The Steel Wing carved a cold path through the mists, bearing down on the fragile site of Deep Ridge along the north edge of the ravine. There were five craters already carved into the plateau, and yet the Ledomaritan warship kept firing, with smoking mana cannons unleashing blast after blast upon the frightened equine shapes far below.
"Good job getting the cannons repaired in time, Captain," Shell's voice rang as metallically as the engines around him.
Filta glanced aside. Clearing his throat, he adjusted his uniform and stood tall and resolute besides the Prime Enforcer and Evans. "If I had known you were going to order me to attack a location such as this, I would have adjusted course sooner to make better time."
"Yes, well..." Shell glanced behind him at the middle of the deck. "I've been forced to make adjustments of my own lately."
Shackled in chains and surrounded by guards, Madame Nightshade shuddered. Her haggard face tilted up, bearing a ghostly pale expression. Her lips pursed, but there were no words to give. She had donated Shell enough as it was.
"I can see that," Filta said in the meantime. He had to raise his voice above the endless assault of cannons. "I trust you know what you're doing here..."
"And I trust you to know better than to question my judgment by now."
Filta had to bite his tongue. He stared ahead as the carnage ensued.
Evans couldn't help but stammer, "Sir, at the rate at which you're firing, all of the suspects will be dead in minutes!" He pointed with a fidgeting hoof. "Shouldn't we give them a small spell to offer up a surrender?"
"I only want one of them to surrender, Evans," Shell said coolly. He gestured towards one of the many guards, and they hoofed him a large, glowing soundstone. "And she knows as much as I do that she's bound to outlast her so called 'friends' no matter who's tossing the ordinance."
Clearing his throat, he spoke firmly into the enchanted shard, amplifying his voice thunderously across the plateau, so that it even boomed louder than the shelling.
"The one called Rainbow Dash! I order you to surrender yourself and only yourself immediately!" His eye narrowed along with the hardening lines of his face. "I will not cease bombarding this entire mountaintop until you land all four of your hooves on board this vessel..."
"...and promptly beat our asses."
Final showdown time!
Y'know, I have a feeling that, at this point, even if Shell brought Rainbow Dash back to Queen Ledo all dolled up in a chaos metal canister, she'd throw him out on his ass.
How many zeppelins and Enforcers did Floydien singlehandedly destroy with antler lightning again? Cuz, y'know, that skill may come in handy soon.
I can't begin to express the rage I feel at Shell. Damn, that's about as close as I can get at the moment.
Shit's bout to get real.
BEAT HIM TO DEATH, DASH! TOSS HIS ASS OVER THE EDGE UNTIL HE SPLATS ON THE GROUND!
Damnit, Shell...
...Just....go away...
...For the last fucking time...
Just. Go. Away. And. Die.
Yeah, there you go, holler and shout at the mare that's made you look like a bitch in front of all your soldiers. That'll solve something.
...can someone just murder Shell already? Please? I'm about ready to walk into the story and do it myself.
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Suddenly, a pony named Lightning swoops out of a portal...
Yeah, someone just kill him already. RD, please set him on fire.
And the answer is yes.
Well, nomen est omen. Shelling stuff is the one thing he's actually good for.
But seriously now, does he have any idea whom he's up against? Floyds and Dash are on the field, and Xonan unicorns have proven to be anything but harmless just as well. It's almost like he's crazy or something...
IIIIIt's Dashie's evaluation time!
This is it! The final showdown! Also, that statement about the four hooves landing on the deck? That'll come back to bite Shell when she flies up and kicks his flank. However...I don't know, but for a final battle, this feels very...sudden. Maybe I'm just being silly, though...These are my thoughts so far.
-MASH
Well her friends aren't about to go and let her do that. Meaning probably Roarke, as she can fly, and maybe old Floydien with his ship. But he might not want to risk Nancy Jane...
Even if no one bites the dust I'm going to be worried they will the whole time, anyway. Guh. Hopefully Rainbow kicks Shell's ass for good this time so no heroic sacrifices need to take place.
Still holding out on the ice cream - onward!
OH YEAH WELL WHY DONT YOU GO DOWN THERE AND GET HER YOURSELF SHELL?
Elbows and assholes, people. There be a boss on the horizon.
10 more chapters to go! I'm so NERVOUSCITED!
Final showdown.
-Spirit
Things never get any easier, huh?
It looks as if Shell will be following rainbow all the way to the Midnight Armory
Time for a bossfight before hauling ass east!
And not even then, you have used all of your credibility, and now your word is worth less than its value in the used toilet paper it would be printed on.
All four hooves on your face sounds like a better option, Shell.
I wouldn't be surprised if shell ends up being rainbow's beloved by the end of the austraeoh series
I have the suspicion that if RD puts her four hooves on the deck of the Steel Wing, Shell will not enjoy where she shoves them next.
Great job, genius. Give her freinds time to escape so she can get as soon as they get airborne
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He sure does seem obsessed with her
A one-sided claim, perhaps.
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