Posted this over on /moon/. Figured I'd post it here too. Little Luna holds aloft her oar, the only means of propulsion for her mighty vessel, a barrel she managed to drag into the stream not far from the castle. >Forsooth! I shall embark upon this quest to save Equestria from the evil shadow king and avenge the honor of Equestria! Nought shall deter me, nor prevent mine sword of justice from dispatching evil! She uses the oar to push her "vessel" into the stream. >Behold! I sail forth upon the Sea of Calamity! No doubt many perils await, but I shall duly meet and surpass each! Luna's vessel goes a ways down the stream, with her paddling a bit to help it along. In short order, it gets stuck on a berm of sand just beneath the surface. >Ah! So, I have been ship-wrecked upon a deserted and forsaken land. Curses upon the shadow king for sending the storm that smashed this good and worthy vessel! Luna looks around suspiciously. >Methinks this land is covered with the stench of evil. Perhaps the shadow king is hereabouts. Luna jumps out of the barrel, wooden toy sword clenched in her teeth, and wades to shore. >Now having bestrode this land I see yon castle of some wicked minion of the shadow king. I must dispatch the guards, storm the castle, and slay him! Surely, stealth shall be at my side to approach the gates! Luna dives behind a row of bushes and creeps up on the guard ponies at the castle entrance. They watch her in amusement but pretend not to see her. When she is close enough, she jumps out at them. >Avast foul demons! I, Luna, knight of the moon and stars will slay you and dispatch the insidious evil what infests this castle! En garde! The guard ponies smile at each other, and draw the toy wooden swords Luna gave them earlier with explantation that they were to be the bad guys. Then one replied. >Vile knight! Here you meet your end! We demons will triumph and the shadow king will rule forever! Ha Ha Ha Ha! Epic "battle" ensues. Eventually, the guards let Luna get the upper hoof. She pokes one in the belly. >Ah! You've pierced my wicked heart! A mortal blow! I am done for! He falls to the ground. Luna wheels around and with a fierce gaze of justice, kabonks her sword on the flank of the other guard. >Oh, the pain! My hind legs are off! But, you haven't won! I shall call the other guards with my trumpet. The guard begins to lift the trumpet to his lips, slow enough to let Luna take the decisive blow. >Oh no you don't! Back to the nether realms where you belong, fiend! She pokes him in the belly. >Ah! I'm done for! Ack! I'm dead. Luna momentarily surveys her work. >Huzzah! Demons have no chance against the mighty force of justice! And now to storm the castle! Luna charges into the castle. >Victory for Equestria!

>>30203 Luna charged into the courtyard swinging her little wooden sword wildly, much to the surprise of the townsfolk who had come to the castle market to do business. Luna saw their confused expressions and realized she had been successful in taking by surprise the demons and monsters that had taken up residence in here. >"Back! Back! You vile fiends of darkness! How dare you enslave the good ponies of Equestria! I shall dispatch you and send you to Tartarus!" Confused at first, the townsponies soon realized it was the feisty little moon filly up to her usual shenanigans. They began to play along. >"Oh, yeah? What about this!" cried out an old stallion as he pointed his walking stick, which had a decorative tuft of feathers at the top, at Luna. "Pew, pew, pew!" Luna jumped back with a shocked face, but soon her intense knight training took over and she regained her composure. She swung her sword confidently. >"Counter! Block! Parry!....ping! ping! ping!" went her sound effects as she knocked away the fireballs from the wizard staff. "Ha! Your black magic is no match for my magical moon blade, Dark Mage! Have at you! Luna swung her sword at the dark mage while he retreated in fear. Meanwhile, a hat salespony tied a scarf around his face and put on a very wide-brimmed hat. >"Well, I'm gonna get you!" said the newly formed monster as he trotted toward her. But, the cunning knight of the moon and stars caught him out of the corner of her eye and executed an evasive roll to get out of the way. >"Evade! Counter slash!" she said as her mighty wooden sword slashed at the monster, whiffing through the air near him. The monster made an agonizing cry and flopped down on the ground. >Ah! you got me! To Tartarus I go! Ack!" More townsponies jumped into the game, becoming monsters, demons, witches, undead, and other fiends. Luna's eyes widened and she took her fighting stance. >"Aha! I am out numbered! The cup of hope for the great knight of the moon and stars beginneth to run empty! Will our hero be able to triumph? Yes!" She said the last with a confident look on her face. The gaggle of townspony fiends closed in, but Luna held aloft her magical wooden sword. >"I, the great knight of moon and stars call upon the power of the moon for help!" As her sword charged up she made the signature sound, "Bzzzzzzzzouwwouwwwouww!" The townsponies looked at each other, not quite knowing what this all meant. Yet, they all felt that this must be the end for them since Luna now wore a cunning grin. >"Huzzah! Feel the power of the moon and perish!....bzzzyou! bzzzyou! bzzyou!..." Luna blasted magical beams of purifying moonlight from her sword into the fiends." The townsponies played their roles and fell one by one, lamenting their terrible fate with cries of pain as they did so. When the last fiend fell, the bystander ponies clapped their hooves and thanked Luna for saving them. Luna smiled and curtsied. She addressed them presently, upon this important victory. 2/?

