Old Fires Burn Out the Brightest
“Color wheel boomer is out of her shimmering mind!” Floydien spat.
“But Floydien—” Rainbow Dash stammered, clutching the folds of her robe.
“No no no!” Floydien turned his flank to her, pacing across the Plaza Topaz courtyard in the early morning light. “Floydien did not trot all this way just to become skinned pelt pelt!”
“It's just a way for us to get inside Saikano's military compound!” Rainbow exclaimed. “You know what's at stake here! If we don't get in close enough to discover what makes the Soul Sentries tick, then we may never find a way for the Noble Jury to fly beyond the West Gate!”
Floydien turned and glared at her. “This was the charcoal boomer's idea, wasn't it?”
Rainbow turned and glanced over her shoulder. From a distance, Arcanista and Midnite Bastion could be seen inside the lobby, fidgeting anxiously as they looked at the conversation from a distance.
“So what if it is?” Rainbow muttered. She turned back to face Floydien. “She's a contact that we now have from inside Saikano's operations. Nothing more.”
“Bite the boomer's tongue!” Floydien hissed. “Floydien knows exactly what she is.”
“Do ya, pal?” Rainbow raised an eyebrow. “Do you really? Or is it still the same damn mystery to you as it was back in Bountiful?”
“Nnnngh...” Floydien trotted away. “Floydien doesn't need any of this spit spit—”
“Was it really a desire to help us that brought you wagon-dragging into Val Roa?” Rainbow called after him. “Or something else? Somepony else?”
Floydien scuffled to a stop. His shoulders shook angrily.
“Ahem...” Jake plodded up, standing beside Rainbow Dash with a smirk aimed at the elk. “Just what did you go on a long walk for the other night, Floyd-o?” His hairy ears twitched. “If you needed to take a piss, you could have done so on any of the other punks' wagons in this courtyard.”
Rainbow glanced curiously at Jake, then at Floydien.
Floydien sighed long and hard. “... ... ...it is a very stupid plan.”
“Yup,” Jake chirped.
“It would only end up in Floydien losing his head.”
“Yup yup...”
Floydien turned to glare at the moose. “Why is slobbering boomer on their side.”
“Correct me if I'm wrong, but 'their side' is your side, bucko-schmucko!” Jake grinned droolingly. “And you're not gonna exorcize any demons by just sitting on your fatass doing nothing! So how about shoveling some of your own manure for a change!”
Floydien twirled about and trotted towards him, glaring. “And what does Constable boomer plan to be doing with his fatassing of flanks? Yes yes yesss?”
“Hell, I want in on this shit!” He cackled. “I've been playing chauffeur too long! I wanna prove that I polished my antlers for something! Bust some skulls! Skulls some bust! Y'know... the works!”
“Uh uh...” Rainbow waved a forelimb. “This is not about going all Rambrony on the place!” Her eyes narrowed as her wings twitched beneath her garb. “We gotta do this as stealthily as possible! Or else Saikano might sniff us out!”
“Isn't military boomer already sniffing enough with the grabbing of his daughtering?” Floydien remarked.
“She's part of the Val Roan military police,” Rainbow explained. “She's used to moving all over the place within the city, and every deer under Saikano's command is used to it as well.” She smirked. “Trust me, it should be no big whoop that she's turning up at the Main Facility southwest of here.”
“And what of Floydien?” The elk's brow furrowed. “Isn't that enough of the big whoop whoop?”
“That's the whole point!” Rainbow grinned. “It'll throw the Val Roans off their game! Or at least the ones loyal to Fishberry!”
“Fishberry...?”
“If Fishberry and Saikano are as strongly in cahoots as we think they are, then this is going to rock their whole friggin' world.”
“Okay, so the idea is to rattle Saikano's hornet's nest and distract him...?” Jake asked.
“And to get a good look at the Soul Sentries at work,” Rainbow said. “It'll be the last place they'll expect us.”
“And what of Fishberry and Sharp Quill?”
Rainbow sighed. “Sharp Quill is untouchable. Almost.”
“What do you mean, almost?”
Rainbow adjusted her hood as she spoke. “Prince Eine of the House of Evo has cordially invited 'Princess' Kera to visit the Palace.”
“No shit?”
“We're sending Ebon Mane with her for protection. If they can get to Eine and fill him in on what's going on, then that can give us an edge over Sharp Quill before the Coronation even goes down.”
“Heh. That's certainly one way to rattle the Secretary. What of the Chancellor?”
“Arcanista thinks she can keep Fishberry distracted,” Rainbow said. “She's going to go pay her a visit at the High Council Building. No doubt the two have a lot of ice to break after what happened yesterday.”
