[The feed cuts in and he's moving through the Everfree, breaking past some ferns onto an overlook to the river where the sun is setting. It's bright, just on the edge of the ever free a little ways from Flutter's cottage.

In the feed there is a tree. A large tree. One that has thick branches that hang over the side of the hill over the water. It's root system seemed to go deep, and even if it leaned a little bit out towards the sun, it still seemed stable. He tosses the scroll onto the ground and looks into it.]

I think I want that tree to be my home, ponies. But I don't really know where to start. It'd be nice to have stuff but I don't have any money yet. I didn't go to the bank yet, and I don't know how much it would cost to build something on that.

So I guess I'm just going to offer my services to pay off the work. Work for work. Is that okay?

Is there anyone who can actually help me with this or am I barking up the wrong tree all together?

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[The following message was clearly supposed to be private, but it's clearly not at all.]

- Yu, Yukiko

I'm sorry for my recent behavior and what I did at the Gala last night. That amulet had control of me, but that isn't an excuse. I should have realized the possibility of it being cursed when I originally got it at the auction in January.

To make sure that I don't put everyone else in further danger anymore, I am leaving Ponyville and staying away. I am a monster and monsters like me are too dangerous to be around other ponies.

Consider this my resignation.


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[Today should have been a day like any other for Crmsn, save for one thing...that constant nettling in his mind, that little voice that would pipe up and hiss and giggle at him every time he stopped paying attention...it was gone. There was something else that bothered him. His shadow wasn't responding to him anymore.

No, try as he might, it just wouldn't listen. There was also the minor issue of his cutie mark being gone, but it wasn't something he ever...noticed or paid much attention to.]

Hey everyone, your friendly Night Market Guard, Crmsn here...um...has anypony seen a rogue shadow wandering around? I never had much trouble keeping it in check before, but it seems to have wandered off. Ya don't think it ran away do you? Maybe I was too rough on it...or maybe I just neglected it too much...er right. What I mean is, if anypony happens across it...can they please apologize to it for me?

[He shakes his head and is about to close the scroll but stops short.]

Oh, uh...also. Does anypony know about these cutie mark things? Are they supposed to just...vanish? Cause mine looks to be gone now.

This forest seems to be a lot darker than I remember it. Perhaps there was a reason why the client was willing to pay so much.

[The scroll shows Captain Celestia wandering about the Everfree Forest. Indeed, the interior seems a lot more dark an sinister than it usually is, though those who have seen the forest since the mirror incident are probably aware of this already.]

Nonetheless, I shall be here for the next several hours to gather herbs and other useful materials. While I am here, shall anypony else require anything from the forest? As I am already being paid to be here, we may be able to work out a fine deal. I must make a living too, after all.

[Suddenly, a distant noise could be heard, which catches Celestia's attention for a moment. A pair of weapons are produced from somewhere off-screen in response.]

Leave a message, and I shall get back to you once I have added a pelt to my spoils.

[The feed cuts from there, but not before a shadow could be seen moving through the trees.]

Hmmm.

[Staring into the scroll and nosing it, pawing at it... Some how he doesn't seem to understand how this thing works. Paper isn't supposed to work this way.]

Ponies. Hey. What's with all the chatter about this Gala. Everyone in town is talking about it, but none of these horses will talk to me about it.

[Mostly because he's been cutting people off in the streets and asking, which would have indicated he was eavesdropping, but sudden lion does not make a pony really interested in chatting.]

And can I live in a house or do I have to live outside? The black flies are biting, you know.

That is the last time I try that new cinnamon bun coffee creamer. Sure, it was tasty but the fallout is so not worth it. 8/10, like seriously.

[This particular unicorn doesn't seem all that bothered by his surroundings. He scowls at his scroll and another mug of coffee pops out of thin air next to him.]

Alright, what's the story with all of you? Town full of ponies. How interesting. Will someone just point me back to Fairy World? I've got a job to get back to and I don't have the time to waste on your pastel coloured equines. Being Cupid is no easy task y'know.

Oh and if I'm stuck here for some contrived reason, there'd better be a spa around here. A mane this fabulous requires lots of extra care.

I'm home!

