Twenty Years Later…
Star Swirl was resting and relaxing when the messenger came inside his house in a hurry and rush, and when he was disturbed from his slumber he was only mildly annoyed and upset as he got up and made himself look presentable.
“What is it?” he asked the messenger, “What is your business here exactly?”
“Sir, there is dire news of peril and danger in this town, three strange creatures with powerful magic voices are enchanting the ponies and citizens to create confusion and chaos which they can feed upon, the princess requests that you help the poor ponies and citizens out since they are powerless against the Siren’s charms, please sir, you may be our only and last hope for all of us.”
“Very well then,” he said getting up, “If I am your last hope, then I shall go, but tell me this, how come you did not get distracted with their song on the way here? Surely if they are in this town then you must have heard them on the way here while you were entering this town unless I am quite wrong?”
“Oh I heard them,” he said pulling out some earplugs, “I just didn’t listen to them, and don’t worry, I have a spar pair if you need to take one.”
“No thank you, I think I’ll be quite fine with my magic,” he said.
“That’s just the thing sir, magic doesn’t really work on them, they just seem to absorb it or deflect it back at the ponies, nothing will hurt them at all.”
“Perhaps maybe they want you to think that instead of showing their one and only weakness which would be their greatest flaw, have you considered that?”
“No sir, I did not, but then again, I’m not paid to think like that.”
“No, no you’re not, but I am, well then thank you for your message, it has been well sent and received and heard and listened to, you may go now if you wish.”
And with that said the messenger left (but before he did he left a spare pair of ear plugs on the table) and waved goodbye from the view of their front door.
“These sirens, they sound dangerous,” Pearl said, “Are you sure that you can handle them? I mean I don’t want you to get hurt out there after all.”
“I know your concern, care, and love, but I’ll be fine, I’m a wizard after all.”
“Yes, you are, but will that alone be enough to stop them?”
“Maybe, but then again, perhaps not, who knows, I don’t, but trust me when I say this, I will be fine, and I promise that I will come home alive and safe.”
“You better,” she said, “You haven’t broken a promise to me yet and I don’t expect you to start now either, well good luck out there Mr. Wizard.”
Star Swirl laughed at this side comment, “Ah, the nicknames never get old.”
And then he smiled and said, “Alright then, I’m going now, I live you.”
“I love you too,” she said as he left, “And makes sure to be safe, and also keep your promise, and dinner is your favorite tonight if you actually live through this!” And as this comment was made he smiled once more again, she always knew just what to say to motivate or inspire him to do great and powerful things, even after all these years she still was his emotional support.
And he couldn’t imagine living life without her.
And with that thought in his mind he moved towards the center of the town.
The center of town (oddly enough) was where the most ‘damage’ could be seen, he saw ponies fighting over almost anything and everything and then he saw the villains behind this act and he was quite surprised and shocked at their forms and shapes. They had front hooves for ‘legs’, but no rear ‘legs’, but they did have wings which somehow supported their weight, and they also looked… well… fishy (he winced and groaned at this little tiny pun he had made).
He glanced up at these strange new powerful creatures and saw that they were each different, special, unique, and odd in their own little tiny way.
One was purple, one was blue, and the other, final, and last one was yellow.
And they wore these strange gems around their necks and he instantly deduced that this must be the source of their strange power as green mist swirled about towards it as they sung their sweet and seductive song.
Luckily however the sirens were distracted by the two princesses who now stood there and even from this distance he could hear them speak as they shouted at each other shaking the whole entire earth beneath their hooves.
“Well look who we have here,” the yellow one said, “The two sister princesses of Equestria, how lucky for us that we can defeat them girls, right?”
“Right,” the other ones said, and with that they began to sing but nothing happened between the two of them for quite some long time.
“Your spells and charms have no effect on us, we’re immune,” Celestia said, “Give up and surrender now and you will be shown mercy, if you do not then you will be banished to a land without any magic of any kind at all.”
“Ha, I doubt that you could do that, and I really doubt that such a place could ever really exist,” the yellow one said (clearly the leader of the group as he now correctly identified), “Besides, we don’t need our song to defeat you, just our words, after all, doesn’t Luna bottle up all her emotions deep down inside?”
“What do you mean by that exactly?” Celestia asked as Luna trembled in some slight fear nervously trying to hold her flight steady as she could.
“Well come on now, don’t you know what I mean? Oh wait, you wouldn’t, and that is only because you never listen to your sister even when she speaks.”
“Those are all lies!” she said, “I do listen to my sister.”
“Not enough, one day you’ll see, she’ll turn on you out of hate, and then you will suffer a fate far worse than what we ever could hope to do to you.”
“Even more lies escape your foul mouth more than I could have thought possible,” she said, “But no matter, we will defeat you.”
“Good luck with that,” the yellow one (the leader) said, “Your magic will not work on us, and we cannot be defeated by the likes of you two so easily.”
“Maybe that is true,” Star Swirl said stepping towards them as they all turned to look at him, “But perhaps maybe with my help they can and will.”
“Who are you, foolish pony, and what do you want?”
“Me?” he asked, “I am the great and powerful wizard named Star Swirl, and you certainly picked the wrong town, time, and day to attack us, but you had better make sure that you never ever face me in a fight or battle, because you’ll lose.”
“Your confidence and pride is amazing, and that makes you either crazy or stupid, or perhaps maybe it is a little bit of both instead?”
“Me, crazy?” Star Swirl asked, “Perhaps, maybe, probably, actually definitely yes, but I am not stupid, I am rather quite smart and genius instead.
