We rock filly?

>>1278768
>Explain your current situation to Rainbow Dash; tell her that you need her help to defeat an ancient evil
>Groggy and bleary eyed Dash is confused, decides to go along with your story
>--Tell Rainbow Dash that you need to convene at Sweet Apple Acres to pick up Applebloom—
>RD takes off to the farm, leaving your crew in the clouds. You give her chase, soon discovering that she’s mingling with a gaggle of guards partaking in a late night, Apple family meal
>--Decide to skip out to collect Pinkie Pie—
>Run into guard in town Roll Failure; 1/3 chance of guard making an appearance
>**Fluttershy is able to panic her way around the guard, heading straight for Sugarcube Corner** 2/3 chance of dodging guard
>Upon arrival, investigate for Pinkie’s presence. Door is locked, a pile of sleeping fillies inside
>xXx Hop out of cart to knock on the window xXx 1/3 chance of being arrested by passing guards; lucky roll
>**Immediately hide while Pinkie stirs; narrowly dodge a small group of guards**
>Invited into Sugarcube Corner by a drowsy Pinkie; she gathers the general idea of your plan via meta-gaming knowledge
>xXx Caught by guard as you exit Sugarcube Corner xXx 1/3 chance of appearing
>**Pinkie and Fluttershy are able to pass you off as a small, non-purple filly that they’re taking home**
>--Guard gives you a permission slip in case you are hassled on your way to Sweet Apple Acres—
>Approach Sweet Apple Acres, see an unfamiliar, suspicious gathering of clouds

>>1278801
>xXx Go straight towards the gathering of clouds xXx
>Rainbow Dash swoops in to grab at Raisin; your current powdery disguise catches her off guard
>xXx Rainbow Dash swoops in again, getting a hold of Raisin xXx 1/4 chance of nabbing Raisin from the cart
>Rainbow Dash has been convinced by the guards and your sudden absence that you’ve been put under an evil curse that has taken over your mind
>--Attempt to convince Rainbow Dash that you’re not under a spell—1/7 chance of working; failed roll
>--Try to use permission slip to evade capture; Rainbow removes your disguise, invalidating the scroll--
>--Try again—1/2 chance of saying something creepy; success, you freak her out
>Surrounded by guards; bonk Rainbow Dash’s belly with the Adanemzurai. Land in the cart with your new flying pony slave

>**Make Dash take control of the cart, able to outrun guards**
>--Lose Fluttershy as a team member—
>Approach the mountains where you know the Stone Bird is lurking; guards are still chasing you
>Find Strawberry, a derped filly, standing next to a gigantic hole in the road. Pinkie picks her up
>Jump on Rainbow Dash whilst carrying the Adanemzurai; approach Kelthrax, the giant bird.
>xXx Attempt to board Kelthrax; he evades you as you fall perilously to the mountains below xXx 1/3 chance of successfully landing atop the monstrous bird
>xXx Ask the Adanemzurai for help; miraculously survive the fall. Picked up by RD xXx
>Discover that you’re an animated chunk of rock… a Golem, just like Tezel. Jump off onto a chasing Kelthrax, take him over 1/2 chance of being able to hang onto Kelthrax
>Use Kelthrax to stop oncoming guards and pick up your teammates

>>1278813
"Citizens... I have come for these ones. Do not resist me." A small granite pony with a brilliant golden box on her back shouts her orders from atop a giant stone bird to the Pegasus division of the Canterlot Royal Guard. The large gathering of pegasi obey, standing back with their weapons at the ready. As Pinkie Pie, Strawberry, and Sweetie Belle climb aboard the enormous bird, they discover that their close friend, Raisin, has been turned into solid, animated granite.

As Raisin seems to struggle with her words and actions under the Adanemzurai’s influence, she commands the immortal stone giant at her hooves to take off into the moonlit desert. Of course, the Canterlot Royal Guard isn’t about to let her out of their sight; they begin to pursue the living rocks immediately.

Tonight, Questers, I do believe that we’ll be able to see a resolution to Raisin’s fantastic adventure. Whatever that resolution may be is entirely up to you; will Raisin be able to put a stop to Tezel? Will she be able to undo the horrible curse of her new golem body? Will she be able to save all of the derped unicorns stranded out at the cold desert castle? We must continue our story to find these answers once and for all. One chance, many endings. Best of luck, Questers.

>time for discussion for an hour before making a decision

Okay. So. We've got a few options here that I'd like to lay out and we can maybe explore them. These are some of the ways we can deal with being stoned:

A) Ripping the box off our back
This seems like a bad idea, as hinted by the comic, and will likely end us.

B) Removing Hayseed from the box
Unknown effects from this action. It may stop affecting us, returning us to our original form, or we may just become a rock.

C) Command it to change us back
Seems like the best action to me, when we get to it. It may not be willing to cooperate, but...

D) Connect it to the crown with us attached
We will almost certainly be paralyzed like Tezel should be if we do this.

>>1278848

We need to evade the guards first.

>>1278869
I'm figuring we're not in any real danger externally at the moment, being in command of this bird.

>>1278842

Just reminding y'all about what's at stake here.

>>1278842
Ask the Adanemzurai if it can change us back to a normal pony.

>>1278869

Hey Jr, are there many mountains, or just this one? We need to ditch them.

>>1278914
GAME INFO: You are currently over a range of mountains. They spread out in two directions with random peaks here and there, but you're currently travelling toward the flat, sandy desert ahead. From this distance, Titanio is just starting to become recognizable from the other features in the nearby mountainsides.

>>1278848

Hang low, keep an eye out for caves.

I thought we could convince them by having the bird destroy itself, but there's no guarantee they wouldn't want to take us into custody anyway.

>>1278955

I highly doubt a head on approach would be anything but a bloodbath. We need to get alone so we can think.

Weave in between the mountain passes, make sure we don't move so much that our passengers fall off.

>>1278955
I suggest striking hard and fast to end this.

Jump onto and take control of Titano.

We need to destroy Tezel. Then we can try to resolve our... personal issues.

>>1278958
How big is the bird?
If its big enough that we are tiny on its back, we could break line of sight and hop off, then send it flying off in some random direction and hope they follow it,

>>1278955
>>1278955

Can we fly faster than them? we should be able to use our heightened senses to tell if we have a chance of outflying them.

>>1279010
I'm thinking we have the bird keep the rest of them secure, we stomp Tezel.

Sometimes the direct approach is necessary.

>>1279011
Destroying Tezel won't kill him forever. He will just reform after a while.

On the other hand, what other options do we really have?

>>1279011

I recommend against this. Absolute power corrupts. If we take control, then we'll be too far gone to come back.

Corruption works on a turn by turn basis, we need to ground ourselves back in reality as soon as possible.

>>1279017
GAME INFO: Kelthrax is absolutely massive. If you were to give a rough estimate, he is about 3 to 4 houses in length from wingtip to wingtip. From his pointed beak to the end of his extremely long tail, he's nearly as long as a small train.

>>1279036
GAME INFO: Currently, you travel quite a bit slower than the pegasi guards. They could easily close the gap in a few moments.

>>1279083
>currently
How fast can we go?

>>1279046

You're usually so much more level headed Leth, you nervous?

Remember, Frodo could have turned invisible and walked into Mordor undetected, but the risk of corruption was too great.

>>1279103
GAME INFO: You don't quite have a feel for Kelthrax enough to determine his maximum potential velocity. Judging from what you feel by commanding him, you think you could make him move a bit faster if you dove toward the mountains below.

I think we should remove the box

>>1279083

What if we take the peregrin falcon approach and gain speed by diving and flying close to the ground?

>>1279069
But, we need to stop Tezel. We don't have the power to stop him without the box.

>>1279116
I suppose. I just don't want to let Tezel free. I'd rather risk our own corruption and destruction over letting Tezel stay in power.

>>1279144
Then Jr would make at least one of the ponies with us fall off the bird.

