Saronyx

"So if we did screw something up here, then we would have felt the repercussions of that happening in the time we came from? Like throwing a stone in a pond, the ripples spread out over the entire surface of the water?"

Denim says, brushing a bit of her mane out of her eyes, "But what about alternate realities, or timelines? Maybe we did screw something up here, and that branches us off into another time? I'm probably thinking to deeply into it, but hey, that's always where the fun stuff is!"

"Just because it's from the future doesn't mean it's not enchanted. I don't really see it ever working without magic." Denim says, looking at the small device with scrutiny, before shrugging and looking around at her surroundings again, "Sure thing. Though it's gonna be kinda hard not to tell ponies about you guys if you end up staying in Ponyville. Especially with that box."

"Oooh, well this is convincing." Denim says, glancing around at her surroundings, "Ponyville's gone, and there's next to nothing else. Fascinating."

She trots a short distance away from the two stallions, still looking around before she wheels about to face them, "That's a fancy device you got there, Jack. Who enchanted it for you? I'd love to meet them!"

Oh, woops, sorry about that.

(Ever so sorry for the long wait. I was at Hershey Park all day, and my phone died on me half way through. Anyway, to business,)

Carmus listens silently as the announcement was made, and the short conversation between Horizon and Spitfire. He nods to Spitfire as he clears his plate, standing and picking it up, [colour=#B22222]"Same here. But, we'll never know until we check, huh?"[/colour]

[colour=#000000]He carries his dish over to the pile before walking back over to his fiance, [/colour][colour=#B22222]"Alright then. Let's be off."[/colour]

The Raptor Captain looks to Time as he walks, [colour=#B22222]"Wait, really? Huh, guess it's the time for ponies to be getting engaged, eh?"[/colour]

Shimmer chuckles at Cloud's comment, giving her one more squeeze before releasing her. The Sentinel smiles to her friend, [colour=#696969]"Not a problem, Cloud. Good luck, with everything."[/colour]

Shimmer wraps her hooves around her friend, pulling her into a sisterly hug, "I know how you feel... I've seen that look more times than I would like. In my brother, in Flash."

She sighs, "Throughout the entire conflict."

Carmus watched Spitfire get up before finishing off the contents of his plate. When Spitfire returned, and sneezed, he tried his best not to laugh, but her facial exppression proved to much, and he laughed alongside Horizon.

The Captain put a hoof around Spitfire's shoulders in a mock possessive manner, "Tread carefully now, friend," he says to Horizon, before laughing again, "But you're right. It was incredibly adorable."

Carmus looks over to Time, "Not a problem, bud. Oh, you knew about that?"

He raises an eyebrow, before nodding, "Eh, no matter. It went well, all according to plan."

The stallion gestures to the band around the Wonderbolt Captain's leg.

Shimmer chuckled at Cloud's comment, though her one changed slightly as she spoke, "Did you now? That's to bad. It was nice being able to call you a sister in arms I'll probably keep calling you that, but hey. What'll you do now? Just run with the Wonderbolts?"

She steps slightly in front of Cloud, "Do you want to talk about it? I mean, how you've been feeling?"

Carmus taps his hoof on the table in a slow rhythm, chewing his food slowly as he thinks it over. He swallows, takes a sip of his drink and nods, [colour=#b22222]"Of course. I don't see why not. She seems happy around you, and her spirits seem to have taken a turn for the better. Yes, I give you my blessing to propose to my little Sister." [/colour]

[colour=#000000]He leans forward slightly, dropping his voice, [/colour][colour=#b22222]"You treat her good now, y'hear?"[/colour]

Shimmer landed softly behind Cloud, chuckling quietly, [colour=#696969]"Change your stance a little bit, and you could go from looking partially heroic, to villainous."[/colour]

[colour=#000000]She steps up beside her, [/colour][colour=#696969]"You doing OK?"[/colour]

