Someone Else's Paradise

Chapters

Chapter 1: Rebirth
Chapter 2: Artificial Intelligence
Chapter 3: Wild Goose Chase
Chapter 4: Enter the Summoner
Chapter 5: Unanswered Questions
Chapter 6: Understanding the Mechanics
Chapter 7: A New Lead
Chapter 8: Showtime
Chapter 9: The Battle of Magic
Chapter 10: Preparations
Chapter 11: The Final Days
Chapter 12: Emergency Quest
Chapter 13: The Journey to Canterlot
Chapter 14: Reminiscing
Chapter 15: The Final Stretch
Chapter 16: Big Bad Boss Battle
Chapter 17: Canterlot Castle

Chapter 1: Rebirth

Have you ever seen something that has not only shook you to your very core but was also something truly beautiful at the same time? An event that couldn't be described even if you were to try your hardest to. Something that fills you with feelings that are contradictions of each other.

These are the thoughts that are currently running through the fresh college graduate, Dale Stevens, as he stood on his apartments' balcony. His gaze was fixated on the sun since something was horribly wrong with it. Instead of the usual bright yellow shine that would illuminate the planet, there was a black star in its place. This was only brought to Dales' attention a few minutes prior as the bickering and screaming caused him to see what the commotion was about. The atmosphere outside felt completely different than what it's supposed to be. The clouds turned a blood red that sent chills down Dales' spine.

People down on the streets below got out of their cars to make sure that what they were seeing was real. Many voices tried to talk over each other, some asking questions, most screaming in fear.

Dale quickly pulled his cell phone out of his pocket and began to dial the only phone number he could immediately think of. The phone only rang for a second before someone picked up, "Mom!? Are you okay? Are you seeing what's going on?" the panic in Dales' voice was obvious. Dales' parents lived across town from him, so this was the fastest way to check up and see if they were okay.

"Dale? Thank god, you're okay! Your Father and I are watching the news right now!' Dales' Mother is equally as panicked as Dale himself is, that's never a good sign, "They're saying to remain in our home and to make sure all of the doors are locked. Where are you right now?"

"I-I'm at my apartment. I was just on my computer before this started to happen and I don't know what to do!" Dale began to pace back and forth on his balcony. It took a few seconds for his Mother to respond.

"When it's safe to leave, please come home!" His Mother begged.

Before Dale even had a chance to respond, the Earth began to shake. Dale would've fallen off of the balcony if he didn't have an iron grip on the handrails. He could hear his Mother try to say something over the phone, but couldn't make out what she wanted to say.

Suddenly, a bright bolt of lightning struck the Earth with a loud thunderclap that could almost make a man go deaf. Dale closed his eyes out of fear and to shield himself from the blinding light. When his vision returned he quickly realised that the entire city had fallen silent.

"Hello?" Dale tried to talk to his Mother over the phone, "Hello! Mom! Are you okay?!" Dale was beginning to worry about his Mothers' well being. The pit in his stomach slowly began to grow as there was no more response coming from the phone. Dale then began to look down at the street again to see why everyone has fallen silent. His eyes widened as he discovered that no one was on the street anymore, almost as if the lightning blast had completely vaporized them.

"What the fuck is happening!" Dale yelled into the now dark blue sky.

Suddenly, Dale was lifted from his balcony by a strong force and began to slowly fly towards the black sun in the sky. Fear enveloped him as he flew higher and higher above the city. Just when he thought that his life officially began as he graduated college, it slowly began to seem like it was coming to an end already. Why was this happening to him? Was this some benevolent god getting their revenge on mankind for their ignorance? Did we cause this from being too careless with the planet? Dale would never find the answers to these questions as he shielded his eyes with his arms and braced for impact...

When Dale regained consciousness he was no longer floating towards the black sun; he was now in a white room that seemed to stretch on forever. Dale was in too much of a haze to say or do anything. This room felt peaceful and calming.

"Show me your soul..." An almighty voice echo's throughout Dales' head, "I see... You have no desired reality you wish to create..."

"Desired reality?" Dale groggily thought to himself. What could this voice mean by that?

"Very well... I shall send you to someone else's reality..." Dale loses consciousness once again as the voice fades into the back of his mind.

Dale slowly opens his eyes once to be greeted by a stone ceiling. He quickly sits up on the bed he was previously laying on and looks around. Dale was in a dark, stone room that looked like a dungeon from the medieval era, the gate was wide open.

"What happened..." Dale rubbed his head slowly, "Wait, where am I? Where is everyone? Didn't I..." Dale slowly stops speaking as he remembers the events that just transpired. He quickly felt his stomach violently churn. Dale leaned over the bedside and vomited onto the stone floor.

"Was what just happened the end of the world? Then how did I survive?" Dale thought as he wiped his mouth with his black jacket sleeve. Dale hears a beeping noise coming from his left arm. Once he looks over he sees something that wasn't there before, there's a white arm brace on his jacket. It's a bit bulky and has a screen on it. The screen is flashing in time with the beeps. Dale stands on the stone floor and holds his arm up to his face to look at the screen. He cautiously taps the screen to see what will happen.

The screen emits a holographic display of a black box with white text on it.

Name: Dale Stevens

Level: 1

HP: 50/50

MP: 20/20

Status

Strength (Physical Attack power and how much you can lift) 2

Magic (Magic casting efficiency and maximum MP) 2

Vitality (Maximum HP, Physical Defence, Magic Defence, and Stamina) 5

Agility (Speed, Acrobatic ability, and Accuracy) 3

Luck (Item drop rate, Status Ailment hit rate, Negotiation success rate) 1

EXP: 0/20

App Points: 0

Current Alignment: Neutral

Class

Blank Slate: Has the ability to learn any type of skill from any Element and is defaulted to the "Neutral Alignment"

Skills

N/A

Equipment

Casual Clothes

Function Currently Unavailable

Function Currently Unavailable (Available at Level 3)

Dale scrolled through the holographic display with a look of awe on his face. He had no idea what to make of any of this; the screen was structured like one of the video games he played back at home when he was younger. Many questions began to form in his mind: What were App Points? What was the deal with "Neutral Alignment" and why was it important? But the biggest question of all was "Why is this happening?"

"Maybe if I play along with this, I'll find the answer..." Dale thought to himself as he closed the menu. The screen on the arm brace displays Dales' current HP and MP, it made him wonder if this place is at all dangerous. Dale never got into any sort of trouble when he was growing up, he'd try his hardest to not make anyone angry or annoyed with him in fear of getting his lights knocked out. As a result, he never got into any fights; his stats showed it too...

