-Story-
After Star defeated Nightwing there were no more pegasi born of the hundred year star. However, the descendants of these powerful stallions were given the ability to wield starfire, but as generations came and went, the power became fainter and fainter, until it was no more. The steeds in Anok assumed that the days of supernatural pegasi was behind them, and they no longer lived in fear of a destroyer wiping the population out.
Things were peaceful for a time...
Until one day, roughly 100 years after the last starfire wielding steed died, a ring of abnormally colored stars appeared encircling the moon. This worried the pegasi of Anok, and it didn't help the situation when a number of mares suddenly became unexplainably pregnant. The whole content held their collective breaths for almost a year, and then slowly, one by one, the foals were born.
At first, these foals seemed normal, but then it was noticed that each exhibited odd and unusual colors and patterns on their coat. Fearing what that these foals might mean the undoing of Anok, the three herds at the time: Ash Herd, Sky Herd, and Willow Herd, chose to banish all the strange foals and their mothers into the Trap. Sadly, most of the foals dams died shortly after giving birth, and not having sires, so the group of banished steeds almost entirely consisted of newborn foals.
The leaders of the three herds hoped that this would be the end of it, but despite the odds being against them, the group of banished steeds turned out the be very resourceful. Now, almost two years after the stars first appeared in the sky, the foals are almost to their first birthday, but will they be able to deal with the challenges that come with this mile stone?
-Characters-
Shadow Herd
Lead Mare:
Marlcloud- dappled red roan mare, orange, yellow and brown wings
Mares:
Foals:
Astro/Amaro- white and gray stallion, white wings/black and dark gray stallion, black wings
Astoria- white on white brindle mare, white wings
Silren- orange, yellow, and brown pinto mare, navy wings that fade to same color as coat
Bakari- brown colored stallion, pale teal colored wings
Lilith- black and gray mare, dark blue wings
Anblick- white and gold stallion, gold colored wings
Tuuli- white and ice blue mare, ice blue wings
Iden- dark blue and white mare, white wings
Thea- dark and light brown mare, deep purple wings
Vida- fiery red and orange mare, fiery orange wings
Kifo- white and gray stallion, blue wings
Fotio- dapple gray stallion, dark blue wings tipped with white
Kosmima- silver colored mare, purple wings tipped with black and blue
Ash Herd
Over-Stallion:
Duskwing- dark bay stallion, bright blue wings
Lead Mare:
Medicine Mare:
Captain(s):
Mares:
Stallions:
Yearlings:
Foals:
Sky Herd
Over-Stallion:
Strikewing- dark palomino brindle pinto stallion, blue wings
Lead Mare:
Dovecloud- dark silver pinto, bright purple wings
Medicine Mare:
Captain(s):
Mares:
Stallions:
Yearlings:
Foals:
Willow Herd
Over-Stallion:
Adakitewing- palomino pinto stallion, dark yellow and emerald wings
Lead Mare:
Jadecloud- chestnut mare, jade colored wings
Medicine Mare:
Captain(s):
Mares:
Stallions:
Yearlings:
Foals:
Yes! & it starts right now
(omgsh yaaassss)
Anblick:
He had been pacing along the outskirts of the Trap for what felt like 30 minutes. The young colt had just landed a few seconds ago from his long flight from Ash herd to the Trap. He's been debating whether to go find the other foals, or to avoid all the attention, he could stay here. But he knew that if predators found him, he'd be no match for them and the Trap was cold and Anblick needed the warmth and protection a little herd of foals could provide him.
Anblick suspected he was one of the last foals to arrive, since he was one of the youngest.
Anblick continued to pace back and forth, battling with himself, when he heard a twig snap from behind him and he slowly turned around. He knees began to shake in fear, but he tried to hold his ground. "Hello there." A gentle voice called from the shadows. A dark brown filly with intricate markings over her legs and dark purple wings, stepped out of the wood line and into Anblick's view. "I'm Thea. Welcome to the Trap." She added, her expression welcoming but also blank.
Anblick swallowed and allowed his tense wings to relax, "Uhm...I-I'm A-Anblick-k." He stuttered, partly because he was cold, but mainly because he was nervous and shy. Thea glanced at him up and down, before shrugging. "C'mon Anblick. I'll take you to the others."
She turned and trotted back into the dense woods, and Anblick swallowed and found himself tensed again, before following her into the dark.
( OMG YES I’ll comment after school though, because school I have xD )
Bakari:
Bakari was with his cousin, Silren, when he felt that same feeling again. The feeling was like no other he had ever felt, not love, not happiness, not sadness, not anger, and certainly not boredom, which might’ve been his most frequent feeling. Of course, he would never tell Marlcloud or the other foals about his secret boredom or this secret feeling, for he did not like expressing himself with puffed out chests, pinned back ears, or furious tails.
