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

[J.R. 3,183]

@,

Blizzard had seen Caliber and was frazzled when he started shaking him. "Woaah...st-o--op Ca--li-ber I--I'm o-o-k...." He was relieved when Lektra saved him. "Ugh. Thanks Lektra, I'm fine."

 

When the princess started to cry, he couldn't help but get angry inside, "God f88cking dammit. Did this son of a--- *sigh* While he was right, I think NT could've been a bit less of a......prick, when it came to the truth."

 

He saw the nurse when she spoke to him, and jumped up with happiness when she said he could leave, "Oh yes! Thank you! I'm SO glad to finally be able to leave this place." He walked up to Celestia, still in her filly form, and hugged her, "Hey Princess, it's ok. Don't cry. While I do think NT has a point, he didn't have to come of so harshly."

 

He then turns to everyone else in the room, "See you all later guys, and by the way, Lektra, that's my best friend Caliber, the best swordspony in Equestria. Caliber, that's Lektra, the girl who kicked my flank."

Edited June 12, 2015 by Ice Blizzard

[Mars Orbit 729]

"Skitz." Mars was pushing him towards the hospital. "Mooove your body. Just move a little bit?" Skitz didn't respond. "We've been out here for awhile now." Mars had an idea. He threw a quick punch at skitz's face. Skitz made Mars miss by scooting to the side slightly then he slugged him in the side. "What are you trying to do exactly?!?" He asked angrily. Mars looked back. "You didn't have to hit me so hard. I was trying to get you to move." Skitz realized he had just been standing in one spot the entire time, just staring. "Whoops. I guess I must've zoned out. What did I miss?" "Nothing really some random pony ran into the hospital like a maniac." Mars said. "Then lets go somewhere else. Maybe to go get Green?" Mars nodded. "Alright let's go get Green." They started walking toward the training area.

[P-Jay 1,987]

the barrier pushed caliber back, and he started wailing on it, using his sword.

 

he was getting shocked, but he wanted to 'help.'

 

"dont worry, ice! ill avenge ya! your sacrifice will not be in vain! i WILL find your killer, and make sure he no longer walks the wo-"

 

he took a moment to look around. "oh, wait. your not hurt." he was still slashing at the lightning, which finally broke under his constant wailing, and caliber exhaled. "now...who cast that painful shield?" he asked, "was it you? you have lightning shapes in your hair and hooves, i must be you." he said, looking at lektra.

 

caliber's hair and cloak was smoking.

[Fractured 2,684]

"The beautiful moon..." Luna said listlessly, still looking up.

 

"Night Tracer, know the true story of the moon and the stars." She conjured up a moving picture. In front of them, a tiny, brilliantly shining lavender orb hung suspended in the air, shining down on a larger sphere. The sun was nowhere to be seen.

 

"Originally, it was naught but the moon in the night sky, with a glow as brilliant as the sun at day. With Equestria bathed in its light, its citizens slept peacefully, and the moon smiled, alone, but content."

 

As stopped the picture changed. A tiny point appeared, moving up close to the moon

 

"Naturally, with such a wonderful light, it's only fitting that others should seek to obtain it. One day, a star appeared, dim as a forest at midnight. floating close to the moon, it made a promise that the two would always be together. It offered companionship; never again would the moon have to be alone to look down on the world in empty silence. In exchange, all the star asked for was for some of the moon's light, so perhaps it could shine wonderfully, as well. A simple offer; how could the moon refuse?" she said in almost bitter undertone. The point on the picture began to glow next to the moon, twinkling softly. The moon itself became slightly dimmer in response, though it was barely noticeable.

 

"It was a ruse of the cruelest sort. Once the star received its glow, it no longer had any use for the moon. It took off like a thief into the night, stealing some of the moon's precious light for itself." On the picture, the point moved off far from the smaller sphere, where it sat there, winking.

 

"Soon, many, many other stars would come, seeking the light of the moon. Some stars sought power," she said conjuring up two points this time. They too snatched some light from the moon before shooting off towards the distance.

 

"Some stars sought riches. Some sought fame." Five stars this time, all once again shooting off in different directions.

 

"And many even came with what they thought was love in their hearts."

 

Points began to appear indiscriminately all around the smaller orb, leaving it barely visible.

 

"It was not so."

