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The Master's Legendary Quest - 3

By Trixiefap
Created: 2022-06-29 02:20:02
Expiry: Never
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  1. >Taking this book into your hands, you beckon Ponk and call attention to the group.
  2. “Hey, Pinkie found something good!”
  3. >You meet them halfway at the large crescent table in the center of the hall, and open it back up to the page where the information lay.
  4. “See, it talks about a creature that takes magic from powerful sources, from greatest to least. It fits the bill of the shadow that’s stalking us, especially since it went after Celestia and Luna first…”
  5. >Twilight subconsciously pushes you out of the way, reading every last word for herself with a growing uneasiness upon her countenance.
  6. >”Oh no..”
  7. >The entire group got a bit worried at Twi’s reaction, Berry finally breaking the silence after a long period of suspense.
  8. >”Well, what is it!?”
  9. >She looks up at her.
  10. >”If this legend is talking about the shadow, well, It’s going from the most powerful sources of magic, right? Who’s next down that list?”
  11. >Everyone looked around at each other, either unsure or unwilling to say.
  12. >”…Princess Cadance.”
  13. “Cadance?”
  14. >”She’s the Princess of Love, presiding over the Crystal Empire up north. We have to get there before this shadow does!”
  15. >Another round of worried looks makes you go ahead with the idea.
  16. “Alright, we’ll make it our next stop then. Wait… We need this stuff here in the Everfree Forest, mainly herbs for Zecora, and for that fire enchantment we could really use.”
  17. >”That’s right…”
  18. >Redheart steps into the conversation at this point.
  19. >”Then maybe it would be best if we split up? We could cover more ground that way, right?”
  20. >Twi nods.
  21. >”I could go with my friends, and Anon and you guys could stay and help her out, and come to the Empire later. I suppose you two will be staying?”
  22. >She referred to Applejack and Pinkie Pie, who both nodded, staying at your side.
  23. >”Ah’m making darn sure Anon here doesn’t get too scratched up by the things in this here forest. Gotta train’im right or he won’t last one cotton-pickin’ second.”
  24. >Pinkie nodded at least twenty times to that statement.
  25. >”I’m with Applejack on this one! I mean, did you SEE what she did to him earlier?”
  26. >You give a scowl.
  27. “Hey, I got her pretty good, too!”
  28. >Your remark goes mostly ignored.
  29. >Fucking ponies.
  30. >In any case, you close the book and put it into your inventory.
  31. “Well, I guess we’ll see you guys at the Crystal Empire, then. Uuh, how do we get there?”
  32. >”AJ and Pinkie can tell you on the way. I’ll be sure you get free passage up there, so don’t worry about train tickets.”
  33. “Okay. See you guys!”
  34. >”Bye!”
  35. >Twilight and her friends began to leave…
  36. >Wait a minute.
  37. “Hey Twilight, I had an idea about this shadow thing. I think it might actually be a demon, considering its qualities, and I was wondering what their weaknesses were here? Back in my world, some demons had religious symbolism and in some cases, silver as their weakness.”
  38. >She gives it a bit of thought, rubbing her chin like a detective.
  39. >”Demons exist here, but they’re very sparse, usually locked up in Tartarus. I can’t think of any weaknesses they would have, they are very tough, strong creatures. I don’t know what religion is, but silver could work. We should make a note to get some soon.”
  40. “Sounds like a plan.”
  41.  
  42. “Oh, one more question.”
  43. >She looks back at you, giving you the ‘go-ahead’ smile.
  44. “I was thinking about the fact that my world has no magic whatsoever… When I remembered the time I went through that dark magic to save Spike, and was rather unharmed, I got the radical notion that because of the lack of magic there, that humans, including me, might just be immune. Is there a way to check that?”
  45. >”Uuh, well, yes. I could probably try to transfigure your physical form? I’ll change you right back if it doesn’t work. Are you okay with that?”
  46. “Sure, anything that’ll work.”
  47. >Twilight nods, and her horn begins to create a magical shimmering aura around you, blanketing across your skin.
  48. >It then shoots a magical laser at your form, hitting you square in the chest…
  49. >Your vision goes black, losing all senses except taste and smell.
  50. >You taste orange, and it was ripe.
  51. >Your entire world was orange, and you must scream.
  52. >All of a sudden, you felt yourself vibrating quicker than your mother’s old dildo, and you pop back into existence, your eyes adjusting to the light.
  53. >You also heard Berry and Rainbow laughing their asses off.
  54. >”Wait, w-what? I thought I casted that spell right, why did you change back so quickly?…”
  55. >Twilight breaths through her nose, a look of determination on her face.
  56. >”Let me try it again.”
  57. “No no no noWAIT--”
  58. >SHIT!
  59. >AAGH, ORANGE!
  60. >You pop back within seconds, and you instantly hold up your hands.
  61. “Stop that, you fucking-!”
  62. >You cut yourself off; best not to dig any more holes.
  63. >Berry and Dash were joined by Pinkie in their rolling, side-busting antics.
  64. >”Okay, sorry, I was just being sure. You may not be immune, but you’re definitely nigh-invulnerable. It’s very interesting…”
  65. [You have revealed your high magic defense, and your unnatural ability to immunize from certain magic effects.]
  66.  
  67. >”It might be very useful in the near future. Stay alive, okay?”
  68. >Well, shit, looks like she didn’t care about you that much.
  69. >”And not just because of that. We could use a guy like you here in Equestria, somepony so helpful, even if a bit eccentric.”
  70. >Oh…
  71. >She gives you another smile and trots off to join her friends as they depart, you and your party waving goodbye.
  72. >”BYE GUYS! I’LL TOTALLY THROW A PARTY FOR US WHEN WE GET BACK TOGETHER!”
  73. >”See ya’ll later, ya hear?”
  74. >”Goodbye everypony! Check into the hospital for me!”
  75. >”Get a drink for me!”
  76. >”Good luck on your travels Twilight, and we trust you to make things right.”
  77. “Stay safe!”
  78.  
  79. [Twilight, Rarity, Rainbow Dash, and Fluttershy left the group.]
  80.  
  81. “Hey guys, while you were all searching, did you find any sort of traps or hidden doors, mechanisms like that?”
  82. >The majority of them shook their head, but Zecora spoke up.
  83. >”Indeed, I found something that might be of your interest. If I recall, it was some sort of chest.”
  84. “Thought you weren’t rhyming anymore?”
  85. >She looks back at you for a second, then gives you a derivative snort.
  86. >”T’was but a coincidence.”
  87. >Hue.
  88. >You follow her with the rest of the party trailing behind you, leading the party to a dark room only dimly lit by shitty torches.
  89. >Seriously, what the fuck, fire was supposed to be bright, right?
  90. >”It is here.”
  91. >You take a look at the chest that she had previously mentioned, seeing brilliant midnight blue and alabaster decorations.
  92. >It was already open, so you didn’t have to worry about anything that might kill you, like booby-trapped treasure chests.
  93. >You inspect it thoroughly just to be sure it was empty, but you found something inside.
  94. >Picking it up, you dust it off and reveal a gleaming white coin, with a portrait of Celestia on it.
  95. “Whoa, what’s this?”
  96. >Redheart comes up next to you and looks closely at it.
  97. >”I think it’s a Quartia! Princess Celestia stopped making these a while ago, but she said we could still use them if we had them.”
  98. “How much is it?”
  99. >”It’s equivalent to 25 bits. Luna’s coin is a 10, Cadance is 5, and a normal bit is just 1.”
  100. “Good to know…”
  101.  
  102. [25 bits added to bit pouch.]
  103.  
  104. >You check the mechanisms that created the lock inside of the chest, and you take it out with some careful precision.
  105. [AQCUIRED SMALL MECHANISM FOR QUEST: FIREPOWER!]
  106.  
  107. >You and your party make your way back to the entrance of the castle, seeing the slowly dipping sun in the sky. You still had plenty of time left, but it was definitely past noon.
  108. >Twilight and her friends were long gone, as you expected.
  109. >This shadow monster thingamajig was going to be-- Okay, you know what?
  110. “So uuh… I was thinking. We need to give a proper name to this shadow so it’s not so awkward talking about it.
  111. >Berry rolls her eyes.
  112. >”Yes, let’s name the guy that tore apart Ponyville and destroyed hundreds of lives. Before you know it, you’ll be giving him belly rubs.”
  113. “Hey, I’m serious okay? … How about Bane?”
  114. >Redheart raises an eyebrow at this suggestion.
  115. >”Bane? Why?”
  116. “…Because reasons.”
  117. >”What reasons?”
  118. “Good reasons.”
  119. >”…What reasons?”
  120. “Good reasons.”
  121. >”…”
  122. >The group stares at you in bewildered silence.
  123. “I’ll take that as a yes.”
  124. >Berry looks at you as if you are an idiot.
  125. >”Somepony tell me why we’re sticking with this guy again?”
  126. >Pinkie cuts in.
  127. >”I like it!”
  128. >AJ glares at her.
  129. >”Of course you’d like it! If Ah ever saw anypony that would be yerr human clone, it’s this feller right here.”
  130. >You decide to take that as a compliment.
  131. >Finally, your party walks out back into the Everfree, the castle’s library thankfully having given you a bit of progress.
  132. >There is still one more loose end to tie up, however…
  133. “Hey, Pinkie?”
  134. >”Hi Nonny!”
  135. “Hi, uh, have you ever seen Fluttershy… Talking with any masked strangers, by chance?”
  136. >”Oh, not recently but there was this one time where she and I and Twilight all dressed up as a supermare called Mare-Do-Well when we tried to teach Rainbow Dash a lesson because she was having problems with her ego and it was really fun but I guess that would count as Fluttershy wearing a mask and not meeting anyone masked but…”
  137. >Holy shit, you just opened up a typhoon that would never quell.
  138. >You tone her out as you look around the forest.
  139. >You still had many things you needed to pick up before you headed to the Crystal Empire, but you could do anything at this point.
  140. >Which should you do first?
  141.  
  142. A: [Work on Sexy Shopping List]
  143. B: [Work on Zecora’s Fire Enchantment List]
  144. C: [Work on Firepower quest]
  145. D: [Go to the Crystal Empire now]
  146. E: [Other]
  147. >A, B, C, D, or E?
  148. [B Selected]
  149.  
  150. >You feel content with your sexual drive at the moment. Getting poon from Red was always a lot better than fapping, after all.
  151. >You think the best course of action at this point would be to find the necessary herbs and materials for that fire enchantment.
  152. >The silver suggestion was just that, nothing more than a suggestion. You highly doubt it would’ve worked, and having a spear of fire would probably be your best defense right now.
  153. >Besides maybe that firearm, but it was going to be a while before you were able to find something like that. You’d probably have to make it yourself, despite the fact you had no knowledge of engineering.
  154. >Maybe it’d work itself out somehow, you seem to be having decent luck.
  155. “Alright, I think since we’re here and we’ve been dragging her around everywhere, we should get Zecora’s herbs first. What was it, weeds and embers?”
  156. >”Three wisp’s weeds, an ounce of mortified ember, and a manticore’s paw.”
  157. “From where we are, where’s the closest one?”
  158. >”Any of these trees around us may harbor the wisps, but we must search their leaves. They look like blades of grass, but blue, and three in number.”
  159. “Alright. Is there a Manticore nearby?”
  160. >”Unfortunately, we traveled away from them to get to this castle, so we will have to backtrack across the forest to find them, requiring much time. As for the embers, there is a geyser field in the Rumbling Rock Ridge with a dormant volcano. We can find the embers near the lava streams.”
  161. “That sounds dangerous, damn.”
  162. >Zecora just smiles at you.
  163. >”A small price to pay, to keep the shadow at bay.”
  164. “…I’ll let you not saying Bane slide because you rhymed.”
  165. >Which of the ingredients should you seek first?
  166.  
  167. >WISP WEEDS
  168.  
  169.  
  170. “Since it’s right here, let’s start looking for those wisp weeds around here, but go in the direction of that volcano. We can circle around to the manticore last and end at your hut, hopefully before sundown.”
  171. >AJ rims her hat and adjusts it for the sunlight.
  172. >”Sounds like a plan to me, let’s get movin’.”
  173. >The party begins to thin out over the trail, beginning to search various Everfree trees for the elusive wisp weeds.
  174. “Oh, Zecora? While we’re at it, think we should look for those herbs for those sleeping darts?”
  175. >”I do not see why not. I will be looking for those myself, but if you happen to find them, please alert me.”
  176. “Will do.”
  177.  
  178. >A few minutes later, Berry waves down the crew.
  179. >”HEY! I think I got something!”
  180. >You quickly run over and move to her location, looking at what she found.
  181. >It looked like three blue grass leaves, just like she said, but something was rustling the leaves it was hanging from.
  182. >Do you want to take the weeds? Y/N
  183.  
  184. >You had your hand raised and ready to take the weeds, but you had a sudden thought.
  185. >That rustling just rubbed you the wrong way, didn’t want to touch that shit, did you?
  186. “Hey, Zecora! Over here!”
  187. >She gives you a once-over, then makes her way down after putting some exotic-colored herb into her pack.
  188. >”What have you found?”
  189. >She inspects the bush that Berry found, being very careful as to not disturb the bush.
  190. >”There is a feral creature in this bush. Be thankful that you called me before tampering with such a thing.”
  191. >She removes her blowdart from her pack, and sets up a poison dart within the chamber, ready to fire at a moment’s notice.
  192. >She slowly parts the foliage away with her forehooves, instincts running her entire body with her eyes darting back and forth through the darkness of the canopic shelter…
  193. >A rabid weasel suddenly jumps out at her, and there was a blowing sound, a dart stuck through the falling animal’s eyes.
  194. >It hits the ground with a thud, beginning to twitch from the poison. Or the rabies.
