private An Unexpected Trip to the Human World (Closed!)

[~The Snowy Wolf~ 1,579]

Catherine's jaw almost dropped. She was shocked that he could make such a statement with a straight face. "Actually... I was going to break up with him. And he's in hospital right now." She sat down and crossed her legs. "Vous êtes un putain de cul, tu sais ça? Rainbow n'était pas fou. She was taken by the government along with the rest of her friends."

Edited February 11, 2014 by ~Shadow Wolf~

[Pripyat Pony 2,608]

@@Dawn Stripes, "Of course I am," Louise replied. "My phone's in my bag on the back seat; if you look thru the camera, you'll see. Of course, my wings are faint now, after all the time I've spent in this world..."

 

~~~

 

Pinkie woke up with a jump when Rainbow banged on the door. "Oh, you're awake!" she chirped, happily. "I expect somepony will be coming to see us soon. Rarity and Fluttershy got away, but I twisted my fetlock so we both got caught."

[Dawn Stripes 301]

@@Pripyat Pony, @@Hypn0ticD,

 

 

Fluttershy looked to Rarity, trying to confirm all was safe before timidly poking her arm through the cracked back window and pulling a little camera out of the back seat.

She scrolled through the pictures slowly, working her way towards the back to find photos of when Louise had taken photos of her own wings. She had to stop herself blushing a little at the sight of Louise's shirtless back, and coughed and she scrolled through, turning away to cover up any reaction she might have. Louise had...quite the athletic form.

Wait a minute. These weren't--pegasus wings...

She all but gasped as she look up. "You were a Sarosian?"

 

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"Of course." Rainbow Dash stroked her temple, eyes remaining fervently shut, reaching out for Pinkie's arm or shoulder for the comfort of contact and a tight hug. "You. The pony who can dance on one leg all day long, twists her fetlock. The hell. Whatever."

She stayed there for a little minute, taking care not to strangulate Pinkie, and letting the contact work its way through the cold parts inside her.

"Wait a minute. You said someone's visiting us? Who would visit us?"

Edited February 12, 2014 by Dawn Stripes

[Hypn0ticD 1,213]

@,

 

William raised an eyebrow as Catherine muttered something in French to him-- it had been a long time since he studied the language, but he was able to pick up 'vous' and 'ne pas fou'. Great. Just great! Colette managed to find another one… "So you're one of the 'Bronies,' huh? You believe that 'Dash' is who she says she is?" William sighed. It was late, and all he wanted to do now was sleep.

 

"I'll deal with this Pony nonsense in the morning." William said with a tired sigh. "Clean up after yourself. Tell Colette I'm gonna have a chat with her in the morning." William then rose to his feet. "Goodnight, her… I didn't catch your name…"

[Pripyat Pony 2,608]

@@Dawn Stripes, "We prefer to be called 'batwinged pegasi' as a general rule, but yes," Louise replied. "Before Princess Luna was banished to the moon, we were her guard. Afterwards, our race was given the job as spies, but a candlelit vigil was held every year as we wished for her return."

 

Louise paused for a moment, then spoke again, her voice thick with emotion. "I saw on the show that our beloved Princess of the Night had returned," she said. "Is it true? Have you ever spoken to her? I wish I could meet her, someday."

 

~~~

 

Pinkie laughed. "Yes, isn't it funny?" she chortled. "I was carrying you, then I tripped on a tree root and twisted my fetlock. Oh it was so funny! Rarity put one of the agents into a bikini and one into swimming trunks and sent needles after them. I suppose one of them will be coming to see us, tho I suppose they'll get changed first. But you were asleep and you missed all that. I knew I wouldn't be able to run or carry you, and I wasn't going to leave you all alone, so I stayed with you. Would you like some ribbons for your hair or something? These new clothes are really dull. I'm just going to have fun and laugh at stuff, just like after I got my cutie mark and realised how much fun life could be."

