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Re: Takes Two To T̶i̶n̶g̶l̶e̶ T&#
822;a̶n̶g̶l̶e̶ Tango
By: Applejack Date: January 28, 2015, 9:33 am
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Applejack started to growl in irritation when Tingle started to
speak without moving, but stopped when Darrus forced him along
the way instead. Exhaling her breath with a quiet huff she
followed behind them, brows furrowed in anger. Each time he
faltered in his steps, she shoved him back along the corridor,
her patience having long-since disappeared. She was thankful
that they didn't stay much longer in the cramped corridor, and
were soon back out in the main areas of the castle. It felt
easier to breathe here, and the deep breaths she was taking
helped to calm her down a little bit... even though the
attempted threat on her life still had her upset.
It wasn't much longer before they were out of the castle
entirely. The fresher air felt amazingly soothing on Applejack's
lungs and after a few more deep breaths, she turned to Darrus
when he spoke up. "Yeah. Let's get back home," she responded to
Darrus' offer of leaving before moving to do just that, only to
stop and grate her teeth when Tingle called out to them, saying
they 'had' to get him somewhere safe. She shook her head a
moment later when he addressed her with the name of 'honesty',
and then said it would basically be murder if she just left him.
With that, she swiftly turned and stormed back over to him, rage
once more coloring her features. "Y'know what else's basically
murder? Steppin' on a trap, hopin' somepony else gets caught by
it. Ah don't owe you squat. Yer lucky enough we didn't just
leave ya back in that tunnel fer the spiders ta come an' get
you. 'Sides, Ah ain't gonna give you the opportunity ta get us
lost out here in the Everfree, like you almost did with us in
the tunnel. Tell ya what, since Ah ain't heartless: you tell us
how ta get to this camp o' yours, an' if we find it, maybe we'll
come bring you back somethin' ta help you."
#Post#: 4137--------------------------------------------------
Re: Takes Two To T̶i̶n̶g̶l̶e̶ T&#
822;a̶n̶g̶l̶e̶ Tango
By: Darrus Date: January 28, 2015, 5:14 pm
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"Oh, pffft, you think I was trying to get you killed back
there?" Tingle gave a bit too forced of a laugh at the thought,
glancing between the two ponies and searching for any sign that
either had any shred of tolerance for him at this point, "No no
no, that was an accident! I mean, come on, do you really think
I'd want anything to happen to you when the only pony you're
friend over there would have to blame and take it out on would
be me? Nah, I stumbled. You know, cause my wounds? I'm sort of
weak right now. Also kind of dizzy so I'm not thinking straight,
hence the mix up in direction earlier. But I'm better now that
I've gotten some fresh air!
"Besides, you were always my favorite out of your little team of
heroes," he tried to grin, though the combination of Applejack's
anger and Darrus ever present glare being sent his way made it
clear how desperate he was, "I'd never want anything to happen
to you! Um... A-as for finding my camp I can't give any great
directions without a map. And not just a map, but a more
detailed map of this area in particular. I shouldn't have to
tell you how confusing this dang forest can be, so without
something to best point out the spot you're looking for all I
can say is it's east from the ruins and situated beneath a large
willow tree. Seriously though, I know the way, so just help me
get there then you can dump me off without needing to worry
about me anymore. Please? Pleeeeeeease?" He seemed to be trying
to look pathetic now in some attempt to earn pity. Darrus wasn't
moved, and it was clear on his face that he was more in favor of
just telling the wounded stallion to go screw himself and then
head home with AJ.
#Post#: 4141--------------------------------------------------
Re: Takes Two To T̶i̶n̶g̶l̶e̶ T&#
822;a̶n̶g̶l̶e̶ Tango
By: Applejack Date: January 30, 2015, 12:17 am
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Tingle's words only served to make Applejack more and more
irritated as he spoke. She knew he was lying, and the fact that
he couldn't just suck it up and admit what he did was really
starting to get to her. The flattery he tried to offer her as
well only resulted in a derisive snort from her as she turned to
walk away and leave him there. She reluctantly stopped when he
couldn't really give them good directions--and she had to admit
that she doubted she'd be able to do much better in his
position--then glanced back to him with an obviously disgusted
expression for a moment before looking about the forest around
her in silence as she thought.
