I've exhausted another five minutes outside of the pub in search for Adagio, until I heard Sandal Wood's ambled foot steps with voice echoing from a short distance, "Clair!" I turned to the voice, but looking flummoxed. Sandal Wood continued with words as he drew near, "What's wrong? Are you okay?" My mind is running like eighty miles an hour. I'm not sure what to think, or what I'm trying to do, but I feel like my world is turning upside down, even though I've already accepted the fact that my sisters have disowned me many years ago. "Disown you many years ago?.." Sandal Wood scratched his head in puzzlement to my unintentional answer to his question.

I retorted with a grin, "Oh, sorry... I have the tendency to say whatever's on my mind loudly.."

"Oh it's okay.. I was wond'ring why you left the stage like you did."

At this point, I couldn't think of an excuse to cover myself, but to unveil the honest truth, "I... Saw someone I knew, at least I thought I did.."

"Oh.. Well... You were great in there! You have such an awesome voice."

"Thanks.." My eyes wandered off in a distance thinking that Adagio might still be nearby.

Not even noticing that Sandal Wood held my guitar case the whole time, he grinned, "I thought you might've forgotten your guitar, so..." He placed the case down near me.

"Oh, yes... It's just.. It's been a derpy day." I giggled as I took the case and placed it near my leg side.

"Hey, we all have those days." We both nodded, "Well Clair, thanks for inviting me tonight, I'll let you go, seems like you have a lot going on."

I shook my head, "No I don't..."

"Yeah you do." He pointed at my guitar case, "The condition of your guitar would say a lot about it if you take a look."

"Oh no..." I looked down downheartedly.

Sandal Wood with an effort to cheer me up, "Hey... How about I'll fix it. I'm very savant when it comes to wood crafting and such. How hard can it be.."

"It's more than just patching up a hole in a guitar." I looked up with a grin, and blushed, "But thanks for the offer, that's sweet of you.."

"Are you sure?"

*Cell phone rings*

"Oh.. 'scuse me for a sec.." I pulled my phone out from my pocket, contorting at my phone screen to see Moon Dancer calling me. I answered it, "Yes MD..."

"Oh good you answered. Could you come over tonight?" She replied instantly on the other side of the phone.

"..Well yeah of course, is everything ok?"

"Yeah, I just need to talk to you about your gem."

I sighed on the phone, urging her to continue, "Yeah?..."

"I'll explain when you get here... Oh since you'll be over, wanna spend the night? Cuddle Bug is here."

"She better not be wearing my clothes... When I say clothes, I really mean my underwear and bra too!"

Sandal Wood blushed as I inadvertently said those words loudly in front of him during my conversation with Moon Dancer. I grimaced at him, "Oops, sorry." As hitting my forehead with the palm of my hand.

Sandal Wood scratched his head with a confused smile, "Uh, it's quite alright..."

Moon Dancer on the other side of the phone, "Sorry for what?.. Who are you talking to?"

"Just wait for me I'll be there in half an hour ok? Bye." I instantly hung up the phone, and looked at him with a beaming grin, "Sorry that you had to hear that, my friend can be a nag sometimes."

"Oh it's all good.."

We smiled at each other coyly for a short moment, I couldn't help how handsome he looked. His green eyes blended perfectly from the light of the moon. He re-initiated, "Uh.. Been wanting to ask ya.. Would you like to go out for dinner sometime, perhaps tomorrow, let's say around... seven?"

The feeling of delight radiated through my body, causing my eyes to sparkle with joy, "I would love to."

"Awesome, I'll text ya tonight for more info." He said, "I hope you find that person who you thought you might've seen, and don't stress a thing about the guitar, you'll get it fixed. You have a good night, and stay outta trouble."

I chuckled, "Likewise."

We both waved our goodbyes. I couldn't go home just yet, I had to explain to Lyrica Lilac about what happened. But having caught a glimpse of Adagio at the pub, still left me questioning as to why she showed up after my performance, and disappeared in a blink of an eye. I'm sure she'll show up again, but it's a matter of when and where.

HUMANAVILLE
8:01PM; SAME EVENING
MOON DANCER'S APARTMENT

After spending an hour discussing about my gem at Moon Dancer's place since my arrival, it remain a mystery. Cuddle Bug made no sense, but it was very thoughtful of her to contribute her theory of what may have caused the gem to illuminate. She thought that my gem probably came with a battery, causing it to light up like a Christmas tree. Moon Dancer couldn't bare to hear anymore of her nonsense, thus why she had invited me over for the night. While Moon Dancer and I sat across from each other at the dining table drinking tea, Cuddle Bug was playing a video game in the living room.

