>>32946784
RECAP From the New Year’s and Monday’s Episodes:
>Woke up, packed your things, ate some pancakes
>Your dad’s newspaper had some griffin named ‘Snakeoil Sally’ on the front
>Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo came by to invite you along to go get some of ‘Snakeoil Sally’s Miracle Elixir’ (To help you all crusade better)
>**You remembered to deliver the bucket of grapes to Sugarcube Corner**
>Pinkie was going hyper-speed because she had consumed the elixir
>Got inside, Mrs. Cake was extremely grouchy
>Bought 2 Peppermint Candycanes
>Went to Snakeoil Sally’s show
>xXx Tried to get in line to buy some elixir, nearly exploded and killed everyone around you xXx
>Scootaloo and Sweetie Belle bought elixir, went to Sweet Apple Acres to visit Applebloom
>AJ and Big Mac had drank the elixir yesterday. They looked sick.
>Applebloom was sick; talked to her for a bit, tried to get info
>Hid the explosives in your saddlebags under a rock outside
>**Went to Zecora’s to try and reverse engineer elixir**
>Twilight was by ranting about a ‘Castle in the Sand’. Shoved Zecora and left
>Zecora cannot figure out what the elixir is made of. It has magic in it, but some chemical is covering it up.
>Ventured up the safer Upper Bog path
>Ran into Treasure Seeker Fanatic
>xXx Nearly crushed to death by the unicorn because she thought you were a thief xXx
>Mentions that ‘King Tezel does not like children’
>HUG HAYSEED! PREVENT DEATH!

(cont)

>>32946823
>xXx Stayed the night at Zecora’s xXx
>Zecora burned through all the potion, unable to create a cure
>Travel through safer daylight, Everfree Forest to Fluttershy’s cottage
>Recruited Fluttershy as a teammate
>Followed angry mob to Snakeoil Sally’s show
>Snuck around back of Snakeoil Sally’s stage/cart
>**Distracted Derpy using Sweetie Belle’s persuasive conversational techniques**
>Snuck into backstage, saw mysterious treasure hoard and a bunch of caged unicorn fillies
>Entered stage washroom, discovered a nasty looking bathtub filled with a noxious chemical
>Found by Sally; used bluffing to get info about her situation
>xXx Scootaloo attacked Sally, Sally knocks over a bunch of glass bottles above your head xXx
>HUG HAYSEED! PREVENT DEATH!
>Get Sleeping Powder from Zecora
>Take Upper Bog path
>Ignore Treasure Seeker Fanatic, bump into a loopy Rarity

CURRENT INVENTORYS
Raisin: Boots, CMC Cape, Sleeping Powder, Rocks, Hayseed + Peppermint Candy Canes, Stompstarter
Scootaloo: CMC Cape, empty glass vial, 1 Snakeoil Sally Miracle Elixir
Sweetie Belle: CMC Cape, 2 Slingshots, Bag of Marshmallows

Scootaloo, Sweetie Belle, Raisin, and a rather out of place Rarity all head down the Upper Bog path as they make their way back into Ponyville. Not far behind is a mysterious wall-eyed unicorn mare humming a rather alluring melody, whispering about some ‘castle in the sand’. Scootaloo and Sweetie Belle keep their eyes forward and try to ignore the creepy unicorn as best as they can. Ahead, you can see the edge of town through a few more trees, but you’ll have to climb over a large dead tree branch to continue along the path. The unicorn behind you is still keeping pace.

Raisin’s fate and, quite possibly, the fate of Equestria is now in your hands to determine. Be careful, adventurers, but don’t be cowards.

>>32946840
Interrogate the unicorn.

>>32946840

Tell Sweetie to stay with Rarity and keep trying to make small talk with her to get her mind off of whatever's infected it.

If the unicorn continues to approach as we're climbing across, head back and try to intercept her before she can get in earshot of Rarity. We don't want her falling further into trance.

>>32946840
>Snuck into backstage, saw mysterious treasure hoard and a bunch of caged unicorn fillies

OH SWEET CELESTIA ITS PEOPLE

THE MAGIC ELIXIR IS MADE OF PEOPLE


Also, hide in a bush

>>32946840
who the fuck is Raisin.

>>32946840
Why does Sweetie have 2 slingshots? Give one to scootaloo.

>>32946840

ask Rarity if she can move the branch out of the path with her magic

>>32946972

An avatar for the player character.

>>32946988
How is a non unicorn supposed to use a sling shot?

Alright, so here's the options we've picked out:

>Walk up to unicorn to buy Rarity and Sweetie some time to figure out a way around the tree branch
>Hide in the bushes
>Ask Rarity to move the branch with her magic

Need a consensus.

>>32946840
Ask Rarity if she can move the tree branch. If she can't then we all need to climb over.

>>32946938
Nope.

>>32947050
Ask Rarity to help move branch, while the CMC helps push it.

Earth pony strength should help, even if we're little.

>>32947046

Because fuck you, that's why.

Also, Sweetie's too young to use any magic.

>>32947050
>>Walk up to unicorn to buy Rarity and Sweetie some time to figure out a way around the tree branch, or get Rarity to move it
If that fails, hide in bushes

>>32947050
>>32947050

Rarity moves the branch. I mean, she's no sorceress, but she knows telekinesis.

>>32947067
This, and get our slingshot back.

>>32947060
>>32947067
>>32947114
>>32947122
You quickly ask Rarity if she can go ahead and lift the branch out of the path with her magic. She shakes her head quick. “Wh… oh… yeah, I could do that, darling…” With a quick pulse of blue magic, the tree branch goes flying off of the path and into a nearby tree. It explodes on impact. She seems to have launched it with an obtuse amount of force.

“Rarity… are you feeling okay?” Sweetie Belle asks as the troupe exits the Everfree Forest.

“I’m a little… feely funny right now, Sweetie… I didn’t get that elixir this morning…” Rarity slurs her speech as she continues leading you toward the town. “Di- wait, Sweetie… didn’t you buy your sister some more this morning?” She looks back at Sweetie Belle. “I could really use the energy right about now…” Her eyes wander off, but snap back into place.

I think the elixir is made of unicorn horns

>>32947138

tell her about what the elixir is

>>32947138

"We tried, but it was all out. Let's just keep going, you need rest."

Keep encouraging Sweetie to talk to her sister and make her think about normal things.

>>32947138
Tell her that we gave the elixir to Zecora to see what was in it and keep going.

>>32947138
Tell her that Sweetie wasn't able to get any, and that the stuff is poisonous.

Instead of taking her back to the Boutique let's take her to the library and talk with Spike.

>>32947174
Filly unicorn horns, apparently


.....maybe we could make our own. From Twilight. Become a god

>>32947223
Bad idea, she might try to go to Zecora's.

>>32947138
So it also increases power...

I'd hate to see what Twilight's capable of now. Not good.

Assure Rarity that you have none, and get her back to town swiftly. Try to convince her that the stuff is bad mojo, and it's why she's feeling so terrible.

>>32947174
>>32947228
Did Jr actually say that they were missing their horns? I think you two are jumping to conclusions.

>>32947228

Were there one in cages with filed down horns?

Unless Sally just eats them when they aren't of any use. Griffins ate horses in mythology, but I don't think even Jr is THAT dark.

>>32947270
she admitted that King Tezel is using Unicorns to make himself a new army. That may be why she was keeping the Unicorn foals.

>>32947268
If you have another explanation for keeping filly unicorns in cages I'd like to hear it

inb4>rape

>>32947270
He's killed us multiple times in terrible ways. He's that dark.

>>32947308
see
>>32947306

>>32947179
>>32947227
>>32947223
You, Sweetie Belle, and Scootaloo explain that you bought some of the elixir, but noticed that anyone in town that drank it got sick. You think that it is poisonous, so you gave your stock to Zecora so that she could try and figure out what's in it. She's still cooking it up back at her hut, but she can't figure out what's in the stuff.

"Oh... well, I guess it's... bad, then... but it didn't make me sick... I don't think it did, at least." She stumbles a little bit, catching herself as you approach the town square.

"Sweetie Belle, is your sister going to be okay? She looks a bit... off." Scootaloo looks over at Rarity, who's humming a bit. She snaps out of it, looking off towards the west.

"...she'll be fine." Sweetie says with little confidence.

You are in the town square. What is your next course of action?

>>32947268
INFO MODE: Jr did not specify what the concoction was made out of. You must do story actions to determine the composition of the elixir.

>>32947317

Well fell to our deaths once.

Then we were crystallized

Then we reloaded because we were alive, but victory was impossible.

We haven't really gotten into juicy stuff this quest because we have to be alive to hug Hayseed and reload. For all we know, the unicorn could have brainwashed us and Sally could have just stuck us in a spare cage.

>>32947361
Boy it sure is a hot day out. Rasin must be thirsts after all that walking.

I'm sure some of that elixir would hit the spot right about now

>>32947361
Get her to the Library.

We need to get Spike and Celestia on this. A compromised Twilight is (again) the worst thing that could happen.

Though her being cursed with misfortune can be a boon for us right now, if she's unable to be super effective because of it.

>>32947361
Is the other unicorn still following us?

>>32947361

Tell Sweetie to escort her back to her house and stay with her until she feels better and to make sure she doesn't head back to Zecora's.

Then, we should head to the library and see if Twilight's there or if she's still out and about.

>>32947361
Get to the Library with Rarity. Princess Celestia needs to know what is going on here if she doesn't already.

>>32947482

inb4 the letter gets intercepted again

>>32947465

Check for this

also this >>32947479, but return to the boutique with her to make sure she gets there okay.

>>32947371
GAME SETTINGS: Hey, I was just thinking about this, actually, so I'm glad you brought it up. I know this may make things a bit easier, which is something I hate to do, but how would you guys like it if simply having Hayseed in your hooves when you died counted as a hug? In this way, I can show you how you guys would die in a given situation.

This is a bit riskier as well. If you don't die from an action, there's a chance you may lose Hayseed.

