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Cloudy smiled back at the princess "Yes, ma'am" he said,pointing at the kirin "Azure Ignine, or Iggy as we call her" he then indicated the dragon "and he's Jasper" the griff smiled "like you guessed, I'm Cloudy Skies, just Cloudy is fine, your highness" he paused "and sorry for Iggy's persistence, she kinda idolizes you and if you let her she'll probably talk your ear off with whatever her latest discovery is since she's researching magic" "Hey!" exclaimed Iggy "there is nothing wrong with sharing research!" "except that this is the princess and she's busy" defended cloudy Iggy rolled her eyes, glancing longingly at her idol clearly she would want nothing but to spend all night talking to twilight... ----- Jasper looked at the smaller dragon, just a tiny bit tempted to try and frighten him, but he knew better than to do something like that... he'd heard the way these ponies talked about Spike fighting off changelings and saving cities, and knew that if he pissed this pint-sized powerhouse off, Jasper'd probably get his head handed to him... The dragon nodded instead "they call me Jasper" he said "we just moved here so iggy could study the murderforest... I mean the everfree" he paused, lowering his voice "and be glad you weren't here when we moved in, Iggy botched another spell and covered the town in dust and soapy water trying to clean the house we rented... your lucky your unicorn is so good at magic, you have no idea what its like to live with a kirin who botches spells all the time" clearly unlike iggy, he had not read the journal so he didn't realize that in years past, twilight was almost as bad as iggy.... ----- Flux smiled awkwardly "We were told to use our natural forms, that its more honest that way" she explained "I kinda... I feel odd doing that... I'm still getting used to it" ----- Trixie giggled "Oh I'm not worried, I've got thrice-enchanted mithril-silver knives in case a monster attacks" she explained, though as with anything Trixie said it was questionable if she was telling the truth of exadgerating to boost her ego "and becides..." her horn glowed as she lifted up her cape so the other pony could see her wings, then let it fall back down "Only a complete fool would attack here with two alicorns present" she smirked (( XD Yep, she's using the "artifact" from the other thread that gives her wings too, not that it will help her any in a real fight since they dont boost her powers, but they DO boost her ego 😜 )

Harle looked up so fast it was amazing there wasn't a *snap* sound, now Ice has her attention "Well, the ship is getting old..." started singlestone "No, nothing doin'!" said Harle "I built that ship myself, my own blood swet and tears went into it, along with my dad - it was the last ship he ever built, so I'm not going to scap it just because it's a little old and outdated" though she was clearly more speaking to singlestone than Ice given how her gaze fell on her first-mate. Singelstone sighed "well, then I suppose we take the second option" he said "Though given the time it will take to retrofit it, perhaps we could get a loaner of one of the new ships" clearly he had no such attachment to harle's ship and was likely thinking that if he got her on one of the new ones, she would quickly forget about her old one... the look he was giving ice as he subtly nodded at harle, hopefully Ice would realize singlestone's plan...

Trixie smirked "I was a little suspicious when you were wearing pants but not armor" she teased though she sighed "you picked a bad place for a vacation, or maybe a really good one... something insane is always happening here... I mean this town... its attracted two sets of researchers so far and neither has any clue whats going on" she said "hopefully tonight will work out better than most celebrations, it seems there's always a monster just waiting for the invitations to go out" ----- Hope looked confused a moment then grinned "Flux!" she said, hugging the older changeling "I didn't recognize you! Are you hiding from sompony?" she asked, looking around as if expecting to see somepony suspicious just lurking around the school... it was amazing how much her mood improved having a friend around.

Singlestone rubbed his chin "perhaps... I am not terribly familiar with Aether technology, but I am willing to experiment if you can provide me the materials" he explained Harley just leaned against the wall, letting them talk, this was way over her head... ironic since she had been taught how to build and maintain airships, but on the other claw, this was all new since her father was forced into retirement so she didn't have anygriff to teach her about it...

Trixie blinked, somepony was hitting on her and they weren't drunk yet? it truly WAS a magical season! Trixie smiled "You stand in the presence of The Great and Powerful Trixie!" several small magical fireworks sparked around her "sorry, old habits die hard, I'm a traveling performer" she explained "odd to see a guard this far out" she nodded at his spear "Did your commander send you here for leave or punishment?" she smirked, teasing ----- The table jumped and in a flash of green fire turned back into the changeling, who gulped, looking nervous "h-hi! I'm hope, nice to meet you!" she said, clearly not recognizing Flux, but then that was kind of the point of a disguise...

