>>33139920
Day 2:
>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!

Day 3:
>Get Sleeping Powder from Zecora
>Take Upper Bog path
>Ignore Treasure Seeker Fanatic, bump into a loopy Rarity
>Use magic to remove fallen tree from path
>Get into town, head to Library
>**Send warning letter to Princess Celestia**
>Recruit Spike, go to Sally’s Stage
>Let Sweetie Belle attend to wigged out Rarity
>Stealth way into back door
>Collect Snakeoil Sally’s suspicious ingredients from washroom
>Found by Derpy
>xXx Knocked Derpy out xXx
>Woke up Sally, ran like mad
>Caught by Sally
>**Continuously tell her the truth**
>Released by Sally and rejoin Scootaloo and Spike
>Get Scootahug, Hug Hayseed, Saved the Quest

I'm seriously dreading this. Most of my suggestion seem to just make things worse. I'm half tempted to just lurk.

>>33139946
Day 4:
>Go to find Sweetie Belle; search at Boutique
>Read a note on front door saying Rarity was out in town today
>Team is tired; seek rest. Boutique locked, Spike invites you and Scoots to the Library
>Find Sweetie panicking in front of guard; Rarity is missing
>Write letter to Celestia; ask to alter guard orders so that guards will search for Rarity
>Made Sweetie happy
>xXx Tell guards that Snakeoil Sally is really Snakeoil Sammy, provide no hard evidence xXx
>Go to nap, didn’t snuggle with Scootaloo
>Wake up, guards and Sally at front door
>Confronted; accused of stealing.
>**Talk to Sally, convince her that you can talk to Celestia**
>**Sally lies to guards to make them leave**
>Sally tells you about Tezel, her elixir, the unicorn fillies, and explains a few things
>Sally broke oath to Tezel; giant stone bird makes way to Ponyville to end her story
>Trapped behind Sally and wall, nearly impaled by Stone Bird’s beak
>HUG HAYSEED! PREVENT DEATH!

Raisin, Scootaloo, and Spike stand out in the middle of the abandoned town square, just after escaping the clutches of Snakeoil Sally. Having just used Hayseed to avoid being impaled on a massive stone beak, Raisin feels around her chest to make sure that she’s unharmed. Again, she seems to have narrowly avoided death.

Scootaloo realizes that she’s still hugging Raisin after their run in with Sally. She pushes her away and looks about, ensuring her girly actions remain unnoticed. “Okay… soo… uh… now that you’re back on the ground, shouldn’t we go find Sweetie Belle and Rarity? They were supposed to wait for us.”

Spike scratches his chin. “Maybe they’re at the Boutique?”

Now, Raisin’s life is in your hands to decide. Will she survive this quest? Wish you guys the best, good luck.

>>33139963

keep calm and carry on

>>33139980

We will survive, you're not going to have the last laugh.

Alright, I think that we should seriously discuss this for a little while before we act. We can't go to Sally since Tezel seems to know when she's betraying him, and I don't really want to have her killed just so we can have her temporary cooperation. I know it''s cheating, but there seems to be something in the treasure pile that would probably the key to victory.

We should split up the party: Scoots and Spike can take our shit to Zecora's (We should tell Zecora to look for cleaning agents in the potion), and we should get Sweetie Belle and either go to Sugarcube Corner or take the big risk of re infiltrating the cart.

>>33139980
Let's go to Sugarcube Corner to get the grape thing

>>33139980

Send Scootaloo and Spike to Zecora's, have her analyze the pure powder since we know nothing in the potion itself is inherently magical.

Look around for Sweetie Belle Worse comes to worse we can use her as bait.

Go back to Sally's cart. If we warn her about the mob, maybe she'll trust us enough to let us go through her treasure pile.

What exactly caused the stone bird to attack us?

>>33140111

I think the grapes were to figure out the contents of the elixir without asking Sally. since we didn't do that, I'm not sure the grapes serve a purpose anymore. and going to get them could waste precious time

>>33140113

Oh, and be sure to get a bottle of elixir. We might have to drink it if we get tired.

On that note, can we just get a blank inventory check?

didn't Sally hide the treasure somewhere else after we broke in? since it just happened from this timeline's perspective, can't we tail her to find out where she's going to hide it?

>>33140167

Jr hinted at there's some reason why Pinkie can continue to be hyperactive without crashing like everyone else. At the very least, we should try to recruit her.

>>33140203

At this point I think she's still walking back to her stage.

We have to try. Worse comes to worse we just reload. By the way, I think we should seriously start suing that function to its fullest. I'm NOT going to let Raisin die.

>>33140081
>>33140113
Using the information you gathered from your last near death experience, you reach into your saddlebags to hand Scootaloo and Spike the sand that you collected from Sally's stage. She yawns and accepts them. "Uh... alright. Are you gonna look for Sweetie Belle then?" You nod your head.

"Well, alright." She stretches. "We'll find you when we've got something new from Zecora." She turns her head to Spike. "Spike! Let's get going."

He shakes his head to wake himself up. "Huh? Oh.. yeah, let's go." You watch the pair start heading out towards Fluttershy's cottage, on their way to make the delivery.

You turn toward the Library, knowing that Sweetie Belle will be nearby. Sure enough, you see your friend bouncing up and down, panicking in front of the guard.

>>33140259
Go see what's up. I don't think the guards wanted anything to do with us before we accused Sally.

Should we go get Applebloom? and the explosives?

>>33140259

Go grab her. Tell her that we think we know where her sister is and that the guards are very busy on official business.

>>33140152
GAME INFO: Sally made a pact with Tezel. If she tells anybody about the sand or his plans, his servant will destroy Sally.

>>33140171
Raisin: CMC Cape, Boots, Hayseed, Rocks, Stompstarter
Scootaloo: CMC Cape, Vial of Glittering Sand, Snakeoil Sally's Miracle Elixir
Spike: Nothing

>>33140316

Not until the very last moment. Holding onto the explosive satchel means risking everything. If we get unlucky, then everything we've done will have been for nothing.

If anyone needs refreshing, the end of our last session is here.
http://arch.413chan.net/co33075782.html#33084651
Jr dropped a few things that look like hints, and some food for thought.

>>33140328

Also, how tired are we feeling?

>>33140328
Get the slingshot back from Sweetie.
We do not want to be without it again.

>>33140361
I think if we do end up needing to use it, we go find the place where it needs to go, reload, give it to Scoots and have her do it as fast as she can, while we sit within earshot and reload if it goes of too soon.

>>33140391

There's no way Scootaloo is going anywhere near our bag. We'd have to find someone unsuspecting or disguise it someway.

>>33140294
>>33140324
You gallop over to Sweetie Belle, listening to her rant about how her sister suddenly disappeared into the night air. Again, the guard doesn't seem to be able to help much. "I'm sorry, little one, but we're already on a search and rescue mission on orders from the Princess herself."

Sweetie starts getting bleary eyed, but you grab onto her. "R...raisin?" She sniffles. "I lost Rarity..." You calm her down, waving the guard away. With a sigh of relief, he slowly backs up and returns to his patrol. You tell Sweetie that you may know where Rarity is, but she's gonna have to follow you.

"O..Okay... did you see her, then?" Sweetie seems hopeful and rejoins your party.

>>33140386
GAME INFO: You feel light headed. Your eyelids feel rather heavy, but the excitement and terror of nearly being killed by a giant stone bird keeps you awake.

122; that was close

>>33140508

We're going to be taking a trip to the cart. Send Sweetie ahead, though; Sally will recognize us if we get anywhere near the stage, but she never saw Sweetie. Sweetie can tail her when she's hiding the treasure while we buy a bottle of elixir in case we begin to feel drowsy.

>>33140508

What's Sweetie's inventory?

>>33140607

We also need to get the bell or horn or whatever Derpy used to keep the derped fillies under control if Sally's just going to let them out.

>>33140623
Sweetie Belle: CMC Cape, 2 Slingshots, Bag of Marshmallows

>>33140607
>>33140651

I don't know, Jr. wouldn't have told us the hint if it was possible to act on it.

Still, we know Pinkie will be at the stage when the mob comes, so we should probably head there anyways.

>>33140656

Take one of the slingshots and eat a marshmallow for breakfast.

>>33140607

Fuck, how many bits do we have on us and is it enough to buy a bottle?

