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Occupied Equestria - The Horror at Red Heart
Anonymous
u3bnr
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No.117000
117002 117005
Welcome back to Occupied Equestria

Dark Star, Silver, Iron, and Midnight continue their investigation and hopefully, the take down of a group of organized criminals who have taken up operations at an old fortress on the sea shore. They have already rescued a number of creatures and persuaded them to join in their efforts. Now, they most hope that they can strike with enough force, and quickly enough, to destroy the evil that has taken up residence there.

Up in the North, the ponies are waking up, ready for a new day
1447 replies and 150 files omitted.
Anonymous
u3bnr
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No.118077
118078 118079
>>118075
"I would think they would be walking down these hallways..."
Anonymous
Pkzdz
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No.118078
118080
>>118075
>>118077
Iron nods to the gnoll, turning to Sands.
"So, how good are you at sneaking up on ponies?"
Silver "The Floof" Sword
JiZUC
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No.118079
118086
>>118076
Silver can only stare, as he already mentioned feathers.

>>118077
"We should keep lookout then until we are ready."
Anonymous
u3bnr
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No.118080
118084
>>118078
"Literally? Decent. Metaphorically? Pretty great"
Anonymous
vk5x/
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No.118081
118082 118083
So... What's going on?
Anonymous
u3bnr
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No.118082
>>118081
They are planning out how to take down a group of more than a dozen griffins
Silver "The Floof" Sword
JiZUC
?
No.118083
118085
>>118081
We found where the majority of guards are. We're making plans on how to deal with them without dying.
Anonymous
Pkzdz
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No.118084
118085 118088
>>118080
Iron can't process the metaphor he inadvertly placed on the table, giving her a blank, confused look before shaking his head.
"I believe we will need some stealthy takedowns."
Anonymous
vk5x/
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No.118085
118087
>>118083
Killing them first is a good idea
>>118084
>Stealthy
Or you could be boring I guess
Anonymous
HPyze
?
No.118086
>>118079
Oops that was my bad.

Anonymous
Pkzdz
?
No.118087
>>118085
I have to be honest, but I don't trust the team to be able to take down 24 griffons, not to mention more than 10.
Anonymous
u3bnr
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No.118088
118089
>>118084
She shrugs at the native's unfamiliarity with metaphors
"Maybe I can help with take downs..."
Anonymous
Pkzdz
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No.118089
118090
>>118088
Iron hums a bit before looking at Mala and back at her.
"Sneak up on Mala and poke his ear without him noticing you."
Anonymous
u3bnr
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No.118090
118091 118092 118093 118094
>>118089
She nods to him, slowly, and develops a sly grin. She stands there at first, doing nothing, until it happens that Mala turns his head. Then she slowly, casually, walks back around Mala, slowly placing her hooves down, and doing so by pressing down the tip of the hoof before the remainder. She walks around him to his left side, stands there for a second, then lifts a hoof up and

*tap*

"Whoop!"
Mala runs forward several feet, then looks back at what startled him
Anonymous
Pkzdz
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No.118091
118095
>>118090
Iron can't help but chuckle at Mala's display, nodding at Sands eagerly.
"You definitely have the capability to do so."
He beckons Mala over with a smile.
"Do not worry. It was I who did it."
Silver "The Floof" Sword
JiZUC
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No.118092
118095
>>118090
Silver himself is startled by Mala's sudden reaction.
Anonymous
HPyze
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No.118093
118095 118098
>>118090
Dark Star Looks Spooked
Anonymous
vk5x/
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No.118094
118098
>>118090
Midnight looks surprised by the reaction
Anonymous
u3bnr
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No.118095
118096 118097 118099
>>118091
Mala looks over at Iron uncertainly

>>118092
"I'm... It's okay"

>>118093
Sands: "What?"
Silver "The Floof" Sword
JiZUC
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No.118096
118098
>>118095
Silver nods. "Good to hear."
Anonymous
Pkzdz
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No.118097
118098
>>118095
Iron gestures him not to come if he wants to.
"It was merely an act of jest."
He walks next to Sands with a goofy smile.
"Am I right?"
Anonymous
u3bnr
?
No.118098
118100 118101 118102
>>118097
She's looking down, then quickly looks back up to Iron with almost surprise
Huh?"

>>118093
>>118094
>>118096
Mala looks back over at each of the three, then lowers his head, and walks away. His padded feet need little care to make no noise
Anonymous
HPyze
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No.118099
118103
>>118095
"I Wasnt Expecting that."
Anonymous
Pkzdz
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No.118100
118103
>>118098
Iron merely chuckles again.
"It is alright."
He pats Sands on her back lightly, before turning serious.
"Do you notice in here any spots where ponies can hide in?"
Anonymous
vk5x/
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No.118101
118103
>>118098
Midnight trots after him
"Wait! There is no reason to be embarrassed."
Anonymous
HPyze
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No.118102
118103
>>118098
Dark star follows behind him
"Its ok friend. everypony gets scared sometimes, its not that big of a deal."
Anonymous
u3bnr
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No.118103
118104 118105 118106
>>118099
She says, pointing at Iron
“Well he asked me to do it!”

