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The Pony Who Introduce's You; Amber
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Topic Started: Aug 23 2012, 10:23 PM (429 Views)
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Amber Moon
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Aug 27 2012, 07:08 AM
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"Well, um... you see, I'm the pony that actually cares about my wings alot. They are my pride and honour." - with a boasting smile he spreaded his wings, exposing their majesty in the sun. - "And my Pride require training, and thus - measuring. I've got such a fancy device to measure my power, but, uh... let's say one birdie was liking it too much... and now I have to use this amaliometer. Ugh. But it's really cumbersome for me to carry doing flight... and I want to focus to give my very best... Now y'see your role?"
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Amethyst Shine
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Aug 27 2012, 07:13 AM
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"I think... You want me to operate the machine while you 'train'." Amy said. She wasn't exactly sure what to do, but she hoped that Amber actually knew how to operate the machine.
"How does this thing even work?"
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Amber Moon
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Aug 27 2012, 07:22 AM
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"From what that evilcorn... unicorn... in the library told me, it seems you just have to place it on the ground close enough to the track, hit the only lever-clockie thingy on it and, once the pegasus fly by you, you just notice how high will the hand of it's clock go. And I'd ask you to just write down the results."
Amber halted his hooves in place, grazing the oval track right below the little hill the street they were walking on was.
"There it is. It won't take long, miss Amethyst. I'm not training today, I'm just flying five laps in different wings position, I've got somepony to visit in the hospital later..."
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Amethyst Shine
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Aug 28 2012, 01:00 PM
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"Okay. That sounds easy enough." Amy listened as Amber talked about her friend. She had a general concern for him, for anyone, it was the way she thought.
"That's awful to hear! Would you mind.. If I went with you?"
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Amber Moon
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Aug 28 2012, 01:12 PM
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"Surah, although I doubt you know him... Sky is his name. A bold youngling, pegasus reaching the edge every day... well. For once, the edge reached him, if you know, what I mean..."
Soon they've breached the testing track. Four, yellow, oval lanes awaited Amber and his challenge.
"Okay now." - with one, swift move, he threw the blanket covering his cart away. - "Here's that Aminometer. Please, place it, um... there, about there." - he pointed one place, somewhere in the middle of smoother part or track. - "One meter from track, should be enough. I have to warm myself up and... think about some swagalicious music for that performance."
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Amethyst Shine
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Aug 28 2012, 02:51 PM
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"You got it!" Amy chimed as he went to lift the machine. Such task would be rather challenging to a normal pony, one that isn't used to heavy lifting. Amethyst tucked the machine onto her back, and slowly began her procession to the designated area. The machine slid to the ground with a thump, Amy let out a happy sigh as the weight disappeared.
"There we go! That a good position?"
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Amber Moon
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Aug 29 2012, 03:12 AM
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"That's... Purr... Fect... " - Amber shouted, standing up after his last wing push-up. - "Let's get this party rollin'!"
He then approached his cart and gave it a mighty buck. The upper cloak of his cart fell, uncovering his small, portable music station. Two speakers (Oh sweet Celestia, they're not making those anymore!) and old phonograph seen the light of day, as the stallion begun his hunt for some fine tune.
"Miss Amethyst" - he begun, mounting one, black disc on the device. - "I'm going to make five laps. Regular flight, Empowered Flight, Sprint flight, don't make me break you, needle... one with Force Gathering and the final with Release. Five different laps, I expect five different scores."
Finally the old phonograph surrendered to his will and the disc was soon spinning in the device.
"Beware the fifth lap. After the power gathering, you'll definitelly hear when it comes, I'm going to release it for a blast. Y'better keep those hooves planted and brace yourself for impact..."
Amber stepped on the racing track, about thirty meters from anemo-thingie, stretched his hooves and raised his wings.
"Ready when you are!"
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Amethyst Shine
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Aug 29 2012, 03:41 AM
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"You got it! I'm ready when you are Amber!" Amethyst called to Amber down the track. She readied the machine to record 5 separate scores when the correct button was pressed. Luckily for her the machine was easy enough to figure out having no prior knowledge of how to operate it.
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Amber Moon
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Aug 29 2012, 04:02 AM
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"I hope you're ready..."
