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Post by theblazesiblings on Jul 31, 2011 13:58:08 GMT -5
The following events take place after the whole "Satellite" incident from a few days ago.
Coby, having given all of his energy to Spitfire to help her stop the satellite from destroying Equestria, went missing. The last thing everypony heard from him was "Why am I so useless!?" The last thing Ami heard, was a simple request. "Can you make me some of those cookies...?" An odd thing for sure. However, this tale has more to it than just a few oddities. Coby's life is in danger. He has gone missing. His last location? The Everfree forest. Before that? Covered in blood, crumpled up in a ball, in the same place. What is it about the Everfree....? What lurks among those trees. Unbeknownst to the rest of the ponies, Coby's disappearance was no accident. There is something dark lurking in those woods. something that, at one time, lurked inside Coby himself... Gilix.
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Post by theblazesiblings on Jul 31, 2011 14:14:26 GMT -5
((To actually recap what Coby went through...))
‘Why am I so useless…? Every time I try to do something good, it seems to backfire… Am I not strong enough…’ WHAT’S WRONG WITH ME!? *The last part was audible. He sighs and walks away, leaving the other ponies, even Ami, behind.*
Ami’s voyage took her far into the Everfree. “Man… This -does- remind you of the deadwood… Although, i’ts a lot nicer…” A few seconds later, she stops. There’s a speck of black laying on the ground. Upon further observation, it’s Coby. “Thank Celestia I found y…” She grows pale. “ou….?” She lands next to the now visible lump of black and white. Coby is crumpled up on the ground, shaking. “W-well… Coby, get up…. Come on…* She nudges him* Get up, I said! *She rolls him over and leaps back. His coat is slightly soaked in blood and his breathing is labored.* W-what happened to you!? *She carefully picks him up and takes him home to get help*
Ami gently lays Coby in his bed and covers him up. “Oh… What do I do…? The water of life doesn’t cure things THIS bad… Just exhaustion… And I don’t want to mess with Coby’s books. I’d probably get something wrong… Oh….” She frantically looks around and then bolts out the door. “SOMEPONY HELP!!”
The minutes tick by to hours. As Ami finished making the last batch of the water of life potion, she heard a thump and a groan. Upon rushing into Coby’s room, she found him laying on the floor. “Coby! What happened to you, you had me so worried!” She picked him up and put him back in bed. “You have to stay in bed, you’re still hurt and…” He slowly opened his eyes. “A-Ami… Get away…. I’ve… Got to get out of here….” She looked on in confusion. “Get away..? But… You’re hurt! You can’t go anywhere… And why do I need to get away…? I’m trying to help you…” He tried to get up once more and, after a few moments, did so. Shakily. “Listen to me… You’re in danger… I’ve… Got to get out of here… If I don’t leave… Yo…” His body tensed and he fell once more, this time back onto the bed. “C-coby…? What’s wrong…?” Ami began to tear up.
“Ami… Listen to me…. I… Have to go…” “But..” “No buts… Have I ever made you worry…? Besides now..?” “Well.. No, but…” “Then you should trust me…” He got up, his strength apparently returning, and gave Ami a pet on the head. “Can you do me a favor..?” She nodded, still teary eyed. “Can you bake some of those cookies…? I’d like some when I get back…” She didn’t say anything else, but headed off to the kitchen. “Thanks…” He sighed to himself. ‘I’d hate to tell her I might not ever see her again… But… Well.. I suppose I have to do this now…’ He walked out of the shop and back towards the Everfree forest. His horn began to crack even more. Slowly, but steadily, reaching the base of his skull.
“Well… Here again… Last time, you took me by surprise… This time…” His horn glows and cracks more. A few seconds later, the glow fades and Coby falls over. “Gah… Damn.. Can’t use magic…? Hmph…” Out of the forest strides a pony. His coloring is the exact opposite of Coby’s. His coat is jet black, his mane is crimson red, and his eyes are cobalt blue. His voice is deep and ominous. “Well then, Cobalt… What have you decided…? Will this age old struggle finally be over and done with…?” Coby’s eyes narrowed. “Gilix… Why have you shown yourself…?” The negative being, now known as Gilix, laughed. “Isn’t it obvious…? You doubted yourself… Dagger told you the moment you doubted yourself I would return… With his help you were able to banish me… Now, I have returned.” A few seconds passed and Cobalt drew his blade. “What do you mean to do…?” Coby charged and lunged. Within the blink of an eye, Gilix was behind him, unscathed. A flash of light surrounded him and Coby vanished. A hair raising yell was heard, followed by an explosion. “Is that the best you’ve got…? Pathetic…” As the light faded, Coby was gone. Only a ring of burnt land remained in his place.
((Alright... Now then...))
“Where the hay is Coby…?” She heard Spitfire say faintly in the back of her mind. A few seconds passed before….. “COBY!” She suddenly screamed and flew out the door, almost busting it off the hinges. She was headed towards the Everfree, tears trailing behind her as she went. ‘You better be okay… Please, oh Celestia, let him be alright…’
Spitfire/BMW - *sees this*
Uh oh…
BMW, you may want to tie that cloth down.
We’re going to catch her.
*Does so* Alright, let's go!
