//------------------------------// // Sight seeing // Story: Mousey Harmony // by ScarletRhine //------------------------------// The Day was proceeding at a normal pace for New York when suddenly four individuals appeared in front of the 9 11 Memorial, accompanied by the sound of displaced air. One of those individuals was the anthro Applejack, known as Ashley Smith to her friends. She took off her Stetson and paid her respects to the people who lost their lives in the tragedy referred to as September 11, 2001, or 9/11. She placed her Stetson over her chest and bowed her head. Alex shrank down, covered herself in a force dome, then knelt and placed her hand on her heart in respect to the fallen. {meanwhile back in rochester} Ayumi was in a graveyard looking at a headstone, This headstone read “here rests Dakota Brown. Declared missing in action in 2012 may he rest in peace.” Ayumi smirked looking at her old headstone. “To think I lost my manhood just a week after graduating from high school. I’m glad my mom and Uncle Dirk were able to make a new life story for me so quickly… Still seeing this makes me remember my time here in Rochester. Those were some fun times.” if the others knew that i am actually 25 years old and only physically 19 due to an artifact I don’t think they would believe that I never used magic before the change... among other things. Near Ayumi in the same graveyard Raven was looking at a headstone this headstone reads “here rests anna strings declared missing in action in 2001 may she find peace wherever she is” Raven smiled when looked at her old headstone “hey mom i found you just like i promised i would if i came to this world who would have thought that i would have to lose my body, brought into another world and for Serine to be in a coma for me to find true friends life's funny that way isn’t it mom” “You seem to have a story to tell, I got time if you do?” The grave-keeper asks. Raven has a mischievous smile “i do but some stories are best left unsaid and even if i told it i doubt anyone would believe it” Raven chuckles “much less would anyone want to hear it ether” Raven with a shi “no my past is better left there in the past” i doubt any of the others know how old i am much less my sister and i pray that they never have to live through what we had to live through. “Trust me, it may help to get something off your chest.” the grave-keeper replies, showing a good area to sit if you do like to tell him. “Jake you taking care of another restless soul?” Ayumi asked the gravekeeper as she approached the two. “Oh hey Raven you OK? Who are you visiting? I myself came to visit an old friend.” “Just seeing what Raven’s story is, Ayumi” Jake says before going back on his rounds, the job of keeper is not a job anyone can do. Raven “to answer your first question Ayumi i'm visiting my mom's grave or in this world at least” raven shi’s “and to answer your question Jake i will tell you but don't say i didn’t warn you” Raven go’s to sit down in the place that Jack showed her “So where do you want me start at should i start at the time where i had to abandon my parents and run for my life!” raven says with a angry tone “Or when i lived in place that could have passed as hell with friends then give a piece of my body to a demon to protect my sister” raven says her voice breaking a few ghosts appearing behind her “ or the time i got all my friends killed only to survive because my sister gave the same demon a part of her soul to save me” raven on the verge of tears two more ghost join the others “ or how about we start at when i had to kill my sister because the demon stabbed me in the back” raven crying now another ghost joins the others “or how about her coming back to life but being stuck here” raven crying very heavily “or ‘sniff’ or watching her ‘sniff’ march to her death and being p-p-powerless to stop her” and with that the final ghost appears and they put raven to sleep. “Well that’s news to this old soul, well may you find peace.” The keeper says before like a ghost he was gone. The ghosts disappear with him not even wisps remaining. “Next time Jake hope the others up there don’t get mad for the visit.” Ayumi said with a smile. “Jake is a guardian Angel he tends to drop in when humans and other races are feel sorrow plus he’s an old friend of the family.” She explained to the Wall. Raven wakes up a bit “thank you” she said with a smile and goes back to sleep (Back in new New York) Alex and Daring Do stood on the torch of the Statue of Liberty gazing at New York City. Both expectant mothers sighed as the wind ruffled their fur, their clothes in Alex's weapon space. Daring looked down at the face of Lady Liberty finding the statue’s flat face both familiar and alien, yet comforting. Alex looked at her first mate and said, “It was nice to fly up with you.” Daring nodded, “Today was the last day l will able to fly for a while.” Alex looked at her and asked, “How so?” Daring patted her baby bump and replied, “I'll be grounded until my little passenger disembarks and joins the world.” Alex nods saying, “Ah. Probably an evolutionary adaptation to protect the foal.” Daring nods before turning around a leans on the railing and looks at some low hanging clouds then a thought hit her. “Did you know Alicorns could cloud walk like pegasi?” Alex nodded. “They have access to the magic of the other three tribes as well as their own, so yes.” Daring smiles as she says, “Then stay put. I'll be right back,?” with that Darling Do took off and flew up to the clouds. Once there she reached and grabbed one and detached a small piece which she carried down. She held just above the railing and said “Hop on. I’ll catch you if you fall if you fall through.” Shrugging, Alex shrank and jumped on to the.mini cloud. To her surprise and Daring’s delight, Alex landed and was supported by it. “This is something, I like to get a photo” a man says from miss liberty's crown. His cell phone goes off. “Yes.......an EM2 event......darn I will be on the first flight out.” he says before snapping the pick and heading out. Alex reclined on the cloud as it was comfortable and she felt what could only be a massage effect. “Mmm.” She moaned in pleasure. “I think I now know why pegasi like to nap on clouds.” Daring Do nodded smiling before saying, “Any other place you want to see?” Alex shook her head feeling sleepy. “Let's return to the safe house.” She said before falling asleep. Daring called Ayumi Saying when the humanized Alicorn anthro, “Hey Twi if anything happened to our family and it came from what happened to me then you know I would tear the ones who did it apart.” Ayumi replied as she lead David over to a bookcase. “ Thanks for keeping my lab clean by the way I've been meaning to collect the Dragonflare but it needed charging.” “So that's what that handle is! I thought you had given up on the project. You finally got it to work?” David asked as Ayumi opened the door behind the bookcase and the two headed down to a large lab/armory area. “Turned out to be simple to fix.” Ayumi said. “I just needed to make a carbon fiber case for the battery so the heat dissipated better. The blade will now burn for an hour before I have to switch out the insert. Though less if i use the sling feature.” Ayumi grabbed the handle and the multi sheath and strapped them to her back and belt. “The General incident was to close for comfort. Next time will be better but I still need the edge. Our enemy is growing in strength and numbers and I don't know if I will be strong enough without my full arsenal. David when the others wake up introduce yourself and tell them I had to go get some things.” With that Ayumi faded out of the house and left David alone in the lab with one thing to say. “Well fuck.” A man fades in “I hear you, just say away from the My little pony cons. People seems to disappear from them” he says. “Well got to fly, seems I am about to make it to the con myself.” he adds before fading out again.