Ah yes, though you were trained to survive Rarity, you still haven't lost all of your adorable naivety. Seriously, she's lucky she only got high off of those mushrooms, they could've been extremely lethal!

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I thought that scene was too funny to pass up.

New chapter

points for whoever gets this quote
delectable tea? or deadly poison?

Gotta love my man Iroh!

New chapter?! NANI?! HYPE!

Ponies generally didn't need much sleep. It's a biological remnant from back when ponies were nomadic grazers, and they needed to stay alert for predators; even while resting.

While this isn't the story showing Rarity as better again, this looks a bit like the "ponies are like real horses" thing.

Then on our way back he wanted to race me from the edge of the field to his home. I was hesitant at first, but once I got going, I left him in the dust! For such a tall creature he can't move very fast. However, I was far more winded than he was in the end. I wonder if there's something to that?

as realistic as your trying to be, I admit that makes sense I guess, but I more or less promised to wait and see what you have planned considering Atchmons moment to shine anyway.

Well the moment with the mushrooms showing her still making mistakes was okay even if it doesn'T seems to have much effect beside being funny which was probably what you was aiming for mainly.

Well that sounded worse than it was, the chapter was actually alright, afterall I could not really pinpoint something I dislike, sadly I still have to find stuff that I would call "the best thing ever" since a few chapters.

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your icon looks like what rarity ate in theis chapter

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Fell the high bro

part of me feels tragedy is otw

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I agree. This wasn't up to par as my other chapters. It was mainly to set up the next one. Stick around as the one after that is going to be the one everyone is waiting for! And the best part is it's practically finished. So soon as I get the next one up, that one will follow after. I think I'll finish both and throw both up at the same time.

Fucking Atchmon and his god damn dream catchers.

I just noticed the vote system had me registered as down voting this story. Corrected to upvote now.

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Thank you! I usually do get a couple with each new chapter. Feels good seeing that green number go up!

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Sounds good, but personally I would probably like to read them on different days if they are both that big. Mostly because I will probably force to read them both right away in order to get a word in before the next chapter comes out.
I just really like to make sure I stated my opinion if I like that story so that I know at least I have done everything i could kind of like having an election and not being happy with the result, while you actually have done nothing to prevent it at all.

Rarity makes a great character for these kinds of survival stories. Vain and kind of a neat freak but able to get down to business as necessary and it definitely is. At first I thought the part where she wasn't contacted by Luna was an error but you had everything covered

Kind of a relaxed chapter but it's always nice to see character development - Rarity putting Atchmon's advice into practice.

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Thanks! I wish I was a little more clever with Rarity. And give her character more depth while keeping her in line with the theme. But all I can do is improve her as much as I can. Thank you for the comment and sticking with the story. In just two more chapters the wait will be all woth it! Best part is I'm gonna release both at once since the second is already so close to finished anyway!

*<>* those mushrooms are the best on pizza

Please continue

Rarity released the critters one by one, as they were stripped bare of their poison spines.

It would be venemous spines if they have to penetrate the skin to deliver their toxin. Anyway, YES! THAT is how you think and survive! Ammo that she can use. She should have killed the little monsters imo, but meh, whatever.

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I briefly wondered about the difference between venom and poison. I thought about adding some explanation- like -the pukwudgies secrete oils on their backs (sort of like a Tree Frog), which coats the spines that they can launch at predators/prey. But thought it wouldn't matter in the grand scheme of things. I didn't want it to be one of those things I tend to overthink on.

9118901 Fair point. I tend to overthink things often, which is what blocks my writing. I have to force myself to think on simpler terms. Rarity should have killed that wolf though. It will only come back to hunt her and make her life hell. She still has those shrooms... their effect couldn't be added to the darts because the shrooms are a poison, not a venom. She should use the shrooms to coat her barding so that anything that bites will get a big old dose of the hallucinogen.

Did you know that you can drink venom as long as you don't have ulcers or mouth sores, you'll be fine?

Urgh, now I'm stressing out about what happened to Atchmon. Hopefully we'll get some relief next chapter.

Also:

Rarity slowly peaked around the corner

Should be "peeked"

Does rarity know that's a dreamcatcher? They're obviously jamming Luna signal so she can't find her.

Also was that a Spaceball reference up there?

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Not yet. I've got everything cleared up in the chapter after next. And what Spaceball reference? I didn't have any in mind when writing this part, I don't think. 300 Spartans and Avatar the Last Airbender were a couple.

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Thanks for the correction! He'll be back very soon (obviously considering what Discord had to say on the matter of happy pony endings), so don't you worry.

Now they were brown and icky with tiny holes pocked all over, and repaired tears along its side.

While she twirled around, lost in her own little world; a dark, imposing figure rose ominously from behind the downed tree log. Rarity opened her eyes and froze in place as she followed the dark creature's its ascent.

"Good feeling's gone." Rarity squeaked as her blood drained from her face, and all the beautiful colors along with it; as she laid her ears back in fear at the monstrous abomination, while it settled the boney bone white appendages of its legs on the bough of the log.

Cool thing
The story i mean

RAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAG-AG-AG-AG-AG-AG-

Mr. Crabs?

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Echo done poorly.

Was the bogheighst supposed to be a Leshen or something?

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Something like that. It was a combo of a witcher monster (i was playing it at the time) and another cryptid from native american lore; but i dont think there was a name for it so i made one up. It mainly feeds on dead animals, fungus, and rot.

" Good feeling's gone "

As she picked more of the caps, her vision started to distort. The colorful mushrooms were much more vibrant than they were just minutes ago. And Rarity started to feel a pleasant fuzziness all over her hide. Every sore, ache, and pain she felt from earlier blossomed into pleasurable sensations.

Rarity took a tiny, lady-like bite off the cap of a multi colored mushroom. It was mainly pink in color, with lavender and green swirls, that gleamed with a certain effervescence. Rarity chewed thoughtfully, and swallowed. It tasted really good despite the mushy softness of its texture. Perhap she got the right ones after all.

"Oh, haha, my what pretty colors. Woohoho... Whoa- Weehehehoo..." Rarity swayed back and forth as her vision swirled, and watched as all the colors brightly mixed together. She lifted a hoof, and waved it in front of her face; watching in amusement as the afterimages of her forehoof faded from sight.

Yep, shrooms will do that to ya.

Rarity opened her eyes and froze in place as she followed the dark creature's ascent.

"Good feeling's gone." Rarity squeaked as the blood drained from her face, and all the beautiful colors along with it; her ears laid back in fear at the monstrous abomination before her, while it settled the boney bone-white appendages of its legs on the downed bough of the tree.

It had a black morass body with a protruding rib cage, and a completely exposed skull. Rarity stared up at its lack of a face, seeing a pair of glowing pale white eyes within the pitch black sockets.

This creature was known as a bogheighst. They weren't dangerous to living things, but were highly territorial, as they mainly fed on rot and decay; but that didn't stop Rarity from hauling flank away from the nightmarish creature, as the beast let out a territorial 'roar' after Rarity ran away, which sounded like backwards screaming pony whinny. Its true scream is said to render listeners unconscious.

Yep, that'll kill your buzz.