"Principal Celestia, you requested to see me?" You ask, opening the door. This is the first time you've been inside the principal's office, seeing as how you've never been called here before. Looking around, you see Principal Celestia standing by the window with her back facing you.
She turns around and looks at you,"Anonymous, correct?"
"Ah yes." You respond as you walk over to her desk.
"Please, take a seat." She says as she walks to a cabinet on the wall. "Would you like something to drink?"
"Uh, I'm fine..." You're at a loss for words, you've never seen a fully loaded mini-fridge inside a principal's office before. Then again, you've never been in here before.
"Suit yourself." She pours herself a drink and takes a seat behind her desk.
"Principal Celestia, is it okay to have a mini-fridge in here?"
"No, but how would you like detention until summer school starts for you?" She takes a sip from her glass.
"Uh. I think I'll pass."
"Good. So you won't tell anyone I presume?"
"N-No." You say as you sink into your chair a bit. Principal Celestia does the same and swirls around the content of her glass, before taking another sip. Nothing is said for a while, and you're too afraid to speak up. At one point you try to say something, but you are immediately met by an intense glare from her, causing you to seal your lips and avoid eye contact.
Five minutes has passed since you entered the room, and all is still silent.
"I'm almost finished with this glass; just savoring the flavor." She says as she inspects the inside of her glass. Barely any liquid remains, and all you can see are ice cubes. She then gets up and heads back to the cabinet for another refill. "Do you know why I called you here today?"
You gulp, "I don't know."
"You're part of the school's peer mediation group right? And from what I've heard, you're one of the best mediators they have. Tell me, what's your secret?" She walks to the edge of the desk, and sits on it.
"I wouldn't exactly call myself the best, and I don't really have a secret; I'm just really compassionate, I guess?"
Principal Celestia slides a hand across the desk as she leans toward you,"Is that - Ah!" She screams as her hand slips from the desk, causing her to lose her balance and tumble forward. You quickly catch her by the shoulders and help her regain her footing.
"Are you okay, Principal Celestia?"
"Yes, sorry. I've just been on edge. A student of mine that I've personally taught, Twilight Sparkle, and her friends have been fighting and it's getting pretty bad." She explains as she composes herself.
"And you want me to fix their relationship?"
"Yes, I've personally tried to counsel them myself, but it was beyond my grasp... I just didn't have it in me to go hard on them. So I thought resorting to a student mediator might bear results. What do you say?"
It's not a bad offer, especially seeing as how you have a crush on Fluttershy. This could be your chance to get closer to her and maybe go out with her! However, the other five might prove to be an obstacle, but you'll quickly reconcile their qualms and Fluttershy will thank you and maybe go out with you because of it.
"Sure I'll do-" You pause, looking at Principal Celestia who's day dreaming and blushing as she smiles lustfully.
"Twilight always does like it a little hard, maybe I should've..." She mutters while a little drool secretes from the corner of her mouth.
"U-Uh, excuse me?"
Principal Celestia snaps back to reality and becomes flustered,"Supplementary lessons! She likes her supplementary lessons a little more difficult than her current curriculum! Did you say something, Anon?"
"Yeah... I'll do it..." You reply reluctantly, uncomfortable from Principal Celestia's weird display.
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"Are you serious, that's how you got pulled in?" Flash Sentry asks and then proceeds to laugh.
"I knew it was bad, but I didn't think it would be that bad." You say as you look through the window on the door, to see the six friends yelling and pointing fingers at each other.
"Did you go in yet?"
"No, I'm about to, although, I don't know if I really should."
"Might as well, you already agreed to it. Do you have a plan?"
"Yeah, Dungeons and Dragons."
Flash Sentry then laughs even harder, "Jeez, man. I knew you were crazy, but, I didn't know you were insane."
"Whatever, you'll see it'll all work out." You say while observing what was going inside the room. Rainbow Dash and Applejack's argument seems to be getting pretty heated seeing as how they're in each other's faces yelling. "Crap, gotta go man. If I somehow get them to be friends again, I want you to buy me the usual from Sugar Cube Corner."
"Sure, man. Good luck." He says as he hangs up the phone. You take a deep breath as you walk through the door, preparing yourself for what's ahead. Upon entering, you observe the six girls circled around an oval conference table. They didn't seem to notice your entrance as they bicker away.
