| Sand is Not Edible | ||
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| Summary: Violet and Sonya witness a Rainbow crash landing on the beach.    |
As Violet looks to the sky, something might come to her attention; it looks maybe like a missile at first? Incredibly fast what ever it is...it's shooting across the water and speeding up, trailing a rainbow blur of light behind it. The object goes faster, faster, faster...then seems to spin out of control...skipping across the water like a stone and winding up in a heap on a sand-dune after cutting a trench across the sand.... Violet does a double take upon seeing the incoming object. With a curse, she grabs a communicator and opens it up just in time to see the object lose control and skip across the water. "The hell?" she asks to no one in particular, and then she winces as it collides with the sand. "Either that's no missile, or it's a pretty damn bad dud..." Still, Violet seems intent to investigate the crash site, and jumps down from the boardwalk to the sand below, approaching first with haste, then with caution as she gets closer. Rainbow_Dash pulls herself out of a sand-dune and spits out sand. "Pt-t-t-t----pp----tttgeez..." she mutters, shaking herself off and checking her wings, unaware she's been observed. "What's the -ammetr- with me? Just can't get up to speed..." she looks to her wings, "Come ON you two, what's your problem?" she huffs, "Just almost there and you and you burn out!" she grrs, "Well, this time for sure...top speed..." she readies herself to take to the air again.... Violet speeds up again as she see that it is in fact a pegasus that's plowed into the sands! On one side, she's relieved it wasn't something dangerous, but on the other... "Hey, are you all right?" She asks, then, as the pegasus seems about to take to the air again, she mutters under her breath, "Another one?" Rainbow_Dash hmms as she's addressed before take-off..."Huh? Oh...uh...yah, I'm okay! No prob! Tip-top!" she replies, 'Must have hit a sudden down-draft or air-pocket or something!" She flaps her wings in example, then winces just a little bit. "Ow...NOPE! I'm fine, thanks!" Violet's expression falls to a blank look as Rainbow Dash winces and even voices her pain a bit. "Bull$#!t you're fine. Are you really gonna try and take off with an injured wing? Are you suicidal or something?" Sonya trudges through the sands, arms swaying at her side, head cast slightly low as her gaze seems to be inspect the ground. Hearing movement overheard, the red haired woman raises her eyes towards Violet and Rainbow Dash, pushing her horned helmet up to get a better view. Rainbow_Dash says, "My wing is fine...just maybe not 100% healed after I wiped out getting here...." in return, "Just a little bit sore, that's all." She shakes out her mane and tail and wings, scattering bits of sand in all directions. "If I don't get back into top shape soon, it'll take me twice as long to get there." Violet doesn't seem to notice the approaching Sonya just yet, her attention focused on the talking flying pony with more garish hair than even herself. "If you injure yourself more, you'll never get there... and where is 'there,' if I might ask?" Not being stopped by anybody, Sonya approaches the two and moves to stand directly behind Violet. "What goes on here?" She asks sounding concerned as she glances from the pegasus to the green haired woman. Rainbow_Dash hmmfs, " 'There' as in back in top shape." she sits on her haunches, "I'm a top athlete, y'know! I can't just sit around get pampered back into shape, gotta push myself 'till I'm there." She hasn't noticed Sonya either, she goes about checking her wings...then looks up as Sonya speaks. "Just crash and burn," more to herself then anybody else. Violet glances over her shoulder, then up at Sonya. She raises an eyebrow at the armor, then looks back to Rainbow Dash. For a split second she almost looks offended by what Dash last said, but then she shakes her head. "You'll crash and burn for good if you try to fly on a bad wing." She then looks back at Sonya again. "She just took a tumble at what looks like three fourths the speed of sound." With a look back to the pegasus, she adds, "She's lucky to be able to stand again after that." The Amazonian woman stares blankly at Rainbow Dash first when she offers her explanation. Seemingly not understanding what the pegasus meant by crash and burn, Sonya then turns to Violet silently asking for clarification. Her request is granted and she seems to nod in understanding. "Ah." Doesn't look like this woman is very verbose. She stares