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"I'm fine..."

She pressed on, still holding her head.

Phantom continued on with Shaydes.

"Waut! What about Lightning and Aqua? They still are ...well... they still seem fainted..." Shikari said.

"Someone could carry them, I assume?"

"Too heavy"

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The fennec gave a knowing smile. "No problem," he replied, proceeding with a slow enough pace for her to keep up.

Sweetie Belle smiled at his show of kindness in return and tried her best not to be slow.

"Soo... Who was that?" she asked, referring to Technus.


OOC: By the way, is it okay if my avatar has nothing to do with the Roleplay?

OOC: That's fine. We're beyond that point.

"He's named Technus, he's an old enemy of mine..." Foxtail began. "Apparently he used to be a lab animal and genetic testing turned him into a hyper-intelligent being. He was plotting to take over behind the scientists' backs, and when he became powerful enough, he killed all the researchers and trapped their consciousnesses in machines, which he used to start a business for the illegal trade of weapons... he tried to clear my jungle home to expand his industry, but I fought him off. I thought I had killed him when I knocked him into one of the machines in his foundry..." He paused briefly to sigh. "But I guess he turned himself into a cyborg in an effort to cheat death. Whatever he's up to here, I'm sure it can't be good."



"I could probably carry Lightning and Aqua, I'm a lot stronger than I look" Shaydes offered Shikari.

OOC: Skyhunter said before that he had dropped the avatar aspect, so yes. Edit: lolninja'd

"A bit of levitation magic should do the trick," Phantom said. "But whatever works."

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OOC: That's fine. We're beyond that point.

"He's named Technus, he's an old enemy of mine..." Foxtail began. "Apparently he used to be a lab animal and genetic testing turned him into a hyper-intelligent being. He was plotting to take over behind the scientists' backs, and when he became powerful enough, he killed all the researchers and trapped their consciousnesses in machines, which he used to start a business for the illegal trade of weapons... he tried to clear my jungle home to expand his industry, but I fought him off. I thought I had killed him when I knocked him into one of the machines in his foundry..." He paused briefly to sigh. "But I guess he turned himself into a cyborg in an effort to cheat death. Whatever he's up to here, I'm sure it can't be good.

At the mention of the word 'killed', Sweetie Belle froze on the spot.
"K-k-kill-ed?" the child barely whispered in utter horror.

"Is... there always... that much... d-d-death?" the synthetic filly continued with the same tone.

She was on the ground cradling her head with her forehooves, repeating the word 'no' in the seconds after she finished her question. She was just a young filly, after all.

Foxtail's paw collided with his face; Shaydes had always warned him to watch his mouth, especially around children.

He rested by the young filly, and his voice had acquired an apologetic and kindhearted, though still serious tone. "I'm sorry if I scared you, but it's true. He's not like the villains in most fiction. He will ki- take out anyone that tries to stand in his way. That's why we have to stop him. I hope you'll understand." He followed by emitting a soft, soothing purr in an effort to calm her.

Despite Foxtail's reassurance, Sweetie Belle started to cry.

"B-but they didn't have to d-d-die!" she stuttered, referring to the death of the researchers. Death was something she knew of, but had never encountered or heard it spoken of, it was something she read in a book that Twilight Sparkle gave her, unbeknownst to the Lavender Unicorn.

Then something shifted, in her mind that is. 'This meanie could hurt others... I... we need to stop him!' she concluded in her thoughts.

There was a fire in her eyes as she shakily stood up.

"W-we m-must stop h-him b-b-before he hurts anyp- anyone? else!" she declared with some fear left in her voice.

The wind picked up slightly as a storm was slowly forming.

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OOC: That's fine. We're beyond that point.


"I could probably carry Lightning and Aqua, I'm a lot stronger than I look" Shaydes offered Shikari.

"Sure... if you can handle around the 100 pounds you can." Shikari grinned.

"Pfft, I can carry a cubic meter of solid gold without even breaking a sweat. These guys'll be no problem."

