>Where we last left off...

Raisin had just went to Zecora's house with the CMC, Rarity, and Fluttershy. She was barely able to breathe by the time she got to the hut. To her despair and shock, the hut was swimming in a greenish, gaseous fog. Having been killed by this in another timeline and applying her metagaming knowledge to the situation at hand, she warned the other ponies not to go near it. Rarity found out first hand; the end of her beautiful tail was turned into solid crystal. She ended up nibbling it off and storing the crystal in her saddlebags.

Using her brains and a hint from the GM, Raisin was able to ignite the horrible fog with her Stompstarter. It instantly transformed into a sheet of solid crystal, allowing her and the CMC to investigate the inside of the cottage.

Zecora was nowhere to be found, but the Moldrot cure was brewed and ready to serve. Raisin drank as much of the disgusting mixture as she could; to her knowledge, the Moldrot is cleared from her system. Analyzing the house, Raisin determined that Cil, the mysterious dragon that none of the characters know anything about, must have attacked Zecora.

The group began heading back to town when two Royal pegasi guards came crashing down, reporting that the Mayor had been kidnapped. With 'Cil' on the loose gathering materials for who knows what and the Mayor suddenly disappearing with Twilight nowhere in sight, the adventure is beginning to heat up.

"Have you seen the Mayor anywhere? She went missing from Ponyville just a few hours ago."

Thread seems sufficiently dead. Let's do this.

>>31046112
He'll have one of those satisfied 'Awwww yeah my girl is suckin' on my neck and giving me hickies for the first time' kind of faces on.

Basically, blushing and extreme adorable.

>>31046190
Didn't they also mention "Another missing VIP by the name of Twilight Sparkle?"

>>31046261
Glad you're taking this up then! It sounds so adorable

>>31046190

ALRIGHT RAISIN TIME.

Let's try to not die, we're on our last life, right?


Ask them where both Twilight and the Mayor were last seen.

So is there a new thread or is MLPG just dead right now?

>>31046346
Right now we are officialy dead.

>>31046337
We still have two lives, actually.

>>31046337
No, I think we have one more after this.

>>31046190
Tell them about Cil and what he has done.

>>31046372

>>31045813 (Duckroll?)

What about that?

>>31046346
There's a new thread, but it's shit. Just ride it out until the next one comes along. Should still be on the front page.

>>31046190
Chant Trixie's name three times. If we're lucky she'll suddenly appear in front of us and we'll have a magical battering ram for any problems we can't solve ourselves.

>>31046419
Veto vote

>>31046190
Begin heading back to ponyville, keep eye out for trouble and use our remarkable sense of "Oh shit someone's watching us" to make sure nobody's watching us.

Are you fucking kidding me

If a thread sucks, go in and start posting to turn the tide.=

>>31046282
Yes indeed they did. Good catch.

>>31046337
You've actually got 2 lives left. I'd be careful if I were you guys.
Scootaloo shakes her head back and forth, not knowing anything about the sudden disappearances. You ask the guards where they last saw either of the missing ponies. They elaborate that one citizen last saw Twilight enter the library. Now, she's not there.

The Mayor was last seen at Sugarcube Corner, Pinkie reported. Since then, nobody has seen either of them. Seeing as your group is outside of town and the guards heard a giant explosion sound emanate from this crystallized residence, they thought they'd see if you knew anything.

>>31046465
Sweetie Belle and Applebloom motion towards Ponyville, suggesting that the group should find out where Cil is. You answer the guard's confused expressions, explaining the mysterious little dragon to them as the team heads back to Ponyville.

You're now in the town square. All of the ponies are searching around for the mayor.

>>31046540
The guards promise that they'll keep on the lookout for the robed figure. They ask if you guys need their assistance before they return to scouring the town for the missing ponies.

>>31046540
Ask the Guard if they have any pegasi that can fly a note to Celestia warning her about Cil and what has been happening in Ponyville. Get Rarity to back us up if necessary.

>>31046540

I say we head to Sugarcube Corner first. Twilight's trail is probably cold and the library is almost certainly booby-trapped to high Hell if Cil's onto us. Besides, it'll give us a chance to recruit Pinkie.

>>31046637
This
>>31046719
And this

>>31046637
The guards shake their heads.

"Unless the situation is of utmost dire urgency, we cannot deliver personal letters to the Princess. Twilight may be able to help; she has the little dr..."

Both of the guards look at Spike, unsure why you'd be asking them to deliver a letter when you have a magic transmission device right there on Rarity's back.

Rarity explains that the evil little dragon, Cil, intercepted the message they tried to send earlier. The guards shake their heads back and forth, laughing.

"That's impossible. No magic can interfere with dragon mail. Is your little friend sick at all? That could mess things up."

>>31046719
You speak up, saying that the mayor was last spotted at Sugarcube Corner; that's where the group should start searching. Applebloom and Sweetie both agree with you, but Scootaloo decides that Cil is a bigger issue.

"We have to find out where he's at! C'mon, Raisin; there's a bad guy running around and you're fretting over an old mare that most likely fell asleep somewhere? We need to find the bad guy."

Fluttershy stays out of the argument completely.

>>31046875
Have Spike explain that he isn't sick. Tell them that Cil tried to murder Zecora.

Somebody delete an image.

>>31046875

Scootaloo I swear to God if you open your fucking mouth one more time I'll shut it for you.

We do the SMART thing around here. We head to Sugarcube Corner, maybe Dash will be there too. I'm telling you, we find the Mayor, we find Cil.

>>31046875
>>31046956
Ah, and tell Scootaloo that if Cil ponynaped the Mayor and Twilight they are probably both in the same place. Also tell her that we should get Pinkie Pies help.

>>31046875
"No magic you know of, this guy is an elder dragon from hundreds of years ago, if anyone could block dragon mail, it would be him. I mean, who better to stop a dragon from doing something than another dragon. Please, couldn't you spare someone? And besides, I'd say that the Mayor and Celestia's number one student missing would count as a dire situation, wouldn't you?"
>Look to Rarity and Spike to back me up.

Fuck I forgot I'm supposed to be kidstupid here. Does this work?
>>31046983
(You do it)

Are we sure that that letter we got back from the princess was really blank, and not just written in invisible ink or something?

>>31046956
Spike stands up, saying that he feels completely fine. One of the guards looks confused while the other concurs with Spike.

"Wait, my sister had a pet dragon once. Spike, what's the normal color of your fire breath?"

He responds that it's a shade of green and demonstrates. A brackish, brownish green fire erupts from his mouth.

"Ah, you are sick. That's a throat infection if I ever saw one."

Spike argues, saying that he feels completely fine. You interrupt their conversation, mentioning that Cil attempted to murder Zecora.

"That's quite a claim. Do you have evidence of this?"

>>31047040
I didn't post any images in this thread, or I would.

>>31047090
"The inside of her place got turned to gems by some minda potion, the are scorch marks from dragon breath, and lots of furniture and a window is broken."

>>31047062
You could always double-check it, but it was left back at Rarity's boutique.

Also, sorry bout' slowness. My internet is derpin' hard.

>>31047113
Fine I deleted one. This had better be worth it.

>>31047090

There was a magical mist that turned everything to crystal surrounding Zecora's place.

SOMEONE at least tried to put her out of commission for a while. When set on fire, it turns into a harmless powder. You can check the hut if you want, the residue will be everywhere.

Somehow I doubt they'll be of much help

Anyways, I say we move onward. These dumbfucks will probably die anyway.

>>31047062
Rarity cast a revealing spell on it, so yes.

>>31047176
Except you didn't...

>>31047170

It's probably totaled if Cil found us there. Just head to Sugarcube Corner. We need sugar anyways.

>>31047113
This thread got marked if that's what you're looking for.

