Two Champions Seeking One Thief (PAARS)

[Rose Rebellion]

"HOLY RAINBOW, NAAAAAARGH!"

"AH!," Coon jumped clear off her cot, hooves rushing to her ears in pain. A ringing painfully echoed inside her head, and after a second, she flinched as if to shake the sound from her ears. This was to no effect, and she curiously looked about to the door leading into the hall, hooves twisting in her ears to clear them out.

"Huston, we have a squealer."

[Jewel]

At the sound of Roxy's yell, the stout blue pony's face stretched into a look that could have easily been read as "I just wet myself."

Moe froze for a second, then made a resounding thunk as he tried to squish his body under his desk between the drawers to either side. But alas, such a pastry lover could only fit his front end, leaving his big blue behind sticking up in the air.

A thought occured to Moe just then: He was a police pony! He had to take control of the situation and apprehend criminals! With that, Moe backed out from behind his large desk and peered above the edge.

...but this didn't sound like a criminal. It sounded like a monster.

The police academy never taught him how to deal with monsters!

Oh, wait.. Moe never went to a police academy.

Carp.

This foe was obviously too dangerous to face alone. But what else could he do? Moe kept his brown eyes fixed on the door, muttering to himself, "We're goin down, Skipper!"

[Rose Rebellion]

Coon turned towards her apprehendor to see how he was taking the unexpected scream. She was still rubbing the insides of her ears by the time he was half under his desk.

Silence.

Gold eyes blink.

Then a roaring fit of laughter.

"Dude, what do you smoke?," Coon snorted out, wiping tears from the corners of her eyes. "No really, I'm serious."

The thief had seen many a messed up pony on her travels. But by fare, Moe was an oddity Coon Skin was certain she'd never meet the likes of any one surpassing.

We're goin down, Skipper!"

And perhaps that was a good thing.

At this time Coon felt it was time to intervene. She promptly cleared her throat and began to speak out in her husky tone.

"You aren't just going to stand there, are you?" A charming smile ensued, "I thought gentlemen, and policeman especially, would have the curteousy to aid an injured mare. Even a common thief such as myself knows better than to leave a mare high and dry."

Ah, and what a canary this mare must be out there somewhere.

Her gray head tilted, a dark masked eyebrow raised. "If you're really not at all adept to handeling screaming mares, I'd be more than happy to accompany you..."

[Roxanne]

[[Oh Jewel and Rosie, you crack me up! And *winks* I'll give Coon some more good stuff to listen to, then ; ).]]


Roxanne, fully into the part, cocked one leg from beneath the plant to look as if it were broken. As the echoes from the crash and scream died away, she began to moan convincingly in the direction of the door at the end of the hallway.

"Ohhhh ohhh ohhhhhhhhhhh...

"Oh rainbow, is anyone around? Hello, hello? Oh please help me... I'm stuck... help someone, ahhhhhh!" And she wiggled her rear end at the last groan, making the topiary leaves rustle as if she were struggling. As an afterthought she scraped the edge of a hoof against the stone floor, producing a screeching noise akin to nails on a chalkboard.

[silverfall]

Razz clenched his teeth, scrunched up his nose and eyes, and flattened his ears as Roxy scraped her hoof along the stone. His heart began to race. Why wasn't anyone coming out to help her? He opened one eye, then two.

Come on, come on, he thought.

[Jewel]

"Dude, what do you smoke?

"Smoking is bad for your health, ma'am!" the stallion replied, not even bothering to understand what she was inferring.

"You aren't just going to stand there, are you?"

"I..I..I--"

"--I thought gentlemen, and policeman especially, would have the curteousy to aid an injured mare. Even a common thief such as myself knows better than to leave a mare high and dry."

"Of course I'd rescue an injured mare!" Moe snuffed indignantly. "What else are police ponies good for?" The hefty stallion stamped a foot and nearly lost his balance in the process.

"If you're really not at all adept to handeling screaming mares, I'd be more than happy to accompany you..."

Moe looked confused. "...but you're locked up. How would you help?"

[Rose Rebellion]

"Smoking is bad for your health, ma'am!"

Coon Skin more or less froze, poised, ears straightened up with an indignant expression on her face. 'Ma'am'? The nerve of some...I'm not old enough to be a 'ma'am'...am I? 30 isn’t old enough for a 'ma'am'...Wait a minute?! Why am I even thinking about this? He just called me 'ma'am'!

The masked thief cleared her throat, before politely stating to the cop, "A simple sir would do, Sheriff."

She barely contained the cringe at using the title.

"...but you're locked up. How would you help?"