We should get one of those slingshots from sweetie

>>33140607
>>33140651
>>33140690
You tell Sweetie Belle that you more than likely saw a pony that looked kind of like Rarity heading to the Market Square. "That's where Sally's Stage is! We've gotta hurry!" Sweetie Belle runs up ahead of you. You tail her quickly, heading down a moderately busy alleyway.

When you approach town center, you see a little unicorn filly wandering around. She's walking around the square. It looks like she's asking ponies questions, but you can't tell.

Up on the stage, you see Derpy with a funny looking oragami bottle hat. She's standing next to a sign, but you can't read it. The crowd seems a little restless, but the Royal Guard's presence and the happy, quieter music helps to maintain some order.

"There she is! I see her!" Sweetie Belle shouts next to your ear. Sure enough, as coincidence would have it, Rarity is up next to the stage.

>>33140706
>>33140804
Before approaching the cart, you ask Sweetie if she has anything to eat. "Oh... um..." She searches around her bags. "I brought some marshmallows... in case we made a campfire or something. You want one?" She also knocks a slingshot out of her bags. You pick it up, saying that it'd be best to have one for yourself.

Munching a marshmallow, you contemplate your next move with care.

>Collective sum of Bits: 0

>>33140885

Shit, and I thought this would be a dead end.

Do we see other fillies running about? If not, then wait for a while and wait to see what Rarity's going to do. If things start heating up, tell Sweetie to yell and get her sister's attention.

>>33140885

Look in the crowd for anyone we know.

>>33140958
GAME INFO: There seems to be a couple of other fillies running about the square, but they're with their parents. Mostly, they're standing around other stands, purchasing produce and sweets.

>>33140989
GAME INFO: You recognize almost every one of the ponies in the crowd; you've grown up with them. Notably, a shaky ball of pink stands out among the ponies, but she's near the front next to Rarity.

You also see your dad running the grape stand off in the distance.

>>33140885

>No money

Fuck. Ask Derpy for free samples maybe?

>>33141078

Walk up to them calmly.

>>33141078

So are they part of the crowd or just look like they're waiting to be called on the stage? Approach if the former, wait if the latter.

>>33140885
Have Sweetie go talk to Rarity while we go talk to that unicorn filly.

>>33141126
>>33141150
You decide to make your way up to the familiar ponies. Squeezing your way through the crowd of legs, you weasel your way up to the front. It seems to be crowded. It's a tight fight to get up to Rarity and Pinkie, but you manage.

"Rarity! Where did you go last night?! I was so worried!" Sweetie Belle runs up and hugs Rarity's leg. She shakes her head. "Mm-Oh, Hi Sweetie..." She's still a bit wobbly. "I got tired of waiting, so while you snoozed I went back to the Boutique... then I came here when I woke up."

Pinkie nuzzles up next to your head. "Hi! Did you like your candy Raisin?" She's still jittery and energetic, but not moving quite as fast as she was yesterday. "I'm stocking up on this aMAZING energy drink! You gonna buy some too?"

>>33141287
Do we need a sample? If so, we can probably beg Pinkie for some.

Also, this stuff turns unicorns into mind slaves. Keep it away from Sweetie Bell.

>>33141287
"I would if I had any money left..."

Any sign of Twilight?

>>33141287

Ask Pinkie if we can have one of the bottles and that we'll work it off later. Also, ask her how many of those has she drunk? Tell her that everyone else who's been drinking them has experienced a crash, just look at Rarity.

Ask either of them if they've seen Twilight.

If anyone is curious, here is the conversation we had with Sally last night.

>Tell me how you got involved with King Tezel

So I was on the road, just trying to cut out a living for myself. I was out of goods to sell and in a bit of a rut. No goods, no money, no food. I saw this temple place in a mountainside out in the desert I was traveling through, so I decided to go treasure hunting.

That was the biggest mistake of my life.

Inside, there was a ton of gold, but also some gigantic stone pony. I didn't mind him at first... he didn't move or anything. Then, he started talking to me.
(continued)

>>33141330

This. Never let her handle any, even if she gets tired.

Staying here probably wouldn't be good. Maybe we should get some grape jelly for Sugarcube Corner.

Get some grapes from your dad to give to rarity

Just a hunch

>>33141371
He said that he appreciated having the company, but he felt compelled to grind me up into dust. As he started to approach me, I had no choice but to try and win his favor. I told him that I, Snakeoil Sally, could help him get anything he possibly wanted. He started telling me about his life, his title... a King, apparently...

Long story short, he wanted me to use this weird sand stuff to put enough unicorns into a trance to carve him a warrior out of the mountain. I said I'd agree to help as long as he didn't crush me to death. He said that was acceptable. A deal was made.

I seem to have missed why we need the elixir. Didnt we already send the samples we got to Zecora's with Spike?

>>33141287

Tell them that we need to talk in private. Get them away from whatever presentation Sally's going to do.

>>33141287
Ask Pinkie if the Cakes have finished making the jelly yet.

>>33141386
>Just how big is gigantic and how big do you think the warrior is going to be?

Sally flies up in the air a little and holds her talon out about 7 ponies above your head. "I'd say he was about this tall, honestly." She lands on the ground quick. "...and the warrior of the mountain? I have no idea what that's about. He's probably going to carve a bigger stone pony out of the mountainside."


>"What is in that nasty elixir crap anyways?"

She scratches her chin. "Oohh... uh... actually, to be absolutely completely honest, I'm not sure."

"Whaddya mean, 'you're not sure'?! You make the stuff, don't you?" Scootaloo protests.

"Well, yes, I do. I put some of Tezel's magic powder in the mix to get to the unicorns. It doesn't affect any of the other ponies... from what I know..." She hesitates. "The other ingredients? It was just some nasty bathwater I forgot to drain... I think I knocked in some floor cleaner and paint thinner at some point in time. One of my associates drank it once, got a huge boost of energy. 'Snakeoil Sally's Miracle Elixir' was born."

Sweetie Belle looks disgusted. "Rarity drank rancid bath water? She's not gonna be happy about that."

>>33141382

Do this, but take her over to the stand with us.

>>33141420
>Just why does Tezel hate kids?

Sally shrugs her shoulders and looks off to the side. "I maaaaay have something to do with that..." She looks about. "You see, I knew that Tezel had a ton of gold locked up in that sand castle, so I decided to loot it... discretely." She looks over her shoulder at the door, answering a paranoid feeling. "Tezel said that he would kill any unicorn children he saw; they are too weak to help and only a burden. Being a good girl, I decided to rescue those fillies... and send them in there during the night to loot the place."

"You're despicable." Spike looks at her angrily.

"Say whatever you want. I saved those fillies and that's that." She puffs up her chest proudly.


>Where did you hide your stuff so the guards wouldn't find it?

She looks at you funny. "Eh.. since we're on the same side for the moment..." She smirks. "I actually just let the unicorn fillies run free in the streets. I really hope they don't go toward the 'music' in the west... had to save my skin first, though. As for the treasure..." She shakes her head. "That's a secret."

>>33141382

Shit, changing my vote to this.

>>33141330
>>33141337
>>33141344
You nod your head, saying that you definitely would if you had a few Bits on you. "Oh! That's okay! You can have one of mine! They're so super duper fantastic!" She reaches into her bags, pulling out a couple of candy canes. She spits one into your mouth, keeping one for herself. "I'm next in line, so just let your good pal Pinkie hook you up!" She winks. The previous customer leaves the stage with an angry look on his face. "Oh! Here I go!"

Pinkie bounces up the stairs and starts talking to Derpy. She's still a bit hyperactive, so you weren't able to ask your other questions in time.

You stand by Sweetie Belle and Rarity.

Alright, I see an explosion of responses. Let me organize them and see what you guys want to do.

>Ask Pinkie about Grape Jelly
>Get Rarity to eat some grapes

Last night Jr said we could find out what was in the elixir if we had something to remove the hiding effects. If we were supposed to put grapes in it, that's really going to rustle my jimmies.

>>33141540
That's a good idea. We should try and mix it with that.

Maybe it's sugar though. Since, well, Pinkie has plenty of sugar.

>>33141520
Ask Sweetie and Rarity to ask the pony why is he angry. We need to see if that Unicorn filly is still in the crowd.

>>33141520

Lead Rarity to get the grapes. We can watch the presentation from afar.

If our dad asks, just tell him to take it out of our allowance.

>>33141520
>>33141562

Give Rarity a candy cane while we're walking over to the grape stand. Toss a few in her mouth even if she isn't finished with the candy cane by the time we get the grapes.

