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

[Not Yellow Diamond 925]

@,

 

Night Tracer simply listened and quite honestly, he was shocked by the answer he had gotten. He was more so thinking did Celestia and Luna ever do it when they were younger or anything but he had no idea that the horn of an Alicorn decided fates of actual kingdoms and not just filly's pillow fort empires. It seemed a bit silly to him quite honestly but just shows how much he paid attention in history class.

 

"Ah, I gotcha Celly. Didn't know those little duels would of held so much weight, shows wait I know." He commented, "By the way, did the waiter come yet? And; it's your question. Ask anything." He instructed, saying "Ask Anything," but that didn't necessarily mean he'd "Answer anything." 

Edited July 28, 2015 by Flying Far

[P-Jay 1,987]

@, 

 

once again, caliber frowned. deciding that not arguing with her would be the best move, he let himself be guided.

 

"...shame...i was actually looking...forward to dancing for the first time in...hic...ever." he murmured, "it certainly wasn't fun with...her...but, i thought it'd be different this...hic...time."

 

he sighed, waking with her. on a normal day, he would've tried to dance on the way there, but that thought didnt surface in his brain.

 

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zenru frowned, as everything suddenly became discerning. when the dust settled, neither the mare he had met, nor were the timberwolves anywhere to be seen.

 

it seems she was determined to make him walk back. sadly, he had no intention of that.

 

he stretched, and merely laid down, eyes closed, in a meditative stance. and there he would wait until hopefully the mare he had found will find him, again.

Edited July 28, 2015 by PeytonJay

[Not Yellow Diamond 925]

@,

 

A waiter brought Fluttershy a small glass of wine, along the the two of them. "Here ya go sir," he said as he gave Kevin his glass, "Here ya go ma'am; oh! The wine, compliments of an anonymous gentlecolt, enjoy." He nodded as he passed out both glasses to Fluttershy. 

 

Fluttershy blushed, like the roassae wine right in front of her in the thin wine glass. She had no problem with drinking, 4 ounces wouldn't hurt her. She took a sip of the wine before setting it back on the table before responding to Kevin's question.

 

"Oh heavens no, I love the animals and they love me, there is no reason to be afraid. I care for them and nuture them just as they do for me; well, not literally of course but in spirit I suppose. I remember a group of hummingbirds once trying to make me breakfast. Oh, they mess they made but there hearts were in the right place and that's all that matters." She explained while having nostalgia, it was just such an adorable, memorable thing for her.

 

@,  

 

Octavia and Vinyl had just concluded their duet and the ponies who were attentive clapped their hooves together for them. It was another spectacular performance put on by Octavia and Vinyl; such a dynamic duo. They worked together, lived tgehter, were best friends although they seemed like polar opposites. They did everything together that had great importance. 

 

Except one thing, they didn't dream together. Vinyl wanted to be a popular DJ and hip hop music producer while Octavia wanted to be a head composer amongst the leagues of legendary orchestraic prodigy's. With being such different people they had such dynamic dreams missing only one thing. 

 

Each other.

 

Sure, they dreamed that they would be there for each other, that the other one would tag along be the awesome pal they were but never once did they account for each others dreams. If both of them lived their dreams, their wouldn't be time for each other, or not much. They had such different audiences, such unqiue dreams, on the opposite side of the same spectrum. They would go apart if they didn't stick together. 

 

Both of them wanted to pursue different dreams and have the other by their side. Impossible, seemingly so at the very least. But, one thing they still hadn't realized is what they alrady had. Both of them lying in bed at night thinking about how they could make an impact in their music industry but neither thinking of how both of them could change the music industry. 

 

In music, it gets old to hear the same old, same old. Well, Octavia and Vinyl weren't, they were something unheard of. Producers and major venues came across Equestria to see them perform in their little ol' 4 star resturant. Why? Because they were unique, amazing by themselves but a prodigy while together. Everyone else seemed to see that, everyone, except themselves. Only tme will tell their fate.

 

But for now, the attention is shifted from them as Vinyl hung out in the wings and Octavia went to go to talk to some of the chef's while Rune would perfom. And that he was as Rune was in the wings, preparing to perform for the first time tonight. 

