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OOC: http://kigerwolfrd.deviantart.com/art/H ... -281723351 :3

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"I feel safer already." Swamps smiled and waved a hoof at the filly, before trotting off to join a few earth ponies who appeared to be having trouble kicking a boulder out of the way.

From the air Frost agreed and looked around, there was a lot yet to do as they hardly had a dent in it. "Well considering we just started, it's not that bad." When the unicorns started levitating more rocks, Frost and the other pegasus ponies got back into position to aid pushing them out of the way. Pushing his second bolder out of the way, the pegasus pony couldn't help but wonder how many more trips this would take.

OOC: Skip to when they're finished?

And awesome!

OOC: Or we could have a rock threaten to flat them. Doesn't matter to me.

And thanks. Was hoping you'd like it.

OOC: Hmm...I've got an idea. And your welcome.

Sherlock panted lightly, the group having nearly finished clearing the path. It was hard work, but they'd all did their part to clear the way for everypony to pass. It felt good to do something like this for somepony else. It wasn't just helping each other because they had to, it was because they wanted to. That's what mattered.

Ladybug watched deligently from her perch, some nice Earth Ponies moving the cart when she was beginning to have trouble seeing. She was determined to help her friends no matter what, keep them safe. It was what her big sis would do. It's what any pony who cared about somepony else would do.

She paid close attention to everything around her. Her ears twitched as she heard a soft rumbling. It was hard to tell where it came from, but she paid close attention. She looked in the direction of the sound once she identified it. Sure enough, a small rock slide began to form, not nearly enough to reblock the path, but still very dangerous.

"Look out! Rockslide" she yelled, her shyness disappearing in the sight of her friends in danger.

Sherlock gasped, looking up and seeing it coming only thanks to her friend's warning. He and the other unicorns did their best job to catch the boudlers, but weren't powerful enough to do more than protect those around them.

Ladybug realized where many of the uncaught rocks were heading, right for Frost and Swamp. Something just...clicked in her mind. "Swamp! Run west three steps, then east two, then north five! Frost! Go south one flap, east four, then north nine! Hurry!" she said, she'd always had a good sense of direction, something just clicked to use it to protect them.

OOC: Supposed to be a showing of her natural talent of being basically a living compass and able to lead ponies out of harms way. Think she should earn her Cutie Mark here? I'm fine either way.

The sound of rumbling hadn't moved Swamps. He thought it just some ponies moving rocks. But at the sound of Ladybug's voice, he didn't even look, but moved at she directed. Large thundering hooves moving him swiftly out of harms way, he moved left, then right, and shot ahead right out of the threatening rock's paths. Gasping for air from slight panic and from his sudden burst of speed, he looked for Frost when as he stood safe and aside. He heard Ladybug warn his pegasus friend, for he was in danger too. Did he move in time?

Had Frost been under another boulder in the air moving it at the moment, he would've been fine. Unfortunately he and the other pegasus ponies were standing aside while the unicorns were regathering for the next batch. They were so close to done, and that made the situation even more troublesome when Ladybug had sounded the alarm. He didn't think that what Swamps had told her would actually be necessary but more of a way to not hurt the filly's feelings as she was to small to help, but was he ever mistaken and relieved that his friend had put her on look out. Shooting himself backwards he avoided one boulder, then two or three when he moved to the right, and another five or more when he bolted straight ahead. "FROST! YOU OKAY?!" Swamps had called to him. "YEA!" He replied back, even though he felt the brush of at least one boulder threaten his wingtips as he sped out of the way, leaving him winded from fear. Looking around, his ears twitching for the sound of a continuing rock-slide, he examined the damage and hoped they were out of danger now.

OOC: Good idea! Sounds great to me, but she's your character so I'll let you decide.

Sherlock and the other unicorns all strained under the weight of the boulders until one whose speciality was barrier spells got in position to cast one, allowing the rocks to be let go and slide harmlessly to the ground. Sherlock panted, but was grateful that little Ladybug had been there, who knows what would've happened if she hadn't been! "Is everypony alright?"

Ladybug had been yelling directions to everypony she saw, guiding them to safety until the rockslide ended. Before anypony could thank her, she ran over to Frost and Swamp. "Are you guys alright? I was so worried!" she exclaimed, not noticing a flash of light on her flank or the tingle accompanying it.

OOC: She earned it, I just thought it'd be fitting for Swamp to be the one to notice it.

Frost's eyes grew wide with surprise from the action of Ladybug's sudden gratitude. "You're welcome." He replied with a smile before flying off to assist the other unicorns and pegasi. As he started to help move a large bolder that a unfamiliar unicorn was moving, he listened in to Swamp's reply to Sherlock.


"Yup! Of course with her love for fun that's easy to remember. The others though, let's see if I can remember... well we know Fluttershy is kindness, Twilight's magic, that one's also easy... umm... Rainbow is loyalty, AJ's..." stuck on that one, he paused at moving a rock and thought hard for a moment when he suddenly remembered with a clop from a hoof and returned pushing the rock, "Honesty! ...oh but there's also Rarity... I can't remember that one at al-"

"Generosity!" Frost answered for him with a mighty last push as he moved the rock he was moving on the pile of other moved rocks off the road. He then turned to Sherlock, "I'd think you already knew that since you're writing that book about them?"