open A Darker Fate: Beyond these Walls Chapter Two.

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Clockwork Green

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Clockwork stopped, Eclipse now standing in his path. He chuckled at the question. "Oh of course, there is little for me to lose out here anyways. All of my blueprints and everything important to me are well hidden away far from this dreadful place. About the only thing I am unwilling to sacrifice would be my own life." He said in a matter-of-fact way, and moved around Eclipse to continue down the tunnel with the others.

[EcstaticWind 572]

Aegis Dare

@@Geek0zoid, 

 

Aegis snapped out of his angered state and looked at Blast. The stallion’s timing couldn’t have been better. Aegis smiled, though he still felt troubled. Regardless, he addressed Blast as warmly as he always had.

 

“Good to see you’re getting better, Blast. And it’s kind of a good thing you’re still around, mate. *sigh* I dunno why they’re judging us like that, but we need to move past this grudge and rebuild the bridges. Otherwise, I’ll have to act on my death threat.”

[SilverHeart 741]

@, 

 

Mirror contemplated a few of the other options but they would all take too long. They couldn't wait for Scribbler to get here and teleport her over, nor could they wait for Pavisa to try crossing on her own. The least she could for the one pony who had been reasonable and selfless was too try to numb her pain. Well...that was IF she made contact with any. Though for that to work she would need to know exactly how painful the shocks were...

 

"I've got an idea...but I'm not sure if it will work. I might be able to lessen the pain you would feel...but I'm not sure. Just-hold on, I'l.....test....it..." Mirror said as she reached her left hoof out toward one of the sparks. She stopped just before touching it, how would it affect the spells she had cast on herself? She couldn't let them be dispelled. Instead of touching the spark, Mirror reached into her saddlebags grabbing the mask. She pulled it out and looked at it before putting it on and pulling the hood of her cloak. This way it wouldn't matter if the spark dispelled her illusions...or at least not as much.

 

She reached her left hoof back up to the spark. This probably wouldn't be all that fun. Before she could change her mind, Mirror thrust her hoof forward into the spark. Mirror had mentally prepared herself for the pain and had prevented her self from crying out by biting the inside of her cheek, had she bit hard enough to draw blood? The electricity from the spark had numbed some of her senses...it was hard to tell. The spark had hurt more than she had expected but just one wasn't unbearable. Dozens of sparks would be though... Mirror's horn lit up as she cast the spell on herself. Numbing pain couldn't be much more difficult than causing it.

 

She reached for a second spark and touched it. There was less pain this time, though whether that was the result of her spell or the electricity remained to be seen. Mirror adjusted the spell and touched another spark. And then one more. She didn't feel anything by the last spark. Mirror was certain that that was because of her and her leg was visibly shaking, not to mention the fur had been singed. Maybe trying out protective spells on herself hadn't been the best idea. Hopefully Scribbler could help.

 

Mirror looked over at the guard pony and did her best to visibly shrug. "I don't think I'll be able to refine this spell much more than I have...sorry." She said as she magically lifted the largest piece of armor she could see and kept it a fixed distance from Pavisa. Hopefully it would act as a shield and attract any sparks into it like a magnet. If it didn't she could toss it aside and try pulling Pavisa over without it. She cast the new spell on the guard and began to pull her over.

[Geek0zoid 1,468]

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White Eclipse

Eclipse had noticed an attitude change from Clockwork. The stallion was no longer the scientist of the team, but more of a loner. He didn't seem to care much about the team and more so about his own well-being. He just hoped he wasn't drifting away from what was important. If he couldn't cooperate with him and the rest of the team, it won't be good for anybody, especially now that they have two seemingly-manipulative beings with them now.

 

@@Windbreaker,

 

Blasted Nova

"Well, I don't want to get violent with them, but they're really starting to push it." Blast said to the author. "And now that we have two new faces along for this roller coaster of a venture, it could only get more dangerous."

