open Nothing personal, it's just business...

[P-Jay 1,987]

caliber saw the pony jump down, so he too, jumped down, sticking the landing, he looked around and saw nothing. caliber sat down and shut of his sense of touch and hearing, to boost his sense of smell, and smelled the pony behind some trash cans.

 

he kicked away the trash cans to see a different pony underneath "huh?" he said

 

 

((is this what you meant?))

[Unicorncob 5,681]

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(Not exactly, but I'll work with it)

 

A completely confused poor pony stared up at Caliber. First the strange masked pegasus, now this?

"I ain't got no money!" He yelped.

 

Ghost, meanwhile, had managed to abscond over the wooden fence with the unicorn distracted and the trash cans flying everywhere.

He felt a tinge of guilt at the stallion's accidental involvement, but as long as he wasn't hurt, no harm done.

 

With his pursuer distracted, he took this chance to duck behind a stack of boxes and quickly change. Make-up washed off, hood and mask off, white shirt off, socks off. Black shirt on, cutie mark visible, mane tidied for good measure.

 

Dusk Waltz emerged from the cover not feeling a hint of worry, with that hotheaded 'bodyguard' busy hunting down Ghost.

[P-Jay 1,987]

(rebilac time)

calber's eyes, which were almost black already, turned into coal. "where did he go?" caliber asked and the pony pointed towards the fence

Rebilac smiled, and killed the bystander "your not getting away!" he said as he ripped though the fence and ran down the alley into the open. Rebilac couldn't see ghost in the crowd, but he could smell him, as his senses of hear and touch were still disabled, found his scent. as he began to follow it, he was getting more and more violent. then, he lost the scent. furious, he walked back to the site.

 

((meh. another day.)) ((to those who can see souls/auras, read rebilacs as pure black. with a lighter one floating behind it))

[Unicorncob 5,681]

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Dusk glanced behind him, watching with as much collectivity as possible as Caliber, or so he assumed it was at least, stormed up the street in his direction.

A wave of relief washed through him as he took a quick glance and noticed him returning the opposite direction. Hiding in plain site had served him well once again.

 

Now that that mess is finally over with, time to get down to business. He trotted up to the nearest street map to find this Pier 13 Ravage was meeting him at.

 

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After a bit of walking, Dusk found himself back at the pier. Even though it was only earlier today, fond memories of tailing that peculiar mare and her...'bodyguard' flowed through his mind.

With hardly anypony around, he nonchalantly walked into an empty storage container and used the darkness to change once again.

 

Ghost stuck his masked head out into the open, keeping another close eye out for that stallion. Nothing in sight, thank Luna.

He trotted over to the Pier 13 warehouse and nudged the door open, walking into the shadowed interior.

 

He didn't raise his voice to sound his presence; he had a feeling Ravage was here already.

[Gloomfury 243]

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 Malachi stayed near to Sakuya, mostly because he wanted to. When she opened the box he couldn't help but look over her shoulder to see what was inside. When he say the picture of her and a female zebra, who was most likely her mother, he couldn't help but stare at her as a filly with a big smile. "You look so cute as a filly. And your ma kinda reminds me of mine when she was younger. They have the same nose." He said with a smile. Then he pointed at the other things in the box. "What's in the pouches and bottle?"

[P-Jay 1,987]

when rebilac got back to the site, he was furious. muttering all sorts of curses under his breath. "damn runner...afraid to fight like a man...ill catch him next time..." 

 

when he got back to the other, he stormed past everyone, bumping into malachi rather violently. "watch it, demon." rebilac snarled viciously.  

 

((caliber/rebilac can see auras, so he knows malachis part demon.))

Edited March 8, 2015 by Peytonjay

[nx9100 1,013]

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"I see you were not followed," came the deep, (russian) accented voice from the shadows.  A moment later Ravage stepped out into view, studying Dusk with his bright-red eyes.  "So, to review," he said, getting right to the point, "due to the unicorn's interference, you were unable to access the secured room, which was your primary goal."  He frowned slightly, eyes looking away from Dusk as he slowly started to walk across the open warehouse.  "A pity.  I was most intrigued by what might lay behind that door."  His eyes narrowed, still staring into nothingness.  "The witch has maintained her spell over my master somehow, and I MUST discover what she is up to...."

