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Occupied Equestria - Long Hard Ride
Anonymous
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No.139000
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The adventure continues
1610 replies and 7 files omitted.
Anonymous
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No.139948
139949
>>139947
He nods
“Go on...”
Shimmering Spark
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No.139949
139950
>>139948
"Once we get the wolves getting looked at, talk with the doctors there, while I go look for the records. Imply to them that the changelings are looking to transfer you and it will start to become an expected result when I alter the records, which will allow the transition to take place smoothly."
Anonymous
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No.139950
139951
>>139949
"But the Changelings will know the difference. They will want confirmation and everything."
Shimmering Spark
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No.139951
139952
>>139950
"Then I will just have to get them to alter it for me."
Anonymous
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No.139952
139954
>>139951
He smiles at Spark
"You really think you can do that?"
Shimmering Spark
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No.139954
139955
>>139952
"I think so."
Spark smiles back
Anonymous
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No.139955
139956
>>139954
"Alright. Well, let's get these coffins in."
Shimmering Spark
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No.139956
>>139955
Spark helps the doctor load the coffins.
Anonymous
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No.139957
139958
First, they are stacked on a cart, then the cart must be taken to the station. At the station, a guard - openly a changeling with a spiked quest - is there to question:
"Where are the papers?"
Shimmering Spark
2c20e92
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No.139958
139959
>>139957
"Doc's got them over there. I'm helping him today."
Anonymous
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No.139959
139960
>>139958
The doctor drops the handle on the cart to pull out a set of papers:

"What, these don't seem to have proper names on them."

The doctor looks at him and says
"These three are, well, let's just say they need a bit more discretion. Best not to draw attention to them. They are destined to Whinnapolis for research purposes."

The guard looks a little more closely at the coffins. The doctor adds
"We don't know if there is any communicable disease on them. But I don't think the higher ups would appreciate any such deadly and disfiguring disease being spread by handling the corpses."
2c20e92
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No.139960
139961
[1d20+3 = 12]
>>139959
"I'm in no position to speculate, but I wouldn't be surprise if it has something to do with that panic in the mine."
Bluff roll.
Anonymous
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No.139961
139962
>>139960
The changeling physically pulls away, pulls his lips up in something like a wince, and with his right hoof, seems to wave them along.

The train pulls into station. It's a steam locomotive, with a windowless car in the fore, a few of what loo to be older coach cars, and then some cars behind that may be freight, though it's hard to say for sure from this angle.

The guard says:
"The baggage car. There."
Shimmering Spark
2c20e92
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No.139962
139963
>>139961
Spark helps the doctor move the coffins to the baggage car.
Anonymous
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No.139963
139964
>>139962
A couple items need to be moved and stacked up, but there is room for the three coffins. One needs to be placed in the center of the walk way, while one must be placed on top of other bags.

The doors are closed, and the car starts to move.
Shimmering Spark
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No.139964
139965
>>139963
What all can Spark see in this car?
Anonymous
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No.139965
139966
>>139964
A couple crates, some bags on the wall evidently filled with mail near the front of thee car, a small cart that seems to include mail, a door that presumably attaches to the locomotive on the front most end, a number of actual bags and items of luggage in leather cases to either side of the narrow walk way, and a door at the end. There are a couple dim electric lights, two doors on each side, one of which is two doors that slide open, and a door at the end that connects to the first coach car There are no windows. Of course the three coffins are there, as well as the doctor.
Shimmering Spark
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No.139966
139967
>>139965
"I don't suppose that guards will come in here to check on the mail, do you?"
Anonymous
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No.139967
139968
>>139966
"There is no RPO here, so there isn't a need. They aren't like the old Equestrian railway where they are most concerned with creatures stealing items of value out of the mail. Mostly they are worried about mail being used to coordinate partisan activity, or maybe hiding guns or explosives. They check it before it's sent, but they don't check it while it's moving."
Shimmering Spark
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No.139968
139969
>>139967
"Alright. Think the wolves are safe enough to come out and talk then?"
Anonymous
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No.139969
139970
>>139968
"Well, maybe..."
Shimmering Spark
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No.139970
139971
>>139969
Spark taps on the coffins, signaling it is safe to come out.
Anonymous
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No.139971
139972
>>139970
tap tap
There's a gasp, and Waabiski comes out panting. Makade independently throws off his lid, also gasping. He removes his rifle, and places it to the side.

Waabishki:
"It's so cramped and stuffy in there"

Makade:
"These airholes are not big enough."