Dale cautiously left the dungeon cell, making sure no one was around looking for a fight, "This is crazy!" Dale thought to himself, "I need to find my way out of here so I can at least gauge where I am," Dale used this alone time to think about what exactly has happened. He managed to come up with a very confusing explanation, "If the Earth no longer exists due to that black star that was in the sky... Then maybe... that voice that was telling me that I didn't have a desired reality actually sent me into someone else's? Maybe this is all some sort of realistic feeling nightmare? Maybe this is real..." Dale began to believe that what he was experiencing was real while he ran through the dark corridors, "If this is someones desired reality, that would explain why there are status menus and skills. It's probably a reality modelled off of a video game. That would mean at least one person from Earth is here, but I have no idea where to even begin looking for them..."

Suddenly, the arm brace began beeping while flashing red. Before Dale even had time to react, a strange creature that he has never seen before leapt into his vision.

"What the fuck is that!?" Dale questioned in fear. The monster was in the shape of a wolf but was made out of tree branches and twigs. As the wolf snarled at Dale, tree sap dripped from its bark mouth. Instead of fur, the monster had moss growing from the wood that made up its body. The worst part about the monster that ambushed Dale, was the bright green eyes that worked well at intimidating Dale.

Dales' arm brace once again produced a hologram

Timberwolf

HP: 30/30

MP: 0

Skills

(Unkown)

Would you like to know what Actions you can take?

(Yes)

(No)

Dale looked around his hologram to see what the monster was doing, to his surprise it was just standing there, "Maybe this is supposed to be some sort of tutorial? If I'm going to survive here, I should learn how to this 'game' works. Hell, it'll at least buy me some time." Dale taps "yes" on the screen.

Actions

Fight (Use all of your skills and might to defeat the enemy. Earn EXP and Items for doing so.)

Talk (Attempt to communicate with the enemy. Depending on what you say, you can convince the enemy to give you an Item, give you Money, leave you alone, or you can convince them to join your Party. Talking requires you to understand what your enemy wants, as well as your luck playing in your favour. Be careful, as an enemy may try to scam you out of your Items or attempt to kill you anyways.)

Run (If your speed stat is higher than your enemy's you may attempt to flee the battle)

Dale thought over his choices carefully. He knew that trying to run away would be a bad idea, he wasn't sure if he was fast enough and the way out was to pass the 'Timberwolf' so he decided to try to talk to the monster.

"Uh... Hey, little... guy?" Dale said awkwardly to the monster, "Do you think you can let me go on my way, I didn't mean to disturb your... lovely home," The monster only snarled in response, "I think that only made it angrier!" Dale thought in a panic.

The Timberwolf lunged at Dale, attempting to bite him. Dale quickly raised his arms to guard his face, and the monster bit down on his right arm. A red number appeared in front of Dale as he yelled in pain.

-7HP

Dale retaliated by throwing the Timberwolf off of him and directly into a wall. The Timberwolf whimpered in pain as its back collided with the stone. A red number appeared above its head.

-5HP

Dale then ran up to the Timberwolf and kicked it directly in the face, causing the creature to explode into bits and pieces.

-28HP Critical!

Dale stood in silence trying to catch his breath as his experience bar began to fill up completely from that one battle. He knew he should be worried about more of those monsters, but the thrill of the fight sent him into overdrive, it felt really good to him. The arm brace began to beep once again.

Level Up!

Level: 2

You've earned 3 stat points! Please chose what stats you wish to improve!

App Points: 10

Dale had to think about this for a moment. He knew that putting anything into magic right now would be a waste of points since he didn't have any. Rather than relying on a dice roll to talk to any monsters, he would come across, Dale decided the best course of action would be placing two points into Strength and one into Vitality since he may need to defend himself more before he comes across civilization. After adding his points into the stats, he felt his body surge with energy. Dale felt much better than he did a second ago, so he decided to check his arm brace.

Name: Dale Stevens

Level: 2

HP: 55/55

MP: 20/20

"It looks like levelling up completely healed me," Dale said aloud.

Dale continued down the path he was taking before and eventually came across a balcony; it reminded him of his home before the apocalypse. Dale looked over the horizon in awe, the sun was only just rising up and the scenery was breathtaking. Trees covered the valley as far as the eye could see, but there was an ending to this supposedly never-ending forest. Far off into the distance was a small town, Dale could barely see it from where he was. It looked like a medieval town, matching the setting of the castle. Could it be that he was in a medieval-themed RPG of some sort?

"Looks like I found the place. Maybe if the person who created this world arrived in the same spot as me, they also went to that town... It's the only lead I've got. Do they even know that they created this world, or was it a subconscious effort?" Dale was asking himself these questions as he descended down the balcony with the ladder that was to his left.

His journey was only just beginning, Dale thought he'd seen the worst of this world already, but he was in for another surprise once he'll reach the distant town...

Chapter 2: Artificial Intelligence

Dale looked around the area while he descended down the ladder; the last thing he wanted was to be surprised by another monster. He could barely believe that he managed to defend himself from that "Timberwolf" as it was called. Dale assumed that because this world is using mechanics from a Role-Playing Game he stood a better chance, but all the mechanics in this universe wouldn't mean anything if he came across something that was completely out of his league. The unknown is what Dale feared the most about the forest he was descending into. He knew how dangerous they can be when you're unprepared, but Dale was going in almost naked with the exception of the clothes on his back.

"People for some reason wonder why I hated the wilderness. If only they could see what it's like here; it's dark and filled with strange creatures that want to tear my head off..." Dale thought as his feet touched the grass. The sunrise that he saw on the balcony was being overshadowed by the weeping trees of the forest. Dale began to doubt that he was alone due to the cold chill that began to run down his spine. He thought that the best course of action would be checking his status screen for anything he may have missed.

Name: Dale Stevens

Level: 2

HP: 55/55

MP: 20/20

Status

Strength: 4

Magic: 2

Vitality: 6

Agility: 3

Luck: 1

EXP: 0/50

App Points: 10

Current Alignment: Neutral

(If you would like to review what each stat does, please select "Review" for each stat)

"So I guess the tutorial for the stats is over? I still have no idea what App Points are, or even what this 'Alignment' is," Dale voiced his small bit of frustration aloud as he began to scroll through the menu once again. He didn't gain any new skills or new equipment from the last fight, unsurprising due to his low luck stat. What bothered him the most were the four functions that were unavailable to him.

