//------------------------------// // Down to Buisness // Story: The Sirens and the Vampire // by Merotik //------------------------------// All three girls jumped back at Dracos sudden outburst. "W-What do you mean? We haven't done anything wrong! Well we are in a bit of a jam, but that's why we contacted you! So that-" Draco interrupted Aria. "A BIT OF A JAM!?! A! BIT! OF! A! JAM!?! YOU BET YOUR IN A JAM! TELL ME! WHAT'S THIS!?!" Draco reached into his coat pocket and extracted a news paper. Once handing it over, the Sirens immediately recognized the picture on the front cover. The headline stated: Amazing Light Show at Local High School. Underneath was a picture of a rainbow beam, firing down at a stage. "Now tell me, is that or is that not Equestrian magic?" asked Draco. "Well it is but-" "NO BUTS!!!" roared Draco, interrupting Adagio. Sonata coward slightly behind Aria from Dracos interruption. Draco sighed, and rested his palm to his forehead. "I told you girls specifically to contact me if there was Equestrian magic. I understand that you couldn't reach me, I really do. And Sonata it wasn't your fault. But for you girls to just accept that I wasn't going to be here and go running of to take on this magic by yourself was not only selfish and dangerous, but absolutely stupid! Did any of you have any idea what was causing that magic?" asked Draco. "Yes, as a matter of fact we do" said Adagio. "Oh really? What caused it then?" asked Draco. "Well, we don't know exactly who they are. But they call themselves the Elements of Harmony-" "WHAT!?!" shouted Draco, interrupting Adagio. "What!? Do you know them?" asked Adagio. "No I don't know them, I know what IT is however. But that's impossible, the only ones to possess the elements are the princess's. Why would they be in the human world?" asked Draco. Aria looked to her sisters, confused. Then looked to Draco. "Uh Draco, the elements weren't princess's. It was six high school girls. And only one of them is from Equestria. Well technically two of them are from Equestria, but I'm not sure if the seventh girl is part of the elements". Now Draco looked confused. "What? Six high school girls possessed the elements of harmony?" "Technically the seventh one helped" said Sonata. "This . . . this doesn't make sense . . . no sense at all" said Draco. He sat deeper into the sofa, pondering on the situation. "Draco, do you know the elements?" asked Adagio. Draco sighed. "Sit down girls, I think all of us need to explain some things before any of us can understand what's happening". The Sirens complied and sat down on the couch. Draco leaned forward in the sofa. "Now tell me everything, and I mean everything involving you and the Equestrian magic". One hour later, The Sirens had filled Draco in on everything. From when they first discovered the Equestrian magic, to when they were defeated, to now. The room was silent for a few moments, before Draco spoke. "So . . . you were defeated by five high school girls and two girls who are supposedly from Equestria. And six of these girls call themselves the "Elements of Harmony". This . . . this is not good, not good one bit". Adagio looked to her sisters, confused. Then to Draco. "You know who the element are. don't you Draco". Draco hung his head, and sighed. "I don't know exactly who they are, I do however know what they are. And if the elements are no longer JUST elements anymore, then we are in serious trouble". "What do you mean "no longer just elements?" asked Sonata. Draco didn't answer. He rose from his seat and walked to the window. With one finger, he gently pushed aside the curtain, and looked outside. Draco sighed again before answering. "It was a long time ago, a very long time ago. Back before I met any of you. Back when I used to work with, HIM!" Draco banged his fist against the window, then exhaled slowly to calm his nerves. "That damn unicorn, Starswirl the Bearded". Draco felt something on his shoulder and turned, seeing that it was Adagios hand. Draco smiled and placed his hand onto hers. "You don't have to tell us, we know how much that unicorn hurt you" said Adagio. "No, I'll be fine. This is something you have to know if any of us have a chance of getting home". Draco turned back to the window and began explaining. "I remember it like it was yesterday. As you know I wasn't the man I was today back then. Back then I was . . . more aggressive. I got angry over the smallest things, I was competitive, and I LOVE to fight. As you may remember, that was actually my cutie mark. Back when I used to have one that is. Anyways, Starswirl and I had gotten into another argument about my behavior, after having returned from a mission. Assigned by the princess herself . . ." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Equestria 1047 years ago~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The mountains were snowing heavily in the winter night. Near the peak of the mountain was a single unicorn, staring down below with a pair of binoculars. Near the bottom of the mountain was a campsite. There were four tents, a large cage filled with ponies, and five ponies sitting around a fire in the center of the surrounding tents. Using his magic, the unicorn used a telepathic spell to communicate with his partner. "The hostages are located, but there's five Rattlesnake cult members down there. Draco, you think you can handle this?" {"Relax old man, I got this"} said Draco over the telepathic communication. "Draco this is serious! I don't want you going down there death spells blazing!" said the unicorn angrily. {"Old man, I said I got this, and I got this. Would the princess of Equestria assign this mission to me if I couldn't handle it?"} "I will neither question nor accept the princess's decision on you coming along on this mission. However, fact is your here and you will do as you are told! Got that!" {"Whatever old man, lets just go kick some Rattlesnake ash already!"} "NO! No Draco! This is a stealth mission, got it!? No fighting!" {"Aw! Your no fun old man!"} "I will not have you jeopardize this mission just because you couldn't control your primitive barbaric behavior! Got it!" {"Pfft! Whatever old man!"} "And you know how much I dislike being called that Draco! I want you to refer to me by my name, like a proper team mate!" {"Yeah, yeah, yeah, whatever! Would you just give me the signal already! I'm just itching for some action!"} The unicorn sighed, "Alright, are you ready Draco?" {"Ready Starswirl!"} "Then lets begin" said Starswirl.