private The Quest For Zephler (FULL!)

[The Swedish Brony 153]

Unbeknownst to the group of ponies, they were being watched. A blue unicorn had been observing them from his tower in the half-destroyed castle. His name was Moonlight Scroll and he was the librarian of Zephler. Or at least he had been when the town prospered and hadn't been consumed by ruin as it was now.

"Who are these ponies?" He thought for himself as he saw the infighting going on between them "And what are they doing here?" He had seen the queen herself talk to them but he didn't know why or if they could be trusted.

Yet, he felt that maybe these ponies could help get the lost crown back.

"I should follow them from a distant, so I can see for myself if they can be trusted..." 

[Fire Bomb 121]

Gravel Mind decided to try looking in the castle for clues.  She walked in and started to look around for anything that could help them find whoever took the crown.  However, the decrepit state of the structure made it difficult.  Gravel Mind started to look instead for books about the history of the town, hoping that it might shed some light on why this would have happened in the first place.

 

(I forgot that I was supposed to be a mare when i said stuff before)

[The Swedish Brony 153]

As Moonlight was about to set out to start follow the group, he suddenly heard something downstairs. He carefully sneaked downstairs, to find that one of those ponies that had come was there, right now. She seemed to be looking for something, looking through the old books and ancient scrolls.

"Can I help you?"

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Startled by this other pony, Gravel mind dropped the book she was looking at but quickly responded, "yes, I'm looking for something that might help me figure out why this is happening, I thought it would be in a history book but I cant find anything." She then went back to looking through the books and scrolls.

[The Swedish Brony 153]

"I... think I could help you with that." Moonlight walked over to the pony.

"But I'm not sure I could trust you just yet. This is important information and can't just go around telling anypony about it. I need to make sure that you and the rest of your companions are trust-worthy..."

[Fire Bomb 121]

Gravel Mind dropped the book again, "Really!" she said before understanding the second part of what the other pony said, but then became curious after hearing the rest, "how are you going to judge our trust-worthiness, a test, a task, if i can get the information me and my friends need, ill do whatever you need." 

[The Swedish Brony 153]

"Well... there is one thing you could do." Moonlight said as he went to the old bookshelves. With glowing horn he lifted down a old map using his magic and rolled it up on a nearby table. 

"As you've surely seen, the city is surrounded by a thick jungle. Somewhere in this jungle, there is some sort of beast, that has been feeding on the townsfolk. The protected us when it still was here, but as it is gone, the beast have grown more aggressive. In the towns current state, we're not strong enough to force it back into the jungle so if you could help defeat it, I could help you on your quest... Oh, and the name is Moonlight Scroll, librarian and mage of Zephler."

[Fire Bomb 121]

"Ok, thanks, and I'm Gravel mind." She said taking the map and running out to the other ponies. "Hey everypony, i found a pony in the castle who said he can tell us whats happening." She said, "His name is Moonlight Scroll, he said he's the librarian."  Gravel Mind then unrolled the map on the ground.

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Hahaha... Swapping the map for a fake one was genius. Clicheed, but genious. Thought Ataxia to herself. She turned her attention to the tower. I think it's time that I did something about that librarian. After all, we don't want those idiot ponies to find out too much...

[The Swedish Brony 153]

Moonlight started to pack his things and prepared for the journey. "Am I really doing this?" He thought as he put spell-books and supplies in his saddlebags. He had never gone on a adventure and though he had went past the borders of the town from time to time, that had been happier times. "But enough about that, this town needs help and somepony has to do it"

 

He followed the mare to the town square where he found them looking at the map he had given them."Strange... I remember seeing a griffin before..." But that could wait for later, he had a job to do. But as he trotted towards them, he couldn't help but feel a uncanny present... like somepony was watching him...

Edited June 15, 2013 by The Swedish Brony

[RAGESTAR 479]

"A thing?" Crimson statement stopped her. "No, I hardly know him besides how could the words of a random mare he just met be enough to hurt him" 

"And look if what i said did hurt him, and I doubt it did, then i should be the one to find him. Let him try and run i'll find that Griffon in no time" She look up ahead. -It is a pretty big forest- she thought to her-self.

