"/mlp/ CYOA - Version Cyan - Part 9" By MLP-CYOA-Writer-Dude (https://pastebin.com/u/MLP-CYOA-Writer-Dude) URL: https://pastebin.com/wYEfjTBP Created on: Friday 11th of January 2013 11:20:30 PM CDT Retrieved on: Sunday 25 of October 2020 10:54:17 AM UTC PART 9 ~ “NO! NO!” You scream. You sit straight up in the bed. You look around the pitch black room, sweating profusely. The room was empty. It was… just a dream… You sit in the bed, shaking slightly. You bury your face into your hands. “What… is happening…?” you think to yourself. You shake your head over and over, trying to forget the dream. Applejack isn’t corrupted. She wouldn’t harm you! She wants to help you…. Right…? But… what if she is corrupt? What if this is all a clever ploy brought on by Twilight? Then… you can’t wait and find out what she is capable of! You have to stop her now! She’s a danger to you all! To Rainbow Dash! You hop out of the bed, walking briskly to the door. This was it! You’re going to finish this! You grab your Gloves out of your bag and put them on. You feel their fire ignite your soul. You were going to return Applejack to Harmony, making you one step closer to Twilight and finishing this! … You sneak slowly through the halls of the large house. You didn’t actually know where Applejack’s room was…. The darkness of the house made it difficult to navigate. The moon shone through one of the windows, revealing a large door emblazoned with an apple. This must be the room! You open it slowly. The door creaks slightly, causing you to duck behind the wall. You peer your head through the doorway. You see large bed. On top of it was Applejack, breathing slowly. You tiptoe in quietly, raising your hands. Your Gloves shine a dark red flame. This was it! What do? >A) Get it over with. >B) Wake her up first. CHOICE B (5 votes, sorry forgot to mention) You peer over her bed slowly. A grin forms on your face. Your Gloves shine brighter and brighter. Applejack opens her eyes slowly. “A… A-anon?” She asks quietly. She rubs her eyes gently. “Wha… what are yah doin’ here?” “I’m doing what I’m destined to do.” You say. You grab her hoof and throw her on the ground. “Anon! Stop!” she yells. Your grab her throat with your other hand. You Gloves shine as a dark flame begins to spread throughout her body. She struggles to break free, but she can’t overpower you. “S-… stop…” she begs. You don’t listen to her. Your grip tightens as the flame engulfs her body. “You listen to me.” You say quietly. “I told you to stay out of my head. I warned you! AND YOU DIDN’T LISTEN.” You squeeze her neck tighter. Applejack swings at you as she strugglers to breathe. You feel none of the pain. “I know what you are. I KNOW!” Applejack eyes begin to redden. Her face begins to darken slightly. “Come out!” You yell. “Come out and face me! Face me yourself!” Applejack’s fur darkens. Her eyes become red orbs. She growls at you loudly. “You think this is over, Anon!?” she yells in a demonic voice. What do? >A) Squeeze her neck tighter. >B) Let her go. CHOICE A You increase your grip on Applejack’s neck. “You’re not in control!” You yell. “YOU’VE NEVER BEEN IN CONTROL!” Your Gloves ignite the room in a dark flame. The light is unbearable, but you stare right into it. ‘ Applejack punches you repeatedly in the face with her free hoof. You simply take it as you squeeze tighter and tighter. “LET ME GO!!” Applejack yells, her voice far more demonic sounding than any other corrupt pony you’ve encountered. Her eyes begin to glow with a purple flame. “YOU WILL PAY FOR THIS!” You hear the door begin to bang and try to open. “Anon!? What’s happening in there!?” You hear. You pick Applejack up by her neck and walk over to her window. “You’re going to pay for what you’ve done to me.” You say. Applejack struggles to free herself. She spit’s in your face. It burns badly, but you don’t relinquish. You throw her through the window with all of your might. The door behind you bangs louder. “ANON!” You hear again. “OPEN THE DOOR!!!” You look out the window. Applejack was lying in in a pile of glass and debris. It was a pretty long fall. What do? >A) Open the door. >B) Go after Applejack. CHOICE A You walk over to the door and open it. Your four friends stand there looking at you in shock. “Anon!” You hear. You can’t tell