open The Crystal Empire's Shadow

[The Time Pony 31]

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Rainbow Dreams flew quickly as she could to Canterlot castle. She had gotten a message from Princess Celestia requesting her assistance, along with some other ponies. She soon arrived at the gate of the castle and decided to wait and see who these other ponies were.

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Shadow sat quietly in the room. Celestia had called him there to help with a probelm. What he had no idea, but he sat and waited letting the others come.

 

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Guardian sat slightly outside the room unnerved by the other ponies silence.

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Emerald shortly arrived at Celestia's castle. Tigress, Emerald's cat rode on her back, Emerald opened the doors Tigress was asleep on her back. Emerald; not wanting to draw any attention to herself-took a seat in a darkened corner. She diddn't know why she was called here, or why she, of all ponies would be helpful in whatever mission Celestia would be sending them off on.

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Shadow was currently shifted as Crimson, his friendly version of himself. He waved his hoof to the new pony in the room. He had noticed the other one by the door but had decided not to bother him. "Hi" he said to Emerald.  Crimsons pet, wingless took off across the room. It was a flying squirrel. He went up and began to "chat" with tigress.

 

(Crimson is the only one with a pet, also am going to be gone for a while.)

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Emerald looked at him, hiding behind her bangs. She was not used to being talked too, being a homless pony and all. "Um...h-hi....I guess?"

Tigress, who had been awoken from her nap-had jumped down and was chatting with what looked like, to Emerald a flying squirrel.

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crimson crossed over to her. "Nice to meet you" he said. He stuck out his hoof or a good shake. He looked at her hiding behind her bangs. He had a friend like that. Who like to hide. Ponies like this were wonderful after coming out of the shell. He was also trying not to frighten her. Ponies were complex.

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Emerald looked up at him into his eyes. She smiled at him. " For a minute I thought it was true. Yiu don't need to be ashamed of it, I've seen your kind before. If you are what you are, and Celeatia has still decised to summon you- even in your normal form- you must have some good in you. If you don't mind me asking, I would like to see your true form." Tigress, who had gotten tired of chatting with the swuirrel-jumoed back on Emerald's back and Tigress rubbed her head against Emerald's neck affectionately.

Edited December 8, 2013 by Emerald <3

[The Time Pony 31]

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((How could she tell Shadow was a Changeling.))

 

Crimson shook his head with a smile. "Trust me you dont want to see that" he said. Only a few ponies had seen his true form, and when he had shown them he hadnt enjoyed it. He still had his hoof out awkwardly. "And you name?" he asked.

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(I wanted that to be a surprise. At least to your OC. I can tell tou in a PM if you in a pm if you want.)

"My name is Emerald. And this-" she motined to the black cat on her back with oppisite colored eyes. "Is Tigress. Now, you must understand that I am not afraid of you. Please reveal your true self. I will not run, I cannot promise the same for Tigress though- she hasn't seen as maby changlings as I have." *hugs him* "I won't force you, I just can't stand here knowning that this isn't the real you."

Edited December 9, 2013 by Emerald <3

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Crimson stepped back as the mare hugged him. She was very forward. "Alright, how did you know am a changeling" he said as he shifted into his normal form. A black insectoid looking being. Hard shell like plating covered his body. His pupils disappeared in a sea of pure blue, and his fangs extended past his bottom lip so they were visible even with his mouth closed. His cutie mark disappeared and his legs became spotty and covered in holes. The squirrel also disappeared. He stayed like this for a couple seconds before turning back into Crimson. "Well thats that."

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Crimson stepped back as the mare hugged him. She was very forward. "Alright, how did you know am a changeling" he said as he shifted into his normal form. A black insectoid looking being. Hard shell like plating covered his body. His pupils disappeared in a sea of pure blue, and his fangs extended past his bottom lip so they were visible even with his mouth closed. His cutie mark disappeared and his legs became spotty and covered in holes. The squirrel also disappeared. He stayed like this for a couple seconds before turning back into Crimson. "Well thats that."

(This isn't really her true backstory, I just thought it would be more interesting.)

