open The Town That Friendship Forgot

[Dynamo Pad 11,308]

On 6/21/2020 at 10:47 PM, Pastel Heart said:

@Samurai Equine @Dynamo Pad @Ragland Tiger

Pastel was disappointed that she was teleported so suddenly, she really wanted a snack first. Looks like she was gonna pout for awhile. Atleast while they were there they could see Bluebell who saved their flanks back at the track.

She followed up behind Dynamo. It looked like he was by himself, as she wasn't even tall enough go be seen from behind the desk. She wondered what happened after they got seperated.

4 hours ago, Samurai Equine said:

@Pastel Heart

If it makes any difference, there is a snack machine in the lobby. Plenty of things to choose from for just a bit each.

@Dynamo Pad, @Windy Breeze, @Ragland Tiger

"Oh, sorry my friend. I guess when it comes to wanting to help or protect others, I get a little impulsive." Samurai explains before letting him and Shadow do their thing. However, as they reach the front desk, the nurse working there has some news. "We did receive one new patient named Bluebell. We can check and see if she is feeling healthy enough for visitors, but we tend to have a limit for how many visitors are allowed in a room at one time. As for the unknown pony, the doctors have said that it's best if he doesn't receive any visitors today. Perhaps tomorrow when his health shows signs of improvement." The nurse explains.

As they handle this, Samurai sits on a waiting bench with Keen. "Sorry for all the sudden actions, Keen Fan. You're new to this place? Welcome to Friendshire. How did you learn about me?" Samurai asks.

 

@Pastel Heart @Astral Vision @ExplosionMare @Samurai Equine @Ragland Tiger

As Dynamo awaited an answer from the nurses, he turned to look back towards Pastel, who looked to be pouting. He began to wonder why as he didn't know the exact reason. He seemed to recall that Pastel mentioned about wanting to get a snack or two. Possibly for the party, to have after the arduous race, or for Bluebell. However, he didn't want to assume. He smiled softly as he playfully ruffled her mane, before levitating her onto his back. All the while, taking notice of a snack machine in the lobby. "Don't worry, Pastel-chan. Take a look over there. You see the snack machine?" He asked, pointing over towards the nearby machine. "We can try and get some snacks from there. It might not be the snacks you had in mind, but it's better than nothing, right?"

His ears perked as the nurse's voice caught his attention. He turned back to give the nurse a nod in confirmation on Bluebell. "Okay and that's no problem. Depending on how many visitors are allowed, we can discuss with our group on who might go and visit her. If that's okay, that is."

[CameoShadowness 251]

23 hours ago, Samurai Equine said:

 

@CameoShadowness

Trilby gets up. He is about to run, until he remembers who is under his hat. So instead, he calmly walks. "To the library we go!" Trilby makes sure to be careful to avoid any strong winds or any big crowds. It takes him moment, especially with the town rebuilt for the kart race they just had, but they get there. "And here we are! The libra--ry?" Trilby's enthusiasm it cut short when he sees the CLOSED sign on the door. "Closed Today due to Kart Race? Open again tomorrow?! Aww, I'm sorry Mini Horse Beryl... I guess the library staff felt like supporting the big event today." Trilby feels bad.

Then he gets an idea. He looks around. "You know, if you really want to get in... I suppose I could teleport us inside the library."

"awe."  Beryl frowned but after hearing what he said she was confused.
(lamo I forgot to digitize my Breezie code)
"tetiport? nonsense!" Beryl gets out from under the hat. "tetiport not posipal." She lands on the sign and looks around. "maybe we go though a window." She flew around a bit until a breeze knocked her around "woooah!" She landed on a few flowers. She shook her head and held on tightly hoping a storm isn't coming. "window over there open but wind is saying Storm coming."

From her reading she remembers that ponies typically control weather but not in every place. She didn't knew if this was one of those places or not and she hopes that it is since the wind wasn't very nice and seemed to be getting worst.

[Astral Vision 286]

On 6/23/2020 at 5:18 AM, Dynamo Pad said:

@Pastel Heart @Astral Vision @ExplosionMare @Samurai Equine @Ragland Tiger

As Dynamo awaited an answer from the nurses, he turned to look back towards Pastel, who looked to be pouting. He began to wonder why as he didn't know the exact reason. He seemed to recall that Pastel mentioned about wanting to get a snack or two. Possibly for the party, to have after the arduous race, or for Bluebell. However, he didn't want to assume. He smiled softly as he playfully ruffled her mane, before levitating her onto his back. All the while, taking notice of a snack machine in the lobby. "Don't worry, Pastel-chan. Take a look over there. You see the snack machine?" He asked, pointing over towards the nearby machine. "We can try and get some snacks from there. It might not be the snacks you had in mind, but it's better than nothing, right?"

His ears perked as the nurse's voice caught his attention. He turned back to give the nurse a nod in confirmation on Bluebell. "Okay and that's no problem. Depending on how many visitors are allowed, we can discuss with our group on who might go and visit her. If that's okay, that is."

@Dynamo Pad

"Well Dynamo, since she fell into your kart, she might be more comfortable seeing you first. I can come along if you think it necessary. After all, we know almost nothing about this unicorn, and I can keep us protected."

[Ragland Tiger 3,391]

@Dynamo Pad @Astral Vision @Pastel Heart @Samurai Equine

 

Bluebell was asleep in her hospital room, talking to Luna, who was visiting her dream.  Luna always had wise and encouraging words to give her when she was down or in trouble.  A smile rose to Bluebell's face.  "Th-th-th thank you, Luna", she whispered before she heard a soft knock at the door.  Her eyes fluttered open.

"C-c- come-come in", she softly said.  She saw the door open and the faces of familiar ponies peaking in.  "H- hey", she said cheerfully.

Edited June 27, 2020 by Ragland Tiger

[Samurai Equine 51,420]

@Dynamo Pad, @Pastel Heart, @Windy Breeze 🥧, @Astral Vision, @ExplosionMare @Ragland Tiger

"Sorry, we do not have an answer at this time." The nurse answers Shadow's question.
At the request of the visitors, someone goes to check in on Bluebell and comes back with a positive response. "Bluebell is healthy enough to see patients right now. However, we have a limit of 4 visitors per patient. Decide who is going amongst yourselves and we'll show you to her room."

