Dusky Wing

WELCOME NEW PONY! -fires confetti streamer and cake cannon-

Ugh! She didn't need to deal with all of this uselessness! The would be threatener of the princess was in love with...Cat? Rainbow blinked as she looked over and down at the pegasus. Yeah...anything in love with that couldn't be too evil now could it? Sure she could get pretty riled up for a tiny thing but no pony was perfect. She pondered for a moment as Cat went on the assault with her pointed words, by was she glad she wasn't on the receiving end of that. While impressive...the pony's insults seemed to have no effect on Mal. Apparently there was no threat to her....or the princess...not a serious one at least, present. She turned to Mal as the pony addressed her about a fight. "Me fight that guy?" She gestured with a hoof at Dark. "Nah...Rainbow Dash doesn't go around and beat up harmless ponies." Now that she though about it all she heard was him TALKING really big. Until she saw some action then that guy was safe. Dash spread out her wings, stretching them wide before staring around at the assembled ponies once more, her gaze lingered on Dark and Mal for a few moments, she would have to keep a look out for those two. Suddenly she zipped off, rainbow trail following her along the ground before she gave a powerful leap into the air, wings catching the breeze as she soared high up into the clouds. (Exit Dash)

This pony sure was cruisin for a bruisin! She had the nerve to call HER boring!? A fine heated retort was prepared to come from the indignant Pegasus before the Unicorn began to let those other ponies have it with the insults. Jeez this girl was a walking ball of hatred now wasn’t she? Dash snorted and turned away from the unicorn, trying to bury the many, many violent thoughts in the deepest parts of her brain… admittedly not very far since they’d just rise up again at a moment’s notice! For now her gaze turned to the pony Mal was shooting the most venom at, DeMasque or some other kind of weird name. That wasn’t important. “So you have a problem with the princess then?” She asked him, tone low and steady. Before this day was over with she was going to deal with whoever wanted to do Princess Celestia any harm. She’d stood up to bigger dangers than random unicorns and if one wanted to take on the princess without going through her first….well….she just wouldn’t let that happen.

Rainbow Dash groaned as she stared at the empty scroll in front of her. She was supposed to be flying not here doing homework! She rolled around on the cloud she was currently resting on, floating along with the breeze. Suddenly she stopped rolling, the note wouldn't write itself so she might as well bite the bit and get this thing over and done with! Now how did Twilight write her letters....

Estrella stared over at Jace as he whispered. She had the feeling there was some sort of conspiracy she was missing. Wait a minute...he just said Vinyl, as in Vinyl Scratch...as in that one pony that did stuff on those things! Ok she didn't really know alot about the mare but that could change! Suddenly she felt really bad for hoarding the pony's trademark shades. Soon there were other ponies closing in on them like sharks. Oh..she was on the beach with two famous ponies. Ponyparrazi and the like would eat that kind of publicity up. "Yes...We all know Jace is your pony idol...you tell us how you practice all day just to be like him!" She nodded at Jace as she spoke loud enough for the other ponies to hear. She was improvising like crazy so this wouldn't end up like some horrible pony mob attack. "Now..." Uh oh...she needed a name. "Jim." Totally nailed it. "Lets get our friend here out of the water." She gave Jace a hard look before levitating her sombrero onto the male's head. "Don't want you to get a sunburn." Boy she hoped this kid could play along or else they were done for! She turned to Beachnut, giving the seamare a quizzical look. "Um...how exactly are we going to do this?" She asked, turning back to Vinyl and...Jim.

