Session 4 Snowgroup

12[15:46] <~Damhoof> ----Session four START---- 6 Days left.-----
12[15:46] <~Damhoof> When we last left our group they had sided with Talon company and helped take down the third gate, and their command post was being attacked by ghouls and the griffin company lead by captain Menticore Goldenbeak left to help Major Brokebeak after claiming trophies. While taking refuge in a prewar bakery that was part Diner; Cranberry and Apricot_Tarts shared an intimate moment over a broken glass of jam. Zuri was left in the cold to treat Silver_Cresent and the two of them came to some realization over what Zebra actually do and don`t do. Meanwhile Wishing_Star had a fashionable encounter with a changeling calling herself Ruby and the two set the real Heartless free under cover of combat.
08[15:47] * +Sgt_Apricot_Tarts yawns "Cookie?"
[15:48] <+Cranberry_Cookie> "Mmh?"
08[15:48] * +Sgt_Apricot_Tarts nuzzles Cranberry_Cookie "Did you sleep well?"
[15:48] <+Cranberry_Cookie> "Fairly."
08[15:49] * +Cranberry_Cookie smiles a little, stretching.
08[15:49] * +Wasteland_Daisy sits up and rubs at her eyes. "Is it morning?" She asked blearily as she looked around the room. Her hair was in dissaray and her fur looked rumpled from tossing and turning all night.
08[15:50] * +Sgt_Apricot_Tarts lies next to Cranberry_Cookie, a hoof on his rump. "Hmmmm~ ...what a wonderfull night."
[15:51] <+Cranberry_Cookie> Apricot and Cranberry emerged from the pantry sometime during the night. They've zipped their sleeping-bags together and now occupy the corner of the room Cranberry had been using for weapon repairs and improvements yesterday.
08[15:51] * +Silver_Crest mumbles a bit, realizing his face feels much better but decides not to remove the bandages himself. Without permission, that is.
[15:51] <+Cranberry_Cookie> "... can say that again," he grunts in-between stretches.
08[15:53] * +Wasteland_Daisy looked around the room, not quite sure where she was.
08[15:53] * +Sgt_Apricot_Tarts nuzzles Cranberry_Cookie one last time before getting out of the sleeping bag to strecth herself. It's cold and thus she wuickly heads to the pantry to recover her armor
08[15:54] * +Cranberry_Cookie sighs slightly at her departure before mentally steeling himself against the cold.
08[15:54] * +Cranberry_Cookie is in the double-bag one moment, out the next, furiously trying to get into his armor to conserve some of the heat he's stolen from Apricot.
08[15:56] * +Wasteland_Daisy used her fingers to comb her hair befor setting it up again in its usual pigtails and then smoothed her fur down. Then she shrugged out of the sleeping bag and started to pull on her Talon gear and finally wrapping her cloak around her shoulders. Much better.
08[15:56] * +Sgt_Apricot_Tarts hurries to put on her armor to conserve some of the heat n the glava insulation.
[15:57] <+Sgt_Apricot_Tarts> While in the pantry, Aprict takes 5 glasses of Strawberry jam and 5 cans of canned tropical fruit and stows them in her saddlebags
08[15:58] * +Cranberry_Cookie does-up the clasps on his reinforced barding, mostly enclosed already. Buck works fast.
08[15:59] * +Wasteland_Daisy then sits down to munch on a lunchbox to get some energy back. "Guys, where are we going today?"
08[15:59] * +Sgt_Apricot_Tarts comes back out fof the pantry "I guess we had for the cannons."
[16:00] <+Cranberry_Cookie> "... yeah."
08[16:00] * +Zuri finishes... whatever she's been doing. <.< After that, she quickly gets out and dresses surprisingly fast.
08[16:01] * +Silver_Crest hears someone speak and decided to find the voice, where a conversation began about their mission. His face still bandaged to hell he nodded. "Ith theems mat mbu mbe braught."
08[16:01] * +Cranberry_Cookie looks at Silver's bandagemumbling face.
08[16:02] * +Sgt_Apricot_Tarts shivers slightly while she munches on a Lunchbox
08[16:02] * +Wasteland_Daisy gives Silver a pussled look. "Say again?"
[16:02] <+Cranberry_Cookie> "... yeah. I didn't catch that either."
08[16:03] * +Courage gets up from his sleeping spot and plods over.
08[16:04] * +Cranberry_Cookie gets his pistol from where it was inside his sleeping bag, placing it in the holster on the front of his armor.
08[16:05] * +Sgt_Apricot_Tarts smiles at the others "Did everybody sleep well?" It'sobvious that she still enjoys the afterglow
08[16:06] * +Cranberry_Cookie He checks his firearms quickly, then fastens his bags to his barrel.
08[16:06] * +Cranberry_Cookie totally has sex hair.
08[16:06] * +Zuri stretches, almost like a cat. "Mm, what was that, Silver?" she asks in her accented voice.
08[16:07] * +Courage nods and checks his gear. He looks over to Wasteland_Daisy and Silver_Crest, trying to pick out what he's saying.
08[16:08] * +Silver_Crest looks to Zuri, the one who could understand her without a hitch. In his mumbles continues, {"Nothing important. But the cannons do seem like the task before us now."}
[16:08] <+Silver_Crest> [him]*
08[16:09] * +Zuri nods. "Mm, true... Now, come over here." she gestured with her totally not sticky hoof for Silver to come over.
08[16:09] * +Wasteland_Daisy nomnomnoms.
08[16:09] * +Cranberry_Cookie pops a lunchbox open and eats an apple in one bite, crunching it up.
08[16:09] * +Silver_Crest nods and obediently walks closer to the Zebra upon her beckoning. Something he would never have done before yesterday.
08[16:11] * +Cranberry_Cookie noms the sugar bombs feed-bag style and tucks the gum into one of his front utility pockets, in case he gets hungry while they're on the trail.
08[16:11] * +Zuri starts inspecting his head, trying to figure out if it has healed well.
08[16:11] * +Wasteland_Daisy finishes her meal and then unwraps the gum, chewing with childish glee.
08[16:13] * +Wasteland_Daisy blows a bubble, which pops and spreads over her muzzle. She goes crosseyed as she tries to pull it off without using her hands.
08[16:14] * +Courage blinks and watches Wasteland_Daisy's display of being-a-kid, chuckling a little.
08[16:14] * +Zuri nods to herself and starts unbandaging Silvers head.
12[16:15] <~Damhoof>  Courage can smell Zebra in the air, and the scent is a distinctly different one from Zuri. They have had company while sleeping, but whoever it was took great care to be silent. Though this intruder was apparently here already when they arrived, and the basement door is open. A faint stench of wounds and blood rise from it.
08[16:15] * +Silver_Crest takes a deep breath when the bandages are finally off and makes a few amusing faces feeling full movement back. He proceeds to stand rather tall and happily.
08[16:15] * +Wasteland_Daisy manages to get the gum back in her mouth and then continues to chew.
08[16:16] * +Zuri subtly uses the old bandages to wipe her hoof. "There! Now, don't go get shot again."
08[16:16] * +Sgt_Apricot_Tarts chuckles at Zuri and Silver_Crest
08[16:17] * +Courage sniffs and furrows his brow. He steps beside the basement door and says to the group, "Someone down there; zebra from the smell. Possibly injured."
08[16:17] * +Cranberry_Cookie broke camp fairly quickly.
08[16:17] * +Cranberry_Cookie He looks over at Courage.
08[16:17] * +Silver_Crest smiles now a bit hesitantly, as though it were his choice to have been shot through the head. His ears perked at Courage mentioning something.
[16:17] <+Cranberry_Cookie> "... wh-- really?"
08[16:17] * +Cranberry_Cookie draws his silenced twenty-two.
08[16:17] * +Zuri cocks her head. "Pundamilia?" She mumbles and gets up
08[16:18] * +Wasteland_Daisy gets on her knees as she hurriedly rolls her sleeping bag up. "Oh? Think theyre bad guys?"
08[16:18] * +Courage shrugs, keeping his position by the door, "You're the sneaky type, right?"
[16:18] <+Cranberry_Cookie> "Let's find out."
08[16:19] * +Sgt_Apricot_Tarts draws her assault rifle "Ok then. I'll lead the way."
08[16:20] * +Zuri trots over to Courage, curious about this zebra. "Where?"
08[16:20] * +Cranberry_Cookie looks at Apricot priming a long rifle for CQC.
08[16:20] * +Wasteland_Daisy gets up behind the group, hitching her pack up on her back while holding her new shotgun, pointing it at the ground.
12[16:20] <~Damhoof>  The stairs down to the basement is covered by a cobweb of tripwires. Whoever was down there knew he hadn`t been cautious enough to conceal his scent. A small sliver of blood has dripped on the stairs.
[16:20] <+Cranberry_Cookie> "... ya' sure ya' wanna' do that?"
08[16:21] * +Sgt_Apricot_Tarts looks back at Cranberry_Cookie "I was trained to use Service Rifles in Stables. I can do this."
08[16:21] * +Courage points to the door to the basement for Zuri.
08[16:21] * +Cranberry_Cookie nods.
08[16:21] * +Zuri nods and starts inspecting teh way down.
08[16:21] * +Cranberry_Cookie He then walks a little closer to the basement stairwell.
[16:22] <+Cranberry_Cookie> "... see anythin'?"
08[16:22] * +Sgt_Apricot_Tarts whispers "Wanna sneak in or tell 'em we're here?"
[16:22] <+Cranberry_Cookie> "Well... we were all over tha' floor. I think they know."
08[16:23] * +Silver_Crest begins to worry, what if this one turns out to be evil unlike Zuri?
08[16:23] * +Cranberry_Cookie isn't taking particular pains to whisper, but he's not shouting either.
[16:23] <+Zuri> "Hujambo? Yupo hapa?" Zuri shouts down the stairway in zebra.
[16:23] <+Zuri> [Hello, is there anyone here?"]
08[16:23] * +Sgt_Apricot_Tarts shrugs "Yeah, you're right."
08[16:24] * +Wasteland_Daisy giggles. "That sounded funny."
08[16:24] * +Cranberry_Cookie walks quietly up to the side of the stairwell entryway, looking at the tripwires.
12[16:24] <~Damhoof>  A ghasp sounds from the basement room as whoever was there woke up and stirred to the shouting, and then theres a clatter of tools.
08[16:24] * +Wasteland_Daisy blows another bubble.
[16:25] <+Sgt_Apricot_Tarts> "Zuri, say that we're friendly."
12[16:25] <~Damhoof>  The tripwires, much to Cranberry`s effort seem to be tied to a series of loud objects in the air. A very simple alarm system.
08[16:25] * +Cranberry_Cookie double-checks for any secret potentially-lethal traps.
08[16:25] * +Zuri nods and shouts again. "Sisi si kwenda kukuumiza!" [We are not going to hurt you!"]
12[16:29] <~Damhoof>  Whoever is down there moans with pain and theres a clutter of glass.
12[16:30] <~Damhoof>  Cranberry notices a set of vials set above the doorstep tied to a loose board on one of the steps.
08[16:30] * +Wasteland_Daisy pokes her head over the heads of the others. "He could be really hurt..."
[16:30] <+Sgt_Apricot_Tarts> "That doesn't sound too healthy."
[16:30] <+Zuri> "Unahitaji msaada?" Zuri shouts down again. [Do you need help?]
[16:31] <+Sgt_Apricot_Tarts> "Cookie, do you see anything?"
