[@t2wave] "You can call me Elroy, scarf girl." Elroy picked up an apple in one hand and some candy in the other. He made no attempt to shake her hand and promptly started eating. "A shame about your money situation though." He sat down. "People are either providing materials or services. The two are attracted to each other you see. That's why maids are so rampant in rich people's home's in all those manga. They're providing a service for materials. And the young kid who inherited his father's mansion gets to hang around all those maids because even though he's a talentless emo wuss, he has the materials to sate them. The material here is money." He took a bite out of a Snickers in his other hand. "I guess what I'm saying is, I don't really understand what you want. You're not just out here to feed people, are you?" [hr] The train station was in pretty sorry shape. Being told that there were flayed unicorns running rampant was one thing, but actually seeing herds of these creatures running about. They weren't small either. Each one was larger than a draft horse. As if to demonstrate their might, three of them pushed a train car off the tracks. It had been a while since Amber had encountered such strong monsters, and she was glad she was flying overhead. Anyone without wings was hopefully approaching from the rooftops. Amber doubted there were many magical girls who could survive being in the thick of so many beasts. But Amber wasn't here to sight see, she had monsters to clean up. The pirate fired her cannon at one of the creatures. The cannon ball soundlessly whizzed through the air before burying itself half way inside a unicorn's back, causing it to stumble. It wasn't often Amber could hit a creature directly and not take it out. However, the unicorn was visibly hurt by the attack. Amber took aim again, this time leading her shot so that she could hit one of the demonic horses in a vital area. Her second shot bounced off the flayed unicorn's head. But not before caving in it's skull first. The horse promptly fell on it's side, where it disappeared under the rest of its herd. One down... under a hundred to go. Amber was able to maintain altitude by careful use of her water magic. After a few shots, she would fire her cannon at the ground to produce some lift. The sheer force it left her cannon was enough to make her soar upwards. Her ability to maneuver with the wings alone was somewhat sloppy. They were sails grafted onto her costume, not true wings. Otherwise, this seemed like a relatively safe way to attack. The unicorns didn't seem to have any way to attack at range, so Amber was safe in the sky. The pirate was getting a little close to the ground, and was ready to lift herself back up to a higher altitude. However, some of the flayed unicorns had taken an interest in Amber. With a mighty jump, one dove off the ground and threatened to pierce Amber's chest with its single horn. The pirate swerved to evade, but the massive body of the monster hit Amber's wing, causing her to spiral out of controll. “May day! May day!” Amber shrieked, nearly losing her familiar on her way down. Her landing was less than graceful, skidding across a pair of steel rails. She was able to swiftly recover however, using her momentum to tumble to her feet. Every once in a while it was nice to be small. But now she was on the ground, and one of her wings were damaged. Just a short pirate surrounded by big, intimidating unicorns. “Any ideas Amber?” “Well...” Some of the unicorns slowed to a stop, cautiously inspecting the grounded pirate who had been firing on them. “Just one.” “Really?” “Yup.” She turned her back to the unicorns. “We run like we're being called for dinner!” [hr] Helga whistled a happy tune; she was sweeping with a broom to clean up the deck of the airship. Since she couldn't be down there with Amber to assist her in fighting, she decided she would do her best at the home front; cleaning, cooking laundry, she would make sure Amber would return from her arduous work happy. "And then she will thank me for being so hardworking, give that cute smile of hers...maybe even give me a little kiss...Aaahhh~" She spoke to herself, not expecting anyone to hear high up above the city. "Wait, does that make me a, housewife? Well, I would need to be married first..." [i]”Well met, former scare. Thou art friend of Sea Scare, are thee not?”