Edited July 28, 2015 by Flying Far

[P-Jay 1,987]

@, 

 

rune grinned. "now, red, ruby, im counting on y'all." he said, "dont worry, the nyan dance'll come up next. and also, dont worry if you dont wanna do it. i just thought y'all were...big enough for it."

 

he left a note, at the table, explaining the vocals they would do, should they perform.

 

he got up, and moved to the stage positively radiating confidence. it was something that most ponies couldn't even hold a candle to. the sheer confidence he had in everything he did.

 

"yo, vinyl, i know you dont know me, and i dont know you, but for this song, lets assume we're the deepest of friends. that does make the song better, after all. the songs 'i wanna party', alright? alright."

 

vinyl grinned, and put in a record. a lively tune that seemed like the musical embodiment of living free started playing, and rune smirked at the crowd.

 

 

 

 

 

 

"party here in bangcolt, baby." he said slyly to the crowd, seemingly psyching himself up.

 

the music picked up, and he started singing.

 

his voice was soft, but at the same time, strong. it washed over the crowd. 

 

"i wanna party~"

"i wanna samba~"

"i wanna party~"

"i wanna samba~"

 

it was at this point, that rune's horn glowed, and a pale imitation of him appeared in front of him. the main purpose of this clone was to be a back-up singer.

 

"i wanna party, and live my life~"
("my life~")

"i wanna party,"
("party~")

"and flyyyyyyy~!!"

 

a second clone appeared, to say 'hey!'

 

rune broke out in the chorus, and the clones were making sure the verses were going beautiful.

 

he was in the middle of the stage, doing a kind of tap dance in rhythm of the song. 

 

"imma fly, fly just like bird~"

("but you aren't a bird!")

"oh yeah your right, so lemme fly just like a rocket, then~"
("okay!")

 

it was at this point that a third and a fourth clone appeared, and all of them gabbed rune's hooves, and threw him high into the air.

 

"fly so high, where i need to come down for oxygen~"

("HEY!")

 

he brushed against the roof, and did a few flips falling down. he teleported just before hitting the ground, appearing back on stage. he was dancing in rhythm to the song, again.

 

"cause once we started, baby, ain't no-body stopping then~!"
("HEY!")

 

"cause i just wanna live my life and party~"

("HEY!")

 

all i want is to be free and rock my body~"
("okay!")

 

"been around the world, and i wanna live my life~"

"in rio."

 

"cause in rio."

 

"in rio i realize~"

 

he raised his voice a little.

 

"i wanna party!"

("party!")

"i wanna samba!"
("party!")

"i wanna party!"

("party!")

 

all the clones harmonized with him as he sang "and flyyyyy~!!!"

 

 

rune put on a deeper voice, for this next few verses, along with increasing the pace.

 

"im that samba, samba, master, master, master, master, master,"

"push out sound from my ghetto blaster, blaster, blaster, blaster, blaster,"

"you dance fast, but i dance faster, faster, faster, faster, faster,"

"your too slow. you need to catch up. you can dance and dance, but can you party~?"

                                                          ("you can dance, and dance but can you party~?")

 

"i wanna party!"

("party!")

"i wanna samba!"

("party!")

"i wanna party!"

("party!")

"i wanna samba!"
("party!")

 

"i wanna party!"
("party!")

"and live my life!"

("live my life!")
"i wanna party!"
("party!")

 

once again, his clones harmonized as he said "and flyyyyyyyy!!"

 

his clones started vocalizing, all at once.

"oh-oo-oh-oo-oh-oo-oh-oo-oh..."

 

rune started chanting, "hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, ha-yah!"

 

"c'mon! nows the time!" ruby whispered to red, pulling her on stage. ruby started to vocalize, singing the words rune had scribbled on the note he left.

 

"fla-la, laya, laya layaaaaaaaa~" ruby sang, trying he best to hold the note. luckily, a mare her age had no problem singing at the right key.

 

(sorry for the godmodding, red, but im sure you gave me permission, right?)

 

"fla-ya laya, laya, layaaaaaaa~" red sang, in harmony with ruby,

 

"laya, laya, laya, laya, laya, laya, layaaaaaaaaaa~"

 

rune kept chanting 'HEY!' as the song started fading off. until finally, his clones disappeared, and the song was 'over'

 

then, he merely took a bow, motioning for red and ruby to do the same.

