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@@Lonk Chase,

"It's good to meet you then Miles. My name is Briar Trapjaw, at your service."

He gave him a bow whilst still gently stroking the somewhat less whimpering Brittle with one of his vines. She had calmed down some, and she seemed to have desisted her crying for the time being, but she still had a few minutes worth of getting herself back again he thought. At least he thought so. Whatever had happened with her it had gotten her in quite a state, and he hadn't been around her enough to tell how long that would affect her yet.

"It sounds like you and Sisilia knows one another, so I will take that as my evidence that you are here in good faith. I wouldn't think this one would wander around with cruel beings at least."

Giving Miles a big, toothy grin, his demeanor had gone completely over to somepony calm and collected on the outside, though on the inside things still roamed wild with concerns for Brittle, questions about the pairing of the good doctor and his somewhat serpentine friend, and a hope that they would soon proceed to planting the seeds they were here to handle. He could really use the distraction at this point to be honest, though he would not rush things. he were sure that Seamore would inform them when they had to plant those soon enough.

Meeko on the other hoof, were more directly curious about the stranger amongst them and wandered forwards, looking puzzled between Ginger and Miles, like he were trying to figure out if they were the same thing before taking a few, trying steps forward towards the Changeling and barked at him a little, trying to make himself seem bigger than he were.

The reason was a bit hard to guess, but it were possible that he thought that this one was here to take his new friend from him, and were trying to scare him away. Though as per usual currently, being a Timerpup runt didn't really give him any sort of intimidating factor to work with.

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@@Quinch,

*sigh* it never could be easy, could it? Not a moment had passed after she thought that she might be able to get the spirit to help her before Quinch got into sight and made the spirit throw a fit.

Vivid were tempted to just let things be done here and drain the spirit of what excess energy she could so she could force him along to the world beyond, but she needed his eyes right now far as she knew, so she couldn't take the easy way this time. No matter how much she wanted to, she had to deal with this. And fast.

"You have nothing to fear of him. He is not a servant of the beast, but just an unlucky soul who have gotten lost and attempts to help. He will not harm you, I can assure you of that."

If this wouldn't work she might be getting to areas where she really had to force something here, but for the time being she still wanted to try and talk some reason with the delusional spirit and see if she couldn't yet get a willing helper.

It would be So much easier if she had the time to convince him that he were dead and Quinch not only couldn't hurt him, but also not see him and instead would likely think she were mad for speaking with thin air, but she had lived long enough to realise that hoping for things to be simple were often a bit foolish. Life - and unlife - tended to be more complex than that.

As Adante seemed to have caught up to them and she kept hoping that whatever had passed her before hadn't eaten half of Ponyville by now, on a nearby roof the mysterious Zhu were looking down upon them and the rest of the town that he could see from this angle whilst his robes and a few loose strips of gauze flowed in the wind.

"A long time have passed since these wheels last were in motion, but now that they run once more, what will the outcome be? Can these, who does not possess a sword but only a shield, lay low the olden one who have risen from his cell? The possibility is there for both failure and success, but I have done all I must for now. Though this is not all I had planned for so long to be ready, they must hold their own and attempt to win, or the balance will be threatened anew."

He let out an internal sigh. This were not the way he had seen this being, and not what he had hoped for. The demonmare were where she should, and so were the Human, but the path of the one carrying the blade that could strike this thing down had not passed them, and in fact seemed like it were shrouded in mist. He could find no name for the one carrying the weapon of old anymore, nor find a face to match with things. He simply knew that somepony should have been there that for now weren't.

Perhaps the beast had taken this piece of the puzzle for itself and made things harder for the fighters that were, but it were too late to think on such things. He hadn't the time to align other paths, and some of the strings ahead still carried the weight of a shrouded figure coming to confront the Forgotten One with power in their grasp, so they would see. Perhaps things would yet turn out as they should, and wouldn't end with him having to interfere.

Such were not his role in things unless no other choice were there to be taken. That glory belonged to others who could do what he had been unable to do himself such far.

"Fate is in your grasp little ones. May the ancients smile upon you."

He kept watching below as he spoke with himself, mumbling old words under the hood of his robe after wishing the golden lives in this luck with their task. They were going to need it.

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@@Damonater,

"Can't say I'm happy to leave my wares behind, but these lil' things won't be able to do anything to it anyway, so what the hay? Let's have a glance."

Why were this pony so obsessed with looking through this zombie-infested town? And who ere this one he talked about he were looking for? That enemy of his that were going after him or something?

