My Little Ponystuck

by WonderPikachu

Rating: teen
Tags: Comedy, Romance, Adventure, Crossover, Dark, Alternate Universe
Length: 11931

You are now TWILIGHT SPARKLE, and you are currently TRAPPED IN AN ALTERNATE DIMENSION FIGHTING FOR YOUR LIFE.

You are now TWILIGHT SPARKLE, your LETTERPAL ACCOUNT is bookEnthusiast [BE], and apparently you are the WITCH OF MIND.

Your friend PINKIE PIE really wanted to play a brand new game called SSTBLE, which is currently up for Beta testing (but apparently it's REALLY EXCLUSIVE as well, so APPARENTLY ONLY PINKIE PIE was able to get it, or maybe others did, too, idk), so you and your friends all agreed to play it. However, as it turns out, this game is NOT WHAT IT SEEMS. Equipped only with your BOOKKIND and your TREE MODUS, and OWLSPRITE at your side, you must work to escape THE MEDIUM and into your LAND OF BOOKS AND WALLS. It's clearly more than just a GAME, especially when you start to HEAR VOICES and ALIENS FROM ANOTHER UNIVERSE begin to DISTURB you and your best friends. You and your friends need to COMPLETE YOUR LAND QUESTS, STOP THE RECKONING, DEFEAT THE BLACK KING AND QUEEN, and even CREATE A NEW UNIVERSE.

The worst part of it all?

You are NOT Twilight Sparkle.

TWILIGHT SPARKLE is Twilight Sparkle.

You are just the READER of this silly adventure.

Talk about some serious WEIRD PLOT SHIT.

Published 1970-01-01 00:00:00 UTC
Last updated 2013-09-14 18:32:23 UTC

Act 1 Part 1

You are now TWILIGHT SPARKLE.

You have no idea why her name must be in all caps and why 'you' are her, when you are not, as she is her instead.

Her name is TWILIGHT SPARKLE. No, you will not be allowed to name her, as you would probably just be ridiculous and name her something such as HYSTERICAL DAME, or such nonsense.

This purple pony- err, purple UNICORN that is- is expecting to receive a message from a very good friend of hers who is getting her and her four other friends to play a game with her. It's a strange new beta for a game she signed her and her five friends up for.

As the young mare she is, she has a variety of INTERESTS. She loves to read BOOKS. God she loves BOOKS. She's so lonely. But yes, she loves reading. In fact, she was even moved into a library called GOLDEN OAKS LIBRARY. She runs it or something, she has no fucking clue. Spike the Dragon, her number 1 assistant, also lives here with her, helping organize the place. She STUDIES as well. She's pretty much a genius or some shit. That's why she's Celestia's FAITHFUL STUDENT, which she makes note of at the end of every FRIENDSHIP REPORT you send to Celestia. She doesn't do it as much now, though. She's not so sure why. Oh, well.

Oh, look, a pal is writing her a letter. Not really, of course. That's just a silly way to say a friend is attempting to contact her over Letterpal. It's a funny new contacting system via computer recently created. She finds it absolutely ridiculous, but it does help for long-distance conversations, and, apparently, especially for the new game her and her friends plan to play. 'Sstble' it's called. Anyhoof, best not to keep her pal waiting. Horse puns.

— amazingAcrobat [AA] began writing a letter to bookEnthusiast [BE] —

AA: twiiiiiii

BE: Hello, Rainbow Dash.

AA: you ready for sstble?????

BE: Yes, I am very much ready.

BE: Is this 'Letterpal' truly necessary for the aforementioned activity?

AA: yes

AA: well need it to keep in close contact

AA: its fast easy etc

BE: Alright. It seems quite silly, but I suppose it shall be necessary for the game.

AA: thats the attitude i wanna hear

AA: the others are setting up now pp is all ready to go

BE: So, the pattern is to be BE (me) <- CC <- GA <- AA (you) <- GT <- AC <- BE (me, again), correct?

AA: yup

AA: so complicated.

BE: Not entirely. It's a very linear structure and easy to remember.

BE: How exactly are we to play this game?

AA: idk

AA: there arent any instructions with it

BE: Really? I had no idea from when I checked. No wonder I stated my inability to understand the workings of the game.

AA: shut up

BE: In any case, you'd enjoy this. No rules, no restrictions, you can work as you please.

BE: And meanwhile, I will learn how it works through experience.

AA: egghead

BE: Whatever.

BE: I'll be right back, sorry. Spike is heading to the Crystal Kingdom in a bit and I'm helping him prepare.

AA: k bye

— bookEnthusiast [BE] sent the letter to amazingAcrobat [AA] —

Twilight Sparkle trotted down to the main floor of the library, where Spike was locking his bag up. "Already done? Aww... I was looking forward to helping. Heh... You sure you can get there without my help?" Twilight Sparkle smirked, ruffling Spike's head spines.

"I'm not a little kid anymore!" He laughed, swatting away at her hoof. "I'm a big dragon now!" Spike then gave her a big hug. As big of a hug as a baby dragon could give, anyways. "I'll be back soon, don't worry. You can use that silly new Letterpal to keep in contact with me!"

"Hehe, yeah~!" She nodded, then nuzzled his cheek.

"The real question is, can you survive work without my help?"

"I've got Owlowiscious, don't I?" She gestured to the Owl in question.

"Hoo," Owlowiscious hooted.

Twilight tilted her head. "Uh, you."

"Hoo."

"Anyways..." Twilight rolled her eyes. "Need help carrying your bags to the train?"

"Nah, I've got them!" Spike assured, lifting the bags up and walking out the door. "See ya, Twilight!"

"Bye, Spike!" Twilight Sparkle waved, the door closing behind him. "Alright, now to get this party started..." She hurried back upstairs to her room and sat at her computer. However, CC was not online yet, so she could not begin just yet. In the meantime, GA was on, so she decided to talk to her instead.

— bookEnthusiast [BE] began writing a letter to gatheringApples [GA] —

BE: Hello, Applejack.

GA: Howdy twilight! Whats up?

BE: I'm just waiting for 'CC' to get online.

GA: CC? Twilight dont expect me to remember all them fancy initials.

GA: Its bad enough pinkie pie wanted us to keep a pattern among the username initials, which thank celestia you and spike broke...

GA: ...by using the same damn initials as each other but just switched.

BE: That was completely unintentional, I swear. On my part, at least.

GA: Whoo whoo all aboard the idiot wagon.

BE: In any case, I'm just waiting for her to get online.

BE: What're you up to?

GA: Just setting up over here since shes my client player.

BE: This sure is going to be one interesting game.

GA: Its still the beta version so im sure all the bad stuff will be worked out later.

BE: Yeah. And it's just a computer game, so how bad can it be?

GA: Have you picked your modus or strife specibus yet?

BE: My what?

GA: Have yall even installed the game yet?

BE: Not yet. I assumed that it'd be a straight shoot into the game.

GA: Well its not. First you gotta get your pick your modus and strife specibus. The modus is what you keep anything you collect in and your strife specibus is what you use to fight with.

BE: Hmm. That seems easy enough. Let's see...

— —

Twilight inserted the disc. She went through a few typical installation pop-ups, scanning them and reading them carefully. She then game to one that she'd have to assign her Modus. There was a massive list of Modus types, each loosely explained. She decided to choose 'Tree Modus', as alphabetizing and trees were two subjects with which she was very familiar. Then she was to choose her Strife Specibus, for which she quickly picked Bookkind for obvious reasons. Alphabetizing, trees, books... Yeah, a good representation of her living in a fucking library treehouse. Whatever.

— —

BE: Alright, I have chosen Tree for my Modus and Bookkind for my Strife Specibus.

GA: Nice! I picked stack modus and hoofkind. I think rainbow dash picked hoofkind too. Im not sure.

BE: The Modus holds various items in a certain manner while the Strife Specibus is for use of weaponry. So, this is an RPG of some sort?

GA: I suppose so. Im still hazy on all the details myself.

BE: Likewise. I still can't believe Pinkie Pie and Rainbow Dash convinced us to play this...or how they got us to test for a secluded beta version...

GA: Well learn once the game starts so dont worry.

BE: Yeah. I wish Pinkie Pie would hurry and get on. The wait is straining me.

BE: I don't wish to rush her, but still.

BE: !

GA: Well speak of the devil.

