“You caught the Professor’s signal?” Elma Boreal asked with a quivering beak.
“Errr… yeah. It took us most of the day to get here.”
“How’d you navigate the icebergs?”
“Well, we flew.”
Elma gasped. “You’ve got an airship?!” Her reptilian eyes narrowed on Rainbow’s wings. “Err… or do you mean you personally?”
“As much as I’d love to, I wouldn’t be able to carry robo-bronco’s niece on my lonesome.” Rainbow gestured towards the pool of water where Props had just emerged. “We’ve got an airship. Four of us came down here to the wreck to rescue who’s left. Tell me, how many of you guys are down here?”
“Erm…” Elma brushed one foot with another, her shell rattling slightly. “Just us two. We holed up in here where it was better insulated, but we were starting to run out of food ever since we were stranded here.”
“You were stranded here?” Rainbow squinted. “What exactly happened to you guys?”
“Well, uhm, there were these pirates, you see, and they thought they could make away with this Alexian tech while there were passengers on board and--”
“Haaaaugh!” Prowse shoved the overgrown turtle away with a savage metal hoof. “Stap yer havering, Tankette! Yer story doesnae hae enaw explosions in it!” He spun towards Rainbow Dash, wild eyes and even wilder whiskers. “A boorichie ay mingin' pirate mingers tried tae hae uir guts fur garters! Sae Ah gae them a taste ay th' auld professor's boomstick! Showed them th' sights ay th' abyss, Ah did! It was Spark's blessin' 'at we ran aroond ay a floatin' piece ay frizzen guff insteid ay sinkin' tae Spark's shadaw an' becomin' frost w'rm scran!” He grinned proudly.
Rainbow Dash blinked at him. Slowly, she brought a hoof up and wiped the copious amount of spit from her deadpan face. Panning over, she stared at Props. “Care to relay that in your typical Bouncelish?”
The blonde mare slid into sight, smiling. “Unky Prowsy here says that they ran into a bunch of pirates, but he blasted them away with his super cooly crispies prosthetic arm cannon! Then they luckily ran aground this iceberg!’
“Ach, pure barry!” Prowse nodded with a red-bearded grin. “Boggin buncha dobbers ran off! Ah hud tae slap together a communications array wi' th' baur scrap ay th' naf they left us!” He kicked a crate of metal junk on his right. “Thes is what's left ay th' lest attempt.” He kicked the box of junk on his left. “Thes is th' mince frae th' first thee.”
Elma finally finished rolling over in time to stammer, “You only had to do it so many times because it kept blowing up in our faces!”
“Ach, don’t get totally radge on meh, Tankette!” Prowse rolled his eyes. “Luckily, yoo've got a sheel an' aam guid at booncin' oan mah crease.”
Elma hoisted Rainbow down by her pendant. “Pleeeeeeeease tell me you’ve got room on your airship for the both of us!” She gulped. “Or at least just me!”
“Dornt be sassin' me loch th' pirates noo!”
“Professor, you haven’t had a wink of sleep in four days! We need to get out of here!”
“Anno!” The stallion waved his prosthetic with a smile. “Lit me jist gie mah triple sprocketed nick nacks an' bob's yer uncle!”
“Weeeeeee!” Props hopped and hopped in place. “I get to sample Unky’s Tech! It’s been so long!”
“Wait wait wait…” Rainbow Dash waved her forelimbs. “Hold on!”
”Scrkkkk! Rainbow?! This is Eagle! Are you and Props alright?! She just dove in and--”
“Yes! We’re fine! We’re all fine! Just everypony stop talking and spitting for one second!” Rainbow Dash took a deep breath, her feathertips fluttering in the camplight. “Alright… this place is starting to crumble all around us, and we haven’t got much time.”
“Just point me where to go and I’ll move my shell!” Elma said with a wide-eyed expression. “Between pirates and the cold and the constant threat of an leg cannon, I’m ready to jump through flaming hoops!”
Prowse narrowed his eyes. “Ye pure cannae expect me tae lae aw ay mah patented doohickeys behin'!”
“Believe me, buddy,” Rainbow droned with folded ears. “You’re doohickey enough. Now, let’s mosey.”
“But at least lemme keep meh--”
Crkkkk-kkkkkk-kkkk! The entire chamber shook. A savage crack formed in the bulkheads ahead, immediately showering the interior with snow and flakes of frost.
Props gasped, her blue eyes blinking wide. She leapt aside and clung--trembling--to her stalwart uncle.
“What in the turtle gods is that?” Elma stammered.
“Uhhhh…” Rainbow gulped. She raised the sound stone to her muzzle. “Eagle? Josho? You feel that?”
”I’m pretty sure Crimson and Tweak back in Aurum felt it! We gotta get out of here!”
The entire ship groaned once more, as if a large object was scraping at it from down below.
“Whoopsie poopsie…” Props gulped. “I don’t like the sound of this…”
“Ay, lass…” Prowse nodded inquisitively in Rainbow’s direction. “Ye didne by chance happen tae attract onie giant brine serpents wi' wee danglin' lanterns alang th' way haur, did ye?”
“Uhhhhhhh…” Rainbow Dash’s forehead glistened with a single sweatdrop.
Crkkk-kkkkk! The chamber shook violently. This time, the turbulence was accompanied with the noise of a deep bass roar. Two seconds of silence later…
Crackkkk! A bulkhead in the far corner of the chamber exploded with a gust of water.
“Bloody Hell!” Prowse gasped.
