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Post by wanderingmagus on Apr 27, 2014 23:24:14 GMT
The Princesses of the Sun, Moon, Twilight and Love started as they sensed faint, yet strange magic emanating from the metal.
"This..."
"But the ship had been lost almost two hundred years ago, Sister!"
"Yes... I remember... I even attended the captain's funeral... I... it's impossible..."
"The molecular and atomic structure matches exactly... but how? It was utterly destroyed in that event!"
"Not completely."
All eyes turned to Princess Celestia as her gaze hardened in her realization.
"You remember the reports surrounding the disappearance of Flight 3342, Twilight?"
The alicorn nodded nervously. "Ponies said there was a sound of faint laughter... a teenage filly's voice, and space seemed to bend in impossible ways. But how?"
The Princess of the Sun sighed, stepping back and motioning for Teal to cover up the metal again. "I do not know. But I do know of one stallion who may be able to help us with this."
*****
Tech firmed his lips. "I think... I THINK, if I am not quite mistaken, that it is time for you to be fully aware of your potential, Cosmic. Go ahead. Open the package."
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Post by Teal Turken on Apr 28, 2014 0:34:27 GMT
Teal covers the shard back up.
"You all talk about it like it's very familiar. What is it?" he asks. "What is Flight 3342 and how is it related to this and the sudden shuttle crash in Harmonian territory?"
Teal tucks the shard away and steps closer towards the group of princesses and diplomats with a worried expression on his face.
"Is it something we should be concerned about?"
// I'm completely stumped on words at this point so I'm hoping this will fill up the one hundred word count required for my post to go through. And it has. Sorry though. \\
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Post by Midnight_Aurora on Apr 28, 2014 5:19:50 GMT
Cosmic looks at his grandfather and then to the data pad. he taps the icon for the symbol. when it opens the only thing inside is a message. {Message from the Hidden Star.}
If you are reading this, then it has begun. Dawn of chaos will soon be activated. All I can do, to insure that the balance is maintained, is set into motion the events needed. Find the child of nature, who meets with the sun and moon. Acquire the aid of the captain who is of the free. The last of the lost, be your third. The machine who's empire many fear. With the captain will come the rest. If more you find, we will know.
But first, your own power you must reclaim. Come to the location listed and there you will find the answers you seek. Good luck to ye who bares my name.
The hidden star,
Cosmic Silverstar.
Cosmic Looks to his grandpa after reading and says, " Well it is a start. It says I need to find someponies. But first, my power I must reclaim. What does that mean?" Cosmic seams to understand but not fully. Cosmic hands the message to his grandfather. his grandfather's last action on the device had triggered the icon. the only thing left is a star map with a very precise point marked on it. The point, even Tech would know, is the location of Cosmic's mother's death. |
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Post by Bane Emural on Apr 28, 2014 10:34:56 GMT
"To start, we the Pelican's systems, including the engines, weapons, and life support system, unless we made it into a safe atmosphere. In this case, we would leave the life supports systems on until we enter into the boot camp. We don't take off until the commander gives the signal. Once we do, I'll take the controls from here and act as if there is a pilot and co-pilot. Rose will be doing her duties as the crew chief. You will need to watch on how I control this Pelican, because it aint easy controlling a ship like this. Understood?" Gregor waits while Rose finishes the start-up and awaits for the signal, along with every other Pelican pilot.
((Waiting for GM post, to continue on with Buckeye))
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Post by wanderingmagus on Apr 28, 2014 23:34:05 GMT
The princesses looked at Princess Twilight, who nodded slowly.
"The-"
"Succinctly, please, Sister," interrupted Princess Luna. "Thou- ahem, you know how your explanations can stray on the sesquipedalian side."
The alicorn gave a look to her sister, then cleared her throat and continued.
"I will try. Flight 3342 refers to an incident that occurred exactly one hundred and ninety four years, three months, twenty-one days ago in Homeworld territory, between Bit 1 and Ursa 2. The shuttle was at the time ferrying goods from Bitopia to the Free Systems through what was at the time Homeworld-occupied space, and being escorted by a squadron of our ships. At 05:00 hours, Standard Time, the crew reported a massive and inexplicable warping of reality in a mile radius around the convoy. This was accompanied by a burst of static and unknown magical energy from that area, which could be sensed by all four of Us and Lord Discord, though for some reason no other creature was able to feel it. Surviving witnesses claim that approximately five seconds before the event, there was the distinct sound of giggling, as if from a teenaged high school girl, then a string of incomprehensible sounds that some described as similar to playing a soundtrack backwards and sped up. Ten seconds into the event, a rift in reality was observed, along with what was described as 'another world', from which emerged a pirate vessel along with part of what appeared to be at the time an impossibly technologically advanced ship. The advanced craft was forced into an unavoidable collision with the shuttle, causing what could only be described as a 'reality storm', effectively removing half of the shuttle from reality as the rift closed. It was not until just under twenty years ago, when a similar event occurred once again in Homeworld territory, that we realized that the 'advanced ship' was actually one of our vessels, somehow forced into a collision with a shuttle from over a century ago through what I surmise was some sort of temporal wormhole. The collapsing wormhole also tore off a substantial section of our ship in the more recent event, in which surviving witnesses also claim to have heard the sound of a teenaged filly giggling and speaking backwards. I would suspect that, somehow, the missing piece of the shuttle was somehow ejected onto the Harmonian planet, though how, and why, none can say."
