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Backstory
After the brutal fight with the Metal Horror, you and your improvised companions quickly began the search for his master, Javier.
Tracking him into the more desolate part of the sewers, you fought numbers of ponies loyal to the Prophet and managed to reach the Inner Sanctum just in time to find Javier had killed the Prophet and gained control of the curious device he carried.
Whatever the purpose of this device, when Javier pressed the button, something happened neither you, nor him, nor the Prophet expected.
The black coffin in in the middle of the inner sanctum, the Black Sarcophagus they called it, exploded.
Darkness came over you…
You drift in an endless black for what seems like uncountable aeons.
But a ray of light shines at the end…you drift towards it….falling….
Your eyes blink at the merciless sun shining down at you.
You can't see clearly yet, but every part of your body hurts.
You hear voices beside you.
"She's finally up."
"Poor mare."
After the brutal fight with the Metal Horror, you and your improvised companions quickly began the search for his master, Javier.
Tracking him into the more desolate part of the sewers, you fought numbers of ponies loyal to the Prophet and managed to reach the Inner Sanctum just in time to find Javier had killed the Prophet and gained control of the curious device he carried.
Whatever the purpose of this device, when Javier pressed the button, something happened neither you, nor him, nor the Prophet expected.
The black coffin in in the middle of the inner sanctum, the Black Sarcophagus they called it, exploded.
Darkness came over you…
You drift in an endless black for what seems like uncountable aeons.
But a ray of light shines at the end…you drift towards it….falling….
Your eyes blink at the merciless sun shining down at you.
You can't see clearly yet, but every part of your body hurts.
You hear voices beside you.
"She's finally up."
"Poor mare."
>>517902
"The last place you ever wanna be." says a voice.
"No…that's where we're going" says another.
You painfully lift your head and look around.
You're in what seems to be a cage. With you are 5 other ponies, 2 stallions, 3 mares, and a zebra, all leaning against the cage, looking defeated.
You notice the collars on their necks…Changeling slaves.
But those are only in….
You look outside the carriage to see only vast desert everywhere.
No…not everywhere…there are pipelines alongside this road.
And in front of you, grander than you ever saw them before are black spires. This cart is driving straight to the Changeling Oasis.
"The last place you ever wanna be." says a voice.
"No…that's where we're going" says another.
You painfully lift your head and look around.
You're in what seems to be a cage. With you are 5 other ponies, 2 stallions, 3 mares, and a zebra, all leaning against the cage, looking defeated.
You notice the collars on their necks…Changeling slaves.
But those are only in….
You look outside the carriage to see only vast desert everywhere.
No…not everywhere…there are pipelines alongside this road.
And in front of you, grander than you ever saw them before are black spires. This cart is driving straight to the Changeling Oasis.
>>517915
You've been disarmed.
The cart is pushed forward by 2 particularly big changelings.
There are 3 changeling drones flying next to the cart paying no attention to you.
You're not in the oasis yet, but if you remember correctly, the Bureau estimated the number of Changelings there to be in the tens of thousands.
You've been disarmed.
The cart is pushed forward by 2 particularly big changelings.
There are 3 changeling drones flying next to the cart paying no attention to you.
You're not in the oasis yet, but if you remember correctly, the Bureau estimated the number of Changelings there to be in the tens of thousands.
>>517923
One turns his head.
"You don't know? Final Destination. Vilitus Oasis, where we're going to be sucked dry by some Changeling Bitch Queens, if we're lucky."
One of the mares starts crying.
The other hugs her and looks angrily at the stallion.
"What?" he says "No reason to sugarcoat it."
The crying mare stammers "I shouldn't be here. I should be back in Manehattan. I shouldn't be here."
She goes off.
One turns his head.
"You don't know? Final Destination. Vilitus Oasis, where we're going to be sucked dry by some Changeling Bitch Queens, if we're lucky."
One of the mares starts crying.
The other hugs her and looks angrily at the stallion.
"What?" he says "No reason to sugarcoat it."
The crying mare stammers "I shouldn't be here. I should be back in Manehattan. I shouldn't be here."
She goes off.
>>517927
The Griffon looks up.
"I don't think any of us should be here. Why, just a few weeks ago I was a ship builder in Mjolnir, in Hyperborea. Then I was drunk one night, got into a fight and woke up shackled on a ship. And well…now I'm here. Where do you come from?"
"Trotantium, I bet." says a pegasus stallion.
The Griffon looks up.
"I don't think any of us should be here. Why, just a few weeks ago I was a ship builder in Mjolnir, in Hyperborea. Then I was drunk one night, got into a fight and woke up shackled on a ship. And well…now I'm here. Where do you come from?"
"Trotantium, I bet." says a pegasus stallion.
>>517940
You are now right beside the spires you earlier only saw from the distance.
A loud buzzing comes from the hundreds of wings flapping, flying around the top of the spires keeping watch endlessly.
Up close the towers are black with countless of hexagon holes in them, bugs flying in and out.
The cart continues and soon you see the oasis. A truly giant lake, if it wasn't for the spires in the distance indicating a shore, you might almost think it was a sea. The cart passes underneath giant tubes coming from the oasis, pumping water into the pipelines to the city.
The cart seems to be going towards the largest spire a bit further.
You are now right beside the spires you earlier only saw from the distance.
A loud buzzing comes from the hundreds of wings flapping, flying around the top of the spires keeping watch endlessly.
Up close the towers are black with countless of hexagon holes in them, bugs flying in and out.
The cart continues and soon you see the oasis. A truly giant lake, if it wasn't for the spires in the distance indicating a shore, you might almost think it was a sea. The cart passes underneath giant tubes coming from the oasis, pumping water into the pipelines to the city.
The cart seems to be going towards the largest spire a bit further.
>>517953
The door opens, the ponies get out, but the Griffon opens his wings and tries to fly away.
"We got a runner."
Suddenly the collar shocks the griffon and he drops down the ground.
"I love it when they try to run, makes it easy to distinguish which ones to send to the Queens first." snickers the armored changeling "Any others want to run?"
The door opens, the ponies get out, but the Griffon opens his wings and tries to fly away.
"We got a runner."
Suddenly the collar shocks the griffon and he drops down the ground.
"I love it when they try to run, makes it easy to distinguish which ones to send to the Queens first." snickers the armored changeling "Any others want to run?"
>>517957
A few changelings take the unconcious griffon and take him away to the larger spire.
He overlooks each and everyone of you making comments and sending each one either to be escorted to the large spire or tells them to stay put.
He comes to you.
"Mare. Earth Pony."
He grabs your face and moves it to the side.
"Slightly damaged. Burn marks."
A few changelings take the unconcious griffon and take him away to the larger spire.
He overlooks each and everyone of you making comments and sending each one either to be escorted to the large spire or tells them to stay put.
He comes to you.
"Mare. Earth Pony."
He grabs your face and moves it to the side.
"Slightly damaged. Burn marks."
>>517968
They might not suffer very long.
You on the other hoof….
You're brought to one of the smaller spires.
Through one of the hexagon tunnels, one clearly modified to make it easier for ponies to walk through. On every side and even the ceiling there are other dark tunnels leading nature-knows-where and you feel hundreds of unseen eyes watching your every move.
You enter a larger chamber and the stallions gasp as you see ponies attached to the walls, their hooves sunk deep into the dark slimy walls of the hive. A larger changeling female sits in the middle, overlooking the operations, as drones fly around, feeding the poor ponies in the walls.
"FUCK THIS"
One of the stallions tries to make a run for it, but is immediately ganged upon by at least 30 drones.
They might not suffer very long.
You on the other hoof….
You're brought to one of the smaller spires.
Through one of the hexagon tunnels, one clearly modified to make it easier for ponies to walk through. On every side and even the ceiling there are other dark tunnels leading nature-knows-where and you feel hundreds of unseen eyes watching your every move.
You enter a larger chamber and the stallions gasp as you see ponies attached to the walls, their hooves sunk deep into the dark slimy walls of the hive. A larger changeling female sits in the middle, overlooking the operations, as drones fly around, feeding the poor ponies in the walls.
"FUCK THIS"
One of the stallions tries to make a run for it, but is immediately ganged upon by at least 30 drones.
>>517981
Since you're so cooperative.
The female changeling looks around and says "We've got no room here anymore. Hang them outside."
One of the larger drones picks you up and carries you out of a hole near the ceiling, you're back in the sun.
The drone flies near the wall and with a slam sticks you to it.
You're hanging high and dry, far above the surface.
The drone sticks a fluorescent gem shining blue atop of you and flies off.
You hang there the whole day, contemplating your life maybe, or the universe who knows.
When the night comes, you're still there.
But then you hear something new.
Chak, chak, chak.
You try to turn your head and down there you see it.
Something using hooks to climb up the spire, towards you.
It comes closer and closer.
And when its near you, the lighting gem lights it up just enough to see….Whisper.
"Checking out the scenery?" He whispers.
Since you're so cooperative.
The female changeling looks around and says "We've got no room here anymore. Hang them outside."
One of the larger drones picks you up and carries you out of a hole near the ceiling, you're back in the sun.
The drone flies near the wall and with a slam sticks you to it.
You're hanging high and dry, far above the surface.
The drone sticks a fluorescent gem shining blue atop of you and flies off.
You hang there the whole day, contemplating your life maybe, or the universe who knows.
When the night comes, you're still there.
But then you hear something new.
Chak, chak, chak.
You try to turn your head and down there you see it.
Something using hooks to climb up the spire, towards you.
It comes closer and closer.
And when its near you, the lighting gem lights it up just enough to see….Whisper.
"Checking out the scenery?" He whispers.
>>517990
He starts pouring some kind of red liquid on the wall near your arms, it starts hissing and liquefying until you can move one leg. He hoofs you a hook you can use to make sure you hang onto the wall.
"We've been betrayed. When I heard you were near the explosives, I rushed to get you out. But I never found you and the Bureau is deserted. Something has gone really wrong."
He starts pouring some kind of red liquid on the wall near your arms, it starts hissing and liquefying until you can move one leg. He hoofs you a hook you can use to make sure you hang onto the wall.
"We've been betrayed. When I heard you were near the explosives, I rushed to get you out. But I never found you and the Bureau is deserted. Something has gone really wrong."
>>517995
"Not a buglover?"
The last parts have liquified and you're free. You're both hanging on the outer wall.
"We need to get moving. I hitched underneath one of the caravans to get here, but we can't go back that way. We need to get there."
