Adagio Dazzle blew fumes out of her nose, breathing heavily as she stomped down the streets, with Aria and Sonata in tow. Ever since the Battle of the Bands, none of them could let go of the fact that the Rainbooms had taken their singing powers away and left them without any food. Their entire way of life had been shattered into millions of tiny pieces of glass, that were being stepped on and broken down each and every passing second with debts, mortgages, and food on their minds.

"It's just not fair!" Adagio spluttered. "Those Rainbooms were at our mercy! We had them right where we wanted them!"

"Adagio, I know you're upset about this whole thing, but you're just beating a dead horse with a stick at this point." Aria dully tipped her hand and gave Adagio an emotionless stare. "Don't get me wrong, I'm angry as well about this whole thing too. Those Rainbabies cheated their way to victory with their cutesy friendship nonsense."

"It's not just the Rainbooms winning that makes me angry, Aria." Adagio, still blowing her nose in fury, turned back towards her sisters. "We had everything we could have ever wanted with our singing powers, and those snot-nosed, inconsiderate, unintelligent gorilla stole everything that we knew and loved!" She stamped her stilettos into the ground as hard as she could, impaling a crushed can of soda. Letting another groan slip, she lifted her foot and ripped the can off. "Ever second I think about it, I just... I... Graagh!"

"Adagio? You might wanna consider calming down a bit." Sonata meekly lifted her finger. "You're turning into a tomato with how red your face is."

"Oh, shut the hell up, Sonata! You're angry about this too, admit it!" Adagio roared at Sonata, wanting so much to tackle her there and then. "Those Rainbooms cost us our powers, our house, our adoration, and everything that we've ever loved in this pathetic world! That includes your plushie collection!"

Sonata let out a gasp and recoiled in horror. "No! Not my plushies!"

"Prepare to say goodbye to them all, Sonata!" Adagio threw her arms backwards. "Because with all of this money we've gotta pay and with no way of getting it all done in time, we're basically screwed royally in every way possible! And it's all the Rainbooms' fault!"

"Mr. Cuddles, Sweetie Poo, Slippery the Snake... All of them are gonna go away." Sonata looked down at the ground and trembled her hands briefly. She soon make fists out of her quivering hands and looked up with a seething frown on her face. "Sunset Shimmer and all of her friends are going to pay. Either with cash, or with their own blood!"

"Dear goddess, Sonata!" Aria jumped at the sight of Sonata's newfound rage. "I never expected you to get that mad about it!"

"Well, then consider yourself surprised, Aria, because this is me when I'm angry!" Sonata cracked her knuckles. "Adagio's right. We're washed up, we're about to lose everything, and the Rainbooms are at fault here! We were just doing what we did to survive and feast off of negative energy, and those rotten little girls decided to mess it all up!"

"And as much as I would like to go back up to the Rainbooms and make them suffer for what they did to the three of us, we're not only powerless, but the students of Canterlot High would see us coming a mile away. So not only are we in this horrible position, but we can't take our revenge on them." Adagio thrust her neck towards the sky and screamed as loudly as she could. "WILL THIS WORLD FORSAKE US ANY FURTHER?!"

Adagio and the other sirens were met with a small wind blustering through their hairs. The three of them waited for something. A sign, a voice, a sound, something that would give them a chance at their vengeance. But in the darkness of the night and the silence of the world around them, the Dazzlings found absolutely nothing.

Adagio herself eventually felt her fury wash away as her hands and eyes opened wide. Some small tears began to drip down onto the ground as she sniffled and hung her head in shame, kneeling down onto the floor with her hands planted firmly on the frigid pavement. She tried to woman up and calm down, but no matter what, she couldn't help but cry over everything that had happened. All of it had come and gone and her life was officially over.

"Adagio Dazzle... I can feel you and your sisters' plight."

All of a sudden, a massive black hole opened up in front of the girls, with a burning red ring around it. From the void, a giant red humanoid dressed in volcanic plates and red earth pieces stepped towards the Dazzlings. He wore a red ring around his finger which shared the same sigil as the logo on his breastplate. A black cat dressed in red armour floated by his side, purring gently as it followed its' master towards the Dazzlings.

"Deep in your hearts, I can feel your rage burning as bright as the fires of Ysmault, and I simply can't ignore it." He walked up to Adagio and used one finger to lift her head up to face his. "You and your sisters, Aria and Sonata feel like you have been wronged."

"How could you tell?" Aria crossed her arms and stared bug-eyed at the alien. "And for that matter, who the heck are you?"

