5- Ludus; To Play
Well then.
Congratulations! You have begun on your journey to find the magic of Friendship, in the land of Equestria. Having made your first friend, you will have noticed that the leveling system is rather...different. Go out, mingle, get to know the populace. Be warned however, that if you go and try to boost your level by just meaninglessly declaring ponies your friend ( or by just asking them to declare themselves yours) you have a chance to be hit with karma backlash, losing XP and even possibly levels. The system analyzes your reactions, heart rate, breathing and more to determine how truthful you are. And Friendship is a system as old as time.
XP- 275, Next Level -1000
Pegasus form unlocked, switch races from the main menu.
Peagasi are winged ponies, capable of flight among the clouds in the sky. While not as hardy as an earth pony, you will be hard pressed to find a faster species. They fly by manipulating the air around with their magic, using their wings as a focus. They also have the capability to alter and manipulate magic currents relating to air and weather, -Example-=A pegasus can change the composition of a cloud to either create a downpour or lightning cloud.-
Recomended Weapon- Spear/Lance.
The description it gave was...lacking. How did it determine how he had befriended an individual? It also felt kinda odd, to try and befriend virtual characters. He had said yes to the orange filly because she had seemed so earnest...but this was so backwards compared to Hallidays final words to him...
"I created the OASIS because I never felt at home in the real world. I didn't know how to connect with the people there. I was afraid, for all of my life. Right up until I knew it was ending. That was when I realized, as terrifying and painful as reality can be, it's also the only place where you can find true happiness. Because reality is real . Do you understand?"
For all of his life, Halliday had been trying to hide from the real world. So why hide something like this? A game focused on making friends...why wouldn't he just release it? He had programmed weirder things over the years... One such thing being a dating sim based around pigeons...
Regardless. If he could just find a maitanance node in game, he could probably craft himself an admin access. He hadn't found anything as of yet to explain its purpose, but Halliday HAD hidden it. So it stood to reason there was a reason for that.
"Are you moping again?"
Wade turned to look at his wife, Samantha. A birthmark covered her eye, but to Wade that just made her all the more beautiful. They had met in the OASIS, fallen in love. Hit a rough patch when Sam was convinced Wade would never be able to love her in real life. They'd worked that out, over time. They had gotten married shortly after the end of the hunt, and Wade could never be as happy as he was that day. Ever since, she was his burning candle, his inspiration, his shoulder to lean on.
"Just thinking."
"Equestria, again?" She asked with a knowing grin, leaning over the back of the couch Wade was draped on, encircling his neck with her arms in a warm hug.
"Yeah. Still haven't managed to sneak a second player slot into it... but I did get my first level."
"Ding?"
"A short trumpet solo, actually. Complete with pop up and bright, vivid green text. Guess how I did it? I guarentee you wont believe it."
"You...killed a monster of some kind?"
"Nope. You apparently dont get ANY experience from killing monsters. And I fought four wood wolves, and some sort of slime. Not a pinnacle of variety, but the results speak for themselves.
"Oh, so it's quest based?"
"Nope, as far as I can figure there isn't a quest system. No Markers, the journal doesn't say anything either."
"Fine, I give up. Did you cut down a magical tree that had skittles in it or something?"
"I made a friend."
"...What?" Samantha had stiffened behind Wade, and when he turned his head to look her in the eyes, he could see a shit eating grin as bright as a neon light. "You have got to be kidding me. Your level is dependant on how many friends you have? That is so...so...well that is kinda you, actually. So, your new fraaaaaand...is she cute?"
"An adorable little pegasus kid. She was part of the group I saved from the wood wolves and the slime thing. She asked if I would be her friend...and... well it was just too precious. I couldn't say no. And then my level went up, and I apparently unlocked the pegasus form."
"...You have got to get me an in to this game, Wade. Its not fair that only you get to play..."
"I'm working on it. I just need to find a way to give myself admin privilges. Then I'll give you an admin account as well."
"You better, if I have to sit on the sidelines any longer I'm liable to pull your plug."
"Aw, I know you better than that. Listen, I'm gonna log back on and hook up with Aech, see if he's dug up anything new on this. Did you know Hasbro actually made a couple episodes for this? They never released, though...none of the characters are the same, either..."
"Dinner's at five. That's two nights in a row you owe me for~" She got up, and slinked away.
Wade chuckled to himself. He'd have to make up for his forgetfulness. Getting up himself, he walked to his immersion room. Samantha didn't really like his lack of hair, so he had stopped using that type of shampoo. In turn, he had stopped using full haptic suits. It was just uncomfortable. Dragging the visor over his eyes, he sat down in his haptic chair.
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This. Was. Frustrating.
The stallion showed up out of nowhere, commited minor larceny against her, and then just up and dissapeared. She had written a letter to Princess Celestia, and she had replied that she HADN'T sent him to test her. That in itself was a relief, but then where DID he come from? After the way he acted, he then and went out of his way to not only protect two of her friends, but he also saved the CMC from Smooze infected wildlife. It was regrettable that he had ended up killing the animals. If he ever showed his face again, Fluttershy was going to give him an earful. Scootaloo appeared quite taken with the mystery guard pony, but even she hadn't been able to get his name.
