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The machinery in the chamber starts moving, though how it works is still yet unknown to you.
The red and white pony calling herself Faust, the sole beacon of sanity in this land of madness, flinches slightly. You have no idea how it feels to be connected to all the wiring, but judging from her winces it isn't very pleasant.
You can hear an alarm in the distance. The sea ponies will not like this.
The red and white pony calling herself Faust, the sole beacon of sanity in this land of madness, flinches slightly. You have no idea how it feels to be connected to all the wiring, but judging from her winces it isn't very pleasant.
You can hear an alarm in the distance. The sea ponies will not like this.
>>40514
It works. Your allies will receive bonuses immediately and next turn.
>>40517
You manage to hit one bear just as it comes, cracking its faceplate.
>>40518
You succeed in slamming down the one to the right of the bears.
>>40519
You manage a good attack on the left handler, but he's still up.
The unhindered bears ignore you all, heading towards the pedestal where Faust is.
Rolled 6 = 6
It works. Your allies will receive bonuses immediately and next turn.
>>40517
You manage to hit one bear just as it comes, cracking its faceplate.
>>40518
You succeed in slamming down the one to the right of the bears.
>>40519
You manage a good attack on the left handler, but he's still up.
The unhindered bears ignore you all, heading towards the pedestal where Faust is.
Rolled 6 = 6
>>40531
It doesn't work, but they still have one round of inspiration left.
>>40532
You hold the 1st bear by a few cables sticking out of its neckplate. It works.
>>40534
The 2nd bear simply walks past it.
>>40537
You plunge your knife into the back leg of the 2nd bear, effectively stunning it.
The handlers bark out a few commands.
>SHOO BE SHOO SHOO SHIGGY DIGGY BEDOO
The bear with the cracked faceplate gets up and begins charging towards you.
Rolled 5 = 5
It doesn't work, but they still have one round of inspiration left.
>>40532
You hold the 1st bear by a few cables sticking out of its neckplate. It works.
>>40534
The 2nd bear simply walks past it.
>>40537
You plunge your knife into the back leg of the 2nd bear, effectively stunning it.
The handlers bark out a few commands.
>SHOO BE SHOO SHOO SHIGGY DIGGY BEDOO
The bear with the cracked faceplate gets up and begins charging towards you.
Rolled 5 = 5
>>40547
You manage to charge into and plunge a knife into the mouth of the 1st handler. It screams a bit.
>>40551
you are badly positioned, and are flung away. right into Faust.
>>40546 fails to stop you and you both hit her.
Faust screams and almost collapses, if the wires weren't forcing her up.
>>40550
Unlike the last few times this went disastrously, it works. All enemies are stunned, and the seapony handlers are on the ground.
Rolled 8 = 8
You manage to charge into and plunge a knife into the mouth of the 1st handler. It screams a bit.
>>40551
you are badly positioned, and are flung away. right into Faust.
>>40546 fails to stop you and you both hit her.
Faust screams and almost collapses, if the wires weren't forcing her up.
>>40550
Unlike the last few times this went disastrously, it works. All enemies are stunned, and the seapony handlers are on the ground.
Rolled 8 = 8
>>40564
You mend whatever light wounds she sustained, but she seems unconscious now, held up by the wires she is bound by. The lights on the console continue flickering and the mechanisms continue to function normally.
>>40565
With a swift cut, it is killed.
>>40567
You manage to take out the one with the cracked faceplate.
>>40566
And slam another one to helplessness again.
1 handler left, 2 bears, 1 helpless. The other handler gets up and yells a command, prompting the well bear to continue charging into Faust.
Rolled 8 = 8
You mend whatever light wounds she sustained, but she seems unconscious now, held up by the wires she is bound by. The lights on the console continue flickering and the mechanisms continue to function normally.
>>40565
With a swift cut, it is killed.
>>40567
You manage to take out the one with the cracked faceplate.
>>40566
And slam another one to helplessness again.
1 handler left, 2 bears, 1 helpless. The other handler gets up and yells a command, prompting the well bear to continue charging into Faust.
Rolled 8 = 8
>>40579
You only manage to inspire the one closest to you, you are still stunned from the impact.
>>40580
You miss, and to add to the humiliation she smacks you with her coiled, serpentine tail.
>>40582
It actually works. The charging bear seems to secret a metallic fluid onto the ground as it stops.
>>40583
You charge and tackle it to the ground.
The other bear gets up and looses two cables from its back. They are flying towards Faust.
Rolled 9 = 9
You only manage to inspire the one closest to you, you are still stunned from the impact.
>>40580
You miss, and to add to the humiliation she smacks you with her coiled, serpentine tail.
>>40582
It actually works. The charging bear seems to secret a metallic fluid onto the ground as it stops.
>>40583
You charge and tackle it to the ground.
The other bear gets up and looses two cables from its back. They are flying towards Faust.
Rolled 9 = 9
>>40592
>10
The knife scores a good hit, killing it.
>>40593
You're a little worn out to play well enough.
>>40596
>10
You vanish in an excellent position, enabling you to hit many who come in.
Faust seems to have regained consciousness, and pants.
2 Minotaurs burst in, along with 2 armed seapony handlers. The Minotaurs hold greataxes along with their augmentations, while the seaponies hold odd, metallic devices .
Roll
Rolled 2 = 2
>10
The knife scores a good hit, killing it.
>>40593
You're a little worn out to play well enough.
>>40596
>10
You vanish in an excellent position, enabling you to hit many who come in.
Faust seems to have regained consciousness, and pants.
