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

[J.R. 3,183]

@@Fractured,
Ice accepted the box, and started unwrapping it. ​"Aw, thanks, Rarity, I--" ​he fully ripped it open, and saw the La Clochette of his own that stared him right in the face. ​"W...woah...it's just like yours." ​He quickly put it around his neck, and felt a few tears come to his eyes that he wiped away. ​"Um...Thanks, Rarity. This is...this is just so....." His eyes began to water heavily. For the first time in a long time, he was actually crying out of pure joy and happiness. He couldn't find any words to describe how happy he was feeling. ​

[The Down Trotten 300]

@@Fractured,@@Unicorncob,

 

"Oh, yes, right!" Forward into the past! 

 

He followed both trixie and Terra , and Starlight, merely a tag along at this point. He kept hoping that eventually he would be useful, being the only earth pony on this magical journey was more awkward then he cared to admit

 

we're all magical Rhetoric.... yeah ok, sure.  

[Unicorncob 5,779]

As the time portals began to slow, guided by Starlight's magic, Terra could see. A tiny, near barren place of stone huts and a drifting winter. Much different than she remembered it, but still... home. She floated closer to the star that contained it. "Everyone; here!" Without waiting, she reached out a single hoof, and touched it. The world began to spin...

 

"Oh, yes, right!" Forward into the past! 

 

He followed both trixie and Terra , and Starlight, merely a tag along at this point. He kept hoping that eventually he would be useful, being the only earth pony on this magical journey was more awkward then he cared to admit

 

we're all magical Rhetoric.... yeah ok, sure.  

 

Starlight followed Terra top the star and stayed close to her, making sure Rhetoric and Trixie were close.

 

"Agh!" She grunted, scrunching her eyes shut as the pressure grew on her horn. With the correct time period chosen, she felt it safe to release the slowing spell, and allow the time vortex to return its regular motion.

 

The stars spun around, creating a blur of silver among the mystic surroundings. The ticking of clocks sounding in the air gained more and more tempo, until another vortex emerged beneath the ponies. A force began gently pushing them toward it, symbolising they had arrived at their destination and it was time to leave.

"Oh, yes, right!" Forward into the past! 

 

He followed both trixie and Terra , and Starlight, merely a tag along at this point. He kept hoping that eventually he would be useful, being the only earth pony on this magical journey was more awkward then he cared to admit

 

we're all magical Rhetoric.... yeah ok, sure.  

 

[Not Yellow Diamond 925]

@@J.R.,

 

Embarassed, her cheeks flooded with a light rosy red, and she rubbed the nape of her neck. "Uh, sorry. I'm just a little excited." she lied. There was nothing little about Reader's Rally, it was important, and she couldn't wait. If she hadn't observed Rarity's acting so often, she wouldn't have been able to mask her enthusiasm. "I really appreciate it," she chirped, "I guess on my way." She turned a 180 degrees and prepped herself for an earthward nose dive. The less time she spent off the ground, the better.

[Silver W. Valensnow 196]

​Demiro Desertstorm  ​​walked through the town of Bangcolt and searched for somepony to interrogate, as his captain had ordered him to do. He admired the structures powerful aura and had to admit that the city had a sort of authority to itself, even though he didn't come from here, it did give him a sense of calm. He rounded the corner of a street and saw two ponies, one of which he recognised as the close friend of princess Twilight, going by the name Rarity. The white-coated, purplemaned pony visited the castle often and would sometimes walk by the training-grounds to say hi to the hunks of the Equestrian army. He had never seen himself as pretty, but why should he? he was a battler at heart. Decent, yes, but fire roared when somepony engaged him violently or abrasively.

​"Hello there, royal guard duty. lf l could just ask some questions then l'll be out of your hair, Miss Rarity and... if l might ask your name...".

[J.R. 3,183]

@@Tacoma,
​Electron watched as Twilight left, and chuckled to himself. ​"Good luck," ​he called out to her as she suddenly decided to get up and go. What was that tripping even about? It was just some reading contest or whatever. Oh well. It wasn't his business nor his problem.

[Fractured 2,684]

@J.R., @Silver Snow
Rarity sat back with little more than a smile, letting him get it all out on his own. She had next to no compunctions about stallions crying, and besides, the expression on his face carried one of pure joy. It mean that he was happy. It meant that she had made it a job well done.
 

She paused and blinked for a moment, as she heard her name called by an unfamiliar voice, addressing themselves as "Royal guard". She turned to shoot a look at the pony in question, while tapping one hoof on the table subtly in order to get Ice Blizzard's attention.

