WillowWisp

It wasn't the incoming Pegasus she'd heard, her ears were still perked even after the collision of the three stallions. In fact it was probably in Braeburn's favor that at least she didn't see his kissy face toward the pony on top of him due to being knocked around. No, she was to focused on what was around them. She could hear it, a high pitched whistle that was drawing closer and soon appeared with the form of flying cacti. 'I knew it!' Rather than run while Braeburn did his best to get between the danger and her and Bluebelle, Wisp ran passed him. She was going head first toward the mob of needle spitting, flying succulents. As she drew close, near colliding with one of the haunting attackers, her horn began to glow. Just like the natural, or perhaps unnatural, hue her body took in the dark, it lit up with a blue shine. The closed incoming cacti suddenly dropped to the ground revealing a wisp of eerie blue fire coming in her direction. But as she stared it down it seems to slow until it was more or less floating around her, as if her horn was some sort of beacon to it. 'Spirit fire. They're the starts of something called Spirit Lanterns. Where you found them, well you woke a whole horde. It's unusual for there to be this many though,' Willow Wisp called back to her fleeing company. 'But I think I know what may have happened to that missing train.' There was a smile on her face. She stood proud as a few more of the cacti near her dropped as the flames came to encircle her instead. Her eyes seemed alive with the sense of adventure. It was a moment she couldn't pass up. Actual occult activity and she was right in the middle of it. 'Follow me if you want! I'm going to find where these came from. But if you come along stay close, my magic can only draw them from a short distance. So needles are going to be a hazard.' That said she looked off into the distance where the swarm had come from. For a moment the moonlight reflected on the lenses of her glasses, lighting up the smile she wore. And then, without a second notice, she took off, charging through the on coming haunted cacti. She made it a good ways as well, plowing her way through the swarm of cacti. She was dodging and weaving a bit to avoid the needles being launched from the ones that weren't close enough for her to entrance. But it wasn't to last. Wisp felt a sudden twinge of pain shot through her rear right flank as a good collection of the needles hit her. She stumbled and then fell, leg going limp as she skidded forward a bit in the sand and dirt. Her leg began to show signs of the threat the entities possessed while using cacti as their hosts. As if she was being drained of the water in her leg, it began to look weak and sickly. Wisp grimaced. She knew that touching Spirit Fire was a bad idea but she'd never heard about what it could do while using another object. And these cacti hosts seemed to give them the ability to suck moister out with their spines.

'I'm sure Applejack wouldn't mind working something out with you.' Fluttershy just nodded. 'Her and her family are all so nice. Even if Big Macintosh looks like he's a big tough pony, he's actually very polite. Pretty quiet too. And her little sister is sure full of energy. But her and her friends are so cute.' She looked along the path, enjoying the walk. She could see the outline of the house they were heading for in the distance, and it made her a little nervous. At least she wasn't alone. But still, even just the outline and shadow looked rather creepy. 'I'm not sure if it's magic. It might be... but it's not like Unicorn magic. It's not something I can do by will. It just happens. But it seems to happen when I need it too. Like with the Cockatrice, Apple Bloom and her friends needed me to protect them. I wasn't about to let it hurt those little foals. And it had already turned Twilight into stone, so it needed to be taught a lesson.' She nodded a little. 'All creatures need to be reminded how to behave now and then... even the dangerous ones.' Continued Here

Wisp seemed a little in daze as Big Macintosh headed her direction. Her head was hung and her eyes half lidded. As he spoke she put on a weak smile and looked up. 'Ah, Big Macintosh... good to see you. No, no need for lemons. I have plenty. Morty is one happy little... well not little... maybe slightly pudgy would be a better description for him right now. He really seems to like the lemons I get here.' She couldn't help it, her head felt a bit heavy and she let it droop again. Tired? Yeah, maybe she was just tired. She didn't want anypony worrying about her after all. If anything it was just a little cold or something she could sleep off. But not without playing into that old adage of keeping doctors away with apples. 'I was just thinking about getting some apples. I know there is the cart in town but since my house is kind of on the edge, it's almost easier just to walk over here. Plus I didn't know...' she paused for a moment sniffling so she wouldn't sneeze. '...didn't know if the cart at the market was still open at this point. You don't mind right?' She sighed softly and closed her eyes for just a moment. 'Sure is warm for this time of the day,' she commented even though it was a rather mild day.

