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Nice to see this back, I love all the interactions
To answer your question, I personally would have loved an episode about the Beast Slaver guy that looked kind of like Kratos in "Trade Ya." That dude probably had some awesome tales.
I will comment something more in depth later, but two things I know I want to happen,
Ziggy gets blindsided, thinking he's focused completely on his enemy, only to have an antler skewer through his leg from behind him, forcing him to have to float to keep pressure off of it.
And since we are still in Equestria, how about a musical number/black mass that the villain sing taunts them as they fight?
To answer the question: I think we would have gotten a cool episode out of how Vinyl Scratch and Octavia Melody came to live together. I don't think they could have avoided clashing at first.
Don't have anything presently for the fight aside from how Lupina will probably not focus on Emeritus at first, and instead just focus on incapacitating the rest of the raiders.
Ok so. Got some ideas for what Lupina will be doing in the fight.
First thing she'll do is go to the heaviest concentration of raiders, and as soon as they're in range she'll summon plundervines to bind them, then have them be pricked by the plundervines' spikes that have been modified by Evolution to secrete a sleep-inducing toxin. After that, she'll release her control on the plundervines, and use Evolution on herself to cover herself in thorny spikes and increase her durability, at which point she'll start getting up close and personal with any raider still standing. Any damage she might take she'll quickly regenerate using Evolution.
She'll stay away from Emeritus, as she knows that Ziggy will want to settle that grudge alone. But if her help is requested by a member of the party, she will aid them.
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Your heartbeat races as you all make your approach. There were surely many other ways that you all could have approached this bandit camp, but blatantly walking right up to the front gates wouldn’t have been your top pick.
And what impressive gates they were, when you observed them from afar earlier. Made of thick sturdy logs and topped with sharpened points and reinforced with jagged metal, the fenceline encircled a wide acreage of cleared ground. From the distance, you all could see that it wasn’t all built from the ground up though, there were what appeared to be old stone structures and buildings within as well.
“They have cleared the interior of nearly all the vegetation,” Lupina observes with a growl.
“More like they’ve repurposed it,” Canny says as the many billowing plumes of smoke raise above the encampment.
“What would they need that much fire for anyway?” you ask knowing full well that Deer don’t eat meat. “Cause I doubt they’re roasting corn or marshmallows.”
“It’s forges,” Ziggy says with a steely gaze.
“Forges? Like a blacksmith?” asks Fluttershy and he nods.
“Exactly. They’ve cut down Lupi’s precious trees to fuel their metal work,” he says and the Timberwolf gives him a bemused look at the nickname.
“What, they’re making weapons in there?” Lupina asks dangerously.
“Well, they are doing that no doubt, but if this is anything like the other thieving crew’s I’ve run across, they’re smelting down all the stolen precious metals they’ve gathered,” he explains.
“Ah, I see what you’re getting at,” Canny says in understanding. “Some of the rift raft back in Trottingham found it easier to sell golden bars than stolen coins.”
“Well, with the amount of smoke, they’ve got a big operation going on here,” you say as it almost blocks out the sun.
“It’s an affront to the natural order around them,” Lupina growls, but Zecora puts a hoof on her shoulder.
“It is a disgrace, that much is true, but with the lack of vegetation, what shall you do?” the shaman asks and she grits her teeth.
“I have the vegetation still living within my own body, but I would be limited with just that amount.”
“Hang on, I think I can help with that,” you volunteer.
Using her help, you gather up a pretty good amount of trees, bushes, vines, and other forest material still growing within the soil. Maybe enough to fill a living room with. You then use New Divide to fold the small section of the forest.
“When we get inside, I’ll unfold this for you that way you have more options.”
“That is…very clever,” she admits to you in begrudging praise. “The vegetation still lives and you can carry it with you.”
“Exactly, so I’ll just stay close to you so it’s within your range,” you explain and she nods.
“It’s still not as much as I’d prefer, but this will greatly improve my odds. Thank you,” she says in a thankful tone.
“No problem,” you smile.
“If you are going to be handling the general thieves in that area, stay within the range of the stone structures if you can,” Ziggy advises and she looks at him quizzically.
“I will track them down wherever they may be,” she says defensively and he rolls his eyes.
