Skyward Episode 5: Investigation

Previously on Skyward

 

Amy drops a picture frame, startled. "No..."

Axel looking somewhat regretful, "Perhaps bringing you along was a bad idea."

Nolan gets knocked out by a flying Amy.

Sophie looks at the Ｊｕｄｇｅｍｅｎｔ　and　Ｓａｉｎｔ＇ｓ　Ｂｒｏ, narrowing her eyes before following Axel into town.

Brad at the helm of the Ｎｏｒｍａｎｄｉｅ, "AJ, set course for Ireland, we're going home."

 

[Opening]

 

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Brad is seen walking towards a door that reads 'Kitchen' and enters.

Norman is pouring himself some "juice". There are several empty cups behind him.

"This isn't like you, Norman. What's up?" He barely dodges a fork being thrown at his face. "Whoa man, calm down."

"I don't want to go back to that place," Norman says, clenching his teeth. "Too many memories."

"Yeah but..." Brad plucks the fork out of the wall and tosses it into the sink. "Don't you think it's time to move on? Rarit-"

"Don't say her name."

"But-"

"No!"

"I was ju-"

"Piss off, Brad." Norman elbows past Brad and leaves, slamming the door.

"Fuck."

 

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Twilight sighs and leans over her computer, "Are we there yet, Applejack?"

The blonde girl tilts back her hat and examines her controls. With a push of a button she brings up the map on the big screen. "Still about 2 hours off, sugarcube. Why ask?"

"I'm not sure, I just have this weird feeling that we have to hurry. Or something bad is going to happen."

Twilight crosses her arms and leans back in her chair. "And well..."

"That's strange even for you Twilight!" A pink mane of hair pops up right in front of Twilight's face.

"Gaaah!" Twilight falls off her chair and onto her back. "Pinkie!"

Pinkie Pie laughs and helps Twilight on to her feet. "You should have seen your face!" She pauses for a half second and her grin grows wider, "As a matter of fact, you can!" She points to the screen which is now displaying a picture of Twilight's terrified face.

"How in Faust's name..."Twilight shakes her head. "No, never mind."

Applejack merely rolls her eyes at the two's antics and turns back to her screen, mapping their coordinates carefully and scribbles in her notebook.

 

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She sees a familiar face in her dreams, but can't recall his name.

"----! Let's go back. It's dark," the little boy says.

DJ must have said something funny, he laughs and shakes his head. He takes her hand in his, politely kissing the knuckles.

"You -are- a princess. But even knights can get scared."

She pulls her hand back, feeling embarrassed.

DJ cannot hear what she says.

"Don't worry, ---! Let's go back! ---- and --- are waiting for us anyway." His smile seems brighter than the sun.

The dream fades into nothing.

 

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"An unused room?" Soren glances at Amy out of the corner of his eye and leans back against the well. "Heeeh, how interesting."

Amy nods and runs her fingers through Nolan's hair. "Even more interesting was one of the books. I kind of forgot to bring it with me though..." She sighs and pokes Nolan's cheek. "Figured I should wait til he wakes up before I go get it."

Soren laughs, "Knocked him out pretty good, didn't ya?"

She makes a face. "It wasn't my fault! I told you that I-!"

Nolan groans and shifts in Amy's lap, interrupting her. He sits up, holding his head. "Gaaah. Feels like there's a steam hammer pounding away in my head..."

Nolan stands up, "What hit me? Oh Amy, glad to see you're back."

He looks at Amy who cannot possibly get any more embarrassed. She stammers out, "Y-you too."

"Well, since this has been a total bust, we should head back to town, I'm starving." Soren says, already making his way back to the tunnel's entrance.

 

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"HALT CITIZEN!" A flying axe embeds itself against the wooden wall in front of an unlucky passerby.

"P-please don't kill me! Aaaaah!" the fellow stumbles back and falls on their ass.

"Axel! Don't you go throwing things!" Sophie appears before them and holds out her hand. "I'm terribly sorry, sir. My...partner...can get carried away sometimes."

"Stay away from me!"

"I ONLY NEED TO QUESTION YOU, CITIZEN!" Axel comes closer, his sunglasses glinting in the sunlight. Reaching into his vest he pulls out a photo. "HAVE YOU OR HAVE YOU NOT SEEN THESE LAW-BREAKERS?"

A close-up of the photo reveals a crudely drawn picture of Nolan and his crew.

"N-no! I swear on my dog's life!"

Axel leans in really close to the young man, "Are you sure? Lying to the LAW is a punishable offense!"

Sophie rolls her eyes and taps Axel's shoulder. "That's enough, he says he hasn't seen them." She glares at Axel.

"Are you siding with the enemy, lawyer?" He adjusts his glasses and stands up. "Have it your way then." He turns away. ripping the axe out of the wood and hoisting it over his shoulder.

The young man exhales a sigh of relief and slumps on the ground.

"Again, I do apologize, Mr... uhm... Will you tell me your name?" Sophie asks, giving the man a reassuring smile.

"Why do you need my name? I told you that I don't know anything!" his voice cracks. He crawls away as fast as he can and takes off running, leaving a bewildered Sophie behind.

"Uh...ok?"

 

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Axel sighs and leans against a wall for support. "It's not possible! No one has seen them, yet their ship is blatantly parked in their port!"

Sophie just shrugs and points at the pub. "We haven't checked there yet, Mr. Enforcer."

"It's Axel Jones, lawyer!"

"And it's Sophie! For the last time, I'm not a lawyer!" she slams her fist against the wall, then winces. "Ow!"

She cradles her fist but continues to glare at her partner. "Anyway, let's go ask there."

"After you, la-...Sophie." He gestures for her to go first and follows behind, the barest hint of a blush on his cheeks.

Voice Over: THE LAW IS MY ONLY LOVE! YE OF IMPURE THOUGHTS, STOP IT!

 

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Norman is in a room alone, holding a book in his hands.

"Oh Rarity..."

He hugs the book close to his heart and then sets it on a table.

He leaves the room, and the screen focuses on the book before fading to black.

 

[Credits]