//------------------------------// // 2-001 // Story: You Shouldn't Be Here // by Golden Flare //------------------------------// [SYSTEM MESSAGE FROM ???] [HELLO PLAYER.] [IF YOU'RE READING THIS, THEN YOU'VE GOTTEN THE HOMOCIDE ENDING.] [UNFORTUNATELY, YOU'VE MADE SOME MISTAKES IN YOUR JOURNEY.] [PLEASE, ALLOW ME TO RECTIFY THIS FOR YOU.] [NOW DON'T SCREW IT UP THIS TIME.] [NEW GAME] [LOAD GAME] [QUIT] >>load game [CANNOT LOAD THIS SAVE DATA, ENDING HAS ALREADY BEEN ACHIEVED] [NEW GAME] [LOAD GAME] [QUIT] >>new game [ANY PREVIOUS GAME DATA WILL BE DELETED, ARE YOU SURE YOU WISH TO START A NEW GAME? Y/N] >>y [LOADING NEW GAME] [COPYRIGHT EQUESTRIAN GAMES SOFTWARE INC. 2016] [GAME LOADED] You struggle to open your eyes as the sunlight beats down on your face, feeling that you're not in your bed, but on a patch of grass. That bit of knowledge made you force your eyes open wide in shock, then immediately regretting it after the sun overhead burns your retinas slightly. After your eyes readjust, you carefully viewed your surroundings; you're inside some kind of underground cave of dark gray stone with a single path forward and the only source of life you see is the grass beneath you, which appears to only be alive because of the sunlight pouring in through the hole right above you. It only took a minute for you to realize that you somehow fell through that same hole. You try to remember how it happened, but you can't. You can't even remember your own name or who you are. Deciding that sitting around isn't going to do a thing, you get up and walk into the pathway. As you walk, you notice a small side entrance on your right. You take a slight detour to see what's inside, and reach a dead end that has a small pedestal with what looks like three broken gems of ten shards each on top. You feel mesmerized by them, almost as if they were beckoning to you. But... You don't want to use them to hurt anyone. You just feel like you should return them to their rightful owner. [pick up gem shards? Y/N] >>y You retrieved the gem shards the put them in your pocket. [ITEM FOUND: 30 GEM SHARDS] [GAME AUTO-SAVED] [PATHWAY CLOSED] You turn around and exit the side cavern, continuing on your previous path. You come across a fork in the road, on your left is a path alit with turquoise green crystals, on your right is a pitch black path with ominous pinkish fog. Suddenly, you hear a voice! Maybe they can help you! With a plan in mind, you call out, "Hello?" Then the voice is silent. But not for long. "Who's there?" they demand, "Answer me!" The owner of the voice sounds hostile, but that does not deter you, "It's okay, I'm friendly." you look frantically in both pathways, trying to find where the voice is coming from, "Where are you?" "Follow the crystals...if you can." What's that supposed to mean? This is getting weirder by the minute. With your stubborn mindset, you press forward into the crystal-adorned cave. You begin to doubt your actions as you go deeper; you ARE in need of some answers, but is it worth finding some kind of dangerous creature? What will you do? [CONTINUE] [LEAVE] [DO NOTHING!] >>do nothing That doesn't really help you in this case. [CONTINUE] [LEAVE] [DO NOTHING!] >>continue Pushing all of your doubts aside, you continue on. After following the crystals along the path, you stop to see a disturbing sight. A demon. No. A she-demon, with red skin, fire-like hair, turquoise irises with black sclera, long, pointy ears, large wings, red and yellow tail, and sharp claws, wearing a yellow, red, and black tattered dress and black and red high heeled boots making her appearance more frightening. "Who are you?" the demon asks, but you are too shocked to speak, "I asked you a question!" "I...I don't know. All I know is that I woke up here with no memory of who I am or how I got here, wherever here is." "This is a prison for all evildoers like me." This cave...is a prison? But you've done nothing wrong. You shouldn't be here. "Tell me...is there a way out of here?" you ask her. "No one leaves. We've all tried. But the Barrier is too strong." You don't know what to make of all this. "I'm Sunset She-demon, by the way. Since you didn't bother to ask me for my name." "Oh, um, sorry." "'Sorry'? You really shouldn't be here. They couldn't have POSSIBLY banished you...could they?" They? "Who's 'they'?" "Never mind. It's obvious talking to you have no benefit for me." [CONVERSE] [DO NOTHING!] [LEAVE] >>converse "Maybe not, but if you could tell me why you're here, maybe I could understand how you got here and it might help to get it off your chest." "Hmph. Oh yeah? How about you take a long walk off a...short..." her insult stops cold as she notices something, "How...how did you get past the energy field...?" You were confused, what energy field? "Um...I just...walked through it? I guess?" "Are...are you...immune to magic...?" she asked. Her eyes brightened for a moment, then she gave a devious look, "Come closer. I wish to give you something." Cautiously, you walk closer to her, only for her to plant her lips on yours and feel your consciousness slip away. What will you do? [FIGHT!] [RUN!] [DO NOTHING!] [SPARE] [FLIRT] >>do nothing You decide not to do anything. Suddenly, some unknown force pushes her off you, making her slam into the cave wall. "H-How?" she asked, weakly. "I don't know." you answer, simply. "...Please...Help me escape this horrible place." You sigh, feeling pity and guilt take over your conscience, "Okay, okay, just...give me a minute." You look around the area you came in and notice a wall of pure energy. You try to poke it, only for your finger to go straight through it, maybe you are immune to magic, or whatever this force is. [INSPECT] [DO NOTHING!] [LEAVE] >>leave You can't leave. You told her you would help her. Something's nagging at the back of your mind, that a person is only as good as their word, which your conscience uses to tug at your heartstrings. [INSPECT] [DO NOTHING!] [LEAVE] >>do nothing "Why are you just standing there?" she questions you, "Aren't you going to remove the energy field?" Doing nothing doesn't really help either of you. [INSPECT] [DO NOTHING!] [LEAVE] >>inspect You choose to inspect it further. You notice a ring of crystals lined up with the energy field. Maybe they're the power source? "Give me a huge rock." you order. "Huh?" she uttered, confused. "A huge rock, gimme one." "Um, okay." She picks up a rock the size of your palm and puts it in your hand. You walk to the nearest crystal and smash the rock into it, causing it to crack. You keep bashing the crystal until it breaks and then do the same with the others, soon enough, the energy field flickers and fades away. "You...You did it!" she cheers. "Yeah...I guess I did." you say. "But...why? I'm a monster, why would you help me?" "I said I'd help you and I did. A person is only as good as their word." Your words render Sunset She-demon speechless. "Well, let's get going, there's gotta be an exit somewhere." Sunset shakes herself out of her stupor, "Uh...right!" [NEW PARTY MEMBER: SUNSET SHE-DEMON] The two of you leave the crystal cell and enter the path of pink fog.