private Darkness over Equestria (RP)

[Midnight_Aurora 571]

Chrysteel shakes her head, "Thanks but no thanks. I have my canteen. It contains a special potion a zebra friend made for me. As for the what, you know magic and instincts mainly."

 

She opens her mouth and reveals the sharpened fangs she can't glamour hide anymore.

 

"As I said not as normal as one would believe." She knows she is only telling a half truth but she just doesn't trust them enough yet.

[Alex Van Gamer 230]

"Ah, pfft! Who in Equestria is ever normal?" Alex responded with a small chuckle. "The fangs are actually pretty cool. I've only ever seen one other pony have sharp teeth like that, but that's cuz they were sharpening them when I came along. They didn't look as smooth, so I'm guessing yours are more genuine. His looked mighty painful though too... Especially after our little tussle and he accidentally bit into himself..." She shuttered a little at the memory.

Edited June 1, 2015 by Alex VanGamer

[Commander Tangent 861]

Lunar knew there was something up with that Amore pony. She wasnt telling everything. But, she probably had her reasons. All the new ponies were interesting, expecially the Diamond dog, Alex. She seemed pretty cheery for her kind, a nice rarity. It was also odd, though, to see so many non-ponies in an area known only for ponies and Bison, at least as far as he knew. IT appeared random chance had brought many unusual things together this day.

 

He turned to Sentinel, and gave a gentle smile. " This is the last of it, please, do enjoy. As for the rest of you, next time I make tea, I will be sure to make enough for all of you, if we are still around" He said with a smile, pouring and handing his last cup of remaining tea, and handing it to Sentinel. After that, he put the rest of it away, and brought a claw up to his head, moving some of his feathers around so they did not fall onto his face.

[Midnight_Aurora 571]

Chrysteel chuckles and says, "Oh let me tell you, these fangs are genuine. However, they can kill, if I bite the right spot. I just don't because I detest the taste of blood. I also don't hunt normal prey. My usual prey, I earn their trust and then make an offer. But yall don't have the right traits for it. I only accept that which is willingly given. Because of how things have gone, sense That jerk Tirek took over, It has become hard to find the needed qualities."

 

Chrysteel is being as honest as she can but she is still only telling a half truth. She is leaving out something. But still she doesn't trust them enough yet. Maybe in time she will tell them everything but no, not yet.

[Alex Van Gamer 230]

Alex beamed when she heard the new mare laugh. Yes, two sets of laughs from the group so far in the bag! "That way of hunting sounds a bit peculiar, but hey. Whatever works for ya." She replied with a shrug. "But anyways, like I asked the other two guys here. What brings you here to Appleloosa~?" She glances over at Radiant next. "You gotta answer it too since you left when I was asking it the first time."

[Chip Circuit 1,842]

Radiant took the tea from Lunar in his magic and nodded his head. "I am grateful for your generosity." He said turning his head slightly to look at amore.

 

Radiant had a strange feeling about this pony, especially with the fangs she presented. He had a creeping suspicion that amore could be a changeling. He didn't act on this assumption, even if she were every pony deserves a chance. For all he knew she abandoned Crysillis ranks and wanted a chance for redemption.

 

Radiant took a sip of his tea finding it very refreshing. Once he swallowed his tea he turned his head toward amore to listen to her reason for being here so he could piece together what she wasn't telling them. "I'll share once amore is done," he answered Alex so he didn't cut amore off.

Edited June 1, 2015 by Chip Circuit

[Unicorncob 5,694]

"Wow, your fangs are impressive!" Tyra yelled, nose-to-mouth with Amore, "I have heard that changelings have such fangs, though I do not seem to get the feeling you are among them."

As outspoken as ever.

 

She turned to Alex, and nodded in agreement with Radiant. "Aye, she is yet to tell her story!" She sat in front of the fanged mare, ready to listen like a foal ready to hear her favourite story.

[Midnight_Aurora 571]

Chrysteel says, "Mostly random traveling. The few places I did stop at didn't like the way I am and I was forces to leave after an incident happened, involving a party I couldn't prove. I was blamed and the ridicule drove me out. All I have left is my elixer and what you see. It gets harder with this as well."

 

She lifts her cloak to reveal all a crystal pink rose with two fang marks in one of the flower petals. "I have forgotten its meaning. But it is there to remind me of that which is within."

[Chip Circuit 1,842]

Radiant listened to amore's answer to why she was out here. His suspicions only grew after she had finished, even if she was a changeling he would still give her a chance. There is no reason to condemn one for who they are. For now Radiant would keep an eye on her just in case.

