Love*Potion

"Oh Celestia, oh dear Celestia," Kismet mumbled to herself as she ran about her room, tossing clothes and such into her travel-sized saddlebag. It had been ages since she had seen Evening. In fact her memory of their past was beginning to blur... No time to think about that now. 

"Keep your mind in the present," Kismet reminded herself, "You can remember the past and consider the future, but the present is what matters now."

She finished packing her things, locked up the house, and headed out the door. She stepped outside and spread her wings. Soon she was gliding up and up until she reached her favorite spot. Funny how much has happened in the short time since she had been up here that morning...

She gazed out into the far distance where the tall skyscrapers of Manehatten were grazing the sky. Without wasting any time, Kismet jumped and flew out from her home in Cloudsdale and towards the new, unfamiliar city on the horizon. 

Question #4:

I would rather know when somebody else is lying, just because it would be interesting to see who was telling the truth or not. I'm sure the odds would be overwhelming...

It would also tell me who to trust and who I can rely on 

Kismet gazed at the crisp, elegant envelope before her on the table. It certainly was beautiful, and it certainly was going to be a happy day for the couple. She wasn't disappointed by the invitation, no, she was scared of how it came. 

"What is going on?" Kismet whispered. 

After an uneventful 5 minutes of staring at the piece of parchment, Kismet decided that whatever had happened, was over.

"No sense in wasting the day crouching in the corner from a letter," she told herself, "I'm not that crazy." She giggled at her joke, even though she didn't find it very funny. She was still shaking from what happened earlier. 

She held the paper between her hooves and tore open the letter with her teeth. Inside was an invitation to unite the two special someponys Sterling Crimson and...

Kismet looked up suddenly. 

"Evening Glory."

Kismet blinked. Feeling sorry for herself would get her nowhere. Confused as she was, she couldn't let this get the best of her.

She could tell by the rising sun that it was well past morning and into the afternoon, so she decided to glide back down to her kitchen to make a yummy green salad. She looked into the cupboards to find a suitable bowl and closed the door with a satisfying clomp. She moved her way to the ice box where the spinach and other leafy vegetables were kept. She shuffled around the vegetables, trying to decide what sounded appealing-

CLOMP!

She looked up, startled. Behind her the cupboard door had slammed shut again. She looked closer and tilted her head. 

"I knew for sure I closed that..." she thought when suddenly-

CLOMP CLOMP SPAT! CLOMP CLOMP SPAT!

The cupboards were opening and closing, creating quite a ruckus. Kismet was frightened and overwhelmed.

"Not again, not again, not again!" she thought, "Oh please not now!"

She closed her eyes to try to distract from the noise. The window panes were smacking together and the wind began whistling a tune. A tune quite familiar to any bride or groom.

After a moment: everything was still. Kismet looked up to assess the damage. Her eyes opened wide.

There was nothing wrong. The cupboards were shut; the ice box sealed properly. The windows were still with the exception of a light breeze.

"I...I...", Kismet was stunned. Suddenly she heard a noise.

Knock knock.

She held her breath.

"Mail's here" somepony called out from her front door.

"Oh thank Celestia," Kismet breathed a sigh of relief. She opened the door to find a single, sealed envelope. It was elegant and beautiful, and on the front in careful delicate letters were: 

Wedding

((OOC: Okay thanks guys for being patient! That's my intro to the story, now Kismet is gonna be preparing for the fun!  ))

I won't lie. I hated the thought of Equestria Girls! Why ruin the perfectly good characters we already know and love??

BUT,

After seeing the movie I admit it wasn't quite the disaster I thought it was going to be. Although the plot was paper-thin and there were a lot of things left unexplained. (How did Sunset go from a demonic monster to suddenly crying and pleading for mercy??) I know it's aimed for children, thus the "quick fix" happy ending, but I think they could have done  a bit better...

