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Occupied Equestria - Fall Chrysalis
Anonymous
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No.163000
163001 164814
In the distant future, Silver is partaking in a war to liberate West Equestria. In a far off land, Amber is running for freedom.
974 replies and 22 files omitted.
Anonymous
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No.163001
163002
>>163000
He holds up the rifle, and lets the bolt fly forward.

"Whatever lets me kill more of these bastards." He answers
Silver "The Floof" Sword
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No.163002
163003
>>163001
"Well, you are leader. Wherever you think we would do the best at, that is where we will go."
Anonymous
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No.163003
163004
>>163002
He scrunches
Silver "The Floof" Sword
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No.163004
163005
>>163003
Silver tilts his head in response to the scrunch.
Anonymous
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No.163005
163006
>>163004
"You've been in the game longer than I have. You decide."
Silver "The Floof" Sword
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No.163006
163007
>>163005
"Uh, okay. I guess oil plant then."
Anonymous
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No.163007
163008
>>163006
He nods
"Let's get to it.'

And he gets into his car, which has a shattered window and a few bullet holes
Silver "The Floof" Sword
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No.163008
163098
>>163007
Silver gets in as well.

"I hope Homeguard pays for car damage received in line of duty."
Silver "The Floof" Sword
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No.163026
(You) are all cute ponies
Silver "The Floof" Sword
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No.163042
(You) are still all cute ponies
Silver "The Floof" Sword
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No.163045
163046
(You) all continue to be cute ponies
Anonymous
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No.163046
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>>163045
I hope the poners come back soon.
Shimmering Spark
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No.163047
Things haven’t work out too well for my schedule this month, but things might be better soon.
Anonymous
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No.163050
163054
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Anonymous
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No.163051
163061
>>162990 →
Amber goes into the barn to see that it is divided into essentially two segments, although there is a large door between the two segments. The front of the barn includes a table and some sort of wooden mechanism that appears to be designed to keep a cow in place. The existence of running water and sinks suggest that this area is intended for procedures on larger livestock. It is much cleaner than a standard barn by far, yet still Amber is probably glad that this isn't the location she was operated on. The second portion is a more traditional barn, with multiple stalls for cattle (presumably, judging by the size) to stay the night. There is a ladder to an upper loft that is actually more closed off than in a traditional barn - it's actually more like a home attic.
Shimmering Spark
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No.163052
163057
I won’t have much time this week, but maybe this weekend will pan out.
Silver "The Floof" Sword
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No.163054
163055
>>163050
That is excessively silly.
Anonymous
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No.163055
>>163054
It is indeed, but priceless.
Shimmering Spark
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No.163057
>>163052
This is going to be an interesting week for work, but I am looking forward to playing again.
Amber Sunset
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No.163061
163062
>>163051
Interesting for sure. Amber heads to the upper loft and looks for a secluded space to make a nest out of.
Anonymous
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No.163062
163063
>>163061
The upper level of the barn is enclosed rather than open, more like an attic than a standard barn loft. And like an attic, there are items around, including a crook and an odd device made of metal with wheels on either side of a pair of grates. The ceiling is triangular and low, and not all of the floor is covered, though where it is, it is with boards. There are multiple spots where Amber can see down through the floor to the barn/stable below, these gaps in the floor occurring by where the roof connects with the wall. There are many places where the floor is more or less clear, and Amber can make a nest there.
Amber Sunset
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No.163063
163064
>>163062
Arranging some loose hay to make a bed, Amber rests there, wary of any unfamiliar sounds.
Anonymous
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No.163064
163069
>>163063
The loft has less hay than a standard barn, evidently owing to the awkward means of entry into the loft. Nevertheless, there is indeed a quantity of bedding straw stored which Amber may make use of. There are small circular windows on each end. There are many sounds in this location. Outside were the sounds of chirping birds and distant baahing. Inside, a restless cow and a pair of sheep make regular noises. And yet, for all of that, it's much quieter than Amber's apartment at midnight.
Amber Sunset
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No.163069
163097
>>163064
It's perfect! The highfalutin griffons next door might not be able to understand it, but for Amber it's a serene and restful place that reminds her of home. Not to mention it's secluded and out of public eye. Before fully committing to relaxing, however, Amber looks for yet another hiding spot within the loft to keep her mind at ease.
Silver "The Floof" Sword
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No.163072
163097
You know who's a cute pony?

