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

[Unicorncob 5,651]

violet blinked, at the suddenly sliding, before she was launched off. she caught herself in midair, looking down at him. 

 

"hey...why aren't ya using your sword?" she asked, upon noticing the sheathed blade, still keeping herself aloft. 

 

Xiang watched as Violet caught herself in midair, and halted his attack as she hovered there and questioned his lack of using the dao sword sheathed on his back.

 

"You do not seem to possess one," he called up to her, "And I feel a weapon on an unarmed opponent would give me an unfair advantage. I prefer to fight on equal plains, out of respect."

[J.R. 3,183]

@@P-Jay,

Yuki turned back to Zenru, and responded, "I am here traveling around my normal routes and selling jewelry as I normally do. i currently am stopping in her in Bangcolt before I move onto the next city and sell more."

 

She approached her rental home, opened the door, and walked inside, "Here we are."

[IndigoStarstorm 68]

Cloud Chaser paused after kicking another thug in the gut, just in time to see Lightning zap one of them with...well, lightning.

 

"That was so cool!" She chirped, before turning back to kick the same thug in the face.

"Well, that was fun!"

 

Lightning examined the room, and thought to himself Damn, we messed this place up! He then noticed whimpering coming from behind the counter. He looked over to see the waiter hiding there, shaking like crazy.

 

"Hey waiter, is that food ready yet? No? That's okay, we can wait."

[Unicorncob 5,651]

"Well, that was fun!"

 

Lightning examined the room, and thought to himself Damn, we messed this place up! He then noticed whimpering coming from behind the counter. He looked over to see the waiter hiding there, shaking like crazy.

 

"Hey waiter, is that food ready yet? No? That's okay, we can wait."

 

Cloud Chaser shook out her legs and then her body, letting out a sigh. "Phew, that was fun!"

She looked around the messy diner with an awkward smile. "Somepony should probably clean this up..."

 

She hopped into the booth and hit Lightning with a grin. "You're a pretty good fighter!"

[Fractured 2,683]

@Unicorncob

"What?" Twilight's eyes opened wide in confusion as she tried to figure out why Starlight Glimmer had changed so suddenly, but nothing to came to her. Had she been playing all along?

 

"But, I thought that's what you wanted. To be friends. Why else would you come out here, follow me all the way to Bangcolt, come talk to me again? What were you looking for?" Twilight took a step back; had an uneasy suspicion, one whose thought formed an icy ball in the pit of her stomach. The feeling that she'd somehow walked into a trap...

 

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@The Down Trotten

A shield appeared in the air around Anette, blocking any further attacks from happening until it was broken. From the open, still swinging door, a fourth doll flew out, fuming savagely.

 

"Glory..." Anette smiled, and the doll briefly teleported into the shield with her. Appearing in a puff of smoke, her right eye twitching slightly, she reached out her hoof, smacking Anette upside the head.

 

"Ow..." Anette grimaced slightly, holding her stinging head tenderly. "I know, I know, it was stupid of me. I'm sorry." The other three dolls moved around Bowie, floating along with him in a three point circle.

 

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@The Down Trotten

Celestia had just sat down, ready to attend to the latest threat to her personal security; a several foot high stack of legal documents, freshly imported from Canterlot. Celestia, despite herself, sighed; it seemed even here on vacation, she still had a ton of work to do. In that regard, the knock on the door would by far be the most interesting thing to happen to her. Celestia, once again despite herself, moved quicker than was royally acceptable in her haste to answer it.

Celestia opened up the door with a light burst of telekinesis, promptly blinking in surprise once she discovered who was on the other end.

"Rhetoric Rash!" Celestia smiled brilliantly at the earth pony she had just recently met in the arena, then turned to his unicorn friend, who looked for all the world like she'd rather be anywhere else.

 

"And who is this?"

[Unicorncob 5,651]

"What?" Twilight's eyes opened wide in confusion as she tried to figure out why Starlight Glimmer had changed so suddenly, but nothing to came to her. Had she been playing all along?

 

"But, I thought that's what you wanted. To be friends. Why else would you come out here, follow me all the way to Bangcolt, come talk to me again? What were you looking for?" Twilight took a step back; had an uneasy suspicion, one whose thought formed an icy ball in the pit of her stomach. The feeling that she'd somehow walked into a trap...

 

Starlight took a few moments to catch her breath, and take in what Twilight was saying. Now she was confused.