 

The points all scattered, moving across the sky. They were so numerous now that there was hardly a space that wasn't covered by them, and they glowed with an absolute brilliance. The orb, however, was now so faint it could barely be seen.

 

"Little by little, the moon's warmth and brilliance was taken from it. Gradually, it began to refuse the stars, but by then, it was already far too late. The moon no longer smiled; the last of its light went to shine down on those that needed it, and it kept none for itself. To this day, it lies in wait of one that would come along that would share light to help it glow beautifully again, instead of taking light where none could be afforded. So far, none have; that is the true story of the moon and the stars."

 

She conjured up one final star. This one moved close to the moon as well. Unlike the others, however, this one already shined with its own light, winking softly. The picture held itself there, stopping suddenly, and Luna began to speak, eyes never moving away from that tiny speck.

 

"Who are you, Night Tracer?"

 

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Sunny Daze tears were interrupted when she was suddenly picked up by Lektra and embraced. She didn't fight it, but she didn't reciprocate either; she feel ashamed. She was supposed to be Celestia: Equestria's ruler. The unshakable rock that held the nation together, and the fire that was supposed to forge hope in everypony's heart. And here she was, sobbing in her subject's arms like a foal. She shouldn't do this.

 

Finally, Lektra put her down. She wiped the tears from her eyes with a hoof before responding.

 

"Thanks for the advice Lektra. You're right; I think I need to be me. Who I usually am."

 

She hopped down off the chair, turning to leave out of the door.

 

"I'm sorry for wasting everypony's- my subjects times. It was nice meeting you all, though. Even you, Ice Blizzard," she said, giggling a little. 

 

"But I guess this is bye for now."

 

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"Well first, you should probably stop calling them it," Anette warned. She thought about it for a second, then nodded simply. "I'll see what I can do."

 

She walked away from Zenru, Glory following behind her. The rest of the dolls rose up at her presence, and as she stopped near them, they began to have a mental back and forth. One could only get some semblance of going on by watching Anette's face, which seemed to flitter from happiness to uncertainty, pleading, and then sadness.

 

Their silent communication spanned out over the course of five minutes. Finally, however, she finished, turning back to walk towards Zenru with all of her dolls trailing behind her. She had a half-hearted expression on her face.

 

"All of my dolls want to be friends with you..." she said. As if on cue, they began to float around him. Hero and Heartthrob bowed, while Nightmare sat on his back and cackled happily.

 

While they did so, Anette finished speaking, talking like she had been steeling up for it. "...Except Glory. She doesn't know your intentions, so she can't trust you. I'm sorry." As she spoke, the doll in question was floating several feet above her back, face seemingly expressionless.

Edited June 13, 2015 by Corona de Adamas

[P-Jay 1,987]

@, 

 

zenru looked at glory for a moment. "i regret that." he said, "and i hope she might come to enjoy my presence." 

 

he bowed back at hero and heartthrob, with nothing but a nod for nightmare. "charmed." he took a closer look at hero. "and you in particular interest me...but thats for another day." he looked back at anette. "now...is there anything else you wanted to talk about? ill be happy to answer anything you -or your friends- might wanna ask."

Edited June 12, 2015 by PeytonJay

[Not Yellow Diamond 925]

Night Tracer listened intently to everyword that Luna had said. It's clear she had caught on to what he said the first go around.

 

Night Tracer smiled at her, even in the darkest of times he could crack a smile; well, most of the time, "Who am I?" he chuckled, "I'm not just Any star." he stated

 

"The star, the one that stayed, that's who I am. But perhaps you'd like to know a little bit more about that star." He raised a brow at Luna before he continued, "That star is sticking around the moon, Why? Like you said, the moon is dim. It no longer shines brightly, it no longer possesses the glory it once had. So, why go to it?" He questioned, then stopped to think for a brief moment.

 

"It goes to the moon because it has it's own light and it sees that the moon has none. The moon is still bright, it still shines, but beneath it's surface it is dark. The star, on the other hand; is bright, both inside and out. So, it's content with what it has but it sees the moon isn't content. So it decides it will give some light to the moon, it gives half the light. But, why? That almost equates to nothing. How could that star possibly help the moon? Look at it? It virtually did nothing." He pauses to take a breath

 

"So, 50% of it's light doesn't cover, well then how about 75%? Nope, too little. 85%? Nope, still not enough. 90%, not cutting it. 99.9% No, that won't do, it has a whole moon to cover, but it simply can't. But it knows how kind the moon has been, it has given away it's light for those who need it as well as those who don't deserve it." He looked directly at Luna. He had soft eyes, weak eyes. Not weak in heart but weak...elsewhere. He knew, no matter what that star would never be able to match the size or the brightness of the moon. He exhaled, "So, it decided it'd give all of it." 

