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[SkyeRibbonPwny 406]

And with a gasp of immense pain that left her lungs aching with an invisible flame that burned through her innermost heart.

"Jet."

And all her dreams were gone. A river of tears streamed behind here as she raced into the air, screaming as she descended into Canterlot.

No. It wasn't true. It wasn't true...

It was supposed to be....

"Perfect!"

Skye sank to the ground before the castle grounds, sobbing, almost in prayer.

"Celestia save us."

[The-Master 1,176]

Silmor wandered into the great hall, hi eyes wandering over the many encased statues of prisoners. All were convicts, traitors or thieves  all had to be made an example of. Now here they were to stand an eternity on display, never to die.  A serving fate, no? Was it not better to let them live, only with their thought to drive them slowly insane?

 

On the flick of a hoof, the guards exited the room swiftly. Silmor soon found himself alone in the great hall, only his prisoners left to watch him pass. But he had not come here for no reason, he had something to accomplish. He trotted up to one suspended statue, observing his own clear refection in the black crystal. With a glow from his horn he slowly broke away the prison, freeing up the stallion inside. He only took off enough so that his upper body was free, nothing else. He was still wedged in a block of crystal.

 

"Quickjet, my friend. You were lucky I didn't kill you when I had the chance...   but maybe death would have been preferable."

 

Silmor pulled out a second necklace, only this one appeared more like some kind of amulet, the image of an alicorn with a red crystal heart. He placed it around the stricken colt, fusing it to his flesh.

 

"Don't even think about removing it, only  I am able to do so."

 

He gave a harsh glare at Jet, forcing him into total submission. There was nothing left in fighting.

 

"The next stage has begun, and now your precious lands shall fall."

[BlueFlame 28]

(im making a shot in the dark and guseeing you raned into ace, if not I'll just edit this) "Whoa!" Ace was knocked back as sompony ran into him. "Hey, can you watch where your go-" Ace stopped himself when he saw the pony in front of him. "Who are you?" He then saw the gaurds. "Who are they?" He finnly saw the Aliconr behind them. "What is that thing?!"

 (OOC: It was ace, sorry about not being clear.)

 

Star Flare shook her head and looked at the colt she'd run into. "Hey, can you watch where you're go-" he said being cut off by the sight of her. "who are you?" he then saw the guards. "Who are they?" Star Flare then heard the roar of her "Mother." He stopped dead while talking "What is that thing?!" he yelled. Star Flare took charge "No time, come with me" she said pushing him the other way.

Edited December 2, 2012 by BlueFlame

[Flying Ace 142]

 (OOC: It was ace, sorry about not being clear.)

 

Star Flare shook her head and looked at the colt she'd run into. "Hey, can you watch where you're go-" he said being cut off by the sight of her. "who are you?" he then saw the guards. "Who are they?" Star Flare then heard the roar of her "Mother." He stopped dead while talking "What is that thing?!" he yelled. Star Flare took charge "No time, come with me" she said pushing him the other way.

Ace yelped in surpise as he was litterly being dragged by this strange ponies magic. He could see the purseres still on there trail as his mind refused to accept what was happaning. Happy place, just find my happy place. One of the guards tryed to bite his tail but Ace quickly kicked him causing him to trip. "Ha, take that! But I still don't know whats going on!"

[BlueFlame 28]

Ace yelped in surpise as he was litterly being dragged by this strange ponies magic. He could see the purseres still on there trail as his mind refused to accept what was happaning. Happy place, just find my happy place. One of the guards tryed to bite his tail but Ace quickly kicked him causing him to trip. "Ha, take that! But I still don't know whats going on!"

"I'll explain later, just run!" She yelled as they passed under the arch of the castle gate. Star Flare continued pushing the colt with her magic, she was headed for their saving grace, the Royal Pentagram. It enhanced unicorn magic, it could send them to safety...or not. Star Flare pushed the colt over the outer ring of the pentagram "Stay here!" she yelled and she focused all of her power towards her bedroom. Suddenly, she was there; Teleporting, the oldest trick in the book. she quickly grabbed supplies and teleported back to the center of the pentagram. She then used the rest of the power in her body to send them somewhere, anywhere that wasn't here. The last thing she saw before collapsing, was two huge black...crystals?

