Welcome back to the Latest Thread of Occupied Equestria
Onyx, Spark and Brie settle down for the night in a cabin in the woods along with a set of recently rescued ponies, saved from Changeling cocoons, as well as the changelings who sought to take them captive, who are themselves locked away as captives.
In Baltimare, Silver, Dark Star, Iron, and now Midnight Lily do their last preparations before seeking to take on a creature smuggling operation in a port-side neighborhood
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>>111469"I have no idea. Maybe to check if it works or something?"
>>111472Actually, I was thinking of Silver being gifted that sword as well. But there was no dialogue in that direction, so... it kind of just didn't happen>>111469Skies lifts a foreleg, and folds her hoof down, with a sort of fake frown at Silver's words about giant catbirds
>>111470*poner is hugged*
The bat contently listens, and bows her head as if praying before a small salad appear infront of her, which she munches on.
"A potion that makes you a griffin? Interesting
>>111475"I'll be right back."
He heads back to the weapon store.
>>111476Did you intend to say Pic related? Because that is what I am imagining. Also is that Salad on Dark Star's tab?
Skies replies
"It's... kind of hard to get"
>>111477He does so. The pony is still there
"Hello there. It's almost closing time"
>>111478Yeah, that's about the position. The salad is on the tab of magic
"I would imagine"
>>111476I think she magicked it itself with a cleric spell.
>>111476Iron stares, amazed at the sudden bowl of salad.
"Woah! How did you do that? I thought only unicorns could manage that feat."
>>111481"Hmmm? Oh, I just prayed to Luna for it. It really helps during long travels."
>>111483>>111481Down one spell slot it is
>>111478"I Got The Bits Necessary for the items. i need 1 shortsword and the composite shortbow."
>>111484>making food appear is world breakingWhat even.
>>111483Iron's eyes widen.
(An actual Luna follower? She definitely needs to come with to the jungle quest when the time is right.)
"That is amazing, I must admit."
He gazes over to the salad, wondering how it would taste.
>>111487I don't know, I was probably thinking "there's a sword lying in the quarry, why bother with it">>111490>>111491Well yeah, if there are tens of thousands of Jesus of Nazareth's running around making food out of nothing, how would mass famines like we see in the real world be possible, and why even keep earth ponies around if you never need to farm? These kinds of spells were thought of by people who never thought out the implications magic would have on the greater world
>>111486"Yes.... 2460 bits in total"
>>111491Not very good, very filling though.
"Well thank you"
She gives a nod and smiles.
>>111494She can make two bowls of lettuce a day. It's just lettuce too. It's not a fancy salad.
>>111494Simple. By limiting the amount of Jesuses.
As well as devoting their whole life to a deity, which most ponies can't do if they were honest with themselves.
>>111496Iron smiles back.
(What a nice pony, but she does not seem to eager to be eating that. Perhaps I should treat her to Cauldron's cooking when I get the chance. The closer we get, the more eager she would be to accept going to the jungle.)
>>1114991. Bullshit level 5 clerics are so rare there are not thousands.
2. Having just one Jesus is enough to seriously alter the entire course of world history for basically everyone
>>111501“Very well. It is as you say it shall be”
A unicorn in the back places on glasses, then pulls down a recurved short bow with bone on its back and center. He looks st the picture of Dark Star’s mother. Then, at the bow. He shoots a beam of fire at the bow. Stops it, continues, then again and again in a pattern. At the end of it, Dark Star’s mother is burned into the yew in the bow.
Then the bow is grabbed by red magic, and carried over to Dark Star
“Here is your bow.”
A sword pulled out from under the table
He is the sword. And make it 2500 even, will add a number of arrows”
>>111502"Fantastic work! "
he slides over the rest of the bits and takes the stuff.
>>111504And thus, Dark Star has a magic bow and a light weapon
>>111505He tips the maker of the bow 50 bits and tips 50 to desk pony.
>>111506He nods curtly, and says
“Thank you sir”
Dark Star has now a couple +1 recurved composite bow with Manticore bone that is engraved with a picture of his mother, and has a number of arrows as well as a quiver to go with it. Though it isn’t huge, it is still rather large and may be difficult to hide.
Was it a merciful enchantment?Presumably, Dark Star rejoins the other ponies at the East Side Tavern
>>111507yea that was the oneYea he heads bak to the eastside
Well.... I think that means everypony is together and ready
>>111514Hey, wait a minute. You aren't in the team.
Alright, now that the group is (hopefully) well armed and ready, it’s time to figure out exactly how they are going to approach this
More details can still be gleaned from the dossier as needed
>>111513Well they are not level 6
>>111517Good. That's settled.
Were my changes approved and applied if still at level 5 aka now Level 4 Barbarian/Level 1 Fighter multiclass.
