Thread 16: Stories 76-90

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"AJ10"
(BBB)
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"You think we ought to get some photographs of the giant bug-o-saur terrorizing the country?"

(NEGATIVE, SENSORS INDICATE IT IS FAR TOO DANGEROUS TOO APPROACH)

"But it's international news! Lookit, it's heading straight for us!"

(IT IS TOO DANGEROUS. YOU MUST FOCUS ON YOUR SAFETY)

"Focus... Focus! You're right, BBB, I'll need my panorama lens for this one!"

AJ10 goes to rummage in his bag for a lens

(ERROR, YOU HAVE MISUNDERSTOOD MY WARNINGS)

"I know it was somewhere around here... Perfect!"

Lining up the perfect shot, AJ10 is totally oblivious as the robot's boosters activate

(EXTERMINATE THE MISUNDERSTANDING)

"Now I just gotta line up a shot an- WOAH, hey! BBB I'm trying to take a photograaaaa..."

(SAFETY IS MY NUMBER ONE CONCERN!)

~~~Later~~~

"I can't believe it! I must of taken a dozen photos while you were jetting me around, and you can't see it properly in even ONE of them!"

(BUT WE ARE SAFE IN CASTLE GROUNDS NOW)

"Aww jeez BBB, you're too scaredy."

"Y'know, maybe these'll work! Add a sense of mystery to the beast."

(ERROR, MYSTERY IS NOT COMPATIBLE WITH GIGANTIC DESTRUCTION)

"Hah, tell that to the ursa major. nobody's even SEEN one of those."

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>Spike
"Chysalis"
'SA'
[42]
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Meanwhile, in the Crystal Empire

"So, I'm going to use my advanced initiative to seduce, Shi-"

'Stop right there, I am not Shining Armor!'

"That's crazy, who else-"

[Well, we are roleplaying, your majesty. Oh, and this was OOC.]

"Ugh, fine. Alright, so who am I seducing?"

>His new character, a paladin/monk combo that focuses on grapples.

'You may call me: Brillante Casco! And your seduction attempts do not work on me, for the Honor of the Mask and my love of Lucha cannot be swayed!'

"... You're kidding right?"

[OOC: Yeah, says right here he's immune to all persuasion and control effects that are not grapples.]

"Grapples, huh? Well then, I'm gonna grapple a bit with Shin- Brillante."

' I shout: LUCHAAAAAAAA-RAN! and begin the round with a flying elbow drop!'

A few rounds later...

"Okay! That sounds like it seriously hurts! and not in a kinky way! Scorpion hammer locks are not sexy at all! Let my character go!"

'The honor of the mask compels me to finish our match!'

[Just admit defeat and he'll stop putting you in painful locks and pins]

"NEVER!"

>Shiny, while watching you get RP raped is normally hilarious, I really hope you keep this new guy.
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>MM
"Guard"
'Trixie'
[Zecora]
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>WHAT DO YOU MEAN, NO!?

"Sorry ma'am, can't let you into Canterlot without a pass. Lots of dignitaries showing up, and we have to make sure safety protocols are followed."

>...Wait, what!? I wasn't invited!

"You don't look very important to me, ma'am."

>I AM THE MAYOR OF PONYVILLE!

"..."

>...Oh fuck off!

'The Great and Powerful Trixie demands you stand aside! If you do not, she will be forced to use drastic measures!'

"..."

'...I'll do it!'

[You daft fool, can you really not see? There is a great evil approaching, she will crush you or me!]

"Can't do it."

>We have someone who's injured!

"Right, but he's a Changeling."

>...Wow, you guys are really bad about this, aren't you?

'Can you blame them? They DID, like, invade their kingom, shoot their beloved princess in the face and then try to kill them. Also, heard rumors Shining Armor totally got tricked into tapping that.'

[We have no time for this charade! I have a request, it will be obeyed!]

"Powders not gonna-GLK!"

>Holy crap! Was that poison!?

[Probably not.]

'...'
>...

*THOOM!*

>SHIT! RIGHT! RUNNING!

"Glgl..."

'...Should we-'

>Can't leave him.

'FUCK YOU! These guys are heavy!'
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>Chrysalis
"SA"
'Cadence'
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>FIIIIIIIIXXXXXXXX!

"Okay, screaming is not helping. At all."

>Uggggghhhh!

