//------------------------------// // #GenerationToGeneration - Generations, Coming Together // Story: Scattered Pages - Ponyville Ciderfest App Stories by volrathxp // by volrathxp //------------------------------// Generations, Coming Together Code Word: #GenerationToGeneration You find yourself roaming around Maretime Bay, looking for yet another page of the Book. Rumors of one popping up here reached your ears, so you decided to stop in and look around. You realize very quickly, however, that it’s going to be relatively impossible to find anything given that it’s Maretime Bay Day. As you push through the crowd of ponies, a strong melody hits your ears. A stage sits off to the side where a group of ponies has gathered. Dancing and singing on stage is none other than musical sensation the Dreamlands! We don’t hang our heads When things get too hard We put our hooves together! You bop your head to the beat and join the back of the crowd. The Dreamlands are so cool! Right up front is none other than Minty herself! You can’t even believe your luck. Past Minty is Snuzzle, dancing and laughing alongside Blue Belle. The group winds down the song as Minty takes the microphone. “Thank you so much for coming out today, ponies! We’re so thankful to the one and only Pipp Petals for inviting us out to Maretime Bay Day!” she says cheerfully. “We’ll be back on this stage later today, so please come and hang out with us! You’ve been an awesome crowd!” The crowd roars and cheers and begins to disperse, finding their way to the rest of the festival. You hang back for a moment before approaching the stage where the Dreamlands are packing up their gear. “Uh… hi there!” you call out, catching Minty’s attention. “Oh hey! Did you enjoy the show?” she asks with a grin. “You were amazing! I’m a huge fan,” you say, feeling a little foolish. “That’s great to hear! We love meeting fans,” Minty says. “Would you like a–” Before Minty can finish you hear a shout from somepony behind her. A small green blur appears out of nowhere. “Sparky!” a male voice calls out. “Come back with that!” The little green blur resolves itself into the form of a baby dragon. It collides directly with Minty from behind, knocking her over as the object it had in its claws flies up into the air. Your eyes lock onto it. A page from the Book! Before you can try to grab it, the little dragon begins to burp and a burst of green dragon fire hits it. The page hovers there for a second as it lands onto Minty, glowing brightly a sickly green. “What…?” Minty says as the page glows brighter and brighter. The pony chasing the baby dragon stops and picks him up. You recognize his face as that of Hitch Trailblazer, sheriff of Maretime Bay. “Sparky! What happened? Are you okay little buddy?” he says. “The page!” you shout, pointing at Minty. Hitch’s eyes move to the page as the magical power releases from it, encompassing Minty entirely. When the glow fades, there’s no longer just Minty laying there. Three other ponies are standing around her. And they all look a lot like Minty! Well… sort of. The first one is a pale green and very round squat pony with a white mane and dark green clovers for a cutie mark. The second is a bright turquoise pony with bright pink hair and a cutie mark of three round peppermints and a very wide head with larger eyes. The final is a slender mint green pony with striped white and pink hair and also peppermints for a cutie mark. “What… what happened?” Minty… well Prime Minty says. You realize very quickly that you’re going to need identifiers for these ponies. “I oughta ask the same thing,” Big Eye Minty asks. “I was in the middle of making candy and suddenly I’m here. I’m going to miss my friend’s party later!” “Why do all of you look like me?” Squat Minty says. “This doesn’t make any sense.” “It is very odd,” Slender Minty interjects. “Oh no, Sparky!” Hitch says. “You must have activated the page. I told you not to touch it!” “Woah, what a wild thing to be looking at different versions of yourself,” Prime Minty says. “You’re telling me!” Big Eye Minty exclaims. Sparky burps a little in Hitch’s arms as the Sheriff groans. “How are we going to fix this? I got it! I’m going to go get Sunny! She’ll know what to do!” You step up and offer a hoof. “Hey, I’m [USERNAME]. I might have some ideas.” Hitch nods at you expectantly. “If you have any ideas, I’m all ears.” [CHOICE] > Suggest that Sparky can reverse the effects of the spell. (Hero) > Keep the extra Minty’s around! They might make for a cool supergroup! (Chaos) [ENDING A: HERO] “If Sparky caused the page to activate, maybe he can reverse the effects with his magic,” you say. “It’s worth a shot.” Hitch nods and looks down at Sparky. The little baby dragon coos. “Do you think you can do it little buddy?” Sparky burbles and nods excitedly, hopping out of Hitch’s arms. Hitch motions at the assembled Mintys who are now arguing with each other over who makes the best candy of all things. “Excuse me, hi! We’re going to need you all to stand as closely together as possible,” he says. The Mintys all stop and nod, moving a little closer as Sparky hiccups and burps once more at the glowing page at their hooves. A flash of green light once again encompasses the group and when it dissipates only Prime Minty remains. “Whoa… that was weird for sure, thanks [USERNAME],” she says. You scoop up the page and hand it over to Hitch. “Sheriff. I believe you were safeguarding this,” you say. Hitch nods, but hands the page back over to you. “I think perhaps you’d better hold onto it. I don’t know why but I trust you’ll get it in the right hooves.” You shake your head, giving it back. “Sheriff, I’m not in a position of authority like you are. I think you should protect it.” Hitch smiles. “I’ll make sure it stays safe. Thanks again for all the help, [USERNAME].” (+1 pages for Heroes) [ENDING B: CHAOS] You think about it for a moment. “This is an awesome opportunity here, Sheriff! The Dreamlands could expand! Imagine the publicity! Four times the Minty!” Hitch looks skeptical for a moment, but finally nods. “That is true. And they don’t seem to be causing any trouble for anypony. Okay, maybe this isn’t as bad as it seems.” “I do like to sing,” Big Eye Minty says. “So do I!” Slender Minty says. “Well? Let’s try it out then,” Prime Minty says, holding onto the page and motioning for the other Mintys to join her. The four Mintys step back out onto the stage and begin to sing together in ultimate harmony. Generations… coming together! Celebrations… dancin’ in laughter! (+1 pages for Chaos)