open Bangcolt Arena! (Fighting/Sol) (RP)

[J.R. 3,183]

" Sure? Vera... Of course I'm sure. The others will be understanding of the perdicament, and currently, an office is not being used. And don't worry, every office comes equipped with everything one needs to live a comfortable lifestyle. Bedding, bathing, everything. However, we may have to restock the fridge that is provided... I can help you take care of that. And plus, the office that you would be using is next to mine, so I am always nearby! Leave the others to me. The last name of Inaro carries weight, and this might be the one and only time that I use that as leverage...."

 

His talons were gently raised to Vera's face, caressing her cheek.

 

" I won't allow the one I love to roam the streets as a vagabond. You will have a home, Vera. I promise that on my title as the Phoenix knight."

Vera felt more happy than she ever felt in her life. Which, when upon further thought, was the only moment she could say she was truly happy in any way, shape, or form, "Thank you Kazas. I truly appreciate this. I've never been to 'Leovia'. I wonder what is it like there for you?"

[Vae Victis 742]

Vera felt more happy than she ever felt in her life. Which, when upon further thought, was the only moment she could say she was truly happy in any way, shape, or form, "Thank you Kazas. I truly appreciate this. I've never been to 'Leovia'. I wonder what is it like there for you?"

 

Kazas looked away as soon as Vera asked what Leovia is like. He didn't want to lie to her, but Leovia's current condition was less than substantial. He spoke softly, as though he was lamenting the loss of something precious.

 

" It was beautiful, Vera. To answer your question... What it is to me... Is a chain that binds. It is a chain of memories, both of the sins of my

Predecessors, and of my own sins. Until two and a half years ago, it was ravaged by civil strife. And I helped to end it. But the ends don't justify the means. Back home, they regard my father and I as heroes, symbols of a land that was nearly destroyed in entirety. And to secure trade and trust with Equestria.... To secure our lifeblood... Who better to send than a ' hero' to represent Leovia and serve both nations faithfully in a notion of trust? A ' hero ' who fought... And killed his brethren in the name of the emperor, and for the name of his family with divine fire said to be given to the descendants of the prophet Tal' Laguul himself by Avae...."

 

He paused.

 

" to answer your question, Vera... It is a land I wish to heal in any way I can. A nation I wish to be strong again. It is my homeland. And yet, once it is strong enough to stand without the need of ' heroes '.... It is a place that... I wish to visit of my own free will, not because the Emperor of the land requires it of me. I want to be free, Vera... I want to be free....."

 

He looked up toward Vera, and in a moment of panic, realized what he had said. It just flowed naturally from him. He trusted Vera, after all. And it was very seldom that he spoke of his own woes.

 

" I... Apologize. That just came out, Vera. I did not mean to lay that upon you."

[J.R. 3,183]

Kazas looked away as soon as Vera asked what Leovia is like. He didn't want to lie to her, but Leovia's current condition was less than substantial. He spoke softly, as though he was lamenting the loss of something precious.

 

" It was beautiful, Vera. To answer your question... What it is to me... Is a chain that binds. It is a chain of memories, both of the sins of my

Predecessors, and of my own sins. Until two and a half years ago, it was ravaged by civil strife. And I helped to end it. But the ends don't justify the means. Back home, they regard my father and I as heroes, symbols of a land that was nearly destroyed in entirety. And to secure trade and trust with Equestria.... To secure our lifeblood... Who better to send than a ' hero' to represent Leovia and serve both nations faithfully in a notion of trust? A ' hero ' who fought... And killed his brethren in the name of the emperor, and for the name of his family with divine fire said to be given to the descendants of the prophet Tal' Laguul himself by Avae...."

 

He paused.

 

" to answer your question, Vera... It is a land I wish to heal in any way I can. A nation I wish to be strong again. It is my homeland. And yet, once it is strong enough to stand without the need of ' heroes '.... It is a place that... I wish to visit of my own free will, not because the Emperor of the land requires it of me. I want to be free, Vera... I want to be free....."

 

He looked up toward Vera, and in a moment of panic, realized what he had said. It just flowed naturally from him. He trusted Vera, after all. And it was very seldom that he spoke of his own woes.

 

" I... Apologize. That just came out, Vera. I did not mean to lay that upon you."

Having already known most of this from the Phoenix, Vera was virtually unfazed as far as surprise goes. But she still was at Kazas's full attention as he spoke. When he was finished, she replied, "Nah, it's alright. I kinda wanna see what it's like there. And the embassy sounds great."

 

She was, however, tired from all the rest and wanted to move, "Hey Kazy, when do you think we could go there? I mean, I'm kinda bored so...yeah, whaddya want to do?"

[Vae Victis 742]

Having already known most of this from the Phoenix, Vera was virtually unfazed as far as surprise goes. But she still was at Kazas's full attention as he spoke. When he was finished, she replied, "Nah, it's alright. I kinda wanna see what it's like there. And the embassy sounds great."

