open The Town That Friendship Forgot

[Chelsea]

@ExplosionMare @Samurai Equine @Ragland Tiger @PawelS

"I really think we should. Unless Dynamo or Thundy faces one of them. I know for a fact if Thundy faces one of them, he'd wanna beat them so bad for they did, that they'd end up in the intensive care unit in critical condition...hence why Thundy raged so hard and we had to get over here before things got worse." Chelsea said with a sigh. 

[Samurai Equine 50,935]

@Courageous Thunder Dash

"Ah! Perfect. You always know just how to surprise me, Thundy-niisan." Samurai says, playfully nudging his shoulder. But then Thundy says something that makes Samurai tilt his head. "Case in point, that was amazing too! I didn't know you could speak another language. What does that mean? Oshiete kudasai." Samurai asks. Samurai does his best to keep a conversation while also watching Dynamo. "Our younger brother is making the first move. May Celestia grant him victory."

About that time, one of the fighters comes running out of the lounge room. He's a diamond dog. "Hey! You two! Are either of you Cosmic?! I gotta beat Cosmic!! A voice in my head told me so!!"

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@Dynamo Pad

"HA!" Leaping forward, Lightning flies in a spiral loop around Dynamo's laser beam before flying around the various corners of the ring, leaving an electric light trail behind her as she flies. However, before Dynamo can predict any kind of pattern for her, Lightning moves in close and flies around Dynamo in a twister/hurricane formation, hoping to make Dynamo spin around uncontrollably and make him dizzy. Usually works on normal ponies. "WOO-HOO! Up and over!" Satisfied with a few hundred revolutions, Lightning zips straight up into the air towards the lowest hovering bed of clouds. From there, she zips down with every intent to collide with her target.

"This fight is starting off with a blast, but Lightning Dust is moving so fast, I can hardly keep up with her!" Mayor White says. "It's to be expected from an ex-Wonderbolt. But even now, it feels like she's just having fun with Dynamo." Straightaway adds. "Meep meep." Elusive says.

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@Starforce

Mayor Black's eyes go wide at the way Opia combines food. "I like the way you think. I have to try it." He does the same thing, combining a slice of pizza with some cotton candy, and eats it. "Disgusting! I love it!" He says and keeps eating. "You know, this reminds me of many other crazy food items I've had in the past, like chocolate dipped pickle slices." He then looks back at the match. "I still have no preference either way, but I wonder who the real goodie goodie is."

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@Courageous Thunder Dash, @ExplosionMare, @Ragland Tiger

"Time traveler. Can't interfere. But I get the feeling this too will work itself out." FInal says. He then looks around. "...Is it just me or is someone missing from our little entourage? I know some of our friends are fighting in the tournament, but someone feels missing. Maybe some kind of gentlecolt?" Final asks.

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@Windy Breeze

"We've just met and yet I hardly know that much about Mirabelle outside of what I've been told. Also, if she makes soups that good, then I hope the wait will be worth it! Usually I am the one doing all the work. I'm not use to having others serve me like this; well not unless I'm eating at a restaurant or something." Trilby says. He sits around but he squirms a little, feeling a little impatient. At one point, he looks out the window. "I wonder if I'm missing something important..." Trilby thinks to himself.

Suddenly he sneezes. "...Excuse me. That was odd. Allergy season?" He pulls out a handkerchief and cleans his nose.

[Windy Breeze 15,189]

@Samurai Equine

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“Somepony is talking about you, Trilby!”

Shadow turn to face Keen with a raised eyebrow “What?”

Seeing Shadow's confusion made Keen frown, “Huh? You don't know if you sneeze, somepony is talking about you!" She point a hoof at Trilby, “and it's a good thing since you know somepony cares about you!”

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@PawelS

Unaware of the events happening in town, Sundae, who was finally released from the hospital had been starting at the bell Nopony gave. Carefully setting the item down, she sighed.

“Nopony...huh? I've never felt this one before” she put a good to her chest.