Cloudy looked in the direction of the voice and smiled "Oh, hey loose, good to see you" he paused "...oh, sorry, bad choice of words" he laughed awkwardly "Yeah, well it was a mess the other day, thankfully we got most of it cleaned up. Sure, Ill put you down" he said as he wrote her name on the sheet for her, as well as Iggy's name. Cloudy glanced up at the other griff and blinked "Windfish?" he asked, then shook his head "oh my bad, I thought you were somegriff else" ((XD Bonux points if anyone knows where that name is from!))

Cloudy Skies Jasper Dragon Azure "Iggy" Ignine The happy atmosphere and relative quiet, was soon broken by the sound of a VERY over-excited kirin walking down the hallways at first only a few words were heard, but as they grew closer, the voice grew clearer... and it might have gotten a little awkward for the princess, because the voice was talking non-stop about Twilight being there at the celebration... When the three Entered, indeed the Kirin couldn't hold in her excitement and made a beeline for Twilight, tossing her gift to Jasper, who, thankfully, was expecting this to happen and caught it easily, looking very annoying. Indeed he wasn't the only one, the Hippogryph also seemed glad that they'd arrived and Iggy was heading over to talk to Twilight... no doubt ever since they'd gotten the notice specifically stating that the Princess of Equestria herself would be there, Iggy had not stopped babbling on and on about it... Iggy ran up to Twilight "Your really Princess Twilight Sparkle!" she exclaimed, almost squeeing "Its such an honor and a pleasure to meet you! I've admited you for years and looked up to you and you inspired me to become a magical researcher myself! Its such an honor and a pleasure to finally meet you!" she repeated herself without even realizing it she was so excited "Can you please sign my book? I've read it no less than 17 times trying to learn everything I possibly could!" she pulled out a very well-read copy of the Journal that indeed seemed to have been read many, many times At this point Cloudy sighed "she's making a scene...." he said, his claw going to his face "here, take care of mine too" he said, shoving his gift into jasper arms as well as he headed for the kirin "Iggy... come on, your making a scene" he whispered in her ear as he pulled her away "But cloudy! This is THE Princess Twilight Sparkle! The font of magic herself! The queen of equestria! the princess of Friendship!" whined Iggy as she was drug away By now Jasper made his way to the table, he glanced at spike and smirked a little, giving him a nod since he was a fellow dragon, then glanced at Twilight "Hey. Yeah, sorry 'bout iggy, she's kinda..." he shrugged, he then placed the gifts on the table. Iggy's gift was rather wide and narrow and weighed quite a bit... no doubt Twilight would be able to take one look at it and know exactly what it was... it was wrapped in green paper with a red bow, fairly plain, but done with precision. Cloudy's gift was in a larger box, about 6-inches in each direction, and bizarrely it had a pattern of seaponies wearing hearthswarming hats... strange but appropriate for a hippogryph.. Jaspers gift was completely flat and a large square (clearly a record album) wrapped in the most generic paper with holiday ornaments printed on it. After depositing the gifts, Jasper nodded at the pair and went over to join his family at the refreshments table, where cloudy was still struggling somewhat to keep iggy from running back up there to pester Twilight... -----=====-----=====----- Fleeting Hope The little changeling slowly made her way into the room, looking around one way then the other... she may have been a student there, but she clearly didn't know much about friendship yet, and the fact she was young and still a little nervous about her new form wasn't helping. It was ironic that she had once been so outgoing before she started at the school, but that was pure naivetae and innocence, now that the full reality had come and hit her right in the face, things were a bit more awkward for Hope. She slowly snuck over to the table and placed her gift on it... It was a pine cone with a red ribbon tied around it... clearly she didn't fully understand the idea of the event, but being a changeling who had only lived a short while away from Chrysalis, it wasn't too surprising, and she did at least tie a nice bow around it! -----=====-----=====----- The Great and Powerful Trixie Things were fairly quiet and calm, everyone seemed to be having a good time talking among themselves, but then the lights somehow dimmed, calling attention away from whatever everycreature was doing, and a loud voice rang out "AND NOW, TO FILL YOU WITH HOLIDAY CHEER, THE GRRRRRRREAT AND POWERFULLLLLLL TTTRRRRRIXIE!!!" And with that there was a flash of smoke as magical fireworks lit up the room (thankfully without smoke) as Trixie made her appearance, bowing and levitating not just one gift, but a full EIGHT... all wrapped identically - in paper that was a pale green with a pattern of circles that showed Trixie's face wearing a santa hat... and the ribbon was purple with stars that all glowed brightly. Given the size, shape, and weight, though, clearly all eight were identical... Trixie smiled "Seasons Greetings Equestria!!!" she called out as the gifts made a large circle around the room before landing on the table as the ever-boastfull mare winked and smirked at Twilight as she headed out into the still rather sparce crowd. After all the excitement, ponies might notice that there was now a second empty table near the first one for the gifts, and that table seemed to be shaking slightly....... The trio meerly rolled their eyes at trixie's antics, they'd heard about her and none were impressed...