2 Minotaurs burst in, along with 2 armed seapony handlers. The Minotaurs hold greataxes along with their augmentations, while the seaponies hold odd, metallic devices .
Roll
Rolled 2 = 2
>>40600
She weakly nods, then motions for you to help the others, in between winces.
>>40601
>3
However, because of your good position, you still manage a hit on each, but it does little.
>>40602
You manage to knock away one with the force of the blow.
>>40604
You miss. In response, it uses the strange device to fire a burst of light at you. It burns you somewhat.
The minotaurs begin chraging towards the center again.
Rolled 10 = 10
She weakly nods, then motions for you to help the others, in between winces.
>>40601
>3
However, because of your good position, you still manage a hit on each, but it does little.
>>40602
You manage to knock away one with the force of the blow.
>>40604
You miss. In response, it uses the strange device to fire a burst of light at you. It burns you somewhat.
The minotaurs begin chraging towards the center again.
Rolled 10 = 10
>>40612
>1
As you charge towards the collapsed handler, it gets up and shoots a ray at you as well. You are brought to your knees by the burning.
>>40616
It works out, and the party are fighting well.
>>40611
You manage to draw their attention, and they are now cowering slightly.
>>40614
You vanish away.
The remaining handler whips out a small remote and presses a few buttons. One minotaur snaps back to normal and tries to attack Sivar.
Rolled 3 = 3
>1
As you charge towards the collapsed handler, it gets up and shoots a ray at you as well. You are brought to your knees by the burning.
>>40616
It works out, and the party are fighting well.
>>40611
You manage to draw their attention, and they are now cowering slightly.
>>40614
You vanish away.
The remaining handler whips out a small remote and presses a few buttons. One minotaur snaps back to normal and tries to attack Sivar.
Rolled 3 = 3
>>40625
>1, 10
You manage to stab your self with the first attack, but the other one not only deals a crippling hit, it breaks the remote.
>>40627
You miss. The Minotaur manages to send you flying, and leaves a gaping wound in your side.
>>40628
You manage to get up.
>>40629
It fails. Everyone is too distracted to listen.
The remaining handler presses a few buttons, and the mechanisms on one of the minotaurs simply detonate, attacking all of you with a huge fiery shockwave. Roll to dodge.
Rolled 9 = 9
>1, 10
You manage to stab your self with the first attack, but the other one not only deals a crippling hit, it breaks the remote.
>>40627
You miss. The Minotaur manages to send you flying, and leaves a gaping wound in your side.
>>40628
You manage to get up.
>>40629
It fails. Everyone is too distracted to listen.
The remaining handler presses a few buttons, and the mechanisms on one of the minotaurs simply detonate, attacking all of you with a huge fiery shockwave. Roll to dodge.
Rolled 9 = 9
>>40641
You evade successfully.
>>40637
>>40638
>>40639
However, it seems none of you are able to escape the inferno.
Suddenly, a wall of light appears, containing the explosion. You look back to see Faust struggling to stay alert, hew horn glowing white with a black aura.
The remaining seapony screams in panic, and moves to flee. The minotaur tries to block you off.
Rolled 6 = 6
You evade successfully.
>>40637
>>40638
>>40639
However, it seems none of you are able to escape the inferno.
Suddenly, a wall of light appears, containing the explosion. You look back to see Faust struggling to stay alert, hew horn glowing white with a black aura.
The remaining seapony screams in panic, and moves to flee. The minotaur tries to block you off.
Rolled 6 = 6
>>40657
You stop Sivar's bleeding and help to close the wound.
>>40653
>10
You not only manage to tackle the minotaur, you rip off a few augmentations. It's alive, but can do nothing.
>>40654
>10
you rush at her and plunge a dagger into her back, instantly finishing her.
>>40658
Your knife flies into the body.
The alarms continue to flare, and Faust is awake, but barely. She seems a little larger than before.
Rolled 10 = 10
You stop Sivar's bleeding and help to close the wound.
>>40653
>10
You not only manage to tackle the minotaur, you rip off a few augmentations. It's alive, but can do nothing.
>>40654
>10
you rush at her and plunge a dagger into her back, instantly finishing her.
>>40658
Your knife flies into the body.
The alarms continue to flare, and Faust is awake, but barely. She seems a little larger than before.
Rolled 10 = 10
>>40687
>1
Before you can do anything, you find yourself face-to-face with a heavily armoured figure, walking towards the room the party is in. Every centimetre of its body is covered in what appears to be mechanically augmented armour, and its horn has wires connected it to what appear to be batteries around the body. Its wings are just as covered, with sharp edges and blades sticking out.
It shrieks, and charges you.
>>40695
Your struggling only makes the dream so much more vivid. Some pre-cuddle leaks out.
Rolled 4 = 4
>1
Before you can do anything, you find yourself face-to-face with a heavily armoured figure, walking towards the room the party is in. Every centimetre of its body is covered in what appears to be mechanically augmented armour, and its horn has wires connected it to what appear to be batteries around the body. Its wings are just as covered, with sharp edges and blades sticking out.
It shrieks, and charges you.
>>40695
Your struggling only makes the dream so much more vivid. Some pre-cuddle leaks out.
Rolled 4 = 4
>>40711
You are successful. The party is bold in the face of such odds.
>>40712
You manage to jump on it, decreasing its ability to act.
>>40713
Though you manage to find somewhere where you might be able to pierce deeper, plunging a blade inside causes you to drop it in shock, as a jolt of electricity stuns you.
>>40715
Though it would have worked well on most creatures, your show fails here. You cannot see how the creature reacts behind it goggles and helmet. It casts magic bolt at you, roll to dodge.