>>118100
“This place is like if a hospital were built by a prison designer. Of course there are plenty of places to hide”

>>118101
>>118102
When a Midnight, then Dark Star, speaks to him as he is walking off, his triangular ears go up, and he turns around back
“Oh... Okay”
Anonymous
HPyze
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No.118104
118106 118107
>>118103
Dark Star pets him
Anonymous
Pkzdz
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No.118105
118107
>>118103
Sneaky reference to the building's previous nature.
Iron nods, smiling.
"Good. We need to find a particular spot where all of us can hide in so we can all form an ambush area. Could you point me where that place could be?"
Anonymous
vk5x/
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No.118106
118107
>>118104
>>118103
Midnight smiles at him and joins Star in petting him
Anonymous
u3bnr
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No.118107
118108 118109
>>118104
>>118106
Mala is pet, and it seems his head and tail both go up from their lowered position. It’s seems he even smiles

>>118105
“Well I don’t know. I haven’t seen most of the building. Are you trying to lure them in or something? Hit them from a distance?”
Anonymous
Pkzdz
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No.118108
118110
>>118107
Knowing most weapons are melee oriented if stealth is wanted, Iron formulates his plan.
"I want to catch unawares any guard or griffon that patrols or simply strolls around the hallways without a care in the world. Preferrably, it should be at a distance where melee weapons can be effective without them alerting the others."
Not to mention maybe having to separate into groups~
Anonymous
HPyze
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No.118109
118110
>>118107
"Don't Worry about it. you're a Good Boy."
Anonymous
u3bnr
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No.118110
118111
>>118108
“And you want to.... do what with them?”

Blue Skies, the eternal eavesdropper, adds a comment of her own,
“According to the design information, there should be a second floor railing that would overlook the ground floor. Same with the third floor”

>>118109
Now he’s definitely smiling, and even wiggles his tail
Anonymous
Pkzdz
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No.118111
118112
>>118110
Iron shrugs.
"Thin their numbers to make fighting the rest easier."
He nods at Skies' comment.
"I assume that could be useful if we wanted to pick targets off at range. Maybe you and Sands could open fire when the guards are alerted of the melee ponies' presence, but I need both of your cunning to properly set the others up in good ambush locations."
Anonymous
u3bnr
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No.118112
118113
>>118111
“If you knew where you wanted the sword fighters, and you had bow mares at range in protected areas, that could help take on many of them”

She smiles
“Of course if you want to take them out one by one, I may be able to help...”
It’s not clear if Skies, with the body of a griffin, is exceptionally physically attractive by griffin standards or not, but something in her smile suggests she could milk it for all it’s worth
Anonymous
Pkzdz
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No.118113
118114
>>118112
Iron strokes his chin for a bit.
"Alright. You convinced me, but do not start just yet. I still need to find a good spot for you to lure griffons into."
He decides to look around the hallways for any spare rooms, corners and furniture to set up a good ambushing position near him.
Anonymous
u3bnr
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No.118114
118115
>>118113
A bedroom, a small room used by guards, a supply and cleaning closet, and a public bathroom
Anonymous
Pkzdz
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No.118115
118116
>>118114
He decides to check on the small room used by guards first.
(Maybe this will be the most spacious and filled with hiding spots for an ambush.)
Anonymous
u3bnr
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No.118116
118117
>>118115
A bit underwhelming as far as "hiding spots" go. The best is a desk
Anonymous
Pkzdz
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No.118117
118118
>>118116
Iron is a bit taken aback as to how empty the room is, walking out with a small pout.
He tries the bedroom next to check for any ambushing spots.
Anonymous
u3bnr
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No.118118
118119
>>118117
Not empty, just not full of tall grass or jugle brush that would allow ambushes

The bedroom has the bed itself, maybe a dresser or curtains, but in general is mostly open and makes jumping out difficult
Anonymous
Pkzdz
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No.118119
118120
>>118118
Iron huffs in apparent frustration, hoping that maybe the storage closet has a lot more places to hide.
(Who knows? Maybe the bathrooms are the best spot to ambush on.)
Anonymous
u3bnr
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No.118120
118121
>>118119
The closet, likewise, has a simple layout. Certainly one can pop out. What is harder, is getting someone in the room, while hiding somewhere else in the room, without the new entrant knowing the other is hiding elsewhere in the same room. Most of these designs are too simple to enable that, except maybe minor furniture like desks
Anonymous
Pkzdz
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No.118121
118122
>>118120
Iron hums to himself as he enters the bathroom.
(Maybe if I move the furniture around...)
Anonymous
u3bnr
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No.118122
118123
>>118121
Now this is a more complex structure. It has closed stalls off to the left with sinks on the far side, and over to the right are public shower spaces, including white plastic curtains
Anonymous
Pkzdz
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No.118123
118124
>>118122
He beckons Sands and Skies over to the bathrooms to test the hiding spots out.
"Could you both enter the shower space and close the curtains? I want to test how well these things will cover us as well as how spacious they are."
Anonymous
u3bnr
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No.118124
118125
>>118123
"Oh...kay"
They do so

