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

[Fractured 2,684]

"You wanted to speak... to me?" The princess paused, shocked once again for the second time in less than an hour.

 

She listened to Night Tracer's words, all the time observing his actions, studying him. Every time, however, she came back to his eyes. His words were powerful, but his eyes were intense; there was a fierce devotion in them, one that she hadn't seen since she had commanded soldiers on the battlefield, so long ago. And he would give everything, just like they would; she knew she could trust him.

 

"Night Tracer," she said, speaking to him instead of through him; a rare occurrence for her.

 

"Though our first meeting today was not the best, I am willing to overlook it. Even in the darkness, I can see your devotion and your true willingness to help. It has been a long time since I have seen eyes like yours..." she added, absentmindedly. Then, the moment was broken, her tone returning to normal as she spoke.

 

"We will give you what you seek, Night Tracer, though you may soon come to wish you were never involved. Know this, however; should you leave or stay, nothing of which we speak of here in the shadows is to be spoken of outside it, unless it is to me or my sister. Dost thou understand?"

 

@Orion Caelum

Anette woke up with a gasp, and when she saw that she was in a hospital, she broke out into a cold sweat as sheer panic began to rip through her.

 

Not again... Not again!

 

She looked around frantically for her dolls, and when she saw that they were all around her, she relaxed considerably, though her heart was still hammering. She had no idea how she got here, though, or how, so she decided to call on the one pony that she had come to trust more than anypony in this tournament.

 

"Wilhelm?"

 

Having just exited from the milkshake shop, Rain Shadow was once again in too much of a hurry to notice where she was going. Eating her milkshake while flying, she ran smack dab into a dark figure,bowling over him and spilling milkshake on his jacket.

 

"I'm so sorry!" the pegasus said, words exiting her mouth quickly due to panic. "Are you okay? I can get something for that..."

[Vae Victis 742]

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Darkrai was holding back her tears the best she could due to the overwhelming love she had for this griffon. It was clear to her at that very moment in her life, nothing mattered more to her than this...exact..moment. Her most cherishable moment in where she found somepony who understood her and had feelings for her. "This has been the most amazing experience in my entire life. Thank you. Follow me, I think I have an idea to where we should be looking next." She then begins to walk in another direction, seemingly towards an open field filled with flowers and somewhat away from the arena itself.

Kazas's Life energy receded and faded slowly, retreating back into his body. For Kazas, this moment was quite defining. And a great defining moment at that. He felt rejuvenated, as there was much stress to be had as of recent, with his duties. Within this pony, he had found a soul that reverberated with his own. With a solemn, peaceful look upon his visage, he would follow Darkrai into the field in a stupor of bliss. The pupil in his eye had dialated, and would probably be noticable to Darkrai. It was nothing bad of course.

 

He was imprinting on Darkrai. As he had imprinted upon his compatriots. Darkrai was important to him, after all. Even in this short amount of time, they were able to forge a bond this strong. Surely, twas love at work. He would keep following into the field. It was peaceful, beautiful, and quaint, all at the same time.

Edited June 3, 2015 by Hokuto's Heir

[Unicorncob 5,694]

Lorec was struggling to bring the glass to his mouth, but did manage. He drank the Blod,and slammed the glass on the table.

 

" to drinkingh bruddiehs! "

 

His speech was slurred badly, and it was clear that he had almost had enough. Even still, he just had to remain upright, since he was still in competition. With the others... how were they still up? Their wills must be exceedingly strong. He smiled.

 

Tyra was the one.

 

The one he had waited for, truly.

 

The battle where he would finally put everything behind him, and would sever the chains that bind.

 

The fight in which he would have no guilt in enjoying.

 

The fight that would prove that he was not only capable, but worthy of defending his allies.

 

Worthy of being his daughter's father.

 

He smiled sentimentally. It would come very soon, for him. He would pour every bit of his might into the fight with Tyra. And he would certainly pray that she would do the same.