>>31047273
Shit how bout now

>>31047006
>>31047010
You voice your opposition to Scootaloo's argument. Your sternness gets her to reluctantly concede to your views. The guards are still speaking to you at the moment, so you wait until you can dismiss them.

>>31047169
>>31047204
You, Scootaloo, Sweetie, and Applebloom all explain the hut to the guards. They agree, saying that they saw it, but they ask how you know that it was a potion or any type of magic that caused this to happen. Seeing as Zecora is an outcast alchemist herself, who's to say one of her potions didn't go wonky? Are the burn marks actually dragon fire, or the result of an explosion?

Rarity shows the guards the chunk of her crystallized tali, telling them that they're incompetent morons if they can't piece two and two together.

The guards roll their eyes before strolling off.

"If you need help, let us know. We need to find the missing citizens, not follow a long line of assumptions and stories."

Fluttershy comments that the guards aren't really all that helpful.

>>31047320

ONWARD!

>>31047306
Glad to hear it. Marked the next one, hopefully it won't bite us in the ass...

>>31047273
And deleted by the OP

Way to go numbskull

>>31047273
>Thread 404'd as soon as you marked it

I fucking hate people
Not really I don't give a shit
>>31047359
It did

>>31047359
it 404'd right after you marked it

>>31047306
The marker just got jacked.

>>31047320
To Sugarcube Corner then.

>>31047359
And of course as soon as I do... I'd thought a fucking hour and a half would be long enough.

>>31047361
>>31047367
>>31047368
>>31047370
Yeah I fucking noticed, thanks.

>>31047397
So why don't you make the new one then?

Klondike did >>31047369 (Duckroll?)
>>31047369 (Duckroll?)
>>31047369 (Duckroll?)

I'll mark it

>>31047346
You trot through a small sea of worried ponies. They dash about, calling out for the mayor as they search every nook and cranny of Ponyville. Fluttershy spreads her wings over you and the CMC to protect you from being run over or bumped into.

In a few minutes, you reach the door to Sugarcube Corner. You see Pinkie inside; she's baking cupcakes. That cold feeling that you're being watched sets in again as you approach the threshold to the front door.

>>31047397
Have you though about making something that looks like the marker, but isn't? Just post that in an Anonymous thread and then wait a minute or two. If the thread is still there then delete the fake one and post the real one.

>>31047434

HEY PINKIE! THERE'S A PARTY RIGHT OUTSIDE! IT'S HAPPENED RIGHT AT THE MOST POPULATED PLACE IN TOWN, WHY DON'T YOU JOIN US?

>>31047434
Well then, we should probably make sure that we don't mention anything to Pinkie about us feeling like we are being watched, she already knows. Just give her a glance to let her know and ask if she wants to help us find Twilight and the mayor.

>>31047441
I vote this one.

>>31047441
Hmm
>>31047416
Got any false markers? Different sizes and stuff?

>>31047467
She says that she knows, hence her reason for baking a gross of cupcakes. The "Search Party" will be a smash hit with all of these frosted treats, she reckons.

>>31047483
You ask Pinkie if she'd like to help you look for Twilight and the Mayor; you have a sneaky suspicion that you may know where they are.

She says that she'd love to help after she's done baking a few more trays of sweets. She goes on, asking why your other friend way over there didn't come on into the bakery with you guys.

>>31047510
3 actually, with the same filesize.

>>31047559
Aww shit.

Get out our stomp starter and get ready to use it, yell at the others to run.

>>31047559

Scatter and get light out.

Turn to see who it is only after we're too far apart to get with a single blast.

>>31047559
See who it is quickly.

>>31047599
You withdraw your Stompstarter and yell for the others to run. Pinkie looks at your group, confused. She bounces behind Rarity and Fluttershy as the group heads out the back door.

>>31047630
You turn around to see who this 'other friend' is. Way off in the distance, by the side of one of the buildings across the street, you see something covered in vines and leaves. They're standing next to some trashcans. They seem to be trying to stay out of view of the searching ponies.

>>31047721
Is it at all obvious what kind of form they have? Like do they resemble a pony or are they too obscured by the vines to tell?

>>31047721
Hum, tell the girls false alarm. Pegesai have sharp eyes, right? Ask Fluttershy and Scootaloo who or what they think that thing is.

>>31047721

Ask Fluttershy if they might be a couple of her animals.

If not, try to sneak up on them. If they're aware of our presence, call to them and demand they show themselves.

>>31047764
From the distance you're at, you make out that the form is some sort of green blob huddled up next to a trashcan. They aren't moving too much, but you can tell that they are looking in your direction.

>>31047771
Scootaloo banters with you a bit, saying that you've got to learn to be a little braver. She squints, seeing that the form kind of looks like a roundish green blob. She comments that it's moving around a bit stiff; it might be a pony.

>>31047824

SNIPS! QUIT FAPPING AND GET THE FUCK OUT HERE!

>>31047824
Approach slowly, but don't go straight up to it or we may scare it off.

>>31047902

This, if it seems antsy, you calm language and say we won't hurt it.

Maybe we should ask how long he's been out there if Pinkie says he's been waiting.

>>31047896
You yell at the bush, assuming it to be Snips in disguise doing unseemly things beneath his cloak. The vines hop up and down stiffly. The head seems to shake back and forth, though it's hard to tell.

>>31047902
Mustering up a bit of courage after yelling at the vines, you exit the front door and begin to approach the strange creature. You can visibly tell that it is nodding it's head.

Suddenly, one of the searching ponies sees the amalgamation of vines and screeches. "ITS THE MONSTER THAT ATE THE MAYOR! EVERY ­P0NY FOR THEMSELVES!!"

A panic stirs in the street. Ponies stream passed you in all directions, nearly trampling you. Fluttershy jumps out from Sugarcube Corner and protects you, dragging you back toward the building.

When you look up, the bundle of vines has disappeared.

>>31048015
Thank Fluttershy for saving us and then head over there and see if it dropped anything. Be careful though.

>>31048015

Well shit, I bet we just condemned ourselves to the bad end, huh?

Well, just try to keep a lookout for it in the future, and ask Pinkie Pie when did the Mayor leave Sugarcube Corner and if she was acting suspicious.

>>31048015
Investigate area where the vines were.

>>31047896
Oh dammit you fucknugget
>>31048015
Wow the ponies in Ponyville are antsy.

"Well I don't think that was Cil, but we should keep a lookout for whoever it was. Pinkie, when was the last time you saw Twilight?"

>>31048091
Then this

>>31048084
Nah, I don't think he wanted us to make it over to the thing.

>>31048074
Fluttershy nods and blushes, saying that it was nothing, though you should be more careful. Shouting stuff through the town square at a time like this gets ponies really rattled up; even she was feeling a bit startled from your exclamation.

The town square is still swarming with panicking ponies, though the guards seem to be getting the situation under control. They start questioning random passers-by, asking about the monster and if they could prove that it ate the mayor.

Pinkie pulls a tray of cupcakes out of the oven before they burn. She asks if any of the CMC want to help her decorate them. Sweetie seems pretty happy about this and definitely wants to help out.

Scootaloo scratches her head. "What was that thing?" You mention that you want to see if it dropped anything, but going through the square right now would result in certain injury.

>>31048159
Well then, let's spend this time to help Pinkie decorate cupcakes and ask her where she thinks Twilight and the Mayor could be.

>>31048159

>Ancient Dragon Lord is on the loose
>Decorate cupcakes

If we must...

Still, ask Pinkie when was the last time she saw the Mayor and Twilight and if any of them were acting suspicious.

>>31048084
>>31048104
>>31048187
You decide that you'll wait out the panicked ponies and help Pinkie and Sweetie Belle decorate some cupcakes. Applebloom and Scootaloo speculate about the monster, both having different theories as to what it could have possibly been.

