private The Tyranny of Princess Cadence

[Concord Discord 35]

@,

 

"Careful, that's a load-barer."

With a swift motion of his hoof, Curse of Shadows rebuilt the stalagmite.

"And Acheron calls me  a filly. She's been turned into a bloodthirsty psychopathic maniac, we get it, now can we move on? I'd like to kill some royal guards."

[THE WILD HUNT 213]

(I still don't even know what to do with the information from the letter... I mean, are we allowed to intercept Chrysalis or something? What do we do?!)

 

Acheron laughed at the anger and suspicion boiling in his allies' hearts, obviously fearful of what Acheron had created and what Cerulean "had become".

"Yes, the arrogant assassin is right. I created a type of dark potion to restore Cerulean and heighten her ability. Not only that, the darkness of the crystals have made her soul more... 'resilient', shall we say, to the pity one would normally feel when killing. Of course, she has it in herself to resist giving into her newer vicious side completely...."

Acheron trotted over to a table along with the letters and began to think of what to do, keeping an eye on the others as well...

[River 59]

(I still don't even know what to do with the information from the letter... I mean, are we allowed to intercept Chrysalis or something? What do we do?!)

 

Acheron laughed at the anger and suspicion boiling in his allies' hearts, obviously fearful of what Acheron had created and what Cerulean "had become".

"Yes, the arrogant assassin is right. I created a type of dark potion to restore Cerulean and heighten her ability. Not only that, the darkness of the crystals have made her soul more... 'resilient', shall we say, to the pity one would normally feel when killing. Of course, she has it in herself to resist giving into her newer vicious side completely...."

Acheron trotted over to a table along with the letters and began to think of what to do, keeping an eye on the others as well...

Cerulean began to feel very angry at the ponies for thinking that she'd cause any harm. "What do you think I'd do to you?" She paused, heating up. "I didn't even feel like killing ponies before. I was an artist!" Her eyes flared up with red flames. She slowly rose up and looked down on the ponies. 

[Super Derpy 535]

@ Cerulean

"Calm down! Clam down! I didn't think you would hurt us. I was just nervous about that drink Acheron gave you! My names Crystal Dusk and I am the leader of this group. Welcome to The Black Hoof!"

Crystal extends her hoof in peace towards Cerulean.

[Concord Discord 35]

@, @, @,

 

"HOLD ON THERE! Can we all just shut up for one second!? Can we please just stop and think? This is tearing us apart! I don't care too much for Acheron, but our main worry here is defeating Cadence, and stopping her from creating an alliance with Chrysalis."

 

((Oh, @@Super Derpy ninja-ed me. I started typing this before Derpy posted.))

Edited June 22, 2013 by Acelolz

[River 59]

@ Cerulean

"Calm down! Clam down! I didn't think you would hurt us. I was just nervous about that drink Acheron gave you! My names Crystal Dusk and I am the leader of this group. Welcome to The Black Hoof!"

Crystal extends her hoof in peace towards Cerulean.

She looked a little timid. "Sure," she said, grabbing her hoof and shaking it. "I didn't know there was so much authority here." She frowned. "I'm Cerulean. I was wondering when we could uh, possibly defeat that tyrant?" She was no longer angry, so her eyes turned back to the normal cerulean color.

[Super Derpy 535]

She looked a little timid. "Sure," she said, grabbing her hoof and shaking it. "I didn't know there was so much authority here." She frowned. "I'm Cerulean. I was wondering when we could uh, possibly defeat that tyrant?" She was no longer angry, so her eyes turned back to the normal cerulean color.

"Well we have already started our plans to take down Cadenza! We have intercepted a very important message. Cadence is meeting Chrysallis at three o'clock tomorrow afternoon to discuss "things". What "things" we suspect they have to do with an alliance. We need to get into that meeting and find out just what is going on between the two."

Edited June 22, 2013 by Super Derpy

[River 59]

This seemed okay with Cerulean. "Okay." She shyly said. "Sorry about raging like that. I don't think I'm really ready to do these things. I do want to see justice with Cadenza!" She stopped speaking for a moment and looked at Crystal Dusk, seeking for an answer. 

[Concord Discord 35]

"Well we have already started our plans to take down Cadenza! We have intercepted a very important message. Cadence is meeting Chrysallis at three o'clock tomorrow afternoon to discuss "things". What "things" we suspect they have to do with an alliance. We need to get into that meeting and find out just what is going on between the two."

 

"We could make sure Chrysalis never gets the letter, and attend the meeting disguised as her. Then Cadence would literally be telling us exactly what she's planning on doing. It may be hard, but if it pays off, then we could get valuable information that can be used to bring her down."

