Seventh Starfall: Beyond the Pale [Visual, postdated for after the Closing Ceremonies]

[stormbroken]

[It's about two hours after the appearance of the Pale Pony, and everything that came with it. You might think that things would calm down again, but no.

This time, Flare Star fires up a scroll that she basically pulled straight away from Dust and starts talking, about as seriously as many ponies have ever heard out of her - the exceptions being Queen Chrysalis (who got to hear the tone when she was attacking the pegasus) and Zecora (whom she helped during Nightmare Night).]

The cards've been played. I don't know what kind of feeling that was that I felt back there, but I know it is evil. No more playing around, no more wasting time trying to understand.

I'm not saying that we don't still need to research this nag, far from it. In fact, we need to centralize our research, so that everypony has the same access to it. It's only right in times of war to allow your soldiers to know of the enemy they fight.

She pulls us all in at random, focusing on those with powers, and then every month, she culls. A few more get drawn into her, possibly for keeps. By standing before us today, by proving that she exists, she has declared war. Not on Equestria, but on every last one of our worlds.

Buck compassion, and buck caring for a pony so far gone that she'll steal souls for her own gain.

She needs to die.

Who's with me?

Comments

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[stormbroken]

You got a better nominee, then? Offer up solutions, not sarcasm.

[She's conceding your point, but you better damn well have something to back up your challenge.]

[Visual]

[robotfightclub]

That isn't sarcasm, it's the truth. This is too much like 'Con talk to make me even consider supporting you.

[But her ears fold back, she doesn't exactly have anyone else in mind other than, well, Optimus. And we all know where he is right now.]

We're gonna have to wait for someone else to step up to the plate. I didn't exactly have time to interview everyone in town. Just saying? Your 'bucking princesses' have a better shot at this.

[Visual]

[stormbroken]

We can't just sit in one place for a million years. Even if we had the lifespans, she's actively taking newponies and natives alike away. I... I get what you're saying, Arcee. I really do.

But what exactly do you suggest we do in the meantime? I'm hearing murmurs out here that innocent ponies were killed in that chaos. You don't strike me as the type that would be okay with that and propose just sitting on our flanks.

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[robotfightclub]

I don't think finding a leader is sitting around. If anything, it's the best thing we can do because they can come up with a better plan than I can. I don't have any ideas, Flare, okay?

[Visual]

[stormbroken]

The princesses are even more lost than we are! Celestia is so mired in her own buck-ups that she can't even keep her country together, and Luna's apparently been off fighting moon wars hoof-in-hoof with Zetta!

[Flare's ears slick back and she finally just slumps with a sigh.]

You're right. We need someone to lead us. But who the buck can? Did anypony else even see anything wrong with some otherworldly horror showing up out of nowhere, hijacking the scrolls, and turning the Equestrian Games into a riot?

[She might be getting third-hoof information here, but she knows about the scrolls first-hoof at least.]

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[robotfightclub]

No one said this was gonna be easy. You just need to accept that there's nothing you can do right away.

How were you even going to find her?

[Visual]

[stormbroken]

Japple found her once before.

No saying we can't do it again.