Somber #4

[18:21:57]	Somber	The four companions are trying to get their hooves together in Spark Town. The massive power plant was now a cavernous hold for the ponies that called it home; the rude and rocous rocker ponies. Wanderlust and Edna poured over the broken generator and managed to get the terminals on line, but found themselves stymed by a lack of scrap electronics. Edna
[18:22:34]	found some cheep local booze and found herself stymed by inebriation. And Shimmershy snuck off with a plan of her own to try and get some caps....
[18:35:11]	When Night_Wind and Edna get ready to leave, Wander spots a new band taking the stage... well... actually it's the band the performed an hour ago where the lead singer sounded like he had his nuts in a blender. But now there's a new singer... and it's someone they know. Shimmershy is standing there looking rocked out like the other three. And the anouncer
[18:36:24]	gets a card and says "It's new walk on talent! Morphis Eclipse! Let's find out how much they suck!" And the audience begins to boo and shout for Livewire or Strobe to take the stage.
[18:36:49]	The band gives Shimmershy a snort and a shrug, as if saying they were REALLY used to all this.
[18:41:19]	Wanderlust	lets his jaw drop. Shimmershy was on stage? But... how? When? He hopes for her sake this goes better than he expects, he recalls how they tended to treat bad musicians...
[18:41:21]	Night_Wind	blinks in surprise that the quiet mare is actually going to go through with it despite all the warnings. Well, she may as well cheer properly for this crowd. "You go, Shimmer! Knock the fuckers dead!"
[18:43:45]	Shimmershy	gave a nervous look out at the crowd, the boos and jibes weren't very pleasant for her. But she was here to do something, and wasn't going to run away just because the locals weren't too friendly. She took a deep breath and straightened herself up as she closed her eyes. A brief moment of stillness before she burst out into song, a decidedly more metal change from her
	usual shy and nervous disposition.
[18:46:23]	Somber	The band begins to rock out, the unicorn lead guitarist doing a decent job playing the classic and familiar tunes. The bassist keeps everything going steady. The buffalo's rythem is solid. And the lead singer... wasn't that bad. Not great, certainly, but decent as she sang....
[18:49:32]	Shimmershy	o/` Hush now! / Quiet now! / Time to lay your sleepy head! / Said 'Shout now! / Scream now! / Time to rock and party!' / Swingin' and singin'! / Exciting night all ahead! / Let the joy of metal find you! / Said 'Shout now! / Scream now! / Time to rock and party!' / Never time to go to bed! o/`
[18:52:26]	Edna_Stonetalon	jaw hits the ground as she realizes it's Shimmershy singing "Is that our Shimmer?"
[18:52:46]	Somber	Yeah! The crowd is... surprised. Not wow'ed, certainly, but definitely better than what they had expected. They got two "You suck" shouts, but more than a few stomps. From the looks on the players faces, this was more than they ever got! When they finished playing their song, they were escorted off. The sour looking mare who ran the stage passed out
[18:53:04]	caps to each of them... "Heh... you sucked, but you didn't suck bad... here."
[18:53:48]	Wanderlust	hasnt moved, jaw still hanging. Shimmer wasn't half bad... and he didn't even like this kind of music!
[18:54:58]	Shimmershy	happily accepted the caps and gave an enthusiastic smile to the band, before shuffling her forehoof and wilting a little. "Eheh. S-sorry I didn't do very well. I've never.. Um... Never actually sung for an audience before... A-and not heard that much music like that." She fidgets a little nervously and packs the caps away, breathing a sigh of relief they didn't end up
[18:54:59]	getting shot off the stage.
[18:55:34]	Edna_Stonetalon	throws up a \m/ for no real reason
[18:57:02]	Somber	"Dudette, no prob. It was a walk on. No sweat. And, like, no getting shot at." The bassist said calmly. The guitarist grinned and nodded. "Yeah. That was the best part!" Then the unicorn guitar player asks shimmer, "You have plans on sticking around a bit? We can do a walk on set once a night. Maybe get Live Wire to let us do an actual concert. Or
[18:57:23]	Night_Wind	is all smiles, waiting with Edna near the stage exit. "Now that was rocking! At least that's about my speed. You did great!" she says and shakes the hooves of the band members before embracing Shimmer.
[18:57:38]	Somber	the battle of the bands, even." The buffalo huffs and starts chanting 'Bat-tle! Bat-tle! Bat-tle!"
[18:58:37]	Edna_Stonetalon	pokes Shimmershy still not believing it was her on stage "Are you a spy?"
[18:59:34]	Shimmershy	blushes and taps her forehooves together. "W-well probably not really long. But my friends are heading out to get some supplies to help fix the number two generator, I think. S-so we'll be here another day or two at least." She blushes a little and gives a nervous smile. "M-maybe we can perform again tomorrow? It was-" She squeaked in surprise at the sudden hug from Night
	Wind and the poking of Edna, her face turning bright red as she folded her ears back. Her mane was done up in a mowhawk and she looked like she was covered in tattoos.
[19:01:17]	Somber	"Sure. Whenever you want." Clearly rock didn't involve things like 'practice'. You could either do it or not. The band walks off, elated at actually getting paid for not sucking!
[19:01:28]	Wanderlust	eventually shakes off the shock and rejoins the others. He hangs back a bit and watches the others poke and hug the timid pony, no need to smother her. He does snicker a bit at the mowhawk and tattoos, she looked a little silly.
[19:08:16]	Shimmershy	gently pulls away from Night Wind. "Um... I... Uh... I need to go get cleaned up..." She gives a nervous smile and pulls away, heading for the little filly's room. Or the big, angry mare's room, as the case may be, in a place like this.
