//------------------------------// // New Foes // Story: The Siren Song: Razzle Dazzle // by Shadowmane PX-41 //------------------------------// Half a Year Later... "You know, Sunset, I have to ask you one important thing..." Rarity spoke as Sunset continued packing stuff into the back of her car for the trip up to Coltimore. She and the rest of the Humane 5 watched as Sunset got some assistance from Twilight and The Dazzlings in packing. "Why ever did you have to call us to travel with you to Coltimore?" "Well, Rarity, all of the participants in the Amareican Drama Showcase require someone to compose an outfit that fits the moment they'll be acting," Sunset explained, taking a short break from her packing duties. "Since Sonata is going to be a part of this year's Showcase, I figured that she deserves a costume fit for such an occasion." "Well, I have been meaning to tone down the creativity as of late..." Rarity said, putting a finger to her chin and looking upwards. "Some of the clients said that some of my dresses are too shiny..." "Well, ah think it's a real pleasure that ya decided ta bring the rest of us with ya to Coltimore, Sunset." Applejack smiled and patted Sunset on the back as she returned to her duties. "But why, Sunset?" Rainbow Dash asked, with her head tilted in confusion. "The Wonderbolts All-Stars are already at Coltimore. I had to turn down an escort to come with you and The Dazzlings instead." "It's rather simple, Rainbow Dash," Sunset began explaining to the group in as much detail as possible. "There's gonna be a lot of kids there at Coltimore, and Sonata won't be able to do this alone." "Meaning..." Rainbow Dash asked, still unsure as to why Sunset was taking her to the Showcase instead. "That there's gonna be a lot of things that'll try and demoralize Sonata. Some of the other kids might not take lightly to her at this sort of thing," Sunset explained further. "She's gonna need something to eat, so she can keep her focus. She'll also need an outfit for the show. After that, there's gotta be someone to help with morale, and someone to help her back on her feet if she's teased during the event." "So, you've got me for morale, Fluttershy for comfort, Rarity for design, and Applejack for food," Rainbow Dash quickly pieced the puzzle together. "But where does that leave Pinkie Pie and Twilight?" "Well, I've just finished writing the script, so I guess that it would be nice to see the sights of Coltimore..." Twilight said, looking at Pinkie Pie with a rather warm smile on her face. "You can come with me, Pinkie..." "See the sights with one of my besties?" Pinkie gasped in surprise at that moment in time. At first she thought she'd have to sit through a lot of kids acting in the most unentertaining ways possible, but the mention of travelling the city and seeing what they could see now had Pinkie rather excited. "I'd love to!" "Well, that's everyone." Sunset said, seeing that everything was accounted for. She had everything worked out once all of the Humane 5 decided to go along with this little plan of action, and with Pinkie and Twilight seeing the sights, Sunset now had more time to focus on getting Sonata prepared for her big debut at the Showcase. "Hear that, Sonny? Our other Aunties are coming with us to Coltimore!" Adagio said, chatting to Sonata like a giddy schoolgirl. Even though she was starting to remember things from her darker past, Adagio was still capable of acting like a child at certain moments in time. "For realsies?" Sonata showed some giddiness as well. She looked back at the Humane 5 and saw that they were busy having a conversation with Twilight and Sunset. "Oh my gosh! This is gonna be so much fun!" "Well, come on, girls. Let's all get going..." Sunset said, getting into the car with Twilight getting into the other side. She then watched as Pinkie, Rainbow Dash, Rarity, Fluttershy and Applejack got into the car and let The Dazzlings sit onto their laps. Once everyone was accounted for, Sunset began driving the car towards Coltimore. She quickly got out of the driveway and navigated the streets to find the road that lead out of the town. When she found the way out, Sunset began driving down the road towards where she assumed was Coltimore. When everyone was out of the streets, they were taken onto a freeway, where many other cars quickly joined their little travels. The girls assumed that not all of these cars were precisely heading towards Coltimore and that some of them were heading to completely different places altogether. With the long drive ahead of them, the ten girls began a large group conversation with each other, so that they could keep themselves entertained whilst they travelled towards their destination... Soon, the group found themselves driving through a cliff-side road with barriers around the edge. Sunset could tell that Coltimore was only going to be a few more miles from this point in the road, so she was relieved to know that their journey was coming to an