who calls your name. You are far too angry. You see Rainbow Dash walk up to you cautiously. “Where is Applejack? What is going on?” she asks. “That wasn’t Applejack.” You say bluntly. “What do you mean?” Rarity says, examining you under her glowing horn. “What did you do to her!?” You turn around and ignore her. You head over to the hole in the wall. You see Applejack get up slowly and begin to walk to away from the house. “What do you mean that isn’t Applejack!?” Pinkie Pie yells at you. “Anon? What is wrong with you?” You look down and see your Gloves still engulfed in a dark flame. You step closer to the hole in wall. You feel Rainbow Dash hold your arm, trying to pull you back. “Please. Tell me what’s going on.” she says, looking into your eyes. You look back at Applejack, who was beginning to pick up speed. What do? >A) Jump out the window. >B) Bring Rainbow Dash with you. CHOICE A “I’m sorry, Rainbow.” You say. You push her back gently and jump out the window, leaving a wall of fire behind. Rainbow Dash tries to push through the flames to reach you, hurting herself in the process. “Anon, NO!!!” she screams through the fire. You land on the ground hard, crushing the Earth beneath you. You walk briskly toward the wounded Applejack. Your feel your insides become hotter. You were irate. You were manipulated and pushed away from your friends. By Twilight. No. Twilight’s master. Princess Celestia. You had to go after her. You had to take your anger out on her. It was her fault that this was happening. She set this all up. She knew the Gloves would only make you angrier. They gave the illusion that you were helping. But she was just making you a pawn. She was making you a monster. “TWILIGHT!” You yell. “FACE ME!” You sprint to catch up to Applejack, who began to run away from you. The snow made it difficult for her to run. You were closing in on her. “STOP RUNNING!!!!” You scream. You sprint even faster. Applejack trips in her attempt to flee from you. You are almost within reach of her! “You are never going to save yourself!” Applejack yells. You reach into your bag and take out your Lance and Shield. The ignite in a dark flame as you equip them. You see Applejack stand up, her eyes glowing purple. You see a glowing purple staff emerge from the thick snow behind her. “You are doomed, Anon! DOOMED!” Applejack screams. She moves the staff in front of her, ready to defend against you. What do? >A) Attack!!! >B) Dodge!! CHOICE B You lift your Shield up, continuing your sprint towards Applejack. You see her grin at you. “Tsk tsk… bad move, Anon!” she says, closing her eyes. The staff begins to glow brighter. You see the staff begin to tremble. Suddenly, a massive beam of light escapes the staff, heading straight for you. You quickly roll to the side, barely dodging the massive attack. The beam continues to travel forward at an incredible speed. It grows larger and larger as it travels further away from you. You get up and look at the incredible sight as it collides with Applejack’s house, causing an explosion to engulf the entire house. You drop your Shield and Lance. You simply stare as the house collapses upon itself. You feel as if that explosion just ripped your heart out. Actually, you would have gladly died instead of seeing this destruction. Your friends. Your muse. All in that flame. She took them from you. She snatched them from you, and crushed them right in front of you. Applejack walks up behind you. “You could have stopped this.” She says in a menacing tone. “But you chose not to listen.” The glowing staff travels through your chest. You look down and see your black blood paint the snow. The pain you feel know is nothing compared to knowing that you’ve lost the only creature you truly loved. Your death was meaningless. You have failed everyone. It is…. Finished…. You collapse face first into the snow. And breathe your final breath. ~ You open your eyes. You look around. You see nothing. You feel like you are floating in nothingness. You see a blue light in the distance. You push towards it, but it only gets farther away. “It’s useless, Anon.” You hear. But you try harder. You try as hard as you can to reach the familiar blue light. “You aren’t there yet, because you aren’t finished. You still have to complete your task.” You