Twilence went through the import as fast as she could, crawling to the altar as she did so, keeping up the invisibility.
"Are you... Invisible? Or did you really run?" Vriska frowned. "Or did you just get an import and are thinking it through?" She glanced at her watch. "Come on Twilence, twenty seconds."
Rarity, Starshell, or Discord. She was sure she was choosing the Starshell, it was almost as if she had no choice - but then she saw a warning from Zen, and then it was Rarity or Discord. She felt like she had no choice but to choose Discord, but then she saw Ponygood's warming. Rarity.
Rarity from Pony Fantasy V.
The Healer.
She whispered her request to the altar¶3¨∫¨ˆ∑√˙ø∑¨¥®´...
~~~
Either Discord or Rarity would have worked. Each of them have limitations, admittedly, but I won't tell you what those are.
Starshell was the worst idea any of you had. M is not a good guy. M is an ass. M would not have cared, nor could he have acted fast enough to save Fluttershy.
And if you read the chapter of Broken Mirror that went up today, you'll realize he's at least partially a villain.
Aside from Corot, M in the Starshell might have been the worst possible choice.
But lucky you, you've got Rarity. You chose her - Twilence didn't have time to deliberate her own choice. She just did.
If there had been enough votes for Starshell, even Zen's warning would not have made Twilence pause.
This might be the last time we talk to each other here. See you around.
Told you the last altar would be different.
~~~
∆ˆø´∑¥ƒ˚¬ß˜∂˙√¬˚´¥he Void was power.
Empress Twilight stood atop the control crystal, staring into the eternity of the multiverse. She blinked. "Something's coming."
Rarity looked up from her tea. "Hmm?"
"You're being... called. By... me?"
"...That doesn't make any sense, dear."
"Whatever it is, you're going away. I'll try to find you, but I don't think I will be able to that quickly."
Rarity shrugged. "It's... Been a long while since the last adventure. I suppose I'm up for it."
"Good luck, Rarity."
Rarity nodded, prepared for anything.
~~~
As soon as Vriska saw that the being who appeared in the altar wasn't Corot, she slit Fluttershy's neck.
Rarity acted with quick, cold, precision. White magic surrounded Fluttershy and revived her before Twilence could even process the event.
Vriska dropped the pegasus and laughed. "Well, I suppose that's one option. I was expecting something overpowered and absur-"
Rarity lit her horn and a few dozen white spheres appeared around Vriska and purged her with an intense beam of holy light. She fell to the ground. "Holy..."
"Yes, exactly," Rarity said, levitating her knife into the air. She forced a spell into her knife and drove it towards Vriska. She dodged both the knife and the associated meteor spell.
"You are quite the spellcrafter!" Vriska produced her dice. "But I'm sorry to admit, you don't stand a chance against me."
Rarity accelerated herself and rushed the dice in her hand. But Vriska was just too lucky - she threw the dice to the ground faster than Rarity could manage. They rolled a high value - not straight 8s, but nothing to sneeze at. It produced a ghostly alligator that bit off one of Rarity's legs.
She yelled in pain, but out of reflex cast the healing spell to reform the limb effortlessly.
Vriska blinked. "...Are you, like, a max level battle healer of some kind?"
"Yes, in fact."
Vriska shrugged. "Well, Siron, don't think I have something that can beat this one. She'll never kill me, but frankly, there's no reason to hang around here. So... Yeah, thought so." She opened her wings and floated into the air. "I have to jet. Say hi to Twilence for me-"
"HI VRISKA!" Twilence said, locating the infinite-sided die within Fluttershy's mane and hurling it at Vriska.
Vriska moved her hand to catch it - but Rarity slowed the dice down with a quick slow spell at the last possible moment, throwing Vriska's motion off. The die successfully rolled...
A five-minute timer appeared.
"YES!" Vriska said. "HE'S GONE! OH FUCK YES!"
Twilence blinked. "Is that..."
"Your roll gave me my five minutes. Yes..... Hell fucking yes... Okay so come on, we need to destroy him or something. He's in Tartarus, let's go there and pound him into dust..."
Rarity blinked. "...Can someone explain what just happened?"
Fluttershy coughed, touching the scar on her neck with confusion. "I... I have no idea."
Twilence smiled. "I can. Vriska here was holding Fluttershy hostage, trying to force me to summon a great evil from this altar. I summoned you instead because I was told you could help. Vriska herself was under the control of Siron until just now."
Rarity nodded. "I will need further explanation later, but for now this suffices. Discuss your course of action."
Vriska clenched her fist. "I'm going to pound him into dust, that's what. I'm going to drive a blade through his sorry little neck..." She raised her blood-covered fist...
Blood-covered...
"Hey!" Twilence said. "Can you give us the essence of Vester?"