[Dynamo Pad 11,257]

@Ragland Tiger @Samurai Equine @ExplosionMare @Kronos the Revenant @Courageous Thunder Dash @Starforce @PawelS

Given her speed, Dynamo had expected to dodge to the side or turn to avoid the laser. What he didn't expect was for Lightning to fly right at him, while dodging the attack in a spiral loop. 'She's either using the attack as aerial practice, or she's really daring.' His eyes shrank slightly in shock as the stories he heard from the Wonderbolts and Thundy were true. His eyes darted from one corner of the ring to the next as he tried to keep track of where his opponent would be moving towards. However, as soon as she was at one specific area, she was already gone. His eyes couldn't keep up with how fast she was traveling. Gasping at how close she flew towards him, the unicorn nearly tripped over his hooves as he tried to back up. All the while, throwing a punch at Lightning as if swatting away a mosquito. Dynamo ha found himself surrounded in a twister/hurricane formation as his eyes darted around to try and locate the pegasus. Keeping his guard up at the same time as he turned around to try and figure out where she'd be at. Unintentionally, he felt that same feeling once more he had wanted to move around with more speed.

Once the storm had subsided, Dynamo had still looked around as his eyes were in a daze. Looking around from all side, it was as if Lightning had disappeared. It wasn't until he looked up that he noticed his opponent was zipping towards the ring to collide into him. "That's not good." He muttered, knowing that she was faster than he had expected. Even if he dodged out of the way, she'd get to where he'd move and strike. Feeling that same feeling he had when she spun him around in that storm formation. Dynamo had found himself in the spin dash once more. He didn't realize it at first, but the constant revving of charging up had allowed him to dash out of the way. The blue unicorn had rushed around the ring like an oversized pinball, while gliding dangerously near the edge of the ring. Whenever he reached the edge or corner of the ring, he would suddenly ricochet to the next area. It was as if there was an invisible barrier, but he found that he couldn't control his charged spin all that well. As the charged spin started to slow down, Dynamo found his spin dash form heading straight towards where Lightning was landing towards on the ring. If the attack connected, then he would strike the pegasus with some enhanced force from the spin.

[Thundy]

@Samurai Equine @Dynamo Pad

”The language is Spanish. I said “Oh dang it, give me patience…that Cosmic seemed to be blaming a goat for bumping into him when clearly, it was Cosmic himself who bumped into the goat…” Thundy said. He then turned back to the fight and saw that Dynamo was tangled in a twister but was able to get out, though he did look disoriented for a moment. However, he saw Dynamo go into a spin dash. “That’s my bro! Give it to her! Put that arrogant reckless Wonderbolt fluke in her rightful place!” Thundy cheered. 

[Samurai Equine 50,935]

@Courageous Thunder Dash

Samurai tilts his head as he follows Dynamo move around the arena. "Eh? What's he doing? I haven't seen moves like that since I played a Pachinko machine." Samurai says.

But the sudden arrival of a Diamond Dog catches him by surprise. "Nanda? ...Neither of us are Cosmic, my jagged-looking friend. Why do you need to beat him up so badly?" Samurai asks. "Because, the voice in my head told me to!!" The diamond dog says impatiently, drawing its claws. "The voice in your head?" Samurai says, wondering if he's referring to the telepathic message Chelsa sent out earlier. "Well, if you're patient, I'm sure you'll get your chance." Samurai says to try and calm him down. He looks to Thundy for help with this situation.

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@Dynamo Pad

"Whatever could this be? Was Dynamo Pad struck? He's rolling all over the arena like a pinball!" Mayor Black observes. "And Lightning Dust is coming in hot with a power dive!" Straightaway commentates.

Indeed, Lightning Dusk is descending fast. She has her hoof forward in a punch and she's focused as can be. She definitely sees Dynamo spinning wildly around the ring, but she doesn't course correct. She is going to stay in this one direction! In her head, she sees this playing out in two ways: Either she connects a blow and hits Dynamo, or Dynamo gets out of the way and she'll have to turn around just to make sure she doesn't destroy the ring. She might not be able to keep herself from going out of bounds if the latter happens, but she's made her choice! With a yell, she barrels down toward Dynamo, and~! Does she connect?

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@Starforce

"You're not too bad yourself, kiddo." Mayor Black pets her head. As he eats wild combinations as well, almost as if he's in a little eating contest, he sees what Lightning Dust is up to. "You know, even if I was a pegasus, pretty sure I'd get air sick trying to do half the things she's doing."

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@Windy Breeze

Trilby contemplates. "...You mean omens? Not sure if I believe in that, but look at me now! I'm surrounded by friends that all ready care about me. What more could I want?" Trilby says with a smile.

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[Thundy]

@Samurai Equine @Dynamo Pad

Thundy turned and heard a voice. He saw a Diamond Dog. "Yes, the voice was Chelsea. She alerted all of us that Cosmic and his group were responsible for breaking Dynamo. Stay on your guard. Yes, if you face Cosmic, you can beat him up. We all want a piece of him." Thundy stated. 