"Ah ain't tellin' no lie! You're just makin' stuff up!" Exclaims a girl with a thick country accent that you assume is Applejack. Principal Celestia gave you information on who you'll be working with and so you do a quick run down of it.
The girl with rainbow streaked hair yelling at Applejack is Rainbow Dash, and the one sitting down next to her, filing her nails is Rarity. Across from her, a girl with pink, frazzled hair that's rapidly making various faces while yelling at the girl reading a book next to her should be Pinkie Pie; and the girl reading the book should be Twilight, who is making snide remarks back at Pinkie Pie. Finally, sitting at the far end of the table by herself, staring at the floor, is Fluttershy.
She is as adorable as ever, but you feel a little guilty taking advantage of her when she's vulnerable like this. However you quickly excise the thought when you realize that you're doing the right thing by helping her and her friends out. Hopefully that will make her see you in a different light and she'll develop feelings for you.
Without another second being wasted, you begin by clearing your throat loudly, "Okay, listen up! I'll be your mediator today." Everybody goes silent and all attention averts to you as you walk to the far end of the table, taking a seat next to Fluttershy. "Now, as a mediator, what I say goes. If I tell you to stop talking, you stop talking, and if you disobey, I'll give you a strike. When you accumulate three strikes, I'll send you up to vice principal, and it's up to her what discipline you'll get. Do you all understand?"
"Sounds good, but you better make sure Rarity doesn't weasel her way out." Rainbow Dash jeers.
Rarity scoffs,"Darling please, I wouldn't have to resort to such a thing if you weren't so irritating."
"What'd you say?!" Rainbow Dash gets in Rarity's face.
"Enough! Both of you," You raise your voice, "Take a seat and I don't want to hear another word unless the two of you want a strike." The two of them comply and stare at each other angrily before turning to you. You take out a folder from your bag,"I'll be passing out papers, these are your character sheets."
"Character sheets?" Twilight asks as she takes one and studies it.
"Yes, you'll need one in order to play," You explain, "We'll be playing Dungeons and Dragons today."
Rainbow Dash looks at her character sheet funnily, "Dungeons and Dragons, isn't it that game eggheads play? The one where they act like they're heroes or something?"
You sigh,"The proper term is roleplay, and yes it is. The reason why we're playing is because this game needs coordination, communication - basically teamwork, in order to succeed. Hopefully, working together will get you all to relinquish the anger you all have against each other."
Everybody exchanges glares before Rarity speaks,"So how does one play this game?"
"Good question," You respond as you hold up some dice,"I am what this game calls a, Dungeon Master. You tell me what you want to do, I roll these dice, and whatever I get will let me know if you're successful or not in that action. In addition, I will provide you with scenery, townsfolk, monsters, and more."
"Don't we hafta get pieces or anythin'?" Applejack asks.
"That's in different editions. In this one, everything takes place in our imaginations," You pull out a dungeon manual and a notebook,"And some in here but, that's for me. Anyways! Shall we get started?"
Pinkie Pie shoots her hand up,"Me first! Me first! I want to go first!"
"Uh, Pinkie, that's not how the game works. I have to provide you with the world first before you can do anything."
"Oh..." Pinkie lowers her arm and Rainbow Dash snickers.
Before Pinkie can say anything, you start,"Welcome adventurers! In this world there is a town by the name of Canterlot. There has been rumors that an evil sorcerer has been lurking around in the city's shadows, stealing the strength of the inhabitants and using it to power himself. Your job is to track down this wicked fiend, defeat him, and put an end to his dastardly deeds before he can fully recover. The six of you arrive before the city gates, why don't you all introduce yourself?"
"Um okay, I'm a human wizard that goes by the name Glimmer." Twilight reads from her character sheet.
"Ah'm Ryn, ah'm a... Paladin?" Applejack looks at you funny, but you just nod your head before she continues,"Ah'm a paladin from an elven kingdom."
"I am Venus, a freelance rogue that deals with espionage and assassinations." Rarity says as she flips her hair.
"Me! Me!" Pinkie Pie chippers,"I am Bongo! What a silly name right? I'm a bard who plays really neat music that can help my allies!"
Rainbow Dash puffs her chest out,"Well I'm, Athena, an expert hunter who always hits her mark with her bow!"