(You)
Shimmering Spark
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No.163073
163097
There might be Spark tomorrow.
Shimmering Spark
c3f40f0
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No.163083
163097
I'll try again tomorrow.
Anonymous
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No.163097
163099
>>163083
>>163073
wags tail

>>163072
N-no u!
blushes

>>163069
There's a spot in the hay that blocks line of sight with the entryway, and is out of sight of the gaps in the floor near the roofing. This place is cozy enough even to sleep.
Anonymous
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No.163098
163100
>>163008
"Heh, if I get anything out of it, I would get more than I expected." He proceeds down a line of row houses that seem rather new, and past stores that are much larger than SIlver recalls outside of department stores, often taking up whole blocks.
Amber Sunset
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No.163099
163101
>>163097
This is fine. Amber stays here and waits for the cover of darkness. She might even "doze off," however that may be possible in a dream.
Silver "The Floof" Sword
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No.163100
163101
>>163098
Silver "oooo"s and "ahhh"s at the sight of the stores.

"They must sell everything there is to sell in those places..."
Anonymous
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No.163101
163102 163103
>>163099
Amber settles in

Roll Die
Listen. Wisdom modifier.

>>163100
"Not everything, but you can get food and washing detergent."
Cowtown has never, to Silver's recollection, had proper zoning, with brick factories next to elementary schools next to taxidermy shops next to tenements. And it still doesn't. But there's a clear trend of fewer residential buildings and more factories the further south Spec drives, with factories existing in clear clusters. The grid pattern is often broken to allow for bigger blocks. There are fewer old tenement buildings, more rowhouses, and a few more factories than Silver can recall.

Music plays over the speakers. Familiar patriotic tunes played on familiar instruments, though the specific incarnation is not.
Silver "The Floof" Sword
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No.163102
163148
>>163101
"More industry. We must be getting closer."
Amber Sunset
8acd505
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No.163103
163108 163181
>>163101
[1d20 = 11]
Anonymous
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No.163108
163119
>>163103
Some chirping, a sound of a door closing, some light talking outside. Nothing especially loud or major.
Amber Sunset
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No.163119
163148
>>163108
It probably is her friends enjoying some fresh air. Even so, she dares not stir lest it be something more sinister.
Anonymous
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No.163148
163149 163474
>>163119
Perhaps its better that way, remaining undisturbed out of the way of the world. Amber doesn't hear much, until after a few minutes, the silence from outside becomes palpable.

>>163102
Over the radio, communications continue to come in

"Anypony have any more cars?"
"Silver Lake over here. We're just on the edge of the danger zone. We have police cars to spare. Three cars and two ambulances."
"Yeah, send a few our way over here in Ashborn. We've got major congestion and several wrecks."

"This is city center, we have buggers holed up in the regional administrative building."
"Clear 'em out. Whatever they are doing there, it isn't good."
"They are fortified. We cannot advance."
"Alright. Stay on the line. We might get support."

Silver and Spec move to a new area, and Silver knows they are getting close. The grid pattern is interrupted by larger blocks, with large tanks for liquid storage, and hundred plus foot tall distillation towers protruding out of labyrinths of pipes and valves.

Spec:
"This is it. Six Sisters Oil Conglomerates' Midtown Refinery."
Silver "The Floof" Sword
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No.163149
163150
>>163148
"Alright, where do we go from here? Just look around for signs of combat?"
Anonymous
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No.163150
163151
>>163149
He picks up the radio, and speaks into it
"Home Guard reinforcements approaching the Six Sisters Refinery. Where is the danger?"

Reply:
"We're pinned down near terminal two transfer station by Distallation Towers 1 and 2. Multiple hostiles, armed."

This facility seems to be a combination of older buildings and newer constructions. This complex must surely have been built before much of the neighborhood around it, and the dense network of pipes almost resembles a briar patch that stops abruptly at the road, with a simple chain linked fence around it. Spec drives around. In some areas, pipes move over the road and into a closed factory or set of tanks on the other side of the road. In a couple areas, an apartment building exists on the other side, although here too, the apartment buildings are taller and cleaner than Silver remembers being prevalent in this side of town. Along the side of the road are ponies. Half at least are earth pony stallions, occasionally walking with a mare and a small herd of foals, and sometimes alone in blue denim uniforms. But most of the remainder are bat ponies, and while Silver has surely seen these creatures before, he may never have seen a large bat pony stallion in blue uniform walk with a suitcase, a bat pony mare, and one, two, three, four foals, all but one seemingly under the age of ten.
Silver "The Floof" Sword
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No.163151
163152
>>163150
That is certainly unusual. Silver thinks its a good kind of unusual, though, there needs to be more bat ponies in society like that. He prepares his equipment for the upcoming battle during the trip.
Anonymous
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No.163152
163153
>>163151
Unfortunately, in this future, bat ponies do not fear walking about in the open in broad daylight.

