open Ace of Bass

[Sir Xarthas VI 470]

Shining Midnight watched the host cloesly.

Spirit Watcher appeared next to Shining, but didn't say anything.

Shining squints a little, which he only does to read a pony's mind and/or personality. "There's something off about him. His body language states everything's fine, but his mind is telling me that there's something big planned... But I can't read his mind deep enough to find out what."

Spirit looked to Shining "I thought Dark taught you to read minds in a way that nopony could block you form doing so, and without them noticing?"

Shining looks to Spirit "I only got the not noticing part down. Not very good at doing it without a pony blocking you from their mind though."
 

@@Comet Starflash,
After their little conversation, Spirit Watcher disappeared, and whispers in Sun Stream's ear "What was that I hear about you wanting to take a shot at Shining? Not only will you have me to go through me, but you'll have DJ Dark Blood to go through as well. And Dark is more powerful than 200 Discord's combined, so I'd stay back if I were you."

Edited March 10, 2014 by ~Immortal DJAlicorn~

[Comet Starflash 46]

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Sun stops smiling, and dancing. In fact the only thing he does is stand there, a frown comes across his face as all happiness leaves him. He whispers at the floor, trying not to catch attention. "I'm covering for the royal guardspony, you know, the one that protects your sorry little stuck up flanks? Get off my back, I left the guard mainly to get away from the likes of you. I can't give a damn about how powerful any of you are, now get off my case." 

@,

Sun turns back to Vision. "You were about to dance no?" 

[Sir Xarthas VI 470]

@@Comet Starflash,
Spirit smirks, but nobody can see "You're acting as if I threatened you. Why would I threaten you? I'm just saying, messing with Shining is not a very good thing to do. And actually DJ Dark Blood isn't in the guard, and neither am I. Shining's the only one that is, I'm just..  I guess you could call me a Merc." She says as she fades into view "And actually none of us are stuck up, you just picture us that way. Get to know us, and you will see. But since you think we're stuck up already, I doubt you'd even want to talk to us, eh?" She says as she disappears.

[Spacey 748]

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Escapade showed up behind Atlas "Can I help you Atlas? You are quite the curious type, I understand that you are an explorer of artifacts yes?" He said walking in front of Atlas "Have you ever been to the San Palomino Desert? I have an artifact from there that supposedly has the magic to absorb another's abilities and enhance it by ten fold" He said pulling a lamp switch, the lamp didn't shut off but a bookshelf near it moved to the side revealing a hallway lit with ordinary lights. "If you are the Atlas I have heard about you will enjoy this" he said motioned Atlas to follow him. "I have not shown this to any pony in....I don't know, years and years, almost too long."

 

@@Comet Starflash, @, 

Vision quickly stood between Sun and Spirit "I am deeply sorry for his words, I will take care of it" She told Spirit, she tugged on Sun "Come on, lets go to the bar" She didn't wanna see a pony she actually took a liking to get his butt kicked or kicked out by her. "Lets take a break from dancing, I can show you some moves later"

[Neutrino 47]

Bradley wasn't sure on this type of music, he was too old fashioned... But he enjoyed it anyways. He began his way towards the owner with a smurky expression. "If I'd browt me guitar, I'd gis a rate canny gig!" he says, giving the classy pony a friendly nod and a look back at Bella, who had reverted to staying quiet again.

[Comet Starflash 46]

Suns face changes to surprised. "B-but I never got to see you shake your thing!" Sun shouts as he looks back at the empty space where the mercenary pony had stood. "Commander of the solar guard unit for five years and a mercenary threatens ME?" Sun says. "They never game me armor like that when I was in the guard... Only Cloudsdalian Iron, standard markings. I'm going to have some alcohol, join me would you?" Sun asks, rather annoyed that he would be threatened by a lackey of royalty, a mercenary at that!

[Firehearted 120]

Atlas recomposed himself after getting caught. 

