private The Rift <Shut down>

[genessee 535]

@

 

A final blue ball of light slowly expanded a bit further away than the others. After unexpanding like the rest, another creature is left behind. It leaves a half-changeling named StarNote. 

 

---------------------------

 

@@Techno Universal

 

As Techno entered the Everfree, he naturally made a rustling sound in the leaves. When he came near Lance, who was about to leave the Everfree Forest, Lance heard the rustling and froze. 

 

"Hey, uh, I changed my mind. I'm coming back now..."

 

He turned around and made his way back to Steady, first as a casual stroll before breaking into a run.

[Lil' Lovebug 1,041]

Steady's ears perked at the sound of the rustling leaves. His eyes gazed across the foliage, soon to be distracted by the grey stallion rushing past him. As he watched Transmutation follow, he sighed and decided to follow suit, figuring it would be better to stick together than investigate strange noises alone.

 

"Hey wait up," he hissed at the other two. "We don't know what that noise was. What if it was another pony looking for help or someone who could help us?"

[Techno Universal 2,575]

Techno then come out of the trees and was right next to the group now...

 

TU: Hi there I just arrived here to be honest. Now I'm Techno a head project manager from Celestial labs.inc and to be honest I know tons about universe systems but this one I've never encountered before so what is this place exactly?

[StarNote 231]

@@genessee, 

 

she lands with a bump and her eyes are closed and then starts breathing heavily  she reaches down to her belly

 

and is ready to feel

 

the blood but nothings there then she opens her eyes 

 

¨were am i,... how am i still alive¨

 

she looks around thinking she will see a fan or a doctor but no pony´s there

 

she decides to go exploring in this place and looking for other ponies

 

¨HELLO IS ANYPONY HERE HELLO¨

 

she says while she flys around

Edited February 22, 2017 by StarNote

[genessee 535]

@@Moon Dancer.

 

"Running away from a pack of Timberwolves, that's what."

 

He motioned for Transmutation to follow, but didn't stop moving himself.

 

@@Lil' Lovebug

 

"It might. It also might be a pack of Timberwolves, for all--"

 

@@Techno Universal

 

When Techno appeared out of the forest, Lance actually jumped.

 

"AUGHDONTEATME-- Oh, wait. You're not a Timberwolf..."

 

He blushed.

 

"I knew that the entire time. That was just, uh, a test to see if you trust me or not?.."

 

Lance paused and eyed Techno.

 

"First off, I have absolutely no idea where we are. Second, you seem smart. That's good, because we need a smart pony with us."

 

@

 

Lance's ears perked up.

 

"Hold on. Does anypony else hear that?"

 

What he was hearing was StarNote, but he didn't know that yet.

 

"That could be help. Come on, follow me."

 

He motioned for the group to follow him as he disappeared into the dense forest.

Edited February 22, 2017 by genessee

[Lil' Lovebug 1,041]

Steady got into a combat stance as the rustling grew louder. He may not have his weapons, but that didn't mean he would go down without a fight if there was some hostile creature after them. Getting ready to pounce, he watched as a new pony come out from the brush. Steady listened to the pony, and relaxed, not hearing any malice or trickery in his voice. 'Still, another one to watch out for. This isn't going to be fun."

 

Upon hearing Lance's remark about the group needing a smart pony, Steady glared at the grey stallion. His magic flared as he pulled on Lance's ear and growled, "Are you saying we didn't already have a smart pony in our little band?" Upon hearing the yells of someone else, Steady released his magic, sighing and facehoofing. 'As if we needed any more. Oh well, let's at least see who it could be.' He followed Lance as he bounded towards the new voice. "Ya know, for a pony that was so scared of timberwolves, you're running off awfully quick towards some strange yelling. What if it's a trap, meant to lure us to an eternal torment or something?"

 

"It's no wonder he thinks we need a smart pony in the group," Steady muttered to himself, "I need to think for two."

Edited February 23, 2017 by Lil' Lovebug

[Techno Universal 2,575]

TU: Well maybe If we explore this place a bit more we could possibly find the exit. If only my lab was existent in this universe we would be able to escape this place easily but we might just have to travel there to see if it's there. Plus I forgot to mention that I have an experimental micro computer unit in my brain that is based of digital magic.

 

Techno then looked to see what the rustling was and then he replied with...

 

TU: Already another pony has spawned in here and they seem to be rustling through the bushes over there.

Edited February 23, 2017 by Techno Universal

[genessee 535]

@@Lil' Lovebug

 

"While you may be right, think of it this way. Who have we ticked off for a trap to be set? Unless you did, then we may have a problem. And eternal torment? For real? You read too many horror stories."

 

@@Techno Universal

 

"Experimental microcomputer."

 

He turned his head back towards Steady.

 

"I think he's smarter than you."

