The next few days Adagio took an easy-going approach and procrastinated until they would start going to Crystal Prep. She wondered if that stupid Indigo learned her lesson and wouldn't bother her or her daughters again.
It certainly wouldn't be healthy for her.

Aria was grumpy as always and spent most of her time on the Internet. Sonata left every day for Taco Bell. Apparently she thought she would defy her mother if she went out for Taco Bell so often. Adagio had enough of this and would put an end to Sonatas excessive taco consumption when she returned home.

She sat in front of the TV and painted her nails while watching some soap opera. She didn't pay much attention to the silly love life of the characters and instead focused on her nails and was grateful that she had some peace and quiet for a change.
As long as Aria and Sonata did their chores and weren't picking on each other, Adagio didn't give a damn what they were doing in their free time. Mostly, that is. She still was their mother and as such, she had to worry about her children being healthy.

The fumes of the nail paint started to give her a very minor headache but Adagio liked the smell of it anyway. She stood up and swallowed a pain pill and continued to take care of her nails.
While letting it dry, she payed full attention to the soap opera and rolled her eyes.

“Are you really that stupid? How can you blind idiot fail to see that she's in love with you?” Adagio said to herself and wondered why she was watching that crap in the first place. She sighed and started to switch channels but didn't find anything interesting. After her nails dried, she turned off the TV and stepped out for a smoke. While doing so, Sonata returned with a ton of tacos.

Adagio watched her stuffing some in the fridge and shook her head.

'That stupid girl would eat tacos only if I let her...' she thought and finished her cigarette.

Sonata was sitting down in front of the TV and watched some strange movie she obviously pirated and was, of course, eating a taco.
Her mother went back into the living room and Sonata held her nose.

“Mom, you smell like an ashtray! That's not very appetizing!” she complained and Adagio rolled her eyes.

'Not this again...' she thought and turned to Sonata.

“Really...? Well, I for one could vomit when I see tacos. I've had enough of them for the rest of my life. And that means for all eternity.
I don't know what's going on in that little head of yours and honestly, I don't really wanna know. And even if I did, I would never understand why you're so obsessed with tacos. It's not healthy. So I hereby ban tacos from this house. You can eat the remaining ones but if you dare to bring a single goddamn taco into my house again, I'll make sure your butt gets my point, understand?”

Sonatas expression was dumbfounded and for quite a while, she didn't know what to say. Adagio went into her room, got dressed and grabbed the car keys.

“When I come back home again, the house better still stands...” she said sarcastically to Sonata who still didn't know what to say. She just sat there and looked liked she'd just seen a ghost.

“I'm glad you agree on everything I'm saying” Adagio added in quite a cynical tone and went in the garage.

She started her beloved Mercedes and first she didn't have any particular destination in mind. Adagio enjoyed driving her car so much that she often just drove it for drivings sake. And she did so very often on the highway which led out of Canterlot but today she didn't feel like speeding.

Adagio decided to drink a coffee and just as she wanted to type in Starbucks into her phone, which Aria liked to call “Starfucks”, much to Adagios annoyance and anger, she saw a purple haired, bun headed girl in a CPA uniform run by and closely after her, some other students from Crystal Prep. The purple girl had a look of pure terror on her face and the other students clearly chased her. Adagio turned around the car and drove after them.

As soon as she was a bit ahead of them, she got out of the Mercedes and that just in time because the purple girl was out of energy and couldn't run anymore. Adagio blocked the way of the other students. The leader of the lot was a pink haired, white skinned, tall and slender girl.She stopped to run and with a gesture she ordered her fellow students to stop as well.

Adagio looked at them in curiosity and crossed her arms.

“Why are you chasing this girl down?” she asked the tall girl.

“That's none of your business, poof-hair. Now get outta my way, I've got some things to... discuss with the bun headed nerdface over there.”

Adagio found this a very odd situation. She was standing up for a girl that clearly looked like one of her worst enemies, that stupid Twilight Sparkle and her insufferable friends that were always with her. But her friends weren't with her and Adagio somehow doubted that Twilight transferred to Crystal Prep.

She was very curious about that peculiar girl. And that's why she was protecting this poor thing now.

“To discuss, you say? Oh yes, that girl there has obviously a great interest in discussing everything you want to with the likes of you...” she said in a sweet, yet sarcastic tone and put on an amused grin.

“I'm getting tired of this! Get out of my way, or I'll set your stupid hair on fire, you got that!?”