Rolled 10 = 10
You are successful. The party is bold in the face of such odds.
>>40712
You manage to jump on it, decreasing its ability to act.
>>40713
Though you manage to find somewhere where you might be able to pierce deeper, plunging a blade inside causes you to drop it in shock, as a jolt of electricity stuns you.
>>40715
Though it would have worked well on most creatures, your show fails here. You cannot see how the creature reacts behind it goggles and helmet. It casts magic bolt at you, roll to dodge.
Rolled 10 = 10
>>40723
>>40724
You are both hit by the wild bolts of energy, and set hitting the walls.
>>40726
You stay unharmed, and manage to to fly up where the enemy can't see you. You can quickly go help anyone if need be.
>>40729
You give in to pain and cannot move. The thing kicks you away before walking towards Faust, who has her head down, expression unseen.
Rolled 9 = 9
>>40724
You are both hit by the wild bolts of energy, and set hitting the walls.
>>40726
You stay unharmed, and manage to to fly up where the enemy can't see you. You can quickly go help anyone if need be.
>>40729
You give in to pain and cannot move. The thing kicks you away before walking towards Faust, who has her head down, expression unseen.
Rolled 9 = 9
>>40734
You manage to help Nightshade out of his stun, though you have made yourself noticeable.
>>40736
You score a good hit, splitting the leg armour.
>>40733
You are healed, but at this rate cannot hope to intercept the alicorn in time. you only manage to run weakly.
>>40735
Along with the previous cracks in the armour from Nightshade's and Cloudia's attacks, you notice the horn isn't very secure.
The thing looses a bolt of lightning at Faust.
Rolled 9 = 9
You manage to help Nightshade out of his stun, though you have made yourself noticeable.
>>40736
You score a good hit, splitting the leg armour.
>>40733
You are healed, but at this rate cannot hope to intercept the alicorn in time. you only manage to run weakly.
>>40735
Along with the previous cracks in the armour from Nightshade's and Cloudia's attacks, you notice the horn isn't very secure.
The thing looses a bolt of lightning at Faust.
Rolled 9 = 9
>>40754
>>40756
Both of you manage to dodge every single projectile, and are in good position to strike again.
>>40758
You however, are hit by a heavy mass of bolts, and are sent tumbling to the ground.
>>40755
You manage to look at her face. She's awake, but that's not much else you can tell.
The alicorn moves over to Nightshade and tries to flatten him.
Rolled 1 = 1
>>40756
Both of you manage to dodge every single projectile, and are in good position to strike again.
>>40758
You however, are hit by a heavy mass of bolts, and are sent tumbling to the ground.
>>40755
You manage to look at her face. She's awake, but that's not much else you can tell.
The alicorn moves over to Nightshade and tries to flatten him.
Rolled 1 = 1
>>40765
You score a hit, but it fails to have much effect.
>>40766
You ready yourself to shield the lordblade from an attack.
>>40764
Everyone is emboldened.
>>40768
You manage to hit a groove in the alicorn's chestplate, knocking it back a bit.
The alicorn screams, and every light on its armour lights up again. The broken horn starts glowing as well, and its wings spread out.
Roll to dodge the incoming blast.
Rolled 3 = 3
You score a hit, but it fails to have much effect.
>>40766
You ready yourself to shield the lordblade from an attack.
>>40764
Everyone is emboldened.
>>40768
You manage to hit a groove in the alicorn's chestplate, knocking it back a bit.
The alicorn screams, and every light on its armour lights up again. The broken horn starts glowing as well, and its wings spread out.
Roll to dodge the incoming blast.
Rolled 3 = 3
>>40777
>>40778
>>40779
>>40781
Before anything can happen, a shield comes over all of you, defending you from the blast.
Faust is standing upright, her wings spread out while her horn glows the same aura of black and white as just now. Her eyes are alert a she looks down upon all of you.
The alicorn charges at her, the various lights on it now flickering wildly.
Rolled 1 = 1
>>40778
>>40779
>>40781
Before anything can happen, a shield comes over all of you, defending you from the blast.
Faust is standing upright, her wings spread out while her horn glows the same aura of black and white as just now. Her eyes are alert a she looks down upon all of you.
The alicorn charges at her, the various lights on it now flickering wildly.
Rolled 1 = 1
>>40788
>1 10
Though you fail as your charge and are about to be trampled, you suddenly find yourself on top of the alicorn, in good position to pin it down.
>>40794
>9 10
You score a hit right where the remainder of the horn is, sending it into a frenzy.
>>40791
>1 10
The dubstep you play suddenly turns into a mighty orchestra from a single instrument, empowering everyone.
>>40796
>2, 6 10, 10
The blades that were about to hit thin air suddenly plunge into the flesh of the false god, right through its armour.
Only a bit more. Finish it.
Rolled 7 = 7
>
Though you fail as your charge and are about to be trampled, you suddenly find yourself on top of the alicorn, in good position to pin it down.
>>40794
>
You score a hit right where the remainder of the horn is, sending it into a frenzy.
>>40791
>
The dubstep you play suddenly turns into a mighty orchestra from a single instrument, empowering everyone.
>>40796
>
The blades that were about to hit thin air suddenly plunge into the flesh of the false god, right through its armour.
Only a bit more. Finish it.
Rolled 7 = 7
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>>40803
>>40804
>>40804
>>40808
Your combined efforts manage to bring it down. I stops thrashing about, and the armour shuts down, as all the lights go off the the faint whirring within ceases.