"Um...Er...An artifact? The desert? I've passed through there before. Never actually looked for anything there. I've been left foe dead in a desert once by a Zebra but this artifact. I've heard of things similar to this but those are forbidden magic. All the ponies I've seen try to use it were killed in the process. I'd like to see this" Atlas let his curiosity get the best of him. He stayed wary of this pony. He knew some things about him and not many can saw that. Hopefully he didn't know nay of his tricks and surprises.

"So. Where did you hear of me? I'm quite elusive. Only my friends and Celestia know about me. Unless you heard of my from some of the tales spun by Griffons from the south of the of the Griffon Kingdom and they got it from the guards of one of the Griffon barons" Atlas was sure to keep his knife ready for the draw. He didn't quite trust this pony yet...

@, 

[Spacey 748]

@@Comet Starflash,

Vision put a hoof over Sun's mouth "Shhh Sun, keep it up and you'll know why I am in the guard" She said with a tad bit of serious attitude. They both sat done at the bar and Vision got 2 ciders. She handed Sun his and took a sip of hers "What am I gunna do with you?" She said playfully with a smile "You'll see my moves soon enough" She gave a wink as she took another drink. "Though I doubt I can show my full potential with all this armor on" She said tapping her helmet.

 

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As Escapade led Atlas down the secret hall a bit the bookshelf behind them slide shut leaving no trace that they were around. Escapade just kept walking on conversing with Atlas "Now that I cannot tell you, all ponies have there secrets" He said turning back at Atlas with a smile "Let me ask you Atlas, do you think there is a reason as to way these artifacts are created?" They walked around a corner leaving the last visible light behind. Just when it was about to turn into darkness his horn lit up with a blue tint. "To empower other ponies? To take from them what you want?" He waited for a reply from Atlas, he wondered how his mind worked.

 

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The room that Escapade and Atlas left was now empty...or so every pony thought. The butler was on his way up some stairs that was behind a door that Escapade distracted Atlas from. He slowly made his way up to the top floor overlooking the Ballroom, he stayed out of sight but opened a cabinet which held a turnable knob. He slowly turned it and closed off the balcony to the ballroom along with flipping switches that slowly closed all the windows and doors to the ballroom. The knob the butler turned released sleeping gas into the vents which poured invisibly into the Ballroom and bar. It was only a mater of time before every pony was asleep. Step one of the plan...complete.

[Firehearted 120]

((Is it okay if I edit Atlas's character a bit. I'm really adding to him as I go and your last post gave me an idea. Check the last thing int he background section. If you don't want that in the RP than say. If not then I'll play a role sooner or laterhttp://mlpforums.com/page/roleplay-characters/_/atlas-r5445 most likley sooner so is that part a yes or no?))

Atlas was interested. I'll play your little game.

"As you said. Everypony has there secrets... I have more than my fair share" He thought of all the powerful artifacts he could access and use for himself. 

"You don't know as much as you think you do about me. I've done more things than you can think of" ((Use his backstory to toy with Atlas if you so please))

"And what do you mean? To take from me? Sure they don't me to get them but I"m not in it for power. Yes, If I wanted I could control a lot but I don't. I'm in it for the adventure and knowing it isn't in the wrong hooves" Atlas made sure to keep his knife in his sleeve which he could flip out quickly. This seemed like a trap...

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Edited March 12, 2014 by Airbornepony

[Comet Starflash 46]

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"*Sigh* Maybe I will get to see you dance later... You know you don't have to wear that armor all the time? You can take it off. I don't see why you have to look good in front of those guys, you never seem like your normal self when they are around... How come?" Sun asks, taking a good long swig of his cider.

Edited March 11, 2014 by Comet Starflash

[Sir Xarthas VI 470]

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Shining Midnight noticed Night Vision at the bar, and he spoke in her mind "You do realize that I'm not even on duty, right? Do what you wish, you wont make any bad or good impressions on me. I can hold onto your armor, for safe keeping if you'd like." He said as he winks at Vision.

