Chapter 24 - Boss Fight: Queen Bee Pt: 1
-TERRARIA, UNDERGROUND JUNGLE BIOME-
It was now nightfall and the time to enact their plan had finally come as Applejack finally wakes up from 626’s venom that rendered her and Fluttershy unconscious. Apparently, the hornet’s venom comes in two different varieties of which the hornets have full control over: They can inject venom meant to kill or apply a certain amount to simply knock their foes unconscious without the worry of killing them. Their opponent will feel quite uncomfortable from the after effects of the venom but much like a hangover it’ll fade in a short amount of time. This is exactly how the cowmare felt as she, unfortunately, runs over to a far end of the chamber and pukes. She wipes her muzzle and says:
“If ah’ had known this is how I’d feel after that sting I’d rather they’d just have taken us forcefully.”, Applejack then looks around the chamber and notices Fluttershy who was still unconscious. “Well, least we’re still alive. Time I wake up Fluttershy, poor sugercube’s gonna hurl just like ah’ did...”, after saying those words Applejack places a hoof to the pegasus’s unconscious form and starts to rock her in an attempt to awaken her friend. “Time to wake up Fluttershy, we’ve got a job to do.”
“Mmmf... A... Applejack?, where are we-”, Fluttershy asks however her face turns green after a few seconds, just as the cowmare had predicted, as Fluttershy ran over to the very same section of the chamber Applejack had ran to earlier and puked. “[COUGH] That was, very unpleasant. I’m never going to let a hornet sting me again in my life.”, The pegasus says which causes Applejack to chuckle. Before they could converse further an opening to the chamber revealed itself, this causes Applejack to take on a combat stance and materializes her silver broadsword. Fluttershy materializes her slime staff and her bow, she beckons for her slime allies to come to her aide but what surprises her is the fact that only a single green slime was summoned this time.
“What happened? Last time you summoned a whole army sugarcube.”, Applejack says with a confused expression.
“I don’t know... Something’s different this time.”, Fluttershy replies however the two were cut off from their conversation as someone speaks into the chamber:
“Be at piece ponies, it’s just me. The Queen has no idea that the two of you can conceal your weapons in an inventory like the Terrarian’s, this plays well into our favor.” 626 says as the hornet turns around and heads out of the chamber to see if any other hornets are nearby. “Coast seems clear for now, follow me.”, Both Applejack and Fluttershy complies as they ‘tip-hoof’ behind their guide, the green slime hopping onto Fluttershy’s back.
After a while of sneaking around The Hive the trio soon find themselves just around the corner of Queen Beezma’s royal chamber and, no surprise, five hornets were stationed just outside of the chamber. 626 sees this as the hornet peeks around the corner and says:
“Ok ponies, I’m going to lure them away and once I do you two need to retrieve the blade and make a run for it. Queen Beezma has an enchantment in place that tells her if the blade has been moved from its current position so be quick about it, if all goes well you get your blade and I can ensure The Hive’s future.”, Upon hearing the hornets words the two ponies nod their heads, Fluttershy speaks up and says:
“I know you don’t really... Like us, but um, I wanted to say... Thank you, 626. That blade is part of our only way back home so I really appreciate it, If that’s ok with you...”, Applejack simply rolls her eyes as 626 looks to Fluttershy and says:
“You can thank me by getting that wretched blade far away from this place, if you have to take it to a whole other world then by all means go. Enough talk, we must act now.”, both ponies nod their heads as the hornet turns the corner and heads towards the small swarm of hornets saying:
“Warriors!, the allies of those wretched ponies have been spotted nearby. I shall stay here and guard the blade as you scout the area, kill anything that would dare to threaten us. For the glory of the hive!”, the other hornets buzz their wings rapidly as they jump up and fly down the corridor. 626 turns to the corner Fluttershy and Applejack were still hidden behind and says: “Come, I’ve bought us some time.”, the two ponies trot up to the hornet and sneaks a peek into the throne room. There, floating above Queen Beezma’s honeycombed throne was The Blade Of Grass in all its glory.
