//------------------------------// // [FIXED] Episode 26: I NEED A ADULT! // Story: The Life of a Wanted Changeling Season 2: Debt to a Doctor (Comment Driven Story) // by Down with Chrysalis //------------------------------// First of all, look around your environment. You see that there are no Imprisoned Short Haired Mares or Stolen Pies around, so you can definitely confirm that you are not in The Woolie Hole. Thank Goodness for that. Still you are tied down in a room with a FANFILLY!!! PANIC!!!! You: I NEED AN ADULT! THIS IS NOT MY FETISH! Darkness! Imprisoning Me! All That I See! Absolute Horror!!! AAAAAAHHHH!!!!! After Screaming like an idiot for a bit, look at your situation a little more rationally You recently got a letter and the Scarf from "A Friend" who has helped you in the past, you went to sleep in your own bed and woke up in a dark place with a hooded mare...the more you think about it the more it sounds like... You: Holy Crap! The Dark Brotherhood has found me! Who sent you? Was it Luna? Or are you hear to recruit me? Because I'll say this once, I am not going to murder a bride at her own wedding!!! First of all, you look around your environment, Let's see, there're no Imprisoned Short Haired Mares or Stolen Pies around, so I can definitely confirm that I'm not in The Woolie Hole. Thank Goodness for that. Still, I'm tied down in a room with a FANFILLY... PANIC!!!! "THIS IS NOT MY FETISH! Darkness! Imprisoning Me! All That I See! Absolute Horror!!! AAAAAAHHHH!!!!!" After Screaming like an idiot for a bit, you eventually tire of that nonsense and look at your situation a little more rationally, Hmmm... I recently got a letter and the Scarf from "A Friend" who has helped me in the past, I went to sleep in my own bed and woke up in a dark place with a hooded mare... the more I think about it the more it sounds like... "Holy Luna! The Dark Brotherhood has found me! Who sent you? Was it Luna? Or are you here to recruit me? Because I'll say this once, I am not going to murder a bride at her own wedding!!!" The hooded figure chuckles at your outburst and says, "Silly Master, we are not this 'Dark Brotherhood' of which you speak of. If anything were much, much more... deadly." You whimper in fear as you... Your attempts to free yourself are in vain. You start to panic and hyperventilate as the hooded figure comes closer to you. "I NEED AN ADULT", you scream, but they get closer and closer to you until they reach you. You tense up as they put a hoof on your chest and whisper in your ear. "I am an adult", You're DOOMED.... You try to struggle against the bonds keeping you tied to... whatever it is you're tied too. The Hooded figure giggles at your attempts to break free and says, "Feeble try Master, but your bonds are 100 times the strength of steel. You won't be breaking outta of those." This causes you to sweat in fear as you try to think, but nothing comes to mind so yo blurt out the first thing that does, "I NEED AN ADULT", you scream, but the mysterious figure moves in closer and you tense up as he/she/it puts a hoof on your chest and whispers in your ear. "I am an adult." You gulp in fear as you think I. Are. DOOMED! ... That is until you remember an age old trick that has helped you throughout your recently troublesome (or at least more troublesome than normal) life. You suck in a deep breath of air and shout in the RCV, You loudly shout "LOOK! A DISTRACTION!" Only to find that it doesn't work because you can't point while tied down. "LOOK, A DISTRACTION!!!" You nervously sweat drop as you realize that your old trick probably won't work as well as usual cause you can't point in any random direction. "I'm confused Master? Was I supposed to look somewhere for this... distraction?" the hooded figure says with a tilt of his/her/its head, confirming your realization. Also, claim you are not The Master as you are clearly wearing the Doctor's clothes and you don't hear any drumbeats. Wait... Why does this thing keep calling me "Master"? Do I look like an evil time lor- *Ding* That's it! Seeing how Doctor Who is real and I'm wearing the Doctor's old clothes, maybe he... she... it thinks I'm the Master! That's got to be it! This figure probably thinks I'm the Master! Well, time to prove my innocence... hopefully it'll work this time. With that thought in mind, you say, "Ohhh, you must think that I'm The Master! Well... I'm not. And I can prove it too! I'm wearing the Doctor's clothes, and The Master would never wear his clothes. Plus, I don't hear the sound of drums in my head! I mean there was this one time in Appaloosa, but I'm sure that that was just a fluke, a one time thing you know! Also the Master is a, well, mastermind and I'm an idiot! Ask Miss Cheerilie!" The hooded figure tilts his/her/its head in confusion and says, "But Master... you are the Master. At least you're our Master." You shake in fear a little at how the figure said that and you begin to freak out... again. "AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!" TWENTY MINUTES OF SCREAMING LATER You finally start calm down and decide to try and get some answers, so you ask... Also, ask her You: How did you find me? ?: A stallion's daughter is threatened at a public event and he responds viciously with glowing orange eyes. I can't be the only one who's figured it out You: Am I really that obvious? ?: Well you do have consistent quirks which we have come to call running gags, so... You: Sigh Bugze: What is going on? What are you going to do to me? What is your goal? I want to know the truth! That random pony: You can't handle the truth, master! "How did you find me?" "A stallion's daughter is threatened at a public event and he responds viciously with glowing orange eyes. I can't be the only one who's figured it out." the figure says matter-of-factly. "Am I really that obvious?" "Well you do have consistent quirks which we have come to call running gags, so..." You sigh before you continue, "What the hay is going on? What are you going to do to me? What is your goal? I want to know the