“Yes, I understand that, but as we’ve already observed, there’s a lot of fire down there, and your all natural bod wouldn’t really get along with it,” he snarks and she growls again. “The stone structures are the more sturdier of the structures, which means the majority of their forges will be there. That also means that’s where the largest supply of water sources will be located as well.”
“Wow Pup, are you actually being thoughtful and considerate of someone else’s safety?” Canny snarks and he purses his lips.
“Well, seeing as how all of you are rather eager to follow me into a den of snakes, I feel as though I should offer some tips on how to mitigate the amount of bites you receive.”
“Truthfully, I’d rather be in an actual den of snakes,” Fluttershy says with a shiver as she points towards the largest stone structure in the encampment. There are more of those crosses like the dragon was on, only much smaller, yet many of them have unmoving shapes, and even a few stark white figures which you can surmise are skeletons.
“You can say that again,” you say with a gulp.
“That’s where he’ll be, and that’s where I’m heading,” Ziggy says resolutely.
“Right…so, how are we gonna do this?”
And that leads you to now as you march right up to the gates in full view of the group of bucks that man it.
“Halt!” one of them says as they brandish two spears towards your group.
“Why are you savage creatures here?!” one of them growls.
“Because you have defiled the sanctity of this forest and your time of reckoning is at hand!” Lupina declares dramatically, causing the guards to look at one another incredulously.
“Well really, that’s just her agenda. Truthfully I’ve come to have a chat with the bastard caribou that’s got you crucifying creatures. And by chat, I mean liquefying his brain matter.”
Unlike the cloaked thieving deer that was witnessed back in Ponyville, these guys have on worn yet sturdy armor and helmets, and they all stand at attention to these two threats.
“Why did we just walk up again?” you whisper to Canny.
“Because the two canids decided they didn’t like subtlety!” she whispers back in exasperation.
“Make that three canids,” Fluttershy whimpers as you see Powerwolf snarling and on the tips of his toes just waiting to rip and tear.
“You dare threaten us on our own turf you filthy mongrels?” one of the guards spits.
“It’s not your turf interlopers!” Lupina shouts.
“Well it is now. And since I don’t like your attitude, I’ll take you to the Papa right now,” the deer says smugly.
“Yeah, good luck with that,” Ziggy monotones as Space Oddity appears and suddenly all the gate guards fall to the floor under immense gravity.
“These are freebies for you babe, the rest you’ll have to grab yourself,” Ziggy says as he floats over the downed groaning guards.
“Stop calling me that!” Lupina growls before looking at you expectantly.
Oh right! You think after a mental hiccup as you have New Divide open up some of the stored forest, which she uses Evolution to wrap around the deer who begin to shriek in fear as they are cocooned by vines before being flung away into the forest proper.
“Right then. Let’s do this shall we?” Ziggy asks as Space Oddity gives a push of gravity and the gates fly open. Immediately you see a lightly armored deer with a piece of toast in his mouth staring at your group with wide eyes.
The awkward staredown only lasts a few moments though before he attempts to hi tail it out of there, but is stopped as Zecora flings two bolas which spark with golden energy towards him, which wrap around his muzzle and his legs.
Another deer off to the side has a bowl of soup in his lap, and the spoon is still halfway towards his mouth, yet he is frozen in surprise…until Canny launches a cog at his forehead which knocks him out.
“What, did we interrupt these sod’s supper?” Canny asks, cocking her hat.
“Apparently so,” Fluttershy says pointing to a building not too far away where a bunch of deer are carrying out plates of food. “But it seems like they still haven’t noticed us, so we can-“
She gets interrupted as Powerwolf immediately rushes into the camp kitchen and immediately screams and crashing objects ring out as he goes to town on them.
“…Nevermind,” Fluttershy finishes.
“Then let us not dally. With me Star Pegasus!” Lupina says to you.
“No no, my name is Sh-YAGH!” you are cut off as she lifts you with a tentacle like vine and charges towards the ruckus with you suspended in the air.
“Stay safe Star! I’ll stick with the Doggo!” Canny calls out as you are dragged away, and you even see him waving you goodbye. Zecora and Fluttershy duck for cover like you all should have done in the first place as alarms ring out throughout the camp.
“Come on you guys, we’ve gotta get more organized here!” you complain as Lupina immediately knocks down a pair of surprised deer and begins working her magic.