Did Twilight truly regret what she did to Starlight's town? She didn't know anymore.

 

"I came here for revenge," She explained, "To get back at you for ruining my life! You and your friends just waltzed into our home when we weren't hurting anypony, and you had to take it all away! Why?!"

 

Tears began to form in her eyes. "Why am I even telling you this?! You have no idea what it's like to have the world take everything away from you when you did nothing wrong!"

[The Down Trotten 299]

 

 

A shield appeared in the air around Anette, blocking any further attacks from happening until it was broken. From the open, still swinging door, a fourth doll flew out, fuming savagely.   "Glory..." Anette smiled, and the doll briefly teleported into the shield with her. Appearing in a puff of smoke, her right eye twitching slightly, she reached out her hoof, smacking Anette upside the head.   "Ow..." Anette grimaced slightly, holding her stinging head tenderly. "I know, I know, it was stupid of me. I'm sorry." The other three dolls moved around Bowie, floating along with him in a three point circle.

 

 

Stubbing his toe on the shield he wheeled about in panic. Now this was a problem. Out numbered, and obviously outmatched, it the cut his losses time. 

 

"You fool! How many time do I have to tell you!? Don't bite off more then you can chew? You'll choke you dummy!" 

 

Back against the magical barrier "So? Who'd you piss of exactly, the puppet masters union? Kind of an unfair gig if you get what I'm saying" 

 

Looking for a means of escape he made a daring brake for Anette's house. Probably the last place they were expecting him to go anyway, besides maybe he could jump back into this ring, or maybe remove the arrow sticking out of his shoulder.

 

Rolling under one of the three dolls he sprinted on all fours. He wasn't running away, more of a tactical retreat. he always was a suborn dog 

 

@@Fractured,

 

Rhetoric bowed quickly to the Princess and prepared himself for the negotiation ahead "Your highness this is Terra, and she's had an appointment with you, a couple hundred years over due." he paused letting the notion settle in

 

"Allow me to lay all the cards out on the table so that there is no miss understanding. This is the unicorn that stole your Neices magic... However" he quickly added  "once you hear her tail, I know you will understand, and as her peaceful arrival here with me proves. She truly does not want to harm anyone. Further more I quite willingly tie my fate to hers..." he laid his life down on the line a lot didn't he?

 

Sometimes it sort of helped not having much self worth 

 

" Celestia, this is a manner that requires your full attention and care....But enough from me, Terra herself should explain the events that lead up to her desperate acts" 

[Star Saber 114]

@@Fractured, @@Unicorncob,

~Alright, wasn’t expecting this.~ Fuse thought to himself as he watched the conflict unfold from around a corner. However if a fight did break out between this Unicorn and the Princess that’d work out just fine for him; he could just grab Nightingale and run out. Yet somehow he felt like it wouldn’t be that easy...

[Literally Snails 2,307]

@@Unicorncob,

 

The four remaining prospects followed Tricis out of the cave with jade being the closest to her. The young unicorn was directly behind jade, still nursing his knife wound. Feather was behind him, his broken sword strapped to his back, and behind him was Cumulus.

 

One of the two stallions in front or behind of Feather had to be the creature. Even with it narrowed down to two possibilities, Feather couldn't determine who it was. Patch had killed his opponent, then again that wasn't against the rules. There was no word as to whether Ember survived her fight with Cumulus as well.

 

They ended their walk at the top of a hill only a few minutes from the mouth of the cave. The walk was silent. No one felt like talking.

 

The top of the hill was a plateau slightly smaller than the one they had ended the second trial at. There was a small, swampy pond and a rotting tree trunk that had died many years ago, but aside from that, there was only grass. There weren't even any bugs or animals at the top of the hill. It was as silent as a graveyard.

 

Feather Weave started to tremble like he was out in freezing temperatures, but the weather was mild. After Jade observed a bit more, she saw that Patch and Cumulus seemed uncomfortable as well. She was beginning to feel it too, an eery chill that felt like something was gripping her heart ever so lightly. She had felt the same feeling in the dark forest, but this was stronger.

 

"Master Tricis, What happened here?" Feather asked.

 

Tricis, who seemed to be the only pony not bothered, answered, "To tell you the truth, I don't really know. Long before my time, something happened here to tear the veil between this world and the next. All of the creatures you encountered in the forest came from here. At this grove, your spiritual power will be at the strongest level your body's can take. You may be tired, but right now, at this moment, the four of you are the strongest you've ever been. Here is where the final fights will take place."