[~The Snowy Wolf~ 1,579]

William raised an eyebrow as Catherine muttered something in French to him-- it had been a long time since he studied the language, but he was able to pick up 'vous' and 'ne pas fou'. Great. Just great! Colette managed to find another one… "So you're one of the 'Bronies,' huh? You believe that 'Dash' is who she says she is?" William sighed. It was late, and all he wanted to do now was sleep.

 

"I'll deal with this Pony nonsense in the morning." William said with a tired sigh. "Clean up after yourself. Tell Colette I'm gonna have a chat with her in the morning." William then rose to his feet. "Goodnight, her… I didn't catch your name…"

"It's Catherine. Catherine Bellamy." She told him goodnight, and after he left, she slowly rose, picked up her bag, and went to throw it away. She looked at the clock, which read 12:00, then turned to the rest of the house. It was still quite messed up from the others being here. She was bored and still couldn't sleep, so she got to cleaning.

 

Catherine finally finished around 2:45 and everything was spotless, but she was exhausted. She shambled back over to the bedroom and slipped into bed, falling asleep soon after

[00Pony 286]

@,

 

(I guess I don't see a problem with a lock spell - though I imagine that was to Hypno - I can guess what you're planning with that.)

 

"My life was forfeit as soon as I apprehended Justus all those years ago..." Kai'sa said, despite knowing the Queen wouldn't care.

 

She doubted it'd even lessen the monarch's efforts, and perhaps do the opposite. But she did feel something. At first she shrugged it off from how weak it was. But eventually it came back, a pressure drilling into the center of her head, where the jagged marking of where her horn should've been. Kai'sa furrowed her brows and eventually she cringed, bringing both bloodied palms up as clutching the side of her head, her expression turning to one of pain.

 

The pressure had transformed from annoying to excruciating. Eventually it stopped, and Kai'sa searched her consciousness. Her suspicions were confirmed. She was still hindered. The Queen's efforts had done nothing. The Changeling have a sigh, feeling the warmth of the blood from her hands as it caused her hair to cling uncomfortably to the sides of her head. There was another hot liquid upon the front of he face. Tears. The Changeling growled, wiping them with the sleeve of her shirt. It'd been a long time since she had shed tears for anything in this world. They were tears of pain, and not just physical pain. It was pain from sadness and anger. Anger at the Queen for trying, anger at herself for allowing herself into this position. And sadness at the futility of the efforts.

 

Kai'sa strode back up to the glass, wiping her bloodied hands off on her BDU's, and using her shirt sleeve to wipe the blood from her head, she gave the Queen a look that dripped with, 'why do you even bother?' She maintained a respectful silence as she spoke, listening to every word she spoke. She felt a small tickling feeling on her lips and rubbed her hand over it. Blood again. Seems even her nose bled from Justus' barriers going to work. She huffed, "'Reach out your hands and you tear me apart'." She said quietly. It was a quote she felt fit the situation.

 

She gave a smile that was slightly less sad than her previous attempts. Kai'sa then chuckled, "If that's true, that he's scared I'll break free, it's probably why he forbid me from coming in here to see you," she glanced at the door, her chuckle turning from one of 'hey that's funny' to a much darker tone, "He even set up a couple guards to keep me out. I think I might have killed them, now I think about it. Heh, whoops. That'll be fun to explain... And clean up," she sat for a few seconds not saying anything, before she giggled, "No, I'm just fooling. They're not dead. Just gave them a solid whack. They won't wen remember I was in here. Kinda wish I'd killed them though

 

She stopped, glancing down at her hands. She was still willing to kill for her kind. And willing to sacrifice herself. There was something that she thought was odd. Wouldn't his barriers had kept her from this? No. They were mainly magical barriers. Free will was something that was had to lock down. She could come and talk, obviously, but she couldn't unlock the cell. Both because he was unable to tell her hands to do so, and because she didn't know the password. Ah well.