He points to a location in the oasis a few miles further. One of the smaller spires near the oasis.
"We could climb down, or we can try to make our way through the spire…what do you think?"
"Not a buglover?"
The last parts have liquified and you're free. You're both hanging on the outer wall.
"We need to get moving. I hitched underneath one of the caravans to get here, but we can't go back that way. We need to get there."
He points to a location in the oasis a few miles further. One of the smaller spires near the oasis.
"We could climb down, or we can try to make our way through the spire…what do you think?"
>>518010
>>518011
Aw too late, the bug has noticed Whisper and flies in to attack.
A strange buzzing grows louder from the spire.
The agile drone evades Whispers throwing dagger and claws into him.
With a swing of his backlegs, Whisper bucks him off, but in the process loses his balance.
He's now hanging on with only one hook and the bug comes back for a vengeance.
Since you're stealthed any attack would surprise the bug, +3 to your next attack.
>>518011
Aw too late, the bug has noticed Whisper and flies in to attack.
A strange buzzing grows louder from the spire.
The agile drone evades Whispers throwing dagger and claws into him.
With a swing of his backlegs, Whisper bucks him off, but in the process loses his balance.
He's now hanging on with only one hook and the bug comes back for a vengeance.
Since you're stealthed any attack would surprise the bug, +3 to your next attack.
>>518020
Your attack comes as complete surprise and you snaps the fuckers neck before he can do anything.
His body falls down.
The buzzing in the spire intensifies.
Whisper hangs on again and points to a hexagon opening into the spire close by.
"They'll all be here in a second and out here we're sitting ducks. We have to jump in."
He jumps. '1d10'
Roll #1 1 = 1
Your attack comes as complete surprise and you snaps the fuckers neck before he can do anything.
His body falls down.
The buzzing in the spire intensifies.
Whisper hangs on again and points to a hexagon opening into the spire close by.
"They'll all be here in a second and out here we're sitting ducks. We have to jump in."
He jumps. '1d10'
Roll #1 1 = 1
>>518025
You grab his hoof and pull him in, but what seemed like a perfectly normal tunnel, is actually a perfectly normal near vertical tunnel.
You both slide down the tunnel at incredible speed, eventually landing in a puddle of water.
It's dark here, you can barely see your hoof in front of you.
There are….things drifting in the water. It's too dark to visually identify it but it's cold..and furry.
You grab his hoof and pull him in, but what seemed like a perfectly normal tunnel, is actually a perfectly normal near vertical tunnel.
You both slide down the tunnel at incredible speed, eventually landing in a puddle of water.
It's dark here, you can barely see your hoof in front of you.
There are….things drifting in the water. It's too dark to visually identify it but it's cold..and furry.
>>518029
"Fuck…this is fucked up. Get ready, I'll have to make some light…Try…not to look at the water."
He gets out the blue shining gem and it gives a bit of light.
It seems you're in some kind of waste depository at the base of the spire. I suppose you can already guess what's floating in the water.
"Fuck, we need to get out of here."
"Fuck…this is fucked up. Get ready, I'll have to make some light…Try…not to look at the water."
He gets out the blue shining gem and it gives a bit of light.
It seems you're in some kind of waste depository at the base of the spire. I suppose you can already guess what's floating in the water.
"Fuck, we need to get out of here."
>>518070
"That's the crazy part. Check it for yourself."
He hoofs you a note.
Dear Molten,
Do not try to find the others of the Bureau right now. You have more pressing matters.
It seems your mission has not gone as expected and your friend Ambrosia got into trouble because of it. She was dragged away by somepony out to get your Master and it seems he wants all you and all his bodyguards out of the way.
She has been sold to the Changelings and you'll find her hanging outside the easternmost spire in the Oasis, marked with a blue gem. Go find her and go to the small spire complex to the south.
You will find allies there.
- A friend.
"That's the crazy part. Check it for yourself."
He hoofs you a note.
Dear Molten,
Do not try to find the others of the Bureau right now. You have more pressing matters.
It seems your mission has not gone as expected and your friend Ambrosia got into trouble because of it. She was dragged away by somepony out to get your Master and it seems he wants all you and all his bodyguards out of the way.
She has been sold to the Changelings and you'll find her hanging outside the easternmost spire in the Oasis, marked with a blue gem. Go find her and go to the small spire complex to the south.
You will find allies there.
- A friend.
>>518149
"Heh, let's talk that over if we make it out of here alive."
He looks back to the mare.
"I don't know about you, but I don't really see any other option than to go to her and hope she's really some kind of ally….if we're going to stay here, we'll get caught eventually."
He turns to you and grabs your hoof.
"Listen Ambrosia, there's something I've been thinking about, ever since we got out of that spire"
He looks into your eyes.
"I think I should just tell you…that…"
He leans forward and whispers in your ears.
"We've just been swimming in the same water, everypony in Vilitus will be drinking tomorrow."
"Heh, let's talk that over if we make it out of here alive."
He looks back to the mare.
"I don't know about you, but I don't really see any other option than to go to her and hope she's really some kind of ally….if we're going to stay here, we'll get caught eventually."
He turns to you and grabs your hoof.
"Listen Ambrosia, there's something I've been thinking about, ever since we got out of that spire"
He looks into your eyes.
"I think I should just tell you…that…"
He leans forward and whispers in your ears.
"We've just been swimming in the same water, everypony in Vilitus will be drinking tomorrow."
>>518161
You give her a good kick and enter the smaller entrance.
To your surprise the Changeling architecture seems to be adapted here to allow for passage of ponies as well. And you don't see any changelings.
Down the passage you see a door. The first door you come across since you came here.
PAUSE
You give her a good kick and enter the smaller entrance.
To your surprise the Changeling architecture seems to be adapted here to allow for passage of ponies as well. And you don't see any changelings.
Down the passage you see a door. The first door you come across since you came here.
PAUSE
>>518529
There is.
In there you see a table with ample food.
Behind them hangs a large tapestry with an M.
There are 2 ponies sitting at the table.
One is eating.
The other tapping his hoof.
"How long do we have to keep waiting?"
The eating one looks up.
"That's the question really, life can sometimes feel like a long waiting room. Is that all life is, or is-"
"I WAS TALKING ABOUT THOSE THIEVES, YOU PIECE OF SHIT. I WANT TO GET THEM OUT SO WE CAN FUCKING GET OUT OF HERE."
"Oh…you don't have to shout."
"Why can't you ever give a normal answer? Why does it always have to be about eternity and space and all that other crap?"
There is.
In there you see a table with ample food.
Behind them hangs a large tapestry with an M.
There are 2 ponies sitting at the table.
One is eating.
The other tapping his hoof.
"How long do we have to keep waiting?"
The eating one looks up.
"That's the question really, life can sometimes feel like a long waiting room. Is that all life is, or is-"
"I WAS TALKING ABOUT THOSE THIEVES, YOU PIECE OF SHIT. I WANT TO GET THEM OUT SO WE CAN FUCKING GET OUT OF HERE."
"Oh…you don't have to shout."
"Why can't you ever give a normal answer? Why does it always have to be about eternity and space and all that other crap?"
>>518539
"Nah, one of them will."
He turns to them.
"Am I right?"
After a few seconds the standing pony nods to the eating one and he goes past you into the corridor.
"So…I'm starving, and she is too. Mind if we get some food while you explain what the hell you're doing here and why we shouldn't kill all 3 of you?"
He goes and gets some salad.
"Nah, one of them will."
He turns to them.
"Am I right?"
After a few seconds the standing pony nods to the eating one and he goes past you into the corridor.
"So…I'm starving, and she is too. Mind if we get some food while you explain what the hell you're doing here and why we shouldn't kill all 3 of you?"
He goes and gets some salad.
>>518543
"Look, you don't need to know all the details. But sometimes the changelings need a…pony perspective on things. To plan properly. I mean their Infiltrators can mimic ponies well, very well but they can't think like ponies. So they approach ponies like me and some others to help them. And we're here because the Queen wants you out of the Oasis and back to the City. She figured you would rather kill changelings than listen to them…"
"Look, you don't need to know all the details. But sometimes the changelings need a…pony perspective on things. To plan properly. I mean their Infiltrators can mimic ponies well, very well but they can't think like ponies. So they approach ponies like me and some others to help them. And we're here because the Queen wants you out of the Oasis and back to the City. She figured you would rather kill changelings than listen to them…"
>>518551
He nods.
"Turned traitor. He told me they were looking for him, came to Vilitus to hide."
He turns back to the pony.
"So…there's a group of Lordblades in the city?"
"Just one…two if we count your Master, but he was classified as Integrated. A rogue one.. that's enough to cause a whole lot of trouble."
He nods.
"Turned traitor. He told me they were looking for him, came to Vilitus to hide."
He turns back to the pony.
"So…there's a group of Lordblades in the city?"
"Just one…two if we count your Master, but he was classified as Integrated. A rogue one.. that's enough to cause a whole lot of trouble."
>>518553
"We've lost track of her last I know. Maybe the Infiltrators tracked her down again, but we'd have to ask them when we get to the City. Your Master is missing as well. We have been able to track down your other associate….Uh…Nightshade I think in the sewers, but our Infiltrators have not yet approached her, we thought it would be best you did. And now we really have to get going because if our Infiltrators found her, it might not be long before the Lordblade finds her."
"We've lost track of her last I know. Maybe the Infiltrators tracked her down again, but we'd have to ask them when we get to the City. Your Master is missing as well. We have been able to track down your other associate….Uh…Nightshade I think in the sewers, but our Infiltrators have not yet approached her, we thought it would be best you did. And now we really have to get going because if our Infiltrators found her, it might not be long before the Lordblade finds her."
>>518556
"Put her to sleep, I told you already. She'll wake up again in a bit."
Grab him by his throat and pull him closer to me, glowering at him.
"Which is a gentle fucking way of dealing with ponies compared to what those bug fucks do to us, you race-betraying whore. You're lucky that we need to work together because you can't even begin to imagine the pain I want to inflict on the three of you."
"Put her to sleep, I told you already. She'll wake up again in a bit."
Grab him by his throat and pull him closer to me, glowering at him.
"Which is a gentle fucking way of dealing with ponies compared to what those bug fucks do to us, you race-betraying whore. You're lucky that we need to work together because you can't even begin to imagine the pain I want to inflict on the three of you."