Faust steps off the platform. She is now larger than any of you, her frame fitting a Princess. Her horn stops glowing, and the faint surge of power all of you felt ceases. She folds her new wings and approaches the party.
>"Thank you, all Just allow me to gather my thoughts for a moment, and we can be off."
Rolled 1 = 1
>>40804
>>40804
>>40808
Your combined efforts manage to bring it down. I stops thrashing about, and the armour shuts down, as all the lights go off the the faint whirring within ceases.
Faust steps off the platform. She is now larger than any of you, her frame fitting a Princess. Her horn stops glowing, and the faint surge of power all of you felt ceases. She folds her new wings and approaches the party.
>"Thank you, all Just allow me to gather my thoughts for a moment, and we can be off."
Rolled 1 = 1
>>40814
Faust hesitates slightly, but then cedes and gives you a hug.
"You did very well, dear one."
>>40815
"Ah, thank you!"
>>40818
"I have been empowered by the ideas and thoughts the sea ponies have stolen and collected over the millennia. As such, this is a form I must have acquired that enables all of them to be expressed. I believed I managed to let off a tiny bit of that power just now, when I changed your failures to successes."
>>40819
You mend up whatever wounds he has left.
Rolled 8 = 8
Faust hesitates slightly, but then cedes and gives you a hug.
"You did very well, dear one."
>>40815
"Ah, thank you!"
>>40818
"I have been empowered by the ideas and thoughts the sea ponies have stolen and collected over the millennia. As such, this is a form I must have acquired that enables all of them to be expressed. I believed I managed to let off a tiny bit of that power just now, when I changed your failures to successes."
>>40819
You mend up whatever wounds he has left.
Rolled 8 = 8
>>40828
>>40829
"Soon. Once we deal with Bonnie, the current ruler of this world, I will have power to let you all go back. Just allow me to find her…"
>>40830
"They know they have failed. They will not try to stop us now."
>>40832
The heart feels stronger than anything you've ever felt before, but at the same time, along with the comforting, strong beats, you feel a tiny anomaly.
Rolled 2 = 2
>>40829
"Soon. Once we deal with Bonnie, the current ruler of this world, I will have power to let you all go back. Just allow me to find her…"
>>40830
"They know they have failed. They will not try to stop us now."
>>40832
The heart feels stronger than anything you've ever felt before, but at the same time, along with the comforting, strong beats, you feel a tiny anomaly.
Rolled 2 = 2
>>40878
"If your Celestia truly is a fair ruler, then she would not stand in the way of how you feel, would she?
I would love to listen to more tales of her, she may make a good role model for me."
Faust freezes for a bit, then kisses you on the head before levitating the blades back int your hands.
We will be departing soon. Is everyone alright with that?
Rolled 10 = 10
"If your Celestia truly is a fair ruler, then she would not stand in the way of how you feel, would she?
I would love to listen to more tales of her, she may make a good role model for me."
Faust freezes for a bit, then kisses you on the head before levitating the blades back int your hands.
We will be departing soon. Is everyone alright with that?
Rolled 10 = 10
>>40880
"I guess I am, yes."
>>40883
"You may think you are following a brigh path, but your reckless killing will chain your soul to a dark abyss, if it didn't already. You already seem to lose your sense of right and wrong. I'm going to see to it that you will walk that right road. First of all, you will need to drop this habit of yours about heresy."
"I guess I am, yes."
>>40883
"You may think you are following a brigh path, but your reckless killing will chain your soul to a dark abyss, if it didn't already. You already seem to lose your sense of right and wrong. I'm going to see to it that you will walk that right road. First of all, you will need to drop this habit of yours about heresy."
>>40887
Embraced by what he had thought a false god, and with the philosophy he had devoted his entire life to shattering around him, Nightshade accepts Faust's friendship, and returns the hug.
His small heart not knowing if it should cry out in joy for the new friend he has made, or in terror and pain for all he has lost in just mere minutes.
"I will be at your side, miss Faust… Now, and for as long as I can…"
Rolled 2 = 2
Embraced by what he had thought a false god, and with the philosophy he had devoted his entire life to shattering around him, Nightshade accepts Faust's friendship, and returns the hug.
His small heart not knowing if it should cry out in joy for the new friend he has made, or in terror and pain for all he has lost in just mere minutes.
"I will be at your side, miss Faust… Now, and for as long as I can…"
Rolled 2 = 2
"Very well, then."
Light clouds all of your visions as the air around you changes abruptly. The only thing you can feel now are each other's thoughts, and you briefly see into the minds of each other, save Faust, of which nothing can be seen.
When you open your eyes, you find the floor stretching infinitely to everywhere you can see. The sky resembles the night, but instead of being static, what look like stars are constantly disappearing and reappearing. No structures are visible anywhere, save a circular platform in the middle, where the light of the stars seem to be concentrating, as bits of light slowly fall towards it. Concentric circles form around the platform and seem to go in infinitely with the floor, of which the end cannot be seen.
You see a small figure in the middle of the platform. It appears to be concentrating on something.
Rolled 3 = 3
Light clouds all of your visions as the air around you changes abruptly. The only thing you can feel now are each other's thoughts, and you briefly see into the minds of each other, save Faust, of which nothing can be seen.
When you open your eyes, you find the floor stretching infinitely to everywhere you can see. The sky resembles the night, but instead of being static, what look like stars are constantly disappearing and reappearing. No structures are visible anywhere, save a circular platform in the middle, where the light of the stars seem to be concentrating, as bits of light slowly fall towards it. Concentric circles form around the platform and seem to go in infinitely with the floor, of which the end cannot be seen.