[Unicorncob 5,651]

The four remaining prospects followed Tricis out of the cave with jade being the closest to her. The young unicorn was directly behind jade, still nursing his knife wound. Feather was behind him, his broken sword strapped to his back, and behind him was Cumulus.

 

One of the two stallions in front or behind of Feather had to be the creature. Even with it narrowed down to two possibilities, Feather couldn't determine who it was. Patch had killed his opponent, then again that wasn't against the rules. There was no word as to whether Ember survived her fight with Cumulus as well.

 

They ended their walk at the top of a hill only a few minutes from the mouth of the cave. The walk was silent. No one felt like talking.

 

The top of the hill was a plateau slightly smaller than the one they had ended the second trial at. There was a small, swampy pond and a rotting tree trunk that had died many years ago, but aside from that, there was only grass. There weren't even any bugs or animals at the top of the hill. It was as silent as a graveyard.

 

Feather Weave started to tremble like he was out in freezing temperatures, but the weather was mild. After Jade observed a bit more, she saw that Patch and Cumulus seemed uncomfortable as well. She was beginning to feel it too, an eery chill that felt like something was gripping her heart ever so lightly. She had felt the same feeling in the dark forest, but this was stronger.

 

"Master Tricis, What happened here?" Feather asked.

 

Tricis, who seemed to be the only pony not bothered, answered, "To tell you the truth, I don't really know. Long before my time, something happened here to tear the veil between this world and the next. All of the creatures you encountered in the forest came from here. At this grove, your spiritual power will be at the strongest level your body's can take. You may be tired, but right now, at this moment, the four of you are the strongest you've ever been. Here is where the final fights will take place."

 

As Jade followed Tricis to the group's next challenge, her eyes glided back to the unicorn behind her, who was still tending to his knife wound. It didn't look too deep, so she wasn't worried.

 

She saw Feather further behind, and smiled as she remembered how the hilt of his broken sword had helped her defeat Chisel.

 

As the group arrived at the murky pond and beheld the rotted tree, Jade felt something. A cold, eery chill that clutched to her chest.

It was almost like the forest...but worse.

 

She blinked at Tricis's explanation, and looked down at herself. She certainly didn't feel stronger...

[Fractured 2,683]

@Star Saber, @Unicorncob

Twilight visibly shrunk back from the raw emotion coming from Starlight Glimmer; she had expected anything but tears. "No... you're right." Twilight dropped her head, having nothing more to say on that note.

 

"I've worked hard to be where I was, but i've never had anything truly taken from me. I can't claim to understand what you're going through."

 

Twilight lifted her head up suddenly, looking directly at Starlight Gimmer.

 

"But, how could you claim that you weren't wrong? Don't tell me you couldn't see the anger on those ponies faces. The fear. Long before me and my friends ever showed up. Isn't that why you had secret security? Why you looked them in those rooms? Starlight, you know that they weren't happy, even wearing those enormous smiles on their faces. And yet, you forced them too anyway. I don't know if you thought one day they would believe it or not, but you were terrorizing them. It was wrong. And so were you."

Twilight sighed audibly.

 

"Starlight. I'm sorry for hurting you. I'm sorry for all of that time you must've spent in the mountains and Equestria knows where else, with no one and nothing except your own anger. But, i'm not sorry for freeing those ponies from Your Town. Nor am I going to fight you." She lit up her horn with a burst of magic, causing a violet bubble to form around Nightingale. With yet another spell, she teleported her inside, to where she'd be secured until the guards came inside. Or, Twilight dimly noted, she stopped using her magic. But she stepped back from Starlight anyway, closing her eyes.

 

"This is where you decide, Starlight, which pony you want to be. One who uses fear control, and hatred to get what she wants? Or one who truly starts to understand what a friend is? A pony who looks out for and cares for the interests of others, and still cares, even if, sometimes, they make mistakes." Twilight took a deep, shuddering breath, but stood stock still.

 

"Make your choice."

 

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@The Down Trotten

Anette tilted her head to the side, and shrugged at Glory, who shrugged back; the action was equally confusing to her too. While the red doll stayed outside, cackling softly in amusement, the brown doll and the violet doll both began floating into the house, swords and bows drawn respectively. They took opposite ends of the house, trying to track down the intruder as fast as possible.

