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  4. W The Trotting Dead episode 4: thread 2 OP 05/12/13(Sun)13:01 No.10523397
  5. Replies: >>10523560
  6.  
  7.     Thread 1: http://pastebin.com/1DWz7GJS (episode 1 and the first half of 2)
  8.     Thread 2: http://pastebin.com/G0UhSD47 (rest of episode 2)
  9.     Thread 3: http://pastebin.com/mHnSbUSx (First half-ish of episode 3)
  10.     Thread 4: http://pastebin.com/F0V0wPqW (Rest of episode 4)
  11.     Opener: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5699W4WnlUo
  12.     Thread playlist: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLsvyiLmAz0&list=PLrgRyHeHYtlfr3TKFP1qLKbvGXC3-i4hd
  13.  
  14.     The ragged column of Ponyville survivors is lead through the winding countryside toward the city by Crystal and former Equestrian troops. Just ahead of you, you can see Applejack and Twilight next to each other, arguing in furious whispers. Twilight is stressing cooperation, while Applejack insists on escape.
  15.  
  16.     “I hate it when friends get all bamboozled.” You turn and see Pinkie hobbling along beside you. Her face is screwed up in a big, cheeky grin. “Applejack and Twilight are some of the best friends I've ever seen, why would they want to spend all their time arguing instead of working together? Seems pretty silly to me!”
  17.  
  18.     You continue in silence for a little while longer, watching the two of them squabble. Pinkie's smile fades. “Sometimes, Sunny? I think the worst thing about this whole doozy of a disaster is what it's doing to ponies who should be the best of friends. Even if everything turns out for the best and we save the day, what good's saving the day if you can't enjoy it with people you care about?”
  19.  
  20.     >We need to keep the group from falling apart
  21.     >Survival is more important than everyone staying friends
  22.     >Disagreements are natural
  23.     >This isn't the time, Pinkie
  24.     >...
  25.  
  26. >>
  27. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)13:10 No.10523560
  28.  
  29.     >>10523397 (OP)
  30.     I have been waiting for this.
  31.     Option 1.
  32.  
  33. >>
  34. OP 05/12/13(Sun)13:18 No.10523728
  35. Replies: >>10523825 >>10523839
  36.  
  37.     You nod your agreement. "The Elements of Harmony are holding these ponies together, if the six of you fall apart to infighting the others will follow. We need to keep everyone working together."
  38.  
  39.     "Whew" says Pinkie, letting out a sigh of relief. "I was afraid for a minute there I'd have to keep everyone friend all by myself! Thanks, Sunny!" She gives a sly glance back over to Twilight and Applejack. "Those two are gonna work out their differences SO HARD it'll make their heads spin!"
  40.  
  41.     "No talking!" shouts one of the Equestrian soldiers shadowing you. His grimace convinces you he's serious, and you and Pinkie quiet down.
  42.  
  43.     You arrive at a simple palisade wall built across the road. Captain Bracken approaches the gate. “Open up! We're returning from patrol with a sizeable prisoner contingent.”
  44.  
  45.     The gates don't open. No one emerges to respond. Bracken lets out a frustrated hiss. "Where are your soldiers, Spearpoint?"
  46.  
  47.     Before the Crystal Pony commander can respond, a voice pipes up. "Here's your soldiers, bootlick!" Pots go sailing over the wall, and where they land they explode into smoke with cacophanous noise.
  48.  
  49.     Panic overtake the column as loud whiz-bangs and flashes of light fall amongst you. Through the smoke you see a crystal pony mare with a red scarf leap atop the gate from behind the wall. "Ponies of Equestria, with us! Away!"
  50.  
  51.     "That's what I'm talkin' about!" shouts Applejack, bucking a pegasi soldier out of her way.
  52.  
  53.     "Wait!" shouts Twilight. "We need to see Shining Armor! We can still work this out!"
  54.  
  55.     >Let's follow them!
  56.     >We should stay and resolve this peacefully
  57.     >Back to the train!
  58.     >...
  59.  
  60. >>
  61. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)13:24 No.10523825
  62.  
  63.     >>10523728
  64.     Option 1. Follow the orange one.
  65.  
  66. >>
  67. Nig 05/12/13(Sun)13:25 No.10523839
  68. Replies: >>10523886
  69.  
  70.     >>10523728
  71.     Alright here we go!
  72.  
  73.     1st Option
  74.  
  75. >>
  76. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)13:29 No.10523886
  77. Replies: >>10523902
  78.  
  79.     >>10523839
  80.     >Nig
  81.     Ha.
  82.  
  83. >>
  84. Nig 05/12/13(Sun)13:30 No.10523902
  85. Replies: >>10523965
  86.  
  87.     >>10523886
  88.     What you laughin at?
  89.  
  90. >>
  91. OP 05/12/13(Sun)13:32 No.10523931
  92. Replies: >>10523960 >>10523965
  93.  
  94.     "Not if Bracken hangs us, we can't!" you yell. "Everybody! Follow that pony!" Twilight scrunches up her face in frustration, but she follows Applejack in clearing a path for the others.
  95.  
  96.     The gates creak open as the soldiers either side struggle in the chaos to right themselves. Your survivors rush through to the other side. In the confusion you see one of the crystal pony soldiers try to level a spear against your people, but you lash out quickly and accurately to knock him head over heels.
  97.  
  98.     Fluttershy comes up behind you, struggling with Rainbow Dash. "Please," she pleads, looking terrified. "I can't run with her."
  99.  
  100.     You lean over to help her carry Dash, but the jostling seems to shake her awake and she bats you away. "I don't need your help!" she slurs out as she gets unsteadily to her hooves. "I can walk just fine." She immediately staggers over, requiring Fluttershy to push her back upright.
  101.  
  102.     The crowd has thinned out and the smoke is clearing. You can hear Bracken ordering his troops to form back up and try to stop the escapees.
  103.  
  104.     >Fine, then. Get through that gate!
  105.     >You don't, but Fluttershy does. Help me get her to safety.
  106.     >You can barely stand, never mind walk. Let me help!
  107.     >...
  108.  
  109. >>
  110. Nig 05/12/13(Sun)13:35 No.10523960
  111. Replies: >>10524119
  112.  
  113.     >>10523931
  114.     I don't know, uhhhh.
  115.  
  116.     3rd Option
  117.  
  118. >>
  119. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)13:35 No.10523965
  120. Replies: >>10524119
  121.  
  122.     >>10523902
  123.     Nuffin' mang.
  124.  
  125.     >>10523931
  126.     Option 2.
  127.  
  128. >>
  129. bob todd 05/12/13(Sun)13:46 No.10524119
  130.  
  131.     >>10523960
  132.     >>10523965
  133.     best of both option 2 and 3
  134.  
  135. >>
  136. OP 05/12/13(Sun)13:48 No.10524129
  137. Replies: >>10524228 >>10528401
  138.  
  139.     "Are you kidding?" you say. "You're barely standing. We need to get out of here now!"
  140.  
  141.     "I said I'm fine!" she shouts back, trying to take a few steps forward before faltering. "Get away from me!"
  142.  
  143.     Fluttershy's terror only grows as soldiers begin emerging from the smoke and closing in on you. You realize you're out of time and throw your shoulder under Rainbow Dash, lifting her up. "Come on!" you shout, above Dash's protests, and rush for the gate. Fluttershy follows close behind.
  144.  
  145.     You have to bowl over another soldier before you make it, but you do - the last ponies to pass through the palisade. The gate swings shut behind you.
  146.  
  147.     "That won't hold 'em long," says the crystal pony with the scarf. "I'm Red Dawn, with the Imperial Resistance." You look around and see she's among a dozen or so other crystal ponies wearing red scarves. "We need to get you and your people somewhere safe."
  148.  
  149.     "No arguments here," says Applejack. "The sooner we're away from that lot, the better."
  150.  
  151.     "I'm sorry," interjects Rarity. "Did you say the 'Imperial resistance'?"
  152.  
  153.     "Against the tyranny of Princess Cadance and her new pegasi enforcers!" Red Dawn shouts.
  154.  
  155.     "Rebellion among the ranks," Sombra whispers to you. "Interesting. Cadance has exerted her strength too late. Her weakness has already fostered an uprising among her slaves."
  156.  
  157.     "I'm only agreeing with this so we can find out what's going on and make contact with my brother," Twilight grumbles. "He would never have let captain Bracken hurt us, I'm sure."
  158.  
  159.     "Enough talk," says Red Dawn. "We need to get going. Stay off the road and follow us!"
  160.  
  161.     With that, the revolutionaries set off into the fields and your ponies rush to follow them. Dash finally manages to struggle off of your back. "I didn't need your help!" she snaps, stumbling after the others.
  162.  
  163.     Fluttershy comes up next to you, looking at the ground. "Thank you. I don't think I could've..." her voice peters out, and she follows after Dash.
  164.  
  165.     >[CONTINUE]
  166.  
  167. >>
  168. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)13:53 No.10524228
  169.  
  170.     >>10524129
  171.     >[CONTINUE]
  172.  
  173. >>
  174. OP 05/12/13(Sun)13:58 No.10524288
  175. Replies: >>10524339 >>10524391 >>10524394
  176.  
  177.     You follow the revolutionaries through fields and along creeks until they bring you to an inconspicuous farm at the edge of the city. It seems abandoned, but once they're sure the way is safe they bring you over to a particularly large barn.
  178.  
  179.     "Password," a muffled voice on the other side demands.
  180.  
  181.     "Curacao," Red Dawn replies. The door opens and your people eagerly pile in.
  182.  
  183.     "Welcome to our base of operations," says Red Dawn. Inside the barn you see dozens of Crystal ponies at work stockpiling supplies, drawing up maps, writing up papers and more.
  184.  
  185.     "Well I'll be," remarks Applejack. "Y'all have a whole army in here."
  186.  
  187.     "Just a small one," says Red Dawn. "The Imperial crackdown only happened a few days ago, right as the trotting dead crisis started. There was a massive public outcry, but Cadance clamped down on it with her new pegasi troops. We'd have been leaderless and disorganized, but Rebel Yell pulled us together to found the resistance."
  188.  
  189.     "That's quite a story," says Twilight, clearly skeptical. "I still won't believe Cadance could ever be a tyrant, though."
  190.  
  191.     "Believe what you like, Twilight Sparkle!" declares an imperious voice from an upper hayloft. "Your precious Cadance has inflicted misery upon the good ponies of the Crystal Empire all in the name of securing her new order!"
  192.  
  193.     The mane six look surprised to hear the voice, Twilight in particular. "Trixie?"
  194.  
  195.     A blue unicorn mare jumps down to the ground floor, fixing Twilight with a stern expression. "That's right, Sparkle. I was performing in the Crystal Empire when Cadance began her brutal quarantine. I've seen her cruelty first-hoof! Without Rebel Yell, I would be rotting in her dungeon as we speak."
  196.  
  197.     >What has Cadance been doing?
  198.     >Twilight, you know this pony?
  199.     >We just want to get back on our train and get out of here.
  200.     >...
  201.  
  202. >>
  203. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)14:01 No.10524339
  204.  
  205.     >>10524288
  206.     >>What has Cadance been doing?
  207.  
  208. >>
  209. bob todd 05/12/13(Sun)14:05 No.10524391
  210.  
  211.     >>10524288
  212.     1 and 2
  213.  
  214. >>
  215. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)14:05 No.10524394
  216.  
  217.     >>10524288
  218.     Option 1.
  219.  
  220. >>
  221. OP 05/12/13(Sun)14:05 No.10524400
  222. Replies: >>10524473
  223.  
  224.     "What's Cadance been doing that's so terrible?" you ask.
  225.  
  226.     Red Dawn spits into the hay. "Soon as word reached us about the dead moving around and attacking people, Cadance had Shining Armor put a forcefield over the whole Empire so nothing could get in or out. Then these Equestrian Army deserters showed up to act as her personal enforcers when her own troops started getting uncomfortable enforcing the quarantine."
  227.  
  228.     Trixie snorts in anger. "They're the only non-crystal pony allowed in the empire! The others were rounded up and sent to the dungeon. Your precious foal-sitter has instituted martial law and a curfew, and is threatening even more severe action in the name of "public safety"."
  229.  
  230.     Twilight's about to start arguing when Pinkie, of all ponies, pipes up. "Hold on a minute!" she yells, grabbing everyone's attention.
  231.  
  232.     She points her remaining forehoof at the bedraggled train of Ponyville survivors behind you all. "Not that getting into a big mean shouting match isn't fun, but shouldn't we take care of our friends first?"
  233.  
  234.     The Elements of Harmony look to each other with embarrassment. "Of course, dear," replies Rarity. "This is a discussion that can wait."
  235.  
  236.     "We can let your people rest here in our base until we can come up with something more permanent," offers Red Dawn. "Bring them in, and we'll find them food and somewhere to rest."
  237.  
  238.     "That's mighty kind'a ya," says Applejack. "We might as well get t'work gettin' everyone sorted out, Sunny."
  239.  
  240.     >[ARRIVING AT HUB LOCATION]
  241.  
  242. >>
  243. OP 05/12/13(Sun)14:10 No.10524468
  244. Replies: >>10524487 >>10524545
  245.  
  246.     You're in the base of the Imperial Resistance, where dozens of crystal ponies organize a revolution against princess Cadance. Weapons, revolutionary posters and literature, food and other supplies are being piled all over the barn, and revolutionaries work in groups plotting their next move.
  247.  
  248.     Your own ponies are mostly off to the side, looking bone-weary and downtrodden. Hardly speaking, most just stay seated and glumly watch the crystal ponies work.
  249.  
  250.     Rainbow Dash has taken up a position in the hayloft, looking out a window, while Fluttershy sits as close as she dares. Twilight and Applejack are talking to several of the revolutionaries. Rarity is examining the revolutionaries' supplies. Pinkie Pie is doing her level best to raise spirits, albeit she's not having much success.
  251.  
  252.     >Speak to Red Dawn and Trixie
  253.     >Check in on Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy
  254.     >Speak to Pinkie
  255.     >Speak to Applejack
  256.     >Speak to Twilight
  257.     >Walk among the Ponyville ponies
  258.  
  259. >>
  260. bob todd 05/12/13(Sun)14:10 No.10524473
  261. Replies: >>10524502 >>10524514
  262.  
  263.     >>10524400
  264.     OP i have a question what would have happened if we just went with the guards
  265.  
  266. >>
  267. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)14:11 No.10524487
  268.  
  269.     >>10524468
  270.     >>Speak to Red Dawn and Trixie
  271.  
  272. >>
  273. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)14:12 No.10524502
  274. Replies: >>10524520
  275.  
  276.     >>10524473
  277.     I asked him a similar question in a previous thread, he said he didn't want to answer cause it ruins the mystery of it, or something like that.
  278.  
  279. >>
  280. OP 05/12/13(Sun)14:13 No.10524514
  281.  
  282.     >>10524473
  283.     I don't like giving away plot alternatives too specifically. Several scenes would play out differently, although it ties in mostly with character loyalty and who thinks you're siding with them.
  284.  
  285. >>
  286. bob todd 05/12/13(Sun)14:13 No.10524520
  287.  
  288.     >>10524502
  289.     i understand
  290.  
  291. >>
  292. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)14:14 No.10524545
  293.  
  294.     >>10524468
  295.     Talk to Red Dawn and Trixie.
  296.  
  297. >>
  298. OP 05/12/13(Sun)14:18 No.10524609
  299. Replies: >>10524624
  300.  
  301.     You approach Red Dawn and Trixie, who stand amidst the revolutionaries giving orders. They pause as you approach. "So you're one of the leaders of the Ponyville survivors, huh?" asks Red Dawn. "Sunny, right?" You nod.
  302.  
  303.     "I don't recall you from my earlier visits, to Ponyville," remarks Trixie, who gives you an appraising look. "Still, earth pony or not, you must have some competence for Twilight Sparkle to heed your counsel."
  304.  
  305.     Sombra chuckles in your ear. "I like that one. Her impetuousness is suited to rulership."
  306.  
  307.     "We're still in the organizing stages of our fight," Red Dawn continues "but if you want to help us overthrow Cadance and free the Empire, we'll be going to make contact with our leader soon at another base. Rebel Yell can help you and your people better than us."
  308.  
  309.     >Who is Rebel Yell? How did he found the resistance?
  310.     >Tell me more about the situation in the Empire.
  311.     >How did you two end up in charge?
  312.     >What's your plan to overthrow the Empire?
  313.     >We don't want any part of the revolution, we just want to get out of here.
  314.     >I've got something else to check on, I'll be back.
  315.  
  316. >>
  317. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)14:19 No.10524624
  318. Replies: >>10524665 >>10524731
  319.  
  320.     >>10524609
  321.     >Tell me more about the situation in the Empire.
  322.  
  323. >>
  324. bob todd 05/12/13(Sun)14:21 No.10524665
  325.  
  326.     >>10524624
  327.     i second it
  328.  
  329. >>
  330. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)14:25 No.10524731
  331.  
  332.     >>10524624
  333.     Thirded.
  334.  
  335. >>
  336. OP 05/12/13(Sun)14:30 No.10524830
  337. Replies: >>10524844 >>10524878 >>10524899 >>10529639
  338.  
  339.     "I want to know more about what's going on in the Crystal Empire," you ask. "Were there any warning signs before Cadance cracked down?"
  340.  
  341.     "No, nothing like that," says Red Dawn. "Everything was fine, until one morning all anyone could talk about was news that the rest of Equestria was covered in dead ponies attacking and killing the living. Then a few dead ponies around the Empire got back up and tried to attack people. The guards put them down."
  342.  
  343.     "Trixie was in the street at the time," says Trixie. "Performing a simple show of magical talent, when ponies started pouring our of their homes in a panic, all talking about the end of days. Some even called for a resumption of the thousand-year sleep, in hopes of escaping the disaster!"
  344.  
  345.     "Cadance appeared and promised everyone we'd be okay," says Red Dawn, bitterly. "Then these Equestrian pegasi showed up and landed all over the tower. When she came out again, they were her new honor guards and she ordered the raising of the shield and the quarantine. All non-crystal ponies got dragged into the dungeons."
  346.  
  347.     Trixie shudders. "Trixie was chased through the streets like a wild animal! When common citizens tried to protest these arrests, the guards attacked them!"
  348.  
  349.     "It would've been a massacre. Then Rebel Yell appeared. He used smoke bombs to distract the guards and let the crowd get away safely. Some of us followed him, and we've been following him ever since."
  350.  
  351.     "The Great and Powerful Trixie has observed the guards since then. They arrest anyone suspected of harbouring dissent, and the number of bodies the guards have been burning... it far exceeds the number that happened to be dead at the time the crisis began."
  352.  
  353.     >Who is Rebel Yell? How did he found the resistance?
  354.     >Tell me more about the situation in the Empire.
  355.     >How did you two end up in charge?
  356.     >What's your plan to overthrow the Empire?
  357.     >We don't want any part of the revolution, we just want to get out of here.
  358.     >I've got something else to check on, I'll be back.
  359.  
  360. >>
  361. OP 05/12/13(Sun)14:31 No.10524844
  362.  
  363.     >>10524830
  364.     Whoops, obviously the second option was already picked.
  365.  
  366. >>
  367. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)14:33 No.10524878
  368. Replies: >>10524947
  369.  
  370.     >>10524830
  371.     >Who is Rebel Yell? How did he found the resistance?
  372.  
  373. >>
  374. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)14:34 No.10524899
  375.  
  376.     >>10524830
  377.     >I've got something else to check on, I'll be back.
  378.     Talking to them feels like main storyline option, we should do sidequests then comeback.
  379.  
  380. >>
  381. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)14:34 No.10524906
  382. Replies: >>10524932
  383.  
  384.     Sooo, the last time I was here Caramel and Turner went overboard on the train. What happened with them? I'm confused
  385.  
  386. >>
  387. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)14:35 No.10524932
  388. Replies: >>10525000
  389.  
  390.     >>10524906
  391.     Time finished Caramel, got bit, we put him down.
  392.  
  393. >>
  394. bob todd 05/12/13(Sun)14:36 No.10524947
  395.  
  396.     >>10524878
  397.     this
  398.  
  399. >>
  400. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)14:38 No.10525000
  401.  
  402.     >>10524932
  403.     Ah okay. I see it on the pastebin now; it wasn't on the OP so I overlooked it at first. Thanks
  404.  
  405. >>
  406. OP 05/12/13(Sun)14:39 No.10525035
  407. Replies: >>10525067 >>10525080
  408.  
  409.     "Who is this 'Rebel Yell', anyway?" you ask.
  410.  
  411.     "A great man," says Red Dawn, becoming starry-eyed. "He predicted this day would come, but nobody listened to him. He organized us against Cadance's tyranny, taught us how to make and use smoke bombs, is training us to overthrow the monarchy..."
  412.  
  413.     "He is resourceful and cunning, for an earth pony," Trixie admits. "Charismatic, as well. He has a way with the crowd. Trixie finds it strange how he knew Cadance would become an oppressor, and how he was so prepared to organize a revolutionary movement on such short notice. He took a protesting mob cowering from spears at the palace gates and made of them an organized rebellion in the heart of tyranny."
  414.  
  415.     "He's truly talented. He'll save the Crystal Empire, and we're going to help him make it happen."
  416.  
  417.     >How did you two end up in charge?
  418.     >What's your plan to overthrow the Empire?