But please tell me your names if we must fight, I always insist this.”
“I am Adagio Dazzle,” the yellow one said, “And I am Sonata Dusk,” the blue one said, “And I am Aria Blaze,” the purple one said, “And we will destroy you.”
“Wow, that is amazing,” he said in response to their last line of dialogue which was in perfect sync, “How long do you practice that in the morning each day exactly? Two hours? Three? Four? Five or Six? Seven or Eight? Less than one?”
Adagio growled, “After we destroy and defeat you I am going to cause you so much pain for your snide side remarks and comments, get ready to suffer.”
And with that said the sirens powered up their gems with a red glow and blasted their power and energy at Star Swirl who merely yawned and deflected it away from himself, “Is that the best that you got?” he asked setting up a chair to lay in and pulling out a book to read while putting sunglasses on.
“How dare you mock us with your attitude! How dare you mock me!
Girls, destroy the wizard, destroy him, no matter what it takes just defeat him!”
And with that said they fired more beams of energy at him while he just merely yawned once more again and took a drink of water from a cup that he made and didn’t even look at the beams of energy as they came straight towards him and then he deflected them and then yawned even louder once more again.
“I’m bored,” he said, “Got anything better to entertain me with?”
Adagio looked like she was ready to explode with anger and fury and looked like she wanted to inflict her wrath and fury upon him, but she managed to gain control of herself eventually by taking deep breaths of air in and out.
Even when he flashed a smile and grin on his face at her she still remained calm and cool quite surprisingly enough for him.
“Alright girls, since we can’t destroy him with our magic, how about we sing instead?’ And they nodded and with that said they began to sing.
“What?” he said, “I can’t hear you, I got earplugs, I’m immune to your spells and charms too, so unless you can think of something else I would highly advise and suggest for you to surrender now and give this up.”
“Surrender?” Adagio said after they all had stopped singing, “Never.”
He sighed heavily and got up from his position and then looked at them with a strange look that they had never ever before seen on the face of any pony, disappointment. “I am very disappointed in all of you girls,” he said, “But you leave me no choice but to carry out the punishment by Celestia and banish you to a land without any kind of magic, I hope that you may learn your mistakes there and grow to be wise and smart and to never ever repeat anything like this again, and I also hope that you may someday make some new friends.”
“Is he actually saying that he takes pity on us?”
“Yes, that’s exactly what I am saying,” he said as he raised a staff to the sky.
“Okay, know I know that you’re definitely crazy, I mean what other kind of pony would feel pity for us? That makes no sense at all.”
“Perhaps to you it doesn’t make sense, not yet at least,” and then he began his spell, “Go to that which and where no pony can ever be reached, yet somewhere within sight and mind, and never shall the safety of it be breached, and with this do I bind. Never shall you return to this land, cursed is your blood and fate, should you ever return friendships will not stand, and so this do I must state.
A land without magic, a land without that which you know, a new and different land, one that has fates most tragic, and so you must go, for this land must stand. And even if in the end, your band is broken, I this land will defend, and so this do I say, for all that is done and that will be done must be spoken.
May you remember this well, and learn from my words today, for if you do not, then never can nor shall you return, this I can tell, you cannot stay, but soon you will learn that all may have their time and second chances in their own turn.”
And with that said a portal in the sky opened up with blue and purple energy swirling all around in in a circular spiral and pulled things and stuff into it and even at this far of a distance away from it he still felt a slight tug and pull.
“What is that exactly?” Adagio asked pointing at it with some slight fear in her voice (which was to be expected considering what was happening).
“Oh, that?” Star Swirl said, “That’s just the way to the world without any magic, the one that you thought and believed wasn’t real, but you were wrong of course, and now for your crimes and action you will stay there forever.
You will no longer be able to harm or hurt any pony or citizen of this land.
May fate have mercy upon your souls there if you even have them.”
And with that said the portal tugged and pulled on them as they tried to get free, “Why can’t I get free?” Adagio asked desperately trying to fly away.
“Because the other world wants magic of any kind more than anything else, and that it why no magic can work on it, I’m sorry, but you’re stuck for good.”
And with that said they all screamed and said, “No!” as they were pulled inside and then with a loud resounding boom the portal closed itself for good.
“They are gone my princess,” he said to Celestia and Luna. “You are safe now, and so is every other pony and citizen of these lands, and it looks like you have nothing else threatening the safety of the ponies of
this land so I will leave now.
Good day my princesses, I really hope that I can see you in the future.”
And with that said he started to leave as Celestia cried out something, “We owe you a great debt Star Swirl, one that we could never hope to repay.”
“Then don’t try to repay it,” he said as ponies flocked him trying to get his autograph, “Thank you very much,” he said to them, “But I don’t do that, not anymore, and certainly not now, all I want right now is some rest.”
The crowd cried out in disappointment and he said an apology and very slowly and gradually they all left one by one and finally he could get some rest.
“Ah,” he said once he got home, “It sure is nice to be back here once more again, but tell me, how close is the dinner being to ready?”
“It’ll be done very soon,” Pearl said, “But you’ll just have to wait.”
“Oh well, but at least you do know how to make a man wait.”
“Wait, a what exactly?” she asked in confusion
“Nothing, never mind, that was a different world, what I meant was stallion.”
“Of course you did,” she said, “But you can tell me more about that later.”
And so he did, and then he ate, and the he finally got some rest and sleep, and all was quite well in house, or at least it was… until that tragic night. The night where he had lost everything that was special to him, the night that he lost all.