private Adventure to Atlantis

[Miss Light Diamond 2,802]

((OOC: SORRY! That's the name of a character on another RP thread I'm playing. Sweet Celestia this must be what a schizophrenic feels like! Clover is also a unicorn who's a prodigious spellcaster . . . either I have a type or pegasisters do!))

 

"Well . . . " Steel put his other hoof to his chin. "I would like to attain a title that hasn't been held for close to a thousand years." He said with a chuckle. As if to acknowledge the ridiculousness of his goal while still being committed to it.

((Its all good, Bru. I was just messing around  I have caught myself doing that a few times))

Ocean smiled. "Steel the great...four sword fighting pony." She giggled.

 

Meanwhile...up the river, there was a small crack and a tiny amount of water began to flow out.

Iron Hoof was driving the truck at the front of the pack and was only just about a quarter of the way across the river bed.

 

(This is a big river...like...BIIIIG.)

[Ano170 162]

"Ok, sure." He began to walk to the back of the truck when it began to move again. He poked his head out and saw they were crossing a river, and a pony-made dam was blocking most of the water. Temporarily, at least. "Well, from what I can see, that blast was dynamite." He looked back at Feather. "Oops, your nose isn't taken care of yet." He got the towel in his magic, walked over to her, and gently dabbed her nose.

"Thanks," Feather told Dox, trying her best to hold still for him. It was easier for her to concentrate now Paradox was only using his magic and not coming into direct contact with her. Listening, Feather could now hear the sound of water passing rather slowly somewhere ahead of them.

 

"So what did we blow up?"

Edited May 14, 2013 by Ano170

[Count Paradox 3,548]

"Thanks," Feather told Dox, trying her best to hold still for him. It was easier for her to concentrate now Paradox was only using his magic and not coming into direct contact with her. Listening, Feather could now hear the sound of water passing rather slowly somewhere ahead of them.

 

"So what did we blow up?"

"Well, from what I saw..." He took another quick peek out for conformation. "It looked like they caved in part of the ceiling or something. A dangerous idea, but if it gets us across, it gets us across." He went over and sat next to her. "So... Well, this has been exciting so far."

[Ano170 162]

"Well, from what I saw..." He took another quick peek out for conformation. "It looked like they caved in part of the ceiling or something. A dangerous idea, but if it gets us across, it gets us across." He went over and sat next to her. "So... Well, this has been exciting so far."

 

"So they've made a dam?" Feather shook her head. "So long as it holds, I guess." Dox came and sat just as she did, so they were side by side in the truck. Her head tilted at Paradox's statement.

 

"Yeah," she grinned. "Definitely exciting - giant underwater robots, exploding submarines, and now an underwater road trip. And here I thought I was going to have to embellish the story to make it readable when we get back."

[Count Paradox 3,548]

"So they've made a dam?" Feather shook her head. "So long as it holds, I guess." Dox came and sat just as she did, so they were side by side in the truck. Her head tilted at Paradox's statement.

 

"Yeah," she grinned. "Definitely exciting - giant underwater robots, exploding submarines, and now an underwater road trip. And here I thought I was going to have to embellish the story to make it readable when we get back."

"Heh... Yeah..." He smiled at her and tried to hide the blush that was slowly creeping across his face. Why in the world am I blushing when I'm near this mare? Could it be... No, it can't... Can it? He smiled and said, "So, uh, Feather, what do you do when you aren't riding around in a truck at the bottom of the ocean?"

[Ano170 162]

"Heh... Yeah..." He smiled at her and tried to hide the blush that was slowly creeping across his face. Why in the world am I blushing when I'm near this mare? Could it be... No, it can't... Can it? He smiled and said, "So, uh, Feather, what do you do when you aren't riding around in a truck at the bottom of the ocean?"

(OOC: Sorry it took me so long to reply! Tomorrow I have a biology exam so I might not be able to post anything until later on in the afternoon, so feel free to move Paradox along at some point during the conversation if you don't want to be stuck waiting. Aside from that, does anyone else find it amusing how quickly relationships have to be developed in roleplays due to time and the desire to make sure the other roleplayers know exactly what you're getting at? It's very "Hey I just met you, and this is crazy..." XD).

 

"Well..." Feather  thought a moment. Somehow she got the feeling 'Eat, sleep, write, play videogames' wasn't the answer Dox was looking for.

 

" Nothing much. I only recently left school," she told him, "so nowadays mostly I just write, work part-time jobs, that sort of thing. Only I needed some experience and inspiration, so I started looking for an adventure and heard about the expedition - signed up to be a crew member without thinking twice." Feather laughed. "I'm not much of a seapony though."  

 

She turned to Paradox, being careful with her words - she didn't want him to think she was prying or get upset again. "What about you Dox?  You're good at cooking, sure, but you don't seem much like a chef."