“Alright everypony, play time is over. Time to head out” says Blue Skies
>>111520Midnight leans towards Skies
"Nopony told me anything about gangs."
>>111520“Well...”
Skies looks over at lettuce wings
“It’s a bit more feminine now”
>>111521“Nothing about gangs? That’s who we are going to be fighting.”
A wide grin occupiers her face alongside narrow eyes, proving a facial expression like that of a crocodile
“Lettuce hope your magic is as effective in fighting against creature traffickers as it is against high cholesterol”
>>111523"I mean, I guess my magic could cure high cholesterol."
She looks confused, like she didn't get the joke.
>>111525She pats Midnight
Lily.
“Excellent. If I need a cardiologist I’ll think of you. Now, are there any other special talents you have that might be particularly useful”
>>111524“Reee, we have two mares and only three stallions now”
>>111526"Let us see; I can heal, help allies attack, help allies defend, and make it hard for enemies to see."
>>111529“Because we just might need you too”
>>111526"hmph It's still the Stallion Gang."
he grins
>>111531“Well it’s got almost as many mares in it as stallions now”
>>111532"Let them have their fun, there is no harm in it."
>>111533“Et tu, web-wing?”
And with that, Skies understood that her fellow mare did
not have her back, and she was alone in her follow power thing, to be forever doomed as the lone chick in the guy’s group.
>>111534Skies sits down, lowers her ears back, and rolls her eyes up
>>111535He touches her shoulder
"Don't be that way,i was just kidding."
>>111536Skies looks up. Not to Dark Star, but to the sky (which in this case is basically just the textured white paint of the ceiling). And she realizes that there will be no swift end to her suffering. She slowly tries to accept it. To steel herself for the excess of testosterone.
“I’ll handle it... I had to put up with whole barracks full of stallions in Zaphzia, I can put up with a few here again.”
>>111537Midnight's player went to sleep"midnight is here now,she can help with feminine stuff."
>>111538“I’ll... try to manage. Anyways...”
>>111539"Its Not so bad."
Dark Star Hugs her
"How do you feel about the mission?"
>>111539Silver breaks his contemplation to look at Skies. "Do we have map of Red Heart? I have map of Baltimare on me, but it would help to have something more focused on mission area."
>>111540*Poner is hugged*
“I kind of think that Immigration should handle their own damned problems rather than sending us on a raid, but I guess it’s a change of scenery, for me at least.”
>>111550“Good.”
>>111553“Um...”
>>111555Iron awaits, pensive.
(Would Cauldron get a bit jealous if I bring Midnight sometime? It would be quite interesting to find out.)
>>111535"Now that is just rude. They are just having fun"
>>111572>>111568Iron interjects, knowing Skies can prove troublesome.
"Do not be too disheartened, Midnight. She is a grumpy pony."
>>111573He continues.
"After all, she just risked her flank with the loan she got for Star."
>>111583>>111573Skies looks up, and perks her ears in surprise at the new source of aid, then she smiles, but mumbles under her breath “oh you have no idea”
>>111586Iron smiles.
(More potion selling means more money for Cauldron in the long run.)
Who knew rampant greed could cause a blunt, aggressive stallion to be so mellow and polite? Spark continues his quest of taming the changelings.
>>111590Woah there. Don't go
punishing them with boops to the snout now. That is a war crime!
>>111590The Changeling is still recoiled from Spark’s efforts to pet him
>>111596Spark pats beside himself.
"It's ok."
>>111594They will submit to the boops soon enough.
Onyx checks on his new "friends"
>>111594The bugs deserve it.
>>111573"I will try to remember that."
>>111600Iron nods, then comes closer to whisper to her.
"She is also really competitive and hates losing, so be careful of provoking her with even the most insignificant thing. Trust me. It will be better for the group's integrity."
>>111605The bat whispers back
"I will try to avoid it when possible, but I feel I may accidentally tread on some hooves..."
>>111607"Do not be too afraid. She likes to bark like crazy but never actually bites," he whispers. "Seems to be related to some sort of self-worth issue."
>>111599Blue-eyed Seb blinks his eyes from lids that come almost from the side, and tilts his head, while Fun, with a tremble, keeps his distance a couple feet back
>>111600The two nymphs, disguised as a bat pony and a Pegasus colt, are spooked by being the new center of attention. Dawson is standing up, though his legs tremble as he tries to maintain himself upright, over top of Rose, who is laying on her belly on the floor with tired eyes. Dawson caresses Roses’ blood red mane, as Rose has a spooked appearance of her own. Dawson looks at Onyx indignantly
“Excuse me, but you can’t just say that the Changelings are here’ without saying a little something else about it. What if I told you ‘yeah, there’s a scorpion some where in that couch’ and left it at that’?”