Samurai nods while talking to Keen, but hears what the nurse said. "Excuse me a moment." He returns to Dynamo and Shadow. "I really would like to see Bluebell if that's possible. However, she hasn't met me yet. So if anypony insists, I can wait til next time to see Bluebell." Samurai explains. They'll need to decide fast. Dynamo and Pastel shared a cart with her, but Pastel might be more interested in having a snack or something. Astral and Pencil basically shared a race with her, but who knows if either of them want to be a visitor or not.

@CameoShadowness

Trilby nearly panics when Beryl gets caught in a random breeze, but sighs with relief when she grabs a flower. Reaching out, he gently takes hold of Beryl in his hoof. "Just watch and learn." Trilby concentrates and makes his horn glow with magic. But it's not enough, so he closes his eyes, grits his teeth, and concentrates harder! Finally, he and Beryl successfully teleport inside the library. However, he has to put Beryl down on a table, because Trilby is now dizzy and stumbling about. "Heh, heh... One hat party, fully catered~!" However, after a little bit of swaying, Trilby doubles over and grabs his head, groaning in visible pain. "Ugh... It's okay, Beryl. I'm okay... I'm just not magical enough to do that too much. It's an emergency move only..." Trilby shakes off the pain of over exerting himself. 

Edited June 28, 2020 by Samurai Equine

[Dynamo Pad 11,308]

18 hours ago, Astral Vision said:

@Dynamo Pad

"Well Dynamo, since she fell into your kart, she might be more comfortable seeing you first. I can come along if you think it necessary. After all, we know almost nothing about this unicorn, and I can keep us protected."

Hearing his name being called, the gamer pony turned his attention towards Astral with a nod. "That's true. I know Pastel and I should go and see Bluebell first. I'm just not sure how many visitors are allowed in a hospital room. Well, in this hospital room, to be more specific." He stopped to think, before a random thought had crossed his mind. "Actually, I think she had said something about being part of the royal court. I'm not sure if she by that, but it must mean that she's very important." He would say, wanting to wait on the nurse's word to be allowed to visit Bluebell. Although, he didn't know what room number she would be in."

2 hours ago, Samurai Equine said:

@Dynamo Pad, @Pastel Heart, @Windy Breeze 🥧, @Astral Vision, @ExplosionMare @Ragland Tiger

"Sorry, we do not have an answer at this time." The nurse answers Shadow's question.
At the request of the visitors, someone goes to check in on Bluebell and comes back with a positive response. "Bluebell is healthy enough to see patients right now. However, we have a limit of 4 visitors per patient. Decide who is going amongst yourselves and we'll show you to her room."

Samurai nods while talking to Keen, but hears what the nurse said. "Excuse me a moment." He returns to Dynamo and Shadow. "I really would like to see Bluebell if that's possible. However, she hasn't met me yet. So if anypony insists, I can wait til next time to see Bluebell." Samurai explains. They'll need to decide fast. Dynamo and Pastel shared a cart with her, but Pastel might be more interested in having a snack or something. Astral and Pencil basically shared a race with her, but who knows if either of them want to be a visitor or not.

Once the nurse came back to give them the update on Bluebell, Dynamo gave the nurse a thankful look. "Thank you so much for letting us know. We'll visit her as soon as we can, but we'll decide on who should see her." He responded, while thinking of the four who could visit first. He turned back to Samurai, who returned to both the gamer pony and Shadow. "I know Pastel and I will go first in visiting as Bluebell shared a cart with us. I know you want to visit her, as well, Samurai. Along with Astral and Pencil, who took part in the race. I guess it depends on who would want to see her more. Like we all said that Pastel and I are a given. I was thinking that maybe you and Pencil should be the other two. Astral had just said he can come along if we think it's necessary. Although, I know you and Pencil might want to check on her more as you both were very concerned on Bluebell. Even though we were all pretty much concerned." He would say, while trying to figure out how to draw straws in this scenario.

18 hours ago, Ragland Tiger said:

@Dynamo Pad @Astral Vision @Pastel Heart @Samurai Equine

 

Bluebell was asleep in her hospital room, talking to Luna, who was visiting her dream.  Luna always had wise and encouraging words to give her when she was down or in trouble.  A smile rose to Bluebell's face.  "Th-th-th thank you, Luna", she whispered before she heard a soft knock at the door.  Her eyes fluttered open.

"C-c- come-come in", she softly said.  She saw the door open and the faces of familiar ponies peaking in.  "H- hey", she said cheerfully.

@Pastel Heart @Astral Vision @ExplosionMare @Samurai Equine @Ragland Tiger 

As he made his way towards the designated room, Dynamo took a deep breath as he knocked on the door, but not too loudly. After a moment, he had heard a soft reply. Indicating him to be allowed to enter the room. Upon opening the door, Dynamo poked his head into the room to see Bluebell laying in one of the available beds. "Hey, Bluebell." He smiled softly, before stepping into the room. "How are you doing? Are you okay?" He asks, showing genuine concern for the unicorn.

[Windy Breeze 15,189]

@Samurai Equine

Shadow's POV

Shadow's ears pinned against her skull, her face withered into a gloomy expression “Oh” she muttered “But can please allow me to visit him if he wakes up? I want to talk to him about something” 

@Astral Vision

Keen's POV

Keen nodded. She stared at Samurai for a few seconds before looking at Astral, and become interested in him, but she decided to stay silent. 

[ExplosionMare 18,062]

 @Dynamo Pad @Pastel Heart @Astral Vision @Ragland Tiger

Dynamo requested for Pencil to be one of the first visitors. She didn’t expect to be first, but was glad to see Bluebell as soon as possible.

“Sure, I can visit with you guys, Pencil replied to Dynamo. Just show me where the room is and I’ll follow,”

Pencil followed Dynamo to where Bluebell’s room was, trotting lightly so as not to disturb the other patients nearby. Once she arrived at the room, she waited for Dynamo, Pastel, and Astral to go in before she finally allowed herself in. When she got a look around, she spotted Bluebell laying quietly in her bed. Concerned but unable to say the right words, Pencil mumbled,

“...hi...”