at Rainbow Dash more and seems to conclude something. "You seem tougher than the other yellow pegasus with the pink mane." Rainbow_Dash smiles a little, then laughs, "You must mean Fluttershy. Yeah...she's kinda of, um, delicate," she gets to her feet. "I'm Rainbow Dash, by the way," she looks back to Violet, "I've had worse wipe-outs, comes with the territory, just didn't bounce back quite as quickly as usual. AND if I don't get back up to speed, I'm gonna get pampered to death!" she huffs, "Fluttershy's been mothering me since I got here and it's driving me crazy!" Violet tilts her head slightly, recalling what she can of Fluttershy. "Huh. Okay, yeah, I can see that, actually. Then I'll ask this... How good are you at swimming? Because if your wing gives out over the sea, it doesn't matter how tough you are if you can't swim. You might want to be over land if it's not second nature to you." She glances between the two and sighs before straightening herself up. "Lieutenant Commander Violet Karrde, NTSDF," she says in introduction of herself, despite not being in anything resembling a uniform. Rainbow_Dash says, "That's why I chose the beach..." to Violet. "That way I have bot options." "I am Sonya." The red haired warrior introduces herself since names are being given. She seems to smile ever so lightly when RD mentions Fluttershy mothering her around to nearly the point of insanity. "That seems plausible." To be fair, Sonya only met Fluttershy just once, but even that brief meeting was enough to cement her understanding of the other pegasus. Sonya then gives a glance to the Lieutenant Commander and then back to RD. "She is right. I respect your tenacity, but if your wing really is broken then you will injure it beyond repair and never fly again if you do not visit a healer. Or worse, you'll fall into the ocean and drown." Rainbow_Dash says, "Nice meetin' you, Violet, Sonya," she nods, "Naw, my wing's not broken, just sore as all heck...thought I could push it a bit more then I probably should have. I really hate, hate, hate sitting around and not being my best. Wind in my main, my girls pushing the barrier, just livin' my life at full tilt," she grins. "Maybe another few days and I'll be back up to speed." Violet frowns slightly for a moment, then shakes her head with a shrug. "You know what? You know your body and what you can do better than I do. Just don't let ambition blind you to a possible injury." She then nods to Sonya. "But if it hurts for an hour, yeah, look for a healer. You don't have to tell Fluttershy." "Perhaps you will not have to wait so long." Says Sonya and reaches for her knapsack strapped to her back pulling a flask holding red liquid. "Drink this healing potion when you are resting, it will speed up the recovery process." The Barbarian puts the potion down in front of RD, Sonya has no idea how ponies grab things so she lets RD figure that one out. As for RD's proclamation? It makes Sonya frown slightly and draw in breath from her nose. "Those are warrior words, such that I have not heard in quite some time. Are you a warrior as well Rainbow Dash?" Rainbow_Dash says, "Sweet...hah! Won't Twilight be surprised, thanks, Sonya!" With out a second thought, Dash grabs the potion and pops it open; her hooves are amazingly dexterous, then gulps the stuff down. "Oh yeah, totally," in reply to Sonya's question, "My friends and I are always out goin' on quests and stuff, fighting evil, the works," she wipes her mouth with the back of her hoof." Violet holds her hands behind her head as she watches in silence as Rainbow Dash drinks the offered potions. When the potion is gone, she asks, "Huh. I'm not sure if I envy your freedom or I'm glad I have structure." The potion has a vague coppery taste about it, besides that nothing too strange about it, aside from the fact that RD might immediately start feeling her wing getting better. Sonya stares down at the pony for a few meaningful seconds as if approving of her words. "Interesting. Perhaps sometime you will honor me with a duel. I've no had any challenges since coming to this strange land." Rainbow_Dash says, "Whoa..hey, this stuff is awesome! I owe you big time, Sonya! Here, just a second..." she plucks out a long feather with her teeth that may've been loose anyway, the puffs it towards Sonya, "Here. our feather are supposed to have magical properties, so, that's for you, for the awesome potion! Oh yeah, oh yeah," she stretches her wings, testing them out. "Yeah, we can duel, why not? Sounds cool...I need challenges, too!" she looks to Violet, "I have..um..structure, yeah...mostly