private The Other Ponies

[Chickey 383]

Blood continued to walk, looking for any kind of town until he spotted one off into the distance. He walked over to it and walked inside the town and peered inside the inn and diner that was stationed there. He walked inside as his form shifted to him more evil one. "Id like some food please" He said with a snarl

[Glaceon 793]

Starbolt stood next to Carrick. "How will we get to the others? They are in Canterlot." She told him. "But first you're right let's rest up here." She added as she sat down next to the water spring that Carrick was in.

 

(OOC Heading to bed. Control goes to Ninja or Dawnpath.)

Edited August 24, 2012 by Mal (Starbolt)

[NinjaCPU 270]

"Well, I'm not sure yet." Carrick had to think about it, his body relaxed from the water. He really couldn't think too much as the water relaxed his muscles down. He closed his eyes and took a deep breath. "I missed you when I was in there, Starbolt." Carrick said.

 

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The storekeeper looked at the beast, he bit his tongue and took out a salad. "It's on the house." He said, as he turned around and took a huge breaths. He didn't want to show his fear to the creature...

[Chickey 383]

Blood laughed maliciously "I admire your humor!" He said as he dashed and tackled the store keeper to the ground and sank his fangs down, and started to drink from the pony. When he was finished, he walked upstairs and walked into a empty Inn room and laid down to sleep.

 

(Brb in a few hours)

[Samurshy 708]

Zerrif had to admit that he hated the heat, it was taking him twice as long to exit the area now that Ice Star had used some of his environmental magic to turn the surrounding area from a great forest into a desolate desert. It was now only dawn but it was still over 98 degrees Fahrenheit. He was taking a break resting on a rock, the sand weged in the pads of his paws. Dammit Ice Star, why couldn't you have waited to do this Zerrif thought. Suddenly a cool breeze blew through his fur bringing not only momentary releif, but also a scent. The smell that was carried through the wind was a familiar to Zerrif. He had to think about it momentarily until he realized that this sent was of the prisoner Carrick and the mage mare that was part of Blaze's group, the smell was coming from the opposite direction of the tower.

Dammit Carrick excaped. Ice Star will not be pleased. I guess it is up to me to bring him in, Zerrif thought as he stood from the rock and began walking towards the direction of the scent.

[Octavia's Bow 2,035]

Quickly was passing over the Everfree when he landed for a breather. He looked both ways, and then bucked a tree-stump in. He heard the familiar sound of the protection spell charging, and quickly mumbled, "Under the protection of our forebears, I come in peace." The spell whirred down and the scecond panel, the one leading into the cave under the tree, opened.

 

A mare glared out at him angrily, "Not only are you late, Quickly, you've also managed to kill your friends. Fortune doesn't smile upon you."

 

"And you're looking better everday, Delah. I need supplies, and information."

 

"I only serve Nighthunters,"

 

"I swore my oath,"

 

"You are a very, very loose definition, Quickly."

 

He looked at her seriously, "Try the real world, get your memories stolen."

 

She laughed, and shook her head, "Well, come in, come in, we don't have all day. You've got at least a full day's travels, and there is ONE friend of yours that DIDN'T die that day."

 

I looked at her curiously and stepped inside, where I was charged by a sparrow, "Is this Den? Oh my gosh, Delah, I thought you would've boiled him."

 

She looked at him curiously, "You know he's as much a Nighthunter as you, right. I'd have you boiled, but then you'd never get the chance to redeem yourself. Cheer up kid, you got a lifetime," she added, "Food rations and packs are in the back. You can change out the old ones. Oh, and here," she says, throwing a medalion over his head, "Official mark of the Nighthunters. Don't wear it around Canterlot, as you remember. Celestia herself said that if I saw you, I gave it to you. Something about a redemption questl so whatever it is you're doin', ya better get it right. Otherwise, I'll be stuck with you. Again."

 

Quickly groaned inwardly, and exchanged packs. He looked inside the new one, seeing food, new hoof-shoes, two sets of goggles, one of them tinted, a lightweight flightsuit, and the usual equipment; Iron, silver, candles, chalk, and orbs that could be charged by a Unicorn to hold a spell. He smiled, His Grandma may be in the practice of tough love, but she was rooting for him all the same. He turned around and got punched in the mouth by something delicious, "Gra'ma! Wha' wa' tha' foh?" he asked around her fist.