Spirit Watcher flies to the top of the Ballroom, and looks around, looking for the host. That unicorn mysteriously vanished, and so she faded out of view, and she still didn't see him. He must've slipped off somewhere. And then she smelled something funny. She sniffed again and realized what it was, but before she could say anything she faded back into sight and fell to the floor, landing right next to Shining. Shining immediately jumped to his hoofs and looked up, but didn't see anything. He put on his goggles and looked up again, and he noticed some kind of gas seeping into the room. He is now speaking in a loud voice, almost yelling "Hey Vision, does that helmet have a gas mask portion of it somewhere? If so, use it now." His horn lit up and formed bubble shields around Spirit and himself, using them as air filters. "Hopefully you didn't breathe in to much Spirit, otherwise you might be out a while, which wouldn't be good..."

(OOC: @@Comet Starflash, Just in case you were talking about Spirit wearing armor, she's not. She just has her necklace and hat on...)

Edited March 11, 2014 by ~Immortal DJAlicorn~

[Comet Starflash 46]

Sun looks up and sees nothing, but acknowledges that Spirit had been effected by something. "Gas!" Sun shouts rather calmly. Sun walks to outside and opens up a case that he had hidden before he had entered. From within it he takes out a helmet. "I didn't think I would need all this..." Sun says as he places on the helmet and the (rather magnificent) armor. He turns a small flat dial on the side as the slots and eyeholes close up and lock shut. A microphone crack is heard as he enters again. "/ZZZ/ Get everypony to safety, all those who are immune or have breathing apparatuses should stay and find out what is going on here, of course this is on a volunteer basis so nopony is being forced to stay. Move everypony to a safe room. Shining, I suggest you help out in this process, or make yourself useful in some way. /ZZZ/" Sun says as he approaches Vision again. "/ZZZ/ I can explain this later, but right now everypony in this room, and as far as we know, this mansion is in danger. Who knows what prolonged exposure to the gas could do. /ZZZ/"

[Spacey 748]

@, (I like the changes just don't go on a killing rampage, also sorry for the late reply)

The two come into a room that echoed deeply indicating that they were in a giant sized room. "Secrets are only secrets if the one does not tell" Escapade said as his hoofs made clicking noises on the now rock type floor. He stopped by a lever at the end of there walk and turned to Atlas. "For being a meat eater you sure do have the means to kill and not be ashamed" Escapade said with a chuckle as he pulled the level. There a deep grumbling noise of gears slowly turned. Escapade raised his voice. "I know that you have seen a great of deal of artifacts Atlas, you and Daring Do, I've been watching you for far too long Atlas, from when you grew up in Cloudsdale to when you stepped foot in my mansion and I just had to jump on the opportunity to....welcome you" A light appeared at the top of the room as a pedestal started to rise. He faded his magic leaving them in darkness as the structure in front of then rose up. Escapade leaned in and whispered into Atlas's ear "Once you get your hoofs on this it will be hard to let go Atlas, and you won't even need this" Escapades horn glowed as he slipped out Atlas's knife from his sleeve and shook his head as he tossed it into the darkness. "You must learn to trust your fellow pony Atlas" Escapade laughed almost in a evil like tone.

 

@,@@Comet Starflash, 

Vision shook her head at Shinning with a no, she had not prepared herself for a biological type attack. She noticed that all the windows and doors had been slid shut and got up off the bar stool she sat at. "Can any pony see a way out?" She took up to the air looking for any cracks, crevasses, anything. The gas was setting in though, her eyes began to get heavy. She ended up landing leaving her wings extended out but not upright. She wobbled on her hoofs for a moment and looked around "There's gotta.....be a way...." She got out of her mouth as she laid down. She looked up at Sun and Shinning. "You all...find...a way....ou..." Her eyes closed as her head dropped between her front legs, sleep had taken over her body.

 

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Spacer was already passed out, having 8-9 mugs of cider around him. The gas could not do what it was intended to do on him. Spacer just snored once and awhile.