Set Auto-Hug Equipped Hayseed on Death to 'on'?

>>32947497

My guess is Spike OD'd and his body is lying in the library bathroom.

>>32947497
How were then intercepted before?

>>32947537
That was back before Raisin, with the diamond dogs thing.

>>32947512

works for me
dying horribly over and over again just makes you want to save them more

>>32947512

Mm, I actually prefer the one we have now. I like the balance between risking death and getting more info/looking for a way to escape.

>>32947512
QUERY: How would we "lose" hayseed from this?

>>32947559

a letter also got intercepted in the Cilepharus quest

>>32947592

Sally could probably rip it out of our hands and bite its head off to show what she's going to do with us if we used this system on our previous life.

>>32947643
Wasn't that just because Spike was sick?

We just wrongly assumed it was intercepted?

>>32947508
>>32947465
You remember that mysterious unicorn mare that was following you just a bit earlier. You turn to look over your shoulder, but the only thing in your wake is a dirt path and the Everfree Forest in the distance.

A faint light lingers far off, hovering around the outside of the forest.

>>32947452
>>32947479
>>32947482
You decide to take the slightly intoxicated mare with you. "Guys, we seriously need to see if Twilight or Spike can help us out here. Celestia has to know about what's going on in Ponyville immediately."

Scootaloo and Sweetie Belle nod their heads in agreement. Rarity looks about, still a bit confused. "Oh.. are we.. we're going to the... Library, right?"

You make your way out to the Library. You see a single candlelight up in the second story window, glowing faintly.

>>32947592
INFO MODE: If you guys assume that you are about to die but instead are knocked out by something, a villain may be able to confiscate your belongings, Hayseed included.

>>32947050
Ask Rarity to move the branch

>>32947704
Woah Cosmo, let's not get ahead of ourselves.

... sorry.

>>32947682
Well alright, let's go with that Auto_Equiped Hayseed thing.

Walk up to the front door and knock on it. Call out for Spike.

>>32947643
this
>>32947680

Spike was actually slipped an odd poison by Cilepharus several days ago. Cil planned ahead; he didn't want anybody getting suspicious of his actions and reporting him to Princess Celestia.

He was a paranoid little guy, most assuredly.

>>32947682
Knock on the door politely

Nothing bad can possibly happen

>>32947682

Tell Sweetie to stay outside with her sister while we and Scoots knock on the door. We don't want Rarity talking crazy with Twilight and realizing that Tezel hates children.

>>32947741
Knock on that fucker.

>>32947746

Seconding keeping Rarity at a distance.

Are we meta gaming with knowledge we've learned in previous lives?

>>32947682
Yeah, knock. The unicorns seems woozy, but not hostile, yet.

Also we still have bomb powder at the Apples, right?

>>32947746
>>32947810
We aren't even sure if Twilight is home.

>>32947837
Nope, we have Jr's permission.

>>32947844
I'm hesitant to use that bomb powder on anyone or anything short of King Tezel.

>>32947851
Theres a light on. SOME is home

>>32947837

time leaping retains our memories

think Steins;Gate

>>32947873

Yeah, having it on us makes me tense. If it goes off, that's canon bad end. I don't want Raisin to die because of us.

>>32947734
>>32947584
GAME SETTINGS: Auto-Hug Equipped Hayseed on Death = ON.

NOTE: You must be holding Hayseed upon death for this to work. You may turn this off with a quest vote whenever you feel the need to.

>>32947741
>>32947746
>>32947770
>>32947810
>>32947844
You ask Sweetie Belle to watch Rarity while you and Scoots see if Spike's inside the library. Somebody, either Twilight or Spike, had to have lit up that candle.

"Alright... be careful, guys..." Sweetie grabs onto her wandering sister's hoof, making her stay in place.

You give the Library door a generous kick with your forelegs. You hear a quick bumbling down the stairs inside. A muffled voice calls out, "Twilight?!"

The door busts open, throwing you and Scootaloo back a few feet. Spike stands in the doorway, looking at the two fillies laying out in the street.

"...oh. Hey Raisin. Hey Scootaloo." Spike looks a bit down.

>>32947837
INFO MODE: The game allows you to use Hayseed to bring knowledge from other timelines back with you to a saved point in the game.

As for your bomb, 414

>>32947896
It could be Spike waiting up for Twilight. We found some random Unicorn in the forest as well as Rarity, so it is probably safe to say there are other unicorns there as well.

>>32947898
How is this explained from Rasin's perspective?

>>32947968
INFO MODE: Raisin retains all of her memories. When she uses Hayseed to go back to a previous instance of time, she recalls an old peaceful memory.

Raisin has seen some shit.

>>32947948
Ask Spike if he has heard anything about Twilight and if he has let Princess Celestia know what is going on in town. Ask him if we can all (Rarity included) come in.

QUERY: What lies to the west of town? You said earlier that Rarity looked away to the west.

If this juice does have magical boosting properties, keep in mind we may also have a temporary weapon with Sweetie or Rarity. Them drinking the stuff does give them a burst of power, and I'm willing to bet that potion won't affect the mind until a while later.

>>32947948
"Spike! Do you know about that drink stuff that's been around town?!"

>>32947948
"Spike, take a letter...."

>>32947948

Tell Spike that bad shit's going down and ask him if Twilight's home. If she isn't, tell him that the poison makes unicorns insane and Twilight paid an interesting visit to Zecora earlier.

Ask him if he also wants to join our party; if he's reluctant, show him how Rarity is and tell him that she'll only get worse if we don't get to the bottom of this.

>>32948016
>>32948055

Come on, begging the god-empress to solve all our problems isn't heroic. We got this.

>>32948185
>>32948055
>>32948016

Have Spike send a care package to Celestia with the bottle of elixir, with a letter that says "Enjoy"

>>32948016
>>32948023
>>32948055
>>32948091
You get up off the street, shaking your head and fixing your mane. Scootaloo jumps up. "Hey, we JUST knocked on the door. Be more careful next time." She's a bit disgruntled.

"Sorry... it's just that Twilight left earlier this afternoon and she hasn't come back yet..." He looks up to the sky. "She never stays out this late... do you guys know where she went?"

You ask if your party can come into the Library. He shrugs his shoulders. "Yeah, just don't go making a mess. I cleaned everything up for Twilight when she got back home..."

When you're all inside, you ask, "Spike! Do you know about that drink stuff that's been around town?!"

"You mean Snakeoil Sally's Miracle drink stuff?" He nods his head. "Yeah, Rainbow Dash came by and gave Twilight a couple of them. She said she wouldn't drink them, but she ended up downing them a bit later. After that, she was studying like mad!" He looks over to the table. "But... then she left. She looked really... off. She said she was going to Zecora's, but hasn't come back yet..."

You ask Spike if he's informed the Princess about any of this.

"Not yet. I didn't want to worry anybody... I'm just seeing if she'll be coming home tonight... should I send a letter? I don't even know right now..." He looks a bit stressed.

>>32948185
I wanted to kick that griffin the the face with a bottle before we loaded, that was my tenacity for this quest.

>>32948091
I don't think we should have him join the party just yet, but he would be useful to have when we break into Snakeoil's place.

>>32948185
We aren't begging her to solve the problem, we are letting her know shit is about to go down. Besides, only a fool doesn't use every tool he has at his disposal. If Jr doesn't want us having Celestia know/help then he will find a way to stop us.

>>32947948
Ask Spike if he knows anything about King Tezel or if he has any books on him.

>>32948218

Show him Rarity. That'll make him worry.

I'm against sending a letter right away. Inform him about what we've learned about Tezel so that he knows what to say, but only do so when all else has failed. I say bring him along, he can look for Twilight and we'd have a portable flamethrower on our side.

>>32948218
Tell Sweetie Belle to take Rarity to another room. When she is gone ask Spike if he can send one of those bottles to Princess Celestia along with a letter. The letter needs to tell her that a Gryphon calling herself Snakeoil Sally has been selling elixirs that drive Unicorns mad and make them start talking about King Tezel and castles in the sand.

>>32948218
Tell him yes.

Tell him to mention the whole crazy shebang. The griffin in town helping subdue and control the unicorns for the return on King Tezel, the drowsy unicorns, and locked up fillies, everything.

When they look at you funny, just tell them you were pretty sure you saw/heard all of this when getting your potion, you just didn't want to worry anyone.

While writing, look for a book mentioning the King.

>>32948229

Now we can with the new rules. I was just afraid of being knocked unconscious and being put in a cage, forced to watch our defeat and get a bad end.

>>32948324
>>32948318

In b4 no letter mechanic. This is Jr we're talking about.

Ask Spike to send Celestia asking if she knows anything of the Castle and King Tezel

>>32948218
Studying like mad? About what? Maybe she has an identify potion spell or something and knows more about the potion than we do.

>>32948294
We need a cure for the potions. To get that cure we need to have Zecora analyze to the potions. to do that we need a powerful Unicorn to figure out how to break the spell that is keeping Zecora from figuring out what is in the potions. Celestia counts as a powerful Unicorn.
>>32948218
What did you say was to the west of Ponyville?

>>32948372
Also the elixir

Be sure to not let Rarity know that we have some of the elixir with us.

>>32948393

I would think that we would get samples from Sally's cart when she's asleep, return them to Zecora, and then use those to determine a counter-spell.

>>32948248
>>32948294
You turn around and look at Sweetie Belle, motioning her to bring Rarity closer to Spike. She leads her derped out looking sister over next to Spike.

"Wh... What's happened to her? Why are her eyes all messed up like that?" Spike recoils slightly.

"I beg your pardon! My eyes are... they're just fine." Rarity shakes her head, letting her eyes readjust. "Spike, can you PLEASE turn off that infernal music? I knew I should've checked here first..." She looks about for a record player.

"This is what happens to unicorns that drink that elixir. It's poisonous... or magical... or something. Zecora couldn't figure it out."