>>1279129
Are we still stuck to Kelthrax's back?

>>1279148
If we end up fully corrupted we'll probably just take over his operations and continue anyway.

Which I actually wouldn't mind if it was Raisin, not the box doing it.

>>1279129
>>1279083

Whatever we end up doing, we need to try and take bake our mind. Try to remember our name, try to remember the names of our friends, remember our home and Mom's warm grape souffle.

>>1279162
GAME INFO: Your hooves both feel firmly planted into Kelthrax's back... though as far as you can see, they're just resting against his stony form. They don't feel as though they're going to be moving without your consent.

>>1279176

Maybe for a non-canon redo in the future, but right now we have to at least hold onto our good alignment.

>>1279200
Is it possible for us to talk normally or do we keep getting bad rolls that make us talk funny?

>>1279187
Yes, we do need to constantly remind ourselves of who we are. I'd say any spare conscious thought while a golem should be spent on remembering our friends and self.

>>1279148

Die a hero, or live long enough to see yourself become the villain.

Do you even batman?

>>1279224
META INFO: There is a half and half chance that the Adanemzurai is going to corrupt your speech every time you plan to speak.

>>1279235
Power should be used until it's need is done with. Then relinquished. Letting go of it before it's usefulness is over is wasteful, and can lead to more suffering from powerlessness.

>>1279235

I have no intention of letting Raisin die.

Not after we leapt back in time to save her.

>>1279273
Leth confirmed for future evil AI

>>1279254

Which is why we need to find someplace secluded to try and get the box off.

>>1279283

I'd merge with Leth...

>>1279273

You are aware one of the possible game overs is full corruption, right?

>>1278436
I still say we should ask the Adanemzurai if it can turn us back into a mortal pony without killing us.

We should probably organize to see where we stand.

Do we:

Keep the box, using it's power for what we need to do

Attempt to discard the box, preventing corruption

pls respond

I'd recommend trying to scare the guards away, not seriously fighting them, but I'm afraid that the box will make us seriously hurt them

We stoned ourselves so that the guards would live. We're not just going to let them die now.

>>1279319

that sounds sensible. let's do that, and see where to go from there

Alright, questers; let's assess the current situation before making too many future plans.

>Currently riding atop of Kelthrax, an extremely massive stone bird
>Pinkie, Strawberry, Sweetie Belle, and Rainbow Dash are currently in your party, hanging onto the giant granite beast. Rainbow Dash not so much; she's at your side, though
>Guards hot on your tail, catching up quick

>>1279328
We need to keep the box if we want to have any chance at all of defeating Tezel.

>>1279328
We need to keep the box, obviously.
We can't beat Tezel without it.

JR, does just talking to the box corrupt us?
At least, more than having it attatched to us does?

>>1279328

For now, I say we just try to get it separated from us so we're not corrupted with each passing turn.

>>1279347

well, since we've got the bird, we have a lot more mobility than we used to

let's lose them in the woods

>>1279359
>>1279360
Right, I just mean attempt to separate from it. We still need to keep it to shove into the crown thing.

>>1279360
GAME INFO: Actively using the box will advance your Adanemzurai Corruption.

>>1279347

I don't know.

We can't evade. Taking control of the guards would corrupt us even further, and fighting them would make all our sacrifices for nothing.

>>1279377
There aren't really any woods in the middle of the mountain and the bird is as big as several houses.

>>1279387
Does talking with it count as actively using?

>>1279399

I thought the mountain was right next to the everfree forest

>>1279377

We're too big to hide in between trees. The bird is huge.

Our best hope is hoping that we can fly around a mountain and hope that we can camouflage ourselves in the moonlight.

>>1279413
still hes right, to go into the forrest we'd just be bowling down rows of trees, not exactly losing them

I say we try to get the guards against Titano.

>>1279427

We might be able to do this, if we cover the other pones with our wings.

Fuck, what have we got to lose? It's moonlight, and distinguishing rock from other rock is probably hard in the moonlight.

>>1279427
Agreed with this, try to blend

>>1279438

Titanio isn't animated yet, and they're get beat up by the unicorn slaves working on it.

>>1279459
Do we have time to sit and wait until the guards leave?

>>1279477
>Titanio isn't animated yet

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

>>1279473
>>1279427

Just to be specific, gain some speed first by diving in the air. Gotta convert that potential energy to kinetic energy.

>>1279481

it's worth a shot. being chased constantly isn't giving us any space to think or plan

>>1279494
He needed the Adanemzurai to run him last time.

>>1279494

Tezel needs the box for that. It's currently in our possession.

I fucking dread the turn count limit that we would have had if we didn't get the box.

>>1279508
>>1279508

And if we still get caught, we might be able to try diplomacy.

I'm grasping t straws here Jr, this is so bleak it isn't even funny.

>>1279502
I still think that diving like that will cause some ponies to fall off.

Jr, how well are the other ponies hanging on to Kelthrax?

>>1279554

remember what he told us:

we can get out of even the stickiest of situations with enough ingenuity.

Hey Jr. Would Fluttershy's Stare have worked on Tezel?

>>1279560

Slow diving will also increase our speed. It's the total height difference that counts. Do you even physics?

>>1279586

>sticky situation
>Can't stop thinking of Raisin raping the maids.

Raisin must live to rape the maids. who will rape them if we don't?

>>1279592
Nigger I barely high school algebra. Math is confusing.

If we're against the direct assault then, I suggest just asking the Adanemzurai if she can turn us back to our normal form, then having her open up, then removing hayseed from it.

I don't know if this would work, but perhaps doing this may trigger a kind of 'corruption reset' that we can use to simply resume control of the box at a lesser corruption level.

Unfortunately we will probably be stopped while doing this by the guards, AND who know what the bird will do when we lose control.

>>1279629
We tried commanding the box to open before and it told us to open it ourself. We tried and we couldn't so we gave up.

>>1279629

we could command the bird to kill itself first

>>1279656
Well hmm.

>>1279427
>>1279459
>>1279473
>>1279481
>>1279502
>>1279508
You watch the wind flow through your team's manes, the moonlight reflecting off of Kelthrax's golden orange, white speckled granite back. You actively try to remember exactly what it was like to have a mane... you vaguely remember how the wind used to feel as it flowed through it.

Your thoughts are interrupted by a command from above. "Stop! Raisin, stop at once! By order of Her Royal Highness, Pr..." The guard drones on and on about the power and orders of the false Goddess. You feel him and his guards beginning to swarm over your relatively slower Kelthrax.

"Serva-... Pinkie... everyone, hang on."

"What are you going to do?" That white filly looks to you nervously, avoiding your eyes. You close them, then lean forward, directing Kelthrax towards the mountains. Finally, you've gained some momentum. You can hear... Pinkie... the pink one, she's shouting a bit over the sound of the rushing wind.

"We're losing 'em!" She shouts. It's hard to hear her over the terrified screams of the other two. Rainbow Dash seems just as glued to Kelthrax's back as you are. As you approach the ground, you pull up, riding out the increased velocity into the lower mountains.

Quickly, you try to bring Kelthrax to a stop. The white filly pipes up again. "Raisin!? What are you doing!? We've got to run!"

"No. We shall not." You're direct and authoritative.

Kelthrax lies up against the side of one of the mountains, hoping to blend in under the pale light of the full moon. Choose a lucky number, questers. 1-4; do the guards spot you?

>>1279686

3

>>1279686
3 sounds fine

>>1279686
all dis pressure

>>1279686
Sure, 3.

>>1279686

3

Oh please let this work.

>>1279686
While we hide we could ask the Adanemzurai if it can turn us back into pone or what would happen it we separated from her.

Sure would be bad if the mountain wasnt granite or a similarly colored stone

>>1279783

We'll ask later. 3

We never did get an answer on whether or not talking to the box counts as using it.
Or is that one of those things we'll have to find out for ourselves.