 

"All of it..." Night Tracer thought to himself before he spoke, "All of it... All of its light... all of its light still couldn't light up the moon. But, How? It gave everything, it gave Everything but it still wasn't enough." Night Tracer looked down at the ground and sighed, "Well, so one would think.... it had one thing left to give..." He paused, and pondered for a second. 

 

"Itself." He stated. "No, not like giving it's life for oneself but, rather, to one's self. The moon had light, so it would give it light. The moon was alone so it gave itself... to be with the moon, that way the moon would never again be alone. It would always stay with the moon... for it knew the moon's pain. It knew how it was to be alone, it knew how it was to be betrayed. Never again did it want to feel that pain... but, what hurt it more, was knowing someone it cared about... knowing someone... it... loved..." he hardly managed to squeak out, it was barely audible. Perhaps Luna didn't hear him, perhaps she did. It was out of his control now, so he decided to make his odds a little better.

 

He put his right hoof atop of her's and rest his head on her side, then continued on, "knowing someone... it... loved would feel that pain. So it decided that the one it loved was more important than itself." he finished... he trembled internally, he peaked his head over her shoulder to see her eyes.

 

"You asked who I am, I am that star, Now, and forever will be," He smiled. 

 

He was surprisingly confident on the outside, calm and collected, but on the inside he was as scared as a little filly as they were off to their first day of school. 

Edited June 12, 2015 by louisvillepride

[Fractured 2,684]

"Is there anything you're willing to tell me?" Anette asked curiously. "Usually, i'd love to turn this into a guessing game, but somepony's waiting on me to come back to him, so I don't have time to sort through dark secrets. Just tell me simply: who are you?"

 

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Luna's heart dropped as she looked into Night Tracer's eyes, a parade of emotions flashing behind her eyes. Mostly, it was doubt, as an army of black thoughts began invading her mind. A dark voice, seemingly not her own, began to taunt her inside of her own head.

 

You think he's any different? He's not! I'll tell you exactly what's going to happen; He'll use you until you're all worn out, and then he'll leave you out to dry, just like they all did! Or, you'll outlive him, and you'll be forced to watch him die just like everypony else that claimed they would never leave you. Is that what you want?!

 

The voice boomed at her from every direction, before suddenly changing tones. It became calmer, almost soother as it whispered softly to her.

 

I know it hurts, Luna. But i'm here for you, like I always will be. Like you want me to be. Like you need-

 

She kissed him. Leaning in, she Held it for three seconds that lasted an eternity, even for her. The dark voice inside her head hissed evilly at her in response, but it was slowly beginning to grow weaker.

 

You'll regret this, it whispered as it faded away. You always do...

 

I always do, Luna thought for herself as she broke the kiss, once again staring into Night Tracer's eyes.

 

And my nightmares will always be back. But not today. Not right now

 

"Would you like to truly see the stars, Night Tracer?"

 

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Rainbow Dash could finally relax as she saw signs of her old friend returning. She was still a little concerned about this newest development, though. She whispered to Fluttershy again.

 

"Fluttershy, you don't have to fight. I can totally take this creep down in five seconds tops, just say the word. Are you sure you want to go through this?"

[P-Jay 1,987]

@, 

 

zenru looked at her. "well, i could just tell you im zenru, the current strongest swordspony in the world, and loyal celestia follower."

 

he sighed, and looked at the lake. "but that wouldn't feel right. i think ill answer with..."

 

he looked back at her. "im your friend."

[Unicorncob 5,677]

Strix had messed up Fluttershy's Mane, so, Fluttershy flipped it back and forth until it was perfect again, every strand fell into the right place. Then she looked up at the rough looking Griffon

 

Fluttershy was conflicted, she didn't like fighting, regardless of her outburst. She was just fed up. Now that Rainbow had cleared Fluttershy's head and made her see reason; she didn't want to fight. Now she saw her moral's, none of them agreed with fighting. Then again, Strix was asking to fight, It would be rude to say, "No," since it was now an offer and not a threat. 

