Chapters %1 Getting curious about it
It was just the beginning of summer vacation, and all CHS students could not be more grateful for that, although the male (and some female) students would miss seeing certain teachers. However, at Crystal Prep, with the exception of Vice Principal Cadence, the rest of the staff, and especially the still-director, do not have that same appreciation.
When the girls wanted to spend time together, they usually go to Sugar Cube Corner. From time to time to the house of Twilight or AppleJack to have fun (sometimes to drink cider, but that was not very often) or to have more space to practice their musical skills.
Since Princess Pony left, the role of the lead singer now fell to Shimmer, and she did not mind, but there are times when she paired with Rainbow Dash or Pinkie Pie.
The last weeks of the young Sparkle have been very exhausting, and although she claims to be fine, occasionally she still has nightmares about Midnight, and other times, dreams somewhat ... "romantic" with Sunset and / or Daydream. .. sometimes even with both forms of Sunset. However, she manages to disguise it and concentrate on her studies.
Today they went to Twilight's house to have fun. Her room, although large, is not large enough for an improvisation session, but to have the 7 girls and also her former Crystal Prep classmates, it was enough. The shadowBolts would start visiting her shortly after the Friendship Games, and all of them gave an apology for their attitude months ago.
Even so, all the girls (Spike dog included) were having a good time. Some of them were eating, others talking about their activities these days, and sharing tips on fashion issues or pet health ... But a special group of girls were playing video games. A fighting game to be more precise. One with amazing music, charismatic characters and a surprisingly good story. As soon as Sunset and Pinkie were cheering on a couple of girls, the whole crowd is approaching the big wide screen.
"Wooah, this game is absolutely 20% cooler than the last one I brought" *BlazBlue CF -said Rainbow Dash, who was watching a game between AppleJack [Slayer] and Lemon Zest [Leo WhiteFang].
"And the music is AMAZING," -said Sunset excitedly.
At this moment Twilight got up and approached the group, hoping to get a new topic to talk to her in their rare moments alone.
"You really like the music of this game, right?" -Twilight asked and focused his attention on the song *Stolz.
"You're kidding?, We love it! even Fluttershy likes music ... Fluttershy, and you know she does not like rock or heavy metal music, you should give her a try, Twilight," -Dash said without turning around, since it was the third and last round.
"Were you really serious enough to make this a * Money Match *? What was the bet and how many rounds * First to * are you going to play?" -Sunset asked, and that drew Twilight's attention even more. that she does not know many of the terms they were using.
"What is a *Money Match, and a *First to?" -Twilight was confused about the language they were using.
"Oh, that's right, you do not play this kind of games with us, right? Well, a *Money Match is a hand-to-hand bet between two people. You can use almost any game that is 1 on 1, but the term it is used more frequently in the Fighting Games, and the *First to is the number of rounds that they play, and whoever arrives first at that amount of winning rounds wins, both parties bet exactly the same amount of money. it was the explanation that Sunset gave to Twilight.
"She's right, and in this case, it's a set from First to 7, if Applejack wins this, they'll be tied with 6 wins each, and the seventh round will decide the winner, but if she loses here, well, Lemon Zest will gain 20 bits." -Sugar Coat gives him the rest of the explanation.
Since Twilight moved to CHS, the girl who missed her the most in Crystal Prep was Sugar Coat, and now, she'll do anything to draw Twilight's attention to her, but soon she began to notice how nervous Twilight was when Sunset was close. Both girls are respectful of each other, but the "friendship" ended there. The funny thing is that both began to attract Twilight, however, try not to be surprised by the other, so there was always a very small, but noticeable *tension.
In the end, Lemon Zest won the battle, with only a pixel of life, and after giving a slight handshake to each other, AJ gave him the money in hand.
"Wow, that was a really tense round, but a bet is a bet, you won Lemon Zest, good game." -Then Applejack yawned- "Whoooa, I'm tired, does anyone else want to play?"
"I'm hungry too, what about you Twilight? Do you want to try to play? You can practice with the other *DareDevils here, I lend you my control" -Lemon Zest offers to use his own *Fightpad. Twilight was not sure about that, but she really wanted to share more interests in common with her friends, and especially with Sunset.
"Thanks, but I do not even know how to play it, and that may take a while to learn, right?"
"I can teach you if you want" -Sunset and Sugarcoat said at the same time, and it was a little surprise for the rest of the gang, but above all, for themselves, while they looked strange and a little serious.
"Y-yes, if you two teach me how to play, I'm pretty sure I'll learn fast. Ok."
"I- I also want to learn- well, if that's okay with you" -Fluttershy asked her to join "the class" while hiding her face in her hair.
"I can show you all my incredible movements in my house, Shy" -Rainbow whispered in her ear, causing the shy girl to feel a shiver all over her back, and then told Sunset and SugarCoat to focus on Twilight.
That left Twilight as the only student that afternoon. Rarity then approached his girlfriend to cheer her up, while Sour Sweet did the same with Lemon Zest.
