private Conflict in Equestria

[Alicorn Fluttershy 152]

@@pinkiepartypie,

 

"Chrystal decided to talk to some journalist pony about chrystal empire history. boring! so i flew around trying to find something to do. and then i met you! so i did find something to do after all!" she smiled in a friendly way. "you're a baker? thats so cool!" 

[pinkiepartypie 779]

She smiled and pulled a tiny piece from a cupcake off,"want a piece of cupcake."She put it down on a tiny doll plate."Oh and some water hang on."Some loud clangling was followed by her as she went to the kitchen.She came back with a thimble filled with water."Here you go my tiny, tiny friend."She smiled and put it down.

[Alicorn Fluttershy 152]

@@pinkiepartypie,

 

"Thankyou so much" said Bluebell. she was hungry. she sipped the water from the thimble and ate the piece of cupcake which was mostly iceing but it was delishious. "mmmm this is good." she said stuffing the remainder of crumb in her mouth. she always did love sweets.

[pinkiepartypie 779]

Pinkie smiled as she bounced around cleaning,"I have only seen a breezie once I was one to."She said as she climbed on a chair to clean her food cabinets. She looked over bluebell,"if you want a little more then you can rip off a piece if you need me call me over."She ran upstairs to fix up her bed room.

[Alicorn Fluttershy 152]

@@pinkiepartypie, 

 

"ok thanks!" Bluebell shouted and tore off a slightly larger piece of cupcake. she ate the piece and then was bored and full so she flew up to pinkie's bedroom where she was cleaning to see if she wanted to talk. talking was a bordom buster for Bluebell afer all.

[pinkiepartypie 779]

Pinkie pie was singing the smile song and didn't notice bluebell till she turned around."Oh hi bluebell."She said happily.Pinkie bounded to her wardrobe and dusted it off,"cleaning may not be fun but, you can make it fun."She said cheerfully.She stopped and turned towards bluebell,"shouldnt you be getting home to your breezie family...OH NO DID YOU FALL OFF COURE."Even upset pinkie had a slight smile.

[Alicorn Fluttershy 152]

"no no no" said Bluebell "the breezie home world was boring, had no adventure, and they never let me come to collect pollon with them. so i left. and i was right to. ponys are way more interesting creatures." Bluebell smiled in satisfaction. whatever reaction she got would be fine.

[Sir Xarthas VI 470]

@@Gloomfury,

Spirit Watcher looked down and saw Gloomfury with his eyes closed, waiting for something. She guessed he would try to follow her. She chuckled in her head, and flew slowly in a direction, waiting for Gloom to respond. She decided to just leave him be, and she flew to Ponyville's library. Gloomfury might track her, but she didn't really care. Once inside, she fazed back into the normal world and looked through the books.

[Gloomfury 243]

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When she did that the sent came back and Gloom's eyes opened. Then he started following the sent of the strange yet interesting mare.As he tracked the sent he looked around for her as well. As got closer to where she was the sent got stronger. When he pin point where she would most likely be he head into library made out of a giant tree. He walked over to where she was with a smile. "Found ya."

[Sir Xarthas VI 470]

@@Gloomfury,

Spirit Watcher chuckled out loud, making sure Gloomfury could hear. She grabbed a book and tossed it in his direction. "If you're interested in my abilities, then turn to page 38, and read all the way through page 45. But if you're just interested in me, then see if you can find me again." She said as she disappeared, and flew lightning fast out the library. She reappeared almost in the middle of Ponyville, where a small group of ponies were talking. She decided not to start mingling, but she did want to have some fun with them. So she fazed into the spirit world and watched them while hovering above them.

[Gloomfury 243]

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 Caught the book and looked at it for a moment and then put it back on a a shelf. When she disappeared his instincts kicked in again and he head outside. When he sent came back he ran towards where it was so he could catch her before she was gone. When he got to the middle of town trail had gone cold. He looked around but saw no trace of her. He had to get her to reappear some how. With nothing coming to mind he tried something that would make him seem crazy

 

. He started calling for her. "Hey, mysterious mare! Why don't you just come out?! No matter where ya go I'm gonna follow you. And once I got a mark I don't stop till I find them! Come on! I'll treat ya to some sweets. On me! Ice cream, apple pie, peach cobbler? Hell, if those ain't your fancy then how about some cheesecake?!" He yelled,  naming the last dessert he could think of. Even though he doesn't like to attract attention he was really doing it now. And he didn't really know why either.

[Eloquence 2,076]

@@Alicorn Fluttershy, @,  

 

"Oh, yes, I know Twilight quite well. Each of the Elements of Harmony have so many wonderful stories to tell, including you Applejack." She nudged Applejack at the mention of her name. "But Twilight is the one who most shares my fondness of the written word, so she was the one I went to most often for discussion. We've become good friends, and she's taught me ever so much." She giggled a bit. "Some might say I'm her most faithful student."

