open The Other Ponies: The Canterlot Collapse

[NinjaCPU 270]

Carrick tapped his hoof on his chin, the detective look towards the walls. There was certainly something going on here. Though would be the big question. Magical residues can only give you so much. He sighed softly, "Well, not much I can really do here. Best we better go to Starbolt's place." The detective trotted away. There was something wrong with it, but he couldn't put his hoof on it. 

 

However, it didn't seem like it would be useful as he move towards Starbolt's place.

[Octavia's Bow 2,035]

Quickly nodded in confirmation and proceded to travel to the suggested destination. He also pulled a few new, odd customs, like eatting an unknown, crunchy plant and dusting his goggles even though they were relatively clean. His mouth was moving without sound, talking to himself.

[Chickey 383]

Hypno was looking out the window when he caught something far away in his eyes. "Actually, seems like you'll be able to tell Carrick himself. What a relief, I haven't been too good at remembering things in times of stress recently anyways." He said with a shrug afterwards, and slightly depressed look on his face. "Anyways, I suppose I'll be outside if anypony needs me. Probably on the roof keeping lookout with Fae." He said as he got up and walked outside, jumping up to the roof with the help of his wings. He pulled out a flask from his coat filled with a mixture of blood and alcohol, taking a swig before he placed it back. He wondered where Corpus had gone after they spoke, or if he was even watching the group now. But more importantly, he wondered where Snow was.

[Glaceon 793]

Starbolt heard Hypno. She didn't know what to think, she hasn't seen HIM since they separated. "Yes, I think that would be the best course of action at the moment." Starbolt stood there unsure of what to do.

 

Fae saw Carrick and the rest coming, she flew down and unlocked the front door before they got there.

 

Sapphire followed Carrick, she recognized Starbolt's house. "She doesn't go out much, I wonder what she does in there."

[NinjaCPU 270]

Carrick took his time to walk towards his Starbolt's door. It really has been a while since we've talked. I wonder if she's gotten over me. We weren't compatible....that's all. Driven by the adrenaline of the case to which we don't care what lies ahead. I guess when things die down, you see the true side of both of us. A detective who only lives for mysteries and a pony who wants...something else.

 

 Carrick saw Fae unlock the front door as Carrick just walked up and got inside. Seeing Starbolt, just as she was..."Hey." the detective muttered. 

[Octavia's Bow 2,035]

Quickly grinned and waved at Fae, "Hey. I saw your cousins a while back. They wanted me to give you a little pumpkin hat for Halloween. The problem was, it was an actual pumpkin. So, it spoiled. Sorry Fae." He was a tad bit happier to be in the company of something that was not a pony. 

[Glaceon 793]

Fae flew up next to Quickly rather happy to see him again, she thought of the pumpkin, but I guess it made sense that it rotted.

Starbolt turned to the door. "Hello Carrick... What brings you here..." She mumbled uneasily as he entered. She looked back at the burnt wall and wondered if this had any connection with what is happening.

Sapphire followed inside behind Carrick. "Hey Starbolt." She said in greeting.

[NinjaCPU 270]

The detective placed his hoof on the top of his fedora. The queasy feeling of seeing an ex is unsettling. Especially....her. Why? Not to mention, that giant burnt wall. That's...new.

 

"I'm here...to talk to you about your expertise. Hynpo and Azura here were just bringing down some papers for me and..." Carrick stare at the wall, "sorry, care to explain this?" He pointed at it.

[Chickey 383]

Hypno looked around from the roof, not really seeing anything suspicious yet. He wondered if the watched feeling Azura had gotten really was just paranoia. But after seeing Starbolt's wall, he wouldn't be surprised if something was out there. He continued his lookout and took a few more swigs from his flask. 

[Azura 1,107]

Azura walked over to the window and looked out, staring into the skies as clouds slowly drifted past. She had no idea what was going on or how she could help, so she stood there idly waiting for something interesting to happen. 'I wonder what Hypno's doing up there..' she thought to herself.

[Samurshy 708]

Phee breathed a sigh of relief. Nopony called her out about the alleyway brawl that had just taken place moments earlier.

Phee began to follow the other ponies to Starbolts when she must have fell deep into thought, because she stopped walking altogether and fell behind. Eventually she snapped out of it and took to the skies, searching for the group. She found the batpony atop a roof. She landed on a cloud above him and took out her father's plain black journal, with the number one emblazoned in gold foil on the front, and began reading.

