Okay, James, you can start now.
Hi, guys, it's me again. No, Derpy, they can't hear you. Can it wait? All right, Derpy says hello. Why would they think that? Oh, I did? Apparently, I called Derpy a stallion yesterday, and she's honestly worried you folks might not know she's a mare. Derpy, most if not all of them know who you are, so I wouldn't be too worried. ...You can say hi once I'm finished.
Okay, so right now I'm in the cave again. Princess Celestia has been using a spell to hide the opening (it just looks like a wall from outside), so we haven't been found yet. She's currently elsewhere, and Princess Luna is asleep (she prefers to stay active at night).
The ponies here are crazy! They wanted to just up and charge Stormcloud! Of course I told them that plan--if you could even call it that--was stupid, but they still insisted on taking a vote. We're all taking a few minutes to think hard what our vote will be, but I know what I'm going to say. Twilight here agrees it's not a good idea, and Applejack is sure to vote against the assault. Rainbow Dash is all for it and is convinced she can take him on herself. I have no idea where this will go, since we seem pretty divided. Sarah, if you can find a way to get those ponies here soon, that would be wonderful! Otherwise, I think there's going to be a terrible battle later today.
Derpy, can't you tell this is more important?
If either princess were here, I'm sure they'd protest against possible bloodshed, but these ponies think they're on their own.
Derpy, James is talking right now. You'll get your turn in a minute.
Well, I guess that's all I have to say. Luna's pretty weak from keeping the cave hidden, so I wouldn't expect much from her tonight. Plus, she can't seem to manage enough magic to open any portals between our worlds. Twilight, can you have those magic surges on demand?
Um... no.
Hey, thought it was worth a shot. All right, Derpy, what did you want to say to them?
Derpy says Hi.
And she says she's the yellow one with the gray mane. Uh, I think you mean... okay, sorry, continue. She says this is really important, so listen carefully... Derpy, you don't have to stand so close. They can still hear you if you don't shout.
Derpy, this is not an easy spell. Do you think you could speed things up a little?
She says, this is vital to... *sigh* making the best muffins... extra chocolate chips. That's it? No, not the secret ingredient--is that all you wanted to say? You don't want to say you're Derpylicious? Oh, no reason. Do you mind if I tell them your real name?
I know a lot of you guys have wondered if her name is Derpy or Ditzy, so I found out for you guys. Her real name is Ditzy, and her nickname is Derpy. But she likes her nickname better, and that's what everypony here calls her, so it's practically her name. But, yea, her name here in Equestria is Ditzy "Derpy" Doo Hooves.
All right, it's time to vote. Please, ponies, PLEASE have some common sense...
Evening Post
So guys and girls... it's decided. We march tonight. A few are staying here, but most of us are moving out in a few hours. Yes, I say "us" because there is no way I'm letting them go without me. If my fellow ponies are going to fight, I'll be in the front line.
Actually, the plan is not to be noticed at all. Stormcloud has taken residence in the castle, and Luna knows that castle backwards and forewords, including secret passageways and weak defense. We're going to sneak in under cover of night and... do something. The plans are still being drawn. Ultimately, it's up to Twilight and Luna to really defeat the beast.
Things we know about "Stormcloud"--
He's a pony, so he has limitations other ponies might have.
His biggest asset is his magic. If we can find a way around that, he'd be powerless.
If anyone says his name, he hears it and can find them.
Yes, but more importantly, whenever he even thinks of somewhere specific for any reason, the clouds in that area turn pitch-black. So as long as the clouds outside aren't black, we know he doesn't know we're coming.
And maybe the cloud that surrounds him constantly prohibits his vision?
I doubt it. Do we know of any weak points?
None. Although I haven't seen him use any offensive magic at all... maybe his magic is limited to getting others to do his dirty work?
Hmm... I don't want to assume that. Derpy, you're really going with us? Do you even know where we're going? Listen... maybe you should just stay here and watch over the ponies here. We have to do this quietly, and... that face... okay, fine. But stick close to Luna, all right? Is she awake yet? Well, we'll have to fill her in later. What about the guards?
He doesn't have very many. I guess he's confident no one would dare face him in his own castle.
Good. Good. Overconfidence may be what destroys him. I still don't like this.
Neither do I, but they're going whether we go with them or not.
Wait... Celestia's still in there, right?
Yea, I think so. Why?
That might help us later... okay, guys, I gotta go. I... I wonder if i die in this world... will I die in the other?
James, nopony's going to die! Don't think that way!
