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Fallout: Beyond Equestria 133: The Last Free Town (Part 10)

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  1. [2015-04-29 13:25:37] <Kkat> 3Previously...
  2. [2015-04-29 13:26:24] <Kkat> 3CopyCat swallows. "Umm, M-m-Mare-Do-Well... you're the only one who's seen a Leviathan in action before. And you've seen how this one is armed. W-what do you think about us t-trying to take it down?"
  3. [2015-04-29 13:26:31] <Kkat> 3Golden_Dream sighs. "I'm fer' evacuating th' Silos. We can't fight somethin' that big. That well armed and well-crewed. I know you were too busy behind yer' shield t' see, but Copycat, Bookie, and Get nearly died once t'day. I ain't keen on letting that happen again. There's a real line between bold and stupid, I think yer' crossin' it."
  4. [2015-04-29 13:26:48] <Kkat> 3Bookwright says. "Think about this: We load up the Rainbow Connection with as much explosive, as much hellfire powder we can find. And we fly it into that Leviathan."
  5. [2015-04-29 13:26:58] <Kkat> 3Noble_Heart nods her head in agreement to Bookwright. "That would be a good start."
  6. [2015-04-29 13:27:05] <Kkat> 3Noble_Heart looks down to Golden Dream and frowns. "It is true. This will doubtless be one of the most dangerous things We have ever done. But if We stand by and do nothing, the Silo fleet, already in the air, will likely be outmaneuvered and destroyed by coordinated attack. The pirates might be better on their own, but as an organized war-fleet they are too
  7. [2015-04-29 13:27:38] <Kkat> 3...divided." She shook her head. "Trying to evacuate the Silos now would mean panics, and likely many of the airships left behind. The battle is already joined, there is not time."
  8. [2015-04-29 13:27:45] <Kkat> 3CopyCat swallows. "M-maybe we could tell the pirates about what we found? They're more experienced at this than we are. D-do we have to do this alone?"
  9. [2015-04-29 13:27:54] <Kkat> 3CopyCat sounds shaken.
  10. [2015-04-29 13:28:00] <Kkat> 3Shatara wraps a wing tightly over CopyCat.
  11. [2015-04-29 13:28:19] <Kkat> 3Bookwright suggests, "Or we could do a deep insertion with a giant package of hellfire. Rainbow Dash can find a nice necessary thing in the Leviathan that wouldn't take well to explody death. Copycat can pinpoint her location, and then Noble Heart or I could teleport somepony there with a really big bomb, then teleport out."
  12. [2015-04-29 13:28:28] <Kkat> 3Bookwright shrugs. "Any way we look at this, we either scuttle the Leviathan, or we, and the Silos, are done for."
  13. [2015-04-29 13:28:33] <Kkat> 3CopyCat leans into Shatara. She swallows and nods at Bookwright's words. It might need to be done, but that didn't make it any easier.
  14. [2015-04-29 13:28:39] <Kkat> 3Noble_Heart looks down to Golden Dream. "If We allow the fight to continue without intervention, it is highly likely that all of the Zebra ships will be lost. Including the one which carries the cute colt whom you have been spending so much time with lately. We believe you will make the right choice. For these Zebras, and for their lands."
  15. [2015-04-29 13:28:53] <Kkat> 3...
  16. [2015-04-29 13:29:21] <Kkat> 3Fallout: Beyond Equestria, Session One Hundred and Thirty-Three: The Last Free Town (Part Ten) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BigolJfoANw
  17. [2015-04-29 13:29:34] <Kkat> 3--- Session Begins ---
  18. [2015-04-29 13:30:39] <Kkat> 3Mare-Do-Well listens. "Take down a leviathan? Just a few ponies?" She pauses and grins. "I like the way you think!"
  19. [2015-04-29 13:37:47] * Get_Lost is checking the radio and looking for the beacon
  20. [2015-04-29 13:38:22] * Bookwright "Well, I don't like it. But I don't like any of our other options. A fire ship is probably the only thing we have that can take down the Leviathan."
