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Post by laserbolt on Jun 12, 2014 18:32:57 GMT
"You always know what to say, Stack. See you next time I need some coal or something. That's still a thing we're doing right? Faaaaantastic." He passed the bits to Steam Stack, and took his ticket, boarding the train.
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Post by wanderingmagus on Jun 13, 2014 1:33:43 GMT
There were steady, mechanical hoofsteps outside the door, and he almost thought he'd been caught for a second, until the hoofsteps passed on.
"Go."
As he carefully opened the door, he found himself mere yards away from one of the cloaked ponies. He had to move quickly; who knew when they'd turn around?
The train was mostly empty at this time of the night, aside from a few stallions here and there reading the papers. A few unicorns were wearing coats or jackets, and a pegasus was preening his feathers.
Odd, you would think that there'd be at least one mare around.
The doors slid shut, and the train began moving as the steam engine shrieked loudly somewhere far away down the rail.
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Post by laserbolt on Jun 13, 2014 1:45:16 GMT
Laserbolt sat himself as close to one of the windows as he could. "Gentlecolts", he said, pushing an errant strand of hair out of his face. Shame there weren't any mares on this ride. They were usually a little less dull than most of the stallions who went to and from Canterlot.
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Post by Midnight_Aurora on Jun 13, 2014 2:51:08 GMT
He move as quickly and quietly as he could to the little filly's room. He know right now standards were not a priority, if what he feels would happen if 'they' caught him. He gets into the filly's room and immediately goes for the window and up the fire escape. After he gets up the fire escape he puts the phone to his ear and says, "ok I am here. What now? I feel as if we aren't out of the woods yet."
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Post by wanderingmagus on Jun 13, 2014 16:59:53 GMT
The train had been moving for a while, and they were in the middle of nowhere when the earth pony checked a pocket-watch and made a signal.
Laserbolt had about half a second to react to a sharp wing-blade going straight for his head.
"Good. I need you to walk, not fly, your way across the pipe to the next building over. Try not to make a sound. They'll be expecting a pegasus to fly."
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Post by Midnight_Aurora on Jun 13, 2014 17:25:58 GMT
Runner thinks, "I am not a Pegasus. I am a unicorn." Using the prosthetic wings for balance, while keeping as silent as possible, runner does the tip rope walk across to the next building.
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Post by laserbolt on Jun 13, 2014 18:18:44 GMT
Laser immediately teleported, on instinct, away from the knife blade. Of course, given only so much time to react, he didn't think where to teleport to. When he blinked out, he was on top of the train, hurtling along at intense speeds. He dug his hooves in, as well as he could, and crouched, keeping his center of gravity low. "Well, glad to know I'm finally important enough to warrant an assassin", he said to no one in particular.
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Post by wanderingmagus on Jun 13, 2014 18:38:11 GMT
"Duck NOW"
Runner felt the air suddenly shudder right where his head had been as a "warning shot" flew past. He could hear sirens now, coming from around the corner. On the roof of the building he had just left, if he turned around, he could see a cloaked and hooded unicorn standing.
Strong Earth Pony hooves burst through the wooden roof of the train car, while two flashes indicated two other unicorns teleporting onto the roof behind him. The pegasus from before rose through the hole in the car, blades glinting between his wings.
Nopony bothered talking as the unicorns began casting spells, trying to trap the Student of the Moon in cage of enchantments and stun him with hexes.
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Post by Midnight_Aurora on Jun 13, 2014 19:06:44 GMT
Runner knew there was no going back now. he could feel the thing looking at him, even if he didn't look to it. he ducks as instructed and then bolts. His horn igniting, as he hits his music player, with headphones in to play his personal mixes, the Neon specials. with his horn lit now, the world seams to slow a bit as he seams unaffected. despite the music now playing in one ear he can still hear the mare on the phone. His prosthetic wings also soundlessly start to vibrate as they come online as well. He mutters to himself and the one on the other end, 'Lets get this party started then.'
((think about him playing his music for the masses. A DJ would feel the world around him slow as he gets into his zone. YAY for DJ music zones. This is the most basic form of the bullet time effect used by Neo, the resistance within the matrix and the agents from the movies and games. As by the effect of the bullet time, Neon has a slight increase in agility dexterity reflexes and strength. His reaction time and awareness have also increased by the same amount. Music is the source of his magic. With it he can cast more then just basic spells.))
