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[Moonlit 593]

@@Blitz Boom,@@Driz,  "A....simple...letter to Princess....Luna...detailing....the loss...of my...jewel...please" She floats on the surface of the water, with her head resting on her rock. "If you...address with...my name...it's gets...fasttracked". Serenade looks over at Trinket, "You are...forgiven..Fah'lina..can get...the best of any pony...when she's excited. But...you had...a question?"

[BloodDrops 762]

@@Blitz Boom, @@Missklang,

 

Blood Drops dropped the firework she had been chewing, she glanced at Blitz and then back at the newcomer. She didn't like another pony to know about her, or her zombiefication. She would be worse then Trixie after her magic performance nightmare. She blinked at him and frowned, he had a red mane, she liked red. "I want to lick him" she told Blitz. She kicked the firework aside, this was more interesting then fireworks, it was a blood red mane pony. SHE JUST LOVED RED COLOURS.

 

"HES RED, IM GONNA TOUCH HIM" she squealed. She got excited, and when she got excited and wanted to do somthing, she was going to do it. She moved closer to him and began sniffing him, "HIIIIIII, RED PONY" she screamed at him, she contiued to go closer, she was very close to his mane. She held her hoof out to touch it. She after all just wanted to touch it, and maybe lick it. Though that would prove fatal to the stallion.

 

(Yeah you won't want me to touch you Misskland, unless you want to be zombified)

[Blitz Boom 4,634]

 

"Sadly, I don't know where Discord is. If I did, I would try to convince him to snap the town back to how it were before the monster attacked.

 

He shows up at random intervals and leaves with little trace again if that's his want, so keeping track on him is near impossible, and frankly, at this point, I wouldn't be surprised to hear he lived in another dimension or something. Hard to say with him."

 

He did know something more, that being that Fluttershy had contact with him through letters, but quite frankly, he didn't trust this alicorn enough yet to give that sort of information out. Their kind were powerful, and though he did appear nothing but helpful thus far, he had also spoken of things he had done in the past , and... Well, what if Discord decided to have some fun by reverting him back? Nothing good would come from him being Discorded, or whatever he had heard the term were when he started to mess with the heads of others.

 

"As for Lu- Her majesty, she have returned from her imprisonment in the moon, and gotten cleansed of the darkness that besieged her some time ago now. And thank the moon for that. Her majesty did not deserve to be under such a dark influence."

 

it were one of the things he didn't speak to Luna about unless she felt like it herself. if it were because she felt guilt over what she had done as Nightmare Moon or if it were just something that she tried to put behind her were hard to tell at times, but regardless of which one it were, he wouldn't dig into the situation. She were his friend after all, and when she felt like talking at times, it shouldn't then be used on him acting more like an investigator. Even if he did think at times that it might help her to speak about it.

 

"As for a mud bath, I think the spa in town is still intact, so there might be some hope there. Haven't checked it myself so I can't be sure of course, but there is a chance they might have something like that."

 

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@Shineling

 

Void gave a glance over and saw all the food that did indeed seem to be done, with a surprised look on her face. She hadn't expected him to be done without her taking notice of things, and yet, there were several delicious looking dishes steaming and ready for ponies to show up and eat. It was really impressive, and not just the look of the food, which almost made her mouth water.

 

The thought began to fizzle out though as he went on and began to speak of being nice to somepony that were nice too, which made sense she supposed, but... Well, when he finished his sentence with something that she weren't used to hearing, she had a moment of *slacked jaw syndrome*. Or you know, the biological version of a 404 error.

 

"F-Friend?"

 

The word sounded weird in her muzzle once it finally escaped her.

 

Even before her and Void had to run away from Troy, neither of them had been able to make friends. What they did kept them mostly isolated by their parents for a while to try and keep them safe, and when they were let out, they kept their distance because they knew what they could do, and saw how others began to react to it once they figured out it was because of them, so they never got a friend. Something which the twenty years of running away from various places where they tried to settle down hadn't changed either, and yet here stood a pony who had know her for less than an hour, and called her that?

 

A small tear ran down from her normal eye, before she managed to wipe it away around halfway down.

 

"I-I'm sorry, it's just... N-Nopony have ever called me their friend before and... T-Thank you."

 

It was a bit hesitant and somewhat awkward, but Void did go the few steps over towards him and gave him a hug anyway. It didn't last long, and she looked like a tomato had been streaked over her cheeks when she let go and started to try and get back to her pots again, but it still felt like something she didn't regret too much.

 

"I hope I can be there t-too, in case you need it sometimes Storm."

 

She had a few more things to say really, like asking who this *Fluttershy* were, but she couldn't manage to say it all right now, so it had to stay cluttered in her throat until further notice. All in due time though.

 

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@genessee

 

"...You see plenty of strange things in Ponyville, but never have I gazed upon a sight like this."

 

Alonsus had only been here for a few years, but in that time, he had seen plenty of strange, horrible, goofy and downright confusing things. Seeing building materials being transported by tornado though? That was a new one for him, and frankly,  it was so bizarre that he didn't know what to make of it, which caused him to be blank on what to say a´for about 15 seconds before answering.

 

"I guess others have, as they keep working? Or perhaps they have simply seen too much strange things in this town to make them care much? I would not be surprised if the princess had something to do with that, considering her magic outbursts, but I don't know if it is she who does this. Princess Twilight, and her magic, is hard to try and understand sometimes."

 

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@cwhip9

 

Cover-up looked at the bag that were presented him, but didn't say anything for a time as he tried to think about how to put his response to Crescent in a nice way. He had been helpful and hospitable after all, and a really friendly sort, so he couldn't outright say that he wasn't perhaps thinking things through, but...

 

"I-I'm sorry, but I can't take that. The saddlebag haves enough space and... Well, I can't really carry this.

 

Using his magic, he put on the gear he usually did, which were first the saddlebag on the right, and the large ink well in to the left in the throw-over sort of *harness* that gave stability between the two of them. After that, the large paint brush he used floated over and laid down on his back at a slight angle, but enough to show that he were actually quite full up here on things, and couldn't carry anything on his back without ditching the brush, which weren't going to happen. It were a gift, and the only tool he really knew how to use his tattoo skills with, so he couldn't leave that behind.

 

"If there something important in there, I can see if it can be in the saddlebag? Maybe?"

 

"I'll take it. I just need to put the fish into it. The box simply takes up space, and is something which I don't know why I would need, Crescent."

 

He gave a narrowed look to the bat pony, trying to convey via the gaze alone to not mention anything about his affinity for that particular kind of sleeping space ever again. It was a matter of dignity, which had also been one of the reasons why he had whispered it yesterday instead of blurting it out, and he had told Crescent this because he trusted the bat pony somewhat. It seemed though, that he had to train the thestral in what to say about the things he shared though.