08[16:31] * +Cranberry_Cookie deems it unnecessary to triple-check for a trapped-trap.
[16:31] <+Cranberry_Cookie> "... yeah. Vials a' stuff attached ta' a trigger."
08[16:31] * +Cranberry_Cookie attempts to disarm the vial-trap.
[16:32] <+Cranberry_Cookie> "Wouldn't mind gettin' a hoof over here, but if ya' need ta' keep ya' guns trained down there, no problem."
08[16:32] * +Sgt_Apricot_Tarts thinks for a second, but then decides to help Cranberry_Cookie
08[16:34] * +Wasteland_Daisy impatiently blows another bobble.
12[16:34] <~Damhoof>  All zuri gets in response are cursewords and apparent hastely workings of the zebra intruder. "I slept too long." he mutters in their common tongue.
[16:34] <+Cranberry_Cookie> "... hm. Tough cookie."
08[16:36] * +Zuri bites her lips and paces a bit. "Tafadhali wala risasi... Nataka kusaidia, mimi ni pundamilia!" [Do not shoot... I want to help, I am a zebra!]
08[16:37] * +Cranberry_Cookie tries to disarm the trap again.
08[16:37] * +Sgt_Apricot_Tarts regards the vials. "Probably acid. We could try to set it off from a safe distance
[16:37] <+Sgt_Apricot_Tarts> ."
[16:37] <+Cranberry_Cookie> "Gimme a second here."
12[16:39] <~Damhoof>  "I dont need help." The zebra utters in Equestrian from the bottom of the stairs. With a somewhat shaky voice from hastened medical treatment.
08[16:39] * +Wasteland_Daisy starts to bounce impatiently. "Oh, come ooon."
08[16:40] * +Zuri narrows her eyes. "Mimi ni daktari ... Naweza kusaidia." she says. Another zebra... She had to talk to him. [I am a doctor, I can help]
08[16:40] * +Sgt_Apricot_Tarts sighs and then yells doww the stairs "Dude, you're a bad liar."
12[16:41] <~Damhoof>  Cranberry fails to disarm the trap and sets it off with a clang, and the potions fall towards the ground. The earth pony manages to grab the potions before they hit the ground. Black and green ominous smoke swirls inside of them.
[16:42] <+Cranberry_Cookie> "... hooooooly shit," he barely squeezes out, in an awkward position after catching all of them.
[16:42] <+Sgt_Apricot_Tarts> "Cookie!"
[16:42] <+Cranberry_Cookie> "I'm okay! I'm okay!"
12[16:43] <~Damhoof>  "Fine, you can come down.. Now that you have disabled my trap I cant stop you." He mutters back at them with disdain and anger in his voice.
08[16:43] * +Zuri looks over to Cookie and the vials he's hold, wincing. Oh gawd..
08[16:44] * +Wasteland_Daisy applauds Cookie's acrobatic skill.
08[16:44] * +Cranberry_Cookie is precariously balanced in some impossible position.
08[16:44] * +Cranberry_Cookie He's almost as flexible as Zuri.
08[16:44] * +Sgt_Apricot_Tarts leviates Cranberry_Cookie out of the doorway
[16:47] <+Sgt_Apricot_Tarts> ""Zuir, please ask him about the vials. I don't like theat shit."
[16:47] <+Sgt_Apricot_Tarts> *Zuri
08[16:47] * +Cranberry_Cookie has no idea what these things are.
12[16:47] <~Damhoof>  The male zebra, wearing a large stained stealth cloak and bloodied fur, disarms the soundtrap and looks at the scene with displeasure. "Give them here. They are mine."
08[16:48] * +Cranberry_Cookie looks to Zuri.
08[16:48] * +Wasteland_Daisy walks up to the doorway. She was big and tough, and with the shotgun and her fists, the obvious Close quarters choice.
08[16:48] * +Silver_Crest raises his hoof. "I vote we don't give dangerous looking substance back to unfriendly zebra."
08[16:48] * +Zuri nods. "Ni nini katika bakuli haya?" she asks the zebra as he appears, trying to appear nonthreatening
[16:48] <+Cranberry_Cookie> "... ya' got a sayin' like 'finders keepers' in ya' language?"
[16:48] <+Sgt_Apricot_Tarts> "What's in them. I'm just curious."
08[16:49] * +Courage is leaning on the door-frame, looking into the room.
12[16:49] <~Damhoof>  "I`m not saying if he`s keeping them." The zebra says while putting his disabled trap inside his saddlebags.
08[16:50] * +Zuri scowl at Cookie's "finders keepers" comment. "Give them back." she says. After all, they outgun the lone zebra many times over, and she wants to make a good impression.
[16:50] <+Cranberry_Cookie> "Nearly broke my back catchin' these things," he mumbles.
[16:51] <+Sgt_Apricot_Tarts> "Cookie, please give them back. Pwetty please?" she says with puppy eyes
[16:51] <+Cranberry_Cookie> "Ya' be sayin' the same if these were landmines?"
08[16:51] * +Wasteland_Daisy makes notes on Tarts' puppy eyes.
[16:51] <+Zuri> "If it means the owner won't use them, of course"
08[16:52] * +Courage says down to the zebra, "How about you talk first. If we like what we hear you'll get your toys back."
08[16:52] * +Cranberry_Cookie is won-over by Apricot's combined use of Ethos and Pathos, instead of Zuri's Logos.
[16:53] <+Cranberry_Cookie> "... fine. I'm game fa' playin' nice."
12[16:53] <~Damhoof>  "You risked your neck for petty theft, when you could have gone your way and left." The zebra rolls his eyes at Cranberry_Cookie and then sways back and fourth with apparent bloodloss and damage.
[16:53] <+Cranberry_Cookie> "Rules kinda' change when ya' start makin' traps."
08[16:54] * +Zuri looks at the zebra and bites her lip again. "Unahitaji msaada ... Naweza kuja chini?" [You need help... Can I come down?]
08[16:54] * +Courage chuckles, "Only ponee call disarming trap thief. Ya set it up, ya prepared ta loos it."
08[16:54] * +Sgt_Apricot_Tarts puts Cranberry_Cookie down
08[16:55] * +Cranberry_Cookie puts the vials on the floor, away from the group.
12[16:55] <~Damhoof>  The zebra presents the now trapless stairs to the party. "It`s not like i can stop you.." He mutters before heading back inside.
[16:56] <+Sgt_Apricot_Tarts> "Hey, zebra. My name is Apricot. What is yours?"
08[16:56] * +Wasteland_Daisy walks down first, shotgun on half port.
08[16:57] * +Zuri trots down the stairs quickly, slipping infront of Daisy. "Jina langu ni Zuri" she says as she reaches the bottom.
08[16:57] * +Silver_Crest waits at the entrance down, not keen on walking down a once zebra-trapped area.
08[16:58] * +Sgt_Apricot_Tarts puts away her rifle and foloows the others "Oaaay. Just tryin' to be nice..."
12[16:58] <~Damhoof>  "My name is Nothing. I am Nobody, and you stick your nose where it does not belong." He mutters back in anger. The room is small. A makeshift bed with bloodstains on it, two medical boxes with barely anything left inside of it, and his saddlebags.
08[16:59] * +Cranberry_Cookie stays at the top of the stairs.
08[16:59] * +Zuri frowns a bit at this sad state of things, and goes to examine the zebra. "Nini kuwa hapa?" she asks, still insisting on talking in zebra. [Why are you here?]
08[16:59] * +Courage taps a foot-claw on the ground impatiently as he waits. Why the fuck are there so many zebras in stalliongrad now and why the fuck is the damn zebra-slut wasting time again. They have AA guns to disable.
08[17:00] * +Wasteland_Daisy just stands there at the bottom of the stairs. "Why are we doing this again?"
[17:00] <+Sgt_Apricot_Tarts> "Because he is obviously wounded, Daisy."
08[17:01] * +Cranberry_Cookie grumbles. Less we know, easier he is to leave behind.
08[17:01] * +Wasteland_Daisy nods. "Yes... but aren't we in a hurry?"
08[17:01] * +Courage looks to Wasteland_Daisy, "Because the striped-pony-Zuri wants to waste time and medical supplies."
12[17:01] <~Damhoof>  The zebra is pretty much healed. He`s still suffering from loss of blood though, but other than that he`s fine.
[17:01] <+Sgt_Apricot_Tarts> "We have about six days left. I think that we have time for this and besides, it's always good if you help the people around you,"
[17:02] <+Cranberry_Cookie> "Not if they might stab ya' in the back," Cranberry whispers, all the way at the top of the stairs.
08[17:03] * +Silver_Crest agrees with cookie, but isn't soon to question Zuri about zebras being able to stab you in the back.
08[17:03] * +Courage looks to Sgt_Apricot_Tarts, "Now that the gate is down I'm wagering the more we fuck about wasting time the harder it will be to do our job. Main camp is under attack, too, so we really might wanna hurry."
08[17:04] * +Wasteland_Daisy is with Courage on this. "Mhmm..." Besides, they might get scolded for wasting time.
08[17:05] * +Sgt_Apricot_Tarts sighs and turns back to the zebra "Ok Nothing, do you need any help? Zuri, got any questions to ask him?"
08[17:05] * +Zuri 's ears twitch around, hearing teh convo. Obviously, they did not want to wait. Gah, ponies... "Nini kuwa hapa?" she repeats her question to the zebra. "Nini kilitokea?"
08[17:05] * +Cranberry_Cookie foments black, black mutiny in his heart at that.
[17:05] <+Zuri> [Why are you here? What happened?]
08[17:06] * +Sgt_Apricot_Tarts heads back upstairs "It seems that Zuri is interessted in him, but not the let's-have-sex-way of interessted."
12[17:06] <~Damhoof>  The zebra buck complies with Zuri`s medical check, and she finds his glyphmark. Two large eyes side by side with fins as fish. "I lost. That is what happened." He mutters back to Zuri. "She is too strong."
08[17:07] * +Cranberry_Cookie wonders how many steps for Zuri it is between "medical concern" and "amorous concern".
[17:07] <+Zuri> "Yeye? Ni nani?" she asks. [She? who is that?"]
08[17:08] * +Wasteland_Daisy looks despondetly at Courage. Should she just lift Zuri up and carry her off?
08[17:08] * +Cranberry_Cookie He hopes it's a lot. He's not a particularly robust buck.
08[17:08] * +Sgt_Apricot_Tarts nuzzles Cranberry_Cookie with a sigh
08[17:11] * +Courage catches Wasteland_Daisy's look and shrugs. Zuri had something coming if she caused another fuck-up with her zebra-whoring. "Leave them. We'll go now and they can come after."
12[17:11] <~Damhoof>  The zebra plucks at his own saddlebags and pushes five blue, green and red herbs Zuri`s way along with a special gland. "It is not for me to tell. Go, your friends get impatient and they just might yell. Make sure your friend does not spill my vials, and if he does here is enough to make some antivenom for you."
08[17:11] * +Wasteland_Daisy nods and heads up the stairs.
08[17:11] * +Cranberry_Cookie gives her a little kiss on the top of her muzzle before turning his attention back to the goings-on downstairs.
08[17:12] * +Sgt_Apricot_Tarts yells down the stairs "ZURI!"
08[17:12] * +Zuri blinks and reflexively accepts the herbs. After a moment, she nods and gives the zebra a brief nuzzle before starting to trot out again for the others. "Kutunza." she says as she leaves.
