Author's Note

Masturbation, double orgasm, self-tit sucking and nibbling, rock dildo.

Ingredient Hunt

As Sunset Shimmer walks down the steps into the mess hall, she marvels at the tranquility and emptiness of the once full, messy, and clamorous space. A few people are enjoying hearty meals and alcohol while basking in the fresh rays of the sunrise. It's a calm time where anyone can enjoy a decent meal while enjoying some peace and quiet, either alone or with party members. Though, not complaining about the peacefulness, Sunset basks in the still quiet as she approaches the nearby buffet area to pick out this morning's breakfast.

"Good morning, Sunset Shimmer!" Malisa greets in a cheery tone. Sunset looks over at the receptionist, noticing her typewriter is nowhere to be seen and her workstation is a lot cleaner. "Did you and your party sleep well?"

"It was alright, especially since we all slept together in the same bed," Sunset responds, still dreary. She stands beside the receptionist's counter as she continues with the small talk. "How about you? Do you sleep at all or what?"

Malisa chuckles at the adventurer's attempt at humor and answers her question. "I take breaks every now and then. I'm not a slave chained to this spot; I've got a life outside here too, you know? Where's everyone else?"

"I got up bright and early and let everyone else sleep. Besides, you know what they say: 'early bird gets the worm'." Her eyes scan the desolate tables and smirks at all of the free space. "Guess I'm really early, huh?"

"Kind of. Like I said, most parties are just nomads who stay for a meal or for rest and then leave the next morning. Honestly, you're the first person to stop and strike a conversation with me. For that, I am grateful."

Sunset's face burn red but she tries her best to cover her cheeks out of modesty. "Hey, just showing the magic of friendship is all," she chuckles. "I should probably get something to eat. My stomach is killing me."

Sunset sniffs the air, taking in the ambrosial scent that plagues the atmosphere. The smell of sweet pastries and confections flood her nostrils, filling her with arousal and fueling her hunger. Her stomach lurches, begging its owner to go ahead and take part in breakfast and devour the delectable morsels.

"Damn, that smells great!" the adventurer exclaims, her mind hazy with the heavenly scent. "Compliments to the chef for making them smell so tempting. I've never smelled breakfast like this before."

"Well, since adventurers need energy to fight monsters and the like, our chefs make sure every breakfast item is stuffed with a special energizing spell to really give the eater a good kick of energy for the day," Malisa explains. "That's the source of the smell; the taste however... Oh, now that is heavenly! I can't explain it myself, so you're going to have to dig in and try it yourself."

Sunset analyzes the entranced expression on Malisa's face and smiles. Her eyes have fallen into a dreamlike state and a bit of drool escapes her lips as she most likely recollects the divine flavor of the breakfast items.

"Well, I'll leave you to your imagination," Sunset quips as she waltzes over to the buffet line.

"Oh, wait a second!" The dark mage looks back at the recovered receptionist, who begs her back. "Have you applied to any jobs yet?"

The adventurer raises a curious brow at the question, unsure of what the receptionist is talking about. "A job?"

"Yes. You can earn money from quests and dungeons and the like, but sometimes, you might fail and not make enough to pay rent or buy better equipment. It's best to get a job to stabilize yourselves while you're here." Reaching below the counter, Malisa procures a globular object and rests it on top of the table. "If you place your hand here, it will read your stats to find out what sort of jobs will be your best fit."

Sunset stares at the magical device with interest. Although fighting monsters and the like would be ten times more exciting than having a job in this measly town, it would be a beneficial backup in the case adventures go awry. Without wasting another minute, she places her hand over the spherical device and lets it go to work.

It begins to glow with an ominous green light and gives off a calm hum as it begins the analyzing process. It twists and turns every which way as it seems to try to come to a conclusion. A soft, tingling sensation tickles the palm of Sunset's hand as it continues to analyze her stats. Finally, it comes to a complete stop and the brilliant light dies out along with the whirring.