>>1279804

FUCK YOU SB NOW JR GONNA DO IT.

>>1279823
One of those things we have to find out for ourselves.

>>1279699
>>1279732
>>1279744
>>1279766
Sorry, questers; not this time: http://imgur.com/kJkhH You rolled a 4
Grasping onto Kelthrax's rough back, you and your team silently clasp and cling to his giant stony form. The mountainside you've picked almost blends in with Kelthrax's color... though it contains a bit more quartz than any of the other colors.

A voice echoes in your head like an empty cathedral. "Raisin... what are you doing? Queens do not hide themselves... they crush... crush..." She trails off.

A massive swarm of guards finally start rushing passed you. Sweetie Belle huddles up to Pinkie, trying to remain calm and quiet. Just as the last of the guards fly by, one stops and observes the stone. "Commander! Stop!!" He calls the party on back. The squadron makes a slow, banking turn back to your position.

"They've spotted us..."

>>1279885

Jesus fuck.

>>1279885

"Oh come ON!"

Scatter them with a gust of wind, and then try to lose them in the ensuing confusion.

>>1279885
Dang.
1/4 is pretty terrible odds though, can't say I'm surprised.

Do we try and negotiate, or try and scare them off?

>>1279921
>Scatter them with a gust of wind
I imagine it would take some time for the bird to take flight again in order to do this.

>>1279885
>tfw giant stone birds cannot into stealth

who knew...

>>1279930

how do you negotiate with a batallion of guards? I know our CHA is crazy-high, but jesus

>>1279885

SIXTY NIGGERS

We sacrificed our Fleshy Mortal form for these Assholes. We're not just going to turn around and kill em.

Second
>>1279921

>>1279885

"Crush, yeah, crush the bird. I command the bird to fall apart."

>>1279885
Tell them that the curse is getting harder and harder to fight. If they don't leave soon we won't be able to stop ourself from hurting them.

>>1279885
Can we see the castle, Titano or the lights from the unicorn horns from here? We could use these thing to try to get the guards on our side.

>>1279944
They probably can't take us in a fight, because how are they going to fight a massive stone bird?
But we don't want to have to fight either.

We probably can't convince them that what we're doing is for the greater good, but we might be able to convince them to cut their losses and let us do what we're going to end up doing anyway, whether or not we have to go through them to do it.

>>1279921
Yeah this seems as good an idea as any. Do this

>>1279944

I don't know. I honestly don't know what to do.

I won't give up though. Better to have tried and failed than to give up.

>>1279921

If this doesn't work, then we command the bird to fall part and at least make it so we can't hurt anyone else.

>>1280027
Seems we're going to scatter and run.

They're not interested in negotiation, but we should probably give them an ultimatum at least before 'attacking'.

>>1279885

Amazing. You guys will accept this but not one stupid artist's fat shit.

>>1280061
We definately aren't getting rid of the bird until the guards aren't a problem.
Its the only thing stopping them from just carrying us back to the princess.

>>1280061
Why do you insist on killing us and the ponies with us?

>>1280071
What?

>>1279991

They're intent on stopping us. This is probably the one time they actually get to do something other than watch a door or something.

>>1280114
Then we might have a chance to get them against Tezel.

>>1280089

Because nobody dies or we all do. Hurting the guards for just doing their job would leave a really bad taste in my mouth.

>Try to talk to the guards
>Try to break up the guards by flapping Kelthrax's wings at them

I'm seeing a nearly equal split in decisions here.

>>1280187

Both. In that order.

>>1280155
I personally say getting the Full Corruption Ending is better than Dieing.

At least we tried.

>>1280206
Yeah. Talk first. If no work, >Use gust!

>>1280187

try to talk to them before doing anything rash.

and keep that damn hivemind voice down while you're talking

>>1280187

The option for hiding is too low to be the correct choice of action.

Ultimatum, ask them how they honestly intend to stop you.

>>1280187
Give them an ultimatum. They stop chasing us, and we won't be forced to defend ourselves.

We can also attempt to get them to help us assault Tezel's base, though that might end badly.

>>1280187
Try to resolve it peacefully, but blow them back if we have to.

>>1280250

We can also tell them how to prepare and what will happen if we lose. Tell them that we can sympathize, but that throwing their lives away now will do nothing. If they want to help, they should be evacuating the nearby countryside.

Lets try to get them to leave us alone, framed with
"They can't actually stop us, and even if they don't believe us, what we're doing is what has to e done to save the entire fucking world.
Their meddling isn't goind to do anything but get themselves hurt and slow us down."

>>1280215
That actually sounds like fun. If we screw up majorly and can't get a good ending we should try to take over Equestria.

>>1280291

if possible also apologize for causing them so much trouble

gotta prove there's still a little bit of raisin in there

>>1280306
Unfortunately it would just be the Adanemzurai quest, not us.

>>1280187

Try to use "I" and "me". Even though we're at the point where we use the plural form without thinking, rationalize it with ourselves that these peons will be more receptive if we speak like a commoner.

>>1280306
Rasin Quest 2: Lets take over the world!

>>1280291

HOLY SHIT YES, APPEAL TO THEIR SENSE OF DUTY.

>>1280291
This also. Make sure you try to talk normally...

>>1280306
It would only be a consolation prize. I'm much more interested in Shockwave's vampire Scootaloo quest after he does that Sweetie Belle lich thing.

>>1280349
dis

>>1280372

I'm giving up on sweetie Lich. Not enough people were interested and I really didn't have a good idea what to do.

I'd run Scootapire redux but I'm afraid people don't remember it enough to want to do the evil path. It's been, what, 6 months?

>>1280441
I think they'll fall in line. If they don't want to try and go after the princesses we can always just bite all the foals in town and see what happens.

>>1280477
Its funny how bad people are at doing anything self serving in quests.

It doesn't look as if you're ever going to get the chance to bother with this, anons. But you should heed the comic.

>>1280441
Do you have a copy of the original quest?

>>1280206
>>1280215
>>1280223
>>1280227
>>1280249
>>1280250
>>1280258
As the guards begin to flood back in, you ascend Kelthrax's back and stand firmly atop his wing. "Stop! We command you all to stop! We wish to speak to your commander!"

The massive battlion of guards swarms around the giant bird, getting in tight. They start to close in on your teammates.

"Move another inch and we shall oblit... no... no, please, stop. That's close enough."

The guards hold their position by the simple gesture of their commander. His magnificent armor is just as brilliant as it was when worn by his predecessors so many years ago... "You have my attention. Shall we discuss the terms of your surrender, Raisin?"

"No. I need you all to understand... We must have... I n..." The Adanemzurai makes it excessively difficult to construct your words.

"What? Please... speak up." The Commander looks you over. He holds a hoof up near his side as if ready to defend himself.

"Please, stop chasing us. We must get to the Castle before morning..."

The guards laugh in unison until the commander silences them. "I'm sorry, little one, but you've been very, very naughty. We must take you with us to discuss your punishment with the Princess."

"Please, listen. My husban-" You stop yourself. "King... Tezel... is off over in that direction... where that music is coming from..." The commander puts his ear to the air. "He's in that castle next to the giant stone pony... can you not see it?"
(cont)

>>1280537
The guards flutter back down to the Commander and whisper something into his ear. He rolls his eyes. "Yes, we can see it. What does tha-"

You cut him off. "That monster will crush my kingdom if we charge straight in there."

"What's this 'kingdom' of yours?"

"Equ.... no, this cursed thing on my back is making me talk funny..."

The commander starts closing in with his team. "That's exactly why we need you to come with us."

>>1280548
Blow 'em back. But try to keep talking to them after they recover

>>1280548
We wouldn't have this thing on our back if you hadn't chased us into the mountains.

But no, leaving right now is the worst possible thing we could do.
Right now we have to struggle to resist its impulses, but can still act in the best intrests of the kindgom and the princesses, and we need to be able to do that to have any hope of beating Tezel.

