private Children Of The Night

[That One Techpriest You Used To Know 2,286]

As the Lord Inquisitor Starlight paced in the central chambers of the airship, he reflected on the events that had led him to the others. The council meeting that Luna had burst into, demanding to know whether the northern colonies were alright. Her insistence that a team be sent. The reports of negetive energy in the area, only proving her right. The council choosing him, saying the crisp, clean air would help him out from those months in a dusty library.

 

Yes... the crisp, clean, cold air. He was many things, but he definitely was NOT a cold weather pony. He was an Appaloosian, not a Crystal Pony. But, chosen he was, and hopefully he would be successful with his task. The airship was to set down at the northernmost village, and they would trek along the mountainside, All the way back down the the Crystal Empire. Five stops. Two weeks.

 

He sighed audibly. If nothing else, it would be a good opportunity for some cold-weather training. Not that the Inquisitors that he brought along needed it. Harrumph.

 

Unfortunately, that was all that this was- a mission off on the whim of one of the princesses. Hopefully, he thought, it would not be anything more...

 

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((Alright, guys. You start off in the airship, about ten minutes from setting off from the Crystal Empire. If you have any questions on how to start, shoot me a PM. Have fun!))

[Grand_Finale 529]

Caramel Corn, a fairly young mare with an extremely out of control mane, sat on the airship quietly, occasionally checking her bag to make sure she packed warm enough for the frigid north. The toque she wore couldn't cover all her mane, so a few loose curls bounced out of their place.

 

She sighed, a little intimidated by the mission she had been given. It seemed so important, she didn't entirely understand why she was recruited to join the team. She had little experience in the inquisition, but perhaps her perseverance and energy would carry her through

[RAGESTAR 479]

Crimson stood calmly on the deck of the airship, watching as the plain, white vastness of the snowy planes rolled by, in deep thought, and seemingly unfazed by the cold weather. "Yet another random mission, assigned by the princesses, that's always a good sign...the last time I was on an airship like this, was when I went on that little road trip with Grey and his crew. If this mission is anything like that, then this could be a very eventful little trip..." thought Crimson with a slight smile.

 

((when you say airship, do you mean kinda like a flying boat? Like from John Carter? If not, then I'll just edit my post...))

Edited November 20, 2013 by ragestar

[~Sole~ 852]

Sole flew next to the airship silently, so silently that none of the other passengers could see or hear him. All he had with him as he flew was a small travel bag, which carried nothing but chunks of cooked meat. The cold didn't bother him, but hunger did. He suddenly smiled and did a barrel roll around the craft, before landing in a flashy but graceful way on the ship. "This mission should be pretty fun, I might even get to fight something." He said with a cheerful grin.

[Skullbuster 1,906]

Colt sat inside the airship, plucking the string of his bow, he had already inspected his arrows, his quill was full and ready to be strapped to his side, he was interested in their destination for he had never been to the crystal empire before, if the mission allowed, he made a mental note to check out the library so he could learn more about them, of course he would also have to suppress the urge to show off his acrobatic skills to the local population, he smirked a bit, old habits die hard he thought to him self

[Passion 3,484]

A silent rustling of paper accompanied Star as she closed one of her favorite, so far, books. She still had about half of the novel to read, but didn't rush it. Mare grasped it with her magic and hid inside one of her saddle bags. She didn't bring much equipment, it would probably be only a burden to carry. This mission was of little importance anyway it seemed, neither the briefing was expansive. Mare stood up from the planking of the airship and left her cabin, ensuring herself that she didn't forget anything, including a small cup of warm coffee levitating in front of her. Of course, she was already wearing her brown, suede jacket supplemented by a coat of identical color. These were rimmed with just one tone lighter fur.

 

Star entered the deck, taking a sip from the cup. A gust of wind struck her instantly, making her mane flutter in the air, what made her cover instinctively for a brief moment before getting used to the feeling. The cold wasn't able to reach her, what only proved that at least her clothing was well prepared. She swept the area with an absent sight, contemplating the mission once more. Why was she even needed so far away from large societies, where her efficiency was at its best? She wasn't used to be working in field. Perhaps it was due to her age and life experience? She didn't know. Still, orders were orders, who was she to question them?

 

Mare blinked, focusing her vision, and engaged herself in a slow but steady stroll across the deck, sipping her coffee, with her mischievous mane still surrendering to the wind. Somehow, she wasn't too excited with the vision of an 'adventure' laying ahead of her. It was definitely not her element.

