Post by Solar Solstice on Nov 28, 2013 0:35:14 GMT -5
OOC Date: November 2, 2013
Characters: Dynamite Rave, Stardust, Rainbow Dash, Firefly
Setting: Rainbow stumbles into the troubles of 'Palace Business'
Since the attack on the palace, Dynamite Rave has been summoned back to Canterlot to help tighten security while the princesses try to deal with the intruder who is still locked away in prison. Dressed in his royal guard armor, the young magical prodigy prowls through the hallways with a serious look upon his face. He is wearing his helmet over his head today, though not the illusion the other guards have to keep. As a personal bodyguard of a princess, he is able to keep his own identity to stand out amidst the crowds.
Stardust is just waiting around in the grand hall, munching on some cake that was left on a cart by one of the doors. There was no work to do so far today, so she was on standby.
Rainbow_Dash is, as she is wont to do, totally chillin' out. Having obtained some measure of a break, she has come over to Cloudsdale for one of her semi-regular excursions to the palace grounds. As she flies over to the balcony where she usually alights, she notices that there are a lot more guards than usual. Huh, is somepony important in town? She lands on the carpet and paces along the passages, peering at the large volume of guardsponies about, one in particular around the corner. "Yo, Dynamite!" she calls out, spotting him easily along one of the halls. "What's going on? Something big happening?"
Ears perking upwards at the sound of his marefriend's voice, Dynamite quickly gives a smile as he trots over to her from down the hallway. "Hey Dash. Oh, not much. We had an assassin break into the palace and he attacked both Mimic and EB. He has been subdued and put into lockdown until we can figure out what to do with him. Some guy named Zircon who holds a thousand year grudge against Mimic. He knocked out Shady Side and stole his armor, then used it to try and gain access to the library to kill Mimic. He was subdued luckily enough."
Stardust remains silent, eating her doughnuts and cake.
Rainbow_Dash regards Dynamite's story with noticeable interest. "Whoa, far out!" she declares. "Thousand ye- you mean, he's one of those- whoa." She barely has absorbed that thought when she arrives at another. "Wait, does that mean that Mimic's really...like...what they're saying...?"
"Oh, yeah. She was Sombra's right hoof. I mean, she had no choice, but the thing is, she can mimic any talent. Perfect memory. So, he'd train her to be this really wicked killer and he'd send her in and she'd do her thing. She was under his spell and it's not like she feels real proud of herself. But, now that the spell is broken and she's fixed, she's trying to atone for her past with Celestia's blessing. Zircon though was an underground freedom fighter. He's obsessed with her. He and I got into it once at the Crystal Empire when I was escorting Mimic for a meeting with Cadence. We nearly came to blows right there in the plaza." Dynamite says as he bounces a bit on his hooves, rocking side to side. "Everyone back there is scared of her. It's why she's making a new life here."
Stardust listens quietly, chewing on a cookie now.
Rainbow_Dash nods rapidly, forming the connections between Mimic, Zircon, and everything she'd seen over at the Crystal Empire. She had no grudge against Mimic, for the memory of Sombra's tyranny was but an abstract for her perception, a distant event of a forgotten age. She is aware, however, that for many that age is but a listless sleep away from the present, and that understanding has been refined by the burden of a tradition she struggles to utter. "No kidding! After all the Crystal ponies have been through, it's not really a big surprise." A pause as she looks anxiously around, as if searching for something, or somepony. "What's gonna happen to this Zorkin guy? Are the Princesses gonna, uh, spank him or something?"
"I don't know. Knowing Celestia she'll try to reason with him and teach him about friendship, but he's too far gone I believe. He's insane. He told me he'd go through the princesses to get to Mimic if it came to that. So, guess who gets stationed to be Mimic's bodyguard for the time being? Me." Dynamite says with a smirk upon his face. ".. not exactly a promotion but until they assess the threat is neutralized, they're requiring me to stick around a bit." He lifts up a hoof and focuses his magic upon it, creating a small ball of flame upon it, then blows it over towards Dash as it playfully circles her. "I've been giving the direct order to use whatever force necessary at my discretion." His eyes trail about the hallway for a moment as he notices the pastry eating pony for a moment, giving a slight nod of his head. "So, I got some time now though while Mimic is in chambers with Celestia. We can get some dinner if you want. I miss you after all."
Stardust nods back, being a royal messenger none of this was really of any business of her own.
Rainbow_Dash gives Stardust a perfunctory glance herself before focusing on Dynamite. "I could a bite to eat, yeah. You know a place, or are you gonna show me here we can get some palace food? Heh."