"Wow," Malisa mumbles as she reads something on the other side of the device. "Your intelligence is rather high and your magical affinity is very high as well. Luck and everything else are at least average. With such stats, I'd say you'd make a fine alchemist. That pays pretty well, especially considering the amount of adventurers who need potions and rare metals for forging."

"Alchemist, huh?" Sunset contemplates with intrigue. "That does sound pretty interesting. So, do I begin right now or what?"

"Get breakfast first so you don't have to pass out on your first day at work," Malisa recommends as she hands the adventurer a small business card-looking item. "This card will state your current occupation and the days of experience you'll have gained from it. After some time, you can ask for a promotion until you've reached the position of Master Alchemist."

Sunset takes a look at the card and notices her occupation as an alchemist has already been etched into it. On the right are the number of days worked, late days, absent days, and the number of people served. Looking at her current position, she notices the space is empty.

"I'm not assigned to anything? How come?"

"The shopkeeper will give you your position in the business once you apply. Over time, if you've made a good track record, you'll be able to ask for promotions that will pay much better and don't require as much hard labor."

Looking back at her card, Sunset smirks at her card and stuffs it into her inventory. "Well, thanks anyway, Malisa. I'll see you around. If any of my friends ask where I am after I've left, just let them know I'll be at the alchemist shop."

Malisa nods in affirmation and waves the adventurer off, who enters the buffet to enjoy a hearty meal in silence while dreading her first day on the job.

The alchemist's shop is a bit larger than most of the other facilities in Impekka, mostly due to the wares and paraphernalia required to make potions and special metals are located in the back. The exterior looks like a normal wooden house. Flowers are planted along the window sills and near the front door. A sign hangs from the jutting roof that reads, in bright bold letters: Alchemist: Potions and Metals for Adventurers.

"Not the most advertising sign but, whatever," Sunset groans.

Stepping inside, she's horrified by the sudden change in scenery. Besides the clusters of potions and metals—which are shelved randomly with each other—trash and paper litter the place as if a storm had blown through the building. A putrid, sulfuric stench plagues Sunset's nostrils, causing her breakfast to rise back up her throat. Looking behind the counter, puddles of spilled potions stain the floor, most likely the source of the odor.

"Coming! Coming!" an annoyed, male voice calls out from the back of the store.

From behind a shelf of haphazardly stacked potions, a plump man with a ragged chestnut beard and alopecia upon his temple emerges from the back of the shop. His robes are murky red and brown, embroidered with strange symbols and runes. The designs are blotted out by colorful potion stains and lit burn marks. This is not what Sunset was expecting her work environment or her employer to look like.

"What can I do you for, miss?" the shopkeeper asks in a weakly cheerful tone. "I've got plenty of metals and potions for your use, so go ahead and choose whatever you desire from my trove of wares!"

"Actually, I'm here to apply for a job," Sunset states with an uneasy smile. "I just got my stats read and I was told I could be an alchemist."

The clerk's eyes widen and shimmer with joy—and with tears—as he grabs Sunset's hand and shakes it vigorously. "Oh, thankyouthankyouthankyouthankyou!" he says gratefully. "I've been hoping someone would come in and help me! Life has been hell ever since my last apprentice left me to join the adventuring lifestyle. I could really use someone to help get business booming again!"

He lets go of Sunset's hand, which continues to tremble as if it's still within the man's grasp. She steadies herself as she tries to register what just happened.

"Wait, so you did have someone to help you out before?" she asks.

"Yes, and he left me to join the adventurer's life," the alchemist replies sorrowfully. "I didn't stop him because I knew he could do better than work in my shop. However, life hasn't been the same without him. I'm not a very organized person, as you can see, and my last employee helped me with that while I made the wares you see here. They'd forage for the necessary ingredients for potions and the like and process orders for metal scraps that I can use to mold into precious materials."