"I'm Lucky, a cleric..." Fluttershy whispers sheepishly. You see Rarity rolling her eyes, Twilight sighing and Applejack shaking her head watching Fluttershy speak. Rainbow Dash and Pinkie Pie pretended not to notice. Seeing her friends do this, makes Fluttershy sink into her chair, hiding her face behind the paper.
You gently grab her hand, and she elicits a small squeak. She looks up at you, and you give her a comforting smile that reassures her that everything will be fine. Fluttershy sits back up and smiles back at you, nodding her head in appreciation for the small boost of confidence you gave her. You continue on with the game,"So after all six of you have introduced yourself, a guard stationed at the gate goes up to you all.
" 'I couldn't help but overhear you all introducing yourselves!' The guard says, 'You must be pretty powerful warriors, are you not?' "
"Yeah, I'm pretty cool." Rainbow Dash flexes her biceps.
" 'Wonderful! The Princess would like to have an audience with you six. Please follow me.' The guard ushers you six through the city gates, and behind it are elegant buildings of various heights. The people roaming the streets are in fashionable and high end clothing. You can hear the sound of violins in the distant playing a light melody as carriages trot on by. This truly is a rich city.
"The guard leads you to the middle of the city, stopping before a drawbridge that connects to an island. Atop of that island is a castle where the Princess resides. As the guard lowers the drawbridge, more guards come rushing out, standing their ground near you, readying their spears and rifles for any unwanted visitors.
"As you walk over the bridge, you can tell that the drop from the bridge is-"
"I 'accidentally' push Rainbow Dash off the bridge." Rarity says.
"You what?" You ask, dumbfounded.
"I. ACCIDENTALLY. Push Rainbow Dash off the bridge."
"Hey what do you think you're doing?!" Rainbow Dash slaps her hands on the table.
"What's this? I thought this was a game where you could do anything?" Rarity asks sarcastically. You hesitate to roll the dice, but do so anyways. She's right, she can do that, so you have no choice but to roll.
"V-Venus walks a little bit too close to Athena and Venus accidentally steps on Athena's heel, causing her to stumble forward. Unfortunately for Athena, there's a puddle in front of her that she slips on, making her fall off the side of the bridge.
"Uh, I'm rolling to see if you can catch the edge before you really fall off." You roll the dice and continue,"Rainbow Dash, you barely grab on to the side of the bridge with one hand."
She leans towards you over the table,"What the?! Can't I pull myself up?!"
"The puddle you slipped on is in the same place where you try to hold onto, so you can't get a grip and pull yourself up. Someone needs to help you up."
"Well?! Somebody help me out!"
"Fine..." Applejack groans, "Ah reach a hand out'ta her."
"You extend a hand to Athena, lifting her up with the slightest of ease." You say.
"Thanks Applejack, pretty cool of you, unlike some people!" Rainbow Dash glares at Rarity, but she just avoids eye contact.
"No problem Rainbow Dash, ya' not as hopeless as some people Ah know." Applejack scoffs, looking at Pinkie Pie, who stuck her tongue out at Applejack.
Before they can continue their bickering, you press on with the telling of the game,"After Athena composes herself, the guard leads you inside the castle. As you enter the foyer of the castle, you're amazed from the classy and dazzling decor. But before you can admire the beauty of the room, a person emerges from the top of the stairs.
" 'I am the princess of this land,' she says,'Please come inside here.' The six of you walk up the stairs and into a throne room.
'Please hear me out. An evil entity has been roaming throughout the city grounds, stealing the life out of its citizens! It would be most appreciated if you can do something about it!' "
"Do something about someone evil?" Rainbow Dash points with her thumb at Rarity,"Got you princess. Anon! I shoot an arrow at Rarity!"
You sigh, but then an idea comes to mind,"Okay I'll roll." And so you roll, but the dice turns out to not be in Rainbow Dash's favor. The twenty sided die landed on a one, making Rainbow Dash's action a critical miss. "Athena readies her bow and arms an arrow. She points the arrow at Venus and fires, but the arrow snaps upon firing. When Athena fell off the side of the bridge, her quiver hit the side of the bridge, damaging the arrow Athena just tried to fire right now."
"WHAT?! Why you.." Rainbow Dash shakes a fist at you and Rarity laughs mockingly.