Cloudy Skies Jasper Dragon Azure "Iggy" Ignine The freshly fallen snow had already been thrown to the side, which was a good thing - it gave the dragon something less to complain about... While jasper was trailing along behind the other two, grumbling to himself, the griff and kirin were looking at the lovely sight of the small town decorated for heartswarming - something else that Jasper didn't particularly understand or care for. "I dont see why we have to do this stupid swimming event, its way too cold!" commented the dragon, wearing a long coat and boots, trying to keep warm "Because its a local tradition and observing tradition will help my studies, it might some how tie in to why this town is a magnet for the bizarre" explained iggy, who herself was wearing a just a scarf, though her thick mane was almost like a coat itself given how large it was. "And friends compromise, Jasper. Trust me, I may have lived in the water in my youth, but it never got this cold there!" commented Cloudy, who was bundled up almost as much as Jasper, in a large coat, hat, boots, gloves, and a scarf. When they got there, though, Iggy was the first to look around confused "I thought this was supposed to be a huge holiday tradition, where is everypony?" she asked, floating a book out from... somewhere... and flipping through it "There should be no fewer than twenty ponies here, possibly as many as fifty, and at least one to three griffons!" "Iggy, we're probably early, and your book doesn't predict the future, you know that" commented cloudy with a smirk "Good reason to turn and go home!" said Jasper, turning, though finding Cloudy had grabbed his tail "Hey!" "Look, jasper, this is important to iggy, you dont want to disappoint her, do you?" asked the hippogryph Jasper sighed "Fine." he said, crossing his arms "doesn't mean I like it" Cloudy nodded as he headed over to the signup table, leaving Iggy and Jasper together to observe the area

"You have to fire it a few times first to charge it up, the heat is what makes the final blast" she said Singlestone shook his head at the overly simplified explanation "On a ship this large I can design a system that doesn require charging up" he explained "on the Captain's gun the heat is producing the electricity, but on a ship of that size, you could devote an entire engine room to producing hte power, though you'd still need the heat ray to guide the blast" he paused "and it must be preciciely calibrated or else when it fires it will either discharge straight into the ground, or, unfortunately likely, it may strike the ship... the beam last only a split second, so if anything's off by fractions of that time...."

Roleplay Type: WoE Name: Brassy Hammer Sex: Mare Age: Adult Species: Earth Pony Eye colour: Blue Coat: Gray Mane/Tail: Red/Orange Physique: Very Strong (She's a smith, she can practically tear trees in half) Residence: Canterlot Occupation: Resident blacksmith of E.V.I.L.'s base Cutie Mark: Large Smith's Hammer Crossed with Tongs Unique Traits: Formerly a notorious sellsword, she now forges/repairs weapons and armor for Team E.V.I.L. History: Growing up the only foal to a blacksmith, Brassy spent her youth learning the craft. Unfortunately, her father has the misfortune of repairing a sword for a dishonest and cheap pony who first refused to pay, then killed the smith in cold blood. Seeing her father's fate, brassy took a warhammer from the forge and went after the murderer. She tracked him for several weeks and in her broken state, didn't even give him a chance to defend himself, smashing his skull in with her warhammer the first chance she got. Unfortunately he had associates who heard of this, and by the time brassy returned home, they had made sure there was no home to return to, having burned everything made of wood and shattered everything made of stone, even managing to somehow split her anvil in two. So, seeing as she dealt with her father's death by seeking vengeance, Brassy set out with the same goal in mind... her broken mind deciding she rather liked killing - she liked the rush of power knowing she got to choose whether her enemy lived or died, and she became quite infamous across the land, often being called 'bloody hammer' or 'crimson hammer' by those slightly more cultured. In time, this life caught up with her though, she made many enemies and no allies. She was on the verge of ending not only her career but her own life when she was approached by E.V.I.L. - offering her a safe place to resume her smithing duties, free of persecution and protected from the law from her past crimes. She accepted and has been crafting and repairing weapons and armor (mostly forgeries of solar/lunar armor) to this day. Character Personality: Strong, Prideful, but usually cheery. Brassy seems like a typical smith, loving the forge and working metal, always eager to please her customers... but unlike a normal smith she'll also gladly recount her days as a sellsword... While she is slow to anger, that anger burns as hot as her forge, so its best not to tempt her, she didn't earn the name "bloody hammer" for nothing... Character Summary: Former Mercenary and psychopath, time has mellowed out most of Brassy's bloodlust, and she regrets is, though only because it impacted her ability to run a smithy and live a normal life. She now smiths for E.V.I.L. and dreams of a day she might get to walk in the sun again.