[Gentarou is unloading his stuff, Switches, Fourze Driver and other things as he sets down the items on the table.] Oh I'm famished, the day was so long you would not believe that I had to move a piano all the way across Ponyville! Thank goodness that I had Fourze or this would have been really---!

[Gentarou explodes into rainbows.]

[Diaaaaalll Tooonnneeeeee.]

(ooc: canon update post. Feel free to spaz out ICly in here.)

Hey, guys, two big favors here: Where can I get someone who can shrink stuff and where can I find some real meat?

I got something from that auction from my world - a pair of old shoes I used once - and they're just a tad too big for me. Way too big. Like 'em smaller so I can run in them. And maybe grind of what I can find.

As for the meat? Seriously, I know you guys are horses, but snacking on gems has just no taste! And what you guys do for chili dogs is an outrage! CARROT chili dogs! If there's any crunch to my 'dog, I'd want it to be from the onions!

And thus, the intrepid Pinkie Pie took continued steps forward. She stepped forward -- [click] -- and stepped on a trap. Pinkie Pie took 2 points of damage from the falling washbin trap.

[The camera swung around as Pinkie continued to delve into the dungeon beneath Canterlot, holding the parchment out like a first person view.] Moving closer and closer, she came upon a switch. She pressed the switch. She heard a faint grinding noise from somewhere. A door has opened.

Pinkie Pie has turned around. She found a secret entrance going down further into the dungeon. Down down down she goes, where she stops nopony knows. She steps on a switch. Water soaks her mane. She gets the debuff icy hoovies.

Moving further, she encounters... a slime! Select battle music!

Battle Theme Set Up

Pinkie Deals 5 damage to the slime!
The Slime deals 1 damage to Pinkie Pie!
Pinkie Pie uses Roll Out! Pinkie Pie rolls into ball, and rolls over Slime! She deals 15 points of damage!
Slime Uses Regeneration! It regains 10 HP!
Pinkie Pie continues to use Roll Out! She hits the Slime! Critical Hit! She hits it for 30 Points!
The Slime is defeated!
Pinkie Pie gains 300 EXP and 15 Bits!

Pinkie continues along her journey. She opens a chest. What's inside?
Pinkie Pie loots a Best of the West Saddle!
Pinkie Pie equips the saddle. +15 Defense Points, 5 Vitality, 3 to Party.

Pinkie Continues her journey. Save? Y/N.
Yes.
Pinkie Has saved the Dungeon Crawl. Continue? Y/N
Yes.
Pinkie continues the journey.
Pinkie finds a locked door. Pinkie cannot go further. Pinkie goes down a corridor. Pinkie Pie also finds a small chest. Pinkie opens the chest and loots a small key. Pinkie pronks back to the door and opens it up.

Pinkie enters the room.
The door shuts behind Pinkie, and bars slam into place.

Loading Battle Music now. Track 3 Loaded: Decisive Battle.

A Skeleton Manticore appears!
Pinkie charges the opponent! She deals 15 points of damage.
The Skeleton Manticore hits back for 12 points of damage.
Pinkie uses Roll Out!
The Skeleton Manticore dodges.
The Skeleton Manticore uses poison sting. It misses.
Pinkie uses Bouncing Press! She deals 20 points of damage!
The Manticore deals 30 points of damage with its spines in counterattack!
Pinkie is now at 5/40 HP.
Pinkie's Ultimate Power is unlocked.
Pinkie uses Limit Break. Cause she totally watched Dashie do it once.
Pinkie uses Party Cannon Barrage!
Party Cannon Barrage deals 9999 Cherry Pie damage!
The Skeleton Manticore is defeated.
Pinkie Pie has gained 3500 EXP!
Pinkie Pie has gained a level!
Pinkie Pie has learned Dual Wield. Pinkie Pie can now equip two party cannons of smaller size.

Save your Progress? Y/N?
Yes.

(All of Ponyville shouldn't be too surprised when they see what could very well be...a cyan-haired Pegasus sitting atop one of the many clouds, reading a Daring Do book!

Specifically, she's reading the latest book titled 'Daring Do and the Ring of Destiny!' with an excited grin on her face. And this is only the...50th time she's read it, but she could be exaggerating on the number.

