Insane Cafe 4: The Insane Frontier

Serris · **Reply #760 on:** March 27, 2012, 09:58:32 PM

Two pegasi dropped a magically charged net at the CMC. The net temporarily disabled the magical powers of a Unicorn.

"All right, let's pack them up and sell them before we get discovered," the "guard" said.

An Earth Pony hoisted the three fillies on her back and trotted to the entrance. The rest of the black marketeers followed. The stealth generator repaired, the entrance vanished.

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"Go on!" Captain Carson ordered. She then turned the dune buggy around.

"What the hay are you doing!?" Rainbow Dash demanded.

"Pinkie Pie fell off the repulsorsled."

She then spotted Pinkie Pie bouncing towards them. "Pinkie!" she shouted. "Over here!"

Dr. Zanasiu waved with one hand as he kept a grip with his other, being careful not to accidentally fire the machine guns.

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The rocket pod armed dune buggy was now leading the convoy into an industrial area.

"Here we are, the industrial section of Bridlehem," Twilight said. She then turned to Trixie. "Just try your best; we're all here to help if you need it."

Rarity looked around at the decaying buildings and gloomy streets. "What an atrocious place."

Deimos slowed the repulsorsled to a halt. "Well, I guess we can start looking."

Joan jumped off the sled, her heavy armor cracking the pavement below her. She turned to Stripetail, the helmet's eye-holes glowed a piercing white. "I'm going to start looking around." Her shotgun was strapped to her back.

She entered an alley and looked for clues. As she turned around, she saw a rather disheveled Unicorn. Something about this whole situation felt off. Her worries were confirmed when the Unicorn charged her. She let the Unicorn charge, grabbed the offender by the forelegs and proceeded to punt the Unicorn over repulsorsled that Trixie and Twilight were riding.

As Deimos watched the Unicorn fly through the air, his jaw dropped. "Did Joan just punt a Unicorn?"

"Eeyup," Applejack said, imitating her big brother. "That suit of her's is a real marvel. Why when she was applebuckin' she kicked one of mah trees in two!"

MrDrake · **Reply #761 on:** March 27, 2012, 10:08:15 PM

Scootaloo narrowed her eyes at Sweetie Belle lightly "This is all your fault...." she grumbled a bit.

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Pinkie Pie stopped beside the vehicle for a moment before she bounded inside it and took a seat. Yet, she did decide to speak up to Captain Carson "You know, you should really be careful where you're drivving the vehicle, somepony, like myself, could get knocked off the top of it, and might not have been able to catch up again if you hadn't turned around to come back for me"

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Trixie smiled to Twilight, nuzzling her a little "Trixie will try her best" she smiled, giving Twilight a small kiss before she trotted off. Though, she herself, was unsure as to what they were suppose to be looking for at the moment.

Yet, Trixie did glance at a nearby shop and entered it, her eyes falling upon the shop owner straight away as she cleared her throat "Trixie would like to know if you have seen anything....strange that has been going on around here, Trixie and her friends are trying to find some other friends, and they were last seen in this town. They are not ponies however, they are different"

Serris · **Reply #762 on:** March 27, 2012, 11:53:44 PM

"I'm not used to having passengers ride on top of it," Captain Carson replied as she sped down the road.

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"All I saw were three fillies. Earth Pony, Unicorn and Pegasus," the shop owner said. She then cleared her throat. "Now do you want something to eat or drink?"

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The Earth Pony tossed the CMC into a cage next to Mr. Bigmouth. His radio was on a table nearby his cage.

"Hey," he whispered. "Toss me that stick in your cage." Luckily, the area was so noisy that he was not heard.

MrDrake · **Reply #763 on:** March 28, 2012, 12:05:50 AM

Trixie shook her head. The three fillies weren't who she was after, then again, she herself, didn't know who the three fillies were "Aliens, that's what Trixie is trying to find here" she added in, ignoring the question about wanting something to eat or to drink at the moment "Have you seen any aliens around here or no?"

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Apple Bloom looked over and grinned a little "Well, I guess we did find the aliens....sort of...." she spoke, grabbing the stick in question and tossing it as close to Mr. Swimmer as she could.

"Yeah, but we're still stuck in a cage, it was suppose to be a rescue mission wasn't it?" Scootaloo asked her friends, but Sweetie Belle in particular.

Sweetie Belle just blushed back a little "It's um....all part of....the plan?" she replied back in more of a question format than a statement.

