//------------------------------// // Rambo Dash IV // Story: Pony Fortress // by Hoshiro //------------------------------// "Rambo Dash" Gravel Pit January 9th, 2012 0640 hrs Near the radio tower (commonly referred to as Control Point A) Rainbow Dash stood at the edge of the tunnel that drops down onto the gravel terrain, hence the name of the place, "Gravel Pit." She was in the entrance to the specific area farthest away from the tunnel leading to the radar building. She looked past the shack that was about a dozen yards away from the entrance, and saw the radio tower on top of the hill. She even saw the metal disk built in on the ground with the BLU's emblem hovering over it. She then looked up onto the roof of the tower and noticed a young man in a blue T-shirt drinking soda. It was the BLU scout Rarity was talking about. Rainbow Dash squinted to look at what exactly he was drinking, but she couldn't read what it says on the label. She could only identify that it was a purple can of some sort of soda. The scout finished drinking the soda, burped, and threw the can right behind him, taking out another from his bag and popped it right open, drinking that one up as well. Rainbow Dash grinned and saw this as a chance to sneak up on him. She jumped down and raced up the hill next to the fence marking the boundaries of the area. The scout on the tower seemed too busy enjoying his drink to notice the unusual event going on, which would be a flightless rainbow pegasus charging at him for a kill. Once Rainbow reached the tower, she looked up and decided to get him from the back. She positioned herself so she could climb up the short tower and blast him in the back with a scattergun. Or maybe to see hilarity ensue, she'd startle him and maybe watch him land head first into the ground. Yeah, that'd work perfectly! Rainbow thought to herself, grabbing onto the roof of the tower and pulling herself up. There we go... now it's time to... CLONK! "OW!" Rainbow shouted as an empty soda can got throw onto her head. "THAT HURT YOU..." "Wait.. WHAT?!" The scout started and turned around, seeing the angry pegasus glaring at him. "WAAAAAA!" The scout screamed and took out his shotgun and blasted the unsuspecting pegasus. "AAGGHHH!!" Rainbow screamed as she fell off the roof of the tower and landed hard on the ground with a thump. Now the joke is on her instead of the scout she was trying to startle. "I'm going to get you for that!" She hollered up before standing up again. She might actually have to fight for the point instead. "How... how... a... a pony... rainbow... what who? HOW AREN'T YOU DEAD?!" The scout yelled at her in disbelief. Rainbow then realized this too. She looked down at her chest where the gun should've shot her. Nothing. It's like as if the round that was shot at her was a blank. But something was telling her that it wasn't a blank. It was a live round. She didn't understand why the shot didn't hurt her. "HELP! HELP! It's worse than I imagined!" The scout jumped off the tower and ran for a tunnel marked with "C" "Well... that was easier than expected..." Rainbow Dash muttered. She then walked onto the metal circle to capture the point. But unfortunately for her... the metal ring wouldn't respond to her. It remained in possession of BLU. "What gives?" Rainbow muttered. "Why won't it respond?" "Beats me..." Applejack finally arrived and started building a RED sentry up in the back of the radio tower. "Ah reckon someone from RED need ta be cappin' it instead of us?" "Bah... shut it AJ..." Rainbow Dash sat down on the point and pouted. "All this for nothing..." "Ya barely even moved a muscle! All ya did was scare that kid outa' givin' the point to ya." "Hey! I climbed without being able to use my wings!" Rainbow argued. "Hey now, no need ta be puttin' up a fight!" "Whatever... just build me a dispenser will you?" "Alright, sugarcube, sheesh..." Applejack muttered and started setting up a dispenser right up against the fence.