private Adventure to Atlantis

[Count Paradox 3,548]

Paradox tried to sleep as the truck went along, but every time he found solace, the truck would jostle and bounce and make him stir from his rest. He rolled onto his back and groaned. "Dear Luna, why can't I just get to SLEEP..." He closed his eyes and just laid there.

[Dawn Stripes 301]

@, 

@@Steel Accord,

 

Giant blinked to shield his eyes from Frostbite's glittering form as she emerged from her icy cocoon, and quickly took a place near the back of the line. Well, Giant had no idea if that had worked, but it was the best he could do.

 

When Steel inquired as to his duties, Giant decided he might as well set up the line as safely as possible. "No, that will be fine, Steel," said Giant. "Go ahead and stay with the expedition leader and just keep your eyes peeled...you'll be close to Iron Hoof that way anyway. I know he looked tough, but everypony appreciates a little backup now and then."

Wouldn't that be nice right now, for instance.

 

Giant took his place trotting in front of the lead truck, having made himself too large to fit inside without wasting an inordinate amount of space. He pulled his personal flashlight attachment back out of his flak vest and screwed it onto the top of his battle saddle, one extra beam along the headlights peircing the darkness on the trail ahead.

[Descant 1,898]

@@Dawn Stripes,  @Nightfall

 

 

((Gosh, so much happens when I'm busy. >.>))

 

Cascade seemed to insist upon walking, and was limping along beside the truck. Luckily for her, it was moving slowly enough for her to be able to keep up. She ended up trotting beside Frostbite near the back of the caravan. "Some adventure we're on, huh?" Cascade mumbled conversationally to the icy mare. "Any idea where we are?"

Edited May 9, 2013 by Glaceon

[Count Paradox 3,548]

(Dox is lonely... somepony go and bug him! XD)

 

Dox turned back over and let his front legs dangle out of the back of the truck. He was on the last truck of the convoy, so he had a perfect view of where they had been. He laid his head down and watched all of the scenery slowly pass by.

[Agent505 661]

@@Glaceon, @@Count Paradox,

 

 

(Well, i'm not exactly sure how the group is organised, but Frosbite is at the back with Cascade - if you're at the back with them then feel free to join in)

 

Frostbite rolled her eyes as the question passed the mares lips "We're in a cave under the ocean, i'm guessing" she replied shortly. "Probably about to bump into Atlantis any day now" there was a false - obviously sarcastic excitement rising in her voice as she spoke.

 

She looked down at the pony who had just approached her, previously looking around at the scenery as she replied - not that there was much scenery to be looked at in this place, almost completely dark, yet strangely light around them. "Oh, it's you" she remarked with some surprise "Didn't expect to see you up and running...uh, walking again anytime soon. Thought we'd be tying to you to a trailer." 

[Descant 1,898]

@@Glaceon, @@Count Paradox,

 

 

(Well, i'm not exactly sure how the group is organised, but Frosbite is at the back with Cascade - if you're at the back with them then feel free to join in)

 

Frostbite rolled her eyes as the question passed the mares lips "We're in a cave under the ocean, i'm guessing" she replied shortly. "Probably about to bump into Atlantis any day now" there was a false - obviously sarcastic excitement rising in her voice as she spoke.

 

She looked down at the pony who had just approached her, previously looking around at the scenery as she replied - not that there was much scenery to be looked at in this place, almost completely dark, yet strangely light around them. "Oh, it's you" she remarked with some surprise "Didn't expect to see you up and running...uh, walking again anytime soon. Thought we'd be tying to you to a trailer." 

"Yeah..." Cascade shrugged, and nearly stumbled in the act. She was still displaying a rather strong limp. "Puh-leaze. I wouldn't miss this for the world. Besides, I'm not that frail." She looked about curiously, up at the ceiling of the cave high above. "I didn't know there were caves this far down under the ocean. At least, not any with pockets of air we can actually breathe. I wonder what lives down here." As she trodded along, she flipped over a rock in the sand, as if looking to see if there was a crab. "Nope. Nothing."

[Ano170 162]

@,@, @@Steel Accord, 

 

 

Feather was strangely excited to hear that the convoy was ready to move, despite her fear about what could be lurking ahead in the darkness. Unlike the ponies walking or riding in the trucks below her, Feather had chosen to take advantage of the brief opportunity the cave had given her to truly stretch her wings; she flew just above the roof of one of the middle trucks, dreading the narrow passages up ahead that would require her to land.

Her head had been occupied with not thinking about Paradox, but now a new thought entered her head; wasn't Ocean riding in one of the trucks? Feather wasn't sure the mare was ready for an interview, but then she also got the feeling that she wasn't going to get a better opportunity.