>>518558
"I wish you a short and miserable life, nothing more. This city is the biggest fucking shithole I've ever had the displeasure of witnessing and you are a major part of the reason why. You can have your blood money, your 'network' and whatever the fuck else kind of shit that gives you a stiffie, just know that there's thousands of poor sods out there getting ruined because of people like you, and that they deserve better than to be sucked dry and dumped in a fucking pit like animals. If that doesn't faze you at all, you're a lost fucking cause."
Release him.
"Now where is our friend?"
"I wish you a short and miserable life, nothing more. This city is the biggest fucking shithole I've ever had the displeasure of witnessing and you are a major part of the reason why. You can have your blood money, your 'network' and whatever the fuck else kind of shit that gives you a stiffie, just know that there's thousands of poor sods out there getting ruined because of people like you, and that they deserve better than to be sucked dry and dumped in a fucking pit like animals. If that doesn't faze you at all, you're a lost fucking cause."
Release him.
"Now where is our friend?"
>>518561
The stairs leads into a dark cave, as you move on signs of changeling presence becomes again visible, so delightfully missing from the pony room.
Slime on the walls, green organic lights shining in the darkness.
The room enters into a large hall.
Down there is a strange device you've never seen before.
It looks a bit like a very long carriage made of black steel. Very large rectangular carriages connected to each other, you don't see any sign of ponies or even changelings pulling it however. Instead the carriages are placed on some long lines of fluorescent black steel. The design reminds you of the ruins you saw and the armor of the Prophet.
Around it changelings are packing supplies and loading into the carriages.
The pony walks down a black metal staircase.
"Don't those rails underneath the carriage, they'll kill you. We have a carriage of our own for pony transfer in the back."
The stairs leads into a dark cave, as you move on signs of changeling presence becomes again visible, so delightfully missing from the pony room.
Slime on the walls, green organic lights shining in the darkness.
The room enters into a large hall.
Down there is a strange device you've never seen before.
It looks a bit like a very long carriage made of black steel. Very large rectangular carriages connected to each other, you don't see any sign of ponies or even changelings pulling it however. Instead the carriages are placed on some long lines of fluorescent black steel. The design reminds you of the ruins you saw and the armor of the Prophet.
Around it changelings are packing supplies and loading into the carriages.
The pony walks down a black metal staircase.
"Don't those rails underneath the carriage, they'll kill you. We have a carriage of our own for pony transfer in the back."
>>518564
You all step into the carriage at the back.
The doors close themselves.
But there are some windows to look through.
"What is all this?" asks Whisper.
"The base the Prophet and Javier found was not the only one. Right here in the Oasis was their capital. And when the Changelings came they excavated the whole thing.
They call this a Transportation Hub. You'll see what it does."
Soon the other doors close as well and without warning the carriages ride into the tunnel at incredible speed.
"We'll be in the city in 15 minutes."
You all step into the carriage at the back.
The doors close themselves.
But there are some windows to look through.
"What is all this?" asks Whisper.
"The base the Prophet and Javier found was not the only one. Right here in the Oasis was their capital. And when the Changelings came they excavated the whole thing.
They call this a Transportation Hub. You'll see what it does."
Soon the other doors close as well and without warning the carriages ride into the tunnel at incredible speed.
"We'll be in the city in 15 minutes."
>>518580
The monorail arrives at a small station, the tracks continue further into the tunnel. The Changelings stay in, but the ponies, you and Whisper leave.
Three lean changelings are waiting for you.
"We have tracked the Nightshade pony in a sewer nearby, but as instructed we have not made contact.
We are performing systematic sweeps to find the Lordblade."
The monorail arrives at a small station, the tracks continue further into the tunnel. The Changelings stay in, but the ponies, you and Whisper leave.
Three lean changelings are waiting for you.
"We have tracked the Nightshade pony in a sewer nearby, but as instructed we have not made contact.
We are performing systematic sweeps to find the Lordblade."
>>521536
You and Whisper walk silently through the sewers and find yourself in a large hall.
"Of course, the warrens" whisper says. "If you don't want to be found, you go here. Seems the bugs found it anyway I guess."
He knocks on a door and says "Tall tales in small places."
There are numerous clicks of locks being opened and Nightshade peeks through the door.
"Whisper? Echo? What happened to you? Come inside quick!"
You and Whisper walk silently through the sewers and find yourself in a large hall.
"Of course, the warrens" whisper says. "If you don't want to be found, you go here. Seems the bugs found it anyway I guess."
He knocks on a door and says "Tall tales in small places."
There are numerous clicks of locks being opened and Nightshade peeks through the door.
"Whisper? Echo? What happened to you? Come inside quick!"
>>521572
She looks weary.
The room is more of a hole.
You see a table with some chemical ingredients and a pile of hay on the ground.
"Echo. Whisper." she sighs "seems like shit really hit the fan. Sorry I didn't contact you, but somepony infiltrated the Bureau. I tried to fight…but she…she…" she shakes her head. "She fought unlike anypony I've ever met."
She looks weary.
The room is more of a hole.
You see a table with some chemical ingredients and a pile of hay on the ground.
"Echo. Whisper." she sighs "seems like shit really hit the fan. Sorry I didn't contact you, but somepony infiltrated the Bureau. I tried to fight…but she…she…" she shakes her head. "She fought unlike anypony I've ever met."
>>521712
"Something he told me once. About the park."
He points to the green spot on the map.
"He told me he once found some tunnels there, from before the forest sprouted up out of nowhere. Completely overgrown. I don't think anypony else knows about it, maybe not even the bugs. Thing was…he said you could only enter it at night, but he never told me why. And everypony claims its dangerous to venture there at night."
"Something he told me once. About the park."
He points to the green spot on the map.
"He told me he once found some tunnels there, from before the forest sprouted up out of nowhere. Completely overgrown. I don't think anypony else knows about it, maybe not even the bugs. Thing was…he said you could only enter it at night, but he never told me why. And everypony claims its dangerous to venture there at night."
>>521965
"I've told you about Whisp, haven't I? Look, I know we're not really on the same team here, but our bureau got sacked. A lordblade is out to get us, she already tried to sell me to the bugs. We're kind of short on blades right now and heading into the unknown so… I was hoping you'd be willing to join. If we come across trouble, we'll need the extra pair of blades."
"I've told you about Whisp, haven't I? Look, I know we're not really on the same team here, but our bureau got sacked. A lordblade is out to get us, she already tried to sell me to the bugs. We're kind of short on blades right now and heading into the unknown so… I was hoping you'd be willing to join. If we come across trouble, we'll need the extra pair of blades."
>>525611
Her back left leg is crooked unnaturally. It's a testament to her training that she managed to get here at all.
Silver speaks up "Our healer knows his healing magic. But that's no use here. We should put it right, right now."
Whisper hoofs Nightshade a piece of wood to bite upon. "Easy Shade, it's going to be okay. I promise. You ready?"
Nightshade nods as she bites the piece of wood.
Whisper grabs her crooked back leg.
"On 3…"
Her back left leg is crooked unnaturally. It's a testament to her training that she managed to get here at all.
Silver speaks up "Our healer knows his healing magic. But that's no use here. We should put it right, right now."
Whisper hoofs Nightshade a piece of wood to bite upon. "Easy Shade, it's going to be okay. I promise. You ready?"
Nightshade nods as she bites the piece of wood.
Whisper grabs her crooked back leg.
"On 3…"
>>525613
As you try to comfort her, she suddenly grabs you into a hug and holds you very, very tightly.
"..3"
Nightshade makes a suppressed high-pitched noise and squeezes the air out of you as with one movement and a crack, Whisper puts her bone right again. Silver quickly bandages it up with an improvised plank.
As you try to comfort her, she suddenly grabs you into a hug and holds you very, very tightly.
"..3"
Nightshade makes a suppressed high-pitched noise and squeezes the air out of you as with one movement and a crack, Whisper puts her bone right again. Silver quickly bandages it up with an improvised plank.
>>525629
Whisper nods.
"Stay hidden, stay safe. We're not leaving you behind."
Only 3 left you enter the dark tunnel. Whisper lights the way.
As you trot further the walls of the tunnel change, some seem like crushed walls of houses, you see parts of doors and windows.
Occasionally you have to climb through small holes amongst the debris.
"These must be the homes that stood there before the trees came in that night. All crushed together under them…Amazing." murmurs Whisper.
Whisper nods.
"Stay hidden, stay safe. We're not leaving you behind."
Only 3 left you enter the dark tunnel. Whisper lights the way.
As you trot further the walls of the tunnel change, some seem like crushed walls of houses, you see parts of doors and windows.
Occasionally you have to climb through small holes amongst the debris.
"These must be the homes that stood there before the trees came in that night. All crushed together under them…Amazing." murmurs Whisper.
>>525632
He looks to you.
"I told you how this forest came to be here right? According to what I've heard, about 100 years ago, it was all part of the Vulture district, and one morning ponies woke up to discover a whole forest had sprung up. All the homes, all the ponies, gone.
Since then, they call it the Scar."
He looks to you.
"I told you how this forest came to be here right? According to what I've heard, about 100 years ago, it was all part of the Vulture district, and one morning ponies woke up to discover a whole forest had sprung up. All the homes, all the ponies, gone.
Since then, they call it the Scar."
>>525652
"Maybe she's expecting us to come?"
You open up the door in a dramatic fashion.
There's a large room here, an empty one at that.
The ceiling is wobbly and cracked from what should be a bunch of crushed floors above it, but it seems somepony took the time to reinforce it and decorate this room.
There are some bookcases, a fireplace, a desk and a weapon case.
The weapon case has been smashed and a few weapons are thrown over the floor.
One of the bookcases has been thrown over and all kinds of papers have fallen everywhere.
There are traces of blood on the floor.
A fight took place here.
There's another door opening at the end. The door of it has been smashed down and leads further down.
"Maybe she's expecting us to come?"
You open up the door in a dramatic fashion.
There's a large room here, an empty one at that.
The ceiling is wobbly and cracked from what should be a bunch of crushed floors above it, but it seems somepony took the time to reinforce it and decorate this room.
There are some bookcases, a fireplace, a desk and a weapon case.
The weapon case has been smashed and a few weapons are thrown over the floor.
One of the bookcases has been thrown over and all kinds of papers have fallen everywhere.
There are traces of blood on the floor.
A fight took place here.
There's another door opening at the end. The door of it has been smashed down and leads further down.