 

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 "Thanks," Sakuya said, giving Malachi a slight smile.  "It's the only picture I have of her."  Setting the box on the ground, she lifted a pouch, taking a moment to study the contents.  "These are some special mixes that she gave me years ago.  Strong magic she got from a friend who moved to a small town near Canterlot.  They can do various things..." she held up the pouch... "like wiping memory, for one.  After today-" her eyes watered "-I think I want to use it.  But only erasing a few hours is... difficult."  She frowned, lowering the pouch a bit.  "It will most likely erase a few days."  She looked back at him.  "I wanted to forget what happened up there, but I wasn't thinking."  She lowered the pouch back into the chest, and slowly closed the lid.  "But I don't want to loose last night..."

 

@, 

 

Just then, Caliber bumped into Malachi.  "watch it, demon." 

 

"Caliber-" she started, but paused, noticing his appearance.  Caliber, yet not Caliber.  "What's going on here?" she demanded.

 

@, 

 

While this was going on, she noticed a Fire Brigade go running past, heading off into another part of the city...

Edited March 9, 2015 by nx9100

[Unicorncob 5,681]

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Dusk's ears perked up from the sound of Ravage's voice, and he turned to meet his cold glare. He'd met many a scary guardpony before in his life so he wasn't nonplussed.

 

"My apologies, that unicorn is...an incredible test of patience," he spoke up, bowing his head and watching the larger pony skulk around the dark warehouse, "If you'd like me to try again, I have no qualms in doing so."

[P-Jay 1,987]

"i dont know." rebilac replied, "and i dont care." he jumped on top of the carrige again. "all i know, is that if i see him ever again, ill flay him." 

 

'i freaking find him twice, and twice he gets away.' rebilac thought. 'i must be getting rusty.'

 

"hey, demon." he said to malachi, "where can a pony go for a fight?"

[nx9100 1,013]

@@Unicorncob, 

 

"No," Ravage replied, pausing in his walk, facing away from Dusk, "No, the unicorn will no doubt tell her he caught somepony in her home.  She will be expecting another attempt.  I must find another way to discover her secrets."  He resumed pacing, leaving hoof-prints along the dusty floor.  Suddenly, he paused, head jerking upright.*  "Perhaps there is still another way."  He turned around to face Dusk.  "The place you visited was her living space, but if my memory serves, there is another.  A much smaller apartment, in a more run-down part of the city.  Where she once lived with her mother."  His eyes narrowed again.  "My master purchased the property a few years ago, but to my knowledge, never did anything with it.  Perhaps she manipulated him into acquiring it for her."  His eyes shifted to stare right into Dusk.  "If you wish to continue this business arrangement, I will get the location for you to search..."

 

*i just had this idea, lol

 

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"See who again?" asked Sakuya.  Even his voice sounds slightly different, almost as if-  Suddenly, a thought occurred to her.  "Who are you?"

[P-Jay 1,987]

rebilac glared at her. "dont ask stupid questions. im caliber." he said "why would you ask a question like that?" he jumped off the carriage and looked at her. "now, im hungry. care to spot me a couple of bits?" he said, holding out his hoof. "and wheres the roughest bar here?"

[Unicorncob 5,681]

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(Works for me )

 

Dusk's eyes glanced away beneath his mask, considering this idea. If it's in a more run-down area, he'll be less likely to be caught, especially by that unicorn. Bodyguard or not, he doubted this mare would grant him this kind of knowledge.

However, being in such a run-down area, there's the matter of whether to appear as the young dancer and socialite, or the uncatchable masked burglar. But he'll cross that bridge when he comes to it.

 

Finally, he looked toward Ravage and nodded. "How soon can I get the location?"

[nx9100 1,013]

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 Sakuya glared at Caliber.  "Excuse me?" she snapped, "You want to run that by me again?  And who are you going to flay if you see him?  What's going on?"

 

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@@Unicorncob,

 

 "Right now," Ravage replied, and using his teeth, he pulled a sheet of paper from a pocket of his jumpsuit.  He set it down on a small crate.  "I keep sensitive data with me.  Here," he tore off a small section, and passed it to Dusk.  "This is the address, from the purchase document.  See what you can find there."  His eyes seemed to get slightly brighter.  "I will investigate this unicorn, and his connection to the witch."

[P-Jay 1,987]

"ok, heres the thing. i cant tell you who im gonna flay. you know, promises, and such." rebilac spoke as if she were a foal."right now, im calibers alternate personality. you comprehend? im not caliber, but then again, i am caliber." he said "now, about those bits. you gonna give em to me, or will i just go hungry?" rebilac was getting impatient. 

[Unicorncob 5,681]

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Dusk nodded and took the paper in his teeth, placing it into the small pocket of his white shirt for when he got a better light to read it.

"A word of advice regarding the unicorn, he's rather...excitable, and has a bit of a short temper. So I'd be careful, for your sanity's sake."