Edited December 3, 2012 by BlueFlame

[SkyeRibbonPwny 406]

 

"The next stage has begun, and now your precious lands shall fall."

QuickJet sighed, defeated and sore from all the magic that had just been used against him. He was lucky, very lucky. But without SkyeRibbon, was this "luck" really what he wanted?

He had to make the desicion right then and there. Groggily, he reached up to scratch at the amulet, but immediatly lowered his hoof.

Die? Or become a pawn, and have just the smallest chance of seeing her again, even if it meant she might be hurt?

He knew what was right, but he was also a very selfish lover.

"What am I to do for you....highness."He spat, feeling dirty that the other stallion had spoken his name.

He needed to see her again, and was willing to sacrifice everything.

 

SkyeRibbon, amidst her praying, heard a scream. Not like that terrible scream she had heard that ripped away her lover, but a helpless scream, or rather one begging for help. She stripped away her cloak ad saddle bags, retreiving with her mouth the last two unicorn-oil flares. Skye stuffed them between her lips and galloped quickly to the castle doors, hesitant, but not for long. She barrelled inside, muffling shouting at anyone who was in need of assistance. She breifly spat the flares into her hooves.

"Hello? Anyone home?"

Suddenly her neck began to itch with incredible intensity as she ventured further into the castle. She ignored it, hoping it meant nothing. She trotted and ran and finally cam across another courtyard with a large arch. Residual magic clung over the air and desperately trying to rescue whomever it was she was trying to rescue, Skye blindly cantered into the dusty wisps of unicorn miasma. Her head was suddenly wipped around, her body lurching from one direction to another. Somehow she was being teleported, twice at once, and landed harshly overtop two bodies.

"Oh!" She cried apologetically. But they were unconciense. She clattered back onto her haunches. The burning in her neck was gone, so she took charge of watching over these two ponies while they slept, her wings unfurled in case of emergency as she didnt know where they were or what might arise.

Edited December 3, 2012 by SkyeRibbonPony

[Flying Ace 142]

Ace groned as he got up his eyes still closed. "Just a dream Im not being chased by them, im home in ponyville, I need to lay off the books...maybe Twilight can lend me a book about dreams." Ace said opaning his eyes and realising where he was and who was inconcies next to him. "This is not a dream!"

[BlueFlame 28]

Star Flare was angry, not because of the situation, but because she was ripped away from the most wonderful dream of her life. She was in the royal garden in Canterlot, her mother was there; they were sitting and talking like they used to...before....b-before....Star Flare was crying when she woke up in the pentagram next to the colt she'd teleported with her. He was also starting to stir and realized the situation, yelling "This is not a dream!" Star Flare looked up past the colt to see a Pegasus with her wings spread like a barrier to them. "Uhh, Hello?" Star whimpered.  

Edited December 3, 2012 by BlueFlame

[SørenWolf 227]

"Yes your highness" was Rift's response as the deep purple alicorn commanded him on his next mission. It would be a tough one she said, but that is why she was sending Rift, one of the youngest and fastest learning void rangers. He bowed and turned from the princess. despite her being Celestia's sister the time in the Void had warped the alicorn. As Rift left the grand hall he turned to the guards and bid them farewell. He was well known and well liked among the void clan but his passion had always been adventure, now he was to travel to the crystal empire, Equestria. He had been there before but time passes differently in the void. The last time he was there he watched Discord turn back to stone beneath the onslaught of the Elements of Harmony. His musings were interrupted by arriving at the Portal Room. Portals into other dimensions were kept well guarded so it was only through the princesses command that the Guardian let him pass and opened the portal to the Crystal Empire. He stepped through, and immediatly fell on his face, he had tripped over a young mare. "oh sorry"  

[SkyeRibbonPwny 406]

"Uhh, Hello?" Star whimpered.

SkyeRibbon sighed and smiled, raising one eyebrow.

"Thank heavens..." She breathed. "Are you alright?"

She placed a hoof over each pony's forehead, feeling for any sign of distress, though she herself was bleeding still and could barely move her back leg for all the running. She was more concerned with their welfare and finding Jet.

"Where are we, ma'am? I came running when I heard screaming and now....did you use magic?"

