(Florida, WcDonald's Parking Lot, 7:33 PM)
Isaac, Adagio, Aria, and Sonata made their way outside. The lead siren took out a remote key and pressed the unlocking button.
*HONK HONK!*
The disguised angel turned his head in the direction of the sound.
He couldn't help but start snickering when he saw the vehicle, "You drive a minivan?"
Indeed. The sirens' mode of transportation was a large, ugly, rusty, grey minivan.
Adagio frowned and smacked him on the back of the head, "Shut up. It gets us where we need to go, and it holds our stuff. That's all that matters."
"Ow! Jeez...." he grumbled, rubbing where she hit him.
"Alright then, get in and tell us where the portal is. I'm driving." she said.
Sonata happily skipped over to the vehicle, opened a door, and went inside. Aria folded her arms and followed suit.
"Umm.... I can teleport, remember? Driving will take us hours." Isaac pointed out, getting in the passenger seat.
"How far is it?" Adagio asked, getting in the driver's seat.
"Well.... I'm not quite sure. It took me all day to find you."
"How did you find us?" Aria asked.
"I split into as many bodies as possible and started sensing for magic signals."
"You can do that now?"
The ancient evil shrugged, "I got the ability from a centaur I killed."
Adagio sighed, "Well where's the portal approximately?"
"Umm.... In front of a high school somewhere in..... New York I think?"
"That'll take all night!" Sonata exclaimed, eyes wide.
"That's why we should teleport!"
Adagio hummed, "Well hold on a minute. Going home calls for a celebration, doesn't it?"
The other two sirens groaned.
Isaac raised an eyebrow, "What kind of celebration?"
"Nothing big of course. Just some drinks while we catch up."
"Since when do you drink?"
The siren shrugged, "What can I say? Humans make good alcohol when they actually care about how it tastes."
"Do we really have time fo-"
His question was cut off as Adagio glared at him, "You said we can leave 'whenever we're ready'."
The angel sighed, "I deserved that didn't I?"
She patted him on the back, "Yes you did. Now teleport us to the portal!"
He nodded, "Alright then. Just let me move my other body off the roof of the school and..."
*FWOOM!*
In a flash of golden flames, the minivan disappeared with all four of them inside it.
(Canterlot High School, The Parking Lot, 7:36 PM)
*FWOOM!*
The old vehicle reappeared in the school parking lot. A white pigeon, Isaac's other body, sat right next to the car. There were no other visible cars, and the lights were off in the school.
They were alone, for now.
"Aria, pass me a bottle of Maipe Malbec Reserve." Adagio ordered.
The pig-tailed siren rolled her eyes, but complied, reaching back into the trunk.
"So we're just going to get drunk in the parking lot of a school? That sure brings back memories..." Isaac noted.
Aria held the bottle forward, "Here, take it."
Adagio grabbed it, "Thanks." She pulled out a wine bottle opener and screwed off the cork.
*POP!*
It gently came off, the liquid inside fizzing. She brought it to her lips and took a drink.
Isaac whistled, having seen the label. "Wow, that's some fancy stuff."
The lead siren grinned, "But of course! Only the best for me."
"So I'm assuming you don't have beer?"
"If by beer you mean that mass-produced backwash Americans call beer, then no."
He chuckled, "Just checking. I'll get my own drink."
The ancient evil opened the door and got out the var. He walked around the back, and opened the trunk. Inside was a large, opened cooler filled with alcoholic beverages.
"Um... Why is there so much alcohol here?"
"Because Adagio likes collecting it." Aria grumbled, already having her own drink in hand.
The siren in question glared back at her sister, "Oh, come off it! If Sonata can have her tacos, I can have my alcohol! It's not like I drink all the time! Besides, what about you and candy?"
He grinned, "Oh? Aria has a sweet tooth?"
"Shut up!" Aria shouted, blushing in embarrassment.
Isaac chuckled and went back to searching for a drink. Sadly, he did not recognize any of the brands. He decided to grab a random wine bottle and stick with that. He got back into the passenger seat.
"Pass me the bottle opener?" he asked.
"Here." Adagio replied, handing it to him.
"Thanks." he said, opening the bottle.
*POP!*
The cork came off, and the liquid starting to fizz. He raised his bottle.
"How about a toast? To your return to Equestria after over a thousand years!"
Adagio chuckled, "Why not?"
Aria smirked, "I can get behind that."
Sonata grinned, "Yay!"
"CHEERS!" they shouted, clanking their drinks together before taking a swig.
