private What Lies Under Canterlot...

[Limestone 8]

Cossid nervously looked up at Faceless.... "An underground city in Canterlot..." thought Cossid "I heard stories about my ancestors who used to live there. They said there used to be many ponies of all kinds that gather to collect crystals. Then something or someone caused the tunnels to collapse but they don't know what. I need to go on this quest to learn more about my family's past but how can I explain why I want to go?

What would they think of me?" She touched the bite mark scar on her throat. "I wish I could speak to them like a normal pony..."She took a deep breath then she bent down and wrote on the ground with her hooves which said....

 

Hello, sorry for spying on you all, I'm Cossid and I want to join your quest...

Edited November 15, 2012 by Limestone

[ThatBronyGirl 49]

Honey peered curiously at the writing on the ground. It seems the pony in the bushes name was Cossid. A strange name for a pony, but she had never met one like her before. She had wings a bit like the other Guards, but somthing was odd about her tail.

 

She grinned at her. "Now we can gang up on these colts, three to two." She winked micheviously. "Just no more hiding in the bushes, it mustn't be very comfortable." She held out a wing to help the strange mare out.

[Limestone 8]

Cossid smiled at the honey colored pegasus and then stood up from the bushes to meet the others. "I hope I can help you all on your quest...I had always been curious of what may had caused the underground there to collapse. Maybe we can search together to find out.." she wrote.

[Zhooves 843]

He watched the bat-winged mare write on the ground. From obvious reasons such as the fact that she didn't speak, that she wrote on the ground and had a big scar on her throat, he concluded with that she couldn't speak.

 

"I wonder what that's like..." He thought to himself.

"I've experienced temporary loss of sight and hearing, but I could still speak..."

 

He then started staring out into the air, loosing focus on reality and he started thinking over different thoughts that suddenly came to mind...

[Faceless 101]

"Well, I think we might be set. Gather your things, I will meet you all at the train station one hour from now. I'll see if I can find anypony else along the way, I think one more would be the limit, and then we can travel to Canterlot from there. All clear?" I asked.

[Blitz 127]

"Yeah." Purplepower flew back to her house. I guess I can just figure out how to make my bag by looking at one. She pulled out a ruler and a few rolls of duct tape. I better hurry if I want to make it in time. About fifteen minutes later, she had finished her bag. She filled one side of the saddlebags with supplies, and the other with duct tape. She looked at a clock. Pony crap! I gotta go! She flew off to the train station. She circled a couple times to try and find the others. Oh there they are. She flew down to meet them. "Hey, sorry I'm late. I had to finish making my saddlebag." Edited November 19, 2012 by Purplepower

[Limestone 8]

Cossid quickly flew off to her home to bring her pet Click and to gather a couple of things. She wrote a list of the things she believed she needed to bring on the quest:

 

-Lamp with an extra bottle of oil

-Blanket

-A medium sized bag full of food for me and Click

-A bottle of water

-A first aid kit

 

Cossid arrived the train station right after Purplepower excited to go on the quest.

[Zhooves 843]

He nodded, before he shot up into the air again. As soon as he got high enough that he could feel the air started to get thin, he started feeling where the wind blew.

 

"...Again. Towards Everfree..." he said quietly, as he started flying quickly towards the Everfree forest.

A fair distance in over the forest, high above most other clouds he found his cloud-home drifting...

 

As soon as he landed at his cloud-home, he noticed how it started drifting towards Ponyville again.

"Well that's good... Shorter distance to fly later on.". He then went inside and grabbed some saddlebags with the things he found appropriate for a trip like this... A bottle of sweet chilli-sauce, a bottle of ice for drinking and cooling down, a lyre, as well as a pencil and a few sheets of paper, in case of boredom and sudden inspiration, some bandages and a cloud-bag he had made a few months earlier.

 

"...I guess I'm all set..." he said, as he started flying back towards Ponyville, and the train-station at which he landed near where the others were waiting.

[Faceless 101]

Faceless smiled as he watched the group disperse. He sighed and walked across Ponyville to his grounded cottage. Flyer would much prefer a cloud house, but with his only income being odd jobs around town and random adventures into the unknown...

 

He sighed as he switched on the light and walked into the surprisingly simplistic/tidy room. He walked over to a small desk where a long parchment lay that he had prepared earlier:

 

To Bait Griffin

24 Rose-bloom Lane

Canterlot

Eq.

 

Faceless picked it up, recalling the fond memories of his friend. It is a shame he is not coming into the tunnels, Faceless thought to himself, but he would be happy to help, as always. Flyer clipped his glasses back on, gave his bangles a shake and started to pack.

 

It did not take him long to finish packing. He did not need much stuff, only the bare necessities. He was about to race out the door when he saw a glinting in the corner of his eye. Flyer instantly knew what it was and took it in his hoof.

 

The plectrum glinted as he put it over his neck by a piece of string. Bait would be happy, seeing me wear this.

 

As Faceless left his cottage, he looked left and flew over the hedge to the opposite house, popping the lettered scroll in their.

 

The perks of living next to a mailing unicorn, he thought, as he trotted to the station to meet his accomplices and, hopefully, soon-to-be friends.

Edited November 15, 2012 by Faceless

[ThatBronyGirl 49]

''Got it, one hour.'' She took a few flaps experimentaly, then shot off to where she was staying.

 

When she got to the house on the edge of Ponyville, She made a mental list of what she would need.

 

Okay.. Sleeping bag, sack of dried food, a canteen, some vitamins (D,C, Calcium), an oil lamp and oil, extra blanket, cloak. She wrote a quick note to the owners and put down some bits for rent.

 

She grabbed her new saddle bags and put everything except the canteen in them. She then slung the canteen around her neck, plopped Note onto her head, and flew back to the train station.