 

She was, however, tired from all the rest and wanted to move, "Hey Kazy, when do you think we could go there? I mean, I'm kinda bored so...yeah, whaddya want to do?"

 

" well, if you want, we can go there right now. I have an errand that requires myself to travel there anyways. Do you... Want to walk there, or do you want to ride on my backside whilst I fly? It's up to you, Vera."

 

 

He said, smiling lightly again.

 

" and about Leovia... Maybe someday. It has been ravaged by war, and we are still rebuilding. I want to show you Leovia in it's full glory."

[J.R. 3,183]

" well, if you want, we can go there right now. I have an errand that requires myself to travel there anyways. Do you... Want to walk there, or do you want to ride on my backside whilst I fly? It's up to you, Vera."

 

 

He said, smiling lightly again.

 

" and about Leovia... Maybe someday. It has been ravaged by war, and we are still rebuilding. I want to show you Leovia in it's full glory."

Vera was deeply interested in seeing Kazas's hometown. More so now due to being shown how it was in the past, she now wanted to see it in the present, "Yeah! I'd love to!" she said with a happy grin, "I'd love to visit where you came from!" she was excitedly jumping up and down like a filly, "Let's fly! If...you're not to tired..." she said with a sensual gaze.

[Vae Victis 742]

Vera was deeply interested in seeing Kazas's hometown. More so now due to being shown how it was in the past, she now wanted to see it in the present, "Yeah! I'd love to!" she said with a happy grin, "I'd love to visit where you came from!" she was excitedly jumping up and down like a filly, "Let's fly! If...you're not to tired..." she said with a sensual gaze.

 

" tired? Vera, we have just awoken! if anything, I need a good flight to stretch my wings for today. Don't worry. I can carry you. Just... I kind of want to lay off the theatrics with Ezerepth's power. Is that okay, Vera? And easy, love. First the Embassy. And someday, the homeland. It will come soon enough. I promise, the first moment I am summoned back home, you can come with me. It'll be like a vacation. And I promise that I'll try to make things as fun for you as possible."

 

He said as he turned around, and knelt on the ground. He stretched his wings, eagerly awaiting Vera.

[J.R. 3,183]

" tired? Vera, we have just awoken! if anything, I need a good flight to stretch my wings for today. Don't worry. I can carry you. Just... I kind of want to lay off the theatrics with Ezerepth's power. Is that okay, Vera? And easy, love. First the Embassy. And someday, the homeland. It will come soon enough. I promise, the first moment I am summoned back home, you can come with me. It'll be like a vacation. And I promise that I'll try to make things as fun for you as possible."

 

He said as he turned around, and knelt on the ground. He stretched his wings, eagerly awaiting Vera.

Vera gently climbed onto Kazas's back, and waited for him to take off. She was truly excited to be travelling to a never-before-seen location. Well, sorta, but seeing it with her special somegriffon would be better, "Ready when you are Kazy! I can't wait to see it!"

[Fractured 2,684]

@Orion Caelum

Anette followed silently behind Wilhelm for a while, her dolls trailing behind her like shadows. Finally, she decided to break the silence, walking next to him for awhile and matching his paces.

 

"Everything's going to be fine, Wilhelm." She offered the statement with encouragement, trying to smile herself despite everything about the situation telling her otherwise.

 

"When I was back there, with Dr.Mind, I felt myself breaking down. I wanted to just run and hide like the little filly that I used to be back at the lab. But something's changed about me since i've been here, do you know what that is?"

 

She didn't give him time to answer, instead playing the question rhetorically.

 

"I'm learning to trust, Wilhelm. For the first time, I can put my faith in ponies, know that they won't let me down, that they'll always come through for me. Ice Blizzard was one of those ponies, which is why i'm trusting him know even though we don't know where he is. He's alive, Wilhelm, I just know it."

[MozillaToast 233]

After looking around for a while Aknor finally found a job he could do to pass the time until the evening. He'd stupidly not checked up on vacencies for fights and had left a note for a gryphon to fight, normally this'd been OK however this was the ONE gryphon who'd left his armor with Trixie, and when she was done making the armor they would head out for the evening, this gryphon wasn't going to fight without his armor and Aknor understood fully. So in blind luck he'd made a deal with a strange pony, all he needed was a few letters to be delivered to the arena signup booth. Nothing was said of the matter and he was given his bits and told to forget the transition happened. He had a feeling he'd just been involved with some sort of shady deal, but like the arena employee said, he'd just forget it happened and move on.

