Fire Runner

Scar stopped walking as Fire turned to face him. He looked into her eyes for a moment before pulling her into a hug and kissing her on the lip- I mean...beak...

Fire Runner felt her face grow hot, and I mean very hot, flecks of fire were flicker off her feather tips in embarrassment.

Fire pulled away from the kiss. "I-uh... I-uh... I-uh..." she stammered, not really able to find the exact words to say.

she twitched her stub tail back and forth playfully before jumping out of Scar's arms and landing gracefully in front of him.

It's pretty good. You actually draw better than me, I can't draw shit unless you want to see squiggling shapes. In fact, I'm better at writing than drawing, not both.

thanks :3

I really do need to work on drawing ponies though. the anatomy is a little off now that i look at it.

I'm much better at drawing cats...

I have recently sat down and drew (which is something I haven't done in a long time).

This is my first true attempt at digitally drawing ponies.

now, for a short summary of whats going on in this pic;

Unholy Sight (the half-zebra, half-pony in the middle of the picture) is mourning over her parent's graves. Zecora (obviously not  my design) is supporting the young filly who was left in her care by Unholy's father.

the "floating heads" in the background are Unholy's parents. the zebra on the left is her father(Sightless) and the pony on the right is her mother(Frost).

the whole "floating head" idea i got from the lion king, it was basically meant to signify that Unholy's parent's spirits are always watching over her.

(im still working on the back story a bit, but i'm thinking about starting a comic for Unholy's story)

ApplejackXCaramel -Candy Apple (Earth) {'Caramel Apple' exists already, unfortunately..}

sadly, Candy Apple is also taken.

she appears in the apple family reunion... here's a pic for proof...

other than that... i love your concepts for the "next generation" of ponies, nicely done

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"You don't have to do that for me. It was the least I could do. Your happiness is all the reward I need." Max said in a very kind tone.

"Wow, when was the last time I said that to somepony....?" Max thought about it hard. He came to a final conclusion not five seconds later.

"I don't think I have ever said that before." Max blushed at the statement.

"In any case, feel free to stay here as long as you like. If there is anything I can do to make this better, let me know."

"no, i insist." Unholy said with a smile.

she flicked her tail back and forth happily when she heard Max say; "Your happiness is all the reward I need."

"hmm..." Unholy said while  leaning back against the tree.

"I wonder where everypony else is right now..." she said with a bit of a sigh.

Vedana smiled as he nod, "I suppose I am hungry." The advisor agreed as he turned around back to the hallway. "Come lets go to the hallroom, i am sure the chefs have something good to eat." Vedana Purity told her as he trotted alongside Unholy Sight to the hallroom of the emperor.

Unholy walked alongside Vedana.

"I don't think i've ever been in this part of the palace before." Unholy said to him as she listened to the sound of her hooves hitting the ground, it sounded different then other places in the palace.

Scar laughed. "Sounds like a deal to me. I think we should get planning...my vote, we go fight some monsters in the woods outside of town." He said, smiling and putting a foreleg around the back of her neck.

He led her down the hall towards the exit of the arena. "But right now...I think we should go get Pizza." He said.

"You know what? I like the sound of that." Fire said with a smile.

"and pizza sounds great right now." she added before turning to face Scar.

Scar pulled her close and hugged her. "Fire. Both Gladius and I have been watching the Ripper fight for quite some time now...if Gladius and I work together and he comes to train with me. The Ripper will have no chance. I am not leaving you any time soon. And if I did that means you would take my place as the best Gladiator in all of Rome." He chuckled and kissed her. "Everything is going to be fine."

Fire hugged Scar back and sniffled a couple of times before speaking again; "and just to make sure you do come out alive..." she started.

"if you come back then i'll go on a date with you, m'kay?" She whispered to Scar before pulling away from the hug and smiling at him.

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It took a lot of willpower to not giggle like a school filly at the sight of Unholy rolling around the grass. It was adorable. When she asked about today, gazing into the shy, Max didn't even think about his next statement.

"It is a beautiful day outside. Not a problem in the world to disrupt us. Birds chirping, flowers blooming, it is almost as beautiful as y-" Max cut that thought off before he made a foul of himself.

"Where did that come from?" Max thought to himself. He found himself whole heartedly believing that statement. She WAS beautiful. Not all the grass and twigs in the world were going to change the fact. But he didn't want the mare to feel uncomfortable.

"Sorry, that was uncalled for. I hope I didn't make you uncomfortable." Max said with humility.

"what? not at all." Unholy said, turning back to Max and smiling.

"When we get back to the train, i'll have to take you on a tour. it's the least i could do to repay you for being such a great friend. we just met and i feel like i've known you forever." Unholy added before getting up and trotting over to Max.