[Sir Xarthas VI 470]

@, @@Comet Starflash, (OOC: Hahaha, Spacer's already passed out because he got drunk )
Shining looks to Vision, and then to Sun "I'm being trained by the best, but I don't have a very large magic supply, otherwise I would've given her an AFB too..." He said as he climbs atop the bar and looks around as all the ponies drop to the floor. "Oh... great... looks like it'll only be us..."

[Comet Starflash 46]

"/ZZZ/ I have capsules, they cover the lungs in a thick liquid that changes harmful, or otherwise impossible to respire with, gases to oxygen. Should your magic fade I have ten. /ZZZ/" Sun says as he places two in either side of his helmet, popping them into the vents of the helmet which allows him to breathe better through them. "/ZZZ/ Eight. /ZZZ/" Sun searches the room for a weak spot, a crack in the wall or something.

"/ZZZ/ There. A weakness in the wall. /ZZZ/" Sun says as he turns and bucks a large hole in the wall. "/ZZZ/ No gas in here, help me get everypony through. /ZZZ/"

[Spacey 748]

The whole ballroom floor began to shake. It began to lower along with all the sleeping ponies. the ceiling began to lower as well taking every pony down. There was little time to get out now if a pony could. The light from the moon outside was growing dim. The Butler was seen on the balcony one last time before dissapearing behind the dropping ceiling. The ballroom wasn't a ballroom at all....it was a holding cell being lowered into underneath the mansion's floors. It was time to make a decision, escape and leave the rest or stay and try to get out with every pony. (If i am being to spontaneous or controlling just lemme know, first time doing a RP like this)

[Comet Starflash 46]

"/ZZZ/ Brace yourselves everypony, it appears we are entering... Hell... /ZZZ/" Sun says as he stands above Vision, placing a capsule into her mouth and pushing her jaw up to burst it. He then kneels over her to male sure nothing bad happened to her, a sort of shield over her. Sun looked up to the hole in the wall that he had kicked. "/ZZZ/ There goes safety. /ZZZ/"

[Firehearted 120]

@,

((Don't worry. I won't go on a murder spree))

Atlas did little to resist as his knife was thrown across the room.

"I'm no meat eater! I did what I had to do to survive! And let me just say. I am ashamed of what I did. But I had the will to live!" Atlas's mind swam. How did how know? Sure him and Daring Do he could guess. If he had read the book he was in and put two and two together it would make sense. How? Watching him? What of this artifact that promised great power?

For a moment a war erupted in Atlas's body. His mind and the will of the evil spirit in him fought for control. 

Just think of all the power... You could defeat your enemies with ease... You deserve this... Think about it... All the ponies you've saved with no reward... You could control much more, Atlas... So much more...

The whole thing ended in a blink of an eye. Atlas's eyes went from clear blue to having slightly red tint. The spirit in him had won.

"Yes... I should..." Atlas walked up to the pedestal and grabbed the item. He felt stronger as a surge of energy enter his body. He thought clearer and faster. His bad leg would no longer hinder him as energy pumped in his veins. The power felt good to his corrupted mind.

"Yes! All the power! My enemies will learn to fear me!"

Edited March 12, 2014 by Airbornepony

[Neutrino 47]

(OOC: The fuq is hap'nin?!)

 

Bella squeals and clamps her hooves over her tiny snout, suddenly realising the lack of healthy air. Brad turns to the frightened mare and stands with a dumb expression. They both see the fissure in the wall and Bella gasps in delight -only to feel more feint-.

 

Hue then lunges at immobilized Brad and their mouths interlink (as if they were kissing). Mischievous Bella sucks and steals all of Brads precious air, only to then push him back to make advancements on the hole in the wall (showing her puffed cheeks).

Edited March 13, 2014 by Neutrino

[Spacey 748]

@@Comet Starflash,

Vision slowly opened her eyes coughing softly to see Sun above her "Sun?...w-why haven't...y-y-you left ye..." The capsule had given its full effect on Vision as she took in the surroundings. Her body was weak from the small amount of gas she breathed in. She didn't show it but she was happy Sun was over her, protecting her. She needed to regain her strength for whatever they were about to face. She popped of her helmet and looked up at Sun. "Where are we g-going Sun?"