  419.     >We don't want any part of the revolution, we just want to get out of here.
  420.     >I've got something else to check on, I'll be back.
  421.  
  422. >>
  423. bob todd 05/12/13(Sun)14:41 No.10525067
  424.  
  425.     >>10525035
  426.     >How did you two end up in charge?
  427.  
  428. >>
  429. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)14:41 No.10525080
  430.  
  431.     >>10525035
  432.     >>How did you two end up in charge?
  433.  
  434. >>
  435. OP 05/12/13(Sun)14:45 No.10525170
  436. Replies: >>10525218 >>10525227
  437.  
  438.     "So are you two leaders in this revolution?"
  439.  
  440.     "Of course" exclaims Trixie. "We naturally gravitate to where our talents are most suited."
  441.  
  442.     Red Dawn gives her a sour look before turning back. "Rebel Yell put us in charge of this cell. It's one of the largest ones, so it's a big responsibility, but we're just average, everyday ponies here. The 'chain of command' is pretty short, everyone does what they can."
  443.  
  444.     "Trixie is pleased Rebel Yell at least recognizes good talent. Every cell is lead by a pony of distinguished ability such as ourselves, although the details and identities are only known by Rebel Yell himself."
  445.  
  446.     >What's your plan to overthrow the Empire?
  447.     >We don't want any part of the revolution, we just want to get out of here.
  448.     >I've got something else to check on, I'll be back.
  449.  
  450. >>
  451. bob todd 05/12/13(Sun)14:48 No.10525218
  452.  
  453.     >>10525170
  454.     >>I've got something else to check on, I'll be back.
  455.     tell the others about it
  456.  
  457. >>
  458. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)14:48 No.10525227
  459.  
  460.     >>10525170
  461.     >>What's your plan to overthrow the Empire?
  462.  
  463. >>
  464. OP 05/12/13(Sun)14:49 No.10525238
  465.  
  466.     "I need to check up on the others, I'll see you two later."
  467.  
  468.     "Let us know when you're ready to meet Rebel Yell," says Red Dawn. "We'll need to plan our sortie carefully."
  469.  
  470.     >[RETURNING TO HUB]
  471.  
  472. >>
  473. OP 05/12/13(Sun)14:49 No.10525243
  474. Replies: >>10525263
  475.  
  476.     You're in the base of the Imperial Resistance, where dozens of crystal ponies organize a revolution against princess Cadance. Weapons, revolutionary posters and literature, food and other supplies are being piled all over the barn, and revolutionaries work in groups plotting their next move.
  477.  
  478.     Your own ponies are mostly off to the side, looking bone-weary and downtrodden. Hardly speaking, most just stay seated and glumly watch the crystal ponies work.
  479.  
  480.     Rainbow Dash has taken up a position in the hayloft, looking out a window, while Fluttershy sits as close as she dares. Twilight and Applejack are talking to several of the revolutionaries. Rarity is examining the revolutionaries' supplies. Pinkie Pie is doing her level best to raise spirits, albeit she's not having much success.
  481.  
  482.     >Speak to Red Dawn and Trixie
  483.     >Check in on Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy
  484.     >Speak to Pinkie
  485.     >Speak to Applejack
  486.     >Speak to Twilight
  487.     >Walk among the Ponyville ponies
  488.  
  489. >>
  490. bob todd 05/12/13(Sun)14:50 No.10525263
  491.  
  492.     >>10525243
  493.     >>Speak to Twilight
  494.  
  495. >>
  496. OP 05/12/13(Sun)14:56 No.10525364
  497.  
  498.     You approach Twilight and Applejack as they talk to a few soldiers. "Hey, Twilight, do you mind if we talk for a minute?"
  499.  
  500.     She shrugs. "Sure, Mortimer."
  501.  
  502.     The two of you move away to a quieter corner of the barn. "I've been asking about the situation here in the Crystal Empire," says Twilight, looking back to Applejack and the crystal ponies. "It's... not good. I don't understand, the Cadance they're describing sounds nothing like the one that I knew. She's like a sister to me."
  503.  
  504.     Sombra gives a dark laugh in your mind. "For all her power, your friend has trouble living in reality."
  505.  
  506.     >We need to talk about you and Applejack arguing.
  507.     >What do you make of the revolution?
  508.     >Sombra's still in here. Am I stuck with him forever?
  509.     >Have you heard anything about your brother?
  510.     >I'll be back later
  511.  
  512. >>
  513. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)14:57 No.10525388
  514. Replies: >>10525419
  515.  
  516.     Hey OP, I remember you saying that this series would be 5 episodes long. So after it concludes, will you be doing more of these? (Trotting Dead or otherwise)
  517.  
  518. >>
  519. OP 05/12/13(Sun)14:59 No.10525419
  520. Replies: >>10525532
  521.  
  522.     >>10525388
  523.     Honestly? I don't really have any other good ideas, and this is exceedingly time-consuming as is.
  524.  
  525.     I might work out the full decision tree as an on-again-off-again time sink and release the whole thing as some sort of text game, though.
  526.  
  527. >>
  528. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)15:06 No.10525532
  529.  
  530.     >>10525419
  531.     >What do you make of the revolution
  532.  
  533. >>
  534. OP 05/12/13(Sun)15:14 No.10525658
  535. Replies: >>10525810 >>10525939
  536.  
  537.     You glance over to Red Dawn and Trixie. "So, what do you think of Rebel Yell and his Imperial Resistance?"
  538.  
  539.     Twilight grimaces. "This has to be some kind of misunderstanding, and letting a bunch of hot-headed, armed hooligans run around trying to 'liberate' the Crystal Empire is just going to make things worse. Someone's going to get themselves killed!"
  540.  
  541.     "Trixie says the guards were rounding up non-crystal ponies. Says they've been burning bodies outside the palace."
  542.  
  543.     Twilight goes quiet. for a time, looking far away. "I... I know the situation's bad, but if I could just talk to Cadance, to my brother, find out what's going on... I'm sure we could set things right." She turns to you, a glint of desperation in her eye. "Please, Mortimer. I know we haven't always agreed, but you have to promise me you won't let us get caught up in this 'revolution'. We need to stay calm and resolve this situation peacefully!"
  544.  
  545.     >If there's a peaceful resolution, I'll find it.
  546.     >We can't sit by and let people suffer
  547.     >I just want us to get out of here as soon as we can
  548.     >We'll have to wait and see
  549.  
  550. >>
  551. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)15:24 No.10525810
  552.  
  553.     >>10525658
  554.     >>We'll have to wait and see
  555.  
  556. >>
  557. OP 05/12/13(Sun)15:32 No.10525927
  558. Replies: >>10525941
  559.  
  560.     "We don't know for sure what's going on right now, so although we might reserve judgement, I can't promise we won't need to fight." You sigh. "The revolutionaries make a strong case, Twilight. We have to be ready for the worst."
  561.  
  562.     She seems hurt by your noncommittal stance, but clamps down on her feelings. "I... understand, Mortimer. You can't cast judgement without all the facts. I just have to believe the terrible things they're saying about Shining and Cadance aren't true..."
  563.  
  564.     >We need to talk about you and Applejack arguing.
  565.     >Sombra's still in here. Am I stuck with him forever?
  566.     >Have you heard anything about your brother?
  567.     >Why do you call me Mortimer?
  568.     >I'll be back later
  569.  
  570. >>
  571. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)15:33 No.10525939
  572. Replies: >>10525953
  573.  
  574.     >>10525658
  575.     option 1
  576.  
  577. >>
  578. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)15:33 No.10525941
  579.  
  580.     >>10525927
  581.     >We need to talk about you and Applejack arguing.
  582.  
  583. >>
  584. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)15:33 No.10525953
  585.  
  586.     >>10525939
  587.     fuck I meant to quote this
  588.     >>10525939
  589.     option one
  590.  
  591. >>
  592. OP 05/12/13(Sun)15:40 No.10526076
  593. Replies: >>10526132 >>10526363
  594.  
  595.     "Look, we need to talk about you and Applejack. You've been at each other's throats since Canterlot."
  596.  
  597.     Twilight sets her teeth on edge. "Applejack is far too shortsighted to lead the Elements of Harmony. It's not that I don't want to protect ponies too, but if we don't attack the root causes of this crisis none of us are going to survive. All she seems to care about is finding somewhere safe we can hide and ride out the storm, and damn the consequences for the rest of Equestria!"
  598.  
  599.     Realizing she's getting a little agitated, Twilight winds it back. "I know the two of you feel the same way, and that you're... close, but you're not single-minded. You've got an education, Mortimer, and Celestia seemed to trust you. Can't you convince her we should be focusing on curing the plague?"
  600.  
  601.     >Being leader of the Elements doesn't make you in charge here
  602.     >We might've been short-sighted in the past, but we can change
  603.     >You can't expect Applejack not to look out for her friends and family
  604.     >It's not about who's right, it's about working together as a team
  605.  
  606. >>
  607. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)15:43 No.10526132
  608. Replies: >>10526413
  609.  
  610.     >>10526076
  611.     >>It's not about who's right, it's about working together as a team
  612.  
  613. >>
  614. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)15:55 No.10526363
  615.  
  616.     >>10526076
  617.     >>Being leader of the Elements doesn't make you in charge here
  618.  
  619. >>
  620. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)15:58 No.10526413
  621.  
  622.     >>10526132
  623.     this
  624.  
  625. >>
  626. OP 05/12/13(Sun)16:10 No.10526716
  627.  
  628.     Sorry everybody, I had to phone my mother for mother's day and I had a nice chat. Back now.
  629.  
  630. >>
  631. OP 05/12/13(Sun)16:19 No.10526891
  632. Replies: >>10526911
  633.  
  634.     "What you two are arguing about is less important than what your argument's doing to the group. Just look at the ponies we've brought with us." The two of you look over to the Ponyville survivors, sad and listless. "They're hanging by a thread. They need to believe in you right now, and it's hard to do that when you're fighting with each other all the time."
  635.  
  636.     "But Applejack won't listen to reason-"
  637.  
  638.     "Applejack's your friend. You might not be able to convince her to do things your way, but you can't lose sight of what your friendship means to the two of you and the people who depend on you."
  639.  
  640.     Twilight pauses once more to collect herself. looking back to Applejack before responding. "You're right. Even if I don't agree with her, I don't want to lose her. There was a time my friends meant everything to me, and every day this crisis drags on I feel like I'm drifting away from that.
  641.  
  642.     "Celestia asked me to learn the meaning of friendship, and I don't intend to let her down. Thanks for the reminder, Mortimer."
  643.  
  644.     >Sombra's still in here. Am I stuck with him forever?
  645.     >Have you heard anything about your brother?
  646.     >Why do you call me Mortimer?
  647.     >I'll be back later
  648.  
  649. >>
  650. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)16:20 No.10526911
  651. Replies: >>10526930
  652.  
  653.     >>10526891
  654.     >Have you heard anything about your brother?
  655.  
  656. >>
  657. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)16:21 No.10526930
  658.  
  659.     >>10526911
  660.     +1
  661.  
  662. >>
  663. OP 05/12/13(Sun)16:24 No.10527005
  664. Replies: >>10527049
  665.  
  666.     "What about your brother, Shining Armor. Heard any news about him?"
  667.  
  668.     "Not much," says Twilight, adopting a worried expression. "Supposedly he's maintaining the shield around the Crystal Empire at all times, so no one's seen him since the crisis began. I don't know how long he can maintain the shield, but he must be tiring by now, not to mention he wouldn't let thugs like Bracken abuse Cadance's subjects."
  669.  
  670.     A shiver of fear passes over her. "To be honest with you, Mortimer, I'm afraid something might've happened to him. We need to find out what's happening in the palace as soon as possible."
  671.  
  672.     >Sombra's still in here. Am I stuck with him forever?
  673.     >Why do you call me Mortimer?
  674.     >I'll be back later
  675.  
  676. >>
  677. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)16:26 No.10527049
  678.  
  679.     >>10527005
  680.     >Why do you call me Mortimer?
  681.  
  682. >>
  683. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)16:27 No.10527064
  684.  
  685.     keep this alive im going out for awile
  686.  
  687. >>
  688. OP 05/12/13(Sun)16:31 No.10527151
  689. Replies: >>10527202
  690.  
  691.     "Twilight, why do you keep calling me Mortimer?"
  692.  
  693.     She looks puzzled. "That's your name, isn't it? Luna told us so."
  694.  
  695.     "Most ponies just call me Sunny."
  696.  
  697.     "Yes, we did use a placeholder name until we learned your real name, but I don't see why we need to keep using it. To be honest, the sooner you remember your past and whatever it is went on in the Everfree forest, the better."
  698.  
  699.     She hesitates, before adding "I know Applejack doesn't like thinking about who you were before she met you, but that's who you really are. Hiding from your past isn't going to change that."
  700.  
  701.     "You struggle with your identity," Sombra whispers. "I can sympathize. Memory is a fast-flowing river, and who we are is ever-changing."
  702.  
  703.     >Sombra's still in here. Am I stuck with him forever?
  704.     >I'll be back later
  705.  
  706. >>
  707. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)16:34 No.10527202
  708.  
  709.     >>10527151
  710.     might as well exhaust all options
  711.  
  712.     option 1
  713.  
  714. >>
  715. OP 05/12/13(Sun)16:43 No.10527368
  716.  
  717.     "Sombra's still in my head. He's behaving himself for now, but I don't know what he wants."
  718.  
  719.     "You might have asked," Sombra chides.
  720.  
  721.     Twilight frowns. "He made us swear not to expel him if he kept up his side of the bargain, and so far he has. Be sure to let me know if he's causing you any trouble, but otherwise... I don't know what else to do. Oh! And be sure to keep quiet about him while we're in the Crystal Empire, these ponies have good reason not to remember Sombra fondly."
  722.  
  723.     "They are my prodigal slaves," Sombra growls. "But you have nothing to fear from me. I am content to observe and advise. Without you as host, I would be trapped in the broken cycle of death again again - and I find seeing the world through the eyes of the living far preferable."
  724.  
  725.     "Well talk more later," you say to Twilight.
  726.  
  727.     "Sure thing, Mortimer," she replies, going over to join Applejack and the revolutionaries.
  728.  
  729.     >[RETURNING TO HUB]
  730.  
  731. >>
  732. OP 05/12/13(Sun)16:44 No.10527379
  733. Replies: >>10527392
  734.  
  735.     You're in the base of the Imperial Resistance, where dozens of crystal ponies organize a revolution against princess Cadance. Weapons, revolutionary posters and literature, food and other supplies are being piled all over the barn, and revolutionaries work in groups plotting their next move.
  736.  
  737.     Your own ponies are mostly off to the side, looking bone-weary and downtrodden. Hardly speaking, most just stay seated and glumly watch the crystal ponies work.
  738.  
  739.     Rainbow Dash has taken up a position in the hayloft, looking out a window, while Fluttershy sits as close as she dares. Twilight and Applejack are talking to several of the revolutionaries. Rarity is examining the revolutionaries' supplies. Pinkie Pie is doing her level best to raise spirits, albeit she's not having much success.
  740.  
  741.     >Speak to Red Dawn and Trixie
  742.     >Check in on Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy
  743.     >Speak to Pinkie
  744.     >Speak to Applejack
  745.     >Walk among the Ponyville ponies
  746.  
  747. >>
  748. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)16:44 No.10527392
  749.  
  750.     >>10527379
  751.     >Walk among the Ponyville ponies
  752.  
  753. >>
  754. OP 05/12/13(Sun)16:49 No.10527512
  755.  
  756.     Taking a quick ten minute break to eat dinner, I'll be right back.
  757.  
  758. >>
  759. OP 05/12/13(Sun)17:07 No.10527881
  760. Replies: >>10527996 >>10528067
  761.  
  762.     You get in amongst the Ponyville ponies. Many seem too dismal and disheartened to even look at you. Constant fear and loss has taken its toll.
  763.  
  764.     Two familiar fillies walk over to you, Sweetie Belle and Applebloom. "Hey, Sunny!" says Sweetie Belle. "I've never seen a revolution before! What's gonna happen? Are these ponies gonna fight princess Cadance?"
  765.  
  766.     "Sweetie Belle, can ah talk t'Sunny alone fer a minute?" You catch Applebloom's glum tone, and so, apparently, does Sweetie Belle, who settles down and gives her friend a nod. The two of you walk a short distance away from the others.
  767.  
  768.     "Sunny..." Applebloom begins, looking down at her hooves. "Ah saw y'all shoot Twist when onna them changeling monsters grabbed her up. She was a goner, right? Once that thing bit her, she had no chance?"
  769.  
  770.     You struggle for words. "The child is equal to the truth," Sombra advises. "Your squeamishness is unbecoming."
  771.  
  772.     After a few moments of silence, Applebloom nods. "Ah thought so. Nobody else saw y'all do it, they think Twist just fell behind and got et. Ah won't tell anyone. Just wanted t'know... would you do that t'anyone what got bit? Even Applejack and me?"
  773.  
  774.     >I'm sorry, I'd have no choice.
  775.     >You're not going to get bitten, I promise.
  776.     >You have to be prepared to do the same to anyone.
  777.     >...
  778.  
  779. >>
  780. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)17:12 No.10527996
  781.  
  782.     >>10527881
  783.     >I'm sorry, I'd have no choice.
  784.     Ugh, this was a tough one. 2 is a promise we can't keep, and I don't want her becoming cold hearted and merciless with 3.
  785.  
  786. >>
  787. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)17:16 No.10528067
  788.  
  789.     >>10527881
  790.     3, enough bullshit
  791.  
  792. >>
  793. OP 05/12/13(Sun)17:19 No.10528133
  794. Replies: >>10528180 >>10528187 >>10528226
  795.  
  796.     "I'm sorry, Applebloom. No matter who gets bitten, we can't help them anymore. All we can do is end their suffering, before they become one of those... things."
  797.  
  798.     Applebloom nods, but you see surprising resolve. "If that's what it's gonna take, then that's what it's gonna take. Ah don't think Sweetie Belle's ready t'hear that right now, but ah'll remember. C'mon."
  799.  
  800.     The two of you rejoin Sweetie Belle, who looks relieved. "About time you two came back! These revolution ponies are kind of scary."
  801.  
  802.     "They're armin' up fer some big fight, but they keep sayin' they're goin' after Cadance, not the dead what're trottin' around everywhere. Ah'm a mite confused."
  803.  
  804.     >Don't worry, they're on our side.
  805.     >They're looking after us now, but that won't last.
  806.     >Just be on your guard around strangers, you don't have to be afraid.
  807.  
  808. >>
  809. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)17:21 No.10528180
  810.  
  811.     >>10528133
  812.     Option 3.
  813.  
  814. >>
  815. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)17:22 No.10528187
  816.  
  817.     >>10528133
  818.     Option 3.
  819.  
  820. >>
  821. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)17:24 No.10528226
  822.  
  823.     >>10528133
  824.     3
  825.  
  826. >>
  827. OP 05/12/13(Sun)17:24 No.10528239
  828.  
  829.     "Well, we don't know these ponies, but that doesn't mean you have to be scared of them. Just treat them like you would any other strangers and be alert."
  830.  
  831.     The two fillies nod, though you feel uncertain if they really got the message. "We gotta go," says Sweetie Belle. "Miss Cheerilee is organizing a sing-along with the other kids."
  832.  
  833.     "See ya later, Sunny!" Applebloom shouts as the two of them hustle off into the crowd.
  834.  
  835.     >[RETURNING TO HUB]
  836.  
  837. >>
  838. OP 05/12/13(Sun)17:25 No.10528254
  839. Replies: >>10528274 >>10528286 >>10528340
  840.  
  841.     You're in the base of the Imperial Resistance, where dozens of crystal ponies organize a revolution against princess Cadance. Weapons, revolutionary posters and literature, food and other supplies are being piled all over the barn, and revolutionaries work in groups plotting their next move.
  842.  
  843.     Your own ponies are mostly off to the side, looking bone-weary and downtrodden. Hardly speaking, most just stay seated and glumly watch the crystal ponies work.
  844.  
  845.     Rainbow Dash has taken up a position in the hayloft, looking out a window, while Fluttershy sits as close as she dares. Twilight and Applejack are talking to several of the revolutionaries. Rarity is examining the revolutionaries' supplies. Pinkie Pie is doing her level best to raise spirits, albeit she's not having much success.
  846.  
  847.     >Speak to Red Dawn and Trixie
  848.     >Check in on Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy
  849.     >Speak to Pinkie
  850.     >Speak to Applejack
  851.  
  852. >>
  853. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)17:26 No.10528274
  854.  
  855.     >>10528254
  856.     pinks
  857.  
  858. >>
  859. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)17:26 No.10528286
  860.  
  861.     >>10528254
  862.     >>Check in on Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy
  863.  
  864. >>
  865. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)17:29 No.10528340
  866.  
  867.     >>10528254
  868.     Talk to Pinkie.
  869.  
  870. >>
  871. OP 05/12/13(Sun)17:30 No.10528365
  872. Replies: >>10528395
  873.  
  874.     You join Pinkie where she's trying in vain to entertain the Ponyville survivors with her antics. Somehow, her humorous pratfalls seem more sad than funny with only three legs. When she sees you nearby, she turns back to the crowd and says "Okay, everybody! Five minute intermission! Don't forget to grab some concessions in the lobby!"
  875.  
