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"I think they are" Shikari said.

OOC: Skyhunter, you could have Shaydes teleport back to Fluttershy if you want to. And I wonder why prextail and awesomerockets haven't been posting lately?

ooc: I don't know either..

OOC: Sounds good.

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Fluttershy strode down the long hallway, nothing of interest taking her attention.

Then the lights began to flicker.

Shaydes reconsidered, and decided to go back for the pony girl she met earlier. It was then that she noticed the flickering lights, and inquired as to what was happening.



The sound of crashing foliage betrayed the presence of a pair of heavy tanks approaching the Tower.

Something else was approaching the Tower as well: a squadron of high-tech fighter jets.

OOC: Figured I may as well.

[OOC: Let's not forget Foxtail and Sweetie Belle.]

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Shaydes reconsidered, and decided to go back for the pony girl she met earlier. It was then that she noticed the flickering lights, and inquired as to what was happening.

"I don't know, they just started flickering." Fluttershy answered.

[OOC: Zithdaitoh, you can make something of this if you want to, you did mention the possibility of a trap for Fluttershy because of the comment she made about the tower.]

OOC: I have a few ideas, but I'd say to start by placing a hidden pressure pad in front of Fluttershy or something. I'd prefer to first have your response to the pressure pad before I do anything with the trap, though.

Noting the arrival of aforementioned tanks, Foxtail's instincts told him to follow after them.

"Okay, I think this is our chance" he said to Sweetie Belle. "Let's go." And he set out after the vehicles.



Technus lit another cigarette. Surveillance cameras had shown him the two's progress.

I have to capture that robot, he made a mental note to himself. She's too big a potential threat.

He swiveled around in his chair to an unseen entity. "I have a command for you. Capture this 'Sweetie Belle' for me, and if you feel it necessary, dispose of that bushy-tailed nuisance. Their coordinates have been uploaded to your GPS. I trust that you'd be able to accomplish such a task?"

A pair of orange lights shone in the shadows of the dark office. A computerized voice responded:

"Terminating the imposter fox is my pleasure. Operation accepted."

OOC: Bringing in another new character soon.

The Tower's door remained sealed. It did not appear to be inclined to allow anyone else in.

OOC: Planning to bring in Velkir after the Tower has been dealt with. Can't wait to get to that point.

OOC: Did I miss much?

OOC: Phantom's group is mainly waiting for the other two groups to catch up right now.

OOC: Alright. I'm just going to reunite my characters now

*Link, Wolverine, and Gallade all met in a hallway*

Wolverine: So, what now?
Link: We keep going!

OOC: I should maybe note that Phantom's group is at the door to the reactor room, and all the groups are going to meet up there.

*The trio kept walking until they found Phantom's group in front of the door*

Link: Where's everyone else?

"Not sure yet," Phantom said. "We're still waiting for them."

OOC: I'd say that Fluttershy ought to get here fairly soon, I suppose.

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*The trio kept walking until they found Phantom's group in front of the door*

Link: Where's everyone else?

Shikari waved her arms while still sitting on Phantom. "I'm over here, Lighting and Aqua got passed out by a robot for some stupid reason, but then both are pretty clumsly"
Shikari blinked with her eyes.

OOC: Hm. I suppose I'll get right to the trap for Fluttershy actually. Might be a pressure pad that triggers it, might be a motion sensor, or might be something else.

Part of the ceiling above Fluttershy suddenly jerked downwards a few inches.

OOC: The initial warning.

Ike,Pit,Marth and Roy soon caught up with the others.

OOC: Pit was with Fluttershy though, wasn't he?

((Oh yeah x3 Where is Fluttershy?))

OOC: Still by herself with Shaydes I believe.

Shaydes flinched at the movement of the ceiling. "Um, I think we should get going, like, now" she suggested to Fluttershy.

Pit had also saw this. "Yeah, I agree." he replied to Shaydes.

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Noting the arrival of aforementioned tanks, Foxtail's instincts told him to follow after them.

"Okay, I think this is our chance" he said to Sweetie Belle. "Let's go." And he set out after the vehicles.

[OOC: Sorry about the late response.]