Amber grazed his wings, flapping faster and faster before the melody bursted from the speakers. That was a sign for him.
"HERE I GO!"
Leaving the blast of cold wind, Amber jumped into flight, accelerating with each flap of his great wings. He positioned himself on the outside track, begun the turn without any problem...
Test lap one, Normal...
After not even a minute he passed through the point where the earth pony lady waited, leaving a wild gust behind.
Test lap two, Empower!
Once he passed her, he tilted his inner feather down, leaving the outer ones in their normal position (Yes, can do such things!). He was flying a bit slower, but he felt the power that lifted him a bit.
Test lap three, time for Sprint!
He's straightened his wings, tightening their flap span, stretching his tail and head to be in one line, he suddenly felt the acceleration and that specific embrace of wind all around him.
Test lap four, here comes Force Gathering!
Amber suddenly dropped his speed, each and every of his feather tilted in another direction... a loud rumbe cut the air, as his wings and feathers separatellybegun to flutter, struggling with the wind. Tension, that tension... I'm gaining power...!
The loud, piercing sound of his wings went even louder, when he was reaching the Anemometer to execute his final blast right after the mare...
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Aug 29 2012, 04:32 AM
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Amy clocked in the times perfectly as Amber crossed, each time increasingly better and better. As she came screaming around the track for the final pass, Amy braced up against the machine itself to avoid being blown away. The machine would auto record the last pass, to avoid error on Amethyst's part.
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Amber Moon
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Aug 30 2012, 08:12 AM
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He passed the light-blue dot... and straightened his wings with all his strenght.
IMPACT!
In a blink of eye, his plumes formed a straight line, as he felt the pure, invisible force, the energy gathered through the last lap, finally releasing with a vast blast of hot wave of compressed air. There were no explosion, nor real noise - only clash of his feathers against Okamis and the horrible howl of burning wind...
No lights. No sounds. Pure force.
Amber launched himself to the air, blowing some sand away from the training track, as he proceeded higher and higher, struggling against face-curving resistance of air...
After a minute he reappeared landing in the middle of the track from vertical drop. Folding his wings slowly, struggling against the tension in them, he took his first, true, deep breaths on the ground.
Strange, he was not tired that much... only a bit.
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Aug 30 2012, 01:55 PM
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Amethyst watched in amazement as Amber did something she had never witnessed before in her life. Achieving speed that put other pegasi to shame. She barely held on to the machine as Amber came screaming past.
As the wind and dust settled, Amy ran up to Amber, completely bedazzled. "That was amazing! I've never seen anyone fly like that! You could make the Wonderbolts without even trying!"
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Amber Moon
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Aug 30 2012, 02:11 PM
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"Oh, come on... I'm sure they would beat me without any problem. I'm no speedster. Unlike of most pegasus, my power comes not from brute strenght or speed we all dare to achieve, but cannot really control, but from the mightiest weapon a warrior can aquire. My Brain and Tactics."
Amber walked a few steps. The tension was finally fading... finally, uh...
"Anyway, I'm glad you've liked it... how are the scores?"
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Amethyst Shine
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Aug 30 2012, 02:17 PM
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"Oh don't be so humble Amber! I've seen the Wonderbolts and that was way faster than they flew." Amethyst called as she went to go extract the data from the machine. The scores were absolutely through the roof, this completely shocked Amy.
"You generated enough force to... to make the hurricane the pegasi do every year to refill Cloudsdale..."
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Amber Moon
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Aug 30 2012, 03:00 PM
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"That can't be true. Oh come on, my ten feathers can't produce over 300 wingpower... That would mean ONE my feather is as powerful as two quite tough pegasi... Impossiburu." - Amber took the piece of paper with Anenometer's measures.
"Hmm, I assume one means click one lap? ... .... .... hmm, let's see. If this Aneyometer is working fine... this... okay... empower, ah, still have alot to work here... hmm, yes! Yesss!" - he hissed with happines. - "I have finally breached that goddamn barrier... never before a change for 0,2 wingpower made me so happy... hmmm... oh sweet Celestia. My Release... Hmm. It's not improving as fast as it was so far, but it's still improving at all."
With a smile on his face Amber hid the piece of paper under his coat.
"Fair ladey... I think you've just earned your first hundred of bits." - he begun to look for his money pouch under his black coat.
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