Anonymous
Pkzdz
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No.118125
118126
>>118124
That's it?
Iron really wants to know how well they're hidden by the curtains.
"Are you both comfortable in there?" he asks the two rogue-ish mares.
Anonymous
u3bnr
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No.118126
118127 118131
>>118125
"I mean... There's standing space"
The curtains are translucent, and allow a silhouette to be seen on the other side when close, but they are harder to see when standing further away from the curtain
Anonymous
Pkzdz
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No.118127
118128
>>118126
Iron nods to himself, before coming over to their shower space and moving off the curtains to see how spacious it really is.
Anonymous
u3bnr
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No.118128
118129
>>118127
Something like 6 meters by 3 meters
Anonymous
Pkzdz
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No.118129
118130
>>118128
Iron hums to himself, before grinning.
"Alright, try to tackle me from here."
Anonymous
u3bnr
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No.118130
118133
>>118129
"What?"
Anonymous
HPyze
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No.118131
118132
>>118126
Dark Star walks back over to the group with mala
Anonymous
u3bnr
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No.118132
>>118131
It’s a strange situation, as not everyone in the group is made fir combat, nor can they be hid easily. The possibility if some creature stumbling upon Meadows, for example, standing in the hallway, is rather high
Anonymous
Pkzdz
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No.118133
118154
>>118130
"I want you two to tackle me from there to ensure that more than one pony can succeed in coming out ready to dish out the pain from your position."
Iron shrugs as his deep stab is apparent on his side.
"I will be fine. Do not worry."
Anonymous
u3bnr
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No.118134
118135 118136 118137 118142
I need to go to sleep
Anonymous
HPyze
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No.118135
>>118134
Night Fren
Silver "The Floof" Sword
JiZUC
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No.118136
>>118134
Sleep well!
Anonymous
Pkzdz
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No.118137
>>118134
Night.
Anonymous
HPyze
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No.118142
118143 118144
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>>118134

Silver "The Floof" Sword
JiZUC
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No.118143
118149
>>118142
Master booper.
Masturbooper.
Anonymous
u3bnr
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No.118144
118149
21C714C2-7F64-4C0C-B779-610059BB9B74.png
>>118142
Bad pony!
Anonymous
u3bnr
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No.118145
118146 118147
0EC4AA19-DD03-42CF-B233-EE16EAC01BD9.png
Is anypony out there?
Shimmering Spark
xm7jZ
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No.118146
>>118145
I'm here.
Silver "The Floof" Sword
JiZUC
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No.118147
>>118145
Me.
Anonymous
u3bnr
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No.118148
118149 118150
Hmmm..., do the ponies want to do anything?
Anonymous
HPyze
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No.118149
118151
_Boop twiggy 2.gif
>>118144
>>118143
>>118148

Silver "The Floof" Sword
JiZUC
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No.118150
118151 118152
>>118148
Yeah, but our group can't exactly advance with only one player.
Anonymous
u3bnr
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No.118151
118152 118153 118155
>>118150
I mean, Iron kind of did. If nothing else, maybe some planning, exploring, or interactions

>>118149
We’ve been over this a thousand times. No.
Anonymous
Pkzdz
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No.118152
118153
>>118150
>>118151
Speaking of movement.
Silver "The Floof" Sword
JiZUC
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No.118153
118164
>>118151
>>118152
Silver looks at what Iron is trying to do in the bathroom. "Hiding in stalls would be better option, though they have even less space."
Anonymous
u3bnr
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No.118154
118155
>>118133
Skies blinks, Sands stands steady
“Are you serious”
Anonymous
Pkzdz
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No.118155
118156
>>118151
Iron glances at Silver.
"While that may be true, it does not hurt to try more spacious spaces, especially since we have bigger ponies to hide."
>>118154
Iron nods with certainty
"I do not wish to take the chance that more than one pony inside this space may trip over eachother if they try to pounce on the target at the same time."
Anonymous
u3bnr
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No.118156
118157
>>118155
Skies still looks unsure. Sands however... lunges forth at Iron
Anonymous
Pkzdz
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No.118157
118158
>>118156
With a grin, Iron readies his body against Sands' lunge with the slightest changes to his posture.
Anonymous
u3bnr
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No.118158
118159 118160
>>118157
And so, Iron readies himself, presumably by spreading his legs a little further apart.

If Sands had a little more weight to her, greater speed, possibly a height advantage, or more of an element of surprise, she may well have knocked Iron off his hooves. Yet none of that is present here. She hits Iron like a solid wall. Her forehooves spread over his pack, she lands on him with an “Uph!” Then kind of twists around, and falls off.

