Pinkie. She was the smile of their group. She was the one bright spot in all of their lives, a place they could turn to if they were ever feeling down, and she was hurting more than anyone else.

Rainbow knew she couldn't forgive the siren yet, and she hated herself for it. Adagio deserved to be forgiven, but Rainbow couldn't do it. Not yet at-least.

"Wow." Adagio said as her jaw hung slack.

Fluttershy had begun crying as she finished her explanation. "You could tell her that." she whispered.

"Nope." Adagio said as she handed a nearby box of tissues to the girl.

Fluttershy looked up as her eyes widened in shock. "What do you mean, 'nope'." she asked. "That would save you a lot of trouble." she said.

"Yeah, it would." Adagio said. "But, it would hurt Rainbow even more and it might hurt your relationship." Adagio grinned. "I can take whatever Rainbow dishes out."

"She might really hurt you." Fluttershy began. "Please, she'll put you in the hospital if you do this your way. I don't want you to get hurt."

"I'd rather me get hurt than the two of you." Adagio explained. "Besides, I've never been to the hospital before, it might be a neat experience."

"Adagio..."

"Still, now I'm glad that the video got out." Adagio said as she stood from the table. "If Rainbow rearranging my face is the price to pay for what happened, then I'll gladly pay that price." She held out her hand to Fluttershy and smiled.

Fluttershy stared at her hand for a moment before leaping from her chair and hugging the siren tightly. "Thank you so much." she cried on the larger girl's shoulder. "You don't know how happy I am that I didn't-"

"Shh." Adagio cooed. "It's okay. I'm glad that didn't happen. No matter what else happens, I can rest easy knowing I helped you, but we can't hurt Rainbow by telling her."

Fluttershy nodded as she continued to bawl.

"I hear cryin'." Granny Smith said as she entered the kitchen. "Is Applebloom giving somebody else trouble?" she asked.

"No, it's alright, Granny." Adagio said. "Fluttershy here just needed a friend."

"Well, in the past couple weeks, from what I seen you've been a purty good friend to all of them girls." Granny said with a smile.

"She really has." Fluttershy whimpered.

"Well, I'll leave ya'll alone, then." Granny said as she exited the back door.

"Come on." Adagio said as she gently pulled the girl in her arms towards the living room. "Let's go watch some television and calm down a bit, okay?"

"Okay." Fluttershy mumbled.

Sweetie Belle bounced up the block a smile on her face. She danced in place, wearing her nicest dress as she waited for her friends to catch up. "Hurry up." she called over her shoulder. "Aren't you girls excited for our double date?" she asked.

Scootaloo and Babs sighed together. "Not as excited as you are." Scootaloo said. "Seriously, I think it's gonna be fun and all, but how can you be this excited?"

"It's because I have the bestest friends and the bestest girlfriend in the world." she replied.

"Sweetie, you're sixteen now." Babs said. "Is 'bestest' really a word you shoud be usin'?" she asked.

"I do what I want." Sweetie sang as she skipped up the driveway of a large house. She quickly knocked on the door. She frowned when she realized that Babs and Scootaloo were both wearing baggy T-shirts and jeans, while she was wearing a custom dress that her sister had made for her when she turned sixteen. The frills on her sleeves were supposed to retain her youthful appearance, while the cross stitching showing the slight curvature of her chest and the open back were supposed to indicate that she was a young woman. Sweetie had asked if Rarity thought it was a good dress to wear on a date and Rarity had told her it was best worn on a date.

She hoped her girlfriend dressed up like she had. The door she had knocked on opened to reveal Filthy Rich. He smiled down at Sweetie Belle and smiled. "Why, if it isn't my little Diamond Tiara's affections." he laughed. "What can I do for you today, young Sweetie Belle?" he asked.

"Diamond Tiara is supposed to be joining us for a double date today." she chirped happily.

"Was that today?" he asked with a grin. "I had completely forgotten. I was wondering why she had not left the bathroom since she got up this morning." he laughed again. Filthy Rich had a reputation for being a nasty person, but Sweetie had learned that if something made his daughter happy then he showed every bit of kindness he could.

"Is she ready yet?" Scootaloo asked, her bored expression irking Sweetie slightly.