"So you're telling me there's nothing else we can do about it other than to destroy it.." I blankly looked at Moon Dancer intently.

Moon Dancer nodded faintly with sad eyebrows, "Yeah... Sweetie... Cuddle Bug and I worry about you lately.." She reached her hand out, and laid her hand on my arm, "But if you can just tell me where you got the necklace, I might be able to expand my knowledge on it."

For some reason, I sensed that Moon Dancer is trying to force an answer out of me. If I told my friends that I used to be a villainous creature from a different dimension known as Equestria, who tried to put every pony in mind derp for eternity, that would mean risking my friendship. So I dodged her question, "Just forget it... you can give me my gem necklace back. I appreciate you trying though, you're such a good friend."

"No." Moon Dancer with a definite tone.

"Sorry but... are you used to saying that?"

Cuddle Bug in a loud voice from across the living room, "What MD is trying to say is that she's not giving you back your gem necklace until you tell us where you got it... OH! DAMN YOU GOOMBA!" Cuddle Bug shouted at her game, losing to an opponent.

Moon Dancer folded her arms with a face betraying no sign of emotion, "You heard CB... So where did you get it?"

I squinted and shook my head in confusion, "Why do you want to know so badly?"

"Because, we're your friends, Clair. You mean the world to us... Right after you told me what had happened a couple of days ago, who's to say it won't happen again, you might end up in the hospital for all we know..."

I huffed out with laughter, "Hah! Oookay MD, let's not get crazy now."

"I'm glad you think this is a joke, Clair.."

I cleared my throat, then stood up from my seat, "Ya' know... I change my mind about spending the night." I grabbed my purse and my guitar case, "You girls have a good night. I have a date tomorrow anyway, plus, I gotta get my guitar fixed.."

"I thought you already had it fixed.."

"Unfortunately, It broke again.."

Cuddle Bug in a loud voice across the living room, "Really?! How?! Oh wait! This one should be free, right? You've already paid for the first repair, so you get this one for free."

I leered over to Cuddle Bug with slight annoyance, then back to Moon Dancer, "Just... Gimmie back my necklace, MD.."

"Fine.." She swung around to her accent table, then pulled out a single drawer, unveiling the gem. She picked it up and tossed it to me, "Clair, this conversation is not over."

"It is..." I said as I began wearing the gem necklace, "You've already done your part... I get it... This ain't your cup of tea."

Moon Dancer's tone increased in volume, "Look... Whatever it is that's holding you back from telling us, I'm sure it can't be that bad... I mean c'mon... It's us... What have you got to hide?"

Moon Dancer is right. Friendship is all about loyalty and trust. Now that I've thought about it, if it wasn't for Moon Dancer and Cuddle Bug, who knows what kind of life I'd have. But I'm sure as hell I wouldn't be living my life the way I am now, "I'll think about it, MD. This gem has a lot of history that revolves around me..." I said in a low voice, "If you're a friend, you'd give me some time.."

Moon Dancer nodded with an expression of sympathy, "Okay."

I grinned, "Love ya."

"Love ya too."

I turned to Cuddle Bug, who is still engrossed with her video game, I said in a loud voice, "I love you Cuddle Bug!"

"Yeah, you too!"

Moon Dancer and I chuckled lightly.

*Text Message*

I temporarily placed my guitar case down to pull out my phone from my pocket. Sandal Wood texted me about where he and I would meet up tomorrow at seven. Moon Dancer peered at me quizzically, "Was that Sandal Flip Flop?"

I rolled my eyes and dropped my arms loose, "I swear, if you call him that one more time..."

Moon Dancer with a mischievous grin, "Or else what."

I grunted, "It's Sandal Wood! Okay?!"

"Yeah... Whatever.."

After texting Sandal Wood back, agreeing to the place he'd like to meet up, I waved at both Moon Dancer and Cuddle Bug, "You girls have a good night, sorry I can't stay."

"It's ok Clair, we get it. We know what you're up to tonight anyway."

Cuddle Bug joined in while engrossed with her video game, "You guys will be smooching all night on the phone!"

I placed a palm on the side of my face and chuckled, "You girls are something else.." I headed towards Moon Dancer's apartment door exit, "If I don't see you girls tomorrow, I'll see you girls on Monday."

We all waved each other goodbye, and I finally exited the apartment door.

