private A meeting with Death

[Alex Kennedy 1,228]

@@MelancholicMemory,@,

 

(I'm going to assume that gender isn't an issue in regards to changing, because this kind of needs to happen as part of my character's development.)

 

Lost Knowledge tried to think of a pony to change into. There was one in particular that kept resurfacing and overshadowing all the others.

 

Not her. No. I don't want to bring back the memories. It's too painful.

 

But you can't stop it. It's going to happen, no matter how hard you try to avoid it.

 

He began to feel the fire just as Shade had described, and soon enough he had taken on the form of a mare who looked quite a bit like Moonbeam, except that she was a unicorn.

 

I guess I couldn't hold it in forever. At least it's over with now.

[Nightfall 3,950]

"Okay...you...do that."

Geez, Chamois.  Could you be anymore awkward?  A simple okay would do.

I'd rather follow him then just be told he wants to go off somewhere.

Clingy much?  Honestly, darling Vine, sometimes I do wonder about you.

Chamois quickly stood up, brushing her thoughts away.  She followed Nightfall back to the group.

 

Chamois hadn't sounded fully sure of herself when she had said okay, but he didn't want to inquire further; he wanted to stay on Chamois's good side. He looked back at the group and saw that someone had changed. He wanted to try to change, but he didn't know who to change into. He looked at Chamois for a moment.

"Would- would you mind me changing- changing into you?"

[Feather Gem 967]

Chamois watched the pony change into another form with her head tilted to the side slightly.  Well...I'll be honest.  That's cool, she thought.  Then she heard Nightfall's voice in her head.  She turned to him.  Me?  He wants to change into me?  Out of all the cool things he could change into?

I guess there isn't anything wrong with that...and who do I change into?  Who is there that I've ever been more then an acquaintance with, rather then my broken family?

She could only think of one.

"As long as I can change into you."

[Nightfall 3,950]

"Deal, then."

He closed his eyes and pictured, in his mind, Chamois. He took a deep breath, and felt a fire grow inside him.

"Here we go..."

He felt the flames like his body, but they didn't feel hot at all. When he opened his eyes, he blinked, and looked at his hooves. They were grey, like Chamois's had been. He looked at Chamois.

"Th-there..."

He even sounded like her.

"How's that?"

[MelancholicMemory 2,025]

@,

 

"L-lost? You're a....a mare!? And you look just like me! W-why?" Moonbeam was shocked and confused. Why would lost change into a mare? And why did he choose to change into one which resembled her so much. She looked at Lost Knowledge, staring into his face with a confused and concerned expression.

Edited March 29, 2013 by MelancholicMemory

[Feather Gem 967]

Chamois couldn't help but smile.  It was like looking in a mirror.  He looked almost exactly like her.  Except for the eyes.  Something about the eyes was simply not pony.  But of course, she already knew he wasn't her, so she would notice. 

"Perfect."

Then Chamois closed her eyes and lifted her head to the skies.  She concentrated hard on the way Nightfall looked.  She tried to remember every single detail. 

Then she felt a slight warmth inside of her.  The fire.  She pushed it out and let it surround her.  She let the flames wash across her body.  And then, it was gone. 

Chamois opened her eyes and looked at Nightfall.  Then she looked down at her hooves. 

"Oh!  I look like you!" she said.  She paused.  "I do, right?"

[Nightfall 3,950]

Chamois couldn't help but smile.  It was like looking in a mirror.  He looked almost exactly like her.  Except for the eyes.  Something about the eyes was simply not pony.  But of course, she already knew he wasn't her, so she would notice. 

"Perfect."

Then Chamois closed her eyes and lifted her head to the skies.  She concentrated hard on the way Nightfall looked.  She tried to remember every single detail. 

Then she felt a slight warmth inside of her.  The fire.  She pushed it out and let it surround her.  She let the flames wash across her body.  And then, it was gone. 

Chamois opened her eyes and looked at Nightfall.  Then she looked down at her hooves. 

"Oh!  I look like you!" she said.  She paused.  "I do, right?"

 

He smiled a little, blushing.

"You do... there is a little changling in your eyes, but... you look like I do. Er, or like I did."

He blushed a little more.

"And you sound like I did, too. That's the scariest part of changing into someone else..."

He looked at everyone else.

"Are we all ready to go?"

[Feather Gem 967]

Chamois grinned, proud of herself for having changed so well her first try. 

"Oh, yeah," she said.  "It is weird to hear my voice being spoken by some pony else.  And then speaking in some other pony's voice."