[The Elusive Cinder 1,328]

Amethyst Void.

 

@,

 

Amethyst smirked at the invidious discomfort she had caused.

 

"Maybe I'm curious about you? Maybe I want to know how likely you are to try and burn me in my sleep? That won't work by the way - I don't sleep. Don't burn very well either as a matter of fact..."

 

Under the unexpected strain of this world, she dropped to the ground and proceeded to walk, instead of hovering along. Demeaning, but if she didn't know when she was going to find something worth absorbing...

 

"Maybe I just like watching you squirm when I ask you things? I'm a 'scary demon' remember? That's the sort of senselessly cruel thing I should be doing!"

 

Annoyance, frustration, humour... They were all pretty, but useless. There was no sense majoring emotions out to be anything more than they were - distractions.

 

For a moment she was about to follow up with a comment to the tainted unicorn, but he seemed to be upset with the more practical one... well, if her kind shared one thing with these ponies, it was their tendency towards conflict - as much as they liked to preach about honour and loyalty, their actions said otherwise. That was good: more predictable threats were easier to avoid.

 

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Kingfisher.

 

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Of all the villains, Mirror had been the one that Kingfisher came closest to cooperating with. Maybe it was just because of how much she loathed the other two - or more likely the mild case of hypnotic suggestion - but the mare had been of a somewhat calmer temperament when dealing with the sorceress.

 

And even now, her tone remained level: not raised like it had been. The effect only seemed to amplify the simple statement she made though.

 

"If you hurt her I'll cut your throat myself, witch." Murmured the sailor.

[~Sole~ 852]

Amethyst Void.@,

Amethyst smirked at the invidious discomfort she had caused."Maybe I'm curious about you? Maybe I want to know how likely you are to try and burn me in my sleep? That won't work by the way - I don't sleep. Don't burn very well either as a matter of fact..."

Under the unexpected strain of this world, she dropped to the ground and proceeded to walk, instead of hovering along. Demeaning, but if she didn't know when she was going to find something worth absorbing..."Maybe I just like watching you squirm when I ask you things? I'm a 'scary demon' remember? That's the sort of senselessly cruel thing I should be doing!"

Annoyance, frustration, humour... They were all pretty, but useless. There was no sense majoring emotions out to be anything more than they were - distractions.

For a moment she was about to follow up with a comment to the tainted unicorn, but he seemed to be upset with the more practical one... well, if her kind shared one thing with these ponies, it was their tendency towards conflict - as much as they liked to preach about honour and loyalty, their actions said otherwise. That was good: more predictable threats were easier to avoid.

---------------Kingfisher.@@SilverHeart,@,

Of all the villains, Mirror had been the one that Kingfisher came closest to cooperating with. Maybe it was just because of how much she loathed the other two - or more likely the mild case of hypnotic suggestion - but the mare had been of a somewhat calmer temperament when dealing with the sorceress.

And even now, her tone remained level: not raised like it had been. The effect only seemed to amplify the simple statement she made though."If you hurt her I'll cut your throat myself, witch." Murmured the sailor.

ronin glared at her incredulously "are you dense? I've already told you, I don't do that to my allies. And I never will. So lay o..." He stopped mid sentence, taken aback by her walking... Walking with her own four legs. "Y-your not scary by any means, not even if you tried. Quite the opposite actually, your simply cute if you ask me." He said with a smirk in an attempt to throw her off guard for once.

[Ihei 713]

@,@@Midnight Scribbler,@@Nomadic,

 

Willow Starsinger

 

"Denarius! You're here too? Why is Mirror alone? With that other group? They could kill her!" Willow frowned, not shouting at Denarius but rather mumbling to herself. She smiled at Scribbler for his loyalty then turned back to Denarius and Zintiik. "Okay, lets get going. We're going to have to catch up to Orion a bit before resting. Getting past those booby traps could prove to be a challenge."