stop going for the blue light. “What do I do?” you ask. “Appreciate what was destroyed.” you hear. Time and space shift around you. You feel yourself fling forward at the speed of light. Colors begin to fill your surroundings all blurring together. You shut your eyes, but the colors bleed through. Everything is moving around you. You see the colors tear at the distance. A purple glow emits eerily from it. You are pushed into it. … … You exhale loudly. You let the breath fill your lungs. You are in a large circular room lit by a dim flame. What do? >A) Check your body. >B) Check your inventory. >C) Get up. CHOICE ALL (fuck it) You feel your chest. There was no wound. There was no scar. But the staff had killed you! You stand up slowly. Your head feels woozy, but clear. You don’t feel angry. No, but you feel saddened. This is the afterlife. And there is no Rainbow Dash, no Pinkie Pie, no Rarity, no Fluttershy, no Applejack. There is just you. Eternal solitude. A punishment fitting for a failure such as yourself. You see your bag on the floor. You pick it up and open it: - Celestial Mirror - Magic Gloves (dim) - Broken Lance - Broken Shield - Chocolate Bar (x5) - Broken Locket You reach in and grab the Locket. It was the gift from your very best friend. You open it… the picture is gone. You see the door open on the other side. You press forward. … This room was small. There were six pictures on the walls. One of each of your friends except… Twilight Sparkle. They all looked sad, staring at the ground. They were crying. You ignore them and focus your attention to the large, ornate door in the middle. There was a slot in the middle. It looked like your mirror may fit in it. There words etched on the handle: GIVE UP EVERYTHING. What do? >A) Use Celestial Mirror, Open the Door. >B) Examine the pictures. CHOICE B You walk by the pictures of your friends. Pinkie was crying. Rarity was crying. Fluttershy was crying. Applejack was crying. Rainbow Dash… You touch the picture. You want nothing more but to feel her soft, fur. She was crying as well, but it hurt you more than the rest of the pictures. “I’m sorry.” you say. You walk away from the picture. It’s time to go. You insert the Celestial Mirror into the slot on the door. The door shines brightly, then turns it becomes completely transparent. Through it, you see a massive room. And… Twilight Sparkle! She was gazing out of a window. Her coat was dark. She was still corrupt! You reach for the handle, but you are push back by an unknown force. You realize what you had to do. You take your bag off and drop it on the ground. You reach for the handle and open it. You feel as if you are walking through water. The door shuts behind you. The scene becomes clear. “Hello, Anon.” You hear Twilight Sparkle say. What do? >A) Talk. >B) Fight. CHOICE A “Where am I?” You ask, walking over to her, “You’re in Canterlot. And no, you aren’t dead.” She says still gazing out of the window. “Are you still corrupt?” You ask. “Yes, but only just.” She replies. “I am fighting hard to stay this way. But it’s for your own good.” She sighs deeply before turning and looking at you. You look into her eyes, expecting redness and evil. But instead, you see sadness. Grief. “What is going on, Twilight?” You ask, walking closer to her. “This is it, Anon.” She says. “You have made it to the end of your journey. You are renewed, Anon. You’ve been healed.” You look over to the window. You see your reflection; your eyes were clear and your face was back to normal. “I’m… I’m not corrupt anymore…” You say, touching your face gently. “You have a right to know everything, Anon.” She says, walking over to you slowly. “The corruption that has caused this came from your heart. Everything that has transpired was because of the hatred and anger you brought with you from your original home. You may not know it, but that corruption spread to the ones that were the most vulnerable.” You stand there and look at her. Her eyes were still full of grief and pain. “Princess Celestia could feel this corruption.” She continues. “But she couldn’t risk letting the Elements of Harmony become corrupt. She had to fight back someway, before it was too late. She didn’t want to just banish you, Anon. So she took the corruption from you. Slowly, over time, all