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@Catpone Cerberus I am thinking that when he goes into town you can have some one shot characters or background ponies there, and he'll basically ask around for the amulet and steal some clothing for Una. I think that is a reasonable plan.

@Catpone Cerberus Sombra noticed her change in voice but chose not to mention it. Instead, he would allow for that anger to fester within her. Perhaps he could make her think that the ones that experimented on her were that of Celestia and Luna. However the major flaw with that idea was that there weren't any mentions of it in these papers. He really needed to get into the nearest center of town, and try to find some leads on it. He knew that such a thing would likely have been rather prized, perhaps even famous. He could ask around for anyone who knew of it's whereabouts. If anyone thought he was suspicious, he could simply leave. "I can cover it for myself. I have a way to obscure my more intimidating features after all. It was because I was so blind in my attempt to take power for myself that I didn't realize the gifts I had in my pockets, so to speak. Perhaps when I go into town, I can find some attire that may fit you. This would require you staying here, and me trusting you enough to stay here." his eyes narrowed.

It is very interesting, as you go through life. At one stage you think "I'm perfect, and I've purged all the bad actors in my life!" and then it ends up not being so, and you have to go through the same old cycle again. That is how this year has been for me. One of removing all the weeds, sometimes really big ones. But it has to be done. With many things, there is no other option. No matter what you do, something would have inevitably happened to end up the same way. It's like I was locked in to making certain decisions. My circle of friends has changed a lot over the years. Gone are the old Guard from high school, gone are the first groups I was apart of. Only very few (less than 3) have lasted longer than a few years. This is one of the reasons why I've largely just stayed within my own circles and not gone much beyond, since I've been lied to and betrayed more times than one can count. I feel almost numb to it by this point, and I've had to throw out someone I've known for 3 years a few months ago because of his super aggression towards me and there was no fixing it since he kept going at me for things I didn't do and things I didn't say. With friendships to me, what I have noticed it is much like how you have a crab with it's shell. The crab's the same crab, but it changes it's shell as it grows older! Very few things remain in life, but those that remain? Are the strongest bonds of all. The thing that is most important for me to realize is to not have an emotional element when reacting to such circumstances. For me, it's best to feel emotionally detached. Getting emotionally invested with things all the time is like diving into a bush full of thorns, it's best to gaze at it from a distance before reaching in. To be neutral, to be between being logical and being emotional, the world is one of extremes, who is to say we have to be the same? I enjoy wearing many faces when it suits me. The ones I truly trust see em' all, while others on the surface see only the mask I choose to project. One thing I've also learned is that perception and events come in many colors, some colors only you can see. Nobody else can see em', but you can, within your mind's eye. Many people lie in this world, but many people also tell the truth. Just have to go through the weeds to get to the garden.

Am curious to know who the leader of the Unicorns and Earth ponies is. Didn’t show that in the show or movie.

Thinking about this poem I wrote about a fanfic. It's not meant to be a traditional poem - The wide and the greater whole Endless and forever animating Boundless in form Endless in thought In a universe of chaos and conflicting energies Hope resides nestled within the dark pocket Twisted and deformed A metal arc to define it all The ancients in their evolutionary form Superior than the current form Ill defined yet heralded As the masters of our fate The flame's spark set out to reignite The greater union of the one and the whole Lead by great sacrifice A journey forged by blood and tears Relentless and surging Across the landscapes and the boreal folds From unions of industrial machinations To zealotry within the frozen hearts At the edge of the world, a battle forged from the ages From those who know and those who don't know Ultimately those who would prevail Would be heralded by fate Over the cataclysmic edge While in so, memories of the journey flicker on through From golden meadows to the gallows of the wicked Yet the spark has always ignited the flame wherever she went Across the dark within the lands of three warring tribes Each having one over the other While having less than another In a grand stage set within the isle of harmony That which reformates Rejuvenates Reboots Restores Heralded by the spark with the blessing of the flame To carry on through the greater whole Relentlessly until all are one Once again

Every now and then I have thoughts I have not done enough in my life. Then I look at people my age, who have gone down destructive paths of crime and suicide. I am thankful for what I have, who I have, and the struggles I have, because there are people out there who deal with far worse every day than I ever did.

The tendency to worry about things I have no control over.

