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Post by Bio Plus on Jan 2, 2015 12:26:22 GMT -5
For the first time Craft was truly shocked. She had expected Lyra to come at her or even Zenny and Super. But she never thought that rage would make Lyra do such a thing. She had fought many battled where her opponents tried to outmaneuver or outsmart her, but this was completely unreasonable for a pony Bon Bon called friend. For all Wiz' toughness this was beyond his resolve or even his abilities. Time seemed to stop. Everypony was completely still, Lyra was in mid action, not moving at all. But it wasn't time that stopped, time was still moving at the same pace. It was everypony in the room that couldn't move, all their limbs were frozen in place, except for Craft who ran at Wiz and Lyra. She pushed Wiz out of the way and moved between him and Lyra. There was a loud snapping sound of a string breaking and everypony could move again. Lyra's sword regained its momentum and, being taller then Wiz, cut right through Craft's chest, splitting her almost in half and leaving a red glowing line at the cut. Craft touched Lyra's own chest as the sword passed by, hardly a push. Lyra's body became numb and her power again vanished. When everything came back there was true, unmistakable, rage in Zenny's eyes and she headed straight for Lyra.
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Post by Broly Ultimatrix on Jan 2, 2015 13:38:06 GMT -5
Lyra's body slumped to the ground and given her forward momentum she flipped and rolled into Miss Crafts leg. When she hit the ground there was a cracking sound like popcorn as Lyra's arms and legs cracked and popped under the force of her own power. Her muscles had started tearing themselves apart and she passed out from the pain. Bon Bon couldn't relax now, she had to move if she was going to save her friend. She grabbed the two candies in her hoof and pulled two old dirty ones from her bag and ate all four. She looked to Zenny and blinked as she looked to the hole in Miss Crafts chest. She linked the two areas such that Zenny would try and be pulled into Miss craft and not just stuck to her.
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Post by Bio Plus on Jan 2, 2015 14:15:59 GMT -5
ooc: That's uh... little bit more extreme than I thought you'd do. I'm going to have to stop Bon Bon doing that as not to mess up the story and give poor Natasha more nightmares than she's already going to have.
Super's legs lit up as he put everything he had into the turbines to cut off Bon Bon's power and although Zenny was thrown towards Craft she didn't get sucked in or stuck and just knocked her over like Lyra did. For a second neither of the puppets moved and then Zenny tried to stand up, but fell back down. She tried to stand up again and fell back down again. Miss Craft put a hoof on the griffon's back to stop her from trying again. Craft got herself up, but didn't stand, folding her hooves underneath her and sitting on the ground. The turbines on Super's legs stopped spinning and his head slumped down. "You've won Bon Bon." Miss Craft told her. "I'm glad for you. You were able to reach your dream."
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Post by Broly Ultimatrix on Jan 2, 2015 14:38:09 GMT -5
OOC: Sorry. I thought the intention was always to stop them before it would come to it. I've pushed Lyra to the point where she'll be in a hospital for a week. Bon Bon already feels like she's lost this fight and this was the only was she (or I) felt it could be ended in a single attack, because a second wasn't promised. Bon Bon isn't above going to these extremes and it's this that makes her just as dangerous as Lyra, though in a more secret way.
BIC: Bon Bon pushed her back to a wall to hold herself up. She was more then tired and didn't know if she'd really won, "Have I? I still don't know what you're capable of and willing to do. How can I be sure that you won't pony nap another filly for your plan?" she said serious but not threateningly.
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Post by Bio Plus on Jan 2, 2015 17:00:40 GMT -5
ooc: That's alright. I guess I assumed you'd know that Lyra's blow would be the final on how I hinted that Craft's body self is actually very fragile. I wanted to give Bon Bon one last attack on Zenny after that.
"It's as you said Bon Bon." Craft told her. "This was a fight for our dreams. And my dream ends here tonight, permanently. While you've made it possible for children to sleep a little easier. There's not going to be a next time, not for me." The words snapped the three friends out of their trance of fear and Natasha looked at Craft with a whimper. Wizz jumped up. "What do you mean Miss Craft!?" He asked. "My power is leaving my body." Miss Craft told him. "I guess you could say I'm dying." Tears streamed down Natasha's eyes and she looked towards Bon Bon. There wasn't hatred in her eyes, but a look that said 'how could you?' One that wanted to hate Bon Bon even though she couldn't. She opened her mouth and the air itself started to sparkle as the dust burned in it and everypony's skin tingled. "No Natasha!" Craft yelled at her. "Don't do this. This is not you, you don't want this. I'm sorry I can't help you. I'm sorry I can't keep my promise. But don't blame Bon Bon, this is my own fault." Guv put a hand on Natasha's back and she closed her mouth, tears still flowing.