For Iron, it’s like being beaten with a very large pillow
Anonymous
HPyze
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No.118159
118161 118164
>>118158
Dark Star stifles a laugh
Anonymous
Pkzdz
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No.118160
118161
>>118158
Iron extends a foreleg to soften Sands' fall, making her land safely on the ground.
He nods approvingly, smiling.
"That was quite good. Now go back to the showers, please."
He turns to Skies.
"I want both you and Sands to attempt the tackle. I want to see if there is any issue from charging from the shower space at the same time. You can start the countdown if you so desire to have a better flow."
Anonymous
u3bnr
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No.118161
118162
>>118159
She frowns back at Dark Star

>>118160
Iron extends a hind leg out to under where Sands falls. Her rump lands on this hind leg, which bends a little under the weight, and Sand’s ingloriously staffers and stands back up. She looks back with vague offense at the directive “back to the showers,” but seems to do so nevertheless

>>118160
“Because I’m so excited to have a part in that... anyways, I think the curtains would be more of a hinderance, getting in the way, possibly being torn down, and blocking the view of the target
Anonymous
Pkzdz
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No.118162
118164
>>118161
Iron nods.
"If you are not going to do it, it is alright. You do not have to go into the showers again, Sands. Good job, by the way. I am pretty sure I would have been swept off my hooves if I had not seen it coming."
He ponders for a bit, walking towards Sands and giving her a stroke on her mane as he thinks.
"I see the issue. However, we can easily position either Silver, Mala or I on the stall closest to the door and cut off any escape, and I do not think a scream in here is going to be heard that much."
Anonymous
u3bnr
?
No.118164
118165 118166
>>118162
Sands giggles lightly at the “swept off my feet” remark, then let’s Iron stroke her mane. It’s a little messed up

>>118162
>>118159
>>118153
Blue Skies:
“So.... is your plan to capture some griffins, tie them up, and leave them in stalls for Immigration to find later?”
Anonymous
Pkzdz
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No.118165
118167
>>118164
Iron nods while he takes out the pick Skies gave him for to clean up Sands' mane from the nassty, messy and unruly hairs.
"The more the merrier. Not to mention it decreases the amount of griffons we have to take out later."
Anonymous
HPyze
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No.118166
118167
>>118164
"That could work. i was thinking we put them out of their misery though."
Anonymous
u3bnr
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No.118167
118168 118169
>>118165
“I mean, what kind of attack exactly do you intend to make?”

>>118166
“.... just so long as you know what you intend to do”

Anonymous
Pkzdz
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No.118168
118170
>>118167
"Overrun any griffon you attract here, hopefully the strongest first. Damage their overall strength. If we can take them alive for questioning, it is a plus in making things easier to prosecute and stop."
Iron turns his attention to the mean hairs, combing the messiness out of her hair.
Anonymous
HPyze
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No.118169
118170
>>118167
"I Intend to burn this place down."
Anonymous
u3bnr
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No.118170
118171 118172
>>118168
Sands closes her eyes as Iron does his work. Thankfully the hair is mostly still straight from the last time he did it, and her hair comes down in her flowing red mane
“Alright...”

>>118169
“That’s kind of hard to do, when it is is brick and stone”
Anonymous
Pkzdz
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No.118171
118173
>>118170
Iron smiles warmly, with the usual shade of red on his cheeks, staring intently
(I just want to nuzzle that smooth, soft mane of hers.)
He glances at Skies with a dreamy gaze.
"If you want to kill them, you can do that."
Anonymous
HPyze
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No.118172
118173
>>118170
"i'll find a way."
Dark Star looks determined
Anonymous
u3bnr
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No.118173
118174 118183
>>118171
It's not as red as her bright but light red mane
"I wasn't saying that either. Maybe you'll get some good information out quickly, just be ready for risks like them alerting others, or being found later."

Sands smiles back at him in a very warm way, and party lowers her eyelids. She leans her head slightly into his hoof

>>118172
Skies lowers her head slightly and looks up to Dark Star with her sly grin, a grin that carries even more malice in her griffin body
Anonymous
HPyze
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No.118174
118175
>>118173
Dark star matches her grin with one of his own.
Anonymous
u3bnr
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No.118175
118176
>>118174
"Just be sure to never use deadly force on mere aliens or petty criminals. If the government wanted this place blasted to the ground, they'd have the navy shell it"
Anonymous
HPyze
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No.118176
118177
>>118175
"these are far more than just petty criminals."
Anonymous
u3bnr
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No.118177
118178
>>118176
"Well... even now, no one knows that except us... Us and Them... If the Principality uncovered anything like this.. If They were even doing this back then... They sealed it away. The State just thinks its mundane creature smuggling"
Anonymous
HPyze
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No.118178
118179
>>118177
"they'll see after they look at the evidence we have got."
Anonymous
u3bnr
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No.118179
118180 118181
>>118178
"What exactly do you think is going on here?"
Anonymous
HPyze
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No.118180
118184
>>118179
"All sorts of smuggling,Foalnapping, and a host of other degenerate activities,im sure."
Silver "The Floof" Sword
JiZUC
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No.118181
118184
>>118179
Silver speaks up. "When we first entered, Dark Star managed to intimidate pair of gnolls who then let slip name of their organization: Intercontinentals."
Anonymous
Pkzdz
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No.118183
118184
>>118173
Iron nods.
"I understand the drawbacks of letting loose ends, but I would rather not accidentally kill the leader without making sure this operation gets dismantled from the roots."

Iron can't help but fluster a little from Sands' affection, shifting his balance side to side with a redder tinge on his cheeks.
"You understand, right?"