Through the splashing water and rippling metal, a gaping maw lined with serrated teeth showed in the rippling firelight.
“Frost wyrms!” Elma howled.
“Show’s over, everyturtle!” Rainbow Dash darted towards the pool of water on the opposite end, motioning to the group to follow. “Time to get wet! Move it!” Her voice was swallowed up by the sound of bulkheads collapsing all around them.
Every time Prowse speaks, I read it aloud and smile.
Every.
Single.
Time.
.......... I got nothing. That accent...
Forty four-count flutterkicks, ):(. Knock 'em out!
For some reason I want to read Prowse's lines in Gimli's voice.
Turtles, man.
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I have to read his lines out loud so I can understand what I'm trying to say.
I bet Tankette withdraws into her shell to escape certain doom for a pinch or two. And Prowse won't leave until he lights up something like Michael Bay. I'm sure he could make a nice explosion even with all the ice.
Tankette.
That's adorable.
Trouble, as predicted! Never a dull moment, Rainbow.
Sounds like somepony's still nursing that blond-hair crush...
Also, here's to hoping that Prowse will be somewhat more understandable after some sleep.
Heh, I'll bet spell check gives you some kinda hell when your writing Prowse.
I couldn't help but think of Hot Fuzz during this scene. Excellent job, IC.
One reason I like this story is the unusual way some of the characters speak. I would never have thought that Props could actually clarify what someone else is saying.
For some reason, FIMfic didn't notify me of this update. Thank god I looked.
Elma is best turtle.
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For me, out of all previously heard Scottish accents my brain can remember, it chose this one for Prowse.
Or rather, some mix between that and Griswold from Diablo 1.
The forum has a post for Xonan, but we might need one for Prowsian.
Also, everyturtle is my new favorite pronoun.
4093797 Same thing happened to me. Weird.
Everyturtle RUN!
Elma is pretty adorable. Good going everyone, bringing the Frost wyrms here.
No wonder Prowse has all the weird stuff, reality listens to his demands and ust gives up trying to understand him and ust gives what he demands.
Annnnd..
Heeers Wurmy.
Aaaand I'm finally caught up. I regret nothing! Although now I actually have to wait for the next chapter...
Arglebargle.
That is all.
ACTION!!!
I had a feeling something gnarly would rear its mandibles.
Also, I just did a seven hour shift, and yet, being able to understand what the hell Prowse is saying makes me feel more accomplished than I have all day. Sigh...
So, wondering if the lounge are turtles or if everything in turtle land is proceeded by the world turtle.
But IC isn't that lazy... right?
He just needs a kilt.
I love scotsponies. The accent is just the best thing.
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Welcome to the club of elite jurors.
Turtles!
Turtles!
Turtles!
The ma'am reminds me of someone, I just can't put my finger on it. All I know is that if Rainbow won't use her as a puck at some point, something will be gravely amiss. Until then, we could beat the wyrm to death with her and then eat its remains. No takers? No?
4093642 Put Floyds in between the two and you've got the scene set up in perfection.
4094219 You can't tell me what to do you're not my mom
Quite an accomplishment to break a sweat under such cold circumstances. Also, wee lanterns???
Quick, jump on the turtle and then kick her at the wyrm!
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Loungeturtles. It feels right.
ugh, understanding Prowse is like reading Xonan
(I have no cheesing idea what he is saying)
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It's hard, but I understand most of what he says. For example:
That would translate to something like:
There's some words I can't figure out, but the context should help enough to get a basic idea. Try sounding out his lines. Getting a sort of feel for his accent helps.
I'm not even going to try to understand Prowse.
-Spirit
IIIIIt's Dashie's evaluation time!
Ya dun goofed, Dasheh. But then they've just got to swim out back the way Dash and Props came, right? There's no other way out...These are my thoughts so far.
-MASH
P.S.
4485516 Okay, no. I'll catch you soon, just wait.
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here's a native's translation for you guys (and anyone behind me). The trick is its a sort of phonetic language.
"Stop your babbling, Tankette! Your story doesnt have enough explosions in it!" "A gang of dirty pirates tried to have our guts for garters! So i gave them a taste of the old professor's boomstick! Showed them the sights of the abyss I did! It was Sparks blessing that we bumped into this floating piece of frozen rubbish instead of sinking into Sparks shadow and becoming frost worm crap.
"Ach, really brilliant!" "Disgusting bunch of [expletive concerning male anatomy]s ran off. I had to slap together a communications array with the bare scraps of the junk they left us." "This is whats left of the last attempt." "this is the remains from the first three."
Ach (yeah, theres not really any way to translate it..its more a sound than a word) Dont get all angry on me Tankette! Luckily you have a shell and I'm good at landing on my flank.
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But I might be.
With an accent like that, Prowse might as well just talk them to death.
Ok, I'll be just skipping the parts where Prowse says anything and hope for an explanation later.
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4804210 You're awesome.
God Prowse's accent is getting to me, and it's my own damn accent! It's just not been done right
4804210 I can't believe someone actually understood that.
6209390 I caught most of it.
I hope Elma doesn't freeze
because, you know
cold blood and all
Doctor Who has prepared me for this moment... also, what is it with RD and cave-reptiles/insects of unusual size?
Cthulhu fhtagn, motherfuckers.
Count on a monster to ruin a tender moment
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"[Worms] of Unusual Size? I don't believe they exist" -The Princess Bride
Frost wyrms seem to be an enlarged hybrid of an angler fish and a gulper eel That is creepy
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Woof, chase sequence engage!