private A meeting with Death

[Miss Light Diamond 2,802]

Paradox saw the changeling coming towards him, and he heard Nightfall shout at him to get down, but it was too late. The changeling struck Paradox on the head, and, by accident, removed the eyepatch he was wearing. He was bleeding from the side of his head, but he ignored it and tried to cover up his eye, but it was too late. A dark mist started eminating from him, and he screamed out in pain. It had begun, and nothing could stop it.

"PARADOX." Arrow screamed, running to his side, unsure what was happening or what she could do to stop it. *What's...happening to him. And why haven't I heard of it before.* She thought, slowly touching her hoof to his shoulder. "Paradox, What Ever Is Happening...FIGHT IT." She yelled, unsure what else to say.

[Count Paradox 3,548]

Paradox shook, trying desparately to control his secret. But the only way was... "M-my eyepatch... h-hurry and g-get my eyepatch!" Suddenly, a long, slender tendril of black magic shot out of his horn, making his agony worse, and grabbed the changeling, slamming it violently to the ground.

[Miss Light Diamond 2,802]

Paradox shook, trying desparately to control his secret. But the only way was... "M-my eyepatch... h-hurry and g-get my eyepatch!" Suddenly, a long, slender tendril of black magic shot out of his horn, making his agony worse, and grabbed the changeling, slamming it violently to the ground.

 

Arrow nodded and frantically reached past Paradox. She picked up his eyepatch and gently placed it over his eye and tying it around the back of his head...which she assumed was the right thing to do...like any other pony. "Paradox...a-are you okay ?" She asked, her lip quivering slightly.

[Count Paradox 3,548]

The mist disappated, the tendril disappeared, and Paradox nodded. Then he fell over, unconcious. Every time that 'that' was unleashed, it drained so much out of him that it knocked him out. He laid there, breathing ragged breaths. He slept for a long time.

 

Paradox awoke a few hours later, coughing. He looked around at everypony. "What... what happened?" He truly didn't remember anything from the time his eyepatch had come off to just now. He had completely blacked out. "Did I... hurt anypony?" He looked around with sadness in his eye.

[Alex Kennedy 1,228]

@@Count Paradox,

 

Lost Knowledge was the first to speak up.

 

"I think we were all hoping you could explain what happened. Your eyepatch came off and then... I don't know what happened. It was like nothing I've ever seen before, and afterwards you blacked out for several hours." 

[Lost Profile 644]

"It seems like I'm not the only one who has secrets, and yes... You sure did hurt somepony" shade said referring to the changeling.

 

"But now that your awake, can we please get a move on? I'm tired of waiting and the changeling hive was soooo close..." She said impatiently, she wanted to get there quickly.

[Count Paradox 3,548]

He glared at Shade, saying, "Everypony can wait, it seems I have a little... explaining... to do." He turned to everypony else and sighed. "I wish you all hadn't seen that... I was hoping to keep it secret from everypony here..."

 

(OOC try and coax it out of him. go ahead, try it!)

[Miss Light Diamond 2,802]

He glared at Shade, saying, "Everypony can wait, it seems I have a little... explaining... to do." He turned to everypony else and sighed. "I wish you all hadn't seen that... I was hoping to keep it secret from everypony here..."

 

(OOC try and coax it out of him. go ahead, try it!)

Arrow raised an eyebrow. *I tell him i'm a dryad...my rather Large secret...and he can't tell me about his rather large secret that involves everypony here. Ugh Arrow, Stop being such a mare.* She thought to herself, scooting a little closer to Paradox. "Dox...You are in a dryads garden with a Changeling, a poet, a painter, and a whole bunch of other weirdo's. You can tell us anything." She said, giving him an encouraging smile.

[Alex Kennedy 1,228]

@@Count Paradox,

 

Lost Knowledge shrugged.

 

"I don't see how much good it does you to keep it a secret at this point. We already know there's something strange going on with your eye, if you don't tell us, we'll probably just assume it's even worse than it is. Besides, we need to be able to trust each other if we're going to succeed on our mission." 

[Count Paradox 3,548]

Dox looked at Lost and Arrow and sighed. "You're right, I've got no right to keep it from you now..." He stood up and faced the group. "The story is a little long, so... When I was a little colt, living with my family on the edge of the forest, me and my older brother would play hoofball together... then, one day..." Tears started welling up in his eyes, but he quickly wiped them away. He had to take a moment.