 

Kai'sa looked back at the Queen, "I don't imagine Justus will really appreciate whatever you have in mind. He's not really to find of Changelings." While she knew the Unicorn deserved everything that would happen to him, she couldn't help but feel saddened, and a little worried for him. The humans had a term for it, which was 'Stockholm Syndrome'. Some sort of phenomenon where a prisoner feels empathy and sympathy for their captor, and even cares about them. Some cases they defended them. Others they even started to care for them. Kai'sa? As much as she hates to say it she almost loved the Unicorn. It was mainly due in part to having felt so positively of him before, back in Equestria. And she hated herself for it. So where would her loyalties lie when the time came? She didn't know, but she hoped it'd be the proper one.

 

She walked to the far wall and pulled down a first aid kit. She walked back over to the desk and sat before the glass, silently gathering what she needed before she started to bind her hands. A minute went by without her speaking before she finally, without looking away from her hands, she said, "So, enough of these depressing talks about me... Who came through with you? Anyone I might know?" She desperately wanted to change the subject. The Changeling didn't need a hive connection to be able to tell that these subjects were causing the Queen just as much stress as she was feeling.

 

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@@Hypn0ticD,@,@@Dawn Stripes,@@Pripyat Pony,

 

(This post is made under the assumption Logan and his bound are in their vehicle on their own)

 

Angie nodded to Shawn, complying with his wish to put AJ on speaker phone. The EMT had to admit hearing her crying was making her get misty eyed, so holding the phone with one hand, she glanced out the window as the countryside swept by. She came to the realization that Logan wasn't aware of this recent development. She'd give him a call next... Knowing him he'd probably get real pissed off but not really let that be known. And he'd probably wish he wasn't in separate cars. Ah well...

 

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"Not much farther now sir! Shouldn't be much more than five minutes I'd say!" Justus' ear piece carried the helicopter pilot's message clearly to the Unicorn's auditory nerves. He smiled, "Excellent."

 

He glanced at his subordinates, raising his voice slightly, "Get ready! And remember, try not to blow them up until we're sure which vehicles have Equestrians and which don't! If you can, capture them. We're trying to slow them at least."

 

Everything seemed in order. Some of the agents were positioned somewhat ahead with spike strip nets deployed. These devices had a spike strip on one end, and were designed to impale the spikes into a vehicle's tires, and as the objects rotated the net on the other side with wrap around and clog the movement of the wheels, immobilizing the vehicle. They'd set up two of them, all they had been able to bring.

 

That left one vehicle that wouldn't be stopped by the first two, granted they didn't manage to keep from slamming into them. He had a few agents instructed to shoot their tires. There were eleven agents, not including him. As soon as things got underway, he'd have himself exfiltrated by the standby chopper. He wanted to get back, make sure the Changeling had stayed away from the prisoner...

 

Not long now. Not long...

 

(If this seems odd, I apologize. I'm somewhat tired.)

Edited February 12, 2014 by 00Pony

[IridscentNionios 1,420]

@@00Pony, Oh for the love of the maker! Kai'sa was stupidly stubborn, what the fuck has gotten into her? Had Justus brainwashed her so much into the futility of her actions that she had bought all his lies? BAH! That moronic fool would receive judgement in due time. 

"Why would you care to know who you're hurting? You would mind if it was your parents, your daughter, or your brother out there with me? Would you care if i said that you're hurting your own flesh and blood? I guess you'd say you wouldn't be able to do a thing... you're stuck in those beliefs of yours so hard. But no matter... you wanted an answer... i'll give it to you. Out there my right hoof Cicanda is there... and Diliges. I don't know if those names mean to you anything, but know that they are your comrades that also care about you. Ugh... sorry i am continuing the conversation you don't want to hear."

She paused for a moment, thinking of what to say, she looked at her hand and spoke once again.

"I now have a question for you Cicada. What do you think of the ponies, of Cicada, of Diliges and the humans? I'd like your input on David."

[Dawn Stripes 301]

@@Pripyat Pony, 

 

"Oh--um, yes." Fluttershy nodded, suddenly a little more sorry for Louise than terrified. "Princes Luna is very....imposing."

She worked her fingers together. "I've never met many S...bat-winged pegasi. There are some that pull the Princess of the Night's chariot, but I never saw them before that, and everypony was too nervous to try and talk to them. Did you...come from somewhere in Equestria?"

