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Post by Pink Moon Wolf on Jun 2, 2017 19:49:43 GMT -5
-pinkmoonWolf [PW] opened memo on board LAND OF DIMENSIONS AND CLASHES at [8:08]-
PW: This is a message to anyone willing and able to venture out today and lend a hand and/or eye.
PW: I need your help.
PW: EVAN needs your help.
PW: He's currently in an altered state of form that, as far as I can tell, can only be remedied by a potion from Rainflower.
PW: But as of last night, they've gone missing. I even spent a good half of the night searching for them and found nothing.
PW: Van and I are presently in the Geodesic Caverns, ready to track the fairy down.
PW: But for Evan's sake, we need all the help we can get.
PW: I don't want him to have to suffer like this for much longer while Rainflower's off in the land of sunshine and rainbows.
PW: Or hurt. Whichever.
PW: So please... if it's within your capacity and you care about Evan's wellbeing... help us find them.
PW: I'll have this memo open all day for anyone to offer input.
PW: TIA.
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Firmly nodding at the message she had sent out to her circle, Swift stuck her phone in her pocket and looked up at Rainflower's workshop where she and Patrick had teleported to. Unsurprisingly, she found it in the exact same condition that they had left it in with zero telltale signs that Rainflower had recently been there.
Nothing was ever that easy, was it?
"So what's the word, Van? Where we heading?"
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Post by ParamountKeymaster on Jun 2, 2017 20:01:28 GMT -5
"Well, let's see..." Upon once again assuming control of the body he shared, Van closed his eyes and projected a tracking spell, spreading his mind's eye far and wide in search of Rainflower. It took a moment to scan the caverns in their entirety, but soon enough...
"Ah! Good!" He grinned with encouragement at Swift. "They are down here, I can tell you that much!"
Van then hit himself with a transmutation spell, picked himself up off the ground and started flying through the cave at high speed. "This way!"
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Post by Pink Moon Wolf on Jun 2, 2017 20:13:42 GMT -5
"Oh, good..." Swift breathed. The thought that Rainflower might not have been in the caverns anymore hadn't even occurred to her, but she could at least be relieved that it wasn't the case. With a bold smirk and a nod, Swift chased after Van as he took off into the tunnels. "Alright! Let's do this!"
Seemed that they were already off to a good start! Maybe this trail would lead them right to Rainflower! Maybe she didn't have to request extra help after all!
Although... based on the smells she was detecting, she couldn't help but get slightly concerned again. She trusted Van's spells, sure, and Rainflower's scent was all over the place... but there was the problem. She couldn't detect any fresh scent trails. Hard to tell if that would be a problem yet, but still, she found it off-putting to say the least.
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Post by ParamountKeymaster on Jun 2, 2017 20:20:47 GMT -5
"Well, maybe you and Patrick were right!" Van chimed enthusiastically. "Maybe this will be easier than I expected! If my senses are correct, they should be just down this stretch and around the next corner!"
He smiled at Swift over his shoulder, then frowned slightly and tilted his head. "You seem bothered about something."
Nonplussed, Van continued to fly ahead, rounding the corner with a surprising amount of energy. "And, there you... aren't?"
And much to his shock and confusion, having reached the exact location that his tracking spell had led him to, Van found no sign of Rainflower in the open space before him.
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Post by Pink Moon Wolf on Jun 2, 2017 20:29:35 GMT -5
Swift skidded to a halt behind him, eyes wide as she looked ahead and scanned the cavernous space with high hopes.
And... nothing.
OF COURSE.
She threw her arms up, groaned and rolled her head back. "Yeah, see? That's exactly what I had to deal with last night over and over again! Ya think you're hot on their trail, then ya reach the end and find jack-freaking-squat!"
Swift then put her hands on her hips and paced around, searching and sniffing for any sign that this initial chase hadn't been for naught. She quickly picked up a scent. A dirty, salty scent. She even noticed that certain parts of the stone ground seemed to have been scratched away, very powerfully at that. "Well, something was in here, that's for sure."
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Post by ParamountKeymaster on Jun 2, 2017 20:36:56 GMT -5
"...So I see," Van mumbled, lightly kicking around some of the loose stone that had been scratched out of the earth. He had to wonder what had happened to lead them astray, but he quickly pushed it aside for the sake of getting back on track. "Okay, let me try this again..."
Again, he closed his eyes and performed a tracking spell, searching the caverns for only a brief moment. Then his eyes shot back open in shock.
"They're on the move." Quickly, Van lifted himself back up and resumed flying through the halls. "We just missed them! Hurry!"
