[FwM] The Vampony Diaries - Mlp without the Kiddy Thread XIV [Archive]

TheAmishPirate

2012-12-21, 09:29 AM

My Little Pony: Friendship Was Magic

In Equestria, the monsters are kept in safe places, and can be beaten off with hugs and clothing and angry stares.
In Equestria, a benevolent goddess raises the sun and the moon, and keeps the world in harmony.
In Equestria, the concept of danger is barely understood.

This is not that Equestria.

The town of Bridle Shores lies near a lake, and is one of the cities that survived the revolution. The heroic Moon Goddess, and her student, overthrew the Burning Hate of the Iron Hoof, saving Equestria from the searing, unending summer that raged for years. Even now, she tries to hold against the monsters, the literal armies of feral species that attack.

This is not the Equestria you know. Friendship has power, love may yet triumph. But evil is not just a word. Go out into the woods today, and be sure to take an axe, or make sure you have that fireball spell on a hair-trigger. If you want to keep your life... you'd better work for it.

Rules?

Q: So, how dark are we talking?
A: As dark as Exalted or a darkish d&d game, no more. The idea should be that things ARE fixable.

Q: What kind of RP is this?
A: More active than the non-grimdark. The added darkness makes actual adventure-style plots more viable. We could have wars against [unspecified villains], Celestial cults, and dungeoncrawling!

Q: Anything else?
A: Yes. Dark or no dark, keep within the board rules.

Q: Hullaballoo.
A: Calloo callay!

Q: Is that all?
A: No. Whatever you do, do NOT forget about spell 87. Or else. Now have fun.

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TheAmishPirate

2012-12-21, 09:47 AM

(Heh. Deleted the wrong part.)
The sniper slides over and atop Sandy. A soft hoof would have reached out if it were not bloody or armed. The smile was bright but shaky from worry. "How you holding up, soldier?"

The explosion went off behind her, painting her full, curving profile in black against the billowing flames. And though her suit and his armor kept him from feeling the soft touch of her coat, her warmth set his cheeks ablaze. If it weren't for her question, he may have just stared stupified at her until the rest of the venom wore off. "Uh....good! M-ma'am. Sir. Ma'am. I-I'm feelin' pretty good." He partially snapped out of his hungering reverie, wiping his mouth on a foreleg. To his eternal shame, it came away wet with drool. To his even greater shame, his eyes almost immediately wavered to her flank again. Nghh...c'mon, get your head on straight, Shores!

Taking a deep breath, he tried in vain to clear his mind and fixed his gaze where he thought her eyes would be. "Wh-what's our status sweet-ma'am! Ma'am. What's our status ma'am?"

Grif

2012-12-21, 10:44 AM

Vampony Rabble

Ze Tunnel of Love and Writhing

The mare threw her forelegs over the lieutenant and quietly teared. "I don't know.....when...that thing looked me in the eyes....it just suddenly felt like my blood was acting on its own and boiling." She sniffled and bit down on her lip.

(I presume Silverpine knew about the UV grenade somewhere.)

"What...?" By far, that was one of the weirdest thing Silverpine has heard today. But he had an inkling on the source. "It's the vampony blood, isn't it?" he said grimly. "Okay, that means we need to finish him fast when he comes back... got that fancy grenade our noble rogue on hoof?"

Arvadraa

She looks uncomfortable. "I....um...." She jumps on Gak's comment like a drowning pony on a floatation device. "That's good to hear! Except maybe awkward. Would that be awkward?"

Gak
Gak shook her head, her neon green hair moving side to side.
"I wouldn't think so. Back in Canterlot, where I used to teach, we had mares and stallions coming in for after school lessons all the time.":smallsmile:

"Aaanddd, we're here," Lemongrass declared, gesturing at the compound before him. The school itself was a small squarish building about three stories yonder, with a small garden in the front. An iron-wrought fence enclosed the garden. There appeared to some recently-repaired damage on east side of the fencing and building, but otherwise the school was intact, if a little empty at the moment.

Lemongrass rummaged his saddlebags. "Lessee... ah, the key is here." He hefted a keyring that held at least a dozen solid bronze keys, all looking dreadfully similar. It didn't faze the guard however, and he quickly found the right key and unlocked the iron gate.

MCerberus

2012-12-21, 12:07 PM

Vampony Ultimate

Staccata doesn't immediately react. They don't know just what exactly is going on, so she stays in the shadows. Anything that manages to come by confused or angry would be primed for attack, if she retains surprise.

Luka

2012-12-21, 01:49 PM

Aero
Aero hugs her still.
"You need not go any further if you don't want to."

She would just remain in his hug, still pretty much broken down.
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Idle Chat

"We'll I hardly think it friendly....but darn it all anyway...I'll...I'll find someone...I don't know who...can help....with this special dark...magic wound stuff," He said with fretting eyes and held her hoof with both of his. He looked like a tearful puppy.

Violet would wince again, and after his hold she would give a smile back.
"Thank you- OW!"
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Dreamscape: Breaking the laws of physics, one Knight at a time

Phex smiled at the ensuing chaos, this was going to be.... Delicious. Straightening himself out he begins to concentrate, scraps and pieces of his armor peeling off and disappearing into the void as he continued staring down the panicking horses, trying to force something onto the images of those the host held dear.

And then the chains appeared.

At first they came one at a time, but they struck like lightning and were as cold as death. They appeared in a monotonous pattern, but there appearances got more and more erratic. Crooked, rusty hooks layed at the end of them and they latched onto a panicking pony and dragged him/her screaming off into the void. Eventually they would drag themselves back out, covered in chain lacerations, but it didn't last long before they warranted the cruel gaze of the void again. It was a chaotic swirl of madness as ponies stumbled into each other, stampeded, and even threw each other into the way of the chains as thy attempted to avoid the grisly fate as much as they could. To rub salt onto the wound Phex conjured forth a lesser version of Bane and had it present itself to Luka, clearly on display for him to use as a way to defend his friends from the chains. But the sword would merely bend like rubber around the chains and do nothing, specifically avoiding contact with the chains.

Now.... That would just plain make him panic, enough to forget he has his own sword an pick up Bane to attack the chains, now, it just bending around to not hit the chains would be kind of disturbing to him, he would throw it away and try to stomp the chains or something to break it, both his sword and shield remain on his back, safely held, but he's panicking waaay too much to remember he even has them.

Benson

2012-12-21, 03:17 PM

Faeland Brouhaha

"I'm not acceptin' no duel, especially if I don't know what will come to the victor and loser," Ember said trying to be adamant and hoof putting down, it was probably foolish here, among powerful beings, oh well darn it. "And no one call me 'morsel', I am no one's lunch."
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Vampony Rabble Rubble

Tunnel

"Nnngggh...we can't just ahh..wait for him to come back....he's going to kill Sandy...he said it himself," She groaned trying to stand up, she referred to the whole 'runt' part which indicated Sandy. "We can't....let him come back....it means...the worse has happened..."

Main Chamber
The jelly cube was probably hit by the flaming sunray bolt, we'll find out, just not now. There was a gross sloshing noise though. The mare vampony tried to tackle Daniel from behind with red tears threatening to fall. There was still no sign of Zippity as her children sans Honor Guard whose body was still attaching itself headed to go recover her fearing the worst.

The room itself felt incredibly cold, overpowering the heat from the explosion and sun ray.

Miss M gave herself time to recover as her skin and fur were very chilly and she also caught his scent. "H-He's here..........Sandy watch out!"

In the darkness a shadowed figure moved with great speed, looking at it with night vision would only show a faint shadow. The light from the entrance, which in itself was quite some ways away from where Sandy was at, barely reaching its light back here.

"I GOT YOU!" The shadow figure leapt hooves out with the intent to decapitate Sandy. Zephyr's own senses jumped in, along with his promise. The blue pegasi stallion leapt in the path of the jump of the shadow vamp. He spun back to buck him in the face. But-

It was too late. A light blue stallion's head rolled to the ground. Miss M screamed and clutched her chest and fell over to the ground. Zephyr's body crumpled to the ground.

The shadow figure further solidified as features came into play. There stood an imposing unicorn with a large barrel wearing a heavy black jacket. Dark grey in mane and tail, done in a military style, off white in fur. His eyes took on blue hues as his expression took one of both a pleasant surprise and mild satisfaction. May not have been Sandy but, killing one of his friends felt nice. Though, it would be much better with Sandy dead. Oh how it would be.
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Clinic

"So...ah..uh...would you like me to get you anything?" Idle Chat asked.

Kelvin360

2012-12-21, 03:54 PM

"Aaanddd, we're here," Lemongrass declared, gesturing at the compound before him. The school itself was a small squarish building about three stories yonder, with a small garden in the front. An iron-wrought fence enclosed the garden. There appeared to some recently-repaired damage on east side of the fencing and building, but otherwise the school was intact, if a little empty at the moment.

Lemongrass rummaged his saddlebags. "Lessee... ah, the key is here." He hefted a keyring that held at least a dozen solid bronze keys, all looking dreadfully similar. It didn't faze the guard however, and he quickly found the right key and unlocked the iron gate.

"I...um...may have expected it to be more sparkly. Or something." Arvadraa says, blushing a bit.

Faeland Brouhaha

"I'm not acceptin' no duel, especially if I don't know what will come to the victor and loser," Ember said trying to be adamant and hoof putting down, it was probably foolish here, among powerful beings, oh well darn it. "And no one call me 'morsel', I am no one's lunch."

"Interesting." Rangolan's smile fades and he turns to look at Lochbed. "You have quite the impetuous one on your hands, it seems. I do hope it won't be a....problem."

Vampony Rabble Rubble

Main Chamber
The jelly cube was probably hit by the flaming sunray bolt, we'll find out, just not now. There was a gross sloshing noise though. The mare vampony tried to tackle Daniel from behind with red tears threatening to fall. There was still no sign of Zippity as her children sans Honor Guard whose body was still attaching itself headed to go recover her fearing the worst.

The room itself felt incredibly cold, overpowering the heat from the explosion and sun ray.

Miss M gave herself time to recover as her skin and fur were very chilly and she also caught his scent. "H-He's here..........Sandy watch out!"

In the darkness a shadowed figure moved with great speed, looking at it with night vision would only show a faint shadow. The light from the entrance, which in itself was quite some ways away from where Sandy was at, barely reaching its light back here.

"I GOT YOU!" The shadow figure leapt hooves out with the intent to decapitate Sandy. Zephyr's own senses jumped in, along with his promise. The blue pegasi stallion leapt in the path of the jump of the shadow vamp. He spun back to buck him in the face. But-

It was too late. A light blue stallion's head rolled to the ground. Miss M screamed and clutched her chest and fell over to the ground. Zephyr's body crumpled to the ground.

The shadow figure further solidified as features came into play. There stood an imposing unicorn with a large barrel wearing a heavy black jacket. Dark grey in mane and tail, done in a military style, off white in fur. His eyes took on blue hues as his expression took one of both a pleasant surprise and mild satisfaction. May not have been Sandy but, killing one of his friends felt nice. Though, it would be much better with Sandy dead. Oh how it would be.

Daniel twists around, almost pirouetting entirely as he grabs the offending vampire around the neck and spins them both. He grabs the front of her muzzle with one hoof and the back of her head with another and roughly spins them in the same direction. Classic neck-snap maneuver.

Then he pushes off and stomps her face into a nearby pew with a hind leg. Whether or not she's out, he hops over one and walks past the remnants of his battle, twisting two arrows out of the heads of some combatants and drawing another, as well as his bow.

"Well hey there, Speck! Always nice to see you rashified. Don't suppose you brought any cream for me?" He says cheerfully, putting years and years of bardic training into making himself sound as annoying, insulting, and punchable to the BBEG as possible.

MCerberus

2012-12-21, 04:09 PM

Vampony Final-down

No time for witty retorts, Staccata should still have surprise. This may be the big evil vampony lord, but he's still stabble. The mare leaps out and attacks from the flank. If he's gloating or anything, he'll be extra distracted.

PurityIcekiller

2012-12-21, 04:09 PM

"And I could give you all the reasons 'no', but that would cause us to die of old age. Since when do you connect 'Mr. Darkblade Darkness-pants von obviously-a-spy-for-the-bad-guys' with light magic, anyway?"

"For one thing, shortly after the attack, he used light magic to cleanse a boulder that was corrupted or something. The gate guards are witnesses. And then there was breaking the sealing spell around Obsidian Flare here."

"So let 'em gurgle a bit. Having fun is more fun when they can't immediately try and kill you some more."

"That is a good point. Disable first, then destroy. I will remember it from now on."

Night Jewel looked very, very disturbed. "...Say, Stellar, back on the subject of your feud, where do you base your moral standards for judging Dawnstrider?"

The kelpie extended one of her sticky hooves. "Charmed tae meet ye baith."

"Such fine manners! You weel go far, mademoiselle Lochbed." Precious accepted the offered hoof and shook vigorously.

Blackstreak couldn't think of what to say, so he simply bowed.

"They are very nice, aren't they? Blackstreak is much more behaved than his predecessor, and Precious is most cooperative and collected!"

"In doo time, we will meit faither mah love. A wee duel is guud fur charmin' Faither. He loves sport". The fey Leaned in for a reassuring lick. "What type of duel? Swords? Shapeshifting? Spells? Counting?"

"Ciona thinks it should be Ember's choice. He knows what would be best for him. Although she has a spell-duel format that can accommodate magically challenged ponies..."

"I'm not acceptin' no duel, especially if I don't know what will come to the victor and loser," Ember said trying to be adamant and hoof putting down, it was probably foolish here, among powerful beings, oh well darn it. "And no one call me 'morsel', I am no one's lunch."

"Oh, what a rebellious spirit he has!" Ciona laughed. "A real fighter! Ciona just has to see him in action! And he said that he won't accept not having a duel, so they're on!"

Kelvin360

2012-12-21, 04:55 PM

"For one thing, shortly after the attack, he used light magic to cleanse a boulder that was corrupted or something. The gate guards are witnesses. And then there was breaking the sealing spell around Obsidian Flare here."

"Right. Let me show you something." She fires off a magical bolt towards the ground, and makes it circle in midair, pulsing with unreleased force. "Ooooh, corruption or something." She lets out a flash from her horn, the bolt disappearing during the brief interval when sight isn't particularly clear.

"If you control it, you can dissipate it. The only requirement is a light show."

"That is a good point. Disable first, then destroy. I will remember it from now on."

Night Jewel looked very, very disturbed. "...Say, Stellar, back on the subject of your feud, where do you base your moral standards for judging Dawnstrider?"

Stellar gapes at Night Jewel. Just...gapes at her for a long moment. It's revealing of one of her talents, actually; Managing the say 'how stupid are you?' without using any words.

When she speaks, her tone is decidedly not (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BerserkButton) calm.

"Have you ever been a slave? Forced to perform drudgery without rest or hope? Your life in the hooves of ponies who consider you a toy? That's what my life was like for FOUR YEARS. I STILL have the scars. Not all of them on the outside." She lets the insinuation hang there a moment before continuing. "I had to fight, tooth and hooftip, for every second I breathed. When I was too tired to work, I was beaten. When I was too sore to sleep, I was abused. When my magic couldn't put out, I was put down."

"Four years of hell. Because your new best friend decided in the spur of the moment that selling me would be funny. 'Amusing, to see what she will become.' Those were his exact words. You want to know why I am like I am? You want to know why I'm an antipathic psycho? Because I HAD TO BE. Strength or death. And if the pain of ponies who want to kill me is the only way to get my kicks, keep me sane, so be it. Because of him."

She walks slowly towards Jewel, horn glowing, hoofsteps atop air, building rumbling. She's telekinetically lifting herself, the entire building, and most of the nonliving materials inside it. A hooflength upward each, at best. "I could care less if you want to kiss the ground he walks on. If you want to be buddies with a slaving scum-of-the-earth sociopath, that's your business. But take a good long look. I am what you're going to end up as. And DO NOT EVER preach to me about your blessed morality."

With several clatters and a wump, she lets herself, the building, and the various weapons drop. Then she smiles. A twisted, cold smile that's more anticipatory than present. "I'll give him this, though. If he wanted the worst enemy he could possibly have, it worked. You're standing with a unicorn focused on force magic and telekinesis in a room full of sharp objects. Let's talk about cake."

"Ciona thinks it should be Ember's choice. He knows what would be best for him. Although she has a spell-duel format that can accommodate magically challenged ponies..."

"We let the mortals decide for us, now? An interesting prrposition, perhaps..."

PurityIcekiller

2012-12-21, 05:53 PM

Stellar gapes at Night Jewel. Just...gapes at her for a long moment. It's revealing of one of her talents, actually; Managing the say 'how stupid are you?' without using any words.

When she speaks, her tone is decidedly not (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BerserkButton) calm.

"Have you ever been a slave? Forced to perform drudgery without rest or hope? Your life in the hooves of ponies who consider you a toy? That's what my life was like for FOUR YEARS. I STILL have the scars. Not all of them on the outside." She lets the insinuation hang there a moment before continuing. "I had to fight, tooth and hooftip, for every second I breathed. When I was too tired to work, I was beaten. When I was too sore to sleep, I was abused. When my magic couldn't put out, I was put down."

"Four years of hell. Because your new best friend decided in the spur of the moment that selling me would be funny. 'Amusing, to see what she will become.' Those were his exact words. You want to know why I am like I am? You want to know why I'm an antipathic psycho? Because I HAD TO BE. Strength or death. And if the pain of ponies who want to kill me is the only way to get my kicks, keep me sane, so be it. Because of him."

She walks slowly towards Jewel, horn glowing, hoofsteps atop air, building rumbling. She's telekinetically lifting herself, the entire building, and most of the nonliving materials inside it. A hooflength upward each, at best. "I could care less if you want to kiss the ground he walks on. If you want to be buddies with a slaving scum-of-the-earth sociopath, that's your business. But take a good long look. I am what you're going to end up as. And DO NOT EVER preach to me about your blessed morality."

With several clatters and a wump, she lets herself, the building, and the various weapons drop. Then she smiles. A twisted, cold smile that's more anticipatory than present. "I'll give him this, though. If he wanted the worst enemy he could possibly have, it worked. You're standing with a unicorn focused on force magic and telekinesis in a room full of sharp objects. Let's talk about cake."

Blades stirred awake at the shaking. "Don't do that again, okay?" she muttered.

Night Jewel leapt backwards. "Sorry. I just wanted to make sure..."

"Drop it." Flare twitched her ears. "Stellar has suggested other topics... What exactly is your name? I see no way to address you that couldn't refer to her as well."

"Night Jewel. Right. Anyway, you like cake? Or do you prefer pie? I guess it really depends on the type of cake and pie..."

Blades groaned and went back to sleep.

Four years... How I feel for her, given that it is an insignificant fraction of my life of imprisonment. My heart weeps. Flare had the sense to keep her sarcasm internalized, but she did show signs of irritation.

Orzel

2012-12-21, 06:12 PM

Rainbow

Rainbow was lost in the blue pony's light locks. She counts fifteen specks of sand. T'was her thing. That and his voice, constantly fretting over something. Oh how it both annoyed and attracted her. "Don't about that. You just worry about yourself! I'm highest ranking here. Let me handle things." she ordered.

She just so happens to put on her goggles when a streak of darkness whisks by. An orb rolls on the ground and a body falls. No time to mourn or worry. It is time to fight.

The grim revelation of the boss put Rainbow on guard. She instinctively stands over Sandy and took a defensive stance with a hoofbow aimed at the newest greatest threat.

Lochbed

The fey monster girl clapped her hooves."Yeah! Ah almost didnae think' ye wanted tae duel. Yer hf said "No" but ye mouth said "Duble No". Ye kno'? As the highest rank, ye dictate the terms."

(STUPID Computer! Stop deleting stuff)

TheAmishPirate

2012-12-21, 11:31 PM

[Vampony - Final Showdown]

Anything Sandy might've said to Rainbow fell from his mind as Zephyr's lifeblood splattered over him. And then was completely stomped out upon seeing Spectre's smug satisfaction of ending another life.

From the ground, a few things happened at once. The lithe runt of a unicorn leaped and pivoted upon his foreleg, making himself a more difficult target while he tumbled upright. His horn flared to life, bathing the area in light and picking up anything with a substantial amount of sand. His daggers and three remaining stakes flew to his side - one hovering close to Rainbow for protection - while any spare sand was sent straight for his eyes. This scum hadn't earned the right to talk before battle. "You weren't even content t'sentence your own flesh an' blood t'death, y'had to murder another's child with your own hooves?!" Sandy spat at him, both literally and figuratively. The glamour kept him from shedding a single tear; all his grief, all his pain diverted into wrath and contempt for this selfish psychopath.

Grif

2012-12-22, 12:27 AM

Vampony Rabble Rubble

Tunnel

"Nnngggh...we can't just ahh..wait for him to come back....he's going to kill Sandy...he said it himself," She groaned trying to stand up, she referred to the whole 'runt' part which indicated Sandy. "We can't....let him come back....it means...the worse has happened..."

Main Chamber
The jelly cube was probably hit by the flaming sunray bolt, we'll find out, just not now. There was a gross sloshing noise though. The mare vampony tried to tackle Daniel from behind with red tears threatening to fall. There was still no sign of Zippity as her children sans Honor Guard whose body was still attaching itself headed to go recover her fearing the worst.

The room itself felt incredibly cold, overpowering the heat from the explosion and sun ray.

Miss M gave herself time to recover as her skin and fur were very chilly and she also caught his scent. "H-He's here..........Sandy watch out!"

In the darkness a shadowed figure moved with great speed, looking at it with night vision would only show a faint shadow. The light from the entrance, which in itself was quite some ways away from where Sandy was at, barely reaching its light back here.

"I GOT YOU!" The shadow figure leapt hooves out with the intent to decapitate Sandy. Zephyr's own senses jumped in, along with his promise. The blue pegasi stallion leapt in the path of the jump of the shadow vamp. He spun back to buck him in the face. But-

It was too late. A light blue stallion's head rolled to the ground. Miss M screamed and clutched her chest and fell over to the ground. Zephyr's body crumpled to the ground.

The shadow figure further solidified as features came into play. There stood an imposing unicorn with a large barrel wearing a heavy black jacket. Dark grey in mane and tail, done in a military style, off white in fur. His eyes took on blue hues as his expression took one of both a pleasant surprise and mild satisfaction. May not have been Sandy but, killing one of his friends felt nice. Though, it would be much better with Sandy dead. Oh how it would be.

Miss M's scream echoed down the dark passage where Silverpine and Gearstride were fumbling about. His ears perked up. "Luna help us. He's already there. C'mon!" He quickly helped her up and dragged her back.

Benson

2012-12-22, 01:17 AM

Vampony Rabble

Well, Silverpine and Gearstride would stumble and limp into the main chamber and find a corner of it illuminated by Sandy and his horn buddy. They'd see a familiar corpse though without a head. And of course some pony who sorta looked the role of a BBEG, or maybe it was more that everyone was getting their hostile on towards him. Gearstride reached to her bomb belt which held the UV bomb.

Miss M wept in pain, a part of her dead for good, a special kind of pain that she had never felt before. Not to mention the psychological pain of losing her dear prodigy.
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Spectre tilted his head with a smirk and dissolved into darkness just as Staccata leapt into attack. He seemed to have disappeared into Sandy's shadow as it was one of the few close areas of shadow, the other being Rainbow's shadow. Anyways, the spy would likely hit one of the two, Sandy or Rainbow, or hit the ground, either three.

Sandy would feel much more cold, a cold uncomfortable touch. Daniel's words went heard but unresponded to. Spectre's first priority was Sandy with Danny Boy at a close second.

"Oooh......Sandy.....I won't be content until I see your head rolling down next to your friend's......" A disembodied voice laughed, a real soulless laugh.
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Faelands

"No, I'm not accepting a duel," He nickered and shook his head. "Don't twist my words to fit into your own definition of what I meant." He pointed a hoof at Ciona.

"Lochbed...I..I can't duel...I wouldn't know what sort of duel...I can't dictate the terms....I don't even want to duel." He frowned, feeling overwhelmed.

PurityIcekiller

2012-12-22, 01:41 AM

"No, I'm not accepting a duel," He nickered and shook his head. "Don't twist my words to fit into your own definition of what I meant." He pointed a hoof at Ciona.

"Lochbed...I..I can't duel...I wouldn't know what sort of duel...I can't dictate the terms....I don't even want to duel." He frowned, feeling overwhelmed.

Ciona was aghast. "What is Ember saying? He lied? It is unthinkable! Ciona never lies! She tricks, she schemes, but she never lies! She will not be lied to!" Her dark aura grew, and her face became wolflike.

"He probably meesspoke. Maybe he eentended to say he deed not want a duel, but said eet twice eenstead of once? Eet was nozing more zan a meestake."

"Precious has a point. Ciona is still hurt, though."

Kelvin360

2012-12-22, 04:21 AM

Blades stirred awake at the shaking. "Don't do that again, okay?" she muttered.

Night Jewel leapt backwards. "Sorry. I just wanted to make sure..."

"Drop it." Flare twitched her ears. "Stellar has suggested other topics... What exactly is your name? I see no way to address you that couldn't refer to her as well."

"Night Jewel. Right. Anyway, you like cake? Or do you prefer pie? I guess it really depends on the type of cake and pie..."

Blades groaned and went back to sleep.

Four years... How I feel for her, given that it is an insignificant fraction of my life of imprisonment. My heart weeps. Flare had the sense to keep her sarcasm internalized, but she did show signs of irritation.

"Sorry, boss." Stellar murmurs to Blades, avoiding eye contact with everypony else in the room. She sits down and looks annoyed at a random wall. "Yeah. Never liked custard, for some reason...always made the association with a condiment. Tasted off." She starts to smile, maybe. Somewhat. Wait, is that a grimace? It's hard to tell. "Horne makes this great two-layer slice with spare alchemy ingredients and some illusion magic."

Vampony Rabble

Well, Silverpine and Gearstride would stumble and limp into the main chamber and find a corner of it illuminated by Sandy and his horn buddy. They'd see a familiar corpse though without a head. And of course some pony who sorta looked the role of a BBEG, or maybe it was more that everyone was getting their hostile on towards him. Gearstride reached to her bomb belt which held the UV bomb.

Miss M wept in pain, a part of her dead for good, a special kind of pain that she had never felt before. Not to mention the psychological pain of losing her dear prodigy.
-

Spectre tilted his head with a smirk and dissolved into darkness just as Staccata leapt into attack. He seemed to have disappeared into Sandy's shadow as it was one of the few close areas of shadow, the other being Rainbow's shadow. Anyways, the spy would likely hit one of the two, Sandy or Rainbow, or hit the ground, either three.

Sandy would feel much more cold, a cold uncomfortable touch. Daniel's words went heard but unresponded to. Spectre's first priority was Sandy with Danny Boy at a close second.

"Oooh......Sandy.....I won't be content until I see your head rolling down next to your friend's......" A disembodied voice laughed, a real soulless laugh.

So this is what being emotionally torn feels like. His head looks between his two targets...then...slides his bow and arrows away.

Then he makes a beeline for M.

"C'mon, c'mon, look at me!" He says, attempting to nudge her head up. "You need to focus. This is not the time. Let me tell you without the slightest hint of ignorance or condescension that I know exactly what you're feeling right now. But you need to get up. That smug son of a mule over there just killed your brother. He's laughing. Get over there and feed him his hooves.

For Zephyr."

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Faelands

"No, I'm not accepting a duel," He nickered and shook his head. "Don't twist my words to fit into your own definition of what I meant." He pointed a hoof at Ciona.

"Lochbed...I..I can't duel...I wouldn't know what sort of duel...I can't dictate the terms....I don't even want to duel." He frowned, feeling overwhelmed.

Ciona was aghast. "What is Ember saying? He lied? It is unthinkable! Ciona never lies! She tricks, she schemes, but she never lies! She will not be lied to!" Her dark aura grew, and her face became wolflike.

"He probably meesspoke. Maybe he eentended to say he deed not want a duel, but said eet twice eenstead of once? Eet was nozing more zan a meestake."

"Precious has a point. Ciona is still hurt, though."

"Don't worry, selective interperetation isn't lying." Rangolan points out dryly.

"Think about it this way, pet." He offers to Ember. "What are you best at?"

Orzel

2012-12-22, 04:59 AM

Rainbow

She loses sight of the murderer. Too many of her sensual resources were diverted to knowing Sandy's position.

"Watch it." Then Staccata's failed attack comes. The sniper would leap in front of Sandy. On one shot and three legs, the taint of uselessness creeps into mind. And with Zephyr gone, her psyche is pierced. Though she despised vampny, she considered him under her care.

Lochbed

Tears sought Lchbed's eyes as she looked at Ember. "Ember, ye seek tae embarrass me? Ah thooght ye cared? Wai snub th' realm ay friendly competition? Wai When ye hae sae much power, ye deny me th' pleasure ay witnessin' yer greatness in front ay others?" she sniffled. "Canna ye do anything fo us tae spare me da shame?"

Benson

2012-12-22, 05:29 AM

Grif

2012-12-22, 06:12 AM

Vampony Rabble

Well, Silverpine and Gearstride would stumble and limp into the main chamber and find a corner of it illuminated by Sandy and his horn buddy. They'd see a familiar corpse though without a head. And of course some pony who sorta looked the role of a BBEG, or maybe it was more that everyone was getting their hostile on towards him. Gearstride reached to her bomb belt which held the UV bomb.

Miss M wept in pain, a part of her dead for good, a special kind of pain that she had never felt before. Not to mention the psychological pain of losing her dear prodigy.
-

Spectre tilted his head with a smirk and dissolved into darkness just as Staccata leapt into attack. He seemed to have disappeared into Sandy's shadow as it was one of the few close areas of shadow, the other being Rainbow's shadow. Anyways, the spy would likely hit one of the two, Sandy or Rainbow, or hit the ground, either three.

Sandy would feel much more cold, a cold uncomfortable touch. Daniel's words went heard but unresponded to. Spectre's first priority was Sandy with Danny Boy at a close second.

"Oooh......Sandy.....I won't be content until I see your head rolling down next to your friend's......" A disembodied voice laughed, a real soulless laugh.

"Captain, when you're ready, let him have it..." Silverpine said in a low voice, glancing about. Then he limped forward towards where Sandy and co was. "His head stays on, now leave him be!" he shouted, shotgun already in mouth.

Mindfreak

2012-12-22, 07:52 AM

Aero
Aero keeps hugging her.
It's the best idea at this point.

---

Gak
Gak smiles when the school comes into view.
"Yay!"
She stomps lightly, obviously quite excited.

MCerberus

2012-12-22, 01:31 PM

Vampony Final-down

Well at least Staccata doesn't go crashing off into another pillar. She rolls into empty space and thinks for a moment how badly that could have gone without her rogue-d-ness. Of course she's now in the open and doesn't know where the enemy is.

Kelvin360

2012-12-22, 01:49 PM

Lochbed

Tears sought Lchbed's eyes as she looked at Ember. "Ember, ye seek tae embarrass me? Ah thooght ye cared? Wai snub th' realm ay friendly competition? Wai When ye hae sae much power, ye deny me th' pleasure ay witnessin' yer greatness in front ay others?" she sniffled. "Canna ye do anything fo us tae spare me da shame?"

Faelands

Oh boy howdy did Lochbed have the dolt colt wrapped around her glamoured hoof. He awkwardly smiled a toothy nervous smile and gulped. Though he never remembered saying he had such great power himself.

Gulp anyways.

"D-don't cry....I'll..okay fine...fine...I'll duel....I just...can't think of what sort of duel, too many options, too overwhelming." He hung his head now feeling bad for making Lochbed sad.

His eyes glanced at Rangolan. "I...I guess I'm best at fencing...but...right now I have a bum leg and wing...I'm not at my best form..." He didn't feel he was really good at anything else, or 'best at' as it were put. He looked at Ciona. He didn't think he lied, but then again he didn't even realize he used double negatives. He's a dolt colt.

"Oh, fencing? Hmmm..." The flutter pony considers this for a while. "Feeling out of it, then? You know, if your keeper doesn't object, I'm sure I could render some...assistance."

Gak
Gak smiles when the school comes into view.
"Yay!"
She stomps lightly, obviously quite excited.

"I wonder if it has books..." Arvadraa wonders aloud. "Or is there another building for that?"

TheAmishPirate

2012-12-22, 03:10 PM

Vampony Rabble

Spectre tilted his head with a smirk and dissolved into darkness just as Staccata leapt into attack. He seemed to have disappeared into Sandy's shadow as it was one of the few close areas of shadow, the other being Rainbow's shadow. Anyways, the spy would likely hit one of the two, Sandy or Rainbow, or hit the ground, either three.

Sandy would feel much more cold, a cold uncomfortable touch. Daniel's words went heard but unresponded to. Spectre's first priority was Sandy with Danny Boy at a close second.

"Oooh......Sandy.....I won't be content until I see your head rolling down next to your friend's......" A disembodied voice laughed, a real soulless laugh.

Icy claws clutched at Sandy's heart, and in the sudden chill he swore he could see his breath in the air. "More like y'won't be content until you've personally wiped out your entire race! the unicorn quipped back. Whatever dark magic Spectre was up to, it didn't take a genius to realize it'd be bad new for him. But as was often the case, complex magics could have very simple weaknesses. In this case, there seemed to be something important about his shadow.

The solution? Get rid of it.

With a leap and a twist, Sandy launched himself into the air, twirling so his horn and head faced downward and bathed the area in light. Whatever shadow he might've had was obliterated, and with any luck, so was Spectre's connection to him. His blades and stakes hovered nearby, each facing a different direction. Should Spectre jump at him again, he might be eating a face full of stabbity. As/If he landed again, the weapons would shift back towards the earth, ready to counter the inevitable strike from the most likely angle of attack.

[tldr: Sandy jumps in the air, shifting his light so that he no longer casts a shadow on the ground. While in mid-air, his weapons hover around him to keep himself covered from mid-air strikes. As he lands, the weapons shift to face the earth, thinking that Spectre will likely lunge at his neck once his shadow returns.]

PurityIcekiller

2012-12-22, 04:20 PM

"Sorry, boss." Stellar murmurs to Blades, avoiding eye contact with everypony else in the room. She sits down and looks annoyed at a random wall. "Yeah. Never liked custard, for some reason...always made the association with a condiment. Tasted off." She starts to smile, maybe. Somewhat. Wait, is that a grimace? It's hard to tell. "Horne makes this great two-layer slice with spare alchemy ingredients and some illusion magic."

"...Right. Sounds interesting." Sounds like an assassination method. "So with the illusions, it's a confection of deception?"

"You little ones seem to like bigger words," remarked Flare.

"Only sometimes," said Night Jewel. "I once knew a knight commander who could make simple sentences all but impossible to decipher."

"Don't worry, selective interperetation isn't lying." Rangolan points out dryly.

"Ciona knows that! She does not need to be told what is lying and what isn't!"

Oh boy howdy did Lochbed have the dolt colt wrapped around her glamoured hoof. He awkwardly smiled a toothy nervous smile and gulped. Though he never remembered saying he had such great power himself.

Gulp anyways.

"D-don't cry....I'll..okay fine...fine...I'll duel....I just...can't think of what sort of duel, too many options, too overwhelming." He hung his head now feeling bad for making Lochbed sad.

His eyes glanced at Rangolan. "I...I guess I'm best at fencing...but...right now I have a bum leg and wing...I'm not at my best form..." He didn't feel he was really good at anything else, or 'best at' as it were put. He looked at Ciona. He didn't think he lied, but then again he didn't even realize he used double negatives. He's a dolt colt.

Ciona cheered up, causing her tail to grow in size. "Good! Lochbed has him well-trained. Ciona hopes he has plenty of skills. The more skill he has, the more fun to watch! Blackstreak will use swords, right?"

"Yes. Will fight. Can fight well."

"Perfect! They will see if mortal skill can beat fey tricks! Someone must fetch them the swords."

"Oh, fencing? Hmmm..." The flutter pony considers this for a while. "Feeling out of it, then? You know, if your keeper doesn't object, I'm sure I could render some...assistance."

"Eef he ees not een a good state, zen he weel need a leetle assistance. Eet ees only fair, oui?"

Kelvin360

2012-12-22, 05:26 PM

"...Right. Sounds interesting." Sounds like an assassination method. "So with the illusions, it's a confection of deception?"

"I guess. That latter bit is more to make it look more appealing. Kind of like a placebo effect, but with cake."

"You little ones seem to like bigger words," remarked Flare.

"Only sometimes," said Night Jewel. "I once knew a knight commander who could make simple sentences all but impossible to decipher."

"Why, is our multifarious loquaciousness causing a particularly vast discrepancy in your ability to integrate on a social level? If so, it's possible we could accomadate a more banal level of linguistics as per your revealed interest.