 

[Pastel Heart 6,466]

@Samurai Equine @Dynamo Pad @Ragland Tiger @ExplosionMare

Pastel shrugged off her snack cravings indifferent, this isn't why they were here after all. Oh well. She followed Pencil and Dynamo to see their new friend, waving awkwardly with a big smile.

"Hihi! That was a big spill you took! You're totally hardcore, Bluebell!"

[CameoShadowness 251]

12 hours ago, Samurai Equine said:

 

@CameoShadowness

Trilby nearly panics when Beryl gets caught in a random breeze, but sighs with relief when she grabs a flower. Reaching out, he gently takes hold of Beryl in his hoof. "Just watch and learn." Trilby concentrates and makes his horn glow with magic. But it's not enough, so he closes his eyes, grits his teeth, and concentrates harder! Finally, he and Beryl successfully teleport inside the library. However, he has to put Beryl down on a table, because Trilby is now dizzy and stumbling about. "Heh, heh... One hat party, fully catered~!" However, after a little bit of swaying, Trilby doubles over and grabs his head, groaning in visible pain. "Ugh... It's okay, Beryl. I'm okay... I'm just not magical enough to do that too much. It's an emergency move only..." Trilby shakes off the pain of over exerting himself. 

"Doroto! Why wood you do dat den?" She face palms before flying to him and checking his horn. "be careful. Dos tings brak. I red t once." She felt some heat radiating 

[Ragland Tiger 3,391]

@Dynamo Pad @Pastel Heart @Astral Vision @ExplosionMare

"I-I-I'd g-get up and-and hug you two, but I'm -I'm- I'm laid u-u-up with a b-b-broken leg and a mild con-concussion", Bluebell said half-jokingly.  "I'm g-g-glad-glad you are okay. I-I-I'm so s-s-sorry that I disrupted y-your race. I was i-in a hurry to esc-escape from a pack of t-timberwolves. So, who-who took f-f-fiirst p-place?"

Edited June 28, 2020 by Ragland Tiger

[Dynamo Pad 11,308]

19 hours ago, ExplosionMare said:

 @Dynamo Pad @Pastel Heart @Astral Vision @Ragland Tiger

Dynamo requested for Pencil to be one of the first visitors. She didn’t expect to be first, but was glad to see Bluebell as soon as possible.

“Sure, I can visit with you guys, Pencil replied to Dynamo. Just show me where the room is and I’ll follow,”

Pencil followed Dynamo to where Bluebell’s room was, trotting lightly so as not to disturb the other patients nearby. Once she arrived at the room, she waited for Dynamo, Pastel, and Astral to go in before she finally allowed herself in. When she got a look around, she spotted Bluebell laying quietly in her bed. Concerned but unable to say the right words, Pencil mumbled,

“...hi...”

18 hours ago, Pastel Heart said:

@Samurai Equine @Dynamo Pad @Ragland Tiger @ExplosionMare

Pastel shrugged off her snack cravings indifferent, this isn't why they were here after all. Oh well. She followed Pencil and Dynamo to see their new friend, waving awkwardly with a big smile.

"Hihi! That was a big spill you took! You're totally hardcore, Bluebell!"

 

Dynamo smiled with a nod at Pencil's response. "Awesome. I'm glad you'll be able to join us for a visit. The nurse gave me the room number. So, I'll lead the way. Just make sure to stay close so nobody gets lost. I know the numbers are listed on the door, but the halls kind of look the same." He would say, speaking from experience. As they entered the room, Dynamo's ears fell slightly at Pastel's exclamation. He wanted to mention to use inside voices, so as to not disturb the other patients. However, it didn't seem like Pastel was shouting. He smiled and shrugged his shoulders as he didn't want to question anything. 

12 hours ago, Ragland Tiger said:

@Dynamo Pad @Pastel Heart @Astral Vision @ExplosionMare

"I-I-I'd g-get up and-and hug you two, but I'm -I'm- I'm laid u-u-up with a b-b-broken leg and a mild con-concussion", Bluebell said half-jokingly.  "I'm g-g-glad-glad you are okay. I-I-I'm so s-s-sorry that I disrupted y-your race. I was i-in a hurry to esc-escape from a pack of t-timberwolves. So, who-who took f-f-fiirst p-place?"

@Pastel Heart @ExplosionMare @Samurai Equine @Ragland Tiger

Dynamo smiled half-heartedly at the joke, before nodding in understanding. "I guess you really took quite a spill from what you've told us. How about I meet you half of the way." He would say, before the gamer pony went over towards Bluebell and gave her a gentle hug. All the while, making sure not to disturb the injuries that Bluebell had attained. "I appreciate the concern, but I'm glad to know that you're okay too." He shook his head, while giving Bluebell an apologetic look. "You don't have to apologize for anything. You didn't disrupt the race in any way. If anything, I feel as if I should be the one to apologize. I felt as if I could have done more to help so you wouldn't have ended up like this. I know a lot of things happened and I had a panic attack, but I appreciated you and Pastel for helping me through things. Plus, you said you were escaping from a pack of timber wolves. I'd be trying to escape too if I ran into them. I just didn't know they were in the area."

Dynamo backed up from the hug as he held out a hoof to point to Pastel and Pencil. "The ones who took first place are actually with us. This is Pencil Pouch and Pastel Heart. Pencil is the one that took first place, while Pastel and I managed to get second place." He says with a smile. 

Edited June 29, 2020 by Dynamo Pad

[Ragland Tiger 3,391]

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Edited June 29, 2020 by Ragland Tiger
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[ExplosionMare 18,062]

@Ragland Tiger

Pencil gave out a small wave.

“Hi...uh, h-how are you doing? Oh, uh, I’m Pencil Pouch, by the way!” she said.

Gathering what Bluebell said to the others, she seemed to be okay for the time being. She also seemed to be in a hugging mood, and while Pencil wanted to be supportive, she had only just met the pony. She backed up quietly and allowed more space to grow in between the two ponies.

