- Part 5 (Three votes for now)
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- The goal is clear. Your mind, focused. The atmosphere, promising.
- That doesn’t make it any less challenging.
- Yet, you feel confident. You feel relaxed. You feel like you will truly set everything right. Luckily, you have no choice BUT to set everything right.
- Rarity’s Boutique was in sight, and you were ready. You were damn tired, but you were ready. Pinkie Pie was donning her suit of armor, now with a spear and shield. You decided it was best not to ask questions. Rainbow Dash was wrapped in your sweater and scarf. She opposed, of course, but she happily accepted your kind gift.
- Damn it’s cold out.
- No more windigoes, though. At least for now….
- The three of you decide to stop by a tree near the Boutique. There was no point in rushing headfirst without a well-concocted plan. Pinkie might disagree with you though.
- Inventory:
- - Large bag of bear food
- - Magic gloves (bright, hot)
- - Crystalline darts (x2)
- - Chocolate bars (x2)
- - Yellow feather
- - Old mirror (faded)
- What do?
- >A) Talk to Pinkie Pie.
- >B) Talk to Rainbow Dash.
- >C) Inventory: [Use]
- >D) Formulate plan.
- >E) Leave, I’m not ready for this.
- CHOICE D
- “Let’s make a plan of attack.” You say to your friends. “Rarity is no doubt going to be a challenge. But we can’t let anything stop us from returning her to Harmony.” You fiddle with your chain and locket. “What do you guys suggest?”
- “Let’s set up a decoy.” Rainbow says. “One of us will stand at the front door, knock, and wait for her to answer. From there, we will all ambush her. The perfect plan.”
- “Ok, and you Pinkie?” You say, pointing to the Pink Knight. She sits on the ground and rubs her chin.
- “Okay! I got it!” she says. “We sneak in, all ninja-like. We find Rarity’s room, take her out while she’s sleeping! POWIE!” She hops up and starts to attack the tree with her spear.
- “Both good plans.” You say. “But unfortunately, we’ll only get one shot. This has to be perfect, from beginning to end.”
- What do?
- >A) Rainbow’s decoy plan.
- >B) Pinkie’s Metal Gear Solid plan.
- >C) Let’s just barge in.
- >D) No, these won’t work.
- CHOICE A
- “Alright.” You say. “We’ll go with Rainbow‘s plan of attack. It makes the most sense and it will be the easiest to pull off in one try. At least I hope it will.” Rainbow and Pinkie nod, and stand at the ready. “Who will be the decoy? And what will you say?”
- “I’ll do it, Anon.” Says Rainbow, stretching her limbs. “She’ll know something’s up if Pinkie shows up all happy and… Pinkie….” You see Pinkie shrug. “So I’ll go and knock on the door. When she answers, I’ll make something up like… I forced you to leave. That’ll make her trust me, hopefully. Then you two come up for the attack. Got it?”
- >A) Got it, let’s do this.
- >B) Wait. Inventory: [Use/Equip - 2 slots]
- CHOICE B
- “Hold on real quick.” You say, reaching into your bag. You pull out the Magic Gloves and the two Crystalline Darts. You slide the gloves on; they form to your hand and shine brilliantly. Their warmth revitalizes your tired body. You twiddle the Darts around your fingers. They still have a faint glow of purple.
- “Alright, I’m ready if you are.” You say to Rainbow. She nods and puffs her chest out. “You ready too, Pinkie?” She stands straight and gives you a salute, hitting herself with her massive shield. You take it as a definite ‘yes.’
- You and Pinkie head to the side of the Boutique, expertly hiding behind some bushes. There is a window right above you, just high enough for you to see what may lurk inside. You see Rainbow trot up to the front door slowly.
- You’re kind of worried, but you have faith in Rainbow’s skills. You wonder if her wings had healed… you don’t remember asking her….
- KNOCK KNOCK.
- …
- After a few seconds, your hear the door open.