  195. “Wow, shit.”
  196. >”It is best to be weary in a forest so dreary.”
  197. “Okay, are you like, fucking with me now?”
  198. >She keeps searching without giving you an answer.
  199. >Alrighty, well, you snatch the wisp weed and you go on your way.
  200.  
  201. [ACQUIRED 1 WISP’S WEED FOR ZECORA’S FIRE ENCHANTMENT LIST]
  202.  
  203. >Do you want to keep searching? Y/N
  204.  
  205.  
  206.  
  207.  
  208. “Hey Zecora?”
  209. >She stops mid-step and looks back at you with an inquiring expression.
  210. “I know we’re supposed to split up and search for this stuff, but is there any chance you could teach me about some of these herbs so I can identify them on my own later?”
  211. >She smiles as she looks to her left, and then begins to inspect another oak tree.
  212. >”It would require a great deal of time to teach them all to you, my friend, and if I am not mistaken about your current objectives, you have sparse time to work with. I can show you the signs of the herbs we are looking for right now, if you’d wish.”
  213. “Okay, that’d be very kind of you.”
  214. >”Then come along, for I’ve found what you seek.”
  215. >You march up to her far along as the rest of the party keeps searching the other trees, and she diverts your attention to two more wisp’s weeds hanging from a heavy oak branch.
  216. >She tells you about the different species of weeds. Her lecture goes in depth about what to look for: Color, shape, smells, stuff like that. After it is over, you feel like you know more about weeds in general.
  217.  
  218. [Basic knowledge of Everfree weeds acquired.]
  219.  
  220. >As she finishes the quick lecture, you nod and begin to pull off the weeds from the oak leaves, but as you did so, you heard a low growl behind you.
  221. >… Oh, oh that didn’t sound good.
  222. >You and Zecora slowly turned around, and there was a bigass crocodile baring its teeth at you.
  223. >The rest of the party was too far away to call!
  224. [ACQUIRED 2 WISP’S WEED FOR QUEST: ZECORA’S FIRE ENCHANTMENT LIST! 3/3]
  225.  
  226. [BATTLE START] [ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NF4mWRA3CTA ][ADMIN NOTE: TITLE – Undertale Enemy Approaching Theme]
  227.  
  228. >ANONYMOUS
  229. [HP: 105/105]
  230. Inventory: Medical Pamphlet (First Aid 101/Procreation), Medical Book (Diseases), Phone, Wallet, Bit pouch (31 bits), Full roll of duct tape, First aid kit (2), Lube, Rope, Sir Ducksalot, Book about Dark Magic (Including potential info about the shadow), Small mechanism
  231. Abilities: Basic hand to hand combat, Beginner medical use, Ogre Dance, Quack, Basic spear combat, High Magical Defense, basic knowledge of Everfree weeds
  232. Equipped: T-shirt, Jeans/underwear, Tennis shoes, Spear
  233.  
  234. >ZECORA
  235. [HP: 150/150]
  236. Abilities: Brew Potion, Splash toss, Shoot dart
  237. Inventory: Healing potion (2), Iron Hide Brew (1), Potion-making kit, Blowdart w/ poison darts (2)
  238. Equipped: Forehoof bracelets, Earrings, Neck bracelets
  239.  
  240. >Crocodile [HP: 200/200] [abilities: Bite, Swipe, Thrash]
  241.  
  242. [AWAITING BATTLE COMMANDS]
  243.  
  244.  
  245. [ANONYMOUS]
  246. >Attack Crocodile with basic spear combat
  247. >5<
  248. Crocodile: [HP: 195/200]
  249. [ZECORA]
  250. >Basic attack
  251. >4<
  252. Crocodile: [HP:191/200]
  253. [AWAITING ENEMY ATTACK
  254. >Crocodile attacks Zecora with Bite!
  255. >6<
  256. Zecora: [HP: 144/150]
  257. Anon: [HP: 105/105]
  258. [AWAITING BATTLE COMMANDS]
  259.  
  260.  
  261. [ANONYMOUS]
  262. >Attack with Basic spear combat
  263. >8<
  264. Crocodile: [HP: 183/200]
  265. [ZECORA]
  266. >Basic attack
  267. >0<
  268. Crocodile: [HP: 183/200]
  269. [AWAITING ENEMY ATTACK…]
  270. >Crocodile attacks Anonymous with Bite!
  271. >7<
  272.  
  273. Anonymous: [HP: 98/105]
  274. Zecora: [HP: 144/150]
  275.  
  276. [AWAITING BATTLE COMMANDS]
  277.  
  278.  
  279. Commands:
  280. >Help - Shows command list
  281. >Inventory - Shows inventory
  282. >Speak - Speak to x
  283. >Look - Look around the current room/setting
  284. >Go - Go to x (Direction/item/person etc.)
  285. >Search - Search for x
  286. >Grab - Grab x and add it to inventory
  287. >Use - Use x from inventory or environment
  288. >Attack - Attack x
  289. >Equip - Equip x to you or others
  290. >Status - Shows status of Anon and other party members
  291. >Inspect - Inspects x, adds additional information
  292. >Check/Add to Quest Log - Checks or adds something to your quest log
  293. >Other - Custom command for extra freedom, case by case basis if accepted
  294.  
  295.  
  296. [ANONYMOUS]
  297. >Attack with Basic spear combat
  298. >1<
  299. Crocodile: [HP: 182/200]
  300. [ZECORA]
  301. >Basic Attack
  302. >0<
  303. Crocodile: [HP: 182/200]
  304. [AWAITING ENEMY ATTACK…]
  305.  
  306.  
  307. >Crocodile attacks Zecora with Swipe!
  308. >7<+1 = >8<
  309. Anonymous: [HP: 98/105]
  310. Zecora: [HP: 136/150]
  311. [AWAITING BATTLE COMMANDS]
  312.  
  313. [ANONYMOUS]
  314. >Attack with Basic spear combat
  315. >4<
  316. Crocodile: [HP: 178/200]
  317. [ZECORA]
  318. >Basic attack
  319. >9<
  320. Crocodile: [HP: 171/200]
  321. [AWAITING ENEMY ATTACK…]
  322.  
  323.  
  324. >Crocodile attacks Anonymous with Swipe!
  325. >3< (x2 doubles) +1 = >7<
  326. Anonymous: [HP: 91/105]
  327. Zecora: [HP: 136/150]
  328. [AWAITING BATTLE COMMANDS]
  329.  
  330.  
  331. [ANONYMOUS]
  332. >Attack with Ogre Dance!
  333. >2< You attempt to dance the dance of your people, but all it does is serve to make the croc angrier.
  334. Crocodile: [HP: 171/200]
  335. [ZECORA] “Please refrain from your usual antics and fight, Anonymous!”
  336. >Basic attack
  337. >0<
  338. Crocodile: [HP: 171/200]
  339. [AWAITING ENEMY ATTACK…]
  340.  
  341.  
  342. >Crocodile attacks Anonymous with THRASH!
  343. >8< x2 multiplier = >16<
  344. Anonymous: [HP: 75/105]
  345. Zecora: [HP: 136/150]
  346. [AWAITING BATTLE COMMANDS]
  347.  
  348.  
  349. [ANONYMOUS]
  350. >Attack with Basic spear combat
  351. >4< (x2 doubles) = >8<
  352. Crocodile: [HP: 163/200]
  353. [ZECORA]
  354. >Attacks with basic attack!
  355. >5<
  356. Crocodile: [HP: 158/200]
  357. [AWAITING ENEMY ATTACK…]
  358.  
  359. >Crocodile attacks Zecora with Swipe!
  360. >6< (+1) = >7<
  361. Anon: [HP: 75/105]
  362. Zecora: [HP: 129/150]
  363. [ANONYMOUS HAS UPGRADED TO MODERATE SPEAR COMBAT! (+5 to attack)]
  364. [AWAITING BATTLE COMMANDS]
  365.  
  366.  
  367. [ANONYMOUS]
  368. >Attack with Moderate spear combat
  369. >6< (+5) = >11<
  370. Crocodile: [HP: 147/200]
  371. [ZECORA]
  372. >Attack with Poison Dart (1)
  373. >4< (+5) = >9<
  374. Crocodile: [HP: 135/200 (Poisoned)]
  375. [AWAITING ENEMY ATTACK…]
  376.  
  377.  
  378. >Crocodile attacks Zecora with Swipe!
  379. >7< (+1) = >8<
  380. Anon: [HP: 75/105]
  381. Zecora: [HP: 121/150]
  382. [AWAITING BATTLE COMMANDS]
  383.  
  384.  
  385. [ANONYMOUS]
  386. >Attack with Moderate spear combat
  387. >3< (+5) (x2 doubles) = >16<
  388. Crocodile: [HP: 119/200]
  389. [ZECORA]
  390. >Zecora begins to brew a potion specific for this battle…
  391. >Lose 1 Turn<
  392. [AWAITING ENEMY ATTACK…]
  393.  
  394.  
  395. >Crocodile attacks Anonymous with Bite.
  396. >3< (x2 doubles) = >6<
  397. Anon: [HP: 69/105]
  398. Zecora: [HP: 121/150]
  399. [REDHEART AND BERRY REJOINED THE PARTY!]
  400. >”We couldn’t find you anywhere since we split up, sorry!”
  401. Redheart: [HP: 130/130]
  402. Berry Punch: [HP: 205/205]
  403. [AWAITING BATTLE COMMANDS]
  404. (Including the newly joined members)
  405.  
  406. (Status for Red/Berry)
  407. >REDHEART
  408. HP: 130/130
  409. Abilities: Expert use of medical supplies
  410. Inventory: First Aid Kit (4), Knife
  411. Equipped: Royal Guard Medic-issued armor, Spear
  412. >BERRY PUNCH
  413. HP: 205/205
  414. Abilities: Throw beer bottle, Drunk Dragon (1.2x multiplier, 2x against wood), Fisticuffs (Basic melee attack)
  415. Inventory: Flask, 12 bits, Box of matches (9)
  416. Equipped: Forehoof Horseshoes, Royal Guard armor
  417. [ANONYMOUS]1
  418. >Attack with Moderate spear attack
  419. >3< (+5) = >8<
  420. Crocodile: [HP: 111/200 (Poisoned)]
  421. [ZECORA]2
  422. >She finishes quickbrewing a potion, creating [Haze Potion]!
  423. >The potion splashes over the croc, bugging out his eyes and dizzying his movements!
  424. Crocodile: [HP: 111/200 (Poisoned, Confused)]
  425. [REDHEART]3
  426. >Attack with Spear combat
  427. >4<
  428. Crocodile: [HP: 107/200 (Poisoned, Confused)]
  429. [BERRY PUNCH]4
  430. >Attacks with Fisticuffs (Basic attack)
  431. >0< (+5) = >5<
  432. Crocodile: [HP: 102/200 (Poisoned, Confused)]
  433. -5 Poison damage
  434. Crocodile: [HP: 97/200 (Poisoned, Confused)]
  435. [AWAITING ENEMY ATTACK…]
  436.  
  437.  
  438. >Crocodile attacks Berry with Bite.
  439. >1< (2 armor) = >0<
  440. Berry: [HP: 205/205]
  441. Red: [HP: 130/130]
  442. Anon: [HP: 69/105]
  443. Zecora: [HP: 121/150]
  444. [AWAITING BATTLE COMMANDS]
  445.  
  446.  
  447. [ANONYMOUS]
  448. >Attacks with Moderate spear combat
  449. >4< (+5) = >9<
  450. Crocodile: [HP: 88/200 (Poisoned, Confused)]
  451. [ZECORA]
  452. >Attacks with Basic attack
  453. >8<
  454. Crocodile: [HP: 80/200 (Poisoned, Confused)]
  455. [REDHEART]
  456. >Attacks with Basic spear combat
  457. >0<
  458. Crocodile: [HP: 80/200 (Poisoned, Confused)]
  459. [BERRY PUNCH]
  460. >Attacks with Fisticuffs
  461. >9< (+5) = >14<
  462. Crocodile: [HP: 66/200 (Poisoned, Confused)]
  463. -5 Poison damage
  464. Crocodile: [HP: 61/200 (Poisoned, Confused)]
  465. [AWAITING ENEMY ATTACK…]
  466. >Crocodile is too dazed to attack!
  467. Berry: [HP: 205/205]
  468. Red: [HP: 130/130]
  469. Anon: [HP: 69/105]
  470. Zecora: [HP: 121/150]
  471. [AWAITING BATTLE COMMANDS]
  472. [ANONYMOUS]
  473. >Attacks with Moderate spear combat
  474. >9< (+5) (x2 doubles) = >28<
  475. Crocodile: [HP: 38/200 (Poisoned, Confused)]
  476. [ZECORA]
  477. >Attacks with Basic Attack
  478. >8<
  479. Crocodile: [HP: 30/200 (Poisoned, Confused)]
  480. [REDHEART]
  481. >Attacks with Basic spear combat
  482. >2< (x2 doubles) = >4<
  483. Crocodile: [HP: 26/200 (Poisoned, Confused)]
  484. [BERRY PUNCH]
  485. >Attacks with Fisticuffs
  486. >7< (+5) = >13<
  487. Crocodile: [HP: 13/200 (Poisoned, Confused)]
  488. -5 Poison damage
  489. Crocodile: [HP: 8/200 (Poisoned)]
  490. [ENEMY IS NO LONGER CONFUSED!]
  491. [AWAITING ENEMY ATTACK…]
  492.  
  493. >Crocodile attacks Redheart with Swipe!
  494. >0< (+1) (2 armor) = >0<
  495. Berry: [HP: 205/205]
  496. Red: [HP: 130/130]
  497. Anon: [HP: 69/105]
  498. Zecora: [HP: 121/150]
  499. [AWAITING BATTLE COMMANDS]
  500.  
