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FUCK YOU SITE, IT'S NOT LIKE I MADE THAT THREAD YESTERDAY
>>170238
Crystal Clear drops to the ground and breaths heavily, cluthing her throat with one hoof, while looking up at you in disbelief.
"You don't care about the well being of ponies, do you? You would mindlessly slaughter those who want to to good by following your ideals and blindly serve those who rob and kill with the help of the very laws they manipulate, don't you?!"
>>170257
"It's all organized."
He taps his own temple.
"In here. And you can't comprehend that potion until you drink it. It gives you everything you could ever need… but on the long term run, it rots your brain. Some say I had too much of it."
He chukles.
>>170277
>>170262
You two manage to find Timbe at the alchemy labs.
Singed deadpans.
"More visitors, how 'nice'. How about a drink?"
>>170238
Crystal Clear drops to the ground and breaths heavily, cluthing her throat with one hoof, while looking up at you in disbelief.
"You don't care about the well being of ponies, do you? You would mindlessly slaughter those who want to to good by following your ideals and blindly serve those who rob and kill with the help of the very laws they manipulate, don't you?!"
>>170257
"It's all organized."
He taps his own temple.
"In here. And you can't comprehend that potion until you drink it. It gives you everything you could ever need… but on the long term run, it rots your brain. Some say I had too much of it."
He chukles.
>>170277
>>170262
You two manage to find Timbe at the alchemy labs.
Singed deadpans.
"More visitors, how 'nice'. How about a drink?"
>>172086
Singed speaks.
"When Crystal is ready. I thought that much was 'Clear'."
He chuckles at his own pun.
>>172076
"And how many innocent have you killed? How many defensless have you strike down in the name of law written by ponies who manipulate you with it? Do you ever think? Or are you as blind as the avatar of Law itself?"
She gets up on her hooves to face you equally again.
Singed speaks.
"When Crystal is ready. I thought that much was 'Clear'."
He chuckles at his own pun.
>>172076
"And how many innocent have you killed? How many defensless have you strike down in the name of law written by ponies who manipulate you with it? Do you ever think? Or are you as blind as the avatar of Law itself?"
She gets up on her hooves to face you equally again.
>>172090
"I do things as things are meant to be done. I take in facts. I investigate. I judge. That is what I am. A judge. I do not jump to conclusions, nor do I listen to loopholes and idle excuses. You should understand that by now. Just look at yourself and the mess you have gotten yourself into.
I do not take kindly to those who abuse the law."
"I do things as things are meant to be done. I take in facts. I investigate. I judge. That is what I am. A judge. I do not jump to conclusions, nor do I listen to loopholes and idle excuses. You should understand that by now. Just look at yourself and the mess you have gotten yourself into.
I do not take kindly to those who abuse the law."
>>172094
YOU TWO GO INSIDE AND EAT
AND IT'S STILL BETTER THAN THE SHIT THE UGLY PONY AT THE FORTRESS GIVES AWAY
>>172093
"Are you dense? I just told you I have them all organized in my mind. I'm the only chemist here anyway."
>>172097
"Medicines or things that boost our own, and rarely things that can be good against anything that may try to enter this place."
He points at a small back-carried tank at the corner of the room.
"I have that canister of poisionous gas if things go very bad, but I didn't have the chance to use it yet."
>>172099
"Insanity potion. Shaken, not stirred."
>>172105
"What I have gotten myself into?! Do you think I ever wanted to do anything but help Equestria thrive and the ponies within it live a happy life, even if it was on this barren, Celestia forsaken place? And before you say, no, I have not! I always placed the well being of others in front of mine!"
YOU TWO GO INSIDE AND EAT
AND IT'S STILL BETTER THAN THE SHIT THE UGLY PONY AT THE FORTRESS GIVES AWAY
>>172093
"Are you dense? I just told you I have them all organized in my mind. I'm the only chemist here anyway."
>>172097
"Medicines or things that boost our own, and rarely things that can be good against anything that may try to enter this place."
He points at a small back-carried tank at the corner of the room.
"I have that canister of poisionous gas if things go very bad, but I didn't have the chance to use it yet."
>>172099
"Insanity potion. Shaken, not stirred."
>>172105
"What I have gotten myself into?! Do you think I ever wanted to do anything but help Equestria thrive and the ponies within it live a happy life, even if it was on this barren, Celestia forsaken place? And before you say, no, I have not! I always placed the well being of others in front of mine!"
>>172128
"Yet here you are, on the edge of the world, chasing shadows and accusing innocents. Is that what you claim to be life?"
