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Inkwell stepped carefully through the shining halls och the Crystal Empire castle. Luna had just raised the moon outside the castle walls and sounds of ponies cheering and laughing together streamed out of the dining room. His mother and the other royal family had planned one of their monthly meetings and were now unwinding with a late dinner. The prince and princesses of the Crystal Empire, his cousins, weren't attending the feast which made it the perfect moment for him to set his long awaited plans to practice. 

Even though he tried his utter to remain calm and resolute the truth was that he was nervous, one might even go so far as to call him scared. He tried acting like his normal aloof self, ignoring the occasional guard or servant he happened to pass, but in his head his mind was racing. Every pony he saw made him mentally jump and start doubting his plan. What if they found out, or worse yet, already knew. He was fully aware that these thoughts were just his paranoia sneaking up on him as there was no way for any of the ponies he met to possibly know what he was planning. 

The more he walked the more the long hallways seemed to stretch on infront of him. What if he couldn't find him? What if he couldn't get him alone? Anxious Inkwell turned his head to adjust the saddlebags on his back. He just had to tell himself to keep calm, he figured, and everything would work out.


Inkwell neared the room he had been looking for. As expected no guards were stationed outside, just two patrolling the hallway outside. Quickly while their backs were turned Inkwell managed to sneak inside and gently close the doors behind him. 

The room was, as all other rooms in the castle, a big, luxurious, sparkly fever dream. It was dimly lit and at the back of the room a pony could be seen slumped over a desk illuminating it with the magic around a quill they were currently using. 

"Please, I don't want company right now..." the pony winced sadly without turning around. 

Inkwell hesitantly stopped in his tracks, unsure of what to say. 

"You can leave the tray or whatever and go back to the party" the pony spoke again. 

Inkwell felt a internal sigh of relief as he figured out how to handle the situation. 

"I'm not one of your servants cousin" he said trying to sound as reasuring and uplifting as his monotone voice could muster "I wanted to check in on you... since you weren't seated during dinner" 

Surprised the pink prince's ears perked up and he spun around to face Inkwell. 

"Inky? I'm sorry, I really didn't expect... you"

Inkwell winced at being called Inky but continued the conversation. 

"Excuse the intrution, it's just that Cadence mentioned that you and Flurry Heart both weren't feeling well so I just wanted to check on you"

 "Well that's surprisingly pleasant of you. I'm almost tempted to ask what the catch is but I might actually need your help" Ripper turned back to the desk and gestured a hoof for Inkwell to come closer. "I'm trying to write this letter but I'm not really the best writer. But you are really good at this stuff so maybe you can help me word it" 

"Oh well..." Inkwell stepped closer to his cousin, standing right behind him. "What are you writing?"

"It's an apology letter. I did something bad and now I want to try and apologise..." He paused staring down at the parchment "But great flaming balls this shit is difficult" 

Inkwell noticed how his cousin had once again picked up the quill and put it to the parchment fully turning his gaze away from him. 
Okay Inkwell, this is it. He thought as he reached back into his bags and retrieved a small vial and a handkerchief. 

"Well what you could do is~ " he trailed off as he silently popped open the vial and poured its content over the piece of cloth.

There's no going back now. Inkwell thought before violently lounging at Ripper and coveringthe prince's mouth and nostrils with the handkerchief.

Shocked Ripper whinnied and fell backwards of the chair he was seated on. Inkwell did his best to stay out of the way of Ripper's brief flailing before they gradually subsided and the prince was left motionless on the floor. 



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Story time, yay! 

Ive been reworking certain points of Inkwell's story a whole lot and I think this is the version that I am most excited about so this is what I am sticking to! 
Shit is finally going down with the selfcentered purple dillbag and I am enjoying myself haha. 

I hope you all like it as well even though its a fairly simple sketch drawing. 
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Comments: 32

Nautilus18 [2019-05-03 21:06:00 +0000 UTC]

Plot twist: Inkwell gets a horn but still sucks at magic.

Considering Inkwell could pick any other unicorn that wouldn’t be missed and wasn’t so high profile, I’m guessing it has to be a unicorn he is related to for the spell to work.

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Nautilus18 [2019-04-16 05:09:01 +0000 UTC]

When you finally get your cousin to stop talking about their personal problems.

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FrustratedInExcelsis [2019-03-27 20:21:16 +0000 UTC]

... I knew Inkwell burns bridges as a matter of habit, but this is extreme even for him. I genuinely don't think he's ever put any thought into what'll happen after he gets that blasted horn -- he's made himself an outcast, everyone he knows either avoids him, fears him, outright despises him or just finds being in his presence highly uncomfortable (with Haywire's exception, granted), he's sabotaged and wrecked every positive relationship he could have had, and now he's apparently looking to make himself a criminal. At best he's going to a pariah, at worst a wanted criminal... but he'll have a pointy growth of bone on his forehead, I suppose?

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Nautilus18 In reply to FrustratedInExcelsis [2019-06-12 03:40:58 +0000 UTC]

This right here, kidnapping a princeand going on to steal Riposte’s magic (at least that’s what it seems like what he was doing) using forbidden magic sounds and (even if it was accidental) searing half of Mairgold’s face and and an entire foreleg off sounds like a Tartarus level offense. The best Twilight could do talk it down to banishment.

