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Grand Illusion

HP: 35% (Bleeding!)
SP: 60%
MP: 100%

"Y... You don't say...?" Illusion said weakly as the bandages went on, eliminating the harmful status effect placed on him and recovering his health slightly. He'd briefly wondered why the Pegasus wasn't questioning the attire he was currently wearing, but figured now wasn't the time to jinx himself.

HP: 45%

With Peacekeeper's assistance, he managed to get back to his feet, albeit shakily, at which point he protested against being carried.
The first thing he did was grab the (his?) staff off the floor, placing it on his back, where it stuck there via the video-game style of sheathing a weapon. Afterwards, he searched the ground for a moment, before he found a large brown wizard hat which he dusted off and placed on his head, his horn sticking out through a conveniently placed hole cut into the material. The wide-brimmed hat also cast quite a bit of shadow over his face, darkening it a fair bit.

"Okay... We can go now. Don't worry, I... I can walk. Now, at least. I'll... Try to explain once we're out of here..."
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Grand Illusion

HP: 40% (Bleeding!)
SP: 65%
MP: 95%

As the rubble was being removed, something that looked suspiciously like a staff was seen buried at Illusion's side. Speaking of which, the small stallion, wearing a somehow intact blue outfit, let out a gasp as the debris was removed, his eyes just barely opening.
"W... What...? Why...?" He then winced as the bleeding status took effect, causing damage over time.

HP: 35% (Bleeding!)
SP: 60%

The unicorn briefly stirred, likely attempting to get up, only to wince again as he failed to recover. Closing his eyes in concentration, his horn glowed; a dark purple at first before quickly turning green, as a roll of gauze bandages floated of a pocket in his vest.
However, his grip, magical or not, while injured was not so good, and the bandage roll slipped from his grasp, dropping to the floor and rolling towards the Pegasus.
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Quote from: Peace Keeper on 2015 Apr 01, 02:17:04
Ah nuts lol
sorries. I get mixed up with someone else not from here who has a username as stryker.


Oh, that makes sense.  Alright, then.
And fun fact: That's the second time I recall being called such.
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The doppelganger watched the blast come at him with a smug grin on his face, openly laughing right before it apparently struck, but his eyes widening in some sort of realization at the last second. There was no scream, no noise from the being. There was no noise at all until the blast hit a wall, exploding magnificently. Something or someone was still hit, however...

CRITICAL HIT!

"G-GYAAAAAAAAAAHHHH!" Came the scream of a semi-familiar voice. As soon as that scream was let out, everything shattered like a mirror. The darkness, the doppelganger, and the malevolent presence hiding him from magical detection, all of it fading in an instant.

The Pegasus was now standing in a well-lit though thoroughly trashed living room, with the northern wall having a hole blasted into it, and the form of Grand Illusion lying half-conscious against a wall under a pile of rubble in what was probably the kitchen.

What in Equestria was he doing there? He wasn't even tied up, by the looks of it.

Grand Illusion

HP: 40% (Bleeding!)
SP: 65%
MP: 95%
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Quote from: Peace Keeper on 2015 Apr 01, 01:40:53Stryker


Please tell me that was intentional...

Grammar nitpicks aside, I'd been taking a small break. Don't worry, I'm still in this.
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As Peacemaker's magic grew close to detecting his brother, all that could be found was a vague space of land where the faint signal could be found. Wherever the unicorn's brother was, an effort was being made to keep him from being found, spreading his signal around to the point that it's source could've been anywhere between Ponyville and a little ways into the Everfree forest.

*Back with Peacekeeper...*

Doppelganger

HP: ???
SP: ???
MP: ??

The Peacekeeper copy chuckled. "Now you're starting to look like you need the restroom." He said as the Pegasus concentrated. "And you're looking so vulnerable, too... You're lucky that me interrupting now would be a boring, semi-predictable thing to do; emphasis on boring. S'no fun when there's no risk, am I right?"

The doppelganger twisted his head sharply, audibly cracking his neck. "But I'm not gonna wait forever. Hurry up so I can dodge, block, or otherwise ruin your life."
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Breaker raised an eyebrow. "I was under the impression you were nocturnal, or at the least preferred the night. And then there's the literal bat-pony; who should be nocturnal."
He glanced towards the bat-pony in question. "Or am I judging based on what you are?" He said mockingly.

Either he didn't trust the bat-pony or he just didn't like him. Probably both. And it would take more than a few words to convince him...