 

Radiant looked back up at Alex still with his trademark stoic expression on his face. "As to why I'm out here, I was previously a member of the resistance in Baltimore. I raised and trained by the members there since I was 10. A while back as I was in line to become a captain in the ranks I abandoned their ranks. Their methods were unsavory and most were pony extremists, not allowing other races to join and killing changelings on the spot without so much as a chance to listen to their intentions. I refused to lead ponies under such revolting standards." He paused for a second to take a drink of his tea.

 

Radiant swallowed and continued. "After I left the resistance I have been traveling to clear out patrols for ponies wandering equestria, so they can have a better chance of making it to their destination. I just happened upon Apploosa and was looking for a place of rest when I heard Lunar playing a quite fetching melody."

 

Radiant looked to the sky for a second and looked at all those around him. "It's getting late out, perhaps we should find shelter. It would probably be safer if we all stick together for now instead of spreading out." He suggested as he begun looking around the town for a building that may still be standing. "Anything with a roof will work so we're not see from the air."

[Reaver 350]

@, @@Little Red,

"Same," Strider said, grinning wryly at Caliber. "It will make fights a lot easier. I hope you like fighting, by the way--we run into them a lot. Yeah, I ate, but I certainly won't refuse the soup. It smells delicious," he added honestly. He took some and sipped it. It passed his expectations by many colors, and he practically slurped the rest down. "Delicious," he told Caliber, more cheerful than he had been in a long time. "You're a wonderful cook. Now then, Red and I have been walking a long time. Personally, I vote we rest here for the night--er, that is, for a while." Strider said, realizing the time of day was too variable to say for certain when a night was finished. "We'll continue traveling tomorrow."

[Midnight_Aurora 571]

Chrysteel looked up, "I think I personally for your safety will stay close but separate. Don't want me to change my mind during the night? Instincts are harder to control at night." Chrysteel pulls out her canteen and takes a sip. "Damn....The effects are getting weaker..." She mutters under her breath, mouth hidden by the canteen. When she pulls the canteen away, it looks like she has a pink or red liquid stained at the corners of her mouth.

 

If anyone glanced her way, she wipes the colored liquid away before they get a closer look.

[P-Jay 1,987]

caliber looked a little sad to see the last of the soup go. "sigh..."

 

"and of course i like fighting." he said, eyes glittering mischiefly. "personally, iv been trying to eradicate the changelings. i fight packs of them at a time!"

 

"and i was planning on staying here for one more night, anyways, i even gathered some leaves today, so we even have something comfortable to sleep on!"

[Unicorncob 5,694]

Tyra listened to both ponies' stories intently, taking in the details.

 

"A traveller, and a rebel-turned-vigilante," she confirmed with a sagely nod, "I am impressed by the great many kinds of ponies I have met out here! Tirek shall fall in mere moments, thanks to us!"

 

She nodded to Radiant, and got onto her hooves. "Aye, we must find some shelter for the night. Being outside in the dark is not wise, and I speak from experience."

[Chip Circuit 1,842]

Radiant turned to amore when she said she'd stay separate. He noticed the fluid on the side of her mouth had a red hue to it and he was curious as to what it was. "No need, I'll keep watch for the first part of the night. We don't need any of us to far otherwise we'll be easier to spot." He interjected still keeping a watchful eye on amore through his peripheral vision so he didn't seem obvious.

 

If he had the chance he would confront her about his suspicions but not around the others because they may attack if Radiant begun making accusations.

[Little Red 1,529]

caliber looked a little sad to see the last of the soup go. "sigh..."

 

"and of course i like fighting." he said, eyes glittering mischiefly. "personally, iv been trying to eradicate the changelings. i fight packs of them at a time!"

 

"and i was planning on staying here for one more night, anyways, i even gathered some leaves today, so we even have something comfortable to sleep on!"

Red's head perked. Eradicate changelings?

"One of my personal goals is to destroy the race of changelings," Red said, "they... took... my parents." She paused for a moment, eyes glazing over as she thought. She continued after a moment, "anyway, I prefer sleeping on the ground. Once I gathered leaves and a snake crawled all over me during the night. It was an experience." She lay down. "Thank you, though. Oh, and who should keep watch? I would be willing." She was tired, but she didn't want to force Strider to. She definitely was not letting Caliber keep watch, as they'd only just met.