 

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@The Down Trotten

"Stole my... what now?" Celestia blinked openly for a moment, her eyes reflecting pure confusion. They narrowed slightly in serious, however, when she realized that this wasn't a prank. There was something serious here, and it needed to be dealt with immediately.

 

"Come with me." She escorted them inside, immediately directing them to her room, and shut the door behind her.

 

Thirty minutes later, when Terra had finished relaying all of the relevant details to her, Celestia dropped back in her seat, shocked. So many things she'd been unaware of....

 

And one piece of solemn information she had yet to give.

 

"Terra, I am sorry. This spell was not made by myself or Primcess. Just as well, it is more complex than either of us have ever experienced in a spell before. We will not be able to remove it; i'm sorry."

 

Terra looked ready to cry.

[Unicorncob 5,651]

Twilight visibly shrunk back from the raw emotion coming from Starlight Glimmer; she had expected anything but tears. "No... you're right." Twilight dropped her head, having nothing more to say on that note.

 

"I've worked hard to be where I was, but i've never had anything truly taken from me. I can't claim to understand what you're going through."

 

Twilight lifted her head up suddenly, looking directly at Starlight Gimmer.

 

"But, how could you claim that you weren't wrong? Don't tell me you couldn't see the anger on those ponies faces. The fear. Long before me and my friends ever showed up. Isn't that why you had secret security? Why you looked them in those rooms? Starlight, you know that they weren't happy, even wearing those enormous smiles on their faces. And yet, you forced them too anyway. I don't know if you thought one day they would believe it or not, but you were terrorizing them. It was wrong. And so were you."

 

Twilight sighed audibly.

 

"Starlight. I'm sorry for hurting you. I'm sorry for all of that time you must've spent in the mountains and Equestria knows where else, with no one and nothing except your own anger. But, i'm not sorry for freeing those ponies from Your Town. Nor am I going to fight you." She lit up her horn with a burst of magic, causing a violet bubble to form around Nightingale. With yet another spell, she teleported her inside, to where she'd be secured until the guards came inside. Or, Twilight dimly noted, she stopped using her magic. But she stepped back from Starlight anyway, closing her eyes.

 

"This is where you decide, Starlight, which pony you want to be. One who uses fear control, and hatred to get what she wants? Or one who truly starts to understand what a friend is? A pony who looks out for and cares for the interests of others, and still cares, even if, sometimes, they make mistakes." Twilight took a deep, shuddering breath, but stood stock still.

 

"Make your choice."

 

Starlight stared long and hard at Twilight, but she was listening. She had no idea why she did what she did. Why she brainwashed those ponies to giving up their cutie marks.

 

"A cutie mark took my best friend away, Twilight Sparkle," She admitted, unable to stop her emotions from flowing out. Tears were streaming from her eyes already, so what was the point in hiding anything? "As soon as he got it, he moved on to bigger, better things. While I was left behind, blank-flanked."

 

Her eyes narrowed as she glared the princess down. "While you and your friends' cutie marks just brought you all closer together. You have no idea how unfair it is. You made friends with your cutie marks, while I lost a dear one.

 

"That's why I did what I did, Twilight Sparkle," she continued, choking back a sob, "that's why I set up My Town. So that nopony else could go through the same pain and heartbreak that I did!"

[The Down Trotten 299]

 

 

"Terra, I am sorry. This spell was not made by myself or Primcess. Just as well, it is more complex than either of us have ever experienced in a spell before. We will not be able to remove it; i'm sorry."   Terra looked ready to cry.

 

Rhetoric twtiched as the words came out of the Princesses mouth. "...Thats it? You don't know anything about this?... Nothing what so ever. Not even a clue what this voice could be, who could it belong too. Princess I'm sorry but if you can't supply anything, even just information" he shook his head and couldn't believe he was about to utter the following 

 

"I'm afraid I can't accuse Terra of her actions, and I may help her..." he knew it wasn't entirely right, but his sense of personal justice was clouding his better judgment and his voice was shaking in heated emotion 

 

"Princess, please I beg you, there must be something, anything" he never realized just how much he, or rather the collective "he" relied on her. somehow he had fooled himself into thinking he had a certain independence.

 

But when push came to shove, he was just as desperate for a savior as the rest of them.  

 

 

 

Anette tilted her head to the side, and shrugged at Glory, who shrugged back; the action was equally confusing to her too. While the red doll stayed outside, cackling softly in amusement, the brown doll and the violet doll both began floating into the house, swords and bows drawn respectively. They took opposite ends of the house, trying to track down the intruder as fast as possible.

