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Post by wanderingmagus on May 16, 2014 22:50:20 GMT
Sign-up: innofwanderers.freeforums.net/thread/174/princess-conspiracy-signOOC: innofwanderers.freeforums.net/thread/176/princess-conspiracy-oocIt was a normal day in Equestria. The sun was shining, the sky was blue, morning was shimmering and shining all over the place. Birds sang beautifully in the air, and everypony was happy and cheerful, like always. Vinyl Scratch had just released a new album, and everypony was talking about the awesome new issue of the Wonderbolts magazine or the latest videogame review by Button Mash. The news said there was something or another going on in Zebraci or Roessia or something, but that was OBVIOUSLY nowhere NEAR as interesting or cool as the newest movie coming out of Applewood Studios! Comic-con in Manehattan, reality TV, the world was wonderful and perfect, just perfect. Except... there's this nagging feeling... that something isn't right. |
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Post by wanderingmagus on May 31, 2014 18:24:59 GMT
Prelude
Somewhere high above the streets of Canterlot stands an ivory tower, inlaid with gems. Upon its side was emblazoned a spiked star-upon-star, sigil of the Noble and Most Ancient House of Blueblood.
Prince Blueblood himself was seated nervously at an ornate table, constantly dabbing the sweat off his face with a pocket handkerchief as he wilted under the gaze of seven black-robed and hooded unicorns whose faces were blurred by magic.
"You played a dangerous game, Prince, whispered an unidentifiable voice from the shadows beneath one of those hoods. "And you lost. Do not think that we forgot the debacle at the Gala. You forgot your place, and drove away the Heiress of Belle."
The voice darkened. "Or did you also forget the House of Orange in your stupidity?"
Blueblood whimpered at the mention of the disaster, wanting more than anything to just die on the spot. But that would not be his fate, no, that would be FAR too merciful for such a failure of a pawn.
"The Lord of the Noble And Most Ancient House of Pants is already moving, Prince. The board is set, and the clock is ticking."
"W-w-what would you have me do, Masters?"
"SILENCE. We did not give leave of you to speak."
Blueblood began to hyperventilate. He'd forgotten, again. How could he be so stupid? He couldn't go now, he, he, he had so many things left to do, he wasn't ready, he wasn't ready!
The speaker seemed to smile at his anguish and terror, but the voice did not waver.
"We are not the only players in this game, Prince. The Princess of the Sun has many followers, and for all Her pretenses of purity, She knows this game as much as any other. You, on the other hoof, are walking a very fine line."
A black folder appeared on the table in front of the trembling stallion, who fearfully received it with both hooves before opening it, without magic. Humiliating, but that was the least of his worries right now.
"You have your orders. Do you understand the gravity of the situation?"
The Heir of Blueblood bowed, his muzzle touching the floor as if to lick at the speaker's hooves.
"V-very clear, Masters."
End Prelude
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Post by Midnight_Aurora on May 31, 2014 18:50:24 GMT
Time Runner, A unicorn with an odd sense of musical taste, Had just gotten out of class when his laptop gave a dinging sound of a new message being received. He decides to check the message out. "It is time. You must act soon, Neon." Runner knew not who the message was from or what it meant but for now he put his laptop away and went on his way to work. he thought to himself, "I can answer that later."
=== The local Nightclub === ((magus you can name the club if you wish.))
when he arrives at the club, he heads inside to see his coworkers getting ready for the night shift. He goes over to them and says, "hey Neon and Vinyl. What have you two been up too." He has known of the pair sense he started working at the club. While waiting for their answer he sets himself up for his show before going to have his first refreshing cider for the night.
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Post by wanderingmagus on Jun 10, 2014 17:39:09 GMT
Vinyl grinned, downing a glass of cider. "Aww, yeah! That's the stuff! Think I'm on a roll tonight, gonna bust out some real beats. Hope you like WUBS!"
Neon laughed as the blue-maned unicorn pumped a hoof in the air. "You tell 'em, Scratch. We'll give these ponies a night to remember."
A mare wearing black latex sat in front of a laptop, listening to a cell phone.
"There are resistance operatives working."
"There are always resistance operatives."
"Should we take care of them?"
"No. Let them think they can outsmart us."
"Outrun us."
"Hide from us."
"They have nothing."
"But should we deal with Him?"
"No. He is still complacent."
"Content."
"Asleep."
"We hold everything he holds dear."
"And if he wakes up?"
"Then he will die."
"And Her?"
"Disturbing."
"Interfering."
"Obtrusive."
"Nothing visible."
"No. We must be delicate."
"We have many resources."
"Enough talk then."
Hooded ponies turned as one and walked mechanically out of a barren white room.
The door shut.
Silence.