Function Currently Unavailable

Function Currently Unavailable (Available at Level 3)

"If some god put me here for a reason, it would've been nice of them to at least give me all of the functions of something that's supposed to keep me from getting killed..." Dale began to tap the screen, hoping that a glitch would occur that would give him access to these locked screens. Each tap produced an annoying beeping noise, like the one you would hear when your computer encountered an error. Brute forcing his way through turned out to be a pointless endeavour, it was almost expected to him. One of the functions was different from the others, it listed a level requirement that needed to be reached in order to be activated. Dale scratched his chin while thinking, "If the only thing that's required is me reaching one more level, I could just hang around this forest and try to grind up... It says I need fifty experience points to gain another level; I can get another function for this device as well as some extra points to distribute. The only thing I'm worried about is how tough the enemies are in this forest, that Timberwolf encounter was probably just me getting lucky. I also don't have any way of healing myself in case I get injured, maybe I should just head straight for that village I saw," Dale wanted to make the best decision here and he didn't have all the time in the world to do so. The inventory he had didn't contain any food or water, there is also the risk of him taking too long to find shelter, and he didn't know what monsters could come out at night.

"I must be out of my fucking mind," Dale groaned to himself as he began to run down the path towards the village. Dale wasn't going to the village right away, he thought that he had enough time and energy to attempt to get both enough EXP as well as make it to the village without dying. His stats were a little bit higher than they were before, so Dale assumed that he would at least have an easier time dealing with any monster that he could come across, "I just have to manage myself properly and I'll be fine. If it gets too tough I can always attempt to run away and hide somewhere in the forest," Dale thought as he looked to his sides, making sure nothing was going to get the jump on him. Talking to the monsters was out of the question for Dale, he didn't have any luck last time and he also didn't want to risk the damage without a way to heal himself.

Dale was a bit surprised at the amount of progress he managed to make in a short amount of time, he wasn't getting winded at all. This may have something to do with this Vitality stat currently being the highest stat he has. Even back at home, he couldn't jog for this long without having to pace his breathing; Dale wasn't in the best shape but he wasn't exactly the healthiest man either. This didn't distract Dale long enough for him not to notice that the arm brace was slowly flashing the colour yellow.

"That must mean there's an enemy nearby," Dale said as he slowed down to a walking pace. He made sure to look all around him so that the enemy couldn't get the jump on him. Dales' heat had begun beating at a rapid pace, the anticipation and build up for the fight has slowly been creeping into his mind. He needed to stay focused in order to win, otherwise, he will die where no one could hear him scream. The bushes began to rustle all around him as he shifted his eyes back and forth. Dale could feel the sweat drip from his forehead, "Come on..." Dale whispered quietly, "Show yourself..."

The arm brace began to flash red and beep rapidly as the bushes rustled behind Dale, he quickly turned around and got ready to kick the shit out of whatever was going to attack him. What came out of the bush was the last thing Dale expected it to be. Rather than a bloodthirsty monster looking for its next meal, it was a small, ball-shaped. flying creature with big green eyes. Dale stares blankly at the creature while it smiles back. At first, nothing came to his mind on what to do, then he began to laugh uncontrollably.

"Y-You can't be serious?!" Dale managed to say in between laughs, "Are you going to eat me, little guy?" Dale asked said in a taunting tone. He checked his arm brace to see what the holographic display had to say about it.

Parasprite

HP: 15

MP: 30

Skills

(Unknown)

"Parasprite, aye? It also has MP, that must mean it can cast magic. Low enough HP, so I don't think I need to worry at all" Dale mumbled to himself. He took note that the Skills were listed as unknown, just like the Timberwolf, "Maybe I'll have to get the enemy to join me if I want the data? I'll worry about that later," Dale wasn't worried about the Parasprite since it looked harmless on the outside, but Dale was in for a rude awakening.

The Parasprites' face twisted in disgust before spitting how a ball of brown mush right in front of Dales' foot. Dale took a step back in order to get clear of the vomit, he wasn't really a germaphobe but since this is a new world he would be better off avoiding touching it. The pile of mush began to sprout wings out of it, slowly beginning to form into another Parasprite. The new Parasprite took the side of the one that effectively gave birth to it, both having the same smile on their faces.

"What the hell? That's fucking gross!" Dale shouted in disgust. He's never seen anything like that happen back on Earth; he began to question why this would be someones most desired reality. Both of the Parasprite's faces turned from the upbeat look they had before, into ones of anger. The Parasprite on the left flapped its wings incredibly fast, Dale could barely keep up with it. The force of the wings began to shoot wind directly into Dales' face. The wind was so powerful that it began to cut his cheek and his jacket.

-8HP

"How the hell is it doing that?" Dale thought as his HP dropped. It didn't cut super deep, but it felt like when you accidentally cut yourself with a knife.

The Parasprite on the right flew forward so fast, it slammed into Dales' face with the force of a heavy hitting punch back on Earth. Dale recoiled back, almost falling over.

-5HP

Dale quickly wiped off the residue left on his face, he felt gross on the inside. Dale quickly ran at one of the Parasprites and threw a punch that hit dead smack in its face. The Parasprite flew back into a tree, immediately blowing up in a flash of red.

-17HP Enemy Defeated

The original Parasprite once again tried to use its wings to fire a blast of wind at Dale, but he managed to take cover behind another tree before it hit him. He could see the splinters of the tree he was hiding behind blast past him. Once the wind calmed down, Dale quickly left his cover and slammed his fist on top of the Parasprites' head. The Parasprite rocketed down to the ground and blew up in a flash of red.

-17HP Enemy Defeated

Dale wiped the goop off of his hands while his experience bar began to fill up.

You gained 14 EXP

"That's it?" Dale complained aloud. He was disappointed that two enemies gave out less experience than the one Timberwolf he killed, "Maybe these guys weren't that high of a level," Dale thought as he stared at the hologram. There was no time for rest as he had to try to find more Parasprites to kill before it gets too dark.

Dale yelled out in anger as his attack connected with the final Parasprite causing it to instantly be defeated, "Is that it? You bastard!" Dale huffed. Dale had been grinding experience points for the last half an hour, he was close to getting to level 3 but the final Parasprite wouldn't stop vomiting offspring. Dale lost track of how many he fought; he was relieved that it was over. Dales' experience bar not only filled up the rest of the way but also filled up some of the next level as well

Current EXP: 27/70

Level Up!

Level 3

You've earned 3 stat points! Please chose what stats you wish to improve!