Harley sighed, rummaging around in her pockets until she found a scrap of wood.... why it was there was not questioned... she tossed it on the ground and then reached into her coat and drew out a large weapon. ot appeared to be a long tube with bulky blocks on either side and a trigger on the grip. she fired it at the wood and smoke rose from it, leaving a nice black dot. Harle though held up her claw to keep ice silenced, and fired again. Now there was a tiny whirring from the weapon and steam was rising from it. Harle fired three more times, and now a lit lit up on the weapon, she flipped the switch, and this time when she pulled the trigger, there was a loud CRACK of electricity as lightning leapt from the weapon into the piece of wood, completely obliterating it. Harley spun the weapon on her claw, though not for show, it was actually to help cool it off before returning it to her coat "So it's not technically a 'death ray' but it usually gets the job done. Also starts fires" she explained ((also, keep in mind, this is not a small weapon, it has a pistol grip, but its more the size of a sawed off shotgun in order to hold enough dynamos and capacitors))

Roleplay Type: WoE Name: Desert Rose Sex: Mare Age: Adult Species: Pegasus Eye colour: Green Coat: Pink Mane/Tail: Pink/red Physique: average Residence: Canterlot Occupation: Vilian Cutie Mark: Rose bush in a sandstorm Unique Traits: Above-average gardener, professed Master of "Sandstorm" weather magic (always carries a large bag of sand with her for use with said magic). History: Rose was born and raised in a small town in the San Palamino desert where she spent her youth helping to cultivate the sparse farms and gardens of the city. She had a particular skill with the plants that seemed to outshine even the seasoned gardeners. however, it was not an easy life, between the almost ever-present droughts and raiding bandits, her life was hard. The bandits especially gave her family trouble, making rose's blood boil every time the town was forced to hand over their meager food. Like most pegasai, rose studded weather magic, showing talent in controlling wind, but little in making rain - something the village desperately needed. As she grew older, the raids only increased, her studies turning to ways of deterring the bandits. It was thanks to this that she took to wandering far into the desert and learned to create sandstorms. At first little more than dust-devils, but in time their power and magnitude grew until it became a formidable weapon. Knowing roughly when the bandits tended to strike, she honed her skill and prepared... she would finally teach them not to steal from HER village! When the day came, she met the bandits on the edge of town, despite the pleas of her family and friends (not to mention the village elders) and when they refused to back down, she poured everything she had into her magic, creating a sandstorm that would go down in infamy... but after over an hour of battle, the bandits had enough and finally retreated, leaving rose to collapse on the warm sands, excused, but victorious... When she awoke, though, the village had other thoughts on her actions... the sandstorm had been so strong that parts of the village were burred, homes filled with sand, their crops that she had worked so hard to cultivate had been destroyed; leaving her village in even worse shape than if the bandits had completed their raid... it was made clear that she was no longer welcome there... But instead of taking things in step, she lashed out, outraged that after she trained so hard and risked her life to protect them, that they would turn their backs on her. It was a stroke of luck for both the village and Rose that her actions had caught the eyes of others beyond the village... As she argued with the elders and was on the brink of using her magic to make the village utterly uninhabitable, a voice of reason spoke to her. A group of travelers from eastern equestria had been passing through and talked her down, convincing her that her petty vengeance wasn't worth it... and that her skills would be more useful - and more appreciated - elsewhere... So, she left the village, her mind still clouded with rage and joined the travelers as they headed back towards canterlot... towards a new life, but not necessarily a better one... Character Personality: While on the surface Rose seems calm, she is quick to anger and has been known to lash out at friends and foes alike, though careful words will calm her down. She carries a rage in her heart to this day for the ingreatful village she worked so hard to make prosperous and to save... though she has a special place in her heart, in the eye of the storm, for a certain pegasus, and a certain unicorn, whose' words always cut through her rage and make her stop, even if she holds the anger longer than she should... Holding such rage was not good for Rose as it often clouds her mind, giving her trouble even in day-to-day life, making her more klutzy than she would be if she was less focused on the past. Character Summary: A skilled but hot-blooded Aeromancer, Rose is an opponent not to trifle with. She is not above playing dirty and literally throwing sand in her opponents eyes (and ears and nose and....) Holding a grudge that ties her to a past best left forgotten, perhaps one day she will finally let go and finally be at peace.