[Dynamo Pad 11,257]

@Ragland Tiger @Samurai Equine @ExplosionMare @Kronos the Revenant @Courageous Thunder Dash @Starforce @PawelS

As Dynamo continued to spin towards his diving opponent, it didn't seem as if Lighting was going to back down. The gaming unicorn could try to avoid, but he didn't have much time to react in the air. Nor could he change course if they tried to graze one another. The only thing he could do is hope that he could soften the strike with the force he had from the spin. With his increased spin, he slammed into Lightning's front, while slamming into her chin. An attempt to interrupt her strike, while sending the pegasus mare flying. Even as he landed his attack, he found his spinning come to a halt as he felt an attack being landed on him. Lightning's hoof slammed into his stomach as he felt both pain and wind knocking out of him. Slamming into the ring, Dynamo skidded a few feet, before coming to a complete stop. Clutching his stomach, the unicorn coughed as he tried to gain his bearings of the situation. "O-Okay. Might not do that again." He took some time to catch his breath as he sat up to take in the situation. 'That wasn't the best move, but I thought she would try to avoid me. I guess Thundy was right in that she's a bit reckless. If she had kept going, then she might have just landed out of the ring if she wasn't careful.' He took a few deep breaths to get circulation back into his lungs. 

Getting back onto his hooves, a word of advice Thundy had given him had replayed in his mind. 'Slow her down? I think that might work with the idea I have in mind. I just hope it'll be enough.' He thought as his horn began to glow with magic. Holding his front left hoof over his stomach from the hit, he slowly let his hoof fall back into place upon the ground. "I have to say that wasn't that bad of a hit, Lightning. I guess I'm going to have to take it up a notch if I'm going to stand on par against you." He says, his magic taking effect as he summoned out what looked to be a purple game cartridge. With a click of the button, the name of the cartridge had rang to life.

UCHIHA SASUKE!

Spinning the gadget, until it faced down to the ground, Dynamo had placed said gadget into his Gamer Driver, before pulling the lever.

GASHAT! GACHAN! LEVEL UP!

"This is a battle fought with the eyes! Don't underestimate the Uchiha! UCHIHA SASUKE!"

A couple of panels soon flew around the gaming unicorn, before he selected the character of his choice from the gashat. A light soon appeared as it enveloped the entire ring. The light was only there for a moment, before it faded to reveal Dynamo, who had undergone a slight change. His current jacket was replaced by a gray zipped up, high collared jacket with a crest on the back. Dark blue pants, over which hangs a blue cloth that is tied up by a purple rope belt. Around his arms of his front hooves were dark blue sleeves, as well as a sword concealed in a scabbard in the purple rope belt. If anyone were to see him, then Dynamo had taken on the appearance of Sasuke Uchiha from the Naruto anime and game series. The unicorn opened his eyes as they still looked orange, but he was ready to test out something if Lighting was ready to get the fight back underway.

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[Thundy]

@Samurai Equine @Dynamo Pad

Thundy saw the change. "Good choice bro! Rockin' it with Sauske!" Thundy said. "Remember, find the gaps!" Thundy called out. Thundy knew that Lightning was going to make sure that Dynamo wouldn't hit her. He turned to Samurai. "Now that Lightning has seen Dynamo in this form, she's gonna go for the chaotic victory, meaning she'd try to be as unpredictable as possible, which in turn will expose her recklessness and from there, Dynamo could catch her off guard and even land the winning blow." Thundy explained. 

[Samurai Equine 50,935]

@Courageous Thunder Dash, @Dynamo Pad

The diamond dog looks confused. "...Chelsea? My head is named Chelsea? But it's MY head, and my name is Bingo! Not Chelsea!!" Bingo, the diamond dog, gets so mad he almost rips his own hair off his head. Samurai, visibly surprised, leans in closer to Thundy and whispers. "I think Bingo might be a little mentally slow. I'm going to help him. Keep an eye on Dynamo for now. I'll return as soon as possible." Samurai hates to leave behind this amazing spectacle of a match, but he smirks in Dynamo's direction when he sees him transform. He's confident Dynamo's got this.

It takes a moment of searching. Samurai and Bingo have to get past the angry goat too, but they soon make it... To the gym where Cosmic waits with his gang. Possibly going over their plans or something just as sinister.

