Once more, the weekend had arrived. Also, once again, the front of Canterlot High School was not as empty as it would normally be on a Saturday. Sunset, her friends, and The Dazzlings stood out front of the school, near the base of what had once been a statue of a horse rearing up.

Adagio Dazzle took a step forward. Her brow furrowed as she placed her hands on her hips, looking the pedestal up and down.

"This is the portal to Equestria?" she asked. "You mean to tell me we could have come here and gone home at any time?"

"It is where the portal is, yes," Sunset answered. Her lips then pursed out though. "I don't know if it was always here, though. I mean a thousand years ago, none of this existed. Where it might have been before then?" She gave a shrug.

Adagio let out a hum, eyes narrowing more.

"As for whenever." Sunset shook her head. "Originally, it was only once thirty moons, bu--"

"Uuuugh!" Aria groaned, throwing her head back. "I forgot about the whole stupid 'moons' thing."

"But," Sunset continued, "Princess Twilight was able to use a pair of magic journals which were capable of communicating with each other even through inter-dimensional barriers during such time as they portal was closed to circumvent the time restriction. Now she is capable of deciding when the portal opens and for how long, but doesn't leave it open except when intended to be used. That way, we don't have to worry about ponies or people trying to sneak through."

One of the girls coughed slightly.

"So, what's going to happen when we go through?" Sonata asked.

"Well, when you go in, you will find yourself in kind of a weird place," Sunset answered. "It's kind of like one of those funhouse spinning halls, but made of rainbow colored light. You'll also get spun like you're in a washing machine a--"

"That's a feeling Sonata's familiar with," Aria stated.

"Shut up!" Sonata snapped. "It was one time. One!"

"-- and feel like you're being stretched like taffy." Sunset smiled. "So, good news, the transformation doesn't hurt, but it does feel pretty weird. As a result, you will be feeling pretty disoriented when you arrive in Equestria, made all the more so by the fact that you'll have to readjust to your Equestrian bodies. Once you are through and regain your senses, you will find yourself in Twiligiht's castle in Ponyville, with her there to greet you. Possibly with some friends."

"You mean guards," Adagio said, turning to look at Sunset again.

"No," replied Sunset, giving a shake of her head. "No guards, no other princesses. Just some of the friends from her world." She pointed a thumb toward her friends. "Some of who might look familiar."

She paused, brow furrowing.

"So, you might have to worry about Rainbow Dash getting in your face and telling you that she's watching you, but that should be the worst of it."

Adagio turned to face Sunset Shimmer fully. Her eyes narrowed as she looked the unicorn turned human up and down. Her lips pressed thin as she chewed on them.

"Either the princess is very trusting," Adagio said, "or you are a very good liar."

"Well I am a pretty good liar," Sunset replied, grinning widely.

It quickly vanished.

"But this is a matter of trust. Twilight is the princess of friendship, and part of friendship is trust. According to her, you deserve a certain amount of trust and freedom as a chance to prove your sincerity in wishing to return to Equestria and live peacefully." She gave a smaller smile. "The fact that you helped deal with the latest incident didn't hurt either."

Adagio studied Sunset a moment longer, stony faced. Her fingers tapped a quick little rhythm on her elbow as she considered it.

Finally, she gave a nod.

"Alright," she said before turning around. "Guess we'll see you when we get back."

"You mean you decided to stay already?" Pinkie asked, grinning widely and with her hands behind her back.

"No," Sonata answered, "but we did figure out that if we do decide to stay, we need to figure out what to do with all our stuff in this world." Her eyes flicked to Aria, and she grew a wicked little smirk. "After all, Aria can't take her Jeep with her, now can she?"

This got a growl from Aria Blaze, which made Sonata look all the smugger.

"Alright," Adagio called out. "Let's get going already. Sonata first."

"Yay!" Sonata cried out. She then started running before diving head first into the portal.

Aria was next, walking toward it. She stopped just before going in and turned around.