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jotunnheimar [2019-03-23 22:49:01 +0000 UTC]

You know it really has bothered me as to why no one ever talked to Twilight about his attitude nor has Twilight has never caught on that there is something not right about her son. Everyone just seem to shrug it off cause *LOL HE'S AN EMO*.


Its almost like no one really does take him seriously after all.


Also the way he goes on through the days seems almost Schizophrenic. If that's the case then he should have gotten help long ago. But no, Twilight just thinks he's just some Bookworm like she was at his age.


Edit: I just had to write this to, Twilight is an atrocious mother

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bp18531 [2019-03-04 00:08:45 +0000 UTC]

I see two possibilities 1. Ripper is gonna die (I actually really doubt that one) 2. Inkwell is going to make him drink a potion and will transform Ripper into something (I guess a mare or a horn swap to Inkwell).

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The-Little-Ragdoll In reply to bp18531 [2019-03-12 13:36:30 +0000 UTC]

Next part?

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TheSalsburySiren [2019-03-01 18:19:46 +0000 UTC]

is he going to cut off his horn and then dispose of the body ?

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Fujin777 [2019-03-01 02:40:06 +0000 UTC]

Inkwell, if you're going to try and do illegal shit, be prepared for a huge punishment as what you're trying will not go the way you think it will go.

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Nautilus18 [2019-02-28 21:10:16 +0000 UTC]

How is Inkwell's going to drag Riposte's body where he wants?

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Vindhov In reply to Nautilus18 [2019-03-01 18:22:46 +0000 UTC]

Rope, hidden hallways and sheer willpower lol

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Nautilus18 In reply to Vindhov [2019-03-02 16:59:48 +0000 UTC]

I'm almost proud of him for planning it so well.

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Nautilus18 In reply to Vindhov [2019-03-01 21:39:11 +0000 UTC]

Watch him bring Riposte back to the Grump Cave and Haywire is ready thinking they are having a sleepover.

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Lady-Limule [2019-02-27 19:15:31 +0000 UTC]

Uhoh ! Al; of this sound really interesting. I'm really excited to read the next part of the story ^^

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bluewingfairy [2019-02-27 15:33:22 +0000 UTC]

Good morning friend, good story and poses!!!!!!!!!!.

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CaptainBliv [2019-02-27 13:38:32 +0000 UTC]

ruh roh raggy

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spoonlol2 [2019-02-27 07:23:47 +0000 UTC]

Well shit 

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PokemonTrainerMax [2019-02-27 04:00:59 +0000 UTC]

Oh, no!  I wasn't expecting Inkwell's and Riposte's storylines to collide like this.  I don't know what Inkwell's planning, but I'm sure even Riposte doesn't deserve whatever's gonna happen.

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SatyrSong99 [2019-02-27 02:06:33 +0000 UTC]

Inkwell, nooooooooooo. What are you doing LOL. 

Without reading the dialogue, it looked like Ripper was in mid sneeze and Inkwell quickly gave him the hanker chief to cover himself XD

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BatMuties [2019-02-27 01:19:23 +0000 UTC]

I wasn't expecting this. Now, I'm intrigued. 

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unoriginaI [2019-02-27 00:59:38 +0000 UTC]

Horn cutting off time.

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sweetspea [2019-02-27 00:53:38 +0000 UTC]

YOOO WAS NOT EXPECTING THIS

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ktCATSbone [2019-02-27 00:26:08 +0000 UTC]

Ignoring my fear and rage at this situation, I may have a theory as to why inkwell does this.
i remember in the storyline plot points that inkwell steals some of flurry’s hair. (Right?) both flurry and riposte are blood relatives of inkwell. Maybe he’s attempting to use their similar dna to influence his spell to become a unicorn. Alicorn hair would be extra potent, but it would be handy to have a male, unicorn, blood relative handy for a continuous supply of ingredients. Tied and gagged obviously.
it could also be as simple as a body/souls swap, but yeah, that’s my theory...

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RavenHeart1984 [2019-02-26 23:19:52 +0000 UTC]

                   

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Arrachnearts [2019-02-26 23:04:52 +0000 UTC]

That's one way to shut your cousin's whining XD

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ErrorVittra [2019-02-26 22:50:45 +0000 UTC]

WHAT THE EYUFF!?

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LadyDaliena [2019-02-26 22:46:25 +0000 UTC]

Oh my god, Inkwell has gone way over the limit. Is he gonna pull a ''Pinkamena'' on Ripper?

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Guadisaves02 [2019-02-26 22:43:05 +0000 UTC]

D8 Ripper!

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Nautilus18 [2019-02-26 22:33:41 +0000 UTC]

I can't believe the prediction I made after seeing the sleeping potion and rag was right.

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PitterPaint [2019-02-26 22:32:17 +0000 UTC]

hmm whats he up too?! and poor Ripper!

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TheDarkPhoenixQueen [2019-02-26 22:31:21 +0000 UTC]

 Inkwell??? The hell are you doing?!

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missuny [2019-02-26 22:30:33 +0000 UTC]

Oh shit O_o That's not good...I'm afraid of what's gonna happen now.

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