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| #Post#: 1813-------------------------------------------------- | |
| In Dreams | |
| By: Orchid Date: January 29, 2017, 11:36 am | |
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| There was a low chatter from below as Lucid sat on the edge of | |
| her tall clock tower. The distant fireworks in the air flashed | |
| gently before her eyes as she just took in the atmosphere that | |
| she created. Orchid loved it. She listened to the sounds of her | |
| clock tower ticking as it calmed her allowing her to dream a bit | |
| more. | |
| #Post#: 1814-------------------------------------------------- | |
| Re: In Dreams | |
| By: Ivory Star Date: January 29, 2017, 3:02 pm | |
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| Ivory hums softly as she trots down the banks of the Everfree | |
| River, searching for some rather elusive herbs to replenish her | |
| diminishing stock. One in particular, however, was a | |
| right-pain-in-the-flank to locate and identify, much less | |
| properly pick and prune. The herb in question presented itself | |
| as a brightly colored flower- poisonous if one were to | |
| accidentally eat it, but its roots were well known for its | |
| fantastic healing properties. Therein lies the trouble; how do | |
| you pick the flower without damaging the roots? With a sigh, | |
| Ivory presses on alongside the river's slope, keeping her eyes | |
| glued to the ground for any sign of her quarry. Even the mist | |
| around the river, growing ever more dense, didn't seem to deter | |
| the mare from her mission. Ivory simply sticks close to the | |
| ground, gradually travelling downstream, until... She spots one. | |
| With a cheesy smile, Ivory practically hops on top of the | |
| flower, humming once more as she digs into the dirt around its | |
| base to extract it whole. | |
| "Well, well... That wasn't so hard," Ivory croons to herself, | |
| tucking the flower into her pouch. "I only need to find a couple | |
| more and I should be good for--" The Noctral looks up, and where | |
| she expected dense mist and fog, lay a sprawling meadow at the | |
| foot of a humble town. Fireworks rain down in the distance, | |
| illuminating a prestigious, large clock-tower near its center, | |
| like a watchful, silent protector. | |
| Ivory's jaw literally drops at the sight, frozen in wonder as | |
| she takes it all in. She knew that the Everfree contained many, | |
| many secrets, but... Surely she must be mistaken? The mare | |
| blinks, moving slowly across the meadow to get a better look at | |
| the town, or what she thought was a town, at least. Perhaps | |
| Ivory had botched one of her concoctions, and this was all just | |
| a crazy trip? "Meadow-grass seed... Bell flower stem... Blue | |
| lily petals... Dragon roots... No, dragon bell roots? Hmm..." | |
| #Post#: 1815-------------------------------------------------- | |
| Re: In Dreams | |
| By: Orchid Date: January 29, 2017, 3:54 pm | |
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| Lucid felt something. Somepony was here. | |
| She teleported off her clock tower and in front of the new | |
| arrival. She levitated herself a few feet above the unfamiliar | |
| pony. | |
| "Hello, I see you've made it to my city. May I help you?" Orchid | |
| tilted her head. | |
| #Post#: 1816-------------------------------------------------- | |
| Re: In Dreams | |
| By: Ivory Star Date: January 29, 2017, 4:52 pm | |
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| "...Bell dragon roots? Bell dragon... bell? Ooohhh, I always get | |
| this one mixed up!" Ivory softly pawed at the ground in thought, | |
| but nearly jumps with a start as a voice reached out to her. | |
| "ROOT DRAGON BELL!" she exclaims, stepping back in bewilderment | |
| as she cover her mouth, followed by a rather shy, muffled | |
| giggle. "Oh, uh, my apologies, miss, uh..." It took the Noctral | |
| a moment to realize the voice's owner was levitating above her. | |
| "Oh! Hello~" the mare beams, taking a couple steps forward again | |
| as she looks up at her. "I was just looking for some Glow | |
| flowers is all. They like to grow along this bank, but I seemed | |
| to have stumbled... here. Where is here? OH, where are my | |
| manners? My name is Ivory Star~" | |
| #Post#: 1817-------------------------------------------------- | |
| Re: In Dreams | |
| By: Orchid Date: January 29, 2017, 4:55 pm | |
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| Lucid giggled. This one seemed harmless. | |
| "I think you may have stumbled too far down the river then." | |
| She eyed Ivory. "My name is Orchid but I am also known as Lucid. | |
| Welcome to the City of Nightmore!" She levitated aside to give | |
