- >You are Anon.
- >Man, walking home sucks.
- >But you've got to get there somehow, right?
- >HomeSleepScene.txt
- >You wake up to dawn peeking through the curtains.
- CELESTIA, WHAT THE FUCK IS WRONG WITH YOU!
- >It's not like anyp0ny can hear you Besides, you hate the sun.
- >It's too early for this shit.
- >But then again, you remind yourself that this is your own source of revenue.
- >Clambering down the stairs after slapping some clothes on, pears sound nioce.
- >No they don't.
- >You hate pears.
- >Who needs food?
- >Finally making it down the dangerous stairs, you realize what time it is.
- >8 AM on the dot, practically taunting you.
- >Late again, but nohorse cares at this point, so why fret over it?
- >You skip breakfast anyway, planning to borrow an Apple from Orangestrong. Permanently.
- >Yet again you are greeted by your amazing fans of the town P0nyville as you strut along.
- >They really do love you. Especially that minty looking one.
- >Reaching the Sweet Apple Acres you know and hate, Applejack is waiting, as usual.
- >"Well heya there Anon! Wanna come over 'ere and eat a smidge before workin'?"
- >Not really.
- I'd love to, Applejack, but I can't stay long. I really need to hurry up and get those farther fields cleared.
- >"Awh, that's alright Anon. Come back when yer done though. Today's payday."
- >She tosses you two red apples.
- >Mission success. Apples acquired.
- >Bounty in tow, you stuff an apple into your back pocket at munch on the other one.
- >Today is a good day.
- >You grab a wagon as well as a few buckets, now prepared for the day.
- >It doesn't take long for your mind to wander back to that abomination that nearly stole your soul.
- >Purple called it a Bat Pony, but your pretty sure she's wrong, trying to lure you into some gnarly trap.
- >You stop working entirely, vaguely recalling something...
- >'It's a Trap!'
- >Ow. That hurt your head just to think about it.
- >Putting aside the impending headache of doom, you go back to [spoiler]t[/spoiler]work[spoiler]ing[/spoiler]
- 1/7
- > You are now the Bat Horse.
- > Dusk approaches as you wake up, the night starting to settle in.
- > Oh look. You're up three minutes early.
- > You knew the schedule would be off.
- > Grumbling, it's now time to play thing waiting game.
- > ...
- > Now.
- > You are Anon. That was a pretty nice day.
- > Save for the mental lapse of traps.
- > But that's alright.
- > You get a chance to meet the soul stealing monster.
- > Surely that'll get you points with the ladies, right?
- > Maybe that one that looks like toothpaste'll accept your invites.
- > Whatever. Twilight said to be over in that tornado area at about the same time.
- > 'Makin' my way down town~'
- > STOP BRAIN WHAT ARE YOU DOING
- > You quickly make your way there, furiously shaking your head to remove the thought.
- > You're a Bat, [spoiler]Harry[/spoiler]
- > You've just slashed Jeb and marked the day. What a horrid thing you do every day, simply to mark the time.
- > That's okay, though. He always forgives you.
- > Time for bed. No. Wait. It's time to view the shadow.
- > Perhaps it will be different again?
- > Who knows, but it's best to check.
- > It is part of the schedule, after all.
- [spoiler] I can't stop thinking of the remix [/spoiler]
- 2/7
- > Now you're Anon.
- > So close, yet so far.
- > Purple is in the distance, waiting by the tornado. It's actually more like a hurricane at this point.
- > "Anon! You're late by a minute and three seconds!"
- > You hate her accurate measurements.
- I was busy. Doing things. In the place. With the thing. Sorry.
- > "That's fine. Just come over here and hold this."
- > She holds out a neat little trinket, a mixture of what looks to be gems and metal.
- What, did you toss your jewellery into a smelter just to see what would happen?
- > "No. It's magic."
- > Shitty explanation.
- > You take it anyway.
- FUCKFUCKFUCK
- > You drop it. The thing is hot as hell.
- > The object that had the audacity to assault you with heat new sinks into the ground.
- > "Thank you, Anon, now we can go in and come back out right here."
- > She's smiling. She knew that would happen.
- > Oh, she's really going to get it.
- > You throw your apple core from earlier at her.
- > "Anon! It was for science!"
- > Whatever.
- > You casually walk past the tornado, knowing it's move sets and using a super-effective [spoiler]Pokemon[/spoiler] tactic.
- > "Anon, wait for me!"
- > Purple darts forward, trying to get past you.
- > Not that you mind. You're too afraid to move.
- > There's a shadow right beside you, creeping along [spoiler]and stopping.[/spoiler]
- > Oh Buddha. You never believed in him, but you might as well take all the help you can get.
- > Your soul is at risk, after all.
- > Oh look. It's that weird bat thing. It looks extremely confused.
- Bat! Pssst! Bat! Come over and draw the thing away!
- > In your attempt to quietly lure the monster to the other monster, your plan backfires.
- > The shadow looks angry, or just about as angry as a two dimensional figure can be.
- 3/7
- > You are now bat.
- > What an odd creature has approached you, waving it's extremely weird hooves at you.
- > That's the second day in a row that things have been different.
- > You've come to dislike change.
- > Oh, looks like the shadow doesn't either.
- > It looks at the monster, well, as much as a shadow can look.
- > Perhaps you should do something?
- > Or trot off. That sounds fine too.