[~Sole~ 852]

Sole looked around at his comrades for this mission and sighed. Not many looked very fun, or very strong either. "Man, and I was hoping to do some sparring before the mission..." He said in disappointment, before seeing crimson and grinning once again "heya hothead!" He said cheerfully

[Skullbuster 1,906]

Colt put his hat and sunglasses on as he walked out side the ship walking on the outer deck, leaving his bow and arrows in his room, he walked over to the bow and looked ahead its cold out here, its a good thing i brought my jacket with me he thought to himself

[RAGESTAR 479]

@@Skullbuster @

 

Crimson rolled his eyes and waved monotonously to Sole. "Oh great, now I have to work with your annoying ass...just brilliant..." said Crimson half jokingly, before noticing Colt trot onto the deck. "Hmm...I might as well make some new friends here before Sole challenges me to a sparring match...again..." thought Crimson before trotting up to Colt, with a grin. "How's it going? My names Crimson Grin, of the Black Legion, and that anime stereotype over there, is Sole. What's your name?" asked Crimson in a sort of relaxed and carefree tone.

Edited November 21, 2013 by ragestar

[Grand_Finale 529]

Caramel tapped her hooves impatiently, getting restless to get going. She sighed before standing up and walking over to where she thought she heard people talking, she pulled her winter hat on a little tighter and adjusted her scarf before heading onto the open deck. She shivered as the wind hit her face and groaned, realizing it would only be getting colder

[~Sole~ 852]

Sole saw caramel and waved at her with a cheerful grin "sup?" He said calmly, seemingly unaffected by the cold. Maybe it was his magic, or maybe it was because of his fur, but for some reason he just didn't feel phased by the winter temperatures. But he was beginning to get hungry and bored again...

[Shadling 348]

Sitting in a corner of the deck, Mirror Shade was silently reading a book, watching the people around, as alway. It was his very first mission as a inquisitor, at the Inquision headquarter, he was the one in charge of the dangerous information and general buraucracy. He was not made for the missions in the field, but Luna insited, maybe she was thinking about some kind of ordeal? Shade was pretty curious about this, but he was having some bad feeling about it too...

 

(Do I get it?)

Edited November 21, 2013 by Shadling

[Skullbuster 1,906]

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"Colt Revo, expert bowman and skilled acrobat from luna branch at your service" he chuckled a bit "and im a tad cold! im lucky im happy i brought my jacket, other wise id be freezing! though i am a little interested, ive never been to the crystal empire before, it should be an experience if the threat turns out to be minor"

[RAGESTAR 479]

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Crimson nodded. "I agree, I think this little trip could turn up to either be a minor annoyance, or a major pain in the ass...let's hope its the first one...anyway, I've been to the crystal empire before, but only twice. I'm an...acquaintance, of princess Cadence and Shining Armor. The last time I was here wasn't a very pleasant trip, though..." said Crimson, adjusting his hat.

[Skullbuster 1,906]

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Colt looked ahead on the bow, then looked at him again "what happened last time if you dont mind me asking" he asked him curious about what bad things might have happened last time he was at the crystal empire, he began thinking to himself i bet its demons, those things seem to always be causing trouble 

[Grand_Finale 529]

Caramel looked behind her to see if the pony was gesturing to someone else, but obviously there wasn't anyone there. She shrugged and walked up to him. "Hi, I'm Caramel Corn of the Cadence branch, nice to meet you" she said with a proud smile, holding out her hoof for him to shake.

[~Sole~ 852]

(Sole is a griffon if you guys didn't already know.)

Sole nodded and gripped her hoof firmly with his talon and shook. He was careful not to grip too tightly, afraid to scare or harm her. "The names sole, I'm apart of the black legion branch." He said calmly, like it was of no importance. "Nice to meet ya caramel, hope we'll all have fun on this mission. And it might even be dangerous if we're lucky." He said excitedly. He never understood why, but he loved action and adventure, and he loved to fight even more. He was born for it.

[Grand_Finale 529]

"Well I wouldn't go out if my way to get into trouble, but hopefully it'll be fun" she said with a smile. "Though I wish we could've went somewhere a little wafer, but I guess this is no vacation" she said happily. "You don't look cold at all, must be some griffon thing right?"

