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

[J.R. 3,183]

@@Fractured,

Ice was walking in the streets of Bangcolt, when he suddenly came across a sad purple figure outside his favorite cafe. It was Twlight Sparkle. Intrigued, Ice went over, and instead of ordering a cup of coffee (due to being warned from a prior source that the coffee is made of unknown, and horrid things), he ordered a milkshake, and started sipping it as he touched a chair that was opposite from Twilight, "Aw, why the long face? Surely you should be happy on a fine day like today," he said, giving her a look of sympathy, "This seat taken?"

[DarkusX 69]

@@Fractured,

 

Falza would laugh right now... but doesn't have the urge.

 

"...." Ignoring every word she said, Falza stays silent and walks forward slowly
for a moment as he still waits for her move, then stops in a meaner stance. Chat is nothing to him, Falza has already given an answer with another angry stare wanting this fight to start.

 

Any weaknesses wouldn't be so visible to Nightingale... except his chainmail armor against his stomach being mostly vulnerable to blunt attacks.

Edited November 16, 2015 by DarkusX

[J.R. 3,183]

Lightning Blade stared outside of the window of the train taking him to his destination, his hoof rhythmically tapping on the floor.  He was barely able to contain his excitement.  And who could blame him?  He was headed to the Bangcolt Arena!  His years of training were finally going to prove themselves. 

 

Lightning usually worked as a member of the Royal Guard, under the rank of Lieutenant.  His father was a retired guard as well, and he had taught Lightning how to use a sword. However, in a land of peace and prosperity, the opportunity to show such skills were quite limited.  Lightning decided to participate in Bangcolt in order to show that his training had paid off.

 

As the train stopped in Bangcolt station, Lightning felt his heart skip a beat.  "The moment's almost here! I'll make you proud, Dad!" Lightning thought to himself.  He raced out of the train and headed out into the unknown...

Electron Wave Storm was now looking for something to do. While managing the weather with a pencil in his ear, and a clipboard, he was suddenly hit by another pony, "Ow! Hey, watch it, dude. You don't wanna run into the wrong pony around here. They willeat you alive."

[IndigoStarstorm 68]

Lightning was ecstatic to have finally made it to Bangcolt!  Looking around, he took in his surroundings, flying around excitedly like a housefly.  Suddenly, though, a thought crossed his mind.

 

"Oh, I should probably make sure I have everything," Lightning said as he landed on the ground and checked inside his saddle bag.  Everything seemed to be there.  He then looked at the scabbard he always kept on his back.  In it was his own special sword, his greatest treasure.  With it he had had many crazy adventures, and in the arena it would be his greatest ally.  It was no ordinary sword, but what made it so special?  Well...that was for him to know, and for his opponents to find out...

 

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@@J.R.,

 

Lightning Blade realized that he had almost trampled somepony to death trying to get out of the train  Embarrassed, Lightning turned to face this new pony.

 

"Whoops, sorry about that, bro. I didn't see you there. I'm kinda in a hurry...Actually do you think you can help me?  I'm looking for the arena.  I, uh, kinda forgot to bring a map..."

Edited November 16, 2015 by IndigoStarstorm

[J.R. 3,183]

@@IndigoStarstorm,

Electron Wave Storm gave the pony a confused look. How could someone go to a city, and be more lost than an elderly person at a bar. But nonetheless, he decided to help the poor pony out, "A map? Just how lost are you, dude?" he said with a sigh, "The Arena is in the middle of town. You'll have to sign up for it at the entrance."

[Fractured 2,684]

@DarkusX

Nightingale sighed again; the fight was getting duller by the minute. As the pony stopped, she nonchalantly brushed a portion of her bag with a wingtip. The special pressure pad activated, one of the pockets opened up, popping out a crimson red orb which grew to a size slightly bigger than Nightingale's pupil. She clutched it in a wingtip.