 

He prepared for Steady to, like, slap him with magic or something.

 

@

 

Still being prepared for magic slaps, Lance emerged from the forest, and saw StarNote.

 

"Oh."

Edited February 23, 2017 by genessee

[Lil' Lovebug 1,041]

Steady glared at the stallion in front of him, resisting the urge to yank his leg out from under him and watch him faceplant for a third time. "Don't test my patience," he growled. "He may have something in his brain, but it doesn't mean he knows everything or understands it. There's also a difference between knowledge and being smart. Like actually bein-." He stopped as he saw the newcomer.

 

'Celestia and Luna's shining buttocks, what is going on?' Steady sighed. 'So many more to look after. Food and shelter is going to be more of a pain.'

[genessee 535]

Lance was getting really frustrated. He had failed clumsily, multiple times, within the past 5 minutes. He wanted to take charge. So he tried.

 

"Alright. That happened. We have a group of 4 ponies and a changeling, and we have legitimately gotten nothing done except for Steady and I bickering and us walking into a forest. I'm going to try to divide the group up to do tasks so we can survive until help comes. Which it will."

 

He stared at the group.

 

@@Lil' Lovebug @@Techno Universal

 

"Techno, I want you to go find nonpoisonous foods, like berries, for us to live on until we find better food. You seem you know that stuff. And, I hate to say it, but Steady, you also seem like you know that stuff so you can go with him. Also, if you come across that minotaur try to get him back here. We need all the help we can get."

 

@ @@Moon Dancer.

 

"You two can start working on a shelter. Use anything you can find that looks like it will hold and try to build a place where we won't freeze to death."

 

@genessee (Thats meeee)

 

"I will go try to find a water source or anything helpful, such as another life form."

 

@Everypony

 

"Everyone meet here when the sun goes down. If any of you find any flammable material bring it here so we can have some heat. I don't know how cold it's going to be tonight, so it's best to play it safe. Also, I forgot to introduce myself, sorry about that. My name is Lance. Nice to meet you, and I'll hopefully see you at sundown."

 

With that, he disappeared back into the forest.

[StarNote 231]

@@Moon Dancer.,@@genessee, @@Lil' Lovebug, @@Techno Universal,  

¨oh uhh hi and bye¨

 

she looks at the group ¨hi where am i¨ 

 

she looks at the changeling king and just stares 

 

then she looks away ¨i have lot of questions but i guess i help find things for shelter¨

 

she looks confused and keeps changing the colors of her wings and horn 

[StarNote 231]

@@Moon Dancer., 

 

¨oh ok such a weird way to start a world tour¨

 

she had no idea what to say 

 

¨my name is star note you must be the changeling king ¨

 

she bows 

 

¨you must know my aunt queen chrysalis as you can see i am half changeling and half pony and i never got to meet  you but i heard

 

alot about you from my mom a changeling, sorry am i talking to much¨

[genessee 535]

Lance whistled as he strolled through the forest. He tried to ignore that there might be a pack of timberwolves stalking him as he picked small sticks for fuel and kicked the occasional pinecone that got in his way. Every time he came to a clearing he hoped to find either a clean river or hut, but every time it was just a empty clearing. He didn't feel very helpful. He was an immature earth pony, surrounded by unicorns, changelings and the like. He simply felt rather useless

 

After about an hours worth of casual strolling, Lance had a decent amount of sticks, and had even grabbed a few berries. He had no idea if they were poisonous or not, but he was relying on Techno or Steady to answer that question. Unfortunately, he had stopped paying attention and stepped on a stray pinecone. He wasn't expecting this, and it scared him, and he dropped his sticks and berries. He stepped on a berry, and slipped over the juice, and was sent facefirst-- again-- down into the bush.

 

When he got up and wiped the dirt off his face, he was amazed at what he saw. A river! Clean water! He quickly tried to find a landmark to remember where the river was.

Edited February 24, 2017 by genessee

[StarNote 231]

@@Moon Dancer.,

 

she looks embarresed and her wings turn red

 

¨sorry i must have mixed you up,.. it happens am i right¨

 

star notices her wings and quickly changes them

 

¨well i am going to find some wood or leaves for shelter¨

 

she leaves in a flash into the forest looking for wood and leaves

 

she whispers 

 

¨crap¨

[Lil' Lovebug 1,041]

Steady motioned for Techno to follow, then set off back into the forest. As he walked, he grabbed every berry and fruit he could off of the various bushes and trees, deciding to check to see if they were poisonous later. He also kept his eyes out for anything he could fashion into a weapon that wasn't a meager stick.

 

"I miss my weapons. Feel so empty without them," Steady said to no one in particular. "What good is an assassin if he doesn't have anything to kill with...."

[Techno Universal 2,575]

Techno walked into the the forest into a spot where there seemed to be lots of eatable fruit and berries.