>>172115
You knock over some vials but thankfully none of them spill.
"One more action like that and I'll fling you right into the Elin."
>>172119
"You don't know what's good for you."
>>172126
>>172138
You and Yvonne leave the lab… ONLY TO FIND A SPECIAL OTHER PLACE IN THE CAVERNS HOLY SHIT IS THAT A CYROPHOENIX?
"Yet here you are, on the edge of the world, chasing shadows and accusing innocents. Is that what you claim to be life?"
>>172115
You knock over some vials but thankfully none of them spill.
"One more action like that and I'll fling you right into the Elin."
>>172119
"You don't know what's good for you."
>>172126
>>172138
You and Yvonne leave the lab… ONLY TO FIND A SPECIAL OTHER PLACE IN THE CAVERNS HOLY SHIT IS THAT A CYROPHOENIX?
>>172160
There they all are, silly! You don't even need the labels.
He nods approvingly, and prepares another set of equipment to make a batch of the adhesive.
>>172161
"Then you better find it back at the Fortress, for I am not the criminal you are looking for."
She returns to preparing for departure, packing small things in her saddlebags.
>>172162
>>172166
The ponies in the room merely look up at you before glancing back at their paperwork, but suprisingly, the large wingspanned bird speaks with a calm, feminine voice.
"I am. I know it must be strange to see one of my kind so far away from my lands, but these ponies have called upon my aid, even if the climate doesn't fit me."
There they all are, silly! You don't even need the labels.
He nods approvingly, and prepares another set of equipment to make a batch of the adhesive.
>>172161
"Then you better find it back at the Fortress, for I am not the criminal you are looking for."
She returns to preparing for departure, packing small things in her saddlebags.
>>172162
>>172166
The ponies in the room merely look up at you before glancing back at their paperwork, but suprisingly, the large wingspanned bird speaks with a calm, feminine voice.
"I am. I know it must be strange to see one of my kind so far away from my lands, but these ponies have called upon my aid, even if the climate doesn't fit me."
>>172182
"I will, do not worry."
>>172185
He shakes his head dissaprovingly.
"That thing won't even hold two pieces of paper together."
You are 6/30 from brewing a Mega Adhesive.
You have 4 more rolls.
>>172184
"I may not be an equine such as yourself, but I don't think 'animal' quite fits me. I have lived longer than your whole line of ancestors."
>>172189
"I am Anivia, and I am from a place far away from there, in lands where the snow and ice are eternal. These ponies have summoned me here by an accident, but I help them by teaching them more about the embrace of cold as well as letting them study me."
"I will, do not worry."
>>172185
He shakes his head dissaprovingly.
"That thing won't even hold two pieces of paper together."
You are 6/30 from brewing a Mega Adhesive.
You have 4 more rolls.
>>172184
"I may not be an equine such as yourself, but I don't think 'animal' quite fits me. I have lived longer than your whole line of ancestors."
>>172189
"I am Anivia, and I am from a place far away from there, in lands where the snow and ice are eternal. These ponies have summoned me here by an accident, but I help them by teaching them more about the embrace of cold as well as letting them study me."
>>172277
He helps you with the finishing touches.
"Here, you can have some of it."
He looks around, then gaves you a small, black vial as well.
"Take this one too. Only use the Insanity Potion when in the most direst of situations and never, never give it to someone who is unstable in his or her head. Understood?"
You now have a batch of Mega Adhesive (+3 for all dodges for the whole party until the end of combat) and one flask of Insanity Potion (???)
>>172284
>>172300
"My ways take time… but I can feel you don't have that right now. Do not worry, I will inherit my wisdom upon you at a later time."
CRYSTAL CLEAR IS READY
THE PARTY IS REUNITED AND THEY LEAVE
AFTER A SHORT WALK CRYSTAL TELEPORTS THE PARTY ACROSS THE RIVER ELIN, THEN YOU ALL HEAD TOWARDS THE FORTRESS
TWO MORE TURNS UNTIL YOU GET THERE
He helps you with the finishing touches.
"Here, you can have some of it."
He looks around, then gaves you a small, black vial as well.
"Take this one too. Only use the Insanity Potion when in the most direst of situations and never, never give it to someone who is unstable in his or her head. Understood?"
You now have a batch of Mega Adhesive (+3 for all dodges for the whole party until the end of combat) and one flask of Insanity Potion (???)
>>172284
>>172300
"My ways take time… but I can feel you don't have that right now. Do not worry, I will inherit my wisdom upon you at a later time."