As the sun faded from the sky this evening, it was pretty difficult to ride my bicycle whilst holding my guitar case on my back. But I was able to manage. It was about an eight mile distance between Moon Dancer's place and mine. As I bicycled through the direction of my path towards my apartment, I brood about my last sighting of Adagio back in the pub. I want to see her again, I want to see my sisters again. But I don't know where to begin my search. In my deep thought, my mind reverted back with the two girls in the bakery, Twilight and Sunset. Having to revisit the words of Twilight a couple of days ago, left me in a state of aloofness, "We can help you with your problem, Clair... But not if you run away..." Needless to say, I may have to see them again. They're the only ones with the answer to my mystery, and this time, I will not run away.

HUMANAVILLE
10:10PM; SAME NIGHT
MY APARTMENT

I turned the lights on as I made my entrance into my apartment door, then flung my keys on top of my coffee table and sorted through my mail. I fixated on the clock hung on a high-wall, I was shocked to see how time just passed me by. I was debating whether I should visit the bakery tonight, but that's out of the question. As I turned the television on and tuned to one of my favorite TV series currently showing: Supernatural. I walked towards the kitchen to brew some tea. Feeling alone at this time of the night, I should've just spent the night over at Moon Dancer's place to keep my mind off of things. Now I can't help but dwell on my past. My memory pulled me in once again with my sisters:

713,000 years ago in Equestria

All four of us siren sisters hunkered down on a rock island in the middle of the sea of Equestria. Adagio floated amidst the air in a degree where she's facing us, announcing the plan of our next act of terrorism. "Ponyville." Adagio with a mischievous grin, "That place is filled with magic. More than you could ever imagine."

Aria with a hunger look in her eyes, "What are we waiting for?!"

Adagio teased, "Settle down, Aria, there will be plenty for every siren."

Adagio eyeballed at me with a suspicion of uneasiness in my deadpan expression, "Is there a problem, Clair?"

I recovered from my expressionless state, and replied in a standardized tone, "No."

Adagio drew in close to me, with her eyebrows lowered, "You and I will have a long talk later.."

I wasn't sure if Adagio read my mind, but she knew something wasn't right about me. Ever since our first invasion of Saddle Arabia, it gave away my true colors as I was hesitant to use my power against the poor Arabian ponies. Invading Ponyville, just made it more difficult for me to control my emotions.

Adagio gave forth our plan, "Sonata, you'll be with me. We will invade villages nearby Everfree Forest."

"Yes." Sonata with a serious nod.

Adagio looked over to Aria's direction, "Aria, you and Clair take cover the east side of Ponyville, leaving them trapped."

Aria with a malicious smile, "I got this."

Adagio floated on a high point from where they were positioned on a rock island, "Lets move, girls."

We all flew like the wind, and headed east. Adagio was ahead of us, but we were all steadily flying at the same speed, swiftly as ever.

As we all finally arrived the outskirts of Ponyville, Adagio and Sonata went separate ways, while Aria and I headed to an area where Adagio had commanded us. As we discreetly entered Ponyville, Aria led us to a large bush, where we can make a preemptive strike against the ponies. Aria in a very low voice, "Ok Clair, I want you to follow my lead. If you mess this up, I will tear that gem out of your chest, you hear?"

With my serious squint, "..You're not the boss of me.."

"No, but I'm still your big sister."

I sighed with no words of response.

Aria surveyed the area for a group of ponies, "Besides... What the hell is wrong with you today?.."

"Aria... can we not talk and just get this over with?"

Aria paused and looked at me with suspicion, "Were you even looking forward to this opportunity?"

I stuttered slightly in words, "I... Yeah of course I am.."

Aria with her eyebrow raised, "Lies!"

One little filly with a blank flank found us hiding behind a big bush, startled, and her hooves began to tremble in fear. She screamed loudly enough for every pony in the area to hear, "MONSTERS!!! HELP!!!" Every pony stampeded in every direction of the village with combined screaming. Aria hastily flew up and discharged her deadly musical note at her area of sight. Adagio and Sonata appeared from the opposite direction and did the same. They were all preoccupied in this moment of discord, mind controlling numbers of ponies. I discreetly left my post without them knowing, and headed to another side of Ponyville to warn the innocent ponies of an incoming act of terrorism.

I found a lowly crowded part of Ponyville, which appears to be a marketplace of some sort. Every pony cowered down in fear as I disembarked myself on the ground. In my loud voice, I informed every pony to escape while they can, "Every pony has to leave this place now! You must hurry before it's too late!"

"Clair?"

I turned to the familiar voice, seeing Jackpot Bristle with a puzzled look on his face, he continued with words, "What are you doing here, and why do you want us all to leave?"

