//------------------------------// // Chapter 14 - Roles To Be Given, Conflicts To Be Had. // Story: Terraria: Friendship Is Magic // by Pomp-Neigh //------------------------------// -TERRARIA- On a cliff overlooking “Home Town”, home to The Terrarians and the ponies of Equus, a large goblin dressed in royal attire complete with a crown stares down to his army, his defeated army that is which causes him to stomp the ground in anger. “How is this possible?!, that army is finished... Completely destroyed! Damn that Slime King’s interference. I need to protect myself, I’ll head back to my nest, reproduce with my prisoners, as long as I’m alive there will be a next time I shall have-” “You will have nothing.”, a female voice says which causes the goblin king to turn around. “Who are you woman?!, on second thought... Perhaps I shall take you with me. I can use you to reproduce my-” “Your nest is destroyed and those women you’ve captured for your disgusting means have been saved, all that’s left... Is you”, The female being then emits a powerful green aura, her aura also materializes green leaves into being. This causes the goblin king’s eyes to widen in horror. “No!, It can’t be... You’re a Dryad!” “I, Celebes, will be the last thing you will ever see. Be gone.”, Celebes says as she then sends forward a powerful force of wind which sends the goblin king off the cliff, falling to his doom as he lets out a roar which lasts for a few moments before it is finally silenced. Satisfied with her work, The Dryad looks towards the town and says: “All of you must get stronger Twilight Sparkle, my blade has been shattered but I shall watch over you all on your journey as you retrieve the other blades. That which has been shattered can be re-forged once more. You have time but you mustn’t waste it, both of our worlds depends on you all.” -TERRARIA, HOME TOWN, ONE WEEK AFTER THE GOBLIN ARMY’S DEFEAT- It’s a beautiful morning and a whole week has passed ever since the battle against The Goblin Army. Thanks to the combined efforts of everyone in town including the assistance of The Slime King, the town was repaired back to its former glory. Fluttershy had a tearful goodbye with Princess Pinkie as she had to leave with all of the other slimes due to her eventual role as The Slime Queen, to eventually replace The Slime King. At first Twilight was saddened having missed a chance to interview The Slime King but was very happy when Fluttershy gave her the juicy details about The Slime King and his subjects, they were very different from other slimes because they were born from The Slime King who was a one of a kind entity all together and as a result they also inherited his intellect. The King also gave them permission to slay any other wild slime that would attack them so long as it wasn’t a slime from his kingdom. Finally, thanks to Fluttershy The Slime King even gave them Slime Mounts to aid them in their journey. Interesting enough, all of the ponies decided that an inventory upgrade was called for and thanks to The Goblin Army they now possessed the funding to upgrade their equipment via the money they looted from the corpses and the items they sold to The Merchant. Zecora temporarily visited Home Town in order to purchase some goods of her own, she spent these last few days searching for The Blade Of Grass in The Jungle and accumulated some funds of her own from the monsters she, Gex, and Gorglock had slain but was in shock when she learned of what has happened in her absence. Gorglock, who also returned with Zecora but stayed behind in Home Town, was happy to announce that he had finished his latest creation, much to Twilight’s delight, The Rocket Boots. He even went so far as to customize some of the boots for pony, Zebra, and Terrarian use. He offered to customize one for Gex but The Witchdoctor denied the request. Lucan The Merchant’s brother, Lamar Valerious The Traveling Merchant, stopped by and also sold some rare items to all of the ponies and Zecora. Aside from Twilight, the others decided that they needed to get an Inventory of their own as to allow them to store items in the pocket dimension rather then hauling their items around. This was very fortunate for their inventory upgrade which goes as follows: (Revealed in the Author’s note.) Everyone decided that building themselves for a specific role would be for the best as to allow them to properly allocate resources and weapons. Tanner The Guide recommended certain roles for the ponies, Fluttershy desired to become a Summoner/Ranger hybrid. She didn’t like the idea of having her allies fight for her and do nothing, considering she was getting quite adept with a bow she settled for this role. Twilight, to the surprise of no one present in town, chose to become a Mage. Starlight surprised everyone as many assumed her to do the same as Twilight however she also wanted to be of use in close quarters combat therefore she decided to become a hybrid as well, Mage/Melee. Rarity also chose a Mage given that she is a unicorn however she was inspired by Fluttershy’s summoning role so as a result the fashion pony combined the two, Mage/Summoner hybrid. Applejack and Pinky both chose the same hybrid role, Tank/Melee. Rainbow Dash had to admit that she loved the ranged aspect of her musket that she received from Ceeman Jones during the goblin invasion, she of course also loved close quarters combat so she combined them and became a hybrid herself, Ranger/Melee. All of the ponies in town along with some of the Terrarians are huddled together in the library at the request of Twilight and Tanner The Guide. “Ok everypony, Starlight, Tanner, and myself have been discussing this thoroughly and we’ve decided to tackle two blades simultaneously.”, Twilight says as she fires up her horn and floats over some of her notes on a nearby table. “Zecora and Gex have a lead on The Blade of Grass. Therefore, we think Applejack, Fluttershy, and Rainbow can-” “Ah’ reckon Pinkie would be a better option Twi, Rainbow’s no good underground.”, Applejack says grudgingly, both Twilight and Rainbow winces at this statement. Truth be told, the Alicorn has been trying to