truth!" "You can't handle the truth, master!" You whimper in fear (again) at the figure's outburst. You start to think that you're doomed for good when you realize something, If I can't break free... then I'll stall for as long as possible! On with the excuses, AWAY! With that heroic (and dumb) thought, you say, Think of random excuses to try and escape such as, but not limited to; I have to go to work! ?:It's sunday I have a highly contagious disease! ?: We read your Doctors note... Its not contagious... If it was even a real disease I have to take my daughter to school! ?:Again.it.is. SUNDAY! IM GOING INTO LABOUR! ?:YOU ARE A MAN! HOW DO YOU KNOW THAT!? ?:WE REMOVED YOUR CLOTHES WHEN WE BROUGHT YOU HERE! SAY WHAAAAAAAAT?! "I have to go to work!" "It's Saturday." the figure nonchalantly responds, "I have a highly contagious disease!" "We read your 'Doctors' note... It's not contagious... If it was even a real disease in the first place." "I have to take my daughter to school!" "Again. It. Is. SATURDAY!" the figure yells, starting to lose patience at your excuses. "I'M GOING INTO LABOR!" "YOU'RE MALE!" "HOW DO YOU KNOW THAT!?" "WE REMOVED YOUR CLOTHES WHEN WE BROUGHT YOU HERE!" "SAY WHAAAAAAAAT?!" You quickly check to see if your cloths are on (you can barely make them out in front of you), and when you confirmed that there on, you You squirm in the ropes again, trying to find any wiggle room. "This... this doesn't make sense! Why did you kidnap me? I thought you and your group were on my side?" The figure tilts its head in confusion. "Who ever said I was on your side? We all have our roles to play, Mr. 'Tennant.' Yours is coming to an end sooner or later." The figure raises its leg and pulls off its hood. Under it... is nothing. The figure is headless. "SWEET MOTHER OF THE CELESTIAL SISTERS, WHAT AND/OR WHO THE BUCK ARE YOU?!" "You will understand in time. Just as you already understand the truth." It walks closer to you, leaning down to whisper in your ear. "Deep down, you always knew you couldn't stop it. The Nightmare is coming." You squirm in the ropes again, trying to find any wiggle room as you say, "This... this doesn't make sense! Why did you kidnap me? And if I'm your master, why did you tie me up?! I thought you and your group were on my side!?" The figure tilts his/her/its head in confusion. "Who ever said I was on your side? We all have our roles to play, Mr. 'Tennant.' Yours is coming to an end sooner or later." The figure raises its front leg and pulls off its hood. Under it... is nothing. The figure is headless. "SWEET MOTHER OF THE CELESTIAL SISTERS, WHAT AND/OR WHO THE BUCK ARE YOU?! ARE YOU A HEADLESS MONK OR SOMETHING?" The figure chuckles as it says "You will understand in time. Just as you already understand the truth." He/She/It walks closer to you, leaning down his/her/its nonexistent head to whisper in your ear. "Deep down, you always knew you couldn't stop it. The Nightmare is coming." The figure then reels back it's hoof and is about to punch you, when... You wake up to the sound of your own screams, startling Nightshade and the CMC and making them drop the water balloons they were aiming at you. A screaming contest ensues Wake up from your Nightmare and after the encounter with the CMC, you remember/find out that it's Saturday Morning! You suddenly wake up in your shed on Sweet Apple Acres, you pop up in your cot and start screaming, "AHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!" This causes Nightshade and the Cutie Mark Crusaders (who were standing in front of your cot about to hurl water balloons into your sleeping face) to drop their water balloons in shock and start screaming too, "AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!" Spotting the CMC, you continuing screaming even more. "AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!" This causes the CMC to start screaming more as well, "AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!" "AHHHHHHHHHHH" "AHHHHHHHHH" A FEW MINUTES CYCLIC-SCREAMING LATER "-HHHHHHHHHHH!"*slap* The cycle finally ends when Nightshade slaps you upside the head. "Snap out of it Daddy! Why were you screaming?" Nightshade asks in worry, "Yeah B.S. One minute you're knocked out like Rainbow Dash after Cider season, the next you're screaming like a little filly." Scootaloo adds. "Um, You are a filly Scootaloo." Applebloom points out. "It... it was nothing. Just a nightmare. A really strange and totally not magical nightmare. I... I just need time to myself for now young ones." you say with your best attempt at false reassurance, "Are you sure daddy?" Nightshade asks in worry. "Yes Sweetie-" "Yes?" Sweetie Belle asks. "I was talking to Nightshade. Anyway, I'll be fine, just need some time to think and calm down." They nod their heads and begin to leave, when Applebloom turns around and says, "Ah, mistah Tennat. Mah sister said the you can have a day off. Something about 'all pony's need a break after one of Pinkies party's. Here's your pay for yesterday." Applebloom hands you a small bag of bits, 20 Bits added to Inventory 30 Bits remaining You nod your head in thanks and say, "Sweet. Tell your sister that I said thanks." Applebloom nods and leaves and you follow suit, but when you walk out the door you remember something, "Oh, and Nightshade honey, you remember what I told you to do when a colt or stallion wants to hang out with you?" "Of course; scream 'BUCK OFF PERVERT!' and Falcon Kick him in the balls!" Nightshade responds. You smile with fatherly pride at that and say "That's my girl..." "Hey, Rainbow tells me the exact same thing, but without the fancy names for punching and kicking." Scootaloo says. Apple Bloom and Sweetie Belle give Scootaloo and Nightshade weird looks as the latter both respond, "What?" With that they leave, so with that out of the way, you head towards Ponyville and think, Well, time to do what I do best when I"m not destroying stuff or patching things. And that's walking around aimlessly until something exciting happens. Now where to first? What do you do?