A tinge of sympathy blooms in Sunset's heart for the alchemist. Even if she's being paid a small wage in a crappy position, it's not always about the money, but mainly about helping someone in need—and spreading the magic of friendship, of course.

"Well, that's what I'm here for, sir," Sunset says with a radiating, confident smile. "I'm here to help you with whatever you need to pick your business back off the ground."

The clerk's worrisome face brightens into a relaxed one as he leans on the counter. "Thank you...er..."

"Sunset Shimmer. And you?"

"Magus, or if you'd like, you can call me sir or boss, I don't really care. Now, as much as I'd like to get started cleaning up my workspace, I'm in need of a few ingredients." Magnus pulls out a scroll from behind him, seemingly out of thin air, and hands it over to Sunset for her to read.

She opens the scroll and reads the line containing the first few ingredients. "[Health Potion] ingredients: fanged lizard blood, ruby roses, and some water. That doesn't seem too hard."

"Oh, that's just the first one," Magus states. "There's four more potions that need items to be harvested."

Sunset unrolls the rest of the scroll to see the rest of the required ingredients for the remaining potions.

"[Stamina Potion], [Endurance Potion], [Mana Potion], and...what's this [Four-Hour Elixir]?"

"The first few are self-explanatory," Magus says as he averts his gaze. "Don't bother asking about the last one, please; all I'll say is that it's pretty popular with men. Now, please, hurry and get those ingredients. Customers won't be pouring in at the moment but it's good to have a fresh stock before having a booming business."

Sunset nods and places the scroll into her inventory. In the corner of her eye, her quest tab has a small exclamation mark hovering above it. Selecting the tab, she notices a new quest has opened up: Collect ingredients for Magus. A small checklist of the desired stacks of ingredients are listed out for Sunset to keep track of, which is rather convenient. The rewards are listed at the bottom for when she completes her assigned task: seven hundred silver coins and one of each of the first four potions, on the house.

Grabbing a few empty vials and beakers from the shelves, Sunset sets out on her quest with newfound determination and optimism. After all, collecting ingredients for five potions shouldn't be too hard; even a child could do it.

"Fuck, fuck, fuck, FUCK!" Sunset screams as she tries to escape through the forest from a horde of fanged lizards.

The reptiles are a lot bigger than she had thought they'd be and they move as fast as the average adult human. Bouncing and running through the trees and along the forest floor, they are nothing but blurs in Sunset's vision as they attempt to surround her.

Their heavily plated tails are strong enough to break trees like twigs. With acidic saliva dripping from their maws and their abnormally massive size, they make komodo dragons look like geckos. Their abnormally elongated, serrated teeth give them their infamous name, making them one of the most terrifying things Sunset has ever seen, even compared to the terrifying beasts in Equestria.

So far, she's only managed to kill one lizard and fill a few vials with its crimson blood, fulfilling one part of her quest. Unfortunately, killing one lizard attracted a whole mob of the ferocious beasts and started hunting Sunset down, attempting to avenge their fallen comrade.

Running around in her brand new explorer outfit—a safari hat, short boots, and a khaki shirt dress—is a lot easier than in her adventurer clothes; unfortunately, it doesn't provide much protection against the elements or foes. With her dark mage outfit still torn, it's unusable and is currently at the tailor being repaired. If Sunset knew she was going to encounter enemies along this small quest, she would have taken her armor back, no matter what state it's in.

Having enough of this nonsense, Sunset whips out her grimoire and flips to a random spell, knowing any of them could kill these creatures. Turning back, she extends her hand to the gang of reptiles and recites the spell. "WEAPON SUMMON: BLOODHOUND ARROWS!"

Five silver projectiles are formed and are fired at the lizards. Each arrow manages to hit a target while also earning a few kills as collateral. Sunset watches in disgust as reptile blood and guts splatter the trees and foliage, plaguing the area in the putrid stench of iron and sulfur. Fortunately, the monsters and their organs fade into glistening orbs of EXP that gravitate towards the dark mage.