 

"Well, I guess it looks like the latter, so much for common courtesy." She yawned, then l flicked the orb in his direction. Designed to stick to whatever it touched after it was primed, and explode seconds later in a fireball strong enough to destroy a house wall, Mr.Mysterious would probably be less than silent if it made contact.

 

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@J.R.

"Are you kidding? It just turned from day to night in the space of minutes; the princesses are gone, and nopony can tell me anything about anything. I should know; i've been around the whole of Bangcolt trying to track them down for seven hours, and I couldn't find anything, except for some weird dark magic spikes in the hospital that lead absolutely nowhere. They just disappeared!"

 

She stopped, looking up at the pony for a moment.

 

"And no, the seats open. Feel free."

[J.R. 3,183]

@@Fractured,

Ice was stunned momentarily by the purple pony's words, and then sat down with her, "Hey, hey hey hey.....calm down....breath in...breathe out...stay focused....stay alive....." he said, doing the breathing motions himself for her to copy, "Alright. If you're calm you can think better. Now, first, let me introduce myself. I'm Icesius Blizzard of the Ice Clan. Dunno if Rarity already told you about me or whatever, but regardless, I'm here to help."

 

He sipped his shake, "And the first step to solving any problem is assessing the situation. Channel your emotions into the calm peaceful way of nothing but blue peace....." he said, hoping his coat color, which was blue, which represented calmness, could help somehow, "Just calm down, Twilight. Now...tell me slowly and carefully what's wrong. Can you do that for me?"

[DarkusX 69]

@@Fractured,

 

Being reasonably meters away, Falza sunddenly notice whatever she was going to throw has unpredictable strength, since its just a seemingly harmless looking orb. Right when Nightingale tosses, Falza takes quick action dashing forward out of direction of the thrown object by the side hopefully avoiding contact while passing by, and by time he would be outside the orb's destined landing spot.

 

After that wouldve succeeded, Falza still dashed towards Nightingale.

[IndigoStarstorm 68]

@@J.R.,

 

"Huh?" Lightning Blade hovered  over the city, his eyes aimed towards the center.  He scanned the buildings until he found what he was looking for.

 

"Oh, right..." Lightning lowered himself to the ground and looked back at the annoyed-looking pony.

 

"Thanks for your help! I better get going! My name is Lightning Blade! What's yours?"

Edited November 16, 2015 by IndigoStarstorm

[J.R. 3,183]

@@IndigoStarstorm,

Electron's expression didn't change, "Electron Wave Storm. Nice to meet you, I suppose. But you better watch yourself, noob." He then began to hover in the air, looking into the night sky, "There's only a hoofful of select ponies that give you kindness around here. Respect is something you have to earn."

[Star Saber 114]

@@Fractured, @@The Down Trotten,

 

Although Rhetoric had seemed to stand down, the same could not be said for Calibur, they had come so far, risked so much to get here that it seemed wrong to just go back without Luna. However he didn’t voice any of that but instead turned his head towards Princess Celestia. He figured he would leave it up to her… they were here to save her sister afterall…

 

Meanwhile Eclipse stood there, weapon drawn, waiting to see what the interlopers here would do...

Edited November 17, 2015 by Star Saber

[IndigoStarstorm 68]

@@J.R.,

 

"Oh, don't worry about me.  I've been training my whole life.  I know what I'm doing!  I'd better get going though.  See ya around, Electron Wave Storm!"

 

With that, Lightning took off and headed toward the arena.  He was thinking about the pony he had almost trampled getting out of the train... Though he hadn't explicitly said so, Lightning figured he must be a fighter.   He wondered if he would ever have to face him in the ring one day. 

 

Lightning soon made it to the arena building.  He could hear a lot of noise from the inside.

 

"There must be a battle happening right now.  I'd better get signed up!  Now where was that front desk again?  Electron said it should be around here..."

Edited November 19, 2015 by IndigoStarstorm

[Fractured 2,684]

@J.R.