While drawing a smiley face on one of the cupcakes with pink frosting, you ask Pinkie where the mayor went after she left Sugarcube Corner.

"Oh, she said that she was going over to the library to have lunch with Twilight and her new little friend... one of Spike's friends, 'Cil' or something or other."

Rarity and Fluttershy go over their supplies. Rarity stares at her crystallized tail boulder, slightly depressed.

>>31048246
Ask Pinkie Pie if she wants to help us save the mayor and Twilight while fighting and anchient, evil dragon king.

>>31048246
Yup saw that one coming

>Comfort Rarity by saying she pulls of the short tail better than anypony I know.
>Go over the supplies with them
>Check status on myself to make sure Moldrot is still not there
>Check third entry of "Cil" in history book for any pertinent information, since we skipped over it earlier

>>31048246
Ask her to come with us to the library. We'll need her reality bending powers.

>>31048246

Fuck, we have to go to the library, aren't we? I guess continue to decorate cupcakes, maybe sneak a few (how long has it been since we last ate), and ask Pinkie if she would accompany us after she's done baking. When the chaos dies down, head over to the library, but be on the lookout for back entrances. You all know the place will probably explode the moment we enter the front door.

>>31048277
>>31048326
>>31048332
Pinkierubs her chin. "But who will finish baking and decorating all of these cupcakes?"

Scootaloo and Applebloom point out that they could use the back exit to Sugarcube Corner to sneak over to the library, bypassing the settling stampede outside.

>>31048320
Rarity says that you're such a sweetheart, but she knows that short tails are not in this season. She'll be a laughing stock once everything goes back to normal.

You look over the supplies they have dumped out. There's:
>Rarity's Tail Boulder
>Large Pads of Cotton
>Bear Treats
>Comb

You try to clear your throat, seeing if that nasty mushroom is still in your system. Everything seems okay.

>>31048422

>Comb

ALL IS SAVED!

Try to see if there are any open windows or backdoors to the library. Ask Spike if there are any "not so obvious" ways of entering.

>>31048320
As far as the history book goes, there was only one single mentioning of Cilepharus with no other supporting information anywhere to be found. You'll need a bigger book if you intend to do more research on the still mostly unknown figure of your fears.

>>31048422
>Comb
Oh you.

Tying that crystal to the rope served us well during out last quest, so let's ask Pinkie if she has a length of rope we can borrow.

>>31048447
(You guys sure you want to venture to the Library right now? No save point or anything?

You got balls. I like balls.)

>>31048479

save points are for the weak

>>31048479

We only have one left, right?

I suppose now's a good a time as any. I can feel the final battle getting close.

>>31048479
Save, damn you, save!

>>31048470
You ask Pinkie if she's got some rope to tie around Rarity's little tail boulder. The CMC all nod in approval, reminiscing about how useful that was back in the Ursa Cave.

Rarity is opposed to the idea of attaching anything to any part of her body, connected or severed. She refuses to let you use it.

You feel a sudden chill run up your spine.

>The CMC all nod in approval, reminiscing about how useful that was back in the Ursa Cave.

I was not reading it at this part, could somebody give me a quick recap?

>>31048519
>>31048498
(Saving...
Saving...
...
Game Saved on Memory Card 2(8MB)
Do you wish to continue? Y/N: Y)

>>31048540

"He's here."

>>31048540
Oh dear... Panic time?

I didn't read what happened in the Ursa cave, is there a recap?

>>31048540
It's not like you're using it!

>>31048540

Tell Pinkie Pie to turn the heater up, it's getting fucking cold in here.

>>31048540
Ask the girls if they felt that, then check to doors and the ceiling.

>>31048567
Quickly plug our controller into the Player 2 slot.

>>31048571

Shit got fucked, we used a rock tied to a rope to navigate treacherous terrain, couldn't get the best end because we didn't have a comb with us.

>>31048579
>>31048569
You stand move next to the oven to warm up a bit. It seems to make you feel a little better... but something still doesn't feel right. You ponder whether or not you should give Hayseed a quick squeeze before heading out.

The commotion in the town square seems to have died down. Calls for the mayor and Twilight are heard echoing through the square. Rainbow Dash swoops through the square, seeming to be on the lookout.

>>31048572
You argue with Rarity, telling her that she's not using it at the moment. She says that you should try to understand; it's her tail we're talking about here. She's optimistic that there's a way they can uncrystallize it and reattach it to her flowing tail. Using it as a throwable object would ruin it.

>>31048640
(Raisin stares blankly into space, not responding to any of your input)

>>31048670

Run up and talk to Dash. She is the warriorest pone and could knock Cil's shiteating smile right off his face whenever she felt like it.

>>31048670
Hug that doll. Hug it tightly.

Feel its nice, soft mane on your face.

>>31048690
Fine then, let's swap back.

>>31048670
Tell them we are going out the back door. Toss Rarity's tail chunk out first as a precaution.

>>31048690
Call Otacon and ask him we can't move.

>>31048690

(plug in controller to player 1 slot)

(plug in controller 2 to player 2 slot)

>>31048670
"I understand that you'd be very wary of using your tail, and part of that is because short tails aren't 'in'. Who cares if its in, you're RARITY and you'll make it look good!"

>>31048730
>>31048640
>>31048724

Before we leave, ask Pinkie if she has any spare cardboard boxes. We'll need them for proper stealthing.

>>31048716
You give Hayseed a hug. Her soft mane brings back memories of sitting in front of the fireplace at home during a snowy, winter's evening with your mom and dad. You recall how sweet the hot chocolate was. You wonder where you put your snow boots; for the life of you, you can't remember.

You give Hayseed a little kiss before returning her to your saddlebag, feeling much more confident.

Scootaloo calls you a baby.

>>31048780
You tell Rarity that, regardless of what happens, that she alone will make short tails successful this season. Using her tail, you could save the lives of everyone in Ponyville, considering that Cil is a no good evil nasty little dragon. She realizes your point... her element of generosity kicks in.

You get her tail chunk, though Pinkie doesn't have any good rope to offer you.

>>31048724
Immediately, you throw the chunk out of the back door. It hits the ground with a soft thud. Rarity looks disappointed.

>>31048844
Call Scootaloo a bitch, or something.

Head out and pick the tail back up.

>>31048759
>>31048724
(You plug your controller back into port one. Raisin starts moving toward the left on her own, even though the control stick is now centered.)

>>31048730
(You call Otacon, asking him why your legs are frozen. He asks how you got his number, but you simply ignore his inquiry and ask again. He tells you that you need to plug your controller into port 1)

>>31048844
Hmm, tell the girls to stay there and then dive out the door.

>>31048881
At least wait for her to do something stupid.

>>31048844

Retrieve tail, head off to library.

Consult Spike on possible avenues of infiltration; he did live there, after all.

>>31048887

(give the controller a good whack)

>>31048881
>>31048890
>>31048894
You dive out of the door, grabbing the tail chunk like a big football. You roll a bit and come to a stop, looking around for suspicious figures. Nothing seems to be waiting out here to disembowel you or your comrades; you motion that it is safe for the group to follow. Pinkie bounces out with Spike on her back with the others following close behind.

Applebloom catches up to you, saying that she can help you carry the tail chunk, seeing as your bag is full.

As you approach the library, which is surprisingly inactive, you ask Spike if there's another way inside. He says that the only other ways in, besides the front door, are the kitchen and the balcony. You could always bust out a window, but Twilight would be royally mad if any of the books got rained on.

>>31048904
(Raisin continues walking off to the left. She's sliding against a wall at the moment.)

>>31048964
Let's examine the kitchen entrance.