12[17:14] <~Damhoof>  The radio crackles. “Leftovers this is command, We are still heavily engaged with enemy forces, and have taken to kiting some kind of large wasteland beast into town. We would like a status update promptly. Because we can`t fly out upwards and out of reach or we`d just get shot down. Message repeats, Major Brokebeak wants those goddamn turrets out yesterday...” The radio clatters and clurrs to the sounds of energy rifles and the message is cut short.
08[17:15] * +Wasteland_Daisy heads for the door. "Uh oh. Lets hurry."
[17:16] <+Cranberry_Cookie> "Hm. Penalties fa' dawdlin'."
08[17:16] * +Sgt_Apricot_Tarts picks up the radio "Command, this is Leftovers. We are oscar-mike and en rout to the turrets. We'll disable them as quickly as possible."
08[17:16] * +Courage gets up from his position quickly and follows Wasteland_Daisy, shouting behind him, "Get up and move out."
08[17:16] * +Zuri looks back down the stairs for a momnet, before she nods and starts trotting out with the others. She pointedly ignores anything they may say about "dawdlin'".
08[17:16] * +Sgt_Apricot_Tarts nods "We better get a move on."
08[17:17] * +Cranberry_Cookie tucks his pistol away and arms his assault rifle.
08[17:17] * +Cranberry_Cookie He trots towards the exit without another word.
08[17:18] * +Sgt_Apricot_Tarts gets out her Varmint Rifle and checks scope, action and magazin. Everything looks ok. Cranberry_Cookie did a good job on the gun.
08[17:18] * +Silver_Crest wasn't impartial to the peacefulness that consistsed of their rest at the bakery, but nor was he soon to desire the lament of the griffins for not doing their job.
08[17:18] * +Cranberry_Cookie remembers to nab the vials before he goes.
08[17:19] * +Wasteland_Daisy slings her shotgun onto her back as she gets up to travelling speed. "Doggie, where are we going again?"
08[17:19] * +Zuri pokes Cookie. "Don't crack those open... They're poison." she says. At least she assumes so, given she was given antivenom ingredients.
08[17:19] * +Sgt_Apricot_Tarts picks up a light trot and follows the others
[17:19] <+Cranberry_Cookie> "I heard."
08[17:19] * +Courage points in the direction of the objective, plodding along.
12[17:20] <~Damhoof>  Buildings around them have for the most part been boarded up, but some of the doors are open, and it is quite easy to deduce that the civilian ghouls lived in them. Might still be somepony, or some valuable goods left inside. One might expect the snow and the wind that has been raging since yesterday to hide away what transpired last night but instead a strange trail of frozen gore and the occasional corpse lead the way on the city road towards the flak cannons. Distant gunshots and explosions ripple through the atmosphere, and a giant beast roars in thunderous defiance that echoes ominously in the distance.
[17:20] <+Sgt_Apricot_Tarts> "Oh dear, what is that? A dragon maybe?"
08[17:20] * +Zuri 's ear twitch and swivel towards the sound. "THat doesn't sound good."
08[17:21] * +Cranberry_Cookie considers looting the one in the worst repair, but they're on a time limit.
08[17:21] * +Cranberry_Cookie He listens to the roar carefully, listening for familiarity.
08[17:21] * +Silver_Crest begins to remember something he'd invented before, "It's the  metal ghoul dragons!"
08[17:22] * +Wasteland_Daisy huffs as she runs. "Maybe its a teddy?" Teddy being her word for Ursa.
12[17:22] <~Damhoof>  As the team gets out of the initial streets two giant bunkers stare down their flanks. Itd be a veritable shooting gallery. How fortunate that nopony are manning them now.
12[17:23] <~Damhoof>  Neither cranberry nor Courage has ever heard such a roar before in their lives.
08[17:23] * +Sgt_Apricot_Tarts whistles at the bunkers
[17:23] <+Cranberry_Cookie> "... no idea what that is."
08[17:23] * +Courage digs into the ground and tunnels towards the bunkers.
[17:23] <+Sgt_Apricot_Tarts> "Bunkers. We're right in a death zone."
[17:24] <+Cranberry_Cookie> "Meant tha' roar."
[17:24] <+Sgt_Apricot_Tarts> "Oh that..."
08[17:24] * +Zuri prances nervously. She did not enjoy being in the middle of the two bunkers, and is trying to press on.
08[17:24] * +Wasteland_Daisy shades her eyes from the wind. "I... think they're empty."
12[17:24] <~Damhoof>  The bunkers are empty and lifeless, but mines have been placed near the entrance in a surgical pattern with only a small, crisscrossing safe passage to the locked door.
08[17:25] * +Courage attempts to dig into the bunker from underneath.
[17:25] <+Sgt_Apricot_Tarts> "Wanna check the bunkers? Maybe thewre's ammo and armor in them. The ghouls had good equipment."
08[17:26] * +Cranberry_Cookie could do with a helmet and some better armor.
[17:26] <+Cranberry_Cookie> "... yeah. I need a helmet."
08[17:26] * +Silver_Crest shrugged. "Shouldn't we prioritise the cannons?"
[17:27] <+Cranberry_Cookie> "Been gettin' a little anxious about that since... Silver."
08[17:27] * +Zuri raises an eyebrow. And they said she was tarrying, talking to another zebra? Hypocrites. She, however, would not mind some extra stuff.
08[17:27] * +Silver_Crest frowned. He'd been the only one to take any damage so far.
12[17:27] <~Damhoof>  Courage succeeds in digging into the bunker. Inside are four steel ranger armors sitting in a circle around a table, and two large shelves with sufficient 5.56 mm ammo to feed an entire platoon. A flamethrower battlesaddle has been attached to a tripwire and targets the locked entrance.
08[17:27] * +Sgt_Apricot_Tarts considers "True, but we'll be dead without some better equpment. I'm sure the cannons are guarded."
08[17:28] * +Courage goes to the firing hole in the bunker and calls out, "Ranger Gear in here, but careful: Mines and a trap at the door. Can you see the turret status from where you are?"
08[17:29] * +Zuri nods. "I do not have much ammo for this gun." she says, gesturing towards her assault rifle.
[17:29] <+Cranberry_Cookie> "... I'm sorry. /What/?"
08[17:29] * +Wasteland_Daisy -really- needed a helmet, since she once had a dream where she took a shotgun blast to the face.
08[17:29] * +Cranberry_Cookie sounds incredulous.
08[17:29] * +Sgt_Apricot_Tarts looks into the distance [PER check]
[17:30] <+Sgt_Apricot_Tarts> "Nah. Can't see shit with all that snow."
08[17:31] * +Cranberry_Cookie peers into the distance as well.
08[17:31] * +Zuri blinks. "Ranger gear?" she mouths. That was incredibly valuable! ... and ridiculously heavy. She breifly wonders how much she could carry.
[17:31] <+Sgt_Apricot_Tarts> "Anything else Courage?"
12[17:31] <~Damhoof>  From the bunkers theres is a long road down to a large factory, and several cannons are swirling around on large concrete slabs. No defenders apparently.
08[17:32] * +Cranberry_Cookie makes sure he's seeing it right, then turns back and speaks.
[17:32] <+Cranberry_Cookie> "No defenders, it looks like."
08[17:32] * +Courage nods and stuffs his bags with a /really/ fat stack of 5.56mm ammo as well as three armors. He tunnels back out and comes up by the group, "Let's go!"
12[17:33] <~Damhoof>  The radio crackles alive again to the sounds of energy weapons. A quick pause and then the radio crackles again. “Bloody pegasi, This was my last communications team! Lazy leftovers This is Major Brokebeak! Captain Menti reports great success in blowing the gate up. Now get out of whatever nest you crawled into for the night and disable those goddamn cannons! I wanted them gone yesterday! Meet us at the Ministry of Peace building afterwards. Goddamn ghouls thought it would be smart to throw everything they have our way, so now we are taking their shit and I`m getting myself the biggest trophy since that damned filthy mutt! Hahahaha. Brokebeak out.”
08[17:33] * +Zuri looks at Courage. "Was tehre any ammo there?" she asks. [Before radio]
08[17:33] * +Sgt_Apricot_Tarts answers in disgust "Ten-four."
08[17:34] * +Courage gives Zuri the massive stack of 5.56mm and starts heading for the guns."
08[17:34] * +Cranberry_Cookie looks back at Apricot, face hard. If they're going to defect or mutiny, they're going to have to do it soon.
08[17:34] * +Zuri blinks and eyes widen as she grins at the ammo. Perfect! "Shukrani!" she says, stuffing ammo everywhere.
08[17:35] * +Sgt_Apricot_Tarts mutters something about soon-to-be.dead griffins
08[17:35] * +Wasteland_Daisy looks up and down the road. "Uhm... move?"
08[17:35] * +Sgt_Apricot_Tarts nods "We better move fast."
08[17:35] * +Zuri also shares the ammo with the other 5.56 users.
08[17:35] * +Zuri nods. "Ndiyo, lets go."
08[17:35] * +Cranberry_Cookie tucks his share away in his bags.
08[17:36] * +Wasteland_Daisy hurries onward. Keeping her eyes on her surroundings and bringing her shotgun to bear again.
08[17:36] * +Sgt_Apricot_Tarts smiles at her share of bulets and stores them in her saddlebags
08[17:36] * +Silver_Crest agrees and proceeds along the path, habitually keeping his head low.
[17:36] <+Cranberry_Cookie> "What was that 'bout Ranger armor?"
08[17:38] * +Courage says to Cranberry_Cookie as he walks, "Some armor inside the bunker. I have it on me. We can get into that later; now's not the time."
[17:39] <+Cranberry_Cookie> "... mhmm."
08[17:39] * +Zuri is trotting onward with the others, eager to fulfill her contract and get paid.
08[17:39] * +Sgt_Apricot_Tarts trots next to Cranberry_Cookie
08[17:41] * +Cranberry_Cookie looks at the group, then at Apricot.
08[17:41] * +Sgt_Apricot_Tarts wears her thinking-expression
08[17:41] * +Cranberry_Cookie He turns his eyes to one of the abandoned buildings.
08[17:42] * +Cranberry_Cookie weighs his options.
12[17:42] <~Damhoof>  As the team appraches the flak cannon a sour stench fills the cold blasted air, and Courage can detect movement up ahead. Strange slimey ghouls with corrupt flesh and tentacle tails are crawling from the large building that the cannons are situated around. Awoken by one one the cannons suddenly going live and firing a shell across town. Some smart griffins that just couldnt wait.
[17:43] <+Cranberry_Cookie> "... maybe we should pull back."
08[17:44] * +Zuri gets a distinct ew expression at the ghouls and their smell. "Ew, just shoot them. We need to get to the cannons."
08[17:44] * +Sgt_Apricot_Tarts wrinkles her nose. "Ewwww."
08[17:44] * +Wasteland_Daisy whinces at the boom and looks warily at the ghoul... things. She nodded to Zuri's comment. "Mhmm.
[17:44] <+Cranberry_Cookie> "No. They might not have seen us yet."
08[17:44] * +Courage turns to the group, "Weird ghoul-things. I'll meet you ahead." With that he digs into the ground and continues forward.
08[17:44] * +Wasteland_Daisy shrugs and charges.
08[17:45] * +Cranberry_Cookie stomps the ground with his hoof at Courage ducking out of sight.
08[17:45] * +Cranberry_Cookie Fuck it all.