"You'd have to kill me for that and frankly I'd rather be alive..." She saw the looks Twilence and Fluttershy were giving her. "...Are you actually considering killing me anyway?"
"No!" Twilence said, hanging her head. "I just... How are we going to get Orchid down here to get it?"
Vriska shrugged. "The catacombs will allow Vester through and that's it. Since he's not actually here he'll have to be elsewhere. Actually, I can tell you what he was doing in this timeframe. He had possessed one of the council members."
Fluttershy blinked. "...What."
"I don't remember which one. I don't think the other members know either. Regardless, that council member should be able to get her in here if you need it."
"How do we get out?" Twilence asked.
Vriska blinked. "...I think there's an exit portal right behind the altar."
Twilence craned her head and was able to see said portal platform. "Okay. So... Get back to the palace and figure out what to do."
"I still say go right to Siron and kick his teeth in. I could use the die on him."
Twilence shook her head. "That not only is risky, but also could easily backfire and you could be taken control of again." She glanced at the clock. "Two minutes."
"I'm going to stab myself again at the end of that."
Rarity blinked. "...That doesn't make sense."
"Once again, forced to explain that I can only die if the death is honorable or just, of which suicide is neither. It'll just buy you some time."
Rarity nodded, accepting this at face value.
"Who are you, anyway?"
"Rarity. Princess Rarity, Bearer of the Water Crystal if you want a title, though that's a bit antiquated at this point."
"Nice to meet you," Fluttershy said. "You look a lot like a friend of mine..."
"Same here," Rarity said. "Can you by chance summon powerful allies?"
"Uh... no I don't really have any powers, I was always here for emotional support."
Rarity smiled. "Dear, that's nothing to be ashamed of." Then she turned to Twilence. "Twilight, I presume?"
"Twilence actually, but that's because I changed it."
"Why?"
"To differentiate from other Twilights."
Rarity nodded. "My Twilight just went for 'Empress' in that regard."
"She's aware of other Twilights too?"
Rarity smirked. "She sits at the seat of the Void and has control over many universes, not that they know it. She is the Empress."
"I'd like to meet her one day."
"You probably will. She's looking for me."
Vriska blinked. "...That could make things complicated."
"Most definitely. I do wish to be briefed, but something tells me I won't have time. So, tell me, who are the bad guys and the good guys?"
Twilence nodded. "We are the good guys, trying to stop an ancient dark evil from coming to rule the world. This dark evil has two parts - the first demon sealed in Tartarus, Siron, and the ancient dark star Corot."
"Quite the tall order."
"You should leave now," Vriska said, angling the sword at her chest. "See you. I'll be evil again." Just as the clock rung she rammed it through her chest.
Twilence dragged the three of them to the teleporter and...
...appeared in an orange room. Twilence blinked. "Looks like we're in Chalak again. Though... as to where, I have no idea..."
"I have less idea than you," Rarity reminded her.
Fluttershy touched her neck. "...I... Wow. I wasn't even aware I was in danger. What... What happened?"
"Fluttershy..." Twilence hugged her. "It's okay. It's all okay."
The doors to the room were thrown off their hinges, revealing Pinkie. "OHMYGOSH! Twilence! YES! YOU'RE BACK!" She grabbed Twilence into an intense bear hug. "AAAAAA THIS FEELS SO GOOD IM GONNA CRY..."
Twilence laughed. "Pinkie! Calm down! I... I understand you had to do what you had to do..." And the reason I understand is because you allowed the Eye to be improved.
Rarity stared at Pinkie. "P-Pinkie...?"
Pinkie saluted. "Yep! Not the one you know tho- oh..." Her ears drooped. "I'm so sorry."
"You... Don't need to apologize."
"Regardless, the Council's waiting!"
"What?" Twilence blurted. She didn't have time to do anything before she was dragged through the doorway into the Council hall.
Twilence blinked. So the teleporter led to a room right next to the Council hall... Made sense, if Vester was in one of the Council members.
She looked at them - the unicorn was Evanescence, the hydra was Gilead, and the Overseer was... an eye. The other two - the farmer and the lung - she had no clue about.
How the heck was she going to do this? She hadn't even prepa-
[POSSIBLE ENDINGS]
Pristine
Bittersweet
Warmonger
Dethroned
Steam
Rebuilder
Forgotten
Adrift
Coward
Earned
Tattletale
Supernova
Predetermined
Insanity
Grimdark
LOST ENDINGS:
Servant
Looks like it was time for an import. How to deal with the Council and what the next action should be...
The choices of the day.
Alright. Now that the major danger is over, it is time to regale you with THE TALE IF THE FRIES!