Skye took in her surroundings, scratching at the necklace that had been burned into her, frustrated that it would not budge. She didn't want to see it, and was trying to find mirrors to avoid.

"Is there anything you need?"

Edited December 3, 2012 by SkyeRibbonPony

[Flying Ace 142]

Star Flare was angry, not because of the situation, but because she was ripped away from the most wonderful dream of her life. She was in the royal garden in Canterlot, her mother was there; they were sitting and talking like they used to...before....b-before....Star Flare was crying when she woke up in the pentagram next to the colt she'd teleported with her. He was also starting to stir and realized the situation, yelling "This is not a dream!" Star Flare looked up past the colt to see a Pegasus with her wings spread like a barrier to them. "Uhh, Hello?" Star whimpered.  

Ace looked down at the mare adn helped her up. "You ok? I thought i should thank you for saving my life, now please, please tell me what is going on, I was just at Twilights Sparkle's house to help her with a magic attempt and I found myself here...where ever here is."

[SkyeRibbonPwny 406]

Ace looked down at the mare adn helped her up. "You ok? I thought i should thank you for saving my life, now please, please tell me what is going on, I was just at Twilights Sparkle's house to help her with a magic attempt and I found myself here...where ever here is."

Skye raised her eyebrow again and stared at the poor colt. She glanced over at the mare and rushed to him with both hoves over his forehead, dropping the flares to the ground with a clatter.

"What kind of magic did you use, dear?" She shoved her face very close to his, their eyes almost touching.

"I'm not feeling a fever...." She muttered.

[SørenWolf 227]

Seeing that the female unicorn was alright Rift stood up and collected himself. He turned and walked away. All he knew is that he was sent here for a reason, and under normal circumstances that would be to seal a breach of the dimensions, but he could tell this was anything but a routine job. and he preferred it to be over soon.

[N8C8 56]

Swish was at the arch that was the castle entrance. He saw where two guards SHOULD be keeping watch, but weren't.

"That's odd..." He whispered to himself.

In the distance he could hear faint voices. He followed them. At the source of the noise, Swish found that there were many guards all concentrated around some markings on the ground. However, that's not all; there was also an alicorn, one he wasn't familiar with. The large group of ponies seemed to be examining the markings on the ground that looked like a pentagram. It seemed to be steaming. Swish hid behind a nearby bush, for this was royal business, and he couldn't risk being caught watching. The words they were saying were unclear, but he heard something like "They were here..."

He peeked up over the bush. The guards were still walking around, as if looking for something. Swish heard hoof steps from behind him. He slowly turned around. Behind him, there was a guard with an iron spear, looking very angry.

"What business do you have here!?" The guard questioned. The others had not yet noticed Swish's presence.

Swish slowly turned around and got up. "Sorry to ruin your little... party here." He smiled.

The guard held the spear to Swish. "You're not in any position to make smart remarks." He started to yell to the other guards. "Guys! I got one here!"

Swish looked back at the few guards that were marching towards him. The markings on the ground were sparking. "Buck..." He said. Swish unsheathed his sword quickly and slashed the spear away from the guard that was threatening him.

He took this moment to make a mad dash for some sort of exit to this place. Running across the pentagram markings, he felt a tingly feeling. The marking began to spark up even more. The lightning like sparks surrounded his body. After a good thirty seconds, the sparks disappeared, and so did Swish. Whatever this thing was, it was still active from the previous use.

[BlueFlame 28]

Skye raised her eyebrow again and stared at the poor colt. She glanced over at the mare and rushed to him with both hoves over his forehead, dropping the flares to the ground with a clatter. "What kind of magic did you use, dear?" She shoved her face very close to his, their eyes almost touching. "I'm not feeling a fever...." She muttered.

"I'm not sure" Star whimpered trying to get up, but she fell, weakened by the teleportation. It was long distance teleporting, that Star could tell, because this place wasn't like anywhere she'd ever visited. The Pegasus was checking the colt next to her. "Oh and by the way, my name is Star Flare, Princess of Canterlot." Star said trying to keep a regal stance, but again she couldn't stand. Now she realized she was more than weakened by the magic, she was bleeding, a puncture wound was allowing a constant flow of red liquid out of her body...."Oh, I must have gotten hit by a guard's weapon, ugh! wow, that hurts..." Star Flare said as she tried to get up again, but she felt a huge jolt of pain wire it's way up her body until it reached her face, and she blacked out. 