08[17:45] * +Silver_Crest sighs. The hellhound never waits for him, despite him having the ability to give them the option of 'preparation' before a fight. He levitates out his weapon at ready while watching Daisy charge in.
08[17:45] * +Zuri gets her rifle out. Time to test her new toy!
08[17:45] * +Sgt_Apricot_Tarts gets out her AR
08[17:45] * +Cranberry_Cookie takes aim with his already armed rifle.
12[17:46] <~Damhoof>  The ghouls let out cries of hunger and terror, revealing sets of hideously flaming green balefire eyes, and unnatural fetid strength. Some, of them have filing cabinet armor strangely familiar to the ghouls defending the third gate.
08[17:46] * +Silver_Crest begins to cast a spell on his weapon. [Spirit of Wind] so it can be used more frequently within combat.
08[17:47] * +Wasteland_Daisy gets within short range then opens fire with her shotgun.
08[17:50] * +Sgt_Apricot_Tarts fires a burst at the nearest ghoul
08[17:54] * +Sgt_Apricot_Tarts ifres a single normal shot after she's done
12[17:54] <~Damhoof>  The unnatural creature growls with pain as Apricots bullets pierce through chest and leg.
08[17:55] * +Cranberry_Cookie piles fire on the ghoul with Apricot, squeezing-off two bursts.
12[17:57] <~Damhoof>  The roaming abomination falls to the ground as cookies bullets penetrate its hideous hide further, and the scent of rotted flesh grows thicker.
08[17:59] * +Silver_Crest proceeds to cast [Spirit of Wind] on his weapon to allow less AP per shot, and then two shots from his laser pistol at the ghoul that Cookie caused to fall to the ground.
12[18:02] <~Damhoof>  Silver_Crests shot hits the Roaming abominations back. Flesh sizzling with arcane energies The beast looks at him with its glowing balefire eyes. THE EYES!
08[18:03] * +Silver_Crest cringes. "We're going to die!" He finally says, after recieving the look.
[18:03] <+Cranberry_Cookie> "No. We're not."
08[18:04] * +Sgt_Apricot_Tarts rolls her eyes
08[18:04] * +Zuri aims for whatever monster she can see and lets loose first a single shot, then getting overconfident and firing two double bursts
12[18:08] <~Damhoof>  The ghouls head snaps back as one of Zuri`s bullets strike a headshot, the others go in its belly or at the ground besides it.
08[18:10] * +Zuri woops at the headshot. "Risasi katika kichwa!" she cheers
08[18:10] * +Wasteland_Daisy thinks twice about her new guns and lets the shotgun swing back on its sling as she grabs her knuckledusters from a pocket. As soon as she was within swinging range she aimed for the center mass and let her trianing do the rest.
12[18:18] <~Damhoof>  Daisy pounds the roamer into the ground with savage blows, and it screams out in pain as the minotaur delivers a particulary fierce blow to its belly. Its acidic liquids splatter on the minotaurs armor but nothing substantial yet. Though she can smell it trying to chew its way through.
08[18:22] * +Courage comes out of the ground inside a group of ghouls, arming two mines he had ready and dropping them in their midst, before digging back down quickly.
08[18:24] * +Sgt_Apricot_Tarts reloads her rifle quickly before casting the Storm Cloud spell
[18:25] <+Sgt_Apricot_Tarts> [The cloud appears over the ghouls, just to make it clear.]
12[18:25] <~Damhoof>  The pack of ghouls Courage put mines scream with pain and suffering as the frag mines explode around them, their unholy tentacle tails writhe and scrunch into tiny blackened slivers but the ghouls remain standing and angry.
08[18:25] * +Cranberry_Cookie locks onto another ghoul, unloading seven bullets into it. Lucky number seven.
12[18:27] <~Damhoof>  Apricots cloud looms over the ghoul remnants as they discover their assailants. Unholy guttural roars from Tartarus cloaks the air with malice and hunger.
12[18:30] <~Damhoof>  Cranberry`s targeted ghoul explodes in gore and falls to the ground, cursing its existence one last time before its body succumbs to a permanent state of sleep
08[18:30] * +Cranberry_Cookie exhales, preparing to unleash hell on the next ghoul to enter the meat-grinder.
08[18:31] * +Silver_Crest looks with disgust at the ghoul that fell, but that meant less enemies for him. He looked toward another and let loose seven shots.
12[18:34] <~Damhoof>  Silver_Crests gun hizzes and moans as the unicorn buck proceeds to try to fix this jam and fire it again, except this time it also fizzles and moans (Gun suffers 20 CND). Luna damnit. Maybe weapons dont like his spells and are now rebelling against him. Maybe his gun is the rebel overlord!
08[18:35] * +Zuri grins at her earler success, and decides to repeat it, firing a shot before firing six more in two bursts.
12[18:39] <~Damhoof>  The ghoul in front of Wasteland_daisy finally succumbs under Zuri`s assault. Its tentacle tail however leaps onto the young minotaur like something out of a horror story.
08[18:40] * +Wasteland_Daisy acks and flails. "Ew, ew, ew, ew, ew, ew!"
12[18:40] <~Damhoof>  With a hideous, unnatural strength it wraps itself around Daisy`s neck and begins to squeeze.
08[18:40] * +Zuri ews along with Daisy. "Someone, kill it!"
08[18:41] * +Cranberry_Cookie sees this as he scans.
[18:41] <+Cranberry_Cookie> "... oh /fuck/!"
08[18:41] * +Sgt_Apricot_Tarts gasps at Daisy
08[18:42] * +Sgt_Apricot_Tarts cires out in conern "Daisy!"
12[18:43] <~Damhoof>  The dead ghoul explodes in a shower of gore, bones and guts right infront of the minotaur, giving off a final hideous goodbye.
[18:44] <+Cranberry_Cookie> "Daisy!" Cranberry calls out, also concerned. Then the ghoul explodes. "... holy fuckin' /shit/ that's gross!"
12[18:44] <~Damhoof>  The factory speakers come to life with a hideous screetch, and a voice booms. "Wot, wot? Intruders? In front of my factory? Equestria always needs more corpse... Uhm. workers. Surrender to my perfect ghouls!"
08[18:44] * +Wasteland_Daisy starts to pull at the tentacle that's choking her. "...urrgh..."
08[18:45] * +Zuri ewws greatly at this explosion. She's very glad she doesn't do martial arts.
08[18:45] * +Sgt_Apricot_Tarts cocks an eyebrow "Wat?"
08[18:45] * +Silver_Crest now begins to worry that the substance surrounding Daisy is one that will turn her in to a ghoul. A feral minotaur ghoul.
08[18:46] * +Sgt_Apricot_Tarts vomits on the ground. The goes her breakfast
12[18:46] <~Damhoof>  The ghouls that got exploded by a mine seem to recover from a noxious fume extruded by their leader ghoul. A larger one with two tentacles and then they charge towards the group without further hesitation. Collectively ignoring Daisy.
15[18:47] * +Cranberry_Cookie ([email protected]) Quit (Quit: http://www.mibbit.com ajax IRC Client)
[18:47] <+Sgt_Apricot_Tarts> "Urgh..."
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15[18:48] * DamnfoolBrony is now known as Cranberry_Cookie
12[18:48] <~Damhoof>  Wasteland Daisy Tears off the tentacle with physical ease.
15[18:48] * Damhoof sets mode: +v Cranberry_Cookie
08[18:51] * +Wasteland_Daisy tosses the tentacle tail thing as far away as she can and then takes a second to regain her composure before bringing up her riot shotgun. It felt safer... She fired once then took a last wild shot.
12[18:53] <~Damhoof>  Wasteland_Daisy`s shots miss the ghouls completely, the slime must have gotten in her eyes.
08[18:55] * +Wasteland_Daisy takes a moment to scrape most of the goop from her face and armor. "This is sooo gross..."
08[18:55] * +Courage comes out of the ground to repeat his maneuver on a pack of eight ghouls, leaving two frags grenades behind before submerging again.
12[18:58] <~Damhoof>  The pack of ghouls struggle to fight on, with crippled limbs and leaking bodily fluids but their leader, still uncrippled and raging mad from explosives extrudes more of his radiactive fumes and the pack seems to recover strength with incredible, unnatural speed.
[18:58] <+Cranberry_Cookie> "Fuckin'-- shoot tha' glowin' one!" Cranberry shouts to the group as a whole. Doesn't matter if it's obvious. It needs to be said.
08[18:59] * +Sgt_Apricot_Tarts fires a double burst at the nearest ghoul as her lightning bolts lash out at the ghouls
12[19:01] <~Damhoof>  The leader ghoul bursts into ashes from the strong magic of Apricot_Tarts and all that remains is a smoldering skeletal figure, easily washed away with the wind.
[19:03] <+Cranberry_Cookie> "... oh. Never mind."
12[19:03] <~Damhoof>  Three more ghouls crumple down and explode gore and guts all over the place as apricots burst fire deals the damage previously healed and more.
08[19:03] * +Sgt_Apricot_Tarts horrays at the sight of her lighting striking the glowing ghoul
08[19:04] * +Cranberry_Cookie targets the nearest ghoul and blasts it with another seven shots.
08[19:06] * +Sgt_Apricot_Tarts laughs "Now he's toast."
08[19:06] * +Wasteland_Daisy looks around with bewilderment as her eyes arent quite clear of the goo. "What?"
12[19:07] <~Damhoof>  One ghoul falls to the ground with a crippled leg, and two others explode to Cranberrys barrage of burst fire.
08[19:08] * +Silver_Crest proceeds to remove the 'second' jam from trying to fire his weapon before, and then tries to get four shots off at one of the near ghouls.
12[19:09] <~Damhoof>  One more ghoul explodes into gore, leaving its two other companions to charge forward into Zuri`s line of fire.
08[19:10] * +Zuri grins and lines up her gun again. This time, she takes more time with her shots, firing seven singles instead of the bursts.
[19:11] <+Zuri> [retcon because personal idiocy]
[19:11] <+Zuri> [Zuri fires the usual doubleburst and 1 shot]
12[19:12] <~Damhoof>  The two remaining /ghouls/ burst into gore and bones. Raining down upon the party with the snow. Gross.
15[19:13] * +Silver_Crest ([email protected]) Quit (Connection closed)
08[19:13] * +Sgt_Apricot_Tarts turns green again, but her stomach is already empty
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08[19:15] * +Wasteland_Daisy dry heaves a few times but manages to hold the contents of her stomach where it should be.
08[19:16] * +Cranberry_Cookie sees the bodies reduce themselves to piles of decaying flesh, slime and bones.
08[19:16] * +Wasteland_Daisy then shrugs off ehr pack and cloak to roll in a patch of clean slow to try and get the ichor from her face and armor.
08[19:16] * +Wasteland_Daisy roll roll rolls.
08[19:16] * +Cranberry_Cookie He doesn't react overmuch.
08[19:16] * +Sgt_Apricot_Tarts looks at the corpses in disgust and then at Cranberry_Cookie. "Please tell me you're /not/ gonna loot them."
[19:17] <+Cranberry_Cookie> "Nothin' ta' loot."
15[19:17] * Damhoof sets mode: +v Silver_Crest
08[19:17] * +Silver_Crest is worried about something different. Asking, "That goo isn't going to turn her in to a minotaur ghoul is it?" He wasn't stupid enough to believe it could, but was paranoid enough to have to ask.