 

"To...to what you said!" Tyra slurred, grabbing the glass and gulping down another drink before slamming it back down.

She was just barely conscious, her vision blurred and her speech garbled, but she was still in the game.

 

This Lorec and Applejack were certainly strong-willed, able to match a Shatterhoof in a drinking game.

Lorec would certainly prove to be quite an opponent in their upcoming fight, which she was even more excited for.

 

They would no doubt have a battle to be spoken about for a long time. But for now, she had another battle to win.

[Dust and Memories 557]

 

 

@Orion Caelum

Anette woke up with a gasp, and when she saw that she was in a hospital, she broke out into a cold sweat as sheer panic began to rip through her.

 

Not again... Not again!

 

She looked around frantically for her dolls, and when she saw that they were all around her, she relaxed considerably, though her heart was still hammering. She had no idea how she got here, though, or how, so she decided to call on the one pony that she had come to trust more than anypony in this tournament.

 

"Wilhelm?"

 

Wilhelm woke with a start at the sound of Annette's voice, and said "I'm here, don't worry. Are you okay? I.. I haven't experienced something like that happening before, especially not with..." Somepony I trust? Lo- nope. "...somepony I trust." The L word hung, unspoken, in the air. "Me and Zenru brought you here after you passed out."

[Not Yellow Diamond 925]

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Night Tracer took in all of what Luna had said he turned his head and spoke, "I understand. And I am sure that this is what i want. I've been involved in more than you think, I believe i could handle this. Besides, It'll keep me busy." He chuckled then looked back up at her. "And you don't have to worry about anypony knowing, I'm not one to dispel any secrets."

[J.R. 3,183]

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Darkrai had led Kazas into the field on purpose. Sure she was still searching for Blizzard, but right now, this felt more important to her due to an actual relationship that may have potential for her. "I guess he isn't here. But the flowers sure are nice are they not?"

 

@@Unicorncob, @,

Blizzard was tapping his hoof on the counter impatiently and decided to make himself known, "Ahem. Uh, excuse me? But AJ, I kinda wanted to ask you a question."

[P-Jay 1,987]

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caliber got up. "its alright, its alright..." he said, as he tried to wipe it off, but ended up smearing it.

 

he blinked. "...buck."

 

he looked at the mare who had run into him. "well, i know what im gonna do." he said, "oh, and im caliber, the wanderer. can i ask who you are?"

 

caliber grinned.

[Vae Victis 742]

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Darkrai had led Kazas into the field on purpose. Sure she was still searching for Blizzard, but right now, this felt more important to her due to an actual relationship that may have potential for her. "I guess he isn't here. But the flowers sure are nice are they not?"

 

@@Unicorncob, @,

Blizzard was tapping his hoof on the counter impatiently and decided to make himself known, "Ahem. Uh, excuse me? But AJ, I kinda wanted to ask you a question."

 

Kazas nodded, and breathed deeply in a relaxed state. This brought him back to the old days, when Leovia had not been war-torn, and he was still just an innocent adolescent griffon in a small village in the mountains that were lush with forestry and delectable game to eat. More over, he had Darkrai with him, and that made him even happier. Another idea crept into his head. This moment was about to become much nicer.

 

" It's lovely here... reminds me of home. And you being here makes it even better!"

 

He said, grinning exuberantly.

 

" Hey darkrai... want to see something that I think is amazing? "

 

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@@Unicorncob @

 

Lorec was still upright. How he was, however, was unfathomable. Must've been through sheer force of willpower, he thought. He noticed Ice Blizzard coming around, and gave a slight wave at him. He dare not speak, for want of not liking to sound like a fool. Of course, he would speak to Tyra and Applejack, who may very well be worse off than he is. After all, body-mass index was a boon for Lorec. Not so much for the others. Hell, he was sure that the other two would have destroyed their livers by now.

 

" H.. Hey... Tyra... its probrubwy not safe to walk ahone... when we are done, it'd be best to..."