Princess Celestia stood silent for a moment, before speaking.
"No, Twilight. There is one who may know more."
The purple alicorn turned to Her elder Sister, blinking. "Celestia?"
"The father of the mare who commanded the most recent ship. The world's most powerful known technopath."
*****
Tech looked closely at the message, took a deep breath, and slowly let it out. "I think at last, I begin to understand. And I think, deep down, you know what to do as well, Cosmic. You know what it is you must confront, one last time, in order to regain control over the power you hold inside you. The fears and scars of that incident must be dealt with now. It will not be easy, my grandson. But you know that it is your destiny to face them. And I believe, you will conquer them."
*****
The wait was tense as each and every soldier aboard the vessel silently listened for the signal. A few minutes later, their patience was rewarded with the unmistakable command.
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Post by Teal Turken on Apr 28, 2014 23:47:51 GMT
"Are you suggesting that there is someone out there strong enough to cast a time warp spell that covers a mile of space, and that they might be a common high school filly?"
The Herdfather gives them a very unsure look before he begins pacing back and forth.
"You said there was a pirate vessel that came through along with the advanced vessel? What happened to that ship? Why was your vessel engaged with it? If that ship escaped that crash unscathed, it might have been the cause for the warp in time and space that caused that accident so long ago."
He stands still, looking towards the Princesses and awaiting to hear their response.
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Post by Wavelength on Apr 29, 2014 2:48:55 GMT
Yellow Light watched the monitors all across the board, taking in all the information she possibly could. "All right," Yellow Light confirmed as she followed and comprehended every step of the startup sequence, "I think I've got it so far," she said as she got ready to add the flight controls to the number of objects her eyes were tracking, "but let me be the judge of how hard it is. I can hardly wait to give a simulator a try, but that'll have to wait 'til bootcamp's done." She tensed up with excitement when the command to take off came through the radio, and her eyes darted around the dashboard trying to keep track of everything at once during the launch.
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Post by Bane Emural on Apr 29, 2014 9:20:44 GMT
He meets up with the commanding officer at the command center of the station. Buckeye salutes before speaking. "Hello there sir. I am here to see if there are any available missions or tasks that will be available. I have already sent my report on my last task back to Main HQ. Oh and you wouldn't mind if we borrow the training facility down below, would you?"
Sunny, in his Longsword, was the first to take off before the other Pelicans did. Gregor takes command of the Pelican and launches out of the bay. "Pay attention to the road as well, kid. Otherwise you may end up flying head first into a wall." The Pelican was the last one out, following Sunny's lead down to the planet. Sunny leads them down to the planet's atmosphere, with the bottom end of the ship taking the heat. The group is finally led to a medium-sized military base, that seems to be the bootcamp. "Welcome to boot camp, kid. Here, you will spend a few days training in basic combat and simulators until you start proving yourself that you are ready for combat, or atleast flying." The Pelican lands on one of the available spots. The door opens up, and Stone and Flame leads the recruits out towards the base. Rose gets up and is going to escort Yellow. "I'll stay here and keep the bird warm for ya when you get back."
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Post by Wavelength on Apr 29, 2014 18:16:44 GMT
Yellow responded by commenting on how Gregor was the one flying, and she needed to learn how the controls made the vehicle turn. She assured him that she'd be focusing on the "road" once she knew how to apply it to the controls. Once they landed, still a bit giddy from the flight, she chuckled. "Wouldn't the pelican run out of fuel if it stayed idling for several days?" she rhetorically asked Gregor as she unbuckled and prepared to step outside. Yellow fell in step behind Rose, her heart and mind racing as she wondered what was waiting for her outside. In the next few days, she was going to become a pilot for the Free Systems Military... thinking back on her recent past at the college, she mentally laughed at how quickly the whole situation had escalated.