  876.     She bounds somewhat awkwardly over to you. "Heya, Sunny! What's up?"
  877.  
  878.     >You seem in better spirits these days.
  879.     >How goes morale-lifting?
  880.     >How are your fellow Elements keeping it together?
  881.     >Good luck with your show
  882.  
  883. >>
  884. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)17:31 No.10528395
  885.  
  886.     >>10528365
  887.     how goes morale-lifting
  888.  
  889. >>
  890. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)17:31 No.10528401
  891.  
  892.     >>10524129
  893.     >red dawn
  894.     are we going to see a charlie sheen pony next?
  895.  
  896. >>
  897. OP 05/12/13(Sun)17:35 No.10528481
  898. Replies: >>10528508 >>10528557
  899.  
  900.     "So," you start. "Have you managed to lift any spirits yet?"
  901.  
  902.     Pinkie smiles sheepishly. "Not yet. This might be the biggest challenge of my career, but I won't give up! If I can get just one laugh or one smile out of these friends of mine, it could save the whole day!" She pauses, giving you a critical assessment. "Hey, you're a smart pony, got any tips?"
  903.  
  904.     >A song can lift any heart.
  905.     >Tell stories of the good times.
  906.     >these ponies aren't in the mood for laughing, Pinkie
  907.     >I'm not really an expert on comedy.
  908.  
  909. >>
  910. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)17:36 No.10528508
  911.  
  912.     >>10528481
  913.     >A song can lift any heart.
  914.     We must sing the song of out people
  915.     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fw5acgqIHQE
  916.  
  917. >>
  918. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)17:39 No.10528557
  919.  
  920.     >>10528481
  921.     Sing a song homie.
  922.  
  923. >>
  924. OP 05/12/13(Sun)17:40 No.10528579
  925. Replies: >>10528590 >>10528594 >>10528627
  926.  
  927.     "If jokes aren't working, try a song. No matter how bad things are, people can be moved by music."
  928.  
  929.     Pinkie nods with resolve. "Singing! Of course! I'll compose an amazing ballad of such awesome amazingness that it'll turn every frown upside-down!" She pauses, adding. "Once we're done with this conversation, of course. Can't leave you hanging!"
  930.  
  931.     >You seem in better spirits these days.
  932.     >How are your fellow Elements keeping it together?
  933.     >Good luck with your show
  934.  
  935. >>
  936. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)17:40 No.10528590
  937.  
  938.     >>10528579
  939.     option 1
  940.  
  941. >>
  942. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)17:41 No.10528594
  943.  
  944.     >>10528579
  945.     3
  946.  
  947. >>
  948. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)17:41 No.10528608
  949. Replies: >>10528631 >>10528662 >>10528670
  950.  
  951.     So OP, when you started this, by this point, how badly were you expecting us to have fucked up, and have we met, exceeded, or flailed to meet your expectations?
  952.  
  953. >>
  954. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)17:42 No.10528627
  955.  
  956.     >>10528579
  957.     Option 1.
  958.  
  959. >>
  960. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)17:43 No.10528631
  961.  
  962.     >>10528608
  963.     >flailed
  964.     >meant failed
  965.     I don't even know how I fucked that up.
  966.  
  967. >>
  968. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)17:44 No.10528662
  969.  
  970.     >>10528608
  971.     >flailed to meet your expectations?
  972.     >flailed
  973.  
  974. >>
  975. OP 05/12/13(Sun)17:44 No.10528670
  976. Replies: >>10528805
  977.  
  978.     >>10528608
  979.     Honestly, I will admit that although you haven't had a perfect run you're doing better than expected. All the Mane Six are still alive (let's see if you keep that up, hurr hurr hurr), a minimum of unnecessary casualties, a lot of ponies trust Sunny/Mortimer despite many chances to lose that trust...
  980.  
  981.     you're doing pretty well.
  982.  
  983. >>
  984. OP 05/12/13(Sun)17:49 No.10528755
  985. Replies: >>10528770 >>10528775 >>10528776 >>10528780
  986.  
  987.     "You seem a lot better than you have been the last few days."
  988.  
  989.     "Yep!" Pinkie exclaims, hopping awkwardly into the air. "Fit as a three-stringed fiddle! It feels so good to be back on my hooves, at least the ones I have left! I've got a lot of pent-up energy to work out!"
  990.  
  991.     "I guess that transfusion really did the trick, huh?"
  992.  
  993.     "That... and having the support of my friends, of course." Pinkie gives you a smile that's much less manic and much warmer than usual. "Thanks for believing in me, Sunny. Even when I couldn't find myself, you kept looking."
  994.  
  995.     >How are your fellow Elements keeping it together?
  996.     >Good luck with your show
  997.  
  998. >>
  999. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)17:49 No.10528770
  1000.  
  1001.     >>10528755
  1002.     >>How are your fellow Elements keeping it together?
  1003.  
  1004. >>
  1005. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)17:50 No.10528775
  1006.  
  1007.     >>10528755
  1008.     one and back to hub we go
  1009.  
  1010. >>
  1011. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)17:50 No.10528776
  1012.  
  1013.     >>10528755
  1014.     Option 1.
  1015.  
  1016. >>
  1017. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)17:50 No.10528780
  1018.  
  1019.     >>10528755
  1020.     2
  1021.  
  1022. >>
  1023. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)17:52 No.10528805
  1024. Replies: >>10528869
  1025.  
  1026.     >>10528670
  1027.     Not sure if it falls under questions like "what would have happened if we x instead of y?", but what was the worst choice option we made?
  1028.  
  1029. >>
  1030. OP 05/12/13(Sun)17:53 No.10528832
  1031.  
  1032.     "So, how are your fellow Elements holding up? We talked earlier about trying to keep them together..."
  1033.  
  1034.     Pinkie deflates ever so slightly. "Things still could be going a whole lot better. I don't know what it's going to take to get Twilight and Applejack to quit knocking heads. Rainbow Dash doesn't want to see anybody right now. Fluttershy just seems sad all the time, even when I tell her most favorite jokes, and Rarity... well, Rarity seems okay, but she can be tough to figure out!"
  1035.  
  1036.     Pinkie gives a weary, one-legged shrug. "Still, we have to do our best! They're our friends, and we owe them nothing less!"
  1037.  
  1038.     "Well, I've got work to do. Good luck with the show, Pinkie."
  1039.  
  1040.     "Don't you mean break a leg?" she asks, giving a sly grin. "Whoops! Too late!"
  1041.  
  1042.     >[RETURNING TO HUB]
  1043.  
  1044. >>
  1045. OP 05/12/13(Sun)17:54 No.10528844
  1046. Replies: >>10528857 >>10528858 >>10528861
  1047.  
  1048.     You're in the base of the Imperial Resistance, where dozens of crystal ponies organize a revolution against princess Cadance. Weapons, revolutionary posters and literature, food and other supplies are being piled all over the barn, and revolutionaries work in groups plotting their next move.
  1049.  
  1050.     Your own ponies are mostly off to the side, looking bone-weary and downtrodden. Hardly speaking, most just stay seated and glumly watch the crystal ponies work.
  1051.  
  1052.     Rainbow Dash has taken up a position in the hayloft, looking out a window, while Fluttershy sits as close as she dares. Twilight and Applejack are talking to several of the revolutionaries. Rarity is examining the revolutionaries' supplies. Pinkie Pie is doing her level best to raise spirits, albeit she's not having much success.
  1053.  
  1054.     >Speak to Red Dawn and Trixie
  1055.     >Check in on Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy
  1056.     >Speak to Applejack
  1057.  
  1058. >>
  1059. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)17:55 No.10528857
  1060.  
  1061.     >>10528844
  1062.     apple pone time
  1063.  
  1064. >>
  1065. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)17:55 No.10528858
  1066.  
  1067.     >>10528844
  1068.     >Check in on Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy
  1069.  
  1070. >>
  1071. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)17:55 No.10528861
  1072.  
  1073.     >>10528844
  1074.     Have sex with Applejack while everyone watches.
  1075.  
  1076. >>
  1077. OP 05/12/13(Sun)17:55 No.10528869
  1078.  
  1079.     >>10528805
  1080.     Worst is very subjective, although if you want a decision chain that probably was a definite downgrade, handling the whole Caramel/Time Turner thing went quite poorly. They're both dead, after all.
  1081.  
  1082. >>
  1083. OP 05/12/13(Sun)18:00 No.10528945
  1084. Replies: >>10528959 >>10528998 >>10529048
  1085.  
  1086.     You approach Applejack and Twilight where they're talking to a few revolutionaries. "Hey Applejack, you got a minute?"
  1087.  
  1088.     "Hm?" She turns and sees you, becoming slightly uncomfortable. "uh, okay Sunny. Ah'll be right back."
  1089.  
  1090.     The two of you pull away to a secluded corner. It doesn't take long for you to notice she's uncomfortable. "Dang it, Sunny," she mutters. "Can't you go one day without doin' somethin' what makes me nervous about all the faith I put in ya? Takin' in that demon Sombra? Really?"
  1091.  
  1092.     >If I hadn't, Twilight might have
  1093.     >You don't have to worry, I'm in control
  1094.     >It was the only way we could think of to save us
  1095.     >I. Could. Try. To. Explain.
  1096.  
  1097. >>
  1098. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)18:00 No.10528959
  1099. Replies: >>10528968 >>10529003
  1100.  
  1101.     >>10528945
  1102.     2
  1103.  
  1104. >>
  1105. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)18:01 No.10528968
  1106. Replies: >>10529003
  1107.  
  1108.     >>10528959
  1109.     Seconded.
  1110.  
  1111. >>
  1112. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)18:02 No.10528998
  1113.  
  1114.     >>10528945
  1115.     1
  1116.  
  1117. >>
  1118. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)18:03 No.10529003
  1119. Replies: >>10529047
  1120.  
  1121.     >>10528959
  1122.     >>10528968
  1123.     no what, 1 or 4, why 2
  1124.  
  1125. >>
  1126. Nig 05/12/13(Sun)18:05 No.10529047
  1127.  
  1128.     >>10529003
  1129.     Because we wear the pants in this relationship
  1130.  
  1131. >>
  1132. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)18:05 No.10529048
  1133.  
  1134.     >>10528945
  1135.     >1
  1136.  
  1137. >>
  1138. OP 05/12/13(Sun)18:06 No.10529068
  1139. Replies: >>10529094 >>10529109
  1140.  
  1141.     "There's nothing to worry about, I promise. I'm in complete control, Sombra can't do anything I don't let him."
  1142.  
  1143.     "Of course," adds Sombra. "I will abide by our deal. It is my best opportunity to survive."
  1144.  
  1145.     "How can y'all know for sure, huh?" AJ hisses. "You some kinda expert on how ancient ghosts possess people? That what you studied back before the outbreak? Or have y'only got that monster's word that he's playin' square with ya?" She shakes her head and sighs. "Ah trust you, Sunny, but ah sure don't trust him, and ah can't trust that he won't make y'all do somethin' at the wrong time."
  1146.  
  1147.     >Last night, on the train, you tried to tell me something.
  1148.     >What do you make of the revolution?
  1149.     >We need to talk about you and Twilight arguing.
  1150.     >I have to go now, we'll talk later.
  1151.  
  1152. >>
  1153. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)18:07 No.10529094
  1154.  
  1155.     >>10529068
  1156.     Let's roll with 3
  1157.  
  1158. >>
  1159. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)18:07 No.10529109
  1160. Replies: >>10529126
  1161.  
  1162.     >>10529068
  1163.     3 then 1
  1164.  
  1165. >>
  1166. Nig 05/12/13(Sun)18:08 No.10529126
  1167.  
  1168.     >>10529109
  1169.     this guy
  1170.  
  1171. >>
  1172. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)18:08 No.10529130
  1173.  
  1174.     Trotting Dead thread? Awww yis.
  1175.  
  1176. >>
  1177. OP 05/12/13(Sun)18:12 No.10529187
  1178. Replies: >>10529201 >>10529221
  1179.  
  1180.     "Look, we need to talk about you and Twilight arguing."
  1181.  
  1182.     "If that prissy little such-and-such has somethin' t'say t'me-"
  1183.  
  1184.     "I have something to say to you. Your arguing is hurting this group."
  1185.  
  1186.     Applejack snorts. "If I didn't stick up t'Twilight's obsession with findin' Celestia and 'fixin' everything, we wouldn't HAVE a group."
  1187.  
  1188.     >Try to remember, she's your friend
  1189.     >Maybe we can convince her to put the group first
  1190.     >She's doing what she thinks is best for all of Equestria
  1191.     >Take. Leadership. And. Discourage. Dissent.
  1192.  
  1193. >>
  1194. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)18:13 No.10529201
  1195.  
  1196.     >>10529187
  1197.     1 and 3
  1198.  
  1199. >>
  1200. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)18:13 No.10529206
  1201.  
  1202.     Fuck, someone else pick. I actually agree with Sombra but I can see that ending badly.
  1203.  
  1204. >>
  1205. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)18:15 No.10529221
  1206. Replies: >>10529450
  1207.  
  1208.     >>10529187
  1209.     1.
  1210.  
  1211. >>
  1212. OP 05/12/13(Sun)18:24 No.10529368
  1213. Replies: >>10529400 >>10529401 >>10529424 >>10529432
  1214.  
  1215.     "Think about what you're saying. You and Twilight are supposed to be best friends. These fights you're getting into are causing you to forget that."
  1216.  
  1217.     "After what she's been sayin' and doin', y'expect me t'just let it all slide? Act like everything's copacetic? If we'd listened t'her with Luna who knows how many we'd'a lost while escapin' Canterlot. She wanted us t'go with Bracken and risk a hangin' just so's she could talk to her big brother! And what about Caramel? We left him with her t'look after and he became one'a them monsters!"
  1218.  
  1219.     You meet her steely gaze with a serious stare of your own. "And what about what Twilight's lost, Applejack? Spike's gone, Luna's gone, Celestia's missing - which might be worse. Didn't you wonder what went through her head when Time Turner died? Don't you know she'd have done whatever she could to save Caramel, if she was able?"
  1220.  
  1221.     Applejack's stern resolve falters. She looks down, weighing your words in her mind. When she looks back up, she gives you a nod. "Okay."
  1222.  
  1223.     "Okay?"
  1224.  
  1225.     "Eeyup. You're right, I was lettin' our disagreements get in the way of our friendship." She looks back toward Twilight, shaking her head. "Ah still think she's wrong, but... ah don't want that to be what tears us apart. She deserves better'n that."
  1226.  
  1227.     >Last night, on the train, you tried to tell me something.
  1228.     >What do you make of the revolution?
  1229.     >I have to go now, we'll talk later.
  1230.  
  1231. >>
  1232. Nig 05/12/13(Sun)18:25 No.10529400
  1233.  
  1234.     >>10529368
  1235.     1st
  1236.  
  1237. >>
  1238. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)18:25 No.10529401
  1239.  
  1240.     >>10529368
  1241.     >Last night, on the train, you tried to tell me something.
  1242.  
  1243. >>
  1244. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)18:26 No.10529424
  1245.  
  1246.     >>10529368
  1247.     >Last night, on the train, you tried to tell me something.
  1248.  
  1249. >>
  1250. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)18:27 No.10529432
  1251. Replies: >>10529455
  1252.  
  1253.     >>10529368
  1254.     Option 1.
  1255.  
  1256. >>
  1257. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)18:28 No.10529450
  1258. Replies: >>10529465 >>10529478 >>10529506
  1259.  
  1260.     >>10529221
  1261.     >undead changelings outside of the barrier
  1262.     >Cadence died early on, and Chrysalis replaced her
  1263.     >Shining knows, but is so heart broken over Cadence's death, that he'll accepts Chrysalis posing as his love so he can deceive himself into believing she's still alive
  1264.     >the new guards are changelings
  1265.  
  1266.     Calling it. Not sure what to make of Rebel yet, but you don't just prepare for a rebellion for no reason, unless you're a crazy conspiracy nut, in which case, the rebels are led by a crazy conspiracy nut.
  1267.  
  1268. >>
  1269. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)18:28 No.10529455
  1270.  
  1271.     >>10529432
  1272.     1
  1273.  
  1274. >>
  1275. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)18:28 No.10529465
  1276.  
  1277.     >>10529450
  1278.     Woops, didn't mean to quote.
  1279.  
  1280. >>
  1281. Nig 05/12/13(Sun)18:29 No.10529478
  1282.  
  1283.     >>10529450
  1284.     The preview for episode 4 mentioned Chrysalis. So you might be right.
  1285.  
  1286. >>
  1287. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)18:30 No.10529506
  1288. Replies: >>10529523 >>10529556
  1289.  
  1290.     >>10529450
  1291.     That's actually what I thought.
  1292.  
  1293.     ...
  1294.  
  1295.     But I ... actually agree with how she's been handling things. To an extent. People need firm leadership in a catastrophe like this.
  1296.  
  1297. >>
  1298. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)18:31 No.10529523
  1299. Replies: >>10529556 >>10529597
  1300.  
  1301.     >>10529506
  1302.     Firm leadership =/= racism and murder of dissidents
  1303.  
  1304. >>
  1305. OP 05/12/13(Sun)18:32 No.10529535
  1306. Replies: >>10529548 >>10529581 >>10529699
  1307.  
  1308.     "Applejack, I wanted to ask you... you tried to tell me something yesterday, just before Caramel attacked."
  1309.  
  1310.     "Mhm," she says, coyly. "Reckon I was."
  1311.  
  1312.     "...Well, what were you going to say?"
  1313.  
  1314.     "Y'all sure you wanna know?"
  1315.  
  1316.     "Pretty sure."
  1317.  
  1318.     "Well," says Applejack. "Ah just wanted t'say this."
  1319.  
  1320.     She leans forward and gives you a kiss. Not a quick peck or an awkward smooch "for luck", but a real, sincere kiss on the lips. The two of you close your eyes for a moment, lost, before she pulls away. "Figured I should work on bein' more succinct. Always was the family chatterbox."
  1321.  
  1322.     You're a tad stunned. "Yeah, that's a little more concise."
  1323.  
  1324.     "You know how ah feel, Sunny. Just you make sure y'all make it out alive, 'cause if you die now, I'll kill ya."
  1325.  
  1326.     You chuckle. "I promise."
  1327.  
  1328.     Applejack favors you with one more smile. "Good."
  1329.  
  1330.     >What do you make of the revolution?
  1331.     >I have to go now, we'll talk later.
  1332.  
  1333. >>
  1334. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)18:33 No.10529548
  1335.  
  1336.     >>10529535
  1337.     >>What do you make of the revolution?
  1338.  
  1339. >>
  1340. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)18:33 No.10529556
  1341.  
  1342.     >>10529506
  1343.     >>10529523
  1344.     This. The barrier was a good call. Rounding up ponies and apparently killing them was perhaps just a tad much.
  1345.  
  1346. >>
  1347. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)18:34 No.10529581
  1348.  
  1349.     >>10529535
  1350.     Option 1.
  1351.  
  1352. >>
  1353. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)18:35 No.10529597
  1354. Replies: >>10529639 >>10529644
  1355.  
  1356.     >>10529523
  1357.     Frankly I have a slight suspicion that crystal ponies are not susceptible to the 'trotting dead' phenomenon, and the other ponies that were rounded up are being kept under observation to keep an outbreak occuring.
  1358.  
  1359.     Could be wrong, but... that's my suspicion.
  1360.  
  1361. >>
  1362. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)18:37 No.10529639
  1363.  
  1364.     >>10529597
  1365.     >>10524830
  1366.     >They arrest anyone suspected of harbouring dissent, and the number of bodies the guards have been burning... it far exceeds the number that happened to be dead at the time the crisis began."
  1367.  
  1368.     Going by that, they aren't just 'kept under observation'.
  1369.  
  1370. >>
  1371. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)18:38 No.10529644
  1372.  
  1373.     >>10529597
  1374.     Trixie's suspicion about the convenience of the rebels showing up JUST when they were needed is also something to consider.
  1375.     I suppose that if they weren't needed, they wouldn't have come out of the woodwork at all, but...
  1376.     Maybe I'm just paranoid.
  1377.  
  1378. >>
  1379. OP 05/12/13(Sun)18:38 No.10529647
  1380. Replies: >>10529668 >>10529671 >>10529675 >>10529732
  1381.  
  1382.     "So, what do you make of Rebel Yell and his Imperial Resistance?"
  1383.  
  1384.     Applejack stamps her hoof. "Ah say they've got the right idea. You saw them soldiers at the border, they were ready t'hang us by the neck until dead just fer tryin' t'find shelter with 'em outta the cold. Plus all this talk'a roundin' up outsiders and attackin' people in the streets... it stinks, Sunny! We gotta put a stop t'it!"
  1385.  
  1386.     "Your lover is fiery," whispers Sombra, with a chuckle. "Forgive me, I didn't want to spoil the moment, but you have chosen a warlike mate."
  1387.  
  1388.     >This isn't our fight. We need to get our people out of here.
  1389.     >We should throw in with the revolutionaries
  1390.     >Twilight still thinks we can find a peaceful solution.
  1391.     >We should reserve judgement until we see for ourselves.
  1392.  
  1393. >>
  1394. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)18:39 No.10529668
  1395.  
  1396.     >>10529647
  1397.     >>We should reserve judgement until we see for ourselves.
  1398.  
  1399. >>
  1400. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)18:39 No.10529671
  1401.  