 

And then Lorec remembered a very important detail that he should have earlier. Looking over to applejack, he spoke in a highly worried, and drunken tone.

 

" Jappleack... was this Blod av Aptgangr brewed with extract from the berserker mushroom?"

[Fractured 2,684]

@Orion Caelum

"Zenru...?" She furrowed her brow in thought. Maybe... he wasn't as bad as she first thought...?

 

That thought was interrupted, unfortunately, by the rustling coming from the foot of her bed. Her dolls were waking up, albeit slowly. She hugged each of them in turn, slightly teary eyed as she did so. They then floated up, hanging around her head while she spoke.

 

"I'm fine now, and i'm sorry for worrying you. I just had to protect you, because I... care about you." She blushed lightly. Hopefully, it went unnoticed, but she did her best to provide her own distraction.

 

"Um..." she said, not sure how to start. "If I swear i'm okay, can we get out of here? I don't do well with hospitals..."

 

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"Good; I promise while you are under my guard, I will protect thee to the best of my abilities. You have the trust of an alicorn behind you; a powerful thing. Do not let us down."

 

She gave a long pause; that protection may very well go towards defending this pony from her own sister. But she would worry about that when she came to it. She spoke to him once again.

 

"It seems at last that you are ready to know the full story surrounding the alicorns, and the true nature of this tournament. What you heard between me and my sister was only a portion of truth, you see." She walked next to him. "There is a grander plan. Listen well to what I am about to tell you..."

 

...After roughly five minutes, she finished, stepping away from him. She silently gauged his reaction as she waited for him to speak.

 

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, @Unicorncob

"I think so... wait, why?"

 

She never got to hear his answer, however, as an impatient knocking interrupted her. Applejack, at the table, looked over to see a pony knocking on the bar. Was he drunk, too?

 

Regardless, there was something off about this. She took her last shot, slamming it down. The last bottle stood empty on the table.

"Looks like it's game over, guys. Now, i'm gonna take care of this. You two are welcome to stay for as long as I do though. We're all friends here," she said, tipping her hat. She walked over to the new pony.

 

"There must be something mighty important if you're walking into a bar after closing hours to talk to somepony," she said, trying hard to keep level eyes with the stranger despite being drunk.

 

"What can I do you for?"

 

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"Rain Shadow, the pegasus," she said, grinning back at him. She decided that if he was going to add a title, she might as well too. It made you sound important, right?

 

Her frown fell a little as she remembered she had messed up this pony's jacket. She fluttered her wings in embarassment.

"Um... Do you need me to pay for that?" 

[P-Jay 1,987]

@, 

 

"well met!" caliber said, as he took off his cape. "now...does this place have a laundry mat?" he mused. "oh, and no need to pay. this is my fault as much as yours." he smiled. "and i have more then enough bits to pay for this, anyway...one sec, im sure rarity could clean it...wanna come with?"

[Fractured 2,684]

"Rarity?" Living in Ponyville, she had heard that name to know end, though she had never directly talked to her. Now would be her chance to meet an Equestria famous designer. She couldn't wait.

 

"Uh, sure, lead the way," she said, fluttering in place beside him.

[Dust and Memories 557]

 

"Zenru...?" She furrowed her brow in thought. Maybe... he wasn't as bad as she first thought...?

 

That thought was interrupted, unfortunately, by the rustling coming from the foot of her bed. Her dolls were waking up, albeit slowly. She hugged each of them in turn, slightly teary eyed as she did so. They then floated up, hanging around her head while she spoke.

 

"I'm fine now, and i'm sorry for worrying you. I just had to protect you, because I... care about you." She blushed lightly. Hopefully, it went unnoticed, but she did her best to provide her own distraction.

 

"Um..." she said, not sure how to start. "If I swear i'm okay, can we get out of here? I don't do well with hospitals..."

 

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Wilhelm folded his magazine and put it down on the side table where he found it. Standing up, he noticed that she was blushing slightly, and he paid particular attention to her words. While Wilhelm was never one to assume things, he had to admit that this looked suspicious.