[19:08:55]	Edna_Stonetalon	still poking Shimmershy "You should keep that look. It's adorable on you." blink blinks "What were we doin again?"
[19:09:48]	Night_Wind	smiles and lets the shy mare back off. "No problem...though Edna does have a point. At least while we're here that might earn you some respect."
[19:10:46]	turns to Edna. "Crashed Raptor, scavenge it for parts. Looting for fun and profit. Sound familiar?"
[19:12:00]	Edna_Stonetalon	facetalons "Oh right. Sounds like a good idea. Why do I have the feeling that I did something /horrible/ today?"
[19:13:31]	Night_Wind	taps her chin with her hoof. "Horrible...horrible... Oh! You sang that song again. Yes, I believe that would count as horrible for you."
[19:13:38]	Shimmershy	blushes and shuffles a little at Edna's suggestion. "Um... M-maybe. It doesn't.. Doesn't really suit me, most of the time, though." She shuffles off towards the bathroom, returning a short time later back to her usual self. Giving a nervous sort of smile.
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[19:15:26]	Edna_Stonetalon	cringes "What song?" she is almost dreading the answer
[19:17:01]	Night_Wind	shrugs at Shimmer as she walks away then answers Edna, "Oh you know. o/` When I was a little filly, and the sun was going do-own..."
[19:18:19]	Wanderlust	snickers behind Edna.
[19:18:51]	Edna_Stonetalon	turns bright red "No. No!" shouting to the ceiling " *NOOOO!!* "
[19:19:45]	Night_Wind	stops singing though the damage appears to have already been done. Nothing left to do but duck her head and say, "Sorry...but you did ask."
[19:20:28]	Wanderlust	can barely suppress his laughter. "Please, don't be sorry. That's hilarious!"
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[19:21:51]	Shimmershy	giggles a little bit and blushes harder. "Um... It's.... You're a good singer?"
[19:22:12]	Edna_Stonetalon	storms up to Wamderlust still bright red "I had words for you. ...Just don't remember what. If you tell /anyone/ about this."
[19:22:33]	Somber	Once the embaressment was past, the companions asked around about the crashed raptor. Through a mixture of politeness on Shimmer's part and funky freakiness on Nightwind, you find the ship crashed five miles or so to the south. Wanderlust's PipBuck chirped and a tag magically appeared on the area map.... how did it know where to go based on that brief
[19:23:04]	description.... in any case, they now had a location they could head to if they wanted to investigate.
[19:27:10]	Night_Wind	smiles and takes a bow. "Thank you, but I think I'll leave the singing to the experts. Come on, let's go." And with a wink, she turns to go hunting for answers. "Hmmm...southwest?" she murmurs surveying the map. "Well, at least it's not near Peach. Shall we give it a try?"
[19:27:31]	Wanderlust	smiles cheekily at Edna. "Don't worry, your secret is safe with me!" He snickers again. "Little filly..."
[19:28:56]	Edna_Stonetalon	stamers for moment "Oi! I remember now. I knows you were eyeing my flank the whole way here. ... And I ain't no filly. I'm a griffin"
[19:31:04]	Shimmershy	shuffles about talking to folks about the crash, nervously tapping her hooves together as she meets back up with the others. "M-maybe we should wait for the morning? O-on the other hoof, I didn't make enough to pay for everyone another night. A-and we wouldn't want to be exhausted when we got there in the afternoon tomorrow... I-if we waited."
[19:31:11]	Wanderlust	chokes mid chuckle, a bright red blush across his muzzle. "What?! I wasn't...! It's not...! I was just watching a veteran mercenary to see how to get better! I'm not a pervert" He shouts defensively.
[19:31:49]	Night_Wind	is pointedly looking in any direction but at Edna when she mentions looking at her flanks, even though it was Wander she was accusing.
[19:32:53]	Edna_Stonetalon	"Secrets and lies! I knows that look"
[19:34:25]	Somber	The night had some music that ranged from the horrible to the better to the good and finally the amazing. A white unicorn with blazing red tattoos and a fiery red and orange mane too the stage and the crowd went crazy. This was Livewire, the leader of the town. She didn't scream on about hate, death, and fucking... well... not exclusively. But also on
[19:34:38]	Wanderlust	finds himself incredibly flustered and unable to form proper words. He wasn't looking at her like that, but how in the world was he going to convince her? He gives up and just groans while sinking to the floor and covering his head with his hooves.
[19:36:04]	Somber	pride and strength and how no one would ever tell them what to do again. Livewire performed for an hour and then things started to wind back down again. The bands packed up and the rock was piped in again. When dawn arrived, most were heading off to bed, leaving them to trot south and find the crashed sky ship.
[19:36:20]	Edna_Stonetalon	"Ha! I was right. Never argue with a drunk"
[19:37:06]	Shimmershy	listens to what Livewire was singing about curiously. Shuffling her forehooves together as she mulled over what little she knew about the town. Mostly just spending her time waiting for dawn. Finally she moved towards where her friends were gathering. "S-so we're ready..?"
[19:39:44]	Wanderlust	is rather subdued this morning, trying to look anywhere but at Edna. "I'm ready..." he mumbles into the ground, looking over his rifle.
[19:41:40]	Night_Wind	normally wouldn't bother waiting up to listen to heavy metal music, but...well, everyone seemed to think highly of this Livewire pony, so she couldn't help being curious...and it only takes one song to get her hooked. That and the mare has some seriously sweet flanks and really knows how to shake her tail. Not that she's the only person in the audience with that opinion,
	she reminds herself as she glances at the cheering throng. No, she's pretty, but also pretty much out of her league.