App Points: 20

Dale opened his Status screen and saw his HP has fully recovered once again, this relieved him as he was getting uncomfortably low, "Those assholes were getting hard to hit, I think I know what I'll be spending this on," Dale said as he navigated to the Agility bar. He placed two points inside the Agility stat which will make him faster and more accurate. He had one point left over that he couldn't decide to use it on. When Dale thought about it, none of the enemies he killed dropped any items at all, that could be because of his low luck stat. Dale placed his final point into Luck so it could help him later on... hopefully, "Maybe now monsters will have a better chance at listening to me," Dale said with a sarcastic tone, everytime he tried to talk to a monster it didn't go well for him. The tutorial screen did say something about luck helping with Critical Hits and Negotiation of all kind, so it could be worth it to invest.

That's not what Dale was looking forward to though, he was excited to see what that hidden function on his arm brace did.

Function Currently Unavailable

Alex

"Alex?" Dale asked aloud, "What kind of a function is this?" Dale tapped on the screen with a bit of worry building up, he was worried that he just wasted his time and put his life on the line for an app that could potentially be useless.

"Congratulations on completing the beginner's program, Master Dale!" A feminine voice rang out from Dales' arm brace. This caught him off guard, almost causing him to jump out of his skin.

"What the fuck?!" Dale yelled out in shock. The voice from the arm brace sounded like a woman nearing her 30's

"My apologies, Master Dale. I am your Artificial Intelligent assistant, Alex. My duty is to support you and provide information on any function for your journey," the voice known as Alex responded with a bubbly tone.

"Provide support?"

"Yes, while I cannot directly interfere with any action you may take on your journey, I can provide support via Function unlocks and Skill purchases," When Alex finished her sentence Dale lit up in excitement as he was finally going to find out what his arm brace can really do, "Would you like me to go over how to purchase Functions and Skills?"

"Uhh, yeah!" Dale responded happily.

Functions

(Spend App Points in order to install Applications. More Applications will be available to purchase at a later date)

Map (Shows current location and automatically map out where you have explored with a built-in compass) -10AP

Quest Log (Take requests in order to earn rewards such as Money, Items, EXP, and App Points. Quests will be automatically registered with this App installed) -5AP

Advanced Translator (Translate monsters that don't speak your native language making it easier to negotiate with them) -30AP

Glossary (Allows Alex to record whatever you discover about monsters and people alike for you to view whenever you want) -10AP

Skills

(You may also spend App Points on skills that you can learn. You can know a maximum of 8 skills before you have to begin to discard them. You may repurchase a skill if you choose to do so. More skills will be available to purchase at a later date)

Zio (Light Electic damage to one foe, low chance of shock) -5AP (4MP cost)

Bufu (Light Ice damage to one foe, low chance of freeze) -5AP (4MP cost)

With the choices presented to him, Dale had to think hard about what he wanted to spend his App Points on since he only earned 10 points with every level currently. As tempting as it was to snag both of the skills to see what they can do, he decided it would be for the best if he picked up the Map and Quest Log functions at least. That'll leave him with only 5 App Points left, which begs the question 'Lightning or Ice?" Dale doubted that one skill was stronger than the other since the cost was the same for both, maybe it really depended on preference?

"Hey, Alex. Can you tell me why two different elements are listed for purchase?" Dale asked since there's no way in hell he'll waste these points on something he won't like.

"Different enemies are weak to different elements if you find out what enemy is weak to what element, it'll make winning battles much easier," Alex responded.

"Uh... I guess Zio?" Dale had no idea what to pick since none of the enemy data is available to him, so it was best to go with his gut feeling. Dale made his final purchase and installed the apps.

Thank you for your purchase! Your new functions are available now!

Just as the screen said, two new functions appeared on his home screen. Since Dale has this new A.I companion with him, he wanted to see how much she knew about his situation.

"Alex," Dale began, "Can you tell me where exactly I am?"

"You're currently located here," Alex responded while pulling up the holographic map. The map showed where Dale has been in this forest, it seemed as though he went slightly off course. Top corner of the map said "Everfree forest, Equestria" the name confused him as it seemed strange for a world that's based off a medieval RPG.

"Huh, sounds familiar... Equestria... I should try to find my way out of this forest now that I'm a little stronger," Dale then took off in a light jog, making sure that he wasn't being followed by any enemies.

Dale had done it, he had successfully made it out of the Everfree forest and was running down the pathway that leads to the nearest town, "This is great!" he yelled triumphantly. Dale already had his plan in mind when he was going to arrive in town. He was going to get something to eat and then start looking for the person who created this world. It shouldn't be too hard, he just has to find someone wearing an arm brace like him, unless everyone was wearing an arm brace around here, then he would need a backup plan.

Dale stopped once he reached the stone bridge that would cross the stream, his face turning from excitement into confusion. All of the houses in the village looked like they were made out of hay. Something about this felt familiar, almost like he's seen this place somewhere before.

"Is something wrong, Master Dale?" Alex asked.

"It's nothing... I just feel like I've seen this place once, but I can't remember where," When Dale finished responding a loud boom was heard close by followed by a bright rainbow streak flying above the sky. Dales' eyes widen in shock, he now knows where he is. Dale remembers the times where he was sent video clips of a show that was becoming popular years ago, a show that was meant for small children but had a very strong male fanbase.

"You've got to be shittin' me," Dale said as he looked at the pegasus flying above the sky.

Someone's desired reality after the Apocalypse was to live in My Little Pony with the mechanics of an RPG, and God or whatever that black sun was roped Dale into it.

Chapter 3: Wild Goose Chase

Dale had been standing in the same place for the past couple of minutes trying to grasp the situation. Out of any reality that could have been chosen for him to live in, why did it have to be one based of My Little Pony? He would've accepted anything other than this place if he had the choice. Dale began to question what he did to God that made him decide that this was going to be the reality he was going to spend his life in. If this world is supposed to be the one from My Little Pony, then why were there so many creatures that were trying to kill him earlier? Dale thought that this show was supposed to be all sunshine and rainbows, not filled to the brim with bloodthirsty branch wolves, and furballs that wanted to take his head off.

"I shouldn't just stand here forever. I've been trying to fend for myself for a while, I deserve a break at least," Dale thought to himself as he begrudgingly began to walk across the bridge that leads into the town. Dale pulled up his holographic map to see what this new location is called. The map was filling out little by little with each step he took; he looked at the top corner of the map and read the name out loud.

"Ponyville?" Dale said while cringing at his own voice, "You've got to be kidding me," Dale was very unimpressed with the name, he thought that at least he now knows what he's getting into. Dale decided that he should at least try to look for the creator of this world while trying to rest up; Hopefully, they were still human.