[Milk Wave 454]

@,

 

Giant saw no particular reason to give the little runt any of his attention, partiularly as there were more important things around him. Then again, on one hoof, a little insubordination might have distracted him enough to get across this awful thing and rejoin the front tip of the convoy. Then again, at his age, your back didn't bend as easily. He was far too proud to be quite that pragmatic about it. If she wanted to be a nuisance, let her be one on her own time.

In a bit, she still hadn't received a reply from Giant yet. Even with poking, pushing, and lifting, he would not move from his spot.

But she stopped and looked at the rocks upstream, which caught Moon's eye for a moment. A slight bit of water had started to seep through the cracks which caused her to become slightly desperate.

She then eyed Giant again and turned pointed where the rocks were.

"Uhh, Giant? You may want to get a move on if you want to stay alive."

[Steel Accord 6,660]

((Its all good, Bru. I was just messing around I have caught myself doing that a few times))

Ocean smiled. "Steel the great...four sword fighting pony." She giggled.

Meanwhile...up the river, there was a small crack and a tiny amount of water began to flow out.

Iron Hoof was driving the truck at the front of the pack and was only just about a quarter of the way across the river bed.

(This is a big river...like...BIIIIG.)

Steel chuckled along with her, still holding on to Ocean's hoof. (Even giving it an experimental, gentle squeeze.)

 

"The actual title is 'Master Swordpony.'" He explained. "It was last known by an earth pony named Red Pommel. He fought in many battles, both in the tournaments and in open war. Among other notable feats, he once caught his sword's hilt with his hindlegs and bucked his foe with the point!" Steel pumped his other hoof at the stupendousness of such a technique. His greatest quest was when he was sent to carry an edict to the Griffon Kingdoms . . . nopony ever heard of him again. It wasn't long after, that Princess Luna was banished. Nopony has held the title since." Steel's ears drooped slightly in sadness. "I know it seems ridiculous to seek a title that has long since died but . . . I know in my heart it's what I want. More than anything." He looked to Ocean, total sincerity in his eyes.

Edited May 14, 2013 by Steel Accord

[Count Paradox 3,548]

(OOC s'okay, unless someone else comes to interrupt dox and feather, he can wait.)

 

Dox scratched the back of his head. "Well... I guess you could say that I do a little bit of everything. I'm a jack-of-all-trades, if that can sum it up easily. I only took this chef job to get away from... Stuff." He began to feel upset, but quickly pushed it away this time.

[Ano170 162]

(OOC s'okay, unless someone else comes to interrupt dox and feather, he can wait.)

 

Dox scratched the back of his head. "Well... I guess you could say that I do a little bit of everything. I'm a jack-of-all-trades, if that can sum it up easily. I only took this chef job to get away from... Stuff." He began to feel upset, but quickly pushed it away this time.

 

(OOC: Cool. This'll probably be my last post for tonight though )

Don't ask what stuff. Don't ask what stuff. DON'T ASK WHAT STUFF.

 

Feather bit down hard on her tongue, fighting the impulse as best she could. "Oh." she said eventually. Feather could relate, in part; she had left school in part to get away from "stuff", but somehow she got the feeling that Paradox's problems were bigger.

 

Okay Quill, now just...try and steer away from that topic. 

 

"So...what's one of the best jobs you've ever done?" 

Edited May 14, 2013 by Ano170

[Descant 1,898]

"Not much interesting, that is; there seemed to be a good deal of smaller things, or ones that I noticed."

He looked at the bridge, and kept driving towards it.

"And they're not natural. Didn't you here the explosions? They took down part of the roof to make this."

"Explosions?" Cascade looked around, blankly. "I didn't... Maybe I fell asleep during them or something." She looked confused, and rather tired as well. "The dam up there exploded too, didn't it? It looks broken." She rested her head on the window, looking past Nightfall at what they were racing against. She seemed tiredly unconcerned.

[Count Paradox 3,548]

Dox actually had to think about this for a minute. He had done so many things, some good, some bad, but the best one... "This one." He said. "Definitely this one. I've gotten to go in a sub to the bottom of the ocean looking for the rumored city of Atlantis. And I've met so many interesting ponies..." 'And one in particular interests me...'

Edited May 14, 2013 by Count Paradox

[Dawn Stripes 301]

@,

 

Giant's eyes widened when he saw the rock wall begin to crumble. But his hooves didn't move for him, and only after some effort, the only direction he could move was backward--rapidly and unsustainably.

