Title:           Equestria Ends With You, Day 1
Author:          Parasite_Steve
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First Edit:      Monday 25th of February 2013 07:54:53 PM CDT
Last Edit:       Monday 25th of February 2013 07:54:53 PM CDT

>Day 1 in The Reaper's Game...
>"Here are your pins!"
>A black pin with a white skull-like thing on it appears in front of you.
>You take it, adding it to your one-pin collection.
>Your other pin is called Blink Step, by Pavo Real.
>Flipping this new pin, suddenly, you hear a bunch of voices.
>They seem rather personal, and you can hear captions above people's heads.
>The hell..?
>"They let you read minds. It's bitchin', I know."
>Ah, that explains it.
>"Alright, that's it. Good luck, especially you, Brett*!"
>How did they know...?
>After the Reaper teleports away, the Noise appeared.
>Flipping your Blink Step pin, you wait for something similar to happen.
>Nothing happens.
>You're fucked.
>"Hey! Brett*!"
>Huh?
>You turn to the voice, wondering how they know who you are.
"It's Anon, and who are you?"
>"Make a pact with Trixie!"
>Who the hell is Trixie?
>Whoever she is, you are both surrounded by noise.
>She's a blue coated, silver(two shades) maned pony.
"Alright, I accept."
>A flash of light.
>There would be a kickass cutscene but I can't draw, lel.
>"You have a pin, correct?"
"Yeah, but-"
>"Good! Then let us destroy these slimy things!"
>Slimy?
>Huh, the symbols are now frogs.
>Another flash of light, and...where did everybody go?
 
 
>You see those frogs again.
"What do I do?!"
>You do the one thing you're good at.
>Running around like a maniac.
>You run as fast as you can, and holy shit you're invisible!
>At least, until you stop running.
>A frog leaps, and kicks off you.
>Fuck that hurts.
>You resume running as a frog kicks you again.
>While you're invisible, it seems you're invulnerable to damage.
>You repeat your running until suddenly, you're not invisible anymore.
>Oh shit.
>However, when a frog is about to kick you, it...disappears?
>Convenient.
>You continue running, and after a few seconds, you're invisible again.
>Must need recharging, or something.
>You continue running, and running faster when invisibility wears off, and having the frogs conveniently disappear.
>Eventually, all the frogs are gone.
>Hey, there's a pin.
>It says 5, and has a bit symbol on it.
>Then, another flash of light.
 
>That other pony is there, panting.
>"Why does it feel like Trixie did all the work?"
"What do you mean?"
>"Trixie was fighting off the Noise."
>Oh, those frogs.
>Wait, does that mean...
"Okay, what's-your-face-"
>"It's Trixie."
"Whatever. So you were fighting those frogs?"
>She nods.
"How? I was practically powerless against them."
>"With her pins."
>She levitates a few pins towards you.
>One of them is a Pavo Real pin. Meteor Magnet, you believe.
>The other is a Pegaso pin, the same brand that made your clothes. Jack's Knight, if memory serves you correctly.
"I have pins, too, but they did jackshit!"
>You show her your Blink Step pin, and Player Pin.
>"The Player Pin is useless. As for that other one, was there something in the other Plane that you could do?"
"Well, I could turn invisible. Although what's a pla-"
>*BEEP BEEP*
>The sound is coming from your phone, a Motorola Milestone x2.
>It can't run Chrome, so that should give you an idea of how much it sucks.
>You have a single message.
>'Whoops, forgot to send out the mission. Get to the Appaloosa Town Hall. You have 10 minutes. Fail, and face erasure.'
"Spambots are getting weirder."
>"Brett, you fool! It's for the Game!"
"Again, it's Anon, whoever you are!"
>"Trixie."
"Whatev-"
>Suddenly, pain surges through your left hand.
"Shit!"
>The pony winces in pain as well.
>You look at your left hand as she looks at her left hoof.
>There's a timer, counting down from 9:59.
>Doesn't seem like a countdown to a party, given the black font with a red outline.
"And this is...?"
>"Our timers. Weren't you paying attention?"
"Oh, right."
>You only really heard the entire 'here's your free stuff' part.
"So we better get to the town hall."
>"Correct."
>The two of you start running.
 
>After a quick run, the two of you find yourselves at the town hall.
>The pony gives you the lowdown on what you didn't listen to in the beginning.
>Apparently, you died.
>You were surprised, to say the absolute least.
>By that, I mean...well, remember how Omi reacted to being trapped in the mime episode of Xiaolin Showdown?
>It was something like that.
>Now that she mentions it, you vaguely remember jaywalking and getting hit by a chariot...
>When asked as to how she died, the pony didn't respond.
>Well, you don't blame her.
>You also have to survive seven days worth of missions, one per day.
>Considering that today's was just go to the town hall, how hard can it be?
>The pony agrees with you.
>Sure enough, you're at the Town Hall.
"Alright, that was easy."
>"Trixie agrees."
>"It's not over until I say it's over, kids!"
>You turn to the source of the voice.
>There's a yellow coated, orange haired stallion laying down on the Town Hall roof.
"Who the hell are you?"
>"Name's Noteworthy."
>...What? It was the first pony I thought of.
>"Alright, today's mission was boring, I know. But it was just a warm up for the main event."
"How so?"
>"Because this is the part where I kill you for good."
 
>He tosses a couple black blobs towards you and the pony.
>They land in front of you, and materialize into Noise.
>Oh shit, one of them's a bear.
"Hey, Bluey?"
>"It's Trixie!"
"Whatever. Hope you're ready to do all the work."
>"We're getting you some actual pins after this."
>Another flash, and you're alone again, with the bear and frogs.
 
>Meanwhile, from Trixie's point of view...
>You can't believe it. You keep telling him your name, and he still forgets it.
>They weren't kidding about your sacrifice.
>There's the bear and slimy, creepy, frogs.
>Ugh. You hate them.
>You get to business, concentrating on one of the frogs.
>Soon enough, meteors strike it.
>When the meteors stop, you fire a nearby sign for some restaurant at it, finishing it off.
>You launch the sign at the other frog some more until it disappears into nothingness.
>You try sending the sign at the bear, but the pin needs to reboot.
>Back to meteors!
>You send some meteors at the bear, stunning it, before attempting to launch the sign again.
>Sure enough, it hits the bear in the head.
>You beat it up with the sign some more, before returning to the meteors.
>The process repeats for a while, before it, too, is defeated.
>No thanks to Brett, of course.
>Why does he insist on Anon, though?
>Your question remains unanswered as another flash of light occurs.
 
>Back to Anon.
>You pick up the pins, still marked with a 5 and bit symbol.
>The flash of light engulfs you as you return to the normal Plane.
>There's the blue pony, again.
>Noteworthy is gone, however.
"So, that's that for that."
>You turn to the pony.
"Thanks again, I guess."
>"You're welcome. That said, it's time we did some shopping."
>As she walks off, suddenly, you black out...
 
>Meanwhile...
>"Noteworthy, excellent job. More than half the players have been erased."
>"I know, I know, Clover."
>"That's Conductor to you."
>"Whatever. Now, I gotta prep for the next day, if you'll excuse me."
>"You are excused."
>"In that case, ciao."
 
END OF DAY 1
 
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