 

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@DwhitetheGamer

"I see." Luna closed her eyes, breathing out. From the floor, the dark form of the sword she had conjured earlier re-appeared, still in its sheathe. "There is much room for improvement, though ironically I believe it is your power that holds you back." She gripped it, stopping the first strike with the flat of the blade. And the next. And the next. And faster and faster, until she began to blur, moving into a complicated series of movements that seemed almost like dancing, as she parried every strike. She finished the last attack by blocking the kick, with the flat of the blade. She breathed deeply, before pushing back, with enough strength to fell a half a dozen of Equestria's tallest trees, with a stroke. Or enough to launch ten regular ponies into the far wall at the back of the room.

 

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@Unicorncob, @The Down Trotten

Terra took a small breath, before dipping down into the portal.

 

When she re-emerged, the first thing that tipped at the edges of her realization was how cold it was. It seemed to be in the dead of winter, from what she could tell, as there was already snow littering the ground, at least a half inch deep. With even more, gently falling down from the sky. An almost endless expanse of white, covering the area from the flat field they had emerged in to the horizon, near as far as she could see.

 

The sole exception seemed to be the splash of brown, off in the distance. A large series of crudely built houses seemed to litter the background, forming what appeared to be a small town. And it was, as she could remember this all. Home. She stared distantly, as she waited for the others to arrive.

 

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When Trixie emerged, the first thing she realized was how blasted cold it was. And that somehow, she had managed to land herself in one of the few snowdrifts in this entire flat, barren area. She sighed, pulling herself out with some difficulty, before conjuring a scarf, to at least bite back some of the cold, though it did little, all things considered. She caught onto the small town a little after Terra did, and stared at it. How far back had they gone, again?

 

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@Orion Caelum

"Probably both." Anette smiled and looked up, as Glory landed in her mane, warily looking about the area. "You stay with someone long enough, you start to care for them. Especially when they can't take care of themselves. It feels almost like a duty, except you don't really quite mind it all that much. Because taking care of them is what makes you happy, in the end." She looked down as Glory did, giving a grin at the dolls seemingly bemused expression. "Though, honestly, with Glory and the rest of them, it's hard to tell." She laughed. "Most days, it feels like they're the ones taking of me!"

Edited May 22, 2016 by Fractured

[J.R. 3,183]

@@Silver Snow, @@Fractured,
​Ice's weeping had softened up, somewhat. Normally, he wouldn't care about crying in public, as he was free to express his feelings. However, he wiped his face when he heard Rarity tap her hoof on the table; the hint was loud and clear. With a sniffle or two, Ice wiped his face clear of tears, and looked up at the "Royal Guard" pony with his classic smirk, and a fake voice of anger. ​"Who am I? Who am ​I?" ​ ​​He chuckled, ​"Nah, I'm not gonna do that. What's up, dude? Icesius Snowfort Avalancus Blizzard. Or, just Ice Blizzard. Former Bangcolt champion, and champion of Tartarus. Everything alright, sir?"

Edited May 22, 2016 by J.R.

[DwhitetheGamer 867]

When Copper was pushed back, he stopped himself midway, looking at Luna calmly. "Correct. I don't know how to fully control my power, but I have trained to control half of it. This is level of strength I didn't reach on my own initially, and I still need to figure out how to extend my time limit, as well as some magic techniques."

 

He used his magic to make appear a sword of his own, and unseathed the blade. He smiled as he said, "This is a good excuse for me to use a sword. One of the better ones I found on my journeys."

[Fractured 2,684]

@DwhitetheGamer

She looked the blade over with interest, already making guesses at its size and general make. She kept her own sheathed, as she walked over. "So I see." She pulled it back, holding it outward from herself, as she shifted in her own, unique blade style. The dancing Shadow. "Then let's begin." Without pause, she shifted the blade's position, holding it directly in front of her, then went for straight charge, seeming to move in and out of existence as she rushed at the same ghostlike speed as before.

[DwhitetheGamer 867]

Copper waited patiently for Luna to strike, and when she did, he blocked the attack with grace. He had trained intensely in his dreams as well as privately for weeks, and he knew it would be worth it. He struck back with jabs and slashes before flying back, resetting his professional stance.  He said as he watched Luna calmly, "You have the advantage of a thousand years of experience, but I can quickly learn on the fly and had trained intensely for weeks while in my current form.  Sadly, it's the only way for me to learn any magic without actually becoming a real alicorn."

Edited May 22, 2016 by DwhitetheGamer

[P-Jay 1,987]

Raze smiled at Yrel. "Sounds neat! Well, nice to meet you Yrel. I'm Raze." He waved his hoof at her.

 

"Rainbow Falls, huh? I've never been... and I've been to a lot of places..." He noticed Yrel staring at the weapons he had. He chuckled.