  501. [ANONYMOUS]
  502. >9 (-5 no weapon) = >4<…
  503.  
  504. [BATTLE END]
  505.  
  506. >You put away your spear and deliver the final strike, trying to knock the crocodile out with a well-placed bonk to the head.
  507. >The croc tried to fight back, but the bloody injuries it suffered make the strike too much to bear, and it fell to the ground with a thud, the only indicator that it was alive being the small, rapid breaths it was taking.
  508. “Okay… Everyone alright?”
  509. >Zecora dusts herself off, looking a bit roughed up but otherwise fine.
  510. >”I am fine, but you look like you need some attention, my friend.”
  511. >You felt pretty shitty, you had to admit.
  512. >You look at the knocked out crocodile as the party rests from the battle, trying not to be a pussy by crying at your wounds.
  513. >What do you do?
  514.  
  515.  
  516. “Red, can you help me out with patching us up real quick?”
  517. >”Sure, hon.”
  518.  
  519. [2 medical kits used, 1 from Anon, 1 from Redheart]
  520. [Party restored to full health!]
  521.  
  522. “Can we patch up the croc, too?”
  523. >The entire party looks at you like you had just snorted cocaine.
  524. >Berry certainly became vocal.
  525. >”Are you serious right now? Look at what that thing did to you guys! You want to patch it up? Just leave it like it is, it’s lucky we didn’t kill the pest!”
  526. >Redheart and Zecora both nod, needing not say anymore.
  527.  
  528. Do you wish to proceed with healing the Crocodile? Y/N
  529.  
  530.  
  531. “…Well, I can’t just stand by and leave it like this. We probably just wandered into the poor thing’s home.”
  532. >You had a thought.
  533. >You still wanted to help the fellow, but you just realized you might’ve gotten your head bitten off if you didn’t think ahead.
  534. >You remove the duct tape from your bag, and you do a few careful swipes around the croc’s muzzle, making sure it was nice and tight.
  535. >You take out your last medkit and begin to patch it up, giving it a rub and soothing words as you did so.
  536. “It’s alright, baby, you’ll be fine…”
  537. [Healed Crocodile. HP: 105/200]
  538.  
  539. >The crocodile instantly tries to snap at you despite the kind words, but it can’t seem to open those pearly whites.
  540. >You had made sure it couldn’t hit or swipe you with anything else either.
  541. >The party looks at you, very concerned for your well being.
  542. >Well, besides Berry, who was tired of your nobility and was busy drinking.
  543. >While you were trying to think about what to do, you saw an orange and pink group in the distance coming back to you, presumably AJ and Ponk.
  544. >What do you do? If you release the crocodile now, it’s probably going to fuck you up.
  545.  
  546.  
  547. “Zecora, do you have any sort of sticky substance we could put on some leaves to cover the Croc’s eyes with?”
  548. >She starts looking through her pack, and when she finds what she’s looking for, she takes a couple leaves off a nearby bush.
  549. >”You should not be going through this trouble, Anonymous. We should have ended its life instead of you making such a fuss.”
  550. >Nevertheless, she hands you the sticky leaves, which you use to cover its eyes, when AJ and Pinkie finally come back and rejoin the party.
  551. >”What in tarnation happened to you and Zecora, Anon? …And why are you manhandling a patchy cragidile?”
  552. “I couldn’t just kill it!”
  553. >Slowly but surely, the Croc-- Cragidile seemed to calm down over time, thankfully aided by your knowledge gained by Fluttershy earlier.
  554. >Pinkie was looking at you like you just did an amazing rock ballad as you stand up with a receding, patchy reptile.
  555. >”Wowie zowie, Anon… You were just like Flutters when you did that, that was so cool!”
  556. >Redheart actually agreed with Pinkie for once.
  557. >”I must say, Anon, the way you handled that croc was… impressive.”
  558. >She gave you a genuinely love-filled smile, along with her eyes shimmering.
  559. >It was nice…
  560. “Alright, now that that’s over, we’re pretty close to the Dragon’s mountain or whatever, and we got all the weeds we need.”
  561. >Zecora begins leading the way without need for any go-aheads.
  562. >”We must be fast, for Celestia’s sun and Luna’s moon will soon pass.”
  563. >The party begins to follow Zecora.
  564. >What would you like to do?
  565.  
  566.  
  567. “By the way Zecora, did you manage to find any herbs for that sleeping dart recipe?”
  568. >She shakes her head after a moment.
  569. >”I’m afraid in the moment of training you and the battle, I had forgotten. We are out of time to do so at the moment, but if we find the embers quickly, perhaps I can scavenge the necessary ingredients on the way to the Manticore.”
  570. “Alright, that sounds fair.”
  571. >You subtly urge the party to make haste so you could have some extra time to do what you needed to do.
  572.  
  573. >The party eventually makes it to the edge of the forest, finding a huge ridge filled with nothing but dust and rocks.
  574. >At the left end of the ridge is a large cavern with something illuminating the end.
  575. >On the right end is your objective, Dragon’s Mountain.
  576. >Your party began to naturally lean to the right, ready to make the journey.
  577. >Do you go left or right?
  578.  
  579. “…What is that?”
  580. >Everypony looks where you were looking, taking a moment to find it.
  581. >Nopony even knows what it is, not even Zecora.
  582. >”I have been out here many times, but never have I seen such a cave before. … No matter, we must make our way to the mountain.”
  583. “I really want to check it out, though.”
  584. >Redheart looks at you intensely.
  585. >“We have more pressing matters, Anonymous. You know I wouldn’t leave you, but we really need to get to that mountain.”
  586. >That meant that if you went, the party would continue on without you, but Redheart would stay.
  587. >There would be no guarantee you’d be able to catch up to them because of the large range of the ridge.
  588. >Do you wish to venture to the cavern with Redheart? Y/N
  589.  
  590.  
  591. “I really need to see what’s down there. I feel like it could be really important, maybe even to what’s been happening with Bane.”
  592. >Redheart facehoofs.
  593. >”You’re still gonna call it that, huh? …Alright.”
  594. “Hey, how about this, guys? We’ll take an hour to do what we need to do, then meet right back here when the hour’s up. If someone isn’t here at that time, then something probably happened to them.”
  595. >The party looks at each other in concern but agreement, AJ speaking for them.
  596. >”Alright Anon, we’ll go get that ember, and you can check out the uuh, cave. If it means that much to ya, then darned if we’re gonna stop ya. One hour now, ya hear?”
  597. >Pinkie nods, and dashes to you, hugging your legs very tightly.
  598. >”You better be okay Nonny! You too Red, don’t do anything a dummyhead would do! … Kay?.. Bye!”
  599. >You wave as the rest of the party starts down the right path.
  600.  
  601. [Zecora, Pinkie Pie, Applejack, and Berry Punch leave for the mountain.]
  602.  
  603. >Red stands with you, giving you a little rub on your waist.
  604. >”Well, I hope you know what you’re doing, Anon. I trust you.”
  605. “Thanks, babe. .. Oh, could I get one more medkit?”
  606. >”Yeah, sure!”
  607.  
  608. [Obtained 1 medkit from Redheart.]
  609.  
  610. >You and Red are alone once again, beginning down the left path and descending into the ridge, the temperature seeming to increase as you lower into the desert-like area.
  611. >What do you want to do/say while traveling there?
  612.  
  613.  
  614. >As you’re walking through the dusty sands billowing around you with coarse, luke-warm winds that parch your throat the minute you take a breath, you come to the conclusion that it was really hot down here.
  615. >You think it’s a good time to take advantage of it.
  616. “Man, is it hot out here, or is it just you?”
  617. >Redheart makes a bashful giggle, then nuzzles you.
  618. >”Don’t tell me you just wanted to get alone with me, Anon. I don’t know if my heart could take it.”
  619. “Your heart’s already red, probably.”
  620. >She laughs out loud, and you stop for a second to give her a deep, passionate kiss.
  621. >It was very intense.
  622. >When you break apart from each other, she wasn’t laughing anymore.
  623. >”…Wow.”
  624. >You smile at her, and she smiles back.
  625. >Getting up, the two of you keep walking towards the cave, taking forever to even see it get closer.
  626. “By the way, when we get there we should probably be armed and sneak in, just in case something’s guarding their shiny little precious.”
  627. >”Yeah, that’s a good idea.”
  628. “And uuh… So, we should work on our, uh… ‘technique’ together, don't you think? Really get ‘close’ and ‘in sync’ so all of our thrusting is having the ‘results’ we want, wouldn't you agree?”
  629. >Redheart playfully pushes you to the side while chuckling.
  630. >That’s when something catches your foot, and before you even realize it, you were getting a face-full of sand and there was a throbbing pain in your ankle.
  631. Anonymous: [HP: 80/105]
  632.  
  633. >You tried to yell, but you only made ruffles in the microscopic rocks.
  634. >”Oh my goodness, Anon! I’m so sorry, are you alright?”
  635. >She helped you out of the pit that you tripped over with some difficulty.
  636. “…Gh… It’s fine, I should’ve watched where I was going. What is that, anyways?”
  637. >Redheart didn’t care what it was, as she was tending to your ankle with a lover’s tenderness.
  638. >You were looking at the pit you tripped over, and it started moving.
  639. >…No, oh shit. Fuckfuckfuckfuck--
  640. >>”Now who’s the wiseguy that thought kickin’ my head would be funny?!”
  641. >All of a sudden, the pit widened and some odd doggish humanoids with pockets stuffed with gems crawl out of it.
  642. >Redheart gasps, and she runs in front of you protectively.
  643. >>”Someone’s gettin’ an ass-whoopin’, whether it’s the weirdo or you, baby!”
  644.  
  645. [BATTLE START!][ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mOo_mVvbIEU ][ADMIN NOTE: TITLE – Metroid Prime Space Pirates Theme]
  646.  
  647. ANONYMOUS
  648. [HP: 80/105]
  649. Inventory: Medical Pamphlet (First Aid 101/Procreation), Medical Book (Diseases), Phone, Wallet, Bit pouch (31 bits), Almost full roll of duct tape, First Aid Kit (1), Lube, Rope, Sir Ducksalot, Book about Dark Magic (Including potential info about the shadow), Small mechanism
  650. Abilities: Basic hand to hand combat, Beginner medical use, Beginner veterinary knowledge, Ogre Dance, Quack, Moderate spear combat, High Magical Defense, basic knowledge of Everfree weeds
  651. Equipped: T-shirt, Jeans/underwear, Sneakers, Spear
  652.  
  653. REDHEART
  654. [HP: 130/130]
  655. Abilities: Expert use of medical supplies
  656. Inventory: First Aid Kit (2), Knife
  657. Equipped: Royal Guard Medic-issued armor, Spear
  658. Diamond Dog 1 [HP: 75/75]
  659. Diamond Dog 2 [HP: 75/75]
  660.  
  661. [AWAITING BATTLE COMMANDS]
  662.  
  663.  
  664. [ANONYMOUS]
  665. >Speak with Diamond Dogs [Abilities: Bite, Clobber (+2), Throw Gems (x3) (3turncd)]
  666. “Oh no, your eye! That’s terrible! Sir, move away from him, he could be infected! How long have you had contact with him? The iris of his eye’s been infected with a flesh-eating disease, it needs to be treated now!”
  667.  
  668. >>”…”
  669. >>”I’ve got a lazy eye! I DON’T LIKE TO TALK ‘BOUT IT!”
  670. >>”YEAH, HE’S SENSITIVE, YA JERK!”
  671.  
  672. [AWAITING ENEMY ATTACK…]
  673.  
  674.  
  675. >Diamond Dog 1 attacks Anonymous with Clobber!
  676. >Diamond Dog 2 attacks Redheart with Clobber!
  677. >7< (+2) = >9<
  678. >7< (+2) = >9<
  679. Anon: [HP: 71/105]
  680. Red: [HP: 121/130]
  681. [AWAITING BATTLE COMMANDS]
  682.  
  683.  
  684. [ANONYMOUS]
  685. >Attack with Moderate spear combat
  686. >Random enemy… [DD2]
  687. >6< (+5) = >11<
  688. [DD2: HP: 64/75]
  689. [REDHEART]
  690. >Attack with Basic spear combat
  691. >Random enemy… [DD2]
  692. >6<
  693. [DD2: HP: 58/75]
  694. [DD1: HP: 75/75]
  695. [AWAITING ENEMY ATTACK…]
  696.  
  697.  
  698. >Diamond Dog 1 attacks Redheart with Clobber!
  699. >1< (+2) = >3<
  700. >Diamond Dog 2 attacks Redheart with THROW GEMS!
  701. >1< (x3) = >3<
  702. Anon: [HP: 71/105]
  703. Red: [HP: 115/130]
  704. [AWAITING BATTLE COMMANDS]
  705. [ANONYMOUS]
  706. >Attack with Moderate spear combat
  707. >Chosen [DD2]
  708. >9< (+5) = >11<
  709. [DD2: HP: 47/75]
  710. [REDHEART]
  711. >Attack with Basic spear combat
  712. >Chosen [DD2]
  713. >4< (x3 Trips) = >12<
  714. [DD2: HP: 35/75]
  715. Synchronized Trips BONUS!
  716. -10 Synch damage
  717. [DD2: HP: 25/75]
  718. [DD1: HP: 75/75]
  719. [SYNCHRONIZED SPEAR STRIKE (S.S.S.) UNLOCKED! {Anon and Redheart only}]
  720. [AWAITING ENEMY ATTACK…]
  721.  
  722. >Diamond Dog 1 attacks Anonymous with Bite.
  723. >7<
  724. >Diamond Dog 2 attacks Anonymous with Clobber!