Sorry, sometimes I can be too dramatic. Let's go ahead and wake up Princess Luna. Maybe she can talk them out of this. Oh! And Sarah? I don't know how involved you're getting with this over there, but you can trust the readers. And don't forget to be looking for a way to get Fluttershy and Pinkie Pie here, all right? The sooner the better. Seriously, sooner would be better. Alright, Twilight, that's i
Maybe you can read this after all, I really hope so that you can read what I am about to write.
I know that Celestia is not currently at your side and all of you are quite afraid and angry about what Stormcloud did to you, I understand you want your lives back, your loved ones and your homes. You just want every thing go back to normal and live you life as it should be, yes I understand that because I know the feeling to lose all hope, to lose everything that you hold dear to your heard.
But please let me tell you, if you want to reach your goal you need to have a plan first. For start, find Stormclouds weaknesses, his plan, what is the situation with the other countries for example the Dragons, the Diamond Dogs, the Griffons and the Zebras. What the current strenght of his army, what kind of magic does Stormcloud possesses, for example does he only use Mind Magic so he can manipulate others so he doesn´t fight for himself? And how can you make yourself immune to his manipulation?
All I want to say is, you need firstly and foremost are information. Make allies, find a way to break his control over others in a wide scale to reduce his strenght.
If you got all this, in your current situation, I would suggest a Guerrilla warfare, that means you attack and run in small groups on small targets and try to gather further informations, but dont take any risk with you chosen targets, attack only if you absolutly know anything about the target and that there are no traps set up for you.
For gather informations on the countries I would suggest Rainbow Dash and if there are any of the the Wonderbolts, also I would take Derpy Ditzy/Derpy Doo Hooves with you, this is because, as far as I know, she works as mailmare and so she should know her way around in Equestria, every hidden path, every dark alley, how to get as fast as possible to the places you need to go without beeing detected.
We all know how tough this situation is to you, we know you pain an lose, we also know that you will find a way to win all your homes back.
We belive in you and I hope that you will follow my suggestion, so that you can all can when all this is over, you can go back to your homes and we all can meet each other to find a better tomorrow together.
We will do anything we can to help you.
Thank you for hearing me out*bow*
To Luna: If you can hear/read this I have a suggestion to make, if you need some kind of diversion, so that Stormclouds eyes are somewhere else, I would suggest that you sent me his real name, as far as I understand he knows when someone says his name, you could send it to me per personal message so you could win time. I dont want to risk anyone´s else life then mine, so if you follow my suggestion send my first a warning bevor you send my the name. Thanks
Kind regards Night Heart
3383840 I was gonna say that!
But anyway, stay strong James. To Derpy, yay! Derpy! I'll go make some muffins right now! Yum.... Oh, and James, can you tell us what you look like? As a pony, I mean.
But if you can't read this, never mind.
Uh oh... have the ponies ever even been in a war before? If they do this, they could give the princesses away! And if one is caught, they might reveal where the rest of the ponies are hiding...
Pinkie really wants to get over there and fight for her friends. That's right, she hasn't seen Equestria since she came here, has she? But I don't have a clue how I could get them there!
3383840 *Applaud* Maybe Twilight will find a spell in one of her books to read comments? There's a spell for everything else, it seems.
3383950 Maybe in the past there were some kind of conflict but today, I doubt it. Does James knows anything about tactic, warfare, self defense, anything in this regard?
From you comments I assume you found Pinkie and Fluttershy. Are they both okay and can you see them now?
In a way to get them to the other I suggest to ask Pinkie if she knows a way. She is able to bend physics at her will, as starting point I would suggest a large mirror, some bronies and pegasisters have the theory that she can move thrue somekind of mirror dimension that are linked to any place in existence and that she uses her Pinkie sense to navigate there.
I wished I could see them now, I would be thankfull if you could relay a message to them both for me.
Dear Pinkie and Fluttershy,
I really hope that you are ok and you are not afraid, we know how hard the situation is for you. We are all there for you and when this is all over we can throw the biggest party you have ever seen to celebrate. I hope we all can be friends in the future, I would be really feel honored if you would accept me as your friend.
Yours faithful(hope to bee soon friend) Night Heart
3384111 You maybe right, but this someone or somepony needs to be accepted by all sides or the possibility to earn there trust. But also he/she needs to know what to do, as I have written in the my earlier post.
I'm sorry to say this but if you die there you're dead. For some reason I haven't been able to find the moon, if someone has an answer for it that would be great because I'm starting to scare myself.
This can't possibly end well...
3385466 Ditto. Let's cross our metaphorical hooves.
3387146 So it seems that no news have come in in my absence. I dont like this one bit, I just hope they dont make a big mistake.
Has someone received a message from Sahrah?
I wish we had a way to communicate directly with Luna or Celestia, so we could help them. Maybe even send people from us over there.