“I’m sorry a-about what happened at the race. I-If you need me to do anything, uh, I can d-do something...” Pencil stammered. When she finished, she flushed a little and hoped all of her own stuttering didn’t come off as mockery to Bluebell. She was only nervous about meeting this new pony, especially in a hospital setting. Tightening her jaw shut, Pencil moved to the corner of the hospital room and allowed for other ponies to take her spot and converse with Bluebell.

[Samurai Equine 51,420]

@Dynamo Pad, @Pastel Heart, @ExplosionMare, @Ragland Tiger

Seems Astral wasn't interested right now, so Samurai got to be one of four that visited Bluebell today.
A 2nd nurse shows the party the way to her room. "We're coming in~" Samurai gently says as he enters the room, remembering his manners. Samurai lets the others have their turn first, waiting for his. When he sees an opportunity, he politely steps forward. "Gomen nasai."

Instead of a hug, Samurai bows respectfully. When he rises back up, he has a somewhat sad look on his face. "Bluebell, was it? I know you don't know me, but... My name is Samurai Equine. I'm the military leader of this town, and also the guardian of the citizens. I... When I was forced out of the race, I was preoccupied by other things, and I just want to say, I am deeply sorry for not being there for you. It's my mission to protect the citizens of this town from any harm or danger. I wasn't there for you, and because of that, you got hurt... I hope you can learn to forgive me and maybe give me a chance to get to know you better in the future. I swear that I will do my best to prevent things like this in the future." Samurai says.

@Windy Breeze 🥧

"You'll be contacted immediately when he is ready." The nurse at the desk reassures Shadow.

@CameoShadowness

After some deep breathing exercises, Trilby calms down. "Thank you, Beryl. You're a wonderful friend." He looks around. The library is suprisingly large, all things considering. Three stories tall and filled with all kinds of books and educational material. "Well, Mini Horse, feel free to make yourself at home for a little while. At least until we have to go. What interests you the most? History? Science? Astrology?" Trilby asks, taking a few steps forward.

As he does, he stops when he sees an elderly unicorn with a massive fluffy, light grey beard and random stuff stuck to it. The elder is reading a book with his tired eyes, sitting at a table. "OH! Geez, please don't be mad, sir! This isn't what it looks like!! Okay, technically it is breaking and entering, but..." Trilby's frightened speech is interrupted by the elder. "Calm down, young one. I don't work here. In fact, just like you, I'm only passing through." He explains, making Trilby sigh with relief. "Oh... Thank goodness. Guess we're in this together, huh?" Trilby says. The elder finishes his book and stands up. "Not exactly. Oh and Trilby, if I were you, I'd look into getting one of those magical gravity stones for Beryl. Whittle it down small enough, and in the hooves of a Breezie, it'll make her strong enough to withstand sudden winds and many other harsh elements." The elder explains before walking off.

"...A gravity stone? I suppose I could go to the local magic shop and... Hey! Wait a minute! How do you know our names?! Who are you?" Trilby demands. "Final Premonition. But that's not very important... At least not right now." Final puts his book back on the shelves. He pulls out a pocket watch, checks it, then walks further into the isle of books where he disappears. "?! Wha--Where did he go?!" Trilby goes up and looks around. "Gone... And there was no flash of light, so he didn't teleport. Strange..."

[Pastel Heart 6,466]

@Dynamo Pad @Ragland Tiger @Samurai Equine

"Well, you'll be okay, right? Nopony died or anything so I think it all was fun aside from the injuries! I've had my fill of races for awhile though I think, nyaha. For some reason it felt like three weeks even though it was only a few minutes!"

Pastel bounced around the room happy that everything was seemingly okay, all the while, the fourth wall grows weaker every passing moon...

[Astral Vision 286]

On 6/30/2020 at 3:29 AM, Samurai Equine said:

@Dynamo Pad, @Pastel Heart, @ExplosionMare, @Ragland Tiger

Seems Astral wasn't interested right now, so Samurai got to be one of four that visited Bluebell today.
A 2nd nurse shows the party the way to her room. "We're coming in~" Samurai gently says as he enters the room, remembering his manners. Samurai lets the others have their turn first, waiting for his. When he sees an opportunity, he politely steps forward. "Gomen nasai."

Instead of a hug, Samurai bows respectfully. When he rises back up, he has a somewhat sad look on his face. "Bluebell, was it? I know you don't know me, but... My name is Samurai Equine. I'm the military leader of this town, and also the guardian of the citizens. I... When I was forced out of the race, I was preoccupied by other things, and I just want to say, I am deeply sorry for not being there for you. It's my mission to protect the citizens of this town from any harm or danger. I wasn't there for you, and because of that, you got hurt... I hope you can learn to forgive me and maybe give me a chance to get to know you better in the future. I swear that I will do my best to prevent things like this in the future." Samurai says.

@Windy Breeze 🥧

"You'll be contacted immediately when he is ready." The nurse at the desk reassures Shadow.

@CameoShadowness

After some deep breathing exercises, Trilby calms down. "Thank you, Beryl. You're a wonderful friend." He looks around. The library is suprisingly large, all things considering. Three stories tall and filled with all kinds of books and educational material. "Well, Mini Horse, feel free to make yourself at home for a little while. At least until we have to go. What interests you the most? History? Science? Astrology?" Trilby asks, taking a few steps forward.

As he does, he stops when he sees an elderly unicorn with a massive fluffy, light grey beard and random stuff stuck to it. The elder is reading a book with his tired eyes, sitting at a table. "OH! Geez, please don't be mad, sir! This isn't what it looks like!! Okay, technically it is breaking and entering, but..." Trilby's frightened speech is interrupted by the elder. "Calm down, young one. I don't work here. In fact, just like you, I'm only passing through." He explains, making Trilby sigh with relief. "Oh... Thank goodness. Guess we're in this together, huh?" Trilby says. The elder finishes his book and stands up. "Not exactly. Oh and Trilby, if I were you, I'd look into getting one of those magical gravity stones for Beryl. Whittle it down small enough, and in the hooves of a Breezie, it'll make her strong enough to withstand sudden winds and many other harsh elements." The elder explains before walking off.