 

After the gaze, he started to put the dried fish in the bag before sliding into it. It were meant for a pony, but he were essentially the same size, though a little longer and sleeker, so it wasn't so bad. And Cover-up was looking a bit scrawny anyway, so it weren't as bad as if this had been one of the bulky earth ponies. It would have slid right off then.

 

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@dragon4111

 

"Condescending made you listen. Stop being blind to things and I won't need to do it again."

 

She examined him as he wandered around, put down the mare that still didn't seem close to waking up, and still, she felt unimpressed. She wouldn't underestimate him if it came to a fight, as that would be foolish to do with anypony, but she didn't initially think it were going to be much of a struggle if it came to it frankly.

 

"And save your threats. Might be you hide some kind of impressive fighting style, but I'm not here to battle. I did that enough yesterday, and today is meant to be a time to get things fixed up before the next attack shows up."

 

It was really *cute* of him to judge her for not knowing him, when he were just as guilty about it as she were. The more he talked, the more it seemed like he thought that she were only there to create trouble, and that was about as far from what she actually wanted to do as possible. Sure, she threatened Clayton a small bit before this, but-

 

Her line of thought were interrupted when she looked up, and saw a line of the materials that were needed for their construction work flying through the sky on what looked like a controlled air stream, and going towards the clock tower. Considering she didn't hear anypony yelp out in pain, it seemed like nopony got hit, but... What in the world were this?

 

"Clayton, is this a trick of yours?"

 

The earth pony stood and looked as well at the line, unaware of what exactly were going on except this looking like it were speeding up the process quite substantially. He would have calculated exactly how much, but he would rather answer Last and avoid another episode of her getting to him.

 

"I-I don't think so, but I will find out. I'll find you when I have answers, yes?"

 

"Good. If neither of us is here when you get back, go that way until you find a food parlor. Likely a gathering place for many over the next few hours."

 

She pointed in a direction, and he nodded before taking off in the direction of the train station, which left Last back with Long Stare and Draco.

 

"As for you, I would suggest that you follow me there, and bring her. It's even more dangerous to stay unconscious now that there's things flying through the air, so finding something that can wake her up, such as smelling salts, seems like an idea. That, or take her home. I don't want anypony hurt out here, and the bench is too exposed."

 

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@Lloyd

 

Chow shook his head a little ad chuckled when he saw Astral go upstairs to fetch Misty. He had said that this sort could wait until tomorrow, after the two had settled in properly, but he had forgotten how impatient about things Astral seemed to be. Always wanting to rush off and do something, heh. Some day, she were going to make one stallions life into a hectic mess if this kept up, though somehow, he were thinking it would be alright regardless. She were a nice lil' lass at the heart of things after all, and that sort should count for a good deal. Heck, he wouldn't mind if the situation were on his side of the court, so whoever were going to be the lucky one could hopefully see that it was what were beneath the skin that counted in the end.

 

Missing the obvious way this thought could have gone quite severely - along with a self inflected hint at what he could do - Chow didn't do much else whilst waiting for the two mares to come back down. He figure he wouldn't have a lot of time to work with, so checking the basement didn't seem like something he could feasibly get done before they'd be back, and there wasn't a lot to look at in here anyway besides...

 

When the two of them would get down, Chow would be standing with his head down into a box of books, looking around at what were in there, seemingly looking for something entertaining. Nothing like a diary though, as he'd deserved to be mauled for reading that sort, but more like a photo album or something like that.

 

At the sound of their voice however, he popped his head up and blurted out the first thing that came to mind.

 

"Whelp, no spiders there. Must've been seeing things."

 

Considering what he tended to blurt out as the first thing on his mind, he seemed to actually have gotten out of this fine this time. Well, it was less thin in it than his usual excuses at least.

 

"Hey, look who's rocking a new braid. Looking good there Misty, though I do get the urge to see what'll happen if I poke at your mane a bit again."

 

He grinned at her, not really thinking on messing with her manestyle again, but just having a bit of a laugh.

 

"Anyway, been thinking on it, and whilst you could use a look at most places, I figure that showing you were you can buy food here in town would be the best start. I'll show you some cafe's, restaurants and of course the market where you can buy the ingredients to make stuff yourself. Or okay, I'll show you where these things used to be, and we'll take it from there. Hopefully things haven't changed around too much."

 

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@asdfmovienerd39

 

"I think I saw one nearby were nopony were right now, but we'll need to get them a bit of way then. Think you'll be okay here whilst I go find some discreet transportation for them?"

 

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@asdfmovienerd39

 

"For every one good thing you can find about this, I can mention a hundred horrid ones. Believe me, this aura is a miserable punishment, even if I can pick up something like a simple cursed object. I'd frankly rather be normal and then just learn how to cleanse these things. At least then I'd only have to worry about getting possessed, not hung."

 

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@Handsome Changeling

 

"Another changeling. Interesting."

 

The voice would come from a mare that would soon get into sight, wandering slowly out from inside the Everfree Forest

 

 

Her stare showed interest, but also a somewhat bored expression that were slowly veering off. It appeared as if she hadn't been doing something outright exciting and fun in the forest until she found this one. It appeared as if she wasn't some savage, but actually had manners, as she corrected her monocle and brushed a bit of dirt of her shoulder to appear a bit more more presentable.

 

"No disguise, and the way you wander this near to town doesn't make it appear as if you are afraid of the locals taking notice of that. Makes me think you make your home either here or near it, yes? Fascinating."

 

A bag floated next to her as she walked, and kept that way as she stopped herself and rose a hoof to grab hold of her monocle so she could polish it with a piece of cloth she withdrew from somewhere under her... Cape or dress, one of those things. Though it could be both in a sense.

 

She absolutely abhorred having this glass be dirty in any sort of way, and she had spotted a minor stain there when she had been glancing over the changeling that were starting to irk her as she spoke.

 

"Your armor seems interesting too. Looks sturdier than the ones I have seen before, and well taken care of. Says something about a pony if they don't let their things fall into decay."

 

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@EQ_Theta

 

Mother observed closely when she saw Serenade open a gate. It seemed to strain her somewhat more than she would have hoped, but she were still new to this life and those abilities. With time, she'd be able to do things more smoothly, surely. Besides, it were not a bad gate. A little rough in the metaphysical aspects, but functional certainly.

 

"The only present I wish for, is to hear that you all make it through this without getting hurt. Though if you insist, I wouldn't say no to some books perhaps. The more I can learn of your world, the better I can potentially help another time after all. Besides, it might be quite fascinating."

 

She leaned back once more into the bed that she had been laying on when they had appeared before, and smiled warmly at the two of them as they began their trip away from home once more.

 

"I will pray that your word holds true then Lin. And please, bring my best to Sen, and let him know that I will be here if he needs to talk to me. Just as I will be for you Lin."