 

He turned to walk toward the door, and stopped to look back at Ravage. "Shall we meet back here later?"

[Gloomfury 243]

@@nx9100,@,  

 

Malachi didn't really give a reaction when Rebilac called him a demon. But he didn't much car for the attitude. When he explained that he was Caliber's split personality, he let out a groan and face hoofed. "Great, another one.  I have a friend who's the same way, though her other personality is more likely to cut your balls off and make ya eat them if you got on her bad side. But her real self is like a saint. I swear she's nicer then the element of kindness, "  

 

Then he walked up to Rebilac and tossed him a bag of bits. "And would ya kindly show Kuya a little more respect? " He said pointing at her behind him. "And I'll show ya the toughest bar I know, every roughneck and brawler hang out there. " He then got in his face. "And I'm half demon." He tipped his hat to show off his horn with a half grin to show his sharp teeth while winking his normal eye. "Malachi Semi, nice to meet you." He then looked him over and sniffed him. 

 

"You're gonna die and 32 years." He sniffed him again. "Diabetes."

[P-Jay 1,987]

rebilac looked at him. and smiled. "do i look like i care when i die? hell, i could die at the rainbow factory, for all i care." he said, then looked back at sakuya. "i like this one." then his voice dropped. "but." he whispered to malachi. "i remember the bat. you watch yourself."

 

"see ya later, sayuka. expect me back in about five hours. unless." he said. "you still need protecting."

 

'ugh, i hope she dosent. i wanna fight some brawlers.' he thought. 'but i promised id protect her is she needs it. a promise is still a promise.'

[nx9100 1,013]

@@Gloomfury, @,@@Unicorncob,

 

 

"Alright," Sakuya said with a sigh.  "But before you go..."  she opened the chest again, and using her teeth, pulled out a stone attached to a small rope, which she tossed to 'Caliber'.  "They're enchanted, so if I need you, it will glow."  She pulled out a second one, closed the lid, and wrapped the rope through the chest handle.  Finally, she draped it over her neck, so the chest hung off to one side.  "Malachi, give him the directions to the bar.  Then, would you mind coming with me?  I want to visit a place I haven't been to in a long time..."

 

In the distance, they could still here the fire brigade......

 

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"I will remember your advice," Ravage replied.  "And yes, we can reconvene here.  I have already made arrangements to keep the warehouse empty for the next two days."  With a final nod, he turned around, and made his way to the far side of the building.  I will have to take care of this 'unicorn bodyguard' the witch has acquired, he thought, before he becomes a nuance.  There was the problem of finding him, however.  Perhaps one of the more seedy bars...

[Unicorncob 5,681]

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Dusk nodded, and instead of the conventional exit via the door, spontaneously decided to take a more dramatic exit via hopping up inclining stacks of crates to a higher window.

He gave the large stallion one final glance before slipping through the window onto the roof, and leapt onto the storage container he'd used to change, using his wings to glide down for a softer landing. He slipped into the darkness of the container, where his briefcase still remained, and slipped back into his public attire.

 

The pegasus re-emerged to the outside, briefcase under wing and address paper in his mouth. He dropped it onto his hoof and read it carefully.

Yes, this shouldn't be too hard to find, he nodded, slipping it into his other shirt's pocket and nonchalantly exited the pier, back into the city proper.

 

He'll change back into his gear once he got close to the location, and without any enchantments to get in his way, this time he'd have a nice thorough look around. Perhaps this mare had left behind a few trinkets for him to pocket.

[Gatekeeper Giggle 2,902]

 

 

Ennex sat quietly, while Dividend laid out his plans.  "An interesting plan," he said, when the other finished.  "Normally, I try to avoid interacting with politicians, as they bring too much media attention."  He grinned.  "While my Company operates legitimate businesses, I prefer to keep my... other dealings, more behind the scenes."  He leaned back in his chair.  "If you could, I would rather keep things a bit more, discrete.  Allowing the leaders to appear to be in control while I, excuse me, WE, control things from the shadows, allows for much more freedom, I find.  But, if you feel this is the best course of action..."

"You only need to convince a few key politicians, maybe five or six. Lobbyists do these sorts of things all the time, and they never get caught, all you have to do is be careful.  Besides, you'll be the one working in the shadows, I'll do all the work that needs a public face. Rest assured, there will be no risk of media gaining attention of your more... discreet enterprises."

[nx9100 1,013]

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Ennex sat in silence, thinking about this plan of Dividend's.  This could be just the catalyst I need to begin groundwork for the Grand Plan, he thought to himself.  I will take up Dividend on his offer, and we will see where it leads.  "Very well," he said, after a few minutes.  "I accept your plan as you have laid it out.  The resources of my Organization are at your disposal.  And if things go sour... a grin formed on his face... I will just have Ravage 'clean up' the mess.  Hmmm... the grin formed into a frown... where is that living shadow anyway?