 

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Aknor had cleaned himself up, put on formal wear and decided to check where a nearby resturant was, after searching for a few minutes he gave up and decided to ask her to choose where to go upon arriving. The deal he'd 'completely' forgotten about had been oddly profitable aand he felt slightly guillty about it, still nothing more with that shenanigan. He arrived at her shop a minute before their agreed time and knocked, better to be early than late he reasoned with himself. After a moment he knocked again, slighly louder than the first time. "H-hello? Hello? Anyone home?" He asked, waiting patiently form somepony to answer.

Edited July 6, 2015 by Tempest Shift

[Vae Victis 742]

Vera gently climbed onto Kazas's back, and waited for him to take off. She was truly excited to be travelling to a never-before-seen location. Well, sorta, but seeing it with her special somegriffon would be better, "Ready when you are Kazy! I can't wait to see it!"

Kazas then readied himself, and took off in a powerful leap, fluttering his wings mightily. He was not long before they were in the air, heading towards Bangcolt. Towards the Leovian embassy. He was flying moderately high, so that Vera could enjoy herself.

 

" so how does it feel to fly, Vera? I know that you find yourself grounded quite often."

[Not Yellow Diamond 925]

@,

 

Cadence ran quickly down the path with Shining Armor managing to stay behind her. They laughed and shouted back and forth between each other but neither of them were stopping; they each just keep frolicing down the path in a hurry. 

 

"Come on, I think there's a place up this way," Cadence laughed as she cut off the trail and into the woods while Shining Armor tried his best to follow.

 

"Could you slow down?" he wailed; he was out of breath, almost too tired to continue on but he pushed forth, eagerly awaiting what would be there for him once he arrived. Shining Armor then felt a sudden boost in his energy levels and he picked up his pace. He smiled as he approached Cadence. Once he got close enough, he pounced on top of her back and knocked her to the ground. 

 

She hit the ground and kept laughing, then when she ceased, she smirked. Suddenly she kicked out Shining's hoof from under him and flipped him onto his back. She picked herself up, stood over him, and smiled. They traded intimate gazes. Both smiling stupidly and goofily at each other. Like a dumbfounded young couple at the beginning of every hollywood film where everything turns to crap and gets better in the end. 

 

Then Cadence ran off again, leaving Shining Armor to chase her down. When he finally caught up to her again, she stopped at the edge of a Ravine but he didn't realize that, so he jumped atop of her and sent both of them plummeting toward the base of the canyon. 

 

Luckily they each reacted quickly. Shining Armor got off of Cadence's back so she could fly while he also used a spell on the ground and covered it with a protective shield so when he hit the ground he wouldn't be harmed. The shield did just that. 

 

(Listen, half way through, I know it sucks,  the post had deleted twice, both posts about 3500 to 4000 characters, been a pain to do this post. So, it isn't my best; actually it frickin' sucks)

 

Cadence flew down and landed on the ground, she looked over to Shining who was laying atop his shield; she extended a hoof, "Are you alright?" she questioned. 

 

"Yeah, I'm fine." He finally focused his vision he had been dazed by the fall, he looked at Cadence, then past her. "Question is, is he?"  

 

Behind Cadence laid a blue earth pony that was trapped inside a block of ice. 

 

Cadence rushed over to him, recognizing the pony from Bangcolt. Quickly she unfroze the block of ice and water rushed from it and she screamed at the body in panicked, "Are you ok?"

 

(2nd Shittiest post to date, Sorry it sucks ass, its rushed. I know. I'm so done. Enjoy, if that's even possible to do so... Yeah...)

Edited July 6, 2015 by louisvillepride

[J.R. 3,183]

@,

Blizzard was hanging upon his last few seconds.....until he was saved! When Cadence unfroze him, his entire body seemed to slowly form a layer of ice over it. Then, the ice broke off, sending tiny, harmless, shards everywhere, and Blizzard's eyes opened. "Huh? Ugh....how long was I out....?"

 

He then looked up to see Cadence and was startled, "Ah! What the what?!" he jumped into the air, and landed. For a moment, he was frantically looking around, trying to figure out where he was. Until he saw the ravine, and calmed down.

 

 "Ow. Um..Hi..Princess Mi Amore Cadenza." he hadn't known her real name, so he stuck with a formal approach to stay safe and bowed to her.

 

He then got up from his bowing position and saw Shining Armor, "Sir." he said with a salute. Ice's grandfather taught him to salute any royal guards that he met. He had heard of Shining Armor, but never seen him before...or Cadence.

 

He then stood confused for a moment before speaking, "I'm fine. My name is Icesius Blizzard. Icebending Earth Pony, and former Bangcolt arena champion. Thank you for saving me Princess, I haven't seen any signs of life for the last 3 days. It was dreadful. I mean, 3 days ago I had tracked him down, and saved Rarity from him. I mean, I could've sworn he was gonna do something to her, so I got there as fast as I could, but I had to blow myself up to save her, and I ended up flying all the way out here. Then I was stuck within my cryostasis for 3 days until you showed up. Thanks. But I gotta ask, how in Equestria did you find me out here? And if you don't mind me asking, what are you doing here?" he said as he tried continuously failed, to climb the ravine wall.

