Re: Equestrian Radio Show's Adventure Variety Hour: Explorers of STOMP

tygerburningbright Tue Dec 31, 2013 11:49 am

"Hm intriguing a machine of this size and caliber that is operational despite its already apparent age. How I wish to examine it once there is time but for the time being it is in the way." Professor Field then draws one of his books and shouts a chain of indecipherable words. For a few moments nothing happens and then a giant Crocodile bursts out of the ground taking a single bite at the clockwork dragon. Immediately he draws forth another book and from it emanates an almost black orb of light that flows into dragon enhancing the lingering effects of the demonic crocodile's bite.

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sunbeam Tue Dec 31, 2013 1:46 pm

Grease's eyes widened, and he gaped at the dragon for a moment, then furiously poked at his bowtie. "But...but...I wanted to do that! No fair." He mutters, lighting up and spitting a sizable glob of sparks at the clockwork dragon.

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ZamuelNow Wed Jan 01, 2014 12:29 pm

Dusty looked at herself then back at Hector in horror. "What's going on??? What's happening to us?!?"

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Fury of the Tempest Wed Jan 01, 2014 4:19 pm

Gearick had started walking down the corridor as it started to tip, and making them starting to make them slid down the smooth surface. At first, the unicorn managed to keep onto his feet. However, as it got steeper he started to slip. Gearick tried to use his magic to stop himself from falling, but being tired as he was, and being so effected by the Spectral Degradation, he failed to use his magic successfully, and ended up tumbled end over end. Though luckily he didn't come to much harm.

The unicorn had just picked himself up and gave a little shake to get rid of any dust that he picked up while rolling, when a clockwork dragonhead burst out of the ground nearby, which admittedly did startle Gearick. Though, he soon got a good look at it, and his curiosity was piqued... as was the others. "Seems we all want to research this guy instead of fighting it." Gearick said, chuckling as he focused his magic to fight. A glowing ball of energy detatched from his horn and began to float around the unicorn, launching a small bolt at the dragon.

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Crystalite Wed Jan 01, 2014 5:49 pm

"Calm down!" Hector said reassuringly. He had noticed his own flank had also turned gray. "If it were going to do anything truly hurtful it would've done so by now," he speculated as he thought about the bizzare occurence.

Unfortunately, this sort of thing wasn't exactly his forté. It would take some time to figure out. "Let's keep going a while, and we'll keep tabs on it. If you start to feel anything uncomfortable, let me know and we'll go back."

His mind rushed as he tried to think of how to get her mind off of it; it would do no good for her to overworry it. "Sooo, what're the other STOMP members like, do you know? I haven't met any of them yet."

kingofsouls Thu Jan 02, 2014 5:34 am

Stout Spirit gazes at the foe, ready for battle!

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ZamuelNow Sun Jan 05, 2014 2:09 am

The area lurched as the automaton pulled itself out of the ground. It growled and then two pony sized dragon robots sprang from its metal hide. Each struck a member of the team, shoving them around forcefully.

"I haven't gotten to be around the STOMP team much but they seem so strong and brave. And strong! Sometimes a prior Keep employee gets promoted and other times it's somepony brought in from elsewhere."

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sunbeam Sun Jan 05, 2014 1:00 pm

Grease's eyes, which are steadily filling up with sparks, never leave the larger dragon. His claws began to glow bright blue, and they took on a more jagged, vicious appearance. He swung his arm at the dragon, and the bolts of lightning shot off his fingers and streaked towards the dragon. When they landed on the dragon, each bolt surged towards the point where the original ball of sparks had hit, dancing across the gears and glowing more brightly as they concentrated on that spot.

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ZamuelNow Mon Jan 06, 2014 4:25 pm

Studying the mechanical beast's movements, Grease swiftly lashes out with an electrical arc that strikes the dragon and its summons.

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Crystalite Mon Jan 06, 2014 11:29 pm

"I haven't gotten to be around the STOMP team much but they seem so strong and brave. And strong! Sometimes a prior Keep employee gets promoted and other times it's somepony brought in from elsewhere."

Hector considered the information. Nothing he had not already gathered; but, it did seem to keep her distracted from the sudden lack of color they were experiencing. He decided to encourage it. "Prior employees, huh? That sounds convenient," he ventured, keeping an ear open and an eye out for any sign of danger...

