private A meeting with Death

[Nightfall 3,950]

Chamois blinked at him.  She had expected him to have stood up by himself now.  What pony wouldn't do that?  This pony, Chamois realized.  He...must not be able to steady himself still.  "You...I have to..." Chamois tried to say.  Then she lifted him so that he was standing, but with her still holding him steady so he wouldn't fall if they were careful.  "There..." 

Princess Celestia, save me.

 

"Th-thanks... I guess the blood hasn't fully rushed back to my hooves..."

He was soon, however, less wobbly then before, and while he could stand on his own, he would have stumbled a lot, so he was grateful for Chamois's help, however awkward it might be.

"Something in you wants to like her..."

[Count Paradox 3,548]

Paradox was looking around at everypony, thinking of what they could do next. He looked over at Nightfall, who looked like he would fall over and die any second now. Well, there goes our teleporting back... "Nightfall, you ok? Do you need anything?" He walked up to him.

[Feather Gem 967]

"That's okay.  Not your fault," Chamois said, waving a hoof.  Actually its not okay.  She shrugged a shoulder as if to say 'What can you do?'

After this, I'll keep my distance.  I have to do this, because even though he denies it, this is my fault.  I have to repay him for helping me get my sketch book.

My sketch book!

Chamois almost pulled closer to him but stopped herself before she even started.

if I wasn't you, I'd kick you...me.  But honestly, Chamois.  What have you learned.

Don't.  Trust.  ANY PONY.

[Nightfall 3,950]

Paradox was looking around at everypony, thinking of what they could do next. He looked over at Nightfall, who looked like he would fall over and die any second now. Well, there goes our teleporting back... "Nightfall, you ok? Do you need anything?" He walked up to him.

"That's okay.  Not your fault," Chamois said, waving a hoof.  Actually its not okay.  She shrugged a shoulder as if to say 'What can you do?'

After this, I'll keep my distance.  I have to do this, because even though he denies it, this is my fault.  I have to repay him for helping me get my sketch book.

My sketch book!

Chamois almost pulled closer to him but stopped herself before she even started.

if I wasn't you, I'd kick you...me.  But honestly, Chamois.  What have you learned.

Don't.  Trust.  ANY PONY.

 

Nightfall noticed, and almost liked, the shyness and quietness between him and Chamois. But Paradox shattered that with a ridiculous question. He looked at him, startled and slightly angry.

"I'm fine," he said, surprised to hear how cold his own voice sounded.

"I'm fine, and I'm sure if I needed anything, Chamois could help me get it without running away and leaving us all to die."

[Count Paradox 3,548]

Nightfall noticed, and almost liked, the shyness and quietness between him and Chamois. But Paradox shattered that with a ridiculous question. He looked at him, startled and slightly angry.

"I'm fine," he said, surprised to hear how cold his own voice sounded.

"I'm fine, and I'm sure if I needed anything, Chamois could help me get it without running away and leaving us all to die."

Paradox took offense to that last comment. He hadn't left them to die, he told them to go home while he went on! "Now, listen here, Nightfall, there was no need to bring that up, I told you all to go home to be safe as I went on my way, and after we met back up, I thought we had gotten over it, but apparently not!" He stomped off.

[Alex Kennedy 1,228]

@@Count Paradox,@@Nightfall,

 

Lost Knowledge couldn't believe the two of them were still fighting. Apparently they hadn't learned to get along after all.

 

"By Celestia, would the two of you give it a rest! I thought we had moved past this, but apparently you just can't learn to get along with each other. For the last time, we can't afford to fight amongst ourselves. We have few enough allies as it is." 

[Nightfall 3,950]

@@Count Paradox,@@Nightfall,

 

Lost Knowledge couldn't believe the two of them were still fighting. Apparently they hadn't learned to get along after all.

 

"By Celestia, would the two of you give it a rest! I thought we had moved past this, but apparently you just can't learn to get along with each other. For the last time, we can't afford to fight amongst ourselves. We have few enough allies as it is." 

 

"Yeah, yeah..."

Nightfall didn't sound too enthusiastic. (Forgive me if I withhold my enthusiasm.) But he did at least calm down. He didn't want Chamois to let go, but he was getting slowly more steady, so he figured that sooner or later, she would let go of him.

"I can get us back to the area from which Chamois and I left soon."

[Count Paradox 3,548]

@@Count Paradox,@@Nightfall,

 

Lost Knowledge couldn't believe the two of them were still fighting. Apparently they hadn't learned to get along after all.