What would her friends have done? Rainbow Dash probably would've
opted to leave him there on the spot as well, Pinkie probably
wouldn't have any useful insight... Twilight likely would've
thought the most logical thing to do would be take him back to
the camp, and both Fluttershy and Rarity would've done the same
if only out of simple kindness and generosity. With a quiet
'ugh', Applejack turned back around and stepped over to Tingle
before forcefully hoisting him onto his hooves. "You've done
nothin' but flirt with me when Ah ain't interested in you in the
slightest, be generally unpleasant, try ta set a trap off on me,
an' now yer lyin' to me. Ah shouldn't be agreein' to this, but
fine," she snapped, her tone curt and displeased. "We'll get you
to yer camp. But don't give us reason ta leave you out there.
'Cause Ah will." She then shoved him a little bit toward the
clearing in front of the castle with an added, "Now move. The
sooner we get there the better."
#Post#: 4162--------------------------------------------------
Re: Takes Two To T̶i̶n̶g̶l̶e̶ T&#
822;a̶n̶g̶l̶e̶ Tango
By: Darrus Date: February 20, 2015, 10:45 am
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'I wasn-" Tingle attempted to protest only to be interrupted by
Applejack pushing him forward, him giving another wince and
whine before grunting and starting to walk, "... Fine." he
finished, falling silent afterwards while Darrus looked between
Tingle and AJ. He looked like he was trying to figure out if
both of the other ponies were being serious, and upon realizing
they were soon sounded a long sigh that grew more and more
irritated until eventually sounding like an annoyed growl that
was quickly cut off to make way for a short and simple question.
"East?" the answer provided was a silent nod. This was enough of
a confirmation for Darrus as he did an about-face and started
walking, him trusting AJ would give all the shoves needed to
keep their "friend" moving.
Hoping to find his camp in tatters and whatever he'd had stored
there long since dragged away by the local wildlife, Darrus was
eager to get this done as quickly as was possible. Due to his
haste, the trek through the wilderness was a hasty one, Tingle
stumbling and tripping along the way in his attempts to keep up,
the only real moment for him to catch his breath being another
short pause Darrus took to ask if a clearing he thought he could
spy from between the trees ahead was their destination. Tingle,
with a short glance about, gave an equally short response in the
affirmative, further spurring Darrus forward in a light gallop
to reach the spot as if it was a finish line for a stressful
marathon, this causing him to pull a decent way ahead from the
others as he rushed to end this.
"Ugh!" he said as he breached the tree line and entered the
clearing, a large willow tree hanging it's limbs over him to
contribute to the canopy above and block out the sun, "Dear
sweet Celestia final-" actually paying attention to his
surroundings, Darrus found something worthy of cutting his
celebration short. The sight of someone with a bow and arrow
aimed right in his direction and, more importantly, their
releasing of said arrow and sending it whistling his way.
This was a good day.
His reflexes taking control just as they had back in the castle,
Darrus ducked, a wing then giving a strong flap to propel him
into a brief side roll, the arrow plunking into a tree right
where his torso would have been had there been a mere moment of
hesitation.
Getting back onto his hooves, Darrus soon took to the air so as
to better avoid any further attempts to perforate his person. No
further attempts were made, at least not immediately, and it
allowed him the freedom to vice his displeasure. Which he did.
Of course.
"... Guys," three earth ponies and a pegasus, now that he
actually counted, "I understand I'm the most intimidating thing
in the forest right now, but that's no excuse to get jumpy. Can
you imagine the backlash you would have gotten from the people
if you'd managed to put so much as a scratch on this? On ANY of
this? Just look at this! It's almost too scary to imagine.
Leagues of fans banging down your doors and-" a swoop through
the air to avoid another arrow, the archer responsible, an earth
pony who seemed to not be taking to Darrus' charm, being given a
smack to the back of his head by another earth pony beside him.
All of these ponies appeared heavily armed and armored, kicking
Darrus' imagination into overdrive as he theorized whether or
not they were some kind of hydra hunters, rangers of some
fashion, or just reeeeeally dedicated role-players.
Meanwhile, Tingle, now close enough to spy through the trees and
get a glimpse of what was beyond, had taken great interest in
the voices, his noticing of the other ponies present causing him
to make a quick tactical decision.
He dumped his own limping body into a nearby bush with no
explanation being given to AJ, the pony disappearing into the
prickly twigs and leaves with another quiet whine of pain from
his rough day.
#Post#: 4165--------------------------------------------------
Re: Takes Two To T̶i̶n̶g̶l̶e̶ T&#
822;a̶n̶g̶l̶e̶ Tango
By: Applejack Date: February 24, 2015, 9:26 am
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Applejack did indeed make sure Tingle kept moving along, much
too fed up with his crap to worry about niceties. She wanted
this to be over as quickly as possible so she could get back to
the farm, and maybe do some work to help calm her nerves... If
they even got back early enough. If not, she just guessed she'd
have to settle for a bubble bath and a nice book or something...