...Darn. I probably should've worked a 'hippopotomonstrosesquipedalian' in there."

Orzel

2012-12-22, 05:52 PM

Faelands

Oh boy howdy did Lochbed have the dolt colt wrapped around her glamoured hoof. He awkwardly smiled a toothy nervous smile and gulped. Though he never remembered saying he had such great power himself.

Gulp anyways.

"D-don't cry....I'll..okay fine...fine...I'll duel....I just...can't think of what sort of duel, too many options, too overwhelming." He hung his head now feeling bad for making Lochbed sad.

His eyes glanced at Rangolan. "I...I guess I'm best at fencing...but...right now I have a bum leg and wing...I'm not at my best form..." He didn't feel he was really good at anything else, or 'best at' as it were put. He looked at Ciona. He didn't think he lied, but then again he didn't even realize he used double negatives. He's a dolt colt.

"Thank ye fo' sparing mah 'onor"

"Oh, fencing? Hmmm..." The flutter pony considers this for a while. "Feeling out of it, then? You know, if your keeper doesn't object, I'm sure I could render some...assistance."

"Ciona knows that! She does not need to be told what is lying and what isn't!"

Ciona cheered up, causing her tail to grow in size. "Good! Lochbed has him well-trained. Ciona hopes he has plenty of skills. The more skill he has, the more fun to watch! Blackstreak will use swords, right?"

"Yes. Will fight. Can fight well."

"Perfect! They will see if mortal skill can beat fey tricks! Someone must fetch them the swords."

"Eef he ees not een a good state, zen he weel need a leetle assistance. Eet ees only fair, oui?"

"Och, wat type o' assistance?" Lochbed motioned to Layla to find something. The older mare departed.

Benson

2012-12-22, 08:03 PM

Its the Vampony Countdown!

"You...don't...have you ever had a part of soul literally ripped from you? The bond between a Sire and their Child is like no other...I-" Everything just felt wrong for this mare. She tensed her body, equivalent to tightening one's fists. But damn it the bard was right, she couldn't allow for that smug satisfaction-

The smoke cleared and there stood a misshapen cube split almost fully down the middle. Its sides wiggled and oozed and wangled, and flopped its misshapen corners. Somehere in front of that was the third degree burnt victim Zippity, she looked like a ghoul from Fallout Equestria but still fresh and the blood still pouring from blistered muscle. Her wings were just bones with bits of flesh still hanging on. He Children swooped in on horrible sight of their Sire and grabbed her before she was engulfed by Cubey.

Behind the mess were just the confused officers, even the civvy vamps showed expression, some looking at each other while Clover just made this of 'Gyaaah...' in that good thing that turtle paced cube was in front of them face. And it still was of course, so they couldn't just march in themselves. But at least they didn't walk into any traps.

Meanwhile, back in the main of the temple.

Just as right around Sandy moved in his way to rid himself of his own shadow, Spectre released himself from Sandy's shadow and flew into Rainbow's small shadow. She would feel very cold and a pressure around her neck.

"Hahah...good try Sandy my boy, but still no, I won't be content until I see you dead.....or even better.....my obeying servant....." Said the disembodied voice. The pressure around Rainbow's neck would tighten, almost a choking sensation. If Spectre was solid right now and not some punk shadow, he'd be grinning at Sandy.

Gearstride looked on in a confused manner. "Where did he go? I feel like I'm missing something important here. I hear his annoying voice but...."

Kelvin360

2012-12-22, 08:26 PM

"Och, wat type o' assistance?" Lochbed motioned to Layla to find something. The older mare departed.

"It's really quite simple a charm. For you or I, it would merely equate to patience, or perhaps a bit of euphoria. For a mortal, it's rather like a full night's rest, or two. With all the physical recouperation that comes with it." Oh great, he's giving her the 'used cart salespony' smile. Not a good sign.

Its the Vampony Countdown!

"You...don't...have you ever had a part of soul literally ripped from you? The bond between a Sire and their Child is like no other...I-" Everything just felt wrong for this mare. She tensed her body, equivalent to tightening one's fists. But damn it the bard was right, she couldn't allow for that smug satisfaction-

The smoke cleared and there stood a misshapen cube split almost fully down the middle. Its sides wiggled and oozed and wangled, and flopped its misshapen corners. Somehere in front of that was the third degree burnt victim Zippity, she looked like a ghoul from Fallout Equestria but still fresh and the blood still pouring from blistered muscle. Her wings were just bones with bits of flesh still hanging on. He Children swooped in on horrible sight of their Sire and grabbed her before she was engulfed by Cubey.

Behind the mess were just the confused officers, even the civvy vamps showed expression, some looking at each other while Clover just made this of 'Gyaaah...' in that good thing that turtle paced cube was in front of them face. And it still was of course, so they couldn't just march in themselves. But at least they didn't walk into any traps.

Meanwhile, back in the main of the temple.

Just as right around Sandy moved in his way to rid himself of his own shadow, Spectre released himself from Sandy's shadow and flew into Rainbow's small shadow. She would feel very cold and a pressure around her neck.

"Hahah...good try Sandy my boy, but still no, I won't be content until I see you dead.....or even better.....my obeying servant....." Said the disembodied voice. The pressure around Rainbow's neck would tighten, almost a choking sensation. If Spectre was solid right now and not some punk shadow, he'd be grinning at Sandy.

Gearstride looked on in a confused manner. "Where did he go? I feel like I'm missing something important here. I hear his annoying voice but...."

"I-" Daniel blinked as his vision flashed red. His brow furrowed. What the...? He looks down at his fourth-degree-burned hoof, his various nicks, and felt broken bones quite a bit more acutely than a moment ago. "Oh. Damn it."

At least my brain words...ow...think...

Tactical assessment; Shadowskipper, single-target mindset. No brains according to third-party information. Possibly biased. One of these things just doesn't belong...here...

"M!" He gasps, putting his mouth to her ear and speaking in a tone that is as close as you can possibly get to no sound at all, almost entirely blocked out by the infinitesimal sounds of his lips moving.

"Lead the fight over here. When he goes into a shadow, toss the owner at the jelly. Close enough that the shadow is cast on it, but not so they get melted. Use the torch to forcibly cast it." He points at the torch used to fire the sunray bolt.

He falls over backwards and looks at Honor Guard. "OI! Now would be a great time for you to conjure up some heroic willpower!"

Grif

2012-12-22, 08:44 PM

"I wonder if it has books..." Arvadraa wonders aloud. "Or is there another building for that?"

"Well... we have a library for actually storing books, but the school has enough books on its own for teaching..." Lemongrass shrugged again.

Its the Vampony Countdown!

"You...don't...have you ever had a part of soul literally ripped from you? The bond between a Sire and their Child is like no other...I-" Everything just felt wrong for this mare. She tensed her body, equivalent to tightening one's fists. But damn it the bard was right, she couldn't allow for that smug satisfaction-

The smoke cleared and there stood a misshapen cube split almost fully down the middle. Its sides wiggled and oozed and wangled, and flopped its misshapen corners. Somehere in front of that was the third degree burnt victim Zippity, she looked like a ghoul from Fallout Equestria but still fresh and the blood still pouring from blistered muscle. Her wings were just bones with bits of flesh still hanging on. He Children swooped in on horrible sight of their Sire and grabbed her before she was engulfed by Cubey.

Behind the mess were just the confused officers, even the civvy vamps showed expression, some looking at each other while Clover just made this of 'Gyaaah...' in that good thing that turtle paced cube was in front of them face. And it still was of course, so they couldn't just march in themselves. But at least they didn't walk into any traps.

Meanwhile, back in the main of the temple.

Just as right around Sandy moved in his way to rid himself of his own shadow, Spectre released himself from Sandy's shadow and flew into Rainbow's small shadow. She would feel very cold and a pressure around her neck.

"Hahah...good try Sandy my boy, but still no, I won't be content until I see you dead.....or even better.....my obeying servant....." Said the disembodied voice. The pressure around Rainbow's neck would tighten, almost a choking sensation. If Spectre was solid right now and not some punk shadow, he'd be grinning at Sandy.

Gearstride looked on in a confused manner. "Where did he go? I feel like I'm missing something important here. I hear his annoying voice but...."

Silverpine cantered to a stop and glanced around, a little confused by the turn of events. Why did Sandy jump... and why is Captain Obvious now strangling Rainbow... His eyes fell on the shadow Rainbow was casting. Shadow... like in the tunnels. "It's shadows, Captain. He's using shadows to hide in." He raised his shotgun high, and fired one of the two remaining shots in the air. The flash of his weapon should eliminate Rainbow's shadow for a moment, possibly coaxing Spectre to rematerialise.

TheAmishPirate

2012-12-22, 09:56 PM

[Vampony - Final Showdown]

Sandy spotted the tightening shadows around Rainbow's neck, and suddenly realized what he'd just done. Sure, he could likely dodge Spectre's attacks for quite a while, but how well could his friends?

The stallion landed and jumped into a readied stance, daggers and stakes pointed at the ready towards Rainbow. "You get offa her right now, y'scum-suckin' soulless worm!" he growled at the monster. His light focused, directing a wide beam straight for Rainbow's neck. If jumping had torn him off once, then maybe shining light would do the same. And now that Sandy was ready for it (and being mindful of his own shadow), he'd like to see that vampony try his shadow-jumping trick and not eat a stake for his trouble.

Orzel

2012-12-22, 10:57 PM

Luka

2012-12-23, 02:37 PM

Clinic

"So...ah..uh...would you like me to get you anything?" Idle Chat asked.

"No, thanks"

she would say, just lying down to relax
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Random Alley

The good news for this pegasus is that the weight of the trap is doing a good job slowing the griffin down. This means no eviscerations... yet. The bad news is that he's not giving up, and just mad at the annoyance. Ripping out the things seemed to have worked, so he tries that again.

Dangerous move, while he tries to rip the things he gets tackled from aboveat a ludicrously fast speed, meanwhile, one's waiting below, with what would look like a spear.
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Aero
Aero keeps hugging her.
It's the best idea at this point.

She wouldn't exactly look like she would stop doing the same, hugging but would be still crying/sobbing or something.

Mindfreak

2012-12-23, 04:19 PM

Gak
Gak nodded at Silverpine.
"That's correct."
She walked forward through the gate.
"Now would anypony like to check out the school with me?"

---

Aero
The hugs continue!

MCerberus

2012-12-23, 06:16 PM

Vampony Final-down

She could jump at him now, he's inevitably going to jump again. Staccata tenses up and prepares to attack. Staying silent, she begins to crouch for a lunge. Not now.

Next time the vampony does shadow craziness, she'll go in for an attack immediately.

(ready action)

Random Alley

That's enough to make a griffon mad, being outnumbered. He keeps his head level and tries to think of a way to use something to his advantage. The thing tackling him may do. In a melee the whatevers would be tangled and need retracting, and the attacker can be used as a shield.

Instead of trying to charge forward, the griffon tries to turn on what tackled him.

PurityIcekiller

2012-12-23, 06:21 PM

"I guess. That latter bit is more to make it look more appealing. Kind of like a placebo effect, but with cake."

"Placebo? Isn't that a kind of pavilion structure known for-"

"No, that's a gazebo. Anyway, is this kind of cake... safe? Hopefully, it doesn't contain ethyl-benzene or something, whether fish-shaped or not."

"Why, is our multifarious loquaciousness causing a particularly vast discrepancy in your ability to integrate on a social level? If so, it's possible we could accomadate a more banal level of linguistics as per your revealed interest.

...Darn. I probably should've worked a 'hippopotomonstrosesquipedalian' in there."

Night Jewel laughed. "Remind me to introduce you to Knight Commander Blueshield sometime, then."

"Clever. I suppose you were still unable to provide a sufficiently convoluted synonym for 'cause'."

Grif

2012-12-23, 09:45 PM

Gak
Gak nodded at Silverpine Lemongrass.
"That's correct."
She walked forward through the gate.
"Now would anypony like to check out the school with me?"

(Derp.)

The guard shrugged. "I don't think you girls need an escort, right?"

Kelvin360

2012-12-23, 10:05 PM

Arvadraa

"Um. Me." She raises a hoof timidly at Gak's question, then glances at Lemongrass. "Well...neither of us have been here before...do we?"

"Placebo? Isn't that a kind of pavilion structure known for-"

"No, that's a gazebo. Anyway, is this kind of cake... safe? Hopefully, it doesn't contain ethyl-benzene or something, whether fish-shaped or not."

"Placebo is a psychological effect. If something convinces you that it has certain properties, your brain will actually formulate those properties. Usually used to improve conditions with inert pills. Totally formed on deception, which is probably the most awesome thing medical practicioners actually do.

Well it doesn't have as many polysaccharides as your average cake, and he uses honey mixed with 2-Butoxyethanol as a binding agent, so there's not as much sugar as in your typical dessert pastry. And no, it's not safe. It's completely toxic. I'm a zombie."

Night Jewel laughed. "Remind me to introduce you to Knight Commander Blueshield sometime, then."

"Clever. I suppose you were still unable to provide a sufficiently convoluted synonym for 'cause'."

"'Knight-Commander', huh? Sounds like a pony I'm more likely to verbally decimate using the simplest words I know.

Evoke, generate, incite, induce, precipitate...if I had to pick, the last would be my best bet."

PurityIcekiller

2012-12-23, 11:58 PM

"Placebo is a psychological effect. If something convinces you that it has certain properties, your brain will actually formulate those properties. Usually used to improve conditions with inert pills. Totally formed on deception, which is probably the most awesome thing medical practicioners actually do.

Huh. I never thought there'd be a role for my kind in medicine.

"I see. So your medical practices go beyond cutting ponies' limbs off if they get injured. That's a useful thing to know."

Well it doesn't have as many polysaccharides as your average cake, and he uses honey mixed with 2-Butoxyethanol as a binding agent, so there's not as much sugar as in your typical dessert pastry. And no, it's not safe. It's completely toxic. I'm a zombie."

Flare was visibly concerned. Ingredients that she didn't know the effects of were not to be trusted. "...Does your employer use any unusual ingredients in her baking? Because if that is so, Miss Arvadraa's suggestion of drinking from volcanoes seems like a relatively pleasant one."

"'Knight-Commander', huh? Sounds like a pony I'm more likely to verbally decimate using the simplest words I know."

"Even more reason for you to meet her, then. I'd like to see the look on her face if you do outsmart her." Night Jewel smirked.

"Still, just because she's a tough fighting type doesn't mean she's stupid. She's a master strategist, and has matched wits with some of the cleverest criminals of the era. You'll have your work cut out for you."

Benson

2012-12-24, 12:23 AM

Faeland Lovin'

Ember tightened up a bit listening to that was being discussed before him. "Wait what? I can't quite follow, sorry I'm just a dumb mortal but please speak more clearly your intentions and suggestions." The colt pawed the ground with uncertainty and probably a gulp.
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Vampony Rabble, All the Rabble All the Time

The whispering tickled her ear. It was a long shot plan in that a lot of it required it go down perfectly so that an innocent party didn't die along with McBad Turd over there and that he do exactly as Daniel plans. Let's see what happens!

The red mare wiped away her bloody tears and gave him a soft nod. It was just so hard taking in Zephyr's death, her body tensed, no physical pain matched this.

Honor Guard briefly glanced up as he found himself making his way with a crawl to his mistress, giving his bottom extra help in movement. "Right, just let me conjure up the ability to stand up." He said flatly, almost match his mistress' tone. Around them, vamponies once thought fallen began to stir. With no stakes in some of them, or being still on fire, their bodies began to fight the consciousness and repair their bodies in all its aspects. Kinda like zombies rising from the dead.

Silverpine's shot gun kinda unfortunately didn't do much except for cause a ringing in the near by Gear's ears. Something swanky probably could have had happened if he was closer to Rainbow.

"Scum sucker? Is that what you mortals think of your blood? Fascinating," He chortled. Sandy's beam of light hit Rainbow's neck, the reflecting light did something. Regardless, he wound up releasing and materializing right underneath Rainbow lifting her up and tossing her at Sandy with his head like last's night garbage.

He anticipates an attack from Staccata if she chose to attack, his super reflexes kicking faster than one could blink, a blink and miss it buck it to the neck would in store, the sort that sent one flying into walls.

He mockingly sneered at Sandy. "I'll have that little horn of yours broken again."
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Clinic

"Alright then...I should probably head out for now...find someone who could help with what you've got...somepony who specializes in that sort of stuff." Of course he didn't really know anyone with that knowledge, but heeey.

Kelvin360

2012-12-24, 12:25 AM

Huh. I never thought there'd be a role for my kind in medicine.

"I see. So your medical practices go beyond cutting ponies' limbs off if they get injured. That's a useful thing to know."

"Tch. Me, a doctor. Imagine. Solid-construct peg-legs is where I draw the line."

Flare was visibly concerned. Ingredients that she didn't know the effects of were not to be trusted. "...Does your employer use any unusual ingredients in her baking? Because if that is so, Miss Arvadraa's suggestion of drinking from volcanoes seems like a relatively pleasant one."

"I'm gonna go out on a limb and guess that you don't mean 'from your perspective'. In which case yes, it's much stranger than...rocks or whatever. Under the purview of normalcy...not so much. I barely even know what goes in it, but Brains thinks its fine, and she doesn't strike me as the 'serve you up a ham cupcake' type."

"Even more reason for you to meet her, then. I'd like to see the look on her face if you do outsmart her." Night Jewel smirked.

"Still, just because she's a tough fighting type doesn't mean she's stupid. She's a master strategist, and has matched wits with some of the cleverest criminals of the era. You'll have your work cut out for you."

"...I think you just went from 'I hope she fails' to 'I want to marry this pony' in one sentence and three descriptions. Besides, 'matching wits' with criminals does not a master strategist nor an impressive resume make. Unless by 'criminal' you mean the commoner's definition of 'unpleasant lawyer' or something." That slightly vanilla-ish scent you're smelling? That's irony.

---

Dark Darky Darkness of Shady Shadows, Endarken!

"Sarcasm! That's a good sign! Keep it up!" Daniel says to Honor Guard from his position on the floor. Then 'Thriller' starts playing and he's just like 'ah, buck, here we go'. He instinctively reaches for his bow, then realizes he's on top of it.

He rolls over with a groan and tries again, getting an arrow out as well. He gets to his hooves rather shakily and takes practiced aim at the heads of two of the rising zombies, hopefully before they can come to their sense. One headshot for each arrow.

TheAmishPirate

2012-12-24, 12:47 AM

[Vampony Showdown]

Really? The fastball special? That had to be a staple of Cirrus tactics by now. Seeing so many baddies fall for it drilled a few lessons in a pony on how to beat it:

1) Don't let yourself get hit and,

2) Don't use all your energy catching the ally, and letting the thrower hit both of you with a follow-up.

Unfortunately, that second rule was a lot harder to follow when it was your fillyfriend soaring towards your face. Sandy ducked and rolled out of the way, but against his better judgement he gave her a little boost of TK. Just enough to stop her spinning and lightly cushion her fall. A small action, but it forced him to withdraw to a defensive stance and take his full attention off of Spectre for just a moment. He tried to hide the lapse with a little return-banter. "That'd mean you broke it in th' first place, y'blusterin' bush-weed. I think I remember you flubbin' a choke 'cause you couldn't even take a lil' nip on th' leg." He smirked back, hoping the vampony couldn't spy the sweat beading on his brow. "Y'can't even fight fair an' square; have y'ever even won when your enemy was waitin' an' ready for ya?!"

Orzel

2012-12-24, 08:55 AM

Rainbow

"I don't mean pony blood. I meant the manure water you drank in your air of villai- WAAAAAH!!" Her insult interrupted by a hard toss.

Legs flap as if they were wings but no. Rainbow soars for Sandy. Then unusual air resistance sets in. A look at Sandy's horn reveals of its magic origins.The sniper skids on the ground. "Ow ow ow."

Lochbed

The kelpie gently pet Ember's head. "Ember be new an' naive. please speak tae heem clearly. He be smart an' perceptive but he cannae see vocal charms."

MCerberus

2012-12-24, 10:02 AM

Vampony Ultimate-down

Staccata's dagger seems to hover in the air a bit after being separated from its user before clanging on the ground. The mare herself hits the wall with a thud. She doesn't get back up but close inspection reveals she's still breathing.

Grif

2012-12-24, 10:18 AM

Faeland Lovin'
Vampony Rabble, All the Rabble All the Time

The whispering tickled her ear. It was a long shot plan in that a lot of it required it go down perfectly so that an innocent party didn't die along with McBad Turd over there and that he do exactly as Daniel plans. Let's see what happens!

The red mare wiped away her bloody tears and gave him a soft nod. It was just so hard taking in Zephyr's death, her body tensed, no physical pain matched this.

Honor Guard briefly glanced up as he found himself making his way with a crawl to his mistress, giving his bottom extra help in movement. "Right, just let me conjure up the ability to stand up." He said flatly, almost match his mistress' tone. Around them, vamponies once thought fallen began to stir. With no stakes in some of them, or being still on fire, their bodies began to fight the consciousness and repair their bodies in all its aspects. Kinda like zombies rising from the dead.

Silverpine's shot gun kinda unfortunately didn't do much except for cause a ringing in the near by Gear's ears. Something swanky probably could have had happened if he was closer to Rainbow.

"Scum sucker? Is that what you mortals think of your blood? Fascinating," He chortled. Sandy's beam of light hit Rainbow's neck, the reflecting light did something. Regardless, he wound up releasing and materializing right underneath Rainbow lifting her up and tossing her at Sandy with his head like last's night garbage.

He anticipates an attack from Staccata if she chose to attack, his super reflexes kicking faster than one could blink, a blink and miss it buck it to the neck would in store, the sort that sent one flying into walls.

He mockingly sneered at Sandy. "I'll have that little horn of yours broken again."

Seeing as his little ammo-wasting exercise didn't help, he would spend the time creeping closer to Mister Big Bad. When he rematerialised, Silverpine would try to take aim with his last shot. Swift as Spectre might be, he should be still vulnerable to a surprise attack, given that his attention was on Sandy.

Kelvin360

2012-12-24, 12:34 PM

Fae-Fae Vay-Yay

Rangolan resists the urge to sigh softly. "It makes you un-tired and un-sore and un-injured."

PurityIcekiller

2012-12-24, 05:48 PM

"Tch. Me, a doctor. Imagine. Solid-construct peg-legs is where I draw the line."

"Well, I'm not a doctor myself. More of an... engineer, I'd say."

"I'm gonna go out on a limb and guess that you don't mean 'from your perspective'. In which case yes, it's much stranger than...rocks or whatever. Under the purview of normalcy...not so much. I barely even know what goes in it, but Brains thinks its fine, and she doesn't strike me as the 'serve you up a ham cupcake' type."

Your boss, on the other hoof... Of course, she does share them with her animal-loving apprentice, so they can't be too bad. She's probably not cannibalistic, at any rate.

"Good. It would be... inconvenient to die so shortly after my release."

"...I think you just went from 'I hope she fails' to 'I want to marry this pony' in one sentence and three descriptions. Besides, 'matching wits' with criminals does not a master strategist nor an impressive resume make. Unless by 'criminal' you mean the commoner's definition of 'unpleasant lawyer' or something." That slightly vanilla-ish scent you're smelling? That's irony.

"I was just saying she wouldn't be easy to outsmart, not that she's likeable. She's kind of a jerk, actually. Always cranky. Here, let me show you what she's like."

Night Jewel trotted over to put on a small suit of armour, then said in mock imperiousness, "Cease locomotion! You have transgressed the native legal principles! Deliver a monetary compensation to the judicial personnel or submit to incarceration. You shall be deprived of all illegally acquired possessions."

Once she was done, she laughed for a bit before falling to the ground under the armour's weight.

The kelpie gently pet Ember's head. "Ember be new an' naive. please speak tae heem clearly. He be smart an' perceptive but he cannae see vocal charms."

"Ciona tries, but she is the one who has trouble understanding him. He is a strange mortal. He first says one thing, then another."

Rangolan resists the urge to sigh softly. "It makes you un-tired and un-sore and un-injured."

"Ciona has no objections, as long as it does not keep him from new injuries. That would not be a fair duel at all!"

Benson

2012-12-24, 06:17 PM

Vampony Rabble, All the Rabble All the Time

[How many arrows does he even have left? It feels like he's been at two arrows left all the time even after firing some xD Endless Quiver of Two Arrows, now that could be cool]

Two vamponies get shot in the head and groan, clumsily trying to reach up and rid the offending wood, doesn't seem to be working well. Two others stood up shakily with a wobble. However one of the vamps helping Zippity recover pulled away and went to clobber the enemy vamp in the face. Honor Guard himself finds it hard to stand up when it feels like you're about to fall apart.

Glurk glurk glurk. Cubey seemed to have sloshed two inches.

Gearstride hobbled over to Staccata with a grimace, that buck didn't look good at all. "You...hnngh..." She nudges her a bit, though relieved the mare is still breathing, still, she worried about the injuries the mare may have acquired.

"Fighting fair and square are for the foolish and naive, you don't win battles by fighting fair, you win them by having the advantage over insolent curs such as yourself." He growled and stomped the ground sending a large chunk of stone flying up as he then punched it behind him to send via air mail to the attempted to be sneaky Silverpine.

As for Silverpine, that's probably what Staccata thought with her surprise attack before she was bucked into infinity, uh, the wall. Spectre's own shadow from underneath sprouted larger and would creep towards, along the ground to Silverpine's own shadow to commit unpleasant shenanigans while Silverpine was perhaps distracted by the block of stone sent flying his way.

Spectre didn't move from his spot and seemed to be smirking at Sandy, challenging him to make a move, his own horn a glow in its grey wash. "Come now, see if your fair fighting will help you, you little sh%$."

Miss M's actions on whatever she was doing would pop up next post for those wondering what this broad is up to while everyone else is risking their lives in whatever it is they're doing.
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Faelands

"And what will it be that causes me to be so? A glamour?" Those things he felt iffy about ever since that glamour Lochbed placed on him that didn't let him realize just how tired he was until it went away and he fell into unconsciousness from ouching exhaustion.

Kelvin360

2012-12-24, 10:00 PM

"Good. It would be... inconvenient to die so shortly after my release."

"Oh hey yeah, thanks for reminding me. Welcome back to the wonderful world of mortality. It's really quite morbid. Enjoy your stay."

"I was just saying she wouldn't be easy to outsmart, not that she's likeable. She's kind of a jerk, actually. Always cranky. Here, let me show you what she's like."

Night Jewel trotted over to put on a small suit of armour, then said in mock imperiousness, "Cease locomotion! You have transgressed the native legal principles! Deliver a monetary compensation to the judicial personnel or submit to incarceration. You shall be deprived of all illegally acquired possessions."

Once she was done, she laughed for a bit before falling to the ground under the armour's weight.

"See, nah. It's 'Cea- Return to my physical vicinity immediately!' 'Cuz if you're standing around after that first syllable, you've kinda forfeited the right of escape."

"Ciona has no objections, as long as it does not keep him from new injuries. That would not be a fair duel at all!"

"Certainly not, that's another thing entirely."

Vampony Rabble, All the Rabble All the Time

[How many arrows does he even have left? It feels like he's been at two arrows left all the time even after firing some xD Endless Quiver of Two Arrows, now that could be cool]

(He used two on two downed vampires, then ripped them out when he was gonna try and shoot Spectre, then sheathed them and ran back, and now he's shot them again. So he just has one now.)

Two vamponies get shot in the head and groan, clumsily trying to reach up and rid the offending wood, doesn't seem to be working well. Two others stood up shakily with a wobble. However one of the vamps helping Zippity recover pulled away and went to clobber the enemy vamp in the face. Honor Guard himself finds it hard to stand up when it feels like you're about to fall apart.

Glurk glurk glurk. Cubey seemed to have sloshed two inches.

Gearstride hobbled over to Staccata with a grimace, that buck didn't look good at all. "You...hnngh..." She nudges her a bit, though relieved the mare is still breathing, still, she worried about the injuries the mare may have acquired.

"Fighting fair and square are for the foolish and naive, you don't win battles by fighting fair, you win them by having the advantage over insolent curs such as yourself." He growled and stomped the ground sending a large chunk of stone flying up as he then punched it behind him to send via air mail to the attempted to be sneaky Silverpine.

As for Silverpine, that's probably what Staccata thought with her surprise attack before she was bucked into infinity, uh, the wall. Spectre's own shadow from underneath sprouted larger and would creep towards, along the ground to Silverpine's own shadow to commit unpleasant shenanigans while Silverpine was perhaps distracted by the block of stone sent flying his way.

Spectre didn't move from his spot and seemed to be smirking at Sandy, challenging him to make a move, his own horn a glow in its grey wash. "Come now, see if your fair fighting will help you, you little sh%$."

Miss M's actions on whatever she was doing would pop up next post for those wondering what this broad is up to while everyone else is risking their lives in whatever it is they're doing.

"Call me a stickler for chivlary, then." Daniel warns, drawing the bowstring back, arrow alongside. Then he fires straight at Spectre.

Naturally, he didn't loose an arrow. What he DID do was attempt to trigger an evasion reflex or even a grab, and then an immediate 'What duh foo-"

Faelands

"And what will it be that causes me to be so? A glamour?" Those things he felt iffy about ever since that glamour Lochbed placed on him that didn't let him realize just how tired he was until it went away and he fell into unconsciousness from ouching exhaustion.

"Tch. Those are so unreliable on mortals. The beneficial ones require willpower on both sides. Can you imagine? A strong-willed mortal? Laughable.

No. This one forcibly bends your body to your own will, and then taps your brainpower to force a...recuperation. It's essentially me getting inside the head that's getting inside your head telling your body to shut up and listen."

TheAmishPirate

2012-12-24, 10:07 PM

[Vampony Final Showdown - Teaching an Old Vampony a New Trick]

Sandy smirked back, his steel glinting in his light's glow. "It'd be my pleasure, monster."

Sandy's weapons started whirling, twirling around him, tracing intricate patterns in the air without the slightest trace of strain on his face. Every moment he shifted the pattern, changed the beat, did all he could to make the movements unpredictable. To further add confusion, he started running and zig-zagging towards Spectre. As he did, he hopped, jumped, cartwheeled, moving like mad to avoid any shadowy magics. And his weapons didn't move with him; sometimes they were ahead, sometimes they were behind, sometimes they were half-and-half. He made sure to angle his approach so that Silverpine's potential shotgun blast wouldn't hit him instead. Teamwork!

Once he got within range, one knife struck forward, a stake thrust down, and his makeshift stake came in from the side. But he still had one final trick up his sleeve. As the stake made of food skewers and sand approached, it was engulfed in a quick flash of magic, and the sand-rock glue dissolved. Instead of a stab, Spectre would get a wide flurry of mini-stakes hurtling towards his flank.

Even in their hour of desperation, Sandy knew his stamina and magic couldn't keep up this style of fighting forever. He might only have one "free" shot at the vampony; Sandy intended to make it count.

[tldr: Sandy does his hippy-hoppy acrobatic-dodgy stuff to close the gap. Once he does, he throws two attacks, and then turns one of his food-skewer-stakes into a wooden shotgun blast. His other three weapons stay back for defense.]

(OOC: I know the flowery language makes it seem like a lot, but it's essentially just a fancy move-and-strike.)

Mindfreak

2012-12-24, 11:00 PM

Gak
Gak shook her head.
"If the guard doesn't wish to join us, he's free to go. I'm faily certain I know the building layout."

Grif

2012-12-24, 11:00 PM

Vampony Rabble, All the Rabble All the Time

[How many arrows does he even have left? It feels like he's been at two arrows left all the time even after firing some xD Endless Quiver of Two Arrows, now that could be cool]

Two vamponies get shot in the head and groan, clumsily trying to reach up and rid the offending wood, doesn't seem to be working well. Two others stood up shakily with a wobble. However one of the vamps helping Zippity recover pulled away and went to clobber the enemy vamp in the face. Honor Guard himself finds it hard to stand up when it feels like you're about to fall apart.

Glurk glurk glurk. Cubey seemed to have sloshed two inches.

Gearstride hobbled over to Staccata with a grimace, that buck didn't look good at all. "You...hnngh..." She nudges her a bit, though relieved the mare is still breathing, still, she worried about the injuries the mare may have acquired.

"Fighting fair and square are for the foolish and naive, you don't win battles by fighting fair, you win them by having the advantage over insolent curs such as yourself." He growled and stomped the ground sending a large chunk of stone flying up as he then punched it behind him to send via air mail to the attempted to be sneaky Silverpine.

As for Silverpine, that's probably what Staccata thought with her surprise attack before she was bucked into infinity, uh, the wall. Spectre's own shadow from underneath sprouted larger and would creep towards, along the ground to Silverpine's own shadow to commit unpleasant shenanigans while Silverpine was perhaps distracted by the block of stone sent flying his way.

Spectre didn't move from his spot and seemed to be smirking at Sandy, challenging him to make a move, his own horn a glow in its grey wash. "Come now, see if your fair fighting will help you, you little sh%$."

Miss M's actions on whatever she was doing would pop up next post for those wondering what this broad is up to while everyone else is risking their lives in whatever it is they're doing.

Silverpine's eyes widened as Spectre apparently managed to hear/see him and punch a rock his way. He promptly dove to one side, wincing as he hit the ground hard. Well, that was still preferable to being squashed flat by a rock. That and he would be too busy dodging to notice any shadow shenanigans.

MCerberus

2012-12-24, 11:45 PM

Vampony Final-down

There is no response from Staccata, verbally or even involuntary muscle movement.

PurityIcekiller

2012-12-25, 12:21 AM

"Oh hey yeah, thanks for reminding me. Welcome back to the wonderful world of mortality. It's really quite morbid. Enjoy your stay."

"To some extent, I have already passed. I have lost much of myself, and I have been forgotten by the world. But whatever the case, my finite time is better than eternal monotony."

"See, nah. It's 'Cea- Return to my physical vicinity immediately!' 'Cuz if you're standing around after that first syllable, you've kinda forfeited the right of escape."

I did try to catch her monologuing once, but she was alert enough to fly after me while continuing her speech.

"Heh. Once again, I think you really ought to meet her. I'm sure you'd get along amusingly..." Night Jewel strained a bit. "Could you help me get this off? It's kind of heavy."

"Certainly not, that's another thing entirely."

"Tch. Those are so unreliable on mortals. The beneficial ones require willpower on both sides. Can you imagine? A strong-willed mortal? Laughable.

No. This one forcibly bends your body to your own will, and then taps your brainpower to force a...recuperation. It's essentially me getting inside the head that's getting inside your head telling your body to shut up and listen."

"Is Ciona imagining things, or did Rangolan sound different for a moment there? ...Ah, it is no matter. She will be perfectly fine with that.

"She doesn't quite agree with the strong-willed mortal part. Her Precious has shown quite some mental fortitude. Still, Ember is likely a lesser mortal, and harder to work with."

Kelvin360

2012-12-25, 02:39 AM

"To some extent, I have already passed. I have lost much of myself, and I have been forgotten by the world. But whatever the case, my finite time is better than eternal monotony."

"Oh hey, did you figure out stuff like the meaning of life? Seems like you had a looooot of time to think."

"Heh. Once again, I think you really ought to meet her. I'm sure you'd get along amusingly..." Night Jewel strained a bit. "Could you help me get this off? It's kind of heavy."

Stellar sighs softly and moves to assist with the undonning...manually. With surprising efficacy given that she really shouldn't have any experience with using just her hooves for things like this. "After I give her the biology talk, sure. You know, establish ground rules." She glances at Flare. "You might want to memorize one of your own. Best way ever to ward off confrontation if you even remotely suspect something's gonna go down."

"Is Ciona imagining things, or did Rangolan sound different for a moment there? ...Ah, it is no matter. She will be perfectly fine with that.

"She doesn't quite agree with the strong-willed mortal part. Her Precious has shown quite some mental fortitude. Still, Ember is likely a lesser mortal, and harder to work with."

(Yes she is imagining things! It's a hallucination! It's total recall! >_>)

"Perhaps I should be more clear. Strong-willed in comparison."

Orzel

2012-12-25, 08:18 AM

Rainbow

The mare slowly gets up. She has no bolts left but there is a Flu Flu laying on the floor nearby. She inches to it and reloads.

Lochbed

Oh that kind of glamour. She already used the "feel no pain, force body to work" enchantment on him. "Oh. Ah used that one on Ember afore. He had a po' reaction t' it." She said with worried eyes. "Just donnae make it a long duel."

Benson

2012-12-25, 12:03 PM

Bad Touch Bad Touch! what we gonna do? We got a vampy on our tail.....~

Smirkage descended upon Spectre's mug as he waited for Sandy to launch his attack. And just while Sandy's and Daniel's attack struck he disappeared, his shadow having had reached Silverpine's shadow and took refuge in the earth pony stallion behind him. If Sandy's strikes hit Silverpine by chance, ah well.