His hoof traces ever so softly against Sands' mane, feeling the texture of her hair further.
(She's so beautiful~)
Anonymous
kB9k0
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No.118184
118185 118192 118202
>>118183
She nods
“Twice before the Equestrians have cut them, and twice before they have grown back. This parasitic vine is one that must be ripped off in full and burned.”

Sands stands there with a contented look up her face, a soft smile. Through the sensitive frog of Iron’s hoof, he can feel the individual hairs in the mane. Though thin, together they form a thick, soft blanket over her neck and shoulders.

>>118181
“Intercontinentals? We’ve suspected griffin criminals were coming over here, either for an untapped market or because their governments are cracking down over there.”

>>118180
“Well, it kind of affects what police agencies have jurisdiction. If it’s criminal activity, then the Baltimare PD. If it’s immigration violations, customs violations, or tax evasion, then it’s R&M under the civilian government. If it’s Changeling espionage or weapon smuggling for partisans, then it’s the SSA under the Blackhooves. And if you’d rather do it all yourself, then it’s a moot point”
Anonymous
Pkzdz
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No.118185
118186
>>118184
Iron glances at Skies with worry.
"You mean taking the leader alive is not worth a damn?"
(Damn.)

His stroking, however, remains steadfast, starting to close the distance between their barrels, rubbing coats between eachother.
(This feeling... It's... rather nice. Is this what awaits living with a mare?)
Anonymous
kB9k0
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No.118186
118187
>>118185
“It might be the only thing worth a damn. We just know that not taking out the leader fails.”

Sands coat is likewise soft, with long hairs that are almost fluffy. Her barrel past the chest is thin for a pony, whether by malnutrition or a peculiarity of her design. Nothing seems unhealthy though. She stakes a step to the side, closing the gap
Anonymous
Pkzdz
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No.118187
118188
>>118186
Iron nods.
"Indeed."

He decides to lightly nuzzle Sands' neck, testing the boundaries of touch some more as his hooves keeps on passing through those silk red strands.
(I know for sure mares like Sands do not deserve this treatment. Beautiful, soft and comforting.)
Anonymous
kB9k0
?
No.118188
118189
>>118187
Skies begins to show mild irritation

Sands, however, smiles, and moves her head back, so her eyes can look upon Iron. Her neck gives way slightly as the coat is pressed aside, and hair falls upon Iron’s muzzle. She giggles
Anonymous
Pkzdz
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No.118189
118190
>>118188
Iron, in turn, giggles with her as the mane and coat tickle his own, as well as his muzzle, cheeks flushed from the experience. His cheeks brushes along her neck softly and gently, wanting to make the feeling he has last for a bit longer.

He turns back to Skies, still under Sands' strands of mane.
"I believe the plan is settled so far. With your abilities, I bet you can silence any would-be screamers quickly, boss. After that, it's a round of questioning and knock-outs to figure out who is the leader."
Anonymous
u3bnr
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No.118190
118191
>>118189
She smiles back to him,
“Mr. Pony, if I didn’t know any better, I’d think you’ve fallen for me”

Skies is pleased,
“That, I can do”


Anonymous
Pkzdz
?
No.118191
118193
>>118190
Iron nods at Skies confidently.
"We will see if Star's idea works as well. I would also like to tear this place apart."

He turns to Sands, smiling sheepishly still under her mane
"I admit I cannot resist simple pleasures like these."
He nuzzles her neck some more, feeling the warmth and beat of her heart.
"I have longed for this."
Silver "The Floof" Sword
JiZUC
?
No.118192
118193 118197
>>118184
"From what we read in file, and from what we heard from Boek and Maakie themselves, I am inclined to believe latter. It is likely they are akin to invasive species for local gangs, and that they had operations similiar to this in their home countries before being forced to relocate to Equestria under guise of religious persecution."
Anonymous
u3bnr
?
No.118193
118194 118195
>>118191
The mane is cold to the touch, but warns a bit from Iron’s own hear, as surely nothing escapes it. Her heart too, is a bit elusive, beating somewhere in there. Yet still her mane and coat are like a soft blanket, or a child’s plush toy, feeling somehow safe and familiar.

She responds,
“In a way... so I have I... among other cruelties of confinement... it’s been dreadfully lonely”

>>118191
“Just leave the building behind. The SSA would like it as a prison, and the city thinks it’s historical... or something”

>>118192
Hi floofster
Um... which one is “the latter”?
Silver "The Floof" Sword
JiZUC
?
No.118194
>>118193
Griffin governments cracking down on crime and dissidents, as opposed to the organization simply filling a void.
Anonymous
Pkzdz
?
No.118195
118196 118199
>>118193
Iron nods to Skies, obviously not that interested in the building itself to be destroyed.

His ears swivel and his cheek lays on Sands' smooth yet oddly cold mane and coat as she utters those words, one foreleg wrapping along her crest to comfort her.
"I completely understand," Iron whispers to her from under her mane. "I hope this helps you as much as it does me."