  725. >7< (+2) = >9<
  726. Anon: [HP: 55/105]
  727. Red: [HP: 115/130]
  728. DD1: [HP: 75/75]
  729. DD2: [HP: 22/75] [ADMIN: Sorry, fixed that]
  730. [AWAITING BATTLE COMMANDS]
  731.  
  732.  
  733. [ANONYMOUS]
  734. >Attack with Moderate spear combat
  735. >4< (+5) = >9<
  736. [DD1: HP: 66/75]
  737. [REDHEART]
  738. >Attack with Basic spear combat
  739. >5<
  740. [DD1: HP: 61/75]
  741. [DD2: HP: 22/75]
  742. [AWAITING ENEMY ATTACK…]
  743.  
  744.  
  745. >Diamond Dog 1 attacks Redheart with THROW GEMS!
  746. >8 (x3) = >24<
  747. >Diamond Dog 2 attacks Redheart with Bite.
  748. >8<
  749. Anon: [HP: 55/105]
  750. Red: [HP: 83/130]
  751. [AWAITING BATTLE COMMANDS]
  752.  
  753. [ANONYMOUS]
  754. >Attack with Moderate spear combat
  755. >3< (+5) = >8<
  756. [DD2: HP: 14/75]
  757. [REDHEART]
  758. >Attack with Basic spear combat
  759. >2<
  760. [DD2: HP: 12/75]
  761. [AWAITING ENEMY ATTACK…]
  762.  
  763.  
  764. >Diamond Dog 1 attacks Anonymous with Bite.
  765. >8<
  766. >Diamond Dog 2 attacks Anonymous with Bite.
  767. >8<
  768. Anon: [HP: 47/105]
  769. Red: [HP: 83/130] “Anon, you’re gravely injured! Please be careful…”
  770. [AWAITING BATTLE COMMANDS]
  771.  
  772.  
  773. [ANONYMOUS]
  774. >Attack with Moderate spear combat
  775. >9< (+5) = >14<
  776. [DD2: HP: -2/75]
  777. [DD2 HAS DIED]
  778. [REDHEART]
  779. >Uses medkit on Anon
  780. >25% base + 75% expert skill = 100% healing<
  781. Anon: [HP: 105/105]
  782. [AWAITING ENEMY ATTACK…]
  783. >Diamond Dog 1 attacks Anonymous with Clobber!
  784. >0< (+2) = >2<
  785. Anon: [HP: 103/105]
  786. Redheart: [HP: 83/130]
  787. [AWAITING BATTLE COMMANDS]
  788.  
  789.  
  790. [ANONYMOUS]
  791. >Speak to Diamond Dog 1
  792. ”This is your chance, dawg. If you don't run, you'll end up like your friend there!”
  793. >>”Do ya think I’d actually fall for that, buddy!? Why would ya ever let me go now?”
  794. [DD1: 61/75]
  795. [REDHEART]
  796. >Speak to Diamond Dog 1
  797. >”We never wanted to kill anyone, you attacked us first! Leave now, and you'll keep your life!”
  798. >>”You’ll pay for killing my friend, you heartless bitch!”
  799. [DD1: 61/75]
  800. “Oh, he’s fucking going down.”
  801. [AWAITING ENEMY ATTACK…]
  802.  
  803. >Diamond Dog 1 attacks Redheart with Clobber!
  804. >7< (+2) = >9<
  805. Anon: [HP: 103/105]
  806. Red: [HP: 74/130]
  807. [AWAITING BATTLE COMMANDS]
  808.  
  809.  
  810. [ANONYMOUS]
  811. >Attack with Moderate spear combat
  812. >1< (+5) = >6<
  813. [DD1: HP: 55/75]
  814. [REDHEART]
  815. >Attack with Basic spear combat
  816. >9 (x2 doubles) = >18<
  817. [DD1: HP: 37/75]
  818. [S.S.S. REFRESHED!]
  819. [AWAITING ENEMY ATTACK…]
  820. >Diamond Dog 1 attacks Redheart with Clobber!
  821. >4< (+2) = >6<
  822. Anon: [HP: 103/105]
  823. Red: [HP: 68/130]
  824. [AWAITING BATTLE COMMANDS]
  825.  
  826.  
  827. [ANONYMOUS]
  828. [REDHEART]
  829. >Attack with Synchronized Spear Strike!
  830. >3< (+5) = >8<
  831. >9<
  832. +>10<
  833. >27<
  834. [DD1: HP: 10/75]
  835. [AWAITING ENEMY ATTACK…]
  836. >Diamond Dog 1 attacks Redheart with THROW GEMS!
  837. >8< (x3) = >24<
  838. Anon: [HP: 103/105] “Red! You’re hurt, stay behind me!”
  839. Red: [HP: 44/130]
  840. [AWAITING BATTLE COMMANDS]
  841.  
  842. [ANONYMOUS]
  843. >Attack with Moderate spear combat
  844. >1< (+5) = >6<
  845. [DD1: HP: 4/75]
  846. [REDHEART]
  847. >Defends! (+5 armor for next turn)
  848. [AWAITING ENEMY ATTACK…]
  849.  
  850.  
  851. >Diamond Dog 1 attacks Redheart with Clobber!
  852. >2< (+2) = >4<
  853. Anon: [HP: 103/105]
  854. Red: [HP: 44/130]
  855. [AWAITING BATTLE COMMANDS]
  856.  
  857.  
  858. [ANONYMOUS]
  859. >Attack with Moderate spear combat
  860. >1< (+5) = >6<
  861. [DD1: HP: -2/75]
  862. [DD1 HAS DIED]
  863.  
  864. [BATTLE END]
  865.  
  866.  
  867. >You strike the sapient dog with a final strike of your spear, ending his life with JUSTICE.
  868. >You sit down with your bloody spear sticking out of the corpse, and look over at Red, who was pretty damn thrashed by the sharp gems cutting her all over the place.
  869. >Not to mention bruises from that stupid clobbering.
  870. “Are you okay?”
  871. >She sat down on the sand, giving you exhausted and glazed-over eyes.
  872. >”..Not… really.. I think I might need some help…”
  873. >What do you do?
  874.  
  875. >Used First Aid Kit on Redheart.
  876. >At least, you tried to the best of your ability without her help.
  877. [Redheart healed. HP: 97/130]
  878. “There, do you feel better?”
  879. >She nods, instinctively pushing down the bandages properly where you didn’t do it correctly.
  880. >”Yeah, I’m okay, thanks…. I wish he would’ve just ran away.”
  881. “We were just defending ourselves, Red.”
  882. >”I know, but… It just saddens me to see life thrown away like that.”
  883. >You nod and give her a light, careful hug, before you both stand and get your gear together, cleaning off and what not.
  884. >Then you had another thought, but you weren’t sure how Redheart would take it after slaughtering two intelligent gem-obsessed dogs.
  885. >You decided it could be useful to your current objective, and hope that she would understand.
  886. >You begin to pick up gems that they had thrown from before, and loot the pockets of the dead dogs.
  887. >”…Anon, what are you doing?”
  888. “They’re not going to need them anymore, right? And we’ll need to buy supplies here soon, so we just take what we need.
  889. >She was silent, without protest.
  890.  
  891. >Loot:
  892. [DD1: You found 1 bit.]
  893. [DD2: You found 3 bits.]
  894. [BATTLEGROUND: You found three small gems.]
  895.  
  896. >The Cavern is not very far now, and there are no other pits to your visual knowledge.
  897. >What do you do now?
  898.  
  899.  
  900.  
  901.  
  902. [The Loot System™ is automated! Now you no longer need search the area after an intense battle, the savings are passed on to you!
  903.  
  904. Sponsered by TAKEMYCASH GOYIMS INC.®]
  905.  
  906.  
  907. “Hey, can you walk well enough? I can be your trusty steed this time, if you need?”
  908. >She smiles, but shakes her head.
  909. >”I’ll be okay. Besides, you need to be careful with that ankle. It’s patched up, but that doesn’t mean it can’t swell.”
  910. >That made sense, so you didn’t push it.
  911. >Finally, you set off towards the cavern, both of you bandaged and battle-hardened.
  912. >Whatever was in this cavern better be damn good, you think.
  913. >…
  914. >The entire trip along with the battle took about half an hour, so you made a mental note to get back quickly after you found what you needed to find.
  915. >You and Redheart stand at the lip of the cave, a pulsing blue light emanating from the inner chambers.
  916. >”I’m getting a weird feeling about this. It’s sort of like when unicorns use their magic around me, I just get this fuzzy feeling in my chest… but now I’m feeling it over my whole body.”
  917. “I’ve noticed that, I feel it too.”
  918. >A reverberation through your chest… as if it was calling you to go in.
  919. >Well, you didn’t come all of this way for nothing, so with a pat on Red’s withers, you walk in, descending down the cave.
  920. >The feeling was vibrating your very being, and the shimmer became your entire visual spectrum, everything you saw being some shade of blue, including Redheart, who was looking unsure of herself and slowly lagging behind you, but continuing on nonetheless.
  921. >The climb down quickly stopped as you finally stepped into the main chasm of the cavern….
  922. >And the sight beheld was something you would never forget.
  923. >A massive crystallized tree stood before you, roots that went through the entire chasm and possibly down into the ground for miles.
  924. >There were small indentures in the body of the tree, six in total, but you didn’t know what for.
  925. >Each branch was crackling with pure, unadulterated magical energy, a course of power so great it made it difficult to approach.
  926. >That didn’t stop you from walking forward, however.
  927. >”Anonymous…”
  928. >You stop and look back for a second at her, and your heart dropped at the way she looked.
  929. >She was so frightened, scared at the power that this thing was giving off, and you understood why.
  930. >”…B-be careful.”
  931. >You nod with the most comforting smile you could, and look back at the tree.
  932. >You could feel the vibrations pulling you closer, in a dance that seemed needing, almost desperate, even.
  933. >Like it needed your help.
  934. >Do you wish to go to the tree? Y/N
  935.  
  936.  
  937. >One step forward, and you find the magic from the tree branches beginning to curl towards you like wafty smoke beckoning you to come closer.
  938. >Walking forward, the power waits for you to get close enough, and it reaches out.
  939. >The magical lashes begin to curl around you, azure and violet wisps of magical energy whirling around your form and beginning to tenderly scrape your skin, giving waving sensations of prickling skin across your entire body, like an aftershock of an earthquake.
  940. >This keeps going, and at some point your arms float up from your sides… then you lift off the ground entirely.
  941. >The magic carries you like a mother carries its child, and you feel wisps around your eyes and ears, clouding the loud protests of Redheart.
  942. >You think you are starting to hallucinate, but you realize it is a vision that this strange magic is giving you.
  943. >You see death and destruction.
  944. >Across Equestria, this shadow that you have been tracking down all this time, was going to win, no matter how you cut the situation down.
  945. >The dead lay helplessly in the ashen, fiery debris of the aftermath of its wake, a passover so strong that you couldn’t help but feel like it was nothing short of a true, terrifying hell.
  946. “…How… How do I stop this?”
  947. >You don’t understand why it would be happening, why you--
  948. >A blinding flash of light.
  949. >Your screams mixing with Redheart’s, echoing throughout the chasm.
  950. >Lightning, arcing across your body, paralyzing you with every force imaginable, until you feel nothing but your own consciousness slipping away from you, tearing you apart to your very soul…
  951. >Then, blackness.
  952. >You hit the ground…. Completely fine.
  953. >All that is left of your shirt is a small burned corner sticking out of your burned jeans, though.
  954. “…Holy shit!”
  955. >You’ve got technicolor tattoos reigning across your lack of muscular tissue, but it still looks damn cool.
  956. >Oh wait, nope, they’re turning black.
  957. >Oh well.
  958. >Redheart was next to you in a flash, and she gasped when she saw your new attire.
  959. >”Anon, w-what is this? I’ve never seen these before, have you always had them?”
  960. “… After what just happened, you think I had these before?”
  961. >You roll your eyes to demonstrate the high improbability, and you get yourself up, Redheart at your side helping you.
  962. >She’s still looking at you as if starstruck, but it is understandable…
  963. >What the hell happened to you?
  964. “…I saw Equestria, Red. It was destroyed. All of it.
  965. >She looks up at you, a hoof covering her muzzle.
  966. >”…Are you sure?”
  967. “Yeah… Everything was… gone. Annihilated. … It was the shadow.”
  968. >Red is speechless for a moment.
  969. “I think it was a vision, something that was going to happen in the future, maybe, I don’t know.
  970. >”…Do you think that’s why this… Tree thing gave this to you?”
  971. “Probably…”
  972. >You scratch your head, looking back at the tree that had given you this… gift?
  973. >The tree itself looks the same as before, but the humming of power is gone.
  974. >Well, not completely. It feels like it’s still there, but it’s not coming from the tree.
  975. >It feels like it was coming from you.
  976. >”Well… I think we should get back to the others. Hopefully these uuh… markings will help.”
  977. “Yeah.”
  978. >You look around and wave your arms up for a shrug.
  979. >Magic suddenly blasts out of your palms, knocking you down to the ground and causing a small earthquake as the magic hits the ceiling.
  980. >”ANON!”
  981. >You shake your head, recovering from hitting the ground for the third time today.
  982. “I’m alright… But that was fucking awesome.”
  983. >You get back up, and look at your palms.
  984. >There were tattoos on them, too!
  985. >You look back at a large boulder just sitting there in the chasm, and you throw out a palm at it, using the same thought you had before.
  986. >A powerful blast of magic fires out of your arm like a megaman buster and explodes, creating a suitably large crater in it.
  987. >You and Redheart simply stare at it, your palm still smoking.
  988. >”….I’ve never been more attracted to you, Anon.”
  989. >Yeah, no shit.
  990. >You are fucking Zeus, or something.
  991. >You guess that the Tree knew shit was going to go down, and it decided to pick you to fight it…
  992. >…But…
  993. >Why?