It is weird.  Really weird.

Chamois gave 'her' wings a flap and then looked towards the others.

[Alex Kennedy 1,228]

@@MelancholicMemory,

 

Lost Knowledge paused for a moment, trying to think of how to explain.

 

"Because I couldn't think of anyone else.  No matter how hard I try, I can never forget. Maybe I don't really want to. But the memories are so painful. Her name was Birdsong, and I loved her. 

[Count Paradox 3,548]

(OOC YES! everyone's back, this is great, this is brilliant, this is... ok, i'll just shut up and post, shall i?)

 

Dox looked around, grinning, as he saw everypony getting used to their new attributes. He began thinking of who he could change into... and a smirk crept across his face. He crept behind a tree and did his change, into Arrow. He then crept up behind her and yelled, "SUPRISE!!!" And jumped to kiss her.

 

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Edited March 29, 2013 by Count Paradox

[Miss Light Diamond 2,802]

Arrow just raised an eyebrow. "Dox sweetie...I love you but I live in the Everfree forest...its gonna take a little more than that to scare me...do I really look like that ? Wow...should I loose my dreads ?" She asked, looking at Paradox's head...which was now her head...anyway, she just stared at his dreadlocks...er...her dreadlocks...

[MelancholicMemory 2,025]

@@MelancholicMemory,

 

Lost Knowledge paused for a moment, trying to think of how to explain.

 

"Because I couldn't think of anyone else.  No matter how hard I try, I can never forget. Maybe I don't really want to. But the memories are so painful. Her name was Birdsong, and I loved her. 

"Huh? I don't understand Lost Knowledge. You look like somepony you used to know? Somepony you loved? What....what happened to Birdsong, Lost? And why does she look so much like me...?" Lost Knowledge answered her question, but brought many more. This only added to her confusion, and she was concerned for Lost.

[Alex Kennedy 1,228]

@@MelancholicMemory,

 

Lost Knowledge sighed. He changed to his pre-changeling form.

 

"Remember that thing I said I would tell you eventually? This is it. Birdsong was one of my students when I first started teaching. We grew very close over the course of her studies. Very close. We were going to get married as soon as I returned from my next field research excursion. When I got back I learned she was dead. Murdered by a griffon. I wasn't there to protect her. I never forgave myself for it, and it haunts me all the time. And yes, she did look a lot like you, and she was a lot like you in many ways. I guess that's why I have an urge to make sure nothing happens to you."

[Count Paradox 3,548]

Dox smiled and said, "Yes, you do look like this." He put his/her hoof on the back of her head, putting their foreheads against each other, and smiled. "And no, don't lose your dreads. They're beautiful. They're a part of beautiful you." He nuzzled against her nose. "Don't you ever change."

[Lost Profile 644]

Shade listened to what everypony was saying, she didnt know why but she had a lot of mixed feelings, she felt hart broken, jealous, and sad...

 

She looks away as a tear rolls off her eye, and then, "come on... We should get moving" she said as she took off flying towards the hive.

[Nightfall 3,950]

Chamois grinned, proud of herself for having changed so well her first try. 

"Oh, yeah," she said.  "It is weird to hear my voice being spoken by some pony else.  And then speaking in some other pony's voice."

It is weird.  Really weird.

Chamois gave 'her' wings a flap and then looked towards the others.

 

"I- I have the same feeling, Chamois."

Nightfall looked up at "his" horn, and suddenly noticed the true changeling start moving towards the hive. He looked at Chamois, blushing.

"So, um... should we become changelings again and go to the hive to get this sword?"

[Feather Gem 967]

Chamois nodded.  "Yes.  It would probably be best to change back," Chamois said.

Wait, how do I change back?  Well, I'm sure its the same.

Chamois shrugged a shoulder and closed her eyes.  She concentrated back on her changeling form.  This was a bit more difficult.  She hadn't seen herself as a changeling, but she knew what a changeling looked like.  When she felt the comforting warmth inside her, she pushed it out.

Chamois blinked and raised her hoof.  It was dark gray and hole ridden. 

"Done," she said in her empty voice. 

"Er, done," she repeated to Nightfall's mind.

[Nightfall 3,950]

Chamois nodded.  "Yes.  It would probably be best to change back," Chamois said.

Wait, how do I change back?  Well, I'm sure its the same.

Chamois shrugged a shoulder and closed her eyes.  She concentrated back on her changeling form.  This was a bit more difficult.  She hadn't seen herself as a changeling, but she knew what a changeling looked like.  When she felt the comforting warmth inside her, she pushed it out.

