“Hey, Darkmoon.” I could feel someone pushing on my leg,”Dark, wake up.” I let off a couple of irritable groans as I rolled over. “Nonono..” called the strange. As I rolled over, I rolled myself into the park fountain that I’d fallen asleep on. In a seconds notice, I was drenched from head to toe.

I slowly pulled myself out of the tiny pool and yawned. “So much for sleep..”

“I’m sorry. I didn’t mean for that to happen.” the blue stallion began to rub the back of his neck in embarrassment.

After a stretch and failing to try to dry myself off, I turned to the stallion. He was a deep shade of blue with a light cyan mane and tail. Even his eyes were a crystal blue. He was a little on the small side, matching the height of Twilight. His wings were neatly tucked to his back as he stood before me. I ran my hand through my hair to sweep it to the side as I looked to the stallion,“Well, It’s seems that you already know my name, so can you tell me yours?” I asked the blue stallion.

“Mine’s Night Strife. I just saw you sleeping here, why is that? Mare troubles?” Asked the stallion.

“I don't have mare troubles and well, everything’s a blank after I left home this morning. What time is it?”

The stallion looked to his watch and read,”Well, it’s roughly around twelve thirty.”

My eyes shot open as I realized how long I’ve been asleep for,”Well, I better get going.”

“Where are you off to?”

“Well, you can call it treasure hunting, but I’m actually going to go collect some rare artifacts left to me by my predecessor.”

“What?” The stallion began to give me 'Off' expressions.

“It’s not that important. Well, it was nice to meet you.” I turned to make an exit but was stopped once the blue stallion spoke.

“Hey, I have a question. Can I come with you? If you don’t mind that is.”

I began to think about it,’I could use a bit of help, maybe I could gather a small group before I set off. That’s a good Idea actually.’ I turned to the stallion and said,“Alright, go pack a few things before we leave. We’ll be gone for a day or two, so pack some things you’ll need. I’m gonna go get a few friends, then we’ll be off. I’ll meet you at Tolsa’s Tavern.”

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My group of recruits gathered inside Tolsa’s, we all sat at our usual booth. Drinks and bags of equipment lined the surrounding area as we sat and chatted. “So, you’re all ready then I take it?” I asked the group of familiars.

“Well, at first I didn’t know what to pack so I brought a few things I thought we’d need.” Axton was the first pony I asked to come, his knowledge in science and magic could come in handy should there be a barrier or something blocking our path.

“I am ready, I have packed everything that I might need, this is unlikely but just in case.” Said the large forest green dragon known as Terra Firma. His knowledge on the Guardian's could prove useful, that and his brute strength could come in handy as well.

“Hey, I’m always ready. I’ve gone years just on the basics, I got this.” Called the blue, fiery mane stallion, Pyromancer. His survival skills were incredible, I'd feel off without him at my side.

“Alright then, we’re just waiting on Night Strife then and speaking of him, there he is.” I saw Strife push through the wooden doors of the tavern and he looked around. I signaled for Strife and he caught notice of me. He brought a similar pack as mine due to his wings, and a small black case. His pack seemed to be a little light for my tastes; but if he believed he was ready, I wasn’t about to complain.

“Ready Strife?” I asked the blue stallion, he quickly nodded and I turned to the group. “Team, this is Night Strife and he’ll be accompanying us in this search and recover type mission we’re on.” I turned to the stallion and asked,”Ok Strife, what kinds of things are you good at?”

The stallion didn’t speak a word, he just continued to stare at the group surrounding the table. I noticed this and asked,”Is something wrong? What’s going on?”

“I thought it’d just be the two of us, I’m not very..very...”

“Come on now, don’t be shy. If any of the guys feel the need to ass around, I’ll promise you myself that nothing like that will happen.” I turned to the guys and gave them a stern look,”Right guys?”

In unison, the group nodded and it put a smile on my face. “Alright. Since we’re ready, let’s get going. We’re burning daylight here.” The group stood from the table and grabbed there packs. As they exited the shop, I walked over to the barkeep and tossed him some bits to pay for the drinks. “I’ll catch you later.”

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“So where are we going exactly? You didn’t give me any clues or anything on the location.” Strife asked.

I looked to the pegasus and smiled,”Well I have an embedded map within my mind; given to me from Celestia herself, that shows me the locations that Senior held ‘Sacred’. From what he’s told me, he left gear and equipment for me to find in these spots. I didn’t originally want to get them..”

Terra bumped in and spoke,“Until I suggested it to him. All of Equestria can thank me later.” The dragon gave a brief smirk as he finished.

“Yes, well thanks to Terra; I’ve finally accepted this proposal to retrieve these artifacts.”

As we continued down the long stretching road, I dove into my thoughts to look at the map. We were coming up to the intersection to where we needed to break away from the road and travel into the mountains. I signaled for the team to stop and they all looked to me,”Alright. From what the map’s telling me, we need to go into the mountains and locate a small cavern.” We broke from the road and began traveling through the field.

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“Why don’t... we just... use our wings?” Strife asked through small pants as we climbed the mountain side.

“We could, but then would that be very fair for Axton? Come on, you all look to need the exercise anyways.” I replied to Night Strife.

“Hey! Not all of us need this, I keep myself in peak physical form, thank you very much.” Yelled Terra.