  1402.     >>10529647
  1403.     Option 4.
  1404.  
  1405. >>
  1406. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)18:39 No.10529675
  1407.  
  1408.     >>10529647
  1409.     >We should reserve judgement until we see for ourselves.
  1410.     Riding the fence might make us seem like pussies, but gotta know our options better before we throw our hat in with any party.
  1411.  
  1412. >>
  1413. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)18:40 No.10529699
  1414.  
  1415.     >>10529535
  1416.     2
  1417.  
  1418. >>
  1419. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)18:42 No.10529732
  1420.  
  1421.     >>10529647
  1422.     3
  1423.  
  1424. >>
  1425. OP 05/12/13(Sun)18:44 No.10529789
  1426.  
  1427.     "I know you feel for their cause, but remember, we haven't seen much for ourselves yet. We've only really had a chance to talk to the revolutionaries. Let's see what's going on in the city before we jump in headfirst."
  1428.  
  1429.     Applejack sighs and kicks the dirt. "Y'can be a real wet-blanket sometimes, Sunny. Okay, we'll play it cool fer now, but if what they're sayin' is true then we'd better be ready t'pitch in and bring those varmints ta justice - and if I ever see that captain what threatened Applebloom again?" Applejack stomps her hooves a second time. "The Crystal Empire could be a safe place fer us to settle down in, IF we can avoid gettin' strung up by cowardly, no-account, child-threatenin' deserters."
  1430.  
  1431.     "I'll talk to you later, Applejack. There's still some people I should check in with."
  1432.  
  1433.     "Take care'a yourself, Sunny," she says, while rejoining Twilight and the revolutionaries.
  1434.  
  1435. >>
  1436. OP 05/12/13(Sun)18:45 No.10529802
  1437. Replies: >>10529818 >>10529820 >>10529842
  1438.  
  1439.     You're in the base of the Imperial Resistance, where dozens of crystal ponies organize a revolution against princess Cadance. Weapons, revolutionary posters and literature, food and other supplies are being piled all over the barn, and revolutionaries work in groups plotting their next move.
  1440.  
  1441.     Your own ponies are mostly off to the side, looking bone-weary and downtrodden. Hardly speaking, most just stay seated and glumly watch the crystal ponies work.
  1442.  
  1443.     Rainbow Dash has taken up a position in the hayloft, looking out a window, while Fluttershy sits as close as she dares. Twilight and Applejack are talking to several of the revolutionaries. Rarity is examining the revolutionaries' supplies. Pinkie Pie is doing her level best to raise spirits, albeit she's not having much success.
  1444.  
  1445.     >Speak to Red Dawn and Trixie
  1446.     >Check in on Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy
  1447.  
  1448. >>
  1449. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)18:45 No.10529818
  1450. Replies: >>10529846
  1451.  
  1452.     >>10529802
  1453.     >Check in on Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy
  1454.  
  1455. >>
  1456. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)18:45 No.10529820
  1457. Replies: >>10529856 >>10529918
  1458.  
  1459.     >>10529802
  1460.     Have sex with AJ.
  1461.  
  1462. >>
  1463. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)18:47 No.10529842
  1464.  
  1465.     >>10529802
  1466.     >Check in on Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy
  1467.  
  1468. >>
  1469. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)18:47 No.10529846
  1470.  
  1471.     >>10529818
  1472.     this
  1473.  
  1474. >>
  1475. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)18:47 No.10529856
  1476.  
  1477.     >>10529820
  1478.     I doubt it'll happen.
  1479.  
  1480.     AJ is our Carley.
  1481.  
  1482. >>
  1483. OP 05/12/13(Sun)18:49 No.10529908
  1484. Replies: >>10529932 >>10529934 >>10529961
  1485.  
  1486.     You climb up into the hayloft. Rainbow Dash is still at the window, reflexively stretching her remaining wing while Fluttershy looks on.
  1487.  
  1488.     "She won't move," Fluttershy starts as you approach. "Won't speak to me, won't let me get close. I'm sorry, I just don't know what to do."
  1489.  
  1490.     You take a step toward Rainbow Dash and see her back stiffen.
  1491.  
  1492.     >Fluttershy, are you okay?
  1493.     >Rainbow Dash, I'm coming over to you
  1494.     >We need to talk
  1495.     >Stop playing games already and get over here.
  1496.     >On second thought, I'll come back later.
  1497.     >...
  1498.  
  1499. >>
  1500. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)18:50 No.10529918
  1501.  
  1502.     >>10529820
  1503.     >middle of zombie apocalypse, friendship nearly torn apart, so many have died, join or leave rebels
  1504.  
  1505.     Hey this seems like a good time to have sex
  1506.  
  1507. >>
  1508. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)18:50 No.10529932
  1509. Replies: >>10529969
  1510.  
  1511.     >>10529908
  1512.     1
  1513.  
  1514. >>
  1515. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)18:50 No.10529934
  1516.  
  1517.     >>10529908
  1518.     >>Stop playing games already and get over here.
  1519.     RD seems like the type who'd be receptive to tough love.
  1520.  
  1521. >>
  1522. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)18:51 No.10529961
  1523.  
  1524.     >>10529908
  1525.     Option 1.
  1526.  
  1527. >>
  1528. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)18:52 No.10529969
  1529.  
  1530.     >>10529932
  1531.     Yeah I think this is safest for now.
  1532.  
  1533.     RD wants to be a bitch? Fine. We'll comfort someone else.
  1534.  
  1535. >>
  1536. OP 05/12/13(Sun)18:55 No.10530036
  1537. Replies: >>10530052 >>10530057 >>10530058 >>10530126
  1538.  
  1539.     Before dealing with Rainbow Dash, you turn to Fluttershy. "How are you holding up?"
  1540.  
  1541.     She sniffles. "It's been... harder, to get by. There's a lot of pain in my heart, so many dead, even the children haven't been spared..." She shakes her head. "I'm sorry. I tried to be strong, but it just made me cold. I just want my friends to be safe, and I feel so helpless to protect them."
  1542.  
  1543.     >It's okay, Fluttershy. We're going to get through this together.
  1544.     >You can't protect everyone. Do the best you can.
  1545.     >Now that we're in the Crystal Empire, maybe we'll be safe.
  1546.     >[Hug Fluttershy]
  1547.     >Would you like to help me with Dash?
  1548.     >...
  1549.  
  1550. >>
  1551. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)18:56 No.10530052
  1552. Replies: >>10530121
  1553.  
  1554.     >>10530036
  1555.     >>[Hug Fluttershy]
  1556.  
  1557. >>
  1558. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)18:56 No.10530057
  1559. Replies: >>10530121
  1560.  
  1561.     >>10530036
  1562.     huggies
  1563.  
  1564. >>
  1565. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)18:56 No.10530058
  1566. Replies: >>10530121
  1567.  
  1568.     >>10530036
  1569.     Hug obviously.
  1570.  
  1571. >>
  1572. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)18:59 No.10530121
  1573. Replies: >>10530147
  1574.  
  1575.     >>10530052
  1576.     >>10530057
  1577.     >>10530058
  1578.     >AJ: "Can't you go one day without doin' somethin' what makes me nervous about all the faith I put in ya?"
  1579.     Anons: "Hugging Fluttershy is the best option! Nothing could possibly go wrong!"
  1580.  
  1581. >>
  1582. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)18:59 No.10530126
  1583.  
  1584.     >>10530036
  1585.     >>Would you like to help me with Dash?
  1586.  
  1587. >>
  1588. OP 05/12/13(Sun)18:59 No.10530129
  1589. Replies: >>10530143 >>10530161 >>10530183
  1590.  
  1591.     Without saying a word, you spread your hooves around Fluttershy and pull her into a hug. She seems surprised at first, but then settles into you, resting her head on your shoulder. Soon, you hear the sound of her sobbing, and feel the wet touch of tears against your neck.
  1592.  
  1593.     The two of you sit like that in silence for a minute, still and quiet, the world below seemingly far away. Fluttershy's sobs are the only sound as you gently run a hoof through her mane.
  1594.  
  1595.     You look up and see Rainbow Dash has turned away from the window toward you, still and expressionless.
  1596.  
  1597.     >[Reach toward her]
  1598.     >[Stay as you are]
  1599.     >[Let Fluttershy go]
  1600.  
  1601. >>
  1602. Nig 05/12/13(Sun)19:00 No.10530143
  1603. Replies: >>10530169
  1604.  
  1605.     >>10530129
  1606.     Reach
  1607.  
  1608. >>
  1609. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)19:00 No.10530147
  1610. Replies: >>10530209
  1611.  
  1612.     >>10530121
  1613.     implying hugging is a sexual act
  1614.  
  1615. >>
  1616. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)19:01 No.10530161
  1617.  
  1618.     >>10530129
  1619.     >>[Reach toward her]
  1620.  
  1621. >>
  1622. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)19:01 No.10530169
  1623.  
  1624.     >>10530143
  1625.     reach
  1626.  
  1627. >>
  1628. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)19:02 No.10530183
  1629.  
  1630.     >>10530129
  1631.     Reach.
  1632.  
  1633. >>
  1634. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)19:03 No.10530209
  1635. Replies: >>10530242 >>10530259
  1636.  
  1637.     >>10530147
  1638.     >Implying women never get jealous.
  1639.     >Implying hugs aren't at least slightly intimate.
  1640.     >Implying it's totally fine to go from your main interest's confession of love to hugging a former supermodel.
  1641.  
  1642. >>
  1643. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)19:05 No.10530242
  1644. Replies: >>10530261
  1645.  
  1646.     >>10530209
  1647.     >implying ponies don't hug each other ALL THE TIME
  1648.     You didn't get hugged enough as a child. Callin' it.
  1649.  
  1650. >>
  1651. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)19:06 No.10530259
  1652. Replies: >>10530317
  1653.  
  1654.     >>10530209
  1655.     >Implying hugs aren't at least slightly intimate.
  1656.     wow, i mean if you really consider just touching a women sexual then you must be a god among virgins. Just wow.
  1657.  
  1658. >>
  1659. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)19:06 No.10530261
  1660. Replies: >>10530295
  1661. File: 1368399989945.jpg-(39 KB, 427x231, Trynotto.jpg)
  1662. 39 KB
  1663.  
  1664.     >>10530242
  1665.     ... oh god ...
  1666.  
  1667.     It's...
  1668.  
  1669.     It's true.
  1670.  
  1671. >>
  1672. OP 05/12/13(Sun)19:06 No.10530271
  1673. Replies: >>10530289 >>10530308
  1674.  
  1675.     You stretch a hoof out toward Rainbow Dash. She looks at it, as if uncertain what it is. Staring, silent.
  1676.  
  1677.     Then, something seems to shift in her head, and without speaking she comes over to join the two of you. She nestles up to Fluttershy and wraps her hooves around her, pressing her own welling tears into her friend's coat.
  1678.  
  1679.     There they lie in the hay, beyond words, beyond anger and pain, with only tears and each other. You pull away once you realize they'll be fine together now. Fluttershy opens one eye as you gently back away toward the stairs. She doesn't speak, but you understand.
  1680.  
  1681.     When you reach the bottom, you see Pinkie waiting for you. She holds up a hoof to her lips, miming "shush", before smiling and quietly bounding away.
  1682.  
  1683.     [RETURNING TO HUB]
  1684.  
  1685. >>
  1686. Nig 05/12/13(Sun)19:07 No.10530289
  1687. Replies: >>10530306
  1688.  
  1689.     >>10530271
  1690.     Talk to leader
  1691.  
  1692. >>
  1693. OP 05/12/13(Sun)19:08 No.10530293
  1694. Replies: >>10530299 >>10530304 >>10530306 >>10530310
  1695.  
  1696.     You're in the base of the Imperial Resistance, where dozens of crystal ponies organize a revolution against princess Cadance. Weapons, revolutionary posters and literature, food and other supplies are being piled all over the barn, and revolutionaries work in groups plotting their next move.
  1697.  
  1698.     Your own ponies are mostly off to the side, looking bone-weary and downtrodden. Hardly speaking, most just stay seated and glumly watch the crystal ponies work.
  1699.  
  1700.     Rainbow Dash has taken up a position in the hayloft, looking out a window, while Fluttershy sits as close as she dares. Twilight and Applejack are talking to several of the revolutionaries. Rarity is examining the revolutionaries' supplies. Pinkie Pie is doing her level best to raise spirits, albeit she's not having much success.
  1701.  
  1702.     >Speak to Red Dawn and Trixie
  1703.     >Speak to Rarity
  1704.  
  1705. >>
  1706. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)19:08 No.10530295
  1707. Replies: >>10530317
  1708.  
  1709.     >>10530261
  1710.     It's not all bad, anon.
  1711.  
  1712.     At least you aren't a Jew!
  1713.  
  1714. >>
  1715. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)19:08 No.10530299
  1716.  
  1717.     >>10530293
  1718.     >Speak to Rarity
  1719.  
  1720. >>
  1721. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)19:08 No.10530304
  1722.  
  1723.     >>10530293
  1724.     >Rarara
  1725.  
  1726. >>
  1727. Nig 05/12/13(Sun)19:08 No.10530306
  1728.  
  1729.     >>10530289
  1730.     >>10530293
  1731.     By leader, i mean rarity
  1732.  
  1733. >>
  1734. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)19:08 No.10530308
  1735.  
  1736.     >>10530271
  1737.     go to the pink one
  1738.  
  1739. >>
  1740. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)19:09 No.10530310
  1741.  
  1742.     >>10530293
  1743.     speak to rarity
  1744.  
  1745. >>
  1746. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)19:09 No.10530317
  1747. Replies: >>10530382
  1748.  
  1749.     >>10530259
  1750.     Intimate =/= sexual, just saying.
  1751.  
  1752.     >>10530295
  1753.     There's that, at least.
  1754.  
  1755. >>
  1756. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)19:12 No.10530382
  1757. Replies: >>10530442
  1758.  
  1759.     >>10530317
  1760.     but that's the thing; you didn't imply it was intimate because they where sharing an emotional moment, you implied it was intimate because AJ would consider the hugging sexual in nature.
  1761.  
  1762. >>
  1763. OP 05/12/13(Sun)19:13 No.10530388
  1764. Replies: >>10530416 >>10530417 >>10530419 >>10530442 >>10530510
  1765.  
  1766.     You find Rarity amidst the revolutionaries' supplies, doing inventory. "Just thought I should make myself useful, dearie," she explains. "They do seem to have quite an impressive stockpile. Hard to believe it was thrown together in just a few days!"
  1767.  
  1768.     "I haven't seen you much today," you say. "Were you here the whole time?"
  1769.  
  1770.     "Well, you had your hooves full with the others. I dare say we're falling apart at the seams these days. It's all I can do to stay on top of things."
  1771.  
  1772.     >What do you think of the revolutionaries?
  1773.     >Are you sure you're okay?
  1774.     >How's Sweetie Belle doing?
  1775.     >Do you think we should be sticking around the Crystal Empire?
  1776.     >Are you still worried about Sombra?
  1777.     >Well, I should really get back to work.
  1778.  
  1779. >>
  1780. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)19:14 No.10530416
  1781. Replies: >>10530479
  1782.  
  1783.     >>10530388
  1784.     >How's Sweetie Belle doing?
  1785.  
  1786. >>
  1787. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)19:14 No.10530417
  1788. Replies: >>10530479 >>10530501
  1789.  
  1790.     >>10530388
  1791.     >>Are you sure you're okay?
  1792.  
  1793. >>
  1794. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)19:14 No.10530419
  1795. Replies: >>10530479
  1796.  
  1797.     >>10530388
  1798.     >What do you think of the revolutionaries?
  1799.  
  1800. >>
  1801. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)19:15 No.10530442
  1802. Replies: >>10530479 >>10530564
  1803.  
  1804.     >>10530382
  1805.     I can't hold all these implications.
  1806.  
  1807.     Honestly, I wasn't implying it'd be seen as sexual in nature, I was saying AJ has admitted to having trust issues and we should be conscious of that.
  1808.  
  1809.     >>10530388
  1810.     >Do you think we should be sticking around the Crystal Empire?
  1811.  
  1812. >>
  1813. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)19:17 No.10530479
  1814.  
  1815.     >>10530416
  1816.     >>10530417
  1817.     >>10530419
  1818.     >>10530442
  1819.     Well, well, well...
  1820.  
  1821.     How shall OP handle this one?
  1822.  
  1823. >>
  1824. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)19:18 No.10530501
  1825.  
  1826.     >>10530417
  1827.     this
  1828.  
  1829. >>
  1830. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)19:18 No.10530510
  1831.  
  1832.     >>10530388
  1833.     Are you still worried about Sombra?
  1834.  
  1835. >>
  1836. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)19:20 No.10530564
  1837.  
  1838.     >>10530442
  1839.     Okay, so then what other reason could you have imagined AJ being upset over the hugging of another pony.
  1840.  
  1841. >>
  1842. OP 05/12/13(Sun)19:20 No.10530565
  1843. Replies: >>10530583 >>10530606 >>10530620 >>10530669
  1844.  
  1845.     "Sweetie Belle seems to be taking everything pretty well."
  1846.  
  1847.     "Yes, well... I don't want to sound unkind to my beloved sister, but I don't think she really appreciates what's going on yet." She pauses in her accounting of a pile of canned beans. "Partially my fault, I suppose, for keeping things from her. Still, I couldn't bear to tell her the truth."
  1848.  
  1849.     Rarity stops her work for a minute to look at you directly. "Sunny, can I ask you a favor?
  1850.  
  1851.     "Applejack puts a lot of trust in you, and I believe her trust well-placed. Despite only knowing you a short time, she cares for you. She knows that if anything were to happen to her, you would look after Applebloom."
  1852.  
  1853.     Rarity looks over to the crowd of Ponyville ponies. You can see Sweetie Belle and the other children practicing their song lines, as Cheerilee conducts. At one point, Pinkie comes over and starts singing along, to general laughter. Rarity gives a faint smile.
  1854.  
  1855.     "I know it's a lot to ask, but it's hard to carry on wondering what would happen to Sweetie Belle should... should anything happen to me. Can you promise me, Sunny, that if anything were to happen, you would look after her? Don't make this promise lightly now, she needs a true guardian. I wouldn't ask if there was anyone else, but... I must."
  1856.  
  1857.     >I promise.
  1858.     >I can't promise, but I'll do the best I can.
  1859.     >I'm sorry, I'm not the right man for the job.
  1860.     >...
  1861.  
  1862. >>
  1863. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)19:21 No.10530583
  1864.  
  1865.     >>10530565
  1866.     2
  1867.  
  1868. >>
  1869. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)19:22 No.10530606
  1870.  
  1871.     >>10530565
  1872.     >I promise.
  1873.  
  1874. >>
  1875. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)19:23 No.10530620
  1876.  
  1877.     >>10530565
  1878.     Option 2.
  1879.  
  1880. >>
  1881. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)19:25 No.10530669
  1882.  
  1883.     >>10530565
  1884.     1.
  1885.  
  1886. >>
  1887. OP 05/12/13(Sun)19:27 No.10530697
  1888. Replies: >>10530723 >>10530726 >>10530738 >>10530815
  1889.  
  1890.     You hesitate, looking down at your hooves as you think of your reply. Finally, when you can look her in the eye again, you say "I can't promise you that, Rarity. I swear to do the best I can and look out for her, but we've got a lot of ponies to look after here. I can't guarantee her safety."
  1891.  
  1892.     It's subtle, but Rarity seems to hollow out before your eyes, sagging and weakening. "I... I understand. Like I said, it's a lot to ask of someone, and we have so many responsibilities already... Thank you anyway, Sunny. I only hope it'll be enough to keep her safe."
  1893.  
  1894.     She takes a moment, closing her eyes to regain her composure before facing you again. "Now, was there something else you wanted?"
  1895.  
  1896.     >What do you think of the revolutionaries?
  1897.     >Are you sure you're okay?
  1898.     >Do you think we should be sticking around the Crystal Empire?
  1899.     >Are you still worried about Sombra?
  1900.     >Well, I should really get back to work.
  1901.  
  1902. >>
  1903. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)19:28 No.10530723
  1904.  
  1905.     >>10530697
  1906.     2
  1907.  
  1908. >>
  1909. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)19:28 No.10530726
  1910.  
  1911.     >>10530697
  1912.     Option 2.
  1913.  
  1914. >>
  1915. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)19:28 No.10530738
  1916.  
  1917.     >>10530697
  1918.     >Are you sure you're okay?
  1919.     christ, now i just feel bad
  1920.  
  1921. >>
  1922. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)19:32 No.10530815
  1923. Replies: >>10530889
  1924.  
  1925.     >>10530697
  1926.     We have to fix this.
  1927.  
  1928. >>
  1929. OP 05/12/13(Sun)19:33 No.10530836
  1930. Replies: >>10530875 >>10530898 >>10530905
  1931.  
  1932.     You give Rarity another look. You see the signs of stress and wear, the faded makeup, the fraying hair. "Rarity, if you're not feeling completely okay it's fine for you to say so."
  1933.  
  1934.     She only shakes her head. "There's no point in falling to pieces now. We're in a difficult spot, perhaps, but it's not even the worst one we've been in so far."
  1935.  
  1936.     "It's not just about the moment. If you let things build up..."
  1937.  
  1938.     "If I had the opportunity for a day at the spa, I'd leap at it," she admits, with a small smile. "That aside, I'm perfectly in control. Don't worry about me."