You see a small figure in the middle of the platform. It appears to be concentrating on something.
Rolled 3 = 3
As you focus on the figure, you realize that it appears to be nothing but a small filly, staring up at the lights falling on her. With a sense of wonder, she picks at one, and it flashes before it disappears, illuminating its grey mane and coat.
>>40938
Faust speaks.
"A space where ideas and fee to flow, and a throne exists for one to take these ideas and turn them into reality. That… must be Bonnie."
Rolled 9 = 9
>>40938
Faust speaks.
"A space where ideas and fee to flow, and a throne exists for one to take these ideas and turn them into reality. That… must be Bonnie."
Rolled 9 = 9
>>40943
"We can, but…
What would be the point of such a world? That would only result in a horrific one like this one here. It is the conflict that I have observed between you all of your own world that has built you into such wonderful characters, and thus you must have the freedom to do as you desire.
That is the world I want, where friendship and peace have meaning because it must be worked for, and not forced in some insane way."
>>40944
>>40946
"It must be. Only she and I should have power to access this place."
Rolled 1 = 1
"We can, but…
What would be the point of such a world? That would only result in a horrific one like this one here. It is the conflict that I have observed between you all of your own world that has built you into such wonderful characters, and thus you must have the freedom to do as you desire.
That is the world I want, where friendship and peace have meaning because it must be worked for, and not forced in some insane way."
>>40944
>>40946
"It must be. Only she and I should have power to access this place."
Rolled 1 = 1
>>40952
"Then the inhabitants of the new world must choose it for themselves. They will have the freedom to do so, to build, conquer, and live. And should they choose peace and harmony, then so be it."
>>40953
>>40955
"We will see."
She approaches the the platform, and the filly takes notice of the party.
"H-huh? Who are you all?"
Rolled 3 = 3
"Then the inhabitants of the new world must choose it for themselves. They will have the freedom to do so, to build, conquer, and live. And should they choose peace and harmony, then so be it."
>>40953
>>40955
"We will see."
She approaches the the platform, and the filly takes notice of the party.
"H-huh? Who are you all?"
Rolled 3 = 3
>>40959
>>40960
"A.. 'name'? Oooh, I remember mine! It's Bonnie!"
>>40961
You cannot see a cutie mark, and she appears to be an Earth Pony.
Faust asks. "What do you do here?"
"All the lights here have a little piece of infur-information inside. When I like something, I take it and it makes me feel happy. If I don't, I throw it away."
Bonnie takes a light and, after holding it for a while, discards it.
"That one had ponies doing something strange. I don't like it. I'm scared of it."
Rolled 6 = 6
>>40960
"A.. 'name'? Oooh, I remember mine! It's Bonnie!"
>>40961
You cannot see a cutie mark, and she appears to be an Earth Pony.
Faust asks. "What do you do here?"
"All the lights here have a little piece of infur-information inside. When I like something, I take it and it makes me feel happy. If I don't, I throw it away."
Bonnie takes a light and, after holding it for a while, discards it.
"That one had ponies doing something strange. I don't like it. I'm scared of it."
Rolled 6 = 6
>>40963
"I.. I don't know. I just knew that I had to take things I liked, and choose things to throw away. I've been here for as long as I can remember, and I knew that from the beginning."
>>40966
"One of them is hitting the other from on top, and the other is yelling. I don't know what it is, so I think I'll throw it away."
>>40964
"I like those that look fun! Like, tea parties, dressup, castles… oh, but some of them don't look nice, though. Sometimes the ponies read things I don't understand, or try to take over new lands, or act like I don't want them to. Although.. I think I slipped up a few times, where I took some I didn't like."
Rolled 9 = 9
"I.. I don't know. I just knew that I had to take things I liked, and choose things to throw away. I've been here for as long as I can remember, and I knew that from the beginning."
>>40966
"One of them is hitting the other from on top, and the other is yelling. I don't know what it is, so I think I'll throw it away."
>>40964
"I like those that look fun! Like, tea parties, dressup, castles… oh, but some of them don't look nice, though. Sometimes the ponies read things I don't understand, or try to take over new lands, or act like I don't want them to. Although.. I think I slipped up a few times, where I took some I didn't like."
Rolled 9 = 9
>>40972
>>40974
"Well… maybe. But sometimes.. sometimes I remember things. That I have to pick only what I like, or terrible things will happen. Things I don't get to choose, outside what I can do. So I have to stop it, or I don't know what happens."
>>40973
"Never, and never, the only thing I do is keep looking at things I like, and I always have."
Faust speaks.
"If terrible things happen that you can't control, why not let the ponies handle it? If you gift them the tools to do it, and let them pick what they want, surely they can become something beyond you can imagine."
"I don't know about that. Can I really risk it? What if something bad really happens"
Bonnie responds.
Rolled 6 = 6
>>40974
"Well… maybe. But sometimes.. sometimes I remember things. That I have to pick only what I like, or terrible things will happen. Things I don't get to choose, outside what I can do. So I have to stop it, or I don't know what happens."
>>40973
"Never, and never, the only thing I do is keep looking at things I like, and I always have."
Faust speaks.
"If terrible things happen that you can't control, why not let the ponies handle it? If you gift them the tools to do it, and let them pick what they want, surely they can become something beyond you can imagine."
"I don't know about that. Can I really risk it? What if something bad really happens"
Bonnie responds.
Rolled 6 = 6
>>40981
"Can't you see, little one? You are so blinded by trying to prevent that terrible thing from happening that you make it happen by taking the free will of those ponies, and they become nothing more than puppets or toys. You wouldn't want to be turned into a puppet, do you? They aren't either. Let them live their lives as they will. On their own."