 

"Well, THIS is embarrassing. One of the 4 Princesses, AND the Captain of the Royal guard, found me in a freakin' ravine. Ugh....can't wait for the news to get back to the town."

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Kazas then readied himself, and took off in a powerful leap, fluttering his wings mightily. He was not long before they were in the air, heading towards Bangcolt. Towards the Leovian embassy. He was flying moderately high, so that Vera could enjoy herself.

" so how does it feel to fly, Vera? I know that you find yourself grounded quite often."

She was very happy to be in the air once again. So much so, that she felt like schoolfilly, "Whooo! This is awesome!" she then realized how silly she sounded and began to blush, "I mean uh, this is fun...?" she said sheepishly. She had almost never had that kind of fun before, and it felt great.

Edited July 7, 2015 by Ice Blizzard

[Vae Victis 742]

@,

Blizzard was hanging upon his last few seconds.....until he was saved! When Cadence unfroze him, his entire body seemed to slowly form a layer of ice over it. Then, the ice broke off, sending tiny, harmless, shards everywhere, and Blizzard's eyes opened. "Huh? Ugh....how long was I out....?"

 

He then looked up to see Cadence and was startled, "Ah! What the what?!" he jumped into the air, and landed. Afterwards, he shook his head back and forth to re-gather himself, "Ow. Um..Hi..Princess Mi Amore Cadenza." he hadn't known her real name, so he stuck with a formal approach to stay safe and bowed to her.

 

He then got up from his bowing position and saw Shining Armor, "Sir." he said with a salute. Ice's grandfather taught him to salute any royal guards that he met. He had heard of Shining Armor, but never seen him before...or Cadence.

 

He then stood confused for a moment before speaking, "I'm fine. My name is Icesius Blizzard. Icebending Earth Pony, and former arena champion. Thank you for saving me Princess, but I gotta ask, how in Equestria did you find me out here?"

 

"Well, THIS is embarrassing. One of the 4 Princesses, AND the Captain of the Royal guard, found me in a freakin' ravine. Ugh....can't wait for the news to get back to the town."

 

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She was very happy to be in the air once again. So much so, that she felt like schoolfilly, "Whooo! This is awesome!" she then realized how silly she sounded and began to blush, "I mean uh, this is fun...?" she said sheepishly. She had almost never had that kind of fun before, and it felt great.

 

 

Kazas chuckled as he kept flying toward town.

 

" you don't have to hide your excitement, Vera. It's always best to let your true emotions show. No need to feel estranged, for I do not judge."

 

It would not be long before they reached the embassy. Already, Kazas and Vera were on the outskirts of town airspace. He was really pouring a lot of energy into a speedy return.

[J.R. 3,183]

Kazas chuckled as he kept flying toward town.

 

" you don't have to hide your excitement, Vera. It's always best to let your true emotions show. No need to feel estranged, for I do not judge."

 

It would not be long before they reached the embassy. Already, Kazas and Vera were on the outskirts of town airspace. He was really pouring a lot of energy into a speedy return.

Vera was really feeling the wind in her mane as Kazas was speeding through the air. She had never felt more alive...ever! She then began to wonder how fast Kazas could go, "Hey....Kazy....I wonder....what's your top speed?" she said with a smug smirk, "Do you think you could go faster?"

[Not Yellow Diamond 925]

@@Star Saber,

 

Ash's fireball hit the Ursa Major directly on the head. It snarled angrily and glared up at Ash. Then it cocked back its opposing arm to the one it previously swung and took a swing at Ash again. 

 

@@Unicorncob,

 

Twilight cocked her head at Tyra, and then sheepishly smiled, "Uh, yeah. Data... I probably should of mentioned this a bit earlier but I thought you might of picked up on it by now..." Twilight said. She looked at the ground a bit embarassed and feeling a little guilty, "Tyra, I'm going to have to ask you to trust me."

 

She handed Tyra a list of questions, "I need you to answer these questions, and you have to answer them honestly, first in Private, then we'll copare afterwards."

 

She walked over to Tyra and placed one of her forehooves on top of Tyra's, "if you're going to help, I'm going to need you to trust me. Because if this potion works, you'll me telling me some personal information. You can say no, I'll understand but, know you'll be telling me things you may of never told anypony else, are you ok with that?" Twilight looked to Tyra's eyes with concern for  her newly found friend more so then her own ambitions. 

 

@,  

 

He cringed as Luna hit the ground, he felt bad. He almost stopped the fight to make sure she was ok but he decided against it as she appeared to be alright; from hindsight at least.