All in all I was surprised. I think the songs and the humor did it for me. I feel like a true brony who could pick out the references enjoyed it the most (Finding human-versions of the characters was most amusing ) It was cute and entertaining to watch, though I still think the original is best 

Kismet sat upon the clouds and looked down at the world below. It was times like this when she felt so small... so... useless. She was a shy pony and always has been. 

But, that was something she could live with. Something that she was used to. It was simply her nature, after all. However the thing that concerned her the most was the truth that has dawned over her her whole life thus far.

She didn't understand who she was.

Everypony who had their cutie mark were so... proud and confident with their special talent. Kismet looked down at her own flank.

"Stupid pair of dice," she thought to herself, What does that even mean??? How am I supposed to use my special talent when I don't even know what it is?"

She sighed. Well, that was only half true. She was well aware of what caused the mark to appear, but she had no idea what it meant, or how to control it. Heck, she had no idea how to use it or what it was good for! All she knew is that every now and then, she would get what she called a "dizzy spell". Her vision would become fuzzy, and she couldn't think clearly. In fact, she couldn't think at all. Her mind was flooded with ideas and thoughts and sights and visions and sounds and smells and everything all at once. It was so overwhelming that she became dizzy and disoriented. It would only last a moment, and then it is gone as quickly as it had come on. 

Though that wasn't the worst of it. Afterwards, she would have a nagging feeling in the back of her mind. Telling her something. Whispering something she couldn't quite hear. It was important, that she knew for sure, but she could not decipher the words. It would stay in her mind until something happened.
 

It was based on chance. Luck. Roll of the dice if you will. But Kismet looked off into the hazy distance. 

"What's the point of  a cutie mark if it doesn't even work?"

((OOC: Tell me if/when I need to move things along. I like setting up character development  ))

((OOC: Phew! I'm here, I'm here!))

The soft, wafting drift of wind gently fluttered through Kismet's mane. Her eyes flitted open as she got up from her cloud bed and yawned gingerly. She looked around her room. It was simple, but elegant. Probably one of the nicest in Cloudsdale, but certainly not anything to brag about. It didn't matter, it was her home and she was comfortable.

She got out of bed and stretched her wing fully. She stumbled over to the window and looked outside. The sun was shining and the clouds were lazily drifting through the sky. She frowned. She would have to take care of those later today... It wasn't supposed to be cloudy until tomorrow. 

Forcing herself to relax, she combed her mane and tail before departing from her room. She opened the door and fluttered up to the roof. There she had a hidden passage she had cleared from the clouds that led straight up. She flew up and up until she reached the shining light at the end of the hollow tunnel. Finally she reached the top and sat on the cloud. 

Kismet marveled at the view. All of Equestria was within sight. From Ponyville up close, to the tall skyscrapers of Manehatten reaching up toward the sky in the distance, she felt as though she was on top of the world. High above the clouds, totally serene, was her private getaway. Here she could relax and think clearly. It came in handy when she had a dizzy spell...

"No," she thought to herself harshly. "You musn't think about that. Stay peacefully calm and we won't have to worry about that, now will we?"

But the thought had planted a seed in her mind, and it grew and grew with worry.

Hi guys! I haven't jumped into the fun yet but I will now! Just FYI for everyone I'm going to take Budding's advice and just be a friend of hers invited to the wedding. Thank you for the suggestion! 

@@Steel Accord,

I think @ meant 8:00 in the Evening (PM), unless of course you do have a job that runs to 3:30 at night. Babysitting perhaps? 

So I went on to the forums earlier and saw over 30 notifications... And then I suddenly saw this new title that you posted in, and I almost panicked as I thought you had begun without me! But yeah, I like the title, and I am looking forward to begin~

Haha I just did the same thing! I just checked my notifications and I had 43 waiting for me- a lot of them were from "Land of Shadows". At first I was like (aww they started already!) but then I figured it out. I'm über excited about this title! It's definitely gonna be a real fun adventure! I should be available this weekend but just to give us a heads up maybe @ can tell us the set date...? When you figure it out of course  .