Edited July 28, 2015 by PeytonJay

[J.R. 3,183]

@,

Blizzard chuckled, "I'm glad to hear that."

 

He thought to himself, "Oooh, yes! Now, I've got a chance."

 

He danced the best he could, and surprisingly, he was doing quite well for a pony who spent most of his time fighting evil. The music was making great beats and Ice couldn't help but gently spin Rarity around, and continued a bit faster to get with the tempo, "Glad you're havin' fun, Rarity. It's only gonna get better from here..."

 

With the alcohol in his system, it was kind of like a 'placebo-imrprover' because he was purposefully muscling through it so he would get through this date as easily as possible. But one thing's for sure: After trying barely tasting that Everclear, he sure as heck wouldn't be tasting it again....

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@,

Kevin nodded at Fluttershy, "Sounds pretty nice. I don't know anyone else who can handle animals like that. Just sounds interesting to me."

 

He had also gotten a glass of water, and looked around again as he sipped it, "I just know something's wrong up in here. Fools can't even see what's going on right in front of them. But by the time they do, it'll be too late."

Edited July 28, 2015 by Ice Blizzard

[Fractured 2,684]

@sonicdashie

Rainbow dashed eyed the pegasus, a gaze that was both amused and challenging. Obviously this pony didn't know who she was talking too; Rainbow Dash, stand-in for the wonderbolts and Equestria's fastest pegasus. Rainbow Dash grinned at the prospect of having her find out.

 

"Let's do this!" she called out openly, incredibly fired up and ready to go. "The first one to make it to the edge of the forest and back to this spot wins!" She pointed out the direction, then got into her starting position.

 

It was on.

 

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Sleight Mist continued to walk, moving quickly through the eerily abandoned streets with the sole purpose in mind of getting Caliber home. She didn't stop for any interruptions until she reached his quarters. It was easy enough to find; it was the one she had previously broken into. Even now, the door swung open with little more than a light press.

 

She stepped inside, taking Caliber with her into the dark room. She attempted to get him into bed, and it took every ounce of her physical strength to pick him up and lay him down. Even then, she still had to use telekinesis before she actually succeeded in moving him. She dimly made promises to work on that later while she tucked him in.

 

When it was finished, she sat on the side of the bed in a horizontal position, legs touching the floor. She put her head down and closed her eyes.

 

"Caliber, i'm sorry," she breathed out, not knowing whether he was awake or not by this point, and not really caring anymore.

 

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The mare surfaced more than a mile away, dirt shoving itself aside magically to reveal her form, then sealing itself up again as she stepped out. All the dirt and dust she had collected in her mane and tail through tunneling once again fell off of her perfectly, leaving her pristine.

 

She had lost the swordspony and left him behind. It still hurt, after all this time, but she consoled herself with the fact that she was right in what she had told him. Where she was going, he could not follow.

 

The timberwolves had no doubt reassembled like they had communicated, but she did not go after them. Instead, she cut a different path through the forest, heading off into the forest by herself. As it should be.

 

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"No, he hasn't, but he should be here soon," she re-assured him. She then sat back, thinking about the question she would ask him.

 

Specifically, which one, since there were so many to choose from. She immediately threw out any questions about his past, since it was likely to lead to a stonewall. She also, too, threw out any questions about Luna, since she figured that she had already asked enough about that particular topic. Time for a new angle.

 

"I'm assuming by your performance that you like music," she began with. "Tell me, Night Tracer, do you have any other interests besides the former?"

 

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Rarity took the spin and twirled around beautifully, meeting Ice Blizzard's eyes once again on the dance floor. She responded to the tempo in her own way, kicking her back hooves interchangably to the beat while keeping in time with Ice Blizzard.

 

"I am. I've been stressing so much about this, but I really am." She caught another spin, taking it just as beautifully as the first.

 

"Thank you for taking me out like this, Ice Blizzard."

[sonicdashie 120]

She started grinning again and got to her starting place, putting her cup on a cloud to save it for when she got back. "Ready when you are RD, and may the fastest pony win, good luck ^-^" in her head she was thinking 'OMG OMG OMG! I'm racing, with RAINBOW DASH!!! AWESOME!!!'

