(Sorry, just waiting for somepony where I am talked. Ya seem to be the first one :/) Doodleman had his head lowered and just looked at the floor with a sadden face. He was listening to the argument his rescuers where having about who was going to tell the bad news to Luna. He lifted his head and tells them "I will be the one to tell the bad news. As I seem that I don't have to much to lose." He said while pointing at his horn "and plus, I was singed to this mission. Might as well take responsibility fer my actions, I guess." He said while having a defeated expression on his face. He grimaced a little as the pain got him again. It didnt hurt so much like before.
(Why is no-pony at Everfree posting?) Gears spots a dark mass a little way ahead, and a stray feather flutters past his face. What was it Miss Rainbow Dash said all those years ago... "feel the air flow around you, then make it flow faster"? Not very descriptive, but sufficient to formulate a spell. Here goes! Gears begins to meditate his way into a state of heightened awareness, feeling every gust of turbulence against his wings and body. The pendant in his shirt glows as he seeks out stray hairs and feathers, smoothing himself and reducing his inherent friction. His speed increases dramatically. I'll never criticise athletes' grooming programs ever again. He quickly closes the gap between himself and Midnight. Maintaining a constant speed above her, he drops and lands on her back, trapping her legs and wings and bringing her unceremoniously to the ground. They roll twice before sliding to a stop. Gears hisses in her ear. "Never go off alone, and never ever chase after Celestia."
Rashall looks at Doodleman and asks, "Are you sure you want to do this alone?" (yay this is starting to finally pick up traction again!!!)
He looked back at Rashall with a serious face "Yes, I must. This was my mission and Crimsons but it seems hes gone. Might also tell Luna about the state of 'the tyrant' too. Things might get messy if she aint informed." Then he looked around him "and I think me and Crimson are the only ones that survived."
Rashall simply nods in understanding and says, "Very well I will be waiting here for you to get back then." (since my character really has nothing better to do at this point and time.)
Location: Everfree Midnight tries to fight her way out of his embrace. He loosens his grip but keeps one foreleg over her back, holding her down. Crawling forward, the two peek through the bushes. Guards are prowling around. "'You got no sense, kid? You don't fight someone you can't beat. Newsflash: you can't beat Celestia alone. That hack will just keep launching AoE spells till the whole area's irradiated. She doesn't even care if her guards get in the way." Moondancer gallops up and ducks behind the hedge with them. Moondancer: "They're everywhere!" she hisses, panting.
(sorry if it's a bit lackluster, I've been sick lately and have had exams as well. Regardless, onwards, for the Lunar Republic) Location: The Lunar Republic Ponies present: Doodleman, Silver Bells, Rashall, Tydosius Doodleman present his report to Luna, causing her to summon the rest of the ponies to deliver the grave news. After a long speech detailing those reported dead and those apprehended along with the situation they now face, she dismisses Doodleman for the moment, giving everyone time to mourn those that they have lost in the battle. Silver Bells and Rashall are both given leave to their own devices by Luna. @Tydosius: Spike ignores you, continuing on his way. There is something about the way he moves is rather odd. If he hadn't been serving the Lunar Republic so long, then it would almost be seen as suspicious. Location: Everfree Forest Ponies Present: Gears Flywheel Midnight concedes, though reluctantly, and for a moment as you release Midnight she seems as if she is about to go after Celestia again, but the moment quickly passes, and she settles into a seething rage. Moondancer puts her hoof around her comfortingly, and looks to you as if expecting an answer as to why she shot off after Celestia. You would probably be more concerned about her behaviour if she hadn't come so close to ending your life.
Gears plants two metal almond-shaped objects, about half the size of a pony's head, in the ground, point down, and pulls the top of one upwards with his teeth by use of a small string loop. A small musical ping sounds as an internal ratchet lock is shifted to free up tightly wound coils. The pointed end cracks lengthwise into six equal parts, drawing up and planting themselves out at the sides to steady the machine in antipodal pairs. Gears does the same with the other. The two little things scuttle around for a few seconds and then wait at Gears' hooves. Gears' pendant glows again briefly and he calls on his reserve strength; the flight spell had really taken most of what little magical energy he was able to leach through the lump of horn against his chest. I really should have taken the dive and implanted it in my skull. My tests clearly showed that the forehead was the easiest point of focus. He whispers to the machines, concentrating on translating the words, and a myriad of dual, tiny clicks sound as minuscule gears are shifted in the little clockwork brains. Within about half a minute, the programming is complete and Gears flops down, momentarily exhausted. The machines scuttle into the trees, the slowly depleting dials on the tops of their heads reading just over twenty minutes. Their mission is clear, and they are incapable of defying it: follow Celestia, record whatever she does, and return to the coordinates of Fluttershy's cottage before their coils run down.