  21. [2015-04-29 13:39:16] * Golden_Dream narrows her eyes. Her tone goes low and quiet. "Mwana ain't gonna be around fer' long no matter what I do, so you just take that little bit of leverage you have and shove it so far up yer' plot you get t' chew on your taint every time y' have breakfast." She snaps to Mare-Do-Well. "I am /not/ dyin' here. /If/ we agree t' do this, then this becomes a surgical strike. None of this half-assed attempt at bravado."
  22. [2015-04-29 13:43:18] * Get_Lost "hey, somepony plwease help me finding that silly beacon while i check the radio"
  23. [2015-04-29 13:44:26] * Bookwright "Sure, I can help. Where should I start looking?"
  24. [2015-04-29 13:45:07] * Get_Lost "ah... you have to follow the signal with some sort of radio device, like a pipbuck, until you find it..."
  25. [2015-04-29 13:45:21] <Kkat> 3Mare-Do-Well says, "Well, you're not going to take down a leviathan with a frontal assault, no matter what ship you've got. You'd have to take it down from the inside."
  26. [2015-04-29 13:48:54] * Bookwright mumbles sarcastically. "A 'daring commando raid'? That's not how you spell 'suicide mission'."
  27. [2015-04-29 13:49:29] * Bookwright lends his sharp eyes to Get_Lost's search.
  28. [2015-04-29 13:49:53] * Get_Lost is still looking for the silly thing "we could simply detonate whatever energy source they use..."
  29. [2015-04-29 13:50:14] * CopyCat breathes slowly. She'd been doing so for a while, trying to calm down and steady her nerves. Shatara's presence helped, too. "That... that makes sense, Mare-Do-Well. A... fire ship could make a good distraction, but if the leviathan is that well armed then the /Rainbow/ will be knocked out of the sky before it even gets close."
  30. [2015-04-29 13:51:22] * Bookwright "I can't believe we're actually discussing this. Just about any way we look at this, this is suicide!"
  31. [2015-04-29 13:52:25] <Kkat> 3The ship's radio is not sending a distress call -- the zebra who might have tried to sent one was tied up. With Bookwright's help, Get_Lost finds the tracking beacon. Once found, it is easy to disable. Get_Lost has disabled one just like it days ago.
  32. [2015-04-29 13:53:45] * Get_Lost "all done here. no distress signal, and now, no proximity beacon. we should be fine. now i'll go on the radio and listen to the roam's frequencies, let's see if they are chatty"
  33. [2015-04-29 14:01:12] <Kkat> 3They are indeed chatty. They've got a small fleet of ships out here, most of which have no difficulty being seen, so they're not attempting to hide their presence. The station that the radio is tuned to is jumping with chatter as the ships radio each other back and forth.
  34. [2015-04-29 14:01:56] * Get_Lost listens quietly and sometimes tells the others the topics
  35. [2015-04-29 14:05:32] <Golden_Dream> ACTION nods at Mare-Do-Well. She gets it. "So, if we're doing this, we get the cloaking thing up and going. Mare-Do-Well, you guide me to where the fuel storage on this thing is. Noble, you fly out beside th' ship and get t' teleport me in and out. Get Lost, yer' on radio duties, keep an eye on what they're doing. Shatara, you pilot th' durned ship. At th' first sign a' trouble, we turn t' fly off soon as possible. Y'might need t' du
  36. [2015-04-29 14:08:22] * Get_Lost "i can do that"
  37. [2015-04-29 14:10:14] <Golden_Dream> dust off th' cannon in yer' pocket if this all goes wrong. I get th' thermite set up over their fuel tank. Bookie, yer' overwatch. When we get close, you tell us everythin' that's happening on th' outside." She digs out and hands him a set of binoculars. "Gotta admit, took some time t' get used t' using these instead of a telescope."
  38. [2015-04-29 14:11:47] * Bookwright reloads his MASER and sets it against the railing beside him as he looks out, searching for threats.
  39. [2015-04-29 14:13:39] <Kkat> 3"Fuel tanks," Mare-Do-Well says. "Plural. It's a big ship."
  40. [2015-04-29 14:14:04] * Shatara nods and takes the controls
  41. [2015-04-29 14:16:42] * CopyCat smiles at Golden_Dream. "That... could work. I can keep everyone in contact with each other without us being overheard... and let Noble share your sight, Goldie, if she needs to find you to teleport you out."