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Max couldn't help but chuckle at the mares enthusiasm.

"All right, lets go." He said cheerfully.

"It is uphill though. Come on." Max wrapped his hooves around her waist, and hoisted her up.

"We don't want you wearing yourself out before we get there." Max said playfully.  After 5 minutes, they touched down at the park. Max found a tree nearby and sat down to rest. This was one of the most peaceful places in Equestria, as all you could here was the sounds of nature.

"Heh, let me catch my breath. Than we can continue." Max said, his enthusiasm not letting up.

Unholy laid down in the grass and rolled around on her back.

"the grass feel so cool, this is great." Unholy said, flipping back to her stomach.

Bits of twigs and grass stuck out of her mane and tail, so Unholy stood up and shock the objects out of her hair. she quickly laid back down and turned her head towards Max.

"Is today a beautiful day?" she asked before lifting her head towards the sky.

Scar raised an eyebrow. "Holy buck news travels fast around here...and considering this is the first time we have actually seen each other since I talked to the Ripper about fighting him alongside Gladius...I was going to tell you right now." He said.

Fire started tearing up as she held Scar's gaze.

"t-the p-ponies w-were j-joking a-around a-about k-killing t-two b-birds w-with o-one s-stone!" Fire stammered before completely bursting into tears.

"t-they s-said t-that T-The R-Ripper w-would k-kill y-you a-and G-Gladius w-will k-kill t-the R-Ripper..." she said between sobs, the fire in her feathers completely died out and her whole body was slumped over in depression.

Scar sighed. "After the fight...everypony doesn't like us griffins...there were a few who didn't like us before but now ? Even a few of my fans gave me hateful looks...UGH." He rubbed his forehead and let out another annoyed sigh.

"Don't you fret Scar, this will all die down in a few days... but i need to say something..." Fire said with a pause.

she looked at Scar dead in the eyes, fire flickered across her feathers as she tried to calm her rage.

"when were you going to tell me you are going to fight The Ripper?" she asked, trying not to snap at him, but she did snap anyways.

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Max always felt good when he helped another pony have a good time. He felt accomplished when he did the right thing. But he never has felt like his mood was directly tied into the mood of others. At least, not to this extent. It was very foreign to him. For reasons he couldn't quiet put his hoof on, seeing this blind mare with a smile on his face just made him want to do more. He wanted to do everything in his power to maintain that smile. Because it made him feel happy. Max had a few theories behind the cause, one of them being something he deemed impossible years ago. He pushed the thought aside. 

"I think there is a park up the hill where you cant hear any of the city noise. I don't know if that interests you, but it is a rather peaceful place." Max suggested. There was a museum, but he didn't think paintings would interest a blind pony.

"A park? I've always enjoyed going to the park. may we go, please?" she asked Max.

Unholy flicked her tail back and forth playfully as she walked in a circle around the pony in the fedora.

"come on, lets go!" she chimed, bouncing forward as she walked. (much like Pinkie Pie)

Vedana nod his head, understanding what she meant. "I see, but do not fret from me, you shall not have a bad time with me...I'll have to talk to the Emperor based on the discrimination complaints I have been receiving. Anyway consider me a friend in these dark times." The blind advisor said, comforting Unholy with his calm words.

Unholy blushed a bit and desperately tried to flip her hair out of her face.

"s-so... a-are you h-hungry?" she asked, her face growing more red.

Scar turned a corner and walked straight into Fire...but he caught her before she could fall. "Sorry." He muttered. His voice sounded a little happier that he was with her...but it still sounded very angry.

Fire looked up into Scar's eyes and frowned.

"whats wrong Scar?" she asked, a concerned look was now plastered on her face.

Vedana would chuckle, "Hehehehe its alright my dear, there is no need to be nervous around with me my dear." The blind unicorn told her, sensing that she is currently shy and nervous. "I am as harmless as a newborn lamb, besides you are not in trouble for entering the library."

Unholy laughed a bit.

"sorry, i'm not very good at talking to ponies... you see, i'm half zebra, half pony... so most ponies give me a hard time..." she said.

After taking all his stuff off and punching a wooden dummy in his room, Scar walked out...still angry about the fight.

He stopped for a moment and thought...then decided to set out to search for Fire.

Fire was storming down the hallway in a very bad mood, fire was flicking off the ends of her feathers on her crest as she walked down the hall.

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"Don't mention it. Anypony who gives you a hard time is probably jealous of that fact." Max couldn't shake the urge to make this mare as happy as possible. He cant remember the last time he had a similar feeling.

"Ponies tend to take a look at the exterior and never look at the contents. But in doing so, they miss out on hay of a pony. Shame more ponies cant realize that." Max wasn't even paying attention to where they were going. He found himself and Unholy at the harbor that was near the edge of Sydneigh.