Cinema shifted a bit, pencil halting as she drew. For some reason she didn't feel quite as...alone...as she did when she first arrived at the beach. She sighed softly to herself as he pencil began to wander. She just couldn't focus now! She set the pencil down against the bottom of her note pad carrier and turned to search around the beach. Sure enough, she wasn't alone! It was that pony that she was supposed to take a picture of! For a moment she just stared slack jawed at the male, was this some sort of divine gift? Did Celestia herself drop this pony right where she was so she wouldn't be out of a job?....well it wouldn't be that bad but still! "Hey!" She called out to him, drawing forgotten on her stand for the moment as her other ponysona came to the front. Film Reel grinned wide as she trotted over to stand in front of the stallion, looking him over to make sure he was the real deal and not some...well...poser. "You mind if I get a quick picture?" She asked innocently, hopefully this wouldn't be too hard!

Paradise growled somewhat as she galloped through the forest. That darn pink mare and her pranks! Sure she'd gotten a piece of candy from her but that pony ended up scarin it right out of her bag! She'd lost sight of Brazil from the earlier scare and was currently trying to find him again, who knew what kind of stuff happened on Nightmare Night? As she searched she also kept a eye out for that pink pony, she didn't wanna get tricked again..it would be the third time this night! "Come on ya pink colored prankster! Ah know yer out there!" She yelled into the woods, stamping her hooves and glaring about for any more pranks, she wanted her candy and she was gonna darn well get it!

Rainbow was instantly cured of that sour mood that Mal had given her, grinning wide at the flustered pony. Even when she wasn't trying to be a prankster she still had that spark! She snerked softly at the other pony before trotting over to help collect some of the berries that escaped. "Not trying to." She chuckled, flicking her wings slightly in a more comfortable position. That pony was always so wound up! She needed to relax sometime. She was about to chat some more with the pony when Mal's next words were blatantly shouted out, no doubt to get another outburst from her, but that was a pretty good lie...and if it was the truth....well she was gonna put an end to that right here and now. She turned back to Mal, it was obvious she was in control of this plot, stomping over to the other mare, getting right up close and personal, the fact that the unicorn was missing an eye not even hindering her. She would protect the princess without a doubt and there was not a single chance in all of Equestria that this pony was gonna stop her! "You wanna murder the Princess? You're gonna have to go through me first."

Paradise Nut gave a small hop into the air, fluttering her wings quickly before perching on the bigger pony's back, staring around at the forest, tapping Brazil on the shoulder and pointing to various moving shadows here and there. "Ah dun know...think we might be in for another trick...." She huffed, still a bit miffed at the loss of her candy, it was one of those really GOOD lookin ones too! She stared over at the monument of Nightmare Moon, gazing at the supposed Alicorn of Darkness. "wow wee. Ah don't think ah'd want ta be on that pony's bad side!" She nodded, that alicorn sure did look mighty powerful! Even if it was just a stone statue.

Paradise was having a BLAST all these mirrors showing her gorgeous face, oh man! She totally made kissy faces at her self, strutting across the floor for her reflections. Man this was fun! She bumped into a pony on accident , snerking and muttering some sort of apology before continuing on her self gratifying strutting! "Wooo weee....These fancy mirrors may make me look silly....but I'm still looking good at the same time!" She grinned, galloping through the halls of mirrors, passing by a bunch more ponies including her father once again! Was he stalkin her or somethin? "Better watch out...ya might lose that candy iffin ya aren't careful"

She snuck in through the doors right after somepony else opened it, hardly even disturbing the lone stallion as she blended in with the other group of ponies. She was dressed from head to hooves as a pony ninja! The most skilled silent assassins in all of Equestria. What else could be scarier on Nightmare Night? " AHA, IS ANYPONY HERE? " Her ears and wings flicked up in startled surprise before the crowed turned to shush the obnoxiously loud pony. She knew that voice however and for a little while she dropped her ninja sneaking, trotting over to the adventurous stallion. "Well iffin it ain't papa Brazil." Paradise Nut flashed that same confidence filled grin that her family apparently shared! Fluttering up to give the taller pony a kiss on the cheek. "Ain'tcha alittle too old to be trick or treatin though?" She asked, moving over to stand next to him.

