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Fallout: Beyond Equestria 137: The Last Free Town (Part 14)

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  1. [2015-06-03 13:22:43] <Mare-Do-Well> 3Previously...
  2. [2015-06-03 13:22:57] <Mare-Do-Well> 3Mitzi looks curiously at the... "Stripey ponies?"
  3. [2015-06-03 13:22:59] <Mare-Do-Well> 3...
  4. [2015-06-03 13:23:35] <Mare-Do-Well> 3Before the creature can respond, a joyfully mechanical voice rings out from the bushes. "Finally! Somezebra who can speak Equestrian! Yes! Her name is Mitzi and she's totally alone! ...oops."
  5. [2015-06-03 13:23:55] <Mare-Do-Well> 3...
  6. [2015-06-03 13:24:28] <Mare-Do-Well> 3Pink-E cocks its flight pattern like a pony leaning it's head. "Hey, you didn't think I'd let a friend go wandering around out there alone, did you!? In the *snow*?"
  7. [2015-06-03 13:24:30] <Mare-Do-Well> 3...
  8. [2015-06-03 13:25:02] <Mare-Do-Well> 3Once, the Leviathan was possibly the most impressive and regal thing in the sky. Solid and mighty. Pure, gleaming, imperial white with a few zebra-esque stripes of black breaking up its profile. Now, nearly a quarter of the ship is exposed infrastructure; Golden_Dream can see right through patches of it.
  9. [2015-06-03 13:25:10] <Mare-Do-Well> 3And at least a third of what remains is patched up with huge, rusty sheets of scrap metal. A fair portion of the Leviathan's aft is covered with exhaust pipes that a pony could climb into. They're not billowing smoke, but the air all around and behind the aft of the ship is distorted like a mirage.
  10. [2015-06-03 13:25:42] <Mare-Do-Well> 3CopyCat swallows, looking at the worn-down but still very imposing Leviathan. Her worry was returning, and it was returning quickly.
  11. [2015-06-03 13:25:53] <Mare-Do-Well> 3Golden_Dream nods. "In addition, that there ship is fuggin' crazy with chaos magic. Don't take anythin' fer' granted, even stuff y' thought always applied t' ghosts. Celestia knows, I won't be takin' any chances when we head there ourselves."
  12. [2015-06-03 13:26:06] <Mare-Do-Well> 3Mitzi blinks. "Dere eez ghosts on dat ship?"
  13. [2015-06-03 13:26:19] <Mare-Do-Well> 3Mare-Do-Well floats up in front of Mitzi and gives her a level stare. Then blinks. And facehooves. "She can't see me either."
  14. [2015-06-03 13:26:33] <Mare-Do-Well> 3...
  15. [2015-06-03 13:27:03] <Mare-Do-Well> 3(( Best visual reference I can find: https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/8f/ca/38/8fca38783dfa066a47edec98ed52bb8a.jpg ))
  16. [2015-06-03 13:27:08] <Mare-Do-Well> 3...
  17. [2015-06-03 13:27:41] <Mare-Do-Well> 3Fallout: Beyond Equestria, Session One Hundred and Thirty-Seven: The Last Free Town (Part Fourteen) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BigolJfoANw
  18. [2015-06-03 13:27:48] <Mare-Do-Well> 3--- Session Begins ---
  19. [2015-06-03 13:28:51] * Get_Lost frowns "we can't destroy that! it would be a crime!"
  20. [2015-06-03 13:29:48] * Get_Lost "maybe we can make them surrender? i mean, if we explain them that they have no chance, we could have them leave the ship so we won't have to ruin it"
  21. [2015-06-03 13:29:49] * Mitzi looks to Get_Lost, "Eet luks like sumun else already deestroyed most uv eet."
  22. [2015-06-03 13:31:34] * Noble_Heart looks down at the ship and frowns. "We had never heard of the zebras having such vehicles previously. Most impressive."
  23. [2015-06-03 13:33:25] * Golden_Dream rolls her eyes. "Well, no. We got, what, eight folks? Nine if we count Stoica." She seems to raise a nostril, like she smelled something unpleasant. "Stoicay? Stoicia? That zebra what lives in our pantry."
  24. [2015-06-03 13:35:33] * Get_Lost "well, maybe something will survive the crash... maybe we could... ah, who am i kidding? it will fall in a lava chasm... this is why we can never have nice things..."
  25. [2015-06-03 13:36:37] * Mitzi looks to Get_Lost, "Lava Chasm?"
  26. [2015-06-03 13:37:20] * Bookwright "I don't like destroying historical artifacts but this historical artifact is threatening to kill a lot of zebras."
  27. [2015-06-03 13:38:41] * Mitzi turns her attention to Bookwright now, "How sumteen dat badly brokeen kill anyun?"
  28. [2015-06-03 13:39:14] * Get_Lost "probably, with the forest of high caliber guns mounted everywhere on it..."
  29. [2015-06-03 13:39:17] * Golden_Dream seems impressed. "Bookie, yer' learnin'." She looks up at Noble. "Y' ready?"
  30. [2015-06-03 13:39:26] * Bookwright "Well, it's twisted up with chaos magic for one thing. It probably doesn't matter that it's broken because it's teatime right now or something."
  31. [2015-06-03 13:40:13] * CopyCat swallows, still more than a little nervous after seeing just how big a task they had before them. "M-maybe we should just worry about t-taking that Leviathan d-d-down to save the pirates and the silos."
  32. [2015-06-03 13:41:23] * CopyCat looks over at Golden_Dream and Noble_Heart, before giving them a quick hug. "Good luck. C-come back to me, please."
  33. [2015-06-03 13:41:24] <Mare-Do-Well> 3Pink-E perks. "Oh! Oh! I know! Take it down with the Power of Friendship! That always works!"
  34. [2015-06-03 13:42:20] * Get_Lost "i can try making a believable impression of their empress on the radio and order them to land and abandon the ship?"
  35. [2015-06-03 13:42:34] * Bookwright tilts his head and eyes Pink-E. "Er. Yeah. That was the plan."
  36. [2015-06-03 13:43:14] * CopyCat nods at Pink-E. "The Power of Friendship and explosions!"
  37. [2015-06-03 13:43:36] <Mare-Do-Well> 3Pink-E gives off a confetti explosion.
  38. [2015-06-03 13:43:37] * Golden_Dream rolls her eyes yet again. "Th' Power of Friendship is busy back in Equestria. We got th' power of thirty pounds a' thermite and a real scientific alercorn."
  39. [2015-06-03 13:44:43] * Golden_Dream raises an eyebrow. "Although, we do /got/ friendship."
  40. [2015-06-03 13:46:13] * Mitzi looks down at Goldren_Dream, "Termites? Like, wud eateen bugs? Dat ship eez metal."
  41. [2015-06-03 13:47:17] * Bookwright "Ah, how much confetti do you have in that tiny little body, anyways?"
  42. [2015-06-03 13:48:55] <Mare-Do-Well> 3Pink-E checks. "According to my inventory program, confetti doesn't have any carry weight, so I can carry all of the confetti!"
  43. [2015-06-03 13:49:43] * Noble_Heart crouches down to allow Golden Dream to climb aboard. "We shall endeavour to keep ourselves and Our friends safe. Of that you can be sure."
  44. [2015-06-03 13:49:47] * Bookwright "Oooo-kay then. Are we ready to get this show on the road?"
  45. [2015-06-03 13:50:15] * CopyCat swooshes her mane at Bookwright. "There are some questions you simply shouldn't ask a girl."
  46. [2015-06-03 13:51:17] * Bookwright goggles at CopyCat. Questions about confetti...?
  47. [2015-06-03 13:51:54] * Golden_Dream hops up onto Noble_Heart's back. "Alrighty, we're waitin' on th' intel from Mare-Do-Well. We go in ten minutes if Mare-Do-Well don't come back."
  48. [2015-06-03 13:52:27] * Get_Lost calls back parlay "oh, pink-e! i wanted to introduce you my daugh-" stops, if she called her daughter, it would have made get look older than she was "sister! my sister! her name's parlay!"
  49. [2015-06-03 13:53:10] * Noble_Heart stands back up and spreads her wings. "Today shall be a good day to see Our enemies burn in their own fire."
  50. [2015-06-03 13:54:10] * CopyCat giggles at Bookwright and then cheers for Noble_Heart. "Go get 'um girl!"
  51. [2015-06-03 13:55:13] * Mitzi looks across the aerial gulf to the massive other ship. "How we getteen dere?"
  52. [2015-06-03 13:55:26] * Mare-Do-Well 3pokes her head up through the floor. "You beckoned?"
  53. [2015-06-03 13:59:05] <Mare-Do-Well> 3Pink-E zips over and immediately starts chattering with Parlay "HelloI'mPink-EtheOfficialWelcomePartySpritebot! It'ssogoodtomeetGetLost'sfamily! She'sawonderfulpony; youshouldhaveseenherwithSweetieBelle; whodoesyourchasis?"