  994. >As you ponder these thoughts, you remember you needed to get a move on.
  995. >What do you want to do?
  996.  
  997. >You suddenly grab onto Redheart and pull her close.
  998. >”Oh my, hnn, Anon~…”
  999. >She was giving you bedroom eyes.
  1000. >You had different plans, however, and she snapped out of it when she saw your look of concentration.
  1001. >You vividly recall the image of the cave’s entrance in your mind, keeping it pristine as you think for a moment.
  1002. >You always wanted to try this, but you weren’t quite sure how to do it…
  1003. >Do you wish to proceed with this action? Y/N
  1004.  
  1005.  
  1006. >Before you try what you probably shouldn’t have, you just realized something.
  1007. >Sir Ducksalot was in your shirt pocket!
  1008. >…There’s nothing left of it, either. He’s gone.
  1009. >You take a moment to give him a silent salute, for he was a respected member of the party…
  1010. >A true hero.
  1011. >Your comrade.
  1012. [spoiler]>…Your friend.[/spoiler]
  1013. >A single tear is shed for your lost Sir Ducksalot.
  1014. >Quack.
  1015. [LOST RUBBER DUCK FOR QUEST: SEXY SHOPPING LIST]
  1016. >You ultimately decided to bow out of the whole idea you were having.
  1017. >Trying to teleport just after you got magic for the first time probably wouldn’t be ideal.
  1018. >Might’ve teleported into a wall or something, or spliced yourself.
  1019. >And Redheart.
  1020. >Huh, it’s so weird.
  1021. >You can into magic.
  1022. >The realization of this sinks in, and you realize you have some responsibility now.
  1023. >Better know all that you can just in case you run into Twilight again.
  1024. >You let go of Red, and you inspect the markings given to you by this mysterious tree.
  1025. >They seemed like tribal tattoos, but they weren’t just markings on your skin.
  1026. >They seemed to be ingrafted into your very being, as if you’d carry them with your soul if you left your body.
  1027. >The actual design was very complicated, but you noticed that it ended in four points across your chest, and one on each palm, for a total of six, the same number as on the tree.
  1028. >They were undefined, but you swore you’ve seen these symbols before, somewhere.
  1029. >In any case, you were ready to leave.
  1030. >Is there anything you’d like to do before leaving?
  1031.  
  1032.  
  1033. >Suddenly, you pull Redheart back in, and kneel right into her muzzle, kissing her with a fiery passion.
  1034. >She is a little shocked from the spontaneity of it, but she quickly falls from this thought and melts into your arms, your tongues dancing in un-inebriated bliss and lust.
  1035. >You lose track of the time by the time you break the kiss, a rope of saliva hanging between your glistened lips.
  1036. >Neither of you even need to say anything.
  1037. >She turns around for you, inciting lustful moans, and you don’t hesitate.
  1038.  
  1039.  
  1040. >…
  1041. >You are both dashing to get your armor and clothes back on.
  1042. >You probably don’t have any more than 10 minutes to get to the ridge!
  1043. >At least you feel much more relaxed, despite the stressful situation.
  1044. >”Oh no, do you think we’ll make it back in time?”
  1045. “I don’t know, but we better hurry!”
  1046. >Another hasty thought in the midst of chaos.
  1047. >You take out your phone once you had your pants on, and snap a quick picture of of the tree itself.
  1048. >The magic made it a bit blurry, but details are still decipherable.
  1049. >As soon as the two of you are ready, you look at the cave entrance.
  1050. >Do you wish to leave the cave, or something else?
  1051. >OPTION 1
  1052.  
  1053. >You beckon Redheart and start running through the tunnel that you came from.
  1054. >Right as you’re leaving, you could’ve sworn you saw something shiny in the corner of your eye underneath a pile of rocks.
  1055. >You probably could’ve searched the cave a bit more, but you were in too much of a hurry, it was too late now.
  1056. >You make your way out of the cave with Redheart right behind you, and the two of you finally break out back into the… sunset.
  1057. >The hour is nearly up, and you had 20 minutes worth of walking to do.
  1058. >Which meant running.
  1059. “Let’s go!”
  1060. >She nods, and the two of you start running for the ridge as fast as possible without exhausting yourselves.
  1061. >Do you push yourself to the limit, or take it steady?
  1062.  
  1063. >OPTION 1
  1064.  
  1065. >You’re running out of time.
  1066. >It must be the heat of the moment that is clouding yours and Red’s judgement, maybe it’s because you’re shirtless and ragged with tribal-looking tattoos and a spear, glistening with sweat all over your (implying) muscles.
  1067. >In any case, having sex was not kind to your time, and you had to get there.
  1068. “C’mon, we need to hustle!”
  1069. >”Trying..!”
  1070. “I’m gonna start sprinting, okay? Try and keep up!”
  1071. >As you set yourself to your maximum speed, you see Redheart galloping besides you, then passing you like a hotrod.
  1072. >She is definitely hot, and you realized it was you that couldn’t keep up with her.
  1073. >You both run as fast as you could, Redheart taking a large lead as you force yourself to run through the desert…
  1074. >The hot, sandy desert.
  1075. >With no water.
  1076. >Hope you can get back at all.
  1077.  
  1078.  
  1079. >…
  1080. >Thankfully, they see you coming up the ridge a little after an hour.
  1081. >Most of them are covered in ash and burns, their journey taking a toll on their skills and willpower.
  1082.  
  1083. [Pinkie Pie, Zecora, Applejack, and Berry Punch rejoin the party. -40 HP to each]
  1084. >When you and Redheart get up there, you both collapsed on the grass in front of them.
  1085. >Zecora and AJ were by your side with the other two checking Redheart.
  1086. >”You both were running for your lives, it seems. What has you both so frightened it’d take you to such extremes?”
  1087. “We… Didn’t.. want to… worry you…”
  1088. >You start a coughing fit.
  1089. >It probably wasn’t a good idea to do that…
  1090.  
  1091. [Anonymous and Redheart are exhausted. Running through a hot desert without hydration wasn’t your brightest moment.]
  1092.  
  1093. >Applejack takes off her hat and starts waving it to cool you and Redheart down, but seemingly in one simultaneous moment, she stopped waving, and the rest of them froze, staring at you.
  1094. “…W-what?”
  1095. >”Uh, Anon, what the hay is that on your chest?”
  1096. “Tattoos.”
  1097. >”…Have ya always had ‘em, then?”
  1098. “Nope.”
  1099. >”Get ‘em at the cave?”
  1100. “Yep.”
  1101. >”Some creepy artifact with magical powers?”
  1102. “Yep.”
  1103. >”Gave you magical powers?..”
  1104. “Yep.”
  1105. >”Wanna show us?”
  1106. “Nope.”
  1107. >”… And why not?”
  1108. “Dangerous.”
  1109. >”Is that right?”
  1110. “No, I’m just really tired and lazy.”
  1111. >”…Yeah..”
  1112. >Pinkie had been bobbing her head between the two of you for the entire conversation.
  1113. >”So Nonny has awesome magical powers like Twilight now?!”
  1114. “Yep.”
  1115. >Berry takes this time to prop you up on your knees, and starts poking at your sweaty chest.
  1116. >”Whoa, now… This is so weird, it feels cold and smooth, like metal! Red, did you feel this yet?”
  1117. >Redheart’s face flushes.
  1118. >”U-Uhh.. maybe.”
  1119. >Berry did a double-take at her, instantly getting what she meant.
  1120. >”Oh, couldn’t pass up that opportunity, could ya? Is that why you guys are late…?”
  1121. >She put a lot of inflection on that last sentence.
  1122. “…Yep.”
  1123. >”Anon!”
  1124. “What, we’re not gonna lie, are we?”
  1125. >”…True.”
  1126. >After a bit more time to let the shock die down, Pinkie graciously fetches some water for the two of you to drink, and once everyone was ready to leave again, the sun had dipped below the horizon, beginning the hours of dusk.
  1127. >AJ notes how this could affect the plan.
  1128. >”I don’t mean to bog down the hootenanny we got goin’ here, but I don’t think it’d be very easy for us to be gettin’ any manticore paws when we can’t see a foot in front of our face.”
  1129. “We could get torches or something from Zecora’s hut on the way?”
  1130. >Zecora nods in response.
  1131. >”I have a few supplies there, but it would be most wise to fight during the day. There are many threats that would strike us down without the sun’s rays.”
  1132. “I have to ask, when do you decide when and when not to rhyme?”
  1133. >”Sometimes I slip into old habits, Anonymous. I have been making linguistic art for the better part of my life, after all.”
  1134. >You guess you couldn’t hold it against her for that.
  1135. >So, this is a dilemma now.
  1136. >Should you: [A] Get torches and head through the night to catch the morning train to the Crystal Empire, [B] Sleep at Zecora’s and continue the quest in the morning, [C] have them wait at Zecora’s hut while you test out your new magic, or [D] Other?
  1137. [A, B, C, or D?]
  1138. >B Selected
  1139.  
  1140. >You think for a moment, looking out at the forest.
  1141. >What to do for the night would take some time to think about, so you put that in the back of your mind for now.
  1142. >What you did want to try, however, could be attempted now.
  1143. >First thing’s first, however.
  1144. “Zecora?”
  1145. >”Yes, Anonymous?”
  1146. “I was wondering if you could teach me a bit of alchemy when we get back to the hut, maybe for healing potions? And, just another thought, do you have any spare dartguns lying around at the hut, maybe?”
  1147. >Zecora snorts derisively at you.
  1148. >”You think I can teach you pure alchemy in the span of a single night? It takes much dedication and time to learn such a skill. Even if it were just for a healing potion, it would require at least a week’s worth of your time, which you do not have.”
  1149. >You look down dejectedly, feeling a bit foolish for thinking that.
  1150. >Zecora’s voice became much softer after this, however.
  1151. >”Though, it doesn’t take much to teach you how to use a blowdart. I do have a spare, and if you’re willing to learn, I’d give it to you.”
  1152. “Thank you Zecora, it would definitely help me out.”
  1153. >”Though, to make your darts you’ll require a potion-making kit, and I’d also be happy to lend you one-- for a few of those bits you so handily carry.”
  1154. >Of course, fuckin’ jew-pones always out for your shekels.
  1155. >Er, you mean…
  1156. “Okay, that sounds fair.”
  1157. >You both nod at each other, and you stand up.
  1158. “Also, I have an idea…”
  1159. >You look at your party, now looking at you expectantly.
  1160. >As you look at your palms, you think about what you read before in those magical books.
  1161. >Maybe with these powers you could heal? It shouldn’t be that hard, right?…
  1162. >…R-right?
  1163. >Are you sure you wish to try healing the party with your magic? Y/N
  1164.  
  1165. >You raise your arms to the party, displaying the markings you got on your palms to them, as they slowly began to charge with magic.
  1166. >Most of them looked uneasy at the action, Red speaking up first.
  1167. >”W-what are you doing?”
  1168. “I’m going to try healing you guys… I’m hopeful that this gift that was given to me was for a good purpose, and this should be one of them. I read up on a few books, too.”
  1169. >Before they could ever protest, your magic surged through your markings and out of your palms, chain-hitting the entire party with channels of pure magic…
  1170. >Pure destructive magic!
  1171. >You couldn’t figure out how to control it, the flow wasn’t changing, you couldn’t--
  1172. >The magic rips through each and every one of their bodies, instantly burning and conflagrating them from the inside.
  1173. >Those wearing armor conducts it across their skin, electrifying each of them in pain and suffering no pony should ever have to face, their screams piercing the night and your ears with cries of why and hell, until you were finally able to stop your stream of devastation.
  1174. >But… it was too late.
  1175. [Pinkie Pie has died.]
  1176. [Zecora has died.]
  1177. [Applejack has died.]
  1178. [Berry Punch has died.]
  1179. [Redheart has died.]
  1180. >
  1181. >Oh… Oh god.
  1182. >What… What have you done?
  1183. >Your tear-stricken eyes look at your smoking, murderous hands, and you fall to your knees, without willpower to stand any longer.
  1184. >What have you done?
  1185. >You smell the stench of burnt flesh crawling in your nostrils, and you couldn’t help but look at their magic-mauled corpses, lifeless. Your friends. Your lover, killed by your own hands.
  1186. >What have you done?
  1187. >What will you do?
  1188.  
  1189.  
  1190. >You… You can’t.
  1191. >You can’t bear with the guilt. You can’t let it fester in your mind.
  1192. >You didn’t deserve to live after what you’ve just done.
  1193. >Your short-sightedness has cost you everything you held dear in this world, and there was nothing left for you.
  1194. >Flashes and memories of the times you had together run through your mind as you walk towards what remained of Redheart.
  1195. >You remember the feeling of her kiss on your cheek, as you remove the red-hot knife from her bag.
  1196. >The burning on your hand was nothing compared to the anguish that you had to settle now before you went insane.
  1197. >All you could think of was how you couldn’t save Equestria.
  1198. >How you couldn’t save these ponies.
  1199. >How you couldn’t save Redheart.
  1200. >How you, you were the one that killed them.
  1201. >And you will end one more life.
  1202. >You take the burning knife and slit your throat, instantly losing control of your body as you fall to the ground in the wake of those that you murdered.
  1203. >Your blood seeps into the ground as a memorial of what you’ve done.
  1204. >…Let no more blood be shed…
  1205. [You have died.]
  1206.  
  1207. [Healing magic is only for the highest level unicorns and alicorns, something not even Twilight could perform. Be wise with your decisions, Anonymous…]
  1208.  
  1209. >You feel yourself falling through your memories once again, portals that you feel calling towards you.
  1210. >One in particular has you nearing a memory where you were standing with the party, thinking about healing them.
  1211. >Do you wish to return to this memory? Y/N
  1212.  
  1213. >Y
  1214.  