[pinkiepartypie 779]

Pinkie look at her small friend and smiled,"I like you."She said overhappily as she began to jump again.She bounced downstairs towards the kitchen asking bluebell to follow.She began searching for something then brought it out for blubell to see."I have a secret stash of my pics."She said as she pulled out a pic of her as a breezie,"I was one before to."She smiled brightly.

[Alicorn Fluttershy 152]

@@Eloquence,

 

"i see." said Chrystal. they were nearing the bakery. "is this it?" asked Chrystal. she hoped it was. she was thirsty.

 

@@pinkiepartypie,

 

"how does that work?" asked Bluebell as she stared confused at the picture. "is this some sort of trick?" she couldn't understand how or why she could be a breezie

[Eloquence 2,076]

@@Alicorn Fluttershy,

 

"Indeed it is. Sugarcube Corner, in all its saccharine glory." She opened the door with her magic and held it for Chrystal and Applejack before stepping inside herself and settling into a booth. Mrs. Cake was there to take the groups' orders moments after the trio seated themselves, carrying with her the tiny cup of sugar water she had come to know Eloquence would ask for every time she came in with Ellipsis. The little hummingbird flitted off her head and nuzzled Mrs. Cake before perching on the edge of the glass and taking a long drink.

 

"Thank you Mrs. Cake." said Eloquence.

 

"Of course dear. Now that Elli's all taken care of, what would you three like?" Mrs. Cake replied.

[pinkiepartypie 779]

Pinkie giggled and told bluebell,"one of my friends is an alicorn but before then she was just a un8corn and turned us into breezies to help them get back home."She said then stopped,"ohh someone is here."She bounced out of the kitchen seeing applejack and two others."Hi."She said bouncing next to miss.cake

[Alicorn Fluttershy 152]

@@Eloquence,@@pinkiepartypie,

 

"i'll have a hay smoothie with extra oats please" said Chrystal. there she thought now her thirst would be quenched. Bluebell followed pinkie to the 3 ponys. "awwww Chrystal did you have to follow me? i can take care of myself ya know" she put her tiny nose in the air.

[Eloquence 2,076]

@@Alicorn Fluttershy, @@pinkiepartypie,

 

"Hello Pinkie." Eloquence replied with a smile. "And hello Bluebell. What an amusing coincidence that you and Chrystal would both find your way to the same place, though not terribly surprising. Sugarcube Corner is quite the social hub after all, and rightly so." She smiled at Pinkie and Mrs. Cake. "Oh, and I'd like a glass of iced tea and a cupcake, please. Any flavor's fine, surprise me."

[pinkiepartypie 779]

Pinkie bounced happily to get her a fresh baked cupcake.She bounded into the kitchen.She came back out with a cupcake in her hoof she put it down on the counter and smiled. "Do you like it I made it myself."She smiled wider as she handed over he cupcake to Eloquence."Hi QppleJack"She said cheerfully.

[Alicorn Fluttershy 152]

@@pinkiepartypie,@@Eloquence,  

"so you didn't plan to follow me?" asked Bluebell. "not at all." Chrystal said. Bluebell giggled, "thats so funny!" Chrystal realised she hadn't told Eloquence anything about King Sombre's rule yet. "Eloquence, i'm so sorry, i haven't told you anything yet!" she didn't like the idea of promiseing to tell her about things and then ending up not telling her.

[Eloquence 2,076]

@@Alicorn Fluttershy,

 

"Oh, don't worry about it dear. We still have plenty of time for that, unless of course you're in a hurry." She certainly hoped she wasn't, at least. She had the feeling she'd enjoy talking to this pony, and not just because she's from the Crystal Empire. Not to mention the very interesting little breezie accompanying her.

[Alicorn Fluttershy 152]

@,@@Eloquence,

 

 "do you want me to start talking about Sombre?" Chrystal asked. their food and drink arrived. "thankyou" she looked at Eloquence and smiled, sipping her hay smoothie. "i could definitely start talking about Sombre now if you'd like." she glanced back at applejack to see if she wanted to listen too.

[Eloquence 2,076]

@@Alicorn Fluttershy,

 

Eloquence nodded enthusiastically. "I think now would be the perfect time. Just let me get myself ready first." She levitated out some of the contents of her bag; her notebook, a quill, a pot of ink, and placed them neatly around her, took a sip of her tea and a big bite of the decadent chocolate-raspberry swirl cupcake Mrs. Cake had brought her, one she would have to remember to order again because it was amazing, and was completely ready to begin her work. "Alright, ready when you are Chrystal."