Taking deep breaths to calm herself, Sunset sits on the forest floor, attempting to relax after the precarious encounter. Pulling up her menu, she checks her quest to see only ruby roses and water are left for the healing potions. Coincidentally, she just so happens to stumble upon a bushel of sparkling red flora right next to her.

Plucking one, she notices it doesn't have thorns on the stems like normal roses. What's more, the stems feel like regular plant cells while the petals of the flower itself feel like hard crystal; perhaps that's what gives the ruby rose their name. Casually emptying the bushel of its beautiful decorations, she places the flora in her inventory and begrudgingly continues with her toilsome quest.

"Shit," she groans. "I didn't think finding ingredients was this hard. A thick jungle, wild monsters, and very little armor. Gee, what a great fucking combination." She sighs in frustration, knowing her complaining won't get her any closer to completing her tasks. "I wonder if the others found jobs too."

Luckily, the sound of rushing water enters her ears, reigniting her hope and determination. Following the path of the sound, she stumbles upon a gently moving river with a waterfall at one end and the remaining, winding tail down the other. Sighing in relief, she pulls out the few small vials she has in her inventory and scoops up the fresh river water before placing them back into her inventory for safe keeping.

As she watches the river flow smoothly, its crystal-clear body shimmering in the warm sunlight, Sunset rubs her coarse, filthy arms, feeling the dirt latching onto her skin. Checking her surroundings to make sure nothing is waiting to assault her, the dark mage strips off her clothes and places the pieces of her uniform in her inventory.

She places one foot into the river, feeling a calm, cool jolt run up her leg. Slowly entering the peaceful creek, Sunset basks in its gentle waters as it flows past her thighs, washing away the dirt and grime from her skin. She lathers herself with the cool fluid, making sure she cleans every inch of her figure. Her hands glide around her bosom, between her legs, and around her rear, ridding her figure of grime and perspiration.

While washing off her clammy skin, an idea pops into her mind. It’s a precarious risk and it could increase her lust, but with the absolute solitude and lack of human or other life, who wouldn’t try and have a little naughty fun?

Sunset checks around the area once more before reaching into the riverbed and plucks a smooth, long stone. She analyzes it for a minute, running her fingers along every inch of its surface to make sure there are no jagged bits or cracks. Once she comes to the conclusion that it’s suitable, she brings the stone down to her loins and begins to gently massage her clit.

She freely lets out a soft gasp in the presence of Mother Nature as the cool stone makes contact with the adventurer's sensitive button. Slowly, she moves her toy in a counterclockwise motion, rubbing her sensitive clit and providing her with much needed satisfaction.

Not to collapse onto the bed of rocks from overwhelming stimulation, Sunset lays down on the bank of the river while keeping everything below her neck submerged in the water. Spreading her legs apart as if exposing herself to a thirsting audience, she continues to pleasure herself, giving into her carnal desires and fueling her lust.

Pinkie Pie has revealed to Sunset about how her sister, Maud Pie, would use rocks and smooth crystals as dildos instead of the silicone and rubber toys. It sounded strange to her at first but now she understands why Maud enjoys it so much.

The smooth surface of the rock is somehow more invigorating and exciting than any of her sex toys back home. Even the bumpiest, knobbiest dildos somehow couldn’t compare to the cool, smooth texture of this river rock. It's like massaging herself with a piece of ice that will never melt and disappear. Her warm nethers are cooled by the gentle touch of the stone while the rest of her body tingles and burns with desire in contrast.

Needing more stimulation, Sunset plunges the stone into her depths, earning a shock of pleasure and an aroused moan of satisfaction. Cupping a plump breast, pinching the brail nipple, Sunset wallows in her self pleasure while she does her best to satisfy her urges. She rubs the tip of the stone along the top of her vagina, moving in and out, slowly and gently. The toy runs along the ridges of her walls until making contact with a bump on the ceiling of her pussy, eliciting a loud, unrestrained moan from her lips and ejaculate to flow into the river.