Twilight stopped, then looked up at Ice Blizzard once again. She stood up slightly, and took a deep breath. Hoof to her throat, she pushed out while exhaling, mimicking the practice Cadence taught her, though she was sure to keep her alicorn magic from flooding out. As she finished the exhale, she felt more relaxed; she was ready to talk now.

 

"The princesses are missing. I can't find them, and nopony seems to know where they are. Now, as near as I know, Luna's been missing since at least a week, Celestia since earlier today, but neither of them left me any notes or clues as to where they went, so I can't figure out where they are.

 

She took another deep breath, pushing her breathing back down to normal.

 

And to top it off, I sensed dark magic all over the place in the hospital, as well as a strange magical source. I figure that must be a clue, but it doesn't lead anywhere except the room, so if it is. I can't follow it. All I know is that something bad may have happened, and I have no choice but to sit here outside a cafe and wait for whatever it is it to end." Twilight was calmer, but she barely resisted the urge to faceplant into the table again.

 

 

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@DarkusX

Nightingale watched the thrown orb explode into a massive fireball a little ahead of her, as the black clad pony avoided it. Still not putting a shred of true effort into her movements, she dashed a little towards him in reciprocation, then jumped up. As she took to the sky directly above and behind him, a wing bended inward again. She dropped yet another orb, this one a deeper crimson than before, and aimed to attach it to a particular spot on the pony's back, hopefully unnoticed. Unlike like the last one, this one would only detonate in response to a set of spoken words, though it could be removed with a rough tug before then if it was found. Nightingale nonchalantly stared at the back of the pony's head as she passed; she may have ended up having to take a hit due to the proximity, but the payoff was more than worth it, in the end.

 

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@The Down Trotten, @Star Saber

"...We are not leaving." Celestia struggled to get to her feet, though she was still not fully healed. She stared directly at Nightmare Moon, her eyes as hard as she could manage them.

 

"Equestria's princess, as she has been for more than a thousand years. She's been here since the very beginning since the beginning; she helped build the foundations that made this world what it is for everypony. But, more than Equestria's guardian... she is my sister. And I will not leave her here in your care. Luna will be leaving  with us."

 

Celestia's body began to simmer, then spark. Then, suddenly, it ignited; solid red and white flames danced around her body, extending her wings with raw heat and forming a glowing crown and armor over her body. Celestia gasped; this much power in addition to what she had already lost was leaving her at the bottom. But, it was necessary.

 

"Everypony, stand back. I'll handle this. As I should've done 1,000 years ago." Trixie, who was still shivering even in the searing heat of Celestia's body, silently stepped off to the side. Sunset Shimmer did too, moving closer to Rhetoric and Chrysalis. Celestia's bow appeared, solid white and sparking with flames just like its owner. And then, with barely the softest ruffle of feathers, Luna woke up.

 

"...Nightmare? Sister?" She looked confusedly towards each of them; the former's eyes narrowed slightly in anger, while the latter's weapons and body diffused with a dull flash. Luna over the rest of the group, only focusing once again when she caught sight of the last pony. Her eyes widened slightly.

 

"Eclipse...?"

[J.R. 3,183]

@@Fractured,

Ice nodded, listening to every word she said. When she was done, he replied, "Based on that, I can make the deduction. I had already figured that Celly would already be searching for her sister, and based on the fact that she was at the hospital, she must have teleported from there. To where, who knows."

 

He sipped his shake some more, as he bought one for Twilight, "Hope you like nilla," he said as she was given a vanilla milkshake, "Now....based on all that, it's safe to assume Celly teleported from the hospital. I was also aware that the sun being out for so long, was because Luna was probably out of commission for some reason. Why? Dunno."