>>33141562
Grape preserves would have plenty of both.

>>33141540
>>33141562
Jr says taking the grapes to the Cakes so they could make them into jelly was a good idea, so let's get the jelly from them.

>>33141520

Too late to talk to Pinkie. Go with the grapes idea. We really need something in lieu of a cure. Twilight will tear us to pieces if we can get her brain unwashed.

>>33141382
>>33141429
>>33141442
>>33141579
>>33141667
While Pinkie barters with the wall-eyed pegasus up on stage, you juggle the candy cane in your mouth around. You tell Sweetie Belle that you see your dad nearby. You want to get a few grapes to snack. Sweetie Belle nods her head. "Oh! Remember, we were "at Fluttershy's" last night. I think Applejack already talked to her about it." You remember that the CMC always has a backup plan so your family doesn't worry about you during your crusades.

Walking back through the crowd, you see Hayseed hanging up on a pitchfork by her candy canes. You immediately grab her and stuff her back into your bag.

You make your way over to your dad. "Good morning, honey. How was the sleepo- huh... didn't sleep well, did ya? You had Hayseed with you, right?" He looks you over with concern. "Make sure to get some sleep."

>>33141776
Ask him if he has any grapes left.

>>33141776

"Hey Dad, can I have some grapes? I'll pay for them out of my allowance. I just want something cool and fresh to munch on, I'm not feeling too well."

Shove both the raisins and the candy canes in Rarity's mouth and hope for the best.

>>33141858
Save some to try on the elixir itself.

>>33141776

We have Rarity with us, right? Or, is she still in the crowd? Keep a VERY close eye on her.

We should move to next thread
>>33138249
>>33138249

This one is close to death.

>>33141858
>I'm not feeling too well.

You NEVER say this to your parents unless you are aiming to stay home all day.

>>33141819
>>33141858
"Hey Dad, can I have some grapes? I'll pay for them out of my allowance. I just want something cool and fresh to munch on, I'm not feeling too well."

"Not feeling well, eh? I can see that... did you even sleep last night, hun?" He lowers one of the baskets down from the stand. "Take as many as you like, grapefruit. We've still got a ton of them." He gives you a smirk.

>>33141873

Our main priority right now is to woork on a cure. There's no way we can untaint the whole supply.

>mfw I'm just realizing that we were supposed to get some grape jelly from the Cakes and put it in the tub when we were infiltrating Sally's cart.

Fuck me in the ass and call me a bitch.

>>33141916

Take as many as we can carry and give Rarity a couple along with the candy canes.

>>33141916

Tell him thank you and that we just need some energy. Get back to Rarity before we lose her.

>>33141916
How much room do we have left in our saddle bags?
Go back to Rarity and Sweetie Belle.

>Guys, remember that there was a bow in Applebloom's stash. That may be important

>>33141917

Holy shit, this makes perfect sense. Why, why did we save at morning?

>>33141917
If we have any of the elixir on us, we should try putting the grapes in it. Then, if we notice something happen, we can try it on our next reload (if needed). We could send Spike with the samples and the grapes.

>>33141981

We'll probably do an inventory swap when we go get the explosive. It's probably just a cloth bow like she wears and not a bow as in bow and arrow.

>jumping to conclusions
Lets figure out of the grapes do anything first.

>>33141987
Because two of us are incredibly stupid.

>>33141917

What about the treasure?

>>33141876
GAME INFO: Rarity is still up front next to the stage. You can see Pinkie looks a bit less bouncy as she talks to Derpy. Derpy keeps pointing at the sign.

>>33141933
>>33141967
"Thanks, dad!"

You take a hoof-ful of grapes and carefully fill your empty pocket in your saddlebags. You take another hoof-ful and snack them down. A little energy returns to your tired body.

"Don't get into any trouble now, Raisin. See ya at dinner!" Your dad waves as you dive back into the crowd, hurrying to get back up to Sweetie and Rarity. You bump into Sweetie. "Oh! Raisin, thank goodness. Rarity won't stop pushing up to the stage!"

Quickly, you pop a few grapes into Rarity's mouth. She chews them up and gulps them down. "Mmm... well... thanks, Raisin..." She looks at you funny, her eyes snapping back into position after a few seconds. "You... girls... stay right here... I'm going t-" Sweetie Belle grabs onto her sister, trying to keep her from going up on stage.

>>33141892
Alright, put your responses in the next thread:
>>33138249
>>33138249
>>33138249
>>33138249

>>33142044
You honestly think that we aren't just doing a practice run right now? Raisin is going to die unless we get the Best End so we are hopefully just going to use this life to figure shit out.

Next life we should hopefully be able to streamline things and get to King Tezel's place.

>>33142094

Put some candy canes into her mouth too. Grab her tail if she insists on going onstage.

>>33142111

>Practice run

I have bad news for you. Jr. doesn't rerun quests. If we lose, we lose permanently. Little Raisin dies and we can't quest with her. Fuck that little shit Canvas; it just wouldn't be the same.

Besides, we got this.

>>33142216
He means when it all goes south, we reload and act on the new information we have.

>>33142216
who is Canvas again?

Ask Rarity why she is trying to get onto the stage. Ask Pinkie to help us with Rarity if we can't get her to stop trying to get onto the stage.

Do the grapes have any effect on Rarity? We should also try get some more elixir, probably from Pinkie. Try the grapes on the elixir itself. See what happens. Jr's hint was that something would unmask the contents of the elixir, not cure it.

Shove the candy canes into her mouth. I think both grapes and sugar are necessary to work together.

Read the sign next to Derpy

Candy canes and grab her tail. If she gets onstage, then something really bad is going to happen.

>>33142216
>I have bad news for you. Jr. doesn't rerun quests. If we lose, we lose permanently.
I think you forgot that we can save and load.

>>33142223
It certainly did something.

Maybe we should try mixing some grapes with the elixir and try it ourselves.

We should be cognitive enough to load if we start losing our mind.

>>33142223

We have to focus on Rarity now. We can't let her get away. Otherwise, we can't follow her to Tezel's cave and by the time we get there on our own, the Numidium will probably be complete.

>>33142271
What if we got the jelly then took both the grapes and the jelly to Zecora?

>>33142223
Yeah, when did we assume the grapes would cure the elixir?

>>33142268

>that feel when Hayseed is going to be snatched up by an eagle soon or something happens where we lose her permanently for the last leg of the quest.

Mark my words, it'll happen.

>>33142271
If we're out of options, we could mix grapes, suger and elixir and give it to Sweetie Bell, as she is a unicorn. But that should be seen as a last resort.

>>33142223
GAME INFO: Rarity looks more or less the same as she did previously.

>>33142259
GAME INFO: Now that you are closer to the stage, you can see around Pinkie's tail and read the sign. It says: "Snakeoil Sally's Miracle Elixir: 3 10 Bits"

>>33142313

We need to find at least something. A full grown unicorn can snap our neck with a thought. We need at least something to break them out of trance.

>>33142337
But she's more likely to be affected negatively, as the's a Unicorn. It's supposed to only work on them, at least the mind control part.

>>33142383

It's also doesn't take effect immediately, since Sweetie said Rarity pretty much made a few dresses before slowly going loopy.

>>33142329
We probably lost her already, I bet.

I vote on waiting for Pinkie. Rarity doesn't seem to be too bad off. If we just talk to her, we can probably calm her down.

I know you guys are doing something but where the fuck is the thread

>>33142479

I'll make it!

>>33142313
Jr says that having the grapes turned into jelly was a good thing, so we are assuming that the grapes and/or jelly has some sort of alchemical property.

>>33142479

http://arch.413chan.net/mlpgeneral/

The green link at the top is the current thread., Bookmark it.

Alrighty, I'm looking for a consensus here.

>Mix the elixir with grapes and candy canes
when you have elixir to play with
>Stop Rarity from going on stage... somehow

>>33142479
Is the marker posted anywhere? Try posting it, get dupe file detected, thread found.

>>33142509
Ask Rarity why she want's to get onto the stage so badly.

>>33142509

What the hell is going on here?

>>33142509

Get in front of Rarity and shove the candy canes in her mouth. There's got to be some grape juice left in her mouth.

We have elixir at Zecora's and probably should have the assistance of a potions master when performing experiments.