[Miss Light Diamond 2,802]

@@Nightfall, 

Dox looked at Lost and Arrow and sighed. "You're right, I've got no right to keep it from you now..." He stood up and faced the group. "The story is a little long, so... When I was a little colt, living with my family on the edge of the forest, me and my older brother would play hoofball together... then, one day..." Tears started welling up in his eyes, but he quickly wiped them away. He had to take a moment.

 

Arrow pulled Paradox into a hug. "Its ok. You don't have to tell us right this very minute...let's get going." She said, nuzzling his cheek and giving him a warm smile as she slowly let go. "Nightfall, Do you think you could teleport us back to where we were before ?" She asked, looking over at him.

[Count Paradox 3,548]

Paradox finally continued with his story. "One day... me and my older brother, we were playing in the yard when we heard this ungodly scream come from the forest. We were frozen with fear until this shadow beast came out, charging at us. We tried to run, but... it got my brother and killed him, then gashed open my eye... I laid there, bleeding, as I realised my father had fought the thing. He had destroyed its body, but not it's soul, which was sealed in my eye. Every time it's uncovered... that happens."

 

He then looks over at Arrow. "Th-there... I-I-I've finished..." He begins wiping the tears from his face, apologizing and saying, "I'm sorry, it's just... I miss my big bro so much... We were insepirable..." He couldn't help it anymore, he started crying into Arrow's shoulder.

[Miss Light Diamond 2,802]

Paradox finally continued with his story. "One day... me and my older brother, we were playing in the yard when we heard this ungodly scream come from the forest. We were frozen with fear until this shadow beast came out, charging at us. We tried to run, but... it got my brother and killed him, then gashed open my eye... I laid there, bleeding, as I realised my father had fought the thing. He had destroyed its body, but not it's soul, which was sealed in my eye. Every time it's uncovered... that happens."

 

He then looks over at Arrow. "Th-there... I-I-I've finished..." He begins wiping the tears from his face, apologizing and saying, "I'm sorry, it's just... I miss my big bro so much... We were insepirable..." He couldn't help it anymore, he started crying into Arrow's shoulder.

 

Arrow hugged him tightly. "Its alright Paradox. I know exactly what you're feeling right now." She said in a sad voice. "But listen, we need to go. If we stay here any longer we will probably be found. Come on now." She kissed him on the cheek.

 

(OOC: We really should speed things up...no one is posting so...)

[Count Paradox 3,548]

(OOC ok ok i get it...)

Paradox wiped his eyes and nodded, saying, "Yes, you do have a very good point there... @Nightfall, do you think that you could teleport us back to the cliffs? It would really help us out, and I can't do it because I feel a bit... drained." He gave him a little bit of a sheepish grin.

[Lost Profile 644]

(Well it is late at night...)

 

Shade couldn't help but nod, she began to think about her losses, then it hit her... Did she have any bros and or siss besides the ones in the guild? It probably not posable since shade was abandoned... Or what ever.

 

"We best be going, I want to take down the hive as soon as posable"

[Feather Gem 967]

Chamois was watching everything occur, frozen solid to the ground.  Finally, she shook her head and snapped out of it.  "Is every pony okay?!" she asked.  She glanced around.  "I...for...for nothing!" she said to Moonbeam.  And then she spotted Nightfall.  Oh...he's bleeding.  Chamois trotted over and dropped down beside him.  "Oh, this all my fault!"

She looked at the odd green spit and then concentrated on it.  Her horn began glowing a bright green that matched the streaks of her tail  She started to pull at the greenness, pulling it so that it would come off.  "I-I'm sorry!" she said as she got some off of him and began at the rest of it.

[Nightfall 3,950]

@@Nightfall, 

 

Arrow pulled Paradox into a hug. "Its ok. You don't have to tell us right this very minute...let's get going." She said, nuzzling his cheek and giving him a warm smile as she slowly let go. "Nightfall, Do you think you could teleport us back to where we were before ?" She asked, looking over at him.

 

"Yeah, as soon as I'm free I can get use back..."