"...A gravity stone? I suppose I could go to the local magic shop and... Hey! Wait a minute! How do you know our names?! Who are you?" Trilby demands. "Final Premonition. But that's not very important... At least not right now." Final puts his book back on the shelves. He pulls out a pocket watch, checks it, then walks further into the isle of books where he disappears. "?! Wha--Where did he go?!" Trilby goes up and looks around. "Gone... And there was no flash of light, so he didn't teleport. Strange..."

@Samurai Equine @Dynamo Pad @Pastel Heart @ExplosionMare @Ragland Tiger

Astral waited patiently in the hall as the others visited Bluebell. The blue unicorn figured he shouldn't overwhelm the mare with questions in her current state, and instead decided to do some further investigation. Slowly, the unicorn pulled the latest page that he had found at the race out of his satchel, being careful not to rip it. The pages that had been found so far did not reveal much about the mayors' divide, though did shed some light on the town's foundation. Apparently, the mayors White and Black had once been great friends, and formed the town with their own bare hooves; bringing in new faces year-round from all parts of Equestria. However, once the mayors' friendship was destroyed, the town lost its spark of life, and soon fell off the country's map.

"Maybe you will finally reveal the reason behind this dispute? A curse? A poor business decision? Or something worse? Whatever the reason of the divide, if any form of dark magic is involved, it is my duty as a royal wizard to contain it, even if I have to do it alone."

Astral began to inspect the page, though it was hard to read through the dust and grime. However, the page suddenly began to glow, shining throughout the hall like a newborn star. But something was wrong, the glow began to spread itself over Astral's body, and the unicorn was on the brink of a terrified scream.

"Samurai, Dynamo! The PAGE IS-"

There was a poof, then a small breeze, and then nothing. A nurse pony came to inspect the area, but all that remained was Astral's satchel bag. If anypony was to inspect the bag further, the contents would reveal a silver medallion engraved with a royal symbol, and the initials "E.W.E." inscribed within it. Would Samurai and the others discover the truth before it was too late? Where had Astral been taken, and by who?

[Windy Breeze 15,189]

@Samurai Equine

“Thank you, Nurse” Shadow slightly bowed her head

10 hours ago, Astral Vision said:

"Samurai, Dynamo! The PAGE IS-"

Shadow glanced to the hall where she saw a bright light and Astral's voice. Keen heard it as well and both of them came to investigate. They didn't see Astral, but they did see a satchel bag laying on the floor. Keen picked up the bag using her mouth “Mmm, I wonder where the bag's owner went?” she mused her voice a little muffled. She looked at Shadow.

“That must be Astral's bag!” Keen blinked, then looked down at bag “We should wait for everypony first. We can't open somepony's personal item” Shadow told her. 

 

Edited July 2, 2020 by Windy Breeze 🥧

[CameoShadowness 251]

On 6/29/2020 at 11:29 PM, Samurai Equine said:

After some deep breathing exercises, Trilby calms down. "Thank you, Beryl. You're a wonderful friend." He looks around. The library is suprisingly large, all things considering. Three stories tall and filled with all kinds of books and educational material. "Well, Mini Horse, feel free to make yourself at home for a little while. At least until we have to go. What interests you the most? History? Science? Astrology?" Trilby asks, taking a few steps forward.

As he does, he stops when he sees an elderly unicorn with a massive fluffy, light grey beard and random stuff stuck to it. The elder is reading a book with his tired eyes, sitting at a table. "OH! Geez, please don't be mad, sir! This isn't what it looks like!! Okay, technically it is breaking and entering, but..." Trilby's frightened speech is interrupted by the elder. "Calm down, young one. I don't work here. In fact, just like you, I'm only passing through." He explains, making Trilby sigh with relief. "Oh... Thank goodness. Guess we're in this together, huh?" Trilby says. The elder finishes his book and stands up. "Not exactly. Oh and Trilby, if I were you, I'd look into getting one of those magical gravity stones for Beryl. Whittle it down small enough, and in the hooves of a Breezie, it'll make her strong enough to withstand sudden winds and many other harsh elements." The elder explains before walking off.

"...A gravity stone? I suppose I could go to the local magic shop and... Hey! Wait a minute! How do you know our names?! Who are you?" Trilby demands. "Final Premonition. But that's not very important... At least not right now." Final puts his book back on the shelves. He pulls out a pocket watch, checks it, then walks further into the isle of books where he disappears. "?! Wha--Where did he go?!" Trilby goes up and looks around. "Gone... And there was no flash of light, so he didn't teleport. Strange..."

Beryl stared at the elderly stallion before he disappeared. Beryl heard of Gravity stones before but never knew what they actually did or how they worked. They were simply a legend among breezies. A small stone making you into a mighty mountain...  Clearly an exaggeration but to not be knocked around by winds and other harsh elements would make anyone feel as mighty as a mountain. That stallion knew what he was talking about. He knew their names and disappeared in such an odd way. Still, Beryl knew she was in the right place to get the right answers.

"History." There had to be something about that there. "fork lor." Sometimes the two two can be conflated. "Tales and ledenz" She slowly blinked. She let her eyes wondered before catching a glmips of something familiar. "Dere is so much we ar mizzing."

[Ragland Tiger 3,391]

On 6/29/2020 at 5:21 AM, Dynamo Pad said:

Dynamo smiled half-heartedly at the joke, before nodding in understanding. "I guess you really took quite a spill from what you've told us. How about I meet you half of the way." He would say, before the gamer pony went over towards Bluebell and gave her a gentle hug. All the while, making sure not to disturb the injuries that Bluebell had attained. "I appreciate the concern, but I'm glad to know that you're okay too." He shook his head, while giving Bluebell an apologetic look. "You don't have to apologize for anything. You didn't disrupt the race in any way. If anything, I feel as if I should be the one to apologize. I felt as if I could have done more to help so you wouldn't have ended up like this.

"Aw d-Dynamo", said Bluebell, gently wrapping her free foreleg around his neck.