>>33142561

This. We can always get more candy when we're at Sugarcube Corner when we get the jelly and more grapes from our dad. If that doesn't work, observe Rarity closely.

>>33142558
I don't know.

>>33142509

The longer this goes on, the more I think splitting up the party was a grave mistake.

>>33142592
But we don't have money.

Why do we think candy is so important?

>>33142561
>>33142535
>>33142592
>The late afternoon sun bathes the land in light

You pluck the candy cane out of your mouth and jam it into Rarity's. Her eyes are still off, but she slowly scrunches up her face. "EwwwwWWWwww!!" She shakes her head and spits out the candy cane, letting it shatter against the ground. "W... why would you do something so... disgusting?!" It's hard to take her seriously because her eyes still seem a bit funny, but she's not concerned with getting up on stage anymore.

Pinkie comes bounding your way, carrying a small box on her back. She seems a bit displeased. "Oh. Hi Raisin... You still wanted one, right?" She looks at you hesitantly.

The group moves out of the way and off to the side of the stage.

>>33142701
>Late MORNING sun.

We haven't killed THAT much time.

>>33142701

Take one of the bottles from Pinkie, and ask her how much of this stuff she's been drinking.

Also, wasn't it the early morning when we started this session? How can it be late afternoon if we just traveled back to the market square and messed around a little bit?

Is there a new thread?

>>33142701
Tell Pinkie that we might need her help later, so if she only got one then she should keep it and save it for later.

Ask her if the Cakes have finished making that jelly with the grapes we brought them yesterday.

>>33142760
>>33142714

Whoops.

>>33142778

>>33140862
>>33140862

>>33142805

This and follow with the crowd. Observe what's going on.

Look to see what's happening. If it's nothing, head to Sugarcube Corner with Pinkie. Let's see if she can get us a sample of jelly.

>>33142760
>>33142805
You nod your head. She looks a bit down, setting her box on the ground. Inside are three vials of elixir. There's space for 12, but only three slots are filled. "I was gonna stock up... but now they're super expensive..." She reluctantly hands you one. "I promised, so here you go."

You make sure to ask her about the grape jelly. "Oh! We had all that done up yesterday! Thanks for the grapes!" Suddenly, her expression perks up. "Oh! I almost forgot!" She pops the top off of one of the drinks and gulps it down. Immediately, she's back into her hyper-mode. After running a few circles around you, Sweetie Belle, and Rarity, she picks up her box, pulls out a candy cane, and stands there, jittering in place. "Oh oh oh oh stop on by any time I've gotta go now wwwweeeEEEEE-" She takes off in a sprint.

>>33142974
GAME INFO: As Pinkie leaves you in her dust, it seems like more of the crowd is going up to get some elixir. You can't hear too much over the music, but you can hear some clambering around inside the stage. More unicorn fillies are wandering about.

>>33143049

Fuck, it's starting. It's too late for them; I wish we had an instrument. Go to Sugarcube Corner and begs the Cakes for the jelly. Drag Rarity if we need to, but try to keep Sweetie talking to her and distract her from the call to Tezel. She's going to be our key in.

>>33143049

Sing the tune the fillies were singing if we remember it and walk over to Sugarcube Corner.

>>33143049
Is Sally on the stage right now?

>>33143049
Get some Jelly.

>>33143049

Holy shit this. Be loud and ignore the strange looks. Pray that the guards don't confront us for leading a pack of fillies.

>>33143170

Seconding singing the tune if we still remember it. You want us to be creative? This is creative.

>>33143267
Well this could be interesting. Let's try it and see if we can lead them back to Sugarcube Corner.

>>33142974
>>33143144
>>33142974
>>33143239
>>33143267
You tell Sweetie Belle and Rarity that the three of you should head out to Sugarcube Corner. "Uhm... okay." Sweetie Belle nods. Rarity looks back over her shoulder. "...wait... do you girls... could you girls wait a few mi-" Sweetie Belle grabs onto her sister's hoof. "C'mon, Rarity."

As you start walking, you notice all of the younger unicorn fillies standing about. You remember what Sally told you about their fate should they make a journey out to the 'Castle in the Sand'. Seeing as you took the time to memorize the tune the night previous, you start to sing it aloud. You can hear the faint singing of the others little ponies around you.

"Oh... uh... is that a new song or something?" Sweetie looks over to you. "Can you teach me?"

After a little bit, you and Sweetie sing the song in duet. Rarity and the pack of fillies follow you with happy smirks on their faces as they hum the tune along with you. Standing out front of Sugarcube Corner, you see a blur of pink dashing about inside the Bakery.

(going in to get jelly)

>>33143172
GAME INFO: Sally is not currently on stage. You haven't seen her since she nearly killed you.

>>33143386
>(going in to get jelly)
Ignore that last bit there. Now that you've got your little army of fillies all singing outside of the bakery, what is your next move?

>>33143386

Finally, something is working for us for once. Leave Sweetie outside to sing and duck in to get some of that delicious jelly.

>>33143450
Acquire jelly. Store some. Feed some to Rarity and one of two of the fillies.

>>33143386
Tell Sweetie to stay out here and to keep singing while we go inside and get the jelly. Knock on the door and enter the bakery.

>>33143386
>>33143450

Duck in by ourselves and tell Sweetie to keep singing.

While I'm fucking ecstatic that something's working for us, we need to decide where we're going to put the little tykes. But, we'll decide that after we get the jelly.

>>33143386

Thanks Jr, I needed something good to happen.

Do >>33143527

Also, I vote Fluttershy. She can't say no to taking care of the little angels.

>>33143587
Same, she should be able to keep singing long enough to keep them.

>>33143487
>>33143476
>>33143527
You tell Sweetie to keep the song going for your little filly audience... and Rarity, who now seems rather content. She bobs her head back and forth to the alluring melody. Sweetie gives you a wink and continues on.

You rap at the door with your hoof. The door opens up almost immediately. "WelcometoSugarcubOHMIGOSH!!! RAISIN! ComeonIN!" Pinkie grabs onto you and pulls you inside.

"Pinkie! Calm down, sweetheart. I need you to pull the cupcakes out of th-" Pinkie disappears while Mrs. Cake is talking. She sighs. "Hello, dear. Did you come by for some more candy?"

You shake your head. "Actually... I was wondering if I could get a jar of that delicious Grape Jelly you and Pinkie made the other day."

Mrs. Cake gives you an unsure look. "...O..Oh... yes, the jelly... uh..." Pinkie zips up to the counter with a discolored jar of grape jelly. "Thanks, Pinkie..." Mrs. Cake holds it up. You can see a broken candy cane suspended in it. "Pinkie added a few extra ingredients to the mix... I haven't been selling any so far."

You acquire Peppermint Candy Grape Jelly.

>>33143587
>>33143476
Hey, the only reason things are working out for you guys here is because you were smart a few nights ago and memorized the song. Kudos to you guys for using that to your advantage.

>>33143675

I can imagine coming back after victory to find out she completely lost her voice. We'll thank her for taking one for the team.

>>33143587
We could also try get the fillies to lead us to the castle in the sand.

>>33143726
We'd have to do this at night, or else we'd all be killed. Sally took them at night right?

>>33143676
Do we have enough room in our saddle bags to add stick it in, or do we need to give it to Sweetie Belle?

Thank her, head back outside and give the jelly to Sweetie Belle if we have to, and then tell her that we are going to Fluttershy's.

>>33143676

Leave before the remember to charge us for it and feed some to Rarity. Just a little, though, we should give the rest to Zecora.

>>33143726

not yet. we still haven't found the treasure

>>33143715

Thanks anyway

Leave and wish the Cakes good luck with Pinkie.

>>33143775
The treasure was from the castle in the first place right?

Why do we need the treasure Sally took?

>>33143726

Just one, though. We don't want to risk a large group triggering a trap. I'd rather have one die than the lot of them/

Hmm... If Sally was using the fillies to steal the treasure from King Tezel, maybe we could use them to steal it back from her.

>>33143820

it was one of the plot-critical items we could have collected from Sally's cart. Sally had been sneaking it out of Tezel's castle without his knowledge, so it's possible there's something in it he wouldn't want to part with. like a phylactery or something

>>33143820
Because the combination of King Tezel flipping his shit after finding out his stuff got stolen, hints from Jr, and the fact that bosses always keep weapons that can exploit their one weakness inside their dungeons all led us to believe that there is a piece of treasure that can kill Tezel.

