private Camp Equestria (Romance/SoL)

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 Ceres stopped alongside Evergreen in the brush of the forest, watching the ponies next to the fire conversing amongst themselves.  'Oh!  They want to have a party without inviting me huh?  We'll see who has the last laugh.'  Ceres began cackling softly like a mad-pony, a shining look of sadistic glee in her eyes as she went over her plan in her head.  'Yes, that will do nicely.'

 

Ceres silently slipped away from Evergreen and moved in the forest around the open area where the fire was being built.  'Sorry Evergreen, but you don't seem to be very observant of ponies around you anyways.  I'll get back to you later.'  Her internal monologue complete, Ceres had mapped out the perimeter and finalized her plan.  It would be all too fun to watch as everypony jumped in fright with her trick she was about to pull.  Grinning wickedly, Ceres went to work.

 

Ceres then planted a few seeds along the perimeter which grew to small grey flowers.  These flowers released a fog-like smoke from their pores.  She then took a few petals from her Viola that she had grabbed earlier.  Tossing them around, their now violet glow gave the spore fog an eerie glow.  Satisfied with the setup, Ceres took a step back, and began howling in an otherworldly voice.  Something that she had picked up in her time as a thief, this howl tended to make children wet their beds and ponies run in fear of whatever it was they imagined it to be.  It came in handy quiet a few times when she had to escape her pursuers.

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Eve's ears began to flick rapidly as she heard, well, the sudden... maturity of plants. But these weren't plants singing in a language she'd ever heard before, and she'd been to all the corners of the world plant-hunting... What the hay? 

The plant's eerie song changed to a tune she recognized, although garbled - one of spore-spreading. Alarm spread through Evergreen as she saw the smokey gas, and the laughter behind it. It wasn't the ruse itself that scared her, she honestly thought it was rather clever - it was just that that spore-smoke looked... rather flammable... She took two steps backward, away from the smoke and began to sing in an unusual language only she knew, as a rosey aura surrounded her horn, as she attempted to use her own brand of magic to stem the flow of spores, and blow them away from the fire. The smoke began to dissipate slowly, and before long, there was a clear silhouette of a pony behind the smoke.

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Pelate flinched slightly when he saw the smoke, and plants suddenly showing up but then it instantly got old, he laughed under his breath and thought *heg what's this, a nightmare night display? I've seen scarier, especially after Nightmare moon popping up at the summer sun celebration, and The Reign of Discord, this is more funny than creepy, this has to be a prank!* Pelate saw right through the little display, but he wondered, who the buck would do this and...why?

Edited September 15, 2013 by PelateOvercast

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The fog was unusual, but nothing unnerving. Wish was looking about with a confused expression when the sounds started. Eyes widening, she panicked briefly as her internal monologue debated the best course of action.
 
'What is that? Timber Wolves?'
 

'No, it's not quite right. Much more frightening...'
 
'What then?'
 
'Whatever it is, I don't want to be around when it gets here...'
 
'But we don't even know what it is! We should find out!'

 

And then the singing started. The fog began to fade somewhat and Wish made the decision that she was going to start her career as an adventurer sooner, rather than later. She slipped quietly into the forest in search of whatever creature it might be that she could hear.

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Blazing, being left alone, decided to try something he hadn't done in awhile. He hopped up onto a branch of a nearby tree, then to another one, until he was at the top. There were multiple times where he nearly fell, but he made it at least. That was my stupidest idea ever... But it was worth it. He thought. He sat on one of the top branches, just staring at the forest in front of him.

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After a minute or so, Evergreen's warbled song came to a close, and her burst of magic ended. She opened her eyes, looking slightly tired, but pleased to see that the odd strain of grey flower had closed and stopped spreading its spores.

She looked sternly at the now clearly-visible pony still howling in the midst of a once smoke-covered clearing, bathed as she was in a violet light. "Are you crazy?" she asked the still-howling Ceres, in a rather stronger voice than she had spoken with thus far that night.

Edited September 16, 2013 by Descant

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Ceres was disappointed, her prank had gone off and only really effected Wish, who had gone off into the forest somewhere.  Ceres sighed, emerging from the trees and captured in the glowing mist, giving her a slight eerie glow to her coat.  "Well that was a disappointment, I was hoping to scare you all.  I guess I only got Wish."

 

Ceres shrugged, and turned to Evergreen.  "How did you know it was me?  I was hidden away from plain sight and you would have had to know what you were looking for to see me."

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Ceres was disappointed, her prank had gone off and only really effected Wish, who had gone off into the forest somewhere.  Ceres sighed, emerging from the trees and captured in the glowing mist, giving her a slight eerie glow to her coat.  "Well that was a disappointment, I was hoping to scare you all.  I guess I only got Wish."