 

She didn't need to tell Omen, as she already had the message imprinted into her brain from being told many times over the years, but Sen and Lin were new children of hers - or adopted, if you wanted to be technical - and could do well in being told now and again, just to make sure.

 

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@GingerLightning

 

A pin went away in relative silence, then another, and then finally, the last one escaped the back of the timerpup and floated into her bag along with the rest of them. He didn't move though, seemingly unsure of what to do before Belladonna nudged to him a little.

 

"Go."

 

More wasn't needed before Meeko bolted out of the basket, nearly tripped, and then jumped at Ginger whilst barking and wagging his tail with great intensity. If she had any doubts about how much the pup had missed her, this should tell the story well.

 

As for the mare... She just kept watching them, and the interaction between timberpup and hybrid. It was a fairly unusual sight, so there were potentially something to learn there. Or she could just focus on a few memories this sprung up too, it were hard to say what went on in her head really.

 

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@Driz

@Moonlit

 

"Awh, she just tried to help. She didn't know how Trinket would react and likely wanted to just protect Serenade. Didn't you?"

 

The rodent had flown up on a shelf when this went on and now looked down upon them, and vigorously nodding yes to the question.

 

"Hehe, starting to get better at this. Anyway, time to write a letter."

 

Thankfully for them all, Ziggy had never been that effective at writing like a doctor, so the message written should be possible to decipher instead of making Luna think that somepony were asking her for aspirin. It wasn't near Serenade's hoofwriting though, but they had to work with what they had, which included putting the siren's name on the letter like she asked. Hopefully it would draw the princess' attention like she had mentioned.

 

"Okay, all done and looking sorta official. I just need an envelope then and I'll zoom like a bee to the mailmares. You use a special kind and a seal of some sort? I can't remember right now how the last letter looked like when it got sent."

 

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@Missklang

@BloodDrops

 

"Jump back!"

 

There wasn't enough time for her to craft an actual spell from this distance, so she had to hope that the stranger would react on this and jump back, otherwise this were going to end badly. And not just because this meant that he would end up getting infected.

 

When she had followed the other two, after realizing that the forge would be at least a half hour to get to the right temperatures and making sure that it were a little more safely contained, she had thought that all she had to do were trying to save them from themselves. Blood from being blown up, and Blitz from becoming another struck by a necrotic disease. What she hadn't expected was seeing what essentially counted as personalized teleportation of a kind she hadn't heard about before, that ended with a pony popping out that struck a few bells in her head.

 

Not because she had seen him, no. Far as she knew, she had never seen this one in her life. No, what actually were was a little hard to put a claw on, but he seemed... Different, from the ponies she had met and read up about, and not just because of the magic.

 

If she had been closer, the energy and smell would have clued her more into things, but from this distance, Missklang's secret were somewhat intact, even though the tall dragoness didn't seem to want to hurt him currently. Quite the opposite in fact.

 

As for Blitz... Well, she just giggled when he popped out of the air and jumped a little in place, barely noticing the rocket being laid down by Blood in the process.

 

"Yey, more guests. Hi telepony!"

[Handsome Changeling 1,851]

@@Blitz Boom,

Void let out a slight hiss in instinct at the sudden approach, but he sighed in relief that it was none of the more racial and still single minded ponies who despised his race for what they did, did being a key word inside Voids mind everytime he has to argue with a pony on such a delicate matter, his eyes giving off their glowing fluorescent pink light as he looked the 'mare' down and up. Taking in each piece of her appearance and memorising it for future interactions.

"Hmmm...  How come you say another Changeling?" This was the first question he had, and it being the more apparent one out of the things he says, he was more interested in the fact this random encounter was so sudden and how this mare seemed well kept for coming out of the Everfree, even Void himself could traverse the Everfree reliably but still managed to gain some sort of grubby mud or leaves on his body somewhere with each journey.

"Yeah of course, I live on the adjacent side of the Everfree to Ponyville, more peace and quiet that way... I am proud of my appearance I don't need a disguised form, I do have one of course for more formal journeys but no I don't use it much... As for my armour, yes it is well looked after, my hives keep sake after all... Now a question for you? How come you look so tidy and clean when you came out of the forest there?" His voice slightly wary of this new pony but his attitude being quite polite and positive through his insectoid voice.

 

[genessee 535]

@@Blitz Boom

 

Lance was still in a state of shock when Alonsus spoke again. "Interesting..." Lance squeaked. He did know somewhat about magic. He read a book on it a few years back, and it did mention stuff about how 'magic can do amazing things', but he never saw more than an average levitation spell. I feel this may be an interesting town to live in.

[asdfmovienerd39 55]

stuff

 

"Yeah, yeah, I think I'll be good..." Deadpan nodded, his voice more...hollow than the light-hearted jovial pony he was before the mess. If there was one thing that could be taken out of this, its that he certainly wasn't the same pony.

 

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"Ah, my apologies then, Null.. Well, what do we do now?" Zen asked, looking around absent mindedly.

[Missklang 1,053]

@@BloodDrops,@@Blitz Boom

Hello indeed.

 

Missklang looked at the curious pony approaching and smiled. Judging by the eyes and the smell, faintly covered by the smell of sulphur in the air, as well as the black stains in her aura, she was ill. And that the disease wasn't common cold.

 

Please, how can I refuse a hug? You ask the impossible from me. Perhaps you worry? Rest assured, as If a toxin, virus or a poison could kill me, I would be dead centuries ago...

 

It could be contagious, though. That wouldn't be good. Hmm, perhaps this one time, the hug could indeed be delayed. Even if he was almost certain he wouldn't get affected, getting others infected with a potentially deadly disease was bad. Hugs weren't supposed to be deadly and he didn't want to play the role of the plague-spreading rat either. 

 

Well, I guess I will spare you the worry miss dragon.

 

He looked at the green pony

 

I'm sorry, in other circumstances, I would indeed let you poke me. 

 

His eyes glowed a faint red as he levitated himself at a height where he would be just beyond the reach of the pony and slowly floated towards the dragon just to stop around a meter away and put himself down.

Edited January 22, 2017 by Missklang

[dragon4111 914]

@Blitz Boom

Draco looked up in the air as his eye twitched uncontrollably. oh boy some pony was taking the materials to rebuild the town? For the love of his ancestor. "Well if it's going to be a fight," Draco stated as he looked at Clayton. "I can't fight if I have Long Stare on my back,"

[EQ_Theta 460]

@@Blitz Boom

 

Lin nodded in understanding and turned to Omen, gesturing to the gate. It was time to go back and Ghilan and Sen would be waiting for them somewhere on the other side. The council was to meet and talk about the proposition to begin an investigation into Solasan's whereabouts and bring him to justice. Or that was the plan; having the council meet had Lin thinking not everyone was open to the idea of starting one immediately. Lin stepped through the gate, leading her to the old hut's interior. The dusty abode remained with no signs of life, not yet until she got her whole body through the gate and found elder Ghilan just making his way in. 