Silverpine himself would feel himself that familiar cold bad touch creep all over his body.
--

"Damnit..." Gear cursed, wishing she had smelling salts. She then checked Staccata's body for broken bones.
---

Miss M, was somewhere, looking for something she could use as a torch, looking for one of those torches once used by Gear and Silverpine, she had herself an idea and just needed time.
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Faelands

"Oh...that glamour...uh uhm....no thank you..." He gulped with a shake of his head. He glanced away with a hoof pawing the ground. He'd likely be sweat dropping.

TheAmishPirate

2012-12-25, 12:11 PM

[Vampony Rabble Rabble]

Sandy struggled to get his weapons back under his control, casting a wide field of TK over the stakes. Though it put a great strain on his magic, he managed to keep them from giving Silverpine a few new scars. Unfortunately, he was forced him to sheath his knives, leaving him with three stakes a small cloud of mini-stakes. "Coward! Y'can't even face me properly!" the unicorn shouted, casting another beam of light over his friend to try and force Spectre to re-materialize. Weapons were, as usual, at the ready.

MCerberus

2012-12-25, 01:15 PM

Vampony Final-down

Well Staccata's legs weren't bent in weird directions. Her skull also doesn't look like it cracked, so that's something. It seems the torso took most of the hit, but, considering it's already happened before today, it might not be a good idea to get the rogue up to fight if it's possible.

In hindsight, it would have been wise to bring some healing potions from the hotel room.

Grif

2012-12-25, 01:45 PM

Bad Touch Bad Touch! what we gonna do? We got a vampy on our tail.....~

Smirkage descended upon Spectre's mug as he waited for Sandy to launch his attack. And just while Sandy's and Daniel's attack struck he disappeared, his shadow having had reached Silverpine's shadow and took refuge in the earth pony stallion behind him. If Sandy's strikes hit Silverpine by chance, ah well.

Silverpine himself would feel himself that familiar cold bad touch creep all over his body.
--

"Damnit..." Gear cursed, wishing she had smelling salts. She then checked Staccata's body for broken bones.
---

Miss M, was somewhere, looking for something she could use as a torch, looking for one of those torches once used by Gear and Silverpine, she had herself an idea and just needed time.

"Ggh... you're one slimy pest, you know that?" Silverpine said, trying to sound defiant, even as the creeping cold clung to his body like an icy fist. He staggered towards Sandy, hopefully making it easier for Sandy to drive Spectre out.

Kelvin360

2012-12-25, 09:47 PM

Rangolan

"Shiny light tricks are a glamour." He frowns deeply, speaking in a slightly annoyed tone. "Psychological healing enchantments are a work of art."

---

Daniel

(There's a torch where Daniel just indicated. It's like, right in front of the cube. Where the crossbow trap was.)

Daniel kneels down, putting away his bow and arrow and taking out some choice ingredients from his pack. Namely, a bag of supplies, some planks of wood, and a knife. Then he begins what looks like whittling the wood and attaching feathers to one end.

Evidently, he wasn't lying about being able to make his own arrows.

Orzel

2012-12-25, 10:41 PM

Rainbow

The sniper first points at the moving shadow. She then lets her eyes line around the battlefield along the shadows. attempting to pinpoint the next best place for this vampony to jump. The direction of her aim would now look funny.

Lochbed and Layla

"Ah donnae. Ember donnae react well tae mind manipulation." A hoof tickled the noblecolt's underchin. "Perhaps we fae could hold off on da duel until he be well by nature. A druid could be call while we fae be in coort."

Layla shrugged. "Well, Spirit Reaper is waiting for you, Lochbed."

Luka

2012-12-26, 07:40 AM

Aero
The hugs continue!

Aisis would still remain there sobbing, at least not crying already, but seems to not be exactly going to move from there unless unless Aero interrupts, hug's pretty much protection :smallbiggrin:

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Clinic

"Alright then...I should probably head out for now...find someone who could help with what you've got...somepony who specializes in that sort of stuff." Of course he didn't really know anyone with that knowledge, but heeey.

Violet wouldn't know either, though she still would kinda remember that some dark....Thing DID help her, but what if that would be a problem to find around in town?

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Random Alley

That's enough to make a griffon mad, being outnumbered. He keeps his head level and tries to think of a way to use something to his advantage. The thing tackling him may do. In a melee the whatevers would be tangled and need retracting, and the attacker can be used as a shield.

Instead of trying to charge forward, the griffon tries to turn on what tackled him.

It would help him to reach the one in front that seems like it has a damaged horn, but then the grapples/ropes behind him would start to pull and slow him down, also the tackler's trying to take him directly down, because there's a spear.

Benson

2012-12-26, 02:21 PM

Vampony Derp

Where there be light there be shadows always. Except in creepy white spaces that look like they go on forever in haunted houses built by a group of foals. What?

There was a grunt as then again he rematerialized underneath a pony who he casually threw at Sandy's way with so much as without a sweat. Afterwards he would disappear in the outer reaches of the shadows disappearing into them, readying a game plan rather than goof around.

"You...you!" Gearstride shook the mare by the small shoulder possessed by dem ponies. "Stand up..! Stand up, please get yer flank up."

[Sorry Benson...forgets things...more often then they should....thankfully though Amish is there with their freaky memory :P]

The red mare picked up the torch being careful not to burn herself. She felt uncomfortable with the heat hitting her face.
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Faelands

"They're the same to me," Ember said to Rangolan and then began to giggle and squirm as Lochbed tickled his underchin. "Y-yea...ha-haha....h-hold it o-off...t-til later."
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Clinic

"Alright, well...I'm gonna head out...you rest up...heal as best as you can," He wagged a hoof and 'ordered'. He flashed her a smile and left.

TheAmishPirate

2012-12-26, 02:48 PM

[Vampony Final Rabble]

Sandy ducked and rolled, the unconscious vampony missing him by a hair's breadth. By the time he was back on his hooves, Spectre had vanished once more. "Yellow-bellied snake!" he shouted into the darkness, more frustrated than angry. If he could just get a few moments of fair, non-porting combat with this monster, then surely he could get a measly bit of wood in him. But nooooooo, he had to keep fighting like a coward, putting them on the defensive. Villains; what could you do?

Sandy pumped magic into his light spell, illuminating the area immediately around himself and hopefully keeping Spectre from hopping out of his own shadow. "Everypony! Mind your shadows an' get into th' light if y'can!" He kept his weapons and food skewers hovering around the edges of the light, hopefully giving his crewmates and friends some added cover. Keeping hold of so many objects and spells was draining, but he wasn't going to let Spectre get his hooves on any of them.

Kelvin360

2012-12-26, 03:10 PM

Rangolan

The flutter pony simply inclines his head somewhat (thinking something totally mortalist as always). "As you wish..."

--

Daniel

Brows lowered and face scrunched in concentration, Daniel continues his work, glancing around at any hostiles nearby occasionally, putting every complete arrow into his sack. In the meantime, he's desperately trying to retain a savvy coup-de-grace invulnerability: Don't think 'he can't stop me now', don't think 'he can't stop me now'...

--

Outside The Clinic

Upon stepping outside into the (Afternoon? Evening? What time is it, anyway?) X of Bridle Shores, assuming Idle Chat passes a few local gossips, he might surmise that some creepy dark-plated fellow took a rest in the Civic Center earlier. And did you see what Daisy Bell was wearing? Scandalous!

MCerberus

2012-12-26, 04:33 PM

Vampony Final-down

"Ugh..." the mare responds after so much effort is put into waking her up. Everything's kind of blurry and confusing for a moment. Also the whole world sort of hurts.

"The buck is..."

Random Alley

Well the plan is to get the second attacker tangled in this mess. Then they'd have to get rid of the tangle to get at him. The griffin fights against the trap to twist the upper attacker into the danger.

PurityIcekiller

2012-12-26, 05:13 PM

"Oh hey, did you figure out stuff like the meaning of life? Seems like you had a looooot of time to think."

"Not as far as I can recall. I may have had many insights, but they are lost in a sea of nearly-identical memories. When you are as old as I am - although I doubt you shall ever be - it can be hard to remember things."

Stellar sighs softly and moves to assist with the undonning...manually. With surprising efficacy given that she really shouldn't have any experience with using just her hooves for things like this. "After I give her the biology talk, sure. You know, establish ground rules." She glances at Flare. "You might want to memorize one of your own. Best way ever to ward off confrontation if you even remotely suspect something's gonna go down."

"Thanks." Night Jewel got to her feet and shook her legs out.

"And what exactly do you mean by 'ground rules'? I mean, the ground does rule, but you're probably not referring to that."

[A Nice Fairy In Spring]

"All right, then! Ciona will be right back."

Ciona vanished into a dark vortex, then emerged holding a pair of swords. "Does Ember like them? He gets one and Blackstreak gets the other, and they'll see who's better!"

Kelvin360

2012-12-26, 06:01 PM

"Not as far as I can recall. I may have had many insights, but they are lost in a sea of nearly-identical memories. When you are as old as I am - although I doubt you shall ever be - it can be hard to remember things."

"Well even if you just spend the whole time counting, that's roughly getting to fifty billion the hard way. Maybe they'd pay you for breaking a world record. Or something."

"Thanks." Night Jewel got to her feet and shook her legs out.

"And what exactly do you mean by 'ground rules'? I mean, the ground does rule, but you're probably not referring to that."

"No, ground rules are more like terms of interaction. Like, 'don't throw pies at me'. Most of them are straightforward and covered under social mores, but sometimes you need to say straight-up not to buck around.

A quick reminder that the individual in question is standing on your ground helps, too."

[A Nice Fairy In Spring]

"All right, then! Ciona will be right back."

Ciona vanished into a dark vortex, then emerged holding a pair of swords. "Does Ember like them? He gets one and Blackstreak gets the other, and they'll see who's better!"

"And Verdant Charm gets to wield the hyena." Rangolan remarks without a trace of fascetiousness.

PurityIcekiller

2012-12-26, 07:01 PM

"Well even if you just spend the whole time counting, that's roughly getting to fifty billion the hard way. Maybe they'd pay you for breaking a world record. Or something."

Night Jewel laughed. "You know, Stellar, you're the kind of pony I'd like to share immortality with. You'd definitely find creative things to do with it."

"No, ground rules are more like terms of interaction. Like, 'don't throw pies at me'. Most of them are straightforward and covered under social mores, but sometimes you need to say straight-up not to buck around.

A quick reminder that the individual in question is standing on your ground helps, too."

"Or hovering a short distance above your ground, as the case might be."

"I see. I do not need any beyond the standard ones. Still, is 'don't attack me with knifes for no reason' among those?"

Orzel

2012-12-26, 07:16 PM

Rainbow

The sniper inches toward the light of her coltfriend. It was repulsive as her training reminds her to avoid the light. It is a very slow gait as one hoof is injured and she doesn't wish to drop the armed crossbow."Just come out so I can shoot you. It'll be painless as I do have extra shot to torture you."

Lochbed

The kelpie looked puzzled. "Wat? There still gonnae be a duel?"

"Ooooh! A duel. I'd love to watch a duel" said another voice from another area.

Squish. Squish Squish. Out of nowhere, a head-sized object rolled from the hallway. It was squooshy and scrunchy as it bounced. The entire thing was the consistent of a rotten melon and it looked. Wild hair and sharp teeth peeked into view as it spun on the ground. "Och, dochter ay mine, when did ye gie here? Be thes yer mate... displayin' his prowess in front ay th' faither?"

Lochbed smiled with extreme glee and galloped up to the disembodied head with haste. She hugged it. And nuzzled it. "Daddy! I missed you!"

The head grumbled. "No. No. No. Lochbed. Ye kno' da rules. All fae unda mah lineage mus' keep accent dis decade while in da Faelonds."

Grif

2012-12-26, 11:07 PM

Vampony Derp
Where there be light there be shadows always. Except in creepy white spaces that look like they go on forever in haunted houses built by a group of foals. What?

There was a grunt as then again he rematerialized underneath a pony who he casually threw at Sandy's way with so much as without a sweat. Afterwards he would disappear in the outer reaches of the shadows disappearing into them, readying a game plan rather than goof around.

"You...you!" Gearstride shook the mare by the small shoulder possessed by dem ponies. "Stand up..! Stand up, please get yer flank up."

[Sorry Benson...forgets things...more often then they should....thankfully though Amish is there with their freaky memory :P]

The red mare picked up the torch being careful not to burn herself. She felt uncomfortable with the heat hitting her face.

Silverpine gasped, relieved that Sandy somehow managed to drive him off. He continued to limp towards Sandy, his eyes scanning around for signs of Spectre. "We won't be able to keep this up for long..." he commented darkly.

Lemongrass
The guard held up his hooves. "Hey now. I don't wish to leave two ladies here unattended. Though shadow lady there probably would just smack down anypony who even looks at her funny." He cringed. "Just... manners and all, y'know?"

Kelvin360

2012-12-26, 11:59 PM

Night Jewel laughed. "You know, Stellar, you're the kind of pony I'd like to share immortality with. You'd definitely find creative things to do with it."

"I don't want to be immortal in the first place. Gotta keep a decent time limit between 'not enough time' and 'far too much time to not be bored'. 'Sides, it'd make danger intolerably dull." She pauses.

"I get where you're going with it, though. Thanks, I guess."

"Or hovering a short distance above your ground, as the case might be."

"I see. I do not need any beyond the standard ones. Still, is 'don't attack me with knifes for no reason' among those?"

"I think so. Unless you're on Silver Peak. Then all bets are off."

Lochbed

The kelpie looked puzzled. "Wat? There still gonnae be a duel?"

"Ooooh! A duel. I'd love to watch a duel" said another voice from another area.

Squish. Squish Squish. Out of nowhere, a head-sized object rolled from the hallway. It was squooshy and scrunchy as it bounced. The entire thing was the consistent of a rotten melon and it looked. Wild hair and sharp teeth peeked into view as it spun on the ground. "Och, dochter ay mine, when did ye gie here? Be thes yer mate... displayin' his prowess in front ay th' faither?"

Lochbed smiled with extreme glee and galloped up to the disembodied head with haste. She hugged it. And nuzzled it. "Daddy! I missed you!"

The head grumbled. "No. No. No. Lochbed. Ye kno' da rules. All fae unda mah lineage mus' keep accent dis decade while in da Faelonds."

Rangolan dips his head to the elder immortal respectfully, though seems slightly displeased at the reminder that his charm aspect seems to be a rarity.

Lemongrass
The guard held up his hooves. "Hey now. I don't wish to leave two ladies here unattended. Though shadow lady there probably would just smack down anypony who even looks at her funny." He cringed. "Just... manners and all, y'know?"

"I...oh." Her head leans back a bit. "That's what you think of....oh." She turns away from him and closes her eyes before they can get much more moist than they already are.

"I'm sorry." She whispers softly. (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/YouMonster)

Mindfreak

2012-12-27, 07:54 AM

Gak
Gak keeps quiet.
This was not her conversation to have.

---

Aero
Woah! How surprising!
He's still hugging her :smalltongue:

Grif

2012-12-27, 10:16 AM

"I...oh." Her head leans back a bit. "That's what you think of....oh." She turns away from him and closes her eyes before they can get much more moist than they already are.

"I'm sorry." She whispers softly. (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/YouMonster)

Lemongrass quickly held up his hooves, looking guilty. "No, no, no! I didn't mean it that way... I mean, um... you're pretty cool and all... and uh..." His shoulders slumped. "Dangit, why do I always have to ruin things with my lousy mouth..."

Benson

2012-12-27, 12:42 PM

Vampony Rabble

Gearstride followed up with a nudge against Staccata. "How are you? I mean...I know not good, but I mean, I want to get the assessment from your mouth."
-

Silverpine and Rainbow might find themselves with a look of horror or something similar or something as it would seem that Spectre just appeared from nowhere from behind Sandy as his hind legs quickly reared and aimed to buck the unicorn with a mighty making one smash into a pillar kick. A grin on his face.

Surprise!....?
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Faelands

Ember's eyes went briefly wide when Ciona appeared with the swords. "Wha? I thought that was going to be..postponed...gyah.." He wondered if that fae had issues with listening to stuff she didn't prefer.

And then Lochbed's bodyless father came in, in all his headful glory. Hus eyes darted around as nervousness kicked in. Well more so than usual.

He quickly bowed but made the action too fast and smacked his face on the ground. "Ow."

Outside the Clinic

Daisy Bell? The scandal! Anyways, if he did catch those rumors about a creepy dark plated fellow resting in the clinic, he would try to talk to the gossip spewing pony about it.

Kelvin360

2012-12-27, 01:27 PM

Lemongrass quickly held up his hooves, looking guilty. "No, no, no! I didn't mean it that way... I mean, um... you're pretty cool and all... and uh..." His shoulders slumped. "Dangit, why do I always have to ruin things with my lousy mouth..."

"Don't worry. I understand. Sorry, I...we should go. Inside, I mean." She looks over at the front door, then to Gak.

Vampony Rabble

Gearstride followed up with a nudge against Staccata. "How are you? I mean...I know not good, but I mean, I want to get the assessment from your mouth."
-

Silverpine and Rainbow might find themselves with a look of horror or something similar or something as it would seem that Spectre just appeared from nowhere from behind Sandy as his hind legs quickly reared and aimed to buck the unicorn with a mighty making one smash into a pillar kick. A grin on his face.

Surprise!....?

'Surprise' is right. Rules to live by. Daniel thinks to himself casually, wincing as he draws back the string. Don't let the guy who's better with a bow than Luna is with the moon just sit there making arrows.

Oh by the way, Spectre, you've got an arrow coming at your face, torso, and back hooves each at 200+ miles per hour.

[Normal Arrows Left: 1]

Outside the Clinic

Daisy Bell? The scandal! Anyways, if he did catch those rumors about a creepy dark plated fellow resting in the clinic, he would try to talk to the gossip spewing pony about it.

"Great load of trouble, that one." Olive Branch says solemnly, shaking her head.

"Only came in a day or two ago, I heard, dont'cha know." Crass Doldrum replies. "He don't seem that bad a fella, just keeps to hisself most days."

"I heard he's been takin' to fillies."

"Dont'cha worry nor speak nothin' like that, now! ..'Sides, that one was foreign, wunshee?" Crass shrugs.

"Probably lookin' for recruits. Heard he was one of them...eh...what'cha call 'em...pail of tins."

"My cousin's friend's aunt's uncle's father's grandson's friend's aquaintance was in the clinic other day when he was there, dont'cha know. Had some others with him, including, get this - A Lightbringer whatever ya call em, sun-worshippers." Crass nods sagely.

"No!" Olive gasps, looking agog at this.

"Started an argument, they did, 'bout helpin' out of all things. But I tell ya, nothin' good even came from associating with them Iron Hoof folks, shiny magics or no."

TheAmishPirate

2012-12-27, 01:38 PM

[Vampony Final Showdown]

"We don't 'ave to," Sandy confidently replied. "All we gotta do is give him a splinter, an' it's ov-"

Really, he should've known better than to tempt fate like that.

Twin sledgehammer blows hit home, shattering armor and sending the little stallion flying across the room. He probably would've had record-breaking airtime, were it not for the timely intervention of a solid stone pillar. The rock cracked under the force of his impact, and he fell to the ground in a broken heap. His horn crackled, sparked, before finally going out, flickering torches and the remnants of the cube bonfire now the only soruces of light. The circle of food skewers and his three aloft stakes clattered to the ground around Silverpine and Rainbow. The present vamponies would get a nice, telling whiff of his stank blood.

Though they might not be able to see him anymore, the others would hear a faint groaning from the base of the pillar, and a scuffing of hooves against the floor as Sandy fought to recover in spite of the intense pain now wracking his body.

Grif

2012-12-27, 02:28 PM

PurityIcekiller

2012-12-27, 04:08 PM

"I don't want to be immortal in the first place. Gotta keep a decent time limit between 'not enough time' and 'far too much time to not be bored'. 'Sides, it'd make danger intolerably dull." She pauses.

"I get where you're going with it, though. Thanks, I guess."

"I do imagine there'd be a lot of boredom, but it really depends on how you use the time. There's always new things to see somewhere, and new things to do." Night Jewel stepped up to Stellar and patted her on the back. "You're a smart filly. You'd find ways to keep yourself entertained."

The kelpie looked puzzled. "Wat? There still gonnae be a duel?"

"Ooooh! A duel. I'd love to watch a duel" said another voice from another area.

Squish. Squish Squish. Out of nowhere, a head-sized object rolled from the hallway. It was squooshy and scrunchy as it bounced. The entire thing was the consistent of a rotten melon and it looked. Wild hair and sharp teeth peeked into view as it spun on the ground. "Och, dochter ay mine, when did ye gie here? Be thes yer mate... displayin' his prowess in front ay th' faither?"

Lochbed smiled with extreme glee and galloped up to the disembodied head with haste. She hugged it. And nuzzled it. "Daddy! I missed you!"

The head grumbled. "No. No. No. Lochbed. Ye kno' da rules. All fae unda mah lineage mus' keep accent dis decade while in da Faelonds."

"Interesting. Like how Ciona does not use first- or second-person pronouns to show her fairness." Ciona bowed to this new fey. "She is pleased to meet him."

Precious nodded. "I myself mostly use zees accent because ze fey talk een so many deeferent ways, and I weesh to feet een. Anyway, eet ees an honour to meet you."

Ember's eyes went briefly wide when Ciona appeared with the swords. "Wha? I thought that was going to be..postponed...gyah.." He wondered if that fae had issues with listening to stuff she didn't prefer.

And then Lochbed's bodyless father came in, in all his headful glory. Hus eyes darted around as nervousness kicked in. Well more so than usual.

He quickly bowed but made the action too fast and smacked his face on the ground. "Ow."

Ciona growled a bit, and her wings became more draconic. "Ciona, however, is most certainly not pleased with the fickleness of this morsel. Even Carolyn didn't change her mind like that! He will be noted as troublesome, untrustworthy..." Her expression briefly brightened when Ember fell. "...and clumsy."

"Mostly clumsy."

MCerberus

2012-12-27, 04:54 PM

Vampony Final-down

In the crazy disorienting rush of being shaken awake from being bucked into a wall, Staccata doesn't really register the captain's plea. The first thing to do in this kind of thing is to get to your hoofs and be prepared to run in case the situation is still bad. The mare awkwardly tries to get up, giving Gearstride her response in the process. "Ow..."

Orzel

2012-12-27, 07:17 PM

Vamp Fight

Surprised. Rainbow is stricken with raw shock as she is watched Sandy flung into a stone pillar. Her jaw drops and pupils shrink to dots. Her curls straightne and drop the empty syringes within.

Surprise was then replaced with rage. Her temper is sparked and flaring an aura of anger which blew her mane back with hot wind. The multicolors whip up and down as the mare dashes at the vampony brandishing a whiskey bottle in mouth. No leg pain shall hinder her. "Mat'sh. mit! I'm gonna slay yourm mass."

Faeland

"Faither, whaur be yer body?" asked the kelpie. Her attention was not on her injured coltfriend. The bodiless head rasped all her gaze.

The toothy black pony head grinned a wicked smile. "Bein' dressed. Layla, goang surprise th' dressers. Mak sur' dey be lovely tae look at."

Layla bowed to the head, then to each other fey in order of rank. Then she bowed to each mortal in reverse order. Each bow was an elaborate curtsey with a hoof flair and silence. And quietly the Saddle Arabian departed.

"Take me tae ye pactmate commands Lord Reaper." ordered the head. Lochbed dropped Lord Reaper and then lifted him by the long manestrands. He swung side to side like a clock pendulum as he was brought to Ember. "Ah pray fur yer sake 'at ye are mair faithful than graceful. Break th' pact wi' mah dochter an' Ah will skin ye wi' a dull blade an' wear ye as a sprin' jackit." Reaper said in a low threatening tone. The head then pivoted to the side and smiled happily. "Ye hungry'? Ah coulds go fur some biscuits."

Benson

2012-12-28, 04:20 AM

Gossip Hens

"Iron Hoof?..Lightbringer? What are Lightbringers?" Idle Chat furrowed his brow with a coltish confused pout. He knew of what Iron Hoof was and all, that dastardly Celestia, how she was the sibling to his fair Princess Luna, he didn't know.
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A very long time ago...

Twas a full moon this night in ancient times, clouds decorating the purple hued sky that took hold of Equestria at night. Somewhere, south close to the borders of the Badlands, a small hamlet that would not find itself on any future maps stood there. But this is not about that hamlet nor its residents, no, instead, we'll find ourselves on a hill northwest of the hamlet where fifteen stallions and mares stood in a row, among them a familiar face stood at attention like a soldier.

"Welcome to the first day of your new lives, you may call me Master. Now that ya'll have recovered and regained your bearings and motor functions after your Turning, we can and will begin your training." A blonde mustached unicorn stallion dressed in Romane styled armor spoke to this herd of fresh from the grave recruits. He did not shout nor need to, to command their attention with shouting. No, he spoke in a calm, smooth manner and the recruits couldn't help but listen and obey.

"We will begin with a simple exercise, one to push your threshold for pain and tolerance, which in turn, will help me decide if you're worthy to continue this...program." He clopped a hoof on the ground as two mortal earth ponies in chains dragged a large crate. He levitated out a stake, opening the lid and showed it to his recruits.

"Such a small simple weapon, the bane to all vamponies, granted to us by that damned sun Princess, may she rot in the Underworld. One rightfully aimed shot in the chest and you're gone." For emphasis he turned the stake and flung it at one of his servants in the chest having it pierce through. Not being a vampony, the servant fell writhing on the ground and yelled out in pain as blood pooled around him. The other servant could only look on in silent horror and a gulp as the staked servant died.

"Of course you won't die like that, no, its messier. Any whom, where was I, oh right, and just one piercing wooden stake in you will fill you with poison, hurting like the flames of pony hell, putting a stop to your regenerating abilities," The mustached stallion said without so much as a beat in regards to the dead pony. "With that said, you are to drive twenty stakes, into your own self, that is an order. This exercise will be practiced each night until only the strong remain. Those who fail to complete so shall find this new life taken away from them." He then levitated the box and spilled it over. "Begin. I myself, will go have me lunch." He glanced off to the side.

One such fresh recruit with a dark grey mane and off white fur stared at the stakes with uncertainty. He and the fourteen others then stepped forward and grabbed themselves stakes. He levitated one with his horn and closed his eyes as he then thrust it into him. He jolted as his body felt pain like none he felt before. He bit down on his lip and lifted another one and thrust it into himself again. It seared as more poison ran through him, his breathing wavered, but, he levitated another one and repeated.

Vampony Rabble

Spectre took a moment to laugh a deep low borderline maniacal laugh. "Hahah...you damned little crap...and that's just the tip--"

Whiffp whifft whifft!

Bang!

And Rainbow.

"Aaaarrgh...gyah...fu.." The vampony groaned and then snarled as he was struck with three arrows and shot in the face, and then probably hit by Rainbow. His face was embedded with an arrow, one hoof hit, and his torso, well, not so much, he was wearing his heavy jacket, which underneath held a layer of boiled leather, he was genre savvy just a bit to know to keep his chest protected.

He winced but held strong as he shook his head from the pain that would still be there. He could feel his body getting wracked with wooden poison, his face bleeding. He roared out in anger, his roar that echoed in the chamber making it rumble, as he disappeared into the darkness that surrounded him now, considering Sandy's light source was now gone, which had been the biggest source of light. Run on sentence! The arrows and shrapnel clattered a bit on the ground like the bastard cheater he was.

Of course Gearstride couldn't help herself but cry out for her beloved lieutenant. Her eyes looked behind her but all she saw was darkness where she saw the lieutenant moments before. Pitch darkness for those without night vision with flickering light coming from the burning jelly and one small light bobbing in the darkness. Her own Captainy instincts caused her to cover and protect the out of it Staccata, as her eyes searched in vain for Silverpine.

As for Sandy, of course, everything would hurt like no one's business. He might have had some broken ribs or not, Spectre did put himself a lot of energy to making sure he hurt a lot before he killed him. Fortunately for him a torch light suddenly appeared right in front of him. Miss M stood before him with the torch held in her TK. She took a guarded stance in front of him, her back turned from him as she also TK'd a relatively sharp rock and cut her hind leg something good, so that her regeneration didn't close it too quickly, letting her vampy blood trickle out in front of him. She kept herself a look out, senses turned to her highest output. She kept the torch at a position for the best light, keeping her and his shadows away from the edge.
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Faeland Follies

Ember lifted up his face from the ground and stared into the mug of Lochbed's father. He gulped.

"Y-yes sir, yes, I w-will n-n-not break the pact with your daughter Miss Lochbed. I will honor our pact with e-everything I got." He stammered out, most of his words losing steam as Lochbed's father looked away to ask about if they were hungry.

Mindfreak

2012-12-28, 08:47 AM

Gak
Gak nods and walks into the school.
Schools, god she loved schools.
Dear Princess Celestia, send me some students

TheAmishPirate

2012-12-28, 10:23 AM

[Vampony Rabble-Ow]

Considering how the light barding completely shattered where Spectre had kicked it, it was safe to say a few things had broken on both impacts.

Sandy had managed to get both forehooves on the ground when Miss M came to his rescue. Or at least, that's who it looked like from behind. "M-miissss...M?" he croaked. Then the figure slit their leg and seemingly offered the blood to him. A part of him wondered if this wasn't just another trick of Spectre's cheatery, but the rest of him didn't care; the rest of him was on fire with every breath. If the blood could get him up and kicking again, it'd be worth the risk.

Slowly, Sandy dragged himself forward, gritting his teeth as each movement sparked a fresh blaze of pain. Once that precious blood was in reach, he fell forward against the figure's leg and started lapping up the blood as quickly as he could.

MCerberus

2012-12-28, 12:38 PM

Vampony Final-down

And Staccata's able to stand up... that's a good sign. Doesn't look pleasant and experience for the mare though. She's spotted a faint glimmer of light coming from the temporary enchantment on her dagger, so that seems appropriate to go get. Unless her fearless temporary defender were to stop her, she'd shamble over to get it.

Grif

2012-12-28, 02:28 PM

Silverpine

The lieutenant clutched his shotgun tight as his eyes darted about in the gloom. The lack of night vision was becoming really vexing. Another thing to add onto his pile of mental notes. He stood ready, empty shotgun in hooves, ears straining for any sign of Spectre. He might be half-blind, but that doesn't mean he would be easily fooled.

Kelvin360

2012-12-28, 04:46 PM

"I do imagine there'd be a lot of boredom, but it really depends on how you use the time. There's always new things to see somewhere, and new things to do." Night Jewel stepped up to Stellar and patted her on the back. "You're a smart filly. You'd find ways to keep yourself entertained."

She sloooowly turns her head to look at the offending pat-hoof, then gives Jewel just...a look. You know, that look. :smallconfused: "...Granted."

Gossip Hens

"Iron Hoof?..Lightbringer? What are Lightbringers?" Idle Chat furrowed his brow with a coltish confused pout. He knew of what Iron Hoof was and all, that dastardly Celestia, how she was the sibling to his fair Princess Luna, he didn't know.

"'S just what I heard them say."

"Could mean 'peacekeepers' or subjugators, dont'cha know. You know how they are! Makin' sure the clocks run on time, or the clock gets set on fire."

"You don't think maybe he has somethin' to do with all the weird stuff going on lately, do you?"

"Pshaw! This here's Bridle Shores, Olive. Weird is in the name! But I won't deny there's somethin' strange about that one. You see that bomb outside the gates earlier?"

"That weren't no bomb! Sunflare if I ever saw one. I used ta know this stallion, did a few things with light magic like that..."

Vampony Rabble

Spectre took a moment to laugh a deep low borderline maniacal laugh. "Hahah...you damned little crap...and that's just the tip--"

Whiffp whifft whifft!

Bang!

And Rainbow.

"Aaaarrgh...gyah...fu.." The vampony groaned and then snarled as he was struck with three arrows and shot in the face, and then probably hit by Rainbow. His face was embedded with an arrow, one hoof hit, and his torso, well, not so much, he was wearing his heavy jacket, which underneath held a layer of boiled leather, he was genre savvy just a bit to know to keep his chest protected.

He winced but held strong as he shook his head from the pain that would still be there. He could feel his body getting wracked with wooden poison, his face bleeding. He roared out in anger, his roar that echoed in the chamber making it rumble, as he disappeared into the darkness that surrounded him now, considering Sandy's light source was now gone, which had been the biggest source of light. Run on sentence! The arrows and shrapnel clattered a bit on the ground like the bastard cheater he was.

Of course Gearstride couldn't help herself but cry out for her beloved lieutenant. Her eyes looked behind her but all she saw was darkness where she saw the lieutenant moments before. Pitch darkness for those without night vision with flickering light coming from the burning jelly and one small light bobbing in the darkness. Her own Captainy instincts caused her to cover and protect the out of it Staccata, as her eyes searched in vain for Silverpine.

As for Sandy, of course, everything would hurt like no one's business. He might have had some broken ribs or not, Spectre did put himself a lot of energy to making sure he hurt a lot before he killed him. Fortunately for him a torch light suddenly appeared right in front of him. Miss M stood before him with the torch held in her TK. She took a guarded stance in front of him, her back turned from him as she also TK'd a relatively sharp rock and cut her hind leg something good, so that her regeneration didn't close it too quickly, letting her vampy blood trickle out in front of him. She kept herself a look out, senses turned to her highest output. She kept the torch at a position for the best light, keeping her and his shadows away from the edge.

Ahhh here we go. ...Now what? Daniel looks around desperately...then spies his salvation.

He gathers his supplies up and limps towards the main entrance, ducking down and hopping atop a rock in front of the cube...though not too close.

"That had to hurt." He snarks at the room, drawing his bow and arrow. "Care for another?"

Why yes, he is positioned so that his shadow is cast on the gelatinous cube, and he's standing at just the right height so that if somepony tries to crash tackle him, they'll get cut to shreds by that super-sharp garrotte trap from earlier.

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Faeland Follies

While the Faepranos have a conversation, Rangolan focuses briefly on making sure his mortal accompaniment keeps his fool head down.

Gak
Gak nods and walks into the school.
Schools, god she loved schools.
Dear Princess Celestia, send me some students

Arvadraa follows, head still slumped somewhat.

Orzel

2012-12-28, 06:44 PM

Vampony fightin'

Rainbow rains down blows with her whiskey bottle until the thing shatters. A spray of glass and alcohol erupts from the attack. T'was night vision goggles that save her eyes. "Look what you did!"

PurityIcekiller

2012-12-28, 07:26 PM

She sloooowly turns her head to look at the offending pat-hoof, then gives Jewel just...a look. You know, that look. :smallconfused: "...Granted."

Well, she's confused. That's a good start.

Night Jewel pulled her hoof back and laughed. "See? That made things a little more entertaining for me. If you keep doing little things, you can keep yourself occupied without... you know."

"Are fillies normally like this?"

"Take me tae ye pactmate commands Lord Reaper." ordered the head. Lochbed dropped Lord Reaper and then lifted him by the long manestrands. He swung side to side like a clock pendulum as he was brought to Ember. "Ah pray fur yer sake 'at ye are mair faithful than graceful. Break th' pact wi' mah dochter an' Ah will skin ye wi' a dull blade an' wear ye as a sprin' jackit." Reaper said in a low threatening tone. The head then pivoted to the side and smiled happily. "Ye hungry'? Ah coulds go fur some biscuits."

The dark fairy grinned and perked her ears up. "Biscuits? Ciona likes biscuits! What kind of biscuits? Some fey and ponies mean one thing when they say biscuits and some mean another. Some mean scones and some mean cookies. It is most confusing."

Orzel

2012-12-29, 11:20 AM

Faelands

"Splendid. Biscuits! Tae da coort room." Reaper roared. The head then whistled through his fangs.

At least a dozen ponies rush out the walls through hidden passages in the walls. Each one wearing fine silks and gold chains like Layla did. Each one was beautiful and bright in color. Mostly maidens but a few were male.

They lifted both fey and mortals onto their backs. Then the servants silently whisked the politicians down the hall until they reached the massive door. At the handles stood more servants, armed ones of larger size. They muscle bound servant hooked the doors with their guisarmes and opened the doors.

Inside was a gaggle of fey hooting and enjoying cakes and cookies. Fed by the hooves of mortal servants, an aura of decadence oozed from their desks. It was a massive room with a shelf for every high fey. Each was catered to the fey's domain and pleasure.

"To we fae's cube" Reaper said to the ponies carrying Ember, Lochbed, and himself. The trio was taken to their shelves.

Reaper's shelf was dark and foggy. His body sat on a oak throne and near it was Layla and a plate of cookies. On the ground laid bone-white whip.