"Of course I know a place though I get free fancy palace food so we can just hit up the cafeteria if you want. Though if I roll in with you, I'm sure the guys will make some comments about me hanging out with my girlfriend." Dynamite Rave says with a cheeky grin. "They won't mean anything by it, they just like to give the guys that are attached a hard time."
"Pffft," Rainbow Dash replies. "You've obviously never heard some of the scuttlebutt at Weather Patrol HQ. Thanks for the warning, but I'm sure I'll be all right." She hangs back and lets Dynamite lead the way.
"I'm sure you'll be alright, but don't get upset if I get a bit protective." Dynamite Rave says with a grin as he leads her down the hallway. "I can't look like a chump in front of my peers." Leaning in, he bumps his shoulder against hers. "I really have missed you though. Wrote a new song also, not sure if it's your flavor."
Rainbow_Dash sees that coming from a mile away and deftly dodges out of Dyna's path. "Heh, nice! Really, though, you don't have to do all that song stuff for me."
"I didn't do the song for you, I just wrote a song in general. Was just saying I can sing it for you if you wanted to hear." Dynamite says as he looks at her sidelong as she goes dodging out of the way of his bump. His ears wilt back just a bit. "So, whatcha want to eat?"
"I dunno, whatever they got today, I guess," says Rainbow Dash, taking good notice of Dynamite's disappointment but seemingly doing nothing about it. "I mean, I /am/ a guest so I gotta take what's offered."
"You're also the element of loyalty and you've saved the world a few times. You kinda get special privileges." Dynamite says with a good natured grin on his face. "I just hope they got butterscotch pudding for dessert. It's so freaking good here." As they head into the royal cafeteria, he gives a wave to some of his teammates in his squadron, then leads the mare to the banquet line. They have just about everything. From salads to soups to fancy bread, to the more common types of ruffage such as macaroni and pasta.
"Privilege-smivilege!" Rainbow Dash says. "I just do what's gotta be done, is all. 'Sides, I didn't do all that stuff alone." Still, she can definitely enjoy the huge variety they've got hear, especially the pasta which is hasn't had in ages it seems. Quietly, she takes a tray and loads it with several little plates, hovering off the ground so she can grasp it with both forehooves.
As he takes his own tray, Dynamite Rave floats it along as he pops on a few plates of food himself. Heavy in carbs as always and a pitcher of water for himself. He even put a salad on there. Heading over to a table, he flops down and sinks in the beanbag chair.
Rainbow_Dash obtains a balanced meal that has a sampling of each dish available, though she does lean heavily on the pasta. Artichoke sauce, yum! "Wow, I could've joined the Guard here, too, if I wasn't so bent on flying around so much! This is nice, really nice." She sets her tray down near Dynamite and licks her lips, sampling a bit of salad.
"Sometimes I wish you did. I'd love to be teamed up with you." Dynamite Rave says as he starts to eat his pasta, twirling it about with his fork with his magic. "I bet we'd make a great flank kicking duo." He floats up a napkin and starts to tear it at with his magic as he turns it around, grinning to himself. "I think you look hot in your jousting armor."
"Trust me, Weather Patrol stuff is a lot of horseapples sometimes," Rainbow Dash states, having a helping of apricot jam with her granola. She blushes a little at Dynamite's compliment, but she quickly breaks out into a smirk. "Gee, where've I heard /that/ before?" she jests. "You can see it again when the next session starts! I mean, we're gonna have a regular schedule now."
"Good, I can't wait to check you out, /and/ smash you." Dynamite Rave says with a laugh as he pops another bite of food into his mouth. "I'm also stoked about the Equestrian games coming up in a few months. I've been training my butt off. I really want to put on a good show and win a couple of medals."
"I've heard /that/ before too," Rainbow Dash answers. "And I'm telling you right now that I'm gonna give you a run for your money!" She gives Dynamite a close gaze, as if to challenge or even taunt.
Leaning over, Dynamite pushes his nose against hers, then says, "You're on, Rainbow butt. I'm gonna stick my pole so far up your--" He pauses. ".. Alright, so, that is going to come out wrong." He leans back as he takes a sip of his water. "Still, it's good to do stuff like that with you."
Too late: Rainbow's already cackling aloud and grasping her chest. "HAH! You actually said it!" she chortles, attracting way too much attention. "O Celestia! Heeheee!" In time, she recovers herself, wiping the tears of laughter from her eyes. "Heheh...we'll see how good you like it after I wipe the floor with you!"