 

Fluttershy mulled it over, "I'll do it." She said, barely audible. She figured it was a chance for her to be assertive, and although fighting outside the walls was bad, perhaps fighting inside the walls wouldn't be. It was like handling a civil dispute, but instead of talking it out they would just be, physical. 

 

"But, under one condition, You have to play fair." she assereted herself. "Do you understand? If you don't fight fairly then I won't fight you, I don't do cheating." Fluttershy sternly stated.

 

"Do we have a deal?" She asked as she extended her hoof hesitantly and turned away. She was still very unsure about it all but she figured, no harm, no foul. Besides, for once, she could prove herself to everypony.

 

Rainbow Dash could finally relax as she saw signs of her old friend returning. She was still a little concerned about this newest development, though. She whispered to Fluttershy again.

 

"Fluttershy, you don't have to fight. I can totally take this creep down in five seconds tops, just say the word. Are you sure you want to go through this?"

 

Strix smirked as the quiet pony accepted his challenge, and laid out her terms before extending a hoof to shake it. She didn't look like she could even hold a knife, let alone a sword, so he supposed going in unarmed for this one wouldn't hurt.

 

"Alright, deal," he snickered, grabbing the hoof in his claw in a rather firm shake, "Hoof-to-claw, no weapons, no dirty tricks. Let's see what you can do, squirt."

[Not Yellow Diamond 925]

@@Mars Orbit,

 

Pinkie Pie had watched Mars and Skitz walk toward the training center. Pinkie had never introduced herself to those ponies before so she thought better now then a second from now. She put on a bright, big smile and approached them. 

 

"Hi, who are you, wait no, don't answer that. You need to know me first so you know that I'm your new friend and since I'm your new friend then you have to know my name and if you don't know my name then you aren't  very good friend so I'll tell you my name and a little about me so you can be a terrific friend and I'll tell you... in song!"

 

*up beat, happy music begins playing*

 

"Hello, how do you do?

I'm, Pinkie Pie your new bestest best friend

And I'm so glad to meet you.

I'll be high and dry and at your side to the very end

 

I love throwing parties

To where all my friend's can come

They're blasting, blaring and starry

Where you can mix and mingle and be friends with everyone

 

Sadly once then sun comes up

the party will meet it's doom...."

 

Pinkie's mane deflated as the music slowly faded out. Then, suddenly, Pinkie's mane reinflated and the music came back in and Pinkie Pie pulled out a pair of symbols from seemingly no where.

 

"but before it's time is up we will talk, laugh, dance, play and end it with a BOOM!" She yelled as she banged the two symbols together directly in front of Mars and Skitz as hard as she could. Which should of broken their eardums.

 

She then quickly jumped in front of them and posed waving her symbols in the air as confetti fell from no where. She smiled brightly and waited for a response from her newly found friends.

 

@@Unicorncob, @,  

 

Fluttershy could feel Strix's insanely tight grip more than she wanted to. She could feel his talons digging into her skin; she quickly took her hoof away from his grip and looked up into his eyes. He didn't seem the slightest bit troubled, he seemed unphased. Perhaps she could change that...

 

"Ok, um, then let's go, um. Right now." she whispered quieter and quieter as she progressed through her statement, then she continued, "If you want to that is..." 

 

She doubted anypony would be able to hear her, but she didn't repeat herself. Maybe it was for the better he didn't hear her. 

 

@, 

 

Night Tracer was totally taken back by Luna's action, but he wasn't going to argue with a good thing. In fact he did quite the opposite, he melted on the inside, like choclate on a smore. 

 

His dream was coming true, unveiling right before his eyes. And it was true, too good to be true, quickly he became skeptical. With all that had gone wrong in his life, he wondered why has this not? He tried his best to ignore it but he couldn't.

 

"Luna...." he paused, "Are you sure you want to do this?" he questioned, after all the loss she had been through he didn't want to rush her into anything. "If you are then show me the stars, if not, then you don't have to, either way I'll be right here with you," he assured her and gave a comforting smile. 

 

"Please let this last, dear, Celestia, please let this last." he prayed.