 

She fluttered down next to the others. ''Oh, I hope I'm not late! Did I miss anything?''

[Limestone 8]

Cossid shook her head at Honey saying that she didn't miss anything. As Cossid held Click and looked at all of her companions, she waited with them for the train to arrive. In the distance she can see smoke from the train coming closer to the station. Cossid looked down at the railroad track and saw a small sharp object on the road....

Edited November 16, 2012 by Limestone

[ThatBronyGirl 49]

She grinned at the silent pony. ''Great!'' She trotted up to the edge of the tracks, and leaned out, looking in the direction of the billowing steam cloud. ''Hey everypony! I can see the train!'' She took a step back and looked at them. ''Can we sit in the front car? Or do you guys prefer the back?''

 

The train was getting closer. To be honest, she had never ridden a train before, not even to get to Ponyville. As a Gaurd, she was expected to fly everywhere, or be flown by chariot. when she moved from Filly to Canterlot, her family walked. She had always wanted to ride one.

[Zhooves 843]

"I think I would prefer the roof..." he said jokingly, and chuckled quietly for himself.

 

"In all seriousness though, I've also never ridden a train before. I also usually fly... Sometimes using my cloud-home as an airship." he said, as he opened his cloud-bag, letting out a small cloud he hopped onto.

[Faceless 101]

"I've booked a carriage towards the back, if that is alright with everypony." I smile as I fiddle with my necklace. I stop and look down.

 

"Oh pony-feathers, where the hay is it?"

 

I looked around on the floor and retrieved a four leaf clover. I smiled, fondly as I put it back on my necklace.

[ThatBronyGirl 49]

"Aha! We get to sit near the back! Do the windows open? Can we hear the engine from back there? Are we near the dining car?" She flew in circles around everypony's heads.

 

She could barely contain her excitement. She needed someone to vent it to.Noticing Zhooves sitting on a cloud by the ground, she dropped down beside him.

 

"Isn't this exciting? We're going to be riding on a train for the first time!" She chattered excitedly at him. "This is going to be so great, don't you think?"

[Faceless 101]

"I'm glad your excited," Flyer said to Honey, "because we have a long way to go. We can all get to know each other more!"

 

I smiled at my companions and looked at the sign hanging above us:

 

CANTERLOT: SIX HOURS EXACT

 

"We will have around five hours on the train." Faceless said, as the train got to the station.

 

"Come on everypony! Let's get going!"

[Limestone 8]

Cossid smiled as she followed the others into the train. She showed the train conductor her ticket she payed for and then grabbed a seat near the window. She ate a little from her food bag while trying to remember again about her family history as Click starts to fall asleep on her lap.

Edited November 16, 2012 by Limestone

[Zhooves 843]

He stared out into the air, apparently not focusing on anything. It took him a few seconds to realize that Honey had spoken with him.

 

"Hm? Yeah... I guess it'll be fun." he said, sounding tired, before he flapped his wings, making his cloud move in through the doors of the train - while still lying on it. On board, he placed himself and his cloud way in the back, where he fell asleep.

Edited November 17, 2012 by Zhooves

[Faceless 101]

I looked around at the group before me, as the train slowly started to chug to its destination.

 

"Right!" I said, clopping my hooves together, loudly. "This may be much easier, seeing as we are all pegasi. We have time to get to know each other quickly and get a group name!"

 

I looked at some of the looks I was getting. "What? I thought it would be a nice touch!"

[Blitz 127]

Purplepower flew onto the train. "Ummm..." A group name? Is that really nesessary? She wasn't really into having team names and stuff like that. She picked a seat in a corner and sat down. Ponies must think I'm really weird. She pulled a hair tie out of her bag and put her mane in it.

[Limestone 8]

Cossid was deep in thought as she thinks about ideas of a team name...She wrote and drew doodles on the closed window to brainstorm random ideas. It was difficult for her to move anywhere because she's afraid she'll wake Click. "Chivalry? Not sure about that one.... Silhouette? That won't work..." she continued to brainstorm random ideas but couldn't really come up with anything.

[ThatBronyGirl 49]

Honey Swirl zipped onto the train after the others. She settled down in a window seat, and let Note explore the one next to her.

 

Their group leader clapped to get their attention. Note was trying to chew the edge of the seat. Nopony was siting together. "... Group name!" She looked up at the talking stallion. He seemed baffled at the looks he had recived in response to his suggestion.

 

She thought silently for a bit, trying to keep Note from nesting in the seat cushion. Brainstorming for ideas, she thought hard about a group name.

 

Suddenly she lept into the air, startling Note. "We should be the Pegasus Brigade! Or the Farther Feathers! Or.. Or.." She stopped to think some more, floating slowly back down to her seat.

[Faceless 101]

(OOC: Limestone, what is Click)?

 

"Father Feathers... that could work!" Flyer said, excitedly, before staring out the window.

 

"I'm not forcing you to do all this," Faceless murmured, the mood change startling even himself. "If you don't want to do this, afraid of getting hurt, I will do it by myself..."

[Zhooves 843]

Even though he was sleeping way in the back, he managed to pick up "...group name.".

Half-awake, he floated a bit closer.

 

"... What about P.E.G.? Pegasi Exploration Group?" he said, not really having any hope of it being accepted, as he slowly fell partially asleep again.

[ThatBronyGirl 49]

She walked over to Faceless Flyer, leaving Note on the seat behind her. "Don't worry, we won't leave you to do this alone" She put a wing on his shoulder. "Besides," She joked "We couldn't if we wanted to, the train's already left."

 

She smiled at him, hoping her feeling of loyalty would be shared among the group. If she was going to be stuck deep underground with some strangers, she wanted to be able to trust them.