Afterwards, noting that most of the other ponies were on the far side, Giant ground his teeth and resorted to less dignified methods. He snagged the nearest truck possible and began 'creatively repacking' the cargo. Fully armed, even not armed, Giant was too big to simple sit in the back of a loaded truck. The final result, with some assistance, was giant standing on the base of the truck bed with boxes and compressed air canisters stacked above and around him, mostly burying his body and leaving the Kalash barrels sticking out of the top of the mess like a bizarre AA turret. At this rate, he couldn't move his body even if he wanted to. The truck was dangerously close to weight capacity regs, but when Giant closed his eyes, it chugged its way across the stream with him in tow, slowly, but deliberately. 

[Nightfall 3,950]

"Explosions?" Cascade looked around, blankly. "I didn't... Maybe I fell asleep during them or something." She looked confused, and rather tired as well. "The dam up there exploded too, didn't it? It looks broken." She rested her head on the window, looking past Nightfall at what they were racing against. She seemed tiredly unconcerned.

 

Nightfall slowed the truck.

"What, was it the pony-made dam that exploded..? No, it still looks stable... barely. We need to get everything across now."

He got the truck moving faster now, and soon they were on the dam and moving across it. Nightfall hoped it wouldn't break while they were on it.

[Miss Light Diamond 2,802]

Steel chuckled along with her, still holding on to Ocean's hoof. (Even giving it an experimental, gentle squeeze.)

 

"The actual title is 'Master Swordpony.'" He explained. "It was last known by an earth pony named Red Pommel. He fought in many battles, both in the tournaments and in open war. Among other notable feats, he once caught his sword's hilt with his hindlegs and bucked his foe with the point!" Steel pumped his other hoof at the stupendousness of such a technique. His greatest quest was when he was sent to carry an edict to the Griffon Kingdoms . . . nopony ever heard of him again. It wasn't long after, that Princess Luna was banished. Nopony has held the title since." Steel's ears drooped slightly in sadness. "I know it seems ridiculous to seek a title that has long since died but . . . I know in my heart it's what I want. More than anything." He looked to Ocean, total sincerity in his eyes.

 

Ocean smiled. "Don't not follow your dream because of that. The name could be billions of years old and even then I would go for it. No pony should stop somepony else from achieving their goal." She said.

 

The trucks were about half way across now...Then...there was a loud rumbling noise as the dam began to break and the water started to speed up. Iron Hoof glanced up at the river and notice the water level seemed to be a bit higher...he couldn't see far enough to the dam but that was enough. "GUN IT." He yelled, slamming his hoof on gas. The truck he was in sped up and bumped over the riverbed. The trucks around him did the same. A few boxes fell out of the back's but no pony did anything.

 

Ocean grabbed onto Steel and the edge of the truck so she wouldn't fall out.

((Okay...should I have a first encounter scenario thing happen now...or later ?))

[Descant 1,898]

Nightfall slowed the truck.

"What, was it the pony-made dam that exploded..? No, it still looks stable... barely. We need to get everything across now."

He got the truck moving faster now, and soon they were on the dam and moving across it. Nightfall hoped it wouldn't break while they were on it.

"Oh, okay," Cascade said tiredly. SHe yawned, then brushed her unkempt mane out of her eyes. Usually it was much tidier than this... "Nightfall..." She said, gazing at the handsome dark colt through half-closed eyelids. "I'm gonna take a little nap. Is that alright?"

[Nightfall 3,950]

"Oh, okay," Cascade said tiredly. SHe yawned, then brushed her unkempt mane out of her eyes. Usually it was much tidier than this... "Nightfall..." She said, gazing at the handsome dark colt through half-closed eyelids. "I'm gonna take a little nap. Is that alright?"

 

He glanced at her.

"Of course. I don't control your schedule, and I don't mind-"

He heard to call to gun it. He didn't react for a second, but then tried accelerating slowly; but it wouldn't be enough. The dam started breaking, and he put his hoof down.

"Cascade, it's going to have to wait!"

[Steel Accord 6,660]

Ocean smiled. "Don't not follow your dream because of that. The name could be billions of years old and even then I would go for it. No pony should stop somepony else from achieving their goal." She said.

The trucks were about half way across now...Then...there was a loud rumbling noise as the dam began to break and the water started to speed up. Iron Hoof glanced up at the river and notice the water level seemed to be a bit higher...he couldn't see far enough to the dam but that was enough. "GUN IT." He yelled, slamming his hoof on gas. The truck he was in sped up and bumped over the riverbed. The trucks around him did the same. A few boxes fell out of the back's but no pony did anything.

Ocean grabbed onto Steel and the edge of the truck so she wouldn't fall out.

((Okay...should I have a first encounter scenario thing happen now...or later ?))

((OOC: I say now, because unless you have some Diamond Dog or subterranean dragon encounter planned, there's not much else to do before Atlantis.))

 

Steel took hold of Ocean and braced his shoulder against the side of the truck, Ocean tightly in his embrace. His back was to the open back of the truck. The truck bumped and splashed as the water got closer. Steel opened his wings and wrapped them around Ocean to both shield her and (hopefully) comfort her.