(Canterlot High, Parking Lot, 11:04 PM)
"Where is he?" Sunset Shimmer grunted, walking out alone. She had stayed inside the school building after hours, waiting for Isaac arrive. She had kept an eye on the statue leading to Equestria for hours, but to no avail. She figured he was doing something else in this world, and waited for him to show up. After he humiliated her, nobody was afraid of her anymore! People insulted her, tripped her, and 'accidentally' bumped into her the entire day! They laughed at her threats, when they would have taken her seriously only hours beforehand. She knew it was going to be like that for the rest of her time at high school, and she couldn't deal with it. She would not let a bunch of worthless peons get to her like that. So she planned to ask him to take him with her, and drop her off in Zebrica or something. That way she could live the rest of her life as a hermit, in peace. If he refused, which wouldn't surprise her at all.... Then she'd be forced to live the rest of her life here. She could always use the portal to go back when it re-opened naturally and leave Equestria then, but there's no telling where the Crystal Mirror would be on the other side at that time. For all she knew, she might end up in Celestia's throne room!
It didn't really occur to her that she was being over dramatic, or that this entire situation was all her fault. But Sunset was always incredibly stubborn.
"HAHAHAHA!"
"Oh my god, she didn't."
"She did!"
Sunset frowned, hearing some faint noises that sounded like.... laughter? She turned to her left, seeing a ugly-looking minivan with the lights on inside. She couldn't see who was inside the vehicle from this distance, but one of the voices sounded familiar. She decided to get a closer look, and started walking towards the vehicle. As she got closer, the voices became louder and clearer.
"I can't believe she just blindly rushed you like that!"
"Yep. She flew right into a bookcase."
Her eyes widened. That was Isaac's voice. She started walking faster. Let's just hope he didn't notice her before she got ther-
"Hey, it's Sunset Shithead!" he called out, seeing her. He was in the passenger's seat, grinning madly.
"........ What?" was all she could say in response to that, mouth agape.
"Get over here and get drunk with us!"
"Don't invite her!" the girl in the driver's seat hissed.
"Why not?"
"You said she was a bitch!"
"So? She might be fun when drunk!"
Was this the ancient evil that she was afraid of? The guy she read about? Right now he was more like those annoying drunk guys you find at college parties. There were bottles and cans littered all over the ground for Celestia's sake!
"I said no!"
"Come on, please? I wanna see what kind of drunk she is!"
"It's my car! I decide who gets inside!"
"L-Lighten up Adagio! I-It's our last night in this world after all!" another girl with long pigtails said, snickering. She was sitting in the back.
The now named Adagio glared back at her, "Shut up Aria!"
"At least hear what she has to say!" Isaac complained.
She growled, "Fine!" then she turned to Sunset with a glare, "What do you want?"
The unicorn-turned-human blinked, "Um... Who are you?"
"Oh!" the disguised angel began, "This is Adagio, Aria, and Sonata. They're friends of mine. Starswirl banished them to this world over a thousand years ago. Just found them a few hours ago and decided to catch up! Got it?"
She nodded slowly, eyes widened and just flat-out disturbed by what she was witnessing.
"Uh.. yeah. So I was w-wondering if you could bring me with you through the portal and drop me off in Zebrica or something?" she hesitantly asked.
Isaac frowned, "Why do you want to leave?"
"Maybe it's because you humiliated me and now nobody is scared of me anymore you asshole!" is what she wanted to say, but that would doubtlessly lead to an early grave.
Instead she settled for,"It's not like I ever belonged here in the first place' right?"
The ancient evil hummed, "True, but that doesn't really give me any incentive to bring you through the portal."
She hadn't really thought of that, "Um..... Well I-"
"BACON HAIR!" Sonata suddenly blurted out, pointing at Sunset with wide eyes.
Everyone turned to her with confused looks.
Aria glared at her, "What are you going on about now?"
"I just noticed that her hair totally looks like bacon! I dare you to tell me that you don't see it!" Sonata replied, glaring right back.
Aria looked back at the unicorn-turned-human. At first, nothing. Then her eyes grew wide in realization.
"Oh shit, it does!" she exclaimed. She started snickering.
"Yes! I'm finally right for once!" the blue-haired siren cheered, grinning in victory.
"You know, now that you mention it...." Isaac remarked.
"SHUT UP! MY HAIR DOES NOT LOOK LIKE BACON!" Sunset yelled, finally loosing her temper. She immediately covered her mouth after realizing what she had said, but the damage was already done. Everyone was staring at her in surprise, silent.
For a moment, everything was quiet
Then Adagio started laughing loudly, "Okay! Just for that, you can drink with us."
"Um... what?" Sunset blinked in confusion, "But I don't want to dri-"
"Don't care. Get in the car and drink with us or I'll make Isaac leave you in this world."
"Adagio! You weren't supposed to tell her that!" The ancient evil hissed at her.
"You were planning on bringing me with you the whole time?!" the unicorn demanded, glaring at him.
He sighed, "Yes. Think about it. I tore your plan to shreds, so you have no reason to stay here. Plus, all of the people you terrorized are probably paying you back tenfold, right? I expected you to come ask me for this."