Her legs buckle and start to feel like loose jello but her libido hasn't died out just yet. As much as her mind is telling her to continue on with her quest, her heart and lust tell her otherwise.

Although it felt like her first time enjoying a sexual experience in this world, something tries to resurface from the back of her mind; a lost memory that was sealed away for some reason. She tries her best to bring it to light but it's too foggy and blurred to make out.

With a newfound desire to clear up the memory, Sunset digs the stone further into her sex, twirling it like a drill, and letting it hit every sensitive area within her walls. Within the cool river her body begins to heat up, overwhelming the cold feeling enveloping her skin. Her gasps and moans of lust act as the timber to the growing fire in her nethers and body, still burning and needing to be put out.

Still clutching her sensitive breast, the entranced adventurer brings it up to her lips and begins to suckle on the engorged teat. Her tongue swirls around the tubular protrusion before clamping down on it with her incisors. She makes sure not to bite down too hard to leave any lasting imprints, but just enough to give her the stimulation she needs. It's painful but it blends with the overwhelming pleasure, making it take on a tingling feeling within her bosom.

Like the crystal clear water, the lost memory resurfaces in the dark mage’s mind as clear as day. Tentacles—thick, slimy, red tentacles—penetrating every hole in her body, flooding her with immeasurable amounts of ecstasy and lust. She doesn’t know why she repressed this memory but she assumes it’s due to the effects of the lust-reducing potion.

With the combination of the lascivious memory and the physical stimulation within her pussy, Sunset tips over the edge and feels herself achieving her second orgasm. Her walls clamp down on the stone, keeping it locked within her depths. Arching her back and breaching her lower body out of the water, she releases a stream of hot fluids from her sex to be carried off by the river. She opens her mouth to let out a moan of satisfaction, but all that manages to escape within her rapturous euphoria is a small squeak before she flops back into the cool stream to relax.

Sunset releases her hold on her toy, letting it fall back into the river bed—gone but not forgotten. Hugging her body, feeling her temperature dropping back to stable levels and her heartbeat returning to average speed, she sighs peacefully, having satiated her carnal lust for good.

"I guess there's something good I can enjoy in this job," Sunset mutters to herself. "A refreshing outdoor bath, a gentle breeze, and privacy to enjoy myself, what more could I want?"

Looking around her HUD, she notices her lust hasn't increased in the slightest. It would seem that Alo was right; masturbation is an effective way of reducing lust, though it may take some time to achieve climax if one is in the middle of a skirmish.

As she revels in the cozy environment, Sunset looks around the area and marvels at the beauty this fantasy world has to offer. With no cars, man-made infrastructures, or other people intervening and bothering the natural, tranquil environment, Sunset can, for once, enjoy the beauties of the world: the deer prancing by the waters, the birds nestling in the trees, even the goblins lurking in the woods.

"Wait a minute..." Sunset mutters.

She sits up and looks through the dense trees to see a lone goblin peering at her with its goat-like eyes. The creature is as horrid and as grotesque as Sunset thought it'd look like. Its green, warty skin is repulsive and its nose has to be half as long as Sunset's forearm. Its grinning mouth is missing a few teeth while some look rotten and withered. It's wearing a leather cap with ear holes and a chipped, bronze chest plate to cover its horrendous figure.

For some reason, its right arm seems to be shaking vigorously near its...

"Oh, shit..."

Immediately, Sunset jumps out of the water and lands on the solid bank. She auto-equips her clothes and levitates her grimoire in front of her, ready to cast a spell on the perverted creature. Her eyes burn with malice and embarrassment as she watches the creature attempt to pull up its slacks to hide its shrimpy boner.

Since it's one wretched goblin, it's not a problem to kill. However, Sunset notices its hand reaching for something hanging around its neck. A small metal whistle is held within it's grubby fingers as he slowly raises it to its lips. Sunset has heard that goblins are smarter than most people give them credit for. They can form civilizations and powerful armies, considering their ability to breed like rabbits. If this one blows that whistle, an entire squad of goblins could come charging from the forest and surround her in no time.