  54. [2015-06-03 14:00:21] * Get_Lost parlays goes with her usual beeps and boops.
  55. [2015-06-03 14:00:54] * Noble_Heart looks to Mitzi. "For now, We intend to fly Ourself and Golden Dream and teleport aboard to plant an explosive. Once their engines are destroyed, We can consider a more direct attack."
  56. [2015-06-03 14:01:21] * Mitzi nods, "Wut kind of enemies eez dere?"
  57. [2015-06-03 14:02:03] * Noble_Heart frowns. "Zebras. Likely some with heavy weapons and others with martial arts training. Likely shaman and possibly allied spirits. At least one Changeling, with unknown powers."
  58. [2015-06-03 14:02:42] <Mare-Do-Well> 3"Zeebras," Mare-Do-Well answers. "At least, I'm pretty sure they were zebras. They looked mostly like zebras."
  59. [2015-06-03 14:02:55] * Golden_Dream perks up. "Oh. Y' find where th' engines are?"
  60. [2015-06-03 14:03:16] * Golden_Dream whistles innocently. "Or at least, th' fuel pumps?"
  61. [2015-06-03 14:03:39] * Get_Lost "for sure, the changeling was good at being splatted"
  62. [2015-06-03 14:03:55] * Mare-Do-Well 3nods. "Turns out, only one main engine. And I didn't see any fuel at all. Just a lot of exhaust pipes."
  63. [2015-06-03 14:04:09] * Get_Lost "could be a plasma reactor?"
  64. [2015-06-03 14:04:37] * Mitzi blinks, "Wut eez changeling?"
  65. [2015-06-03 14:05:52] * Get_Lost nodnods
  66. [2015-06-03 14:07:46] * Golden_Dream rubs the back of her neck. "Okay, that changes things. Good work, by the way, but it means that it /might/ be a bad idea t' do the Clusterfuck tactics me n' Noble are plannin'. So, we got two choices, go direct to th' pilot's seat and ground th' thing by steerin' it into th' ground, or we all go to th' engines and I set up th' explosives. Which sounds better?"
  67. [2015-06-03 14:09:44] * CopyCat tilts her head. "An engine with no fuel to be found and lots of exhausts? Weird... Oh, Mare-Do-Well, did you see anything particularly... Chaotic on board?"
  68. [2015-06-03 14:13:11] * Get_Lost "a changeling is a pony shaped bug, but it can change form to look like anypony"
  69. [2015-06-03 14:13:20] * Mare-Do-Well 3considers. Then answers. "No. Which was weird." She adds, "Actually, all of it felt... weird. It's hard to be sure. Ghosts don't see the world the same way. It's hard to... be sure of some things."
  70. [2015-06-03 14:14:55] * Noble_Heart frowns and contemplates that, tapping her chin. "Did you see their radio room? If we cannot destroy their ship, we can at least silence it. That alone would seriously impact their coordination and ability to fight."
  71. [2015-06-03 14:16:21] * Golden_Dream taps her chin. "Somethin' that big? Guessin that they got multiple radios t' work with th' ships it ostensibly leads." She looks back at it. "Why can't takin' down somethin' that be jus' be easy?"
  72. [2015-06-03 14:16:37] <Golden_Dream> (somethin' that big*)
  73. [2015-06-03 14:16:53] * Mitzi looks to Golden_Dream, "Tings eeze nevur easy eef dey wurth eet."
  74. [2015-06-03 14:18:08] * Mare-Do-Well 3nods to Noble_Heart, "Oh yeah. Huge radio tower. Held together by duct tape, spit, wire and desperation."
  75. [2015-06-03 14:18:47] * Get_Lost "well, this thing looks awfully similar to that reactor by new futures... this could imply some potential complications"
  76. [2015-06-03 14:19:08] * Bookwright "That can be a secondary target, but we really do have to go big here. We have to destroy this. They already fixed it once, they can do it again."
  77. [2015-06-03 14:19:36] * Shatara ponders tales of tiny torpedo boats taking on grand dreadnoughts. Frowns when he remembers that film was titled 'They Were Expendable'
  78. [2015-06-03 14:19:47] * Noble_Heart nods her head. "Then the base of that tower should be our target. Without it, communication breaks down and that will help Our allies significantly. From there... We are uncertain." She frowns and furrows her brow. "It needs to be destroyed, that is true. But that need not happen right at this moment. Silence it, prevent it from fleeing, radio the pirate fleet. Once their
  79. [2015-06-03 14:19:47] * Noble_Heart support is destroyed, Our allies are free to pick it apart."
  80. [2015-06-03 14:20:25] * Get_Lost "it is probably filled in radiation, i guess that they have more death by leujemia than actual action in battle..."
  81. [2015-06-03 14:20:37] <Get_Lost> *leukemia
  82. [2015-06-03 14:21:27] * Mitzi looks to Get_Lost with a smirk, "We Hellhounds eez not as weak tu radiation as ponees. Like aleecorns, we were made frum taint."
  83. [2015-06-03 14:21:41] * Get_Lost "also, you can't disrupt it. it would shut down whatever cointainment means they are using to keep the reaction controlled, it will start a chain reaction and goodbye tropical forest... and us"
  84. [2015-06-03 14:21:55] * Golden_Dream rolls her eyes. "Well, yeah. But how th' hell are we gonna knock it down-" And then she remembered something. She whispered something in Noble's ear.
  85. [2015-06-03 14:22:34] <Mare-Do-Well> 3CopyCat and Noble_Heart remember well their trip into the New Futures building at Tragedy's End.
  86. [2015-06-03 14:22:39] * Get_Lost "whatever we do, we cannot damage the reactor if we don't plan to go down in a blaze of glory"
  87. [2015-06-03 14:23:12] * Get_Lost "or go up, or... well, go everywhere in a range of miles"
  88. [2015-06-03 14:23:28] * Get_Lost "at the same time"
  89. [2015-06-03 14:25:22] * CopyCat claps her hooves together. "Ohh! Silencing it is good. That'll leave the small ships without a leader... and then we could start broadcasting me singing their national anthem! The one I learned from Stoicae. That should confuse them."
  90. [2015-06-03 14:25:48] * Mare-Do-Well 3says, "Well, that would definitely take out the ship." She thinks aloud, "The Leviathan is powered by a megaspell? One made from Discord-like magic?"
  91. [2015-06-03 14:26:50] * Mare-Do-Well 3ponders, "The explosion could rip a hole into a dimension where everyone was sock puppets. Or turn the entire forest blue."
  92. [2015-06-03 14:27:00] * Noble_Heart blinks and contemplates what Golden Dream asked. Then frowns slightly. "No. Not without separating it from the ship somehow first. And only if it were small enough. The ship itself is most certainly too large even for Our might." She frowns and furrows her brow.
  93. [2015-06-03 14:27:15] * Bookwright "So, what, are we back to asking politely?"
  94. [2015-06-03 14:27:36] * Golden_Dream shakes her head. "No, we're back to settin' up th' CRUX."
  95. [2015-06-03 14:28:09] * Get_Lost "it could kill everything for miles! all the trees, and the fauna!"
  96. [2015-06-03 14:28:46] * Golden_Dream perks up. "Wait, what? I thought this here thing jus' made that stuff go away!"
  97. [2015-06-03 14:28:52] * Noble_Heart contemplates that a little more. "But... If the reactor is as dangerous as Get Lost believes. It is possible that none of these zebras will be close to it. If it is as the New Futures building it would kill any of them very, very fast."
  98. [2015-06-03 14:29:19] * Noble_Heart shakes her head. "It disrupts magical matrixes. Like the matrix which is likely holding the currently-reacting megaspell in place."
  99. [2015-06-03 14:29:38] * Bookwright "Maybe we could just take the reactor with us back to equestria and save the ghouls with it?"
  100. [2015-06-03 14:29:42] * Golden_Dream has a thought. "What if we turned off th' reactor?"
  101. [2015-06-03 14:30:50] * Noble_Heart frowns slightly and furrows her brow. "It depends on how it is made, and if it is well maintained. It is not impossible that shutting it down may cause it to detonate. But, if its radiation is not dangerous to Us, We might be able to get close enough to attempt it."
  102. [2015-06-03 14:31:04] * Bookwright "Do you know how to turn off something we've never seen before?"
  103. [2015-06-03 14:31:53] * Golden_Dream rolls her hoof. "You know, turned it off safe-like. It's got n' on switch, it might jus' have an off switch." She looks up at Noble, then at Bookie. "I figure she's durned well acquainted with megaspell tech n' computer sciences, Bookie."
  104. [2015-06-03 14:33:32] * Noble_Heart furrows her brow. "Megaspells are all based on the same spell matrixes. Just modified for the spell being amplified. Even the Zebras shouldn't have been able to alter it TOO much away from Equestrian standards during the war. Though We admit that We have had few opportunities to actually study Zebra megaspell technology. Very few balefire bombs survived the war. And those
  105. [2015-06-03 14:33:32] * Noble_Heart that did were defused by the Gardens."