end. At this point, The Dazzlings and Pinkie had fallen asleep, trying to save their energy for the road ahead. As for the other girls, they were still talking about what they were going to be doing in Coltimore besides their plans. "So, when exactly do the Wonderbolts All-Stars play in Coltimore, Rainbow Dash?" Twilight asked, curious to know how the Wonderbolts of this world acted, in comparison to that of the Wonderbolts in Equestria. "Well, there's gonna be a big season title match between us and the Swedish Snapdragons at around five PM tonight. From what I've been watching, their Team Captain; Seabreeze, has earned a record eight goals in this season..." Rainbow Dash said, reminding herself of her opponent at hand. "To think that he'd go up from a Swedish Exchange Student, to the champion of his team..." "Don't strain yourself out there, Rainbow Dash. If I know the similarities between our two worlds, then I know full well that Seabreeze is gonna be trying everything he can to counter the Wonderbolts All-Stars." Twilight remembered that the Seabreeze back in Equestria was known for mass organization and perfectionism. "Ah, don't worry about that, Twilight. I'm sure that together, we'll be able to-" "Look out!" Fluttershy immediately spoke up, informing the rest of the girls that there were five figures standing in the road ahead. Sunset immediately saw the five armoured figures and slammed on the brakes, getting everyone up as the car screeched to a stop. She saw that these figures then walked onto the nearby platform and used Furen Magic to create a red wall in front of the road, as well as behind it as well. Seeing that they were boxed in, Sunset stopped the car and got out of it, seeing that all the other girls were getting out as well. If these five figures had them trapped, then the least they could do was interact with them. They all looked at the five armoured figures with swords rather closely, seeing that there were red streaks running down each side. "You again?!" Adagio looked rather apprehensive at the five figures that once more stood in her way. These were the EXACT same figures that almost ended up destroying the city the last time. "Listen, you five. One, the armour is shit. And two, get out of our faces..." Aria said, showing a rather unamused and cross face as she once more laid eyes on the five figures that almost beat her the last time. There was no response for most of the time, until the wind started to pick up. It started as a stronger breeze to a rather strong gust. "Your sins must be punished, Dazzlings..." Fortissimo's voice echoed on the wind as a massive orb of red and blue Lyrican Magic formed in the air, discharging once more to reveal The Blasters inside. The Blasters were dressed up in Human World clothing this time, instead of their Lyrican armour. Fortissimo wore a black outfit with dark blue lightning streaks running down the sides, Allegro was garbed in what looked like a white robe with grey and black archaic markings on the bottoms of each strip, and Orchestral was dressed in what looked like a knight's armour if it was made out of sharp, jagged ice. "Blasters?" Rainbow Dash looked confused. She'd never seen her idols appear like that, especially not with their extended hair and wings. It was as if she was looking at a nightmare that was about to happen. Her favourite band was right there, with extended hair and dragon wings. "What's going on here?" "Oh my... I guess the secret's out now, isn't it, Rainbow Dash?" Orchestral said in his rather sadistic tone once more. He'd been wondering when he'd get to see Rainbow Dash's looks of shock and horror. "Well then. I'd best not take up too much of your time then..." "Apprentices. These are your targets," Allegro pointed towards Twilight, Sunset and the Humane 5 with his sharp finger. "Do what you like with them, but make sure our little sisters are unharmed." All five of the armoured figures charged forward with seething red eyes showing on their helmets. Raising their swords, they tried striking at all seven of the girls. While their targets were rather fast, that didn't stop them from continuing their assault. They tried slicing up the girls, barely catching their clothes with most of their swings. They heard Rarity holler out in both fear and sorrow as they tried carving up her wear for the journey. Eventually, the five figures leapt towards the sky and swung their swords together, firing a shockwave that threw all seven of the girls against the car, enabling them to groan in pain as they smashed into the metal and ended up on the hard floor. "Who the heck are these guys?" Rainbow Dash asked, clearly shocked as to why The Blasters would let these five just wail on them like that. "I'm not so sure, Rainbow Dash..." Fluttershy looked rather ridden with fear as the five figures lowered their swords and walked closer and closer to the girls, completely ignoring The Dazzlings as they walked by. "But they don't seem very friendly..." The