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[Chivalry Knight 161]

Chivalry was already on his way back to the castle. "Gee, I sure hope they don't go looking for me, heh." Chivalry makes it to the castle and glances at a mare with a white coat and green mane. "Hold on a second... no it can't be, she would be foolish enough to come here?!"  Chivalry races over to Stardust, and stops a couple of meters away from her. "Stardust! How dare you step a hoof on these grounds, and alone no less!" Chivalry drew his blade using hes magic. "We will end this here and now, you and me!" Chivalry dashed towards the mare with his blade.

[Rascal~ 657]

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Stardust looked at the blue stallion as he raced towards her, her eyes widened. She wasn't expected to get attacked when she was visting. Stardust raised a sheild around her, to protect herself from the angry stallion and looked at the others on the balcony. Shouldn't they be restraining the stallion, should they be doing something?

Stardust didn't get it, why would he be angry with her. She had never seen him before.

But then something clicked inside her head, what he said.

 

 "Stardust! How dare you step a hoof on these grounds, and alone no less!" 

 

"We will end this here and now, you and me!"

'End this here and now' 

She must have done something, something to him in her future. And because he mentioned it, because he reacted to her she had to do it when the time came. Stardust knew of her future, what she was going to do. But it was still hard on her to know that so many ponies and others she will meet and have hate her. She never wanted this. 

She was protected behind her shield, and expected everything from the others that were there. But she wanted to say something before they executed her or something. 

Stardust cringed as the blade hit her shield, the ringing reminding her so much of her fillyhood. Her hooves went straight to her ears.

"I'm sorry, please, I'm sorry. Please stop."

[Chivalry Knight 161]

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Her hooves went straight to her ears. "I'm sorry, please, I'm sorry. Please stop."

 

"Stop!?! You want me to stop? No, that won't happen! Not now not ever, not until your dead!" Chivalry Jumped into the air and surrounded Stardust's shield with dozens of energy bubbles. "I gave you a chance on the Foal Mountains but you declined, so now that makes you my sworn enemy!" Chivalry then popped his bubbles causing a massive explosion around Stardust.

Edited September 16, 2013 by ChivalryKnight

[Rascal~ 657]

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Stardust kept her hooves to her ears, but the sound kept traveling through. It started back up the music in her head. She had made it stop only hours ago, so she could go out to the castle. But now it keeped up again, louder than before.

She looked up at the stallion, reading his lips for she couldn't hear anything else.

 

 

"Stop!?! You want me to stop? No, that won't happen! Not now not ever, not until your dead!"

Stardust watched as the stallion surrounded her with bubbles. The music roared in her head, but thoughts were still being processed. What did she do? What could she have done to make him so angry? She knew of only some of the things she will do in her future, but surely he had a mind to think.

 

 

I gave you a chance on the Foal Mountains but you declined, so now that makes you my sworn enemy!"

Stardust stared at him, he wasn't giving her a chance. No he was trying to kill her in the first few seconds of ever seeing each other. Pain racked through her head and mind. The music going over drive as it was exposed to the fruits of its labour. Stardust saw the blue stallion set off his balloons, and she buckled herself down to the ground. She started to cry because the pain in her head was getting too much just before the explosion went off.

[Chivalry Knight 161]

 

 

She started to cry because the pain in her head was getting too much just before the explosion went off.

 

Chivalry landed and slowly walked towards the cloud of smoke. He looked closely and saw that Stardust was laying on the ground, still breathing. This angered Chivalry. "Damn it Stardust, why won't you just die already! Do you realize how hard this is for me to do? why do you keep on going, what drives you to be so stubborn!?" Chivalry tears up a little. "D-damn it, it hurts me, to see you like this. Even though we are enemies, its just... I don't know what to do with you, you know?" Stardust looked as if she were in pain. Chivalry didn't know what to do, at this point, he couldn't even think straight. "If only you wouldn't have rejected my offer back on the Foal Mountains. If only you could see what was truly happening, instead of being blinded by darkness, then maybe this would have been different." Chivalry starts to gather up energy into his horn. Readying himself for the final blow.

[Rascal~ 657]

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Stardust got up from the ground, her shield gone but she had stopped crying. Her music, her torture, quieted down so she could what the stallion was saying. But it made barely any sense to her. Some pieces she could fit together, some she couldn't. She couldn't right now.

"I don't know you, I've never seen you before. Hell I only saw you the first time 10 minutes ago when I was heading to this castle. Please, just stop this. You're hurting me. You haven't made an offer to me, I'm not blinded by the dark. I just came back from a fair, I was performing for the little ones who wanted to see some tricks. Then I went to a village and helped out the sick with some herbs that died out 12 years ago. Then I got a letter by the princesses to come here, I was suspecting to have a small chat with the other two. I don't know how I am stubborn, but I think I have a reason as to why I don't want to be killed. I have never met you but I can understand as too why we may be enemies."