"This is terrible! Where's Twilight then?! Is she going to be okay?!" He looks panicked.

"Pfff... don't be... so silly, Raisin. I'm fine, darl-whooa..." Rarity falls to her side. "On second thought... I think I'm just fine right here."

>>32948324
>>32948318
>>32948372
You ask Spike if he can take a letter. He shakes his head. "Now I'm worried. We need to tell the Princess immediately!" He picks up a quill and a piece of parchment, ready to take down whatever notes you wish to send.

Letting you guys choose the letter contents by voting. Be specific, be concise.

INFO MODE: To the west of Ponyville is Sweet Apple Acres. Further, a set of mountains.

>>32948437
We dropped of a few vials for her to analyze, but there was a spell in them that meant she couldn't figure out much of the elixir. We should find a way to break that spell and/or bring her the ingredients used to make the elixirs.

>>32948478
Include the bottle of elixir in the letter

>>32948478

Dear Princess Celestia

Evil threatens the world yet again, business as usual. I better get a statue made of solid gold through all this.

Just tell her there's a griffin selling a highly addictive potion around here and that she's done so before in another, nearby town. She's being paid by a King Tezel and has already rendered the elements of harmony into addicted drones. We'll try to fix it, and we'll send an update in the morning. If she doesn't hear from us, assume the worst.

>>32948478
Tell Spike to call Celestia a dirty whore and her repeated rape of Twilight Sparkle has ultimately led to the aforementioned student's mind cracking under the dark memories bubbling away at the back of her mind constantly, like a stream filled with shame, disgust and hatred.

>>32948478
Tell him that a con-gryphon using the name Snakeoil Sally has been in town for a few days selling something she claims is an Energy Drink. Tell her that the energy drinks make Earth Ponies and Pegasi weak after the energy boost wears off and it makes Unicorns start to go insane and hear strange music. Tell her that the Unicorns eyes go derpy and that some of them start talking about King Tezel, castles in the sand, and start looking towards a mountain range to the west of town. Tell her that we tried to have Zecora analyze the energy drinks, but they are magical and she can't figure out much about them.

>>32948478
Dear Princess Celestia:
The entire town of Ponyville is poisoned by mysterious potion.
Attempts to find a cure unsuccessful.
Elements of Harmony Compromised-Twilight and others in danger.
Send help ASAP.

>>32948576

Fuck, I forgot about that. The nearby town thing is significant, I'll bet. There are probably maps of the region in the library; check them to look for nearby villages. Manehattan's closest, but I doubt a whole city would fall under Sally's charms.

once the letter's sent, we should take a look at just what exactly Twilight was studying so hard earlier

>>32948581
>>32948576
BUSINESS AS USUAL IN MLP GENERAL
>>32948602
This looks pretty good. And send a sample of the potion, maybe?

Dear Princess Celestia

Get off your lazy fat ass and do something for once

>>32948652
If we do then we need to get Rarity out of the room or get out of the room ourselves so she won't see it.

>>32948581
>>32948675
You stop that.

>>32948478
Princess Celestia,

A con-griffin by the name of Snakeoil Sally has been poisoning the ponies of ponyville, but it's worse than just that.

The poisoned ponies are poised to peregrinate pointlessly around.

She's working for someone named King Tezel, send help soon before it's too late! Twilight's been affected too!

Dear Princess DUMBestia,

Its me, Twilight Sparkle, your favorite butt student. I hope you are continuing your UGLY lessons, cause you are the master at it. I cant want to see you a gain so we can fart. Whatever you do, send no help to Ponyville under any circumstances, lol lik you do anythign anyway XD

Your faithful fruit, Twilight Chumpass

>>32948754
I'd love to send one of these and load if we had the time to.

>>32948581
I have a story response to this letter already formulating in my head. Thanks for coming to these; I love your sense of humor

>>32948576
>>32948602
>>32948613
Dear Princess Celestia:

A griffin named Snakeoil Sally has been peddling a poisonous potion in Ponyville that causes ponies to pointlessly peregrinate. She has also sold this drink in a nearby town; we're not sure where, but the potion also causes Unicorns to lose their marbles and hear strange music.

I heard someone talk about some 'King Tezel'; I'm not sure how he's related to all of this, but Sally knows him I bet. I've got a good feeling that Sally knows King Tezel in his 'Castle in the Sand'.

Please, send help. They've got Twilight. We need any support you can spare.

Concerned citizen,
Raisin

You tell Spike to send the message with a sample of the elixir. He looks at the small bottle. "Uh.. it's kinda big. Shipping costs a little extra."

>>32948817
Ask him what he means by that.

>>32948817
>"Uh.. it's kinda big. Shipping costs a little extra."

"You want five smacks in the head or is there a discount?"

>>32948817
Don't bother with the elixir IMO, and look for a book about King Tezel.

>>32948817

Decline. Celestia doesn't know a lot about the magic her foes use, if last quest is any indication. Send the letter without a sample and see what Twilight was looking at before she left. If it's not of any significance, head for Sally's cart with Spike in tow.

Send it, check the time. If it's late, then Sally's probably asleep and we can gather evidence. Spike can then burn everything once we have what we need.

>>32948817
Give Spike Rarity for the shipping fee

>>32948897
But it stands to reason that she has Unicorns working for her that can figure this stuff out.

>>32948966
Also I bet she'll find it delicious!

Hey, another thing. I wonder what the significance of Sally going by the name of Sammy. She's either a tranny or a shapeshifter.

>>32948880
>>32948897
You respectfully decline on sending a sample of the elixir with the letter. After all, you don't have any Bits left to pay for... 'extra shipping'.

He shrugs his shoulder. "Okay, okay. I'll send it over. By the way... not to be a critic, but a lot of the letter sounds a bit... farfetched."

"Yeah! What's that 'Castle in the Sand' business you were going on about?" Scootaloo protests.

You tell her that you heard that weird mare talking about it back on the trail. You just assumed it fit in with the Tezel story Zecora told you.

"Well, I guess that makes sense." Sweetie Belle supports you. "Spike, please hurry. We gotta tell the Princess right away."

Spike inhales and sends the letter up in a flash of bright green fire. It soars out of the Library window and into the sky.

>>32948897
You ask Spike what Twilight was reading about before she left. "Almost everything. She had a stack of Ancient Unicorn History books she was burning through before she felt all woozy and left."

You notice that the library is spotless. "I cleaned everything up so that she'd be happy once she got back. You know how Twilight is with her 'organization'."

>>32949005
INFO MODE: Or clever with disguises and personalities.

>>32949005
>shapeshifter.


AS FAR AS YOU KNOW

>>32949029
Ask Spike if Twilight mentioned anything weird while researching.

>>32949029

Whelp, that lead's gone. Tell Spike that Twilight probably won't come back and that he should go out looking for her with us.

Head for the cart, but check the time first. Don't want to walk in on Sally while she's still up counting money and taking inventory.

>>32946714
>>32946714
Next thread is freeing up shortly, and this thread is about ready to kick the bucket.

Suggest moving soon.

>>32949029
We did good alerting the proper authorities.

Lets celebrate with Spike. With the elixir!

>>32949005
>>32949036
>Spike asks if he can talk to us in a back room
>He's not Spike

>>32949088
We probably want to wait for the letter to get back first. Ask him if he would be willing to help us break into Sally's room behind the stage and provide us with some firepower if things get hairy.

>>32949131

Well, if all goes as planned, I would want him to burn the whole fucking thing to the ground. That is, if we're strong enough to rescue the trapped unicorns.

>>32949175
We will need the place standing to convince the guards we aren't criminals. Ponyville's guards are stupid as hell.

>>32949131
>>32949088
You ask if Spike would be willing to travel with you to Sally's stage. Having a 'little firepower' with you would be quite useful. As he starts to nearly decline, you mention that Twilight is more than likely not going to come back until you can make a cure to Sally's potion. The only way to make a cure would be to see how Sally makes the potions.

Reluctantly, he nods. "We've gotta find out what's going on. I'll come with you guys."

Rarity is up by the door, opening it. "Rarity! Wait! What are you doing?" Sweetie Belle runs after her.

We'll move in a few minutes. I'll do one more response here, then you guys post your actions in the next thread.

>>32946714
>>32946714
>>32946714

>>32949198

A necessary sacrifice, besides, we'd have insane fillies and samples of materials as proof.

>>32949227
Yell at Sweetie Belle to stay back. Tackle her if she won't stop moving towards Rarity.

>>32949227

Go up to Rarity and tell her to stop, but don't touch her. We don't want to be blasted into oblivion with her telekinesis. Tell Sweetie to try to appeal to her sister as much as she can, maybe crying to get the full effect.

>>32949227
Tell Spike to kiss Rarity. She's out of her mind, she won't remember it.

>>32949396
>take advantage of the inebriated
Now THAT'S a /co/ response.

Still waiting on a consensus/majority vote.

>>32949396

Fuck, this. Not for the shipping, but it would definitely snap her out of trance.

>>32949431
Or she would throw him into a wall. You saw what she did to that tree branch.

It might just work, though.

>>32949431

You know, this might be crazy enough to work. If it fails, all we have is an unconscious dragon, but I have a feeling letting Rarity open the door will be much worse.

>>32949396
>>32949431
>>32949463
>>32949474
You look around the room as Sweetie runs up to her drugged out sister. You look over to Spike, getting a sudden idea from a story your mom read you once. You grab the little purple dragon, sling his slightly heavy body onto your back, and bolt towards Rarity.

"Raisin!? What are you doing?" Scootaloo trails behind.

"Look, I know this sounds crazy, but I have a feeling it's going to work. Spike, kiss Rarity."

He doesn't say a word.

"Do it. It just might break the spell!"

Rarity turns around slowly. "W.. wait. What's going on now?" Her eyes correct themselves as her head stops.

"Well... okay. Here it goes... I guess..." Spike walks up to Rarity and gives her a kiss on the cheek. Rarity shakes her head, slightly confused.

