Azura

Chelsea was watching her every move, and for someone who has killed many magicians in the past, she knew what to expect. Since Raiya was currently using a sword as her weapon, she knew that it wasn't gonna be a long ranged attack. However, when she blinked in front of her, Chelsea didn't have enough time to counter the attack because there just wasn't enough time nor did she have the power to block such a strong attack. She launched herself backwards along with her dome, essentially dodging the attack but the landing was awfully rough. Chelsea used too much power since she was scared to take such a heavy blow to her chest. She used her shoulder and hands to get herself back on her feet and mumbled "No wonder I'm getting paid a fortune for her death.." before she tossed away the empty drum mag and holstered the gun. She had no weapons that could defeat her, and she could only counter her attacks with brute force using her dome, but killing her now was out of the question. 'I'd be lucky if I get out of this shit alive..' Chelsea thought to herself.

Chelsea stopped right in her tracks when she saw a yellow portal of some sort. A few moments later, the person who she thought she killed walked out of it in golden armor. "Fuckin' magicians.." She mumbled as she lands down and let's go of the cloaker. "Leave without me." Chelsea told him. He ran off, leaving Chelsea exposed and standing in plain sight. She stood in a wounded stance, her right hand holding on her left arm where it was bleeding. Chelsea was clenching her teeth from the teeth, watching Raiya fabricating a golden sword out of nothing. She grabbed her G18 with her bloody hands and started unloading a drum mag's worth of led towards her, strafing to the left as she did.

Chelsea dropped her weapon when she heard Zeke screaming the name of the person she was sent to kill. "I-I'm sorry.." She apologized to him before turning around and nodded at the cloaking Esper. He turned her invisible, and the second she was completely invisible, she hopped into the air, freeing Misha from the gravity effect. She landed before the cloaker and swooped him off the ground and flew a few meters off the ground. It was too dangerous to leave him behind, and after losing four members, she wasn't going to risk losing the last member of her squad she had left. Chelsea was now 25 miles away from Misha and Zeke, but she felt like it wasn't just over yet, or maybe it was just her imagination.

Chelsea placed her foot firmly on the ground and pushed herself away from the swing of Zeke's plasma spear, however, it still managed to slice an inch deep into her left arm near her shoulder, causing blood to come dripping from the wound. She made it look like she wasn't experiencing any sort of pain, but she was actually holding it in. Chelsea glanced at the spot where she got hit with the spear before she looked at the car and realized that there was no reason to get beaten up by him when she can simply kill Raiya before she gets herself killed by fighting Zeke. She quickly grabbed a round explosive that was hanging on her vest, pressed a button and tossed it right under the vehicle. However, it was no ordinary bomb. It was a singularity bomb, and she was dying to know how they'll get Raiya out of this now. "You've got five seconds, boy." Chelsea said with a smirk, but then Misha came running at her with a knife. She multiplied the gravity by twenty fold and ducked down, covering her entire head with her arms. Unless Misha was supernaturally strong, no normal human being can withstand such gravity. Of course, she was nullifying the effect for herself so she won't be affected by it.

"Just some kid eh? I'm impressed. Sadly it won't be enough to save you or your friend." Chelsea replied. "Oh, and it's nothing personal." She added, referring to the fact that she's doing it for the money and she doesn't really care what she's done or why someone wants her dead. Based on what Chelsea has seen, it appears that Zeke can dodge almost every attack before she makes any contact, so her next move has to be different. She enlarged her circle just a slight bit, making it large enough to fit two people. She ran towards Zeke with her knife, decreasing the gravity to nearly zero when he was within the range of her sphere, but nullifying the effect on herself. Chelsea went for a stab straight on his upper chest.