 

He noticed Luna couldn't fly so he decided to take the best route towards winning... go up. He bolted upwards until he was about 600 feet in the air. Then, he glanced back down. Seeing Luna,she looked so tiny from so high up. He decided he would wait until the sedatives took effect and she'd pass out. He knew he would because before the fight started he made sure to give it a little bit more of a kick.

[Unicorncob 5,677]

Twilight cocked her head at Tyra, and then sheepishly smiled, "Uh, yeah. Data... I probably should of mentioned this a bit earlier but I thought you might of picked up on it by now..." Twilight said. She looked at the ground a bit embarassed and feeling a little guilty, "Tyra, I'm going to have to ask you to trust me."

 

She handed Tyra a list of questions, "I need you to answer these questions, and you have to answer them honestly, first in Private, then we'll copare afterwards."

 

She walked over to Tyra and placed one of her forehooves on top of Tyra's, "if you're going to help, I'm going to need you to trust me. Because if this potion works, you'll me telling me some personal information. You can say no, I'll understand but, know you'll be telling me things you may of never told anypony else, are you ok with that?" Twilight looked to Tyra's eyes with concern for  her newly found friend more so then her own ambitions. 

 

Tyra tilted her head and took the list of questions in her mouth. She wondered what she meant in private, then comparing.

She watched as Twilight grabbed her forehoof and reiterated that she would be telling her personal information. Being a naturally open little mare, she didn't really see the problem in answering some questions about herself.

 

So, she smiled. "Worry not, my friend," She assured the alicorn, "I will answer these questions as best I can! So, what do I do?"

[Vae Victis 742]

Vera was really feeling the wind in her mane as Kazas was speeding through the air. She had never felt more alive...ever! She then began to wonder how fast Kazas could go, "Hey....Kazy....I wonder....what's your top speed?" she said with a smug smirk, "Do you think you could go faster?"

 

" You know, I said I wanted to spare the theatrics... But you are my marefriend now, after all. And while I do hate sounding like a cliché lover.... Anything for you. However, I want you to wrap your hooves across my collarbone TIGHTLY."

 

It was then that he thrust his claws to his sides, opening his talons so that his palms were facing toward his six. Just then, two crackling spheres of flame formed, one in each claw. After they had formed, he yelled out loud in a cheerful and excited tone.

 

" Inaro family special developed by one of my predecessors! Let's do this!"

 

It was then that two intense streams of potent flames shot out of Kazas's palms, propelling them along at least 10 times as fast as before! Everything below looked like a blur to Kazas!

[J.R. 3,183]

" You know, I said I wanted to spare the theatrics... But you are my marefriend now, after all. And while I do hate sounding like a cliché lover.... Anything for you. However, I want you to wrap your hooves across my collarbone TIGHTLY."

 

It was then that he thrust his claws to his sides, opening his talons so that his palms were facing toward his six. Just then, two crackling spheres of flame formed, one in each claw. After they had formed, he yelled out loud in a cheerful and excited tone.

 

" Inaro family special developed by one of my predecessors! Let's do this!"

 

It was then that two intense streams of potent flames shot out of Kazas's palms, propelling them along at least 10 times as fast as before! Everything below looked like a blur to Kazas!

Vera did what Kazas said and held onto him as tight as she could. She felt like she was on cloud nine and the wind flowing through her mane was a wonderful experience as she laughed like a filly with enjoyment, "Wow Kazas, you are amazing! I can't wait to see your city."

[Not Yellow Diamond 925]

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Shining Armor and Cadence looked at each other uncomfortably as Ice Blizzard bowed before them. They exchanged glances between each other saying, "No, you tell him." Finally, Cadence glared at Shining Armor and he gulped. He then spoke to Ice, "Um, we don't really do that sort of stuff," he told Ice Blizzard, while he cringed. They marked up Ice's estranged behavior to a little too much time away from Society.

 

Cadence walked towards him and offered a hoof to help him up, "It's Cadence, if you don't mind," she politley corrected.  

 

Then he stood alone for a few moments as Cadence and Shining stood a bit awkward; it wasn't everyday some pony was trapped in a block of ice for Celestia knows how long and suddenly he's out and about just like nothing had happened.

 

Next, he introduced himself, still, formally. Which indicated he didn't get the previous memo but they let him continue on where he ranted on about a bunch of mess in which they didn't really understand. Yet, again, they ignored it and dismissed it due to the fact he had been out so long.

 

Finally he concluded, his permissable and unrelatable rant and asked them how they found him out in the midst of nowhere; each of them blushed. "It's sort of a long story," Cadence said as she scratched the back of her head with her hoof. 

 

"Do you need anything, you seem a little, uh, frazzled." Shining Armor chuckled lightly.

Edited July 7, 2015 by louisvillepride

[Vae Victis 742]

Vera did what Kazas said and held onto him as tight as she could. She felt like she was on cloud nine and the wind flowing through her mane was a wonderful experience as she laughed like a filly with enjoyment, "Wow Kazas, you are amazing! I can't wait to see your city."