Happy knew that he wasn't gonna get any answers unless he followed and tried to keep his ears on stilts for the time being, but how he wished he could just go the easy route and beat the answers out of this guy. He hated going the subtle way sometimes cause he were curious, and subtlety tended to make things go slowly, including getting answers to soothe the fire.

*sigh* But what were he gonna do? He had come this far, might as well go through with it. Besides, if he took off know the mad pony might try 'n shoot him too, and he were Not interested in that. He had too much to do for his queen to to fit getting annihilated into his schedule.

February 23, 2016

@@Damonater,

It happens. Now then, it's about time I get cracking on responding to all the lovely posts in the thread. :3

February 23, 2016

@@AmberDust,

PM'ed you the short of the matter of what have happened in your absence. It's not much, so hopefully it shouldn't be an issue to get back into things. ^^ If it seems a bit much, just pretend that your OC was up getting rid of a few clouds she had missed the first time and just comes down as you write. Easy way to not have it matter that you missed a little. :3

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@@GingerLightning,

Music rehearsal eh? Cool. :3 Hope that's gonna go well. ^_^

February 22, 2016

@@Randimaxis,

Ziggy looked between them with doubting eyes, but she seemed to ease up after a little. If this was a common occurrence and nopony had gotten hurt so far, it Could be seen as a game - albeit one she thought were a bit out there - and those things were okay... Right? Honestly this was starting to look like one of those moral grey areas she had heard so much about.

"Well... I probably should... But if Oglevy says it's okay I'll keep it to myself."

She bit her lip a bit whilst saying that, but the fact of the matter remained that Oglevy were the boss' foal, and that did give him some authority no matter how you looked at it. If he said not to tell, and if he were not hurt by this, then she should listen to that. Besides, it would be rude if she accidentally ruined a surprise meant for his mother like that. She knew that She for sure didn't want that to happen, though she wouldn't want many things that had transpired about this to have passed to begin with in any case. Dangerous and reckless things that could have gone far worse.

"So... Fire Opals in the mine, huh? Guess it's good timing that Mr. Blackwater got some burn medicine sent here to refill the shelves yesterday then."

Going somewhat awkwardly towards another subject to sorta... Ignore what was going on here, Ziggy started to think about the poor soul that had come to her with a burn yesterday. She had to remember to check up on him later, just in case he needed help with a new gauze, And prepare for what were going to follow, cause when Mr. Blackwater heard that there fore Fire Opals he'd likely get a lot of miners on that so they could safely extract... Uhoh.

A light seem to go up over Ziggy's head and she looked towards the foreponies, increasingly worried what sort of answer she might get.

"Uhm, where exactly Are the Fire Opals in the mine? Cause we have both the Flim Flam's machine and Chuck's group rushing along to cover as much ground as possible right now, and I doubt either is thinking about looking for those sort of things over just pushing forward so they can win..."

She felt like she might know the answer to this question, but she really hoped this were just her paranoia talking and not something that were actually going to be a thing. Otherwise... Oh dear Celestia this could end Very poorly for the mine. And even worse for those working in it.

February 21, 2016

@@Melke,

@@AmberDust,

@@Lonk Chase,

A dark expression went briefly over Briar face when Lonk mentioned a flyer from the circus that Brittle had once been in. It did not last long, but he seemed to have a moment were violent thought and potential action roamed over his being, before getting himself under control and taking a few deep breaths, telling himself that he couldn't go off like that. Not again.

"I would... Prefer, that you never mentioned anything related to that place again.They have hurt her enough in action without needing to do too in memory."

His words sounded slightly pained as he recalled the bits that he had experienced himself the night that he had stumbled upon the place and found himself a seat amongst the audience, unable to see the show but more than capable of hearing the laughter that had rung around him. The mockery, the bigotry, the hate... And then in the middle of things, almost unnoticeable amongst the vileness around him, the crying of a little life who lived as a centre of all of this.

Briar was a creature of empathy, and that day still stood for him as the one where he had felt the most for another being in his life. He had felt himself winching every time he heard something fall near or on her, shivered as the smell of tears wafted up to him, and felt the flames of rage burn when the circus managers had proclaimed that it wasn't real. Just a part of the show.

That night, and the things that he did afterwards to set Brittle free, were things that haunted him now and again, and reminded him that for all the good ponykin were able to do, they were just as capable to be no better than the slavers in his former home. Yet that were nothing compared to how he knew Brittle felt even by the mention of that place, and though she thankfully didn't hear much right now, he still felt what pain it could bring, and the side of him that wanted to protect her took over.

