private Equestrian War

[InfinityWhale 771]

"Before I can help you, Nightfall, you're going to have to trust me."

 

The pony's horn started to glow as it charged energy, but the armor obscured it's color. Then, with a lancing bolt of energy it struck out at Nightfall, a powerful, but almost lazy shot.

[Nightfall 3,950]

"Before I can help you, Nightfall, you're going to have to trust me."

 

The pony's horn started to glow as it charged energy, but the armor obscured it's color. Then, with a lancing bolt of energy it struck out at Nightfall, a powerful, but almost lazy shot.

 

Nightfall jumped up in the air, using his wings, with the shot still just barely hitting his left wing. He fell down twenty feet into a pile of dust. Nightfall rolled onto his back and got onto his hooves. Nightfall shook the dust from his mane, and started walking towards the edge of the ring where Wits was, with a slight limp in his right forehoof. He never took his eyes off of the Ironpony.

"Wits, you must have some clue as to who this pony is... it would be mad to let... it... into this camp without fully knowing who... it... is..."

Edited August 13, 2012 by Nightfall

[InfinityWhale 771]

Nightfall jumped up in the air, using his wings, with the shot still just barely hitting his left wing. He fell down twenty feet into a pile of dust. Nightfall rolled onto his back and got onto his hooves. Nightfall shook the dust from his mane, and started walking towards the edge of the ring where Wits was, with a slight limp in his right forehoof. He never took his eyes off of the Ironpony.

"Wits, you must have some clue as to who this pony is... it would be mad to let... it... into this camp without fully knowing who... it... is..."

 

"Nightfall," Wits said. "I'm your superior officer. I've been helping you this entire time. I can help you here. I have some idea who this pony is, and I will help you. But I'm going to need you to trust me. Can you trust me, Nightfall?"

[Nightfall 3,950]

"Nightfall," Wits said. "I'm your superior officer. I've been helping you this entire time. I can help you here. I have some idea who this pony is, and I will help you. But I'm going to need you to trust me. Can you trust me, Nightfall?"

 

"Wits, I've been your friend for some time. I can trust you."

Nightfall seemed a bit doubtful about this situation, and he kept his eye on the Ironpony, but he needed help. He couldn't do this alone, and Wits was offering help. He needed Wits. He needed Blade. He needed this entire camp...

A sudden realization swept over Nightfall. This was his home. He belonged here. He had felt weird at the homebases for both the SE and the NLR, but he felt comfortable here.

[InfinityWhale 771]

"Wits, I've been your friend for some time. I can trust you."

Nightfall seemed a bit doubtful about this situation, and he kept his eye on the Ironpony, but he needed help. He couldn't do this alone, and Wits was offering help. He needed Wits. He needed Blade. He needed this entire camp...

A sudden realization swept over Nightfall. This was his home. He belonged here. He had felt weird at the homebases for both the SE and the NLR, but he felt comfortable here.

 

((Gambit complete.))

 

Wits helped him to his hooves.

 

"This pony is a simulation of the ideal soldier. He's strong, obedient, and resilient. What he is not is very original. Use your cloning trick, we're going to need soldiers and grunts to distract him."

 

The pony lowered it's head and charged, sharp horn aimed for the two comrades.

 

Wits pulled a quick roll and got them out of the way, and the pony stumbled.

 

"Quick" he said. "I can't terminate the simulation."

[Nightfall 3,950]

((Gambit complete.))

 

Wits helped him to his hooves.

 

"This pony is a simulation of the ideal soldier. He's strong, obedient, and resilient. What he is not is very original. Use your cloning trick, we're going to need soldiers and grunts to distract him."

 

The pony lowered it's head and charged, sharp horn aimed for the two comrades.

 

Wits pulled a quick roll and got them out of the way, and the pony stumbled.

 

"Quick" he said. "I can't terminate the simulation."

 

Another Nightfall jumped onto the Ironpony as the Ironpony stumbled.

"A simulation. Perfect."

A third and fourth Nightfall burst through the crowd and took a side on the Ironpony, so it was surrounded on three sides and had a Nightfall on it.

"Wits, I'll need your help protecting me. It doesn't clone just my body."