Most of what the pony said was lost. All she knew was that there was no problem...well there were always ponies that didn't like the princess, for whatever reasons they had. Ponies were free to their own opinions and stuff she guessed. But ugh...what she said though just ticked her off! She wasn't a friendship battery.... She watched the other pony turn to talk to somepony else and decided to leave it at that, she wasn't gonna get into a fight so there was more important business to attend to! However the the more she thought about it the more napping seemed boring, she was wound up now! A nap could wait. For now she needed to get back up into the air! She shook her body and flicked her wings, preparing to leap into the sky before she spotted Berry not too far away. "Oh hey Berry....when did you get here?" She asked, trotting over to the mare. It was always nice to have a little chat with friends...she began to wonder if that scarred unicorn even had any friends with her attitude.

Film heard somepony trying to talk to her but she had pictures to take! Paying customers were not to be ignored. Her camera flashed quietly as she took photos, one for the family and another for the Nightmare Night poster. She had a particularly good set up for a shot when the cart hit....something...who knew what it was! The cart jumped, unsettling various ponies while Film Reel skittered about so she wouldn't fall over. That's what she got for standing on her hind legs while trying to take a photo. Once her balance was regained and a hasty apology given to the ponies she was taking pictures of, Film resumed her photo shoot. After she had gotten to all the ponies that wanted their picture taken, she turned to converse with the cart puller, only to find him currently busy chatting with somepony else. She shrugged her shoulders, shifting around to get her hooves squarely beneath her so she wouldn't trip over her robe before trotting over to a comfortable spot on the ride and taking a seat. The next batch of ponies riding might want their pictures taken too!

Another scream would echo down the hallway followed by a spooky laugh. Somepony was actually scared into fainting on the spot! After the pony was picked up and carried off by a group of 'zombie ponies' the filly was taken to the secret back room so she could rest for a bit, a small gift bag of candy and a note wishing a happy Nightmare Night along with the way leading to one of the various exits of the haunted house. Sure they wanted to scare everypony but it was also supposed to be fun and....mostly safe. In the hallway the painting that seemed to follow the ponies movements was actually doing so! Going so far as to wink at one of the ponies passing by before the painting fell off of the wall and slid onto the floor, revealing solid wall behind it. Out of the wall came a ghost pony, along with another...and another...before suddenly various ponies of shapes and sizes were flying through the air, wailing and moaning, dipping down towards ponies and going right through them, a few girlish squeals coming from a few faint of hearts. The ghost ponies left a strange tingling sensation when they passed through but were otherwise quite harmless.

Film Reel was practically the first pony to dive into the hay, fedora left at home for this little shindig, her camera was mounted on its holster though, there would be some good pictures to take tonight, and where better to take those pictures than on the Hay Hop? She decided to dress up as a magician, a 'white mage' as she heard some other pony say. She was dressed in a white robe, a white dress saddle on her back holding the outfit together. the jump in the hay made her somewhat messy and she lost her magician hat for a moment, quickly retrieving the item however, giving it a brisk shake before flipping it back onto her head with a large grin. As ponies began to get on board for a trip to the Corn Maze she hopped up and put her camera on display. "Alright ponies! Everypony that wants to get a picture taken please line up. Single pictures cost one bit and group photos cost a bit for everypony present. Foals get to have their picture taken for free." She explained, a few ponies lining themselves up to get their photos taken. Tonight was going to be pretty fun!

