Twenty minutes had passed before we had all returned for the sixth round.

We had all left the dining room beforehand, but not everyone had to use the restroom. Not everyone had partaken in the devious deed of devouring Spike's secret stash of 3-bean nachos, as plenty of other food was available. At least three of us had only gotten up to stretch our limbs by walking around the castle, as even the pillows cushioning the stone seats of the chairs we had been sitting in got uncomfortable after a time.

"You guys ready to continue?" I asked the six ponies surrounding me, who all nodded immediately, "Okay, let's see..." I continued as I picked up the next black card, "In A.K. Yearling's new movie, Daring Do discovers that _____ had really been _____ all along."

At this point, I had been getting more and more annoyed whenever I saw a 'Pick 2' card. Why? Even though they weren't appearing as much as they were in the second round, I felt that they really slowed the game down and caused everyone to take the slightest bit more caution, as everyone's responses couldn't be shuffled like they could with black cards that only required one white one.

Soon, I had twelve white cards in front of me, and I didn't want to waste any more time, so I read them right away. "In A.K. Yearling's new movie," I continued, "Daring Do discovers that magnets had really been the tiny, calloused hooves of the Neighponese fillies and colts who made this card."

"Awww..." Pinkie moaned in sadness.

"That hurts..." Sunset said.

"Daring Do discovers that our first chimpanzee Princess had really been my first kill all along. That may have worked better the other way around. Daring Do discovers that natural male enhancement had really been dark and mysterious forces beyond our control all along. That's a little better. Daring Do discovers that khakis had really been the thin veneer of situational causality that underlies porn all along. Wow..." I finished, chucking lightly.

"Are khakis triggers for those types of scenarios in your world?" Starlight asked me.

"Not normally," I replied, "But one popular porn scenario is the seductive delivery man, and if they're not wearing cargo shorts, they're usually known for wearing either full-length khakis or khaki shorts, and even though the women they see don't find those the sexiest thing they're wearing, they're still a part of it, so this makes a lot of sense in a way. Anyway," I said, wanting to continue the game, "Daring Do discovers that ghosts had really been Trenderhoof's musk all along."

"Ewww!!" Pinkie exclaimed.

"And finally, Daring Do discovers that graphic violence, adult language, and some sexual content had really been seeing things from Sombra's perspective all along. Hmmm... Not too sure about that one." I then took several good seconds to figure out which combo was the winner. "I think I'll go with khakis and the porn card."

"Hooray... That's mine..." Maud flatly said to me.

"Way to go, Maud!" Pinkie excitedly said to her sister while wrapping her right foreleg around her neck, "You and I are tied now!"

"Actually," Sunset began, "I think the three of us are tied for second place!"

"Well, not for long!" Pinkie replied with a competitive smirk, "What's next?"

Before replying, Sunset took the next card in her magic. "Excuse me," she began, "Which way do I go to get to _____ 101?"

"Oh, this is gonna be great..." I said while chuckling.

"You said it!" Starlight said, also giggling.

"I'm not sure if I can consider this one a throwaway because it makes too much sense..." Maud said as she passed in her card.

"You don't think it'll be good enough to win?" Shining asked the earth pony to his left.

"No..." Maud replied.

"Okay, looks like we're ready," Sunset continued, seeing all six cards in front of her, "Excuse me, which way do I go to get to sucking all the milk out of a yak 101?"

"HAHAHA!!!" I laughed out loud.

"Excuse me, which way do I go to get to dying of dysentery 101? Well, then... Excuse me, which way do I go to get to taking a shit in front of the police station 101?"

"Ewww, gross!" Trixie exclaimed, "Who does that?"

"Excuse me, which way do I go to get to maximal insertion 101?" Once again, all but one of us laughed really hard. "Excuse me, which way do I go to get to fabricating statistics 101? That actually sounds like a real class. Excuse me, which way do I go to get to gloryholes 101? Ha! That ended nicely! Let's see... I think I'll go with maximal insertion."

"That's mine!" Starlight happily said. After she received her Awesome Point, the unicorn levitated the next card over to herself. "Aw, great..." she groaned.

"What?" I asked.