Edited June 13, 2015 by louisvillepride

[Mars Orbit 729]

Mars and Skitz watched as Pinkie sang in front of them to music that seemed to come out of nowhere. Then Mars noticed something. "NOTHING RHYMED WITH DOOM COVER YOUR-" He covered his ears but Skitz wasn't as lucky when the symbols smashed together. Skitz laughed at the sound. "Hi, Pinkie Pie I'm Skitz and this purple piece of pony is Mars." Mars looked at pinkie and smiled. "I'M MARS!!!!!!!!!!! AND THIS IS MY BROTHER, SKITZ!!!!!!!!!!!" The symbols clearly messed up his hearing. "HOW ARE YOU TODAY!!!!!" Skitz grabbed Mars and shook him. "BE NORMAL!!! SNAP OUT OF IT!!!" He punched Mars straight in the face. "AAAAHHHHH WHAT'S HAPPENING?!?!?!?!?!?!" They both started screaming some nonsense about the number 7 and then Skitz turned to pinkie. "Pleasure to meet you." He threw a waffle at her face then squirted syrup at her. "Have some food."

[Vae Victis 742]

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Kazas, not wishing to be rude, used the door instead of the giant gaping hole that had been left by a gargantuan being. Responding to Applejack's question, his eye scanned the bar. It was more than just a mess. It was a catastrophic almagation of drunken hysteria.

 

" Well, I was just on my way to meet someone here. A grey mare. If it is not too much trouble, I would like to stay here for awhile. And, if I may ask a question in turn, was the hole caused by a minotaur? Big, muscular, wears bandages over most of his upper body, and carries a zweihander that's bigger than himself? Seen anyone like that, miss?"

[P-Jay 1,987]

caliber's smile faltered at the first bit she said, and disappeared entirely when he actually looked at her aura.

 

"...so i didnt break it, huh? god-damn, i still need more training, everyone's so strong...maybe ill have a talk with zenru...?" he listened to her, and grinned just a little. "aw, im not the best. 4th best, sure, but not the best."

 

"and yes, i do train. physically, and mentally. its rather taxing, as im sure you know how training works." he said, "and if you only dabble in swords, then im afraid i have you beat, there. been training half my life."

 

caliber sat down, and tried to smooth his cape out, which was still smoking.

 

"and i dont know about deserving to get shocked...he's my friend, and i know what he can and cant survive." he shrugged. "but hey! you've known him obviously a longer time then me, which is somewhere around a decade, you can tell me all about my friend."

 

he snickered, and tried to hide it.

 

"oh, where are my manners? oh, yes, im caliber, the wanderer." he said. "can i have your name?"

[Unicorncob 5,677]

Fluttershy could feel Strix's insanely tight grip more than she wanted to. She could feel his talons digging into her skin; she quickly took her hoof away from his grip and looked up into his eyes. He didn't seem the slightest bit troubled, he seemed unphased. Perhaps she could change that...

 

"Ok, um, then let's go, um. Right now." she whispered quieter and quieter as she progressed through her statement, then she continued, "If you want to that is..." 

 

She doubted anypony would be able to hear her, but she didn't repeat herself. Maybe it was for the better he didn't hear her. 

 

Strix smirked, managing to just hear her meek little challenge. Kid really looked like she roped herself into something she didn't want to do, but she should have just refused and walked away in the first place.

 

He sat up on his hindlegs and cracked his knuckles.

"You wanna go now, or take a bit to get ready?" He offered, deciding to give her a choice, "Doesn't matter to me either way, we both know who's gonna win."

[Fractured 2,684]

, @Orion Caelum

"Then that's all I need to know," Anette said with a small smile. Her dolls moved away from Zenru, crowding around her in a circle.

"I'm Anette, the lost doll-maker on the run from everything. Including myself, some days. My dolls are all i've ever had, and I don't expect that to change. But maybe here," she said, looking back over her shoulder towards the arena, "it can be different. For a little while, at least."

 

She turned back to face him, still carrying her half-smile.

 

"Thanks for meeting me, Zenru. It meant the world to me."

 

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Luna paused, looking into Night Tracer's eyes. A long, hesitating pause. She looked away."

 

"Perhaps now is... not the time." she finally answered. "There are other nights and we... I have a lot of thinking to do."

 

She stepped a small ways off. Darkness pooled on the ground beneath her, pulling her in.

 

"Farewell, Night Tracer... and thank you for a wonderful night." the darkness closed in over her, leaving Night Tracer alone.

 

Or so he thought. A pair of dark blue eyes without a body attached to them watched him silently from the skies, glowering.

