There was only one entrance into HQ (for air), but the place was swarming with Stormclouded ponies. They watched the entire group closely and made sure no Diamond Dogs tried to dig out.
With no way to liberate them and having not been seen yet, we went back to Zecora's house to make a plan. Eventually, I was the only one who could come up with one.
I told Pinkie to let herself be captured.
I know that sounds crazy, but there's something I learned about trying to contain this wild pink mare: You can't. So now she's in the confided spaces of the underground tunnels... and boy do I feel sorry for her kidnappers!
Post #2
Good news: The plan worked! The enemy ran screaming from that place as fast as they could!
Bad News: Pinkie totally trashed the place
Bad news: Stormcloud has created some device that can hurl fireballs over great distances
Good News: We are underground
Bad News: He fired at the Everfree Forest
Good news: The forest is somehow indestructible, the fire going out before it got too bad and the trees re-growing to their former height.
Bad News: Zecora's house is probably burned down
Good news: We got most of her potions and ingredients before we left
Bad news: The potion she gave me for energy is wearing off.
Good news: she has more.
Good news: She has a potion that can melt a hole in the shield around the castle
Bad news: Stormcloud and his strongest army is in that castle
*Whew!*
BRILLIANT!
Oh, dear god, I can just imagine...
3420478 And there may be no coffee here, but there is one thing we have... SUGAR! And Pinkie is locked and loaded with it!
3420487 oh my god, pinkie on coffee...
If she ever finds out about coffee...
We're either f*cked or saved.
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3420528 DEAR GOD NO!
That was probably the best idea ever...
She'll come back to you with the craziest stories.
3420487 Pinkie and coffee *try to imagnie* ... I think, if I this will ever happen, time will turn itself back .
James if you get any further information let us please know.
Another question is did you give my request about official dipolamtic relations the Alliance and Equestria to Twilight? We really need to get that out of the way.
3421024 You mean council, we come to the agreement that if we find a way to open a portal to Equestria that a council will be set in place to make sure that the people that want to go know about the risks and the price of that decission.
But first we need as I mentioned an official status within Equestria, or we could be later in a big diplomatic mess. That is why I ask James if he had time to speak with Twilight about that issue.
3421139 No. I have not. You all know where I stand on this. I don't think it would be good for this world. I don't even think Sarah and I should be here! I mean, I'm glad we are for a moment, but a permanent way for people from earth to travel here? No matter how well you try to contain it, bad things could still happen. This world is... different. It's usually quiet, very peaceful, there's a huge lack of evil in the world, the ponies are kind of naive... bringing anything from earth--whether it be a television, radio, car, or a person--would disrupt the balance that's here.
However, I can see that there is no way I can stop you. If you have the means to actually create a portal here, you're going to do it. Or if you don't someone else will. But if I could at least ask this: wait until after season 4. Or until the show ends. I don't know if it'll affect the show (I'm sure we'll be seeing references to all this in season 4), but don't you think it would be wise to wait until after then?
3421173 On that point I must say I think you underestimate them quite a bit. I don´t think that ponies are that naive as you think, there will also be day to day problems and conflicts, of course not so much as we have, but not existing of any conflict, no I don´t think that is really possible. We all have seen that this world is also is not perfect, think only how Nightmare Moon come to be, what about Discord, the Changelings no(who may be starving as we speak), that world is not perfect. Every one of us that really think about that matter will come to this conclusion.
Nobody and nopony is perfect, you can´t say to me that there is anything perfect, not even in Equestria.
But what many people are searching for, is a way, a path, an alternative that could help them to find there way, so many people lose there ways in our world and there is, as much as I dislike to say it, not much to look up to. Many search for something that would be able to show them a light to guid them out of this dark so many are losing themeselfs in. Exactly there is the difference in us, we search for a way to better ourselves, to find our way and with some help we could grow and be more than the summary of our parts, we could be the building block that helps humanity in his strives to better them and show them how it could be better. But to do that from here, without help, even if we are a small group that have the same interests and want to help to reach that goal ... we need a symbol a way to show "That it is a possibility, that there is a way to reach your goal without given up what you are, without make one tradeoff after another and at the end nothing is left from what you initially wanted to do. Yes you can be what you are and grow inside and out with others around you. Yes you can do it and we will help you.". With the help of Equestria we could all reach that, not only for us but also for everyone/everypony. We could reach out and help each other to be what we are in the inside, we could really reach out and make the difference.