She walked along disinterestedly, her only goal to get back out
of the forest, so she merely perked her ears up during the
interaction of Darrus asking if the clearing was their
destination.
She didn't worry when he ran ahead, knowing he could take care
of himself. Instead, she stayed focused on her task, which was
making sure Tingle was just as focused. Then, when they neared
the place Darrus had met with trouble, Applejack perked her ears
once more as she listened in on the tail end of the
conversation, only to grumble a little bit when she realized
what was ahead wasn't exactly friendly. She guessed she
shouldn't really have been so surprised, given Tingle's less
than savory and suspicious attitude, but it was still
frustrating. She had no idea what was going to happen now, going
forward.
But that was all she could do, she supposed. Darrus was still in
there, and she couldn't leave him alone... She had a feeling the
ponies there would wind up tracking them regardless. So,
shooting a glare to the now-cowering Tingle, she moved over to
the bushes he dove into and, upon finding him, firmly grasped
him and yanked him out before dragging him to the camp ahead.
Before entering the clearing, she let out a sharp whistle to
announce her presence before entering, grasp still held tightly
on Tingle to keep him close by, in case the ponies tried
anything. "Ah sure hope you fellers're monster hunters. Y'all
sure don't look like yer up ta any good."
#Post#: 4170--------------------------------------------------
Re: Takes Two To T̶i̶n̶g̶l̶e̶ T&#
822;a̶n̶g̶l̶e̶ Tango
By: Darrus Date: February 26, 2015, 10:25 am
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"Ouch!" Tingle hissed as Applejack tugged him out from his
hiding spot, him then batting at her hoof while repeating "No no
no no" over and over again. His pleading fell silent when he was
dragged out into the open, the pony who had already fired off a
pair of arrows aiming in their direction at the whistle but
managing to keep himself from attacking a third time for fear of
a second smack. With the appearance of two more ponies, two of
the other armed ponies turned their attention behind them and at
the rest of the surrounding foliage while the fourth replied.
"Monster hunters?" the blue earth pony echoed, Darrus hovering
his way closer to AJ while Tingle was keeping his back to the
rest of the ponies, "... Guess you could say that." He narrowed
his eyes at Applejack for a couple seconds as if trying to place
something, him rubbing his chin before continuing, "there
definitely are some beasties around here we're trying to track
down."
"They thought I was a monster," Darrus chimed in from above the
mare, him nodding over towards the arrow still embedded in the
tree, "that or they recognized me and got jealous."
The blue pony gave his bow wielding companion a side look and
gesture of his hoof to stop actively pointing his weapon in the
other's direction.
"Forgive him. The aforementioned beasties have put us all a bit
on edge. Anyway, who are you all? You look familiar... And was
this your camp site?"
"Nope!" Tingle answered for Applejack, still not even facing the
others, "I'm just gonna..." he then mumbled, glancing upwards
then attempting to limp his way back into the trees, Darrus
raising an eyebrow but keeping his attention on the ones with
the sharp pointy things.As far as he was concerned, his and AJ's
job was done, so Tingle could get lost for all he cared.
#Post#: 4174--------------------------------------------------
Re: Takes Two To T̶i̶n̶g̶l̶e̶ T&#
822;a̶n̶g̶l̶e̶ Tango
By: Applejack Date: March 6, 2015, 5:11 pm
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Applejack quirked her mouth to the side a bit when the earth
pony responded. There was something about what he said that
didn't sound right to her, but she also got the impression it
was something she didn't want to press too hard. They were
outnumbered here, and in the middle of the Everfree, so getting
into a mess wasn't a very good idea... Darrus mentioning a
moment later that they thought he was a monster--meaning they'd
probably shot at him--made Applejack narrow her eyes at the
ponies in question, only to relax a bit when they said the
beasts had put them on edge, which Applejack could understand
for a moment, despite that she knew their compulsion to fire
before thinking could've ended a life if Darrus hadn't been so
quick.
Confusion crossed her face a moment later when Tingle denied
that this was his campsite when it was asked, looking at the
stallion in question first then to the others they'd come
across. "It'd been his. All Ah wanted ta do was get him back
here an' ferget about him so we kin get back home. An' now that
we've done that... Ah think we're just gonna... leave. There's
somethin' weird goin' on here, an' Ah dunno if Ah wanna get
involved. Let's go, sugarcube," she said to Darrus, glancing to
him briefly before turning to leave, cautiously.