  106. [2015-06-03 14:33:40] * Get_Lost "i could try... but it usually involves expelling whatever reagent they use. it would probably kill everypony in the room, at least from radiations
  107. [2015-06-03 14:36:17] * Get_Lost "i could sen parlay inside to study the thing and try something, but it would cost time."
  108. [2015-06-03 14:36:21] * Golden_Dream looks around. "We got a plan, folks?"
  109. [2015-06-03 14:36:43] * Golden_Dream looks back to the Leviathan. "'Cause it sounds suspiciously like we got a plan."
  110. [2015-06-03 14:37:04] * Mare-Do-Well 3suspects, "Their all ghouls. The zebras on the Leviathan. What ever sort of ghouls the Leviathan creates."
  111. [2015-06-03 14:37:11] * Mitzi is happy to leave the planning to the ponies, who knew more of such things than she did. She was simply happy to be back amongst friends, and would play any part they deemed suitable for her.
  112. [2015-06-03 14:38:18] * Mare-Do-Well 3then groans and facehoofs. "He said to go look him up when we figured it out, didn't he?"
  113. [2015-06-03 14:38:40] * Noble_Heart frowns. "We recommend destroying the radio tower. Without that the ship is far less useful to their attempts to take The Silos even if it survives." She scowls at the prospect of ghouls of an unknown type. "We should not stay aboard long either."
  114. [2015-06-03 14:39:50] * Get_Lost "the radio tower? looks like a plan they will have to resort to shorter range communications. from ship to ship"
  115. [2015-06-03 14:40:04] * Get_Lost "but we will alert them this way"
  116. [2015-06-03 14:41:07] * CopyCat swallows and skitters nervously. "If... if it creates too much radiation to get close then perhaps it is too much of a risk to send Gol-" Mare-Do-Well's words cause her to rethink. "Oh! Perhaps we should try to contact the chaos spirit? He was quite charming... maybe he'll appear if we ask nicely?"
  117. [2015-06-03 14:42:01] * Bookwright "That's a pretty good idea. Any idea how to contact it?"
  118. [2015-06-03 14:43:25] * Get_Lost shrugs "the easiest attempt is" takes a long breath "HEY CHAOS SPIRIT! CAN WE HAVE A CHAT AND SOME COOKIES TOGETHER?"
  119. [2015-06-03 14:43:52] * Mitzi realizes she's missed a lot, turning to Bookwright, "Whu-" she stops and looks at Get_Lost. "Uh... weren't we tryeen tu be quiet?"
  120. [2015-06-03 14:44:06] * Get_Lost explains "chaos spirits love teatime"
  121. [2015-06-03 14:44:33] * Bookwright can't think of any entity that doesn't love teatime.
  122. [2015-06-03 14:45:05] * CopyCat thinks... and then clears her throat in a lady-like mannor. "Oh Mr. Chaos Spirit," she calls out, waving the tip of her wing coquettishly like a high society mare might wave a fan. "Coo-ie."
  123. [2015-06-03 14:47:20] * Noble_Heart contemplates. "What were we doing when he last showed up?"
  124. [2015-06-03 14:47:31] * Mitzi looks to Golden_Dream, "Why dey acteen like dat? Dey sick in dere heads?"
  125. [2015-06-03 14:49:32] * Golden_Dream shrugs. "Fuggin' gettin' towards th' Leviathan." She looks up at Mitzi, and then back to the others. "Maybe. I dunno. I stopped questionin' why they do th' things they do weeks ago. Stress ain't good fer' y'."
  126. [2015-06-03 14:50:13] * Mitzi chuckles weakly. "So yu saved Creestal ponees, now you saveen stripey ponees?"
  127. [2015-06-03 14:50:36] * Bookwright "And we're going to save Ditzy Doo too."
  128. [2015-06-03 14:51:14] * Mitzi nods, "Uh've herd uv Deetzy ponee. She sum kinda hero."
  129. [2015-06-03 14:52:54] * Noble_Heart contemplates. "Saving the zebras may be difficult. But saving Miss Doo should be possible, assuming We are not already too late." She frowns slightly, uncertain how to contact the spirit.
  130. [2015-06-03 14:53:31] * Mare-Do-Well 3watches Golden_Dream. "He said to look him up. And where to find him."
  131. [2015-06-03 14:54:36] * Mare-Do-Well 3glances at Get_Lost and shudders, remembering Fluttershy's tea times with Discord.
  132. [2015-06-03 14:54:55] * Golden_Dream perks up. "I'm sorry, RD. I must've missed that on account 'a what all that little fella /did/."
  133. [2015-06-03 14:56:44] * Mare-Do-Well 3adds, "And then there was that creepy bit about having his 'loyalties removed'. Think maybe the chaos spirit wants to help take down the Leviathan? But... I dunno... want's to make you figure out how and tell him first?"
  134. [2015-06-03 14:58:05] * Noble_Heart blinks and frowns. "His loyalties are to the old Zebra army. NOT to the changelings. But the magic which binds him to the ship must still be intact. It is likely that he -can't- tell us how to take down the ship, even if he wishes to."
  135. [2015-06-03 14:58:16] * Get_Lost "yeah okay, but how you free a spirit from a pact?"
  136. [2015-06-03 14:59:59] * Golden_Dream shrugs. "Make 'em a better offer?"
  137. [2015-06-03 15:00:11] * Get_Lost "actually.... maybe there's something, i a glyph, some stuff that binds the spirit to it?" starts looking around "this ship has its own spirit, because it has some sort of invisibility... maybe if we find what binds this ship to its spirit, we will be half done"
  138. [2015-06-03 15:00:25] * Shatara hmms. "What if we just somehow...disposed of...the crew..? Does it even have a crew...?"
  139. [2015-06-03 15:00:31] * Bookwright "I don't know anything about zebra magic and that sounds good to me."
  140. [2015-06-03 15:01:37] * Golden_Dream shakes her head at Get. "Naw, this ship don't have a spirit. Stoicae said this thing's jus' enchanted."
  141. [2015-06-03 15:01:59] * Get_Lost "meh" frowns
  142. [2015-06-03 15:02:17] * Noble_Heart tilts her head to one side. "Likely the crew are ghouls. Of our crew it is likely that only CopyCat, Mitzi and Ourself can survive any extended time onboard. Meaning a prolonged battle is likely out of the question." She contemplates. "But... Perhaps We will not need to. If the reactor can be freed by Mitzi then We might be able to teleport it away from the vessel far enough
  143. [2015-06-03 15:02:18] * Noble_Heart to not harm anyone when it detonates..."
  144. [2015-06-03 15:02:55] * Mitzi blinks, "How wud Uh free da ting yu talkeen about?"
  145. [2015-06-03 15:04:01] * Bookwright "You're a hellhound."
  146. [2015-06-03 15:04:08] * Noble_Heart chuckles. "By cutting everything that holds it to the rest of the ship. You're a hellhound. Dig good."
  147. [2015-06-03 15:04:19] * Golden_Dream starts to head up. "So is our plan t' teleport th' engine? Sounds good. Doesn't even involve me gettin' in there with a rad suit and a few cans a' thermite. Let's do it."
  148. [2015-06-03 15:04:21] * Mitzi nods, "Uh know dat." She blink, "Oh. Cut it free. Now uh get eet."
  149. [2015-06-03 15:04:42] * Mitzi flexes her claws with a smile
  150. [2015-06-03 15:05:33] * Noble_Heart places a wing over Golden Dream. "We still recommend first destroying the radio tower. There is no telling if the plan will work. And disabling that system is likely the first, most important, step. That way the ship cannot continue to coordinate even if our attempt fails."
  151. [2015-06-03 15:05:46] * Shatara frowns. "It sounds to me like we have a bunch of potential plans, and no idea which one would be most feasable..."
  152. [2015-06-03 15:05:49] * Mitzi smirks, "Uh'm gud at breakeen tings."
  153. [2015-06-03 15:06:13] * Bookwright "Maybe Mitzi is right. Maybe we should just board and break things."
  154. [2015-06-03 15:07:33] * CopyCat bites her lip. "I was... afraid I might have to go." She swallows, "But... I can. I will. For all of you. For my friends."
  155. [2015-06-03 15:09:01] * Noble_Heart furrows her brow. "Our first order of business though, should be finding this chaos spirit and speaking to him. It is likely that the binding gemstone is somewhere onboard. Destroying it should release him from whatever spell compels him. And likely free him to visit whatever wrath he chooses upon the ship's crew."
  156. [2015-06-03 15:09:03] * Mitzi pats CopyCat on the shoulder, "Dueen tings fur friends eez always gud."
  157. [2015-06-03 15:09:49] * Golden_Dream nods. "You'll have th' easy job, Copycat. I'll be on deck. With a few cans a' thermite, tryin' t' take out a radio tower.
  158. [2015-06-03 15:13:23] * Noble_Heart looks down at the leviathan. "Given the way Zebras design their megaspells? It is likely that the gemstone containing this spirit's power is mounted at the heart of the reactor. Binding him and utilizing him as their power source."