Dazzlings tried running to intercept the five figures, but they were immediately knocked back by a third wall of Lyrican Magic. They saw that Twilight, Sunset and the Humane 5 were now trapped inside, hopelessly outmatched as the five figures continued to walk closer to them. "Little sisters..." Fortissimo spoke, getting all three of The Dazzlings to turn and face him and The Blasters once again. "We are the ones you shall fight." "Our apprentices our out of your league, as are the envoys of Euphoria we unleashed..." Allegro said, eyeing up Aria for most of the time, only barely paying attention to Adagio and Sonata. "To truly see your power, we must provoke it ourselves..." "You ran away from us for over ten thousand years, Sonata..." Orchestral showed another wicked smile as The Blasters raised their blades and unfurled their wings. "If only you knew where to find us..." "Fakers or not, you ladies shall see no mercy," one of the five figures spoke to Twilight, Sunset and the Humane 5 once they were all sealed within the cage that they were going to fight in. "The sins the seven have committed against Lyrica and the Sirens are timeless..." "Now..." another of the figures unmasked themselves, revealing a copy of Rainbow Dash with a red Furen pendant draped around her neck. "Remember them, as you maggots stare upon our faces!" "Okay... Now I'm completely scared!" Rainbow Dash said, her face quickly evaporating into a fearful look as the rest of the figures revealed themselves to be Siren Rarity, Siren Applejack, Siren Pinkie, and Siren Fluttershy. "How are there two of us?!" "And why are they dressed so tacky?" Rarity asked, seeing that she wasn't a fan of their armour. "Twilight? What's going on here?!" Sunset asked, clutching onto her shirt in desperation. Sunset was completely enveloped in fear herself at this point. She'd never seen the Siren 5 before in her life, and was now freaking out at their existence. "These five figures..." Twilight hung her head and shed a tear as she looked at the figures once more. "Are my Equestria friends..." All six of the girls let out gasps of complete surprise and panic as they looked closely as their Lyrican doppelgangers. They looked PRECISELY the same, minus the Lyrican pendants and the armour. To top it all off, the girls' panic intensified when the eyes of all of the Siren 5 glowed a radiant shade of red. The Blasters all took to the skies and used their magic to turn the clear, sunny sky into a red and blue thunderstorm. As the clouds rolled by, their eyes transformed from their normal colours into red right eyes and left blue eyes. With their outfits fluttering in the wind, they raised their swords and allowed red and blue lightning to collide with the tips, instantly covering the blades with red and blue lightning. THE BLASTERS When their little introduction to fighting was finished, The Blasters pierced The Dazzlings with a rather sudden spell, then uttered Lyrican to warp The Dazzlings to another plane of existence with them. It felt like The Dazzlings had fallen through a black hole when they finally smashed down into the ground of the new arena. It was rather cosmic and had a bunch of other worlds visible in the background. They then noticed that they were now in outer space, with a large asteroid ring as the only landmass visible for thousands of miles. With everything now non-existent to The Blasters, they began their assault. They charged towards each of their little sisters, separating them from each other and leaving them to fight on their own. Allegro swatted Aria away to another part of the cosmos, whilst Orchestral did the same with Sonata. In the end, Adagio was left to duel with Fortissimo. She quickly raised her sword and grew her hair extensions and Hippocampi wings. Then, taking to the stars herself, Adagio found herself locking blades with Fortissimo at a rather erratic pace. He was teleporting all over the place, so it was hard for her to keep up with his insane movement speed. Seeing that his little sister was disoriented by his speed, Fortissimo appeared out of nowhere and kicked Adagio into one of the asteroids, causing her impact to crack it into millions of tiny pieces. He then watched as Adagio quickly regained her control and tried jousting him with her sword. Aria and Allegro were seen near a quasar and a comet, using the environment around them to deal devastating attacks to one another. They were using their magic to hurl asteroids, stars, even planets at each other. When they found that all of that was getting them nowhere, they ended up volleying streams, orbs, and even spectral slashes of Lyrican Magic at each other. "Why are you doing this, Ally?" Aria asked through a slight tear as she charged through one of Allegro's cuts and knocked him back through multiple asteroids, getting him to let out little grunts of pain with each crash "I thought you were my brother!" "The war changed you, Aria. It changed ALL of you!" he retorted, locking blades