[Hypn0ticD 1,213]

@@Dawn Stripes, @@Pripyat Pony,

 

"Well, well my little Ponies!" Abernathy chirped as she opened the heavy bulkhead, only to be utterly stunned at the sight that welcomed her. The cell had somehow been turned from something rather bleak into a six year old's princess party… This assignment was going to a LOOOOONG one!

 

It took Abernathy a moment to adjust to the sight before addressing Rainbow Dash first. "I see you're finally awake! Have a nice nap?" She then addressed the pink Earth Mare, raising an eyebrow at her choice of fashion. "And I see you've made yourself at home!"

 

((Woefully short post, but go ahead and f-f Flutters, Burton, and Rarity so that they're back in Racine!))

[Pripyat Pony 2,608]

@@Dawn Stripes, "We batwinged pegasi live up on the mountain where Canterlot is," Louise replied. "We don't often come down and mix with the other ponies, cuz they tend to fear us so we keep ourselves to ourselves. Maybe that will change now that our Princess has returned."

 

She paused, then said to the two mares, "Better get some sleep; I'll be driving all the way thru to Racine. I think it's better to go there; no-one would ever think that we'd go there, given what happened before."

 

Rarity yawned; the escape and all the magic she'd used in doing so had tired her out. She knew that she and Fluttershy could certainly trust Louise, but there was one more thing she wanted to know.

 

"When you lived in Equestria," she asked Louise. "What was your name?"

 

"Night Star," Louise replied.

 

@@Hypn0ticD,

 

Pinkie bounced, a huge grin almost splitting her face in two. "Yup!" she replied. "I decided that it's better this way. And my fetlock feels a lot better since those doctors strapped it up."

[IridscentNionios 1,420]

@@00Pony, David just sat there thinking a bit. He was sad a bit for this woman, sad that things turned out the way they did. 

"Can you please stop it with the threats? It's no use negotiating with someone who right now considers my death." 

He rubbed his neck to shake the small shiver he had.

"You claim to be defending this country's best interests? I'd take a better look at myself if i were you... you know very little about your organisation as well... I think you've made a few wrong life-choices. But these are not mine... so i'll refrain from the speech of the mom-daughter_justice_warrior speech."

He started searching her from top to bottom being as respectful as a gentleman could removing anything and everything that he could find be it guns, chloroform, gadgets, phones, pens, knives, grenades or anything else. 

"Do me a favor and tell me that you don't have any more items you can use as a weapon will you? I am not going to untie you, let alone set you free if you harm me in any way. And trust me... as much as you are willing to kill me... i will do what i have to do should i feel threatened. Self defense is not something to be taken lightly as i'm sure you're well aware."

He paused a bit as though waiting for an answer, but he couldn't hold back what he knew in his heart was right. 

"I think my love for her has changed her as much as she has changed me. I guess if you give someone kindness you will eventually melt the blackness away. The reason i chose not to hurt you right now is not because you threatened me not to do so, and not only because it was the right thing to do, but because i told her she didn't have to kill in order to protect those she cared about. Perhaps you guys should have thought about doing the same thing before you kidnapped her."

[Hypn0ticD 1,213]

@, @@Fireblaze, @,

 

((Sorry for the delay! Had a string of PMs to reply to!))

 

Colette awoke with a start to the dulcet* sounds of her cellphone's alarm blaring in her ear. She dismissed it with a groan. More sleep! She rolled over in a futile attempt to fall back asleep, but relented a moment later, lifting herself from the uncomfortable cot. How'd Fluttershy manage?!

 

She cricked her neck, stretched, then looked over to Catherine. God, she really hoped she didn't wake her! She should at least Colette tiptoed out of the room, taking the phone with her as she made her way downstairs.

 

Colette then made a 3 way call to both Dennis and Charles as sge plopped down on the sofa, listening to the dial tone…

 

((*dulcet means pleasant or melodious. But I'm being sarcastic here!))

[Fireblaze 16]

@Hypn0ticD

Charles was finish kicking the Kickbag then he heard the phone ring, as he went to it and then he answer it but still not happy. “Hello.”

