Adventure Across Equestria [Not jump-in]

[Little Star]

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The Story
You are an adventurer from Canterlot that has been sent by the princesses, along with other ponies, to explore early Equestria in search of fertile land to settle down and create another city. You are only allowed to take a small amount of water and other supplies because the princesses are only providing one covered wagon per family. You and the others will suffer through harsh winds, rough terrain, freezing cold, and severe weather. Princess Celestia and Princess Luna wish you great luck on this epic adventure.

Rules
1. Follow the forum rules
2. No god modding
3. Clean violence only (No gushing blood or gore)
4. You may use Equestria Swears (Pony feathers!, the hay?, etc.)
5. Please try to stay to the basic story line
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Princess Celestia pulls out a scroll and begins to look over the names.
Luna, Luna. Art thou excited?
Luna nods and reads over her older sister's shoulder.
(Lets start over XD)
(Please start your post by either walking into the castle or into the room.)

[The Wandering Magus]

A covered wagon clattered slowly over the cobbled streets of the old city.  The stallion pulling it adjusted his hat as he wiped some sweat and grime from his eyes, looking about in awe and wonder.  He had travelled many long days from his family's farm from the outskirts of the inhabited region of the Kingdom of Canterlot, and had never seen so much wealth in one place.  A mare poked her head out from within the wagon, her face shrouded by a bonnet as was custom with her family.

"Is... is that the palace, Hackberry?  It's so much... larger than I thought it would be!"

"It might be, Willow.  Lemme ask one o' them guards, maybe they could show us the way around."

As the farmpony approached the enormous stone walls, an imposing armored stallion trotted up.  He was evidently an important military pony of some sort, from the way the other soldiers immediately saluted him, as well as from the hundreds of medals and decorations hanging around his neck and at his chest.

"Lord Fancy Pants, sir!  We were ordered to escort you to Their Majesties' throne room at once!"

"Very good then.  Lead the way, lieutenant."

Hackberry trotted up as they were about to leave.

"Beggin' yer pardon, sirs!"

The general turned to this interruption, his stern gaze looking the farmpony up and down.

"Is there something I might help you with, sir?"

The farmer was somewhat taken aback by the challenging tone, but stood firm, taking out the elaborate gold-leaf scroll with the royal insignia stamped in the broken wax seal.

"Ah got me a summons ta sees Their Majesties about findin' new lands, sah.  If yer honors would be so kind, might ye direct me wife and Ah to the chambers?  Ah couldn't help but overhear ye speakin' o' goin' there yerself at the moment."

The armored stallion stood silent for a moment in thought, then nodded brusquely.

"Very well then.  As we seem to be here on a common purpose, the stallions and I will escort you to Their Majesties' chambers.  Please, follow me."

"Thank ye kindly, yer honor.

"Please, call me Fancy Pants."

Introductions made, the herd, wagon in tow, entered the walls of the fortress.  At the first checkpoint, Hackberry and Willow left the wagon with the gatekeepers and proceeded on hoof.  It was a long walk up many flights, but eventually the ponies found themselves in a great arched hallway outside the throne room.  Now that the enormous gold doors were so close by, Hackberry began to feel somewhat intimidated at the prospect of meeting what he personally believed to be goddesses in pony form.  The Royal Guards saluted the general and his escorts, but looked the farmponies over suspiciously until Hackberry retrieved the summons again.  Looking the scroll over slowly, the powerful armored stallions nodded finally after a few minutes, and stood at attention, their horns glowing.  The doors slowly opened...

[Little Star]

Alright we musnt waste- Celestia sees the farm folk walking in though the door
HELLO ART THOU HERE TO EXPLORITH OUR NEW LANDS?
Luna sees FancyPants and whispers something to Celestia
Celestia smiles awkwardly and says something to Luna
HELLO LORD FANCY PANTS! HELLO LIEUTENANT
Luna, sister...Shhh no more speaking.
Celestia takes the summons and puts it into a box. Luna picks it up and reads it
WELCOME BLOSSOMS
Celestia looks at them curiously.

[Doctor Light]

"This looks beautiful..." says Light as the TARDIS teleports to the throne room.
Light says "Oh, hello princesses." as he goes out of the TARDIS

[Little Star]

Celestia jumps seeing this teleported into the room.
She points her hoof to Light
YOU, ART THOU HERE TO EXPLORE FOR YOUR LOVELY PRINCESSES??
IF YOU ARE THEN WHERE MIGHT BE YOUR SUMMONS?

[Doctor Light]

"Here..*ahem* HERE ART THY SUMMONS FOR THY EXPEDITION. It's also cool to be unformal on such princesses."
Light says.

[Little Star]

Celestia looked 
THOU MAY NOT ADRESS THY'S LOVELY PRINCESSES IN THE ROYAL CANTERLOT TOUNGE!
She stomped her hooves and called for the guards.

[Ryo_D_Disk]

Ryo walks up towards the main gates looking around at the giant structure that is the royal palace of the sisters, he trots up to the main gate and as he passes the guard

"Halt who may you be"

Ryo simply takes out a letter with the royal symbol on it and says "Im Sir Disk"
The reaction of the guard he took a step back then allowed him through
"I shall take you to  Their Majesties' chambers. Please, follow me"
"as you wish"

Ryo follows along this pony through the jewel encrusted hallway the door to the chamber already open, the guard just says "Through there" then makes a hasty leave the name of Disk still chilling to some ponys spines. Ryo glanced in the room seeing a few and trotted in.