With New Divide and Evolution working together, you and Lupina steam roll through most of the deer bandits, though Ziggy’s forewarning does come to fruition when torches and flaming arrows start getting used, but thankfully New Divide also helps in transporting the water to Lupina and her creations just as well. Also, you help mitigate the death toll by softening her attacks her and there in clever ways.
Fluttershy is mostly guarded by Zecora who does insane tricks with her Hamon power such as climbing up a wall like a spider and whacking deer in the head as they come through an entrance, and Powerwolf of course is knocking enemies down left and right with little input from it’s master.
Ziggy and Canny have a dynamic where Space Oddity just increases the deer’s gravity, making them eat dirt, and Smooth Criminal pulls them into the ground up to their chests, making them immobile and incapable of doing anything aside from shouting.
Eventually though, they charge through into the main building and out of sight.
After quite a few deer retired or scattered to the wind thanks to all of your surprise attack, you meet back up with Fluttershy and Zecora who look no worse for wear considering all the fighting.
“How are you two holding up?”
“We’re fine, but we haven’t seen Canny or Ziggy since they went towards that evil building,” Fluttershy says pointing towards the large stone structure with the bodies outside of it.
“Shoot! Well let’s quickly check on them before the deer regroup and-GYAGH!” you shriek as Canny and Ziggy suddenly phase out of the ground before you… and they both look to be in bad shape.
Both have several cuts across their body, and Ziggy’s cheek and right eye are swollen from blunt force trauma.
“Star! We gotta…” Canny pants as the two of them take a knee and breathe heavily.
“What happened?” you ask as you run to their side and Fluttershy and Zecora start attending to their wounds.
“The darkness. We got cornered in the darkness and they just kept coming,” Canny pants, shivering at the thought.
“It…it was Emiritus…” Ziggy says in a bewildered tone, his one non-swollen eye staring off into the distance.
“Crap, his Stand was too powerful even for the two of you?” you say as you and Lupina take a defensive stance. “What’s it’s power?”
“That’s not an easy answer Star,” Canny says as she stands up and adjusts her hat.
“Why? What happened?” you say suddenly feeling more fearful as the sun begins to dip in the horizon.
“All these years…all these years I’ve been chasing him, how could I never have known this?” Ziggy pants in melancholy.
“What? What didn’t you know?!” you demand, spooked by the fearful edge to his voice. Your tone causes him to look you straight in the eye.
“Emiritus, Copia and Forge…I thought they were all identities for the same reindeer…but I was wrong!”
“Ah, so here’s where our sacrifices have run off to,” a voice suddenly interrupts.
“And looks like we’ve got four more for the pyre as well,” seemingly the same voice adds.
The 6 of you then look up to top of the stone building…and see three identical reindeer garbed in strange vestments with ornaments adorning their antlers. Each one of them is a full size larger than even Lupina, they all have the same white and black paint upon their faces, and each one of them has a glowing white right eye. The only difference between the three, is the one in the middle has on a tall, ovalish hat between his massive antlers.
“Oho, and it seems five of them have been touched by the same miracles as we,” the one in the middle says, sounding genuinely giddy.
“EMIRITUS!!!” Ziggy growls in fury, but this only causes him to smile.
“He speaks your name so brazenly Papa,” the one on the right says.
“That cannot stand Papa,” the one on the left adds.
“Interesting, have we met before doggy?” he questions with a sinister smile.
“YES! 10 Years ago you took my China Girl from me!” Ziggy shouts as he gets to his feet and the rest of you take defensive stances.
There is a moment where the skull painted caribou looks deep in thought before recollection hits and he gasps in excitement.
“OH Yes! I Remember Now!” he says with an uproarious laugh. “Good ol China Girl. So that must mean you were the pup I backhanded with the scepter.”
Ziggy only growls at this and balls his fists as the caribou guffaws.
“Oh those were the days indeed, back before the gifts from the stars were bestowed upon me and mine,” he says before grinning evilly again. “But that past is supposed to be buried mutt, and I don’t appreciate your lot wrecking my operation.”
And with a nod of his head, the other two caribou leap off of the building and start walking towards you all menacingly.
And this is where Emiritus begins to sing as you all fight the three and their stands.
And let’s just say, your group takes quite a beating despite having twice the number.