The Jedi Prince III: The Spark of Hope

A familiar TIE Defender and TIE Reaper came out of hyperspace above the planet Lothal. The two fighters landed in the northern mountains, exiting them were Darth Claw and Blueblood.

“If I may ask, my apprentice, why the sudden interest in Lothal?” Darth Claw asked.

“Master, it is alleged there’s something powerful hidden deep in these mountain caves. I’d like to find out what it is, don’t you?” Blueblood replied.

“If it could prove useful in our struggle against the rebellion, then yes,” Darth Claw said.

Blueblood and Claw entered the caves and went deeper inside until they found three fishy pony-like creatures frozen in carbonite. Darth Claw examined them closely with curiosity.

“What are these creatures?” Darth Claw asked.

“I believe these creatures are sirens and they’re originally from my homeworld of Equestria. Starswirl the Bearded fought them and banished them through a portal that must have sent them here one thousand years ago,” Blueblood explained.

“Who could’ve imprisoned them in the carbonite?” Darth Claw asked.

“According to the pictures on the cave walls we saw a while back, they were captured by the Jedi back then,” Blueblood replied.

Blueblood and Claw activated a series of switches and slid the decarbonization lever. It wasn’t long before the sirens were released from their thousand year imprisonment and fell to the ground as they were unconscious. They soon woke up feeling very woozy.

The first one was pale yellow green with raspberry eyes and a luminous vivid orange cranial fin with yellow streaks. The second one was pale light grayish fuchsia with mulberry purple eyes and a purple cranial fin with light brilliant aquamarine streaks. The third one was arctic bluish white with raspberry eyes and a light arctic blue cranial fin with moderate Persian blue streaks.

“Ugh, I can’t see,” the third siren said.

“Who freed us? Where are we?” the first siren asked.

“We did. You’re on Lothal,” Darth Claw replied.

“How long have we been frozen?” The second siren asked.

“Over a thousand years. Your eyesight will return in time, temporary blindness is one of the effects of carbonite sickness,” Blueblood replied.

“Do you three have names?” Darth Claw asked.

“I’m Adagio Dazzle,” the first siren said.

“Aria Blaze,” the second siren continued.

“Sonata Dusk,” the third siren finished.

“Good to meet you three,” Blueblood replied, “I am Prince Blueblood, the rightful heir to the throne of Equestria.”

“I’m Darth Claw and Blueblood is my Sith apprentice,” Claw added, “Now we have a proposition for you once you’re recovered from the carbonite sickness.”

“We’re listening,” The sirens said in unison as they had devious looks on their faces.

One day on Equestria, Cody was deep in thought while sitting atop his old bed in Canterlot Castle. Just then, Twilight and Sunset came in and sat next to him.

“Something on your mind, Cody?” Twilight asked.

“I just can’t help but think about the people of Alderaan and that most of the survivors don’t have a home anymore,” Cody replied, “I believe we need to help them find a new home so they can rebuild their lives.”

“Good thinking,” Sunset said.

Just then, they received an incoming transmission as Hera Syndulla appeared on a hologram.

“Harmony Squad, come in. We have a situation on Lothal,” Hera said.

“What’s the situation, Hera?” Cody asked.

“Three mysterious creatures are stirring up trouble, causing the people to turn on each other. They appeared to be singing,” Hera replied, “We need your help.”

“We’re on our way, Hera,” Cody said as the transmission ended.

Soon enough, all of Harmony Squad was gathered as they boarded the Star Hope.

“R5, plot a course for Lothal,” Cody told his droid.

Once the course was set, the Star Hope left the surface and jumped into hyperspace, headed for Lothal.

Upon arrival at Lothal, the Star Hope landed at the spaceport in Capital City. It was then that Harmony Squad disembarked the ship and went to meet up with the remaining members of the Ghost crew. They wandered the spaceport until they found the Ghost and its crew.

“Sabine! Good to see you, darling,” Rarity greeted.

“Good to see you again, Rarity,” Sabine replied.

“Howdy, Zeb!” Applejack greeted.

“Good to see you, Zeb!” Rainbow added.

“Good to see you too, Applejack and Rainbow,” Zeb replied as he gave them both a chest bump.

“Hi, Hera,” Cody said.

“Good to see you again,” Twilight added.

“Good to see you too, everyone,” Hera replied, “By the way, I have someone I’d like you to meet.”

“Who is it?” Sunset asked.

“Harmony Squad, this is my son, Jacen Syndulla,” Hera said, showing them her infant son.

“He’s so precious,” Fluttershy replied.

“Such a sweet little thing,” Pinkie added.

“How are you able to balance your commitment to the rebel cause and parenthood, Hera?” Cody asked.

“I make the time for Jacen whenever I’m not fighting or making supply runs. When it comes to family, it’s more about spending quality time with them than about spending the most time with them, especially in my position,” Hera explained.

“Good to know,” Sal replied.

“When the time comes for all of us to raise families, we’ll take that into consideration,” Bucky added.