- “Rarity!” you hear Rainbow say. “I… I need to talk to you. Anon… I made him leave…. He… he h-hurt me, Rarity!” You hear Rainbow start to… cry? Damn she’s good.
- “Oh, darling! Come in, come in. Forget about that insolent waste of space….”
- You hear Rainbow trot in, crying loudly. Then you hear the door shut.
- You slowly adjust your body so you can see through the window. You catch a beautiful white unicorn trying to soothe Rainbow Dash. And…
- No….
- Twilight Sparkle walking down the stairs to see Rainbow.
- What do?
- >A) Wait.
- >B) Barge in.
- >C) Leave. This just became dangerous.
- CHOICE A
- You have to wait. Taking any crazy action is suicidal. Rainbow Dash can handle herself… you hope.
- You see Twilight Sparkle walk up to Rainbow and mouth something to Rainbow. Rainbow wipes her face and shakes her head. She begins to cry again. Even though this is a clever ploy, you hate seeing Rainbow cry. It wrenches your heart.
- Rarity walks over to the door and looks outside quickly. She closes the door and walks back over to Rainbow and Twilight. You see Rarity glare at Rainbow, mouthing a bunch of words. Rainbow sits there crying.
- What do?
- >A) Wait.
- >B) No more! We have to go in!
- >C) Abort mission.
- CHOICE B
- There’s no more time to waste!
- “Pinkie, jump through the window after you see me head in!” You run to the door before Pinkie can reply. You kick it down with extreme prejudice. You see Rarity and Twilight towering over Rainbow, who is still crying. In a blue aura above Rainbow is a large, sharpened crystal. Rarity immediately looks at you, a fire in her eyes that was all too familiar.
- “You were right, Twilight.” Rarity says menacingly. Suddenly the crystal is flying towards you at an ungodly speed. You jump out of the way, but the crystal grazes your leg.
- “Argh, fuck!” you yell. You grab your leg in pain. You had a large cut, but this wasn’t over yet.
- “Oh, darling… are you alright?” Rarity asks. “Here let me see….” The floor cracks around Rarity, and a large crystal spike comes out of the earth, through her floor. A blue aura surrounds the crystal, shattering it into pieces. Rarity laughs as she flings every small crystal toward you at high speed. You cover your head. This is it. You fucked up.
- “Anon!” you hear. Pinkie crashes through the window at full force. She throws her shield at you, blocking every crystal shard that was close to impaling you. She dodge rolls over to you and picks up the shield. “Get up, silly! You’re in a fight!”
- You get up slowly. You see Twilight holding Rainbow Dash down, who is struggling to get to your aid.
- What do?
- >A) Attack!
- >B) Defend!
- >C) Flee!
- CHOICE A
- You see Rarity pull another spike out of the ground, a much larger one this time.
- This can’t be good for her floors.
- Pinkie rushes to help Rainbow, swiping at Twilight with her spear. It’s no use though; Twilight keeps vanishing, completely dodging every swipe.
- You get up and run towards Rarity.
- “You can’t be serious, dear Anon!” you hear Rarity say. You leap and punch the spike, sending crystals flying in all directions. You flinch, but you stand your ground. Rarity is standing a few feet from you, shocked at your might.
- She glares at your, ready to tussle.
- What do?
- >A) Hand-to-hand.
- >B) Use Crystalline Darts. (x1)
- >C) Taunt
- CHOICE C (Changing to 5 votes now)
- “I thought Rainbow Dash told me you were pretty. I guess she just feeling extra nice that day!” You say to Rarity. Rarity’s face contorts in a semi-demonic fashion. Her eyes become balls of fire.
- “WHAT!?” she screams. “WHAT DID YOU JUST SAY!?”
- Boy was she pissed.
- She levitates all of the shards of crystal, causing them to circle above her head.
- “YOU… VILE….” She screams as she flings all of the crystals at you in a solid stream.
- You side-step them quickly, dodging every single one. They fly in to the wall behind you.
