//------------------------------// // Round 1 Day 1.4 // Story: BLAMMO! // by 2K Chrome //------------------------------// Time frame: 6:30 P.M.- 8:00 P.M. Rainbow Dash tried to move her legs to stop her stomach from grumbling. She hadn’t eaten anything since those homemade brownies Bonbon made at the café. She felt her insides tickle as her stomach pleaded silently for some food. She could smell fresh hay being sautéed on a pan in the kitchen, mixed in with a fragrant cooking sauce. Her mouth watered with every sizzle that was heard. What is this? Some kind of sick, sick torture? I’m going to starve to death! Her captor appeared in front of her with a steaming plate of sautéed hay with a daffodil salad on the side. “What now? Are you going to torture me even more by eating in front of me?” Rainbow hissed. “No, I already ate.” Fyrefly quickly jabbed a fork full of hay into Rainbow’s mouth. Rainbow felt a sudden explosion of flavor as the hay coated her tongue. “Wha har you doin?” Rainbow asked while munching on her food. “I may be cruel enough to leave you hanging in a wall, but I still have my morals. Everypony’s got to eat,” Fyrefly replied. She stuck another forkful into Rainbow’s open mouth. “It’sh really good!” Rainbow said, gladly accepting each morsel her captor fed to her. “Can I get shum sashparilla?” Fyrefly shook her head and got up. “You can at least have enough decency to finish eating before speaking again. Be right back.” ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Allie looked around nervously at the room filled with dining chattering ponies. Anywhere to look other than the princess’s deep teal eyes. Allie chanced a glance at the princess and found the Alicorn staring at her in the same intense way. Perhaps this dinner with the princess wasn’t such a great idea… Allie opened her mouth to break their silence, but decided against it. “Tell us a little about thyself, Allie Way,” Luna announced. Allie bit her lip nervously. How do I respond? Should I tell her about the… no! Oh no, this is just like that job interview! “I… well I… umm… like to go bowling,” Allie stuttered. “Yes. We have watched thou play for several hours. Pray tell, have thou been given any trophies?” “Well I was named ‘Queen of the Alley’ at the Ponyville bowling lanes. It’s more of a special hobby of mine. I don’t actually play professionally.” Even sitting across the princess, Allie kept hold of her spoon with her magic. Princess Luna watched it float up and down next to her target’s striped blue mane. “Please, relax my faithful subject. There is no need to keep holding thy spoon,” spoke Luna. Allie looked down at the princess’s spoon, resting lightly on a white napkin. “I guess you’re right…” Allie levitated her spoon down to the table. The Moon Princess switched her gaze from Allie to the spoon and back. She slowly raised her hoof from under the table. Creeping up ever so gently closer to her spoon. Any movement that was too fast, and Allie might react. Luna heard her heart pound as her hoof finally reached the top of the table. “So why were you at the bowling lanes today?” Luna gave a slight shudder as her target suddenly spoke. She bit her tongue as her hoof returned to the floor from her startle. “Well, I have learned of an interesting game and decided to visit the alley. This game was not bowling, I care little for the sport, but it was…” The princess clutched her spoon and leapt forward to the mare across her. “BLAMMO!” Allie watched the princess glide across the table towards her. She searched frantically for her spoon. One quick scan of the table and she looked back up to see the spoon levitating with the Princess’s magical blue aura. Allie turned and ran out of the restaurant. She looked back to see Princess Luna in full pursuit and catching up. Her heart pounded as she forced her long legs to move faster. She was always one of the fastest runners in her elementary days, but that speed was nothing compared to a Pegasus, let alone an Alicorn. No, no, no! I can’t get out now! Princess Luna flapped her wings in chase of her target. This truly was a hunt. She felt her whole body shake in anticipation as she drew ever closer to Allie. Luna stretched out her hoof as far as she could to get just a single point of contact to the unicorn. The wind bit at her face and wings and her eyes stung. Royalty never really flew fast all that often. But this was invigorating. She hadn’t had this much fun since, Nightmare Night. One more flap of her wings and “BLAMMO!” Luna announced in her Canterlot voice. Allie way tripped and tumbled forward, Luna crashing into her body and falling as well. Dust and dirt covered them as they rolled along the ground. After