Before reaching her shelf, Lochbed tossed her father's head in his domain. Hers was a simple pool of water surrounded with rock and grass. The kelpie leaped in and splashed around like a little filly.

Mindfreak

2012-12-29, 02:06 PM

Gak
Gak looks at Arvaada.
"What's wrong?" she asked once they were in the schoolhouse.

Kelvin360

2012-12-29, 05:42 PM

Well, she's confused. That's a good start.

Night Jewel pulled her hoof back and laughed. "See? That made things a little more entertaining for me. If you keep doing little things, you can keep yourself occupied without... you know."

Hey look! It's that annoyed expression, back to play! "...Setting up a cataclysm? Baking cookies? Cartwheels?"

"Are fillies normally like this?"

Stellar looks ready to launch into a very long-winded explanation. She decides to leave it at an emphatic "No."

Gak
Gak looks at Arvaada.
"What's wrong?" she asked once they were in the schoolhouse.

"Hm? Oh. Um. Nothing. I just...this all keeps reminding me of how not normal my life is. I am."

Ye princesses, I rest for a few hours and you are already wallowing in angst?

--

Och! Ya Faerie!

Rangolan, meanwhile, makes way to his own smallish cube, filled with various mortal (and even one or two immortal) ponies. They make a show of swooning and giggling before rushing to admire the demilord of charm and his new pets as he sits on his 'throne' of soft cushions. The flutter pony himself keeps a close eye on Lochbed's mortal, Ember, in case anything happens to pique his interest.

Benson

2012-12-29, 05:43 PM

Vampony Rabble: All the Rabble All the Time

"Hold on..." Gearstride said worriedly, she couldn't see anything really here, those light sources just seemed so far away. But she could hear Staccata trying to move away. "Don't walk off without me....I...can't see...I don't have night vision like ya'll."
-
There was no reply to Rainbow and her exclamation instead she would find herself in the realm of getting hit with something Silverpine shaped.

Also, poor Silverpine would find himself getting hit by something solid and cold from behind followed by a snort and then get thrown at Rainbow. He's having all the luck today getting tossed around like used tissue. And then that extra coldness was gone.
-
Miss M said nothing but stood there on guard, in darkness like this, they were not safe. Sandy would drink, lap up, etc her black blood. And then it became that extra cold.

Miss M darted her eyes into the darkness bringing the torch close to her. Her vampony senses caught something but then...The vampony mare was bucked all the way across the temple towards the jelly and...getting her leg up to her knee caught on the garrote wire because that was just her luck. Her reaction to it was quite guessable. See: Lots of hurt.

Spectre stood over Sandy in an imposing manner and wicked smirk. One eye seemed to glance to the side at Daniel in an 'You're next manner'. Anyways, back to Sandy.

"You have all come so far....and for nothing either. Here you will all die, how appropriate we are underground, perfect for your graves."

"Oh do shut up brother..." Came the strained and damaged voice of one Zippity Do. "You really need to be more savvy than this you know?"

"Savvy? Why don't you shut your mouth you old corpse. Don't worry, after they all die I'll make sure to stake you in your own dead heart."

"I'm so sure..." Zippity glanced one eye's way to Sandy not that he could see her anyway, but maybe he'd get a clue. Buying precious seconds, maybe? We'll see what happens.

Behind Daniel, and behind Cubey, Clover stiffened seeing Daniel so close and yet so far.

If Danny boy turned around at any point, he'd see the the officers, civvy vamps and some unfamiliar one staring at him, a few waving at him in this surreal scenario. The only thing between them of course of Cubey.
===========

Idle and Gossiping Chat

Idle stood there and listened intently, his mouth at a slight 'o' shape.

"A bomb? What happened?" Idle asked with wide eyes. Hey you dolt colt, you were just there, fighting baddies in black. Whatever.

"Oh right..! So that Lightbringer fella might still be in the hospital?" He asked the mares. "Or was it clinic?"
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Faeland Rabble

Ember was taken by surprise when found himself being carried. But he had to take it in stride. He took in this active and colorful atmosphere, it was whimsical yet frightening surreal for the noble.

He just watched Lochbed splash around and be frolicking and cute. He kept quiet, finding difficulty in relaxing in such an environment not meant for mortals such as he.

Kelvin360

2012-12-29, 07:07 PM

Vampony Rabble: All the Rabble All the Time

"Hold on..." Gearstride said worriedly, she couldn't see anything really here, those light sources just seemed so far away. But she could hear Staccata trying to move away. "Don't walk off without me....I...can't see...I don't have night vision like ya'll."
-
There was no reply to Rainbow and her exclamation instead she would find herself in the realm of getting hit with something Silverpine shaped.

Also, poor Silverpine would find himself getting hit by something solid and cold from behind followed by a snort and then get thrown at Rainbow. He's having all the luck today getting tossed around like used tissue. And then that extra coldness was gone.
-
Miss M said nothing but stood there on guard, in darkness like this, they were not safe. Sandy would drink, lap up, etc her black blood. And then it became that extra cold.

Miss M darted her eyes into the darkness bringing the torch close to her. Her vampony senses caught something but then...The vampony mare was bucked all the way across the temple towards the jelly and...getting her leg up to her knee caught on the garrote wire because that was just her luck. Her reaction to it was quite guessable. See: Lots of hurt.

Spectre stood over Sandy in an imposing manner and wicked smirk. One eye seemed to glance to the side at Daniel in an 'You're next manner'. Anyways, back to Sandy.

"You have all come so far....and for nothing either. Here you will all die, how appropriate we are underground, perfect for your graves."

"Oh do shut up brother..." Came the strained and damaged voice of one Zippity Do. "You really need to be more savvy than this you know?"

"Savvy? Why don't you shut your mouth you old corpse. Don't worry, after they all die I'll make sure to stake you in your own dead heart."

"I'm so sure..." Zippity glanced one eye's way to Sandy not that he could see her anyway, but maybe he'd get a clue. Buying precious seconds, maybe? We'll see what happens.

Behind Daniel, and behind Cubey, Clover stiffened seeing Daniel so close and yet so far.

If Danny boy turned around at any point, he'd see the the officers, civvy vamps and some unfamiliar one staring at him, a few waving at him in this surreal scenario. The only thing between them of course of Cubey.

Look at M. Then back at me. M. Me. Sadly, she just got played like a golf ball. Look down. Back up. What are you gonna do? DING!

Daniel reaches down, enacts his plan. He's the stallion your stallion could fire bows like. He's firing his lazer.

Of course, 'firing his lazer' in this case means grabbing that torch that M dropped, using it to light his arrow on fire, and Hawkeye'ing it right at Spectre's freakin' EYE. And he smells great.

Then he hops down, starts to drag M slowly away from the mobile death dessert.

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Idle and Gossiping Chat

Idle stood there and listened intently, his mouth at a slight 'o' shape.

"A bomb? What happened?" Idle asked with wide eyes. Hey you dolt colt, you were just there, fighting baddies in black. Whatever.

"Oh right..! So that Lightbringer fella might still be in the hospital?" He asked the mares. "Or was it clinic?"

"Well that darker fella was in the Civic Center, last I heard. He might be able to help you."

"Or blow you up, dont'cha know!"

TheAmishPirate

2012-12-29, 07:36 PM

Vampony Aw Crap

Well...buck. This was as close to a worst-case scenario as poor Sandy could get into; the nigh-invincible villain had him cornered, his crewmates were scattered, everypony was low or out of ammunition, no backup on the way, and he was fairly certain he could hear his ribs cracking. At least the vampony blood dulled the pain, it sounded like it would hurt something fierce. Oddly enough, despite the end fast approaching, all he could think was that Rainbow was going to be extremely cross with him for dying. And you know what? That wasn't okay with him.

"I think you oughta listen t'her..." Sandy grunted as he struggled to his hooves. Beaten, bruised, wavering on his hooves, horn hardly giving enough light for a night-light, and his only weapons were his two useless knives and a few barely-sharp rocks; the sight was so deliciously pathetic, he could only hope Spectre savored his 'final' struggle instead of taking his head off right then and there. "'C-cause...I think there's somethin'...you ain't considered..." He gritted his teeth, stared up at Spectre without a shred of fear...

And then he finished his spell, the one he'd masked by TK-ing his weapons while casting. His goggles exploded in a shower of glass shards and cutting dust, and his magic sent the shredding silicon right into Spectre's unprotected eyes.

He allowed himself a satisfied smirk. "Glass is made of sand."

MCerberus

2012-12-29, 08:05 PM

Vampony Final-down

That's right. It seems that things have gotten a little darker. There's still the low glow of her dagger though, and she needs to get at it. "I've gotta... get my knife... end this..." Well the stumbling would be easy to keep up with.

Luka

2012-12-29, 08:21 PM

Aero
Woah! How surprising!
He's still hugging her :smalltongue:

(since nothing else seems to be going to happen....)

Asis would just pull off, holding her head down and still crying a bit
"I-I'm sorry...It's...I just can't"

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Random Alley

Well the plan is to get the second attacker tangled in this mess. Then they'd have to get rid of the tangle to get at him. The griffin fights against the trap to twist the upper attacker into the danger.

He manages to mess the one tackling him a bit, meanwhile, the ones bellow seem to be pulling down a LOT harder.

PurityIcekiller

2012-12-30, 02:56 AM

Hey look! It's that annoyed expression, back to play! "...Setting up a cataclysm? Baking cookies? Cartwheels?"

"Now, are those what you think I'm referring to not doing, or things you'd do to pass the time? Because they'd work pretty well as the latter. Anyway, I should probably get going. I'll stop by again some time." Night Jewel picked up the shorted-out metal and headed for the door.

Stellar looks ready to launch into a very long-winded explanation. She decides to leave it at an emphatic "No."

"Very well, although you are quite the unusual one yourself."

[A Nice Fairy In Spring -Still-]

Ciona made her way to her own shelf, taking Precious with her. The shelf was filled with mist, and in the centre was a small evergreen tree for her to rest under.

"It is always exciting here. Would Blackstreak fetch Ciona some cookies?" She smiled as the lesser fairy obeyed. "Ah, good. He has her gratitude."

She eyed Ember disapprovingly for a moment, but decided to let him be. Precious, on the other hoof, seemed to be watching his adaptation to fairyland with interest.

Grif

2012-12-30, 04:13 AM

Vampony Rabble: All the Rabble All the Time

"Hold on..." Gearstride said worriedly, she couldn't see anything really here, those light sources just seemed so far away. But she could hear Staccata trying to move away. "Don't walk off without me....I...can't see...I don't have night vision like ya'll."
-
There was no reply to Rainbow and her exclamation instead she would find herself in the realm of getting hit with something Silverpine shaped.

Also, poor Silverpine would find himself getting hit by something solid and cold from behind followed by a snort and then get thrown at Rainbow. He's having all the luck today getting tossed around like used tissue. And then that extra coldness was gone.
-
Miss M said nothing but stood there on guard, in darkness like this, they were not safe. Sandy would drink, lap up, etc her black blood. And then it became that extra cold.

Miss M darted her eyes into the darkness bringing the torch close to her. Her vampony senses caught something but then...The vampony mare was bucked all the way across the temple towards the jelly and...getting her leg up to her knee caught on the garrote wire because that was just her luck. Her reaction to it was quite guessable. See: Lots of hurt.

Spectre stood over Sandy in an imposing manner and wicked smirk. One eye seemed to glance to the side at Daniel in an 'You're next manner'. Anyways, back to Sandy.

"You have all come so far....and for nothing either. Here you will all die, how appropriate we are underground, perfect for your graves."

"Oh do shut up brother..." Came the strained and damaged voice of one Zippity Do. "You really need to be more savvy than this you know?"

"Savvy? Why don't you shut your mouth you old corpse. Don't worry, after they all die I'll make sure to stake you in your own dead heart."

"I'm so sure..." Zippity glanced one eye's way to Sandy not that he could see her anyway, but maybe he'd get a clue. Buying precious seconds, maybe? We'll see what happens.

Behind Daniel, and behind Cubey, Clover stiffened seeing Daniel so close and yet so far.

If Danny boy turned around at any point, he'd see the the officers, civvy vamps and some unfamiliar one staring at him, a few waving at him in this surreal scenario. The only thing between them of course of Cubey.

Today definitely wasn't Silverpine's day. Or any of the Cirrus' for that matter. Poor fella flew straight into Rainbow and bounced a few feet beyond on the rocky ground. Pain lanced his sides with a vengeance.

Still, he crawled to his hooves and attempted to stand up. "N-no. You won't have... my friends..." he whispered.

Kelvin360

2012-12-30, 04:34 AM

"Now, are those what you think I'm referring to not doing, or things you'd do to pass the time? Because they'd work pretty well as the latter. Anyway, I should probably get going. I'll stop by again some time." Night Jewel picked up the shorted-out metal and headed for the door.

"Riiight. Thank you for shopping at Heavy Metal, do come again. Holy mother of grass, I sound like a greeter at Hall-Mart..."

"Very well, although you are quite the unusual one yourself."

"No way." Stellar looks at Flare with great shock. "Really?"

There's a short pause as Stellar considers exactly how out-of-it the unicorn is, then she relents. "That...was sarcasm. Just in case you weren't...yeah."

Orzel

2012-12-30, 08:46 AM

The Vamp Brawl

"Oooof-" She saw Silverpine coming do to her night-vision but a bum leg meant no dodging. This knocked her down but not out. And she wanted to scream in pain but could not hurt morale more doing so. "Throwing ponies? That's what I'd expect from a limp like you."

The Fae Court

With all in their shelves, the volume erupts then suddenly drops when none other than "Princess Celestia" appeared a curtain in the center most shelf at the back wall. Dressed in her "Iron hoof" period robes, she stood straight and tall over her "royal guards". Then the "great royal alicorn" spoke in a deep Jame-Earl-Jones voice that boomed across the great hall.

"This is the 45,720th session of court. As such, the third sets of travel licenses to Equestria will be reshuffled and bidded on. Except for..." The alicorn halted her speech and waited from some signal. Suddenly a troop of long tailed monkey rash through the walls hooting and hollering. "Celestia" leaped off her perch and landed on the lead monkey, squishing it into a pulpy mess. She stomped on the large monkey a few time for good measure to be sure of its death, each time getting more monkey blood on her "white" coat. "...the monkey queen. I'm the monkey queen!"

"Och poo. Ah want'd tae be monkey queen this time!" shouted Reaper angrily from his shelf "Ye do this every third coort, Mab! Ye crazy bastard!"

The now red and white alicorn trotted around smugly with her fruit eating subjects. "I believe we fae have a new celebrity in we fae's number." said the Mufasa-sounding, blood-soaked, fey. "Lady Lochbed has ascended in ranking and has brought us fae her pact mate. Lord Ember, please air the Lady's grievances and your own desires."

MCerberus

2012-12-31, 12:38 AM

Benson

2012-12-31, 01:34 AM

Vampony Rabble

"Nnngg.." Miss M grunted as she found herself being dragged away, Daniel would feel how rather light she was. She opened one eye and TK'd her leg picking it up before Cubey om nommed it.
--

Meanwhile a second or three earlier, Spectre laughed as he caught the flaming arrow with his TK. "Hahah, hey look Sister, here's a re-wrapped present!" He then chucked it with his TK at Zippity Do.

But then that was when Sandy sent shards of glass into his eyes.

AAAAAAAAARARGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

He dropped the TK flying arrow as he found his eyes stinging in annoyance. He growled and threw himself at Sandy with rage. "I command you to kill yourself now!!" And then geassed eyes met bleeding partially blinded vampony eyes. But Sandy would not find himself compelled to commit suicide, this fact frustrated Spectre so he tried to choke him to death instead pressing his hooves against Sandy's jugular.

But then a half second earlier.

Miss M grunted and dropped her leg and picked up that arrow with its dying flame and picked it up with her TK and threw it at the raging vampony. Spectre turned to stop the arrow but found Danny boy's special arrow striking him in between the eyes and sending him into flames afterward.

"Remember what I said earlier...nnggh..." She said wincing from her lack of a leg. "Don't give them a chance to act...once...you got 'em...all of you..."

Gearstride's eyes went wide as in the darkness, for her at least, she such a pony ablaze, but not just anypony, but the enemy vamp. She quickly took out that UV bomb and with the virtue of her cutie mark undid that grenade and bucked it at the flailing vampony as it exploded with the half-power of Celestia's sun. It still hurt, mucho.

Spectre flailed angrily, shaking his head this way and that, moving off and away from Sandy, fighting through the pain, he needed to concentrate...he needed to.

"Sandy!.....Don't let him escape into the darkness!" Zippity yelled out to him, still managing to be monotone about it all.

Spectre was an angry raging bull in a china shop. "I will kill you all IF ITS THE LAST THING I DO!!!!!!!!!!!" He moved towards the alter rubble but was stopped in his tracks as a heavy sword, Honor Guard's sword flew and pierced the ground in front of him causing him to stumble backwards.

From the second southern pillar Honor Guard stood up in all his wobbly fashion after nearly being split in half earlier, a defiant look in his face.
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Faeland Follies

The dolt colt noble stood there like an idiot. He was already taken by shock and surprise and revulsion as he witnessed this baritone voiced lady fae kill some monkeys.

"Huh? W-hat? Lochbed's grievances?" He asked though he found himself looking at Lochbed herself to help him out.
==============================

Idle Gossip

"Well, its a risk I have to take as a guard and protector of this town," He said bowing to the mares. He was still after all in uniform, though he should get into the practice of wearing his helm. "Thank you for your help ma'ams."

TheAmishPirate

2012-12-31, 01:59 AM

[Vampony Final Push]

Sandy gasped...and then let out a sigh of relief at the lack of an urge to slit his own throat. "Looks like that glamour don't work so well when-urk!"

He pawed frantically at the vice-like hooves crushing his windpipe, spots dancing in his eyes. He swore he heard something snap. That, or his ears were popping like crazy from lack of oxygen. The darkness nearly overcame him, when Miss M's timely arrow saved his flank. The little stallion collapsed to the floor, gasping for air and clutching his bruising throat. Why is it always th' throat?!

Zippity's call snapped Sandy back into action. With what energy he had left, he pumped as much magic as he could into his light spell, chasing away Spectre's shadowy avenues of retreat. "Everypony... *gurrrk* ...get 'im now!" he gurgled out painfully.

Kelvin360

2012-12-31, 02:29 AM

Vampony Rabble

"Nnngg.." Miss M grunted as she found herself being dragged away, Daniel would feel how rather light she was. She opened one eye and TK'd her leg picking it up before Cubey om nommed it.
--

Meanwhile a second or three earlier, Spectre laughed as he caught the flaming arrow with his TK. "Hahah, hey look Sister, here's a re-wrapped present!" He then chucked it with his TK at Zippity Do.

But then that was when Sandy sent shards of glass into his eyes.

AAAAAAAAARARGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

He dropped the TK flying arrow as he found his eyes stinging in annoyance. He growled and threw himself at Sandy with rage. "I command you to kill yourself now!!" And then geassed eyes met bleeding partially blinded vampony eyes. But Sandy would not find himself compelled to commit suicide, this fact frustrated Spectre so he tried to choke him to death instead pressing his hooves against Sandy's jugular.

But then a half second earlier.

Miss M grunted and dropped her leg and picked up that arrow with its dying flame and picked it up with her TK and threw it at the raging vampony. Spectre turned to stop the arrow but found Danny boy's special arrow striking him in between the eyes and sending him into flames afterward.

"Remember what I said earlier...nnggh..." She said wincing from her lack of a leg. "Don't give them a chance to act...once...you got 'em...all of you..."

Gearstride's eyes went wide as in the darkness, for her at least, she such a pony ablaze, but not just anypony, but the enemy vamp. She quickly took out that UV bomb and with the virtue of her cutie mark undid that grenade and bucked it at the flailing vampony as it exploded with the half-power of Celestia's sun. It still hurt, mucho.

Spectre flailed angrily, shaking his head this way and that, moving off and away from Sandy, fighting through the pain, he needed to concentrate...he needed to.

"Sandy!.....Don't let him escape into the darkness!" Zippity yelled out to him, still managing to be monotone about it all.

Spectre was an angry raging bull in a china shop. "I will kill you all IF ITS THE LAST THING I DO!!!!!!!!!!!" He moved towards the alter rubble but was stopped in his tracks as a heavy sword, Honor Guard's sword flew and pierced the ground in front of him causing him to stumble backwards.

From the second southern pillar Honor Guard stood up in all his wobbly fashion after nearly being split in half earlier, a defiant look in his face.

"Yeah yeah, tell it to somepony who cares, Speck." Daniel takes out his final arrow and fires it straight at Spectre's heart. This arrow in particular being the actual magically-enchanted-for-accuracy-and-flame stick that he's been so fond of the nine other times in here he's used one.

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Faeland Follies

The dolt colt noble stood there like an idiot. He was already taken by shock and surprise and revulsion as he witnessed this baritone voiced lady fae kill some monkeys.

"Huh? W-hat? Lochbed's grievances?" He asked though he found himself looking at Lochbed herself to help him out.

Verdant fixes Ember with a pitying 'I know how ya feel, pal' look.

And Rangolan looks about ready to burst out laughing, 'cuz he's kind of a jerk.

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Idle Gossip

"Well, its a risk I have to take as a guard and protector of this town," He said bowing to the mares. He was still after all in uniform, though he should get into the practice of wearing his helm. "Thank you for your help ma'ams."

"Well yer quite welcome."

"Keep safe out there, dont'cha know!"

The Civic Center

Idle loses all the money if he bet that this guy would be hard to find. One of the only ponies in the Center, he's decked out in spiky black plate armor and a dark greatsword strapped to his back. His head, however, is presently uncovered, leaving his dreamy face out in the open, which is much less disconcerting than normal.

He looks more than a little exhausted though. In fact, he looks on the verge of sleep, but he isn't for some reason.

Grif

2012-12-31, 03:53 AM

Gak
Gak looks at Arvaada.
"What's wrong?" she asked once they were in the schoolhouse.

"Hm? Oh. Um. Nothing. I just...this all keeps reminding me of how not normal my life is. I am."

Ye princesses, I rest for a few hours and you are already wallowing in angst?

Lemongrass laughed. "Oh you're not the only weird pony around. We had a lot of strange ones coming in. I think you'll feel right at home here." He winked and then turned to open to open the main doors. A large, narrow hall greeted them, seemingly dark due to the closed windows. It seemed clean, though a layer of dust had gathered through some days of disuse.

Vampony Rabble

"Nnngg.." Miss M grunted as she found herself being dragged away, Daniel would feel how rather light she was. She opened one eye and TK'd her leg picking it up before Cubey om nommed it.
--

Meanwhile a second or three earlier, Spectre laughed as he caught the flaming arrow with his TK. "Hahah, hey look Sister, here's a re-wrapped present!" He then chucked it with his TK at Zippity Do.

But then that was when Sandy sent shards of glass into his eyes.

AAAAAAAAARARGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

He dropped the TK flying arrow as he found his eyes stinging in annoyance. He growled and threw himself at Sandy with rage. "I command you to kill yourself now!!" And then geassed eyes met bleeding partially blinded vampony eyes. But Sandy would not find himself compelled to commit suicide, this fact frustrated Spectre so he tried to choke him to death instead pressing his hooves against Sandy's jugular.

But then a half second earlier.

Miss M grunted and dropped her leg and picked up that arrow with its dying flame and picked it up with her TK and threw it at the raging vampony. Spectre turned to stop the arrow but found Danny boy's special arrow striking him in between the eyes and sending him into flames afterward.

"Remember what I said earlier...nnggh..." She said wincing from her lack of a leg. "Don't give them a chance to act...once...you got 'em...all of you..."

Gearstride's eyes went wide as in the darkness, for her at least, she such a pony ablaze, but not just anypony, but the enemy vamp. She quickly took out that UV bomb and with the virtue of her cutie mark undid that grenade and bucked it at the flailing vampony as it exploded with the half-power of Celestia's sun. It still hurt, mucho.

Spectre flailed angrily, shaking his head this way and that, moving off and away from Sandy, fighting through the pain, he needed to concentrate...he needed to.

"Sandy!.....Don't let him escape into the darkness!" Zippity yelled out to him, still managing to be monotone about it all.

Spectre was an angry raging bull in a china shop. "I will kill you all IF ITS THE LAST THING I DO!!!!!!!!!!!" He moved towards the alter rubble but was stopped in his tracks as a heavy sword, Honor Guard's sword flew and pierced the ground in front of him causing him to stumble backwards.

From the second southern pillar Honor Guard stood up in all his wobbly fashion after nearly being split in half earlier, a defiant look in his face.

And then Spectre will find somepony clinging to his leg. If he glanced down, he would see Silverpine there, holding on for dear life. :smalltongue: "Oh no, you're not running... away, this time." Might be a futile gesture, but it might distract Spectre from the flaming arrow aimed at his chest.

MCerberus

2012-12-31, 04:46 PM

Vampony Final-down

So Staccata seems to have a clear path to her dagger. This is good, since she probably wouldn't be able to dodge a kick without passing out from the pain anyway. Since the time to strike seems to be now, the mare throws the dagger at center mass. Less obvious to dodge, bigger target, and it's not like aiming for the vitals is a thing here.

Mindfreak

2013-01-01, 08:30 AM

Gak
Gak jumped a little at Lemongrass' voice. She didn't think that he followed them into the building!
"Jeezum...scared me there, Mister Guard."
She rubbed the back of her head awkwardly, standing around in the dusty old hall that clearly hasn't been entered for a while.

Orzel

2013-01-01, 11:47 AM

Rainbow

The sniper adjusts her goggles. Then she points with her good forehoof from her weird position.. "Hold still so you can die already."

Benson

2013-01-01, 08:12 PM

Vampony Herp Derp on Rye

Spectre is a mover and shaker and flailer, he was not an easy target for precision shots. However he was an easy enough target to hit. Also, hopefully Silverpine doesn't mind getting burned. He didn't seem to want to comply with Rainbow's demand, that jerk face vamp, all the rabble.

Silverpine would feel the flames on Spectre lick at his body and face as he held on like a clingy ex. Staccata's dagger fed more flames to the fire. However still, Daniel's arrow hit partially true, though Spect's thick protective wear stole much of the impact, as the arrow would find itself four inches away from his heart, but hey, more fire.

Dayum, the gang had themselves a mobile bonfire going on, Silverpine had really better be careful, ouch. Just ouch.

Ouch enough for Gearstride to call out for him and invoke the "Say My Name" trope, sorta. "Lieutenant!"

Anyways, for a bonfire, Spectre proved rather tough and rather than collapse from the pain like any other vampony, he fought through it and charged at Sandy, lifting Silverpine with him if he was still on for the ride. However, Sandy, in the nick of time and with permission from Amish, stumbled out of the way in all his pain, perhaps it was in his "special" luck that was kicking in.

The Towering Inferno known as Spectre roared in anger and pain from the flames as he passed by the hapless Sandy and right into the pillar. That poor pillar and its fellow brethren, they've taken quite a beating this whole time, old likely ancient architecture, just how much more could it take?

A large crack split and formed as it ran up the length of the column, fifty feet at least as a humongous slab of rock from the ceiling broke off, along with smaller pieces. Its length was big enough to include Sandy, Spectre and Silverpine in its impact if none of them got out of the way.
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The Civic Center

Oh grimdark Bridle Shore's civic center, how your size paled in comparison to lite Bridle Shore's civic center. This civic center found itself to be a small building more like a commons house with a decent number of homeless ponies, some made permanently homeless for those who could not afford to get their homes rebuilt after those horrible invasion attacks that felt so long ago.

Idle Chat found himself staring at the dark armored dreamy faced stallion. He was really dreamy. Words stayed on his tongue as all he could do was stare and Idle Chat didn't even swing that way.

Stare.
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Kelvin360

2013-01-01, 08:22 PM

Arvadraa

"That's....reassuring? I think?" She glances around, frowning. "How long did you say it was since this building was used?"

---

Daniel

"Kick it in kick it in kick the arrow in!!!" Daniel shouts from his lovely arrowless position on the floor. He rolls to the right of the entrance, ending upside down and staring at the carnage. "Strike that! Move move move!"

Well that's helpful!

---

Dawnstrider

He raises a brow wearily. "Is there...something I can do for you?" He asks, voice naturally commanding even in casual conversation.

Grif

2013-01-01, 08:50 PM

Vampony Herp Derp on Rye
Spectre is a mover and shaker and flailer, he was not an easy target for precision shots. However he was an easy enough target to hit. Also, hopefully Silverpine doesn't mind getting burned. He didn't seem to want to comply with Rainbow's demand, that jerk face vamp, all the rabble.

Silverpine would feel the flames on Spectre lick at his body and face as he held on like a clingy ex. Staccata's dagger fed more flames to the fire. However still, Daniel's arrow hit partially true, though Spect's thick protective wear stole much of the impact, as the arrow would find itself four inches away from his heart, but hey, more fire.

Dayum, the gang had themselves a mobile bonfire going on, Silverpine had really better be careful, ouch. Just ouch.

Ouch enough for Gearstride to call out for him and invoke the "Say My Name" trope, sorta. "Lieutenant!"

Anyways, for a bonfire, Spectre proved rather tough and rather than collapse from the pain like any other vampony, he fought through it and charged at Sandy, lifting Silverpine with him if he was still on for the ride. However, Sandy, in the nick of time and with permission from Amish, stumbled out of the way in all his pain, perhaps it was in his "special" luck that was kicking in.

The Towering Inferno known as Spectre roared in anger and pain from the flames as he passed by the hapless Sandy and right into the pillar. That poor pillar and its fellow brethren, they've taken quite a beating this whole time, old likely ancient architecture, just how much more could it take?

A large crack split and formed as it ran up the length of the column, fifty feet at least as a humongous slab of rock from the ceiling broke off, along with smaller pieces. Its length was big enough to include Sandy, Spectre and Silverpine in its impact if none of them got out of the way.

Fire! Bonfire! Pain! Oh dear.

Silverpine gritted his teeth and hung on, even as the flames spread and started to lick his hooves. But then Spectre decided to run off somewhere and in the process of all that shaking and moving, the doughty earth pony finally lost his grip and stumbled onto the ground, rolling in the dirt.

That would also mean Silverpine was noticeably absent when Spectre finally slammed into that pillar.

TheAmishPirate

2013-01-01, 09:11 PM

Vampony Final Moments

Time seemed to slow down as Sandy glanced upwards, seeing the enormous rock cast a shadow over both himself and the heavily wounded vampony lord. No guarantee he could crawl away in time. No guarantee somepony would pull him away. No guarantee Spectre would die in the rubble. There was only one course of action with a definite outcome in their favor.

His eyes met Rainbow's, and he mouthed, I'm sorry.

Then Sandy wrapped the arrow in his magic and plunged it deep into Spectre's black heart.

PurityIcekiller

2013-01-01, 09:12 PM

"Riiight. Thank you for shopping at Heavy Metal, do come again. Holy mother of grass, I sound like a greeter at Hall-Mart..."

"I never really cared much for formal stuff either. Anyway, bye!"

Night Jewel then returned to check up on Dawnstrider. She would probably find him in a rather poor state.

"No way." Stellar looks at Flare with great shock. "Really?"

There's a short pause as Stellar considers exactly how out-of-it the unicorn is, then she relents. "That...was sarcasm. Just in case you weren't...yeah."

"Oh, I am quite familiar with sarcasm. It is one of the things I kept with me. After, you know, those centuries trapped under the crust, with nothing but burning pain for company. Ah, but what is it compared to your suffering and anguish?"

The dolt colt noble stood there like an idiot. He was already taken by shock and surprise and revulsion as he witnessed this baritone voiced lady fae kill some monkeys.

"Huh? W-hat? Lochbed's grievances?" He asked though he found himself looking at Lochbed herself to help him out.

Ciona watched with amusement. "He will be foxfood for sure," she muttered.

Benson

2013-01-01, 09:18 PM

Dawnstrider

He raises a brow wearily. "Is there...something I can do for you?" He asks, voice naturally commanding even in casual conversation.

"Huh?...I uh...forget.....hold on....uh..." His mind derped, he even forgot his own name.

"...Your face is really dreamy....I well, for a guy and stuff I mean, cough." Idle flushed and shook his head.

"Uh...right. I'm Private Idle Chat of the Bridle Shores Guardforce and uh..I have so me questions for you and stuff." He furrowed his brows and tried to think of some quick questions in his head.

Kelvin360

2013-01-01, 10:45 PM

"I never really cared much for formal stuff either. Anyway, bye!"

Night Jewel then returned to check up on Dawnstrider. She would probably find him in a rather poor state.

"Huh?...I uh...forget.....hold on....uh..." His mind derped, he even forgot his own name.

"...Your face is really dreamy....I well, for a guy and stuff I mean, cough." Idle flushed and shook his head.

"Uh...right. I'm Private Idle Chat of the Bridle Shores Guardforce and uh..I have so me questions for you and stuff." He furrowed his brows and tried to think of some quick questions in his head.

More bemused, really. He blinks a few times at Idle's proclamation. "I...see. My apologies. My customary helmet was...reserved for the use of another. If it will suit you better, I could turn away while you ask the questions that I will of course answer to the best of my ability."

"Oh, I am quite familiar with sarcasm. It is one of the things I kept with me. After, you know, those centuries trapped under the crust, with nothing but burning pain for company. Ah, but what is it compared to your suffering and anguish?"

"Absolutely nothing whatsoever, and I'm glad you recognize that." She says with a straight face. Then goes straight into icy dramatic irony without even looking both ways. "Oh woe is ye! What fate could ever contend with kitty-corner! Aye, truly there shalt never be such a hell as mere boredom, ohhhh the equinity!" She falls back, one hoof over her eyes, the other over her heart. "The horror..."

Orzel

2013-01-01, 10:55 PM

Rainbow

Spectre's fiery jerkiness iss becoming annoying to the sniper. The brightness off the flames makes looking through her goggles just as. It all grinds her gears.

But not more than Sandy's actions. She knows what that foolish stallion would do. And her guardian instincts would not allow it.

So the mare darts toward the blue pony, goggles off and in pain with each fourth step. "Oh no... you better not."

Lochbed

The kelpie splashed around in the water for a while before she fully noticed Ember's situation. She sprang out from her daze and to the dolt colt's ear. "Te'll them how Ah dislike Locherie since she changed 'er gender. An' how da fruit by mah loch be not ripe early enough dis spring. An' how Ah be mad at Wormwood for letting heem timberwolves roam wild near Bridle Shores 'gain. Ah am havin' a rage at heem fur sure. Ah really do! Ah coold break heem leg fur what they did!" Each word was hinted with more anger and accent than the previous. Lochbed was sure mad. "Then ye demand fey help fur ye problems. And take the best offer."

PurityIcekiller

2013-01-01, 11:09 PM

[Civic Centre]

Night Jewel stepped into the room. "Oh, hi! I wasn't quite expecting you, Private, but I probably should have been. I assume you'll want to question me as well?

"Absolutely nothing whatsoever, and I'm glad you recognize that." She says with a straight face. Then goes straight into icy dramatic irony without even looking both ways. "Oh woe is ye! What fate could ever contend with kitty-corner! Aye, truly there shalt never be such a hell as mere boredom, ohhhh the equinity!" She falls back, one hoof over her eyes, the other over her heart. "The horror..."

Flare snorted. "Boredom and pain. In case you do not know, volcanoes are not the most enjoyable places to be.

"Still, we should not feud. With our power, our pasts and our mindsets, perhaps we are more alike than I expected. Comrades, to an extent. For this reason, I shall not press this argument."

Kelvin360

2013-01-02, 12:16 AM

Flare snorted. "Boredom and pain. In case you do not know, volcanoes are not the most enjoyable places to be.

"Still, we should not feud. With our power, our pasts and our mindsets, perhaps we are more alike than I expected. Comrades, to an extent. For this reason, I shall not press this argument."

"I-" She starts off angrily, then realizes what was just said, and blinks rapidly. "Uh. Huh. Sure, okay." She looks around the room awkwardly. "You, ah...ever worked with weapons and armor and stuff before?"

Grif

2013-01-02, 10:53 AM

Arvadraa

"That's....reassuring? I think?" She glances around, frowning. "How long did you say it was since this building was used?"

Lemongrass whistled. "Bout three weeks or so. Since we got wind of bad things happening to town, in fact." He glanced around. "I'm sure teach here can get things up to speed in no time."

MCerberus

2013-01-02, 07:00 PM

Vampony Final-down

Well it's really up to Sandy and co not to die a lot right now. Staccata's not in much of a position to fight back or finish anything right now. With the cumulative injuries of the night, she's barely in a position to stay conscious. The mare sits down, trying to ignore the pain.