[19:42:25]	Somber	The sexual tension too much to bear any longer, the companions head out! South of the power plant was a large high hill. They made their way up it further and further until they reached the top and then... for the first time, they really saw it. Appleanta. The city was dozens of tall buildings covered with what looked to be all kinds of strange growth,
[19:43:56]	yet it was still intact. But the thing that was utterly impossible to miss was the sight of the tower in the middle. Everypony had seen the SPP towers without clouds around them... some folks thought they looked like trees... others mushrooms... but what rose from the center of Appleanta was no SPP tower any of them had ever seen before. It loomed, twice
[19:45:17]	Edna_Stonetalon	holds her head and groans as she walks along "Why did I think it was a good idea to chug a whole bottle of whiskey?"
[19:45:53]	Somber	was massive as any tower they'd ever seen. Even from twenty miles away they could see huge pipes snaking off it. The edges that normally feathered out gracefully now drooped like the rotting leaves of a willow tree, with dark mung hanging from the branches in rotting tatters. All around it, the haze in the air seemed to undulate, as if the gargantuan tower
[19:45:56]	were silently breathing.
[19:47:10]	Edna_Stonetalon	"Lovely ominous tower in the distance. Bet we're gunna have to go there and blow it up or something"
[19:48:07]	Shimmershy	stares up at the massive tower quietly a long, long time, watching the way it waved and wiggled and seemed to expand and contract. Her gaze slowly moving back down to the city, scanning briefly for the shape of a much smaller tree. There was no way to be sure they could even see it from here, but she had to try.
[19:48:37]	Wanderlust	grins at Edna and then remembers he's not supposed to be looking at her and stares at the ground. "Bet there's a lot of really valuable pre-war technology in there, we'd make a fortune if we could salvage some."
[19:49:55]	Somber	On a far less dramatic note, to the south they could see the edge of the madwood and past that the rusty lump of the crashed raptor.
[19:50:54]	Night_Wind	nods glumly at Edna's comment. "Or worse - go inside to make it start working right. We are not comforted by that haze around it. It's likely more of that dangerous black...stuff we flew through."
[19:51:50]	Wanderlust	shrugs. "We've lived through it once."
[19:52:41]	Shimmershy	shuffles her forehoof against her other foreleg nervously, looking towards the ground. "... A mistake from the past..." She bites her lower lip and scrunches her nose a bit.
[19:55:34]	Edna_Stonetalon	groans in frustration "Why did I com here again?"
[19:57:02]	Night_Wind	raises her eyebrow at Wander. "We survived because we were safe within a shield bubble that was more like a soap bubble. We would rather not find out what happens if it gets popped."
[19:57:42]	Edna_Stonetalon	"Think we already know what happens"
[19:58:05]	Wanderlust	smiles back at Night_Wind. "Neither would I, but there has to be something worthwhile in there. Maybe we could even find a way to get rid of it."
[19:59:08]	Night_Wind	nods grimly at Edna and makes ready to move on.
[20:02:34]	Somber	As you continue south the group encounters the edge of the Madwood Blight... and see something astonishing! The lush and tasty greenery is withering before their eyes. The vines shrink and dessicate, the leaves not just drying out, but actually disintigrating into a black powder. The trees groan and creek softly as their bark splits and crackles.
[20:03:23]	Edna_Stonetalon	takes out her rifle "I don't like this"
[20:06:24]	Wanderlust	mimicks Edna, floating his rifle out and checking the magazine quickly. "So... what's the plan?" He asks Edna nervously, forgetting about his embarrassment for the time being.
[20:07:45]	Night_Wind	readies her battle saddle as well, but comments, "We think this might be normal. You may not recall after that binge, but we were told that the blights wither on their own after a while and don't spring up again until the next rain. As long as it stays sunny, we shouldn't have to worry about anything more deadly than the usual wasteland hazards. At least that's what I
[20:07:46]	hope..."
[20:07:52]	Shimmershy	shuffles away from the rapidly dieing trees, only to find herself standing on blackening grass, as she leaps away to try and stay off that too. Shuffling side to side nervously before finally bumping into Night Wind. A moment of panic before she leaps up onto the Alicorn's back, staring down at the frightening way the plants were withering.
[20:09:43]	Edna_Stonetalon	snorts "Right. Lets keep pushing forward. Keep an eye out for anything ..." shrugs "I would say odd but that just isn't descriptive enough. So just keep close and be careful"
[20:11:52]	Wanderlust	manages a strained chuckle as he follows Edna, looking around at the creepy dying vegetation. "Seeing something normal would probably count as odd at this point."
[20:12:18]	Somber	They press onward, the leaves and shrubbery turning to dust as they push through. More and more city began to emerge... cracked and splintered foundations and half erect walls that had been hidden before. Then there was a resounding boom as the trees around them broke in half and began to tumble down in an avalanche of rotting wood. Even falling apart, the
[20:12:36]	chunks of wood weighed over a hundred pounds at least!
[20:12:54]	Edna_Stonetalon	"You're probably right Wander. And stop staring at my ass"
[20:13:25]	Night_Wind	blinks and staggers a couple steps when Shimmer bumps into her. Before she quite manages to wrap a wing around the mare which likely would've only succeeded in dragging them both to the ground, instead Shimmer leaps onto her back and ironically stabilizes her stagger keeping them both upright. "Huh. Uh, are you okay, Shimmer?"