 

He took another sip, and then spoke, "So with all the evidence I got, it's safe to say that Celestia's off to save her sister from something. From what? I dunno. Where? I dunno. But at least we know why they're gone." He looked Twilight straight in her eye, "Now, Twi. This is the kinda stuff Celestia was training you for. When she and/or her sister is gone, she's counting on you to handle things. You can't be freakin out like this, because if the sisters are gone, the need you to step up, because they're counting on you, and Cadence for that matter. I mean, princess or not, you've exhibited that much competence that the sisters trust you. Don't let them down now, girl."

 

He sighed, "Stay focused, stay alive, Twilight. The princesses would want you to do so, and so do I," he said, sipping his shake again.

[IndigoStarstorm 68]

Lightning Blade hurried as fast as he could to find the registration booth, until he finally found the table to get himself initiated.  He signed his name and raced inside the arena building to see if he had missed the battle.

 

Fortunately, he wasn't too late.  He saw that there were two fighters, a stallion clad in black, and a Pegasus mare who was attempting to spur him into action.  Watching the battle closely Lightning realized something. 

 

"Wait a second.  These two aren't even trying! The Pegasus seems to be toying with the other pony, but he's acting like she isn't even a threat!"  As Lightning continued to watch the battle, he couldn't help but think that t least one of the fighters were hiding something...

[DarkusX 69]

@@Fractured,

 

Falza always keeps an eye out for his opponent, so as Nightingale jumped over, He kept his head towards her and turns directly around just in-time once again facing another tossed orb. It might've been toolate dodging, but instead he quickly slapped the Explosive to the far right side with hard enough force hopefully cancelling being having that stuck against his right front-hoof.

 

If that succeeds, then Falza would cast "Haze" covering his whole body wasteing small amount of magic energy limiting her sight of him by 85 percent.
Truely after, Falza uses "Blaster" towards by Nightingale's hooves which was beach-ball size, seemingly dispersing "Haze" revealing the Black clade pony.

Edited November 17, 2015 by DarkusX

[AmberDust 1,118]

 

 

"Um...yeah." Rain Shadow laughed nervously along with Amber Dust, before moving in next to her.   "Look. I don't know much about unicorn magic, being a pegasus, and all. But it looks like you're using an awful lot of magic for that spell, and its throwing off your aim. Maybe you could try using less power? And remember; if you want to hit a target, you have to get used to its speed first. Anticipate its movements, and then aim where you think its going to be, not where it is." Rain Shadow smiled while she spoke; secretly however, she hoped that she didn't sound preachy.  

Too much magic...Amber hadn't considered that.

"Alright," she said slowly. Amber considering the idea, turning it over in her head to look at it from all angles.

"That sounds like it should work."

The mare stretched her neck up, and, taking a deep breath, locked her eyes on the moving targets. She concentrated on their motion, on their speed...

Amber's horn began to glow once more. With intense concentration, she kept its energy stable, holding still for a moment.

Without breaking eye contact with the targets, she flicked her head forwards, sending an orange beam towards it.

[The Down Trotten 300]

@@Fractured,@@Star Saber,

 

Exhausted the brown earth pony looked at the Princess of the night with mild surprise. All this, just for her to wake up? How ironic. Looking over to his fellow ponies he blinked and suddenly decided that it was just to much trouble to open them back up again. Mumbling "Trixie... do me a favor?... I'd like a refund on this necklace..." he was forced to sit down, and hoped that he wouldn't be required to fight, he would literally die 

 

Chrysalis shot the Princesses looks of curiosity. What was to happen now? What was She  going to get out of this? If she had more strength she could take advantage of this fragile situation, but that wasn't advantageous, even for her. She would have to wait this one out. Just wait it out  

Edited November 17, 2015 by The Down Trotten

[Fractured 2,684]

@DarkusX

Nightingale watched with minute satisfaction as the orb stuck to Falza hoof; designed to stick to skin, it would take more than an off-hand slap to dislodge it. She didn't get time to celebrate her victory, however, as he suddenly let loose a cloud of choking black smoke, limiting her view of him. She coughed slightly, instinctively jumping up afterward as her feathers tingled; the energy blast just barely passed below her, but still hit the ground with explosive force, propelling sharp rocks upward that cut into her skin. She winced slightly, and flew slightly upward and outward away from Falza. She calmly brushed the side of her bag with a feather, grabbed a pair of Neigh-Ban sunglasses as they popped out at her, and stared down slightly at Falza from the air.

