Sunset's and Adagio's mouths both dropped open. They couldn't believe what they had just heard. Everything had been going so well earlier. They had found out where Chrysalis was and had plans to go there tomorrow to face her. This was all going to be over. Now everything seemed like it was falling apart.

Then Adagio got a very serious look on her face as she said, "Aria."

"What?" Sunset said as she turned to look at Adagio. She was in a total state of confusion and denial.

"Aria. It had to be," Adagio simply said.

"Big Mac came here and said he had gotten a call from Apple Bloom," Twilight started to say through her tears. "She said Aria had killed Granny Smith and was coming after her. She had locked herself in her bedroom and was begging for him to come home and help."

"No," Adagio said flatly. Everyone looked at her with a mixture of confusion and anger. "Aria was already in that room with her. Think about it. If she had Aria locked out, why would she call Big Mac, not 911? Aria made her call Big Mac. This was a set up."

"Then why didn't she wait for Big Mac to arrive?" Sunset asked even more confused.

"Because this wasn't about killing him or anybody else. This was about sending a message and stopping you." Adagio looked around the room at everyone. She saw the hurt, sadness, and hate in their eyes.

She continued. "Remember when I said Chrysalis said she was connected to all Equestrains living here? She had chose me because she thought I was the smartest but that didn't mean I was her only choice. When she saw that I was no longer under her control; she immediately went to Aria.

"By having Aria kill Apple Jack's sister and I take it grandmother; she is sending a message that she's coming for and can get everyone that you love and hold dear. Also, with this murder, I highly doubt any of your parents are going to let you out anytime soon. Even if this doesn't scare you off, it buys her time to move and regroup."

"And how do you know so much?" Rainbow demanded full of anger and hate.

"Because that's exactly what I would have done in her shoes," Adagio said bluntly.

Rainbow ran at Adagio and was barely held back by Sunset, Rarity, and Fluttershy. "Then why didn't you WARN US?!" shrieked Rainbow.

"Because I didn't think about it!" Adagio replied angry and hurt at the same time. Rainbow was right, Adagio should have known. "I thought we won. I thought we had her on the run. Just like all of you I'm guessing. I didn't think, I didn't even guess she would do this. It's only after you told me I knew what had happened. I'm sorry."

"Sorry isn't going to cut it!" Rainbow yelled.

"Hey, hey, Rainbow," Sunset said, still trying to hold her back. "None of us thought this would happen. We all got cocky. We thought this was all going to be easy. Princess Celestia even warned us but we didn't take it seriously."

"Shut up! Both of you, shut up! Ever since you Equestrians got here you've caused nothing but problems! You," she pointed at Sunset, "you caused us all to hate each other and were going to use us to take over Equestria. Then she comes along," points to Twilight, "blasts you which brings her," she then points at Adagio, "which then brings the other Twilight who opened the portal to let that monstrosity through! I'm tired of you! All of you! I want you all to go home, back to where you came from so nobody else get's hurt."

"Rainbow," Rarity started to softly say but was cut off by Rainbow.

"No! No Rarity. I'm done. I'm done with all of them. I'll fight with them to get rid of Chrysalis; but I'm not fighting for them."

"I understand Rainbow," Twilight said. She was hurt but she also knew where Rainbow was coming from. "It's ok."

"No it's not!" Rainbow shouted, enraged anew. "How can you say that? Granny Smith is dead! Apple Bloom is dead! Oh God, Scootaloo! How is she going to take it? And Sweetie Belle? Oh Rarity, how's she doing?"

"Father and mother are with her now. I should go up and check."

"Rainbow?" Fluttershy softly said.

"What?" Rainbow barked then felt guilty immediately for it.

"Without them, we never would have ponied up, never would have known of a world greater than our own, we never would have gotten all our powers."

"And I never would have met Sonapie," Pinkie added.

"And that's worth it? The death of our best friend's sister and grandmother? Of all the others that died?"

Fluttershy shook her head. "It's not about worth but choice. We were chosen, all of us, to be what we are so we had no choice in this. This is a fight we were born to have. We can't back away and hide from it. Also, Apple Jack is Sunset's and Twilight's friend too. Her pain, her loss, is there's as well."

"No, no, I'm done. I'm . . . I'm . . . I'm . . ." Rainbow couldn't finish. She collapsed on the floor crying. All the other girls surrounded and hugged her except Adagio. Adagio looked on not sure what to do. She wasn't Rainbow's friend. She barely knew the girl. Also how would she react to having her come over and try to hug or even comfort her? Did she even have that right? Eventually she decided that her friend or not; Rainbow was Sunset's friend so she slowly, cautiously went over and put her arms around her with everyone else.

Eventually everyone quieted down and broke apart. They just sat on the floor, not thinking, just feeling. Then Rainbow spoke. Her voice was horse, more gruff than usual; but the anger was gone. "So now what?"

"Fluttershy, you're The Mystic," Twilight said, "can you try to get a lock on Chrysalis?"

At first Fluttershy shook her head. "I'm not connected to her like you are and her magic is extremely strong." Then she thought for a second and began to smile. "The animals! Part of my powers is the ability to talk to animals. I can ask them to keep a look out and let us know where she is."

"How will they know what she looks like?" Rainbow asked, unconvinced about what Fluttershy was saying. "I doubt if she looks like that nightmare we saw when we were inside her head."

"No, but animals can see auras. Once I explain who and what she is, they'll be able to find her that way." Fluttershy was feeling excited about the prospect of finding Chrysalis.

"Good," said Sunset. "Tomorrow, after I meet the other me, Adagio and I can go to the address we have for her. I doubt if she'll still be there; but maybe we can find something that can help us if, not find out where she is now, at least let us know what she's up too."

"Everyone else," Twilight added, "stay in contact. Like Adagio said, our parents aren't going to want us to go anywhere for a while. That doesn't mean Chrysalis will stop."

"Agreed," Adagio said. "She knows about all of you now and she will be coming. Not for you directly; but everyone you love and care about."

Everyone got sullen and looked down at the thought of that. About five minutes later, Mrs. Geisel came down, her eyes red and puffy from crying, "Girls, your parents are here to take you home."