CRYSTAL CLEAR IS READY
THE PARTY IS REUNITED AND THEY LEAVE
AFTER A SHORT WALK CRYSTAL TELEPORTS THE PARTY ACROSS THE RIVER ELIN, THEN YOU ALL HEAD TOWARDS THE FORTRESS
TWO MORE TURNS UNTIL YOU GET THERE
>>172342
"Or he could just poison her food and serve it to her. Or he could use a potion of invisibility and sneak in, then execute her that way. Or he could bribe a guard and then have her brought in for 'interrogation' where she dies from the torture."
I shake my head and sigh.
"She stays here."
"Or he could just poison her food and serve it to her. Or he could use a potion of invisibility and sneak in, then execute her that way. Or he could bribe a guard and then have her brought in for 'interrogation' where she dies from the torture."
I shake my head and sigh.
"She stays here."
>>172345
You loudly announce that you WILL NOW TRIP THE JUDGE then only manage to fall over yourself.
Crystal Clear tries to speak over your voices.
"I can defend myself it it comes to that, without killing. You just better work on finding out the real culprit."
>>172352
She simply rolls her eyes at your accusation.
Sergeant Colos easily hold Ariccia down since she's still on the ground.
"Please Ma'am, don't be foolish like that."
She helps her up but stands beside her.
You loudly announce that you WILL NOW TRIP THE JUDGE then only manage to fall over yourself.
Crystal Clear tries to speak over your voices.
"I can defend myself it it comes to that, without killing. You just better work on finding out the real culprit."
>>172352
She simply rolls her eyes at your accusation.
Sergeant Colos easily hold Ariccia down since she's still on the ground.
"Please Ma'am, don't be foolish like that."
She helps her up but stands beside her.
>>172401
"The Law always prevails, soldier. A sharp mind will always beat a sharp blade. I will inform the commander in person."
>>172402
"You are n- oh forget it, you stubborn fools. I will go report her in to the Commander while you're there. And if I find her missing when we return, I will hold all of you accountable. Sergeant, stay with them. Cleric, with me."
Take my leave for the commander
"The Law always prevails, soldier. A sharp mind will always beat a sharp blade. I will inform the commander in person."
>>172402
"You are n- oh forget it, you stubborn fools. I will go report her in to the Commander while you're there. And if I find her missing when we return, I will hold all of you accountable. Sergeant, stay with them. Cleric, with me."
Take my leave for the commander
>>172428
"BECAUSE THIS INVESTIGATION IS FAR FROM OVER YOU WEAK-WILLED CHILD. New evidence has come up, and until it is properly investigated, I will not allow judgement to be passed on her or anyone else. This is still an open case.
As I said. She is in custody. She will not escape or harm anyone. If this is not good enough for you, then I have reason to believe you have personal ties to the case, making you a suspect as well.
So how is it commander?
No more lies.
No more excuses.
Why do you want her?"
"BECAUSE THIS INVESTIGATION IS FAR FROM OVER YOU WEAK-WILLED CHILD. New evidence has come up, and until it is properly investigated, I will not allow judgement to be passed on her or anyone else. This is still an open case.
As I said. She is in custody. She will not escape or harm anyone. If this is not good enough for you, then I have reason to believe you have personal ties to the case, making you a suspect as well.
So how is it commander?
No more lies.
No more excuses.
Why do you want her?"
>>172430
>>172433
There they are.
All the orders that have been issued, going back to years even.
Now you just have to find the right months and dates to find exactly what you are looking for.
Collective roll of 25.
'1d10' since Crystal is helping too.
>>172432
You on the other hoof stare at the ass of Lucky and say "DAMN ÓN YOU HAVE ONE FINE PIECE OF ASS ON YOU" loudly.
>>172436
He just stares at you harshly, before letting out a sight and lowering his voice.
"I want to capture and question her, because I cannot believe that I have lived half my life with somepony who would commit murder."
Roll #1 4 = 4
>>172433
There they are.
All the orders that have been issued, going back to years even.
Now you just have to find the right months and dates to find exactly what you are looking for.
Collective roll of 25.
'1d10' since Crystal is helping too.
>>172432
You on the other hoof stare at the ass of Lucky and say "DAMN ÓN YOU HAVE ONE FINE PIECE OF ASS ON YOU" loudly.
>>172436
He just stares at you harshly, before letting out a sight and lowering his voice.
"I want to capture and question her, because I cannot believe that I have lived half my life with somepony who would commit murder."
