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Post by laserbolt on Jun 11, 2014 2:48:29 GMT
Laserbolt sighed. "Yeah, I know. I need to keep it in check a bit... a lot better than I..." He trailed off, and turned to her. "If it makes it any better, I never looked in any of those files, and I was in and out of there really quick. Didn't see too much of anything."
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Post by wanderingmagus on Jun 11, 2014 6:05:18 GMT
Trinity smiled sadly. "Right now all I can tell you is that you're in danger. I brought you here to warn you. They're watching you, Neo."
She held up a hoof as the stallion tried to interrupt.
"Please just listen. I know why you're here, Neo. I know what you've been doing. I know why you hardly sleep, why you live alone, and why day after day you sit at your computer. You're looking for her. I know, because I was once looking for the same thing. And when she found me, she told me I wasn't really looking for her. I was looking for an answer. It's the question that drives us mad. It's the question that brought you to me. You know the question just as I did."
The Princess of the Night smiled slightly. "We believe thine tale."
Then She looked away. "But that would not convince the Lords and Ladies of the Gentry. Nay, wittingly or not, thou hast interfered with that which should have been left well enough alone, My Little Pony. Wheels are turning..."
The alicorn begins to speak softly, as if to Herself. "Will it be worth it, Sister? They called You Tyrant only in jest, I deemed. But now, shall the time of self-governance set before it has even began? Already We are deemed goddesses by these mortal folk. Shall We toy with their fates and freedoms so? Yet are We not fallible Ourselves, yea, even Us?"
Laserbolt had a feeling that he had heard these things from his mentor before... only... he couldn't for the life of him remember when, or where, or why. As if a memory just out of reach...
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Post by Midnight_Aurora on Jun 11, 2014 6:37:36 GMT
Runner's curiosity being far from sated drives him to his next questions. He says, "I think I know the question. What should I do now? Where should I go?" Runner is still looking around the club. He has this bad feeling, something is coming.
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Post by laserbolt on Jun 11, 2014 11:02:47 GMT
"Luna? Are... are you alright?" Laserbolt suddenly looked a little concerned. Sure, he agreed with what she just said, to an extent, but to hear Luna say something like that... and the weird case of deja vu didn't help either.
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Post by wanderingmagus on Jun 11, 2014 18:40:31 GMT
Trinity shook her head, then gave him an envelope. There was something square inside.
"I've already stayed too long. Don't open that package until you're sure you're alone. I have to go."
The mare turned and darted into the crowd, leaving Runner standing alone in the shadows...
"Did you find her?"
"No."
"She escaped."
"For now."
"And Him?"
"We'll talk."
The alicorn looked sadly at Laserbolt, then firmed Her lips. "No... not this time, Sister."
Then, standing up, "We are fine. Get up. We shall be casting a spell upon thee to ensure thine safe passage from here. Seek out the one called 'Lyra Heartstrings'. Tell her the following:"
The princess's tone changed, enough so that the unicorn knew very well that this was a passphrase he should memorize. "Night Hideth All. She must respond with the phrase Day Hideth Naught. If she does not respond in this manner, run, do not walk, from that location. Thou hast become embroiled in a game of thrones, My Little Pony. The mare shall tell thee more of this."
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Post by laserbolt on Jun 11, 2014 18:53:09 GMT
"Lyra?" Laserbolt raised an eyebrow. "Oooookaaaay..." He'd learned a while back not to question Luna. But... Lyra was... a bit of a nut. He had to admit, he was curious as to where this was going. Laserbolt stood up, letting the alicorn cast her spell on him. It felt strange, and he didn't recognize the aura, but he decided that given the circumstances he really was better off not asking. When she had finished, he looked himself over. "So... what did THAT do? I mean, if you feel like telling me and all."
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Post by Midnight_Aurora on Jun 11, 2014 20:55:21 GMT
Runner returns to the stand and says, "well as I thought. tonight is going to be an interesting night. shall we kick this party up a notch Vinyl, Neon?"
Runner goes over to a button labeled bass booster. he had placed the envelop in his bag before returning to the stage.
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Post by wanderingmagus on Jun 12, 2014 4:59:46 GMT
Luna showed no emotion as she lifted her head and touched the "door" with her horn. "A memory anchoring spell. In the worst-case scenario, it hides the memories in the form of a dream. My personal jurisdiction. The other half is an aura tag, to let those with eyes that can see know that thou art under Our protection."
There was a sensation of falling inwards, then outwards...
"Y-your Highness!"
"PEACE, Captain. We are paying his full bail. We will watch over Our student. Are there any questions?"
The officer saluted nervously. "No, Your Highness. Understood, Your Highness."
The princess nodded, and firmly motioned for Laserbolt to stay close. He heard a voice inside his head, as if in a dream.
Never assume that somepony is trustworthy unless thou knowest them to be true. Thou art in grave danger even now, My Little Pony. I will speak with thee more in thine dreams. Fare thee well.