At least she's not sleeping! Nopony wants that...!

The Pegasus doesn't care too much -at the moment- that she's in a different Equestria -or Ponyville- than the one she knew; as far as she's concerned, she's got her books and a comfy cloud to read 'em on. She'll try to find her friends later, when she's bored and once catching on to what may or may not be different. If you're close enough, you could hear her say:)

OMG, OMG, OMG, OMG, OMG, OMG, OMG, OMG, OMG,OMG, OMG, OMG, OMG, OMG, OMG, OMG, OMG, OMG, OMG, OMG, OMG, OMG, OMG, OMG, OMG, OMG, OMG, OMG, OMG~!

Best. Series. EVER~!

(Rainbow Dash takes a moment to pump a hoof skyward excitedly, cheer briefly and get back to reading. She's 1/2 way done, and when she's finished it's onto the next book!)

It is too cold outside.

Anyone care to take a big kitty in out of the cold? Also, I'm looking for winter gear. Namely shoes and mitts that'll fit over these things.

[He shows his talons.]


Winter and lions do not mix. I grew up in the Rogue Isles, if nothing else the weather was much better for a guy like me.

No snow.

Never any snow.

One of you rainbow ponies have got to have magical clothing creating powers, right?

Riiiiight?

And nice enough to let me sleep on your bear skin rug in front of a fire?

Hey all, I just got back from Canterlot, and they'll totally let me into the ROTC program. That being said, I also caught a movie while I was there and I just had to cover this song that I heard on there.

Be warned, it's a first take but let me know what you think about it. It's Acapella too.

Ahem.

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What do you think? I know it's rough and I didn't get all of the lyrics right but it's a good song. I fell in love with this music from Ed Stormstout's work when I went to see the Pony-bit. I saw the first one in my world, and while it wasn't quite the same, it was still amazing.

So uh yeah, music. Anyone want to help me cover it?

[It's due time for some news to be broken to Fluttershy.]

H-Hello everypony. I um... I couldn't help noticing while I was in town today that Harvester's shop and belongings are being taken apart and sold. Could somepony tell me what's going on? Did Harvester maybe... move away while I was out of town?

It's... She was my friend. I haven't seen her since I left Ponyville. I hope you're okay wherever you are Harvester.

[Look, it's a zebra! Zecora has unrolled a scroll in her home as a thought occurred to her -- an important one, since a cauldron in the back is belching thick green clouds of something she isn't paying attention to.]

Newponies and old alike
A thought strikes me that I dislike.
A curiosity I present to those
Trapped by changelings. This question I pose
Concerns your health and how you fare
In the days since the invasion scare.
Is anypony feeling unwell
In unusual ways, if you can tell?

[Sometime after the ponies wake up, scrolls and quills suddenly start raining from the sky. Don't worry, its not the ponypocalypse, its just a squadron of flying white ponies dropping them from above.

Once everyone receives one, the scrolls suddenly glow and come to life, its surface revealing the visage of a large white alicorn with rainbow hair and a golden crown, sitting on a large, velvet-upholstered throne. She has a calm, reassuring, regal smile on her face as she speaks, though those who know her better can see the light of worry and concern in her eyes.]

Good afternoon, newponies! I am Princess Celestia.

I've heard of your arrival in Ponyville and of some of the more interesting stories that have come from it. We're...not certain how this phenomenon has occurred, but we here at the royal castle will put our efforts into solving this mystery, and I hope you will help us out as we wish to help you out!

Rest assured, no harm will come to you. Nor, as some of you have worried, are we holding you against your will. On the contrary, you're free to move about Equestria as you please, be it through Ponyville, Los Pegasus or anywhere in between. I only request that you use the scrolls we have provided you to check in from time to time, so that we know where you might be when we figure out the solution to this current situation.

If you have any questions, you are free to ask them of me. If I am not available - and, I will admit, there are times when I can be quite busy - there are many other ponies willing to help you, including the other princesses of Equestria. We are all in this together, after all.

[And then she smiles a little more. Its a much more relaxed smile. The concern is still there, of course.]

But, in the meantime, I'd also like to get to know all of you! I always like to meet new people, after all. I hear we even have a dragon?