Plucking up a crouton, Dynamite bonks it off of Dash's head as he gives her a wry grin on his face. "At least you can laugh about it. I bet your friend Rarity would have this horrified look on her face and say that I was uncouth or something."
Rainbow_Dash nabs the crouton mid-throw and pops it in her mouth. "Well, to be fair, you're not exactly a pony's idea of a gentlecolt," she quips, having some pasta at last. Mmm, artichoky. "You carry yourself pretty good when you have to, though, so I guess there's that."
"I can be a gentlecolt anytime I need to be. I went through finishing school as part of the whole guard thing." Dynamite Rave says with a sniff upwards with a teasing grin upon his face.
Firefly explodes into the main throne room in a blinding flash of light followed by a loud rumble and a blast of cold air and dust.
"Yeah, I think you needed it more than me," Rainbow Dash says, keeping up with the teasing. It's at that point that she hears the not-too-distant rubmling, although given the noise in the cafeteria she doesn't immedietely make out what it might be. "Hey, you hear that?" she asks, her ear flicking.
"Yeah, looks like Firefly just got home. That's her signature boom." Dynamite says as he lobs another crouton upwards, this time into his own mouth as he crunches on it noisily. "So, you want to go ballroom dancing with me? Seeing how I'm a 'gentlecolt' and all and you seem to not need it as much as me, I'm assuming you are graceful enough?"
Firefly is, unknown to most except maybe Dyna, is indeed home. Night Court was to begin soon, and she always entered that way. She dismisses the guard at the throne room door and with a flick oif her wing swings them open, walking on inside. There were pastries to be nibbled.
Rainbow_Dash blinks. "Right, right!" she says, a wave of energetic memory surging from her mind. "C'mon, Dyna, you've seen me dance before! Anyway, I gotta check my schedule and stuff, like usual. This another event in your life?"
"What? Ballroom dancing? No, it's not an event, just a date. I wanna take my girl out and have some fun." Dynamite says as the piece of paper he was floating in the air that was making small tears and snips out of seems to come to a stop. He floats it over to her. A paper heart snow-flake that he made with his magic. "Night court is on. You need to ask anything of Firefly?"
Firefly sends one of the internal guard to bring some lemon tea and crumpets to the throne room. At's right, the Squire is IN.
Rainbow_Dash rolls up the last of her pasta and chews on Dynamite's proposal. "Not really, but we could always watch Fire scares nobles again." She smirks a little, taking up her tray and walking over to the carrells designed to hold the used utensils.
"Yeah, I suppose we could do that. She's real good at it." Dynamite Rave says as he watches her head off, then rises upwards as he ambles after with his tray of empty plates.
Stardust takes her place in the Throne room, peeking through her notes to see if an execution order was available.
Firefly perks her ears, an execution notice would be a highlight for the evening. "Anything of note on our 'guest?"
Rainbow_Dash secretly takes Dynamite's paper heart and slips it away somewhere before following along, wondering what shenanigans is in store at Night Court. She slips into the throne room without much fanfare, gazing onward towards where her old friend sits.
As he follows after Dash, Dynamite gives a nod over to Firefly. "Hey Firefly. No news yet. He's still in lock down and waiting to hear from Celestia. I don't know why he's staying in EB's office though. He should be behind bars proper."
Stardust shakes her head. "No, it does not seem so. Do you have any messages that need sent out and about anywhere?" winging over her notes to Firefly. "Just a note for you that an airship has been sighted earlier leaving Ponyville. Nothing more of interest tonight." turning to nod to Rainbow. "Oh, hello again." then nods to Dynamite as well.
Firefly flexes her wings and nods to the Courier, then looking over to Dash and Rave. "I imagine he'll just be released with some warning." making a face. "I still think he should be imploded."
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Cripes, Fire, since when did you get so gloomy and violent?" Rainbow Dash jests, stepping closer to the throne. "I'm sure we can knock some sense into this crazy guy. I mean, what's he gonna do? Take on the Princesses and you guys?"
"He was pretty insistent that if we let him go, he's just going to do it again, and he will go through the Princesses to get to Mimic. He's out of his mind. He's a danger to not only Mimic, but to those who follow Celestia." Dynamite Rave says seriously as he rocks his shoulders back and forth. "He's not going to stop until his last breath."
Stardust ohs and produces yet another note, or rather, a small paper to Firefly. "Almost forgot this one." snickering to Rainbow.