Edited July 28, 2015 by sonicdashie

[J.R. 3,183]

@,

Blizzard was happy. He had done a lot for Rarity that day and she was happy. Sure, he did notice her drinking a decent amount that night, and figured that she was trying to make herself drunk to surpress some things. But he wasn't about to judge.

 

When Rune's song was over, Ice completed the dance by gently leaning Rarity over, dipping her, and spoke softly, "Anything for you, Rarity." he managed to supress his urge to kiss her, "Just know, that as long as you're happy, I'm happy."

 

He lifted Rarity back onto her hooves and clapped for Rune when he finished. Ice started to breath heavily, "Whew. That was amazing. You're a really great dancer, Rarity. Uh...wanna go back to our table and take a bit of a break?"

 

He knew that since she was a bit hammered. that they should stop dancing for the night.

Edited July 29, 2015 by Ice Blizzard

[Not Yellow Diamond 925]

@, @@sonicdashie,

 

Lightning Dust was flying overhead, looking for somehwhere to call her home since she was humiliated at the Wonderbolts Academy and no flying group would take because of her attitude. She sighed, as she flew below the clouds, "All I need is a chance," she thought to herself. 

 

She looked down towards the ground, and there was a chance awaiting her. Lighting Dust smirked, and dove down to greet an old competitor who looked like she was about to race some nobody. Race, with her? Rainbow needed some real competition. And Lightning Dash thought she was more suited than whoever this nomare was, so she decided to interrupt. "Hey, Dash, how about some real competition?" She taunted in a valiant effort to get her attention. 

 

@,

 

Fluttershy set down her wine glass; she had hardly taken a sip. Fluttershy sat in her chair looking around for a waiter or waitress who still hadn't come to their table and taken their orders for food. Fluttershy thought about what she would eat, silently. She didn't continue any conversation with Kevin, hoping he would do it for her as he did last time. 

[sonicdashie 120]

"Sorry, she's already racing me, but if she's ok with it I guess you could race with us to" LS told the mare, trying to make a nice first impression. "What do u think RD? Should we let her join in the race to?" She asked her, then waited patiently for her to respond "my name's Lightning Strike, by the way" she told the mare

Edited July 28, 2015 by sonicdashie

[Little Red 1,529]

@, 

Red was panting slightly as she gave a quick bow and edged off the stage.

 

That had been... exhilarating.

 

She kept a straight face, however, as she turned her head to look back at Ruby and Rune, waiting for them to get off the stage.

 

Well-- she'd never really sung before. She didn't think it had been too bad, though, some ponies were dancing, after all. And it had been a catchy song. And Rune had a great voice, too.

 

In fact, it had been... fun. She'd been getting into it. She had wanted to dance, automatically tapping her hoof and nodding her head to the beat. And seeing other ponies, strangers, do the same. That's what music was...

 

"Thanks for that opportunity," she said to Rune, smiling slightly.

[Vae Victis 742]

Tyra held on as tight as she could to the stone armour, but the bucking of the monstrous Ursa was becoming stronger.

 

So much stronger, in fact, that it caused her axe to dislodge from the rock and she was sent flying into the sky!

 

She watched helplessly as the Ursa beast positioned itself to where she would land.

Tyra swallowed some air, trying to think of a plan. The beast was far too large and sturdy to destroy from where she was before.

 

But perhaps, now that she got such a lift...yes, that should work!

 

The young viking got a firm grip on her axe in her jaw, and positioned herself into a dive.

As the great ursa arose to a bipedal position as it had succeeded in sending Tyra high into the air, it pointed it's head skywards, and slowly, opened its mouth wide, revealing a great set of stone teeth, and roaring loud enough to split the heavens! Keeping his jaws open, it was evident that he was aiming to consume Tyra!

 

@

 

Kazas, smiling, chuckled ever so slightly again, and spoke.

 

" You think so? Haha... He's never reached this level before. I think... That Tyra can help him push even further...."