She couldn't resist teasing him, just a little.  Her Apple-loosa accent spontaneously came out when she said, "Oh y-y-you big f-flirt!  You just-just have a b-b-big ol' c-crush on me, y-y-you do!"

On 6/30/2020 at 3:29 AM, Samurai Equine said:

Instead of a hug, Samurai bows respectfully. When he rises back up, he has a somewhat sad look on his face. "Bluebell, was it? I know you don't know me, but... My name is Samurai Equine. I'm the military leader of this town, and also the guardian of the citizens. I... When I was forced out of the race, I was preoccupied by other things, and I just want to say, I am deeply sorry for not being there for you. It's my mission to protect the citizens of this town from any harm or danger. I wasn't there for you, and because of that, you got hurt... I hope you can learn to forgive me and maybe give me a chance to get to know you better in the future. I swear that I will do my best to prevent things like this in the future." Samurai says.

Bluebell reciprocated by bowing her head in salutation.  "Y-y- you are a- already for-forgiven, good s-s-samurai.  Ever-every t-town should have a b-b-b-b-brave and dedicated pr-protector l-l-like you", said Bluebell, "I-It would be an-an honor to n-n-know you b-better."

 

On 6/29/2020 at 5:10 PM, ExplosionMare said:

Pencil gave out a small wave.

“Hi...uh, h-how are you doing? Oh, uh, I’m Pencil Pouch, by the way!” she said.

Gathering what Bluebell said to the others, she seemed to be okay for the time being. She also seemed to be in a hugging mood, and while Pencil wanted to be supportive, she had only just met the pony. She backed up quietly and allowed more space to grow in between the two ponies.

“I’m sorry a-about what happened at the race. I-If you need me to do anything, uh, I can d-do something...” Pencil stammered. When she finished, she flushed a little and hoped all of her own stuttering didn’t come off as mockery to Bluebell. She was only nervous about meeting this new pony, especially in a hospital setting. Tightening her jaw shut, Pencil moved to the corner of the hospital room and allowed for other ponies to take her spot and converse with Bluebell.

She then turned her attention to Pencil, who was timidly backing into the corner of the room.  "P-Pencil", she gently called, "Pencil, c-c-come foward, s-sweetheart."  When Pencil finally reached her bedside Bluebell gently prodded her.  "H-h-head up, n-now." She looked into Pencil's eyes with a warm smile.  "D-d-do you n-know what one of my m-m-m-mentors used to s-say to me?"  Bluebell cleared her throat, and in her best mock royal Canterlot voice, she said, "Bluebell Archimedes Shrub!  H-Hold up thine head!  Thou art a-a unicorn! Thou c-c-cometh of a proud and noble h-heritage!"  She let out soft laugh.

"Y-you know", she continued, "at one t-t-time, I tr-tried to avoid other p-p-ponies.  I used to try and h-h-hide in corners, I was s-s-s-so shy. It-it was because I w-was afraid of being h-hurt by them.  I th-thought no pony in can-Canerlot would ever w-w-w-want to be my f-friend.  It g-g-got so bad, that I t-tried casting an in-in-invisibility spell on myself, s-s-so no pony could-could ever s-s-see me to hurt me.  It d-didn't work th-th-that well.  If it w-worked at all, it was only- only with other ponies.  One d-day, I g-g-got caught hiding in the c-Canterlot library by a baby dr-dr-dr-dragon, of all things.  That little dragon was v-v-very kind to me, and as I-I got to know him, h-he introduced me to his p-p-p-pony friend, and she in-in-introduced me to other-other ponies that I c-came to know. Eventually, I re-realized that I did have f-friends, friends  who b-b-b-believed in me, and ac-ac-accepted me as I-I was.  Y-y-you have friends like th-that, too.  And they l-l-like you just as you are.  I like you, too."

Bluebell carefully reached over, and gently touched  Pencil's mane.  "B-being i-in the world h-h-hurts, s-sometimes," she said, "but th-th-that doesn't mean y-y-y-you have to b-be in-invisible."

 

Edited July 9, 2020 by Ragland Tiger
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[ExplosionMare 18,062]

@Ragland Tiger

Pencil, strangely, wasn’t bothered by the physical contact like she normally would be. She felt like there was a lot of heart behind the touch and therefore it was more than just a regular old touch.

She fell into it and listened to Bluebell’s story as if her mother was telling her a fairy tale. The first part of it was shockingly loud, but the rest was thoughtful and reflective. Pencil couldn’t help but feel a part of herself related to the story. There have been times in the past and even times now where she believed situations were better off without her.

This notion almost made her comfortable with Bluebell touching her mane. Almost. She wasn’t at that level just yet and she wasn’t sure if she ever would be. Pencil didn’t like ponies touching her mane for no reason. However, this pony had been through enough for one day, so Pencil might as well let the mare have this.

[Samurai Equine 51,420]

@Ragland Tiger, @Dynamo Pad, @Pastel Heart, @ExplosionMare

Hearing Bluebell's words lift Samurai's spirits. He smiles. "Thank you, Bluebell." However, as he lets Dynamo, Pencil, and Pastel talk to her, he hears something. Something that the rest of them may have missed simply by being in this room, but Samurai's warrior senses are sharp enough to hear it. He would never forget the sound of somepony calling out his name in need of help. "Ah!" He almost says his name, but stops himself. "Excuse me. I know it's sudden, but I have to go." Samurai says with a bow, and runs out of the room. He doesn't even wait to hear what the others have to say.

@Astral Vision, @Windy Breeze 🥧

If only Astral had read on. The page in question, despite some filler about Black and White's past, says that they were friends with Final Premonition. There was an age gap, Final's a little older, but still friends. But that doesn't matter right now. Oh, and guess who comes running in too late to save him?

"ASTRAL-SAN! ASTRAL-SAN!!" Samurai comes to a stop and looks around. No sign of him. "Has anypony seen Astral?! Where did..." He then sees Shadow and Keen with his bag. "That's Astral's! ...May I, please?" Samurai asks for it, and when he is given the bag, he inspects it. Turns it around in different directions, shakes it a little, but nothing. No book either. "Astral-san, where did you go?" Samurai concentrates his magic on the bag. "Please, give me a magical clue, a hint... Something! I know my magic doesn't work that way, I'm an elemental, but... Anything would do!" Samurai quietly pleads, but so far, no luck...