"Well, I guess that explains your sudden disappearance." He began. "The council will be ready to meet soon, and they'll be more than eager to meet you. I should warn you about them, though. They can be difficult, if not legalistic, about the whole process."

"Great, and just when I thought things couldn't get any more difficult." Lin exasperatingly replied while pulling herself a stool from the far end of the room. "Where's Sen, by the way? Wasn't he with you?"

"He was, but he says he needed some time alone. Last thing he told me was he wanted to meditate in peace, so I left him at my hut and he agreed to meet us by the communal hut with the council. While we're here, I'd like to ask you and your friend some questions, if you don't mind me asking. How did you all meet and what led to, well... your appearance?" 

Ghilan pulled up two more stools and offered one to Omen before taking his seat by the exit. He wanted to learn about them as much as he could, and there was much to the story that he didn't know. As much as he would like to say he knew the details, he was young back then, and he thought he had everything he needed to plead his case on behalf of his guests. His younger self would proudly say he did, but he is no longer young or proud. He thought about the words his uncle once told him: if he ought to aspire for something, it would be wisdom. It would be a while before the council convened, and now is good a time as any to learn more about his guests. 

Edited January 23, 2017 by EQ_Theta

[Seamore Sandwich 471]

@@Widdershins,

 

(The day The Forgotten One attacks Ponyville)

((We'll catch up quickly))

 

Early in the morning, before the sun would rise and before the rooster's call, everyone at Sweet Apple Acres would be awoken by the sound of pots banging together, if the sound of Timberwolves hadn't already woken them like it had Granny Smith. As per the norm, she was banging the pots together shouting, "The Timberwolves are howling! The Timberwolves are howling!" Wiping the tiredness out of her eyes, Applejack replied, "I'll go get the others. They said they'd wanna lend us a hoof the next time we'd get a Zapapple harvest," and with that, she got her hat and was out the door. Big Mac however was preparing for the day's work.

 

 

@@Blitz Boom

 

"We'll have to go back because any other changes we make will ripple outward. This is a vital moment, with little room for error. This time, balance the bit on her nose before taking the berries, then throw one of the berries at my eye." Only moments after the Traveler spoke, they would be back where they were on the hill, with the Earth Pony approaching like before. "You two look like you could use a snack. Might I interest you in some nuts or berries?"

 

 

@@Lloyd

@@Blitz Boom

 

"I'm just stopping in to grab some assortments. I made a sale already. I'll be right back if I can get the buyer to come back with me. Please take care of our guest while I'm gone," Penny said to the Unicorn mare behind the counter who had a green coat and a bright yellow mane in two pigtails that reached down below the edge of the counter where nopony could see the ends. "Yes ma'am," she responded with a voice that sounded both sweet and sophisticated. Penny then took out another bit shaped chocolate and ate it, teleporting herself back to where she and her guest teleported from to meet with the antiques dealer. ((Yes, they had teleported after eating the chocolates. I probably could have communicated that better.))

[Storm Shine 1,196]

@@Blitz Boom,

 

"Of course!" Storm exclaimed with a happy grin, "And it's not just me either, you've got at least three friends here in Ponyville!" He added cheerfully. "Me, Grey, Pinkie, and I'm sure even Mr. and Mrs. Cake would be happy to call you a friend!" He took a thoughtful pose, "In fact, if you told them what you could do, they might even ask if you can help Pinkie watch the twins sometimes. It would certainly let those foals cause a lot less trouble without Pumpkin's magic, and if it applies to Pegasi too than maybe they wouldn't have to work so hard to keep Pound off the Ceiling either!" Storm smiled kindly at his newest friend, "Plenty of friends already, and plenty more to come I bet!"

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[Widdershins 9,959]

@@Seamore Sandwich,

 

    The spare rooms on the side of the carrot-topped storage building were not far from the main buildings of the Sweet Apple Acres. They were, however, close enough for most of Granny Smith's usual morning ruckus to be heard, albeit somewhat garbled. To add to this a loud thump was heard inside one of the rooms, quickly followed by another, closer & louder thump as a pony-sized mass hit the door, stopped for a few moments to remember how doors worked, then burst through the door to tumble into a heap not a few steps past the door outside.

 

    As Ambie laid there with his face & chest run into the dirt & his rump in the air his sleepy mind slowly caught up to his body. As the blue in his coat from his restful slumber quickly gave way to a panicked streak of white, Ambie remembered that he had agreed to work on this farm he had aimlessly wandered onto a few months ago in trade for free room and some spending bits for food. As another screech resounded from the barn rooftop several more things caught up in Ambie's mind. Pouting into the dust as a green blush overtook his white, he also remembered how Granny had also repeatedly mentioned something the other day about these things called Zap Apples, how it seemed somehow natural for farm ponies to be able to work hard labor without any sleep, and how in Equestria a mare that old could carry her shrill voice the several acres to the storage room he had cleaned out to stay in.

 

   Picking himself up & dusting off, the thought quickly came to Ambie about bringing up whether work could wait while he took a morning shower, but that was quickly countered by him remembering how rare running water on tap was out here in the country. With another pout, he placated himself with the thought that he might be able to try several of these Zapple things while the family went about whatever convoluted process they used for this sort of thing. Having sufficiently cheered himself up now at the prospect of potential breakfast he left his room, with the door still swinging open, to weave his way among the orchard towards the farm in hopes of finding one of the Apples to help.

 

   "Hmmph, ...convoluted..."

   Ambie sighs to himself outloud as he absent-mindedly nips a few leaves off a passing apple tree & chews worriedly to himself about how much physical labor he may have to endure today before he can get back to his bed.

[FanOfManyShows 396]

 @@Blitz Boom,

 

Misty's ears perked at the mention of spiders, she hid behind Astral. "Spiders!?"

 

Astral chuckled lightly, she turned her head to Misty. "He's just joking."

 

Misty walked out from hiding. "Oh yeah, I hope." She went from terrified to almost angry at Chow, when he mentioned possibly wanting to mess her braid up. "You better not mess my braid up up." Her eyes started intently at Chow, turning away to Astral with a smile. "Did we have a mirror? I'd like to look at the braid through one."

 

Astral walked to a box, swiping her hoof to the right, the top untapping itself and the box unfolding. "Here." she levitated the mirror over it Misty.

 

Misty grabbed the mirror with her hooves, looking at her braid. "You did a great job."

 

"Thanks."

