//------------------------------// // Chapter 10: Combat the Sirens // Story: Power of the Cybernetic Soldier // by HeartfireFirebrand //------------------------------// Sunset along with her mum and the Rainbooms were standing next to her as she opened her locker pulling a book with a sun image on it. She took a pen out of the locker and began to write. Dear Princess Celestia A strange group of girls have taken over the school using dark magic, they have the power to control people using music, I was hoping you could inform Twilight so she could tell us what we should do next and give a little info on what these creatures are. From your former student Sunset Shimmer Tempest asked the question on everyone’s minds “Wast now?” Sunset shrugged “We wait for a response, she is a Princess so she may be busy.” Rainbow frowned “Let’s wait around the statue, I want to keep a distance from those three for now.” The rest of the Rainbooms nodded, Sunset and Tempest joined them at the statue. Hour past as they as they sat there awaiting a response, Pinkie Pie whined “I’m bored.” Rainbow frowned as she bounced a ball on the ground “Why hasn't she responded yet?” Before Sunset could respond the statue glowed as Twilight and Spike popped out of the mirror, Sunset smiled reaching out with a hand “Hello Princess.” Twilight looked up and took her hand, Sunset pulled her up. Before Twilight could speak, Pinkie gave her massive hug. Applejack pulled Pinkie off “It’s to good to see you Twilight, Ah just wish it was under better circumstances.” Twilight frowned “I wish that too, at least I know what is the problem, those are sirens banished to this world by Starswirl the Bearded over one thousand years ago.” Sunset frowned “That’s bad, speaking of which how did you get here the portal was supposed to be closed for years?” Twilight smiled “I have the mirror portal in my castle…” Rarity gasped “A castle!” Twilight frowned “Yes Rarity I do, I’m the Prissiness of Friendship, now please let me continue” Rarity nodded in response, Twilight turned to Sunset “Celestia sent me the book that she used to communicate to with you, I was able to use it too force the portal open.” Rainbow grinned “Well now your here we can blast those three with rainbow lasers and then all will be solved.” Tempest shook her head “That won’t work, magic requires a conduit in this world to activate. You used the crown before but the crown is no longer here, the conduit for magic now seems to be music from what I can tell.” Twilight raised an eyebrow “Miss Tempest why are you here and how are you not affected by the sirens, you don’t have magic?” Sunset smiled “Well she game me a home and she got my adoption papers yesterday so yeah she’s my mum now.” Twilight smiled “That’s fantastic.” Tempest tapped her metal arm which gave a light tink sound “I have cybernetics, they allowed me to adapt to the mental attack granting me advanced mental protection. As for how I know these things well I used to be a solider, we are trained to notice small details.” Twilight asked the Rainbooms “What happens when you play music?” Rainbow grinned “We all grow ears, Shy and I even grow wings, it makes my band even more awesome.” Twilight nodded as Tempest and Sunset frown at each other as they hear the grumbles from the other Rainbooms, Twilight frowned “Well looks like we’ll needs a magical counter spell.” Applejack asked “Do you know one?” Twilight shook her head “No we don’t use musical spells very often in Equestria, I’ll have to write one.” Spike pipped up “She can easily do that, she did that to ascend to an Alicorn.” Twilight sighed “Spike I finished a spell, not wrote one. Besides we have to have them hear it, so we need to be in a place where they can.” Rarity’s eye widened “Of course, we’re having a Battle of the Bands they are sure to be there” she then looked at Twilight with a smile “and looks our bed has it’s newest member.” Twilight blinked “But I can’t play an instrument.” Pinkie bounced up and down “But you can siiiiiiiiiiiiiinnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnggggggggggggggg.” Rainbow frowned “You mean like lead singer but that’s my thing, it is my band.” Applejack growled “Our band!” she then turned around with a smile “Of course you can sing Twilight.” Rainbow shrugged “Whatever, I get show off my awesome guitar skills anyway.” Twilight smiled “It will only be until we stop the sirens.” Sunset and Tempest looked at each other mind boggled that the Princess of Friendship wasn’t noticing the obvious tension the room. Twilight then began to walk away as gestured to Spike “Come on.” Applejack blinked in confusion “Where are you going?” Twilight frowned “We stayed in the Library last time we were here.” Pinkie bounced over to her with a massive grin “Oh no we’re besties which means slumber party time!” Sunset looked at Tempest, Tempest smiled “Of course you can go, spend some time with your friends.” Sunset smiled “Thanks Mum.” She then walked over to her friends, Tempest’s jaw dropped as Pinkie grabbed all of her friends in a massive hug, bounced three times and the entire group vanished without a trace. Tempest took a few deep breathes before getting in her car and heading home trying not to think about what the pink girl just did to reality.