The bait is cast.

The Canterlot commons were a very interesting place to live. Some houses, like the one me and Sunset shared, were kept neatly and looked rather nice. Others were essentially piles of rubble with people living in them. I pulled out my phone that Sunset had given a couple days ago and let my headphones rest on my neck. Alas, I was a creature of habit, and I played the playlist I had made of all the songs the Dazzlings had sung suring the battle of the bands, that I had edited to repeat until I pause it. Their voices are nice and they’re sexy. Sue me! If you’re curious, I had gotten the footage through Vinyl Scratch. As I hit play, I placed the headphones back on, well, my head. As always, I had one ear open. Wait, hold up. What was that noise? I backed up a few steps and squinted into the darkness of a long alley. Call me cliche, but I liked walking when the sun was setting or during the night. It’s quiet. I recognized the two figures I could see immediately. Gilda Grimfeather and Lightning Dust, the two new queens of CHS.

“ I do not like those girls.. “ I muttered. This statement became every more true when I realized that the two girls were violently attacking someone and... Gilda was wearing the talons she made in metal shop. Of course. They were actually quite skillfully made. Strong, leather gloves with sharp metal talons on the fingers. They could hurt people. Badly. I recalled Twilight’s theory on ponying up and hummed to myself, producing the wished result. A pair of wings. The top half of the two wings were feathery, while the part connecting to my shoulder was more like the wings the sirens had during the battle of the bands . Naturally, my hair extended and my ears became that of a pony. I jumped and boosted myself with my wings, landing in a rooftop and stealthily creeping up to them. When I saw who they were attacking, I used every ounce of self control I could muster to not just kill Gilda.

It was none other than The Dazzlings. All three of them, not even retaliating, just backed up against the wall as Lightning Dust punched, and Gilda occasionally cut them with her talons. After being dumbfounded for several seconds, I regained my composure and threw my headphones at one of the trash cans, producing a loud CLANG of metal. Both of the girls stopped and looked around, backing up just enough that I could get between them. I jumped down, wings spread wide, and spoke. “ Good evening ladies and gentleladies. Tonight with us on he show we have two assholes, three sirens, and your host, a pissed off alicorn. Enjoy the show! “ I said, smiling at their confusion.

“ Ain’t that the girl who defeated the Dazzlings? “ Lightning Dust asked. I nodded. “ Okay, fuckers. Here’s how it’s gonna to. Get out of here now or I take those talons and shove them down your throat. “ I hissed, my eyes flashing red for a second. Naturally, they didn’t take me seriously, and I punched Gilda in the jaw, ripping her “ Talons “ off her hands and tossing them into a trash can. “ Now get the hell outta here. I won’t go to the police, and neither will you. Thank you for being a guest on the show. Has ta la vista and leave these three alone. “ I said with a smirk. I went to scratch my head and I realized a large fin had sprouted from my head, ending at the base of my neck, and two frills had grown on my jaw. ( For context, look at where the frills are on the Equestrian form of the sirens ) “ Well, that happened. “ I remarked, turning to face my new packmates.

“ Buenas noches, ladies. I do hope I don’t have to call an ambulance, since I assume you have no documents and therefore don’t exist as far as the government’s concerned. “ Aria Blaze, Sonata Dusk, and Adagio Dazzle stared at me, dumbfounded. The pony transformation faded, and I held out a hand for Sonata to take. She glanced at Adagio, who nodded, so I helped her up, then did the same to the other two sirens. “ You’re probably wondering why a pony girl who you tried to kill saved you, correct? Well, the short answer is a friend of mine convinced me, and I liked ya to begin with, savvy? Her name was Soprano I think. Ring a bell? “ I said.

“ Not possible. “ Adagio finally spoke. “ Not impossible, nothing is impossible. Only Improbable. “ I corrected, spinning on my heal and turning to exit the alley. “ You guys wanna get those treated? “ I pointed out the wounds Gilda’s talons had made. Sonata instantly flocked to my side, and I wrapped one arm around her, looking back to two, who seemed to hesitate. “ I don’t bite, girls. Unless you wanna have a bunch of infected cuts, in top of being homeless, I suggest you come with me. “ I said. Sonata nodded, and they followed suit, sticking behind me.
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We arrived at the house I shared with Sunset after a few minutes. I unlocked the door and ushered them in. “ You guys want anything to eat? Anythin’ to drink? “ I asked. “ Do you have tea? “ Adagio asked. I nodded. “ I mostly have the citrusy teas. It’s in the cupboard above the stove. It’s the looseleaf kind. I hate tea bags. “ I said. Aria gave me a thumbs up at that, and I gave a small smile. “ Wait in the living room and I’ll get the med kit. “ I said, intentionally swaying my hips as I left the room, winking as I turned the corner. I could almost feel Aria and Sonata’s blush as I grabbed the med kit and headed back to the living room. I disinfected their cuts, humming as I worked. I heard them hiss quietly as I finished disinfecting their wounds. I bandaged their wounds, tying their bandages off in cute bows. “ That should be good for about three days. See ya arou- “
I was cut off as I heard a knock. I forgot I had locked the door. “ Shit! Sunset’s here! “ I hissed. “ Hide in my room and quick! “ I herded them into my room and shut the door. “ Coming~! “ I sang as I went over to the door. I opened it to find not Sunset Shimmer, but Rainbow Dash. “ Hey, Crescendo. You’re late for band practice and your phone went to voicemail. You okay? “ She asked. “ Yep. Absolutely fine! “ I said. “ I may not be the element of honesty, but I know bullshit when I see it. What’s goin’ on? “ Rainbow asked. “ … Nothing. “ I hesitated.

“ Can I come in? “ Dash asked. I hesitantly nodded, going through the usual offers of food and drink. “ I have some friends over. Met ‘em during the battle of the bands. Be nice to ‘em. “ I said. “ Kay. “ Rainbow replied, settling in the couch as I rushed into my room. Closing the door behind me, I turned to face three very confused former sirens. “ Good news and bad news. Good news is it isn’t Sunset. Bad news is it’s Rainbow Dash, one of my more hotheaded friends. “ I explained in a rush. “ So we’ll have ta either get out now, or have you introduce yourselves one by one. Sound good? “ They nodded. I gave them a thumbs up and went back into the kitchen. “ Dash, I need to schedule something with the girls. I need you to text them the coordinates and the plan. Canterlot park. Eleven PM. Topic, magic and some REALLY weird shit that happened to me during the battle of the bands. Sound good? “ Rainbow nodded. “ Thanks. See ya then. And tell Sunny to invite Twilight over. “ I finished, herding Rainbow Dash out of the house. Now I just had to prepare for tonight and the possibility of losing my friends.