Swooping down, Feather quietly flew into one of the trucks and landed on its wooden floor. Sure enough, Ocean was there, apparently in conversation with Moon Wave and a cream-coloured pegasus stallion.

Rather than interrupt, Feather stood back to wait her turn, trying her best not to look like she was eavesdropping, or worse: gawking at Ocean.

Edited May 9, 2013 by Ano170

[Count Paradox 3,548]

@, Edit: Derp, didn't know she was walking... i'll change it now.

 

Dox heard voices coming from nearby, and he looked over to see two mares, one who looked completely out of ice somehow, and the other he recognized as the one who was injured on the beach. He stood and moved to a closer section of the truck so he could actually talk to them. "Uh, hi there... What's up?"

Edited May 9, 2013 by Count Paradox

[Agent505 661]

@@Glaceon, @@Count Paradox,

 

"You sure you're alright with that limp?" she inquired "It's gonna be a looong day if not"

She continued walking while she waited for an answer, but then suddenly there was another voice coming from close by, one of a stallion this time. She looked up to see a black and white pony in the back of the truck just in front of them, and with a smile she asked "Eavesdropping, where we?"  

[Count Paradox 3,548]

@@Glaceon, @@Count Paradox,

 

"You sure you're alright with that limp?" she inquired "It's gonna be a looong day if not"

She continued walking while she waited for an answer, but then suddenly there was another voice coming from close by, one of a stallion this time. She looked up to see a black and white pony in the back of the truck just in front of them, and with a smile she asked "Eavesdropping, where we?"  

With a shocked face, Dox said, "Well, I never!" Then he smirked. "Of course I wasn't. I was actually trying to sleep, but your talking kept me up, so I thought I might as well talk, too. You girls don't mind that, right?" Dox had temporarily forgotten the earlier troubles he had, he was going to have fun messing with this one.

[Descant 1,898]

@@Glaceon, @@Count Paradox,

 

"You sure you're alright with that limp?" she inquired "It's gonna be a looong day if not"

She continued walking while she waited for an answer, but then suddenly there was another voice coming from close by, one of a stallion this time. She looked up to see a black and white pony in the back of the truck just in front of them, and with a smile she asked "Eavesdropping, where we?"  

 "I'll live," Cascade grumped, before the black and white stallion, too, grabbed her attention.

 

With a shocked face, Dox said, "Well, I never!" Then he smirked. "Of course I wasn't. I was actually trying to sleep, but your talking kept me up, so I thought I might as well talk, too. You girls don't mind that, right?" Dox had temporarily forgotten the earlier troubles he had, he was going to have fun messing with this one.

Cascade restrained the urge to shrug again, since she had nearly fell last time, and instead said, "You can talk if you want. That's fine." She turned back to Frostbite. "I'd really expect there to be some kind of wildlife here, even something small, but I haven't really seen anything yet. It's weird."

[Count Paradox 3,548]

 "I'll live," Cascade grumped, before the black and white stallion, too, grabbed her attention.

 

Cascade restrained the urge to shrug again, since she had nearly fell last time, and instead said, "You can talk if you want. That's fine." She turned back to Frostbite. "I'd really expect there to be some kind of wildlife here, even something small, but I haven't really seen anything yet. It's weird."

Dox looked over at Cascade. "Well, not really. If there were things living down here, that would use up all of the oxygen down here in this little air pocket of the ocean. And if it's used up, then everything would die of CO2 poisoning. We're lucky right now that nothing's here, that would have mean't less oxygen for us."

[Agent505 661]

@@Glaceon, @@Count Paradox,  

 

"I could see fish living here, some aquatic life for sure, anything else might be a stretch. Who knows though, i'm already surprised we're still alive down here, not to mention how bright it is with no sunlight and how warm it is for such cold waters." She shook her head in disbelief "but I guess things will be revealed in good time." 

 

She then turned her attention back to the black and white stallion in the truck "Our talking kept you up?" she let out a rather girlish laugh "We've only just started talking, you must be a real light sleeper."

[Count Paradox 3,548]

@@Glaceon, @@Count Paradox,  

 

"I could see fish living here, some aquatic life for sure, anything else might be a stretch. Who knows though, i'm already surprised we're still alive down here, not to mention how bright it is with no sunlight and how warm it is for such cold waters." She shook her head in disbelief "but I guess things will be revealed in good time." 

 

She then turned her attention back to the black and white stallion in the truck "Our talking kept you up?" she let out a rather girlish laugh "We've only just started talking, you must be a real light sleeper."