 

The thought brought a faint smile to his face, but storing the thoughts somewhere else for now, he held out a hoof to Annette to help her out of the bed. "I'm fine; you passing out was just a bit unexpected. And yes, I'm pretty sure that if you demonstrate you can walk, they'll let you out. I pulled rank a bit and had the doctors authorize a magical energy transference, so you should be better than you were even before the fight."

 

Tilting his head slightly to the side, he said "By the way, the muffin offer is still open. Silly things like temporary unconsciousness can merely delay the pursuit of muffinry." He was reluctant to call it a date for now, but a objective observer would likely term it "date", probably with a snigger and a knowing smirk.

[P-Jay 1,987]

@, 

 

after folding his cape into a neat square, he started walking, looking at a map he had swiped from the front desk. "so, rain, why're you here, in the gladiator's arena?" he asked curiously, "are you a participator, like me, or are you setting up some type of business here?"

 

'now...where in the world is rarity's shop?' he thought, 'this map isnt helping at all...'

[Unicorncob 5,694]

Lorec was still upright. How he was, however, was unfathomable. Must've been through sheer force of willpower, he thought. He noticed Ice Blizzard coming around, and gave a slight wave at him. He dare not speak, for want of not liking to sound like a fool. Of course, he would speak to Tyra and Applejack, who may very well be worse off than he is. After all, body-mass index was a boon for Lorec. Not so much for the others. Hell, he was sure that the other two would have destroyed their livers by now.

 

" H.. Hey... Tyra... its probrubwy not safe to walk ahone... when we are done, it'd be best to..."

 

And then Lorec remembered a very important detail that he should have earlier. Looking over to applejack, he spoke in a highly worried, and drunken tone.

 

" Jappleack... was this Blod av Aptgangr brewed with extract from the berserker mushroom?"

 

"I think so... wait, why?"

 

She never got to hear his answer, however, as an impatient knocking interrupted her. Applejack, at the table, looked over to see a pony knocking on the bar. Was he drunk, too?

 

Regardless, there was something off about this. She took her last shot, slamming it down. The last bottle stood empty on the table.

"Looks like it's game over, guys. Now, i'm gonna take care of this. You two are welcome to stay for as long as I do though. We're all friends here," she said, tipping her hat. She walked over to the new pony.

 

"There must be something mighty important if you're walking into a bar after closing hours to talk to somepony," she said, trying hard to keep level eyes with the stranger despite being drunk.

 

"What can I do you for?"

 

"Blizzard!" Tyra yelled, waving her hoof madly, "Come, join us for a drink!" Is what she wanted to say, but it probably came out much different.

 

And more vulgar.

 

She overheard something about a beserker mushroom, and smirked as she beat her chest.

"I AM A BERSERKER MUSHROOM!!" She yelled, waving her glass in the air before losing her balance and toppling onto the floor.

 

"I'm okay," she muttered, climbing back to her chair.

[Fractured 2,684]

@Orion Caelum

"You're right; I guess it's time for us to be muffinettes, then," she said with a cheesy grin. She hopped out of bed, twirling around dramatically in front of him. She stopped when she was facing him, giving him her brightest smile.

 

"All set!"

 

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She too took a look at the map. How poorly drawn... Suddenly, she got an idea.

 

"I got this," she said, flaring her wings dramatically. "Be back in a sec!" 

 

She flew up a good 300 feet, looking around to spot the building. Surprisingly, she found it rather quickly; the most stylish and elegant shop, patterned after Rarity herself. She flew back.

 

"It's in that direction." She pointed with her hoof a little off to Caliber's Northwest.

[Dust and Memories 557]

@Orion Caelum

"You're right; I guess it's time for us to be muffinettes, then," she said with a cheesy grin. She hopped out of bed, twirling around dramatically in front of him. She stopped when she was facing him, giving him her brightest smile.

 

"All set!"

