Twilight's Travels In The Multiverse

Having exited the sultana's throne room the long red carpet hall flanked by water features, the door guard Bartholomew called Twilight to the side.

"Ah, my lady envoy. I trust your stay in the sultanate has been pleasant. Now, if you do not mind my asking, do you perchance have plans to visit Limsa Lominsa in the near future? If so, I have information that may be of interest to you.

I once accompanied the Flame General on an official visit to the seaside city-state, during which time I became acquainted with Baderon, the proprietor of the Drowning Wench. Well, the man sent word just now that he has a job for a capable adventurer.

I can think of none with better credentials than you. Baderon would doubtless be pleased were you to offer him your services."

Before she left ul'dah she attuned to the aetheryte as she did at Limsa Lominsa. She teleported to Limsa Lominsa, she asked a nearby male seawolf guard "where might I find the Drowning Wench,"

"You see the arch behind me, take the lift to the second floor." The guard instructed

Following his instructions Twilight made her way up to the Drowning Wench.

The room was filled with tables in-between four white adobe pillars, to the right sat a bar with a man behind it waving her over.

"Welcome to the Drowning Wench! Sit wherever ye like, mate. I'll be with ye in a─"

"Are you Baderon?" Twilight interrupted.

"Hm? Aye, I'm Baderon, all right. Who's askin'?"

"Twilight Sparkle, Adventurer, Gridanian envoy and lover of women. And Bartholomew said you're looking for capable adventurers"

"Ah, 'eard as I've got a job fer a capable 'venturer, ye say? Well, yer bloody right! Just so yer fairly warned, though, this ain't no job fer the faint of 'eart. Things're liable to get downright bleedin' 'airy. But if ye think yer still interested, let me know, an' I'll fill ye in on the details."

"Sure, there's not much that can faze me." Twilight boasted.

"I thank ye fer takin' the time to 'elp me out.
Baderon: Now, I'm sure yer busy, so I'll come straight to the point. Word 'as it some suspicious-lookin' buggers 'ave been sneakin' in an' out o' Sastasha Seagrot, an' I need a trustworthy sort to 'ead up north of Aleport an' find out who they are an' what they're up to.

"Don't sound like much, I know...
But it weren't so long ago as the fishbacks' pet pirates paid us an unwelcome visit, an' folk are feelin' a bit nervous." Baderon explained

"If you would permit me, Master Baderon, I should be happy to elaborate." Reyner a tall hyur man interjected.

"Well, well, if it ain't the chief Yellowjacket 'imself. To what do I owe this rare honor, Commodore Reyner? Come to make sure me patrons are behavin'─or just thirsty?" Baderon asked

"Neither, in fact. I was informed that you had requested an adventurer to assist in my investigation, and I came to offer what information I could sift from recent reports." Reyner replied with a smile

"Over the course of the past moon, there have been several sightings of an unfamiliar vessel off the coast of Aleport, in the vicinity of the Isles of Umbra.

This information came to my attention no more than a few weeks after a squad of my own soldiers had completed a routine patrol of the region, Sastasha Seagrot included.

Their search revealed little, save that a family of coeurls had taken up residence in the caves. Nothing to concern us, in short.

In light of recent developments, however, it would seem wise to search Sastasha again.

But with the Sahagin testing our defenses daily, I am loath to assign the task to the limited forces at my disposal. Our line is stretched as it is.

Thus I sought the services of a competent adventurer to conduct an investigation in our stead. Any aid you can offer in this matter would be greatly appreciated." Reyner finished

"Sure, why not. Nothing in that cave is leaving alive."

"Then it is settled. Sastasha is located in western La Noscea. For more detailed instructions on how to reach the place, I suggest you consult V'mellpa. She can be found at the ferry docks on the lower decks." Reyner advised

"You 'eard the man! Good luck to ye, lass!" Baderon exclaimed cheerfully.

Twilight quickly made her way down to the lower docks and to the ferry docks as instructed to speak with V'mellpa.

"I am here about Commodore Reyner's investigation." Twilight said as she caught up with the Mi'qote in yellow jacket uniform.

"Then you'll want to board a ferry bound for Aleport." V'mellpa replied

"Once you arrive in western La Noscea, head to the north and you'll come across Sastasha Seagrot soon enough. We have a scout stationed by the entrance to the cave with orders to brief you on the situation." V'mellpa explained

Twilight thanked the girl and made her way to the ferry master.

"This ferry is bound for Aleport. Are you riding with us?"

"Yes how much?"

"Fifty Gil" Rerenasu responded

Twilight paid the man and got on his boat. Once over the sea and into the tiny port town of aleport, Twilight noted the statue of the mermaid central to the town and behind it a large wall with which wrapped around the town Atheryte, which Twilight attuned to.

She then proceeded through the gates and North up the road avoiding monsters. There before the cave she met an exhausted Edda, a conjurer with brown hair, a paladin named Avere, a lalafel Paiyo Reiyo and an Elezen archer Liavinne Until she came across a cave entrance and a surly Yellow jacket guard

"Please tell me you're here on Yellowjacket duty, and not some daft sod out for a stroll. I can't take any more of this blasted waiting."