"Hey don't do that to Rarity! Anon! I use song of the siren!" Pinkie Pie exclaims.
You roll again,"Bongo the bard strums her lute vigorously and does an ear-piercing shriek, causing two damage to everyone."
"Pinkie, why I oughtta'... Ah use uh, Valiant Strike? Yeah, Ah use that on Pinkie!" Applejack smirks.
You roll the dice,"Ryn, holding her two-handed ax over her head, rushes at Bongo, swiftly bringing her ax down on Bongo. However Bongo manages to dodge at the last second, so the ax just smashes onto the ground. However the force of the impact sends Bongo flying! She lands awkwardly, dealing three damage."
"Hooey!" Applejack whoppers.
Twilight points her finger at Applejack,"I use magic missile on Applejack!"
"Glimmer casts magic missile, but Ryn's Valiant Strike sent a blast of wind towards Glimmer, obstructing her vision. So the bolt of magic misses Ryn completely and instead hits Venus for four damage!"
"Why I never! What happens to me now?!" Rarity asks a little agitated.
"Well, the blast sends you flying, but you land gracefully behind Rainbow Dash."
Rarity sports a devilish grin,"I sneak up behind Rainbow Dash and stab her!"
Before you can roll the dice, Fluttershy tugs on your sleeve,"I-Is there a-anything I can do..?"
"Uh hold on." You roll the dice and smile,"Before Venus could stab Athena in the back, Lucky calls out and warns Athena of the attack. Athena looks behind her and sees Venus darting at her with a knife, and Athena quickly steps out of the way!"
"Quick! I fire an arrow at her!" Rainbow Dash yells.
"Throwing knives!" Rarity yells right after.
You roll the dice and, Rarity's roll was higher than Rainbow Dash's,"Athena readies another arrow and shoots it at Venus, nicking her cheek for one damage. Venus, in return, throws a throwing knife which slices Athena's wrist for three damage. Because of her injured wrist, Athena cannot use her bow for three turns due to the pain."
"Dash, hold on there partner! Ah'ma comin'!" Applejack says, clenching her fists.
"Not so fast! I cast Power Chord on Twilight! Go use your magic missile thingy again on AJ!" Pinkie Pie shouts.
"Right um, go, Magic Missile!" Twilight responds.
Rarity looks at Twilight with doubt,"Try not to hit me again, darling."
You roll the dice,"As Ryn tries to run to Athena, Bongo the bard strums her lute once more, empowering Glimmer. Glimmer now has a red aura radiating around her that will increase her magical attacks for the next three turns. She then casts magic missile once more and sends a bolt of magic towards Ryn.
"But Ryn dodges, leaving her ax stuck in the ground. However the missile still hits the ground next to her and explodes, dealing two damage to Ryn."
Fluttershy grabs your hand and squeezes it,"Um, I cast Cure Wounds on Rainbow Dash!"
You smile back at her and roll,"Sure thing. Lucky sees Athena holding her wrist, trying to stop the blood flow. So Lucky quickly mutters an incantation that engulfs Athena's arm in a white light. After the light disappears, Athena finds the wound on her wrist to be completely healed and she regains two health."
Rainbow Dashes flashes a grin at Fluttershy,"Thanks Fluttershy! Now I pick up my bow and-"
"Before Athena can pick up her bow, something comes crashing down through the ceiling. As what just came down landed, a giant dust cloud kicks up, but is quickly blown away by a ferocious roar. The air clears up and you see a ten foot, red and black centaur with huge horns.
"He chuckles and looks at you six,'I must say, I have never sensed so much malice in this city until now.' The castle guards rush up to him with their spears and rifles ready, but the centaur just raises a hand and opens his mouth. Suddenly, all the guards stop dead in their tracks as an orange aura radiates around them. The same aura turns into a beam and shoots into the centaur's mouth, making the guards fall to the ground."
Twilight's eyes widen,"Is that the evil entity the princess was talking about?"
"Well, just don't leave us hanging, darling, tell us what's next!" Rarity speaks up.
"Right," you nod your head,"after devouring the guards' strength, he speaks,'I am Lord Tirek, soon to be the new leader of this land. After I consume more power, I'll be unstoppable!' He grabs the princess and does the same thing as he did to the guards."
"Hold ya horses!" Applejack slams the table,"Ah ain't gonna let ya do on mah watch! Ah charge at him with mah ax!"