Page 27. Hypno

Although much to me about Hypno is still a mystery, I did manage to figure out a few things about the aloof batpony. Hypno is a vampire, he utilizes black magics, that, when I first heard about them, angered me. His hypnotic eyes seem to be the medium for his magic, and how he got them is still unknown. He doesn't let very many ponies close to him, and for good reason. Most ponies he lets close to him end up getting taken from him abruptly [see Snow page 72.] . Much about Hypno's history is uncertain to me.  But one thing is for sure, he is powerful. He is very respected in the vampire culture, and managed to rally a plethora of ponies behind his cause in a short period of time. The extent of his abilities at this moment are unknown. The abilities I have observed are as follows:
 

Telekinesis

Super strength 
Shadowmancy 
Rapid cellular regeneration
Astral projection

Hypnosis
Agelessness
Alternate matter materialization (the ability to conjure items out of thin air)

Observed weaknesses are:

Extremely susceptible to open flame
Requires blood or he weakens
And as with all vampires I am sure he is susceptible to anything of deistic alignment; holy water, crucifixes, silver, etc. 
... I haven't tried holding a mirror up to his face while he uses his eye hypnosis... but that is a funny thought.

There is still much unknown about Hypno, but one thing is certain, he is one of the good guys. He has come through for our group on numerous occasions, and I trust him wholeheartedly...

Phoenix shut the book and put it back in her saddlebag.

She descended to the top of the building where Hypno was keeping watch and drinking from a flask. 

Phee didn't know exactly what to say to Hypno, heck, she didn't even know why she landed next to him in the first place. 

She simply smiled and said, "Hello".

Edited November 5, 2013 by Phoenix Flare

[Chickey 383]

Hypno watched the mare land on top of Starbolt's house. He gave a slight grin back and replied, "Why hello there." Seeing he had someone to talk to, he put his flask back. As he had no need for it now. "I'm not sure If we've met yet?" He said with a chuckle. "Not too many strangers approach me so freely. But I can assure you, I wont bite." He added as he tipped his hat in greetings. "Anyways, my names Hypno."

[Samurshy 708]

Despite his appearance, he was actually friendly. This surprised Phoenix. 

"Oh!... No I don't think we have been formally introduced. Well, I am Phoenix Flare." Phee said with a smile. 

Phee's belly suddenly rumbled

She sat down and opened her saddle bag, she rummaged through it a bit before she let out a exclamation of  recognition as she found the item she was looking for. She produced a bottle of basic nutrients. It was strawberry flavored. It was her mother's recipe, however it was her father who had made it. It was so tasty that she always forgot that it was actually the healthiest thing she could probably consume. 

She was now wearing a very large smile on her face. "I didn't think this was in the items I packed. I was in such a hurry that I thought maybe I forgot it." 

She uncorked the bottle and tossed it back. The cool, fruity beverage was certainly a treat after the encounter in the alley. 

"That really hits the spot." Phee said, "I was exhausted and that was definitely what I needed."

Edited November 5, 2013 by Phoenix Flare

[Chickey 383]

"Pheonix Flare, it suits you well." He commented before she pulled out the bottle of strawberry drink "I've been a bit exhausted lately too. Nothing has been really making me feel any better either. Just continuous crappy feeling syndrome as I would say." He commented with a sigh as he looked around the sky still for anything strange out and about. "So, what brings you up here on this roof with me. Got any questions or something?" He asked.

[Samurshy 708]

"Eh, not really... I guess I fell behind the group and got lost. So I flew around trying to find you guys and saw you up here. But I was feeling hungry and so I thought I would drink a bottle of nutrients I brought from... home..." She trailed off and her face suddenly became visibly downtrodden.

Then she quickly realized that she looked depressed and began to smile again. She thought briefly about bringing up Blaze, her father, but couldn't feasibly contemplate a way she could nudge it into conversation that would not raise questions. So she just tossed back the bottle once more and fell into her thoughts. 

[Chickey 383]

"Judging by that face, I'm guessing you're homesick. Don't worry, I haven't had a home for quite some time. Unless you count a single rickety creepy cabin out in a mountain all alone." He explained. "Everypony else is in the house. I suppose they might take some time. Might as well get comfortable." He said as his eyes lit up and a trail of magic flowed out from the sides of them. A fine oddly grey chair then materialized from the air for him to sit down on. After that, the magic aura flowing from his eyes quickly faded out. "I can make another one if you want, unless you're one of those ponies who like to stand, afraid of the Black Magicks like Mr. Phoenixtear was, or would like to go inside with the rest. They can be pretty boring sometime though." He explained with a chuckle. "But for now I'm on guard duty. Doesn't mean I can't lollygag around for a bit though. I'm pretty sure I can multitask it." 

