private Adventure to Atlantis

[Steel Accord 6,660]

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Ocean took the notepad and pen in her hooves which were now solid with a slightly blue tint...same color as her fur. She looked up and opened her mouth but all that could be heard was a bubbling noise as if she was speaking under water. She sighed and began writing on the notepad. It was a little easier now that her hooves were solid.

When she finished she held it out to Steel.

 

 

"Little strange but I doubt anypony will want to be near me so why not. Where were you born ?"

 

"Canterlot, born and raised. I have traveled quite a bit these past two years though. My father was in the Royal Guard before he met my mother and retired. She was from Canterlot so they just settled down there. And you, my lady? Where do you hail from?" Steel asked.

 

"Note to self." He thought. "She didn't seem to laugh at the cave joke. She may not be in a laughing mood. In fact, stop trying to convince the world and yourself that you're funny!"  He somewhat schizophrenically scolded himself.

Edited May 9, 2013 by Steel Accord

[Miss Light Diamond 2,802]

"Canterlot, born and raised. I have traveled quite a bit these past two years though. My father was in the Royal Guard before he met my mother and retired. She was from Canterlot so they just settled down there. And you, my lady? Where do you hail from?" Steel asked.

 

Ocean flipped to another page on the notepad and scribbled away.

She finished a few moments later and held up the notepad for Steel to read.

 

"Trottingham...its a terrible place. The ponies there are stuck up and rude and its never sunny. What were you doing before the expedition ?"

 

Her hooves looked back to normal and it was now slowly spreading up her legs.

 

 

 

In the meantime, Iron Hoof was instructing ponies. Luckily allot of the equipment had made it off the sub. The digger. Most of the trucks. And allot of the supplies...they were pretty lucky.

[Steel Accord 6,660]

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"Well, sort of on another treasure hunt." He rubbed the back of his neck, in a somewhat bashful movement. "Do not mistake me my lady! Greed is not my weakness!" He asserted. "Some one was hunting a powerful magical artifact and already burned down the library of a studious magician unicorn to find a clue to it. The hunt, for me, was of the criminal not the prize itself. When I heard suspects claim him a swordsman . . . " He lifted his wing to regard the weapons at his side. " . . . I took interest."

 

Ocean seemed to be slowly solidifying. He was curious, but thought it better to not address her condition specifically. "If I may, my lady, why are you on this harrowing expedition?"

[The-Master 1,176]

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Well, the expedition has certainly gone off with a bang. Luckily there was no harm done to either Star Keeper or Short Fuse, a timely escape mainly to thank. While his mind rattled with questions over the reason for the submarines sudden detonation their pod drew up within some kind of air pocket along with the others. This only served to confuse Star to the point of a near break down, but managed t keep it well concealed. "Well this is...   new. I guess we should get  out and follow everypony else before they leave us behind."

 

He climbed the ladder and tumbled rather gracefully out of the hatch. His landing needed work as his face was now embedded in the sand. Despite his slight loss of dignity he brushed it off and carried on. He ha managed to save a few items in his saddle bag, namely a tome of Ancient Mythology, a few written accounts by explorers and the odd scroll. Enough to get them by at least. All his other information though was sadly lost in a rather explosive situation.

[Miss Light Diamond 2,802]

@@Steel Accord,

 

Ocean went back to scribbling. Her hooves looked normal and now her body was slowly starting to change back to normal.

 

She held out the note.

 

"I have evidence that it exists. No pony believed me. Except a few which is how I got the funding for the trip. I did this because I want to discover Atlantis...and      power       possib  abl    cure   problem." The last part was scribbled out and nearly unreadable...only a few words could be read.

The blue color moved up her neck and she opened her mouth, but her voice was very quiet and almost muffled. "Thank you."

[Steel Accord 6,660]

@@Steel Accord, Ocean went back to scribbling. Her hooves looked normal and now her body was slowly starting to change back to normal. She held out the note. "I have evidence that it exists. No pony believed me. Except a few which is how I got the funding for the trip. I did this because I want to discover Atlantis...and power possib abl cure problem." The last part was scribbled out and nearly unreadable...only a few words could be read.

 

The blue color moved up her neck and she opened her mouth, but her voice was very quiet and almost muffled. "Thank you."

