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Occupied Equestria - Long Hard Ride
Anonymous
72d6971
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No.139000
139001
The adventure continues
1560 replies and 7 files omitted.
Anonymous
58c04a9
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No.140049
140052
>>140048
>>140047
The shot goes low, landing in the ceiling - one of the few vaulted ceilings in the town - causing a few ceramic shingles to shatter and fly about. Quite a number are dislodged, sliding off the roof and falling to the ground.

This absolutely gets the Changeling's attention

"Dort!"
There is the sound of rifle fire, and Silver can see dirt kicked up by a bullet hitting the ground behind the house where they are hiding.
Amber Sunset
4ad0552
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No.140050
140051
>>140046
"Thank you for your business, have a nice day. I hope your daughter does well!" She waves goodbye to the customer.
Anonymous
58c04a9
?
No.140051
140054
>>140050
"Oh, she will. She will."

He leaves, but outside, Amber notices something. An automobile pulls up, stopping outside. It's a rather fancy one two, with a long engine house and curves. A grey diamond dog in a suit and wearing a black cap gets out and opens the rear door.
Silver "The Floof" Sword
9226999
?
No.140052
140053
>>140049
"Take cover against wall!"

Silver rushes up against the wall of the church, to inform the rest of the ponies what to do. He points to one of the ponies carrying grenades.

"Take step back and toss pineapple!"
Anonymous
58c04a9
?
No.140053
140056
>>140052
"At what?" The pony yells
Amber Sunset
4ad0552
?
No.140054
140055
>>140051
Her mouth gapes open at such an unexpected sight. Amber had seen automobiles before but never such ones designed with form in mind to a degree of art. She assumes that the diamond dog must be quite wealthy if he has such nice clothes and is driving such a machine–that is, until he opens the door.
Anonymous
58c04a9
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No.140055
140059
>>140054
The pony that steps out is a unicorn mare. Her coat is a lighter pink, but she's wearing a dress of greens and blues. Her mane has black and white both. She steps down, and walks towards the shop, then inside. The diamond dog closes the door.
Silver "The Floof" Sword
9226999
?
No.140056
140057
>>140053
"At where rifle fire is coming from!"

He motions to the same location as he did for the rifle grenade.
Anonymous
58c04a9
?
No.140057
140058
>>140056
A pony throws one out, then another

[1d20 = 17]
[1d20 = 9]
Anonymous
58c04a9
?
No.140058
140060
>>140057
>>140057
One is tossed over, hits a window and falls down besides the church, detonating on the ground. There is a distinct sound of glass breaaking, as some of the windows on the church shatter. Shrapnel seems to fly either way through the passage way between the buildings.

Another grenade is tossed up, bounces on the roof, and falls over to the other side of the roof, exploding somewhere on the roof top.
Amber Sunset
5826d62
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No.140059
140061
>>140055
Oh my, I wasn't expecting somepony like this! She looks a princess almost. What do I do, what do I do? she frets to herself, before practically leaping in front of her and bowing, or whatever the pony equivalent of a curtsey is.
Silver "The Floof" Sword
9226999
?
No.140060
140061 140065
>>140058
Silver ducks when the grenade goes off so close to them.

"Черт! Everypony okay?"
Anonymous
58c04a9
?
No.140061
140062 140065
>>140059
She opens the door, affirming that her stop here was indeed intentional. She walks in, delicately but also with a quick pace. At once she looks young, but also older, like she's trying to keep the beauty of youth even after the passage of years. A best guess is that she's somewhere in her late thirties - if she's older, she does a good job of hiding it - while still attractive to the stallions (mostly, anyways). Her dress is probably the most peculiar feature about her, besides the automobile and driver. It's a set of fine material (silk?) that looks inappropriately light for a winter's day. It's pattern of blues and greens with yellow hints looks almost like the aurora. It's probably a more expensive brand than anything sold here. She wears a white and blue set of slippers.

Guy has spent much of the day standing on guard slightly to the right of the entryway, and a little back. He has tried to meet and talk with customers before Amber could. Now, he takes a step back, and moves out of the way. High Sewn looks up from her magazine at the entering mare.

>>140060
"Yes."