'Shiny? Do you think I should wear the one that's slightly off six, or the size black one? The first one makes my eyes kind of pop, but the second one looks more tempting.'

>...Are you seriously not ready yet?

'I'm almost done! I just have to finish up picking out my dress and putting on my makeup!'

"Don't bother."

>Don't bother what, thinking she's bonkers?

"Yes. She is, there's no point in wondering about it."

'Oh! I should put on my shiny necklace!... the.. the one that IS shiny, not the necklace shaped LIKE Shiny.'

>Why on earth do you have a...

'To stop voodoo curses!'

>...

"It's your fault."

>Ah. Mind control thing. Right. She knows that isn't voodoo, right?

'Can never be too careful!!'

>...
"..."
>...EEEEEEEEEEE-
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NON CANON

The giant advanced on Canterlot with nothing able to delay her, nothing that could stop her, none who would dare oppose her and survive. As Chitania's sure and steady march brought absolute death and destruction with each hoof fall, the one more prepared and ready for this battle solemnly secured the various straps and harnesses of the equipment they would need for this task to her person. With a final systems check and everything in the green, she took a big bite from a steamed potato and then dashed out the Gun Club room's window into free fall.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oFEOg0g4wUM

This way the moment she had prepared for all her life.

Cables flew out, digging into the rockside of the mountain allowing for a more controlled descent while she reached for her sides and draw two of twelve disposable blades.

The massive queen herself paid no matter to the screams of terror or the destruction her presence alone brought. These were just the noises she lived with till vocalized horror was her own version of silence.

She would have her revenge on her sister.

She was interrupted by a stinging pain across her face, and for the first time in ages, she saw her own blood.

"Son of a bitch! Who is the dead maggot who did this- Shit!"

She felt another shooting pain draw itself across one of her back legs and noticed a thin but extremely long cut across her flank.

Standing on her back in defiance, discarding two of her shattered blades was PotatoJack.

For a few moments, Chitania stared at PotatoJack who stared at her right back.

Then the earth itself crumbled as Chitania reared up and howled in outrage. "A mere drone dares to deny me my revenge?!" She shouted with her voice sending waves that shook the buildings of Canterlot, Ponyville, and everywhere in between.

A green flame ignited from Chitania's horn and loosed a beam of destruction directed at PotatoJack, immune to damaging herself but having no luck hitting her target either.

PJ launched the grappling hooks of her 3DMG and skirted around the incoming death and drew every closer towards the face of the Queen until she could no longer crane her neck or angle her magic on PJ. Her attack halting briefly with a resounding crack in Chitania's neck.

"Argh! Fuck! I'm still all stiff from that time in the ice!" She just barely noticed her opponent swinging out towards her face and then smiled. "Well, if you insist!"

And in a small but quick motion, PotatoJack was snatched by Chitania's gullet.

And just as soon she was released when Chitania thrashed in pain and opened her mouth, dropping a large chunk of her tongue. Chitania now howled in incoherent rage while PJ buried a pinton into Chitania's nose and rocketed back up towards the queen's face.

Running up along the muzzle briefly, PotatoJack quickly slashed out both of Chitania's eyes, cut three deep gouges on the back of her neck, and swinging along her underbelly, Potatojack deftly slashed out Chitania's legs, dropping her to the earth.

PotatoJack landed with a proud smile while Chitania wailed and thrashed on the ground behind her. Soon, a number of ponies came rushing up to celebrate.

"Hot damn! You took her down!"

"And so easily!"

"Do my eyes not deceive, have you been the hero we need?"

PJ smiled and finished the potato in her mouth to accept some of the thanks. "It was honestly nothing, where I came from we dealt with lots of opponents that size." She explained while helping pick up a few unconscious guards.