"It's another 'Pick 2'. Patient presents with _____. Likely a result of _____."

"Another one? Geez, I don't remember seeing this many of those in a single game!"

"Trixie doesn't know about any of you," the blue unicorn began, "But she's getting rather annoyed with the presence of all these 2-card cards."

"Well, I'm certainly annoyed..." Pinkie unenthusiastically said, "I have to throw these two away."

"Well, hopefully we won't see any more for a while. Anyway," Starlight continued, beginning to read the twelve white cards, "Patient presents with self-loathing. Likely a result of being a terrible mother."

"Ouch..." Maud flatly remarked.

"Patient presents with running through a mall, pissing and shitting everywhere. Likely a result of running out of semen. Nah. Patient presents with insatiable bloodlust. Like a result of deflowering the princess."

"Well," Shining began, "That makes sense, but I don't see how the blood from taking a mare's virginity could trigger such bloodthirsty behavior."

"You're right..." Maud replied, "That makes no sense at all..."

"Patient presents with synergistic management solutions. Likely a result of jumping out at ponies."

"AKA an overenthusiastic travelling salespony," Sunset said.

"Patient presents with a water gun full of cat pee. Likely a result of being rich. Well, that...that I can actually see working. Patient presents with a constant need for validation. Likely a result of a sea of troubles."

This caused the majority of us to go, "Oooooo..."

"Yeah...I think I'll go with that last one," Starlight finished.

"That's mine," Shining said.

"Hey, high fi-...I mean, hoof, bro," I said, offering the stallion my fist, "That was way too real."

"Heh...Thanks, dude," he replied, hoof-bumping my fist.

"Oh, come...on!" Trixie wailed, the next card in her aura, "Not again!"

"You drew another one?" Pinkie asked.

"Unfortunately, yes," the blue magician replied with a look that was blanker than Maud's, "After months of practice with _____, I think I'm finally ready for _____."

I had lost count of how many 'Pick 2' cards had shown up so far. Again, they were fun, but so many at once was kind of overwhelming.

We soon gave all our choices to Trixie, who began reading them off right away. "After months of practice with quiche," she continued, "I think I'm finally ready for getting shot out of a cannon. Well, that's almost what happened to me. After months of practice with cute colts, I think I'm finally ready for sanding off a stallion's nose."

"So...does that mean you sanded off all of their noses, too?" Starlight asked.

"Yes, I suppose so," Trixie replied, "Anyway, after months of practice with farting and walking away, I think I'm finally ready for peeing into a mare's butt to make a baby. Oh, that's disgusting! No! After months of practice with the ooze, I think I'm finally ready for pooping back and forth. Forever. Also atrocious. No. After months of practice with necrophilia, I think I'm finally ready for double penetration."

"Uhhh...How does that even work?" Pinkie asked.

"It doesn't," Trixie said, "After months of practice with sperm whales, I think I'm ready for giant sperm from outer space. Wow. None of these were all that amusing, so I'll just randomly go with cute colts and sanding off a stallion's nose."

"Yay!" Pinkie cheered, throwing her hooves up in the air while Trixie floated her card over to her.

Shining Armor then drew the next card. "Phew... This isn't one of those," he said, "Tonight, we will have sex. And afterwards, if you'd like, a little bit of _____."

"Finally..." Trixie said in a tone that easily mimicked Rarity's.

"Mine's a throwaway," Sunset said.

"Same here," Starlight followed up, "Mine works, but it's not that funny."

"Okay, are we ready?" Shining soon asked. We all nodded. "Okay, then," he continued, "Tonight, we will have sex. And later, if you'd like, a little bit of same-sex ice dancing."

"Wow," I began, feeling like a giddy troll, "I didn't realize Cadance had a sex change..." This earned a few laughs, including one from Shining himself.

"Heh...Nice one," he replied, "Anyway, tonight, we will have sex. And later, if you'd like, a little bit of Cards Against Equinity. I don't think she'd have problem with that! And later, if you'd like, a little bit of overpowering your father."

"Ha!" Pinkie chirped.