“Pleasantries aside, I believe that the creatures you mentioned are called sirens. They’re from our homeworld of Equestria and they feed on negativity which gives them power. They were banished by Starswirl the Bearded over a thousand years ago, whose spell must’ve sent them here,” Cody explained, “According to various ancient Jedi records, the sirens were defeated by four Jedi Knights and imprisoned in carbonite, now they’re free.”

“That’s not good,” Zeb remarked.

“How did this happen?” Sabine asked.

“Someone freed them, but who?” Flash said.

“We’ll find out soon enough,” Cody replied.

“We’ve been keeping tabs on these sirens for the past two local months and they’ve been performing in the square. That’s your best chance to find them,” Hera said.

“Thanks, Hera,” Twilight replied.

Harmony Squad walked around the city until they reached the square. They hid behind a building, waiting for the sirens to show up.

“How are we supposed to defeat the sirens?” Rainbow asked.

“Their powers are musical so we need to defeat them with music along with the Elements of Harmony,” Twilight replied.

“Luckily we came prepared,” Sunset remarked. She, Cody, Flash, Spike, Sal, and Bucky took out some instruments, for the six of them to use.

“Here they come,” Cody said, spotting the sirens.

It was then that Adagio, Aria, and Sonata began vocalizing hypnotically as everyone in the city was watching and placed under their spell. They were absorbing all the negativity that the citizens were feeling as a magical green mist appeared.

The Dazzlings (sing):
Welcome to the show
(vocalizing)
We're here to let you know
(vocalizing)
Our time is now
(vocalizing)
Your time is running out
(vocalizing)

Cody and the others looked on with troubled looks as the city folk were under the sirens’ spell.

“I think now would be a good time to use the Elements of Harmony and play some music,” Cody said.

“Good thinking,” Twilight replied.

The Dazzlings (sing):
Feel the wave of sound
As it crashes down
You can't turn away
We'll make you wanna sta-a-a-ay

We will be adored
Tell us that you want us
We won't be ignored
It's time for our reward

Now you need us
Come and heed us
Nothing can stop us now

It was then that Harmony Squad revealed themselves to the Dazzlings and faced them.

“Who are you?!” Adagio asked.

“We’re Harmony Squad and your concert is cancelled, sirens, we find your singing disturbing,” Cody replied, then turned to the others, “Hit it!”

Harmony Squad tuned their instruments and began making music.

Harmony Squad (sings):
Oh-oh, oh-whoa-oh
I've got the music in me
Oh-oh, oh-whoa-oh

Cody (sings):
Don't need to hear a crowd
Cheering out my name
I didn't come here seeking
Infamy or fame

Harmony Squad (sings):
The one and only thing
That I am here to bring
Is music, is the music
Is the music in my soul

Gonna break out (Out!)
Set myself free, yeah
Let it all go (Go!)
Just let it be, yeah

Find the music in your heart
Let the music make you start
To set yourself apart

“So you want to turn this into a Battle of the Bands? Then let's battle!” Adagio said.

The Dazzlings (sing):
What we have in store (ah-ah)
All we want and more (ah-ah)
We will break on through (ah-ah)
Now it's time to finish you!

The Dazzlings vocalized as they tried to defeat Harmony Squad with their powerful voices and managed to knock them down, but they got back up and resumed singing. Twilight and five of the other mares activated the Elements of Harmony.

Harmony Squad (sings):
You're never gonna bring us down
You're never gonna break this part of us
Our friends are here to bring us 'round
Not singing just for popularity

We're here to let you know
That we won't let it go

Our music is a bomb and it's about to blow

And you can try to fight
But we have got the light of friendship on our side!

Got the music in our hearts
We're here to blow this thing apart
And together, we will never
Be afraid of the dark

Here to sing our song out loud
Get you dancing with the crowd
As the music of our friendship
Survives, survives!

Got the music in our hearts
We're here to blow this thing apart
And together, we will never
Be afraid of the dark

Here to sing our song out loud
Get you dancing with the crowd
As the music of our friendship
Survives, survives, survives!

It was then that a rainbow beam shot up and engulfed the Dazzlings, knocking them down and shattered the gems in their chests as the music ended. The spell quickly wore off and the city folks were freed from the sirens’ control. The sirens recovered, trying to sing and recast their spell, but they lost their magic.

The Dazzlings (sing off key):
We will be adored
Tell us that you want us
We won't be ignored
It's time for our reward...

The people booed at the sirens, throwing fruit at them as they fled the square.

“This is not over yet!” Adagio shouted.

“You haven’t seen the last of us, Harmony Squad!” Aria and Sonata added.

It was the three of them stole a shuttle and left Lothal. After a few hours, Harmony Squad soon returned to the spaceport and said their farewells to the Ghost crew as they boarded the Star Hope. It was then that they took off and jumped into hyperspace, heading back to Equestria.

Meanwhile, the Dazzlings took their stolen shuttle to the former Fortress Inquisitiorius on Nur. There, they met up with Darth Claw and Blueblood.

“We failed to put the people of Lothal under our spell and we lost our musical powers,” Adagio said.

“How unfortunate. Come, Adagio, Aria, and Sonata. I shall teach you three the ways of the dark side,” Claw replied as they followed him and Blueblood.