Anonymous
Pkzdz
?
No.118196
>>118195
*smooth yet oddly cold neck as she
kB9k0
?
No.118197
118198
>>118192
“That makes sense. I don’t think think the decision of the Principality to stop immigration raids after their one very successful one did much to help. They stopped casting nets for little fish, only wanting to catch the sharks. What they didn’t realize was that Sharks are caught mostly in the nets cast for the little fish, and in any event, they certainly weren’t disrupting their food supply.”
\r
Silver "The Floof" Sword
JiZUC
?
No.118198
118199 118200
>>118197
Silver nods in agreement. "We also found what is likely name of ship they are using to transport criminals. HMSS Laurel Forest."
Anonymous
kB9k0
?
No.118199
118200 118201
>>118195
“Oh it does. It does” she grins

>>118198
“HMSS? That’s a ‘Her Majesty’s Steam Ship’ appellation... I guess that would explain how they are getting around the embargoes and customs”
Anonymous
Pkzdz
?
No.118200
118203
>>118199
>>118198
Iron, even though he keeps on nuzzling Sands with care on her neck, glances at Silver and Skies.
"You mean there are some ships exempt from the rest? What for?" he asks under Sands' mane still, with the usual blush on his face.
Silver "The Floof" Sword
JiZUC
?
No.118201
118203
>>118199
"Oh? Mind giving brief explanation?"
Anonymous
uDJxE
?
No.118202
118203 118206
>>118184
"R&M and SSA should be contacted for back up, but we should continue on with the plan. i suspect there are weapons being smuggled."
kB9k0
?
No.118203
118204 118206 118208
>>118200
Iron nuzzles her neck so hard his nose slips under the long coat hairs and into the pink skin underneath. The little hairs occasionally go up the nostril itself

>>118201
>>118200
Skies explains to them
“That’s not a foreign ship, that’s Equestrian it New Marelander. They are using the customs union that now exists between East Equestria and several other territories to get past the stricter trade regulations internationally.”

>>118202
“That’s definitely a possibility after what happened at Blackwood. Let’s Decapitate this organization”
\r
Anonymous
Pkzdz
?
No.118204
118205
>>118203
Iron can't help but scrunch up instinctively from the unintended side effect of extended nuzzling sessions, pulling back quickly and sneezing off to the side where Sands would not be targeted.

He takes this opportunity to look at Skies and nods, turning back to smile at Sands sheepishly.
"Sorry about that."
Anonymous
kB9k0
?
No.118205
118207
>>118204
And now she looks at him with a half frown, confused
Silver "The Floof" Sword
JiZUC
?
No.118206
118208
>>118202
>>118203
Silver nods at what Dark Star and Blue Skies say. "Sounds like plan."
Anonymous
Pkzdz
?
No.118207
118209
>>118205
He decides to nuzzle Sands' cheek instead to make up for that little slip up.
(I wonder if she will be available after this. Where would she go, though?)
Anonymous
uDJxE
?
No.118208
118211
>>118203
"my thoughts exactly"
>>118206
"i'm gonna go grab the whiskey."
>>118203
Dark Star trots back to the room the whiskey was in and brings it back.
Anonymous
kB9k0
?
No.118209
118210
>>118207
And so, he nuzzles her. She pulls her head back slightly when her his lips make contact with hers
Anonymous
Pkzdz
?
No.118210
118211
>>118209
Whoops.
Iron rubs his cheek against hers a little bit before pulling back with a goofy, sheepish grin.
Anonymous
kB9k0
?
No.118211
118212 118213
>>118210
She smiles again
“Hehe, you’re okay big boy”

>>118208
He’s gonna go into the hallway, down the stairs, through the tunnel, through the boiler room, through the hallway, into the records room, then back into the hallway, through the boiler room, through the tunnel, back up the stairs, and down the hallway?

Anonymous
Pkzdz
?
No.118212
118214
>>118211
Iron blushes harder, puffing his chest proudly from the compliment.
"I am the biggest of boys, at your service."
Anonymous
uDJxE
?
No.118213
118214
>>118211
Correct
kB9k0
?
No.118214
118215 118218
[1d3 = 3]
>>118212
She crosses her forehooves together, bats her eyes, and says
“I’ll keep that in mind if I need to be serviced”

>>118213

Anonymous
kB9k0
?
No.118215
118216
>>118214
He walks down the hall, down the stairs, and down into the tunnel. But he’s not alone. There is another creature there. A zebra, in fact, who has already seen him
Anonymous
uDJxE
?
No.118216
118217
>>118215
does he look armed?
Anonymous
kB9k0
?
No.118217
118219
>>118216
Best guess is a weapon holstered on the left side, but it’s not really clear from here
Anonymous
Pkzdz
?
No.118218
118220
>>118214
Iron is flushed with embarassment at the signals he thinks she's sending, making him fidget with his hooves and his cheeks redden to their maximum point.

Anonymous
uDJxE
?
No.118219
118220
>>118217
"Was Good zigga?"
Anonymous
kB9k0
?
No.118220
118221 118223
>>118218
She tilts her head slightly, rolls her lips, and narrows her eyebrows
“What is it?”