 

He clambered and held himself up on a ceiling, thanking his lucky star that the Ringmaster had demanded he become the living spider dog, his claws digging deep into the wood, sweat beading on his nose.

 

Seems our puppet mistress ain't the up close and personal type. Better take her little...whatever they are out, one by one.   

 

I guess I'll just have to get the drop on em... 

[Literally Snails 2,307]

As Jade followed Tricis to the group's next challenge, her eyes glided back to the unicorn behind her, who was still tending to his knife wound. It didn't look too deep, so she wasn't worried.

 

She saw Feather further behind, and smiled as she remembered how the hilt of his broken sword had helped her defeat Chisel.

 

As the group arrived at the murky pond and beheld the rotted tree, Jade felt something. A cold, eery chill that clutched to her chest.

It was almost like the forest...but worse.

 

She blinked at Tricis's explanation, and looked down at herself. She certainly didn't feel stronger...

(On a phone, so I can't change text colors)

 

"Yes, excellent!" Jade heard Patch say. He was glowing slightly, radiating blue. She could see his energy! "I can already feel the energy flowing through me! My wound hurts much less now!"

 

Upon further observation, the other prospects were glowing as well, though they weren't as bright as Patch. Feathers aura was a darker blue while cumulus' was green.

 

Jade felt something hot touching her side. Her sword was radiating heat through its sheath!

 

Tricis nodded in a sort of approval. She had found the best four students. "The first match of the semifinals shall be Feather Weave versus Patch." She announced. "Do you need instructions or can you figure this out on your own?"

 

Feather immediately turned his eyes to Patch who was already stepping forward. Even if he really was a child, Feather would have to defeat him.

[Unicorncob 5,651]

(On a phone, so I can't change text colors)

 

"Yes, excellent!" Jade heard Patch say. He was glowing slightly, radiating blue. She could see his energy! "I can already feel the energy flowing through me! My wound hurts much less now!"

 

Upon further observation, the other prospects were glowing as well, though they weren't as bright as Patch. Feathers aura was a darker blue while cumulus' was green.

 

Jade felt something hot touching her side. Her sword was radiating heat through its sheath!

 

Tricis nodded in a sort of approval. She had found the best four students. "The first match of the semifinals shall be Feather Weave versus Patch." She announced. "Do you need instructions or can you figure this out on your own?"

 

Feather immediately turned his eyes to Patch who was already stepping forward. Even if he really was a child, Feather would have to defeat him.

 

Jade blinked as she saw the warriors around her had begun glowing with some kind of energy. She looked at her back, feeling a warm sensation, and saw her own sword was glowing with heat.

Tricis was right; their energies were being amplified!

 

She noticed that Patch's was burning the brightest. She began to wonder if that meant anything...

 

As Feather was called to fight first, she turned to her new friend and nodded at him with a smile. Silently wishing him good luck.

[Not Yellow Diamond 925]

@@J.R., 

 

Cadence was very attentive to ice Blizzard; she was looking at him, and she was responding with conscise 'mhmms' but on the inside, she couldn't be any further away from him. Where was Shining Armor? Who was he looking for? Who was more important that he wasn't there beside her. She wanted an answer.

 

Almost instantaneously as Ice finished, she said: "Thank you for keeping me ompany Ice; I appreciate it." She said superficially, "Now, where did you say Shining Armor was?" She asked him, flashing with her beady lilac eyes; almost too adorable to ignore. 

[J.R. 3,183]

@@Tacoma,

Ice smiled as she thanked him. He was happy to be of help, and would do anything within his power to be a friend. He listed to her, and when she did that thing with her eyes, it made him a bit flustered. Her eyes were pretty, and he even blushed lightly before shaking his head and regaining his focus, "Um....yeah. He's out in the Whitetaiil wood searching for the pony that stole your magic. I know you must not like the fact that your husband isn't here with you while you're in the hospital, and I wouldn't blame you if you were pissed. If my significant other was gone and not with me while I was in the hospital, I'd have a fit."

 

He looked away and sighed. He knew this would be hard to try and support her on, but it was the only thing he could do for her right now, "But trust me. He is doing it for you. And as soon as he catches the thief, he'll be back at your side. However....until then....you have me to talk to or...whatever.....sorry. I'm no replacement for him, but ya know...."

