It was a time of peace and prosperity in Equestria. Tirek had been defeated and returned to his imprisonment in Tartarus. The newly-constructed castle, belonging to Princess Twilight Sparkle, stood tall over the town of Ponyville, its appearance ringing in this time of repose.
Some time later, an unusual event had occurred deep within the Everfree Forest. One that caused a magical disturbance to ripple out across Equestria and beyond. Many sensed this disturbance, and were worried that a new threat had come to take their peace of mind.
Twilight took it upon herself, and herself alone, the task of investigating this disturbance. Though she was cautioned to take assistance, she insisted she merely wished to investigate the disturbance, not confront its source or perpetrator. And so, she set off.
Hours later, she returned shaken, uncertain. Friends and colleagues buzzed with questions, but she wouldn’t answer them, if she even registered their existence. Her mind seemed elsewhere, perhaps continually occupied by whatever had happened in there.
A few days passed, with Twilight shut up in her room of her castle. Celestias left-hoof, (1) Viceroy Endless Dream, alias Mugen Kagemaru, arrived in Ponyville for his weekly visit to his close friend Fluttershy. She told him of what had happened to Twilight, for he had also sensed the unusual disturbance in the Everfree Forest. Troubled by this news, he went to see Twilight and ask her himself.
She welcomed him with a tired smile and a cup of tea, and they talked of how the week had gone. But when the topic reached Twilight’s recent journey into the Everfree Forest, she went silent. Pressing her only irritated her, and she told him she did not wish to discuss it.
More deeply concerned than before, he decided to venture into the Everfree Forest and see for himself what had happened. As he walked among the trees, he often felt like he was being watched, but could not catch the watcher in the act. Perhaps it was just Zecora?
And then he approached the source of the disturbance. It was the Grove Of Harmony, named for the lone tree that had been there longer than the Princesses had been around, taking root no sooner than some time prior to the reign of Discord. Was there a problem with the Tree Of Harmony, whose fruit had brought Equestria its salvation many times over?
It was when he descended the stairs and came upon the Grove that he saw something he could not have believed, had he been told of it.
A beautiful unicorn, slightly taller than him, but not quite as tall as Celestia, (2) stood there, unaware of her visitor. But that was soon fixed, as she turned to him with a kind smile. Returning the smile, he spoke what history remembers as the first words of a long friendship.
“Spectacular”
*MUGEN got: NEW FRIEND (x1)*
Yeah, It’s not even the image I had in my head, but I went with what I could make.
I’m hoping this friend of mine who’s an artist can draw up the pic that’s in my head, but that’s been difficult lately, since her sister fucked up royally and lost herself and my friend their mom’s trust, leading to said mom monitoring EVERY text they send.
And she has apparently banned them from using Skype on their phones since she doesn’t like them talking to strangers even though she’d only chat with friends.
It’s all stupid, really.
why did I click that
that was horrible
fuck that shit
So, add the tags/desc in the source to this one?
Yeah, I went for a symbolic background because my art’s shit and I couldn’t draw my OC and Lady Harmony meeting up in the Grove with apparitions of the Tree and the Fierce Deity behind them, which is what I was going for.
Even worse, I don’t know anyone good enough that would be willing to do it for me at all, let alone for free since I don’t have a way of sending what money I have to them.
Uh, we merge ahead for updated pics.
My confused Star Platinum stands even with those details.
It’s because this one is to be merged with the one in the source link. No point tagging this one since it won’t be around for long.
Source link. Click it.
that’s not how things work around here, op.
Yeah, just click the source for details. I fixed some issues for K_A hence the re-upload.
no words
Shot you a PM. Reply?
I’m assuming you mean the colors around them like the white space around my OC.
For him… That couldn’t be helped, I had to lift it from something else. For the sake of the site’s collective sanity I won’t say where I got it.
I put a better effort in with Harmony, though. I tried to take off as much of the source’s background as I could without messing with her outline.
Also…
“I can’t unsee Harmony as a detached head walking on its hair bangs.”
…this made me lawl.
I can’t unsee Harmony as a detached head walking on its hair bangs.
would not look at again
@Mugen Kagemaru
(addendum)
And the last change, finally found the maker of the Fierce Deity sprite I used.
Heilos and the artist of the Tree Of Harmony shot have been credited for their bits.
Also, the symbolism (tagged) is in the background. It’s what lies beyond the masks these two wear.
For my OC, it’s the Organization XIII guy (humanoid turned pony) and the Fierce Deity (Demon turned into something else).
While for Heilos’ girl it’s the Tree Of Harmony, natch. (Check her tag, you’ll be glad you did.)
Also, Heilos, if you read this, ya fine lass, consider this pic (1) a gift, and (2) an invitation to RP this meeting.
Hopefully someone will show her this, I’d like her to see it and this comment.