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// Entry 3: Prince Shroud/Iron Pony Leadup Log 
// Story: A.K. Yearling's Heedless Almanac 
// by Vis-a-Viscera 
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The last couple days for me since the previous entry have been… illuminating, to say the least.

Though little of it is reflected in the profile of (Prince) Shroud, the Elements themselves have been a wealth of information for me at this point.

However, both you and I must have priorities, reader. New ones to fit this world we are in. 

The world that affords Knight-Commander Hel Gaulle such unlimited access to practice and refine the tortures and atrocities of old, with the bits of Jet Set rising by the act. 

Where the newest reign of the Queen is being with… the utter indignity they revisited upon an entity so sparsely removed from her darkest moment and the millennia spent on the lunar service to lament over it.

To those who now seem the most suited to combat this regi No. Even though they may be eager to pursue vanguard status, they’ve no realization of the depths a pony will have to go to unseat these usurpers. 

And to that concept of depth, I speak now of (Prince) Shroud.

Relevant History: It seems that this will be the most sparsely described area of the scout report, but regardless, enough has been gained by the ex-Headmistress Cinch to gain some insight. 

(Prince) Shroud is likely the accomplice/lover of (Prince) Toxic Haze, and as such it is probable that they have met the Queen together. As a Shadow Pony, there are like three sources that could have brought (Prince) Shroud into the world: 




The reign of King Sombra over the currently named Crystal Empire before its liberation by Twi Princess Cadance and the dragon Spike. Several such wraiths were the byproduct of his overpowering aura, though rumors abound that there may been some of the hidden foals that he sired.

The rise of the Pony of Shadows, nemesis to the Six Pillars of Equestria before being sealed at Ponhenge. Though it is very unlikely it is the original, as the ritual required for it has not bee broken and the talismans needed to replicate the event have been lost to time. 

A manifested Tantabus. Several centuries following the demise of the entity known as Nightmare Moon, several ponies complained of recurring nightmares involving a shade of the eponymous mare. Following these stories, several of those ponies in those dreams have consumed enough of them to come into tangible form in the waking world.* Perhaps it is the same scenario as this option with the original Pony of Shadows? Something brought from its host’s nightmares?



Regardless, that entity is among us, and in the highest annals of Equestria's government. A lot of the evidence following his origins is hypothetical, and so follow-up will have to be done to distinguish which type he is – and what implications, if any, it plays towards his motives and motions.

Personal Notes: (Prince) Shroud, in his capacity as the head of the Arcane University, is the most stoic of the Queen’s consorts. As much any who choose to operate with the Queen on that level can

He is as short-dispensing with pleasantries as the other prince, but his profanities seem more pointed and direct. This does not lessen the effects of his actions but it shows a precision to the task at hand that may imply he is as close to a calculating mine as any of the Queen’s consorts can be (barring the Queen herself.)

To this end, reader, the sparse information may be a purposeful action on his part. (Prince) Shroud, for all the power at his disposal reveals scarcely little that is not told in the tales of the victims. And again, the studies at the Arcane University have proven pivotal to the understand of modus operandi of Shroud. At this point, another encounter with the ex-Headmistress Cinch is inevitable, and thankfully, Dr. Hooves’ latest interaction with Cloudsdale’s Thunderlane has finally borne fruit on that front. More on this later.

His actions as of current in Canterlot government and Ponyville have also closely tracked with his ally (Prince) Toxic Haze. While (Prince) Haze has provided the means for Knight-Commander Hel Gaulle’s escape from imprisonment and reinstatement into the Royal Guard, for example, it is (Prince) Shroud that has fed most of the combat magics and maneuvers learned from the Arcane University’s archives (those that remain, anyway), into those very Guards’ training regimens. 

