With no breaks needed, I got right into starting the next round.

"A romantic, candlelit dinner would be incomplete without _____," I said, the next card already in my hand.

"I could think of plenty of answers..." Shining said while chuckling.

"It would be incomplete without a trip to the dentist in this case," Sunset said as she gave me her card.

"Mine would involve a shower," Pinkie said as she did the same thing.

"Okay, let's see what we've got," I said once the sixth card had been given to me, "A romantic, candlelit dinner would be incomplete without the female orgasm." I immediately knew who's this was. "A romantic, candlelit dinner would be incomplete without a Zebrican warlord." A few of us laughed, despite the dark implications.

"Whoa..." Starlight said.

"A romantic, candlelit dinner would be incomplete without a buttload of candy. I think we all know who this belongs to. A romantic, candlelit dinner would be incomplete without a spontaneous conga line."

"Ooooh! That sounds like fun!" Pinkie cheerfully remarked.

"A romantic, candlelit dinner would be incomplete without authentic cuisine from Mexicolt."

"Too obvious," Trixie flatly said.

"A romantic, candlelit dinner would be incomplete without pulling out." This caused some of us to go wide-eyed.

"Quite the dinner date..." Maud said.

"You're right," I replied, "But I feel like going with a Zebrican warlord just for the hell of it."

"Yes! Trixie will take that, thank you very much," the blue magician said as her Awesome Point became enveloped in her magic.

"Awww!" Pinkie groaned, "How does the female orgasm not work?"

"Well, it was going along the lines of pulling out at that point," I replied, "So only picking one of those wouldn't be fair." Pinkie only sighed in reply, reminding me of the distress Rainbow Dash was under during the last two games.

"Ooooh..." Sunset began, already holding the next card in her magic, "This should be good. What never fails to liven up the party?"

"Not this..." Trixie immediately said, "Mine's a throwaway."

"This probably won't work, either..." Pinkie sadly said as she and Trixie gave their cards to Sunset.

"At this point, probably not this one, either," I said, doing the same thing as both mares and eventually everyone else.

"We ready?" Sunset soon asked, to which everyone else nodded, "Great! Let's go. What never fails to liven up the party? The amount of gay I am. Ha! Nice! Free ice cream, yo."

"Wouldn't it already be free?" Starlight asked.

"Yep," Sunset replied, "Anyway, gift-wrapping a live hamster. What?? No! Who would do something like that? Spontaneous equine combustion. Uhhh...I don't think so. Assless chaps. If we were doing this where I've been living for the past several years, that could possibly work, but not this time. A mime having a stroke. Mmmmmmm...nah. Who had the amount of gay I am?"

"I did..." Maud blankly replied.

"Wow! Way to go, Maud!" Pinkie said to her sister, "My card had nothing against that one!"

"Are we ready for the next one?" Starlight asked us as she reached for the stack of black cards.

"Have at it!" Shining said in response.

"Okay, let's see what's next," Starlight continued, drawing the next card, "In its new tourism campaign, Griffonstone proudly proclaims that it has finally eliminated _____."

"Oooo! Oooo!" Pinkie exclaimed, frantically waving a forehoof in the air, "I know the answer!"

"But do you have the right card?" I asked the party pony.

Pinkie stopped flailing her hoof once I had brought that up. "Good call..." she replied, looking at her supply of white cards, "Uhhh...not quite..." She then slid a random card in.

"Well, I've got the same problem," I said back to the pink pony next to me, "I'm throwing this one away."

"I'm just playing this because I don't wanna see it anymore," Shining said, cringing as he played his card.

Starlight soon had all of the cards for this reading. "Let's see..." she continued, "In its new tourism campaign, Griffonstone proudly proclaims that it has finally eliminated sniffing glue. Nah. It has finally eliminated child abuse."

"Ugh..." Sunset grunted while clenching her teeth together.

"It has finally eliminated suicidal thoughts. Hmmm... I...guess that could work? It has finally eliminated ripping a...dog in half..."