 

Misty looked at Astral, who was now blushing, with a chuckle. She looked back at the mirror, with glowed grey as it started to float above her hooves. "Woah." Her eyes grew in happiness, she let the mirror fall into her hooves but not with much force. She walked it over to Astral, who looked confused at Misty.

 

"What were you doing?" Astral asked putting the mirror back into the box, folding the box shut.

 

Misty looked up to her. "I levitated the limbs of my plushie often, so I tried levitation briefly on that mirror."

 

Astral chuckled lightly. "Nice to see you're developing those magic skills." She reached a hoof over, and scratched Misty's mane. But making sure the braid stayed intact with a little levitation. Misty was laughing during it. "Anyways.." She let Misty away, turning to Chow. "Don't mess the braid up, I put a lot of work and magic into it." She walked over to Chow, standing behind him at the door. "So what will our first stop be?"

 

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@@Seamore Sandwich,

 

Francis followed Penny to the front counter. Surprised when Penny suddenly vanished. Looking at the unicorn, nervous. "Uh, hi." He said waving his hoof at her. He put it down, letting out a sigh. "I was brought here so I could get some chocolate, I think." He glanced around the shop. "Although looking at it, that's the only thing that's sold here. So, how much would it be for a box?"

[Driz 1,552]

@@Moonlit, @@Blitz Boom

 

Trinket finished cleaning up the mess she'd made, doing her best not to leave any crumbles behind. After that, her attention returned to the Siren resting above the water. She tilted her head in slight confusion, trying to remember whether she did mention that she had a question to ask or not. It wouldn't be much of a shock if Serenade turned out to be able to read minds: sort of creepy in a way, but nothing the mare wouldn't be able to grasp mentally. Soon, Trinket approached them.

 

"Oh, it's just that, uhm... you said you had a meeting with Princess Sparkle?... If you don't mind me asking, what is it about? Also... does Princess Luna know about this true form of yours? Is she the only one?"

[Moonlit 593]

@@Driz,@@Blitz Boom,  "To answer you..no...Princess Luna is not. Besides...her...you and Ziggy....four or five...others know" Serenade pulls herself farther up onto the singular rock, getting a better position to lie in. Then takes a deep breath, "Magic...to Sirens....has smells.." She takes another deep breath, before looking at Trinket directly, "Princess Sparkle....reeks of...Siren Magic...and of...Siren magic I....recognize....She has encountered...the Three Sisters."   She motions to Ziggy to grab one of her book. 

[Holiday Agnaktor 1,436]

@Summer Breeze

@Blitz Boom

 

Blue nodded sadly.

 

"Yes, I hope so too."

 

Ooh, lying here was far too easy. These ponies (and weird tree thing) were far too gullible.

 

Once she saw Summer flying back, Blue pretended that the sight made her a bit happier. Playing sad is quite boring. You just kinda sit there, looking down with a distant look in your eyes.

 

"Hey hey! Welcome back."

 

"Heyoo!"

 

Frosty's eyes lit up when Summer came back. He had gotten a bit bored. He wasn't allowed to try to shock Blue's memories back, so he didn't have anything to occupy his mind at the moment.

 

"So, is the camp ready? Are we going to head on over there now?"

 

Frosty jumped up and down a few times, stretching his legs a bit.

 

Blue's eyes widened a bit when Summer said that the dragon wouldn't be too happy to see her. Had the dragon somehow seen through her disguise? Hmm. Best to be extra careful.

 

"A dragon, huh? Well that's interesting. She won't smack me, I hope? And no, I won't get into trouble, don't worry."

 

Blue said the last part with a friendly wink. She had to try pretty hard to keep a straight face. Of course she was going to get into trouble. She was a changeling, for Chrysalis' sake. They were pretty much designed for mischief-making. Sorry Summer, trouble incoming.

[Summer Breeze 2,528]

@@Frosty Frost,@@Blitz Boom,

 

her friends seemed to be really happy when she came back, which made Summer really happy

 

"yes, the camp is all set up and ready!" she told frosty "well, it's more like a cave but it's good enough, at least we will be dry and warm tonigh"

 

then she looked at blue again "yes, a dragon, she can be nice so if you are nice too she won't smack you, but if you're not nice she will eat you" she teased blue, tried to make her new friend a bit scared, but then she giggled "nha, Nerzhei won't do that, but Lotus, her bunny might, I would watch out for her a bit" she added in a more serious way.

 

then she spread her wings again and hovered in place a few centemeters above the ground. she was ready to set off again and lead the way to the cave to her friends "Shall we go then?" she asked the others. 

[Blitz Boom 4,634]

 

"It isn't my place to ask how she were trapped in the moon. All I know is what we all do, that Princess Celestia had to chose between sending Nightmare Moon in exile or risk all of Equestria, and made the sacrifice for the better of the country.

 

As for how Princess Luna is, she is -"

 

He couldn't directly stand and say what he would think that she were. A good, fitting ruler were something that could do, but his first instinct were to say what he always thought himself when he saw her: Troubled. Be it from memories, still adapting to a world she were taken from for so long, or the burdens of her crown he rarely knew, but he often did feel like she had a great weight on her shoulders that he just couldn't see. Perhaps it were just him being overly worried for his friend, he didn't know, but regardless of it being right or wrong, it wasn't an answer he could give.

 

"- a great princess of Equestria. Honorable, focused on her duties, and with a great will to help the populace. I have faith in her half of the leadership of Equestria for certain.

 

I am afraid that you won't be able to speak with them yet though. They are in meeting, and when the princesses of Night, Day, and Friendship speaks, they are to be left alone so they can discuss things in peace. Far as anypony can tell, it likely regards something about the town and the monster that attacked it, of which both are important. Never know if something like this happens again, and if such, it is best that they are given the time to prepare a plan for it."

 

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@Handsome Changeling

 

Belladonna stood completely still whilst the changeling talked, waiting for what would be the end of his words with a neutral expression on her face.

 

"I met a changeling yesterday. Hybrid, had a timberwolf pup. You are the first full-blooded one I have seen so far in the area though. At least to my knowledge."

 

Satisfied with the results as she looked at her monocle, she put it back in place whilst she held back her words. She did better in putting it back when her muzzle didn't go off, and considering she needed it too see through her bad eye, the minor pause in speaking compared to what were gained from regaining full sight were negligible.

 

"As to my appearance, it isn't hard to stay somewhat clean. I were only at the edges to collect samples, and the earth is dry. Combine this with sufficient shoes and a knowledge on how to wander to not leave trace, and it is hardly that problematic. With recent rain though, there would be an increased chance to... 78,4% that I would have gained stains and things trapped in my coat and mane, not counting the shoes."

 

She lifted her hoof towards the changeling for about 15 seconds to show that no matter if she were seemingly clean here, her shoes did show signs of earth stuck, along with a half leaf in the middle, pressed against the material.