And I hypothesize that he is also the reason for Lemon Hearts, Twinkleshine and Minuette’s inclusion into the new Iron Pony competition as officials. (Prince) Toxic Haze has shown no direct interest in particular designation of ponies within Equestria to his cruelties, only that they be as young and innocent of possible. The irony of them being forced to interact with the Queen for the sake of the Iron Pony competition – to judge Ponyville residents as they themselves are judged – combined with the knowledge that these three unicorns were the Queen’s friends during her first time in Canterlot is either a machination by the Queen’s prerogative or (Prince) Shroud’s. 

And with the Queen’s unusual absence from normal life in Canterlot over the last few days, barring the Luna ‘interactions’, it is likely (Prince) Shroud that is arranging events as the Queen’s most direct and imposing intermediary.

Abilities: One particular ability of (Prince) Shroud stands out – the ability to summon strands of energy from the areas around his hooves – with reports differing radically on the amount and velocity of these tendrils. The ability is likely augmented by the medallion around his neck as it was in (Prince) Toxic Haze’s case. 

This, beyond his hooves, is his primary form of attack, and allows him unparalleled potential at any range, despite his inability to fly like the Queen, (Prince) Toxic Haze, and (Princess) Dash. (Goodness, even stating this name now shows just how far the most promising of the Elements of Harmony have fallen. And I as well, for enabling their imaginations iwthy personal copies of my work.)

My correspondence with Dr. Hooves has found that the study of events in the Badlands and the Appleloosa outskirts has proven that despite his abilities, (Prince) Shroud favors the usage of brute force. This, fair reader, may be the prime advantage. With the Queen’s forces spread as they are following the Canterlot coup, and Shroud holding no direct magical prowess of his own, the tentacles are his main form of long-range combat. Evade this, and you can evade him. 

But beware. Though the Queen’s forces are distributed, they are never alone –and (Prince) Shroud, more than any of them, is the most calculated in his actions. He will likely have hostages, shields, or advantageous ground when being encountered, and this is not counting the likelihood of (Prince) Toxic Haze to take the form of any innocuous pony nearby him to draw in others like a fly trap. And with his abilities over shadow-extension growing closer and closer to that of the infamous Pony of Shadows by the day, it is only a matter of time before height and distance prove irrelevant to escaping him.





Beyond the information runs needed to gather this mini-profile on (Prince) Shroud, my journey over the last three days took me longer than expected. 

Mainly, due to my increasing alliance with the resistance in Ponyville.

Originally, my trip was to take two days before my sojourn to Appleloosa to find out more about that likely Thestrel-related statue.

However, it has taken three days for me to make that journey now and complete my duties in Ponyville. 

To that end, I offer my accounts of those three days.

Day I: I have taken a three-point journey to Ponyville from my position in the Basin. From my position to Rainbow Falls, then a sky card from there to Manehattan, and then caught the Friendship Express right ahead to the city. 

Addendum I: The Express lines, most notably, have checkpoints now. Most are manned by the standard Royal Guards, thankfully, but it will be hard to any who are not magically gifted to keep records of their travels from reaching either Knight-Commander Iron Standard – or through him, (Prince) Toxic Haze. My journey through them passed without incident – though I am no longer officially working on Daring Do and the Ring of Destiny, my offers of continuing research on that book was enough to send me through the lanes without trouble.

The harphone is already paying dividends, however. Especially in my conversation with Mayor Mare. Thanks to her talks with Sassy Saddles, currently staying in Ponyville to assist Rarity until the conclusion of (Princess) Dash’s visit to Ponyville, valuable counsel has been reached in terms of transit. With the air blockade in Ponyville still in effect, you, fair reader, may be reliant on the trains to get into and out of the city safely. However, by taking the East Friendship Express, the fastest route to the north and south limits of Equestria, danger untold may await you. 

While not at critical mass, the pro-Queen sentiment from the elite and repressed populace of Trottingham has turned pony against pony in the town – and made transit through that town, as is required to make the full trip there to Ponyville, too risky. Martial law has already been enforced in the town by Queen Trottingham. 