 

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Applejack began cleaning up the place, talking all the while.

 

"Big fella that talks funny and laughs loud? Goes by the name of Lorec? Yep, seen him; smashed straight through my wall shortly before the whole place went to Tartarus in a handbasket. There are rooms in the back if you need em', by the way, just don't expect to get out of it without paying."

 

A piece of loosely attached wood fell from the top of the gaping hole in the wall, smashing into the floor with a crash.

 

"...I reckon I could use the extra bits."

 

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, [member='Unicorncob'], , @Orion Caelum, ,

-snip-

Trixie lay inside of the building, backed up against a convenience stand. She was not in good shape; she had broken her ribs and a leg, her body was covered in burns, and she occasionally twitched erratically as the last of the charge left her body. Outside, the storm continued to rage, bolt after bolt striking the building.

 

She coughed, weakly, before struggling to her feet, taking several attempts due to her spasming muscles. She placed four hooves on the ground and pain shot through the back one. Definitely broken, she thought as she sat back down, keeping it up and out of harms way

 

She could keep going, she dimly thought as she sat back looking out of the window into the storm. Even with a broken leg and shattered ribs, she could keep going; she had a suite of spells that could still reach Twilight from here, and enough stamina to last for hours. She could fight until she was dust, until every bone in her body was in busted, charred, bloody pieces...

 

She shook her head, laughing at herself despite the pain. Did she really used to think that way? She sighed, smiled lightly and closed her eyes as she rested her back against the stand. It didn't even matter anymore.

 

"I give up."

 

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"Attention, ponies," a voice announced from the intercom. "The match between Twilight Sparkle and Trixie has been concluded. The winner is... Princess Twilight Sparkle. Contestants, make your bets, and we shall see you when you return."

 

The intercom fell silent.

Edited June 13, 2015 by Corona de Adamas

[J.R. 3,183]

@,

Blizzard was very happy to finally be able to get out of there, "Freaking finally goddammit. I'm so tired of this place. Time to get up and move...."

 

He spoke to Caliber and Lektra, "Ok then. You two make friends, and I'll see ya later."

 

He then turned to the princess with a smirk, "Come on princess, there's some things I wanna show you....." He then put filly Celestia on his back and asked, "You ready....? Here we go!!" He then began to skate around the town with her on his back in an attempt to get Celestia in a 'fun' mood. "Are ya havin' fun Sunny?"

[Vae Victis 742]

@

 

Kazas sighed, and face-clawed. Great. He could only hope that there was less destruction around the area. After all, last time he had drank blod av aptgangr, he had been training his Soul Infusion Endurance. And when he had combined the two.... well, the landscape did not exactly stay the same in the area that he had chosen to train in. Lorec was the only one that Kazas knew who could turn plains into a ravine if he tried hard enough... taking his claw away from his face, he spoke with an embarrassed smile.

 

" ah... well, if you wouldn't mind, after all damages have been assessed, please send the bill to the Leovian embassy. More specifically, to my office. I am ambassador Kazas. They will know my name. I'm also Lorec's friend. I'm assuming that he challenged the parties involved to a drinking contest and then chose the one liquor he just happened to be allergic to. Typical... and don't worry, I fully intend to pay for drinks as well, but seeing as you've had your hooves full with Lorec, I think I'll spare you the drunken antics and settle for water. Just... preferably.... don't press any charges against Lorec. We need him and I assure you that he meant no harm. I'll be sure to reprimand him myself."

[Dust and Memories 557]

Wilhelm slowly clapped at the conclusion of the match. A smile curved at the edges of his mouth, and he calmly went to the bets table to collect his money. They seemed roughly evenly matched, which was unfortunate, because Wilhelm had bet less bits than he could have on Twilight. As he collected the surprisingly heavy winnings, his smile grew slightly wider as he thought of the new equipment he could get with the money.

 

Dare to hope, enough bits to finish the arc cannon prototype? Wilhelm thought, reflecting on the engineering challenges he had gone through during the delicate process of making an energy weapon of the sort. While the second mode unfortunately remained unusable and the first was disappointingly weak, with this money, he could finally buy the delicate crystals with the specific frequency attunation structures he needed, and possibly get at least a decent artisan- or even a great worker of gems like Rarity- to fit the crystals into the (extremely expensive) alloy frame without damaging them.