Firefly nods to Rave. "Exactly my point...attacking a Royal employee is an Act of War. His stated desire and will indicate the least problematic solution is to terminate the threat. Nip it in the bud." grinning to Dash. "And you know I'm good at that part." looking at the new note. "Though effective immediately, our Guest is no longer my concern, until further notice." tossing the paper aside. "Figures."
"But...but..." Rainbow Dash utters, feeling surrounded. She can hardly fathom how easily they speak of termination, of capital retribution. Is this why Dad... "I wanna talk to this Zircon guy," she says, out of impulse. "Maybe I can shake the stupid out of him! and you don't have to kill him!"
"No." Dynamite Rave says firmly to Rainbow Dash. "That would not be a good idea." He clicks his tongue against his teeth firmly for a moment as his ears flatten back against his skull. "He's a zealot. He's off limits to civilians."
Stardust has to laugh a bit, but keeps her distance. "I'd think any pony attacking anyone IN the palace is full of stupid." Being in Court was always a nervous time for her. "Ah, Firefly, any message to return to the Economist?"
Firefly says "Relax dashie, only the Princess can enact a termination order, and I seriously doubt Celestia will do so in this case." laughing. "But, its my job you know." then shakes her head to The courier. "No messages, thee may go."
"What!" Rainbow Dash interjects, experiencing a kind of anguished frustration. "/He's/ a zealot? I'm-" But thankfully Firefly interjects herself at the right time, before Rainbow can say or do anything stupid. "OK OK fine," she utters heavily, "but I wanna be around when you guys chew him out. I'm...you guys kinda made me curious now."
Glancing over to Rainbow Dash, Dynamite Rave takes in a deep breath. Ears twitching forward, he shifts himself back down to his haunches. ".. It's.. palace business, Dash." He says softly.
Stardust nods to the Squire and the others then backs away, turning to walk on out of the throne room. The Economist's message was her only message set to deliver today, and now she could get some sleep.
Firefly looks between Dash and Rave as Stardust leaves. "Well Rainbow, I for one shan't be there, in any case. Zircon has been removed from my list of things to keep under my attentions." tilting her head. "Though I could see some stupid being knocked out of him as being...a good thing." grinning a bit.
Rainbow_Dash nods grimly, understanding /that/ perfectly well. She turns and regards Firefly, starting to understand just how much she's really changed but also thankful that, at least, something of her old self is still there. "Well, stallions like that don't need much motivation, if you know what I mean," she says.
Firefly laughs and nods. "Perhaps, but its still no longer my worry, one way or the other." then smiles. "And you should know, I also get such orders from Celestia....its all part of the royal image engine thing. We do the work so they look good, you know?"
"Yeah, I've heard /that/ line before," Rainbow Dash says, looking aside snarkily. "I mean, that whole business with the clown hasn't gotten out yet, has it?"
Firefly says "No, its been 'submerged' as she put it, the same as the captain of the guard at Clousdale." sighing a bit. "Until Virga and Scope, I was the only truly combat trained pony here, my dragon fighting skills helped get me this position, though its more for show and threatening than anything, all part of the image. Look and act tough, be the one they fear. The bad cop so to speak." grinning."
<OOC> You say, "So there WAS a coup plot here earlier X3"
<OOC> You say, "Now you gotta tell me all about it XP"
<OOC> Firefly laughs. "An old old one....but yes. I'd have to get my notebook to see who was involved, remind me tomrorow. I'll have it then.
<OOC> You say, "Was the old RD? And do you remember at least a basic outline? X3"
<OOC> Stardust is not sure of the old RD was in on it...but it was the only time -Celestia- issued the destroy him order...though discreetly of course.
<OOC> Firefly says, ""And if he dies on the way to the Palace its no worry of mine" is discreet?"
<OOC> Stardust pbbbts. "Well, he DID try to harm children.
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<OOC> Stardust says, "And if I recall right, YOU layed Cloudsdale to seige with a hurricane the likes of which had never been seen before."
<OOC> Firefly nods. Something about him stealing a doll from a filly...becuase it was some ancient artifact, or had one in it. That I recall. Fire kinda gets protective of young ones.
<OOC> Firefly says, "Besides, Celestia stalled my storm and bubbled me until I calmed down."
<OOC> Stardust says, "Before or after you guys killed the Captain?"
Firefly says "Oh, well before. It wasn't until everything was sorted out we were given the OK on terminating him. But, technnically, we didn't get the chance, he self terminated. He fell from Cloudsdale and I just removed all the clouds from between him and the ground."
"Oh man, I remember that!" Rainbow Dash exclaims, those dark times fresh in her memory. "The Senate was talking about it for weeks! Uh, not that I would know that stuff, of course, heh."
