Raising the Scale
"Where the hell is this cave?" Simmons asked.
"Just keep following the path." Tucker said.
"I can barely fucking see it." Simmons muttered.
"Stop whining you baby. It's not helping us get there any faster." Rainbow Dash said.
"I'm not whining. I'm complaining." Simmons said. "They are two completely different things."
"Well said Simmons,” Rarity said before turning to Rainbow Dash, “if you are going to yell at him, at least get your facts straight."
"Thank you Rarity." Simmons said as recognition flickered across his face. "Wait a second... hey!"
"Sorry, I didn't mean it that way." Rarity said sincerely.
"Let's just go, I want to get this over with." Tucker said.
After a few more minutes of walking, they came to a large opening in the side of a mountain. There was a wooden sign with an X carved on it, and standing next to it was a statue of a bear cub.
"I can't say much for the decor." Rarity said.
"I don't think that's decor." Simmons said quietly.
"What do you..." Rarity started.
Suddenly Rarity’s eyes went wide when she remembered what cockatrices do, and she looked over at the trapped cub and frowned. "Poor thing. We should find a way to help him."
"I don't think there is much we can do." Simmons said quietly. "Let's just grab the scale and hurry back."
Rarity nodded slowly but continued looking at the trapped creature. The group quietly made their way in to the cave, slowly walking into blindness.
"Stand still for a second." Rarity whispered.
"What is it?" Rainbow Dash asked.
"Shh." Rarity said as she focused. Rarity’s horn then burst into dazzling light and everypony shut their eyes.
"What are you doing?" Tucker hissed. "Trying to blind us?"
"Quite the opposite." Rarity said.
Everypony then opened their eyes to see that the cave was as bright as day. "Good thinking." Simmons said.
"I try." Rarity said modestly.
The group then continued further into the cave, trying to find any hints of a cockatrice. Tucker was walking ahead of them when he suddenly backed up against the wall, motioning his hoof to follow his lead.
"What's wrong?" Rainbow Dash asked quietly. "Is one in there?"
"No." Tucker replied. "More like fifty."
"What are we going to do?" Simmons whispered.
"I don't know." Tucker said. "Should we just run in and snatch one?"
"That does not sound like the best of plans." Rarity said.
Tucker muttered something under his breath and peaked around the corner.
"I think they're sleeping." Tucker said.
"Well at least there is some good news." Simmons said.
"I say we do Tucker’s plan." Rainbow Dash said. "Slowly go in, snag one, and then run."
"I'll do it." Tucker said quickly.
"Be careful."
"Careful is my middle name." Tucker said jokingly as he started walking towards the group of cockatrices and spotted one that was not sleeping near the others. Its body slithered slightly and Tucker froze. After a couple of seconds he continued towards the sleeping creature. "Where the fuck is its tail?" Tucker muttered quietly to himself.
Tucker slowly walked over it, looking for its tail. After a brief time he found it, but he realized that it was tucked under its body. Tucker groaned, decided that it wasn’t worth it, and started towards one of the ones that was closer to the others. Rainbow Dash decided to go and help Tucker when she saw that he was headed towards the larger group. As she started into the room, she stumbled, ending up right in front of the lone cockatrice. She had too much momentum, and not enough time to take off, as she bumped right into the sleeping chicken-snake. The cockatrice screeched after being awoken so abruptly by this intrusion. It then slithered up, balancing on its tail, continuing the screeching noise.
"Fuck." Tucker exclaimed.
The cockatrices that had been all clumped together all awoke at this, adding their own screeches to the mix, filling the cave with deafening volume, disorienting Rainbow Dash and Tucker. Fortunately, the group of cockatrices were more interested in their sleep, simply slithering deeper into the cave instead of worrying about the intruders. The lone one remained however, eyes scanning for what had woken it. Spotting the still-stunned Rainbow Dash, it quickly slithered over and constricted her with its snake-like body.
"Help!" Rainbow Dash managed, the sound hoarse from the lack of air in her lungs.
Simmons horn started to glow as he quickly took action to try and help Rainbow Dash, but he wandered too close to the cockatrice and its prey. He was rewarded with a powerful swat of the cockatrice’s tail, sending him flying into a wall and drooping down as he lost consciousness.