 

"By Celestia, would the two of you give it a rest! I thought we had moved past this, but apparently you just can't learn to get along with each other. For the last time, we can't afford to fight amongst ourselves. We have few enough allies as it is." 

Paradox shot Lost a glare, but then sighed and said, "You're right. And when you're right, you're right. We don't need to be fighting amongst ourselves. Death would prbably love for that to happen, for us to split up again so that he could pick us off. One by one. But that won't happen."

[MelancholicMemory 2,025]

"Exactly. We can only defeat Death by working together. We have enough problems to deal with. So let's settle our differences and get going. Now, let's get down to planning how to get into the changeling hive. Shade knows the details of the place, we can use her knowledge to make a plan." she said.

[Lost Profile 644]

"And what makes you think I'm going to give away the secrets to the hive? I don't like doing things for free you know." She said

 

"Well, what ever, the throne room is at the very top that's where I'm headed, now I just need to know where are you ponies headed?" She said with a small tone...

[Miss Light Diamond 2,802]

Arrow stayed quiet but couldn't help but glare at Shade when she started talking about 'not doing things for free'

While the other's were discussing what the plan was, Arrow trotted over to where the changeling had trampled some of her plants. She sat down next to the plants and flowers and slowly brought her hoof over to touch one, making it stand back up again, looking happy as ever.

[Count Paradox 3,548]

Paradox saw Arrow walk off, so he broke away from the group and followed her. He hugged her from behind, saying, "I'm sorry for what's happened to your garden... none of it would have happened if I hadn't gotten you mixed up in all of this... I'm so sorry..." He nuzzled into her neck.

[Miss Light Diamond 2,802]

Paradox saw Arrow walk off, so he broke away from the group and followed her. He hugged her from behind, saying, "I'm sorry for what's happened to your garden... none of it would have happened if I hadn't gotten you mixed up in all of this... I'm so sorry..." He nuzzled into her neck.

 

"Its okay...it'll heal." She said, smiling as he nuzzled her. "We should probably get going." She said, standing up and turning to face him.

Then...she hugged him tightly and let a few tears roll down her cheek. "Paradox...you scared me so much...I was so worried." She said.

[Count Paradox 3,548]

"Its okay...it'll heal." She said, smiling as he nuzzled her. "We should probably get going." She said, standing up and turning to face him.

Then...she hugged him tightly and let a few tears roll down her cheek. "Paradox...you scared me so much...I was so worried." She said.

Dox blushed a bit as she suddenly embraced him. He quickly hugged her back and said, "I'm sorry, Arrow... I never meant for things to get so... out of control like that... I could have hurt somepony... I... I could have hurt you, Arrow... I never want to hurt you..." A tear fell from his cheek, too.

 

He quickly wiped his eyes and said, "We need to get back to the others, they're waiting on us to finish making the sneak in plans for the kingdom and, more importantly, the hive." He walked back to the others, apologizing. "Sorry I ran off, I... had something I needed to take care of. And Shade, two things, one, the sword redides in Chrysalis's bedchambers, and two... I need you to teach us the spell you use to take on the looks of other ponies. It might help if we can look like changelings."

[Feather Gem 967]

"Omigosh, fighting," Chamois whispered to herself, feeling awkward as they argued with her standing right there, holding Nightfall steady.  She ducked her head and let them until they were finished.  Then she looked at Nightfall from the corner of her eye, because turning her head to him would make their faces uncomfortably close.  "I have to get my sketch book first...since...we went through all this trouble...for...that."

[Miss Light Diamond 2,802]

 

Dox blushed a bit as she suddenly embraced him. He quickly hugged her back and said, "I'm sorry, Arrow... I never meant for things to get so... out of control like that... I could have hurt somepony... I... I could have hurt you, Arrow... I never want to hurt you..." A tear fell from his cheek, too.

 

He quickly wiped his eyes and said, "We need to get back to the others, they're waiting on us to finish making the sneak in plans for the kingdom and, more importantly, the hive." He walked back to the others, apologizing. "Sorry I ran off, I... had something I needed to take care of. And Shade, two things, one, the sword redides in Chrysalis's bedchambers, and two... I need you to teach us the spell you use to take on the looks of other ponies. It might help if we can look like changelings."

Arrow nodded and followed Paradox back to the others.

She listened to him speak and she frowned slightly. "I uh...will that kind of spell work on me ?" She asked, looking at Paradox.

She wasn't really sure if the changeling magic would...work on her considering she isn't really a pony.

[Count Paradox 3,548]

Arrow nodded and followed Paradox back to the others.