The dark mage extends her hands and shouts the first spell that comes to mind in order to stop the creature from causing more trouble. "FIRE MAGIC: INCINERATING CANNON BALL!"

A ball of fire forms between Sunset's palms and she launches it at the goblin, incinerating it on the spot. A loud explosion resonates through the gentle setting and through Sunset's bones as she stands there, watching the flames disperse until there is nothing but a pile of ash. There is no sound of a whistle going off, relieving the worry within Sunset's heart.

Orbs of EXP float toward the dark mage, filling her EXP bar until her level jumps from six to seven. Her mana and health are restored and increased and her stats take a giant leap. In the corner of her eye, she notices a few more spells and skills have been unlocked—ones she'll have to test out another time.

Turning to leave, Sunset suddenly freezes in place as her pony ears twitch to the sound of gibberish coming from behind her. Slowly peeking back, Sunset’s eyes widen with dread as she notices a group of goblins coming out of the forest. Even if the scout hadn’t blown his whistle, the explosion of her spell definitely had to have dragged them over.

The scrawny creatures look around the charred patch of grass for any sign of their scout, only to find nothing but ash. One of the goblins—clad in heavy black armor—looks up at the dark mage on the other side of the river.

Though she can’t see its eyes though its helmet, Sunset Shimmer can feel the mongrel’s lustful eyes crawling all over her. She takes a step back and the goblins follow. In a split second, she dashes off through the forest with the goblin horde on her trail.

“Shit, shit, SHIT!” she screams. “I was just supposed to get some fucking ingredients! Why are there so many monsters out here!?”

Even though her strength has been restored after leveling up, Sunset struggles to escape the goblin army through the thick grove. Her heart is pounding through her chest and her lungs are gasping for air. Sweat flows down her face and body as she barely manages to stay ahead of the goblins. She opens up her menu to fast travel back to Impekka but an error message pops up instead.

[ERROR: CAN NOT FAST TRAVEL DURING COMBAT]

"OH, THAT'S SOME BULLSHIT!!!"

Opening her grimoire, Sunset flips through the pages, hoping one of her new or old spells can stop a goblin army. Using a fire spell would kill the goblins and add splash damage but it would also set the grove on fire. The only thing she can possibly use is BLOODHOUND ARROWS, a new ice spell called GLACIER WALL or a dark spell, but Celestia be damned if she's going to use the last option in any situation.

Extending a hand behind her, she uses her brand new ice spell on her enemies as a test. "ICE SPELL: GLACIER WALL!" she exclaims.

A wall of ice and snow forms from the ground up, entrapping a few goblins in its body while hindering the others. There are some, however, that manage to evade the spell and go around it to get at Sunset.

The dark mage fires off the same spell over and over again, leaving a trail of ice through the warm thicket. With most of the creatures suffocating or freezing to death in the blocks of ice, Sunset levels up bit by bit until her progress starts to crawl at a snail's pace and her mana has been depleted. She doesn't have any potions and she isn't anywhere close to being ready to level up to refill her mana and strength. She's basically a defenseless girl running through a thick forest with a pack of libidinous goblins on her tail.

A crazy idea pops into her mind for a quick method of escape. It's risky but she has to make it work. Turning sharply to the right, Sunset continues running for a few seconds with burning lungs and aching legs until turning another sharp right, and dashes back to the creek. Having no other option, jumping off the waterfall and into the body of water below would be the only way to escape her persistent hunters.

She fights through the burning pain in her body as she charges towards the peaceful body of water. The trees begin to disperse, revealing the scenic view of the river once again. Glancing behind her, Sunset can see the hungry goblins still on her tail, unrelenting in their pursuit. Without hesitation, Sunset runs off of the ledge and plummets towards the open lake below.