A party? At the home of such a famous pony? Wisp was a little shocked to get an invite and from the host to boot. But she just nodded when she was told that she didn't hear it there. So it was a bit of a secret as well; and that made her feel somewhat special. There must be something that Neon found interesting about her to earn her such an invite. 'Oh, you don't have to treat me to anything,' Willow was always a little shy about being treated to things. She always felt she had to return the favor somehow. And Neon was a star. Even if the other had money to spend she didn't want her to feel like she needed to. 'I mean, I've never really been the spa type... not that I don't go now and then, but... I mean... I don't want you to think you have to do anything for me, Ms. Neon.' There that was a good way to set it up. That way it wasn't a yes or a no. And if Neon insisted then she could agree since it wouldn't feel so much like she was just taking advantage of an offer. At least, that's how she justified it to herself.

It really made her smile to see Starlight get a boost of confidence and start pushing along on his scooter again. He was such a sweet little foal and the more they talked the more Fluttershy felt he was like her in ways. Especially since he was struggling to learn to fly, which had been a problem for her as well. At least she could give him some assurance and get him excited to keep trying. 'It can be hard learning where everything is. But that's okay. While we head to the library I can point some things out to you. That way you can remember certain places to help you know where you are. There are plenty of buildings that stand out and make good markers.' She nodded down the path that led into town and smiled. 'Now there is a little bit of a hill as we go into town, so be careful. You don't want to accidentally get rolling too fast now. But I'll be close, so there is no need to worry.'

She just let him drag her along as he went on about the town and his friends. The way she saw it, if he knew how to keep from being trampled by ponies, why fight it? Truffle was more or less just a little confused about how he could get along with so many ponies. Then again the ones she were use to were the upper crust in Canterlot and they all seemed rather stuck up in her opinion. 'Yeah, I'd take gems over hay any day, though I guess muffins and cupcakes ain't so bad. Must be handy have a gem findin' friend though, especially if ya get to eat some of what she digs up.' As they moved through the crowd she looked around and sighed. Thinking about gems was making her hungry too. But she had accidentally left her bag of snacks in the cart she rode there. So until it came back to pick her up, she didn't have anything to much. 'Sounds like ya get along with all these ponies though. Must be less stuffy than the snobs in Canterlot. They have their snouts so high in the air, I'm shocked they ain't bumpin' into stuff. So I ain't got any pony friends. I just hang out in the shop with mom and pop. And I hardly see any other dragons unless I go around the Unicorn school... but then they all seem to think I'm somepony's helper. '

Fluttershy had been spending her morning as she usually did, taking care of the animals around her home. She'd just finished feeding the mice that lived in her home when she heard the knock at the door. 'Oh, just a moment,' she called out softly, placing the last piece of cheese by the mouse hole. It was probably one of her friends coming by to see her. When she opened the door however she blinked, seeing a pony she was sure she didn't know. Or if she did, she had forgotten and that would have been really rude. 'Oh, good morning, can I help you with something?' She smiled politely to her guest and stepped to the side so he could come in if he wanted. 'I hope I'm not being rude but, have we met before? I'm terribly sorry if we have, but I just don't remember you. So perhaps we haven't, which would be much better than me forgetting.'

A play? That didn't sound so bad. And even better it was a famous play by one of the best play writes ever written. Grim was happy for that. He was sure his cousin would come along too if he asked; even if she did like to spend the nights doing her research. It was the part about writing that made him nervous though. He still hadn't gotten the chance to ask about using his spider. And what if he didn't get a chance? That meant that the next day in class he would just have to show up with him and hope it would be okay, otherwise he wouldn't be able to write at all. The other foals would probably laugh at him too. What pony didn't know how to write? He just couldn't get it though, no matter how he tried. Once he had a pencil in his mouth all he could get was scribbles, nothing even close to letters. Perhaps he could just hide Scribe in his desk and nopony would ever know. At the mention of show and tell he smiled a little. He knew just what he would bring. It was perfect, something he held near and dear to his heart. Of course it wouldn't be as good without Wisp being part of it, but he was okay with that. He could still share the item. But it never hurt to ask if she could come as part of it. 'Um... can my cousin be part of my show and tell? What I want to bring is better with her being part of it...'