"There's no time to explain, you have to leave, EVERY PONY MAKE YOUR ESCAPE NOW!" But it was already too late. Adagio, Aria, and Sonata appeared right before them. Every pony then began galloping away, with the exception of Jackpot Bristle, who was hiding behind my tail. Adagio and Aria sneered at me, but Sonata shook her head with a concerned look in her eyes.

Adagio letting out a grunt of smoke from her nose, "Clair! I knew it. It's you, it's always been you who is slowing us down!"

Sonata attempted to calm Adagio down, "Dagi... Please give her a chance to explain.."

"NO! I've had enough of her arrogance!" Adagio glide from amidst the air closer to me. The closer she got, the more I needed to shield Jackpot Bristle away.

Adagio lowered her voice in a standard tone, "I see how it is.." Adagio began advancing away the opposite direction, "If this is your way of life of a siren..." She then slowly swung her head around to face me, "You are not considered our sister!" A red beam shot out from her eyes, aimed at my heart. I quivered in pain, and faltered to the ground. My vision became blurry, I had no options but to regain my strength to protect Jackpot Bristle.

"Are... are you okay Clair?" Jackpot Bristle grieved.

My voice became weak, "You... have to escape... while you can..."

"No.. I'm not leaving you!"

Aria mimicked Jackpot Bristle's words, "I'm not leaving you." She followed up with a sinister laugh, "This pony is mine."

As Aria was about to release a high sound wave of notes from her vocal cord for an attempt to mind control little Jackpot Bristle, a sudden beam of light just missed Aria's head from a high point which caused her to stop. We all looked up in the sky, our eyes widened as we saw Princess Celestia and Princess Luna soaring down from a far, high distance.

Adagio rushed in with words as a protest to retreat, "Lets go girls, we have to leave!"

Adagio and Aria made their advance. But Sonata, on the other hand, with a noticeable teardrop down her face, calmly came to me with an attempt to help me up, but I was too weak to stand. Aria with a furious look, "Sonata, lets go! Leave her... She's no longer our sister."

Sonata ignored Aria, and persisted to help me up until Adagio muscled in with words, "Sonata! Do you want to join her?"

Sonata finally obeyed Adagio's tyranny words. But before she joined them, she had placed a toy size acoustic guitar by my side. She whispered, "Clair... This will protect you where ever you go... No matter what anyone says, you will always be my sister."

"SONATA!!!" Adagio shouted with a combined growl, "WE HAVE TO GO!!"

Sonata finally joined Adagio and Aria, swiftly made their move and surged under the ocean deep.

The two princesses progressed on following them, it was to my surprise that they even dove under the ocean. With my presence being frowned upon by the ponies, I thought it would be a smart idea to leave Ponyville before the princesses come back for me. But I was still too weak.

"Clair, you must leave Ponyville before Princess Celestia and Princess Luna come back." Jackpot Bristle said, "You can't reason with them. They are absolute, and they will destroy you..."

I tried to recover from the trauma, but whenever I try, my body always ended up faltering, "I... I can't... It's ok... I'm not afraid to die.."

"No! You have to escape, Clair, and you must do it now!" Jackpot Bristle battled his way on an attempt to help me up, but failed. He scrutinized his surrounding, and saw a couple of ponies still peering to our direction. Jackpot Bristle requested dire assistance, "Can any pony please help us?! She obviously needs help, Please lend me your hooves and bring her back into the ocean!" They all whispered loudly to each other questioning as to why they would help a mind-controlling monster. "C'mon ponies! She's a good siren, if it wasn't for her, who knows what would've happened to us!" Jackpot Bristle with an exhausting look on his face, and shouted in a demanding voice, "PONIES PLEASE! We have to help her before she dies!" A tear came down his eyes. Then the ponies finally realize how important I am to Jackpot Bristle. A couple of stallions drew near to lend their assistance to push me back onto the shore, "Don't worry Clair, everything will be alright."

"Th... Thank you, JB..." I replied in a weak voice.

After a couple of stallions finally moved my body near the shore, I finally gained my momentum. I was no longer weak, but still affected by Adagio's beam attack. I swam under the water like a serpent, and disappeared as I surged under the ocean.

"Sam! I know you're in there, you can beat this son-of-a-bitch of a devil, you're better than that!" I recovered back to my sense of reality, sitting on my living room couch with my feet tucked in, watching my favorite TV series. I picked up my cell phone to check the time, and sighed heavily to know that it is way past midnight. I found it unusual that my gem didn't light up tonight like it usually would. But I didn't care much for it, I was really tired and all I wanted to do was just tune in for the night.