She grit her teeth in frustration,fists clenched. "You manipulated me!"
"Yes, I did. I do that to a lot of people. You are not the first, nor will you be the last."
"I'm not going to make up with Celestia!"
"I don't expect you to." Not willingly anyways.
"I mean it!"
He groaned, "Alright then. I'll let you drown in your needless self-pity, you stupid twat."
"YOU!" she growled, stalking forward.
Isaac rolled his eyes, "It's true. I can sense your emotions, so I can literally feel you doing that."
Sunset really contemplated punching him in the face, but she knew that wouldn't end well.
She sighed, "Shut up and give me a drink."
The others cheered as Sunset joined their celebration. She opened a door, joining Sonata and Aria in the backseat.
(Canterlot High School, The Parking Lot, 4:00 AM)
Isaac whistled as he cleaned up the mess from their small party, tossing empty bottles into a nearby trash can. The sun was just barely peeking up from the horizon. Adagio, Sonata, Aria, and Sunset were fast asleep in the car. He didn't really need sleep anymore, but it was nice to have when the circumstances would allow it. Alcohol didn't have an effect on him unless he allowed it to. Such was the usefulness of chaos magic and being functionally immortal. He acted as their lookout, using an illusion spell to render the van invisible to anyone he didn't want to see it.
"Now to wake them up." he thought. They had to leave before any teachers or students showed up after all. He walked back over to the van and peered inside. Still asleep of course. He sighed. Time for a magical wake-up call he supposed. He got back into the passenger seat. He raised a hand, sparking with red electricity.
He slowly reached over, and poked Adagio on the forehead.
*SHOCK!*
"GAH!" the lead siren shouted, suddenly wide-awake.
"Time to get moving."
She growled at him, "Don't do that. Ever again."
"The students and teachers are going to be here soon. Plus the sun's about to come out. Do you really want to use the portal in broad daylight?"
Her response was another smack to the back of his head.
"I forgot how violent you are..." Isaac muttered, rubbing his head. Time to wake up the others.
*SHOCK!*
"WHAT?! WHERE?!" Sonata exclaimed, eyes darting everywhere.
*SHOCK!*
"OW!" Aria jumped awake, immediately punching him in the shoulder when she realized who it was.
*SHOCK!*
"SHIT!" Sunset hissed, hitting her head on the window.
"Now that everyone's awake, let's go over what you're bringing!" Isaac smiled, only for the four females to glare at him.
"You're lucky you're our only way back to Equestria." Adagio muttered.
"Yes I am. And I'm going to abuse this luck as much as I can within reason." she smacked him again, "ANYWAYS, your stuff? Remember, only pack what you can carry."
"I have a suitcase full of microwavable tacos!" Sonata smiled, pulling out the suitcase in question from the trunk.
"Equestria doesn't have microwaves, Sonata." the disguised angel pointed out.
Her eyes widened, "WHAT?!"
"Yep."
She almost looked like she was going to cry.
He facepalmed, "I'll show you how to heat them up without a microwave."
"Yay!"
"Okay, everyone else?" he asked.
"I'm fine with just what I have on me." Aria shrugged.
"Same." Adagio replied.
"Make that three." Sunset finished. She really didn't have any attachments to this world. Her foster family would actually be glad she was leaving them forever, as she terrorized them just as much as she terrorized the students of Canterlot High.
"Okay then, let's go!" he grinned, getting out of the car. The others followed suit. The five of them walked over to the statue in front of the school. Isaac knelt down, and placed his hands on the monument.
"Put your hands on my back."
The four women complied. He started channeling chaos magic again, temporarily strengthening the connection between the worlds. In just a few moments, the five of them would be back in Equestria.
"Three.... two... one... NOW!"
*VWOOM!*
In a flash of red light one angel, three sirens, a unicorn, and a suitcase were sucked into the portal.
(???. 4:07 AM)
"Ow!"
"Oof!"
"Eep!"
"PAIN!"
The five of them landed in a pile. Isaac was unchanged but stuck on the bottom, and Sunset Shimmer was a unicorn again. Adagio, Sonata, and Aria were back to their true forms. The sirens were large, aquatic creatures about the size and build of actual horses. Only instead of hind legs, they had appropriately-sized fish tails. They lacked manes as well, having fins instead. Adagio was yellow-orange, and her eye color remained unchanged. Sonata was pale blue, and her eye color remained. Finally Aria was dark purple and her eye color remained unchanged.
*SCHING!*
All five of their heads snapped up to see spears getting pointed at them from all sides by Royal Guards. They were in a large, grassy field instead of Minuette's basement. Shining Armor, decked out in full armor glared daggers at Isaac.
"DON'T MOVE! YOU ARE ALL UNDER ARREST!" the captain shouted.
Isaac blinked, "Well.... shit."