"Why, I think she might just about be done. If you lovely young ladies want to come inside, I'm sure I could get you something to drink while you wait." Filthy said.

"Thanks." Babs yawned as she passed by Filthy and headed towards the kitchen.

"Where is young Applebloom and her significant other today?" Filthy asked.

"She got grounded or something." Scootaloo said as she began going through the Rich family fridge as if it were her own. Filthy didn't seem to mind.

"Apparently one of the sirens are staying at her house and she picked a fight with it." Babs said. "I don't know what it is, but apparently it's a bad thing."

"I don't think you should call her 'it'." Sweetie said.

Filthy frowned as her realized they were all about to receive a 'Sweetie' lecture. He had grown fond of his daughter's girlfriend rather quickly, but her lectures took their toll on everyone in the house. The pleading eyes of the other two girls in the room confirmed his fear. Cutting her off quickly he said, "So, is you Mr. Button not joining you all today?"

"No, he said he didn't want to be a fifth wheel." she said quickly. "Seriously, why would you call her an 'it'?" she asked.

"That's what Scoots and Bloom call it." Babs said with a shrug.

"Well that's not right." Sweetie said sternly. "You know, saying stuff like that is just cruel and-"

Whatever Sweetie had been about to say was lost as Diamond Tiara entered the room. She wore a long flowing dress, the top was form-fitting and strapless, while the bottom looked as if it was crushed together to form strong waves. The color was a bright magenta, with a single pink stripe across the ruffles. Her hair was flowing down across her shoulders and back, and she smiled at her girlfriend.

Sweetie felt her breath leave her body and her heart skip a beat at the sight of the girl she loved.

"H-how do I look?" Diamond Tiara asked as she shuffled nervously in place.

"You look like the most beautiful girl I've ever seen." Sweetie said.

"We are just going to a regular restaurant." Scootaloo grumbled.

Sweetie just continued to grin. She didn't care where they were going or what they were doing. The sight of the one she loved looking as beautiful as she did at that moment was worth whatever weird looks they were bound to get that day.

"Y'know." Applebloom began as she sat at the top of the stairs. She knew her sister could hear her from the couch, but had been choosing to ignore her. "As far as timing goes, I guess this is the best possible time to be grounded. I really didn't want to go out with my boyfriend just to watch all of my friends kiss their girlfriends." she said.

"What's your problem?" Applejack asked as she finally had enough of her sister's attitude.

"Well, I thought it was bad enough when Scootaloo and Babs came out as a couple, but then I found out Sweetie Belle was datin' Diamond Tiara of all people, and you're dating that priss."

"I can hear you." Rarity said calmly.

"I'm aware." Applebloom said.

A head full of large fluffy hair appeared at the bottom of the stares. The thing's eyes were full of pity, which only served to piss Applebloom off.

"Why are you so upset about your friends and family loving the people they do?" It asked.

"Because." Applebloom said. "It's none of your business anyways."

"Maybe not." It said. "But, your helping whoever's trying to hurt us all."

"Mainly just you." She said. "They've been a good friend to me. They're the one that told me how much my family and friends were betrayin' me by bein' gay."

"How is that betraying you?" It asked.

"Cause, it ain't right. Lovin' another girl? It's sick." Applebloom said.

"Love is love." The siren said with a smile. "Who you love and how doesn't matter. When you love someone, it's amazing."

"I do love someone." Applebloom said.

"You're fifteen!" Applejack yelled. "You don't know what love is yet."

"Yes I do. I love Button." Applebloom yelled back.

"Who's Button?" The thing at the bottom of the stairs asked.

"Button Mash. He's my boyfriend." Applebloom said.

"What does Button think about your friends being gay?" It asked as it sat on the bottom step.

"He thinks it's okay." Applebloom said. "He thinks that so long as they aren't hurtin' anybody they can do what they want."

"I agree with Button. He seems like an intelligent young man." The siren said. "Your friends don't deserve to be hated just for loving who they do."

"I don't hate them." Applebloom said. "Just you."

"You can hate me if you want." It said. "But, that's not going to stop me from liking you, Applebloom."

"I don't care if you like me."

"You see, when I first started coming around the farm, your sister told me all about you and your friends. You all spend your time trying to find people to help, and helping them with whatever problem they have. That's so noble of you, I thought you girls had to be the greatest young girls in the world."