*
Nick was laying in his bed sad while he haven’t move all day and was really missing Pinky too. *Pinky Becarfule and I need you back* While his parents was sad too while seeing there son like this and it was nice having Pinky in there house. Since she lighting there mode up and even she play Board Games with them on Family Night.

[IridscentNionios 1,420]

@@Hypn0ticD,@@Fireblaze, @, Dennis woke up to the sound of Colette's call... he wan't feeling sleepy last time and ended up getting a not-so-great sleep in his cold bed... he had turned the other way expecting to see Dash, expecting to hear her sweet voice... but to no avail. He saw his phone and shrinked his sleepy eyes to see who was it calling. Colette... oh my god he almost forgot! He gasped as he let the phone fall on the bed and picked it up again opening the call just in time...

 "Hey there Colette... You are awake i see... eer..." He put his palm on his face. Of course she's awake dumbass! He though to himself... she just called you! 

[Hypn0ticD 1,213]

@, @, @@Fireblaze,

 

"Yep, I'm awake…" Colette said glumly, her voice still heavy with fatigue. "We're gonna go visit Jack today…" she said, addressing Charles, "and after that, I'm gonna go with Vat and help her check out of her hotel… it shouldn't take too long, so you guys head on over to the heliport to see of we can find any clues to--" Colette paused for a moment, "-- to see if we can find any clues to the Ponies' disappearance…"

[Dawn Stripes 301]

@@Hypn0ticD, 

 

Rainbow Dash refused to talk to Abernathy. She did, however, get around to cracking her eyes open to take a look at what was in the hallway beyond her cell. As she suspected, not much. They were deep in some shit. Not meeting Abernathy's eye, Rainbow went back to cuddling Pinky in rude, staunch ignorance of her presence.

 

@@Pripyat Pony, 

 

The drive to Racine was quiet. Fluttershy spent most of her time in the back seat, looking out the window at the passing Birch trees of the north. The highway they were taken through passed through stony hills, and she gazed up at the clef halves of rock looming over them, cleft in twain my human engineering. Atop the hills, the forests of young birch climbed, like the scraggly white hair of a wizened old man.

 

It was moving enough to distract her, just for a little while, from her problems. Some humans had slapped graffitti all over the lower, climbable portions of the rock face--on one outcrop was painted a black shamrock and the word 'Irish'. Fluttershy just couldn't get her head around the idea that anyone would want to put something so ugly on something so beautiful.

 

She also tried to cheer herself up with the idea that she would be seeing Colette again. Soon, hopefully. But it could only strike her as selfish and shallow to be worried about that when all her friends were in so much trouble.

 

There was one thing at least enough to begin to keep her mind off others. "Um...Louise?" Fluttershy piped up, when it seemed that they were in cruise-control. "What was it like on top of the Canterhorn? How many bat-pegasi live up there?"

[Pripyat Pony 2,608]

@@Dawn Stripes, Louise had been driving a while in silence, save for some soft classical type music playing from the radio. She sneaked a look in the mirror; Rarity had fallen asleep, but Fluttershy was still awake. Louise didn't want to bother the shy pegasus too much by asking questions, but when Fluttershy asked one, she was happy to answer.

 

"It's beautiful," she replied, somewhat wistfully as Louise thought back to the place she once had called home, and had never even thought that she might have to leave there.

 

"Sometimes we can't see the ground at all, cuz there's clouds between our home and the land below, but it never feels isolated. It's like it's our own little kingdom. We live in the caves, which might sound basic, but it's not. The caves are done up wonderfully and there's some bats living there, and a few birds like hawks, too. Lots of batwinged pegasi live in the cave network; we like company, altho we rarely seem to mix with other ponies. It's a shame, really; maybe things will change now that our Princess has returned."

[IridscentNionios 1,420]

@@Hypn0ticD,@@Fireblaze,((OOC:I didn't quite understand what happened here. Does Col and Cat want to go to Jack while me and Fire search in the site? Hence the short post.)) It was clear from Col's voice that she was not quite well from all of this. He could sense that she wasn't over this. But neither was he so it was supposed to be natural right?