"Brother, please. Enough. Let's just get some sleep." Illusion had said. "What, so he can-" At this point, the smaller brother had heard enough. "Good lord, Cyrus, nopony's going to bite or otherwise harm our throats! You're being cautious and don't trust anypony, I know, but for Bullion's sake, don't be such a jerk about it!"

Several seconds passed. "If you're that worried, you can set up a barrier while we sleep. Just don't be like this."
More time passed, before the larger of the two sighed. "Very well..." He'd said, before walking off, farther back into the cave.

Illusion gave the rest of the group an apologetic look. "We'll be sleeping in the back of the cave." He'd said, before following his brother.
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Doppelganger

HP: ???
SP: ???
MP: ??

"Ha! Twenty bits says I'll dodge that outright, but by all means, go right ahead and try! Fight for your life; I'd expect nothing less from myself!"
The doppelganger stayed his ground, wings extended as he lowered his body, preparing to take defensive action against whatever the other Pegasus was concentrating on.
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The Nightmare

HP: ???
SP: ???
MP: ??

"There's no point to looking for a way ouy~" The unknown being, who for the time being will be referred to as a Nightmare, said in a sing-song voice. "The doors are sealed, and the windows too. No way to get out... Or even in at this point..."
The Nightmare spoke with a sort of glee the next sentence. "Nopony will even know what happened to you... You'll just... Vanish..."

It stifled some laughter. "Oh, but Peacekeeper...? He won't disappear; not quite yet..."
During the Pegasus' fearful looks around the darkness, said darkness let up just enough for him to see a face emerge from it.

His own face, staring him the eye.

"That's right." Said the Pegasus' doppelganger with a grin on his face. "He'll live on through me! Oh, and your brother...?"
He once again was forced to stifle some laughter. "Let's just say that when I'm done here with you, he'll be seeing you soon enough..."
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Unknown

HP: ???
SP: ???
MP: ???

In response to the retaliation, the unknown pony chuckled again, a loud cracking noise being heard as it teleported(?) away from the attack.
However, the shards heading for the Pegasus were completely destroyed in the strike.

MP: ??

"I am the reason ponies fear the dark, what goes bump in the night..."
Upon saying this sentence, Yellow eyes were suddenly right in front of the Pegasus' face, accompanied by a grin full of way too many sharp, pointy teeth.
"I... AM YOUR NIGHTMARE!"

A purple glow was visible for a brief moment before Peacekeeper was picked up by the figure's telekinetic magic and flung back!
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Unknown

HP: ???
SP: ???
MP: ???

The cyclone hit something, alright; it hit more furniture. Wooden and ceramic shards were sent flying towards the Pegasus upon the cyclone's impact, aided possibly by magic.
A chuckling was heard after these shards were flung. "You know what...? It would be no fun to take you out without you even knowing who or even what I was..." And in a flash of light, a unicorn figure was briefly made visible, standing on their hind legs while wielding a darkly glowing staff.

Spoiler: show


As suddenly as they'd appeared, however, the figure had disappeared into the darkness.
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The instant Peacekeeper entered Illusion's now quite apparently haunted home, the door slammed shut, just barely missing the Pegasus' tail. A clicking sound was then heard, a clear sign that it had locked.
The darkness was suffocating, were he to try, the Pegasus wouldn't see his own hoof in front of his face without a light of his own.

A faint tingling sensation could be felt while in the home; A tingling sensation that had to be magic... The place practically oozed magic.

"You shouldn't have done that..." The same something from outside whispered again. "Noble, to be sure, but incredibly stupid of you..."
A pair of glowing yellow eyes was visible in the darkness... And five others. Many, many pairs of creepy glowing eyes were soon staring at Peacekeeper from the darkness.

"No good deed goes unpunished..."

The voice said one last time. Voices, actually; there seemed to be a dozen of the same voice speaking from all around this time. The voices still echoing, the eyes suddenly vanished.
As these voices faded, a chilling piece of music began to play.

A rattling sound was heard for a second or two, before another sound was heard, this one being that of...

A large piece of unknown furniture was thrown towards Peacekeeper as if shot from a cannon!

*BEGIN COMBAT!*

Unknown

HP: ???
SP: ???
MP: ???
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A sinister chuckling was heard as Peacekeeper's orb was thrown. For a moment, it looked as if it would light up the darkness unheeded...
That is, until it was basically swallowed up by the pitch-black shadow, as if the darkness itself was an entity all on it's own. Nopony would see the signal now...

'Don't run...' Something whispered in the Pegasus' ear. 'You wouldn't risk leaving such an innocent to their fate... would you...?'