Shaydes was bragging a bit, and just to prove her point, lifted the two with relative ease. A smug grin came to her face.



Foxtail had traces of concern remaining, but was glad Sweetie was on board with him.

"Okay," he stated, and then regarding her shaking, "Do you need some help?"

"What if I sit on you asl well?" Shikari joked.

"Right. Are we ready to continue now?" Phantom asked.

"Oh yes, sorry, I got dragged away by my own toughts..."
Shikari started to walk, but tripped over a piece of something.
"Auch... What was it anyways?"

OOC: What was what? I'm a bit unsure what she means.

ooc: first or last sentence?

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Foxtail had traces of concern remaining, but was glad Sweetie was on board with him.

"Okay," he stated, and then regarding her shaking, "Do you need some help?"

"N-no... I'll... I'll get over it." Sweetie Belle replied with false enthusiasm.

"Let's continue... I'm... let's just continue." she concluded with a sigh, looking directly at Foxtail.

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ooc: first or last sentence?

OOC: Last sentence.

ooc: Shikari tripped, said Auch, but quickly got back to the fact of, what that thing was, you got it?

OOC: I'm still a bit confused about what 'thing' means in this case. Does she mean the Phoenix, or what?

ooc: Yes, the phoenix is a robot right? then, there are parts scatered around the floor, bebacue it got destroyed, and well, she tripped over a piece...

OOC: Okay, thanks.

"That Abyssal Phoenix? Hard to say really. We don't know much beyond that the Abyssal Machines like it are the strongest group of machines in this Tower."

"Well, whatever, it got me hurt, and now I, Lighting and Aqua are all injured!"
Shikari sat down, arms crossed in front of her chest, eyes narrowed, and her leg in a wierd twisted position, showing it was clearly broken.

Phantom sighed. "Well, that's just great. I suppose we would have to carry you now too."

"I'm not very heavy... Can you carry me Phantom?"

"Yes, I should be able to."

"Great, well, get me up please? I can't, as you can see...."
Shikari sat a bit straight up, ready to grab herself onto Phantom wen he would lift her.

He came over and helped her get on.

Shikari hold herself as best as she could not to fall off.

"Right. Now let's really continue." He set off.

"Where are we going? to the center of this tower? I hope this is over soon, I want to go home"
Shikari let a tear escape from her eye.

"More or less. We have to get to the top."

"Do you know what is there?"
Shikari started to cry softly...

"The Tower's reactor. Who knows what else could be waiting there..."

"I don't care, as long as we can go away here fast, its s-scary.... I'm about to bu-burst in tears..."

"It's okay, sweetie, it'll be over soon... I hope." Shaydes said to Shikari in a comforting, almost motherly tone.

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Foxtail's was still concerned, but led Sweetie Belle to the tower regardless.

"Technus doesn't own this place, by the way. I hate to tell you this, but it belongs to someone even worse."

OOC: I guess we'd need to have something else happen soon. Hm.

ooc: Agreed...

((Recap?))

ooc: We killed a phoenix thing, now we are walking up to the top that's all, Shikari is kinda sad, so it might be good to calm her down, but that's all I know

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Foxtail's was still concerned, but led Sweetie Belle to the tower regardless.

"Technus doesn't own this place, by the way. I hate to tell you this, but it belongs to someone even worse."

"Of course..." Sweetie Belle simply answered in a sighing tone. As if she was expecting it.

She continued to follow Foxtail, walking by his side.

OOC: Should we have the different groups in the Tower all meet up just outside the reactor room soon?

ooc: I guess so

OOC: I'll do that now then.

Phantom's group soon reached a imposing door. Two other corridors branched off from the one they took to get here.

Edit: When's someone gonna respond?

OOC: Yay, more writer's block.

Shaydes evaluated the situation.

"So, what's the plan?"

"If I'm not mistaken, these other two corridors may be the paths taken by the other groups," Phantom said. "Perhaps we should try waiting for them."

"Perhaps" she agreed.

"Hopefully they won't be too long."