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"What is this 'Discord' everypony's talking abo- HEY! GET BACK HERE!" Balance said, being interrupted by Strife running away. He tried giving chase, but he was never a fast runner. He got tired quickly, and fell to the ground. Where's our detective team when we need them? "Somepony get him! He's hiding something!" He yelled between puffs of air. He then realized that his suit was getting tighter. Something bad is happening. We should take this off. He then ripped off the pink suit, and realized it was shrinking. That was close.

(Pawn, that's my character, Applezoom's just confused by you coming out of the wall, and trying to ask Pawn if he knew anything)

Balance was confused for most of the conversation. The pony seemed odd, but he, once again, passed it off as a curse from the... Did he say... Discord? "Excuse me for a second..." Balance trotted in front of him, ignoring his comment about Amber. "Did you say something about a 'curse from Discord' or something along those lines? I mean, how does a word curse a pony?"

"That was lucky. Off we go then!" Pawn trotted off happily towards the door, as it opened up for them and revealed the next elevator. "Exactly how many of these do we go through?"

Apparently I'm Applebloom!

(Sure, why not?) "So these new cubes redirect lasers... Perhaps we use it to laser through the door?"

"Nice to meet you Amber! I'm Balance Scales, and I would LOVE to work on a wand with you, after this thing is done. Any idea's on what's happening though? This magic seems too powerful to be a regular pony." Balance heard a lot of laughter close, and saw a pony looking like he was keeping his sides from splitting. Is that a curse, or is he actually laughing? Let's just say it's a curse, I don't think a pony would laugh like that in this situation.

"'Human', eh? That's an interesting name, I personally would never come up with something like that. You know, I should get a wand. My magic is really weak, and if a wand is as good as you described it, I might be able to change that. Plus, that wand looks AMAZING, amber has to be one of my favorite type of gems. Is it precious or semi-precious, I don't remember." Balance began trailing off into conversation, not even sure if anybody was listening to him. He saw the nearby camp, and assumed that's what Partheus was talking about. He decided to shut up, not wanting to attract attention from one of those cursed ponies.

I'm sure other Balance would find that accent hilarious. ... Good, he's not listening to my thoughts. "I think this court was in Hoofington, since our minds have never been any other places. Then again, it could be anything or anywhere, considering this unusual world." Balance 2 was still very skeptical of the whole situation, but he wasn't one to disbelieve something without decisive evidence against it. They started walking, with fog beginning to come in. He had questions for Grey, about this 'Jack' pony, and this 'London' that he spoke of, but he heard yelling in the distance. "I believe we're near your sister."

"Hmm? Oh, yes, let's go with that. I just need a moment here." Hey, Balance, where are you, this pony want to know. Get somepony over here! She's chasing us! She? Wait, you don't mean... Yes! Just help us! We're heading to the courthouse, but we might not make it! "They're having troubles. A dangerous pony from our nightmare is chasing us- err, them. We need to go to where the court is, which may be a while from here."

"A pony in a dream of mine, I'll explain later!" Balance yelled out of fear. He was usually a pony to keep calm, but this pony was his worst fear. He knew that his natural fight or flight response would help him run away. He looked back, and saw that the mare was still chasing them. Rationally... rationally.... Thinks things through rationally.... "Filly! Turn towards the house over there, I have a plan! Balance changed his direction towards large building, which Balance recognized as the court house he woke up in.

"That's a rather stupid monster, telling us his weakness. I mean, now I can copy that sword and it should be as powerful, considering the fact that he isn't the original beast but a nightmarish incarnation created within the mind of... this pony, therefore with his weakness, copy's made within the minds of others should work. But perhaps the swords must be made from the mind of the user of this weapon.... I'm thinking too much. And talking out loud. Why am I talking out loud!?" He remembered that he didn't put his spell down, so he was only causing the demon to become more angry. There was a split second were the spell caused the demons skin to rupture, but it healed right away. Balance knew not even he could talk long enough to keep him ripped apart. "I suppose SOMEPONY should use that damn sword on it sometime!" ***** Meanwhile, Balance 1 and Twilight believed they had run far enough from the monster, so they slowed down a lot. "Alright, we should be safe. Just don't think of anything ba-" Balance couldn't have said anything worse, because as he was saying it, he remembered the worst part of his recurring dream; the killer. A large, muscular mare suddenly jumped through the ground, blood red mane and night black coat. The cutie mark was very blurry, Balance knew his mind never came up with one. "Run filly!" They ran off in a random direction, Balance hoping to Celestia that the pony wasn't chasing them. (Just creating something for the other characters to do )

1 & 2: You'll get one of those right, so yeah. 3. I think the main characters are too popular to leave, and death is definetly a no for this show (It's still rated Y, and it may not get past the censors to kill a character) 4. I would like that to happen. I want to know about Applejack's parents. 5. I suppose that could happen 6. Like I said before, it wouldn't really make it past the censors, especially for an on-screen death. Remember, it's still rated Y. 7. That would be interesting, kinda' like Season 1 Episode 23. 8. That would also be interesting. 9. I say no, unless this is the last season. Them trying to get their cutie marks are HUGE character traits, and creates many plot points, so it would ruin a lot to give them their cutie marks, unless the show was ending. 10. Featherweight probably won't appear again, like Tank and Pipsqueak. Just sayin'.