"You're . . . welcome." Steel smiled. "If . . . you ever need anything, not just protection wise, just ask." Steel offered. He hadn't known that not only was this mare his actual employer, but the mastermind of this entire operation. "So all this . . . is because of your work. I am humbled Ms. Ocean." He bowed his head to her. Edited May 7, 2013 by Steel Accord

[Miss Light Diamond 2,802]

@@Steel Accord,

 

Ocean smiled slightly and flicked her long clear mane out of her face. "I will be sure to talk to you if I ever need anything." She said, as her neck began to change back as well. "It took lots of time, but I managed to get it done...it was quite difficult." She explained, her voice slowly going back to normal. "So Max, do you have a special somepony back home ?" She asked, clearing her throat as her head changed back.

Her usual maneband had fallen off so her mane was left hanging straight down on either side of her head. It looked...quite pretty actually. It was long and wavy much like...well...water.

[Steel Accord 6,660]

@@Steel Accord, Ocean smiled slightly and flicked her long clear mane out of her face. "I will be sure to talk to you if I ever need anything." She said, as her neck began to change back as well. "It took lots of time, but I managed to get it done...it was quite difficult." She explained, her voice slowly going back to normal. "So Max, do you have a special somepony back home ?" She asked, clearing her throat as her head changed back.

 

Her usual maneband had fallen off so her mane was left hanging straight down on either side of her head. It looked...quite pretty actually. It was long and wavy much like...well...water.

After Steel was done putting his eye balls back in his head, he cleared his throat. "Um no. No I sadly do not. It's odd really." He mused. "I hear mares tell me all the time of how safe I make them feel and how comfortable they are around me, yet I seem to offer nothing of what they are looking for romantically. Yourself? Is there a lucky Mr. Ocean?"

[Miss Light Diamond 2,802]

@@Steel Accord,

 

Ocean laughed. "Well, mare's are right. Being around you is nice..." She said, smiling and reaching into her bag for an extra maneband. Her eyes widened slightly at the next question then she shook her head and pulled out a black mane band which she started placing in her mane, using her magic and her hooves. "No. No pony wants to be with a mare that is cursed." She said, her voice back to normal now.

[Steel Accord 6,660]

@@Steel Accord,

 

Ocean laughed. "Well, mare's are right. Being around you is nice..." She said, smiling and reaching into her bag for an extra maneband. Her eyes widened slightly at the next question then she shook her head and pulled out a black mane band which she started placing in her mane, using her magic and her hooves. "No. No pony wants to be with a mare that is cursed." She said, her voice back to normal now.

"Cursed?!" Steel exclaimed. "Is that what ponies have called your condition? Disgraceful!" There was no stopping him now. "Why I know magicians in Celestia's school for gifted unicorns that would give both their right legs to know how you performed such a transmutation! A gift is what it is! And to think that they cast you out for something so beautiful!" Steel was genuinely appalled, he just had a flair for the dramatic. He took a breath before calming down and continuing. "Deepest apologies Ms. Ocean. What you've suffered is inexcusable."

[Miss Light Diamond 2,802]

@@Steel Accord,

 

Ocean raised an eyebrow but blushed none the less. "I was known as a witch back in Trottingham. I was quite literally spat upon in the streets." She said, looking down at her hooves. "I...I never knew somepony would actually be interested in this. But I am afraid it is not a gift...its more of a...condition." She said, adjusting her maneband one last time before being happy with how it looked.

[Steel Accord 6,660]

@@Steel Accord,

 

Ocean raised an eyebrow but blushed none the less. "I was known as a witch back in Trottingham. I was quite literally spat upon in the streets." She said, looking down at her hooves. "I...I never knew somepony would actually be interested in this. But I am afraid it is not a gift...its more of a...condition." She said, adjusting her maneband one last time before being happy with how it looked.

"As I originally suspected." Steel said. "Spat upon! I . . . " He couldn't seem to emote properly. "Oh the terrible things I'd do to them were I there." Steel stroked his scabbards intently.

 

Thinking back to her scribbled message, Steel made a conclusion. "I suppose your hope is that Atlantis has some knowledge that might purge you of your affliction?" Taking a small liberty, Steel places his hoof on Ocean's. "If it truly makes you happy, I sincerely hope we'll find what you are looking for." Steel smiled.

[Miss Light Diamond 2,802]

@@Steel Accord,

 

Ocean smiled but it faded almost instantly. "I hope so too." She said, looking down at Steel's hoof which was placed over top of her own. She couldn't help but smile slightly as her cheeks turned a bright pink yet again. *Ocean remember the mission...* She thought.

 

((I must sleep. I shall post again tomorrow))

[Undyne 1,483]

A slight rumbling began to rock the submarine as Star Keeper sat unaware of the chaos around him. Only when water began to pool at his feet did he begin to think that something was up. Then the craft shook violently, tossing Star from his seat and onto the wet ground. He pulled himself back to his hooves, now more concerned about how his scrolls and books fared in his room.