Harle sighed, this pony wasn't seeing the forest for the trees, but it wasn't her place to try and explain it to her, but she stopped and blinked "wait, what? sunbutt's not in charge anymore? when did this happen!?" "a few months ago actually" commented Singlestone "Why did nocreature tell me?!" exclaimed the griffon "would it have change anything you were doing?" "well... no..." "So why bother you with it" said the unicorn Harle sighed, more than a little annoyed but also understanding the logic. When Ice spoke about the weapons though, Singelstone's eyes sparkled "No." said Harle "We already talked about scaling up the death ray, doc, you said it couldn't be done" "Not on our ship, but on something like this...." Harle's eyes narrowed Singlestone sighed "It would be a lot safer than what they're using now" Harle sighed, closed her eyes a moment in thought, then turned to ice "...I might have a solution to your problem with your artillery"

Harle did not seem impressed when the doors were first opened, then when she saw the entirety of the ship her jaw went slack and her rump hit the floor as she gawked at the leviathan before her, barely even comprehending what she was seeing. Singlestone though was looking at it with a more critical eye and shook his head, going over the logistics in his mind of just what it would take to run that ship, and his conclusion was quite the opposite of Harle's though he did not speak up, realizing now the full extent of their new commander's megalomania... ...though he was watching with interest the ships being built below, no doubt quite curious about the mechanisms being used to hold them aloft without propellers or balloons. Once could clearly see the proverbial gears in his head turning as he envisioned other uses for the magitech... When harle's shock wore off she managed to pull herself together, though not without another rather large gulp from her decanter. Still a little woozy, she stood once more "I never took Sunb- Celestia to be one for world conquest, but it seems I underestimated her" she said "She'll soon have the entire world in her hoof" there was a tiny edge of fear in the griffon's voice, having seen just the small amount of chaos her own ship brought when it came into sight... knowing that this was orders of magnitude more dangerous, without even taking into account its weapons. ...she also knew now that singelstone was right, they had no hopes of defying Ice or celestia... if they had, then it would only be a matter of time before they simply ceased to exist one morning... For her own survival, she knew she made the right decision, but deeper down in her gut, she was questioning if she was joining a band of heroes or a gang of villains... Power corrupts, absolute power corrupts absolutely. She feared for the future of equestria... and for all of Terra....

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Harle nodded "the way you put it, yeah, but they're a ragtag bunch of skallywags, some of them might take issue with working for sunb- for celestia...." she muttered to herself about needing to break that habit now... "Dont be misunderstanding the captain" said Singlestone "We would all like to see her name -our name- cleared, and it would be nice not to worry when our next meal ticket will arrive" Harle nodded "I run a tight ship but I dont force my crew into anything they're uncomfortable with" "Except Last Hour" smiled Singlestone "Bah, they love it, they just dont want to admit it" smirked Harle Harle stopped cold at the mention of the walk "20 minutes? I say again 'How bloody big is this place?!" she sighed and took another swig from her decanter before taking the offer of a non-alcoholic drink for the remainder of the journey. The long walk was mostly in silence from there, though singlestone did slow his walk a few times to examine the re-purposed caves, no doubt he would be submitting a report on their structural integrity to Ice some time in the future...