the corruption that should have hit Rainbow Dash, instead went to the Princess. “Unfortunately, it overpowered her. She lost control and was soon completely taken over. In that state, she corrupted me first, then she spread it to m-…OUR friends.” She kneels to the ground slowly. You walk over and kneel next to her, helping her up. “I haven’t much time left.” She says. “As you returned our friends to Harmony, you absorbed the corruption back. You already know this, I’m sure. But what you don’t know is that the Princess was slowly taking control of you. Your anger allowed her to get inside you, and make you make rash decisions. As she gained control over you, she lost control of me. I was able to fight back, and help you as best I could. I disguised myself as Applejack, gaining your trust. I wanted to warn you, but I was too late. Princess Celestia had caught on. When you were attacking me, you were absorbing the last bit of corruption that was within me. Your Gloves saw through my disguise, but you thought that I was simply a corrupt Applejack.” “Where was Applejack?” You ask. “I put her under a deep sleep spell, and I hid her in my Library. She was the least corrupt out of all of us, but she was still vulnerable.” You notice the moon was directly shining in the room. “How am I alive?” You ask. “I killed the beast inside of you. The very corrupt being that had taken over your mind and sprit. Cesletia realized this as soon as it happened. She felt her power disappear. She rushed over to Sweet Apple Acres afterwards. “When you threw me out of the window, Princess Celestia began to control me again.” She says. “She forced me to cast that destruction spell. It destroyed the house, but our friends escaped. They were caught by Celestia and brought here. They are all sealed in a room, put under a powerful spell by Celestia. She is trying to corrupt them again.” Twilight shuts her eyes for a second. You rub her back to see if she was okay. “The Princess is coming for you.” She says. “She is going to kill you, Anon. After you are killed, she is going to corrupt all of Equestria. You have to stop her. No matter what you do, kill the beast inside of her.’ “How can I stop her without my Gloves?” You ask. “The Gloves were a failsafe planted by Celestia in case this would happen.” She replies. “But they won’t work against her. You are going to have to find another way.” “What about you?” you ask. “You can’t return me to Harmony.” She says sadly. “The Princess has a control over me that I cannot defeat. I can only stymie it like this. I will only be returned when the corruption inside of her is destroyed.” Twilight falls to ground, her eyes began to redden. “I’m out of time, Anon!” she says. “Close your eyes! I’m going to try to help you as best I can.” What do? >A) Comply. >B) Ask one more question. CHOICE A “What are you going to do?” You ask standing up and closing your eyes. “I am going to send you both to another plane of existence.” She says. “Don’t panic. Just trust in me, Anon. I want you to win and be with Rainbow Dash. You deserve nothing more. You have proven to me that you are a good friend. “The plane will weaken her, but you will still have to defeat the darkness inside of her.” Twilight gets up, shaking slightly. Her horn begins to shine brightly. “Trust in your friends, and you will succeed.” “ANOOOOOOOOOOOOOONNNNNN!!!!!!” You hear someone scream. You are hit in the chest hard. You feel the room spin. Your very being begins to tear apart. You feel as if you are being destroyed. You keep your eyes shut. … … … You open your eyes, possibly for the last time. You were on a large floating platform. There were floating rocks all around you. There was a dense thick fog preventing you from seeing beyond the rocks. It didn’t matter. You were hear to fight, not enjoy the scenery. You look forward and see a large white pony, she was almost as big as you. “Princess Celestia.” You say. She glares at you, her eyes flaming with more evil than you have ever seen. “YOU FOOL!” She screams. “YOU DARE STAND IN FRONT OF ME!? I AM THE CORRUPTION INSIDE OF YOU! YOU CAN NEVER STOP ME!!!” Her voice booms through the plane of existence, echoing in the nothingness. This was it. The final battle. Behind Celestia, you see 2 large balls of energy, one on her left, one