Sunset flinched as the final memory came back into her mind. It was hard just absorbing them all at once, but she finally got them all. The blue flame of Bill’s final hold on her dissipated like smoke as it left. Bill stared in disbelief as Uni reeled back in shock.
“But how?! My magic should’ve been able to withstand anything your little mind could put up with!” Bill yelled.
“There are even stronger forces here than your own magic” Sunset then glared at Uni. “And you, Uni, were the main reason I got banished from Equestria and hurt so many people! How could you?! I thought we were friends!”
“Now, Sunset, this could all be compromised if you just let me explain…” Uni tried to put a hand on her.
She was quick to stop it from getting to her. “No, I’m not falling for that again! You and I were the best of friends, and then what? You abandoned me for this creature just because he grants you deals and sorts? You’re not the same Uni as I knew before. I want the real Uni back!”
Sunset then concentrated her magic together. She felt it course around through her veins as it soon allowed her to free her friends from Bill’s magical grasp and put them back on the ground. She couldn’t snap Fluttershy out of her trance, however. But she did allow a burst of magic to hit Bill, taking out most of his magic.
“I won’t hesitate to fight for it”
Bill glared as he and Uni backed up slightly. The dream demon knew he was getting weaker. The magic he consumed would go out if he kept getting hit. With it, his grip on Uni will also falter and he’ll turn back into a…there’s no way he’s going through that again. He looked for a source, before resting his eyes again on Fluttershy. He seemed to grin before he reached out to her.
“No!” Rainbow cried as she tried to run and stop him, but it was too late.
Bill had placed his hand on the entranced girl’s head. A blue flame surrounded her as a pink mist escaped her and went into Bill’s hand. She seemed to stumble slightly as Bill retracted his hand from her and would’ve fallen if she wasn’t caught by Uni. Bill then laughed and Uni smirked as her magic seeped in and powered them up.
Sunset and the others knew that with as much power gained, it would be impossible to defeat this thing. They didn’t even know how to defeat something like this. They didn’t want to do it, especially with one of them being controlled, but there was nothing to do now. They had no choice but to flee.
Uni then helped Fluttershy stand up steadily. “Whoa, easy there”
He then noticed something new about the animal lover: Her skin was starting to seem rather pale, she also felt slightly cold. That hasn’t really happened before. Okay, maybe she stumbled a little bit a few times ago when they took some of her magic, but it wasn’t as serious as this. Was it just him or did it seem she was looking rather tired?
“Is something wrong, Uni?” Bill asked.
“Uh, how much magic did you take from her this time?”
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Sunset and the girls fled a bit of a distance off from her house and to a corner. Only then did they stop to catch their breath. As they did, they were starting to try and absorb all that they saw and heard back there. It was a major discovery for all of them. They still couldn’t believe it was all true.
“Oh, what are we gonna do?” Rainbow asked, worriedly.
“I don’t know. He’s got Uni, he’s got Fluttershy, and now we just don’t know what he’s planning on doing next. Okay, his name is Bill Cipher and he drains magic from others to gain his own power. But we still don’t how just how to beat that thing”
“Well, we have to figure something out soon, or he’s going to do what-not with our friend!” Pinkie yelled.
“Um, he has two captives?” Sunset pointed out.
“Uni is crossed out, that traitor!” Rainbow growled. “He pretends to be our friend, and he’s brainwashed one of us, and now he’s going to destroy our world, just like those Sirens tried!”
“Ah hate to break it to ya’ll, but if we don’t do something soon, then he will also find his way to Equestria and destroy their world as well!”
“Yeah, but what are we going to do? I met Bill before, but only briefly. I don’t even know that much about him! I don’t even know how to destroy him!”
“You don’t, but we do” three familiar voices rang out.
The girls all turned around to meet with three old faces they had hoped to never see again. They thought they were long gone and fled the town, but they were just standing infront of them. They were even well and alive. They were in good health.
“So sorry we took a while to reveal ourselves” Adagio spoke up.
“We didn’t want to jump to conclusions” Aria added.
“But we just knew from how he got through!” Sonata piped.
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It was very surprising to all for them to see that all the Sirens were still alive. They never thought to see all of them here, together and alive. They were even well; they had expected to see them separated from each and in poverty.
They then all explained what was going on. After the Battle of the Bands, the Sirens had fled from a ten mile radius of where the school was and kept themselves in low profile. Without their necklaces, they couldn’t charm people anymore, but they were able to put their other talents to some good use.
Sonata turned out to be a good chef and even took up a position as assistant in a restaurant, and the people just loved her dishes. Aria was an artist and sold her works to the people. Adagio was able to become a tutor for students due to her broad knowledge of those history times she had all met.
They then explained what they had meant when they appeared. It turned out that they were all just on a day off during the weekend when they felt some sudden force of magic. It wasn’t very nice when they felt it. Unlike the Equestrian magic that was soothing to them, this type of magic was giving them headaches. They set out to find the cause of this and soon felt it at its highest when they spotted Uni.
For weeks, they had observed the guy. They each had to juggle between the jobs and observing, but they were able to do so. Granted, it also really hurt their minds. They needed major ice packs after each shift due to how close they had to be. Sonata witnessed when Uni and Bill took control over Fluttershy and that was when they were able to make their suspicions clear.
It turns out that this trio actually knew about Bill before when they were travelling about three years before they even arrived in the area. They saw how he could’ve destroyed an entire town, and also witnessed how he could be defeated.
“We didn’t want to approach at first because of our last introductions and all” Adagio explained.
“Plus, we did take some time to create a seal that should keep him stuck in Canterlot High’s track field” Aria panted, nearly sinking to her knees. “Don’t even get me started”
“Wait, what?!” Rainbow suddenly realized what Aria meant.
“We managed to save a little Equestrian magic in ourselves, but we don’t use it. To trap that demon, however, it was the perfect thing to save for” Sonata explained.
“Okay, but how do we get rid of this thing?” Sunset asked as she finished writing her note to Twilight.
“Did you call the nerd?”
“Yeah, she’s on her way”
“Is she bringing the dog?”
“Hopefully”
“Good, they’re needed for this. We better get to the school now”