Roll #1 4 = 4
>>172462
"She is not a pony capable of murder. I have watched her moments after her life was about to end, and she stood defiant as ever. I have broken everything from bandit lords to mad assassins in my days. But she would not budge. I doubt she can be the one at fault.
This means you have a traitor on the inside. Someone who seeks the downfall of this fort. And possibly all of equestria and ponykind.
The only question remains - who is it."
Narrow my eyes
"Give me a name."
"She is not a pony capable of murder. I have watched her moments after her life was about to end, and she stood defiant as ever. I have broken everything from bandit lords to mad assassins in my days. But she would not budge. I doubt she can be the one at fault.
This means you have a traitor on the inside. Someone who seeks the downfall of this fort. And possibly all of equestria and ponykind.
The only question remains - who is it."
Narrow my eyes
"Give me a name."
>>172482
He narrows his eyes in return.
"I don't know. But with her here, I have the feeling we'll know soon enough."
>>172462
>>172463
>>172468
>>172475
>>172477
>>172483
>26/25
There they are.
A neat little stack, the first orders are the ones that send more and more soldiers away from the Fortress, letters to Equestria that say no further supplies are needed, all sorts of legal sabotages, and then the paper that declares Crystal Clear a criminal as well.
All singed by the same pony.
The same name written on the bottom off all these pages
Advisor Golden Words
He narrows his eyes in return.
"I don't know. But with her here, I have the feeling we'll know soon enough."
>>172462
>>172463
>>172468
>>172475
>>172477
>>172483
>26/25
There they are.
A neat little stack, the first orders are the ones that send more and more soldiers away from the Fortress, letters to Equestria that say no further supplies are needed, all sorts of legal sabotages, and then the paper that declares Crystal Clear a criminal as well.
All singed by the same pony.
The same name written on the bottom off all these pages
Advisor Golden Words
>>172511
"We'd better. For now, I will have a weary hesitation to trust anyone. And that includes you. Your secretive denial and constant drive to keep me in the shadows about things has done little for you in my eyes.
Now what do you plan to do? Lock the fortress down? Mendy here has proven herself skilled with alignment detection, so we can simply line up every last soul here and have them scanned until we find the evil ones."
"We'd better. For now, I will have a weary hesitation to trust anyone. And that includes you. Your secretive denial and constant drive to keep me in the shadows about things has done little for you in my eyes.
Now what do you plan to do? Lock the fortress down? Mendy here has proven herself skilled with alignment detection, so we can simply line up every last soul here and have them scanned until we find the evil ones."
>>172528
"That I will. And the alignments of the most suspicious elements have been already checked… then again, some of the mages haven't been themselves since Crystal left. They can't be trusted either."
>>172517
>>172519
>>172525
>>172526
She looks shocked as well.
"He… He was always nice yes, like he couldn't even hurt a fly… but he does have all the power as an advisor to pull this off… that means he was the one who set all of this in motion in the first place!"
Her expression turns into one of anger.
"He will pay for all the lives he's taken and all the misery he spread!"
"That I will. And the alignments of the most suspicious elements have been already checked… then again, some of the mages haven't been themselves since Crystal left. They can't be trusted either."
>>172517
>>172519
>>172525
>>172526
She looks shocked as well.
"He… He was always nice yes, like he couldn't even hurt a fly… but he does have all the power as an advisor to pull this off… that means he was the one who set all of this in motion in the first place!"
Her expression turns into one of anger.
"He will pay for all the lives he's taken and all the misery he spread!"
>>172555
"I have trained all the soldiers to be better soldiers than anything you will find in Equestria, I assure you."
>>172547
>>172551
>>172553
>>172554
She storms off towards the throne room, all of you following her.
Grit tenses up and puts on a serious face, their eyes locking at the each other's.
"Crystal."
"Grit."
"Where is Spi-"
"She is safe, do not worry. We have more pressing matters now. Golden words set all of this up. He poisioned and killed those ponies as well as undermining the stability of this Fortress by forging fake letters from Equestria."
Grit walks over to a rack and secures a spear and a sword to his armor.
"We'll speak after this is done Crystal. As of now, he won't get away with this."
He turns to all of you.
"He must be in his office. Are you all ready?"
"I have trained all the soldiers to be better soldiers than anything you will find in Equestria, I assure you."
>>172547
>>172551
>>172553
>>172554
She storms off towards the throne room, all of you following her.
Grit tenses up and puts on a serious face, their eyes locking at the each other's.
"Crystal."
"Grit."