with Aria, before getting the clever idea to kick Aria back with his bare feet. "Upon your resurrection, you were nothing more than what these miserable humans called a 'goth'! You were not yourself, Aria! I'm trying to HELP YOU!" Allegro's desperation transformed into a spectral Hippocampi and a spectral Dragon. As he charged towards Aria once more, he moved his hands, motioning the two beasts he'd just conjured to attack. Completely surprised at the fact that Allegro was capable of this power, Aria had no time to deflect or dodge the incoming attacks. Instead, she was subjected to a devastatingly well-orchestrated combo of attacks from both of Allegro's Siren Summons. She was knocked all over the place, as if she was in a pinball machine as the ball. Then when she flew towards her brother, she finally regained her composure and dove her shoe straight into him, making him let out a sudden gasp for breath as Aria pushed him towards the sun with her feet alone. Sonata and Orchestral were seen riding on the icy surface of a comet, swishing around the galaxy like a majestic coin caught in one of those charity spirals. The fight itself was rather interesting, with Orchestral nimbly ice-skating on the surface while Sonata just used her wings to keep up with him. As Orchestral danced on the ice, he was still able to lock swords with his sister. He slashed at Sonata whenever she got close to him, trying to show her how a true Siren would fight in this situation. However, he was still unaware that he was on ice, so most of the time, he ended up missing his mark, but then immediately sliding under her and blasting her with Lyrican Magic. "Just surrender the Right Souls to us, Sonata. They became forfeit immediately after the three of you failed at your own game!" he said, his sadism now replaced with impatience as he leapt up and drove his swords straight through the core of the comet, getting it to explode and send Sonata crashing into another asteroid. Sonata got up rather slowly, but still fast enough to block another one of his brothers' attacks. She knocked his swords away and blasted him with a stream of Furen Magic, hitting him in the back and knocking him into Fortissimo, who was just about to fire at Adagio. "Oh yeah! Two for one!" Sonata smiled, putting two of the fingers on her right hand into a 'V' shape. She'd dealt a powerful blow to both her brother, and one of his accomplices. Once she was done with her taunt, she put her fingers back the way they were and raised her sword once more. Eventually, The Blasters were all knocked into each other after another devastating string of combos that had been orchestrated by The Dazzlings. Looking at each other, they raised their hands, enveloping the entire galaxy in their red and blue aura. "Comasarak dimpreles galaxion!" they said, swishing their hands to throw the entire galaxy at The Dazzlings. They merely smiled and teleported out of the way as all the planets, stars, asteroids, and even the sun were hurled towards The Dazzlings. Seeing all of the objects being slung their way, The Dazzlings all took in red Furen Energy and enveloped themselves in a powerful red glow. Once this was all done, they raised their feet and charged towards the sun, in an attempt to kick it right back at The Blasters. They careened towards the colossal ball of gas with such velocity that their feet were now covered in a piercing red aura. Their feet all smashed into the sun, knocking everything straight back at The Blasters, who looked rather surprised that their little sisters could withstand and reflect such a devastating attack. They let out gasps for breath as The Dazzlings slowly descended to their level once more, ready to go another round with the three of them. "Adagio Dazzle. Is that really the limit of your power?" Fortissimo taunted, seeing that there was so much more potential his little sister had to offer him at her current age. "You and your friends are no Right Souls. But you may still give them to us politely, like good little girls..." "Listen, Forty. I demand to know what the hell's going on, RIGHT NOW!" Adagio said, her teeth gritted at this point. Her brother would not rest until she was defeated, lifeless, and powerless. "Hmmph. Arrogant as always..." he said as his two hands now held red and blue orbs. He saw that the rest of The Blasters were doing the same things with their hands. "If you will not listen, then you will SEE..." "See a vision, lost from your past. The truth that eluded you for so long..." The Blasters all spoke in unison as the six orbs collided into one giant orb, which now hung above all three of their heads. "Witness your TRUE memories..." Suddenly, the orb exploded, trapping all three of The Dazzlings in a corridor of mesmerising colours. They were now travelling through the light at breakneck speed, looking shocked at what lied ahead. The light intensified as they made their way to the end of the vortex, revealing their complete and TRUE history...