on her right. Twilight said she would help you…. Could this be it? What do? >A) Defend. >B) Run to the left. >C) Run to the right. [spoiler] Some music: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CbTI_Bzy29I [/spoiler] CHOICE C Celestia sends a large black energy beam your way. You roll out of the way and immediately run to her right. You see the energy ball glow a deep blue. You jump and grab at it. “NO!” Celestia yells. She summons a large series of crystals from the ground. They rush your way at lightning speed. This was worse than the Rarity battle, except far more dangerous. You crush the energy ball in your hands as the crystals get closer. You feel your body fill with energy. Your vision becomes better, and your heart beats faster. You put your hand up, deflecting the crystals back at Celestia. They hit her hard, but she’s not out yet. What do? >A) Attack! >B) Defend! >C) Go for the other orb. CHOICE C You sprint towards the other orb. Celestia teleports closer to you. Her unicorn glows and she sends a ray of darkness your way. It hits you directly in the back, flinging you forward/ HP Left: 6500/9999 You recover slowly, but you still reach the energy orb. It was a shining red now. You grab it and crush it in your hand. You feel more powerful now! Your awareness is increased, as is your endurance. Celestia sprints at you, sending ray after ray of darkness. You put your hand up and deflect each one, but they push you backwards slightly. You get closer to the edge. “YOU ARE WEAK, ANON!” She screams, firing more darkness at you. What do? >A) Attack! >B) Defend! CHOICE A You push forwards, sending Celestia backwards with incredible force. She is launched into a floating rock, smashing it to bits. You run to the center of the platform. The edge can only mean certain doom. You close your eyes and focus. You put your hands up, releasing another force blast to Celestia. It knocks her into a few more rocks. You cover your head from the falling bits of rock. Your hands glow brighter. You feel even more powerful. But you can’t let your guard down! Celestia teleports behind you. “YOU WILL NEVER SEE YOUR PRECIOUS RAINBOW DASH AGAIN!” she yells. She stomps on the platform with all of her might. It begins to crack. “Not this shit again…” You say. You punch at Celestia, but she teleports behind you. You duck quickly, avoiding an energy spear. You do an intricate backflip, and land behind her. She turns at you, her eyes flaming. The platform was beginning to chip away! What do? >A) Attack! >B) Defend! >C) Lure her to the edge. CHOICE A Celestia summons a large crystal spike and attacks you with it. You dodge each swipe before punching the crystal spear, shattering it. You pick up a large piece and shove it inside Celestia’s neck. You see a black wisp exit the wound. You were winning! You jump backwards, but you trip on a rock. You land hard onto the ground, causing it to break underneath. You try to hold on to a small slab, but you can’t hold on! You begin to fall into nothingness. You see Celestia darting straight down at you like a kamikaze. Her body was becoming a black dart. You were going to get hit hard unless you acted now. You close your eyes and think. “Rainbow Dash…” You say to yourself. “Can you help me?” You body begins to glow blue. Your hands ignite in a large blue and red flame. This was it. What do? >A) Attack. >B) Defend. CHOICE A You had to attack. You had to finish this. It all comes down to this. Celestia darts at you quicker still, her body now a black flame. “IT”S OVER, ANON!” She screams. You open your eyes and look at her. You outstretch your arms, welcoming the attack. Celestia laughs as she hits your body head on, pushing your downward faster. You were resisting the attack as best you could. You feel the darkness consume your body, the corruption trying to enter your body. “ARGH!!!!!” You scream, putting Celestia underneath you. Your hold Celestia by neck as your push her downwards into the abyss. “NO!! NO!!!!” She yells. Your hands begin to shine brightly, the blue and red flames engulfing Celestia’s body. You feel your energy drain. HP: 3000/9999 You push her harder still, sending her falling faster. You were struggling to keep up the attack. Celestia outstretches her wings, trying to slow down, but your