At the hospital one of the nurses ran out of a room in a panic. "Nurse Trinket just collapsed! Quickly, get the doctor." Similar scenes was happening all over Manehattan as puppet ponies stopped working without warning.
Berry finally reached the exit of Miss Craft's lair. The filly was on her back and the kitten on the filly. She stirred awake. "Look Fuzzball, your princess finally wakes up." She said and the kitten meowed.
ooc: Could you play the filly, since you did last time.
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Post by Broly Ultimatrix on Jan 4, 2015 13:40:06 GMT -5
OOC: I can do that.
BIC: Bon Bon felt chills when Natasha started to open her mouth, but wouldn't and couldn't move in any direction at this point in time. She looked to Miss Craft, "It was never my intention to kill you. Now I can never know if there was a path where you could have lived without this dark magic..." She looked to Guv, Wiz, and Natasha, "What about them. You've already started work on them, what will happen to the work you've started?" She said, clearly more concerned for them then anything else at the moment.
The little filly slowly lifted her head and tried to adjust to the light of opened eyes, "Whe... Where am I?" She said, squinting to try and get a better idea. She could feel she was on somepony's back and should avoid moving to not fall off, but it took a second for her to recognize the kitty on top of her. She pulled the kitty close without a work and hugged her tightly, inking out a small meow from the kitty as well.
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Post by Bio Plus on Jan 4, 2015 15:42:06 GMT -5
"I know you didn't." Craft told Bon Bon. "But I always knew that I may not achieve my dream, that my existence would end without ever knowing. But I'm glad it was because of you Bon Bon. It almost feels good." There was a moment where Craft seemed she couldn't talk before continuing. "The enhancements I made to them is not irreversible or linked to me like with the complete body I would have given them. They will still work or can be removed by a skilled surgeon, although the scars from it will remain. Only by giving a completely new body can I alter memory and powers to such a degree as with Zenny and Super. And only then do they live as I." "But what about you Miss Craft!?" Wiz asked trying to hold back tears. "It's not just about our bodies! You're... You're like a Mom to us! You can't leave us!" "I'm sorry Wiz. But you'll be alright. I know you'll be great one day. Please remember me. I'll always be with you. It's the only thing I can give you now." Craft tried to reach out a hoof to him, but it fell limp halfway there. "I'm sorry. And I'm sorry I made you do this Bon Bon. I know friends aren't suppose to do that."
"Little Fuzzball here asked me to come and find you." Berry told the little filly. "And to take you back to your mom and dad."
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Post by Broly Ultimatrix on Jan 5, 2015 0:42:40 GMT -5
Bon Bon lowered her head, "It's a shame our dreams would put us at odds. I'd have loved to continue to call you and Natasha friend, now that will only be an unlived memory." She said as she pulled herself off her back and into a fully upright sitting position, "Do you have any last requests before you go?" she asked, feeling somewhere deep down that she had to make up for Lyra's action against her plan.
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Post by Bio Plus on Jan 5, 2015 2:56:37 GMT -5
"Remember your dream." Craft told her. "Don't give it up for something less." There was a pause. And then spiders started falling from the roof and landed motionless on the ground. The last of the red glow disappeared from Miss Craft's wound and her head slumped to the ground. She looked like nothing more than a broken puppet now. "Miss Craft?" Wiz said and tears finally started rolling down his cheeks. "Miss Craft. No. Miss Craft." Natasha buried her face in Guv's arms as she cried. Wiz picked up the lifeless head and hugged it to his chest.
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Post by Broly Ultimatrix on Jan 7, 2015 15:44:59 GMT -5
Lyra thought it best to say nothing given the situation. Instead she just watched the mourners and Lyra who was twitching with pain on the floor, though still unconscious.
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Post by Bio Plus on Jan 7, 2015 16:42:38 GMT -5
ooc: So what's Bon Bon going to do? Is she going to take Lyra and leave them? Since they'll still be staying a bit or was there something you had in mind? Is she going to react to the missing filly?
"I think you're mom and dad isn't far ahead of us." Berry told the little filly as they neared the entrance.
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Post by Broly Ultimatrix on Jan 8, 2015 16:56:03 GMT -5
OOC: wasn't sure how the the we're going to react to her leaving.
BIC: Lyra took a deep breath as she regained her strength and pulled herself to her hooves. She kept an eye on the three as she made her way over to Lyra. She knew it would be excruciating later, but she rolled Lyra onto her own back, making sure to support as much of her as she could. She even went so far as to prop her head up on her own. Now came the hard part, fitting the filly on her back. She looked over to the cave and was stunned to find the pillow with no filly to be seen. She walked over to investigate the cage better.
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Post by Bio Plus on Jan 8, 2015 17:13:47 GMT -5
ooc: Right now their world is falling apart so they're not going to care what Bon Bon does.