 

"Every. Single. Time. You. Leave. You. Forget. Your. Cookies!" she says, pointing to a bag of cookies obviously years old. He flushed, and let her open his pack, stuffing the cookies in them. Then he drank from the trough, wistled for Den, and flew out the entrance. He heard Grandma Delah say one last thing, "Not all of us are against you Quick."

[Glaceon 793]

"I missed you too Carrick." Starbolt replied as she got in the water spring and sat next to him. "Are you alright?" She asked Carrick, worried about his mental condition. She put her hoof around him. "You can tell me anything Carrick." She said with a smile.

[NinjaCPU 270]

Carrick closed his eyes, the physical scars were now gone. "I was beaten down pretty bad. I was in there for quite a while." Carrick took a deep breath. As he recollected his thoughts, the vision of a flying hoof came on him. The impact of the blow, the talks of his morality. Carrick still pushed on, never gave in. "For a while there, I thought that it would of been my resting spot. He tried to beat me down physically and mentally. If you hadn't been there in a few days, I would of broken down. I'm not sure in which way though." Carrick opened his eyes again.

[Octavia's Bow 2,035]

Quickly landed again, exahsted; He HAD been flying all day, with a pack of supplies. He looked for a water source, but the area around him was sandy. In the distance, he saw a tower, and a couple palm trees. He looked at it questioningly, trudging on, reluctant to take into the air for fear of crashing due to exahstion. Out. Of. Shape.

[NinjaCPU 270]

Carrick poked his chin, he continued "To be honest, I think the most terrible experience was when Blood tried to take your blood away. I know no matter what I did it would of not have work at all." Carrick said, he rubbed his forehead, "It's odd, really." Carrick rubbed his snout.

[Octavia's Bow 2,035]

"Den, scout ahead. If you see water by those palms, signal. If you see ponies, signal again."

 

Den cawed and flew ahead while Quickly continued walking. It took him about ten minutes to get there, where he landed in a tree. Seeing water, he cawed once. Then he saw Starbolt and Carrick and cawed again, flying back.

 

Quickly heard and started galloping. He found somepony. Better yet, he found water. Good bird.

[Glaceon 793]

(OOC Where did you get Den?)

 

Starbolt looked at Carrick. "Well, you did save me there, so what you did actually worked." She said to Carrick, smiling at him. "I heard Blood get into trouble before I passed out, I think I was also able to get him into deeper trouble." She added.

[NinjaCPU 270]

((OOC: Yeah, that sort of came outta nowhere. ))

 

Carrick gave a heh, as Carrick gave her a quick kiss on the cheek, "That's pretty awesome. He deserved everything he got." Carrick wasn't happy when Blood did what he done. He was surpised he got out there alive. 'I guess HE is a more a hot head than I thought'

 

Carrick felt somepony look at him and Starbolt. He looked around to see a bird, but was flying away. 'Hmmm.' He started getting conscious of his surrounding.

[Octavia's Bow 2,035]

Quickly was passing over the Everfree when he landed for a breather. He looked both ways, and then bucked a tree-stump in. He heard the familiar sound of the protection spell charging, and quickly mumbled, "Under the protection of our forebears, I come in peace." The spell whirred down and the scecond panel, the one leading into the cave under the tree, opened.

 

A mare glared out at him angrily, "Not only are you late, Quickly, you've also managed to kill your friends. Fortune doesn't smile upon you."

 

"And you're looking better everday, Delah. I need supplies, and information."

 

"I only serve Nighthunters,"

 

"I swore my oath,"

 

"You are a very, very loose definition, Quickly."

 

He looked at her seriously, "Try the real world, get your memories stolen."

 

She laughed, and shook her head, "Well, come in, come in, we don't have all day. You've got at least a full day's travels, and there is ONE friend of yours that DIDN'T die that day."

 

I looked at her curiously and stepped inside, where I was charged by a sparrow, "Is this Den? Oh my gosh, Delah, I thought you would've boiled him."

 

She looked at him curiously, "You know he's as much a Nighthunter as you, right. I'd have you boiled, but then you'd never get the chance to redeem yourself. Cheer up kid, you got a lifetime," she added, "Food rations and packs are in the back. You can change out the old ones. Oh, and here," she says, throwing a medalion over his head, "Official mark of the Nighthunters. Don't wear it around Canterlot, as you remember. Celestia herself said that if I saw you, I gave it to you. Something about a redemption questl so whatever it is you're doin', ya better get it right. Otherwise, I'll be stuck with you. Again."

