1st Moonrise

[guardsthenight]

A.  305 Miller Street

[She knew something was wrong before she even opened her eyes.  She wasn't in her bed in Canterlot.  It felt like she was on the floor.  Why was she on the floor?  The princess's eyes opened and she saw walls far too close to her on all sides.  Where . . .

Princess Luna dove out of the little house she was in, only to hit the collar and chain that had her secured.  She was chained?  She tried to blast the chain off of the house, but her magic didn't work.  She couldn't unbuckle the collar with her magic, either.  Shock quickly turned to rage. 

There is now a very pissed off winged unicorn pony in the backyard of 305 Miller yelling at the tops of her lungs while attempting to destroy the dog house she woke up in.]

Who dares to chain the princess of the night?!

B.  Around Town

[Having successfully escaped the dog house situation, Princess Luna is trying to figure out where in Equestria she is.  Unfortunately, the more she looks, the more confused she's getting.  There is a dark purple pony flying over Mayfield with an unusually long mane and tail and a very unhappy expression.  She can be also be found reading signs, attempting to interrogate drones, and generally trying to figure out what kind of place she has woken up in.]

Comments

B!

[party_hard]

[Pinkie's just bouncing around town, minding her own business, when she spots a very, very familiar pony she hasn't seen in a while! Oh, Princess, talking to those drones isn't going to do you any good!]

PRINCESS LUNA!

Re: B!

[guardsthenight]

[The drones keep chasing her off and calling her a bad dog. She is just about at her wits end when she hears someone call her name.]

Pinkie Pie? You have also been ponynapped?

Re: B!

[party_hard]

I woke up in a doghouse here a few weeks ago!

[Pinkie sounds endlessly amused at the thought of waking up in a doghouse because that was silly.]

Did you just get here? This place takes ponies from all over!

Re: B!

[guardsthenight]

That was where I woke up!

[She is clearly not amused.]

Yes, I just arrived. Though I have seen few ponies, they are mostly the other beings here.

A

[lesbointhesky]

[Karolina's still getting over the 'holy shit where am I' feeling inside when she hears the shouting in the back yard. It gets her moving at least, up and down the stairs, through the back door and -- talking sparkly pony.

Okay Karolina. You are a rainbow alien. You hang out with two superpowered little girls, a robot, a witch, and a dinosaur. This should not be this weird.

Okay, no, screw that. She's totally staring. Then she's scrambling her way to Luna's side.]

Just a sec, I'll get you out, just stop freaking out.

Re: A

[guardsthenight]

[We're sorry, the princess is still freaking out, please leave a message and she'll reply in a perfectly reasonable manner later.

For now, she'll whirl around and glare at the first being to come into sight. And what the heck is that thing?]

Who are you? What are you? How dare you hold us captive!

[lesbointhesky]

Hold still. I'm just as captive as you.

[Seriously. a unicorn. With wings? It's like some sick Molly-verse nightmare.]

[guardsthenight]

You have not answered any of our questions. What manner of being are you?

[Oh, that's right, she's not supposed to be using that voice on people. It doesn't help situations like this.]

If you are offering to free us, than we will stand still.

B 1/?

[magicalrealist]

(Just on a stroll, nothing new! Going right on by and oh, hi Princess! Heading on over t-)

2/?

[magicalrealist]

Done!

[magicalrealist]

(Have an overjoyed, yet confused, Twilight Sparkle.)

Princess Luna!

Re: Done!

[guardsthenight]

Twilight!

[She leaves off trying to convince a drone that she's a pony, not a dog, to trot over to a familiar face.]

You are also a captive here?

B

[suicidoll]

(Now what could all that noise be? Based on the questions, it sounded like someone new to Mayfield, so perhaps it's worth chec-

Oh...oh wow. She's never seen a pony this one before. The elegant mane, the tail, the wings...did she have a horn as well? Kreutzer couldn't really tell; at the moment, all her mind could process was "PONY!"

But she composed herself before approaching.)

Those people will tell you nothing of value; because of the nature of this town, they won't even acknowledge your voice.

Re: B

[guardsthenight]

Yes, I noticed that they are very confused about the situation. I look nothing like a dog, but they only seem capable of yelling 'bad dog' and shaking things at me.

[She looks very disgruntled about this. She's a princess, darn it. Even if her crown is gone.]

However, you seem to have no issue with understanding my voice.

[suicidoll]

Such is the problem with the beings known as "drones." They disregard who you really are and see you as the role Mayfield has assigned you; from what I understand, you've been assigned the role of a pet, as demeaning as it is. They've not even the slightest respect for royalty...

(Speaking from experience.)

All of the non-drones in town are capable of understanding each other, fortunately; maintaining contact with each other is one of the ways to pass the time here.

A

[adventurerextraordinaire]

[Cade, the "husband" of 305 Miller, hears the commotion and comes running out of his house, rapier in hand. He stops in his tracks when he sees princess Luna.]

"Woahhhh."

Re: A

[guardsthenight]

[This is one ticked off pony.]

What reason do you have for holding us captive? Release us at once, whatever you are!

Re: A

[adventurerextraordinaire]

[Cade draws his sword from its sheath and slices the chain in two with one quick slash, before sheathing it once more. Both the ease with which his blade cut through the metal and the frost that formed on the severed links should indicate to Luna that it is no normal blade.]

"My apologies, majestic Unisus, I would never chain such a regal creature! It is Mayfield's doing, not mine!"

B

[prissy_hooves]

[Rarity catches sight of Luna flying through the air and has to do a bit of a double take. She definitely wasn't expecting to see her here.]

...Princess Luna?

Re: B

[guardsthenight]

[She hears her name and doubles back, setting down when she sees a familiar face.]

Rarity. They certainly have attempted to collect everypony.

[prissy_hooves]

It's quite the surprise seeing you here. When did you arrive?

A

[voiceofauthority]

[Jenny takes a few good moments to just stand there in the kitchen and look at the enraged pony struggling against her bonds. Seriously, that is a pony right? A living breathing, blue pony. She hasn't been surprised by much in decades. This would be one of those rare surprises.

Taking her coffee with her she makes her way outside.]

As long as you promise not to run me through with that horn of yours I'll help you get loose.

Re: A

[guardsthenight]

[She gives the odd creature a decidedly unfriendly look.]

We will make no promises to our captor!

Re: A

[voiceofauthority]

Well good, because I'm a prisoner just like you. Now lower the volume.

[It's a damn good thing Jenny had recently met Rarity. Otherwise this would just be weird and disconcerting. As it was it was just weird.]

[downtoearthpony]

[Applejack was trotting along when she caught sight of Luna interrogating a drone and stops short. It takes a moment to get past the shock and process that it is Princess Luna and Applejack relaxes. She's glad that if this town decided to kidnap her, they at least did so after Twilight and them broke her free from being Night Mare Moon. She goes to address her, still a bit nervous. She's royalty after all.]

Er, your highness? Ah don't think you'll get an answer from them. Did you just get here?