It were why he would not want this pony to speak of the circus again if it could be helped. He might hold questions, and in general he believed questions should be answered, but there were some information that were best laid buried.

It would be much the same with Ginger, who seemed to have those in her life that held things back from her as well. Exactly how much he did not know, but if she had at least some Changeling blood in her veins, and her parents had neglected to tell her even small things such as how life were in a hive, it sounded like they acted from much the same as he did. A feeling that to protect, it was better to hold some things back as much as possible, and to an extend that would not lead into questions that no foal should worry about.

"And Ginger... Perhaps you would be better off asking your parents about that. I'm sure that they could paint a better picture than the two of us could. Besides I would hate to inform you about the simpler fats of life if they would deem it too early for that sort of talk."

He heard muffled words not too far from them and turned his head towards it with perked ears. Though it weren't too far away, the sound were dampened some by the foliage around them. Though, when somepony stepped out near them, it made guessing how far away exatly somewhat of a moot point. It were not one he knew from the feel so far, but from the way the wind swayed around his or her hooves... It seemed the word of the morning were *Changeling*.

"Well met stranger. What brings you here?"

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@@Moonlit,

"Hehe, yeah, I don't swim that well. You'd have an easy time getting away from me even in pony form."

Ziggy were all smiles and sunshine as the nuzzle were returned and she almost felt like bouncing around with glee. No matter how many times she hugged she could never be rid of that feeling, which frankly she were happy about. It was a super feeling after all, so that it didn't diminish were just a good thing.

"Say, how did Luna even find you to begin with? Did you hang around a pond near the castle and nibbled at her hooves one day when she were skulking around?"

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@@Quinch,

"...The beast might have hurt her, but I do not believe it have killed her. Yet, I need your help to stop it before it might."

Spirits in denial were something she could usually handle, and had gotten used to in her years. Not many that were dead and clung to this world realised they were dead, or just outright refused to believe it for so long that the denial became truth for them, even when everything would go against it. Like for example the state of themselves.

Yet right now she had not the time to try and convince him of his passed mortality, and where she should help him, she instead had to lie to him to try and make him more workable to her in the current situation.

Or well, lie and lie were so much said, but saying that she thought the soul of whoever he waited for were okay were not her thoughts right now. She knew too well of the existence of soul eaters to say with confidence that the scream she had heard were not from somepony suffering a second death.

Not that she wanted to be anywhere near a soul eater if she could help it. Those things were vile parasites, sucking down the eternal life that should be in the circle to extend their own existence, thinking nothing of the consequences of their actions. Evil beings practising things that even Demons rarely had their hands in, and who made a bad name of those like her who only took the excess energy instead of the soul itself.

If it were such a thing that had befallen the one sending out the scream before she couldn't say, but right now it were as plausible as anything, which would be news she hoped she would not have to break to this departed one when everything were said and done.

"The beast avoids the gaze of me and those in town, but your eyes are open. Come with me, tell me where to strike, and we will make the beast fall and save your love."

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@@EQ_Theta,

"Okay. We find, then see what is what."

Omen stepped forward and took the first dozen steps down the way that Senlin had pointed out, but making sure not to be far away. In case something or somepony really were after him, she would have to be close to send them away. She might not know how to fight or have any interest in the action, but she could still protect her friend. At least she thought so. It were hard to tell what some could think about doing.

Though, with some luck, Senlin had been right the first time and this were simply his sister playing cautious games, in which case she wouldn't have to protect him. But they'd see what would happen as they wandered down this path.

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@@cwhip9,

Last looked at the Everfree spirit with a paranoid, searching look before finally, after about a minute, just said "Fine." and placed a hoof near enough so that a gooey tentacle wing could wrap around a little of her hoof.

Thinking that this meant that the other one would come along too then - considering that is what he said - the Everfree slowly put a tentacled wing towards him as well and took a slight hold in him like that, carefully so he wouldn't accidentally make this seem like he were doing something bad to them. Though, what he had to do now would likely make them think that he were doing something he shouldn't.

"Okay then, just... Hold on."

With that, the spirit more or less exploded in expanding gooey string that wrapped around them both in a sort of sphere. Something that they wouldn't have to time to process before said sphere started to bounce around like it were a ball, which would have the two of them rummaging around in there too for at least a solid 40 seconds before things started to stand still again and there started to be stable ground again.

