private The Tyranny of Princess Cadence

[Discorded Bluenote 126]

@Ragestar, Krein, Bluenote~

"Well this is it make yourselves at home."

"It may not be much but it works." Bluenote leaned on the wall. 'A place where ponies affected by Cadence would be. But what exactly could we do about it?', Bluenote thought. 'We can't start a revolt, that would be dumb. We couldn't get enough ponies.' "What can we do about this tyranny though?", Bluenote said.

Edited June 5, 2013 by Bluenote~

[THE WILD HUNT 213]

Acheron took a slight bow of formality before introducing himself.

"My name is Acheron. I came to this Crystal Empire a while ago..."

Acheron quickly thought of a story. The real reason he had come to the Crystal Empire was to tap into and feed off the dark, corrupted energy left behind after Sombra's defeat. Although he knew the others would probably catch on to his dark knowledge if things went well and they began to work together, he didn't want to reveal too much beforehand.

"... because I heard it was a prosperous place where one could live with no disturbances. This used to be true, but then that whore, Cadenza, snapped and began to became a dictator. That's obviously caused trouble, too much trouble in fact, and will continue to worsen as long as she is in power."

Acheron then regarded Crystal Dusk's question about what actions they could take.

"I was about to address that... you're correct in saying a rebellion would be stupid. An uprising started by the peasantry against Cadenza's forces, and any other secret allies she may have picked up? Things would be bleak... so, perhaps with the right amount of preparation, we could form a special alliance between ourselves to bring about the fall of this mare."

Acheron looked the group over again and paced around a bit.

"Only one of you seems to be trained enough to handle a situation, and another one of you seems to have some former experience in dealing with problems.. tell me now, what are your names? And what are your skills?"

[Super Derpy 535]

tell me now, what are your names? And what are your skills?"

"My name is Crystal Dusk. I was a detective in the police force and a police officer before that. I have extremely good eyesight and am probably the best in all of Equestria at tracking things that's why my cutie mark is a pair of binoculars. I also am very light on my feet which I had to be for my job because if you made abrupt movements you could tamper with an entire crime scene. I am also pretty strong which I had to be in order to be an officer... well not very strong anymore barely even get food. But that's about the extent of my skills."

Edited June 5, 2013 by Super Derpy

[drawingpandapony 84]

(Sorry I'm late. I was busy the past few days.)

Shooting Star was flying to her family's house to take care of them. She suddenly noticed someponies having a conversation about Princess Cadence and introducing themselves. Due to her being distracted while she was flying she bumped into something.

Edited June 5, 2013 by Drawingpandapony

[THE WILD HUNT 213]

"My name is Crystal Dusk. I was a detective in the police force and a police officer before that. I have extremely good eyesight and am probably the best in all of Equestria at tracking things that's why my cutie mark is a pair of binoculars. I also am very light on my feet which I had to be for my job because if you made abrupt movements you could tamper with an entire crime scene. I am also pretty strong which I had to be in order to be an officer... well not very strong anymore barely even get food. But that's about the extent of my skills."

Acheron was pleased to hear Crystal Dusk's words.

"So I was right about you. Quite an excellent set of skills, I'm sure that they can be brought back to their original, if not higher caliber. About food, that will be taken care of also... and what of the rest of you?"

[drawingpandapony 84]

Shooting Star tried to get up from the tree she was stuck in and looked at the pony who was Crystal Dusk and the other ponies. "I wonder who they are...." Shooting Star thought. Suddenly she realized she was stuck in the tree. She tried pulling herself out of the tree as hard as she could but she couldn't budge. "Help!" she screamed.

[THE WILD HUNT 213]

Acheron heard the pleas for help and looked for where they were coming from. It sounded closeby, so he followed it and spotted a pegasus caught in a tree. Acheron used his magic to pry her out of the branches and brought her over to himself.

"What were you doing," Acheron asked sternly...