"My name is Atrocitus, and I am the leader of the Red Lantern Corps." He put his hand on his chest. "Whenever someone feels rage beyond belief, I see an opportunity for them. And your rage seems one of the greatest that I've seen in years. The rage of losing everything. Believe me, I know what you're feeling right now."

"What do you want with us? Can't you see that we're completely out of luck?" Adagio wiped some of the remaining tears from her eyes as she stared at Atrocitus.

"The pain of loss stings the most when it takes everything you hold dear." Atrocitus petted the flying cat, hearing it purr as he let it go again. "But it's how you cope with that loss that defines you. I took the loss of my family with great fury, and as such, became the leader of the Red Lantern Corps for it."

"What do you know of our suffering?" asked Adagio, tilting her head to the side.

"I lost everything myself back on my home, Ryut." Atrocitus snarled, tightening the grip on his hand. "The Guardians tore everything that I loved from me with their horrific assault on my home. My family, my friends, ALL of them were wiped out. Except for me," he said. "I've been in your position. I know the pain that roars deep in your hearts. And I think that you would be perfect material for my cause." He looked down into his hands and spawned three rings similar to his own.

"Red rings?" Sonata stepped up to Atrocitus and gave one of the rings a gentle poke. "Uh, I'm sorry mr big, scary, alien volcano man, but what are these going to do for us?"

"These are red power rings. If you wear one, you become a Red Lantern, like myself." Atrocitus lifted the rings into the air and hovered them over towards the Dazzlings. "Not only will your power increase ten-thousand fold with these rings on your fingers, but you will also be able to join my corps, and take your vengeance on those who so wronged you." He dropped the rings into the Dazzlings' hands. "Allow me to give you a fraction of these rings' power."

Atrocitus turned towards a building scheduled for demolition and flew over to it, conjuring a massive red cannon. Aiming it at the empty building, he launched a massive red fireball at the building, causing the building to explode and spread pieces of rubble around the area, as nothing more than flames lay in the site's wake.

"Whoa..." The Dazzlings all watched the fires burn and took a look down at the rings. It only took them a few moments of pondering before they finally reached a decision. Wicked smirks began to form on their faces as they turned back towards Atrocitus, who walked back towards the three of them.

"Now then." Atrocitus walked back over to the Dazzlings. "What do you think?"

"If we put these rings on, will we be able to take our revenge on the Rainbooms?" Adagio asked, holding the ring in her thumb and index finger.

"The Red Lantern Corps' goal is to punish any and all creatures that wrong the people of the universe," Atrocitus stated. "If these so-called Rainbooms left you like this, then we will be sure to add them to the list of the various perpetrators worthy of our rage's wrath."

"Well, that's all I needed to hear." Aria wasted no time slipping the red ring onto her finger. "Count me in, Atrocitus."

"Me too." Sonata nodded and put her red ring on.

"After seeing that power and being promised a chance to knock the Rainbooms down a peg, why wouldn't we choose to have these?" Adagio's coy attitude returned as she put the ring on with a devilish smile on her mouth.

All three of the Dazzlings watched their rings emanate and launch a red wisp into each of their mouths. As soon as they inhaled the balls of magic, the three girls fell to their knees as an otherworldly pain wrapped around their bodies, making them glow. Their eyes and mouths turned into shimmering spotlights as they grasped at the ground.

"Rage like that is hard to come by, Dazzlings." Atrocitus smiled as the Dazzlings' clothes began to transform. They all gained red and black spandex suits with the Red Lantern emblem in their chests, along with crimson boots and gloves. To finish off, their faces all gained red masks that only covered their eyes. "Now. Rise to your feet, Adagio Dazzle, Aria Blaze, and Sonata Dusk. Rise, and serve the Red Lantern Corps!"

A ferocious explosion of red light burst out of the Dazzlings and blazed down the streets, lighting up everything around it. Some faint roars could be heard in the burst of red light, but then quickly died down as the light receded.

The Dazzlings all stood before Atrocitus and his pet cat with smiles on their face as they coiled their hands into fists. Their new red lantern rings glowed warmly and gave the three of them a faint aura. They all rubbed their rings gently, reaching out as they created perfect replicas of their equestrian forms, but all coloured red, with the red lantern emblem in their chests instead of their old pendants.

"Now tell me," said Atrocitus, walking up to his three new Red Lanterns. "How do you feel?"