 

 

Wilhelm bowed gracefully, smoothly rising to take Annette's hoof. "To muffins!" Hoof-in-hoof with Annette, he walked out the door of the infirmary, curtly waving off any objections from the receptionist, and stepped out into the early morning light. Blinking slowly, he pulled a map out of his breast pocket. "Hm.. where is the.." He pursed his lips and turned the map a few degrees, attempting to find the stand on a map that looked like it had been drawn by a elementary school foal. "Eh.. little help here? The only maps I can read are star maps, not arena maps." He passed the map to Annette, fainly smiling at his self-deprecating joke.

[P-Jay 1,987]

caliber grinned. "then, lets go!" he said, as he started semi-running (galloping?) towards the direction she had pointed. 'its a good thing she did that...' he thought, 'my sense of direction is next to nothing...'

 

they eventually arrived at rarity's shop, and caliber burst in. "yo! rarity! my cape needs a touch-up!" he called out.

[Not Yellow Diamond 925]

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Night Tracer had listened to Luna very carefully, he hung on EVERY word. He had a very intrigued look upon his face. He quickly tried to analyze his thoughts before he spoke, "I had no idea so much was at stake... i understand why you this is kept under such a tight lock and key; speaking of lock and key... this may not be the best time but... you should probably get one, if I were to be someone like those who are making such threats to Equestria then their could be dire results so just a word of advice." He nervously chuckled. 

 

Night Tracer tried to stay light in such dark times, both metaphorically and literally. "Anyways... I won't allow anyone else to know about what we have talked about, you can count on me. But i do have one question..." He paused, "Do you honestly believe one of them betrayed us? I had heard so much about them, but then to find out something like this... it doesn't make sense as to why any of them would."

[J.R. 3,183]

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Darkrai nodded, "Yes! I mean, I'd love to...."

 

@, @@Unicorncob,

Blizzard noticed Tyra and Lorec, "Hi there guys. I would have a drink but....uh...it's after closing and there's something really important I gotta ask AJ." He then turned to AJ, "Ok, here's the deal. I wanna know something about..."

 

Outside, a ball of lightning could be seen hurdling towards the windows.

 

Blizzard took notice of the light, "Hm, is that a star...?" Upon further inspection, he could see what it really was. "OH Sh8t! Everypony get down!!!! "

 

Electron had shot a ball of lightning the size of a basketball that came crashing through the window and began to bounce around everywhere inside, shocking or frying everything it touched.

 

"Take cover! I got this!" Blizzard had activated ice shields around everypony else to protect them, and shot an ice ball the same size as the electro ball to bounce around the room. After both bounced around, they finally collided and canceled each other out, dissapearing. Blizz then looked out the window and said, "Dammit Tron! I know that's you! Show yourself!"

 

EWS flew into the bar and laughed, "HAHAH! Look at you all, alcoholics ripe for the picking!" He said as he charged up.

 

"Really? You're gonna attack my friends while they're drunk? That's too low even for you Tron."

 

"HAHA! Hang on while I try to comprehend your stupidity here."

 

"Hang on? HANG ON? No hang on! If you even touch my friends again, Celestia as my witness I will bucking destroy you!"

 

EWS flew in Blizz's face, "I'd like to see you try..."

 

"I think it's past your bedtime Tron..."

 

EWS threw a punch at IB. IB dodged it and grabbed EWS by his shoulders and slammed his face on his (IB's) knee so hard, that EWS's nose was broken, he was dazed, and fell on the floor out cold.

 

Blizzard picked up a napkin and threw it on the unconscious EWS, "Now go to sleep..." He then turns to everypony else, "Are you guys ok? Sorry about that AJ, Tron doesn't know when to quit. If you want, I'll pay for the damages to this place. But for now, I really gotta ask you a question about the princesses, and why they're acting so strange."

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Rarity was hard at work as usual, making clothing for the combatants. When suddenly, she heard Caliber burst through her door. However, she was so wrapped in what she was doing at the moment, that she didn't notice his entry at first. When she turned around to see who is was she spoke, "Oh, hello Caliber. How are you?" She took a look at his cape, "Hm..put your cape over there Caliber. I'll get to it when I'm finished with this over here."