Chamois blinked and raised her hoof.  It was dark gray and hole ridden. 

"Done," she said in her empty voice. 

"Er, done," she repeated to Nightfall's mind.

Nightfall closed his eyes, trying to change back into the changeling form. It took him longer to do it than it had taken Chamois, but nevertheless, he was a changeling again. He looked at her.

"So now that both of us are done..."

He started after Shade, but stayed next to Chamois.

[Feather Gem 967]

Chamois flapped her wings and flew upwards.  She fell to the side slightly, not used to wings.  She landed quickly before she ended up hurting herself.  

Great.  Well, you're not walking there are you?  You might as well fly.

But then I'd have to ask him for help.  I'm already---

You have to fly.

Chamois looked at Nightfall, embarrassed.  "I...er...might need some help..." 

[Miss Light Diamond 2,802]

@@Count Paradox,

 

Arrow chuckled...but after a moment of having their heads together she started feeling kinda weird about the fact that she...basically had her head against herself. She looked up into Paradox's eyes. "This is starting to get really weird."

She looked up at Shade flying towards the hive then looked back at Paradox. "We should probably get going." She said.

[Nightfall 3,950]

Chamois flapped her wings and flew upwards.  She fell to the side slightly, not used to wings.  She landed quickly before she ended up hurting herself.  

Great.  Well, you're not walking there are you?  You might as well fly.

But then I'd have to ask him for help.  I'm already---

You have to fly.

Chamois looked at Nightfall, embarrassed.  "I...er...might need some help..." 

 

"Um... help? Like... what do you want me to do, Chamois?"

He blushed and trotted over to her, making sure she really was ok.

You may have to carry her. But then, if the changelings find out... She'll have to learn to use or wings, or you'll have to trot into the hive with her.

[Feather Gem 967]

"You had wings, right?  I thought you could...maybe..."

You're walking, Chamois.

"Hold my hoof?  Just...so I don't go flying all over the place..."

Uggh.

"I mean...I'm sure you could balance...since...you...always fly.  I...guess."

Honestly, Chamois...

"So...yeah..."

Chamois face-hoofed, blushing slightly.  Could I be any more awkward?

[Nightfall 3,950]

"You had wings, right?  I thought you could...maybe..."

You're walking, Chamois.

"Hold my hoof?  Just...so I don't go flying all over the place..."

Uggh.

"I mean...I'm sure you could balance...since...you...always fly.  I...guess."

Honestly, Chamois...

"So...yeah..."

Chamois face-hoofed, blushing slightly.  Could I be any more awkward?

 

He blushed a little, but was glad, to a degree, that she hadn't asked him to carry her. That would have been more awkward.

"I could do that... And- and I guess it will give you flight experience."

He trotted over to her, and stood next to her.

"Ready?"

He hadn't grabbed her hoof, and didn't plan to until a few moments before they started flying.

[Feather Gem 967]

Chamois nodded.  "Ready."

Chamois gave her wings a cautious flap.  She lifted herself into the air carefully.  She flew forward a bit, her flying shaky and unbalanced.  She was leaning forward slightly, her head bent down low, which she was sure wasn't exactly the way it worked.

You probably look absolutely hilarious. 

Chamois, who was one to laugh at herself at times, almost smiled at the thought.  Then, she fell forward a bit.

Omigosh!

Chamois quickly caught herself a bit.  She was sure she'd keep stumbling though.  She turned her head to Nightfall - not daring to turn her body - and held out her hoof.

[MelancholicMemory 2,025]

@@MelancholicMemory,

 

Lost Knowledge sighed. He changed to his pre-changeling form.

 

"Remember that thing I said I would tell you eventually? This is it. Birdsong was one of my students when I first started teaching. We grew very close over the course of her studies. Very close. We were going to get married as soon as I returned from my next field research excursion. When I got back I learned she was dead. Murdered by a griffon. I wasn't there to protect her. I never forgave myself for it, and it haunts me all the time. And yes, she did look a lot like you, and she was a lot like you in many ways. I guess that's why I have an urge to make sure nothing happens to you."

Moonbeam blushes. "Wow, I'm so sorry Lost Knowledge. That's awful....So I guess that's why you're so good to me, Lost. I remind you of your fiance." She embraces him. "I'm so sorry you had to tell me that. I know it must have been difficult. I guess being around me must have been difficult for you if she was as similar to me as you say. Sorry, Lost."

Edited March 30, 2013 by MelancholicMemory