Before, Samurai can say anything, Bingo runs up to the trio. "You pony! You pony! And you pony! Which of you is Cosmic pony?! I MUST DEFEAT COSMIC PONY!!!" He yells in their faces. "So much for a formal approach." Samurai says to himself before walking up as well.

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@Dynamo Pad

A double strike occurs! The audience gasps at the sight. What a well-timed strike!!
Dynamo's might be feeling sore over that in the morning, but it was enough to send Lightning flying back in a dazed, dizzy manner. Her speed has been completely reduced.

"What exactly are my eyes seeing?! Fillies and gentlecolts, if I didn't know any better, I'd say I was watching an anime-come-to-life right now!" Elusive says. "We've seen this before in the preliminaries. Dynamo has some kind of magical transformation ability that allows him to access new skill sets." Straightaway adds. The audience is in shock and awe, muttering amongst themselves.

As Lightning sputters around in the air randomly, she is clearly woozy. But then, she stops midair, shakes the dizziness out of her eyes, and sees what has become of Dynamo. "Woah-ho-ho! No way! That's so cool~!" She flies in towards Dynamo, getting SUPER close~! But then comes to a stop and gently orbits arounds him, completely fascinated. "Is this real? How did you do this?! I could really use something like this in my show, maybe." She feels of his ninja jacket, which is clearly a different material than what he was wearing before. She's like a kid in a comic book store.

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@Starforce

"You want to fly? Why is that?" Mayor Black asks. Anything so he won't have to directly stare at Dynamo's magic transformation.

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[Thundy]

@Samurai Equine @Dynamo Pad

"Hold up...I think Bingo is who I'm up against. He may be a little mentally slow, but I know Diamond Dogs, they've got excellent melee." Thundy said to himself. Suddenly, a familiar kids song started playing in his head. He chuckled and tried to stifle another bout of giggles. 

[Ragland Tiger 3,384]

@Courageous Thunder Dash @Dynamo Pad @Samurai Equine @ExplosionMare

The moment Bluebell saw Dynamo get struck, she sprang up and screamed.  "Dynamo!"  She couldn't control herself.  Tears welled up in her eyes, and it was all she could do to keep from sobbing.  She turned her face away, still feeling Dynamo's pain through her pendant.  "No," she whimpered, "D-d-d-don't hurt h-h-him!" 

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[Chelsea]

@Ragland Tiger @ExplosionMare @Samurai Equine

Chelsea gently picked up Bluebell and placed her on her lap, holding her close for comfort. "It'll be okay Bluebell. I have strong faith that Dynamo will win this. That Lightning Dust is a handful, but I l know Dynamo's got this." Chelsea said nuzzling Bluebell lovingly with her beak. 

[Necrozma (Dual Fuser)]

Suddenly, what appeared to be a comet fell from a dimensional rift, and it was emitting light never seen by anypony before...

"AHHHHH!!!!!" The fallen newcomer said as he crashed not too far away. As he lay unconscious, he was thinking, "I know...my name..is Necrozma..." he then passed out in Dusk Mane form.

"Someone...help..." a telepathic voice echoed.

[Dynamo Pad 11,257]

@Samurai Equine

Making his way back into the gym, Cosmic smirked as he saw Cheap and Frozen were still there waiting for him. Sitting along next to Fold and the others, he made his way over towards his teammates. "Yo, boss! Glad to see that you're back!" Cheap grinned, before the expression dropped into confusion. "Does that mean you won? I'd hate to find out that you lost." Frozen merely rolled his eyes in disbelief over his teammates train of thought. "Of course he won, you dolt. If you win, then you come back. You lose, then you're out. It's a simple answer of winning and losing." He explained, realization starting to settle in on the fate of Calhoun. "H-How did that fight go, exactly? We would have watched, but we were discussing things with Fold. He said he wanted to know more about you as he's taken interest in our leader." Frozen nearly hesitated in asking how the fight went, but why? Why did it matter to the pegasus if Calhoun won or not? It didn't matter to him in the slightest. Then again, he did take a liking into Frozen almost right away. As if there was some sort of connection. it was odd, but Frozen didn't have all of the data that was available to him. "I'll have you know that he was a pretty admirable opponent. Had to make me try, somewhat. I needed to unveil the ability of our gift and I gotta say. I'm really digging on what that baby can do. I've never felt that much power before, but I can't help myself. With that gift, we'll take down anyone who gets in our way. Speaking of which." Cosmic turned his attention over towards the pegasus with a thankful nod. 

