Shady walks along the forest...

[Angel624]

Shady was walking towards the forest of Xanadia. She loved the forest, it was always so peaceful! She entered the beautiful forest, looking around her. There were a few butterflies above her. There were also many beautiful trees surrounding her. Whenever Shady felt scared, or sad, she would always come to the forest to make her feel better. But, she wasn't sad or scared, she just wanted to be in the forest, since she had nothing else better to do. She continued her journey in the forest, looking at every beautiful thing.

[Delta]

A white bird shot through the forest of purple trees. Something caught it's attention... It was a pony.

The bird perched on a purple branch and watched the pony unblinkingly. It's eyes sparkled maliciously.

It flew to the ground, and into the shadows, where it morphed into an alicorn, away from the eyes of the pony. The alicorn stepped out of the darkness and into the path of Shady.

"Hello." She said softly, her eyes glittering innocently.

[Angel624]

The dark pink mare's eyes widened. Shady stepped back a few steps. "H..hi. I'm Shady. What's your name?" She said to the alicorn.

((What exactly is an alicorn, anyway? ))

[Delta]

"Hello Shady." The alicorn said smiling. "My name is... Exodus." She approached Shady slowly.

"And what brings you into the forest today...?" Exodus asked, her blue eyes staring hungrily at Shady.

[An Alicorn is a pony with wings and a horn. Sort of a Pegasus and a Unicorn combined.]

[Angel624]

Shady blinked, seeing the hunger in Exodus's eyes. She gulped. "Uh...well....I was just coming into the forest because it's one of my favorite places in Xanadia. Wh....why are you here?" She said shakily. Ok, if this alicorn gets closer to you, run, Shady! She thought to herself.

[Delta]

Exodus circled the shaking mare. She has nothing of value to me... The alicorn thought to herself. She's just an ordinary pony... She came to a halt when she got back around the front of the mare.

"Don't be afraid, Shady." Exodus said as she noticed the worried look in her eyes. "I was just... taking a walk, thats all."

[Angel624]

Shady didn't know what to do. She sort of didn't trust this alicorn, because she didn't really know her, and she looked like she wanted to eat her. She was in a situation where she wasn't sure what would be the right thing to do. She just decided to talk to the alicorn and if the alicorn got closer to her, she'd run as fast as her hooves would take her. She tried to smile. "Um...that's nice." She said, forcing a little smile.

[Delta]

She has nothing for you to steal... Do not harm her... She has nothing...

Exodus flicked her ears back as the voice of reason once again entered her head.

Do not harm her...

The alicorn stepped back from Shady.

She has nothing...

Exodus snarled, and just as she was about to turn her tail and run, she flciked her ears back up as she had an idea.

Maybe she knows someone that has something of value... Maybe...

Exodus watched Shady readily. She stepped forward again.

Befriend her... And once she has fulfilled what you want her to do, dispose of her... Exodus grinned.

"Sorry about that." She said sweetly. "I'm just a little tired, thats all. I tend to get a bit cranky." She smiled.

[Angel624]

Shady bit her lower lip. She noticed the pony was thinking, but what about? Shady waited for the alicorn to speak again.

T"I'm just a little tired, thats all. I tend to get a bit cranky."

Shady nodded. "Oh, I...I see." She said. She still thought that Exodus was going to do something to her. Shady didn't want to mess with this alicorn. She wished she didn't meet the alicorn. She forced a smile. "Well, I have to go now." She said. She turned around and ran out of the forest and towards her home.

(cont. elsewhere)

[Delta]

Exodus, both dissapointed that Shady had left and satisfied that she had been the one to scare her off, started to trot away, but heard singing in the distance.

She took on the form of a snow white fox, and followed the sound of the voice...

(cont. to Marsh's post.)