“Is that a complaint I hear? From the one claiming to ‘Not need this’?” Questioned the fire obsessed stallion.

“Oh hardy har har, you simply crack me up Pyro.” The dragon stated sarcastically.

“Quit your fighting and let’s just get to this cave before nightfall alright? I don’t want to be climbing the side of a mountain to end up fumbling around in the dark.” I called to the group.

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“Finally, at least we got the cave before it got too dark. We’ll set up camp inside.” As I finished off the speech, the unicorn, the pegasus and the dragon began creating a resting area for the night. Axton set up tents and makeshift beds while Pyromancer set up the campfire. I seen that Terra set his sights on the parties food supply, he set out the ingredients he needed for supper and waited for Pyro to finish playing around with the open flames of the roaring campfire. Everyone was accounted for, all except our quiet and shy Night Strife.

I took a step out of the lit cavern and took in the nights cool wind, it was calming and welcoming. I glanced to the left and caught the sight of the stallion in question, setting up a rather odd contraption. I strode over to the lone stallion and he heard my footsteps as I approached. “So, what are you doing there?” I asked.

“Well, in my profession” He let out a little grunt as he tightened a few loose screws on what seemed to be a stand. “I’m an Astrologist, I study the stars. I find them quite fascinating.” He lifted a large cannon looking thing and placed it onto the stand and began fastening it together.

“What’s that?” I questioned.

“Well, It’s a telescope. I thought you’d know this. Well; to be more specific, this is a Celestron Nexstar 130SLT Computerized Telescope. It’s a fully automated telescope that boasts a powerful 130mm reflector that produces detailed and remarkable images of the planets and stars.” He gave a large cheesy grin as he finished his statement, to which I couldn’t even try to comprehend.

“Umm.. What?” I asked.

“It let’s me see the stars that much easier. I’ll just leave it at that.” He returned to assembling the telescope.

“If you love stars so much, which is your favorite?”

“Well, I don’t have a specific ‘favorite’ because of the vast amounts of stars and planets but I have a favorite constellation, if that suffices. It’s my cutie mark, the Gemini. I got it while I was doing a school report.” He took his focus off the telescope and closed his eyes to reminisce. “I was watching the night’s sky and caught a glimpse of this interesting horde of stars and begun analyzing the many formations. The night stretched on but my fascination for the stars was undying. I continued staring at them for the remainder of the night, and the next day at school; after giving my teacher the report, I got an astonishing A+ and a flash of light. I turned to find I had gotten my cutie mark.” he let out a light chuckle,”I walked around the remainder of that day proud of my accomplishments. And that’s my story, sorry if I bored you.” He slowly broke away from his thoughts and returned to building his telescope.

“That was a thing of beauty my friend. I haven’t heard someone describe a story like that in ages. It was nice.” I gave a warm smile to the stallion and he returned it in kind. “Well, Dinner should be ready. Let’s go eat.”

The stallion turned to me and we set our way to the entrance of the cavern. Just before we entered, D
Strife turned and stopped me,”Thanks. I haven’t spoken to anyone this much before. It was nice.”

“Don’t mention it, anything for a friend.” I gave him a warm smile once more and we pulled up a spot to eat.

“Where were you guys? Off having fun I bet while the rest of us were working, weren’t ya?” Pyro said playfully.

“Ah, you guys could handle it. I was about to do it all but then you all felt this sense of obligation so..” I jokingly stated.

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The next morning rose and we were already traversing the vast cavern. We couldn't seem to find anything until Axton placed a pair of steam-punk goggles over his eyes and called,”Hey guys! over here!” I turned to face the stallion and saw him pointing at the wall.

“Have you gone insane? There’s nothing there, you dult.” Called Pyro.

I quickly made my way over to Axton and eyed the spot he was pointing to,”There’s something here.” I called to the rest of the group. I placed my hand against an oddly shaped rock and it lightly bounced back. “There’s definitely something here.” I pushed the rock in as far as it could go and it stuck to the back of the wall. With a loud shock of rock crushing, the wall began to fall apart and made a small door, large enough to fit through. “I’m going in alone. If I don’t come out in a few minutes; come in ready to fight.”

I slid through the crack in the wall and made my way through a long stretching tunnel. It was fairly dark except for the small glimpses of light here and there. As I neared the end, I heard a voice call out from behind me. “If you wish to live, you shall not disturb this resting spot. Brother or not, I will strike you down.” I turned to see the end of a blade, a fingers width away, from my throat. It was the ghostly image of a departed soul. He was a deep blue pegasus with mane and tail two distinct shades of purple. His mane and tail seemed to be spiked back and a bloody scar ran across his chest. His wings were huge and his body was very well-toned. His cutie mark was a Lightning bolt with a diamond tone, similar to his mane and tail, it was two different shades.

“What is it you wish spirit? Begone!” I demanded.

“I knew you’d return, brother!” The spirit raised his blade and brought it down with a great deal of strength.

I really need to stop with the cliff hangers...Nah, you all love them right? *Insert trollestia here*
Hope you liked the GIANT OC chapter. For those who read this and requested for yours to be in a chapter or two, I'm working on it. I just found it that I haven't found the right place for them to meet yet. Sure there's Tolsa's but some of the OC's I get are not very sociable or pony society... stable. Once I've found the best place for them to meet, Bam. Your chapter's up. But until then, I request for your patience.
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