"Pooooower Chooooord!" Pinkie Pie yells as she shreds an invisible guitar.
"Bongo strums her lute again, covering Ryn in a red aura. She pulls her ax from out of the ground and rushes towards Lord Tirek. Then, a fiery ball forms in between his horns which shoots a beam at Ryn, knocking her back.
"He quickly consumes the princess' strength and drops her. 'I'm sorry but this is no place for us to fight, after all, I'd hate to destroy my new castle. Meet me at the farms, so that way if we destroy the crops in our one sided battle, I can monopolize all the food! Brilliant is it not?' He then jumps through the same hole he created and disappears from sight."
"Hey you can't just do that!" Rainbow Dash yells.
"Sorry Dash, my throat's getting a little dry." You rub your throat, "We'll take a short recess and continue, okay?"
She sinks back in her seat and pouts,"Fine."
"I'm just gonna step out for a bit." You exit the room and wait outside the door. After a while, you look through the window on the door and see them discussing tactics on how to defeat Lord Tirek. You smile contently to yourself and walk down the hall to the nearest vending machine. Halfway there, you hear footsteps behind you, which is odd since it's the weekend today - no one besides you and the girls should be here. When you stop and look around, you see Fluttershy following you.
"Um, hi Anon." She greets as she walks up to you.
"Hey Flutters, what's up?" You resume walking to the vending machine with Fluttershy.
"I thought I'd get a drink too." She says as she puts a hand to the vending machine, looking inside.
"How about the others?" You ask, putting money into the machine and making your selection.
She smiles and hugs you,"For the first time in a while, they shared a laugh! Of course they're still talking about how to beat Lord Tirek, but the important part is that they're becoming friends again, thanks to you, Anon!"
You slowly wrap your arms around her,"N-No p-problem, Flutters. It's my job!" The two of you stand there together in each other's arms for what seems like the longest time, but you didn't care. Holding her like this feels like the most wonderful feeling in the world. Then she tightens her embrace.
"U-Um Anon..?" She looks up at you, whispering.
"Yeah?" You ask softly as you slowly lower your head to her face.
"I have something I've been meaning to tell you..." She gets on her toes to get closer to your face.
"W-What's that?" Your lips almost meeting hers.
"I-I..." She trails off and closes her eyes, but presses her lips against yours. It's a soft, gentle kiss that had you melting on the inside. She pulls away, and the two of you stare into each other's eyes passionately. You go in for another an kiss, and Fluttershy welcomes it by cupping the sides of your face with her hands as the two of you lock lips.
"D-Does this make us a couple?" You ask pulling away slightly.
"Y-Yeah, I guess it does..." She giggles. Then all of a sudden, your phone rings, making you and Fluttershy panic.
"Oh crap! Break's over, we gotta get back!" You exclaim while looking at your phone.
"I-I'll go on ahead!" She says as she runs off.
"Wait, what do you mean?"
She points at the vending machine,"The drinks!"
"Right." You say under your breath while retrieving your drink from the slot.
As you enter back inside the room, you notice all six of them laughing together.
"Oh, remember the time when -" Rainbow Dash wipes a tear from her eye and notices you,"Oh hey here's Anon, let's get back to it, yeah?"
You take a swig from your drink and take your seat,"Alright so, we left off with Lord Tirek leaving. What now?"
Everybody looks at each other and nods before Twilight speaks up,"We go to the rendezvous point!"
"The six of you exit the castle and rush towards the farming area. On the way there, you see people collapsed everywhere. You denote that Lord Tirek has going through the town, stealing all the power from the city folk. As you arrive to the farm area, there's a giant, looming figure watching you. When you get closer, you find out that it's Lord Tirek, and he's gotten more powerful since when you last saw him. He's now as tall and wide as a mountain.
" 'I didn't actually think you would come. Now... Let's make this quick.' His voice booms."
"Power Chord on everyone!" Pinkie Pie shouts.
"Ah use mah daily skill, Radiant Delirium!" Applejack says.
"Same, I use Sure Shot at his eyes!" Rainbow Dash adds.
"I'd like to add my daily skill as well, Scorching Star." Twilight nods.
"I cast Obscuring Mist and try to sneak behind him." Rarity smirks.
"I um, take a bottle of water from my bag and bless it to make holy water." Fluttershy says softly.