The gooey strings gathered up again into the strange creature who looked between them, saw the irritated look on the swordsmare, and quickly pointed behind him whilst again speaking quickly, not wanting to be the focus of things here for long.

"T-There. You can get through here."

The tear he had spoken about before were rightly named so really, as it did look like something had ripped a hole in paper, just with the paper being worlds, and the other side not the same as the forest around them where other eyes fell on them, but instead a piece of the castle that they had been in when they were awake before.

The Everfree were not focusing his big, onyx eyes on the two of them anymore after his few words though, but instead on some of who he saw near them.

"Brothers? Sisters? I found them. I think."

February 19, 2016

@@Melke,

@@AmberDust,

@@Lonk Chase,

Briar soaked in what they all said, Sisilia in particular as it seemed like she had taken notice of something. What it were it sounded like she didn't know, but that it were something evil did not make him feel easy. Especially not since it had seemingly targeted Brittle and there had been nothing he could do about it.

"The news you bring are concerning Sisilia, but at least it seemed to have passed for the time being. You have my gratitude for informing me of this, as well as potentially scaring the thing away."

Briar bowed before the Snake-like creature and turned towards the others with a look on his face resembling embarrassment and slight guilt.

"As for the rest of you... I apologise profoundly if it sounded like I were in any way accusing any of you, yet I hope that you can understand the concern I feel for my friend here, and the limitations that a lack of sight can sometimes give me in identifying threats. It gives me no right to suspect any of you, but if you could please try and forgive my misstep I would be grateful of that."

Not all could forgive, either because of what they had been through before in their lives or because they were high up in the sky with themselves. He didn't think any of these were the second, but the first were possible, and in any way he should apologise for even entertaining the thought that perhaps one of these had attempted to harm Brittle. They seemed mostly harmless, or at least well natured, so it were not right to have such thoughts about them when they had not proven to be untrustworthy in any way so far.

Slowly a vine slid down from under his cae on the right side and went down to stroke Brittle's mane, who didn't seem like she were done with her fears yet. He had found that this had calmed her a few other times - or at least did not make it worse - so he could do at least this, if not defend her as he had hoped.

"As for your questions Ginger, I fear that Brittle would not be able to answer most of them, though I can ease your mind somewhat and say that her fears covers most anything and anypony, regardless of age or race. She have been kept somewhat... Restrained and controlled for the better part of her life, and it have left some scars on her psyche.

Also, far as I know, she have not even been aware of what she were before a few days past when I ran into her again, let alone been part of a hive since she were... Cocooned."

You could hear he felt uncomfortable saying the last part, as well as when he avoided saying directly what *restrained and controlled* meant, but he did not think that this little one should hear the grizzly details. And neither should Brittle, in case words filtered in to her currently, since it might increase her breakdown for a bit if she got those reminders about what had happened back then.

He also actively avoided mentioning the word *converted*, hoping that Ginger would not know of this unholy practise that at least some Changelings were part of. If she did, she would know what he meant by cocooned, but if not it would hopefully instead sound like she had been grown and the egg taken. Frankly it would be a better story than what had actually happened, but what could be much worse really? Amongst them, not much he would wager.

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"Well well well, seems like it's my lucky day."

A shadow would fall over Dahlia before a laughter would echo out above her.

She would likely not even need to look up to recognise who the cheeky voice and deep laughter belonged to. Not considering how often this stallion had gone out of his way to speak with her now and again and refused to bugger off within a few seconds.

Double Chow wasn't one who cared much for when others asked to be alone as it were, but he tended to give it a bit extra around Dahlia cause the Earth Pony liked the flower mare. Her stall in the market tended to not be too far from his own when it were, and since most other ponies didn't really seem to care much he had begun to a few months back, and boy were it entertaining him when he ran into hurdles or times when he could swear she looked at him like he should start running.

Not because he didn't think that this mare could make him do that if it were. She might not look like she'd stand much of a chance compared to him, but he were always certain that if it came to it, there'd be something of a beast lurking under the surface that could very well surprise him. Might be a bit risky to ever face that side if it were there, but as a hunter, the prospect of a great untamed one like that were frankly riveting. Even if it might end up with him eating dirt and having to run off to lick his wounds.

Besides, he liked her attitude. Most others didn't really snap back at him when he went too far - well, except Fluttershy, but that were more because of his job than about his mouth going off at a bad time - and a battle of wits were a good way to stay entertained as well. And it were well worth it for the times when he could swear there were a genuine sort of nice talking going on between them.