GA: Shes on.

BE: I noticed.

BE: Time to get this started already.

GA: Great. Yall do your thing. Ill be here talking to rainbow dash.

BE: Alright. As soon as we're finished, the chain will begin and you can get her into the game.

BE: See ya.

— bookEnthusiast [BE] sent the letter to gatheringApples [GA] —

— bookEnthusiast [BE] began writing a letter to cupcakeCelebration [CC] —

BE: Where've you been?

BE: I've been waiting for you.

BE: So has Applejack, and I assume the others, too.

CC: sorry!!!

CC: i was busy! :(

CC: but now im not, so we can start!

BE: Perfect. Now we can get somethings settled here.

CC: you have your modus and strife specibus, right?

BE: Correct, I have.

CC: yay!

CC: lemme guess...

CC: tree modus and bookkind?

CC: ;)

BE: ...

BE: Lucky guess.

CC: hehe!

CC: im psychic.

CC: >:)

BE: And I am ballerina. Can we just start the game already?

CC: right, right, sorry!!

CC: just assign me as your server player and ill assign you as my client player.

BE: Okay.

— —

BE quic- I mean, Twilight quickly finished the registration with 'cupcakeCelebration' as her server player. The loading screen came up with a strange symbol constantly morphing along with a rapidly flashing list below of quick phrases, most of which are, at least partially, nonsense. That line sounds familiar. Whatever, it doesn't matter.

Finally, the loading finished. Nothing changed on Twilight's side, so she checked in on Pinkie Pie.

— Open Letterlog —

BE: I don't understand. There's no screen popping up?

CC: dont worry! it worked! just watch!

BE: Watch what?

CC: hmmmm...

CC: your bed!

BE: My bed?

BE: Like...my 'bed' bed? The one here in my room with which you have no contact?

CC: yes. :)

BE: ...well, you ARE the server player.

BE: Okay, I'm looking at it. Now what?

CC: this.

BE: What...

BE: ...the...

BE: ...heck?!

— —

Twilight watched as a strange, massive, pink 'cursor' appeared out of thin air. It lifted up her bed, then dropped it back down. One of the legs ended up broken as a result.

— Open Letterlog —

BE: What was that?!

CC: that was my cursor, silly!!

BE: You mean...that this game basically affects reality?

CC: mhm~! :3

BE: Is it magic?

CC: kinda! i think. i dunno! there is magic somewhere in the game!

BE: Interesting...

BE: Alright. Let's really play this game. Now I'm really interested.

CC: yay!!!!

BE: What's next?

CC: time to deploy some stuff!!

BE: Excellent.

— —

CC: Deploy Totem Lathe.

And so she did, right against the bookshelf in her room.

Twilight Sparkle doesn't know what the heck this thing does, but it looks neat!

— Open Letterlog —

CC: you have a lot of room in your library treehouse.

CC: that'll make it much easier!

BE: It's proper name is Golden Oaks Library.

BE: But yes, I make sure to keep the place very well-kept and organized.

BE: What exactly is this device? It bares similarities to that of a sewing machine, but I presume such a purpose as sewing is not the function of this device.

CC: nope!

CC: it makes a special totem thingy that you'll use later, don't worry!

BE: Alright.

— —

CC: Deploy Cruxtruder.

This one was placed in the middle of the first floor. Plenty spacious!

CC: Deploy Alchemiter.

This was placed down in the basement. Pinkie Pie had to move all of Twilight's other machines to make room. Hope she doesn't mind that they broke!

— Open Letterlog —

BE: I feel the floor shaking. I presume you are dropping more intricate equipment in my home.

CC: hee hee! yup!

BE: Alright. I'm gonna go check them out.

CC: kk! talk to you later! ill still be able to see you, though. :)

BE: That's not creepy at all.

CC: ikr?

— —

Twilight Sparkle headed downstairs, finding the Cruxtruder in the large center. She looked it over. From her observations, he easily presumed the large cylinder in the center was a sort of tube-like container. She turned the wheel, finding the lid to wiggle a bit, but was stuck on top. She frowned and attempted to use magic to simple pull it off, but found it stuck. She then sighed and looked around. Twilight looked through the book shelf and ultimately pulled out The Elements of Harmony: A Reference Guide. She easily smacked it down onto the top. Like a pen, the top was pushed down, then popped back up and fell onto the ground. Just like a pen. The perfect simile.

A fuchsia, circular light emerged from the tube. Twilight immediately could tell it was an intelligent entity as it floated around her like a living creature. At least it wasn't a parasprite. She now turned the wheel, and violet cylinder emerged. Twilight Sparkle extruded ONE (1) CRUXITE DOWEL.

LET US CAPITALIZE EVERY WORD.

Nah.

Twilight looked back at the floating object. She was becoming so curious in it. She understood nothing of it or its purpose, nor the Cruxite of which she did not know the name. She understood the purpose of the Cruxtruder, though. It was to release both these two objects, and to serve as a timer given the timer counting down at about under 4 minutes. What was the timer for? She had no idea. She'd learn soon, though. Turning, she found a strange card on the floor. She picked it up and looked it over. How curio- holy shit where'd it go. Twilight looked around, thinking she dropped it, then looked up. There was a card floating before her, and it had the PRE-PUNCHED CARD in it. Was this part of the game? It must be. Was this...her Modus? She looked down at the EoH:ARG book she had, then focused on it. It disappeared, along with the card, but she knew where it was as well. She could sense them now in a pocket space to which only she had access. This was incredible, beyond anything she'd come across. She had to find out more. Later, anyways, the clock was ticking down.

For now, though, her focus was on the fuch- hey, where'd it go?

Suddenly, there was a flash of light.

Oh shit.

The KERNELSPRITE has been prototyped with OWLOWISCIOUS.

"Hoo."

"Oh, Sweet Celestia..."

— — — —

You are now PINKIE PIE.

HAHA, CLIFFHANGER. But you probably know what happened anyways. At least we'll get through the characters quickly. And we'll be back to Twilight shortly, anyways.

Anywayd, you are now Pinkie Pie in the past, but not too far. A few minutes or so.

You are just chilling in SUGARCUBE CORNER, baking and shit. You love to bake. It's like your talent. But it's not. Your talent is PARTIES! Yay! You love parties! You ju-

Wait, no, shit. You're not Pinkie Pie. Ugh! So confusing. You just look so much like a pink horse! I think.

Pinkie Pie is just chilling in SUGARCUBE CORNER, baking and shit. She loves to bake. It's like her talent. But it's not. Her talent is PARTIES! Yay! She loves parties! She just loves throwing parties for everypony, as well as being their friends. She also loves to SING, SMILE, and SING ABOUT SMILING! YAY! FUN! Oh, and fun. She loves fun. Fun is fun! So is EATING, and boy does she eat! She loves to eat all sorts of sugary sweets, and not-so sugary sweets, too! She also makes a goo babysitter occasionally! Pinkie Pie tends to ramble. She's so random! She even forgets to mention all these as her INTERESTS, which they are! Wait, no, fuck, I forgot to mention them as that. Eh, whatever.

Anyways, she's in the kitchen baking a cake and has completely forgotten that today she will be playing the game Sstble with all her bestest bestie best friends! She's been so busy cooking that she's just plume forgotten. What a silly pony!

Suddenly, her hair buzzes. You see, she already set up Sstble on her computer and has her Modus and Strife Specibus already. Her Modus is 'Hair', in which she has stuff stored in cards spread through her fluffy hair. It's a random selection and she just hopes she can remember she gets the right object. Oh, and look at that! She does! She pulls out her mobile phone and sees her good friend GT is sending her a letter!

Well, actually, her name isn't really GT, but that's half the fun, right?

Not like you couldn't tell who it is right away.

— glimmeringThread [GT] began writing a letter to cupcakeCelebration [CC] —

GT: Ah, hello, Pinkie Pie~

GT: Are you ready for today's game~? ;)

CC: game?

CC: oh yeah!!!

CC: i almost forgot!

CC: but i have to babysit. :(

GT: Babysit? You agreed to babysit the Cakes and distract yourself the day we're starting the game you convinced us all the play.

GT: Oh, darling, what ever will we do with you~?

CC: i feel so bad now...

CC: but its only for a few hours, so no worries! theyll be back in a few hours, and we can start the game then!