"Since I won't be able to do this while I'm there."

She held up both hands and gave everyone the finger.

"Ba-blam, bitches!"

She then jumped backwards into the portal.

Adagio let out a sigh, shaking her head. She walked toward the portal, the last one to go through. Like Aria, she stopped just before going through, turning. With a smile, she kissed her hand and blew it.

"See you all again soon," she purred out before returning to the portal and walking through.

As she entered the portal, it was as Sunset Shimmer described it. The entire thing was a tunnel of rainbow colored light, twisting and spinning, with all the colors running into each other and shining so brightly, it was hard to see. It was made all the harder to see when she felt herself being lifted and spun, made all the more confusing and frustrating by having nothing to focus on. Adagio could feel her body being changed and re-shaped. It did not hurt, but felt strange. It was a combination of being stretched like a rubber band and squeezed like a handful of clay.

Her ears popped as the twirling rainbows and body shifting sensations came to an end. A blinding white light flashed across her eyes as she fell out of the a portal and onto a floor. It felt kind of nice. The coolness of it against her body, seeping into her belly.

"Adagio!" Sonata cried out, rushing over.

Adagio felt herself being shaken as she tried to get a grasp of her mind and body again.

"Adagio! Get up!" She felt herself getting pushed hard. "Something went wrong! Really wrong!"

"Alright!" Adagio snapped. "Just give me a second!"

With that, the pushing and shaking stopped. With a sigh, Adagio moved to stand up, using a hoof to push her hair out of her face.

Adagio paused. Something was not right. She looked down at her hoof. Was that the problem? No. No. She was back in Equestria, and she had hooves there for her forelegs. That was not it.

"Dagi?" Sonata said, in a soft, scared voice.

Adagio turned to look at Sonata, and paused.

Sonata was not a siren.

"You're a pony," Adagio blurted out.

Sonata nodded. And indeed she was. An earth pony. Sonata was her typical blue, but it was the color of the furry coat that now covered her otherwise bare body. She still had her hair band, holding her long blue ponytail in place (a part of Adagio -- probably the hysterical part -- burst into giggles at that). There was also a cutie mark on Sonata's flank: a purple heart with a eighth-note on it, the body of which had the jagged look of a lightning bolt to it.

"Does... does that mean that..."

Sonata nodded again.

Adagio looked around for a reflective surface to use as a mirror. Fortunately, they were in a castle made of crystal, and there were plenty around.

Adagio got a good look at herself. She was covered in a coat of golden-yellow fur. A massive pile of curly orange and yellow hair covered the top of her head. One noticeable difference was the horn sticking out from her forehead. Adagio turned her body slight, catching sight of a thick, fluffy tail. Also on her flank was a cutie mark. Hers was of an orange gemstone with a diamond shape to it, and a Treble clef behind it.

Okay. She had seen herself. She had seen Sonata. That only left one other.

"Where's Aria?"

"Over there," Sonata answered, pointing with a hoof.

Adagio followed the direction pointed, and found what she was looking for, although not the way she was expecting.

Aria Blaze was floating in mid-air, but not under her own power or volition. Instead, she was being held there by a rose-colored aura of magic. Aria had a pair of pegasus wings sticking out from her shoulders and flapping. Her front hooves were stretched out in front of her and she was clearly yelling something.

Adagio turned to find the source of magic, and Aria's ire: Princess Twilight Sparkle. The princess's wings flickered against her side as she gave a nervous look at Adagio. The horn continued to glow with magic.

"I can explain," she started.

Adagio held up a hoof.

"No, no," she cut in. "Let me guess. Aria noticed this --" she motioned at her own body "-- and decided that it was somehow your fault." She turned to look at Aria. "So, naturally, she decided to attack you. Also, naturally, you defended yourself." She motioned toward the magic around the raging mare. Adagio tilted her head, feeling her ears perk forward. "I'm guessing that there's also some sort of sound dampening spell as well, to keep us from listening to her tirade of profanity laden threats."