Edited June 22, 2013 by Acelolz

[Super Derpy 535]

"We could make sure Chrysalis never gets the letter, and attend the meeting disguised as her. Then Cadence would literally be telling us exactly what she's planning on doing. It may be hard, but if it pays off, then we could get valuable information that can be used to bring her down."

"That is a very good idea.If Acheron or someone could possibly do a speel to disguise one of us as Chrysalis. We could get extremely valuable information and get it directly from the source. Now this is still going to be a challenge. We need to plan for this!"

[HigurSan 195]

@@Agent505,

Crystal Empire: Steeleye Sungazer

"Once again with the utmost respect madam," Steeleye replied to her half-request-mostly-order. "While I do not question the expertise of your armies, it would be a waste to send them through the locations. Every soldier lost to ice trolls or sand worms with no reasonable reward for their sacrifice is merely a loss to Celestia's tyranny. As such, I would ask your permission to put an end to the scouting operations. It understandably may sound absurd to even think of doing so, but a much more valuable asset could be gained if such action was taken. This would be because in dissolving the Scouting Corps, I would also form a new group: Special Creature Ascendancy Retinue, S.C.A.R. for short."

 

"The goal of the organization would be rather simple: harness the deadliest animals and predators that Equestria has to offer and turn them into weapons. Hesitation on your Majesty's mind would be complete expected, but I assure you my Lady, I can guarantee a ninety nine percent success rate right here, right now. As to your earlier query as to the rail lines. There are in fact no lines that run through Everfree Forest directly. The train we took de-railed itself and continued moving, crashing really, through the Forest for a full two minutes before coming to a stop."

Edited June 22, 2013 by Higurashi

[Agent505 661]

@,

 

"Free-railing through the Everfree you say? It's stories like that that make me wish I could don Harmony's armour and go into the field myself." she sighed regretfully "but staying here and getting others to do so for me is quite fun, I must say. Please, allow me to think on the matter, I have other matters to attend to before I can focus my attention on your issue, I apologise" She stood up, tucking her chair under the table and walking over to the changeling with her note. The changeling looked up at her with a clear fire burning in his eyes, and he almost bit Cadence's hoof off as he took the note aggressively in his mouth. "Very good dear" she chuckled as she magically popped the chain's locks. In an instant, the changeling took off, flying quickly out of the window and speeding into the distance.

"I need to prepare some things, come back to me when this is over and i'll have your answer - for now however..." she placed a hoof on his shoulder and tilted her head "Get some rest, without offense Steel, you look like shit."

 

(I don't normally swear during pony RPs as I find it to be incredibly character breaking, but given the situation and the intended humour of that sentence, i'm sure you can forgive me?) 

[Justin ZW 396]

@@Pripyat Pony, @@Avolon, @~HistoricallyInaccurate~, @

(With the massive amount of lagging behind my vacation has caused, I'm going to be doing some skipping ahead every now and then. You'll have to excuse me. Now, I'm going to assume that we're landing in Canterlot, and that Fiera and Applejack have already sent the letter. We'll say that Celestia requested the presence of Fiera and Applejack, so they're both on their way to meet with her, as well. If you like, you can arrive shortly after Swordpoint and the others get to her.)

 

Swordpoint touched down in front of the Canterlot. "Quickly! That spell will be dissipating soon!" Damn. Twilight's magic was far superior to mine. Hers lasted for an entire day, and mine only lasts for a matter of hours. He galloped inside the castle, and the soldiers all saluted as he passed. He pushed several out of his way in his urgency. He flung open the doors to Celestia's throne room and ran inside.

 

Celestia watched in surprise as Swordpoint entered the room. She stood up and held out her hoof. "Swordpoint! It is good to see that you are unharmed! I've just heard from Applejack and Fiera that Appleloosa was decimated!"

 

Swordpoint recoiled slightly. "Y-yes, Princess Celestia. You say that Applejack and Fiera are alive?" He was panting, and he fell to his knees in front of her.

 

Celestia nodded. "Yes. I've requested that they both meet with me. It is well that you have returned. I was worried that you and your soldiers might have been caught in the battle."

 

Swordpoint shook his head. "No. When we returned, the town was razed. I know not by whom or for what reason."

 

Celestia closed her eyes and turned away. "... Applejack claims it was the Crystal Army."

 

"No..." Swordpoint said in shock. "But... the reports... That would mean..."

 

"Yes," Celestia affirmed. "That would mean that Princess Cadence has gone insane. But before we discuss this further, I would like to wait for Fiera and Applejack."

 

Swordpoint glanced back at his team and stepped closer to Celestia. "I would like you to speak with Fiera," he whispered. "She believes that I have wronged her, when I was only following your will. Perhaps if you explain your reasoning to her, she will listen." He chuckled lightly. "The military mares never trust stallions; you know this all too well."