Unfortunately, I don’t have the document link at this time, so you must rely on Ponygood or Sonic for it. Apologies.
the story that came from it.
https://www.fimfiction.net/story/387291/the-tale-of-the-baked-goods
and the drivel that inspired it.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1X6oMwKYPfyqGobAQOl_nhL-E-fpRIhonsDGHOuWBpno/edit
and twilight, there is going to be a sequel to the story titled: Condiment Wars Z
having participated in the second one i can safely say its pure madness, i don't think any of us have a clue what we did there
anyway more to the point, we know vester is crafty and clever so it will be hard to get him to reveal himself, but that may not actually matter much since you aren't relying on the spirits anyway, as for your next choices i don't know, it all comes down to what happens here i guess, just pick the best course of action that presents itself to you
Hey twi, it's mister green. So I found this thing called the universal genre savy guide on a site called tv tropes. It is something that is meant to give you advice on how to act based on what genre you are in and what role you have in the narrative. Since you are a fictional character I figured such a thing would be useful for you and those around you. If you and pinkie get a minute to sit down and read it tell me what you think please. Also in the show you came from you already broke the fourth wall, it was at the end of the time you stopped trixie.
http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/JustForFun/TheUniversalGenreSavvyGuide
Also that amulet must have been really powerful since it let her access the tools your artists use when making your show.(at least it looks like the tools your animators use... I think)
I found some videos which are a compilation of moments in your show where the fourth wall is broken(or at least leaned on)
On the discord sever I asked GM about the fourth wall breaks in your show that don't involve pinkie. Apparently without constant exposure you have suppressed memories.
...wut?
This seems a bit redundant.
Writing nitpicks aside, glad to se you've made it out of there. I'm gladder to see that we managed to save Fluttershy. And now that you have Rarity, you don't need to be so cautious about your lives. Even suicide missions might be considerable options, as long as she's there to continually revive.
As for the Council... well, you should obviously introduce yourself. Say that you're Twilence, bearer of the Eye of Rhyme, and that you're the one who's going to save their sorry asses. You could also introduce the rest of your party, if they haven't done so already. After that, there are multiple things you could say. You could say that Vester is in one of them, but that might blow your chances of getting him to Orchid. You could say that a Siron-controlled Vriska is trapped in the Catacombs with an alternate timeline version of Vester, who attempted to get you to summon Corot. You could explain that another continent exists to the North, which contains the Celestial Sisters and your future hometown. You could explain the existence of the multiverse to them, and make plans to expand and become a prominent power. You will definitely have to go to Equestria to find the entrance to Tartarus, and you might tell them that too.
There are also questions you could ask. I can only think of one, and it's really bugging me. Your device is knows as the Eye of Rhyme, and is related to the Eyes of Time and Sign, right? But the Eye was also known as the Hole, and was created by the six altar spirits. So... how does that work? What is the actual relationship between the Eyes, and the events that brought them into existence?
The rest of this stuff is stuff I don't think needs to be shared with the Council, but you can if you want. Firstly: the thing Omni and Sonic are talking about started as an Internet Drivel War, which we christened The Tale of the Fries. I was inspired to convert it into a Fimfiction-worthy story, which I dubbed The Tale of the Baked Goods. Sonic has provided the links, if you ever want to look at them.
Secondly: Mr. Green wanted to share a link with you about the guide to tropes, which you could read through to help you deal with stuff the multiverse may throw at you. I'll let him share it, but I'll share it myself if he says he's not going to do so or just doesn't do anything, unless he specifically says not to share it.
Thirdly: M was secretly at least partially evil and fully an ass, so it's good that you didn't choose the Starshell. Honestly, we may have just gotten lucky that so many people changed their votes from the Starshell. GM sent another message which talked about that, among other things.
Fourth: We're still using that Discord chat we talked to you on. We've talked a lot on it, and I'll try to share with you as much as I remember from it. GM made a slip-up in his In-Character(IC) persona, and revealed a little information. Your Eye has a mind of its own, which reveals itself to you as moments of inspiration or feelings. It revealed itself to Lore Thirst as a conversation in his own head, and it reveals itself to us as GM's error message program. He also went Out-Of-Character(OOC) a bunch to talk about various things, including that he was going to be releasing a chapter of the Influence every day, that he's going to start work on a SBURB session containing 13 players, that REDACTED, and that REDACTED. He also said originally that we definitely did not converse with him at all, but then later said it was alright to share that stuff. You can ask Vriska and Aradia about information about SBURB, The only thing I know was that it was created by the Horrorterrors when they peaked into the secret room at the top of the Dark Tower.