>>31048984
Hit it against the couch a few times.

>>31048964
Use the kitchen entry. Cautiously open it and peek inside.

>>31049034
We should have Fluttershy fly around the library and peak through the windows before we enter.

>>31049062
Probably a better plan. At least she can fly, unlike that chicken with us.

>>31049016
Fluttershy and the CMC follow you to the kitchen door. The upper half of it is open. You hear something boiling inside, like a big pot of water. You can't see what it is; the noise startles Fluttershy as she crouches with you fillies.

>>31049016
(The control stick ungummies. Raisin stops moving, going into her normal idle animation. You swear that you had more rations the last time you were playing, but suddenly remember that you accidentally saved the last time you were just messing around with the guards.)

>>31048964
Ask Rarity if her gem finding spell would be able to find potions that were made using gems.

>>31049082
You said that would be a free save.

>>31049076
>>31049062
You look over at Fluttershy. She seems completely frozen up, unable to move. The notion of fighting some super old evil dragon has got her full to the brim with fright; she cannot move.

You sigh in frustration.

>>31049088
(You'll have to move back around the library to accomplish this. Are you sure you want to move?)

>>31049139
Rule #1: If the DM asks 'are you sure you want to do that?', the answer is 'no'.

>>31049082

Take a random stick and swing it through the door. Gotta make sure that there isn't some sort of magical field that'll vaporize you the moment you step through.

>>31049139
Throw a cough drop at the door.

>>31049155

>no
>any response other than "HEAVEN OR HELL, LET'S ROCK"

Please turn in your man license.

>>31049139
I don't suppose we could call her over? Or would that ruin or element of surprise?

>>31049161
You pick up a stick and poke it through the door.

You hear a piece of silverware drop in the kitchen. As you wiggle the stick, the sound of breaking glass rings in the air.

>>31049208
Everybody get back! Get out our stompstarter.

>>31049208

get away from the door

>>31049208

TURN AND RUN!

Don't look back until we're at a safe distance.

>>31049208
Hide around the door, and ready the crystal tail to whack him on the head if he comes out the door.

>>31049224
>>31049225
>>31049229
You immediately drop your stick and tell the others to get back. You start running away with the shrieking fillies and squeaking Fluttershy, traveling as fast as your little feet will move.

As you get a distance away, you see the lower half of the door kick open. The only thing standing there is Cil in his robes, his claw in his robes. He looks at the terrified group, relaxing his arm when he identifies the group.

"Thou hast startled me. What business, pray tell, dost thou require to impart upon me this day?"

You can see a small cup broken on the floor behind him.

>>31049316
Ask him if he has any idea where the Mayor went, we are hoping to get Mayor finding Cutie Marks.

>>31049316

Volunteer Scootaloo to approach him and ask him if he's seen Twilight and the Mayor, they appear to be missing.

(Did we ever recruit Dash? If we did, then order her to tackle and restrain Cil).

>>31049359
>tackle Cil
>his potions break open and whoever tackles him dies

What do I have to do to get you to think more before you post?

>>31049316

"Cil, are all your potions so inflammable? I'd think that someone who can breath fire would be more cautious than that. After all, what if you had an...accident?"

>>31049417
Not yet you fool!

>>31049316
>>31049353
Yeah, ask him about the mayor. Gauge his reaction.

>>31049316

Oh hey Cil, mind if we come in?

>>31049353
>>31049359
Nope, you guys avoided Rainbow Dash; she was looking around the town square for something, but you darted out the back door and headed to the library.
You simply ask him about the Mayor and where he thinks she might have gone.

"I hath but not a clue. When did the 'mare' disappear?"

He looks at the group coldly.

Can we think up an excuse that'd let us into the library? We've got at least two things we're wanting to look up, and if he's busy brewing...

>>31049482

I don't know, we just heard that you were the last person to see her. We thought that maybe you could tell us if she was acting suspicious or something and might want to help us!

>>31049482
I say we turn and buck him in the face. Can't magic us if we don't give him a chance. Only one opportunity to use the element of surprise, we can't pass it up.

>>31049482
I didn't even notice her.

>>31049516
This, I guess.

>>31049482

Fuck, it wasn't him who knocked at Rarity's place, was it? Shit, I bet it was Twilight.

>>31049516
As he hears you explain that he was apparently the last person to see her, he shakes his head.

"I hath but only heard of this 'mare'. Never before hath I been honored by her presence. If you'll excuse me, I'm in the middle of something. Come back later when Twilight returns."

He ignores your request, slowly closing the door.

>>31049559
"Wait! We need to go in and get a book. For reference. I'm sure Twilight wouldn't mind."

>>31049559

Alright, time to sneak in. If he's in the kitchen, then the balcony is our best bet. Whatever we choose, I nominate Applebloom to go in first and scout around because she's the Metal Gear Solidest pony.

Fluttershy's a weak flyer, but can she at least lift a foal up there?

>>31049610
We might need to go back and see if we can find Rainbow Dash in order to get up to the balcony.

>>31049591
He repeats himself as the door shuts, this time with a bit of anger.

"Come back when Twilight hath returned."

The door clicks shut. The upper half slams shut.

"Jeez... that guy is such a creep." Scootaloo comments.

What do you do now?

>>31049658

Find Dash if Fluttershy can't lift us up to the balcony.

>>31049658
Go find Rainbow Dash.

Also AJ.

Then look for Twilight.

Then we'll have collected them all!

>>31049693
Gotta catch 'em all, Ponymon!

>>31049683
>>31049610
(Fluttershy is more than capable of lifting a foal; she's carted around frogs and other stuff before.

As long as someone else votes this, you can send up any one of the CMC, including yourself, to try and infiltrate the library...)

>>31049726
We should see what items we got to go in with, shouldn't we?

Where's that comb? We still have the comb, don't we?

>>31049726
We should be the ones to go up. Have one of the others go tell Rarity we are sneaking into the library.

>>31049726
Oh man I'm terrified of what'll happen if we do...
Mention the plan to the others, get their opinions on it.

>>31049726

send in Solid Bloom

Still should probably get RD. She can stop a vial mid-air if she knew it was coming.

As far as we know, Cil isn't going to do anything irreversible in the next few hours. He doesn't have his notepad, and he doesn't seem to be in a hurry. We should prepare fully before confronting.

If we decide to, don't send a CMC in.
Send Spike in, if he's with us. He'll know what to look for and the layout of the place, and we know Flutters can carry him, too.

>>31049726

You know, on second thought, we should get Dash so it's not just the CMC in the library.

>>31049765
Also, if someone does end up going in, I vote for Raisin.

>>31049805
Also I agree with Lether

Leth did you get banned again or what

>>31049776
>>31049769
You go around to the front of the library, telling Rarity, Pinkie Pie, Spike, Fluttershy, and the CMC what you plan to do.

Rarity immediately warns that, since he's already seen you, there's no element of surprise left. Spike said he was super-paranoid; he'll be expecting you to try and sneak in now.

Pinkie says that she'll go in with you if you're scared. Sneaking around could be fun!

Spike reiterates that Cil is incredibly paranoid. It's probably not the best of ideas, especially since you don't know where in the library the 'Old' section is.

If we do decide to do it, don't send in any of the CMC. We know Fluttershy can carry Spike, and he'll actually know how to look for the books we need, as well as the layout of the place.

>>31049824
Yeah, a month for 'ponyspam'. Stopped caring about their rules if they're just going to make them up as they go.

>>31049837
Ask Spike what his advice is.

>>31049816
>>31049776
>>31049805

We're going for stealth. Since we're smaller, we're more stealthy. We can send the others to get Dash and AJ while we look for books and just see what Cil has been doing in general.