"I suppose thanks are in order. If it weren't for you, Frozen, then we wouldn't have had a new recruit on our team. I must say good job as you always had a good eye for these kind of things. In the meantime, Calhoun will be a part of the Otaku Knights. That means that his codename will be Pride. The pride for his knowledge and his strength are unmatched." Cheap cheered as Frozen nodded. Letting out a soft exhale as he was relieved to know that Calhoun had impressed their leader. The ebony pegasus had to check up on Calhoun to make sure that he was safe. At the very least, let him know the rules and guidelines to being a part of the team. Suddenly, there was a loud yell as the trio had turned to see what appeared to be a giant dog, who was yelling. Raising an eyebrow, Cosmic decided to humor the diamond dog. "I'm this Cosmic pony that you speak of. Why? Am I supposed to go up again? I thought Kyubiki was up and failing miserably." He chuckled, Cheap chuckling alongside his leader, but for a different reason. "You sure you know what you're talking about, Broken Record? Maybe I should start calling you Gollum. Doesn't that sound cool? My precious. My beautiful precious. Must protect precious." He mocked as he tried to talk like the diamond dog was speaking. The trio unaware that Samurai was starting to walk up to the group.

@Ragland Tiger @Samurai Equine @ExplosionMare @Kronos the Revenant @Courageous Thunder Dash @Starforce @PawelS

As he got ready for the fight to resume, Dynamo's ears perked as he heard the familiar voice of Bluebell calling out to him. As he looked around the spectator seats, he soon saw his girlfriend, who was facing away from the fight. He gasped softly as he had seen tears welling up in her eyes. His pendant soon began to glow as he could feel all of the emotions that she was going through at the current moment. Words didn't need to said as he could feel her emotions resonating from within the pendant. The moment he got hit by Lightning and slammed into the ground, it must have been devastating to her. With everything that had happened to the blue unicorn recently and seeing this happen in the fight. It must have been too much for her to bear. He placed his front left hoof over the pendant, while keeping it close to his heart. "I'm really sorry if I worried you, Bluebell. I promise that I'm going to be okay and I also promise that everything is going to be okay." He says, looking to the mare he loved with a look of reassurance, as well as a soft smile. He sent his feelings into the pendant as a way to say what he was feeling once more. He wasn't entirely sure if he could get out of this fight without taking a few more hits, but he would do the best that he could.

Feeling a tug on his jacket, Dynamo looked over to see Lightning Dust, who was gently orbiting around him. Eyes shrinking in shock, Dynamo couldn't help in yelping as he jumped back a few feet. He didn't expect someone to be too close to the blue unicorn, but he was honestly surprised that someone he didn't know found his transformation to be cool. "Eeyup and this outfit is definitely real." He wanted to explain how the belt could work, but he honestly didn't have a clue. "Hmm...I-I'm not entirely sure. I'm still trying to figure it all out, to be honest. I know that the transformation and abilities is all due to the belt." He pointed towards the belt around his waist, before continuing. "You see, I have to think of the character from a game that I want to turn into. Once I do, I summon the cartridge. Once I'm all set, I place the cartridge into the belt and pull the lever. Once I do that, I can turn into the character." He explained, while keeping some things like weapons and other abilities under wraps. This was still a tournament and he didn't want to reveal all of his abilities too soon.

"What kind of show do you mean, Lightning? I mean, I'm not what you'd exactly call a stage or performance pony. I'm more of a stallion that competes in video game competitions. Thank you, though as I do appreciate the offer." He says, declining the offer to join the show that Lightning was talking about. Whatever this show was, he wasn't entirely sure. Maybe it was due to the Washout show that Lightning had been discussing earlier from yelling to the crowd. "S-Should we get back to the fight? I wasn't sure if we should continue as I didn't want to attack. Unless you're ready, that is." He says, wanting to fight fair instead of being unfair against his opponent. He also wasn't sure if the judges were going to ask them to fight as he didn't want to get into any sort of trouble.

[Samurai Equine 50,935]

@Courageous Thunder Dash, @Dynamo Pad

In the middle of Thundy's almost-giggle fit, Alhimar sits up. "Excuse me... Do you know if Diamond Dogs simply forage for diamonds, or eat them?"