 

@, 

Escapade trotted up next to Atlas and put a hoof on his shoulder and whispered to him "Yes Atlas, you have the power and here comes your first witnesses to it experiment on" The item that Atlas held could steal another ponies unique talent and combine it with as many as you wanted. It also could turn the ponies special talent against themselves in an evil sort of way. Escapade grabbed Atlas and brought his close "I have heard that if enough talents are collected you will be able to be unstoppable! Atlas my friend, you are going to be a one hit wonder to anyone who opposes. The item started to glow.

 

The ceiling from with in the dark room that Atlas and Escapade stood opened up and gears and chains clanged as the makeshift ballroom lowered on the floor with the passed out guests. A solid metal door stood between them and the ponies with the fake ballroom.

 

Escapade tapped Atlas's flank "They are all your's for the taking" he said motioning him towards the metal door. As they talked the butler appeared at the entrance from where they came from. Looking back and forth between them.

[Firehearted 120]

((Hey! You guys need to try to escape harder! Since apparently I'm the villain now along with Spacer, not that I'm complaining, you need to put up a fight)) @,@@Neutrino,@@Comet Starflash,@,@, @,  

The little goodwill inside Atlas was consumed by the evil spirit that inside him. He turned around toward Escapade with an evil smile on his face.

"I must thank you for this but... If you think I'm going to play your little game you're wrong" Atlas gave the metal door a strong kick knocking it open. 

"Time for you to play me game" Atlas gave Escapade a good whack on his temple knocking him cold. "He'll be awake in a few minutes. You! Butler! Raise the ballroom and unlock all the doors in this house. Make sure nopony can leave or enter and no communication to the outside! I'm going to have some sport in this. And if you don't do as I say you can kiss your miserable life goodbye" Atlas's eyes tinkled with power. "First this mansion, then the world! Celestia will bow to me!" He yelled into the ballroom. He flew off back the way he came and into the house to lay in wait for his first victim.

[Courageous Thunder Dash 7,824]

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(OOC: Jeez, I hope I didn't miss a lot since I haven't posted in a while)

 

Thunder stopped spinning and eyed the pony who had declared such nonsense. "Hey! Nopony will bow down to the likes of you!" Thunder shouted as he gathered electricity and fired a huge beam at the insane pony. 

[Firehearted 120]

@,

((Yeah... Atlas has gone insane with power and he plans world domination via stealing talents using a artifact given to him by Escapade who he soon betrayed... That escalated quickly... Anyway It's turned into you guys have to find a way to stop him without getting your talents stolen. Good luck with that...))

Atlas flew back into the ballroom just in time to miss a beam.

"You dare challenge me! You're the first one to get their talent taken! What are you waiting for! Run! I'll let you flee for your miserable life not that it'll do you any good" ((I'm not gonna kill you just run))

[Courageous Thunder Dash 7,824]

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(OOC: Yo that's a little OP there, stealing someone's talent with a click of a device...if you're gonna go OP like that...then I'm afraid that everyone who faces that villan might and will have to do the same.)

 

Thunder gathered some electrcity and disappeared. He then reappeared in a place where he found a few ponies.

 

@@Comet Starflash, @@Neutrino,

[Firehearted 120]

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((I know it's a bit OP. I"m trying to think up ways to tone it down. A. You can take the artifact from him B. Destroy it C. Snap Atlas out of insane mode. He is under the influence of a evil spirit opposite of him and is consumed with greed.  If you do something to shake his good spirit his mind will fight back the evil spirit))

"Now where are you!" The guests began to come to as the gas dispersed. "I'll get you in time!" Atlas fled the ballroom and into the manor to lay in wait and pan for the soon to be future of his domination of Equestria and beyond. His good spirit was helpless to fight the powerful evil in him.

Edited March 13, 2014 by Airbornepony