Once Dale reached the town entrance, he looked at his surroundings. The houses were actually made out of hay, it wasn't just his mind playing tricks on him. Dale began to awkwardly walk through the town, trying his hardest not to make eye contact with any of the multicoloured ponies. Dale thought it was really strange seeing what cartoon characters would look like in real flesh and blood, it also didn't help that these were talking animals. Dale stood out like a sore thumb in this place, he knew that he was at least getting eyed up but didn't want to pay attention to what they were saying.

Despite this town being populated by horses, it functioned surprisingly well as a society. Dale had entered what he assumed was a marketplace as there were multiple vendors occupying street space. It was beginning to get a little cramped for Dale, it didn't help that he was significantly bigger than the ponies that were trying to do their shopping.

"They don't call it My Little Pony for nothing," Dale placed his hands in his pockets as he began to look around. He had no idea where to go or who to talk to in order to get any leads. Dale decided that he should just talk to anyone and see if they know anything about another human, maybe if he got lucky it would be over quick. Dale walked up to one of the market stands, the pony behind it was selling an assortment of fruits. Every fruit was separated in their own baskets, all of them were neatly organized. Dale noticed that the dark blue mare behind the counter had a horn sticking out of her head; he tried his hardest not to stare at it.

"Wow, I've never seen anything like you before," The mare behind the counter said, "You must not be from around here. Where are you from?"

Dale scratched the back of his head, "It's a long story," Dale wasn't really surprised that the mare wasn't freaking out at the sight of this new creature. After all, the Everfree forest was filled to the brim with different creatures that Dale had never seen before. The mare probably assumed he was friendly at the very least, "Anyways, I'm just passing by this town. I'm looking for someone and was wondering if you've seen them. They should like kind of like me... But different," Dale couldn't think of a good way to describe the person he was looking for. He had no idea who he was looking for himself.

The mare sat there for a moment, thinking to herself, "I'm sorry, but I can't say I have. If there's anypony you should be asking, it would be Pinkie Pie. She's friends with everypony in Ponyville!" The mare responded excitedly. Dale wasn't surprised by the name at this point, he's come to terms with the kind of place he's in.

"Where can I find her?"

"She's usually at the bakery called Sugarcube Corner. You just need to head down the marketplace and go to your left, you can't miss it" The mare said while pointing her hoof in the direction for Dale to go.

Dale's arm brace suddenly began beeping rapidly; This caught him off guard. Dale quickly took a look on his holographic menu to see what the issue was. The section titled "Quest Log" was slowly blinking.

Quest Log

Current Quest

"The Creator"

Find the creator of this reality to hopefully receive answers to why you're here.

Current Objective:

Go to Sugarcube Corner and talk to Pinkie Pie.

Rewards:

100 EXP

50 Bits

5 App Points

(To complete a quest you must first complete all of the Quest Objectives. Quest Objectives are not listed until activated)

Pending Quests

N/A

Completed Quests:

N/A

"Um, are you okay, mister?" The mare asked Dale, this caused him to snap back to reality, "You've been just staring at your band thingy for the last couple of minutes," This caught Dale off guard, could she really not see him in his menus? Dale thought this was a thing that everyone could do. Maybe it's because this reality counts people who don't have any arm braces as NPCs from a video game? It would fit with the rest of the theme the creator was going for.

"S-Sorry," Dale stuttered, "I was just... zoned out for a sec. It happens all the time," Even Dale thought his own excuse was poor.

The mare smirked, "well, it was nice speaking to you. You can take a free sample of fruit if you want," she offered.

"Really?" Dale said in disbelief. That's something that would never happen back on Earth, he thought she was just trying to secure a customer for next time. Dale was too hungry to ignore the offer, he's been fighting monsters for a while and hasn't come across anything to eat yet.

"Of course," The mare said while her horn began to glow. One of the pears that were sitting in the basket became wrapped in a dark blue energy field and slowly began to lift out of the basket. The pear slowly levitated into Dales' hands while there was a faint humming sound.

"Thank you very much, ma'am!" Dale said happily before beginning to gobble down the juicy piece of fruit. Dale was kind of shocked that he held a normal conversation with a talking animal. To him, it felt more like he was speaking to another person back home. It felt strange, but he won't let that get in the way of what he's after.

"We've arrived at your destination, Master Dale" Alex's voice range from the arm brace as Dale reached the building he was looking for. This building looked nothing like the other ones he saw in town. Rather than being made out of hay, this building looked to be made out of gingerbread and icing, almost like one of those gingerbread houses he made when he was younger. The building looked oddly nostalgic to Dale, even though he's never seen it before. It was probably because gingerbread houses reminded him of his parents.

"It's probably best not to think about them now," Dale thought to himself as he swallowed his sorrow. Dale walked up to the door covered in icing and pushed it open; A bell chimed as he entered the store. Even though the outside of Sugarcube corner was themed as a gingerbread house, the inside looked totally normal. At least as normal as a bakery being run by ponies could be. Dale could see ponies all around him snacking on various sweets, it almost made him jealous in fact. Almost.

"Hey there, stranger! How may I help you today," The stallion behind the counter greeted Dale as he approached. The stallion had an orange mane and tail, a white apron on with a bow tie slightly above it, and what looked to be pictures of cubed pieces of cake on his flank. Dale found that strange as the ponies around here seem to all have the same quirk of having different pictures on them; he wondered what it meant.

"Hey there, I was told that a pony named Pinkie Pie usually hangs out around here. Is it possible you could tell me where she is? I need her help to find the person I'm looking for," Dale explained the situation as directly as he could, he didn't want to waste any more time; especially now that it's slowly becoming sunset. The last thing he wanted was to be left out in the dark without anywhere to stay.

"Of course, she's actually one of my employees. I can go grab her," The store owner walks away from the counter and into the back. After a few minutes of waiting, a pink pony started to bounce out of the back happily. Her pink curly mane and tail bounced in rhythm with her and the pictures of balloons on her flank really made her stand out.

"Who is it?" the pony that Dale assumed was Pinkie Pie called out. When Pinkie Pie made eye contact with Dale, she immediately gasped loudly and bolted out of the store in a streak of pink. Dale stood there for a couple of seconds trying to process what just happened until he realised that the pony he was looking for was getting away at an incredible rate.

"Wait! I need to ask you something!" Dale called out as he gave chase as fast as he could. Dale was trying to avoid running into as many ponies as he could while chasing Pinkie Pie, she was proving to be too fast for him even though his current Agility stat was level 4, "Excuse me! Sorry!" Dale shouted out as he bumped into a stallion almost causing the both of them to fall over.