“Pig blankets!” Jake grinned. “I'm digging this! It's like crawling over to their sides of the chess board and vomiting all over the table!” He turned towards Floydien. “Please tell me you're on board with this, Duke Puke!”
“Rnnnnghhh...” Floydien's ears folded back. “Floydien's going to need his antlers...”
Rainbow Dash grinned. “You can have my wings for all I care! This is the part that tips the iceberg, Floydien! All this time, the big three have had us surrounded! But not anymore!” She slapped one hoof against the other. “It's taken months, but the Noble Jury is about to give Chrysalis the big squeeze. I'm willing to bet that whatever my friends find up in the Lemuel Tundra will be the cherry on top!”
“Floydien has only one question.” His eyes narrowed. “Did the charcoal boomer volunteer this plan willingly?”
Midnite Bastion watched quietly from the lobby entrance.
Arcanista stood right outside. She and Ebon Mane helped Kera into an ornate stagecoach bearing the emblem of the House of Evo. Nilla trotted up, bowed before Arcanista, and followed Ebon into the carriage.
“We will be in touch soon,” Arcanista said, her voice muffled from beyond the lobby's entrance. “If you need me, send a messenger swiftly to the High Council Building. I'll have Mamunia and Jet nearby to deliver any news.”
Ebon waved, and the carriage door closed shut. A quartet of reindeer carried the vehicle off, followed by stalwart guards.
With a sigh, Arcanista turned and trotted towards the front entrance of Plaza Topaz.
Midnite Bastion fidgeted the closer that the elk came. When they were within earshot, she spoke up. “She should be fine. Assuming your concerns over the Soul Sentries are correct, you shouldn't have to worry. Those reindeer are part of the House of Evo's Royal Guard. They are not members of my father's—”
Arcanista trotted past her.
The mare blinked. Frowning, she turned around and barked, “You know, getting that from your brother is fine! I can expect it! But you and I are on the same side so at least give me an inch of respect!”
Her voice echoed across the lobby, causing several servants to glance over.
Arcanista froze in place. She turned around with an icy frown, slowly making her way back towards the mare. Once the Duchess was within hissing distance, she leered over the little pony. “We are both on the Noble Jury's side. That much I will agree on. Because of that, I am willing to overlook just how much I disapprove of this risky plan of yours. But don't pretend to tell me that we are on the same side.” Her voice took on an icy tone. “You stopped being on the House of Sehlp's side long ago.”
“Why?” Midnite frowned. “Because Floyd went nutso and pissed off the wrong deer?!” She stomped her hoof down. “Look, Duchess, I may not be a perfect mare, but the only mistake I ever made with your brother was falling in love with him. More times than I can even count, I warned him that our relationship was only bad news! The way my father felt... the way you felt...” Her nostrils flared. “He simply didn't now when to quit.”
“And your only solution was to fake your own death?” Arcanista's brow furrowed. “Did you not think that would drive him beyond the brink of sanity?”
Midnite sighed. “It wasn't my idea, Arcanista. You have to understand. My father—”
“The way I see it, General Saikano adopted a weapon,” Arcanista sneered. “And the moment Floyd wandered into its sights, I lost a brother forever. And now we're following through with a plan that involves using him as a pathetic prop.” Her nostrils flared as she took a few backsteps. “I'm only agreeing to this because Rainbow Dash has faith in you. It seems like a desperate faith to me, but her courageous zeal has yet to let me down. When this is over and Val Roa is saved, I want nothing more to do with you, and I hope Floyd doesn't either.”
“What Floyd wants or doesn't want is up to him, Duchess.”
“Do not presume to know what his true intentions are, Midnite. You do not get that luxury. Not anymore.”
“Somehow I don't think you know him any better than I do, Arcanista.” Midnite glared, though—from an angle—it looked like a smirk. “So who's the real stranger here?”
Arcanista blanched. With a heavy breath, she twirled around and trotted hurriedly away. Her cloven hooves made cold claps against the lobby's marble floor.
Seething, Midnite turned around. She shivered slightly, then rested her forehead against the wall with a grumbling sigh. “Dammit... dammit to Hell...” She gnashed her teeth, clenching her eyes shut for a few seconds, then trotted off in the opposite direction from the Duchess.
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Seriously?
Seriously! 
That has got to be one of the funniest puns you've punned, dear colon!
But then we get to Midnite and the Duchess.
That hurt in all the right places.
Poor gals.
Do we have a medic in the house, 'cause Arcanista just got burned.
Groan…
That sounds so awesome!
Then everydeer will recognize Duke Floyd.
Split the party, split the party, split the party now. Nothwards, Eastwards, Southwards, West, will give the GM no more rest.
Ooh, what does this big red button marked Do Not Touch do?
5332099 press it to find out
Some of these puns man they really start to get to you.