[20:14:09]	Wanderlust	"I'M NOT STARING AT YOUR ASS!" Wanderlust shouts as he nearly drops his gun and the blush comes back.
[20:15:02]	Shimmershy	stares at the collapsing wood all around them, nervously shaking as she stood on Night Wind's back. "It's... It's all dieing... All at once... Just dieing and going away and rotting and vanishing... and... And..." She stammers a few moments in panic.
[20:18:06]	Somber	The falling limbs and trunks batter at them as the trees fall apart around them. A particularly heavy chunk smashes into Nightwind on its way down. Fortunately there was no risk of getting pinned; every second it was getting lighter and weaker. Two minutes after it began, it ended with the ground around them littered with dead trees and branches. Soon,
[20:19:11]	even those were being reduced to powder, till only the ancient stumps and trunks remained. Through the cleared forest they could now see a small lake and the rusty island in the middle.
[20:20:05]	Shimmershy	wobbled heavily as the branches smashed her, stumbling about and falling off Night Wind's back a moment later, covering her face with her forehooves as the heavy tree pieces collapsed around them, whimpering a little bit.
[20:20:19]	Edna_Stonetalon	groans and stands up "Fuck me I'm getting tiered of this place. Everyone alright?"
[20:22:53]	Wanderlust	shakes off the dust that used to be branches, grumbling about how nice it would have been if they could have dissolved /before/ landing on him. "I'm alright."
[20:23:34]	Night_Wind	nods to Shimmer, looking at the trees around them...the trees... "The trees!" Her cry comes a bit late as a heavy branch grazes Shimmer and slams down across her back nearly knocking her off her hooves. She gasps and grabs Shimmer up in her telekinesis setting her on her hooves.
[20:25:19]	Shimmershy	eeps, flailing her legs in surprise at suddenly being lifted. Breathing a sigh of relief once she was back on solid ground and shaking her head. "W-we should.... Should keep going. B-before anything worse happens."
[20:27:49]	Somber	They arrived at the small lake with the raptor laying upside down in the middle of it. The armor was a uniform brown color from the rust, the cloud components long ago evaporated away. From the holes blasted in the armor, it was clear that others had breached the wreck a long while back. Still, it might have something useful that less ardent scavengers
[20:27:55]	might have missed.
[20:28:06]	Night_Wind	nods to Shimmer as she eyes the dwindling remains of the decaying forest. "Yeah...yeah, let's go."
[20:29:19]	Edna_Stonetalon	"I really hope this thing is empty. But with our luck we got a full Enclave wing in there."
[20:29:56]	Wanderlust	spirits brighten at the sight of the wreck. "Well, with any luck there'll be plenty of salvage either way. Lets go!"
[20:30:25]	Edna_Stonetalon	"Lets fly over. I'll carry Shimmer. She's smaller"
[20:31:14]	Night_Wind	eyes the rusty wreck. "Well, it shouldn't have any living Enclave inside it. They aren't sea ponies after all." She nods to Edna then turns to Wander lowering herself so he can hop onto her back.
[20:32:14]	Shimmershy	looks down at the lake then up towards Edna, nodding her head nervously. "Um.. Y-yeah.. I don't... I mean. Who knows what's in that water?"
[20:33:03]	Wanderlust	fidgets awkwardly before climbing on. His blush comes back on its own, trying to mind his hooves in case Edna thought he was trying something. Not like he would anyway! He stares straight up at the sky.
[20:33:23]	Wanderlust	(Redact, derp)
[20:34:43]	Night_Wind	shrugs. "We were told that Phage-free water is rare here, and this is a fairly well known location not far from Spark, so it stands to reason that this water is full of Phage. That's reason enough not to swim."
[20:34:53]	Edna_Stonetalon	walks up to Shimmer "And that's why we're flying... hope you wanted a hug." flaps her wing and wraps her arms around Shimmershy, picking her up "Lets make this quick."
[20:35:42]	Somber	The four land on the belly of the overturned raptor. The landing bay doors were cut open and up close the hull appeared battered and warped from impact. The landing bay was a pulverized mess of rusted metal; the ruins of skywagons and tanks piled up in jumbled heaps. From the campfire and old matresses, clearly this place had been used as a camp at one
[20:35:50]	Wanderlust	climbs up onto Night_Wind's back, feeling awkward about his hooves leaving the ground. "You aren't going to drop me or anything right?" He asks nervously.
[20:37:11]	Somber	time... and from the bones in those matresses something had been deadly here. From here, they could eager go back towards the engines, or forward towards the crew quarters and the bridge. One thing was clear... from the half submerged hallways... they were gonna have to get wet if they went anywhere.
[20:38:02]	Night_Wind	smiles as she leaps into the air and begins flapping her wings. "We promise no intentional barrel rolls." A sudden cross wind sets her banking sharply and nearly dumps Wander off her back. "Oops! Ah heh...accidental barrel rolls however...well, I'll try..."
[20:38:11]	Shimmershy	eeps in surprise at being picked up again, even knowing it was coming didn't make it a whole lot easier. Wiggling her hooves a little moments before landing and breathing quickly. She gave a nervous smile back up to Edna. "Th-thanks." Slowly taking a moment to take in the surroundings.
[20:38:12]	Edna_Stonetalon	peers in and sees the bones "Oh joy bones."
[20:38:38]	put Shimmer down first
[20:40:43]	Wanderlust	clings to Night_Winds back in a death grip, panic permanently etched into his face. "P-Please don't do that again..." he whispers through his teeth.