[Alicorn Fluttershy 152]

@@Eloquence, 

"ok" Chrystal Heart began "many many years ago in the chrystal empire. a unicorn named Sombre came. at first he was kind and we all thought he was a gentle and worthy leader. personaly i figured he was trouble, but the rest of the empire loved him so who was i to oppose? soon he was 3rd in command then there was the most mysterious death of both the chrystal empire's Princess and the next in line, puting Sombre in charge of the empire. that day i was out walking like normal when one of Sombre's newly apointed ponys seised me and every other pony around me. they put us in chains and took us to the castle. if you resisted you were put in Sombre's dungeon and it was no ordinary dungeon with a couple of rats, no it was constant sceaming because you couldn't get away from the snakes threatening to eat you night and day. and just when you thought you were safe, you would have to work in the most dangerous parts of the chrystal mines. anyways all the chrystal ponies stood in front of sombre, chained together. all Sombre's lackeys stood underneith the balcony he was on. they brought us up one by one and Sombre would tell them what he wanted done with that perticular pony. wether he wanted you to be one of his personal slaves, which were mainly fillys and mares, to work in the chrystal mines, to be put to death or to be sent to the dungeon. each group had a colored hoof ring. his personal slaves had pink, the mine ponies had grey, the ponys that were supposed to be in the dungeons had black. anyone the guards were supposed to watch had red and the other color catagory they were in. just before i was brought up my friend Amber Feilds was taken to Sombre. he told them to put her in the Dungeon. they put a black on her and lead her towards the dungeons. i havn't seen her or any of the ponie's sent to the dungeon since but rumor has it that they are still there waiting for someone to find them. when i was brought up to Sombre he smirked and told the guards i was pretty enough to be his personal slave. they slaped a pink ring on my left forleg and lead to the area Sombre had designated for his slaves.when all the ponies that were to be slaves were gathered in the building that is now the spa in the chrystal empire, Sombre came and told us the rules. no talking unless he gave us permission to speak, if we ignored or dissobeyed Sombre there would be consequences. no going out of the designated area, if we were caught in the grey or black district we would be sent to the dungeon or red banded. those with purple bands were Sombres favorites and were the only ones allowed in Sombre's bedroom without permission.  in total there were 60 mares, 39 fillys and 1 stalion in the room at that point." Chrystal paused for a second then continued."we had basic duties to perform like scrubing the floors, entertaining Sombre, and doing Sombre's every wish. i was assigned to entertaining Sombre and i was instructed to always smile curtiously and i would be treated better than the other ponies. i did as instructed and i soon found myself purple banded and on the top of Sombre's list. now some of the purple banded ponies were taken to a room that ponies were only allowed in if Sombre invited them. nobody really knew what happened in that room but ponies who went in there didn't come out the same and never wanted to talk about their experiences. as i was a purple banded pony or a Sombre's sister as the pink banded ponies called us when they were allowed to speak, Sombre frequently had me to accompany him to view the other districts with him. this was how i passed on news to the other districts about who had been promoted, sent to the dungeon, and how pony's family members were doing. Before long Sombre invited me to his mysterious room. i must admit i was scared. as i entered with Sombre darkness surrounded us. then twin spotlights came on to show where i was and where sombre was. i remember him saying 'now you are my favorite pony my dearest Chrystal Heart. what do you think of that?' i responed 'I am honored King Sombre' 'good' he said 'now will you join me as Queen Chrystal Heart?' i was torn between my people, what is right and good and the easy path beside Sombre. i knew he always let the ponys he let into the room leave it alive but many of them were no longer purple banded any more afterwards and had to scrub floors instead of feeding Sombre grapes. i asked him 'what will hapen to me if i don't?' he showed me an image of me scrubing floors. 'but the reward of joining me is greater. he showed me an image of a darker colored pony who was me but with darker colors and a black cutie mark, in a gown and crown ordering the other ponies around. i saw it and was horrified. i did not want to be evil. i did not want to be a monster. i stood my ground and was just about to say no when suddenly the ground shook and i heard the booming voices of Luna and Celestia calling Sombre to come out and face justice. Sombre turned to me and said 'times up' he started useing his magic to turn me into the pony in the image i had just witnessed and ordered me to follow him out as he faced Celestia and Luna. i walked a few paces behind him as all the other ponies in the slave building stared at me. i stood by the entrance as Sombre shot bolt after bolt of red and black lightning at Celestia and Luna, he nearly overthrew them but just when he had almost won i put my magic to use and shot the final beam of the battle at Sombre. he fell to the ground and uttered some words i didn't understand. just when he landed i turned back to normal but that was the last thing i saw before wakeing up not knowing who or where i was, not knowing it was 1,000 years later. then when the chrystal fair happened and the heart was replaced i remembered it all and i looked chrystal again." she knew that was alot to handle "did you get all that Eloquence?"

Edited June 30, 2014 by Alicorn Fluttershy

[Eloquence 2,076]

Eloquence scrawled furiously across the pages of her notebook, making note of each and every word the Chrystal pony spoke. She finished writing with a huff just after Chrystal finished speaking. "I believe so." She caught her breath a bit and set down her quill. "I knew finding you would provide me with an extraordinary tale, though I had no idea just how extraordinary. You have truly lived an amazing life, Chrystal. Your bravery is most impressive, as is the purity of your heart." She gave a warm and genuine smile. "There is much I could ask you yet, but I would understand if you wish to pause for a while."