- You manage to see Pinkie still struggling with Twilight, but Rainbow has joined in. Twilight keeps teleporting, and attacking them from behind. She is far too powerful for them to take on, but they are distracting her fine enough.
- Rarity is fuming, but breathing heavily.
- What do?
- >A) Attack!
- >B) Defend!
- >C) Taunt! (50% chance)
- >D) Use: Dart: [Rarity or Twilight]
- CHOICE C
- “Rarity! You… uh… your mane sucks!” you say.
- TAUNT FAILED
- Rarity runs at you and punches you in the stomach repeatedly. She then uppercuts you in the jaw, and finishes with a crystal spike across your face. You fall to the ground at her hooves.
- “Nice try, darling Anon….” she says as she kicks you in the stomach, causing you to roll across the room. You struggle to get up, blood beginning to pour down your cheek.
- Rarity trots over to you, a large crystal floating above her.
- “It’s a shame, Anon… you were kind of cute. Too bad you are far too full of yourself.” She lifts the crystal higher, pointing it directly at you.
- You glance over at Twilight’s fight. Rainbow has been knocked to ground. Pinkie was cowering behind her shield, as magical fists attempted to continuously pummeled her. Twilight was simply laughing, her eyes growing darker and redder.
- What do?
- >A) Attack!
- >B) Defend!
- >C) Use: Dart: [Rarity or Twilight]
- CHOICE C (Twilight)
- You can’t go out without defending your friends. You ready a Crystalline Dart and lock on to Twilight. You quickly fling it at her with all of your might. You see the Dart move in slow motion, straight through Rarity’s mane, across the room, and dead into Twilight’s neck.
- You see her grab her neck where it hit, and then fall over.
- Rarity turns around to see what just happened.
- “Twilight!” she yells, dropping the crystal behind her. You get up quickly and trip Rarity, causing her to fall flat on her back. You run over to your friends while Rarity was disoriented. You see Twilight fast asleep, her coat still dark.
- You help Rainbow Dash up, and bring over behind Pinkie and her massive shield.
- You give Rainbow a chocolate bar. She feels much better! She smiles at you, but this is no time for a talk.
- “Let’s get Rarity.” You say.
- +4 LP
- RD LP: 82
- You see Rarity get up, her mane completely messed up. She glares at the three of you as she summons a wall of crystal behind her.
- What do?
- >A) Attack, full force!
- >B) Wait for a chance to attack.
- >C) Defend.
- >D) Try to rationalize with Rarity.
- CHOICE D
- “Let me try something.” You say to Rainbow and Pinkie. You get up slowly, with your hands up.
- “Anon, NO!” you hear Pinkie yell.
- You ignore her.
- You press on towards Rarity, whose crystal wall was engulfing the entire room. You put your hands up higher.
- “Rarity.” You say. “We can work this out. It doesn’t have to end this way.” You step closer, being careful as to where you tread.
- Rarity glares at you, breathing heavily. The crystal wall continues to form and morph across the room. Soon it would encase you all, leaving no chance for escape.
- “We can work something out.” You say as you inch closer and closer to your foe. Her eyes stay fixated on your hands. She wasn’t buying it.
- “Anon, darling.” She says, her horn growing brighter. “You’ve spent too much time around Rainbow. There is no ‘working things out!’” She mocks as the crystal wall seals you all inside.
- You turn and see Rainbow and Pinkie huddling next to Twilight, who is still unconscious.
- You see your gloves shine brightly; they begin to heat your hands, and then your body. The heat transcends into the crystal enclosure.
- What do?
- >A) Rationalize further.
- >B) Attack!
- >C) Defend.
- CHOICE A
- You step forward, your hands still up.
- “Rarity, please.” You beg. “I just want to help you!” You are now a few feet from Rarity, yet she is still glaring.
- The crystal wall around you begins to crack. You see Rarity smile menacingly at you.
- “Foolish, Anon.” she says. “Your time has come.” The crystal wall shatters. Millions of pieces of crystal are floating around all of you. Pinkie and Rainbow cower underneath the shield.