Yet he could tell he was portraying an outward emotion of confusion and nervousness just by the way his cousin looked at him. Bakari glanced to the left at Silren, and immediately regained his composure. Then he turned to her and asked, “Silren, is there perhaps a reason to as why you are looking at me like that?” She continued to scrutinize him, trying to see passed his veil of emotions to the true feeling he was feeling at his heart. When that failed, she simply said, “You look like something’s wrong. Is it that feeling again? And you know that you don’t have to speak all fancy-talk around me, Bakari! We’re cousins!”
That was the truest thing he’d heard all day. They were cousins, but most foals didn’t believe it because of how different they looked From each other.
Vida:
Vida walked through the darkest part of the forest. This was what the other foals called the Trap. Her twin brother Kifo followed her. They had been walking for about a week, when the other star foals had been banished they had run away. Now a week later they were headed to the Trap where everyone else lived.
"Are we there yet?" Kifo whinnied.
"Soon, look around see the big trees. That means we are almost there," Vida was trying to be patient with him but the constent "are we there yet?" was growing annoying.
They reached the center of the Trap and then Vida called out, "Marlcloud are you here? I am Vida and this is my twin brother Kifo we are, Star foals."
(sorry i was calling them Star foals because they came from the stars, if you dont like that I can change it)
I like it
(that works, but if you could put these () around what you say when it's not an RP comment, it'll minimize confusion about things)
Kosmima:
"Come on, Fotio." I said. We had been flying for a little while being from the Sky herd. "My wings ache." He replied. We flew for a few more hours, in silence. I had been thinking about our mom the entire time. Why did she abandon us? How could she? Rhese thoughts made me frown. "Whats wrong Kosmima?" Fotio asked. "I was just thinking about mom." I replied. "Oh," Fotio said. "hey, look! I think I can see the beginning of the Trap!" I looked up. It was the Trap! "It is the Trap! Come on lets go!" I flew forward as fast as I could, and Fotio landed in the ground. "What are you doing brother?" I asked him after I flew back to get him. "My wings are tiered from flying, so I am running the rest of the way. Okay?" "Sure, and to make it fun lets race " I said. "Your on!" My brother replied. We started racing after I said go. I ran as fast as I could, but he ran faster. I tried to dodge the rocks, branches, and plants. But ended up tripping on a rock. "Ow!" I exclaimed. Fotio turned around, "Are you ok sis?" He asked. "Ya, just a few scrapes, but I'll be fine." I replied and stood up. We were only a few feet away from the Trap. "Those trees are really thick, I can barely see 15 ft past from were it starts." I told Fotio. "Ya. They do look thick." He replied back. "Lets go find the other foals, before any predators relize were here." I said. He turned his head and nodded to me, and with that we walked into the Trap.
Thea:
They'd been trotting through the thick greenery for about 15 minutes before coming across an area where the trees weren't as thick. The trees were more spread out instead of clumped together. More sunlight was able to trickle through the trees, creating a beautiful aura.
In the center of the partial clearing, stood Bakari and Silren, quietly talking amongst themselves and the rest of the area was dotted with other foals.
Thea brightened at the sight of the other foals. Thea had been at the Trap for about 2 weeks when she stumbled upon the cousins a couple days ago. Even though she hasn't known them for very long, Thea felt like she's known them her whole life.
Anblick stood next to her, taking in the scenery amazing by the sudden beauty. Sensing his shock, Thea nodded and said, "It's pretty, isn't it? This is where most of the foals gather to hang out and play. There are grazing grounds over there and there's a small lake West of here." She inforemed him. "I'll introduce you to some of the others." She said, breaking into a canter and swiftly moving towards her friends.
Anblick hesitated, but followed her with a grunt. He wasn't too excited to be here, but here was better than being out in the wild, alone.
They passed by a few other oddly colored foals and when they nickered a greeting to Anblick, he just lowered his gaze and frowned.
Thea and Anblick reach the duo standing in the middle of the clearing. Thea greeted them, her tone much more satisfactory, "Hey Bakari! Hey, Silren! This is Anblick. I found him on the outskirts while scrounging for food." She said, motioning with her wing for Anblick to step forward. Anblick stepped forward slowly, tucking his tail between his legs. He glanced at the filly known as Silren and felt his heart beat faster. Anblick swallowed hard, and lowered his gaze to the ground
Kifo:
Kifo stood in the clearing and gasped, "Vida, look. More foals like us!"
Vida hissed, "Get into the trees Kifo hurry!"
They ran and flew into the trees as they looked down they saw 2 foals, a dark brown filly and a white colt.
Kifo jumped down from the trees and said "Hello guys! Who are you?"
Lilith-
Lilith looked around as she herd as Thea called out to announce the arrival of yet another foal, and spotted the latest newcomer. He was white a colored colt with yellowish golden flecks covering his coat in intricate patterns. He's defiantly one of us, thought Lilith.