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Post by Midnight_Aurora on Apr 29, 2014 18:33:04 GMT
[...] Tech looked closely at the message, took a deep breath, and slowly let it out. " I think at last, I begin to understand. And I think, deep down, you know what to do as well, Cosmic. You know what it is you must confront, one last time, in order to regain control over the power you hold inside you. The fears and scars of that incident must be dealt with now. It will not be easy, my grandson. But you know that it is your destiny to face them. And I believe, you will conquer them." [...] Cosmic looks to his grandpa and says, " Do you really think I am ready for this? Mother's death hit me, her only child, the hardest. Papa died a few years later. Grandpa, loosing one's parents hurts really badly. if you do think I am ready after all these years, then I request the full activation of Ruby and Sapphire. As well as their names added to my crew manifest. I know, that just like you, those two are able to create these spaces. I believe that We will need their help. I know that they are only experiments but I do not think we can wait any longer for their tests to be complete. I would also like authorization for full activation of the phoenix project. If this message and what you say is based on our choices, then I say our universe needs us now. I will comply with the wishes of this Cosmic Silverstar and for nothing more to myself then to find a closing point for the past so I can move to the future, I will face mother's death without the inhibiter ring. May those who seek to harm our fair home find it hard to do so. Long live Equinox. Long live the royal ones of Homeworld. Live free the Free Systems. Grow strong the Clockwork Empire. Live true Harmonia. Last but not least, FOR HARMONY TO THE END!" Cosmic Salutes his grandfather and looks to him with an unexpected smile and says, " Finally, I will put mother's death to rest. I am ready to go once my ships are." |
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Post by wanderingmagus on Apr 30, 2014 3:56:36 GMT
The Princess of the Sun raised an eyebrow. "Lord Discord has masqueraded as even more bizarre things before. Upon the name of the ancient Bearer of Kindness, He swore He had no part in the event, and in fact was equally as intrigued and actually disturbed as We were about this turn of events."
Luna nodded Her head. "This sort of danger transcends even whatever enmity is left between Him and Us. Loathe as We are to say it, it would indeed be a thing of great consequence and terrible implications if it should disturb even one such as Discordance Apophis Typhon."
Cadance thought a moment. "As for our ship, it was meant to be a maiden run, and a routine scouting mission along one of the safest known lanes at the time. The pirate ship itself seemed to have been under the control of some other will than its captain, even though the pirates didn't seem to mind and went with the events as they came. The distortion in reality broke up the convoy and greatly disrupted both communication and steering, and there were many collisions between the other ships in the convoy. However, We have reason to suspect that this ship in particular was a target, though for what purpose, We cannot tell."
Twilight was pacing. "Perhaps it was the daughter of Dr. Tech? Or perhaps, in a roundabout way, Dr. Tech himself? He is one of the most powerful technopaths known. As for the pirate ship, most if it did seem to vanish along with the front end of the most recent ship and most of the ship from the previous incident. Although, as We have noted, eyewitness reports indicated that the ship was being controlled by some entity other than those aboard, though it remains a possibility that this is some sort of convoluted plan on their part. Princess Celestia is right, though. Dr. Tech would be the best pony to ask about the specifics, and Mr. Blitz, his grandson and the son of the mare who had been commanding that ship when the event happened."
*****
The commander saluted back. "Hello there, Sheriff. Sure, you can use the training facility. Last bunch already left, and today's a duty day; 11th Company, prefers doing their training in the barracks rather than the facility. Hay if I know why. Missions? You can check the bounties list for the serious stuff, but if you're just looking for an escort or delivery mission, I think I can help you with that. Lieutenant Bond is a new officer from Ranger Station 4, just transferred last week. He's looking for someone to escort him planetside; shouldn't be too difficult or take too long. There's also a cargo delivery from the Black Ice Casino to Shootout Station. Don't worry about the name, I'm sure it'll be as safe as can be. We sent the last bandits flying with their tails between their legs."
*****
Tech grinned, and there was the sound of electronics powering up all over the room. "I think you will find that your ships are already waiting for you, Cosmic."
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Post by Midnight_Aurora on Apr 30, 2014 5:44:12 GMT
Cosmic nods and says, "I think first I will ask the royal sisters for permission to enter the forbidden area. I remember that the area of mother's death was sealed off because of what had happened there. I also do remember the 'u you know what' happening then as well. After I get their permission then I will head off for it and maybe along the way find some of the ones that this 'thing?' speaks of. Well no time like the present to get started. BTW grandpa about my request for Ruby and Sapphire. Would it be possible to have them ready at least if not at full activation?"