"Still, that was amazing! Would you consider working for the Royal Guard?" One pony asked eagerly.

Another one asked: "Well with that, can you at least teach us how to make that cool grappling hook sword thing?"

"Unfortunately, the material for these are rare on an individual scale, I don't know if I'd be able to make enough for an army. I honestly ran through all my supply of sword blades."

That's when people noticed a hissing, green, smoke and Chitania's movements become much more determined as slowly, each wound PotatoJack had just dealt slowly began to mend.

After a few seconds of stunned silence, PJ just sighed, grabbed two of the guards and shouted to everyone else present: "RUN!"

NON CANON
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Inspired by pic/song related. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vE-JwmDrTNI
>77
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At the edge of Canterlot, high on their perch atop the mountain, nerves were on end. Frayed, almost, by the stomping sheer terror that was nearing the,.

>Steady...

The Changeling had offered to go slightly forward, to map out exactly when they should unload their weapons. Battle-saddles, cannons, and even a few rockets were stacked up, stacked clean, loaded and ready to fire. Coincidentally, so were the soldiers.

>Steady...

The ground just kept shaking, and shaking, and moving. But they were on a cliff, they said. She would have to climb up the rocks, they assured. Plenty of time to knock her free, they told themselves.

>Steady...

Surely they could prevent her from getting in. Surely they could end her and send her tumbling down before she even touched Canterlot's edge. Surely...

>FIRE!

The edge of the city flashed red as everything was poured onto the black shape. For a brief moment, Equestira ignited from the ground. And there was smoke, and the smell of fire upon Chitin, and nothing...

>RUN!

His command came too late. From the edge of their post, she arose, peeking over at them before rising up. The look in her eyes said they were barely even there, just ants in the way on her mission, whatever that may be.

Two black appendages slammed down, hefting her up over onto the boarders of the city, and allowing her to stand tall. Her eyes trailed over the city, able to taste the fear and panic waving though it. Had she cared at all about them, it would have been intoxicating.

But there was no time for ants.
There was only time for her sister.
And her revenge.

All of Canterlot could finally know.

Chitania had arrived.

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http://vocaroo.com/i/s1Zq9ORIx4ng

Plus I wanted to try my hand at narration. It was hard not to go faux-british because I was weirdly reminded of War of the Worlds. Also, I think my mic needs adjustment, this sounds kind of grainy to me, that, or its my voice.
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"Townpony 1"
'Townpony 2'
>Flash Williams
*Various bits of Flash*

A scene of local devastation

"Nothing....there's nothing left"

'It just...kept going'

"Our lives, our homes, how much longer can this go on"

'Look, It's Canterlot, she's made it there it's-'

"There's nothing we can do pal, unless somepony could save us...it's all over"

'Wait, who's that?'

"It's...it's.....IT'S-"

...
"Who is that guy?"

'And what is wrong with ouy hoo- your fac- your...everything?'

>Sorry to barge in, looks like a bad time I know I kno- STRUCTURAL ENVIRONMENT DAMAGE AT SATISFACTORY LEVELS-agh geeze didn't mean to say that, none of this... was me right?

"Uh, no, it was.....Her"

'Dude, "Her"? how'd you know that thing is a she?'

"I saw.....things....a ... thing"

'...'

>... - OBJECTIVE POSTERIOR IS POSSIBLE ROTUND WEAKPOINT-No stop doing that!

"Hey, is that a chainsaw on your leg?"

'Are you a Space Mareine? Aren't you trained to kill these kinda monsters?'

>I wasn't going after that I was just trying to find this little chan- ALERT, SWEET ASS FIGHT SCENE DETECTED DIRECT 76 KLICKS AHEAD-wha...

A distant roar and earth tremoring thump

>Huh... that does sound important

*Weet wooot*

"I think his chainsaw just spoke to him"

'Did they add that in the new Codex? I forgot'