A feathered hoof ran through rugged locks of white and black mane. "Quite simple, Gilligan, you unlock me." A charming bright, toothy smile followed, "And then I'll help you assist our fallen mare."

[Jewel]

"Quite simple, Gilligan, you unlock me....And then I'll help you assist our fallen mare."

Moe's mind was whirling--he wasn't good at thinking under stress, or doing anything under stress for that matter. His thoughts flashed back to the last stressful moment he had had..


A sweat formed on his brow as the weight of the moment pulled heavily on the stallion's shoulders. He had to do something NOW--time was running out. The red, or the blue? How coud he decide? He didn't even know what might happen if he picked the wrong one. Red.. blue.. red.. blue..

With a heavy breath, Moe looked up, "I'll take cherry, please."


The pony had addressed him as Gilligan--he/she MUST understand.. things.. then. Moe didn't know how but that seemed to push him to his decision.

"Ok, but right back in your cell after we find her.."

[Rose Rebellion]

A sincere and innocent face instantly washed over her visage. "Oh, most certainly. I wouldn't have it any other way."

Hoof to heart. "Scouts honor!"

[Jewel]

"Ok." Moe grabbed his gold ring of keys, or well, one key, and shuffled over to the cell. In a few moments he had Coon free, and hesitantly entered the hallway..

[Rose Rebellion]

Coon's face remained it's continual innocent concentration, but deep inside her mischievous raccoon like essence was chortling in rolls of laughter. Perhaps she wouldn't be ashamed to speak of this story after all to her mother and father. All she needed was a little white lie here and there and it would be a perfect tale to give out.

The thief promptly Moe outside into the hallway with big confident steps. While her gold eyes sought out the source of the screams, one gray ear swerve led in attempts to locate the individual who spoke in her mind.

It was only at this point did she realize it was possible it was just all in her head to begin with.

Coon exhalled gently from a deep breath. Rainbow she needed a beer.

[Jewel]

Once out of his office and walking with Coon, it wasn't long before Moe stumbled across Roxy pinned beneath the shrubbery.

"Hello, miss," He greeted distractedly, "We're searching for a mare in distresss.. have you seen anyone yelling around here?"

The blue pony looked up and down the corridor, searching for the one who had called out for them.

[Roxanne]

Roxanne breathed an inward sigh of relief as finally someone came into the hallway... wait, out of the corner of her eye... two someones! Jackpot!

She continued to writhe convincingly from beneath the plant as they approached.

When the stallion addressed her, she paused incredulously for a split second as the words how thick can you possibly GET? flashed through her mind. But just as quickly, she reacted in return. There may not be the fun of the challenge, but this would be a piece of cake, and maybe she could mess around with this guy a little for good-natured sport.

"Oh thank Rainbow" - she winced as the blue stripe twitched at her brain for the swear, but it just looked like she was in pain - "someone's here - this plant - please help me, my leg, my back, I can't -"

And to demonstrate, she thumped at the ground a bit in a mock futile struggle to stand, straining the muscles in her shoulders as if she were trying to get up. "AaaaahAAAAAA!"

[Crescent]

[[OMG! *laughs uncontrollably* this is so funny - but yeah, you seem like you're almost done here, so I'll place Hollow at the ready]]

Outside the Castle, Hollow stopped, a little hesitating. He had never been in the castle before, and he was unsure whether he should go inside the castle or stay outside, waiting for the others, so as not to stumble into their plans. He took a few hesitating steps towards the castle, then stopped. No, he must be sensible. They might have to twist the rules a little to get the thief out, and that meant they might have to leave in a hurry. Him stumbling into it might make matters worse. So he backed away around a corner and concentrated. He didn't have the power of telepathy or of anything of the kind, but as the purple stripe was one of the Champions he needed to find, he figured Razz might be able to sense him nevertheless. So he concentrated on thinking about Razzaroo and Roxanne and the fact that he was there, just outside, waiting for them. As he was so close now, he figured Razz might hear him.

Come to me... he thought as persuasively as he could, feeling himself only slightly silly. Come to me... Come to meee...

[Jewel]

((heh, knowing Moe, this could drag on quite some time, so let's just skip to the part where he actually makes the connection in his head )

"Oh!" Moe smiled, finally understanding, "It was you, then! Just get that heavy plant off of you and you should be just fine!"

A moment of silence intervened before Moe realized that she was still stuck under the plant because she couldn't move it.

"Oh.." Moe didn't blush, nor look embaressed. It was as if he believed everyone took so long to figure out the simple things. With a push from his heavy shoulder, the plant rolled off of the actress, freeing her from her terra cotta trap.