>>118219
“Who are you?”
He speaks with a very deep voice, foreign accented
Anonymous
Pkzdz
?
No.118221
118222
>>118220
Memories from the abbey surface within Iron's mind, making him fidget some more, looking at something at the floor intensely.
"Oh! Nothing! I was simply... Uh..."
He trails off, not knowing what else to say, looking up with yet another sheepish smile.
"The weather?"
Anonymous
kB9k0
?
No.118222
118224
>>118221
She shakes her head
“I haven’t seen the weather in a very long time. I don’t know how long actually.”
Anonymous
uDJxE
?
No.118223
118225
>>118220
"Who am i? Who are you? i aint never seen you around befo."
Anonymous
Pkzdz
?
No.118224
118225
>>118222
Iron recoils back from asking such an obviously bad question.
(Gods help me.)
"R-right. Sorry."
He decides to pet Sands on her head as compensation, while still looking down in shame and embarassment.
Anonymous
kB9k0
?
No.118225
118226 118227
>>118223
He comes up, now next to Dark Star
“You must be lost. The gathering is upstairs”

>>118224
She is pat on the head, but keeps her eyed on Iron with a look of almost sorrow
“I guess I cannot fault you. I would not understand it myself if I had not lived it”
Anonymous
Pkzdz
?
No.118226
118228
>>118225
Iron's hear cannot stand Sands being sorrowful, making him hug her gently.
"I will make sure you never have to live that again."
Anonymous
uDJxE
?
No.118227
118228
>>118225
"Sheit i thought it was down here, my bad. i aint good at directions."
Anonymous
u3bnr
?
No.118228
118229 118295
>>118226
*Poner is hugged*
At least she’s soft all around, so not unpleasant to hug

She looks down, then up, with tears in her eyes.
“.... I’ll make sure of it”

>>118227
He comes even closer. He is wearing a simple white robe.
“Are you drunk?”


Anonymous
uDJxE
?
No.118229
118230
>>118228
Zekker Flashes a big smile
"A Little."
Anonymous
u3bnr
?
No.118230
118231
>>118229
His orange eyes have a stern quality to them. He nods
“Now go back up stairs”
Anonymous
uDJxE
?
No.118231
118232
>>118230
He does so
"Thanks my zigga."
did i manage to get the alcohol?
Anonymous
u3bnr
?
No.118232
118233
>>118231
No, he was stopped before getting to the records room
mBFSu
?
No.118233
118234 118236
[1d20+5 = 12]
>>118232
"Ay my zigga, i need to get something from the records room i left in there."
Diplomacy
Anonymous
vk5x/
?
No.118234
118235 118236
>>118233
Why are you a made up country.
Anonymous
HPyze
?
No.118235
_hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm sunny.png
>>118234

Anonymous
u3bnr
?
No.118236
118237 118243
>>118233
“How could you have anything in there?”
He asks

>>118234
HE RETURNS!

Anonymous
HPyze
?
No.118237
118238
>>118236
"Between you and me... dats where i was drinkin."
Anonymous
u3bnr
?
No.118238
118239
>>118237
“How did you get in there?”
Anonymous
HPyze
?
No.118239
118240
>>118238
He Grins
"Was Drinkin with one of the griffs."
Anonymous
u3bnr
?
No.118240
118241
>>118239
“Okay... But back upstairs”
Anonymous
HPyze
?
No.118241
118242
>>118240
"I will as soon as i get what i left inside."
Anonymous
u3bnr
?
No.118242
118244
>>118241
He looks suspiciously at the zebra
“I have no idea what that griffin was doing, but you are not allowed down here. Go back with your group. I take it you’re from in the town, yes?”
Anonymous
vk5x/
?
No.118243
118245
>>118236
No I don't!
HPyze
?
No.118244
118245
[1d20+5 = 21]
>>118242
"Yea i'm from in town. I'll be sure to tell boss,that he can't have his whiskey."
Bluff
Anonymous
u3bnr
?
No.118245
118246 118247
>>118244
“I can’t imagine he wants it all drunk”

>>118243
Yeah huh!

*plants midnight back in the story*
Edgy boy
HPyze
?
No.118246
118248
>>118245
"I Aint gon drink it all."
Anonymous
vk5x/
?
No.118247
118248
>>118245
Hey! That's a violation of my NAP
Anonymous
u3bnr
?
No.118248
118249 118253
>>118246
Why do you need to go to the whiskey?”

>>118247
*Violates u*

Now come play midnight
Edgy boy
HPyze
?
No.118249
118250
>>118248
"I already said why."
Dark Star walks towards the records room
Anonymous
u3bnr
?
No.118250
118251
>>118249
And the Zebra stands in the way
“If you wish to get drunk, you must do it upstairs. Furthermore, I do not think our benefactor will appreciate you showing up to the ceremony drunk”
Edgy boy
HPyze
?
No.118251
118252
>>118250
"Look,i'll get out of your mane and you can go back to doing whatever you were doing. i'll grab the stuff and head back upstairs.""
Anonymous
u3bnr
?
No.118252
118254
>>118251
Hrs wearing a turban
“You don’t understand. My employer does not want the outside folk coming down into the bowls of the building”
Anonymous
vk5x/
?
No.118253
118255
>>118248
Well, what's going on?
Edgy boy
HPyze
?
No.118254
118256
>>118252
"Then will you go get it for me, since you have a problem with me grabbing it?"
Anonymous
u3bnr
?
No.118255
118258
>>118253
https://youtu.be/ZZ5LpwO-An4