>>31049837
Suggest we lay low for a while, wait for him to drop his guard a little before infiltrating the Library. I say we go find RD

>>31049858
Spike gives a simple shrug. "I don't know. Personally, this guy just creeps me out. I think we should leave him alone for now."

The balcony doors gently close and latch shut.

>>31049837

As much as it's a bad idea, I still support the stealth (with Pinkie Pie of course).

This guy can kick our asses in a direct fight.

>>31049897
(Just to be clear, they're not locked and Spike is a little scared of Cil. You are more than welcome to head on in with Spike by your side...)

Captcha: cess 'ntrooda'
Captcha seems to know you guys are gonna break in.

>>31049914
>implying he won't just find us and strip the flesh from our bones with arcane fire

Let's go find RD and get her to nuke the place from orbit. Twilight can always buy new books.

>>31049897

Well, I suppose that answers that. Head back to Rarity's, if Cil wasn't the one knocking, he/she might have left a note.

>>31049936

let's bring spike with us and go for it

what's life without taking risks?

>>31049936
Let's hang back for now. Maybe the crowd will have calmed down enough for us to check out where the vine thing was.

>>31049938
We would not survive if we destroyed her books.

>>31049952
>What's life without taking risks

Death

>>31049936
lets jump the shark why dont we

>>31049952
>what's life without taking risks?

Long lasting.

>>31049968
Touche.

I still bet Rainbow Dash could kick his ass though.

>>31049968
Did you delete all your pictures just so you could post more. You sly devil you

>>31049952

>what's life without taking risks?

In this case? Probably more life. I'd like more life.

>>31049985
No I didn't, but for some reason we have 25 image slots left in this thread.

this quest should have fanart

>>31050002
cute ponies?
cute ponies.

>>31050007

One of Raisin would be nice, I suppose.

The next general is empty now.

>>31047369 (Duckroll?)

(General Consensus: go back to town and see what's going on)
You suggest that the troupe should go back to town, but Scootaloo isn't having any of it. You mention that you're going to find Rainbow Dash so that you can kick Cil's teeth in. She smiles, congratulating you on having a great idea.

The rest of the crew seems to think the same thing. RD would know how to handle this guy.

You start heading back towards town. A muffled cackle erupts from the well insulated tree.

>>31050045
There is an mspaint pic of Raisin I've seen JR post at quest start a couple of times.

>>31050058
(Don't let that stop you from drawing, though)

>>31050054

That cheeky motherfucker. It sucks feeling so powerless...

>>31050083

He'll get his in the end.

>>31050054

Ignore him for now. He's probably having a tea party with crystallized Twilight, Mayor, and Zecora.

>>31050100

I hope so. Jr hasn't had any qualms about killing us in the past.

>>31050054
Get to town, if no immediate sign of RD, split up, get her to come to Sugarcube corner, and also keep an eye out for AJ and Twilight.

We need 'em all.

>>31050054
You head back to the town square to discover an extremely peculiar sight. Rainbow Dash, the pony you were looking for, is confronted by two guards that won't let her go anywhere. She looks around them, seeing your small group.

"Finally! Guys, c'mon, help me out here! You know I don't know how to do any of this magic stuff! Tell them!"

Behind Dash is a crystal sculpture of Zecora. Some leaves and vines are scattered on the ground at her feet.

>>31050151

>>31050151
Googles and Shrugs?

We can open a store!

>>31050156
Gasp, and ask the guards how this happened.

>>31050156

See, we were telling the truth! The guy who did this is in the library right now! Besides, everyone knows Rainbow Dash is too stupid to know how to use magic.

>>31050156
Tell the Guards that it wasn't Rainbow Dash, ask them why on of the Elements of Harmony would want to turn a pony into crystal.

>>31050053
Are we going to ride this thread off of page 15?

>>31050192
>too stupid to do magic
You spelled 'fat' wrong.

>>31050156

"Don't be silly! Dash is too dumb for magic!"

>>31050156
Oh sonofabitch


Remind them that Rainbow is a carrier of an element of harmony, the one of LOYALTY, mind you, and she wouldn't know potions from berry juice anyways. And the person who's really turning ponies to crystal is a small dragon named Cyl who's hiding in the library.

We are in the middle of page 14. Thread death will happen in around 30-40 minutes.

>>31047369 (Duckroll?)
>>31047369 (Duckroll?)

Next thread is dead and ready to be re-purposed for our own selfish goals.

>>31050192
>>31050191
The guards listen to your little quips about the 'ancient dragon doing things at the library'. The guards scoff, saying that when they looked, they found Spike wearing some really classy robes cooking some soup for Twilight. Apparently, she fell ill and has been sleeping all day.

The group is outraged.

"That's a complete lie! He's evil!"

Spike is most offended. "We look nothing alike, you bozos!"

The guards shake their heads. "We know who's been crystallizing ponies around here. We WATCHED this one..." They give Rainbow a tug. "...we witnessed her turn Zecora into a statue."

Rainbow shakes her head. "I found the monster everyone was freaking out about, I snuck up on her, and took her disguise off. It was Zecora... but then... this happened." She motions to the statue. "You have to believe me, guys! I didn't do it!"

The guards still aren't buying it.

>>31050297
(NEXT THREAD, GUYS)
(Thanks so much, Leth. You're a real hero~!)

>>31047369 (Duckroll?)
>>31047369 (Duckroll?)
>>31047369 (Duckroll?)
>>31047369 (Duckroll?)
>>31047369 (Duckroll?)
>>31047369 (Duckroll?)

>>31050311

What do you plan to do? Send a report to Celestia?

Because Dash can take one for the team if that happens

>>31050337
Glad to help when I can, then.

Good luck in your quest tonight guys. Had things to do this evening and am way too exhausted to continue anymore.

Good night, and kick his ass everyone!

>>31050365
Night mysterious Lether Rebel, your dashing vagrant presence shall be missed.

>>31050365
(Catch ya later, man. Had a ton of fun; take it easy and have not-nightmares.)

I LIKE TURTLES

>>31050404
Ask them how she is supposed to have turned her into crystals.

>>31050404

Ask them what thy plan to do as we're unfamiliar with imperial law enforcement.

>>31050404

This
>>31050260

Y'know, given how simple it was to cure the problem in gas form, perhaps we should try a couple of things on Rarity's tail to see if we can fix it. Perhaps it's not as permanent as we thought?
Applying fire, dissolving in water, any other ideas?

Or alternatively it is very much permanent; I assume that "Crystal Valley" wouldn't be a thing if everything was undone in a bout of rain.

>>31050454
Crystal Valley?
That's a thing?
Tell me what you see, Google.

>>31050454
If it's irreversible, I'd seriously consider restarting the quest.

We go for no death runs here.

>>31050467
I seem to recall a vague mention of it when we first looked him up in the history book (before the first death). Let me go back and check.

>>31050426
You and Scootaloo ask the most logical question; how?

The guards say that Rainbow Dash refuses to inform them as to how she did it. They just know that it was her that in fact crystallized Zecora.

"And I told you clowns that it's impossible! I've never even heard of magic that can do this! Twilight can back me up!

...wherever she is."
>>31050440
The guards say that, given Rainbow Dash is the villain here, that they are going to let her off the hook if she simply reverses the curse she placed on Zecora. If she refuses to, she'll have to go before Princess Celestia to be judged.

"Please, just call the Princess. She'll clear this up in a flash."

They say that they won't until she cures Zecora.

>>31050491

What's to prevent Rainbow Dash from flying off and going to Canterlot herself?

Just let them try to catch her.

>>31050467
>>31050485
Crystal Valley is the place that Cilepharus reigned over for several hundred years. It's a veritable paradise for dragons... or, at least, the ones in charge.

Good memory, anon.

>>31050522
This is the only thing I can think of.