  159. [2015-06-03 15:14:32] * Bookwright "Hmm, would sticking a very large bomb on the gemstone be enough to break it?"
  160. [2015-06-03 15:15:40] * Mitzi notes to Bookwright, "Ur claws can cut gems."
  161. [2015-06-03 15:15:57] * Bookwright "Right, right. Forgot about that."
  162. [2015-06-03 15:16:02] * Noble_Heart contemplates a little more. "Perhaps. Though it is unlikely the gemstone will be easily accessible. We should tell the chaos spirit our plan before attempting it in either case. He may have further insights."
  163. [2015-06-03 15:16:37] * Mitzi shrugs, "Uh'm surprised dat boat cun even fly at all."
  164. [2015-06-03 15:17:13] * Noble_Heart frowns. "Bookwright? Do you believe you can teleport far enough to reach their radio tower and return here with Golden Dream? It may be best if the two of you see to that sabotage with proper radiation gear and plenty of RadAway. While CopyCat, Mitzi and Ourself see to the reactor. It will doubtless be far more radioactive there, and the zebras are certain to react to our
  165. [2015-06-03 15:17:14] * Noble_Heart presence as soon as they are aware of it."
  166. [2015-06-03 15:17:42] * Bookwright "Given that I can see it from where I'm standing, yeah. No problem."
  167. [2015-06-03 15:19:35] * Noble_Heart looks to the others. "Are you all alright with this plan? Get Lost, try to get into contact with the rest of the pirate fleet. Let them know what we are doing. If our plan fails, they may have to come and destroy this ship themselves. Shatara? We are trusting you to keep this ship at a safe distance and get away from the leviathan once Bookwright and Golden Dream have
  168. [2015-06-03 15:19:36] * Noble_Heart returned. There's no way of knowing if this will go well, and We would prefer Our friends be as far from a potential disaster as possible."
  169. [2015-06-03 15:25:30] * Get_Lost "as we listen to them, they could be listening to us... i'd launch a cry for alarm only if strictly necessary. as in, if everypony here dies."
  170. [2015-06-03 15:29:50] * Noble_Heart nods her head to Get Lost. She looks to Shatara and contemplates. "Perhaps it might be better if you accompany Bookwright and Golden Dream as well. There might be combat to be had, and Bookwright's safety is paramount. He can teleport you all out if things get too hot."
  171. [2015-06-03 15:30:39] * Golden_Dream nods. "Sounds good. I hate splittin' th' party, but at least we got th' element 'a surprise workin' fer' us."
  172. [2015-06-03 15:32:37] * CopyCat lets out a breath she hadn't noticed she was holding. She smiles at Shatara. "I'd feel much happier about this if you went with Bookwright and Golden_Dream. Get_Lost can stay safe steering the invisible airship.
  173. [2015-06-03 15:34:48] * Bookwright will happily teleport anyone who wants to go along.
  174. [2015-06-03 15:34:49] * Golden_Dream rolls her shoulder. "Alright. Bookie, stay behind stuff, and stay hid. First sign a trouble, you get that teleport on us and /fast/. Shatara, we gon' go up. Yer' gonna be my overwatch and th' guy what tells me if th' places I put th' things'll blow th' tower good enough. I'll handle th' wirin' the hellfire."
  175. [2015-06-03 15:35:18] * Golden_Dream taps them both on the back. "Sound good? We think we can do that?"
  176. [2015-06-03 15:35:24] * Get_Lost nodnods "yep, Shatara, you should go. i can mostly fend for myself here unless some hidden zebra attacks me out of the puppy nowhere"
  177. [2015-06-03 15:35:35] * Shatara nods quietly, digging the seals for his armor out of his pack.
  178. [2015-06-03 15:36:03] <Shatara> "You can radio us if there's a problem on the ship"
  179. [2015-06-03 15:36:11] * Get_Lost nodnods
  180. [2015-06-03 15:36:25] * Bookwright "Right."
  181. [2015-06-03 15:42:31] * Golden_Dream looks at Bookie up and down. "Y'ready?"
  182. [2015-06-03 15:43:34] * Bookwright checks all his stupid pockets. "Yes."
  183. [2015-06-03 15:44:19] * Mitzi looks to the alicorns with wings, "How Uh get ovur dere?"
  184. [2015-06-03 15:44:44] * Shatara also digs out the sniper rifle. Frowns as he observes his sneakiest weapon is almost two meters long.
  185. [2015-06-03 15:45:43] * Noble_Heart looks towards the ship. "We shall take you." She nods her head to Bookwright. "CopyCat do you think you can get an image of the engine room from Mare-Do-Well? The more clear the better."
  186. [2015-06-03 15:46:07] * CopyCat joins Noble_Heart and Mitzi. She gives the hellhound a smile. "I'm glad you're with us again, Mitzi."
  187. [2015-06-03 15:46:57] * Shatara shifts his gear. Rifle, shotgun, enviro seals should pippy go tick-ticky even a little bit. Supposes ready as ever...
  188. [2015-06-03 15:47:05] * Mitzi nods to CopyCat, "Eez gud tu be back." For the observant, Mitzi now had two magic weapons where once there was one, and her gemmed collar was missing.
  189. [2015-06-03 15:49:46] * CopyCat nods at Noble_Heart, and beckons Mare-Do-Well over. "You may need to be inside me for this," she tells rainbow ghost, apparently unaware of the double entendre. "I should wish to see what you saw."
  190. [2015-06-03 15:50:23] * Golden_Dream looks at the Leviathan. "We 'port when yer' ready, Bookie."
  191. [2015-06-03 15:53:03] * Bookwright grins. "Now, if you folks will look to your right—" *BAMF* "—You'll see the radio tower we're here to destroy."
  192. [2015-06-03 15:54:14] * Shatara looks around for any potential threats.
  193. [2015-06-03 15:56:35] * CopyCat clears her mind, ready for Mare-Do-Well to (hopefully) share memories of the engine room so she could direct Noble_Heart. She also telekinetically pulls Parlay into a hug. She wanted to bring at least a part of Get_Lost with them too.
  194. [2015-06-03 15:56:36] * Golden_Dream gets down on the ground, prone. Right. Right. She began to slowly rattle the thermite out of her bandoleer, starting to match them with flares.
  195. [2015-06-03 15:58:49] * Mare-Do-Well 3hesitates, then focuses all her thoughts on the engine room and slips into CopyCat
  196. [2015-06-03 15:59:53] * Get_Lost focuses on the radio, trying to keep the communications under control
  197. [2015-06-03 16:00:11] * CopyCat suddenly sits bolt upright and streams the shared memories to Noble_Heart.
  198. [2015-06-03 16:00:57] * Noble_Heart straightens up, her horn glowing brilliantly. "Here we go!" A flash of brilliant purple light and the world around the trio changed completely.
  199. [2015-06-03 16:02:13] * Mitzi wobbles after the teleportation again, stooping down to all fours to brace herself while looking around
  200. [2015-06-03 16:02:30] <Mare-Do-Well> 3Bookwright, Golden_Dream and Shatara find themselves on a balcony deck of the Leviathan's control tower. On the roof of the tower, towards the back, the radio tower rises into the sky, the highest point on the ship. It is a groaning latticework of metal, strung with cables and dishes.
  201. [2015-06-03 16:03:20] * Bookwright draws the Jukebox Gun and gets ready to defend Golden_Dream
  202. [2015-06-03 16:03:26] <Mare-Do-Well> 3There are many places where the original metal bars are rusted through or missing entirely, with makeshift repairs welded (or in one case glued) on.
  203. [2015-06-03 16:05:26] * Golden_Dream nods at Shatara, then at Bookie. She starts to creep up to the radio tower and starts to adhese the cans of thermite to the weak points of the metal bars.
  204. [2015-06-03 16:05:30] * Shatara frowns. This place seems like it's near the bridge. But it seems...quiet. He checks his Pipbuck, EFS, rad sensor, and automap.
  205. [2015-06-03 16:05:52] <Mare-Do-Well> 3Up here, the wind blow, bitter and strong, whipping at manes and tails. Shatara's PipBuck immediately begins tickity-ticking at worrying speed. 50 rads a minute, even up here. The engine room must be a nightmare.
  206. [2015-06-03 16:06:59] * Shatara ulps and dons his seals quickly.
  207. [2015-06-03 16:08:45] <Mare-Do-Well> 3Inside the ship, group Hellhound & Alicorns appear in a flash, finding themselves in a rivited corridor of rust-streaked metal and protruding braces. Painted glyphs on the walls accompany swirling guidance arrows.
  208. [2015-06-03 16:10:22] * CopyCat gasps as she, Noble_Heart, Mitzi, and Parlay arrive. She blushes as Mare-Do-Well leaves her. "I have the strangest urge to have a smoke right now..."
  209. [2015-06-03 16:10:25] <Mare-Do-Well> 3The sound of the engine in the nearby room fills the passage, an odd warping sound that competes with the stressed groans of the hull.