[19:18] <+Zuri> "Eeeeewwww! Ewewewewewew!" Zuri exclaim, prancing quickly in place, before promptly diving into the nearest clean bank of snow.
08[19:18] * +Sgt_Apricot_Tarts reloads her rifle, just in case something might happen
08[19:18] * +Wasteland_Daisy sits up and grabs clumps of snow to clean her face with. "By the Great Mother, I hope not."
08[19:19] * +Courage digs out of the ground somewhere without goo and brushes dirt off himself, "Alright; now we need mech and tech skills for the guns. Let's not waste time; chop, chop!"
08[19:20] * +Silver_Crest frowned at her answer. It actually implied plausibility and was not what he was asking for. Quickly attempting to get the goo off of him, he didn't want to becoming a feral ghoul pony.
08[19:21] * +Cranberry_Cookie starts wiping himself off.
12[19:21] <~Damhoof>  The speakers outside the factory door crackle to life again. "You kill my workers? Wot wot! I shall have your bodies put to work then! Just sit tight while I summon the rest of these lazy chums. Fresh bodies always work better. Yess."
08[19:21] * +Cranberry_Cookie He also reloads his rifle.
08[19:21] * +Wasteland_Daisy nodded to courage ang got her cloak and pack back on, reloaded her shotgun, then set off.
08[19:22] * +Zuri finishes rolling in teh snow. Now reasonably clean again, she stands up and shivers. "Fuck everything about this place..." he grumbles through clattering teeth.
08[19:22] * +Sgt_Apricot_Tarts rolls her eyes "What the hay?"
08[19:22] * +Zuri also reloads her rifle before she moves on to rejoin the others.
08[19:23] * +Silver_Crest hears the words 'more' over the speakers and proceeds to reload his now damaged weapon.
08[19:23] * +Courage plods to the first turret, waiting there, "Let's get this done quick, before we have to deal with more ghoulies."
08[19:23] * +Wasteland_Daisy eeps. "Not more of them!"
[19:23] <+Cranberry_Cookie> "No."
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08[19:23] * +Sgt_Apricot_Tarts places herself next Cranberry_Cookie
08[19:24] * +Cranberry_Cookie calmly puts his rifle on his back, de-arming it.
[19:24] <+Cranberry_Cookie> "I refuse."
08[19:25] * +Courage glares at Cranberry_Cookie, "What the fuck are you doing?"
08[19:25] * +Zuri blinks at Cookie. "What?"
08[19:25] * +Wasteland_Daisy looks at Cookie in confusion. "Huh?"
08[19:26] * +Cranberry_Cookie quakes a little, all eyes on him. Very different from just... coasting along.
08[19:26] * +Sgt_Apricot_Tarts puts her rifle away too. "I'm with Cookie here."
08[19:27] * +Wasteland_Daisy looked at the two of them. "What are you talking about?"
[19:27] <+Cranberry_Cookie> "Tha' Talons are committin' murder. Bloody, mass-murder."
[19:27] <+Sgt_Apricot_Tarts> "Did you /see/ what they did to the ghouls after we blew up the gate?"
08[19:27] * +Wasteland_Daisy shook her head.
[19:27] <+Cranberry_Cookie> "I refuse ta' be a part a' it any longer."
08[19:28] * +Courage glares at both of them, "If you hadn't noticed the camp is under heavy attack and if /you/ don't want to be guilty of assisting mass-murder, you should disable those guns, now."
08[19:28] * +Sgt_Apricot_Tarts nods "Me too."
08[19:28] * +Silver_Crest began to pace. Cookie suddenly decided to quit? "Oh no... Now Cookie has been brainwashed too!"
[19:28] <+Sgt_Apricot_Tarts> [before Courage]
08[19:28] * +Zuri scowls at them both. "This is the bloody wasteland... Everyone kills. Get over it."
[19:28] <+Cranberry_Cookie> "The city's inhabitants were here first. First rights. Talons are attackin' them. They have a right ta' defense."
[19:29] <+Cranberry_Cookie> "Lion Company is murderin', an' they're murderin' a /lot/."
08[19:29] * +Wasteland_Daisy looked to the road. She was yong and didn't understand much of this... but she knew one thing. "If they cant keep it... the city I mean, isn't it ours?"
08[19:30] * +Courage continues to glare, "Spineless traitors is what you are. This is the wasteland; if you can take it, you have the right to it."
[19:30] <+Sgt_Apricot_Tarts> "Only because something fell on the groud, doesn't mean that everybody's free to take it."
08[19:30] * +Wasteland_Daisy nodded. "Sure it is..."
08[19:31] * +Cranberry_Cookie gains a little psychological momentum. His quavering stops.
[19:31] <+Sgt_Apricot_Tarts> "And you call /me/ spineless for helping fucked up mass-murders? Do you know what high-command told me on the radio? She talked about a new trophy so that she would have more athan just a /foals head/."
[19:32] <+Sgt_Apricot_Tarts> "I mean, how fucked up is that?"
[19:32] <+Cranberry_Cookie> "This is what Raiders do, only on a larger scale."
[19:32] <+Cranberry_Cookie> "It's fuckin' disgustin', an' I refuse ta' take down those guns."
08[19:33] * +Courage "A two hundred years old 'foal' with a weapon. It's no matter for you now, you even shot some yourself. Walk away."
[19:33] <+Sgt_Apricot_Tarts> "When did I shoot a foalß"
08[19:34] * +Courage "You shot ghouls. They're all older than you, you dumb pony."
[19:34] <+Sgt_Apricot_Tarts> [*?]
[19:34] <+Cranberry_Cookie> "Again. Defense."
08[19:34] * +Zuri snorts. "This is a job, and it's going to help me pay for my way home. I'm not letting you stop that." she growls
08[19:34] * +Wasteland_Daisy looks between Tarts and Courage, torn.
[19:34] <+Sgt_Apricot_Tarts> "Older or not, they're still sentient beings. Some of them anyway."
08[19:34] * +Silver_Crest really didn't see the problem, as he had yet to see any real 'right' in the world. "I would rather be shooting scary looking ghouls than betraying very loyal-flying and likely to put a price on your head griffins."
08[19:35] * +Courage "You two should walk away now." He raises an eyebrow at Sgt_Apricot_Tarts, "So are raiders."
[19:36] <+Cranberry_Cookie> "Look. The Talons a' rippin' folks outta' their homes and killin' them en masse."
08[19:36] * +Sgt_Apricot_Tarts deaspans at Silver_Crest "I laready have a price on me. It's no difference to me."
[19:36] <+Cranberry_Cookie> "They're tearin' them ta' bits. We saw."
08[19:36] * +Courage says slowly, giving Cranberry_Cookie and Sgt_Apricot_Tarts their last chance, "Walk. Away. Now."
[19:37] <+Cranberry_Cookie> "Last word."
08[19:37] * +Courage "No."
[19:37] <+Cranberry_Cookie> "Fine."
[19:37] <+Sgt_Apricot_Tarts> "I wanted to talk this out with you, but it seems yo-... never mind."
08[19:38] * +Cranberry_Cookie backs away.
08[19:38] * +Sgt_Apricot_Tarts follws Cranberry_Cookie
08[19:39] * +Silver_Crest continues his pacing. "THere is no time to talk this out now. Griffins kill us if we don't take them down soon. Ghouls kill us if we wait and talk."
[19:39] <+Cranberry_Cookie> "Then let's run."
08[19:39] * +Sgt_Apricot_Tarts nods
08[19:39] * +Wasteland_Daisy lowers her shotgun, holding it dangling by a few fingers. She didn't want them to go, but she felt that Courage had a point, they -had- signed up for this. "Tarts... don't go..."
08[19:39] * +Silver_Crest "Then griffins kill us when we break contract."
[19:40] <+Sgt_Apricot_Tarts> 7me turns around "Sorry, Daisy. I made my choice and so did you. So if you don't change your mind, let me go."
08[19:41] * +Zuri takes a step forward. "The radio."
08[19:41] * +Wasteland_Daisy reaced out a hand. "I..." She looked ut at Courage. Facing down the ghouls hadn't bothered her, but this did. Tarts had been the closest to a mothers figure she could latch on to out here... and now she was... leaving?
[19:42] <+Cranberry_Cookie> "We'll go ta' safety, /you/ can stick around an fight a war a' agression."
[19:42] <+Cranberry_Cookie> "Griffins'll be just another enemy if we're in tha' ranks a' the city's defenders."
[19:42] <+Cranberry_Cookie> "Hell, tha' only enemy."
[19:42] <+Cranberry_Cookie> "... not much change from our current situation."
08[19:42] * +Cranberry_Cookie is backing away as he says this.
[19:42] <+Cranberry_Cookie> "Yeah. Not inclined ta' make life easier fa' ya'."
[19:42] <+Cranberry_Cookie> "We're gonna' go now, an' if ya' wanna' follow, we'll take ya' in."
08[19:43] * +Zuri lowers her rifle towards them. "The radio." she repeats.
08[19:43] * +Courage puts a clawed hand on Wasteland_Daisy's shoulder, shaking his head, "She's made her choice now."
[19:43] <+Sgt_Apricot_Tarts> "Daisy, I will not force you, but you should make your decision."
08[19:44] * +Cranberry_Cookie stands his ground, a considerable distance from the rest of the group. At Zuri's drawing of her rifle, he draws his.
08[19:44] * +Sgt_Apricot_Tarts draws her rifle as well. "I don't want to fight you guys, so just let us go."
08[19:44] * +Courage "Give up the Radio and walk away. Don't make us fight you."
[19:44] <+Zuri> "Hand over the damn radio." Zuri growls
08[19:44] * +Wasteland_Daisy watched the two of them leave. What was her choice? Stay with the talons? Or follow Cookie and Tarts? She hugged the shotgun close to her chest and closed her eyes. What would Wasteland Rose do? The image of last nights battlefield showed in her mind.
08[19:45] * +Cranberry_Cookie looks over to Apricot. Radio isn't worth dying over, is it?
08[19:45] * +Silver_Crest watches the zebra bringing down her rifle upon the others but doesn't do the same. Instead he continues to make circles. He started seriously thinking about this... he was about to be left with the Minotaur, Hellhound, and Zebra and no other normal ponies? Oh shit.
08[19:45] * +Sgt_Apricot_Tarts looks back at Cranberry_Cookie
08[19:46] * +Sgt_Apricot_Tarts floats out the radio and places it between the two sides
[19:46] <+Sgt_Apricot_Tarts> "Here you go, now let us go."
08[19:46] * +Courage nods, "Go."
08[19:46] * +Zuri lowers her rifle and nods.
08[19:46] * +Wasteland_Daisy opened her eyes and ripped off the Talon insignia from her armor, she then placed it in Courage's palm. "Sorry..." She whispered. Then she pulled on a cord and made the big tent dropp from her pack.
[19:46] <+Cranberry_Cookie> "If some a' ya' wanna' come with, we've got no objections."
08[19:47] * +Wasteland_Daisy set off after Cookie and Tarts. "Wait up!"
08[19:47] * +Courage nods curtly at Wasteland_Daisy, "Good bye."
08[19:47] * +Silver_Crest shrugs. "What are the consequences if we didn't get the cannons down?" He asks as a last ditch effort. "Say there were too many ghouls and it would have been a failed suicide with no chance for success and instead go back to help the griffins?"
08[19:47] * +Cranberry_Cookie de-arms his rifle again.