 

Whistling, Wilhelm walked back towards his lab. He had two orders to fill, and if anyone needed him, they knew where he was.

[Not Yellow Diamond 925]

@,

 

Night Tracer started to regret ever questioning a good thing, it may of been his only chance, but he didn't care. He'd rather Luna make a right choice then have him playing games for an eternity. Regardless, the kiss was enough for him as of now.

 

Luna had declared her departure and slipped into the abysmal darkness before even giving him a chance to say what was on his mind, "Luna, wait, dammit... You needed to know why... Shit..." He sighed and turned away from where Luna was standing. He looked up towards the stars, but for once in his life he didn't enjoy their company but instead frowned upon them.

 

He was going to grab his Saddle bag and head home and get some rest but when he turned for it, he realized it wasn't there. "Ah, for buck's sake," he cried. 

 

To think, the one time he didn't have his weapons he was being stalked by a potential predator, looming amongst the sky. 

 

"Where could they be?" He looked out over the arena and spotted them in the stands, "Ah, there you are," he muttered before he flew over. His back was turned away from the malicious eyes watching him, he had still failed to notice them. Maybe he wouldn't, not until it was too late at least.

 

@@Unicorncob,  

 

Fluttershy's nerves were rattling like a Rattlesnake's tail, "It's nice of you to think that I'm gonna win, Mr. Stirx but I'm not really sure." She didn't pick up on the fact that Strix was giving praise to himself.

 

Fluttershy was shaking vigorously but she decided better now then never, "Uh, we can go now." She said shyly. " Stay calm, and pull yourself together... it can't be that bad... perhaps Dad's years and years of horrible, horrible training may come out to be more than a terrifying, haunting, painful, and nightmare."

 

Her own thoughts almost scared her to death, but she couldn't forget all the hell her father had put her through...

[Unicorncob 5,677]

Fluttershy's nerves were rattling like a Rattlesnake's tail, "It's nice of you to think that I'm gonna win, Mr. Stirx but I'm not really sure." She didn't pick up on the fact that Strix was giving praise to himself.

 

Fluttershy was shaking vigorously but she decided better now then never, "Uh, we can go now." She said shyly. " Stay calm, and pull yourself together... it can't be that bad... perhaps Dad's years and years of horrible, horrible training may come out to be more than a terrifying, haunting, painful, and nightmare."

 

Her own thoughts almost scared her to death, but she couldn't forget all the hell her father had put her through...

 

Strix went to put up his claws, balling them into fists, but this mare was shaking like a leaf. She looked like she'd soil herself if he even faked throwing a punch.

 

This wasn't going to be much fun.

 

"Look, kid," He sighed, shaking his head, "It's clear you don't wanna go through with this, and it's not gonna be much fun beating up a pony who won't fight back. This ain't a proper arena fight, so let's just drop it, huh?"

He gave her a gentle nudge on the leg with a fist and walked by her.

 

So much for that outburst before. Ah well.

[Not Yellow Diamond 925]

@@Unicorncob,

 

He was right, she was terrified by the fact of fighting but she wasn't just going to get pushed aside like that, she knew she had to be assertive for herself.

 

"Hey!" She yelled, or yelled for her standards, "You get back here... I c-can fight, and I'm gonn- I'm going to show you." Fluttershy was upset that she wasn't taken seriously, more so with herself than anypony else. It was her fault for acting indecisive and scared, and admittedly, she was, but that didn't stop her.

 

@@Mars Orbit, 

 

Pinkie watched as the two bickored and yelled; it looked like fun, she almost wanted to join in herself. 

 

Skitz and Mars finally quit arguing and turned to introduce themselves, one of them threw a pancake at Pinkie and tried to squirt her with Syrup but she managed to catch it all in her mouth, not a single crumb, nor drop hit the ground. 

 

She smacked loudly then swallowed hard, and licked her lips when she was done. "Nice to meet you Skitz, Nice to meet you Mars! Where are ya headin'?" she asked and waited impatiently.