[Super Derpy 535]

@Drawingpandapony

Why are you listening to our conversation? and why the buck did you just fly right into a tree?"

Crystal Dusk was skeptical of this Pegasus she might have overheard them and if she is a Cadence supporter she would surely tell the guards.

Edited June 5, 2013 by Super Derpy

[Katella Avenue 28]

@@Shift,

 

"In a desert exactly twelve thousand canters away from here." With anypony else those words would probably have been at least slightly sarcastic, no matter how nice and polite the pony was otherwise. After all, they hadn't really gotten any further than the train station. Mad Life however, maintained her dissonant peace completely even as she considered their train tickets. Chippy had, as a zebra, probably never travelled the Equestrian kingdom or even studied a map before. Mad Life noted that she'd have to cross reference that with whatever information she could dig up on her temporary partner. 

 

"Two tickets for Appaloosa, thank you." To the untrained observer, Mad Life looked like your normal mare who had suffered a freak horn accident when she was young and had a weird thing for messing with her cutie mark. Only within the empire itself was she infamous in any manner. Only just up to the train station going out was she already anonymous, at least for the moment. She thus received the duo's tickets with no fanfare, no subtle threats, and no bloody murder. She boarded the train she had chartered for Appaloosa, at most it would be a two hour journey. Plenty of time for them to get what they needed and come back.

 

"After you." Whatever seating Chippy chose Mad Life would sit beside her. "Our mission is purely one of scouting, though how we find our information could be any number of ways, violent or non. If you have any ideas I would like to hear them." Mad Life did have quite a few ideas of her own, but it was rare that she voiced her opinion when she didn't have to- and indeed sometimes even when she did. 

[Pripyat Pony 2,608]

@@Pripyat Pony

Swordpoint stood. "Shall we leave immediately?"

 

Celestia shook her head. "Of course not! You shall leave tomorrow afternoon. Please get some rest. I'm sure that Rainbow Dash must be quite angry with me for how often you are away from home."

 

Swordpoint closed his eyes. "...she understands. She may not like it, but she understands." He walked toward the door. "Thank you, princess. And Sanura, I will meet you tomorrow afternoon once I finish with my training drills. I will come to the Canterlot Sculpture Gardens." He gave Sanura a small nod. "Good day."

 

Swordpoint departed the room and made his way outside. He spread his wings and took to the sky, heading for his home near Ponyville.

Sanura gave Swordpoint a formal nod in return, before he left. She bowed to the Princess, before taking her own leave and heading back to her Canterlot house. Sanura felt a little envious of Swordpoint; what must it be like to fly? All she had to take herself back home was her own four hooves.

 

Still, there were advantages to being as she was, and all she had to do was remember it. Sanura gave herself a mental shake and started to make her way back home. Now she just had to get thru the rest of the day and tomorrow morning; tomorrow afternoon, she would meet Swordpoint at the Sculpture Gardens.

[Agent505 661]

@, @@Ano170, @@00Pony, 

 

(You know...I just realised Appleloosa in on the other side of Canterlot and Ponyville...that's...problematic.

And I just want to say, Harmonic assaulted on of the other guards, not one of his own - not that it matters)

 

"Well it's no secret now is it?" She replied, "Anarchy, was an assassin. And a good one at that. It doesn't take a genius to figure it out. He figured out what I was planning, and I had to get rid of him" Cadence checked her hoof idly as she spoke, as if to taunt the stallion with her words. "I would have killed you too, but you where never as good as he was were you, and you would never have come close to catching onto things as he did"

 

Harmonic turned and grinned at the guard captain, and the captain gave him a nod, soon disappearing out the doors Cadence entered through. "Where is he?" Harmonic growled in a low tone to himself as he began to walk over to Arrow, gesturing to one of the other guards to go and find the remaining one of his generals. (That's you, 00Pony) "How is he, Arrow?"