 

Willow stood up, trotting down the path slowly to make sure that they were following. She wouldn't want to face the other group alone, although they did greet her with open hooves compared to Orion's reception. "Who are you holding hostage?" Willow asked, trotting down the trail.

[Geek0zoid 1,468]

@,@@Windbreaker,

 

Blasted Nova

Blasted Nova looked and saw the two new beings. The female kept running her mouth along with the male.
"Hold on, Aegis, let me introduce myself to these guys." Blast said, walking up next to Ronin to Amethyst. He smirked at the being before speaking. "Talk, talk, talkity, talk. That's something you like doing, isn't it?" Blast said with a small laugh. "Nah, I'm just yanking your chain. I'm Blast. Blasted Nova. I'm the quickest earth pony who's ever lived. And you would be...?"
 

Edited February 21, 2014 by Geek0zoid

[Nomadic 210]

Denarius

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"I'm sorry, she had asked me to tag along with Zintiik to meet up with you two. Honestly, she seems more than capable enough to handle them by herself", Denarius groaned. He walked down the hallway as he tried to remember either of the ponies names. "I believe Zintiik mentioned that their names were Kingfisher and Pavisa". He felt slightly anxious to meet up with anypony else. His mind began feeling burdened with so many benign questions. He sped up taking a small lead in front of the others. Mindfully, he watched his step not wanting to walk into any of the leftover sparks laden throughout the stone path.

Edited February 21, 2014 by Nomadic

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Midnight Scribbler

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Scribbler continued on, with Willow along by his side. Zintiik on her other, and Denarius taking point ahead of them. (I'm guessing the positions) He returned Willow's smile warmly, feeling good that she'd been comforted by his presence. At least now she would be in better spirits on the path ahead, as tough as it may end up being. Denarius mentioned the names of the two Mirror had been left with. His heart began to pound, suddenly he was beginning to feel like running. He strained to remember who they were, though it would be difficult to tell, they had only briefly made contact before parting ways. Scribbler began trotting faster, making his way along the tunnel, following the spark trail Orion had been so kind to leave. "Like a trail of bread crumbs.. But.. why?" He could sense the magic used in these sparks was not of normal qualities, but that of something more powerful, something arcane. These things were dangerous, he could tell. Turning his head to Zintiik, he eyed up the state of the bug once again. "These are the traps you mentioned, aren't they?" He asked as he continued at his more hurried pace, turning and ascending the stairwell now. They were nearing Mirror's location, though Scribbler had no way of knowing how much farther there was to go.

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Clockwork Green

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@@Geek0zoid,

@@Frosty V,

@@Icy Void,

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@@Tricksters Pride,

& anypony else I missed, there's a lot of you here.

 

Clockwork sighed, all this back and forth between morals, loyalties and now seemingly flirting. He had begun to reach the end of his wits with this band of ponies. "Sometimes I wonder why I get myself into these situations.. Just think of the spoils, Clocky, just think of the power.. Oh how sweet it will be." He mused. As the others seemed more interested in ethereal flank than the fate of the world, he made his way towards the head of the pack. Aegis was alone, and seemed to be brooding about something. "Aegis, my friend, what seems to be bothering you? You've been in such good spirits until we left that cabin. Though.. notably, we haven't been having the best of luck." He asked "Your Stir fry was excellent, it's unfortunate that accursed building ruined it.." He suddenly felt the pit of his stomach churn once again. He was hungry still.. very hungry, and there was seemingly little left in their possession that was edible. "Perhaps that other group has some rations we can.. Obtain, perhaps? Just a thought." He chuckled under his breath, hinting at the idea.

[Umbreon 569]

Pavisa

 

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Pavisa held her breath as Mirror pulled her underneath the bulk of the sparks, wincing slightly as she brushed closely to a few of them or as they flared off of the armour that Mirror had pulled ahead of her.  Not using any sort of magic herself though prevented the sparks from being drawn into her the way they had been before, and the unicorn manages to drag her across without incident...  Well, other than being dragged across a cold stone ground, but that was a small price to pay compared to the sparks.

