0 - The Rules of the Game
Well, this is embarrassing. There was supposed to be a story here...
"Hello? Is somepony out there? Please, anypony, please let me out!" Twilight pounded her hoof against the stone that obstructed her freedom.
...but Twilight seems to be stuck in a cave due to my writers block. See the metaphor?
"Shut up! You're not helping," she snapped. If there was something she could have glared at in this darkness, she would have glared it to death.
Ah, yes... Did I mention that she can hear all of us? And by all of us, I mean that she can hear the every single comment posted on every single piece of content on the entirety of the internet.
Curious, Twilight asked, "What's the internet?"
A human, err... monkey thing... Nothing you need to worry about, dear Twilight. Now, my explanation of what's going on here. In this not-quite-a-story, Discord broke free from his prison nearly three decade earlier than in canon. As a result, the elements of harmony were never found.
"The elements of what?" Twilight asked, and then shook her head. "Never mind. Can you just tell me how to get out of here?"
The elements of harmony. They are important, but that will be your only clue for now. You're a smart mare, Twilight, find that out yourself. And no, I can't help you yet.
Anyway, Nightmare Moon, weakened from her extended stay on the moon, was defeated by Princess Celestia upon her return, and was thus restored to her former glory as Princess Luna. Twilight Sparkle, Princess Celestia's prized student, was sent with Spike to the rock island that Ponyville was on in order to aid in the reconstruction from their latest disaster.
Oh, wait, I forgot that part. See, the entire planet has been torn apart into countless fragments that float through the sky. Airships, cloud-hopping, and rope bridges are the only way to cross from island to island, but navigating is next to impossible, given that the islands keep moving and chaos monsters patrol the skies and regularly sink ships or attack towns.
Anyway, once Twilight had managed to make it to Ponyville, she and Spike met their best friends, Pinkie Pie, Fluttershy, Rarity, Rainbow Dash, and Applejack. Together, the seven friends faced many hardships in their ever-changing world.
A week ago, tragedy struck Twilight Sparkle. One morning, she woke up on a little rock in the sky, Ponyville nowhere in sight. Eventually, she managed to wander to a larger island, where she is now. Two days ago, she started hearing voices in her head.
Twilight snorted, annoyed. "Like you?"
No, not like me. They never actually spoke to Twilight, and were generally much quieter than me, so Twilight could generally ignore them. But YOU are just a bit too loud for her to ignore.
"Who are you talking to?"
All in due time, Twilight Sparkle. You see, YOU are actually a bit more influential in this world. But beware, Twilight, for THEY are just as influential...
Ok, Twilight can't hear me when I write to YOU this way. Here's the deal: this is a COMMENT DRIVEN STORY. I will write a short segment of Twilight Sparkle's adventure. At the end of each chapter, either Twilight and Company will ask YOU for advice, I will suggest courses of action for which the group could take, or there will be a need for some object. Then YOU, in the comments, will decide what happens next.
For example, I might ask what tool is in a bag. If enough people say "taffy-puller," then there will be a taffy-puller in that bag, even if it makes absolutely no sense. YOU have minor reality warping powers, but only if enough people agree on the same option.
So, twenty-four hours after each chapter is posted, I will tally up all the comments and direct the next chapter based on the replies.
However, we can't have Twilight's adventure be too easy for her. Thus, I will have THEM serve as an antagonist group, much like YOU, to hinder Twilight's adventure.
Are you confused? Don't worry, I'll give you a sample of what to expect below. Ready?
"Use Telekinesis to clear the rubble from the cave exit."
"Oh, that makes sense." Twilight nodded and set her horn ablaze with lavender light. Piece by piece, the rubble was slowly dug away. She lifted one rock away and was momentarily blinded by a beam of sunlight.
The sun, under Discord's control, promptly set once more, leaving Twilight again in the dark. However brief it may have been, that little light gave the mare hope for freedom. Gathering her magic, she released a pulse from her horn that blasted the remaining rubble from her path. Pine scented air greeted her nose. Twilight smiled; freedom was hers.
"SuMmOn AnGrY kInG cObRa."
Upon speaking, THEIR malicious words came true. There was a loud hiss behind Twilight. She whirled around and saw a king cobra slithering out of the cave. It reared up, flared its hood, and hissed again at Twilight.
"Aaaaahhh!" Twilight screamed. She jumped back just as the enraged serpent struck, causing it to miss her. The mare turned to run, but only made it a few steps before she tripped on some of the rubble that she had blasted from the cave. The snake slithered closer to her prone form, ready to strike.
"Use ally: Tom the Bashful."
Twilight's horn lit up with magic. She grasped a large boulder and threw it at the snake. It missed, but the resulting boom from its impact scared off the snake anyway.