>>1280548

Stand our ground. Honestly, what can they do? Drag a 20 ton magically animal all the way to Canterlot?

>>1280548

"I didn't need to try to hide from you. And I certainly don't need to be talking to you right now. I'm talking to you now because I have no desire for conflict. I just want to destroy Tezel, and turn myself back into a regular pony, and go home."

"Now are you going to help me, or are you going to keep wasting my time?"

>>1280606
>>1280657
These.

>>1280634
Yeah, how are all these ponies going to lift stoned Rasin and take her back? She must weight like 3 tons

>>1280657
Something like this. Declare that there is nothing they could really do to us, and we really don't want to hurt them.

>>1280548

Appeal to their sense of duty. They can't touch us. We should be more confident.

Also, >>1280536

http://pastebin.com/JbPm57rh
http://pastebin.com/J9Bp7Ffc
http://pastebin.com/mM43YPZG

Was my first one. Kind of devolved into grimderp at the end, but I tried to go for lighthearted Spooky fun since I ran it on Halloween.

>>1280687
Wiegh like 3 tons and be magically secured to the back of the bird.

If we need a show of force that could actually work pretty well. Have their bigg strong guard captain be unable to pull the filly from the stone.

>>1280707

Tell them we only took control of the bird because it WOULD HAVE KILLED THEM WITHOUT ANY HESITATION.

We sacrificed our grape-flavored body so that they wouldn't come to harm.

>>1280739
>command the bird to jam you into the ground face-first
>whoever can pull you out will be the next queen of equestria

>>1280764
>Tezel pulls you out
>Game over

>>1280818
>Tezel becomes female

>>1280588
>>1280606
>>1280634
>>1280657
>>1280682
>>1280687
>>1280707
You begin to stand your ground. "Stop! Don't come any closer!" Your voice bellows out with a volume that resonates across the mountain range. They stop for a moment.

"Face it; there's nothing you can do to us."

That annoying pink pony looks over to you. "Umm... Raisin? They've kind of got spears..."

"Spears cannot hurt me now, for I have been cast in the immortal skin of sto.." You shake your head. "My point is, we don't have to move or take orders from you. I have stopped to try and reason with you."

The commander sighs. "The time for reasoning is over, Raisin. You've busted out of a secured location, stole a cursed artifact, took over the minds of two ponies..." He nods towards a guard on his right and down to Rainbow Dash. "...and you've been fleeing from the Canterlot Royal Guard. We're sorry, but on behalf of the Princess of Equestria, we must detain you."

ADANEMZURAI Bad roll on the Adanemzurai; unlucky number 7 was rolled
Uncontrollably, you feel an overwhelming anger take over your thoughts. With a swipe of your foreleg, you use Kelthrax's mighty wing to knock a good portion of the Royal Guard out of the air.

"Raisin!! What are you doing?!" That stupid pink pony feels incredibly worried. "We're gonna be in so much more trouble!"

Most of the guard seems cleared from the air. To your relief, the sky looks navigable again. Suddenly, you realize what you've done. A bunch of guards swoop to catch their comrades. "Wha... what happened? I didn't..."

"Move. Fly. Go." A voice resonates in your head.

>>1280899

"You're not the boss of me."

Get moving.

>>1280899

IT BEGINS

Fly out of there, as fast as we can.

Find just someplace we can stop and think.

>>1280899
Tell them we tried to do things peacefully and tell Pinkie that we are having trouble controlling ourselves and she needs to get Sweetie and Strawberry back to Ponyville in case we completely lose it. Fly towards the castle.

>>1280899

Welp, we tried. I just hope none of them are hurt.

>>1280899
Yell "SSSSOOOOOOORRRRRYYYYYY"
as we haul ass outta there.
Make as much turbulence as possible to prevent them from following us

>>1280899

CRUSH KILL DESTROY. CRUSH KILL DESTROY. CRUSH KILL DESTROY.

>>1280935
"Fine we will. But only because I want to, not cause you said so."

>>1280899
Hmmm...

Well...

Poop.

Get out of there I guess. Take off, try not to hit any of the guards.

>>1280964

Yeah, voice our concerns and tell them that they need to help you get unplugged.

>>1280983
SWAG

>>1280991
>unplugged

Nope. No one touches the box.

>>1280899

I was afraid of this. I hope they're alright. There's nothing we can do now.

>>1281024

No, but they need to understand that we're losing control.

>>1281036
mm

maybe we should disconnect

If we're not going to straight up attack Tezel, we can't let this box take any more control of us.

>>1281064
But the comic...
I don't know, I wonder what we rolled a 7 out of.

>>1281064
Didn't you see the Ask Iron Will thing? The box needs to stay on our back until we get our flesh back.

>>1281064
Sounds good. Tell them that they were right about the box and it made us do that against our will.

>>1281106

that will just make them want to detain us more

>>1281113
Nah, they'll just arrest the box.

>>1281096

SPITTY JUST MADE IT UP JESUS FUCK.

>>1281099
Right, but not just rip it off. I'd suggest escaping, then commanding the box to turn us back.

We're not going to last much longer under this corruption, and again, if we're not going to directly attack, we're going to do something horrible.

>>1280935
>>1280951
You know you'd be shaking as much as that... Belle... the white filly is right now if you weren't made of stone. Watching as the guards, including the commander, tumble through the air, you take this opportunity to make as much distance between you and the guards as possible.

"P.. Pink, I'm sorry, I... I couldn't control Her..."

Pink observes the dazed guards as they attempt to regroup. The commander tumbles perilously through the air as a few of his guards rush to catch him. "This isn't gonna be good at all..." She holds on tightly to Strawberry. "Well? What are you waiting for? RUN FOR IT!"

You panic for a moment, then stomp on Kelthrax's back. He seems to know exactly what to do; with a kick off from the mountainside, he soars up into the night sky, leaving the confused group of Royal Guards in his wake. You turn your head back over your shoulder, prepared to yell 'sorry'.

"FOOOOOOLS!!" You're barely able to choke the laughter you feel erupting from your chest. "I meant SORRRY!!"

As you ascend, you look for a spot out of the way. Far behind, you see the guards swarming about, trying to gather their bearings. Ahead, you see the Castle and Titanio starting to grow larger in the distance. You're closing in on your target. The pretty lights of the unicorns' magic below lights the sculpture as they blast away at it.

>>1281160

find us a nice shady place to park.

we've got a little planning to do.

>>1281096
GAME INFO: Currently, the Adanemzurai roll is locked in at 1/10 chances of Her doing something against your will. 7 is the unlucky number you don't want to roll.

>>1281160

Alright, we need to land at the base of the mountain and command the bird to fall apart.

>>1281160
Ask the Adanemzurai if it can turn us back into a mortal pony without killing us. If it can then command it to do so.

>>1281206
I thought it got to a 1/2 chance

Wait, will the corruption not progress further than 10% failure rate?

That is an acceptable risk if so.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W4ZTyFL39ts

take us down, nice and slow

>>1281215
We should keep that bird until Tezel is dealt with.

>>1281206

And that's just going to increase each turn.

Land on the edge of the desert. If we fly in, they'll see us coming.

Now we need to decide whether we want to go in and try to be sneeky in the castle or do things outside first.

I've seen people flip the bird, but this is the first time I've seen the bird flip them!

>>1281240
I think it's a 1/2 chance of affecting what we say and 1/10 chance of making us do something.

>>1281255

well, if there exists a way to undo the stone-golem spell and outright ordering the box doesn't work, maybe we can find something in the treasure room

>>1281240

It will, give us 3 turns if it progresses each turn.

>>1281240
GAME INFO: The Adanemzurai Chance rate increases only if you actively use the Adanemzurai. It's constant connection to your back ensures that a failed roll is possible, though your chances do not increase of getting said roll.

>>1281273
GAME INFO: This post is correct at the moment.

>Land in a hidden spot with giant bird

Is this what you guys want to do?