@CameoShadowness

Trilby notices Beryl looking for answers about the town's history. "...If there's that much missing, then you don't think it might be some kind of conspiracy, do you?" Trilby asks.

Edited July 4, 2020 by Samurai Equine

[Windy Breeze 15,189]

@Samurai Equine

Keen casually gave Samurai Astral's as Shadow watches. Both she and Keen (and what's inside her) had no idea what happened to this Astral pony, but an abandoned bag in the middle of a hall isn't common to see. 

[Dynamo Pad 11,308]

6 hours ago, Ragland Tiger said:

"Aw d-Dynamo", said Bluebell, gently wrapping her free foreleg around his neck.

She couldn't resist teasing him, just a little.  Her Apple-loosa accent spontaneously came out when she said, "Oh y-y-you big f-flirt!  You just-just have a b-b-big ol' c-crush on me, y-y-you do!"

Bluebell reciprocated by bowing her head in salutation.  "Y-y- you are a- already for-forgiven, good s-s-samurai.  Ever-every t-town should have a b-b-b-b-brave and dedicated pr-protector l-l-like you", said Bluebell, "I-It would be an-an honor to n-n-know you b-better."

 

She then turned her attention to Pencil, who was timidly backing into the corner of the room.  "P-Pencil", she gently called, "Pencil, c-c-come foward, s-sweetheart."  When Pencil finally reached her bedside Bluebell gently prodded her.  "H-h-head up, n-now." She looked into Pencil's eyes with a warm smile.  "D-d-do you n-know what one of my m-m-m-mentors used to s-say to me?"  Bluebell cleared her throat, and in her best mock royal Canterlot voice, she said, "Bluebell Archimedes Shrub!  H-Hold up thine head!  Thou art a-a unicorn! Thou c-c-cometh of a proud and noble h-heritage!"  She let out soft laugh.

"Y-you know", she continued, "at one t-t-time, I tr-tried to avoid other p-p-ponies.  I used to try and h-h-hide in corners, I was s-s-s-so shy. It-it was because I w-was afraid of being h-hurt by them.  I th-thought no pony in can-Canerlot would ever w-w-w-want to be my f-friend.  It g-g-got so bad, that I t-tried casting an in-in-invisibility spell on myself, s-s-so no pony could-could ever s-s-see me to hurt me.  It d-didn't work th-th-that well.  If it w-worked at all, it was only- only with other ponies.  One d-day, I g-g-got caught hiding in the c-Canterlot library by a baby dr-dr-dr-dragon, of all things.  That little dragon was v-v-very kind to me, and as I-I got to know him, h-he introduced me to his p-p-p-pony friend, and she in-in-introduced me to other-other ponies that I c-came to know. Evetually, I re-realized that I did have f-friends, friends  who b-b-b-believed in me, and ac-ac-accepted me as I-I was.  Y-y-you have friends like th-that, too.  And they l-l-like you just as you are.  I like you, too."

Bluebell carefully reached over, and gently touched  Pencil's mane.  "B-being i-in the world h-h-hurts, s-sometimes," she said, "but th-th-that doesn't mean y-y-y-you have to b-be in-invisible."

 

@Pastel Heart @ExplosionMare @Ragland Tiger @Astral Vision @Samurai Equine

Dynamo smiled softly as he felt Bluebell wrap her free foreleg around his neck. Upon hearing her response, he pulled back from the hug, while making sure not to do anything that would hurt Bluebell physically. All the while, his eyes shrinking, jaw dropping and with a blush dusting his cheeks. "W-W-What are you talking about? I-I'm not a flirt, honest. I was honestly really concerned a-about you. I-I wouldn't say I have a crush, but you get what I mean, r-right?" He stuttered out as he didn't realize that she was teasing him slightly. "I wanted to make sure that y-you were okay and I wanted to ask you s-something. Did...you mean what you said before? About how you called me a friend?" He knew it was a silly question, but he still wanted to ask. He saw Pastel, Astral, Pencil and Samurai as his friends. Hearing the word friend come from someone he barely knew was foreign to the gamer pony.

As he heard Bluebell calling out to Pencil, Dynamo turned his attention over towards the purple unicorn, who was slowly backing into the corner of the hospital room. He was honestly surprised from the sudden shout, but hearing Bluebell continue had gotten him to think. He wasn't sure if it was because he was in a hospital room or any other reason, but he felt he could be vulnerable. "I-I can kind of relate to what you both are talking about." He would say, addressing both Bluebell and Pencil. "It was the same for me, but differently. I always wanted to make many friends and treat everyone with kindness. More for being along the lines of treat others the way you want to be treated. However, there were those out there that didn't see things the way I saw them. Which prompted those to bully me and take away any potential friendship I could have. It didn't help that I wasn't the best with magic due to my horn." He looked up as he placed a forehoof upon the curved horn on his forehead. "It got to the point that I didn't want to go to school, or I just wanted to be invisible. Over time, I discovered my magic and I gained my cutie mark. Even though I was able to find my way, I was still picked on from time to time. So, I can definitely agree that the world isn't all sunshine and rainbows and there will be days that we all struggle. Even so, I'm just glad to have those that I can call my precious friends. I've even been able to discover my own kind of magic and even a potential heritage from help of my friends. It makes every day worthwhile and not as scary as it could be."

He turned his attention over to Pencil as Dynamo gave her an apologetic look. "I know we didn't get a chance to discuss what had happened earlier in the race, but I really want to apologize to you, Pencil. I guess I was just upset because I'm the kind of pony that wants to play by the rules, but not too closely to the rules that one would be seen as a goody four shoes. If that makes sense, of course. I guess what bothered me was that the shell being thrown was thrown at Pastel and myself. I want to say that it was intentional, but I guess it was the heat of the moment. When Pastel took the shell and was sliding away, I was just worried that I wouldn't see my friend again. I know I could say I'm mad or anything worse, but...I-I can't. It's more like...I don't want to. I don't want to be the type of pony who holds a grudge, or I just don't want anyone to hate me. Unless there's someone that dares to hurt you, or anyone else that I consider a friend, then I won't be so forgiving." He wiped his eyes with a foreleg as he thought he felt tears were welling up in his eyes. "I'm sorry about that. I suppose my emotions were getting the better of me." He chuckled slightly as he gave Pencil a kind smile. 