- You give Rarity one more pleading look.
- “Don’t do this, Rarity….” You say, with anger in your voice.
- “SILENCE!” she screams as she sends every bit of crystal plunging toward your body.
- You extend your arms to both sides of your body. The gloves ignite with a blue and purple flame. The large fire engulfs you, completely destroying every crystal before they can hit you. Your anger doesn’t subside. The flame grows bigger.
- “Anon!!!” you hear Rainbow Dash and Pinkie Pie scream.
- …
- …
- The flame disappears. Your body is left unscathed. Your fists are still emitting a blue and purple ember.
- What do?
- >A) Attack!
- >B) Rationalize.
- CHOICE A
- Rarity stands in front of you, shocked at your true might.
- You pull your fist back, it’s flame growing stronger.
- “You’ve made your choice, Rarity.” You say quietly. You open your palm, releasing a large flame ball that hits Rarity right in her chest. The ball expands, engulfing her entire body in a blue-purple fire. Your gloves shine brightly, causing you to step backwards and shut your eyes.
- The fire spreads to the entire room, engulfing everyone. You feel your body undulate over and over again. You hear Pinkie and Rainbow scream in the background.
- What is happening???
- …
- …
- .
- The fire subsides.
- You are on the ground, unharmed save for your battle wounds. You open your eyes slowly. The room is charred and there are crystals and small embers everywhere. You slowly get up, careful not to step on any crystals. You see Pinkie Pie and Rainbow Dash still underneath the shield. Twilight Sparkle is across the room, still asleep.
- And Rarity…
- Rarity is in front of you on the ground. She isn’t moving.
- What do?
- >A) Check on your friends.
- >B) Check on Twilight.
- >C) Check on Rarity.
- CHOICE C
- You kneel down next to Rarity. You rub her body gently. Her body is soft and warm. Your gloves shine brightly as your rub her body. The light of your gloves travels throughout her body, slowly causing her body to return to its original white brilliance.
- She moves slowly as your continue to rest your hands on her body. Soon, her coat is back to normal, and your gloves cease to shine.
- You roll her on her back and lift her body up some.
- “R-rarity?” you say. “Rarity, are you ok?”
- She opens her eyes slowly. She looks at you, her irises of azure staring into your own.
- “Wha-…” she says. “Where… who are y-…. A-anon?” She sits up on her own, rubbing her head. “Ouch… my head… really… REALLY… hurts.”
- What do?
- >A) Give: Chocolate Bar
- >B) You’re ok, you’re ok!
- >C) We need to get out of here.
- >D) Check on others.
- CHOICE A
- You reach into your pocket and pull out your last Chocolate Bar. You break it into a few pieces and you give it to Rarity.
- “Here, this will help.” You say, as you put the piece in her hoof. She slowly brings it up to her mouth, but she eats it.
- “I feel… I feel so warm!” she says. “Give me another!”
- You comply, giving her the rest of the chocolate.
- “I feel really warm!” she says happily. “Thank you, Anon. Thank you so… so…” Rarity starts to cry in your shoulder. You pat her back reassuringly. “I… hic… was… hic… so… MEEEEAAANN!!! Waaaahhahaa!!!!”
- You calm her down, and reassure her that it was not her fault.
- “Oh… Anon…” she says, sniffling. “You really are as great as Rainbow Dash says….”
- You help her up slowly, wiping some debris off of her coat.
- You see Rainbow Dash and Pinkie Pie walk up to you slowly. They are bruised and battered, but very alive. And happy to see you!
- What do?
- >A) Ask them how they are.
- >B) Twilight!
- >C) We need to leave. Now.
- CHOICE A
- You run up and hug both of them. They both moan in pain.
- “Sorry! Sorry. I’m just happy to see you two.” They grin nervously.
- “Y-yeah…” Rainbow Dash says. “Those gloves sure do the trick, don’t they?”
- You look at the gloves. Their warmth returns to normal and their light is dim, but full.