Rolled 8 = 8
"Can't you see, little one? You are so blinded by trying to prevent that terrible thing from happening that you make it happen by taking the free will of those ponies, and they become nothing more than puppets or toys. You wouldn't want to be turned into a puppet, do you? They aren't either. Let them live their lives as they will. On their own."
Rolled 8 = 8
>>40982
"But no one can tell me what to do. I don't understand."
>>40983
"Huh? I didn't." Faust brought you guys to this particular place.
>>40984
"Because I'm the only one who can. And if I should try to make this a better place, I should."
>>40985
"But they are! They can have tea parties, or bake cakes, or play ball! And I think I"ll even let them how to sew dolls if I can find a piece of that, too!"
Rolled 4 = 4
"But no one can tell me what to do. I don't understand."
>>40983
"Huh? I didn't." Faust brought you guys to this particular place.
>>40984
"Because I'm the only one who can. And if I should try to make this a better place, I should."
>>40985
"But they are! They can have tea parties, or bake cakes, or play ball! And I think I"ll even let them how to sew dolls if I can find a piece of that, too!"
Rolled 4 = 4
>>40986
"What if they grow tired of that? What if they don't want to do that? What if one of them wants to race, or work in the fields, or read books? What if they will never get that and will never feel true happiness, only a hole in their soul, their very essence missing, because you deemed that piece boring or bad? You may try to do what you think is best, but you are robbint those ponies of happiness."
"What if they grow tired of that? What if they don't want to do that? What if one of them wants to race, or work in the fields, or read books? What if they will never get that and will never feel true happiness, only a hole in their soul, their very essence missing, because you deemed that piece boring or bad? You may try to do what you think is best, but you are robbint those ponies of happiness."
>>40986
"But just imagine if somepony did it anyway, imagine not being able to do what you want, imagine being unable to fulfill your true dreams. My parents never wanted me to become a magician, they thought it was a waste of time. But yet I decided to work hard and become one anyway, and for that I am very happy. Happy that I could prove them wrong and show that I can do things on my own."
"But just imagine if somepony did it anyway, imagine not being able to do what you want, imagine being unable to fulfill your true dreams. My parents never wanted me to become a magician, they thought it was a waste of time. But yet I decided to work hard and become one anyway, and for that I am very happy. Happy that I could prove them wrong and show that I can do things on my own."
>>40988
"Hmm? I didn't do that, either. Something must have broken somewhere…"
>>40987
"But they can't, see! That's why I'm here!"
>>40990
>>40991
"But.. I'm not interested in them. And if I let them do something I don't like, something bad will happen. I just know it!"
Faust speaks.
"Even so.. you are not flawless, and the world isn't perfect. Have you seen how ponies have been hunted by the horrible beasts, how much we have suffered? Please… try to understand."
"That's bad, but… at least they're still happy because they don't understand it, right?"
Rolled 8 = 8
"Hmm? I didn't do that, either. Something must have broken somewhere…"
>>40987
"But they can't, see! That's why I'm here!"
>>40990
>>40991
"But.. I'm not interested in them. And if I let them do something I don't like, something bad will happen. I just know it!"
Faust speaks.
"Even so.. you are not flawless, and the world isn't perfect. Have you seen how ponies have been hunted by the horrible beasts, how much we have suffered? Please… try to understand."
"That's bad, but… at least they're still happy because they don't understand it, right?"
Rolled 8 = 8
>>40996
"My dear child, please understand that you as one person cannot decide what is best for all of existence. The way this world is now is futile, what is the point of life if one cannot improve himself? If one cannot aspire to become better and greater? You are holding all that is good in this world back."
"My dear child, please understand that you as one person cannot decide what is best for all of existence. The way this world is now is futile, what is the point of life if one cannot improve himself? If one cannot aspire to become better and greater? You are holding all that is good in this world back."
>>41000
Nah
"I don't know how to fix it. If I can find it here, then I should be able to. Maybe I'll find it someday."
>>40999
"How can I steal something they never had?"
>>41004
>>41005
"B-but I'm just trying! A-and if you all won't leave me alone… something bad will happen! To the ponies if I let in things I don't like, and to you if you all stay here!"
Bonnie is visibly shaken.
Faust speaks.
"Then let it happen. I promise you we will take care of it. We can show you what ponies with the ideas you don't like can do."
Bonnie whimpers.
"Are.. are you sure?"
Rolled 9 = 9
Nah
"I don't know how to fix it. If I can find it here, then I should be able to. Maybe I'll find it someday."
>>40999
"How can I steal something they never had?"
>>41004
>>41005
"B-but I'm just trying! A-and if you all won't leave me alone… something bad will happen! To the ponies if I let in things I don't like, and to you if you all stay here!"
Bonnie is visibly shaken.
Faust speaks.
"Then let it happen. I promise you we will take care of it. We can show you what ponies with the ideas you don't like can do."
Bonnie whimpers.
"Are.. are you sure?"
Rolled 9 = 9
>>41007
>>41008
>>41009
"I.. I.."
Faust reassures her. "I am a product of one of your mistakes, and managed to overcome all the trouble that your other mistakes caused. Fear not."
"Alright."
Suddenly, a great ray of light shines done, repelling the party and completely enveloping Bonnie. The great image of a night sky around you brightens, and now it appears as if dawn.
Rolled 6 = 6
>>41008
>>41009
"I.. I.."
Faust reassures her. "I am a product of one of your mistakes, and managed to overcome all the trouble that your other mistakes caused. Fear not."
