NovaArkwing

Hehehe...that's okay, love. I'm sure someone will get the 'rebound' as RJ Burger would put it...speaking of which...

Anyone notice we don't have a bad-boy? Nova wouldn't count...he's like the ROTC Nazi in the school :3

Nova could be if I wanted him to be Val but heh something could have to happen to push him that far. Right now he really doesn't have any reason to be. And don't dis the military uniform, the military uniform is awesome.

For an earlier topic on the 40-post boost overnight;

Ashy, the twins are still able to be competed over :3 you might have the advantage and get one, or maybe even both, but it's still fair game for anyone (male or female) to try!

get one, or maybe even both

Two for the price of one?...

Valence you sly pimp devil.

The word I run into that is censored that is vexing is:

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/scrap

It is a bit annoying, but you can always just replace it so no big whoop. The worst side effect is when you read your post and a common, utterly non-vulgar word is censored and makes people think you're using really foul language.XD

This, I'm currently in an RP (Read: In[colour=#222222]vasion: The Fall of Equestria) and I used the word s-c-r-a-p and it got censored, s-c-r-a-p isn't a vulgar word (unless you are a machine), [/colour]unless I didn't get the memo but it isn't really a word that requires censoring, (unless you are a machine).

(Why not have Morning and Puzzle compete for Fluttershy? It''ll be fun to watch and could start a few fights between them )

Nova watched as everyone returned back to class he noticed that Pinkie and Dash looked worse then they did before they left the classroom. "Dash, you ok? what happened out there?" Nova asked curiously concerned as he sensed that she was hiding built up anger, he quickly figured it had to do with what happened out in the hall. He was writing a note to give to the teacher after class from his notebook. Finding the drama around him depressing he retreated into his mind after finishing his note which he placed in his chest pocket of his coat he opened aa new page and started drawing a picture in his notebook.

( everyone knows rainbow hangs to much around fluttershy, not pinkie. So....what goes on when they are off screen?)

( Nova said that! I never said that! Ugh! I never, ever, ever, ever, said you were my plaything. He said that he wants to be my enemy, i think he regrets actually saying that to you. I am going to make up ok, i am not going to mess things up in my alternate reality. I already messed up in real life. I aways fail.) David gets up and shoots a look at Nova, " Look what you have done. I never said that, why did you do that to me? Are you trying to ruin my life? I just said that we could be friends Nova! But i guess i can't trust you!" Morning gets up and runs out the building trying to hold back. He sprints far across the hills and runs into a small cave. He looks around and looks at his cutiemark. This is very ironic. His cutiemark and him hiding in a cave of emotion. He looked outside and walked slowly into the light. He walked back into the school and saw some people looking at him. He ignored it and walked past them. He walked into the class and sniffled a bit. He slowly walked towards Rainbow's desk, but saw her look of hate and backed off. He sat in the lonely dust-collecting desk in the corner. He sat and wondered more and more about what made Nova say such a thing.

(You do realise Nova was with Dash on the rooftop and wasn't there when Morning said that, right? so at the moment Morning looks like a raving lunatic and Morning said it in his little rant in his own words about how Dash was "his" and Nova pointed that out and summed it up to Dash.)

And I guess you need to go back to the second grade and get an education.

Just as Pinkie mentions her name, Rainbow Dash enters the classroom with Nova right at her side, both of them had the others hand in their grip as they moved back to where they had been sitting before. Just before they sit down however, Rainbow gives Nova a playful poke in the stomach.

Her eyes were still slightly red from her crying, but had fully dried up. She didn't even look in the direction of Morning, completely ignoring him.

Nova smirked and sat next to Rainbow Dash where along the way he spotted her notebook on the floor, he crouched down and picked it up examining it for a name and found Dash's signature on the front and handed it over to her, "Hey Dash I think this is yours, I found it by the front." he said as he put his bag down next to his desk, he giggled a little smiling as she poked his stomach playfully and relaxed a little as he sat down in his chair.