GT: I do hope so~ You've just gotten us all so curious to play this game, you and Rainbow Dash~

GT: You even got Fluttershy to want to play it, at the chance of her being last to go in, and Applejack finally bought a computer simply to play it~

CC: i know! im so happy she did!!

GT: Anyways, it'll be a while before I'm even in the game, as I go in between Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy.

CC: teehee!

CC: youre in between rainbow dash and fluttershy!

CC: *hint hint, wink wink*

GT: Now, Pinkie Pie! That is no way for a lady of your age to act!! Highly in appropriate!

CC: you didnt de

— cupcakeCelebration [CC] is no longer writing! —

Oh, no!! Pinkie Pie accidentally dropped her phone into the pot of hot water that she just so happened to be using to boiling! Now her phone was ruined! :( She captchalogued the RUINED PHONE. She also went and captchalogued the POT OF HOT WATER.

Pinkie Pie decided to check on the babies. She captchalogued their bottles off the counter and trotted upstairs to the babies' bedroom. She smiled as she watched Pound Cake smashing away at a tower of blocks, but frowned as she saw Pumpkin Cake teething on one of the blocks. She quickly exchanged the block for the POT OF HOT WATER. ...OH, FUCK, NO.

Now Pumpkin Cake is crying and Pound Cake is scared. Nice job.

Pinkie Pie immediately took Pumpkin Cake to the bathroom and set her in the shower, turning on the cold water to cool her off from above. Pinkie returned to the bedroom and gave the crying Pound Cake the BROKEN PHONE fuck. Now Pound Cake is breaking the phone even more. Ugh. You set the milk bottle by him and return to the bathroom. Pumpkin Cake is a bit more cooled off now...but also dead. Oh shit. Oh shit. Oh no. Sweet Celestia no. She just killed a filly. No. Noooo. Oh no. The Cakes are going to flip.

Haha, ok, make-believe time is over! Oh god oh god oh god oh god oh god oh god oh god oh god oh god oh god oh god oh god oh god oh god oh god oh god oh god oh god oh god. Pinkie Pie quickly captchalogues PUMPKIN CAKE. She has an idea for later. Good. Yes. Good, good...

Not good not good not good not good.

The Cakes will definitely notice their daughter is missing. Sweet Celestia, this is so morbid. Fuuuuck.

Okay. Okay. You can do this. SHE CAN DO THIS. Sorry. This wasn't supposed to happen. Noooo...

Okay, Pinkie heared the front door open. Looking down the stairs, she sees it's the Cakes. They're home earlier than expected. Pinkie rushed to her room and got on her computer. Twilight was on. Good. Time to get down to business. She quickly rushed Twilight in through the game, knowing that, witch her mind, she'd be able to- whoops. I said witch. I meant with. With her mind, she'd figure everything out and be able to handle things on her own. Once Twilight left for downstairs, she dropped a pre-punched card near Twilight and let her do her thing. Time to get Applejack to get her into the game.

— — — —

Later, anyways. You're Twilight Sparkle again now.

— Open Spritelog —

TWILIGHT: Owlowiscious? Is that you?

OWLSPRITE: Hoo.

TWILIGHT: You seem to have merged with the strange sprite object.

TWILIGHT: I'm unsure if I should be fascinated or frightened. I'm feeling particular about both.

OWLSPRITE: Hoo!

TWILIGHT: Hoo, indeed.

OWLSPRITE: HOO! HOO! HOO! HOO!

TWILIGHT: Now you're scaring me.

— —

Owlsprite suddenly hurried upstairs to Twilight's bedroom. Obviously, Twilight followed him. He began freaking out and flying around the telescope. Confused, Twilight looked through the telescope and oh look a meteor headed straight in her direction how lovely. Twilight panicked and backed up into the Totem Lathe, which Owlsprite was now flying around. "This was all part of the game. Of course," Twilight Sparkle realized. She turned and looked it over. There was a card slot. She ejected the PRE-PUNCHED CARD and inserted it into the slot. She then set the ONE (1) CRUXITE DOWEL between the two points on the lathe. The lathe carves ONE (1) TOTEM. "Good. Now what, Owlsprite?" She asked. Owlsprite took off downstairs. Twilight followed suit, and they were in the basement in seconds. She passed the Cruxtruder and saw she had less than a minute. Fuck. Twilight Sparkle hurried down. There was the massive Alchemizer. Seconds to spare, she set the Totem onto the small platform next to the larger one and watched. A scroll appeared. She grabbed it, ran back to her room, and grabbed a quill. She knew what to do.

Somehow, she knew what to do.

And she did it.

She wrote a letter.

And it was sent.

Act 1 Part 2

You are now APPLEJACK.

No, you're not. But she is.

Applejack is a strong earth pony who works on SWEET APPLE ACRES, a family tradition. She has a number of INTERESTS. She enjoys HARD WORK very much, shown through her bucking for apples every day. She is a very dependable pony, and HONEST, too. Honesty is her element or some shit. Her family is also her interest. She loves her family very much, from her siblings and grandma to aaaall her cousins. She has a BIG FAMILY. But she loves them all.

Applejack just finished working in the apple orchards. The rest of her family had decided to rest for a little while, so she went to join them. The smell of apple pie filled the air as Big Macintosh's just finished cooking. He wasn't used to cooking much, as that was left to Granny Smith and Applejack, but he felt pride in doing it himself.

But, wait, fuck, this is about Applejack, not him.

Anyhoof, Applejack decides to wait on the pie and trots upstairs. She had installed the game that morning and was just waiting for her friends to get on Letterpal and start up the game. Oh, and it seems Twilight Sparkle is on and sending her a letter! Applejack then proceeds to have a conversation with Twilight Sparkle about the Modus and Strife Specibus, and just after Pinkie Pie logs on. Midway through the conversation, Rainbow Dash came on and sent Applejack a letter.

— amazingAcrobat [AA] began writing a letter to gatheringApples [GA] —

AA: yo applejack

AA: r u ready??????

GA: Yeah im ready! Thats such a dumb question.

AA: pffft whatevs

AA: so pinkie pie aint on yet

AA: just like her to ditch us like this

AA: ugh

GA: Have some faith in her rainbow dash. Shed never break a 'pinkie promise' ya know.

AA: i know i know

AA: its just im so excited to play this game

AA: itll be so awesome

AA: YES

AA: there she is

AA: now we can get this train rolling

GA: Alright twiligh says shes going to chat with pinkie pie and start the game.

GA: Now we wait for pinkie pie to contact me to start this game up.

AA: fuckin sweeeet

GA: Yes then after i get pinkie in youll get me in.

AA: yes >:)

GA: But are YOU ready?

AA: come on aj

AA: im so fuckin ready its crazy

GA: If you say so.

AA: i do say so got my modus and strife shit and everything

GA: Whatd you pick?

AA: techhop and hoofkind

AA: im gonna fight with my bare hooves

GA: Ha ha me too! Well make the perfect team.

AA: always have always will

GA: Eeyup!

GA: I hope they dont take too long.

GA: Gosh im so eager!

AA: im sure they wont take too long

GA: Yeah.

GA: Oh! Speak of the devil! Pinkie pie just sent me a letter! Time to get this game started!

AA: sweet

AA: see ya soon

— gatheringApples [GA] sent the letter to amazingAcrobat [AA] —

— cupcakeCelebration [CC] began writing a letter to gatheringApples [GA] —

CC: alright, applejack! twilight is doing her thing, so lets start doing mine, and fast!

CC: ill lead you through the process, dont worry! itll be a cinch!

GA: Hehe. If you say so pinkie.

GA: Im so stoked to play!

CC: great! now, lets hurry!

— —

And so they played. Applejack moved Pinkie Pie's bed into the Pound Cake's bedroom, getting the baby all curious. She managed to fit the Totem Lathe, Cruxtruder, Alchemizer, and Pre-punched card all into Pinkie's room. It was a tight fit, but it worked.

— —

CC: all in my room? boooriiiing!

CC: but we can worry about that later.

CC: time to get to work!

GA: If you say so.

CC: for now you and dashie can start playing!

GA: Really?

CC: yup! i got everything under control here!

GA: Sweet! See ya soon pinkie!

— gatheringApples [GA] sent the letter to cupcakeCelebration [CC] —

Applejack: Be the other earth pony.