"Hey, watch where you're going!" The stallion called out in his thick accent.

Dale raised his arm brace up to his mouth, "Alex! Is there any way you can track Pinkie Pie? I'm starting to lose her!" Dale shouted as he began to lose sight of the pony that was moving at a blinding speed.

"I'm sorry, Master Dale. You do not have a function installed that is capable to do that," Alex responded. Dale wanted to curse out the worst profanities he could think of, but that would make him run out of breath faster which was the last thing he wanted. Dale began to slow down as he ran out of breath, Pinkie Pie got away and she was nowhere to be seen.

"How the hell... is she so fast!" Dale yelled while trying to catch his breath. When Dale looked up after panting for a second, he saw multiple eyes staring at him awkwardly. Dale found out the hard way that cursing is frowned upon, even if it's the smallest of words.

What at one point was a sunset, turned into the dead of night. All the streets of Ponyville have been cleared of civilians and shops have been closed. Dale sat down on the bench that was outside of a giant tree and sighed. He spent the rest of the day trying to track Pinkie Pie down, only to turn up empty-handed. Dale felt like he has fallen behind on what he's supposed to do and just needed to vent out that frustration; or at the very least, distract himself.

"Hey, Alex," Dale said into his arm brace, "Can you tell me something about this world?"

"I'm sorry but you do not currently have the Glossary function installed, Master Dale," Alex asked.

"Of course that's the case..." Dale decided to lie on the bench that was just a little too small for him, one leg dangled off of it. Dale looked up at the moon that was in the sky, it reminded him of the home he once had.

"Is something on your mind, Master Dale?"

"Yeah, a lot of things actually. I don't even know where to begin," This past day has gone by in a flash for Dale, so much has changed that his old life felt like years ago even though it hasn't even been a day yet.

"You can just say whatever is on your mind," Alex tries to egg Dale on. Even though ranting to Alex would be about as effective as ranting to a brick wall, Dale gave it some thought. Even though she was just a computer program inside his arm brace, just letting out his thoughts could at least help out a little.

"If you were to ask me where I thought I was going to end up after college, I would've told you 'working my dream job on a movie set' I wouldn't have cared what I was doing, I just wanted to work on movies. Just as it seemed my life was about to go somewhere, everything just vanished in a flash of light. My family, my friends, my entire fucking planet. All of it was gone, and there was nothing I could do to stop it. I don't even know if I'd rather be dead right now than be alive with nothing left. Even if I do end up finding whoever created this world, what would I do? What could they do? I'm probably only doing this to get some sort of closure on what happened, there's no way to get that old life back. There's no way for the creator of this world to get their old life back, and the probably wouldn't even want it since this is their idea of paradise," Dale rubs his face from the pent-up stress and anger. He could tell he was holding back tears, but no matter how much he could cry or scream there's nothing he can do right now to change anything.

"You should not lose hope, Master Dale. I believe that it will all work out in the end if you do what you feel is right," Alex says with a tone of understanding, "You should just focus on what is happening now and what you can do this second rather than later. I am only here to support you, I don't have any control over your actions. It is up to you if you chose to listen to my advice or not. I'll be supporting you in any way I can," Alex's words touch Dale in a way he thought they never could. Is it even possible to be friends with A.I?

"Thanks, Alex. That means a lot," Dale continued to sit in silence for a while, his thoughts swimming through his head. He believed that Alex has a point and that he should just try to focus on what's happening now rather than dwelling on the past or worrying about the future. Even if it doesn't seem like it right now, everything can be worked out in the end if Dale tried his hardest.

Dales' thoughts are interrupted by the vibrations of music being blasted through the town of Ponyville. He thought that everyone already went to bed, why is the music being played so loud. It didn't really sit right with Dale to remain laying down any longer, so he decided that he was going to investigate what was going on. Dale stood up from his position and looked back up at the moon one last time before heading towards the source of the sound.

Author's Note

Thank you to everyone who's been reading so far!

I'm really appreciating the positive feedback so far and I hope to bring more chapters soon!

Chapter 4: Enter the Summoner

Dale stands outside of Sugarcube Corner with a confused look on his face. Lights of multiple colours are bleeding out of the windows, illuminating the dark city. The music was being blasted at a really high volume, it almost hurt Dales' ears.

"Is this place a nightclub all of a sudden?" Dale thought to himself. Dale wasn't sure why there was a party going on at this hour, he thought that everyone went to sleep. Dale felt bad for the poor sucker that was trying to get some shut-eye before they worked in the morning, "If I'm here, I might as well look for Pinkie Pie. Hopefully, she doesn't run away again," Dale cautiously reached for the door handle.

The inside of Sugarcube Corner was decorated with plenty of streamers, balloons, and confetti. The detail would've been easy to miss since the only lights in the room were the strobe lights. The store was filled to the brim with ponies of all shapes and sizes, all of them were dancing to the electronic tune. Some of the pegasi were using their wings to hover off of the ground while the danced the night away. There was a big banner that stretched across the wall that said: "Welcome, Matthew!" with a little-posted note below that said, "And the other guy!"

"Matthew?" Dale thought to himself, he wondered if this is the guy who created this world. Dale suddenly felt a lot more hopeful than he did earlier. A loud beeping came from the arm brace.

Quest Log

Current Quest

"The Creator"

Find the creator of this reality to hopefully receive answers to why you're here.

Current Objective:

Talk to the ponies and find Matthew.

Rewards:

100 EXP

50 Bits

5 App Points

Dale closed his Quest Log and began to fulfil his objective. Dale knew that it would be too loud in this room to hold a conversation at all, so he decided to look around a bit to see if he could find a more quiet place to gather information. Dale thought it was a little strange that this Matthew guy got a party thrown for him, almost like he was expected. Dale didn't really know how this world worked too well, so it could just be something that would happen in the My Little Pony cartoon. Dale was never a fan of parties, even while he was attending college. He wasn't sure if it was the act itself that turned him off or the people that would attend. Dale would rather spend his nights either preparing for a test on screenwriting or staying up late browsing internet forums and talking to his friends; he just wanted to find Matthew and go somewhere to talk to him.

Dale had to push himself through different crowds of ponies, interrupting their dancing in the process. It didn't really matter to him since he wasn't planning on staying here long and it's not like they could hear him apologize anyway. Dale soon found himself in the back room, it looked like it was the spot where Sugarcube Corner employees did their baking. There were tables set up with a variety of snacks and drinks; Dale doubted that any of them were alcoholic, he could really go for something hard after a day like today.