[Gatekeeper Giggle 2,902]

@,

 

Ennex sat in silence, thinking about this plan of Dividend's.  This could be just the catalyst I need to begin groundwork for the Grand Plan, he thought to himself.  I will take up Dividend on his offer, and we will see where it leads.  "Very well," he said, after a few minutes.  "I accept your plan as you have laid it out.  The resources of my Organization are at your disposal.  And if things go sour... a grin formed on his face... I will just have Ravage 'clean up' the mess.  Hmmm... the grin formed into a frown... where is that living shadow anyway?

"I'm glad we could come to an agreement! Trust me, in about a year we'll be ruling the city together."

 

<<>>

 

After burning down the apartment, Rhythmic Rhapsodist went back to Dividend Yield's apartment. There, he took a shower, carefully washing away any hint of smoke, ash, or chemicals. Afterwards, he threw away the clothing he had been wearing, and put on a identical vest. With all that done, he headed back to Ennex's place.      

[nx9100 1,013]

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"One year," repeated Ennex.  "You sound quite confident.  Previous experience in this sort of work?  I take it?"  He chuckled to himself, and pressed a small button on his desk.  A buzzer could be heard from out in the lobby.

 

After a moment, the doors to the office opened, and a young mare entered.  "Yes sir?" she asked, a bit of anxiety in her voice.

 

"Please bring in-" he paused, eyes looking her over.  "You are not my normal secretary."  It wasn't a question.

 

"No sir.  Mr. Ravage had her replaced," she replied, her voice weak.  "Something about letting anypony into your office without checking."

 

"I see.  Well then, please have a bottle of wine sent up from my personal store," he ordered.  With a nod, she backed out of the office.   It was only a few minutes before another mare entered, pushing a cart with a wine bottle and two glasses.  She parked it, and left the office.  Ennex took the bottle, popped the cork, and poured the glasses.  "Fireberry wine.  Extremely rare, and expensive.  I was saving it for a special occasion."  

Edited March 10, 2015 by nx9100

[P-Jay 1,987]

rebilac smiled. then made a necklace out of the stone. "bye." he said bluntly before walking off in a different direction.

 

when he got there, he burst in the door as loudly as he can, and yelled out "oy! bartender! 50 of your strongest shots, now!"

 

he sat down and began taking them. "so, how much?" he said, after drinking his tenth. "huh? 100 bits?" he looked at the bag malachi gave him. just enough. "here ya go." he said, giving the bartender the money. "you better give me my change." he was sill drinking when a couple of big colts rose up and stomped over to him. 

 

"you got any more money?" one of them said. "yeah, we could use it better than you." the other one said. "how about a bet?" rebilac replied. "we pool in our money, and have a fistfight. winner takes it all." rebilac toke another shot, then rose up. "how about it?"

 

"deal." the thuggish colt said. he stood up and put about 20 bits on the table. as he began to throw a sluggish punch towards rebilac, who ducked, punched his side, then his temple, then his face. over and over again. rebilac didn't stop til he was sure he was dead. the colts friend panicked, and tried to get rebilac with a knife. rebilac spun around, unsheathing his sword, and sliced off the colts leg that was holding the knife. the colt went down, and rebilac sunk his sword into the guys head. the colts friends all got up from their table, and charged rebilac. rebilac took another shot, then began killing them all.

 

when that was over with, he levitated all their money out of their pockets. "134 bits? poor. oh, well." he slammed the money onto the bartender, who flinched. "60 more shots, please." rebilac said.

[Gloomfury 243]

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After Rebilac left, Malachi stayed with Sakuya. "Sure. Where do ya want to go? I know most of the layout of the city and a little bit outside it. Mostly places where I hid... things." He looked off to the side. "Anyway, where we're heading." He said as he picked up his bat and rest it on his shoulder.

 

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A stallion was sitting in a booth near the end of the bar. He watch Rebilac's brawl with the others. Not really caring that he killed them. But he was impressed.  He got out his booth and walked up to the counter to sit next to the stallion. He was a large stallion with a very strong build. His fur was the color of rosewood. His mane was in a loose ponytail and jet black. His eyes wee gold. He had a scar on the left side of his face that looked like it was given to him by a Griffon. And he had no cutie mark.

 

The stallion ordered a glass of whiskey. His voice had a thick (Irish) accent. He then turned to Rebilac with a smirk. "I got to say. That was something."

 

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