[Fractured 2,684]

@Orion Caelum

Anette looked at the paper, hard. You'd have to be half cartographer, half cryptologist in order to figure this map out. She couldn't make heads or tails of the thing either. So she did what she typically did in these scenario's; she winged it.

 

"I can't either," she finally admitted. She crumpled up the paper and tossed it over her shoulder. "but it's a nice day to get lost anyway! C'mon!"

 

She grabbed his hoof, and began leading him in the most random of directions. She went around corners and down alleys, never quite seeming to have an intended direction. She eventually made it to the muffin stand... but only after a good twenty minutes had passed. She was panting as she finally sat down in one of the chairs outside the shop, but she had the most ridiculous smile on her face.

 

"See...We made it."

 

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Rarity walked up to the couple at the door, took one look at the cape, and frowned.

 

"It sure does..." she said, looking it over. "I'll get right on it." And without another word, she took the cloth from him, heading into the back. This would take... special measures...

 

Rain Shadow watched her go. "So, I don't think i've ever seen you in Ponyville," she started with, though she was pretty sure of it. "How do you know Rarity?"

 

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"We had soundproofed the room twice over, and we had run magical sensors throughout it, so one could not sneak in unaided. We even hexed proof the box so no spells but our own could be used inside it. So, yes, we are quite embarassed to believe we thought of everything except for locking the door." It was said humorously, but she didn't laugh.

 

"But to answer your question..."

 

She sighed, once again speaking to Night Tracer instead of through him.

 

"Me and my sister alike would both wish it otherwise, and this has caused the two of us no small amount of despair. But we have seen no other possibilities, and we cannot simply put our hearts over the safety of this nation and its subjects. We have to stop any threat to Equestria... no matter what it may cost us. Such is the weight of the crown, Night Tracer."

 

And once again, the spell was broken, this time by her horn glowing. She looked up, if there was an up in this place, before turning back to Night Tracer.

 

"Now we must leave here; time passes quickly, and I sense it is morning."

 

A weird howling could be heard, like pangs of anguish, and they came from seemingly every direction at once. It started off low, but quickly grew in volume, encompassing the two.

 

"The shadows are no place for mortal ponies in the daytime," she shouted over the volume. "Hold onto me!"

 

Darkness enveloped them, and they sunk through the floor once again. They ended up exactly where they were before, only this time, sunlight streamed down on top of them.

 

"We are safe, Night Tracer. Are you well?"

 

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Applejack had been listening intently to Ice Blizzard... when Tartarus broke loose inside of her tavern. She threw down for cover, and the only things she could make out was bright flashes of light and crashes coming from seemingly everywhere. Then, it was over.

 

Applejack stood up, looking around to check the damages. There was seemingly little, so she turned around to the next thing on her checklist; the cause. Luckily, she didn't have to, as Ice Blizzard walked over to her. Seeing the unconscious body, she guessed he was telling the truth, and the look on her face was one of gratitude.

 

"Well, you saved me, the customers, and my bar, so I guess you're alright in my book. I reckon i'll tell you what you want to hear..."

[Not Yellow Diamond 925]

@, @,  

 

Before Ice Blizzard could ask his question, a top of an unharmed barrel of cider suddenly popped off and splashed Cider into the air. No more than a second later Pinkie Pie submerged from the barrel of Cider and cider dripped from her mane and chin. 

 

She licked the dripping cider off of her chin, jumped out of the barrel,  and shook herself dry of the cider.