Not that he had many others to speak with really. Most only came around to him when they needed pet food for their carnivorous little critters, or if a Gryphon or other such thing came through town, so he took to talking to who he could when it were. He were a friendly sort after all, even if he could come off as a bit of a cheeky sot out to pester somepony for a laugh.

"What gives Dahlia? Tired of the noise in town?"

Chow moved to the side and let the sun get back on her again, then over to a tree a bit away from her so that the carcass of what looked like a boar of some kind didn't accidentally get in her face. The boar had the spear that he usually carried on his back stuck through it, as well as one of the knives he used for skinning in it's back. He wasn't gonna let the poor thing suffer after all. That wouldn't be nice.

You could say that about his work in general, but where there were a need there were a market, and in his case that were cuts of meat stored away for special customers, with his main sale being pet food for carnivores like cats, dogs and such. They couldn't manage on veggies after all, and he thought it cruel to feed 'em that synthetic bogus stuff that Some ponies tended to try and sell off as real food. Bleargh, it'd be like them having to eat apples made from carved candles far as he were concerned.

After shaking the beast of his back, the complete form of him were easier to see. He were the size of a regular Earth Pony (smaller than Big Mac that is) and his coat were a dark golden with a few stains of dirt here and there after his current hunt. His mid-long, crimson mane were scruffy as usual and slicked more or less back, though somewhat tussled from the hunt, and his long tail that were normally brushed at least a little weren't doing much better in the looks department for the time being. Having caught some leaves and assorted other things in it during his hunt were a pain he were gonna have to deal with later, but at least his tail were not of a puffy sort, so usually wasn't too big of a bother to him. And hey, he managed to keep it curled at the end so it wasn't dragging along the ground, so he wasn't totally careless yet.

The grin on his face were the same that were usually there, and in his onyx eyes you could see a glimmer of the playful spark that were always there. Or well, Almost always. He had his moments like anypony. Or well, anypony but Pinkie Pie far as he knew. That mare were like a ball of happiness that somepony had covered in fur and given life. A strange one, but weren't they all in their own way?

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@@Moonlit,

Before Serenade managed to get a hold of Ziggy, she would be faced with the gleeful looking mare almost fizzle away in a line of pink before Serenade got pounced on from behind by the half-zebra hugging her.

"Yey, more hugs!"

She nuzzled Serenade a little before starting to speak again.

"I tried this with Rainbow Dash, but I can't move that fast for too long, and she can Really get a move on when it is. Fastest pony I've ever seen."

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@@EQ_Theta,

At the request, Omen sat down and looked between Senlin and the lines on the trees, trying to see what he had whilst he rested his eyes. She wasn't certain on how to do that with his eyes as he had done, so she had little luck, but honestly she were more interested in watching him as it were. If he couldn't see, he would be vulnerable or perhaps fall around the place, so it were likely better to keep an eye on him being right than on some lines she hadn't been able to find meaning in.

"You say she likes puzzles, so more like this to come? Strange clues, meant for those who know?"

She were still not sure if it were her, but if this were a Longma thing then perhaps it were a proof that it were her. Or perhaps just somepony who knew of their culture. Being sure still wasn't there for her, but Senlin seemed to get his proofs now, as well as some pains from said proofs. Hopefully, this wouldn't be the case for every clue that were left by whoever they were chasing.

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@@SugarfootWillie,

@@Quinch,

"What comes will sweep across town and leave its mark, but even that lost to the tide can return. The caught will find peace again, and this be but a footnote in history if the ones who were to face it holds success. There is no certainty in this, but when is there ever?"

Zhu rose up and started to walk towards the way that at least one of them had taken off towards, mumbling to himself in a tongue sounding very serpentine. Before he had taken many steps like that, he rose a paw towards the head of his robe and did something in there for a second before a small, green and glowing bauble on a cut piece of string floated out, carried on a small tornado about the size of a small Dragon's fist.

It would float over to Adante, then either lay down on the ground or be in his hoof, depending on if he would grab for it.

"I now give you a shield, but the question remains: Will the two of you think of yourself and cover behind it? Or will you try and do what I will not, and use it to fight the darkness?"

Zhu resumed walking away, his forked tongue tasting the air around him and feeling the essence of the old one linger ever so slightly there. An old evil, from whom few would be safe, even if they had the means to stand against it.