Luka

2013-01-02, 11:40 PM

Random Alley

The griffin knows that he has time on his side if he can avoid the conclusion of what they're planning with the trap. He continues trying to move his tackler between him and the trapmaster. Then he applies the pain, his talons begin to dig in.

His talons would dig in.... But she wouldn't yield
Seems like the armor is tougher, very very very tough compared to the previous one he fought, there's mobile plates right above the joints, but even so, his talons manage to dig into a relatively vulnerable area.... And she doesn't even flinch.

Instead, there's a loud *CKRLACK* and she grabs a sword, also different from the previous ones and looking somewhat better, and swiftly thrusts it into the griffon, read as really freaking fast, besides that, the grapples and ropes would seem to be pulling now really hard down.

They're either bored and wanting to finish it, or pissed off.

Mindfreak

2013-01-03, 02:06 PM

Gak
Gak is already cleaning! Her horn glows green as the dust just starts to...disappear.
"Mhmm..."
Pretty soon, the entrance hall is clean again!
Gak started at the darkness that was inside the school, knowing that there would be a lot more to clean.
"So this place has been empty for 3 weeks? No monsters or bad ponies hanging around inside?"
Because that would be bad. :smalltongue: :smallwink:

Kelvin360

2013-01-03, 05:42 PM

Arvadraa

"I don't think so. A public place like this isn't a good hiding spot, for a monster. And for bad ponies, there isn't anything or anypony very valuable to steal, I'd think. Then again..."

A little help here...

Interesting. And quite ingenious.

She sticks her hoof into a nearby shadow and radiates a pulse throughout the dark area of the school. From corner to crevice, it travels wherever there isn't light, bouncing off of solid objects like a little blast of sonar, primarily to check if anything...bounces back.

"I should check anyway."

Benson

2013-01-04, 07:35 AM

Vampony Rabble Rabble

"I curse you and your bloodlin--glurk....." Sandy pushed that stake in hard, and boy, did he push that stake in hard as Spectre's ichor coated him. The stake, wooden arrows, dagger, and heavy jacket fell lying to the rubble.

As then a second later the slab hits the ground, much faster than Rainbow's crippled self could carry her, because physics still exist, and come down hard on whatever lay beneath.

At the same time a chorus of screaming from behind Jelly sounded as all the vamponies there fell to the ground writhing. The one vampony in here who was forgotten about by the gang and Benson that actually wasn't KO'd writhed and screamed towards the ceiling with pupil less eyes, clutching at their chest
--

In the Cirrus in the Conference room where Daniel played doctor to his three guests, the ninja, Grubs and meadow, would find itself with the muffled screaming of Meadow as the staked and poisoned mare forcibly tried to break against her sandy restrains.
--

Back in the Temple of Doom, the impact of that large slab shook the temple as the pillar that Spectre had ran into finally gave in as its crack widened. One whole side came crashing down creating a huge mushroom cloud of dust and debris that spread itself in a forty foot radius. The whole temple shook rather threateningly. And then another chunk of the ceiling fell, and then one more piece.

With one gesture of her ghoul hoof, Zippity's children in their speediness sped over to sandy through the non settling dust and debris cloud to start digging him out to see if he was alive.

Around the same time, Gearstride wobbled over to her dear Lieutenant's side as fast as she could and worriedly nuzzled his cheek with stinging tears. "Please...tell me we didn't lose Shores...."

At the same time Miss M closed her eyes, her red tears poking out from her tear ducts, or that could have been her blood 'blood' from her collective injuries. She tried to get up, but found having three legs to be not so bueno, and it all didn't feel good, higher threshold for pain be damned.
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Idle Chat -Civic Center

Idle Chat stared at Night Jewel, content with himself that his mind thought her cute, and that he wasn't fluking out with Dawnstrider's dreaminess.

"Hauh..?...Oh..right...right yes...I suppose. Well, not really, but now I will...!..." of course he wasn't really sure why he was going to question her too. While he was at the skirmish at the southern gate, most of his time was spent in the guard booth attending to Violet, he didn't really recognize either as having had been there. The hits to his head while he was in combat didn't help either.

He looked back at Dawnstrider and tried not to look at his face. "Uh...questions...yes...I-I have them...You don't have to look away!" He poked around in his head.

"Oh..!...Are you knowledgeable about the attack on the southern gate?" He bluntly asked. Though this would provide an opportunity to inform the dweeb that Dawnstrider and Night Jewel had been there and that he should probably get his memory issue checked out.
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Fae Matters

Ember stared at Lochbed with just a dumb listening expression.

"Uh..okay...uh...I can do that..." He then looked to the court. "Ahem..well...Lady Lochbed...." And he regurgitated to the best of his abilities what she told him. "---And leg breaking."

Kelvin360

2013-01-04, 03:51 PM

Daniel

...That counts as my ki-!

*bonk*

Being at this moment next to useless for heavy lifting, the bard instead takes an eagle eye view of the surrounding area, looking for any further threats. Meanwhile, he sends silent prayers to Celestia.

--

Also Dani- Taylor?

"Ughhh..." The unicorn blinks several times in weariness and confusion before waking up fully, looking at the vampire curiously.

"Great...Hey, hey." He addresses the ninja, standing up and shaking his head while he makes his way over to check her vitals. "Any idea what's going on with her?"

--

Dawnstrider

"Fairly so, yes. Based on what I have heard from my father, the enemies are using corrupted Shimmerite, a holy substance with powerful light magic properties. In this case, they would have dark magic instead, I should think. I do not recognize their command, though they show minor skill in combat. I know not their goals, though I assume it is the usual."

He raises a flawless brow. "I should hope we are knowledgeable in this matter. We were there. Ae you well? Has something happened?"

--

Rangolan

The flutter pony seems to have gotten a martini from nowhere, and is at the moment happily chugging away. Then he notices Verdant, seems to realize something, and scowls heavily.

PurityIcekiller

2013-01-04, 07:12 PM

Idle Chat stared at Night Jewel, content with himself that his mind thought her cute, and that he wasn't fluking out with Dawnstrider's dreaminess.

"Hauh..?...Oh..right...right yes...I suppose. Well, not really, but now I will...!..." of course he wasn't really sure why he was going to question her too. While he was at the skirmish at the southern gate, most of his time was spent in the guard booth attending to Violet, he didn't really recognize either as having had been there. The hits to his head while he was in combat didn't help either.

He looked back at Dawnstrider and tried not to look at his face. "Uh...questions...yes...I-I have them...You don't have to look away!" He poked around in his head.

"Oh..!...Are you knowledgeable about the attack on the southern gate?" He bluntly asked. Though this would provide an opportunity to inform the dweeb that Dawnstrider and Night Jewel had been there and that he should probably get his memory issue checked out.

"Naturally! We made it to the gate just as the attack was happening." Night Jewel smiled and took out the piece of metal. "Look! I got a piece of their armour! I managed to get one of their swords, too, but I think the smith has it now."

"I-" She starts off angrily, then realizes what was just said, and blinks rapidly. "Uh. Huh. Sure, okay." She looks around the room awkwardly. "You, ah...ever worked with weapons and armor and stuff before?"

Flare nodded. "Possibly, even if I cannot recall it. Given the power I wield, it could have had all manner of mundane uses. It would be quite possible for me to work metal now, in any case, although you may have to assist me."

MCerberus

2013-01-04, 08:18 PM

Vampony Final-downed

Well then, that means the adrenaline will start to fade. Staccata still has a lot of that pain though. There's a very soft thud as she just sort of slips out of the waking world for a bit.

Random Alley

The griffin doesn't slow down, even with a painful-looking gash on his side. He moves to get a stronger grip around the vital areas that allow his attackers to even move. Rend at the ponies, and the guard should be arriving shortly.

Grif

2013-01-04, 08:51 PM

Vampony Rabble Rabble
Around the same time, Gearstride wobbled over to her dear Lieutenant's side as fast as she could and worriedly nuzzled his cheek with stinging tears. "Please...tell me we didn't lose Shores...."

Silverpine could feel tears running down his own cheek, hot and fast. "I... I don't know... Captain..." he croaked, staring helplessly in the direction of the rubble where Sandy and Spectre once stood from his position on the ground.

Luka

2013-01-04, 09:25 PM

"Naturally! We made it to the gate just as the attack was happening." Night Jewel smiled and took out the piece of metal. "Look! I got a piece of their armour! I managed to get one of their swords, too, but I think the smith has it now."[/COLOR]

When she ....Hooves the piece of metal, she would notice something, the defense's back.
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Random Alley[/B]

The griffin doesn't slow down, even with a painful-looking gash on his side. He moves to get a stronger grip around the vital areas that allow his attackers to even move. Rend at the ponies, and the guard should be arriving shortly.

The talons would dig in.... barely, the armor's pretty stiff, hard and protects a LOT, he may also notice the armor's scratching his talons. Even so, they would dig in to obstruct and actually cause a bit more damage, but as vital the area may be, the attacker doesn't even seem to care or something, in fact.

"You know what? that's it!"

The pegasus says before giving a fast whistle, stabbing again repeatedly at one of his talons, just this time her sword's edge becomes glowing purple, also, he may notice a large amount to Telekinesis being applied to him to get him to the ground, like a boulder with increasing weight, the ropes going around his wings and every one of his limbs to tie him down as an attacker with a green glow on his horn would appear not far away; and yet another attacker would jump onto him from one of the buildings, aiming to slash at his wings.
The full group of five appeared and are pissed off; the guard wouldn't be very far away, some may be even visible at that distance, yet the attackers don't seem to care, taking the griffon down to the ground seems like their biggest priority at the moment.

Orzel

2013-01-04, 10:21 PM

Vampony Rabble Rabble

"I curse you and your bloodlin--glurk....." Sandy pushed that stake in hard, and boy, did he push that stake in hard as Spectre's ichor coated him. The stake, wooden arrows, dagger, and heavy jacket fell lying to the rubble.

As then a second later the slab hits the ground, much faster than Rainbow's crippled self could carry her, because physics still exist, and come down hard on whatever lay beneath.

At the same time a chorus of screaming from behind Jelly sounded as all the vamponies there fell to the ground writhing. The one vampony in here who was forgotten about by the gang and Benson that actually wasn't KO'd writhed and screamed towards the ceiling with pupil less eyes, clutching at their chest

Sadly Rainbow is too slow at her injured state. So only impossible-to-hold in tear moved. Her heart sinks into the void of her chest. "Sandy.... you get out from under that rock RIGHT NOW!. That's an order Sgt. Shores! You get... out of there... right... now."

--

In the Cirrus in the Conference room where Daniel Taylor played doctor to his three guests, the ninja, Grubs and meadow, would find itself with the muffled screaming of Meadow as the staked and poisoned mare forcibly tried to break against her sandy restrains.

The ninja raised an eyebrow and counted her shurikens. Four.

--

Back in the Temple of Doom, the impact of that large slab shook the temple as the pillar that Spectre had ran into finally gave in as its crack widened. One whole side came crashing down creating a huge mushroom cloud of dust and debris that spread itself in a forty foot radius. The whole temple shook rather threateningly. And then another chunk of the ceiling fell, and then one more piece.

With one gesture of her ghoul hoof, Zippity's children in their speediness sped over to sandy through the non settling dust and debris cloud to start digging him out to see if he was alive.

Around the same time, Gearstride wobbled over to her dear Lieutenant's side as fast as she could and worriedly nuzzled his cheek with stinging tears. "Please...tell me we didn't lose Shores...."

At the same time Miss M closed her eyes, her red tears poking out from her tear ducts, or that could have been her blood 'blood' from her collective injuries. She tried to get up, but found having three legs to be not so bueno, and it all didn't feel good, higher threshold for pain be damned.

Rainbow hears her superiors words. She pretends ear said something else.

Fae Matters

Ember stared at Lochbed with just a dumb listening expression.

"Uh..okay...uh...I can do that..." He then looked to the court. "Ahem..well...Lady Lochbed...." And he regurgitated to the best of his abilities what she told him. "---And leg breaking."

"Grievences stated. Wormwood. You owe Lady Lochbed one favor." said the bloody monkey queen. During the speeh of the young noble, the false Celestia pongified herself. "No, Lord of the Lochs. State your desires so we fae may bid on travels to your realm as aides."

Daniel

...That counts as my ki-!

*bonk*

Being at this moment next to useless for heavy lifting, the bard instead takes an eagle eye view of the surrounding area, looking for any further threats. Meanwhile, he sends silent prayers to Celestia.

---

Rainbow hears that too. More pretending.

Also Dani- Taylor?

"Ughhh..." The unicorn blinks several times in weariness and confusion before waking up fully, looking at the vampire curiously.

"Great...Hey, hey." He addresses the ninja, standing up and shaking his head while he makes his way over to check her vitals. "Any idea what's going on with her?"
[/B]

The ninja closed her eyes and ignores the vampony's screams. "I have never dealt with non-zombified undead with bodies. I know not of her issue and wish her not death."

Kelvin360

2013-01-04, 11:29 PM

Flare nodded. "Possibly, even if I cannot recall it. Given the power I wield, it could have had all manner of mundane uses. It would be quite possible for me to work metal now, in any case, although you may have to assist me."

"I guess that depends on your focus. If you've gone for metallurgy at some point, all you need is a picture. Hmm...oh, here, try this." She grabs a nearby ingot and holds it out. "Flatten this...but don't use telekinesis. Just focus on manipulating the metal on a pure, physical level."

TheAmishPirate

2013-01-05, 12:09 AM

[Vampony Final Resting Place]

There would be no response to Rainbow's pleas.

Within the cloud of choking dust and debris, the vamponies would dig and dig through the rubble until they came to the massive slab. On impact, the great rock had shattered and split into chunks so big, some could hold a quartet of ponies with ease. Stacatta probably wasn't going to be getting her dagger back after all. The last fizzles of a dying light shone from one part of the rubble, where two chunks of rock had split into a squat teepee, with a thin pillar of grainy stone peeking through the top. Hardened sand, by the looks of it. Its bottom was attached - barely - to a hunk of shattered armor, which was attached - barely - to the ruined remains of a shoulder, which was attached - barely - to a short unicorn lying just a hair's breadth away from the crushing slabs. Battered, bruised, but by some lucky miracle, breathing.

Sandy gritted his teeth and scrunched shut his glamoured-blue eyes. "Blood...heal...please..." he groaned.

Benson

2013-01-05, 01:55 AM

Vampony Rubble Rabble

Daniel would see no threats, aside from the burning Cubey who moved a whole foot, oh boy howdy! And just as the chorus of wails began, it stopped leaving behind sounds of groaning and then silence from behind Cubey. Well mostly silence.

The officers stood there dumbfounded by it all, confused why the pony they felt obligated to obey was writhing on the ground and laying there in a weird stupor.

"Sir...sir...the enemy is just over yonder, what is the matter?" No response.
-

Miss M sat in silence, staring down at the ground, lamenting the loss of her dearest Zephyr, her adrenaline lost and gone and the crazy previous sequence over and done with. There was just that emptiness inside, and now Sandy was likely dead.

Gearstride couldn't find the words to speak properly right now, they were lost on her tongue, but few managed a way out. "He's...not allowed to die....right?...I mean...if anything...his records....showed that..." Aaaand now they were gone.

Sandy would find himself soon free of his rocky snare as several hooves heaved and lifted out many of the Dire Rocks. The silent vampony excavators lifted the stained and dirty as hell Sandy as he was placed on one of the vamps' backs, his likely limpy body draped over. With a simple nod from the one carrying Sandy, one of the others bit hard into the base of the carrier's neck as blood trickled out for Sandy to consume. The gang of five moved out from the cloud of dust and presented Sandy before the others, naturally to their relief that the hapless unicorn was not dead.

A Trip to the Cirrus

"I donts hears...'ta voice in mah heads....waaaah...whatsa happens to it??" Grubbs rambled and shook his head back and forth and tried to move from against his restrains. "I's lost...!....Its not there..! Halps!"

As for Meadow she herself suddenly stopped, her body going as limp as it could while being forced to remain upright. Her hardened restraints and wooden stake in her body continuing their effects. Groans of lamentation and then a silence.
==============

Fae Matters

"I uh...I seek assistance in taking back my home and dealing justice to the ones who took my home and stole the lives of my family and all those who were near and dear to me. I wish to make them pay for their evils. I wish to....return the status and honor to my family name..." Ember's voice cracked a little towards the end, old memories resurfacing with the pain and tears they brought along with them. But he did his best to stand bravely in front of these beings.
===============

Idle Shenanigans

Idle stared at the piece of metal with wide foalish eyes. The battle quickly flashing in his mind. Those knaves that would dare attack his dear Bridle Shores and their foulness! All the rabble! He gave a nod of his head with his mouth hanging slightly open.

He then looked at Dawnstrider and softly sighed, his eyes shifting to the side. "One of our young rookies, a Miss Violet, was struck with a foul dark magic attack from those who attacked us. Her wounds have not healed properly even with our magical healing remedies, and she is in great pain. It scares me."

TheAmishPirate

2013-01-05, 02:16 AM

Kelvin360

2013-01-05, 04:12 AM

Daniel

"Oh for the love of Cadance." Daniel snarls."He's obviously NOT dead, we just won bloody EVERYTHING, and now we need to get back to my father and turn this mess into a vague memory."

"Every-semi-pony able, take front. Zippity, run diplomacy. Get their leaders up and explain the situation in no uncertain terms." He points to the cops 'n floppers. "As of right now, ninety percent of everypony in this place is under your direct command. We'll talk later; we need a favor from you. Silverpine, get Staccata. Gearstride, take hold of Rainbow and stay near Sandy." He picks up the light M and puts her in a firepony's saddle-grip, wincing all the while. "Now somepony make a plan for that jelly and let's go before it's too late."

--

Taylor

"Well my official prognosis is that it's either all puppies and rainbows or not even remotely close." He says cheerfully. "Let's hope for the former, what say."

--

Rangolan

"Oh, now." He murmurs softly. "He wants an adventure. How interesting..."

--

Dawnstrider

"There is but one powerful enough to mend her to completion. I know yet where he lies, but I fear I will need your clout to enter. When last I came, I fear I was disbarred, light of the heavens or no."

PurityIcekiller

2013-01-05, 05:04 AM

"I guess that depends on your focus. If you've gone for metallurgy at some point, all you need is a picture. Hmm...oh, here, try this." She grabs a nearby ingot and holds it out. "Flatten this...but don't use telekinesis. Just focus on manipulating the metal on a pure, physical level."

"As you wish." Flare concentrated, and soon ended up with a very flat, oddly-shaped plate of metal with a very sharp edge.

"I uh...I seek assistance in taking back my home and dealing justice to the ones who took my home and stole the lives of my family and all those who were near and dear to me. I wish to make them pay for their evils. I wish to....return the status and honor to my family name..." Ember's voice cracked a little towards the end, old memories resurfacing with the pain and tears they brought along with them. But he did his best to stand bravely in front of these beings.

The dark fairy snickered. "Honour? Ciona is amused. He has such cute little ideals."

Idle stared at the piece of metal with wide foalish eyes. The battle quickly flashing in his mind. Those knaves that would dare attack his dear Bridle Shores and their foulness! All the rabble! He gave a nod of his head with his mouth hanging slightly open.

He then looked at Dawnstrider and softly sighed, his eyes shifting to the side. "One of our young rookies, a Miss Violet, was struck with a foul dark magic attack from those who attacked us. Her wounds have not healed properly even with our magical healing remedies, and she is in great pain. It scares me."

"That sounds... Hold on a moment, I need to deal with something."

Night Jewel carefully slipped a bypass spell into the metal before its damaged defences could recover enough to stop her. With her spell in place, any further magic from her would appear to be a part of the metal's aura, and either go unnoticed or set off another self-destructive positive feedback loop.

"There. That's better. Anyway, that's quite tragic. I'm no doctor, but if there's anything I can do for her, please let me know."

She then whispered to Dawnstrider, "I wonder if light-types can pull off that kind of thing. It seems a bit unfair that those evil ones can do tricks that you can't."

Kelvin360

2013-01-05, 05:13 AM

"As you wish." Flare concentrated, and soon ended up with a very flat, oddly-shaped plate of metal with a very sharp edge.

"Yeah, thought so. Congratulations, we can now officially produce enough magical weaponry in a few hours to supply an army. The Boss'll be thrilled. Rock on."

"...Heh. 'Rock on'. Heh. That was terrible."

She then whispered to Dawnstrider, "I wonder if light-types can pull off that kind of thing. It seems a bit unfair that those evil ones can do tricks that you can't."

"The point of being such is that we will not. It isn't a question of 'can'. Oh, and they cannot heat a ray of light to the temperature of an exploding sun, so there is that."

Orzel

2013-01-05, 06:24 AM

Rainbow

The sniper's heart can beat once more. But further movement or communication is out. Rainbow displays relief with no more than exhales. Too stressed her injury is and she allows from a controlled collapse into a seated position upon her bloody haunches.

The Fae

"Oh interesting." whispered the crimson monkey queen. "twelve"

One of the monkey walked forward and took a strange dignified pose. Then it hooted and shrieked as if it were given the moat presidential of speeches.

A strong whistle cracks from the shelf of the headless Reaper. Twas the strike of her whip, the spine of a pony, on the air. The head smiled with its fanged mouth at the leader of this session then whispered to Layla.

The older mare trotted to the edge of the shelf and shouted loudly. "High Lord Spirit Reaper of the Dullahans raised the twelve monkey offer from the Monkey Queen and offers Lord Sol of the Lochs fourteen pooka under his command for the color in his eyes for a duration to be taken after service equal to the service."

Mindfreak

2013-01-05, 08:45 AM

Grif

2013-01-05, 09:04 AM

[Vampony Not Dead Yet]

Sandy hung limp on the backs of his saviors, utterly exhausted and fighting a losing battle against the pain from what used to be his shoulder. In all the excitement, he couldn't quite recall what caused him to think to put up that sand-pillar up at the last moment. Sure was lucky to get off with just a shattered shoulder, all things considered.

Thankfully, the vamponies acknowledged his plea and let their blood flow freely. Unable to even lap it up properly, the broken unicorn let it fall into his mouth and down his throat. He moaned in relief as the magical fluid dulled his pain and started the long process of putting him back together. They'd need a lot of the stuff before he was properly healed.

"Oh... thank Luna... thank you..." Silverpine whispered, watching the slow procession of vamponies carrying Sandy. He hugged Gearstride tight in response, relief flooding his every fibre of his being at the sight of his friend.

Then, nodding at Daniel slowly, he pushed himself to his three hooves and started limping over to Staccata. He would help her up if need be, or just carry her on his back if she's immobile.

Kelvin360

2013-01-05, 05:11 PM

The Fae

"Oh interesting." whispered the crimson monkey queen. "twelve"

One of the monkey walked forward and took a strange dignified pose. Then it hooted and shrieked as if it were given the moat presidential of speeches.

A strong whistle cracks from the shelf of the headless Reaper. Twas the strike of her whip, the spine of a pony, on the air. The head smiled with its fanged mouth at the leader of this session then whispered to Layla.

The older mare trotted to the edge of the shelf and shouted loudly. "High Lord Spirit Reaper of the Dullahans raised the twelve monkey offer from the Monkey Queen and offers Lord Sol of the Lochs fourteen pooka under his command for the color in his eyes for a duration to be taken after service equal to the service."

Ranglan murmurs to Verdant and hoofs him a small note. The tamer nods and slips out of the proceedings while Dr. Charm continues to watch with interest.

Gak
Well, there's a bunch of small objects, which could be mice or erasers, ect...
But there is one large object that's about the size of a pony.
And it seems to have some pointy objects on it!
Uh-oh.

"Does the school have any mannequins of ancient warlords or fighters for a history class?" She asks calmly.

MCerberus

2013-01-05, 08:25 PM

Benson

2013-01-06, 01:32 AM

Kelvin360

2013-01-06, 02:32 AM

Vampony and the Temple of Derp

"Won bloody everything??? I just lost what was important to me! And you want me to leave this nothing more as a vague memory??" The red mare was infuriated and forcibly removed herself from his hold and slapped him. Though a slap from her would mean a slight tumble backwards. Her body tensed and if she had hackles, they would be...uh...hackling?....eh whatever. From her perspective Daniel came off as insensitive and callous, which hurt the emotionally distraught mare.

He stumbles backward into a pillar, hoof reaching instinctively for his bow. Miraculously, it isn't drawn. "You're right, of course." He whispers. "Not about what I want; That'd be absurd. We've won a battle tonight. One that we both knew wasn't conventionally possible. But your war has just begun. And open skies help me, it's one I can't help you with, no matter how much I wish I could. Mistake me for what you'd like, nightwatcher, but don't think for a moment that I don't care about what you feel. What I feel. You're in the vortex, mare. But you're still not alone."

He locks eyes with her. "No matter how much you'd like to be. I'm assuredly your wrath's acceptable target, but leave judgements here when we go."

Zippity ignored the red mare and glanced at Daniel. "Diplomacy?.....Sure...right...let me get back to you on that..." She deadpanned and shifted her gaze to the side to Honor Guard who just shook his head and nodded. "Eeeh..ah..yea, leaders...their leader is dead?" To b honest, she didn't care that much for these other vamponies, they weren't really anything to her. She'd do her best though, whatever that would be.

She poked a nearby unconscious vamp with her hind hoof. "Hey you...ah...get up...and stuff...yer the new leader." No response. "Well I tried."

"See, that's why I'm not a huge fan of hereditary monarchies." Daniel remarks dryly at her definition of 'try'. "We-"

And then the inevitable happened because it was set in stone from the start, pun intended, and because there would be no easy stretch for the good, not yet, not here. The halved pillar creaked and then buckled under the weight of the likely several hundred feet of stone and earth above it.

And then it fell towards the south striking into the pillar, well, south of it as huge chunks of stone and rock fell, and then...a chain reaction as the temple would soon be on its way into collapsing on itself and burying what stayed behind.

Tick tock tick tock ways down comes the rocks~

"Ah, my old enemies, gravity and casuality." He glances down at the piles upon piles of bodies in the room. "Normals: Run now. Zippity, you know these tunnels best. Take point and head towards whatever back exit or loop to the front you can think of. Those behind the main have a cushion." He addresses ZD's slavesconcubinesserfspals. "Everypony else, grab at least two unconscious vampires in this room based on your best guess of your own strength and follow along!"

He turns back to M. "Do you agree that we should seek another venue? Because if not, I'm willing to continue our conversation here." The worst part is he's serious, too. The jerk.

Grubbs just continued to wail and cry out for the voice to return to his head.

"Hey hey now, shh-sh-sh." Taylor murmurs, approaching Grubbs and murmuring soothingly like a father to a foal (three guesses where he learned that). He places his horn inconspicuously and administers a magical anesthetic. "It's going to be alright. Just relax. It's okay."

Idle Derping

"My clout? Also what? You lost me towards the end sir," Idle puffed his cheeks and rubbed his head in confusion.

"...I need you to flash your badge so I can get in without being shot."

TheAmishPirate

2013-01-06, 02:45 AM

Vampony GAH

Sandy started at the rumble, dazedly looking around the room as the vampony blood ran over his mane and face. Even in his state, he knew what would happen next;

Rocks fall. Everypony dies.

In-between one of Daniel's little speeches, his own strained voice gurgled out, "Cap'n...gotta save 'em...th' civvies..." His foreleg twitched in the direction of the nearest pile o' vamponies. But in his helpless state, twitching was all he could do. Were they really going to come so far, accomplish so much, only to ultimately fail in their mission to rescue the civilians and innocents?

Benson

2013-01-06, 02:45 AM

"...I need you to flash your badge so I can get in without being shot."

"Ooooh....oh why didn't you say so? Hahah..." Idle Derp chuckled and wiped his brow. The little idiot smiled and nodded. " I can do tha----wait...why would you get shot? Who would shoot you and your dreamy face?" The silly stallion asked with wide foalish eyes, worried about Dawnstrider as if though he was worrying about a best friend. Since ya know, he just met Dawnstrider today.

Grif

2013-01-06, 03:08 AM

Vampony After-final-down

Well currently Staccata's in 'dead weight' mode being unconscious and all. Hey it's not like there's another massive boss fight coming up at least. Somepony should remember to pick up her dagger though, it's nice and she's already mad about losing the cloak tonight.

Fortunately for her, the dagger wasn't quite lost, Silverpine's sharp eyes spying a glint half-buried beneath the fallen debris. He picked up the weapon and tucked it into a spare pocket.

And then the inevitable happened because it was set in stone from the start, pun intended, and because there would be no easy stretch for the good, not yet, not here. The halved pillar creaked and then buckled under the weight of the likely several hundred feet of stone and earth above it.

And then it fell towards the south striking into the pillar, well, south of it as huge chunks of stone and rock fell, and then...a chain reaction as the temple would soon be on its way into collapsing on itself and burying what stayed behind.

Tick tock tick tock ways down comes the rocks~

"Move. Move!" he croaked, going over to Gearstride and dragging her along if he had to. He shot a dark glare at Daniel and Miss M. "Can you two have this conversation later?" Staccata was still balanced precariously on his back.

PurityIcekiller

2013-01-06, 06:21 AM

"Yeah, thought so. Congratulations, we can now officially produce enough magical weaponry in a few hours to supply an army. The Boss'll be thrilled. Rock on."

"...Heh. 'Rock on'. Heh. That was terrible."

Blades twitched a bit in her sleep.

"While I appreciate the sediment... That is, sentiment... You know those ground rules you were talking about earlier? I think I should add 'no bad puns'." Flare smiled slightly. "Well, now all we need is said army."

"The point of being such is that we will not. It isn't a question of 'can'. Oh, and they cannot heat a ray of light to the temperature of an exploding sun, so there is that."

"And you can't copy their armour enchantments or anything? This sucks. The ones with the most strategic options aren't the real strategists."

"Ooooh....oh why didn't you say so? Hahah..." Idle Derp chuckled and wiped his brow. The little idiot smiled and nodded. " I can do tha----wait...why would you get shot? Who would shoot you and your dreamy face?" The silly stallion asked with wide foalish eyes, worried about Dawnstrider as if though he was worrying about a best friend. Since ya know, he just met Dawnstrider today.

Oh, confound it.

Night Jewel's mind raced furiously, looking for the safest way to phrase things. "He... got caught on the wrong side of a conflict, and some ponies still see him as an enemy."

Orzel

2013-01-06, 07:37 AM

Rainbow

Rainbow bites her lip and manages to her hooves. Her destination is Sandy, to free him and trot him out of here. "On your hooves, soldier."

Amaya

The ninja studied the vampony then Grubbs. "I think they succeeded."

Fae and Mortals

Lochbed giggled.

"No, Lord Sol. Your ability to see color." answered Layla. "It is a small price compared to what the Monkey Queen asks. Or any of these fine fey. It is not even permanent and we offer concurrent payment during service if you desire."

Mindfreak

2013-01-06, 10:47 AM

Gak
Gak shook her head.
"Er...no? I don't believe so, why?":smallconfused:
Gak is certainly confused!

Kelvin360

2013-01-06, 05:25 PM

Blades twitched a bit in her sleep.

"While I appreciate the sediment... That is, sentiment... You know those ground rules you were talking about earlier? I think I should add 'no bad puns'." Flare smiled slightly. "Well, now all we need is said army."

"Or an extra week and a book on automatons. Huh. Automaton bodyguards..."

"And you can't copy their armour enchantments or anything? This sucks. The ones with the most strategic options aren't the real strategists."

He smirks. "Of course not. We do it better. Have you noticed that my armor does not have a scratch on it, despite having seen countless battles? We have other resources much the same. However, we rely on heroism, not piles of worthless untrained legionaires."

Oh, confound it.

Night Jewel's mind raced furiously, looking for the safest way to phrase things. "He... got caught on the wrong side of a conflict, and some ponies still see him as an enemy."

He raises an eyebrow. "No, actually, it's private property."

Amaya

The ninja studied the vampony then Grubbs. "I think they succeeded."

"Fantastic." He smiles...then realizes what that means. "And I'm...gonna be unconscious again in less than an hour thanks to ludicrous amounts of injuries. Awesome."

Gak
Gak shook her head.
"Er...no? I don't believe so, why?":smallconfused:
Gak is certainly confused!

"Oh. Then we are not alone. And our company has sharp objects. Stay behind me." She sticks her hoof into a nearby shadow, letting the darkness cover her entirely.

MCerberus

2013-01-06, 09:54 PM

Random Alley

((sorry this just slipped))

A sword slashing at him? While there's a ton of ropes tangling him up? Sure, there's now some of his blood dripping out, but that means he'd have to be closer to breaking out. Still, the best he can do is try and wrestle his tangled attacker between him and the blades.

Kelvin360

2013-01-06, 10:27 PM

Buncha Faeries!

A lovely little concubine steps forward from a particular area. "Demi-Lord of Charm and Desire Rangolan of the Southern Mists puts forth this offer to Lord Sol of the Lochs: An assurance that Lord Sol will see his revenge realized, in exchange for a minor favor in the future."

The flutter pony himself smiles softly, looking around at the responses in feature or word.

--

One Little Alley

The cloud cover above Bridle Shores intensifies over one small area, swirling white turning to dark gray. Thunder rumbles above. A griffon-like shriek sounds from within the storm, and a lone figure descends like a cold front, greatsword clutched firmly in a talon.

A hippogriff, clad in armor the shade of the clouds from which she emerged, lands silently in front of the feathery guard and his assailants. Aside from the fight, for an instant all is silent as she makes herself known.

"I answer the call." She raises the blade high, and a mighty roar of thunder sounds off in the sky, arcs of lightning spiraling down into the sword...and anyone wearing, say, metal armor.

TheAmishPirate

2013-01-07, 10:30 AM

Rainbow

Rainbow bites her lip and manages to her hooves. Her destination is Sandy, to free him and trot him out of here. "On your hooves, soldier."

Sandy gritted his teeth and tried to lift himself from the vampony's back. Only three legs answered him; the one connected to the swollen, purple, bloody mush of a shoulder hung limp. Even so, the stallion raised himself about an inch before falling back down, panting heavily. "I...I can't. I got nothin'...left."

Orzel

2013-01-07, 01:14 PM

Sandy gritted his teeth and tried to lift himself from the vampony's back. Only three legs answered him; the one connected to the swollen, purple, bloody mush of a shoulder hung limp. Even so, the stallion raised himself about an inch before falling back down, panting heavily. "I...I can't. I got nothin'...left."

The sniper bites her lips at the state of her stallion. Why did Sandy have to make her see him like this? Why did he even choose her? "Come on, Sargent."

Rainbow pulls Sandy up by the mane and slung her wounded leg over him. A stealth nuzzle is sneaked in the lifting motion. Six legs between them, they emerge from the rubble if Sandy is able.

TheAmishPirate

2013-01-07, 03:55 PM

The sniper bites her lips at the state of her stallion. Why did Sandy have to make her see him like this? Why did he even choose her? "Come on, Sargent."

Rainbow pulls Sandy up by the mane and slung her wounded leg over him. A stealth nuzzle is sneaked in the lifting motion. Six legs between them, they emerge from the rubble if Sandy is able.

Vampony blood may have been an excellent painkiller, but nothing stirred the heart quite like affections from one's filly. "A-aye, Ma'am. By yer lead." Sandy took a deep breath, rallying his spirits one last time. Just a few paces, then they'd be clear and he could rest. He could do it, had to do it, couldn't let Rainbow down. Fatigue would just have to take a backseat until they were both safe. He stumbled his way along, the two of them holding each other up on their last sprint to safety.

Benson

2013-01-07, 04:25 PM

Vampony: The Derping

A part of Miss M wanted to just stare with a twitchy deadpan to that cheese that came out of Daniel's mouth. She wondered if it was possible to die from bardic cheese overload. Nightwatcher? Her war has just begun? Daniel, you're a riot in serious business form too. Miss M wiped at a red tear, a lot of the melodramatic cheese sorta just stumped her. She was too stumped and wtf'd out to be angry. Success?

Zippity's slaves prodigies looked at Zippity waiting for her response. She glanced to the side and with a dismissive wave of her hoof they all flew into action and began to scour the temple at their speeds, picking up the stinks and smells of their kind. The one carrying Sandy slightly bucked, "assisting" Rainbow getting Sandy onto her back, it was not graceful. But he too joined his brethren in retrieving unconscious vamponies not really batting an eye that two injured ponies would rather walk in pain than ask for help, it didn't cross his mind.

"I'm afraid though, I can't help the vamponies in the main passageway, not without getting eaten alive by a slow moving jelly cube." Zippity said in her flat way. "Those ponies are on their own, though fret not, I don't think they're in danger of getting caught in the temple collapse." She herself picked up a bespectacled vampony and three others and placed them on her still heavily scarred back. Several of her children emerged carrying up to four to five while Honor Guard was only able to carry three. Who knew that healing from getting nearly ripped in half would be so hard and take long? :O

As for Silverpine, he must have some swanky see in the dark vision to see that in the dust and rubble in a dark room. I'll let this one pass as a kindness :smalltongue: ;D

"I don't want to have this conversation now." Miss M told Silverpine channeling some Zippity Do in her tone.