 

"ABANDON SHIP. GET TO THE ESCAPE PODS. GO GO GO. BATTLE CREW. HEAD FOR THE CAVE, WE'LL MEET YOU THERE. NOW MOVE."

 

"Well bugger." Only way to really express his thoughts on the situation. He quickly turned to Short Fuse and gestured towards the exit. "I think that's our cue to get the hell out of here. The pods aren't too far away."

Fuse wasn't laying about when it came to these types of things. He quickly got up and with a surprising amount of strength, he had thrown Star Keeper onto his back, galloping at full speed to the escape pods.

 

"God dang it... What the hell happened that would cause this?", he mumbled to himself.

[Agent505 661]

Frostbite awoke with two crewmembers poking at her to see if she was still conscious - or alive. "Get off me!" she grumbled as she sat up, pulling her bag to her side and opening it up.

Inside were few possessions of any actual use, there was a book about magic, several rations of her strict diet food, small bandages and first aid equipment, a few extra accessories and a rather vivid set of hairbrushes. 

 

"Oh how I wish ice was reflective" she sighed, combing her mane as it had yet again been messed up. 

After several minutes of furtive brushing and combing, she dumped her stuff back in her pack, wiped the dried blood from her nose and muzzle with a wet towel. "One hell of a first day, huh? A sub down, crewmembers dead, busted nose and our captain melted" she remarked casually as she slipped on her bracers one last time - immediately they started producing a high amount of freezing mist, almost instantly covering the whole floor of the pod. "These are NOT coming off again, the bed sheets can freeze."

[Count Paradox 3,548]

"Mhmm.."

It was the least she could say to Paradox before following him out of the pod again. This time though, she struggled off and waited in front for him to clean up whatever his injuries he had.

Meanwhile, another interest caught Moon Wave's eyes, as she saw that Giant started to build a robot. Though she couldn't smile too much since it would hurt her head, an inside one was presented while she watched the parts being put together.

Dox found a spot a bit away from the group. The first thing that he did was remove the eyepatch, revealing his red and black eye. He got a hoof-full of water and it onto his face, removing any dried blood that was there. Next, he scrubbed the hell out of his eyepatch, getting all of the blood out of it.

[Milk Wave 454]

@@Count Paradox

 

It was pretty tempting for Moon to turn around and watch Paradox clean his wounds from afar. She knew that he would have to take off the headband to get all the blood washed off, but whatever's hidden underneath there was either something he didn't want to show to anyone, or something dangerous.

Regardless, she had to see and got up as close as possible (which was still a short distance away) and hid behind one of the pods.

[Count Paradox 3,548]

@@Count Paradox

 

It was pretty tempting for Moon to turn around and watch Paradox clean his wounds from afar. She knew that he would have to take off the headband to get all the blood washed off, but whatever's hidden underneath there was either something he didn't want to show to anyone, or something dangerous.

Regardless, she had to see and got up as close as possible (which was still a short distance away) and hid behind one of the pods.

Dox wasn't paying any attention and didn't notice that somepony was watching. He scrubbed his eyepatch harder, but still there was blood in it. He started to get angry, but he controlled himself. There would be no need to unleash... THAT... Right now, no need to put all the others in danger... Especially not Moon. Why did he care about her? He barely knew her, she was just a roommate. He sighed. He took a quick look around, and still didn't notice anypony nearby. Looking at the patch, it was finally clean, so he used magic to dry it, and placed it back on.

[Milk Wave 454]

@@Count Paradox

 

Only a glimpse of his right eye was caught by Moon, before she had to hide behind the pod to prevent from being spotted. To her, the eye was a much darker color, but still shown red like on the other side.

It was still a bother to her not being able to ask and all, but over time she started to get used to it.

 

Moon Wave peered over again and noticed that Para had finished cleaning off his patch and put it back on, so she quietly walked back to her previous location and looked elsewhere to prevent from him ever noticing.

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[Count Paradox 3,548]

@@Count Paradox

 

Only a glimpse of his right eye was caught by Moon, before she had to hide behind the pod to prevent from being spotted. To her, the eye was a much darker color, but still shown red like on the other side.

It was still a bother to her not being able to ask and all, but over time she started to get used to it.

 

Moon Wave peered over again and noticed that Para had finished cleaning off his patch and put it back on, so she quietly walked back to her previous location and looked elsewhere to prevent from him ever noticing.