"Hang in there... there's still a chance... we'll find them, we'll do our best." 

[Fireblaze 16]

@Hypn0ticD, @nioniosbbb.

“Well I Can do that but I will have Nick just come to my house and watch it. Well you need not to worry and I did see episodes that they got out of jams like this on there own so just incase if we not at our homes but it just my hunch here.” Charles saying.

[Hypn0ticD 1,213]

@@Dawn Stripes, @@Pripyat Pony,

 

Abernathy raised an eyebrow at the seemingly odd behavior of the pink mare, despite her situation "Good to hear! You're gonna need to be at your best tomorrow. The researchers are just dying to meet the both of you~! The experiments they want to run on you are going to be… draining, to say the least!" She then turned her attention to unusually silent Rainbow Dash, leaning in close to her ear, "so get some more sleep." She rose back up and turned to the door, giving the mares a small wave. "Breakfast is at 0600. See you then, girls!"

 

Abernathy closed the door behind her, securing the mares in for, hopefully, the final time that evening.

 

***

 

@, @@Fireblaze, @,

 

"…I hope so… " Colette said slowly, before adding, "After Cat gets checked out, we'll meet up with you guys at the heliport… there just HAS to be some sort of clue!"

 

Colette sat up, risisng to her feet before heading back up the stairs. "I'm gonna wake Cat up and get ready, so see you guys soon!"

 

She said her goodbyes to both men befre ending the call, right as she reached her bedroom. She knocked on her own door, instantly feeling stupid, and opening the door slowly. "Cat? Time to get ready…" she went over to the still sleeping blonde, shaking her gently. "We're gonna go visit Jack now…"

Edited February 15, 2014 by Hypn0ticD

[Commander Bubbles 1,343]

@MelancholicMemory

 

@00Pony

 

@Pripyat Pony

 

@Fireblaze

 

@Hypn0ticD

 

 

@Dawn Stripes

 

 

(Sorry again for the late reply)

 

"Twilight..." Applejack responded to Twilight as she placed her arm on her shoulder, comforting her, "Ah... Won't believe it... Our friends... gone..."

Just then, the party received a call from Shawn. Applejack continued to sob into her hat when she was told just who was on the other end. She snorted a bit, wiping tears away from her eyes, and took deep breaths. Hopefully Shawn would have answers, she thought to herself.

"H-hello?" Applejack croaked, clearing her throat, "Do you... have anything about mah friends? Where... where did they go?"

However, Applejack could not maintain her composure, and found herself in yet another fit of sobbing and groaning. She flung herself back into the seat and covered her face with her hands.

[Pripyat Pony 2,608]

@@Dawn Stripes, @@Hypn0ticD,

 

Later, Louise finally arrived in Racine. She was feeling tired, but was used to coping with exhaustion.

 

Rarity was awake, and jumped slightly as Louise said, "My phone's in the back; perhaps you'd like to call one of your friends. Don't worry about anyone tracing the call; I have an automatic scrambler on my phone. Standard FBI procedure."

 

Rarity screwed up her mind, trying to remember the numbers, especially Charles', but the only one she could remember was Colette's, so she rang that one.

[Hypn0ticD 1,213]

@@Pripyat Pony, @,

 

Colette heard her phone ring once more whilst she gently roused Catherine to consciousness. She pulled it out of her pocket just as Cat rose.

 

Looking at the screen, it read 'Unknown Caller.' Huh. Against her better judgment, she answered the call with an hesitant "Hello…?"

 

((Sorry, couldn't make it any longer without Godmodding…))

[Pripyat Pony 2,608]

@@Hypn0ticD, "Um, hi," Rarity replied, just as hesitantly. "This is Rarity. Um, me and Fluttershy escaped, cuz Louise helped us. She's a pony as well. Oh, I really hate talking on these things. Anyway, we had to leave Pinkie and Rainbow, cuz Rainbow was hit by a sleep dart and Pinkie twisted her fetlock. We're here in Racine right now... should we come to your house?"