#Post#: 4181--------------------------------------------------
Re: Takes Two To T̶i̶n̶g̶l̶e̶ T&#
822;a̶n̶g̶l̶e̶ Tango
By: Darrus Date: March 12, 2015, 3:57 pm
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""It'd"?" one of the armed ponies echoed back to Applejack while
Tingle seemed to flinch from it, "Ah... so it had been then.
Good. We we're hoping you'd still be a round so we could talk to
you about them... "monsters" hanging around the forest. So good
that you made it back in one piece." The pony leaned his head
back towards another to share some secretive and short
conversation while the one who had been doing most of the work
kept trying to place where he'd seen Applejack from.
Darrus in the mean time cut off his hover so as to land right
next to the mare, him soon declaring that her desire to finally
go home was a "sweet idea" then reveling in his own lame - what
some would call - joke now that the prospect of leaving the
forest behind was becoming more and more of a reality and was
doing wonders for his current mood.
"Whoa, hold on a minute!" the, Darrus assumed, leader of the
group called out just as Tingle clung to Darrus' leg like a
foal, Darrus' mood being ruined a touch soon after when his
small kicky motions did little to break the other stallion's
grip.
"I think I got it now! I knew I saw you from somewhere before.
You're one of them special ponies, ain't ya? Part of that little
group or club or whatever that does stuff for the throne, right?
What was your name... Don't tell me, I know I can remember if
you give me a sec... Appledjam?"
"Applejack," one of the others corrected, him soon being given a
small shove of his shoulder in response.
"I said not to tell me! But, yeah, that. What's a pony like you
doing wandering around out here before finding and helping the
likes of him?" he further questioned with a nod towards the
stallion that just. Wouldn't. Get! OFF!
"Get off'a me!" Darrus demanded with frustration, flapping his
wings in an attempt to escape Tingle's grasp and finally
managing to shake him loose once he happened to agitate Tingle's
wounds, eliciting a gasp and groan.
"Seems kind of dangerous. Something going on? Either way, it
seems to me like you could probably use an escort back out with
all the wildlife running around here, don't you agree? Don't you
guys think so?" this time he directed his question towards the
rest of his group, nodding all the while until the rest
eventually mimicked the gesture and agreed.
"Oh yeah, you don't want to get caught out here this time of
year," one spoke up.
"Seriously, somepony like you? Would be a real shame if
something happened what with all your connections and
responsibilities and junk," another contributed.
"Right, right, real nasty out here these last couple weeks. I'm
surprised you got here without a scratch what with him bleeding
like that and all," the ringleader took over once again, "so,
how about you let us escort you out? We can leave somepony here
to watch our mutual friend then do our duty of returning just a
little bit of the favor owed to you by us all?"
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Re: Takes Two To T̶i̶n̶g̶l̶e̶ T&#
822;a̶n̶g̶l̶e̶ Tango
By: Applejack Date: March 13, 2015, 5:28 am
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Applejack frowned a little bit when one of the ponies from the
group hailed her as she tried to leave with Darrus, reluctantly
slowing to glance back to him as he caught onto who she was, and
started talking about how she should let them escort her back
out of the forest what with all the dangerous monsters. She
narrowed her eyes a bit when the stallion asked why she was
helping 'the likes of Tingle', catching onto the implications of
that sentence. That to describe somepony like that, they'd have
to already have some kind of knowledge or impression from them.
She didn't like what was going on here. These ponies, and the
way they were talking, were throwing up major red flags in her
mind. She didn't feel safe here, nor did she feel they were
telling the entire truth. She didn't want to associate with
these ponies, nor did she want to find out where they planned on
going with all this, but... She knew that if they really were
doing something less than savory and she left without at least
attempting to do something about it, that it would eat at her.
She was already too far in now, especially since she knew that
if she ran, she'd just be leaving Tingle to whatever the
stallions had in store for him, despite how much she disliked
him. "Darrus," she said quietly as she looked over to him. "Ah
don't think these ponies are who they say they are, an' Ah don't
think Ah could sit comfortably with mahself if Ah left now. You
kin get back to the farm if ya want. Ah know ya don't wanna
stick around and just wanna get back home, so Ah don't blame ya
if ya do."
She then looked to the ponies in front of her, quirking her
mouth to the side. "A'ight, how 'bout you stop jerkin' mah leg?
Ah didn't wanna get involved, but you guys're actin' reeeeaaal
suspicious. So what's really goin' on here? What're ya huntin',
why're ya here, how d'you know... 'Tingle'?" she asked,
gesturing to the stallion they'd arrived with.
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