 

He looked back up at her with a comforting gaze, "I just want you to stay calm, ok? I can't stay calm if those whom I care about aren't calm. But please...the last thing you need is extra stress." He went over and hugged her, "Trust me, it'll be ok. I got ya."

[Fractured 2,683]

@The Down Trotten

Celestia's eyes dropped at Rhetoric's exclamation, and even farther as she looked at Terra. Letting her ponies down was something that never stopped hurting, especially when it was something as important as this. But was there anything she could do?

 

Terra had turned, on her path to walking away, when Celestia stopped her with a kindly placed wing.

 

"Wait. There is one thing I can do."

 

Terra stopped, before slowly turning around to face Celestia.

 

"I cannot restore your mortality. But, it's possible I could restore your lost memories. At least then, you'll know the truth of who you are." Terra opened her mouth to speak, but Celestia stopped her, raising a wing for silence.

 

"Before you speak, there are two things. One, I will require your consent before starting. And two: after I do this for you..."

Celestia sighed, loud enough to echo around the large open space of her private room.

"You must return the horn, and Cadence's powers."

 

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@Unicorncob

"Starlight..."

 

Twilight hesitated, before finally doing something she never thought she would do; she walked over, reached out, and hugged Starlight Glimmer.

 

"Making friends and losing friends... gaining new ones. Getting your cutie mark. Sometimes you have good experiences, and sometimes you have bad ones. Sometimes, they really hurt. But, that doesn't mean you should stop living, because it means you'll lose out on all of the happy memories, as well as the sad. You'll just be stuck, missing out on all of the wonderful things in life. Because, you're afraid."

 

Twilight loosened the hug, and stepped away from Starlight.

 

"And I understand. I know it hurts. But, it also gets better. I promise you."

 

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@The Down Trotten

Hero and Glory continued to move through the house, checking the rooms one by one. Heartthrob floated into the kitchen, rolling her eyes as she found nothing. Hero slowly opened a closet, giving no reaction on finding it empty. On the outside, Anette, still protected by Glory's shield, was now fussing at the cackling Nightmare.

 

"You're really not going to go in?" She received a hearty cackle in response, and Glory nearly dropped the shield in her anger. Anette simply sighed.

 

"You know I can't force you." She received a hearty nod from the doll, and continued. "But... you can hear them. They could be in trouble." That got Nightmare to pause; he stopped, considering...

[Unicorncob 5,651]

"Starlight..."

 

Twilight hesitated, before finally doing something she never thought she would do; she walked over, reached out, and hugged Starlight Glimmer.

 

"Making friends and losing friends... gaining new ones. Getting your cutie mark. Sometimes you have good experiences, and sometimes you have bad ones. Sometimes, they really hurt. But, that doesn't mean you should stop living, because it means you'll lose out on all of the happy memories, as well as the sad. You'll just be stuck, missing out on all of the wonderful things in life. Because, you're afraid."

 

Twilight loosened the hug, and stepped away from Starlight.

 

"And I understand. I know it hurts. But, it also gets better. I promise you."

 

Starlight let out a small gasp when she felt Twilight hug her. She didn't know how to feel about it, or see what a hug, from who she considered was her worst enemy, would do to help.

 

...I'm not afraid.

 

Her eyes became slits at Twilight's last comment. The last straw was in danger of being broken.

"You understand?" She spat, taking a step toward the alicorn, "What does the Princess of Friendship know about losing a dear friend? Training under Celestia, five best friends, a kingdom."

 

Another step forward.

 

"I only had one best friend, Twilight. And he's gone. I have nothing. Meanwhile, one of your friends causing a cosmic anomaly got you everything."

 

Tears formed in her eyes once again, betraying her sheer anger.

 

"Don't you dare condescend to me, Twilight. You don't know a thing about loss."

[The Down Trotten 299]

 

 

"You must return the horn, and Cadence's powers."

 

Rhetoric froze. There was little to nothing he could do now. Not even be a guiding voice. He didn't know what to do, and trying to put himself into Terra's hoofs he found himself that he couldn't. 

 

He knew he would take the trade, no question, but then again he probably wouldn't have taken the horn in the first place... Yet even as he found himself in no position to speak he did anyway, old habits die the hardest 

 

'Terra... I know what I would do... and I'm biased as I want to see this end peacefully. And as you keep saying you do too...your memories could be what you need to understand why your immortal... and then maybe we can figure out what that voice is... Its a high risk... "

 

He looked at the immortals in the room "AS this seems to be a private affair... I shall give you two your privacy. Unless of course there is anything I can..." 