  42. [2015-04-29 14:16:50] * Golden_Dream tilts her head. "Good t' know I get t' dust off all m' hellfire. I'll get crackin' on gettin' th' stuff in th' Dragon's Breath shells and workin' 'em into a fuse somehow. Somebody, get lookin' fer th' cloaking thing."
  43. [2015-04-29 14:18:03] * CopyCat tilts her head at Mare-Do-Well. "What does a Leviathan use as fuel, anyway?"
  44. [2015-04-29 14:18:54] * Golden_Dream rolls her eyes. "Somethin' combustive, and lots of it if I had t' hazard a quess."
  45. [2015-04-29 14:20:07] * Bookwright doesn't stop searching the skies to speak. "Just because it combusts doesn't mean it'll explode. But it will definitely burn happily and be hard to put out, which may be all we need."
  46. [2015-04-29 14:21:56] * Noble_Heart frowns. "It is likely there will be defenders in the engine room. There was an engineer aboard this ship, and it is much smaller than that one."
  47. [2015-04-29 14:29:56] * Golden_Dream gives Noble a look that evokes an image of razor wire, sharp, cutting, and maybe a bit tense. "Yer' also th' one what has th' only "quiet" way t' 'silence' folks. I was thinking that I could jus' borrow Copycat's cloak, but since you're probably gonna need it t' even get us close t' teleport, I reckon you need it more."
  48. [2015-04-29 14:31:51] * Noble_Heart frowns and nods. "We could accompany you within? It is not much harder to transport Ourselves along with others. And We could likely provide a distraction for those onboard while you set the charges."
  49. [2015-04-29 14:31:54] * Get_Lost "looks like there's a lot of ships out there, not just these two... still, they're not asking us to report... so far"
  50. [2015-04-29 14:35:02] * Bookwright mumbles something.
  51. [2015-04-29 14:36:28] * Golden_Dream gives Get a very slightly plaintitive look. "Get, y'might wanna make Noble an ice pack. She's gonna come home with horn strain."
  52. [2015-04-29 14:40:27] * Get_Lost "i fixed the one we already have, i dont' think we have parts for another one... she can use the fixed one..."
  53. [2015-04-29 14:40:43] * Get_Lost "remember to change batteries"
  54. [2015-04-29 14:41:00] * Golden_Dream shakes her head. "I mean th' kind what y' put on yer head."
  55. [2015-04-29 14:42:07] * Get_Lost "oh, it was a joke, silly me... sorry. don't worry, some decent rest should fix her fair and square"
  56. [2015-04-29 14:42:54] * Get_Lost and talking about fixing, the mare is still a mask of death. she pulled out the darts from her own wounds and is slowly regenerating, but it seems quite painful
  57. [2015-04-29 14:45:40] <Kkat> 3Mare-Do-Well considers that. "Umbra-class ship... they're probably under orders to maintain radio silence. Unlike all those other ships, this one is supposed to go unnoticed."
  58. [2015-04-29 14:48:39] * Golden_Dream frowns, then puts a hoof on her shoulder. "I ain't lettin' what happened here happen again. Don't worry."
  59. [2015-04-29 14:49:56] <Kkat> 3Mare-Do-Well looks over Get_Lost. "Hey, are you sure you don't need a doctor. Anything we can do to help?"
  60. [2015-04-29 14:50:39] * Get_Lost shrugs "the phoenix implat is fixing it, it wont' leave scars or stuff, let it work...."
  61. [2015-04-29 14:53:38] * Golden_Dream sighs. "You might have th' hardest job outta all of us, RD. Yer' gonna have t' scout this ship fer th' fuel tanks. If you run into a shaman, run. I ain't gonna be responsible fer' seein' y' hurt again." It really hurt her to see her friends hurt.
  62. [2015-04-29 14:53:39] * CopyCat approaches Get_Lost. "Nonsense. I'm not leaving the care of one my best friends in the hooves of some magic-plant alone. Sit still and let me take a look at you." CopyCat begins to fuss over Get_Lost like a momma cat with her kitten.
  63. [2015-04-29 14:55:58] * Get_Lost 2the implant is fixing me, copy. it hirts but in the end i will be as good as new. don't worry about me. i'm not going to get hurt here."