 

"Okay, lets get this started." She flicked one her feather sliders off of her wing, sending the steel sharp projectile racing for Falza's left leg.

 

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@J.R.

"You're right, I need to focus on keeping Bangcolt running while they're away. It's just me and Cadence now. Luckily, nopony seems to have noticed, so there's not much of a panic yet. Now I just need to keep it that way..."

 

Twilight stopped suddenly, and blinked up at Ice Blizzard.

 

"Wait; where is Princess Cadence? I haven't seen her in days either." She put her hoof to her chin, thinking deeply. "Did she leave with them...?"

[Unicorncob 5,697]

Strix wandered around the city, a sigh escaping his beak which clicked with utter boredom. The griffon needed something to do, and he needed it now.

 

A fight, a bounty, a drink, a good time with a girl he's never met before, anything!

 

The late moon rising was pretty suspicious though...but he figured Luna was asleep on the job.

 

"Heh. Moon princess. Asleep. Heh."

 

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Bonbon, clad in a pair of dark sunglasses and hidden under a trenchcoat and hat, skulked around the Bangcolt Arena trying to remain as inconspicuous as possible.

The earth pony had it on good authority that strange, otherworldly activity was occurring in the city, mostly around the arena area.

 

The late arrival of the moon was evidence enough for her to believe it.

 

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Cloud Chaser gave a rather accomplished sigh as she looked around her little Bangcolt apartment. Her belongings were set out, and she was all settled in.

With the evening here, suspiciously late but nonetheless, she decided she may as well check out the nightlife. She headed downstairs and exited onto the street, ready to have some fun.

 

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The last train scheduled for the evening pulled into the Bangcolt station, and naturally, its number of passengers was light.

 

Among them was a light purple unicorn mare, her darker mane in a rather eye-catching style and sporting an aquamarine stripe running down the middle of the bangs between her horn.

 

Her eyes, pupils a light persian blue, were slanted into a confident, almost cocky expression as she exited the platform and entered the city proper.

 

I wonder where Twilight is...

[J.R. 3,183]

@@Fractured,

Ice conked his head a few times, trying to recall when he had last seen the princess of love, "Um...think...think...think. Oh yeah! I remember. Last I checked, her and Shining Armor were headed back to the city from the woods. They were out walking together, and they should be back along any moment now."

 

He sipped his shake, and smiled, "And that's all there is to it, Twi. I hope you feel better now." He took a deep breath, "Whew. My day hasn't exactly been easy either. I mean, I just barely managed to help one of my friends beat this obnoxious criminal. And in the process managed to save Rarity's most prized gem that she worked so hard on."

 

He sighed, thinking aloud about what Rarity last said to him, "Rarity says she appreciates how much I've done, but wants me to cut back. I think she's right..." he trailed off, looking to the side, and then back to Twilight, "Oh, sorry. I don't mean to bore you with my personal experiences. Is there anything else you wanna talk about?"

[Star Saber 114]

@@Fractured, @@The Down Trotten,

 

“Don’t mean any disrespect Princess...” Calibur stepped up to stand beside Celestia, “But sitting on the sidelines isn’t exactly my style…”

 

Calibur raised his revolvers, pointing one each at the two ponies standing in their path. However as quickly as had raised them they were lowered as the Princess of the Night stirred awake.

 

Eclipse’s scythe almost instantly dematerialized the moment Luna spoke his name. Without knowing what else to say, he merely spoke her name in return. “...Luna.”