08[19:47] * +Sgt_Apricot_Tarts puts her rifle away and sheds a few tears as she sees Wasteland_Daisy run towards her
08[19:47] * +Zuri growls again. Bah, she was taking their share if possible.
[19:48] <+Cranberry_Cookie> "Silver!"
08[19:48] * +Cranberry_Cookie calls over.
[19:48] <+Cranberry_Cookie> "We've got all the ammo!"
[19:49] <+Zuri> "Bullshit." Zuri has plenty ammo
08[19:49] * +Courage picks up the Radio and puts it in his bag, "We've got enough of everything. Leave."
08[19:49] * +Silver_Crest shook his head. As much as he didn't like being stuck with young dangerous bull, not evil but evil zebra, and reliabley scary hellhound... they seemed to be the better side to stay on, against the griffins.
08[19:49] * +Silver_Crest He wouldn't mind if they went along, but it didn't seem they'd take him up on his offer.
[19:50] <+Cranberry_Cookie> "The cannons are air-superiority fa' tha' ghouls!"
08[19:50] * +Wasteland_Daisy reaced Tarts and Cookie. "Sorry..." She wasn't a smart calf, but she thought she understood a little better about right and wrong now.
08[19:51] * +Cranberry_Cookie trots to catch-up to Apricot.
08[19:51] * +Sgt_Apricot_Tarts nuzzles Wasteland_Daisy "It's ok, Daisy."
[19:51] <+Cranberry_Cookie> "... I honestly hope we never see them again."
08[19:51] * +Zuri just scowls at the traitor. At least they weren't actively trying to hinder them
08[19:52] * +Courage plods to the gun and looks for a place to put a grenade or two. He looks to Silver_Crest, "Can you see if you can reprogram them?"
08[19:52] * +Cranberry_Cookie grumbles about not leaving them with a parting gift.
[19:53] <+Sgt_Apricot_Tarts> "Cookie, no. It's not worth it and now let's go."
08[19:53] * +Zuri is paying attention to them, and slowly inches out to get the radio.
08[19:53] * +Silver_Crest frowned, he wasn't sure but at the very least they could just sabotage him if he failed. "I could try... only a couple of times though. I don't want to lock the griffins from use if i fail.
[19:53] <+Courage> Zuri, Courage already has the Radio.
08[19:53] * +Zuri also realizes that she and Courage between them has all the medical supplies. She hopes the otehrs do not realize that... It would be unpleasant.
[19:53] <+Zuri> [Bah, retcon]
[19:53] <+Cranberry_Cookie> "We're on opposite sides..."
08[19:54] * +Wasteland_Daisy follows after Tarts and Cookie. Well, maybe a couple of friends were a better choice than a faction of mercenaries when it came to finding out if her mother was alive.
08[19:54] * +Cranberry_Cookie sighs.
[19:55] <+Cranberry_Cookie> "... never asked either a' ya' why ya' joined-up in tha' first place."
[19:55] <+Sgt_Apricot_Tarts> "I needed the caps, but I won't do it this way."
[19:56] <+Cranberry_Cookie> "Same."
08[19:56] * +Silver_Crest takes a sigh of relief. Not relief, exhaustion? maybe. He moved over to the console and changed in to his slightly-less-muddy-than-before science coat for a moment.
08[19:56] * +Silver_Crest It helped him relax and see things more clearly. Not sure why.
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12[19:57] <~Damhoof>  As silver_crest begins to hack the flak cannons, packs of sludge ghouls begin to pour out of the factory, and a pegasi with an energy rifle battle saddle glares at the remaining party. "Get them!"
[19:57] <+Sgt_Apricot_Tarts> "Ok, we need a plan now. I suggest we check in with the zebra. Maybe we can pick up some medical supplies."
08[19:57] * +Zuri grimace at the ghouls returning. Several colourful zebra curses are spouted.
[19:57] <+Cranberry_Cookie> "Yeah."
[19:58] <+Cranberry_Cookie> "Shit, that's actually a great idea!"
12[19:58] <~Damhoof>  "As would I like to know." Wishing_Stars albino apperance pops up behind the corner of a nearby building. "You all decided to leave? What happened?"
[19:58] <+Cranberry_Cookie> "... damn. Hope he hasn't left."
08[19:58] * +Cranberry_Cookie starts.
[19:58] <+Cranberry_Cookie> "Tha' /fuck/!"
08[19:58] * +Sgt_Apricot_Tarts eeps "Woah!"
08[19:58] * +Wasteland_Daisy plots after them, jumping as Wishing appeared from out of nowhere. "EEEP!"
[19:59] <+Cranberry_Cookie> "Ho. Don't sneak-up on us like that, Star."
[19:59] <+Sgt_Apricot_Tarts> "Whishing? We... we left because we don't want to support mass murdering."
12[19:59] <~Damhoof>  The albino magician takes a few steaps towards Cranberry_Cookie. "Can`t help being a ghost now can I?"
08[19:59] * +Silver_Crest sighs in relief as he manages to realign the targeting parameteres on his first try. "That wasn't so bad."
[19:59] <+Sgt_Apricot_Tarts> "A ghost? Dafuq?"
08[20:00] * +Wasteland_Daisy looks confused.
[20:00] <+Cranberry_Cookie> "He means... albino."
[20:00] <+Sgt_Apricot_Tarts> "Ah I see. Ok Whishing, what do you want?"
[20:00] <+Cranberry_Cookie> "Can't see him in the snow?"
08[20:00] * +Wasteland_Daisy looks less confused.
[20:00] <+Cranberry_Cookie> "Yeah. Ya' teamin' up with us, or are ya' headin' over ta' tha'... others."
[20:01] <+Sgt_Apricot_Tarts> "We're siding with the ghouls, helping them against the talons."
[20:01] <+Wasteland_Daisy> "Uhm... if they arent as bad that is..."
12[20:01] <~Damhoof>  "Whats this about murder?" Wishing_Star joins the fleeing group in a comely manner. "I`ve gotten just about enough truth to last a lifetime."
[20:02] <+Sgt_Apricot_Tarts> "What? ok, then tell us the core details and fast!"
[20:02] <+Cranberry_Cookie> "Stalliongrad natives a' fightin' a war a' defense against an aggressor."
08[20:02] * +Sgt_Apricot_Tarts gets antsy as she hears the battle noises coming from the factory
[20:02] <+Cranberry_Cookie> "Talons are doin' wrong--"
08[20:02] * +Cranberry_Cookie picks up his pace.
[20:03] <+Cranberry_Cookie> "... Stalliongrad natives are doin' what they need ta' defend themselves."
12[20:03] <~Damhoof>  "Not exactly. You see, the ghouls all moved from southern Equestria, and are kind of cramping in on the surviving stable Dweller population down in the underground. So you see the talons were invited here. As pest exterminators. Not pretty."
[20:03] <+Cranberry_Cookie> "/Really/?"
08[20:04] * +Sgt_Apricot_Tarts looks confused "Pardon me?"
12[20:04] <~Damhoof>  "As you perhaps saw from the factory. The ghouls arent exactly, friendly and comely."
08[20:04] * +Wasteland_Daisy looks -very- confused. "Huh?"
08[20:04] * +Sgt_Apricot_Tarts considers "Please go on."
[20:04] <+Cranberry_Cookie> "Ya' mean tha' ferals?"
[20:04] <+Cranberry_Cookie> "Not sure anypony can really control them."
[20:05] <+Sgt_Apricot_Tarts> "I guess sentient ghouls could, to a certain degree at last."
[20:06] <+Sgt_Apricot_Tarts> "Ya' know, pack menatllity or so."
08[20:06] * +Cranberry_Cookie shrugs. Doesn't know too much about ghouls.
[20:06] <+Sgt_Apricot_Tarts> "Ok Whishing, what's next on the list?"
[20:06] <+Cranberry_Cookie> "There are more than a couple in Manehattan, but... I never went ghoul-watchin' or anythin'."
12[20:06] <~Damhoof>  "No i meant the whole lot of them. Especially their general is a stark raving madpony." Wishing_Star shakes his head. "Well, its a damn shame you`re leaving. Can`t say I`d do the same."
[20:07] <+Sgt_Apricot_Tarts> 7me jumps from one side to the other "Oh shitshitshit. I think we fucked up."
[20:07] <+Cranberry_Cookie> "What do ya' mean?"
08[20:08] * +Wasteland_Daisy looks near to tears. "Ohhh... then we... t-then we... left them?"
08[20:08] * +Cranberry_Cookie doesn't sound pleased.
[20:08] <+Sgt_Apricot_Tarts> "If this is true, and I trust Whishing Star in that matter, then we're going to do the opposite of what we wanted to do!"
[20:08] <+Cranberry_Cookie> "... I need ta' think."
[20:08] <+Cranberry_Cookie> "They're /all/ ferals?"
12[20:08] <~Damhoof>  "Well, imagine a general, that would willingly leave a stalliongrad entrance to civillian ghouls just to cause dissent amongst talon ranks and then do a full assault on the main camp. That is what is unfolding now."
[20:09] <+Sgt_Apricot_Tarts> "Crafty motherfucker. I /knew something was off."
[20:09] <+Cranberry_Cookie> "... this is royally fucked-up."
[20:09] <+Sgt_Apricot_Tarts> */knew/
[20:09] <+Courage> (LOL)
[20:09] <+Sgt_Apricot_Tarts> "Cookie, we need to get back!"
[20:09] <+Cranberry_Cookie> "After we just turned traitor?"
12[20:10] <~Damhoof>  "I dont think Courage will mind once we save his ass."
[20:10] <+Sgt_Apricot_Tarts> "I /know/ this sounds absolutly crazy, but yes."
[20:10] <+Cranberry_Cookie> "I wouldn't be surprised if we got garotted in tha' middle a' the night."
08[20:10] * +Wasteland_Daisy stands and fidgets. "B-b-but... we can't leave them if... if we were wrong?"
[20:10] <+Cranberry_Cookie> "If we're wrong..."
[20:10] <+Cranberry_Cookie> "... shit."
[20:10] <+Sgt_Apricot_Tarts> "Exactly!"
[20:10] <+Cranberry_Cookie> "Sometimes ya' don't have all tha' facts."
08[20:10] * +Cranberry_Cookie checks his assault rifle's actions.
[20:11] <+Cranberry_Cookie> action*]
[20:11] <+Cranberry_Cookie> "So... let me get this straight."
08[20:11] * +Sgt_Apricot_Tarts draws her rifle and yanks the charging handle "That's why I wanted intel first. Now let's get a move on."
[20:11] <+Cranberry_Cookie> "Tha' ghouls a' tryin' ta' drive the stable dwellers out, an' the stable dwellers contracted tha' Talons ta' dive tha' ghouls out?"
08[20:11] * +Wasteland_Daisy starts to turn back, sniffing a bit as she holds back tears of shame. Wasteland Rose would have had her hide if she heard of this.
[20:12] <+Cranberry_Cookie> "... an' on top a' that, tha' ghouls are /crazy-ass mothafuckas/?"
08[20:12] * +Sgt_Apricot_Tarts looks around and then looks at Wasteland_Daisy "I'm so so very sorry for this Daisy." she says as several tears ran down her cheecks
[20:12] <+Cranberry_Cookie> "What. The. Fuck."
08[20:12] * +Cranberry_Cookie grits his teeth.
12[20:12] <~Damhoof>  Wishing_star nods. "Thats just about it. They belive they are defending the last basion of equestria and such."