Elsewhere,

Fold narrows his eyes at Frozen for lying about him, but he holds back whatever he was going to say when he sees that they have company.
The beast snarls, enraged. Though smooth in appearance, his hide is as strong as rock. "I CRUSH YOU!!!" Bingo throws some claw strikes, but none of them connect because Samurai grabs him by the back of his t-shirt and stops him. "IN. THE. ARENA. You crush opponents in the ARENA. Remember?" Samurai sternly tells him. Bingo blinks, confused. "Oh! Right. I crush pony in arena! You see. You a bad pony~! Bingo fight you soon, you see!" Bingo points at Cosmic before walking away.

Samurai sighs with relief then faces Cosmic before sitting down formally. "You've ruffled some feathers, Wrath. Oh, sorry, it's Cosmic now. Honestly, even I don't understand you. Every impression you gave me since we met has been a lie. You gave me a fake name, made me think you're an honorable fighter, and you seemed to be quite peaceful at first. But now all of that is changed... I know nothing about the real you, but I want to know more. Did Dynamo really do something to upset you in the past? You keep mentioning someone or something named Kyubiki. I think I've heard enough by now to figure it out; that's another name for Dynamo, isn't it?"

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@Dynamo Pad

As soon as Dynamo leaps, Lightning is waving at him with both hooves. "Easy there, curly! Just trying to be friendly. Just because we're in a fighting tournament, doesn't mean I'm some kind of flesh-eating final boss or something." Lightning says with a genuine smile. Still, she listens closely and nods at his explanation. "Wow~ You're out of this world!" As they talk, the judges and the crowd seem confused. "This is a very unorthodox battle, I must say." Mayor White says. "However, if this tournament can make new friendships, then I'd say it was a bigger success than imagined!" Straighaway adds.

"Aww, really? And here I was hoping we could maybe fit some kind of anime or video game sponsorship deal into the Washouts show, with your help of course. Oh well, your loss. But I'll tell you what I'll do! This fight's been dragging on too long for my patience, so how about one last blow to see who wins? If you can't handle my trump card no problem, then I'll forfeit, easy peasy. But if you can't out power my signature move, then I win. Sound good?" Lightning extends her hoof for a hoof shake.

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@Starforce

"Well for me, everything I ever wanted was right here in Friendshire. About the only reason I haven't left here is because I promised some ponies I wouldn't. They looked like they were going to gun me down if I didn't." Black looks at the fight again. "I think we're about to see the final act for this fight."

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@Courageous Thunder Dash, @ExplosionMare, @Ragland Tiger

Final pats Bluebell's shoulder out of concern, glad that Chelsea is able to give her a hug.

Still, Final is feeling ignored. "I just can't help but feel like somepony is missing from our group! Be right back. I'm going to go check." Final teleports away for now.

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@UI Tails

As Final searches the town, he finds a newly-formed crater, and someone's in it. "Oh my!" He runs over to the mystery stranger. "Excuse me? Need a hoof?" He reaches out to help the newcomer to the town.

[Thundy]

@Samurai Equine @Dynamo Pad

Thundy snuck back to where he had heard the Diamond Dog threaten Cosmic. The. He heard Samurai confronting Cosmic. “…And thanks to my dear friend Chelsea, everyone knows just how evil you monsters are. Yes, even Calhoun. You lied to everyone, and you don’t look guilty one bit about it.” Thundy said. Kyabuki is Dynamo. He’s my brother and friend. You’re lucky you’re not going against me, but if one of you do…I’ll make sure you don’t mess with him ever again.” Thundy promised with a growl, looking at and trio, then going back to watch the fight. “End this now Dynamo! Expose that reckless Wonderbolt wannabe for who she really is, an uncaring soul who’s all about herself no matter how many ponies and creatures she puts in danger!” Thundy called out. 

[Necrozma (Dual Fuser)]

@Samurai Equine

Necrozma woke up to the voice, not knowing who it was. "Mm...who am I? Necrozma...that's right, but why can't I remember anything past that?" He then saw Final, who looked like a complete stranger to him. He was also comparing sizes and species in his head. " I'm a touch smaller than this pony... I must be pretty young." He said to himself. Necrozma finally acknowledges Final. "Do you know where I am?"

(ooc: what time of day is it at this state?)

[Pencil Pouch]

@Samurai Equine @Dynamo Pad @Courageous Thunder Dash @Ragland Tiger

Pencil gasped as Dynamo was struck. Sparkly kept her eyes on the ring, assessing the situation analytically. Before either unicorn could do anything, Bluebell broke out in a fit of sobs, extremely concerned for Dynamo. Pencil looked at her with worry while Sparkly kept her eyes on the ring to see if anything changed.

