//------------------------------// // The Siren and The Seamare // Story: Songs of the Siren // by Silver Inkwell //------------------------------// Chapter Nine: The Siren and The Seamare "Lily is in love with the land, how naïve, how young, how foolish, but at least we can still take advantage of the situation," Adagio said. “My eye still hurts,” Sonata said very gently rubbing one of her eyes. “Well maybe you shouldn’t have started to talk about tacos again,” Aria said. “Yeah, and you shouldn’t have tried to get in a fight with me… again…” “Oh, trust me, I didn’t want to fight you, but you should have tried to ignore me or something like that at the very least,” Aria said. “Do I need to use force on you two again to make you two stop fighting?” Adagio said. “No,” both of them said almost at the same exact time together. “Very good then, now we will need to work on how to make one of them make a deal with us, it’s highly unlikely either one of them will if they know of our powers and the danger and threat that we will pose, but if we can convince them that we mean no harm then we just might maybe trap them in our perfect plan, and once we do we will finally have the king, and once we do we will rule the oceans,” she said smiling. “Yes, we get it already, can we just talk about how we will manage to do that since all of us have been banished from the king’s realm and domain,” Aria said. “Oh, don’t worry about that too much, I already have a plan for that,” Adagio said smiling. “Then why ask us for help?” Aria said. “Because we’re still part of a team and I want you to feel like you’re included of course,” she said. “Ugh,” Aria said. Aria still continued to groan as Adagio went onwards with her speech and talk. "Now, where is Turquesa? We'll be needing her.". “For what though?” Sonata said. “Just wait and then I will show you.” And with that said Adagio pulled out a very mysterious bag. “What’s in there?” Sonata said. “ "Oh, you'll see soon enough, just know that it will help us win." “Well if you’re going to keep it a secret then why should we trust you anymore?” Aria said. "Because I'm the eldest, your leader, and I'll beat you senseless like the last time you ignored me." Adagio threatened. “Oh, well okay then, in that case I think that I'll stay just a bit longer,” Aria said. “Good girl, have a cookie on me,” Adagio said. “I’m not very hungry,” Aria said. “Oh, I'll very gladly take some tacos as my reward,” Sonata said. Adagio groaned and smacked her hoof to her forehead. She was tired of Sonata’s obsession with this so-called taco food ever since well… she forgot… but the real true point here was that it was a really long time ago of course, but now it had become very annoying. “Sonata, please, just stop with your passion and obsession with tacos,” Adagio said. “ What? I just can’t help it, and I can’t give it up either,” she said smiling. "Well just try to keep it down, okay?” “Yeah, sure thing, whatever,” she said. “Okay, now then, where’s Turquesa?” “Out, but she should be back very soon enough,” Aria said. “Okay then, we will wait until she gets back ,” Adagio said. And with that they did. “Hey there, what’s up?” Turquesa said once she finally made her way back. "Oh, nothing much, just the same old stuff that you already know." "Yeah, except this time it might actually work out because it's the king's youngest daughter that we-," Aria said. If Turquesa had a glass of water she probably would have spit it out, however they were in their underwater cave right now so that would have been literally impossible to do. “Oh, the princess? Wow, I guess that you finally got a lucky break, right?” she said. “No, we did, you’re still part of the group you know.” “Then how come I just don’t feel like it’s that way then?” she said. “Maybe because you haven’t opened yourself up fully yet…” “Or perhaps maybe it is because you hide away from us instead?” She sighed, “Well yeah, maybe, perhaps but is there anything else that you need from me?” she said. “Well yes actually there is, come closer to me,” Adagio said smiling and then she whispered what she needed to do in her ear, “Got that?” Adagio said. “Yes, I certainly do,” she said swimming away from them “What was that all about?” Aria said. “Oh, you know, I was just securing our eventual freedom, that’s all.” “Oh, I see," Aria said. And with that said Adagio smiled as she stared out at a picture of the princess, “Soon, my little mermare, I will finally have what I want; power, and you will help me to get it.” Soon, everything would work out according to her plan. And that was the real reason Adagio was smiling right now.