"Alright."
Suddenly, a great ray of light shines done, repelling the party and completely enveloping Bonnie. The great image of a night sky around you brightens, and now it appears as if dawn.
Rolled 6 = 6
As the light clears, Bonnie is gone, replaced by a creature with the same colour as her. Though it has the body of a pone, it is cut off at the neck and replaced by an extended torso. Another set of limbs emerge from this body, marked by strange tentacles at the ends. The head has eyes too small, a snout too short and oddly-shaped ears, thought the mane remains similar.
"Fools who would challenge providence, surrender now. You know not what you deal with."
Rolled 4 = 4
"Fools who would challenge providence, surrender now. You know not what you deal with."
Rolled 4 = 4
>>41019
"If you wish it, then surrender and be made among my servants. You have seen them on the surface."
>>41021
"Impossible. Doing so would threaten this world."
>>41023
You charge at her, slamming your body into it. You knock her back a little.
>>41025
You hit the chest, but she brushes it off.
Faust tries firing a magic bolt, but it merely passes Bonnie.
"I cannot touch my creator. I apologize."
BOSS: BONNIE
Rolled 5 = 5
"If you wish it, then surrender and be made among my servants. You have seen them on the surface."
>>41021
"Impossible. Doing so would threaten this world."
>>41023
You charge at her, slamming your body into it. You knock her back a little.
>>41025
You hit the chest, but she brushes it off.
Faust tries firing a magic bolt, but it merely passes Bonnie.
"I cannot touch my creator. I apologize."
BOSS: BONNIE
Rolled 5 = 5
>>41032
Your Raptorian attacks, but the slashes merely go through her.
>>41033
You cleave into an appendage. A barrier appears too late to prevent the axe going too deep, but you manage a cut.
>>41036
The atmosphere is too worked up for your music to have much effect.
>>41035
In the confusion about your own name, you drop your daggers.
"Ah, you are ones who are creations of another. Then Faust, you will not help them! Have your freedom be taken away!"
Bonnie looses a shockwave that goes though all of you, but binds Faust to the ground. She cannot move.
Rolled 3 = 3
Your Raptorian attacks, but the slashes merely go through her.
>>41033
You cleave into an appendage. A barrier appears too late to prevent the axe going too deep, but you manage a cut.
>>41036
The atmosphere is too worked up for your music to have much effect.
>>41035
In the confusion about your own name, you drop your daggers.
"Ah, you are ones who are creations of another. Then Faust, you will not help them! Have your freedom be taken away!"
Bonnie looses a shockwave that goes though all of you, but binds Faust to the ground. She cannot move.
Rolled 3 = 3
>>41051
You miss. Bonnie grabs the dagger and looses a blast of power through it, knocking you away.
>>41052
>10
The entire party gains +2 to rolls.
>>41053
You score a clean hit. Some kind of wave escapes the wound, and it flies towards the frozen Faust. She shudders a little.
"You know now what you are doing! How utterly foolish can you be?"
She attempts to grab one of you. dodge and act.
Rolled 10 = 10
You miss. Bonnie grabs the dagger and looses a blast of power through it, knocking you away.
>>41052
>10
The entire party gains +2 to rolls.
>>41053
You score a clean hit. Some kind of wave escapes the wound, and it flies towards the frozen Faust. She shudders a little.
"You know now what you are doing! How utterly foolish can you be?"
She attempts to grab one of you. dodge and act.
Rolled 10 = 10
>>41055
>>41059
>1
You are both taken. She grabs your heads, and you find yourself losing conciosness.
>>41056
You manage to land a clean hit. However, the being is too powerful, and is not 'alive', in the way you can comprehend. Still, another wave of energy escapes from where you touched, and flies toward Faust.
>>41057
You can easily come to anyone's aid from here.
Rolled 9 = 9
>>41059
>1
You are both taken. She grabs your heads, and you find yourself losing conciosness.
>>41056
You manage to land a clean hit. However, the being is too powerful, and is not 'alive', in the way you can comprehend. Still, another wave of energy escapes from where you touched, and flies toward Faust.
>>41057
You can easily come to anyone's aid from here.
Rolled 9 = 9
"NO MORE! YOU WILL RETURN TO WHAT MUST BE, AND I WILL HAVE TO CLEAN UP THIS MESS AFTER. KNOW YOUR FUTILITY!"
>>41063
>7 1
Though you escape, you suddenly find yourself in an even tighter grasp.
>>41064
>5 1
You merely miss at first, but then you are now touching her head, and life is being moved the wrong way. You collapse.
>>41066
>9 1
You escape and manage a hit, but then just like with the other victim you are now caught even more tightly.
>>41067
>4 1
Your wings suddenly feel an immense amount of pain. You tumble into the ground.
Rolled 5 = 5
>>41063
>
Though you escape, you suddenly find yourself in an even tighter grasp.
>>41064
>
You merely miss at first, but then you are now touching her head, and life is being moved the wrong way. You collapse.
>>41066
>
You escape and manage a hit, but then just like with the other victim you are now caught even more tightly.
>>41067
>
Your wings suddenly feel an immense amount of pain. You tumble into the ground.
Rolled 5 = 5
"DO YOU UNDERSTAND OR NOT? IF YOU WISH TO FIGHT PROVIDENCE…"
>>41072
>3 1
You merely miss, but then suddenly find you have bitten off half your tongue.
>>41073
>5 1
Somehow, merely handling the dagger has it plunge into your own chest, along with poison.
>>41074
>4 1
The knife suddenly changes direction in midair and flies towards your eye. You start spurting blood and screaming.