"Do not be sad, honey, it was an amazing fight, I was definitely hooked to my seat, and they all sure felt the same." Then she hugs her, resting her neck on AJ's chest.
"For a moment, I thought you were going to lose! It was very exciting to see it!" -Sour Sweet embraced Lemon Zest affectionately.
"What surprised me was that neither of them tried to use the *Instant Kill in that round." -Now it was the turn of the always-energetic Pinkie Pie to comment on the final round.
"Well, that's not uncommon, I mean, you know what happens if you can not connect that movement... and the price for failure is very high in a final round."
"It seems that you all know very well how to play this game" -said Twilight with a little envy and sadness.
"Not all of us Twilight ... Yes, well, all of us, except you and Fluttershy, know the basics, but the ones with advanced technology * here are Sunset, Dash, AJ, Pinkie Pie, SugarCoat, Indigo, Zest and Sunny, we enjoy more the story, or the music, and I personally, the design of the characters "-It was Rarity's turn to speak.
You see, so do not feel bad, Twilight, I mean, we're going to teach you, "-Sugarcoat corrected herself, but then quickly calmed down." So, what do you want to learn first, Twilight? "
"Well, while watching Aj and Zest play, I noticed that they used only 5 buttons to attack and the commands were familiar to me for other fighting games that my brother used to play in our house with his friends. Is that correct?"
"Yes, you are almost right, however, there is a sixth button, but it is respect / taunt and well, there was money at stake, so it was not going to be so easy to use" -Aj gave more information, before to open a can of apple flavor drink and drink it.
"But first, before these two girls throw you into middle or high lessons ... Please show us on the pad, the commands you know please."
Twilight proceeded and then marks both the *QCF, *QCB, *HCF, *HCB, as the *DP, *RDP and the most basic *charge moves. Twilight was happy that she remembered the commands she had seen in her friends's hands well, but Sunset and SugarCoat were a little disappointed as they missed the opportunity to touch her hands as they taught her the movements step by step.
"Well, that really saves us a lot of time with the basics, now we're going to show you the unique mechanics of this game and the unique uses of certain buttons." -Sunset was the first to speak.
"First you'll learn that, and only after that, will you finally choose 1 or 2 characters that you find more comfortable to use, okay?" -now it was SugarCoat's turn.
"Yes, please be nice to me, okay?" -Twilight begged the two girls with such an adorable expression, that it made their faces painted in a very soft red tone.
Meanwhile among the spectators, two girls in particular, looked at the pair of teachers like eagles to their prey all the time, and thought about a private talk with them in their respective schools ...
Author's Note
QCF= Quarter Circle Forward
HCF= Half Circle Forward
DP= Dragon Punch... SHORYUKEN!!!
BB CF = BlazBlue CentralFiction .
Tension = In the Guilty Gear series, is the meter that allow players to do a lot of offensive and defensive options (such as Roman Cancels , Flawless Defense , Force Breaks ), and special moves like the Overdrives and the Instant Kills .
Daredevil = Is the name that the game gives to the 2nd player in versus, arcade and some special enemies in certan game modes.
But as you can see, there will be many music references that the Rainbooms and Shadowbolts will catch and make some jokes about them.
I try to explain some of the terms used in the FGC in general for those unfamiliar with them.
And yes, the main 7 and the shadowbolts, all of them main at least 2 characters (a main, and a sub-main).
Because I have not been able to see Legends of Everfree, nor Rainbow Rocks, and more the fact that in MLP I stayed until the 5th season (if I remember correctly), I may take some liberties for purposes of this story ...
About the plot of Guilty Gear, this story would cover up to Xrd Rev 2. And because in this series there are many, I repeat, MANY musical references (bands, names of singers, very popular songs) that may also encourage me to put them.
References to Fighting Games in general, but mostly to Arc System Works and for practical purposes, to many of the terms used among fans of the fighting genre.
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.
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 )=
-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.
"E ... EH? !!" -Twilight's face was covered instantly with an intense crimson tone "Girls, I ... I'm fine, you do not need to worry too much, and my bed is not big enough for 3. It's not like the whole house exploded, Sure, sometimes I levitate things by accident, but every time it's less frequent. "
"But I can not help it, Twilight, I'm worried, yes, it was Director Circh who pushed you to use that magic, but I was also part of the problem, and I still feel really bad and sad because of the pain I caused you."
"I should not have screamed at you either, I was angry, okay, but my anger only hurt you at the end of the day, and yes, it's obvious that we do not have enough room in your bed at all, anyway." said Sunset, managing to hide his disappointment.
"Well ... I can sleep on the floor, I just need a thin mattress, I'm sure Sunset thinks the same."
"Well, they're under my bed, we just have to get them out of there."
The 3 girls were anxious to spend the night. Twilight in her mind was screaming with fear, adrenaline and shame, this was the best/worst result and she could only hope that her nightmares (or her obscene dreams) did not take the best of her.
After making the preparations, and taking turns to change in the bathroom for their pajamas, the 3 girls were already about to sleep. Sunset sleeping on the right and Sugarcoat on the left, leaving Twilight's bed in the middle of both individual mattresses. The night had a good climate, so it was not going to be cold or hot.