Carmus nods, [colour=#b22222]"Sure, they can be a bit brash, but they'll be capable."[/colour]

[colour=#000000]He nods to Horizon, [/colour][colour=#b22222]"Thank you."[/colour]

[colour=#000000]The Captain falls silent and begins to eat, listening in on Spitfire and Horizon's conversation. He chuckles at Horizon's final comment, [/colour][colour=#b22222]"Aah, she'll be able to handle it... Maybe for the first week or so."[/colour][colour=#000000] He says casually before looking back down to his food.[/colour]

[colour=#000000]A few minutes later, Carmus looks up from his plate to see Time. The Captain nods, [/colour][colour=#b22222]"Of course. What's on your mind, Time?"[/colour]

Across the room, the old members of Ensis Squadron were all gathered around their own table, discussing the new recruits they were receiving, their assignments and the like.

Alkaline, still bearing scars from his skirmish with the corrupted Commander, leaned over to a mare who bore a striking resemblance to him, and whispered to her, [colour=#cccccc]"Hey, Thallium, watch this," [/colour]He taps the table, chuckling, [colour=#cccccc]"So, Shrike, how're those newest additions to the team treating you?"[/colour]

The Sergeant forcibly smacks a hoof against his forehead in exasperation, [colour=#40e0d0]"They are driving me insane! One of them questions every order I give, and constantly tries to flirt with just about any mare he sees. I swear, I am going to kill him someday. And then there's the other guy. He was fine, at first, but he's constantly sucking up to me, and I think he's trying to be my best friend or something. I'd be OK with that, I mean, I'm friends with you guys, but he is, simply put, an idiot."[/colour]

He shrugs, and sighs, [colour=#40e0d0]"He's strong though. I think that's his body's way of compensating for his lack of brain."[/colour]

[colour=#000000]Alkaline looked back to Thallium, who was laughing alongside some of the others. [/colour]

One of the other Sergeants, Chevron, who was also bearing scars from the conflict, chuckles gruffly, speaking in a gravelly voice, [colour=#ff0000]"We've got some pretty similar recruits it seems! One of mine is a major suck up, and the other one is a slacker. He is easily the laziest pony I have ever met. But I'll break him before to long, believe me!"[/colour]

The Raptors continued to speak, joke and enjoy each other's company.

Carmus steps over to the table, seating himself alongside Spitfire, and giving a nod to Horizon, [colour=#b22222]"The trick is to swallow your food slowly dear," [/colour][colour=#000000]he says to Spitfire, [/colour][colour=#b22222]"I co[/colour][colour=#B22222]uldn't help but overhear that last bit. It is a dilemma, but I think I might have a suggestion."[/colour]

[colour=#000000]He points a wing over to Rainbow and Soarin', [/colour][colour=#b22222]"Why not a joint leadership between those two? From what I've seen they are both fairly capable, though I've not known them to terribly long. I'll leave that decision up to you, Spitfire."[/colour]

[colour=#000000]Shimmer glances around the room, chuckling at Time's use of the pet name. It was something she was still getting used to, having only ever been called by her full name, or just Shim by her brothers and friends.[/colour]

[colour=#696969]"Yep. Seems like things have already kicked off."[/colour]

[colour=#000000]She looks around the room once more, catching sight of Cloud Dasher as she steps out. Shimmer taps Time's shoulder, [/colour][colour=#696969]"You can go ahead and get situated. I'll find you in a bit. I want to go talk to someone."[/colour]

[colour=#000000]She gives him a quick hug before stepping around him and trotting outside after Cloud.[/colour]

[colour=#000000](OOC: Oh my... Considering the apparent bad blood between Time and Twi, and Shimmer being good friends with Twi, there could be a decent amount of drama in this situation.)[/colour]

Carmus flinched when she hit him with the hat, and chuckled, [colour=#b22222]"Thank you. It's something that you pick up on when your instructor used to talk like that."[/colour]