And with the western route through the Crystal Empire being heavily vetted by Princess Cadance and Prince Shining Armor, timing was of the essence if I wanted to make it to Ponyville within the window of time I had scheduled to interview Rarity.

I will share this route with as many as I can, though time is of the essence in endeavors like this.

Regardless, it got me into Ponyville at 6:00 last night, and just in time to finally take full grasp of the scene that erupted during yesterday morning.

As Flash Sentry’s reports on the fiasco relayed, the golden ponies (The Thestrels! They’d acted again in such a public locale?!)  had interrupted the Princes’ 1st Public Address in Ponyville, of which three of the four (sane) Elements had attended. 

Of particular note among the gathered audience was the presence of Mayor Rappid Fires and Ambassador Cori in the audience, who had apparently evacuated shortly before (Though I know why, in this case). Applejack took prominence in assisting Comms. Flash Sentry and Spearhead in maintaining the safety of the ponies watching.

Of particular notice of who was not present was the actual Mayor of Ponyville, Mayor Mare. Her words on the matter amounted to “I had hoped that my refusal to attend the conference in protest would be reciprocated by the populace of the village. However, the fear still rampant through this troubling time may have invited the crowd the Princes gained.” No comment was provided on the potential of her marshaling the Town Guard to find Berryshine and Powder Puff. I will follow up tomorrow. 

The central focus of the impromptu meeting was to show the true fate of those who’d as Miss Berryshine and Miss Powder Puff (a filly?!), the younger sister of the deceased Cotton Sky had been detained by the Sentry’s Royal Guard** for unruly conduct and public intoxication unbecoming of a business owner.

 What would become of them is unknown, as are their current whereabouts, for the golden ponies had apparently abducted them, and again given the Princes the slip in the pursuit. Needless to say, this was considered a kidnapping (literally in one case), and harboring them is now grounds for exile to Canterlot.

Yes, like THEY'RE the ones in the wro Until tomorrow, I cannot make that assumption.

Addendum II: Totaled buildings in the Princes’ pursuit of the Equilixir-empowered were counted as follows: 

One (1) medicine shop, nearby the Ponyville Hospital
The  Leaf and Let Live Tea Shop, run by Jasmine Leaf (earth pony)
The Ta-Ta Tavern, upper floor, run by Berryshine (earth pony)

Buildings damaged in the pursuit of the Equilixir-empowered are as follows.

The Silent Chapel, leftmost wall, south wall, and ceiling
One (1) house belonging to Bulk Biceps, northeast walls





My report to Dr. Hooves took place an hour later, at 8:30. I admit, reader, I still marvel over the inventions in that room. Besides the Harphone, there are several inroads he has made into energy production, which could revolutionize the lighting crisis present in towns like Manehattan and Dodge City. He is also re-attempting strides in teleportation technology, the possibility for site-to-site travel without using magic (and this, alerting the new leaders of Canterlot government) becoming prudent in this new age.

It is not like I needed a plasma globe for my hair to stand on end in this palace of wonders, but I managed to keep a level face in that area.

However, some sudden news may make identifying the location of the golden ponies more complex –to make room for my accommodations at his house, Dr. Hooves has relocated them to the basement within Roseluck’s Botanicals. 

Regardless, reader, he has confirmed my theory: Berryshine and Powder Puff are being hidden at the shop as well.  Doc Top was also present at the store and has put together a report on the condition of the Equilixir-empowered known as Viscera, and much as I would rather avoid getting into a prolonged pinch-fight with her, I must know what effects such an Equilixir Stone has on pony anatomy***. 

We’d also introduced another member of the anti-Queen sentiment building within this town: that of Amethyst Star. Small wonder; she’s the common-law wife of Derpy; her incident as a weather-mare demanded this partnership to gain lodgings in this town for Dinky Doo to continue attending school, and now…

… No. I can’t dwell on this, heinous as depriving a pegasus like Derpy of parenthood like this is. I will consider it a particularly chilling example of why the Queen and her cohorts must be stopped. Before it is too late for far too many, in both ponies and customs, it already is.