[20:13] <+Sgt_Apricot_Tarts> "Oh /fuck/."
[20:13] <+Cranberry_Cookie> "The /ghouls/ believe that?"
[20:13] <+Sgt_Apricot_Tarts> "Dayum, and here I was thinking that Silver has a brain problem..."
08[20:13] * +Cranberry_Cookie rubs his face rather thoroughly with a hoof.
[20:13] <+Cranberry_Cookie> "Nnnnnnrrrrrraaaaaagh!"
[20:14] <+Cranberry_Cookie> "What tha' /fuuuuuuuuck/!"
[20:14] <+Sgt_Apricot_Tarts> "Cookie?"
08[20:14] * +Wasteland_Daisy sniffs and smiles at Tarts. It's okay."
08[20:14] * +Cranberry_Cookie pops gum in his mouth to calm his nerves and temper.
08[20:15] * +Sgt_Apricot_Tarts smirks "Ready for some action?"
[20:15] <+Cranberry_Cookie> "... fuck it all."
08[20:15] * +Wasteland_Daisy doesn't answer, instead she starts to run back.
08[20:16] * +Cranberry_Cookie gets ready to go in guns blazing.
08[20:16] * +Cranberry_Cookie He spits his gum out.
08[20:16] * +Sgt_Apricot_Tarts heads after Wasteland_Daisy. "Let's go and /FUCK/ /THEM/ /UP/!"
08[20:17] * +Cranberry_Cookie curses vehemently in his head. Wastes suck. Should've stayed in Manehattan with the family.
08[20:17] * +Wasteland_Daisy does what she knows best. She charges.
08[20:18] * +Cranberry_Cookie has the worst battle-cry ever.
[20:18] <+Cranberry_Cookie> "Sorry! We fucked-up!"
12[20:18] <~Damhoof>  The spintered part of the group rush back to help their friends! Who are currently under assault from what appears to be a lot of ghouls and a flying pegasus with a double lazer rifle battle-saddle.
08[20:19] * +Sgt_Apricot_Tarts yells "Don't shoot us, we're here to help!"
08[20:20] * +Silver_Crest doesn't have a problem with this.
08[20:20] * +Zuri is way too busy spiting curses in zebra around the grip of her rifle to give a fuck.
08[20:20] * +Courage looks to the approaching ponies, shouting, "What changed your mind!?"
08[20:20] * +Sgt_Apricot_Tarts is pissed now "You fucking ghouls I'm gonna fucking kill you 'till you're fucking then and then I'll shoot you again!"
[20:21] <+Cranberry_Cookie> "New information!"
08[20:21] * +Sgt_Apricot_Tarts targets the pegasus with a double burst
[20:21] <+Cranberry_Cookie> "Courtesy of everypony's favorite albino!"
[20:22] <+Sgt_Apricot_Tarts> [redact]
08[20:26] * +Courage turns to Silver_Crest, "When the ghouls start to come, be ready to hold your breath!"
08[20:27] * +Wasteland_Daisy is running full tilt with her shotgun, not intent on making the mistake she did last time, that goo was gross.
08[20:27] * +Courage points at the ground.
08[20:27] * +Silver_Crest began to sweat. "B..hold my breath?" He began to panic and jitter back and forth. OH GOD! He was going to be just like that ghoul they burried twenty feet under.
08[20:27] * +Silver_Crest except dead.
08[20:27] * +Zuri huffs at Courage, but instead readies her rifle.
12[20:27] <~Damhoof>  "Greetings Courage! I come with the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth, and reinforcements if you`ll forgive them!" Wishing_Star announces with a flourish.
08[20:29] * +Courage shakes his head, "You'll be fine; just don't panic! I'll pop you out further back away from the ghouls!" And with that he hurls two grenades at the nearest cluster of ghouls, saving the rest of his AP to dig under with Silver_Crest, after said unicorn has had his turn.
12[20:32] <~Damhoof>  Twelve sludge ghouls vanish in Courages cleverly aimed explosion. Its a massacre!
08[20:33] * +Zuri is splattered with ghoulgoo, and ews greatly in her mind. Fuck everything about this place.
08[20:34] * +Zuri decides to take revenge by firing her rifle wildly into the remaining ghouls. [1 normal shot, doubleburst]
08[20:34] * +Silver_Crest finds the amount of enemies effectively halves as a pretty good sign of things.
[20:34] <+Zuri> [fuck, retcon]
08[20:38] * +Zuri qucikly whips her head around to find something in her saddlebags. A moment later, a Dash inhaler is in her mouth, and after a deep breath, she spits it out again. Pupils dilating, she grins and fires as many shots as she can into the ghouls. [doubleburst]
12[20:39] <~Damhoof>  Zuris gun jams! oh noes! theres jam in the gun!
08[20:41] * +Zuri curses greatly at this, talking unnaturally fast
08[20:42] * +Silver_Crest was prancing back and forth but finally decides there's no helping it, Courage promised him distance. Firing off a single shot at the pegasus, he then turns to Courage and casts [Spirit of Wind] on his armor. If anything, he'd rather it be quicker.
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08[20:43] * +Courage digs underground taking Silver_Crest with him and digs them away from the ghouls, the spell allowing him to pop out farther away and in the same round. Looks like Silver_Crest didn't have to hold his breath after all.
12[20:44] <~Damhoof>  Silver_Crests shot hit the pegasus ghoul in the chest before Courage digs away with the unicorn. Leaving Zuri to fend for herself as the ghouls approach
12[20:45] <~Damhoof>  "Accursed Beast, You will make a fine specimen after I\ve perforated you with laserbeams! Disable the striped one, we shall have her for ghoulification."
[20:46] <+Sgt_Apricot_Tarts> "No you won't!"
08[20:47] * +Silver_Crest managed to hear that upon re-emerging. He didn't like the sound of zebra ghoul.
12[20:47] <~Damhoof>  The pegasus pony fires off repetad lazershots towards Apricot_Tarts "You will all be mine! MINE!"
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08[20:48] * +Zuri does not like the sound of zebra ghoul either. ("Fuckyou,yourfamily,yourstinkingghouls,everythingyou'veeverlovedandyourtinyfuckin'dick!") she screams back, all too quickly in zebra.
12[20:55] <~Damhoof>  The lazerbeam barrage hits apricot tart in two of her legs and chest. The ghoul pegasus laughs. "Take that you cretins how dare you kill my workers!"
08[20:57] * +Sgt_Apricot_Tarts smirks "Argh! That stung a bit."
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12[21:02] <~Damhoof>  The ghouls all gather around Zuri and grapple with her for a fast capture.
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12[21:05] <~Damhoof>  The ghouls all cry out in fustration as the zuri with incredible feats of agility and probably dash enhanced movement gingerly avoids all their tentacles and making them all look like the mindless mooks they are. To add insult over injury the mare manages to get out of their way, leaving Courage and others to easily open fire into the crowd.
08[21:07] * +Sgt_Apricot_Tarts fires two single bursts at the pegasus
08[21:08] * +Zuri cheers and blow raspberries at the ghouls as she legs it away from them. ("TAKETHATYOUFUCKERS!")
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[21:11] <+Sgt_Apricot_Tarts> [redact]
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12[21:12] <~Damhoof>  The ghoul pegasus is hovering in the air like a walking target. "What the hell are you buffons doing. Grab the fucking zebra!"
15[21:12] * Damhoof sets mode: +v Cranberry_Cookie
08[21:13] * +Wasteland_Daisy hissed as Tarts took a lazer barrage and she brought up her shotgun to trace the pegasus. "That wasn't nice!" She aimed and fired twice.
12[21:19] <~Damhoof>  The pegasus pony takes a shot to his head, and one to his wing, instantly falling down to the ground like a clipped bird. "What the fuck! Grab the zebra you lummoxes! Fuuuuck!"
08[21:20] * +Sgt_Apricot_Tarts fires two burst at two different ghouls
[21:21] <+Sgt_Apricot_Tarts> [redact, target the pegasus instead]
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12[21:26] <~Damhoof>  The pegasi ghoul takes a burst to his chest armor and legs while screaming bloody murder. "Insubordination! Traitors to equestria! How dare you assault a stable tech overseer!"
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08[21:27] * +Cranberry_Cookie takes aim at the downed ghoul pegasus and blasts him with six shots.
08[21:27] * +Silver_Crest frowned. Stable tech overseer? He wasn't all too fond of his once stable, to be honest.
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12[21:32] <~Damhoof>  Cranberry`s barrage leave a crippled mess of a pony, barely even pegasus anymore.
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12[21:32] <~Damhoof>  Cranberry`s barrage leave a crippled mess of a pony, barely even pegasus anymore.
15[21:32] * DamnfoolBrony is now known as Cranberry_Cookie
08[21:32] * +Silver_Crest doesn't usually loot things but when he does... his eyes (from his distance) look straight at the laser rifles.
12[21:33] <~Damhoof>  The corpse of a once old overseer falls limply. leaving the ghouls to furiously roar their grief into the air as Wishing_Star lines up a set of shots with his rechargeable rifle
[21:33] <+Sgt_Apricot_Tarts> "Hey Star, where did you get that rifle?"
08[21:34] * +Wishing_Star notes that he's always had it
[21:34] <+Zuri> "BWAHAHAHAFUCKYOUGHOULS!" Zuir shout in her unatturally quick voice.
08[21:35] * +Wasteland_Daisy growls menacingly as she switches from targeting the Pegasus to targeting the other group.
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15[21:36] * DamnfoolBrony is now known as Cranberry_Cookie
12[21:36] <~Damhoof>  The shots from Wishing_star fall in between the crowded ghouls as he delivers them with great flourish.
08[21:42] * +Courage digs into the ground and tunnels to the ghouls. He releases two powerful, slashes at them; the final one wild.
12[21:47] <~Damhoof>  Courages claw digs into the chest of the sludge ghouls, as he gets near, the ghoul strikes its whiplike tentacle at him.
08[21:50] * +Silver_Crest decides not to improve the speed of it, and just lets loose four laser shots.
12[21:51] <~Damhoof>  A ghoul roars with pain as Silver_Crests laser shots strike its chest twice. The other two fall flat on the ground.
08[21:52] * +Zuri giggles insanely quickly as she skips and fires her gun again. The explosions sounded so slooooow now!
12[21:56] <~Damhoof>  The ghoul cluches its liquid chest with a wounded hoof screaming bloody hell back at Zuri with hatefull green glowing eyes.
08[21:56] * +Zuri immediatly blows raspberries. "Bwahahahanowgofuckyourselfuglypieceofshit!"
12[21:56] <~Damhoof>  Four ghouls let loose their whiplike tentacles and with near light speed assault Courage, and three others do the same with Zuri after spreading out a bit.
12[22:00] <~Damhoof> The whiplike tentacles flash, striking courage in the chest repeatedly, except one hits his arm.
15[22:01] * Chor is now known as Chor|hitdabooks
12[22:07] <~Damhoof>  The remaining ghouls whip at Zuri with their tentacles, which previously only tried to capture her. Savagely ripping through her armor and causing a large gash at her chest region.
08[22:07] * +Zuri yell out in pain at this, before snarling at the ghouls. Oh, it. Is. ON!
12[22:08] <~Damhoof>  blood sprays out of her chest, as Wasteland Daisy looks on.
12[22:08] <~Damhoof>  The young minotur witnesses this cruel and savage beating, and sees Zuri suffer! Whatever shall she do!
