The canyon walls exploded on the east and west sides.
Rainbow Dash flinched from the landing projectiles, covering her face with her forelimbs as she flew through the mess. Gritting her teeth, she looked behind her tail and flapping wings.
The managliders' glinted in the glare from the morning sun dipping into the ravine. The first few pilots' helmets reflected a blinding sheen.
Rainbow Dash squinted her ruby eyes and slowed her velocity.
"We're bearing down on her!" one of the enforcers piloting the foremost pursuing craft shouted. "Give me incendiery!"
The copilot complied, locking a fresh series of red-capped rockets into the wing holsters of the craft. Just then, the morning sun rose over the jagged blue rocks of the eastern horizon. Blinding light filled the canyon, utterly overwhelming the enforcer's view.
"Ungh! Target lost! Where did—"
As the canyon path turned, a blue figure came screaming forward through the bright glare. "Yaaaaaaugh!" Rainbow Dash landed into the pilot's face, hoof first.
He gagged on the shards of his imploding helmet as he flew off the craft and splashed into the rapids below. The copilot unsheathed a taser.
Perching on the vehicle, Rainbow knocked the copilot's hoof away, headbutted him, and gripped the managlider tightly with all four hooves.
The next line of vehicles formed a phalanx, their rockets at the ready.
Rainbow saw them, then flashed a look at the ship's mana core. "Nnnngh!" With a grunt, she bucked the thrusters of the craft and flung her weight aside. The entire managlider barrel-rolled, tossing the screaming co-pilot off. Using her wings as leverage, Rainbow Dash pulled the roaring interceptor up into the air, its belly aimed at the rest in chase.
"Fire!" one pilot shouted, and every vehicle in the squadron complied. Missile after missile screamed down the canyon.
However, they all ricocheted and embedded against the belly of the craft. Rainbow used it as a shield as she pulled herself up, up, up by the momentum of the vessel's rocketing thrustsers. Fearlessly, she sailed into the exploding ceiling of cannonfire.
Murmuring a prayer to Celestia, she spread her wings and leapt off the vehicle.
A cannonball impacted with the managlider, sending it flying apart in a burst of energy and flame.
Rainbow Dash rode the blast, propelling herself at murderous speed into the burning smoke of Foxtaur above.
The managliders pulled up and attmepted pursuit, but the pilots were at a loss to discover the location of their target amidst the smog. For a brief moment, even the shelling had stopped.
Okay, clever maneuver.
Ace Flyer Rainbow strikes!
wow... but uh... too late? :(
...maybe rainbow dash can pull this one out. I'll remain skeptical until I see it though...
These chapters are too awesome, and while I could read them tomorrow, there is something special about enduring these publishing sprees at 2:00 in the morning. I'm beginning to wonder whether I should sleep, lest I miss another chapter.
Go Dash! Fly fast enough and maybe there's still a chance to save Pilate!
Nice moves, kid.
Barrel roll or aileron roll?
M- maybe the managliders will catch Pilate! Yeah! And without the shelling, he won't be exploded! It's sure to happen!
After all, IC wouldn't just kill a zebra like that, would he?
...come on come on come on come on....
IIIIIt's Dashie's Tenth Marathon Evaluation Time!
So we get even more gorgeous fight scenes here. I love them so much...and I'm still in denial over Pilate's death. He's got to survive somehow...Anyways, Dash has at least evaded sone of the fleet. Silver lining? These are my thoughts so far.
-MASH
P.S. 10:53 and four to go...and since dailyloght savings time doesn't take affect until two 'o' clock tomorrow morning, I've still got an hour. I'm getting tired, though...
Hey Dash, wanna play a game of catch the Zebra? 3, 2, 1, Go!
Must...finish...story...before...sleep. Onward!
Duchess.
Of.
DASHING.
And don't think I didn't notice that prayer, either. The hatchet's been buried at last.
People appear to forget about barrel roll's lesser known cousin, the aileron roll.
2236116 No. That would be racist.
2253810 Either that, or she's just picking the first deity that comes to mind.
By the way, I'm starting to wonder just how many Enforcers Dash has actually killed by now. Back at Blue Shelf, it was mostly knocking out and striking down at least, but now she's taking out those poor sods in bushels. Those are actually just doing their jobs, in contrary to Mister Shell Fish.
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He'll get his. Lucifer has a special place for him.
shit why did the shelling stop. HONEYTIGER IS SCARED NOW!
2242339 me too
And I can't stand daylight savings time in Alaska, it dosint even get dark in the summer
>The managliders' glinted in the glare from the morning sun
What's the apostrophe for?
Nice job, Dash! Not that we expected anything less. Now go save Pilate.
-SPirit
Impressive. Very impressive.
Fuck Dashie
YOU CAN SAVE HIM
SCREW THE OTHERS
RESCUE THAT STRIPED ASS
Fly like the wind, Dash!
Dashie just noped out of there, and now he pursuers are lost. I hope Dashie makes it.