8th Spear ↟, A Call to Arms! (Visual/Action; Privated FROM Harvester/Chrysalis)

[neighfeni]

  [Shortly after one Queen Chrysalis 'graces' the journals with her visage, and a Pinkie Pie shoots off her message from the inside of a cocoon, an urgent visual message appears on the journals. One blue mare in armor and deep blue cloak can be seen with a few downed changelings behind her, and unlike normal, her countenance is anything but cheery, or even anxious. After checking to make sure the message is going out, she starts, her voice intense and determined. Have one relentless battlemaiden, Ponyville.]

Attention! This is Nephenee of Crimea, bringin' news from the battlefield!

Y'all just heard Pinkie and Chrysalis, right? Them Changelin's got a bunch of our friends, and they're sappin' 'em. We need to get rid of this threat, an' fast! We can't kill 'em, they're innocents, but we can knock 'em out, rescue our friends, and hold her 'til Princess Celestia gets here! But Ah can't do none of this by myself, so Ah ask to see who will help rescue and-or take out this so called 'Queen'! 

[Another changeling charges her, and she hangs the scroll in midair long enough to spinkick it off screen,]

Please contact me as soon as y'all can! We need folks for that an' we need folks who know a strategy for beatin' these jerks! Any help will be appreciated!

[In short, reconnaissance and fighters, and a battle plan beyond that.]

To those captured, help is on the way as soon as we can! Don't lose hope!

[She quickly ends the feed as more charge. Dang, are these things everywhere?!]

[As for those nearby, the Sentinel is fighting off a bunch of these things by herself, but with their sapping, she probably could use some assistance.]

[Private to Princess Celestia]

Your Highness, Ah'm aware Mako has contacted you about the situation. If we can subdue her ere your return, how shall we hold her until you can get here?
 [After talking to Celestia:]

Does anypony here know binding magic?!

Comments

[Visual]

[foolish_seal]

When we find a way to get to Chrysalis, I'll be there to help take her down. I'm also good at coordinating a team, if you need that.

[Visual]

[neighfeni]

Yeah, Ah...no, we need all the help we can get! Ah ain't good at organizing on this big a scale of folks, so Ah'll leave that to ya, Sir Minato! Come see when when ya get a chance!

[visual]

[sailorlaughter]

You should just try to beat her yourselves! She TOTALLY beat Princess Celestia last time they fought alone, it was pretty bad.

[Visual]

[gigglesnortpriestess]

I'm in.

[Yukiko's tone is serious and deadly. This is clearly why nopony bucks with her friends.]

If they have my friends there, I'm going to make that pathetic excuse of a queen understand why not to mess with me.

[Visual]

[neighfeni]

[As is Neph's. Buck with their friends some more, Chrysalis, see what happens.]

As will Ah, Miss Yukiko. Nopony hurts innocents and gets away with it.

[visual]

[birdinthehand]

[He could care less about the safety of those that were captured, but Ankh really has a hate on for Chrysalis and her minions. So...]

Strategy? I can help with that. I'm sure you could use a spy.

[visual]

[neighfeni]

Yes, we could! [Normally, she's not one for subterfuge, but this is war, dammit.] Spies and strategy are great!

[Visual]

[thunderinghero]

You have my sword, Lady Nephenee!

[He looks like he's also in the middle of a fight...or at least, behind him, Pteragordon is relentlessly pecking at a Changeling's head.]

What is your current location? Pteragordon and I will be there as soon as we are able!

[Visual]

[robotfightclub]

Innocent my aft.

[Arcee's compassion is truly a thing of beauty. Still, she does look interested.]

[Visual]

[bluesuit_hoofy]

Agreed...but I'm in. We can't go on fighting them individually.

[Visual]

[trueempress]

I'll come to your aid as soon as I am able.

[Sanaki's tomes are at her side, and she's already heading out onto the field.]

[Visual]

[neighfeni]

Please be careful, Milady!

[Action]

[theytookmypants]

[Crmsn had already been nearby, seeing she looked a little ragged, he wasted no time barreling into one of the Changelings managing to shoulder check it away.]

Lookin' a little ragged there Miss Nephenee, need a han-er...hoof.

[He grins lopsidedly at her.]

[Action]

[neighfeni]

Sir Crmsn!