Emerald didn't scream. She just smiled. "I knew this...because when I was just a filly about twenty-hundred changelings attacked my house, all in different disguises. One disguised as a doctor said that he had come to deliver my parents their medicine. For some reason i didn't even stop to think, my parents don't take medicine. And I let him in. Next thing I knew my parents were dead and i was running from a swarm of changlings. I've learned from my teacher, who was a changling- how to identify who is a hangling and who is not. So I can protect others, the way I couldn't my parents." 

Edited December 9, 2013 by Emerald <3

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((THEN WHY THE BUCK IS SHE HUGGING A CREATURE WHO KILLED HER PARENTS))

 

"Am sorry to hear that" he said, Shadow hoped she wouldn't judge him. Many did judge him for the changeling attack. "I was born after the big changeling attack" he stood awkwardly with that news ringing in his ears.

 

((Also add that to her lore))

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((THEN WHY THE BUCK IS SHE HUGGING A CREATURE WHO KILLED HER PARENTS))

 

"Am sorry to hear that" he said, Shadow hoped she wouldn't judge him. Many did judge him for the changeling attack. "I was born after the big changeling attack" he stood awkwardly with that news ringing in his ears.

 

((Also add that to her lore))

"It's okay. It wasn't your fault, I mentioned to you that my teacher is a changling right?  Well when she firat showed me I wanted to kill her, because of the previous happenings. But something prevented me from doing it, it was not cowerdlyness-it was not weakness, it was the fact that she had  been so motherly too me in my school years as a filly, so I couldn't. I just accepted it and moved on. She said that she knew about the break in, because the changlings were part of her own swarm. But she never imagined them killing anypony. So basically, in a shorter version, I guess I trust you because I know your good. I don't know how, I just do."

Edited December 9, 2013 by Emerald <3

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"well thats a welcome change. Most ponies shun me when they find out am a changeling. However am going to ask this be kept between us, i dont want loads of ponies knowing" he said. Crimson smiled happy to finally have met a pony that didnt hate him. "Thank you" he whispered.

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"Gah! Please don't be late, please don't be late!"

 

Star Belle ran to the castle as fast as her little hooves could take her.

 

"Squeak!"

 

"Gah! How'd you get there?"

Star had been in such a rush that morning, she hadn't noticed her pet bat, Twinkle, had crawled into her mane.

 

"Well, kinda late to drop you off at home. Let's just hope the Princess likes bats."

 

"Squeak!"

 

"We're here!"

 

Star went to the room she was supposed to be at, and saw that other had arrived.

 

"Hello everypony," Star said.

 

"Squeak!" Twinkle added.

 

 

(((((Now everybody, react to DA BAT!!!!)))))

Edited December 9, 2013 by EpicHarmony

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Emerald smiled. "I won't tell, but if these ponies become close to us-you relize gou will have to." Emerald looked into his eyes. "Your welcome." Her eyes widened. "I just remembered, I don't know your name!" Emerald turned her head ro see that Tigress was once again, asleep.

"Gah! Please don't be late, please don't be late!"

Star Belle ran to the castle as fast as her little hooves could take her."Squeak!""Gah! How'd you get there?"

Star had been in such a rush that morning, she hadn't noticed her pet bat, Twinkle, had crawled into her mane."Well, kinda late to drop you off at home. Let's just hope the Princess likes bats.""Squeak!""We're here!"

Star went to the room she was supposed to be at, and saw that other had arrived."Hello everypony," Star said."Squeak!" Twinkle added.

Emerald looked over her shoulder, and hid behind her hair. "H-hello." Tigress awoke from the smell of a new creature, and bounced off of Emerald's back to go say hello. "TIGRESS! NO!" Emerald screached, but somehow it still sounded like a whisper. Tigress looked up at Emerald with a confused look. Emerald, realising what Tigress was doing- looked uo at Star Belle and blushed a light pink. "I-I'm sorry."

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Guardian finally entered the room following the hurrying pony "hey Everypony" he said "am guardian, doctor pony at your service"

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Shadow smiled at Emerald "am shadow" he turned towards the new pony in the room "and you are he" asked her. He stood slightly in front of Emerald sensing her unease. He liked the mare who had been so kind to him.