"Well, here is the harbor. It is one of the largest in Equestria. And one of the busiest. Good thing we are at a distance. Any closer and the bustle makes it hard to hear anything." Max was just glad that the spray from the harbor made this place cooler than anywhere else in Sydneigh.

"wow, the mist from the ocean feels  great." Unholy said as she flipped her hair out of her face.

"so, where do you want to go next?" she asked, turning to face Max with her huge silver eyes.

she closed her eyes, tilted her head to one side, then flashed him a happy smile.

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(K. Good night.)

Max could see sadness in the mares face at mentioning her desire to see Sydneigh.

"Eyesight is nice I suppose. But not at all required to truly marvel at beauty. You can hear the birds chirping. the bustle of the market. You can feel the cool breeze and the grass beneath your hooves. And you can do so far better than anypony else. I envy you for that." 

Unholy sighed a bit as she drew circles on the ground with her hoof.

"I-I've never heard anypony say something like that to me before... t-thank you." Unholy said.

a warm breeze blew past Max and Unholy, the wind blew gently through her mane and tail as she stood in front of Max.

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"I am the Royal Advisor to the Emperor, I am Vedana Purity." The blind unicorn smiled, bowing his head respectfully, Vedana is a well known influential unicorn, and with the gift of sensing true emotion within all ponies it is not surprising. "An apprentice to the Oracle, my, my that is a great honor indeed." Vedana complimented her with a smile as he picked one of the sacred scrolls for further study. "So tell me my dear Unholy Sight, what brings you to the library?"

"oh..." Unholy trailed off and started drawing circles on the ground with her hoof.

"i-i really enjoy reading... i always have... but i've read all the books in the library in braille alre-" Unholy stopped, she just realized that she hadn't told Vedana that she was blind too.

She began tapping her hoof on the ground nervously.

(OOC: FOOL I IZ DA ORIGINAL BLIND PONY GAWWWD!! XD jk

 

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Vedana heard a noise coming from the library that he just came from. "How unusual." The blind, wise unicorn said as he trotted down the Hallway back to the area he came from. Vedana heard the question of  "h-helo? is somepony there?" Vedana relaxed as it was a sound of a mare. The Advisor relax as he arrived. "I am here my dear, you can relax now." Vedana said in a sweet, caring tone, as he sensed Unholy Sights pressence. "I do apologize if I have scared you in anyway, it appears that a blind Stallion such as I tend to scare pony's these days."

She flicked her tail in relief when she heard another pony's voice.

Another blind pony? how interesting...

Unholy trotted forward. "oh, you didn't really scar me... i was just making sure i hadn't gone crazy and was hearing things." she said, stopping in front of the blind stallion.

"I'm Unholy sight, apprentice to the Oracle. and who may you be?" she asked Vedana.

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"Live here, I do not. But I visit it enough to know my way around the place." His grandma took him around Sydneigh every time he visited. Max decided to give Unholy the same tour. He was quiet fond of her company.

"So we are getting close to the market district. If you start getting dehydrated, let me know and I will pick up a few bottled waters." Max had about 40 bits on him. It wasn't alloy but it would be enough to keep them hydrated for the day.

(OCC:this is my last post for today)

Unholy nodded.

"it seems beautiful here... i wish i could see it..." Unholy said, trailing off.sh

e quickly decided to change the subject; "and don't you worry about money... i have quite a bit of money in my saddle bag from my travels." She said, as if she knew that Max only had enough money to keep them hydrates for a day.

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"Don't mention it. It's what I do best." Max said bashfully. Max noticed her gazing at him-as best as a blind pony can, of course-and decided to return the gaze. Her eyes, glazed and colorless as they were, were actually quiet beautiful. Max was surprised that a blind pony could look so nice. He assumed that they would not take an interest in there looks. Then again, one might assume such beauty came naturally. Perhaps as a trade-off for her sight.

"At least the nose bleed didn't affect your looks." Max said kindly.

"Shall we continue the tour?"

Unholy blushed a bit, but continued to hold the to her nose.

"lets go ahead and continue the tour, this place keeps getting more and more interesting." she said as she trotted forward, this time being more careful of where she was putting her hooves.

"so... do you live here? you seem to know a lot about Sydneih." Unholy asked, attempting to strike a conversation.

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Max was shocked to see blood dripping from Unholy's nose.

"Dear Celestia, your hurt." Max said with great concern. He pulled out a cloth he used this morning for grabbing hot food from his pocket and began dabbing it on her nose. He did his best to clean the blood off, and after about o minute of it, he handed the cloth to Unholy.