He watches and listens as Celestia speaks, and nods to Spitfire when she suggests getting food. He follows her through to the dining room, and takes in the plethora of ponies. He chuckles at Spitfire's comment, [colour=#b22222]"That's something we'll need to work on them, won't we?"[/colour]

[colour=#000000]Glancing over the buffet, he shrugs, [/colour][colour=#b22222]"Neither can I... But then again, it's probably an all you can eat, so I guess we can just take anything, then come back for more."[/colour]

Denim fell in line besides them, biting her lip in thought, "Welll, there's the founding of Equestria. The defeat of King Sombra. The Discordian Era and the Nightmare moon crisis, to name a few."

She says, shrugging, "And then there's the subsequent return and defeat of those three, though those were fairly recent. Not much else I can think of off the top of my head."

(We could probably just have them show up, as if they just got there, have them integrate themselves, interact.)

Rune grins, levitating the poster back to himself and grinned at her, "Thank you!" The beige colt steps forward and hugs her as best he can, before racing off to a unicorn mare, obviously his mother, showing her the poster. After some direction from her, he was directed to a Pegasus stallion, his father. Who just so happened to be the Commander of the Raptors, Jet-Stream.

Rune showed the poster to his father, who smiled to him and ruffled his mane, before turning his gaze towards Cloud Dasher, nodding to her.

Carmus chuckles at Soarin's comment, maintaining the accent long enough to respond, [colour=#b22222]"None that I can see as of now. You can rest easy tonight."[/colour]

The colt grins excitedly, "Rune! My name's Rune! You can put whatever you want on there."

Carmus nods, turning to face her and returning her smile, [colour=#b22222]"Yeah... It's still a little strange to think about. But it fills me with a little pride." [/colour][colour=#000000]He shrugs, looking to the door, [/colour][colour=#b22222]"N[/colour][colour=#b22222]ow if only Shim and Time would show up..."[/colour]

He raises an eyebrow at Spitfire as she picks up AJ's hat and places it on him, saying it fits him well. He chuckles, adjusting it so it casts a shadow over his eyes, and adopts a perfect imitation of Applejack's accent, [colour=#b22222]"Well, shoot Miss, that's mighty fine of you t'say."[/colour]

[colour=#000000]He maintains a straight face for a few seconds before breaking into a laugh, letting Spitfire take it off of him, he turns his attention to Applejack and Rainbow, watching with amusement.[/colour]

The colt beams, then stops upon landing on all fours again, "Wait.. Shoot, I didn't think that far ahead. Oh! Hold on!"

He focuses, his horn glowing faintly for a few seconds before becoming fully enveloped, and then flashes dimly. Before him is a Wonderbolt poster, which he levitates in front of him, "There we go! Could you sign this?"

Sage smiles, "It'll be great to be here! I'm sure the squad wouldn't mind getting to know the Captain's fiancé a little bit better, eh?"

Carmus chuckles at Sage, "I'm sure they would."

He smiles to Spitfire, "Of course we could. He'll probably approve as well."

He falls silent and watches as the rest of the Mane 6 arrive, chuckling at their antics. He nods to Spitfire, smiling broadly, "Yep, that they are."

Sage grins, "That's great! I'm going to have to visit that soon."

She nods, "Oh yes, I did. Congratulations!"

The forest green mare shrugs, "I haven't really decided yet. I'm thinking I might stay, I like it here, and I am still a part of Carmus's squadron, technically."

Carmus looks over to Spitfire with slight surprise, "Really?"

He smiles, "Are you kidding? We use stunt maneuvers in combat anyway, you'd be a great addition! Besides," he nuzzles her briefly, "I can pull some strings for you."

Carmus laughs and smiles, "Not knowing enough's fine! You have an unspoken recommendation, and I can teach you personally, if need be."

The colt grins, "Awesome! Think you'd be able to sign something for me?" He hops, obviously excited.