 

Ceres shrugged, and turned to Evergreen.  "How did you know it was me?  I was hidden away from plain sight and you would have had to know what you were looking for to see me."

Eve frowned at Ceres. "I heard the flowers. It was hard to understand them, but they seemed to think very highly of you." Her gaze was still rather stern. "And those spores were probably highly flammable. They were floating right at the fire." She shivered, apparently horrified at the thought of the air exploding into flames, then squeaked, "Well, I'll go look for Wish, or whoever she was," and sped out of the clearing, looking a little wound up. 

 

All she really wanted was to put plenty of distance between herself and those flames, and Wish - whoever she was - was an ideal excuse to get away for a little while.

 

Eve... did not like fire.

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Ceres was disappointed, her prank had gone off and only really effected Wish, who had gone off into the forest somewhere. Ceres sighed, emerging from the trees and captured in the glowing mist, giving her a slight eerie glow to her coat. "Well that was a disappointment, I was hoping to scare you all. I guess I only got Wish."

 

Ceres shrugged, and turned to Evergreen. "How did you know it was me? I was hidden away from plain sight and you would have had to know what you were looking for to see me."

Pelate frowned "why?" He said shrugging and shaking his head "that was a feeble attempt to frighten me, heh" the gray Pegasus joked a little.

"You're lucky the staff member wasn't here while you did that, you'd be in trouble for that." Pelate warned. "Just telling you that for future reference"

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Ceres rolled her eyes.  "The spores weren't flammable.  At least not dangerously so.  They might crackle and pop but they wouldn't explode or anything."

 

Ceres looked over at Pelate.  "I wanted to have a bit of fun.  And what are you?  Immune to eerie situations?  Most ponies freak out when I do stuff like that."

 

At Pelate's last comment, Ceres gasped comically.  "Oh no!  Anything but that!  Please keep the big bad camp staff away from me!  I don't know what I'd do if they told me to stop!"

 

'Self-righteous piece of... who the fuck cares!?  Nopony was hurt.'

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Wish tended to be good at following trails, tracking and finding ponies, animals... Most things really. For some reason though, she couldn't find any evidence that there was any kind of creature about at all. Her mixture of fear and excitement were quickly changing to confusion.

 

"Aha!" She whispered to herself at a movement in the trees. She crept forward quietly... "Hold on, you're not a... a whatever I was looking for!" She said, unsure whether she was relieved or disappointed as she stumbled upon the mare. "Oh, you're the pony from around the fire, right? You were singing?"

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Wish tended to be good at following trails, tracking and finding ponies, animals... Most things really. For some reason though, she couldn't find any evidence that there was any kind of creature about at all. Her mixture of fear and excitement were quickly changing to confusion.

 

"Aha!" She whispered to herself at a movement in the trees. She crept forward quietly... "Hold on, you're not a... a whatever I was looking for!" She said, unsure whether she was relieved or disappointed as she stumbled upon the mare. "Oh, you're the pony from around the fire, right? You were singing?"

Eve jumped, and looked around, to find herself looking at the pony who had hailed her earlier. She smiled slightly. "Well, you're an exactly what I was looking for. There wasn't anything wrong at the fire. Just a mean prank." Her expression became slightly troubled at her second question, but she responded nonetheless. "Well, yeah, I was singing. Plants always respond better to singing than to anything else. Do you wanna head back, Wish?"

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"How do you know my name?" Wish asked uneasily, tensing as she did. Scribe had warned her about how unicorns would always put their own agendas first and how they couldn't be trusted - maybe this stranger was less trustworthy than she appeared!

 

"A prank? So... no creatures out here or anything...?"

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Ceres rolled her eyes. "The spores weren't flammable. At least not dangerously so. They might crackle and pop but they wouldn't explode or anything."

 

Ceres looked over at Pelate. "I wanted to have a bit of fun. And what are you? Immune to eerie situations? Most ponies freak out when I do stuff like that."

 

At Pelate's last comment, Ceres gasped comically. "Oh no! Anything but that! Please keep the big bad camp staff away from me! I don't know what I'd do if they told me to stop!"

 

'Self-righteous piece of... who the fuck cares!? Nopony was hurt.'

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Ceres rolled her eyes. "The spores weren't flammable. At least not dangerously so. They might crackle and pop but they wouldn't explode or anything."

 

Ceres looked over at Pelate. "I wanted to have a bit of fun. And what are you? Immune to eerie situations? Most ponies freak out when I do stuff like that."

 

At Pelate's last comment, Ceres gasped comically. "Oh no! Anything but that! Please keep the big bad camp staff away from me! I don't know what I'd do if they told me to stop!"