 

"It's all right. You're gonna be fine. I got you." He whispered directly in her ear before resting his head on her's. All to keep her secured and dry of course!

[Agent505 661]

(I have nothing of importance to add, but i'm posting because I haven't for what feels like a while. It's probably only been a few hours. Also - now)

 

Frostbite began to wander around for a while, instead of staying at the back of the trucks like she was supposed to. Instead she decided to walk up and down the sides of them as they moved slowly for a while, and then they suddenly picked up speed. "Well it's about time!" her voice picked up a distinct sound of glee at the change of pace, and she began trotting sarcastically through the ankle deep water, turning the immediate moisture into ice on contact and laughing merrily as she almost began to skip through. 

 

She was about half way through the river when she heard a very faint rumble and looked on to the blockade, seeing water start to creep through the gaps. "Well...I could do something...nah" she rambled to herself before bursting into a full gallop to the other end of the river, turning and waiting for the remainder of the convoy to pass as she bounced up and down on the thin ice. 

[Descant 1,898]

He glanced at her.

"Of course. I don't control your schedule, and I don't mind-"

He heard to call to gun it. He didn't react for a second, but then tried accelerating slowly; but it wouldn't be enough. The dam started breaking, and he put his hoof down.

"Cascade, it's going to have to wait!"

Cascade's head jerked up as she noticed the water beginning to rush towards them. "Ohhh," she moaned, "I wish there was something I could do..." She hated being helpless and useless like this. With the water beginning to flow faster... Well, Cascade might be able to save a few of them from drowning.

[Miss Light Diamond 2,802]

((Okay by encounter I meant only one of us would be meeting them (Probably Ocean because I can't control other peoples OC's...) Are there any objections to that. The whole group meeting them...well, its a little early for that.))

 

 

Several trucks had made it across but there were still a few on the river bed as the wall collapsed all the way, sending a massive wave of water down the cave in their direction.

 

Iron Hoof ran out onto the river bed and helped several ponies back to the bank. He also managed to grab a few supply boxes

[Milk Wave 454]

(( Whoops, it seems like I was caught a little bit behind. Why don't I just speed it up now? ))

 

@@Dawn Stripes

It kind of seemed rude for Giant to run off like that from Moon, but as long as it was to keep him moving then she was fine. But she kept an eye on him until he piled into the bed of one of the trucks.

Moon gave one last glance at the dam before it broke, and took flight to cross over once it had. And in a bit, she ended up landing on the same spot before on the truck Ocean was in.

[Ano170 162]

@, (OOC: Sounds fair enough to me. ).

 

 

Dox actually had to think about this for a minute. He had done so many things, some good, some bad, but the best one... "This one." He said. "Definitely this one. I've gotten to go in a sub to the bottom of the ocean looking for the rumored city of Atlantis. And I've met so many interesting ponies..." 'And one in particular interests me...'

 

(OOC: So was that last bit in Dox's head? I'll just skirt around it for now and edit later if necessary. Sorry, my brain is fried from my biology exam...).

 

Before Feather could reply, there was a loud crash, followed by the sound of rushing water, and the truck began to pick up speed. She shot Paradox a worried glance. "Well it sounds like things are going just wonderfully out there." She laughed - maybe just a little hysterically. 

 

Feather ran to the end of the truck and stuck her head out. What she saw made her breath hitch and her stomach lurch.

 

"Holy..."  Instinctively Feather's wings lifted her into the air, not that it would do her much good if she got caught in the river rushing towards them. She hovered the air, paralyzed save the frantic flutters of her wings.

 

"Uh...Dox. We should really...ah. We should probably um..." Feather shook her head in an effort to clear it, turning back to look at Paradox. "You really should come see this. Our hooves are about to get a little wet."

Edited May 15, 2013 by Ano170

[Count Paradox 3,548]

Dox had noticed the loud, cracking noise, but wasn't that worried. 'They'll get everypony across safely.' He thought as he watched Feather begin to freak out a little bit. He felt like he had to grab her hoof and pull her close to him, telling her to calm down as he stroked her mane, but he didn't. When she called him over to look out of the truck, he walked over and peered out, his eye widening a bit. "Ok... Maybe we are in trouble."

[Ano170 162]

"Aye, maybe." Feather nodded - then she winced, hoping she hadn't sounded sarcastic. She frowned. "So what do you propose we do?"

 

The truck was beginning to feel rather flimsy. Images of different scenarios flashed through Feather's head: in one, she and Paradox stayed in the truck, and it was obliterated by a wall of water; in the other, they got out of the truck, and were swept away. 

 

Why do you always have to second guess yourself, Quill?

 

Because, she replied. Few of my peers did it for me - until they figured out I was a pseudo-intellectual anyways. It's a habit.

Edited May 15, 2013 by Ano170