Edited June 6, 2013 by Creeping Dusk

[Concord Discord 35]

@Creeping Dusk

((Sorry this is a bit messy, uploading from my ipod))

"ANARCHY WAS A MARE!" shouted Curse defiantly.
And the only mare I ever loved, he thought to himself.
"I may be a killer, but I'm an assassin, and I kill for money. You, on the other hand, are supposed to be a benevolent ruler, and you kill for pleasure. You had no right. You promised me a normal life after all of this!"

 

((Edit: Ok, I've fixed it up a bit now))

Edited June 6, 2013 by MinecraftBronyFTW

[Agent505 661]

@,

 

"He was? Always did think there was something odd about him..." Cadence replied as she spread her wings, giving them a stretch and a flap before folding them in again. "Wait...Anarchy? No, i'm thinking of somepony else. Anarchy must be the other one. Wasn't she the one who never did what she was asked without an argument about morals and such? I seem to remember having her killed simply because she got on my nerves." She sniggered, before turning her head and starting to walk away "Now, was there anything else you wanted? I'm awful busy these days." 

[Concord Discord 35]

@,

 

"He was? Always did think there was something odd about him..." Cadence replied as she spread her wings, giving them a stretch and a flap before folding them in again. "Wait...Anarchy? No, i'm thinking of somepony else. Anarchy must be the other one. Wasn't she the one who never did what she was asked without an argument about morals and such? I seem to remember having her killed simply because she got on my nerves." She sniggered, before turning her head and starting to walk away "Now, was there anything else you wanted? I'm awful busy these days." 

 

"Oh, I see what you're doing." Curse chuckled. "The old 'I may be an evil dictator queen, but I still have a sense of humour'. How clicheed. Well, I think that will be all. By the way, you should really think of hiring a new assassin. And by that, I mean as a replacement for me. Although I expect that will be very hard, as you seem to love me so much."

With a flick of his hoof, he telported to the large set of double doors.

[Agent505 661]

@, 

 

"You're just going to let him walk away ma'am?" Harmonic asked, somewhat shocked. 

"He's of no threat, he never was any good at his job, let him be - this time" Cadence replied as she walked away, into the depths of the palace. 

"The weapons stay here, assassin. No doubt you have enough in whatever pit you crawled up from" 

 

The two guards by the door slid the wooden blocks away, allowing the doors to open and the stallion to leave.

"Harmonic! A word!" Cadence demandedfrom the next hallway. 

"Ma'am!" Harmonic stamped once more on the ground, and the guard division around him dispersed as quickly as they appeared as Harmonic trotted into the hallway in the direction of the throne room. 

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Curse's daggers rematerialised in his hands.

Well, she must have known I was going to do that... Curse thought to himself. That was his last act of defiance before he completely broke down.