HUMANAVILLE
8:46PM; SUNDAY EVENING
HUMANAVILLE POND

Right after my dinner date with Sandal Wood, he decided to take me for a walk to Humanaville Pond at this time of the night. It was just a stroll from the restaurant, so we didn't have to use our bikes. We took a stroll through the side walk that leads us through some pathway of trees. It was a beautiful night, and breezy. It was a perfect night for a couples date.

"That was a good restaurant, I gotta say." Sandal Wood initiated.

I smiled, "Yes, I loved their Chicken Florentine Crepes."

"Well thanks to you I'm hungry again."

We both giggled.

As we finally arrived within the vicinity of a trail leading directly to a pond, it was secluded. The pond was stagnant, but it was graceful. The night sky shined exuberantly with countless stars right before our eyes. No one was around but me and Sandal Wood. He gently took my hand, and held it. He faced me in close distance and held my other hand. I haven't felt so protected in thousands of years by his warm touch. He looked into my eyes with pure fondness, "You're... very beautiful.." And slowly ran his index finger through my hair.

I blushed and coyly looked away, "Thank you."

He held my chin and gently turned my head back to face him. For thousands of years during my lifetime, I've never felt anything like this before. A rush of heat started in my chest, and slowly spread throughout my body. From the slight twitch of my lip to the way my shoulders rose, and fell as I breathe. He leaned forward slowly, his hand brushing the hair out of my face and in an instant, his lips were on mine. They were rough and smooth, they were perfect. He moved them around in circles and my heart swelled. His breathing was deep. I moaned, and so did he.

"I love the way you kiss." Sandal Wood said in a low voice

I giggled, "I can say the same for you, silly."

When all wonderful short moments like these came to an end, my gem gleamed radiantly, much stronger than the last. It almost blinded me and Sandal Wood. Suddenly, that same feeling of vertigo struck me, which made my legs wobbled. Sandal Wood grabbed onto me as I almost fell to the ground. The gem remain gleaming throughout the entire area from where were stood. Sandal Wood baffled with words loudly, "What's going on?!... Clair... Your necklace!.."

I couldn't control the power, it's like it has a mind of its own. Through my awareness that I'm out of practice with Equestrian magic, but this was something different. It was something I've never felt before, like something is trying pull me in. As I forced my eyes to look up, there stood Adagio Dazzle right behind Sandal Wood. Sandal Wood turned around to see who was behind him, "Who the?.... Who are you?! What have you done to Clair?!" Adagio swiftly placed her index finger on Sandal Wood's forehead, causing him to collapse on the ground, and so did I. The brightness light of my gem finally dimmed down in seconds. Adagio took a couple of steps closer to me, she placed both hands on her hips, and looked at me with expression of impassiveness. It's been thousands of years since I last heard her voice, and it still trembled me to this day, "Clair." I was still recovering from the fall, and my eyes were still blurry.

Adagio progressed with words of aggressiveness, "Get up."

I huffed and puffed, trying to recover fast from the slight trauma.

Adagio with a raised eyebrow, she crossed her arms, "I don't remember you being this weak, now GET UP!" Adagio raised her voice.

I finally forced myself up on two feet for the sake of Adagio's command. But my body wobbled then fell onto her, gripping onto her waist side, and sobbed like a baby. Adagio was astounded to see me crying dismally on her waist side as a desperate need for someone that I can depend and lean on. Adagio quickly realized that she was the only one I've got, despite of what she did in the past. She lowered herself next to me, and comforted me with a hug.

HUMANAVILLE
10:31PM; SAME NIGHT
QUIET STREETS OF HUMANAVILLE

Since I couldn't bear to walk, Adagio decided to carry me on a piggy back. In spite of her looks, she is physically strong. We walked a long way from Humanaville Pond. Adagio promised me that Sandal Wood would be okay the next morning when he wakes up. It wasn't right to leave him back there, but I'm not one to question her. I initiated a conversation, "Adagio?"

"Yeah?"

"Where are we going?" I questioned.

"... Going to my place.."

"Oh... would Aria and Sonata be there?"

"Yeah..."

In my expressionless state, I called for her once again, "Adagio?"

Adagio sighed, "What?.."

"Why do you have such manly strength?"

"Want me to throw you down the lake?"

It's in my siren gene to ask senseless question, just like Sonata, but she's the worse. I remain silent for the time being, but I am very excited to see Sonata and Aria again in such a long time. As Adagio continually walked us through the hills, and a couple of turns, I fell asleep on her back shoulder.

Author's Notes:

I think you all are aware at this point that I will be posting one chapter a week. I tried to do two a week but keep in mind that I'm also a full time medical professional, that being said, time is limited. But I won't keep you guys hangin', stories like these take time with creativity.... So now let me play minecraft...