@Blitz Boom "Why the time? I threw a dart at the board and that's what it came up to be. I've long since lost any care for the time that passes. Months, days, years - it's all dust in the wind but in the end I'm still all the same. When you were walking the streets as a foal, I was out there frozen in stasis in a dreamless sleep as my only escape from this world. I once thought about putting myself in stasis and not coming out, just so that I wouldn't have to realize my limitations every day, every moment of walking on this trodden ground." her words felt more honest, but was she honest? That was hard to tell. She felt the need to bury the truth spun up with lies, if he could pick the two apart from the other? That was up to him to do. "One day I'll die knowing that I'll be whole and that's what's on my horizon. Many of your historical figures of my stature care about power and control. Of course, that's part of the game but not the reason why you play? Power is all a means to an end. When you know the streams of time you know that it all fades eventually into the rapids. But knowing what I want, I'll be the one to overflow the streams, wipe the land clean, and give this world the restart it needs so that the Alicorns don't hog up the water with their massive waterlocked ships." she commented, clearly making an analogy. She didn't have much to really say or add on the Mimic, finding it to be an interesting creature. If they had the time perhaps they would have taken it with them and she would have trained it, but alas, that was not meant to be. "Let's scale the wall, I want to be in and out as quickly, quietly and as without risk as possible. If something big happens here then its only a matter of time someone out there gets wind of it. So let's be subtle." she spoke with no room to disagree.

@Catpone Cerberus As Sombra read this information, he was both surprised and not surprised by the information he had found. He was sure that she was experimented on and had her mind wiped but what surprised him was the date keeping system and the absence of Equestria on the image of the planet. He wasn't sure if that was a stylistic choice or if Equestria itself didn't exist or ceased to exist there for whatever reason. It was clear that those in the other dimension had a different system of time keeping or had developed their own for the sake of the procedures as a way to keep this private for those who didn't understand. As for the tests themselves, he didn't exactly have many opinions on those at the moment. However, he felt it was important that Una would know and understand this material and would present the papers once he had finished reading to his satisfaction. If anything, having the thought in her mind that he was not willing to hold back anything that may be important to her was a way to build trust - and thus the obedience that he desired from her. He found that he was a lot more forgiving and holding back his emotions more so than he would usually, partially out of realization that it was precisely because of his lack of foresight that got him into this mess. However, if Una would turn out to be something of a weapon or a powerful creature that he could have under his command, he was most glad that she came into his own possession instead of anyone else who would prove harmful to his plans. At the end of his reading, he would speak to her. "It is clear to me you had a previous life that was wiped away from your memory and the ones that experimented on you did so unwillingly. I am not sure if there is any chance one could recover that, so we best be focused on the future. The main goal is to retrieve the Alicorn Amulet. First, we must be able to find it's location which could be anywhere. It has been around 1,000 years since I have last seen it. Something of such power, would likely be held in some protected museum or came into the possession of someone who is knowledgeable in rare artifacts. I would suggest disguising ourselves and heading into Equestria proper." he paused, thinking for a moment. "Perhaps we can board a freight train, and hitch a ride further into the Equestrian Heartland. We are on the Fringes near to the Crystal Empire, so we will not find much luck here." he commented casually.

@Illiad Easle Merlot flew the craft through the air with ease, having long since gotten used to this she had no instinct in her to flap her wings. For a few minutes she went quiet as she took in the surroundings. Crank noticed this was a trait of hers, whenever they'd leave the project for the first few minutes she'd find herself just scanning and looking at the surroundings. When they came over the mountain and looked down, she looked down at the ground teams down below with passing interest. What truly interested her was how large this city seemed to be. That was when she spoke. "Amazing how large this city is. Much larger than Troy or Canterlot seem to be. Imagine how much is also underneath that ice. Perhaps down there someone will find clues for why this city got locked under the ice. I hope they can find something of note. Perhaps there can be technology or working things of value that can prove of use to the Project." she commented, her eyes not leaving the instruments or the surroundings. Depending on what they saw below, she would mark various things down of interest or of possible hazards others had not spotted before. Her gaze and actions were calm, and controlled. She had long since learned to control her emotions. "Looking at the statue there, if we didn't have anyone down on the ground I would suggest we blast that statue to bits, maybe that's where the source of our woes lies. There's definitely gotta be someone, or something down there with intelligent character. I refuse to believe it's a mere fluke or long standing system that was put into place." she added. @Illiad Easle @Blitz Boom @Kujamih Spiral couldn't do much else within the bubble currently and just awaited the actions of the others. With her keys, she kept them hidden so that the golem didn't see them. She hoped the best for her rescue, but looked through her materials to see if there was anything physical she could use to break out of the Golem's bubble.