  1215. >…
  1216. >You think for a moment, looking out at the forest.
  1217. >What to do for the night would take some time to think about, so you put that in the back of your mind for now.
  1218. >What you did want to try, however, could be attempted now.
  1219. >First thing’s first, however.
  1220. “Zecora?”
  1221. >”Yes, Anonymous?”
  1222. “I was wondering if you could teach me a bit of alchemy when we get back to the hut, maybe for healing potions? And, just another thought, do you have any spare dartguns lying around at the hut, maybe?”
  1223. >Zecora snorts derisively at you.
  1224. >”You think I can teach you alchemy in the span of a single night? It takes much dedication and time to learn such a skill. Even if it were just for a healing potion, it would require at least a week’s worth of your time, which you do not have.”
  1225. >You look down dejectedly, feeling a bit foolish for thinking that.
  1226. >Zecora’s voice became much softer after this, however.
  1227. >”Though, it doesn’t take much to teach you how to use a blowdart. I do have a spare, and if you’re willing to learn, I’d give it to you.”
  1228. “Thank you Zecora, it would definitely help me out.”
  1229. >”Though, to make your darts you’ll require a potion-making kit, and I’d also be happy to lend you one-- for a few of those bits you so handily carry.”
  1230. >Of course, fuckin’ jewpones always out for your shekels.
  1231. >Er, you mean…
  1232. “Okay, that sounds fair.”
  1233. >You both nod at each other, and you stand up.
  1234. “Alright, let’s head back to the hut and get some rest. We all need to be in good shape for when we fight that manticore, right?”
  1235. >A resounding yes from the party, and you continue on your journey. You had this thought about trying to heal them with magic, but there was no way you were going to try that.
  1236. >With your luck, you’d probably end up frying them or something.
  1237. >You look at your spear in your hands, wondering if you could somehow inject magic into it.
  1238. >You practice as you walk back to Zecora’s hut.
  1239. >…
  1240. >The journey home carried on without incident, besides the fact you actually managed to do something with the spear.
  1241. >On the way, you had pulsed magic into the handle of your weapon and sent a charge that sparked at the metallic blade. If you could time it right, it could be a devastating strike.
  1242. [ANONYMOUS HAS LEARNED SABER SLASH! (1 MP, +15 damage, 2 turn cooldown)]
  1243.  
  1244. >The party enters Zecora’s hut, Berry taking the closest seat and taking a nice swig of her flask.
  1245. >”Ohhhhh, that feels good… You two don’t know what you missed at dragon mountain. We fought so much stuff it isn’t funny, the wildlife there’s acting up because of the passover!”
  1246. >Pinkie nods ecstatically as she took her place staring into Zecora’s sitting cauldron.
  1247. >”Yeah, it was like, woosh and dash trying to keep them off our flanks, phoenixes and lavamanders and spooky scary skeletons!”
  1248. >…Wait, wha--
  1249. >”But we got the ember! AJ has it!”
  1250. >She nods and takes off her hat, taking out a small baggie from it that held a dark, glistening powder.
  1251. >She tosses it to you and you stow it in your inventory with a thanks.
  1252.  
  1253. [AQCUIRED OUNCE OF MORTIFIED EMBER FOR QUEST: ZECORA’S FIRE ENCHANTMENT LIST]
  1254.  
  1255. “Thank you kindly.”
  1256. >”Don’ mention it, partner. Now, did ya’ll find anything besides mystical tattoos?”
  1257. >Redheart looks at you, and you look back.
  1258. >”Well, we had our own battle, took down some diamond dogs, but… Otherwise, nothing else happened.”
  1259. >Berry chuckles, a bit tipsy from her recent chug.
  1260. >”Suuure, and I’m a monkey’s uncle. Oh uh, no offense, Anon.”
  1261. >You actually took more offense that she thought saying monkey would be offensive, but it’s all good.
  1262. “Well, there was one more thing I should tell you all.”
  1263. >They look at you expectantly.
  1264. “Er, what happened in the cave, anyways, was that there was this huge, magical tree, it looked crystallized like it had been preserved by something, and it… It gave me a vision.”
  1265. >Zecora was in the middle of setting up her potions when she looks at you after your last sentence.
  1266. “The vision was… Equestria. It was destroyed, a barren wasteland of ash and death. I’m not sure what it was saying with this, but I’m pretty sure that Bane’s the culprit.”
  1267. >Redheart and AJ groan while Pinkie and Berry giggle.
  1268. >”Stop callin’ it Bane, Anon, for Celestia’s sake, yer worse than my sister!”
  1269. “But, yeah, right after it showed me this vision, it put these markings on me and gave me these powers. Do you guys maybe… think it’s trying to change the future?”
  1270. >Zecora has a grim expression on her face, a rare occurrence.
  1271. >”From what you say of this vision, this magical tree has sent you on a mission. It acts on behalf of Equestria’s will, to raise up a defender, whose position you’ll fill.”
  1272. “Wait, so I’m the defender of Equestria?”
  1273. >AJ pipes up at this inference.
  1274. >”Yeah, that’s complete bologna if I ever heard it, the Elements of Harmony are the defenders of Equestria, not some hyooman that arrived just a couple days ago! Er, no offense, you’re good in my book now.”
  1275. “N-none taken.”
  1276. >Zecora sighs, her hooves hard at work in her cauldron after she pushed away an insistent Ponk.
  1277. >”I am aware of the outlandishness of the tree’s request, but Equestria believes that Anon is the best.”
  1278. >So, you have to save the entire world apparently.
  1279. >…You don’t buy it.
  1280. “Oh, and uuh, I have to report a loss.”
  1281. >The group’s talkative nature dies down instantly.
  1282. “I want to honor the death of my close, trusted friend and comrade… Sir Ducksalot. He was a fine duck, who quacked every time you squeezed him, and made the best jokes. He will be missed… I…”
  1283. >You wipe a genuine tear from your eye as you look at Pinkie, who was on the verge of tears herself.
  1284. “…I just wish there was a way to bring him back.”
  1285. >Suddenly, you get hit in the head with something metal.
  1286. “OW, son of a--”
  1287. >Berry had just thrown her flask at you.
  1288. >”HAY! I know you’re not drunk, but if you’re gonna start spouting random nonsense again, you best get a move on, now drink that!”
  1289. >You take the flask and look at it, the mood killer watching you intensely.
  1290. >You shrug and take a large sip before throwing it back to her, going back to sit down with Red.
  1291. >Before you can enjoy it however, Pinkie comes up to you with features of resolve.
  1292. >”Nonny, I’ll do my best to find you a new Sir Ducksalot, mark my words!”
  1293. >She gives a single nod before you could say anything, and runs to the back of the hut, diving into the supplies closet.
  1294. >Zecora starts running after her, yelling profanities as the pink blur destroyed all organization she once had.
  1295. >…
  1296. >The conversation mostly died down after this, the group finding places to rest as you hang back with Redheart, at least until Zecora had gotten your attention.
  1297. >You were sleeping though…
  1298. >”Anonymous, it is time to learn. Or are you too tired?”
  1299. >Do you sleep in Redheart’s arms, or go learn some recipes?
  1300.  
  1301.  
  1302.  
  1303.  
  1304.  
  1305. >With a sultry look from Zecora, you reluctantly get yourself up.
  1306. >You try to be careful as to not wake Redheart, who was still fast asleep.
  1307. >Something tells you that you were going to regret not getting any rest, but this was too important not to do.
  1308. >You join Zecora, who had been preparing the pre-cook for the fire enchantment throughout the night.
  1309. >”Just let me finish this delicate part, and we’ll go outside to learn the art of the dart.”
  1310. “…Can I just say I really admire your talents?”
  1311. >She looks up for a moment with a small smile, silently flattered.
  1312. “Seriously, if it weren’t for you, we’d probably have no idea what the hell we’d be doing right now, with no way of knowing how to stop this shadow thing, Never would’ve found the castle and I wouldn’t have found that… tree thing. Not to mention you have some really versatile skills with your alchemy and all that. I guess what I’m trying to say is, well… You’re really cool, Zecora.”
  1313. >”Such praise from simply helping you meet an end, but I’m glad you think of me like that, friend.”
  1314. “I hope we are after all the shit we’ve been through.”
  1315. >You raise up a fist, and she looks at it for a second in confusion.
  1316. >”..Er..”
  1317. “Oh, it’s a sign of friendship from my world, we just bump fists. In uuh, this case, it’d be fist and hoof.”
  1318. >Zecora got what you were saying and she tentatively bumps your fist with her hoof.
  1319. >You restrained yourself from going full sperg and screaming brohoof, however.
  1320. >”Alright… I can let it sit for now. Now, if I teach you my technique, secrecy you must vow.”
  1321. “Okay, fine. … By the way, have you been able to make sleeping darts for the Manticore?”
  1322. >”Indeed.”
  1323. >She was working overtime herself, it seems.
  1324. “Got clippers for that claw?”
  1325. >”I have something that will take care of it, do not fret.”
  1326. >You and Zecora then begin your native training throughout the night, excluding sleep from your schedule to further your abilities.
  1327. >You learned just how many things you had to keep track of when you were aiming to shoot a blowdart, whether it be the position of your lips, the wind, the weight of the dart, and the strength of your blow, it all combined to make it feel like an artform.
  1328. >She managed to teach you quite well in that verse, and the rest of the night afterwards was dedicated to teaching you the very basics of alchemy, and a quick dummy’s guide to making a healing potion, the only recipe besides the sleeping darts you were able to get written down.
  1329. >Just as Celestia’s sun was rising, she had set up your very own potion-making kit, but decided not to charge you anything due to your kind words earlier.
  1330. >Guess she wasn’t a jew-pone after all, just a zigger.
  1331. >…What?
  1332. >She’s a good zigger!
  1333. [ANONYMOUS HAS RECEIVED BLOWDART]
  1334. [ANONYMOUS HAS RECEIVED POTION-MAKING KIT]
  1335. [ANONYMOUS HAS RECEIVED SLEEPING DART (x3)]
  1336. [ANONYMOUS HAS GAINED BASIC ALCHEMY SKILL]
  1337. [Party rested to full health, all status effects gone!]
  1338. [Anonymous is exhausted. (Status effect: -25% combat effectiveness until rest is acquired.)]
  1339. >…
  1340.  
  1341. >Morning has arrived!
  1342. >You wish you could die.
  1343. >You found yourself slumped over Zecora’s cauldron, letting the steam of the boiling potion hit your tired-ass face.
  1344. >You didn’t even budge when Zecora rang her gong, a loud guttural vibration rocking the hut and the eardrums of everyone inside.
  1345. >Pinkie jumped through the ceiling and was hanging like a party decoration, while the rest were simply startled and trying to wake up.
  1346. >Except Berry, who didn’t even stir.
  1347. >”Rise and shine, my little ponies. Or should I say Anon’s cronies?”
  1348. >Applejack finishes wiping her eyes and looks around for whatever had caused the horrible wake-up call, until they set upon Pinkie’s dangling form.
  1349. >”Oh, for Celestia’s sake..”
  1350. >She got up and started pulling her out of the ceiling like it was an everyday situation.
  1351. >Of course, for Pinkie, it probably was.
  1352. >Redheart yawned and rubbed her nose, walking up next to you and sticking her face in the pot by your side.
  1353. >”Are you doing alright, babe?”
  1354. “Mrrnn.”
  1355. >”Wow, were you up all night?”
  1356. “Mhrnnn.”
  1357. >Zecora appears behind you and Red, proceeding to pull your heads out of her work, then stirring the concoction.
  1358. >”I believe that fault is mine, forgive me. I had him learning under my wing, as he believed my profession was key.”
  1359. >”Oh, that’s alright. I’ll make sure he doesn’t fall into anymore pits.”
  1360. “Only if I don’t get pushed.”
  1361. >”What, like this?”
  1362. >Red playfully nudges you, but you hug her back instead.
  1363. “Anyways, everyone awake? We should probably get going after a quick breakfast.”
  1364. >Pinkie finally falls out of the ceiling with AJ’s assistance as you said this, and she shakes the wood out of her hair by nodding frantically.
  1365. >”I could really really REALLY use some food in my tummy!”
  1366. >Zecora is one step ahead of them, however, as during your slump of semi-consciousness, she had made some quick grub for them.
  1367. >While they were eating, you try to catch up on sleep.
  1368. >It doesn’t work well.
  1369. >With the party’s stomachs filled and the sun shining, there is nothing to procrastinate with any longer.
  1370. >So you sludge around your stench of insomnia and stand on your two feet, prepping with everyone else.
  1371. “Alright, we all ready? Pinkie?”
  1372. >”Okey-dokey-lokey!”
  1373. “AJ?”
  1374. >”Yeah-huh!”
  1375. “Berry?”
  1376. >She is still stuffing her muzzle, so she just raises a hoof.
  1377. “Red?”
  1378. >”All ready!”
  1379. “Zecora?”
  1380. >”I’m afraid I must watch this brew, so I can no longer travel with you.”
  1381. >The entire party voiced sadness at this revelation.
  1382. “Are you sure it can’t sit for a while?”
  1383. >”A potion this volatile cannot wait, lest I give my dwelling a fiery fate.”
  1384. “Alright… It was fun, though.
  1385. >She smiles again, a bit more wide.
  1386. >”I did have plenty of fun, so maybe in the future I might join another one.”
  1387. [Zecora has left the party.]
  1388. >Pinkie abruptly materializes next to Zecora and hugs her tightly.
  1389. >”I’m gonna miss you sooooo much!”
  1390. “Pinkie, we’re going to see her again, she’s just not coming with us right now.”
  1391. >She looks at you for a moment until Zecora pushes her off politely.
  1392. >”You all must get going, so I can add the claw before the pot is glowing.”
  1393. “How long will that be?”