To your other concern, nobody wants to swamp Equestria with humans, by the creator no, that would be insane and absolutly counterproductive to what we want to establish.
What I suggest is that:
- 1: We need an official status in Equestria, so an establishing of diplomatic relations would be possible,
- 2:Think of conditions on which we can establish a continuous information transfer between our worlds
- 3: Discuss with the government under what conditions we could establish travells to Equestria for example at first as a kind of exchange model, so each side can learn from each other
Concerning you fears about technology, I don´t think that is really a problem because did you have anything on you as you arrived? You were transformed in a unicorn without clothes and I think you had your handy when you went through the portal and I don´t think anything from that is with you. I am correct?
But even if we could take technology with us, we only needed to make an agreement that no technology from us goes there, that will be created on our and the equestrian side and problem solved.
Also I know that we can not just start living there, for example a quarantine would be a good idea, and the people that wants to travell there must know the laws, politics, social norms/relations/interaction and so on, making a head start and just go there would be idiotic. If we want to do that, we need to think that through.
That is the reason that we need to speak about that with each other.
So that is what I can think of at the moment, more must be discussed with Twilight.
3421244 Yea, I kind of understand. And I in no way think this world is perfect. I just... I don't want any part of it.
Maybe my brain is too dead to see the potential.
I'll leave it to you. You build it, you lead it, you come here and talk with Twilight about a relationship between our worlds. Maybe this will be the best thing that has ever happened to earth. But I'll let you handle it. I don't know a thing about politics and such.
I hope you guys don't hate me for it, but I've been taking your suggestions throughout this whole ordeal. Now I'm going with my gut.
Again, I'm not ruling it out entirely, because I don't trust myself to think too well in this state.
So do it. But don't ask me to help.
3421244 I'm sorry night, but I agree with midnight on this one. Besides, the people at hasbro are going to be freaking out over the fact that their episodes are different, anything more and things could get...weird to say the least.
3421173 (not in reply to comment, but to post #2)
And now, the $64,000 dollar question: is that good news or bad news?
3421333 Haha! Um... lifelines?
Well, Pinkie's okay.
I bet at least a few of the opposition are not.
Well, that's something you could use about the Everfree. It's unkillable.
Hmm.
3421344
Nope, you used your 50/50 back on question 3, your phone a friend on question 5, and you used your ask the audience on the previous question.
3421355 (Unknown Voice) "Ya got 30 seconds on the clock!"
Ah! Um... we're alive? So good?
But Stromcloud has a new weapon? So bad?
The answer is "C"! I always go with that when I don't know.
...But Wait, there were only two choices! NOOOOO!!!!
Lighten up, Twilight. I'm just having some fun.
3421344 anyway, back to matters at hoof. Your orders are:
1. Take a head count, and check on the prisoners.
2. Twilight, test the spell on said prisoners.
3. Do not let pinkie get her hands on what I will now dub, "Zecora's red bull". UNDER. NO. CIRCUMSTANCES. CAN. SHE. HAVE. IT.
4. See if we can find somepony, ANYPONY, can translate the letter from the changelings. Maybe ask pinkie pie?
5. Ask Zecora about how we could go about weaponizing poison joke.
Edit: just in case it wasn't clear, this is a command post.
3421319 Speaking about that with someone/somepony like Twilight is all I ask for. I know some politics therefor that is nothing really new for me.
3421322 Could you please give me further details about what you mean. I don´t think that anyone of us really want to change anything there. I for my part searching for a way to learn, grow there within myself, to learn what and who I am and find a way to help people/ponies/creatures that can not help themeselfs.
Yes! No pony can fight the power of the PINK!
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