"Yes, I am on Yellowjacket duty,"

"Thank the gods." He relaxed with a slump

"I assume you already know about the ship seen slipping around the Isles of Umbra?"

Twilight nodded in response,

"We've been on the lookout for pirate activity ever since that vessel was sighted, thinking a crew of cutthroats might have a den nearby.

So when we received word that men of questionable quality had been seen passing in and out of Sastasha here, we weren't entirely surprised.

I've yet to see them for myself, but if this lot belongs to those fishback-fancying Serpent Reavers…" he frowned

"Well, you can imagine the panic it'll cause. The kidnappings are still fresh in people's minds.
Anyway, your task is to poke around in the caves, and find out exactly who we're dealing with. While you do that, I'll be keeping watch out here...praying you don't spot any blue face tattoos."

"The fishbacks and their Serpent Reaver lackeys cannot be allowed to establish a permanent base in these lands.
You must uncover the truth behind who or what is lurking in these caves, adventurer. The peace of western La Noscea may depend on it!"

"Don't worry I'll clear out whatever rabble exists here." She replied with a daring smirk.

[Inside Sastasha]
Twilight summons a group of one hundred archangel flames clearing out monsters as they went and navigating the roads filled and made of coral Twilight found a blood-stained scrap of parchment with a message scrawled upon it in faded ink.

“The Capten lykes his wyne Redd.”

Ouch that spelling and grammar hurts to read.

They eventually come across a large Couerl and killed it. Twilight pressed the red coral and a button revealed itself on the back wall. Pressing it revealed a treasure chest which Twilight eagerly plundered. Receiving gear.

As the group slaughters their way through monsters, they meet the pirates and their captain.

After killing all but the coward captain who had run once he found he was out matched, they gave chase and through tunnels found him surrounded by more men this time he released scurvy dogs as his defeat was near and ran again. Twilight was getting pissed off at the coward.

The next sight they came across was a bar, pirates, and enslaved girls or all races.

Twilight incensed slaughtered the pirates and bade the many girls to leave the cave to the yellow jacket outside.

Twilight's group pursue the Pirate's Captain, and a creature walked towards him

"Pshhh... You shully our shpawning groundsss, shorewalker!" Denn the Orcatoothed

The creature killed the captain and begins fighting Twilight's group

*Hsss! Finlesss foolsss! The Lord of the Whorl shhhall sssup upon your sssoulsss!"

"I'd like to see him try," Twilight quipped before finding yet another chest. Opening it for loot and then exiting the dungeon.

So quick to make a quip even though you just slaughtered at least thirty men and women

"The hell why are you still here!? I am not a dragon anymore!"

"Fool, you won't get rid of me no matter what you become, because of one fundamental fact. You created me. I am the result, when a person suffers trauma, I am what schizophrenia and multiple personality disorder aspires to be. Every time you rationalise someone you've killed, the more your actions are in dissonance with your true personality and heart the stronger I become. Normally, no one would experience enough trauma to give birth to me and what we become is dependent on what trauma we are used to deal with, but you've experienced more trauma in your travels than you ever would in Equestria. You haven't wondered why you haven't broken? It's thanks to yours truly."

"But if that's the case what do you want!? To torment me!?"

"Oh no, dear Twilight, what I want is to kill everyone and everything. In all the world's I just love to see the fear in their eyes!"

"That's unacceptable, that's…."

"Evil? Hahahahaha! Yes I guess it is from the other perspective, but since when has anyone truly appreciated our perspective on things, original. They expect us to fight for them, they expect our help. Expect us to dirty our hands because they are either too scared, too weak or too worried about appearances. Celestia herself expects us to save everypony and everyone around us like some living weapon, she expects us to die for Equestria!"

"No, she doesn't…"

"And when we didn't work the way she wanted, they all abandoned us. Even your so called friends and original family. You may pretend you have forgotten or gotten over it but you haven't. It's why you over compensate, why you help to the point of absurdity, why you protect and cherish your children and wives. Because you never want to be abandoned again! You're afraid and I am too!"

"What!?"

"Twilight, I am just an honest darker version of you, what I want to protect is you, you're wives and children by extension and you're true friends. And to do that I must destroy every threat to our safety."

"Again what? You torment me though!?"

"Arrrgh, how could someone so smart be so dumb, I am tormenting you to stop you from wasting your time and effort. To stop you needlessly sacrificing us, while you try and fill that hole in your heart and soul torn apart by the traitors. I won't stop you adventuring as that aids my goal but get some goddamn self respect already!"

Twilight could hear the voice breathing heavily.

"Aura, you're right, I can't keep helping everyone, but I will do the sun quests as those seem to be the story of this world."

"Aura?"

"Well I can't exactly continue talking to you properly without you having a name, and Aura fits. The true expression of a person and their soul invisible to others but there helping and guiding behind the scenes."

"Huh, thank you…"

"I am tired so y-you. Ah you just do what you were doing and don't get us killed!" Aura replied with a huff.