Ami landed with such force that she tripped up and did a somersault. She jumped up and looked around frantically. “Coby! Where are you!? Answer me!!!” She yelled and yelled but she got no answer. Only the wind’s gentle breath returned her cries. She began to wander through the forest, creeping over fallen branches and through the bushes. Eventually, she came upon the charred ring where Coby had once stood. Thankfully, the creature known as Gilix was nowhere to be seen. Well.. Perhaps “Thankful” is the wrong word. “W-what’s this mark on the ground…?”
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Post by BMW on Jul 31, 2011 14:27:14 GMT -5
BMW: Where could she have gotten off to? *BMW is using the cloth to scan the surroundings* I don't see her anywhere!
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Post by spitfire on Jul 31, 2011 14:32:25 GMT -5
"I really don't have any idea. She took off full speed, she could be anywhere in there..."
Spitfire nears the Everfree and slows down a little, looking for a decent place to land. She finds one, next to a stump.
She then realizes something. "Blood..."
This is where Ami found Coby.
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Post by BMW on Jul 31, 2011 14:37:19 GMT -5
BMW hops off of Spitfire's back and lands in the pool of blood
"This.... dear Celestia, please don't tell me I'm in what I think I am in..."
BMW looked down at the ground. All he could see was a darker color where he stepped
"Oh Celestia, Oh Celestia!"
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Post by theblazesiblings on Jul 31, 2011 14:40:47 GMT -5
She looked around and called out again. "C-Coby!?" She paused. "Coby, where are you!?" She started to shiver. "W-why is it so cold...?" Slowly, the temperature inside the forest got colder and colder. After a few minutes, she could see her breath with each exhale. "W-wh-why is it so c-c-cold...? It was just w-w-warm out...." Her shivers worsened. "C-C-Coby!? Are you th-th-there!?"
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Post by spitfire on Jul 31, 2011 14:57:13 GMT -5
Spitfire's ears twitch at the faint sound of Ami's voice, and she instantly snaps to face the direction it came from.
"BMW, please tell me you heard that. Come on."
With that, Spitfire gallops deeper into the Everfree.
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Post by BMW on Jul 31, 2011 15:33:10 GMT -5
"Gugh..."
BMW wipes his hooves off in the grass, still greatly grossed out by it.
"Right behind *gulp* you!"
BMW gallops toward Spitfire.
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Post by theblazesiblings on Jul 31, 2011 15:37:29 GMT -5
Ami's shivering gets worse by the second. The temperature drops even faster. As she wanders deeper into the forest she hears the sound of hooves against the ground. It was a dull, muted sound against the forest floor, slowly growing louder. "C-C-Coby...? Is that.... Y-y-you...?" Her eyes grew wider and she sneezed. "W-why the h-h-h-h-hay is it so c-co-co-cold....? This doesn't ma-ma-ma-make any se-se-sen-sense...." Icy mist starts to form along the ground and the breeze kicked up slightly, dropping the temperature that much more.
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Post by spitfire on Jul 31, 2011 15:44:12 GMT -5
"AMI!" Spitfire called out. "AMI, WHERE ARE YOU?"
Spitfire noted the sudden drop in temperature, but didn't react much to it.
"AMI!"
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Post by BMW on Jul 31, 2011 15:49:03 GMT -5
BMW follows closely behind, but starts slowing as the temperature drops.
"G-G-G-gah W-w-what is h-h-h-appening?"
BMW is having trouble seeing due to the darkness
"N-n-not g-g-good.. Sp-spitfire! W-w-wait up!"
BMW has lost all site of Spitfire.
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Post by theblazesiblings on Jul 31, 2011 16:02:42 GMT -5
Ami's eyes dart around at the sound of Spitfire's voice. "S-s-spitfire! Is that yo-you...!?" She starts to run toward the noise but remembers what Coby told her from their youth. "If you're lost and you know somepony is around, keep yelling. They'll come find you!" She uttered the last bit to herself and steadied her nerves and took a deep breath. "I'M OVER HERE!!!!" This was followed shortly after by a sneeze.
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Post by spitfire on Jul 31, 2011 16:06:39 GMT -5
"AMI, K-K-KEEP YELLING! I'M ALMOST T-T-HERE!" Spitfire hasn't quite yet noticed that BMW is no longer behind her. She was too focused on keeping her composure in the seemingly negative temperature.
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Post by BMW on Jul 31, 2011 16:16:20 GMT -5
"Shoot, shoot, shoot, shoot, shoot"
BMW kept heading in the same direction he thought Spitfire went.
"H-h-how am I g-g-going to catch up t-t-to her n-n-now?"
BMW stopped.
I'm just being idiotic right now
His hooves kept wanting to move, but he knew better
I'm going to get lost in the Everfree Forest just like Coby if I keep this up
"M-my best b-bet n-n-now would be t-to stay p-put and c-cast an i-i-illumination spell."
BMW sat down.
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Post by theblazesiblings on Jul 31, 2011 16:23:42 GMT -5
"SSSSSSSSSSSSSPPPPPPPPPPPIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIITTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" The cry echoed throughout the forest. A flock of birds flew off in the distance. A pair of eyes watched from a nearby tree. 'Hmm... What's all this...? Could make for a fun time....'
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