Twilight blinked, then blinked again.

"Uhm... yeah," she finally managed to say. "That's exactly how it happened."

Adagio let out a chuckle as she walked over.

"I've lived with these idiots for more than a millennium," she stated. "I've gotten pretty good with guessing what they are going to do in certain situations."

She turned to look back.

"Sonata! You're on restraint duty."

"Is that a good idea?" Sonata asked as she walked up toward where Aria was being held. "I mean..." she held up a foreleg and waved it back and forth.

"Believe me," Adagio huffed, rolling her eyes, "I haven't forgotten. Not like I could." She held up a hoof of her own, looking at it.

Then she gave a shake of her head.

"It's probably enough like when we were human that you can manage," Adagio continued. Her brow then furrowed. "Although... with you being an earth pony and her being a pegasus, you're probably a lot stronger than her. So, be careful not to hold too tightly."

"Okay," Sonata said, giving a nod.

Adagio nodded back before returning her attention to Princess Twilight Sparkle.

"Okay. You can set her down now. Just put her down in front of Sonata."

Twilight's eyes flicked from Adagio to Aria. She licked her lips and gave a nod of her own. She then did as she was told, lowering the angry siren-turned-pegasus on the ground before releasing her magical hold.

"-- be farting out feathers for fucking weeks!" Aria continued to shout, now audibly with the magic censorship removed.

Before Aria could realize that she was free and lunge at the princess again, Sonata pounced on her. The sudden weight of a pony on her back caused Aria to fall to the floor, pinned under the weight. Sonata then wrapped her forelegs around Aria, pinning her wings to her side, then leaned back, picking her up while holding her in place.

"Lemme go!" Aria snapped, flailing her forelegs wildly. "Lemme go so I can put little miss princess in a full body, hoof, and wing cast, having to eat through a straw."

Aria yelled, and flailed, twisted and squirmed, but never actually made to hit Sonata.

Adagio then stepped forward, standing between Twilight and Aria.

"That's enough, Aria."

"But Adagio," Aria groaned out. "Look what she's done to us!" She held out her forelegs. "She turned us into fucking ponies!"

Adagio let out a sigh, rolling her eyes and shaking her head.

"Come on Aria. Do you really think she could do that?"

Aria paused, lips pressing tight in a scowl as she considered it.

"Could you?" Sonata asked.

Aria and Adagio turned toward the princess, all three of them staring at her curiously. Twilight's lips pursed and brow furrowed as she considered the question.

"In theory?" Twilight answered, brow still furrowed. "I mean, I would have to study the portal extensively first, maybe have Starswirl come visit and explain his spell-work for it. It does seem capable of tra--"

"Hold on," Adagio cut in. "Back up a little." She tilted her head, raising an eyebrow. "What was that about Starswirl?"

Twilight blinked, then her eyebrows shot up as her eyes shot wide.

"Oh, right," she cried out. "I didn't tell Sunset, so she wouldn't have told you." She then let out a nervous chuckle as she shifted her weight from side to side. "Well, it turns out that sometime after defeating you, Starswirl and the other Pillars -- that's what their group ended up being called -- banished a creature know as The Pony of Shadows into limbo, but ended up banishing themselves as well. Then, a few months ago, we were able to free them, so they're back a--"

"I think I have heard enough," Adagio cut in again.

She turned to the other two sirens.

"All in favor of return to the human world immediately." She raised a hoof. "Aye."

"Aye."

"Aye."

"It's unanimous. Let's go."

The three then ran for the portal.

Author's Notes:

And with that, the story is at an end. If you have enjoyed this, please feel free to leave me a couple dollars at my ko-fi here.

Yeah, I'm posting the final chapter early. Thinking that when I complete and post my next long story, it may be on Wednesdays (or near to it depending on what happens) instead of Saturdays.