Star Trek Discovery is absolute garbage. I wish it never existed.

Happened to me multiple times. I have had old friend groups from High School that I look back on with a more negative light. Nothing happened between me and those people but looking back on it, they were not the right crowd. I really hope they wise up and improve themselves, but I'll never find out for sure since I won't see them again in all reality. I do not talk to anyone from school anymore, so I've definitely walked away from the old guard in High School Days. As for online? Yes, that's definitely happened. Around 3 years ago I found out my online best friend was nothing but a traitor and a toxic coward who couldn't keep his mouth shut, and from seeing him on his accounts, he's became even worse - and has left reality for all intensive purposes. There were other people that were involved with that group that he and I were into, but nothing on that level. With those people I just drifted apart naturally. A few months ago, I've encountered a situation with someone that I had known for just shy of 3 years if memory serves me correctly. All I ever did was say that I wasn't interested in someone else he talked to and he instantly flipped out and spun it into a big affair it didn't need to be. It went on for months, and even when we had 'dealt' with it I had the lingering feeling that it was never resolved. Other things kept happening due to his extreme aggression towards me for no real reason and he justified it through entirely exaggerated and unrealistic claims. He would have a habit of regularly bolding and italicizing his text in normal conversations too which only proves his extreme aggression with no catalyst from my part. I can accept that I didn't handle the situations properly but when I'm in a heated moment dealing with someone so aggressive, I'm obviously not going to be in the best of thought processes. I've learned that if I get those encounters again I'm simply not going to engage. I don't have time for people's hatred. Didn't respect my reasons for why I decided to stop talking to him either. Not only that, but it was clear he would manipulate people and spread lies about me behind my back with other people, and have the gall to say that I was doing the exact same things that he was doing all along. I don't know what happened to him to become this way, perhaps something happened to him that I was never in the know of and he just took that aggression out on me. I hope nothing bad happened to him though, even if he did act out of line I want him to find peace. Not everyone can be friends forever. And even though these various situations were hard to deal with at the time I feel numb to it all. I'm not sorry for having a filter, nor am I sorry for how I acted in these situations because I wasn't the one who started it. And even if I was, I would be more than willing to work it out and squash the beef. In these situations it is best to move on and look forward, I have surrounded myself with the most loyal and trustworthy of friends and trimmed all the fat in my online life. I'm happy where I am for once, and I'm not going to undo that by letting bad actors back into my life unless they can really prove to me they are sincere. When you have thoughts that something is never resolved it will fester within your mind until it all rots and falls out from under you. That is a good warning sign that person is not who you think they are. Find resolution or there will be revolution.

@Blitz Boom Magnolia gave Zeehva's husband the most honest of smiles before he had transitioned from this world into the next. Magnolia could do nothing but wish him the best, there was no more for her to do on that avenue as she, just as the others would further re-state that the destination of souls is unknown despite however many may claim otherwise. For the replies they gave to Magnolia, she went silent as she sat there and just embraced Zeehva, doing her best to be there for her and to try to keep her calm. Obviously, she couldn't stop her from crying like this. All she could do is be there for her and try to help her later on. Magnolia's expression was more of one of resignation yet empathy, for she knew that Zeehva would eventually be better. That didn't make the present any less painful - but it gave a consoling feeling that the future would be less painful. When Zeehva passed out, she would gently carry the mare on her back while steadying her with her magic so she wouldn't fall. "...That is completed, I suppose...Let's take her to a room. She needs rest. To be frank, I do as well. This day has been one of much information, and closure. I trust that those around here will be kind to her. She will have a lot to go through, still, and it will be hard for her. But, she'll succeed in the end." she sighed calmly. Her words were somewhat shaky, as if a bit bothered by what just happened. More of a slightly nervous sense, if anything. She's never seen something like that before no matter how hard she tried to hide it.