Kazas blushed as he kept up the act.

 

" I'm just like anyone else, Vera. If anything, you're the amazing one, Mea Amica."

 

Modesty and humility, of course, were staples of his personality. He was not used to being complimented much, especially with as many times as Vera had done so for him. It felt... Exhilarating to be in love. Intoxicating, even.

 

" And one thing at a time, my love. Remember, I'm an ambassador. My place is here in Equestria, ensuring that diplomacy between Leovia and Equestria stays friendly... My place is here, with my friends... My place is here, with my love. My place is with you, Vera."

 

Soon they entered town airspace. Kazas had started to slow himself so he could locate and land near the Leovian Embassy.

[J.R. 3,183]

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Upon hearing that, Ice went a bit dramatic,"Frazzled? Frazzled?! Ok, listen to me, I have been stuck out here for 3 days, encased inside frozen water. The last thing I remember seeing, was the face of Rarity before blowing myself up, just to save her! Now I think, if you did something like that, you wouldn't be normal either, Shining Armor." he said snarkily.

 

"I mean whaddya expect?" He then put on a sarcastically happy voice while walking around, " 'Oh hey, I've been frozen for 3 days after I saved Rarity, the love of my life from an assassin who captured her wanted to kill me. No big dealio, right?' Wrong!"

 

Blizzard realized what he had just said. He knew that he had to get back to Rarity as fast as he could to see if she was ok. He stood still to think as he tried to climb the ravine wall until he got an idea on how to exit the ravine. But before enacting his idea, he spoke to Shining Armor and Cadence again.

 

"*sigh* I'm sorry about that, I gotta get going. If you manage to get back to Bangcolt before I do, tell everyone that Ice Blizzard is ok. But in the meantime, I gotta find Rarity. In fact, you can ask her yourself about what happened if you want the whole story. But for now, I'm gone. See ya."

 

He then made a set of ice stairs that led up and out of the ravine and he quickly climbed up all of them and began to skate as fast as he could in a random direction, hoping to get back to the town.

 

He ice skated all over the forest until he got a bit of a headache, but shrugged it off, he knew he needed to see Rarity as soon as he could. He ended up getting nowhere unfortunately, and stopped for a moment, "Crap, shoulda asked them which way town was before I left. I'm getting nowhere."

 

Electron was flying around near the edge of town. He started to fly a bit far near the forest to get some air, and spotted Ice. He was shocked to see him alive, "WHAT?! SNOWBALL'S STILL ALIVE?! I should've known that bucker just wouldn't stay down, well this time, I'm putting him down for good!"

 

EWS flew down to IB, and confronted him, "Goddammit Snowball! Why the buck won't you d--"

 

Electron's throat was grabbed by an extremely angry Blizzard who held him against a tree and spoke, "Listen to me you low-down, poor excuse for an electrical elemental, traitor! I have been stuck in a goddamn block of ice for 3 whole days. Trust me, I am in no mood for your bullcrap today, and you better stay the buck away from me before I freeze you below zero!"

 

EWS was astounded by Ice's sudden change, but still acted tough, "Pssh, you always say that, but you never do it."

 

Blizzard angrily punched EWS in his face 3 times, "How's that?" he then got an idea, "If you don't want me to hit you again, tell me where Rarity is right now!"

 

EWS's nose was broken and he became frantic, "N-no more please! I don't know where she is!"

 

Blizzard geared up to punch EWS again, but stopped when EWS shouted, "Wait!!! O-ok, she's at her workshop, I think. That's all I know honest! A-are we cool now?"

 

IB laughed sarcastically, "Cool?! ahahah! Yeah, suuuure...." he said before throwing EWS to the ground and walking away. But he turned around and said, "Hailstorm Style: Sleet Control!"

 

EWS looked around to see a bunch of tiny ice shards get stuck within his wings and legs. It wasn't lethal, it just made it painful for him to walk or fly.

 

"Cool as Ice." he then skated off in the direction EWS came from, until he got near the town.

 

EWS wasn't in much pain, but he tried to fly, and he couldn't. He was forced to walk from there all the way back to town, with each step feeling a bit like paper cuts all over his leg. "Ow....ow....ow.....ow..."

 

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IB finally managed to get back to the city of Bangcolt. He skated straight to Rarity's shop, and began knocking feverishly and trying to open the door, "Aha! Rarity! Rarity! Are you there? Grr...it's locked." he waited for about 5 minutes, "Ok I don't think EWS would've lied in that situation, so she's gotta be here."

 

He came to the single conclusion: He had to breach. Ice cover Rarity's door in ice, and backed up several feet, "Breaching Style: Crowd Control!" he ran at the door full speed, crashing it down, and broke into the workshop, "Not too shabby."

