private A Temporal Odyssey

[Umbral Noir 1,556]

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After they had been walking for a while, DJ found themselves on a small clearing in the dense jungle canopy. "Finally! Some daylight!" DJ said with a relieved sigh. "Maybe now we could take a look above the treeline to see where we are!"

 

"Umm... I... Shouldn't we be on the lookout?" Chronos asked timidly. "I mean, nowhere is safe in this jungle! He could be anywhere!"

 

DJ chuckled. "C'mon Chronos! Stop being so panicky! We'll be fine! Why are you so worried anyway?"

 

"Well... I've never really been in a fight before..."

 

Vinyl giggled. "Ah come on! It'll be ok! We'll protect ya!"

 

Chronos still seemed a little nervous, but he tried to disguise it, even if it wasn't a very good disguise...

Edited July 10, 2014 by DJ-BRONI3

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@, "No need to worry, Chronos," Clover said, comfortingly. "I'll set the wards around the group as before so that we can have warning of an attack. Also, I'll stay behind while somepony else looks out above the treetops."

 

Clover hadn't really had a chance to use her wings, and wasn't about to try now when they were in danger. She couldn't risk crash landing and rendering herself unable to help her friends defeat the assassin.

[lincolnshirepony 527]

@Sterling Crimson

 

"i hear something!" Blue Note said. She turned her head towards the east, listening to faint trombone sounds. "There are definitely ponies moving that way," she said. She started rushing towards them, noticing some background sounds, but not getting distracted by them. She could hear violins, flutes, the occasional snare drum, a harp... "A harp? I didn't cast a spell for a harp." It had to have been her imagination. But as the trombones grew louder, the harp, while still faint, grew with them. 

 

"Do you hear a harp?" she asked Sterling. "Normally, I can tell that these instruments are fake, but I don't know if I've ever heard a harp sound that pure."

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@lincolnshirepony

 

Sterling trotted with Blue Note, feeling excited when Blue Note exclaimed that she heard musical sounds appearing. Sterling too could begin to hear faint sounds in the midst of all the orchestral music from the trees and from the ground... Could it be their friends? Sterling continued to trot around, trying to hear anything... anything, that would be their friends...

 

Suddenly, Sterling too hear a faint string sound... coming from a harp... Sterling wasn't sure whether he considered a harp when adding the spell, but Sterling did remember that he wanted to add the entire orchestra into the spell... Perhaps the harp was included...

 

"I hear a harp as well... I think I added it, but I'm not sure... where do you think it's coming from...? Sterling replied with a confused look... Was the harp their friends or the assassin?

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"Th...thanks..." Chronos replied with a small smile. "I just wish I could be so calm and collected as you all are! It's as if you're not even afraid of death itself!" He wished he wasn't such a coward. This group was really an impressive team of friends, and he wished he could join them in their bravery. It was just... he... couldn't...

[lincolnshirepony 527]

@Sterling Crimson

 

"Did you?" she asked. It could have been Sterling's doing; that might explain everything. "Have you used this spell much before? I've never been able to get an instrument to sound that authentic with this spell before." The trombone sounds continued to get louder as the two ponies follow them, but the harp grew with it. Listening to it more closely, Blue Note realized that unlike the rest of the instruments, the harp was playing a distinct song. It was alluring, like the song had been written just for her.  

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@lincolnshirepony

 

Sterling continued to use his sensitive ears... he wanted to be absolutely sure that he heard the harp before he said it once more... He listened for it intently, but it disappeared... But when he waited a few moments... he could hear it again... What exactly was that harp sound among the rest of the orchestra...? It was as if it was going off beat from everything else...

 

"It's very transient... and it's going off beat from everything else... I don't know what it could be honestly... Maybe there's an actual harpist out there... Either that, or it could be that this thing's really out of sync with the rest of the world..." Sterling hypothesized cautiously. He wasn't sure what to make of the harp sound...

[lincolnshirepony 527]

@Sterling Crimson

 

"It sounds like a deliberate piece of music, though," Blue Note said. The song was starting to overpower all the other instrument sounds, even the trombones were fading to the back of her consciousness. "Am I going crazy?" Blue Note didn't feel like her grip on reality was slipping. The harp had a mystical quality, like it came from a powerful magic beyond her capabilities. Some instinct inside of her told her that she needed to follow this sound, so she diverted course and began trotting towards it.

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@lincolnshirepony

 

Sterling could see the determination in Blue Note's eyes and demeanor... He had never seen such decisiveness and audacity from her since the days before he met Evening. If she was a friend, she was certainly nothing like Evening. That Sterling knew for was certain. Otherwise, all he could think about was the uncertainty of the harp's source... it was playing a melody that was different from all the other sounds... and the magic spell continued to quieten itself against the melody of the wondrous, yet nearly hypnotizing harp...