"We are." Applebloom said.

"You can't be that great, if you can't stand your friends being a little different than normal." The siren said.

Applebloom sighed. "I don't care anyways." she said. "I found out that the person who wants to hurt you is gay anyhow." she said.

"What?" The siren asked.

"Yeah, and they're supposed to talk to the girl's while their on their double date today anyways. Apparently she wants them to help."

"She?" Adagio asked.

Applebloom's eyes widened as she realized she had revealed too much. "I'm done talkin' to you." she said.

"At least tell me how you found out she was gay?" The thing pleaded.

Applebloom sighed. She had promised she wouldn't sell out the person she was helping, but she felt betrayed that she had told her all about what a betrayal her friends had caused her by being lesbians, only to find out she was in the same boat. That meant that she had just been using Applebloom anyways.

"Cause she's jealous." Applebloom said. "She made a mention about if she had a girlfriend. I asked if she had meant boyfriend and she just smiled at me."

"You obviously feel betrayed by her. Don't you wanna tell me who she is?" It asked.

"No." Applebloom said. "No matter how bad somebody treats me, I ain't gonna sell 'em out to you." she said. "But, I ain't gonna stand in your way in finding 'er out either."

And with that, the girl stormed off to her room to enjoy the rest of her grounding alone.

"We have to stop her from talking to those girls." Adagio said as she returned to the couch.

"How?" Applejack asked. "We don't know where they're goin' on their date, and from what Bloom done told me last week, they've probably already left."

"We can't just let her get inside my baby sister's head, though." Rarity said.

"No, but we gotta put a little trust in your sister and her friends." Applejack said. "Unless we wanna go comb the town lookin' for 'em."

"That's better than doing nothing, isn't it?" Adagio asked.

"No, cause we can't let her know that we know anything about her. If she catches us followin' around the girls on their date, then she'll know Bloom told us somethin'."

"But she won't know how much!" Rarity said.

"Girls!" Adagio said as she was struck by a realization. "If this girl feels like we've wronged her and she's going so far as to stalk us every day, all summer, imagine waht she'll do if she thinks Applebloom betrayed her."

The girl's stopped and thought. "I'm not in favor of my little sister gettin' hurt... even if she is bein' a brat."

"Nor am I." Rarity said.

"I don't want this chick to hurt anyone else. I know it's hard, but we have to let her talk to the other girls and just hope for the best." Adagio said.

"You're right." Rarity said.

She watched from the shadows as the girl's left the restaurant. There was Sweetie Belle, Rarity's little sister. The girl was known for her compassion, so she doubted that Sweetie would be useful. Her girlfriend Diamond Tiara had turned over a new leaf and seemed equally useless for what she wanted.

Behind them followed Scootaloo, who the girl had heard referring to the sirens as things. Her and her girlfriend would be most useful, the girl thought with a sneer.

She followed, far behind, as the girls walked down the street. Once they split up, she planned on approaching Scootaloo and the girl with her. If nothing else, money talked to the poor kids.

She smiled as she realized that Scootaloo would be a great source of information for her to use against the Rainbooms and their new siren pet.

Soon they would all realize what happened when they messed with the wrong girl. They would realize that she was the best and that she was...

The greatest...

Author's Notes:

Meh, I felt like a lot happened in this chapter, but then I was like "Nah, not really." This chapter was set during the telling of Pinkie's story and that's why I haven't gotten back to her just yet. Next chapter will focus on the interaction between Scootaloo and the Antagonist, then we'll get back to Pinkie's story arc.

Was that a bit of a ham-fisted hint to the antagonist? Maybe. Do I regret it? Not at all.

Now I haven't eaten yet today, so I'm gonna order a pizza and load up Netflix and after that, I just might work on a second chapter for the day, but don't get your hopes too high.

As usual feel free to leave me any thoughts, comments, confessions of undying passion, letters to Santa, letters to Satan, whatever in the comments section. Those of you who comment really make my day, and I can never have too many comments.

(Those of you who noticed my 'I regret nothing' message missing in the last chapter, if you're curious, I didn't feel right leaving that in the AN of a chapter dedicated to emotional abuse, and talk of suicide. Even I can be serious once in a while.)

I regret nothing.