- -Squeak-
- > What the hell was that?
- > Your hoof collides with your face, sliding down.
- > I guess that's what happens with extreme voice disuse.
- > Instead of beckoning the beast over, you wave.
- > It shakily waves back.
- > Hm... Pretty social for what seems to be a slave race.
- > You grab a nice stick from the nearby grass.
- > Yes, this should do nicely.
- > Lazily, you trot to the shadow, whacking it with a stick.
- > -Whack-
- > Ow.
- > -Whack-
- > Ow.
- > That failed miserably. Maybe the shadow transmits it's pain?
- > Nevertheless, you shrug.
- > Poor pale p0ny. At least you seem to have had a good-
- > -SHAZAM!-
- > Something purple whizzes by your muzzle, missing by inches.
- > Nanos later and your chest burns more intense than the flames of hell.
- 4/7
- > You spontaneously become Anon.
- > What happened?
- > The tornado stopped, so that's a plus.
- > Oh, and the shadow disappeared. That's even better, your soul is safe for another day.
- > "Anon! Don't just stand there, help that p0ny!"
- > Purple is yelling at you for some reason.
- > That's when you realize there's a Bat P0ny thriving on the ground in pain.
- What happened?
- > "That's not important, what matters is that we get her to a hospital!"
- > Pushy.
- > You pick up the little horse, prepared to walk the umpteen some miles back.
- > This already kind of sucks. Whatever. Time to get going.
- Wow. This bat is kinda fluffy.
- > "She's hurt and that's all you're thinking about?"
- > Yes. Yes you are.
- Can't you just [spoiler]twilyport[/spoiler] us there?
- > "..."
- > Score: Anon 1, Purple 0.
- > After a bright and temperamentally blinding flash, you're in the hospital.
- > "What."
- > It's that one white and red horse. You kind of like her too.
- Here. Tell me what room she'll be in.
- > You hand off the Bat, cloak and all.
- > "W-what?"
- > Great. Now she's even more confused.
- Treat the pony.
- > The nurse darts off. Finally.
- > You plop down in the waiting room, examining a Play-Pone magazine.
- > You're so glad these horses don't care about exposure.
- 5/7
- > You are now bat.
- > Groggily, you sit up, soaking up the world around you.
- > Nice walls, blue in color. You like blue.
- > Ugly floors. White is bad.
- > Oh, and you're in a bed. That's not your bed, but at least you're the only one in it.
- > Ow. Ow. Ow. OW!
- > As it turns out, moving more than your head around is a no-go.
- > You notice that slave-beast again.
- > You remember being picked up and carried before passing out.
- > He was warm, oh so warm...
- > OW OW OW OW
- > Ah. It was only a few clever steps and a hop to get into it's lap.
- > Said lap is cozy, as expected.
- > It's a good thing the slave is sleeping. You wouldn't want it to wake.
- > Now, time for a reassessment.
- > You're no longer trapped in that area.
- > Jeb is gone. That part irks you quite a bit, but you press on.
- > It appears to be night, though the window is quite dank.
- > You're in a hospital, one in which that seems to have taken care of your wounds.
- > Good thing they didn't toss you out. Most p0nies have a strong dislike of you.
- > You're still hurt. That's pretty bad, but you'll heal and survive.
- > There's a nice creature that saved you.
- > You plan on getting more information from the slave, and possibly releasing it back into the wild.
- > Cloak. Where's your cloak?
- > It was a gift from a good friend.
- > Your breathing becomes shallow.
- > A really, really good friend.
- -Sniffle-
- > You're satchel is gone too.
- > You made it yourself when you were growing up.
- > [spoiler] [Sniffling intensifies] [/spoiler]
- > Huh?
- > Oh. There it is. Cleverly placed on what looks to be a night stand.
- > And your cloak is behind the slave. You'll retrieve it later.
- > For now, you rest.
- 6/7
- > You become Anon through.
- > What's this?
- > That little horse from before is on your lap, clearly satisfied with it's current position in life.
- > Well. Time to change that.
- > You stand up, carefully setting the bat onto her bed.
- > Much better. There'll be no more touching between the two of you.
- > "Yawwwwwnnnnnnn"
- > Ha. Squeaking, now yawning in that high pitched manner?
- > That's a bit cute. Not that'd you'd admit it aloud.
- Awake, sunshine?
- > "Squeaaaakkkkkkkkkkk"
- > She probably needs some water. You grab her some.
- > The bat gladly accepts the glass you retrieve, taking a long swig before addressing you.
- > "Thank you, slave creature."
- > Oh. She thinks your a slave. And she's still squeaky. Probably pretty young, then.
- Look, kiddo, I'm not a damn slave. I'm a free, [spoiler] Independent black woman, who don't need no man! [/spoiler]
- > "Yes, sure you are. That's why the purple pony hoofed you that object just for it to harm you?"
- > Damn it.
- No. It was intentional. I was helping.
- > Her brows raise.
- > "Helping by pain. Now that's quite helpful."
- > Whatever. You'll put her on the revenge-list later.
- Fine. Whatever you see it as, I don't care any more.
- > "You're still talking to me. Obviously you care."
- > THIS FUCKING HORSE
- > You quickly grab the black, tattered shit she was wearing when you found her, throwing it at the bat.
- > "Thank you. I wanted that back."
- > THIS
- > DAMN
- > BAT
- 7/7