- “Yeah… yeah they do.”
- Pinkie runs over to Rarity and gives her a big hug. Rainbow soon follows.
- “Rarity!” Pinkie yells. “Remind me to never get on your bad side again!” Pinkie playfully ruffles Rarity’s already ruined coif.
- “No promises....” Rarity replies. “Just behave, ok?”
- “Okie dokie!” Pinkie says, sitting down.
- You hear a moan across the room.
- “Twilight!” you say. You turn and look. You see Twilight standing up. The four of you prepare for a fight.
- “Twilight!” you yell. “Are you… are you…?”
- She looks up to you, with red in her eyes. She pulls out the dart from her neck and drops it to ground, causing it to shatter. She cracks her neck and walks over to you.
- “You can’t take us all on! Give up now!” you say. Twilight steps up to you.
- “Us?” she says.
- You look and see your friends, frozen in the same ready position. Twilight stares at you, her eyes becoming redder.
- What do?
- >A) Attack!
- >B) Talk.
- CHOICE B
- You put your fists down. Twilight steps closer to you. Everything around the two of you was frozen in time.
- “Anon.” she says. “You are reluctant. You are foolish. Yet, you are succeeding.” She trots around you.
- “You are still corrupt?” you ask. Twilight continues to walk around you. You don’t move a muscle, but you are ready for anything.
- “Corruption will always exist, Anon.” she says. “You can never stop corruption. You can only… stymie it.”
- She walks to the broken window and looks out it.
- “There is more at stake than you know, or understand.” She says. “You Unify all of us? And then what? We live happily ever after?” She teleports in front of you.
- “You will never be happy, Anon. NEVER.” She says with a smile. “Soon, that will become apparent to you.” She walks past you, flicking you with her tail.
- “We will meet again very soon, Anon.” she says, turning to face you. “And when that time comes, I hope you are ready. There will be nobody around to save you.” You look into her eyes one last time. The redness deepens.
- With a loud pop and flash, she is gone.
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- …
- “Wha-… what happened?” asks Pinkie Pie, holding her head.
- You stand there silently.
- What say?
- >A) Tell them.
- >B) Say nothing.
- CHOICE A
- You sigh deeply. The ponies surround you as you tell them what just happened.
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- …
- “She’s bluffing!” Rarity says. “She is trying to get into your head, Anon!”
- “Yeah, don’t listen to that meanie!” adds Pinkie Pie.
- “Come on, Anon. You know that she will stop at nothing to break us apart.” Rainbow says, rubbing your back gently. “It’s a pretty weak attempt, if you ask me!”
- You stare at the floor. Your head hurts, badly. It’s never hurt this badly before. You hold your head and walk towards the door.
- You exit outside into the cold. Your head hurts more and more.
- “Anon!” you hear from behind you. Your three friends run to catch up with you. You keep walking forward, stumbling slightly. You reach a bench, and plop right on it.
- The pain in your head subsides, but you still feel dizzy.
- “She’s trying to get into my head….” You say. “She’s… trying….” Rainbow Dash flies up to you quickly and lands at your feet.
- “Anon, what’s the matter with you?” She asks, trying to grab your hand.
- What say?
- >A) It’s nothing.
- >B) I’m just sore.
- CHOICE B
- “My head… it just hurts. Like really bad.” You say.
- “Let me see, Anon.” Rarity says walking up to you and staring at your face.
- “Oh my!!” she shrieks as she steps backwards. “Anon! Your… are you feeling ok?”
- “What is it? What is it!?” you yell. Rarity and Rainbow Dash take a step backwards. They face away, not able to look at you.
- Pinkie rushes back to the bushes where you were hiding and grabs your bag. She runs back over and puts it on the bench. After a bit of rummaging, she pulls out the old mirror.
- “H-here…” she says softly. You take it and hold it up to eye-level.
- ...
- Staring back was your reflection, and your eye was a deep blood red.
- ~
- END OF PART 5