[Good check there, man. It gives her the moment she needs to finish fastening a chain to her Halberdier shield, and she swings the quickly fashioned ranged weapon at the changelings. It's not lethal, but it's going to hurt like the devil.]

Ah won't turn it down, that's for sure!

[She smiles back, before punching a nearby bugpony.]

[Visual]

[ponythatcanstoptime]

[Hiro appears on the scroll, looking a little tired from all the changeling fighting he's been doing.]

I will help take down their queen.

[Visual]

[neighfeni]

Thank ya, Sir Hiro! Are ya alright?

[Punch here, kick there.]

[vis]

[pseudacteon_emigre]

While I don't condone harming my brethren, Chrysalis is an entirely different story.

Aim to kill.

I don't know if she's grown as powerful as Nightmare Moon was... but there should be no reasons to hold back, at all, against her.

[vis]

[neighfeni]

[Nephenee's rather straight face flashes surprise at the revelation for a second, then goes back into battlemode.]

Ah'm trained for such, but Ah must see what the Princess dictates. Ah'd rather see her punished instead of killed.

[Because the bucking 'queen' is hurting her friends. Slamming the Berserk/Tranquil Fury button HARD, and while she's not the sort to rage normally, this has her pissed. She wants to see Chrysalis pay, and dearly. But death is too good. Or perhaps Nephenee is just merciful enough...one of the two.]

So you're one of them, then? What makes ya not act like them?

[Forgive her for being...well, frank, Hain. She's forged in battle, and she's seen people change sides more than she can count. Kind of the main way to recruit, really.]

[they_call_me_sonic]

Just got here, just got through my own big adventure with nutcase royalty, but count me in - they made a mistake capturing my pal Tails!

[neighfeni]

[A newcomer? But he has stakes in this already, and she nods.]

Ah can relate. [Bucking Mad King Ashnard and most of a senate, man.] Ah'm Nephenee, nice to meet ya, though Ah wish it were better circumstances. Whatcha good at?

[She doesn't mean it to be rude, Sonic, she's just in battlemode now.]

[Visual]

[mechmadeoflove]

I'm in. Show me what to fight.

[Oh, yeah. His demeanor has completely changed.]

[Visual]

[neighfeni]

[As much as she dislikes putting young ones in the fray, if he's a soldier like her (and that switch in demeanor like her own pretty quickly pegs him as such), she won't turn it down.]

Ah honestly might need some help here in a bit, but Ah'm gettin' together with Sir Minato soon, and we're organizin'.

Whatcha good at, Sir Joshua?

[Spoke as one soldier to another, a simple assessment of his skills.]

[visual/private]

[polyturtle]

Phhfftphhhft--

[Ok, Don, she'd not going to understand Puff.]

Sorry. I'm up for knocking the queen down a peg or two.

...I can explain all this, by the way.

[visual/private]

[neighfeni]

[Wait what.
Her straight face breaks to one of bewilderment.]

That's...good. Ah...yeah, please explain.

vis

[twotonehoofbeast]

*Red and blue energy is crackling around Sollux's horn.*

I've been looking for the empre-- queen myself. I'll help whoever finds her teach her a lesson or two!

[tinkertytonk]

They've got Jeeves and other friends. I'll help any way I can, Ms. Nephenee!

Visual 1/2

[neighfeni]

[Bertie...She is very conflicted on how to handle you in this situation. On the one hoof, she very much understands that anger at wanting to get someone you care about back. She feels it for all of her friends trapped, and for those trapped in general. She wants to let you have that chance.

On the other hoof, they just got you back from death. She is not inclined to let you die again, and she knows you aren't much of a fighter.

A tricky set of scales to balance, to be sure. One might even believe them rigged.]

[forwhomthebelltolls]

Hy dun know much about changelinks, but hy vill fight or help vith tactics.

[neighfeni]

Neither do Ah beyond what Mako said, but all help is appreciated, Miss Mamma. Thank you!

[visual/private]

[solequus]

[Judging by some of the scratches on her, Celestia has been battling for some time. The changelings definitely have it out for her.]

Whatever you do, once she has been defeated, do not let her out of your sights. If you have binding magic, or know somepony with it, that will aid greatly in stopping her.

[visual/private]

[neighfeni]

What counts as bindin' magic 'round here, Your Highness? Ah'm afraid Ah'm unfamiliar with most magic used here...we're bindin' the magic from the horn, right? Ah wish hogtyin' her would help.