Chapter 3
Blink Part 1
My stomach rumbled as I looked over the railing of the balcony, it was early morning- and the sun still had yet to rise; 'Luna' and I briefly considered sneaking down to the kitchen and grabbing something- but decided against it out of fear of getting caught.
Biting my lip, I hesitantly stood on the railing of the balcony, and spread my wings.
'Here goes nothing' I thought, leaping from the balcony.
My wings caught on a gust of wind- and kept them straight as I glided into the trees.
'Well...that wasn't as hard as I thought it was going to be...'
Leaves and twigs crunched beneath my feet as I walked deeper into the trees, the canopy thickening as I went.
'Who decides to put a castle in the middle of a forest?'
The sound of snapping branches filled the air, I scanned the area- and found no-one and nothing around, or if there was, I couldn't see them. Large, red eyes and glinting fangs stared at me through the trees, I backed away as a large lion walked into the clearing
'Just my luck...' I thought, keeping a good distance away from the lion.
As the lion came into full view, I realized I had no real escape plan- and it had just hit me; I was able to move! Even with this lion staring directly at me
''Maybe it doesn't work the same way for animals...maybe it depends on the amount of intelligence a creature has in order for me to"
‘Nevermind!' my mind screamed 'Figure it out later! Just RUN!'
I obliged as I took off towards the castle, the lion following close behind. I looked behind me as I ran-
'Oh come on! A stinger?! Are you kidding me?'
The lion positioned its stinger, and it shot forward- barely missing my head.
"Of course I'd have to run into you"
The lion bared its teeth and charged, I ran as its paws dug into my legs- I tripped, and wound up being pinned under it. It's foul breath was hot on my face as the lion licked its chops, it opened its jaws- and I was staring into the gaping maw.
'Is this how it ends? Turned into lunchmeat- no proper burial or anything'
As the sharp fangs came closer to my face, anger and rage bubbled inside of me.
'No- it won't end like this-'
I raised my arms, and gripped the lion's paw- doing the only thing I could, I bit into it- hard. The lion roared in pain as I refused to let go, I tasted something metallic as the lion attempted to retract its paw
Blood...it's blood...
I immediately let go of the paw, and the lion fell on its back. It's mane faded to white as its coat became wrinkled. I put my ear to its chest...no heartbeat...
'I- I- k-killed it...but- but how? It just- just- no, this can't be happening...I...what have I done?'
I knelt over the body of the lion, and closed its eyes
"I'm sorry...I'm so sorry..."
I knew it wouldn't do anything to bring back the lion, but...I just felt I needed to...for whatever it was that just happened...
It had also just occurred to me that I was no longer hungry, either... Deciding that it'd take too long to bury the body, I regretfully left it where it was-
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"Ah- I was wondering where thee went" Luna said, seeing the statue smiling at her.
"Mother and Tia are going to be gone for a few hours. She tilted her head as she recieved no response
"Oh, yes, of course"
She closed her eyes, and heard the melodic voice.
"I had a, um, errand to run..."
"Oh- I've been meaning to ask, what are you?"
"I'm a human" the voice giggled.
"Are all humans made of stone?"
"No..."
"Thou sounds troubled...dost thou wish to talk about it?"
"No...at least...not yet..."
"Very well- now do you have any questions of your own?"
"Er- what are you?"
"I am a pony"
"Do all ponies have wings and a horn? I've only seen you three"
"Yes, we are alicorns"
"And that means?"
"We have the durability of an earth pony, able to fly like a pegasus, and utilize magic like
a unicorn,"
"Uh, right...now it's your turn, what did you want to ask?"
"Thou mentioned humans are not made of stone- but are you a human version of a pegasus?"
"No- humans don't have wings or horns, think of all humans as- as earth ponies"
"Thy ponies dost not use magic?"
"No- no magic exists in my world"
"Your...your world?!"
"Uh, yeah- I come from a planet called 'Earth'"
"Im-Impossible! Thou should not be here!"
"Oh tell me about it..."
"Then how did thee manage to get here?"
"...I have no idea..."
"Thou ist an alien- from a different planet, possibly from a different dimension-"
"Uh, I come in peace?"
"What?"
"Nevermind"
"What did thou mean 'Thee comes in peace?'"
"It's a human thing...I don't think you'd understand it"
"Oh-"
*Knock Knock Knock*
"Highness? Is everything alright? I hear voices"
"I am fine- no need to worry" Her statement went unheeded as the door opened.
"Terribly sorry for the intrusion, your majesty...I just thought I heard somepony else's
voice"
"No, I was merely...talking to myself!"
"What is that doing in here?" he asked, pointing to the statue.
"I thought it might look better in here..."
"Of course- my deepest apologies, once again"
"No trouble, Silver, thou art dismissed" He bowed, and left the room- closing the door behind him
"That...was much too close..."
"I'll say"
"Now where were we? Ah! What else is there to know about humans?"