He looked around the class room waiting until he saw Pinkie pie ran out of the class and into the hall, "Dash...I think you should go speak to Pinkie and see what's wrong with her, I'll watch your seat and your stuff you better hurry she looked in a bad way she is your friend after all." Nova urged Dash to go after Pinkie to talk to her promising to watch her stuff while she's gone as concern was rising in his mind about the Pink-haired girl's state.

Funny thing though....This is still only the first the day of school.

These relationships and conflicts have escalated very quickly. xD

And some of the most serious conflicts have been defused pretty much with brawN GLORIOUS INTELLIGENCE.

Rainbow felt herself blushing heavily, but it was the last of her concerns. The biggest, and only concern to her is what Nova had just said to her, how he'd stay with her no matter what.

'So, this is how my friends feel when I'm around? Loyalty is staying by those you trust, no matter what they go through...You'll be right next to them, like Nova is right now'

"T-thank you Nova.... I... I-I would like it, if you'd be there...for me..W-when I need you....."

Rainbow tightened the grip of her hug, pulling herself closer to Nova as her tears slowly start to subside.

'He's more than I could have hoped for, and I'm lucky to have met him.....'

"H-hey? Nova? I'd love to come to that party thing tonight, with you..."

Nova smiled and nodded to her warmly as she thanked him for being there for her while finding her blushing absolutely adorable, "Of course, it's no problem Dash. I'm just glad you're feeling better than before" he answered positively while avoiding a direct reference to Morning at risk of upsetting her again. he felt her grip tighten as she pulled closer in the hug while returning the hug he looked up at the clouds and admired the view that the roof give him and Dash during their time as the blue sky and white clouds painted the scenery around them in a magnificent image of calm and tranquil peace as the wind blew around in a gentle breeze, Nova looked back down at Dash and dried her tears away gently as the flow slowed until her tears stopped flowing.

Nova then blushed heavily as Dash finally answered his question from earlier and hugged her closer feeling that no words would be needed in that moment as they embraced, "Say Dash, if you're ready do you wanna head back to class or stay up here for a bit and just watch the scenery pass by?" He looked back at her asking if she was ready to go back to class or not while obviously concerned that Morning might try to hit on her again but at the same time confident that Dash would be able to deal with him by herself considering what he said to her had made her so angry to literally send him off his feet with a punch to the gut.

Oh god...My feels. They just imploded from the amount of cuteness and D'awww from that NovaxDash moment...

Looks like it's time to deploy the...

Rainbow felt Nova hug her, and looked deeply into his emerald eyes.

'He...He knows, that i'm hurt, that i'm crying, and....he doesn't think less of me?'

She unwrapped herself and hugged Nova back, her head resting against his shoulder as the tears continued to fall.

"T..t-thank...you.....Nova...."

Nova silently embraced Rainbow Dash as he rested his head against hers, "Anytime Dash...It hurts to see you this way, just remember...You're not alone, I promise you have the best friends always there for you, your family and...Me. Just remember there's always someone there for you supporting you no matter what through the good times and the bad times if you ever feel like you need a shoulder to cry on I'll be there." he spoke softly as he cradled her in his arms and blushes heavily not caring whoever sees him like this as long as he was with Dash he didn't really care if he got ridiculed for it. Then Nova realised something he hadn't noticed before...While friends came and went he never stayed around long enough or kept in contact with most of his friends because of his fear of socializing with people and getting involved with people's lives, he hated having to pick sides or get involved with personal conflicts or drama between two friends and due to his often kind-hearted nature it was often manipulated during the conflicts. After a particularly nasty drama which devolved into a big fight several years ago he started developing the social barrier he has today using sarcasm as a defence mechanism.

No, not this time...This is different...That won't happen again. He hugged Dash close pushing his thoughts of fear to the back of his mind, right now...He's got the beautiful Rainbow-haired girl in his arms and some new friends, that's everything he wanted.

This heart-stopping moment is brought to you by this beautiful song.