 

Standing up on the other side and brushing herself off, she gives a small nod towards Mirror as a way of saying 'thanks for not throwing me to my death' before turning to look at Kingfisher.  "You okay?" she asks quietly, looking at what appeared to be the petrification that had taken ahold of her friend.  Moving to stand near the other mare, Pavisa turns to face Mirror, unsure of what was going to happen to them now.

 

 

Zintiik

 

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@@Midnight Scribbler, 

 

Zintiik waves a hoof at the other's concerns, trying to laugh it off.  "I'm fine, really, it doesn't hurt anymore and I was always ugly.  Save your strength for something more important."  Picking himself up off the ground to hover along just above their heads as they make their way back down the tunnel, Zintiik shrugs as he tries to explain the situation a little better.

 

"Well, we were trying to figure out how to follow Orion when the bandits burst through a door on the other side of the room.  Mirror grabbed one of them that had fallen into the middle of the traps and pulled her over to us - that turned out to be Kingfisher, who I guess is their leader since I didn't see Redwave anywhere.  Then they waved around weapons for a bit, tried to threaten us, but stopped when Mirror threatened Kingfisher...  Oh, and then the stupid guard actually volunteered to become a hostage."

[EcstaticWind 572]

Aegis Dare

@@Midnight Scribbler, 

 

Aegis looked up as Clockwork approached. Clockwork hadn’t seemed to be a bad guy, aside from his initial appearance in Canterlot, but Aegis was too conflicted with himself to take notice of the situation right now. He still had anger burning inside, and despite his best attempts, he was failing to purge it. Likely because he hadn’t felt such anger in a very long time. On top of that, he still had to hold up the group's morale and keep them together.

 

“I’m ok…Actually, I’m not really feeling all that great. That being, the one you guys called Shadow, kinda threw me off, then I panicked and now I’m trying to deal with a lot of anger at that mare who took Fisher.” Aegis said, trying to get a grip on things.

[Icy Void 19]

Midnight Sky

 

So far since leaving Fisher and Pavi behind, things seemed to have calmed down a bit with the others. At least it was calm enough for some of them to talk about small things and for Blast to introduce himself to their newest additions to the team. Sadly though, Midnight was a bit worried for the team's hierarchy. While they never really went and established a clear hierarchy, it was universally accepted that Fisher was their leader with Red gone and Pavi was sort of like her lieutenant, but now both of them were hostages with Mirror. As far as ponies with any sort of leadership experience goes, the only ponies left as far as Midnight knew were Crimson, his sister, and himself. Clockwork and Eclipse have both shown that they can be reasonable ponies, but Midnight wasn't entirely sure of their abilities to lead, Clockwork was turning out to be a lot more self-centered than he had thought and Eclipse's missing memories could be a problem when leading a large group like this. On top of that Blast was a bit reckless, Sunshine was too young and inexperienced, Aegis was just inexperienced, and Crimson is often the first to shoot fire literally and metaphorically while Ronin was just plain not what Midnight would call leadership material. Then there was Icarus and Frost, both of whom haven't really interacted with the rest of them a whole lot, and Amethyst and Shadow had made it quite clear that they aren't actually part of their little group, they were just allies of sorts. At this point Midnight's only saving grace was that they usually solved things democratically anyway, they just needed a leader for guidance and final decisions. Midnight really hoped that they'd get Fisher and Pavi back before he was forced to take the role of leader, Midnight preferred to only take charge when it became necessary.