Adagio lifted her hand into the air, causing her red hippocampus to fly up. After bringing it back down with the swing of her hand, she ended up creating a massive hole in the road. Smiling at her power, she turned back to Atrocitus and said; "Oh, I feel wonderful, Atrocitus. I feel so strong, so powerful. No amount of our old magic could ever compare to this..."

"Then it is time for your initiation." Atrocitus opened up the black hole again and walked over towards it. "Follow me through the portal, and we shall welcome you into the Red Lantern Corps with open arms. And together, we shall strike down all of those who have wronged us. The Guardians, the Sinestro Corps, and the Rainbooms!"

Adagio and the others held hands and floated in the air, following Atrocitus through the black vortex. Their sadistic smiles never left their faces as they travelled through the darkness with their new master, leaving no traces of themselves once the portal closed.

Atrocitus and the Dazzlings soon appeared on a hellish red planet, with rivers of lava flowing all around them. A blood red sky filled the air and the earth around them was painted shades of scarlet, auburn, and maroon. A giant red lantern sat in the middle of a moat of lava, with various other Red Lanterns floating around it. Some were different animals, some of them had wings, but all of them shared the same suit colours and red power rings.

"Where are we?" Adagio asked, looking around at her new surroundings. "Something tells me that we're not on that miserable human world anymore..."

"You are right to assume that, Adagio." Atrocitus nodded. "This is the home of the Red Lanterns. I bid you and your sisters welcome; to Ysmault!" He extended his arms out to the sides and lifted them into the air, causing pillars of flame to erupt from the lava around them.

"Atrocitus. Who are these creatures?" A red lantern with boney wings and a black winged mask flew over towards Atrocitus. "They don't seem worthy of Red Lantern status to me! Send them back!"

"Calm yourself, Bleez. These are our newest recruits." Atrocitus put his hand on Bleez's shoulders, looking her in the eyes. "Adagio Dazzle, Aria Blaze, and Sonata Dusk. They are a collective unit known as the Dazzlings, and their rage is incredibly strong; almost as powerful as mine."

"Even so, the Red Lantern Corps can't win against the guardians with such weak humans like this on the team!" Bleez stared down the Dazzlings, who all bore their rings towards her. "This whole thing makes me so mad that I could crush a mountain with my—"

"Save it, Bleez." A Red Lantern with hair made entirely out of flames flew up to Bleez and Atrocitus. He looked down on the Dazzlings, who all flew up towards them. "Master Atrocitus never chooses wrong. These three wouldn't be here if he hadn't shown an interest in them." He turned to face the Dazzlings. "So, go on, you three. What makes you so angry?"

"The Rainbooms. They took everything from us and left us in shambles." Adagio Dazzle looked the human in the eyes. "The Battle of the Bands was where we flourished, and after losing it to a bunch of punk teenagers, we couldn't afford to pay our rents, handle bills, or even get the food we need to survive."

"Basically, those stupid teenagers ruined our lives, and the Red Lantern Corps is going to put us back on the path to prosperity." Aria Blaze butted in and pushed Aria and Sonata aside. "And whatever this Bleez chick thinks about us, she can save it for ourselves. We've got a score to settle, and we're not gonna quit the Red Lanterns any time soon."

"Grrr..." Bleez growled and made her wings glow bright red.

"Don't mind her punk attitude. You'll get used to it." The human flew in front of Bleez and shook each of the Dazzlings' hands. "Name's Jack Moore, but you can call me Rankorr. Always nice to have another red on the team."

"Anyway. It is time for the three of you to go through training." Atrocitus flew up to the Dazzlings. "It is a necessary procedure for all new Red Lanterns to undergo a rigorous training exercise, before being fully inducted into the Corps. Your training begins momentarily. Until then, be sure to get to know the rest of the Corps. They might be tough nuts, but we're all a joint unit. We all let our rage drive ourselves to victory against the wrongdoers of the universe."

"Understood, Atrocitus." The Dazzlings bowed before their new master.

"Come, Dex-Starr." Atrocitus took his cat companion and flew off towards another part of Ysmault. We must prepare the training grounds for our new recruits."

As Atrocitus flew off, The Dazzlings looked up at the rest of the Red Lantern Corps. Some of them turned their heads—Bleez for example—while others couldn't help but stare at them. Despite what they looked like or if they were giving them the cold shoulder, the three sirens all knew that they were going to be stuck with them for a long time.

"So. Who wants to introduce themselves next?" Adagio asked the crowd of Red Lanterns.