Edited July 28, 2015 by Hokuto's Heir

[Unicorncob 5,677]

As the great ursa arose to a bipedal position as it had succeeded in sending Tyra high into the air, it pointed it's head skywards, and slowly, opened its mouth wide, revealing a great set of stone teeth, and roaring loud enough to split the heavens! Keeping his jaws open, it was evident that he was aiming to consume Tyra!

 

Tyra's eyes widened as she watched the Ursa rear up, using her leg to shield her face from the roar. Its jaws kept wide open, as if it were...

 

...as if it were planning to eat her!

 

The viking swallowed another breath of air, and had to think fast.

If I cannot destroy you from the outside...then I shall try from the inside!

 

She allowed herself to enter the Ursa's gaping maw, using her axe to slow her descent into what could be its oesophagus.

[Not Yellow Diamond 925]

@,

 

A simple question, to start off. He was relieved it was nothing to close to home but he would of liked a deeper question as he enjoyed conversing about much more important topics. Getting true answers; so to speak. 

 

"Well, I got a bachelor's degree in Creative Writing, I keep a journal of important documents and countless stories. So I suppose I enjoy writing. Uh, messing around with my Kukri's and if I could ever get my hooves on a pair of Sai's again then those as well." He explained, "I enjoy flying at exhilarating speeds, feeling the wind run through my coat, I enjoy sports, I enjoy socialize with friends, bummer I missed out on a lot of it when was young. So far, I've thoroughly enjoyed my time with Luna as well as yourself. Uh... that's all I can think of off the top of my head." He finished after talking rather quickly, not touching on one of his interests any longer than the former. 

 

"Respond and what not, any thoughts to my interests. Lay 'em on me but I'm going to go ahead and ask my question so you can answer afterward. Seems to help move things along, y'know?" He was wanting to talk to her as much as possible; that way, she wouldn't pick up another drink. "My question is..." He tapped is hooves up against the table, "What did you think of your parents?" He said inquistively as he leaned back in his chair, eyeing Celestia curiosly. 

[P-Jay 1,987]

 

caliber sighed, being set into the bed. he heard sleight say 'sorry' and he felt bad again all over. and, very softly,  he whispered to himself.

 

"i blew it."

 

unless a pony was paying rapt attention, that little comment would go unheard.

 

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zenru got up. apparently, she wasn't going to find him. he started aimlessly wandering, looking for her. he wanted to make another friend, and let them know that you never have to do anything alone.

Edited July 29, 2015 by PeytonJay

[Star Saber 114]

@,

 

Ash instinctively leaned back as Pinkie Pie got in his face again; he honestly had no idea what she was going on about lava patches and chocolate rain; although a relaxing lava bath sounded good right about now. Ash sighed and shook his head. It seems this pony wasn’t going to take no for an answer, her loss. “Hmph, I guess I can’t stop you. Just don’t expect me to save you if you get yourself in trouble.”

Edited July 29, 2015 by Star Saber

[Not Yellow Diamond 925]

@@Star Saber,

 

Pinkie Pie and Ash had begun walking north; Pinkie Pie, was more so bouncing than walking. She beamed brightly and pulled Ash close to her side as she kept bouncing.  

 

"Don't worry about me Ashie," She giggled and snorted, "I'll be just fine, I've played the role of an almighty conquering king, this shouldn't be too haaAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRDDDDDDDDd" She screamed as she steeped onto a pile of leaves...which, ultimately was a Griffon resident's hunter's trap. She plummeted through the ground, pulling Ash with her. 

 

Pinkie Pie landed on Flank, "Umph," she exclaimed as she hit the bottom of the deep, dusty, dirt hole. She rubbed her head which strangely had a bump on it, odd since she didn't hit her head. "Sorry Ashie," She cheekily smiled, while blushing.

[Vae Victis 742]

Tyra's eyes widened as she watched the Ursa rear up, using her leg to shield her face from the roar. Its jaws kept wide open, as if it were...

 

...as if it were planning to eat her!

 

The viking swallowed another breath of air, and had to think fast.

If I cannot destroy you from the outside...then I shall try from the inside!

 

She allowed herself to enter the Ursa's gaping maw, using her axe to slow her descent into what could be its oesophagus.