"S..Spike? What are you doing?" Her cheeks flush red. Her eyes drift about for a moment, but she's not opening the door anymore.

Sweetie Belle cocks her head at you. "I don't think it did anything... but it was a good idea, Raisin." She recalls the exact story you were referencing.

"No it wasn't." Scootaloo shakes her head. "That was pointless! We need to get out there and stop wasting time in here!"

Slightly embarrassed that your idea didn't work for some reason, you and the group head out of the library.

Responses in the next thread, please.

>>32949613

Head to Sally's cart. However, Sweetie should stay with Rarity and keep her someplace that far from the cart, but still within sight so she can come to our aid if necessary. I don't want Rarity drowning herself in the tub of elixir.

Ask Rarity why she was trying to leave.

Do you guys think we should use the sleeping powder on rarity if we can't convince her to stay? I was hoping we could keep it to make sure the Sally didn't wake up, but keeping rarity from wandering off could be more important.

>>32949749
Shouldn't they stay here in the library?

>>32949767

Maybe, yeah.

Dissolve some of it in water and use our empty bottle to trick Rarity into drinking it.

Still think we should look for a book about the king.

>>32949749
You and the group head out to Sally's stage in the town square.

"I'm glad we have Rarity with us.. otherwise those guards would chase us off for being up after hours..." Sweetie Belle watches a town guard walk by the stage, nodding his head as he passes behind it.

You see the stage all folded up. There doesn't appear to be an entrance from this side.

>>32949767
You inquire as to why Rarity was attempting to leave the Library without telling anybody.

"Oh... I was just feeling a bit groggy. I needed to go out for.. a walk... and to get away from that music." She looks around. "Is it just me or is it... getting... You can hear it, right? It's getting louder, isn't it?"

You shrug your shoulders.

>>32949920

Tell Rarity it's all in her head and that she has to fight it. Tell her the elixir was poisoned and she needs to try to ignore it. Urge Sweetie to just try to make small talk with her.

As for us, peek around both sides to see if Derpy's still standing guard.

>>32949961
This sounds good.

>>32949920
>shrug your shoulders
As much as a love shrugging ponies
This can't happen.

Anyway, tell the others to wait a bit and sneak up to the wooden door. Listen carefully for any noises inside.

>>32949920
>a town guard walk by the stage, nodding his head as he passes behind it.

I don't like this.

We need Spike and Scootaloo when we break in. Sweetie and rarity should probably wait outside.

>>32949961
>>32949993
>>32950054
You tell Sweetie Belle to wait outside here with Rarity. You tell her to keep her in sight at all times and don't let her wander off by herself anywhere.

"I'll stay put if you girls want me to... just... don't take too long..." Rarity shakes her head again, looking like she's about ready to fall asleep.

"I'll watch her. You guys go sneak in there and get whatever you can." Sweetie nods.

Spike suddenly belches a bright green flame. It folds up into a scroll and lands in his claws. “Hey! She responded back!” Quickly, you snatch the letter from Spike and unfurl it, desperate to see the contents.

“Dear Spike and Raisin,

The situation doesn’t sound good. I personally know this ‘Tezel’ pony that you mentioned. He’s and evil pony golem made entirely out of granite. Many years ago, he was an adversary of the Equestria.

I’ve also heard reports of a con artist named ‘Snakeoil Sammy’, but this Sally may be the same griffin. If that is the case, she is wanted in Canterlot for selling fraudulent potion ingredients to many of our citizens.

My royal guards will be by in the morning to assist you. I have already dispatched a small team to search for Twilight. I pray that she is alright.

Let me know if you need any help.

Signed,
Princess Celestia”

>>32950114
> adversary of the Equestria.

>>32950127
Whoops. Originally wrote the kingdom, forgot to edit.

My bad, quester.

>>32950114
QUERY: How long until morning?

>>32950114

Go full Solid Snake and peek around both edges to look for entrances and Derpy. Take it slow and be quiet.

>>32950193
INFO MODE: Currently, it's almost midnight. The moon is high up in the cloudless night sky.

>>32950114
Still vote sneaking up to that door and listening into the place.

>>32950199
This. Keep an eye out for guards, though. I think that the one we saw went inside.

Make sure that we have the letter with us or Scootaloo.

>>32950199
>>32950229
You silently motion for Scootaloo to follow you. She nods and sneaks behind you. Your boots muffle out noise as you stealthily approach the front of the stage. You keep your eyes out for Derpy and an entrance, knowing that she's probably standing guard somewhere out here.

"The coast looks clear..." Scootaloo whispers in your ear.

You peek around, but hold your position. You can hear the stage floor creaking ever so slightly.

Right now, you're around the side of the stage, under a lamp hung to the side of the stage above your head.

>>32950285
Looking to your left, you see a guard heading your way. He hasn't seemed to notice you yet.

How do you proceed? Also, do you want Scootaloo to hold the letter that is currently in your mouth?

>>32950310
No, keep the letter. We need Scootaloo to keep watch, and having her hold the letter will only make it harder to get our attention.

>>32950310
Since the letter from Celestia is legit, couldn't we show it to him and recruit him to help us out? After all, it's essentially a warrant for the griffin's arrest from the head of state.

>>32950310
Have Scootaloo hold the letter. We need to hide in the shadows until the guard passes by. While he passes by we need to try and tell what kind of pony he is and if he is under the influence of the elixirs. Once the guard is gone wave Spike over so he can come with us.

>>32950470
It will only help out if he hasn't been subverted.

>>32950431
>>32950470
>>32950481
You back up and hide around the front of the stage, obscured in the shadows. Scootaloo follows closely behind.

"Horsefeathers... how do we lose the guards?" She whispers.

You whisper back that you're rather certain that they haven't seen you yet. Otherwise, they would have called out. She nods. "Hope you're right."

I think we've got two for Scoots holding onto the letter, so...

You give the letter from the Princess over to Scoots and tell her to keep it safe. She gives you a salute. The town guard passes by the side of the stage.

He's an Earth pony wearing some armor. He seems well meaning, keeping vigilant for suspicious activity around the town square at night. Down one of the allies, you see a guard escorting a unicorn filly with some overburdened saddlebags to the back of the stage.

"You really shouldn't be out so late. I hope your show goes well tomorrow."

"Do you know of the Castle in the Sand?"

"...for the last time, NO. Go to sleep, little one." The guard stomps off.

"...Wait, what?" Scootaloo whispers.

>>32950633
What kind of Pony is the guard that was escorting the Unicorn filly?

>>32950688
INFO MODE: A similar build and look of the Earth pony that just passed by. He seemed concerned for the small filly.

>>32950633
Will it be possible to sneak around him and into the stage? Will it be possible for Spike to join us?

Is it even a good idea to be doing this? We know what is in there and we know that Sally will still be there by the time the guards arrive, unless she gets tipped off somehow.

>>32950633
Try to stop the filly before she goes inside, as long as you can make yourself not be seen.

Check her baggage.

>>32950633

who has the sleeping powder?

>>32950723
INFO MODE: The guard that escorted the heavily burdened unicorn filly has already went down an alleyway. Several guards are still patrolling around the back of the stage. At your current vantage point, you cannot see if Derpy is around.

>>32950745
The guard is currently passing by. The back of the stage is not very well lit.

>>32950759
Raisin has the sleeping powder in her inventory.

Is Spike with us or is he with Sweetie Belle and Rarity?

>>32950784
INFO MODE: Spike is currently with Rarity and Sweetie Belle. You can hear them making idle chatter, trying to keep Rarity focused on their conversation rather than some song that nobody else can hear.

>>32950633

sneak up on the filly and incapacitate her with sleeping powder. then haul her into the shadows before a guard sees

clean.
efficient.
hitman.

>>32950775
Stay hidden and watch the guards until we can work out a pattern of their movement. We need to get Spike over here so he can back us up if we get caught. Be sure to not wave Spike over until the cost is clear.

>>32950893
That's a waste of the powder.

>>32950745
>>32950893
>>32950922
You stealthily slink around the side of the stage and into another patch of shadows. You keep your eyes on the guards. As you watch for a break to call Spike on over, Scootaloo starts to slide around the side of the stage.

One of the passing guards does a double take over to your position as Scoots slides in next to you. "Alright. Let's get that filly."

>>32950985

"Wait."

don't move until the alerted guard has moved on

>>32950985
Tell Scootaloo we may have just been spotted. Both of us need to pull back as far into the shadow as possible if there isn't another shadow we can get to without being seen.

>>32951031
>>32951043
You put a hoof out and hug Scootaloo up next to the back of the stage.

"Wait." You whisper to her.

The guard squints on over to your position. As he looks over, you hear the door creak open to the stage. A horn honks twice. "Do you know of the Castle in the Sands?"

The horn honks once again as the filly makes her way in. The guard looks at the display curiously, tilts his head and moves on. You hear trotting out of the door before it shuts.

To you left, you watch Derpy walk on out. She seems pretty happy as she begins to follow the onlooking guard. She squeaks her horn at him as he continues on his patrol route. "Ugh.. not again...De-Bright Eyes, yes, it's a nice little horn you got there..." the guard groans.

"Huh. Wasn't that the weird pegasus with the ditzy eyes?" Scootaloo ponders quietly.

To your left is a small stairway leading to a door onstage. To your right is the corner of the stage and a lamp. Currently, there are no guards in sight.

>>32951189
If Spike can get over here without being seen then we need to wave him over and then the three of us need to get up the stairway and through the door. If he can't get over here then go up without him. Make sure that we don't get seen.

>>32951189
Is the lamp lit?

How big is it?

>>32951321
Oh hey, we'll need that lamp. Can Scootloo give us the letter and get the lamp?

>>32951319
INFO MODE: Currently, Spike cannot see you. If you wish, you can go to the side of the stage and wave your hooves to get his attention; he's looking by the side of the stage for any signs of activity.

You may signal him if you wish, but the guards are on a constant patrol tonight. They seem to be keeping the stage well guarded.