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Post by Midnight_Aurora on Jun 10, 2014 17:46:25 GMT
Runner got set for his gig and comes over to the two giggling and says, "Am all set here. Can't wait to get the show started. I wanted to ask you two something. What do y'all plan to do after work?" While waiting Cosmic places his laptop by his gear and set the scrambler to randomizer. he then types a replay to the message.
"Neon here. Why now? not much happening from my end at this time."
After sending the message he disconnects the laptop entirely. and goes back to Vinyl and Neon Lights. |
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Post by wanderingmagus on Jun 10, 2014 18:02:20 GMT
Vinyl shrugged. "Probably get a bite to eat, then crash back in my apartment."
She got a smirk in response. "I've a feeling you're gonna tire yourself out in very unique ways tonight, eh?"
The musician just laughed in response. "And you two?"
Neon shrugged. "Probably the same, to be honest. I want to actually see SOME sunlight when I wake up, know what I mean?"
Follow the white rabbit.
The mare in the suit stood up quickly as SWAT teams kicked down the door.
"POLICE! GET DOWN ON THE FLOOR! GET DOWN! GET DOWN! GET DOWN!"
A breath.
A smile.
"Officer. We explicitly told you to keep this operation QUIET."
The fat stallion leaned back in the driver's seat. "Nah, don't worry about it, the boys've got it covered."
"You were given direct orders to ensure that the terrorist did not in any way, shape or form notice your intrusion."
The cop raised his hooves. "Hey, relax, buddy! It's not like one mare can take out a whole squad of SWAT. I bet they've already got her in custody."
Silence.
"They're already unconscious."
A yellow pegasus was visiting with her friends in the city tonight, meeping as Pinkie and Rainbow dragged her along.
"Come on, Fluttershy! It'll be fun!"
"Yeah! Can't wait to show off some awesome dance skills on the floor."
A little white rabbit followed along, sighing in exasperation as he kept up with his charges. Celestia, the things he put up with.
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Post by Midnight_Aurora on Jun 10, 2014 18:18:34 GMT
Runner hears a beep from his laptop. he says, "One moment. got to check that." Runner checks his newest message and mumbles to himself, 'Follow white rabbit?' he heads back over to them and says, "I guess tonight is going to be one of those nights. Listen to the new mix I made in class today you two. I think you will both like it. Now, Lets! GET! THIS! PARTY! STARTED!"
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With that Runner Starts his show. His new mix seams to be a combo of Vinyl's Dubstep music and A Neon Special.
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After spinning a few songs he looks to the pair and says, "Well, What do you think? Did a bit of a combo remix."
((The Neon Special is Runner's personal music type. It is a highly modified version of dubstep.))
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Post by wanderingmagus on Jun 11, 2014 0:09:06 GMT
Laserbolt woke up with his head throbbing, in a cell. Again.
As he pondered over how he had somehow managed to steal an entire building full of presumably important documents AND gotten chased halfway across EQUESTRIA to boot, he took the time to notice that the cell was actually familiar. Which was disturbing, since most ponies never even knew what the inside of a prison cell LOOKED like, much less ever had the misfortune of going to jail frequently enough to actually notice if they were thrown into the same cell twice.
Contrary to popular belief, jails in most of Equestria, barring the most remote outposts, were usually surprisingly sanitary and well-lit, if a bit plain. The food wasn't anything to write home about, but it was filling and nutritious, not the stereotypical bread and water routine.
The only window was a one-inch slit covered with six inches of reinforced crystal, and wasn't exactly a "window" as much as a "natural-looking light source". He didn't know how it worked, but if he were to guess, he'd probably guess it was something akin to a scrying crystal that let light in from outside the facility, since the cells were usually buried beneath tons of security. The walls were carved from special crystals that sapped all your magic ability, regardless of whether you were unicorn, pegasus or earth pony. The door was less a "door" and more a "conveniently door-shaped portal that only could be activated from the other end". Again, he didn't really know how it worked, and at the moment, he probably didn't care all too much.
Fortunately, there was very good air circulation in here, and the temperature was quite agreeable, thanks to some pre-existing spells that had been laid on the inside of the room. He could literally live here the rest of his life, technically, and never have to have any contact from the outside world, given the everlasting water talisman, bowl of infinite food, and self-cleaning surfaces in the place. Not that he'd want to, ever.
There was a knocking sound, and the "door" opened, revealing a familiar blue alicorn, Who stepped regally into the room while casting a disappointed but unsurprised look in the unicorn's direction. She had a shimmer about her, indicating that either this body was an illusion, or that She had some sort of spell going that allowed Her to not be affected by the crystals.
"Good evening, My Little Pony," said the Princess of the Night flatly.
Fluttershy squeaked at the loud music, and the next few minutes were spent coaxing her out of the ball of fur she had turned herself into, and then over to the dance floor to learn some "new moves" from her friends.
Angel bunny sighed, rolled his eyes, then spotted what he thought was a salad bowl with a cherry on top...