"Right." Sweetie Belle acknowledged, she tried her best to keep up, but the limp she was getting from her leg forced her to trail behind.


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Shaydes flinched at the movement of the ceiling. "Um, I think we should get going, like, now" she suggested to Fluttershy.

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Pit had also saw this. "Yeah, I agree." he replied to Shaydes.

By the time they had finished talking, Fluttershy had already removed herself from danger.
She was a Pegasus after all, she could feel the air with the magic in her and her wings, thus allowing her to react to slight shifts in the atmosphere around her quite quickly.

"Get a move on then!" she joked from under the other section of the ceiling, which appeared to be safe.

That part of the ceiling suddenly came crashing downwards. A crush trap.

Pit barely dodged the trap, it almost crushed him.

Shaydes obviously teleported to safety, but she felt that danger was still close by...

This trap had been safely avoided, but the Tower was not done with them yet... It would surely have more traps to throw at them.

Fluttershy giggled to the 'tower's' antics, it's flawed attempt at killing her was laughable.

She however, was not aware of her surroundings while she found herself amused at the tower.

Foxtail outpaced Sweetie Belle easily and seemed to disappear for a bit, leaving her alone.

Afterward, he somehow came back from a completely different direction from where he left. "I found a secret way into Technus's base that leads right to him. C'mon!" And Foxtail led her in the direction from whence he arrived... at least, it appeared to be Foxtail...

A massive sawblade suddenly popped out of the wall and came charging at Fluttershy, its blade easily reaching to the middle of the corridor. A second quickly followed it on the opposite wall, coming close enough to make flying between them a very dangerous prospect.

OOC: It's not obvious, but these sawblades will also change their altitude accordingly should Fluttershy attempt to fly over or below them.

OOC: Huh. Is that supposed to be the same as your last post? I assume no, which would be weird...

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Foxtail outpaced Sweetie Belle easily and seemed to disappear for a bit, leaving her alone.

Afterward, he somehow came back from a completely different direction from where he left. "I found a secret way into Technus's base that leads right to him. C'mon!" And Foxtail led her in the direction from whence he arrived... at least, it appeared to be Foxtail...

Sweetie Belle hesitantly took a few steps forwards before sitting down.
She didn't want to be anywhere near this Technus... cat robot thing.


"Uhm... Foxtail... I don't want to get any near this.. Technus.. Please can we... uh, avoid him?" She suggested.

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A massive sawblade suddenly popped out of the wall and came charging at Fluttershy, its blade easily reaching to the middle of the corridor. A second quickly followed it on the opposite wall, coming close enough to make flying between them a very dangerous prospect.

Fluttershy was startled by the sudden appearance of the sawblades, then nonchalantly rolled her eyes and started hovering until she was pressing herself against the ceiling. To which end she began flying to the end of the sawblade's route slowly.

Ooc: small recap?

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*The trio kept walking until they found Phantom's group in front of the door*

Link: Where's everyone else?

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Ike,Pit,Marth and Roy soon caught up with the others.

OOC: This is more or less all that's relevant to what's going on with Phantom's group. Disregard Pit being there though.

"Erm.. I don't think somethings ok..." Shikari said.

The sawblades changed direction to come right at Fluttershy. They appeared to be more or less homing in on her, even if it meant colliding into the ceiling.

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Foxtail outpaced Sweetie Belle easily and seemed to disappear for a bit, leaving her alone.

Afterward, he somehow came back from a completely different direction from where he left. "I found a secret way into Technus's base that leads right to him. C'mon!" And Foxtail led her in the direction from whence he arrived... at least, it appeared to be Foxtail...

Sweetie Belle hesitantly took a few steps forwards before sitting down.
She didn't want to be anywhere near this Technus... cat robot thing.


"Uhm... Foxtail... I don't want to get any near this.. Technus.. Please can we... uh, avoid him?" She suggested.

Foxtail halted in his stroll, and flatly denied her request. "I'm afraid that you have no say in this" he said turning about, and advanced on her in a sinister way.

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The sawblades changed direction to come right at Fluttershy. They appeared to be more or less homing in on her, even if it meant colliding into the ceiling.