 

Pinkie Pie didn't look as happy as she usually does, "You can't say anything! You swore, you Pinkie promised that you wouldn't say anything! ANYTHING! If you told their secret then you would of misused their trust, and real friends don't misuse friends trust. That would be dishonest and You're Applejack, the element of honesty!. ELEMENT OF HONESTY! You can't say ANYTHING." Pinkie Pie gasped for air then suddenly smiled. "But I know you won't say anything, you would NEVER share anypony's secret because you're a good friend, Right Applejack? If you were to share a secret then you would be a bad friend and they couldn't trust you from now till Forever, FOREVER! But good thing they don't have to worry about such great ponies like you, they're lucky too have a friend like you. Pinkie Pie widely grinned, and blinked. 

 

"Anyways, bye Applejack! La la la la." Pinkie Pie sung as she pounced over to a barrel. Then she waved bye to everypony and dove into another Barrel of cider. 

 

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He answered Luna, "I am, I think." Night Tracer turned his neck to check his backside then checked his hooves. "Eeyup, All good here." He smiled brightly at her.

 

Then he realized he was really tired, his ability to feel must have absent while he was in the abysmal darkness, "Oh, shoot, Princess Luna... um, this is sort of an odd time to mention this but... All my stuff, (or what's left of it,) is at your palace... or all over the hallways of your palace to be specific. And I'm real tired and I don't have a place to stay.  I didn't see any sort of hotel complex when i came in... I don't suppose you have somewhere i could stay do you?" Night Tracer asked. 

Edited June 4, 2015 by louisvillepride

[Dust and Memories 557]

@Orion Caelum

Anette looked at the paper, hard. You'd have to be half cartographer, half cryptologist in order to figure this map out. She couldn't make heads or tails of the thing either. So she did what she typically did in these scenario's; she winged it.

 

"I can't either," she finally admitted. She crumpled up the paper and tossed it over her shoulder. "but it's a nice day to get lost anyway! C'mon!"

 

She grabbed his hoof, and began leading him in the most random of directions. She went around corners and down alleys, never quite seeming to have an intended direction. She eventually made it to the muffin stand... but only after a good twenty minutes had passed. She was panting as she finally sat down in one of the chairs outside the shop, but she had the most ridiculous smile on her face.

 

"See...We made it."

 

Wilhelm, during the entire incident, had a look of curiosity that quickly morphed into controlled terror. As he finally sat down, the look on his face was similar to that of a shell-shocked soldier. Slowly and carefully, as if to remind himself that he was still there, he took off  his glasses and cleaned them with a linen handkerchief, using precise, practiced movements, staring into the middle distance all the while.

 

Finally, he looked back at Annette, and, slightly unfocused still, said "If all our dates are going to be like this, I'll be dead after the third." Horrified, he realized what he had just said, and literally held his muzzle shut with a hoof, his tone switching from wryly joking to vaguely panicked and hesitant. "Nope. I didn't say anything. Whatever you just said, you didn't hear it. Definitely not." Wilhelm's left eye twitched. "Ahm, you're not going to hit me over the head with something rather heavy, are you?"

[J.R. 3,183]

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Blizzard looked around and saw Pinkie and simply said, "Not gonna question it." Then he turned back to Applejack and whispered, "Okay, listen to me. There seems to be something weird going on. I don't know exactly what or why. But I just know something's off. Now based on my last visit with the Princesses, a new guy running away from them, AND Luna wanting to talk to him in private, I have used deductive reasoning and concluded that there seems to be....a...disturbance in the force....With that being said, AJ, do you know anything about what's going on here?"

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AJ watched Pinkie go. She folded her hat, concealing her gritted teeth. What she'd almost done

 

"I'd like to help ya, whoever you are. Really I would; I reckon I at least owe you a debt of gratitude from saving me from that Tron fella, maybe more. But this is bigger than that; I can't tell ya anything about what may or may not be going on around here, and that's my final word on that."

 

With that, she turned around, moving towards the bathroom.

 

"Now I gotta go help my friend Rainbow, and you're in after closing time. It'd be nice if I didn't see you when I come back, ya hear?" She let the warning sink in while she walked off.

 

Momentarily, a shout could be heard from the girl's bathroom.

 

"Ah Rainbow, it's all in your mane?!..."

