by Kestrel Sun Mar 03, 2013 4:55 am
Kestrel didn't even blink as his target jerked and fell. A clean shot. Painless, brutal, beautiful in its own way. The griffon had just about been ready to ask Cuppa to get over an help him when Bakewell started up.
Her tone set him on edge right from the start and as she began advancing towards him the red lights began flashing. With his armor where it was and his current physical condition The griffon knew he couldn't take any hits. So he did the only thing he knew to do.
He moved.
The instant she started walking towards him, he flared his wings and flexed his hind legs, pushing himself up and into the air; flapping his wings a few times as fast as he could to gain altitude.
Funny thing about Earth ponies. Despite all those strengths they had, how tough their hide was, and how hard their hooves hit....all it took was a few feet of distance upwards and they couldn't do a single. Fucking. Thing. Of course, he had foolishly given the mare her trophy from before and now she had the range to hit him.
A weapon like that would take a lot of practice however, and that was something Bake didn't have at the moment.
“Don’t you know how to do anything other than kill?” the mare below asked, and Kestrel was forced to think. Did he? Sure he knew how to survive on his own, how to push himself to the ends of the earth just to finish his job, how to craft things from the world around him and remain hidden and quite when it came time to hung. But when it got down to the end of it all, deep in the details, did he know anything more than death and war?
No. He didn't.
Kestrel, for all his knowledge, for all his power, for all his experience in this damned hellhole called Equestria...only knew one thing 'Fight, Adapt, Survive. No matter the cost.' He'd long ago given up on having anything else.
A growl raising in his throat Kestrel let the mare rage on, screaming insult after insult after him. He'd heard it all before, the words far to common to have major effect on him; thus they were for the most part ignored, only a few kept and used for fuel.
When she'd finally finished the predator in the sky narrowed his gaze and directly disobeyed the mares orders not to speak. His muscles were screaming at him for trying to fly again, the bullets in his chest moving that much deeper into the muscle. Still he knew if he landed he probably would end up on the other end of those hooves of Bake's. He didn't feel like putting up with that right now, he'd already been under twice today. Another trip to the void was not acceptable.
"I'm not here for me, pony. I don't give a damn about 'me'." Kes started glaring down at the mare with the fury of Sun itself. He wasted no time in continuing however, not letting the mare have a single chance to butt in.
"I'm here because there is a dying griffon in the back of a shanty town bar who needs medicine I can't afford. I'm here because maybe my actions could save a few from the horrors I went through in Fillydelphia." Kes continued tone never wavering, even for a second despite the image of his own dying father the words brought up.
"I'll admit I fucked up. The wounds you and the others sustained and the bullets in my chest are evidence enough that my emotions cloud my judgement. I am also aware that you are the one that saved the team, for that, I'm willing to give you one chance. ONE chance." The griffon readied himself, to dodge or to fire if need be as he finished his speech and moved to make his one and only deal.
"If you stand down now, I put the gun away, we move on. You fight, and I WILL put a bolt through you and leave your body for the birds." Kes finished his tone cold as ever. Maintaining his altitude and taking aim right at the mares chest Kes started to tighten his talon on the trigger; one twitch and Bake would be the next target, maybe even his next kill.
"Your choice pony."
(However many AP to take flight and get out of Bake's reach so as to avoid getting hit the first time. All remaining AP to dodging any other attacks.)
Last edited by Kestrel on Sun Mar 03, 2013 7:14 pm; edited 1 time in total