Oh! And yes, I will be sure to PM you ( @ ) about my OC 

I do like the idea of Kismet coming to the wedding as someone's friend/relative/etc. If anyone has an interest of being familiar with Kismet in the beginning of the RP please PM me! I promise I won't bite 

THIS. IS. AWESOME!

I've got Wi-Fi here, so we may be starting a little early! I'm just too excited to wait until the 14th!

Hooray! I'm so excited to hear that! I hope you are having a great time in France  

I'm so honored to be a part of this (awesome) RP  But really quick- how are we starting it off? I think Sterling mentioned a wedding was to be the main introduction but I just want to make sure that's what's going on. Perhaps I heard wrong  Anyways, I'd just like a head's up so I can try to come up with a creative way for Kismet to enter the RP. Any suggestions and/or requests for my character is greatly appreciated 

I'm so glad that everypony here is so welcoming! 

I really can't wait for the RP to start! With that said; I need some background info on the characters that I will be interacting with. Anything interesting or something that I need to know about the OC you plan to use would be most appreciated. I want to be able to jump in the RP with at least an inkling of what's going on 

If you have any questions about me or my OC, don't hesitate to ask! Oh! And I also want to clarify one more thing: How does Kismet fit into the sequel? This is an important part of the story if I am to participate. I am open to any ideas and/or suggestions on how Kismet is to enter the story. I know she won't be in the 'Mane 8' but I want to make sure she has a solid part in the RP as well. I look forward to hearing everypony's ideas! 

Hello there! I don't know if I have properly introduced myself to all of you, but I am Love*Potion! If you wanna know more about me feel free to check out my profile. 

Anyways, I'm here to say that I am so glad that I could be a part of this RP! If there is any conflict let me know and I will do whatever I can to help. Everypony here seems very nice and I can't wait to jump in to the next one with my OC, Kismet. (Link in sig if you wanna know about her).

PM me if you have any questions or just wanna talk. I'm uber excited and I can't wait to meet all of you 

Well, judging by my avatar and my love for this particular pony, I'm going to have to cast my vote in for FLUTTERSHY.  

She is just too darn adorable to pass up. However, I really do like most of the ponies on the list. Pegasus are my favorite by far

Does my OC count? If so she is definitely the best<3

I'm back! And this time, I've sketched Twilight 

She was definitely a toughie, being in that pose and what not. And the EYES. Ugh, Twilight why must your eyes be so hard to draw! 

Anyways, all and all I think it came out fine, but I know the coloring is off. I had to make use of the colors that I had 

As always; comment away! Practice makes perfect and advice makes it even better 

What? No, that's incredible! Was that free hand, because if it is, that's incredibly impressive.   Seriously, congratulations. Go buy yourself an ice cream or something.

Thank you so much! Yup I just saw the thread and free-handed the drawing (looking at the reference picture of course ) and I think it looks pretty good! It's no replica by any means, but you can at least identify the character. I'm glad you like it!

Oh and I would buy some ice cream if I had money   

I have returned, and this time, with pictures! I just sketched this one in my notebook because I didn't have the time (or effort) to try and do it digitally. Anyway, enjoy! Please rate it and tell me how it is and how I can improve. Keep up the good work guys I'm really jealous of the some the work on here. 

Proportions HATE me 

@@Silverwisp the Bard, @@MyLittleCell,  @@slimmyjimjim,

Rudolph snapped his gaze back toward Big Butch. He had mentioned his hat and was obviously directing a question to him.

"Did I lose something..?" he murmured to himself. "A yes! He must be noticing that I am looking for Cuppie." 

He smiled up at Butch in that polite way of his and replied:
 

"Oh no, sir I haven't lost anything. Wonderful ball by the way sir, it is an honor to be in the presence of such a well-known business dog." he bowed lowly to show his respect and began looking back and forth again.

"You haven't happened to see a young blue mare with a short mane around here, have you sir?"