Dr. Hooves also provided counsel on one final important development – the establishment of one of his harpphones with Princess Cadence. With this and the knowledge of the location of Ambassador Cori, the line between ambassador and ruler of the Crystal Empire has now been firmly restored. I expect to hear about, and because of, this development during my time here.

With that, I retired in Dr. Hooves' house, the travel and moving around the town to gather the information of the Equilixir-empower taking its toll on me.

Day 2: When I was up Dr. Hooves had a missive from Cadance, transcribed as below.

Yes, I have indeed known of the origin of the Equilixirs A.K. speaks of. While I cannot personally commend their efforts to fight the efforts by the… Queen of Equestria to bend this world to her will, I no longer think that their efforts will be endured alone. Get into contact with Applejack before she leaves for Appleloosa; I think they may be vital elements… needed to pursue her interests in the upcoming Iron Pony competition. And if this can be successfully disrupted – let it be so, I have seen the event planner for myself and it scares me that anyone could be that callous to that young a pony - we may have found the very piece needed to establish a true resistance of the Queen around. Let me know of their response to the proposal you told me of. Sincerely, Princess Cadance. 

I felt the waver in the Princess’s voice when she spoke of ‘elements’. I had only known the pain of betrayal in terms of devoting effort toward one of Canterlot’s new managers: Princess Cadence is related to one, foalsat her, called her up for her wedding… and now it ends like this.

May this pain of the personally related being set upon by those they shared houses with never repeat.

To the further inspection of the day, noon allowed me a vantage point with Rainbow Star atop her open-ended house looking over the Iron Pony grounds. Set up in the clearing in the White Tail Woods bordering Bucephalus Brook, the event looked meticulously constructed, a far cry from its first incarnation.

One clearing spot was made to fashion out a hollow wrestling ring like the ones in Manehattan.

Another was unaltered but had several divisions between the stands and staging area cut in the soil. Was I more inquisitive on that spot, it was almost like it was meant to frustrate the efforts of any movement between those areas. 

The final area was cordoned off with thick iron fencing, except where it emptied into the Brook.

And above it all was Knight-Commander Flash Sentry, overseeing the first orbits of the balloon overseeing this event. It was purple with white curls and swirls ringing its bugling surface. And below the balloon, anchored to its thatched basket by chains at each corner, was a metallic platform fashioned in the same way as that basket. 

Below it was the words IRON PONY, the “O” in “PONY” replaced with this insignia****.





Further study showed an all-purple version of that same logo was stamped on the balloon’s basket.

“Apparently, our Queen has decided something besides the sun must mark her approved events,” came all the explanation that I would get from Dr. Hooves.

“Isn’t enough she’s gotten power over that sun, now she’s gotta own every bit of sky between it and here?” That was Amethyst Star, and the acid in her voice could have melted the house we were on.

Nevertheless, with time to spare, I needed to get in contact with Mayor Mare. I was before the Town Hall’s doors within the hour, the clock showing 11:27 when the mayor finally answered.

“I see you’ve kept your word!” How long had it been since Mayor Mare had smiled last? Even now, the effort it took betrayed a level of stress that would snap Mount Everhoof in two.

“I’d love to help you in any way I can.”

“I’d say communication, but Dr. Hooves has just told me you’ve gotten acquainted with your new lifeline!” 

The Mayor turned to her office.

“But now, I’d appreciate you getting in touch with Berryshine and Powder Puff. Dr. Hooves says he knows there’s safe, and Doc Top has conferred. But I’d need to hear it from the…” She stopped at this point.

“Horse’s mouth?” I offered for her.

“Rather uncouth phrase, but yes.” 