 

Deciding that thinking about the group's hierarchy was unnecessary for now, Midnight decided to shift his focus. Since everypony seemed to be chatting he might as well make conversation as well, so he made his way over to where the second ethereal being in their group was, the one that they were referring to as Shadow. "I guess since we're more or less working together for the time being I should be courteous and properly introduce myself. My name is Midnight Sky. I do apologize for the unruly behavior of my friends towards you and Amethyst, we've just been on edge with anything supremely magical  in nature ever since our first attempt to retrieve the Litany went horribly wrong. That and a few of us can be a bit more hot-headed than others. I just hope that violent tendency doesn't make things any worse than they already are. But I got to know, what the world you're from like? I think Amethyst called it Arcana?" Midnight asked Shadow, hoping to clear up any misconceptions Shadow may have gotten of him from his experience with Crimson, Eclipse, and especially Ronin. Plus if he got lucky Shadow would say something that might help his magical studies and point him towards attaining magical power equal or superior to that of an alicorn.

[Ihei 713]

@,@@Midnight Scribbler,@@Nomadic,

 

Willow Starsinger

 

Willow carefully dodged the little harmless looking sparks under her hooves. She knew her brother - he was sly and cunning and she couldn't outsmart his tricks.

 

"But why are you holding them hostage? Did they do something bad?" Willow frowned, quickening her pace to check on the other group and Mirror.

 

 

(Sorry, bad post before I sleep.. night!)

[The Elusive Cinder 1,328]

Amethyst Void.

 

@@Geek0zoid,

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@@Icy Void,

 

Amethyst was actually left dumbstruck for a moment. These things were either playing a really dangerous, diplomatic game, or they were really stupid.

 

Judging solely on her recent experiences with them, she presumed the latter.

 

"Did you just...?"

 

What part of 'dangerous otherworldly being' didn't they understand? What was so difficult to grasp about 'superior being that would happily devour them all to save herself'?

 

Ah well... at least they weren't dangerous.

 

"Let me put this into perspective for you, shall I?" The outsider groaned. "I'm an abomination - a monstrosity from another dimension. When your young look under their beds before going to sleep its to check for things like me. I come from a world where survival is down to devouring the energy of any other sentient creature to bolster your own and I've survived for more years than your world has existed doing so."

 

She continued walking and talking in her bright, cold voice as if commenting on the weather.

 

"I'm not here for you to stare at, I'm not here to be your friend and I'm not here to explain myself! How is this not clear by now?"

Edited February 21, 2014 by Cinderscribe

[~Sole~ 852]

Amethyst Void.@@Geek0zoid,@,@@Icy Void,

Amethyst was actually left dumbstruck for a moment. These things were either playing a really dangerous, diplomatic game, or they were really stupid.

Judging solely on her recent experiences with them, she presumed the latter."Did you just...?"

What part of 'dangerous otherworldly being' didn't they understand? What was so difficult to grasp about 'superior being that would happily devour them all to save herself'?

Ah well... at least they weren't dangerous."Let me put this into perspective for you, shall I?" The outsider groaned. "I'm an abomination - a monstrosity from another dimension. When your young look under their beds before going to sleep its to check for things like me. I come from a world where survival is down to devouring the energy of any other sentient creature to bolster your own and I've survived for more years than your world has existed doing so."

She continued walking and talking in her bright, cold voice as if commenting on the weather."I'm not here for you to stare at, I'm not here to be your friend and I'm not here to explain myself! How is this not clear by now?"

ronin watched her and listened quietly as she went on her little rant about how they should fear her, but he honestly wasn't buying it. But he was happy that she seemed to take the bait. Ronin raised an eyebrow "so let me get this straight. You think that your an 'abomination' and a 'monstrosity'? And that we should all be afraid of you?" He said skeptically "first off, why should I fear such a cute little thing like you? And secondly, you just did explain yourself... That's what your doing right now." He said, still trying to turn the tables on her. And it seemed to be working.

[SilverHeart 741]

Pavisa

 

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@,

 

Pavisa held her breath as Mirror pulled her underneath the bulk of the sparks, wincing slightly as she brushed closely to a few of them or as they flared off of the armour that Mirror had pulled ahead of her. Not using any sort of magic herself though prevented the sparks from being drawn into her the way they had been before, and the unicorn manages to drag her across without incident... Well, other than being dragged across a cold stone ground, but that was a small price to pay compared to the sparks.