As she stood up, Chelsea's vision snapped towards Misha when she noticed that he fired three beams at her. She bent the direction of his spells a little bit when it was within her dome, causing the beams to miss, but it was quite a close one, making it look like he missed his shot. Chelsea inspected Zeke thoroughly, taking a few seconds looking from top to bottom. "No mere mortal could dodge all of those attacks.." She wasn't sure if she was complimenting him for his deadly fast reaction or suggesting him to reveal his secrets behind his powers. "What exactly are you?" Chelsea asked Zeke.

Chelsea waited for the perfect moment to strike, which was after all three of her squad mates died. "Dammit, I guess I'll have to look for replacements after this." She placed down her rifle since it was quite heavy and she wanted to get up and personal with them. When Zeke killed the two soldiers with his plasma spear, she propelled herself up and dropped straight back down at him, holding her knife with a reversed grip. Chelsea multiplied the gravity by ten fold within her dome, causing her to fall down awfully fast, increasing the chances of hitting him before he can react and the damage it'll inflict if it makes contact. She was aiming for his shoulder since it wouldn't be fun if it went straight through his head.

'Magic? No, it can't be. Is he an Esper?' Chelsea thought to herself when she saw both of them disappear. She watched from a distance, wondering how it'll turn out, and if she'll have to step in before things get rough. "What the f-" She said as she watched a rune forming behind the vehicle as a yellow beam flew straight towards the location of the sniper, and before she knew it, the sniper was no more. The three men approached the back of the car in two different directions, one from the left and two from the right.

Chelsea spotted something unusual, as if they were someone was coming. 'Seems like they're unarmed..' She thought to herself. Chelsea looked in the direction of the sniper and made a gesture with her left hand signalling him to fire. A single .50 caliber bullet headed straight towards Misha's chest, and the millisecond the shot was fired, the three cloaked soldiers unloaded their guns at both Zeke and Misha. "Game over."

Chelsea was quite surprised when they dodged the mines. "No matter. Approach the vehicle quietly and fire if they're aware of our presence. The recon from far away had his scope in Misha, aimed straight at his chest. Chelsea grabbed her rifle and loaded in a FMJ mag to make sure she can pierce the car if they were to take cover behind it. She hovered slowly towards them with the Cloaker still keeping everyone but the sniper invisible. There were four sets of footsteps approaching the vehicle, including the Cloaker since being invisible doesn't mean they're not physically there. However, they were treading on the solid pathway in a stealthily manner. Only someone who is extremely aware of their surroundings or a good listener would be able to notice them. The three soldiers had their guns pointing directly at Zeke's and Misha's head as they got closer and closer. The Cloaker however, stopped and continued to keep them hidden from a distance to avoid any sort of danger.

It was the time to strike. No buildings in sight, no sort of cover. It was the perfect playing field for the job. "Target spotted. It appears that she has two goons with her, but they shouldn't be a problem." One of the squad members reported to their captain, Chelsea. "Lay down the chameleon mines and get in position. We'll attack when they get closer." She commanded her squad mates. There were five mercenaries, including Chelsea, a wanted Esper that has killed dozens of people for blood money. She gets paid for killing specific targets, no questions asked. It is unknown what her powers are, but she's categorized as an Esper within the database. There was a recon that's scoped onto the vehicle, a Cloaking Esper that kept everyone invisible up until point blank with his ability, and three soldiers planting mines on the floor. After they finished planting the explosives on the floor, they walked away from it and regrouped up ahead. "Lets make it quick, I haven't had anything to eat since this morning." Chelsea told her squad. The car started to approach the mines, and it was only a matter of time before it would send the car flying up into the skies, burning the people inside along with it. "This should be interesting." She said with a smirk on her face. Chelsea's Profile (Includes Spoilers. Don't read it if you want to make it more interesting.)

Rainbowful.