"TwIgHlIgHt SpArKlE fOrGeTs AlL aDvAnCeD mAgIc."
"What? How could I forget... Oh no oh no oh no no no no! It's gone! All my knowledge is gone! I can't remember anything! Years of studying, gone! No no no no no no no...."
Twilight, calm down!
The hyperventilating unicorn glared at the sky. Her mane started fizzing up in response to her stress. "Calm! How can you tell me to be calm at a time like this? This is a disaster! THEY took my magic!"
Well, not all of it. You still have Telekinesis...
She rolled her eyes and groaned. "Thanks..." she said, her voice dripping with sarcasm.
Ok, do YOU get it? YOU will help Twilight while she will be hurt by THEM. Now, I should mention one last rule. Anything done by YOU or THEM cannot be directly undone by the other group. Basically, you cannot give her magic back, but you could help her find spell books and such, and she can relearn it herself. Also, every time YOU make a decision, THEY can do one thing to attempt to counteract it, even if it doesn't work.
Meanwhile, I will be maintaining a list of Twilight and her party's items and powers for you to reference. I will link it at the end of each chapter, so YOU know what Twilight has access to. Got it? Good. Now, I'm going to shut up and Twilight is going to do her thing.
Twilight stood up and shook off the dust from her coat. She set off at a trot, intent on examining her current location. She didn't remember entering a cave, and in fact could not recall a cave even existing on the island before. Obviously, she had been transported while she was asleep, but Twilight could not fathom why.
The island she found herself on was a rocky, barren place. Few plants grew aside from the occasional thorny bush or patch of dried grass. A river arched through the sky overhead, but it was probably too far for the lavender unicorn to jump to, and possibly too fast to swim even if she could. There were clouds around the edge of the island, but without the cloud-walking spell, she could not cross them.
Up on the hill, there was an shack. From where Twilight stood, she could not tell if it were occupied or not. It was not too run down, but there were no lights on inside.
Continuing around the island, Twilight stumbled upon an old airship. Twilight doubted that it could even sail, though she figured that she might be able to patch it up if she could find the materials. Though, assuming she could get it to fly, as soon as she found a better craft, Twilight would abandon this one.
There was more to to this island that Twilight had yet to explore, but she doubted that there was anything else of value here. Still, it could not hurt to check.
What should Twilight do?
Option A: Investigate the cabin.
Option B: Investigate the airship.
Option C: Explore the island.
Option D: Attempt to jump into the sky river and swim to another island.
Option E: Find food and water.
Option F: Do something else (specify).
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HAHAHAHA! That's exactly what I was going to do!
start9
Remember all magic then summon food and water
The comments dictate Twilight's fate, huh?
She gets hit by a bus.
Fuck You and
And I want Twilight to stick a sharpie in her ass while holding a paper with todays current date (current date in her universe).
start9
Twilight.
First thing you need to do, without a doubt, is find food, water, and shelter. The cabin might be good for the latter, so go check it out. Next, find a way to set up communication. If you can find other ponies, they will be invaluable. If you can set up a means of communication, DO NOT leave this island, unless it's a complete emergancy.
Options E and F Wait, we can warp reality?
summon a chocolate bar :D
4566904 what he/she said and gives her book with spells to summon allies from the planet cray (From the anime CFV)
Option F:
She finds a book that gives her the powers of Plastic Man. She won't know how to use them, but she could learn.
4567030 Powers of Plastic Man.
4567030 Do this.
Twilight? Can you here me Twi?
Okay. Great.
I'm not sure if you heard all that about US and THEM, but yourself and the two groups all exist in different realities. We have used you as a sort of link between them using a powerful tool known as the Internet. Although I speak on the behalf of US, I am not permitted to give much information about the matter.
WE will be giving you advice, (And the occasional cookie.) to assist you in your adventure. You carry more importance than you know.
All of US wish you luck.
~Senya
Huh. Interesting experiment. You certainly have piqued my curiosity.
Alright, Twi. Here's what I want you to do. I realize you're very tense right now due to losing your magic. First, you must relax. I heard the best way to do that is to pause a few times in rapid succession. About nine times should do the trick.
After that's done, I recommend exploring the cabin. If it's abandoned, use it as your base of operations. If it isn't, perhaps whoever dwells within can help you on your quest. Oh, and be sure to look out for ledges. Trust me, they will be the bane of your existence if you're not careful.
OpTiOn F: It WaS cOlD iN tHe CaVe. SeT fIrE tO tHe AiRsHiP sAiL fOr WaRmTh.Well, now I feel like a moron.Option A then. Looked too much into meanings that weren't there.
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My my, this sounds like quite the bit of work set dear author. I'm excited for this, but also worried the work might become too much at some point. At which moment, this story is banished to the eternal pits of incompletion and abandonment.