Little kid- Morning

Dog - Nova and Rainbow

So, as we see, Morning just got doubled pwned...

Just sayin

Better make that triple pwned considering Nova and Dash's closeness during that moment. (we be closing in bois they're closing the gap towards that leap into becoming an official couple in the rp potentially the first. )

Dash glanced up, seeing Nova sitting next to her and someone else kneeling on the roof not far behind him.

Rainbow covered her eyes with her had, trying to hide the fact she had been crying from both of them, mostly Nova.

'He can't see me like this, he'll think i'm soft...Not as awesome as i claim i am'

"I-I'm fine..." She brings her legs up and wraps her arms around them, becoming similar to a ball in shape

Nova moved closer to her hesitantly not saying anything to upset her further he could feel she was hurting after what Morning said about her, he held back his feelings and wraps his arms around her comforting her closely reassuring her, "Dash, It's ok...I'm here for you..." he whispered softly reassuring her while trying hard to not upset her further as he held her close supportively, Nova looked her in the eyes with his shining Emerald-green eyes and gazed in her magneta-coloured tearful eyes hoping she'd trust him enough to open up to him smiling at her honestly.

Dash looks over at Morning, almost shooting daggers out of her eyes "W-what did you just say? I was Your PLAYTHING!?!?"

Rainbow grabs her bag and puts it on her back, before talking a step forwards and punching Morning hard in the stomach.

She then throws the table in front of her out the way, leaving her notebook behind, and storms out of the room, pushing violently past anyone in her way. Once out, she flared her wings and took off, flying out of the school building, landing on the highest point of the school.

It was there were she finally let it out, she cried.

Nova watched as she stormed out he grew heavily concerned for her as she shoved people out of her way he grabbed his things and his backpack, "Dash wait!" Nova called out to Dash and ran out after her apologizing to everyone who got shoved out the way by Dash's anger while urgently trying to find her, he searched desperately for her until he found her up on the highest point of the campus on the roof top crying. "Dash...Are you ok?..." he asked concerned for her feelings, it crushed his heart to see her so upset he sat next to her hoping his company would cheer her up and comfort her, he looked back and heard another person arrive on the roof after him and Dash.

Morning looked at Nova, he would ruin. His plans to actually ask her out. He actually was trying to during his childhood, but he was to late. Some lovers came and went, but this one seems to have her attention. David gets up moves his books to the desk next to Nova, " Hello there. The name's Morning." Morning looked him over, not very tall. Well not as tall as Morning. Not really built either. Morning had an excuse for that, since he worked shifts at the coal mine. He looked at Nova. He leaned in close and whispered, " I don't think so man, she's mine. I've been working at it for years. I actually race her more often than any pony in Equestria. Always get second, but i get cut slack."

Nova watched Morning swagger towards him and Dash overconfidently, he listened carefully before Morning declared his intentions and swiftly sensing the desperation in Morning's voice and smirks finding Morning's desperation amusing he leaned back scanned the desperate Morning carefully analysing him, "While I do pity your plight I'm afraid I cannot let that happen for several reasons you see, Firstly you regard her as a thing. an object of which you impose your will on with little thought to what she wants or her opinion. Secondly you claim to of "worked on it for years" does this make you some sort of stalker? most people would consider that...Creepy and besides had you of claim to hold such affection to her, why have you not done so unless your claims aren't as true as you so hold them to be?, Thirdly your size suggests you value brawn over brains, unless you're overcompensating I think you should reconsider your options and think before you act." he coldly retorted chewing Morning's claims over Rainbow Dash apart with lethal efficiency as he pitied the sadly delusional person unimpressed and not intimidated by Morning's appearance thinking Morning would resort to this being all he'd need to scare Nova off. "You are one sad, sad yet hilarious simple-minded individual. Now if you don't mind I'd like to continue with my day without further interruption ." he dismissively shrugged at Morning's attempt and looked back at Rainbow Dash smiling.

Rainbow glances over at Nova, only to see Morning was there to.