It had been a couple days since that incident, and the talk was starting to die down without anything new to report on. It was all rather frustrating. There wasn't hide nor tail to be seen of the fudge colored stallion! Seriously, how did somepony just show up out of the blue, make a gigantic fuss, and then skedaddle without anypony knowing where he went?!!? This was so utterly frustrating.
She had gone by Rarity's and asked if she had seen anything else, ANYTHING out of the ordinary.
It was on the way back that Twilight came across something EXTREMELY out of the ordinary.
"YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" came from a certain fudge colored stallion, zooming across the skies of Ponyville.
"...He's...a pegasus now...No. Just no. I refuse to believe this. That isn't possible."
"...No."
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5156054 I agree
Error! Npc twilight has suffered a fatal system crash, reboot system?
Hatoful Boyfriend reference? Sure why not. Hallidayful Boyfriend?
Some minor spelling errors:
Should be "weirder"
Should be "Dinner's" and "That's"
It should be CMC because it is an acronym. The Smooze is a name and a proper noun, so it should be capitalized.
When Wade becomes an alicorn, all of Equestria is doomed.
5162421
Made the changes you pointed out.
And isn't Alicorn the final proof of friendship? If he gets that far, becomes that stable with the elements of harmony or whatever, how would that become a bad thing?
more players equal more fun!!!! hook that girl up!!!
please?
5162470
Okay, if he unlocks Draconequus first, then they're screwed.
U mad twilight?
I came to this chapter to ask a question. What is this crossed over with? Because I really would like to read the book.
What are the books. I'm interested.
5162496
The book itself is called Ready Player One.
5162513 Thanks a bunch.
5162494
oh, she's mad alright.
This is amazing. The fact that the main character can interact with the world of MLP as if he is a game character while not completely original; is still highly unique. I can only imagine things getting more interesting if his wife get's involved. This has tons of potential and you've lived up to it so far.
This sentence hurts my head, but that may be due to my Asperger's...
"You are a sad, strange little man."
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*upvotes*
...but our hero *isn't* the first Player to enter Equestria, is he? Where is Halliday?
Pinkie Pie, as an ordinary (albeit extremely high-level) player? Discord, having full administrator access?
Personally, I'm thinking Pinkie Pie.
5168958
Halliday's dead.
5169017
Ah, that's what he wants us to think. And sure, he's left an abandoned body back on Earth; if he's still in the game, then he can't log out any more.
But - when the game *really* takes place in an alternate reality, as here - why couldn't Halliday have found some way to permanently transfer his consciousness into his in-game avatar?
...or perhaps Pinkie is a different player...
5162352 I'm sorry!
uwotm8
Can't Twilight, you know, turn a bird into an orange, not even counting what Discord can do? Who's to say that there aren't other beings like Discord out there?
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If I had known hitting that down vote button got me a hug, I would've done it as soon as I started. Of course, after said hug I would have changed it to an up vote, but still...
5170078
This story takes place pre-Discord unleashed, pre-Canterlot Wedding
Twilight doesn't know anything about changelings...but Celestia does...
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*hugs you anyway*
Ready Player One sounded kind of dumb. I like stories like this, but that book sounded like a story about how some backwoods hick with inexplicable access to expensive electronics, uses the power of friendship and the heart of the cards to ignore any remaining technological limitations, and steals a prize in about a week from people who've devoted their entire lives to finding it. Better luck next time, I guess? It's O.K. though because they're evil friends, not good friends. And then his own friends don't even get admin accounts; so long suckers! Apparantly he then ignores the game to enjoy his true reward, a real live girl that he can stick it in and make trailer babies with. Playing a video game grants him a girlfriend, somehow. That doesn't sound like what I'd call quality reading material.
It might be tolerable if it was a parody. I don't think it was supposed to be one though. And even then it'd be kind of mean spirited.
5171513
... Read a book. Ninety percent of the time it's basically the same thing with a different concept. Hell, evil overlords have got to have a fear of farmboys now.
But honestly, I'm pretty sure the actual book is a little more involved then you make it out to be. Instead of just judging it, just read it next time, 'Kay?
5186996
But that's why fanfics are so awesome. They can break the mold. This isn't Everyman Joebroski vs Team Rocket it's Everyman Joebroski vs the Elements of Harmony. Who needs bad guys with the kind of trouble they get into?
5187117
... Touché.
I just wonder if Pinkie Pie is gonna be some insane person who got lost.
Wait, where did the last 20 minutes of my life go? You did a nice job making this guy a douch, but i am so lost.
5162513 by who?
5267758
Ernest Cline
This is completely unrelated to the story but where is the cover image from?
5278468
I took it while playing DCU on psn with my main lvl 30 character, SheZow.
I found myself stuck under the ground, unable to do jack diddly. Seeing as this was a video game crossover(kinda) I thought the graphical error of a picture fit nicely.
5278490 Still waiting for new chapter.
5351266
I don't wanna release the next chapter till it's more than 3k words.
And right now I'm working on REALLY large chapters for my other story, so I'm getting to it. My concentration is just divided.
5361601 Ok...Just be...quick alright? thank you very much.
This needs to be updated... Please, in the name of all that is holy update this.
5532263
Not until I break 3k with the chapter.
5642713
Ah, I understand. At least knowing that you're still working on it helps