Pencil was going to comfort Bluebell but Chelsea had already taken care of that. She looked with Sparkly towards the ring to see if Dynamo would move. Thankfully, he recovered quickly from his injuries and seemed to be in no serious harm.

Pencil was about to make a comment, but before she could say anything, she noticed Final rushing out of his seat. He must have gotten bored.

“Wait! Where are you going?” she yelled as he galloped away.

[Chelsea]

@ExplosionMare @Samurai Equine @Ragland Tiger

"You know Final...he can sense energies like I could. Perhaps he sensed that someone needed help. I'm sure he'll back soon. Who knows...he might bring someone back with him." Chelsea stated as she continued to rub and snuggle Bluebell lovingly to comfort her. 

[Dynamo Pad 11,257]

@Samurai Equine @Courageous Thunder Dash

Cosmic raised an eyebrow as the diamond dog had seemingly snapped. He didn't flinch as Bingo tried to land slash after slash from his claws against the neon green unicorn. However, it was all for naught as Samurai had held Bingo back. "Woah! Hostile!" Cheap responded, a small grin upon his lips at the joke he had made. "Perhaps it would be best if we should go and get security on Bingo. Sure, he didn't hit us, but he did try to attack us. He even provoked a fight that could have escalated into trouble. It's his word against ours. Wouldn't you agree, Cosmic?" Frozen adjusted his glasses with his front left hoof, while Cosmic smirked at the idea. "If anything, the mongrel should be kept on a leash. Also, you crush me? Oh, please. The only good thing you're capable of crushing is the dirt when you bow before my hooves." Almost like a complete one eighty, Bingo had begun walking away. As Samurai had calmed Bingo down and sat down, Cosmic had kept his eyebrow raised. His curiosity getting to him as he listened to the asian pony speak. "A fake name? Why, whatever do you mean? I never lied about a fake name. Every name we said was all the truth." He says, Frozen briefly stepping into the conversation. "I can attest to that. The names Wrath, Greed and Brains are all codenames for when we compete. Why go with real names when you could just go with others? It's only logical to have a persona when competing in a match. That's how it always is in video games."

Satisfied with his backup, Cosmic nodded. "So, you see? I never lied about that. I'd say to check your facts, before assuming. Sort of like all those fools who went and blamed Kyubiki from our words." Clapping his front hooves together as if giving an applause, Cosmic could only chuckle as two and two were put together. "Bravo! The last horse finally crosses the finish line. Also, haven't you ever heard of acting? Believe me when I say you could learn a lot by playing dumb or by being nice, before showing your true colors. Plus, it was disgusting to be nice as nice never gets you anywhere. So, all we had to do was play the part and then the rest came naturally. You and those fools that side with Kyubiki don't deserve to know the real me, or Cheap, or Frozen. You side with friendship, then you side with the enemy." He scoffed, not believing for a second that Samurai wanted to get to know the real him. "You are right though. Kyubiki is another name for Dynamo Pad. It's a dumb name that his ridiculous teacher had given him after he had beaten us in a game. It means one thing, but I say it means something else. If anything, I think of it as his name because he doesn't have one. I don't acknowledge, nor do I consider Dynamo Pad to exist."

Just as he was about to continue, Thundy had made his presence known to the group. Upon listening to the griffon mentioning that Chelsea had exposed the neon green unicorn, as well as his team. "Who is Chelsea? I feel like I've heard that name being mentioned before, but I'm drawing a blank." He would say, an uncaring look in his eyes with a small smirk. "I don't do well with names, but so what? We lie when we need to get what we want, so it's our benefit and not yours. Sure, we lied, but is that necessarily a terrible thing? I mean, look at this place. It's like a town of forgotten friendship." He would say, Cheap hopping in place as if he had gained a bright idea. "Oh! What about a town that friendship forgot?" He asks, Cosmic tossed the idea aside with a wave of his hoof. "Same thing, but better my way." Frozen rolled his eyes as he listened to the two of his teammates bickering. "Seriously? It's the same thing, so it doesn't really matter which one was right." He commented, before continuing as he looked over to both Thundy and Samurai. "For your information, everyone already knew by the time Pad had left. We wanted to show how friendship and love are nothing but fabricated lies to make one feel better about themself. Everyone easily turned on the punching bag, before we showed them how foolish they were. I even mentioned to Calhoun about getting our revenge against Pad and he wanted in. Even if he knew the truth, he was there along with the rest of the other fighters during the preliminaries. So, it's just a waste of time and breath to let everyone know we were lying." He scoffed, adjusting his glasses with a cold, calculative expression.