As for Gearstride, she wasn't crippled she could wal---..or right...she was kind crippled. Never mind carry on. She did her best to move hastily, and wobbled. She was just happy that Sandy was alive and well, relatively well. But right now, thoughts, they just weren't going to be a thing. She ran-hobbled towards one of the side tunnels evading falling rocks. Everyone would be evading rocks. Twas a rock-alanche!

Anyways, long story short, hopefully everyone makes their way to the safety of the tunnels, try not to die, that would be no bueno.
--

In the Cirrus, Grubbs calmed down with a pouty derpy expression on his taut face. "Master...where...did..you go..."

As for Meadow, there was no response from her, not even a muffled one, she was just there in a weird empty feeling despair.
==============

This is really is some Idle Chat

"Wrong side of the conflict? Wha...how if he was fighting the bad guys?.......Wait what? Private Property? Also, what are you talking about secretly in front of me?" Idle Chat asked still fretful and just plain curious about these clandestine conversations in front of him.
================

Faeland Derp

"Ability to see color?...I guess...that's not..so bad...I think..." He wasn't really sure. It sounded simple to him, he could only hope he wouldn't have to deal with things that involved colors.

"A minor favor?......That' sounds so...shady..." He half whispered in response to Rangolan. "And vague."

MCerberus

2013-01-07, 04:35 PM

Vampony Derp-down

Well Staccata is unconscious, so she doesn't really have much to state about any of this. Hopefully the pony carrying her doesn't decide to use her as a rubble shield or anything.

Kelvin360

2013-01-07, 05:01 PM

Grif

2013-01-07, 05:53 PM

Rockvalanche, indeed

Nothing else to do but run. And run-hobble, he did, carrying Staccata on his back and following Gear closely out. He hoped the friendly vamponies wouldn't miss out anypony, but no time to follow through on that thought.

PurityIcekiller

2013-01-07, 07:23 PM

"Or an extra week and a book on automatons. Huh. Automaton bodyguards..."

Flare laughed. "Yes, that would be quite useful. And if we employed them in other ways... Why, Mistress Blades could never need to work again, if she so desired."

He smirks. "Of course not. We do it better. Have you noticed that my armor does not have a scratch on it, despite having seen countless battles? We have other resources much the same. However, we rely on heroism, not piles of worthless untrained legionaires."

"Good. So you have your own tricks that they can't do. That definitely means I'm on the right side."

He raises an eyebrow. "No, actually, it's private property."

"...Oh. Why didn't you just say so? You gave me a scare there."

"Wrong side of the conflict? Wha...how if he was fighting the bad guys?.......Wait what? Private Property? Also, what are you talking about secretly in front of me?" Idle Chat asked still fretful and just plain curious about these clandestine conversations in front of him.

Night Jewel smiled and made a quick, actually-true-in-a-sense cover story. "Well, I'm just a little nervous after what happened recently. There was this paladin who had gone nuts, you see... It's a long story. Anyway, I was worried the ponies there were friends of the crazy paladin."

"Ability to see color?...I guess...that's not..so bad...I think..." He wasn't really sure. It sounded simple to him, he could only hope he wouldn't have to deal with things that involved colors.

"A minor favor?......That' sounds so...shady..." He half whispered in response to Rangolan. "And vague."

"He does not trust what he doesn't understand. That is worth noting."

Ciona thought for a bit, then shook her head. "Ciona does not know what to offer him. Does he wish anything from her? She will say the price before he pays."

Kelvin360

2013-01-07, 07:57 PM

Flare laughed. "Yes, that would be quite useful. And if we employed them in other ways... Why, Mistress Blades could never need to work again, if she so desired."

"Automatons with functions relying on finesse? Ehh. Golems, on the other hoof..."

"Good. So you have your own tricks that they can't do. That definitely means I'm on the right side."

Cue aside glance. "...You will not be on any 'side', if I have a say."

This is really is some Idle Chat
"Also, what are you talking about secretly in front of me?"

"The logistics of interdetermined moral dichotomies based on practical observation of various antisocietal barbarisms." He says dryly.

"...Oh. Why didn't you just say so? You gave me a scare there."

"Well, I underestimated how many enemies you thought I had."

Night Jewel smiled and made a quick, actually-true-in-a-sense cover story. "Well, I'm just a little nervous after what happened recently. There was this paladin who had gone nuts, you see... It's a long story. Anyway, I was worried the ponies there were friends of the crazy paladin."

With that, he lets the one with the actual cover story handle deflection, choosing himself to simply adopt a silent 'truefax, bro' manner.

Orzel

2013-01-07, 08:52 PM

Rainbow

"Almost there Sandy."The magenta mare does not appreciate the help. She wants to saved Sandy. But the pain was terrible and she already knew she lost his crossbow. Two of them in fact. It is all incentive to ignore agony and get out.

Lochbed

"Tell her you want fish." whispered the kelpie. She had a kitten's smile and innocent eyes. "And warriors. Cute ones."

TheAmishPirate

2013-01-07, 10:23 PM

Rainbow

"Almost there Sandy."The magenta mare does not appreciate the help. She wants to saved Sandy. But the pain was terrible and she already knew she lost his crossbow. Two of them in fact. It is all incentive to ignore agony and get out.

Rainbow would be getting her wish, the vampony's not-help notwithstanding. Even under the mighty power of nuzzles, her stallion could barely manage a stumbling, wobbly trot. Sandy would've been crushed a dozen times over had it not been for Rainbow pulling him onward. Thank goodness he was such a little guy. He kept his eyes glued to the passage, their safe haven from the hail of earth.

Just twenty paces...then ten...then five...

(Orzel, feel free to narrate them dashing to safety. Even injured, Rainbow is strong enough to hurry the lightweight Sandy along.)

Orzel

2013-01-07, 10:33 PM

Rainbow would be getting her wish, the vampony's not-help notwithstanding. Even under the mighty power of nuzzles, her stallion could barely manage a stumbling, wobbly trot. Sandy would've been crushed a dozen times over had it not been for Rainbow pulling him onward. Thank goodness he was such a little guy. He kept his eyes glued to the passage, their safe haven from the hail of earth.

Just twenty paces...then ten...then five...

(Orzel, feel free to narrate them dashing to safety. Even injured, Rainbow is strong enough to hurry the lightweight Sandy along.)

Not at this would they make it. She'd have to take more pain for her stallion. With her shrinking energy reserves, Rainbow push and lift the small blue unicorn to safety. Her cries of hurt are kept in as usually. Snipers are not allowed to be loud during missions.

Kelvin360

2013-01-08, 12:54 AM

Not at this would they make it. She'd have to take more pain for her stallion. With her shrinking energy reserves, Rainbow push and lift the small blue unicorn to safety. Her cries of hurt are kept in as usually. Snipers are not allowed to be loud during missions.

Rainbow may find that at some point, her burden is lifted somewhat. After having checked the area, Daniel makes haste to catch up and, recognizing their distress, spreads Sandy's weight more evenly between the two of them.

Benson

2013-01-08, 02:52 AM

Vampony: Rocks Falls, Everypony Dies

And so everyone died. The end. This is the true ending.

The following is a 'what if' scenario.

And so everyone managed to scramble or be scrambled into the middle passageway, the one used by the vamponies and what not. Most of the gang I'm sure evading falling rocks or being protected from falling rocks. Miss M looked around at the unconscious bodies and the found herself tensed up. She looked at Zippity with a flash of fretting anger.

"Where's Zephyr's body?" She asked the pegasus. Zippity cocked a brow and glanced around.

"I thought we were just to pick up the unconscious ones and alive, so that is what I had them do. I don't see why you didn't collect his body yourself, you had the chance girl." Zippity said narrowing her eyes at the red mare.

"You-....." She didn't know why she didn't. Or rather she knew why and that just shoved more despair into her breaking self. "I...I'm going back in then...I can't...have that closure without him." Her words coming out quickly. And then without so much a further word she ran back inside. A few seconds later there was a loud thundering crash as dust and debris filled the passageway the gang were in. They would soon find the passageway blocked off by tons of rock and earth.

"Foolish girl." Zippity replied with a scowl, which with her fallout ghoul self at the moment, made her look unintentionally evil, to those who could see in the pitch black darkness.

Speaking of pitch black darkness. Gearstride held onto Silverpine, for physical and emotional support, this whole night was really sucking hard. "What happened?...is that Miss M...did she really go in there?" The blinded mare asked as she choked and coughed on the dust that was spreading in the tunnel.
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Idle Banter

Idle Derp stared at Dawnstrider. "Now you're making fun of me..." He said with a small frown. The emotionally inclined stallion wrinkled his muzzle and lowered his ears. Also, paladin that went nuts....the only one he could think of was this crazy suited armor fella who almost murder faced everyone by himself, by was stopped by the local bartender who turned into some ugly ape like creature. Anyways.

"I well...anyways...let's go find that one you say could help...I can't help but worry about Miss Violet.." The stallion stood around for a moment and couldn't help himself to sigh. The sighing was unrelated to his following question. "What is this pony's name if I may ask?"
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Faeland Follies and Favors

"Wait..what?..." His mouth was slightly agaped as he listened to Lochbed. "Fish?...and cute warriors?" The latter was said aloud, loud enough to make Ciona think he was talking to her too.

PurityIcekiller

2013-01-08, 05:53 AM

"Automatons with functions relying on finesse? Ehh. Golems, on the other hoof..."

"What do jewellery-loving... Oh, that's not the thing. Now what were golems again? ...Ah, yes, that sounds like the kind of thing I could do. If I could extend my stone-animating skills to last when the spell was released, I could possibly create a few."

Cue aside glance. "...You will not be on any 'side', if I have a say."

"Are you suggesting I betray you, then?" Night Jewel teased. "I meant I've picked the right allies."

"The logistics of interdetermined moral dichotomies based on practical observation of various antisocietal barbarisms." He says dryly.

That also sounds like something Knight Commander Blueshield would say.

Idle Derp stared at Dawnstrider. "Now you're making fun of me..." He said with a small frown. The emotionally inclined stallion wrinkled his muzzle and lowered his ears. Also, paladin that went nuts....the only one he could think of was this crazy suited armor fella who almost murder faced everyone by himself, by was stopped by the local bartender who turned into some ugly ape like creature. Anyways.

"I well...anyways...let's go find that one you say could help...I can't help but worry about Miss Violet.." The stallion stood around for a moment and couldn't help himself to sigh. The sighing was unrelated to his following question. "What is this pony's name if I may ask?"

"Actually, I'm not making fun of you, but I could if you wanted."

She glanced at Dawnstrider. "So, you're the one who knows these things."

"Wait..what?..." His mouth was slightly agaped as he listened to Lochbed. "Fish?...and cute warriors?" The latter was said aloud, loud enough to make Ciona think he was talking to her too.

"What?" Ciona gasped. "He wants some of Ciona's servants? After earlier? This will come with a large price. She needs to think..."

After a time, she licked her lips and nodded. "She has an idea now. She will give him lesser tricksters for a large pretty stone each, but he will have to serve her for as long as they serve him. Or he can do her one big, very special favour, but she has her doubts about it. In either case, he will not get them easily."

She then brightened up. "But Ciona is quite good at catching fish, and she will give them for many things! He can pay with pretty stones, nice sticks, shiny pieces of metal, sparks, dewdrops, blood, or his natural lifespan, whichever he prefers! Very good deals!"

Grif

2013-01-08, 06:23 AM

Vampony Aftermath

Silverpine stared dully at the impenetrable rocks and debris that covered the passageway, his body slumping to the ground in exhaustion. With the danger passing, and adrenaline draining, fatigue suddenly surged in his mind, his overtired body protesting every movement. The lieutenant suddenly seemed to have aged ten years older by the ordeal.

"Y-yeah. I... I don't know... why..." Silverpine answered hesitantly. He glanced around. "Sandy... Rainbow... spoony bard. You guys alright?" He didn't really notice Zippity's new evilulz expression, but her uncaring tone made him wary.

Angry Murder Birds Sounds and Thunderstorms

Fortunately for the griffon (and hippogriff) and unfortunately for the mooks attacking him (them), the sounds of heavy galloping hooves began to sound in the mouth of the alley: the tell-tale signs of armoured ponies rushing to the scene.

And amongst them was the luckless Snowflake and Flameshield, the two semi-PC guards whose lot seemed to be getting into the worst of Bridle Shore's string of disasters and invasions. Altogether, the party in the random alley of doom might notice up to six ponies.

Schoolhouse of Horror

Lemongrass stiffened, his body assuming a wary stance. "What do you mean, shadow lady?" he said, eyes darting about.

Benson

2013-01-08, 04:02 PM

"Are you suggesting I betray you, then?" Night Jewel teased. "I meant I've picked the right allies."

"Actually, I'm not making fun of you, but I could if you wanted."

"I rather you didn't make fun of me ma'am," Idle Chat replied glancing downwards. Or carry on 'private' conversations in front of me...its kinda rude.. He thought to himself about both. He also couldn't imagine why he 'want' her to make fun of him, that was a comment that didn't make sense to him.

"What?" Ciona gasped. "He wants some of Ciona's servants? After earlier? This will come with a large price. She needs to think..."

After a time, she licked her lips and nodded. "She has an idea now. She will give him lesser tricksters for a large pretty stone each, but he will have to serve her for as long as they serve him. Or he can do her one big, very special favour, but she has her doubts about it. In either case, he will not get them easily."

She then brightened up. "But Ciona is quite good at catching fish, and she will give them for many things! He can pay with pretty stones, nice sticks, shiny pieces of metal, sparks, dewdrops, blood, or his natural lifespan, whichever he prefers! Very good deals!"

Ember was starting to dislike the word 'favor', it was too vague and could easily be abused to involve anything the person wanted. He wished it could be more spelled out, especially because he would be dealing with fey and they're all about oaths and promises. That favor could mean anything, whether it be his first born weanling, a durance of indentured service, a lock of his mane, his wings. If only they could be more up front. Right now the color from his eyes was sounding more better and better.

"Lesser tricksters? How much better is their ability as opposed to pookas, ma'am?" Ember asked, comparing 'products' like cans of soup at a store one could say.

Luka

2013-01-08, 04:29 PM

Alley of alley something and FIGHTS!

the attackers would seem pretty frustrated of the griffon just plain not going to the ground! and then reinforcements.

Just as the earth mare lands and sees the reinforcements, she would just stomp once.

"Alright, all of you just made everything worse"
then turns towards the other attackers
"Forget about the other's location info, he's not giving in.... Kill em all"
She just casually gives the order, two unicorns: the "Ruby stones", now wielding a spear, and the hornless unicorn would charge towards the guards.... Only difference is that they're all covered in aura-stuff, that means the entirety them which may be causing the guards, griffon and hyppogriff to suddenly fear a big, BIG panic, those affected may even freeze; oh, and also they're in a complete rage. Yup, they are no mere mooks.

The Griffon would just tangle the pegasus as a shield, she keeps stabbing and eventually turns arround enough to buck and slash him in the face, and if that's not enough, the telekinesis now isn't just a boulder but also attempting to crush him, turn him around and smash him hard against the ground, aproximate strength of the telekinesis? enough to use a griffon to shatter the ground.

Meanwhile, the earth mare doesn't even care, she just walks away, heading into a little side alley, where the griffon could see a small sack bouncing around.

TheAmishPirate

2013-01-08, 05:02 PM

Vampony: Rocks Falls, Everypony Dies

And so everyone managed to scramble or be scrambled into the middle passageway, the one used by the vamponies and what not. Most of the gang I'm sure evading falling rocks or being protected from falling rocks.

As soon as they were clear, Sandy's energy finally gave out and the weary stallion collapsed in Daniel and Rainbow's grasp, utter dead weight. His hind legs shuffled mindlessly in some reflexive effort to keep moving forward, and his head bobbed along with half-shut eyes, reducing the glamour-glow to a barely perceptible shimmer. The vampony blood may have been keeping his vitals stable, but between the constant feedings, the stimulants, and the venom, there wasn't hardly an ounce of his own energy left. If his leg was actually responding, he'd be clinging to Rainbow for dear life.

Speaking of pitch black darkness. Gearstride held onto Silverpine, for physical and emotional support, this whole night was really sucking hard. "What happened?...is that Miss M...did she really go in there?" The blinded mare asked as she choked and coughed on the dust that was spreading in the tunnel.

Vampony Aftermath

Silverpine stared dully at the impenetrable rocks and debris that covered the passageway, his body slumping to the ground in exhaustion. With the danger passing, and adrenaline draining, fatigue suddenly surged in his mind, his overtired body protesting every movement. The lieutenant suddenly seemed to have aged ten years older by the ordeal.

"Y-yeah. I... I don't know... why..." Silverpine answered hesitantly. He glanced around. "Sandy... Rainbow... spoony bard. You guys alright?" He didn't really notice Zippity's new evilulz expression, but her uncaring tone made him wary.

And with no energy, came no light spell. The magic was there, sure, but he just...couldn't muster the mental fortitude to call it up. The poor stallion was left exhausted and in the dark, in more ways than one. "Wha...what's goin' on? What happen?" he moaned into the darkness.

Mindfreak

2013-01-08, 06:20 PM

Gak
Gak acted a bit startled.
"Oh my..."
She hides behind Arvaada.

Orzel

2013-01-08, 07:12 PM

Now that nopony is freaking out, Taylor grabs the communicator and attempts to contact...whoever is on the bridge, out front...anyone, really.

"Hey, can one of you kick the door? We're going to have friendlies coming back for shelter soon."

Hover Heart moans and groans. This way all pointless to her. "Blazing? Can you go to the door and guard it. From the outside. Or wahtever."

As soon as they were clear, Sandy's energy finally gave out and the weary stallion collapsed in Daniel and Rainbow's grasp, utter dead weight. His hind legs shuffled mindlessly in some reflexive effort to keep moving forward, and his head bobbed along with half-shut eyes, reducing the glamour-glow to a barely perceptible shimmer. The vampony blood may have been keeping his vitals stable, but between the constant feedings, the stimulants, and the venom, there wasn't hardly an ounce of his own energy left. If his leg was actually responding, he'd be clinging to Rainbow for dear life.

And with no energy, came no light spell. The magic was there, sure, but he just...couldn't muster the mental fortitude to call it up. The poor stallion was left exhausted and in the dark, in more ways than one. "Wha...what's goin' on? What happen?" he moaned into the darkness.

Dead weight was heavy. Noticeably so."Sssh. We're getting out of here. Save your strength, soldier."

PurityIcekiller

2013-01-08, 08:54 PM

"I rather you didn't make fun of me ma'am," Idle Chat replied glancing downwards. Or carry on 'private' conversations in front of me...its kinda rude.. He thought to himself about both. He also couldn't imagine why he 'want' her to make fun of him, that was a comment that didn't make sense to him.

"Noted. And no need to be formal with me, sir. After all, you're the guardspony here, and I'm just a little street-rat."

Ember was starting to dislike the word 'favor', it was too vague and could easily be abused to involve anything the person wanted. He wished it could be more spelled out, especially because he would be dealing with fey and they're all about oaths and promises. That favor could mean anything, whether it be his first born weanling, a durance of indentured service, a lock of his mane, his wings. If only they could be more up front. Right now the color from his eyes was sounding more better and better.

"Lesser tricksters? How much better is their ability as opposed to pookas, ma'am?" Ember asked, comparing 'products' like cans of soup at a store one could say.

"Ciona... knows little of comparisons, but can tell him that her servants are quite skilled. They can all change the looks of things, and they are fast and have good eyes, ears and noses. The really strong ones can even change the forms of things. And they all have such cute little faces! Look!" Ciona waved a hoof, and a tiny silver fox-like creature flew over to Ember. "Does he like them?"

Kelvin360

2013-01-08, 09:18 PM

"What do jewellery-loving... Oh, that's not the thing. Now what were golems again? ...Ah, yes, that sounds like the kind of thing I could do. If I could extend my stone-animating skills to last when the spell was released, I could possibly create a few."

"Shells, maybe, but it takes more than just direct control to animate one. No idea how, of course, but probably...life magic, maybe?"

"Are you suggesting I betray you, then?" Night Jewel teased. "I meant I've picked the right allies."

"I am suggesting that you not become involved." Dawnstrider says loudly, giving Night Jewel a serious look. "This will have to be solved by warfare eventually, and I will NOT see you in danger."

She glanced at Dawnstrider. "So, you're the one who knows these things."

"His name is Sun Shine, though he answers to 'Taylor'. He should still be inside a strange airship on the outskirts of town. And if not, then I will search high and low."

"Noted. And no need to be formal with me, sir. After all, you're the guardspony here, and I'm just a little street-rat."

"Beware, you are beginning to sound antagonistic, if perhaps unintentionally."

Schoolhouse of Horror

Lemongrass stiffened, his body assuming a wary stance. "What do you mean, shadow lady?" he said, eyes darting about.

"Well, I mean, it could be nothing, but I'd rather be ready if it's something. Just...a pony shape with sharp objects. That's all I felt. So...fear of the unknown is actually helpful here. I think."

Alley of alley something and FIGHTS!

the attackers would seem pretty frustrated of the griffon just plain not going to the ground! and then reinforcements.

Just as the earth mare lands and sees the reinforcements, she would just stomp once.

"Alright, all of you just made everything worse"
then turns towards the other attackers
"Forget about the other's location info, he's not giving in.... Kill em all"
She just casually gives the order, two unicorns: the "Ruby stones", now wielding a spear, and the hornless unicorn would charge towards the guards.... Only difference is that they're all covered in aura-stuff, that means the entirety them which may be causing the guards, griffon and hyppogriff to suddenly fear a big, BIG panic, those affected may even freeze; oh, and also they're in a complete rage. Yup, they are no mere mooks.

The Griffon would just tangle the pegasus as a shield, she keeps stabbing and eventually turns arround enough to buck and slash him in the face, and if that's not enough, the telekinesis now isn't just a boulder but also attempting to crush him, turn him around and smash him hard against the ground, aproximate strength of the telekinesis? enough to use a griffon to shatter the ground.

Meanwhile, the earth mare doesn't even care, she just walks away, heading into a little side alley, where the griffon could see a small sack bouncing around.

Well, they really dislike him. Thunderbolt thinks darkly. Bringing her sword low, she focuses the residual lightning into a lance of electricity, striking into the pegasus literally faster than the eye can see. Their armored magical defenses? Useless, since it isn't a magical attack. In fact, given it's natural lightning, any metallic substance they are wearing will make the damage much worse.

She tucks her wings in and grips her sword tightly in front of her, spinning in a circle of sharpened, electrical death. Above, the dark clouds are swirling with hot and cold air, already beginning to form into what look like miniature tornadoes.

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Daniel

"Nngh. What-?" Sandy, poor guy he is, gets dropped the instant M dives off through the passage. Daniel himself narrowly avoids being crushed trying to chase after her, and stares blankly at the rubble for a long moment.

"No. No. No no no. NO! NO!!!" There are sounds of flesh connecting with stone as he pounds ineffectually against the debris, then a sickening crack as his hoof breaks from the force.

Then, silence...

Silverpine may well feel next a burned hoof tug on his ear. Not hard, generally a 'listen, kid' gesture one would use with a naughty foal, then a low hiss.

"Please...do not...call...me...spoony."

TheAmishPirate

2013-01-08, 09:46 PM

Orzel

2013-01-08, 10:22 PM

[Vampony Can't Catch a Break]

With the sudden imbalance from Daniel taking flight, Sandy's legs buckled beneath him and he fell to the ground with a yelp of surprise. Fortunately for Rainbow, he more slid off her back rather than pulled her down with him, so she was probably safe. Probably.

That wasn't the only surprise in store; more yelling and the all-too-familiar sound of somepony's body breaking. "What? What's-nggh..." Unsurprisingly, his body refused the order to stand. Once, twice, thrice he tried standing up, but not even stubborn persistence could lift him more than an inch off the ground. "Rainbow? Rainbow, where are you? What just happened?" He reached out a hoof out for her, voice cracking with fear and concern.

The feeling of Sandy falling off her puts Rainbow into panic. She sits on her haunches and flails her good hoof around. "Sandy? Sandy? I'm here."

Her hoof meet Sandy's after some blind swinging and the sniper takes the engineer into her leg clutches. "I won't leave you, Sargent." Her hug is soft and smooth from her torn catsuit. Rainbow is most interested in the unicorn's scent, a beachy aroma persists over the foul iron blood odor. "I go ya."

MCerberus

2013-01-09, 12:21 AM

Random Alley

Well that wing's not going to feel good for a while. More blood starts spilling, but the griffin goes to overpower the pegasus with the strength of his griffin when suddenly a wave of dark magic of some sort arrive.

And they chose a fear effect. Bad move. He... was... a harbinger, the will of the griffins, the lights in the darkness, and he will not break so easily... and it appears somepony is here to fight.

There's still a purpose to why he came down the alley. "They have somepony, do not let them escape," he calls upwards. Of course, if the cables are metallic, he's not going to be able to do much else as the shocks happen.

Vampony after-derp

Well with Silverpine collapsing, Staccata has nowhere to go but on the ground. If gently or not, she lets out a groan but doesn't stir further.

Grif

2013-01-09, 02:53 AM

"Well, I mean, it could be nothing, but I'd rather be ready if it's something. Just...a pony shape with sharp objects. That's all I felt. So...fear of the unknown is actually helpful here. I think."

"Sharp objects eh?" The spear suddenly appeared in his spare hoof. The guard glanced around again. "Any idea where?"

Daniel

"Nngh. What-?" Sandy, poor guy he is, gets dropped the instant M dives off through the passage. Daniel himself narrowly avoids being crushed trying to chase after her, and stares blankly at the rubble for a long moment.

"No. No. No no no. NO! NO!!!" There are sounds of flesh connecting with stone as he pounds ineffectually against the debris, then a sickening crack as his hoof breaks from the force.

Then, silence...

Silverpine may well feel next a burned hoof tug on his ear. Not hard, generally a 'listen, kid' gesture one would use with a naughty foal, then a low hiss.

"Please...do not...call...me...spoony."

Silverpine shrugged, something which Daniel may feel. "I mean nothing by it." He craned his neck towards Gearstride. "What now, Captain? Shall we go looking for her?" His voice betrayed his doubts of the party even capable of attempting such a feat.

Them Alleyway of Doom
One moment Snowflake was busy hustling towards the source of angry murder bird sounds. The next, she suddenly felt herself recoiling as a wave of irrational fear drove itself into her mind. The entire party of guards skidded to a halt, some dropping their weapons and shields by reflex. Besides her, she could see Flameshield sinking to his knees, his limbs trembling.

The two unicorns would bowl over the first two hapless guard that froze in their tracks, only to have their charge blocked by another NPC guard wielding a sword.

PurityIcekiller

2013-01-09, 03:32 AM

"Shells, maybe, but it takes more than just direct control to animate one. No idea how, of course, but probably...life magic, maybe?"

"And where do you intend to find a sufficiently competent life manipulator? I do not recall strong magical talents being commonplace... Ah, but my memory is quite faded, and such things may well have changed too."

"I am suggesting that you not become involved." Dawnstrider says loudly, giving Night Jewel a serious look. "This will have to be solved by warfare eventually, and I will NOT see you in danger."

"Oh, don't worry. I won't put myself on the front lines. It's not my style. I'll help in subtler ways."

"Beware, you are beginning to sound antagonistic, if perhaps unintentionally."

Night Jewel shook her head and smiled at Idle. "Sorry if I offended you, sir. I assure you I was not being sarcastic. I just don't think I deserve formalities."

Benson

2013-01-09, 03:42 AM

Orzel

2013-01-09, 06:27 AM

Faeland Follies

Ember thought about this. For him, this was a very important undertaking, it was not some amusing interlude like it would likely be to these fae. He then looked at Lochbed's father and did his best to act composed. "How do pooka fair in comparison, sir?"

Layla cleared her throat and bushed back her mane. "Loyalty and shape. Pookaare master shapeshifters and actually gain the attributes of their forms. Especially useful is their wolf and goblinoid forms. Do not you desire to be an alpha?"

TheAmishPirate

2013-01-09, 08:25 AM

The feeling of Sandy falling off her puts Rainbow into panic. She sits on her haunches and flails her good hoof around. "Sandy? Sandy? I'm here."

Her hoof meet Sandy's after some blind swinging and the sniper takes the engineer into her leg clutches. "I won't leave you, Sargent." Her hug is soft and smooth from her torn catsuit. Rainbow is most interested in the unicorn's scent, a beachy aroma persists over the foul iron blood odor. "I got ya."

Sandy felt a pair of forelegs lift his limp form and hold him tight. One poking muzzle into her curly mane, and his fear dissolved. Now if only he could just...reach up and...hug her...back...there! With some impressive leg flopping, he managed to swing his good leg up and over her shoulders, landing it on her back. "Savin' strength...2nd lieutenant..." Sandy lay still, his head resting in the crook of her neck as she held him close, held him safe.

Silverpine shrugged, something which Daniel may feel. "I mean nothing by it." He craned his neck towards Gearstride. "What now, Captain? Shall we go looking for her?" His voice betrayed his doubts of the party even capable of attempting such a feat.

Vampony Rubble

Gearstride found herself uncertain, tired, aching, and what not. She let herself remove herself from her lieutenant and stared around in the darkness. "I don't know..." Gearstride found herself cursing. She didn't feel like a captain tonight.

"It was her choice to go back in there knowing full well that temple was going to collapse any moment." Zippity said coldly. The pegasus mare glanced around taking note of where everyone was at. "If anything, at least she'll get to be with her Child. If it makes you all feel better, she's a vampony, she's maybe not dead." Indeed, she may be trapped for all eternity under tons of rubble or at least until she takes her own life. Or not.

Sadly, his luck could not even grant him that short reprieve. The conversation finally clicked in his head. 'She'? Rainbow's with me, that were th' Cap'n, an' Zippity just talked, so that means...

"Rainbow, where's Miss M?" he asked slowly, uncertain if he wanted to know the answer. His eyes opened, the blue glamour glowing in stark constrast to the darkness all around them. Any who looked their way would surely spot it, though Rainbow would have to stop hugging him close if she were to see it.

Mindfreak

2013-01-09, 11:05 AM

Gak
Arvaada would have felt it on the other side of the school, perhaps remembering the feel of the sign with the words 2-B near the doorway?
To those who have been to this school, room 2-B has always had a...reputation. Back when the school was first built, it was an actual classroom for history. However, one day there was an incident. A bandit had entered the room and held the foals hostage in there. The foals escaped successfully, however the bandit was gunned down in that room. Unable to scrounge up the money to repair the classroom, the school instead began using it for storage. And now, it's said that the bandit's spirit haunts that room and the entire school...
Anyways, that bit of knowledge out of the way...
A window at the end of the hallway bursts open loudly, wind blowing through it forcefully.
Strangely enough though...there wasn't any warning of a strong wind earlier...
"Eep!" she screamed, jumping at the sudden noise.

Grif

2013-01-09, 12:24 PM

Vampony Rubble

Gearstride found herself uncertain, tired, aching, and what not. She let herself remove herself from her lieutenant and stared around in the darkness. "I don't know..." Gearstride found herself cursing. She didn't feel like a captain tonight.

"It was her choice to go back in there knowing full well that temple was going to collapse any moment." Zippity said coldly. The pegasus mare glanced around taking note of where everyone was at. "If anything, at least she'll get to be with her Child. If it makes you all feel better, she's a vampony, she's maybe not dead." Indeed, she may be trapped for all eternity under tons of rubble or at least until she takes her own life. Or not.

Honor Guard stared at his mistress and cocked a brow. He could sense her particular coldness in regards to the red mare. Naaah, she couldn't have known it was Miss M who had killed Flash Step, one of children in an earlier rush in the temple. He logic'd it away that it was just his mistress being her usual self, a cold bitch.

Sandy felt a pair of forelegs lift his limp form and hold him tight. One poking muzzle into her curly mane, and his fear dissolved. Now if only he could just...reach up and...hug her...back...there! With some impressive leg flopping, he managed to swing his good leg up and over her shoulders, landing it on her back. "Savin' strength...2nd lieutenant..." Sandy lay still, his head resting in the crook of her neck as she held him close, held him safe.

Sadly, his luck could not even grant him that short reprieve. The conversation finally clicked in his head. 'She'? Rainbow's with me, that were th' Cap'n, an' Zippity just talked, so that means...

"Rainbow, where's Miss M?" he asked slowly, uncertain if he wanted to know the answer. His eyes opened, the blue glamour glowing in stark constrast to the darkness all around them. Any who looked their way would surely spot it, though Rainbow would have to stop hugging him close if she were to see it.

"Sandy, she... she went back... to get Zephyr..." Silverpine answered tiredly, looking again at the rubble blocking their war.

Gak
Arvaada would have felt it on the other side of the school, perhaps remembering the feel of the sign with the words 2-B near the doorway?
To those who have been to this school, room 2-B has always had a...reputation. Back when the school was first built, it was an actual classroom for history. However, one day there was an incident. A bandit had entered the room and held the foals hostage in there. The foals escaped successfully, however the bandit was gunned down in that room. Unable to scrounge up the money to repair the classroom, the school instead began using it for storage. And now, it's said that the bandit's spirit haunts that room and the entire school...
Anyways, that bit of knowledge out of the way...
A window at the end of the hallway bursts open loudly, wind blowing through it forcefully.
Strangely enough though...there wasn't any warning of a strong wind earlier...
"Eep!" she screamed, jumping at the sudden noise.

Lemongrass was nearly startled into the air himself, but managed to keep his hooves planted on the ground. His eyes swung wildly about, seeking the source of this disturbance. "Who's there?" he shouted.

Orzel

2013-01-09, 01:05 PM

Sandy felt a pair of forelegs lift his limp form and hold him tight. One poking muzzle into her curly mane, and his fear dissolved. Now if only he could just...reach up and...hug her...back...there! With some impressive leg flopping, he managed to swing his good leg up and over her shoulders, landing it on her back. "Savin' strength...2nd lieutenant..." Sandy lay still, his head resting in the crook of her neck as she held him close, held him safe.

Sadly, his luck could not even grant him that short reprieve. The conversation finally clicked in his head. 'She'? Rainbow's with me, that were th' Cap'n, an' Zippity just talked, so that means...

"Rainbow, where's Miss M?" he asked slowly, uncertain if he wanted to know the answer. His eyes opened, the blue glamour glowing in stark constrast to the darkness all around them. Any who looked their way would surely spot it, though Rainbow would have to stop hugging him close if she were to see it.

"Sandy, she... she went back... to get Zephyr..." Silverpine answered tiredly, looking again at the rubble blocking their war.

Rainbow reflexively feels warm from Sandy's touch. But relief transforms into worry at the asking of Miss M's whereabouts. Her hug tightens and licks on his sandy mane happen. "Ssh. She will be fine. Vamponies are tough. Don't worry."

Benson

2013-01-09, 03:26 PM

Layla cleared her throat and bushed back her mane. "Loyalty and shape. Pookaare master shapeshifters and actually gain the attributes of their forms. Especially useful is their wolf and goblinoid forms. Do not you desire to be an alpha?"

Faeland Follies

"Well yea...I'd like to be an alpha....I think...wait...that's not fae talk into meaning something else right?" Ember asked.

Orzel

2013-01-09, 03:51 PM

Faeland Follies

"Well yea...I'd like to be an alpha....I think...wait...that's not fae talk into meaning something else right?" Ember asked.

"Lord Sol. I am not a fey therefore I speak not like a fey. Since my last statement was not translated from my lord, the term means the same as it does in our lands. A leader and head of a group or area." answered Layla. A disembodied head whispered something visible from afar. "My lord offers you the position of alpha in the fey terminology but he insists that you trade a hoof weight of gold for each concubine and his mistresses are off limits."

More whispers. "My lord awaits the offers of other fey before escalating the skrimish further."

Kelvin360

2013-01-09, 07:59 PM

"And where do you intend to find a sufficiently competent life manipulator? I do not recall strong magical talents being commonplace... Ah, but my memory is quite faded, and such things may well have changed too."

"Pff, hay if I know. I might be able to get away with a basic defense system if we combine a form with a force whirlwind and permenancy, though."

"Oh, don't worry. I won't put myself on the front lines. It's not my style. I'll help in subtler ways."

"Hnn. I will not force you to stay away entirely. But I hope desperately that you know exactly what you are getting into."

Idle Chat

[I think it better he not be at the Cirrus as not to invoke any timey wimey antics with those Cirrus folk still dealing with their stuff from the night before.]