 

~~~

 

"I HATE THAT BUCKING CADENCE!!!" he screamed as he ran aimlessly down a dark alleyway.

 

((@Bluenote~, @Ragestar, @Krein, @Super Derpy, @Drawingpandapony, guess where ))

Edited June 6, 2013 by MinecraftBronyFTW

[THE WILD HUNT 213]

(Ermagerd, wer iz heee D:?!!?!)

 

Acheron grunted in annoyance as he saw yet another pony running around in their area.

"I thought you said this area was secluded," Acheron said to Crystal Dusk. The new arrival was a unicorn...

"That energy about him... I recognize its kind..."

Acheron stopped the galloping pony with a wall of magic. It looked like his regular green magic, but it had swirls of black within it...

"Shouldn't be too much of a giveaway," Acheron thought as he approached the unicorn. He was obviously angry, but Acheron maintained a stern face.

 

"Who are you, and why are you around here?"

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"WHAT DOES IT MATTER TOU YOU? Unless you have a secret plan to overthrow Cadence, there's no point in talking to me. MY LIFE IS OVER! Now let past, or I'll tear you in two!" Curse, overcome by grief, had only really felt emotion recently. First love, and then loss, made him act in ways he had never done before.

[THE WILD HUNT 213]

Acheron smirked when he heard Curse's words.

"Now now, there's no need for that kind of talk," Acheron said as he levitated Curse to his hooves. As he did with the others, he studied Curse while he talked to him. There was definitely an air of darkness around Curse, one that only seemed to flare along with his rage.

"You should be thankful that the Crystal Guards rarely bother patrolling these parts. What you shouted before I stopped you would have landed you a death sentence. So tell me, whatever your name is, why so angry? Your anger seems more.... personal, as opposed to the hate of the others..."

[Concord Discord 35]

"I know you'd love to examine me, but I don't have time for this. I don't have anything any more!" he engulfed himself with black smoke. He reappeared further down the alleyway. "Go examine someone who cares!"

And with this, he once again began to run aimlessly down the alleyway, before tripping over a stone.

[Shift 4,272]

Chippy made up her mind that she'd sit in any old seat. To her, Mad Life didn't seem all that dangerous. In fact, she was acting a bit too polite.

 

Chippy eyed her suspiciously as she sat down, and adjusted her position so she was comfortable. She raised an eyebrow at Mad Life.

 

"Well? Are you going to sit down?" She asked with a hint of sarcasm.

[THE WILD HUNT 213]

"I know you'd love to examine me, but I don't have time for this. I don't have anything any more!" he engulfed himself with black smoke. He reappeared further down the alleyway. "Go examine someone who cares!"

And with this, he once again began to run aimlessly down the alleyway, before tripping over a stone.

Acheron snickered as he stepped through the shadows and teleported in front of Curse, who had apparently tripped over something while galloping away.

"I thought you would have been trained better. Your rage grows your dark energy, but it seems to blind you to even the most trivial of things," Acheron said as he lifted the rock with magic and showed it to Curse.

"We've all grown displeased with the rule of that damned whore. We all have different reasons, but it still stands we despise Cadenza. You seem to have lost something... more valued..."

Acheron could tell from the look in his eyes. Curse had lost something dear to him, something Acheron knew quite well could drive a pony mad.

"We hate her, hate. We want to see her fall and suffer for her actions. Do you want to see this too?"

[Concord Discord 35]

 

 

"We hate her, hate. We want to see her fall and suffer for her actions. Do you want to see this too?"

"An interesting offer... If it means getting the last laugh, I'm in. So, have you all suffered because of her? I thought there was something wrong with her, but I never realised that she could be so sadistic." Curse was surprised that he was not the only one who the princess had wronged.

[THE WILD HUNT 213]

"An interesting offer... If it means getting the last laugh, I'm in. So, have you all suffered because of her? I thought there was something wrong with her, but I never realised that she could be so sadistic." Curse was surprised that he was not the only one who the princess had wronged.

"Suffered? Yes, although some more than others. Cadenza has become a disgrace, and I despise her for her selfish motives. Under her, this empire decays quickly, I shouldn't need to explain that much. Of course, we don't have very many options to fight her with. Rebellion? Bound to fail. Ask for aid? It is near impossible to do so because of her forces, known and unknown. Furthermore, even if we were to slip by them, we would have to deal with that damnable ward covering the Empire. The only other thing left to do is to form a special alliance to work against her on the inside. We obviously can't get to work immediately though, preparations must be made. Most of us seem to have experience in handling situations, but that isn't enough, so training must be done."

Acheron sighed and then looked around the slums, and finally towards the Crystal Citadel.

[Super Derpy 535]

@Minecraftbronyftw

"Welcome to the club of having suffered under Cadence. Im Crystal Dusk and it is a pleasure to meet you!"

 

Crystal was very skeptical of Curse he just seemed suspicious.

I don't know what it is this Curse of Shadows just seems untrustworthy.

 

@Krein, Minecraftbronyftw

"Yes rebellion would be very foolish of us right now considering we only have 6 ponies. For now we will have to work against Cadence on the inside. And in time we will get followers and maybe even enough of them to rise up against the empire but before any of this is to happen we must plan and prepare."