  64. [2015-04-29 14:56:38] * Bookwright "That implant brings new meaning to the phrase 'physician, heal thyself'."
  65. [2015-04-29 14:58:24] <Kkat> 3Mare-Do-Well nods to Golden Dream, giving Get_Lost another concerned look. "Yeah. I know. I can feel it in you. Doesn't mean it doesn't hurt. You don't deserve to hurt."
  66. [2015-04-29 15:00:03] * Get_Lost "really, i'm fine. now please let me keep an ear on this radio"
  67. [2015-04-29 15:00:59] * CopyCat makes a horse noise and pouts. Then she smiles at Get_Lost as her horn softly glows. "Very well, let me do this at least." She leans forward and gives Get_Lost a kiss on the nose. She giggles. "There. A kiss to make it better. Everypony should get kisses to make things better."
  68. [2015-04-29 15:01:22] * Mare-Do-Well 3then admits to Golden_Dream, "I'm not really sure what leviathans run on. It's not like they can be powered by thunderclouds, like a thunderhead." She adds, "Zebra technology is wierd."
  69. [2015-04-29 15:08:39] * Get_Lost feels better, mutters some sort of thank you and goes on listening
  70. [2015-04-29 15:17:58] <Shatara> "Maybe we could ask the zebra engineer?"
  71. [2015-04-29 15:20:48] * Bookwright "That's a positively pragmatic idea. Take Parlay with you, use your griffin wiles on the zebra."
  72. [2015-04-29 15:25:03] * Get_Lost "don't traumatize parlay! she is quite naive and could get scared..."
  73. [2015-04-29 15:25:16] * Shatara blinkblinks.
  74. [2015-04-29 15:26:01] * Get_Lost "no torture. not being nasty or cruel. unless you want an artificial intelligence learn about inflicting pain"
  75. [2015-04-29 15:34:44] * Shatara just kind of stares at Get_Lost.
  76. [2015-04-29 15:35:37] * Get_Lost would stare back if she had eyes, instead, she simply turns towards shatara and asks "wat"
  77. [2015-04-29 15:36:10] * Get_Lost "i know i'm sexy, but you already know i'm here for a quickie anytime you want..."
  78. [2015-04-29 15:36:43] * Bookwright "Griffins have wiles, right?"
  79. [2015-04-29 15:37:31] * CopyCat blushes.
  80. [2015-04-29 15:40:22] * Get_Lost "so... ah... why are you staring?"
  81. [2015-04-29 15:40:54] * Mare-Do-Well 3doesn't seem to know where to look.
  82. [2015-04-29 15:42:46] * Shatara sighs and goes below.
  83. [2015-04-29 15:48:54] * Get_Lost since any ba cop needs a good cop, follows shatara. without parlay, the radio is useless anyway
  84. [2015-04-29 15:49:38] * Get_Lost "alright, we need a routine here... who wants to be the nice guy?"
  85. [2015-04-29 15:52:47] <Mare-Do-Well> 3Parlay continues to translate the radio. Zebras are relaying coordinates, sightings and engagements. But without knowing the coordinate system they are using, or the code phrases, it doesn't help much. Still, it seems that they fleet is attempting something akin to a dragnet.
  86. [2015-04-29 15:53:37] * Shatara raises his talon.
  87. [2015-04-29 15:53:59] * Get_Lost "this is bad.. the pirates are getting in a trap..." starts checking the radio, looks for a couple of wires and starts tweaking "give me a moment"
  88. [2015-04-29 15:56:32] * Golden_Dream shakes of her anxiety. "Alright, Noble. Are y' ready?"
  89. [2015-04-29 15:59:19] * Noble_Heart frowns. "We are as ready as We will get."
  90. [2015-04-29 16:00:18] * Golden_Dream tilts her head. "Alright, everyone. Gird yer'selves and hands t' stations. We're about t' get crazy."
  91. [2015-04-29 16:02:14] * CopyCat nods at Noble_Heart and Golden_Dream and passes Goldie their Stealth Cloak. "Be careful, okay?"
  92. [2015-04-29 16:03:28] * Get_Lost turns on the radio frequencies used by the pirates and starts sending a message "to every ship. you are being corralled. the roaman's navy is closing you in a circle. your better option is to quickly regroup and spearhead throug their line until they are sparse"
  93. [2015-04-29 16:03:48] * Get_Lost "i'll try to buy some time confusing them..."