He was outside the jail, holding a parole form informing him that he was going to be in big, bad trouble if he did anything illegal while on parole. The bail cost something he didn't even want to begin thinking about. For some reason, he couldn't tell now what part of the last few hours was reality, and what was dream.
The party lasted long into the night, and soon half the ponies in the club had consumed enough cider to knock most other ponies out. But something was missing. What was real? What was dream? It was all starting to blur together.
One thing was constant, nagging in the back of Runner's mind as reality seemed to grow misty and uncertain.
Then, through the murmuring and buzzing and deep throbbing of the music, there came a sound he did not expect.
A clear sound.
The ringing of a cell phone.
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Post by Midnight_Aurora on Jun 12, 2014 5:16:13 GMT
Runner looks around for the sound he knows his headset would have blocked all but the music but her had to be sure. his show for the night over and the one for vinyl and neon going on now, he decided to find out what made that sound. when he finds the sound, hopefully not a phone the patrons owned, he picks it up and answers. "Hello? This is DJ Skyhorn. How may I help you?"
((Runner's DJ name is Skyhorn, hence the prosthetic wings.
They are also an old project of his from back when he was a cult in high school. It was a science project that used music and magic to give a gliding ability and in a highly focus manor, grant a sound shield to block all forms of attacks. The teacher said it would never work, until the local bully tried to hit him with a magic blast in the middle of class. The sound shield formed to block it. It is still only a prototype. It still has some bugs to still work out of it. The shield can only take three attacks currently before failing and the wings need extra aid to allow gliding ability. Bass blaster with a Ipony5 and special headphones give the extra sound aid needed. The Ipony5 can use Runner's mana to recharge it.))
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Post by laserbolt on Jun 12, 2014 14:09:53 GMT
"Well, better find Lyra, then. She lives in... Ponyville, if I remember correctly." He reached for his bags, then remembered that he hadn't brought them on his little escapade. Last time he'd done something like this, getting them from evidence was a pain. "Great. No B.E.R.T.R.A.M., no tools, no nothing." He turned to the nearest guard, who he recognized pretty much immediately. "Hey, Shield Shine, where's Ponyville from here?"
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Post by wanderingmagus on Jun 12, 2014 17:00:06 GMT
A mare's voice came through the cellphone that had been in the envelope Trinity gave him. A voice he had been waiting for all his life.
"Hello Neo. Do you know who this is?"
"He has been contacted."
"The time to act is now."
"It should be simple."
"He'll run."
"Not far."
"He has no experience."
"Then everything is going according to plan."
The guard rolled his eyes. "Down the street to your left, make a right after the third intersection, go for about two more blocks, then a left, up the pedestrian ramp and you'll be on Main. For your information, you're in Canterlot. You know your way to the train station from there. You've got a bank account, you should know what to do."
Assuming they didn't freeze his account, that is. Then again, he was Luna's own student, so maybe they let him go off easy again...
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Post by Midnight_Aurora on Jun 12, 2014 17:06:00 GMT
Cosmic says, "I believe I do. So what's next? I feel as if something is coming and I need to relocate myself quickly." Cosmic is looking around as if trying to spot again something out of the norm for the night club he was in. He may be alone but his feelings have never let him down before.
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Post by laserbolt on Jun 12, 2014 17:13:20 GMT
"Thanks, Shield." Laser started walking away, and turned around, grinning. "Keep making Canterlot's Finest proud, buddy!" He wondered sometimes just how often he walked the line between dashing rogue and a huge pain in the collective royal flank. He went straight through the directions, and, after getting some money, got to the train. "Steam Stack, you here? I gotta get a ticket to Ponyville."
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Post by wanderingmagus on Jun 12, 2014 18:26:56 GMT
"I don't know if you're ready to see what I want to show you, but unfortunately, that is correct: you and I have run out of time. They're coming for you, Neo, and I don't know what they're going to do. Side door to the back alley."
The exact door mentioned opened immediately after the voice on the phone said it, revealing several hooded ponies with faces blurred by magic.
"I can guide you, if you do exactly as I say. Backstage, janitor's closet. Wait there until I tell you, then run for the little filly's room. It will be empty. When you get there, immediately open the window and climb up the fire escape. I'll tell you more when you get there."
Stack gazed at the parolee over his spectacles, sighing as he checked a pocket-watch and pulled a lever to the side. Gears clanked and a steam pipe hissed as the prices updated.
"Thirteen bits for a one-way from here to Ponyville then, sir. Let's hope your next stay isn't in a cozy cell, hmm?"
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Post by Midnight_Aurora on Jun 12, 2014 18:29:51 GMT
Cosmic does as he is told. He knows that the timing is crucial. He waits in the back stage janitor's closet, making sure nopony saw him. he has with him the bass blaster his Ipony5 with custom headset. His wings are folded to his side. he knows that if this entails him to go off of a roof he will need the glide system of his wings and the pressure of the bass blaster to aid it.
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