"Hmm, how about- I'll tell you all about humans, if you tell me all about ponies?"
"That seems like a fair trade; very well, there are three types of ponies- excluding alicorns..."
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Silver Sword stood at his post outside the princess' bedroom, wondering what he'd just seen- while continuing to hear two distinct voices behind the door He was lost in thought as he felt somepony bump into him.
"Hey! Watch...it..."
The queen and the princesses themselves were standing just inches away
"I beg for your forgiveness, your highness! I had no idea-"
"It is quite alright Silver, has Luna behaved herself?"
"Of course, but, erm..."
"What is it?"
"I think she's been...talking to herself..."
"Oh? What makes you think that?"
"She, er, moved the statue into the room- and I've been hearing voices..."
"Odd...I believe I will talk with her, thank you Silver"
He nodded and resumed his post. She pushed the door open, and trotted in, her oldest daughter following her
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It felt wonderful to actually talk to someone, granted they had to keep their eyes closed- but I'll take what I can get; and hey, I'm not complaining- Luna was a great conversationalist despite what I assumed to be her age.
"So thou hast no magic in thy world, whatsoever?" Luna asked
"Nope- none" I said
"And yet thy race still accomplished the events thou spokest of?!"
"Uh-huh"
"How did-"
The door creaked open, and Celestia and the tall alicorn stepped through. Luna opened her eyes and turned away from me
"Oh! Mother, Tia! I wasn't expecting you to be back so early..."
"Luna, what exactly are you doing in here?" Gray asked, holding a hoof to her mouth.
"Um...I was...deciding where I should put this" she said, pointing to me.
"Wouldn't it look better in the gardens?" Gray asked.
"NO! Uh, no, I think either here- or in the hall?"
'What's her deal? She was terrified of me just yesterday. Not that I'm complaining'
"Was that statue always smiling?" Tia' asked.
'Oh crap! Busted!'
"Yes"
"I don't think it was..."
"I can't help it if you don't pay attention to details, Tia" Celestia's face screwed up in thought.
"Luna, have you been talking to this statue?" Gray asked.
"Er- no?"
"Luna-"
"Yes...I was..."
"Why?”
“Um, I had nopony else to talk to?”
‘Please buy it, please buy it, please buy it’
Gray only clicked her tongue and glanced from Luna, to me, and back to Luna.
“Luna, you really should try to make friends with the other foals- instead of talking to inanimate objects”
“But mother-”
“Luna, I don’t mind if you have an imaginary friend- but we can’t keep this statue in here; it’s much too crowded already, we’ll place it in the gardens, and you may visit it when you wish”
Luna sighed and glanced up at me.
“Now come along- dinner is ready”
She nodded, and the trio walked out the door. The door closed- and I collapsed on the floor.
X X X X X X X
Luna, her mother, and Celestia were seated at the dining room table- along with three other guests for the evening. Two stallions and a mare,
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New chapter!
.... That's not how weeping angels work
They teleport them in time and suck the time energy it makes.
GGRRrr
[Hey Planyx. If you are going to have her "feed." At least edit the chapter so that she unintentionally used her weeping angel powers to send the manticore to the past and eat the energy that it provides.]
GGRRrr
[You don't have to do this since you are the author, and that I can't force you to change it. But it would be appreciated if it was changed so it would be accurate to how weeping angels eat.]
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I know guys, but, me and sketch wanted to make it more like what happen to Rory in the present.
When they just went into the next room, and he was aged.
Like just show the basics of what an angel can do, for everyone.
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GGRRrr
[I think I know what episode you are referring to, but not sure.]
GGRRrr
[While Amy was looking for Rory, she saw was possibly an illusion or real Rory that was old, and then dead with blood on the walls, then Rory comes in behind her all fine and asks whats wrong.]
GGRRrr
[If this description fits in what episode you are referring to, then that episode had nothing to do with weeping angels.]
GGRRrr
[If I am wrong, can you give me a link on wiki on what episode you are talking about? You don't have to if you don't want to.]
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The Angels Take Manhatten
The part when Rory ages (seemingly) rapidly in the apartment's next room that Amy and The Doctor go in.
GGRRrr
[Thanks for the link. Gonna watch and find out if this happened to Rory or not because I haven't seen the episode yet.]
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My gaawd, I hate this episode. You'll find out why.
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I know, that ending was CHEAP AS BALLS!!!!!!!!!!!!
Plus, they completely ruined the creepiness of the Angels. In Blink and The Time of the Angels and it's sibling episode, the angels were done well, creepy and scary and mixed with just the right amount of impossible to stop. I didn't like the whole bit where amy was blind just becuase it makes the quantum locking appear voluntary, but other than that it was good.
But in the angels take manhattan? It was crap. Especially when the Statue of Libery became an angel. At that point, it's stopped being creepy and has become absurd. Laughable. Ugghhh...
