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The False Grave; ATTN: Night Trance
Topic Started: Tue Dec 31, 2013 4:46 pm (1,875 Views)
Ruby Nights

Scurrying her way through that alley, she was very careful about her movements. She opted to sport a black cloak rather than her more favored crimson red, pulling it much farther over her forehead in an effort to greater conceal her face. She passed her way on by unfamiliar streets; she took different shortcuts. More than ever now… if this was going to work, Ruby knew she’d have to tread carefully.

The height of a tall dumpster proved no challenge for her, as a single powerful leap off the ground pulled her up to its height without even the need for a climb. From there, she hopped onto the pipe protruding from the wall opposite to her and withdrew her grappling hook.

An unpleasant shriek of metal against metal echoed from stories above her as the grappling hook latched against a half-opened window sill up high. This part of the plan was all too familiar for the thief mare. The rope secured in her bite, Ruby swung across and climbed… climbed, climbed.

And within seconds, she‘d crawled in. The first thing to meet her eyes was a damaged and bare mattress that looked about king’s sized. Her hoof finally reached the dust-coated floor as the rest of the interior softened by the moonlight’s glow became apparent to her. It was a spacious bedroom for two—one of considerable age—hidden away and kept secret from the rest of the world. It was the place she and her friend Vis used to run away to whenever the troubles of this world got to them. Running her hoof across the empty mattress, Ruby vividly remembered all the times they’d come here to unwind…

In that moment, she realized… it was an awful shame what she’d have to do to this place tonight.

Just lying there, Ruby almost felt as if she could drown the night away in her memories… but that was a much simpler time in her life. Besides… she knew he was coming. The nights had passed away without a single debt paid. Ruby just knew he would be following her… and this time she had a plan.
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It was never simple when dealing with this one. Never in his life had he been cursed with such a vexing target. Ruby Nights was late, very late on her payments. Something was up, she was up to something. The darkness of the alleys hid him well with his silent steps drawing him closer to his target. He was sent to collect her by any means and drag her back to the hideout.

"Seven minutes, should be more than enough." Night Trance's calm voice sounded out with a glance to his pocket watch. He had been trailing her for the better part of the night, wondering where she was heading to. No matter it was time to get started and he needed to stay on schedule.

With liquid ease he slid from the darkness towards the front door of the old building. Glancing about to see that the area was empty he floated his way up onto the window.

"Ok Ruby Nights it's time for your little game to end. The Shadow Master wants me to bring you in. Please...don't make this difficult."
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“Games…? Oh—trust me, Trip. I gave up on Poker more than a year ago~” Ruby toyed with the Ravenclaw captain, assigning to him the nickname she thought most appropriate. Immediately, she pulled away from the mattress. Already, it seemed her time for reminiscing had run short.

“Never was very good at it anyway… All gambling ever did was get me into this mess, after all…” Ruby continued to play around with him, as if totally oblivious to what Night Trance was truly getting at. But the sly grin she wore upon her face as she sauntered on towards the opened door out of the bedroom would have read anything other. The way she so carelessly leaned against the edge of that door—her hooves folded… a witty curvature to her brows… her glazed eyes shifting to the side—should have made it clear to Night Trance… her “little games” were nowhere close to ending.

“But you’d know all about the bullshit that is my debt… wouldn’t you, Trip?” Ruby began in questioning, her eyes gravitating back to him in an instant as her cheeks rose up.
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"Oh don't tell me you plan on running Ruby. You must know that is useless. No matter where you go or how hard you try. We will find you. You are in our debt until the Shadow Master says you've paid up. Simple as that." Night Trance stated with a finality in his voice. Opening the window more he landed silently on the floor tracking her movements. This mare was crafty and he needed to aware of what may happen.

Regardless the end result should still be the same in five minutes from now. His wings shuffled while he slowly started to make his way towards her. Keeping his back to the window just in case.