"Rarity. Do something." Rainbow Dash wheezed.
"I can't. If I stop to use a different spell we will be blinded." Rarity yelled.
The cockatrice then tightened its grip, giving its head enough room lock its gaze with Rainbow Dash’s terrified eyes. Rainbow Dash yelped as she felt her hooves turning into stone. Tucker took action immediately, taking off like a shot. He collided heavily with the cockatrice, causing it to release Rainbow Dash as it flew into the wall of the cave.
"Come after me you fucking asshole." Tucker yelled.
The cockatrice quickly responded to its new attacker, tackling Tucker to the ground and wrapping its tail around his neck. The cockatrice then gazed in to Tucker's eyes and Tucker’s legs began the stony transformation that he had just witnessed occurring to Rainbow Dash. Tucker started to yell in pain, but his voice was crackling. The crackle was not of that of pain or of bones breaking, but that of electricity. The cockatrice’s attention broke from Tucker’s eyes and down to his front hooves, where sparks was appearing.
"What are you doing?" Rainbow Dash yelled.
Tucker looked back at Rainbow Dash and Rarity who were standing there with horrified expressions.
"Run." Tucker said quietly.
"We're not leaving without you." Rainbow Dash yelled.
Tucker shook his head and the electricity surged to his wings and he shot across the cavern, dragging the cockatrice with him.
"Tucker!" Rainbow Dash yelled, flying after him.
Tucker and the cockatrice slammed into the wall which stunned the cockatrice, forcing it to release Tucker. Tucker flew in to the air, collecting his own surroundings and observing the stunned cockatrice. Once the cockatrice regained its senses, it screeched at Tucker and barrelled towards him. Tucker concentrated on the electrical sensation that was coursing through him and forced the current back to his hooves. Suddenly the electricity surged outwards on either side of his hoof, forming a two-pronged blade of crackling energy.
"Now this is interesting." Tucker grunted.
Rainbow Dash charged in, still worried about Tucker and the energy that was was crackling from his body. Her jaw dropped as she saw the energy blade emerge from Tucker’s hoof. Tucker had no time to admire his new weapon however. He flew to the side, dodging the charging cockatrice. As it passed him he sliced downwards, severing the cockatrice’s tail.
"Swish!" Tucker yelled.
The cockatrices that had retreated heard their injured friend and started flooding back into the chamber where they were sitting. Tucker grabbed the severed tail and looked at Rainbow Dash.
"Run!" Tucker yelled.
Rainbow Dash nodded and they took off back towards the entrance of the cave. As Rarity saw them coming and took off as well. Tucker grabbed Simmons on his way by and shot out of the cave, lightning crackling out from his back hooves and wings. They saw the rear end of a bear cub quickly retreating into the underbrush of the forest. “I’m glad that we could save the poor thing.” Rarity said at the sight.
The group quickly made their way back to Zecora’s place. Rarity opened the door, allowing the exhausted forms of Rainbow Dash and Tucker to go in first. Tucker put Simmons on the ground and promptly collapsed onto the ground himself, his legs giving out as the adrenaline flowed out of his system.
"That... was awesome." Rainbow Dash panted.
"Yeah, it was... wasn't it?" Tucker said, smiling weakly. "Now I just have to find out how the fuck I did it."
"Do you have the scales?" Grif asked.
Tucker looked over at Grif and tossed the severed tail at him. Grif caught it and looked at it, then back to Tucker.
"Nice going." Grif said. "But couldn't you have made it back here faster?"
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What the hell is going on? Wait a minute, Tucker's energy sword!
I was listening to Disturbed while reading this. It made things even cooler.
399814
You know it.
399819
Maybeh.
399817
I guess you could say.
*Puts on sunglasses*
It just got 20% cooler.
399845 The aesthetic pleasantry hath been raised by one fifth!
You SLY motherfucker, I would have never thought of that
399896
Why the double post?
399894
Psh, cockatrices are still fucking BA
399868
Indeed
399903 Indubitably.
399903 Magic
Yeah, the epicness has been doubled!(Insert Luna emoticion here)
That... Was a very bad ass chapter that included Tucker's energy sword... My favorite weapon.