Nick22 · **Reply #764 on:** March 28, 2012, 01:42:12 AM

Stripetail stoppied his repulsorsled next to the others and his team got off. he drew his staff and beganm gazing around at the surroundings ' search the entire area.. and be on the lkookout..
- this place gives me the creeps Kiara said as she strode up to him ' thisa is what cities are like? " No, not all of them ' this place has clearl;y seen better days" stripetail said " it is a place ripe for the lowest levels of society, murderers, thieves, slavers, the borttopm of the social order
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Running a holoscan now Clank said his eyes turnbing yellow

Kor · **Reply #765 on:** March 28, 2012, 05:07:44 PM

"I've heard bad things about this place. I've heard many ponies just avoid this place totally." Spike said, having slipped aboard when no one was looking and being tire with all his running around had taken a short nap.

Then he turned to Twilight, "Can't you do some sort of a seek spell or something to find what and who we're looking for?"

Serris · **Reply #766 on:** March 29, 2012, 10:56:06 PM

(Bridlehem Black Market)

Mr. Bigmouth caught the stick as it flew through the air. He then used it to grab his radio's strap. Silently cheering, he bought his radio to him and pushed the transmit button.

"Hey, Mr. Bigmouth here, I'm inside a warehouse. There's tons of criminal scum here so be prepared for violence when you rescue me and the CMC," he whispered.

He then hid the radio underneath the pile of straw that served as bedding. Luckily, the air was so thick with the sound of buyers and sellers of illegal goods haggling over prices, nopony heard him.

Two Earth Ponies dragged a chained up Unicorn mare past him.

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(Bridlehem Industrial Sector)

"Good news!" Deimos exclaimed. "I got a transmission from Mr. Bigmouth!"

"So where is he?" Zachary demanded. A ragged looking pony trotted away with a few bits in her mouth in exchange for him asking her some questions.

"Don't know but I can get a lock on the signal," he said, pulling out his PDA. A few beeps and then a red dot appeared on the screen. "He's just north of here!"

"Well what the hay are we waiting for!? Let's go and kick some bad guy flank!" Rainbow Dash shouted.

"Deimos, if we may," Captain Fairchild cut in. "Major Lockie and I will scan over the area."

Deimos nodded. "All right, I uploaded the information to your computer systems."

As the two planes flew towards the north, Captain Carson's dune buggy came down the street.

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Captain Fairchild's visual field was overlaid with the grid markings of Deimos's PDA. His vision was so sharp that he could see homeless ponies trotting about the streets a mile below him. In fact, he could even read the signs. In the distance of his vision, the red dot blinked.

"Hey Major, you see anything?" the living A-10 asked.

"Negative," Major Lockie replied. "All I see is that red dot in the distance. Confirm?"

"Affirmative. I see it too."

"Well, we'll do a flyover and then report back to Stripetail, Deimos and Captain Carson - when she arrives."

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"Nope, no aliens," the cashier said. "Though I did see some ponies hauling a covered carriage north several hours ago."

The bell rung and a mare wearing a blue mechanic's jumpsuit trotted in. She stank of grease and sweat.

MrDrake · **Reply #767 on:** March 30, 2012, 03:11:57 AM

Trixie thought for a moment before nodding to the cashier "Trixie thanks you" was all she had said as she turned and headed out of the shop. She approached where Twilight was and spoke to her next "Trixie has found out something, some ponies were taking a covered carriage to the north, but Trixie is unsure as what would be inside it"

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Fluttershy approached the others as she wasn't so sure on what to do herself, believing that asking around could wait on her behalf.

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Pinkie Pie on the other hand, had wandered away from the group, heading into a different part of Bridlehem, where most of the Black Market could most likely be found. Her eyes did gaze towards other ponies that were around, but she generally ignored them as she just bounded along. What she was looking for was a shop, one that would sell gifts in particular, but so far, found nothing at all.

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Sweetie Belle sighed a little as she looked to her friends then to the cage as she thought for a moment, taking a few steps backwards before she charged forward, slamming into the bars of the cage "Oww...." was all she had said, shaking her head as she stepped backwards and again, charged at the bars, but yet, nothing happened still.

"Uh, what are you doing?" Scootaloo asked Sweetie Belle.

"Trying to escape" Sweetie Belle replied back as she charged a third time, only to still have nothing happen to the bars of the cage.

"By just running into the bars? Are ya sure that's such a good idea? You're just gonna hurt yourself" Apple Bloom told Sweetie Belle as she watched as her friend was about to charge at the cage again, but instead she tackled Sweetie Belle to the ground.

Sweetie Belle just went silent as Apple Bloom held her down.