Really, I've found once a task has become to feel like a needless chore, it's only downhill.
But maybe some way to get others to do the more menial tasks may be an option once the story were to reach a certain point? Ah well, that's far in the future for now. Onwards to glorious madness!
Option E: Find food and water.
Of course, she should only do this if she was in the cave for a good long while. If not, I wanna learn more about airships!
TWILIGHT! Trixie's better at magic than you now.
Guys, you can't blindly give in options. Think ahead. It mentioned how there could be monsters patrolling the sky due to Discord. Trying to leave would be risky. Exploring the island could be helpful, but you must acknowledge the possibility of someone else being there to search the cabin and/or airship. Considering finding food and water would be useful on the surface, once again, think. That could lead to unknown threats. If I were you, Twilight, I'd stay back to search the cabin, but keep a careful eye around you. Not the airship, for something could happen and next thing you know it falls apart and crashes off the island.
Also, in the cabin, she finds an easy-to-learn spell book which teaches her the Kamehameha!
1.food and water
2 fire wood
3 find a book explaning humen terms and internet memes to aviod futher confusion
4. summon Bird Jesus
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Okay, Twilight, I hope you know you're at the mercy of two opposing groups. I suggest you try your best to make it so the good group can help you. We, teh good group, can help you get out of this alright. However, you may be subject to torture if they somehow get you to do something.
I'm about to give you to most vital piece of information I can, alright?
Go right.
F: Inspect: Self
Remember: Basic Logic
Use: Basic Logic
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4567788 how did you do the color thing to only 1 word?
I can only get it to color the whole line... and only that line.
A: Investigate the cabin and look for a book about anything that would help you survive.(most likely self-defence)
I would also like to ask the authour something. Will the story be in American, Australian, British, or Canadian English?
Option C
First, food and water, then, investigate cabin for useful spells. Explore the island as you look for food, m'kay, Twi? Also, aliens are watching you...
~Anita
So, well, I'd suggest looking in that cabin. You don't know what you'll find in there. Then, once you find materials, fix the broken airship.
~White Starr
P.S.: The choice is yours and yours alone...
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Use the [color=#be4343] color [/color] tags around the word you want. The six letters/numbers after the # are the hex code for that particular color.
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American English, to the best of my ability.
Option f: discover then consult our savior, Lord Helix Fossil.
First, Twi, lemme tell ya, like a previous voice stated, WE wish you the best of luck and WE will try to help in the best way possible. With that said, wE will also put you through Tartarus for OuR own amusement. I'm sorry. I'm so sorry.
At any rate...
*ANARCHY*
Explore the river where you will pass out (because you can't swim). When you awake, you will be alone in the lair of The Rotten. With only a spoon, a broken broadsword, and your wits, you must defeat it. After defeating it, you will absorb it soul, causing you to grow to the size of a dragon, only to be immediately slain by a Brave Undead. but you shall awake (normal sized) only to discover you now have the Undead Curse and are slowly going Hollow.
Oh, and Praise the Sun!
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You've jumped the gun on the anarchy thing. We're still in Democracy and won't get anarchy until at some point when Twilight meets Discord.
B! Airship! Not for any good reason, I just love airships.
Oh, since there are monsters in the air, you're gonna need some sort of weapon. Look around you, can you construct some sort of rudimentary lathe?
Why are people down-voting this? This sounds like a great fun.
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Ugly looking first chapter, I bet. They just need to wait.
Ok Twilight, about your lost magic... I don't think its truly 'lost' more likely its locked away in your mind, you just need the right 'key'.
The 'key' will probably be seeing somepony do a spell you've 'lost' and you'll remember it, same thing about books about said spells, so it will be like an 'instant-master' effect!
Now investigate the cabin, then see if you can find food and water.
we are here for you, be strong Twilight.
They declare that if Twilight does not go to the airship it will crumble into the water below just as she chooses something else!
4568737 Aw. But Anarchy's fun!
I say that Twilight should start with the basics. Option 5, find food and water.
Snarkle? Can you hear me? Hello! I think you should find food and water. Those are very important in any kind of survival.
Attempt to teleport but axeadentaly turn yourself to a foal
Read last comment by me to understand why she knows advanced magicFood and water is a requirement. So do a little search near the river, and spread out to 50 meters in diameter. There maybe a bush with edible leaves and some berries and a dip in the river allowing her to gather water.
Also, keep her calm. She's smart, but when she goes off. She can do grievous harm.
All the while have a holographic boom box that appears and disappears after the song. Explain to twilight, it helps set the mood and have it play this song. Plus she gets to hear some good music along the way. So enjoy it.
Not do something stupid?!... Now I only wanna say stupid stuff.... Stupid rules...