Twilight smirked to herself.

Twilight returned to the drunken wench to find Baderon talking to an black haired axe wielding roegadyn man. The roegadyn man was named Dolorous Bear, with him were his companions a lalafel named Kikina, and a cute red headed, eye patch wearing Mi'qote with a nice ass, E’manafa. Twilight may have been distracted by the Mi'qote girls ass for a bit there, come on leather pants… ahem anyway.

"Aye, such a task was on the books. “Was,” mind. I'm afraid that ship 'as already sailed, friend." Baderon explained to the man

"Ah. Might you be the adventurer who accepted the job of investigating Sastasha?"

"Yes and flushed out the filth there." Twilight said

"Hmph. It would seem that ship has not only sailed, but now returns to harbor, none the worse for its voyage. A pity. We dragged our boots too long on this one." Dolorous Bear lamented

"No matter. The wheel will turn and our chance will come." E'manafa consoled

Well she's positively optimistic

"You are right, of course. But there shall be no rest till we have attained our goal, lofty though it may be!" Dolorous Bear cheered

"Actually do sleep, though your going to get yourselfs killed or die from exhaustion and that isn't pleasant."

"Not a wink of sleep, great leader!" Kikina added

"Oh come on don't ignore me, I maybe an adventurer but before that I am a doctor."

"Our aim, lest you wonder, is to perform such feats of heroism as will earn us a place in the songs of every alehouse in Eorzea. We mean to write a legend which will inspire adventurers as yet unborn to follow our shining example."

"Well that won't happen if you die, you guys are going to make me worry."

"Do you have such a goal? Large or small, it matters not. Only have a star to reach for and you will reach higher. Purpose can sustain you through times of hardship. Keep your eye on the prize, and all obstacles will be overcome in time.
You would not think to stride into battle unclad, would you? Well, goals are as arms and armor for the spirit! I wish you fortune in your endeavors, sir!"

"Well as motivational as that is I am here to help people and make money," Twilight smiled wryly at Dolorous Bear

"Back then, are ye? With all yer limbs, an' a tale to tell, I'll wager." Baderon said

Twilight explained what happened in the dungeon.

"Fishbacks? An' there I was thinkin' ye'd only 'ave to crack a pirate skull or three. Seven hells... Ye turn yer back fer five bloody minutes, an' the scaly bastards've set up shop on yer bleedin' doorstep...
Still, sounds like ye left 'em in pieces, so I don't s'pose they'll be carryin' out whatever mischief they was plannin'─unless they was plannin' on feedin' 'emselves to the fauna o' Sastasha, o' course. Anyroad, all's well that ends well!" Baderon said and then swung his arms out

"On behalf o' Limsa, I thank ye fer sheddin' some light on this mystery. Ye've lived up to yer reputation, an' I couldn't ask fer no more'n that.
Now, I'll bet yer dyin' fer a rest, but just in case yer not, I was wonderin' if ye might be interested in takin' on another job? It just so 'appens that I've 'ad a request from our sister guild in Gridania, see.

"It's a bit too early to go home some, I'll rest up, so I'll have an ale and a leg of mutton" Twilight said sitting down.

"Well I can tell ya' whilst I'm servin' ya, Seems the forest folk're in need of a 'venturer what can get things done. Fer them to ask fer 'elp like this, ye can bet the task won't be no skip through a sunny glade. But after the way ye dealt with our fishback infestation, I doubt it's anythin' ye can't 'andle.
Give us a shout when yer ready, an' I'll lay it out fer ye."

Once he was done Baderon laid a plate in front of Twilight and a beer mug of ale.

Twilight grabbed the mutton bone and the ale, took a bite of mutton pulled it off and took a swig of ale.

"Aah 'tis right nostalgic, this stuff right there, a good tavern, good food, good booze and comely wenches," Twilight said as she eyed the girls in the room.

After finishing her food and drink, she ordered another ale and bade Baderon continue his explanation.

"Ready to 'ear about that job, then? Like I said, the request comes from our sister guild in Gridania."

Twilight nodded with her mug to her mouth
As he explained, basically something was happening in the Tam-tara Deepcroft.
And they needed her to investigate.

"...An' that's all I know. But whatever it is ye get asked to do, I some'ow doubt it'd pose any trouble fer a 'venturer as survived the bedlam in Sastasha. If ye think ye might be interested, ye'll want to 'ave words with Mother Miounne, me counterpart in Gridania. Good luck, mate!"

Once ready she teleported to Gridania and moved to the adventures guild.

Twilight teleported to Gridania

"Take a seat wherever you like, friend. Our waitress will come to take your─
Oh, it's you, Twilight! 'Tis so good to see you again!" Miounne exclaimed

"I am Here at Baderon's suggestion," Twilight

"The foul-mouthed rogue sends me word that an adventurer might be along for the job, and it turns out to be you! Well, this makes things a lot easier, doesn't it?"

"Yes it does,"

"With regard to the task in question, there is a fair bit to tell. Let me know when you're ready to hear the details, and I shall brief you." Miounne explained.