  94. [2015-04-29 16:07:27] <Mare-Do-Well> 3A voice responds. Mwana's. "Thanks! ...Get_Lost? Thank you for the warning. I'll pass it on."
  95. [2015-04-29 16:12:01] * Bookwright "This is gonna get a lot worse before it gets much better."
  96. [2015-04-29 16:16:05] <Get_Lost> ACTION "good luck guys" the mare moves on the roaman's frequencies again "parlay, please translate" the mare coughs a little, then starts with a serious voice "to all frequencies, distress call to all frequencies! our captain suddenly turned into some sort of black and green bug and killed everyone on the deck! please send help! our coordina- oh, oh no, the door! barricade that do- no! you're not taking me ali-" turns off the radio, lettin
  97. [2015-04-29 16:17:02] * Get_Lost turns off the radio, letting it give statics for 6 or 10 seconds, then turn it on on mute, to listen
  98. [2015-04-29 16:17:50] <Mare-Do-Well> 3A brief investigation turns up the zebra's name for the ship: /Eclipsis/
  99. [2015-04-29 16:20:23] <Mare-Do-Well> 3There is considerable "What was that?!" reactions on the radio, only to be cut quickly off by a someone saying "The enemy has our frequency. They're trying to distract and confuse us. Switch to frequency three."
  100. [2015-04-29 16:23:34] * Bookwright continues watching the skies.
  101. [2015-04-29 16:27:55] <Mare-Do-Well> 3Meanwhile, the zebra engineer is still where Shatara and Golden_Dream left her. Well, actually, she's wiggle-crawled most of the way across the floor. But she is still well bound and doesn't appear to have been able to do anything untoward.
  102. [2015-04-29 16:29:18] * Golden_Dream starts to slowly wander over to the engineer. "Hey. Stop tryin't t' wiggle outta this."
  103. [2015-04-29 16:34:07] * Get_Lost whistles merrily while looking for the new frequency. when she get it, smiles "gotcha..." turns the raio on and goes on "no, really! the captain of the ship we captured turned into some sort of bug when we killed her. she idn't ask for mercy and didn't get it. a honorable death." pauses for a moment "greetings from equestria, stripes. we are back. war is not over"
  104. [2015-04-29 16:35:48] <Mare-Do-Well> 3The engineer shoots Golden_Dream a nasty look.
  105. [2015-04-29 16:37:47] <Mare-Do-Well> 3The radio explodes with chatter, again of the WTF variety. This time, it takes longer for command to establish order.
  106. [2015-04-29 16:38:52] * Get_Lost has the radio turned on passive mode again "they could be triangulating us at this point. we better move a bit"
  107. [2015-04-29 16:39:16] * Golden_Dream sighs. "I don't suppose y' speak Equestrian?"
  108. [2015-04-29 16:39:32] * Get_Lost "still, if they break the formation, we give the pirates a better chance"
  109. [2015-04-29 16:40:09] * Shatara tries to smile diplomatically to the zebra. "Parlez-vous griffon?"
  110. [2015-04-29 16:43:09] * CopyCat hoof-claps for Get_Lost. "Well done! That'll give them a lot to think about. And it'll be extra hassle for the communication zebras in their high-stress task! Go team!"
  111. [2015-04-29 16:44:11] <Mare-Do-Well> 3The zebra makes no sign of understanding either Equestrian or griffin.
  112. [2015-04-29 16:45:02] <Mare-Do-Well> 3Either she doesn't understand, or she is playing willfully ignorant.
  113. [2015-04-29 16:47:45] * Golden_Dream groans, then starts heading to... What constitutes as a kitchen to cook something up.
  114. [2015-04-29 17:07:11] * Mare-Do-Well 3thinks aloud, "Maybe we should take her back? We know plenty of zebras who speak zebra. Either that, or try Get_Lost's machine."
  115. [2015-04-29 17:13:13] * Golden_Dream starts to make skewers, but then decides she doesn't want the prisoner near anything sharp. Something that can be consumed bite after bite. Maybe some country fried patty po'boy's? That sounds good. "I say we should have th' two alicorns at 'er. Big and intimidating, one's nice, th' other's a pain in m' flank."