 

Stardust's horn glowed again as her shield was raised again, though it cracked in a few places as it raised. She looked past the stallion to the group behind him.

"Please, you have to understand. I did not come here intending any harm, I only came here to see the other mares of power. I haven't done anything to you."

[Drago Ryder 641]

Tempest landed behind Chivalry and grabbed his hoove. " What are you doing?" He growled, obviosly annoyed. He didnt recognize Stardust, due to the fact that his memory was scrabbled every time Xena tried to take control.

 

Dark landed beside Tempest and glanced at Stardust. "Hey, who are you?" She asked.

[Chivalry Knight 161]

 

 

I haven't done anything to you."

"What? What are you-" ​Chivalry was interrupted by Tempest.

 

" What are you doing?"

"What do you mean "What am i doing", I'm trying to get rid of one of Equestria's biggest threats, don't you remember? She was up on the Foal Mountains with Caras and that Thing!" Chivalry glanced at Stardust again, this time a bit closer. He looked into her eye's, he saw her expression, and what she was doing.

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He then realized something, and stopped gaining energy within his horn. "Who... Who are you?" Chivalry was confused at this point. 'Is this Stardust? No it can't be, but she looks just like her. What the hell is going on?' Chivalry thought to himself.

[Drago Ryder 641]

Tempest glanced at Stardust and then his eyes dialated. After a few seconds, they returned to normal. "She does seen familiar." He thought. The cyan pegesus then shrugged, before he walked into the castle. "I had better just leave those two to each other."

[Child Of Darkness 285]

(Luna is back)

 

Luna heard all of the small explosions out side and decided to go and check on what was happening.

 

Luna: What is all the commotion out here? Chivalry, Tempest, what is going on? How did you battle with Caras go? And who is this... Stardust, is that you?

[Drago Ryder 641]

Tempest glanced at Luna and sighed. "To be honest, I came back to find Chivalry attacking the alicorn." He said, motioning towards Stardust. "As for the fight with Caras, he got away. " The cyan pegesus didn't tell Luna about how Xena nearly broke free, however. The last thing he needed was two alicorn princesses asking about the powerful aura beast that he was harborinf within him.

Edited September 17, 2013 by Xena

[Rascal~ 657]

 

 

: What is all the commotion out here? Chivalry, Tempest, what is going on? How did you battle with Caras go? And who is this... Stardust, is that you?

Stardust perked when Luna spoke, Hope very clear on her face. She had just been straight up attack by stallion and now Luna was sure to stop him. She needed to before her music got to her.

"Moon! You have to help me, this stallion just started to attack me. I got your letter though, thought I would drop by. It's been a couple of months since we've last spoke. 

"

Stardust pleaded with the mare of the moon to pretty much rescue her. And she refused to talk to the stallion now that help had arrived, even though he said some interesting things to the other pony that was here

[Child Of Darkness 285]

Stardust perked when Luna spoke, Hope very clear on her face. She had just been straight up attack by stallion and now Luna was sure to stop him. She needed to before her music got to her.

"Moon! You have to help me, this stallion just started to attack me. I got your letter though, thought I would drop by. It's been a couple of months since we've last spoke.

"

Stardust pleaded with the mare of the moon to pretty much rescue her. And she refused to talk to the stallion now that help had arrived, even though he said some interesting things to the other pony that was here

"Chivalry, stand down at once, this mare meens us no harm." Luna then talked to Chivalry via telepathy. "This is not the Stardust that you know, this is her but she is younger and not a killer like she is now". Luna bent down to stardust. "Are you ok? Come inside dear. It has been to long since we have spoken to each other". Luna held out her hoof to Stadust.

[Rascal~ 657]

@@Child Of Darkness, 

Stardust let her shield down, and took The princess's hoof. She was thankful that the mare did come to her aid while the dark blue stallion fought her and the other one did nothing. She never did get any help from anypony.

"Thank you Moon, I'm sure to heal. Though creation's madness is playing once again, I do not know how to stop it anymore. But some marshmallows and a drink would be suiting for another meet? Have you any news in this time? You know that I must keep with the time frame."

[Child Of Darkness 285]

"Of course, but I will explain every thing at a later time, but for now make yourself at home in the castle, we have a lot to talk about, but it is only fit that everyone gets to hear this". Luna let Stardust into the castle and turned to Chivalry and Tempest. "Do you know where anyone else is? We need them to come here as soon as possible".