 

Standing up on the other side and brushing herself off, she gives a small nod towards Mirror as a way of saying 'thanks for not throwing me to my death' before turning to look at Kingfisher. "You okay?" she asks quietly, looking at what appeared to be the petrification that had taken ahold of her friend. Moving to stand near the other mare, Pavisa turns to face Mirror, unsure of what was going to happen to them now.

 

 

Zintiik

 

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Zintiik waves a hoof at the other's concerns, trying to laugh it off. "I'm fine, really, it doesn't hurt anymore and I was always ugly. Save your strength for something more important." Picking himself up off the ground to hover along just above their heads as they make their way back down the tunnel, Zintiik shrugs as he tries to explain the situation a little better.

 

"Well, we were trying to figure out how to follow Orion when the bandits burst through a door on the other side of the room. Mirror grabbed one of them that had fallen into the middle of the traps and pulled her over to us - that turned out to be Kingfisher, who I guess is their leader since I didn't see Redwave anywhere. Then they waved around weapons for a bit, tried to threaten us, but stopped when Mirror threatened Kingfisher... Oh, and then the stupid guard actually volunteered to become a hostage."

Mirror took a few steps back, making sure that there was enough room for her to react in case they attempted to attack her. "We wait for the others....in the meantime I'd rather not waste what magic I have left on you two." She said as she released the spells that were hiding the weapons that had been ready to stab Kingfisher had the other team not backed down. She looked At the mostly petrified mare, "Please behave...." Mirror said as she released Kingfisher from the spell. "I don't actually want to hurt either of you. Not that that really matters..." She trailed off, watching the two of them closely."

[Geek0zoid 1,468]

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Blasted Nova

"Well, that's not a very warm welcome." Blast said, a bit annoyed. "All I want to do is make peace with you. The first step to becoming part of a team should always be that." Blast said, smiling to Amethyst. "Now, could you please tell me who you are so I can stop calling you "Thing?""

@@Midnight Scribbler,

 

White Eclipse

White Eclipse developed a small grunt towards Clockwork. He was now acting like a complete jerk to everypony, and now he's thinking about stealing the other's rations.

"This guy has gotten way out of hand." Eclipse thought. "And, if he crosses the line, he better be ready to deal with me..."

[Nomadic 210]

Denarius

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"I would assume we're holding them for both our own safety and to have little influence over their little group. If they've been always as hostile towards your merry little band as they had initially appeared, it was probably better for us to take somepony in case they had decided to act on their 'instincts' first. Miss Fisher back there seems to be more than willing to gut me, especially when I try to engage in the simplest of formalities", Denarius rattled off.  In the distance, he began to hear murmurs of what sounded like Mirror in the distance. They must of been fast approaching their destination. Looking back towards the others, he told them. "We should hurry up. I don't think Mirror nor are guests want to be kept waiting".

[The Elusive Cinder 1,328]

Kingfisher.

 

@@SilverHeart,

 

The logical, calculating and opportunistic part of her was telling her that now was the perfect opportunity to attack - her sword must be laying around somewhere, and even if it wasn't, disabling a unicorn wasn't as hard as some folks made it out to be...

 

The majority of her mind though, was elsewhere. Confused and dizzied by the effects of the magic - not to mention the aching muscles and burn on her side from the spark - she simply couldn't motivate herself to make such a gambit.

 

@,

 

"I'm fine... you're an idiot though. Should have just left me here - I can look after myself."

 

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Amethyst Void.

 

@@Geek0zoid,

 

"Team, team, team... that's all I ever hear, don't any of you think for yourselves?" Grimacing, Amethyst waved a hoof towards Midnight dismissively. "He started calling me Amethyst - that'll do for a name if you're desperate."