Thea:
She tensed at the strange voice, but once she looked up, Thea immediately relaxed. "I'm Thea. This is Anblick." She said, pointing at the crouched colt next to her. "You arrived at a great time. I was just explaining to Anblick about the Trap. Food is over there and water is towards the west. C'mon. There's so many pegasi you need to meet." She said, turning and continuing her path towards Bakari and Silren, and now Lilth who had been watching. Thea nodded to Lilith in greeting.
Anblick:
Anblick shuddered as he felt Lilith's eyes on him. He whimpered and clamped his wings closer to his body. "Who are all these strange foals and why are they so loud and energentic? Why was I banished? I did nothing wrong! When can I go home? I miss my momma...I want my momma!" He thought and sided away from Thea, Kifo, and Lilth, his eyes wide.
Vida:
Vida leapt out of the tree hooves flashing, "Leave my brother alone!" Vida screamed as she kicked at Thea and Anblick.
"Vida please?!" Kifo tried to calm her down but she snapped at him and he retreated.
Farther on in the trap.
Dovecloud:
Dovecloud was trotting along she had finally gotten away from Strikewing and was able to come to the Trap to help Marlcloud, "Marlcloud are you there? Its me Dovecloud."
Thea:
She grunted and crashed into the ground from Vida's kick. It didn't hurt too badly, but what hurt more was the shock. Thea stumbled to her hooves and coughed up dirt that she had swallowed from the impact. "What is your problem?!" Thea snapped. "I was only trying to help!" Thea snapped again, then gasped as the filly's wingtips caught on fire. thea looked away and checked on Anblick, who just like her wasn't hurt, more like shocked from what had happened. "Anblick? You okay?" She asked, helping him to stand. Anblick was panting and his pupils were dilated. "These foals are crazy! Now I really, really miss my momma! I never should have left her! Ugh, I'm so stupid..." He thought again, nodding a gentle thanks to Thea.
Thea whirled to face Vida, her eyes dark and angry . "What in Anok was that for? I didn't do anything. You have no right to come here and kick me and my friend after I was trying to help you!" She argued, ignoring Kifo who had collapsed at her hooves.
(i gtg do homework i should be back later)
(Anyone here?)
Bakari:
Bakari was very quick to defend Thea, although not very much with Anblick. He glanced behind him at Thea, and gently stepped in between Thea, Anblick, Silren and the other new comers. He held his head high, and his tone was calm as he said, ”Calm yourselves. We are like you, if you haven’t noticed, and we have no intention of harming you.” Then he turned to Silren and said, “Silren, go get Marlcloud.” His cousin immediately nodded and bolted off, still unable to fly because of her big wings. Then he turned back to the two newcomers and smiled, feigning happiness as fury filled his thoughts that the filly had kicked at Thea. “Welcome to The Trap. I will assume that you two are either siblings or close friends and have been banished from your herd and abandoned by your mothers. Do not fear, though, for I and the rest of us have suffered the same ordeal.“
“Now, lets have proper introductions. I am Bakari, this is Thea, Anblick I’m guessing, although I didn’t fully catch your name, Lilith, and the young filly who just took was my cousin, Silren,” he explained softly, gesturing to each foal as he mentioned their names. “What are your names and which herd do you come from?” He asked, his voice smooth and calm.
Marlcloud:
The young mare‘s ears perked up as she heard a familiar mare’s voice. Marlcloud had just been scouting the perimeter for both new foals and predators alike. She hadn’t expected to find Dovecloud, a lead-mare of a foreign herd who she had been in alliance with, and silently hopped down from her perch in the tallest tree and glided down. She made an easy landing and folded her wings. “Dovecloud, of all the things, I never expected to see you here,” she said with a sheepish smile. When Marlcloud had chosen to keep her foal and been banished for it, Dovecloud had been there to help. Marlcloud was grateful to Dovecloud, but still didn’t fully trust the other lead-mare. She knew lead-mare’s could be just as terrible as over-stallions when in contact with other leaders.
Silren:
The young filly galloped quickly, disobeying the three essential rules her mother other had taught everyone at the camp.
1) Never go off alone.
2) Never travel to quickly or too loudly, for predators attack at that.
3) Never, ever leave the camp.
At the time, Silren didn’t realize she was breaking the rules. Luckily, though, she had no encounter with any predators or foreign pegasi during her swift travels. She soon found her mother, but didn’t go to meet her just yet at the sound of a foreign mare’s voice. She dashed behind a tree, eavesdropping, like usual. She was never afraid to do something if it meant she gained information or helped out a friend in need.
( Oof sorry that was so long )
Dovecloud:
"Marlcloud I am sorry you ended up here. I finally got away from Strikewing. I want to help you guys in any way I can." Dovecloud murmured.
She touched her sides with her wings and sighed, "At least you have a foal to keep you company. But my next is going to be born soon. Strikewing told me that the twins I had passed on, I miss them but I want to help with these foals, my grand grand grand grandma was one of the last of Star's decendince."