Characters: Dynamite Rave, Stardust, Rainbow Dash, Firefly
Setting: Rainbow stumbles into the troubles of 'Palace Business'
Since the attack on the palace, Dynamite Rave has been summoned back to Canterlot to help tighten security while the princesses try to deal with the intruder who is still locked away in prison. Dressed in his royal guard armor, the young magical prodigy prowls through the hallways with a serious look upon his face. He is wearing his helmet over his head today, though not the illusion the other guards have to keep. As a personal bodyguard of a princess, he is able to keep his own identity to stand out amidst the crowds.
Stardust is just waiting around in the grand hall, munching on some cake that was left on a cart by one of the doors. There was no work to do so far today, so she was on standby.
Rainbow_Dash is, as she is wont to do, totally chillin' out. Having obtained some measure of a break, she has come over to Cloudsdale for one of her semi-regular excursions to the palace grounds. As she flies over to the balcony where she usually alights, she notices that there are a lot more guards than usual. Huh, is somepony important in town? She lands on the carpet and paces along the passages, peering at the large volume of guardsponies about, one in particular around the corner. "Yo, Dynamite!" she calls out, spotting him easily along one of the halls. "What's going on? Something big happening?"
Ears perking upwards at the sound of his marefriend's voice, Dynamite quickly gives a smile as he trots over to her from down the hallway. "Hey Dash. Oh, not much. We had an assassin break into the palace and he attacked both Mimic and EB. He has been subdued and put into lockdown until we can figure out what to do with him. Some guy named Zircon who holds a thousand year grudge against Mimic. He knocked out Shady Side and stole his armor, then used it to try and gain access to the library to kill Mimic. He was subdued luckily enough."
Stardust remains silent, eating her doughnuts and cake.
Rainbow_Dash regards Dynamite's story with noticeable interest. "Whoa, far out!" she declares. "Thousand ye- you mean, he's one of those- whoa." She barely has absorbed that thought when she arrives at another. "Wait, does that mean that Mimic's really...like...what they're saying...?"
"Oh, yeah. She was Sombra's right hoof. I mean, she had no choice, but the thing is, she can mimic any talent. Perfect memory. So, he'd train her to be this really wicked killer and he'd send her in and she'd do her thing. She was under his spell and it's not like she feels real proud of herself. But, now that the spell is broken and she's fixed, she's trying to atone for her past with Celestia's blessing. Zircon though was an underground freedom fighter. He's obsessed with her. He and I got into it once at the Crystal Empire when I was escorting Mimic for a meeting with Cadence. We nearly came to blows right there in the plaza." Dynamite says as he bounces a bit on his hooves, rocking side to side. "Everyone back there is scared of her. It's why she's making a new life here."
Stardust listens quietly, chewing on a cookie now.
Rainbow_Dash nods rapidly, forming the connections between Mimic, Zircon, and everything she'd seen over at the Crystal Empire. She had no grudge against Mimic, for the memory of Sombra's tyranny was but an abstract for her perception, a distant event of a forgotten age. She is aware, however, that for many that age is but a listless sleep away from the present, and that understanding has been refined by the burden of a tradition she struggles to utter. "No kidding! After all the Crystal ponies have been through, it's not really a big surprise." A pause as she looks anxiously around, as if searching for something, or somepony. "What's gonna happen to this Zorkin guy? Are the Princesses gonna, uh, spank him or something?"
"I don't know. Knowing Celestia she'll try to reason with him and teach him about friendship, but he's too far gone I believe. He's insane. He told me he'd go through the princesses to get to Mimic if it came to that. So, guess who gets stationed to be Mimic's bodyguard for the time being? Me." Dynamite says with a smirk upon his face. ".. not exactly a promotion but until they assess the threat is neutralized, they're requiring me to stick around a bit." He lifts up a hoof and focuses his magic upon it, creating a small ball of flame upon it, then blows it over towards Dash as it playfully circles her. "I've been giving the direct order to use whatever force necessary at my discretion." His eyes trail about the hallway for a moment as he notices the pastry eating pony for a moment, giving a slight nod of his head. "So, I got some time now though while Mimic is in chambers with Celestia. We can get some dinner if you want. I miss you after all."
Stardust nods back, being a royal messenger none of this was really of any business of her own.
Rainbow_Dash gives Stardust a perfunctory glance herself before focusing on Dynamite. "I could a bite to eat, yeah. You know a place, or are you gonna show me here we can get some palace food? Heh."