A tidbit before we get further into the Town Hall. See, the Hall has the large and spacious main room in the center, but most business from Ponyville’s most powerful politician comes from the little cubby just above it - something between an office and a living room. 

So when I entered it – for the first time, mind – I was taken in but how spacious it was, crammed into a space above the main Hall as it was. Couches that looked squashier than I’d expected lined the ends of the circular walls closest to the entrance. Bright arches of golden timber rang the walls like giant outlined hooves, enclosing it like a blanket. File cabinets and bookcases closed around her pink-starched desk.  I could not help but notice the notice on that desk as I took in the room’s highlights. One corner of it, open from beneath a pile of books, betrayed its secrets to me.

-nd the announcer we send to you think time should given all the berth he requires. He is part of the security measures, both in resiliency and in ability. Pray you are nowhere near him should his nose be as potent as hypothesized. 

-ir warning, however: Queen Twilight will not be listening.

-rince Shroud

Drawing closer into this room, though, the rotting peach-like sunlight flooding through the arched windows only looked more wrong. Like the sky itself threatened to wipe away and reveal the brimstone-bleached caverns of Tartarus should the Mayor not hold her tongue and her conscience both. Suddenly I could see what ripped away that smile from her. Fourteen hours a day in a room this important surround by lighting this foreboding?

For now, I was her lifeline. In a way the harphone perched on a corner of her desk couldn’t compare. 

“I need to keep this contained. Spearhead is honorable, but he’s walking a fine line. The second he gets reassigned to Canterlot, Ponyville loses its one reasonable player in its interactions with the Guard.”

I bit back the urge to show her Flash Sentry’s conversations with Spearhead. Might just sour her against the Town Guard instead. I accept the notice to take to Berryshine in Roseluck’s Botanicals (hopefully) and take my leave.

Happening upon the flower store did indeed bring me into contact with Berryshine and Powder Puff, to my relief. It seems the rescue has allowed them to set up refuge with Rose. My suspicions over Viscer the Equilixirs' motives have proven unfounded.

As I took my leave, I noticed that Cori and Viscera were talking in the backyard. Deciding not to disturb them, I instead reported back to Mayor Mare, then made my way to Carousel Boutique.

Details on my interview with Miss Rarity will be provided in the next entry, as soon as I can make sure all pertinent details are highlighted.

However, this focus was on the events of this day and the next, as my leave from the Boutique nearly cut in with another of the Element’s storming into the Boutique, despite Sassy’s attempts to wave her off.

It was Applejack.

“… an’ of course Ah’m not allowed near the event with a ten-foot pole, Luna forbid Ah remind Ponyville of how the Iron Phony who this is all being flossed out to meet tied for dead last with me!” A copy of the Iron Pony poster was with her – well, more like being rent in her left hoof’s steel grasp.

I introduced myself and was about to take my leave for what was likely to be a heated exchange over the competition. 

Applejack, however, noticed me. She askeed if I had been part of Dr. Hooves' efforts to regain  order in the wake of the PRincess' abductions.

I answered in the affirmative. Perhaps Applejack, despite her despondency, was more perceptive than she looked.

Second later, she had whisked me away to the Sweet Apple Acres barn with Rarity, and unrolled a map of the proceedings for the Iron Pony competition, along with a wil proposal: to call upon the Equilixir-empowered to disrupt it.

Apparently, Pinkie Pie had told them both of the Equilixir-empowered's efforts - both what Prince Shroud had let slip to them in the wake of the Ponyville Riots and their rescue of Berryshine and Powder Puff. 

They, scrabbling for options in the wake of the Queen's coup, finally had notice of a unit (could they even be called that this early) that could stand up to, or at least successfully and consistently elude, the Princes. 

And they - Applejack, especially, though both she and Rarity are trying to include Fluttershy in on their planning and aspirations - wished to see if their noble ways could extend towards larger tasks. 

Larger rescues.

Larger objectives.