((This alright))

Then the guard that had escorted Ryo came charging by him now by Celestia and bowing

((also when the context fits pointless charater comes back))

[Little Star]

Guard. Thank you for escorting but I have changithed my mind, you may go.
SIR DISK! WELCOME! PLEASE PUT YOUR SUMMONS INTO THIS BOXITH!
Luna looks over the list of summoned ponies,
Dearest sister, we are awaiting two ponies....
One a farm folk named Little Ann and a bird named Melody....
Alright. When thyarrives we will begin.
ALL OF THOU HERE CURRENTLY MAY MAKEITH THEMSELVES AT HOME as they say where they come from...
Celestia waves her hooves for the ponies to sit. She sits back into her throne.

[The Wandering Magus]

The general knelt in submission to the Princesses.

"Thine wishes art mine commands, Thine Majesties."

Keeping his face towards the throne as was custom, the stallion backed from before Their presence and sat by the Blossoms' sides.  Both farmponies were kneeling in terror before the Goddesses, though Hackberry had the strength and resolve to keep still for his wife's sake.

"Hain't e'er dreamed in me poor life Ah'd get ta see 'Em Goddesses up close an' personal.  Sends a shiver ta me bones, it does," the stallion could be heard muttering to himself as the general approached.

"Silence.  Show respect for Their Majesties."

The farmpony fell silent after a quiet "Aye, yer honor" to the general.

[Ryo_D_Disk]

"As you wish"

Ryo uses magic to lift his letter into said box and decides to look around the room, seeing a big named pony who he had never introduced himself before and two others whom he failed to recognise

[Little Star]

Celestia sighed and looked over all of the summons.

[Doctor Light]

((Sonicy Wonicy won't save you Doc.))
"Erm...."
(Now, this is awkward.. Like the space titanic. Or maybe when master didn't regenerate. Or maybe *continue awkwardness)
Light said and thought

[Little Star]

Luna, I have made a decision. FOrget about the bird and Lil Ann. We must start!
Alright my sister. COMRADES! WILL YOU ALL PLEASE MAKE YOUR WAY WITH US?
Celestia walks to a door in the back of the room and opens it.

[Ryo_D_Disk]

"As you wish Princesses"
Ryo walks through the door
("It would appear things are about to get interesting, I'm still curious as to why such an odd group got a royal summons")

[Little Star]

The door leads to a large, flat field with a stone path leading back out of it.
NOW! YOU SHALL ALL PICK YOUR COVERED WAGON! WE WOULD LIKE AT LEASE 3 PONIES TO ONE WAGON.
Celestia motions her hooves to a set up of ten wagons, each a different color.

[The Wandering Magus]

The door leads to a large, flat field with a stone path leading back out of it.
NOW! YOU SHALL ALL PICK YOUR COVERED WAGON! WE WOULD LIKE AT LEASE 3 PONIES TO ONE WAGON.
Celestia motions her hooves to a set up of ten wagons, each a different color.

The general bowed low.  "Thine wishes art mine commands, Thine Majesties."

Looking at the farmpony couple, he gestured to a wagon with a whisper of a smile on his face which quickly turned back to his usual authoritative gaze.

"It seems we are here for more than the same purpose then.  You heard the Princesses, everypony.  Get moving."

Hackberry nodded subimssively to Lord Fancy Pants, still awestruck by the sheer power of the Alicorns standing not a hundred hoofsteps from him.  "Aye, sir, yer honor, sir.  At once, yer honor, sir."

They quickly went to their wagon, glad that the gatekeepers had transported their belongings from the rickety one Hackberry had driven into the city earlier.  They were surprised to see a separate, smaller set of equipment which was not their own.  With one look they realized whose it was, and turned to stare at the general, who merely gave a brief, tiny nod and a small smile before standing at attention again.

There were survival materials, weapons, first aid supplies, food, surveying equipment, and all the materials a trained soldier would need for a long journey.  The farmponies' small collection of goods now seemed quite inadequate in comparison.  What dangers could they possibly be facing to necessitate such supplies?

[Ryo_D_Disk]

Ryo glances around at the wagons, as well as those accompanying the group
"hmm this shall be an interesting ride, let me see who shall travel with me then"

[Little Star]

NOW! WHICH FAMILY WOULD LIKE A MULE TO WALK THEIR WAGON?
Luna stomped her hooves and a group of mules walked in from a gate on the side of the courtyard.

[The Wandering Magus]

NOW! WHICH FAMILY WOULD LIKE A MULE TO WALK THEIR WAGON?
Luna stomped her hooves and a group of mules walked in from a gate on the side of the courtyard.

(( @ slavery / servanthood))

Hackberry and Willow shrank back at the sight of the mules, but the general showed only authoritative determination, as well as recognition.

"Aspera Melena, buenas dias.  Assist this couple, if you will."

"Sí señor," bowed the eponymous rough-maned mule, who bowed humbly to the farmponies before quietly hitching herself to the wagon.  Though a second-class race, the mules took kindly to the general, who unlike other ponies, soldiers and nobles actually treated them with some level of respect as fellow sentient individuals.  Aspera avoided eye contact with the Blossoms, however.  She knew that ponies did not take kindly to any "uppity-ness" from mules, who were after all a "mixed-breed" race "not fit for society".

Lord Fancy Pants himself never quite took to the idea of there being "lesser" races, only that there were those under his charge and his enemies.  Among his own, he treated each and every charge equally, regardless of race or fur color.  The same could not be said of the Blossoms.

"What horrid creatures!" whispered Willow quietly to her husband.  "You don't mean to say we'll be riding with these... THINGS?"

"Ah'm 'fraid that seems ta be th' case," replied her husband, looking warily at the mule.  "But don'cha worry, dear.  Ah'm sure th' general's got this all under control.

((racial tension))