  116. [2015-04-29 17:15:26] * CopyCat nodnods at Golden_Dream. "Yes! Mistress Flankpain, at your service."
  117. [2015-04-29 17:17:24] * Golden_Dream rolls her eyes. "I think yer' too nice t' be mistress Flankpain. Yer' gonna be th' one what brings in food and feeds her. Don't let her loose.
  118. [2015-04-29 17:24:28] * CopyCat sticks her tongue out and then trots off daintily to see to their prisoner. "Oh, you don't have to worry about that, Goldie. I like my zebra... tied up."
  119. [2015-04-29 17:26:24] * Shatara watches the prisoner and fidgets uncomfortably.
  120. [2015-04-29 17:28:35] * Golden_Dream starts plating food. "Oh, and ask Shatara what kinda meat he wants and where it can be gotten!" She asks, frying up patties of diced vegetables and getting ready to make some sawmill gravy with the burnt bits, some flour, water, and gumption.
  121. [2015-04-29 17:28:44] <Golden_Dream> (Also, pepper.)
  122. [2015-04-29 17:31:10] * Mare-Do-Well 3forlornly watches Golden_Dream cook.
  123. [2015-04-29 17:31:33] * Bookwright comes down into the mess. "Mmm, something smells good."
  124. [2015-04-29 17:35:38] * Mare-Do-Well 3sighs. "I miss food."
  125. [2015-04-29 17:36:17] * Golden_Dream tosses the patties onto some thick cut bread. "Y'know I'm not gonna make all this and /not/ have you at least have a bite. Not gonna have you worse treated than th' prisoner." Drizzles in pepper gravy. Some slaw on the side. Froggy luxury.
  126. [2015-04-29 17:37:48] * Bookwright "Mmm, Golden I never want to live in a universe where you aren't doing good home cookin'. All this needs is something nice to wash it down with. Water is so plain..."
  127. [2015-04-29 17:39:00] * CopyCat ignores all zebra protests and starts to braid the engineer's mane. "Your hair is such a mess! So many tangles... and this grease!" CopyCat gets out her brush and gets to work. "This will be a monumental task, but it will be worth it in the end," she tells her victim sweetly.
  128. [2015-04-29 17:41:59] * Golden_Dream looks around. "Well, there's th' cherry whiskey in th' wagon. We got wine. And we might have some sparkle left. If you wait a little while, I could probably make y' some fruit tea with them preserves."
  129. [2015-04-29 17:43:29] * Bookwright "Darn, I was hoping there would be apple cider."
  130. [2015-04-29 17:44:26] <Golden_Dream> "Gimme some apples, and I'll churn some out."
  131. [2015-04-29 17:45:23] * Bookwright "I don't think we have any apples. Unless you got some in the Silos?"
  132. [2015-04-29 17:46:09] <Golden_Dream> "Naw, I don't even think they /have/ apples in th' Zebra lands."
  133. [2015-04-29 17:48:35] * CopyCat brushie brushie brushes.
  134. [2015-04-29 17:49:08] * Mare-Do-Well 3blinks. "No apples? AJ would call this a heathen land." She pauses. "Well, no she wouldn't."
  135. [2015-04-29 17:51:48] * Golden_Dream plates the food, one in particular left in front of the door where they keep the prisoner on a towel without any dishware. She wasn't going to give her any sharp things. She then sits back down on the chow halls, takes a bite, nods, then points at her head.
  136. [2015-04-29 17:56:48] * CopyCat pretties up the zebra captive!
  137. [2015-04-29 17:57:03] * Bookwright digs in and his eyes roll heavenwards. "Oooh, this is delicious. Thank you for cooking, Golden."
  138. [2015-04-29 17:58:42] * Golden_Dream slumps a little. "No point goin' int' th' breach again on a empty stomach."
  139. [2015-04-29 17:59:25] * Golden_Dream looks up at Mare-Do-Well. "Alright, go fer' it."
  140. [2015-04-29 18:06:09] * Mare-Do-Well 3smiles. "You're amazing, Golden_Dream!" she says in awe. Then jumps in...
  141. [2015-04-29 18:06:16] <Mare-Do-Well> 3--- End of Session ---
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