On 6/30/2020 at 4:22 PM, Pastel Heart said:

@Dynamo Pad @Ragland Tiger @Samurai Equine

"Well, you'll be okay, right? Nopony died or anything so I think it all was fun aside from the injuries! I've had my fill of races for awhile though I think, nyaha. For some reason it felt like three weeks even though it was only a few minutes!"

Pastel bounced around the room happy that everything was seemingly okay, all the while, the fourth wall grows weaker every passing moon...

Dynamo looked to Pastel, who was bouncing happily around the room like a pinball. Even after all that happened, it seemed like nothing was phasing her. "You can say that again, Pastel-chan. Nobody got hurt or worse, so all is well. I might have to take a break from actual racing for a while too. I'm all for chaotic fun when it comes to a cart race, but that was a bit too chaotic for my taste. I'll take cart racing in video games any day." He chuckled, wondering what Pastel had meant about the time. He shrugged his shoulders as he thought it was better to not ask, before turning his attention back to Pencil. "I hope you can accept my apology for the way I was acting before. The race was still fun and I think you and Astral did an amazing job. I still want to say congratulations on winning the race." He held a foreleg out in hopes that Pencil would accept his offer of a hug.

On 7/1/2020 at 10:44 AM, Astral Vision said:

@Samurai Equine @Dynamo Pad @Pastel Heart @ExplosionMare @Ragland Tiger

Astral waited patiently in the hall as the others visited Bluebell. The blue unicorn figured he shouldn't overwhelm the mare with questions in her current state, and instead decided to do some further investigation. Slowly, the unicorn pulled the latest page that he had found at the race out of his satchel, being careful not to rip it. The pages that had been found so far did not reveal much about the mayors' divide, though did shed some light on the town's foundation. Apparently, the mayors White and Black had once been great friends, and formed the town with their own bare hooves; bringing in new faces year-round from all parts of Equestria. However, once the mayors' friendship was destroyed, the town lost its spark of life, and soon fell off the country's map.

"Maybe you will finally reveal the reason behind this dispute? A curse? A poor business decision? Or something worse? Whatever the reason of the divide, if any form of dark magic is involved, it is my duty as a royal wizard to contain it, even if I have to do it alone."

Astral began to inspect the page, though it was hard to read through the dust and grime. However, the page suddenly began to glow, shining throughout the hall like a newborn star. But something was wrong, the glow began to spread itself over Astral's body, and the unicorn was on the brink of a terrified scream.

"Samurai, Dynamo! The PAGE IS-"

There was a poof, then a small breeze, and then nothing. A nurse pony came to inspect the area, but all that remained was Astral's satchel bag. If anypony was to inspect the bag further, the contents would reveal a silver medallion engraved with a royal symbol, and the initials "E.W.E." inscribed within it. Would Samurai and the others discover the truth before it was too late? Where had Astral been taken, and by who?

5 hours ago, Samurai Equine said:

If only Astral had read on. The page in question, despite some filler about Black and White's past, says that they were friends with Final Premonition. There was an age gap, Final's a little older, but still friends. But that doesn't matter right now. Oh, and guess who comes running in too late to save him?

"ASTRAL-SAN! ASTRAL-SAN!!" Samurai comes to a stop and looks around. No sign of him. "Has anypony seen Astral?! Where did..." He then sees Shadow and Keen with his bag. "That's Astral's! ...May I, please?" Samurai asks for it, and when he is given the bag, he inspects it. Turns it around in different directions, shakes it a little, but nothing. No book either. "Astral-san, where did you go?" Samurai concentrates his magic on the bag. "Please, give me a magical clue, a hint... Something! I know my magic doesn't work that way, I'm an elemental, but... Anything would do!" Samurai quietly pleads, but so far, no luck...

 

Dynamo's ears suddenly perked as he heard his name being shouted from far away. The voice sounded familiar, before it clicked in the gamer pony's mind. "That sounded like Astral, just now." His question was confirmed as he glanced over to Samurai, who was already rushing out of Bluebell's hospital room. "Samurai?" Hearing the alarm in his voice had caused his heart to race in panic and worry. "Sorry, but I'll be right back in a bit." He quickly responded, before rushing over towards the door. He peaked his head out of the doorframe to see Samurai, who was in the middle of the hallway inspecting a satchel bag. "Sam! Did you find anything?" He asks in a hushed whisper, so as to not disturb any of the patients or nurses. He briskly walked over to the asian pony, before seeing Samurai concentrating his magic on the bag. It didn't help that Samurai's pleads were not easing the gamer pony's mind and/or worry. "M-Maybe we could try and dump everything that was in the bag onto the floor. Maybe there's something in the bag that could help us with finding Astral. I heard his name, but he's not here. I hope he's okay." As he was about to dump the contents in the bag onto the floor, Dynamo had thought he'd seen a sparkle coming from within the bag. Taking a quick look, he managed to levitate a silver medallion out of the bag and into the air. He couldn't make heads or tails of the medallion, but it looked to be engraved with a sort of symbol. He even took note of the initials that were engraved upon the coin. "E.W.E.?" He muttered out loud, before his eyes traveled to the asian pony. "Hey, Sam? Do you happen to know what these three letters stand for?" He would ask, not realizing the sort of nickname he had given to Samurai.

[CameoShadowness 251]

14 hours ago, Samurai Equine said:

 

@CameoShadowness

Trilby notices Beryl looking for answers about the town's history. "...If there's that much missing, then you don't think it might be some kind of conspiracy, do you?" Trilby asks.

"Indentynal or not..." She flew to a corner where she saw a strange symbol. She recognized it but couldn't tell what it meant. Given the old stallion, this townbeing unmarked and so weird, something was off and Beryl planned to find out. "We muz lern from our hiztori or we are doom to repet it."