[Reaver 350]

@@Little Red, @,

"I'll go ahead and keep watch," Strider told Red. "You two young'uns--er, that is, you two sleep." Well, that was unfortunate--he wasn't going to be able to call everyone around him 'young'un' anymore, considering the fact that Caliber was technically about sixty years older than him. Though, he had been in a coma for most of that time--maybe he could find a way for the young'un thing to work. He quietly chuckled to himself at the thought.

"I'm going to stay by the doorway, then," he told his companions, doing as he said. He sat down, and pointedly began staring out into the darkness, though he fully intended to try reading Caliber's Adventure Log as soon as the inconsistent sun rose again.

[P-Jay 1,987]

caliber looked at him for a couple of seconds. "o...kay..." he said, before looking at red. "c'mon, i have the bed thing in the basement."

 

he walked downstairs, not caring if red followed. there was clean leaves, all brunched up together in a spot.

 

before he settled down, he started doing a work-out. "you can sleep upstairs, if you want!" he called out. 

[Little Red 1,529]

caliber looked at him for a couple of seconds. "o...kay..." he said, before looking at red. "c'mon, i have the bed thing in the basement."

 

he walked downstairs, not caring if red followed. there was clean leaves, all brunched up together in a spot.

 

before he settled down, he started doing a work-out. "you can sleep upstairs, if you want!" he called out. 

Red decided to follow him. She wanted to keep an eye on him. If necessary, she wouldn't sleep at all. She got up and walked after him quietly. After going down the stairs, she settled near the staircase in case she needed to call for Strider halfway through the night.

"Well, good night, Caliber." She said, laying her head between her forelegs.

[Commander Tangent 861]

Lunar sat at the table, looking around from person to person. He was thinking, deep in thought, and had opted not to speak for a bit. He turned and looked to Tyra." If I remember right, some of these buildings have basements we can stay in if we wish, but we would need to be careful, some of them are very dark and filled with critters. I will leave that as an option. Or, maybe we could simply sleep here, with watches on guard ?" Lunar suggested to Tyra and the others.

[Chip Circuit 1,842]

Radiant stood up looking at Lunar. "A basement sounds good, I have a light spell for when we need to see." He said looking around everyone. Radiant stepped out of the building looking around outside for a building that had a basement. "Again I'll take first watch tonight whenever we find our shelter."

[Alex Van Gamer 230]

"Okie Dokes! I call second watch!" She called, raising her paw in the air as she said so before getting up as well. Adjusting her cloak a bit, she followed suit behind Radiant but stopped just before the door frame, peering out to see if she could provide some assistance. "Hmm..." She hummed as she glanced around, then paused a moment when she realized something. "Wait, how can you tell a house has a basement without going inside one?" She asked the stallion, since he was only just glancing around. Whenever she sought out shelter on her own, she simply just looked for any sort of stable house to spend the night in. And from where she was raised, everything was underground, so there really wasn't such thing as a 'basement'.

[Chip Circuit 1,842]

"I'm mainly looking for any holes in the houses that are destroyed otherwise we have to actually search the homes for a basement." He said beginning to walk down the path to start searching for a basement for them all to stay in.

 

There were occasional gusts that picked up clouds of dust as the sun was beginning to set on the horizon. Radiant continued down the road and would look inside every building he passed. Eventually near a two hundred feet down the road from where he started he finally found a home that had a basement, he stood outside of it and waved his hoof to signal the others that he found a basement.

[Unicorncob 5,694]

"Very well, I will follow you all," Tyra nodded, grinning widely to the group, who she considered her new friends, "any shelter we choose shall be fine by me."

 

She followed her new companions, and trotted up to Radiant once he'd signalled that he found a basement. "What have you found? Shelter?"

[Alex Van Gamer 230]

"Ah, gotcha" Alex responded as the unicorn walked further on ahead. Taking note of the wind and dust being tossed around on occasion, the canine pulled her hood back 'Nothing worse than getting dust in your ears...' She thought to herself. 'Well, in times like these there probably are a bunch of different things... But it's just an expression anyway...'

 

Lost in her thoughts, it took a minute for her to regain her senses and notice that the stallion was signalling everypony over to him. With a nod, the diamond dog trotted over to his location, stepping into the house and glancing around it with curiosity.

[Chip Circuit 1,842]

Radiant looked at Tyra and nodded. "Yes I found a basement," He said until Alex had also ran over to join them. "We should go into the basement together just in case."

 

Radiant walked into the house where Alex was looking around curiously. Radiant cast his light spell as he approached the top of the stairs and begun to descend down them into the basement ready to react if anything was down there.