'What is Morning doing here? And what's he whispering to Nova about?'

Rainbow decides not to worry about it, probably Morning wanting to ask Nova about the cadets or something like that...

Looking around the room, she see's the person who was obsessing over a book, and now it looks like a note, and he was blushing..at lot.

'Well, looks like someone gave someone else a love letter, but with no name...i wonder who did that?'

Rainbow's eyes almost immediately shot to someone else, someone she didn't know. (PepperJack)

Rainbow looked back and forth 'Well, problem solved i guess'

Nova turned his attention back to Rainbow Dash after dealing with Morning, "well that was amusing and interesting, Dash apparently that guy thinks you're his plaything and tried to scare me off with his less then thought out threat, anyway Dash you still up for going to the party?." He chuckled and gave her a flirty look behind Morning's back as Morning disappeared back to his desk, he was writing something in his notebook glancing at Dash blushing.

Nova nodded and smiled back at Dash happy to hear she took his warning seriously, " Not a problem Dash I'd hate to get either of us expelled over something so simple as a race of pride." he added as he drew pictures in his notebook not realising that she was blushing as she thanked him, he looked back up and noticed that someone was giving Dash a certain look and realised the person's intentions. Competition?, well this just got complicated... he thought as he sighed reservedly leaning back on his seat and was ponderously thinking of plans for the race since he'd need any advantage over Rainbow Dash who was well known for her speed and agility.

Nova snapped out of his absent state and looked up at Rainbow dazed, "Hmm?, Oh right apologies sometimes I just drift off in a absent state and draw." Nova nervously smiled and looked away blushing, he looks over and catches her glancing over checking him out, smirking confidently he watches as she continued drawing out dangerous routes around the school "you know most of those routes are almost impossible to pull off because most of them run along the principal's office, and she catches everything never missing a detail if she catches you..." he warned Rainbow before he stopped noticing a dangerous glance in her eyes and looked away but secretly not wanting to get her in trouble over a matter of honour or pride.

"Yeah, keep thinking that AFTER the race because overconfidence will OBVIOUSLY get you somewhere. Namely second place." he sarcastically retorted as Rainbow bragged about winning the race. Nova smiled as he noticed Rainbow blush and chuckled a little as he found it adorable as she blushed, they both walked into math class together sitting next to each other, he placed his bag next to his chair and gets his equipment and a notebook for the lesson, he looked over to Rainbow's notebook and saw her draw flight routines and smirked, "You got her now Nova, she perfect everything you wanted...Best not lose that..." he thought cautiously as he began doodling in his notepad glancing at her occasionally hiding the fact he was blushing because of her.

Nova was surprised at the sudden enthusiasm from Rainbow as she wanted to race him after his claims "Dammit...Me and my big frakking mouth..." He cynically thought after regretting mentioning that part about the Academy, "Very well, after school because I don't need to be late for anymore lessons today..." he accepted her challenge on one condition that it happened after school. "Oh and speed isn't everything, you need the endurance too so you'll last longer too..." Nova added as he smirked jokingly at the eager Pegasus chuckling a little leaving that last remark to dwell in her mind for a while. "So, next lesson then?" he asked Rainbow as he made his way to the next class with everyone else.

Rainbow stretched her arms, legs and wings before standing up, throwing her bag on her back and looking over at Nova, blushing slightly "Hey, Nova? You wanna hang out, or something...?"

Nova got up energetically and launched his backpack on his back picking up all his equipment and placing them in the backpack before turning to Rainbow Dash and smirking, "sure Dash got anything in mind?" he asked while closing his desk and ready to go to the next class.