  1939.  
  1940.     "At lease one of your companions is not entirely dysfunctional," muses Sombra.
  1941.  
  1942.     >What do you think of the revolutionaries?
  1943.     >Do you think we should be sticking around the Crystal Empire?
  1944.     >Are you still worried about Sombra?
  1945.     >Well, I should really get back to work.
  1946.  
  1947. >>
  1948. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)19:35 No.10530875
  1949. Replies: >>10530896 >>10530898 >>10530919
  1950.  
  1951.     >>10530836
  1952.     4
  1953.  
  1954. >>
  1955. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)19:35 No.10530889
  1956. Replies: >>10531126
  1957.  
  1958.     >>10530815
  1959.     We fucked up.
  1960.  
  1961. >>
  1962. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)19:36 No.10530896
  1963. Replies: >>10530925
  1964.  
  1965.     >>10530875
  1966.     I hate you. So, so much.
  1967.  
  1968. >>
  1969. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)19:36 No.10530898
  1970.  
  1971.     >>10530836
  1972.     1
  1973.     >>10530875
  1974.     we gotta know stuff first
  1975.  
  1976. >>
  1977. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)19:36 No.10530905
  1978.  
  1979.     >>10530836
  1980.     Option 1.
  1981.  
  1982. >>
  1983. OP 05/12/13(Sun)19:37 No.10530919
  1984. Replies: >>10530952 >>10530956 >>10530966 >>10530967 >>10531062
  1985.  
  1986.     >>10530875
  1987.     This one time I'm going to ignore the return to hub option even though I put it in the list since this is literally the last side discussion before plot advancement, so I'll just take that #1 instead.
  1988.  
  1989. >>
  1990. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)19:37 No.10530925
  1991.  
  1992.     >>10530896
  1993.     you must not be very magical then
  1994.  
  1995. >>
  1996. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)19:39 No.10530952
  1997.  
  1998.     >>10530919
  1999.     ITT: OP continues to prove themselves a top class human being.
  2000.  
  2001. >>
  2002. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)19:39 No.10530956
  2003.  
  2004.     >>10530919
  2005.     fair enough, i guess it was a little hasty its just that; i feel it would be really awkward after emotionally destroying someone to then try and start another conversation
  2006.  
  2007. >>
  2008. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)19:39 No.10530966
  2009. File: 1368401974960.png-(Spoiler Image, 70 KB, 216x186)
  2010. Spoiler Image, 70 KB
  2011.  
  2012.     >>10530919
  2013.     Thanks.
  2014.  
  2015. >>
  2016. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)19:39 No.10530967
  2017.  
  2018.     >>10530919
  2019.     Love you, OP.
  2020.  
  2021. >>
  2022. OP 05/12/13(Sun)19:43 No.10531045
  2023. Replies: >>10531066 >>10531070 >>10531101
  2024.  
  2025.     "So, what do you make of this 'Imperial Resistance'?"
  2026.  
  2027.     Rarity lifts a pile of scroll tubes up to a top shelf. "Well, they're well-equipped. I don't know who organized this whole outing, but they must've had considerable advance warning. Not to mention I find ideologues like Red Dawn somewhat uncomfortable company - and any revolution that puts Trixie in a position of authority, well..."
  2028.  
  2029.     "What about their accusations, though? Arrests, imprisonment, maybe even murder?"
  2030.  
  2031.     Rarity turns back to you with a shrug. "Terrible, no doubt, but surely every revolution says these things of their great enemy? Cadance is a lady of class and distinction, if I recall. I would counsel caution until we can discover the truth for ourselves."
  2032.  
  2033.     "She has cunning and caution," remarks Sombra with a touch of admiration. "She would have risen high in my empire."
  2034.  
  2035.     >If what they're saying is true, though, we'll have to fight
  2036.     >I'd prefer peaceful negotiation if we can
  2037.     >This isn't even our fight. We should get out
  2038.     >...
  2039.  
  2040. >>
  2041. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)19:44 No.10531062
  2042. File: 1368402265633.jpg-(11 KB, 218x231, 1366942874238.jpg)
  2043. 11 KB
  2044.  
  2045.     >>10530919
  2046.  
  2047. >>
  2048. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)19:44 No.10531066
  2049.  
  2050.     >>10531045
  2051.     >I'd prefer peaceful negotiation if we can
  2052.  
  2053. >>
  2054. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)19:44 No.10531070
  2055.  
  2056.     >>10531045
  2057.     2
  2058.  
  2059. >>
  2060. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)19:46 No.10531101
  2061.  
  2062.     >>10531045
  2063.     Option 2.
  2064.  
  2065. >>
  2066. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)19:47 No.10531126
  2067. File: 1368402460560.jpg-(23 KB, 391x366, 1367870051120.jpg)
  2068. 23 KB
  2069.  
  2070.     >>10530889
  2071.  
  2072. >>
  2073. OP 05/12/13(Sun)19:48 No.10531145
  2074. Replies: >>10531161 >>10531195 >>10531208 >>10531214
  2075.  
  2076.     "If we can resolve this situation peacefully, we should do it," you say. "Hopefully, once we see the truth, that'll still be possible."
  2077.  
  2078.     "Don't think there isn't an iron hoof under this gorgeous velvet glove. If the accusations are true and Cadance is to blame, we should most certainly punish her for it, but I agree that violence should be our very last resort." She pauses long enough to glance over to Applejack and Twilight Sparkle. "Now the only challenge is getting those two to agree."
  2079.  
  2080.     >Do you think we should be sticking around the Crystal Empire?
  2081.     >Are you still worried about Sombra?
  2082.  
  2083. >>
  2084. Nig 05/12/13(Sun)19:49 No.10531161
  2085. Replies: >>10531253
  2086.  
  2087.     >>10531145
  2088.     1st then hub
  2089.  
  2090. >>
  2091. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)19:50 No.10531195
  2092.  
  2093.     >>10531145
  2094.     1
  2095.  
  2096. >>
  2097. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)19:51 No.10531208
  2098.  
  2099.     >>10531145
  2100.     Option 1.
  2101.  
  2102. >>
  2103. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)19:51 No.10531214
  2104. Replies: >>10531261
  2105. File: 1368402706769.png-(111 KB, 657x900, Sombra.png)
  2106. 111 KB
  2107.  
  2108.     >>10531145
  2109.     >"Don't think there isn't an iron hoof under this gorgeous velvet glove."
  2110.  
  2111.     [Crystals intensifies]
  2112.  
  2113. >>
  2114. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)19:53 No.10531253
  2115. Replies: >>10531296
  2116.  
  2117.     >>10531161
  2118.     Really? I think having their opinion on the whole sombra thing would be good.
  2119.  
  2120. >>
  2121. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)19:53 No.10531261
  2122.  
  2123.     >>10531214
  2124.     And just think, we could've ended up gettin' some from Rarity on the side, too...
  2125.  
  2126. >>
  2127. Nig 05/12/13(Sun)19:55 No.10531296
  2128.  
  2129.     >>10531253
  2130.     I don't care what they think. All that matters is that we're buds. But that's just me.
  2131.  
  2132. >>
  2133. OP 05/12/13(Sun)19:58 No.10531384
  2134. Replies: >>10531513
  2135.  
  2136.     "The Crystal Empire might not be the safe haven we'd hoped for, even if we get past the current crisis."
  2137.  
  2138.     Rarity shrugs "If our alternative is freezing to death in the snowy wastes or being eaten alive in one of Equestria's other cities, I'd say it's worth the risk. The Crystal Empire is the first place we've come to where the dead haven't overrun civilization yet. That has to be worth fighting for."
  2139.  
  2140.     "A lot of crystal ponies seem to agree."
  2141.  
  2142.     Rarity smiles. "On both sides, unfortunately."
  2143.  
  2144.     "Earlier, you seemed worried about Sombra..."
  2145.  
  2146.     "Aren't you?" she asks, raising an eyebrow. "There's no taming a shadowy would-be king of all creation - no offense meant, dear."
  2147.  
  2148.     You let Sombra take the wheel. "None. Taken."
  2149.  
  2150.     "He's playing along for now, and we may still need him, but he must have some trick up his sleeve. One doesn't go from king to servant so smoothly."
  2151.  
  2152.     "Years of banishment also factored in," Sombra whispers to you. "Still, your friend is more sensible than most. By all means, heed her advice and be cautious of me. So long as you respect our deal, I care not."
  2153.  
  2154.     "Well, I better get back to work," you say. "Talk to you later, Rarity."
  2155.  
  2156.     "So long, dearie."
  2157.  
  2158.     >[RETURNING TO HUB]
  2159.  
  2160. >>
  2161. OP 05/12/13(Sun)19:59 No.10531414
  2162. Replies: >>10531434 >>10531435 >>10531447
  2163.  
  2164.     You're in the base of the Imperial Resistance, where dozens of crystal ponies organize a revolution against princess Cadance. Weapons, revolutionary posters and literature, food and other supplies are being piled all over the barn, and revolutionaries work in groups plotting their next move.
  2165.  
  2166.     Your own ponies are mostly off to the side, looking bone-weary and downtrodden. Hardly speaking, most just stay seated and glumly watch the crystal ponies work.
  2167.  
  2168.     Rainbow Dash has taken up a position in the hayloft, looking out a window, while Fluttershy sits as close as she dares. Twilight and Applejack are talking to several of the revolutionaries. Rarity is examining the revolutionaries' supplies. Pinkie Pie is doing her level best to raise spirits, albeit she's not having much success.
  2169.  
  2170.     >Speak to Red Dawn and Trixie
  2171.  
  2172. >>
  2173. Nig 05/12/13(Sun)20:00 No.10531434
  2174.  
  2175.     >>10531414
  2176.     idk what to do next
  2177.  
  2178. >>
  2179. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)20:00 No.10531435
  2180.  
  2181.     >>10531414
  2182.     continue
  2183.  
  2184. >>
  2185. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)20:00 No.10531447
  2186.  
  2187.     >>10531414
  2188.     Here we go... how we gonna do this?
  2189.  
  2190. >>
  2191. OP 05/12/13(Sun)20:02 No.10531482
  2192. Replies: >>10531501 >>10531521
  2193.  
  2194.     You return to Trixie and Red Dawn. "Back at last!" Trixie remarks. "Trixie began to think you intended to spend all day talking about *feelings* with your friends."
  2195.  
  2196.     Red Dawn rolls her eyes. "Ignore her. We're just about ready for our sortie to Rebel Yell's current location. Is your command staff ready?"
  2197.  
  2198.     >What's your plan to overthrow the Empire?
  2199.     >We don't want any part of the revolution, we just want to get out of here.
  2200.  
  2201. >>
  2202. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)20:02 No.10531501
  2203. Replies: >>10531526 >>10531552
  2204.  
  2205.     >>10531482
  2206.     >What's your plan to overthrow the Empire?
  2207.  
  2208. >>
  2209. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)20:03 No.10531513
  2210. Replies: >>10531534
  2211.  
  2212.     >>10531384
  2213.     >"So long, dearie."
  2214.     wow, she forgives pretty easy
  2215.  
  2216. >>
  2217. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)20:03 No.10531521
  2218.  
  2219.     >>10531482
  2220.     Let's hear the plan first.
  2221.  
  2222. >>
  2223. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)20:03 No.10531526
  2224.  
  2225.     >>10531501
  2226.     this
  2227.  
  2228. >>
  2229. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)20:04 No.10531534
  2230.  
  2231.     >>10531513
  2232.     Generosity
  2233.  
  2234. >>
  2235. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)20:04 No.10531552
  2236.  
  2237.     >>10531501
  2238.     rarity tends not to let things show, and sunny's still sweetie belle's best bet.
  2239.  
  2240. >>
  2241. OP 05/12/13(Sun)20:09 No.10531657
  2242. Replies: >>10531700 >>10531704 >>10531714
  2243.  
  2244.     "We're ready. Tell us what your revolution's planning."
  2245.  
  2246.     Red Dawn eyeballs you suspiciously. "Operational security demands we be sparing with the details..."
  2247.  
  2248.     Trixie waves her hoof. "Twilight's menagerie are almost nauseatingly trustworthy. We can dispense with such pleasantries."
  2249.  
  2250.     Red Dawn sighs, and unrolls a map of the Crystal Empire. "Rebel Yell is running another major cell closer to the city. We're extending a tunnel network through the city's old sewer system to get around the shield, so we can ferry refugees in and out of the Crystal Empire."
  2251.  
  2252.     "We'll meet our heroic leader and some of his commanders, and he shall judge what humble roll you can play in our glorious uprising!"
  2253.  
  2254.     >Okay, I'll get my 'command staff' together
  2255.     >I don't want to bring everyone with me
  2256.     >Why not take a more aggressive role?
  2257.     >We don't really want to take part in the revolution
  2258.  
  2259. >>
  2260. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)20:11 No.10531700
  2261. Replies: >>10531731
  2262.  
  2263.     >>10531657
  2264.     >>Okay, I'll get my 'command staff' together
  2265.  
  2266. >>
  2267. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)20:11 No.10531704
  2268. Replies: >>10531731
  2269.  
  2270.     >>10531657
  2271.     >Okay, I'll get my 'command staff' together
  2272.  
  2273. >>
  2274. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)20:11 No.10531714
  2275. Replies: >>10531731 >>10531733 >>10531774
  2276.  
  2277.     >>10531657
  2278.     >>I don't want to bring everyone with me
  2279.     This sounds like something that should be dealt with with as few people as possible
  2280.  
  2281. >>
  2282. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)20:12 No.10531731
  2283. Replies: >>10531763 >>10531776
  2284.  
  2285.     >>10531704
  2286.     >>10531700
  2287.     no,
  2288.  
  2289.     please this >>10531714
  2290.  
  2291. >>
  2292. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)20:13 No.10531733
  2293.  
  2294.     >>10531714
  2295.     Seconded.
  2296.  
  2297. >>
  2298. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)20:14 No.10531763
  2299.  
  2300.     >>10531731
  2301.     Agreed.
  2302.  
  2303. >>
  2304. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)20:14 No.10531774
  2305. Replies: >>10531815
  2306.  
  2307.     >>10531714
  2308.     that risks tearing apart their friendship though...
  2309.  
  2310. >>
  2311. Nig 05/12/13(Sun)20:14 No.10531776
  2312.  
  2313.     >>10531731
  2314.     same
  2315.  
  2316. >>
  2317. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)20:16 No.10531815
  2318. Replies: >>10531884 >>10531932
  2319.  
  2320.     >>10531774
  2321.     How? If we move start moving large groups of people, we're more likely to get spotted. And from what I'm reading of the mission objective, we're not looking to start any fights.
  2322.  
  2323. >>
  2324. OP 05/12/13(Sun)20:17 No.10531869
  2325. Replies: >>10531912 >>10531913 >>10531915
  2326.  
  2327.     "Let me get the Elements together and we'll set out."
  2328.  
  2329.     Red Dawn and Trixie let you go gather the others.They all come, even Rainbow Dash who still seems sullen and unwilling to talk. "At last, off to meet the mysterious 'Rebel Yell'," says Rarity. "I do hope he lives up to his reputation."
  2330.  
  2331.     Twilight seems less than enthusiastic. "So long as we don't do anything rash. Let's use this chance to see the city for ourselves, okay?"
  2332.  
  2333.     "Fine by me," says Applejack. "So long as you don't stop me from knockin' heads if we see anythin' outta sorts."
  2334.  
  2335.     "OFF TO WAR!" Pinkie bellows, attempting a stiff-legged march. "One-two-three-four, I don't know what we're fighting for!" Her friends glare at her, causing her to give a sheepish smile. "Uh, maybe I'll just hum it?"
  2336.  
  2337.     "All ready to go?" asks Red Dawn as she opens the barn door. "Come on then, we've got to be quick."
  2338.  
  2339.     "Trixie will lead the way. My illusions will be more than enough to hide us."
  2340.  
  2341.     "At least she's good at something," Twilight mutters just behind you.
  2342.  
  2343.     >[CONTINUE]
  2344.  
  2345. >>
  2346. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)20:18 No.10531884
  2347. Replies: >>10531946
  2348.  
  2349.     >>10531815
  2350.     I think by "command" the writer ment the mane six
  2351.  
  2352. >>
  2353. Nig 05/12/13(Sun)20:19 No.10531912
  2354.  
  2355.     >>10531869
  2356.     dont continues
  2357.  
  2358. >>
  2359. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)20:19 No.10531913
  2360. Replies: >>10531970
  2361.  
  2362.     >>10531869
  2363.     Continue.
  2364.  
  2365. >>
  2366. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)20:19 No.10531915
  2367. Replies: >>10531970
  2368.  
  2369.     >>10531869
  2370.     continue
  2371.  
  2372. >>
  2373. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)20:20 No.10531932
  2374. Replies: >>10531946 >>10531970 >>10532008
  2375.  
  2376.     >>10531815
  2377.     I know that. That still sounds like a needlessly large group for what we are trying to accomplish.
  2378.     Also,
  2379.     >[CONTINUE]
  2380.  
  2381. >>
  2382. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)20:21 No.10531946
  2383.  
  2384.     >>10531932
  2385.     Woops, meant to quote
  2386.     >>10531884
  2387.  
  2388. >>
  2389. Nig 05/12/13(Sun)20:21 No.10531970
  2390.  
  2391.     >>10531913
  2392.     >>10531915
  2393.     >>10531932
  2394.     Fools. OP will never continue.
  2395.  
  2396. >>
  2397. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)20:23 No.10532008
  2398. Replies: >>10532028 >>10532062
  2399.  
  2400.     >>10531932
  2401.     the group is already unstable and deciding who would get to go and who would stay could have been a breaking point
  2402.  
  2403. >>
  2404. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)20:24 No.10532028
  2405.  
  2406.     >>10532008
  2407.     >No
  2408.  
  2409. >>
  2410. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)20:25 No.10532062
  2411.  
  2412.     >>10532008
  2413.     I doubt some of them would find themselves butthurt over not going on mission. I don't see Rarity or Flutters crying themselves to sleep over not walking through the sewers.
  2414.  
  2415. >>
  2416. OP 05/12/13(Sun)20:25 No.10532079
  2417. Replies: >>10532119 >>10532138 >>10532155 >>10532169 >>10532196
  2418.  
  2419.     You make your way over hills and fields toward the city proper. Trixie uses her spells to disguise your group as mere crystal pony peasants. "Speak to no one," she warns. "The illusions are flawed and might give way."
  2420.  
  2421.     The city itself seems untouched by the fire and blood that marked Canterlot, Ponyville and Cloudsdale. You see ponies going about their day to day business as though nothing were wrong.
  2422.  
  2423.     That's not all you see, however. Pegasi soldiers dot the rooftops, watching everything, and crystal pony soldiers patrol the streets in full battle armor. Once you're on the streets, you can almost smell the fear. Ponies move quickly, spending as little time outside as possible and avoiding eye contact. All conversations are hushed whispers.
  2424.  
  2425.     "This is what Cadance did to our Empire," Red Dawn mutters bitterly. "We haven't suffered like the other cities, but her tyranny is inexcusable. It's choking the life from us."
  2426.  
  2427.     "Sshh!" says Trixie, throwing up a hoof to stop the group. You hear screaming and see an earth pony burst from a cellar. "Please!" she screams, her hooves skittering over the cobbles. "Let me go! I didn't do anything wrong!" A squad of crystal pony soldiers erupts from the cellar, hot on her tail.
  2428.  
  2429.     All the ponies on the street freeze and press themselves up against the walls.
  2430.  
  2431.     "I just came here on vaycation!" the mare screams. "I didn't mean to cause offense! Just let me go!" Two pegasi drop down from above and level their spears at her to cut off escape.
  2432.  
  2433.     You can feel Applejack tense next to you. "Tarnation, they're gonna gut her like a fish!"
  2434.  
  2435.     >We have to do something!
  2436.     >Applejack, we can't risk getting caught.
  2437.     >This isn't our problem.
  2438.     >...
  2439.  
  2440. >>
  2441. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)20:27 No.10532119
  2442. Replies: >>10532145 >>10532272
  2443.  
  2444.     >>10532079
  2445.     1.
  2446.  
  2447. >>
  2448. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)20:27 No.10532138
  2449.  
  2450.     >>10532079
  2451.     >>Applejack, we can't risk getting caught.
  2452.  
  2453. >>
  2454. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)20:27 No.10532145
  2455. Replies: >>10532191
  2456.  
  2457.     >>10532119
  2458.     Option 2
  2459.     We're in no position to start a fight in the middle of the streets.
  2460.  
  2461. >>
  2462. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)20:28 No.10532155
  2463.  
  2464.     >>10532079
  2465.     >Applejack, we can't risk getting caught.
  2466.  
  2467. >>
  2468. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)20:28 No.10532169
  2469.  
  2470.     >>10532079
  2471.     >Applejack, we can't risk getting caught.
  2472.  
  2473. >>
  2474. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)20:29 No.10532191
  2475. Replies: >>10532201 >>10532210 >>10532224 >>10532233
  2476.  
  2477.     >>10532145
  2478.     So, every other pony we've tried to save was worth it, but this one isn't?
  2479.  
  2480. >>
  2481. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)20:30 No.10532196
  2482.  
  2483.     >>10532079
  2484.     Option 2.
  2485.  
  2486. >>
  2487. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)20:30 No.10532201
  2488.  