Perhaps all those late nights out studying were finally taking their toll. After all the last few had been a little chilly and one night it rained. That was really her fault for not remembering the scheduled storm, but she was already out at that point so she didn't want to turn back in the middle of her exploration. Though now, as Willow Wisp slowly trudged around her house, she was mentally kicking herself for it. 'Oh... what is that saying again?' she sniffled as she walked out of her home, squinting her eyes in the sunlight. 'An apple a day... keeps the doctor away... yeah that's it. Maybe I should get some apples.' Usually she just stopped by the farm to get more lemons for Morty since they usually didn't show up in the market. Now and then she bought apples when she was out in the town, but she didn't currently have any, so she turned and made her way toward Sweet Apple Acres. Surely they wouldn't mind if she stopped by there instead of going to the stand in the market. It took a little longer than normal for Wisp to make the walk, her head down as she kind of dragged her hooves along. Her head hurt, her eyes were sore and if it weren't for her dark pelt her face probably would be more obviously flushed. The Unicorn was clearly under the weather but she going to do her best to play if off. 'Hello...' she stifled a little sneeze as she finally walked through the main gate of the farm. 'Anypony around?'

This is in a post in our mod section actually. I made it to suggest how to do events, but no admins have gotten back to me on it. So perhaps in the future it will be addressed. But yes, it has been brought up before. :3

Dear Princess Celestia, Today I learned even if there is a sticky topic telling everyone about a change, somepony still will not read it and therefore will send me stupid questions. Your Faithful Student, Willow Wisp

So she's already finished her work on season 2 at this point. Well it is in the animation stage of production. So actually a lot of the crew is done, writers, VAs, creative directors. But that isn't necessarily a bad thing. That means her work has been set in place at this point so her influences are there. And if the show has a third season, then during the pre-production stage she would work again. I think people worrying that her part is done are misunderstanding. All animations are done in stages and there are long periods of time when certain parts of the crew don't do any work at all.

I don't think any previous pony resembles Wisp, but who knows... you may find something.

Understood, I was trying to prevent a repeat of an earlier chat rant which many members expressed frustration over.

She's just not the executive producer, she's still on the team, she even said so. People everywhere are all over reacting. Not to mention most of season two is already done other than animation. It's not like she just walked away and isn't touch it at all. Honestly I think just having a meltdown like a lot of people are doing is ridiculous. A whole staff worked on the show, not just her. It's like as if her moving to a lower position, out of her own choosing, it going to make the show turn into the gen 3.5. And since I don't think we need a whine fest here, like there is on every other pony board, topic locked. There is plenty of pony things to talk about without reacting to this.

In the season finale we had an epic musical number and everyone had a solo. So what would you OC's or Cast members not at the party, solo be? For reference here are the songs lyrics and the MP3. ... So to start it I will do Willow Wisp At the Gala, in the palace Surely full of mysteries I want to explore them, but I'm worried, what others they might see (spooky) In the darkness with my glow, what a fright it could be And so I must try with all my might, have to stay out in the light, So not haunting studies tonight, at the Gala!

Okay so I can't draw clothing on ponies. D: I was trying to design a Gala look for Wisp. But I just can't get it looking right. Then again me and pony bodies still aren't on the best terms. I was thinking the top layer and collar deep midnight blue, the middle a bit more of a royal and then the final be bit light then that... like a gradation of the night, was gonna add like some lace that looks like spider web between the layers, to match with the hair piece and front clasp. These webs would be silver and the bat black. Most likely make the shoes silver to match, or maybe the midnight blue. D: I just wish I could make it look nicer. EDIT: MUDDY MADE IT AWESOME! YAY

'Never said ya ain't doing your job... just I mean... think about it... when it comes right down to it, number one assistant sounds a lot like a mail box.' Truffle just smirked as they shook hands. 'But sure, why not, I'm not doin' nothin' since I have no idea where to go. And at least you ain't gonna step on me. But, if this ends up being a bust, I'm holdin' ya to it, Spike.' She let him lead her along, mainly because she didn't want to be trampled again, especially after having her tail stomped. She couldn't help glancing around though as they passed by numerous pony legs. She really couldn't believe so many lived in one town, especially since it was no where as big as Canterlot was. 'So there's excitement in this place? Like what? I mean, no offense to the pony that live here, but it seems pretty boondocks compared to being in Canterlot. And it ain't nowhere near the type a place I grew up. And where do you eat around here? I mean gems are kinda all over in the big city cause of all the hoity toity ponies, I don't think I even saw a jeweler in this place.'

