This week, in "Occupied Equestria":
Wondering through through the Changeling lands at night on the road between Bales and Whinnyapolis, Onyx, Brie, and Spark have stumbled upon a set of farm ponies trying to hide their cattle in the forest, away from their changeling occupiers. While rescuing a cow, Onyx and Brie have taken heavy damage, and so they followed them to the cabin of a local woodspony. But they found the woodspony and a farmer replaced by changelings, and after a skirmish are alone and wounded in the cabin in the woods.
Over in Baltimare, Dark Star has decided to give up his life as Dark Star, the Earth Pony farm colt, to become Tyrel Jackson, or "Gold Chains," a zebra and aspiring rap artist. Through the magic of Valmorification, it is possible. Iron is freaking out after possibly having received a message from God herself. That, and his usual social awkwardness. Silver is cashing out on a long standing set of projects, and is readying himself for the next phase
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>>110081Oh, its supposed to be carapice
It still doesn't make sense e_e
>>110080Onyx has killed 2 changelings and contributed to killing Marecuse
>>110080The little formerly-ruby Earth pony joins onyx, both of their coats dulled
“I could.... but the Changelings don’t let us move around much. They don’t like us here in the woods either”
He wraps his tail around him, sits up, and looks at Onyx
“You were a soldier? For the Crystal Empire?”
>>110081Carapace. Apparently the German word for “carapace” is the sane as the word for “armor,” which in English is a synonymous for Tank
I feel like I’m living out a lecture I watched in a philosophy of language class when I visited the college I would later go to. It was a lecture about W. V. Quine’s theory if the Indeterminacy of Translation, and how one word can turn into something completely different in the course of translation.
>>110082Suffice it to say, the changelings misunderstood what Brie was trying to tell them
>>110088Goddammit, I don't even know what Brie was trying to tell them!
>>110091It sounded to me that Brie was telling them to disguise themselves.
>>110088"Yep, I helped tug artillery and poked any pony that got too close and wanted to take out the artillery."
He pats the pony's head
"Well maybe I can get you out of here if you want to travel."
>>110097"OW! You can't just turn into something fluffy and expect not to be booped! It's hard enough when you look like ponies!"
>>110091Brie told them
“All you have to do to get rid of your Karapize, do it now”
I think that means they need to disguise themselves
>>110100What is this meme you speak of?
>>110101They do not understand Spark. One of them blinks
>>110093He nods at Onyx, maybe just a tad bit disappointed
Until that last part
“Get out of here? What is that?”
>>110104"You know, get you away from the bugs and out to see equestria"
>>110104>disguise themselvesYes, that's totally what I meant
>memeI was referencing the "I used to be a hero" skyrim meme
>>110109I used to be a rouge like you. then i took an arrow to the knee.
>>110109A Changeling briefly poofs back, and shows a leg entirely riddled with holes that let you see all the way through to the other side
>>110106He sits there, anxious but moving his tail
“ I don’t know. I would like to go see things, and I want to get away from the changelings. But there is my farm and my older brother, and my family farm”
>>110112"Well... You could always come back.... or take them with you.... Or start a new farm..."
>>110118“Was willst du?” asks Blue Eyes... or at least that’s probably blue eyes
>>110115“I... I can? Are you sure?”
>>110111Check'd
>>110120"Sure, I don't see why you couldn't"
>>110123“So we could take my brother. What about my parents. Are you sure we could come back?”
The pony’s tail moves more, and there seems to be more energy in the dulled grey colt
>>110120Begging your pardon, OOC, but I don't even know what the conflict at hand IS. Last
I checked, we made negotiations with the changelings and our papers were approved. I literally don't know what the fuck is going on.
>>110127"I'm sure they could come, and it wouldn't be too hard to bring you back I'm sure."
>>110130Brie has made negotiations with the government of the Changeling Hegemony. These are are group of rogue changelings that deserted from the military and were roaming the forest, and who got in a battle and lost with Spark and Onyx after doing a lot of harm on a small civilian group, including cocooning three ponies. Spark has kept them prisoner in the bedroom. They neither know what negotiations Brie made with the Hegemony, nor would it really matter to them, as they are no longer affiliated
>>110131“Yay! Where could you take me?”
>>110120"Für den Anfang keine Schlampe sein!!"
>>110135“Aber.... Okay”
Blue green tilts his head down, then looks back up
>>110137"Willst du sterben Dann steh auf!"
>>110139"Möchtest du beten? Dann kämpfe!!"
>>110139>>110141"Umm... there sure is a lot of yelling going on... is everything ok?"
>>110139They get up
>>110141“Was?”
They looks scared and confused
>>110146"Calm down..."
>>110141"What are you telling them?"
>>110146Goddamn right they're scared and confused.
"I don't know where you come from. I don't know what or for whom you fight. I don't even claim to be he or that which you fight for."
>>110147Shhh, it will be fine. Or they'll kill us. ^_^
>>110146"Show me your mean face."
>>110134"Well there's Canterlot, the crystal empire... Lot's of places"
>>110150>>110150They change back into changelings, and pulls back a little with concerned and confused expressions from the alien language shouted at them. They say nothing
>>110152“But... the changelings have the Crystal Empire. The fascists have a Canterlot... how shall we go there? Will it be as pretty as it was?”
>>110157"It will be just as pretty, we'll just wait until the war is over."
>>110158“But... the war is over. We lost....”
Poner is sad now, and hangs his little head
>>110161"The war isn't over until every soldier quits. And I don't like the idea of bugs living in my home."
>>110150>>110157Spark pushes the bat out of the room and closes the door.
>>110165"Yeesh, I wasn't talking to the changelings,...."
>>110164Celestia bless Onyx Steel, a true Equestrian patriot.
I get the feeling Spec would like him, if they ever met.
>>110166"I'll let you come back in when you are ready to translate for me again."
Spark sighs.
"Let's just calm down for a little bit."
>>110171"If its one at a time, there'll be no problem. I can translate simple welchselbalg, but convoluted phrases and dialogues escape me."
>>110174"Of course. I know I can't be the only one."
>>110169>>110178You guuuys
>>110179Spark is tempted to complain about how he found 'I understand you now' a convoluted phrase, but refrains.
"It's ok. Right now they are on edge and they need to calm down before we continue."
>>110181"Then stop putting them in your crazy bug sex-slave dungeon"
(Am I kidding?)
(of course I am, but imagine if I wasn't)
>>110180“But how can I know you’ll win?”
>>110183"This can hardly be considered a dungeon. They are in a room in a building with one pony watching them. I'm trying to get them to either leave peacefully or help us with our goal."