“Okay. I forgot how much I hate sneaking,” Rainbow Dash grunted. It had been twenty minutes since she parted ways from the prisoners. She spent the entirety of the time worming her way around the furthest edges of the quarry. There were so many minotaurs out in the open that she couldn't find a safe route down the center without being seen. “I wonder if they'd hate me if I flew off to another part of Wintergate and brought an entire army of earth ponies with me?” She glanced at the horizon. Her brow furrowed. “Yeah. No more stupid thoughts. Thanks.”
She sighed. She perched atop a wooden shack overlooking the east side of the dig site. From her vantage point, she could see Thunderhorn frowning and shaking his fist at two lackeys. He didn't look entirely happy about something. Rainbow Dash assumed that it must have been her sudden and inexplicable disappearance.
“I am taking an awfully long 'leak,'” she said with a smirk. She squinted her ruby eyes and scanned the landscape. “Better think of something soon. They'll be spotting the broken lock to the prison cell any moment.”
Her gaze fell over digging equipment, large machinery, metal crates full of rubble, piles of gravel, and finally a large wooden building. She narrowed her eyes even harder. She could spot several thick iron pipes snaking their way in and out of the far sides of the structure. Half of them ran up out of the quarry and towards a distant water source. The other half ran into the cave itself.
“Huh. Wonder why I didn't see those before?” she muttered. She scratched her chin with a hoof, glanced at the pipes once more, and smiled. “Bet the minotaurs could use a bath.” She chuckled slightly. With a flutter of her wings, she lifted off and flew in zig-zagged patterns behind the blind sides of various obstructions. Gradually, she made it over to the wooden structure. Once there—”Ugh!” She groaned, pushing and pushing at the door. “Frickin' figures it's locked! Why is it that I'm always—?” She paused, blinking. A severe blush blazed across her cheeks. With a sigh, she stepped back... and pulled the door easily open. “I swear, this was what they taught the last year of flight camp before I dropped out.”
Once inside, Rainbow Dash discovered a complex maze of pipes, valves, and copper joints. The entire room billowed with hissing steam. She could hear the tell-tale rush of heavy currents of water roaring through the tubes. The very foundation of the building vibrated from the high pressure of the pipes and pumps and bypasses.
“I'd give two bits just to know what all this stuff does...” She trotted through the tight interior of pipes, pipes, and more pipes. She frowned. “Dang it! Why can't they just have a sign saying 'Please don't hit this cuz it'll spill the most?'”
She eventually came upon two pipes. She gazed at them both, one after another. “Hmmmmm... Buck it. Let's just start turning things.”
She gripped tightly to a valve. Snarling, she put her weight into turning it. Just then, a swath of daylight fell over her.
“Halt right there!”
“Just a second!” Rainbow Dash groaned, twisting the valve. “I just gotta get this thing turned and—” She found herself caught in the body of a horned shadow. “...Aw Luna crackers.”
"Stop right there, Pegasus scum, nobody breaks the valve on my watch!"
821750 I loled so hard...
And this is the part where we have a fight scene? dl.dropbox.com/u/31471793/FiMFiction/emoticons/shrug_Rainbow_Dash.png
Oh crud, I hope Rainbow can take him out before he alerts any more!
Mmmmm.... Luna crackers.
IIIIIt's Dashie's evaluation time!
So in this chapter, not a lot happens, actually. Dash manages to sneak into a valve shack, but before she turns a valve and hopefully busts a pipe as a distraction, she is found by a minotaur. This is probably foreshadowing a fight scene in the next chapter, which means more awesome writing. I'm rather intrigued as to what these water pipes are leading to, though...These are my thoughts so far.
-MASH
Valve is best video game developers.
Anyone notice the way that she talked to herself there? Seems like there's somepony else in there. The rest of the mane 6 maybe?
"Aw, Luna crackers..."
Wait, what?
Oh good, there should be a fight scene next chapter, and you write them so well I can't help but love them. It'll make for a good distraction anyway, even if it's drawing attention to herself. Hmm, maybe she'll try to tap away and hide.
Time to fight.
Valve can't count to 3.
It had to be says.
Fight! Fight! Fight! Kiss! Kiss! Kiss!
She's turning the valve the wrong way isn't she?
First hitch in the plan. Rainbow should be able to work around it. It will be fun to watch at least.
02/17/2017 01:13 UTC
Pegasi don't do doors.
Oh no. Things are not looking good for Rainbow horse.
Thought #1: Rainbow Dash is a Scout, not a Spy.
Thought #2: The chapter should be renamed Another Pull.
What are Luna crackers? Is it just an expression? A snack-food?
"Halt, Intruder!"
"Hang on, just give me one more second to sabotage your whole base."
"Yeah, okay. Seems legit."
Looks like Rainbow got caught up in some Valve Timing.
That went to shit even faster than I thought it would.
How do you even door?