>>1281315
Sounds like a good idea to me.

>>1281315

maybe...we should have it drop us off and then fly away?

>>1281315
A hidden spot close to the castle.

>>1281315
Let's circle above the place and see if we can find any alternate entrances.

>>1281315
So can it fully corrupt? Are we... like, 5 uses away from being totally lost?

Obviously not needed to be answered, but how it would would determine dramatically how I'd like to proceed.

>>1281351
We know one of the routes already, we should use that one.

>>1281315

once we've touched down, order the bird to do a kamikaze dive against the side of a nearby mountain

that should cause a big enough boom to give us a nice diversion

>>1281375
You mean the heavily guarded front door?

WHAT COULD POSSIBLY GO WRONG WITH THAT IDEA?

>>1281426
Keep the bird in one piece until we have gotten rid of Tezel.

>>1281426
>>1281351

If we do that everyone will see us.

>>1281426
>>1281426

There's no guarantee the bird will be under our control once we separate ourselves from it.

>>1281482
Why wouldn't it be?

>>1281457
So? What's the problem with Tezel's bird flying over Tezel's palace?

>>1281426
DO THIS!

>>1281363
GAME INFO: The Adanemzurai has a maximum chance rate of 1/2 for executing an uncontrollable action.

Still seeing some discussion; I'll let you guys debate for a minute or two.

The guards are going to be mad as hell now. The bird is our only insurance against Jr letting them do something fatal to us or our friends. Therefore we should keep the bird in one piece.

>>1281546
Well those odds are terrible.

Too bad we can't like, shoo all the unicorns away, and the Tezel doesn't need to sleep. Cracking the phonograph while he's asleep, exacuating the palace. then stomping him would be great.

Hmm.

Maybe we should distract Tezel directly, telling Pinkie to destroy the phonograph while we keep him busy.

>>1281590
>>1281590

It'll be much easier to hide if we get rid of it. Who knows, we might be able to command it to fly off in some random direction.

Besides, if they follow us to the castle and raise alert, then we've pretty much lost anyway.

>>1281640
Who knows, they might be able to draw all the guards out of our way.

>>1281640
So we order it to keep a perimeter around the castle and keep them away with nonlethal force.

>>1281639

Jr said that the only way to avoid fatalities is if we destroy the phonograph after Tezel has been taken care of. I already feel bad enough about what happened to the guards just now.

>>1281676
Well right, but that's simply because he'd start stomping

If we have him occupied enough, he can't stomp the unicorns

>>1281706
I'm in favor of sneaking in from the treasury and finding a pedestal that will let us open the box. Once we have the box open we can remove Hayseed and wait for the guard to change. After the guards leave either Dash or Pinkie sticks the box in Tezel's head and we destroy the phonograph.

This all hinges on us being able to make ourselves mortal again so we can remove the box.

>>1281788
Then let's ask the box if we can while we fly towards the castle.

Question: Does commanding the bird count as continuing the corruption of the box?

It's not... directly commanding the box.

>>1281426
>>1281525
>>1281347
>>1281640
You keep low to the desert sands, though maintain a good distance as to not create a dust storm in your wake. Gliding gently through the air, you find a very large rock to drop yourself and your team behind. "Here. Stop here, Kelthrax." You rub your hoof against his back.

Quickly, the bird comes to a silent stop, allowing you, Pinkie, Sweetie Belle, Strawberry, and Rainbow Dash to hop off. "Rainbow, come." The pegasus obeys your command, following you off of the giant stone bird.

You all plop onto the sand before you look up the bird once more. "Kelthrax... I command you to be a distraction. Fly over the castle, crash into the mountains... do something." You point just beyond the Castle in the Sand.

"What? Crash? But... he was our ride!" Pinkie protests. "You can't just-"

"I'll do as I please." You retort. "Slave, that is an order."

The bird silently takes back up into the sky. As it approaches the area directly above the Castle in the Sand, you see pulses of energy flying out from the construction project. In a flurry of beautiful, colored light, Kelthrax is blasted to pieces.

"...didn't see that one coming." Sweetie Belle comments.

You crouch behind the rock, looking up to the sky. The Royal Guard stops in midair, watching all of the stone pieces crash into the ground. They seem stunned. From this distance, they look like specs. They seem disorganized as they maintain their position.

>>1281834
GAME INFO: Commanding those that are under your control already is not considered directly using the Adanemzurai.

>>1281895

Well, shit.

Now they're expecting us.

Ask the box if it can turn us back without killing us.

>>1281895

do we have time to give sweetie and/or pinkie a hug?

I think they've earned it

>>1281895
I'm not sure that was the best idea, I liked having a massive bird.

It definately seems to have been the best that could have gone though, hopefully now the pegasi think we're dead.
We should get indoors quickly so they can't spot us.

>>1281935
But it would be so..... cold.

>>1281895
Wait here and observe the guards. If they are lucky they should think we all died on the bird. While we wait do what >>1281223 said.

>>1281935
Let's hold off on the hugs until we are fleshy and sane.

I just realised, its going to be really hard to sneak on stone floors with stone hooves.

>>1281946

it's the sentiment. they're still our friends, and we're still raisin inside

>>1281935
>>1281946
>hug
>from a pony made of solid rock

>>1281895

Group everyone behind the rock and take a few deep breathes.

I say that we begin by releasing Dash. We need to right our wrongs.

>>1281974

maybe being a stone golem is like being in an enemy uniform

"nothing to see here! just another stone construction! hail king tezel!"

>>1281974
>>1281966

But it might be the thing we need right now.

>>1281996
Let's... not do this. She's just going to go get the guard.

>>1281996

if we release her, she might pass out on us

Lets hug the ponies.
It might not be as nice as a not stone hug, but its still a hug.
It doesn't take long, and we're still Raisin. We still like hugs.
Maybe hugs can keep us sane

>>1282018

We also have the Precious sticking out of our back.

>>1281996

I second this. There's no telling what she'll do once we get closer to Tezel and his golden crown.

>>1281996
No releasing Dash.
It knocks people into unconciousness, and she isn't actually an ally right now anyway.
Maybe we can release her once we're inside and she wouldn't be able to run off and get the guards, so we'll have time to explain things.

>>1282081

Okay, wait until the guard flies back thinking we're dead, then release her.

>>1282120

we'll need her at least up until we've gotten the box into Tezel's crown

>>1281917
>>1281949
>>1281223
Quickly, you decide it'd be a good idea to ask the Adanemzurai to make you fleshy and soft again. "A..Adanemzurai... please, change me back now. I think I'm good..."

She doesn't respond at first. You feel overcome with an intense, burning pain. "You wish to relinquish my gift of immortality? To be cursed with a dying form?" You feel as though the Adanemzurai is going to cook you. "Do you not understand my blessing, the gift of stone form?" As she continues, the box feels like it gets hotter and heavier.

"Raisin!" A voice calls out. You open your eyes to see the bouncy pink mane of that energetic pony grabbing at your face.

"Take it back." You hear her say. It doesn't match up with her mouth movements.

In the distance, you feel the group of guards lands on the desert sand. They feel confused.

>>1282120

Once we're inside, we'll be on a strict time limit.

But yes, I agree, let's wait a turn or so before deciding what we can do with Dash.

>>1282155
Yes.

Take. It. Back.

Bear the pain.

>>1282155
>As she continues, the box feels like it gets hotter and heavier.

Must not fear. Fear is the mind killer, fear is the little death

>>1282155
>It doesn't match up with her mouth movements.

Uh-oh
Is the box giving us hallucinations?

>>1282155

"I take it back."

>>1282155
Tell her that we are still a child and haven't been able to experience life. Once we are old and grey we can become immortal stone.

>>1282155

WE SAID JUST ASK IF IT WAS POSSIBLE.