"Where is Spi-"
"She is safe, do not worry. We have more pressing matters now. Golden words set all of this up. He poisioned and killed those ponies as well as undermining the stability of this Fortress by forging fake letters from Equestria."
Grit walks over to a rack and secures a spear and a sword to his armor.
"We'll speak after this is done Crystal. As of now, he won't get away with this."
He turns to all of you.
"He must be in his office. Are you all ready?"
>>172565
"It really is that simple then, is it? We storm in, take him down, and we all live happily ever after? No surprises, no back up plans, no traps to spring? Hm. I doubt it. I doubt it indeed.
And for that, I ask you let me go first. If he has some sort of trap, at least the only loss will be a foolish old judge."
"It really is that simple then, is it? We storm in, take him down, and we all live happily ever after? No surprises, no back up plans, no traps to spring? Hm. I doubt it. I doubt it indeed.
And for that, I ask you let me go first. If he has some sort of trap, at least the only loss will be a foolish old judge."
>>172592
"Good.
Ser- Colos. Mendy. This is a choice I cannot make for you. If you follow me in, you risk dying with me. Know that you both have served me well as assistants. You are relieved of your duties, and need only follow if that is what your hearts demand.
The rest of you, if I don't make it out… live your lives well. Don't let them be a fool's errand like me."
"Good.
Ser- Colos. Mendy. This is a choice I cannot make for you. If you follow me in, you risk dying with me. Know that you both have served me well as assistants. You are relieved of your duties, and need only follow if that is what your hearts demand.
The rest of you, if I don't make it out… live your lives well. Don't let them be a fool's errand like me."
>>172595
Grit raises an eyebrow.
"We have me, an arch mage and all of you here. I don't think we will need anyone more to restrain one pony."
>>172600
Colos simply nods.
Mendy gulps and seems a bit nervous, but steps beside you too.
You walk forward, leaving the others slightly behind, then enter his office.
Golden Words is currently writing something at his desk.
"Why greetings! How may I help you with?"
Grit raises an eyebrow.
"We have me, an arch mage and all of you here. I don't think we will need anyone more to restrain one pony."
>>172600
Colos simply nods.
Mendy gulps and seems a bit nervous, but steps beside you too.
You walk forward, leaving the others slightly behind, then enter his office.
Golden Words is currently writing something at his desk.
"Why greetings! How may I help you with?"
>>172608
"Can you not feel it closing in all around you?
The law's justice has been awakened.
The crimes of your past have finally caught up to you.
You will be called to account for all the lives you have taken-"
Nod to the sergeant
"-the atrocities you have committed-"
Not to the cleric
"-and the dark powers you have chosen to ally with. Though you may have deceived me, there are many besides me who now know the truth. And they cry out for judgement.
We have read the records. We have evidence of you being the one who murdered the guards. Forged letters. And undermined this fortress in as many ways you could-"
Raise my sword
"-Stand down, criminal.
For the champions of the law have already breached your gates!"
"Can you not feel it closing in all around you?
The law's justice has been awakened.
The crimes of your past have finally caught up to you.
You will be called to account for all the lives you have taken-"
Nod to the sergeant
"-the atrocities you have committed-"
Not to the cleric
"-and the dark powers you have chosen to ally with. Though you may have deceived me, there are many besides me who now know the truth. And they cry out for judgement.
We have read the records. We have evidence of you being the one who murdered the guards. Forged letters. And undermined this fortress in as many ways you could-"
Raise my sword
"-Stand down, criminal.
For the champions of the law have already breached your gates!"
>>172640
His horn lights up and stops his sword mid-air.
"Let me just get more comfortable first."
A sickly yellow glow surrounds him, as he slowly starts to grow and reshape entirely, towering above you as tall as an alicorn, a jagged horn jutting out of the forehead, yellow carapace on the back, membranous wings flaring up, and large, yellow eyes staring at yours as she let's out a cruel laugh.
Just as this happens, everyone present can hear the bells of the Fortress sounded, warning about an incoming siege…
CLIFFHANGER ENDING
His horn lights up and stops his sword mid-air.
"Let me just get more comfortable first."
A sickly yellow glow surrounds him, as he slowly starts to grow and reshape entirely, towering above you as tall as an alicorn, a jagged horn jutting out of the forehead, yellow carapace on the back, membranous wings flaring up, and large, yellow eyes staring at yours as she let's out a cruel laugh.
Just as this happens, everyone present can hear the bells of the Fortress sounded, warning about an incoming siege…
CLIFFHANGER ENDING