 

He didn't see Rarity, but he could see some light coming from a back room, "What the--?" he then ran to the room, and saw Rarity. She looked like she was beaten and her hair was a mess. Not the Rarity IB knew at all, "Rarity? Rares? What the--?" he went over to her and lightly shook her by her shoulders, "Rarity. It's me. Ice Blizzard. I'm ok. What's going on here?"

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Kazas blushed as he kept up the act.

" I'm just like anyone else, Vera. If anything, you're the amazing one, Mea Amica."

Modesty and humility, of course, were staples of his personality. He was not used to being complimented much, especially with as many times as Vera had done so for him. It felt... Exhilarating to be in love. Intoxicating, even.

" And one thing at a time, my love. Remember, I'm an ambassador. My place is here in Equestria, ensuring that diplomacy between Leovia and Equestria stays friendly... My place is here, with my friends... My place is here, with my love. My place is with you, Vera."

Soon they entered town airspace. Kazas had started to slow himself so he could locate and land near the Leovian Embassy.

Vera began to blush as well. She couldn't help but feel...just...so...special as Kazas told her how special he was to her, "And I am very grateful to you for that Kazas." she looked around for the building, "Is it a tall building with blue and brown?" she asked, looking down.

Edited July 7, 2015 by Ice Blizzard

[Star Saber 114]

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Stupid animal; took the bait. Ash cracked a smile. However just as he was about to dive past the Ursa’s attack, the cave’s entrance unexpectedly opened. The sudden and unexpected adjustment to his vision threw Ash off and once again the dragon got caught in the slipstream of the Ursa’s swing. More expletives were yelled out as Ash smacked into the ceiling and bounced off like a ragdoll; he was lucky he wasn’t skewered on any stalactites.

 

“The hell?” Ash grunted as he fell from the ceiling of the enormous cave, he turned his head towards the source of light, realizing that the boulder trapping him inside the cave had been removed, somehow. To be honest, the reason why didn’t matter; only that there was a way out now.

 

“Heh, Lucky.” Ash muttered to himself spreading his wings as he began to dive towards the exit. Pain shot through his left wing, it must’ve gotten injured during Ash’s intimate moment with the cave ceiling. Mentally pushing the pain aside, Ash continued his dive towards the exit.

First the cave ceiling, now the forest floor; no time for a graceful landing it seems. Ash hit the ground in a tumble; no doubt messing up his wing even more. His claws thrashed about, trying to catch the earth and stop his uncontrolled rolling.

[Fractured 2,684]

Trixie had just finished putting on the last of her ensemble when she heard a knock on the door. She checked the large wall clock that hung above her shop, smiling when she discovered that Aknor was not only on time, but a minute early. Timing was everything, be it performing life-threatening tricks, or just going out for fun.

 

Mostly though, she just hated being kept waiting. She opened the door.

 

"You're back. And on time. Now tell me before we go, Aknor, is this too much?"

 

She motioned to her get-up, of which she had clearly gone the nine yards. She kept her face clean, but her mane was done so that one part rolled delicately off to the right side of her horn, while most of the remainder was kept up and out of the way, leaving a single strand to trail beautifully over her left ear. From the her stomach trailing downward, she wore a simple black tafetta dress adorned with spots that sparkled like starlight whenever she happened to move.

 

She waited for his response. Secretly, she was hoping the answer was "yes"; nothing like a little shock and awe to make a good first impression. If not, maybe next time she could bring her witches' hat...

 

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In one of the hospital beds, a form shifted, and then Sleight Mist woke up. She rubbed her still aching head before sliding out onto the floor. She collected her stuff, spared the courtesy of telling the nurse she was leaving, and exited the hospital.

 

"Well, I lost. Again." She muttered darkly to herself once she had gotten outside.

 

"This better not become a theme."

 

Luna watched as Night Tracer flung himself off into the clouds. She waited for him to come down, but he didn't. She got a quizzical look as the time rolled on into minutes.

 

"What are you-" she began, then stopped as the world seemed to fade and blur into two. She staggered slightly from side to side, attempting to keep upright, but was quickly losing the battle as blackness played in the corners of her eyes. She tried the second task of using magic, only to find the concentration necessary for her slipping away like like water through sand. Her memories flashed back to the first attack that Night Tracer had made, and the metal blade that was still buried in her chest, and she came to a sudden realization.

 

"Clever...stallion..." she coughed out, before passing out in the grass.

 

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Celestia didn't flinch, even in the wake of Caliber's anger, but she did shake her head slowly in response.

 

"Do you really think I would trick you when it came to something so serious, Caliber? I can tell you only what I know, Ice Blizzard is..."

 

She stopped as her head was suddenly thrown back. Her eyes turned white again, seeming to light up her entire face from within as she faced the ground, straining to hold in the massive amount of power she was receiving. This lasted well over thirty seconds before Celestia was thrown back out of it just as suddenly, panting.