Silver, Blue Skies, White Sands, Dark Star and Iron all went into the bathroom where they tested charging out from the showers, and Iron nuzzled White Sands furiously. Then Dark Star figures he needed booze, so he went down stairs
Anonymous
u3bnr
?
No.118256
118257
>>118254
He sighs
“Alright...”
And walks forward, actually going a different direction than Dark Star was going
Edgy boy
HPyze
?
No.118257
118260
>>118256
"Thanks my zigga."
Anonymous
vk5x/
?
No.118258
118259
>>118255
Midnight looks around, noticing everyone had left her outside the bathroom and Dark Star has left downstairs.
"Oh"
Anonymous
u3bnr
?
No.118259
118261
>>118258
It’s hardly uneventful.

Meadows has wondered around in the hallway, confused, and having difficulty fitting into small, crowded rooms. Until she is approached by a griffin. It’s not Jubilosa, but a yellow-brown female wearing the sand white robes as most of those in the structure
“What are you doing out?”
“Who... are you?”
Anonymous
u3bnr
?
No.118260
118263
>>118257
He goes off the opposite direction in the tunnel, through a door, and disappears for a moment
Anonymous
vk5x/
?
No.118261
118262
>>118259
Midnight notices her absence and walks around, looking for Meadows.
Anonymous
u3bnr
?
No.118262
118264
>>118261
And so she sees the white robes griffin in contact with meadows
Edgy boy
HPyze
?
No.118263
118265
>>118260
Not towards the records room?
Anonymous
vk5x/
?
No.118264
118265
>>118262
Midnight stands by Meadows, but doesn't say anything.
Anonymous
u3bnr
?
No.118265
118266 118268
>>118263
It’s not the way Dark Star went

>>118264
Now she’s alarmed
“Who are you?!”
Anonymous
vk5x/
?
No.118266
118267
>>118265
I'm assuming that's the griffon.
"Just a pony wandering this place, it is nice to meet you"
Anonymous
u3bnr
?
No.118267
118271
>>118266
She acts as if Midnight were a home invader or something
“WHY ARE YOU HERE?”
Edgy boy
HPyze
?
No.118268
118269
>>118265
is he out of sight?
Anonymous
u3bnr
?
No.118269
118270
>>118268
Yes
HPyze
?
No.118270
118272
[1d20+5 = 25]
>>118269
Dark Star Stealthy follows him
vk5x/
?
No.118271
118272
[1d20+10 = 20]
>>118267
Midnight looks surprised and recoils a bit
"I am just wandering and ended up here, I mean no harm or trouble."
Diplomacy to calm the griffon.
Anonymous
u3bnr
?
No.118272
118273 118274
>>118270
Dark Star has no difficulty following behind him, the rare occasions he makes a sound being perfectly covered by howling steam pipes, or sounds upstairs. Dark a Star sees that he’s entered through a door into...

No where else, but the record room. There was another door. The zebra looks around, and curses
“They really made a mess here. Cigars strewn about the floor. Whiskey bottles lying around... We have to work on discoloring these new comers... No matter”
He picks up some whiskey bottles, and cones back out

>>118271
She’s still startled, but calms down a bit
“Are you looking to join?”
She asks
vk5x/
?
No.118273
118275 118276
[1d20+10 = 11]
>>118272
"Join what? Like I said, I am just passing through."
Edgy boy
HPyze
?
No.118274
118276
>>118272
He sneaks back to the area they were in
Anonymous
vk5x/
?
No.118275
118276
>>118273
Er, there isn't supposed to be a roll there
Anonymous
u3bnr
?
No.118276
118277 118278
image0 (1).jpg
>>118275
>Didn't intend to roll a 1
Yeah, I'll bet you didn't

>>118274
He does so. The zebra comes out carrying two bottles of whiskey and wearing an expression of irritation
"Here it is... I don't know what they are doing with the parties, but I hope this doesn't become a regular thing"

>>118273
She looks at her like something isn't right
"The Society... didn't they lead you here?"
Edgy boy
HPyze
?
No.118277
118280
>>118276
"Thanks,zigga."
He leaves and goes back upstairs
Anonymous
vk5x/
?
No.118278
118279
>>118276
I mean, I didn't declare a roll.

"Society? No, like I said, I simply wander and ended up here"
Anonymous
u3bnr
?
No.118279
118281
>>118278
She pauses for a moment, knowing something is dreadfully wrong
"How did you get in here?"
Anonymous
u3bnr
?
No.118280
>>118277
So he does so. Midnight is chatting with a white robed griffin in the hallway
Anonymous
vk5x/
?
No.118281
118282 118284
>>118279
"I met a group of ponies, and I came with them here. Why, is something wrong?"
Anonymous
u3bnr
?
No.118282
118283 118284
>>118281
“.... .... WHAT?!?”