To even possibly... dare I let this specter of hope haunt me... help stop or immobilize the Queen?

I immediately shot it down as absurd. But that specter had apparently found hosts. And Applejack was adamant. 

So I offered to be the first intermediary. For this task Applejack had made. The Queen had made it particularly, gruesomely clear what would happen if their hooves were directly connected to these Equilixir-empowered equines' efforts. There needed to be someone in the middle.

They accepted. Rarity left soon after. She had her own task to set up for them should this succeed.

Daring to dream so soon, o Elements? Pun intended.

Applejack and I remained in that barn. I put down my ask for the event. It was one of the prizes for that event. Our talk then turned to the reason Iron Pony 2.0 would have such a captive audience.

“So you heard o'all the semi-finalists for this event bein’ detained in an undisclosed location, an’ that they’ll be killed if the final event’s crashed?”

I had. Besides this stunt being utterly deranged, it had one glaring problem, which Applejack had seen as well.

“Now since when in blazes has the Queen ever telegraphed a power grab like this? Ah smell trouble, an’ oranges!”

Indeed, this could only extend toward the last event, and our plan involved keeping it from getting to that point. Why leave so open a window in so risky a plan for so long-spanning and long-awaited an event?

But when the call rang out from Dr. Hooves several hours later about the Ponyville School Board and Miss Rainbow Starts being abducted by the Guard’s, it took but a moment for me to realize just how the other horseshoe had dropped.

I was shock-still in the main office of Town Hall with Mayor Mare. And to be frank, I didn't want to leave at that point. Not out of duty, out of fear. 

They - the Board, these other sweep-ups by the Night Guard - were obviously the hostages to keep the first half of the event Thestrel-free as much as the last half.

Applejack’s task was looking more and more impossible by the hour.

She and I talked of this in the Sweet Apple Acres barn seconds later.

“Ah have to let the treehouse be a drop-off point, there’s no way they’ll be able to operate otherwise, and Ah’m not riskin’ another pony over my oversights!” 

I could not deter her. Would Tomorrow, I was set to leave for Appleloosa. That trip would now have to wait – lives were at stake in front of me, and I had to will do my part to keep them safe.

Day 3: While the Iron Pony event was commencing, I made my way to Town Hall. The Mayor was not there. I knew she would not be at Iron Pony, not with this calamitous a situation over her head.

So I made my way to her house, intending to have my scheduled trip to Appleloosa pushed forward a day, as well as allowing her full access to my accounts to assist her search for/liberation of the hostages.

I was certain she was negotiating for a location or coordinating with somepony to resolve this matter.

I could not have prepared, in a million years, for who that pony would be.

“The detention will remain. Final word on this matter.”

Prince motherf Shroud was in this meeting?

I could have screamed, but I’m pretty sure that would have been like a red flag to Iron Will. This was Prince Shroud. This was Prince Shroud and he knew I was in Ponyville. 

If he did know of this almanac, it did not show. 

My mouth still felt like cloying cotton nonetheless.

Jet Set was in the room too, however, which was a bit of a shock considering he was supposed to be one of the participants for the final event, and yet he looked nothing like he was preparing for a possibly run through White Tail Woods and oh dear Celestia, Prince Toxic Haze is either in this room or at the track and the Equilixir-empowered don’t even know it.

They talked for several minutes. I could have sworn I detected movement in the Town Hall out of the corner of my eye during this time. However, I was slightly distracted by the continuing lack of clouds in the sky; the work Mare’s voice was doing to forward early-onset deafness; that murderous Shadow Pony prince three strides to the right of me.

However, his attention was broken once. Though, it was by the shattering of a window just outside the hall leading to the Mayor’s office. 

“Wait here. Do not make me look for either of you.” Nevermind. He had noticed me. Maybe not the existence of this book yet, but A.K. Yearling was now a known commodity in Ponyville.

Prince Shroud swept through the doorway, along with Jet Set.