  210. [2015-06-03 16:11:28] <Mare-Do-Well> 3CopyCat's words seem to shift and mute in tone, the sounds of the engine altering... almost infecting them.
  211. [2015-06-03 16:11:49] * Golden_Dream buckles her Rad-Suit and starts to try to dunk the flares into the cans. With a nod and a hesitant gulp, she decides to start striking flares. [Get ready, erryone. Shit's gonna get hot, soon.]
  212. [2015-06-03 16:11:51] * Noble_Heart looks up and around, speaking quickly. "Spirit of the Ship! We do not know if you can hear Us here, but if you can, We have a plan." She wastes little time in casting her shield spell as well. There was no telling how long it'd be before whatever crew this ship had arrived.
  213. [2015-06-03 16:11:57] * Bookwright itches. Feels warm. "Golden, get a wiggle on. I feel all warm and it's not from the sun."
  214. [2015-06-03 16:12:27] * Mare-Do-Well 3slips out of CopyCat and looks around. She points and opens her mouth, but the ghost cannot make herself heard in here.
  215. [2015-06-03 16:13:58] * Mitzi stays mostly rooted to the floor, haing a hard time finding balance above the ground like this, but keeps one paw up, claws bared at all times.
  216. [2015-06-03 16:15:03] <Mare-Do-Well> 3The radiation levels near the engine room are nearly ten times worse.
  217. [2015-06-03 16:15:35] * Golden_Dream attempts to strike one of the flares in the can, then makes all due haste to get to the other four.
  218. [2015-06-03 16:20:52] * CopyCat turns to try and look towards where Mare-Do-Well was pointing.
  219. [2015-06-03 16:21:38] * Noble_Heart looks in the direction Mare-Do-Well was pointing as well. "We should hurry."
  220. [2015-06-03 16:21:52] <Mare-Do-Well> 3(( Radiation hazard: above 50 rads/minute, Cha -1 check per minute. Below, 50 rads/turn, Cha -3 check per turn ))
  221. [2015-06-03 16:22:22] * Mitzi groans. "Dis a lot hottur dan we were expecteen."
  222. [2015-06-03 16:23:17] <Mare-Do-Well> 3The floor vibrates, but there is no sense of sway. The Leviathan does not rock in the air like an airship, but seems locked in place in the sky.
  223. [2015-06-03 16:25:04] <Mare-Do-Well> 3A light suddenly appears on Shatara's E.F.S. It's yellow. The lights are never yellow.
  224. [2015-06-03 16:26:07] <Mare-Do-Well> 3"There you are," a gentlemanly voice says suddenly from behind Golden_Dream. The little chaos spirit floats directly behind her. "I was wondering what was taking you so long."
  225. [2015-06-03 16:26:18] * Shatara blinkblinks and eeps at the strange, forbodeing marker. "There's uh... a thing...?" He shifts his rifle and tries to make out any threat from that direction.
  226. [2015-06-03 16:27:03] <Mare-Do-Well> 3The chaos spirit turns himself yellow to match the light on Shatara's E.F.S.
  227. [2015-06-03 16:27:37] * Shatara lowers his rifle some. "Yup, that's a thing."
  228. [2015-06-03 16:28:02] * Golden_Dream perks up a little bit, standing up stock straight. "... Shatara, what's behind me right now."
  229. [2015-06-03 16:28:29] <Shatara> "Chaos-spirit-guy-thing?"
  230. [2015-06-03 16:28:29] * Bookwright doubts it will do any good, but he aims the Jukebox Gun at the spirit regardless.
  231. [2015-06-03 16:29:12] <Mare-Do-Well> 3The chaos spirit raises his "hands" above his head. "Hey! We're all friends here, right? That's what ponies have, isn't it? Friends?"
  232. [2015-06-03 16:29:52] * Golden_Dream slowly turns around. "Why're y' here? Are y' gonna stop us?"
  233. [2015-06-03 16:30:29] * Bookwright lowers the weapon a smidgeon.
  234. [2015-06-03 16:32:29] <Shatara> "Is there a good reason to not explode things?"
  235. [2015-06-03 16:34:24] * Mare-Do-Well 3points the alicorns and Mitzi towards a heavy, sealed gate at one end of the hallway... and the two unconscious creatures laying next to it. Zebras, at first glance, although their coloration is... non-existant. They are a uniform grey. No stripes. Behind them, the gate is decorated in large and foreboding glyphs.
  236. [2015-06-03 16:34:51] <Mare-Do-Well> 3There is a window set into the gate with a heavy metal shutter closed over it.
  237. [2015-06-03 16:35:15] <Mare-Do-Well> 3A computer terminal is mounted to the wall nearby.
  238. [2015-06-03 16:35:58] <Mare-Do-Well> 3The chaos spirit looks amusedly confused. "Why, do you want me to stop you?"
  239. [2015-06-03 16:37:34] * Bookwright "All we could get out of a zebra we captured is that this ship—" He gestures with the pistol, encompassing the Leviathan "—was practically haunted. That it shouldn't even be flying. That she'd never agree to crew it. Is all that because of you?"
  240. [2015-06-03 16:38:04] * CopyCat tilts her head at the gate and glances back to Noble_Heart and Mitzi. "Somehow I imagine those big dangerous glyphs on that door are a warning about radiation. Or maybe reality collapsing." She turns to Get_Lost's Parlay. "Can you read them?"
  241. [2015-06-03 16:38:37] * Noble_Heart steps forwards to check the terminal. Somehow she doubted it'd be in legible pony writing. But she could always hope.
  242. [2015-06-03 16:39:02] * Mitzi looks at the door, "We need tu go fast. Du yu want dat door open?"
  243. [2015-06-03 16:39:36] * Shatara shrugs. "Well, if you were planning on handing us a dreadnaught, it'd be a shame to explode it."
  244. [2015-06-03 16:39:38] <Mare-Do-Well> 3The little draconequus looks rather proud of himself. He conjures up a hammock strung between Shatara's wings and lays in it. "Oh yes, I suppose that would be me."
  245. [2015-06-03 16:40:19] * Shatara acks and wriggles his wings.
  246. [2015-06-03 16:41:30] <Mare-Do-Well> 3The draconequus eeps and tumbles out of his hammock.
  247. [2015-06-03 16:42:52] <Mare-Do-Well> 3He looks up at Shatara, "Well, do you /want/ to explode things? Not that /ex/ploding is what you would necessarily get."
  248. [2015-06-03 16:43:31] <Mare-Do-Well> 3Golden_Dream meanwhile is expertly setting up the thermite. The tower should go down in seconds.
  249. [2015-06-03 16:43:35] * Golden_Dream is looking quite humorless at the moment. "... No, I was jus' wonderin' what yer' game is." She tries to seriousface when the Draconequis takes a dive... And fails, for a fraction of a second. "... Right, we're meltin' this here thing to the ground. FIRE IN TH' HOLE!" She strikes the flares, then bolts back to the rest of the party to try to get behind something.
  250. [2015-06-03 16:43:56] * CopyCat nods at Mitzi. "I think we may want to get through that door, but we should check it first if we can. It might be labelled 'Hellfire Explosion Room' or something." She ponders. "We could at least try to look through that shutter."
  251. [2015-06-03 16:43:57] <Shatara> "Wait, wha-ACK!"
  252. [2015-06-03 16:44:52] * Bookwright stands well back from the very hot fire melty iron burning things.
  253. [2015-06-03 16:45:27] <Mare-Do-Well> 3There is a long sizzle, then the thermite ignites in a dramatic lightshow. The smell of burning chemicals and molten metal fill the air, along with the squeal of the tower as it begins to buckle, and the twang of cables.
  254. [2015-06-03 16:47:28] * Bookwright "Okay, you two wanna get out of here? It's really kinda hot here and I don't just mean because of the sun."
  255. [2015-06-03 16:47:52] <Mare-Do-Well> 3Several red dots appear on Shatara's EFS.
  256. [2015-06-03 16:49:12] <Mare-Do-Well> 3The tower twists and crumples, metal rending as it falls off the control tower and crashes into the smaller structures and deck below.
  257. [2015-06-03 16:50:11] <Mare-Do-Well> 3(( For the group above, another minute has gone by. 50 rads (reduced by resistance) and another Cha -1 check. ))
  258. [2015-06-03 16:50:28] <Shatara> "We seem to have attracted attention anyway...so maybe someone should start talking, or we should start going...?"
  259. [2015-06-03 16:50:29] * Golden_Dream gulps. "Yep. Away sounds pretty good right now." She looks at her EFS. "Lil' weird fella, if y' wanna not be in th' vacinity of a bigger boom, now's a good time t' follow us."
  260. [2015-06-03 16:50:36] <Mare-Do-Well> 3(( For the group below, another turn has gone by. 50 rads (reduced by resistance) and another Cha -3 check. ))
  261. [2015-06-03 16:50:57] <Mare-Do-Well> 3((Below group is out-of-sync with above group.))