Perhaps the last grenade had its intended effect of making the Changeling position duck down, because there is a pause of fire for almost three seconds. but when that ends, there is a hail of bullets. The machine gun starts shooting, and seems to hit the wall of the house Silver and the rifle section are up against.

[1d20 = 20]
Amber Sunset
5826d62
?
No.140062
140063
>>140061
Compared to this new entrant Amber looks positively drab with her dark, concealing dress that was out of fashion years ago. Her straight-cut hair betrays the appearance of a commoner, a fact only reinforced by her country accent.
"Good afternoon, miss! Welcome to the shop. I hope there is something I can help you with," she says with a hint of nervousness but also with warmth.
Anonymous
58c04a9
?
No.140063
140064
>>140062
She turns sharply to Amber, and looks at her with her light blue eyes.

"I can find it myself just fine, thank you." She turns away. Then she turns back
"Actually, surprise me. It's a gift for somepony's daughter."
Amber Sunset
5826d62
?
No.140064
140065
>>140063
"Oh, um…I'll do my best!" She hurries to the section with the higher-end clothes.
Anonymous
58c04a9
?
No.140065
140066 140067
>>140061
>>140060
A hail of bullets come down, hitting the wall of the house and the ground around them.

Then something very unfortunate comes down, bouncing against the ground, flying up, and stopping past the ponies in front of them, behind the house. It's a grenade, perfectly positioned in front of them all.

>>140064
She slowly comes over.
"Younger" she says
Amber Sunset
5826d62
?
No.140066
140068
>>140065
"Like these?" She moves toward the dresses similar to the one she just sold earlier.
Silver "The Floof" Sword
9226999
?
No.140067
140068
>>140065
Can Silver make a roll to throw the grenade away from the soldiers? And if so, what type of roll?
Anonymous
58c04a9
?
No.140068
140069 140070
>>140067
It's already been flying through the air, so there is not much time. It would be like an unarmed attack role, because it is literally a kick. Also, failure and probably even success mean a grenade exploding very nearby

>>140066
She looks at it
"Rather basic. But if this pony were more important, I'd be at Le Chevalier. Why don't you tell me what you'd get your six year old daughter? With more money, of course."
Silver "The Floof" Sword
9226999
?
No.140069
140071
>>140068
Time slows down to a point where it almost completely stops in Silver's head. All of the options available to him go through to be weighed in his mind, and in his mind he doesn't see very many good options. And there isn't much time to deliberate on any better ones. He thinks about the soldiers with him, about their service to Equestria, what ponies await them back home when this war is over, how much more of their young lives they have left...and makes his decision.

He offers a prayer to Celestia, prepares to be welcomed by his long dead wife, and jumps on the grenade.
Amber Sunset
5826d62
?
No.140070
140071
>>140068
"I…don't have a daughter. But if I did, maybe something that could be worn to a lot of different events over the year." She feels a dark cream, cotton dress with embroidery on the upper part and truffles on the skirt.
Anonymous
58c04a9
?
No.140071
140072 140073
>>140069
I'm guessing Silver ends the dream right here?
https://youtu.be/-Pouu1DoqVM?t=230

>>140070
"And that is what you'd go with?" She asks, skeptically
Amber Sunset
5826d62
?
No.140072
140074
>>140071
"Um, maybe something brighter would be better for her age, like pink. I'm sure she would like that, right? Maybe with flowers."
Silver "The Floof" Sword
9226999
?
No.140073
140074
>>140071
Uh...I don't know. Is that the end of the dream?
Anonymous
58c04a9
?
No.140074
140075 140076
>>140072
"Mhmmm. Where are you from, fillie?" She asks
She speaks strongly, and she is accented to the Equestrian East, probably Manehattan, but maybe further north."