Roleplay Type: WoE Name: Electric Shock Sex: Male Age: Adult Species: Pegasus Eye colour: Yellow Coat: Blue Mane/Tail: light blue Physique: slightly on the scrawny side. Residence: Canterlot Occupation: "Villain" (Antivillain) Cutie Mark: two lightning bolts coming together Unique Traits: Has learned to channel lightning both offensively and defensively (though doing it much will wear him out - usually only about 3 bolts without resting), skilled martial artist. History: Shock's early life seemed somewhat normal, almost idyllic. Growing up in Cloudsdale, he was an average student, a prominent member of the cloudball team, and was studying martial arts in hopes of becoming a professional championship fighter. Everything was going well for him, he had friends, family, a bright future... but then came the accident... Nopony is quite sure what happened, and the parties at fault were quick to cover it up and sweep it under the rug since it was a small matter that happened away from prying eyes... but to say it was "small" was only looking at the big picture... Shock was the only survivor losing his family and friends, and he had suffered serious head trauma. Even with surgery it was unsure if he would live. When he beat the odds and woke though, he was a completely different stallion. His interest in sports and martial arts was gone, instead becoming a brilliant study in math and science, but his psyche was in shambles... when anypony asked about an aspect of his previous life, shock would ofte just shrug, at best he would make some philosophical comment that held seemingly no connection to him emotionally. He would also focus less on ponies and more on animals... but not the way a normal pony would... he would try to teach squirrels to use a fire-pit to roast their acorns, or teach birds advanced mathematics to aid their flight... if the animals had any grasp of what he was saying, it was not much... In short, Shock was on the short list for an asylum, but then somepony stepped in. Where she came from and why she took interest in shock wasn't clear, but she did - and she had the bits to backup whatever she said. He made progress, at least to the point that the doctors felt he could be released, and when he was, Shock left cloudsdale with the mare, headed for canterlot, to a new future and hopefully in time, the pieces of his mind would settle back into place... Character Personality: Shock is highly intelligent, but is not all there. He seems to have two hooves in our world and two in another - he usually is stable enough that he simply comes off as eccentric, but at other times he is so far out in left field that ponies will keep their distance for fear. However he is almost always upbeat, unless talking about his past. Character Summary: A skilled fighter in both body and weathermagic, with the brains to back it up --- but there is something wrong with him. An accident left his mind in shambles, with many questioning if he even remembers his past in any logical way, he sees the world through a different lens than other ponies now... though how much of this is true insanity and how much is his attempt to cope with the loss of everything he ever had is up for debate...

Roleplay Type: WoE Name: Twinkle Star Sex: Male Age: colt Species: Unicorn Eye colour: reddish-pink (usually covered by sunglasses when in public) Coat: white Mane/Tail: black (Yes, he is an albino) Physique: average Residence: canterlot Occupation: Singer/Guitarist (Con artist) Cutie Mark: a single star with several smaller ones trailing it Unique Traits: His special talent is the Glamour, which enthralls all who hear it, clouding their mind. When he stops focusing on the ability, those around him have very hazy memories of being under the glamour and are open to suggestion of what happened during it (Though only to a limited extent) This power has made Star a literal rockstar since nopony actually hears him sing or play and afterwards the announcers praise him so they "remember" his performance being amazing. Note that this power only works in-person so it cannot be recorded or transmitted and is limited to those hearing him (so yes, earplugs nullify it) History: Little is known about Star or his past, he burst onto the music scene selling out concerts and merchandise everywhere he went (though fans are dissapointed that he refuses to release any records) He always plays up how he is there for the fans and loves what he is doing; that he is living a dream. Mysteriously his parents never accompany him, he is instead chaperoned as needed by bodyguards or other associates of his. (Though they are routinely interviewed and always have extremely positive things to say about their son). With enough digging and the right connections, one can discover that Star graduated from primary school with honors, but did not start out that way --- his early records are filled with him being the victim of bullying and failing or barely passing any of his classes. However that all changed this last two years, when suddenly the bullying stopped, his popularity rose (with him being elected to student council) and his grades suddenly all became perfect A+ or higher. This was also when he began his singing career and earned his cutiemark - which is what he and his family credit for the turnaround in his life. Character Personality: If you meet Star on the stage or an event surrounding one of his concerts, he is overflowing with kindness, humility, and love for his fans and for all of equestria... ...but if you meet him in a dark alley at midnight... he is the most cold hearted and analytical pony ever to be born. The only emotion he will show, besides stoicism is rare hatred and rage (usually and almost only when sompony mockingly calls him "Twinkie" or "Tinkle"). Something broke this pony's heart and froze it in ice long ago, leaving him a heartless monster... but a monster who can manipulate and deceive fans by the thousands... the only question left is "What is his endgame?" Character Summary: Idol by day, villain by night. Star will sing praises of you one minute and stab you int he back the next if it is to his benefit. It is a shame that the joyous mask hides a pony so hollow and empty inside, filled only with darkness.