>>41076
>1 1
Though the music is grand to your ears, to everyone else it seems as if an elegy of impending doom
What can be done?
Rolled 7 = 7
>>41072
>
You merely miss, but then suddenly find you have bitten off half your tongue.
>>41073
>
Somehow, merely handling the dagger has it plunge into your own chest, along with poison.
>>41074
>
The knife suddenly changes direction in midair and flies towards your eye. You start spurting blood and screaming.
>>41076
>
Though the music is grand to your ears, to everyone else it seems as if an elegy of impending doom
What can be done?
Rolled 7 = 7
>>41080
>>41081
>>41082
Suddenly, all of you find yourselves a distance back. All your wounds are gone.
Behind you, Faust is standing tall, her eyes resolute.
"I am no longer your pawn. I do this of my own free will."
She casts a magic bolt, and unlike last time, it hits, stunning Bonnie.
"WHAT? BUT.. HOW?"
Act.
Rolled 5 = 5
>>41081
>>41082
Suddenly, all of you find yourselves a distance back. All your wounds are gone.
Behind you, Faust is standing tall, her eyes resolute.
"I am no longer your pawn. I do this of my own free will."
She casts a magic bolt, and unlike last time, it hits, stunning Bonnie.
"WHAT? BUT.. HOW?"
Act.
Rolled 5 = 5
>>41087
>3 10
From just your guzheng, a great triumphant symphony of string instruments emerge, empowering everyone.
>>41088
There is no dagger in your chest, it is safely where it is supposed to be stowed. There is no need for a potion either.
>>41089
>4 10
You manage a clean hit, leaving a gaping wound in the head.
"AAAAAAAAAAAH!
WHAT HAVE YOU DONE, FAUST?"
Rolled 5 = 5
>
From just your guzheng, a great triumphant symphony of string instruments emerge, empowering everyone.
>>41088
There is no dagger in your chest, it is safely where it is supposed to be stowed. There is no need for a potion either.
>>41089
>
You manage a clean hit, leaving a gaping wound in the head.
"AAAAAAAAAAAH!
WHAT HAVE YOU DONE, FAUST?"
Rolled 5 = 5
>>41099
>6 10
You only manage to hit a leg, but suddenly the dagger is lodged well within her chest.
>>41101
>8 10
You hit, and she weakens remarkably, collapsing.
>>41103
>5 10
Though your wild swings should have missed, each somehow hits just as it passes her.
>>41105
>6 10
The grand music continues.
Faust walks up to the platform, and speaks to Bonnie.
"Sleep, master of memories. The world will have a new demiurge now. Begone…"
Bonnie speaks.
>"Ugh.. but! But! You do not know.. you know nothing! When they come.. arrrgh!"
Her body begins disintegrating before your eyes. Her form slowly changes to that of a pony, then to the filly you saw before.
"You'll… take care of everything, right?"
Rolled 10 = 10
>
You only manage to hit a leg, but suddenly the dagger is lodged well within her chest.
>>41101
>
You hit, and she weakens remarkably, collapsing.
>>41103
>
Though your wild swings should have missed, each somehow hits just as it passes her.
>>41105
>
The grand music continues.
Faust walks up to the platform, and speaks to Bonnie.
"Sleep, master of memories. The world will have a new demiurge now. Begone…"
Bonnie speaks.
>"Ugh.. but! But! You do not know.. you know nothing! When they come.. arrrgh!"
Her body begins disintegrating before your eyes. Her form slowly changes to that of a pony, then to the filly you saw before.
"You'll… take care of everything, right?"
Rolled 10 = 10
>>41111
"Then.. someone will have to take my place. Like I said.. bad thing will happen, and we will need everyone to help."
>>41114
She continues to fade.
>>41115
Faust doesn't respond, but hold Bonnie.
Bonnie disappears into a mass of lights, the same that she was handling when you met her, and float up into the sky.
The pedestal she was on begins glowing, and the concentric circles in the room open up, revealing the same expanse of sky beneath the floor.
Rolled 5 = 5
"Then.. someone will have to take my place. Like I said.. bad thing will happen, and we will need everyone to help."
>>41114
She continues to fade.
>>41115
Faust doesn't respond, but hold Bonnie.
Bonnie disappears into a mass of lights, the same that she was handling when you met her, and float up into the sky.
The pedestal she was on begins glowing, and the concentric circles in the room open up, revealing the same expanse of sky beneath the floor.
Rolled 5 = 5
>>41125
>>41126
>>41123
>>41128
>>41127
"Very well, then."
Faust steps onto the pedestal, and immediately the floor closes up once more. It now begins turning slowly around her, and the sky slowly becomes brighter.
"Hmm.. no, not enough. I need all of you to think of your homes, and the world you come from."
>>41126
>>41123
>>41128
>>41127
"Very well, then."
Faust steps onto the pedestal, and immediately the floor closes up once more. It now begins turning slowly around her, and the sky slowly becomes brighter.
"Hmm.. no, not enough. I need all of you to think of your homes, and the world you come from."
As all of you bid your farewells, you notice Nightshade is reluctant to move, but you are already past, and it is too late to call him back.
All off you ended up in your homes, so you do not know whether anyone else made it back, but all of you receive a letter from Canterlot, urging you to come to the palace as soon as you can…
TO BE CONTINUED IN: THE GREAT EQUESTRIAN RUN
All off you ended up in your homes, so you do not know whether anyone else made it back, but all of you receive a letter from Canterlot, urging you to come to the palace as soon as you can…
TO BE CONTINUED IN: THE GREAT EQUESTRIAN RUN