Fifth: Speaking of Lore Thirst, I recall saying a long time ago that if our viewing of the story shifted away from you for any length of time, I would tell you about it. Well, now that the Eye's been upgraded, you could just look up the information yourself, but it could be summed up as Lore getting distracted by all the crazy stuff we gave him, getting captured by Vriska, and conversing with the Eye about his impending death. You can take a look at the import we gave him if you want, but we kinda put our heart and soul into saying and referencing the most mind-numbing, disturbing stuff possible.
Sixth: I think I have an answer to your question of why we were not speaking as much anymore. When you first met Ine, she told us this:
Back then, we still didn't understand, and we were confused. But as time has passed, we've grown to realize just what we are to your world, and we have matured and accepted that role. We will be with you until the end of this story, and perhaps beyond, but that is knowledge for another time.
Seventh: Creek has passed out from fruitlessly searching for information about SotS, and her son Cartridge spoke for her. She'll be going to see her boss about now, and I really hope nothing super bad happens to her.
Oh! And now that you've made it back, you can ask Mite what his preferred pronoun is! Its. Whatever. For all I know, Mite prefers to be known as a zxe.
8465847
By the way, I am poolmagnets. That was my name on discord, before I changed it.
8465933
You do realize that GM Specifically told us 'NOT' to reveal any of the to twilight. don't blame me if something happens to you now that you went against his wishes.
8465954
He said it was alright to share the information about the 13-player session. Getting a daily update isn't something very revalation-y, and I never said I wouldn't share the information gathered from his IC persona. But alright, I'll remove the last two tidbits.
The last two tidbits that definitely don't exist, by the way. They never existed, and may never exist. What are we talking about?
8465962
huh? You mean you don't remember us talking about Condiment Wars Z?
8465980
Oh yeah, that! That's going to be a sequel to Tale of the Baked Goods, in which a prank war between Pinkie, Rainbow, Derpy, and Twilight wages during a Michael Hay production, and Ponyville destroys itself in the process. Also lots of screaming. It's pretty much just more Insane Internet Drivel to appease our Lord and Saviour Sparkle-Butt the Honorary Cloud.
okay i think it's safe to say we can't let Vester know that we know that he's possessing one Council members, and try to find out which one he is; a tall order under the best circumstances, and we don't know a thing about any of them really, but keep calm, i'm sure you can do this
twilight, see if you can get the council members to talk about themselves. It might help in determining who vester is and how to trick him into revealing himself.
-CalmingWaters- is currently idle.
So my friend , I have come across a new quest it’s kind of odd due to the nature of the matter , seams a younger version of yourself has appeared in this realm of being and I have told her I would give as much help in returning her back home .
Ah. Back to business as usual, I see.
You should probably tell Rarity about the Vriska currently in your party before they meet. That's a complication that can ill be afforded.
Vester seems right and properly doomed. Either Orchid absorbs him (her? it can be hard to tell from the name alone), or Siron will have one of his servants, probably Vriska again, do so. With Orchid, there is at least a non-zero chance that he won't be forced to stay that way forever.
That said, I have a bad feeling that won't be enough to convince him. And to get Orchid to the altar, we need to either convince him, or trick him. Finding some way to convene with the Overseer, and the rest of your allies, without alerting Vester would be useful. Arradia's time powers may be able to manage that.
Speaking of Arradia's powers, it might also be worthwhile to ask her about giving Vriska's momentary liberty a functional extension, or at least using her momentary ability to comply with your ideas to temporally isolate her from the rest of the world until Siron is dealt with. It may not be feasible, but it's worth asking.
be careful with whatever choice you make twilight, because the consequences have farther reaching consequences than they did before. Also, when and if you run into celestia when you head to Tartarus have a disguise ready. and if you can't help but tell celestia the future, then make sure your cryptic and prophetic. in other words, tell her the that 'On the longest day of the thousandth year, The Stars will aid her escape'
8466801
Or maybe Twilence going and talking to Celestia is exactly the reason that the future is how it is, and why Celestia decides to try and reform Discord, make Twilence an alicorn, etc.
that was my thoughts exactly. but twilight there is one more thing you must do for celestia. Help her heal. i can't imagine the pain of being the one that cost you your only family, nor can i fathom the guilt she has for what she did. but you, twilight, can do so much more than stopping siron, be the friend Celestia needs in her heartache. a shoulder to cry on. it will hurt to see her that way, but don't for a second think about leaving her to sort things out herself. it is 'why' she was so distant to anypony. she felt she had to become the unapproachable princess to save herself from further heartache.
We've got an idea! The part of your Eye that allowed live conversation was wrecked by Lore Thirst's idiotic actions, right? But he was the only one who knew how to work that station, and now he's dead. What if you can take Mite down there, and Mite can then use its resources to repair your Eye again? But Vriska may still be down there, and you do still need Vester to not get lost.
[COMPILATION UNDERWAY]