That's exactly what Applejack decided to do, the other earth pony being Pinkie Pie.

Pinkie Pie hastily got to work. The machines shook the floor a bit, so she knew the Cakes would get curious. She pulled out her Party Cannon, her weapon under 'cannonkind', and shot upwards. A cake shot out, registered under 'pastrykind'. It flew up and hit the top of the Cruxtruder, letting out the Kernelsprite and Cruxite Dowel. She threw Gummy, who was just standing around like a fucking boss, into the Kernelsprite, allowing him to become Gummysprite. She shoved the Pre-punched card into the Totem Lathe, then the Cruxite Dowel. It turned into the Totem, which she then placed on the Alchemizer. She was making beautiful time. Still 3 minutes left.

BOOM! The ground shook. Pinkie looked out the window, and could see in the distance that Golden Oak Library was gone, smoke in its place. She assumed the same would happen to her soon. She activated the Alchemizer and an oven appeared. "Nooo..." Pinkie Pie whined. She hurried downstairs and into the kitchen, avoiding the Cakes. She whipped out various ingredients and began mixing. She had less than 4 minutes to bake a cake.

— — — —

GIRL.

Twilight Sparkle shook with fright. She looked down into the endless pit around her house, seeing nothing but darkness below. "Oh man..." She whimpered.

YOU THERE, GIRL.

She decided to head back inside. Owlsprite followed, now in a new, larger form. "Owlowiscious, what's going on?"

GIRL, STOP THIS TOMFOOLERY.

Her name is not Girl. It's Twilight Sparkle. Sheesh.

"Hoo can say?" Owlsprite replied with a question.

FINE. TWILIGHT SPARKLE, DO SOMETHING PRODUCTIVE.

Twilight stared blankly, then turned and headed upstairs. "I was not expecting a reply..."

THE BLUE-PURPLE BIRD ALSO DISTURBS ME. NOW, RETURN TO YOUR QUARTERS.

Twilight had the sudden urge to head upstairs. headed to her laptop to see...gasp! All her friends had been trying to contact her!

ANSWER YOUR FELLOW PURPLE CHUM, GIRL.

They're pals, not chums! Sheesh!

FINE. ANSWER YOUR PURPLE TEXT PAL-CHUM.

Close enough...

-==>

— glimmeringThread [GT] began writing a letter to bookEnthusiast [BE] —

GT: Twilight, darling!

GT: I just saw a big explosion at your home!

GT: Your whole house is gone!!

GT: But...you're still online!

GT: Please tell me you're okay... ;_;

BE: Rarity!

GT: Twilight~!

GT: Twilight, what happened~?

BE: Sstble.

GT: The silly game Pinke Pie wants us to play~? :O

BE: Yes.

GT: Is she trying to kill us...~?

BE: I don't think so. I've been transported somewhere odd.

BE: There is darkness all around and my home is atop a rocky pillar that stretches down into oblivion.

BE: I wish to ask Pinkie Pie about this, but I believe at this point she is busy, so I won't disturb her.

GT: What makes you think that, dear?

BE: She comes right after me in the game, so she must be busy avoiding her own meteorite.

BE: Rarity?

BE: Hello?

GT: Sorry, I went to go check outside.

GT: Another meteorite randomly crashed in the middle of the street!

GT: And I think there are more coming!

BE: I presumed as much. Fluttershy just told me that.

BE: I believe the game incites the meteors onto Equestria through unfathomable magic.

BE: It must be a quest to save Equestria from the meteors or whatever is sending them.

GT: Ooh, how exciting~!

GT: I do hope they hurry~!

GT: I don't want the Carousel Boutique to be struck anytime soon~

BE: Don't worry, it'll be fine, if you get everything ready in time.

BE: Anyways, I have to go. I need to check around... I think there's somepony else here besides me.

GT: Oh, no! Well, do be careful~!

BE: I will. See you later.

— bookEnthusiast [BE] sent the letter to glimmeringThread [GT] —

— amazingAcrobat [AA] began writing a letter to bookEnthusiast [BE] —

AA: holy shit

AA: twilight

AA: what the fuck happened

AA: your treehouse is gone

AA: where are you

AA: did you magic it away to avoid the meteor

AA: fucking awesome

BE: No. Sorry!

BE: The game has taken me away to an empty universe. I believe I must do something here, but I do not know what yet.

BE: I shall learn soon, though.

AA: oh

AA: well

AA: still cool

AA: i cant wait to be in an empty universe

BE: It's so enticing with its nothing to do.

AA: fuck yeah

AA: wait

AA: what

BE: Are you talking to Applejack?

AA: no shes doing her thing with pinkie

AA: whoa shit she just messaged me

AA: okay she says she just finished with pinkie

AA: gonna take her in

BE: Okay.

BE: Anyways, I have to go. I need to check around... I think there's somepony else here besides me.

AA: k bye

— bookEnthusiast [BE] sent the letter to amazingAcrobat [AA] —

— animalCaretaker [AC] began writing a letter to bookEnthusiast [BE] —

AC: twilight...?

AC: are you okay...? <:(

AC: your house is gone...but you're online?

AC: if you're busy, that's fine...i can wait! <:)

BE: I'm fine! Sorry to keep you waiting.

AC: oh, yay! what happened...?

BE: The game that we're all supposed to play took me to some dark alternate dimension. I think. That is my best guess at the moment. It's a game filled with dark magic, from what I gather.

AC: oh no...

BE: It's fine. Nothing bad will happen to any of us...

AC: i just hope i get my copy before it's too late...

AC: a meteorite just crashed in the town...

BE: Really?

AC: i can see more...

AC: no...

BE: Let's hope the mailmare gets them to you soon.

AC: i am...

BE: Don't worry, Fluttershy.

BE: I promise, nothing bad will happen to you.

BE: Once you get Rarity in, I'll get you in and make sure you're safe.

BE: And your animals. They'll be safe, too.

AC: okay...

AC: i believe you!

BE: Thank you.

BE: Anyways, I have to go. I need to check around... I think there's somepony else here besides me.

AC: oh no! be careful! <:(

BE: I will. You, too.

— bookEnthusiast [BE] sent the letter to animalCaretaker [AC] —

— emeraldBraggart [EB] began writing a letter to bookEnthusiast [BE] —

EB: hey, Twi!

EB: just checking in to see how you're doing! ^.=.^

EB: been hearing weird stuff about meteor showers? idk.

EB: whatever! take care, Twi! hope you're having fun with your game! ^.=.^

— emeraldBraggart [EB] sent the letter to bookEnthusiast [BE] —

Oh, no! Twilight just missed Spike. She sighed. She was really hoping to speak to him and then suddenly STRIFE!!!!!!

Twilight Sparkle jumped back. A strange, black monster had appeared beside her. It was bipedal like Spike, but a bit more feral-looking. It was black all over save for its white eyes and mouth. It also had spread out wings on its back. It had a demonic glare, showing that it certainly wasn't a kind beast. It lept at Twilight, to which she swiftly ejected her Elements of Harmony: A Reference Guide book, smacking it square in the face and knocking it back some ways. It quickly got up, but Twilight acted fast and used her magic to smack the book into the imp creature again. It burst into a small pile of strange gem-like objects. She walked over them, and suddenly they disappeared. Twilight quickly presumed them to be some sort of currency system used for the game. She decided now would be the time to check in on Pinkie Pie.

She decided she would, but that is not the case as more winged imps appear. Well, actually, a few had strange, toothless snouts and long tails that reminded Twilight of a certain alligator. In fact, some were a mix of the two! Twilight gets to work, smacking away at each one and reaping the spoils that emerged. Once they stopped coming, Twilight hurried to her laptop.

— bookEnthusiast [BE] began writing a letter to cupcakeCelebration [CC] —

BE: Pinkie Pie. I would like to ask of you a few questions.

CC: oh?

CC: okey-dokey-lokey!

BE: First, where are we?

CC: ask your sprite! hell tell you everything!

BE: My Sprite?

CC: owlsprite!

BE: ...

BE: You mean the thing Owlowiscious became after merging with the strange glowing object?

CC: yup!

BE: How'd you know it merged with Owlowiscious?

CC: uhh...

CC: have you come across the imps?

BE: Yes.

CC: well the imps adapt the form of your first sprite prototype! i prototyped gummy first. :3

BE: That would explain the alligator attributes I've seen.