[SkyeRibbonPwny 406]

Skye sighed at the weak Princess's faint. She retrieved her medicinal box from her scortched saddle bags, and replaced her flares. Skye was now somewhat happy that the mare was out cold again, as she was able to cauterize the wounds and slather them in a stinging herb that would heal the cut quickly. She wrapped it in gauze and fanned the young unicorn with her wings.

"Do you need anything?" She gestured at the colt.

"Im pretty good with my hooves," She added, then shyly blushed and quickly rephrased, "That is, i'm clever...and handy."

[Winona the Dog 1,984]

While on the search for something to eat Aura searched within the outskirts of the Crystal Empire. However to the sights of the young dragon nothing looked quite as she remembered it to be. "Wow everything looks.....different around here." Aura said examining the area. "I guess i overslept." Aura proposed. "I'll just look around for some more gems to eat and then head back to sleep."

[Flying Ace 142]

Skye sighed at the weak Princess's faint. She retrieved her medicinal box from her scortched saddle bags, and replaced her flares. Skye was now somewhat happy that the mare was out cold again, as she was able to cauterize the wounds and slather them in a stinging herb that would heal the cut quickly. She wrapped it in gauze and fanned the young unicorn with her wings.

"Do you need anything?" She gestured at the colt.

"Im pretty good with my hooves," She added, then shyly blushed and quickly rephrased, "That is, i'm clever...and handy."

Ace laughed. "No i'm fine....hey I have a question if you don't mind me asking...Who is the new ruler of Equestria?" Ace asked starting to get an idea in his head on whats going on. Canterlot is differnt, no Celestia or Luna, this pony saying she was the princess I hope my idea is false.

[SørenWolf 227]

While on the search for something to eat Aura searched within the outskirts of the Crystal Empire. However to the sights of the young dragon nothing looked quite as she remembered it to be. "Wow everything looks.....different around here." Aura said examining the area. "I guess i overslept." Aura proposed. "I'll just look around for some more gems to eat and then head back to sleep."

 

As Rift wandered what must have been the crystal empire, it certainly didn't look like it, He noticed a small white dragon. He had heard that smaller dragons where usually friendly, but he checked the gauntlet on his right foreleg, just to be sure. Rift walked up to the dragon and introduced himself. "Hello there, can you tell me what is going on here, Is this really the crystal empire?"

[BlueFlame 28]

Skye sighed at the weak Princess's faint. She retrieved her medicinal box from her scortched saddle bags, and replaced her flares. Skye was now somewhat happy that the mare was out cold again, as she was able to cauterize the wounds and slather them in a stinging herb that would heal the cut quickly. She wrapped it in gauze and fanned the young unicorn with her wings.

"Do you need anything?" She gestured at the colt.

"Im pretty good with my hooves," She added, then shyly blushed and quickly rephrased, "That is, i'm clever...and handy."

"Great, just great." Star said out loud as she wandered her empty dream realm."I get to be the helpless princess" she continued "the poor, little, damsel in distress!" she yelled angrily. She cooled down and regained a level head. Her hooves made echoing knocks on the pure white floor that was her mind. This type of dream had only happened to her once before, the night before an attempted assassination of her mother... this place only opened to her in times of great distress. Star walked down a path into a garden, it wasn't the Canterlot garden though, it was...different. Star began to fall out of her self, literally. She was falling into...nothing, she fell and fell and fell until she stopped, she expected to smash into the bottom of the pit or just fall forever. Neither happened, she just slowed until she was suspended in black, the only light was a cloud like image in front of her. She could see 5 ponies, surrounding something, or somepony...? when they moved she realized that they were surrounding a young light purple mare.  Then she was shocked to realize it was her great grandmother, Twilight Sparkle. 

[N8C8 56]

Skye sighed at the weak Princess's faint. She retrieved her medicinal box from her scortched saddle bags, and replaced her flares. Skye was now somewhat happy that the mare was out cold again, as she was able to cauterize the wounds and slather them in a stinging herb that would heal the cut quickly. She wrapped it in gauze and fanned the young unicorn with her wings.

"Do you need anything?" She gestured at the colt.