“Ah’right sugarcube, once we take this thing we got’ta hoof it, ya’ hear me.” Applejack says as she turns to Fluttershy.
“Ok, I hope we won’t have to fight anymore. But, um, everypony is counting on us... I’ll do what I can.”, Fluttershy replies which causes the cowmare to nod happily, the slime on her back hopping in place. Applejack takes a deep breath and runs towards the blade, just before she reaches the base of the throne she leaps into the air and snatches the blade with her muzzle.
[BZTCH]
(Play on loop)
Just as 626 had warned them the enchantment goes off the very moment Applejack plucked the blade from its position which causes the cowmare to scream: “Run!”, She and Fluttershy runs out of the throne room and passes by 626, Fluttershy turns her head for a moment and screams back:
“Thank you again for this!”, 626 nod’s their head as they fly off into a different direction which happened to be towards Queen Beezma’s living chambers.
Fluttershy and Applejack continue to make their way towards the exit, 626 had informed them of the hive’s layout as they made their way towards the throne room. Sure enough, resistance from other hornets were made as they chased after the pair of ponies.
[SHLINK] [SHLINK] [SHLINK]
Applejack slices through various hornets who got in her way as she clears the path for Fluttershy, Fluttershy’s slime leaps onto any hornets who tries to snag the pegasus from behind and distracts them giving the ponies enough time to make their escape. Thanks to the slime staff Fluttershy doesn’t have to worry about leaving the slime behind as it calls the slime back to her side regardless of the distance between them. Applejack continues to slice through many more hornets, she couldn’t help but to admire the power of this blade and could understand why it was one of the many needed to reform The Terra Blade. The cowmare’s eyes narrows in determination as she sees what they’ve been looking for, the exit. She calls out:
“There it is!, we’re almost there Flutt-”
[BZZZ] [BZZZ] [BZZZ]
A whole swarm suddenly appears in front of the exit which causes both ponies to suddenly stop and skied a short distance on the honeycombed floors. The two mares turns back to back as Fluttershy’s slime lands in front of her all while Applejack prepares to slice through the hornets in front of her. Then, a loud voice echoes throughout the entire hive:
“Stop those ponies now!, only I shall have the blade!”, Queen Beezma’s proclamation instantly causes the entire swarm surrounding Fluttershy and Applejack to mob the two ponies, all the while the Queen Bee’s large figure could be heard nearing them down a corridor.
“Go my slime friend!, attack!.”, Fluttershy commands as she fires some of her arrows towards the swarm killing a few hornets in the process. She then materializes another two staves into being: The finch and Snow Flinx staves. “Go my dear friends, support the slime and do what you can!”, as this is going on Applejack continues to slice multiple hornets into shreds and amputating various of their body parts. The Finch Fluttershy had summoned faces a hornet head on which causes the large insect to laugh out loud saying:
“Pathetic bird, what can you possibly do to-”
[PECK]
“RAUGH! [BZZ]”, With lightning speed, The Finch closes the distance and pecks one of the hornets eyes out. The hornet tries to retaliate however the finch simply dodges their attacks with little effort as its smaller body easily aids it in avoiding the large hornet’s blows. Unbelievably, the finch manages to cause the hornet to kill itself as it tricks the hornet into impaling its own head with one of its sharp ended legs. The Snow Flinx Fluttershy summoned looks towards the swarm before it and takes a deep breath.
[FWOOOOOOOOOM]
A large cloud of freezing air leaves The Flinx’s mouth and freezes every hornet in front of it causing them to fall to the floor and shatter on impact. Applejack could be seen nearby dodging hornet stingers and slicing the hornets apart. Fluttershy continues to fire her arrows while also dodging the hornets, the slime she summoned stays with her on her back.
“Enough!”, Queen Beezma exclaims as she finally makes it to the battle taking place just before the hive’s exit. Her body is so massive she nearly takes up the entire hallway. “I’ll finish you myself!, give me that blade right now or die!”
“Who ya’ tryin’ to kid ya dang bee?!, you’ll kill us either way!”, Applejack exclaims.