>>140073
Well if he dies in dream, then obviously, yes
Amber Sunset
5826d62
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No.140075
140077
>>140074
"I'm from a bit to the west of here. I came to the city a couple of days ago," she replies slowly.
Silver "The Floof" Sword
9226999
?
No.140076
140078
>>140074
I'm just not sure he'd survive even if he was successful in kicking the grenade away or telekinetically throwing it around the corner of the building.
Anonymous
58c04a9
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No.140077
140080
>>140075
"West of here? Like Sire's Hollow? Moonlight Shores?"
Anonymous
58c04a9
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No.140078
140079
>>140076
Okay
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6tI2luo20cU
Silver "The Floof" Sword
9226999
?
No.140079
>>140078
Then I suppose he does...?
Amber Sunset
5826d62
?
No.140080
140081
>>140077
"The forested area near by the river. It's a bit closer to Baltimare than it is to New Horseleans."
Anonymous
58c04a9
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No.140081
140082
>>140080
“Well, that explains a bit. And what brought you here?”
Amber Sunset
5826d62
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No.140082
140084
>>140081
"A lot of folks go to the city to try to get rich. I don't want to get rich–I wouldn't even know what to do with the money–but I got to support my parents and my little brother."
Silver "The Floof" Sword
9226999
?
No.140083
Or should we do-over with Silver kicking/throwing the grenade away instead?
Anonymous
58c04a9
?
No.140084
140085
>>140082
“And that’s why you’re here? In this store?” She asks
Amber Sunset
5826d62
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No.140085
140086
>>140084
"Yes, ma'am. Miss Sewn was kind enough to let me work in her store and I'm trying my hardest to help her. I'm also the hostess for a restaurant at night." She grins, as if this is some small point of pride.
Anonymous
58c04a9
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No.140086
140089
>>140085
“Oh? Which one.” She asks.
9226999
?
No.140087
140088
[1d20+8 = 17]
Let's just see what the roll would have been.
Anonymous
58c04a9
?
No.140088
140090
>>140087
Context. Roll a second d20
Amber Sunset
5826d62
?
No.140089
140091
>>140086
Has the name of the restaurant been given yet? If not, let's just say Amber mentions it and follows up with the eager question, "Have you heard of it? A lot of fashionable mares like yourself tend to visit."
Silver "The Floof" Sword
9226999
?
No.140090
140091
>>140088
What modifiers?
Anonymous
58c04a9
?
No.140091
140092 140093
>>140089
“On Chincoteague? I’ve passed by it.”
She doesn’t have an immediate follow up.

>>140090
No modifiers
9226999
?
No.140092
[1d20 = 9]
>>140091
Amber Sunset
5826d62
?
No.140093
140094
>>140091
"I really hope you can stop by one day, even if just for a bite or a drink. The decor is really nice and the food is even better. I'll get you the best seat in the house, oh forgive me for rambling…"
Anonymous
58c04a9
?
No.140094
140247
>>140093
She smiles a little
“You sure are a chipper one. Do you take so much pride in every little job?”
Anonymous
58c04a9
?
No.140095
140096
Okay, that’s it for me tonight
Amber Sunset
5826d62
?
No.140096
>>140095
Goodnight!
Shimmering Spark
2c20e92
?
No.140098
140099
>>140014
Thanks! Sorry, I had to cut my session short yesterday.
>>140013
"We will see what we can do."
Anonymous
58c04a9
?
No.140099
140100
>>140098
Waabishki says to Makade:
"Didn't your parents move to Whinnyapolis?"

Makade:
"No. Why?"

Waabishki:
"That letter you had smuggled in. Biwak told me about it."

Makade:
"And?"

Waabishki:
"And they told you they moved to Whinnyapolis."

Makade:
"Okay, yes. Fine."
Shimmering Spark
2c20e92
?
No.140100
140101
>>140099
"That can work."
Anonymous
58c04a9
?
No.140101
140102
>>140100
Doctor:
“And if you are caught, it’s just a personal visit to family.” He smiles.
Shimmering Spark
2c20e92
?
No.140102
140103
>>140101
"I suppose. Though we won't be caught."
Anonymous
58c04a9
?
No.140103
140104
>>140102
Doctor:
"Yes. That's the spirit."
Shimmering Spark
2c20e92
?
No.140104
140105
>>140103
Spark smiles.
Anonymous
58c04a9
?
No.140105
140106
>>140104
Okay, either cut to arrive in Whinnyapolis, or move to coach car Which will likely lead to arrival
Shimmering Spark
2c20e92
?
No.140106
140107
>>140105
We can move to the arrival now.
Anonymous
58c04a9
?
No.140107
140108
>>140106
It's perhaps one and a half to two hours, Spark feels the train slowing, and then stopping.