Bill Nye for sure. Never liked him anyway, he's a total ass. He disappoints me simply by existing.

Not really, as long as it's private.

Feeling pretty good here.

@Catpone Cerberus "The building itself was out of place in the forest. I saw broken trees and snapped branches. That was evidence enough to me to prove that it had recently appeared or showed up through some other means. I would think if it simply appeared, it would have broken the branches around it, which matches what I have seen. You were in some sort of cylinder containing an unknown fluid. Now. I also have these papers here." he spoke and took out the papers, now that it was a good time to read them. As he conversed with her he began to read them, curious to see what they will say.

Welcome to the forums! Hope all is well with you.

Pipp, Queen Haven and Phyllis Cloverleaf are my favorite.

I never learned how to ride a bike unfortunately.

@Blitz Boom She finds it interesting, but is more focused on their objective. Sometimes I pull things out of a hat for this character, so I hope it makes sense. If not we could always discuss it here so it does, in the posts.

@Blitz Boom Spectra would be sure to take one of the capes with her. She'd give one to Operata, not so much so for the sake of him having one but for the sake of her having a second one just incase anything had went wrong and the cape ended up getting damaged. In her eyes capes made one more suspicious - which is the reason why she never adorned them often in recent memory. In the old days, before the founding of Equestria she remembered that they were the norm at the time and then fell out of favor. How interesting that was, really. The rifles were something else of interest. Ironically for one of Spectra's personality she never intended to kill anyone. The reason being that she'd be losing out on potential 'victims', as it were. Honestly, her mind was more numb to any form of consequences to her actions. She had been at her work for a long time after all, it's something that has more or less bled into her mind with no real enjoyment from it anymore, as she had not had the chance to go after the larger prey as they were doing now. Of course, she made Operata do all of the menial work for her. That was to be expected. Perhaps she could get him to do most of the fighting as well, just so she could save a fraction more of her power. That would be adequate. Spectra would laugh at his comment there, casually. "I've lived so long that a death now would matter little to me. After I have lived as long as I have thanks to my magic, I have realized that lifetimes such as your own are something that I do not quite care for. It is my own fault I did not accomplish my tasks, long, long ago. Perhaps if I had, you and others like you would have never lived under the monarchs that rule over Equestria." she stated. "Then again, I've held myself back for far too long. Food for thought. The last time I was conscious in this world was when I had captured the one most close to you. I only thawed out after I realized I accidentally put too little into my own spell. If it went as intended, I would have not wakened for another 200 years, as that is my goal. Every 200 years or so. Heh. Everything looks so flashy around here, doesn't it? It's nothing that I've really seen, these weapons here?" she asked, patting the rifles in her cape. "Are ones I am not at all familiar with, nor do I know how to use them." she grinned wider. "I was tempted to wait for far longer terms and I easily could. I was afraid that if I waited for longer terms on the scale of thousands of years, I would have ended up in a world where the species of ponies no longer exists through self imposed means or were wiped out in some other event. Thing is with my magic, I can't go back. Not ever." she said in a rather serious tone, her eyes narrowing. "How amusing, really. I saw our civilization rise before my very eyes and I am one of the only around who can still tell the tale of that. Nobody would listen to me nowadays. What, with their rainbow lasers and friendship? Hah, how pathetic, sour saps they are. If that's the way they go, then I would not be surprised if this truly the last the land has to offer." she added further before noticing the affects of someone else's meddling in the area. Spectra appeared unphased at the appearance of the fuzzy creature. At least more unphased in comparison to her companion. These creatures were interesting nevertheless. Could perhaps have another pet? Would take time and focus to raise, and she was never really one for animals beyond passing curiosities. Her eyes gazed at the creature. "Would be interesting, with our theft, and what the creature just did - maybe they'll blame this furry fellow, and not think any ill of any possible intruders? Not that it matters, it's best left in the wild. Rare creatures after all, that I am not equipped to have in my possession." her eyes turned to his cats. "2 cats is enough." she spoke. Like that, she intended onward towards the barrier.

I am thinking about a good friend of mine. I hope she will be alright. I know she will.

Could be better, some developments recently have not gone so good.