Scratched Disk

I love this so much! Thank you! I love how you even added the ears! I know that you didn't need to do that, but I thank you so much for it!

@ @ @ @ @ @@Frosty V @ @@ChristophR @@DarligPegasi @@Super Derpy @@NewSupaLuigiBros @@Midnight Blade @@GameytheGeemer @ "Ah!" Zephyr was engulfed with a bright white light for a few seconds. When it vanished, everything seemed normal. "No," Zephyr thought "Something is off." Zephyr quickly looked around, the area looked the same, however many ponies seemed to have under gone some transformation. Zephyr had also noticed that his head seemed a little lighter, and his back seemed heavier. This however, felt more natural than before. He shook his head and reached up with his hoof to rub his eyes, when he noticed the color. "Oh no no no no no..." Zephyr muddered. He grasp the hand mirror tightly and stared hard at the face staring back at him. This was his face. He twisted his head around and saw his wings, his tail... It was him! When Zephyr looked around again, the crowd was no longer filled with people who looked like characters from a fantasy game. A bunch of normal looking young ponies had now taken their place. It was like something you'd see if you gathered a bunch of people in real life at a game show venue and dressed them up in armor. Distressingly, even the sex ratio had changed greatly. "How could it have done this?!" Zephyr bellowed. Then it dawned on him. "The scanners and the calibration!" He remembered reading about the scanners in the booklet and the body calibration when he first put the head gear on. "I guess this is what he meant by 'reality', but I never thought that he would mean this extreme!" Zephyr pondered. "But why is he doing something like this?" He wondered out loud expecting someone to answer him. A few seconds later a voice, sounding almost solemn, sounded from the blood red sky. "You will all most probably be wondering 'why?' Why am I—the creator of both the Nerve Gear and EQO, Kayaba Akihiko—doing something like this? Is this a sort of terrorist attack? Is he doing this to ransom us?" It was then that Kayaba's voice, which had been emotionless up to now, seemed to show some signs of emotion. "None of these is the reason I am doing this. Not only that, but now for me, there is no longer a reason or a purpose in doing this. The reason is because...this situation itself was my purpose in doing this. To create and watch this world is the only reason I have created the Nerve Gear and EQO. And now, everything has been realized." Then after a short break, Kayaba's voice, now emotionless again, sounded. "...now I have finished the official tutorial for Equestria Online. Players, I wish you luck." This last sentence trailed off with a faint echo. The huge robe rose soundlessly, and started sinking, hood first, into the system message that covered the sky, as if melting. Its shoulders, then its chest, then its four legs merged into in the red surface, and then a final red stain spread briefly. Right afterward, the system message that had covered the sky disappeared as suddenly as it appeared. The game had returned to its normal state, apart from the fact that a couple of rules had been changed. The crowd of ten thousand players gave a proper reaction. Yells. Clamors. Shouts. Curses. Begging. And screaming. The ponies that had changed from game players to prisoners in a matter of minutes crouched clutching their heads, waved their hooves about, grasped each other or started to swear loudly. Zephyr was no exception. Feeling a rage building up in his stomach, Zephyr equipped his lance, and spread his wings wide. Too long had he just sat there and whimpered to himself like a colt. He puffed his chest and challenged Kayaba, "Get back here and answer to your crimes coward!" With his hoof planted, he sprang forward and lunged into the sky! With a mighty flap he was airborne. Fueled by his rage and hatred he prepared for the next flap... "Warning: Invalid Command" *Thud* Zephyr crashed face first into what appears to be the only pile of mud around. He stood up and brushed himself off. "Oops" He chucked "Forgot that Pegasus can't fly in this game!" Embarrassed, he looked around to see if any pony was laughing at him, but realized that his 'accident' was the least of their concerns. What he saw was devastating. Players were clutching their legs in fetal positions. Others were screaming, and crying. Others still denied everything with a lifeless look in their eyes. Some appeared to be fleeing the area, he wondered what they could be thinking, that they could run away from the situation? (Little did he know, that those were the beta testers who knew what to expect.) Zephyr felt crushed by the seer amount of emotions surging through the crowd and decided to also flee the city. "I can't just sit idly on my hooves!" He decided then and there, to try his best- no, he would be the best that he could be! With his spear grasped tightly, he galloped off, away from the town, away from the other players. He ran head on, and never looked back. That day changed his life forever.

Is this a thread that is meant for asking others what they think of your race? Or is this a thread for people to post their own races?

Honestly I can't determine who my all around favorite is. I absolutely love Umbreon's Shiny form. the colors of it are so amazing, but overall design has to go with Leafeon.

Thank you for the heads up!

