This week, in "Occupied Equestria":
Wondering through through the Changeling lands at night on the road between Bales and Whinnyapolis, Onyx, Brie, and Spark have stumbled upon a set of farm ponies trying to hide their cattle in the forest, away from their changeling occupiers. While rescuing a cow, Onyx and Brie have taken heavy damage, and so they followed them to the cabin of a local woodspony. But they found the woodspony and a farmer replaced by changelings, and after a skirmish are alone and wounded in the cabin in the woods.
Over in Baltimare, Dark Star has decided to give up his life as Dark Star, the Earth Pony farm colt, to become Tyrel Jackson, or "Gold Chains," a zebra and aspiring rap artist. Through the magic of Valmorification, it is possible. Iron is freaking out after possibly having received a message from God herself. That, and his usual social awkwardness. Silver is cashing out on a long standing set of projects, and is readying himself for the next phase
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>>110976Well yeah.Iron stares at the building.
"Oh it is. A good thing she told me how to get here from the tavern or I would have been lost."
>>110973He enters the building without worry.
(I wonder if she will appear right behind me or I should ask the barkeep for an audience with her because of the horned fellow. We shall see.)
>>110973Dark Star smiles
"And what would you like?"
>>110977"So, where is your potionmaster zebra marefriend, exactly?"
>>110979He looks at Silver.
"She is quite the sneakster, so you will probably never see it coming. She might be about to poke your snout at this very second and you would not know it."
>>110980Silver rubs the tip of his snootendootle, half believing that what he says is going to come true.
>>110973Midnight's snoot scrunches and she flaps her bat wings out.
>>110981He chuckles.
"No need to be scared. She is quite gentle."
>>110978"Oh, maybe a light cross bow... and a long knife. Like a very long knife... or even a short short..."
She rubs against him like a cat
>>110976>>110977From the outside, the Watering Hole is a wooden two story building in the center of a block of buildings, with several windows on the upper level and at least one boarded up, and a wooden patio roof that extends out from between the second floor and the first covering the entrance and the area closest to the building, and is propped up by a few wooden timbers. The door is partly open, and from within the simple unpainted wooden structure, a loud noise of music exudes - is that that dreadful Jazz - and a bussel of creatures comes in, out, and hangs around in the bar, talking loudly. Mostly ponies, with some other creatures. Going inside it is even louder and livelier, with a live band playing somewhere over in the back. There is a large, burly Diamond Dog with a spiked collar on his neck, drinking a big mug of beer alongside some spotted grey and black earth pony with spiked hair
No Cauldron yet
>>110982Skies scrunches her nose, and raises her wings in full from tip to tip. Glorious Azure White Feathers that have some kind of oil or conditioner placed on them very recently
>>110975That would explain why the two can't stand each other...
>>110983>>110984Still, Silver looks around him for the mystery zeeb, as well as taking note of the various sights and sounds around him. "So, Jazz, huh? This kind of music they play here?"
>>110984"That i can do."
He hugs her
"i better get going now."
>>110984No, Skies does not scrunch her nose. She gives an innocuous look like in the pic
>>110985It's with the instruments of Jazz, to be sure. Almost like what you'd hear in a far away desert cantina
>>110986*poner is hugged*
>>110985>>110984He gleefully takes in the admittedly more advanced music in store for him, slightly walking on the beat.
"Is this what it is called? Some exotic name."
He ponders for a bit.
(I think I have seen those two before.)
He approaches the Diamond and Pony duo, turning stoic.
"Have you seen Black Cauldron around?"
>>110984"Oh bite me..."
Midnight crosses her hooves and stares angrily at the pegasus.
>>110987He heads to the weapon shop via taxi
>>110987>>110988"Yes, I suppose 'exotic' is term for it..." He watches from the sidelines as Iron apparently chats with some friends of his...or co-workers, if his stoic expression is anything to go off of.
>>110988The Pony and the Diamond Dog turn around, and look almost offended that Iron would come up to them
"Who are you, native?" asks the large, burly diamond dog in a voice that seems to belong to smaller creature
>>110989Skies looks back at the web-winged pony with her wings still spread proudly, tilts her head down slightly, then gives a grin that seems a bit malign
"Is biting the beginning of Courtship for you night ponies?"
>>110990Uh.... which weapon shop does Dark Star shop at?
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>>110992Without skipping a beat, he answers with a still face.
"Iron."
(Seems they do not know me. I may have inadvertendly entered into a fight, unless word spread around of my deeds as a criminal or they know a pony who saw me and all that.)
>>110992"I, what? NO"
She looks flustered, and confused.
>>110992the one he got his revolvers from
>>110995She laughs lightly, like a triumphant giggle, then switches subjects
"Tell me batty, what brought you along here?"
>>110996Uh.... yeah... I completely remember who he bought his revolvers from more than half a year ago
>>110997i remember it just as well as you then
>>110997"A job and a desire to help other ponies. What brought you here if I might be so bold?"
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