"And later, if you'd like, a little bit of public ridicule. Nah. And later, if you'd like, a little bit of inappropriate yodeling. Not this time. And later if you'd like, a little bit of...BATMARE!!!" This caused several of us to laugh. "Okay, that last one was funny, but I'm gonna go with overpowering your father."

"Another victory for Trixie!" the blue unicorn triumphantly said.

Maud then drew the next card, but after taking one glance at it, she looked at the unicorn who had just won her fifth Awesome Point. "Hey, Trixie..." the earth pony began, "Sorry to cut your celebration short. Step 1: _____. Step 2: _____. Step 3: Profit."

"What?!?!?" Trixie angrily replied, "You can't be serious!"

"Here..." Maud responded, turning the card around so that the blue pony could see the written text, "Look at it for yourself..." Trixie did just that, only to slam her face into the table in frustration immediately afterwards. I was mystified as to how she had not broken her nose, but I decided not to ask.

"Ooooh!" Pinkie began, passing two cards to her big sister, "This should work!"

"Well, looks like I won't be winning this one..." Sunset said, passing in what I assumed was a throwaway.

Maud soon had all six combos in front of her, giving her every reason to skip asking for clarification if everyone was ready. "Step 1..." she continued, "An ether-soaked rag. Step 2: My stallionservant, Claude. Step 3: Profit."

"Well, that's one way to make a porno," Sunset said.

"Step 1: Being nine years old. Step 2: Oil. Step 3: Profit. Must be a wealthy family. Step 1: Some kind of bird-stallion. Step 2: The most ridiculous thing you could ever imagine. Step 3: Profit."

"So...Just a pegasus stallion doing something totally outrageous?" Pinkie asked.

"I guess," Maud continued, "Anyway, step 1: Breeding changelings for their priceless semen. Step 2: A whole new kind of porn. Step 3: Profit."

"That's some pretty serious changeling porn, if you ask me," I said.

"Step 1: A box. Step 2: Cutting off a flamingo's legs with garden shears. Step 3: Profit. That's too simple. Step 1: A whole lotta mare. Step 2: Lactation. Step 3: Profit. That works, but that's not really my thing. Who had breeding changelings and the new kind of porn?"

"I did!" Shining replied, "One more and I win!"

"What?!?" I exclaimed, "Already?"

"Yep!" the stallion excitedly replied.

"Aw, geez...Choose wisely, Pinkie," I said to the earth pony to my right.

"Will do!" Pinkie said in reply while taking the next card, "Get ready for the movie of the summer! One cop plays by the book. The other's only interested in one thing: _____."

"This better win..." Starlight said.

"Nah, this one's the winner right here," Sunset said to her fellow unicorn as she passed her card in.

"Everyone ready?" Pinkie soon asked, to which the rest of us nodded, "Okay! Get ready for the movie of the summer! One cop plays by the book. The other's only interested in one thing: Being a dick to fillies and colts. Awww..." she sadly remarked, "Who would play such a sad card?"

"Hey, that's what happens in this game," I said.

Pinkie sighed. "I guess... Anyway, one cop plays by the book The other's only interested in one thing: Revenge fucking."

"HAHAHA!!!" Shining loudly laughed, "That's perfect!"

"The other's only interested in one thing: Cheating in the Special Equestria Games. Oooooo... Interesting... The other's only interested in one thing: One trillion bits."

"Who isn't interested in that?" Sunset asked.

"The other's only interested in one thing: Shitting all over the floor like a bad, bad filly. NNNNGH...No. The other's only interested in one thing: Teaching a mare how to hoofjob the penis. Nah, not at this point. Who had cheating in the Special Equestria Games?"

"I did!" I replied, glad to have finally gotten my fourth card after six rounds.

We were all silent for the next several seconds. "So..." Maud said out of nowhere, "What now?"

"Uhhh...I guess we'll continue, unless anyone needs a quick break," I said.

"I'm good," Starlight said.

"Me, too," Sunset said.

"Me, three!" Pinkie exclaimed.

"Let's just keep going," Shining said.

"Alright, then," I said, "Let's go!"

Author's Note

The 6th round standings are as follows:

Me: 4
Sunset: 6
SG: 5
Trixie: 5
SA: 9
Maud: 6
Pinkie: 7