>Sorry ladies,("But I'm a stallio-) this old trooper found himself a new mission, parameters: Groovy

*WHIRKstompstompstomp WHIRKstompstompstomp* into the distance

"...Do Space Mareines normally run like that?"

'Maybe....Matte Wad usually writes a bunch of weird crap into the Codexes...'
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>SA
“Star Gazer”
'Comet Tail'
-Rock Cutter-
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>So... you're the group they sent up about that comet thing.

'Meteor...'

“(Not now CT.) But yes, we've come to see if we can find any of the pieces that came down.”

>Does that make you meteor-ologists or something?

'Astro-geologists - meteorology is a totally different field.'

“(Don't you start that now.) Kind of, we work in overlapping areas.”

'No we don't.'

>...eh, sciency stuff is more my sister's thing.

'We know. Very well. The number of times she's raided the observatory recently attests to that.'

-She stole our primary telescope.-

>Anyway... Was the journey up here okay?

“Oh, we passed some giant monster thing. Nothing terribly exciting.”

-Taller than the trees.-

'Looked like one of those things that raided Canterlot, but bigger.'

>I'll have to keep note of that. So, anything I can do to help you guys?

“Not really, this is more an “informal check-in” kinda thing. We've got the gear we need, and are ready to go.”

-Link up with those guards, too.-

>How long are you going to be out there, just so I know?

“Eh, we're just going out for an initial survey first, shouldn't take more than a couple of days. Then we'll come back and start hauling our gear out there.”

-If a snowstorm comes through, help would be nice.-

'If we're gone more than ten days, without any sign - don't bother looking, we're probably all dead.'

“…”

>...
>I'll let you get to it then.

“Yep. We're gonna go now. We'll ask the guard if we need any help.”

-Really awkward...-

'Not my fault none if you are being logical.'

“Not now CT - just... not now.”
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>Applebloom
“Sweetie Belle”
‘Scootaloo’
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>Are we even…?

“Do you really want to…?”

‘Girls, this one time? Just this one time. I say we just… you know… not today.’

>Yeeeeah, Ah’m jus’ not feelin’ this one.

“Agreed. I mean, really, there’s crusading, and then there’s just stupidity.”

‘Tell it, Belles. Although, granted, we do some pretty stupid stuff every once in awhile but… that thing is huge.’

>Wit’ fangs. Y’all see them things?

“So. Call it done and then back inside?”

‘Let’s make it so.’

>Cutie Mark Crusaders Common Sense Users!

“‘YAAAY!’”
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>Spike
"DT"
'42'
{Chitania}
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Smashing through the barriers they put up was all too easy. Smashing through the houses before her was every bit as much so. Smashing through the pitiful resistance they put up? Hell, she didn't even know she was doing it, really.

Her senses told her that her sisters hive was around here somewhere, but where? She had seen at least two of them infiltrate this place already, there had to be more scattered about. Idly, she wondered if those ponies beside them even knew what a Changeling really was. Likely not, they had worked so hard to stay hidden all these centuries...

Oh well, time for that later. First and foremost, she had a little something to finish up. A battle started so very long ago, yet felt like yesterday to her. Oh yes, this was going to be a-

A pain in the neck, apparently...

Despite herself, she couldn't help but stare in a bit of shock as some strange thing rose into the air from behind the castle. It couldn't be a bird, and she saw no unicorns keeping it aloft, what the hell is that thing? More importantly, what the hell was on the bottom of-

{GRAAAAAAH!}

>Direct hit! Lay it on her, DT!

"No orders! Still mad!"

>42 didn't mean it.

"THE TWILIGHT THING!"

>I told you, she's on a classified mission.

"WHOOP DE FRICKEN DO! You know where she's not? HERE! LEADING HER A-TEAM! DEALING WITH BUGZILLA!"

'Just keep firing! She's noticing us!'

>Brace for impact!