"The choice is yours to make, but I would suggest you think fast, for it is too late to escape the storm now."

Meanwhile, a bit away from them, Vivid had been on her way, caring not for who, if any, had followed her as she made her way across and then out of town just in time to feel this... Presence pass her.

She looked around, but she couldn't find it. There were something, that she were certain about, but where were it? And why couldn't she pinpoint it? If it were dead, she should be able to find it, and if it were on another plane of existence, she shouldn't even be able to feel it at all. The only one she could feel beyond the one she were in were the plane were the spirits lingered before passage, but the thought of anything living wandering there - which frankly were the only way plausible she could think of right now - were ludicrous.

Just like it were ludicrous that there had been something familiar with it. She couldn't pinpoint it in her mind, but there were something familiar about the feeling, though you would think that if she had met anything like this, it would be memorable.

But she didn't have the time to think about that. Whatever it were that had passed her it were likely not friendly, and she had to do something about it. Yet if she could not see it...

She gnashed her teeth and kept half-running away, going towards the spirit she could hear crying nearby, and soon got into view. He were scared, and rightfully so, but she were going to need him if she should have any hope of understanding what she were facing, and where it were. She needed him to be her eyes.

"Spirit of old, I seek your guidance to stop what makes you shiver so."

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@@cwhip9,

Last didn't take much notice of Crescent before her ancestor had said her final words and left them behind to find the peace that she deserved, The feeling the rushed over her at the departure convinced her that wherever it were was a peaceful place at least. Perhaps somewhere were she could finally meet the family that had fallen since, and the friends that time had taken long ago.

"It will be done..."

With that she swung around and faced the exit, Crescent and... What the hay were That?

"I don't care what that is. Come on Crescent, we have work to do."

The spirit nodded quickly and started to float towards the exit, looking over the now armed mare with a nervous glance in the onyx eyes.

"Yes, yes, we should get along. But please, you must listen to me, I was sent here to-"

Last cared not for more words from strangers in this land and walked right past the spirit without saying a word, exiting the room and starting to look around after a path forward whilst the spirit signalled for Crescent to follow him, floated outside, around in a big circle to make sure he did not sneak up on the mare with the sharp thing, and then faced her again, trying to look as pleading as he could at the both.

"Would you please listen to me? We have little time left, I-"

Once again she walked past him and towards the direction that they had been wandering before this door appeared. An action that were making the spirit sound both very annoyed and panicked about as he shouted.

"Stop ignoring me! I'm here to get you to the evil one!"

Finally she stopped and looked towards the spirit, though the look in the mare's eyes made him a little nervous again.

"Fine, I'm listening."

"O-okay... The evil one is not here anymore. He have torn through and gotten closer to your world."

She started to walk away again, to which the spirit waved it's tentacles and began speaking faster.

"Passing through leaves tears that takes time to close! I'm here to get you to one you can pass through and hunt him. I just need you to hold my uhm..."

He looked at his tentacled wings for a bit before mumbling something that sounded like *oh bother* and stammering slightly back into things.

"I-I guess wing. Just hold one each, and I can get you there quickly. Okay?"

February 19, 2016

@@Quinch,

Base of things that will concern Quinch: Vivid and Adante spoke a bit back and forth, including some neat stuff on ho hw knew some things about her, then she started swaying and talking to herself about something harming the dead before starting to run at medium speed through town towards the area she had heard it. That would be the Forgotten One controlled by Seamore currently.

It can't be seen, and unless your character haves some kind of special connection to the realm where spirits wander, can't be felt out either, in which case you would hardly notice it before it lounged for you I would suppose. Seamore will clarify this as the attack goes on.

Zhu is currently not doing anything other than speaking in riddles as he have done so far, but I will add a little something with him soon. Just need to get back into it now after having a bit of time feeling pretty bad.

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Hopefully I could add that before you include something with Nemo? I just need an hour roughly to get it written out, in case you are here at the time I write this. Otherwise you can ignore it. ^_^

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@,

Btw, good opener post. :3 Will get you a response to that soon as well. ^^

February 18, 2016

@everypony

Sorry for not writing anything today. Still tackling a few health issues that I hope is not as bad as my paranoia tell me. Hopefully something can be done tomorrow.

I'm sorry for the short posts, and not responding to everypony just yet, but the health issues is still there and it's draining me of the energy I'd normally use for this.

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(yesterday)

Perhaps if I give it until after I have rested @@Seamore Sandwich, the others will have responded something.