She listened to him speak and she frowned slightly. "I uh...will that kind of spell work on me ?" She asked, looking at Paradox.

She wasn't really sure if the changeling magic would...work on her considering she isn't really a pony.

"Well, it should work if a unicorn like me - or an alicorn like Nightfall - casts it on you, it just might take some time learning, I mean, I'm no Twilight Sparkle, I can't learn new spells in under 10 minutes!" He chuckled and turned back to Shade. "So, would you please be willing to teach us?"

 

[Nightfall 3,950]

"Omigosh, fighting," Chamois whispered to herself, feeling awkward as they argued with her standing right there, holding Nightfall steady.  She ducked her head and let them until they were finished.  Then she looked at Nightfall from the corner of her eye, because turning her head to him would make their faces uncomfortably close.  "I have to get my sketch book first...since...we went through all this trouble...for...that."

 

"Oh... yeah... I- I think I'm a bit better, so I guess I can help you to try to find it..."

But he kept standing there in Chamois hooves, not wanting to seem anxious about leaving her.

"Do you want to get out of her hooves?"

"That depends on what you mean..."

"I'll be more straightforward: do you like Chamois."

"... Um..."

"Tell me the truth. Now."

"Ok, ok, fine! Yes, I like her!"

[Feather Gem 967]

Chamois waited.  And waited.

Chamois, Chamois I think you're supposed to move and help him!

Oh!  Right, right.

Chamois held him a bit tighter and started with him towards the area where she had left her sketch book.  "Are you okay?" she asked, wondering if he was okay with this walking and hoping he wasn't in any pain from the movement.

[Nightfall 3,950]

Chamois waited.  And waited.

Chamois, Chamois I think you're supposed to move and help him!

Oh!  Right, right.

Chamois held him a bit tighter and started with him towards the area where she had left her sketch book.  "Are you okay?" she asked, wondering if he was okay with this walking and hoping he wasn't in any pain from the movement.

 

Her tighter hold made him blush.

"I'm- I'm fine... if you mean, of course, about the walking..."

"Well, would you be not fine in any other way?"

"Yes."

"How so?"

"I'm not fine because I'm hiding feelings."

"You've always hidden your feelings."

"I've never loved, or liked, so this doesn't feel... right."

[Feather Gem 967]

Chamois peeked over a flower bed and spotted her sketch book lying atop her saddle bag, right where she had left it.  From the looks of it, completely undisturbed.  "There it is!" Chamois said.  Her horn began to glow as well as her book and saddle bag.  She lifted them into the air and pulled them over to her, slipping the sketch book into the bag as she did.  She placed it down on the ground by her hooves.  "There!" Chamois said, smiling and turning her head to Nightfall.

[Nightfall 3,950]

Chamois peeked over a flower bed and spotted her sketch book lying atop her saddle bag, right where she had left it.  From the looks of it, completely undisturbed.  "There it is!" Chamois said.  Her horn began to glow as well as her book and saddle bag.  She lifted them into the air and pulled them over to her, slipping the sketch book into the bag as she did.  She placed it down on the ground by her hooves.  "There!" Chamois said, smiling and turning her head to Nightfall.

 

He blushed. Her being this close and looking at him.

"We got it! So coming back wasn't really a failure after all..."

He did his best to smile back. But he didn't know what to do next; he didn't want to stay in the garden for long, but he didn't want to dash of without Chamois to tell Paradox he was ready to go.

[Feather Gem 967]

Chamois, a pony who rarely ever blushed, blushed now as she saw him blush.  Then she realized how close they were and quikly turned her face away, laughing with only a small hint of nervousness.  Chamoooois.  "Y-yeah!" she said.  "We...should get over there and see whats going on..."

[Nightfall 3,950]

Chamois, a pony who rarely ever blushed, blushed now as she saw him blush.  Then she realized how close they were and quikly turned her face away, laughing with only a small hint of nervousness.  Chamoooois.  "Y-yeah!" she said.  "We...should get over there and see whats going on..."

 

"Yeah, I guess so..."

He chuckled nervously, and almost started moving over to the rest of the crowd, but remembered Chamois still had a grip on him, meaning he couldn't go without seeming very rude or very impatient, or maybe just uninterested in her, which he was none of the three. He stood there for a moment, wondering if she would let go or start moving off.

[Lost Profile 644]

"Teach you what? I already told you that your going to half to find your own way through the hive, I'm heading I'm a different derection than you."

 

Shade wanted to confront the queen one last time before she would destroy the hive, there was only one problem, thees ponies would half to gight there way out if things got rough.