More chuckling was heard after this.
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It was a slow, cautious pace that Illusion took as he approached his home. By the time he reached the steps, it was dark as night. Pitch-black night, that it.
Even the torch the stallion pulled back out from his inventory did little to chase away the darkness.

He reached a shaky hoof out and laid it to rest on the doorknob, turned, and pushed.
"W-what the-?!" He let out in shock as the door was flung open, revealing a pair of glowing yellow eyes staring at him.

Illusion let out a startled yelp as a large black claw emerged from the darkness, grabbing him and dragging him inside in exactly two seconds.
One last startled, echoing scream was heard before the door slammed shut.

New objective:
Save Grand Illusion!
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"Thanks. It's just a torch, though..." Illusion had said upon the Timberwolf's defeat, stowing the torch away in his inventory after extinguishing it.
"Shouldn't be too far, now. I'll point out my home once I see it. In fact, there it is!"

He pointed off into the distance, at a two-story tall building in the same style as the common Ponyville home.
The sky slowly began to darken even further as the two ponies approached Illusion's home. It was odd; The rest of the town didn't have this issue.

"Oh, that can't be a good feeling I'm getting... Keep your eyes peeled, okay?"
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It didn't take long for Illusion to finish his shopping and exit the building. In fact, the process took less than two minutes. When he exited, he was levitating several bottles of unknown liquids, which disappeared into what he referred to as a "Hammerspace pouch". Odd, considering that his vest pockets were the only thing on his person that could realistically store anything... But, well, this ain't the real world, is it?

*Later on...*

Music began to play as combat with the wild Timberwolf began, possibly influenced by Illusion's presence.

Grand Illusion
HP: 100%
SP: 100%
MP: 100%

"Hold on, I've got something for little pests like these. For the sake of speeding this along, I'll help." A screen popped up in Illusion's vision, and scrolling through his inventory for a few seconds, he found the intended item.
Immediately, a fairly primitive torch appeared out of nowhere in his hooves, which he promptly lit via magic, and jabbed it towards the Timberwolf using telekinesis.

"Away, foul wooden thing, you'll give nopony splinters this day!"

It's super effective! The wild Timberwolf has caught fire!
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"Oh, really? I was that close this whole time? Wow. Uh, sorry, but given the nature of how short this little walk was, It wouldn't feel right paying too much."
The stallion pulled out a small pouch, handing it to Peacekeeper as he approached the store.

Objective completed!
Peacekeeper earned 50 bits!


"But... Now that I think of it, my home's pretty far away, and a bit too close to the Everfree besides. Perhaps you'd be willing to put up with me a while longer? I dabble in magic, more magic than usual I mean, and could probably enchant something for you with the stuff I have there. Or I could give you more money, I have plenty of it."

Objectives updated.

Objectives:

(Complete!) Escort Grand Illusion to a suitable store. Don't let him be defeated!
(Optional) Escort Grand Illusion home after shopping is done for greater reward.
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"Ah, so you'll keep me safe? Excellent! Having as many bits as I have on me is a bit dangerous, you see..." The stallion said, his grin widening.

Quest gained: Bodyguard.
Objective(s): Escort Grand Illusion to a suitable store. Don't let him be defeated!

"Just lead the way and I'll follow." Said the pony whose name, if the quest objectives were to be trusted, was Grand Illusion. "If there's trouble, though, I'm staying out of it; I'm not gonna be a dumb NPC about this, after all..."
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Illusion chuckled. "Just about everypony here could be considered nice. Except Breaker; he's a party-pooper." He had no idea what chips and punch were, but they sounded delicious. Before he could ask, the filly small mare had bolted into the cave. He winced as he heard a loud thud that could only be her face meeting a wall.

Being the nice guy that he was, he naturally rushed to her aid (With breaker following him inside while still staring suspiciously at the bat-pony).
"You alright there? Didn't get a concussion? Actually, better question: How many horns do you see on me?" Illusion asked the small and stunned Pegasus.
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"Well hello there!" The unicorn said happily upon being greeted, a wide grin on his face. "Lovely day, isn't it? Oh, perhaps you could give me some directions? Maybe point me to the nearest shop? I've got some excessive spending to do, and my sense of direction is just atrocious! And with that rogue, whoever they may be, around here, everypony else just throws rocks thinking I might be them them. Honestly, of all the nerve!"

As this conversation was going on, the sky was slowly starting to darken, seemingly of it's own accord. "Ah... and depending on how far it is, maybe I could get an escort? There'd be rewards, of course!"