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Post by Major Zed on Oct 2, 2011 17:59:04 GMT -5
On a short leave from duty, Major was strolling through one of the many parks of Canterlot, admiring the scenery and generally enjoying the view. While he was walking, he came upon a giant fountain, the likes of which he had never seen before. On the other side of it, through the water, he saw a vague image of a pony...
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Post by Shadow on Oct 2, 2011 18:06:31 GMT -5
Shadow stood in the garden, a ways away from the fountain, his regal wings furled at his sides, scanning the surroundings. It was a very lovely place, he must admit. He stared at the elaborate gardens, his mane blowing in the slight breeze, his ears alert for sound.
He heard the sound of soft hoofbeats, and turned in their direction.
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Post by Major Zed on Oct 2, 2011 18:14:59 GMT -5
Major trotted around the fountain to see who the newpony was. He saw a pony, darker than night itself, with a glowing red eye. He gasped in shock, and tried to hide it by coughing. He quickly regained his composure, however.
"I... I haven't seen you around before. I'm Major Zed-Storm, what's your name?"
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Post by Shadow on Oct 2, 2011 18:19:26 GMT -5
Shadow grinned at the smaller green pony, "Greetings to you, Major Zed-Storm. I am Shadow. How are you on this fine day?" He nodded cordially.
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Post by Story Weaver on Oct 2, 2011 18:20:02 GMT -5
Storyweaver was enjoying the scenery in the park. He liked how calm the place was, free of the sometimes busy city. He then saw the fountain which contained bits that other ponies had dropped in to make a wish. "It couldn't hurt," Story said as he dropped a bit into the fountain and made a silent wish.
He then saw the other ponies standing there next to the fountain and went over to introduce himself, "Hello. I'm Story Weaver. What's your name?"
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Post by Major Zed on Oct 2, 2011 18:31:21 GMT -5
Major looks at both ponies. "I'm Major Zed-Storm, of the Equestrian Royal Army. You guys can call me Major or Zed. Nice to meet both of you." He smiles, and offers his hoof.
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Post by Shadow on Oct 2, 2011 18:35:01 GMT -5
"Salutations, Story Weaver," Shadow nodded cordially to him as well, "lovely to meet you. I am called Shadow."
He shook Major's offered hoof, "it is nice to meet you too, Major Zed-Storm."
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Post by Story Weaver on Oct 2, 2011 20:55:24 GMT -5
"And it is nice meeting both or you, Shadow and Major," Story Weaver said as he shoook both ponies' hooves. "So, what brings you here to such a lovely park?"
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Post by Major Zed on Oct 2, 2011 21:40:49 GMT -5
"This is my first break from duty I have had in a long while. I don't get out much, but I do love exploring these parks. Who knows what you may find in them," Major replied, "like this fountain here."
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Post by Shadow on Oct 2, 2011 21:59:24 GMT -5
"I was merely flying over Canterlot, but I noticed this exquisite park, and I just had to touch down and explore it awhile." Shadow looked at the two ponies.
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Post by Story Weaver on Oct 3, 2011 8:02:38 GMT -5
"I must say this is a very nice park. I try to come here at least once a week to enjoy the scenery and take a break from the busy city life." He remembered Major saying something about taking a break from military duty. Immediately his mind went to his stories about knights. He quickly shook off that idea as he didn't want to flood the pony with tales. And he also didn't want to neglect the other pony. "So Major, you said you are in the military, right? What part of the military are you in? And what is it that you do, Shadow?"
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Post by Shadow on Oct 3, 2011 19:29:19 GMT -5
"It is rather lovely, is it not? So serene." Shadow smiled wistfully.
He looked at the white earth pony, and said "I am an alchemist. It is a dangerous profession; I barely escaped with my life on a few occasions, as you can see," he indicated his glowing alchemical eye, "but the discoveries are truly worth all the perils."
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Post by Major Zed on Oct 4, 2011 19:10:07 GMT -5
"Ahh, that sounds interesting Shadow. I have to admit, I was a little put off by your appearance at first, but you seem like a nice guy. That eye looks nice, what can you do with it?" Major responded, taking a closer look at Shadow's glowing eye. He raises his head and looks at Story Weaver. "Story Weaver, to answer your question, I'm in the Natural Disaster Brigade of the ERA. As you know, recently there have been many strange occurrences within the kingdom, like cotton candy clouds and chocolate milk rain, and I had to skip my vacations in order to clean up this mess. No worries now, the Princess has given me an extra-long leave to make up for this."
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Post by Story Weaver on Oct 4, 2011 19:41:42 GMT -5
"What interesting occupations! So you're an alchemist. I don't know much about alchemy, Shadow, but I heard it's kind of like the magic unicorns do. And what an interesting job helping to clean up disasters in Equestria, Major Zed. Funny how the most interesting stories we tell are about our lives."
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Post by Shadow on Oct 5, 2011 20:41:22 GMT -5
He nodded, "A most noble profession indeed, Major Zed Storm." He said.
To answer his question, he continued,
"I built this eye after my latest accident" Shadow said. "I was experimenting on myself, and one of the many serums I had concocted spontaneously combusted; a piece of shrapnel from that event claimed my eye." He turned it to Major Zed, looking him straight in the eyes with it. "I can pan my view around a huge, wide area, and I can zoom my sight in closer than the naked eye. Also, I can see perfectly in the dark with it."
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