@ @ @ @ @ @@Frosty V @ @@ChristophR @@DarligPegasi @@Super Derpy @@NewSupaLuigiBros @@Midnight Blade @@GameytheGeemer @ The looming figure spread it's hooves and then spoke. "Attention players," The voice was loud and echoed off the walls, "Welcome to my world. My name is Kayaba Akihiko. As of this moment, I am the sole person who can control this world." Zephyr became rigid with shock, and my throat, and perhaps my neck back in the real world as well, stopped working for a second. "I think that most of you have discovered the fact that the log out button has disappeared from the main menu. This is not a bug; it is all part of Equestria Online's system." Kayaba continued "Part of...the system?" Zephyr questioned. "Until you get to the top of this castle, you cannot log out of your own free will. ...Also, the discontinuation or dismantling of the Nerve Gear from the outside is strictly forbidden. If these things are attempted... The signal sensors in your Nerve Gear will emit a strong electromagnetic pulse, destroying your brain and stopping all of your basic functions." It was as if Zephyr's mind was refusing to believe what had just been said. But Kayaba's short statement pierced through all the confusion like a cold steel dagger. The pulse will destroy our brains, in other words... Kill us. "Haha...what's he saying? That pony, has he gone nuts? He's not making any sense. The Nerve Gear... It's just a game. Destroy our brain... How is he going to do that?" Zephyr weakly shouted. But then it dawned on him... Zephyr remembered reading in the instruction manual how the Nerve Gear worked. The infinite signal sensors in the Nerve Gear's helmet emitted small electronic pulses to send virtual signals to the brain. If this was turned up, it is possible to end up heating the water in the brain like a microwave. "To be a little more specific," Kayaba continued, "dislocation from an outside source of electricity for ten minutes, being cut off from the system for more than two hours, or any attempt to unlock, dismantle, or destroy the Nerve Gear. If any of these conditions are met, the brain destruction sequence will start. These conditions have been made known to the government and the public through mass-media in the outside world. On that note, there have been several cases where the relatives or friends have ignored the warnings and tried to forcefully get rid of the Nerve Gear. The result... "The metallic voice took a short breath here. "...regretfully 213 players have already exited this game, and the real world forever." Zephyr's head tried to reject what Kayaba had just said. But his body betrayed it and my knees started shaking violently. He stumbled back a few paces on his weak knees and managed to keep myself from falling. "...don't believe it... I don't believe it." Kayaba continued to speak "Players, there is no need to worry about the bodies that you have left on the other side. As of this moment, all TV, radio, and internet media are all repeatedly reporting this situation, including the fact that there have been numerous deaths. The danger of having your Nerve Gear taken off has already all but disappeared. In a moment, using the two hours I have given, all of you will be transported to hospitals or similar institutes and be given the best treatment. So you can relax...and concentrate on beating the game." "But I ask of you all to understand that Equestria Online is no longer a simple game. It is a second reality....from now on, any form of revival in the game will no longer work. The moment that your HP reaches 0, your avatar will be gone forever, and at the same time, your brain will be destroyed by the Nerve Gear." "Players, there is only one way to be freed from this game. As I have said before, you must get to the top of Aincrad, the one hundredth floor, and defeat the final boss that resides there. All players still alive at that time will be immediately logged out of the game. I give you all my word." "Clear...all 100 floors!?" Zephyr shouted as he raised a hoof to the sky. "And how do you want us to do that? I heard that getting up was crazy hard even during the beta testing!" This was true. During the two months of beta testing, the one thousand players that had taken part had only managed to get to the sixth floor. Even if ten thousand ponies had dived right now, how long would it take to get through all 100 floors? However much Zephyr tried to accept these as facts, it was impossible. Just five or six hours ago, He had posted on his Scratched Disk Facebook page, did a quick doodle on his drawing tablet and had some pizza rolls to relax before all of this. Now he couldn't go back to all that? And this is now the real reality? "Then I will show you evidence that this is the only reality. In your inventories, there will be a gift from me. Please confirm this." Zephyr was confused for a moment, but he heard other plays opening their menus, so he proceeded to open his. he maneuvered to his inventory and at the top was a item with the "New" icon on it. It was listed as "Hand Mirror" I selected it and it appeared in my hoof. I stared hard at it, but nothing seemed out of the ordinary. Zephyr looked at the whole of the mirror and a gray body blue maned unicorn looked back at him... And then... (Alright! 2nd stopping point. For those of you who have read the light novel, I did take some of the dialog for Kayaba from it, that way I wouldn't have to start, rewind, and type out everything from the anime. I encourage you to copy and paste Kayaba's dialog, and add your own reactions to it! I'd love to see how your character would react!)