CC: mhm!

BE: Why ask Owlow- I mean, Owlsprite?

CC: because he is supposed to know stuff and help guide you!

BE: Okay?

CC: just trust me!

BE: Fine, I will trust you.

BE: You're the best I've got in this, anyways.

CC: yay! :D

BE: Why didn't you tell me about the meteors?

CC: ???

BE: You didn't know about the meteors?

CC: nooo...

CC: i hardly know how sburb works!

CC: i mean sstble.

CC: i just know the basics, and a bit more later on.

CC: meteors?! D:

BE: Meteors.

BE: Apparently, meteors are raining on Ponyville, possibly all of Equestria or even the whole world.

BE: It's up to us to save it.

CC: whoops!!!

BE: What?

CC: nothing!!!

BE: What are you not telling me?

CC: you should go talk to owlsprite!

CC: hell tell you what you want to know.

— cupcakeCelebration [CC] sent the letter to bookEnthusiast [BE] —

MY APOLOGIES, MISS. I WAS PREOCCUPIED.

Twilight sighed. She knew Pinkie wasn't going to give her a straight answer any time soon. She decided to just talk to Owlsprite like she said. Now, where is that rascal? Probably bringing in dead rats again. Or dead imps, which would be better.

FINE. DON'T ANSWER ME.

She began heading downstairs, but there was a toilet in the middle of it. "..." After mulling the situation over for a few seconds, she hurried down to the bathroom.

-==>

— —

Appejack decided to be herself again. Or did she not stop being herself? Who can say?

What was she doing again? Oh, right, right. She was going to go connect her client self to Rainbow Dash's server self. That sounded so wrong.

— gatheringApples [GA] began writing a letter to amazingAcrobat [AA] —

GA: Howdy rainbow dash!

AA: hey aj

AA: you and pinkie do your thing yet

GA: We just finished. Time to start our game!

AA: finally

AA: been waiting all day

AA: so pumped to get playing this game

GA: Its a bit different than im sure yall expect it to be, but it will be fun, im sure!

AA: if you say so

GA: Just try not to break our bathroom.

AA: why would i

GA: ...I dont know. I accidentally did it to pinkie pies bathroom. My cursor just...slipped.

AA: hahaha

AA: thats sad

GA: Shut up.

AA: whatevs ill be fine

GA: Thank ya kindly.

AA: lets do it!!!!

— —

Applejack and Rainbow Dash installed their respective programs. Applejack led Rainbow Dash through the game, walking around and telling her what to place where. Time passed quickly, but then there was a pause. This was where Pinkie left, but Applejack had no idea what to do next. The Cruxtruder was in her room, the Alchemizer was in the living room, and the Totem Lathe was just outside the house. She trotted upstairs and got on her computer.

— Open Letterlog —

AA: whats up

AA: what do we do next

GA: I dont know.

AA: wat

GA: Pinkie never told me 'wat' to do after this.

GA: She just told me to let her do it herself so i did.

AA: that was dumb

GA: Yeah.

GA: Hold on. Im gonna ask her.

AA: kk

AA: im gonna go grab a snack

GA: Okay.

— —

— gatheringApples [GA] began writing a letter to cupcakeCelebration [CC] —

GA: Whoa.

GA: Pinkie where are you?

GA: Whats with all the monster things?

GA: Whats the stuff coming out of them?

GA: That all looks really intense.

GA: Youre not even at the computer. Why am i even bothering?

GA: When you get back i need your help. I have no clue what to do next.

GA: This newfangled game is so darn cofusing.

GA: Oh well.

GA: See ya when you get back.

— gatheringApples [GA] sent the letter to cupcakeCelebration [CC] —

— Open Letterlog —

GA: Shes not online. Shes busy fighting some monsters things.

GA: It provided a bit of insight on what we need to do though.

GA: The cruxtruder thing needs to be opened at the top. I dont know how but im sure we can knock it off.

GA: There is also some wobbly blue thing that probably comes from it as well.

GA: You there?

GA: Probably still getting a snack.

GA: Ill just go look around.

GA: See ya.

— —

-==>

— — — —

You are now NOT Rainbow Dash.

Rainbow Dash is Rainbow Dash.

She's also herself several minutes into the past. In this past, as well as the future, she has a variety of INTERESTS. She's a very athletic pony and is always WORKING OUT and STAYING IN SHAPE WITH SPORTS. She is a huge fan of the WONDERBOLTS and aspires to one day join them. She will deny being an EGGHEAD, but she does enjoy READING EVERY NOW AND THEN, mostly the DARING DOO BOOKS. She's a huge fan of the series. Rainbow Dash loves anything that is RADICALLY COOL. She's indifferent about GIRLY STUFF, but isn't against wearing a DRESS OR SKIRT. She knows she is still a TOTAL BADASS, regardless.

She contacts Twilight Sparkle.

— amazingAcrobat [AA] began writing a letter to bookEnthusiast [BE] —

AA: twiiiiiii

BE: Hello, Rainbow Dash.

AA: you ready for sstble?????

BE: Yes, I am very much ready.

BE: Is this 'Letterpal' truly necessary for the aforementioned activity?

AA: yes

AA: well need it to keep in close contact

AA: its fast easy etc

BE: Alright. It seems quite silly, but I suppose it shall be necessary for the game.

AA: thats the attitude i wanna hear

AA: the others are setting up now pp is all ready to go

BE: So, the pattern is to be BE (me) <- CC <- GA <- AA (you) <- GT <- AC <- BE (me, again), correct?

AA: yup

AA: so complicated.

BE: Not entirely. It's a very linear structure and easy to remember.

BE: How exactly are we to play this game?

AA: idk

AA: there arent any instructions with it

BE: Really? I had no idea from when I checked. No wonder I stated my inability to understand the workings of the game.

AA: shut up

BE: In any case, you'd enjoy this. No rules, no restrictions, you can work as you please.

BE: And meanwhile, I will learn how it works through experience.

AA: egghead

BE: Whatever.

BE: I'll be right back, sorry. Spike is heading to the Crystal Kingdom in a bit and I'm helping him prepare.

AA: k bye

— bookEnthusiast [BE] sent the letter to amazingAcrobat [AA] —

She decided to check out MS Paint Adventures and the newest adventure, "Jailbreak 2". It was random and made no sense whatsoever, but it was also the best shit ever and anyone who says otherwise is not the best shit. She always forgot where she left off, so she just skipped forward a few hundred pages until she saw something familiar. That just bored her, so she decided to check on Applejack.

— amazingAcrobat [AA] began writing a letter to gatheringApples [GA] —

AA: yo applejack

AA: r u ready??????

GA: Yeah im ready! Thats such a dumb question.

AA: pffft whatevs

AA: so pinkie pie aint on yet

AA: just like her to ditch us like this

AA: ugh

GA: Have some faith in her rainbow dash. Shed never break a 'pinkie promise' ya know.

AA: i know i know

AA: its just im so excited to play this game

AA: itll be so awesome

AA: YES

AA: there she is

AA: now we can get this train rolling

GA: Alright twilight says shes going to chat with pinkie pie and start the game.

GA: Now we wait for pinkie pie to contact me to start this game up.

AA: fuckin sweeeet

GA: Yes then after i get pinkie in youll get me in.

AA: yes >:)

GA: But are YOU ready?

AA: come on aj

AA: im so fuckin ready its crazy

GA: If you say so.

AA: i do say so got my modus and strife shit and everything

GA: Whatd you pick?

AA: techhop and hoofkind

AA: im gonna fight with my bare hooves

GA: Ha ha me too! Well make the perfect team.

AA: always have always will

GA: Eeyup!

GA: I hope they dont take too long.

GA: Gosh im so eager!

AA: im sure they wont take too long

GA: Yeah.

GA: Oh! Speak of the devil! Pinkie pie just sent me a letter! Time to get this game started!

AA: sweet

AA: see ya soon

— gatheringApples [GA] sent the letter to amazingAcrobat [AA] —

Rainbow Dash kicked back and relaxed. It was a pretty boring day so far. Twilight, Pinkie, and AJ were all hastily playing the game and having fun. It'd only be a matter of time before it was her turn. She smiled and watched Tank fly by, giggling a bit. Soon, Applejack returned, and they began. It was a quick process as Applejack led her through, but then she paused to get Pinkie Pie. Suddenly, she heard a crash, hastily told Applejack that she'd get a snack, and flew off. Rainbow Dash found Tank's flying machine completely ruined as he laid on his back. "Oh, Tank."

