Along the shores of Baltimare Harbor, in the halls of old 33 Hoebuck, our heroes have discovered a dark secret. What started as a mundane mission to stop illegal immigrant smuggling has uncovered something far more horrific - a cult from Griffonia. The party has successfully challenged and defeated many of the cultists and hired criminals, but in the process, has nearly died themselves. Now, low on health, they must both recover and put an end to the evils in 33 Hoebuck once and for all - before it puts an end to them first.
Way up north, in the Iron Range of Whinnysota, the ponies their inquire into exact who or what is damaging so many machines. Investigating and following leads, they may unveil the faults and problems of the Haysabi Iron Mine, and gain favor with Changeling authorities.
Damn it, I missed 123,000
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>>123218Nice
>>123219I'm going to think up a new character to join him.
>>123221I settle into the train car, brashly pushing past people so I can find a spot to sit, being tired from getting here
>>123222besties!!!
>>123223I mean I fling myself off the train and fly out, stretching my wings after such a long ride
"home sweet home" I say as I take flight, rising above the station
>>123224I head towards my best friends house, sunny rays. smiling in the cool breeze
>>123222waits patiently>>123223D'aww
>>123224This is rather difficult to do
inside the station, as it is still an enclosed space. Nevertheless the ceilings are 20 feet high or higher, making flight indoors possible, though Adrian annoys a mare whose black hat almost flies off as he nearly grazes her. Stepping down to go through brass trimmed revolving doors, Adrian exits onto a stone landing at the top of many steps that lead down to the street level - Ionic columns to either side giving a neoclassical build to Baltimare Union Station.
Taking off from the steps, adrian soars higher over Baltimare. It is not a city of many high rises, though the insurance building and the offices of the Tall Sails Shipping company do indeed tower twenty or so floors above the ground level. Far more numerous are smaller buildings with shops on the ground level and apartments above. So too are their rows of townhouses to the west, and tenements to the east. In the north and in the east, the brick walls of factories, mills, and smoke stacks break the monotony, and further east - perhaps out of sight - Adrian may catch a glimpse of a mast of two of a ship in harbor
>>123225Further south, and a bit west, the urban sprawl gives way to smaller lots of individual houses. Some, older and colonial in origin. Some, cheap shotgun shacks made more recently
>>123226I head towards the the smaller houses where my bestie for life lives <3
>>123227Navigating across streets not quite familiar enough to be comited to memory, over a School house, a tan stucco sided post office, past a lot selling automobiles, and past the gleaming dome of a Temple of Boreas, Adrian finds the location.
Down a street carved in the new grid patterned style, until he comes upon one running diagonally too it. An older street. And past so many little pink houses of a singe story, Adrian comes upon a triangular lot with a willow tree in the fore, and a white, colonial style two story house, with a raises porch, as is typical of that style
>>123228I land on the porch and clear my throat before I begin banging on the front door in a panic
"HELP HELP I'M BEING ATTACKED BY HERETICS SAVE ME!"
>>123229Sunny rushes to the door and opens it.
"What? Where?"
>>123230*prances past her laughing*
"gotcha again!"
>>123229A stallion walking his dog, a reddish collie, stands still and looks over for a moment from the side walk. After three seconds pause, he turns his head away and trots away. Quickly
>>123231"Why do you always do that? One of these days it won't be a laughing matter."
She pouts a little.
>>123234*he baps her gently on the nose*
"I'm sorry I just love how quickly you rush to my defense. Keep it up and one day I'll be in your debt from your amazing magical power!"
>>123235She blushes.
"I wouldn't call my magic amazing. But thanks. Do you want to come in?"
>>123234Sunny Rays can feel it now. A dark wind blows across the horizon, bringing with it a future of godlessness, where the gods of old and their worship are swept away, and with them, their awe and justice
>>123235For a winter’s day, the weather is fairly pleasant. In the 60’s
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>>123237I sit in her living room and stretch my wings
"So how have you been Sunny? I missed you" :3
>>123238The wooden floor makes a "knock" with each clop of the hoof across it, and Adrian Cloudburster makes his way to a floral patterned love seat to sit. The living room is a bit warmer than the outside, owing to a fire in the fireplace
>>123237She shivers.
>>123238"I missed you too. I have been having a really bad feeling lately. I can't quite put a hoof on it though."
>>123239well thank god for the fire in the fireplace that's on fire
>>123240"Oh? what kind of feeling?"
>>123241"It's hard to explain. Like Celestia's warmth is gone from ponies' hearts. Everything seems a bit darker than before."