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Post by laserbolt on Jun 13, 2014 19:33:56 GMT
Laserbolt sighed. "Really?" He flickered, and then teleported again, moving to the next train car. "Man, Stack's gonna be so mad at me." With his telekinesis, he undid the bolt connecting the train car the assassins were on and the one he was on. "Sorry to cut this little meeting short, boys. But I've got a meeting to attend."
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Post by wanderingmagus on Jun 14, 2014 1:53:05 GMT
"Nice trick. Now get to the alley on your right and make for the underpass. Trinity will be waiting for you. Do not, I repeat, do not underestimate the Agents."
There was a click as the mare hung up. There was a crunch and a roll behind him. Now would be a good time to start running, no matter how fast his reflexes were at the moment.
The assassins looked at each other with a knowing smile. The pegasus darted forward, flinging razor-sharp steel "feathers". Two pops, and the unicorns were on the same car as him. With a grunt and a mighty leap, the earth pony breached the growing gap and landed on the car, grinning savagely as his weighted horseshoes dug into the wood with enough force to crack a weaker breed's bones.
Well, horseapples.
There was shouting from below as the rail guards began climbing ladders armed with steam-powered pellet-throwers, but would they be in time?
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Post by Midnight_Aurora on Jun 14, 2014 6:35:07 GMT
Boy did Neon cut lose the speed. By using his mana and the current beat of the music, Neon hits himself with a level 2 Haste Spell. He makes for the first marker the alley. When he get to it he jumps, using the glide function of his wings and his bass blaster as a means of feather falling, to land down bellow he then makes for the underpass tossing off his wings and bass blaster, timing it so the music ends right when the agent lands on the device.
((music algorithm: song; a Neon special - Days of Destruction = This music is hard coded with a special virus algorithm. The algorithm activates when the song ends and causes the devices connected to it and near by to self detonate. This is a last ditch move to get out of immediate danger.))
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Post by laserbolt on Jun 16, 2014 1:09:16 GMT
Laserbolt laughed as the would-be assassins made their way to his car. "Don't you have any respect for public transportation? Now they've lost those cars for no reason at all." He stepped back, looking back towards the guards. "So, if, and that's a big if, I'm going to die here, can't you at least,"-here he ducked under the projectiles that were flung at him-"at least have the decency to tell me who sent you? I can only think of a few who would want me dead, and Clockwork would have the guts to come after me himself." A small distraction, probably wouldn't even work. He began mentally going through his catalog of spells. Something with stopping power, and a wide range... nothing. Not that he could think of right now, anyway...
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Post by wanderingmagus on Jun 16, 2014 18:26:56 GMT
There was a loud explosion as the shock wave crashed into Runner, flinging him forward and almost off his hooves. He felt a splatter of something organic stain his back as he galloped away from the scene.
The black sedan was filled with an odd entourage of ponies, griffons and diamond dogs; Trinity was still wearing her black latex suit, this time with a pair of sunglasses perched on her head.
"Good, no bugs. Had us worried. Get in."
The griffon flicked the safety of a pistol Runner hadn't even noticed back on. "Don't get cocky. Last time someone was cocky, Agents everywhere."
"Shut up, Switch."
The griffon just snorted in response. She didn't seem impressed by Runner's appearance, but she obeyed Trinity.
"Apoc, take the detour. They're onto him, and I don't want to run into them again tonight."
The ponies didn't take the bait, and this was going to be a very painful-
An explosion knocked Laserbolt back as the entire back end of the car he was standing on turned to shrapnel. The bang and flash left his ears ringing and his eyes blinded as he frantically felt around for something to hang onto. The first thing he heard was shouting, then a series of hiss-pops and clattering metal as pellet-throwers opened fire.
"eeeeeeeREeeeeeUeeeeeeKAYeeeeeReeeeeeHEREeeeeeFEeeeeee"
There were blotches of color everywhere, he couldn't even see his own hooves. Somepony was half-lifting and half-dragging him along. That was fine... so tired...
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Post by Midnight_Aurora on Jun 16, 2014 21:25:25 GMT
Neon gets in after removing his coat to leave it behind. He says, "I am going to miss those, my prototype sky wings, my Ipony5 and vinyl's gift, but I had to get myself away somehow. That guy was fast." He looks around the car and says, "So, who are your friends? Also here I think you might want this back." He gives trinity back the cellphone.
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