>>525657
You check out the door, nothing unusual here.
You hear a shout from behind you.
You and Whisper both see Sickle being pulled into one of the ceiling holes with a rope around her neck. She just managed to grab the side of the wall or she might have been swooped away like that.
She's gasping for air and won't hold much longer
You check out the door, nothing unusual here.
You hear a shout from behind you.
You and Whisper both see Sickle being pulled into one of the ceiling holes with a rope around her neck. She just managed to grab the side of the wall or she might have been swooped away like that.
She's gasping for air and won't hold much longer
>>525667
You and Whisper press yourselves against the wall as Sickle falls past you.
She's still attached to a rope, around her middle now and the rope stops her fall right before she would fall to her death.
She just hangs down there now.
You could use the rope to climb quickly above, or check on Sickle first.
Or you could ask Whisper to do one and you do the other.
You and Whisper press yourselves against the wall as Sickle falls past you.
She's still attached to a rope, around her middle now and the rope stops her fall right before she would fall to her death.
She just hangs down there now.
You could use the rope to climb quickly above, or check on Sickle first.
Or you could ask Whisper to do one and you do the other.
>>525720
You step into the light…
You enter into a large circular hall, on a balcony overlooking the thing.
Deep down you see the Master sitting motionless on a very comfy chair, next to another empty chair and a table with tea and cookies.
There are a number of wooden support planks across the room allowing you to easily maneuver downward or upward if you like.
The room is decorated by all kinds of trotantine murals and banners.
You step into the light…
You enter into a large circular hall, on a balcony overlooking the thing.
Deep down you see the Master sitting motionless on a very comfy chair, next to another empty chair and a table with tea and cookies.
There are a number of wooden support planks across the room allowing you to easily maneuver downward or upward if you like.
The room is decorated by all kinds of trotantine murals and banners.
>>525727
>>525728
As you approach the chair, without warning reality itself seems to wobble and distort.
Before you can react, 2 hooves spring out, grab whispers and Sickles heads and bash them together.
Then a pony, changing color according to the background jumps out of…well right in the middle of air, planting her backleg firmly into your face and jumping over you.
You hit the ground with what you can only assume is a broken snout.
A 0/4 HELPLESS
W 2/6
S 1/4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VEVQ6JxQFr4
PAUSE
>>525728
As you approach the chair, without warning reality itself seems to wobble and distort.
Before you can react, 2 hooves spring out, grab whispers and Sickles heads and bash them together.
Then a pony, changing color according to the background jumps out of…well right in the middle of air, planting her backleg firmly into your face and jumping over you.
You hit the ground with what you can only assume is a broken snout.
A 0/4 HELPLESS
W 2/6
S 1/4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VEVQ6JxQFr4
PAUSE
>>525916
You and Whisper get hit by 2 ponies as they burst out from nothingness.
Sickle jumps over them however and slices the neck of one of the ponies straight open. It dematerializes.
The other pony slowly backs away into the illusion again holding her blades defensively.
Rolling for W and S '2d10'
A 2/3
W 3/5
S 1/4
Roll #1 8, 2 = 10
You and Whisper get hit by 2 ponies as they burst out from nothingness.
Sickle jumps over them however and slices the neck of one of the ponies straight open. It dematerializes.
The other pony slowly backs away into the illusion again holding her blades defensively.
Rolling for W and S '2d10'
A 2/3
W 3/5
S 1/4
Roll #1 8, 2 = 10
>>525922
>>525923
Sickle is up again.
Another dagger from Whisper distracts her while you jump forward and stab a dagger right in her chest.
She makes a muffled noise and staggers back with the blade still in her chest.
The illusion flickers and vanishes leaving you in a dark partially demolished room.
The Master sits on a chair in a room. Only his mouth is bound. There is a strange device underneath the chair.
The Lordblade coughs up blood and throws something at the ground.
The next second she is surrounded by smoke.
>>525923
Sickle is up again.
Another dagger from Whisper distracts her while you jump forward and stab a dagger right in her chest.
She makes a muffled noise and staggers back with the blade still in her chest.
The illusion flickers and vanishes leaving you in a dark partially demolished room.
The Master sits on a chair in a room. Only his mouth is bound. There is a strange device underneath the chair.
The Lordblade coughs up blood and throws something at the ground.
The next second she is surrounded by smoke.
>>525947
"Watch out for her illusions. Trust your instincts, not what you see."
You and Silver rush into the tunnel, leading upwards to another crushed building, this one seems more like a temple.
There are beautiful red flowers growing on the walls.
Sickle tries to follow the blood trail but it ends at the red flowers.
She quickly looks up and raises her weapons, but there's no one up there…
"Watch out for her illusions. Trust your instincts, not what you see."
You and Silver rush into the tunnel, leading upwards to another crushed building, this one seems more like a temple.
There are beautiful red flowers growing on the walls.
Sickle tries to follow the blood trail but it ends at the red flowers.
She quickly looks up and raises her weapons, but there's no one up there…
>>525999
You jump down the other side. You land in the castle courtyard. Or at least part of it. Part of it has been shattered. and falls down into a maelstrom.
As you look up towards the castle you see the cloaked Lordblade, impossibly big. She gets her hoof out of the tower. And looks towards you.
"You scared, little Ambrosia? You've got nowhere to run."
She casually pushes the castle aside which drops into the maelstrom as well.
You jump down the other side. You land in the castle courtyard. Or at least part of it. Part of it has been shattered. and falls down into a maelstrom.
As you look up towards the castle you see the cloaked Lordblade, impossibly big. She gets her hoof out of the tower. And looks towards you.
"You scared, little Ambrosia? You've got nowhere to run."
She casually pushes the castle aside which drops into the maelstrom as well.
>>526018
A hoof crashes through the building and the wall starts to collapse as well.
"WAIT" shouts Silver "I have an idea! Come quick."
She runs through the room…right through a wall.
There's a corridor next to it, hopefully you can follow her through there, in whatever illusion she is in.
Roll a 3d10 to get through without getting hit by boulders.
A hoof crashes through the building and the wall starts to collapse as well.
"WAIT" shouts Silver "I have an idea! Come quick."
She runs through the room…right through a wall.
There's a corridor next to it, hopefully you can follow her through there, in whatever illusion she is in.
Roll a 3d10 to get through without getting hit by boulders.
>>526023
You dodge the boulders as you run through, you see Silver walking on thin air, right outside the window.
She looks to you and grins for a second.
Who knows what you might be walking through in her illusion?
As you enter the last tower, she boops back in.
She points up. "I saw a statue up there. If we can make it, we can push it and use it to drop right on top of her!"
You dodge the boulders as you run through, you see Silver walking on thin air, right outside the window.
She looks to you and grins for a second.
Who knows what you might be walking through in her illusion?
As you enter the last tower, she boops back in.
She points up. "I saw a statue up there. If we can make it, we can push it and use it to drop right on top of her!"
>>526032
The statue drops and falls with both of you on top of it.
The giant looks up, right in time to have the statue firmly between her eyes.
The illusion shatters and you find yourself back in the temple.
The Lordblade is down and both you and Silver restrain one of her hooves.
She stops struggling.
The statue drops and falls with both of you on top of it.
The giant looks up, right in time to have the statue firmly between her eyes.
The illusion shatters and you find yourself back in the temple.
The Lordblade is down and both you and Silver restrain one of her hooves.
She stops struggling.
>>526047
"For months, we had been investigating a rogue cult in Equestria, led by a pony calling herself Nightmare Moon. One of the leads led to a noble family in Trotantium. They had suspicious dealing with another Equestrian family under investigation. We were sent in to find out the truth. We met with one of our trusted agents in Cloptantinople. She, Phantasm, went deep undercover while we, I and our agent, coordinated the mission."
"For months, we had been investigating a rogue cult in Equestria, led by a pony calling herself Nightmare Moon. One of the leads led to a noble family in Trotantium. They had suspicious dealing with another Equestrian family under investigation. We were sent in to find out the truth. We met with one of our trusted agents in Cloptantinople. She, Phantasm, went deep undercover while we, I and our agent, coordinated the mission."
>>526053
He bites his lip and nods.
"At one point, we got a priority order from the Lordblades. They had discovered the patriarch of the family, a cousin of the Empress herself was financing Nightmare Moons cult. It said Nightmare Moons cult was a trotantine plot to destabilize Equestria and I was ordered to immediately assassinate him. When it arrived, the patriarch was just holding a large celebration near his mansion. A perfect opportunity I thought. And I went in, meeting Phantasm at the party. I explained to her the missive and our mission."
He shakes his head.
"I was a fool but she wasn't. Phantasm felt something was wrong, her investigation pointed towards another family member, an uncle. She urged me to confirm orders with HQ. That assassinating him might lead to war with Equestria. But I was blinded, I only saw a perfect opportunity that might never come again."
He bites his lip and nods.
"At one point, we got a priority order from the Lordblades. They had discovered the patriarch of the family, a cousin of the Empress herself was financing Nightmare Moons cult. It said Nightmare Moons cult was a trotantine plot to destabilize Equestria and I was ordered to immediately assassinate him. When it arrived, the patriarch was just holding a large celebration near his mansion. A perfect opportunity I thought. And I went in, meeting Phantasm at the party. I explained to her the missive and our mission."
He shakes his head.
"I was a fool but she wasn't. Phantasm felt something was wrong, her investigation pointed towards another family member, an uncle. She urged me to confirm orders with HQ. That assassinating him might lead to war with Equestria. But I was blinded, I only saw a perfect opportunity that might never come again."
>>526062
"Phantasm…Lunar Eclipse…and I wanted to…she tried to stop me…we fought…with those illusions of her."
He shakes his head.
"Our fighting alerted the guards, we missed our opportunity or so I thought, and I called her a traitor. And I killed her…or I thought I did. I escaped out of the clutches of the Trotantine guard and went back to our agent. I wanted to contact HQ, but when I got back our agent was waiting for me. He served Nightmare Moon. He taunted me, told me that even the Lordblades had been infiltrated by the cult. I barely escaped alive."
He pauses.
"It took me months to safely cross the border towards Equestria and war had broken out. The same civil war that still ravages it today. I still wonder what might have happened if I had listened to her…"
"Phantasm…Lunar Eclipse…and I wanted to…she tried to stop me…we fought…with those illusions of her."
He shakes his head.