@ @ @ @ @ @@Frosty V @ @@ChristophR @@DarligPegasi @@Super Derpy @@NewSupaLuigiBros @@Midnight Blade @@GameytheGeemer Confusion was setting in and the noise was deafening. "Look!" Somepony shouted, "Up there!" The noise quickly died down then became quiet save for a single sound, much like a ringing of a gong. Every eye was focused on a single thing, a red flashing "Warning" sign. After a few seconds another pop up beside it saying "System Announcement". Then it proceeded to spread across the sky like wildfire. Soon the entire sky was covered with red signs. The surrounding area was bathed in a red glow that gave off an eery feeling. Zephyr quickly became uncomfortable with the situation. But nothing could prepare him for what came next. From between the cracks of the signs a deep red liquid began to well up. It oozed towards the ground very similar to blood. This was enough to make Zephyr's stomach churn. About half way down, the liquid changed directions and flowed into a center mass, where it proceeded to become larger. It proceeded to grow in size and then began to form a shape of a pony. After the last few drips from the ceiling. The form stood up and shed it's outer blood to reveal a set of robes. The beta testers recognized the designs on the robes and a whisper through the crowed that those were the robes of a Game Master. The figure was over 10 stories tall. The sheer size would have been enough to frighten Zephyr, but what did him in was the fact that he had no face. It wasn't that it was dark inside the hood, but rather he was invisible.

Sweet! When you get the time to, I'd also love a Scratched Disk one! http://mlpforums.com/page/roleplay-characters/_/scratched-disk-r4866

As you're drawing the ponies, do you message the owners to tell them that it's done? Also I know that I posted my characters quite some time ago, however I have altered my Zephyr Character and I'm not sure if the old link will go through to the current one. The old character's name was Zippy and now is changed to Zephyr http://mlpforums.com/page/roleplay-characters/_/zephyr-r5039 I hope this clears up any confusion!

Pony: Stallion Small Base Reference: http://fav.me/d6wxgxn (Battle Pose) http://fav.me/d5pveto (Reference Picture) If you want to remove the armor, I understand. Name on pic?: Zephyr Cutie mark: http://fav.me/d5pvf4q Thank you in advance! (Also is there going to be a second round of this? I like your style and wish to also get one for Scratched Disk, But I'll wait so that others get a chance!)

I've done a 36 Hour day before, but that was due to a "Senior All Nighter" for the last day of Highschool.

@ @ Zephyr shook his head, "As far as I know, there are no experience requirement for areas. It has to be an event!" Zephyr opened his menu to see if anything was listed there, however as hard as he looked he couldn't find anything. "nope... nothing here." Zephyr closed the menu with a sigh. He took another look around, there wasn't anymore teleportation flashes happening. "Everyone must be here." Zephyr thought "If an event is going to happen, it will be happening now."

For some of these parts, wouldn't I be able to swap out what I currently have in my computer? Such as the case and my power supply? I have a Corsair CX430 ATX Power Supply.

The thing is that I seem to max out my CPU just by playing games on the lowest settings. When I play LOL my CPU is around 80's and when I draw my photoshop takes around 40's. I'd prefer not to go over 1,200 but can if I need to.

I know that I have a decent computer... however I want a better one! Currently, I have this: System: Microsoft Windows XP Professional Version 2002 Service Pack 3 Computer: AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 4200+ 2.25 GHz, 3.00 GB of RAM Physical Address Extension I'm looking for something with Quad Core, 4+ GB of RAM, Desktop Computer. Basically, I need Processing Speed. I'd love the ability to play games/draw, and run Livestream. Any suggestions?

If you're still up for more practice, I'd love a drawing of Scratched Disk! http://mlpforums.com/page/roleplay-characters/_/scratched-disk-r4866

Oh those are women? All I see is this: Dem Bony Legs.

I'm curious, how many serious OC's have you created and given life to? And after you make them, do you just save the picture and be done with them, or do you use them in drawings and writing and such? I have 2 that I'm using, Scratched Disk being the first OC I've ever made. I run a fairly small Facebook and Tumblr Page about him, and have done many drawings of him. He is my most used OC and has been featured by several large artists and animations including PikaPetey, MelodyoftheWolf, and Clawed-Nyasu. When gaming, I RP as him and most all my user names are Scratched Disk, or Scr4tch3d_D15k. Some day when I get a decent computer I plan to start filming my games and uploading as him. The other being Zephyr. He was my 2nd OC and was my Ponysona and was going to be used as a "ask the admin about Scratched Disk" tumblr character. But that fell though quite quickly and he was kinda left to fall apart. However, at times I just like to doodle him as I really loved how he and his hair looked, (being simple and molded after my own hair.) But out of boredom of drawing Scratched Disk, I've re-attempted to draw Zephyr as a SAO Player and is going well. I want to make 1 more, as I want to try out a new hair style and color, however as I am fairly split in time between running a Zephyr and Disk Facebook page, I would find this quite hard. If I do make another OC it will most likely be a sibling who randomly pops in at times. So, how many OC's do you have, and how active are you with them?

I like the idea of the ninja hoodie, however personally I would rather have the Knight Hoodie