Doctor:
"We must be arriving in station."
Shimmering Spark
2c20e92
?
No.140108
140117
>>140107
Spark heads to the coach to get ready to exit.
Anonymous
58c04a9
?
No.140117
140120
>>140108
Makade pulls his rifle back into the coffin as Waabishki places the lid back on Miskobag's coffin. Spark finds the door at the back, and is able to go through it, through the vestibule, and through the door into the coach. Spark sees the ponies inside the coach car, though it's less than half full. More earth ponies than any other race, and a surprising - or not surprising - number of Crystal ponies. They wear old woven sweaters and heavy coats, and look up at the passing ponies if they look up at all. At the end of the car are two seats together. Looking outside, Spark can see they are already at the platform - an island, mostly empty, of brick and concrete. Nopony stands to get off.

A white unicorn stallion with a ragged coat walks inside, declaring "have your tickets and ID ready to present." He comes in turn to Spark and the doctor.
Shimmering Spark
2c20e92
?
No.140120
140122
>>140117
Spark nods the doctor over.
9226999
?
No.140121
140123 140130
[1d20+6 = 17]
Reflex
Anonymous
58c04a9
?
No.140122
140124
>>140120
The doctor smiles and blinks, evidently not understanding
\
"Tickets and ID" the attendant says
Anonymous
58c04a9
?
No.140123
>>140121
[1d20+1 = 3]
[1d20+1 = 20]
[1d20+1 = 21]
[1d20+2 = 3]
[1d20+1 = 20]
[1d20+2 = 8]
Shimmering Spark
2c20e92
?
No.140124
140125
>>140122
"I'm with the doctor here."
Anonymous
58c04a9
?
No.140125
140126
>>140124
"Tickets and ID, please.
Shimmering Spark
2c20e92
?
No.140126
140128
>>140125
Spark shows his fake ID from the boarder crossing.
"I said I'm with the doc here. The changelings on the line when I boarded said I was free to ride due to the nature of the cargo we are carrying. It is urgent."
Silver "The Floof" Sword
9226999
?
No.140127
140130 140132
Silver shouts "GRENADE!" while diving to kick the grenade away from the group.
Anonymous
58c04a9
?
No.140128
140129
>>140126
He blinks, and picks up the ID with blue unicorn magic, examining it

The Doctor:
"Yes... we're escorting medical... 'waste,' if you will, from Blackwood. Some discretion is requested from the Gendarme. The regional commander will appreciate it."

The doctor gives the attendant his ID, and the attendant backs off. Attendant:
"Very well. You are cleared."

And Spark and the doctor may leave
Shimmering Spark
2c20e92
?
No.140129
140130
>>140128
Spark helps the doctor unload the coffins.
Anonymous
58c04a9
?
No.140130
140131 140132
>>140121
>>140127
Silver sees the grenade coming to a resting position in front of his group. He immediately rushes forward and kicks it to push it away, before trying his hardest to throw himself to the ground.

There is a loud sound, a stinging sensation, and then tinnitus making it difficult to hear much at all.

[1d6 = 2]
[2d6 = 3]
[2d6 = 4]
[1d6 = 2]

>>140129
This is not an easy task, as it requires locating a cart, taking the three coffins out, stacking them, and covering everything with a cover.
Shimmering Spark
2c20e92
?
No.140131
140132
>>140130
Would there be a cart nearby?
Anonymous
58c04a9
?
No.140132
140133 140134
>>140127
>>140130
In Silver's years of life, he presumably has many things to be grateful for, and many ponies to be grateful to. Of these, one of the least expected benefactors of Silver is also one of the more consequential: whatever Changeling military adviser thought it would be a good idea to use "offensive" concussion-effect grenades over the Equestrian style "defensive" fragmentation grenades.

Silver is a little dazed, is prone, momentarily deaf, and seems to have been hit with some shrapnel. But he is alive and can move his limbs.