  1394. >”It will not take more than an hour, but who knows when things may go sour.”
  1395. “True. Everyone ready?”
  1396. >The party says yes in unison, and you depart from Zecora’s hut, waving goodbye to her.
  1397. >You look around at the now familiar forest.
  1398. >To the left is the path you went yesterday, to the right leads back to Ponyville, and the short path into the denser area will invariably lead to the Manticore.
  1399. >Which way do you go, and what would you like to do?
  1400. >SPEAK to ponk, “Are you good at sneaking?”
  1401. >STATUS
  1402.  
  1403. >Party members [5/7]: (* means not currently with Anon/party)
  1404.  
  1405. Known recipes:
  1406. Sleeping Darts [3 red herbs, 2 blue herbs]
  1407. Healing potion [1 wisp weed, 2 lifeleaf, 1 rizzleberry bunch]
  1408.  
  1409. >ANONYMOUS
  1410. HP: 105/105 [Exhausted]
  1411. MP: 10/10
  1412.  
  1413. Inventory: Medical Pamphlet (First Aid 101/Procreation), Medical Book (Diseases), Wallet, Bit pouch (empty), Almost full roll of duct tape, Lube, Rope, Book about Dark Magic (Including potential info about the shadow), Small mechanism, Potion-making Kit, Blowdart, Sleeping darts (x3), clippers, Red herb (1)
  1414.  
  1415. >Current questlog (6/10 total):
  1416. [Investigate Shadow]
  1417. [Become a doctor]- Master medical knowledge (0/1); Master medical experience (0/1); Doctor’s Kit (Epic item, 0/1)
  1418. [Get Pinkie to slap your ass]
  1419. [Sexy Shopping List] - Lube (1/1), An assorted dildo set (0/1), Rope (1/1), Bane mask <or one that looks close enough> (0/1), Rubber duck: (0/1)
  1420. [Zecora’s Shopping List]- Ounce of Mortified Ember (1/1); Wisp’s Weed (3/3); Manticore Claw (0/1)
  1421. [Firepower] - Metal Pipes (0/4), Wooden Handle (0/1), Small Mechanism (1/1), Gunpowder (0/1) , Reusable Ignition (0/1)
  1422.  
  1423. Abilities: Basic hand to hand combat, Basic alchemy skills (Allows brewing of low-level potions and enchantments), Beginner medical use (+25% first aid kit effectiveness), Beginner veterinary knowledge (Allows kit usage on animals), Ogre Dance (1-4 fail, 5-9 succeed, confuses enemy), Moderate spear combat (+5 dmg), Very High Magical Defense (+20 magical armor), basic knowledge of Everfree weeds, {S.S.S. - Synchronized Spear Strike, +10 dmg with Anonymous’ and Red’s separate damage. 5 turn CD}, Shoot dart, Brew potion (non-combat), Mega Buster (2 MP, Good attack, 3 turn CD), Saber Slash (1 MP, +15 magic dmg, 75% hit chance, 2 turn CD)
  1424.  
  1425. Equipped: Jeans/underwear, Sneakers, Spear, Mysterious markings
  1426.  
  1427. >REDHEART
  1428. HP: 130/130
  1429. Abilities: Expert use of medical supplies (+75% first aid kit effectiveness), {S.S.S. - Synchronized Spear Strike, +10 dmg with Anonymous’ and Red’s separate damage. 5 turn CD}
  1430. Inventory: First Aid Kit (1), Knife
  1431. Equipped: Royal Guard Medic-issued armor (+2 armor), Spear
  1432.  
  1433. >PINKIE PIE
  1434. HP: 105/105
  1435. Abilities: Highly energetic attacks (Basic attack, hits twice), Party cannon (x3 damage, 5 turn CD)
  1436. Inventory: Party Cannon, various sweets, ??? (“Hammerspace, Nonny!”)
  1437. Equipped: Dual-wield daggers (+2.5 dmg per)
  1438.  
  1439. >BERRY PUNCH
  1440. HP: 205/205
  1441. Abilities: Throw beer bottle, Drunk Dragon (1.2x multiplier, 2x against wood), Fisticuffs (Basic attack)
  1442. Inventory: Flask, Box of matches (9)
  1443. Equipped: Forehoof Horseshoes (+5 dmg), Royal Guard armor (+2 armor)
  1444.  
  1445. >APPLEJACK*
  1446. HP: 225/225
  1447. Abilities: Treekicker (x2 damage, 3 turn CD), Lasso (Immobilizes enemy for 3 turns)
  1448. Inventory: Flask (Apple cider), tri-braid rope, apples (3), iPhone
  1449. Equipped: Stetson hat
  1450.  
  1451. >Right before you leave, Zecora gives you the clippers she was going to use on the Manticore.
  1452.  
  1453. [ACQUIRED CLIPPERS]
  1454.  
  1455. >You stand there for a moment, trying to formulate a plan for what you wanted to do. There was just… so much to do…
  1456. >
  1457. “APPLEJACK!”
  1458. >”WH-AAHAA, what?!”
  1459. “Er, sorry, I need you to do me a big favor.”
  1460. >”Okay, sure. Just don’t be shoutin’ my name in the middle of an awkward silence again, okay?”
  1461. “Right. Uuh, do you have a good memory?”
  1462. >She blows some air to raise her hat off her eyes.
  1463. >”I remember what I ate for dinner three weeks ago, Anon, gimme all you got!”
  1464. >It was probably apples, but you weren’t about to say that out loud.
  1465. “I’m giving you my bits and gems, along with Berry’s bits because she’s gonna want liquor if you’re going, but I need you to go into Ponyville and get us some supplies while we take care of the Manticore. This way, we can save time, sound good so far?”
  1466. >”Well, I’m not too thrilled about missin’ the action, but I can see why you picked me to go, hah.”
  1467. “Alright, here.”
  1468.  
  1469. [You give Applejack 35 bits.]
  1470. [You give Applejack 3 small gems.]
  1471. [Berry Punch gives Applejack 12 bits.]
  1472.  
  1473. >She didn’t like doing that, but it’s for her own boozy goodness, so she didn’t protest.
  1474. “We need medkits, liquor, matches, and uuh, see if you can find any mana potions, I’ll probably need those now, and healing too- no, scratch that, I can just make that now on the way. Uh, Also, could you use the gems to pay off a Blacksmith and see if you can get him to make a really big spear, like twice the size of this one I got here, and maybe make it double-sided for extra balance, okay? Now this might seem like a bit much, but if you could pay off the extra, I’m good for it, I’ll definitely pay you back as soon as humanly possible.”
  1475. >”Humanly? I dunno, that seems pretty slow, partner.”
  1476. “Watch it. Anyways, also could you find some sort of shirt, or jacket or something that might fit me? These tattoos are great, but I could use a bit of protection, even if just cloth.”
  1477. >”How long were you thinking about this plan, Anon?”
  1478. “It just sort of popped up, but anyways, after the shop and the blacksmith, I’ll also need you to stop by the library and find a few books, too. Anything on veterinary practices, alchemy, engineering, and if you can find it, healing spells.”
  1479. >”…Okay, I know my memory is solid, but I might need a list after all.”
  1480. “Hmm… Oh! Take this.”
  1481. >You take out your phone and type everything into a note, then you hand it to her carefully.
  1482.  
  1483. [You give Applejack your phone.]
  1484.  
  1485. “Careful with it. Press that button, then swipe the bottom of the screen with… uh, try your nose I guess, and you’ll see the list. It’s fragile, so please use caution.”
  1486. >”I got it, I got it…”
  1487. >She stows the phone in her bag along with the bits and gems, waving to the party as they say goodbyes.
  1488. >”I’ll be back at Zecora’s hut when I get done!”
  1489. [Applejack has left the party.*]
  1490.  
  1491. >Making sure she was safe as she left, you look down the path.
  1492. “Let’s go.”
  1493. >You walk into the dark forest down the path, and as you do this you begin to search for herbs that will help make sleeping darts.
  1494.  
  1495. [SEARCHING…]
  1496.  
  1497. [Loot]
  1498. [BATTLEGROUND]: You have found 1 red herb.
  1499. [Your search ends as you find nothing else of interest.]
  1500.  
  1501.  
  1502. >You managed to get a little bit, but there wasn’t too much in this small beaten path.
  1503. >As your walking towards your destination, you fall back towards Pinkie.
  1504. “Hey, are you good at sneaking, by any chance?”
  1505. >”Ooh, I sneak up on ponies all the time! Some of them are so jumpy around me they run away when I say hi, it’s sort of sad because I don’t get to talk to them but I’m super duper good at sneaking--”
  1506. “Good! We’ll need that skill when we get here. I want to avoid any confrontation, so I was hoping you’d help me get the drop on this thing.”
  1507. >”Sure thing, Nonny!”
  1508. “Okay, stick with me at the front of the group.
  1509. >Before you know it, the dark path slowly began to widen into a large clearing, a fast rushing river in the distance and a few stone structures to the side, but no sign of any manticores.
  1510. >This is where Zecora said they’d be, so you might need to look around some.
  1511. >What do you do?
  1512.  
  1513.  
  1514.  
  1515. [ANONYMOUS UNEQUIPS SPEAR]
  1516. [ANONYMOUS EQUIPS BLOWDART]
  1517.  
  1518.  
  1519. >You beckon Pinkie to stay near you, and you keep your footsteps light.
  1520. >She follows you as you begin to sneak around behind the various stone structures and bushes out in the clearing, blowdart loaded and ready.
  1521. >While doing this, you look around and inspect the area.
  1522. >It was a large clearing with a few bushes and stone structures, sort of like doorways but standalone. On the far side was a rushing, mighty river, and the sun was shining.
  1523. >However, upon inspecting further, you found a bit of ruffling on the ground, shredded grass and leaves as if something had made a bed.
  1524. >There was a small pile of meat sitting there at the edge, and you felt your stomach rumble.
  1525. >You were hungry and tired, so you had to rely on Pinkie’s skills to see if there were any threats nearby.
  1526. “Pinkie.”
  1527. >”Nonny?”
  1528. “Go check that edge of the forest where the nest is.”
  1529. >”Kay…”
  1530. >She makes an exaggerated show of sneaking, taking feathery steps on her back legs as she moves around like a mime, beginning to inspect the bushes at the edge of the clearing.
  1531. >You look back while she does this and see that the rest of your party took care to stay at the entrance to the clearing, thankfully.
  1532. >It looked like Berry was insistently trying to spank Redheart again, but to no avail. At least they weren’t making noise.
  1533. >All of a sudden, Pinkie jumped back with a yelp as the bushes and trees began to rustle furiously.
  1534. >Do you take the shot, or retreat?
  1535.  
  1536. >You run forward, using every bit of strength you had to get to Pinkie, and you push her out of the way just as a momentously huge lion’s paw crashed the ground with a large rumble.
  1537. >You ready your blowdart as Pinkie hid behind you in actual fear, and you fire just as its head rears out of the foliage.
  1538. >… No!
  1539. >OH SHIT, YOU MISSED!
  1540. >The manticore raises its jaw and a loud roar echoes across the forests, it apparently being aware what you tried to do.
  1541. >Berry and Redheart run to your side as it runs out of the foliage, charging your party!
  1542.  
  1543. [BOSS BATTLE START][ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JuFG2lHYq_s ][ADMIN NOTE: TITLE: Legend of Dragoon Boss Battle 1 Theme]
  1544.  
  1545. Anon: [HP: 105/105 (Exhausted)]
  1546. Red: [HP: 130/130]
  1547. Berry: [HP: 205/205]
  1548. Pinkie: [HP: 105/105]
  1549.  
  1550. Manticore: [HP: 500/500 (Enraged)]
  1551.  
  1552. [AWAITING BATTLE COMMANDS]
  1553.  
  1554.  
  1555. [ANONYMOUS]
  1556. >Attacks with Mega Buster!
  1557. >54!< (-25% exhaustion) = >40< [-2 MP][3 turn CD]
  1558. [MC +5 magical defense]
  1559. [MC: HP: 465/500]
  1560. [REDHEART]
  1561. >Attacks with Basic spear attack
  1562. >8<
  1563. [MC +5 physical defense]
  1564. [MC: HP: 462/500]
  1565. [BERRY PUNCH]
  1566. >Attacks with Drunk Dragon [3 turn CD]
  1567. >7< (x1.2) = >9< [-1 match]
  1568. [MC: HP: 453/500]
  1569. [PINKIE PIE]
  1570. >Attacks with Party Cannon [5 turn CD]
  1571. >6< (x3) = >18<
  1572. [MC: HP: 435/500]
  1573. [AWAITING ENEMY ATTACK…]
  1574.  
  1575. 1
  1576. >Manticore attacks the party with Lion’s Roar!
  1577. >5< (x2.5) = >13, spread<
  1578. Anon is afraid! [HP: 101/105 (Exhausted, Fearful)]
  1579. Berry is afraid! [HP: 202/205 (Fearful)]
  1580. Red is afraid! [HP: 127/130 (Fearful)]
  1581. Pinkie is afraid! [HP: 102/105 (Fearful)]
  1582. [AWAITING BATTLE COMMANDS]
  1583.  
  1584.  
  1585. [ANONYMOUS][REDHEART]
  1586. >Both attack with {S.S.S.}! [5 turn CD]
  1587. >6 (+5) = 11 (-50%) = >6<
  1588. >4 (x2) = 8 (-25%) = >6<
  1589. +10 Synch
  1590. >22<
  1591. [MC +5 p. defense]
  1592. [MC: HP: 413/500]
  1593. [BERRY PUNCH]
  1594. >Attacks with Fisticuffs
  1595. >5 (+5) (x2) = >20<
  1596. [MC +5 pd]
  1597. [MC: HP: 398/500]
  1598. [PINKIE PIE]
  1599. >Attacks with Highly energetic attacks
  1600. >1/1 (+2.5/2.5) = >7<
  1601. [MC +5 pd]
  1602. [MC: HP: 396/500]
  1603. [AWAITING ENEMY ATTACK…]
  1604. 2
  1605. >Manticore attacks the party with FLYING TAIL SLAM!