 

Celestia nodded, and they awaited Fiera and Applejack.

Edited June 22, 2013 by Justin ZW

[HigurSan 195]

@@Agent505,

Crystal Empire: Steeleye Sungazer

He eyed her hoof touching his shoulder in an carefully poised expression of polite interest. "Each pony has their purpose in life ma'am. Even my second here." He abruptly lanced his right back leg into the before mentioned stallipon's head, knocking him back into a stupor yet again. "Though it would be rather easy to overlook it in some case." Looking in the direction that the Changeling had gone, he shrugged. "Ran into a few of the buggers. They didn't like me for some reason, hissed and ran away like I was some kind of toxin." Looking back to his Princess, he gave a suggestive smile. "I've looked like many things, but I prefer to be presentable. Thank you madam."

 

Withdrawing from the Throne Room, he had the map framed and hung in the War Room. Behind him he levitated his second. Eventually they entered into their team's personal quarters and shut the doors tight. Up until the point the door closed, Darting Route struggled and kicked. But the instant they were hidden he settled down. The chains and ropes quickly came off and his wing joints were slotted back into place. They removed the gag last. Shaking himself violently, Darting Route looked at the others and cocked his head. "Did she fall for it? By the way Lieutenant, you didn't have to kick me -that- hard. I actually blacked out a couple of times."

 

"I am convinced that she thought you were insane. But she didn't care in the least. So for now we're stuck in scouting. I planted the idea for SCAR in her head well enough though." This drew a couple of approving nods from the group, but mostly frowns. "Explain to me again why we did all this LT?" the youngest of the Scouts, the mare Ivy Mane iquired. "Sure, that whole trip was a complete and total mess, but some of it wasn't nearly as bad as you made it out to be."

 

"The purpose was to try and convince her to -stay away- from those areas," Steeleye responded. "She'll just end up getting all of us killed if she commits forces to most of what we described. Our newest allies wouldn't appreciate to suddenly being revealed without their consent either. So for now we all keep up the act. Unfortunately Dart, that means that you still have to act insane." This drew a groan from Darting Route, who rubbed his wings with a hoof. "Anyone got a status report from Dusk Vision yet?" He was quickly handed a scrawled note with a couple of pictures. Nodding his satisfaction, Steeleye burned all he had been given until not even cinders remained.

"Good, now that we're here, I'm taking a bucking bath. Pay Dirt, I know its humiliating to have a nanny, but Ivy is going to have to follow you around and make sure that you don't start trying to pick worms out of the dirt again. The last thing we need is for someone to think we're incompetent. Dismissed." The various members of the scout team split off to their various amenities. Steeleye and Darting Route went into the large baths and immersed themselves. Soon enough the mud loosened up and came off in chunks. After going through more soap than really neccesary, both Steeleye and Darting came out clean. Darting hated to have his wings dislocated again and chains re-locked, but it was neccesary.

[River 59]

"That is a very good idea.If Acheron or someone could possibly do a speel to disguise one of us as Chrysalis. We could get extremely valuable information and get it directly from the source. Now this is still going to be a challenge. We need to plan for this!"

Cerulean felt like this was a good chance to step in. "I uh, would like to do that." She said. "I'm an actress. I'm actually good at that kind of stuff." She felt like this was sort of silly, but she also thought that this could work. She waited for a response, hopefully. 

[Super Derpy 535]

Cerulean felt like this was a good chance to step in. "I uh, would like to do that." She said. "I'm an actress. I'm actually good at that kind of stuff." She felt like this was sort of silly, but she also thought that this could work. She waited for a response, hopefully. 

"Actually we could use an actress. Even if one of us looks like Chrysalis we are going to need to act like her and who would be a better pony to do that an actress?"

 

@Krein

"So can you do a spell to disguise Cerulean as Chrysalis or use some of your dark magic?"

[Concord Discord 35]

"While you practice being Chrysalis, I'll deal with the messengers. Cadence is probably trying to send another message to Chrysalis right now. Otherwise there's not much else I can do at the moment. After all, killing's what I do best."

He waited patiently for his friends' (and Acheron's) response.

[THE WILD HUNT 213]

Acheron nodded at Crystal Dusk.

"Of course, it is really quite trivial..."

Acheron's horn sparked with magic as it fired a few runes on the ground, runes which glowed a purplish color as they shifted continously to bring forth a soul. It was a changeling Acheron had killed and enthralled a few years ago.

"This will provide a realistic body shell."

Acheron morphed the essence to resemble Chrysalis' figure, before allowing it to settle on Cerulean.

"Get used to it quickly..."

Acheron turned to Curse and nodded, obviously telling him to go ahead.

