Ride The Fire

by MEGA LM ShiroHige Pony

2 Learning about it

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Twilight proceeded to sit between Sunset (right) and SugarCoat (left) with Lemon Zest's FightPad in her hands. The rest of the girls surrounded them, and the most skilled in the game were the closest to the three girls.

"Well, then, we will begin to list each of the five buttons that are used mainly to attack, and then we will move to the mechanics of the game. The buttons you noticed are: Punch, Kick, Slash, High Slash and Dust. "-When Sunset names each button, she presses it on her own Arcade Stick, which had the same button configuration as the pad.

"While the first four buttons are pretty "normal", it's the Dust, the most special, because when you can hit your opponent with it, that allows you to make wall bounce or aerial combos, except when you hit them while your character is crouching" -was the turn of Sugarcoat to continue the class.

"Combos ... they are a series of successful attacks that can not be blocked, right?" Twilight hoped she did not have the wrong idea.

"Well, yes, they are unblocked once the first hit is connected, but you can also break them with some mechanics, but we'll show you that soon. As SugarCoat said, these five buttons will be your main tools to attack, counterattack and defend you. But before continuing, are you familiar with the term "Insecure attack?" -asked sunset.

"No, but if they are not safe, am I correct if I assume they are attacks that left you vulnerable by failing them?" -Twilight hoped her suspicion was correct.

"Mmmhhn you're right, however, an unsafe attack is when your attack failed or was blocked, in any case, these attacks usually have more recovery time, or they left you at a disadvantage if they were blocked".

"Now, as SugarCoat pointed out, these movements are often severely punished, but not all blocked attacks are a bad thing, can you guess for the second time please, for you, what is a *BlockString?"

"Eeeeehh .. A series of blocked attacks?" -Sparkle guessed and her teachers nodded- "But is not that something bad? I mean, what if some of those attacks are unsafe?" -Now Twilight was really confused, but she patiently waits for the answers.

"Well, it's true that it's a bad thing if you try to do a BlockString with unsafe attacks, but you're rarely going to use those attacks." A BlockString is a chain of safe attacks, which can be canceled with other safe attacks, regardless of whether they hit or have been blocked, these chains are composed mainly of *normal attacks. "

"Normal ones are movements that only require pressing a button and / or a single direction, right?" -Both girls nod again to Twilight's question- "Ok, but what happens if by mistake, during a chain of blocked attacks, I accidentally used an unsafe attack? Will it leave me at the mercy of my opponent?"

"I'm very glad you asked that, Normally, yes, you would be punished" -said Celestia's ex-student.

"But when you have the resources, you can use ..." -The Shadowbolt continued the phrase.

"The *Roman Cancels!!" -Both girls shouted with enthusiasm.

"The ... Roman Cancels?" -Twilight was happy to see them excited. And well, until now, they have taught him well, since both explain the game in an efficient way. But she had the feeling that things were about to get really difficult now.

Meanwhile, among the crowd of girls, they were surprised at how fast she was learning to play Twilight, and she did not even have to ask twice for the same thing.

"Wow, she's quickly getting into the advanced stuff, could she eventually beat them?" -Rainbow Dash was having fun watching them help Twilight understand the game.

"I'm not sure if I beat those two right now, but she can beat the others with some practice... Eventually" -Lemon Zest thought it was nice to see the nerd girl bewildered with a game.

"You can quickly understand the theory, but you need practice to be really good," AppleJack whispered as he went for the 2nd soda can.

The girls were noticing Twilight's quick learning, but the same pair of "Eagles" kept taking notes on the interactions of Sunset and SugarCoat with Twilight.

"The Roman Cancel is a useful tool that makes almost any attack safe, regardless if hit or was blocked, it is very effective to extend combos and it is also useful to retire if you feel that your BlockString is not good enough".

"With this technique, you can cancel all your attacks at any time, except *Instant Kills, and certain projectiles." -Sunset went on. The mention of such a powerful movement causes the beautiful nerd's eyes to open wide, but SugarCoat quickly calmed her worries.

"Yes, that's exactly what your name says, but before you go ask, we'll leave it until the end of this lesson, for now, focus on the RC's."

Twilight was starting to feel overwhelmed by the many tools used in the game, but she was not going to let a game beat her, since she REALLY wanted to spend more time with Sunset, but SugarCoat was a dear friend too. Then she was having fun learning new things.

"As Sugarcoat said, RC's are very useful, but they have a cost: 50% of the *Tension meter, the same amount that it costs to execute an attack, *OverDrive .This cancellation can be done by pressing 3 of the 5 buttons, in any combination except the Dust button ".

"Also, there are 3 types of RC, but for now we are going to refer exclusively to *Red Roman Cancel, to keep things easy for you." -Sugarcoat borrowing Sunset's Arcade Stick, she was showing her on the screen the execution of the basic RC.

"So, in this game, players have access to a tool for almost every situation, good. What about that combo breaker you've mentioned before?" -Now the young Sparkle was really excited about the possibilities that the game offered.