You roll the dice and grin,"Bongo strums her lute, making an exhilarating melody that resonates throughout the air which strengthens everyone. Ryn readies her ax and an intense, bright light surrounds it as she leaps in the air and swings at Lord Tirek. He tries to shoot her with the same orange beam from earlier, but the light she's emitting is too bright and blinds him, ultimately causing him to miss. Her ax lands a crushing blow on his chest, which creates a massive eruption of light, and damaging him for fifteen damage.
"At the same time, Athena equips her bow and readies an arrow. She closes her eyes and takes a deep breath, calming her mind. Her eyes open and her sight zeros in on Lord Tirek's eye. The arrow flies from the bow at mach speed , piercing his eye, inflicting fourteen damage and halving his accuracy for the next five turns.
"Then, Glimmer chants an incantation in an unknown language from her book of spells. As she speaks, flames surround her and it increases as she completes the incantation. She yells the final words to complete the spell, and the vicious flames surrounding her disappear and form above Lord Tirek's lower back and saddle area. Soon, a giant orb of fire that's half the size of Lord Tirek is created and then explodes, doing eleven damage and engulfs him in flames for two damage for the next three turns.
"Mist starts to come out of Venus's hand, and it covers all of you in a thick fog, obscuring all your visions, but masking your presence from Lord Tirek. Because of this, Lord Tirek cannot locate any of you, and Venus sneaks behind his hind legs.
"Lucky then takes this chance to retrieve a bottle of water from her satchel and says a short prayer, making the bottle of water now a holy bottle of water. By the way, the boss is now bloodied, meaning he's at half health."
"Anon, may I use Ghost Sound on Lord Tirek to mark his position?" Rarity asks.
"Sure, hold on," You roll the dice and your face goes grim for she got a critical miss,"You draw your knife and cast Ghost Sound on it, which you the stab into his heel. But then in response, he bucks his hind legs, smashing everything above your torso and sending you flying into a tree. Because of the damage you received from the skirmish earlier in the throne room, the damage that Lord Tirek deals to you... Kills your character." Rarity gasps and the room goes silent. After a while you speak up again,"The fog dissipates, allowing Lord Tirek to partially see you. One of his eyes has an arrow in it still."
"Right, he's almost dead. Let's finish this!" Rainbow Dash cheers, trying to raise everyone's morale,"Rapid Volley!"
"Athena rapidly fires a continuous chain of arrows, but due to the speed at which she's firing, all her shots decrease in precision. She just merely scratches his skin, not doing any damage."
"Well? Help me out!" She looks to Applejack.
Applejack nods,"Ah take mah ax, and run behind his leg! Ah wanna cut his heel!"
"Ryn runs behind his front leg and drives her ax into Lord Tirek's heel, however it's not enough to bring his leg down. But she did manage to do two damage to him."
"I cast Floating Disk!" Twilight says.
You roll the dice and sigh,"Glimmer spawns a disc that weighs a hundred pounds and tries to send it flying at Lord Tirek, but it doesn't go very far from her." Twilight smacks her face because of this.
"Oh! Oh! I use Summon Instrument to get a trumpet!" Pinkie Pie shouts.
"You summon a trumpet." You say.
"Okay now I make really loud noises with it and try to lead him away."
"Bongo makes blaring noises with her trumpet, making Lord Tirek divert his attention to her."
"Anon, Lord Tirek is evil right?" Fluttershy asks softly.
"Yeah, why?"
"Then I throw my holy water at him."
"Okay..." Your respond quizzically.
She points to her character sheet,"It says here that holy water does acid damage to anything evil or undead."
"Oh right!" You roll the dice,"Lucky chucks the bottle of holy water at Lord Tirek, burning him for six damage!"
"Yay!" She cheers softly.
You continue,"Lord Tirek tries to fire a beam of energy at Bongo, but due to the arrow in his eye, he misses. Also, because of Glimmer's Scorching Star, he takes two damage."
Rainbow Dash punches the air,"Nimble Strike!"
"Athena runs closer to Lord Tirek while firing another arrow, which penetrates his chest for two damage!"
"Ah cut his heel again!" Applejack says.
You roll the dice and grin when she gets a critical hit,"Ryn takes her ax once more and drives it into his heel. She's able to fully cut his tendon while dishing out eight damage! Lord Tirek is now kneeling down, unable to move."