"Aw, come on... Not that one..." I said.

I then felt Pinkie tap my right arm with a forehoof. "Remember Fluttershy's reaction when she saw that card?" she asked me, giggling lightly.

"Yeah, but..." I began to reply, "It's not that funny."

"It has finally eliminated clogging the toilet every time you use it. Haha! That's kinda funny!"

"Does that place even have plumbing?" Shining asked.

"It sure does!" Pinkie replied.

"How?" I asked, "Isn't that place, like, really high up in the mountains?"

"Yep! And I don't know...They just do!" I shrugged in response.

"It has finally eliminated a lamprey swimming up the toilet and latching onto your taint."

"Ouch!" Trixie said.

"Yeah, that's a little extreme. Who had clogging the toilet every time you use it?"

"That's mine!" Sunset replied, grabbing the card in her magic, even though it was just a foreleg's length away.

Trixie then took the next card in her own magic, but when she saw what it said, her eyes went wide.

Wondering why the unicorn was remaining silent, I asked, "What's up, Trixie?"

Her response was an evil smile before she said, "Oh, I'm so glad I drew this! In her newest and most difficult stunt, The Great and Powerful Trixie must escape from _____!"

"You're kidding!" I exclaimed, being the only one here who knew the majority of the cards that had been edited for this edition of the game, "You actually drew that one?!?"

"I most certainly did!" Trixie replied, showing me the card's text. I couldn't believe that she had actually done it.

"Well, let me just say right now that I do not have the correct answer."

"And that would be...?" Trixie asked.

"A manticore," I replied.

"Oh, right..." the magician finished.

"Well, this one's pretty close to that..." Maud said, giving Trixie her card.

"I think this'll win me the game," Shining said, chuckling as he passed his card to the unicorn to his right.

"Well, then," Trixie continued, "Let's see what you have all given Trixie. In her newest and most difficult stunt, The Great and Powerful Trixie must escape from an...icepick lobotomy. Well, that was very much subpar... In her newest and most difficult stunt, The Great and Powerful Trixie must escape from wifely duties!"

"Pffft...HAHAHAHAHA!!!!!" I laughed, "That was too good!"

"In her newest and most difficult stunt, The Great and Powerful Trixie must escape from the tiger that killed my father. That would certainly be a challenge. In her newest and most difficult stunt, The Great and Powerful Trixie must escape from an alternate universe in which boxes store things inside of ponies. Hmmm... Interesting... In her newest and most difficult stunt, The Great and Powerful Trixie must escape from a vagina that leads to another dimension! Now that sounds like something she would attempt!"

"How big would it be?" I asked, giggling.

"A-hahaha..." Trixie replied, acting jokingly amused at my comment, "Anyway, in her newest and most difficult stunt, The Great and Powerful Trixie must escape from an unhinged ferris wheel rolling toward the sea. That could also work. Let's see..." The unicorn then took a good look at her options. After all, this card was all about her, so I knew she would go for the answer that would create the most skillful stunt.

After about 20 seconds, Trixie finally asked, "Who had a vagina that leads to another dimension?"

"MEEEEE!!!!!" Pinkie exclaimed with glee.

"What?!? Come on!!" Shining yelled, slamming his forehooves on the table, "Wifely duties was perfect!"

"Ahem..." Trixie replied, clearing her throat while looking at the stallion, "Trixie will have you know that she is not married."

"Does that even matter???"

"To Trixie, it does. Now move along, if you would, Shining Armor. You're the next Card Czar."

Shining grunted in frustration. "Ugh... FINE..." the stallion dejectedly replied. He then drew the next card with his magic and said, "In 12,000 moons, when bits are a distant memory, how will we pay for goods and services?"

"This one makes too much sense to work," Starlight said as she passed her card to the prince.

"Mine's not that good, either..." Maud said as she did the same thing.

"Mine may not work, but it's still pretty funny," Pinkie said as she emulated her sister's actions.