While the strange call from out of the darkness may have made Braeburn and Bluebelle uneasy, Wisp was delighted. Something was out there and she was determined to find out what it was. Her ears were perked as she listened in, trying to decide if some of her magic was in order, but when she just ended up hearing hoof beats they drooped a little. It was probably just another pony. Braeburn had taken on the role of standing to protect her and Bluebelle, only to have her feelings confirmed, it was just another pony. Of course his accusation of her being a cart was strange, as well as his demand to know who they were. They weren't the ones nearly dive bomb other explorers. 'Of course I'm not a cart, what in the hay is that suppose to mean?' Willow Wisp pursed her lips a bit. 'And Braeburn is right, nearly crashing into us only to demand to know who we are... you're the one charging out of a pass that not even the local ponies will go into at night.' She kept a gaze on his newcomer, eyebrow quirked. Suddenly her head snapped up and she looked into the darkness again. 'What is...' mumbling to herself she stepped past the stranger a little, ears once again perked as if she could hear something. Of course at the moment it seemed pretty silent other than the talking taking place. She twitched her ears as she tried to hon in on some sound that only she could hear. 'It can't be...' Wisp spoke as she looked back to their new company. 'You ran into something didn't you? What was it?'

Should be the official "I'm the Mod, *****!" Avatar That's right all... this is my mod face. D< Obey!

I loved Fluttershy's little break down. Nice opening with a cindrella theme. And of course a wonderful music number. Rarity snapping at the Prince was hilarious as well. And of course Celestia invited them to ruin the part... oh Princess, such a troll.

It made her smile to hear that her strange glow was being accepted. Part of her feared they would be put off by it, like so many other ponies had been in her time. But both Bluebelle and Braeburn just seemed to accept it as if it were nothing unusual at all. Braeburn was even willing to make a rather playful joke about it and how she would be a great back up lantern. All and all she couldn't help feeling relieved and rather touched by the remark. 'Yeah, I'm pretty good at lighting even the darkest places,' Willow Wisp laughed. 'When I use to foal sit my cousin when he was a lot younger, if he got scared, he'd come sleep in my room while I studied... I was his night light.' While they walked along the tracks, she kept her eyes peeled for anything strange. A missing train was a main component of the local ghost story, so keeping a close eye on the track was a good place to start. However she was brought out of her thoughts when the stallion tossed a nice blanket over her back, offering one to their mule companion as well. The coolness wasn't bothering her much, but it was still a very generous thing to do. 'Oh, thank you, Braeburn. This is very nice of you,' she looked off to the side a bit shyly. After all she wasn't use to anypony being so outright friendly, let alone a stallion, other than Big Macintosh, the other member of the Apple Family she'd met. It must have run in all of them to be helpful and kind. Wisp noticed the little stumble, a giggled quietly to herself but didn't say anything about it. No, she was too busy looking down the dark path leading into the pass. They were there, the place that held it's own local legend. It was perfectly spooky to boot! 'This is just perfect! This is the type of setting the occult crave!' She couldn't contain herself as she hurried a bit past their guide to peer into the darkness. 'Okay, I need to keep a look out... anything that seems out of place could be clue to this whole thing. One little bend in the train track, a rock or cactus that seems oddly out of place in it's surroundings... even the slightest sound could be a hint!' She looked over her shoulder to her companions with a wide smile. 'Are you both excited too!?'

Dear Princess Celestia, Today I learned that there are some things even magic can't fix... like stupid. There is no cure for stupid. Your faithful student, Willow Wisp

Grim had merely rolled his eyes when the grumpy foal shot her reply back to him. But she seemed to be sulking now because everypony was 'picking' on her. If she hadn't been rude than nopony would have said anything to her but he wasn't going to point that out. In fact he was too shocked to say anything after Sweetie Belle thanked him. His cheeks went red, and his eyes were wide. Did she really just kiss his cheek? Even if it was just a little peck the foal was frozen in his seat. The little white Unicorn he found himself really smitten by just kissed him. 'Uh... yeah...' He just mumbled out a reply to nopony by the time words serviced. Cheerilee was already starting her lesson again and he hadn't notice. He glanced with a rather goofy smile, to the map the teacher was using. Canterlot, Ponyville, the woods and forest were all being pointed out, but he didn't hear any of it. No, Grim was off in his own little world and the only place on that map was 'crush city'.

Lemons. Not on the poll... makes me sad.