JR IF WE DIE BECAUSE WE SUCCUMB TO OUR CRUSHED BONES FROM THE FALL WHEN WE TURN BACK I WILL BE SO VERY, VERY MAD.

>>1282197
Wait, i meant take the gift back.

Just wanted to be clear.

>>1282214
You know what? Strike that last part. If the box can turn us into a golem it can probably age us.

>>1282155
Why are we actually turning back now?
I thought we were just asking. Immortality is too useful to give up right now.
And there was that comic thing.
This doesn't looks good.

>>1282233
But our bones weren't crushed, we were turned to stone before we hit the ground.

>>1282214

Yeah, we need this fleshy form to grow to full size, then we can become stone.

Besides, we're immortal as long as the precious is around.

>>1282263
Who made that comic anyway?

We can move to the next thread
>>1278448
>>1278448
>>1278448
>>1278448
We should.

>>1282267

That's what I'm hoping, but there's a voice where "all wounds accumulated are suffered at once" thing like in some movies.

>>1282275
>Yeah, we need this fleshy form to grow to full size

This thing will fuck us worse than a genie if we don't choose our words carefully. Just say that we want our body back.

>>1282263
>>1282295

Spitty, who just felt like drawing Raisin because he's Jr's bud. No relation to our quest right now. Besides, we NEED to stop getting corrupted. If we get caught, then our party members are just as vulnerable anyways. I won't accept victory if one of them dies.

>>1282337

our original, unmarred, fleshy pony body

OH SHIT

WE NEEDED THE SLINGSHOTS AND THE ROCKS FOR STEALTHY ENTRANCE

WHY AM I JUST REALIZING THIS RIGHT NOW?

WE FUCKED

>>1282306
Well the two people wanting the box to turn us back said to ask if it could turn us back without killing us. If Jr ignores that and kills us with your "all wounds accumulated are suffered at once" thing then we just cry bullshit.

>>1282376

Don't worry, we have Pinkie and Dash. We can come up with something.

>>1282197
>>1282199
>>1282275
You push your point. "Yes. You can take it back." Your words don't leave your lips. The heat intensifies; your vision starts to wane.

"No, you are my queen. Queens are immortal... you are immortal."

"Is she.. is she smoking? Raisin?! Are you on FIRE?!" Pinkie starts kicking some sand up on you. You cannot feel whether it is cold or not; all you can feel is an intense, horrifying burn.

"I want my body back..."

"No." She replies in a caring way, soft and delicate. The pain makes you weak; you roll on your side. "You shall not be subject to mortality. You wanted this."

"What's happening to her? What's going on?" Another voice quivers.

Over the pain of your burns, you can feel the guards confusion. They begin to move away from your location, back towards the mountains.

>Let's move. Thank you Leth:
>>1278448
>>1278448
>>1278448
>>1278448
>>1278448
>>1278448
>>1278448
>>1278448

Close to the castle, retreating guards that think you're dead, and the Adanemzurai seemingly burning your stony body. What else lies in store for our poor purple pony tonight?

>>1282485
>>1282485

FUCK YOU JR, WE SAID TO ASK THE BOX IF IT WAS POSSIBLE, NOT TO GO THROUGH IT IMMEDIATELY.

>>1282485
Should we keep pressing for her to turn us mortal again? If so then we should say that she is powerful enough to keep us safe from harm with us needing a stone body.

Last time Jr said there was one really stupid thing we could do. Is this it?

>>1282485

"No, YOU want this, slave. I am YOUR Queen, and you WILL obey ME!"

>>1282452

"That's an ORDER."

Fucking Moralfag anon. This is what happens when we try to be nice.

>>1282485
"I will not take 'no' for an answer. I am your queen. I just asked you to save me from the fall. Now I command you to change me back."

I have no idea whats going to happen.
I don't remember telling this to happen and now it is.
I think we're going to die;_;

>>1282549

We moralfags are a majority.

better to die a hero than to live long enough to see yourself become the villain.

>>1282648

as far as ways to die go, spontaneous combustion from shouting down an ancient evil isn't so bad

>>1282549
Hey man, I wanted to just stomp him. We're just too late to try now.

>>1282648

I have these pulled up

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9CzcOcBb_ms

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwGTQu8DeTQ

For the moment we win/lose.

>>1282652

The end justify the means. Everyone thinks Raisin is insane. And now the entire world will die. Just because we didn't want to risk a few Nameless soldiers.

Truly we are worst than Hitler.

we must embrace pain

and burn it as fuel for our journey

>>1282513
>>1282530
>>1282537
>>1282543
>>1282570
"That's... an ORDER! Change me BACK!" You yell loudly inside your head. As the heat intensifies, you can feel an overwhelming sorrow take hold of your body. Suddenly, the pain stops. Immediately, you feel alright once again.

It takes a moment for Her to speak, but her voice echoes forth again. "... such tenacity. You'll make for a strong leader..." She pauses. "You will keep your stone skin. You must survive... We must survive..." She sounds sincere for once. "I need you... to carry my wrath... stand in my stead... to defeat him."

"Raisin! Raisin, are you okay? What's going on? Why were you on fire? Speak to us!" Pinkie keeps knocking on your stony head. Your eyes open up as you get back up on your hooves.

"I'm... I'm alright..." You shake your head. For some reason, your mind seems a bit sharper now. "I think... I think so, at least..." You look at your hooves, realizing that they are still made of stone. Feeling disappointed, you sigh and look about. Sweetie Belle shivers before you, Strawberry seems clueless, and Pinkie is attempting to hold you up. Rainbow Dash stares towards the Castle silently.

>>1282747
Ok, this seems good.
Showed that box what's what.
Kinda.

Fuck this, hug ponies.

>>1282747

We can't be turned back, huh?

Try not to cry.

>>1282747
Tell them we tried to make the box turn us back into a regular pony. It refused, but we impressed it. Ask them what the guards were doing here.

>>1282747

give somebody a hug. I have no idea what we just did, but we must have made a point.

>>1282747
Did... did we bend her to our will, a little bit?

M--maybe she'll let us have more control now?

Fuck it, hug them all. Let the tea--... the metaphorical tears flow.

>>1282747

We seem to have overcome the mind control for now.

At least one good thing happened. So how are we going to do this?

>>1282776
>>1282783
One Millionth these.

>>1282783
>cry pebbles

>>1282747
"The fire? That was just the box getting mad at me for trying to turn back to flesh so I could hug you."

>>1282747

Pound the box in the sand as punishment.

>>1282747
t..take that box

>>1282776
>>1282791
>>1282809
They have no idea what's going on. Hugging is a bad idea right now.

>>1282834
Pinkie would never refuse a hug.

>>1282834
Hugging is never a bad idea.
Think about who we're traveling with.
Sweetie and Pinkie are the two most huggable ponies.
They won't mind that we're a rock.

FUCKING PUSSIES

DID CAVE JOHNSON TEACH YOU NOTHING

GET MAD, DEMAND THAT IT TURN US BACK

WAIT!

NO!

DON'T HUG PINKIE!

WE WILL BURN HER!

>>1282747
>For some reason, your mind seems a bit sharper now.

What is the current roll to determine if the Adanemzurai takes control of us for a turn? What is the roll to determine if it affects our speech?

>>1282747

Can we at least try to shake it off our back?

>>1282873
Are we still all burny?
Because that would kinda suck.

>>1282873
He said Pinkie is trying to hold us up. We're being touched by her.

>>1282873
>As Rasin walks along, her foot prints glass the sand

>>1282776
>>1282800
>>1282791
>>1282806
>>1282809
>>1282847
>>1282863
You feel an overwhelming urge to cry... are you stuck like this forever? You're never going to grow up... no cutie mark? No running a grape jelly store with your mom? What's going to happen to you?

Relieved to have a little more control, you outstretch your forelegs to give Pinkie and Sweetie Belle a hug. As you reach out to them, Pinkie jumps back. "Whoa... whoa there, Raisin."