"Im pretty good with my hooves," She added, then shyly blushed and quickly rephrased, "That is, i'm clever...and handy."

Swish reappeared around five feet off the ground. After "breaking" that fall with his shoulder, he mangaed to look at his surroundings.

"Where... IS this place?" He mumbled, getting up slowly. For some reason he felt like he had just been electrocuted. "Did I just teleport?"

Swish checked himself and his belongings. He wasn't hurt and he still seemed to have everything he did before, except his sword which was laying a few feet away. He picked it up and put it in his sheath. After doing so, he looked to his left, seeing strange silhouettes. It looked like three ponies from where he was. One was lying down. Swish cautiously drew towards the figures. He began to hear them talk. After a minute of listening to them, he decided to speak up.

"Hello?" He yelled, "Are you friendly?"

[BlueFlame 28]

"Grandmother?" Star asked blatantly to the image. She wondered if she could here her, but how could she? they were at different points in time. Just as Star thought she couldn't hear her, Twilight turned. "Girls, did you hear that?" Twilight said looking around. 'Yes!' Star thought, she could hear her. "Twilight Sparkle! can you hear me? My name is Star Flare!" Star Flare yelled into the misty picture. Twilight looked right at the picture and jumped. "There you are, hey AJ can you see her?" Twilight said as an orange pony with a blond mane came into view. "What's that sugar-cube?" AJ said, looking up and noticing Star. "Gosh, is this some type of new spell Twilight?" She asked. "Not any spell I know, who is the pony in the image?" Twilight asked. "My name is Star Flare, I'm speaking to you from the future...I think." She said "I'm your great granddaughter, Twilight's, I mean." She continued. The other five had gathered around her image in what looked like a library. Star couldn't believe she hadn't noticed this before, the other five ponies were the spirits of the Elements of Harmony, Rainbow Dash, Fluttershy, Pinkie Pie, Rarity, and AJ must have stood for Applejack. 'Amazing' Star thought. She was actually talking across time. "This is astounding, you're actually talking from the future? what spell did you use, where are you?" she rambled. "Focus, Twilight! I think my dream let me talk to you because it thinks you can help me." Star said "My mother, the future Princess of Equestria, has been taken over by some type of force, the force even constructed the plans of all your enemies. I need your help." Star said. Twilight looked like she was thinking and then she said "My magic is still limited, but I'll see what I can do." she said and Star Flare smiled.

Edited December 5, 2012 by BlueFlame

[SkyeRibbonPwny 406]

"Hello?" He yelled, "Are you friendly?"

Skye jumped up, almost falling back down again from the pain in her leg.

"That depends!" She snarled, her wings snapping wider. "Are you?"

She bared her teeth and shoved the box over to the male pony.

"I dont know," She answered him. "But stay close."

She began to inch towards the colt who had yelled to her.

"Who are you?" She cried. She glanced to the fallen Princess, sweat dripping down her neck and over the necklace, making it burn even more from the salty excrement. She stared hard at the colt, waiting for an answer.

Edited December 5, 2012 by SkyeRibbonPony

[Winona the Dog 1,984]

As Aura searched throughly for some gems to eat an unexpected vistor suddenly appeared behind her. The pony then asked her if this was the Crystal Empire. "Well i'm pretty sure it is the Crystal Empire." Aura responded. "It's not how i remember it though." She added.. "As for what's going on here im as confused as you are." Aura said looking around the desolate terran. "What are you doing all the way out here anyway?" She asked curiously.

[Flying Ace 142]

Skye jumped up, almost falling back down again from the pain in her leg.

"That depends!" She snarled, her wings snapping wider. "Are you?"

She bared her teeth and shoved the box over to the male pony.

"I dont know," She answered him. "But stay close."

She began to inch towards the colt who had yelled to her.

"Who are you?" She cried. She glanced to the fallen Princess, sweat dripping down her neck and over the necklace, making it burn even more from the salty excrement. She stared hard at the colt, waiting for an answer.

"Alright," Ace said instintly gettin quite he got i nbetween the mare and the fallen princess making sure not to drop the box. "BE careful though don't let them see you yet." Ace whispered to the mare who had her wings opaned in a defensive pose. I hope whoever they are there freindly I don't have the strenght to fight.