[Agreed. At this point, the door is most likely sealed, and Taylor's still unconscious, so they won't get far. Luckily, you get three guesses what kind of magic Dawnstrider's Lay-on-hooves is.]

And then Dawnstrider.

"That's a weird name....'Taylor'....must be related to griffons or something." The stallion rubbed his chin in thought before returning to the matters on hoof. "Uh I mean...let's go find him then...we have no moment to waste!" He slightly stamped his right hoof on the ground.

"He chose his own name on the basis of the abnormal, or so I am lead to believe." And with that...forwards.

---

Arvadraa

Writing being much too fine to sense via what is essentially multiplanar tremorsense, she shakes her head. "I think just..." When the window blows open, a thin black wall immediately forms in front of them, blocking the entire rest of the hallway from view as well as them from harm, then fades softly. The shadowspinning flutter pony in question looks embarassed at her quick reactions.

"Uhm, sorry. Not used to windows. Wait, who's where?"

---

Daniel

"I'll dig her out with my bare hooves if I have to. Too many lives have already been wasted on Spectre's account. Not one more."

---

Queen Kong and Fae Wray

"Demilord Rangolan raises his bargain to include concubines as well, with the stipulation that his single demand does not change and...he would also like to note that his are prettier." On cue, the ponies surrounding him sigh in the manner of mares trying to garner attention, and the stallions strike poses, grinning much like their master.

TheAmishPirate

2013-01-09, 08:16 PM

Rainbow reflexively feels warm from Sandy's touch. But relief transforms into worry at the asking of Miss M's whereabouts. Her hug tightens and licks on his sandy mane happen. "Ssh. She will be fine. Vamponies are tough. Don't worry."

"But...but...nghh..." Just like a foal struggling in vain against bedtime. Half of Sandy screamed to try and crawl to the rubble and let Daniel use him as a pickax, the other half whispered softly that his injuries were too great, that he should just lie back and rest. Rainbow wasn't making things easy for him either; darn her feminine wiles, darn his weakness to feminine wiles, and darn his inability to struggle free of her feminine wiles.

Sandy lay there, biting his lip to keep from completely falling under.

Daniel

"I'll dig her out with my bare hooves if I have to. Too many lives have already been wasted on Spectre's account. Not one more."

A confirmatory groan from Sandy; he had the stallion's support in spirit, if not necessarily in body.

Grif

2013-01-09, 09:53 PM

Daniel

"I'll dig her out with my bare hooves if I have to. Too many lives have already been wasted on Spectre's account. Not one more."

"We're not going to dig her out today, Daniel. Not in our current state. Not in our current condition." Silverpine's eyes strayed to Zippity. "And from your tone, you're not going to, either."

Luka

2013-01-09, 10:28 PM

Alley of pure fun and FIGHTS! *insert gibberish here*

Well... the ropes on the griffon are made of fibre, buuut the hooks are metallic, so the lightning would get him too, but the pegasus doesn't flinch or anything, almost like feeling nothing, to top it, the armor's still arcing, like.... Adapting? well, to use the lightning magic would be required, so the armor's magic would be able to do so too, right?. The pegasus strength alone wouldn't be enough to fight the griffon, so she would try to keep stabbing at the griffon who seems to only bleed when attacked by magic-enhanced attacks, also, he may start feeling a somehow rising pain at that wing's wound, and if he even looks at it, it is somewhat larger than it should be

Also, since the griffon seems somehow immune to Telekinesis even when used for train forces, the unicorn would just stop casting on him and focus on the annoying hippogriff that's attacking them with non-resistable attacks, but he doesn't immediately seem so, his horn just glows, but there wouldn't seem to be any effects yet.

The two unicorns are PISSED, and the guard would most likely find shock at the fact his sword's blade his half-cut, the hornless unicorn in front of him may let out a small macabre chuckle.
"thanks for making yourself an even more satisfying target"
What would happen next would be kinda bad. She swings the sword to a side and sends the guard flying to a wall, unable to let his own sword go, after he crashes against it she stabs directly onto his side, piercing his armor without problem, then throw him towards her spear-wielding buddy, who catches him the spear's tip, skewering through him, pony-on-a-stick, then he swings it and throws the owned guard towards his (former?) guardmates, all of this in the course of 5 seconds. And not only that, their armor would seem to absorb blood or something, ew... Aaand it would seem to make their fear aura to be stronger, and it could possibly make it also have other effects.

Meanwhile, on the side of the alley, the Earth mare may be picking up the sack.

Kelvin360

2013-01-10, 01:03 AM

well, to use the lightning magic would be required, so the armor's magic would be able to do so too, right?

[Not necessarily. It's still normal lightning, so the armor would have had to be insulated during its creation to resist (or negate) the damage to any degree. Which, incidentally, I can see them doing, depending on how paranoid about the Thunderguard and/or Pegasus inquisition they are. Think of the sword as a cross between a lightning rod (to attract the electricity) and a tazer (to 'eject' it)]

Thunderbolt

Spotting the glow and recognizing it as a terrible sign of things to come, the Thunderguard charges forward, blade slicing in front of her to strike...nothing.

Relatively slowly, she glances down at her stance and, behind the helm, seems to realize that her lower body is shaking too badly to actually pull that off. "Feel pride. That should be impossible." She snarks.

Then, she shrieks, the sound augmented by the echoing of her helmet, and slams her sword into the ground, ejecting the last of the collected lightning into the dirt, but not at any particular opponent. The effective lightning blast combined with her storm magic, however, produces an even louder noise like thunder. Even to her 'allies', the effect is not unlike an orchestra blasting in your ear followed by a flashbang grenade to the face.

Meanwhile, above, the cyclones finally touch down, spinning at dangerous velocities near (or on top of, shoud they refuse to move) the combatants with spears and co.

Concerned as she is with fulfulling her duties, the hippogriff, while noticing the escaping earth pony (and identifying every individual mote of dust around them, because griffeyes), elects not to follow.

(TL;DR - Action 1) She attempts a scythe-ish forward slash, but misses no matter what the unicorn does thanks to the fear effect.
Action 2) She activates a special ability connected to her magic in addition to her lungs in an attempt to deafen and disorient those around her.
Continuous Effect 3) The tornadoes above are now swirling around the spearponies and hornless unicorn. They're strong enough to potentially do some damage - I'd estimate a high F-1 to a low F-2 on the F-Scale.)

PurityIcekiller

2013-01-10, 03:05 AM

"Pff, hay if I know. I might be able to get away with a basic defense system if we combine a form with a force whirlwind and permenancy, though."

Flare smiled. "Quite versatile knowledge. You will put it to good use, even working for a magic-dead pony. Tell me more of this plan."

"Hnn. I will not force you to stay away entirely. But I hope desperately that you know exactly what you are getting into."

Night Jewel laughed. "You worry about me too much. I'll be fine."

Idle Chat looked at Night Jewel with his big ol' foalish eyes. "Its'''....I'm okay. You're okay, its fine." He pawed at the ground and flopped his ears around. He was still a little butt hurt, but he'd get over it.

And then Dawnstrider.

"That's a weird name....'Taylor'....must be related to griffons or something." The stallion rubbed his chin in thought before returning to the matters on hoof. "Uh I mean...let's go find him then...we have no moment to waste!" He slightly stamped his right hoof on the ground.

"He chose his own name on the basis of the abnormal, or so I am lead to believe." And with that...forwards.

Night Jewel followed obediently and nodded. "We have been meeting some unusually-named ponies lately. Among names like Luka and Arvadraa, nothing really seems quite as strange. I'll put it down to different local customs."

Ember thought about this. For him, this was a very important undertaking, it was not some amusing interlude like it would likely be to these fae. He then looked at Lochbed's father and did his best to act composed. "How do pooka fair in comparison, sir?"

"Ciona, of course, does not offer the strongest quite yet. She will lower the price to small pretty stones, but the service will remain." The fairy fox fluttered around Ember a bit more before returning to Ciona. "Of course, if he does the favour, he can have the stronger ones at the same price."

"Demilord Rangolan raises his bargain to include concubines as well, with the stipulation that his single demand does not change and...he would also like to note that his are prettier." On cue, the ponies surrounding him sigh in the manner of mares trying to garner attention, and the stallions strike poses, grinning much like their master.

"Ciona can do better. She can give mates of all kinds, with any looks he likes! A week of life will get him one for a month, or three months of life for a year. They are most fantastic, Ciona can attest!"

Mindfreak

2013-01-10, 12:21 PM

Gak
A chill begins to fill the air while the window remains open.
"Well, we might as well close that window..."
Gak shivered and walked down the hallway.
Her horn glowed as she closed and latched the window shut.
"There. That's better."
A tentacle snaked out of the shadows and grabbed Gak by the leg and begins to drag her into the darkness!
"AIIIIIIIIiiiiiieee!"
Dun dun dun duuuuuuun!

---

(since nothing else seems to be going to happen....)

Asis would just pull off, holding her head down and still crying a bit
"I-I'm sorry...It's...I just can't"
Aero
Aero patted her head.
"It's okay, hun...you wanna go home?"

Benson

2013-01-10, 01:08 PM

Vampony Rabble Rubble

Zippity glanced at Silverpine, not that he would see her, by still. "It was her decision, fool decision, but decision nonetheless. Anyways, we shouldn't waste time with this, you all need to find a way out, worst case, dehydration sets in for all of you, I have the feeling no one really thought to bring water for a likely assumed short trip down here." She said as she flexed her wings.

Meanwhile Gearstride glanced around in the darkness when her eyes came upon sandy's eyes. "Sandy...your eyes...they're glowing?" Zippity took the moment to glance and chortled.

"A glamour, seems our little pony has been glamoured."
===========

The thief, the guard, and whatever one word could be used with Dawnstrider

And the little short guard followed along, putting his faith in two strangers to save his fellow guard.
===========

Faeland Follies

"Uh....I don't want mates and concubines. The only mate I need is Lochbed....I'm a one pony fella'.." He said sheepishly with a forced closed eye'd smile. The only family member he remembered to have concubines and a number of mates was his great grandfather. And then there was his father who had two wives, though not at the same time. The first one had died after five or so years into their marriage. Ember's mother was his father's second wife.

But anyways.

Orzel

2013-01-10, 01:44 PM

Rainbow

The magenta mare loosens her grip to look at the engineer. "A glamour. More vampony magic."

Lochbed

The kelpie put her hooves on her cheeks. "Just me? I am okay with sharing a little."

Spirit Reaper chuckled. "Ohohoho" then he nods in Layla's direction.

"In response to Lord Sol's decision, my Lord offers double the pooka. Quadruple if he break ties with his daughter."

Another fey from another shelf shouted out. She looked like a pony with a cow's tail and wore a plain dress. "I offer 3 tons of throwable coals and catapults to launch it."

Benson

2013-01-10, 02:10 PM

Lochbed

The kelpie put her hooves on her cheeks. "Just me? I am okay with sharing a little."

Spirit Reaper chuckled. "Ohohoho" then he nods in Layla's direction.

"In response to Lord Sol's decision, my Lord offers double the pooka. Quadruple if he break ties with his daughter."

Another fey from another shelf shouted out. She looked like a pony with a cow's tail and wore a plain dress. "I offer 3 tons of throwable coals and catapults to launch it."

"Wait...hold on hold on...." Something in Spirit Reaper's offer poked at his head in a way that upset him that he couldn't let himself keep quiet in regards to it. "'Quadruple if I break up with your daughter?'......I'm sorry sir.....I made a promise, a pact to your daughter and I don't plan on breaking it. I still have my honor." He then turned to Lochbed and moved one of her hooves from her cheeks. "Yes, just you Lochbed, just you." He gave her a goofy smile.

Grif

2013-01-10, 02:19 PM

Semi-PC Guards Capers
Snowflake watched in horror as her colleague, West Wind, got sliced and skewered before her very eyes. Poor guy would never get to see his kids now.

"Luna damned it. Rally! To me!" her corporal (and leader of this little shindig), Barrel Rig, shouted, being the one who had been holding the enemy at bay with his sword. Then West Wind's maimed body was thrown at him, the unicorn stumbling to the ground with a loud oof as the corpse pinned him to the ground.

Still, despite their setback, the group of guards began to pick up their weapons and stand at the defensive. Or would have, if not for the sudden flash of light and explosion of sounds that sent them reeling again. Jeez, you'd think these guys would catch a break by now.

Schoolhouse of Horrors
"Why do these things always happen to me?" Lemongrass grumbled. The pegasus guard sprang into action, his spear stabbing the tentacle square on its oily flesh.

Vampony Glamours
"But he didn't seem like he was glamoured..." Silverpine mused, wincing again as his mangled hoof began to throb with pain. "You know, if we are to do something, best decide it now. Zippity has a point of us not being very prepared for a long trip here."

Luka

2013-01-10, 02:49 PM

Aisis' picnic (?)

She would just sniff a bit
"N-no, you wanted to be outside and....I'm sorry for ruining this"
She would say before hugging him again, just that she would be resting her head on his neck/chest instead, she still didn't wipe the tears away and her mane's kind of a mess.
-----------------------------------------

Alley

(waiting on griffon)

TheAmishPirate

2013-01-10, 04:25 PM

Vampony Rabble Rubble

Meanwhile Gearstride glanced around in the darkness when her eyes came upon sandy's eyes. "Sandy...your eyes...they're glowing?" Zippity took the moment to glance and chortled.

"A glamour, seems our little pony has been glamoured."

Rainbow

The magenta mare loosens her grip to look at the engineer. "A glamour. More vampony magic."

Sure enough, Sandy's eyes glowed a steady, bright blue. Odd how they could've missed something like that, until one considered his dark, reflective goggles. He could've had a proverbial light show going under those and there wouldn't hardly be a glimmer.

"Wha-? Glamoured?!" Sandy widened his eyes in confusion. "What nonsense are ya'll goin' on about, I ain't glamoured! Nothin' could've gotten through them goggles, we checked, remember?"

(For the record, everypony would certainly remember that his eyes weren't glowing before they set out.)

Vampony Glamours

"But he didn't seem like he was glamoured..." Silverpine mused, wincing again as his mangled hoof began to throb with pain. "You know, if we are to do something, best decide it now. Zippity has a point of us not being very prepared for a long trip here."

"Yeah! An' I'm feelin' just fine-erk!" Sandy winced; that vampony blood wasn't going to keep the pain away forever. "Relatively speakin', I suppose." Anyway, him? Glamored? Such a ridiculous thought, it wasn't even worth talking about. So he decided to change the topic as quickly as possible. "Anyhow, if we're gonna be doin' anythin'...all I can say is that I ain't gonna be much help, not without another dose o' vampony blood." He glanced at his swollen shoulder and grimaced. "An' a hefty one at that."

Kelvin360

2013-01-10, 06:50 PM

Flare smiled. "Quite versatile knowledge. You will put it to good use, even working for a magic-dead pony. Tell me more of this plan."

"The hardest part would be the last, and at the very least it'll probably wind me for a minute or two, but the form and...I guess you call call it a singularity are easy enough. And since both the 'cage' and effect would be under our respective controls, either of us could control the semi-golem.

The best bet is a few dozen stones the same size and weight encircling the singularity. A 'rest' mode would be as simple as compacting them around it. Combative measures would probably look like a whirling mobile avalanche. Just release, point, and watch the fun. The best part is it could only be permanently killed by dispelling."

Night Jewel laughed. "You worry about me too much. I'll be fine."

His face slides back to normal (you know; blank to sorrowful, eyes hiding unbearable guilt and pain behind a screen of duty and seriousness, etc.). "And yet I fear I do not worry enough."

Night Jewel followed obediently and nodded. "We have been meeting some unusually-named ponies lately. Among names like Luka and Arvadraa, nothing really seems quite as strange. I'll put it down to different local customs."

"I simply assumed flutter ponies enjoyed the exotic. ...Taylor and Daniel by extension do not have an excuse, though."

Gak
A chill begins to fill the air while the window remains open.
"Well, we might as well close that window..."
Gak shivered and walked down the hallway.
Her horn glowed as she closed and latched the window shut.
"There. That's better."
A tentacle snaked out of the shadows and grabbed Gak by the leg and begins to drag her into the darkness!
"AIIIIIIIIiiiiiieee!"
Dun dun dun duuuuuuun!

Schoolhouse of Horrors
"Why do these things always happen to me?" Lemongrass grumbled. The pegasus guard sprang into action, his spear stabbing the tentacle square on its oily flesh.

The limit, Horne.

You know I need time to think up these things, yes? Very well...

Arvadraa spins into the closest patch of darkness to her, teleporting right next to the tentacle with a spin-kick already aimed straight at not the appendage, but whatever is behind it. In addition, she diverts some of her collected shadow-magic energy into a pulsing orb in her forehoof, and shoots a cone of concussive black at the...thing.

Not very strong, but then, it wasn't intended to do damage. It was intended to interact with the shadows nearby, and blow them backwards for at least a small reveal.

Vampony Rabble Rubble

Zippity glanced at Silverpine, not that he would see her, by still. "It was her decision, fool decision, but decision nonetheless. Anyways, we shouldn't waste time with this, you all need to find a way out, worst case, dehydration sets in for all of you, I have the feeling no one really thought to bring water for a likely assumed short trip down here." She said as she flexed her wings.

Meanwhile Gearstride glanced around in the darkness when her eyes came upon sandy's eyes. "Sandy...your eyes...they're glowing?" Zippity took the moment to glance and chortled.

"A glamour, seems our little pony has been glamoured."

Sure enough, Sandy's eyes glowed a steady, bright blue. Odd how they could've missed something like that, until one considered his dark, reflective goggles. He could've had a proverbial light show going under those and there wouldn't hardly be a glimmer.

"Wha-? Glamoured?!" Sandy widened his eyes in confusion. "What nonsense are ya'll goin' on about, I ain't glamoured! Nothin' could've gotten through them goggles, we checked, remember?"

"Yeah! An' I'm feelin' just fine-erk!" Sandy winced; that vampony blood wasn't going to keep the pain away forever. "Relatively speakin', I suppose." Anyway, him? Glamored? Such a ridiculous thought, it wasn't even worth talking about. So he decided to change the topic as quickly as possible. "Anyhow, if we're gonna be doin' anythin'...all I can say is that I ain't gonna be much help, not without another dose o' vampony blood." He glanced at his swollen shoulder and grimaced. "An' a hefty one at that."

"Ah, no. Bad idea. Bad. Terrible. Don't do it. Odds are ludicrously high that some kind of glamour feedback effect is in place because you're spontaneously a vampire-blood addict. You'll be good as new when you lot return to the ship, but in the meantime, don't make it worse until we know what it is.

Meanwhile, where's the nearest point to double back?"

The thief, the guard, and whatever one word could be used with Dawnstriderthe paladin

And the little short guard followed along, putting his faith in two strangers to save his fellow guard.

With both himself and Jewel having been there before on much the same quest, Dawnstrider has little trouble finding the ginormous airship. Unfortunately, the door is closed, for reasons none of them shall know yet.

"We've need of aid, open your gates!"

Beat.

Silence.

"Damn all of it. Simply...everything." He looks back to Idle. "I may be able to render assistance personally. With this failing, I fear your options are limited. Take me where I am needed."

Faeland Follies

"Uh....I don't want mates and concubines. The only mate I need is Lochbed....I'm a one pony fella'.." He said sheepishly with a forced closed eye'd smile. The only family member he remembered to have concubines and a number of mates was his great grandfather. And then there was his father who had two wives, though not at the same time. The first one had died after five or so years into their marriage. Ember's mother was his father's second wife.

But anyways.

Rangolan (and, indeed, his...ah...helpers...) looked upon Ember much as though he'd gone totally insane. On the upside, it shut them up.

TheAmishPirate

2013-01-10, 07:08 PM

"Ah, no. Bad idea. Bad. Terrible. Don't do it. Odds are ludicrously high that some kind of glamour feedback effect is in place because you're spontaneously a vampire-blood addict. You'll be good as new when you lot return to the ship, but in the meantime, don't make it worse until we know what it is."

Sandy deadpanned to the source of the bard's voice. "...what. N-no, seriously, is that there even a thing?"

Kelvin360

2013-01-10, 07:19 PM

Sandy deadpanned to the source of the bard's voice. "...what. N-no, seriously, is that there even a thing?"

"Better question - are you willing to risk it? One more: Exactly how much do you know about it other than 'something something inexplicable regeneration'? How much do they, even?"

Orzel

2013-01-10, 08:36 PM

Rainbow

She takes her eyes in a lock with Sandy's face. "I'd have to begrudgingly agree with the bard. I know want you drinking any more blood."

Lochbed

"Ye turned down two doze' pooka and leagues o' mares for me. Color me shocked." The white beast-filly rubbed her hot cheeks. "Ah cannae believe ye faither."

The older mare respectfully answer for her master. "Lady Lochbed, Lord Reaper ensures me that he has your welfare at heart when he placed the bid."

Reaper shouted. "I'll give you Layla."

"EXCUSE ME?" Layla was furious.

The head's voice trailed off, disinterested. "Yeeeah. That is not much of a upbid. She is on the older side. Still fertile." The body tapped a chin that didn't exist.

Grif

2013-01-10, 09:12 PM

Sandy deadpanned to the source of the bard's voice. "...what. N-no, seriously, is that there even a thing?"

Silverpine sighed. "Our bard here may be making up things, but he has a point. I don't think dosing on blood is exactly the healthiest thing to do in the long term."

(Cue the horrible healing machine of Mach.)

MCerberus

2013-01-11, 12:28 AM

Random Alleyway

Well being held in place and tangled with somepony is a natural deterrent to telekinetic attack. What doesn't help is being shocked though. After a moment of his muscles seizing up, the griffin decides now's the time to make a solid attempt at breaking out. He summons all of the strength of his frame and the reserves of his will and starts thrashing at the bindings.

With their controller hopefully distracted, it's worth a chance.

PurityIcekiller

2013-01-11, 12:59 AM

"The hardest part would be the last, and at the very least it'll probably wind me for a minute or two, but the form and...I guess you call call it a singularity are easy enough. And since both the 'cage' and effect would be under our respective controls, either of us could control the semi-golem.

The best bet is a few dozen stones the same size and weight encircling the singularity. A 'rest' mode would be as simple as compacting them around it. Combative measures would probably look like a whirling mobile avalanche. Just release, point, and watch the fun. The best part is it could only be permanently killed by dispelling."

"Magnificent! A little indirect for my tastes, but it would make a formidable foe for any more of those fools. Shall we begin?"

With both himself and Jewel having been there before on much the same quest, Dawnstrider has little trouble finding the ginormous airship. Unfortunately, the door is closed, for reasons none of them shall know yet.

"We've need of aid, open your gates!"

Beat.

Silence.

"Damn all of it. Simply...everything." He looks back to Idle. "I may be able to render assistance personally. With this failing, I fear your options are limited. Take me where I am needed."

Night Jewel sighed. Oh, great. I could just break in, but I've with two ponies would probably wouldn't approve. I need a distraction.

"Oh well. Why don't you go and see what you can do about her, and I'll stay around here in case he shows up?" she asked. "I'll let you know if I see him."

"Wait...hold on hold on...." Something in Spirit Reaper's offer poked at his head in a way that upset him that he couldn't let himself keep quiet in regards to it. "'Quadruple if I break up with your daughter?'......I'm sorry sir.....I made a promise, a pact to your daughter and I don't plan on breaking it. I still have my honor." He then turned to Lochbed and moved one of her hooves from her cheeks. "Yes, just you Lochbed, just you." He gave her a goofy smile.

Ciona smiled. "Ah, Ciona is pleasantly surprised! He can keep his word! In that case, perhaps he could purchase some mates for Lochbed as a nice gesture?"

The older mare respectfully answer for her master. "Lady Lochbed, Lord Reaper ensures me that he has your welfare at heart when he placed the bid."

Reaper shouted. "I'll give you Layla."

"EXCUSE ME?" Layla was furious.

The head's voice trailed off, disinterested. "Yeeeah. That is not much of a upbid. She is on the older side. Still fertile." The body tapped a chin that didn't exist.

Ciona shifted in form to become more draconic. "She gets another surprise! She will take his Layla if he does not want her. Precious is so good-natured, and a new morsel could be more fun to tease! She will let Layla choose the price."

Kelvin360

2013-01-11, 01:41 AM

"Magnificent! A little indirect for my tastes, but it would make a formidable foe for any more of those fools. Shall we begin?"

"Should probably wait for the boss to wake up first. A situation in which one freaks out at waking up completely alone is not on my wish list."

"Oh well. Why don't you go and see what you can do about her, and I'll stay around here in case he shows up?" she asked. "I'll let you know if I see him."

Dawnstrider raises an eyebrow. "You here alone on the outskirts of town during a wartime crisis when I have elected to keep you from harm?

...Very well. As you wish. With the condition that should something happen, I be allowed to use many different versions of 'I warned you about this'."

Ciona shifted in form to become more draconic. "She gets another surprise! She will take his Layla if he does not want her. Precious is so good-natured, and a new morsel could be more fun to tease! She will let Layla choose the price."

At Reaper's proclamation, Rangolan perks up and starts to speak personally. "Acce-!" Then Ciona beats him to the punch and he slumps back to be comforted by his aides. "Aww."

Benson

2013-01-11, 02:27 AM

Vampony: Into the Darkness

"Is it addicting?...Because I had me some a lot fed into me..." Gearstride said hesistantly groping around for someone to hang on to here in the dark,

"I can verify that vampire blood addiction is not a thing, in the sense of illegal substances that you mortal possess. However, Vampony Venom is indeed a substance for addiction. It is not uncommon among our circles to hear stories of vamponies getting mortals addicted to the venom from our bite." She glanced at the glowing eyed Sandy. "I wouldn't be surprised here if this one found himself an addict however, considering earlier." She deadpanned with a bored expression.

"As for the glamour and his eyes, whoever set that is likely still alive, since, it would have gone away if the vampony died. I'm willing to bet it was your friend, that red vampony. Though the glowing affect is just a mistake in description caused by his narrator." She stepped toward sandy and narrowed her eyes, her face six inches away from his as she looked into his eyes.

"However I do wonder....just what was he glamored to do." She half whispered, though it was still loud enough to be heard by those close to her and Sandy.

"In any case, I'm not sure what the nearest point to double is or if there is one. We didn't explore that far into....we found these tunnels....to be quite expansive. We know not where they go. Though, there is a tunnel that leads to the temple, a more southern one that we can access from here. We can always risk punching through and hope we get closer to the main southern entrance." And by punching through she of course meant her mind slaves 'children' doing the labor.
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The Guard, the Thief and the Paladin

Alas the Cirrus was cut off from the present, currently stuck in the past. Anyways!

"That's a shame, but alright then, its at the clinic close to the South Gate." Idle said as he began to lead the way, or rather that is what he would do after Night Jewel and Dawnstrider finished talking to each other.
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Faeland Follies

"Well actually...I didn't turn down two dozen pooka which I'm assuming was for the color of my eyes, just the "quadruple pooka" for breaking up with you.....Gaaah....I'm all kinds of confused now," Ember groaned loudly and clutched his head, hovering a little with his wings.

And then Lord Reaper's offer.

"Anyways, I must decline your offer of Miss Layla in exchange for Miss Lochbed. I won't let anyone come in between my pact with Miss Lochbed." He then glanced at Layla apologetically.

"No offense to you, I'm sure you're a nice girl and all, but pact and promise to Lochbed, you that, that stuff." He said with a sweat drop.

Grif

2013-01-11, 02:41 AM

Vampony: Into the Darkness
"Is it addicting?...Because I had me some a lot fed into me..." Gearstride said hesistantly groping around for someone to hang on to here in the dark,

"I can verify that vampire blood addiction is not a thing, in the sense of illegal substances that you mortal possess. However, Vampony Venom is indeed a substance for addiction. It is not uncommon among our circles to hear stories of vamponies getting mortals addicted to the venom from our bite." She glanced at the glowing eyed Sandy. "I wouldn't be surprised here if this one found himself an addict however, considering earlier." She deadpanned with a bored expression.

"As for the glamour and his eyes, whoever set that is likely still alive, since, it would have gone away if the vampony died. I'm willing to bet it was your friend, that red vampony. Though the glowing affect is just a mistake in description caused by his narrator." She stepped toward sandy and narrowed her eyes, her face six inches away from his as she looked into his eyes.

"However I do wonder....just what was he glamored to do." She half whispered, though it was still loud enough to be heard by those close to her and Sandy.

"In any case, I'm not sure what the nearest point to double is or if there is one. We didn't explore that far into....we found these tunnels....to be quite expansive. We know not where they go. Though, there is a tunnel that leads to the temple, a more southern one that we can access from here. We can always risk punching through and hope we get closer to the main southern entrance." And by punching through she of course meant her mind slaves 'children' doing the labor.

"We can deal with the matter once we get back to the Cirrus," Silverpine declared. He probed around in the darkness for Staccata's limp body and began pulling her back on his back. "Miss Zippity, why don't you lead the way?" He glanced back at the blocked passageway again. "We'll go back for Miss M as soon as we're able. Maybe get folks from the town to help out."

Orzel

2013-01-11, 03:28 AM

Rainbow

""Captain, can we keep the venom thing of the official reports to the Backers and take Sandy home? asks the sniper. She is suspicious of their plans if they knew of Sandy's encounter.

Lochbed and Lord Reaper

"Ah am no gud at maths." sheepishly stated the kelpies.

"I understand Lord Sol. A promise is a promise. Though those an be traded around here." Layla nodded Ember's way. "So Lord of the Lochs. Will you take my master's offer sans myself of ask for more bids."

PurityIcekiller

2013-01-11, 05:20 AM

"Should probably wait for the boss to wake up first. A situation in which one freaks out at waking up completely alone is not on my wish list."

"Ah, yes." Obsidian Flare looked over the sleeping smith. "Suppose we could wake her to let her know?"

~

Blades was having a nostalgic dream of her old home. She was on a path through the mountains, the slopes around her dotted with the occasional tree. The air was cool and clear, and a gentle breeze was blowing. She stopped for a bit by a large waterfall to watch the spray, then hurled a small spiked ball at an innocent squirrel and continued on her way.

~

"...Then again, she seems quite peaceful, and I doubt it would be a good idea to disturb her. What shall we do, then?"

Dawnstrider raises an eyebrow. "You here alone on the outskirts of town during a wartime crisis when I have elected to keep you from harm?

...Very well. As you wish. With the condition that should something happen, I be allowed to use many different versions of 'I warned you about this'."

"Don't worry. I'll be fine." Night Jewel smiled. "I have some sense about me. If anypony attacks, I'll run. I won't get into any fights that I might not win."

[A Not-So-Nice Fairy In Spring]

"Do they mind? Ciona spoke. She does not like being ignored. It is... not respectful." The dark fairy started to flicker. "Will one of them acknowledge her? She is becoming a little impatient."

"Stay calm, Lady Ceeona. Zey may have seemply not heard you, or maybe zey deedn't know what to say."

TheAmishPirate

2013-01-11, 10:40 AM

"Better question - are you willing to risk it? One more: Exactly how much do you know about it other than 'something something inexplicable regeneration'? How much do they, even?"

"If there were a problem like that, I think Miss M would've-"

Rainbow

She takes her eyes in a lock with Sandy's face. "I'd have to begrudgingly agree with the bard. I don't want you drinking any more blood."

Silverpine sighed. "Our bard here may be making up things, but he has a point. I don't think dosing on blood is exactly the healthiest thing to do in the long term."

(Cue the horrible healing machine of Mach.)

Drat. Not only from superiors, but his filly as well. They meant well, and those were some good concerns, but if he couldn't get some of that blood in him soon, the journey home would be excruciatingly unpleasant. "W-well...maybe we should just see what Miss Zippity has t'say about it..." he offered weakly.

Vampony: Into the Darkness

"Is it addicting?...Because I had me some a lot fed into me..." Gearstride said hesistantly groping around for someone to hang on to here in the dark,

"I can verify that vampire blood addiction is not a thing, in the sense of illegal substances that you mortal possess. However, Vampony Venom is indeed a substance for addiction. It is not uncommon among our circles to hear stories of vamponies getting mortals addicted to the venom from our bite." She glanced at the glowing eyed Sandy. "I wouldn't be surprised here if this one found himself an addict however, considering earlier." She deadpanned with a bored expression.

What? What 'earlier' was she...

Oh. Right. That hazy, wonderful, almost transcendental bit in his memory, right before Spectre showed his ugly mug. And he'd thought that was just a hallucination brought on by the drugs. If that all was just from vampony bites, he could see the cause for concern. "I-I don't feel like an addict..." he mumbled, before realizing he was grinning like a big dope just thinking about it. He hurriedly scrunched up his muzzle, trying to keep a straight face.

"As for the glamour and his eyes, whoever set that is likely still alive, since, it would have gone away if the vampony died. I'm willing to bet it was your friend, that red vampony. Though the glowing affect is just a mistake in description caused by his narrator." She stepped toward sandy and narrowed her eyes, her face six inches away from his as she looked into his eyes.

"However I do wonder....just what was he glamored to do." She half whispered, though it was still loud enough to be heard by those close to her and Sandy.

Sandy gulped and shifted his gaze uncomfortably. "B-beats me...I still say it ain't true...Miss M wouldn't...she wouldn't do that." It was one thing to have your personal space invaded, it was quite another when you couldn't even move to defend yourself, and it was even worse when said invader could melt your willpower with mere eye contact.

"We can deal with the matter once we get back to the Cirrus," Silverpine declared. He probed around in the darkness for Staccata's limp body and began pulling her back on his back. "Miss Zippity, why don't you lead the way?" He glanced back at the blocked passageway again. "We'll go back for Miss M as soon as we're able. Maybe get folks from the town to help out."

Sandy made a mental note to thank Silverpine for that deflection later. "Right. Good plan. So if there's no real harm done with th' blood, does that mean I can have just a bit more?" A dull pain throbbed in his shoulder, growing ever sharper by the minute. He winced, and gave Rainbow an earnest smile. "Please?"

Mindfreak

2013-01-11, 12:15 PM

School of Terror
Lemongrass will find that his spear, while it did pierce the tentacle, seemed to have no effect! One might think that the tentacle doesn't feel pain.
Or that it's not of the physical nature. :smalltongue:
Arvaada, however, will feel her kick hit something solid, making a loud clanking sound. Not that of metal, but that of bone.
There's an unearthly shriek, and Arvaada will see rotting clothes on a skeleton briefly before it just...disappears. Along with the tentacle.
Gak stood back up, dusting herself off.
"We'll then..."
And now there's nothing but an unnatural, uncomfortable silence.
"What was all that?"

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Aero
Aero will proceed to hug the heck out of Aisis.
"You're not ruining it. If you want to go home we can, I won't think anything of it. I want you to be okay."

Grif

2013-01-11, 12:20 PM

Sandy made a mental note to thank Silverpine for that deflection later. "Right. Good plan. So if there's no real harm done with th' blood, does that mean I can have just a bit more?" A dull pain throbbed in his shoulder, growing ever sharper by the minute. He winced, and gave Rainbow an earnest smile. "Please?"

Silverpine shook his head. Mayhaps Sandy might want to hold that thanks. "... Sandy. Are you quite sure you're not addicted?"

:smalltongue:

School of Terror
Lemongrass will find that his spear, while it did pierce the tentacle, seemed to have no effect! One might think that the tentacle doesn't feel pain.
Or that it's not of the physical nature. :smalltongue:
Arvaada, however, will feel her kick hit something solid, making a loud clanking sound. Not that of metal, but that of bone.
There's an unearthly shriek, and Arvaada will see rotting clothes on a skeleton briefly before it just...disappears. Along with the tentacle.
Gak stood back up, dusting herself off.
"We'll then..."
And now there's nothing but an unnatural, uncomfortable silence.
"What was all that?"

Lemongrass pulled his spear back, blinking. He inspected the tip closely for any sign of blood, then glanced up at Gak. "That wasn't a tentacle monster, was it?"

Orzel

2013-01-11, 05:36 PM

"If there were a problem like that, I think Miss M would've-"

Drat. Not only from superiors, but his filly as well. They meant well, and those were some good concerns, but if he couldn't get some of that blood in him soon, the journey home would be excruciatingly unpleasant. "W-well...maybe we should just see what Miss Zippity has t'say about it..." he offered weakly.

What? What 'earlier' was she...

Oh. Right. That hazy, wonderful, almost transcendental bit in his memory, right before Spectre showed his ugly mug. And he'd thought that was just a hallucination brought on by the drugs. If that all was just from vampony bites, he could see the cause for concern. "I-I don't feel like an addict..." he mumbled, before realizing he was grinning like a big dope just thinking about it. He hurriedly scrunched up his muzzle, trying to keep a straight face.