As Luna dismissed Doodleman, he headed to his room. As he entered he started to experiment with his broken horn, trying to see if at least some magic still remained. He started to try to levitate a small cup in his room, but he only managed to levitate it a bit. He struggled more as the cup levitated more and more until he snapped out. He fell to the floor, sweating for the effort and the cup fell to the floor. "Ugh! This wont do! Come on Doodlemanzanilla! Ya can do this!" He went to try again but this time, while he was concentrating, some sparks started to shoot out of the lump of the horn. He opened his eyes to see that the sparks were in a red-black color. He got shocked by the sighting that the sparks ended. He just sat there for a while, trying to process the event that just happened. He knew what was going to do and the only thing he did was smile. A huge smile. (ill be doin the smae thing until somepony needs me in the story)
Name: Dawn/ Dusk / Rosie/ Moonlight Age: Teen// Teen/ Teen/ Teen Gender: Female/ Male/ Female/ Male Type: Pegasus/ Earth/ Unicorn/ Alicorn Special talent/Cutie mark: Sun rising over mt./ Moon rising above mt./ rocket/ moon and stars Appearance: Dawn- Dusk- Rosie- Moonlight-
haven't been on in a while... @Tydosius: Spike ignores you, continuing on his way. There is something about the way he moves is rather odd. If he hadn't been serving the Lunar Republic so long, then it would almost be seen as suspicious. "hello...hello? spike?" freeze his legs then DEMAND ANSWERS! or (if you want to)... ask spike why he is ominously suspicious. also conjure lots of 'harmless fire' contact lenses and force everyone to wear them. (they burn out in 20 minutes so conjure lots)
((If you don't like the little story, Crimson, I'll change it. You were just the easiest character to use for the explanation.)) Moondancer helps him up, but Gears shoos her away with a whisper. "Ah... I'm not as young as I was, but it'll take more than that to off me. Now come, our presence isn't required here any further; my clockworks can do all the recon we need. I'd rather not have to use any more magic today." They slink back towards lighter parts of the forest, crawling low. Midnight is still annoyed and refuses to speak. Moondancer "How can you use magic? I thought only unicorns could." Gears smiles a little smile. Those were the exact words she used... "All ponies can do magic. It just works a little different from pony to pony. Take that kid Crimson for example. The colt's a genius; did you know he's the only pony ever to beat me at chess? No? Oh well. Anyway, I've seen him plot out a battle and compile a list of who was going to die, then devise a whole new strategy to save them. It would've taken me about three days to figure out a strategy like the one he made even if I'd had all the facts, and he finished it in an hour. His plan got rejected and everypony on the list died. There's no way a normal pony would have been able to calculate exactly who was going to die. Therefore, he was using an ability beyond the grasp of the norm. Basically, special talents are a form of magic. The pony body has limits. Magic is needed to surpass them. Pegasus athletes going at speeds they shouldn't be able to? Magic. Even the mundane things. I saw a filly make a three-course meal from a bunch of hay and some beans." Moondancer looks sceptical. Gears snorts with laughter at her "you're mad" look. "Let me put it another way. Magic doesn't exist in the form you think it does, it's just another branch of science: the manipulation of energy. Twilight and I wrote a paper together on it." Moondancer "YOU knew Twilight Sparkle?" Gears snorts again. "I knew all of the six... How do you think I was able to talk to Demon? Fluttershy taught me. Dash taught me the speed thing. The gears on my flank don't just refer to technical skills, they also represent an adeptness for learning new ones." Demon Bunny pops his head out of Gears' mane at the mention of his name. "Oh look, we're at the edge." The three emerge from the forest. The rest of the group are still hanging around Fluttershy's cottage. Gears frowns briefly at them. "Thanks for helping, guys!"
Name: Blackheart Age: Adult Gender: Male Type: Earth Pony Special talent: He can take many hits and also do lots of damage. Appearance: Avatar OOC: Hey can you let me know if I am late for the rp.
(Nope just my internet, I'm back and ready with a new Pinkie Pie approved internet and ready to get this RPG back on the road at least away from the cliff we're veering towards...I think i was going somewhere with that but forgot exactly where.) Location: Everfree forest outskirts/Fluttershy's cottage Ponies Present: Gears, Rashall As Rashall heads off towards to the forest they are stopped by the arrival of Gears, Moondancer, and Midnight at Fluttershy's cottage. However only Gears seems aware of the pony before him. Both Moondancer and Midnight are gazing in newfound fascination at Gears, Midnight having seemingly forgotten about her earlier annoyance. Midnight:"So how well did you know the six?" Moondancer:"How come i've never heard of you?" Midnight:"Do you know what happened to them?" The last question silenced the back and forth flow of questions from the two and a silence falls over the group. Location: The Lunar Republic Ponies Present: Blackheart, Tydosius, Nova Glitz, Dawn Before Tydosius can do anything to Spike he hears Luna giving out the instructions of another mission. The second his attention snaps back to Spike he finds that the dragon is nowhere to be seen and there is no hints as to where he could have gone. Deciding against attempting to locate the dragon down the many tunnels of the Republic, he instead heads to the mission briefing. "There is a unicorn in town who claims to be an advisor to the Celestia herself. They've never be seen before around this town so by all rights this would normally be considered a hoax to scam the citizens of the town" Luna paused, as though expecting questions, when none came she continued "except that this unicorn is under the protection of the royal guards. It is for this reason that I want you to investigate this unicorn. Find out everything you can about them, name, background, and most importantly, their relation to my sister"
Name: Stormblitz Age: Adult Gender: Female Type: Pegasus Cutie Mark: Stormcloud- has amazing control over the weather [more then a usual pegasus] and just has to be within a smalliash range to change it to her desire. e.g can control weather in places like the Ever-free forest with ease and it wont change for a while. Is quite a strong flier but not as strong as some others and has decent indurance. Is it to late for me to jump randomly at any moment in any place please Cabe please please please
((Lol, now everyone knows I'm a crazy pony... XD So Thana, Sapphyre and Wolfe have been removed from Everfree?)) Gears looks at Moondancer. "I don't know. Is there any reason you should have? I don't know who any of Starswirl the Bearded's friends were." Silently, he considers Midnight's questions with much deliberation. "I really only knew Twi well... 'Not sure if she considered me a friend or just a colleague, though! Haha..." He laughs hollowly and regret flashes into his eyes for split-second. He looks away, rubbing the back of his neck. "I was back in Canterlot when they all disappeared. Pinkie always said I had a knack for arriving whenever there wasn't an 'episode'. I think she was talking about the natural disasters that so frequent Ponyville."