"Hold that in place until the bleeding stops." Max said, still very concerned. About half the cloth was spotted with blood by that time.

Unholy held  the cloth up to her nose.

"thank you... you're a kind pony Max..." Unholy said.

her head was lowered, but her eyes we're focused on Max, her hair hanging gracefully in her face.

she flipped her hair out of her face and tilted her head to one side, smiling again.

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Unholy brushed herself off and raised a hoof up to her nose, she felt blood running from it.

"i-i'll be fine..." she stammered, wiping the blood from her nose with a cloth she took out of her saddle bag.

"i-i'm just having a little trouble getting around at this place." she added, trying to give the group of ponies a e-assuring smile.

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Diamond nodded. "Okay." She said, taking a few steps back. "Before we start...you and this other Gladiator are both good fighter's...right ? You said he was also one of the better ones so that mean's if you two work together...this is going to be easier...right ?" She asked. She just wanted to be assured that Gladius had a better chance than he did...

 

 

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(OOC: I don't know where Fire is...but Scar is waiting outside the arena to fight...)

 

Scar smiled as the doors slowly opened and his name was announced...but his smile faded as the crowed booed.

His opponent grinned as he noticed Scar's rather annoyed look.

They both walked out into the center of the arena so they were a few feet away. They nodded at each other and both got into a fighting stance.

There was a loud *Clang* from the bell and instantly the pony raised his sword ran at Scar.

Scar lazily stepped out of the way and spread his wings. Using his wings to give himself some extra speed, he ran at the pony and gave him a few large scratches.

The pony swore and turned around to glare at Scar. He raised his sword high above his head and swung it down towards Scar who jumped out of the way but stayed close enough to grab the pony's sword with one of his claw's.

The pony's eyes widened as Scar grabbed him by the throat and threw him to the ground. He threw the ponies sword aside and prepared to make the kill, but waited for the crowd to decide.

The crowed cheered as usual meaning that the pony could live.

Scar stood up and helped the pony to his hooves.

The pony glared at scar and marched out of the fighting ring rather angrily.

Feeling triumphant, Scar put his claw's in the air...but the crowed cheered weakly...there were even a few ponies who were booing.

Scar let out an annoyed sigh and just walked out of the fighting ring, obviously annoyed.

Fire flicked her tail back and forth before she left the training area and return to the arena to watch Scar fight.

Fire sat down and twitched her ear towards two ponies who were having a conversation behind her.

"did you hear? Scar and Gladius are fighting The Ripper." One pony said.

"Yeah... kill two birds with one stone, so to speak." the other pony said to the first pony.

"Yeah, Ripper will kill Scar and Gladius will kill The Ripper... good bye griffins." the first pony added, then they both laughed loudly.

Fire tensed up and turned around, a blaze flickering from the tips of her feathers.

"you two watch what you're saying or i'm going to make you regret it!" she snapped, a very pissed off look was plastered on her face.

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"That sounds like fun. But I must consult with my friend before making a final decision." Max didn't want to take total charge of where the pair would go-at least, not without input from Unholy. Max turned to face her.

"You want to go check this museum or continue the tour? It's your choice." Max said politely. He didn't want to drag her around to wherever he felt like going. He was taking her around to where she wanted to go, after all.

(I am going to wait for a response from Autumn before continuing. Don't want to get too far ahead.)

"i would actually love going to the museum, you'll just have to describe everything to me, kay?" Unholy said to Max.

a light blush fell across her face as she tilted her head to one side and flashed him one of her friendly smiles.

Unholy went to take a step forward but tripped on an uneven place on the ground. she landed face first in the pavement.

The advisor Vedana Purity was at the Palace library, reading through the scrolls one by one, learning on history and medicine of the ancient days of old. "Interesting...perhaps I shall take this to my quarters for further analysis." The blind unicorn said with a warm smile, wrapping the scroll up and placing it back where it belong, and trotted across the Palace.

(OCC: more than one blind pony in a role play?!?! scandal!

im just kidding)

Unholy was wandering though the palace, about a million things were flowing through her mind.

she took the book out of hr saddle bag as she trotted into the library.

"time to replace this for a new one..." she muttered as she ran her hoof across the books on the shelf until she found one that might be interesting. she trot

ted out of the library and twitched an ear when she heard another pony in the hall.

"h-helo? is somepony there?" she called down the hallway.

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Fire was in the training ring with a pony who was holding a dummy on a stick. Fire quickly rolled to her left, spun around, the kicked the dummy off the stick with one of her back legs. she felt a blaze working up in her front talons, so she quickly took to the sky and chucked a fire ball at the dummy. Fire Runner landed gracefully next to the pile of ashes, the helper pony was shaking so much they didn't dare to move or upset Fire.