[DarkusX 69]

@@Fractured,

 

Nightingale would have noticed Blaster's sudden crash haven't effected or injure anything except her mind. The other Falza dispersed into purple gas.... soon after the real Falza was undisguised as the acted Blaster shot which dispersed away cancelling Haze as he landed under her.

 

Falza now takes the opportunity swiftly stepping on the orb and roll it off hard against the ground leaving it there, then jumped at very high speed towards Nightingale using Storm Strike aiming for her lower chest area, but still has his hoof pulled back and plans it to stay like that until contact.

 

With Storm Strike, strength and excellent speed... surely devastating.

(3 speed bursts left)

Edited November 17, 2015 by DarkusX

[Fractured 2,684]

@J.R.

"Well, at least Cadence and Shining Armor are... Wait, someone tried to steal one of Rarity's gems?" Twilight looked at him, eyes suddenly creased with worry. "Who? And how come nopony told me there's a thief in Bangcolt? I could have stopped her if i'd known."

 

Twilight stopped, focusing for a moment, then came to a snap realization. Her thoughts trailed back to the moment she had last left with Rarity for their group meeting, and she refixed her attention back on Ice Blizzard, strangely calm and controlled.

 

"... I want to find her. Tell me everything you know about her."

 

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@AmberDust

With the light's intensity lowered, Rain Shadow could watch the energy beam clearly now. She snapped her eyes over to follow it, and watched it strike the target. She gave a small grin; it wasn't quite near the center yet, but unlike last time, it was at least concentrated on one target, and not two.

 

"See? You did get better... Maybe you just need to go a few more rounds with the targets, to see if you can improve your aim."

@The Down Trotten, @Star Saber

As she watched the events in front of her unfold, Trixie gave a short dark laugh at Rhetoric's joke.

 

"At this point, we may not need it..."

 

It was at that point that she became aware that Rhetoric was far from okay, possibly injured. She knelt down in front of him, checking him for injuries.

 

"Rhetoric, are you okay?" She didn't know healing magic, so she instead struck a pointed look Sunset Shimmer, who slowly began to sidle over towards the both of them.

 

Luna, meanwhile, looked at Eclipse for a moment, her face a silent mask. Then, she simply turned away from him.

 

"I am glad you are back. If you are still around later, I would like to speak with you. I believe we have much to talk about." Her eyes caught onto Celestia's for the briefest moment as she stared forward, then she turned back to Nightmare, eyes radiating cold resolution.

 

"I have already been kept here long enough, so I will not repeat myself. I am leaving, Nightmare, along with all of the ponies who have come here. And you will not be stopping us."

 

"...No." Nightmare had stood by in silent anger that Luna had woken up, but had finally come to her senses in time to speak. "I won't allow that. I can't!" her horn started to spark, filling the room with the heavy presence of powerful magic...

 

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@DarkusX

Nightingale watched as the illusion disappeared, and gritted her teeth. Another rush of displaced air came at her, slightly beneath her, and she dodged backward again, but she couldn't avoid it completely this time. She felt the air explode from her body on impact, then saw white as the electricity discharged into her body. The second part wasn't as bad though; being slightly lightning resistant came naturally to pegasi. Fighting through the enourmous pain, she popped out another part of her saddlebag, and let a tiny black flash bomb drop naturally from the air towards the pony below her, to explode in a flash of solid blinding white light some moments later.

Edited November 18, 2015 by Fractured

[IndigoStarstorm 68]

“Alright, this is more like it!” Lightning shouted as the battle started getting interesting.  Lightning usually had a really short attention span, and he could barely sit still for more than a couple minutes (making sentry duty hell for him).  However, there were things that captivated his attention, and arena battles were one of them.

 

This was until one of the fighters seemed to release a black cloud of smoke, obstructing his view.

 

“Oh, come on!”  He yelled in frustration.  Looking around the arena, he began to search for a clearer place occasionally knocking into other ponies in the process.  Ignoring their protests, Lightning prodded his way to the other side of the stands.