"She must be talking about the *Burst" -said Zest with a smile.

Fluttershy was so focused on listening too, that she did not realize that Dash was jealous of attention. But Dash comes to mind a perverse idea. While no one noticed, she moved her hand under Shy's blouse, and was drawing flowers with her bare fingers on the soft skin of Shy's back.
Fluttershy then looked at her friend, but she just got a playful smile. Shy was struggling very hard against the urge to gasp and moan, but she never opposed Dash's touch, not since she was the one who stole Dash's first kiss a few weeks ago. And if Dash's caress was discreet, the better.

Although AJ was the first to exhaust herself for playing, Rarity soon fell asleep on AppleJack's chest because the night before, she was working on the designs of some outfits. The farmer did not want to wake her up, but she knew that she needed to rest properly. So he took it in bridal style, and Twilight took this opportunity to rest, so he guided her to one of the guest rooms.

All the girls were going to spend the night at Twilight's house, since their parents gave her permission to have an evening. Shortly after he put Rarity in a bed, Twilight also decided that she wanted to sleep. She only hoped that her nightmares or lascivious dreams would not make her talk while she slept. They went back to Twilight's room.

"Can we continue this other day? I really had fun learning, but recently, I have not been able to sleep well, I'm a little tired."

Both teachers agreed to stop today, but now they worried about Twilight. Even though she assured them it was nothing serious.

"If you're having nightmares about Midnight and the whole fiasco in Friendship Games, we're all here for you Twilight, but are you okay? Do not you have a fever or something like that? "-Sugarcoat gently placed his hand on the adorable girl's forehead and her cheeks, which caused a blush on her face, she also noticed how really It was her friend worried about her.

"Are you eating well?" -Sunset took both hands of Twilight and this also makes the girl with the glasses blush- "Stress can be a serious problem if you let it go further, if you ever need to talk, call any of us anytime you need us. "

"Girls, thanks, but I'm fine, really, do not worry, and I'm eating well too, I do not look so fragile, right?" -It asked the counterpart of the princess of friendship.

"Well, that's what makes you so adorable, but it's okay, for now we should all sleep in. Also, you really need to rest if you want to know more, they just have been told you the basics. They can continue the lessons on any day of the week "-Dash commented while separating from Shy, trying not to notice the activity of his hands on the back of his girlfriend.

"ONLY THE BASIC STUFF?! Are you telling me that all this time I was just learning the easiest things? Was there more?" -Now Sparkle was completely stunned- "I never thought that this game was so demanding"

"HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA, Are you kidding?" -A slightly sadistic smile adorned Rainbow's face- "You still need to learn about the *Dead Angle Attacks, *Flawless Defense, *Blitz Shield, both *Burst Attacks, and BE GLAD that we're not even playing *Accent Core+R !! " -Dash listed each of the techniques with her fingers.

"Those damned *Force Roman Cancels were a F8ck!ng pain in the ass!"

Twilight was impressed that even Pinkie cursed. But now, she and Fluttershy were not sure if they wanted to play. The game is fun, there was not a single doubt about it, but they were not sure if their skills would be enough.

"To end today's lesson" -Sunset sets out to save the progress of the game and then turns off the console- "All the movements that Dash mentioned use different amounts of *Tension. Yes, the *Instant Kill, when does not fail, it gives you a round won, regardless if the opponent has completely filled the *Stamina bar. But if you fail it, your Tension meter will disappear and you will only recover it until the next round. So, It's like a double-edged sword"...

"And where are we going to sleep?" Indigo Zapp asked, who had only limited himself to watch the games, and eat.

"Well, we have 3 rooms for guests, and we can move the chairs, the sofa and put 1 Queen Size mattress that we have left in the room, so to have space to sleep, we will not have any problems. choose what room you want or if you want to sleep in the living room. "

Given this, Applejack, Rainbow Dash and Lemon Zest asked for the guest rooms, since they could have more privacy with their girlfriends, but they obviously did not comment on it. Twilight accepted without hesitation, since she supposed that Aj would sleep in the same room as Rarity. Then the rest of the girls, except Sunset and SugarCoat, went to the living room. The youngest of the Sparkles asked them where they wanted to sleep, but she never expected their response:

"I'm going to sleep here." -the two girls said at in unison.


Author's Note

2nd chapter done.

I really need an editor? x'D

Any comments or suggestions please let me know.

*Flawless Defense= Similar to the pushblock/Advancing Guard in the GG games. Is especially helpful against projectiles and when you have low stamina to avoid getting KO by *Cheap Damage.

*Dead Angle Attack= Is a counter attack during your guard at blocking attacks (Like the Alpha Counters or the V-Reversals)

*Overdrive (Ōbādoraibu)=
-is a musical term that refers to an electro-acoustic effect in music.

-In Guilty Gear, these are like the Super Combos, Super Arts and SDM.

-In BlazBlue Games (ChronoPhantasma and CentralFiction, is a gameplay mechanic that allows to unlock certain special skill for a limited period of time.

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