[~The Snowy Wolf~ 1,579]

"Quick" he said. "I can't terminate the simulation."

 

Vinyl heard this from the sidelines. "What!?! You mean to tell me that you made a simulation that you can't stop?! Are you insane?"

[InfinityWhale 771]

Vinyl heard this from the sidelines. "What!?! You mean to tell me that you made a simulation that you can't stop?! Are you insane?"

 

"Well, it wouldn't be very useful if anypony could say stop fighting, and it gives up! We need our fighters to learn fear, and learn to fight before they go out into the field!"

 

The pony looked and noticed Wits, and then decided he was a weak link, lacking the seemless communications the other Nightfalls had. So, he went for a quick blow to him, which Wits barely managed to dodge. In the brief second Ironpony was off-balance, he hissed "Quick, get him!"

[Nightfall 3,950]

"Well, it wouldn't be very useful if anypony could say stop fighting, and it gives up! We need our fighters to learn fear, and learn to fight before they go out into the field!"

 

The pony looked and noticed Wits, and then decided he was a weak link, lacking the seemless communications the other Nightfalls had. So, he went for a quick blow to him, which Wits barely managed to dodge. In the brief second Ironpony was off-balance, he hissed "Quick, get him!"

 

The three Nightfalls on the ground charged up and each fired a shot at Ironpony in the center of the circle. The real Nightfall charged into the center of the ensuing small explosion as another Nightfall flew up. The third Nightfall dashed to where the second one was. The Nightfall on the Ironpony's back had disappeared right before the explosion.

"Wits, if worst comes to worst, evacuate this small area!"

[InfinityWhale 771]

The three Nightfalls on the ground charged up and each fired a shot at Ironpony in the center of the circle. The real Nightfall charged into the center of the ensuing small explosion as another Nightfall flew up. The third Nightfall dashed to where the second one was. The Nightfall on the Ironpony's back had disappeared right before the explosion.

"Wits, if worst comes to worst, evacuate this small area!"

 

"I've got a failsafe," Wits said as he tried to use his magic to bring down the Ironpony that was still pushing up on the weight of the Nightfalls. "But I don't want to have to use it."

[Nightfall 3,950]

"I've got a failsafe," Wits said as he tried to use his magic to bring down the Ironpony that was still pushing up on the weight of the Nightfalls. "But I don't want to have to use it."

 

"Come on, there's no time!"

All three of the Nightfalls were near the Ironpony. They were taking turns fighting hoof-to-hoof and trying to dodge the blows from the Ironpony. One Nightfall got hit and flew back into a building.

[InfinityWhale 771]

"Come on, there's no time!"

All three of the Nightfalls were near the Ironpony. They were taking turns fighting hoof-to-hoof and trying to dodge the blows from the Ironpony. One Nightfall got hit and flew back into a building.

 

"Allright," Wits said. "But this is going to be... destructive. I'm accessing the root of the universe," his horn started glowing purple, as did his eyes, signifying he was using some serious magic and drawing upon real power.

[Nightfall 3,950]

The Nightfalls jumped out of the way, shielding their eyes.. They formed into the one true Nightfall, and began backing up to be next to Wits.

"Can you do that? ... Wait, I forgot... it's Wits End..."

[InfinityWhale 771]

"I CAN DO MANY THINGS," said Wits with a voice like thousands of ponies talking at once. "This is my universe, and I will be respected as such." With a bright light the universe started to twist around the warrior pony, and when it untwisted, it was asleep.

[Nightfall 3,950]

"I CAN DO MANY THINGS," said Wits with a voice like thousands of ponies talking at once. "This is my universe, and I will be respected as such." With a bright light the universe started to twist around the warrior pony, and when it untwisted, it was asleep.

 

"Just like that...? No tricks or twists? No distorting the time vortex?"

Nightfall was confused. His trick, the cloning, had involved splitting up his soul. He couldn't believe twisting the universe around a simulation could be quite so easy.

[InfinityWhale 771]

"Just like that...? No tricks or twists? No distorting the time vortex?"

Nightfall was confused. His trick, the cloning, had involved splitting up his soul. He couldn't believe twisting the universe around a simulation could be quite so easy.