>>32951321
>>32951365
INFO MODE: The lamp is a small, portable one. It would not fit in your saddlebags, but it can be carried.

>>32951429
Is it lit?

>>32951429
INFO MODE: Also, the lamp is currently unlit. If lit, there would be no shadows to hide in back here.

>>32951453
Oil lamp? Or just a candle in a box?

>>32951429

wait for an opening, then signal to spike

>>32951479
INFO MODE: The lamp is a small candle located inside of a metal enclosure with glass surrounding it. It reminds you vaguely of the candle lantern you used on your first quest with the CMC.

Does the lamp have a shutter on it to control how much light escapes?

>>32951519
INFO MODE: The lamp has no shutters with which to control the amount of light it casts. It seems like a fairly simple streetlamp used to light the streets at night. It has a metal ring on its top from which it can be hung up or carried by a pony.

>>32951511
YOU'RE NOT MAKING MY PLANS OF BURNING THE PLACE DOWN EASY JR

Oh joy I think my laptop screen is about to die.

Try not to get anyone killed.

>>32951552
Why burn it down when Celestia is sending guards to it, it has stuff inside it that we need, and probably have pony children caged inside it?

take the candle out of the lamp

>>32951552
NAGGING MODE: You still have a stompstarter, Leth. Also, Spike breathes fire. If you also recall, the entire stage has felt lining on the walls.

>>32951574
Threat of force, really.

If it is feasible, move to where Spike can see us and signal him to join us. If we can't do this without being seen then Scootaloo needs to stick the letter in her saddlebags and get the lamp for us.

>>32951497
>>32951639
Cautiously, you bump Scootaloo and tell her to flag down Spike so that he can join the two of you. She pokes her hoof around the side of the stage and waves it about. Within a few seconds, you hear the sound of claws against the street.

A guard starts to come your way. Scootaloo's hoof is still in the light. She has not tipped over or broke the lamp, though she's right next to it.

You can hear sounds from the stage leaking through the walls. It sounds like metal contacting metal, like a door closing.

>>32951732
Grab our Slingsout out of Scootaloo's saddlebag and use it to shoot a rock over into a shadow away from us and away from the door. Hopefully this will distract the guard.

>>32951826
*slingshot

>>32951826
>>32951874
>Scootaloo does not have a slingshot. Sweetie Belle is currently holding both slingshots in her saddlebags.

Raisin: CMC Cape, Boots, Hayseed, Sleeping Powder, Rocks, Stompstarter
Scootaloo: CMC Cape, empty glass vial, 1 Snakeoil Sally Miracle Elixir

>>32951732
Which guard? The one that was escorting the unicorn?

Or the one we already evaded?

we are all split up and shit AGAIN. this fuckin spammer is startin to annoy me a tiny little bit.

>>32951896
INFO MODE: Though he looks similar to most guards, you're sure this is the one that passed you by the side of the stage. He's keeping his gaze fixated in a lower position as if looking for something small.

>>32951914
Shit, is he still fucking around? Gotta wait it out, I guess.

>>32951890
Shoot, can we throw/kick a rock to draw the guard away?

>>32951951
INFO MODE: You are more than capable of doing so.

>>32951959
Then let's do so.

fling a rock as far away from your position as you can, preferably into some bushes for extra noise

>>32952015
>>32952008
Make sure not to throw it across the guards line of sight.

Should probably move to
>>32948965
>>32948965
When we can.

>>32952008
>>32952015
>>32952030
You quickly reach into your saddlebags, withdrawing a small rock in your mouth. You drop it and kick it as it falls. It bounces in the alley way behind the guard. He flips around fast.

"...hello? Who's there?" He starts to carefully investigate the source of the noise.

Spike makes his way around the side of the stage. Scootaloo grabs him and yanks him out of the light. "Spike! Be more stealthy! You almost got us caught!" She chastises him.

"Sorry, my bad." He whispers.

Down another alley, you see another guard start to come your way. Your small group is well out of sight. From behind, you can hear the sound of talons tap on by. Suddenly, they stop. You hear a plop, then silence.

"Raisin, you lead the way." Spike looks about, waiting for you to move.

>>32952113
Responses in next thread:

>>32948965
>>32948965
>>32948965
>>32948965
>>32948965
>>32948965
>>32948965

Claiming this thread for Raisin Quest 3

Also, SpoilerTextAnon is a god.

A plop? What kind of plop did we hear?

>>32952142
Get scoots to take the lantern.

Head towards the door the unicorn went in and listen into the place.

>>32952142

ask spike to take the lamp

>>32952281
INFO MODE: It came from inside of the stage, you're certain of it. It sounded like a wide, open whoosh. At the end, you heard the squeaking of springs.

>>32952292
>>32952297
You look at Scoots and Spike and ask one of them to grab the little lantern behind you. Spike turns around and picks it up first. "Got it. Now what?"

You quickly lead the troupe over to the darkened stairway next to the stage door. The two of them stay down the stairs and look up to you as you put an ear up to the door. You can hear a song being hummed softly on the other side. It sounds like the one the mare in the forest was singing.
139

>>32952354
>a plop
>a wide, open whoosh

...did we just hear someone drop a deuce?

>>32952354

cautiously open the door and peek inside

>>32952165
aww yeah

>>32952422
You very carefully open the door and take a peek inside. The room is dark, but there is a soft, gentle glow pouring over the floor. Looking to the light source, you see a small sailboat shaped light on the floor. It illuminates the faces of several unicorn fillies inside of cages. They hum the pleasing melody with their eyes closed.

"What do you see, Raisin? What's going on in there?" Scootaloo whispers up to you.

>>32952390
I think it was someone getting into bed. get us, Scoots, and Spike inside without being seen.

So what happens in two years when Rasin goes to see a therapist?
Assuming she survivies/

>>32952489
"Shh!"
Signal her to follow quietly.

>>32952354
>139
I'm new to this, what does this mean?

we should dose the griffon with some sleeping powder once we're inside, just to make sure she doesn't wake up while we're poking around in her stuff

>>32952489
This room leads to the tub/sand room right?

>>32952494
>>32952520
"Shh!"

You motion the two to come up and follow you inside. As you open up the door, it creaks a little bit. The fillies seem to not notice your entrance.

Spike and Scootaloo follow close behind. When they get into the room, Scootaloo and Spike draw a sharp breath upon seeing the fillies. "Whoa. Creeeeepy..." Spike relaxes a bit when he realizes that they must be sleeping. Scootaloo simply stares at them. "..are they singing in their sleep?" She whispers rhetorically.

Looking about, you see a small hallway with fillies in cages on either side. In the middle of the hallway is a sailboat shaped night light. At the end is a pile of golden treasures. To the left of the treasures is a door handle. In front of you is a counter with tons of memorabilia and satchels upon it. To your right is an older looking door. It looks kind of broken, to be honest.

"...Where's this evil griffin lady at?" Spike whispers to you.

>>32952536
GAME INFO: It's a close call. I'm running a random number generator everytime you make an action. You have a 1/1000 chance of a bomb you had on your persons to detonate. Currently, it's under a rock behind the barn at Sweet Apple Acres.

Number rolled this turn: 212

>>32952553
INFO MODE: No. This is the main room

>>32952649
Check what's in the satchels.

>>32952649
Judging by where we heard the squeak, can we tell what door the bedroom is behind?

>>32952690

I think the broken door to the right leads to the tub
so the griffon is probably behind the other one

>>32952690
INFO MODE: Using your previous information, you determine that the 'bedroom', or the area in which you heard the plop through the wall, is the room down the hall next to the treasures.

>>32952689
Getting up on your rear legs, you look over the table to see what's on it. Several pictures of Sally are placed around. She's in a variety of costumes, dancing on stages in towns you've never seen before. One picture has her dressed up as a guy.

You poke one of the satchels. It jingles.

"That's a LOT of money..." Scootaloo is suddenly by your side, pouring over the satchels of bits strewn all over the table.

Behind the door that you entered, you hear something walk on by. It sounds like the guards patrolling the streets, but you have no way of knowing for certain.

>>32952784
Give Spike the satchel of sleeping powder and tell him to stand next to the door to left left of the treasure pile. If the Gryphpon walks through the door he needs to make sure she gets a nice big sniff of it. See if we can lock the door that we entered through. Tell Scootaloo to be careful what she touches, we don't the the guards Celestia sends to think she had anything to do with this.

>>32952784
Hide, might be Derpy

>>32952837
>we don't want the guards

Hurrrrrrr

>>32952784

open the broken door. remember to lift it so it doesn't scrape against the floor

if the footsteps start to go up the steps, hide in there

>>32952902
This.

>>32952841
>>32952902
>>32952989

You look over your shoulder to the source of the noise. "Guys... I think Derpy is coming back."

Scootaloo snaps her head over to you. "What? Now?" She whispers, worried. Spike looks around for a hiding spot, walking under the table and draping a scarf over his head.

You look to the broken door, remembering that it leads into the 'washroom'. Lifting up carefully, you stealthily open the door enough to squeeze inside. You tell Scootaloo to follow.

The room is pitch black. Your rear boots steps on something smooshy. You're sure that this might be the algae from the tub.

"I can't see anything, Raisin..." Scootaloo stays very close to you, putting a hoof around your back. She's breathing a bit faster.

You can hear talking outside.

>>32952998
Whisper for her to not move an inch, this is probably where she brews the stuff and we don't want any empty vials getting knocked over.

>>32952998
Is Spike with us in the washroom?

>>32952998

put a hoof around her
"be brave, scoots. like rainbow dash"

>>32953019
You whisper for her not to move a muscle. To reassure her, you put a hoof around her as well. Her breathing calms down a little.

"You smell that?" You ask.

"Yeah... what is it?" Scootaloo whispers back.

"I think this is the brewing room... there's probably a lot of bottle laying around, so don't make any sudden moves."

