Title: Anon in Zebraland (Work In Progress) Author: TakeNeutralState Pastebin link: http://pastebin.com/FdeqmqGH First Edit: Friday 25th of December 2015 09:44:36 PM CDT Last Edit: Last edit on: Wednesday 20th of January 2016 08:30:03 PM CDT >Of all the places why did zebras have to live in the middle of a dense fucking jungle? >You are Anon and you've been tasked to get to know the striped race. >You pleaded with Twilight for a good hour saying things like how you'd rather not get turned into a frog or worse. >Become the local voodoo doll. >She insisted that you should go and that it'd be a new experience. >What has it got you so far? >Stuck out in the middle of a jungle hacking your way through to find a bunch of crazy horses. >Seriously though, this shit sucks. >Your whole outfit is pretty ragged at this point. >And your boots are soaked from a detour through a swamp. >You seem to be heading in the right direction though. >Weird smells started to form in the air. >Hopefully you'll take it as a sign your getting close. >You look at the map that Twilight gave you, but fuck all it's pretty much pointless. >You throw it away because you can't into maps. >After walking a little bit further you now feel completely lost. >Without a soul in sight. >The smell still lingers in the air so you try using that as the method to reach the area. >That would be the case if your next step didn't make a tripwire come loose. "Eh?" >Dumbass, you took long and now just got hit with a log. >Before completely blacking out you hear a bunch of whooping. >So this is how it's gonna go, eh? >... >Voices can be heard but it sounds like they are whispering. >You open your eyes to the sight of three zebras standing there in a circle like they are planning something. >It takes a moment, but you realize you are tied to what appears to be a cross. >And there is a firepit beneath you. >Oh fuck no, you ain't being sacrificed to no Popo in the sky today. "Can I be untied now?" >They all jump and proceed to look at you. >"I-It speaks!" >"And it reeks!" >"Also looks like it hasn't bathed in weeks!" >Oh god they rhyme too..... >You thought Zecora was bad enough. >But a whole fucking town of them? >You may become the next Snoop Dogg before this shit is over. "I'm guessing this is the zebra homeland right?" >They look at each other and proceed to answer you. >"The land of stripes, you are not wrong." >"However, now we have one that don't belong." >"Why have you invaded our zebra throng?" >This could get more complicated than you had hoped for. >Better to tell the truth. Not like your in a position to lie. "I came here on behalf of Princess Twilight Sparkle." >"Pony-kind send one of ill look?" >"I'd say not believe him he may be a crook!" >"Me thinks him saying Princess will let him off the hook." >Their banter is immediately interrupted by a female voice from behind. >"Now now. If a pony princess is the one who sends, best to let him free or else it may be a bitter end." >They don't say anything and give a nod in the direction. >You are immediately let down without any hesistation from them. >Must be the leader or something. >You turn around and she a much more elder looking zebra. >She wears a raggedy cloak and has various piercings on her ears. >She gives a smile, but it immediately turns into a more serious look >"Should your tale be a lie dear, all will be lost and you'll be left with fear." "Trust me after wondering this place for a good while, I'd rather not get into a deeper mess." >She give you a look over and proceeds to smile once again. >"Aye. Your journey must have been rough, but this wood can make you tough." >She starts sniffing the air, and she probably found out that you stink more than anything else around here. >Which is pretty bad considering where you are. >"Best if you go take a quick shower, then meet back here within the hour." "I appreciate the hospitality Miss...?" >"Amara is the name, child. Means elegance and grace not stubborn and wild." "And my name is Anonymous. Anon for short." >After using the "shower", which was pretty much a bucket with holes hanging from a tree branch you make your way back to the center of the village. >The three you first had in front of you still stand within the area. >"He's back!" >"Thought you'd be running back." >"Better hope your tale stacks." >You just shoot them a glance and then Amara exits from her abode. >"You three give him some slack, we are not here for an attack." >They proceed to leave, all the going the same direction. "Do they stay by each other all the time or something?" >"Brothers, yet they are one. Have spoken words with rivals none." "They can easily just go off what the other says?" >"Just like a flip of a bit, it's easy for them and they have wit." "Huh." >For some reason, all this rhyming isn't bothering you right now. >Maybe it's because they are all doing it and not just one is. >Well for whatever it's worth, it looks like you'll be stuck here for some time. >Better stay on their good side and not perform a crime. >Damn, what that a rhyme? >Oh shit that was too. It might be starting to rub off on you. >....FUCK