Act 1 Part 3

Rainbow Dash looked Tank's flying machine over. "Yeah, it's completely wrecked," Rainbow Dash frowned. She simply pushed it aside and helped Tank up. The sweet tortoise nuzzled her, Rainbow Dash happily nuzzling back with no one watching. "You're so awesome~" She praised. She quickly trotted off to the kitchen, pulling out a bag of fresh lettuce. She poured it into a bowl, carried it to her room, and let Tank dig in. "Now, excuse me, I have a game to play." Suddenly, there was a massive boom outside!! Rainbow Dash flew to the window and gasped. She could see smoke rising from where Twilight Sparkle's house was...but no Twilight Sparkle!! She hurried back to her computer and got on Letterpal.

— amazingAcrobat [AA] began writing a letter to bookEnthusiast [BE] —

AA: holy shit

AA: twilight

AA: what the fuck happened

AA: your treehouse is gone

AA: where are you

AA: did you magic it away to avoid the meteor

AA: fucking awesome

BE: No. Sorry!

BE: The game has taken me away to an empty universe. I believe I must do something here, but I do not know what yet.

BE: I shall learn soon, though.

AA: oh

AA: well

AA: still cool

AA: i cant wait to be in an empty universe

BE: It's so enticing with its nothing to do.

AA: fuck yeah

AA: wait

AA: what

BE: Are you talking to Applejack?

AA: no shes doing her thing with pinkie

AA: whoa shit she just messaged me

AA: okay she says she just finished with pinkie

AA: gonna take her in

BE: Okay.

BE: Anyways, I have to go. I need to check around... I think there's somepony else here besides me.

AA: k bye

— bookEnthusiast [BE] sent the letter to amazingAcrobat [AA] —

Rainbow Dash got back on Sburb, but was...really confused. It seemed Applejack got along just fine without her. The pegasus hated that. She began searching through the other options in Sburb, pulled out a weird, new machine, and dropped. "Hah! Take that, Applejack! See if you can make me feel totally useless now! ...I have no idea what it does, though. Fuck." Rainbow Dash decided to check around. She saw Applejack fighting weirdly shaped black monsters with...Winonasprite? Weird.

No way was Rainbow Dash gonna get left out of this! She looked around and suddenly ripped the toilet out of Applejack's bathroom, dropping it down on some of the monsters, weird stuff popping out. Sburb had labelled it as 'Grist'. Huh. Applejack looked very angry as she collected the grist. "Ah TOLD ya'll not to destroy my bathroom! Ah knew ya'll'd be compelled to!" Rainbow Dash blinked, realizing what she'd do. She shook it off and dropped the toilet back in the bathroom, but it just crashed into the shower and broke both. Rainbow Dash facehoofed.

— — — —

"She ripped my toilet out for this weird machine?" Twilight Sparkle sighed. She rushed to her bathroom, Owlsprite close behind. Her toilet was replaced by a strange machine with a keyboard, same as what Rainbow Dash placed in Applejack's house. She thought for a moment, looked the machine over, then got an idea. She concentrated, and a blank card appeared. On the back, she found numbers. She typed in the numbers, inserted the card, and waited. Suddenly, the machine did...something. Twilight Sparkle pulled the card out and found it 'punched', same as the card from before. She got an idea. She took the card upstairs to the Totem Lathe, inserted it, headed downstairs, got a new cruxite dowe, put it in the Totem Lathe, and let it do its work. The totem was carved and Twilight rushed it to the Alchemizer. Suddenly, a massive stack of cards appeared. "Nice!" She grinned, taking them. She hurried back to the Punch Designix.

It was incredible. Twilight Sparkle had no idea how, but she just knew what to do. Everything seemed to just come so easily to her. She didn't know why, but it must have to do with the game. She put a card into the Punch Designix, typed in a completely random code, then did the same as before. She set the new totem on the Alchemizer and watched it flash again. Suddenly, on the Alchemizer, was...a stick. Twilight repeated this process to see what else she could get. Most of it was useless junk and practically unusable due to messed-up coding, but what she DID keep afterwards was the stick, a bag of marbles, a strange black sword, a wooden block, a cue ball, and an embarrassing pair of undergarments. Her Tree Modus made sure to adjust itself so the stick was on top with the black sword and cue ball branching to the left with the bag of marbles hanging off the black sword and the wooden block and underwear branching to the right. She had no idea what she'd do with this junk, but it'd be useful eventually, maybe.

She decided to search the house. Owlsprite was still following her. It slightly creeped her out, as even Spike wasn't this clingy. However, with all these imps constantly appearing, it was nice to have company, even if he rarely spoke.

Oh! That's right! She suddenly remembered she was going to ask Owlsprite about where she was. "Hey, uhh...Owlowiscious?"

"Hoo?" Owlsprite blinked.

Twilight rolled her eyes. "Ugh...Owlsprite?"

"Yeees?"

"Where...where are we, exactly?" Twilight asked.

"The Medium," Owlsprite said. "A realm that is a ring of pure void, dividing light and darkness. It turns in the thick of The Incipisphere, a place untouched by the flow of time in your universe."

"Really?" Twilight tilted her head. "Interesting... So I was right, we're in another universe. The game brought us here, right?"

"In a way," Owlsprite nodded. "The software that brought you here was merely a mechanism that served as a gateway. Its routines in a way served to invoke this realm's instance, yet it stands independently of any physical machine, and somewhat paradoxically, always has."

"Ah, that would make perfect sense..." She nodded she listened. "What else can you tell me? What should I be doing?"

"Above The Medium, beyond The Seven Gates, residing at the core of The Incipisphere is a place known as Skaia," Owlsprite began. "Legend holds that Skaia exists as a dormant crucible of unlimited creative potential. I cannot say what, but i assure you that you'll learn soon. In any regars, where a realm of such profound importance is concerned, forces of light will forever be charged with its defense, while forces of darkness will just as persistently covet its destruction." Twilight nodded, grabbing a nearby scroll and swiftly writing down everything she was told. "And as it so happens, at the center of this realm whose fate is in question, these very forces duel on a stage, stuck in eternal stalemate. Yes, they have dueled in this manner forever...that is, until your and your friends' arrivals."

"I would assume as much..." Twilight nodded, mulling it over. "How did they know we were showing up?"

Owlsprite went on, "You may recall my Sprite's previous incarnation, which resulted from its Kernel's "hatching". You see, this hatching occurs automatically in response to your arrival. The result is a pair of Kernels, one dark, one light, each carrying the information they were prototyped with before the hatch! One goes down, to a kingdom entrenched in darkness. The other, up, to a kingdom basking in light! Each comes to rest in an Orb atop a Spire, of which there are three others in kind. The Four Spires are situated above a throne, and these two thrones preside over the two respective Sovereign Powers! And once the Kernels are situated, that is when the game is afoot. The true war begins, light versus dark, good versus evil. This is a war that the forces of light are always destined to lose, without exception!"

"What?" Twilight Sparkle gasped. "That...that can't be! Light must triumph darkness! I dealt with such a battle a while ago, and light won!"

"That is not the case here," Owlsprite shook his head. "For you see, the journey you are about to take is The Ultimate Riddle. Sadly, there is nothing to stop darkness from overcoming light...but that does not mean you and your friends are doomed, no! Hoo! I can say no more on that, sadly, but I will get you started on your first step. Your objective is to proceed towards Skaia, and pass through The First Gate situated directly above your house. The Gates will become progressively more difficult to reach, so you had better be prepared to sharpen your adventuring skills! Of course, you are more than used to this, I'm sure."

"Easy enough!" Twilight Sparkle smiled. "So, for now, I just build through the gates, solve this 'Ultimate Riddle', and save Equestria!"

"...no," Owlsprite shook his head. "I'm sorry, but Equestria is...doomed. So is the entire world, in fact. There's nothing to be done about them. "I can say, though that you have a much bigger role. You and your six friends will all go on an important quest, bigger than all of you..."

"Wait, what?" Twilight Sparkle blinked. "My six friends? You mean...we're going to get a seventh player?"