"It's AWESOME, Runner! You're really getting good at this stuff. Might even become the next Vinyl Scratch, huh, huh?" grinned the white unicorn, nudging her friend.
"I'll say," laughed Neon. "Now, let's see how they like THESE beats!"
Cheers rang out from the crowd that was flooding in as the opener to one of the pony's more popular songs revved up to the stomping of a hundred hooves.
Time seemed to slow as Runner saw a white rabbit darting across the dance floor, its white coat like lightning on the dark floor. He almost didn't see the mare in the black latex until he caught himself staring right at her as she leaned down and gave the bunny an odd-looking bowl of salad with a cherry on top. Suddenly she turned and looked directly into his eyes.
Everything seemed to stop.
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Post by Midnight_Aurora on Jun 11, 2014 0:16:50 GMT
runner let the duo have the stand, "Hey got something to take care of, be back as soon as I can. Take over for me."
without waiting for an answer runner moves himself to the other side of the dance floor eyeing the white rabbit, and the one to whom it went to. despite the coat and the glasses she looked rather cute for a mare in this place. after a bit and when the music got going really good he decided to make the curiosity in him vanish and went to chat with the pretty mare.
when he get to her he says, "Hi, are you new in town? Can I get you a drink or maybe a dance?" He says pointing to the bar and then to the dance floor.
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Post by laserbolt on Jun 11, 2014 0:26:00 GMT
Laserbolt started, and tried to look anywhere except at Luna's eyes. "Uhhh... heeeeeey, Luna. How... how you doing?" And, here we go. Laserbolt always hated this part. Sure, it's definitely preferable to not seeing his shadowy benefactor, but she was always so... soooooo... it's like when you're a foal, and you do something wrong, and your father looks at you and says, "I'm not mad, I'm just disappointed." And that's always worse than if he was actually mad, because if someone's mad, they'll run out of steam eventually. When someone is disappointed, it lingers, and you feel like scum. He'd hoped it would be done quick.
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Post by wanderingmagus on Jun 11, 2014 1:14:15 GMT
The mare in black latex smiled mysteriously at the stallion. "Maybe later... Neo."
Luna raised an eyebrow, then sighed, sitting down next to him on the bed.
"Aside from multiple, excruciatingly drawn-out discussions with the Fourth Marshall of Eastern Equestria, several important merchants, a worker's guild, and a few members of a Noble And Most Ancient House as a result of thine little... debacle, We are quite well, thank you very much," She deadpanned. "On an unrelated note, We presume that when confronted with a fortress surrounded by armed guards and sealed with more enchantments of bindings than the average unicorn can do in a year, the notion that the contents of said fortress are meant to be left untouched never crossed thine mind?"
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Post by laserbolt on Jun 11, 2014 1:21:33 GMT
"Well..." Laser tried to think of some sort of logic to what he did. "When a regular pony sees something like that, they'd assume that. But, in my opinion, somepony's gotta think, 'what's all locked up in there?'. Could be a monster, could be tools, could be anything, really. As a stallion of science, I couldn't live with myself if I hadn't at least took a peek." He grinned weakly, trying to think of what to say next. He had a bit of a flashback to when Luna first came to retrieve him from prison. He had rushed out past her, and she'd created a magic wall, which he ran straight into. It was not his proudest moment, and it had taught him that there was really no getting past the Moon Princess. Not without due process, anyway. Sometimes he wondered why she put up with a degenerate like him as her assistant.
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Post by Midnight_Aurora on Jun 11, 2014 1:21:46 GMT
Runner gave her a quizzical look. he then said in a much changed tone lower so that those who heard the music besides them couldn't hear, "where did you hear that name? I haven't gone by it sense my foalhood." It was clear that he hadn't stopped using it. He just changed it to Neon, after the incident where 'Neo' had almost severed the entire stock market from the net.
He examines the mare again. He thinks, "Is it me or is this mare getting cuter by the moment?' He says, "It seams you know something about me. May I know something about you?"
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Post by wanderingmagus on Jun 11, 2014 1:56:36 GMT
The mysterious mare smiled at Runner. "I am called Trinity among some groups."
Luna sighed, then retrieved a small stack of documents from a folder.
"Laserbolt. Thine curiosity allows thee to do great things at times, but it can also be a weakness and a liability. Thou didst upset quite a few ponies in high places with thine antics. We are forgiving... but We do not run Equestria alone, nor without some necessary compromises here and there. And there are some rules We will not break, not even for a beloved Student and friend. Dost thou understand this?"
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Post by Midnight_Aurora on Jun 11, 2014 2:30:43 GMT
Runner asks, while looking around the dance floor, "Was it you or somepony you know who sent the following message: 'follow the white Rabbit.'?" when he asks this question his voice gets low again. He seams to expect some unwanted company. he continues looking for something out of the normal for the club, besides the mare.
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