[/i] Helga could hear a voice. Where it was coming from was unclear, but she knew she was the one being spoken to. [i]”I am Boteg. Sea scare hath talk of me before. Methinks Sea Scare is in trouble, and mayhaps thou can help her?”[/i] Helga's teeth chattered when she heard Boteg's intimidating voice, and clutched her broom. "What? Amber's in danger?" She looked down to the city, and bit her lip. "But how can I help her? I can't transform anymore...I'm no longer a mag-uhhh, a 'scare'." The dragon chuckled. [i]”Thou art only need a pact, aye? If thou art willing to serve me, thy power could be restored, and thou mayest become a scare again.”[/i] Even though Boteg wasn't in the room with her, Helga could feel the dragon's magic in the room with her. It was as if Boteg was already anticipating her answer. [I]“What say thee, former scare?”[/i] Helga pondered the Patron's words with puffy cheeks. Would she want to risk her life again? Is she ready to possibly face Justine, whom she betrayed. There was only one answer. "Ok...what do I have to do?" Helga asked. "If it's for Amber, I'm willing to fight again!" [i]”If thou are willing to serve thy lady, thy consent is all me needs.”[/i] [hr] As swift as the pirate was, her enemies were numerous. After a considerable about of running, she found herself cornered against a brick wall. Her broken sails wouldn't permit reliable flight, and her cannon could only ensure a kill on one of the flayed unicorns at a time. Her opponents were cautious, wary of her power but also understood she was cornered. They took slow steps towards her, ready to dive in when they were in range. “This doesn't look good Amber.” Sue was looking around nervously. “Well...” The pirate swung her cannon around. “If you get out of this mess, tell 'em Shining Scale went down with love on her face and a smile in her heart.” “Isn't it-” “Don't pester me!” Amber's shout startled the unicorns into initiating an attack, on all three sides, they lowered their heads and attempted to skewer the pirate. It was a troublesome scene to be sure. A wall of horses and horns closing in on all sides. Just when all seemed hopeless for the pirate girl, the evil equines brayed in pain. They fell to their sides, hit with a powerful blow. When the dust settled, Amber saw a [url=https://i.imgur.com/NSNTxoq.jpg]familiar-looking girl[/url]; she couldn't mistake her big, silly grin. "Get your hooves off my Lady! Only I can penet-I mean, justice has been served, hee hee!" “Heh heh!” Amber didn't know why she was laughing along, but it did help her regain her composure. “Boteg, you've got some explaining to do.” she said with a smile. [i]”In time, Sea scare.”[/i] There was definitely more important things to worry about at the moment. There were still quite a few of those creatures running around. “Alright Helga, let's try to get to higher ground.” Amber and her companion circled around the train station to find a way up the building. The unicorns had proven that they could be quite athletic, but it was their large numbers that made them difficult to deal with. [center][img]https://i.imgur.com/OuA3B6J.png[/img] [hider=Tonya “Mac” Murphy] [b]Age: 24/11 | Gender: Female/Female | Illusion, Gravity Body | Power of Friendship, Regeneration | Moirai Wings, Soul Jar, Martial Training, Familiar, Environmental Sealing, Gifted, Awareness, Mystic Artifact Magical Overload, Paragon, Blessing, Gifted Item | Monster Form, Big Brother, Arrogance, Vendetta Redirected Magic, Second Specialization | Non-Standard Limbs, Destroyer[/b] STR: 05 | AGI: 04 | VIT: 05 | MAG: 03 | LCK: 03 STR: 12 | AGI: 08 | VIT: 10 | MAG: 16 | LCK: 05 Earnings this post: Zilch Total: 0 Gold, 30 Silver, 35 Bronze [/hider][/center] Way to come on strong, Helga. Welp, this was the the moment when Tonya was going to have to shift gears a little bit. While harassing Beacon was good and all, the bigger threat to fate was the completion of Justine's plan. The bloodicorns were clearly agents of father, and minnie would be showing up any second. It bothered Tonya a bit that she was going to have to help Beacon crush one of their adversaries, but even Tonya wasn't so dead against Beacon that she'd let Justine remove all love from the world... however that was suppose to work. And because Tonya was in a particularly good mood, she'd help Amber avoid avoid getting pwned too bad, at least for now. While she was close to the end of her thread, there was still much she had to accomplish before kicking the bucket. Well, how can we tempt fate today?