"They broke it!" Berry said when they got to the door. "I can't believe it! I was looking forward to going through it again. That's really, really so uncool." The two parents jumped out from behind the opening, each with a stick in their mouths. "There they are." Berry told the filly. "You better get over to them before they hit themselves with those things."
ooc: What's her name?
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Post by Broly Ultimatrix on Jan 10, 2015 9:49:36 GMT -5
OOC: The Kitty's name is Snowball. Hadn't picked a name for the filly yet... I bud thee! Sweet Tea, or T for short."
BIC: Bon Bon walked around the container and noticed the small hole in the side of the container. It was expertly cut through without splintering or shattering the glass and done such that she didn't even notice the switch, "Where's the filly?" She said quietly, but obviously concerned. She tried to work up to a slow trot out the room, but with Lyra it was a slow trot at the least. She looked left and right down the corridors, "Maybe they knew where the entrance was?" She said to herself and started heading in that direction.
Sweet Tea rolled off Berry's back, tumbling to the floor for a moment before setting the cat back on her back and running up to her parents, "Look Mommy. Snowball's home. This nice lady found her." She said and grabbed onto her mommy's leg, " Do you work with the detective lady I hired?" T asked Berry.
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Post by Bio Plus on Jan 10, 2015 11:45:47 GMT -5
"Tea!" The mare said and grabbed her daughter. "I thank goodness you're alright I was so worried." "Thank you! Thank you so much for getting our daughter back!" Glyph told berry. "No problem." Berry said. "Detectives?" She asked Tea. "Oh! Those detectives. Yeah sure, I'm with them. But I'm a secret detective, so don't tell them I was here or I'll get in trouble, alright?"
"She's right in here Doctor!" The nurse said running into the room. "She just fainted, all of a sudden. She... she's gone! Nurse Trinket was right here, lying on the floor, I swear." "Calm down Nurse." The Doctor said. "Maybe one of the other nurses moved her, let's ask around."
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Post by Broly Ultimatrix on Jan 10, 2015 14:19:03 GMT -5
Bon Bon, even slowed down as she was with Lyra on her back, was making slow progress to the group.
OOC: I'm guessing Berry will split before she get's there?
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Post by Bio Plus on Jan 10, 2015 16:51:16 GMT -5
ooc: Yeah, I was just waiting for the filly to reply to her first. But okay.
Berry's ear twitched and she looked back. "Well, my associate should be here soon and she'll help you get back to the city. Can't take all the glory myself, right. Take care of your owner Fuzzball, and take care of the little Fuzzball, she loves you a lot. And you take care of your daughter. And I'll take care to make myself scarce." She said and ran down the sewer.
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Post by Broly Ultimatrix on Jan 10, 2015 21:13:00 GMT -5
OOC: I knew I forgot something. I'll add a little bit for her response before Bon Bon shows up BIC: "Oh, like a secret spy? Alright. I won't blow your cover." The filly said with a smile. After Berry left, Tea climbed up on her mommy's back with the kitten, "Mommy, I'm hungry." she said and not long after Bon Bon came into view with Lyra on her back. Other then her bloody hoof, Lyra looked fine and all her wounds were closed up, though the internal injuries would take a lot longer to heal. Bon Bon was relieved to find the filly safe, but didn't recognize the parents for who they were. "And you are... the ones who got her out of the cage?" Bon Bon asked as she got close.
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Post by Bio Plus on Jan 11, 2015 4:33:53 GMT -5
"Thank you so much for saving our daughter!" Glyph told Lyra. He was still overjoyed with having his daughter back after the ordeal they've been through. And everything else that was happening was so confusing to them that he just focused on that one joy. "And us. We can't thank you enough. We would be lost if it wasn't for your organization." "Is your friend hurt? Will she be alright?" The mother asked.
Guv slowly got up and wiped off Natasha's tears. "We should go Wiz. We can't stay here." He told his friend. "Wiz?"
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Post by Broly Ultimatrix on Jan 11, 2015 4:44:59 GMT -5
Bon Bon looked to the mare on her back, "She'll be alright. She worked to hard and got tuckered out. I'll have her checked out but she'll be ok. And are all of you ok? You've got cuts all over." she said noticing the glass cut's they recieved earlier.
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Post by Bio Plus on Jan 11, 2015 5:07:32 GMT -5
Glyph took a good look at him for the first time. "We should be fine." He said. "We're just glad to be safe." "And we just want to get home or back to the city at least." The mare said.
"Don't call me Wiz." Wiz told Guv. "I'm not Wiz anymore." He lifted his head away from Miss Craft. His horn glowed with an evil red and black aura. "From now on call me the Puppet Master." He said and the puppets that were spread across the city, and had collapsed earlier, stepped out of the shadows around them.