 

"Blue Note... I'm not sure we should follow the harp's sounds... I feel worried about it... the sound's almost hypnotizing..." Sterling responded with fears of his own, despite having little to no leads as to where their friends where... He followed along with Blue Note, albeit fearfully...

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Red observed that their newfound friend was showing obvious and visible signs of fear. He clearly was not used to such things, as he could see. He made his way over to the cowering unicorn and placed his hoof on his shoulder. He then heard a rustling, and drew his knife in defense. Red scanned the area, but saw nothing. He reached into his survival kit and gave Chronos his whistle.

"Take this," Responded Red, "If you get left behind somehow or something happens, I'll come get you out of whatever it may be."

Pretty stupid to give him this, he thought, but if it's for the sake of his peace of mind, I'll do anything to get him to cooperate.

Edited July 11, 2014 by ~Drunken Pelipper~

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Red observed that their newfound friend was showing obvious and visible signs of fear. He clearly was not used to such things, as he could see. He made his way over to the cowering unicorn and placed his hoof on his shoulder. He then heard a rustling, and drew his knife in defense. Red scanned the area, but saw nothing. He reached into his survival kit and gave Chronos his whistle.

"Take this," Responded Red, "If you get left behind somehow or something happens, I'll come get you out of whatever it may be."

Pretty stupid to give him this, he thought, but if it's for the sake of his peace of mind, I'll do anything to get him to cooperate.

 

 

As Red went to investigate the rustling, Steel smiled. Red had not only taken action but helped somepony in dire emotional need. Something that Red himself struggled with. He smiled at his friend's magnanimity and obvious character growth since he had met him.

 

(In and out of character.  Hope you don't mind if I just stay with the main party. If you're the DPS, I'm the tank.   )

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Chronos smiled weakly as Red handed him the whistle. He was still scared, but knowing the others cared for him have him that little but more confidence. "Thanks Red," he replied. "I'll be sure to make good use of it if I have to!"

 

DJ leaned over to Steel and whispered quietly to him. "If we're not careful , Chronos is never going to survive this journey," he said quietly. "Even with us to protect him, I'd feel better if he could learn to fend for himself. Think up could maybe teach him some fighting skills when we're back on the ship?? I don't think he'll be one for close up fighting though..."

Edited July 11, 2014 by DJ-BRONI3

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As Red went to investigate the rustling, Steel smiled. Red had not only taken action but helped somepony in dire emotional need. Something that Red himself struggled with. He smiled at his friend's magnanimity and obvious character growth since he had met him.

 

(In and out of character.  Hope you don't mind if I just stay with the main party. If you're the DPS, I'm the tank.   )

(No, I'm the F/A-18C Hornet of the group )

 

"Right," Red responded to DJ, then turning to Steel.

"Well, you're the best warrior in our group," he said, chuckling slightly, "so I think you'd be a prime example to set for our friend here." He then knelt back down to Chronos.

"You ever used a weapon before?" he asked, "You're gonna need to defend yourself regardless."

[lincolnshirepony 527]

@Sterling Crimson

 

The trombones were just a pale noise in the distance now. "I can't explain it, but I feel like the song is meant for me." As soon as the words left her mouth, the song morphed into something familiar. It was a piece for harp she had written once while still in school. It was tucked away in a drawer back in Manehatten, unseen by anypony except herself. Something wanted her attention. It transitioned back to the first piece, and Blue Note was certain she had to follow it. Soon, the harp was the only thing she could hear as she felt herself getting close to where ever she needed to be. 

[Umbral Noir 1,556]

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((OOC: And I guess I'm the brawler/bard as well as your (slightly crazy) DM ))

 

Chronos shook his head. "No, I've never wielded a weapon before at all, not have I ever been in a proper fight..." He felt pretty helpless in this situation, and a letdown to the group. "I'm sort I'm such a burden to you guys, I'm pretty useless if I'm honest..."

[Inactive01 5,299]

@lincolnshirepony

 

Sterling was now starting to move away from the rest of the orchestra as well... He was becoming more and more worried about their safety as they ventured deeper and deeper into the jungle without even waving a single goodbye to the zebra fellows who were so kind to them... Hopefully they could come back to the village alive... and hopefully they would gain some more refreshments to bring along for their journey afterwards...

 

"Blue Note... are you sure we're going the right way... And are you sure we'll be safe following this harp...?" Sterling asked again, hearing the harp louder and louder now... For now, it seemed like there was no turning back for Blue Note and Sterling... hopefully Sterling could convince her to change her mind...

[Commander Bubbles 1,343]

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((OOC: And I guess I'm the brawler/bard as well as your (slightly crazy) DM ))

 

Chronos shook his head. "No, I've never wielded a weapon before at all, not have I ever been in a proper fight..." He felt pretty helpless in this situation, and a letdown to the group. "I'm sort I'm such a burden to you guys, I'm pretty useless if I'm honest..."