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@@Quinch,

Wondering if you two want to add something before it goes on in Ponyville.

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@@Damonater,

@@Frosty Frost,

@@Summer Breeze,

@@Lonk Chase,

@@AmberDust,

@@Denim&Venom,

Where are you all? Been a while since we heard from any of you and getting worried about you. :/

February 18, 2016

@@cwhip9,

"No, I don't really know anything about what's happening here. The others Everfree spirits told me to go find the batpony and the swordsmare, and help them get on their way before the evil one went too far away, but this place? I'm not sure what this is. It looks like a dream, but it doesn't feel the same."

The spirit turned it's head and looked at the unstable signs that were showing here and there in this place, pointing towards a few with one of his tentacle-wings.

"See? Dreams don't fall apart like this so close after appearing. Not from what I know at least. We have to get to the pony and get her out of here before the whole place goes away. I don't... I don't wanna be here if that happens."

The spirit shivered, thinking on the potential of what could happen here instead of focusing on everything he were asked, such as where Luna might be. Though, that were a question that he couldn't answer. He guessed she were in the waking world somewhere, but beyond that he hadn't a clue. He had pretty much been ripped away from idleness into this storm unprepared, been given a few basic instructions and then told to hurry along with the others that went searching for these.

There were things to say to these two amongst those few instructions, but for now the nervous spirit were more concerned with getting the two of them out of here before it would mean nothing. If they were lost, they couldn't help their own world, nor the Everfree brother Charlie If it were even possible to do anything against the terrible foe they wanted to send these two Forgotten Ones at that were.

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@@EQ_Theta,

"A test? Chose a way, hope it haves more marks?"

It had seemed easy enough on the surface. Follow tracks, find whoever set them. But when the tracks were many and with little uniformity in them, it started to go strange and the path ahead be clouded. And if even Senlin wasn't sure of how to track it, what were their purpose if they were set by his sister? Shouldn't it be in a way so he would know exactly what he were to do?

Many questions, and she herself had little to no answers to give. Whoever were toying with them would know, but who or what were that? Senlin seemed to think it were his sister, but Omen had doubts. She didn't think this to be the work of her master, but another one playing tricks were possible. Otherwise, why did they had to jump through hoops? Just because she were not certain about Omen?

More questions with no answers, and still none that helped figure out what to do at this point in time.

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@@Moonlit,

"I just hope I can catch her by surprise this time."

Ziggy got a glimmer in her eyes that could be described as when a dog found a new toy and were ready to pounce on it playfully for the first time.

"I've seen Rainbow Dash a few times and she's Really fast. Usually I can catch ponies, but the two times I tried to get her she got away. Though I got reeeeally close the last time though. Almost had a hoof around her, but then she suddenly zoomed away and I had to give up."

She pouted for a moment, looking disappointed over what she told before cheering up in a heartbeat again and took a quick glance at the medical folder in front of her.

"Anyway, I think this will hold most of the important answers, although... Hmm, I guess I could ask: Beyond Changelings, are there anything that you can't handle? like important allergies? Just in case I can't get this read in time and gets something bad near you."

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@@Melke,

@@AmberDust,

@@Lonk Chase,

Brittle was trying to get a nervous response out at Ginger, telling how she didn't know the answers to t least the question about that hive, before something fell over her.

She couldn't see anything. It just felt like something were taking a hold of her, and then a sudden darkness started to fall over her sight as panic and a sinking feeling of being alone again roamed in her being. Then, just as suddenly as it had begun, it were gone. She were standing next to Briar, the others were still around them and beyond the hissing Sisilia things seemed to be the same.

It didn't stop the panic attack she felt though, and she started to spin around herself, feeling like her heart was going to explode through her chest as everything and everypony around her began to look more menacing and dangerous in the panicked state she were in right now. Normally this would make her go through rapid transformations, but the seed were still on her and repressed that part of her.

Eventually, after a few seconds of looking like she were trapped in a nightmare with no exit, she fell flat to her belly, put her hooves over her head and started to whimper whilst the tears rolled down from her eyes.

Briar felt more or less what were going on, but there weren't a catalyst this time from what he could tell. She would have run if the spider had been there, and he couldn't feel anything move around them that wasn't there usually. All he could do were to listen helplessly as Brittle had another breakdown and eventually began to cry again.

"I... What happened? Did somepony do something?"

He turned his head, *looking* towards a few with confusion stamped upon both his face and his voice. Going through the ranks of Ginger first, then through Lonk and the others before finally facing Sisilia, whom he thought might have taken notice of Something at least considering she had hissed before.