  262. [2015-06-03 16:52:44] <Mare-Do-Well> 3Parlay works on translating... and swiftly succeeds. The glyphs are warnings. Mostly the expected ones regarding radiation and protective gear, but the largest simply says "Event Horizon Beyond This Point".
  263. [2015-06-03 16:54:30] * CopyCat gasps and claps her hooves together. "Ohh! That sounds fun!" She prances down the metal corridor, past Noble_Heart who was looking at the terminal, and approaches the metal shutter on the big warning door. She pulls the shutter open (assuming it opens from this side of the door).
  264. [2015-06-03 16:54:40] * Bookwright nods. "I'm not gonna spend energy on you. We're on the ship over there, I know you can see it. Follow us if you wan–." His last word is cut off by the teleport.
  265. [2015-06-03 16:55:41] * Bookwright appears back on the deck of the invisible ship, Golden_Dream and Shatara with him.
  266. [2015-06-03 16:56:20] <Mare-Do-Well> 3As Noble_Heart approaches the terminal, she perceptibly changes, her purple coat and mane dulling.
  267. [2015-06-03 16:59:30] * Noble_Heart frowns at the lack of response from the terminal. "Mitzi. Tear down this door!"
  268. [2015-06-03 17:00:31] <Mare-Do-Well> 3The screen of the zebra terminal fills with glyphs, then wipes them away, leaving just a single zebra phrase (which Parlay translates as "Welcome noble citizen of the finest nation, blessed by Caesar. Please enter your pass phrase.") and a blinking cursor.
  269. [2015-06-03 17:03:45] * Mitzi lumbers up to the door and rears up to her full, massive height, jamming her claws into the door and attempting to shove it open after slicing down to remove any deadbolts
  270. [2015-06-03 17:03:52] <Mare-Do-Well> 3(( Group below is at turn three. Another 50 rads (reduced by resistance) and another Cha -3 check. Noble_Heart does not need to make the Cha check. ))
  271. [2015-06-03 17:05:03] <Mare-Do-Well> 3The door does not shove open, but Mitzi's claws make short work of the huge deadbolts that hold the gate in place, one at a time.
  272. [2015-06-03 17:05:14] * Noble_Heart examines the terminal closer. Letting out a quiet 'hrm' at that. Hacking a terminal which was in another language would doubtless be difficult. But it was nothing compared to HER abilities!
  273. [2015-06-03 17:05:47] * Mitzi keeps attempting to push or pull the door open as she shears through the bolts.
  274. [2015-06-03 17:05:57] <Mare-Do-Well> 3CopyCat slides back the shutter and looks into a room of swirling blue and black with what looks like a sphere of crackling energy in the center.
  275. [2015-06-03 17:06:37] * CopyCat hastily gets out the way of Mitzi as the hellhound goes to town on the door. She did /not/ want to be between Mitzi and her scratching post!
  276. [2015-06-03 17:08:18] <Mare-Do-Well> 3The chaos spirit appears next to Bookwright. "I'm sorry. I didn't quite catch that."
  277. [2015-06-03 17:09:46] * Bookwright smirks. "The best way to have the last word in a conversation is to leave as you're saying it. Supposedly, the magic of teleportation was originally invented by an incredibly vain and obstinate unicorn who always wanted to have the last word."
  278. [2015-06-03 17:13:02] * Golden_Dream raises an eyebrow. "What a terrible beginnin' to such a useful spell." She starts to shake off her Radsuit. [Noble, Copycat, Mitzi, we got ourselves a Chaos spirit. Seems friendly. What do I do?"
  279. [2015-06-03 17:14:21] * Bookwright "Actually, it's just a story. A funny joke told by unicorns to each other."
  280. [2015-06-03 17:15:28] * Golden_Dream looks at the Chaos Spirit. Looks like it took them up on their offer. "Heya. Y' gotta name?"
  281. [2015-06-03 17:16:03] * CopyCat (very helpfully) tells Noble_Heart about what she saw through the door shutter. "It was all swirly and black and blue with a sphere of energy in the center."
  282. [2015-06-03 17:18:22] <Mare-Do-Well> 3(( Group below is at turn four. Another 50 rads (reduced by resistance) and another Cha -3 check. Noble_Heart does not need to make the Cha check. ))
  283. [2015-06-03 17:20:24] * Noble_Heart looks up briefly at CopyCat from where she was working. "yes, yes. That's nice. That must be the megaspell core." She seemed a little more dismissive than normal. "We shall have this terminal accessed in a moment. Nothing can stand against Our skill."
  284. [2015-06-03 17:21:01] * Mitzi begins to tear into the door more savagely, becoming rapidly frustrated with the fact that it is not yielding to her
  285. [2015-06-03 17:21:42] <Mare-Do-Well> 3Mitzi's fur dulls, fading to grey. Noble_Heart's is getting duller as well. She cuts through the last deadbolt and pushes. The heavy gate slowly topples, falling towards the floor in cinematic slow motion.
  286. [2015-06-03 17:23:48] <Mare-Do-Well> 3Noble_Heart hacks the terminal with astounding ease, cracking the zebra pass phrase (which Parlay translates as "Render Unto Caesar") in seconds. The screen flashes up another series of glyphs before wiping them clean and replacing them with a list of options, several of which are flashing.
  287. [2015-06-03 17:24:40] * CopyCat shrinks back a little from the suddenly savage Mitzi. There may be bits of metal flying through the air. "Oh, goodness. I don't remember Mitzi being quite so... enthusiastic." She does a very small hop when the door comes crashing down.
  288. [2015-06-03 17:25:01] <Mare-Do-Well> 3The huge metal gate continues to fall until it intersects with a wave of the blue/black energy that fills the room beyond. The massive metal slab twists, curls about itself, and is gone.
  289. [2015-06-03 17:26:01] * CopyCat blinks. "Let's... not go in there."
  290. [2015-06-03 17:26:45] <Mare-Do-Well> 3The chaos spirit looks at Bookwright, Shatara and Golden_Dream. "So, did you want more of my help with my old ship or not?"
  291. [2015-06-03 17:27:27] * Bookwright "Our friends are currently in the bowels of the ship trying to remove its hold on you. So yes, actually, help would be nice."
  292. [2015-06-03 17:28:40] * Noble_Heart takes a careful look at the terminal. And with Parlay's help checks what the options are. "Yes. Doubtless it will be very dangerous soon. We should make sure that the right thing is done before entering."
  293. [2015-06-03 17:28:43] * Mitzi salivates and snarls, then smacks down the other side of the door with a heavy blow from her paw
  294. [2015-06-03 17:29:11] * Golden_Dream furrows her brow. "Goldy, Bookie, Shatara, aaaaand..." She rolls her hoof.
  295. [2015-06-03 17:30:00] * Shatara nods. "Yes, help would be good. I'm not sure why we are exploding things without it."
  296. [2015-06-03 17:33:36] <Mare-Do-Well> 3Parlay translates the terminal's offerings: "One: alert security. (Warning! High security alert!) Two: Emergency shutdown menu. Three: Security check menu. Four: open/close The Room (Warning! The Room is open!) Five: seal The Room (Warning! Seals compromised!)
  297. [2015-06-03 17:34:55] <Mare-Do-Well> 3The chaos spirit smiles. "Well, you could have just asked."
  298. [2015-06-03 17:35:42] * Noble_Heart selects the second option. An emergency shutdown would likely do what they wanted... Or it might fail and cause a massive disaster. But she was fairly certain that it would do what they wanted.
  299. [2015-06-03 17:36:02] <Mare-Do-Well> 3> Emergency Shutdown menu
  300. [2015-06-03 17:37:46] * Mitzi growls and looks somewhat disoriented looking at the swirling core thingy. And that was making her angry. She begins to reach for one of her magical energy weapons.
  301. [2015-06-03 17:39:50] <Mare-Do-Well> 3Warning: do not initiate emergency shutdown until the ship has fully executed a water landing. Event horizon will not self-maintain after shutdown. If shutdown occurs, ultraspell may not be able to restart. Emergency shutdown is untested and should only be initiated as a last resort. Your results may vary.
  302. [2015-06-03 17:39:56] <Mare-Do-Well> 3Consult ship's spirit for safety procedures. The Caesar wishes you well.
  303. [2015-06-03 17:40:22] <Mare-Do-Well> 3> Initiate Shutdown (station #3)
  304. [2015-06-03 17:40:32] <Mare-Do-Well> 3> Return to main menu.
  305. [2015-06-03 17:41:03] * Shatara blinks. "I think we did? But then someone decided to start exploding things."
  306. [2015-06-03 17:41:23] <Mare-Do-Well> 3(( Group below is at turn four. Another 50 rads (reduced by resistance) and another Cha -3 check, CopyCat only. ))
  307. [2015-06-03 17:43:28] <Mare-Do-Well> 3The chaos spirit asks, "So, then, how can I help?"
  308. [2015-06-03 17:43:53] * Golden_Dream coughs. "Um. What happens when we shut down that there core what keeps th' ship up?"