by Twilight Sparkle.." she laughs, "She's kind of our leader. Smart, Magical nerdy type." She grins." Violet raises an eyebrow at the mention of duels. "Uhhh, don't you mean spar? I'm hoping you're not planning on killing each other already..." She looks between the two and nods to Rainbow Dash. "Yeah, I've met her a couple of times. That... pretty much was what I got out of her, too." She looks over her own shoulder at nothing, apparently pondering something. Sonya extends her gauntlet covered hand to grasp the offered feather. "Thank you." She says and inspects her present with great curiosity before deciding to put it on her hair. So, looks like she still likes to feel pretty despite being a massively muscled barbarian woman carrying two swords that most people would need both hands to wield. "Seek me out when you feel better then, Rainbow Dash. I wish to see your skills." To Violet, Sonya glances and seems to rethink of her words. "Spar, Duel, same thing. I do not wish to kill, only to become stronger." The talk of this Twilight Sparkle individual intrigues though and she takes a thoughtful tone. "More ponies? Hm, she must also be mighty indeed if she is a leader worth following. Perhaps I will also run into her." Rainbow_Dash says, "Totally, sounds like fun!" she grins,the to Violet, 'Naw, killing isn't what we do," then adds, to Sonya 'You'd like Twilight, she's really nice, she's an Alicorn; you know, flying Unicorn. She's got the magic thing down, too," she boasts a bit about her friend. "Back home there are Six of us, Twilight, Me, Fluttershy, Rarity, Pinky-Pie and Applejack...we're all um, well...we all represent the elements of harmony; kinda what we're supposed to do is make friends and keep the peace and stuff; my element is loyalty," she seems quite proud of that." Rainbow_Dash says, "By the way, Violet...are...um..you looking for something?" Violet doesn't seem to be paying that much attention at the moment. That probably has something to do with the wings of fire that suddenly sprout from her back. She blinks, frowning again. "...Didn't think about that part..." she says as she cautiously reaches towards her own wing with a hand. Rainbow_Dash says, "Whoa...are you part Phoenix or something? O.O" Sonya's eyes widen slightly at RD's explanation of how her old team worked. "Very peculiar, I also come from a world where six of us were tasked to defend the realm of Sanctuary." She looks at her hand and counts. "Li Ming the sorceress, Valla the demon hunter, Nazeebo the witch doctor, Kharazim the monk, Johanna the crusader and me." She's interrupted when making her comparison when Violet suddenly grows wings made of fire, and even then the barbarian woman has to take a step back. "You are on fire." Sonya points out astutely as always. Violet just says quite casually, "Yup," as she darts her hand in towards he wings and... fails to grab anything. "Yeah, I didn't think that would work," she says as the wings vanish just as quickly. She shakes her hand, apparently the flames of her wings hurt even her. Rainbow_Dash grins to Sonya, "We're totally on the same page then," she looks to Violet, "Totally called it; our Princess Celestia has a Phoenix...the're pretty awesome," she nods, "There's a funny story to tell about it sometime. Though...I should be getting back, it's about time to eat and I'm totally starving. You guys should drop by ou place out in the forest; totally huge magic tree, can't miss it," she stretches out her wings. 'Oh yeah....those are my girls," she flaps her wings. Sonya still doesn't look sure she understands what just happened with Violet and gives her an uncertain glance. The barbarian has seen stranger things though and she recomposes, letting things be as they may for now. She nods to RD's offer and smiles faintly. "I will, I am always eager to explore new places, particularly in such an intriguing place such as this." Violet raises an eyebrow at Rainbow Dash's offer, flexing the hand she just put into a fire. "Out in the forest? Maybe I will some time. My girlfriend said she'd made friends with Fluttershy, so why not? Just, uh, which forest?" Rainbow_Dash says, "Huh...I don't know the name...outside the city, by the mountains; I'll hook up with you gals and bring you buy sometime. Anyway, nice to meet ya both, we'll hang out! Gotta fly!" she lifts up into the air, and with her wings all healed, she bolts off like a multi-colored rocked, a rainbow stream of light trailing behind her. "Wooooo-hooooooo!" can be heard as she blurs out over the trees!" | |
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