 

TU: There seems to be lots here so... I know I'll run my auto harvest program!!! I've never gotten a chance to test it before but I might aswel give it a try here I just need to get it started.

 

CMD: AUTO-HARVEST.PROG NOW RUNNING...

 

Then his magic caused a huge amount of the fruit and berries to float up and merge into a massive ball above him that he estimated had a 5 meter diameter from where he was...

 

TU: WOW!!! I never expected it to work that well plus usually I can't hold that much with my magic so it's definitely the computer unit doing that in fact the should probably bring back my little collection of food to the others.

 

He then made his way back to the group with the ball following him to always stay above him while he was in motion. He then ordered the system to put it down when he was a few meters away from the others and then the program automatically closed when he put the ball down. He then called out.

 

TU: Hey!!! Is this good enough!?

[Lil' Lovebug 1,041]

After a fruitless search for any sort of usable weapon, and a not so fruitless search for... well, fruit, Steady made his way back towards the group.  Sitting away from the group, Steady started sorting the berries between known and unknown berries, then poisonous and nonpoisonous, taking guesses on the unknown berries. Once satisfied, he placed the poisonous berries into too pouches on his vest, still divided by known and unknown, and carried the rest back towards the group in his magic.

[genessee 535]

@Everypony

 

As the sun begins to set, everyone seems to be here except Lance.

 

---

 

Lance had decided to follow the river to see if it ended up somewhere of value. When the sun began setting, he decided that he would follow the river for a few more minutes before making his way back to the group. 

 

After two more minutes of walking, Lance had found a tent. He began making his way to it, and it looked abandoned. He quickly ducked inside and looked arou-- a skull was sitting in the mud.

 

"Noooope nopenopenope NOPE nope nothappening noooooooopers nope nope NOPE."

 

He sprinted out of the tent and back towards the forest faster than he had ever ran in his entire life.

[StarNote 231]

@@genessee,

 

while star note was picking berries she thought she heard some pony saying

 "Noooope nopenopenope NOPE nope nothappening noooooooopers nope nope NOPE."

she thought she was hearing things but then she saw lance running super fast toward camp

she stopped him and said

"WHAT WHATS WRONG"

[Techno Universal 2,575]

Techno was now going through the huge pile of fruit and berries liking for any poisonous items to make sure that the automatic program was 100% reliable. He then head Lance screaming over something followed by him running straight out of a bush. Techno then shouted out to Lance...

 

TU: Dude what is it!? What did you find out there!?

[genessee 535]

@@Techno Universal @

 

Eventually Lance's legs gave out and he collapsed in a hyperventilating, terrified heap. After a few minutes of calming down, he finally gave his reasoning. 

 

"There is a pony skull in that tent!"

 

He motioned dramatically towards the near-invisible abandoned tent sitting near the river.

 

"I'm done. I'm not going near this river. Like ever again."

[Techno Universal 2,575]

When techno heard that it was a pony skull in that tent he got really interested...

 

TU: I think I need to check this out for myself.

 

Techno walked to the tent to see the skull in there. He picked it up with his magic and took a real close look at it even analysing it with his CPU unit. He then discovered that it was something he never expected...

 

TU: Is that the skull from my father that died in a lab accident 5 years ago! It has to be because of the DNA signature on it. I wonder how it got out here when he was berried back in my home universe. It's probably a rifted item in this universe so that means that the lab could likely be existent here because if it is we could get home!

 

Techno ran off to tell the news to the others...

[StarNote 231]

@@genessee, 

 

"oh well thats freaky"

 

she shook literally because of the thought of it

 

"umm so we never properly meet my name is star note"

 

she helped him up

 

she really had no idea what to say after the skull thing

 

"so,are you ok"

 

she only just realized that he was the only earth pony out of the ponies she's seen

[Techno Universal 2,575]

Techno then arrived back at the camp...

 

TU: Guys! You won't believe this but I was able to DNA identify that skull and it's the skull of my brother who died in a lab accident 5 years ago! That means it must of rifted here from my home universe because he was berried there and potentially my lab rifted here to and if it did we could get home using the equipment in there!!!

[genessee 535]

@

 

"Oh! Uh... Thanks."

 

@@Moon Dancer. @@Lil' Lovebug

 

Lance returned to the camp, not following his own curfew. 

 

"Sorry I'm late, there was--"

 

Lance was cut off by Techno's arrival.

 

@@Techno Universal

 

After Techno was done, Lance said,

 

"While that might not only be not true, I think we should hold off of any more gathering or exploring until morning. We don't have any mobile light source so... hold on, we should get a fire going."

 

He reached for his firewood that he had picked up, before remembering that he had dropped it when he fell down the ditch.

 

"I mean, I got firewood, but I dropped it... oops."

Edited March 1, 2017 by genessee