Estrella was giddy with excitement, body practically vibrating with pent up energy. She loved this time of the year! Ponies dressing up as creatures straight out of stories that she read, some ponies even going so far as to make up their own creature costumes, it was all so exciting! She would definitely be retelling stories about this time for sure! She was hiding up in the upper levels of the house, her horn glowing slightly as she disguised herself and a another female pegasus as part of the ceiling, holding her in place until the right cue that would alert her to spring into action. The group of ponies all trotted right into the parlor, doors leading down darkened hallways, staircases also leading up into unknown. As soon as the last pony came through she sprung her 'trap', horn flaring up as the door behind the group slammed closed, the lights dimming even further and her camouflage disappearing, the unicorn throwing herself into the facade of fright. "Here we go missy!" The Pegasus grinned, dressed entirely in black as a pony ninja. Estrella nodded to her partner, undoing the masking spell on her but keeping it on the pegasus as they both went down towards the grouped ponies. Down she flew from the ceiling, the pegasus holding her body securely as she arched towards the guide pony, dressed in a black billowing vampony cloak, her white body glowing against the dark like moonlight. Her normally black mane was now blood red along with her eyes. She gave a loud menacing hiss, fangs on display for the ponies close enough to see, all of the preparations making for a very impressive sight. Ponies screamed, a few of them taking off regardless of their guide's warning and Estrella swooped down and captured the guide pony in front of everyone, sweeping the squealing mare into the sky and down one of the hallways upstairs, her screams echoing around the building before fading into nothing.

So the perpetrators were a unicorn, an earth pony...and was that a hippocampus. She momentarily forgot she was supposed to be acting like law enforcement, hat dissappearing off of her head as she moved forward to introduce herself...well...before she herself was accused of stealing some shades! The rounded on the blue maned mare, taking drawing herself up to defend her non thieving nature! "Excuse me...but I found these shades over in the sand." Ha! What an excellent excuse, never did it cross her mind that the shades actually could have been the mare's...she found them and as far as she was concerned...they were her's. Well....unless the other unicorn really wanted them back...she could always find new shades... Her mental rambling was cut short however as the earth pony stepped forward, informing her that it was all a misunderstanding! Well ok...that was...embarrassing. She had to silently agree with the male though, this shade were just too good to pass up and she DID...kinda sort of feel like she deserved them. Jeez she was the one that found the shades! She could have sworn she heard that name before somewhere. Vinyl....hmmm...Her ears flicked as the pony in the water. "Hello. My names is Estrella. It's a pleasure to meet you as well." She nodded to Beachnut. "As I said before I found these glasses carelessly discarded in the sand!" She said, turning back to stare at the other mare.

Ponies were moving in on her napping spot, under any other circumstances Dash might have put her hoof down and staked her claim, she had gotten to this place first….as far as she knew…and that was good enough! She hopped up onto her hooves, giving her body a brisk shake, flicking her wings out slightly before settling them back against her sides. It looked like the smaller Pegasus was doing her questioning for her…well there was one problem down. She looked back over to the wounded Unicorn, most of the conversation lost due to how shocked she was from the scar…and now she noticed the mare had a missing EYEBALL. What kind of foul luck did THIS pony run into? She was going to ask just that question when the mare said something about a Manticore taking her eye…well that was pretty intense… If she could beat up survive a Manticore attack then Dash could give her some respect. The mare’s next comment bucked any and all respect Dash had for her right out the window. Did she just insult the Princess AND her friends? There was no force in Equestria that excused that kind of behavior. She flared her wings and flew up in front of the mare, hovering face to face with the Unicorn, not even caring about her fight with whatever was in the forest. “Listen lady. I don’t know who you are or what your problem is, but I’m not gonna just stand here and let you bad mouth me, the Princess OR my friends.” She pulled back slightly and tilted her head left and right, stretching herself out for a fight that she had a feeling was on its way. “You got a problem with me then we can settle it right here and now…”