 

"I suppose we might as well complete the pleasantries as well now that we are speaking. I am Belladonna Venin, and you are?"

 

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@genessee

 

"It is in a way, yes, though I so hope that it is not something bad. I would not wish to be near that. And neither would theese, I'm sure, no matter how fazed they seem to be from this.."

 

Sometimes, the locals in this town confused him. He were a great and noble mind after all, handsome in both looks and brains, but even with his intellect, the things that did not seem to affect the locals of Ponyville did at times stump him somewhat.

 

He often thought that perhaps they were just too simple to know what were not okay, but he did not go around and say that sort... Anymore.

 

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@asdfmovienerd39

 

Sea didn't feel good in leaving Deadpan alone when he were like this, but he didn't have much of a choice. He were the only one that Deadpan had that were somewhat close to this now, and since he didn't even knew if there were any other morticians in town, he had to handle this personally.

 

It would be about 15 minutes before he would return, but when he did, he did seem to have managed to find something. A covered wagon that seemed to have a bunch of dark, thick blankets in the back, though why wasn't perhaps that apparent before Sea got close enough for Deadpan to hear him.

 

"Sorry for the wait, but it took me a while to find the right things. Do you think that you could perhaps hold the wagon whilst I go and drape your loved ones in for their travel to their temporary rest? It will work as a funeral gown for the time being, and it will keep the insects from harming them before the funeral is ready. If you would allow me to prepare them that is, Deadpan?"

 

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@asdfmovienerd39

 

"What do i know? I just fell over this whole spectacle to begin with."

 

"I'm leaving."

 

Florence seemed to get a little skittish when she heard Pyhrus saying that, likely not wanting to let him get out of sight in case he might disappear again. Something which he seemed to notice as he paused before heading for the door, and looked at her.

 

"I have some things hidden that is not meant to return to the public, or black market for that matter, and I've been here for too long to say for certain that they haven't been found yet. I was just supposed to be away for a few hours, not three days. If any of you care about potentially devastating items, you are free to follow I suppose. Just don't get near them."

 

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@dragon4111

 

"Then pick her up and let's get her to a safe location. There's been enough casualties in the area already."

 

It hadn't been more than ten minutes or so ago that she had been told that there actually had been found some bodies in the rubble of town, despite the last day not being any signs of it, and those three were more than enough dead in her eyes. She wasn't home at the shrine, and shouldn't have to bury ponies on a regular basis like she had there anymore.

 

Word had also come that seemingly somepony close to the deceased were there, along with a pony who started to ask questions about transport and things that could be for the bodies soon after, and she had made sure to get it spread around that if it were needed, they should support him in what fashion they could. The dead should be honored, and given how she were largely at the center of information and such going through town right now because of what she were doing here, making sure that the word got spread fast hadn't been  much of an issue. Slowed them down a little, but if she couldn't spare a few minutes for the dead, she wasn't worthy to carry her family's mantle.

 

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@EQ_Theta

 

Omen didn't understand much of the council gathering and all that, but she tried to follow and memorize the words anyway, in case she needed it another time. It happened at times that something she didn't understand suddenly got a lot clearer if she kept it in mind and then saw how things progressed with it, and since whatever meeting it were wouldn't be too far off, this would likely be one of those situations, though she couldn't say how important it were going to be everything considered. Hard to tell before the time were right.

 

She didn't move when she were offered the seat either, but just looked at it for a little before refocusing back on Ghilan, though her mind wasn't much on his questions about how the lot of them had met, and why Lin looked as she did now, but more on Sen, as he explained how her friend had wanted some peace to meditate in.

 

She recalled him mentioning how it helped him before, and how she had seem it work too the first time he had visited her home, but it still didn't feel right to leave Sen alone. Especially not in this place, with the elder Salosan still on the loose somewhere. Yet at the same time, just popping in and disturbing him now... Wouldn't that just mean he kept being angry? Mother had said it were bad if he acted like that, so leaving him be for now would help on that, but...

 

Perhaps she should just answer Ghilan, then afterwards make a quick gate and see how he were doing? Yes, that shouldn't be too much of an issue. She could watch somepony silently after all, just like she had when he were sleeping the first day after they met, and she saw him twist and turn because of the nightmares.

 

"I met Sen in a forest. He were looking for Lin, and I were looking for my master. He asked for help, so I did, and in time he began to say we were friends. Meant a lot, so I kept looking for Lin with him, that turned out to be closer than we thought. Had some times of strange clues to follow though. Tails, markings, the strange spell the pony princess used to see if she could track Lin that didn't work. Things like that.

 

We found her, but Lin wasn't okay, so I brought her to Mother to see if she could help. She send us on a quest where strange things happened, Sen got possessed by a strange spirit in a cape for a little time, and Lin and I went on. We found a place to help, but I had to leave her there. She found us later, and we went back to looking for my master. We managed to find him, before we got the message that asked Sen to come back here, then we went to the forest and Sen and Lin got captured."

 

She tilted her head a little from side to side, thinking for a moment.

 

"I think that was it."

 

She turned and looked at Lin.

 

"I wasn't supposed to tell what happened to you, right?"

 

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@Seamore Sandwich

 

"An assault of realistic things, meant to take stab at our emotions? Sounds like somewhere I know."

 

The bitter tone in her voice spoke that it wasn't a place that she thought fondly about, nor liked the familiarity in what might assault them, but she didn't elaborate because frankly, explaining hell were not as easy as you might think.

 

It was a horrid place with many ways of interpreting suffering, and anypony that were not a pure-born demon - such as herself - had been under at least a few of them for some reason or another. Usually because the others found it funny, or the smell of her pony side annoyed them. Once upon a time, it had usually been because they didn't find her somewhat pure soul fitting, but that wasn't much of an issue anymore. What were however, were the pains she had gone through, which included psychological pains like she had been briefly told likely would occur here, and she hated those.

 

Physical pain were not fun to her either, but at least she could endure that somewhat. Taking stabs at her emotions however, was a very different beast, and something that she never really got over, and at times were a little thin-skinned about. Primarily when it came to singling her out as an outcast and a freak, as she already battered herself up enough about being somewhat of a monster already, and about the things she did when she were under her former demon masters' control..

 

Another thing that would hurt were memories about her daughters, especially Honeydew Stream, but hopefully things like that wouldn't happen. She couldn't keep weeping over them.

 

Letting out a small sigh, she shook her head and tried to clear it a little before taking a few steps forth towards the button. Her hoof stopped a few inches from pressing it, where she went over a few things, but it wouldn't last long.

 

"Time to dive in."

 

With that, she pressed down on the button, and pressed it down to the base.

 

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@Seamore Sandwich

 

It were fascinating how fast and seamless this traveling back were. He barely even noticed it, beyond the scene reverting to the former setup that were. Yet, he couldn't pause and take it all in as he had a schedule to keep from the looks of things, so he would have to wait with this until his role were played out, which for now meant that he had to answer the salesmare once more.