"Well, actually, before you two came, the truck bouncing up and down kept me up, but finally, when I was getting ready to fall asleep, you two arrived and started talking." He shrugged. "So, yeah, you guys kept me up." He sighed and rolled over, very clearly bored. "So, how long do you think before they give up on this wild goose-chase?"

[Agent505 661]

@@Count Paradox,

 

Frostbite fell silent again for a moment, before casually replying "I'll give it a week, may as well keep open minded about things, but this isn't exactly full of promise." Through the varying light in the cavern, it was quite difficult to see at some points, and made Frostbite feel like she was talking to herself when she wasn't speaking to Cascade - the stallion in the truck blended in quite nicely in the dark, when he turned his head at least. It was during one of the lighter parts of the cavern that she noticed his eyepatch, quite firmly plastered over one of his eyes. She tilted her head to one side inquisitively, but didn't say anything about it.

[Descant 1,898]

Dox looked over at Cascade. "Well, not really. If there were things living down here, that would use up all of the oxygen down here in this little air pocket of the ocean. And if it's used up, then everything would die of CO2 poisoning. We're lucky right now that nothing's here, that would have mean't less oxygen for us."

Cascade grunted noncommittally. "Doesn't give me much to work with, though, does it? I feel useless."

 

@@Glaceon, @@Count Paradox,  

 

"I could see fish living here, some aquatic life for sure, anything else might be a stretch. Who knows though, i'm already surprised we're still alive down here, not to mention how bright it is with no sunlight and how warm it is for such cold waters." She shook her head in disbelief "but I guess things will be revealed in good time." 

 

She then turned her attention back to the black and white stallion in the truck "Our talking kept you up?" she let out a rather girlish laugh "We've only just started talking, you must be a real light sleeper."

"Yeah, but the fish are nothing unique." Cascade looked at the water more closely, and despite the distance, seemed to be able to tell. "Actually, it's strange. These look more like surface dwellers, not the kind to live at the bottom of the ocean."

 

"Well, actually, before you two came, the truck bouncing up and down kept me up, but finally, when I was getting ready to fall asleep, you two arrived and started talking." He shrugged. "So, yeah, you guys kept me up." He sighed and rolled over, very clearly bored. "So, how long do you think before they give up on this wild goose-chase?"

"I dunno," Cascade admitted. "Well, Ocean's ancient book was right about this cave, wasn't it?" She shrugged, and tripped again. Once she caught herself, she turned a little pink and said, "What if it was right about everything else, too?" She sounded doubtful, but unlike the others, she seemed to actually be humoring the possibility.

[Miss Light Diamond 2,802]

@@Steel Accord,

 

 

@ @@Steel Accord

 

From the side, Moon still sat. The only thing she heard was two ponies talking to eachother on top. And she listened through the whole story before letting off the poles to look up.

She was surprised at first, seeing that it was Ocean and Steel up top. Since Moon didn't think the captain of the expedition would be on a truck. Was she injured by something, or just there?

But shortly after quite a bit of thinking, she quickly remembered that she was going to state something to them.

"I heard everything.. Though I would question, what do you mean when the whole crew is staring at you? Would something be wrong that I don't know about?"

 

(( Hint about Moon Wave: She never paid any attention that Ocean was ever in a different form at one period of time, so she technically doesn't know what's happening at this moment. ))

 

 

@,@, @@Steel Accord, 

 

 

Feather was strangely excited to hear that the convoy was ready to move, despite her fear about what could be lurking ahead in the darkness. Unlike the ponies walking or riding in the trucks below her, Feather had chosen to take advantage of the brief opportunity the cave had given her to truly stretch her wings; she flew just above the roof of one of the middle trucks, dreading the narrow passages up ahead that would require her to land.

Her head had been occupied with not thinking about Paradox, but now a new thought entered her head; wasn't Ocean riding in one of the trucks? Feather wasn't sure the mare was ready for an interview, but then she also got the feeling that she wasn't going to get a better opportunity.

Swooping down, Feather quietly flew into one of the trucks and landed on its wooden floor. Sure enough, Ocean was there, apparently in conversation with Moon Wave and a cream-coloured pegasus stallion.

Rather than interrupt, Feather stood back to wait her turn, trying her best not to look like she was eavesdropping, or worse: gawking at Ocean.

 

Ocean stared at Moon, surprised she didn't know...they were in the same sub. "Just...nothing. I'm sure you'll hear something about it eventually." She said, glaring over at the group of crew members, not noticing Feather fly into the truck. She glared at them for a few more moments before leaning against a box of food.