>>140131
Yes, one for moving luggage short distances evidently belonging to the railway. But it's not suited for taking the coffins across the city.
Shimmering Spark
2c20e92
?
No.140133
140136
>>140132
"So, how are we going to move our cargo?"
Silver "The Floof" Sword
9226999
?
No.140134
140135
>>140132
Groaning in pain and unable to hear anything over the loud dinn in his ears, Silver checks to see just how bad his shrapnel wounds are.
Anonymous
58c04a9
?
No.140135
140137
>>140134
A slim piece of casing, very small, in the upper back. It's hard to tell how hard it would be to remove.
Anonymous
58c04a9
?
No.140136
140146
>>140133
"Uh... I don't know, really."
9226999
?
No.140137
140138 140140
[1d20+5 = 23]
>>140135
Heal: Silver turns his head so he can look at the shrapnel as best as he can, bites down on his rifle, and focuses his magic around the metal piece to try to pull it out.
Anonymous
58c04a9
?
No.140138
140139
>>140137
Cannot rest when enemies are nearby - Silver has exposed himself dangerously close to the line of fire.
Silver "The Floof" Sword
9226999
?
No.140139
140140
>>140138
Alright then, he gets back into cover, and then pulls the shrapnel out of him.
Anonymous
58c04a9
?
No.140140
140141
>>140137
>>140139
Silver succeeds in pulling a small piece of grenade casing out of him, though it leaves a lot of blood.

Silver can see that three other members of the section were hit, ones who failed to hit the ground before the grenade exploded. The wounding is minor compared to what it could have been
Silver "The Floof" Sword
9226999
?
No.140141
140142 140143
>>140140
Silver groans in pain again, and slowly stands up from his position. He peaks around the corner at the changeling position.
Anonymous
58c04a9
?
No.140142
140143
>>140141
Still there.

[1d20 = 12]
Anonymous
58c04a9
?
No.140143
140144
>>140141
>>140142
There is a shot (and miss) at Silver from what seems to be a bolt action rifle
9226999
?
No.140144
140145 140147
[1d20+10 = 26]
>>140143
Silver aims and fires a returning round at the changeling.
Anonymous
58c04a9
?
No.140145
140147
>>140144
Whether Silver hit or did not, he certainly got close, hitting within the tower, and causing at least one to drop their heads

[1d20 = 16]
Shimmering Spark
2c20e92
?
No.140146
140147
>>140136
"Well, we are going to have to do something. Do we drag them along the ground?"
Anonymous
58c04a9
?
No.140147
140148 140152
>>140144
>>140145
Silver now invites the shooting of the machine gun around the corner, with a long "clack clack clack."

>>140146
"Either we need a full sized cart, or we need to find a place to take the wolves out."
Silver "The Floof" Sword
9226999
?
No.140148
140149
>>140147
If he can, now would be a good time for Silver to duck back around the corner.
Anonymous
58c04a9
?
No.140149
140150
>>140148
Silver indeed does. The other members of the rifle section seem to be pinned in place.
Silver "The Floof" Sword
9226999
?
No.140150
140151
>>140149
Silver looks back to them, and shouts due to his continued tinnitus.

"Can anypony hear me!?"
Anonymous
58c04a9
?
No.140151
140153
>>140150
Most of them move their lips.
Shimmering Spark
2c20e92
?
No.140152
140154
>>140147
"Well, I guess finding a spot would be more convenient for us."
Silver "The Floof" Sword
9226999
?
No.140153
140154
>>140151
"I'm going to take that as a no!"

Is there any medium or large size object nearby that can be thrown, like a brick?
Anonymous
58c04a9
?
No.140154
140155 140364
>>140153
There are pieces of fence that have been dislodged by machine gun bullets (including bricks), rocks in the backyard, and the gravel road

>>140152
"Okay, so there's probably a baggage or cargo position somewhere around here... or we could remove the coffins to a different building..."
Silver "The Floof" Sword
9226999
?
No.140155
140156
>>140154
Silver grabs a brick in his telekinesis, and tosses it out into the MG's line of sight.
Anonymous
58c04a9
?
No.140156
140157
>>140155
"Clack clack clack" a short burst from the machine gun - not more than a second - and no shots from rifles
Silver "The Floof" Sword
9226999
?
No.140157
140158
>>140156
"Damn..."

Silver looks back to his soldiers. Are any of them wearing army caps?
Anonymous
58c04a9
?
No.140158
140159
>>140157
Most have the wide brimmed steel helmets issued to most combat infantry.
Silver "The Floof" Sword
9226999
?
No.140159
140160
>>140158
"Hmm...can not do that..."

Could he blind throw a grenade around the corner at the changelings?