"Our fighting alerted the guards, we missed our opportunity or so I thought, and I called her a traitor. And I killed her…or I thought I did. I escaped out of the clutches of the Trotantine guard and went back to our agent. I wanted to contact HQ, but when I got back our agent was waiting for me. He served Nightmare Moon. He taunted me, told me that even the Lordblades had been infiltrated by the cult. I barely escaped alive."
He pauses.
"It took me months to safely cross the border towards Equestria and war had broken out. The same civil war that still ravages it today. I still wonder what might have happened if I had listened to her…"
>>526072
He shakes his head.
"She'll wake up soon. I would like to talk to her, and ask her forgiveness for my mistakes. Her attack was so quick I barely had time to speak. Maybe she'll understand."
He looks to you and Whisper.
"But she has wronged both of you. I might be your superior, but this is not a matter that should be solely decided by me. Do you think she deserves death?"
He shakes his head.
"She'll wake up soon. I would like to talk to her, and ask her forgiveness for my mistakes. Her attack was so quick I barely had time to speak. Maybe she'll understand."
He looks to you and Whisper.
"But she has wronged both of you. I might be your superior, but this is not a matter that should be solely decided by me. Do you think she deserves death?"
>>526172
You bring Nightshade to a hospital and the doctors order her a month bedrest while changing her bandages and giving her some painkillers. Nightshade looks devastated, but once the doctor is gone she whispers that those assholes won't be able to keep her here for more than a week.
She also asked if you come to visit her, to bring her that wide powder on one of the racks. Very good painkiller
You bring Nightshade to a hospital and the doctors order her a month bedrest while changing her bandages and giving her some painkillers. Nightshade looks devastated, but once the doctor is gone she whispers that those assholes won't be able to keep her here for more than a week.
She also asked if you come to visit her, to bring her that wide powder on one of the racks. Very good painkiller
>>526260
"Don't be so sure. Our names carry our memories with them. And those memories make us what we are. On a mission you are Echo, an assassin without a history solely focused on her mission. But outside a mission, it is important to cherish our memories."
He pauses.
"I suppose I realized that when I saw Eclipse again."
"Don't be so sure. Our names carry our memories with them. And those memories make us what we are. On a mission you are Echo, an assassin without a history solely focused on her mission. But outside a mission, it is important to cherish our memories."
He pauses.
"I suppose I realized that when I saw Eclipse again."
>>526342
"We honor our part of agreements."
You can't see anything.
One of the Changelings grabs you by hoof and slowly leads you forward.
It becomes cooler, you're obviously in a building somewhere and going down.
You hear the sound of water, could be the sewers, or the water complex near the Red Tower (where the Prince lives). Then the buzzing of a large number of Changelings.
The Changeling stops
"You may take off your mask now."
"We honor our part of agreements."
You can't see anything.
One of the Changelings grabs you by hoof and slowly leads you forward.
It becomes cooler, you're obviously in a building somewhere and going down.
You hear the sound of water, could be the sewers, or the water complex near the Red Tower (where the Prince lives). Then the buzzing of a large number of Changelings.
The Changeling stops
"You may take off your mask now."
>>526356
You find yourself in a large circular underground cistern.
You seem to be on a large stone platform while most of the room is a basin of water.
Rays of sunlight shine through many windows around the room.
In front of you is an elevated platform and on top of it surrounded by peculiar triangular blue plants is a large Changeling. On her head is an appendage shaped like a crown glowing blue, her big eyes barely conceal the ancient intelligence behind them. Her long dark green hair covers her face partly.
Next to her stands a tall armored Changeling looking coldly at you.
The Queen begins. "Welcome to my court." with a voice warm and sensual but with a threatening undertone.
You find yourself in a large circular underground cistern.
You seem to be on a large stone platform while most of the room is a basin of water.
Rays of sunlight shine through many windows around the room.
In front of you is an elevated platform and on top of it surrounded by peculiar triangular blue plants is a large Changeling. On her head is an appendage shaped like a crown glowing blue, her big eyes barely conceal the ancient intelligence behind them. Her long dark green hair covers her face partly.
Next to her stands a tall armored Changeling looking coldly at you.
The Queen begins. "Welcome to my court." with a voice warm and sensual but with a threatening undertone.
>>526394
"I wanted the Lordblade taken care of, without any direct interference. Secondarily without you both and the Master, the Bureau of Golden Puzzle would have been severely weakened, creating possible opportunities for other Dukes to try to take his place. I do not want Puzzle removed just yet. You and Whisper seemed perfect for the job, even if you needed some help."
"I wanted the Lordblade taken care of, without any direct interference. Secondarily without you both and the Master, the Bureau of Golden Puzzle would have been severely weakened, creating possible opportunities for other Dukes to try to take his place. I do not want Puzzle removed just yet. You and Whisper seemed perfect for the job, even if you needed some help."
>>526520
She cocks her head
"I'm aware our ways might be…troubling. However they are little different from yours. Do you not herd cows for their milk or sheep for their wool? Our sustenance is emotion. They're hard to get, requiring us to scavenge and roam without rest just to find a little bit of food for our brood. We just did the smart thing, we made our prey come to us."
She cocks her head
"I'm aware our ways might be…troubling. However they are little different from yours. Do you not herd cows for their milk or sheep for their wool? Our sustenance is emotion. They're hard to get, requiring us to scavenge and roam without rest just to find a little bit of food for our brood. We just did the smart thing, we made our prey come to us."
>>526538
"And yet here you are dealing behind the backs of the other queens. Don't pretend you're superior to us. You're as greedy and sickminded as even us ponies can go. The best part is that if it weren't for your greed, I'd have little trouble with your kind. But no, you've grown so big that you don't have a choice but to slaughter us to keep your disgusting hive going. One day that's going to really bite you in the ass, you know that?"
"And yet here you are dealing behind the backs of the other queens. Don't pretend you're superior to us. You're as greedy and sickminded as even us ponies can go. The best part is that if it weren't for your greed, I'd have little trouble with your kind. But no, you've grown so big that you don't have a choice but to slaughter us to keep your disgusting hive going. One day that's going to really bite you in the ass, you know that?"
>>526563
"You expected some speech about how that would never happen? How we are too big to ever fail? I am not some megalomaniacal psycho, unlike some of my peers. I am a realist and I am not deceived by grandiose thoughts of eternal power. One day we might fail, and that's why I am constantly vigilant."
"You expected some speech about how that would never happen? How we are too big to ever fail? I am not some megalomaniacal psycho, unlike some of my peers. I am a realist and I am not deceived by grandiose thoughts of eternal power. One day we might fail, and that's why I am constantly vigilant."
>>526565
Her eyes narrow.
"Our society is far more efficient, far more organized than yours. We are not hundreds of individuals struggling against each other. We are one…something ponies can only dream off. While you search in vain for an utopia, we have already achieved it. And I do not mean Vilitus, I mean the very Changeling way of life."
Her eyes narrow.
"Our society is far more efficient, far more organized than yours. We are not hundreds of individuals struggling against each other. We are one…something ponies can only dream off. While you search in vain for an utopia, we have already achieved it. And I do not mean Vilitus, I mean the very Changeling way of life."
>>526852
>nap
>bath (sexually? if so another bath)
>clothes
>get there.
which bar?
Morgana's? More classy, but half a strip bar
The Sour Spittoon? Rough bar, fights guaranteed once drunk enough
The Bucket? Cheap good booze
Berries and Punches? Large bar, lots of room for dancing too.
The Solution? Quiet bar, with comfy seats.
Or something else you had in mind?
>nap
>bath (sexually? if so another bath)
>clothes
>get there.
which bar?
Morgana's? More classy, but half a strip bar
The Sour Spittoon? Rough bar, fights guaranteed once drunk enough
The Bucket? Cheap good booze
Berries and Punches? Large bar, lots of room for dancing too.
The Solution? Quiet bar, with comfy seats.
Or something else you had in mind?
>>526859
The Solution.
Because alcohol is the solution to all life's problems.
A few ponies play the sax and piano at a small platform.
Each wooden table has a candle and cushioned green seats are quite comfy.
There are not too many ponies here and you all sit down in a corner a bit away from the other customer.
A zebra mare with white mane comes over to take your orders.
The Solution.
Because alcohol is the solution to all life's problems.
A few ponies play the sax and piano at a small platform.
Each wooden table has a candle and cushioned green seats are quite comfy.
There are not too many ponies here and you all sit down in a corner a bit away from the other customer.
A zebra mare with white mane comes over to take your orders.
>>526934
"You see in those day, I was just a street rat in Agrahmane. Most days were spent just scavenging for food and trying to grab whatever money we could.
There were 3 of us. Me, Bag and Mina. Bag was a really large pony, always had been since he was a foal. And he never really ate much, it was always amazing how that happened.
Mina knew a bit of magic she picked up from an older mare. Not enough to really be dangerous, but just enough to distract with a flash, or whatever crazy things happened when it went awry.
Anyway, we formed a good team, but times were rough and we hadn't eaten in 2 days. We were desperate and that's when we heard a large banquet was held in a mosque. Some princes wedding…"
"You see in those day, I was just a street rat in Agrahmane. Most days were spent just scavenging for food and trying to grab whatever money we could.
There were 3 of us. Me, Bag and Mina. Bag was a really large pony, always had been since he was a foal. And he never really ate much, it was always amazing how that happened.
Mina knew a bit of magic she picked up from an older mare. Not enough to really be dangerous, but just enough to distract with a flash, or whatever crazy things happened when it went awry.
Anyway, we formed a good team, but times were rough and we hadn't eaten in 2 days. We were desperate and that's when we heard a large banquet was held in a mosque. Some princes wedding…"
>>526940
"So, we thought of this plan. They weren't going to miss a little food at that wedding right?
There were like a few thousand ponies coming. Surely some salads for us wouldn't be missed!
Bag disguised himself as a kitchen aid and in an unguarded moment he let us in."
She looks hazily for a moment.
"You should have seen all that food! And we were so hungry. We immediately started eating it like hungry rabbits and stuffing our bags full. But of course, Bag, who should have been on guard duty, was too busy eating as well…so we were discovered by a maid."
"So, we thought of this plan. They weren't going to miss a little food at that wedding right?
There were like a few thousand ponies coming. Surely some salads for us wouldn't be missed!
Bag disguised himself as a kitchen aid and in an unguarded moment he let us in."
She looks hazily for a moment.