"Of course I know a place though I get free fancy palace food so we can just hit up the cafeteria if you want. Though if I roll in with you, I'm sure the guys will make some comments about me hanging out with my girlfriend." Dynamite Rave says with a cheeky grin. "They won't mean anything by it, they just like to give the guys that are attached a hard time."
"Pffft," Rainbow Dash replies. "You've obviously never heard some of the scuttlebutt at Weather Patrol HQ. Thanks for the warning, but I'm sure I'll be all right." She hangs back and lets Dynamite lead the way.
"I'm sure you'll be alright, but don't get upset if I get a bit protective." Dynamite Rave says with a grin as he leads her down the hallway. "I can't look like a chump in front of my peers." Leaning in, he bumps his shoulder against hers. "I really have missed you though. Wrote a new song also, not sure if it's your flavor."
Rainbow_Dash sees that coming from a mile away and deftly dodges out of Dyna's path. "Heh, nice! Really, though, you don't have to do all that song stuff for me."
"I didn't do the song for you, I just wrote a song in general. Was just saying I can sing it for you if you wanted to hear." Dynamite says as he looks at her sidelong as she goes dodging out of the way of his bump. His ears wilt back just a bit. "So, whatcha want to eat?"
"I dunno, whatever they got today, I guess," says Rainbow Dash, taking good notice of Dynamite's disappointment but seemingly doing nothing about it. "I mean, I /am/ a guest so I gotta take what's offered."
"You're also the element of loyalty and you've saved the world a few times. You kinda get special privileges." Dynamite says with a good natured grin on his face. "I just hope they got butterscotch pudding for dessert. It's so freaking good here." As they head into the royal cafeteria, he gives a wave to some of his teammates in his squadron, then leads the mare to the banquet line. They have just about everything. From salads to soups to fancy bread, to the more common types of ruffage such as macaroni and pasta.
"Privilege-smivilege!" Rainbow Dash says. "I just do what's gotta be done, is all. 'Sides, I didn't do all that stuff alone." Still, she can definitely enjoy the huge variety they've got hear, especially the pasta which is hasn't had in ages it seems. Quietly, she takes a tray and loads it with several little plates, hovering off the ground so she can grasp it with both forehooves.
As he takes his own tray, Dynamite Rave floats it along as he pops on a few plates of food himself. Heavy in carbs as always and a pitcher of water for himself. He even put a salad on there. Heading over to a table, he flops down and sinks in the beanbag chair.
Rainbow_Dash obtains a balanced meal that has a sampling of each dish available, though she does lean heavily on the pasta. Artichoke sauce, yum! "Wow, I could've joined the Guard here, too, if I wasn't so bent on flying around so much! This is nice, really nice." She sets her tray down near Dynamite and licks her lips, sampling a bit of salad.
"Sometimes I wish you did. I'd love to be teamed up with you." Dynamite Rave says as he starts to eat his pasta, twirling it about with his fork with his magic. "I bet we'd make a great flank kicking duo." He floats up a napkin and starts to tear it at with his magic as he turns it around, grinning to himself. "I think you look hot in your jousting armor."
"Trust me, Weather Patrol stuff is a lot of horseapples sometimes," Rainbow Dash states, having a helping of apricot jam with her granola. She blushes a little at Dynamite's compliment, but she quickly breaks out into a smirk. "Gee, where've I heard /that/ before?" she jests. "You can see it again when the next session starts! I mean, we're gonna have a regular schedule now."
"Good, I can't wait to check you out, /and/ smash you." Dynamite Rave says with a laugh as he pops another bite of food into his mouth. "I'm also stoked about the Equestrian games coming up in a few months. I've been training my butt off. I really want to put on a good show and win a couple of medals."
"I've heard /that/ before too," Rainbow Dash answers. "And I'm telling you right now that I'm gonna give you a run for your money!" She gives Dynamite a close gaze, as if to challenge or even taunt.
Leaning over, Dynamite pushes his nose against hers, then says, "You're on, Rainbow butt. I'm gonna stick my pole so far up your--" He pauses. ".. Alright, so, that is going to come out wrong." He leans back as he takes a sip of his water. "Still, it's good to do stuff like that with you."
Too late: Rainbow's already cackling aloud and grasping her chest. "HAH! You actually said it!" she chortles, attracting way too much attention. "O Celestia! Heeheee!" In time, she recovers herself, wiping the tears of laughter from her eyes. "Heheh...we'll see how good you like it after I wipe the floor with you!"