Adagio started to laugh exactly like she concluded “Under Our Spell” back at Canterlot High.

“Is that so? You're quite welcome to try” she said and didn't stop to grin like some lunatic on a killing spree. That finally pissed off the girl so much that she wanted to attack Adagio but the latter just pulled pepper spray out of her pocket and sprayed a good dose of that stuff right into her eyes and that made her scream like someone was stabbing her with a blunt knife over and over again.

She fell onto the ground, screamed in pain and Adagio turned her attention to the other students who were just watching in awe of what just happened.

“Anyone else interested in a free sample of this nice spice?” Adagio asked them nonchalantly and they were turning around and fled the scene.

“Thought so...” Adagio said to herself and the girl who got a free sample was temporarily blinded and still lying on the ground and screaming like she was about to get murdered. The purple girl was also still there and looked at Adagio with a mixed expression of fear and gratitude. Her eyes were filled with tears sof removed her glasses and wiped them off her face.

Adagio paid attention to the bully girl and with her foot she turned her around so she could see her face. She also stepped onto the crotch of her and applied quite some pressure.

“How does it feel to be on the receiving end, you little coward? Chasing with some friends after a poor girl who's clearly terrified of you” she said and the girl just screamed some more. Adagio yanked her up and back on her feet and slapped her with the back of her hand.

“Tell you what. I'm enrolling to Crystal Prep next week and if I ever see you again doing something I don't like, I'll make you wish you were never born, is that clear?” Adagio said with contempt in her voice. Then she let go of her.

“Now get lost before I decide to teach you some more manners” she said and the girl ran away like she was the one who was being chased around by some bullies. Not very good, that is. She still was practically blind and Adagio watched her in satisfaction until she disappeared around a corner. After she was gone Adagio looked at the purple girl in curiosity.

“I presume your name is Twilight Sparkle?” she asked her and Twilight nodded.

“Uhm... Yes. How did you know that...?” she asked in surprise.

“Not important” Adagio responded, sat down on a bench and lit up a cigarette.

“Come, have a seat” she said and Twilight obliged.

“Cigarette?” Adagio asked and Twilight declined.

“No, thanks. I don't smoke. It's bad for the lungs, you know... It can cause cancer and many other diseases like chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, heart diseases as well as heart attacks because the tar in cigarettes clogs your coronary vessels and...”

“Yeah, I think I get your point” she said rolled her eyes.

'She reminds me of Sonata a bit, but she obviously isn't as bright as this girl is...' Adagio thought.

“Anyway, who were these... people?”

“Well, the one who got a taste of your pepper spray is Fleur De Lis and she hates me with a burning passion. I don't know why, I never did anything to her. I guess because I'm not wealthy. They look down upon everyone who don't have a lot of money. My brother used to be bullied as well but at some point he started to stand up for himself as well as me. But he isn't a student anymore at CPA, he's engaged to Dean Cadence and after he left, things started to get ugly for me again...” Twilight explained and Adagio started to fume on the inside.

If there was one thing on gods green Earth she hated with all her heart, it was bullying. She knew herself what it was like to get bullied back in the Equestrian Empire until she started to learn some combat magic at a dojo for unicorns only.
She only had to use it once and after that, nopony bothered her ever again. The bullies were terrified of her after Adagio showed them a rather powerful magic beam and they literally pissed themselves because they feared bloody vengeance.

But Adagio didn't bully them in return, she was better than that. And she clearly had better things to do.

'And I was right. Even though this Dean isn't engaged to a student, I bet she already went to bed with him when he still was a student. I love it when I'm right. Which is always' Adagio thought.

Adagio decided to protect Twilight Sparkle from now on because she obviously wasn't the one from Canterlot High and this Twilight seemed like quite the fragile personality.

“Tell you what, Twilight. If these cowards bother you ever again, tell me. I'll take care of them then” she offered her and smiled kindly, which was rare for her. Twilight turned her head and looked at Adagio with genuine surprise.

“You... you would do that for me? But why? You don't even know me and...”

Adagio just shrugged.

“So what? You're an innocent girl and you don't deserve this. And I'd suggest you'd take lessons in some martial art. Bullies are cowards and as soon as they see that you stand up for yourself, they piss their pants and run away, as you just witnessed” Adagio said and Twilight nodded.

“That was amazing, to tell the truth. And I have a request. Would you please call me Midnight instead of Twilight? I never really liked that name to be honest and my friends call me that. I mean, not at Crystal Prep, I don't have any friends there but I always call myself Midnight on the Internet and well... I got used to be called that by now” she said.