"You should have seen all that food! And we were so hungry. We immediately started eating it like hungry rabbits and stuffing our bags full. But of course, Bag, who should have been on guard duty, was too busy eating as well…so we were discovered by a maid."
>>526952
"She started screaming like a bitch, so we immediately ran out in different directions.
I never galloped so hard in my life. You know what they do with thieves in Saddle-Arabia? Cut their hooves right off! So I ran and ran and walked into a room, slamming the door shut.
Now in there was a mare as well and she had that surprised look on her face. Like that bitchface where you just know that once their tiny mind has processed what's happening they start screaming? Well I immediately took a plate from a cupboard and bashed her on the head. Out cold! And that's when I saw the wedding gown…"
"She started screaming like a bitch, so we immediately ran out in different directions.
I never galloped so hard in my life. You know what they do with thieves in Saddle-Arabia? Cut their hooves right off! So I ran and ran and walked into a room, slamming the door shut.
Now in there was a mare as well and she had that surprised look on her face. Like that bitchface where you just know that once their tiny mind has processed what's happening they start screaming? Well I immediately took a plate from a cupboard and bashed her on the head. Out cold! And that's when I saw the wedding gown…"
>>526961
Whisper chuckles "So what happened next?"
"Weeeelll, to make matters worse, when I was wondering what to do, some ponies were knocking on the door. I quickly loked it and really thought I was in deep shit now. I tried opening the window but it was stuck and smashing it might have alerted the guards, so I did the only logical thing…well logical like my brain could handle at the time. The gown had a veil and it covered most of the body, so I put it on. And I hid the bride in a coffer. Easy peasy. I opened the room and it was the fucking groom. He walking in and trying to take off my veil to kiss me and shit, I had to push him off me and shake my head until he finally got it that I wanted to be alone. Fucking hell, he was like at least double the age of the bride."
Whisper chuckles "So what happened next?"
"Weeeelll, to make matters worse, when I was wondering what to do, some ponies were knocking on the door. I quickly loked it and really thought I was in deep shit now. I tried opening the window but it was stuck and smashing it might have alerted the guards, so I did the only logical thing…well logical like my brain could handle at the time. The gown had a veil and it covered most of the body, so I put it on. And I hid the bride in a coffer. Easy peasy. I opened the room and it was the fucking groom. He walking in and trying to take off my veil to kiss me and shit, I had to push him off me and shake my head until he finally got it that I wanted to be alone. Fucking hell, he was like at least double the age of the bride."
>>526967
You have a straight face.
"So he trots out again, giving me this disgusting wink and saying he couldn't wait until tonight, to see if I was as tight as I looked, that pig. So I looked out and the coast seemed clear so I immediately made a run for it. And when I was galloping down the street, people thought I was the princess and making a run for it. For fucks sake, I managed to duck in an alley and climb up the roof, but by that time the whole guard and mister pig were searching the streets."
She giggles, "but they thought I was the princess so I couldn't have climbed way up a building, that's not what princesses do. It was a riot, the whole town thought the princess had run away. It took a few hours before somepony actually thought to look in that coffer."
She laughs.
"I kept that dress. It was really cute, but of course I couldn't wear it anymore Agrahmane."
You have a straight face.
"So he trots out again, giving me this disgusting wink and saying he couldn't wait until tonight, to see if I was as tight as I looked, that pig. So I looked out and the coast seemed clear so I immediately made a run for it. And when I was galloping down the street, people thought I was the princess and making a run for it. For fucks sake, I managed to duck in an alley and climb up the roof, but by that time the whole guard and mister pig were searching the streets."
She giggles, "but they thought I was the princess so I couldn't have climbed way up a building, that's not what princesses do. It was a riot, the whole town thought the princess had run away. It took a few hours before somepony actually thought to look in that coffer."
She laughs.
"I kept that dress. It was really cute, but of course I couldn't wear it anymore Agrahmane."
>>526977
"They made it out. Mina got caught, but Bag, bless him, he just ran through those 2 servants. Picked her up and ran away. They were being chased, but apparently those servants suddenly stopped and looked to see a bride running away on the other side of the building."
She chuckles. "They got out then."
"They made it out. Mina got caught, but Bag, bless him, he just ran through those 2 servants. Picked her up and ran away. They were being chased, but apparently those servants suddenly stopped and looked to see a bride running away on the other side of the building."
She chuckles. "They got out then."
>>527002
His hoof isn't going away however.
In fact it's going places~
You get to roll a 1d10+3 every turn.
3 fails before Whispers story is over and things will turn very lewd!
Silver nods "I'm really into hashish as well because of that. So Whisper your turn."
"Okay, so let me set up the setting. By this time I was already working for the Bureau and we had a little problem here in Vilitus. There was a Neighponese banker who lived here, very powerful, specialized in laundering the money of a lot of Dukes, you might know who I'm talking about, Silver."
Silver nods.
"So then you'll definitely know that he tried to screw those Dukes by taking a little more in commission than was agreed. When it was found out, he took the first boat out to Neighpon, with all the money he could carry. Of course, that wasn't enough for the Master. So he ordered me to get a boat and go to Neighpon to make an example out of him."
His hoof isn't going away however.
In fact it's going places~
You get to roll a 1d10+3 every turn.
3 fails before Whispers story is over and things will turn very lewd!
Silver nods "I'm really into hashish as well because of that. So Whisper your turn."
"Okay, so let me set up the setting. By this time I was already working for the Bureau and we had a little problem here in Vilitus. There was a Neighponese banker who lived here, very powerful, specialized in laundering the money of a lot of Dukes, you might know who I'm talking about, Silver."
Silver nods.
"So then you'll definitely know that he tried to screw those Dukes by taking a little more in commission than was agreed. When it was found out, he took the first boat out to Neighpon, with all the money he could carry. Of course, that wasn't enough for the Master. So he ordered me to get a boat and go to Neighpon to make an example out of him."
>>527008
That ni-aaa-ii-aaa~iiice came out a little weird as he suddenly hit a good spot.
Silver gives you a look for a second, but takes another sip from her drink and continues to listen to Whisper.
"Yes, Neighpon. It took a trip of a few weeks on a tiny boat and when we finally made it, our boat wasn't allowed to dock.
Apparently I needed some very special documents as an outsider to even set hoof on the mainland. So at night I slipped off the boat and swam over.
That was some shit. Alone, hungry and wet, hoping the police wouldn't see my gaijin face. But the Master had told me about a uh….hotel that many outsiders and diplomats used when visiting Neighpon. So I climbed the walls and tried to enter one of the rooms, I thought was empty, but just as I came in, this Neighponese mare came out of the bathroom!"
That ni-aaa-ii-aaa~iiice came out a little weird as he suddenly hit a good spot.
Silver gives you a look for a second, but takes another sip from her drink and continues to listen to Whisper.
"Yes, Neighpon. It took a trip of a few weeks on a tiny boat and when we finally made it, our boat wasn't allowed to dock.
Apparently I needed some very special documents as an outsider to even set hoof on the mainland. So at night I slipped off the boat and swam over.
That was some shit. Alone, hungry and wet, hoping the police wouldn't see my gaijin face. But the Master had told me about a uh….hotel that many outsiders and diplomats used when visiting Neighpon. So I climbed the walls and tried to enter one of the rooms, I thought was empty, but just as I came in, this Neighponese mare came out of the bathroom!"
>>527018
You remain calm and focused. This too lewd really, if Silver found out what was happening less than a meter in front of her…
"I immediately grabbed her, pushed her against the wall, put my hoof over her mouth and told her to be silent. Well she kept struggling, so I knocked her out cold."
He shakes his head. "Was a bad start for me. But hey, it happens. I found another room where a diplomat and one of those mares were in the bathroom. And his bags were wide open on the bed. I snuck in looked through it and voila, legitimate papers to get through checkpoints.
The shower stopped and I needed to get out of there quick.
I jumped out of the roof, but what I had not counted on, was that that part of the hotel looked out over the sea. It was straight down into the sea if I tried to climb down. So…I decided to hang on." He laughs and shakes his head.
You remain calm and focused. This too lewd really, if Silver found out what was happening less than a meter in front of her…
"I immediately grabbed her, pushed her against the wall, put my hoof over her mouth and told her to be silent. Well she kept struggling, so I knocked her out cold."
He shakes his head. "Was a bad start for me. But hey, it happens. I found another room where a diplomat and one of those mares were in the bathroom. And his bags were wide open on the bed. I snuck in looked through it and voila, legitimate papers to get through checkpoints.
The shower stopped and I needed to get out of there quick.
I jumped out of the roof, but what I had not counted on, was that that part of the hotel looked out over the sea. It was straight down into the sea if I tried to climb down. So…I decided to hang on." He laughs and shakes his head.
>>527030
"For 10 minutes. Good thing the diplomat was a bit older. Couldn't keep it up too long and fell straight asleep after that. Still 10 minutes is long when the only thing keeping you from a long fall into the ocean is your own 2 hooves. I climbed back inside, very silently. The mare had gone back to the bathroom. Probably to question her life. And I made my way out. And took the first carriage to the capital.
Now if you've never been to Neighpon it's hard to describe. It's beautiful places are beautiful beyond words and it's slums are the most disgusting pits of filth you've ever seen in your life. There is no real middle ground. I spent the next 2 weeks trying to find our little thief. Eating seaweed soup with noodles and drinking dragon milk of all things. Their tastes are weird. But I did like their rice."
"For 10 minutes. Good thing the diplomat was a bit older. Couldn't keep it up too long and fell straight asleep after that. Still 10 minutes is long when the only thing keeping you from a long fall into the ocean is your own 2 hooves. I climbed back inside, very silently. The mare had gone back to the bathroom. Probably to question her life. And I made my way out. And took the first carriage to the capital.
Now if you've never been to Neighpon it's hard to describe. It's beautiful places are beautiful beyond words and it's slums are the most disgusting pits of filth you've ever seen in your life. There is no real middle ground. I spent the next 2 weeks trying to find our little thief. Eating seaweed soup with noodles and drinking dragon milk of all things. Their tastes are weird. But I did like their rice."
>>527038
He nods.
"The mare told me it makes strong and fills with fire. But it really wasn't my taste. Anyway, after 2 weeks I had found a lead. He had apparently been living it up with all the money he had gotten. Bought himself a small mansion near the edge of town. But he hadn't counted on somepony coming after him. It was easy as pie really. Went in, surprised him and strangled him to death. Fitting end, I thought it was over."
He nods.