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ZamuelNow Tue Jan 07, 2014 12:17 am

With the klaxons now silent, it was easier to hear the ambiance of the area. Hector could hear a sort of mechanical humming nearby but had the oddest echo, almost like some sort of chime. "Well, not just anyone gets brought in. STOMP is somewhat classified so not all Keep employees know what all goes on within it."

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Crystalite Tue Jan 07, 2014 8:43 am

ZamuelNow wrote:With the klaxons now silent, it was easier to hear the ambiance of the area. Hector could hear a sort of mechanical humming nearby but had the oddest echo, almost like some sort of chime. "Well, not just anyone gets brought in. STOMP is somewhat classified so not all Keep employees know what all goes on within it."

Hector looked at the Pegasus sideways. "Evidently not too classified," he said with a slight tease to his voice.

"Hold on a second," he started, holding a claw up for silence. He heard a strange humming noise. He made his best guess at where it was coming from; it was hard, given the way it echoed. He went towards it, intended to find out was making it...

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ZamuelNow Tue Jan 07, 2014 4:13 pm

Following the sound, Hector and Dusty came to a fork in the path. Continuing onward, they soon found themselves under a definitive mechanical hum. "What do you mean by that? I guess it's not as classified as some things but many aspects of it are kept quiet. Wait...that sounds like one of the Keep generators. But, it shouldn't be that loud... There should be a hatch near here to get up into that room but I'm a little worried."

tygerburningbright Tue Jan 07, 2014 5:26 pm

The Professor draws forth a leather bound tome that as he opens it releases a swarm of countless screaming scarabs. Most focus on the closer of the two smaller mechanical creatures though a good number of them continue to dig deeper into the dragon's wound. As the swarm comes to rest Field rather absent mindedly wipes off the few that settled on him.

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Crystalite Wed Jan 08, 2014 9:08 am

"What do you mean by that? I guess it's not as classified as some things but many aspects of it are kept quiet."

"Oh, nothing. Meant by it, I mean. I'm afraid a lot of this is news to me, so I'm trying to find out as much as I can," he said, keeping his ears pricked for the humming sound.

"Wait...that sounds like one of the Keep generators. But, it shouldn't be that loud... There should be a hatch near here to get up into that room but I'm a little worried."

"Is there? Well then, let's see what there is to worry about. Wait here a minute," he declared cheerfully. Now they were getting somewhere useful! He stared up at the ceiling as he looked around for the hatch...

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Fury of the Tempest Thu Jan 09, 2014 6:20 pm

"Time for the big guns." Gearick said with a grim smile, before rearing back on his rear legs. A flaming red rune began to trace itself as the unicorn's eyes turned a deep purple as he performed his powerful magic. As the rune finish, Gearick began to chant in a deep voice. "Elemento ignis hic opem petimus, ut debitum repensatum!"

One he was finished with this, the unicorned dropped to the floor, eyes returning to normal as he finished the spell. Panting as from the rune emerged a giant warrior of flame. Drawing his sword, the giant spoke in reply. "Vos iuvatum faciam ad debitum reddendum ad te, et domum tuam." With that said, the giant struck, his blade of fire sweeping across the dragon and its minions, while the floating spark once more fired out at the dragon. As this happened, Gearick could feel his magic restorer kicking in, rejuvenating him.

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ZamuelNow Thu Jan 09, 2014 11:26 pm

The mechanical monstrosity growled in pain after being struck and one of its summons exploded in a shower of gears. For a brief moment, Gearick's coat color returned. However, the dragon bellowed a triumphant roar, releasing a green shockwave that turned the grass grey for as far as the eye could see. It belched a small black fireball at all standing near Professor Fields while the renaming summon shoved the Fire Giant closer to the Professor.

Hector swiftly raced up the hatch with Dusty following. They came to a room with a complex contraption glowing in a marvelous green light. Suddenly, another titanic roar echoed outside! After a moment the green light dimmed to a pale white and the machine...stopped. Dusty Winds stared on with a look that could only be described as sheer terror. "The generator...shut down? That's impossible! We need to get it restarted right now! The museum parts of the Keep run on conventional power but if this stays down..."