[Passion 3,484]

Star reached the starboard and leaned over it. She wasn't used to heights, as an unicorn, so she quickly regretted her decision. Mare quickly pulled herself back and turned around, leaning against the starboard and crossing her front hooves in an X pattern. The voices drew her attention. "Ah, yes... the crew." - she knew nothing about her companions, but at the very first sight they seemed energetic and... hm, prepared for war, it would seem. Least most of them. This put her presence here into even greater question. She wasn't much of a fighter, she was a pacifist deep inside. Although her abilities to parley were next to unrivalled, she had met a few ponies that were actually able to confuse and fool her. Nothing good ever came from her mistakes.

 

As she observed her companions from afar, she wondered what kind of, if any, dangers this mission was going to hold? And would this group be enough to protect her, if need be? They seemed quite confident of themselves, not a trace of fear or uncertainty. Were they really that good, or simply full of themselves? Star couldn't tell. She prayed it would be the first case, though. She didn't want to witness the results of overestimating one's abilities in dire situation... "Dire situation, ha! Listen to yourself you silly filly, nothing like this will take place, right? Right...?" - mare spoke to herself before sipping her coffee once more in order to calm her nerves. It seemed that the air was getting a bit chiller, so she reached into her saddlebag with magic and pulled out her beloved white-purple scarf, tying it tightly around her neck.

[RAGESTAR 479]

@@Skullbuster

 

Crimson sighed and scratched the back of his head. "I...kinda got into a fight with Shining Armor...over one of the most pointless accusations ever...hopefully that nut in shining armor isn't still mad at me, if he is, that could pose a problem for me getting into the kingdom..." said Crimson with a dry chuckle.

[That One Techpriest You Used To Know 2,286]

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"Well, let us hope that that does not get in our way of our half-day... pitstop, for lack of a better term, at the Empire." Lord Inquisitor Starlight smiled, having approached Crimson from behind almost silently. "If you look in the distance," he continued, "You can see the Empire. Come on back aboard, Sole, and let's have everyone get ready." Almost as silently as he came, he turned around and walked back belowdecks. "We'll be there in fifteen minutes!" he shouted back up towards the decks.

 

((Here we go... time to get things started.))

Edited November 24, 2013 by Magos Amphrose

[~Sole~ 852]

Sole shrugged at caramels question "don't know, Never met another griffon before... Well, a real griffon anyways." He said simply, just as starlight spoke "too late cap'n, already landed." He said with a grin, and looked over the horison to see the empire "wow, I see the crystal empire is still as spectacular as ever. Heard that sombra took it over while I was away, wish I could've helped kick his flank." He said quietly.

[Shadling 348]

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"You cannot undertsand Sombra's power... He was more powerful that anything we could possibly meet here, well, I hope that he was more powerful..." quietly said Mirro Shade, still reading his book, will listening to the other crew members. "Anyway, there's suppose to be some demons here, I am right? Is that's why Luna sent us?" continued Shade.

Edited November 22, 2013 by Shadling

[Passion 3,484]

Even though Risi was standing a bit further away than the rest of the group, she could hear the Lord Inquisitor's words clearly. Especially that she focused her attention on him after seeing him approach the rest of the team. "So... my 'second home', or 'third' to be more precise." - Star turned around and took a look at the horizon. The towering constructions of Crystal Empire were looming in the distance already. She thought the journey would take longer... perhaps even hoped. Since she joined the Cadence branch, mare found herself visiting the Empire a bit more often than she'd want. And now she was going to venture even further to the north... perhaps she should finally make acquaintance with the rest of the group.

 

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Overhearing the conversation, she approached them calmly, with her mane in slight disarray from the wind. "No, all that's been said was that there were some disturbances we were supposed to investigate. No demonic presence was yet confirmed." "Thankfully... I'd rather not be in the middle of the action..." "Hopefully, it'll be just an easy scouting mission and we'll head back to our typical duties as soon as possible. Two weeks in this frozen wasteland is just about enough for me..." - Star took a glance at the horizon once more. Whatever awaited her there... well, she hoped she was ready. Situations like these were definitely not a reason to laugh for her.

[~Sole~ 852]

@,"You cannot undertsand Sombra's power... He was more powerful that anything we could possibly meet here, well, I hope that he was more powerful..." quietly said Mirro Shade, still reading his book, will listening to the other crew members. "Anyway, there's suppose to be some demons here, I am right? Is that's why Luna sent us?" continued Shade.

sole laughed "you've appearently never met my old man. He could've destroyed that alicorn wannabe in a heartbeat." He said with a grin, as he looked over the horizon "and yes, demons are here. And judging by how important this mission sounds, if there are demons, then they are probably stronger then sombra." He said happily "I can't wait to fight em!" He said excitedly