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Post by Broly Ultimatrix on Jan 11, 2015 5:13:38 GMT -5
OOC: Dun Dun DUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUNNN BIC: "I'll get you home... Speaking of, I've got some bad news." Bon Bon started and made her way to the exit of the sewers.
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Post by Bio Plus on Jan 11, 2015 5:46:28 GMT -5
"What is it?" Glyph asked. The mare nuzzled her daughter and followed after Lyra.
ooc: So I think Bon Bon got some good character development? I hope it was okay for you. And Lyra still hasn't gotten much. So after everything is wrapped up here I'd like you to post a 'month later' with what the detectives have been up to and so forth. Ending with Lyra alone somewhere, preferably a bar or something with other ponies nearby. And we'll continue this with more emphasis on Lyra. I hope.
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Post by Broly Ultimatrix on Jan 13, 2015 13:09:40 GMT -5
OOC: Judging from the turn of events I don't think it'll be a problem for Lyra to learn something as well. Given time.
BIC: Bon Bon went on to explain that their house was destroyed while they were gone though she didn't know how.
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It had been almost a full cycle of the moon since the days back in the sewer and, much to Bon Bon's enjoyment, cases were light if any at all. She even had to get a small part time job to cover for the cost of the office and their apartment... and Lyra's apartment. Even after fighting together for a common cause once again, Lyra's pride and desire to do things her way caused more fights and they we're all living separately again. Lyra went and got a part time as well at the Night Owl Tavern which kept her mornings open and the evenings available should a case require her help. Bon Bon didn't call on her unless she needed somepony to get roughed up as that seemed all Lyra was good at. This particular evening Bon Bon was visiting the professor at the apartment they were renting next door while their home was rebuilt and Lyra was working the bar scene as a bouncer. These nights were pretty busy so she was charged with keeping the numbers manageable. Every now and then she's hit somepony who was getting too close, which helped keep the other ponies at bay and scared off a few customers too, which in turn resulted in her manager coming and giving her the two four. All in all things had reached a certain level of normality and every day became a copy of the day before it.
OOC: Hopefully that's enough.
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Post by Bio Plus on Jan 13, 2015 13:39:45 GMT -5
ooc: Didn't mean to wrap it up right away, just for you to get ready. But this will do.
The ponies who lost their house didn't seem too bothered with it. They were just glad to be together and even insisted on paying Bon Bon for saving them. And whenever she came over to visit in their apartment they treated her like family.
A pony moved over the floor of the bar. Or what mostly looked like a pony. It was one of Miss Craft's puppets and there was no mistaking it for anything but a puppet. It was painted white and a horn was glued on its forehead. It also didn't walk over the floor, but its hooves scratched along the boards and one would suddenly pull up and fall down like a puppet on string would do. Even though the strange puppet moved all by itself across the floor the patrons didn't seem to pay it any attention, in fact the whole place had gotten a lot quieter. The puppet stopped not far behind Lyra. "Long time no see. Love." Wiz' unmistakable voice came from the puppet.
ooc: Warn me before Lyra reaches for her cutie mark.
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Post by Broly Ultimatrix on Jan 13, 2015 13:44:41 GMT -5
Lyra's eye twitched and she looked to the puppet a wearing an obviously faked and forced smile, "10 seconds..." she said and her eye twitched again, "You've get 10 seconds before I kill you." she finished and in spite or perhaps because of the relatively calm and ladylike tone in her voice it scared the only pony standing close enough to hear her into backing away and finding a new locale.
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Post by Bio Plus on Jan 13, 2015 14:55:30 GMT -5
"Oh no Love." The puppet Wiz told her. "We won't be fighting today. I am stronger than we last met and you? You are much too weak right now to face me. And I need to fix that. I'm here to tell you exactly how I'm going to fix it." The last part was filled with hatred and anger.
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Post by Broly Ultimatrix on Jan 13, 2015 15:01:12 GMT -5
"5 seconds. My patience is fading and for you I'm willing to have a change of alignment at a moments notice. Leave... Now." Lyra said pushed the quite heavy podium aside like it was light plastic, "Are you here to test my resolve?" she said, again in the sing song manner but with a similar anger as Wiz, only not for as good a reason as he had.
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Post by Bio Plus on Jan 13, 2015 15:09:27 GMT -5
"No." Wiz told her. "I'm here to break your resolve."
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Post by Broly Ultimatrix on Jan 13, 2015 15:13:36 GMT -5
"Enough words." Lyra said and reached for her flank to draw her weapon. In that same moment her elbow and fetlock were dislocated and the elder looking pony in the corner of the room disappeared. She was now outside walking away from the scene. She'd given her warning and left back to the office.
OOC: My assumption is that Wiz Guv and Natasha haven't met Secretary and wouldn't recognize her from her appearance.
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