Ruby has rushed over to his old friends, saying things like “are you okay?” And has come to Rose’s side, looking at her, then at Dawson’s wounded left leg, which is now next to Ruby as Ruby is to Dawson and Rose’s right
>>111605>>111607Skies silently nods
>>111613>>111607Mother fucker, I forgot an NPCRed Wine opens his eyes, slowly gets up, and looks over a Ruby, standing near him but looking at Dawson
“Well don’t worry too much about me, will ya” he says, sarcastically
>>111613"Well then there'd be a scorpion in the couch. Don't ask me why in Tartarus they're here. They just are."
>>111612Midnight simply nods as well
>>111617>>111617Red Wine is laying in his back, and his eyes roll over to Onyx, now with a look of startlement. Rose does as well.
“
Well where are they?!” Dawson demands
Redefine turns over into his belly
“You’re tellin’ me there’s changelings still around?”
Ruby, in futility, tries to say “No brother, it’s alright”
Kerr and Wesley are still alarmed by the activity, but are relieved eyes are away from them
>>111620"In the other room, I'm about as happy with it as you all are. But they seem to want to help for some celestia-foresaken reason"
>>111617Iron nods back, returning to original position, but not before whispering one last time.
"I got your back."
>>111621Dawson: “My cabin bedroom??!?!?”
Rose: “who is they?”
Red Wine: “why did you let them in the cabin??!???”
Ruby: “It’s a pony friend of his, Rose. He helped us.”
>>111622She continues looking on over
>>111613Spark continues to gently pat beside himself and reassure the changelings.
>>111625"As Ruby said, it's a friend. A friend that you all need to thank for saving your flanks as well. And me! Where's the thanks for cutting you out of those sacs?"
>>111622Midnight nods and smiles
"I hope I can return the favor."
>>111625>>111629Iron smiles back.
"No need to."
He turns to Skies.
"So, did you decide on when you are going to take the potion?"
>>111628At this point, Seb takes a step closer. Then another step closer, to be again in front of Spark. Fun keeps his distance
>>111629Dawson can only breath heavily for a moment
Rose (confused): “You are the one who saved us?”
Red Wine “Well, Thank you very much for that. We would have slowly wasted away until we died if you hadn’t found us and cut us out. I’d hate to be slowly eaten”
Ruby (in an aside/interjection): “I’d rather an owl eat do it quickly...”
Rose (in emploring emotion): “Thank you so much mister! Thank you, thank you, thank you”
Ruby (aside): “it’d be kind of like a fly being eaten by a spider. ‘Cept slower.”
Dawson: “But are they still a threat?”
>>111634“Well not now if you’re going to negotiate with the natives. I can do it anytime”
>>111635"No clue, I guess that's for my friend to find out."
>>111635Spark keep still this time. He doesn't want them to run off again.
>>111635"I am not exactly a good negotiator, Skies. That seems to be Star's job, but it is understandable."
He hums to himself.
"Do you know if you have a reputation against the creatures?"
>>111637Dawson: “You didn’t kill them?”
Red Wine: “why didn’t you kill them?”
Ruby: “He gonna smoke ‘em?”
Rose: “Is he gonna be okay?”
>>111638Edge closer, edge closer
It’s snout curls up a bit, as it now sniffs Spark’s body.
Fun keeps his distance
>>111639“I hope I don’t have a reputation at all. If I have a reputation, that means creatures know me. And I can’t be known and still be effective”
>>111640Spark gently pats the ground again while looking at Fun.
"Come on Fun. It's ok."
>>111642Iron nods.
(I wonder if those gryphons remember me? Not wearing that thing on me should make them doubt themselves, I think.)
>>111640"I have no clue what he's doing. But I feel it'll work."
>>111647Dawson:
“Well, I guess I can understand the desire for some payback on those monsters. Just wish he had somewhere else to it than my bedroom. Thank you, by the way”
Rose (crying): “I really thought I would be hanging upside down until I died”
Dawson (looking down at Rose): “it’s okay sweetie, you’re safe now”
He pets her hair
Red Wine: “Are you sure there’s nothing else out there?”
Ruby comforts Rose as well
>>111650"If there is anything else, I'll be sure to meet it with a hefty blow."
He glances to where his halberd is resting against the wall.
"A hefty blow indeed."
>>111651Dawson nods in respect
“Good Stallion. What brought you around here?”
Rose: “Again, thanks”
Red Wine and ruby listen
>>111643Fun shakes his head, and stays in his corner, still occasionally trembling
>>111653"You're welcome. As for what brought me? A bat and my unicorn friend in there. They kinda dragged me along since they needed a bodyguard of sorts. Not quite sure what they're up to though."
>>111656"Awwww."
Spark continues to comfort Seb in hopes Fun will like him more.