"Heh. Oh I see! Ice Skating hm? Would any unicorn here please be kind enough to produce some ice? And Ice Skates for our brave pony here?" Instantly ice started to spread nearby until they had a decent circle. Ice Skates apperaed next to them. Facade grinned. "Now my brave pony..." Facade looked directly into Jhera's eyes so he could take the full effect of his magic. As he spoke he poured his magic into his voice causing it to gain a hypnotic property. "I want you to go and Ice Skate until I say stop. Understand? Give these nice ponies a show!"
Rashall dashed forward pushing the stage producer over. "That's enough out of you for right now I should think." says Rashall glaring at the pony.
Blade laughed as Firemane tackled the show leader. He was relived that he wasn't the only pony suspicious of him, then again, Blade tends to be suspicious of everypony
Facade got up in outrage. He would not be upstaged by this little upstart! "What do you think you are doing?! You are not going to ruin my show here!" He yelled glaring right trying to keep his magic connection to the other pony. "I will complete my show!"
Jhera's eyes became the size of grapefruits. "Woh woh woh!" he said "you don't seem to understand, if i were to do this-" he trailed off as he looked deeper into the magician's eyes. "Well..." he continued "I suppose I could...for the show...of course." He slipped on the skates and glanced at the ring of ice next to him. 'Oh Celestia' he thought. 'What have I gotten myself into!?' Jhera wobbled over to the ice, getting used to his new shoes. He stared down into his own reflection and swallowed again. If he was going to make a first impression, he was going to do it right! He lifted a hoof and placed it gingerly upon the ice. The moment he put weight on to it, his leg slid out from under him, causing him to smash facefirst into the ground.
"Fer-nos-ca!" shouts Rashall, a split second latter and a cage of dagger like rock for around the stage master blocking his view at ground level. "Are you ok?" says Rashall to the second pony on the stage.
Blade quickly helped the poor pony with ice skates on up. He assisted in removing the skates and said, "there ya go... I'll help deal with this guy." He looked towards Facade as the crowd began to leave.
Jhera's eyes swirled in a daze. He tried to focus, but was so discombobulated that he simply fell over again. He thought he heard speech near him, but everything was garbled.. "I don't...want...skate...Talon will...kill me..." he moaned.
"By making somepony do something that you know they are going to fail at? That's bad marketing if you ask me." says rashall bluntly.
Jhera crawled up to Rash and put his hoof on his leg. "Hey...you wouldn't happen...to know where...my dad is...would you? I'm a little...lost right now..." he said, still breathing hard.
Blade walked up to the rock cage and said, "If this is how you plan on making a living, I suggest you quit while you're behind."
Rashall looked to Blade and then back to the pony on the ground. "Hey Blade could you help me get this guy home? I think he needs to lye down for a while and sleep this all off." says Rashall helping the downed pony back up and slinging one of his legs over the back of his neck.
Facade snorted. "Please. Ponies love other ponies embarrassing themselves. I live off that stuff. Crowds eat it up." He could have already imagined the crowd laughing at the Pony as the bits rained down on him promising another hot meal for himself. He bucked the rocks again as the day dream vanished. "Not like you would know any of that you darn simpleton."
Blade was about to help Rashall, when he heard Facade's insult, he looked towards the trapped Facade and said,"if I was a simpleton, would I be Celestia's most trusted soldier?" He turned back around and helped carry the downed pony home.
"Hold on," Jhera said with a defiant look in his eyes. "My parents told me never to go with strangers anywhere, and they are the smar-". Jhera's pupils suddenly minimized and he stared forward. After about 5 seconds, they returned to normal size. He blinked. "What the hay!" He exclaimed. "Whats with the rocks? Where did you two come from? Wasn't I about to-" he glanced behind him and saw the gash where he had fallen. It hit him that something was wrong with this situation. All of the ponies had left too. "DAGNABBIT!" he yelled. "Somepony explain what just happened!
"Ugh..." he said. "My head is pounding. I'm gonna go get some rest. Don't forget to come 'round my shop if you need flowers...or something..." He turned and trotted back to his home to attempt and wrap his head around the day's events. (Gj! I had fun but I gotta get some sleep. Hope we can do this again tommorow ^^)