Plucking up a crouton, Dynamite bonks it off of Dash's head as he gives her a wry grin on his face. "At least you can laugh about it. I bet your friend Rarity would have this horrified look on her face and say that I was uncouth or something."
Rainbow_Dash nabs the crouton mid-throw and pops it in her mouth. "Well, to be fair, you're not exactly a pony's idea of a gentlecolt," she quips, having some pasta at last. Mmm, artichoky. "You carry yourself pretty good when you have to, though, so I guess there's that."
"I can be a gentlecolt anytime I need to be. I went through finishing school as part of the whole guard thing." Dynamite Rave says with a sniff upwards with a teasing grin upon his face.
Firefly explodes into the main throne room in a blinding flash of light followed by a loud rumble and a blast of cold air and dust.
"Yeah, I think you needed it more than me," Rainbow Dash says, keeping up with the teasing. It's at that point that she hears the not-too-distant rubmling, although given the noise in the cafeteria she doesn't immedietely make out what it might be. "Hey, you hear that?" she asks, her ear flicking.
"Yeah, looks like Firefly just got home. That's her signature boom." Dynamite says as he lobs another crouton upwards, this time into his own mouth as he crunches on it noisily. "So, you want to go ballroom dancing with me? Seeing how I'm a 'gentlecolt' and all and you seem to not need it as much as me, I'm assuming you are graceful enough?"
Firefly is, unknown to most except maybe Dyna, is indeed home. Night Court was to begin soon, and she always entered that way. She dismisses the guard at the throne room door and with a flick oif her wing swings them open, walking on inside. There were pastries to be nibbled.
Rainbow_Dash blinks. "Right, right!" she says, a wave of energetic memory surging from her mind. "C'mon, Dyna, you've seen me dance before! Anyway, I gotta check my schedule and stuff, like usual. This another event in your life?"
"What? Ballroom dancing? No, it's not an event, just a date. I wanna take my girl out and have some fun." Dynamite says as the piece of paper he was floating in the air that was making small tears and snips out of seems to come to a stop. He floats it over to her. A paper heart snow-flake that he made with his magic. "Night court is on. You need to ask anything of Firefly?"
Firefly sends one of the internal guard to bring some lemon tea and crumpets to the throne room. At's right, the Squire is IN.
Rainbow_Dash rolls up the last of her pasta and chews on Dynamite's proposal. "Not really, but we could always watch Fire scares nobles again." She smirks a little, taking up her tray and walking over to the carrells designed to hold the used utensils.
"Yeah, I suppose we could do that. She's real good at it." Dynamite Rave says as he watches her head off, then rises upwards as he ambles after with his tray of empty plates.
Stardust takes her place in the Throne room, peeking through her notes to see if an execution order was available.
Firefly perks her ears, an execution notice would be a highlight for the evening. "Anything of note on our 'guest?"
Rainbow_Dash secretly takes Dynamite's paper heart and slips it away somewhere before following along, wondering what shenanigans is in store at Night Court. She slips into the throne room without much fanfare, gazing onward towards where her old friend sits.
As he follows after Dash, Dynamite gives a nod over to Firefly. "Hey Firefly. No news yet. He's still in lock down and waiting to hear from Celestia. I don't know why he's staying in EB's office though. He should be behind bars proper."
Stardust shakes her head. "No, it does not seem so. Do you have any messages that need sent out and about anywhere?" winging over her notes to Firefly. "Just a note for you that an airship has been sighted earlier leaving Ponyville. Nothing more of interest tonight." turning to nod to Rainbow. "Oh, hello again." then nods to Dynamite as well.
Firefly flexes her wings and nods to the Courier, then looking over to Dash and Rave. "I imagine he'll just be released with some warning." making a face. "I still think he should be imploded."
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Cripes, Fire, since when did you get so gloomy and violent?" Rainbow Dash jests, stepping closer to the throne. "I'm sure we can knock some sense into this crazy guy. I mean, what's he gonna do? Take on the Princesses and you guys?"
"He was pretty insistent that if we let him go, he's just going to do it again, and he will go through the Princesses to get to Mimic. He's out of his mind. He's a danger to not only Mimic, but to those who follow Celestia." Dynamite Rave says seriously as he rocks his shoulders back and forth. "He's not going to stop until his last breath."
Stardust ohs and produces yet another note, or rather, a small paper to Firefly. "Almost forgot this one." snickering to Rainbow.
Firefly nods to Rave. "Exactly my point...attacking a Royal employee is an Act of War. His stated desire and will indicate the least problematic solution is to terminate the threat. Nip it in the bud." grinning to Dash. "And you know I'm good at that part." looking at the new note. "Though effective immediately, our Guest is no longer my concern, until further notice." tossing the paper aside. "Figures."