  2489.     >>10532191
  2490.     they expose themselfs now and their all dead
  2491.  
  2492. >>
  2493. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)20:30 No.10532210
  2494.  
  2495.     >>10532191
  2496.     Yep.
  2497.  
  2498. >>
  2499. bob todd 05/12/13(Sun)20:31 No.10532224
  2500. File: 1368405072259.jpg-(2 KB, 125x122, sock.jpg)
  2501. 2 KB
  2502.  
  2503.     >>10532191
  2504.     yes it took a cookie from the cookie jar
  2505.  
  2506. >>
  2507. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)20:31 No.10532233
  2508.  
  2509.     >>10532191
  2510.     Every other pony we saved wasn't about to be gutted by armed soldiers. Armed soldiers that rule the city with an iron first and would overpower our small, dysfunctional group.
  2511.  
  2512. >>
  2513. Nig 05/12/13(Sun)20:32 No.10532272
  2514. Replies: >>10532308 >>10532314 >>10532376
  2515.  
  2516.     >>10532119
  2517.     I like you.
  2518.  
  2519.     C'mon guys, we can do this together.
  2520.  
  2521. >>
  2522. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)20:34 No.10532308
  2523. File: 1368405271660.png-(543 KB, 1024x723, 133194334161.png)
  2524. 543 KB
  2525.  
  2526.     >>10532272
  2527.     Do the impossible and kick reason to the curb!
  2528.  
  2529. >>
  2530. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)20:34 No.10532314
  2531.  
  2532.     >>10532272
  2533.     no we cant
  2534.  
  2535. >>
  2536. OP 05/12/13(Sun)20:35 No.10532320
  2537. Replies: >>10532344 >>10532376 >>10532416 >>10532443
  2538.  
  2539.     "We can't just stand here and let this happen," you hiss.
  2540.  
  2541.     "Don't be a fool," Sombra cautions. "You are unarmed and outnumbered."
  2542.  
  2543.     "We could take 'em by surprise," Applejack continues. "Nobody's lookin' this way, we could-"
  2544.  
  2545.     "There's nothing you can do," says Trixie, all bravado drained from her voice. "I've seen this before. And I've seen people try to stop it. It's hopeless."
  2546.  
  2547.     "Please!" screams the cornered tourist. "I don't want to die! I know what happens in that dungeon and I don't wanna go!"
  2548.  
  2549.     "Do something!" Applejack says, prodding Twilight. "Use your magic! Invisibility! Teleportation! Make 'em all forget they saw her! Something!"
  2550.  
  2551.     Twilight just stands rooted in place, looking conflicted and frozen. "I don't... I can't... I-I-I..."
  2552.  
  2553.     One of the pegasi raises his spear.
  2554.  
  2555.     "No!" screams the tourist
  2556.  
  2557.     You see Pinkie press her face against Fluttershy's to cover her eyes.
  2558.  
  2559.     It's over before you can think of something to say or do. Even the crystal pony soldiers come up short, cowed into silence as the pegasi viciously stab the dying mare over and over.
  2560.  
  2561.     When they're finished, the crystal ponies begin to go about their business again as the guards start to clean up the mess.
  2562.  
  2563.     Red Dawn, her voice hard, speaks next. "Come on. We have to keep moving. Rebel Yell's not far."
  2564.  
  2565.     >[CONTINUE]
  2566.  
  2567. >>
  2568. Nig 05/12/13(Sun)20:35 No.10532344
  2569. Replies: >>10532376
  2570.  
  2571.     >>10532320
  2572.     Never Continue!
  2573.  
  2574. >>
  2575. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)20:37 No.10532376
  2576. Replies: >>10532503
  2577.  
  2578.     >>10532272
  2579.     >>10532344
  2580.     You think this is a fucking game?
  2581.  
  2582.     >>10532320
  2583.     >[CONTINUE]
  2584.  
  2585. >>
  2586. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)20:38 No.10532416
  2587.  
  2588.     >>10532320
  2589.     Continue.
  2590.  
  2591. >>
  2592. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)20:39 No.10532443
  2593.  
  2594.     >>10532320
  2595.     please continue
  2596.  
  2597. >>
  2598. Nig 05/12/13(Sun)20:41 No.10532503
  2599. File: 1368405690369.png-(380 KB, 1280x720, pon.png)
  2600. 380 KB
  2601.  
  2602.     >>10532376
  2603.     I don't think you know how PUMPED I truly am. I CAN DO ANYTHING.
  2604.  
  2605. >>
  2606. OP 05/12/13(Sun)20:41 No.10532507
  2607. Replies: >>10532526 >>10532569 >>10532582
  2608.  
  2609.     Your group speaks not another word until Red Dawn stops in front of an inconspicuous home. "In here," she says. You get a good look at Trixie's face as you pass the two revolutionaries. She's staring passionlessly at some point a thousand yards away.
  2610.  
  2611.     Everything seems normal on the inside. Just a regular home. "An illusion," explains Red Dawn as she follows behind. She walks over to a round coffee table - and then disappears as she drops through it. "Watch your step, there's a short fall on the other side."
  2612.  
  2613.     Your group looks back and forth at each other. "Well, might as well get started," says AJ, stepping forward to drop through the hole.
  2614.  
  2615.     Pinkie follows, somewhat subdued. Fluttershy is holding back still more tears, shaking as she walks. Dash, on the other hand, appears unshaken.
  2616.  
  2617.     When it's just you, Twilight, and Trixie, Trixie pipes up to say "I'll be staying here to guard the entrance."
  2618.  
  2619.     Twilight pauses before jumping down. "Trixie... I'm sorry."
  2620.  
  2621.     "Don't be," she replies. "You didn't do anything."
  2622.  
  2623.     Twilight shakes her head. "Exactly."
  2624.  
  2625.     She jumps down the hole, and then you follow.
  2626.  
  2627.     >[CONTINUE]
  2628.  
  2629. >>
  2630. Nig 05/12/13(Sun)20:42 No.10532526
  2631. Replies: >>10532541 >>10532569 >>10532758
  2632.  
  2633.     >>10532507
  2634.     Don't Continue,RAAAAH
  2635.  
  2636. >>
  2637. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)20:42 No.10532541
  2638.  
  2639.     >>10532526
  2640.     We gotta see this through to the end, mang.
  2641.  
  2642. >>
  2643. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)20:43 No.10532569
  2644. Replies: >>10532623
  2645.  
  2646.     >>10532507
  2647.     >[CONTINUE]
  2648.  
  2649.     >>10532526
  2650.     It may have been funny the first time. Now it is not.
  2651.  
  2652. >>
  2653. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)20:44 No.10532582
  2654.  
  2655.     >>10532507
  2656.     Don't you dare stop OP.
  2657.  
  2658. >>
  2659. Nig 05/12/13(Sun)20:45 No.10532623
  2660. Replies: >>10532758
  2661. File: 1368405938517.jpg-(73 KB, 600x877, onepiecejawdrop.jpg)
  2662. 73 KB
  2663.  
  2664.     >>10532569
  2665.     An anon doesn't think I'm funny.
  2666.  
  2667. >>
  2668. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)20:50 No.10532758
  2669. Replies: >>10532826
  2670. File: 1368406257126.jpg-(56 KB, 400x494, 1332686824701.jpg)
  2671. 56 KB
  2672.  
  2673.     >>10532623
  2674.     >>10532526
  2675.     why are you even here if you dont enjoy the story
  2676.  
  2677. >>
  2678. OP 05/12/13(Sun)20:53 No.10532825
  2679. Replies: >>10532837 >>10532856 >>10532865 >>10532886 >>10532897 >>10532899 >>10532951
  2680.  
  2681.     When you emerge, it's in the sewers. As with everything else in the Crystal Empire, they're immaculately designed, but still sewers. You can hear the sound of picks and shovels at work nearby. "Follow close now," says Red Dawn to your group. "It gets dark up ahead."
  2682.  
  2683.     She's not kidding. The sewer is just a dark shaft extending far through bedrock. All you have to navigate by is a distant speck of light - the source of the digging sounds.
  2684.  
  2685.     None of your friends say anything as you walk. When you reach the end of the tunnel, your vision finally adjusts enough to see in the dim light. You see ponies, many non-crystal and a good number of crystal, with hammers and shovels and picks. They're grinding forward through stone and dirt, extending the sewer tunnel far past its original boundary.
  2686.  
  2687.     As you arrive, work slows to a stop. You see the sullen faces of the diggers as they turn callous eyes on you and your group.
  2688.  
  2689.     "It's Red Dawn, sir," your guide declares. "We have the leaders of the group that crossed the shield here, including the Elements of Harmony."
  2690.  
  2691.     "Do you, now?" says a smooth, suave voice.You see a muscular unicorn caked in filth stand up to his full, impressive height. He drops a sledgehammer into the earth and turns toward you. You think his coat might have been white, before the sewer muck set in.
  2692.  
  2693.     He descends the rubble toward your group, pushing a pair of goggles on to his forehead. "My fair ladies. I'm sorry I am not sufficiently presentable for this meeting, but circumstances being what they are..."
  2694.  
  2695.     "No, it can't be," murmurs Rarity. "Fancy Pants? YOU'RE Rebel Yell?"
  2696.  
  2697.     "A nom-de-guerre. I thought my old monicker somewhat unsuitable to the task."
  2698.  
  2699.     >So you know each other?
  2700.     >Our group wants to help with your revolution
  2701.     >We have refugees from Ponyville who need help
  2702.     >How did you start the Imperial Resistance?
  2703.     >...
  2704.  
  2705. >>
  2706. Nig 05/12/13(Sun)20:53 No.10532826
  2707.  
  2708.     >>10532758
  2709.     I've been here since way back in march.
  2710.     I love this story.
  2711.  
  2712. >>
  2713. Nig 05/12/13(Sun)20:54 No.10532837
  2714.  
  2715.     >>10532825
  2716.     2nd
  2717.  
  2718. >>
  2719. Nig 05/12/13(Sun)20:54 No.10532856
  2720. Replies: >>10532883 >>10532910
  2721.  
  2722.     I'm sorry for being such a huge, cocksucking faggot, OP.
  2723.  
  2724.     >>10532825
  2725.     >So you know each other?
  2726.  
  2727. >>
  2728. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)20:55 No.10532865
  2729. Replies: >>10532977
  2730.  
  2731.     >>10532825
  2732.     1 for now
  2733.     then 4
  2734.  
  2735. >>
  2736. Nig 05/12/13(Sun)20:55 No.10532883
  2737. Replies: >>10532910
  2738.  
  2739.     >>10532856
  2740.     But h-how. My name y-you took it.
  2741.  
  2742. >>
  2743. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)20:55 No.10532886
  2744.  
  2745.     >>10532825
  2746.     >>We have refugees from Ponyville who need help
  2747.  
  2748. >>
  2749. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)20:56 No.10532897
  2750.  
  2751.     >>10532825
  2752.     >>So you know each other?
  2753.  
  2754. >>
  2755. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)20:56 No.10532899
  2756.  
  2757.     >>10532825
  2758.     Option 1.
  2759.  
  2760. >>
  2761. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)20:56 No.10532910
  2762. Replies: >>10532924
  2763. File: 1368406612154.png-(359 KB, 640x360, 1359110542662.png)
  2764. 359 KB
  2765.  
  2766.     >>10532883
  2767.     >>10532856
  2768.  
  2769. >>
  2770. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)20:57 No.10532924
  2771.  
  2772.     >>10532910
  2773.     Some faggot used my name.
  2774.  
  2775. >>
  2776. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)20:59 No.10532951
  2777.  
  2778.     >>10532825
  2779.     1
  2780.  
  2781. >>
  2782. bob todd 05/12/13(Sun)21:00 No.10532977
  2783.  
  2784.     >>10532865
  2785.     this
  2786.  
  2787. >>
  2788. OP 05/12/13(Sun)21:03 No.10533055
  2789. Replies: >>10533083 >>10533130 >>10533150
  2790.  
  2791.     "We're here to help with the revolution," you declare.
  2792.  
  2793.     "Darn right!" says Applejack. "The Crystal Empire's murderin' ponies in the street! Not gonna let that carry on."
  2794.  
  2795.     "Hold on!" protests Twilight. "We still don't even know what's going on! How can you know for sure Cadance is behind this? And what about my brother. Shining Armor?"
  2796.  
  2797.     "The monarchy is complicit in its entirety, I'm afraid," says Rebel Yell. "I should know. I held high office in Canterlot before this crisis erupted. On every level, the government of the princesses is to blame, from the infection affecting the dead to the tyranny in the Crystal Empire's streets."
  2798.  
  2799.     Twilight is gobsmacked. "But you- that's not-... how?!"
  2800.  
  2801.     The workers above pull themselves back down to ground level, sitting around Rebel Yell like an amphitheater audience. "Everything you have heard is true. Cadance has locked away your brother to maintain the shield that isolates her from the rest of the world. Her soldiers, loyal to her, harshly oppress the people to ensure internal security. All of this is *enabled* by the crisis with the infected dead which provides justification for her use of force."
  2802.  
  2803.     Pinkie starts to scratch her head. "Okay, now I'm lost. Who's the bad guy again?"
  2804.  
  2805.     "It is the system which allows the princesses to treat Equestria like their private experiment. The system which has given them the power to oppress to preserve their own authority above all else." His adherents look on with awe as he speaks. You get the feeling this isn't his first sermon to them.
  2806.  
  2807.     "If you would join us, we can liberate the Crystal Empire, live in peace, escape the horror that the rest of the world is descending into. It will be perilous, but with the Elements of Harmony we will have the power to take the fight directly to the oppressor."
  2808.  
  2809.     >How do you all know each other, then?
  2810.     >Weren't you one of those 'oppressors'? How did you even start the revolution?
  2811.     >We need to look after our people first
  2812.     >...
  2813.  
  2814. >>
  2815. nig 05/12/13(Sun)21:05 No.10533083
  2816. Replies: >>10533133
  2817.  
  2818.     >>10533055
  2819.     1
  2820.  
  2821. >>
  2822. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)21:07 No.10533130
  2823.  
  2824.     >>10533055
  2825.     Option 1.
  2826.  
  2827. >>
  2828. bob todd 05/12/13(Sun)21:07 No.10533133
  2829.  
  2830.     >>10533083
  2831.     1 then 2
  2832.  
  2833. >>
  2834. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)21:08 No.10533150
  2835. Replies: >>10533162
  2836.  
  2837.     >>10533055
  2838.     1 then 2, then 3.
  2839.  
  2840. >>
  2841. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)21:09 No.10533162
  2842.  
  2843.     >>10533150
  2844.     Then four, then five.
  2845.  
  2846. >>
  2847. OP 05/12/13(Sun)21:12 No.10533217
  2848. Replies: >>10533232 >>10533284
  2849.  
  2850.     "So you already know each other?" you ask, glancing back to Rarity.
  2851.  
  2852.     Rebel Yell nods. "Indeed. Lady Rarity was of considerable social standing in Canterlot, not to mention the Elements are individually and collectively famous for their exploits."
  2853.  
  2854.     "Fancy Pants is... was one of the most prestigious nobles in all of Canterlot," Rarity explains. "He had the ear of Celestia herself."
  2855.  
  2856.     "Not that it did much good," he says, with a sigh. "I was perfectly positioned to watch the disaster of her experiment in the Everfree coming, yet powerless to avert it."
  2857.  
  2858.     "You could have told me," says Twilight, looking stunned. "I would've listened."
  2859.  
  2860.     "Perhaps. But would you have believed me? And if you did, who's to say Celestia would not convince you she was in the right? How could I know you did not already know and tacitly approve of her methods?" Rebel Yell shakes his head. "I am sorry for the deception, my ladies, but if I had been revealed prematurely, the revolution would be over before it began."
  2861.  
  2862.     >So how did it even start?
  2863.     >We have a trainload of refugees who need looking after.
  2864.     >...
  2865.  
  2866. >>
  2867. nig 05/12/13(Sun)21:12 No.10533232
  2868. Replies: >>10533263
  2869.  
  2870.     >>10533217
  2871.     1
  2872.  
  2873. >>
  2874. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)21:14 No.10533263
  2875. Replies: >>10533282
  2876.  
  2877.     >>10533232
  2878.     Is Fleur dead?
  2879.  
  2880. >>
  2881. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)21:15 No.10533282
  2882.  
  2883.     >>10533263
  2884.     Didn/t mean to link
  2885.  
  2886. >>
  2887. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)21:15 No.10533284
  2888.  
  2889.     >>10533217
  2890.     Option 1.
  2891.  
  2892. >>
  2893. bob todd 05/12/13(Sun)21:15 No.10533298
  2894.  
  2895.     1
  2896.  
  2897. >>
  2898. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)21:16 No.10533322
  2899. Replies: >>10533377 >>10534524
  2900.  
  2901.     I'm not sure about Fancy Pants. Not at all.
  2902.  
  2903.     If he was as well informed as he makes himself out to be, shouldn't he recognise us?
  2904.  
  2905. >>
  2906. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)21:18 No.10533377
  2907. Replies: >>10533408
  2908.  
  2909.     >>10533322
  2910.     Some of us are missing body parts, and I don't the rest look up to perfect health.
  2911.  
  2912. >>
  2913. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)21:19 No.10533408
  2914. Replies: >>10533440
  2915.  
  2916.     >>10533377
  2917.     No, I mean the protagonist specifically.
  2918.  
  2919. >>
  2920. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)21:20 No.10533440
  2921.  
  2922.     >>10533408
  2923.     hmmmmm. You might be on to something.
  2924.  
  2925. >>
  2926. OP 05/12/13(Sun)21:20 No.10533449
  2927. Replies: >>10533475 >>10533488 >>10533509 >>10533548
  2928.  
  2929.     "So how did you end up the leader of the Imperial Resistance?"
  2930.  
  2931.     Rebel Yell stretches, his sinews straining as he warms up his cramped body. "I could foresee the disaster coming in the Everfree. The royal system was what had made such a disaster possible, perhaps inevitable. Cadance's tyranny is by comparison a minor manifestation. As such, I prepared for the revolution long before she revealed the evil in her heart."
  2932.  
  2933.     "There is a slipperyness to this one," Sombra urges. "Tread carefully. He is not as he appears, or worse still, he is."
  2934.  
  2935.     "But this is the past, and I tire of talking about myself," he says, with a smile. "You've come a long way from Ponyville if just to join us in fighting the good fight."
  2936.  
  2937.     >Wait, tell me about this experiment in the Everfree
  2938.     >We have a trainload of refugees who need looking after.
  2939.     >...
  2940.  
  2941. >>
  2942. nig 05/12/13(Sun)21:21 No.10533475
  2943. Replies: >>10533506
  2944.  
  2945.     >>10533449
  2946.     1st
  2947.  
  2948. >>
  2949. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)21:22 No.10533488
  2950. Replies: >>10533506
  2951.  
  2952.     >>10533449
  2953.     1.
  2954.  
  2955. >>
  2956. bob todd 05/12/13(Sun)21:22 No.10533506
  2957. File: 1368408162743.jpg-(2 KB, 125x92, yes.jpg)
  2958. 2 KB
  2959.  
  2960.     >>10533475
  2961.     >>10533488
  2962.     yes
  2963.  
  2964. >>
  2965. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)21:22 No.10533509
  2966.  
  2967.     >>10533449
  2968.     1st
  2969.  
  2970. >>
  2971. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)21:24 No.10533548
  2972.  
  2973.     >>10533449
  2974.     First.
  2975.  
  2976. >>
  2977. OP 05/12/13(Sun)21:31 No.10533766
  2978. Replies: >>10533788 >>10533799 >>10533838 >>10533886 >>10533921 >>10534021
  2979.  
  2980.     "What's this experiment in the Everfree you keep talking about?"
  2981.  
  2982.     "Yes!" exclaims Twilight, apparently barely containing herself. "Please, Fancy- er, I mean, Rebel Yell, if you know something about where Celestia is or what she was doing-"
  2983.  
  2984.     "Celestia has abandoned us," he intones with solemnity. "I lack all the details of her experiment, but I know it was the culmination of a thousand years' careful planning. It involved forbidden magics of Starswirl the Bearded, and whatever she sought to accomplish, this plague of undeath is the result."
  2985.  
  2986.     Twilight's jaw hangs open in disbelief. "Please, it can't be true. It... it must have been an accident. She could be trapped there, or-"
  2987.  
  2988.     "Whether she succeeded or failed is no longer our concern," Rebel Yell turns to his followers. "What is left to us is to remake the world our Goddess has left us. We must tear down the princesses that have cursed us and raise up a new government, one of the common people! One which shall not discriminate, which shall protect us from this plague, not condemn us to it!" His miners cheer, with the enthusiasm of true belief. Red Dawn beside you screams her agreement.
  2989.  
  2990.     Fluttershy, just behind, whispers to you "Sunny, they're starting to scare me..."
  2991.  
  2992.     "Rebel Yell, please, the experiment," Twilight insists. "Tell me everything you know. I need to know!"
  2993.  
  2994.     Rebel Yell seems somewhat disappointed by the interruption. "I don't have all the details available here. We'll hold a meeting at our farm safehouse and review what we know, if you wish. For the moment, however, we should gather our strength. With your help, we can accelerate our plans for the liberation of the Crystal Empire!"
  2995.  