Within the ursa's body, one could digress that it was definitely not a living organism. It was almost completely hollow, save for the same goldish-brown life force energy flowing to multiple portions of the body, creating a kind of skeleton that worked as a base for the outer stone shell. Any warrior with at least half a brain could assume that, by following the steady stream of power that outlined the beast's skeletal portions, that they could find the epicenter of the beast's heart; Lorec. The stream that ran up the esophagus was convening with the other streams, in what would've been the ursa's stomach, as it just appeared as a giant, hollowed out cavern, with Lorec kneeling over, palms on the ground, and the aura exuding from him and into the body of the beast. His eyes were pupil-less, and glowing as well. His face looked as though he were in a trance...

[Unicorncob 5,677]

Within the ursa's body, one could digress that it was definitely not a living organism. It was almost completely hollow, save for the same goldish-brown life force energy flowing to multiple portions of the body, creating a kind of skeleton that worked as a base for the outer stone shell. Any warrior with at least half a brain could assume that, by following the steady stream of power that outlined the beast's skeletal portions, that they could find the epicenter of the beast's heart; Lorec. The stream that ran up the esophagus was convening with the other streams, in what would've been the ursa's stomach, as it just appeared as a giant, hollowed out cavern, with Lorec kneeling over, palms on the ground, and the aura exuding from him and into the body of the beast. His eyes were pupil-less, and glowing as well. His face looked as though he were in a trance...

 

Tyra descended into the Ursa, deducing that it was indeed not a real living creature. The bones flowing through its body were not natural, and its skin was all rock.

 

She descended what she supposed was the stomach, which was more like a cavern. Lorec was knelt down in the middle, the familiar aura emanating from him. She slowly and carefully approached him.

 

"Lorec!" She called to him.

[J.R. 3,183]

 

 

Kazas, smiling, chuckled ever so slightly again, and spoke. " You think so? Haha... He's never reached this level before. I think... That Tyra can help him push even further...."

Vera was amazed as the giant stone bear seemingly ate Tyra. "Woah! You're right. But I think this game is pretty much won at this point. I don't see how she could get her way out of this one."

 

Vera was practially on the edge of her seat as she watched the battle.

[Star Saber 114]

@,

 

“Wha- Damnit damnit damnit!” Ash yelled as he was pulled unwillingly into the pit; his uninjured wing flapped frantically in hopes of staying out of the pit but it wasn’t enough and the dragon ended up plummeting into the pit and landing on his face. His claws clenched digging into the dirt, as he pushed himself onto his knees. Ash glared daggers at Pinkie Pie as he fumed a small gout of flame from the corner of his mouth. “You’re going to be the death of me pony…”

 

Ash then stood up and began climbing out of the pit by digging his claws into the dirt wall surrounding the two of them.

Edited July 29, 2015 by Star Saber

[Fractured 2,684]

Celestia couldn't deny she was intrigued by Night Tracer's answers. Particularly the part that involved friends, as he had yet to mention any of them to her at all in the time they'd been together. She made the assumption that Vinyl Scratch and Octavia were on the list, judging by their brief interaction with him on the stage, and decided not to press on it further.

 

"You have a very interesting set of talents. It's not something that pops up all that often, but I myself used to fly with Commander Hurricane back before he became the Wonderbolt's founder and leader. I never won a single race," she said with a chuckle, "but it sure felt good trying."

 

She broke off from reminiscing to bring up another one of Night Tracer's points.

 

"I wish I could help you with your sai problem, but aside from the personal one forged by my magic, all weapons are locked away in various places in and around Canterlot. Obviously, we can't allow ponies to get their hands on potentially rare and dangerous artifacts, so we keep them locked away for safekeeping. I do not know if you have heard of the Inspiration Manifestation and the events that transpired around it recently, but that was one of them. I still can't for the life of me figure out that got into Ponyville, let alone into the hands of one of the elements." she muttered, not even bothering to try to figure it out. She had put her head to it months ago and come up with nothing.

 

It was at this point that she personally realized she was stalling; she didn't want to talk about her parents. She did, in fact, have them, but it was a topic that came up so little that she assumed that they had simply faded into myths and legends over time, and then beyond that. To her pleasure Now that she was being asked directly, she wondered whether she even wanted to recount the tale.