 

@,

 

She looked back at the idiotic one with a smirk - the dark light that had faded from view flared around her body again for a moment like a dark fog before dispersing.

 

The Ethereal gave a snort of genuine laughter as a fire burst into life in the air at the tip of his tail.

[Umbreon 569]

((Posting from mobile, long day on campus again))

 

 

Pavisa

 

 

Pavisa rolls her eyes, muttering under her breath "Yeah, I signed up for the Guard too though, you already knew I was an idiot. I told you I wasn't going to abandon you, didn't I? Somepony had to make sure you didn't do something to get yourself killed..."

 

Now that they were stuck... Well, waiting for the rest of Mirror's group, Pavisa's burns from her armour were starting to hurt more. The fact the adrenaline from the initial encounter was wearing off wasn't helping. Gritting her teeth and trying to ignore it, she turns her head towards the direction the other unicorn and changeling had gone. She thought she could hear approaching hoof steps.

 

'Great... And what happens to the two of us once they catch up?'

[~Sole~ 852]

Kingfisher.@@SilverHeart,

The logical, calculating and opportunistic part of her was telling her that now was the perfect opportunity to attack - her sword must be laying around somewhere, and even if it wasn't, disabling a unicorn wasn't as hard as some folks made it out to be...

The majority of her mind though, was elsewhere. Confused and dizzied by the effects of the magic - not to mention the aching muscles and burn on her side from the spark - she simply couldn't motivate herself to make such a gambit.@,"I'm fine... you're an idiot though. Should have just left me here - I can look after myself."

---------------Amethyst Void.@@Geek0zoid,"Team, team, team... that's all I ever hear, don't any of you think for yourselves?" Grimacing, Amethyst waved a hoof towards Midnight dismissively. "He started calling me Amethyst - that'll do for a name if you're desperate."@,

She looked back at the idiotic one with a smirk - the dark light that had faded from view flared around her body again for a moment like a dark fog before dispersing.

The Ethereal gave a snort of genuine laughter as a fire burst into life in the air at the tip of his tail.

ronin's first instinct was to shout in surprise and roll around in the snow to put the fire out on his tail, but he restrained himself. He knew that's probably what she wanted him to do, freak out and panick. So as calmly as he could manage, he grabbed his tail and snuffed the flame out in the snow. "That... Was my tail." He said coolly, before smiling "you... Have a very cute laught ya know that." He said with a challenging smile. He wasn't giving up so easily.

[The Elusive Cinder 1,328]

Kingfisher.

 

@,

 

"Oh I don't know - I was thinking of sticking around and waiting for a knight in shining armour to rescue me..." Smirked the sailor before dropping the tone of her voice a level - aware that they were being watched and listened to intently. "Just... trust me."

 

She started to pull away again before seemingly remembering something else of importance and leaning closer again. "... and thanks." She added.

[Umbreon 569]

Pavisa

 

 

Grinning, Pavisa holds up her armoured foreleg in front of her. "Sorry - this knight lost most of her shining armour." She was purposefully letting her voice carry enough so that Mirror would hear, trying to give off the impression that the two were just trying to make light of their situation.

 

When Kingfisher leans back in to thank her, Pavisa smiles slightly. A small blush shows up on her cheeks, but thanks to the changeling she didn't try to hide it this time... With any luck Mirror would just think that Fisher had whispered something private to her. Quickly responding with her own whisper, Pavisa mutters "Of course I trust you. Not about to let you do something dangerous by yourself though."

[SilverHeart 741]

In response to Pavisa's question Mirror half-heartedly shrugged, "After they get here and we clear a path for us, you're free to go. Unless your friends get here again. Then I'd like for you two to accompany us until we get near Orion. You're free to go. I wasn't lying, I only want to make sure your friends don't attack us....how're your burns? They can hurt for a long time." Mirror asked, looking down at her hoof.