@Lord Squeeglepoof,@Sonicrules831, @, @@Imagine,

Kismet and the other members had finally reached the top of the mountain, with Chaos bounding a bit ahead of the pack. She smiled back at her team and said words of encouragement for those who were a bit behind. For the most part, everypony was at the top of the mountain by now, with Discord and Chrysalis, of course, already there waiting for them. Discord looked positively bored while Chrysalis just smiled and slowly watched everypony walk up to the campgrounds.

Kismet took her seat on the bench on the left side of the campfire, apparently marked "Toxic Mice". She motioned for the other ponies to do the same, after all she didn't want to be alone here with Discord and Chrysalis. She sat with a determined look on her face for Discord to say something; preferably something that would answer her questions.

Rudolph accompanied Gearbox in approaching Big Butch. He was quite an intimidating specimen; so huge that his forepaw was about the size of Rudolph's head, if not bigger. Rudolph quickly realized that you did not want to make this dog angry, for he could do some serious damage.

Rudolph watched as Gearbox offered a hoof to their host. He watched as they began conversing, however his mind drifted away as he gazed around the room. He found himself looking for a certain short-haired mare. 

"Where could Cuppie have gone?" he thought to himself, "Butch is right here... Oh, I hope she is alright"

@@MyLittleCell, @@Silverwisp the Bard, @@slimmyjimjim,

Oh! Oh! I wanna try! I don't have time to sketch right now but I promise I'll come back and post an image of AppleJack. I need the practice and this sounds like it could be very fun! 

@@MyLittleCell,

"Do you not remember? We had introduced ourselves earlier this evening, but you had run off to meet the delightful indigo mare. It's really no big deal, I understand. With quite so many ponies here it can be hard to remember a new face," Rudolph laughed, trying to act more relaxed than he felt.

"Why did he frown at me?" Rudolph thought as the pair began making their way down the corridor and into the main hall, "I don't recall saying anything out of the ordinary... Perhaps he did not realize that I had recognized him." Rudolph realized that he was being rude by not speaking to the stallion so he turned and asked politely:

"How has your evening been thus far? I hope you are having quite a good time."

Hai 

I was in the "neigh"borhood and I see this thread. Would you like to do a pic of my OC, Kismet? She is super cute and a pegasus! Reference picture is in the link in the signature 

Thank you! 

Kismet trotted up the mountain with her teammates following closely behind. A few of the members had already shown their enthusiasm, which was a good sign. 

"As long as I keep these ponies together as a team, we will be much stronger and a tough force to be reckoned with. Whether I become the leader or not, I still need to act as a peacekeeper between the members. Discord is known for being tricky, so we need to be ready for anything."

Kismet looked up and saw that they were nearing the top of the mountain, and a small campsite came within vision. She turned her head and said cheerfully to her teammates:

"Come on, Toxic Mice! I can see the top! We're almost there!"

@Lord Squeeglepoof,@Sonicrules831, @SolarisFonFabre, @Imagine, 

@@MyLittleCell,@@slimmyjimjim,

Rudolph watched sadly as the mare ran away, not even bothering to look back at them. She had looked spooked, as if something one of them had said scared her off. Gearbox had said aloud what Rudolph was thinking: "Was it something I said?"

Perhaps when Gearbox showed up, she had felt embarrassed to be seen with such an outlandish colt. Rudolph cursed himself for letting his accent slip through so heavily. Anyway, it was only a matter of time before the mare had run off, everypony else had left him earlier that night, perhaps she had more important things to attend to...

Rudolph stopped and shook his head. "Stop feeling sorry for yourself" he thought. "What do you take yourself for? A sap? You are Rudolph Jäger, traveler extraordinare. It probably wasn't you at all. She looks like an important pony, she must have had other engagements to attend to."

With that, Rudolph looked at Gearbox and said:

"I'm not sure what that was all about, but I will gladly accompany you to see Mr. Butch. It's about time I thanked our host."