"Oh! Hoo! Hoo Hoo Hoo!" Owlsprite flustered. "That was an unintentional slip, my bad. I certainly did not mean to say that. Being a knowledgable creature as a Sprite can be rather overwhelming, I must say."

"Right..." Twilight tilted her head. "So...what isit my friends are destined to do?"

"My knowledge as a Sprite is relatively all-knowing, but my loyalty as an owl assistant prevents me from saying. I am bound to keep this secret at the moment," Owlsprite half-heartedly admitted.

Twilight Sparkle smiled, scribbling that onto her long scroll. "It's fine. I understsnd."

Owlsprite then said, "I will say that it is an important mission. You must warp Space and Time... Bring Life, Light, and Breath to a new world... You and your friends have good Hearts, Twilight, and you, an exceptional Mind. You're gonna go far..."

Twilight Sparkle smiled, a hint of blush under her fur. "Thanks, Owlowiscious. You're such a good owl."

"Thanks, Twilight," Owlsprite smiled. "I won't be around for long, though. I will soon be given a second Prototype, and...it'll be a dominant one."

"What?" Twilight blinked.

— — — —

You never have been, and never will be RARITY.

Rarity has a variety of INTERESTS. She enjoys making DRESSES. This interest ranges from both DESIGNING to SEWING such dresses. She makes a living of it in the CAROUSEL BOUTIQUE. It's practically her talent! But it's not. Surprisingly enough, her talent is MAKING THINGS BEAUTIFUL. Which could relate to making beautiful dresses, but SHUT UP. Just be GRATEFUL OF HER GENEROSITY. She also has an interest in GEMS, using them to bedazzle her dresses. Which make them beautiful, I guess? Gems just automatically make things beautiful? I don't fucking know, I'm just trying to be generous. Being generous is soooooooo hard. :(

Anyways, Rarity finished making a new dress, sighing with exhaustion. She'd been working on a new design and was pretty proud of how it turned out, to say the least. She decided to take a break and get on Letterpal with her phone. Most of her friend were offline, but it seemed Pinkie Pie was online!

— glimmeringThread [GT] began writing a letter to cupcakeCelebration [CC] —

GT: Ah, hello, Pinkie Pie~

GT: Are you ready for today's game~? ;)

CC: game?

CC: oh yeah!!!

CC: i almost forgot!

CC: but i have to babysit. :(

GT: Babysit? You agreed to babysit the Cakes and distract yourself the day we're starting the game you convinced us all the play.

GT: Oh, darling, what ever will we do with you~?

CC: i feel so bad now...

CC: but its only for a few hours, so no worries! theyll be back in a few hours, and we can start the game then!

GT: I do hope so~ You've just gotten us all so curious to play this game, you and Rainbow Dash~

GT: You even got Fluttershy to want to play it, at the chance of her being last to go in, and Applejack finally bought a computer simply to play it~

CC: i know! im so happy she did!!

GT: Anyways, it'll be a while before I'm even in the game, as I go in between Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy.

CC: teehee!

CC: youre in between rainbow dash and fluttershy!

CC: *hint hint, wink wink*

GT: Now, Pinkie Pie! That is no way for a lady of your age to act!! Highly in appropriate!

CC: you didnt de

— cupcakeCelebration [CC] is no longer writing! —

Rarity blinked as Pinkie Pie had suddenly gone offline. To be fair, Rarity was a bit hypocritical, considering whom she had to watch over that day. She shrugged, and decided to just send a letter to Fluttershy instead.

— glimmeringThread [GT] began writing a letter to animalCaretaker [AC] —

GT: Ah, good morning, Fluttershy~

AC: good morning, rarity...! <:)

GT: Are you ready for the game Pinkie Pie has planned for us, darling~?

AC: oh, yes...!

AC: i had to make extra special sure all my animals were taken care of before starting. <:)

GT: Well, we don't join in for a while, so that was not truly necessary~

AC: i know! i just wanted to make sure in case i forgot while waiting...

AC: that wouldn't be good if i did...

GT: Well, no worries, dearie~

GT: I wish I could’ve thought ahead like you, honestly~

GT: Anyways, I'm sure we'll have lots of fun in this game~

AC: yes... we will...! :)

GT: In any case, I should get to installing my discs~

AC: okay...!

GT: Uh-oh... I can't seem to find my discs.

AC: oh no! did you misplace them...? <:(

GT: No. But I think I know who took them...

AC: took...?

AC: oh no... i can't find mine either...

GT: Well, it looks like we're both victims of theft. You find yours, I'll find mine~

AC: okay...! :)

— glimmeringThread [GT] sent the letter to animalCaretaker [AC] —

Rarity stepped away from her computer and began to wander through the building. She was in no mood for distractions. She never was, really. She's a really focused and dedicated pony. Besides, she already knew where they were going to be and yup they were in her bedroom.

"Sweetie Belle, give me back the Sstble discs," Rarity snapped.

Sweetie Belle, Apple Bloom, and Scootaloo were all hanging out at Rarity's house. And stuff. Not really much else to say on the matter. "But Rarityyyy!" Sweetie Belle whined. "This is new beta that's not even supposed to be released for testing yet!! How'd you get it?!"

"I have good connections," she said, using her magic to snatch the discs from the trio.

"But Rarityyy, we have to get our gaming cutie marks!" Apple Bloom whined.

Then, in unison, the trio shouted, "CUTIE MARK CRUSADERS PRO GAMERS!!!"

Rarity winced at their shout and sighed. "Fine. You three can help me play. Just...try not to get me into trouble."

"Us? Trouble?" Scootaloo smirked.

"Yes, perish that thought..." Rarity rolled her eyes.

Rarity installed the Sstble disc into her computer. She chose 'needlekind' for her Strife Specibus, knowing she was good with a thread and needle in real life. She also chose Operation modus, still based on her use of sewing with how precise she could be. She then picked Broomkind and Stack Modus for Apple Bloom, Scooterkind and Queue Modus for Scootaloo, and Marblekind and Array Modus for Sweetie Belle. And, of course, they suddenly began asking questions. Rarity told them to pipe down, as she was getting a letter. Thank Celestia, somepony to save her from this nightmare.

— emeraldBraggart [EB] began writing a letter to glimmeringThread [GT] —

EB: hi, Rarity!!

EB: just thought I'd pop in to see how you're doing! On my way to the Crystal Kingdom at the moment.

GT: I hope you have a fun trip, Spike~

GT: Make sure you buy something for me while you're there~ ;)

EB: o//.=.//o sure!!!

GT: Hehe, I'm just teasing, Spike~

EB: oh... ^//.=.//^;

EB: well, what're you doing now?

GT: Installing Sstble~

GT: And being bothered by my sister and her friends…

EB: oh!

EB: go easy on them, Rarity.

EB: they're good kids! they mean well! ^.=.^

GT: Funny how you say that as you're about their age~

EB: ...

EB: no, I'm not.

GT: ???

EB: in terms of dragon years, I'm much younger than them.

EB: in terms of pony years, I'm MUCH older than them.

EB: are you suggesting I'd ever be interested in the Cutie Mark Crusaders? bleh!

GT: No, no!!

EB: I was born when Twilight was, like, five or six, I don't remember.

GT: You were?!

EB: how could you not know?

EB: you were at my birthday parties...

GT: Twilight said she was confused by your age so she never brought it up...

EB: figures...

GT: I'm really sorry, Spikey-Wikey...~

EB: don't worry about it. as a dragon living among ponies his whole life, you get used to it.

GT: I really wish you were here with us, Spikey...

EB: I do, too!

EB: but this big celebration party is pretty big to the Crystal Ponies! They never got around to celebrating me "saving" the Crystal Kingdom.

EB: not that I actually saved them...

GT: Of course you did~!

GT: You took the Crystal Heart and headed down the castle, despite the dangers~!

GT: You saved Twilight from Sombra's nightmare~!

GT: You carried on what Twilight could not~!

EB: exactly!

EB: if Twilight was never in danger, then me going with her never would've mattered!

EB: I just "carried on what she could not".

EB: ;.=.;

GT: My poor Spikey-Wikey...

GT: You WERE important~

GT: You went with Twilight when no pony else did~

GT: Without you, Twilight would've been in danger!

GT: You've ALWAYS been there for Twilight~ Always helping her~

GT: When she'd gone crazy about getting a friendship report to the Princess, you were the only one who took her seriously~!