>>33143887
Another reminder: if we can grab it, something to connect Sally to Sammy

>>33143765
>>33143769
You stuff the weird concoction in the pouch that previously held the Vial of Glittering Sand. You thank Ms. Cake for the free jelly. Pinkie zips up to the counter. "OhOhohohohohoh! It tastes grrrreat with that energy drink stuff!" She zooms on by Mrs. Cake with enough speed to make her spin in place. "N..Not a problem, Raisin... come back for the rest if you end up... liking it."

As you walk outside, you see Sweetie Belle keeping up the harmonious little choir. Rarity shakes her head every once in a while, but goes back to singing. Scootaloo is standing off to the side, looking exhausted. Spike is sleeping on her back. "...what's going on here?"

>>33143919
Tell her we figured out how to keep unicorns from wandering off after they drank the potion, then ask her if she Zecora had any luck figuring out the potion.

>>33143919
Could we grab two jars from the Cakes, put some elixir in one, put some jam in the other, and send them back to Zecora's? They're tired, but it's an opportunity.

>>33144035

do we need to?

>>33144046
>>33144035
We probably don't have the time to anymore.

Feed some of the jelly to Rarity and one of the fillies.

>>33144035
I want us to go back to Zecora's after dropping off those fillies. It might be usful to have her in the party with us.

>>33143919

Feed some of the jelly to Rarity. Pray for the best.

>>33144102

that would take too long and take us all the way out of town. we'd better finish up in town before we do anything in the everfree forest

>>33144000
You tell Scootaloo that the singing seems to corral the brainwashed unicorns. Scootaloo pauses, looking them over again. "...wait... are these the same unicorns from last night? Did you spring them?!" She nods in approval. "Righteous! You're much cooler than I ever thought!" She bumps heads with you.

Spike rolls over on her back, miraculously able to keep himself from falling off. While Sweetie continues to serenade the little fillies, Scoots yawns. "I'm sooo tuckered out... but I think Zecora helped us out big time. You know that Tezel stuff you were hearing in the town square yesterday?"

You nod.

"Apparently, that glittering sand comes from some 'Castle in the Sand' that this King Tezel lives in. Zecora told me all about it! There was a ton of stuff... like... treasure and... stuff..." She struggles with a few ideas. "Bah. Basically, there's this stone pony guy that makes this magic powder stuff; it makes unicorns a bit..." She points at Rarity. "If it's here, that means we've got some much bigger problems than Sally to worry about."

>>33144109
>>33144082
You unscrew the top to the Jelly Jar and feed some to Rarity. Her singing instantly stops. She starts gagging. "Blech! Pfffah!" She spits it out. She gives you a cold look. "Stop. Feeding. Me. Weird. Stuff." She tries to look serious, but her eyes wander.

>>33144220

Damn, well, tell Scootaloo that if she's feeling tired, she can drink some elixir. As long as she eats a little jelly, she won't experience a crash. At least, it works for Pinkie.

Next stop, drop the fillies off at Fluttershy's house. We should go there, get Rarity and one of the babby unicorns, head to Applebloom's and get the satchel, and head to Zecroa's

>>33144220

Well, we tried. Next stop: Fluttershy's cottage.

>>33144220

Wake Spike up, and tell Sweetie that you two should alternate singing to give each other's vocal chords a rest.

So how do we plan to stop this guy?

seriously, I'd hate to sound like a broken record, but we really need to find where Sally stashed her loot before we go to the castle. there's got to be something important in all that gold

>>33144293

Maybe it would be better to get the explosive first. If we can get one of the fillies to hold it, at least there would be a wall of meat in between us and the explosion

I suggest saving.

>>33144375

no no no no no

no saving

>>33144375
I dont know about saving here.

Thread control
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>>33140862
>>33140862
Current location is not secure

>>33144367

How can we find it? If we confront her again, she'll be ripped to shreds by a stone bird. I mean, I don't want her to die too. It's hidden. We can try asking one of the fillies to see if they can lead us to it, but they might be too deep in trance to understand.

>>33144375

Save right before we pick up the satchel.

>>33144293
>>33144312
You mention to Scootaloo that you think you've figured out how to cancel out the sickness crash that ponies keep getting from drinking the elixir. You hold up shake your saddlebag with the strange grape jelly in it. She takes a look as you explain eating this with the elixir just gives you the energy, none of the sickness.

"...I think..." She yawns, shaking with Spike on her back. "...I'll pass."

You tell Sweetie and Scoots that you should get the fillies off to Fluttershy's; she can watch over them while you figure out your next course of action. Sweetie walks around the group as the three of you sing the enchanting melody. The little fillies begin following you.

As you continue, another adult unicorn joins your group. She hums in tune to the song.

>>33144400
Roger roger, Thread Control; proceeding to safer location.

>We're moving, guys.
>>33140862
>>33140862
>>33140862
>>33140862
>>33140862
>>33140862
>>33140862

>>33144412

if there's a way to find it, we have to figure it out. I have a sinking feeling in my gut that if we fail to get what we missed, Raisin won't survive

>>33144430
God damn it no saving.

>>33144375
Saving Bad.

We can reload where we saved last time, and it already might have been too much messed up in that save for us to salvage.

I think our current order of business should be:
>Drop the fillies off at Fluttershy's and have her sing for them
>Take Rarity and the unicorn we just picked up to Zecora's
>Give her the grapes and jelly to see if she can use them to make a cure
>Confront Sally and try to make her tell us where she hid the treasure

Alright, so, if we want to look for treasure, I suggest we make a save point right now. We've been very lucky so far and things seem to be going well, at least for the moment.

Personally, I think that it would be a wild goose chase; Jr. wouldn't have given us a hint if we still could act on it.

HOW CAN YOU GUYS INVADE MY SECRET HIDEOUT THREAD WITH YOUR QUESTS???

>>33144535
You are worse than the "drink the elixir" guy.
Our current save point is fine.

>>33144535

I know it feels like savescumming, but we could make a save now, convince Sally we can get her a pardon, find out where the treasure is, and reload. We can tell her that a mechanical bird is after her and there's something in her treasure pile that we can use to destroy it. Appeal to her desire to get out of this whole mess.

>>33144595

NO
NO FUCKING SAVING

>>33144595
Just shut up please.

>>33144560
We ruin everything anon.

>>33144565

Well, actually, drinking the elixir might not be a bad idea now that we have some jelly to chase it down.

>>33144612
>>33144603

Then how the fuck do you guys plan on finding the treasure?

>>33144621
We should save it until we get to the Castle in the Sand.

>>33144639
By working this life for information and then reloading once we have learned stuff.

There seems to be some disagreement in the thread... with no course of action being suggested.

A unicorn mare is now in your party, you're singing your song and leading a small group of 10 fillies, Rarity, Scootaloo, Sweetie Belle, and Spike.

Work together to figure out how you wish to proceed.

>>33144672
Continue to Fluttershy's and don't save.

>>33144672

Fuck, I forgot about that. Was she the one going to kill us before? I mean, we should be able to recognize her color scheme.

>>33144672
savesavesave

>>33144691

I have a really bad feeling about this, but I suppose we should do this. I just really, REALLY hope we're not missing anything by searching for the treasure.

Keep Hayseed close, REAL close. In fact, check to make sure she's with us.

>>33144743
Nope.

>>33144743

The more we savescum, the more we risk losing Hayseed forever. Don't save and go to the cottage.

>>33144672

is it the same unicorn as the Treasure Hunter Fanatic or whatever you called her?

>>33144691
You continue along the dirt road, shrugging off the eerily familiar unicorn mare that you've picked up. As you proceed, a few ponies give you looks until you're up near Fluttershy's cottage. She's out tending to her chickens at the moment. She sees the large group and looks a bit shaky.

"Oh... uh... hello?" You lip-read her response.

hold on guys, I'll be right back. Gotta take care of something super fast. Think, debate... come up with a strat.

Let's go get Applebloom now, if she's still sick we can give her some jelly. We can get the adult unicorn to carry the explosives.

Also, teach Scoots and Spike the song.

>>33144792

Beg her to babysit the children.

>>33144792
Tell Sweetie Belle to keep singing. Tell Fluttershy that these unicorns have been hypnotized to leave town, but if they do there is a good chance they will be killed. Ask her if we can teach her the song that controls them so they will stay safe with her.

>>33144822
We can ignore Applebloom until we get a cure, and ignore the explosives until we are on our next life.