  309. [2015-06-03 17:44:22] * Mitzi rips both of her rifles off her back, one in each paw, pointing them into the nasty swirly dark thing
  310. [2015-06-03 17:44:24] <Mare-Do-Well> 3The draconequus chuckles. "Well, the ship falls, of course."
  311. [2015-06-03 17:45:34] * Noble_Heart frowns. "Station three? Hm." She shakes her head. This was an easy solution. Obviously it would work, and she'd just have to teleport herself and her friends out before they crashed. Simple. She selected to initiate the shutdown.
  312. [2015-06-03 17:45:58] * Bookwright "Right. After the ship falls, is there an extremely large, tectonic-plate-shattering explosion?"
  313. [2015-06-03 17:46:50] * CopyCat tilts her head while looking at her friends. She smiles. Mitzi and Noble_Heart were so confident in themselves! She felt her own confidence in them swelling up. She knew they could do it!
  314. [2015-06-03 17:46:57] * Golden_Dream huhs. "Oh. Uh. Anythin' more n' that?"
  315. [2015-06-03 17:54:08] * Mitzi squeezes the triggers, firing one trio of beams from her tri-prism magic rifle, and a bolt of plasma from the other.
  316. [2015-06-03 17:54:18] <Mare-Do-Well> 3Emergency shutdown initiated, station #3. Waiting for authorization from station #1 and station #2. All stations must authorize emergency shutdown in time allowed or emergency shutdown will abort. 10... 9... 8...
  317. [2015-06-03 17:55:04] * Noble_Heart scowls. "Well, that will not work. There are two other terminals like this one somewhere onboard which must also be activated and utilized to initiate emergency shutdown. But We have no idea where to find them. Nor are We certain it will even work if We used it."
  318. [2015-06-03 17:58:20] * CopyCat flinches back just a little as Mitzi starts shooting. "Eep! Oh, er, will we have to find the other stations? That would be a problem..." she bites her lip and looks around. "Strange that the Chaos spirit hasn't said hello. I thought we'd find him here for sure."
  319. [2015-06-03 17:58:26] <Mare-Do-Well> 3The three beams of light lance out toward the crackling ball of energy in the center of The Room. The beams slow down, the light taking perceptable time to reach their target. Two of the lines of light burst, turning into flowers which rain down into the swirling vortex and vanish.
  320. [2015-06-03 17:58:45] <Mare-Do-Well> 3The plasma bolt is likewise snared by the blue/black energy, shifting to an angry red before disappearing with the sound of a crushed trumpet.
  321. [2015-06-03 18:00:07] <Mare-Do-Well> 3The final beam of light crawls towards the ball of energy in the center of The Room.
  322. [2015-06-03 18:00:21] * Noble_Heart moves to get a look through the doorway, looking up and down and to either side as best she could without actually moving through the door. "It may be necessary, yes. The talisman complex which creates this 'ultraspell' is likely quite large and complicated."
  323. [2015-06-03 18:01:47] * Mitzi snarls at the stupid core thingy. She looks around for something else to destroy, putting her guns back across her back.
  324. [2015-06-03 18:02:42] <Mare-Do-Well> 3The chaos spirit thinks, "Well, it is a very heavy ship. I don't know if it will actually crack the tectonic plate, but it will be quite a boom." He adds, "The important thing, I suppose, is that the talisman in the center is shut down rather than, say, being blown up."
  325. [2015-06-03 18:03:07] * Golden_Dream huhs. "Why's that."
  326. [2015-06-03 18:03:19] * Shatara gets a forebodeing shudder in his spine.
  327. [2015-06-03 18:04:30] <Mare-Do-Well> 3The draconequus shrugs. "Well, I don't know. I have no idea what will happen if talisman is allows to go off like a normal megaspell rather than that imprisoned thing that's powering the ship."
  328. [2015-06-03 18:05:08] * Golden_Dream winces. "Wait, you /made/ th' thing and you don't know what'll happen?"
  329. [2015-06-03 18:05:45] <Mare-Do-Well> 3"Chaos magic is /supposed/ to be unpredictable. That's the point. This..." he waves at the ship, "...is a total perversion. And not the fun kind. I've hated that pact ever since I made it."
  330. [2015-06-03 18:06:23] * Bookwright "So how do our friends turn it off without being exploded or made late for teatime?"
  331. [2015-06-03 18:06:47] * Golden_Dream gulps. "And, uh. What happens if I let a big ol' anti-matrix bomb off? Would it disperse it or..."
  332. [2015-06-03 18:08:56] <Mare-Do-Well> 3The chaos spirit sighs. He disappears, then reappears in three places at once, surrounding Bookwright. All three of him simultaneously say, "I can't tell you that. You have to figure it out for yourself." They each wave a claw and three scrolls appear, unfurling several feet. "Legalese, don't you hate it?" The scrolls wrap Bookwright up like a mummy.
  333. [2015-06-03 18:09:44] * Mitzi sets her gaze on CopyCat. She flexes her claws
  334. [2015-06-03 18:09:48] <Mare-Do-Well> 3The three poof back into one, grinning at Golden_Dream. "Well, like I said, that would be... unpredicatable. But, I imagine, very dramatic."
  335. [2015-06-03 18:09:48] * Bookwright "Wow, way to check your contract before signing it there buddy. Have you never made a business deal before or something?"
  336. [2015-06-03 18:10:46] <Mare-Do-Well> 3The draconequus scoffs, "Hey, you do desperate things when you're afraid for your life."
  337. [2015-06-03 18:11:32] * Golden_Dream scratches her head. "Wait, what do you gotta be afraid of? You're a badass chaos spirit what made a megaspell!"
  338. [2015-06-03 18:11:39] <Mare-Do-Well> 3(( Group below is at turn fiver. Another 50 rads (reduced by resistance). Another Cha -3 check for CopyCat only. ))
  339. [2015-06-03 18:12:13] <Mare-Do-Well> 3The final beam from Mitzi's tri-beam laser reaches the center ball. There is a flash, and a growing crackling sound, like milk poured on rice cereal.
  340. [2015-06-03 18:12:22] * CopyCat catches the look in Mitzi's eye but already has a smashing-order for the hellhound. "Mitzi! We'll need to move through the ship to find more terminals. That means smashing through any resistance we encounter. Are you in?"
  341. [2015-06-03 18:12:47] * Noble_Heart blinks. "Hm. We believe that may no longer be necessary. Rather... It may be time to beat a most expedious retreat."
  342. [2015-06-03 18:12:57] <Mare-Do-Well> 3The chaos spirit says simply, "A bigger, more badass spirit, of course."
  343. [2015-06-03 18:13:53] * Mitzi doesn't wait for instructions and begins tearing through the nearest wall. "Ponees not tell Ur whut tu du."
  344. [2015-06-03 18:13:56] <Mare-Do-Well> 3He adds, "There were a lot of spirits willing to do a lot of things so long as the zebras promised to keep the Empress sealed away."
  345. [2015-06-03 18:15:06] * Bookwright "Oh, we did that already. Sealed her away again I mean."
  346. [2015-06-03 18:15:10] * CopyCat 's ears stand on end at the sound the spell was making. "Orrr maybe we leave. Right now. Before everything explodes and we get turned into a sperm whale and a bowl of petunias!"
  347. [2015-06-03 18:16:18] <Mare-Do-Well> 3The draconequus nods. "I know. What do you think I can help you?"
  348. [2015-06-03 18:16:51] * Noble_Heart nods in agreement to CopyCat. "We believe Our sister is right. And now is the time to do it." She spares another look back at the 'ultraspell' and its present state, just to ensure that it is actually getting worse and not stabilizing, before she grabs both of her companions and Mare-Do-Well with her magic intent to teleport them all to the safety of their own ship. She
  349. [2015-06-03 18:16:51] * Noble_Heart could hardly allow her friends to be obliterated, could she? They were still so useful!
  350. [2015-06-03 18:17:13] * Golden_Dream wipes her brow off. "Well. Y' could make sure that th' folk inside ain't fuggin' dyin' in there. We ain't so sure what's going on."
  351. [2015-06-03 18:18:56] <Mare-Do-Well> 3"Oh, I put them to sleep. But... well, you woke them up again." He thinks. Then snaps his talons.
  352. [2015-06-03 18:19:13] <Mare-Do-Well> 3>> FLASH <<
  353. [2015-06-03 18:19:29] <Mare-Do-Well> 3Noble_Heart and her entourage appear on deck.
  354. [2015-06-03 18:20:24] <Mare-Do-Well> 3The chaos spirit blinks. "We'll that certainly wasn't what I was trying to do. How'd it go over there?"
  355. [2015-06-03 18:20:24] * Noble_Heart blinks in surprise. Somewhat confused about how she'd just gotten there. But now was not really the time to question it. "Shatara! Bring the ship around and move us away from the Leviathan as fast as you possibly can!"