"Sorry, but I had to stop you.....we don't need you hurting yourself over wanting to try and eescape. I mean okay, sure it was your idea to try and rescue the aliens, sure it was your idea to come here and not tell the others what we're all doing....but if we're going to escape, we're going to do this together" Apple Bloom explained to Sweetie Belle, giving her a smile "And that's why we went along with your idea, because well, we're your friends"

"Yeah, what uh, Apple Bloom said" Scootaloo added in, giving off a smile of sorts herself before she turned to look at the cage herself, then looked over to Mr. Swimmer.

"Thanks...." Sweetie Belle told Apple Bloom as she had finally spoken up, giving her a smile back before she leaned up and nuzzled her friend a little bit, only to cause Apple Bloom to blush back.

(ooc: Where Pinkie Pie is, doesn't generally mean where the Black Market is, but where other sort of dealings could take place, as in, not a real nice area of Bridlehem)

Serris · **Reply #768 on:** April 01, 2012, 02:53:42 AM

A Unicorn wearing a skanky frilled saddle and halter trotted up to Pinkie Pie. On her flank were two female symbols. "Hey sugar, you looking for a good time in Bridlehem? Just show me the bits and we can have some fun together." The pony's breath stank of cheap alcohol and she looked slightly intoxicated.

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Twilight's horn glowed. She then shook her head. "There's an area to the north that my magic can't reach."

She then turned to Trixie. "I wonder if there's a connection between the covered carriage/and the magic block," she replied.

Nick22 · **Reply #769 on:** April 03, 2012, 10:45:40 PM

There is definitely a barrier there Stripetail said , as he lifted up his paws and muttered a incantation under his breath.. " i can break it, but I don't what to alert the traders to our presence if I can help it. We not here to start a bloody battle, we're here on a rescue mission. Get in, get the prisoners, and get out, as quickly as possible..
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Dixie sighed as she looked around the area. it was filthy, and filled with vagrants and had the smell of the lower and criminal class..
- there are a number of lifeforms two blocks north of here.. clank said his eyes returning to their normal green . ' then what are we waiting for? Ratchet said pulling out a constructo blaster.. it was pink.. for some reason ' Clank! didn't I tell you I wanted a red blaster? he said as he looked at the weapon " sorry Ratchet that was the only color left available..all the others were sold out.. "lets just be careful Ratchet. I know from the time on Bogon, you have a knack for shooting first and second and third, and maybe asking a question or two later, but now is not the time for gung ho heroics." Angela said.

Kor · **Reply #770 on:** April 04, 2012, 12:25:50 AM

Jason & the others arrived soon afterwards.

"Any idea where the captives are?" Jason asked in his red Zeo/dragon shield & dagger ranger form.

"Any scouts or servalience devices that can give information on the area or base?" Brooklyn asked in his red mmpr ranger form.

MrDrake · **Reply #771 on:** April 04, 2012, 02:55:20 AM

Trixie thought for a moment before she looked to Twilight "Trixie does have an idea, perhaps if Twilight's magic is unable to reach it on her own, then perhaps she and Trixie can try together....and Twilight's other unicorn friend, Rarity, can help out as well" she suggested as she let her horn glow, giving Twilight a bit of a smile.

Sure, she was still certain her own magic wasn't as good as Twilight's nor Rarirty's, but she wanted to at least try it herself, try out her idea, and hopefully, it would work.

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Pinkie Pie looked at the mare and shook her head "Well....I already have somepony for myself, but she's not talking to me right now, because I kissed her for the first time, and she just ran off, but that's why I'm out here, because I want to try and get her something and then....hopefully, she'll talk to me" she smiled away happily, ignoring the drunkness of the mare.

Serris · **Reply #772 on:** April 05, 2012, 10:46:14 PM

(Over Bridlehem Black Market)

Captain Fairchild arrived at the area where the red dot indicating Mr. Bigmouth's radio was transmitting. All he saw was an empty field. "Hey Major, I think Mr. Bigmouth hit some interference. All I see is a s---ty industrial lot."

"Something tells that this isn't what it seems. Switch on your infrared illuminator and go to infrared view," Major Lockie replied.

Captain Fairchild did as he was told; to his surprise, several buildings appeared out of thin air. He could see ponies and other creatures selling and trading assorted goods. As he zoomed in with his advanced optics, he could tell that the goods included slaves. He also saw several towers that ringed the area. "They must be using a stealth generator to block magic and visible light."

He then radioed Stripetail and the others.