  2996.     At the next round of cheering, Applejack joins in. Sombra, the voice in your ear, notes "How quickly they became 'our plans'."
  2997.  
  2998.     >We're with you, Rebel Yell.
  2999.     >Our priority has to be our people
  3000.     >Let's review the experiment first, make plans for revolution second
  3001.     >...
  3002.  
  3003. >>
  3004. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)21:31 No.10533788
  3005. Replies: >>10533830
  3006.  
  3007.     >>10533766
  3008.     >Our priority has to be our people
  3009.  
  3010. >>
  3011. nig 05/12/13(Sun)21:32 No.10533799
  3012.  
  3013.     >>10533766
  3014.     1st
  3015.  
  3016. >>
  3017. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)21:33 No.10533830
  3018.  
  3019.     >>10533788
  3020.     this or 3
  3021.  
  3022. >>
  3023. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)21:33 No.10533838
  3024.  
  3025.     >>10533766
  3026.     Second option.
  3027.  
  3028. >>
  3029. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)21:34 No.10533876
  3030. Replies: >>10533913 >>10534023
  3031.  
  3032.     I dunno about the rest of you folks, but 'nig' responding asap to everything with '1st' is starting to royally piss me off.
  3033.  
  3034. >>
  3035. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)21:34 No.10533886
  3036. Replies: >>10533943
  3037.  
  3038.     >>10533766
  3039.     Fancy Pants is off his fucking rocker.
  3040.  
  3041. >>
  3042. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)21:35 No.10533913
  3043.  
  3044.     >>10533876
  3045.     I feel you.
  3046.  
  3047. >>
  3048. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)21:35 No.10533921
  3049.  
  3050.     >>10533766
  3051.     We really, really don't need to get caught up in this revolution.
  3052.  
  3053. >>
  3054. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)21:35 No.10533943
  3055.  
  3056.     >>10533886
  3057.     I don't think he's off his rocker, he just realizes a good opportunity to seize control of the people and government when he sees it, which is probably worse.
  3058.  
  3059. >>
  3060. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)21:37 No.10534007
  3061. Replies: >>10534040
  3062.  
  3063.     I think we got enough people to start going for vote majority, cause I can't help but feel that some people, nig, are trolling and trying to ruin this for us.
  3064.  
  3065. >>
  3066. bob todd 05/12/13(Sun)21:38 No.10534021
  3067.  
  3068.     >>10533766
  3069.     >Let's review the experiment first, make plans for revolution second
  3070.  
  3071. >>
  3072. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)21:38 No.10534023
  3073. Replies: >>10534118 >>10534170
  3074.  
  3075.     >>10533876
  3076.     I motion that OP ignores nig
  3077.  
  3078. >>
  3079. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)21:38 No.10534040
  3080. Replies: >>10534210
  3081.  
  3082.     >>10534007
  3083.     'Vive la revolution'?
  3084.  
  3085. >>
  3086. OP 05/12/13(Sun)21:39 No.10534075
  3087. Replies: >>10534119 >>10534170 >>10534203
  3088.  
  3089.     "I'm sorry, Rebel Yell," you say, once the shouting dies down. "Our priority has to remain our own people. We've got around forty refugees at the farm we need to find somewhere safe for."
  3090.  
  3091.     Your words seem to bring Applejack back down to earth. "Er, yeah. Sorry, Mr. Yell, but first thing's first we gotta get them squared away."
  3092.  
  3093.     "Our revolution could always use fresh recruits," Rebel Yell suggests. "They'd be fighting for their future."
  3094.  
  3095.     Rarity quickly chimes in. "Many of them are much too young or far too old. Surely if you have our own... cooperation, you won't need another handful of recruits?"
  3096.  
  3097.     Rebel Yell considers this before nodding his assent. "The Elements of Harmony will be more than sufficient. We will find a safe house in the countryside to hide your people away, and in return you will wield your power for the people's revolution."
  3098.  
  3099.     Twilight bites her lip, engaging in a brief staring match with Applejack and Rarity before turning to you. "I... still think... we should try negotiating with my brother and princess Cadance - but for now I agree, for the good of the group."
  3100.  
  3101.     "Thanks, sugarcube," you hear Applejack whisper to her.
  3102.  
  3103.     "Then it is decided," declares Rebel Yell. "We will make for the farmhouse to sort out your people, and then march on the city!"
  3104.  
  3105.     "Wow," says Pinkie, raising her eyebrows as the rebels cheer. "That escalated quickly!"
  3106.  
  3107.     >[CONTINUE]
  3108.  
  3109. >>
  3110. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)21:40 No.10534118
  3111. Replies: >>10534170 >>10534172
  3112.  
  3113.     >>10534023
  3114.     I second this motion.
  3115.  
  3116. >>
  3117. nig 05/12/13(Sun)21:40 No.10534119
  3118.  
  3119.     >>10534075
  3120.     continue
  3121.  
  3122. >>
  3123. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)21:42 No.10534170
  3124.  
  3125.     >>10534023
  3126.     >>10534118
  3127.     Ignoring a particular person is unlikely to get anywhere. They can just assume another identity.
  3128.  
  3129.     Vote majority is probably the best solution.
  3130.  
  3131.     >>10534075
  3132.     >[CONTINUE]
  3133.  
  3134. >>
  3135. nig 05/12/13(Sun)21:42 No.10534172
  3136. Replies: >>10534254
  3137.  
  3138.     >>10534118
  3139.     i third it
  3140.  
  3141.  
  3142.     If you guys have a problem with me I'll stop.
  3143.     I don't like to ruin people's fun.
  3144.  
  3145. >>
  3146. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)21:43 No.10534203
  3147.  
  3148.     >>10534075
  3149.     continue
  3150.     since when was the plan to just march into the city
  3151.  
  3152. >>
  3153. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)21:43 No.10534210
  3154.  
  3155.     >>10534040
  3156.     Cont it, baby.
  3157.  
  3158. >>
  3159. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)21:44 No.10534254
  3160. Replies: >>10534286 >>10534323 >>10534339 >>10534346
  3161.  
  3162.     >>10534172
  3163.     It's just that everyone seems to rush to pick an answer as soon as OP posts, without really thinking. You're not the only one doing it.
  3164.  
  3165.     Seriously, guys, let's confer the shit out of any and all choices.
  3166.  
  3167. >>
  3168. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)21:45 No.10534286
  3169. Replies: >>10534339
  3170.  
  3171.     >>10534254
  3172.     I do think it out though.
  3173.  
  3174.     I care for this story.
  3175.  
  3176. >>
  3177. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)21:46 No.10534323
  3178.  
  3179.     >>10534254
  3180.     I think it out as well.
  3181.  
  3182. >>
  3183. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)21:46 No.10534339
  3184.  
  3185.     >>10534286
  3186.     >>10534254
  3187.     Second this.
  3188.     According to OP, we've been doing pretty good so far.
  3189.     Let's keep the ball rolling.
  3190.  
  3191. >>
  3192. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)21:46 No.10534346
  3193.  
  3194.     >>10534254
  3195.     I agree though, we should have more discussion on choices.
  3196.  
  3197. >>
  3198. OP 05/12/13(Sun)21:48 No.10534388
  3199. Replies: >>10534434 >>10534436 >>10534481 >>10534495 >>10534503 >>10534573 >>10534621 >>10534911
  3200.  
  3201.     The group starts to fan out around you as the miners begin hiding their equipment. Rebel Yell walks up to you and extends a hoof. "I don't know if we've been formally introduced, Mr...?"
  3202.  
  3203.     "Sunny," says Applejack, beaming. "He's been a big help."
  3204.  
  3205.     "I can only imagine, to stand beside such an august group as the Elements of Harmony."
  3206.  
  3207.     "We think he might know something about the experiment," Twilight ever so helpfully volunteers. "His real name is Mortimer. He was a scientist in the Everfree before losing his memory."
  3208.  
  3209.     "Was he now?" says Rebel Yell, looking you over with fresh eyes. "Would you ladies mind terribly if I were to confer with Mr. Sunny privately for a moment? Red Dawn can escort you back out of the tunnel."
  3210.  
  3211.     The girls seem uncertain about leaving without you, but you let them go. "Watch out for treachery," warns Sombra. "The knife approaches your back."
  3212.  
  3213.     "So, you're 'Sunny' now eh, Mortimer old chap?" says Rebel Yell, slipping almost seamlessly into Fancy Pants. "What an exotic cover-story you've concocted. You always were a crafty one."
  3214.  
  3215.     "You know me?" you blurt out, surprised.
  3216.  
  3217.     He pauses. "So it's true? You really don't remember anything?" You suddenly realize by his posture and tone that he's the one feeling defensive.
  3218.  
  3219.     >Who I was doesn't matter. I'm Sunny now.
  3220.     >If you know anything that could restore my memory, please
  3221.     >I want to know what happened, and what I did.
  3222.     >I don't want to talk about it.
  3223.  
  3224. >>
  3225. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)21:49 No.10534434
  3226. Replies: >>10534503 >>10534706
  3227.  
  3228.     >>10534388
  3229.     1st
  3230.  
  3231. >>
  3232. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)21:49 No.10534436
  3233. Replies: >>10534506
  3234.  
  3235.     >>10534388
  3236.     >I want to know what happened, and what I did.
  3237.  
  3238. >>
  3239. OP 05/12/13(Sun)21:50 No.10534473
  3240. Replies: >>10534706
  3241.  
  3242.     It's true, I'm lacking a good system of vote resolution. Part of this is intentional to keep the thread moving swiftly (We've been here for what, eight hours already today?) and part of this is because it's difficult to come up with a good vote system on an imageboard. Normally it's not much of a problem, but if it grows into one I may whip something up for next time. We're almost done for today, though.
  3243.  
  3244. >>
  3245. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)21:50 No.10534481
  3246.  
  3247.     >>10534388
  3248.     3rd option.
  3249.  
  3250. >>
  3251. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)21:50 No.10534495
  3252.  
  3253.     >>10534388
  3254.     I'm kind of stuck on this one.
  3255.  
  3256.     Three or one....
  3257.  
  3258.     I choose Three
  3259.  
  3260. >>
  3261. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)21:50 No.10534503
  3262.  
  3263.     >>10534388
  3264.     >>10534434
  3265.  
  3266.     God fucking damn it.
  3267.  
  3268. >>
  3269. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)21:50 No.10534506
  3270.  
  3271.     >>10534436
  3272.     2nd this
  3273.  
  3274. >>
  3275. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)21:51 No.10534524
  3276.  
  3277.     He recognises us. I knew it. I fucking knew it.
  3278.  
  3279.     >>10533322
  3280.  
  3281. >>
  3282. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)21:52 No.10534573
  3283.  
  3284.     >>10534388
  3285.     While who we were may not be who we are now, we still need to know, so option 1 is terrible. Option 4 is bad for the same reason. 2 and 3 seem pretty much the same, so either of those choices seem fine, though we should be wary of him trying to feed us lies.
  3286.  
  3287. >>
  3288. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)21:54 No.10534621
  3289.  
  3290.     >>10534388
  3291.     We did something to him, or he did something to us, and it was bad.
  3292.  
  3293. >>
  3294. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)21:56 No.10534706
  3295. Replies: >>10534731
  3296.  
  3297.     >>10534434
  3298.     >>10534473
  3299.     Okay seriously OP.
  3300.  
  3301.     This dickwad seems like he's not paying any attention to the story at all and is just trying to breeze through.
  3302.  
  3303.     I can't speak for everyone but I know i'd feel confident just letting you try to get a general feel of how the majority is thinking and going with that. No 'system' necessary per se.
  3304.  
  3305. >>
  3306. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)21:57 No.10534731
  3307.  
  3308.     >>10534706
  3309.     This.
  3310.  
  3311. >>
  3312. OP 05/12/13(Sun)21:57 No.10534746
  3313. Replies: >>10534785 >>10534798 >>10534814 >>10534832 >>10534884 >>10534895 >>10534915
  3314.  
  3315.     "Whatever happened in the Everfree... whatever I might have done..." you pause, trying to shake yourself out a bit. "it's not who I am anymore. I'm Sunny."
  3316.  
  3317.     "Fair enough," says Fancy Pants, walking cautiously around you. "I suppose if I had done what you have, I might not want to remember either."
  3318.  
  3319.     "What's that supposed to mean?"
  3320.  
  3321.     "You were Celestia's chief scientist on the project. All of this misery? All of this despair. You're the architect of it. You tried to replicate with machines what she could not achieve with magic. What she had failed to achieve for a thousand years, what even her prized pupil Twilight failed to achieve."
  3322.  
  3323.     You feel pulses of pain in your mind as buried memories fight to the surface. "What? What was it? What was I trying to do?"
  3324.  
  3325.     Fancy Pants shrugs. "I don't know. I only know and knew that it was madness to try, and now we're all paying for a princess's mistakes." He watches his followers as they disappear down the long, dark tunnel toward the light. "The new world will be wiser. Stronger. Criminal though you might be, you are intelligent and useful. Once the old order falls, you could play a hand in this new world."
  3326.  
  3327.     "Even my mind twirls at the possibilities," Sombra murmurs. "Yet his vision is shallow. He seeks power temporal, yet when princesses fall, power eternal is within reach."
  3328.  
  3329.     >My place is with my friends
  3330.     >No, never again, not after what I've done
  3331.     >Maybe this is my chance to make things right...
  3332.     >I will... consider your offer, 'Rebel Yell'.
  3333.  
  3334. >>
  3335. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)21:58 No.10534785
  3336.  
  3337.     >>10534746
  3338.     friendship is magic.
  3339.  
  3340.     so option one
  3341.  
  3342. >>
  3343. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)21:58 No.10534798
  3344.  
  3345.     >>10534746
  3346.     Option 4
  3347.     I like a good plot twist.
  3348.  
  3349. >>
  3350. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)21:59 No.10534814
  3351.  
  3352.     >>10534746
  3353.     >Maybe this is my chance to make things right...
  3354.     We Dr. Light now
  3355.  
  3356. >>
  3357. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)21:59 No.10534832
  3358.  
  3359.     >>10534746
  3360.     Fancypants confirmed for power hungry snob who wants to be crystal empire's new tyrant.
  3361.     We're rolling with 1
  3362.  
  3363. >>
  3364. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)22:01 No.10534884
  3365.  
  3366.     >>10534746
  3367.     >I will... consider your offer, 'Rebel Yell'.
  3368.  
  3369.     Being part of the new order would allow us to nudge things in a positive direction.
  3370.  
  3371. >>
  3372. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)22:01 No.10534895
  3373.  
  3374.     >>10534746
  3375.     Option 1. We have to be loyal to our friends.
  3376.  
  3377. >>
  3378. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)22:01 No.10534911
  3379. Replies: >>10534943 >>10534991 >>10535057
  3380.  
  3381.     >>10534388
  3382.  
  3383.     Oh look guys, you got you're answer after bitching so much. If you actually analyzed it you could see we were'nt going to miss out by going with choice one.
  3384.  
  3385. >>
  3386. bob todd 05/12/13(Sun)22:01 No.10534915
  3387.  
  3388.     >>10534746
  3389.     3 and 1
  3390.  
  3391. >>
  3392. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)22:02 No.10534943
  3393. Replies: >>10535055
  3394.  
  3395.     >>10534911
  3396.     Lets not get snippy with one another, now.
  3397.  
  3398. >>
  3399. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)22:03 No.10534991
  3400. Replies: >>10535055
  3401.  
  3402.     >>10534911
  3403.     Some people have different ideas of the paths these options could lead, stop being impatient.
  3404.  
  3405. >>
  3406. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)22:04 No.10535055
  3407. Replies: >>10535135
  3408.  
  3409.     >>10534943
  3410.     >>10534991
  3411.  
  3412.     Sorry Guys.
  3413.     Just your words hurt sometimes.
  3414.  
  3415. >>
  3416. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)22:05 No.10535057
  3417.  
  3418.     >>10534911
  3419.     Put some ice on dem jets.
  3420.  
  3421. >>
  3422. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)22:07 No.10535135
  3423.  
  3424.     >>10535055
  3425.     Don't worry, you can still touch me sensually.
  3426.  
  3427. >>
  3428. OP 05/12/13(Sun)22:09 No.10535232
  3429. Replies: >>10535262 >>10535434
  3430.  
  3431.     "The Elements of Harmony and the ponies of Ponyville are my family now," you say, brushing past Fancy Pants. "If this is who I was before... it's not who I want to be anymore."
  3432.  
  3433.     "It's a lot to take in, I understand," Fancy Pants replies as he follows. "Consider my offer. We still have Cadance to overthrow, although her heavy-handed overreactions have made that simple enough. You have time to rediscover yourself."
  3434.  
  3435.     You rejoin the group aboveground just as night falls. Your party has grown too large to travel as one, now, so the miners and Fancy Pants disappear into the shadows. Trixie, still dulled, recasts her illusions, and Red Dawn leads you out of the city. There are guard patrols to avoid, but this time you escape without incident.
  3436.  
  3437.     Once you're in the woods, your friends begin to speak. "Fancy Pants has the right idea," says Applejack. "Crystal Empire's stable, peaceful, and safe. Dead can't get in, and s'long as we stay on top'a things on the inside we might finally be safe."
  3438.  
  3439.     "He didn't tell us ANYTHING about the experiment!" Twilight bitterly mutters. "He hardly knows anything! He doesn't even know what's happened to Cadance and Shining Armor! For all we know, they're being held hostage inside the palace!"
  3440.  
  3441.     Rarity tries to offer Twilight a consoling nudge, but is rebuffed. "Well, at least he's offered protection for our friends and family. Whatever the truth of this tyranny that's befallen the empire, at least they'll be safe."
  3442.  
  3443.     "I-I don't like the idea of fighting," begins Fluttershy. "but... if it keeps our friends safe... maybe I have to be brave..."
  3444.  
  3445.     Pinkie jumps in the air. "Hey! I never got to sing my song! And a one, and a two, and a-"
  3446.  
  3447.     "Trouble ahead," Dash mumbles. You stop, out of surprise as much as anything.
  3448.  
  3449.     You look across the last field to the farmhouse.
  3450.  
  3451.     "I don't see anything," says Red Dawn, squinting at the barn through the nighttime gloom.
  3452.  
  3453.     "Exactly," Dash mutters, stretching her wing. "The lookout on the second story's gone."
  3454.  
  3455.     >[CONTINUE]
  3456.  
  3457. >>
  3458. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)22:10 No.10535262
  3459.  
  3460.     >>10535232
  3461.     >Continue
  3462.     Good Sir
  3463.  
  3464. >>
  3465. bob todd 05/12/13(Sun)22:14 No.10535434
  3466. File: 1368411256274.jpg-(4 KB, 208x242, lemonfor oc.jpg)
  3467. 4 KB
  3468.  
  3469.     >>10535232
  3470.     shit just got real
  3471.  
  3472. >>
  3473. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)22:14 No.10535457
  3474. Replies: >>10535557
  3475.  
  3476.     OP, I want you to know. you're part of the reason I come to this site. I always looked forward to the next bit.
  3477.  
  3478.     Thank you.
  3479.  
  3480. >>
  3481. OP 05/12/13(Sun)22:16 No.10535495
  3482. Replies: >>10535523 >>10535531 >>10535553 >>10535557 >>10535595 >>10535598 >>10535622
  3483.  
  3484.     Your party approaches the barn stealthily. "How did they find us?" Red Dawn hisses. "We did everything right!"
  3485.  
  3486.     "Traitors within," Sombra hisses. "A rebellion built in a day crumbles within a week."
  3487.  
  3488.     "Fluttershy, Pinkie Pie, to the rear," Applejack whispers. "Rainbow Dash, you've got the side door." She nods and breaks off from the group. "Twilight?"
  3489.  
  3490.     "Second story window," she replies, her horn already beginning to glow. "I'll provide support."
  3491.  
  3492.     "Right. Sunny? With me. Main door."
  3493.  
  3494.     The two of you stand either side of the barn's main door, with Trixie and Red Dawn just behind. "On three. One, two..."
  3495.  
  3496.     Trixie, unexpectedly, blasts open the barn door.
  3497.  
  3498.     Immediately, pegasi soldiers lunge forward and tackle you and Applejack to the ground.
  3499.  
  3500.     You hear a string of curses and a shattering of wood. It sounds like Dash was just hit.
  3501.  
  3502.     "Hang on!" shouts Twilight. "I'm coming down!"
  3503.  
  3504.     "Not today, Sparkle!" Trixie shouts as a bolt of lavender energy fires upward and knocks Twilight out of the air. She hits the ground hard.
  3505.  
  3506.     After that, it's all confusion and pain as the guard on your back grinds your head into the dirt. You black out.
  3507.  
  3508.     >[CONTINUE]
  3509.  
  3510. >>
  3511. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)22:16 No.10535523
  3512.  
  3513.     >>10535495
  3514.     [CONTINUE]
  3515.  
  3516. >>
  3517. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)22:16 No.10535531
  3518.  
  3519.     >>10535495
  3520.     Fucking Trixie...
  3521.  
  3522. >>
  3523. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)22:17 No.10535553
  3524.  
  3525.     >>10535495
  3526.     FUCK TRIXIE. FUCKING FUCK FUCKCAKES OF FUCK.
  3527.  
  3528. >>
  3529. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)22:17 No.10535557
  3530. Replies: >>10535615
  3531.  
  3532.     >>10535457
  3533.     Aw, Cool. I do the same. This is one of my favorite threads if not the favorite.
  3534.  