 

"A bag of berries please."

 

He took a coin forth once more, and balanced it on one of the *fingers* on his paw, waiting for her to mention the price that he already knew. When she did, and stood with the berries, he'd place the coin on her nose as if she were a dolphin, then take it and do as he were told by the Creator. In this case, pick one out and throw it at his eye, though for what purpose he didn't know. Him being a blank spot made Zhu unable to do anything but guess, and when it came to the Creator, he couldn't even fathom what that result may be.

 

Granted, he could see some things on what might happen afterwards on the salespony, but this particular part wasn't there, and that is where what came after would be decided. Before that, it could be either one of two responses from what he could tell.

 

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@Seamore Sandwich

@Lloyd

 

When she popped into sight, Brick Wall and Scarcity were already there, and at the sight of the pony, Brick reacted instinctively by jumping in front of Scarcity and taking his right hoof to his side, where a blade rested, and connected it with a click to his *wristband* before swinging and in a fluid motion now be armed, and facing this intruder with a scowl on his face.

 

It wouldn't take more than a few seconds, but Scarcity could have stopped him if it were before that. She just didn't want to as she liked to remind those around her that she had a very capable and highly protective stallion on her side, though when he got to this point she patted him three times on his armor and moved past him as he slowly began to sheath the blade again, though his suspicious gaze did not leave Penny.

 

"Don't mind Brick Wall dearie, he simply reacts on any potential threat that comes my way. Solar Guard training at its finest."

 

Scarcity gazed around once more, looking to see if other potential customers were on their way to annoy her, before refocusing her sight on Penny.

 

"I do wonder, where did you go off to that you needed a teleportation? Nowhere close I imagine."

 

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@Shineling

 

Void got a blush on her cheeks when he mentioned other ponies that might like her company too, thinking on how it might be to find herself surrounded by friendly faces instead of an angry mob,and feeling wanted. He even mentioned some foals which were impressive, as being shunned away from kids tended to be one of the first things that happened.

 

Then he mentioned her ability might work on pegasi, and Void got a tick at her glass eye whilst her smile lessened a little.

 

"I know it doesn't work on p-pegasi, because Null is one. She used to have no problems just flying around, and enjoying this l-little bit of joy she had after learning how. It were some of the best w-weeks in her life, before the others..."

 

She tried to find more words, but her throat refused to let anything but a whimper escape, as she averted her eyes and took hold of the knife next to the chopping block and brought it down on the board with a noticeable thunk.

 

Showing somewhat what she meant were the only way she could get it out, and as she started to talk again after shakily letting go of the knife, her voice carried clear tones of how this affected her, and her down-spiraling mood.

 

"We g-got away, but h-her wing can't be fixed, because m-magic won't work on us. And it makes her so... A-Angry all the time. Remembering w-what they did, and t-the sky. All because they w-were afraid she would hit something m-magical up high..."

 

Her voice failed her again, but this time she didn't try to pick it back up She needed a little time to get her head sorted, which she used to stir in the pots, with her face still averted from Storm, in parts because she didn't want to see him see her depressed gaze, though honestly, she needed a moment without looking at anypony too. Though knowing Storm, she wouldn't be getting that moment.

 

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@Lloyd

 

"Y'know, the more you say it, the more tempting it just gets Misty, and my self control haves a limit."

 

Chow grinned and started to prepare to exit.

 

A few hours ago, seeing a zebra levitating a mirror like that would have been something that would have stumped him and brought him to a screeching halt in whatever he were doing, but these two had not exactly been subtle about some of the stuff they could do, so he wasn't overly surprised to see minor unicorny stuff like this. Now, if she had made the mirror grow little limbs and start to run around, that would've been a whole 'nother thing. That sort would've made his mind crash for a bit.

 

"As for where I'm taking you, I'm thinking somewhere fun and full of happy ponies. But in case the fantasy world I'm living in ain't real, I think we'll go down to see where I remember the market being. Best place to start after getting shelter, is figuring out where you'll get fed. Ain't no more too it than that in my mind.

 

I'll give you a lil' advise in case it is there, and it's the same though. Try and give them all a chance, even if they are a bit rough in it and can be a weird sort at times. It pays to stay on a good hoof with them as you might find they'll be willing to *forget* to put a few things on display that usually sells fast until they see you, if you catch my drift."

 

It might be a bit underhoofed to do stuff like that, but some of them really didn't liked being looked down upon by certain nobles who thought them a lower class barely worth talking to, and this were one of the only ways they could really retaliate. Other ways such as yapping off to them or ignoring them could go ugly, and a few things would even be against the law. Yet *forgetting* to stock your display properly wasn't something that would clutter any prison cell in Canterlot, and frankly, he did that himself. Especially if he saw Blueblood, whom he had a pretty substantial dislike for, and tended to refer to as *His royal crybaby* or *Prince Nacyboy* to his face.

 

He knew it cost him some customers, but dang it, that pony were just the most annoying creature he had ever met, and he included the griffin that liked to wake him up by putting tarantulas on his face here. Worst camping trip of his life, and yet still preferable to having to listen to that self-centered show-off with a face full of sky because his nose never went down!

 

Okay, relax here Chow, chill out. It was just a memory. Just a bad memory. Hopefully the prince had moved on and done something far more fitting for himself by now instead of tormenting Canterlot with his presence. Like wandering endlessly in a house of mirrors to eternally look at himself.

 

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@Moonlit

@Driz

 

Ziggy didn't understand at first exactly what she were supposed to do, but she caught on eventually, and went over to the shelf to scour along after the book. Or well, she would have, but Fah'lina already had the book pulled out a little and prepared for her to pick up, so it wasn't something that took an awful lot of time, and soon after she'd be over at the table, where she would flip to the page that Serenade had shown her several weeks ago.

 

The picture of the three sisters were pretty impressive in her eyes still, but if it were for Trinket she hadn't the faintest idea about. She couldn't see why it wouldn't though, considering how there were one a few meters from her at this point, and the comparison should be awesome! Even if the picture didn't really do Serenade's kind justice. Looked far more impressive in real life than the little image.

 

"Serenade is going to have a meeting with them all to make sure that in case Princess Sparkle finds out what Serenade is, she doesn't go mad and try to hurt her for being a siren, like the three meanie sisters. They're gonna have a peaceful talk about things and set things straight, and then hopefully there will be friendship cake."

[dragon4111 914]

@Blitz Boom

Draco quickly shook Long Stare awake. HE chuckled slightly as he held a wing over her as he did it. He hummed to himself slightly but eyed the floating materials. "So you didn't order the materials to be transported to the clock tower miss Last?" Draco asked as he pulled out his notepad.