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(Bridlehem)

Stripetail's radio buzzed. "Stripetail, this is Captain Fairchild. Major Lockie and I have located the black market. It is protected by stealth generators and magic nullifiers. I am currently carrying a set of guided missiles. I can destroy the nullifiers and stealth generators from a distance and then you rush in and free the captives while Major Lockie and I provide covering fire. Over."

Deimos turned to Ratchet. "I'm all for shock and awe tactics; we've got the firepower."

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Twilight's horn glowed. Suddenly, something threw her against one of the sleds. "No good, the magic field causes feedback. If you, Rarity, Stripetail and myself join our magic we may be able to overload it.

Rarity was still on one of the sleds. She refused to get her hooves dirty in the disgusting streets of Bridlehem.

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(Bridlehem)

The mare edged closer to Pinkie Pie. "Are you sure? If she's gone, I can provide you with some 'comfort'." She wiggled her flank at Pinkie Pie.

Captain Carson pulled up to Pinkie Pie. "Pinkie, everyone's looking for you!" she said. She then turned to the drunken mare. "Get lost!"

MrDrake · **Reply #773 on:** April 06, 2012, 02:45:04 AM

"But that's what Trixie meant" Trixie told Twilight "That the magic users combine magic to destroy the barrier"

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Pinkie Pie shook her head to Captain Carson "I can't yet, I still have a few things I have to do, like get a gift for Fluttershy, and then, I've got to get stuff for the party cannon" she then smiled to him before she in turn, started to bound off again.

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Scootaloo looked to Mr. Swimmer "So, any ideas on how to get out of here? Because I'm pretty sure those two....love birds..." she motioned to Apple Bloom and Sweetie Belle with a slight scoff in her voice, in regards to the whole love aspect "I'm pretty sure that they're out of ideas on how to break out of here"

Serris · **Reply #774 on:** April 08, 2012, 01:55:21 AM

Deimos turned to Trixie and Twilight. "Actually, once Stripetail gives the word, the living planes will destroy the barrier; they're over the suspected area right now."

Captain Fairchild's voice came over the radio again. "Stripetail, this is Captain Fairchild, awaiting your order to launch missiles, over."

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Mr. Bigmouth noticed his messenger bag and rifle on a table a good ways away from his cage. "If you can get my messenger bag and rifle and open my cage, I may be able to provide enough covering fire for you to run for it."

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"What do you need for the party cannon?" Captain Carson asked.

Dr. Zanasiu sighed from his position on the turret. "Let's go; she'll meet up with us later."

Captain Carson nodded and the dune buggy headed back to where Stripetail and the others were.

(OOC - Captain Carson's female.)

MrDrake · **Reply #775 on:** April 08, 2012, 03:17:09 AM

Trixie sighed and just muttered away to herself "It was just an idea...." was all she had said, as the glow on her horn had vanished before she just stood next to Twilight "Is Twilight certain that the alien's firepower can destroy the barrier? Because when Twilight tried to use her magic on the barrier, she was knocked back, and if Twilight's magic can't break through...." she then just rested her head upon Twilight's shoulder as she just waited for the missiles to be fired.

"But Trixie....she guesses that it is still worth a shot to let the aliens try...." Trixie added in before she paused, removing her head from Twilight's shoulder with a slight gasp "But....what if....what if there is something....dangerous past the barrier? What if the aliens firing these missles, cause a loud explosion that brings danger to our location?"

She then stepped back a little with a small nervous laugh "Trixie is just going to try and get some....safe distance...." trying to cover up the fact that she was just being fearful, but not really being good at it. But again she stopped as she looked at Twilight before stepping towards her again, whispering to her "Trixie is....she is....afraid...but that's only because her magic is not all that strong and if she gets into a fight...." she then look to the side for a moment "Trixie just has conflicted thoughts right now...."

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Scootaloo thought for a moment, looking towards Mr. Swimmer's bag. She reached out a hoof towards it, but it was too far for herself. She tried to squeeze through the bars to try and grab it, but still, had no luck in doing so.

She groaned as she looked to Sweetie Belle and Apple Bloom "If you two are done making out, I would like some help over here"

Sweetie Belle smiled, giving Apple Bloom one last kiss on the lips before she got back up and trotted over to Scootaloo, followed by Apple Bloom.

***

"Just stuff" Pinkie Pie told Captain Carson as she bounded away, still being rather cryptic of what she needed for the party cannon.

***

(Spire of Winter)

Aimee, followed by Darwin, headed for the bridge of the huge ship, to which Aimee approached one guys on deck "Excuse me, communications....where would that be located?" she asked.