 

(Trying to make Red somewhat more subdued this time around because of what happened to Applejack)

 

"Well, Steel can show you the ropes," Red responded, "He's probably one of the best ponies out there in the field of swordsponyship. In other words, pay good attention to him. Heh."

[lincolnshirepony 527]

@Sterling Crimson

 

Blue Note thought she heard Sterling say something, but the harp had her in a trance. She came up to a clearing, and the music swelled into a grand crescendo, before going silent. The sun cast one of its rays onto a brilliant blue object, halfway stuck in the ground. This must have been what the harp was leading her too. "I think this is meant for me," she said. "I don't know why though." The silence had given way to more mental clarity. She dug it out of the ground with her hooves, cringing a little at the dirt. She levitated the orb up with her magic, to get a better look at it. "The harp played a composition I wrote, but have never shown anypony. I feel like it came from a powerful source of magic."

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"Well, I'm glad to know I'm amongst such strong friends!" Chronos said with a smile. However, he was worried about the act that Steel might teach him swordfighting. Chronos didn't feel he could ever face a pony in a fight with a sword. He would be paralysed with fear...

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Sterling looked at the orb with confusion and concern after Blue Note was led to it after being in a trance-like state... Sterling approached slowly towards Blue Note so he could have a look at the shiny blue orb that she had dug from the ground... It looked so round... so pure... so blue... just like Blue Note... well, just the blue part. Sterling then tried asking Blue Note to see if she was still stuck...

 

"Blue Note... What is that thing... are... are you alright... And... is it safe...?" Sterling uttered his words slowly and with a shake... He was worried... would the orb hurt them... or help them? What did it have to do with the assassin, if there was any connection at all...?

[lincolnshirepony 527]

@Sterling Crimson

 

"I think so," Blue Note said. "It doesn't feel like dark magic." She hoped that her hunch was correct. "I think the harp wanted to lead me here. I wonder if there's a connection between the blueness of the orb and me..." She wanted to examine it, maybe try a few spells, but she didn't even know where to start.  "Either way, I'm positive that this was meant for me." 

 

Blue Note realized that she had taken them on quite a detour. "Sorry about that. I just didn't feel like this was something to ignore. I'll get us back on track to finding the others." She regained her hold on the spell. Now that the harp had disappeared, the other instrument sounds could be heard again.

[Steel Accord 6,660]

 

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(No, I'm the F/A-18C Hornet of the group )

 

"Right," Red responded to DJ, then turning to Steel.

"Well, you're the best warrior in our group," he said, chuckling slightly, "so I think you'd be a prime example to set for our friend here." He then knelt back down to Chronos.

"You ever used a weapon before?" he asked, "You're gonna need to defend yourself regardless."

 

 

 

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((OOC: And I guess I'm the brawler/bard as well as your (slightly crazy) DM ))

 

Chronos shook his head. "No, I've never wielded a weapon before at all, not have I ever been in a proper fight..." He felt pretty helpless in this situation, and a letdown to the group. "I'm sort I'm such a burden to you guys, I'm pretty useless if I'm honest..."

 

 

(Trying to make Red somewhat more subdued this time around because of what happened to Applejack)

 

"Well, Steel can show you the ropes," Red responded, "He's probably one of the best ponies out there in the field of swordsponyship. In other words, pay good attention to him. Heh."

 

"Nonsense!" Steel said to the unicorn. "You've just yet to have a situation where your talents can shine through. We all can't be action heroes after all. We'd be lost with Sterling's medical knowledge, North's gift of awareness and navigation, and DJ's leadership. Not to mention Clover's magic and Red's speed. Me? As much pride as I put in my abilities, all I do is know various ways to hit things with sharp pieces of metal. I could teach you to use any number of weapons apart from blades, but it's up to you to discover where your true value lives."

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Sterling nodded back after Blue Note completed her search for the out of sync harp. She placed her blue orb into her bag before she urged Sterling onward to search for the others. Sterling sighed in relief when the orb did nothing other than be silent after Blue Note picked up her orb... But Blue Note was right... what could that orb mean...?

 

Enough of the talk, was what Sterling thought to himself as he reused his magic spell to continue their search for her friends... Hopefully they would find them before the assassin did... There was no time to waste.

[Umbral Noir 1,556]

@@Steel Accord

 

"You really think there might be something I could use to be helpful?" Chronos asked, smiling a little. "Maybe you could help me find my use to everypony when we go back to the ship? It might be a bit less hectic when we get back." IF we get back.... He thought to himself worriedly...

[lincolnshirepony 527]

@Sterling Crimson

 

Listening intently, Blue Note tried to pick out any instrument sounds. "I think I hear some trombone sounds," she said. "They must not be too far from where they were." She took off after the regular trombone sounds, aware of the background instruments around them. There was no harp to distract her this time. "Should I allow the spell to have us a make a sound as well? They would be able to hear us coming that way, though the assassin could too..."