Silver has expended multiple rounds from his Jenny, and has not mounted the bayonet. Also, he is bleeding.
Silver "The Floof" Sword
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No.163153
163154
>>163152
As Silver mounts his bayonet, he asks, "There does not happen to be medkit in car?"
Anonymous
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No.163154
163155
>>163153
"Yeah, there should be one there."
He looks over
"It's a frontline kit. Pretty decent."

Spec turns around through a road that takes him into the tangle of pipes.
Silver "The Floof" Sword
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No.163155
163156
>>163154
"Alright, thanks."

Silver looks for the kit, and works on bandaging himself up so he doesn't bleed to death.

Medical roll required?
Anonymous
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No.163156
163157
>>163155
I mean, he can
Silver finds the kit, and sees that it has the usual components - iodine, alcohol, cotton, an empty hypodermic needle, and bandages. But it also has new additions. "Atropine" and Penicillin are in the mix, as well as a couple new items - a gel in a container, and a vial that glows bright blue.
Silver "The Floof" Sword
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No.163157
163158
>>163156
Silver inspects the two new additions before applying the bandages.
Anonymous
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No.163158
163159
>>163157
Both are clearly magical in nature. The gel is alchemical and to be applied topically, and the vial can either be injected or ingested.
Silver "The Floof" Sword
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No.163159
163160
>>163158
"What are these?"
Anonymous
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No.163160
163161
>>163159
“Quick healing formula. For traumatic injuries.” He says
Silver "The Floof" Sword
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No.163161
163162
>>163160
"Huh. Amazing."

Silver gets to wrapping up his wounds.
Anonymous
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No.163162
163163
>>163161
With the bandages only?

Roll die
fa0e80d
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No.163163
163164
[1d20 = 6]
>>163162
Anonymous
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No.163164
163165
>>163163
It’s… not his best work. Blood still seeps out.
Silver "The Floof" Sword
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No.163165
163169
>>163164
Silver lets out a groan of frustration.
Shimmering Spark
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No.163167
163169
It has been very hard to work around my schedule. But I am confident that things will clear up soon to allow me to play again.
Anonymous
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No.163169
163170
>>163167
hopes

>>163165
Spec drives around and into a gated entrance. A grey colored pony peaks its head and ear tufts over the edge of the window in the security booth.
Silver "The Floof" Sword
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No.163170
163171
>>163169
Silver, the armed and bloody pony, looks at the apparently cowering security pony.

"Excuse me, mind taking test to see if you are changeling?"
Anonymous
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No.163171
163172
>>163170
The creature raises its head further, and Silver can see slit, brown eyes.

"How do I know that you are not a changeling?" The frightened stallion says
Silver "The Floof" Sword
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No.163172
163173
>>163171
"You have flashlight, yes?"
Anonymous
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No.163173
163174
>>163172
"Uh." He looks down

"I think there's one here..."
Silver "The Floof" Sword
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No.163174
163175
>>163173
If Spec has stopped, Silver gets out. If he hasn't, he asks him to stop, then he gets out. He approaches the security booth.

"Here, shine it in my eyes. If they shine back like they would normally, I am pony. If you see flat color underneath, I am changeling."
Anonymous
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No.163175
163178
>>163174
The pony looks up. Silver can see that the stallion is a bat pony, and he is in a uniform. The uniform's blue coloring implies a general worker's uniform, rather than a security guard.

He is tentative, but takes a light, and shines it towards Silver's eyes.
Silver "The Floof" Sword
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No.163178
>>163175
Silver shine and reflect as a pony's eyes should, even though the light makes him squint a little.
Anonymous
55dcf3a
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No.163181
163182
>>163103
The light moves, and the stallion winces.
"Uh, what am I looking for?"
His lips are pulled back, showing teeth and fangs.
"I'll just... I think that's good..."
Silver "The Floof" Sword
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No.163182
163187
>>163181
Silver nods, and holds his hoof out for the flashlight.