>Agent Foxtrot-117 (Nova), with Agent Virginia (Applebloom) at Freelancer HQ<

Nova listened to Virginia intently absorbing the information she told before he noticed a slight sadness in her voice as she reminisced about the past, about her life before the Revolution although he felt for the young agent's plight as no-one in Freelancer got off scot free prior to joining, some worse then others while most just joined because they mistook Freelancer's message of preservation and conservation too far and joined out of blind xenophobia of other species like the now extinct Changelings. "You miss your life prior to the Revolution don't you? Back to a time of innocence where atrocities were just a myth and didn't occur on a weekly even daily basis, before the dark times...Before all of this ever happened..." He started as he theorized her feelings summing them up from her then continued, "We, even the best of us have those moments where we wish we could just...Wake up from this...Nightmare, to a better time where things were normal and where death wasn't so rampant and the norm." he paused as Virginia looked out to the Training room and noticed how her laugh was slightly awkward and nervous and became even more concerned as she displayed symptoms of an emotional flashback until he turned her around facing him directly so he could address her properly.

​"Virginia, with all the agents I've taught recently you are one of the best...Why?, because you're unique, you've never let your allies and your brother and sister agents down I've never seen you give up or do anything stupid that would get any of your squad mates killed if it was a real combat situation, unlike some other agents I've been trying to teach, you have faced down what a regular soldier would turn and flee from in blind terror. You still remember where you came from, what makes you as you are. Never forget that, Virginia...Your allies won't give up on you if you won't give up on them and I'm sure as hell not giving up on you, got that?" He addressed her hoping to cheer her up a little as he gave somewhat of a little speech to Virgina reminding her of what made her stand out from the others before he let go and returned to his relaxed and calm state. "Of course it's no problem. What's on your mind Virginia?" Nova asked curiously and smiled at Virginia's compliment before waiting for what she had to share.

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>Unknown, Near the Equinian Celestial Quarter

The district of the capital was shining with all sorts of magnificent lights as the bars, casinos and entertainment outings were active and bustling with activity as always, the streets were rife with groups of party-goers, regulars, military soldiers and officers in off-duty uniforms and all manner of patrons just having a good time and partying, music and the sounds swallowed the city as it celebrated just being alive after all the war, death and the apocalypse which levelled the entire city in little over a month ago, while the people had their fun and forgetting all their troubles there was danger still looming over the city while mysterious forces had their eyes on it ever vigilantly, studying it for weakness and cracks in the armour of it's infrastructure and military.

In one of the more shady and darker zones of the district, shadows and lawless crime engulfed the area, gangs and other unspeakable horrors were still alight despite all the events before that took place in the city refused to die like an unstoppable virus forever embedded in the soul of Equina, a perfect place to hide. in an abandoned run down apartment complex near the heart of the darkness and corruption of the seedier district, a large group of mysterious ponies camped out in one of the apartments, there was equipment everywhere in the apartment, highly explosive materials and components were laid on a table being turned into mass C4 explosives, Improvised Explosive Devices and all manners of weapons of mass destruction even cases of VX nerve gas canisters from the black market were stored, they began planning for a assassination hit on a GEF high-ranked political and military official who was rumoured to be in the area, They were disguised in GEF and RLF uniforms from targets that were high ranking officers they had taken out prior to the call from a anonymous caller who wanted her down and to cause maximum chaos, misery and pain as possible.

One of the ponies who appeared to be the leader clad in blanked out ex-GEF armour strode into the group as they prepared for the attack while others were huddled around a map, this would be a organized hit with the after effect on a slightly lesser scale then the apocalypse itself or enough for several devastating strikes. While the group couldn't buy the equipment needed the anonymous caller left the cache waiting for them already fully stocked with the destructive equipment and the small stash of nerve gas. Two of the ponies who were prepping the explosives looked back to the leader nodding in acknowledgement before returning to their work, he approached a group of ex-GEF Marine ponies waiting for the signal they saluted and let him pass before he reached a small room where a black and red ex-RLF armoured pony stood by the window watching the festivities occur in the distance knowing full well the peace will be disturbed soon.