[Drago Ryder 641]

Tempest shrugged. "Dark should be in the castle somewhere. As for Minath and Sole, I have no idea where they are." The cyan pegesus then trotted into the castle, entered his private quarters, and began to meditate. His aura began to swirl around him. Parts of it began to drift away and form a smaller version of Xena.

[Chivalry Knight 161]

@@Child Of Darkness, 

Chivalry looked at Luna and under his breath he said "I see now, i knew something was off." He looked at Stardust with apologetic eyes then quickly looked to the ground. He then heard Luna's question and responded. "Huh? uh no sorry, I came alone and it seemed as though that Tempest was already here when i got here. I hope they didn't stray too far away." He said as he looked off in the distance behind himself.

[Minath Khalsi 195]

Minath felt that something was off, so she went to find Luna. She was surprised to find Luna with the one called Stardust, but felt like this Stardust was no threat. She decided to introduce herself to this different Stardust.

 

@@Child Of Darkness,@,

 

"I am Princess Kidemonas. You are Stardust." It may not be the nicest of greeting, or introductions, but it worked. Minath realized she was still wearing her armor.

 

Oh well. I never take it off anyway. 

[Rascal~ 657]

 

 

Of course, but I will explain every thing at a later time, but for now make yourself at home in the castle, we have a lot to talk about, but it is only fit that everyone gets to hear this"

Stardust looked at the mare of the moon, she was thankful that the mare was helping her.

"Of course Moon."

Stardust let luna lead her into the castle.

THough another mare walked up towards herself and luna, one that felt powerful. A power that was familiar, but Stardust couldn't put her hoof on it.

 

 

"I am Princess Kidemonas. You are Stardust."

Stardust was taken slightly aback by the armoured mare's greeting, surely a princess would have leard manners. And know how to speak to another.

"Yes I am Stardust, Hello Kidemonas." 

[Minath Khalsi 195]

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Minath registered Stardust's every reaction.

 

"I'm sure Luna summoned you to the castle to tell you this, but I'd rather. I'm not that good with things like this, so I'm going to get it out of the way. Celestia's dead." Minath said, maintaining a straight face despite the emotions welling up inside her. 

[Rascal~ 657]

 

 

"I'm sure Luna summoned you to the castle to tell you this, but I'd rather. I'm not that good with things like this, so I'm going to get it out of the way. Celestia's dead."

Stardust wasn't bothered, in fact she knew that one day the mares of power would die. They were only tied to the world they molded, they were bound to die at some point in time. And she understood that, she knew that she was going to outlive her peers, but only in her travels. But her emotions weren't the best, something she never properly understood.

"Well, I guess I meant to say. I'm sorry for your loss. And that I have come at the wrong time, I wasn't invited to be told of the pass of another. I'm pretty sure it was to discuss something about an old legend, though I have seemed to lost the original letter. I have read the History books, so I guess I should say.

Good Luck, and run."

[Drago Ryder 641]

Tempest sighed as he stood up and left. He then trotted around the castle with the smaller version of Xena in tow. "I need to take care of a few things, and I need you here in case anything happens." He said, glancing at the twelve tailed wolf. The cyan pegesus then flew away from Canterlot.

 

The smaller version of Xena sighed, and noticed the others outside. "I might as well have somepony to talk to." He thought, before walking towards them.

 

(It would be funny if Dark Heart or Caras finds a way to corrupt Tempest.)

[Child Of Darkness 285]

"From who we have here now three of us seem to be missing, or not here yet. Minath, do you know where Sole, crimson and aura are? I need them here so we can all make a plan together, or we will have no chance to defeat caras". Luna was worried, she had not sensed the two missing ponies and the griffon for some time now, and the state her mind was in could only think of the worst.

 

(To Xena: Yes that be funny. *hint, hint*)

[Drago Ryder 641]

Tempest landed in the middle of the everfree forest. He honestly didn't have anything to do, and needed a good excuse to get away from the others. The cyan pegesus then began to meditate.

 

The Xena that was in Tempest's head simply decided to sleep and see wait for something to happen.

[Minath Khalsi 195]

@@Child Of Darkness,
 
Minath's body stiffened.
 
"Aura's dead. Killed by a darkling, I assume." She said coldly.
 
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DH saw Tempest enter the Everfree. He was one of the ones battling her darklings... 
 
DH approached him, but without a hint of malice in her heart. After all, they battled her darklings and not herself. None of them had any idea what she looked like, and she planned to keep it that way.
 
"What are you doing out here, stranger?" DH asked, pretending to be innocent. And she was very believable, thanks to Abezethibou