08[22:09] * +Zuri is still snarling, pupils dilated. She looks rather fierce.
08[22:13] * +Wasteland_Daisy felt her blood boil at what she saw... a part of her was curled up and whimpering, but the fighting part of her brain reqogniced that she needed to keep moving and shooting or else people might die. She brought her shotgun up and aimed at two of the ghouls surrounding placing one load of buckshot into either of them. "Get off of her!"
[22:13] <+Wasteland_Daisy> surrounding Zuri**
08[22:13] * +Sgt_Apricot_Tarts lets loose two bursts at the ghouls
[22:14] <+Sgt_Apricot_Tarts> [redact, yeah, I'm stupid]
12[22:17] <~Damhoof>  The ghoul cries out with pain as Wasteland Daisy\s shot hits its leg something fierce.
08[22:19] * +Sgt_Apricot_Tarts fires two bursts at two of the injured ghouls
12[22:22] <~Damhoof>  One of the ghouls next to Courage shudders at Apricots assault and shrieks out one time before showering gore at everything in the nearby surroundings. Courage included.
08[22:23] * +Cranberry_Cookie blasts one ghoul with a burst, then another with a burst.
12[22:26] <~Damhoof>  Cranberry`s shots perforate the legs of two ghouls and they scream their unnatural screams in return. Raging at Courage and his party with great fervor and lust for flesh.
12[22:27] <~Damhoof>  Wishing_Star lines up a few shots, at one of Cranberry`s ghouls.
12[22:29] <~Damhoof>  The ghoul cries out as its chest collapses and its guts begin to spill all over Zuri
[22:30] <+Zuri> "Ewewewewewewewewew!" Zuri yells as the Dash courses through her system. "Thisisfuckingdisgustingyoupieceofshit!"
08[22:30] * +Cranberry_Cookie is quiet, lost in the markspony's trance.
08[22:31] * +Courage takes two aimed swipes at the most injured ghoul near him, followed by one regular. He then tunnels into the ground, using his enhanced movement to brush off the goo.
12[22:33] <~Damhoof>  Courages claw enter the injured ghouls chest and drag out plenty of liquid on their way back with a sickening slurrrp.
08[22:34] * +Silver_Crest goes through the motions. Just four more shots, although he does seem eager to target the one that's currently over the Zebra friend.
12[22:36] <~Damhoof>  The sludge corpse explodes the rest of its interior shell at Zuri as smoking hot lazer blasts singe the walking corpse past oblivion. The tentacle leaps onto her with the goo, and attempts to choke her.
12[22:37] <~Damhoof>  The zebra easily deflects the hungry tentacle, and it sprawls to the opposte ghoul. Giving it dualwielded tentacles.
[22:37] <+Sgt_Apricot_Tarts> "Oh shit..."
[22:38] <+Zuri> "EWWWWW! FUCKEVERYTHINGABOUTTHESESHITTYTHINGS!" She shouts, prancing slightly, before bringing all of her gunny might to bear on the dualweilding tentacle ghoul
12[22:41] <~Damhoof>  Zuris shots go wildly off target as the zebra is high on Dash and not exactly in best of shapes.
08[22:42] * +Zuri is panting and wheezing as she is bleeding and the dash is leaving her system
12[22:42] <~Damhoof>  most of the remaining ghouls jump at the chance to attack Daisy now that Courage is gone, but the one with two tentacles remain with Zuri.
08[22:43] * +Wasteland_Daisy stands her ground. Bring it.
12[22:45] <~Damhoof>  The ghoul tentacle begins to lift zuri up for easy of whipping but instead the tentacle snaps off and curls around zuri`s neck like a slave collar.
[22:45] <+Zuri> "Eeeeew..." Zuri wheezes
12[22:45] <~Damhoof>  The ghoul whips at her twice with added fury
08[22:46] * +Zuri yelps at this, but has little energy to do much more.
12[22:51] <~Damhoof>  The Zebra, still choked, falls to the ground to the beating of this savage ghoul and feels her body strength start to abandon her. Soon she wont be able to withstand choking let alone bleeding out.
12[22:51] <~Damhoof>  The other ghouls try to grapple with Daisy, to prevent her from saving her friend.
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08[22:52] * +Zuri weakly tries to paw off the tentacle, but is unable to. Not being capable of other things, she concentrates on drawing breath after wheezing breath
12[22:52] <~Damhoof>  One ghouls tentacle lodges itself at Daisys Neck, and it pulls her closer. Tighening its grip.
12[22:56] <~Damhoof>  The other ghoul whips at Daisy twice
12[22:56] <~Damhoof>  and then roars savagely as it misses both times.
08[22:57] * +Courage comes out of the ground and attempts to stabilize Zuri with a potion.
08[22:59] * +Courage grabs Zuri and uses his enhanced speed to get her the fuck outa there, emerging as far back as he can, hoping the improved speed of his tunneling has at least damaged the undead thing on her.
08[23:02] * +Courage quickly cuts the tentacle off from around Zuri's neck.
12[23:02] <~Damhoof>  Courage strikes the undead tentacle with a furious swipe and it instantly collapses in on itself like a muscle with a cramp before dying. It couldnt handle much. The perceptive hellhound figures out that, without their whips these ghouls would loose over half their damage output.
08[23:03] * +Zuri gasps for breath once the tentacle falls off
08[23:04] * +Wasteland_Daisy gasps and chokes as her windpipe was being closed up and brings up the muzzle of the shotgun to fire twice into the face of the offending pony ghoul, then she focused on getting the slimy leech off of her neck.
12[23:10] <~Damhoof>  The ghoul collapses in on itself as Wasteland_Daisy`s shotgun slugs through its skull and then the ghoul implodes in a large gooesome display. Showering the minotaur with its insides.
12[23:12] <~Damhoof>  The tentacle attached to the ghoul gathers around daisy`s neck like a snake attached to its prey. The minotaur resists being choked for the time being by expanding her volumtious neckmuscles and ingredible physique
12[23:13] <~Damhoof>  The gore from the defeated ghoul begins to smoke and burn on her armor and skin. Its like being on fire, only its goo.
08[23:14] * +Sgt_Apricot_Tarts targets the nearer ghoul with two bursts
08[23:16] * +Wasteland_Daisy manages to make a small whimper escape her throat as her skin is burned.
12[23:19] <~Damhoof>  The Ghoul growls in a low guttural howl as apricots bullets pierce its chest repeatedly, and a strange croak fills the end of the howl as a lung is struck! The ghoul wobbles from side to side, but remain standing for now.
08[23:19] * +Cranberry_Cookie targets one burst at the ghoul Apricot targeted, then the other at the last remaining ghoul.
12[23:21] <~Damhoof>  Cranberrys burst clips the ghoul Apricot started on and they are left with one remaining opponent.
12[23:22] <~Damhoof>  Cranberrys gun jams! Curse his immortal enemy.
08[23:22] * +Cranberry_Cookie swears. If nothing else, weapon-jamming can break the trance of the markspony.
08[23:23] * +Cranberry_Cookie He busts it, cursing his luck.
12[23:24] <~Damhoof>  Wishing_Star fires off two shots with the rechargeable rifle and strikes true once, The ghoul looks on almost unphazed.
08[23:26] * +Silver_Crest feels pretty confident now that there's only one of the abominations left. While his intentions are on the loot that he can 'finally' partake in, he sends four lasers to the last standing ghoul.
08[23:27] * +Courage feeds Zuri another potion, before bounding over to the final ghoul, taking six quick swings at it.
08[23:28] * +Zuri gulps down the potion as if her life depended on it, which it probably did, and gasps as the healing magic does it schtick
12[23:29] <~Damhoof>  The ghoul looks to Courage almost in shock as the hellhounds rapid attacks rip it apart piece by piece, and then it explodes in a shower of gore as the others.
08[23:29] * +Courage kneels down by Wasteland_Daisy and helps her get the leech-tentacle off.
08[23:30] * +Cranberry_Cookie reloads, cantering over to help Daisy.
08[23:30] * +Wasteland_Daisy twists and wriggles as she fights to get the damned thing off.
08[23:30] * +Sgt_Apricot_Tarts relods and heads to Zuri
12[23:31] <~Damhoof>  The two easily jerk the tentacle off and rip it apart.
08[23:32] * +Silver_Crest shakes off whatever mess was left, though he tended to stay away from most of the exploding ghouls. Now he walked over to the fallen pegasus, intrigued by the lasers he'd seen the pony shooting earlier. No idea what to do about the saddle bit though.
08[23:32] * +Courage looks Wasteland_Daisy over, asking, "You feeling ok?" Again: Probably not.
08[23:33] * +Wasteland_Daisy gasps for breath and shivers from the traumatic experience as she get back on her knees. Once the combat calm started to fade away she starts to sob, this rapidly progressed to great hulking bawling.
08[23:33] * +Cranberry_Cookie sees Courage help Daisy, still cantering over.
08[23:33] * +Courage hugs Wasteland_Daisy tightly.
[23:33] <+Sgt_Apricot_Tarts> "Zuri! You alright?"
08[23:34] * +Cranberry_Cookie sighs, grits his teeth, then looks over at Wishing_Star.
08[23:34] * +Zuri is panting and coughing as she lies on the snow. "Hak...hak..hakuna..." hte two first attempts to say the work turns into coughing instead
08[23:34] * +Wasteland_Daisy shakes in Courage's embrace. "I don't wanna do this anymoooooore!" She cries out as tears flows freely from her eyes.
12[23:34] <~Damhoof>  "Well. I believe we shall get to disarming these flak cannons as instructed." Wishing_Star utters as he puts the rechargeable MEW weapon away. The albino then heads towards the cannons. Easily ignoring Cranberry`s stare.
[23:34] <+Sgt_Apricot_Tarts> "Oh dear. How can I help?"
[23:34] <+Cranberry_Cookie> "Stop, Star."
[23:34] <+Cranberry_Cookie> "I want answers and I'm not gonna' wait."
08[23:35] * +Cranberry_Cookie gallops to stop him from ascending to the guns.
08[23:36] * +Courage rocks Wasteland_Daisy from side to side a little, murmuring, "It's over for now, Daisy..."
12[23:36] <~Damhoof>  "Well I`m not giving you answers until they are disarmed." The albino retorts, turning to face Cranberry_cookie.
[23:36] <+Cranberry_Cookie> "Get down."
08[23:36] * +Cranberry_Cookie /graciously/ moves out of the way so he may descend.
08[23:36] * +Silver_Crest hears the bit about dissabling the cannons. "I could get to realigning those i can, while you do that." He mentioned, but his eyes not wanting to leave the unique looking magic weaponry.
08[23:36] * +Zuri is still covered with gore, and she rolls over to cough out quite a amount of blood. Once that's out, she seems to breathe a bit easier.
12[23:37] <~Damhoof>  Watch what follows in the next session of SNOW GROUP EQUESTRIAAA. ---Session 4 end--- For their struggles our heroes gain lvl 6. WOT WOT
08[23:37] * +Wasteland_Daisy just continues to sob loudly as she clutches at the big hellhound. She never ever wanted to fight another opponent up close like that again.
[23:37] <+Silver_Crest> wow
[23:37] <+Sgt_Apricot_Tarts> Oh noes!
[23:37] <+Silver_Crest> you're bumping us twice? >,>
[23:37] <+Sgt_Apricot_Tarts> we /did/ fight quite a lot
12[23:38] <~Damhoof>  YOU ONLY GET ONE LEVEL! xd