"The mare told me it makes strong and fills with fire. But it really wasn't my taste. Anyway, after 2 weeks I had found a lead. He had apparently been living it up with all the money he had gotten. Bought himself a small mansion near the edge of town. But he hadn't counted on somepony coming after him. It was easy as pie really. Went in, surprised him and strangled him to death. Fitting end, I thought it was over."
>>527049
"So I made my way back through town and I thought to have myself a last taste of that sushi, as they call it, rice and soya in these neat little portions. I was munching when these 10 ponies in black suits came in. And everypony immediately cleared the building.
And that, my friends, was when I learned about the Yakuza and the Triads.
Apparently our little thief worked for them. And they were upset that I killed their little friend.
And I was about to show them that somepony who manages to survive in Vilitus isn't to be messed with.
It was quite a fight, they were armed with these curved swords, really crazy. I must say they almost got me, but I showed them what we are all about here in Vilitus. When it was done there was just a tired me leaning against the wall and 10 dead Neighponese ponies on the ground.
I felt pretty good about myself, and then another mob of them just galloped on the streets, right for me."
"So I made my way back through town and I thought to have myself a last taste of that sushi, as they call it, rice and soya in these neat little portions. I was munching when these 10 ponies in black suits came in. And everypony immediately cleared the building.
And that, my friends, was when I learned about the Yakuza and the Triads.
Apparently our little thief worked for them. And they were upset that I killed their little friend.
And I was about to show them that somepony who manages to survive in Vilitus isn't to be messed with.
It was quite a fight, they were armed with these curved swords, really crazy. I must say they almost got me, but I showed them what we are all about here in Vilitus. When it was done there was just a tired me leaning against the wall and 10 dead Neighponese ponies on the ground.
I felt pretty good about myself, and then another mob of them just galloped on the streets, right for me."
>>527056
"I wish I could say I stood my ground and smashed them all against the ground. But no, I immediately ran for the backdoor. Now, what you have to understand about Neighpon is that there's really a lot of buildings, lots of ponies living very close together, so the backdoor just leads to another hallway that leads to apartments, that leads to more hallways and that leads to shops and stuff. And I didn't know any of it, I just kept running through homes, shops, the whole riff raff. When I got back out, I had no fucking clue where I was and the whole bunch of them after me. But I spotted some empty boxes right next to a restaurant next to the sea and immediately jumped in there while they were still in the building. I covered the lid and patiently waited until I was sure they had passed.
And then suddenly I felt the box being lifted, feared the end and got my dagger ready to go out with a bang, but nopony opened and suddenly I got this weird feeling in my stummick like I was falling and when I opened the box I was drifting in sea, I could see the restaurant way above on the cliff, and other boxes. I can only guess it was trash they dumped into the sea.
And the current was pulling me away to open sea."
"I wish I could say I stood my ground and smashed them all against the ground. But no, I immediately ran for the backdoor. Now, what you have to understand about Neighpon is that there's really a lot of buildings, lots of ponies living very close together, so the backdoor just leads to another hallway that leads to apartments, that leads to more hallways and that leads to shops and stuff. And I didn't know any of it, I just kept running through homes, shops, the whole riff raff. When I got back out, I had no fucking clue where I was and the whole bunch of them after me. But I spotted some empty boxes right next to a restaurant next to the sea and immediately jumped in there while they were still in the building. I covered the lid and patiently waited until I was sure they had passed.
And then suddenly I felt the box being lifted, feared the end and got my dagger ready to go out with a bang, but nopony opened and suddenly I got this weird feeling in my stummick like I was falling and when I opened the box I was drifting in sea, I could see the restaurant way above on the cliff, and other boxes. I can only guess it was trash they dumped into the sea.
And the current was pulling me away to open sea."
>>527066
You've been feeling quite light headed and hot already. The chair underneath you is probably quite moist by now, when suddenly a indescribable heat flows through all parts of your body. Unable to resist any longer, you throw your head against the chair, riding the feeling and give a loud sigh of relief and pleasure.
Silver looks confused until she looks at you and then at Whispers front leg close to you and connects the dots.
She jumps up.
"Wait….you, wait…what?!? Right here."
You've been feeling quite light headed and hot already. The chair underneath you is probably quite moist by now, when suddenly a indescribable heat flows through all parts of your body. Unable to resist any longer, you throw your head against the chair, riding the feeling and give a loud sigh of relief and pleasure.
Silver looks confused until she looks at you and then at Whispers front leg close to you and connects the dots.
She jumps up.
"Wait….you, wait…what?!? Right here."
>>527068
He chuckles.
"Yeah totally my fault! I'm terrible."
He rises his hooves in defeat.
One of them is dripping wet.
"Oh oops."
He quickly gets a napkin.
Silver looks weirded out for a second and then slowly sits down again. "Try to get a room next time." She drinks her Araki in one gulp and orders more vodka immediately.
"I don't want to remember any of this."
He chuckles.
"Yeah totally my fault! I'm terrible."
He rises his hooves in defeat.
One of them is dripping wet.
"Oh oops."
He quickly gets a napkin.
Silver looks weirded out for a second and then slowly sits down again. "Try to get a room next time." She drinks her Araki in one gulp and orders more vodka immediately.
"I don't want to remember any of this."
>>527081
"I'll try to contain myself.
So where was I? Oh yeah, so I was set adrift and going for the far sea. No matter of trying to peddle with my hooves. Soon, there wasn't anything anymore to see. I drifted for the whole day and the whole night and the next day, when I woke up I saw a small neighponese fishing boat. They picked me up and while I didn't understand them or they me, they showed me that I had to cut fish to help them while I was on the boat. Whole day and night of cutting fish before they finally went back to shore. After that I high tailed it back to Vilitus. Was pretty nice."
He drinks his vodka.
"I'll try to contain myself.
So where was I? Oh yeah, so I was set adrift and going for the far sea. No matter of trying to peddle with my hooves. Soon, there wasn't anything anymore to see. I drifted for the whole day and the whole night and the next day, when I woke up I saw a small neighponese fishing boat. They picked me up and while I didn't understand them or they me, they showed me that I had to cut fish to help them while I was on the boat. Whole day and night of cutting fish before they finally went back to shore. After that I high tailed it back to Vilitus. Was pretty nice."
He drinks his vodka.
>>527112
"Well, it's usually not a pretty sight, let me tell you that much. I was already running with a gang back then… had been for about a year. Thought I was pretty hot shit and had a lot of spunk. I still had two eyes too back then, imagine that."
Shake my head and snort at the image of my younger self.
"Anyway, one thing you need to know about sieges… when the gates close, you get your ass out there and start stealing food. No, hoarding food. You start hoarding food like a fucking squirrel during autumn. And I'm not talking shit like fruit either, you need stuff that lasts longer."
"Well, it's usually not a pretty sight, let me tell you that much. I was already running with a gang back then… had been for about a year. Thought I was pretty hot shit and had a lot of spunk. I still had two eyes too back then, imagine that."
Shake my head and snort at the image of my younger self.
"Anyway, one thing you need to know about sieges… when the gates close, you get your ass out there and start stealing food. No, hoarding food. You start hoarding food like a fucking squirrel during autumn. And I'm not talking shit like fruit either, you need stuff that lasts longer."
>>527122
I nod.
"Noble ladies would sell their jewelry for a bag of grain. Ponies would kill each other for a potato. Terrible shit. Anyway, like I said when the gates closed we started hoarding food as much as we could. We weren't the only gang in town at the time though, there was plenty of competition in the slums. One group in particular snatched a large shipment of food and stored it away in some warehouse. So… we decided to relieve them of their burdens."
I nod.
"Noble ladies would sell their jewelry for a bag of grain. Ponies would kill each other for a potato. Terrible shit. Anyway, like I said when the gates closed we started hoarding food as much as we could. We weren't the only gang in town at the time though, there was plenty of competition in the slums. One group in particular snatched a large shipment of food and stored it away in some warehouse. So… we decided to relieve them of their burdens."
>>527125
"A few others and I broke in there at the crack of dawn while another group would create a distraction. We wanted to come in from below, from the sewers, and start carrying boxes back through it. Funnily enough, the warehouse itself had no guards inside. I guess they didn't trust anyone to stay that close to the food without sampling some. They just had guards surrounding the place, but that's all. So we came in there, covered in shit and other muck, and started carrying boxes back. We only managed to get… four boxes before we were found out by some fucker looking through the window and spotting one of us. Doors went open, guards came in and started searching for us. We were all hiding of course, plenty of hiding spots with that much shit lying around everywhere."
"A few others and I broke in there at the crack of dawn while another group would create a distraction. We wanted to come in from below, from the sewers, and start carrying boxes back through it. Funnily enough, the warehouse itself had no guards inside. I guess they didn't trust anyone to stay that close to the food without sampling some. They just had guards surrounding the place, but that's all. So we came in there, covered in shit and other muck, and started carrying boxes back. We only managed to get… four boxes before we were found out by some fucker looking through the window and spotting one of us. Doors went open, guards came in and started searching for us. We were all hiding of course, plenty of hiding spots with that much shit lying around everywhere."
>>527127
"Better than nothing, but not exactly all we wanted. Still, we were being hunted down by the guards. I climbed onto a stack of boxes and reached the roof through one of the windows without anyone noticing. I had no idea what to do so… I just went with the first plan that popped into my head. Screaming the same thing over and over again at the top of my lungs. 'Free food, free food for everypony right here. Get it while it's hot'!"
I laugh.
"Food was a precious thing even before the siege for the ponies of the slums. Because of the war there was less of it to go around, which hit them the hardest. I don't think I need to tell you what happened when they heard me scream those words and saw an open warehouse."
"Better than nothing, but not exactly all we wanted. Still, we were being hunted down by the guards. I climbed onto a stack of boxes and reached the roof through one of the windows without anyone noticing. I had no idea what to do so… I just went with the first plan that popped into my head. Screaming the same thing over and over again at the top of my lungs. 'Free food, free food for everypony right here. Get it while it's hot'!"
I laugh.
"Food was a precious thing even before the siege for the ponies of the slums. Because of the war there was less of it to go around, which hit them the hardest. I don't think I need to tell you what happened when they heard me scream those words and saw an open warehouse."
>>527129
I nod.
"I think as far as distractions go, that one was pretty good. My pals got out of there in time and we returned to our own place with food to spare. A week later the siege was broken and we had made a decent profit thanks to what little we managed to nab. It could have gone better, but it still felt good."