>>33144792

You know what, something's up with her. She was behaving strangely when we went to her in our second session.

Politely ask if we can come in.

theory time

the unicorn mare we picked up is the same one that almost killed us: the Treasure Seeker Fanatic. since all of Sally's goons have been little fillies, while this one is an adult, she could be sent out by Tezel to find his missing treasure. it could lead us to where the treasure's stashed if we let it wander on its own, or perhaps talk to it and get it to lead the way

>>33144909
You are right, we need to keep Treasure Seeker and Rarity with us when we go to Zecora's place. Hopefully she can cure them.

>>33144792

Alright, so we drop the fillies off except for one. We take Rarity and the crazy unicorn with us since I don't trust her around kids. Then, go see if we can recruit Applebloom, pick up the explosive satchel and head to Zecroa to see if she can mass produce a cure with our grape jelly.

Also, she might be able to modify our explosive powder so that it's not as volatile.

>>33144963

but if we cure the treasure seeker, she'll stop searching for the loot. we should leave her under the spell until we've found it

>>33144909

Shit, this might be a good course of action. However, let's agree to drop off the fillies first. We don't even know if Fluttershy will take them in if she thinks we're lying.

>>33144909
Assuming it is the same unicorn.

My vote is to spend this life finding out as much as we can about where the treasure is and what might be in it. Push it to a bad end, reload, do everything in a better order next time.
Possibly Jam, then send Spike and Scoots, then go after the treasure using what we learned (assuming we deem it is still useful).
We should also try find that castle in the sand.

>>33145009
>Assuming it is the same unicorn.
Jr said it seemed familiar.

It's probably the same one.

>>33145009
>We should also try find that castle in the sand.

one thing at a time, Anon. this is like in Mass Effect when you have to get all the upgrades and do all the side-missions and shit before you go through the final mass relay

>>33144822
GAME INFO: Scoots and Spike already know the song. They learned it with you the previous night.

>>33144877
>>33144893
You rush up to Fluttershy, motioning to Scoots and Sweetie to continue singing. The unicorn fillies and the mysterious mare look a bit disgruntled for some reason.

"Fluttershy, all of these unicorns are being mind controlled! We need you to watch them and sing to them while we go find a cure!"

Fluttershy's eyes widen. "M..Mu...Mu...Mindcontrolled?!" She looks over them with fear. You assure her that they're harmless; they just need someone to keep them indoors and watch them so they don't go wandering off.

"But... but..." She looks about. "I..." She doesn't seem to want to take them off your hands. You notice that Rarity is starting to wander off. The other fillies seem to be losing the melody...

>>33144969
>so we drop the fillies off except for one
>Then, go see if we can recruit Applebloom, pick up the explosive satchel

I take issue with this, especially the picking up of a random bomb. We should go to Zecora first and find out if she have a cure for the unicorn addiction and/or the malaise that affects the other ponies. After that we should see if Treasure can help us find the treasure.

>>33145054
Ask Fluttershy what is wrong. If she won't tell us then just say "King Tezel" and see if she reacts.

Go grab Rarity so she doesn't wander off.

>>33145054

Tell Scootaloo and Sweetie to sing louder.

Tell Fluttershy that if she doesn't take them, they'll probably die. Also tell her that we're in over our heads and that we'll need all the help we can get. Otherwise, there's a good chance that something bad will happen and that all her animals will be killed or at the very least driven out of their homes.

Fisnihs up by asking her if she has anything she wants to tell us and we only want to help.

>>33145169
But isn't Scootaloo a terrible singer?

>>33145212
Yeah... but it should be okay.

>>33145212
Herp, tell Scooatloo to stop singing.

>>33145227
Well they were fine before Scootaloo started singing, so she may be the problem.

>>33145271
That's a good point.

Tell her to stop.

>>33145212
>>33145233
>>33145271
>>33145338
You hear Scootaloo's cacophonous tones drowning out the melody. You motion her over to come and help you. She rushes over, stopping her horrible, malformed tones. The group seems to settle down as Rarity returns to hum along. "Yeah? Whatcha need, Grapes?"

>>33145169
You tell her that the two of you need to convince Fluttershy to take the fillies in. You and Scoots bombard the yellow pegasus with a bunch of guilt tripping, telling her that if she doesn't watch the fillies, they will wander off an never be seen again. Only she can help.

"Oh... my... uhm..." Fluttershy looks around. You ask her sincerely once more.

"...okay. I'll watch them..." She opens her front door. "...is there anything special I need to do for them?" You tell her that she needs to sing the song that Sweetie's singing. She looks about and nods. "Okay, got it... I can watch Rarity too... but what about that other mare?" She points at the mysterious mare that joined your group.

>>33145407
Teach her the melody. Let her know they respond to it.

>>33145421
GAME MODE: Fluttershy is a pretty fast learner. While you were talking to her, she got the tune stuck in her head.

She'd actually have trouble forgetting it now.

>>33145407
Tell her that we are hoping that the unicorn can help us with a problem of ours, and will be going with Rarity and the rest of us to Zecora's.

Before we leave we need to ask Fluttershy if the name KIng Tezel means anything to her.

>>33145407

We can take the treasure maniac. We should also take a random filly.

Teach Fluttershy the song and tell her that singing it calms them and gets them to group around her. Tell her also that they're not really smart, so if worse comes to worse she could lock all the doors and windows and let them wander around the house.

Maybe leave out some food and water, in case they're still sane enough to be aware of hunger and thirst.

>>33145407

We'll be taking Rarity and the other mare. Ask her if there's anything she wants to tell us. Tell her that we need all the information we can get and if she's in trouble, we can help her.

>>33145467

Tell her that you think that feeding them grape jelly might help, but you haven't tested that theory. If she has some around and they get hungry, just throw it out to her.

>>33145459
>>33145467
>>33145489
You tell Fluttershy that you'll be taking the other mare and Rarity with you. Sweetie Belle guides most of the fillies in. Scootaloo holds back the other pony and Rarity. "Wh... what?" Rarity looks confused.

You say that, if worse comes to worse, that she should just lock her doors and let them wander around inside the house. Sweetie walks back out, nodding to Fluttershy. Fluttershy looks a bit distressed, but picks up as Sweetie stops.

"Thanks, Fluttershy. We'll be back later, promise." Sweetie Belle waves as Fluttershy, worried, enters back into her house.

"Have you ever been to th-" She stops as Sweetie Belle remembers to continue singing. Spike jostles around on Scootaloo's back once more. He still seems sound asleep.

>Where to?

>>33145576

Slap Spike on the head. Wake his lazy ass up.

Also, should we try to head over and recruit Applebloom or hope that the fanatic will lead us to the treasure pile?

We could do both if we saved

>>33145576

maybe we should try interrogating the treasure seeker. so long as we don't claim to have been to the castle, she probably won't kill us

>>33145576

Pour a few drops of elixir into the dragon's mouth.

Also, check to make sure Hayseed's with us.

>>33145628

Wake Spike up and have him do it. Maybe shell be less inclined to fight a dragon. Instruct him to say that he's never been to the castle in the sand, just in case.

>>33145576
Keeping singing and lead the two unicorns to Zecora's, try to get a look at the new unicorn's Cutie Mark.

Don't save.

>>33145674

This might be a better idea. We should have Spike awake anyway.

Do we want to let the new unicorn wander, in hopes that she moves closer to the treasure?

>>33145720
Let's see if we can cure her first. Take her to Zecora's with us.

>>33145720

How can we do that if stopping our singing would mean Rarity wanders off too?

>>33145754
But if we cure her, she'll no longer be compelled to do whatever she's being told to do by the spell. She probably wont have any memory of it either. She'd be useless if she was cured.

>The afternoon sun hangs high in the sky

>>33145627
>>33145628
>>33145674
>>33145709
You walk up to Scoots and bop Spike on the head. He hiccups a flame. "WhaaaahahAH!" The little dragon springs to life. "What's going on?!" As the bleary eyed dragon awakens, you catch him up to speed as to what you've found out.

"Okay... I was wondering about the singing there..." He scratches his head.

You tell him that the group has a new guest that needs to be interrogated a bit. When Sweetie stops singing, he needs to tell her that he's never been to any 'Castle in the Sand'.

"...what now?" He looks at you, unsure.

Sweetie Belle stops singing and ducks behind you. Scootaloo sticks by your side. "...do you know this pony, just to ask?"