The weather was in order, her friends were doing their own thing and Dash had some free time! Her wings pumped steadily as she zoomed through the air, loving the feel of the wind flowing along her blue feathers, tail streamlining behind her as she left her multicolor trail of rainbows behind her. She knew of a clearing on the outskirts of town that was PERFECT for a nap. She could practically feel her blue blanket and red pillow calling out to her, driving her to fly faster towards the clearing. She zipped out of Ponyville and out towards the woods, smile on her face as she flew. She made it to the clearing pretty quick, she was the fastest Pegasus in Equestria after all. She could see her favored tree beckoning her now! She gave a small buck in the air as she banked down towards the clearing. "Time for that na..." "Wanna mess with me...? Have at you, foul beast!" Whoa whoa whoa, somepony was movin in on HER spot and calling her foul?! She huffed in annoyance, wings flaring as she came to a complete stop, searching around for the pony brave enough to insult her. She spied a tiny Pegasus stomping at....something. Oh hey she remembered that short artist pegasus zebra thing...What was her name again? She shrugged as she flew down to say hi, it was obvious she wasn't the pony being insulted and that was good...for the other Pegasus that is. "Hey....uh...you!" She began, only to be interrupted by another pony. Jeez could she get one sentence out? She turned to the sound of the other voice before that cackle of a laugh reached her ears, that along with the vicious scar on the pony's shoulder was enough to make her fall out of the sky in surprise. "WHAT IN THE HAY HAPPENED TO YOU!?"

Ohhhhh yeah! No work to do, she'd done her hours of practicing and even got to take a small nap! Now it was time to hit the beach. A rainbow streak zipped through the air, speeding towards the coast, looking down upon the sand crowded with ponies. "Whoa, look at all the ponies." Rainbow Dash grinned, slowing her flight and gliding down towards the beach, a pair of shades upon her face and a mischievous smirk on her muzzle. "Wonder if Twi and the others are here today..." She mused. "Frisbee!..." "Oh sweet!" She LOVED Frisbee, turning her head left and right before her gaze zeroed in the the flying disk. ZOOM! Off she went, rainbow trail following after her. She snatched the disk out of the air as some random pony made an attempt to grab it. Too slow she thought, holding the Frisbee secure in her mouth. She looked around for whatever pony threw it, frowning slightly as she spotted nopony in particular. She gave a shrug, turning her head and letting the disk fly back towards the crowd. "Frisbee!" She hollered, watching the disk fly for a moment before zipping off to find a comfortable spot on the beach.

The beach was nice, the warmth around her while she stayed under the shade of her umbrella almost made the unicorn want to doze off. Until somepony started to chat pretty loudly about thieves and villains. Her eyes popped open behind the shades as the mare stood up, searching for the source of the voice. If there were trouble makers about...well...she wasn't just gonna stand around and let ponies do bad stuff. Ah ha! Over by the water, two ponies talking to....another pony? She stretched slightly and galloped across the sand, trying not to lose her footing and fall over. Whatever those obviously bad ponies where scheming. "Alright I heard you talking about thieves and villainous ponies!" She let her voice get kind of gruff, like a stern teacher scolding some students, horn glowing a bit as she made the semblance of a pony police hat appear upon her had. Maybe if she looked like an authority figure then any rising threats would be dissolved before they started.

She had her goal, the mission objective clear as crystal. Go get a few photos of the new rising basketball star Jace. Sure thing, no problem right? Oh how wrong she was. Reporters, cameraponies, even ponyparrazi that she worked with were all crowding around the team as soon as the game was over. Film Reel shuddered at the very thought of all those amateur photos being used for Equestrian Inquirer. She tried her best to get through the crowds of flashing cameras, between the many fans and ponyparrazi but it was no use, the team made it to their safety locker room and Film missed her chance to get the shots. She grumbled to herself as she left the stadium, saddlebags secured on her back, well that was a bust...then again it WAS the rise of a new star, of course stuff like that would be popular pretty quick. She sighed softly, trotting no where in particular, lost in her own fuming before her hooves sank into soft beach sand. She looked out over the coast, moon reflecting off of the water. It was very relaxing, Film Reel unhooking her camera from around her holster and settling it in her saddlebag. Cinema pulled out her sketchbook, setting it up on her camera holster, grabbing one of the many pencils in her saddlebag. She found a comfortable spot to sit in the sand and began to sketch the moon in the water, at least she'd get one picture from this little trip.