>>30235 >"Good townsfolk, you are free of the evil that enshrouded you! Forsooth! Spreadeth the good news that revolution against the shadow king is upon us! Huzzah!" The townsponies responded with "Huzzahs!" of their own and showered acclaim upon the mighty, but small, knight. Luna sheathed her sword triumphantly. Then she approached the hat and cloth merchants, who were getting up after having been cut down by magical moon beams. >"Honorable gentlecolts, I beseech thee. I have need of a disguise to infiltrate the inner keep to reach the evil minion of this castle and deliver ultimate destiny upon him. Will you kindly spare such a disguise?" The hat merchant looked at the cloth merchant and the cloth merchant looked at the hat merchant. In a moment they smiled and shrugged. >"Sure, c'mon. We'll fix you up." said the cloth merchant. In a flash, the merchants had whipped up a cleaver disguise for her. The cloth merchant provided a purple "cloak" with swirly patterns and tassels in golden and silver thread. The hat merchant contributed a fancy hat to match, the sort of hat that the courtiers that Luna often saw milling about the castle might wear. >"Speak truth. How is it and in what image is my likeness?" The merchants clapped their hooves and the hat merchant responded, mimicking Luna's high ponish >"Truly, you are in the very likeness of a dignified courtier m'lady." Luna smiled, quite satisfied with the arrangement. Now she sat back on her haunches and flipped the cloak in front of her face, swinging her eyes from side to side the way Count Dracula would. >"Huzzah! Then I am ready to infiltrate the black corridors of this accursed keep! With this disguise I shall blend in perfectly with the hellish demon nobles inside!" She came back to all fours and bowed to the merchants. >"Good day, kindly gentlecolts. I and the future of Equestria thank you for your humble assistance. With this, I shall not fail in this quest!" They bowed in return and in reverence to this little savior of Equestria. >"The gods and goddesses protect you on your noble quest, most noble knight!" they said together. With that Luna adopted a dignified posture and walked, most nobly, up the steps and through the entrance to the castle keep. Commensurate with her new role as a demon courtier she adopted a sort of smug, twisted grin so that the other demon nobles would suspect nothing.

>>30236 Cute, I enjoyed it.

>>30239 Thanks! More coming soonish.

>>28553 I liked your AP panel on /mlp/con, however there's something I'm missing from all the stuff I've read from your documents and posts. It seems to be implied that astral projection isn't really useful for building any kind of bond with the locals since it's basically impossible to return to the same world. As a proud decade-long moonschizo, it seems a bit disappointing to think that it would not be really feasible to deepen my existing spiritual bond with Luna through this method if the Luna in question doesn't have any context or knowledge about the synchronicities/events/feelings both IRL and in dreams I've had related to her or ponies in general during this time. Maybe I'm looking in the wrong place, or what I seek is just not possible at all, or even unknown. I know I'm not the only one who'd like this. It's still interesting, though, as a trip to feel the breeze and ambient of the equestrian plains and other spots seems alluring.

>>30242 >I liked your AP panel on /mlp/con Glad you enjoyed it! > It seems to be implied that astral projection isn't really useful for building any kind of bond with the locals since it's basically impossible to return to the same world. Assuming they can see you in whatever world you landed in, it's entirely possible to build a bond. If you're not part of the equestria project, go for it. Just be smart. Afa returning to the same world? I think I said it before, but it's possible. Hard, but possible. Most people don't wanna get to the point they do that though, so they just keep getting flung around. >moonschizo etc I can't answer anything on that, it's possible you're not experiencing anything. Alot of people unfortunately have no concept of real vs unreal spiritual experience. Including synchronicity. Alot of this comes in from being lonely! That said, it's possible what you're talking about are genuine experiences. Either way, what you gotta remember is that these are, living beings. It's not like a video game or anime or something. They'll only have the knowledge they have access to. So, yes it's not like they'll just KNOW or have some deep bond already existing with you. But the trade off is that the interaction you have is real, and in that place, you can start building a more fascinating relationship there. What happens if you interact with a being in a separate universe? What happens when your mind starts changing from that? Suddenly real syncronicities begin to open up, stranger events happen. Yes, I am asking people to abandon wish fulfilments. But in exchange, you get to have something palpable and real when it comes to ponies. It's alot more interesting to meet or study real creatures and their cultures. >It's still interesting, though, as a trip to feel the breeze and ambient of the equestrian plains and other spots seems alluring. It's definitely worthwhile, I would say. Meeting these beings is an astounding experience, there's nothing like the moment it hits you "oh fuck, this is actually real".

>>30247 This guy is bananas

>>30248 Probably, but he's having fun being so. Only harming himself, if anyone.

>>30247 Thanks for answering. And, they could be nothing I guess, but the events I got were way too pony related for it to seem just a coincidence. Decently detailed pony bodies and faces in many surfaces, from a wooden door to wall tiles to the moon itself, to a dirty wall in a random corner of a random room, even on clouds multiple times, one of which was extra odd as it was at night while stargazing, it was getting cloudy and after a while a pretty big pony-shaped hole formed, and the moon on the sky was positioned right on the flank. Was pretty cool. Oh, and one cryptic dream. I've actually got little to no wish fulfillment out of this. Just hints. >>30248 The world itself is bananas, anyways. Who cares.