pair the two up ever since what happened with The Goblin Army. Applejack has been resenting Rainbow for her Sonic-rainboom stunt which backfired and allowed the goblins to invade the town. “Well, I suppose so, Pinkie is great at digging after all so I guess that could work.”, Twilight replies with a forced smile. She then sighs lightly and says: “Alright then, if all three of you are ready you can start traveling to Zecora’s home in The Jungle.”, Upon hearing those words Applejack nods and turns her head towards the door, Pinkie Pie and Fluttershy look to each other with a saddened expression as they follow her out of the library. A moment of awkwardness unfolds as Applejack passes by Rainbow Dash who was positioned near the library’s exit. The rainbow pegasus had hoped that the cowmare would say something, anything, but alas Applejack practically ignores her as she passes by and heads out the door. Fluttershy and Pinkie both give Rainbow a smile including a hug before they too take their leave. Rarity took this opportunity to say: “I’m going to be exploring the nearby areas darlings, no need to worry I will not get into any trouble. This world is quite fabulous and I’d like to see if I can get any inspirations for my designs back home”, Rarity heads towards the door but stops next to Rainbow Dash and says: “Rainbow darling, everything will be fine. Nopony hates you for what happened and we’re all still alive, hang in there sweetie.” “I wish I could believe that Rares... But Applejack...”, Rainbow says as she lowers her head to the floor. Rarity wanted to say more but was at a loss for words, she sighs sadly and takes her leave. “It’ll be ok kid, Applejack doesn’t hate you. Sure, she’s pissed at you but I can read people like a book and let me tell ya, she still loves ya you just need to give her some time.”, Ceeman The Arms Dealer says as he puts his left hand onto the pegasus’s shoulder. “Ceeman’s right, look, we know that you’d never willingly harm any of us you just made a mistake one that I’m sure you will be sure to fix. We might just have that very thing for you.” Tanner says which causes Rainbow’s ears to perk up. Starlight takes over from there and says: “You see Rainbow, are you familiar with something called a ‘Sky Island’?” “What?, you mean there are islands that can fly?... Awesome!”, Rainbow exclaims as she floats into the air and celebrates. “Let me guess, you want me to scout out those islands huh? No problem, I’ve got this.” “Be careful Rainbow, those islands are the territory of The Harpies. If they see you, there is no doubt they’ll call you a threat they’re very territorial.”, Tanner says as he then gets incredibly nervous along with Starlight and Twilight. Tanner continues: “However, there is something worse that lives amongst those islands. I personally don’t want any of us to go there but Twilight assures me that you can handle yourself thanks to that incredible speed of yours.” “Well duh, I am the fastest flyer on Equus and eventually Terraria. So, what’s this danger that you want me to watch out for?”, Rainbow asks. Twilight looked towards one of the shelves of the library and plucked a book off of the shelf setting it onto the table. The book is titled: ‘Monsters Of Terraria’, she flips through the pages and finds exactly what she’s looking for. Rainbow then walks over to the table and reads its contents: “Chapter 47 - Wyvern.” -EQUUS, CORRUPTION BIOME OUTPOST #1- At the decree of Princesses Luna and Cadence three outposts were created In order to monitor The Corruption, prevent any monsters from escaping, protect the sunflowers that acted as a barrier to contain the infection, and to develop ways for them to explore The Corruption effectively. Outpost #1 is specifically tasked with trying to enter the lost city of Canterlot. Outpost #2 is tasked to do the same with Ponyville. Outpost #3 is tasked with supporting Outpost #2 by monitoring the outskirts of Ponyville along with their main target, Princess Twilight Sparkles Castle. A gathering of many guards and protectors of Outpost #1 took place at the request of Dr. Whooves who wants to announce his latest breakthrough. The crowd consists of ponies, Changelings, Yaks, Hippogriffs, Griffons, Minotaurs, and Dragons thanks to the results of The Coalition. They all stand before an outdoor makeshift stage as well as a large screen which was currently inactive. “Attention everypony and every being present, my name is Dr. Whooves. Now that you know who I am allow me to skip over any further introductions. Now then, by the order of the Princesses I’ve been tasked with developing a way to explore The Corruption without putting any lives in danger. Therefore, I have developed a flying device complete with a camera that will enable us to do just that, BEHOLD!”, Dr. Whooves exclaims as he pulls a sheet off of an object he was standing next to which was held on top of a pedestal. The object is revealed to be a drone: (This was the best and closest thing I could find to resemble Dr. Whoove's creation.) “I call it, PON-E. This device is my most successful of the batch, If it can survive todays excursions then I will be able to equip it with many addons. Yes, I’m referring to weapons in addition to a dispenser that will store a fair amount of purification powder. I designed it so it could be connected with the magic field of Equus allowing us to fly it any distance without the worry of range deficiency. My assistant, Derpy Hooves, shall demonstrate as she controls the device with the controller.”, Dr. Whooves says as he points to the aforementioned mare. Derpy, with the controller in her hooves, flies the drone off of its pedestal allowing it to hover before the crowd. “Now then, if you all could turn your attention to the screen behind me.”, Dr. Whooves says as he moves aside. The large screen was activated and began to receive the camera feed from PON-E, it showed the entire crowd standing before it which causes said crowd to applaud. “Now that we have demonstrated how it works, let the field test commence!”, Hearing these words Derpy flies the device high into the air and takes off towards The Corruption Biome.