He finished up by looking into the water to make sure that nothing was on his face and, pleased with his appearance, walked over to Moon. "So, uh, how's your head feeling? I saw you'd hit it or something. Is it alright?" He looked at the spot on her head and winced. "It looks like it still hurts."

[Dawn Stripes 301]

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Giant noticed Moon Wave watching his assembly. Just as well, he could use a hoof for this next part. When she came back from wandering dangerously near around the pod, he called over to her.

 

"Moon Wave! Lend me a hoof and hold this frame for me while I do the next step? My legs don't bend that way."

Then, after a couple quick wrench twists, "For pure curiosity, what do you think our next move ought to be?"

[Milk Wave 454]

@@Count Paradox

 

She giggled a bit, but stopped since hurt her a little.

"To be honest, it does still hurt quite a bit.. I've been shrugging off the pain for my own reasons, but even with this im starting to recover."

 

@@Dawn Stripes

 

Just after speaking though, she heard her name being called by the pony assembling the robot. So to answer, Moon called back out to him.

"I can, but I may need Paradox to help me, since i'm in not too good of a condition to do things alone."

Then the next part she answered was in a different tone.

"Personally I don't know what to do anymore except head for Atlantis. After what had happened to the sub, I lost thought of what we needed to do.."

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[Count Paradox 3,548]

@@Count Paradox

 

She giggled a bit, but stopped since hurt her a little.

"To be honest, it does still hurt quite a bit.. I've been shrugging off the pain for my own reasons, but even with this im starting to recover."

 

@@Dawn Stripes

 

Just after speaking though, she heard her name being called by the pony assembling the robot. So to answer, Moon called back out to him.

"I can, but I may need Paradox to help me, since i'm in not too good of a condition to do things alone."

Then the next part she answered was in a different tone.

"Personally I don't know what to do anymore except head for Atlantis. After what had happened to the sub, I lost thought of what we needed to do.."

Dox smiled. "Of course I'll help. I mean, it's for the good of the mission, right?" He looked over at the robot. "Although, I don't know what I can do, I'm not really good with electronics. The only thing that I know how to use in a gaming console!" He laughed a little bit.

[Dawn Stripes 301]

(OOC: Moon Wave...y u have an untypable username?)

 

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@@Count Paradox,

 

Giant rolled his eyes lightly. "No electronics here, nothin' fancy, leastaways. Just grab this..piece here and keep it up," he said, rattling the left harness trace. "And you, Mr. Cookies and Cream, you can hold the right one."

 

He grabbed a magazine, trying to twist his head to load the Kalash while it was still a little loose. Could be tricky. "Atlantis," he muttered. "We've sacrificed an awful lot for someplace we still don't know for sure is real. And for what? Research?" A sigh shook his earth pony frame. "I guess you're right, though. There's not much going back. I'm not sure...ugh...how we'll ever get back to the surface like this. Using pods is gonna' be mighty tricky."

 

He continued to watch the pod. The water monster had now emerged, and Steel Accord was watching it carefully--or maybe keeping it company, he couldn't tell. He felt like he could afford to at least start to relax if that knight of a colt was on the job, though.

Edited May 7, 2013 by Dawn Stripes

[Count Paradox 3,548]

(OOC: Ocean...y u have an untypable username?)

 

@, 

@@Count Paradox,

 

Giant rolled his eyes lightly. "No electronics here, nothin' fancy, leastaways. Just grab this..piece here and keep it up," he said, rattling the left harness trace. "And you, Mr. Cookies and Cream, you can hold the right one."

 

He grabbed a magazine, trying to twist his head to load the Kalash while it was still a little loose. Could be tricky. "Atlantis," he muttered. "We've sacrificed an awful lot for someplace we still don't know for sure is real. And for what? Research?" A sigh shook his earth pony frame. "I guess you're right, though. There's not much going back. I'm not sure...ugh...how we'll ever get back to the surface like this. Using pods is gonna' be mighty tricky."

 

He continued to watch the pod. The water monster had now emerged, and Steel Accord was watching it carefully--or maybe keeping it company, he couldn't tell. He felt like he could afford to at least start to relax if that knight of a colt was on the job, though.

Dox glred at Giant. "Don't you DARE call me that, you blundering fool! You have no right to call me something like that!!" He walked up to him and looked him in the eye. "I've taken all kinds of insults from ponies like you, and believe me, I'm tired of it. You DON'T want to be the one I finally snap on." He turned on his heel and walked away. "Put the damn thing together yourself. C'mon, Moon, let's leave him to it."