“Sure thing, Midnight. I also think that Midnight is a better name. I like names with a dark meaning” Adagio said and giggled.

“Also, you have friends now at Crystal Prep, Midnight. My sisters and I will start to attend to CPA next week” Adagio explained and Midnight didn't believe what she just heard. Adagio could tell, she obviously only had online friends and that was rather sad.

“And believe me, I won't tolerate any bullying if I see it. If it's you who gets bullied or not, doesn't matter to me. I just hate bullying with a burning passion...” Adagio explained and Midnight struggled to find the right words.

“I... Well... That sounds too good to be true. I... Uhm... Thank you. Thank you so much...” she said and her eyes started to water again.

“By the way, my name is Adagio. Adagio Dazzle. Pleasure to make your acquaintance” she said and Midnight started to cry as if she just heard that a loved one of her has died. She sobbed and it took a few minutes until she calmed down again.

“Tissue?” Adagio asked and handed it over to Midnight.

“Thanks...” she said and blew her nose.

“Anyway, I don't wanna sit here anymore. Want some coffee? I wanted to go to a Starbucks until you and these cowards showed up and you know the rest...” Adagio offered. Midnight nodded and finally started to put on a smile. Adagio opened the car remotely and Midnight looked like her eyes were about to fall out of her head.

“Is that your car?”

“But of course, dear. What did you expect?”

“Well, maybe it's your parents car?”

Adagio and Midnight got into the Mercedes and the latter looked in amazement at the interiors of the car.

“No, it's mine. And yes, I paid quite a fortune for it” she said and Midnight fastened her belt.

Adagio did that as well and started the engine. She typed in the adress of some Starbucks far out of town which would lead them over the highway. Adagio thought it was appropriate to take off Midnights mind from rather unpleasant thoughts and decided to punch the Mercedes to its maximum velocity as soon as they were on the highway.
Adagio picked a Starbucks in Ponyville, which was about 30 miles away from Canterlot.

“Uhm... Adagio, right?”

“Yes, my dear? What is it?”

“Why are we going to a Starbucks in Ponyville?" she asked as soon as got to take a look on Adagios smartphone.

“Because I want to show you something fun. Something I really enjoy...” she said and grinned wickedly and picked a song she always loved to hear while driving with a fourth of the speed of sound. It was Adagio For Strings by DJ Tiësto.

It didn't take long until they were on the highway and as soon as they were, Adagio beat down the gas pedal. She also changed the gears like a pro. Like she was doing that already for years. Actually, she did. And she had a talent for driving. Midnight watched the speedometer needle climb up. It did so very fast.

“Are you CRAZY? 200 kilometers per hour!? That's 125 miles per hour! Do you want to KILL us!?” she yelled in fear and Adagio laughed.

“The more you yell, the faster I drive. Actually, I'll punch this baby up to it's maximum speed anyway, 300 kilometers per hour. I like that number” she said in joy and the car accelerated so fast that the two women were pressed in their seats. Adagio was used to that. Midnight was not. She looked like she was to pass out and the engine roared like a demon straight from hell out to get them.

“That's almost 190 miles per hour! There's no way you can...!” Midnight yelled and she didn't believe that Adagio actually made true what she just said.

“I can and I just did!” Adagio said.

"But..." Midnight began.

"Shut up and enjoy the ride!” she yelled over the music and roaring engine.

“I am NOT enjoying it! Please drive slower! I'm begging you!” Midnight yelled in fear and she started to grapple at her hair.

Adagio laughed some more and dodged a few cars just before they'd crash into them. After a few minutes she slowed down the car again because they were approaching their destination, Ponyville. Midnight breathed heavily and didn't believe she survived this hellish ride.

“Please don't do that again when we drive back. I'd rather WALK!” she said and Adagio giggled.

“Do you feel it?”

“Feel what?”
“The adrenaline rush. It tells you that you're alive. It's like being on drugs. That's why I love to drive fast” Adagio answered.

“Yes and I rather don't feel that ever again! I thought I'd die of fear!”

Adagio giggled some more and was driving the car onto a parking lot.

“Relax, I won't do it again, alright?” she said and they got out of the Mercedes.

“I'd be very grateful for that” Midnight said and Adagio noticed her wobbling knees.

“Seems like that left quite the impression on you. Coffees on me, of course” she said and they entered the Starbucks.