"If you kill me, you'll never get the cure," The zebra stated, matter-of-factedly. "I haven't survived in this profession as long as I have with out predicting every outcome. I will tell you how to make the antidote, provided the price is right, and my reputation is preserved; Celestia can't find out. If she does, I'll be back for you. Now, if you'd kindly let me up..." (I don't know what it is about her, but I always write her as a villain XD)
(I actually made an rp in another forum where she was one, but you could play on her side .http://www.canterlot.com/index.php?/topic/20638-The-Iron-Hoof-(open) Sadly, it died.) After a moment of thinking, he let her go. "What do you want for that?" He asked, still frowning but calm
(Group RPs never seem to last very long...) "What have you got?" The zebra replied, standing up and rubbing her legs. "You understand the risk I'd be taking if I allowed you to save Eris? Make it worth my while." She looked over her shoulder, at the door behind her. "You had better hurry up though, Celestia won't be distracted for long..."
(Yeah...) He took a bag full of bits. "Here. This is all I have." He said. He also took some books from his saddlebags he had forgoten he had. Most were novels though.
The zebra looked at the bag of bits and the books, unimpressed. "I will tell you how to make the antidote," She said, finally, "If you kiss me." She looked at him levelly. "Kiss me like you kiss her."
Thunder's eyes widden a bit and blushed a bit. Why did she wanted a kiss? "A-alright..." he said. As long it was what she wanted. He looked to Lone. "I'm only doing this to save Eris." He said, then turned ti the zebra. He walked towards her and kissed her. The kiss was long and deep, like he did with Eris all the time.
When he was done, the zebra shook her head, sadly. "No. You don't understand; I want to feel how she feels when you kiss her. The love you two have for each other... it is not something I will ever have for myself, but I want to know how it feels, if only for a second. That is my price."
Thunder sighed. "I see..." he said. It was a hard, but he understood. He never found real love until he met Eris. He shook his head and sighed, then hugged her and hold her close, looking at her eyes. "Alright, if that is what you want~" he said. He didn't liked the idea that much, but Eris counted on him. He kissed her again, this time more lovingly, filling his thought with Eris
The zebra kept her eyes closed for a few seconds after Thunder pulled back from the kiss, savouring the moment. Eventually she opened them, and looked at Thunder. "She is indeed a lucky mare." She sighed, and then spoke again. "The cure is cow's milk."
"Wait. Really?." Thunder said blinking. "Alright. Thank you." He turned to Lone as he grabbed his stuff. "Lets go." He said smiling as he got ready to go.
"What in Tarturus...!" Celestia exclaimed, opening the doors to the room and seeing Thunder and Lone.
"Ah crap!" Thunder said. By that point, he had already brought down the magic bouble and was ready ti go trough the package again. "Lets get out of here!" He said as he took Lone and tried to escape. He opened the window and flew out of there
They flew out over the castle wall, and seemed to be free and clear; but just as they started to descend, Celestia reached the window behind them, and fired a particularly nasty curse at Thunder...
The curse hit directly on his back legs. "Aahhh!" He moaned in pain as he started flying down. He couldn't control his landing, and he let go Lone at low altitude, then crashed on the ground, hitting a tree with his back.
Lone rolled as he fell, turning back into a timberwolf as his concentration was broken. He shook his head, then ran over to Thunder. "Thunder! Are you alright?!" He cried, reaching the fallen alicorn.
He sat beside the tree. "I... dont know..." he said, clearly weak. "I.. can't feel my legs... and ... my back..." he said as he moaned again and arched his back. "There... is no time... run." He said, turning to him. "Tell them... the cure..." he said weaker.
"I'm not leaving you, you noble idiot," Lone said, fiercely. Looking back at the castle, he could see the guards being sent out to capture them, and sighed. He concentrated, and shifted into his natural dragon form, scooped Thunder up in his talons, and took to the skies, headed North and leaving the castle, the guards, and Celestia behind as he flew above the clouds.
He chuckled a bit at that, then coughed. "Heh... all this time... the cure was something... so simple..." he said chuckling a bit, like if the ponies were not behind the,
"Do not dwell on that," Lone said, concentrating on flying, "Try to preserve your strength; I am uncertain what spell that harpy cast on you, but I hope once cured, our Mistress will be able to deal with it." He flew as swiftly as he could, and they were covering ground at least twice as fast as the train had, even if they were causing fear and panic in the lands below them...
He smiled. "I,.. can't feel my hips now..." he said as he closed his eyes a bit. "I... must... rest..." he said as his strenght failed.