 

Finally she gave in, almost deflating with the force of her exhale. She looked up at Night Tracer and began.

 

"Our mother's name was Harmony. Most ponies believe us to be flawless, perfect beings, but they are wrong. Powerful beyond measure, beautiful beyond description, and incapable of making mistakes, she was beyond us, beyond even the concept an alicorn. That name is an imperfection, relegated to lesser beings such as ourselves. I am nothing compared to my mother." she confessed, exhaling again and adding a particularly long and drawn out blink for good measure.

 

"Even perfection has its flaws, however. For my mother, it was that she lacked foresight. How could she possess it, when everything was as it should be to her? An endless line of plans and grand ideas, rolling onward into eternity with no bumps in the road. A perfect universe. Until she met my father."

 

Celestia reached down instinctively for her drink. When she realized she had put it back, and was no holding water, her flitted up at Night Tracer guiltily before falling back down.

 

"Our father, Chaos, was just as brilliant and awe inspiring as my mother. He had little power to speak of at the time, but what he lacked in raw ability, he more than made up for in guile. He came to my mother as a light in the darkness, wooing her under the guise of good intentions, as well as the assertion that he just wanted to fit in her plans. Naturally my mother agreed, because it was beyond her ability to see the truth. That my father... was an absolute monster."

 

She couldn't stop now; she was too absorbed in the story. Anger flashed in her eyes, like twin supernova's going in the dim heart of the hall.

 

"Our father's heart was powered by evil and darkness, and the sick joy of seeing my mother fail. He whispered lovingly in her ear, worshiped her work, all the while secretly undoing every one of her creations behind her back. Planets she created, he tore apart. The animals she gave life to, he turned into monsters and demons. Entire worlds and civilizations built from nothing, then twisted and ruined for his amusement. All the while he grew stronger from the destruction that was caused, while my mother grew unnoticeably weaker. This all before we were born, and when Equis was just a speck of thought in our mother's eye." she noted, calming down once again.

 

"It all changed after that fact, after our mother sired us and the perfect world Equis was built. There came a time when our father decided that he was powerful enough to where he could oppose Harmony and defeat her, permanently. And why not? He no longer needed her, because he believed in his twisted mind that me and my sister would make perfectly good replacements, young as we were. He attacked my mother as soon on one fateful day of weakness, and it was only then that she finally realized what had laid inside him all this time."

 

No anger this time, just sadness and pain. Her eyes grew slightly misty, but she continued regardless.

 

"She fought back, savagely. The whole of creation shook from the fight; planets were annihilated by the millions, stars went out, flickering like candles, whole galaxies shook and were shredded to pieces above our heads. But, we were safe. It seemed like our father had made a grievous error in challenging our mother as early as he did, for she was still the stronger one in the fight. Giving up some of her power to protect us, then, left them even. Which meant there was only one way this battle could conclude."

 

Not even sadness now, just the pain.

 

"They struck each other down. My father was completely destroyed, scattered to the furthest reaches of space and beyond time, while my mother fell from the sky, dying on the planet that she saved for our sake. She disappeared after that; we never got to see her before the end."

 

And with that, she concluded her story, closing the long book on her history once again. It was only at this point that she realized that Night Tracer had simply asked what she thought of her parents, and she looked at him apologetically.

 

"I'm sorry, I did not mean to speak so long on this subject. It seems I just got caught up." she admitted, eyes now clear and devoid of any of the emotion seen earlier. "I hope I answered your question..."

 

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Sleight Mist didn't hear Caliber say a word, so she assumed he was asleep. She leaned over, lightly brushing his mane back as he slept.

 

She had been sent here to kill him. Some very powerful, very persistent ponies wanted to make sure that the hero that had taken care of Eclipse was properly disposed of, and had promised her a lot of money in the event that she saw it through. But, she had messed up, and done the one thing no assassin was meant to do; get too close to the client. Now here he was, drunk and practically helpless, one sharp barrier away from a mission success, and she couldn't even raise a hoof against him. She had failed, but she had also failed him. She didn't know which one was worse at this point. 

 

"I blew it," she whispered softly to herself as she lay on the bed, still stroking Caliber's mane.

 

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"Oh, maybe I should," Rarity replied, feeling a little dizzy after all of that dancing. She moved back over to her table, stumbling a little as she walked.