Fluttershy began focusing magic into her wings, this would take her a moment to build up what was necessary to shoot down through the corridor at reckless speeds.

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Foxtail outpaced Sweetie Belle easily and seemed to disappear for a bit, leaving her alone.

Afterward, he somehow came back from a completely different direction from where he left. "I found a secret way into Technus's base that leads right to him. C'mon!" And Foxtail led her in the direction from whence he arrived... at least, it appeared to be Foxtail...

Sweetie Belle hesitantly took a few steps forwards before sitting down.
She didn't want to be anywhere near this Technus... cat robot thing.


"Uhm... Foxtail... I don't want to get any near this.. Technus.. Please can we... uh, avoid him?" She suggested.

Foxtail halted in his stroll, and flatly denied her request. "I'm afraid that you have no say in this" he said turning about, and advanced on her in a sinister way.

In that moment... something changed within Sweetie Belle, literally.

She didn't feel it, but the pistons in her legs began to go into overdrive, the core that produced the power that she ran off of following suit.

Her pupils shrank to and she began backing away slowly at first. She turned around and began running away at speeds faster than a full grown pony could, though. Not for long.

The Synthetic filly could not tell what was going on around her as she ran, but soon she was exhausted.

She collapsed calling out for help as her world faded to black.

It didn't take long for "Foxtail" to react to her sudden takeoff, and he too took off at breakneck speeds that would put a peregrine falcon to shame, all the while hot on Sweetie Belle's tail. When she finally gave in, the fox was ready to take advantage of such an easy abduction...

"Hey! What the heck do you think you're doing?"

...had the true Foxtail not arrived at that exact moment. The automated vulpine's vision locked onto its organic counterpart as it seemed to hiss in its angry denial.

"So, my loathsome copy reveals himself." Foxtail was understandably baffled. "Copy... what? Who the heck are you even?"

The automaton responded with what it was programmed to believe was the true answer. "I am Foxtail Zerda, loyal employee of Technus Industries©. And you are but an imposter."

Foxtail's instincts could tell where this was headed, and he was quick to respond with a shot from his handgun. The bullet plinked off harmlessly, though it did shatter the robot's illusion. It was built in the spitting image of Foxtail himself, a cold cast iron chassis taking the place of his fur coat, bladed ears, and soulless black pits with orange LEDs making what would be his eyes. It was about to retaliate, but a transmission sounded in its receiver, demanding his return. With a menacing glare, it took the unconscious filly and rocketed away.

"We will meet again."

In the meantime, a battle suddenly started up in the skies surrounding the Tower. The Tower's machines were engaging the high-tech jets, which were Amethyst Crown machines.

((Not too sure what to post..))

OOC: What about those heavy tanks, Skyhunter? You going to do anything with those? And Prex, maybe Pit should react to those sawblades?

Fluttershy released the energy in her wings. She shot through the corridor at breakneck speeds.

Quickly, Fluttershy found herself in another corridor, one with stairs at the end of it.


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~snip~

Sweetie Belle stirred whilst in the mechanical fox's grip, not quite waking up.

[OOC: Sorry, but I don't have much to reply with while my character is in that state.]

With their target lost, the sawblades continued to the ceiling, phasing through it as if it wasn't even there.

What does OOC mean

Pit quickly followed Fluttershy.

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What does OOC mean

Out of character

OOC: I'd say you could have Fluttershy encounter the other two groups anytime you want to now, icedragon.

Edit: When's someone else gonna respond?

The artificial fox deposited Sweetie Belle at the feet of Technus. "Excellent," he said with malevolent pleasure. "You've done well, my child.

"The imposter fox is still at large." The Foxtron replied with some anxiety. "Shall I return to exterminate him?"

"All in good time, my son. We'll worry about him when we have to. For now..." he chuckled darkly. "...I have plans for our little guest."



Following the two tanks came a far larger, carrier tank, which opened to reveal many humanoid robots, hardwired to deliver a nuclear bomb to the tower.

OOC: For the sake of imagery, most of Technus's combat mechs resemble the robots from Mann vs. Machine.

OOC: Oh, and I finally got around to playing Team Fortress 2, so you probably won't be seeing me much lately.