[20:41:41]	Night_Wind	swiftly lands and stares at the waterlogged interior with an unhappy twist to her lips. "You can get down now...though I'm not sure why we bothered to fly at this point."
[20:42:42]	Edna_Stonetalon	sighs "Fumbles what did you do to him? Looks like he's about to wet himself"
[20:42:47]	Wanderlust	eventually realizes they've landed and scrambles off Night_Wind's back like his life depended on it. "Oh sweet solid ground...or close enough."
[20:44:22]	Shimmershy	rubs her forehooves together nervously, peering down into the water and darkness. "Um... W-well... Maybe... Maybe Night Wind c-can make it through some of the water and see if it's safe? Th-there's got to be other pockets of air... Right?"
[20:44:27]	Night_Wind	blinks innocently. "I didn't do anything! It was that boreal wind that did it! Darn things have had it in for me for years..."
[20:45:53]	Edna_Stonetalon	smiles and shakes her head "Sure winds. It's a mess in here. Can you hold a shield that can keep out water?"
[20:47:50]	Shimmershy	scratches a forehoof on the ground and looks down. "Um... M-maybe just two of us should go look around, w-while the other two stay here..? N-Night Wind can teleport, r-right?" She looks up to the Alicorn, "S-so you could get back without having to swim it..."
[20:48:03]	Wanderlust	eyes the rusted hulks that used to be tanks with yearning while trying to bury the memories of being upside down and airborne. "If only we could get something like that working again..." he mumbles to himself, not paying any attention to the important conversation.
[20:49:16]	Night_Wind	blinks as she considers Edna's question. "Er...I never really tried." She briefly powers up her shield and steps towards the water, stopping with her hooves still on dry ground and her shield...well, it makes some nice ripples, but the water isn't pushed back. "I guess not," she answers as she drops her shield.
[20:49:42]	Edna_Stonetalon	shrugs "Was worth a try"
[20:53:03]	Night_Wind	hesitates a moment. "Um...before we go dipping ourselves in potentially hazardous waste-filled water, perhaps we should make sure all our cuts and scrapes are sealed?"
[20:54:05]	Edna_Stonetalon	"That's the best idea I've heard all day"
[20:55:24]	Shimmershy	nods her head, still more than a little bruised and cut from the falling trees. "Um... W-well, Night and Edna can fly. S-so maybe you should take a look around the wreckage t-to see if there's any windows or anything we could get in through other than here..?"
[20:55:32]	Wanderlust	is pre-occupied daydreaming about rolling around in a tank.
[20:58:41]	Night_Wind	nods to Shimmer. "That's an excellent idea! Still, if someone would be so kind..." She wiggles her scratched flanks then stretches out a well scratched leg.
[21:00:09]	Edna_Stonetalon	extends her wings "I'm gunna go take a look around to see if there are any other ways in" and takes to the air circling the wreck
[21:02:11]	Wanderlust	takes a few seconds to come out of his daydream, having caught snippets of the conversation. "...huh? Healing? I can do..." He sees Night_Wind stretching, blushes hard, and stares at the deck. "...I know a healing spell." he finishes lamely.
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[21:05:22]	Shimmershy	smiles and moves up towards Wanderlust, nervously fidgeting at the ground briefly. "C-can you heal Night Wind and yourself..? I think... I think you two have the best chances of success."
[21:08:40]	Wanderlust	nods and walks over to Night_Wind, hurriedly touching his horn to her shoulder and focusing a healing spell onto her. He does the same to himself before turning back to Shimmershy. "I can heal you as well, if you'd like."
[21:10:05]	Edna_Stonetalon	returns "Right found a hatch that looks like it leads to the bridge. Need someone to come with me who knows how to hack a terminal. Just in case"
[21:13:44]	Shimmershy	looks down at her wounds and bites her lower lip. "If... If it's okay..?" She looks back up to Wanderlust nervously. "B-but I don't... I don't think it'd be a good idea for more of us than have to to go into the water..."
[21:15:34]	Wanderlust	smiles at Shimmershy. "Don't worry, just a precaution." He walks over and casts the spell on Shimmershy and Edna before she can ask or complain.
[21:16:44]	Shimmershy	scuffles a forehoof at Edna's request. "Um... I don't... I don't really know much of anything about hacking or science. S-sorry." She lowered her head sadly.
[21:19:17]	Night_Wind	smiles as Wander's healing energies run through her, not only sealing her cuts but healing them away entirely. "Thank you, Wander!" She turns to Edna then and tilts her head. "A hatch? How big?"
[21:20:39]	Edna_Stonetalon	"I'm fine Wander. Didn't need to do that." and turning to Night_Wind "I'm not sure you'll fit. You are kinda big"
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[21:21:25]	Shimmershy	taps her chin and tilts her head to one side. "S-so Night could open the door and Wanderlust could inspect the contents... Maybe?" She bit her lower lip nervously, unsure if that would work.
[21:22:56]	Night_Wind	hmphs! "Dost thou criticize our flanks? Verily our flanks are quite trim for our size! See?" she retorts then turns and shoves her rump towards Edna's face.
[21:24:39]	Edna_Stonetalon	pushes Night_Wind's rump out of her face "Yes your ass is nice. But I mean the hatch is small. You're gunna have trouble fitting"
[21:25:34]	Wanderlust	rolls his eyes at Night_Wind. She was a strange one sometimes...
[21:27:05]	Night_Wind	pouts a bit, still looking put out, but she lets it slide. "Well then, show us this terminal. We will see..." And with that she leaps into the air.