"Have you ever been to the Castle in the Sand?" The unicorn inquires. Spike answers with a simple, unsure 'no'. The mare looks up at you, Scootaloo, Raisin, and Rarity, asking the same question as her eyes bobble about.

All of you answer no... except Rarity. "...the Castle in the Sand?" She looks about. "I... where is it?"

The mare nods her head. She starts heading back into town.

>>33145829
Start singing again and lead them to Zecora's.

>>33145829

follow that mare

>>33145829
FOLLOW

>>33145857
If we break the spell, they cant lead us to where we need to go. What do you hope to gain by curing them?

>>33145829

Well, follow them I guess. Tell Sweetie to keep talking to her sister about just little things. We have to distract her from the trance.

>>33145878
Her name is Treasure Seeker Fantastic. I think her special skill might possibly be related to hunting down treasure.

If we free her she might help us for free out of gratitude.

>>33145829

Follow them. Try to be aware of our surroundings. If we see any derped out unicorns, tell Sweetie to go off and round them up with a song.

>>33145908

It's hidden and probably guarded. It would be faster to just let her lead us to it.

>that feel when you realize the sleeping powder was for her so we could retrieve the important plot device without fighting her.

I swear to God, we rushed this one too much.

>>33145859
>>33145866
>>33145911
At least give the jelly and grapes to Sweetie Belle and tell her to take it to Zecora so she can hopefully use them to find a cure. Tell her to take Rarity too.

>>33145859
>>33145866
>>33145890
>>33145911
You start following the mysterious mare. You remember to tell Sweetie Belle to sing. Quickly, Sweetie Belle, Scootaloo, Rarity, and Spike catch up to you. "We're going to find the Castle, aren't we?!" Scootaloo looks excited, but slightly dizzy.

You shake your head. "No... not yet. I think this mare knows where something really important is..."

"What is it?" All but Rarity ask. You answer with an 'I don't know', keeping up your brisk trot behind the derp eyed mare. As you near town, the mare heads toward the town square. She keeps stopping at random, asking ponies if they've been to a Castle in the Sand.

As you come to a stop, you see Spike carrying Scootaloo. She's sound asleep.

>>33145955
>sending a filly alone into the Everfree Forest
>the dumbest filly of them all
>with a drugged out unicorn
>singing loudly
Think that one through for a moment.

>>33145908
Is that her real name, or just what we're calling her?

>>33146002
GAME INFO: This title is nothing more than a description.

>>33145976

Pour some elixir into both of their mouths.

Keep following the unicorn.

>>33145976
Wake Scootaloo up and try to convince her to drink the elixir and eat some of the jelly while she is still half-asleep.

>>33146014
What is her Cutie Mark?

>>33146035

Do this. Neither of them are unicorns. Give them a smidgen of grape jelly right afterwards.

>>33145976

Wake Spike up at least. If she starts attacking someone, we'll need some dragonfire to get her to stop.

>>33146035
>>33146044
>>33146098
You bump Scootaloo. She makes some weird grunting noise. Spike sets her down on the ground. "You better wake up. I'm not gonna carry you everywhere." Scootaloo rolls over. "I carried you everywhere!"

You tell Scootaloo to drink some of the elixir. She sighs. "Not if I have to chase it down with that nasty jelly stuff Pinkie made..." Before she can finish, you mix the jelly and elixir in her mouth. She swallows it.

"Huh... that's actually not too... wow!" She smiles and kicks her forelegs up. "I feel fantastic!"

The mysterious mare seems to be picking on a kid in the distance.

>>33146052
GAME INFO: The mare's Cutie Mark is an egg in a nest. As with most Cutie Marks, you're unsure of what this means.

>>33146154
So see what Fantastic is up to.

>>33146154

Do the same thing to Spike and check things out. Be ready for a fight.

SAVE

>>33146195
>sweetie disapproves.png

>>33146154

Run over to the kid and tell the unicorn and it's lying and that she shouldn't forget her objective.

>>33146195
no

it suddenly dawns on me that maybe the treasure seeker isn't very good at her job

>>33146171
>>33146193
>>33146212
You offer some of the elixir to Spike. He takes a look over to the jar of jelly. He shakes his head. "Nah, I'm good. Sweetie could probably use some, though..." Sweetie Belle yawns as she continues singing to her incredibly happy sister.

As you approach, you see Snakeoil Sally start walking up to the unicorn. She shoves the unicorn mare and pushes the kid to the side. The little pegasus filly runs off crying. You see Sally put an arm around the mare and lead her into a nearby alleyway. Several ponies look on. "Hey, isn't that Sally?"

>>33146291
Follow Sally in and ask her if she learned her lesson about starting things in front of crowds of ponies.

>>33146291

Be stealthy. Don't give Sweetie a single drop. Tell her to eat some marshmallows if she's feeling tired; maybe the sugar will give her some energy.

Try to not be seen.

>>33146330

No, we need her to lead us to the treasure.

Sneak about as quietly as possible. Tell the others to stay a fair distance away because our boots will muffle the sound of our hooves striking the ground.

>>33146330

HAHAHAHA NO!

Do >>33146348. In fact, slide our bags of our back so we won't make as much noise. Be sure to stick Hayseed to us though.

>>33146348
Seconded. Or thirded. Whichever.

>>33146330
>>33146348
"Hey... that was Sally, wasn't it?" Scootaloo looks onwards. You tell her that you're gonna sneak up and see what she's doing with your mysterious mare. "I'll back you up, Raisin."

>>33146377
You tell Scootaloo that you're gonna hoof it alone. You've got boots, so you're able to move around a bit quieter. Scootaloo looks at you cross. The sounds of the town square almost drown out your talking. "...okay, then." You shrug, telling her that you've gotta be extra stealthy.

You sneak down the alley, watching Sally lead the pony out towards a tree. There's significantly less ponies out behind the buildings.

"So, you're looking for treasure, huh?" Sally starts talking to the mare. You see something hit the ground. The treasure seeker follows it to the ground and stares. "Watch this for me, will ya?" Sally looks around.

>>33146467
What does that something look like.

>>33146520
GAME INFO: You cannot see it from this distance. It's shiny, whatever it might be.

>>33146467

Wait. I bet this is a trap. The unicorn will get the important trinket and start walking back. We have to be sure not to botch this. Sally won't betray an emissary of her master.

>>33146467
Watch Sally closely. If she looks like she is going to do anything too violent then cough loudly.

>>33146467

If the unicorn isn't grabbing it and walking off, then I'm suspicious. Wait until the unicorn grabs it.

>>33146467
Keep hidden, watch what she does.

>>33146561

Observe closely, but stay hidden. The only reason she betrayed Tezel was after she knew she could get a pardon. Trust her.

We could try call the unicorn back with the tune while Sally is away.

This is our punishment for not getting her immediately, isnt it?

>that feel when it's a bomb and our only link to Tezel is going to go bye bye.

>>33146544
>>33146561
>>33146569
>>33146580
>>33146588
You hide near a trashcan and watch on. Sally looks over her shoulder, seeing if anyone is watching. She pulls out a small black club from under her coat. She looks around again. "Keep looking... You're about to see a whole bunch more of it..."

>>33146608

What do you mean? This seems to be going pretty well. We're still going to have to find someway to incapacitate the unicorn. Maybe try to have Rarity trick it into thinking she was sent to take the trinket back and send the crazed unicorn on a new task.

>>33146654
Use our slingshot to shoot one of our rocks to hit the opposite end of the alley.

>>33146654

Oh shit. Uhh, laugh while hidden. Maybe stomp your feet so it sounds like some kids were just playing and left.

>>33146654

Fuck

Yell "Don't" in an ominous, deep voice. Maybe nit'll scare her into giving the unicorn what she wants.

>>33146714

This seems like a good idea. Sally's motivated by fear. By ready to hug Hayseed in case Sally walks over to investigate.

>>33146654

Is she stupid? That bird deserves to die.

sorry i'm late
this is the >rape quest yes?

now that we know where the treasure is, why don't we reload and investigate the tree earlier in the day, when Sally isn't around to guard it

>>33146714

I doubt it will work, but fuck if it isn't our best shot. Try to sound like an old, evil king as best we can.

>>33140862
Memorize the location of the tree.

>>33146714
Uh...
Aren't we a small filly? How the hell are we gonna do a deep, ominous voice?

calling out to Sally seems like a bad idea

>>33146745

Maybe. I'd really hate to reload now; we've been doing so well. Besides, we're supposed to at least try to not abuse the save feature.