 

Chamois was watching everything occur, frozen solid to the ground.  Finally, she shook her head and snapped out of it.  "Is every pony okay?!" she asked.  She glanced around.  "I...for...for nothing!" she said to Moonbeam.  And then she spotted Nightfall.  Oh...he's bleeding.  Chamois trotted over and dropped down beside him.  "Oh, this all my fault!"

She looked at the odd green spit and then concentrated on it.  Her horn began glowing a bright green that matched the streaks of her tail  She started to pull at the greenness, pulling it so that it would come off.  "I-I'm sorry!" she said as she got some off of him and began at the rest of it.

 

Nightfall looked up at Chamois, almost a little sadly.

"No, no... it's not your fault. There's nothing to worry about..."

He reached up as soon as his forehooves were free and hugged the pony, blushing a little.

"It's all fine, Chamois..."

[Feather Gem 967]

Chamois's magic got cut off.  She took a sharp intake of breathe.  She was frozen in his embrace.  She had been frozen a lot today.  Please let go!  Please!  her thoughts whimpered.  She moved her hooves, to push him off, but she stopped herself.  Its a hug, calm down Chamois, it'll be fine, he'll let go.  Chamois quickly continued pulling the sticky green strands off of him.  She felt herself blushing, sure that some pony would have noticed her discomfort, which made her feel awkward.

[Nightfall 3,950]

Chamois's magic got cut off.  She took a sharp intake of breathe.  She was frozen in his embrace.  She had been frozen a lot today.  Please let go!  Please!  her thoughts whimpered.  She moved her hooves, to push him off, but she stopped herself.  Its a hug, calm down Chamois, it'll be fine, he'll let go.  Chamois quickly continued pulling the sticky green strands off of him.  She felt herself blushing, sure that some pony would have noticed her discomfort, which made her feel awkward.

 

Nightfall let go of Chamois, letting her finish her work. He blushed, trying not to move and there fore interrupt her work. If he could get out...

"Th-thanks for helping, Chamois..."

He was soon free, and tried standing up, but circulation to his legs had been cut off, so he stumbled and started falling. The blood fro his bonds flowed a little more freely.

[Feather Gem 967]

Oh my Gosh! Chamois thought as he started falling.  "Careful!" she cried.  She jumped forward quickly and caught him.  She blinked.  Chamois, what are you doing?  He...he was going to fall.  Sure he was.  What?  Well...you should know better Chamois.  Chamois stared at Nightfall and blushed.  "You...uh...almost fell," she said, as if feeling the need to explain herself.

[Nightfall 3,950]

Oh my Gosh! Chamois thought as he started falling.  "Careful!" she cried.  She jumped forward quickly and caught him.  She blinked.  Chamois, what are you doing?  He...he was going to fall.  Sure he was.  What?  Well...you should know better Chamois.  Chamois stared at Nightfall and blushed.  "You...uh...almost fell," she said, as if feeling the need to explain herself.

He blushed, expecting to hit the ground.

"Oh... Thanks so much. I- I-"

He looked at his hooves, wondering how long she would hold him steady.

"She may have to hold you for a good deal of time; you're still quite unsteady, and if she lets go now, you may fall back to the ground."

[MelancholicMemory 2,025]

All of this unfolded, and Moonbeam was utterly confused. Everything had just gone completely crazy. Finally, she spoke up. "Shade...Shade is right. We have to get to the Hive."

 

Then she went up to Lost Knowledge. "Lost you're an expert in mythology, right? Have you heard of anything like...like what happened to Paradox?" she whispered.

 

(Sorry I haven't been posting as much. I've had a lot to do lately)

Edited February 27, 2013 by MelancholicMemory

[Alex Kennedy 1,228]

@@MelancholicMemory,

 

Lost Knowledge nodded and whispered back.

 

"I've heard of similar things, but this is a very strange case. Usually something like this would mean that the entire body was taken over, whereas Paradox only lost control of his eye. I can only guess that it's because he has exceptionally strong willpower, which is keeping the beast at bay." 

[Count Paradox 3,548]

(sorry been really busy today!)

Dox watched Chamois and Nightfall, he could definitely tell there was a spark between them. Then his ears perked as Moonbeam and Lost started talking of his secret. He shifted uncomfortably on his hooves, not liking that somepony was speaking about what he'd tried to keep hidden.

[Feather Gem 967]

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.