[Concord Discord 35]

With Acheron's go-ahead, Curse walked to the central teleporter. His purple aura surrounded him, and he disappeared from the chamber. In the brief moment he travelled through the void, he visualised a message sent by Cadence. He locked on to a strange changeling with a letter in his mouth. When he re-materialised, he was standing beneath this changeling. His horn glowed purple. The changeling began to be dragged to the ground.

 

((@@Agent505,@@Pripyat Pony, which one of you is going to control the messenger? BTW, I know this seems a bit OP, but the messanger can still manage to get to Chrysalis / I can change this post if need be.))

[River 59]

Immediately Cerulean felt sick, but still exhilarating. She felt like a Changeling. "I feel.. Different." She said. She realized she sounded like Chrysalis. "Muhuhuhahaha!" She said in delight. "How was that laugh?" She paused, looking up. "I have a horn. I wonder if the magic works." Her horn lit up with a black aura. She hit Acheron with a levitation spell. He was levitating. "I guess it works!" 

[RAGESTAR 479]

Acheron nodded at Crystal Dusk.

"Of course, it is really quite trivial..."

Acheron's horn sparked with magic as it fired a few runes on the ground, runes which glowed a purplish color as they shifted continously to bring forth a soul. It was a changeling Acheron had killed and enthralled a few years ago.

"This will provide a realistic body shell."

Acheron morphed the essence to resemble Chrysalis' figure, before allowing it to settle on Cerulean.

"Get used to it quickly..."

Acheron turned to Curse and nodded, obviously telling him to go ahead.

Crimson raised an eyebrow, "then.....what am I supposed to do? I haven't really done anything to help our cause yet, and I want to to do somthing useful for the team, so is there anything I can do? Besides sit here and die of boredom that is...." said crimson with a sigh

[Super Derpy 535]

Crimson raised an eyebrow, "then.....what am I supposed to do? I haven't really done anything to help our cause yet, and I want to to do somthing useful for the team, so is there anything I can do? Besides sit here and die of boredom that is...." said crimson with a sigh

"Actually the rest of us should go to this meeting as well. In case of trouble Cerulean is going to need backup. We could simply disguise ourselves as Chrysalises guards. Sound like a good idea?"

 

Crystal was surprised she had not thought of that before they should have all been going in the first place.

[RAGESTAR 479]

"Actually the rest of us should go to this meeting as well. In case of trouble Cerulean is going to need backup. We could simply disguise ourselves as Chrysalises guards. Sound like a good idea?"

 

Crystal was surprised she had not thought of that before they should have all been going in the first place.

Crimson paused for a moment and thought about it, before smiling at crystal, "actually, that's not a bad plan! I guess you do make a good leader after all!" Crimson then grinned evilly, "hehehe.....speaking of decent plans, I just got an idea, while were getting information disquised as chrysalis, why don't we also turn them against eachother!? Then cadence would have to fight off both chrysalis AND celestias armies!!" Said crimson.

[Super Derpy 535]

Crimson paused for a moment and thought about it, before smiling at crystal, "actually, that's not a bad plan! I guess you do make a good leader after all!" Crimson then grinned evilly, "hehehe.....speaking of decent plans, I just got an idea, while were getting information disquised as chrysalis, why don't we also turn them against eachother!? Then cadence would have to fight off both chrysalis AND celestias armies!!" Said crimson.

"Well that would be very dangerous. If we turn them against each other Cadence might take us prisoners during the meeting. If we could find a better way to turn them against each other that would be nice."

 

@Krein

"So Acheron, please change the rest of us including yourself into a changeling guard the meeting is going to start in an hour."

 

(I have no idea how much time has passed I am just going to say the meeting starts in an hour.)

[Pripyat Pony 2,608]

Ooc: I'm controlling the messenger; which is part of the Changeling Queen's power, btw. This messenger has to get thru!

 

Queen Chrysalis had been patrolling her borders, when she saw in her mind's eye one of her own Changelings, who she had given up as lost a while ago, having been captured by Princess Cadance. He was struggling in flight, being dragged down by an unseen force. Unable to watch a Changeling of her own in trouble, the Queen sent out to him thru the Hive Mind the power to resist the force and return to the Hive.

 

The Hive Mind was a power which all Changelings could tap into, but only the Queen could use it to reach every Changeling. The power was irresistable, and the Changeling messenger struggled and eventually fought off the force dragging him to the ground, to eventually fall at his Queen's hooves. Chrysalis saw now that he carried a message, and her eyes gleamed as she ordered the fallen Changeling to come with her to her throne room.

 

@@Justin ZW,

 

Sanura had landed just in time, her borrowed wings shrivelling away as she galloped after Swordpoint. The news given by Celestia that the Crystal Army had sacked Appleloosa filled her with horror. What could they do now? How could they counter such reckless hate?