[21:27:59]	Shimmershy	eeps, waiving a forehoof as Night Wind takes to the air. "W-wait! We shouldn't... Shouldn't leave anyone alone. There's dangerous things here... I-if those bones are any indication..."
[21:29:48]	Edna_Stonetalon	facetalons "Fuck. Well then why don't the two of you wait here. Mite be some good salvage in them tanks." and takes off after Night_Wind
[21:30:12]	Somber	The hatch was some kind of emergency escape hatch, almost rusted shut but Edna had pushed it open enough to peek through. It dropped down into the nose of the Raptor and the large bridge. Flipped on its back, the command seat and consols were submerged, but a precarious edge would keep a cautious pony out of the water. While it was clear somepony had tried
[21:31:47]	to salvage, most of the bridge had been left intact; likely because most wastelanders couldn't tell one part from another. If they had a power source like a spark battery, they could try and get a terminal going. Otherwise they could try and remove the raptor's memory bank and wire it up back at Spark Town. There was a risk of damaging it in removing it
[21:31:50]	though...
[21:33:37]	Shimmershy	slowly moved away to begin shuffling through the crashed sky chariots and tanks. She didn't expect to find anything with a wreck which had already been picked over. But it was better than just standing around waiting...
[21:34:19]	Night_Wind	lets Edna take the lead once she's in the air, and she follows the kittybird's tail to the hatch. "Hmmm...we see what you mean," she murmurs once she sets down next to the small opening. "Do you really think my flanks look nice?" she asks with an almost shy blush.
[21:35:50]	Wanderlust	follows Shimmershy, eager to see if any of the tanks had useful components left in them. He still wishes he could put one back together...
[21:36:23]	Edna_Stonetalon	pulls the hatch open the rest of the way "See small hatch" blushes a bit at the question "Umm.. yes. You have a magnificent flank"
[21:39:02]	Shimmershy	picks through the wreckage with little success until she turns over one of the piles of rusted junk to find a badly weathered ammunition case. A brief tug-of-war and it came free, liberating the ammunition inside... And a large, heavy magical spark battery. "W-well I guess we can sell it..?"
[21:40:01]	Night_Wind	gives a happy little whinny and almost prances in place. "Really? Our mother said so, I mean our new mother, but we weren't sure because mothers always say that, but I mean you really do?" She hesitates looking at the nonplussed griffon. "Oh, I should be getting in there, shouldn't I? Ah...right!" And with that she carefully tries to stick her head and forehooves through,
	hoping to set them down safely on the dry floor.
[21:41:05]	Edna_Stonetalon	"Can't you just teliport in?"
[21:42:02]	tries not to stare
[21:42:18]	Wanderlust	finds a small pouch that had fallen between a few rusty armor plates with a couple caps in it. One of the small plates looks like its in decent condition as well. He grins as he grabs the metal. "I can see it now, I'll build my tank yet!"
[21:43:49]	Night_Wind	gets halfway through the hatch, her flanks and tail wiggling in the air when Edna's question makes her pause. "Oh...you're right, I was going to do that wasn't AIIIEEE!" Abruptly her rear hooves lose their traction and she slides through splashing down into the shallow water with a splash.
[21:44:47]	Edna_Stonetalon	facetalons "Fuck!" and hops in after her
[21:45:10]	Somber	The water was a bit deeper than just shallow, but it was cold and dirty and slimy. Least it made it easier to locate where the Raptor memory would be found.
[21:48:30]	Night_Wind	splutters and shakes the water from her hair. "That...could have gone better. Good thing Wander healed me up first! Okay, well, let's find that memory core..."
[21:50:05]	Edna_Stonetalon	sighs and shakes her head "And that's we call you Fumbles. Lets make this quick I don't like this place"
[21:57:55]	=-=	Arcane_Scroll[A] is now known as Arcane_Scroll
[22:00:07]	Night_Wind	stands in the middle of the partially submerged room and looks around, her eyes taking on a faraway look. "Raptor Ventus copy that. We are ETA 10 minutes for rendezvous at waypoint Charlie. All clear ahead," she mutters then shakes her head. "Er, the memory core ought to be..." She looks around again, her eyes more focused now. "...there! Hmmm...that could be tricky."
[22:03:40]	Edna_Stonetalon	"What you mumbling about?"
[22:04:52]	Somber	The memory talisman was a delicate piece of equipment. Truly a wonder of engineering that could store countless different pieces of data. It was held in by four pins, but did they screw clockwise or counter clockwise?
[22:07:06]	Night_Wind	shakes her head as she stares at the state of the console. "The access panel opens up okay, but the retaining bracket looks badly rusted and...I'm not sure how to safely remove it. Maybe Wander...?" She blinks and looks over at Edna. "Mumbling? Was I mumbling?"
[22:07:54]	Edna_Stonetalon	"Nothing. Think you could teliport me back to the hanger and then back with Wander? I don't want to leave anyone alone"
[22:09:43]	Night_Wind	frowns and shakes her head. "I can teleport both of us, but it's not without a cost and you seem to be able to get in and out easy enough. I should be fine for a minute or two." Just to be on the safe side though, she does move to the point farthest from the water.
[22:10:22]	=-=	Arcane_Scroll is now known as Arcane_Scroll[A]
[22:10:52]	Edna_Stonetalon	"But that would leave Shimmer by herself. Lets just go back and I'll bring Wander over"
[22:12:35]	Night_Wind	sighs and reaches up to crawl out of the escape hatch. Surely she isn't as likely to fall climbing out as she was climbing in!