"Please tell me. did anything occur?"

February 17, 2016

@@EQ_Theta,

Omen didn't have any luck finding other marks than the ons she were looking at. Not something that spoke to her at least, but considering that tracking like this wasn't her speciality it was hardly surprising. Nor was it that when she looked over at Senlin again when he spoke, it seemed as if he had found something.

Walking calmly over to him she looked at the signs on the tree. It wasn't much in her eyes, but it held meaning for him from what it sounded and looked like, and she wouldn't question if he were right. He knew both tracking and his sister better than she would be able to, so following his lead made sense.

"Well found."

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@@Moonlit,

"Oh, you'd be Amazed what can be sold in Las Pegasus. The more exotic it is the more the interest is, even if it doesn't make any sense to have around, and I've never even Heard of anypony selling something Siren-related before. If it were authenticated it could be a goldmine."

Sure, there were Some things that were only fads for a short while, but even those had a spike in sales because it were something new and exciting. You could earn a good chunk of cash on those with lots of bits and not much else to use it on.

February 16, 2016

@@Randimaxis,

Ziggy were still not okay with things, but at least they were letting him go from the chair now. Though they hadn't let go of the bindings around his wings.

If it had just been rope there were a good chance that it could just have slipped off easy and she could've stormed over and done that like a breeze. Unfortunately, what instead were tying his little wings down were the roll of gauze that she had unwittingly provided, and it wasn't an easy thing to get off without potentially causing him harm, and she wouldn't be responsible to bringing harm to a foal.

Writing behind her ear to not lend out a roll again another time without details about what it were going to be used for, Ziggy moved a little to the side and stepping closer to Oglevy, her eyes shifting between the foreponies and the little troublemaker that were - in lack of a better term - currently on trial.

"Don't worry Oglevy, honey. Everything will be fine."

It was doubtful that the little one really cared for what she said, and being thankful were out of the question as far as she would think, but it didn't mean that she should let him fend for himself. This were currently three grown ponies against a colt with bound wings, and even though they might have their reasons and had said that they weren't gonna harm Oglevy, the situation weren't changed from the fact that they had still foalnapped him. Something that didn't make her trust everything they said right now. Especially not Redd.

Still, it would be the best if this could just be solved without any spectacle. Oglevy would tell them whatever he were holding back, she would get the gauze off of him and he were free. Whatever would happen after that... She didn't know. She hadn't been in a situation like this before, and she hadn't a clue how the aftermath of these things went on. Badly she suspected, but for now that wasn't important.

No, all that mattered right now was to make sure that nopony harmed Oglevy Blackwater. What came after that would be dealt with when that time came.

February 16, 2016

I can put it as just happening in the next post sure. You can bring on the details. ^^

February 16, 2016

Ah. I can have it in the next post that she is having a delayed panic attack or something akin to that.

February 16, 2016

No, I hadn't ignored it, but you said that there were no trace of the forgotten one besides a shift in another plane in a previous post. I figured this mean t that none of them would know anything happened, including Brittle.

I can add something in the next post, no issue. I just thought that even Brittle wouldn't really know what had happened.

February 15, 2016

Ah, good to know. ^^ Always neat to learn something new. :3

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That's the beauty of RP. You never know what you might be able to use of random stuff that have happened earlier. :3

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Whoops, forgot I hadn't responded to you yet mate. So sorry.

Option 4 is likely the easier one to make work right now, so do you want to pick a setting and then I puck in with something, or should I just random something up? I wouldn't want you to have her time off being in a setting you do not enjoy.

February 15, 2016

@@Officer Strike,

"No. This is your case and you are a witness much like the others, so going to you first were a priority. Besides, I do not know who your commander are. I were only told that there were a presence of Solar Guards in town, not who led them or any names in particular. I can't rule out that it might be somepony I know, but we can go and meet him or her now and then I can see for myself. It would likely be for the better to know who I have to work with beyond you around here, and if we have a positive ID now, the more eyes on this we have the better. Hay, perhaps somepony even know who this is."

Stargazer looked down on the picture he had of the suspect, taking note of a few things before he packed the notebook under his belt again. Just in case he lost the notebook it were for the better to try and memorise some things so he could redraw it, though that information wouldn't stay in his head indefinitely. Hopefully, it wouldn't have to for long either and they could get on with the job at hoof.

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@@SugarfootWillie,

@@Quinch,