Crimson chuckled, "well, you can say what you want, but I've known sole for years, and when he gets this upset over a mistake he made to a friend, it usually means he cares about them, besides, I was surprised he actually carried you to fly with him! He would never let me do that unless I was dying! So even if you don't think so, I'm still sticking with my theory....man am I glad you don't have anything like this to use against me..." said crimson jokingly.

[Emerald Heart 25,402]

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Moonlight started to pack his things and prepared for the journey. "Am I really doing this?" He thought as he put spell-books and supplies in his saddlebags. He had never gone on a adventure and though he had went past the borders of the town from time to time, that had been happier times. "But enough about that, this town needs help and somepony has to do it" He followed the mare to the town square where he found them looking at the map he had given them."Strange... I remember seeing a griffin before..." But that could wait for later, he had a job to do. But as he trotted towards them, he couldn't help but feel a uncanny present... like somepony was watching him...

( Sorry I havn't been posting. I don't have the best connection but I will post more once I get home.)

"I'm Emerald, nice to meet you Moonlight Scroll. So where exactly are we going?" Emerald tilted her head. "Are you alright? You look a little pale." Emerald looked over at the others, who were still fighting. "It's my fault...Sole left."

[The Swedish Brony 153]

@,

 

 "It's likewise good to meet you too Emerald." Seeing that she seemed sad for the disappearance of Sole(Which Moon only could assume was the griffin he had seen earlier), he decided to try to comfort her.

"I'm sure it was not your fault he disappeared." Taking a look at the direction Emerald was looking, he could see that the group seemed to argue about something. "I hope I've put my trust in the right ponies, the fate of this quest could mean the end of Zephler. But oh well, Emerald here seems to be trustworthy, as well as Gravel Mind from before. I just have to believe I guess"

 

"And as for where we're going, that would be the middle of that " He said, pointing a hoof at the thick jungle in front of them.

[Emerald Heart 25,402]

"Oh, well then if you don't mind me asking Moonlight-exactly why are we going?" Emerald hoped it wasn't somthing that involved losing one of her friends. It was a mirecle she even had friends, at home Emerald was just a bullied homeless pony. Emerald turned her head away from Moonlight Scroll, so he couldn't see her crying.

[The Swedish Brony 153]

"Didn't Gravel tell you? Oh well, I didn't give you must time too gather up didn't I. Well, it's like this, while the crown is important for the town, there are more near troubles at our hoofs. Recently some sort of beast has been killing of the towns-people and we need help to defeat it. Some of you certainly look like you can fight so I would be most grateful if you could help. Afterwards, I'll tell you everything there is to know about the crown and it's disapearan-" 

 

Moon had turned around and saw that Emerald seemed to be crying. Not knowing what he should do, he remained silent. "Oh Celestia was it something I said!?"

[Emerald Heart 25,402]

Emerald wiped ber tears and looked up, smiling at Moonlight Scroll. "We better go now, the sooner we defeat that monster the closer we are to finding the crown. I just don't want Queen Jewel to be disapointed in us..." Emerald said. "So if you don't mind, please start leading the way Moonlight. I need to grab my saddlebag." Emerald walked over tp where the boulder had almost hit her, hee saddlebags had fallen off when she had fallen. Emerald grabbed her bag and strapped it around her middle. Her saddlebag was pure white, and had a Octagon-shaped gemstone sewn below the flap.

[The Swedish Brony 153]

Watching as Emerald carefully strapped on her white saddlebag, Moonlight was still wondering on why she had begun crying. "Oh well, there's no time to dwell on that, the towns-folk need us." He was just about to set out, when he realized something.

"Shouldn't we wait for the others? I might know some combat spells but it is far from enough to be battling whatever beast is out there. And truth be told, I'm pretty sure you and I alone can't defeat the monster. We should gather up the rest of your group so we can go in full force."

 

(but seriously, we need to get the others to wright. I sure want to continue but we can't make it on our own)