 

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"We do have one place," Luna said simply. "We believe it will be more comforting than the shadows, at the very least."

 

She lit up her horn, teleporting the two of them too a large, spacious bedroom. There was a bed in the corner, darkly wreathed with curtains, as well as a nightstand next to it. On the opposite wall, there was an unassuming oval mirror atop a desk filled with random objects, and almost immediately next to it, a bathroom complete with a shower.

 

"We would have asked your permission, but we felt with your current state, it would be best to get here as quickly as it was possible."

 

She moved her hood about, as if showing off the place.

 

"As you may have guessed, this is my living quarters. You may use anything in here, including our bed, for the time being. While you rest, we will personally see to it that your stuff is collected, and you can be on your way to wherever it is you wish to go when you wake."

 

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"No..." she said, thinking hard for a second, "But I do keep wondering why you keep saying that. Is that something that happens often to you?"

 

Suddenly, something hit her like a manticore's paw.

 

"Wait, "date"?" she said with a light gasp. "Is that what this is? I'm so sorry, I didn't know..." she said, a heartbroken look in her eye.

Edited June 4, 2015 by Corona de Adamas

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Blizzard held his head down. He was denied information and that wasn't good. He knew he had to go think once again, "Alright then. Thanks AJ. I'm gone. And by the way, the name's Ice Blizzard. But you can call me Blizz. See ya!" Blizzard left and ran back to the training grounds, sat on his ice pillar, closed his eyes, and entered his mindscape once again, "Well that was no help." A clone of himself came up to him and said, "Ah. It may not be info based on what she DID say. But rather waht she DIDN'T." Blizzard #1 was confused, "Elaborate #2." #2 replied, "Ok, what exactly did she say? Quote: 

 

 

 

But this is bigger than that; I can't tell ya anything about what may or may not be going on around here, and that's my final word on that."

 

Blizzard #1 still didn't get it, "And...?"

 

#2: "Did you hear what she said you ice head?! THIS IS BIGGER? She more or less confirmed what was going on. By saying there's something bigger, there is an implication within her statement that pretty much gives you what you're looking for! Come on, this is AJ THE ELEMENT OF HONESTY here. You can pretty much trust her 100%. Therefore, if she says it's bigger, then it's bigger..."

 

#1: "Hmm..makes as much sense as anything else that's been happening around here. Also, I listened to HOW she said that as well. Her body language i.e. folding her hat in such a way to hide maybe a liar's expression? I doubt that's the case since she's honesty, but it's possible that she did in fact, lie to me to cover up something. Something big!"

 

#2: "Aha! There ya go. So what have we learned?"

 

#1: "That AJ sucks at lying more than a vacuum cleaner?"

 

#2: "Exact-- no wait. What?    Ahem, while kinda yes she's a bad liar, that's not what I'm asking you. :okiedokielokie: "

 

#1: "I pretty much got more confirmation on the fact that: 1. Something big is coming. 2. Since AJ most likely knows whats up, due to her terrible lying. 3. It must have SOMETHING to do with the princesses at this point. It just has to. -_- Due to their strange behavior as well as AJ's description. And if it does and it's something BIG, then it must be something the princesses either: A. Have planned, like a huge party. B. Discord because he's ALWAYS a big deal. and C. The least probable one is that somepony important is scared due to potential danger. Pssh, and we know it CAN'T be the princesses, because the very minute they get contested, they'll have already taken care of it because they're immortal goddesses who can do anything. Or at least that's my speculation. It's also entirely possible that the princesses themselves could be afraid, although it's HIGHLY unlikely.... "

 

#2: "Yeah.....you pretty much summed it up. Nice job. -_- "

Blizzard exited his mindsacpe, "Well that's good news then. Now, I better keep my eyes open for big trouble..... "

 

EWS was lying on the baroom floor and had awoken. By the time he was up, Blizz and AJ were gone. He decided to leave as well and flew away.

Edited June 4, 2015 by Ice Blizzard