There's a dead silence in the air. You can still hear some muffled talking outside of the door. Scootaloo whispers again. "Where's Spike?" You watched him duck under the table in the other room. He's not blended in well with the surroundings, but he's kind of out of sight.

>>32953090
*bottles. Sorry, slightly tired.

>>32953090
Whisper to Spike that you can see him, and that he needs to get over here quickly and quietly.

>>32953090
Tell spike to come with us and carefully close the door behind him.

is there a >rape quest going on in here?

>>32953154
>Spike and two fillies alone in a dark room
Looks like it

>>32953154
Nono, a dried grape quest.

Close, but not quite.

>>32953110
>>32953119
You whisper over to Spike that he's not hidden very well. He needs to get inside the washroom and shut the door.

In the absolute silence, he slides over to you and Scootaloo. He gives the door a shove. It scrapes against the floor. He closes it partially, realizing how much noise it's making.

Some of the unicorn fillies in the other room start humming again, filling the air with their melody.

You cannot hear the outside with their humming. Currently, you cannot see anything. You feel slightly claustrophobic in the small, cramped, smelly room.

>>32953202

Take a deep breath and look closely at our surroundings.

>>32953202

check inventory

>>32953202
Close the door by lifting it a bit first so it doesn't make as much noise.

>>32953202
Lift the door and position it so it doesn't look like it got moved.

>>32953202

Shit I'm back from theater. Skimmed the past threads, so hopefully I'm up to speed.

So we're in the tub room now? Gather samples of the sand, fungus, and currently fermenting potion.

Leth you crazy bastard, why did you post the linkboard?

>>32953240
You draw in a deep breath in an attempt to stop smelling the sour, bitter air. Looking around, you see nothing in the pitch darkness.

You feel Scootaloo under your foreleg and her foreleg across your back. Spike stands closeby with a scarf over his head still. It brushes against you.

>>32953274
Raisin: CMC Cape, Boots, Hayseed + Peppermint Candy Canes, Rocks, Stompstarter, Sleeping Powder

>>32953294
>>32953315
>>32953318
You carefully scoot by Spike. "You've gotta lift while moving the door, otherwise it scrapes against the floor." You whisper in the darkness. You move the door until it's completely closed.

The room is silent again. Scootaloo searches the darkness for you, bopping you on the nose. "Raisin... why are we in here?" She inquires.

"Did you hear something?" Spike asks.

Behind two doors, you can't hear much. There seems to be no activity, currently. Being unable to see anything, you cannot collect any samples.

>>32953367
Bop her back.

>>32953367
Lift the door and open it just a crack so we can see out.

>>32953367

Shit, we should have grabbed the lantern.

Ask Spike how well he thinks he can control his flame. Like, can he just breath controlled puffs to gives some light without setting fire to anything? Failing that, slowly explore the room by gently feeling our way. Be mindful that the walls have shelves of bottles, so feel around the floor and stay away from known walls.

>>32953325
I don't think it being posted once at 1 am in a thread past bump limit is going to do anything.

>>32953367
Boop scootaloo on the nose.

Then shush her and listen carefully.

>>32953432

I thought Spike had the lantern

>>32953407
>>32953441
You search around, giving Scootaloo a bop on the nose back. "H..hey! What was that for?" She whispers.

"You bopped me. On the nose."

Spike gets out of the tight huddle. "So... why are we in here ag-" He bumps into a glass bottle and freezes. You cannot see anything, but you hear the bottle rattling back and forth.

"Careful. There's bottles everywhere in here."

>>32953432
>Spike has the lantern on him.

Outside this washroom door, you can hear a noise. It sounds like a door opening. Immediately after, you hear some soft humming.

>>32953471
If we light the lantern then Derpy will be able to see it through the door. Let's wait to hear any more noises, and then lift and open the door just a crack so we can see.

>>32953471
Stay quiet, keep listnening. Don't turn on the lantern yet.

>>32953471

Don't.

Move.

>>32953471

Pay close attention: does it sound like Rarity? It's either her or Twilight

Stand still, don't light the lantern. Eavesdrop.

>>32953503
>>32953504
>>32953506
>>32953507
You stop and listen closely. Everyone in the room holds their breath and listens along. You hear some hooves shuffling into the stage. "Do you know of the Ca-" A filly gets cut off. The sounds in the other room stop for a moment.

Suddenly, the room fills with inquiries. "Do you know of the Castle in the Sand?" It keeps being asked at random intervals. Another door opens up.

"Pretty Eyes! C'mon, you know better than to get noisy around the kids!" You hear a sad honk on the horn. Talons drag across the floor. "Yes, yes, kids. I know about the Castle in the Sand. I've been there too. So have you."

You hear a cage open. "Alright, in ya go, little one. That's quite a haul you brought back for your Aunt Sally... my goodness..." The door closes soon after. The question is repeatedly asked.

"Alright. Pretty Eyes, just go outside for a few minutes. I'll get them settled down." The outside door opens and shuts once again. You can hear Sally in the other room, shuffling through her stuff.

>>32953576
Is she in a good spot for us to hit her with that sleeping powder? I want to either hit her with it now, or wait until she goes back to bed so we can ensure she will be here and in no condition to run when Celestia's guards show up in the morning.

>>32953611
INFO MODE: Currently, you're behind a shut door. You'll have to open it up a smidge to see her, much less cover her in a sleeping powder projectile.

masturbate

>>32953611
>>32953611

Wait until Sally stops shuffling. Don't light the lantern. Ready the sleeping powder in case she goes into this room.

I doubt sleeping powder will do much. Griffins probably have a big difference in physiology and they're a good deal larger.

>>32953611
I'd vote against a direct assault right now. We're kind of in recon mode.

Even derpy will think about going to sleep soon. Wait for them to snooze off.

>>32953576
Give the sleeping powder to Scoots
Open the door
Get on the floor
Everybody walk the dinosaur

While Sally is staring at you in confusion, BAM! Sleeping powder on her face!

Wait and listen. Don't move, but tell Spike to be ready to use his fire breath.

>>32953611
>>32953656
>>32953674
You stay perfectly still. Just in case Sally comes to the door, you equip your sleeping powder. "Stop moving around so much, Raisin..." Scootaloo whispers to you very quietly.

You can hear a series of chimes in the other room. It sounds exactly like the melody that the fillies were humming when you came into the stage. The questions begin to calm down. "There we go. You little fillies are tired, aren'tcha?" They start to hum once again. Suddenly, you hear something shatter.

"Oh, by Celestia's tail..." Sally tiptoes about. The fillies start to ask their question about the Castle in the Sand again. "C'mon, kids... just go to sleep. You've got so much treasure hunting to do at the Castle tomorrow... just go to sleep, already..." Her pleading is met with more questions.

"Okay... I know I've got another bottle around here somewhere... oh come on... somewhere..."

The door in front of you starts to scrape against the ground.

>>32953749

Throw throw the powder the moment you see her face. Once she's hit, tell Spike to be in a good position so we can threaten her with dragonfire if she doesn't fall asleep. I'm hoping it'll have some sort of narcotic effect, though.

>>32953749

Shit, make sure the powder bag is untied and throw it when the door opens.

>>32953749
Sleeping powder

TO THE FACE/BEAK/WHATEVER

>>32953749
Whisper for them to shut their eyes and hold their breaths. Make sure the the powder will come out of the satchel. As soon as the door open,s hold our breath and hit her in the face with the powder.

>>32953842

This too, I fogot about the holding breath thing.

>>32953781
>>32953806
>>32953821
>>32953842
The door scrapes open a little more. You can feel Scoots shaking under you. In your mouth, you hold the Sleeping Powder satchel, ready to throw it when you see the griffins face. You nudge Scootaloo, telling her to hold her breath. She breathes in quietly, prepared. You can't see Spike and dare not speak loud enough to alert him.

The door opens up just a bit. You see a talon reaching around by the inside of the door. It grabs at nothing. The room has a little bit of light in in; to your left, you see Spike hugging a bottle, keeping it from hitting the floor. Apparently, he caught it earlier. He's frozen in an awkward position.

>>32953896

Grab the bottle from Spike and gently place on the ground near the door. She's tired, and we can play the waiting game.

>>32953896
Put a bottle near her hand.
Don't hand it to her or move it while she is grabbing it.

Anyone else getting Scooby Doo flashbacks?

>>32953919
No, motion for him to do this, we have the bag in out mouth.

>>32953936
Yes.

>>32953896

Don't move. She's right next to us; any tiny sound would give away our presence. Are there shelves near where she's grabbing? Just hold our breath and hope she finds something on her own.

>>32953927

just wait for the chase music to start

>>32953919
>>32953927
>>32953936
>>32953944
You motion for Spike to set the bottle down by her grasping talon. Quickly, he gets the hint. He sets it down on it's side by the end of her reach. She taps the glass. Reaching in a bit further, she feels the end of the bottle. "Theeeere we goooo..." She struggles a moment, then withdraws the glass, leaving the door open behind her.

Spike and Scootaloo let out a quiet sigh of relief. You hear her start tapping on the bottles once again. "Yes, I'm playing the song. You guys know this one, right?" The fillies start to hum along and go into a trance. "Sleep, kids... sleep..." When all of the fillies stop talking, she breathes a sigh of relief. Her talons drag back towards the opposite end of the backstage room. Faintly, you hear her speak.

"What am I going to do?" The door opens and shuts once again.

"I...is it safe?" Spike whispers.

>>32954003
Whisper that we will check, then lift the door and open it a crack.

>>32954003

"I think so"
take a peek. if it's safe, creep out into the main room

>>32954003

Count in your head for 100 seconds. If you don't hear any more movement, gently lift and pull the door open until there's enough light in the washroom to see.

Shit, my heart is racing a little

>>32954023
>>32954030
>Sally left the door open a bit; you go on and check

"I think so..."

In the main room, you see the night light on the floor and the unicorn fillies humming to the song that Sally played earlier. They look very peaceful. The room is pretty inactive beyond their humming. You wait for a moment, but there doesn't seem to be any other noises that you're currently able to hear.

