IceStorm Posted March 12 Report Share Posted March 12 ~~~Primrose~~~ Spoiler The night was glorious. It always was aboard The Lunar Star. The ship sailed silently through the air, though the moon from The Nightmother didn't do it any favors as far as stealth goes. Of course, the wasn't too much of a need for stealth over mainland Equestria. Perhaps if their patrol route took them towards Equestrian borders, then maybe. As it was, this close to Canterlot and over Ponyville and around pretty populated areas, being too stealthy could turn into a bad thing. Luna's moon might be in the sky, but it wasn't late in the slightest, even by a day walker's standards. Because of this, Pegasi could still be in flight and with no height limits on flying, the ship needed to be burned to avoid pegasi from flying into it and crashing either on the ship, or more horrifically, on the ground. A crash on this ship would cause injuries to both crew and the pony that crashed, but a point that crashed into the ship and plummeted to the ground would almost certainly sustain life threatening injuries if they weren't caught. "Captain, we're approaching Ponyville, and Sweet Apple Acres. Should we begin our descent?" The Helmemare asked. Primrose nodded in affirmation. "Take us down, but not too Sweet Apple Acres. Commander Storm mentioned a new Orchard here in Ponyville that is open during the overnight hours. We will let the air family reset after what we likely a hard day's work for them." Primrose responded. "Aye, I have a visual on the second orchard as well. Beginning descent." "There, set it down outside of the treeline. We don't want to damage the property, and our destroyer is bigger than it seems." "Aye ma'am," the crew responded "Make sure the landing gear is down and locked. Specialist Jennings, keep an eye on the ground radar. Make sure where we're landing is free is ponies. Be prepared to lower the boarding path once we are in the ground. Divert per from the aether core to the bottom thrusters to slow or descent," Prim ordered, going through her basic landing procedures. The rest of the crew replied I'm kind and wouldn't a few minutes, they felt the familiar thud of the ship's supports touching the ground. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrystalRain Posted March 12 Report Share Posted March 12 Midnight looked around watching all the bat ponies that she could see eating "Wow what a beautiful night it is tonight!" Midnight said softly. Just as Midnight said this she looked up and noticed that a big object was flying towards her orchard "What is that!" Midnight exclaimed. As she kept her eyes on the huge object she saw as it came closer that it was a ship "Oh, it's a ship, maybe there will be bat ponies on it who will want something to eat, I sure hope so!" Midnight smiled while saying this. After the plane had landed,midnight flew overy to the ship and waited to see who was on it, after a bit someone walked off the ship "Hello there, my name is Midnight Cloud Welcome to my orchard!" Midnight smiled as she said this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceStorm Posted March 12 Author Report Share Posted March 12 ~~~Primrose~~~ From the time that it took for Prim and the rest of the crew to get from the bridge to the departure bay, they could already hear the aether powered engines powering down. As the ramp made contact with the ground, a rush of dust kicked up around them as they made their way out. In front of them now stood another Thestral. She had a pure white coat with a scattering of black spots, and a crescent moon as a cutie mark. There was more to it, but from there and that Prim was standing that was all that she could make out. When the Thestral spoke to them, she would move to attention and give the mare in front of them a salute by bringing her right hoof over her chest. "Greetings, fellow pony of the night. Midnight you say? Tis apparently a common name amongst us. I am Primrose Valkyria, of the Valkyria Clan, and the current captain of this fine vessel you see behind me. In fact, the vessel is why we are here. Normally Commander Storm has STAR vessels restocking through Sweet Apple Acres. Given that The Lunar Star operates entirely under Luna's moon, it is not possibly for us to resupply at that location and was directed to another orchard that also operated at night. We landed here hoping this was the correct one. We also did our best to keep the ship clear of the trees as to not damage them," she informed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrystalRain Posted March 13 Report Share Posted March 13 Midnight looked at the bat pony, how lovely she looked the armor and all the leadership that she had in her "Well, thank you for not hearing my trees, I really appreciate it" Midnight said smiling. They was needing to restock that's why they were here that made so much more sense "Well, there are all kinds of supplies in the barn, don't be shy to grab a bite to eat on the way over there if you'd like I can take you and your crew to the barn and show you the best apple trees!" Midnight said excitedly smiling she looked at the crew they all obviously respected Primrose and she was indeed a strong leader. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceStorm Posted March 15 Author Report Share Posted March 15 ~~~Primrose~~~ Primrose listened to the pony soak before returning to an at ease posture. She would nod as Midnight said that she was happy that she didn't hurt her trees. "Of course. We wouldn't Equestrian Protectors if we caused a burden to those we aimed to protect," the burgundy Thestral smiled. She then turned to one of her subordinates. "Lieutenant Flare, have the crew start gathering the crates that need filled. Jennings, now that we are on the ground, go to med bay and See if Field Medic Archwing needs any additional supplies and see if you can procure them from the local hospital, only if they can spare them. If not, we will rendezvous with another hospital in a future location, and Petty Officer Foresight... Make sure Cinnamon doesn't light the kitchen on fire... again..." Prim commanded as her crew moved to follow her orders now leaving her with the owner of the orchard. "I would be happy for whatever supplies you would be willing to sell to us. Mostly we just need to shore up our food supplies. Unless we need to press for medical supplies it's unlikely that we will be close to a village or a city for a while. Such is the life when you are on Equestrian Patrol most of the time. That being said," Prim gestured politely with a hoof. "I will follow you, Ms. Cloud. For it is you that knows where we need to go." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrystalRain Posted March 15 Report Share Posted March 15 Midnight would nod and lead Prim to the barn with supplies "Also, dont pay me, it's my pleasure to help y'all, I never nake anyone pay for anything!" Midnight said continuing to lead Prim to the barn. As Prim and Midnight came to the barn, Midnight said softly "Take whatever you need, I'll help you all load it up." Midnight had no doubt in her mind that they didn't need her help after all, Midnight wasn't very strong. Midnight watched Prim go and look for the supplies, as Prim walked away, Midnight said in a loud whisper "Try and be a little quiet, there are some bats in here eating, they dont like to be disturbed!" Midnight nodded before sitting down on the barn floor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceStorm Posted March 24 Author Report Share Posted March 24 ~~~Primrose~~~ Prim was stopped dead in her tracks when the pony in front of her instructed her to not pay. Was this a joke? Something that they could turn on STAR later? No... The look on Midnight's face was genuine. Still, she wasn't sure how Ice would react to that. She's expecting a mark on the ledger, and the lack of one would make it appear as though they hadn't stopped as instructed. "If that is what you wish, then we cannot force you to take payment. However, the commander is expecting to see record of the shop. If I could get a writ showing that you deferred payment, I would be most appreciative," she responded, listening as Midnight continued to say that she could help them load as well. She would nod when asked to be as quiet as possible to not disturb the other thestrals that were currently in the orchard eating. "We'll try to be as little of a distraction as possible," she finished, pointing to the fruit and then the boxes to silently give the order to begin the loading process. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrystalRain Posted April 3 Report Share Posted April 3 Midnight would nod understanding what Prim was saying "of course I understand completely!" Midnight would smile and ask Prim "I know yall are taking fruit, but yall may eat as much as yall want out of my orchard!" Midnight would happily say. Midnight knew that they probably wouldn't stay, but at the same time she hoped that they would, as Midnight wanted to get to know Prim better. Prim looked so warrior like and so elegant telling the other what to do Midnight admired it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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