[22:13:35]	Edna_Stonetalon	stands beneath her and braces herself to catch Night_Wind incase she fell back in
[22:15:20]	Night_Wind	safely wriggles free of the hatch and up onto the hull. "Okay, now let's go get the others," she says once Edna follows her up, and she takes off towards the hangar area.
[22:16:05]	Edna_Stonetalon	follows Night_Wind back to the hanger "Hey Wander got a job for ya"
[22:18:14]	Wanderlust	looks up from his spot on the deck, his daydream disrupted. "Sure thing, what's up? And why is Night_Wind all wet?" He asks, noting that the alicorn is still dripping a bit.
[22:18:58]	Shimmershy	looks up as the others returned, shuffling her forehooves a little nerously. The spark battery was still siting infront of her, having not bothered to put it away yet. Though the magical weapon batteries were safely stowed. "S-so did you find a way in?" She looked towards Night Wind nervously.
[22:19:04]	Edna_Stonetalon	"You're asking why the alicorn we nicknamed 'Fumbles' is wet?"
[22:22:32]	Wanderlust	sighs. "Fair point, I just assumed she'd be a bit more careful around this water. Lets get going then."
[22:23:54]	Edna_Stonetalon	"Got this talisman that should tell us what happened here. And..." cringing a bit "I'm gunna have to carry you"
[22:25:40]	Somber	The pair head back to the escape hatch. Fortunately with his smaller size and her levitation, he manages to get into the bridge without being dipped, but the footing is very hazardous. He's going to have to be careful to avoid slipping.
[22:25:44]	Night_Wind	blushes and shuffles her own hooves much like Shimmer.
[22:26:32]	Shimmershy	breathes quietly as Wanderlust and Edna head back, walking along the hull of the ship nearby but staying outside. "I... Um... I hope this all works..."
[22:26:42]	Night_Wind	happily assists Wander through the hatch and to a dry spot to stand, her telekinesis thankfully much steadier than her hooves.
[22:27:07]	Edna_Stonetalon	shows Wander the talisman "This one"
[22:28:42]	Somber	Well... it should be a simple matter to twist and... um... it should just twist out... TWISSSST... and suddenly there was a resounding pop and a tinkling noise as the memory talisman crumbled into a heap of broken crystal in his hooves.
[22:29:08]	Wanderlust	spends the entire trip looking at the hull plates and deck, looking at Edna only to see where the talisman in question is. He pulls out a screwdriver from his bag and starts working carefully.
[22:30:20]	feels his entire body freeze as the talisman shatters. 'That didn't just happen.' Is the only thought in his mind, repeating over and over again.
[22:31:00]	Somber	The pile of broken talisman disagrees.
[22:31:15]	Edna_Stonetalon	facetalons "So much for that." ponders "Lets see if we can salvage anything from here"
[22:32:48]	Shimmershy	winces a little at the sound of breaking crystal. "Um... M-maybe you could strip something out of the consoles you could use..?" She bit her lower lip at the thought. "Y-you needed parts for the generator, right?"
[22:33:35]	Wanderlust	put his screwdriver away and slumps, his eyes drooping in shame.
[22:33:40]	Wanderlust	ears*
[22:36:17]	Edna_Stonetalon	digs around looking for useful bits, and slips on the wet floor tripping and sliding into Night_Wind sending them both into the nasty water
[22:37:22]	Night_Wind	nods up to Shimmer. "Yes, that's a good thought. Let's see now..." She carefully surveys the room, thinking back on how it ought to look. "Helm there, navigation, comm, gunnery..." she mutters to herself as she points her hoof around the room.
[22:38:48]	Somber	Not easy given it's upside down and half rusted.
[22:39:07]	Night_Wind	is so caught up in pointing things out, she doesn't even see Edna coming until, "...radar sta-SHIT!" And back into the water she goes.
[22:40:37]	Shimmershy	winces at the sound of splashing and crashing from inside. Suddenly very glad she'd opted to stay outside. Not that she was particularly good to help any of this.
[22:40:55]	Edna_Stonetalon	facetalons yet again "Hey Fumbles what you doing in the pool?" 'my face hurts'
[22:40:59]	=-=	Arcane_Scroll[A] is now known as Arcane_Scroll
[22:43:01]	Night_Wind	shakes her wet mane again and sighs, "I'm honestly not sure, but with the lack of proper maintenance, this establishment is certainly not getting a four star review!"
[22:43:07]	Wanderlust	would snark a bit at their expense, but breaking that talisman really hurt his morale. He tries to be useful and damages something valuable. He does his best to look around for other items of use anyway, if nothing else to prove he's not a blundering idiot, and comes up with a few intact circuit boards from one of the stations on the bridge. It wasn't much but they could
	still be useful and therefore worth a few caps.
[22:45:00]	Edna_Stonetalon	blink blinks, feeling something under her paws and reaches under the water, feeling around, pulling up a few nasty bones "Think I found the bridge crew" and then a slime covered box "Well maybe we have something here"
[22:46:07]	Somber	The box was a beam pistol. Not exactly pristine condition after being submerged for so long but it looks like if it was cleaned out it would still fire!
[22:47:19]	Edna_Stonetalon	shrugs and stows the weapon "Maybe I can sell it"
[22:48:55]	climbs out of the muck back to the deck "Lets hit up the engine room and get out of here"
[22:50:46]	Night_Wind	ews at the bones and takes a half step back but pauses at the sight of the box. "Hmmm? Huh...standard issue EW-11 Magical Beam Pistol. Best let it dry out then carefully field strip it first. Might still work - they're decently reliable though not so much as the older EW-9, but they pack more punch." She then blinks, a startled look on her face.