I can see it now. The angels take manehatten. Also, this story needs more editing. Just saying, is all.
3754607 that doesn't explain why the time paradox killed off most of the angels
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I think it's because most of them were probably starved and that was there only way to survive...?
He's gonna be cold in the gardens tonight.
I think Angels can also feed off of normal electricity as well as potential events. I recall they were consuming electricity from a space ship in one episode.
3756055 yeah, they do, in one episode they drain lights and equiptment so they can move around again to get more energy
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Yeaaaahh... You are kinda right...
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3756055 Bring out the lightning!
You, good sir, just earned a like and favorite!
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loving it, maybe luna can cast an intent feeling invisibility spell on her? so if she turns into stone she can turn invisible :D
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Why thank you, indeed, good sir!
HOW DID NO ONE THINK OF THIS BEFOrE???
You my good sir have earned a like and possibly a fav
will it go to the time of the mane six ever or will it stay in this time
Am I the only one that thinks it cut off at the end?
you forgot about the angels diet.
TIME ENERGY.
or maybe you're holding onto it for now.
Hum...what's this that ending? Not even a point to finish the sentence?
Edit: Crazy theory: what if Time Turner was to show up, and think of it as a threat. Just sayin'
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Considering Weeping Angels are powerful psychics, I don't think "cannot speak" is really a permanent problem, especially if she rips the vocal cords out of something first.
Just hold on guys, my colleague and I are almost finished on the next chapter. Give it... two days at least.
Um... what? That a random place to end the chapter.
3756034 She
Moar please!
3761941 can't wait.
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Sorry, we finished faster than expected! We'll have it up tomorrow, 4ish.
um, the last part looks like it was unfinished...
Is she super fast like all angels?
3763027 Yeah no shit
I smell dinner~ WEEPING ANGEL STYLE
Only she's gonna freak out and collapse in sadness and the parents are gonna try and destroy her
Cuz that's how it WORKS
So I am perfectly okay with this cutoff.
*realizes it's featured*
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Congratulations!
Interesting...I'll have to see where this is going.
you my good sir have done me a big faver and made my day by making this story if you get the next chapter done like you said i'm not making promise but ill try to spread the word of your story but like i said not making any promise but anyway thank you i was haveing a bad day and your story made me felt batter so much fun yet to come
I just found this and was blown away with the raw epicosity.
Also, it makes me think of Angeloids from Heaven's Lost Property.
There's a little something in the description here:
Adding to read later, I can't really find time to read now.
What is this, now?
A story about my greatest enemy of all time in the history of two universal planes of which I exist both on?
And just when I was skimming around for something to read. This might be quite interesting.
I'll give it a look after it's finished.
Remember, Weeping angels can't be broken as long as they have energy.
3754522 That's cool and all, but you're fucking with a well known creature to the point that it's barely even a weeping Angel anymore. For example, angels can't speak, that's why they... 'borrowed' Allonso's vocal cords. And it doesn't matter how intelligent what's looking at them is, it evolved as a defense mechanism, anything looking at them causes them to turn to stone.
And that's not to mention the other problems with this story. Your Shakespeare is all wrong (you keep mixing up your "thee's, thou's, thy's... basically you're doing it wrong.)
Your character is half-way to brain dead (he didn't realize he was a statue despite them saying he was multiple times where he could hear, among other things that should have tipped him off.)
The main character gets very little development (we've seen more Luna than the main character... Not that I'm complaining about that. She is best princess after all. <3)
He seems to disappear for long stretches at a time (sure he stops moving when people look at him, but it's not like he's under 24/7 surveillance)
And last but not least, the pacing in this story is atrocious. You can hardly keep up with what's going on because it's all moving way to fast.
All in all, I'd give this story a 3/10.
I recommend going here
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3754522 one last thing. here's a guide.
I don't care about facts and such about weeping angels, I just care that the story is good, of which it is.
Eh the screw ups with how the angels work is kinda glaring but I'm enjoying it anyway ^.^ but yeah if the stone thing isn't done for everything that sees a weeping angel then it's intended purpose is no longer there and it's useless. And from what I understand they're made of stone exactly. They essentially cease to exist in a way like with the Daleks in the end of the series eleven was first in. So the stone is just visual. I'm also curious as to when the character starts to need to send people back in time to survive
"Blink part 1 " is damaged - end missing.
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My least favorite is the second episode of that two-parter. One problem being that Amy, who was blind, pretended she could see and somehow this kept the angels, who physically and involuntarily transform into stone when anyone is looking at them, from attacking her. Despite the fact she couldn't see them and thus they should notice not being turned to stone.
The other problem being that there's a weird shot of the angels slowly moving which defeats the entire point of the monster, the unique trait that the audience never sees them move.
Manhattan had problems but at least they didn't seem to forget how their own monsters worked. Although, I guess "Time of the Angels" had more good bits than Angels in Manhattan. Decisions, decisions.