 

"Easy? I just had to attune my aura to a brainwave length that allows for remote control of the physical universe, shredding all known laws of time and breaking reality just so I could put a pony to sleep!"

[~The Snowy Wolf~ 1,579]

"Easy? I just had to attune my aura to a brainwave length that allows for remote control of the physical universe, shredding all known laws of time and breaking reality just so I could put a pony to sleep!"

 

Vinyl shouted jokingly from a nearby building, "Where's the music and singing!?! Haha!"

[InfinityWhale 771]

Vinyl shouted jokingly from a nearby building, "Where's the music and singing!?! Haha!"

 

Wits blinked, and Vinyl was hovering, encased in a bubble in front of her. "This supercedes such methods. But I could put on a lively little jig for you should you so desire."

[~The Snowy Wolf~ 1,579]

Wits blinked, and Vinyl was hovering, encased in a bubble in front of her. "This supercedes such methods. But I could put on a lively little jig for you should you so desire."

 

Vinyl looked around her at the bubble. "Wha- huh? Wait! No, no music." Vinyl started trotting in the bubble and it slowly moved forwards. "Ya know, this is kinda entertaining."

Edited August 16, 2012 by Vinyl Blade

[Nightfall 3,950]

Vinyl looked around her at the bubble. "Wha- huh? Wait! No, no music." Vinyl started trotting in the bubble and it slowly moved forwards. "Ya know, this is kinda entertaining."

 

Nightfall looked at Wits.

"All right, all right. Let me guess... this whole venture was some sort of a test, yes?"

He looked at Blade, then back to Wits.

"So... what next? When am I to go to Prance?"

A second Nightfall walked out of the map room.

"I've got the route... I just need the word."

The first Nightfall collapsed a bit, remembering the pain in his right forehoof. His chest also seemed to have taken some damage.

Edited August 16, 2012 by Nightfall

[InfinityWhale 771]

"A simple miscalculation," Wits said. With a glance, the bubble halted, and Vinyl started slowly spinning, unable to control her motion. "There. That was more what I was going for. I think that under the circumstances, we can stop training for now. Let's get Nightfall to a healer tent to treat all injuries."

[~The Snowy Wolf~ 1,579]

Nightfall walked over and popped the bubble. He caught Blade, set her on her hooves, and looked at Wits.

"All right, all right. Let me guess... this whole venture was some sort of a test, yes?"

 

"A simple miscalculation," Wits said. With a glance, the bubble halted, and Vinyl started slowly spinning, unable to control her motion. "There. That was more what I was going for. I think that under the circumstances, we can stop training for now. Let's get Nightfall to a healer tent to treat all injuries."

 

Vinyl kept spinning in the bubble. "Yep! Pretty much. Weeeeee!"

[InfinityWhale 771]

Wits sat and breathed a sigh of relief. His plan had worked, everything was moving forward. It wasn't easy to do something on this scale, but he had to do so, for the sake of Equestria. Somewhere along the line, he started believing everything he was saying. Now he just needed to get his plan in motion.

 

"Prance," he said. "Our first target is Prance. I have assembled a team. You will be second-in-command. The first in command knows Rarity rather well."

[Nightfall 3,950]

Wits sat and breathed a sigh of relief. His plan had worked, everything was moving forward. It wasn't easy to do something on this scale, but he had to do so, for the sake of Equestria. Somewhere along the line, he started believing everything he was saying. Now he just needed to get his plan in motion.

 

"Prance," he said. "Our first target is Prance. I have assembled a team. You will be second-in-command. The first in command knows Rarity rather well."

 

"Oh, fun."

Nightfall tried not to sound too sarcastic.

"Look, Wits..."

He limped over and sat down, not without a wince and some pain, next to him as Blade kept spinning in her bubble.

"Just when do we go?"

[InfinityWhale 771]

"Oh, fun."

Nightfall tried not to sound too sarcastic.

"Look, Wits..."

He limped over and sat down, not without a wince and some pain, next to him as Blade kept spinning in her bubble.

"Just when do we go?"

 

"Tomorrow," he said. "Our transport has been arranged, but you have to meet the leader of the team, a friend of mine." Wits was exhausted. Utilizing the world-power had taken it out of him. He slipped in his chair and started to nod off.