[22:50:54]	Shimmershy	peers down over the edge of the ship. "H-Hey... Are you going to come back this way..? Or are you heading back the other way..?" She ponders a few moments. "If... If the water's already gotten on you, maybe you should go back through the interior? There might be something useful in the hallways or side-rooms that way.." She bit her lower lip nervously at the thought.
[22:53:15]	Edna_Stonetalon	raises an eyebrow at Night_Wind "You alright" and then calls up to Shimmershy "Yea we probably should. Take Wander and meet us in the hanger"
[22:53:51]	Night_Wind	shrugs and turns towards the door gesturing with her wing for Edna. "Ladies first?" Her statement ends on a rising note becoming a question as she briefly wonders where that came from only to flush and recall what she'd recently learned of her former life.
[22:53:58]	Shimmershy	swallows nervously. "C-can you help Wander get back out before you go? I don't want to risk falling off the ship!"
[22:55:04]	Night_Wind	shakes her head again but puts on a smile. "Y..yes, we are fine. Just a bit disoriented. Probably just the fall..." The hauntingly familiar surroundings though certainly aren't helping.
[22:55:56]	Somber	The passage through the crew quarters was filled with misty fog; several of the cloud components in the smaller compartments were half deteriorated with age. Water sloshed around Nightwind's thighs as she looked at the smaller compartments. There were still some lockers that were bolted to the ceiling, however. Pity the officers quarters were above...er...
[22:56:03]	below....
[22:56:40]	Shimmershy	walked alongside Wanderlust back towards the landing bay. Getting back down into it might be a little tricky. But shouldn't be too hard, right?
[22:57:01]	Night_Wind	blinks as she realizes Shimmer was talking to her. "Oh...Oh! Yes, of course." As quick as that, she's got Wander enclosed in a bubble of magic and floating up through the hatch. Once she hears his hooves thump on the hull, she turns and heads back through the ship after Edna.
[22:57:21]	Edna_Stonetalon	"You ever get the feeling you're just missing something?"
[22:58:24]	Somber	Unfortunately, aside from the debris, they found nothing at all as they pushed their way into the cargo compartment.
[22:58:30]	Wanderlust	is in the process of storing the circuit boards in his pack as he's suddenly lifted off the ground. He nearly panics but shakes it off as he realizes its just Night Wind. "We'll meet you down there then." He calls back as he lands next to Shimmershy and follows her.
[23:03:40]	Night_Wind	sighs as they slog pointlessly through the muck back to where Shimmer and Wander remain high and dry. "So...to the engines, yes?"
[23:03:57]	Edna_Stonetalon	"Mite as well."
[23:04:02]	Shimmershy	trots around the edge of the hole into the cargo area, waiting for Night Wind and Edna to reach it. She taps her chin thoughtfully and looks backwards down the ship. "Maybe we should look for a way in from outside while they check the inside?" She looks to Wanderlust.
[23:04:46]	Somber	There was only one comparment left. Hopefully, as it was lower and that end stuck up a bit more, it would be drier. Unfortunately there wasn't an access. Still, with difficulty, the dry members might be able to navigate the distance into the engines.
[23:05:35]	Night_Wind	nods and steps from the dry portion of the hangar back into the water heading aft. Because sometimes the best part is the tail.
[23:06:11]	Wanderlust	nods. "There's probably a way in from here somewhere..." he mutters, looking around.
[23:06:19]	Edna_Stonetalon	follow Night_Wind letting her light the way
[23:08:02]	Night_Wind	grabs a random bit of light weight debris and levitates it in front of her - it's not as bright as a unicorn or alicorn casting an actual light spell, but it helps.
[23:10:48]	Shimmershy	swallows nervously as the others head off towards the wet part of the ship, looking back towards the bones and then contemplating the lack of problems with the front of the ship. "M-maybe I should just stay here..? I don't... I don't know much about how to fight, and I wouldn't want to get in your way if you ran into whatever made... Those." She waves a hoof towards the
	dead ponies.
[23:14:51]	Wanderlust	smirks at Shimmershy and waves her forward. "Come on, how bad could it be?" He starts down the compartment, having little trouble until a loose bit of plating slid out from under him and he splashes into the flooded portion. "Okay, I'm wet now, but it still isn't that bad!" He calls back to Shimmer.
[23:16:07]	Shimmershy	rubs a forehoof against her other foreleg. "... you didn't see Arc Light coughing up her lungs and blood..." She lowers her head and folds her ears back nervously. Getting infected with the phage any worse than she already was sounded like a terrible plan. Swallowing nervously. "B-but... I really... I really don't know anything about what you're looking for or how to find
[23:16:08]	it..."
[23:17:42]	Edna_Stonetalon	"How big is this thing?"
[23:18:16]	Shimmershy	breathes a quiet, nervous sigh. "I... I guess I could... If... If you really think I'd be able to help." She hangs her head low, one eye still hidden beneath her mane. "I don't... I can't really fight. And I'm not very good with machines."
[23:18:25]	Night_Wind	shrugs and smiles kindly at Shimmer. "It's okay. You stay there and just give us a holler if anything odd happens."
[23:19:49]	turns and gestures to the back with her horn. "It's not too far. This is a Raptor, not a Thunderhead."
[23:20:54]	Shimmershy	nods her head and gives a nervous smile to the Alicorn. "O-okay. Be careful..."
[23:23:28]	Night_Wind	feels a sense of foreboding and checks that her battle saddle has come through her tumbles okay.
[23:24:28]	Edna_Stonetalon	nods "Right I just don't like this thing" starts to nervously hum a oddly familiar song