[genessee 535]

@@Blitz Boom

 

Lance was sure he was dreaming. He just wanted to go back to his cottage and forget about this madness, and wake up and be done with this. But no, the image was burned into his head. He simply couldn't forget it. "Well! Uh, so, I'll be back at my cottage. Uhh... yeah! See you in the morning." With that, Lance began trotting off, unsure of whether to explore further or head back home. He decided on heading home, and moved in that direction.

[Handsome Changeling 1,851]

@@Blitz Boom,

Void felt hugely puzzled at the mare, she did not state whether or not she was a Changeling but stated she met a hyrbid, a Halfling as accounted for by Void, he always called half breeds Halflings, it suited in his head. His eyes staring at her shoes as they were lifted and his muzzle parted slightly ready to either retort or simply respond back when needed.

"So... You calculated whether or not you would gain muck from the wild, with the variables in place you can do that... Clever pony eh? I would assume so, appearance and words seem to point to it. Very well clever pony, or I shall now call you Belladonna Venin. I am Void Crawler of the Miasma Hive..." His voice losing it's tense tone for a far more relaxed one now he knew this pony, or well Belladonna was rather polite and friendly, well as friendly as he assumes such a likely high standing pony can be, especially with formals.

"A Changeling hyrbid with a Timberwolf pup? Hmmm, sounds exotic and well... A travesty really, Halflings are genuinely normally frowned upon in many communities or Hives and I seem to have grown to dislike them naturally, I want to change that aspect of me of course" His smile following the words again a genuine one, easily genuine and hard to perturb if it was a feigned one for formal introductions.

Void's holed and carapace coated hoof lifted up after his question and he tilted his head slightly "Oh sorry, forgot the hoofshake ma'am" His hoof being fairly clean due to shell being hard to get mucky as it's smooth surfaced yet sharp in some areas

[Storm Shine 1,196]

@@Blitz Boom, 

 

Storm's muzzle turned down in a small frown and he restrained himself from jumping over to give her a big hug and muffins until she felt better; knowing that it would likely do more harm than good if he was reading things right.

 

Instead he quietly, and almost unnoticeably, slipped a muffin and small note near her cooking area that said 'I o u one sincere hug' with a silly drawing of him with his arms open for a hug. Afterwards he stood off to the side and let her have her moment, waiting for a point where he would hopefully be able to cheer her up.

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[FanOfManyShows 396]

@@Blitz Boom,

 

Misty looked to Chow, raising an eyebrow. "Seriously, I don't know what'd I'd do if you messed it up. Probably something horrible." She looked at Chow's mane, you could see her intention. But she couldn't figure out how she could mess it up in a way Chow wouldn't like. It was already messed up as it was. Misty spent a good long while figuring out what she could do to him.

 

Astral looked out the door as Misty thought. "Hang on..." She face hoofed with a hefty sigh, realizing she should waited until they were done unpacking with how filled the wagon was. Although that'd make Misty mad because then she'd woken Misty up for no reason. "I need to make sure nopony steals our stuff." She walked forward, the fact she was outside, and ponies could see her, meant she couldn't use magic. She mumbled under her breath. "Shoot." She knew a spell book would contain something on protecting an- "A warding spell!" She mumbled, she pulled out chalk, seemingly out of nowhere, as ponies do. And started drawing a shape underneath the wagon, so nopony could see it. She finished, standing up, swiping the chalk off her hooves. She gave the wagon a good long look, making sure the spell protected everything. "That should do..."

 

Misty didn't step out far the door, before she spoke reason; "Astral... You're impatient aren't you?" She asked, almost knowing the answer.

 

She turned to Misty. "What do you mean?" She asked confused.

 

Misty scoffed. "We haven't even finished unpacking, and you want to go!" She said, standing on her back hooves, gesturing her front hooves towards the wagon.

 

Astral rubbed her face down with a hoof. "I know! Although as soon as I realized that it'd make waking you up pointless."

 

"I could've helped carry in the stuff being awake, I still would." She put her hooves down, walking over to the wagon harness. "If the tour is that important, Chow might as well carry this wi-"

 

"Good idea!"

 

Misty's hoof audibly collided with her face. "That was sarcasm Astral, well it would've been had you not interrupted me." She picked a considerably large box up, carrying it inside on her back. Some how balancing it there.  "Anyhow... Chow better not have prepared to much for a tour other wise we'd have to do it." She turned to Astral. "Actually, thinking of it. It's not a good sign when I am the voice of reason, especially since I'm exactly 9 years younger than you." She said with a concerned look and tone.

 

"Aren't zebras normally-"

 

Misty politely put a hoof up, cutting Astral off. "Don't point to zebras being born wise and smart. I'm serious, it's not a good sign for you."

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[EQ_Theta 460]

@@Blitz Boom

 

Lin smiled and was rather amazed at how Omen managed to make a concise summary of the events leading up to the present. Whatever ill feelings and thoughts she had about her past, she shrugged them off, her first step in making peace with it. 

"It's fine, Omen, I can take over for that part." Lin calmly replied and turned her attention to Ghilan. "You're well-read, right? You must know about the focal orbs of legend? The ones our predecessors wrote about? I found one and used i to let myself use magic, to get back at Solasan. I didn't know how to properly wield it and the magic was too much for my physical body; I almost got myself buried in the ground if not for.... Do you know the tale of the seven exiles?"

 

It was a strange question and an even stranger way to pause herself from the narration, but Ghilan was more than certain he's heard of the tale. Though he thought about just giving away a simple answer, Omen might not know about it. He had suspicions about where Lin was leading the conversation and tried to ease it to the direction she wanted it to go. 

"The tale all young longma are told about the dangers of disobedience and what happens to those who've gone astray? Yes, very much so. Seven young longma, acquaintances if I remember the words, grew disillusioned by their lives in the village and set off for parts unknown. All were barred from coming back. Are you telling me they're-"

"Real. They're real; Omen and I can attest to that. I wouldn't have gained this form if it weren't for their help, but I don't know if the cost was too great. They even imparted some of their magic to Sen. I can't even begin to imagine what this means for our world at large but the idea that our myths and fables have more than just a grain of truth to them is both scary and fascinating."

She had every right to be fearful of that. Ghilan sat there dumbstruck as his suspicions were proven untrue, and that what he might have been learning all this time, every word the elder, teacher, or family member ever spoke to him about tall tales might not be so tall at all. But this was just one tale and he wasn't sure just how much of it was true, despite Lin's words. 

"How much were our elders hiding from us?" Ghilan held his head low with his claws hiding his eyes in disappointment. "It's amazing you, Omen, and Sen were able to uncover this much but what does this all mean for the rest of us? The more I hear of this, the less we seem to know."

Edited January 25, 2017 by EQ_Theta