flames burn them. She flails as you continue to engulf her bodies in he harmonious fire. HP: 1000/9999 You feel your vision fading. The abyss was becoming black around you. You squeezed her neck as hard as you could. “NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!” Celestia screams for the last time. Her body begins to shine brightly before she bursts into black flames, disappearing into the abyss. You close your eyes and continue the fall. You feel yourself fall more slowly. Slowly. Everything is slowing down. HP: 1/9999 You breathe slowly. You smile. It’s over. You continue to fall until you can’t fall anymore. ~ “Anon! Anon! Wake up! Please wake up! PLEASE!!! Don’t be gone! Please don’t be gone!” Rainbow Dash was shaking your body. “Wake up, Anon!” She says, sobbing profusely. “Please! I… I need you, Anon. I want you to wake up.” “Rainbow, he’s been like this for a few hours now.” Twilight Sparkle says. “I don’t know if he made it….” “NO! DON’T SAY THAT!” Rainbow Dash screams. “He’s not gone! He… he can’t be!” “Sugarcube…” Applejack says softly, walking over to Rainbow Dash. “I WON’T LEAVE HIM! I KNOW HE’S STILL IN THERE!” She cries. She was sobbing uncontrollably. All of your friends surround your body. They stay silent as Rainbow Dash silently weeps into your chest. “I wish it was me…” Rainbow Dash says softly. She puts her hoof on your hands, trying to get you to hold it. You can feel her on your chest. But you can’t move a muscle. You want to hold her, to protect her. To let her know it was ok. But… You just couldn’t get yourself to do it. Your body feels weak. Like there is nothing left inside of you. You’ve given it all. You don’t have anymore left to give. You want to just open your mouth a say her name. You want to say you love her. You want her to be happy. “Anon…” Rainbow Dash says, still weeping. “I’m so sorry that I put you through this. You never deserved any of this abuse.” “It’s ok, Rainbow Dash.” You think to yourself. “It’s all ok. Just cheer up please?” But she can’t hear you. No one can. “I know he fought well.” Twilight says. “Believe that, Rainbow. He fought so that you could be happy.” “Twilight’s right, Dashie….” says Pinkie Pie. “But… I miss him, too!” Pinkie starts to sob loudly. “He was my favorite friend….!” Rarity begins to cry as well. “He… was brave. And strong….” She says. “And he cared an awful lot about all of us,” “Especially you, Rainbow Dash.” Says Fluttershy softly. Rainbow begins to weep louder. Your heart began to ache. You just wanted to fight this. You wanted to open your eyes. You wanted to see your beautiful, rainbow-colored beauty again. What do? >A) One final push. >B) Give in. CHOICE A You try. You try as hard as you can to lift your arm. You feel your muscles fighting. You feel every inch of your body working. Show her you’re alive! You feel your fingers move slightly. Your nerves began to spark. You try harder and harder. You hear Rainbow Dash weep softly. “Please, my love…” She says. “Come back to me.” You feel the nerves in your arms spark. You lift your arm. It hurts you to lift it, but you fight through the pain. You pick your arm up and lay it on Rainbow’s back. You feel her fur. It is soft, but matted. It was also a bit cold. You hear the ponies gasp around you. Rainbow Dash looks at you. “Anon!” She yells. “Anon! Are… are you…?” You press down on her back and rub it slowly. You open your right eye slowly. Everything is blurry. You can’t really see much, but you see a collection of colors around you. She holds you tighter and begins to weep. “You’re ok! You’re ok!” Rainbow yells, still crying loudly. You’re vision becomes clearer. You are greeted by the faces of your friends. Your true friends. And your Rainbow Dash was there. Looking right at you in your eye. Her eyes were red from crying, she had bags under her eyes. But she was smiling at you. “I knew you wouldn’t leave me!” Rainbow says, nuzzling you chest gently. You blink your right eye a few times. You look a Rainbow more clearly. You could see the love and affection in her eyes. You clear your throat and open your mouth: “I… I could never… leave my… sweetheart hanging….” She leans over a gives you a kiss on the lips. “I know you wouldn’t, Anon.” she says, as she nuzzles your face gently. “I know you wouldn’t.” ~