  3535.     >>10535495
  3536.     Continue
  3537.  
  3538. >>
  3539. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)22:18 No.10535595
  3540.  
  3541.     >>10535495
  3542.     Trixie, you got some splainin' to do.
  3543.  
  3544. >>
  3545. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)22:18 No.10535597
  3546.  
  3547.     Well she had to know she'd be outshined by Twilight.
  3548.  
  3549.     Again.
  3550.  
  3551.     I'd betray everyone in that situation.
  3552.  
  3553. >>
  3554. bob todd 05/12/13(Sun)22:18 No.10535598
  3555. File: 1368411516079.jpg-(3 KB, 125x103, wow.jpg)
  3556. 3 KB
  3557.  
  3558.     >>10535495
  3559.     shit got really real
  3560.  
  3561. >>
  3562. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)22:19 No.10535615
  3563.  
  3564.     >>10535557
  3565.     Same here. These threads are great.
  3566.  
  3567. >>
  3568. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)22:19 No.10535622
  3569.  
  3570.     >>10535495
  3571.     So are we back in the same predicament as when we arrived?
  3572.  
  3573. >>
  3574. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)22:20 No.10535657
  3575. Replies: >>10535679 >>10535691
  3576.  
  3577.     So, do we kill her when we get the opportunity, or not?
  3578.  
  3579. >>
  3580. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)22:21 No.10535679
  3581.  
  3582.     >>10535657
  3583.     Depends on how bad our shit gets wrecked when we wake up.
  3584.  
  3585. >>
  3586. OP 05/12/13(Sun)22:21 No.10535682
  3587. Replies: >>10535734 >>10535739 >>10535752 >>10535768 >>10535781
  3588.  
  3589.     When you wake, it's all over.
  3590.  
  3591.     You're in the barn now, along with the rest of your friends, the Ponyville survivors, and the rebels.
  3592.  
  3593.     The surviving rebels.
  3594.  
  3595.     Pegasi soldiers fill the room, their gold armour smeared with black to conceal its' glimmer. Dash is cursing and trying to get out from her one pinning her down, but otherwise you see the others have been forced to submit.
  3596.  
  3597.     Captain Bracken stands in the middle, over the bloodied but alive Rebel Yell. "You were good, Fancy," he says with a sneer. "Not good enough."
  3598.  
  3599.     "Trixie..." you hear Twilight moan through blood in her mouth. "What did you do? Why?"
  3600.  
  3601.     Trixie looks stunned, horrified into near silence as she looks at the corpses of the rebels who resisted. "You said you wouldn't hurt them!"
  3602.  
  3603.     Bracken smiled. "If they didn't resist. They did."
  3604.  
  3605.     "Traitor!" a voice screams. You crane your neck and see Red Dawn standing in the doorway of the barn. She has a knife. "Liar! Monster!"
  3606.  
  3607.     She rushes Trixie, who disappears in a flash of magic. Red Dawn lets out a frustrated scream, but continues toward the surprised Captain Bracken with the blade held aloft.
  3608.  
  3609.     A golden, cracklng light splits the air.
  3610.  
  3611. >>
  3612. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)22:21 No.10535691
  3613.  
  3614.     >>10535657
  3615.     Maybe. With any luck, we can just leave her crippled and stranded with the dead. Much more satisfying.
  3616.  
  3617. >>
  3618. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)22:22 No.10535734
  3619.  
  3620.     >>10535682
  3621.     Continue?
  3622.  
  3623. >>
  3624. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)22:22 No.10535739
  3625.  
  3626.     >>10535682
  3627.     Well shit, continue.
  3628.  
  3629. >>
  3630. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)22:22 No.10535752
  3631. Replies: >>10535795 >>10535810
  3632.  
  3633.     >>10535682
  3634.     >A golden, cracklng light splits the air.
  3635.     Wut.
  3636.  
  3637. >>
  3638. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)22:23 No.10535768
  3639.  
  3640.     >>10535682
  3641.     INCOMING ALICORN
  3642.  
  3643. >>
  3644. bob todd 05/12/13(Sun)22:23 No.10535781
  3645. File: 1368411801494.jpg-(16 KB, 247x204, kermit.jpg)
  3646. 16 KB
  3647.  
  3648.     >>10535682
  3649.     shit got super real
  3650.  
  3651. >>
  3652. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)22:23 No.10535795
  3653.  
  3654.     >>10535752
  3655.     PLEASE BE CELESTIA.
  3656.  
  3657. >>
  3658. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)22:24 No.10535810
  3659. Replies: >>10535860
  3660.  
  3661.     >>10535752
  3662.  
  3663.     It's Celestia!! More likely Cadance.
  3664.  
  3665. >>
  3666. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)22:25 No.10535860
  3667. Replies: >>10535889
  3668.  
  3669.     >>10535810
  3670.     In before Chrysalis.
  3671.  
  3672. >>
  3673. OP 05/12/13(Sun)22:26 No.10535888
  3674. Replies: >>10535982 >>10536660
  3675.  
  3676.     Princess Cadance, dressed in her royal finery, stands over the burning body of Red Dawn.
  3677.  
  3678.     "Captain," she commands, her voice calm and even. "Have your men secure this barn. Properly, this time. I want none to escape, and certainly leave no remains."
  3679.  
  3680.     "A-at once, your highness," Bracken mumbles, before setting about his work.
  3681.  
  3682.     Twilight struggles to rise, but the hoof on her back holds her down. "Cadance! Cadance, it's me! Twilight!"
  3683.  
  3684.     She turns to see Twilight struggling in the dirt and hay and shakes her head. "Why, Twilight? I would have sheltered you as my own sister. You were as close to me as family. Why did you have to be here, with these traitors?"
  3685.  
  3686.     "I'm not with them!" she shouts, before remembering herself. "We're not with them! Bracken arrested us! We had to-"
  3687.  
  3688.     "Bracken was following my orders," says Cadance, staring Twilight down. "He would have brought you to me, and I would have set you free. Instead you fought him, joined the rebels trying to destroy my people from within... and broke my heart."
  3689.  
  3690.     Tears run freely down Twilight's cheeks. "Cadance... please..."
  3691.  
  3692.     "Take these ponies to the dungeon," she commands, as her soldiers bow. "Treason must be punished if any of us are to survive this storm. Let all know, the traitors will be hanged for their crimes, tomorrow!"
  3693.  
  3694. >>
  3695. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)22:26 No.10535889
  3696.  
  3697.     >>10535860
  3698.     Actually I think you're right.
  3699.  
  3700. >>
  3701. OP 05/12/13(Sun)22:27 No.10535928
  3702. Replies: >>10535958
  3703.  
  3704.     [THE TROTTING DEAD EPISODE 4 WILL RETURN! CHECK THE PASTEBIN FOR THE NEXT THREAD'S TIME ONCE IT'S DETERMINED!]
  3705.  
  3706. >>
  3707. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)22:27 No.10535958
  3708. Replies: >>10536029 >>10536690
  3709.  
  3710.     >>10535928
  3711.     Damnit.
  3712.  
  3713.     See ya friday?
  3714.  
  3715. >>
  3716. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)22:28 No.10535982
  3717. Replies: >>10536041 >>10536044 >>10536075 >>10536690
  3718.  
  3719.     >>10535888
  3720.     Definitely not Cadance.
  3721.  
  3722.     DAT FEEL WHEN WE'LL HAVE TO CHOOSE WHO WE SAVE FROM HANGING.
  3723.  
  3724.     Don't you fucking dare, OP.
  3725.  
  3726. >>
  3727. OP 05/12/13(Sun)22:29 No.10536029
  3728. Replies: >>10536094 >>10536100 >>10536690
  3729.  
  3730.     >>10535958
  3731.     Hopefully. I'll be sure to post the time once I know my schedule.
  3732.  
  3733. >>
  3734. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)22:29 No.10536041
  3735. Replies: >>10536066 >>10536690
  3736.  
  3737.     >>10535982
  3738.     Saving AJ if that choice comes. I mean, come on. We haven't even hit that yet.
  3739.  
  3740. >>
  3741. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)22:29 No.10536044
  3742. Replies: >>10536690
  3743.  
  3744.     >>10535982
  3745.     We Batman nao?
  3746.  
  3747. >>
  3748. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)22:30 No.10536066
  3749. Replies: >>10536690
  3750.  
  3751.     >>10536041
  3752.     This
  3753.  
  3754. >>
  3755. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)22:30 No.10536075
  3756. Replies: >>10536136 >>10536144 >>10536690
  3757.  
  3758.     >>10535982
  3759.     Twilight is at the bottom of the list if it comes down to it. She may have changed it, but her first reaction was
  3760.     >"I'm not with them!"
  3761.     Clearly we know where she stands.
  3762.  
  3763. >>
  3764. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)22:30 No.10536094
  3765. Replies: >>10536690
  3766.  
  3767.     >>10536029
  3768.     Your threads are great as always OP. Will be checking the Pastebin often for an update on the next thread.
  3769.  
  3770. >>
  3771. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)22:31 No.10536100
  3772. Replies: >>10536253 >>10536690
  3773.  
  3774.     >>10536029
  3775.     OP who is you're favorite pony?
  3776.  
  3777. >>
  3778. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)22:32 No.10536136
  3779. Replies: >>10536690
  3780.  
  3781.     >>10536075
  3782.     Yeah. Fuck Twilight. AJ first, Pinkie or Rarity second, they are pretty loyal to us.
  3783.  
  3784. >>
  3785. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)22:32 No.10536144
  3786. Replies: >>10536184 >>10536245 >>10536690
  3787.  
  3788.     >>10536075
  3789.     But we might need her for a massive reversal spell?
  3790.  
  3791. >>
  3792. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)22:33 No.10536184
  3793. Replies: >>10536250 >>10536690
  3794.  
  3795.     >>10536144
  3796.     Exactly. If anyone, uh, Fluttershy? Or RD?
  3797.  
  3798. >>
  3799. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)22:34 No.10536245
  3800. Replies: >>10536273 >>10536357 >>10536690
  3801.  
  3802.     >>10536144
  3803.     We got Sombra now, fuck that bitch.
  3804.  
  3805. >>
  3806. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)22:34 No.10536250
  3807. Replies: >>10536294 >>10536329 >>10536371 >>10536690
  3808.  
  3809.     >>10536184
  3810.     RD must be sacrificed. We saved her life and she is still being a bitch because of her wing.
  3811.  
  3812. >>
  3813. OP 05/12/13(Sun)22:34 No.10536253
  3814. Replies: >>10536299 >>10536315 >>10536321 >>10536690
  3815.  
  3816.     >>10536100
  3817.     I really do like them all, although I like plot stuff (can you tell?) so I particularly like Twilight.
  3818.  
  3819. >>
  3820. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)22:35 No.10536273
  3821. Replies: >>10536352 >>10536690
  3822.  
  3823.     >>10536245
  3824.     This.
  3825.  
  3826. >>
  3827. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)22:35 No.10536294
  3828. Replies: >>10536329 >>10536348 >>10536690
  3829.  
  3830.     >>10536250
  3831.     b-b-b-ut muh hugs
  3832.  
  3833. >>
  3834. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)22:35 No.10536299
  3835. Replies: >>10536690
  3836.  
  3837.     >>10536253
  3838.     AJ and Twi are my waifus. So this story is extra grand.
  3839.  
  3840. >>
  3841. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)22:36 No.10536315
  3842. Replies: >>10536690
  3843.  
  3844.     >>10536253
  3845.     I would have guessed AJ was your favorite since you made her the love interest.
  3846.  
  3847. >>
  3848. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)22:36 No.10536321
  3849. Replies: >>10536690
  3850.  
  3851.     >>10536253
  3852.     *Hint Hint Wink Wink*.
  3853.  
  3854. >>
  3855. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)22:36 No.10536329
  3856. Replies: >>10536690
  3857.  
  3858.     >>10536250
  3859.     Anon don't forget the hugs.
  3860.  
  3861.     >>10536294
  3862.  
  3863. >>
  3864. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)22:37 No.10536348
  3865. Replies: >>10536690
  3866.  
  3867.     >>10536294
  3868.     Fluttershy hugged us, Rainbow hugged her. She never hugged us.
  3869.  
  3870. >>
  3871. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)22:37 No.10536352
  3872. Replies: >>10536690
  3873.  
  3874.     >>10536273
  3875.     I agree. It's time; we accepted his deal for a reason.
  3876.  
  3877. >>
  3878. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)22:37 No.10536357
  3879. Replies: >>10536690
  3880.  
  3881.     >>10536245
  3882.     Implying he's not fucking with us.
  3883.  
  3884. >>
  3885. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)22:37 No.10536371
  3886. Replies: >>10536495 >>10536690
  3887.  
  3888.     >>10536250
  3889.     RD is coming back around, plus she's still good muscle. TS has shown where her loyalties lie, and we got Sombro for our magic now, so we don't need her.
  3890.  
  3891. >>
  3892. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)22:37 No.10536372
  3893. Replies: >>10536414 >>10536449 >>10536469 >>10536690
  3894.  
  3895.     We should try and save everyone.
  3896.  
  3897.     But fuck if that doesn't look difficult now.
  3898.  
  3899. >>
  3900. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)22:38 No.10536414
  3901. Replies: >>10536453 >>10536466 >>10536690
  3902.  
  3903.     >>10536372
  3904.     We die instead.
  3905.  
  3906. >>
  3907. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)22:39 No.10536449
  3908. Replies: >>10536690
  3909.  
  3910.     >>10536372
  3911.     We have the power of a dark king. Time to use it.
  3912.  
  3913. >>
  3914. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)22:39 No.10536453
  3915. Replies: >>10536690
  3916.  
  3917.     >>10536414
  3918.     I'd be fine with that.
  3919.  
  3920. >>
  3921. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)22:39 No.10536466
  3922. Replies: >>10536499 >>10536690
  3923.  
  3924.     >>10536414
  3925.     What if everybody dies EXCEPT us?
  3926.  
  3927. >>
  3928. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)22:39 No.10536469
  3929. Replies: >>10536572 >>10536690 >>10536778
  3930.  
  3931.     >>10536372
  3932.     We should all think on our priorities list, just in case. Mine:
  3933.     AJ, Pinkie, Rarity, RD, Flutters, TS
  3934.     Obviously subject to change as shit goes down.
  3935.  
  3936. >>
  3937. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)22:40 No.10536495
  3938. Replies: >>10536553 >>10536690
  3939.  
  3940.     >>10536371
  3941.     I still not sure how Twilight's held together as long as she has. Teacher missing, Brother MIA and Sister in Law a tyrant. Fuck, she's lucky her cogs are still spinning in the same direction.
  3942.  
  3943. >>
  3944. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)22:40 No.10536499
  3945. Replies: >>10536690
  3946.  
  3947.     >>10536466
  3948.     Then we die, too... on the inside.
  3949.  
  3950. >>
  3951. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)22:41 No.10536553
  3952. Replies: >>10536690
  3953.  
  3954.     >>10536495
  3955.     She's a strong willed girl
  3956.  
  3957. >>
  3958. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)22:42 No.10536572
  3959. Replies: >>10536690
  3960.  
  3961.     >>10536469
  3962.     I like this list, except switch Rarity and Pinkie. I love Pinkie, but she is missing a leg...
  3963.  
  3964. >>
  3965. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)22:44 No.10536660
  3966. Replies: >>10536690 >>10536726
  3967.  
  3968.     >>10535888
  3969.     Are we throwing Cadance (or Chrysalis if it's her) to the dogs if we manage a win in this situation. Because as fucked as the situation is, they still deserve it.
  3970.  
  3971. >>
  3972. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)22:44 No.10536690
  3973. Replies: >>10536785
  3974.  
  3975.     >>10535958
  3976.     >>10535982
  3977.     >>10536029
  3978.     >>10536041
  3979.     >>10536044
  3980.     >>10536066
  3981.     >>10536075
  3982.     >>10536094
  3983.     >>10536100
  3984.     >>10536136
  3985.     >>10536144
  3986.     >>10536184
  3987.     >>10536245
  3988.     >>10536250
  3989.     >>10536253
  3990.     >>10536273
  3991.     >>10536294
  3992.     >>10536299
  3993.     >>10536315
  3994.     >>10536321
  3995.     >>10536329
  3996.     >>10536348
  3997.     >>10536352
  3998.     >>10536357
  3999.     >>10536371
  4000.     >>10536372
  4001.     >>10536414
  4002.     >>10536449
  4003.     >>10536453
  4004.     >>10536466
  4005.     >>10536469
  4006.     >>10536495
  4007.     >>10536499
  4008.     >>10536553
  4009.     >>10536572
  4010.     >>10536660
  4011.  
  4012.     Look at us discussing ponies and whatnot.
  4013.  
  4014. >>
  4015. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)22:45 No.10536726
  4016. Replies: >>10536774
  4017.  
  4018.     >>10536660
  4019.     It's almost certain that's it's Chrysalis at this point.
  4020.  
  4021. >>
  4022. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)22:46 No.10536774
  4023.  
  4024.     >>10536726
  4025.     She's fucking dead. Mortimer (or better yet, Twilight) better get to finish her.
  4026.  
  4027. >>
  4028. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)22:46 No.10536778
  4029. Replies: >>10536870
  4030.  
  4031.     >>10536469
  4032.     TS, Rarity, AJ, Pinkie, RD, Flutters is mine.
  4033.  
  4034.     Sparkle - while she may not be loyal to us particularly - has nowhere else to go and prodigious magical talent.
  4035.     Rarity - solid, dependable, intelligent. Sombra likes her and so do I.
  4036.     AJ - headstrong and willful. Impetuous. A potential liability but still intact. Powerful combatant and love interest.
  4037.     Pinkie - good for morale, crippled.
  4038.     RD - crippled, still potentially useful.
  4039.     Fluttershy - Fluttershy.
  4040.  
  4041.     But really, making sacrifices to save them all? Got to go for it. They're the elements man.
  4042.  
  4043. >>
  4044. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)22:47 No.10536785
  4045. Replies: >>10536811 >>10536856 >>10536956
  4046.  
  4047.     >>10536690
  4048.     Elsewhere on the board there's a new shitstorm for eq.
  4049.  
  4050. >>
  4051. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)22:47 No.10536811
  4052.  
  4053.     >>10536785
  4054.     Oh shit, you're right.
  4055.  
  4056. >>
  4057. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)22:48 No.10536856
  4058.  
  4059.     >>10536785
  4060.     Uh-oh.
  4061.  
  4062. >>
  4063. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)22:49 No.10536870
  4064. Replies: >>10536939 >>10536971
  4065.  
  4066.     >>10536778
  4067.     Man, how long until Mortimer gets bit and has to cut something off? Would be nice if he lives at the end.
  4068.  
  4069. >>
  4070. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)22:50 No.10536939
  4071. Replies: >>10537019 >>10537054
  4072.  
  4073.     >>10536870
  4074.     I'm positive Mortimer is going to die by the end. Assuming we aren't killed by the undead or something, eventually it'll get out we had a hand in all this(assuming that's actually true), and pretty much every living thing will want to kill us slowly and painfully.
  4075.  
  4076. >>
  4077. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)22:51 No.10536956
  4078.  
  4079.     >>10536785
  4080.     Let's not discuss it here, eh? This is my happy place right now...
  4081.  
  4082. >>
  4083. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)22:51 No.10536971
  4084.  
  4085.     >>10536870
  4086.     I am hoping for a happy ending, but I think we all know that a few pones are going to get killed.
  4087.  
  4088. >>
  4089. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)22:52 No.10537019
  4090. Replies: >>10537079
  4091.  
  4092.     >>10536939
  4093.     Maybe we'll just become a martyr and sacrifice ourselves for the group to try and atone for what we started?
  4094.  
  4095. >>
  4096. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)22:53 No.10537054
  4097. Replies: >>10537111
  4098.  
  4099.     >>10536939
  4100.     Yeah, don't remind me of that. Maybe... if he fixes it... oh man, he's fucked.
  4101.  
  4102. >>
  4103. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)22:54 No.10537079
  4104. Replies: >>10537136
  4105.  
  4106.     >>10537019
  4107.     Calling it now. Rarity dies and Sweetie Belle becomes our Clementine.
  4108.  
  4109.     "Keep that mane short."
  4110.  
  4111. >>
  4112. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)22:55 No.10537111
  4113.  
  4114.     >>10537054
  4115.     >Keep that mane short, Applejack.
  4116.  
  4117. >>
  4118. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)22:56 No.10537136
  4119. Replies: >>10537175
  4120.  
  4121.     >>10537079
  4122.     Or Applejack dies and we get Applebloom.
  4123.  
  4124. >>
  4125. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)22:57 No.10537175
  4126. Replies: >>10537276
  4127.  
  4128.     >>10537136
  4129.     Nah see Rarity gave us the lead-in already.
  4130.  
  4131.     "If anything happens to me..." or whatever.
  4132.  
  4133. >>
  4134. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)22:57 No.10537211
  4135.  
  4136.     I hope that after this arc ends, OP will do more material. Walking Dead based or otherwise. As was stated though, this is time consuming and he has no other ideas.
  4137.  
  4138. >>
  4139. Anonymous 05/12/13(Sun)22:59 No.10537276
  4140.  
  4141.     >>10537175
  4142.     What if the Mane 6 all die and we are left with AB and Sweetie?
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