>>31050527
>FacelessJr runs a quest
>Everything goes tits-up: The game

>>31050554
At least Faceless Sr. isn't running it.

we'd all be covered in shit by now

>>31050537
>>31050522
As you ponder why she's still in place, you see that the guards have placed shackles around her hooves. They don't look like they were fastened on very well.

>>31050522

Dash might be on her own here. There's no way we can take guards, and trying to fight them would probably end up with us imprisoned as accomplices.

>>31050593

>shackles
>hooves

That don't mean shit when you got wings.

>>31050593
How would shackles on her hooves keep her from flying?

>>31050625
Obviously, the guards would be holding onto the chains. Simply shackling one hoof to the other would be sub-retarded, even for a guard.

>>31050647

Well then what the fuck are we supposed to do?

I mean, at this point it looks like we're going to need to wait until they put her in some sort of dungeon and spring her out when they leave her alone.

I guess head to Rarity's to look for clues for who knocked earlier.

>>31050701
lol dm doesn't want you to do something so you DON'T GET TO DO IT

>>31050647
Tell Dash to go ahead and tell the Guards to reverse to spell so they will call Celestia and we can get this thing sorted out.

>>31050701

We can't break the shackles without being apprehended ourselves, and if they're loose then it's up to Dash to shake them off.

We're kind of at an impasse here.

>>31050701
Frustrated with your run of bad luck, you wish Rainbow Dash the best. You suggest that the CMC follow you to the Carousel Boutique to see if there's any clues you may have left behind in during your first escape.

Fluttershy and Rarity say that they'll try to convince the guards to let RD go.

You see the boutique in front of you. The door seems to be untouched, but the ground shows a pattern of anxious hoofprints all pressed into a small circle in front of the door.

>>31050775
>The door seems to be untouched, but the ground shows a pattern of anxious hoofprints all pressed into a small circle in front of the door.

God

Damnit

FacelessJr


Let's see if we can find where the tracks lead too.

>>31050775

FUCK YOU

IF WE OPENED THAT DOOR IT WOULD HAVE BEEN CIL YOU FUCKING BASTARD.

check door and surrounding area for notes, if we can't find any, go inside and see if there's a note there.

>>31050775
I've seen where this has been going for far too long.
>bit down hard on cyanide capsule and welcome sweet death

>>31050719
In all honesty, this is actually me being a sadist to the player. Because the players decided to ignore the plant monster, I introduced Rainbow Dash to try and get you guys to go investigate a little bit better. Still, you decided to head out toward the library.

Now, I'm going full Sierra, as I promised I would when we started.

Not trying to be too big of a cock, here; let's just make things a bit more complicated.

>>31050775

Hey, when was our second save?

I'm thinking of just starting over from there because everything's going to shit.

>>31050846
don't you dare, i can't stay up for another three hours

just play this out like a man, you bitch

>>31050834
>In all honesty, this is actually me being a sadist to the player. Because the players decided to ignore the plant monster, I introduced Rainbow Dash to try and get you guys to go investigate a little bit better.

But we did want to investigate the plant monster. When we tried to go out and see it you caused a stampede.

>>31050812
>>31050817
Actually, it would have been Twilight. I had this written down in my quest notes from last night. Hey, it's not my fault you guys didn't want to at least check. Cil wasn't hostile whatsoever at this point; he didn't even know who you were until the library scene earlier.

You investigate around the hoofprints. "Someone looked pretty nervous..." Sweetie Belle comments, looking at the pattern the pony made.

You follow them along a trail around to the side of the house by the back window. There's a note stuck to the glass.

>>31050888

Read note you fucking bastard.

>>31050888
read the note.

>>31050853
Yes, you started to investigate. I can't just let you guys go from point A to point B, however. There's gotta be some sort of a challenge, right?

>>31050888
So the letter didn't get intercepted?

>>31050926
We almost got trampled to death, going back to try and do something that almost killed us is something you taught us not to do.

>>31050945
cut out the meta discussion and play ball you ponce

>>31050927
I guess not. Spike must have just had the throat issue all along, to stop us summoning Celestia immediately.
Wait a minute...
Give Spike one of our cough drops, and see if that helps.

>>31050962

THIS!

>>31050910
>>31050918
You rear up on your back legs, just barely able to reach the note. You pull it down in your mouth. The CMC gather around, curious as to what the flustered pony must have left behind.

You begin reading it. First, you glance at the bottom to see who signed it. Indeed, confirming your suspicions, the pony that left it was Twilight. She's very concerned in the note, saying that she came back to the Boutique to find the 'girls' and get Cil's notebook back. He was furious that it had somehow been lost; he insisted that Twilight go out and find it.

You look around for any other clues of Twilight's presence at the boutique. No other hoof prints seem to be embedded deep enough into the dirt to follow any other trails.

>>31051007

Give Spike a coughdrop, try having him send another note.

Failing that, it's time to recruit AJ.

>>31050962
>>31050975
>>31050984
Do this. Then send a note telling her that Rainbow Dash has been arrested, Twilight and the Mayor are missing, and Cilegorwhateverthehellhisnameis is back.

>>31051014
I think we can see if it's helped Spike or not by just checking his flame colour; it was black while he was sick, I think.

>>31050962
Suddenly, a bright idea comes to mind. You rush back to Rarity and Fluttershy who are still trying to get Rainbow Dash off the hook. You ask if you can borrow Spike for a few minutes.

Rarity dumps him out of her saddlebags. "Take good care of him."

You immediately reach into your saddlebags, giving the little dragon one of your cough drops. He doesn't quite understand why until you calm down and explain it to him a bit better. He assures you that he isn't sick, but you're confident that you'll be able to send a letter though now. He shrugs. "It's worth a shot, I suppose."

What do you wish to try to send to Princess Celestia?

>>31051026
A brackish, brown green; mostly, yeah, a muddy green color.

>>31051041

This:
>>31051021

But with his actual name

>>31051041
>>31051021

SHIT'S FUCKED, PLEASE ADVISE!

>>31051063
Second.

>>31051060
We might want to put the fact that the evil dragon has returned as the first thing in our note. Don't forget to mention the cursed journal.

Can we get an inventory check? Can't quite remember what exactly we have, and it'd be good to know how many cough drops are left.

>>31051060
Also, Spike was supposed to inform her of anything suspicious he did: don't forget the lethally bad mojo hex on his journal

>>31051021
>>31051060
>>31051063
You immediately start writing down as much information as you can jam pack onto a single scroll. You tell the Princess that Rainbow Dash is being held up by some really dumb town guards, that Twilight and the Mayor have gone missing, that Zecora has been turned into crystal, and that a small dragon named Cil, or Cilepharus, has taken over the library.

You hand the scroll to Spike and command him to send it immediately. "Yes, ma'am!" He salutes before burning the scroll up into the air. In a green flash, the flame is whisked away into the sky.

You await a response.

continued

>>31051107
So that's it for tonight? As good a place as any to stop. Thanks again for questing, tonight's was a lot of fun, as usual.

>>31051137
No, continued means he's continuing writing the story

>>31051137

God I hope not, this shit's just getting good!

>>31051151
Oh, whoops. Silly me.

>>31051107
You wait a few minutes, staring at Spike. He rubs the back of his head. "Hey, these things take some ti.. ti-"

He vomits out a scroll. Immediately, you snatch it from the air.

The Princess writes back expressing her incredible shock at the situation in Ponyville; she's wondering why you didn't message her sooner. She says that her chariot will be arriving in just a few minutes; "Tell the guards that they need to stand down. Rainbow Dash can't use magic and has no idea how to turn anything into crystals."

The guards look back and forth at each other, slightly embarrassed. They unlatch the chains around Rainbow's hooves, letting her move around again. "About time."