"Greetings Skywing, glad you could join us. Are you and the others ready to go?" the armoured pony asked stoically still staring out the window, the GEF signature was scratched off and replaced with engraved words "The Forgotten Army" on his shoulder guards just like the others. "Almost comrade, we are getting the "willing volunteers" and initiate the sleeper agent protocols equipped and ready to go, they'll be disguised as RLF troops and will spread throughout the sector while two will infiltrate the bar and kill the official while she's too busy partying, others will move into other parts of the city while the IEDs will be placed on military targets and will slow their responses long enough for the gas to do it's work. They'll believe that their allies have struck them hard in a surprise attack and retaliate against them old wounds dug up and old battle scars re-opened and new blood shall be spilled, We shall give them something to celebrate while they choke on their own blood and misery this day." Skywing reported solemnly knowing what they'll do will brand them as terrorists but they all knew it was for a greater cause which required them to act accordingly. "Good then be ready my friend, for today we begin the holy work before he even arrives to Equestria, we're ahead of schedule go to your men and ready the sleeper agents." The armoured pony replied satisfied by his ally's organisational methods in preparation of the attack as he nodded and walked out of the room to oversee the efforts.

"Soon they will know what true fear, pain and suffering is like while they celebrate their deaths while they may have slain one of ours in a raid in the Artic, they will drown in a pool their own loss...It has begun. This will be the first step to the End War." The armoured pony mused cynically as he slowly equipped his helmet activated his visor which hid his face and armed up before he strolled out with a squad of elite commandos, two of which carried a heavy explosive onto a truck they were all in RLF armour en route to the Citadel military HQ while the civilian and RLF-disguised sleeper agents strapped with explosive and VX devices on their bodies which began heading to their targets across Equinia unknowing to them they'd become literal walking bombs of devastation, the other members and Skywing of the Forgotten Army retreated into the shadows of the night with their missions completed they would await the signal to begin the attack.

(Sorry Shadowbolt I didn't see the post with Rainbow asking Nova to the party until I posted, you might want to change your latest post to add her response after Nova basically saying yes.)

>Agent Foxtrot-117 (Nova), Freelancer HQ

Nova briskly walked over to the training zone to oversee the new batch of agents only to discover that it was already over, the powerful and large fully armoured Agent strode past the new agents standing a good intimidating foot or 2 taller than them looking like a lone titan he studied them closely for a moment scanning their Freelancer IFF's, the newer agents grew terrified of this large ​ walking tank as his reputation was legendary among Freelancer, he was once a honourable and determined pegasus who didn't even know the meaning of losing, he fought for the side of honesty, valor....Loyalty. But alas as he continued fighting he began to lose all he held dear to him until all that was left was darkness and ashes... He is now the only known last of the Original Freelancer Agents, while still fighting for what he perceives as "good" or what's "Right" he is still a soldier moulded and perfected into the ultimate machine of war by Freelancer.

He was doing his daily rounds as he spoke with the new agents, overseeing their training while he was one of the most powerful of the Agents, his role seemed to be relegated to training the next generation of agents. He occasionally took to the training fields on 1-on-1 duels with promising and the top of the class recruits showing them what it meant to become the best of the best although he came up on top everytime he made sure he taught them to the fullest of his abilities, like a mentor he trained them and prepared them for the next step of becoming an Agent, with a notably higher success rate Nova's training has produced higher quality Agents, he was satisfied with his role but he sometimes yearned to be fielded to combat again. But with battles being fought with intelligence and deception and not arms or firepower, there was little for the last original Freelancer Agent to do in the meantime.

He noticed three new Agents with injuries similar to that induced by a style non other than the Shade Corp they were carried off by medical staff who were heading to Recovery medical ward, following the agents he spotted a new Red-mane'd orange-eyed agent who looked withdrawn, miserable and alone in standard uniform he walked over to her concerned for her, "Agent Virginia, is something wrong?, you seem conflicted and sad." he asked her quietly wishing not to cause distress to the new agent by his rather large and intimidating appearance, "Your performance on the training zone was impressive if not overly brutal, Shade corp training?" Nova complimented her performance on the training noticing the brutal style of the Shade corp, he sat next to her in a relaxed and calm state.