"What even is the legal drinking age here?" Dale thought to himself, he was placing a lot of faith in a world based off of a children's show to have any kind of booze at all. Dale was having an easier time hearing his own thoughts as the doors muffled out the music a bit, he could try to talk to someone here to try to get a location on Matthew. Before Dale could do anything, Pinkie Pie jumped in front of him.

"Surprise! Did you like the party? Of course you did! I had a super secret special party planned for the new pony, Matty! I didn't have enough time to add your name to the banner, I don't even know your name come to think of it. My name is Pinkie Pie, the greatest party planner in all of Equestria!" Pinkie Pie shouted, her cheery attitude was almost too much to handle.

"Y-yeah! It's great," Dale said, he was bending the truth just a tiny bit.

"Sorry that I ran away from you like that earlier today, I was making preparations for tonight then I saw you and I knew I had to make even more preparations and it was exhausting!" Pinkie Pie responded in a single breath.

"Yeah..." Dale responded awkwardly, he wanted nothing to do with this and just wanted answers, "Anyways, you said something about Matthew? Can you tell me where he is? There's something I have to ask him"

"Matty went back to Fluttershy's cottage with her for some alone time," Pinkie Pie nudged Dale with her hoof. Dale doubted that there were any real connotations behind that and that Pinkie Pie was just fooling around. Dale decided not to think about that any more than he should.

"Can you tell me where that is? It's really important that I see him now."

"You're leaving already? But I spent so much time getting this party ready for you," Pinkie Pie's eyes grew big and began to water a bit. Dale was a little unsettled at the cartoon physics happening in front of him. His arm brace began to beep.

Name: Dale Stevens

Level: 3

HP: 55/55

MP: 20/20

Status

Strength: 4

Magic: 2

Vitality: 6

Agility: 5

Luck: 2

EXP: 27/70

App Points: 0

Current Alignment: Neutral

(Your alignment will change depending on what actions you take in battle and outside of battle. How you speak to people, the people who fight in your party, what you say, and choices you make will all affect the way your alignment may shift. Your alignment will define who you are and the way your journey will end.)

Dale didn't like the way that looked, not one bit. How could staying or leaving a party early affect this stat? Would leaving the party make him evil? Dale thought that would be ridiculous, maybe it was a bit more complex than that? Dale looked back at Pinkie Pie who was still giving a puppy dog look at him, this caused him to break down.

"Alright... I'll stay for a bit..." Dale crossed his arms in annoyance. Pinkie Pie's face lit up in glee and she began to bounce around Dale in circles.

"This is going to be so much fun! We'll play games and watch movies and talk and eat cupcakes and..." Pinkie Pie continued to list off different activities she had planned. Dale sighed now being trapped in the situation, at least he'll get some time to relax.

Dale had been telling Pinkie Pie how he suddenly woke up in the castle and made his way over to Ponyville, he left out some details like how his world was destroyed and everything to do with his stat screen. He wasn't sure if Matthew had the same arm brace as him and even if he did, Dale wasn't sure if Matthew told the ponies about the RPG stat screen. Dale was making sure to choose his words carefully, the last thing he wants is to slip up and say something that he isn't supposed to say.

"Matty said he was from this strange cool place called Earth. I thought it was funny because I'm an earth pony," Pinkie Pie giggled.

"Oh yeah? Did he say how he got here?" Dale took a sip out of the fruit punch on the table, he wanted to know what Matthew had to say about how he got here so Dale could try to play off of it.

"Hmm," Pinkie Pie rubbed her chin with her hoof, "He said that there were a bunch of loud noises going on from outside of his house and before he could see what it was he fell asleep."

"So he never saw the black sun. I don't think he knows that the Earth was destroyed," Dale thought to himself. Dale stood up from his seat and adjusted his jacket, "I think I should get going now."

"Fine..." Pinkie Pie says glumly before perking up, "We can have another party soon and you'll be invited for sure because I invite everypony!" Dale chuckled a little, she really is something.

Dale ran down the path that Pinkie Pie told him to, he was becoming really excited that he'll finally find another human after all this time. Dale wondered if Matthew had any answers to what was going on, he wanted to know if Matthew experienced anything before coming to Equestria and if he was holding part of the truth back. Since Dale was going to a pretty secluded area just outside of town, the two will have all the privacy they'll need to discuss the situation.

Quest Log

Current Quest

"The Creator"

Find the creator of this reality to hopefully receive answers to why you're here.

Current Objective:

Go to Fluttershy's cottage to find Matthew.

Rewards:

100 EXP

50 Bits

5 App Points

Dale reached a bridge that would cross over a small pond to get to the cottage. There were multiple birdhouses strung along the trees as well as burrows in the dirt. The cottage itself looked more organic than the houses in Ponyville did. The lights in the cottage were on so Dale assumed at least someone was there. Dale ran up to the door and knocked three times. He waited awkwardly for a few seconds only to get no response. Dale knocked another three times just to be safe. There was still no response.

"Uhh, hello? I'm looking for Matthew, is he there?" Dale called out; there was still no response. At this point, Dale thought that he was just bamboozled by Pinkie Pie and began to walk across the bridge once again, "This is just great..."

Dale heard something come from his left side, it was the faint sound of people talking. When he looked over to see what it was, he saw the Everfree forest. Dale wasn't sure if he should investigate or not, considering how dark it is. It's not like he had anything else he could do.

Before Dale could even realise it, he was running back into the Everfree Forest in hopes of locating the voices he heard before. He was starting to think he was going insane at this point, only following something he thought he heard rather than using common sense. It was beginning to get really dark, the feeling of unnerving began to rise in Dales' stomach. Dale had been taking shortcuts through different bushes while trying to listen for any voices only to turn up with nothing.

"This is stupid," Dale said aloud, "I should just go back..." Dale slowly turned around before his arm brace began to beep and flash red. Dale quickly looked around to see what it was. The slurping and crunching sounds of something being eaten were heard from the darkness followed by booming thumps. Each thump shook the ground as something emerged from the darkness; the yellow eyes pierced Dales' soul.

The monster emerged from the darkness with blood dripping from its mouth as it chewed something. The monster had the head and body of a lion with razor sharp teeth, a scorpions tail elegantly swayed behind the beast, and bat wings outstretched from the creatures back while it stood on all fours. The monster was massive, it was much bigger than anything Dale has come across so far. It was bigger than the truck that his dad used to drive. The monster swallowed whatever it was eating and began to eye Dale up while snarling. Dale checked his arm brace to see what that thing even is.

