Dark Star starts has embarked in a new venture - infiltrating cells of leftwing radicals at a local university.
>>150007"Oh im sure you are,miss nadir. i bet you can beat any pegasi in a race."
>>150008She smiles, lowers her ears, and half turns her head
"I don't... I don't think I could."
She continues blushing
"What brings you to the university?"
>>150009"Ah you should give yourself more credit,miss nadir."
He Adjusts his Glasses
"The pursuit of knowledge."
>>150010She smiles a bit more warmly, making eye contact
"What knowledge are you looking for? I don't understand much of it. But it seems so impressive, like what that stallion said earlier tonight."
>>150011he smiles as well
"Well any kind of Knowledge in General. but im looking for something a little......Esoteric."
>>150012Her ears twitch, and then focus on him, and she tilts her head
"Esoter..ish? What does that mean?"
>>150013"Esoteric means Hidden Knowledge. knowledge the masses wouldn't be interested in or wouldn't care to know. Knowledge they most likely couldn't handle."
>>150014"So... Not for me?" She asks, seeming a little confused
>>150015"Well Of course it could be for you."
He adjusts his glasses again
"But its not for every creature. they might not like what they find."
He thinks about the Book he found at the estate. with the cosmic entities
>>150016She blinks, and both ears double their focus on Dark Star. She moves slightly closer
"What do you mean?"
>>150017He Grins
"Oh you know, Stuff about the True nature of the World. and beings that may or may not have control over our lives."
>>150018The smile fades as her eyes widen. Her lips narrow
"Why would somecreature not want to know that? Isn't that what June was talking about. You know, gain power through knowledge?"
>>150019"Well i find."
He takes a sip of his beer
"Some Creatures have a...willful ignorance when it comes to these types of things. and yes it is similar to what june was talking about."
>>150020Her right ear twitches. He most definitely has her full attention
"Go on..."
>>149959"We will leave once everypony is ready. We will have to make a return trip for Miskobag if it will take days to get him out of care."
>>150038“Oh… alright. Well then. Just… tell me what you want to do with the older wolf. Err… Miskobag.”
>>150039"Well, we are going to pick him up and take him back home once he has recovered. So make sure he is well cared for for when we come back. If all goes well, it shouldn't be long."
>>150040"Okay.... Well, get her out of here." He says
>>150041Spark heads back to Wellspring.
>>150043Wellspring has once again made herself comfortable on the living room couch, albeit on the smaller loveseat opposite the main sofa, and by the closed blinds of the streetwise windows. She keeps her eyes on Spark as she silently watches him approach.
>>150044"Well, are you going to be ready to head out?"
>>150045“Yes.” She says. “I have what I could save.”
>>150046"I don't suppose there is a prescribed way to contact other members once we make it out of the city, is there?"
>>150021"Well, upon my travels i may have come into the possession of a certain book that describes Equestria's ancient past and Some Supernatural Cosmic beings"
>>150048She sits upright on the sofa, with her forelegs next to her body, and both of her cat-like eyes focused on Dark Star. She listens with the wonder of a child.
"You, you did? What did it say?"
>>150047"There's a safe word they have... But they change it every few days. You can ask around. But they are always looking for informants. I had a token... but it was taken..." She looks away.
>>150049Dark Star searches his bag for it
>>150049"Do you know where there is a typical meeting grounds at? Surely they frequent certain places if they look for informants?"
>>150058Well, it still exists, so maybe he still can. It just won't be in his bag. What will Dark Star do instead?>>150057"Well... I may know a ranch out of town that has some ponies who know some ponies."
>>149931"Dangerous is alright. But.... What will others think of what we do?" He asks, looking up at Silver
>>150050>>150061Looking in his bags, Dark Star does not find it. It was among those that survived the fire, he is sure. But Blue Skies has it, or had it.
Nadir listens intently as Dark Star tries to describe the contents
>>150064"Well a group of unicorns called beings known as the outer ones from beyond the stars,and made a deal with them."
>>150067Nadir moves her head in closer towards Dark Star, mouth partly open
"Unicorns did that? 'Outer Ones?'"
>>150059"That's a good start. Where at?"
>>150069"Outside of the city. Somewhere north and east, I think."
>>150068"Yes,that's exactly correct. From what i remember there goal was the Domination of all pony kind. they come from beyond our moon.They assumed them to be gods, but from what i read they turned out to be devils."
>>150071Her mouth comes open, and her wings unfold more so, tilting down below the couch on her right, and hitting the side of the couch with her right.
"Are they... gone now?" She asks
>>150070"Sounds like a good place to begin."
Spark looks for the others.
>>150074They are all nearby. Makade is near Spark, while Waabishki and Petal are in the kitchen. Ply Press has gone to Petal
>>150072"From what i read, i believe they are....although. they can still be contacted."
>>149904Iron ensures to nod along at all of Cauldron's somewhat blatant lies just to make the trip smoother for everypony involved.
>>150076She blinks, and then looks down
"My mother would tell me things... She says her clan would contact spirits... in the mountain pools when the moonlight hits them. Spirits that live on the moon, or the moon itself. They would call to them, and give sacrifice."
>>150077She stops at the Watering Hole, and if Iron desires it he is alone with White Sands for a period of maybe 5 minutes. Then she comes back, and directs the the taxi to "Union Station." Iron exits in front of a beige stone, tall, neoclassical building with brass lined doors and revolving doors on the side, and great Doric columns lining the entry level, which is accessed through a flight of stone steps almost a building story tall.
>>150075Spark goes to get Waabishki.