It was a clear night, not a single cloud in the sky. The air was a little cool but barely needing a jacket yet. Winter was comming but it was still a ways off. in some places one could hear bats chirping as tehy made their nightly hunts, while the insects buzzed and chirped their own melody. But then, there was a bright twinkle in the sky, and everything fell silent. the bats fell silent, the insects fell silent, even the breeze stopped... then a loud whistling could be heared, followed by a bright almost blinding glow before... BOOM The hill was no more, dirt and rocks thrown in all directions, leaving behind a massive crater... and inside it was a still glowing chunk of rock.... It seems to almost call out to you... to everycreature.... what is it? where did it come from? what was going to happen...?

At the first comment harle shrugged "Ive heard tales of dark magics that use souls as a source of power, it wouldn't surprise me if sunb- I mean if Celestia's Forces had such magic at her disposal" After the speech Harle gave ice a long, hard, look "Sorry, but I've spent my life dealing with powerful ponies who abuse their power, Its going to take some proof from you that your not one of them before I sign on to your crew. Clearing my name only does me so much good if I'm immediately forced to do worse things than I was ever accused of" Singlestone though was far more analytical "Captain, the necklace she wears is an intense power amplifier, and we're surrounded by powerful mages, all of whom seem to be experts in far-seeing, if she was planning to coerce us, there is already nothing we can do." Harle leaned close to singlestone "how powerful of an amplifier are we talking?" Singlestone sighed "At least alicorn tier... possibly Eldrich tier..." "...eldrich..." muttered Harle grimly, she had heard stories of eldrich being and their reality-warping powers. She knew the princesses employed one such creature already, it would make sense that there were more... "While I will go along with whatever decision you make, captain, I suggest we take the offer... we're already caught in the web..." "...could we...?" he shook his head Harle sighed, just like before she was just another pawn on a chessboard "FIne." she said, looking to Ice "on one condition... I will pledge my servitude, but my crew are free to leave at any time. If things get messy I dont want their souls stained... whatever happens, I will take the blame and the risk" Singlestone shook his head, a little sad and a little amused. He had not heard her words, but it seemed Dash's earlier comment was right - harle had no idea how loyal her crew was and the fact that every one of them would fallow her through the gates of hell...

Harle snorted "like anyone would believe me if I said anything..." she muttered, knowing that probably nopony would ever believe the size of Ice's base... hell harle herself was a bit skeptical and in retrospect now was wondering if the guards had just been pulling her tail... they seemed serious enough -and those gunships had to be hidden somewhere- but it did seem rather preposterous now that she thought about it more... Unlike the previous guests, Singlestone was scrutinizing everything with a scientific eye, no doubt in five minutes he would have deduced the basics of all the operations, in 30 minutes he would have deduced the rest, and in an hour he probably would be able to make suggestions for improvements... At the mention of not speaking of anything outside, the unicorn nodded "nondisclosure agreements are quite common in my field" he commented "I can see the reasons for the secrecy" Harle sighed as they reached the rom "yeah, yeah, show me the contract where if I speak about it you steal my soul, I've been through this part before..." she pulled out a knife and held it towards her claws, clearly expecting ice to ask her to sign some arcane document in blood... which was a bit worrysome in and of itself...

"THATS NO WAY TO MAKE AN EXIT!" called trixie after sunset, no doubt she would be mentioning this to sunset later and no doubt attempting to instruct her on the proper way to make a flashy exit he sighed and turned back to sunburst "well, obviously these" she smiled as she levitated the 'wing' earrings onto his desk "and... I suppose the fireproofing amulet..." she dug the supposed artifact from the ox of junk "and lets see... portable hole? no... oh maybe the snake charming.... no...." she continued to dig "Philosopher's stone? no, I dont need that kind of temptation... oh! The ring of illusions! this will be perfect! with these three, The Great and Powerful Trixie will create a show that shall be talked about for years!" she set the final object on the desk "thanks, sunburst" she levitated the box as she walked a few paces away "or perhaps I should say... All of Equestria thanks you for your contribution to the arts! -and now for a real exit!- THANK YOU EQUESTRIA, AND GOODNIGHT!" several magical fireworks went off, filling the room with smoke, then with a near-blinding flash, trixie was gone... no doubt eagerly planning a new routine centered around the trinkets that sunburst was going to make "great and powerful!" --- or she at least hoped...