a moment of coughing dust, Luna shouted excitedly: “HUZZAH! THY FIRST BLAMMO WAS A SUCCESS!” Allie didn’t know what to do. Her heart skipped a few beats as Luna announced her Blammoment to the rest of Equestria. She couldn’t tell whether to be sad about it or angry at the princess or congratulate the princess. Luna looked over to her ex-target. She noticed the slight tears forming in Allie’s eyes. Perhaps, we have added insult to injury… “We apologize,” Luna told Allie. The princess cleared her throat. “I did not mean to gloat. I was just excited about getting my first Blammo. The excitement just took over and I couldn’t help but shout in joy.” Allie nodded her head glumly. Luna couldn’t help but feel guilty for this poor mare. “Come, Allie. Let us enjoy a… proper dinner. One where I am not aiming to hit you with thy spoon. Please?” Allie looked up at her previous hunter. The princess had sat all day at the bowling alley, asked her to dinner, and chased her down, covering her with dirt and who knows what else, and the princess wanted to make it up over dinner. Allie sighed. Do I have a choice? “Sure, why not?” ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Rainbow Dash finished the last piece of Fyrefly’s scrumptious daffodil salad. She licked her lips, trying to get whatever tasty goodness was left. “Well now that I fed you, now will you tell me why you were following me?” Fyrefly asked. “Umm… weren’t you supposed to put the food in front of me to tempt me? Then, you would try and make me crack under pressure, while I determinedly resist the urge of hunger?” Fyrefly gave Rainbow a confused look. “What are you talking about? You’re stuck in my wall, not a prisoner of war. But that is a good idea…” “Uggh, never mind. You want to know why I’m here? You’re my Blammo target, that’s why. I wanted to get you before you reached your house.” As terrible as it was to tell Fyrefly that she was her target, anything was better than spending another minute in that wall. “Blammo, that’s right! Thanks for reminding me. I lost my spoon this morning and I requested a new one, but the facilitator told me I had to come back at night. See you Rainbow, I got to go get a new spoon.” Rainbow’s eyes widened as she watched Fyrefly begin to walk out of the door. “Wait, what?! Aren’t you going to let me out?! My back is killing me!!” “Don’t worry Rainbow! I’ll be back in an hour…” “Fyrefly! Fyrefly come back here! Let me out right now! Fyrefly!!” No response came. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ [Girokon’s conscience Break writes in these brackets and bolded] {He responds in these} “Let’s get this party started Vinyl!” Pinkie yelled. The DJ pony nodded her head and started her setup. Everypony was pouring into Sugarcube Corner, not wanting to miss a moment of one of Pinkie’s legendary parties. Cupcakes, streamers, balloons, ponies, cakes, and a new addition, spoons. For nearly every pony, there was the same number of silver Blammo brand utensils. Girokon trotted through the bakery in search of a baby dragon. Spike said himself that he would be at the party. [Where is that little fuck?] Spike eyed the white unicorn at the DJ booth. Vinyl bobbed her head to the beat with spoon in her mouth, changing tracks using her magic. How the hay am I going to get her if all she’s going to do is stay there all night? “Cheers!” Pinkie exclaimed, hitting her glass against Berry Punch’s. Berry finished her glass in one gulp and a clear blush appeared on her pink cheeks. “Can you pour me another glass?” Berry asked. Pinkie glanced down at the silver spoon in Berry’s hoof. Just a few more drinks and she will be all mine. Twilight spotted Daisy sitting with the rest of the flower trio and Junebug. She felt a hoof hit her side and looked around to see Applejack. “Ah reckon ya still remember my target?” Applejack inquired. “Junebug. And I take it you still remember mine?” “Lily… er one of the flower trio.” “Daisy. Close enough. Are you ready to get our first targets?” “You betcha!” Applejack and Twilight trotted towards the four mares, readying their spoons for the kills. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ “Hey Fyrefly! I was passing by when I saw an ass hanging out your door! I just wanted to make sure you….” a white pony with an ice-blue mane yelled as she walked through Fyrefly’s door. “Hello there. Who are you?” Rainbow Dash struggled and squirmed in the wall. “It doesn’t matter! Just get me out of here quick! If I don’t get this itch off my back, I’m going to kill somepony!!” ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Author's Note: Yes, I didn't have to tell about Girokon's conscience because there was only one line, but still.