You hear something off in the distance by the library. It sounds like thunder.

>>31051188

I have the sneaking suspicion we took the cheap way out

Investigate sound.

>>31051188
SHITS ABOUT TO GET REAL
DEUX EX CELESTIA UP IN THIS BITCH

>>31051087
Inventory: Hayseed, Stompstarter, Candles, 3x Cough Drops, Hairpin.
Applebloom is carrying Rarity's crystallized tail for you.

Any other inventory you guys want to know about?

>>31051188
Investigate the sound, but don't get close.

How were we supposed to find out that Spike was sick before you just came out and told us?

>>31051228
we want to know all the inventory

>>31051228

Hug Hayseed again.

>>31051198
Not if I stick to my original notes, you didn't.
"What the hay was that?" The two guards squint off into the distance. Rainbow Dash immediately takes to the sky to get a better vantage.

"Hey... it's Twilight!"

Another loud explosion echoes through the town.

"Uh... but she's blowing up town hall... and something's on her back."

>>31051188
Aw tits.

Rainbow, scout ahead, you're the fastest. Avoid any and all strange smoke, try and see what's going on. Look inside the Library and tell us what you see.
The rest of us, I don't think we've got time to dwadle and wait for the princess to arrive
Why doesn't she just teleport like she did in Lesson Zero, this is KINDA important.
We need to know what Cil is up to, follow after Rainbow.

>>31051257
Second.

>>31051258
How long did Celestia say it would take to get here? Wait for her to show up, I say - nothing we can do against hypermagic Twilight Sparkle.

>>31051236
Applebloom: Hammer, Rarity's tail boulder, CMC Cape
Sweetie Belle: Padded Boots, CMC Cape
Scootaloo: Popping fireworks, CMC Cape
Fluttershy: Bear Treats
Rarity: Comb, Large Cotton Pads, Short Scarf

>>31051258
Ah crud, she's been mind controlled hasn't she?

Have Spike send Celestia a note saying that Cil is riding on Twilight's back and she is blowing up the town hall.

>>31051258

Tell Dash to get Cil off Twilight's back immediately.

Tell her to go from the behind so he doesn't see her.

>>31051295
Are you loco in the coco? I don't want RD getting nuked by flying in there like a tard.

Celestia here soon. Wait for it, Town Hall can be rebuilt.

>>31051277
>>31051257
You grasp Hayseed once again, telling her everything's going to be okay. Knowing that Hayseed is safe at the moment, you feel a little relief as another bout of thunder roars out. Ponies are fleeing down the streets.

"She's gone MAD!! EVERYP0NY RUN FOR YOUR LIVES!"

Rainbow Dash darts off toward the calamity. "I'll stop her! You wait here for the Princess!"

>>31051341

Sit back and watch the fireworks.

>>31051341
Yell at Dash to stop, if she won't then we should wait for the princess.

>>31051341

Wait Dash, let's try the less direct approach.

If we're violent, she'll respond with violence. Try to approach her calmly and try to talk through the spell. Approaching hr would be suicide.

We want to check the library for anything that might help work out how to fix this? We could wait for the princess, but she's going to see Twi going berserk the moment she shows up regardless, and we don't really have anything we need to tell her.

>>31051341
>>31051341
No! Don't let Dash get over there, she's going to her herself killed!

>>31051387
Probably for the best, if Faceless is up for it we might as well use one of our loads to see if we can do a no death run next Saturday.

>>31051361
>>31051353
>>31051341
God... should I be a bit merciful with you guys? The script doesn't look good at the moment...
Scootaloo cheers as Rainbow Dash heads off. "Don't worry, guys! Dash has got this covered! She'll talk some sense into Twilight no problem-o.

>>31051366
>>31051361
You yell up at Dash to wait. You scream that it means certain death. Dash pauses for a moment, watching the side of the meeting center cave in. "But... Twilight's our friend. We've got to help her!" She squints towards the rampaging unicorn once again.

"Is that thing on her back what's causing the problem?! I can snatch it up off of there!"

>>31051387
I'm not comfortable walking away from this situation for any amount of time, shit's about to go down, and the Princess moves fast. I say we move closer to get a better vantage but keep a safe enough distance that we don't get glassed by hypermagic.

>>31051423
I FUCKING TOLD YOU GUYS
CYANIDE TABLET, BUST IT OUT

>>31051423
Fuck it, we have already lost. If we just see where it goes from here would you be willing to let us reload back to Sugarcube Corner next Friday or Saturday?

>>31051423

It's our own damn fault for getting a bad end.

We have an extra life, no mercy.

>>31051435
Why take a cyanide tablet when you're standing in the middle of an explosion? We're likely doomed already, and any more info we get'll be good to prevent screwing up on our final reload.

>>31051424
This.

>>31051423
Tell Dash that if he sees an amulet made of wood and saphhires on either of them to get it off.

>>31051435
>>31051438
>>31051439
Yeah, shit. We can play this scenario again next week.

No mercy.
>>31051424
You start down the street toward the library, dodging ponies along the way. The CMC follow close behind with RD in the skies overhead. You see that the side of the tree and part of the basement have been blasted out. Close by, you can see Twilight walking up into the burning Town Hall.

"What's he doing? Is he crazy?! They'll burn alive!" Rainbow squints to try and see what's going on.

In what seemed an eternity of time, Celestia finally rolls into town. Her chariot takes a sharp turn toward the town hall as she takes wing. A violent wind snuffs out the fires instantly.

It looks safe to approach.

>>31051512
Warn celestia about possible mind control. That is not a thing we want happening. Bring her up to speed as quickly as possible.

>>31051512
Give the library a quick search and then get to the town hall.

>>31051512

Approach cautiously.

>>31051512
>Cil Laughs manically and suddenly everyone is crystal the end

>>31051559
>rocks fall everyone dies

>>31051525
>>31051539
Rainbow Dash zips off way ahead to to investigate with Princess Celestia. You and the CMC trot along, hurrying as fast as you can over to the ruined Town Hall.

"Do ya think it was mind control? How did Cil do all that?" Applebloom asks you rhetorically. You skid to a stop outside of the hall. A green fog pours out of the hall. Celestia stands in the midst of it, unaffected.

She's next to a statue in the center of the room.

Suddenly, her horn glows and the fog clears, somberly inviting you, Dash, and your friends in to see what has happened.

>>31051592
Let's see what happened.

>>31051592

Approach and get bad end.

>>31051601
You hop on up to the platform, approaching the Princess quietly.

"Cilepharus..." She whispers. Her head tilts back a little as she watches you approach. "I was too late."

Twilight is a crystalline statue in the center of the room. An odd device is affixed to her head like a set of marionette strings. On her saddle rests a note:

"I figured it out. Mine vengeance shall soon be complete."

Celestia looks deeply saddened.

>>31051653
Ask her if there is anyway to reverse what happened to Twilight. Show her the journal.

>>31051653

What's going on? Crystallization isn't reversible?

If it isn't we're restarting this whole fucking quest

>>31051653
this cil asshole goes from zero to 'turning your waifu to crystal' pretty damn quick

>>31051653
Huh. So that stained glass picture of Discord was literal in this universe?

>>31051673
Oh right, I completely forgot we had that. Yeah, let's have her crack that open safely and finally find out what it's deal was.

>>31051653
Yeah quick question why didn't Celestia teleport like she does when important shit's going down. I call shenanigans.

>>31051677
Celestia informs you that the curse that has been levied against Twilight is part of an extremely ancient alchemy potion that only Cilepharus has the mixture for and the cure to. During his 'first life', he closely guarded the recipe to his concoction. Nobody ever knew how he created it, but the potion allowed him to create a wasteland of crystal in the far west.