I don't think its going to be possible for Arcanista (if that's actually who she is) and Midnite to ever see eye to eye about stuff at this point
This plan is pissing close to everyone off it seems.
It almost does seem as though IC is giving all the jurists a reason to want to become penpals and not shipmates.
Y'know, I think I'll take a break from trying to figure out who Chrysalis is. Every time I start to get a feeling one of them is her, something happens to make me question myself, or someone else does something suspicious, so that I end up running in circles like a doofus. On top of which, I'm starting to have the sinking suspicion that Chrysalis might not be one of the big players at all. She could be Nilla or Jet or Waiter #2 for all we know. It makes my brain tired, so I'll just wait and see where things develop in the coming bedlam.
In lieu of that: Arcanista got told.
My editors protested to me making a brony pun once.
I hope both of them read this.
5332211 I've already groaned about this one.
5332298 so mad
OK, yet again we have a chapter leading right up to something big...I'm gonna be on the edge of my seat until I read the next chapter.
"This is not about going all Rambrony on the place!”
Pot, have you met kettle?
I can't stop picturing this, I just can't.
5332211
Write a 1,5 million words epic and I'll give you some leeway.
getting close to the end...
I dunno why, but I always picture Jake as Kristoff's reindeer, Sven.
And I also dunno why, but I also picture Floydien as Xerneas.
5332399 Don't tempt me.
5332399
5332211
So I'm suddenly all caught up and what is this
Why did you fuckers have all this fun while I was gone
Unacceptable.
5332568
wait, wha
What did we do
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5332574
I was expecting you all to be courteous and not have any fun while I wasn't there to enjoy it
You all disappoint me.
But hey, we have proof that Arcanista ISN'T Chryssie, and that Midnite Bastion probably isn't either, so that's cool.
5332563
Honey, I'd like to see you try.
5332583
But we didn't have fun, Arccy, not at all.
We had SUPER fun!
Also, I think it's time everyone accepts the fact that everyone is Chrysalis.
5332583 But she invited me upstairs! Did you honestly expect me to say no?
5332620 gurl don't even start you wanna go
5332626
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5332637
I somehow doubt you have a moustache as magnificent as that cat.
5332626
I do.
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5333172
One day more to revolution,
We will nip it in the bud!
We'll be ready for these schoolboys
They will wet themselves with blood!
This is the point when destiny starts moving.
You are the hole in my head.
You are the space in my bed.
You are the silence in between
What I thought and what I said.
You are the nighttime fear.
You are the morning when it's clear.
When it's over, you're the start.
You're my head and you're my heart.
5332563
5332399
Suddenly, This Game Of Mine turns into a massive story with huge plot. (I would enjoy that, a LOT. Just sayin.)
That was terrible and you should feel terrible.
Shots fired!
Both of them are being protective of Floyd in their own way. They need to realise this and get their shit together and start trying to help Floydien together rather than each on their own
Rambrony? What, was Rampony too obvious?
Catfight, catfight, catfight!
Hmm... I wonder if some part of the Soul Sentry creation process will unscramble Floydien's brainy brains.
5332303 Damn straight I'm mad. No one up voted my groan, so Imploting Colton will assume he has permission to make even worse puns!
5333172
I'm sensing a lot negative vibes coming from you, Swanny.
5333287
Does that mean that the Soul Sentries will crush the Jury and co.?
5333530
I don't think anyone would object to that.
5334002
...oh my God
That's frighteningly plausible, Nighty
5334045
Look at it this way, if everyone had upvoted your comment, IC would have probably made even more puns just to spite you.
5333530
"Suddenly This Game of Mine turns into a story* with a plot*"
5334234 Not at all! So I'm all in favor of this.
5334488 We didn't find out the plot of Austraeoh until what, 100kish words in? 200? Don't be mean!
5334761
I think we only got a small glimpse about what happened in the last 5 chapters of Austraeoh, and it wasn't until halfway through Eljunbyro that we finally got the plot.
5333172
Now you know what you must do.
5334761
I was just having a funny, 'twas all. Don't be mad at me. Feather-senpai.
Never change..
The Big Three?
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I can personally attest to the effectiveness of this tactic. He never saw it coming.
Midnite Bastion
Midnight Armory
... its probably nothing.
5711815 It is in fact nothing.
Floydien, Arcanista, and Midnite need to just sit down and work things out.
-Spirit
5333299 You can't choose what stays and what fades away.
Well, this is disconcerting. It's great that they are putting aside their differences for the mission, but what of afterwards? You can't live in harmony with that kind of dislike hanging around. I hope Arcanista and Midnite can sort out their differences.
Party tension: not a good sign.
5711815 nothing in this story is nothing.
I sense betrayel...