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// Chapter 9: The Unravelling- Lore 101 
// Story: An Adventure into E-Questria 
// by RFPegasus 
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“Let’s get started!” Spike announced, landing on the ground with a thump, ready to enjoy the session, “what’s going on so far?’
“Well, at the start I was in the forests searching, and then I came across Pinkie here, then we were approached by a bandit!” Applejack paused for dramatic effect-
This dramatic effect was cut short by Rarity, “that is a bit rough around the edges isn’t it Applejack? I’m sure Spike really understood what happened there...” she said sarcastically, before continuing on with her addition to the story, “then Applejack ran away into the forest and escaped, leaving poor old Pinkie to fend for herself- she was just about to be brutally... dismembered when I, Rarity, swooped in and rescued her, deterring the ruffian there and then.”
“That was true!” pinkie exclaimed, bouncing around boisterously, “Then I decided we should make a camp, seeing as it was getting dark and ponies can’t see in the dark like cats,  that would be good wouldn’t it?” Pinkie saw the seven pairs of eyes look at her, showing that she was reducing to inane speech once more, however- she was quick to re-adjust to the conversation, “so Rarity went off into the forest to get dirty while I...”
“I went into the forest to find firewood; it is your fault I got dirty as you were not observant enough to notice the perfectly good logs around the camp!”
“Hey!” Pinkie shouted defensively, “I was too busy getting the tent you wanted to notice them! If I wasn’t stuck with my head in the bag (literally- it’s hilarious, am I right?) then I would have said: ‘Hey, Rarity, there’s some good logs just there, no need to go off into the forest!’”
“Ugh” Rarity huffed.
The ponies all sat waiting, although the anthology of arguments seemed to have silenced the room.
“Rainbow?” Twilight asked, “I think it’s your turn,” she pointed out.
“Oh- Right,” Dash clearly hadn’t realised, “So, I came along because I wanted rarity to go do some... err, evil... things, and then I realised that these ponies were my friends and...”
“I told you that you can’t go breaking the fourth wall- you didn’t know these ponies!”
“I- shut up Twilight- that is what happened.”
“Anyway, where was I... ah yes, I realised that they were my friends and came to the conclusi...”
“Conclusion? That is a big word Dash, are you sure you know what it means?” Twilight mocked.
“Are you trying to annoy me?” Rainbow Dash asked. “Can I finish? Good. So that happened and then
I noticed (she elaborated the word noticed in a slightly frustrated way) how evil I had become and
then I...”
“Simply, she turned against a legion of around one hundred soldiers and somehow survived. I call cheating.” Rarity stated.
“Cheating? You and Applejack helped me! How is that cheating?”
“Yeah, she sure has got a point Rarity,” Applejack agreed.
“Fine.” Rarity huffed, (she huffs quite a bit you see.)
Spike seemed almost completely immersed by now, almost into his upcoming character, ready to plunge into the wonderful and mysterious world of E-Questria.
“Almost a little too serious!” Pinkie Pie pointed out, pointing a hoof at the dragon in question; Spike had a broom in one hand and a book in the other, charging around the room like a small child- wait? Pinkie Pie? You’re not supposed to be able to- oh, yes, of course, I forgot- You’re Pinkie Pie.
“I certainly am!”
“Pinkie, who are you talking to?” Twilight asked, Pinkie seemed to be talking to herself.
“Oh, I was just talking to- nopony!” she replied.
“Umm, girls? I still don’t get what is going on,” Fluttershy said quietly.
“Oh- F- Fluttershy! But we just explained it all to Spike and Cherilee! How could you not get it?”
“Oh, no, I do get what’s happened, I just don’t get why it has happened, or what it is all for.” Thr yellow Pegasus pointed out.
Applejack was also one to comment, “I don’t exactly know why the hay any of this here is happenin’ either Twi.”
“Oh... I guess that nopony really knows where this story is going then,” Dash concluded.
“Neither do I to be quite honest,” Twilight added.
“Twilight.” Rarity said bluntly. “You were meant to read the first page first.”
Rarity flicked the pages of the book back to the very first page, a page titled: ‘An Introduction- The Introduction.’
“Oh, I- I didn’t see that part,” Twilight confessed, appearing to be rather embarrassed that she had failed to correctly read a book, “I guess I should read it then!”
E-Questrian lore 101- E-Questria is a fantasy world created by Hasberon Limited and is... (blah blah blah, legal shmegal,) Welcome to a beautifully illustrated multi-player fantasy role playing game! Immerse yourself in the wonders of E-Questria with the main quest: ‘Corruption,’ a feature-length adventure where the players traverse across the planes of E-Questria in order to restore peace and harmony to the throne once more. Twilight speed read the rest of the introduction, deeming it an unnecessary waste of time.
Shadow-sparkle, a corrupted shadow mage has rebelled against the kingdom, defeating the mighty trio of power atop the throne of worlds, attaining the status of high ruler across all of E-Questria. The mage has plunged the lands into chaos and dis-harmony, and the only hope to rejuvenate this taint is a small star-aligned group of truly legendary figures, their destiny to stop the unrelenting force and raise a new leader, a leader who is worthy of the throne.
“Wow.” Dash said. “That really is something!”
“Well, I think that sounds glorious!” Rarity titled, grinning in wonder at the introduction to the game they had been so attentively playing for the evening, “I say let’s carry on with the story! I’m more driven than ever!”
“I thought you said you didn’t really like the idea of this game?” Twilight teased.
“Don’t question me.” Rarity threatened, defending this precious gem of a game she had so recently discovered. And this game was no rock.
-Note-
This chapter has not been revised at all since I wrote it (even less than the last,) so there may well be spelling, typing, grammatical and/or story/plot errors. I am currently going over all previous chapters to try and fine-tune them- this should come relatively soon, I just feel like I’m neglecting the wonderful world of E-Questria if I don’t update with new content every now and again! Hit the like button if you’ve enjoyed the saga so far!