 

'Self-righteous piece of... who the fuck cares!? Nopony was hurt.'

*i am losing my patience in this brrrk* Pelate thought "heh, kind of am." Pelate says still in a normal tone of voice *i love it when pranks backfire* " don't be rude, I'm just telling ya'" he shrugged. *this mare acts more ridiculous than she looks* he thought in his head Pelate would never say that out loud, but hell, she might break his streak, because this was getting annoying. "We'll I hope Wish gets back soon, I'm sure she's fine though" he said trying to change the subject, thus shutting Ceres up.

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"How do you know my name?" Wish asked uneasily, tensing as she did. Scribe had warned her about how unicorns would always put their own agendas first and how they couldn't be trusted - maybe this stranger was less trustworthy than she appeared!

 

"A prank? So... no creatures out here or anything...?"

Eve shrugged, looking sheepish. Her voice sounded soft and embarrassed. "Somepony said that Wish was the only pony to run off because of that prank, so I just sort of assumed... that you were she." She stared at her hooves as she continued to address the pony. "I'm... Eve... So know you know me too. And no. No creatures, as far as I'm aware."

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Monkshood had made it to the cabin uneventfully. Opening the door to the building, he found a large room littered with beds. "Hmm, I need to find a bed first. Otherwise, this should be adequate for my needs for now", he thought as he glanced around the room looking for any unused spaces. Finding a empty bed, he trotted over to it. Dropping the heavy saddlebags upon the mattress, it seemed to wince underneath the weight of the bags.

 

Monkshood finding a place to rest upon the floor next to the bed, he began to organize and empty his bag. He needed no distractions right now. He sat with glee as this was his the first time he had any privacy all day. Finding what he was looking for, he pulled out his journal and some of the luminescent moss he had seen earlier, as well as some roots and herbs.  

 

In a state in of near meditation, Monkshood began to throw the plants in to his mortar as crushed and smashed them into a near paste-like substance. Liberally he began to fill his only empty jar with his concoction of plant-matter as he put the finishing touches on the mix pouring a special tincture into it. "It may of cost me the last of my supplies, but this is what I live for, the mixing of plants for the creation of something fantastical", musing within his mind as he capped the jar and shoved it under his bed. It would be a few hours before the ingredients would properly react.

 

Monkshood soon got up from his restful state.  As boredom began to creep in, he started packing his belongings and slid them next to his mixture. "Hopefully they'll be safe by themselves for awhile. I think a brisk walk around the camp-grounds should ease my mind...... hopefully", thinking in a impatient tone.

 

Whilst leaving the cabin, Monkshood noticed a bright orange glare in the distance. "It appears to be a fire, perhaps the others are congregating around it". Curious, he began to casually trot towards the welcoming glow.

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Ceres held back her retort to Pelate.  'It wouldn't do any good.  Just let it go.'  Despite telling herself these things, her tolerance level for his antics was growing short.

 

 Ceres caught some movement from the entryway to the clearing and perked up when she saw who it was.  Still in the mist of spores illuminated by the violet light of the petals from Viola, she spoke up in a cheerful voice.  "Hey Monkshood!  How's it goin?"

 

'Thank Celestia, somepony saved me from this terrible fate of dealing with Pelate alone.'

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Pelate let out a breath, actually holding in laughter. Then Monkshood show up at the campfire.

"Oh. What's up Monkshood! Glad you're here, was wondering where you were" he said turning his head toward the stallion grinning *bout time somepony showed up, who isn't a complete freak* Pelate thought. *Ceres' childish insults make me want to laugh, not even the personal attacks at flight school offend me anymore* Pelate's emotional stability was almost unbreakable, but this just really annoyed him, he felt like he was nigotiateing with a kindergartner.

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Glancing into the distance, Monkshood saw the luminescent glow of a large camp-fire in front of him as varying ponies from the camp sat around it. "I was right the others are indeed here", he thought slightly chuckling underneath his breath as he tried to hide his pleasure. He continued trotting forwards the fire, soon approaching its orange flame.

 

As he emerged through the brush, he heard the shouting of his name. Spinning around in a moment of shock and surprise, he the haunting yellow eyes and ebony figure of Ceres standing before him. "Greetings Ceres, I did not expect to see you here. I thought you would still be waywardly wandering the woods after we got split up". He responded with a friendly snicker.

 

Yet, his name was soon called again, but this time he recognized the voice. It was the usually cheerful voice of Pelate, which seemed to be in a slight sense of dismay. He turned around as noticed Pelate glaring at Ceres "Salutations Pelate, I've been wanting to talk to you, yet I didn't think I would see you again so soon". Monkshood stated as he gave Pelate an awkward grin.