Hikari looked at the rear view mirror, wondering why Sayaa was being so protective about her cello. Sure, it's what she's always wanted, but it felt more like it was more than just that. Is her source of power contained within a tangible entity? Did she turn her previous object into a cello? As she fell into deep thought, she suddenly choked when she realized that her car almost hit a pedestrian crossing the street. The car shook a bit but everything was still in tact. "Hehehe.. Sorry bout' that!" She said nervously. They all managed to arrive to the restaurant in one piece. Hikari parked her car in a parking lot nearby since she didn't want to get a ticket for parking on the road. "It's just a few minutes away from here. Let's get going before it gets dark." Hikari said before getting out of the car. She glanced at the time on her phone. It was 5:26pm.

"Now that Shane's here, let's go get some chicken wings!" Hikari said before stepping on the gas. She usually drives relatively safe, but today was an exception. She drove a little bit over the limit towards the most famous restaurant in the area that make the best deep-fried chicken. It even won an award for creating the most delicious chicken in the whole of the country.

"Maybe you could use those healing spells of yours to get rid of the pain." Hikari suggested just in case he forgot about it. She looked at the time, it was 4:30pm. "I guess I'll see you later then." She finished. Hikari looked over at Sayaa and said "So.. Is Shane coming? I thought he said he'd tag along."

A theme is a theme, it should mainly focus on the theme. Banner #9 is 50% Applejack, 50% Rainbow Dash. For all I know, he/she could use that banner in a Rainbow Dash theme competition.

But it's a fact that the background was taken directly from the show, and the only things changed is a possible relocation of the vector, a barrel placement and an extension of a wooden sign saying MLPForums.

Now why would you say that they put a lot of effort into creating that banner? Please elaborate on such claims, because from what I see, it takes barely four minutes to recreate. There must be some sort of misconception.

To be honest, this might sound a bit outrageous but.. I, personally think, that banner #9 should be disqualified. Does everyone remember a specific someone asking for themes? A theme is a theme, and the theme for this banner competition is Applejack. I've been speculating about the about of votes, and I'm not diss'ing the banner that's winning, but it's definitely not the best out of the huge batch of banners that are in this competition, no matter what you say to back it up. The previous competition is a prime example. There was a banner that looked great, but it didn't have a transparent background. Did it win? No. It lost horribly because no one really liked the character or preferred the other ponies instead. That is why themes were created. To remove biased opinions and likes or dislikes of one or more characters. Banner #9, however, breaks this rule by adding an extra pony into the banner, which is Rainbow Dash. It's basically increasing the likelihood of the banner being voted due to people who think that Rainbow Dash is the best pony. I myself love Rainbow Dash, and she's my favourite pony, but that doesn't mean a banner with Rainbow Dash should win, because the theme isn't Applejack Shippings, it's just simply Applejack. I'm totally gonna get hated for posting this, but someone has to do it.

"I'm just glad you're both safe.." She said in a soft voice. "Anyway, Sayaa and I are just shopping. Shane's gonna tag along with us. We can meet up somewhere later when you and Zeke come back to Novarius and maybe we can all get a drink together." Hikari said with a joyful voice.

Hikari looked at Shane with a confused look. "Urmmm.. T-There's only two of us, Shane. Who's the third young lady you speak of?" She questioned him with a slightly worried tone. "Anyway, I'm gonna go get the car. I'll be right back." Hikari left the shop and headed back to where she parked her car. She took out her keys and unlocked the door. After getting in, she took her phone out of her pocket before starting up the engine. She drove towards the shop and parked right beside the entrance of the shop. Hikari opened the window and waved at Sayaa before saying "Lets go!" with excitement. Her phone started ringing, and she noticed it was Misha. Hikari quickly picked up her phone and answered the call. "Hey there Mishaaaa! How's it going?"

Hikari looked over at Shane. "Hey, you wanna tag along? It'll be fun!" She said in a cheerful tone. "Maybe Misha could hook you up with a place to start up your own pizza restaurant so you won't have to burn cellos for the fire." Hikari suggested to Shane. "Hmm.. I wonder how Misha's doing." She told herself before she took out her phone and called him. 'Ring ring..'