Carmus nodded to the stallion, "I really don't mind. I'm just not used to being recognized beyond 'you're a Raptor'." He chuckles.

The red stallion nods to Spitfire as Sage begins to walk off, "Yeah.. It was," he leans closer to her ear, "I think she noticed the band and got somewhat intimidated. She was usually pretty reserved about that sort of thing."

He looks very as Rainbow and Soarin' arrive, and give the two of them a nod and a smile. Carmus chuckles when Spitfire turns back to him, commenting on Rainbow's nature, "Well, that's Rainbow for you." He shrugs, "I'd expect them to be here before to long."

He was going to say more when Sage trotted back over, "OK, changed my mind, I'm back now. Figured I ought to have more of a conversation with you guys other than, 'hello'," she chuckles, "So how've you been? What've you been up to lately?"

Carmus chuckled at Spitfire behavior when retrieving the punch. He smiled as he accepte the cup from her, sipping from if himself.

He stepped to the side as a few ponies took notice of Spitfire and began asking for autographs. He felt happiness flow through him at her smile. That beautiful smile. Carmus heard one of the ponies address him, apparently recognizing him. He looked over at the pony and nodded, "Yes.. I am." Carmus was unaccustomed to ponies recognizing him directly.

He chuckled at Spitfire's comment after she nudged him, "It would seem that I do.."

From across the room, another pony spied them. She trotted over, giving Spitfire and Carmus a salute and the ponies gathered around them a nod. It was Sagebrush, "Well hello you two!" She said, brushing her mane from her eyes, "You're looking good!"

The Trottish mare glances over the two Captains. Spying the band on Spitfire's leg, she raises an eyebrow and looks at Carmus, who simply gives a wing twitch in response. Sage grins, "I should probably leave you two to your fanbases, shouldn't I?" She chuckles, and turns to leave, "Good luck!"

She nearly runs into Angel and Lyria as she walks. Sage hops back, "Oh! Forgive me, I didn't see you there."

Carmus nods to her, and waves to Angel and Lyria, "I see we're not the latest arrivals then, huh?" He laughs slightly.

A young unicorn colt spots Cloud Dasher sitting off to the side, and his face lights up. He races over to her, "You're Cloud Dasher, right?! The one who completed the Wonderbolt Entrance exam in first place?!"

Carmus nodded, unfurling his wings and lifting himself into the air, "Then lets be off."

He waits until she is in the air with him before flying to Canterlot.

(I'm going to assume that we can just teleport them there)

Setting down outside, Carmus looks at the building, then steps over to the door and opens it with a small bow, "Well, ladies first."

Clouds. Fluffy, white blobs of moisture and vapor. And they were the most comfortable things ever to write on. Saronyx set his pencil down on his notepad, smiling at the words on the paper, "Finally finished with that... Now I can relax for the next few weeks."

He picks up the notepad and slips it into his saddlebags, kicking the cloud out from under him and going into a small free fall before twisting himself around and gliding to the ground below, setting down lightly. It wa summer. He'd finished his latest book. Time to relax.

(Saronyx writes under a penname, 00Pony, as he doesn't like the spotlight being on him.)

Carmus watched her face in the few seconds it took her to decide. A small wave of fear swept through him when she looked at him, but then he noticed her expression. He smiled happily when she said she would, and kissed him.

He held her close during the kiss, an smiled at her after the release, "Glad to hear it. I love you to."

He hugged he closely, ignoring her tears dampening his back.

After a minute or so he chuckled, "We should probably be getting to that party now, huh?"

He gave her one last squeeze before releasing her, and simply looking into her eyes.

Shimmer smiles and takes his hoof, "Now it's just a matter of getting there."

This day had easily been one of the best in Shimmer's life. There was peace in Equestria, she was to be married, old friends were near. Not to mention she would hopefully be gaining a sister before to long. Her thoughts wandered to Carmus, "Wonder how my brother's plan went..?"

(I will assume skipping them there, but I'll leave that up to you.)