Waabishki gets up, awkwardly, to go pull off the lid off Miskobag. Makade stretches out his legs, evidently in pain
Shimmering Spark
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No.139972
139973
>>139971
"Sorry. Still, we got in and are on our way."
Anonymous
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No.139973
139974
>>139972
Waabishki asks
"And what are we to do when we get there?"
Shimmering Spark
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No.139974
139975
>>139973
"We will get you in to see a doctor."
Anonymous
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No.139975
139976
>>139974
"Do we... just go to the hospital?"
Shimmering Spark
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No.139976
139977
>>139975
"You will once we get you in. I might have to sweet talk our way in, but that is doable."
Anonymous
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No.139977
139978
>>139976
She sits down next to Miskobag, who is silent, but looks up out of the coffin. He does not get out of it.
"Whatever it takes," she says, almost silently.
Shimmering Spark
2c20e92
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No.139978
139979
>>139977
Spark nods.
"Just remember to not lunge at anypony, changeling or otherwise. We have to maintain cover while we are there."
Anonymous
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No.139979
139980
>>139978
"I won't" she grimaces, and turns away

Makade now speaks
"Remember, we still have our problem of this almost 'state of war.'"
Shimmering Spark
2c20e92
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No.139980
139981
>>139979
"Where we are going, there are also wolves, which naturally would go to the doctor on occasion. So the war won't matter once we are in the city and heading for the doctor. We will be treated as any other citizen the changelings have to watch."
Anonymous
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No.139981
139982
>>139980
Almost irritated, he responds
"No. I don't mean that." He shakes his head and tilts his head down, before looking back up. "I mean our problem is not yet solved."
Shimmering Spark
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No.139982
139983
>>139981
"I'm sorry. I don't know what you are referring to."
Anonymous
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No.139983
139984
>>139982
"I mean the ongoing war against the Zagaskway. I's been a while since they've tried to attack our position, but it's a sword that has hung over our heads for half a year now. More importantly, it has severely reduced our ability to trade."
Shimmering Spark
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No.139984
139985
>>139983
"The Zagaskway? I have never heard of them."
Anonymous
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No.139985
139986
>>139984
"Ugh.... Us. Ziibe explained this, I think. Our band of the Ma'iingan."
Shimmering Spark
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No.139986
139987
>>139985
"These names are a bit much for me to keep up with. I have just met you after all."
Anonymous
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No.139987
139988
>>139986
He sighs
"I went to pony school, and so did Waabishki. Our pack is called the Zagaskway band. That is Ma'iingan for 'bloodsucker,' which is the same as the pony name for our pack. We are the 'Leech' group. Or rather, the 'Leech Lake' group. You ponies call us the Onibwe Nation. We call ourselves the Ma'iingan, which is our word for "people." We are the wolves of the southern and central Crystal Empire, and Northern Equestria."
Shimmering Spark
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No.139988
139989
>>139987
"So, you are afraid you will be attacked in our absence?"
Anonymous
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No.139989
139990
>>139988
"No, I mean we have a long term problem that is not resolved. We are running low on certain tools, medicines, and bullets."
Shimmering Spark
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No.139990
139991
>>139989
"Which is why it is a good thing you are making some pony friends then. I will set you up with trade with the New Mareland occupation."
Anonymous
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No.139991
139992
>>139990
Waabishki makes a remark, evidently not directed at Spark:
"But you were not born into the Zagaskway, were you?"

Makade blinks
"These 'New Marelanders.' Where are they?"
Shimmering Spark
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No.139992
139993 139994
>>139991
"To the east. They are the on the other side of the changeling border. Both sides are rivals and could go to war in the future as both want all of these lands of Equestria as their own."
Anonymous
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No.139993
139994 139995
>>139992
Makade:
"Something seems almost fitting about the ponies being conquered and colonized."

Makade pauses for a moment, and after a beat, resumes:
"But I cannot deny that the ponies have been reliable trade partners, even if they try to skip out of royalty payments. These Doubles have been only hostile so far."
Anonymous
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No.139994
139995 139996
>>139993
>>139992
Waabishki has her own remarks, however:
"I don't want our people to be caught up in someone else's war."
Shimmering Spark
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No.139995
139996
>>139993
>>139994
"Well, if you stay out of the war in entirety, you will need to create all of your own weapons and ammo, which makes you a more tempting target for your neighboring changelings, who like those things. Right now, their fear of the forest is keeping them from invading, but fear can be overcome by greed. Trade can occur under their radar and keep you out of direct conflict."
Anonymous
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No.139996
139997
>>139995
>>139994
Makade speaks to Waabishki:
"I've seen their advance. He is correct about one thing for certain. We need support."

Then he turns to Spark
"But I would rather negotiate with the Doubles than fight them. Perhaps they would be willing to give back some of our land in exchange for help against partisans."
Shimmering Spark
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No.139997
139998
>>139996
"You can be sure that if you deal with them, you will be spied on by them, including infiltration, if they don't demand to know you location and turn it into a new mine or foresting operation. There are two valuable things you can offer the changelings: land or information. That is if you don't want to consider labor in their mines as trade. And I doubt you have the information they are looking for to secure the trade.

Meanwhile, you do have knowledge useful to secure trade with New Mareland, the information you already possess about changeling structures, their fear of the woods, and the layout of said woods. It makes the most sense to trade with a distant neighbor that can't easily strike you and will have to stretch supply lines to invade rather than the superpower at your door."
Anonymous
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No.139998
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>>139997
He takes a moment to contemplate this. His ears move down, and back up again.

"Would this not anger the Changelings?"