>>32954003
We still have Derpy outside.

Suggest we wait in the room until she comes back.

>>32954067
Wait until we have the tune memorized, in case we need to hum it to not attract attention, then lift and open the door enough for us to stick the front half of our body out.

>>32954067
Close the door CAREFULLY, turn on the lantern and start investigating. The light can't go under two doors.

>>32954078

what he said

>>32954102
Clever. Seconded.

>>32954102

Yeah, maybe practice trying to derp our eyes and tell the others to pay attention too.

Have Spike light the lantern with his breath.

Hey, before I forget, look at the fillies and see if any of their horns look filed down.

>>32954078
>>32954102
>>32954113
>>32954115
You decide to wait inside the room for a bit. Knowing that Derpy is probably still outside, you camp for a moment. You let the gentle choir of voices fill your mind. You begin to feel calmed by their melodic humming.

The room soon falls silent. Almost immediately after, you hear the signature creak of the front door. It opens slowly, then shuts nearly silently. Looking into the room, you see Derpy. She sets her horn on the table silently.

"Oh Celestia... who is it..."

>>32954148
Looking into the room, you watch Derpy walk on by. She collapses up on the pile of treasure, contorting herself oddly in order to stay on it. She shuts her eyes and relaxes. The fillies all seem untouched; you don't recognize any of them.

>>32954172
>"Oh Celestia... who is it..."

Was that Derpy saying that?

>She collapses up on the pile of treasure, contorting herself oddly in order to stay on it.

That sounds....odd. Let's open the door enough to give us some light while we collect samples of things from inside the brewing room.

>>32954172
>She sets her horn on the table silently.
Oh, THAT horn. For a moment there I thought she was a unicorn.

Sounds like Sally is about to come out again...

>>32954172

whose voice was that?

>>32954172

Light the lantern and look around the room we're in.

>>32954214
>>32954223
Not yet, if that voice was Sally then she's probably about to appear again.

>>32954214
>>32954219
Nope, that was like a general question from Scootaloo and Spike. Forgot to write in the speaker.

Don't want to confuse you guys. Think about your next course of action carefully. Do you guys need a hint at all? I can give you an EXTREMELY generic one if you wish... beyond others that have already been provided in the last few posts.

>>32954258
Let's take the hint.

>>32954258

No hint. We live or die by our own ability.

Stay hiding in the washroom, don't light the lantern.

>>32954334
I'm bored of hiding, what's the hint?

>>32954258

>hint?

Jr, I can't believe you're going so soft on us. Part of what Raisin quest fun is the relentless nature of it. Light the lantern and explore the washroom.

>>32954258
Does it has something to do with that not really being Derpy?

good night questers

please don't die

I like Raisin

>>32954334
>>32954354
Ugh.. you wouldn't believe how tired of waiting for responses I can get sometimes. You're right, though; no spoon feeding. Fuck you guys; I'm strapping my cock back on.

You tell Spike to got ahead and light his lantern quick. He covers the lantern and breathes a flame into it. Instantly, the room fills with a soft candlelight. All around you are bottles; the sink, floor, and shelves all are loaded with bottles. Behind you, against the wall, is a algae and moss covered bathtub. It seems to be where the smell is coming from.

On the floor near the tub, there is a big bag of glittery sand. It looks rather pretty.

"...I think you were right, Raisin. This looks like the potion room." Scootaloo realizes that the lights are on now and removes her hoof from your back.

Also
>>32951997
>>32951997
is dead and ready for infestation

>>32954408
G'night, Leth. Thanks for playing, man!

Catch ya in the generals sometime.

No guarantees on little Raisin, though. Tonight could be her night.

>>32954418
The door is closed, right?
How broken is it? Enough that it will be shining light all over the outer room?

>>32954418

ask spike to collect some samples of the algae, moss and whatever the hell is in the tub, while you slip out into the main room

apply some sleeping powder to Derpy so she doesn't suddenly wake up and send treasure flying everywhere

>>32954418

Check to see if the algae and moss looks like Moldrot.

Try to gather as much of it in an empty bottle as possible without touching it. Also fill a bottle with sand and maybe fill a bottle with the fermenting potion.

>>32954418
Is there a bunch of sand on the floor like last time?

I have a feeling we won't be finishing tonight; this feels like a three day quest, but we completely wasted our second night dicking around for once again being too cautious.

>>32954418
Make a sandcastle.
Prepare for epic boss fight.

why do I have this sinking feeling that we're screwing up very, very badly?

>>32954446
The door is currently creaked open. Light is pouring into the other room quite freely.

>>32954459
You have one empty bottle currently in Scootaloo's inventory. What do you wish to take with you?

>>32954463
Indeed, there is.

Let's continue in the next thread:
>>32951997
>>32951997
>>32951997
>>32951997
>>32951997
>>32951997

>>32954503

Grab empty bottle from the shelves and fill them up so we have one bottle of everything. Then we can take inventory.

>>32954503
Check to make sure that Sallys door is closed. Look at Derpy. How much light is actually in the other room? We don't want her to wake up.

>>32954561
This

I wonder how Rarity is doing...

>>32954503

Take inventory.

Grab empty bottle from the shelves and fill them up so we have one bottle of everything.

>>32954532

Take a moment to check on Hayseed, just to make sure we still have her. I'm also debating on whether or not we should save. We got very lucky with the infiltration and this seems like a good spot if we're about to reach a critical decision.

>>32954532
Make sure our boots our on, then collect some samples of moss and alge with our cape and collect the bag of sand. Have Scootaloo use wind from her wings to smooth the sand out so we don't leave any prints then ask Spike if he thinks Derpy sleeping on the mound of treasure like that is odd.

>>32954532

take a sample of whatever's in the tub

slip out into the main room. leave the lantern in the potion room

>>32954583
Raisin: CMC Cape, Boots, Hayseed + Peppermint Candy Canes, Rocks, Stompstarter, Sleeping Powder (Currently Equipped, in mouth)
Scootaloo: 1 empty glass vial, 1 Snakeoil Sally's Miracle Elixir
Spike: Lantern (lit)
Alrighty. I see 2 collect samples, Hug Hayseed (save), and ask about Derpy. What shall you guys be doing?

>>32954604
>Save inside a DANGER AREA

No.

>>32954604

I'm a bit hesitant since I don't know if we're too late. Saving here might fuck us over. On the other hand, Zecora's hut is REALLY far back. I don't want to have to waste another night just getting back to where we we're at now.

>>32954637

have spike collect samples while you ask about Derpy

>>32954637
Give the powder to Spike and ask him if he thinks there is something stranger than usual about Derpy. Make sure our boots are on then start collecting samples and get the bag of sand, if it has a loop try and carry it over our shoulder. Once we are out of the sand have Scootaloo use wind from her wings to smooth the sand.

>>32954637

Discard stompstarter and hide it as best we can (we have a pet dragon to light fires for us now). Have us grab a bottle of the algae and moss, then fill Scootaloo's empty bottle with sand and have her swap out a filled bottle with a bottle of the fermenting potion. We can talk about Derpy while we're doing all this.

>>32954583
>>32954605
>>32954610
Using the resources around you, you snag two extra bottles from the floor. You hand one off to Scoots and tell her to get some of the sand.

"...why? It's just sand. Should we really waste a vial o-" You stare at her. She sighs. "Okay, whatever. Let's get some sand." She scoops up some of the glittering sand and places it in the vial.

Using your boots, you are able to safely collect a sample of the bathwater and the algae. You have one extra bottle, but there's really no way to scoop up the mold.

As you collect some samples, you ask about Derpy. "Oh... Bright Eyes... yeah, she's kind of... well, she's not the most clever pony in Ponyville." You ask about her being on the treasure pile in back and how it looks terribly uncomfortable. "I don't know what's up with that... some of that stuff looked pretty 'old' though..."

You hear the door behind you creak slightly.

>>32954695
>Discard stompstarter
No way, this thing has saved our asses more times than we can count.

>>32954721
The entrance door or the bedroom door? Lift and shut our door.

>>32954753
INFO MODE: The washroom door.

>>32954721

Turn our heads, but don't do anything unless we see someone look in. Then it's a blast of powder to the face

Are we seriously going to die after all we've done? Is there any point in coming here, or is it just another dead end? We're so close to making a breakthrough.

>>32954721

be ready with that sleeping powder

>>32954766
>INFO MODE: The washroom door.

Things are about to get >fun. Turn around and get ready to use that sleeping powder.

>>32954783
>>32954793
You turn quickly, your bag of sleeping powder at the ready. Your friends haven't noticed yet, but Derpy is peeking her head into the room. She looks at you with a smile at first, but tilts her head slightly. She looks down at the lantern on the floor.

>>32954823
Put her to sleep.

>>32954823

Start gently humming the tune. Be ready to toss the powder if she begins to look angry or opens her mouth to say something.

Are you using Bright Eyes as her name or just a nickname? I feel odd calling her two different things

>>32954823
Smile back and her and greet her softly. Call her "Pretty eyes" or whatever it was that the griffon used.

>>32954823
Make your eyes derpy and ask, "Have you been to the castle in the sand?" But not too loud, don't want to wake Sally.

>Knock Derpy out
>Pretend to be a derped out filly
>Greet her kindly and hope for the best

>Should have closed the door.

Well, we've lost. We don't put her asleep, she wakes Sally; we do put her to sleep, her body thumps on the floor which wakes Sally anyway.

Go with the humming idea. Derpy is just stupid, not blind. However, don't let her lead us into a cage if she buys our ruse.

>>32954899

Fool her. 5 bucks says we have to reload no matter what path we choose.

can we really pull off pretending to be a derped pony if we aren't a unicorn?

>>32954823
Give her a candy cane.
Bitches love candy canes.

>>32954899
Greet her kindly. Worst case scenario we hold our breath, hope the others do the same, and stomp the bag of powder so it goes everywhere and hopefully affects her.