  356. [2015-06-03 18:20:33] * Mitzi is grey coated and snarling. The sudden change of scenery only seemed to make her madder, but the port was enough to make her stumble and land flat on her back
  357. [2015-06-03 18:21:22] * Golden_Dream blinks. "What? Why?"
  358. [2015-06-03 18:21:34] <Mare-Do-Well> 3>> FLASH <<
  359. [2015-06-03 18:21:37] * CopyCat blinks and looks around. She smiles upon seeing all her friends gathered together. "I think we did it! But everything may be about to explode so... Get_Lost! Fly us as far away from the Leviathan as possible!!"
  360. [2015-06-03 18:22:13] * Golden_Dream looks absolutely shocked. "Y'DID WHAT."
  361. [2015-06-03 18:22:29] <Mare-Do-Well> 3Two stripeless zebras, their coats dull and grey, appear on deck. They look angry, and weapons drawn. Then bewildered.
  362. [2015-06-03 18:23:44] * CopyCat nickers in place at Golden_Dream's yell. "Mitzi may have shot at the Event Horizon..."
  363. [2015-06-03 18:24:12] * Golden_Dream starts to feel the blood drain from her face. She immediately snaps to the Chaos Spirit. "How long do we have until it blows, and how far up can we take it?"
  364. [2015-06-03 18:24:16] * Mitzi attempts to claw her way back to her feel, leaving massive rends in the deck below her as she uses her claws to get purchase
  365. [2015-06-03 18:25:01] * Noble_Heart looks to Mitzi. "Someone get Mitzi something to brutally murder as well. We have little doubt that she will feel better for it." She turns her attention towards the two zebras. "Oh, unexpected guests!"
  366. [2015-06-03 18:25:08] * Shatara acks and takes the helm, getting the ship moving. Acks again at the sudden arrival of additional stowaways.
  367. [2015-06-03 18:25:20] <Mare-Do-Well> 3"Okay..." the draconequus pauses, "I may have miscalculated this a skosh."
  368. [2015-06-03 18:25:48] * Golden_Dream snaps to Noble. "Noble, how far up can the Leviathan go before it blows?"
  369. [2015-06-03 18:26:16] <Mare-Do-Well> 3>> FLASH <<
  370. [2015-06-03 18:26:48] <Mare-Do-Well> 3Two more Stripeless appear on deck, both out cold. The look like the two from in front of the gate to The Room.
  371. [2015-06-03 18:27:14] * CopyCat tilts her head. "Actually, she was acting a little strange..." CopyCat glances at Mitzi, then tries to help steady the Hellhound with her magic.
  372. [2015-06-03 18:27:44] * Mitzi follows the magical glow to Copycat. She snarls and claws at the deck before leaping towards the alicorn that was clearly attacking her with magic.
  373. [2015-06-03 18:29:05] * Bookwright "Noble Heart, you look kind of... uh. Grey? Gray? Are you feeling alright?"
  374. [2015-06-03 18:30:00] * CopyCat eeps and stumbles back, falling onto her rump. Her magic shifts to an Anesthetic bolt before she even knew what was happening.
  375. [2015-06-03 18:30:19] * Shatara yelps in surprise. "Blue on blue! BLUE ON BLUE!"
  376. [2015-06-03 18:30:23] <Mare-Do-Well> 3There is another >> FLASH << visible through the rends Mitzi's claws left in the deck as more visitors appear inside the ship below.
  377. [2015-06-03 18:30:35] * Noble_Heart blinks at Bookwright. "Why, We are feeling fine! Now, fetch Us a drink." She turns her attention back towards Mitzi, and CopyCat. That was not a good thing to be happening at all.
  378. [2015-06-03 18:31:02] * Mitzi is lunging at CopyCat, claws bared, salivating and growling aggressively
  379. [2015-06-03 18:32:18] * Golden_Dream looks between the science ponies. "If we can get th' Leviathan as up as possible, maybe we can avoid contaminating everythin' below it fer' a while!"
  380. [2015-06-03 18:34:24] <Mare-Do-Well> 3>> FLASH <<
  381. [2015-06-03 18:35:22] <Mare-Do-Well> 3Three more Stripeless appear, weapons drawn and in mid-run, one of whom has a grenade clenched between her teeth.
  382. [2015-06-03 18:36:56] * CopyCat 's copies a scene from this totally awesome book she second-hoof read at some point as her Anesthetic spell washes over the leaping hellhound!
  383. [2015-06-03 18:38:12] <Mare-Do-Well> 3Mitzi suddenly can no longer feel her anything.
  384. [2015-06-03 18:38:38] * Mitzi slams into the deck as she suddenly goes limp, skidding to a stop on her shoulder
  385. [2015-06-03 18:38:43] <Mare-Do-Well> 3A split-second later, one of the newly-appeared zebras collides with CopyCat.
  386. [2015-06-03 18:39:49] <Mare-Do-Well> 3One of the others stumbles and crashes to the deck, the grenade in her mouth flying out, bouncing, and landing feet from Shatara.
  387. [2015-06-03 18:40:04] <Mare-Do-Well> 3The world goes silent.
  388. [2015-06-03 18:40:23] <Mare-Do-Well> 3A spark of light cracks the Leviathan.
  389. [2015-06-03 18:40:50] <Mare-Do-Well> 3The light flickers, blue and black, then brilliant white. Like a second sun.
  390. [2015-06-03 18:40:52] * CopyCat oof's! as suddenly zebra!
  391. [2015-06-03 18:40:54] * Golden_Dream feels... Significantly not listened to for the briefest of moments. It's a weird, esoteric moment, when you're about to witness a megaspell going off.
  392. [2015-06-03 18:41:29] <Mare-Do-Well> 3There is a loud WHUMP that is felt more than heard. A distortion ripples inward towards the Leviathan from all directions.
  393. [2015-06-03 18:42:05] * Shatara damns the grenades! Full speed ahead!
  394. [2015-06-03 18:42:34] <Shatara> (or more properly, all ahead flank
  395. [2015-06-03 18:42:42] <Mare-Do-Well> 3The wind suddenly picks up, rushing towards the ship with escalating force. The nearest clouds are ripped from the sky, sucked towards the silhouette of the ship.
  396. [2015-06-03 18:43:19] <Mare-Do-Well> 3Air bends, light breaking apart into a rainbow pattern.
  397. [2015-06-03 18:43:22] * Noble_Heart watches the Leviathan nervously. She went to say something, but the all-consuming strangeness of the moment made the words die.
  398. [2015-06-03 18:45:08] * Bookwright "Shatara can you make us go faster please this is starting to really freak me out!"
  399. [2015-06-03 18:45:37] * Golden_Dream watches for a moment, then ducks down and holds on for dear life. Look away, look away, look away. It'll blind you. It'll blind you if you look at it. Count to four. Inhale. Count to four. Exhale.
  400. [2015-06-03 18:46:20] * Mitzi can only stare at the... thing happening as she lays limply on the deck
  401. [2015-06-03 18:52:24] <Mare-Do-Well> 3Shatara throws the /Eclipsis/ into "all ahead flank", the wind tearing at her feathers and armor as the ship rushed forward against the growing hurricane. Behind them, the /Rainbow Connection/ is torn towards the warping shadow of the Leviathan.
  402. [2015-06-03 18:56:09] <Mare-Do-Well> 3Shatara amazingy guides the /Eclipsis/ through the sudden storm...
  403. [2015-06-03 18:57:18] <Mare-Do-Well> 3... and in a breath, the storm is gone. As is the Leviathan. Sound returns to normal, as does light. Shredded clouds streak the sky, pointing towards where the mighty ship once had been.
  404. [2015-06-03 18:58:21] * Noble_Heart looks down at where the Leviathan had been. "Well. All things considered, that could have gone much worse. Now where is my drink?" She turned away to regard the others on the deck.
  405. [2015-06-03 18:58:28] <Mare-Do-Well> 3Trees and large chunks of earth that had uprooted and flown into the air fall back to the ground in a terrible roar.
  406. [2015-06-03 18:59:10] * CopyCat squirms beneath the zebra that had appeared on top of her (and not in the way that she'd like).
  407. [2015-06-03 18:59:55] <Mare-Do-Well> 3The /Rainbow Connection/ survived, but is entangled in trees, and looks much worse for wear.
  408. [2015-06-03 18:59:58] * Bookwright frowns at Noble_Heart. "You sure you're okay? You seem, er... angrier than usual. And I don't just mean like Mitzi."
  409. [2015-06-03 19:00:16] <Mare-Do-Well> 3The chaos spirit is nowhere to be seen.
  410. [2015-06-03 19:00:23] <Mare-Do-Well> 3--- End of Session ---
  411. [2015-06-03 19:00:28] <Mare-Do-Well> 3 4500 XP
  412. [2015-06-03 19:01:56] * Golden_Dream guffaws, then slowly gets up, feeling for the life of her like a discarded bag in a parking lot. Tossed by the wind and probably not feeling in control of herself for the foreseeable future. She turn-tossed her way back up onto her hooves and just stared out into the place the Leviathan was, a distant and horrified look on her face.
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