"You found her then?" the black rainbow's voice was hushed in the shadowed
clearing where he met with the others.
"She's never been hard to find, it was getting her here without a problem
that was hard." Skydancer's flanks shook with a faint shudder, she had been
late getting here with the errand that Ebony had sent her on, and she hated
the pony she had been sent to get, there was something unsettling about her
company...
"Let me speak to her then." Ebony smiled, and Majesty had thought winning
their help was a victory, she had yet to meet the pony he had managed to
scrape out of the gutters of civilization.
Skydancer led him to the small pony and before them was what some ponies
may have considered a sad sight. A black pegasus like himself, her hair was
mix of colors, purple, blue, and greens. What stood out most were the
scars. They were all over her sides and even her face and legs. One
stretched from her shoulder to symbol, five purple beanie hats, somehow
both fitting, and out of place on the pony, "Sh! The rabid lederhosen hear
us all..."
Ebony had known the mare when she was sane, she was powerful, once a
protector of her village. Now that village lay hidden in the mountains, its
inhabitants slaughtered, its protector tortured to the point of insanity.
The only reason they did not kill her was because they did not know how,
Ebony knew how, and knew that otherwise she was immortal. In fact, the
pegasus before him was around 670 years old, though she hardly looked over
fifteen, at the moment... She was a hybrid as well, though she had never
been a slave, or at least, not to grundles.
"We have a job for you DW..." Skydancer was nervous in Whizzer's presence,
Ebony almost laughed, the insane one was no more harmful than a fly, that
is, unless you were evil... and she had an uncanny knack for knowing.
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Silverswirl was finally waking. Her head felt strangely airy, and her thoughts were muddled like a pond with a stone thrown into it. Actually, judging from the pain in her skull, a rock had been thrown at it. Who was she anyway? Where was she? The last thing was remembered was a white pony telling her to check something... And then being engulfed in shadow. Shadow which wasn't what it seemed. She raised her head and was immediately dizzy. She looked around at the smooth cave walls and at the rain falling steadily outside so she couldn't tell what time of day it was. She groaned, "Where am I?" She started as a another, deep, hoarse voice answered her own, "Have a nice sleep love?"
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Kimono was pondering his own problems, though they were a bit smaller than the worries of Silverswirl at the current moment. As well his thoughts were not as crucial as those of the rainbow ponies as they prepared to show the new soldier to Majesty. His thoughts were on Sunny Daze. Maybe he should have been asleep right now, but where were he and his herd going to live after all this? Especially Sunny Daze and the foal. He already knew she was carrying it, and it was a thought to fuel him in their battle against the grundle empire. Well, she certainly would not be fighting then, he would make sure of that. He knew she would want too, but pregnant mares just did not do well on battlefields. "Rainbow Dash?" "Yeah?" "Say something completely annoying and depressing before I become perpetually happy and turn pink." "Hey! I have pink hair and it has not affected me in the least!" Minty sat up indignantly. "Sorry Minty." Kimono shrugged. Rainbow Dash finally chose a good answer, "You are a terrible fighter and a worthless mate for my sister, and you need to bathe more often too." "Think that was a bit harsh?" Minty was barely controlling laughter. Kimono on the other hand was staring at Rainbow Dash coldly. "Naw, it was true." Rainbow Dash said with a wink at Razzaroo, who giggled. Rainbow Dash decided now was a good time to go to the pond for a drink. He never made it there as Kimono tackled him. "Worthless fight am I?" Kimono managed to sound fierce through his laughter. Rainbow Dash kicked him off easily. "Yup." beyond this the morning proceeded with a boring routine. Autumn Skye was considering discussing her lack of visions lately with Draven. She hadn't even been able to make anything out of her element, not even a dream. Autumn Skye couldn't help but wonder if this was completely normal, but she supposed it must be. The weather was good, the world was at peace, for the moment anyway. BORING... At least, it was to the young foot soldier, a white pegasus, fiery hair of golden and scarlet hues and a lion symbol. She was only possibly seventeen now? No one had bothered to ask exactly and Lieos wouldn't dwell on it. A nice wind for flight was blowing, but Majesty had forbidden them to fly once they had begun coming close. Lieos' thoughts now were on returning a hero, she could see the banners now. She reared faintly and remembered where she was. One might wonder why such a pretty, young thing was here. After all, she couldn't even be quite called a mare yet, nor was she a foal. As of now she was really more of a filly. But, like so many, she had powers, she would be their eyes in the darkness when they could not see.
(Lieos is Lady Symphony's character from Fewa, she was brought into this story with permission from her maker.)
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Silverswirl was finally waking. Her head felt strangely airy, and her thoughts were muddled like a pond with a stone thrown into it. Actually, judging from the pain in her skull, a rock had been thrown at it. Who was she anyway? Where was she? The last thing was remembered was a white pony telling her to check something... And then being engulfed in shadow. Shadow which wasn't what it seemed. She raised her head and was immediately dizzy. She looked around at the smooth cave walls and at the rain falling steadily outside so she couldn't tell what time of day it was. She groaned, "Where am I?" She started as a another, deep, hoarse voice answered her own, "Have a nice sleep love?"
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Kimono was pondering his own problems, though they were a bit smaller than the worries of Silverswirl at the current moment. As well his thoughts were not as crucial as those of the rainbow ponies as they prepared to show the new soldier to Majesty. His thoughts were on Sunny Daze. Maybe he should have been asleep right now, but where were he and his herd going to live after all this? Especially Sunny Daze and the foal. He already knew she was carrying it, and it was a thought to fuel him in their battle against the grundle empire. Well, she certainly would not be fighting then, he would make sure of that. He knew she would want too, but pregnant mares just did not do well on battlefields. "Rainbow Dash?" "Yeah?" "Say something completely annoying and depressing before I become perpetually happy and turn pink." "Hey! I have pink hair and it has not affected me in the least!" Minty sat up indignantly. "Sorry Minty." Kimono shrugged. Rainbow Dash finally chose a good answer, "You are a terrible fighter and a worthless mate for my sister, and you need to bathe more often too." "Think that was a bit harsh?" Minty was barely controlling laughter. Kimono on the other hand was staring at Rainbow Dash coldly. "Naw, it was true." Rainbow Dash said with a wink at Razzaroo, who giggled. Rainbow Dash decided now was a good time to go to the pond for a drink. He never made it there as Kimono tackled him. "Worthless fight am I?" Kimono managed to sound fierce through his laughter. Rainbow Dash kicked him off easily. "Yup." beyond this the morning proceeded with a boring routine. Autumn Skye was considering discussing her lack of visions lately with Draven. She hadn't even been able to make anything out of her element, not even a dream. Autumn Skye couldn't help but wonder if this was completely normal, but she supposed it must be. The weather was good, the world was at peace, for the moment anyway. BORING... At least, it was to the young foot soldier, a white pegasus, fiery hair of golden and scarlet hues and a lion symbol. She was only possibly seventeen now? No one had bothered to ask exactly and Lieos wouldn't dwell on it. A nice wind for flight was blowing, but Majesty had forbidden them to fly once they had begun coming close. Lieos' thoughts now were on returning a hero, she could see the banners now. She reared faintly and remembered where she was. One might wonder why such a pretty, young thing was here. After all, she couldn't even be quite called a mare yet, nor was she a foal. As of now she was really more of a filly. But, like so many, she had powers, she would be their eyes in the darkness when they could not see.
(Lieos is Lady Symphony's character from Fewa, she was brought into this story with permission from her maker.)