The Song of the Siren

by TwilightKitty78

When Starswirl tells her that knowledge of three powerful artifacts is forbidden to her, Adagio does everything she can to learn more of what they can do. When Adagio meets someone all of Equestia thought was long gone, she learns of magic she never thought existed, and she desperately craves the power she's learned of.

"Ugh.. Starswirl, can't we move on?" asked the orange-maned pony. "Not yet, Adagio," replied her mentor. "You haven't even started the reading on the Windigos." Adagio sighed, and rolled her eyes. "But it's so boring. Why would I want to learn about them when I could be learning about…" She picked up a book laying on the table, and opened it to a page with the illustration of three ruby-like gemstones. "These! 'The amulets of the song…'" she read. "'...guaranteed to grant the bearers unimaginable power. This power is gained by -'" Before she finished reading, Starswirl slammed the book shut. "Hey!" shouted Adagio.

"It is not yet time for you to learn about that," said Starswirl. "Now, let's stop here for tonight. We'll continue this tomorrow." and with that, the unicorn lifted the book from the table with his magic, and carried it out of the library.

Days passed, and Adagio had almost completely forgotten about the book, and the amulets, when, during her studies, she ran across another book containing them. Adagio looked at Starswirl, to make sure he wasn't looking at her. Then, she began to read.

"The amulets of the song are more commonly known as 'The sirens amulets.' Three bearers are required for the full power to be unleashed. The amulet bearers rely on the negative energy of other creatures. The power of them is said to grant the bearers immortality, and to control the will of others, to an extent. With enough power, the bearers have the ability to -"

"Adagio!" the mare jumped at the sound of her name. "Have you finished yet?" asked Starswirl. He looked down at the book that Adagio had been reading. "Hmph. I thought I told you not to read about those amulets!" He then lifted the book, and teleported it out of sight. Adagio's face was red with anger. "Why not?!" she asked. "Those amulets are powerful! Imagine all I could do with them!" Starswirl sighed and said, "I already have. I don't think you're ready. Now, it's late. I think you should get some rest, Adagio." And with that, Starswirl turned, and walked out of the library.

Around midnight, Adagio was still awake. She had been pacing her room. The thought of having the power of the amulets consumed her. Suddenly, she was struck with a brilliant idea. She remembered that Starswirl had a museum in which he kept magical artifacts. She decided she would sneak in, and see if the amulets were there.

Adagio reached the museum, and began her search. The soft light radiating from her horn was just enough to see the plaques on the displays. She passed through what seemed like a million displays when she finally found what she was looking for. Three beautiful, shining red amulets, placed in a pyramid formation. She stared at them for a moment, as if they were putting her into a trance. She was about to lift the glass dome from over top of the amulets, when a magical beam shot through the glass, shattering it. Adagio backed away and turned to see from whose horn the beam had originated. She saw a blue unicorn with short purple hair. The mare's golden eyes gleamed with greed as she approached the pedestal that held the amulets. "Hey!" Adagio shouted. "Those aren't yours!" The unicorn merely chuckled. "They aren't yours either," she replied.

Then, the blue mare lifted the amulets into a saddlebag that rested on her back, and ran toward the exit. Adagio ran after her, and attempted to stun her with a blast from her horn, but it was as if the mare could predict where Adagio was shooting, and blocked each shot. Then, the mare came to a stop, when she came to a locked door. Adagio knew where that door led, and her eyes widened. "You can't go in there!" the purple-haired unicorn smirked. "Oh? And what are you going to do to stop me?"

"I - uh…" Adagio stammered. The blue pony laughed. "I thought so." With that, the unicorn lit her horn with orange magic and disappeared. Adagio heard her reappear on the other side of the door. She quickly tried to teleport to the other side, but she couldn't get through. Of course. She thought, Starswirl's magical barrier. She could hear the mare shuffling around in the room. Then she heard something else; a familiar voice saying, "Who are you? How did you get in here?" Starswirl had woken up. Adagio heard a laugh. "Oh, Starswirl… Don't you recognize me?" Starswirl gasped. "No. It can't be," he said. "Sempre Sapphire…"