>>32954958
That sounds terrible. Why stomp it when throwing it takes the same amount, if not less time and wont fuck us all up?

>>32954905
>>32954916
>>32954905
I liked the candy cane idea. That was good.
You decide to go ahead and act like one of the fillies in the other room. Scootaloo looks up at you as you stare at Derpy. She's fixated on the lamp still. She blows at it fruitlessly.

You force your eyes off center. "Have you been to the Castle in the Sand?"

Scootaloo turns to see Derpy. She immediately freezes, mid shriek. "H-Have... Have you been to the Castle in the Sand?" Scootaloo follows your lead. Spike looks up at the pegasus and tries to derp his eyes out. He can't manage it. "I got nothin."

Derpy immediately reaches a hoof into the room, covering your mouth. She looks panicked. Carefully, she opens the door up a bit. She backs up, tapping gently on the floor for you to follow her. You and Scootaloo walk out, bags filled with samples.

"I can't believe she fell for it." Scootaloo whispers with her eyes still derped. Derpy opens up two empty cages, nodding at you.

Well Jr, it looks like consensus if greet her with a whisper and a candy cane and hope for the best.

>>32954995
What are the locks/latches on the cages like?
Something that we can open easily?
We do still have hayseed, right? We can't get irreversibly locked in anywhere so long as we have her.

>>32954998
Err... I had two for Trick Her... the others seemed to have only a single response of support.

>>32954995

drop the sleeping powder
try to indicate it to Spike as you make your way to the cages in feigned compliance
then have Spike dose her while she's focusing on shutting you in

>>32954995

Damn, I was afraid of this. Maybe if we try to show her the sleeping powder to make her curious about it, then tossing it in her face when she goes to remove it from our mouths.

Trying to run would just result in her blowing the horn, and I doubt we can outrun a pegasi, derped or not.

I'm half tempted to go in the cage just to see what kind of fate would befall us. Sally said that we'd be going to the Castle in the Sand tomorrow, and she might just let us out with the others when she takes them. We could make a break for it then. Extremely risky, but it's the only other idea I can come up with.

>>32955068
This is our best bet at getting out, I think.

>>32955025

Reloading now would mean redoing the whole night. Reload in only the case of certain death.

>>32954995
Hold your breath and pretend to eat out of the bag of sleeping powder, then give it to her.

>>32955068

Yeah, does she see Spike? This sounds like a really good idea.

Remember that we still need to check on Sweetie Belle and Rarity. we can't afford to get locked up.

Does she just ignore spike? Maybe we should try just underping our eyes and stopping chanting. Maybe she will ignore us.

>>32955068
>>32955107
Whichever one of these makes the most sense to Raisin.

>>32955025
INFO MODE: The locks on the cages look rather sturdy. The bars are made of thick cast iron. The cages seem built to last an explosion.

They look pretty easy to open if they remain unlocked, however. There's a latch on the door itself that just needs to be pulled up.

>>32955068
>>32955088
>>32955107
As you walk to the cages, you drop your sleeping powder. With a swish of your tail, you point to it. Spike follows you out cautiously, picking up the satchel.

Derpy looks concerned, wanting you and Scoots to get inside the cages. "I'm not going in there." Scootaloo says through her teeth quietly.

>>32955152
Use a small rock or a candy cane to sabotage the lock.

>>32955152
Motion for Spike to get it in Derpy's face. Exaggerate a yawn if he questions us.

>>32955152

wink at her and mouth the words "trust me"
enter your cage and hope Derpy's attention follows you and gravitates away from Spike

>>32955152
face arent you tired? you play this already like 5 hours or so :]

>>32955152

Ask Derpy why is she doing this? Maybe she'll humor eyes if we keep our eyes screwed up and pretend we're still in trance.

>>32955227
Oh god... you have no idea, anon. I'm exhausted.

>6.5 hours straight of questing thus far

Alrighty, we have:

>Ask Derpy why she's doing this
>Go along with ploy; enter cages
>Sabotage lock

Spike knows what to do with the powder. Twilight has used it on him several times.

>>32955255
Wait point behind Derpy so Spike will have a chance to hit her with the powder.

>>32955255

go along with it
trust Spike to do his part when the time comes

>>32955255

Sleeping powder. Suddenly look to the door as if someone was coming to distract her.

Please, just let us either escape or reload and then we can stop. I have a feeling we still have quite a long way to go.

>>32955255
6.5 hours, holy shit. I would have guessed 2

Get spike to ready the powder.

Don't get in the cage, we've got too much to do tonight to get locked in somewhere by shenanigans.

>>32955291

>So she's distracted when she looks at the door too, expecting someone.

Fuck, I'm tired too.

>>32955291
second

>>32955291
>>32955297
>>32955282
In a continuance of your ruse, you look toward Sally's bedroom door. With a bit of courage, you question Derpy. "Have you ever been to the Castle in the Sand?" She follows your line of sight slowly toward the door.

"Now, Spike... do it now..." You whisper while making a throwing motion with your foreleg. He gives the small satchel a toss...

...

...and it hits Derpy in the face. She turns her head around, facing your group once again. She blinks. Suddenly, she falls over, snoring midfall. Her head bangs into the cages, unnaffecting her sudden sleep. You hear several of the fillies jump up in the cages.

"Uh oh..." Scootaloo looks around at the awake fillies.

"Do you know of the Castle in the Sand?"

The stage fills with the loud questioning of 10 fillies. Regardless of the noise, you hear a sudden stirring in the room beyond the treasure pile.

>>32955339
Grab our shit and book it. Derpy is derpy, so hopefully if we aren't caught in the act she can assume its just her.

>>32955339

Just as I expected.

We have to run as fast as we can now. I'm not letting this night go to waste. If we're strong enough to carry Spike, then tell him to get on our back and run as far away as we can. If Sally's on our tail, then I suppose we have to choice but to reload.

>>32955352

This is our best course of action, but I think Sally will be tipped off when she notices narcotic powder all over the poor pegasus's face.

>>32955381
One can always hope.

What colour is the powder? It might blend in...
wishfull thinking.

remember to close the door behind you on the way out

We didn't rescue the fillies, so we can't have Spike belch some fire in the direction of the bedroom door and let the whole place go up in flames.

Victory is not worth killing children.

>>32955339
Get out of there as quietly and quickly as possible. Make sure we grab the empty satchel on the way out, we don't want to leave any clues that we were here.

>>32955367

We have the samples right? Be sure we have them in our inventory, then scram.

>>32955352
>>32955367
>>32955381
Immediately, you flip around and bolt to the door. You don't say a word as you sprint out, hoping to evade Sally's gaze. As you open up the stage exit, her bedroom door opens up.

"Oh, come ON. Pretty Eyes... what ar--" Spike is the last one out of the door. He gives it a slam as your party head to the front of the stage. The morning sun is rising. As you sprint, you hear the stage door fly open.

"She's onto us!" Scootaloo stops for a moment, letting Spike jump up on her back. She sprints back up to your side.

Sweetie Belle and Rarity are not waiting out front. The streets seem rather empty this early in the morning. Where to you run to?

>>32955400
Very thoughtful, but if you stopped for it, you'd probably get caught.

>>32955435
Run in different directions, meet at Rarity's.

>>32955435
So was that a "--" as in shock as seeing us, or getting cut off by the door closing?
She might not know who we are yet.
>>32955449
That's where Rarity and Sweetie went, right? Second. If not, go to where they are.

>>32955435
Are we still at the top of the steps?

She better not escape because we thought we could be action heroes and sneak into there.

>>32955435

Run around to the opposite side of the stage/cart/whatever structure we were in. Sally will probably assume that we're trying to run as far as we can and will probably go looking for us somewhere other than here.

Let's hope Han Solo's methods apply in the poniverse.

>>32955449
>>32955458
We need to find some way of keeping Sally occupied until the Royal Guards get here.

>>32955459
INFO MODE: No, you're already out front of the stage, currently running for what you think is your life.

>>32955458
INFO MODE: On both of these, I cannot answer. You do not know where Rarity and Sweetie Belle went off to.

>>32955475

Fuck, this actually is a good tactic.

Change my vote to this.

>>32955488
Didn't we tell them to go somewhere? Fuck, my memory dies when I'm tired.

>>32955482

Even if the guards get here, Jr probably has it arranged so that it would be too late. This is our quest, our chance to be heroic.

Circle behind the stage and hide.

alright, we're Cutie Mark Crusaders. we know this whole town like the back of our hooves. that griffon does not

use your intimate knowledge of the city's various shortcuts and back passages to zig-zag around town until you've lost your pursuer

>>32955475
Do this, but get out Hayseed.

>>32955508
Were you here yesterday? She was still here this afternoon. We really should have just let the guards take care of her, she isn't the BBEG.

>>32955475
>>32955489
>>32955508
You bolt around the front of stage and slide to the opposite side. As you clear the corner. You hear her talons scrape against the stones outside.

"WHERE ARE YOU!? WHAT DID YOU TAKE?!" Sally yells out in the town square like a maniac. You cannot see her, but you hear her talons shuffling against the ground. Immediately, you hear her wings start flapping.

"Oh yeah. I forgot she could fly..." Spike shakes nervously.

>>32955527
Under the wagon. She'll probably go pretty much straight up to try to get the best view.

>>32955527
Can we get under the stage?

>>32955545
INFO MODE: A stylish wooden curtain round the stage prevents you from hiding under it.

>>32955527
I feel so fucking stupid

>>32955527

Split up and try to press ourselves against the wall as best we can. Ready Hayseed though. Keep watching the skies. Don't reload until the last possible second she's divebombing us.

I really, REALLY wanted to make some progress tonight. We should have saved at the library or something.

have spike light the stage on fire, shrouding the griffon in smoke

escape in the ensuing confusion

>>32955564
Fuck, get to the nearest alley or something then.
Have Spike ready to be our AA if she tries to divebomb us.