>>123242Oh, it's been souring for a decade now. The revitalization that flowed out from Ponyville and filled much of the rest of Equestria - or the planet, for that matter - did not penetrate so far here. Like light blotted out by a dense thorn bush.
>>123242Adrian gets a bit worried, he likes to tease sunny but he trusts her with these sort of things. Her knowledge of the divine was unmatched in his opinion.
"What can we do?"
>>123244"I'm not sure. I guess I will just do what I can to keep the spirit of Celestia alive in my heart and share that with ponies."
She shakes off her sadness.
"I don't want to dwell on it though. You are here now and that is making my day that much brighter. What have you been up to?"
>>123245"went north and got into fights mostly, won some sweet prize money. Oh and I got you something"
He digs in his saddle bag and produces a book of divine hymns for celestia
>>123246"Oh thank you Adrian!"
She eagerly looks through the book.
"It's perfect."
She gives him a hug.
"You are the best."
>>123247"you're welcome~"
*hug*
"I hadn't seen it in your collection and I figured you'd like it"
>>123247"Hey what's say we head to the church and ask if anyone needs some help? maybe that'll make you feel better from all this darkness talk"
>>123249"Yeah. Sounds like a good idea."
She jumps up and heads to the door.
>>123250*walks behind her with a small grin on his face, glancing at her flank*
>>123249>>123250>>123251Past more little pink houses, along a grid line street that cuts through older streets, and past a new elementary school, there stands in a lot truncated by a newly constructed bowling alley a church. Made of darker stone covered by a white marble on the front, and with rectangular support that protrudes from an otherwise mostly rectangular structure. A rectangular stone bell tower stands up from above the vaulted slate roof. The building looks older, much older, than what has built up around it, like something from the old Equestria
>>123251Sly. You can get her after the adventure. Wouldn't want to ruin the GM's fun.She is oblivious to the looks, for now.
>>123252Sunny heads to the church door.
>>123253No no, let's see where this goesOpenning the door, there is no pony inside at the moment, put so many rows of pews before a central altar, and another row to the left, and the right, with a door further behind. The ceiling has a vaulted design, and the floor is covered in white marble
>>123253Adrian walks in beside her, brushing against her flank
"Wow empty today I see, should we look for someone?"
int 9 >>123255She blushes a bit, but shakes off the brushing.
"Sure. Let's check inside first."
She attempts to open the door.
>>123255>>123256The door opens easily.
From the door in the back of the church, a somewhat older stallion - a white unicron - walks out, wearing a vest of white, black and trimmed in gold. Sunny Rays recognizes the Stallion as Father Caldera
"Oh, nice to see you Sunny Rays. You brought a friend?"
>>123257"Good to see you too, Father. This is Arian. The colt I have been friends with since I was a little filly."
>>123257*whispers*
"wow I didn't know he was your father"
>>123258*cough* >_>
>>123258>>123255"Huh"
He reaches out a hoof towards Adrian, holding it up high enough it seems as if he may pat, rather than shake the hoof of, Adrian
"Well nice to meet you, Adrian. Your friend here has been a very good pony"
>>123259*pat pat*
>>123261He lowers his hoof an now shakes Adrian's hoof
"We don't get too many ponies this time of week. What brings you here?"
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>>123259She giggles.
>>123262"I have been feeling bad, Father. I need to do more for the Church. Ponies just don't have the light of Celestia in their hearts anymore."
>>123263He goes silent for a moment, and looks at Sunny Rays. Then he nods his head
"Yes, I know. Over in the city center a church was vandalised today. They broke the windows and spray painted the walls. It's terrible what hatred has been stoked up. And even among my own herd I fear for one of them. Gambling debts may get to him..."
>>123262>>123264"surely there's a way to help? we can't just give in to despair" :c
>>123265"Stay strong, and fight against the darkness. There are many ways to help, and many who need help"
>>123266"Oh yes. Not all ponies have great strength of will. Some fall into vice. Addiction even. And they borrow money from less than ethical types"
>>123268>>123267"Yeah! maybe we can lead him back to the light!"
Adrian ruffles Sunny's mane
>>123268>>123269"Oh it's uh..."
He looks around, down then up and around and back to Sunny Rays again, and sighs
"I guess I may as well tell you. All the wrong ponies know anyways, and his habit is well known in the community. Three Leaf Clover. He's a good pony inside. He knows he needs to kick the habit. But he's already ensnared deep in debts"