| her a better view. The river continued just a little further to | |
| the town. | |
| "Or the City of Clarus. That's what others like to call it. I'm | |
| not sure if you heard of this place before. I like to just call | |
| it my dream. Which is what this place is." (done) | |
| #Post#: 1818-------------------------------------------------- | |
| Re: In Dreams | |
| By: Ivory Star Date: January 29, 2017, 5:46 pm | |
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| Ivory blinks, casting her gaze across the city as she followed | |
| the river's path beyond its horizon. She pauses, canting her | |
| head back and forth as she simply tried to make sense of it all. | |
| The only structure she knew that lay hidden within the confines | |
| of the Everfree was the old castle of the two sisters. Surely | |
| somepony would have noticed a whole hidden city... right? | |
| Perhaps the two were related?... No... | |
| "Clarus? Like the song, Elysium Clarus?" The mare blinks again, | |
| now fitting the word "dream" into the equation. "No... I can't | |
| say that I have. Should I? I mean, I've been up and down this | |
| river many times, and right now I'm trying to convince myself | |
| that I didn't ingest the wrong part of a flower and taking a | |
| crazy trip." | |
| #Post#: 1819-------------------------------------------------- | |
| Re: In Dreams | |
| By: Orchid Date: January 29, 2017, 5:53 pm | |
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| "It's just a name I thought of for it." Lucid laughed again "You | |
| aren't hallucinating trust me. I am very real. So is this town. | |
| I am not surprised that you haven't heard of this place | |
| actually. Though we haven't had someone accidentally stumble | |
| here in a long time. Usually ponies know where they are going | |
| when they come here." Lucid landed in front of Ivory. The ones | |
| that knew where her city was usually came to try and stop her. | |
| However, this noctral did not seem like she had any intention to | |
| get in Lucid's way. At least she hoped for Ivory's sake. "Would | |
| you like to stay for a bit? I can show you around." | |
| #Post#: 1820-------------------------------------------------- | |
| Re: In Dreams | |
| By: Ivory Star Date: January 29, 2017, 6:15 pm | |
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| "Oh, so other ponies know this place?" Ivory glanced around | |
| again, now looking behind her and up towards the sky. "So, like, | |
| some sort of super duper special secret place?" The Noctral was | |
| almost giddy with excitement, like she just got accepted into an | |
| exclusive club. "Sure!~ I'd love to stay for a bit. I don't have | |
| anything to do until morning, in which case, is sleep." | |
| #Post#: 1821-------------------------------------------------- | |
| Re: In Dreams | |
| By: Orchid Date: January 29, 2017, 8:02 pm | |
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| "Secret for now..." Orchid changed the subject as she took | |
| Ivory's hoof. The two were surrounded by bright and beautiful | |
| particles. After more gathered and flew around them they | |
| suddenly reappeared on the west side of the town by a large | |
| stage. There was a low chatter from other ponies, though they | |
| were ponies she put in herself. | |
| "This is a world of happiness and peace. Endless festivals and | |
| fun." | |
| #Post#: 1823-------------------------------------------------- | |
| Re: In Dreams | |
| By: Ivory Star Date: January 29, 2017, 8:33 pm | |
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| Ivory couldn't help but ooh and ahh as the particles surround | |
| the pair, donning a rather joyful smile as the Noctral is | |
| reminded of the fireflies back home. What she didn't expect, | |
| however, was to be teleported inside of the town as she nearly | |
| lost her footing due to the sudden relocation. The mare regains | |
| her composure with a giggle, but falls silent as she gazes out | |
| and studies her new location. "This is amazing," Ivory nearly | |
| whispers, taking a couple steps out to get a better look at the | |
| stage, and then the crowd. "Happiness, peace, festivals, and | |
| fun..." The word "festivals" made her ears twitch, another smile | |
| tugging at her lips as she imagines herself on that stage. "What | |
| kind of festivals? I hold one every year in Ponyville, but it's | |
| so hard to get a decent turnout at times." Ivory pauses, tapping | |
| her chin. "Although that's partly my fault because it's always | |
| the middle of the night." With a sigh, the mare turns back to | |
| Orchid, still glancing every which way to take in her | |
| surroundings. | |
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