 

"But I was having the most wonderful time," she mentioned as she finally made it back to her table and sat down. "Out there, on the dance floor, with you, it felt like... I felt like..." she tried to force the words out, but nothing would come to her through a combination of nerves and alcohol. She settled for the simplest answer.

 

"I felt happy." She blurted out, the words coming out in a rush. She looked up at Ice Blizzard, eyes bright and revealing.

 

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Rainbow Dash glared at Lightning Dust with hostility, as she approached, not even remotely happy to see her. This pegasus had nearly cost her her wings and cost her the lives of her friends, two things that were very much not cool with her. It had partially been her fault as well, but she had ideally hoped to never see her again.

 

But still, a challenge was a challenge, and Rainbow Dash was not eager to turn one down, especially in front of a fan. She flew slowly over to Lightning Dust, holding out her hoof.

 

"You're on, Lightning Dust. But only on two conditions. One, you can't cheat to win, and two, you can't do anything that's crazy or would endanger the lives of anypony around you. Shake on it." she said forcefully, looking down pointedly at her hoof.

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Aknor soghed in releif, at least she had come back. "Hmm." He nudged her fpod towards her, "Your meal arrived while you were conversing with the princess. Mine's still good so yours should be too." He said, hoping to cheer her up a bit. "If you want, we could move tables so that she isn't directly in your sight if that'd help?" He asked, hoping to get away from what could ruin the meal. "And remember," he said as the pony on the stage began singing, "We're here to have fun." He said with a smile and wink.

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 @Little Red

 

rune grinned at red, and then ruby. "no problem." he said, hopping off the stage. he went to get a cup of water, as that little performance he did really took a lot of magical energy to pull off.

 

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caliber laid there, distantly feeling her stroke his hair, regretting that he took that bet, that he suggested that they go to the ball, that he had agreed to dance...

 

he started drifting off to sleep, with these troubling thoughts. 

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@,

Blizzard thought to himself when he saw Rarity try to walk back to the table, "Hmm. The alcohol must be getting to her."

 

When he got back to the table, he heard Rarity say she felt happy out there with him. That was literally the best thing he could have ever heard in his life. He felt so accomplished within himself that he had made Rarity, the pony he loved, happy. It was like a dream come true. To the point where nothing could make him any happier at that moment.

 

"I...made her....h-happy....?" He blushed, and was stuck in a trance of love and surprise for a moment, until he regained control, and stopped blushing. He went and sat down at the table, opposite from Rarity, and looked into her beautiful eyes. He smiled, "Aw, you're welcome Raresy. I-I'm glad you had a good time. I loved dancing with you. You were like a graceful swan out there. So beautiful, and yet full of skill at the same time. Can't wait to dance with you tomorrow...in our sparring match haha."

 

In his mind, however, Ice was trying to best to hold back his joyful tears. In his thoughts, his voice started to break, "She looks so happy. I-I did it. I made this date a success. I made the date go well, she's happy, and I'm happy. *sniff* So..happy...I love you, Rarity."

 

Coversely, he was nowhere near ready to admit his feelings outright. But maybe soon. For now, Ice knew that Rarity was, indeed, drunk. He knew that the best thing to do to supress the alcohol in one's system, was to eat. However, since Rarity had a delicate body, he wanted to get her something light, so she wouldn't throw up.

 

He flagged down a waiter and asked for something. The waiter returned with a basket of small heart-shaped cookies for dessert. "The bread within the cookies will help slow down some of that alcoholic metabolism in her system. So at least she won't feel a big of a headache the next morning."

 

Ice ate one of the cookies, "So...I'll be over by your place, ready to model some of your clothes at 3:00 tomorrow. And then afterwards we can go practice together ok?"

 

He ate another cookie, but didn't want to seem greedy. After all, they were for her, "Hey, Rarity, you gotta try one of these cookies, they're delicious." Hopefully, if she wasn't hungry, she'd decline so that she wouldn't end up throwing up. He also knew that, pretty soon, Rarity would need to go home and get some rest from all that eating, drinking and dancing. But with the scheduled rainfall, he knew that walking her home would definetly be the best notion.