 

Quickly groaned inwardly, and exchanged packs. He looked inside the new one, seeing food, new hoof-shoes, two sets of goggles, one of them tinted, a lightweight flightsuit, and the usual equipment; Iron, silver, candles, chalk, and orbs that could be charged by a Unicorn to hold a spell. He smiled, His Grandma may be in the practice of tough love, but she was rooting for him all the same. He turned around and got punched in the mouth by something delicious, "Gra'ma! Wha' wa' tha' foh?" he asked around her fist.

 

"Every. Single. Time. You. Leave. You. Forget. Your. Cookies!" she says, pointing to a bag of cookies obviously years old. He flushed, and let her open his pack, stuffing the cookies in them. Then he drank from the trough, wistled for Den, and flew out the entrance. He heard Grandma Delah say one last thing, "Not all of us are against you Quick."

 

(My last post.)

 

Quickly had den land on his head; his wings were already tired. The palm trees started to grow bigger and he saw shimmering forms of two ponies. Two, lets hope their friendly. Let's hope they can tell me where I am; The longer Starbolt and Carrick stay under custody, the longer they have to break, get injured, or turn. He picked up the pace a little bit*

 

(OOC: Yes, I do realize their out. QUICKLY wouldn't know. So Mal, don't send me some PM about it. I'm still a bit tired.)

[Glaceon 793]

Starbolt blushed as Carrick kissed her. She then noticed him turn around and looked rather worried. "I know that look, what's wrong?" Starbolt asked Carrick. She looked where Carrick was looking but saw nothing out of the ordinary.

[NinjaCPU 270]

"Call it my detective senses, we were being watch." Carrick said, he looked around to see if saw another bird of some sort, but found nothing but palm trees. "It was a bird, so it might be somepony tracking bird." However Carrick didn't know if it was good or bad. It might a good pony....or HIM.

[Octavia's Bow 2,035]

He got close enough to see deffinent outlines, and called, "Hey, one of you ponies give me directions to Filly? I got some friends there checking out the sight, and I was asked to deliver something!" Not entirely false; When I find Starbolt, I am definately delivering an earfull. She broke her promise! he though.

[NinjaCPU 270]

Carrick heard the voice from behind him. It sounded familiar, like a pony he had meant recently. He couldn't put his hoof on it. Carrick also remembered what Starbolt had said to him, "I'm not sure what you're looking for, Fillydelphia been destroyed."

[Octavia's Bow 2,035]

He stopped and leaned against a palm tree, the sun was in his eyes, "I got- a couple friends- trying to figure out why. And they... forgot... about their... promise to take... me with them." Not lying, just not giving all the information. Den cawed from his head and pecked him, "Yes Den, you can go food hunting," he said between pants.

[NinjaCPU 270]

Carrick turned around to the sound of his voice, the detective saw who he was. Quick, exhausted from the trip "A promise, hmm...well, maybe that couldn't keep that promise." Carrick put his left hoof over Starbolt's right shoulder. "Maybe it was a good thing they broke their promise, or somepony would be stuck in the dungeon." Carrick said.

[Octavia's Bow 2,035]

"... I guess... I don't... have to go... to Filly... But... I'm going... to get... a drink," he manages, stumbling over to the water. Den looked at him quizically. After a drink he looked over at the bird, "Don't look at me like that, I was off duty for a good number of years. I'm faster, but not as strong." Den cawed at him and went back to food hunting.

[NinjaCPU 270]

Carrick took a glance at the pony who fell into the water. He blinked, he didn't mind too much of the pony, but he rather be alone with Starbolt. Nevertheless, here he was with the...

 

Wait a second, Carrick got a closer look at him, "Well, Well. I guess it's good to see you again, Quick.." Carrick said.

Edited August 26, 2012 by NinjaCPU

[Glaceon 793]

Starbolt realized it was Quickly. She looked away guiltily. "Umm... Hi Quick." She said hoping he won't be upset with her. She knew she didn't tell him, but the letter said not to tell anypony. She couldn't risk Carrick.

[Samurshy 708]

Zerrif was now only about 200 yards away from the scent. He could see an oasis off in the distance and knew right away that this was where Carrick was. Welp my new blade, it looks like I have an excuse to use you. Zerrif thought with excitement and anticipation.

[Chickey 383]

Blood left the Inn and then walked out of the town, now feeling quite a lot better that he had some food in him. He started to walk away deciding to find Carrick and get some well deserved revenge. He decided to try to locate them by smell, and sniffed in deeply to try to find their scent.