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Twilight Rendevous
Topic Started: Jan 24 2014, 12:58 PM (666 Views)
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The air around the castle was briskly cold. Every breeze made the small team of five Night Guards shiver. Today their assignment was to escort Princess Twilight while she carried out her daily duties. He expected it to be a pretty standard day without any action to speak of.

They were all clad in standard LSF armor, much different than the Standard Issue for the Lunar Guard. It was minimalistic and lightweight, armoring only the important parts of the body and crucial organs. The metal was made from charred steel and was placed over a black under-layer. Over their muzzles was a black facemask with a skeletal design to make it appear as if the lower half of their skull was showing.

He'd already briefed the team on the mission. Now they were just waiting on the Princess herself.
"Maybe... It's time to forget..."
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Twilight hurries down the hall at a light trot, mentally going over today's schedule (for the third time). She had been informed of an escort she would have, to prevent another incident like last week's break-in at the armory. "I just hope I haven't kept them waiting outside for too long..."

She steps outside, seeing five Night Guards instantly snap to attention when the door opens. "...oh." She hadn't expected five escorts, especially not Night Guards, dressed to intimidate.

Not wanting to be rude, she heads over to them, keeping her gaze on their eyes, rather than their masks. "Sorry if I kept you waiting. I'm sure you all would be doing... something else."
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The team snapped to attention when the Princess appeared before them. Nova stood at the head of them and saluted. "Not at all your highness. We're happy to serve." He dropped his salute and stood proud.

"I'm Half-Moon Nova, leader of Bone Breaker Squad. We'll be your escort today."
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Twilight nods slowly, glancing between the night guards. "Bone Breaker Squad. Of course. Well, let's get going. We've got a full day ahead of us!"

She puts on a cheery smile, deciding to make the best of the situation. Though her escorts wore perpetual rictus grins with their masks, putting a bit of a damper on her mood.

"Not that I'm not grateful for you guys, but isn't this all a bit much?"
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"Told you so." Came a whisper from the rear of the formation, followed by what could only be discerned as a grunt of pain after being elbowed in the ribs.

Nova took down his mask and put on an awkward smile in place of it. "It's the masks, isn't it? Sorry, it's kind of the Squad's thing." He said.
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Twilight chuckles, self-consciously rubbing her neck. "Ahaha... maybe a little. I'm not all that comfortable with an escort to begin with, and you guys look pretty intimidating. No offense."

She sighs halfheartedly, giving a little shrug. "I can tell I'm not going to talk my way out of this, and I do have a schedule to keep. So like it or not, you guys are coming with me. Just... I don't know, lighten up a little? I expect today to be fairly uneventful."
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The rest of the team followed suit and removed their masks. Nova stowed his away underneath his chest-plate. "Right. I'll see what I can do about that." He said. Nova wouldn't be letting his team or himself get too lightened up if he could help it.

"Shall we go then, Highness?"
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Twilight's ears go flat at being called "Highness", but she nods in agreement just the same. "Of course. Can't keep everypony else waiting. First stop, the castle!" She sets out at a leisurely trot, knowing full well her escorts can keep up with her. Even if she teleported, they'd eventually catch up.

"I just need to pick up a few things from the library tower. Some of my old books and things. You know, I never did go in and clear that tower out. I guess it just became an old book storeroom."
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Nova started following Princess Twilight and the rest of the team seemed to disappear into the shadows of the background. As was their specialty to keep out of sight. He wasn't exactly sure how to interact with this princess. Celestia and Luna both tended to be more formal, but Twilight, so far was much more relaxed.

"Old things? From before you became a princess you mean?" Nova asked curiously.
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Twilight nods, noticing it's just her and Nova now. "That's right. Back when I was Princess Celestia's student. My room was in that tall tower above the Archives. Celestia once told me that nopony goes in there much, except to clean. I remember almost everything I had there, and I'll need to grab a few books for today's work."

She walks beside Nova, much more comfortable now that she's not surrounded by guards. "Do you spend much time in the Castle? Or do you mainly work out in the city itself?"
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Nova looked up at the tower in question. That would have been a fine place to live. Especially for a student of Celestia. "I suppose nowadays I spend my time in the city on patrol." He said. "But during the war, I was behind enemy lines. It's actually hard to imagine that I belong anywhere else, in a weird kind of way."
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Twilight restrains a grimace at the subject of war. It had been on everypony's mind recently, but it was still a subject she'd rather avoid. She tries to find some way to respond, finally offering, "Well, I'm... glad you made it back to the city safely."
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"Heh, as am I, Princess." Nova said with a smile. "It's much nicer here. Though I guess that goes without saying. I'd rather be he--" Nova's speech was interrupted when one of the nearby doors slammed shut, causing a loud bang. He physically flinched when he heard the sound, his eyes shut as if he was waiting for something.

After only a second or two Nova regained his composure and breathed a sigh of relief. "Rather be here than doing field work. Much more relaxing." He continued.
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"Yes. Much more relaxing." Twilight is skeptical, but doesn't say anything else on the matter. She does, however, decide to pick up the pace a bit, breaking into a faster trot.

"Come on, Nova. We've spent enough time out here. Will the others meet us at the tower?"
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Nova kept speed with the Princess. "They never truly left, highness." He confirmed, nodding towards one of the darker alleys. If you looked carefully, you could see a dark figure standing watchfully, then fading into the shadow again and out of sight.
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