Sandy gulped and shifted his gaze uncomfortably. "B-beats me...I still say it ain't true...Miss M wouldn't...she wouldn't do that." It was one thing to have your personal space invaded, it was quite another when you couldn't even move to defend yourself, and it was even worse when said invader could melt your willpower with mere eye contact.

Sandy made a mental note to thank Silverpine for that deflection later. "Right. Good plan. So if there's no real harm done with th' blood, does that mean I can have just a bit more?" A dull pain throbbed in his shoulder, growing ever sharper by the minute. He winced, and gave Rainbow an earnest smile. "Please?"

Rainbow exhales and rolled her eyes. She does notapprove. Officer school taught her that even though subordinates enjoy the illusion of choice, it should be your word that guides them. But for that smile, the anger is pulled like a rubberband. So she pulls a Hover. "Do whatever."

Kelvin360

2013-01-11, 08:21 PM

"Ah, yes." Obsidian Flare looked over the sleeping smith. "Suppose we could wake her to let her know?"

~

Blades was having a nostalgic dream of her old home. She was on a path through the mountains, the slopes around her dotted with the occasional tree. The air was cool and clear, and a gentle breeze was blowing. She stopped for a bit by a large waterfall to watch the spray, then hurled a small spiked ball at an innocent squirrel and continued on her way.

~

"...Then again, she seems quite peaceful, and I doubt it would be a good idea to disturb her. What shall we do, then?"

"Waking her depends on how quick you can catch knives. I...oh! Okay, picture this...a whirling stone golemish security system...with armblades!"

"Don't worry. I'll be fine." Night Jewel smiled. "I have some sense about me. If anypony attacks, I'll run. I won't get into any fights that I might not win."

Dawnstrider smiles back, if only slightly. "I suppose 'be safe' will be redundant, then, but I will say it anyway. Be safe." With that, he follows Idle to the Clinic.

[A Not-So-Nice Fairy In Spring]

"Do they mind? Ciona spoke. She does not like being ignored. It is... not respectful." The dark fairy started to flicker. "Will one of them acknowledge her? She is becoming a little impatient."

"Stay calm, Lady Ceeona. Zey may have seemply not heard you, or maybe zey deedn't know what to say."

"There there dear." Rangolan grins over. "We do know how more concerned with one's own affairs one can be, yes? I, for one, am rather interested in your offer...I've never had shapeshifters before."

"If there were a problem like that, I think Miss M would've-"

"Yeah, because you always list the potential side-effects when a pony is fighting or in terrible pain-slash-danger. From her perspective, it was probably exactly like battlefield medicine."

Oh. Right. That hazy, wonderful, almost transcendental bit in his memory, right before Spectre showed his ugly mug. And he'd thought that was just a hallucination brought on by the drugs. If that all was just from vampony bites, he could see the cause for concern. "I-I don't feel like an addict..." he mumbled, before realizing he was grinning like a big dope just thinking about it. He hurriedly scrunched up his muzzle, trying to keep a straight face.

Sandy gulped and shifted his gaze uncomfortably. "B-beats me...I still say it ain't true...Miss M wouldn't...she wouldn't do that." It was one thing to have your personal space invaded, it was quite another when you couldn't even move to defend yourself, and it was even worse when said invader could melt your willpower with mere eye contact.

Sandy made a mental note to thank Silverpine for that deflection later. "Right. Good plan. So if there's no real harm done with th' blood, does that mean I can have just a bit more?" A dull pain throbbed in his shoulder, growing ever sharper by the minute. He winced, and gave Rainbow an earnest smile. "Please?"

"...You don't feel like an addict. Right. Okay. You...we need to get him out of here now. I don't like it, but it's not like I could do much here on my own."

He looks away and mumbles softly. "I've already screwed up enough."

School of Terror
Lemongrass will find that his spear, while it did pierce the tentacle, seemed to have no effect! One might think that the tentacle doesn't feel pain.
Or that it's not of the physical nature. :smalltongue:
Arvaada, however, will feel her kick hit something solid, making a loud clanking sound. Not that of metal, but that of bone.
There's an unearthly shriek, and Arvaada will see rotting clothes on a skeleton briefly before it just...disappears. Along with the tentacle.
Gak stood back up, dusting herself off.
"We'll then..."
And now there's nothing but an unnatural, uncomfortable silence.
"What was all that?"

"I don't know!" It's unclear whether one of the fighters being obviously scared out of her mind is funny or terrible. "But I think it likes shadow. That's bad. Or good. ...Wait, that's my entire domain. So....good? Maybe?"

Lemongrass pulled his spear back, blinking. He inspected the tip closely for any sign of blood, then glanced up at Gak. "That wasn't a tentacle monster, was it?"

"...W-what's a tentacle monster?"

Luka

2013-01-11, 10:41 PM

TheAmishPirate

2013-01-11, 11:23 PM

[Vampony After-brouhaha]

Sandy bit his lip in quiet frustration. Rainbow may have given the okay, but Silverpine was the higher officer here. Why wasn't anypony taking him seriously on this? "Sure I'm sure I'm not addicted; Miss Zippity said it ain't possible, didn't she? I-I just need a lil' bit more t'get me back t'th' ship an' all. I don't fancy feelin' that pillar I got bucked into th' whole way back, y'know?" Jovial, yet clearly strained; the aching just kept getting worse and worse.

Benson

2013-01-12, 01:45 AM

That Stuff with the Vamponies and The Troubles in the Underrdark Tunnels

Gearstride glanced at Rainbow and nodded her head, some things were better off not known to those mysterious ponies whose names she didn't even know. They were but simply The Backers. "Very well, I will make sure not to include that in the official reports." She then glanced at Sandy and his plight for vampony blood. What if Zippity was lying?....What if he did become addicted? What if he became some sort of vampony hunter and hurt random vamponies for a sip?.....Naah...this was Sandy....silly old Sandy who went batmanure crazy on drugs using barbarian rage like it was going out of style. Yeaaaa....

"Urgh...here you, I really want to hear your whininess about wanting some blood," Zipptiy rolled her eyes and bit down on the front of her right forehoof and shoved up close to Sandy's mouth. "Hurry, I don't want to be down here anymore than you lot." After and when Sandy had his fill, she would then begin to lead the way to where her memory told her where that tunnel was.

When they got to the tunnel she did some quick mental calculations and bucked through a weak point in the stony wall. This hole in the wall seemed to lead to a different chamber that smelled earthy, damp and deathly. For those with see in the dark vision, it seemed to be some sort of small dungeon, with old moldy wooden torture devices corroded by time and nature. Old rotten bones laid scattered about, one skeleton lay partially intact on a torture rack.

".....Yea...I don't think this is the right room. I'm going to pretend I didn't see this cliche, turn around and try again." Zippity deadpanned and turned away not explaining a thing to the those without nightvision.
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To the Clinic with Idle Chat and Dawnstrider

And so the two made their way into the Clinic and after some begging the nurse at the front desk to allow Dawnstrider into to visit Violet (No visitors at this hour) the two made their way into the small patient room where Violet was in.

"Hey...heya Miss Violet...found someone who could help you here," Idle said with an earnest smile.
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Faeland Follies

"Remind me again what the Master's offer entails at this point. A lot was covered and I don't want to have accepted something I actually didn't want." Ember said trying to be strong here in tone. He then glanced at the other two fae.

"Lord Rangolan, and Lady Ciona," He began trying to sound proper. He did have formal etiquette training once upon a time on how to speak to nobility. It was just on and off for him when he got stressed out or was too overwhelmed to think straight. "Restate your current offers so that I may evaluate them and compare them to Lord Reaper's offer."
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Alley way Horrors

Tentacles, dark ominous clouds over one small area of town, lightning and thunder, tornadoes, horrible shrieks, yeaaaa....like it wasn't going to go unnoticed by the general populace near by.

"Oh lookie dear, looks like Bridle Shores is being attacked again," One mare told her husband while they were having lunch in some cafe a few blocks away.

"Again? What's new. Why back in my day we were plagued with attacks and invasions fifteen times a week." The old stallion grumbled barely looking up from his newspaper. "Insurance stock will surely go up after this, glad I invested."

"Oh okie dokie dear. So, I was thinking we should take couples dance lessons..."
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Those shrieks were joined in by more shrieks as ponies nearby who were not quite so jaded ran about trying to get away from horror that was likely going on in the alleyway, that appeared to no longer be just contained to that alleyway. Some ponies jumped out of the way as falling debris from the building near by the alleyway avoiding injuries. Anyways, panic, and more panic seemed to fill the air around there.

PurityIcekiller

2013-01-12, 03:41 AM

"Waking her depends on how quick you can catch knives. I...oh! Okay, picture this...a whirling stone golemish security system...with armblades!"

Flare nodded. "Now that is a thought. It would be more versatile for certain, and Mistress Blades would approve. What material would you make the blades of?"

Dawnstrider smiles back, if only slightly. "I suppose 'be safe' will be redundant, then, but I will say it anyway. Be safe." With that, he follows Idle to the Clinic.

"I will."

Once the two of them were gone, Night Jewel began casing the airship. So far, she had been tantalized by it, and she intended to at least find a way to slip in, if not use it.

"There there dear." Rangolan grins over. "We do know how more concerned with one's own affairs one can be, yes? I, for one, am rather interested in your offer...I've never had shapeshifters before."

The dark fairy smiled and shifted back to winged pony form. "As he wishes, but Ciona made her offer with mortals in mind. She will have to adjust it." She put a hoof to her chin and thought.

"She makes her offer. Long-lasting sparks, sparkling dewdrops, nice sticks, shiny bits of metal or pretty stones will each be able to pay for a shapeshifter, for whatever uses he likes. One of each will get him seven."

"Remind me again what the Master's offer entails at this point. A lot was covered and I don't want to have accepted something I actually didn't want." Ember said trying to be strong here in tone. He then glanced at the other two fae.

"Lord Rangolan, and Lady Ciona," He began trying to sound proper. He did have formal etiquette training once upon a time on how to speak to nobility. It was just on and off for him when he got stressed out or was too overwhelmed to think straight. "Restate your current offers so that I may evaluate them and compare them to Lord Reaper's offer."

"Very well. Ciona will restate her offers, and adjust them for the mortal.

"One offer of hers that he never spoke about was fish. She will give him three fish for a pretty stone... Well, those things she told Lord Rangolan he could pay with. Or she could give one fish for fifteen minutes of his lifespan. He may multiply this offer as much as he wishes.

"She also made the offer of servants. One large pretty stone will get a force of five fairies of varying levels, but he will have to serve Ciona as long as the fairies serve him. Or..." Ciona's misty aura grew. "...he will pay no price if he can find Carolyn.

"She also offered mates, but he didn't seem interested."

Grif

2013-01-12, 04:41 AM

Alleys - do they have insurance?

At the same time of the flash, several black tentacles would appear from the ground, apparently 4, they're tall, but not wide as "house-wrecking rampaging one", they would be idle for a bit, the unicorn being briefly flashbanged.

The griffon would break free, breaking some ropes and hooks from the ground, but the pegasus seems to now want to be on him?
"You're not getting away!"
She would say, aiming another magic-explosive stab onto his main body, or a side

The two guard-attacking unicorns would be charging at the guards, but then the tornadoes would appear, their armor would give them some resistance, and they would try to anchor onto the ground and slowly advance towards the guards, but then would just be lifted off when the tornadoes get closer..

Meanwhile, from the small alley the earth mare went, suddenly a young coltish voice would be heard
"HEEEELP-"
It would sound like interrupted, gagged, blocked, muted, something?

Alley way Horrors
Those shrieks were joined in by more shrieks as ponies nearby who were not quite so jaded ran about trying to get away from horror that was likely going on in the alleyway, that appeared to no longer be just contained to that alleyway. Some ponies jumped out of the way as falling debris from the building near by the alleyway avoiding injuries. Anyways, panic, and more panic seemed to fill the air around there.

(In case anypony wants to know, here are the names of the hapless six that went to meet the enemy: West Wind (RIP), Snowflake, Flameshield, Barrel Rig (leader), Crimson Dawn, Jetstone.)

"Get back!" Crimson Dawn shouted, lances up and standing guard against the tornadoes that had erupted in the midst of the enemy.

Meanwhile Flameshield recovered some of his senses and cantered over to their fallen corporal. "Sir! Are you alright?" Flameshield said, quickly nudging the now-departed West Wind off Barrel Rig. He bit his lips as he felt a pang of sadness for his fallen friend. The look of sheer surprise was still visible West Wind's glazed eyes.

"What in the hay is happening?" Snowflake yelled over the din of the tornadoes.

"Hay if I know," Barrel replied with a grunt. "Jetstone. Get the civvies out of the area." The beige earth pony saluted and quickly disappeared. "Crimson, Snowflake. On me. Whatever is causing that tornado is clearly magical and wouldn't last long. When it dies down, charge them. Don't give them room to recover." Snowflake gulped, but nodded. Barrel turned to Flameshield. "You stay here. In case any of us don't make it, run. Get help. You know the protocol."

Flameshield shook his head. "No. I can help--"

"That's an order."

A silence. "Yes, sir." Flameshield's voice was toneless.

"Good. Now we wait." Barrel Rig turned his eyes towards the enemy.

Mindfreak

2013-01-12, 07:13 AM

Kelvin360

2013-01-12, 02:51 PM

Flare nodded. "Now that is a thought. It would be more versatile for certain, and Mistress Blades would approve. What material would you make the blades of?"

"The best we got. Oh how I wish for titanium or orichalum or maybe even a pinch of morizan malachite. ...Yeah, no, we'll have to go with steel."

The dark fairy smiled and shifted back to winged pony form. "As he wishes, but Ciona made her offer with mortals in mind. She will have to adjust it." She put a hoof to her chin and thought.

"She makes her offer. Long-lasting sparks, sparkling dewdrops, nice sticks, shiny bits of metal or pretty stones will each be able to pay for a shapeshifter, for whatever uses he likes. One of each will get him seven."

"Hmm..." He glances to an assistant. "Tide, go and find Varmindath. See what he has, yes?

…Any use I like, you say?”

That Stuff with the Vamponies and The Troubles in the Underrdark Tunnels

Gearstride glanced at Rainbow and nodded her head, some things were better off not known to those mysterious ponies whose names she didn't even know. They were but simply The Backers. "Very well, I will make sure not to include that in the official reports." She then glanced at Sandy and his plight for vampony blood. What if Zippity was lying?....What if he did become addicted? What if he became some sort of vampony hunter and hurt random vamponies for a sip?.....Naah...this was Sandy....silly old Sandy who went batmanure crazy on drugs using barbarian rage like it was going out of style. Yeaaaa.…

"Urgh...here you, I really want to hear your whininess about wanting some blood," Zipptiy rolled her eyes and bit down on the front of her right forehoof and shoved up close to Sandy's mouth.

Daniel gently puts his scorched hoof in front of Zippity’s, pushing her bloody appendage out of the way. ”Sandy. Listen to me. This isn’t you. I’ve seen you. You don’t need this. You’re stronger than that. You need to push through. It’s going to hurt, but you can fight it. We only need a little longer.”

When they got to the tunnel she did some quick mental calculations and bucked through a weak point in the stony wall. This hole in the wall seemed to lead to a different chamber that smelled earthy, damp and deathly. For those with see in the dark vision, it seemed to be some sort of small dungeon, with old moldy wooden torture devices corroded by time and nature. Old rotten bones laid scattered about, one skeleton lay partially intact on a torture rack.

".....Yea...I don't think this is the right room. I'm going to pretend I didn't see this cliche, turn around and try again." Zippity deadpanned and turned away not explaining a thing to the those without nightvision.

”Yeah, I-…Wait, you don‘t actually know where you‘re going?”

Faeland Follies

"Remind me again what the Master's offer entails at this point. A lot was covered and I don't want to have accepted something I actually didn't want." Ember said trying to be strong here in tone. He then glanced at the other two fae.

"Lord Rangolan, and Lady Ciona," He began trying to sound proper. He did have formal etiquette training once upon a time on how to speak to nobility. It was just on and off for him when he got stressed out or was too overwhelmed to think straight. "Restate your current offers so that I may evaluate them and compare them to Lord Reaper's offer."

The aide speaks immediately. ”Demilord Rangolan offered forth assurance that your venture be completed in exchange for a future minor favor.”

Alley way Horrors

Tentacles, dark ominous clouds over one small area of town, lightning and thunder, tornadoes, horrible shrieks, yeaaaa....like it wasn't going to go unnoticed by the general populace near by.

"Oh lookie dear, looks like Bridle Shores is being attacked again," One mare told her husband while they were having lunch in some cafe a few blocks away.

"Again? What's new. Why back in my day we were plagued with attacks and invasions fifteen times a week." The old stallion grumbled barely looking up from his newspaper. "Insurance stock will surely go up after this, glad I invested."

"Oh okie dokie dear. So, I was thinking we should take couples dance lessons..."
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Those shrieks were joined in by more shrieks as ponies nearby who were not quite so jaded ran about trying to get away from horror that was likely going on in the alleyway, that appeared to no longer be just contained to that alleyway. Some ponies jumped out of the way as falling debris from the building near by the alleyway avoiding injuries. Anyways, panic, and more panic seemed to fill the air around there.

”Oh my goodness don’t’cha know!” Two gossip ponies join the panicking crowd.

Alleys - do they have insurance?

At the same time of the flash, several black tentacles would appear from the ground, apparently 4, they're tall, but not wide as "house-wrecking rampaging one", they would be idle for a bit, the unicorn being briefly flashbanged.

The griffon would break free, breaking some ropes and hooks from the ground, but the pegasus seems to now want to be on him?
"You're not getting away!"
She would say, aiming another magic-explosive stab onto his main body, or a side

The two guard-attacking unicorns would be charging at the guards, but then the tornadoes would appear, their armor would give them some resistance, and they would try to anchor onto the ground and slowly advance towards the guards, but then would just be lifted off when the tornadoes get closer..

Meanwhile, from the small alley the earth mare went, suddenly a young coltish voice would be heard
"HEEEELP-"
It would sound like interrupted, gagged, blocked, muted, something?

With the unicorn being stunned for the moment, Thunderbolt tries once more, taking a step forward and slashing, activating her magic and the magic in the blade.

A bolt of lightning strikes the sword, electrifying it as it swings at the head of the unicorn in front of her. It’s a semi feint - she looks like she wants to decapitate the opponent, but will actually aim for the horn at the last moment.

Gak
"Oh dear...it could be the japapony tentacle monster, who's primary food source is schoolfillies...":smalleek:
That wouldn't be good! Though it would be strange for it to be all the way in Equestria...

"The WHAT, excuse me?!"

Orzel

2013-01-12, 07:55 PM

Faeland

"Of the offers of Lord Reaper that you have not declined, there is the service twenty four pooka for your ability to see color for a length of time equal to the service." restated Layla.

Vampland

The looks of Sandy aches her hearts so much. Rainbow frowns and looked away. "Just do whatever you think you need."

MCerberus

2013-01-12, 10:57 PM

Vampony Finality...down

Staccata might have an opinion on this, or might not. It's kind of hard to tell when she's unconscious. Didn't somepony say something about smelling salts... oh right they don't have any.

Meanwhile, Mach's workshop

The pegasus is having an odd depressing dream. Luckily the forces of evil don't seem intent on stabbing him. Plus he's in a house so it's safe from vamponies.

Alleyway of Insuring

The griffin would take a stab to the flesh near the joint that his wings branch from his torso. It is, as an understatement, quite painful. However, there is an opportunity to play the pain to make THEM quake. Suddenly the talon that hasn't had an unscheduled trim... twice... grasps at the neck of the pegasus.

"You think I'm running then?"

Grif

2013-01-12, 11:22 PM

Gak
"Oh dear...it could be the japapony tentacle monster, who's primary food source is schoolfillies...":smalleek:
That wouldn't be good! Though it would be strange for it to be all the way in Equestria...

Lemongrass let out a nervous chuckle. "I think we're thinking of more run-of-the-mill tentacle monsters here..."

Vampland

The looks of Sandy aches her hearts so much. Rainbow frowns and looked away. "Just do whatever you think you need."
"Whatever it is, make it quick. I just hope it's as harmless as Zippity claims," Silverpine said with a deep sigh. Being the pragmatic pony he was, he didn't question when Zippity abruptly backtracked. Some things are best left unknown.

Mindfreak

2013-01-13, 07:40 AM

Gak
"Just...just forget about the japapony tentacle monster. It's not like they'd make it all the way here anyways."
"The question is, how are we going to deal with this monster?"

TheAmishPirate

2013-01-13, 01:23 PM

[Vamony Denial]

Sandy moaned in frustration; sweet relief had been so close, only to be snatched away at the last minute. And judging by Zippity's impatience, no second chance for him. He snorted once and shot an irritated glare in the direction of Daniel's voice. "Fine. But somepony's gonna have t'carry my flank outta here, 'cause I suppose I ain't allowed t'get proper healing." His horn fizzled to life and - after a little searching in the low light - he TK'd up a broken-off bit of wood from the rubble and placed it in his mouth. A little thing to bite down on instead of scream when the pain came back in full force.

Tychris1

2013-01-13, 01:38 PM

Dreamscape- Craters and Clouds

The nightmare grunts as the dream creature resists his attempts of domination. He starts swimming through the dream, inspecting the creature, and trying to judge how worthy of a target the host would make. Eventually he hisses at the dream beast, aggravated and determined to return later to finish the job. One way or the other he would finish off this other entity before he became too muh of a problem. Slithering away he exits the dream, meddling with it a little, like a stone dropped in a pond creating dozens upon dozens of ripples.

Dreamscape- Knight of the voic

Phex begins laughing manically, his whole body contorting at the sight of the stallion scampering around in a scared panicy mess. He sucked it all in, a glorious sight that filled him to the brim with pride. Moments where he could get the host to scare himself were so rare that it made them all the more delectable. The laughing continued, eventually growing louder and louder until it began penetrating the poor stallion's ears. Giggling, he pranced forward, knowing that he couldn't stay for long lest those high above notice and wreak havic on him. Lunging forward, Bane in mouth, he flies straight into the armored stallion's face, melding into his head and disappearing from sight.

Trailing out of Luka's real head would be a slow, thin drip of black liquid. The slow process of Phex entering into the real world.

[TAG Luka (OOC: I'm so sorry for the delay, real life and other stuff distracted)] me)

Kelvin360

2013-01-13, 03:24 PM

Lemongrass let out a nervous chuckle. "I think we're thinking of more run-of-the-mill tentacle monsters here..."

Gak
"Just...just forget about the japapony tentacle monster. It's not like they'd make it all the way here anyways."
"The question is, how are we going to deal with this monster?"

Arvadraa looks between them helplessly for a (relatively) long time, her face slowly turning from fear to determination. "This thing looks like it lives in the shadows. I control shadows and darkness. That has to count for something."

He next words are halting, like she's repeating instructions only she can hear. "Mr...Mr. Guard, keep an...eye on our flank. Not literally, I mean, watch behind us so nothing sneaks up. Gabriel, stay between us, and watch...watch the ceiling? Watch the ceiling. Just in case. I'll lead...forward. If I...if I die...both of you run as fast as you can. Get help, and don't come back here alone."

[Vamony Denial]

Sandy moaned in frustration; sweet relief had been so close, only to be snatched away at the last minute. And judging by Zippity's impatience, no second chance for him. He snorted once and shot an irritated glare in the direction of Daniel's voice. "Fine. But somepony's gonna have t'carry my flank outta here, 'cause I suppose I ain't allowed t'get proper healing." His horn fizzled to life and - after a little searching in the low light - he TK'd up a broken-off bit of wood from the rubble and placed it in his mouth. A little thing to bite down on instead of scream when the pain came back in full force.

Daniel actually chuckles at that, carrying him with Rainbow's help alongside the rest of the group. He stands at the head of the trio, his nightvision monocle keeping tabs on forward. "Trust me, you aint seen proper healing yet." He adopts a faux carnie announcer accent. "You will be amazed!"

Luka

2013-01-13, 09:08 PM

Alleyway of so easy even a caveMAN!pony would know how to use them

The Unicorn's horn is also armored, and the hipogriff's attack would hit on that armor part, the unicorn would react first though, and duck to evade the attack

The griffon's grab of the pegasus nect would scratch at the somewhat mobile plates at that spot, even a bit of some talons could findd a way between some of them, but even so, the pegasus gives out no single sign of pain.
"You'd better be"
Then she would try to stab through that talon's arm/leg/limb/something. She hasn't shown any sign of pain when damaged, what would be wrong?

The two flying unicorns would still be spinning around the tornado, at least until the green unicorn facing the hipogriff decides to assist, using the tentacles to grab and hurl them at the guards at great speed, especifically at Barrel, "Ruby" on the front with his spear extended and the other from aside.

....And from the side alley, there's would be a muffled scared voice and seemingly a slight struggle, but then, there's a muffled scream, lack of struggle, and a sword's sound sound, then a somewhat slight movement of a fabric or something like that, apparently; of course, the sound could be drown by the storm and fighting.

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Aisis - crysis?

Doesn't exactly calm her down, but "shh"-ing her would have kind of a soothing effect, like, sleepyness....
She's still crying though
"It is my fault! I could protect any of them!"
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Dreemz!!

He would just panic more, and more, the void would enclose a lot faster, then Phex would jump at him and THEN the void too, when fully enclosed on him, he would be standing on... blackness, he would be briefly in panic, looking for the others, but then there would be a sudden, sharp "pang" of pain in his barrel and chest, he would wince and hold a hoof there, then try to continue, but then it would slowly rise along weakness that would somewhat numb him, continuously until he's staggering, then collepses, he would try to crawl, but then would be way too tired to even move, laying on his side, until the weakness takes over so much he's only laying there with eyes closed and not moving, not even chest rise or sinking

Real werlds!

There wouldn't be much, except him somewhat cowering and slightly wimpering asleep, oh, also the thin dripping liquid that would be appeareng from his head and that would also be from below his helmet, escaping through a lower unarmored part.

Tychris1

2013-01-13, 10:35 PM

Luka

2013-01-13, 11:10 PM

Real World- Luka's ear

This was the part Nightmare always hated. It was slow, gross, and a vulnerable position to be in. But it was the only way for him to go from the Dreamscape into the real world. Bit by bit he slowly dripped out of Luka's armor, the ectoplasm like fluid that Nightmare's consisted of visibly dripping from the poor sod's ear. Eventually, after he has dripped out of Luka, he begins to slowly slosh and swirl about. The pace of the swirling picking up rapidly and eventually causing the liquid to evaporate and transform into an ethereal creature, a Nighare. Bristling his body he looks down at his own spectral armor, then at the armored host that he used as a snack, and then at the room itself. Hopefully there was something in here worth taking. It'd been far too long since he'd done a mission for someone, so pawning off something from the poor shmuck would have to buy some time while he goes hunting for a bounty or a mercenery job.

[TAG Luka/anyone else in the room that has items lying about]

He might find that he's not exactly in a room, but beside a wall, on the border of the town, his host's a colt, a 14-ish armored colt that seems to just have been taking a nap (and depending on how long did the nightmare take to drip into the real world, may or may not be kinda waking up or dozy or something like that), stuff around.... Possibly not much, except the colt's own stuff: his armor, covering a good amount of him, his sword, sheathed on his flank, and the shield carrying on his back, there could also be something inside the armor's caparison, but it would just be inside it. However, depending on the nightmare's alignment, his sword, shield and armor made of shimmerite may blind/daze/burn him on touch/aproach.

Kelvin360

2013-01-13, 11:52 PM

The Alley

Thunderbolt opens her wings and backvaults, landing just in front of the Griffon as the tornadoes finally dissipate, having nothing within. Her sword moves in quickly as the lightning from which it draws power, and the hippogriff's eyes react even faster, finding the slightest chink in that damned armor.

One of two things will happen here.

1) The sword strikes true, the pegasus being distracted by the griffon, and Thunderbolt will drive the blade deep into armored flesh, then 'taze' the entirety of the pony's hide with millions of volts of searing, vaporizing electrical current.

2) The sword is somehow deflected (not impossible) and simply hits the armor itself. The aforementioned volts will still be ejected forth, but instead of directly into the bloodstream of the pegasus, they will arc across the surface of the metal. Still singe-worthy, but without a high chance of instant lethality.

The green unicorn may find herself not completely ignored by the Thunderguard. That feathered jerk!

Tychris1

2013-01-14, 12:13 AM

Border of the town

Phex is a little disappointed yet grateful. There isn't much to loot in the general vicinity of him, but on the other hoof he's on the outskirts of town so there aren't alot of civilians nearby. Still, that colt's armor looks like it'd be worth a pretty penny. Phex floated away from the boy with his initial inertia but mow he drifts closer, intent on inspecting the armor.......

And immedieately recoils in pain as he gets too close to it. Beneath the spectral corrupted armor the Nightmare writhes in pain, shimmerite being very hazardous to his kind. He tries to not react, but he cannot help but begin grunting and groaning the occasional profanity as he floats away from the colt and tries to rest from the incident.

Grif

2013-01-14, 02:16 AM

Gak
"Just...just forget about the japapony tentacle monster. It's not like they'd make it all the way here anyways."
"The question is, how are we going to deal with this monster?"

Arvadraa looks between them helplessly for a (relatively) long time, her face slowly turning from fear to determination. "This thing looks like it lives in the shadows. I control shadows and darkness. That has to count for something."

He next words are halting, like she's repeating instructions only she can hear. "Mr...Mr. Guard, keep an...eye on our flank. Not literally, I mean, watch behind us so nothing sneaks up. Gabriel, stay between us, and watch...watch the ceiling? Watch the ceiling. Just in case. I'll lead...forward. If I...if I die...both of you run as fast as you can. Get help, and don't come back here alone."

Lemongrass tilted his head. "Are you sure, shadow-lady? You don't sound confident." He gave her a faint smile and stepped forward. "I'll lead. It's the least a pony like me could do."

Alleyway of so easy even a caveMAN!pony would know how to use them

The Unicorn's horn is also armored, and the hipogriff's attack would hit on that armor part, the unicorn would react first though, and duck to evade the attack

The griffon's grab of the pegasus nect would scratch at the somewhat mobile plates at that spot, even a bit of some talons could findd a way between some of them, but even so, the pegasus gives out no single sign of pain.
"You'd better be"
Then she would try to stab through that talon's arm/leg/limb/something. She hasn't shown any sign of pain when damaged, what would be wrong?

The two flying unicorns would still be spinning around the tornado, at least until the green unicorn facing the hipogriff decides to assist, using the tentacles to grab and hurl them at the guards at great speed, especifically at Barrel, "Ruby" on the front with his spear extended and the other from aside.

....And from the side alley, there's would be a muffled scared voice and seemingly a slight struggle, but then, there's a muffled scream, lack of struggle, and a sword's sound sound, then a somewhat slight movement of a fabric or something like that, apparently; of course, the sound could be drown by the storm and fighting.

The redoubtable quartet almost realised the danger too late. "Look out, sir!" Flameshield dove into Barrel Rig, knocking the burly unicorn aside. The sound of a spear driving deep into flesh filled the air.

"Flame! No!" Snowflake shrieked, dropping her sword and rushing to her fallen comrade sides.

"Luna damn it, Flameshield!" Barrel wheezed, as he got to his hooves. Crimson needed no further urging and quickly charged the "Ruby Stones" with his lance. After a brief moment of hesitation, Barrel picked up his own sword and followed after Crimson. His target however, was to break the spear, which he did by a neat downward slash.

Benson

2013-01-14, 03:26 PM

Luka

2013-01-14, 03:39 PM

To the Clinic with Idle Chat and Dawnstrider

And so the two made their way into the Clinic and after some begging the nurse at the front desk to allow Dawnstrider into to visit Violet (No visitors at this hour) the two made their way into the small patient room where Violet was in.

"Hey...heya Miss Violet...found someone who could help you here," Idle said with an earnest smile.

The rookie guard would just be laying, raising her head to the guard
"Oh hi.....You're back-"

Then there's the dark-armored big one nearby, her eyes go wide and she kinda hides below blankets.
"No nononono! not another one of them, wha- what did- ow!"
She would wince and grab at where the wound was, Dawnstrider would see there's a darkened area there with some tiny purple particles/faerie fire/sparks/something floating off it, and Idle would notice it somehow got bigger; Violet would be trying to hide in the blankets, pretty scared of Dawnstrider.

Mindfreak

2013-01-14, 04:33 PM

Gak
Gak nodded and began looking up at the ceiling.
"Some how I doubt he'll come from above." :T
She looked back down at Arvaada.

---

Aero
Aero pays her back.
"You did your best."

MCerberus

2013-01-14, 04:43 PM

Dire Alleyway of Lax Insurance

It wasn't the griffin's plan to take out the pegasus immediately. It's a rather unfortunate disadvantage for ponies that most can't do much when their neck is immobilized. Now able to grapple the neck armor of the pagasus, the griffin uses his strength to try and slam it onto its side on the ground. This would have the added benefit of interfering with its attack.

Hopefully this will make the pegasus more vulnerable to say, hippogriff attack, or the small manner of razor sharp claws on his back paws on a potentially unarmored underbelly.

Orzel

2013-01-14, 06:29 PM

Kelvin360

2013-01-14, 07:06 PM

Vampony Nonsense

"I know where I'm going, I just happen to have obstacles in my way," She snapped, but remained mono toned to Daniel. In regards to the blood stuff and Daniel dissing it, she was noncaring as usual and simply shrugged when Sandy was denied pain removing nectar.

"Well that's reassuring. Not as much as, say, the actual decor. Speaking of, did getting an interior designer down here ever come up?"

As Zippity rounded the corner there was a sudden loud crack of rock and stone as one of the walls just burst in on them sending rock flying everywhere.

There silloutted against a dimly lit corridor behind the now gaping hole having wall stood a familiar three legged mare with something on her back, looked like a large pegasus. There stood Miss M utterly bedraggled in regards to her mane, her alice band missing, since afterall, vampony healing couldn't heal damaged hair ;P

"Found you miserable lot.." She said with a wan smile. Zippity stood in the background and merely crinkled her brow and scowled in response with an eye roll.

"Well now I feel like a right idiot. Bonus." He raises an eyebrow while the rest of him nearly crumples right there, betraying intense relief despite all else. "Any problems?"

Faeland Follies

Ember rubbed his chin and thought hard, with lots of eye closing to look legit.

"I think I may have to go with the Lord Reaper's offer of twenty four pooka for my ability to see color for a length of time equal to the service. I really am not comfortable with the idea of owing favors," Not with fae anyway. His mental self sweat dropped. "And I have no shiny stones to barter with."

"And yet his soul would have had a deal, methinks." Rangolan murmurs quietly. He seems content despite the outcome, however, which is...probably really bad.

The rookie guard would just be laying, raising her head to the guard
"Oh hi.....You're back-"

Then there's the dark-armored big one nearby, her eyes go wide and she kinda hides below blankets.
"No nononono! not another one of them, wha- what did- ow!"
She would wince and grab at where the wound was, Dawnstrider would see there's a darkened area there with some tiny purple particles/faerie fire/sparks/something floating off it, and Idle would notice it somehow got bigger; Violet would be trying to hide in the blankets, pretty scared of Dawnstrider.

"Calm yourself." Dawnstrider takes a step forward, eyes flashing pure white and armor flaring to shining gold. "Your injury may worsen. Guardstallion, what exactly can you tell me about what has occurred?" He leans his head in to check the wound more closely (specifically for signs that something is still in there), but leans back quicker than eyes can actually follow if Violet doesn't feel up to an examination.

Gak
Gak nodded and began looking up at the ceiling.
"Some how I doubt he'll come from above." :T
She looked back down at Arvaada.

Well now she's said that, obviously it will come from exactly such a place.

Oh, hush.

"Precautions. I'd rather look like an idiot by too much care than be a meal by too little. Trust me, it's a good survival skill."

The horse head chortled. "It seems Ah 'ave won."

"Lord Reaper is pleased with your decision. Your contract will be written shortly." Layla backed away from the ede of the Reaper shelf and toward a desk near the wall. She took a quill in her mouth and scribed words on a bone white scroll.

Lochbed squealled soflty and hugged the young lord. She was pleased. And the kelpie happy to see nofae attempted to kill her mate. But there were looks. "Donnae count the others out. Ye can 'ave more than one contract ye know. Try tae git some magic out of one o' dem."

Not quite, if I may, Reaper. Rangolan thinks to himself, smirking and leaning back to idly pat a concubine on the head.

Lemongrass tilted his head. "Are you sure, shadow-lady? You don't sound confident." He gave her a faint smile and stepped forward. "I'll lead. It's the least a pony like me could do."

"...I'm flattered. Really. I think. Maybe. But this isn't your...pla- oh, erm, area of ex...expertise. Any of ours, really. And I have better protection than you if it attacks again."