Wait a minute, Tucker's energy sword? ........Wut?
Aw who cares it's awesome!
I figured the whole lighting burst thing when dash was teaching him had something to do with his sword
Swish swish stab.
Now to see how Sarge bucks timberwolves into oblivion...
He's gonna have his mark by the time everypony regroups, isn't he. You don't get to be that awesome without something to show for it.
400489
This is related to his cm but he will not be getting it until the RD/Tucker arc. This is merely going to be a catalyst in it.
400492 Oh sweet, an arc for the two? I mean, of course their relationship has some developing to do, and there's the whole Wonderbolt show thing... yeah, logical conclusion. Hi there, excitement.
400566
Yeah these are the arcs:
Caboose and Pinkie : The first couple chapters were that.
Sarge and AJ : They will have multiple little competitions to see who is the better pony/stallion. It is not a straight arc but rather different bits.
Grif and FS : This arc right now is their little story.
Tucker and RD : Wonderbolts + more
Simmons and Rarity : Still undecided as to what this one will be, but I have a few ideas.
Church and Twilight : Not until extremely later and I do not want to spoil anything.
FUCK YES! I knew tucker's cutie mark was going to be something about his energy sword!...I mean, that was really cool that you used an ability that tucker could only use and made the chapter really bad ass.
What's with the "Swish! Swish! Stab!"?
It's "Swish! Swish! Death!"
Woohoo! Energy sword! I was wondering when you were gonna bring that in! It's all 'Swish swish! Stab, Swish!' Go giant key of awesome slashing wooshing powers!
399818 You just got... Tucker'd?
Rainbow dash: Are you sure you know how to use that thing?
Tucker: of course I know how to use it, it's a fucking sword, just a simple swish swish stab.
i didn't read the stuff when they were human before this, so i have no idea why Tucker can shoot electricity from his fing- i mean, hoof, tips. can someone fill me in?
833650
Tucker had an Energy Sword in RvB and he is the only one that can use it.
833672 I think I remember it being called the Key, and they unlocked something like a portal with it sometime maybe 4th season, but I'm too lazy to look it up.
)
(While not being lazy enough to not post this comment
400579
Does that mean the story is almost over.
399814
YOU ARE WRONG!!! It is his key.
Well, sarge has shotgun legs and tucker has energy swords on demand... When does church get his sniper rifle?
Tucker's energy sword! Haha. Awesome.
399814 No, its the Key.
418740 My exact thoughts!
I was thinking WTF is going o... Wait... Tucker? Energy sword? *REVELATION HITS* Booyah!
Ha ha! Tucker somehow managed to form Swish! (I call his sword Swish instead of Energy Sword or The Key.)
energy sword yay
At first I was like
Then I was like
And now I'm like:
YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!
O_O
swing swing swing my sword sword...
992655
rofl lmfao lol
I can swing my sword sword, sword my energy sword sword...
2001699
Whats to understand about 'Swish, Swish, Stab'? Its fucking sword dude, its not a fighter jet.
992655O I would give him mine... but it's my rifle ;_;
399819
ummm coles entire family ish deas and there ish 50% chance he dead....oh and watch the lightning in the outro of infamous 2 good karma ending....it forms a question mark for a brief time....ps4 lightning boss anyone?
833672
I wonder.. you know those mirrors you can look through but on the other side you only see your refection?
What if you wore a pair of glasses with that material, and looked at the cockatrice. Would you be turned to stone if you look or will it be looking at itself?
-Michael J. Caboose
...What?
That was...unexpected. That was really ridiculous, I hope the explanation is good.
"Suddenly the electricity surged outwards on either side of his hoof, forming a two-pronged blade of crackling energy."
HE IS THE ENERGY SWORD!!!
2409867 tucker is now almost as bad-flank as tex
what sorcery is this?!?!?!
Only the Finder may wield the Key. Tucker is the Finder, therefore he wields the Key. Memory is the Key, therefore remembering the sword will conjure it. Oh yeah, RvB logic for the win!
I wonder when Tucker is going to tell them the story of how he got pregnant