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Post by enigmamystere on Jun 5, 2017 16:56:36 GMT -5
If he was paying attention, he would've noticed the person and the pony in his path. He would've been able to slow down enough as he rounded the corner to avoid a collision. They wouldn't all be sprawled on the floor in a pile of limbs.
Of course, he wasn't paying attention.
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Post by Pink Moon Wolf on Jun 5, 2017 20:21:01 GMT -5
Swift sighed and took one last look around, hoping that this wouldn't be a repeat of last night and DESPERATELY hoping that she wouldn't see IT again. She then turned and chased after Van. If he could sense that Rainflower was on the move, catching up to them now might explain how they were able to evade her so many times bef-
"Oh, for crying out loud!!!" Swift shouted, scrambling to a halt in front of the dog pile consisting of Van, another person, and a pony. So much for catching up to them.
"Van, c'mon, we gotta move!!!" She panted, bouncing on her toes as if revving up again. "I'm sorry you guys, didn't mean any harm, but we're kinda in the middle of something!"
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Post by ParamountKeymaster on Jun 5, 2017 20:34:00 GMT -5
"I'll be with you momentarily..." Van grunted, slowly but surely picking himself up. He supposed he had it coming, having been so focused on Rainflower's aura that he hadn't even seen the two bystanders coming, but it didn't make him any less frustrated. Slamming headlong into a pony was not exactly a comfortable experience.
Nonetheless, as he rubbed his head, Van cast an apologetic look to the two he had crashed into. "Terribly sorry. I was, um... in a bit of a hurry. Didn't see you there."
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Post by enigmamystere on Jun 6, 2017 10:51:28 GMT -5
The golden pony with her head in the pony-eared girl's lap can only groan, having been knocked for a loop by what had happened. The girl, at least, had taken less of the force than her friend, and carefully sits up, looking at the other person. "Yeah, no sweat." She gathers the pegasus and stands up with her in her arms. "Why the rush, though? Anything I can do to help?"
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Post by Pink Moon Wolf on Jun 6, 2017 19:57:21 GMT -5
"Uhhhhh maybe??" Swift breathed anxiously, still bouncing in anticipation. "We're trying to find a fairy. About three feet, blue and green wings, pixie cut hair, pink tank top. If you see 'em, please tell them that Swift is looking for them!"
She then took off again, sprinting onward towards what she hoped was still a lead.
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Post by ParamountKeymaster on Jun 6, 2017 20:07:59 GMT -5
"S-Swift, wait a second!" Van insisted in vain, watching as the hanyo disappeared around a corner.
With a deep sigh, he turned to the two girls. "I really must apologize. We're in sort of a desperate situation. This fairy we're looking for, Rainflower... they're the only one who can help us out of it. So... I hate to trouble you, but if you do happen to find them, please inform them that we're looking for them. Perhaps you could even contact us somehow?"
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Post by enigmamystere on Jun 7, 2017 0:15:17 GMT -5
The two look at each other, then the smaller one steps forward, wings twitching a bit. "That depends. Do you want someone to join in the search, or would you prefer just to have something to keep in touch with?" She nods towards Sky, who holds up a scroll, open to show the phone option.
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Post by Pink Moon Wolf on Jun 7, 2017 22:03:10 GMT -5
"RAINFLOWER!!!" Swift continued to race along the path at high speed until she reached a crossroads, skidding to a halt and pausing to sniff around. Just like before, the fairy's scent was practically everywhere, long buried beneath numerous other scents, and it was absolutely maddening.
She looked down at some small, subterranean creature wandering around, growling at it to scare it away and release some tension. She couldn't let herself get this worked up so soon. She had been searching for all of five minutes. No sense in raging about it yet.
Still... if Swift didn't at least find some sort of sign soon, she felt like she was going to lose her mind.
"RAINFLOWER, WHERE THE FRIG ARE YOU?!"
"RRRRREEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAUUUUUGGGGGHHHHH..."
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Post by ParamountKeymaster on Jun 7, 2017 22:19:15 GMT -5
"Well, given that it would be ideal to spread out, a long-distance contact would probably be preferable," Van replied before rattling off his phone number for Sky to copy down, following this up with, "Or if you have Pesterchum or at least a means of communicating with it, I am arcaneGhostbuster. (Don't ask, I didn't choose it.) OH! Sorry. My name's Van. Van Rooke. I suppose that's important to know as well."
With his contact information exchanged, Van nodded to the two girls. "Thanks again, ladies, and sorry again for getting you all mixed up in our business. Remember: fairy with blue and green wings! Please do let me know if you see them!" He then took to the air again and flew after Swift, ready to resume the search.
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