After sighing, Shining said, "Alright, here we go." I had to assume he was really looking forward to winning the game with the last card, plus the fact that he would have to wait one turn before he had his next chance. "In 12,000 moons," he continued, "When bits are a distant memory, how will we pay for goods and services? Jobs. Well...that does work, actually. Powerful thighs. I guess... Emotions. Nah. Used panties. Ha!"

"Wooo!!!" I yelled, "Nice one!"

"My machete."

"Ooooo..." came the voice of Pinkie Pie.

"And finally, boring vaginal sex. Nice effort, but used panties wins."

"Yes!" Sunset exclaimed, "Watch out, Shining! I'm one away from catching you!" The stallion only clenched his teeth and growled in reply, making a few of us giggle.

It was then Maud's turn to draw a card, which she immediately did. "Why was school closed today?" she blankly asked.

"Shortage of high-quality mineral rocks?" I randomly asked.

"Probably..." Maud replied without emotion.

"Please work..." I heard Shining whisper as he gave his card to the mare on his right.

It didn't take long for Maud to receive the six cards. "Okay," she continued, "Why was school closed today? Whipping a disobedient slave. Probably not. A turd."

"Ha!" Sunset laughed.

"Gross!" Trixie exclaimed.

"Crumbs all over the damn carpet. That's too easy to fix. The folly of ponykind."

"OOOOO!!!!!" Pinkie moaned, covering her mouth with her forehooves.

"Sounds like a rather devastating scenario," Trixie mentioned.

"Old-pony smell. That's what air fresheners are for... The day the birds attacked. I suppose that could work..." The rock farmer then remained silent as she looked over her options. "I'm going with the folly of ponykind."

"Sweet!" I exclaimed, glad to have finally gotten another card. We were already in round seven, and only now had I received my fifth Awesome Point.

"Okay, let's see what's up next!" Pinkie said as she reached for the next card, "I get by with a little help from _____."

"Great..." Shining said, sounding frustrated with himself, "This isn't gonna work..."

It only took about seven seconds, much to my surprise, for everyone to give Pinkie their answers. After shuffling them, Pinkie began to read the cards off. "I get by with a little help from bouncing up and down. It's true!" Pinkie said as she began doing exactly what the card said.

"That...That's probably the only time I've seen that card make any sort of logical sense whatsoever," I said.

Sitting back down, Pinkie said, "I get by with a little help from a falcon with a cap on its head. Maybe. I get by with a little help from Appleoosian chicken farmers. Well, I do use eggs for a lot of things, so that's definitely a contender. I get by with a little help from unsheathing my massive cock." While most of the others laughed, my mind was instantly flooded with pictures and stories of a futanari Pinkie Pie happily going about her day, completely oblivious to everypony else being completely grossed out by what was under her barrel. This was definitely not the time for those thoughts...

"I get by with a little help from..." Pinkie then paused, eyeing the white card in her hoof once again. Then, speaking in a voice that wasn't too dissimilar to Rarity's while flinging her mane to each side of her head, the party pony said, "I get by with a little help from being fabulous!" I couldn't help but laugh at how well she imitated her fashionista friend. She then went back to speaking in her normal voice as she said, "I get by with a little help from giving 110%. Hmmm... If I was Twilight, I'd probably go with that one, but you know, bouncing up and down just works so well! Who had that one?"

"Me!" Sunset exclaimed, officially moving into a tie for first place with Shining Armor.

"Shoot!" the stallion yelled.

"Did you just get three points in one round?" I asked. Said occurrence hadn't happened since round 1.

"Yep!" the yellow-orange unicorn giddily replied.

"Well, now I don't wanna take a break until I win," Shining said, "Can we just keep going nonstop until we have a winner?" he asked me.

"As long as it's okay with everypony else," I replied. I immediately, however, received nods from the five mares at the table, all of them silently giving me the go-ahead. "Well, then," I continued, "Let's keep going!"

Author's Note

After seven rounds, the scores are:

Me: 5
Sunset: 9
SG: 5
Trixie: 6
SA: 9
Maud: 7
Pinkie: 8