Edited June 14, 2015 by louisvillepride

[Mars Orbit 729]

"WHAT?!!?!?!?!!" Mars still wasn't hearing right. "I KNOW NOTHING OF DEADFIN!!!! WATCH OUT THOUGH HE SOUNDS DANGEROUS!!!!!" Skitz grabbed Mars and made him sit down. "We're going to go get our friend Green. He has a sword" he swung his hooves around. "And its all like pew pew pew BANG!!!!" He looked at Mars "You are having some luck today aren't ya? Hold still." "WHA-" Skitz whacked both of Mars's ears. "Better?" He asked smiling. "No now my ears hurt." Mars said. "You wanna come with us to get Green, Pink?" Mars asked almost laughing "He's at the training area." Skitz grabbed Mars. "Let's go." He picked up Mars and started flying toward the training area.

[Unicorncob 5,677]

He was right, she was terrified by the fact of fighting but she wasn't just going to get pushed aside like that, she knew she had to be assertive for herself.

 

"Hey!" She yelled, or yelled for her standards, "You get back here... I c-can fight, and I'm gonn- I'm going to show you." Fluttershy was upset that she wasn't taken seriously, more so with herself than anypony else. It was her fault for acting indecisive and scared, and admittedly, she was, but that didn't stop her.

 

Strix halted when Fluttershy called him out again, sounding just as confident as before.

He sighed and shook his head before turning to face her.

 

"Look, kid," he replied raising an eyebrow, "neither of us're gonna enjoy this. You're gonna get your little tail kicked and it's not gonna be fun for me. So unless you want me to feel bad and you to feel even worse, walk away."

[Not Yellow Diamond 925]

 

 

Strix halted when Fluttershy called him out again, sounding just as confident as before. He sighed and shook his head before turning to face her.   "Look, kid," he replied raising an eyebrow, "neither of us're gonna enjoy this. You're gonna get your little tail kicked and it's not gonna be fun for me. So unless you want me to feel bad and you to feel even worse, walk away."

 

She stood firmly and looked into Strix's eyes, but eventually she was to intimitated to continue so she broke the gaze. "So, we going to fight or not." she said as boldly as she could, still nervous on the inside. No pony knew why she was doing this, she hardly knew why, the best guess is; for so long she had been pushed around and treated as weak that she finally felt she had to do something about it. She may have been weak and helpless; she knew it to, she was ok with that, but to those who didn't know her, That's all she was known for, besides her care with animals.

 

But nopony said "Fluttershy the animal lover," or "Fluttershy the kind" they said, "Fluttershy the weak" and that bothered her, but of course she never said anything. Perhaps, today, she might show them she is more than they all thought. But first she'd have to convince herself...

[P-Jay 1,987]

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"huh? well, i guess i could give out some training..." he said, "but im mostly used to training alone. been wandering for about a decade now, ya know? and zenru's...well...lets just say he could've broken the shield. no questions asked."

 

"and im no expert, but im pretty good at determining a swordspony's rank. ronin's spot on, though. ronin was the guy who trained me originally, in case you were wondering. im a rank S swordspony, myself. Ronin's a SS, while Zenru's a SSS. that should give you a clear idea how strong that guy is. almost...not ponylike. but dont let that fool you: im still the 4th best."

 

"nah, no need to apologize, i was acting rather impulsive." he grinned sheepishly. 

 

"lektra bolt...of the bolt solutions? i think iv heard of that, before..." he said, "oh, yeah! i remember! oh, my god, how could i forget? i was the guy who got thrown into your wall, remember?!" he said, grinning.

 

FLASHBACK...

 

 

"are you sure?" violet asked,

 

"totally." caliber responded

 

"okay..."

 

violet prepared to do a spinning side-kick, one of her most forceful attacks.

 

caliber raised his sword, side-ways, as a way to block.

 

"im telling you, violet, my sword cant be broken!"

 

"we already made the bet! its time to put it too the test!!"

 

violet kicked caliber's flat side of his sword as hard as she could muster.

 

caliber was sent flying, naturally.

 

he crashed into a window, breaking through.

 

violet walked up to the window, and picked up his sword. "not even a scratch! where did you find this!?"

 

caliber had some cuts and sctratches. "told ya so" he said.

 

violet looked at whoever was inside, before grinning sheepishly. "sorry, we were just seeing if i could break his sword. we'll be out of your hair, now."

 

violet grabbed his cape, and flew off towards the ponyville hospitable.

 

a couple days later, caliber sent the house owner a couple hundred bits, to fix the damage.

 

 

"ah...good memories..." caliber said, "violet owed me a piggyback ride since i won..."

Edited June 14, 2015 by PeytonJay