I nod.
"I think as far as distractions go, that one was pretty good. My pals got out of there in time and we returned to our own place with food to spare. A week later the siege was broken and we had made a decent profit thanks to what little we managed to nab. It could have gone better, but it still felt good."
>>527142
"Well, as I said it's complicated. I was the daughter of a wealthy noblepony and my mother was the second mare of his harem. It's only like the favorite mare that gets to have foals that officially become nobles as well. But oftentimes they get attached a bit to the other foals as well. So I got to stay. Let me tell you, looking back on it, it was really awkward but as a filly I didn't think about it much. It was like I had many moms."
"Well, as I said it's complicated. I was the daughter of a wealthy noblepony and my mother was the second mare of his harem. It's only like the favorite mare that gets to have foals that officially become nobles as well. But oftentimes they get attached a bit to the other foals as well. So I got to stay. Let me tell you, looking back on it, it was really awkward but as a filly I didn't think about it much. It was like I had many moms."
>>527236
"Let's go then."
She trots off.
You all make your way to the Scarab District. The Moon is already high in the sky when you find the alley again.
"Never been here before" mumbles Whisper.
The door opens and you see another party is going on here. Lots of ponies, drinking, smiling dancing.
As you put 2 feet inside you're already being offered a keg of ale and a pipe of weed."
"Let's go then."
She trots off.
You all make your way to the Scarab District. The Moon is already high in the sky when you find the alley again.
"Never been here before" mumbles Whisper.
The door opens and you see another party is going on here. Lots of ponies, drinking, smiling dancing.
As you put 2 feet inside you're already being offered a keg of ale and a pipe of weed."
>>527240
The large room is decorated by all kinds of balloons and paintings of smiles are everywhere. The walls are in many different colors that seem to subtly change in time.
Whisper /w "Hey, this is a nice place. Why didn't you show me this earlier?"
Silver goes sit down at a bench where a group of ponies are playing poker.
The large room is decorated by all kinds of balloons and paintings of smiles are everywhere. The walls are in many different colors that seem to subtly change in time.
Whisper /w "Hey, this is a nice place. Why didn't you show me this earlier?"
Silver goes sit down at a bench where a group of ponies are playing poker.
>>527280
It's just a normal mirror.
Until you touch it, then it starts to ripple, like water.
The door opens behind you.
You see the clown in the mirror.
"Hey, I wouldn't do that if I were you."
He blows a party flute or whatever it's called.
Like that thing cheese had in his mouth during the intro
It's just a normal mirror.
Until you touch it, then it starts to ripple, like water.
The door opens behind you.
You see the clown in the mirror.
"Hey, I wouldn't do that if I were you."
He blows a party flute or whatever it's called.
Like that thing cheese had in his mouth during the intro
>>527284
"This isn't a normal kind of labyrinth…how should I put it….You see, if life, and the afterlife for that matter was a stage…then his labyrinth would be the backstage.
The Laughing One is known as the God of Parties but he is also the God of Secrets. And that labyrinth is chuck of secret knowledge, things ponies are simply not supposed to know."
"This isn't a normal kind of labyrinth…how should I put it….You see, if life, and the afterlife for that matter was a stage…then his labyrinth would be the backstage.
The Laughing One is known as the God of Parties but he is also the God of Secrets. And that labyrinth is chuck of secret knowledge, things ponies are simply not supposed to know."
>>527343
You run for the Exit door and slam it open.
You are greeted by a green river.
Or at least it seemed like a river, when you look closer you see the river is full of shades of what seem to be sleeping ponies, drifting slowly further.
A sign next to it says "Danger: do not touch."
There's a bridge over the river a bit further or you could follow the river bank.
Anyway, the clowns are running after you.
You run for the Exit door and slam it open.
You are greeted by a green river.
Or at least it seemed like a river, when you look closer you see the river is full of shades of what seem to be sleeping ponies, drifting slowly further.
A sign next to it says "Danger: do not touch."
There's a bridge over the river a bit further or you could follow the river bank.
Anyway, the clowns are running after you.
>>527398
You open another door and find yourself in a large room. On the ceiling and across the walls hangs an enormous and large carpet. The carpet is adorned by all kinds of pictures of ponies, warring, loving, dancing, singing, working, etc and much much more.
Far in the distance you see three mares working on the carpet.
You open another door and find yourself in a large room. On the ceiling and across the walls hangs an enormous and large carpet. The carpet is adorned by all kinds of pictures of ponies, warring, loving, dancing, singing, working, etc and much much more.
Far in the distance you see three mares working on the carpet.
>>528318
"Clowns? The first clown I'll see is gonna get it."
She stomps out and opens the door.
The party seems to be over and lots of ponies are sleeping all across each other.
A clown is cleaning up the place with a broom while whistling.
"YOU!" screams Sickle
He looks up and looks a bit around. "Uh…me?"
"Clowns? The first clown I'll see is gonna get it."
She stomps out and opens the door.
The party seems to be over and lots of ponies are sleeping all across each other.
A clown is cleaning up the place with a broom while whistling.
"YOU!" screams Sickle
He looks up and looks a bit around. "Uh…me?"
>>528392
"Oh I like these. And the food here isn't that horrible. I paid a guy to smuggle me some food in here. I'm not eating that hospital shit. But first…"
Without any shame she lays some white powder on her plaster and snorts it up.
"Aaaaaaaah~ that hits the spot. Fuck these painkillers. This shit solves all pain. You want a bit?"
"Oh I like these. And the food here isn't that horrible. I paid a guy to smuggle me some food in here. I'm not eating that hospital shit. But first…"
Without any shame she lays some white powder on her plaster and snorts it up.
"Aaaaaaaah~ that hits the spot. Fuck these painkillers. This shit solves all pain. You want a bit?"
>>528400
She chuckles and lays back.
"When I was in Equestria, still a dumb rookie, I got caught up in smuggling drugs for this stallion. Things were pleasant and we started to become more than business partners. And he showed me the ropes, you know in case he was sick or something. I liked it, and I was good at it. So I learned more and more until I eventually started cooking more than I was actually smuggling. Makes more money and somewhat safer."
She chuckles and lays back.
"When I was in Equestria, still a dumb rookie, I got caught up in smuggling drugs for this stallion. Things were pleasant and we started to become more than business partners. And he showed me the ropes, you know in case he was sick or something. I liked it, and I was good at it. So I learned more and more until I eventually started cooking more than I was actually smuggling. Makes more money and somewhat safer."
>>528436
"You go filly.
Now dirt on him lemme think…."
She taps her chin.
"I remember this one time he had to kill a target a mare. And he figured he'd seduce her and kill her in her room. But things went really wrong.
You see he seduced the wrong mare. And not only that, it turned out it wasn't a mare at all!"
"You go filly.
Now dirt on him lemme think…."
She taps her chin.
"I remember this one time he had to kill a target a mare. And he figured he'd seduce her and kill her in her room. But things went really wrong.
You see he seduced the wrong mare. And not only that, it turned out it wasn't a mare at all!"
>>528442
"Yeah, the very best part was…"
She snickers.
"like he stormed in, sweat pouring from him. And me, Adder, Mist and Scythe….you never met them….were eating in the kitchen and looking at him and when he caught his breath he said that was no mare" she says in a mocking voice and starts laughing.
"We were all on the floor in the fetal position laughing."
"Yeah, the very best part was…"
She snickers.
"like he stormed in, sweat pouring from him. And me, Adder, Mist and Scythe….you never met them….were eating in the kitchen and looking at him and when he caught his breath he said that was no mare" she says in a mocking voice and starts laughing.
"We were all on the floor in the fetal position laughing."
>>528453
She sighs.
"Well, we got into a war with a griffon gang. They were tough motherfuckers I tell you. Everything was going fine, we took out one here, then one there, war of attrition, slowly working our way out to the top.
Then, don't ask me how those Griffons found out, but they managed to track down and killed the Masters marefriend.
Guy took it hard, too hard. Ordered a large strike on their main stronghold, he personally went to coordinate it."
She closes her eyes.
"It was a slaughter, plain and simple. Only me, Mist and Whisper got out, barely. We both went into hiding in the Warren, they'd probably have gone after Puzzle as well, but lucky for our butts, another war broke out internally with those griffons, stalling them. And that was it, we were down to 3."
She sighs.
"Well, we got into a war with a griffon gang. They were tough motherfuckers I tell you. Everything was going fine, we took out one here, then one there, war of attrition, slowly working our way out to the top.
Then, don't ask me how those Griffons found out, but they managed to track down and killed the Masters marefriend.
Guy took it hard, too hard. Ordered a large strike on their main stronghold, he personally went to coordinate it."
She closes her eyes.
"It was a slaughter, plain and simple. Only me, Mist and Whisper got out, barely. We both went into hiding in the Warren, they'd probably have gone after Puzzle as well, but lucky for our butts, another war broke out internally with those griffons, stalling them. And that was it, we were down to 3."
>>528853
"Exactly. We knew him, had done some freelance for us in earlier days, old Master gave him a lot of freedom whenever he was here since he came up with plans and let the old Master take the glory.
He pulled us up again, lead us into a small guerilla war against our enemy."
She chuckles.
"They never even knew what hit them. The leader thought he just had an extraordinary run of accidents. Well until I had my poisoned dagger against his throat."
She grins.
"Special brew. The Underworld must have seemed like a nice place after what he went through."
"Exactly. We knew him, had done some freelance for us in earlier days, old Master gave him a lot of freedom whenever he was here since he came up with plans and let the old Master take the glory.
He pulled us up again, lead us into a small guerilla war against our enemy."
She chuckles.
"They never even knew what hit them. The leader thought he just had an extraordinary run of accidents. Well until I had my poisoned dagger against his throat."
She grins.
"Special brew. The Underworld must have seemed like a nice place after what he went through."
>>528951
And so Ambrosia continues her life in Vilitus.
She arrived as a statue, far from home, 300 years away from everypony she ever knew.
But it is said that no hardships can overcome a steadfast soul.
Soon she and Whisper will take a well-deserved vacation in Trotantium.
And what else?
Write epilogue here.
And so Ambrosia continues her life in Vilitus.
She arrived as a statue, far from home, 300 years away from everypony she ever knew.
But it is said that no hardships can overcome a steadfast soul.
Soon she and Whisper will take a well-deserved vacation in Trotantium.
And what else?
Write epilogue here.