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Emerald looked over her shoulder, and hid behind her hair. "H-hello." Tigress awoke from the smell of a new creature, and bounced off of Emerald's back to go say hello. "TIGRESS! NO!" Emerald screached, but somehow it still sounded like a whisper. Tigress looked up at Emerald with a confused look. Emerald, realising what Tigress was doing- looked uo at Star Belle and blushed a light pink. "I-I'm sorry."

"SQUEAK!"

"GAH!"

 

Star jumped.

Twinkle flew out of the cat's reach.

 

"Stay away! Bad cat!"

 

"I-I'm sorry."

 

"It's okay, it isn't your fault. I'm not that fond of cats... or dogs... or anything that will jump on me... or insects, but Twinkle here can protect me those, thankfully."

 

Twinkle flew down and perched on Star's beret.

 

"Squeak!"

 

"oh! My name's Star Belle, and my bat here is Twinkle. What's your name? And yours?" Star asked, pointing at Guardian.

Edited December 9, 2013 by EpicHarmony

[The Time Pony 31]

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Shadow raised his hoof in hello. "I'm Crimson".

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Guardian held out his hoof. "I would be Guardian, medical pony as i said before, at your service."

 

((Btw does anyone mind if i play as Celestia so we can get the ball rolling on this roleplay, its going to get boring just sitting here))

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"I'm Emerald and that would be my cat Tigress. Tell your bat ge dosn't have to be frightened, Tigress was just trying to say hello." Tigress sat next to Twinkle, well-rather below Twinkle. Tigress was looking dissapointed, after all- she had just wanted to make a bew friend. Emerald smiled sympatheticaly to her pet, and sighed.

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"I'm Emerald and that would be my cat Tigress. Tell your bat ge dosn't have to be frightened, Tigress was just trying to say hello." Tigress sat next to Twinkle, well-rather below Twinkle. Tigress was looking dissapointed, after all- she had just wanted to make a bew friend. Emerald smiled sympatheticaly to her pet, and sighed.

"Don't worry, Twinkle will probably warm up in a few minutes. She just got a little frightened, that's all." Star patted Twinkle on the head.

 

"Squeak!"

 

"when is The Princess gonna arrive? I hope she likes bats...if not, I'm in big trouble..."

 

{{{@ I don't mind if you play Celestia}}}

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Celestia entered the room.

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Guardian immeaditly shushed the others and knelt before for the princess.

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Crimson also turned toward Celestia not wanting to be disrespectful. "Princess" he said softly.

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((Wont EVER do this but vword limitword limitword limitword limitword limitword limitword limit))

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"I hopd we were allowed to bring out pets with us at all. I couldn't just leave Tigress in Ponyville, how was she going to take care of herself?" Tigress mewed at Emerald. "If the Peincess says pets cannot be allowed here, than what am I supposed to do?"

(I'm f ine with it.)

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{{{@, Spell check, or at least go over your post. You're often making mistakes.}}}

 

"What Emerald said, since I acciedently brought Twinkle here. I hope you don't mind bats, your Highness." Star Belle bowed to Princess Celestia, and Twinkle "curtsied" too.

 

"Princess, if you don't mind me asking, why are we here?"

 

"Squeak?"

 

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Edited December 9, 2013 by EpicHarmony

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(I realize this. I was typing on my phone when makong posts.)

Emerald attempted a bow, but ended up falling on her face. "Oh, I'msosorry!" And sge tried again, getting it right this time. "I'm scared." Emerald whispered to Crimson. "What if she says Tigress can't be here? Or that my oresence was a mistake..."

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((Btw where do you guys/girls live, i want to figure out time change. Am in California))

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Celestia looked at all the ponies in the room. "You can all rise." she looked at the two nervous ponies and their pets. "Yes of course you can keep them, you might need them for the journey ahead. Things have gone wrong in the Crystal Empire, the Crystal Heart has begun to fail. I have assemble you ponies to help due to your skill sets. Last time Sombra almost took over, i dont want something like that to happen ever again. I would like you to leave as soon as possible."

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Guardian nodded "Of course Princess", he stood and gathered his things.

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Crimson also nodded, and looked at Emerald "You ready?" @,@,