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sunbeam Fri Jan 10, 2014 12:50 am

Sparks crackled between Grease's eyebrows, forming a lightbulb shape nestled in his forehead. "Limited emotional range, in control of spectral degradation. Looks like the other golem." He shouts, accidentally releasing the lightbulb from his mouth and nailing the dragon in a knee joint. "We're supposed to make him fall asleep or something, right?"

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Crystalite Sat Jan 11, 2014 7:01 pm

ZamuelNow wrote:Hector swiftly raced up the hatch with Dusty following. They came to a room with a complex contraption glowing in a marvelous green light. Suddenly, another titanic roar echoed outside! After a moment the green light dimmed to a pale white and the machine...stopped. Dusty Winds stared on with a look that could only be described as sheer terror. "The generator...shut down? That's impossible! We need to get it restarted right now! The museum parts of the Keep run on conventional power but if this stays down..."

Hector examined the structure before him. While he did know something about it, he was no expert; he just hoped it would be enough...

"...Well. I guess we'd better get it re-started then! Let's see if we can't figure out what's going on here..."

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tygerburningbright Sat Jan 11, 2014 8:31 pm

Professor Field spends a moment to cast a spell that refocuses some of the energies spent in damaging the dragon and yet again he opens up one of his mystic tomes this time muttering a chat that projects the image of a sword hanging from a single hair above the mechanical monster the hair promptly snaps in twain dropping the now real sword into the dragon's wound.

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kingofsouls Sun Jan 12, 2014 1:59 am

As the battle rages, Turquoise tree tries to find his way to his Buffalo friend. He takes a look at his surroundings as we walks toward his friend, his bond with Stout as his guide.

ZamuelNow Tue Jan 14, 2014 12:39 am

In a fury of motion, Dusty began fiddling with dials until a pony sized hatch opened up and she beckoned for Hector to follow her in. "Most of the generators are built with a backup meteorological maintenance gearshaft. If we can get a cyclonic wind going, it should restart itself." She then began flapping her wings towards the turbine in front of her.

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Crystalite Tue Jan 14, 2014 8:44 am

ZamuelNow wrote:In a fury of motion, Dusty began fiddling with dials until a pony sized hatch opened up and she beckoned for Hector to follow her in. "Most of the generators are built with a backup meteorological maintenance gearshaft. If we can get a cyclonic wind going, it should restart itself." She then began flapping her wings towards the turbine in front of her.

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Hector watched in amazement. Dusty knew exactly what she was doing, clearly. Janitor, indeed! Or was this something everyone here knew? He smiled; bringing her along was the right choice. "Cyclonic wind? Nothing to it!" he stated boldly. He began flapping his wings mightily. It had been a while since the champion weather-crafter had made a good old fashioned wind storm...

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ZamuelNow Wed Jan 15, 2014 8:11 pm

With the swirling winds, the machine's turbines started to spin and the generator gave off a dull purple glow. After exiting, Dusty closed the hatch. Pulling the cover off of the ventilation shaft, she immediately climbed in. "Come on. We need to get the other generator going and I know a shortcut." After a sizable bit of travel, she drops down into a room with an eerie light. The type of sickening abnormality that causes your skin to see things and your eyes to taste spicy. Dusty started to slowly melt into the floor as blue letters appeared in the air. "GASP! Oh no, it's... ...calamitous word of command... ...figure out how to..."

RRDWRKSE
EUEOURDL
WOINOARI
OYNHDOV
PFEFWODO

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Fury of the Tempest Thu Jan 16, 2014 4:45 pm

Gearick winced as he was pushed backwards by the shockwave, but dug into the ground. Once it was other, he lowered his head and closed his eyes, though a purple light glowed from his eyelids as he softly whispered. "Meus amicus canderent peto auxiliari, si eris tam benignus." For the first few moments, nothing happen... then a figure faded into view... but not completely. It was there, but was hard to distinguish, hard to focus or make out details... all but it carried a sword of sometime. It spoke quietly, with a whispery echo as it replied. "Veteri amicus erit tibi proelium ad mea fiet." And with that, is joined the rest of Gearick's allies

Unfortunately, it was to hasty, and got in the way of the fire giant strike. Through they hit, both of the blows where weak and rather inefficient. The spark simply zapped the clockwork dragon, as per usual. Slowly chipping away its health.

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