Edited November 6, 2013 by Hypno

[Samurshy 708]

As soon as the word "Phoenixtear" left Hypno's mouth Phee's mind filled with complete and instant recognition. 


Her mind filled with past memories of her father. The noon lessons, the afternoon walks around Canterlot park with her mother and father, the scent of various chemicals as she helped her father with his experiments, the smile her father used to get whenever she was around, and the warmth of her father's hugs whenever she was sad or hurt.

All of these things filled her head after Hypno recited her father's name. And she cracked the biggest smile she had in a long time. She noticed Hypno looking at her oddly, and she quickly diminished the size of her grin to a more reasonable, and more sane size.

"So... this Phoenixtear guy... did you know him very well?" Phee asked.

[Chickey 383]

"I take it you're a stander then. Suit yourself." He commented before a slight nod. "Yeah, before this incident started we were all in the same group for another case. I can't say I knew Blaze too well, but I suppose I could consider him a friend. But I really don't think I have any friends. That's a field I'm not the best at personally." He explained. "Do you know him or something too?" 

Edited November 7, 2013 by Hypno

[Glaceon 793]

Sapphire took a look at the wall, burn marks, obviously caused by magic.

Starbolt sighed, "Break it, Fae chased the pony off, the intruder probablly used magic to teleport in and out nothing of value lost, well aside from the paint on the wall."
Starbolt took a look at the folder handed to her. "What is happening anyway?" She asked Carrick.

[Octavia's Bow 2,035]

Quickly answered first, "We're tracing a string of mysterious deaths. A pony tries to steal those, so Carrick thought they were important." He looked at the burn marks and memorized the signature. When he found the pony with those marks, he was foing to make aure they found justice. One way or another.

Edited November 15, 2013 by Dawnpath

[Samurshy 708]

"Yeah..." Phee thought for a moment, "You could say I am a fan of him and his... work" Phee said. Trying not to sound super suspicious. 

It was, for the most part, a true statement. She did admire her father's academic, and scientific research, even if she didn't fully understand the majority of it. Although, Phee was aware that Blaze, at this point in time, would not have very much published work. Just his research and essays from college, and also helping save the world from being reformatted. (However, that information was not made public yet). As far as the average citizen was concerned, Blaze had helped a bunch of ponies find the missing wielders of harmony, nothing more, nothing less. And Phee was very much so aware of this fact. She remembered her father saying that none of her childhood friends would believe her if she ever told them of Blaze's story. And that was the way it should be. Short and sweet. Blaze didn't mind the lack of recognition, in fact, he reveled in it. It just meant he could be with himself and Daeva, all alone. No pesky press asking him stupid questions. Just him, his studies, and his wife. 

All these things ran through Phee's mind as she sat there on the flat roof, drinking her bottle of strawberry flavored nutrients, 

[Chickey 383]

"I suppose I never knew he had a fan base or whatever." He said with a chuckle. "I've never been in the loop around here with too much information I guess. Haven't read a newspaper in sooooo long." He explained. "Though It's kinda odd for a Pegasus to have such a interest in a more magical topic. But then again, that's kinda odd to come from me. If I can even be branded a Pegasus that is. Still wings though" He said as he flapped his bat wings a few times.

Edited November 21, 2013 by Pumkin

[NinjaCPU 270]

Carrick cleared his throat, "basically," the detective replied. The earth pony trotted towards the burnt marks, staring at them. Still to have somepony attack Starbolt. I don't recall her in any of the files. Why was she targeted? Could they have know? Do they know what happen in the Ice Star incident?

 

"There have been two recently murders and a...suicide that had happen in the course of a day. The correlation might be in the files, because certain ponies in those files have been murdered. If you can find any type of magical trace that might be a start. Not to mention...I only trust you . I can tell something bigger is happening. Very few ponies outside, no one saying much. Nothing is adding up. which means something big is happening." Carrick said.

 

"So, any help with this might be perfect." 

[Glaceon 793]

Starbolt nodded and took a look at the envelope, she concentrated for a bit and her magic kicked in. After a few minutes she put the envelope down. "The magic on here is familiar, but I can't put my hoof on it.... Are there any other items you have with you that might help clear this up?" She asked the group.

[Samurshy 708]

"Well... I mean... I read his dissertation on the Fundamentals of Magic and Ancient Runic Languages. I found it quite riveting... I don't know how anyone couldn't find it riveting. Believe me is research will set the bar for the next generation of runic spells." Phoenix said with conviction as she corked her empty bottle and placed it back in the saddle bag.