You feel crushed. As you nearly sob, Pinkie spits on one of your legs. The spit sizzles and steams off. "You're still a bit warm. I could feel it through my hoofsies!" She smiles. "You're gonna get a big Pinkie hug after you cool off a bit."

You feel a little better at least. You smile, then sniffle.

Looking toward the entryway, you see two unicorns standing guard by two massive statues. From the entrance, you see Tezel emerge. He seems a bit flustered. "What in the blazes was that racket?" He looks about as you and your team duck behind your rock. Sweetie shivers. "T..T...That's T...Tezel?!"

The golem stomps on over to the construction site. You hear him stop for a moment. "You there! What was that explosion I just heard?" His voice booms.

>>1283009

Make sure we're in cover. There goes our element of surprise.

>>1282884
GAME INFO: The Adanemzurai now has a 1/15 chance of forcing you to make an uncontrollable movement (number is still 7). The speech roll is 1/10.

>>1283009
We're that close?

How close are we, approximately? In feet.

>>1283009
Cool.
That means he isn't connected with his slaves. If one of the ponies he controls sees us he wont immediatly know about it.

We need to not get seen.

Pinkie spits on us.unf

>>1283009
Ask the Adanemzurai if she has any tips on how we can defeat her husband.

>>1283009
>go to hug pony
>they jump away and spit on you instead

>>1283009

Hide and wait until he goes back inside. He gonna be mad though.

Jr if a pony ends up getting stomped...

>>1283071

Very mad. His pet birdy just died.

Maybe we could use this to our advantage somehow...

>>1283052
We don't want to get re-corrupted again so quickly.

And asking it is just going to make her lose her newly found confidence in us.

>>1283009

Tell Pinkie we're gonna boop her for spitting on us, then look out from cover.

In fact, have everyone hide and us peek out. Our mane isn't colorful anymore.

>>1283044
GAME INFO: From your current position, you'd probably be about 300 feet out. Tezel is comparatively massive to the rest of the ponies around the castle's front entrance.

>>1283108

well, now that we seem to have some manner of respect from the mystery box, maybe we can have it give us our body back once we've defeated Tezel. the voice said it needed us to finish her struggle. if we do, maybe she'll turn us back in return

>>1283108
Who knows Tezel better than his wife? Tell her that we plan on taking control of the giant statue he has been building but that would only be temporary. If she knows how to permanently get rid of him that would be best for both of us.

>>1283136
She wants us now more than ever to be her host.

It's less likely she'll release us from this body.

Advice unheeded is advice wasted.

>>1283136
I like this.
It means the box can be reasoned with, and obviously can't just force us to do whatever it wants.

Lets Elric of Melnibone this shit.

>>1283168
Once we remove the threat to us I think she will be more reasonable.

>>1283170
>>1283170
>>1283170
>>1283170

FOR THE LAST FUCKING TIME JR. DIDN'T DRAW THIS.

JR IF YOU TOLD SPITTY TO DRAW THIS, THEN FUCKING SAY SO.

What exactly does the box want? Does it want to defeat Tezel? To be reunited with her husband? To destroy her husband?
If it doesn't want the same thing we do then it might try to stop us.

>>1283167
Oh man I nearly forgot.

We are after Tezel but the Adanemzurai is after his crown. Make sure we don't confuse the two.

>>1283168

That's a pretty hasty assumption. If we managed to fight off the corruption by exerting our will, I see no reason why we shouldn't be able to impress whatever force we're dealing with enough to let us free.

If necessary we'll just shout at her again until we're either normal again or we burn to a crisp.

She's not the boss of us.

>>1283256
It wants to subdue her husband. They're having a neverending feud.

>>1283249

He said that Jr Approved of it. It's real, stop trying to get Raisin killed.

>>1283280
Then I have a feeling that putting her on the crown is going to be a lot harder than I thought.

>>1283309
Especially attached to our back.

>>1283309
How else are we going to subdue him?
I thought she was aware of that, and was expecting it?

>>1283328

Which will probably deactivate us as well. If it comes to that, Then it'll be hard making that call.

>>1283071
>>1283106
>>1283116
You motion for your team to squat down behind the rocks and keep out of sight. "My head is made of stone; I'll blend in." Pinkie agrees and slinks out of sight. Sweetie Belle moves away from you and rolls to the other side of the rock.

"Pheew... you're way too hot right now..." Sweetie lays belly down to the sand, getting her eye just around the side of the rock. Tezel seems to fascinate and terrify her.. you feel the anxiety flowing through her veins.

You watch Tezel from this distance as he questions one of the guards. The derped unicorn is far too quiet to overhear from this distance. Suddenly, he bellows. "Did he now? He knows better than that..." The guard continues to chatter away. Tezel speaks again. "No, no; just have the 3rd shift carve me a new one. Double the guards as well; I have a feeling my Queen will be making a return shortly..." His eyes scan the desert sands. You remain frozen in place, blending in with the rocks.

You can hear a flood of voices calling out from the construction site. They all beg and plead for your command...

maybe we should sneak by while he's outside and everyone is focused on him

then once he trudges back into his throne room, we strike

>>1283368
>They all beg and plead for your command...
Wait, the siren sanded people want commands?

This... This changes things if so.

Can we tell who is requesting these commands?

>>1283368

God fucking dammit.

Stealth will probably be nearly impossible at this point.

>>1283368
>my Queen

HOLY SHIT HE IS BEING CONTROLLED BY THE CROWN

>>1283393

Probably that's where the stone monsters are carved.

>>1283368
Hmm.

So, he's expecting us, or at least something now.


If we can straight up control the derped unicorns from a distance, it could be really usefull.

>>1283368

we should question the box about just how she relates to Tezel. maybe we'll have a better idea of how to approach this once we know a thing or two

>>1283395
He's always called the box his Queen. I think.

>>1283395
Welcome to quite a while ago.

FFFFFFF
This doesn't look good.
Anyone mind filling me in on what's happened this session? I couldn't make it for the beginning.

>>1283417

What are we going to do about Dash though?

Jesus fuck, I knew we should have told the bird to fly North and not stop.

>>1283426
Because he was always being controlled by the crown? Maybe last game he didn't want to kill Pinkie, the crown did.

>>1283423
The box is an old queen that was cursed by her wrath and hatred. Tezel is wearing a crown that was Adanemzurai's huaband. Adanemzurai cursed her husband and made him into a crown, but ended up being made into a box.

>>1283368
Do the voices sound like ponies?

>>1283426
GAME INFO: This is the first time the player has heard Tezel call the Adanemzurai his queen. Previously, you only overheard him drop the name.

The Adanemzurai has always been his Queen, in his mind.

>>1283393
GAME INFO: Judging by your acute senses, you feel the statues pleading for your command. They sound desperate to be animated.

>>1283449
Essentially we 'evaded' the guards for a bit, was forced to hit them away when we were cornered, escaped again, told the bird to go distract, then mentally fought against the box for a while before arriving at our current predicament.

>>1283449

Tried to escape the guards. Didn't work. Tried diplom,acy with the guards. didn't work. Box made us swat at them, we landed in the confusion, told the bird to destroy itself. Destroys itself by flying right into some instant-kill spell above the castle. Guards think we're dead and left, but now everyone else is expecting us.

>>1283490
Can we get an inventory check?

>>1283515
We probably have a few rocks on us.

>>1283490
Hmm.
I wonder if we can animate statues from a distance.
It would kinda make sense, what with us kind of being the box and all.
Are any of them really separate from the others?

>>1283515
GAME INFO:

Raisin: Adanemzurai
---CONTROL: Rainbow Dash
Sweetie Belle: Glass Jar, Quills, Stompstarter, Bundle of Candles
Pinkie Pie: Hammerspace
Strawberry: Nothing

>>1283490
Is Titano asking for orders?

>>1283490

Without the slingshot and rocks, we might be forced to reanimate them.