>>33146800

If we don't stop her, then what? A stone bird comes and rips her to shreds.

Raisin doesn't just let others die.

>>33146805
Why not?

>>33146805
>Besides, we're supposed to at least try to not abuse the save feature.

Has Jr ever said this?

>>33146825

I just don't want to tempt fate. Let's just see if we can salvage this situation first.

Well if we're resigning ourselves to a reload, we might as well wait and see what happens.

>>33146691
>>33146714
>>33146732
Quickly, you think of some way to make a noise. In as deep a voice as your young filly vocal chords can manage, you yell "Don't!"

Sally messes up her windup, slapping the tree with her club. She stumbles a little bit, ramming the tree with her shoulder. Sally snaps up, looking down the alley. You remain hidden, but hear something rustle the tree branches. "Oh... shoot... shoot shoot shoot.." Sally seems to scramble about.

"You have stolen from the King." You hear the derp eyed unicorn call out.

Suddenly, you begin to tumble, the trashcan rolling over you. Sally groans closeby. "Aww... not again..." You look down, seeing the unicorn make its approach. She's holding some gold in her mouth. There's quite a bit more lying on the ground.

"What the?! Kid! What are you doing here?!" Sally kicks the trashcan toward the unicorn.

>>33146845

At the beginning I think.

Besides, I'm almost certain Hayseed's only good for a certain number of reloads. Jr's a dick like that.

>>33146849
>I just don't want to tempt fate.
>Antagonize a desperate gryphon

>>33146863
Get Hayseed out, hold her in our front hooves, and start singing.

>>33146863

Try to get as good of a look as we can at the object in her mouth. Grab Hayseed as well.

Shit, I'm sorry

>>33146863

reload, before it's too late

>>33146863

Fuck, reload. Try and look at what the unicorn is carrying first.

Great, now we're going to have to do all that shit again.

I told you all we should have saved at Fluttershy's house.

>>33146897
>>33146916
You withdraw your cherished little pony doll Hayseed and hold her tight. Suddenly, you feel two talons wrap around your body. Hayseed is trapped against you, but you cannot hug her. You become airborne for a second time today.

"Now's not the time to play with your doll, kid. We gotta move." She flies up a bit and heads back toward her stage. Scootaloo, Sweetie Belle and Spike start shouting and pointing up toward the griffin carrying you to safety. A couple of pegasus guards become airborne.

"You've gotta be kidding me..." Sally flies by a building and rolls you onto the roof. Thankfully, there's enough traction to stop. You shake yourself to get your bearings and hold onto Hayseed. Sally gets tackled by two guards in midair.

Thread control
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>>33143835
>>33143835
>>33143835
>>33143835

>>33147039
Copy, Thread Control Leader. Proceeding to newer, safer questing zone, over.

>NEW RESPONSES IN NEW THREAD
>>33143835
>>33143835
>>33143835
>>33143835
>>33143835

>>33147019

Yell for the guards to stop and that she wasn't trying to hurt you. Watch the skies for a giant stone bird.

wait, shit. the seeker is taking the treasure back to the castle

we need to stop her

New thread might be a little active still.

GOOD I'M TAKING MY THREAD BACK FROM YOU SCOUNDRELS

>>33147097
I think she's Chaotic Good, maybe Chaotic Neutral.

Alright, we continue our dried grape quest as Sally narrowly escapes being crushed by a fanatic treasure seeking pony. She drops you off on a roof and gets tackled by guard pones that think she was trying to hurt you.

>>33147097
So far, we have one option. What do you questers think?

>>33147019

Whatever happens, keep an eye on the crazy unicorn. We can't afford to lose her.

>>33147140

Do that, but do it while we scan the ground for the crazy unicorn. We have to find out what she's carrying.

>>33147140
I like it. Yell at the guards that she was saving us and keep an eye out for that unicorn and the stone bird.

>>33147140

do it. but hug at the first sign of winged stone monsters of death

>>33147140

Do it. We're already condemned for a reload, so we might as well just try to stop the conflict and get some winged creature to fly us to the ground before we lose THF

>>33147166
>>33147165
>>33147144
>>33147097
"STOP!! PLEASE STOP!! SHE WAS SAVING ME!!" You yell to the guards currently assailing the salesgriffin. They stop fighting her, looking over to you. They let her go. Suddenly, a trashcan goes flying through the air, narrowly missing Sally.

"You have stolen from the king!" The crazy treasure seeker shouts around a small, golden box. The guards immediately divebomb the unicorn, managing to restrain her for a few seconds. You can see the guards looking at all the random treasure on the ground, completely baffled. The unicorn flings the two into the tree.

Suddenly, a shower of golden artifacts rains down from the branches. You can see Sally clutching at the sides of her head in panic. "No no no no no no" She mutters, hovering next to you. Scootaloo runs over to the unicorn and stamps her hooves.

"Have you ever been to the Castle in the Sand?" The unicorn flips around, throwing a nearby boulder towards Sally.

>>33147258

>Small, golden box

Got it, we're done here. Take a quick look around to be sure we know the location. Wave everyone bye and reload.

>>33147258
Memorize the location of the tree full of treasure then reload.

I think we have gotten more then enough info out of this life.

>>33147258

Reload. Time for round two.

>>33147258

hug Hayseed to load

>>33147308

Actually, it's more like round 5

>>33147258
Remember where this all was, then teleport back.

>reloading
Ok what's our new plan of attack? Get the jam first and send it along with the samples to Zecora's?

>>33147350
Get those treasures and learn what they are before deciding on a longer-term course of action.

>>33147350

basically do everything we did before, but investigate the tree and obtain the small golden box earlier in the day, when the treasure seeker has yet to show up and Sally is still selling her elixir

>>33147350
Yeah, get the jam and send it with Scoots and Spike while we have Sweetie keep the fillies occupied and we go find the tree full of treasure.

>>33147287
>>33147292
>>33147308
>>33147312
You figure that you've seen enough. With a boulder coming your way, you close your eyes and bring your sticky hoofed doll up to your face. As you begin to hug her, the distant voice of Sally screams out, but fades away too fast to hear what she was saying. You feel your body get lifted from the ground and flung to the side. You peek through your eyelids, watching a giant gray boulder smash into side of Sally.

You hug Hayseed tighter. You start to think about a cold winter's morning you shared with your mother. When you and mom were the only one awake in the house, you roasted marshmallows over your fireplace. You remember snuggling up next to her and falling asleep. The feeling of her safe embrace and her warmth overwhelm you.

You feel the hooves of Scootaloo slip off from around your neck as she shuffles around. She pushes you away and looks about, ensuring her girly actions remain unnoticed. “Okay… soo… uh… now that you’re back on the ground, shouldn’t we go find Sweetie Belle and Rarity? They were supposed to wait for us.”

Spike scratches his chin. “Maybe they’re at the Boutique?”

>>33147415
IT'S LIKE GROUNDHOGS DAY ALL OVER!

>>33147415

We seriously need to make an image of Tom Hanks from Groundhog Day the Raisin Quest marker.

Alright. New plan. Don't send Scoots and Spike to Zecora's. Find Sweetie arguing with the guard.

Also, check Hayseed. She if her threads are coming loose or anything. She's been through a lot with us

>>33147451
>>33147457

Groundhog-Daymind

Tell Scoots and Spike to sleep with us, find Sweetie, recruit Sweetie, get a marshmallow, head for the stage to find Rarity.

>>33147451
YUO SAID IT, LETH
>>33147457
>seconding this hard

>>33147457
GAME INFO: Checking Hayseed, you see that she's doing just fine. Her hooves are firmly attached to a couple of candy canes still.

>>33147415
Tell them that we think we know where they are and ask them if they can go to Sugarcube Corner and pick up some jelly for us. After that ask them if they can take it to Zecora along with the vial of sand to see if either of those can help Zecora out, but ask them to not let Zecora use all the jelly.

After they are on their way let's go get Sweetie Belle.

>>33147457
I'd like to see an image of all of Rasin's doomed lives playing together in the pony afterlife. The mostly intact ones would play catch and hopscotch. The crushed or dismembered or otherwise totally screwed ones would watch.

>>33147478

Yeah, can we skip a few steps? Up until we started singing and got the fillies together, I think everyone wants to do the same thing, sans sending Scoots to Zecora.