  1606. >Manticore flies into the air, preparing something.
  1607. [AWAITING BATTLE COMMANDS (MELEE-LOCKED)]
  1608.  
  1609.  
  1610. [ANONYMOUS]
  1611. >Attacks with Ogre Dance
  1612. >You start dancing around like an ogre and an asshole, but it had no effect on the Manticore whatsoever.
  1613. [MC: HP: 396/500]
  1614. [REDHEART]
  1615. >Defends!
  1616. [+5 defense (-25%) = +2]
  1617. [BERRY PUNCH]
  1618. >Attacks with Throw Beer Bottle!
  1619. >2<
  1620. [MC +5 pd]
  1621. [MC: HP: 396/500]
  1622. [PINKIE PIE]
  1623. >Defends!
  1624. [+5 defense (-25%) = +2]
  1625. [AWAITING ENEMY ATTACK…]
  1626.  
  1627. 3
  1628. >Manticore flies down and hits the party with his tail, an earth-shattering explosion from the sheer force and a wide wave of poison flying out of the stinger! (8 turn CD)
  1629. >6< (+20) = >26 each<
  1630. (Fear effect -25% defense, 2 turns left) >33<
  1631. Anon: [HP: 62/105 (E, F)]
  1632. Redheart is poisoned! [HP: 94/130 (F, P)]
  1633. Berry Punch is poisoned! [HP: 169/205 (F, P)]
  1634. Pinkie: [HP: 69/105 (F)]
  1635. [MEGA BUSTER REFRESHED!]
  1636. [DRUNK DRAGON REFRESHED!]
  1637. [AWAITING BATTLE COMMANDS]
  1638.  
  1639.  
  1640. [ANONYMOUS]
  1641. >Attacks with Mega Buster! [-2 MP, 3 turn CD]
  1642. >53< (-50% F/E) = >27<
  1643. [MC +5 md] >22<
  1644. [MC: HP: 374/500]
  1645. [REDHEART]
  1646. >Attacks with Basic spear combat
  1647. >5< (-25%)~
  1648. [MC +5pd]
  1649. [MC: HP: 374/500]
  1650. [BERRY PUNCH]
  1651. >Attacks with Drunk Dragon
  1652. >8< (x1.2)(-25%) = >8< [-1 match]
  1653. [MC: HP: 366/500]
  1654. [PINKIE PIE]
  1655. >Attacks with Highly energetic attacks
  1656. >5/5 (+2.5/2.5) (-25%) = >13<
  1657. [MC +5 pd]
  1658. [MC: HP: 358/500]
  1659. [AWAITING ENEMY ATTACK…]
  1660.  
  1661. 4
  1662. >Manticore attacks Berry with Bite!
  1663. >3< (+5) = >8<
  1664. [REDHEART AND BERRY HURT BY POISON!]
  1665. >5 each<
  1666. Anon: [HP: 62/105 (E,F)]|[MP: 6/10]
  1667. Red: [HP: 89/130 (F,P)]
  1668. Berry: [HP: 156/205 (F,P)]
  1669. Pinkie: [HP: 69/105 (F)]
  1670. [AWAITING BATTLE COMMANDS]
  1671.  
  1672.  
  1673. [ANONYMOUS]
  1674. >Attacks with Saber Slash!
  1675. >4 (+15 magic dmg) (+5) (-50%) = >12<
  1676. [MC: HP: 346/500]
  1677. [REDHEART][Abilities: Bite (+5), Mantislash (x2, 2tcd), Lion’s Roar (x2.5 AoE, 5tcd, causes fear once, dmg spr), Flying Tail Slam (Poison AoE, +20, 2tcu, 8tcd)]
  1678. >Attacks with Basic spear combat
  1679. >6< (-25%) = >5<
  1680. [MC +5 pd]
  1681. [MC: HP: 346/500]
  1682. [BERRY PUNCH]
  1683. >Attacks with Fisticuffs
  1684. >1 (+5) (-25%) = >5<
  1685. [MC +5 pd]
  1686. [MC: HP: 346/500]
  1687. [PINKIE PIE]
  1688. >Gives Anon a sweet! [A small frosted cupcake, +1 HP]
  1689. Anon: [HP: 63/105 (E,F)]
  1690. [AWAITING ENEMY ATTACK…]
  1691.  
  1692.  
  1693. 5
  1694. >Manticore attacks Pinkie Pie with Mantislash! [2 turn CD]
  1695. >4< (x2) = >8<
  1696. [Anon is no longer afraid!]
  1697. [Red is no longer afraid!]
  1698. [Berry is no longer afraid!]
  1699. [Pinkie is no longer afraid!]
  1700. [Red and Berry are hurt by poison!]
  1701. >5 each<
  1702.  
  1703. Anon: [HP: 63/105 (E)][MP: 5/10]
  1704. Red: [HP: 84/130 (P)]
  1705. Berry: [HP: 151/205 (P)]
  1706. Pinkie: [HP: 61/105]
  1707. [PARTY CANNON REFRESHED!]
  1708. [AWAITING BATTLE COMMANDS]
  1709.  
  1710.  
  1711. [ANONYMOUS]
  1712. >Attacks with Ogre Dance
  1713. >You start dancing around like an ogre and an asshole, but it had no effect on the Manticore whatsoever.
  1714. [MC: HP: 346/500]
  1715. [REDHEART]
  1716. >Uses medkit on entire party (heal spread)
  1717. [Berry and Redheart are no longer poisoned.]
  1718. Anon: [HP: 89/105 (E)][MP: 5/10]
  1719. Red: [HP: 117/130]
  1720. Berry: [HP: 202/205]
  1721. Pinkie: [HP: 87/105]
  1722. [BERRY PUNCH]
  1723. >Attacks with Fisticuffs
  1724. >6 (+5)< = >11<
  1725. [MC +5 pd]
  1726. [MC: HP: 340/500]
  1727. [PINKIE PIE]
  1728. >Attack with Party Cannon! [5 turn CD]
  1729. >6 (x3) = >18<
  1730. [MC: HP: 322/500]
  1731. [AWAITING ENEMY ATTACK…]
  1732.  
  1733.  
  1734. 6
  1735. >Manticore attacks Berry with Bite!
  1736. >1 (+5) (x2 doubles) = >12<
  1737. Anon: [HP: 89/105 (E)][MP: 5/10]
  1738. Red: [HP: 117/130]
  1739. Berry: [HP: 190/205]
  1740. Pinkie: [HP: 87/105]
  1741. [SABER SLASH REFRESHED!]
  1742. [AWAITING BATTLE COMMANDS]
  1743.  
  1744.  
  1745. [ANONYMOUS]
  1746. >Attack with Saber Slash!
  1747. >6 (+5)(+15 md) (-25%) = >21<
  1748. [MC: HP: 301/500]
  1749. [REDHEART]
  1750. >Attack with Basic spear combat
  1751. >5<
  1752. [MC +5 pd]
  1753. [MC: HP: 301/500]
  1754. [BERRY PUNCH] “YOU DAMN, DIRTY LION THING! STOP FUCKING WITH US!”
  1755. >Attack with Fisticuffs [Enraged!]
  1756. >6 (+5) (+5 enraged!) = >11<
  1757. [MC +5 pd]
  1758. [Manticore has gotten tired over the presence of injures, lowering his defenses!]
  1759. [MC: HP: 290/500]
  1760. [PINKIE PIE] “Wow, I’ve never seen Berber so mad before! Teehee!”
  1761. >Attack with Highly energetic attacks
  1762. >5/5 (+2.5/2.5) = >15<
  1763. [MC: HP: 275/500]
  1764. [AWAITING ENEMY ATTACK…]
  1765.  
  1766. 7
  1767. >Manticore attacks Berry with Bite!
  1768. >5 (+5) = >10<
  1769. Anon: [HP: 89/105 (E)][MP: 4/10]
  1770. Red: [HP: 117/130]
  1771. Berry: [HP: 180/205]
  1772. Pinkie: [HP: 87/105]
  1773. [S.S.S. REFRESHED!]
  1774. [MEGA BUSTER REFRESHED!]
  1775. [DRUNK DRAGON REFRESHED!]
  1776. [AWAITING BATTLE COMMANDS]
  1777.  
  1778.  
  1779. [ANONYMOUS]
  1780. >Attacks with Mega Buster! [-2 MP][3 turn CD]
  1781. >63< (-25%) = >47<
  1782. [MC: HP: 227/500]
  1783. [REDHEART]
  1784. >Attacks with Basic spear combat
  1785. >0<
  1786. [MC: HP: 227/500]
  1787. [BERRY PUNCH]
  1788. >Attacks with Drunk Dragon [-1 match][3 turn CD]
  1789. >3 (1.2x) = >4<
  1790. [MC: HP: 223/500]
  1791. [PINKIE PIE]
  1792. >Inspect Pinkie’s various sweets
  1793. >”I have a sweet tooth, silly filly! I carry sweets around with me wherever I go! Sometimes I have cupcakes, others I have pie or muffins or even Cake! I bet some are yummier (and healthier) than others, haha!”
  1794. >Attacks with Highly energetic attacks
  1795. >9/9 (+2.5/2.5) = >23<
  1796. [MC: HP: 200/500]
  1797. [AWAITING ENEMY ATTACK…]
  1798.  
  1799. 8
  1800. >Manticore attacks the party with Lion’s Roar!
  1801. >6< (x2.5 spread) = >14<
  1802. Anon: [HP: 85/105 (E)][MP: 2/10]
  1803. Red: [HP: 113/130]
  1804. Berry: [HP: 177/205]
  1805. Pinkie: [HP: 85/105]
  1806. [SABER SLASH REFRESHED!]
  1807. [AWAITING BATTLE COMMANDS]
  1808.  
  1809.  
  1810. [ANONYMOUS][REDHEART]
  1811. >Attacks with {S.S.S.}! [5 turn CD]
  1812. >6 (+5) = >11<
  1813. >3 (x2) = >6<
  1814. +10 Synch
  1815. >27<
  1816. [MC: HP: 177/500]
  1817. [BERRY PUNCH]
  1818. >Attacks with Fisticuffs
  1819. >6 (+5) = >11<
  1820. [MC: HP: 166/500]
  1821. [PINKIE PIE]
  1822. >Attacks with Highly energetic attacks!
  1823. >1/1 (+2.5/2.5) = >7<
  1824. [MC: HP: 159/500]
  1825. [S.S.S. Upgraded! The real-life experience and practice now allows +15 damage!]
  1826. [AWAITING ENEMY ATTACK…]
  1827.  
  1828.  
  1829. 9
  1830. >Manticore attacks Berry with Bite.
  1831. >6 (+5) = >11<
  1832. Anon: [HP: 85/105 (E)][MP: 2/10]
  1833. Red: [HP: 113/130]
  1834. Berry: [HP: 177/205] “This guy is really bitey, isn’t he? I think he’s going for my flanks!”
  1835. Pinkie: [HP: 85/105]
  1836. [AWAITING BATTLE COMMANDS]
  1837.  
  1838.  
  1839. [ANONYMOUS]
  1840. >Attacks with Moderate spear combat
  1841. >3 (+5) = >8<
  1842. [MC: HP: 151/500]
  1843. [REDHEART]
  1844. >Attacks with Basic spear combat
  1845. >4<
  1846. [MC: HP: 147/500]
  1847. [BERRY PUNCH]
  1848. >Attacks with Fisticuffs
  1849. >8 (+5) = >13<
  1850. [MC: HP: 134/500]
  1851. [PINKIE PIE] [spoiler]I rolled a 100, no joke[/spoiler]
  1852. >Uses sweets on Anon [A big, bountiful cake! Eat up, Nonny!]
  1853. [+25 HP]
  1854. Anon: [HP: 105/105 (E)]
  1855. [MEGA BUSTER REFRESHED!]
  1856. [DRUNK DRAGON REFRESHED!]
  1857. [AWAITING ENEMY ATTACK…]
  1858.  
  1859. 10
  1860. >Manticore attacks Anonymous with Mantislash! [2 turn CD]
  1861. >7< (x3) = >21<
  1862. Anon: [HP: 91/105 (E)]|[MP: 2/10]
  1863. Red: [HP: 113/130]
  1864. Berry: [HP: 177/205]
  1865. Pinkie: [HP: 85/105]
  1866. [AWAITING BATTLE COMMANDS]
  1867.  
  1868.  
  1869. [ANONYMOUS]
  1870. >Attacks with Mega Buster! [-2 MP][3 turn CD]
  1871. CRITICAL STRIKE!
  1872. >55 (x2 doubles Override) = >110<
  1873. [MC: HP: 24/500]
  1874. [REDHEART]
  1875. >Attacks with Basic spear combat
  1876. >3<
  1877. [MC: HP: 21/500]
  1878. [BERRY PUNCH]
  1879. >Attacks with Drunk Dragon
  1880. >6 (x1.2) = >8<
  1881. [MC: HP: 13/500]
  1882. [PINKIE PIE]
  1883. >Attacks with Highly energetic attacks
  1884. >6/6 (+2.5/2.5) = >17<
  1885. [MC: HP: -4/500]
  1886. [Manticore has died.]
  1887. [PARTY CANNON REFRESHED!]
  1888.  
  1889. [BOSS BATTLE END]
  1890.  
  1891. Loot:
  1892. [MANTICORE]: You found 3 blue herbs, and a metal squareshield (Basic quality)!
  1893. [BATTLEGROUND]: Nothing of note.
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