GT: You are Twilight's number one assistant~!

GT: You are VERY special~

EB: Rarityyy... ;///.=.///;

EB: thank you...

EB: please don't tell the others that I'm getting so emotional... ^//.=.//^;

GT: I won't~

GT: ???

EB: what?

GT: I heard a crash!

GT: Meteors?!

EB: meteors?

EB: oh!

EB: a meteor shower!

EB: cool!

EB: you're so lucky, getting to see a meteor shower this early in the day!

EB: is that possible? i don't know!

EB: well, I gotta go! i'm here and all!

EB: see ya later, Rarity!

EB: bye!

EB: <3

— emeraldBraggart [EB] sent the letter to glimmeringThread [GT] —

— glimmeringThread [GT] began writing a letter to bookEnthusiast [BE] —

GT: Twilight, darling!

GT: I just saw a big explosion at your home!

GT: Your whole house is gone!!

GT: But...you're still online!

GT: Please tell me you're okay... ;_;

BE: Rarity!

GT: Twilight~!

GT: Twilight, what happened~?

BE: Sstble. Sstble happened.

GT: The silly game Pinke Pie wants us to play~? :O

BE: Yes.

GT: Is she trying to kill us...~?

BE: I don't think so. I've been transported somewhere odd.

BE: There is darkness all around and my home is atop a rocky pillar that stretches down into oblivion.

BE: I wish to ask Pinkie Pie about this, but I believe at this point she is busy, so I won't disturb her.

GT: What makes you think that, dear?

BE: She comes right after me in the game, so she must be busy avoiding her own meteorite.

BE: Rarity?

BE: Hello?

GT: Sorry, I went to go check outside.

GT: Another meteorite randomly crashed in the middle of the street!

GT: And I think there are more coming!

BE: I presumed as much. Fluttershy just told me that.

BE: I believe the game incites the meteors onto Equestria through unfathomable magic.

BE: It must be a quest to save Equestria from the meteors or whatever is sending them.

GT: Ooh, how exciting~!

GT: I do hope they hurry~!

GT: I don't want the Carousel Boutique to be struck anytime soon~

BE: Don't worry, it'll be fine, if you get everything ready in time.

BE: Anyways, I have to go. I need to check around... I think there's somepony else here besides me.

GT: Oh, no! Well, do be careful~!

BE: I will. See you later.

— bookEnthusiast [BE] sent the letter to glimmeringThread [GT] —

Rarity sighed, wondering if Rainbow Dash was done yet. She then suddenly remembered her sister and her friends. They'd left the room a while ago. Rarity sighed, got up from her chair, and left the room. She wandered a bit before finding the three playing dress up with some old dresses. She chuckled a bit, knowing they'd be safe for the time being. She then headed back to her room.

— glimmeringThread [GT] began writing a letter to amazingAcrobat [AA] —

GT: Ready~?

AA: been ready

GT: Then let's do it~!

AA: fuck yeah B)

GT: ...

— —

No. Fucking no. You will NOT be FLUTTERSHY.

But that does not prevent Fluttershy from being Fluttershy, sadly enough.

I, the creator of this series, do not really like Fluttershy very much. Apologies in advance. However, I do regard her as an important and main/mane character still, thus she will be herself for this story.

Besides, Fluttershy likes being herself, for despite being a complete, stereotypical coward that's literally afraid of her own shadow, she is accepting of herself and knows her friends are, too. She has tried to be a little more assertive and outgoing, though, which is good enough for me. Plus, she has fondly regarded the best pony in the show, and that's good enough for me. Plus again, there is more to here than just being shy, as she's a dedicated animal lover, which again is good enough for me. Although, that can be overdone a lot as well. But Angel kicks ass, so whatever.

What the hell are we talking about again? Oh, whatever, let's get back to the point of the story.

Fluttershy also has a variety of INTERESTS, albeit a small variety. They consist mainly of lots and lots of love for FLORA and FAUNA. She absolutely loves ALL THE BIRDIES AND THE CRITTERS. She loves them BIG AND SMALL. She wants to SEE THEM ALL. She also loves ALL THINGS WARM AND GREEN. She keeps a wide variety of pets in her room, all of which she tends to. Especially ANGEL BUNNY, who, although INCREDIBLY STUBBORN, she loves deeply and vice versa.

It seemed her installation discs for Sstble have gone missing! She also had an idea on who the culprit was. "Angel..." She calls out softly. She sighed and wandered around, looking about for little Angel Bunny. Fluttershy knew he meant well. He just wanted to protect her. But from what? It's just a silly game!

Oh, there you are, silly! Hiding under the couch! Give mama her discs back. No? Bitch, you'd better do as the coward says. He obviously didn't. And Fluttershy did nothing but ask him over and over. This may take a while.

— — — —

TWILIGHT SPARKLE.

Let's check in on Twilight Sparkle and Pinkie Pie again after so long. Looks like they're in the middle of a Letterpal conversation.

PLEASE ANSWER MEEEEE.

— Open Letterlog —

BE: How's the building coming along?

CC: its okey-dokey-lokey!

BE: Good. I hope.

BE: I'm setting up a Grist Cache program for our session so we can all share the Grist we each gather.

BE: This way, it'll be much easier for each of us.

CC: coolio!!

CC: youre so smart! :D

BE: I know.

BE: Anyways, just before heading up through the gate, I plan on alchemizing a few more things with the, well...Alchemizer.

BE: Namely, I plan on cross-alchemizing, or whatever the official term is.

BE: I'll see what I can mix. Maybe I can create a better weapon.

BE: I've throwing around the Elements of Harmony: A Reference Guide book, as I'm sure you can see, and it might not last all these beatings.

CC: yeah, i might need a better weapon too.

CC: ive just been using my party cannon and pastries!

BE: Indeed.

BE: I'm surprised the Cakes haven't gotten suspicious.

CC: actually...

CC: theyve been kidnapped... :(

BE: Kidnapped?

BE: By the imps?

CC: yes.

CC: pumpkinsprite told me.

BE: Pumpkinsprite?

CC: pumpkin cake.

CC: i did a second prototype with her and gummysprite.

BE: Interesting...

CC: shes REALLY sad...

BE: I wonder who or what I could make my second prototype...

CC: i dunno!

BE: I'll worry about it later.

CC: okey-dokey-lokey!

BE: Anyways, time to see what I can Alchemize together first...

CC: ill just be building away!

— —

OKAY, YES, DO THAT.

Twilight got to work. The first to things she alchemized were the marbles and the Elements of Harmony: A Reference Guide, making theImmensely Detailed History of Marble, which the outside covering was made of real marble. This would definitely make quite the weapon. She also decided to read it later.

Next, she alchemized the stick and underwear, making the G-String-Slingshot, which was weird because the underwear wasn't even a g-string. It was a simple pair of men's white briefs. Not that she knew this, though. Whatever, she created a new 'Slingshotkind' and put it away. She then took it back out and combined the wooden block into it for ammo. She freed up quite a bit of space in her Sylladex and could now throw away the two useless items. This caused her Tree Modus to shift her Sylladex so her scroll was on top with the bag of marbles and black sword on the left and the scroll on the right.

She then alchemized the cue ball and the Elements of Harmony: A Reference Guide, creating Fortune Telling. Weird. She'd have to read it up later. This hung off the right, just between cue ball and scroll.

UH-OH.

Finally, she decided to alchemize her computer and a random book. But they are not random! They are each very special! For example, this is The Extravagant History of Toilet Paper. Together, this made a laptop! Much more convenient than having to constantly run back to her computer.

HELP.

Twilight decided she'd return later when she had more stuff to alchemize. She happily made her way up to her bedroom. There, a door was installed in one of the walls, which she exitted through. She carefully trotted up some stairs to another platform. Here, she began wacking way at imps and the recent ogres with her new marble book. They were each done away with easily due to the books new strength. She managed to barely dodge each blow the imps and ogres gave as she ran upwards.

HELP.

The trip was long and perilous, and soon she reached the top, where Pinkie was building to the gate.

PLEASE.

Applejack was helping build to Pinkie Pie's, Rarity and Rainbow Dash were working to get Rainbow into the game, Fluttershy finally got the discs from Angel, and Twilight Sparkle jumped through the gate.

HELP.

LAND OF BOOKS AND WALLS

"...wait...help?"

END OF ACT 1