"There you have it. Your threats don't scare me, Sparks. You did say Kyubiki wrong as it's not Kyabuki, but I do like the idea. I might try to mess with his gamertag now, so thanks for the help you fool." Cosmic chuckled, but it was short lived as Thundy had made his exit towards the waiting area. "You'd think there was some sort of cane in shows where they pull the individual away. That, or he had a string and was pulled back like some sort of yo-yo." Cheap commented, Cosmic rolling his eyes as he turned his attention back towards Samurai. "Now, where were we? Oh, that's right. You asked if Kyubiki did something in the past to upset me? So, you really want to know?" Raising an eyebrow, he leaned forward slightly to gain the asian pony's attention. Cosmic had a look of curiosity on his face, before it slowly morphed into one of anger and malice. "Oh, I'll tell you. He's the one that stole my destiny away from me!"

Back in the fight, Dynamo raised a curious eyebrow as Lightning had waved her arms at him. As if letting him know that there was no cause for alarm. He still kept his guard up as he was still in a fight, but he couldn't help himself as he chuckled at her joke of a final boss. Thinking about what Lightning had said did make the gaming unicorn think. "You know something? You're right, Lightning. Sure, this is a tournament to test ourselves, but this is still a tournament to make and strengthen friendships." He smiled, giving an apologetic look from his rejection of the deal she had made before. "I'm really sorry about that. The idea of an anime and video game kind of sponsorship is interesting, but I'm still a new up and coming gamer. That, and I don't know much about the Washouts or the show. Again, I'm really sorry about that." He would say, listening as his opponent wanted to finish this fight. "Aww, man. I didn't really think the fight was dragging on for too long. I didn't really get a chance to test out some things with this form, but I think that's understandable. I think you did mention that you weren't here to fight, but more to promote the show." As he heard Thundy yell out to the gaming unicorn to finish the fight. Dynamo found himself in a bit of a bind. After everything he had heard from Thundy and the Wonderbolts about Lighting, he wanted to believe them when going into this fight. However, it didn't seem like Lightning was bad or evil. Reckless, sure, but evil wasn't one of them.

Feeling like this situation was familiar to the gaming unicorn, he nodded as he heard Lightning out on her idea. "You know what? I think I'm all for this idea of yours. Call me crazy or anything along those lines, but I want to give you the benefit of the doubt. So, eeyup. Sounds good to me, Lightning." Looking down to see her extended hoof for a hoof shake. Dynamo extended his hoof to return the shake. He wasn't sure if she was going to attack right away, but he'd prepare for an attack as he extended his hoof. Just in case if there was any sort of funny business going on. 

 

[Thundy]

@Dynamo Pad @Samurai Equine

By the time Cosmic had mouthed back to Thundy, he was gone. Thundy watched some sort of exchange. “Careful Dynamo! That’s a trap!” Thundy called out remembering a scene from Spy Kids 3, where during a fight a character fell for the old handshake trap and ended up being slammed hard to the ground. 

[Ragland Tiger 3,384]

14 hours ago, Chelsea said:

"You know Final...he can sense energies like I could. Perhaps he sensed that someone needed help. I'm sure he'll back soon. Who knows...he might bring someone back with him." Chelsea stated as she continued to rub and snuggle Bluebell lovingly to comfort her.

@Courageous Thunder Dash

Bluebell clutched her pendant with her hoof.  "Help m-me ch-Chelsea, It hurts! It-it hurts!"

[Courageous Thunder Dash 7,824]

@Ragland Tiger @ExplosionMare

Chelsea hugged Bluebell tightly and let out a warm healing flow from her talons, which felt like healing waters that eased the pain. "Everything will be okay Bluebell. Dynamo will win. I know he will. It's hard, but trust me Bluebell. He's got this." Chelsea said still hugging Bluebell tightly. 

[Necrozma (Dual Fuser)]

@Courageous Thunder Dash @ExplosionMare @Ragland Tiger @Samurai Equine

Hearing the distant conversation with his power, Necrozma ran to the stadium curiously to see what was going on. "Is that...a battle?" he asked to himself. Knowing he was too young anyway, he tried to go in. The power of the moon(though possibly not visible) flowed through his body. He was transforming from Dusk Mane to Dawn Wings. At that point he was no bigger than a average Griffon." What happened to me?" he said

Edited September 29, 2021 by UI Tails