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Post by Turtlebeak on May 5, 2005 22:50:11 GMT -5
Turtlebeak strode into the castle, still cloaked. Not that it really mattered. Even if the mare could be seen, she wouldn't be recognized. Still, since she planned to explore off-limits areas, it was better safe than sorry. She trotted down the long hall, listening to her hoofsteps echo. After a few seconds of looking around, she snatched Tsunami out of her pocket.
"Alright then, Tsunami." She said in a low whisper. "Time to do some mapping. Remember what I tought you..." And Turtlebeak set the turtle down on the hard floor.
Tsunami looked around, his eyes seeming to take in and trap his surroundings. He began to move remarkably quickly, his intellegent eyes holding every detail of the halls. Down one hall, up another....
Turtlebeak allowed herself a grim smile. Everyone underestimated turtles. No one but her knew that a turtle, when trained, had a better memory than the best pony. Some people might call this cheating, using an animal. But Turtlebeak, when questioned on the subject, would only glare and reply- "If using your resources is cheating, then everyone cheats."
((More later, once I find out more of what the castle is like.))
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Post by Bella on May 7, 2005 11:26:14 GMT -5
(Well, she should probably assume that the treasure they are looking for is somewhere deep in the bowels of the castle. So she should be looking for staircases and such that lead down below. They probably wont be terribly obvious. And we are a day behind C03 now, so you might want to be quick, but not rushed  ) |
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Post by Turtlebeak on May 8, 2005 0:43:05 GMT -5
((Oops. Okay then, thanks, Posting!))
After letting Tsunami map the upper levels, Turtlebeak decided to see if there were any lower. Any treasure, contrary to all fairy tales, was not EVER in the highest room in the castle. It was always below. Approaching the main floor, she looked for staircases that led downwards, and saw none.
Turtlebeak ran her hooves along the walls, searching for a weak point. After a few minutes of searching, she gave an exasperated snort. Enough with this!
Heading over to a nearby tapastry on the main wall, she ripped it off and whipped out a small dagger. She stuck it deep into the wall and began to carve. She should have known that if this was seen, Ratskull would not be happy. She should have considered the concequences of exposing the mission. But, in her current state of frustration, she didn't. I'll just put the tapastry back on the wall- it'll cover the hole well enough! She thought angrily.
After carving the hole, she looked in. Sure enough, more in luck than anything else, a staircase was beyond the hole. Stepping in, Turlebeak noticed hinges on a door that she had just cut the big hole in, and a cable leading to a suit of armor.
"Of course." She grumbled, picking up Tsunami and starting down the stairs. "It's always the suit of armor."
((I have to go to bed now, but continued tomorrow, I swear.))
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Post by Turtlebeak on May 8, 2005 12:11:36 GMT -5
((Ok. Continuing....))
Turtlebeak placed the tapastry back on the wall and headed down the steep staircase. This has been used recently... Turtlebeak observed, noting the lack of dust. She reached into her pocket and again pulled out Tsunami. It was then that she remembered what the capitan had said.
"If ya find any secret tunnels, passages, hallways, anything - stay out. I don't need to loose valuable crewmembers to a rainbow-forsaken underground maze."
She looked at Tsunami and shrugged. No way would she get lost with him on hand. Turtlebeak increased her pace, curious to see what the "big treasure" they were getting was. The staircase twisted and turned, splitting at a number of points. It took many hours, but finally she saw a light. Her pace increased to a run. She emerged out of the tunnel, and gaped.
THIS was the big treasure? A LOCKET?!
Still, there was no doubting it. The locket was heavily guarded, sitting on a small pedistal in the middle of ten or so guards. Only because she was still cloaked was Turtlebeak unseen. Sitting back in the tunnel, staring at the locket on the pedistal, she fumed. That was IT?! Still boiling, she headed back to the ship.
((Cont. at Ratskulls ship.))
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