 

"You like my weapons?" he asked her kindly. "You know, each weapon tells a story... want me to tell you how I got them?"

She hesitated, looking reluctant to say 'yes.' After all, she did just basically say she had a second school, in which her uncle told her nothing BUT history on various weapons...

 

But she didn't want to seem rude.

 

"Um...Sure!" She said, sitting up straight to beam at him, "can we start with the sword...?"

[Jack Baker 698]

@P-Jay

Raze nodded. "Sure, why not?" He noticed the look of reluctance on her face. "Something tells me you're not into long stories, so I'll try and to keep it short and simple." He took the sword out from the sheath and showed her the blade.

 

"I got this katana from my travels in the Far East," he said to Yrel. "Not many ponies from here really know the place, but it's a pretty nice region. I discovered a dojo who really wanted to pass down their skills to a foreigner, hoping that it would spread to other parts of the world, so they taught me. In two different styles in fact. Kendo and Iaido, they called them. This blade was my reward for mastering both. They told me to pass my knowledge down to someone. Though I haven't found anyone yet..."

 

He put the sword away, and took out his revolver. He began to twirl it in his hoof.

 

"This gun came from a vigilante in Apploosa, who taught me the art of gunslinging." He threw the gun in the air and caught it, twirling it again. "It was one of his favorites. Said I deserved it to have it for being one of the best gunslingers he ever saw..." He twirled it one more time, then holstered it.

 

"And that's pretty much the gist of it. The more detailed version might require you to stick around a while." He smiled. "Any questions?"

Edited May 23, 2016 by The Sad Manikin Mask

[P-Jay 1,987]

@, 

 

Her eyes flashed with interest, when his sword was brought out. Examining it closely, her gaze remained focused on the sheathed sword, once he put it away. She seemed more naturally drawn towards it, then the gun...Who's mini-story didn't seem that intriguing to her.

 

"...Damascus steel, or stainless?" She asked, after a moment's hesitation, once he was finished.

 

She raised herself onto her hind legs, in her seat, to try to get a better look, at it. "And I didn't see if it was folded steel..." 

[Fractured 2,684]

@DwhitetheGamer
Luna quickly parried the techniques thrown at her, before dropping back to a position on the ground. "Is that so?" She folded, taking the same stance again. She charged forward, as before. This time, however, a potential parry wouldn't be made. An instant before blade clash, Luna would now be directly behind Copper Strikes, aiming for his back with the edge of her sheathed blade. Her speed hadn't changed in the slightest; part one of Shadow Dancing had begun.

[Jack Baker 698]

@P-Jay

Noticing that Yrel was talking about the sword, Raze brought it out again.

 

"Looks like you know a bit about swords," he said. "It's neither, actually. It's made out of a steel they only produce there, known as Tamahagane steel. And yes, they did fold it, for metal purification purposes."

[DwhitetheGamer 867]

@@Fractured, 

 

Copper braced himself for the charge, but when Luna disappeared in front of him, he immediately felt that she was behind him and brought his sword to his back to parry the blow.  He turned around quickly and grinned at her.  "You're really fast."  He then used his sword in another series of stabs and slashes, but this time he didn't fly back.  Instead, he stayed, continuing the assault.

[The Down Trotten 300]

@@Fractured,@@Unicorncob,

 

With a thud on the ground, Rhetoric dazedly picked himself up off the ground. His landing hadn't been so soft and it took him a moment to remember what exactly they were doing here again, or where exactly they were. Standing up, holding his head with his front hoof he too saw the small hamlet off in the horizon. The site of which recalled their purpose for time travel

 

"Is that the place?... Where it happened I mean, kinda cold...." he couldn't help but adding as the snow and the wind settled into his senses.  

[Fractured 2,684]

@DwhitetheGamer

Luna immediately flipped into a series of parries as the attack continued, alternating between blocks, and just flat out dodging the strikes. The pressure was beginning to wear on her though, as she noted that he seemed to have the higher raw speed, though for now, she at least had the reflexes to keep up. Keeping such thoughts in mind, she stepped into the dancing blade yet again. She blinked away from the sword strikes, this time advancing down from his back horizontally, to aim a strike there.

[DwhitetheGamer 867]

Copper brought his sword to parry the blow, but he also kept it there for three attacks: A spinning roundhouse kick, an uppercut, and a punch, all powerful and aimed at the face, and the rib in case of the roundhouse. He then took his sword to his side and retreated back, looking at Luna calmly.

[Unicorncob 5,779]

Terra took a small breath, before dipping down into the portal.