The bolt of green energy landing, but failing to cripple the strange thing threw her for a loop. What the hell was this?

'Shields at sixty percent!'

>Good, they'll replenish faster than she can take us down, we've got her! DT, I think it's time you started working through your issues.

"I DO NOT HAVE ISSSUES!"

More of those strange projectiles hammered against her chitin, sending shock after shock through her body. They hurt. The ones that made the big explosions hurt. The ones that were nothing but light stretched wide hurt. And they just kept coming.

>She's slowing down! We've got her! I can't believe it we've-

And that's when she was in the air.

>...SHE CAN FLY!?

"FUCK YOU! PHYSICS CALLED AND THEY WANT YOUR LAWYER ON THE PHONE! THEY'RE SUING!"

'We can all fly, that isn't really-SHITSHITSHITSHIT-'

Highwind was not the most agile mode of transportation in the world, and they all surely felt it when the massive form landed right on top of them. It was down to primal fury at this point, hammering against the metal and machine like a beast trying to open it's prey's skull.

>FUUUUUCKKK!

'Shields at ten percent! Zero percent! NEGATIVE TWENTY PERCENT!'

"Stupid bug! DIE! DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE!"

The missiles and cannons only made her angrier, louder, more savage. With a lucky, aimless swing, she took off one of the thrusters, and Highwind started to spiral back to earth.

Within the sparking and exploding cockpit, the three passengers were tossed around like bowling pins, unable to stay in their seat as the aircraft spiraled out of control. Two were panicking, only trying to hold on. Only one had a goal he scraped and clawed towards.

Hit the big red button that says "Do not push".

With determination burning in his eyes, he hefted a fist above his head.

>See you in HELL-

Any more words of challenge were silenced as metal hit earth. The ship rocked with an apocalyptic force as it landed hard, pieces spewing everywhere and fires erupting along it's hull.

Even on the ground, Chitania continued to assault it. Hammering it with all the force she could muster, warping it's once proud shape into an aimless mess.

It was only after it finished sparking that she snorted in contempt, and moved beyond it. She did not know what that strange thing was, but she knew when something was dead. That was good enough for her.

From within the wreckage, a three-pronged attack of green energy, explosive bullets and rockets blasted a hole in the charred wreckage.

'That could've gone better...'

"WHY CAN'T I KILL ANY OF YOU!? Seriously, can I have ONE win against you bug monsters!? ONE!? This is such bullshit!"

'I wish you wouldn't call us that, it's annoying.'

"It's justified here! Spike, back me up on this!"

But the dragon did not reply. He only growled instead.

>Nobody... but NOBODY wrecks my ship and gets away with it!

His challenge made, he loaded Charity with his most devastating rounds, and began to walk after her.

They may have been battered, bruised and shaken, but the other two weren't far behind.
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>56
" Nightgaurd "
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>YOU MONSTER! YOU UNHOLY, UNSPEAKABLE! EEEEEEVIL MONSTER! YOU AREN'T A PONY! YOU ARE PURE, UNDILUTED EVIL IN PONY FORM! FORGED FROM THE FIRES OF HATE AND LADEN WITH THE DARKEST PITS OF HELLS SOUL! WOE UNTO ALL WHO CROSS YOUR PATH, EVIL MISTRESS! WOE UNTO YOU FOR THE PAIN YOU HAVE STRUCK INTO MY HEART! MY VERY ESSENCE! Damn you... DAMN YOOOOOOOOOOOOOU!

"...You done?"

>Yeah, I'm out of words. I can't remember anything else Cuz said at the moment, and I'm trying really hard.

"Good. You know she locked you up here for your own good, right?"

>But look at it, Starry Sky! LOOK AT IT! OH MY GOODNESS LOOK AT IT!

"I see a lot of fires."

>But within those fires is IT! The thing sought after since the dawn of time! The legends were true! THE MEGA-PLOT IS REAL! I would give any price to snuggle it! Just to touch it for a bit! I HAVE TO HAVE IT!

"The princess said no."

>DAMN YOU FOUL... is wench a bad word?

"It is."

>Shoot, don't want to insult her, moons is cool... uh... DAMN YOU, PONY!

"Now it just sounds racist."

>DAMN YOU, ALICORN!

"Still racist, but more specific."