While waiting for his grandpa's answer Cosmic Goes over to the com and punches in the com code for the Homeworld council. once done he starts his message, "Homeworld council, this is Blitz calling. I am calling to request restricted clearance access for the following location. Something has come up and it is time for me to deal with a matter I couldn't deal with before." Cosmic sends his authorization codes and the location in question. He knows that because of his involvement in the event he should be allowed access to the area to bring his past to a close so he may move to the future. Cosmic waits for a response from the Homeworld council and the princesses.
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Post by Bane Emural on Apr 30, 2014 9:33:06 GMT
Buckeye thinks about the tasks and comes up with a decision. "I'll take the cargo delivery. I've got new recruits so I would want something with less danger so I don't end up putting them into shock or in front of a cannon. Got any specs on this mission? I would like to know how much of this cargo my fleet is carrying. And we will be training in the facility for a few days. My fleet never has the luxury of staying inactive for long and we need those recruits trained before we head into anything serious."
Rose takes Yellow inside the training facility. She follows the sign leading to the training course, where Stone, Flame, and the rest of the recruits are at. The two seems to be explaining the training courses to them. Rose beckons Yellow to join the group and listen in on the two. Stone starts first. "Welcome to the Delta training facility. In here, you will start basic training as well as do some flight simulators to help you learn how to really fly a military ship."
"I will be covering weapons training, while Stone will be covering the training course. Sunny, the oldest pilot of a longsword, will be training you in the flight simulators. He is already training the experienced recruits in the simulators. It will be your turn soon if we get this done. I'll meet you all in the armory once you are done here with Stone." Flame heads towards the armory and gun range.
"This is the training course of which you will all run. It is a timed event, so when you start, you will have to reach the end within the shortest amount of time. You will probably do this for a day 'til we move on to the next course, which is the same thing but with paint bullets as a simulation for gunfire, but I'll explain later about that. Oh and remember to follow orders, do them right and you may receive a -5 seconds bonus. Random orders will come from time to time, so be prepared. You may begin." Stone stands aside and let the recruits begin the training course, which looks like a large room filled with obstacles and a finish line at the end of it.
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Post by Wavelength on May 1, 2014 1:38:49 GMT
Yellow Light got in line for the training course, a little mentally flustered at the realization that she'd been interacting with her training instructors the whole time back on the ship. I'm stunned with how laid back everything is here... I hope this program isn't missing something, she thought as she looked over the obstacle course. On the bright side, she always did like playgrounds and the like when she was a filly. Some things never changed; she looked forward to her turn on the course, and she'd be happy to leave her thoughts and worries behind for a little fun in the mud. Her uniform had been getting a bit itchy with its brand new stitches anyways.
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Post by Teal Turken on May 2, 2014 17:45:45 GMT
The Princess of the Sun raised an eyebrow. " Lord Discord has masqueraded as even more bizarre things before. Upon the name of the ancient Bearer of Kindness, He swore He had no part in the event, and in fact was equally as intrigued and actually disturbed as We were about this turn of events." Luna nodded Her head. " This sort of danger transcends even whatever enmity is left between Him and Us. Loathe as We are to say it, it would indeed be a thing of great consequence and terrible implications if it should disturb even one such as Discordance Apophis Typhon." Cadance thought a moment. " As for our ship, it was meant to be a maiden run, and a routine scouting mission along one of the safest known lanes at the time. The pirate ship itself seemed to have been under the control of some other will than its captain, even though the pirates didn't seem to mind and went with the events as they came. The distortion in reality broke up the convoy and greatly disrupted both communication and steering, and there were many collisions between the other ships in the convoy. However, We have reason to suspect that this ship in particular was a target, though for what purpose, We cannot tell." Twilight was pacing. " Perhaps it was the daughter of Dr. Tech? Or perhaps, in a roundabout way, Dr. Tech himself? He is one of the most powerful technopaths known. As for the pirate ship, most if it did seem to vanish along with the front end of the most recent ship and most of the ship from the previous incident. Although, as We have noted, eyewitness reports indicated that the ship was being controlled by some entity other than those aboard, though it remains a possibility that this is some sort of convoluted plan on their part. Princess Celestia is right, though. Dr. Tech would be the best pony to ask about the specifics, and Mr. Blitz, his grandson and the son of the mare who had been commanding that ship when the event happened." ***** With a sigh, Teal rubs the side of his head with his hoof. What would a scientist be doing giving pirates shuttle crafts that are capable of bending space and time? He'd have to be cheaply testing them...or they'd have to be stolen. Tilting his head to one side, the Herdfather gives the Princesses a confused look. If this "Doctor Tech" supposedly knows so much about this incident, why is it that nopony has yet confronted him about it? he questions. That seems like it would be a task that would take top priority. |
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