"But...but..." Rainbow Dash utters, feeling surrounded. She can hardly fathom how easily they speak of termination, of capital retribution. Is this why Dad... "I wanna talk to this Zircon guy," she says, out of impulse. "Maybe I can shake the stupid out of him! and you don't have to kill him!"
"No." Dynamite Rave says firmly to Rainbow Dash. "That would not be a good idea." He clicks his tongue against his teeth firmly for a moment as his ears flatten back against his skull. "He's a zealot. He's off limits to civilians."
Stardust has to laugh a bit, but keeps her distance. "I'd think any pony attacking anyone IN the palace is full of stupid." Being in Court was always a nervous time for her. "Ah, Firefly, any message to return to the Economist?"
Firefly says "Relax dashie, only the Princess can enact a termination order, and I seriously doubt Celestia will do so in this case." laughing. "But, its my job you know." then shakes her head to The courier. "No messages, thee may go."
"What!" Rainbow Dash interjects, experiencing a kind of anguished frustration. "/He's/ a zealot? I'm-" But thankfully Firefly interjects herself at the right time, before Rainbow can say or do anything stupid. "OK OK fine," she utters heavily, "but I wanna be around when you guys chew him out. I'm...you guys kinda made me curious now."
Glancing over to Rainbow Dash, Dynamite Rave takes in a deep breath. Ears twitching forward, he shifts himself back down to his haunches. ".. It's.. palace business, Dash." He says softly.
Stardust nods to the Squire and the others then backs away, turning to walk on out of the throne room. The Economist's message was her only message set to deliver today, and now she could get some sleep.
Firefly looks between Dash and Rave as Stardust leaves. "Well Rainbow, I for one shan't be there, in any case. Zircon has been removed from my list of things to keep under my attentions." tilting her head. "Though I could see some stupid being knocked out of him as being...a good thing." grinning a bit.
Rainbow_Dash nods grimly, understanding /that/ perfectly well. She turns and regards Firefly, starting to understand just how much she's really changed but also thankful that, at least, something of her old self is still there. "Well, stallions like that don't need much motivation, if you know what I mean," she says.
Firefly laughs and nods. "Perhaps, but its still no longer my worry, one way or the other." then smiles. "And you should know, I also get such orders from Celestia....its all part of the royal image engine thing. We do the work so they look good, you know?"
"Yeah, I've heard /that/ line before," Rainbow Dash says, looking aside snarkily. "I mean, that whole business with the clown hasn't gotten out yet, has it?"
Firefly says "No, its been 'submerged' as she put it, the same as the captain of the guard at Clousdale." sighing a bit. "Until Virga and Scope, I was the only truly combat trained pony here, my dragon fighting skills helped get me this position, though its more for show and threatening than anything, all part of the image. Look and act tough, be the one they fear. The bad cop so to speak." grinning."
<OOC> You say, "So there WAS a coup plot here earlier X3"
<OOC> You say, "Now you gotta tell me all about it XP"
<OOC> Firefly laughs. "An old old one....but yes. I'd have to get my notebook to see who was involved, remind me tomrorow. I'll have it then.
<OOC> You say, "Was the old RD? And do you remember at least a basic outline? X3"
<OOC> Stardust is not sure of the old RD was in on it...but it was the only time -Celestia- issued the destroy him order...though discreetly of course.
<OOC> Firefly says, ""And if he dies on the way to the Palace its no worry of mine" is discreet?"
<OOC> Stardust pbbbts. "Well, he DID try to harm children.
"<OOC> Stardust says, "And if I recall right, YOU layed Cloudsdale to seige with a hurricane the likes of which had never been seen before.
"<OOC> Firefly nods. Something about him stealing a doll from a filly...becuase it was some ancient artifact, or had one in it. That I recall. Fire kinda gets protective of young ones.
<OOC> Firefly says, "Besides, Celestia stalled my storm and bubbled me until I calmed down.
"<OOC> Stardust says, "Before or after you guys killed the Captain?"
Firefly says "Oh, well before. It wasn't until everything was sorted out we were given the OK on terminating him. But, technnically, we didn't get the chance, he self terminated.
He fell from Cloudsdale and I just removed all the clouds from between him and the ground.""Oh man, I remember that!" Rainbow Dash exclaims, those dark times fresh in her memory. "The Senate was talking about it for weeks! Uh, not that I would know that stuff, of course, heh."