>...yelling out expletives is hard.

"They grow up so fast."

He paid those words no mind. All the smaller Changeling could see was the biggest plot there had ever been before his eyes, and the hunger to nestle himself between them.

Alone, his heart wept.

He was going to snuggle the HECK out of Luna's butt for this.
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>Guard
{ Chitania }
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Just a random guard. That's all he is. One of many. He's not going to marry a princess, he's not going to defeat a villain. He's just a random guard. That's likely the reason why he was so angry.

She had no method to her madness, she was just stomping. Evacuating was a long, arduous process, made all the harder when you didn't know where to evacuate TO.

Not the castle, she surely was headed there, right? But no. She doesn't seem to want anything. Just to stomp. Stomp stomp stomp.

And it made him mad.

So mad, it burned within him, so mad, he had to say it. He had to let it out. Even if she wasn't paying attention to him, he had to let it loose.

>WHAT DO YOU WANT!?

She wasn't looking at him, but he could see her eyes dart around, see the contractions in her throat, see the thought in her eyes. Dare he dream she had heard him, and would say something back? Had he signed his own death warrant?

{Which way are those stupid fuckers!? Am I even going the right way? This city is so moronic!}

And she just walked on. Like that hadn't just happened. Like it was all a bad dream.

>...You've gotta be fucking kidding me.
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>77
"Cheerilee"

>Dearest, I must protest.

77 stood upon the walls of Canterlot castle, looking into the kind eyes of Miss Cheerilee. Chitania was growing nearer, and with the Guard's organized defenses broken, all that remained was to fight until there was nothing left.

>You must get to shelter, the beast is here for my family and myself, if you stay away you can yet escape.

"Oh but what kind of mare would I be if I didn't see my pumpkin off to war?"

She nuzzles his battle scarred face.

"Just remember, dear..."

She clasps 77's hooves in her own.

"...You will always be the truest love I have ever had!"

77 blinks, thankful that chitin isn't conducive to blushing, but embraces the earth pony.

>Should worst come to worst, poppet, let our firstborn know that their father went down fighting for his hive.

77 releases his paramour, striding to the edge of the wall.

"Dear...I'm not pregnant."

77 looks over his shoulder with a roguish smile.

>Well, should I survive, perhaps we'll correct that.

Without another word 77 takes off, wings buzzing, towards the mighty beast. Cheerilee smiles.

"Perhaps we will, dear, perhaps we will. Come home safe."
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The destruction of Canterlot was in full swing. Fires were breaking out, citizens were being evacuated through the old tunnels, and the Princesses struggled just to keep foreign dignitaries safe.

But the perhaps the most horrific part was how almost none of this destruction was even intentional. Only a destroyed airship had been the only think which Chitania had even noticed once she reached the city.

But now, she showed the awesome extent of her powers on Canterlot Castle itself with an act befitting of her herculean might and ruthless efficiency:

She threw a rock at the castle.

It was a big rock

The marble palace was rocked and shook, but the walls held fast against this assault, all except one.

The walls crumbled and gave way, opening the dungeon and loosing its occupants.

"Brother! We're free!"

"Huzzah!"

Blueblood was quick to join the brothers in their merriment.

"This shall be a new start for us! We shall use this as our chance to better-!"

At that moment they finally noticed Chitania and heard her roar in fury and stomp the streets, causing a small earthquake to rock the mountain.

Then, all three prisoners looked to one another and said as one: "Nope"

And went even deeper into the dungeons, into the solitary confinement chambers with sturdy iron walls and locked themselves inside.
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