>>31051673
Celestia looks at the small, cursed journal. She recognizes the symbol on the front.

"Is this... does this belong to Cilepharus?! You got his journal!?"

Her sadness suddenly lifts. "These are his private notes. He's probably got everything written down in here; we'll have everything we need to create a cure from this!"

Suddenly, an ominous quake rattle the earth.

Celestia is puzzled. She looks at the ground, then traces a line up to the Library. It heaves up from the ground.

>>31051732

Hug Hayseed and brace for inevitable death.

>>31051732
Tell Rainbow Dash to lift Twilight off the ground before she gets knocked over.

>>31051732

TAKE COVER!

>>31051757
This.

>>31051706
>>31051706
>>31051706
>>31051706
>>31051706

>>31051706
For the sake of the story, I figured that she would more than likely want to make a formal appearance to the town. If there's this much going on, she'd want to show up in as royal and as calm a manner as possible to ease the stress of the citizens.

>>31051732
Can Celestia teleport EVERYONE to her castle or something? We need to research some shit. Lets at least try to put off the bad end.

>>31051786
Better question: Can she just teleport half of Cil?

Gah, I've got to bail, just as shit's properly going down. Saying thanks now then for running the quest, it's been interesting following along and occasionally suggesting. Will catch the last of it in the archives, and return for the reset whenever it is.

>>31051783
Also, when we do eventually un-shittify everything can I get the quest notes or something? I want to see eeeeevverything

>>31051757
>>31051773
You give Hayseed another hug and close your eyes. A reverberating voice echoes out from the earth.

"Hello, Celestia."

You hear something that sounds like a hurricane roar around you. You open your eyes for a moment, seeing that Celestia has put up a shield around you and the CMC. A torrent of plasma and magic envelop the shield.

"Girls... stay strong!"

Suddenly, you find yourself up on a hill on the outskirts of Ponyville. A massive, abominable dragon seems to be folding space time around himself. He wields magic unlike any that has ever been seen. A sphere of light bombards him, though every movement of his arms causes another storm of fire and the elements to ravage the small settlement. Ponies flee out of the town in sheer terror.

"This couldn't possibly get any worse." Sweetie Belle says, depressed.

>>31051859
So do we wait for the Game Over, or are you looking for suggestions?

>>31051859

Hey Celestia, let's go free Discord. I mean, he'd probably help us if the alternative is death and destruction everywhere. We can always deal with him later.

>>31051852
Yeah. I'll write them out a bit more coherently and upload 'em somewhere for you to read. Most of it was potential branches of the story for instance, a stealth scene in the library where you avoid Cil's attention by using Sweetie's Padded Boots. Here, you could rescue Twilight before she becomes a puppet. It's mostly got little one liners and notes that I expand to paragraphs.

>>31051859
>>31051859

THROW COMB AT CIL!

IT IS THE ONLY WAY!

>>31051859
WEll, looks like we sit and watch the show. Ask Celestia if there is anything in the Journal that could help, there might still be a tiny chance of teleporting to somewhere safe and learning his true name or something.

Or we could just sit and watch the end of the world.

>>31051859
Princess, De-curse the journal, Rainbow, find AJ we need her, Raisin, read de-cursed journal, look for cure for Twilight.

Also, Celestia, you wouldn't happen to have brought the elements of Harmony with you, would you?

>>31051859
DAMMIT SWEETIE BELLE. Even if she is right, you just don't say things like that.

>>31051893
>a stealth scene in the library where you avoid Cil's attention by using Sweetie's Padded Boots.

And these boots were mentioned when?

>>31051882
(Pretty much. Cil was able to obtain the amulet he needed from the Town Hall after interrogating the mayor. Using this and an experimental potion, he was able to give himself the gift of magic. At this point, he and Celestia are going to be locked in battle for the next 100 or so years. Things more than likely aren't going to improve much from here.)

>>31051893

I fucking told you all to stealth, but noo, you didn't listen.

>>31051930
Well, goodnight.

>>31051923
Well we never asked to see everyone's inventory until

>>31051292
So
It's our own damn faults, I guess

>>31051923
>Analyzing inventory
I ask you guys to routinely look at your inventory. Shit.

>>31051930

Reload then. Can you at least tell us the last save when things were salvageable?

>>31051949
We did once before we got to Sugarcube Corner, once inside Sugarcube Corner, and once outside the library.

I don't remember boots.

>>31051933
>>31051939
>>31051947
Hey, I'll admit. I was being a major prick this time around. I was trying to go for that old, enraging Sierra game style approach, so that's how I wrote this quest. You gotta admit, though; we had some fun, didn't we?

I was surprised by some of the very out-of-the-box responses I got. Several portions of the quest had to be rewritten and tweaked on spot because of how good some of the suggestions were.

Hey, if you guys want, we can re-run this quest next week. Now that you have a better idea of what to expect, you could get all the stuff you need to kick Cil's ass.

>>31051930
>Things more than likely aren't going to improve much from here.

LIKE FUCK THEY AREN'T WE'RE NOT DEAD YET. NEVER GIVE UP.
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>>31051981
I kind of like the bad end resolution, no desire to replay from me. But, I guess that's probably not a common sentiment.

Do wish we had pieced together some semblance of 'victory' from what we ended up with though... feels kind of blithe to get fucked this royally.

Thanks for such an awesome quest, Junior!

>>31051963
Ah, and here's where I was being a dick. You never specified to see the whole party's inventory, so I only showed you your own.
>>31051950
Sugarcube Corner was a salvageable save. If you wanted to keep Twilight from getting kidnapped, you could go a little further back before you went to Fluttershy's, but you'd still need to go find Zecora and get your cure.

>>31051981

Just me a time and date, and I'll be there.

Still must we run through the WHOLE? quest again? I mean, we were doing well I think at the beginning. Maybe at the second save?

>>31052009

So next week third save?

Sounds good to me. BUT, we'll be on our last life. If we fuck up then, then we get bad end and have to write Raisin out.

>>31052004
Glad to have you on board, NTSTS. We had fun, right?

>>31052025
Sure, second save would be great. That's at Sugarcube Corner, I do believe.

NO! Wait, no it's not.

That's right outside of Zecora's, where we started tonight with the guards. Up to this point, you were doing pretty good. Cil had already attacked Zecora for a rare ingredient he needed, so she's still suffering a bit. All is salvageable at this point (thought Twilight's probably kidnapped by now).

>>31052058

Second save it is

Mind giving me a rough time estimate?

I don't lurk generals 24/7, but I'll archive hunt if you can nail it down to a day.

>>31052025
We got a pony episode next Saturday. Let's aim for Friday, around 11pm - 12am (more than likely midnight). If 4chan isn't derping out, we'll schedule it for then.

>>31052089
And that is... What time zone?

>>31052105
Rooooffl forgot to drop my fake name

>>31052089
>>31052105

Eastern I presume.

Just as long as you don't pussy out. You're quests are exciting because failure is a very real possibility. You're not like P.Q. where you just make everything happy in the end.

See you then.

Oh, and I might be running a quest tomorrow night if I can get people interested. It'll be my first time, but I thought I'll try it at least once.

See you next Friday.

>>31052089
Hopefully I'll see y'all then, looking forward to continued adventures and such. Thanks again for the spectacular running of things FacelessJr, you are a man of many talents, and awesome as a result!

you probably will notice anyway but i sent you an email with some feedback on the project, was a huge fan of your preliminary piece!

>>31052105
>>31052121
Hi Terse. Your OC is pretty neat.
>>31052144
Yes, EST. Sorry, I'm very tired at the moment. Also, reading over the good ending a bit. You guys will like this
>>31052161
Ah, and I was very glad to get some feedback on the project thus far. Hopefully, over the next few days, we'll see that develop a bit better.