"Magic Missile!" Twilight adds.
"Glimmer sends a bolt of magic flying at Lord Tirek, and upon contact, the bolt explodes, causing four damage!"
"Flare! I cast Flare and try to shoot it up into the air!" Pinkie Pie shouts.
"Bongo plays a note on her trumpet towards the sky. A bright orb shoots out of her trumpet, but just hovers a few feet above her, which attracts Lord Tirek's attention."
"Anon, I take the stones by my feet and use Magic Stones on them." Fluttershy says confidently.
"Lucky picks up three stones off the ground and imbues them with magic. Meanwhile Lord Tirek tries to shoot another beam of energy in Bongo's direction," You roll the dice and and sigh with dejection,"He hits Bongo directly in the chest for sixteen damage. Bongo is blown to smithereens and the flare disappears."
"W-What, why?!" Pinkie Pie shrieks.
"Lord Tirek rolled a critical hit. Despite the arrow in his eye, a critical hit means he does anything he wants flawlessly. And like Rarity, the dispute you all had earlier left you damaged. I'm sorry."
"Oh well, I had fun! Just because me and Rarity are gone, doesn't mean you guys can stop here now! He's almost dead right? Give them your all!" Pinkie Pie cheers, trying to raise everyone's morale.
"Right! Take him down, darlings!" Rarity adds.
"Thanks guys! I fire an arrow at his other eye!" Rainbow Dash exclaims.
"Athena, angered by the death of her comrade, accurately fires an arrow into Lord Tirek's other eye, fully blinding him and inflicting him for three damage! Also the flames singe him for another two damage!"
"Ah swing mah ax at him again!"
"Ryn runs out from under him, jumps into the air, and slices his lower back for seven damage! This blow makes him fall to the ground, sending a shock wave through the ground," you roll the dice,"Ryn, Athena and Lucky are not affected by the tremor, but it does stun Glimmer. Sorry Twilight."
Twilight shakes her head,"No it's fine, Fluttershy will finish him off. Right, Fluttershy?"
"Y-Yeah! I throw the magic stones at him!" She squeezes your hand from under the table.
You squeeze her hand lightly while you roll the dice,"Lucky throws the stones fused with magic at Lord Tirek. The first one misses. However, the second and third one hits for three damage each, which is enough to defeat Lord Tirek!" Everybody rejoices and hugs each other for a job well done.
"What happens now?" Twilight asks.
"Well, after you defeated Lord Tirek, all the energy he's consumed, leaves his body and returns to everybody in the city. Then his body disintegrated into the earth. The Princess thanks you by erecting statues of you all in the middle of the town. Good job guys!"
"Looks like Tirek, got Ti-WRECKED." Rainbow Dash jeers as she puts on some sunglasses.
"Sugarcube, that was pretty bad," Applejack shook her head,"But not as bad when Ah called you a lazy good fer nothin'. Ah'm sorry."
Rainbow Dash hugs Applejack,"Nah, I'm sorry for ditching you when you were counting on me to help you out with the farm. Sunset Shimmer said she'll be helping you out so she told me I can just go ahead to practice."
"What?! She told she me she'd help me plan Gummy's birthday party instead of Rarity the day Applejack needed help on her farm!" Pinkie Pie adds.
"Hold on. I never heard of any party planning. Sunset told me she was going to help me study for the history exam because Twilight was too busy with something else." Rarity says.
"What? She told me you'd rather fail it than put up with my 'nerdiness'." Twilight explains.
"Darling, why I'd never! Studying with you is so much fun, not to mention it also gets me to pass." Rarity responds.
"Looks like Shimmer's got explaining to do." Rainbow Dash cracks her knuckles.
"Ya got that right, sugarcube." Applejack cracks her neck.
Everybody starts to head to the door, except Fluttershy, which piques Twilight's curiosity,"Aren't you coming, Fluttershy?"
Fluttershy shakes her head,"No, Sunset never told me anything, and I'm just glad everyone's friends again - please don't hurt her too much. Besides, me and Anon have a date after this!"
Everybody goes silent, then all in unison (including you) all exclaim,"WHAT?!" But Fluttershy just giggles in response.
To be continued in the next chapter!
Author's Note
I actually rolled a real d20.