“Indeed!”, Queen Beezma replies as she rushes forward with all her might intending to ram and crush the ponies, in addition to Fluttershy’s summons, with her weight alone.
[CRASH] [BOOM]
The Queen Bee causes a large hole to be formed as she breaks through the hive’s wall, unfortunately, she did indeed ram both ponies in the process even her own hornets as some of them were squashed against the walls of the exit chamber. Fluttershy and Applejack are sent flying outside from the force of the Queen Bee’s attack as they then ski across the jungle floor. Applejack manages to recover in time, with the blade of grass still in her possession, and trots over to Fluttershy who was now unconscious and as a result her summoned allies were sent away.
“This ain’t good, she’s knocked out in the middle of this fight!”, Applejack exclaims however before she could do anything further Queen Beezma and her hornets quickly come after the ponies.
“Give me the blade now!”, Beezma exclaims as she slams into the floor where Applejack once stood. The cowmare dodges in time however due to Fluttershy being unconscious the force sent the pegasus flying into a nearby bush and disappears into the undergrowth. Applejack looked on with concern hoping her friend would be alright however she has to return her gaze towards The Queen Bee and her hornet swarm. The cowmare readies the blade of grass and shouts:
“Come at me ya varmints!”
“Kill her!”, Queen Beezma orders which causes the entire swarm to rush at the mare, Applejack prepares herself for battle when suddenly:
[BOOM] [FRRRRP]
The combined sounds of an explosion and a party whistle goes off which kills many of the swarm however Queen Beezma dodges it in time.
“No pony, er, hornets!, hurts my friends you meanie!”, Pinkie Pie shouts with a hoof pointed to the remaining hornet’s and Beezma as she aims her party cannon at them from afar. Suddenly, a spear kills a hornet which causes some of them to turn to various individuals behind Pinkie Pie as the individuals shout out:
“That spear goes for all of you, hurt my friends and the same fate shall befall you!” - Zecora
“A well placed shot my Zebra friend, head her warning insects or another shall enter your heads!” - Gex
“I might be an animal lover, but I won’t forgive you hornets for what you’ve done to so many innocent people!” - Ritsu The Zoologist
The trio runs/trots over to Applejack and prepares themselves for combat as The Queen Bee charges at them once again with her swarm of hornets behind her.
-TERRARIA, THE DUNGEON-
After being captured by Skeletron Rarity was not expecting to wake up at all, truth be told, she expected to be dead. Fortunately for her, she was indeed still alive as she slowly begins to rise from her slumber and gets onto her legs.
“W-where am I, oh goodness my head hurts...”, Rarity says as she rubs her head with her left hoof. She then scans her surroundings only to realize she’s being held within a cell, the unicorn then sighs sadly as she mutters the words: “Oh Steven... Was that the monster that tortures your mind?”
“So you met him too huh?, you’re one of the lucky ones... Like us. He usually just kills most people.”, A female voice replies. Rarity was able to see the individual clearly as their cell was placed just opposite of her own, from what the unicorn could see this was another Terrarian just like her friends back in Home Town. However, one thing stuck out most: A large red wrench was strapped to her back. It wasn’t just her however as a few others, likely in the cells nearby, join in and says:
“Oh, oh, oh, I can throw us a party!. I'll call It: We're-still-alive-just-captured-so-thank-you-party!”
“Now’s not the time for any parties, we still need to find a way out of here. [SIGH] I think I’d rather be running a Tavern in The Crimson...”
“I’d rather be out fishing in The Crimson than having to deal with this place.”
“I’m so tired of this place, I can’t even style my hair properly.”
“These cells are blocking my magic. If not for that I could teleport us all out of here.”