"Dammit, what would Bala-, I mean, other me do? Umm.... Balance 1 was generally known as the creative one, so Balance 2 was having trouble. However, the other Balance's voice started going through his head. Seems we can still hear thoughts. Makes sense in this dream world. Balance! I need a creative fighting idea! Don't worry, I've thought of this a thousand times. Since this is a dream, why not make up a spell, perhaps one that causes your words to inflict burning pain? Sounds perfect! Balance 2's horn glowed a dark blue, as his throat went red. He then started to speak. "Great Beast! I am Balance Scales, bringer of Justice! No evil shall escape justice, and Justice is me!" His voice began echoing, and the beast appeared to be redder, and Balance hoped that meant it was in pain. He gave a grin of pride, assuming that the beast would soon be defeated.

"We should follow that filly, I don't want her getting hurt." "And leave these guys to fight this on their own? I'm not doing that." ​"We're separate beings now, I'll protect the filly, you stay and fight." "Fine." Balance 1 ran off, following Twilight, while Balance 2 ran over with Runner and Bowie to fight off the monster. He knew that since it was a dream, he could use magic that he never used before. "Anypony have a creative idea?"

Balance woke up on a bench in a large courthouse. He was confused, as he remembered falling asleep on his bed at home, cuddling with his cat. He believed he was dreaming, but it felt so real. He remembered his recurring dream, where he was prosecuting the first murder in Equestria since the days of Discord, and believed it to be a more realistic version of that. He decided to wander, taking advantage of his free-roaming in his dream. He was confused when he walked out into a large open field, with floating rocks in the distance. There were other ponies there, none of them seeming familiar. Let's see what our mind has to offer. "Well that sounds good." Balance jumped in surprise, as he looked back and saw a second him, the only difference was having a much more boring expression than him. "Just so you know, this doesn't feel like a dream. I'm sure you noticed how realistic it is. We should investigate like we always do." "Where should we start though?" "Well, if this is a dream, let's go to the place that pops out the most to us." "Sounds good." The two Balance's walked to the distance, until Balance 1 bumped into a pony (Grey Matter), who appeared to be in a conversation with another pony. "Sorry! Wait, did I just apologize to a pony in a dream?" "Seems like the type of thing you'd do." "Anyways, lets meet this pony. Maybe this is the 'thing that pops out at us'." "Well, start a conversation then!" "Alright, alright. Hi! I- er, We're Balance Scales, I'm sure you know us." Balance looked at the second pony, Nox. "What name has my mind given you two?" (Just for clarification, red is Balance 1, who is the happy and strange one, and blue is Balance 2, who is the boring and lazy one)

(So, just to be certain, we basically wake up in our dream, and live it out, or is it like we all meet in our dreams, or something? Also, is it open?)

"Thanks Clod! Err.... Cloudy! No, wait... Cloud! That's it! Er, quick question, what the receptionists name? I think it's like Rainy or something?" Thyme said, going into a whisper when asking Snowy's name. She looked over to Swash and Snowy and started giggling softly. They're so cute together!

Thyme heard Grey's order. She went back to the kitchen, and found it was already prepared from earlier that morning, so she warmed it up a bit, and went back out to the dining room. However, she couldn't find Grey where he was. Guess I was imagining things. She decided to take the meal, and eat with everypony else. She sat down near Cloud, and started eating.

"I have no idea. I was going to say an outbreak of poison joke, but as far as my knowledge goes, poison joke doesn't effect inanimate objects. Besides, I don't think it would do something this serious to a pony." He ran to Partheus, and pointed at him during his last sentence. "Or that serious." He then pointed at the mutated ponies behind them. These guys must know something if they're making a camp. They'll tell us later, I suppose.

Pawns eyes widened with Applezoom, as he felt his vision become 20% better in fear. "Lasers.... There somewhere..." Suddenly, there was a sound coming from the walls, as red lights started shooting out of them towards the group. They dodged out of the way in time, and then a glass cube fell from the ceiling, almost hitting Pawn. "What do you suppose we do with this?" Pawn saw the door, once again, across a vat of poisonous water.

Finished! I should serve them lunch now. Thyme picked up her dishes, balancing them on her hoof, and walked out of the kitchen into the dining room. She walked carefully over to Swash and Snowy's table, and put the dishes in front of them. "Enjoy!" Thyme told them. She saw Cloud was sitting at a table, and ran back to the kitchen to grab more of her extras she made that morning, and brought them to his table. "You enjoy too!" Thyme skipped back to the kitchen, waiting to hear how the food was.

"Yes, probably the best choice." Pawn and Applezoom were walking to the elevator, when suddenly, his thermos, and the rest of the things they brought with them, disintegrated. "Umm.... I think someone doesn't want us having their food." He walked into the elevator. "I suppose we shouldn't dwell on that. I doubt they'll come back." The elevator started going down, as it was heading to the next test chamber. "What should we expect next, do you think?"

If you need any help, you can PM me. Long descriptive apps are all I can make

"Huh? Oh, yeah, just lost. Still need to get use to this place." She said with a laugh. "I think.... Okay, found the kitchen. Wait.... Yes, this is my kitchen." She was about to walk in, when she stopped herself to tell Cloud something. "Oh, and if you need some work, I think there's a flickering light in the hallway near room.... A113, I believe. See ya' later!" She entered her kitchen, and quickly ran to the cupboards. Swaff is having company. I only made this meal to be enough for one pirate, so unless he's generous, there won't be much for the receptionist lady. What was her name? Rainy? Cloudy- no, wait, that's maintenance guy. I'll work it out with her later, for now, I need to make extra for her while I can. Thyme began working fast and hard, but unfortunately, the recipe took time to cook. Rainy will just have to wait a bit. She relaxed, and waited for them to enter.