[Steel Accord 6,660]

@,@, @@Steel Accord,   Feather was strangely excited to hear that the convoy was ready to move, despite her fear about what could be lurking ahead in the darkness. Unlike the ponies walking or riding in the trucks below her, Feather had chosen to take advantage of the brief opportunity the cave had given her to truly stretch her wings; she flew just above the roof of one of the middle trucks, dreading the narrow passages up ahead that would require her to land.Her head had been occupied with not thinking about Paradox, but now a new thought entered her head; wasn't Ocean riding in one of the trucks? Feather wasn't sure the mare was ready for an interview, but then she also got the feeling that she wasn't going to get a better opportunity.Swooping down, Feather quietly flew into one of the trucks and landed on its wooden floor. Sure enough, Ocean was there, apparently in conversation with Moon Wave and a cream-coloured pegasus stallion.Rather than interrupt, Feather stood back to wait her turn, trying her best not to look like she was eavesdropping, or worse: gawking at Ocean.

@@Steel Accord, Ocean stared at Moon, surprised she didn't know...they were in the same sub. "Just...nothing. I'm sure you'll hear something about it eventually." She said, glaring over at the group of crew members, not noticing Feather fly into the truck. She glared at them for a few more moments before leaning against a box of food.

((OOC: I am NOT cream colored! I am steel grey!))

 

Steel took notice of the pegasus mare who landed in the back as well as the other mare who had approached, asking about Ocean's condition.

 

"Can I assist you in anyway?" His tone was even and polite as ever. He wasn't suspicious per se, but he always got a tad nervous when he felt like he was being surrounded when guarding somepony else.

Edited May 10, 2013 by Steel Accord

[Count Paradox 3,548]

"Meh, I really doubt we'll find ANYTHING, but I'll keep my mind as open as possible." He said to both of them. It was then that he noticed that the icy mare was giving him a peculiar look. He blushed and turned his white half away so they couldn't see it. 'What is she looking at me like that for?' He thought. 'I mean, I'm not that odd... am I?'

[Agent505 661]

@@Count Paradox,

 

Frostbite's attention soon dropped - mostly on account of not being able to see him clearly, and partially because she could see he didn't want her to see him, to which she had to smile. "So...you don't think we'll find anything, yet you still came along? Curious." She responded rather quickly, unsure of what to make of what he had just said. "Why would you come if you thought it would be a waste of time?" 

Edited May 9, 2013 by Creeping Dusk

[Count Paradox 3,548]

(sorry had to get back to work)

 

Dox let out a sigh. "Well... As you can clearly see, I'm not... Normal. And because I'm not normal, ponies seemed to thing I was weird and strange. So they did what any normal pony would do. They ridiculed and teased me for not being normal to them. I came on this expidition to leave that behind."

[Agent505 661]

@@Glaceon,@@Count Paradox,

 

"Well..." she started to say something, but shook her head and decided against it, instead turning to Cascade. "Hey, limpet, you alright? You're almost on the floor every other step." she asked, surprisingly flatly. "Wouldn't want to have to drag you along anywhere now."  

[Count Paradox 3,548]

Dox could tell she wanted to say something, but, if it was good or bad, he wouldn't know. Instead, she talked to the mare next to her. Indeed, it did look like she was going to fall to the floor any second now. Dox, seeing that she wouldn't hold up much longer, hopped off the truck and walked next to her. "Y'know, if you wanna take it easier, I can carry you. I'll keep walking next to her..." He motioned to Frostbite. "So you can continue talking, but you wouldn't have to walk on that bad leg. And if you're worried about my injury, don't be. It's just a little scrape, I barely notice it anymore."

[Milk Wave 454]

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"Nothing, huh.." She replied back with a small sigh, but keeping the smile on her face there.

 

In a bit, Moon saw another pony incoming and realized it was Feather from before, watching her as she flew carefully into the bed of the truck. Within that moment though Moon remembered that she too had a set of wings.

But why did she forget them? Was it because of all the thoughts going through her head about Atlantis, or..

 

It didn't really matter to her too much so she shook her head in a semiviolent way and jumped off the truck, hovering in mid air while following it.

 

"Everypony has things they don't want to say, so I can live with that."

[Agent505 661]

@, 

 

A few more trudges into the darkness and Frostbite finally left her position in the back of the group and walked up the side looking for Ocean. When she eventually found her sitting in the back of one of the trucks, looking like she was conversing with other ponies, she shouted out - not caring about interrupting anything "Ocean, where are we going, exactly? We've been following these trucks for a fair while now and I don't think anypony has the slightest clue of what to expect, or where we are to wind up!" There was a growing frustration evident in her voice as she got louder and louder, shouting from about a truck back.