 

 

 

Hero and Glory continued to move through the house, checking the rooms one by one. Heartthrob floated into the kitchen, rolling her eyes as she found nothing. Hero slowly opened a closet, giving no reaction on finding it empty. On the outside, Anette, still protected by Glory's shield, was now fussing at the cackling Nightmare.  

 

Bowie spotted one of the puppets, if his eyes were working right it seemed like a chick. Dropping down, hopefully causing no sound he tried to capture the doll. if not break, use it as a hostage maybe

"You got the lion by the tail? Ok good, because if you let go your dead. Don't play fair now, you've pissed him off, so he sure as my mustache won't" 

[P-Jay 1,987]

Xiang watched as Violet caught herself in midair, and halted his attack as she hovered there and questioned his lack of using the dao sword sheathed on his back.

 

"You do not seem to possess one," he called up to her, "And I feel a weapon on an unarmed opponent would give me an unfair advantage. I prefer to fight on equal plains, out of respect."

 

"i fight other ponies with weapons all the time. i dont mind. in fact..." she reached into her bag, pulling out some brass hoof coverings. "i wanna see just how good you are with that thing."

 

she grinned, landing on the ground, raising her front hooves, which were now coated in metal.

 

Yuki turned back to Zenru, and responded, "I am here traveling around my normal routes and selling jewelry as I normally do. i currently am stopping in her in Bangcolt before I move onto the next city and sell more."

 

She approached her rental home, opened the door, and walked inside, "Here we are."

"selling? well, i ask if your selling your craft, you must need money, yes?" he looked at her quizzingly. "or do you sell it because money is simply a nice thing to have?"

 

as soon as she opened the door, yrel zoomed in, looking around wildly. "whats this? whats this? there's white things everywhere!"

[J.R. 3,183]

@@P-Jay,

Yuki giggled, "Oh no. It's not about the money at all."

 

She went into the kitchen, where she could still be heard, "I do it because ponies love to wear what I make. It puts a smile on my face to see them wear what I make, and to know that my craft is worth the money to spend on."

 

Mixing, beating, and grinding could all be heard from the kitchen, as the kitchen began emitting sweet aromas.

[IndigoStarstorm 68]

Cloud Chaser shook out her legs and then her body, letting out a sigh. "Phew, that was fun!"

She looked around the messy diner with an awkward smile. "Somepony should probably clean this up..."

 

She hopped into the booth and hit Lightning with a grin. "You're a pretty good fighter!"

 

"You're pretty good, yourself!"

 

Lightning had seen a solitary hayburger on the goons' table and decided to grab it.

 

"This is mine now," he stated as he shoved in into his mouth.

 

He looked at one of the punks and said angrily, "That's what you get for interrupting my dinner!"

[Unicorncob 5,651]

"i fight other ponies with weapons all the time. i dont mind. in fact..." she reached into her bag, pulling out some brass hoof coverings. "i wanna see just how good you are with that thing."

 

she grinned, landing on the ground, raising her front hooves, which were now coated in metal.

 

Xiang allowed a smirk to cross his muzzle at the sight of Violet's brass hoof covers. "I see. Very well then."

 

He uncurled a dragon-like wing and wrapped it around the hilt of the sword, unsheathing it and flicking it up in the air, allowing it to spin. He nonchalantly glanced up, and expertly caught the hilt in his jaws. The dao sword's blade gleamed amber and white with the moon and streetlights.

 

"Let's go."

 

 

"You're pretty good, yourself!"

 

Lightning had seen a solitary hayburger on the goons' table and decided to grab it.

 

"This is mine now," he stated as he shoved in into his mouth.

 

He looked at one of the punks and said angrily, "That's what you get for interrupting my dinner!"

 

Cloud snorted into her hoof, and helped herself to a free soda left behind by one of the muggers. "If there's backwash on this, I'll give you the worst of it."

[Star Saber 114]

@@Fractured, @@Unicorncob,

 

~Pits of Tartarus...~ Fuse mentally cursed as Twilight teleported Nightingale away, blasted Unicorn/Alicorn magic, always such a pain. Fuse thought, they were leading her towards the guard barracks, hopefully that’s where they sent her. Fuse turned away from the two mares and their confrontation to find a route around to the barracks.

Edited December 14, 2015 by Star Saber