 

When she re-emerged, the first thing that tipped at the edges of her realization was how cold it was. It seemed to be in the dead of winter, from what she could tell, as there was already snow littering the ground, at least a half inch deep. With even more, gently falling down from the sky. An almost endless expanse of white, covering the area from the flat field they had emerged in to the horizon, near as far as she could see.

 

The sole exception seemed to be the splash of brown, off in the distance. A large series of crudely built houses seemed to litter the background, forming what appeared to be a small town. And it was, as she could remember this all. Home. She stared distantly, as she waited for the others to arrive.

 

*************

 

When Trixie emerged, the first thing she realized was how blasted cold it was. And that somehow, she had managed to land herself in one of the few snowdrifts in this entire flat, barren area. She sighed, pulling herself out with some difficulty, before conjuring a scarf, to at least bite back some of the cold, though it did little, all things considered. She caught onto the small town a little after Terra did, and stared at it. How far back had they gone, again?

 

With a thud on the ground, Rhetoric dazedly picked himself up off the ground. His landing hadn't been so soft and it took him a moment to remember what exactly they were doing here again, or where exactly they were. Standing up, holding his head with his front hoof he too saw the small hamlet off in the horizon. The site of which recalled their purpose for time travel

 

"Is that the place?... Where it happened I mean, kinda cold...." he couldn't help but adding as the snow and the wind settled into his senses.  

 

Starlight lowered onto the surface, the snow crunching beneath her hooves, and the portal quickly closed into nothingness once the whole group was out. A shiver shot through her body at the cold, and she went cross-eyed as a snowflake landed right on her snout.

 

"This must be the Era of the Founders," She deduced, and grunted as a dull pain suddenly made itself known in her head. Using two powerful spells at once had taken a toll on her. She raised a hoof to her forehead and rubbed it in an attempt to soothe the ache.

Edited May 24, 2016 by Unicorncob

[Fractured 2,684]

@Unicorncob, @The Down Trotten

Trixie noticed Starlight, and walked over to her. Her horn sparked with a light blue magic. "Here. I wasn't the best at healing magic when I was at Celestia's school, but I do know enough to get by." She pressed her horn to a spot just under Starlight's brow, releasing the magic that would temporarily dull the pain of the targeted area.

 

"This is a little before the founders, actually." Terra looked Starlight over, confident that Trixie was taken care of her, and looked back, towards the town. "During this time, all of the tribes were completely separate, and interacted rarely, if ever. For some, the other races are either extremely rare, or a myth. This particular town holds to the former."

 

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@DwhitetheGamer

Luna dodged the first two strikes as she weaved in between them, but the third slipped her guard, connecting with a crack. Finding herself being forced downwards towards the ground, she flipped out her wings, cutting most of the speed. The impact was transitioned into a short backwards skid, before she came to a stop, a few feet away from where she had started. She looked up coolly, towards Copper Strikes.

 

Quite the interesting expression. She drew her blade into the by now familiar stance yet again. I wonder if he realizes... With a single underhand flick, she launched her blade, sending its point directly at him as she charged right behind it. Moments before impact, she teleported it behind him to come strafing down his side, while at the same time, she launched a kick towards his front, with enough strength to level a small building. Maybe two.

[DwhitetheGamer 867]

@@Fractured, 

 

As soon as Luna launched the sword, Copper recognized the trick that she was doing.  Without hesitation, he flew upwards, taking his sword with him, both attacks just scraping him in the process.

 

He landed a few feet from Luna, and grinned, copying her stance.  "Let's see if I got this down right."  He had already set the teleporting coordinates, and started the same type of movement as Luna did the last two times, as he went for a strike.

[Fractured 2,684]

@DwhitetheGamer
Luna had already teleported downward to catch her sword, when she caught sight of the familiar stance up above her. A technique that had taken her a year, adopted in minutes by this pony. Interesting. Still falling, she teleported herself to the floor, dodging the incoming strike. Immediately afterwards, she formed a barrier spell around herself, the solid black shield at the least preventing the ensuing teleportations in. It also concealed her from further sight, for the moment.

[DwhitetheGamer 867]

@@Fractured, 

 

Copper saw Luna teleport, and saw the shield being brought up.  Thankfully he still had the ability to see with his body, so he looked straight at Luna, waiting for her to strike...

 

...

 

...If only the super form lasted longer, that is.  The aura completely faded from view, Copper returned to a normal Earth Pony, and the result is his sword dropped to the floor.  Even worse, he groaned in pain, sitting his flank down, with veins threatening to come out of his body.  His whole body was like this now.

 

He strained, saying to Luna weakly, "My body can't handle being an alicorn.  This is why I said I was in big trouble if my form ran out."