Fortunately for Twilight, this would be a quiet night, she would not have nightmares or wet dreams, so she could fall asleep quickly. For her roommates, however, it was a bit more complicated, because they could still feel some tension between them. Although the only sound they both heard was Twilight's breathing, so Sunset decided to break the ice.
"Who do you think Twilight will end up choosing?"
"Who will she choose ... What are you talking about?" That question intrigued her a lot, because it was very ambiguous, and for a few moments, she thought she was referring to themselves.
"From the game, which character do you think she chooses?" -she resigned as if the question was not obvious enough, without realizing that she was being very dense at that moment-
"Oh, ooh, ooooooh... That..." -She cleared her throat a bit to answer- "Well, she already has the notions of general commands, and some of the mechanics of the game, so in theory, she could choose anyone. Who would you recommend her, Sunset? -she questioned believing to know what would be the answer of his "Love Rival" -
"If she were a complete rookie, usually Sol or Ky, but as it is not the case, we would have to wait to see what playstyle she likes" -certainly Sugarcoat does not expect that response from the interdimensional girl-
"Well, let's see ... Zoning, Rushdown, Turtle, Puppet Master, Grappler, Stance change, Tricky, All-around and I'm not sure yet about Unorthodox and that as far as I remember those are the fundamentals..." -she listed with each of her fingers, the styles she knows.
"Yep, and we have not yet considered the sub-categories like those that have Rekkas , those that are of Charge , those of Power-ups and those that are Ressources / Ammo characters " -answered Sunset. The talk was having the desired effect, since the tension was already decreasing considerably, although it would not be completely eliminated, not while they were still hesitant to confess to the host of the meeting their feelings.
"Knowing Twilight, she probably chooses something that involves multi-tasking, or at least to not be repetitive, should we start by ruling out options?"
"Mhhhhhnnn, for what you have said, we can discard the All-around, Turtle and Grapplers ... The rest of the categories could help her to find her 2, or maybe 3 characters... Any suggestions, Sugarcoat?"
Although Sugarcoat was really beginning to enjoy the talk, the fatigue was already beating her, so she gave the best possible response to be able to leave the subject for another occasion and sleep.
"I can only think of these candidates: Jack-O, Ramlethal, Raven, Sin Kyske, and maybe, I-No or even Zato-1"
"I see you left out almost everyone who is High Risk-High Reward , and Guessing , so I think than that also leaves out the other characters that are UNGA "
"You say it as if the UNGA were something very bad, and that is strange considering that you use Sol" -again, the pig-tails girl responded surprised by the words of Sunset-
"You did not play AC+R with us Sugarcoat, that's why you do not understand ... If I use Sol in Rev2, it's only in the absence of Order-Sol" -she sighed with a little bit of sadness-
"Order... Sol?"
"Eeeeeeehhh~~~~~~, long story short: That Sol was even more Rushdown, and had way more damage output, but he NEEDED to always have his Action Charge and be all the time in the face of the opponent ... And he was not that good at distance combat, it was very difficult for me to play against Zoning and Grappler characters, especially Zato-1 and Potemkin, but I'm pretty exhausted, and I suppose you too, so tomorrow or maybe another day we'll continue discussing about it, goodnight Sugarcoat"
"Yes, it was fun, but I'm certainly tired, good night Sunset, rest"
They both went to sleep, and as if the little snoring of the youngest Sparkle was a kind of spell, the pair of girls quickly fell asleep.
Author's Note
All-around:
Examples: Ryu, Ken (SF); Terry Bogard (TKoF); Ky Kyske, Sol Badgoy (GG); Ragna (BB)
-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-
Rushdown:
Examples: Cammy, Fei Long, Dudley (SF); Iori (TKoF); Slayer, Order Sol (GG)
-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-
Grappler:
Examples: Zangief, Alex, Hugo, R. Mika (SF); Potemkin (GG); Tager (BB); Blue Mary, Shermie, Clark (TKoF)
-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-
Zoning:
Examples: Dhalsim, Menat (SF); Jin Kisaragi (BB); Axl-Low (GG)
-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-
Tricky/Unorthodox:
Examples: Faust (GG); Arakune (BB);
-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-
Puppet Master:
Examples: Carl, Relius (BB); Zato-1, Jack-O (GG)
-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-
Stance change:
Examples: Gen (SF); Amaterasu, Phoenix Wright (UMvC3); May Lee (TKoF)
-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-
Turtle:
Examples: Guile, Balrog? (SF); Venom (GG)
-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-
Power-up:
Examples: Jam, Order-Sol (GG); Hakan, R. Mika (SF); Tsubaki (BlazBlue)
-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-
Ammo/Stock/Unique Resources:
Examples: Hakumen, Susano'o, Platinum (BB); A.B.A. , Robo-Ky, Sin Kyske (GG)
-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-
Unga:
Examples: Sol, Leo (GG); Azrael (BB)