"Over there" the soldier replied, pointing towards a nearby console.

"Thanks" Aimee replied walking over towards it and picking up speaker part (which I forget the real name of it off the top of my head).

"And just what do you plan on doing?" Darwin asked a bit curiously.

"To see if I can reach Hailey, need to see how her....plan is going on" Aimee replied back before she paused for a moment "Although, I've no clue as to how I'm to reach her....I don't even know what radio frequency the ship she's on uses"

Nick22 · **Reply #776 on:** April 08, 2012, 10:22:29 AM

Open fire Captain, once you've knocked down the barriers we storm in and take the prisoners " Stripetail replied " once we are doing that you can use any means top protect yourselves, but DONT go gungho.. we don't need a high body count if we can avoid it..Revelum! Stripetail commanded and a bolt of light shot from his staff hitting the barriers and revealing the large hidden city to the group. this was not an offensive spell, it was a spell that revealed things that were hidden.
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Once those shields are down. its time to take out the guards" Kopa said "Be careful Kiara, dad would skin me if anything happened to you on my watch.. ' i'll be fine Kopa, You just watch your back.. Kiara said..

Serris · **Reply #777 on:** April 08, 2012, 09:52:02 PM

"Acknowledged. Captain Fairchild out," the living A-10 said. He then used laser designator to lock onto six of the the tall towers. "All right! I got a lock!"

With a series of whooshes, six laser guided missiles dropped from his wings and ignited. A few minutes later, the missiles had closed the three miles to the complex and detonated.

"Targets destroyed," Captain Fairchild radioed to Stripetail.

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(Black Market)

The explosions caused the warehouse to shake. The screech of tearing metal was heard as a piece of the transmitter fell through.

The black marketeers were running for their lives as the dust began to settle.

"What the f--- was that?" Mr. Bigmouth said as he picked himself up from the ground.

Several other black marketeers were getting ready to fight.

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(Bridlehem)

"Don't worry. I'll protect you," Twilight said as she kissed Trixie on the cheek.

"Yeah! Woo ho! Let's go get those ruffians!" Rainbow Dash exclaimed as she pumped her hooves in the air.

"All right, is everypony read to whoop some flank?" Applejack asked as she got her lasso out.

Captain Carson pulled up to the group. "Pinkie Pie ran off!" she exclaimed. "She's gonna get some stuff for the party cannon."

"Just when we're getting close to opening a can of whoopass, she f---ing dumps us now!?" Deimos shouted.

"We'll have to find her then," Zachary said.

Twilight cleared her throat as she cut in. "Everypony, we can't wait. Even though the aliens destroyed the barrier, it can be reestablished. We must hurry!" she shouted from atop her repulsorsled.

"Okay then, charge!" Captain Carson. The wheels on her dune buggy kicked up dirty water as they churned and sent the vehicle down the street to the newly revealed black market. The repulsorsleds and the rocket pod armed dune buggy followed.

MrDrake · **Reply #778 on:** April 08, 2012, 10:15:20 PM

Sccootaloo shuffled backwards as the explosion shook the warehouse "I didn't do it" she chuckled a little.

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Trixie smiled softly as Twilight kissed her on the cheek before she rushed off after Twilight in particular, giving her a little nuzzle as well "Trixie knows....and Trixie will try and protect Twilight too....after all, Trixie still loves Twilight"

Fluttershy as well, followed suit, although staying at the back of the group as she did so. Her eyes gazed towards Trixie and Twilight and the way they were feeling about each other before her own mind wandered to what Pinkie was showing towards herself. She was starting to believing that she was being a bit.....hard on Pinkie, but now she was gone at the moment.

***

It wasn't long either, until Pinkie had returned with a rather large sack she was dragging along, dragging it towards her party cannon until she started to pour the contents of the sack into the cannon.

All it was were various objects, including cake, a Christmas tree, watermellons, hay, nets, tennis balls and the likes like that. But of course, Pinkie still would not say as to why she was pouring that stuff into her part cannon, nor of how her part cannon works either.

Kor · **Reply #779 on:** April 09, 2012, 12:56:12 AM

"I wonder if a spell could be used to bypass the barrier, with a teleport spell or making a worm hole sort of thing." Sara said.

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"If the barrier has a certain frequency it may be possible to bypass it or create a hole others could walk through." Jason, as the red zero ranger, with dragon shield and dagger, said.

"Or maybe using the sword of power." Gnash, as the blue ranger, said.