Dont know how this old app from ~2012 vanished, but it apparently did... Name: Singlestone Gender: Stallion Race: Unicorn Appearance: White and Grey Color Scheme, wears a jumpsuit with tools sticking out of it, also now wears glasses due to acute nearsightedness as he grew older Cutiemark: Special Talent: Inventing Job: Scientist/Magitech Engineer Personality: Very easy-going and usually relatively calm (unless you damage something he's working on) History: From an early age, Singlestone liked to tinker with things, despite being a magically-inclined unicorn he loved science. He studied at canterlot (first in primary school, then highschool, and finally at the university), and continued his studies beyond what almost any foal -and even many adults- would have considered normal. It was during his experimenting with low-level molecular magic that he earned his cuteimark and realized, or rather confirmed, that his future lay in inventing and researching. After spending many years as a professor and researcher, his funding finally ran out. Much to his surprise, he found himself a spot as a chief engineer and copilot with the infamous skypirate Harle Blackclaw, where he continues to pursue his passion of research and invention

Dash just smiled awkwardly "oh, right, yeah... back of the casino...." clearly she had no idea the foal-friendly arcade was even there, speaking volumes about her observation skills... and her priorities... Harle laughed a little "unless you have a second office that's a lot bigger, I think my crew's better off just hanging out here, I'll just take my copilot-slash-engineer with us" she said, nodding to a slightly older unicorn in the back Dash turned to scootaloo at this point "Ok, kid, thank harle and give her back her gear" Scootaloo looked down at her hooves "Awww.... do I have to?" Harle smiled "Forget it, we have plenty, she can keep it all" Scootaloo grinned "Oh, I'm sure you need every sword you can get on a pirate ship" said dash "I insist" Harle just smirked "We got plenty of 'em" she said "and you see that bandanna? She's proudly waving my flag, so as far as I'm concerned she's an honorary member of my crew, and I make sure my crew have everything they need" Scootaloo's eyes were absolutely sparkling now Dash's hoof went to her face, wondering if this griffon was just this dense or was purposefully being a plothole and letting scootaloo keep a dangerous weapon... probably the latter, considering harle was a pirate... "Singlestone! lets go, as for the rest of you, two free drinks on me, anything you want!" the rest of the crew cheered and headed for the bar "cant you stay just a little while more?" pleaded scootaloo Harle laughed and smiled "I got obligations, kid, but I'll be sure to come say goodbye before I leave, ok?" Scootaloo sighed but smiled "...ok..." "Good, I'll see you later" she then turned to Ice, completely ignoring Dash "yeah, we need to talk... at the least about the size of your bloody base!" clearly there was still a tiny hint of that accent in harle, and also clearly she was still a little sore about her hanger turning out to be in one of Ice's backdoors....

Dash, having not spent much time in cold climates and wearing a thin and airy flightsuit shivered violently, muttering something about 'whyd they go by-way of the north pole!' Harle, being a griffon and wearing a rather warm captains coat, had no such problem and just smirked at Dash's reaction When the trio appeared, The pirates all fell silent, unsure what to make of their captain showing up out of thin air with the other ponies, one of whom they all recognized and the other who was clearly some kind of military. No doubt some of them were even expecting harle to make the same speech about it being the end of the road... instead she smiled surprisingly warm and sat "What're you idjits gawking at?" There was a cheer from the crowd Scootaloo ran forward. Dash smiled and opened her wings for a hug.... and after several seconds blinked and looked around, more than a little shocked to see scoots hugging harle! "Scoots!" hissed Dash "thats..." Scootaloo grinned "I know! She's cool isn't she! Harle has her own airship and her crew and lots of cool stuff" "Yes, but-" "And she gave me this cloak to keep me cool in the sun, and this awesome bandanna, and this sword! She taught me how to use it too in case we ran into bandits or sandworms!" "but..." "And... She didn't tie me up like a dog like you did." Dash's heart sank when she heard that... had she really just lost her 'little sister' to a pirate?! Scootaloo wasn't finished though "How about I Spend the rest of the day with harle? that way you can finish doing all your autographs and waving and story-telling and stuff for that mean, no-good, overbearing, heartless casino owner" The sweat was pouring from dash's brow as scootaloo starting talking about the 'casino owner' dash mutted "...scootaloo.... ixnay..." Harle finally spoke, seeing the situation "Look, kid, I'm a busy griff, I dont mind sticking around a little while, but your gonna need to go back to your sister" Scootaloo whimpered "But... Dash will just put me on a leash again and not let me go see the games, or get snacks or even use the restroom!" Now Harle's gaze fell on Dash "oh... really...." the gaze of both an apex predator and an infamous pirate... Dash gulped and laughed awkwardly... she knew she was in a bind now...