 

"It must have been residual energy from the spell," she said, mostly to herself. She looked up, this time to speak to Caliber. "It wasn't there before, I promise you, but I could sense him just now, alive and well. I apologize for the needless worry, Caliber."

 

She happened to glance over to behind her, then, and her eyes caught Luna's form, crumpled over in the grass. She was over by her side in a burst of light, leaning down by her sister worriedly.

 

"Luna?!" she called out, nudging her sister to no avail, all the while looking around for her attacker. Energy began to surge into the air...

 

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Rarity didn't even react at the sound of her door crashing heavily to the floor. She did react when she was suddenly shaken however, if only to look up slowly and almost mechanically into Ice Blizzard's eyes, staring as if she could see through him.

 

"Ice..." she began in a drawn out, whisper, talking as if she could see through him. She looked horrible: her mane and tail were everywhere, there were bags under her eyes, sweat marks and grime covered her body in various places, and there were black marks all over her face from where her mascara had clearly ran from her tears. But she talked to him as if she hardly noticed these things, speaking with a pleading expression.

 

"I'm almost finished, see?"

 

She tilted down with the same slow mechanical look, this time eyeing one of the many tiny gems inserted into the huge machine she was working at.It had changed; instead of a liquid blue, the gem now shone misty, and light enough to see through. Her horn sparked feebly, and for a second, it cast bright reflections all over the back room with its brilliance, making her look like a sickly ghost in comparison.

 

"It's almost done. I just need a few more adjustments, and then i'm finished. I never have to be weak again, and I never have to lose somepony I care about. So please, stop haunting me!"

 

She screamed, hooves over her head, and the light winked out as her magic did, putting the room back into blackness. Rarity relaxed suddenly before frowning. She shifted back in her seat before staring at the gem again, ignoring Ice Blizzard like he was a vision.

 

"No, that's wrong. Maybe if I polish it more..."

 

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Applejack woke up with a start and a gasp. She looked around to find that the repairman was long gone, probably having gone to find help of some sort. Which left her, looking out at the remains of her destroyed tavern, and the giant signature left scrawled in yellow spray paint on its side. As she stared, anger flared up in her gut, stronger than she had felt in years.

 

"Electron..." She growled. She was ready to fight.

Edited July 7, 2015 by Corona de Adamas

[P-Jay 1,987]

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"yeah. right." caliber muttered darkly. "last time i ever trust a princes..."

 

he turned to leave, and was at the door before he turned and looked at lektra. "sorry to cut our session short. we'll fight later on today, alright?" he asked, before opening the door and walking through.

 

he wanted to talk to sleight, and has wanted to do so for a while now. he found her outside the infirmary. she looked rather pissed. ah, probably not taking her latest loss not too well...

 

"oi! sleight!" he said, nearing her. "whats up?"

[Not Yellow Diamond 925]

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He sat above the clouds, waiting and waiting for the sedatives to take full effect, to weaken her. He laid on top of a cloud and closed his eyes, "I'll check in a few minutes," he thought. But, he was more tired than he had expected, he hadn't slept in 2 days. Fatigue hit him like a freight train. In mere seconds, he was asleep. 

 

Roughly 25 minutes later he was startled awake by someone shouting Luna's name in a concerned tone. He flipped off the cloud and dove straight towards the ground to check on Luna. He throttled, and sped to her aid as fast as he could. In mere seconds, he hit the ground next to her and looked at her beaten body. He raised a brow, "Seems it didn't take as long as expected," he said, thinking he had only been out for a minute or so. 

 

He rushed over to her, "Move," he instructed in a monotone voice, and placed his hoof on her chest. He waited, but he didn't have to wait for long to feel a heartbeat, then another, and another. He took his hoof off her chest and leaned down to kiss her on the forehead. 

 

He stepped back from her and looked up at a worried and pissed, Celestia, "She's fine, well... not in battle, she needs a bit of work, "he  chuckled, "but as far as her current state. She's fine. Trust me." he told her confidently. 

 

He looked back down at Luna, a bruised and beaten but still beautiful mare. He gave a gentle smile, although she could not see it. He walked over to her and nestled her to her side. He drove his head under her stomach and lifted her upon his back. He secured her to make sure she wouldn't fall and then turned to leave but he stopped. He looked at Celestia, "How about you walk with me and get her back to her sleeping quarters, she needs rest.” He inquired, “I insist.” He smiled, kindly.

 

@@Unicorncob, 

 

Twilight frowned guiltily and instructed for Tyra to go answer the questions in private; across the room, and write them down on the paper attached to the clipboard.

 

After Tyra did so, she left the Clipboard back where she was in Private and headed back towards Twilight. Twilight handed her the bottle of truth serum to Tyra, “Drink up.” She grinned.