 

Monkshood paused in a state of pensiveness as he began to think. "This is rather bad. I seem to have successfully navigated myself into the centre of some altercation between these two". Unsure on what to do, he wandered closer to the fire sitting an equal distance between Ceres and Pelate hoping that he wouldn't hurt the feelings of either. 

Edited September 16, 2013 by Nomadic

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Ceres laughed jovially.  "I wouldn't get caught in the woods for too long.  I'm sure I'd find my way out eventually."

 

Ceres watched Monkshood carefully, following his movements.  When he stopped an equal distance between Pelate and herself, she put two and two together.  Mentally she sighed, was it that obvious?  Externally, her smile never broke.  "I was just showing Pelate and some others here some of my babies.  Karen here is normally called a smoke popper, because of the smokey mist that seems to come from it.  It's actually a mist-like spore that is in abundance when they bloom.  Which happens in about five minutes due to my accelerated growth breeding."

 

Ceres mentally shrugged.  'If anythings going to go anywhere I need to make Monkshood feel comfortable.  Even if that means calling a nonverbal temporary truce with Pelate.'  Ceres got up and walked over to Monkshood and sat down next to him, smiling as the fire crackled and illuminated the sides of both ponies.  Ceres leaned in slightly towards Monkshood and said, "So what have you been up to lately?"

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Ceres laughed jovially. "I wouldn't get caught in the woods for too long. I'm sure I'd find my way out eventually."

 

Ceres watched Monkshood carefully, following his movements. When he stopped an equal distance between Pelate and herself, she put two and two together. Mentally she sighed, was it that obvious? Externally, her smile never broke. "I was just showing Pelate and some others here some of my babies. Karen here is normally called a smoke popper, because of the smokey mist that seems to come from it. It's actually a mist-like spore that is in abundance when they bloom. Which happens in about five minutes due to my accelerated growth breeding."

 

Ceres mentally shrugged. 'If anythings going to go anywhere I need to make Monkshood feel comfortable. Even if that means calling a nonverbal temporary truce with Pelate.' Ceres got up and walked over to Monkshood and sat down next to him, smiling as the fire crackled and illuminated the sides of both ponies. Ceres leaned in slightly towards Monkshood and said, "So what have you been up to lately?"

Pelate cocked an eyebrow "oh yea that heh...wait, you made those?" Pelate asked, He never knew somepony could control plants like that, he thought it was all fake. His mind was blown, *thats actually really cool* he thought then spoke up again. "I didn't now somepony could do that with plants." Edited September 16, 2013 by PelateOvercast

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"I've been relaxing in the cabin, and preparing my work. Whilst Ceres is already well acquainted with what I do, I don't believe I've discussed my field of study with you, have I Pelate"?, Monkshood questioned the grey pegasus. Feverishly, he was trying to keep the topic of discussion on him as to not disrupt the uneasy calmness currently circling around the flame.

Edited September 16, 2013 by Nomadic

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Ceres nodded at Monkshood.  "I figured, you seem to be the dedicated type to me."

 

Taking a moment to listen to how that sounded, she added, "Not that it's a bad thing of course."

 

Ceres cocked her head to the side at Pelate's statement.  Surely he didn't just show a genuine interest in her did he?  That would be impossible.  "Yes, I cross-breed plants for a living.  I also do a lot of it on my free time and make things like Karen over there.  Or Viola, which I showed Monkshood earlier." 

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Ceres nodded at Monkshood. "I figured, you seem to be the dedicated type to me."

 

Taking a moment to listen to how that sounded, she added, "Not that it's a bad thing of course."

 

Ceres cocked her head to the side at Pelate's statement. Surely he didn't just show a genuine interest in her did he? That would be impossible. "Yes, I cross-breed plants for a living. I also do a lot of it on my free time and make things like Karen over there. Or Viola, which I showed Monkshood earlier."

Pleated stood silent for a while and ran his hoof through his mane than spoke up "that's, actually, pretty cool." The gray Pegasus admits "I'm dead serious, I never seen anything like it." Pelate says in an interested tone *am I actually talking to Ceres? And were not angry?* he asked himself in his head.

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"I'm wouldn't describe myself as truly dedicated, almost all of my ambition is purely driven by personal curiosity on what can be made. There is always more to create, more to perfect, and more to master. Much of my research is strictly for my benefit, little of it goes to actually help others", Monkshood nonchalantly responded to Ceres. 

 

Slowly Monkshood's eyes began to curve towards the fire, he sighed with relief as the feud between these two dwindled, yet like the embers of a forgotten flame he was wary of it sparking up again.