Manticore

HP: (Unknown)

MP: (Unknown)

Skills

(Unknown)

Actions

Fight

"What the FUCK!" Dale yelled in fear, he was too scared to even do anything. The Manticore's HP and MP didn't even show up on his arm brace and the only action he could do is fight it. The Manticore let out a mighty roar sending a shockwave through the forest. The roar almost blasted Dale back from sheer force alone, some leftover blood splattered on his clothes, "Alex!" Dale screamed, "I'm going to need your help, now!"

"How can I assist you, Master Dale?" Alex responded.

"Tell me all of my options!" Dale shouted. The Manticore lunged at Dale, its sharp claws going for a slash. The creature was surprisingly nimble for its size, but Dale managed to dodge the attack before it could connect. He was grateful for putting some points into Agility.

Skills

Zio (Light Electic damage to one foe, low chance of shock) -4MP

(To use magic, move your hand forward and shout the spell name)

Dale put in faith that this was going to work, the arm brace hasn't lied to him yet. Dale shoved his left hand forward and yelled, "Zio!" Suddenly, a lightning arc shot out of Dales' hand and struck the Manticore, the lightning illuminated the forest with a loud crackling noise. The Manticore roared in pain.

-30HP

Dale stood there in shock, he did something that was supposed to be impossible. He just did magic, if only he would've been able to do this as a kid, then his mind would've been even more blown. Dale was too caught up in what happened to not notice the Manticore swipe at Dale with its tail. The trunk of the tail struck Dale with a force strong enough to send him flying backwards and roll across the dirt.

-18HP

Dale slowly stood up while the Manticore began to charge at him, "Zio!" Dale shouted as another lightning bolt fired at the Manticore, causing it to stop in its tracks as it was hit.

-30HP

While the Manticore was stunned, Dale ran up and punched it as hard as he could in its face.

-19HP

The Manticore then swiped at Dale with his claw, he wasn't fast enough to dodge it this time. Dale was sent falling to the ground with a huge slash going across his chest. Dale felt a sharp pain before it became numb, he was having trouble breathing at this point. Blood began to pour out of his chest, he couldn't believe what was happening.

-27HP Critical!

"Master Dale, your HP is at a critical level!" Alex's voice shouted over the arm brace. Dale couldn't do anything about it, he had no items to use and no healing magic. Tears began to overwhelm him as he realized that he blew his second chance at life due to his stupidity. Despite the amount of MP Dale had left, he had no strength to lift his arm. The Manticore opened its mouth, its sharp teeth frightened Dale to the core. He closed his eyes in fear as the Manticore was about to feast on him.

"Agi!" A voice yelled from the distance. A burst of fire blasted the Manticore away from Dale just before he would meet his demise.

-50HP Weak!

Dale looked up at the voice that saved him, he was greeted by a human figure. He had blonde hair, brown eyes, and a light blue jacket with a white arm brace on his left arm; The jacket was unzipped to reveal a white shirt. Dale was shocked to see another human out here, was this Matthew? The man in the blue jacket opened his status menu and tapped a button on his display, he then thrust his hand at Dale. Suddenly, a Parasprite appeared in front of him but it didn't attack.

"Use Dia on that guy!" The young man commanded his Parasprite. The summoned Parasprite then cast a spell on Dale that slowly began to heal the wounds that he had gotten. Dales' body was engulfed with a green aroura as it was happening, soon he felt better than he did before.

+50HP

Dale slowly stood up while looking at his chest, his bleeding had stopped completely. His chest looked unscathed now. Dale placed his hand on his chest to make sure he wasn't hallucinating. Dale's thoughts were then interrupted, "Hey, buddy! Get over here!" Dale quickly ran to the young man, making sure the Manticore wasn't chasing him.

"Holy shit! You just saved my life. How'd you do that with the monster?" Dale wanted to ask this guy all the questions on his mind.

"I'll tell you after... Dale?" The young man looked at his arm brace, looking at the status screen that was brought up for him, "By the way, the name's Matthew, but call me Matt," He said coolly. Dale took a stand with Matt as they both eyed the Manticore, "He's weak to fire skills, so I'll be the main damage dealer. What skills do you have?"

"I've only got lightning damage, and not a lot of MP left. I'm only good for three more Zios" Dale opened his status screen to double check.

"Don't worry about saving MP, we'll be leaving after this fight. My Parasprite will be our healer if something goes wrong," Matt replied. Dale was really impressed that this guy knew what he was doing, he kept a level head the entire time. Dale knew that he had to ask him questions once they were safe, but for now they had something to do.

The Manticore used his wings to fly up into the sky, it was preparing an attack. The beast slammed down on the ground, causing a shockwave to knock the boys backwards. This Parasprite was unaffected because it was hovering above the ground.

-20HP

Both of them stood up, Dale checked the stats for Matt to make sure he was okay.

Name: Matthew Greene

Level: 5

HP: 50/70

MP: 46/50

Status

Strength: 3

Magic: 6

Vitality: 8

Agility: 3

Luck: 5

Current Alignment: Law

Class

Summoner: Has an easier time recruiting monsters as well as having the ability to fuse monsters together outside of battle. (Learns fire magic)

"Shit, are you alright?" Matt asked Dale, he nodded in response, "Good, let's roast this bastard. Agi!" Matt shot another blast of fire at the Manticore but the creature managed to dodge it this time, "Damnit!"

"Zio!" Dale zapped the beast with another lightning spell, luck was on his side because the Manticore became shocked.

-35HP

Matt quickly ran up to the Manticore and punched it in the face dealing massive damage! The Manticore flew backwards, crashing into a tree in the process.

-30HP Enemy Defeated!

You gained 80 EXP

Current EXP: 30

Level Up!

Level 37/120

You've earned 3 stat points! Please chose what stats you wish to improve!

App Points: 10

Dale was trying to catch his breath after the fight, he was happy to be alive. It was because of Matt that he won the fight, he definitely owes him one. Dale placed two points into luck and one into magic. Dale quickly pulled up his stat screen to review where he was at.

Name: Dale Stevens

Level: 4

HP: 55/55

MP: 25/25

Status

Strength: 4

Magic: 3

Vitality: 6

Agility: 3

Luck: 4

Current Alignment: Neutral

The Parasprite returned into Matt's arm brace while he was trying to catch his breath. Dale got lucky tonight, not only did he survive the fight but he found the person he was looking for. Hopefully, Matt didn't mind being asked a lot of questions...

Chapter 5: Unanswered Questions