Jet Set returned minutes later, reported that Garble, the previous announcer (a DRAGON?!) had flown the coop, that it might be in pursuit of one of the wayward ‘gold ponies’. I sincerely hoped otherwise. 

I had also noticed the proof of presence for the imprisoned ponies, Rainberry, had not been shown yet. My worst fears were confirmed when a Night Guard came to Jet Set and asked him into the hall to deliver an urgent update on the Iron Pony competition. 

Mayor Mare could not hear it, no matter how hard she tried. My ears were slightly more potent in this regard.

The report was on how Minuette, Lemon Hears, and Twinkleshine had disappeared, so had the platform they were on, and that the semifinalists supposed to be sequestered into the basement of this house were gone as well. Jet Set excused himself and left the house before I got to the last part.

Just as well, Mayor Mare’s aim at the door leading to her office nearly knocked it off its hinges. That it was with two of the chairs and an entire bookcase was no shock to me. 

Prince Shroud did not return. Later reports found out that He had entered White Tail Woods, found Prince Toxic haze and Hel in the woods, and after delegating damage control over the aborted Iron Pony finals, returned straight to Canterlot with Prince Haze.

Mayor Mare was out the second she heard this news. “Let the Princes gut me for this, I will take charge of this madness in my city!” 

I watched from a safe distance. Too many ponies already knew I was in this town, extending that list is not wise.

Eventually, Jet Set, Upper Crust, Beauty Brass, and Caramel were arrested for conspiracy, kidnapping (and in Jet Set and Upper Crust’s case, obstruction of justice.)  How long these detainments will hold is tentative.

For now, fair reader, I do think that showing justice could be done, even if it treads upon the Queen’s horseshoes, is worth the price.

Returning to Town Hall, I only barely escaped notice by another changeling – its appearance lent me to believe it was Gympis, however. 

All three of the judges and the announcer Moon Dancer were present in that hall liberated by Goldilock of the Equilixir-empowered. (Mayor Mare had enlightened me on the aliases they have taken: they will be reflected in this almanac from this entry forward.)

From there, it was a simple task to debrief them, gain news on the safe rescue of the Ponyville School Board, and other detained ponies by Wild Fire  Clover, (Have to remember, she's married to Lucky Clover now) and Comm. Spearhead, and make my way to Sweet Apple Acres to debrief the Thestrels themselves. 

Hopefully, they have the other ‘prize’ from this competition.

It is long time I burned this particular bridge between me and the new Princess.

Next entry will display and decipher the Rarity interview, and my trip to Appleloosa. (It shouldn’t take long, the Mayor has ensured my travel to and from that city will be expedited with all due speed. ‘Official business’ doth still have its perks, after all.)



* Though incorrectly dubbed ‘Shadow Ponies’, their abilities track close with that of regular Shadow Ponies from the sources mentioned in the first two categories.

** Apparently, Flash Sentry approved this maneuver, but filed a protest as well over (Prince) Shroud’s ‘unnecessary reeducation methods short before the address was crashed by the Equilixir-empowered much as I doubt the protest will be lodged with anyone who will seriously consider it)

***As you know before, reader, the three affected by the Equilixirs have assisted in the suppression of the Ponyville Riots during the day previous. The power of these Equilixirs but do not seem to be restricted to, resistance to fire and physical trauma. However, more intel is needed on the Equilixir Stone’s effects (in no small part since I still hold one left that is not affixed to another pony), and with no way to know the basis behind the triggering event for Equilixir assimilation, this report is my best hope on seeing what circumstance could have incurred that change. I shall attain it before I leave for Appleloosa and make note of it when I arrive in that town.

**** I hypothesize the colors in this logo are made to represent the hues shown by the new Princes and Princess. Green and black represent (Prince) Toxic Haze, dark red and blue represents (Prince) Shroud’s mane and tail, and the purple – upon rainbowed motif represents Princess Dash.