"Now let's skip the song and dance in come with me. I don't want to have to sedate you and then drag your body back. But if you leave me no choice..."
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Three very fleeting chuckles was the last thing she offered him. With the effortless craning of her neck, Ruby suddenly withdrew one single smoke bomb from the inside of her cloak. Tossing it over the barren mattress and right in between Night Trance’s hooves, the entire bedroom very quickly became engulfed in black smog. Getting back on four hooves, she wasted not a second in her leave onto the hallway.

Contrary to what Night Trance believed, Ruby had already decided she could run wherever the hell she wanted—just so long as she made it quick and efficient. Determined to make as much trouble for the shadowy pegasus as she could, Ruby stormed through the corridor as if some sort of natural disaster, toppling over the weight of any large cabinet and table she came across with her buck.

She withdrew her bolas and took a right, hiding inside one murky closet. With one clear shot, Ruby was certain she could bind his wings to slow him down.
Edited by Ruby Nights, Tue Dec 31, 2013 7:52 pm.
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"What are you?" Was all the Night Trance was able to get out before the smokebomb went off in the room. He could already hear her making her way down the hall. He gritted his teeth immediately giving chase to her, crafty wench, she was almost more trouble than she was worth.

"You're wasting my time Ruby. You can't get away from me."

Slipping a few needles in between his lips he made his way down the hall on silent wings. She was surprisingly fast for an earth pony. Suddenly it was quiet and the black pegasus stopped in the middle of the room. Glancing about he couldn't tell which way she went.

"She knows this place intimately, advantage for her. Three minutes, twenty six seconds. Give it up girl and I won't have to brake out the nasty toys."
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She didn’t even have to peek outside to get an idea of where he was. His taunting made it awfully clear for her. Ruby had to admit he was good… though equally as much haughty. Still, perhaps being the predator in this situation gave him that right.

Listening very closely to his voice, she decided it was finally time to make her move. Ruby gave her bolas a swing as she lunged from out of the small closet, zooming across the hallway with not a moment’s waste as she passed Night Trance behind. She aimed her bolas at his wings and gave the binding tether a toss. If she could just slow him down, Ruby could be sure she’d make out of this.
Edited by Ruby Nights, Tue Dec 31, 2013 9:26 pm.
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The sound of movement from behind alerted him in time to catch something out of the corner of his eye. He cursed dropping himself immediately to the floor to have something painful clip his wing. Years of training had training had saved him from the bola but the pain in his wing would slow him down for awhile.

"Get back here Ruby!"

He spun with an angered bite to his tone and movements tossing the needles from his mouth. She was moving fast and he aimed the shots at her leg attempting to catch the fast moving thief.

"You are not getting away from me."
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Not a full binding… but close enough. A severe pain like that was more than enough of what Ruby needed to make it out of this. She’d known the layout of this house all too well and she knew the path to the staircase was not far away. With haste, she turned away—her eyes not even looking toward him as he made the threats. And then like lightning, Ruby felt a sharp needle piercing through her back leg.

Guh…!” Ruby hissed at the sharp pain, the hallucinogens making their way through her blood. If it had been her first time being exposed to them, she might have panicked. But she knew these hallucinogens took a while to take effect. The fact was, Night Trance was still slowed down and she could make it.

Refusing to let the needle stop her, Ruby pressed on, the injection hardly slowing her in her gallop on towards the staircase.
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Two minutes three seconds, she was cutting this close and it annoyed him. The drug should take effect soon enough but the pain in his wing slowed him down. Gritting his teeth he chased after the mare drawing out two throwing knives. How can she still be moving this fast?

"You know it's only a matter of time now that I stuck you. If you give up now things will be easier for you. Keep running and I am going to show just how deep the rabbit hole goes."

He moved to the stairs trying to close in on her but stumbled a little. His wing throwing his balance off. Night Trance cursed and tossed the two knives at the sprinting thief aiming towards her legs again. 'Got to slow her down, she's out pacing my.'
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