"Alright, now you."
Shimmering Spark
c3f40f0
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No.163183
163187
Soon
Silver "The Floof" Sword
fa0e80d
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No.163184
163187
Everyone above and below this post are cute ponies
Anonymous
55dcf3a
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No.163187
163188
>>163183
hopes

>>163184
no u

>>163182
He hoofs over the flashlight

He presses his lips together, and opens his eyes
Silver "The Floof" Sword
fa0e80d
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No.163188
163189
>>163187
Silver now procedes to shine the flashlight in the pony's eyes.
Anonymous
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No.163189
163190
>>163188
He flinches. The pupils close, narrowing to vertical slits, and the brown irises reflect back a somewhat yellowy gold.
fa0e80d
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No.163190
163191
[1d20+3 = (18+3) = 21]
>>163189
Sense Motive: It seems legit...but is it really?
Anonymous
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No.163191
163192
>>163190
He seems to generally have no idea what the hell is going on.
Silver "The Floof" Sword
fa0e80d
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No.163192
163193
>>163191
Fair enough. Silver turns off the flashlight and gives it back to him.

"You are good. We are members of Homeguard coming to reinforce soldiers pinned down here at plant. Can you point us where they might be?"
Anonymous
55dcf3a
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No.163193
163194
>>163192
He points a hoof behind him and to his right

"Over there. I think there's..... three of them? I'm not sure. They have guns though. They are where the pipes connect from the first collecting tank off of the terminal to the first distillation tower. I think their goal is to create a backlog of gas in the system to create a pressure build up and an explosion. That tank is connected to the port terminal, so it will definitely take the entire refinery offline. Maybe not for long, but if a fire spreads it could do a lot of damage."
Silver "The Floof" Sword
fa0e80d
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No.163194
163195
>>163193
Silver's eyes widen. He thinks he made a good choice in coming here first.

"That would...not be good. Is there anypony left here who can operate system once we stop changelings, if they start process?"
Anonymous
55dcf3a
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No.163195
163196
>>163194
"Uh, well, barely, but yes. Half of the operators have already left when the sirens started. We were keeping a crew to shut most of the systems off and flare off the excess gas, but they are intimidated by the gunshots. I think some may be hiding. And either the changelings have an operator or two hostage, or they were among the operators, because they have shut down the flares."
Silver "The Floof" Sword
fa0e80d
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No.163196
163197
>>163195
"Alright. We will see if we can find or rescue some of them. Thank you for all your help."

Silver gets back in the car.

"Let us not dilly dally. Time to stomp some bugs."
Anonymous
55dcf3a
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No.163197
163198
>>163196
Silver returns to Spec, who is watching Silver as he approaches
"Don't have to tell me twice" He says, and starts driving forward into the plant at a high rate of speed. Some of the road is paved, but most is gravel, and much of the ground is covered in dirt or gravel, with more than a few patches stained with remnants of tar. Most of the ground, however, is covered in densely packed blocks of large industrial equipment. Shiny, silver steel, cylindrical towers ten feet thick and a hundred and fifty feet tall, ringed with walkways and ladders, large storage tanks, cooling towers on top of twenty foot tall condensation units, large white tanks, and myriad labyrinths of pipes going every which way, sometimes crossing over the roadways

Spec:
"So it's the terminal? Towards the harbor, I presume?"
Silver "The Floof" Sword
fa0e80d
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No.163198
163199
>>163197
"He said they were going cut off first collecting tank off of terminal to first distillation tower. If they do, pressure will build in tank until it explodes."
Anonymous
55dcf3a
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No.163199
163200
>>163198
"Seems like the hard way to do it if you ask me. Anyways, let's go find this thing. It's got to be near the harbor..."

And the two hear gunshots
Silver "The Floof" Sword
fa0e80d
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No.163200
163201
>>163199
"That is where they are. Follow that noise!"
Anonymous
55dcf3a
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No.163201
163202
>>163200
Silver and Spec continue down the road to where they see a large square probably at least fifty feet wide, and with at least two half-cylinders with hemispherical ends sticking out of it, with pipes coming off of the top. At the bottom is an enclosed set of grates ten feet tall that hiss with the sound of burning gas, and a narrow smoke stack extends high above this structure, with largely invisible fumes spewing out the top. Large round pipes come out of this structure, and move forward and up only just allowing a pony to walk underneath them. They go to a cylindrical tower, which is only just the first in a row of cylindrical towers that extends off several hundred feet to the left, perpendicular to the car. Off to the left, Silver can see a few pill-shaped tanks, and pipes leading to a very tall, very straight cylinder or smoke stack.