>>1283554
GAME INFO: As Titanio is currently unfinished, he doesn't seem to call out to you.

>>1283490
Oh, were there any statues in the room with the grammaphone?
That could come in handy.

>>1283576
Can we tell how close he is to being finished?

>>1283538

HEY

HEY

HEY

WAIT A SEC

WHAT IF WE CAN CONTROL PEBBLES? LIKE MAKE THEM ROLL AROUND A SHIT? THAT WOULD MAKE FOR AN INCONSPICUOUS DISTRACTION.

>>1283563
And let the box be in control again?

Hmmmm....

Maybe...

This could be an idea.

Wait for Titano to be finished.

Wait for Tezel to admire it.

Crush Tezel underfoot.

(Is Titano big enough to?)

>>1283591

..that's actually crazy enough to work. I say we test it with a small rock.

>>1283581
GAME INFO: Last time, when you were Applebloom, you did recall a set of mean looking stone Tigers at the base of this throne. They were laying next to Twilight and another derped unicorn.

>>1283586
>>1283615
GAME INFO: Titanio's legs are currently being refined and blasted from the rocky surroundings. He's nearly finished; the unicorns are making some very intricate carvings around his knee joints at the moment.

Titanio is the size of a mountain. A single hoof could trample a house. Honestly, the carving itself is a wonder to behold.

>>1283652
>>1283591
Also yes, try commanding the little rocks, for the sake of it.

>>1283615

Leth you don't understand. The box wants us to control Titanio so it can corrupt us fully. Once it's in a body like that, it'll assume direct control and conquer the world.

>>1283591
I think it would need to be carved, or shaped in some way.
We can't control Titanio because he isn't done.

Maybe if Pinkie can hammerspace us up a little carving or something.
Hell, maybe we could chip a shitty little face into a rock.

>>1283665
How big is Tezel compared to Titanio?

>>1283688
>Assuming direct control

inb4 reapers

>>1283710

We getting a ME3 ending now? Oh lawd.

>>1283699
GAME INFO: Tezel is to Titanio as a mouse is to a dragon. Titanio dominates the landscape, rising up into the sky like the tallest tower of Canterlot Castle.

>>1283688
That's a strange assumption.

Why wouldn't it just assume full control now, if it could?

And damn it, I WANT TO CRUSH HIM UNDERFOOT

FOR PINKIE

AND RARITY

AND LYRA

AND STRAWBERRY

AND APPLEBLOOM

AND SWEETIE

AND SCOOTS

AND US

>>1283665
Once he is completed, how challenging would the role to control Titano be?

>>1283754
*roll

>>1283698

Indeed, we can tap a few shavings off with our hoof, BAM, carved.
.It's a sphere, a really shitty sphere, though, but it still counts as a carving technically

>>1283591
>>1283698
>>1283768
This strikes me as a terrible idea.

>>1283807
Whats the worst that could happen?

>>1283807
Why?

>>1283816
The Adenamzurai takes more control of us and we get control of a pebble that can't do anything.

>>1283833
Jr said commanding minions, I imagine including statues, does not increase our corruption.

>>1283833
Having a pebble we could control would actually be pretty usefull.

I'd rather have a statue or something though.

Can we place the statues from where there voices are coming from, Jr?

>>1283807

The fuck are they going to do? Become enraged with bloodlust? If that happens, they just roll against everyoen hooves. It would be kind of cute, actually.

Besides, this is creative thinking. creative thinking is good 100% of the time except when it involves fake birthday parties.

>>1283866
Taking control of a new minion does.

>>1283833

A pebble works as a good distraction. It can roll and make noise, staying still whenever someone looks at it, only to start moving and making noise once the guard leaves for a bit.

>>1283872
Jr said the birthday party was a good idea, but handing him the box was what doomed us.

>>1283897
And how do we know that the pebble will be able to move at all? Why not just ask Pinkie Pie for some cardboard boxes and a slingshot?

>>1283698
>>1283768
>>1283669
>>1283591
>>1283652
>>1283816
A brilliant idea suddenly comes to mind. As Tezel issues his orders to the construction site guards, you decide to test a theory. Looking about, you search for a rock. Unfortunately, the only rock close to you is the giant one sticking out of the ground right now.

"...Probably won't work anyways..."

Using your stony hoof, you start chipping a pony face on the rock's surface. Pinkie and Sweetie stare at you in confusion. "SHHHH!! They'll hear us!" Sweetie panics.

You've managed to sculpt a very simple face into the rock. It looks remarkably better than your normal pen and paper drawings...

The stone stands before you, a rough face carved into it. "Hmm... I could also knock a few piece off of the side to make some pebbles..." Raisin thinks over her options as Tezel admires his most prized creation.

"Beautiful... he'll be ready by sun up, yes?" His voice booms as the guard replies. You hear his hooves excitedly rap into the sand as big, low booms. He sounds giddy as a school filly that just got their cutie mark.

>>1283922
Or a carving tool and give the pebble some legs, or maybe a pair of wings.

>>1283926
>sunup
How long is that?
Also, we should stop making noise, if its that loud.

We're stil hidden behind the rock, right?


Why are we even bothering with carving a thing. Lets jsut ask Pinkie if she can hand us a little sculpture or something.


Also, we're stuck behind this rock, right?
Like, we can't really go out from behind it without being in the open?

I just don't want to be missing an opportunity while Tezel is distracted.

>>1283926
Well, should we wait for it to finish to command it? Or do something else?

Also, can we try to focus on one of the feline statues in the throne room? Can we make mental contact with it, maybe tell it to do something from this distance?

>>1283926

Let's wait until Tezel goes inside, then chip off some pebbles and give them the same treatment.

>>1283941
Jr just gave us a warning that they might hear us carving. We should ask Adenamurai if she knows of any ways into the Castle other than the front door.

>>1283974
I don't think we should let them finish it.
There's no guarentee that we'll be able to control it before he can.
He doesn't seem too worried about not having the box right now.

>>1283972

Let's save the hammerspace item for cardboard boxes.

besides, the point of the pebble is so it look inconspicuous and blends in if it stops moving. a carving would definitely show some presence.

>>1283926
Does Tezel even have a cutie mark? If he does we should have seen it last life.

we should ask the box if it will give us our body back if we defeat Tezel

>>1284020
Are you sure we only get one item?

>>1283972

Yeah, maybe now would be a good time to sneak in.

Then again, 300 yards is a pretty long distance. You did say 300 yards, right? do the other guards look distracted?

>>1284022
GAME INFO: Tezel indeed does have a Cutie Mark. It looks like a crown seated around a pair of palm trees holding up a star. Like most cutie marks, you're not quite sure what this is supposed to symbolize.

>>1284052
GAME INFO: You are currently about 300 feet from the front entrance, or 100 yards.

>>1283972

Fuuuck, you're right. I don't know. He might be only out here for a little while, he seemed content to chill in his throne room.

>>1284089

I suppose we can't remember back to PE and get an estimate on our gallop speed, right?

>>1284120
We still have Dash.

>>1284089

Silly filly, it means that his special talent is being a dick. Lern2symbolism.

>>1284089
How dark is it right now? If Rash were to do some aerial recon would she be spotted?

>>1284132

but we're heavy, remember? she'll probably be slowed down considerably by carrying us

>>1284181

Dark or not, rainbows really stand out.

>>1284198

Best not to risk it. We can only cover 100 feet by running at full speed, which will make a lot of noise and put us on a time limit for getting to the treasure room IF we do get inside.

FYI: Jr disconnected from the steam chat. I hope to fucking God his power didn't go out or anything.

I'm actually seeing quite a handful of interesting ideas...

>Control some basic rocks/carvings for distractions
>Use Dash's speed to zip passed the guards
>See what Pinkie might be able to pull out of Hammerspace to help you
>Try to command a statue to help you gain entry

We've got some good ones here. Please, continue on until you come up with a general consensus.

>>1284277

Wait, nevermind.