Character inventory/equipment:
Twilight: Staff Of Sapphire, Magic Hat (equipped), Mystic Robe (equipped), Silver pickaxe, Silver axe, 5x Dynamite, 5x Mana Potion, Rocket Boots (equipped), Slime Mount (equipped), Seabound Staff, Barinade, Storm Spray, Aquatic Discharge, Scourge Of The Desert, Dune Hopper, Sand Cloak, Victory Shards x14, Aero Stone (equipped)
Starlight: Staff Of Sapphire, Magic Hat (equipped), Mystic Robe (equipped), Starfury, Silver pickaxe, Silver axe, 5x Dynamite, 5x Mana Potion, 5x Health Potion, Rocket Boots (equipped), Slime Mount (equipped), Seabound Staff, Barinade, Storm Spray, Aquatic Discharge, Scourge Of The Desert, Dune Hopper, Sand Cloak, Victory Shards x14, Aero Stone (equipped)
Rarity: Staff Of Sapphire, Flinx Staff, Magic Hat (equipped), Mystic Robe (equipped), Silver pickaxe, Silver axe, 5x mana potion, Rocket Boots (equipped), Slime Mount (equipped)
Fluttershy: Full set of silver armor (pony, equipped)), silver bow with normal and flame arrows, Slime Staff, Flinx Staff, Finch staff, Silver pickaxe, Silver axe, 5x health potion, Slime Mount (equipped).
Rainbow Dash: Full set of silver armor (pony, equipped), Musket, enchanted balloon, Silver pickaxe, Silver axe, 5x Dynamite, Minishark, 5x Health potion, Slime Mount (equipped), Seabound Staff, Barinade, Storm Spray, Aquatic Discharge, Scourge Of The Desert, Dune Hopper, Sand Cloak, Victory Shards x14, Aero Stone (equipped)
Applejack: Full set of silver armor (pony, equipped), Silver Broadsword, Silver pickaxe, Silver axe, 5x Health potion, Rocket boots (equipped), Rope, Slime Mount (equipped)
Pinkie Pie: Full set of silver armor (pony, equipped), Silver broadsword, 2x Silver shortsword, Silver pickaxe, Silver axe, 5x Health potion, Rocket boots (equipped), Slime Mount (equipped)
Zecora: Full set of silver armor (Zebra, equipped), Flinx Staff, Blowgun, Javelins, Silver Pickaxe, Silver axe, Rocket boots (equipped), various potions.
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FRICK YE- Oh FRICK THE PARTY GIRL BUILD THE BUNKERS!! DOES SHE HAVE HER OWN PINKAMENA THING?! EVERYONE RUN. Also very nice way to incorporate the other npcs.
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Hold on to your butts everyone, things are gonna be crazy when the two party lovers meet. It was inevitable haha.
Let's just say Pinkie and Party Girl have a lot in common, A. Lot.
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She's the Terrarian Pinkie pie isn't she?
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, even her design looks kind of like Pinkie Pie. Can't help but wonder if the devs watched My Little Pony and got the inspiration.
She pretty much is
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I meant Literally but yea agreed. They look very much alike.
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Aw forgive me, from the stories' perspective... I can give you a hint without spoiling anything: Party Girl is connected to Pinkie Pie but it's much more than simply being the 'Pinkie Pie of Terraria.'
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Frick I'm too stupid to understand the hint. Anyway thanks.
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All shall be revealed in time. I think you're all gonna love it too
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So actually the terraria creators confirmed the party girl was partially based on pinkie pie. If you go to the terraria gamepedia wiki, the party girls page states that down in the trivia section.
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Well I'll be damned... That makes what I have planned for Party Girl all the better then.
Great chapter! I have to ask, are Calamity mod biomes like the astral infection and the abyss going to be included in the story? If so, that’d be super cool.
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They will indeed!, I can't reveal when they'll come due to fear of spoilers but I can confirm they are canon to the story.
Dear mother of Faust... The Party Girl.
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Pomp-neigh - “Hmm, how many NPCs should I put in the Dungeon?”
Also Pomp-neigh - “Yes.”
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I wanna hate you for just dropping in all kinds of NPC‘s out of nowhere, but the story is to good to just abandon it… :3
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Heh, thanks!
I know it's strange to have them all down there, but I wanted to try something a little new rather than a direct copy of the game--you'll definitely notice this throughout the arcs. Essentially, I thought it made sense for Skeletron to trick other people via the Old Man and capture them rather than it just being the Mechanic.