In front of Silver, above the square block, and to the left of the row of towers, Silver can see the end of a line of pipes that extends and disappears to blue skies with a few scattered clouds and the orange tint of the rising Sun, slightly distorted by the heat of rising gas fumes. Silver must surely be by the sea.

There are two sets of gun shots. One is a singular popping of what is probably a lower power civilian gun coming from outside of line of sight at the far end of the row of towers. But the other is the crackling sound of automatic gun fire, probably from a submachine gun. It comes from behind the left side of the square unit, and blocked from line of site by the pipes that connect the square to the row of towers.
Silver "The Floof" Sword
fa0e80d
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No.163202
163203
>>163201
Silver looks at Spec.

"Think our ponies are ones using civilian weapons? Those changelings we fought earlier used submachine guns."
Anonymous
55dcf3a
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No.163203
163204
>>163202
"Our ponies are the ones who called for help. I'm pretty sure of that much."
Silver "The Floof" Sword
fa0e80d
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No.163204
163205
>>163203
"Use radio, maybe they can tell us which ones they are."
Anonymous
55dcf3a
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No.163205
163206
>>163204
Spec calls on the radio
"This is Homeguard calling Celestial Oil Refinery. We are in the plant. We have two contacts. Gunshots. One automatic, one not."

A voice answers. And.... Silver can already tell it's that same bat pony from earlier.
"I don't know, I think they had pretty big guns. I'm not sure where they got them from."
Silver "The Floof" Sword
fa0e80d
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No.163206
163207
>>163205
Silver looks to his son.

"Well...your call, Spec."
Anonymous
55dcf3a
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No.163207
163208
f21.png
>>163206
Silver "The Floof" Sword
fa0e80d
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No.163208
163209
>>163207
"I could try investigating one of groups, see which is which perhaps."
Anonymous
55dcf3a
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No.163209
163210
>>163208
"That seems pretty dangerous" Spec says

"You go up to them and ask 'hey, are you a changeling'. Sounds like that can go wrong quickly."
Silver "The Floof" Sword
fa0e80d
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No.163210
163211
>>163209
"Maybe. Or we could just pick one and fire upon them. I think it is ones with submachine guns, from how they are positioned and that we know they are using such weapons. And who is more likely to be pinned down, group using submachine guns or basic rifles?"
Anonymous
55dcf3a
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No.163211
163212
>>163210
"A submachine gun is a short ranged weapon. Best for getting up close and clearing an area. A rifle is longer range, and if it isn't semi-auto it's probably not great for short range."
Silver "The Floof" Sword
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No.163212
163213
>>163211
"So you think it is ones with rifles that are changelings?"
Anonymous
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No.163213
163214
>>163212
"No, just that if you're pinned down, a submachine gun isn't at its best use."
Silver "The Floof" Sword
fa0e80d
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No.163214
163215
>>163213
"Well, we have to do something. What would you do? One of these groups is pony and other is changeling. Do we rush in and join battle against one of them hoping it is right choice? Do we hang back and scout them hoping that something will give away which is which?"
Anonymous
55dcf3a
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No.163215
163216
>>163214
He blinks, and starts to breath heavily, and sweat.
"They did this before to us. They did this quite a lot. We tried to have special codes, special words or questions. Of course they tried to learn the answers... Here's the thing, neither of them know where we are, so if we go around them, they won't know where we are."
Silver "The Floof" Sword
fa0e80d
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No.163216
163217
>>163215
"Let us scout them out from distance, then. If one of them are bleeding ichor, they are changelinga."
Anonymous
55dcf3a
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No.163217
163218
>>163216
Spec nods, and turns the car engine off. He holds up his Jenny.

The Jenny Battle Rifle, while not having quite the range or penetration of the old bolt action rifles, still has enough range and penetration as can be desired, and the optic gives the gun the feel of a battle rifle. Though the recoil may make it impractical for use as a full auto at range, it still holds value in the short range and for those who can control short bursts.
Silver "The Floof" Sword
fa0e80d
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No.163218
163219
>>163217
Silver holds his own Jenny up, gently yet firmly caressing her sleak and sturdy frame. He peers through the rifle's scope to look in the direction of the machine gun wielding combatants.
Anonymous
55dcf3a
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No.163219
163220
>>163218
To do so, Silver must find line of sight. By going through the underpass under the pipes, Silver will be off to the side of the machine gun wielders, and the riflemare both. He might be visible, especially to the latter, but he will be in line of sight. Silver can alternatively go around the large, square block, trying to get behind the machine gun wielders.