Despite not knowing where she's going to land, if at all into the water or if it's shallow or deep, Sunset Shimmer faces the fall head on. She doesn't hear the panicked screams of the goblins, so it must be safe to assume they didn't follow her reckless strategy. With the wind rushing through her hair and across her face, the dark mage closes her eyes and braces for impact, letting worry and doubt melt away, knowing she'll be safe.

Her body is suddenly enveloped within a cool cocoon as she makes contact with the water. Her sweat is washed away and her burning limbs and thorax are assuaged and filled with comfort and tranquility. She opens her eyes to see the refracted images through the watery screen. A murky green blob near the edge of the waterfall moves away in discontent, leaving Sunset alone at last. Looking around her environment, she doesn't see any other bodies with her, further settling her reassurance.

Sunset pops her head out of the water and takes a deep breath of cool air, refilling her lungs with much needed relaxation after an arduous run. She swims over to the nearest bank and clambers onto dry land, almost kissing the earth out of gratefulness.

Looking around, her eyes widen at the colorful scenery. The area seems to be filled with an assortment of unique plant life that Sunset has never seen before. Glowing moss, blue-leaved trees, even small patches of purple mushroom which she believes could be very dangerous. What's better, everything down here is a trove of all the necessary ingredients for the rest of Magus's potions. Without wasting another second, Sunset gets to work on gathering the necessary components and getting the hell out of there.

Trudging back to Magus's shop Sunset Shimmer opens the door to see the alchemist already working on some new potions in the back of the store. He stirs a large, metal cauldron filled with a bubbling pink liquid while adding a few crushed ruby roses into the solution.

The shop keeper looks up at Sunset with a smile but it suddenly turns to worry as he notices her worn out state. "What happened?" he asks, setting the ladle to the side. "Did you get the ingredients?"

Sunset opens up her inventory and pulls out every single ingredient and hands them over to Magus. "That's all of them and more," she mumbles with exhaustion. "I ran into some trouble but managed to get away and find a whole trove of this stuff in the process."

Magus places the ingredients on the front counter and rests a gentle hand on his employee's shoulder. "What level are you again?" he asks, his voice and face filled with curiosity.

Looking around her HUD, Sunset notices her level has increased exponentially. "About eleven," she replies in a slightly surprised tone.

The alchemist pinches his nose as he grumbles with disappointment. "Sorry, that's not towards you," he clarifies. "I shouldn't have sent you on that quest. That was recommended for levels fifteen and up. I was too eager to get a new helper I...kind of got carried away. I'm sorry that I put you in danger, Sunset."

"It's okay," Sunset replies with a reassuring smile. "I was eager to help and disregarded the possible threats. Is it alright if I—"

"Yes, yes. You can take the day off if you'd like to rest up." Magus reaches into his robe pocket and extracts a handful of sliver coins and hands them to his employee. "This is for completing the quest. I'm surprised you managed to get everything and survive the threats in the Arduous Forest."

Sunset graciously accepts her first miniscule pay of seven hundred silver coins. As soon as she lets the money fall into her hand, the coins automatically disappear and are placed into Sunset's inventory, increasing her current amount. She smiles gratefully at the alchemist before she exits the shop and into the town square.

"I've got enough free time on my hands," Sunset mutters to herself. "Might as well check up on my armor and see how it's coming along."

Sunset Shimmer—Level: 11; Class: Dark Mage; New Abilities: Explosive Arrows, Fire Chains, Glacier Wall, Devil's Kiss
Applejack—Level: 8; Class: Gunslinger; New Abilities: Incendiary Bullets
Rarity—Level: 8; Class: Mage; New Abilities: Frozen Pillar
Twilight Sparkle—Level: 6; Class: Knight; New Abilities: Fortify
Rainbow Dash—Level: 6; Class: Rogue; New Abilities: Lurker
Fluttershy—Level: 6; Class: Druid; New Abilities: Sleeping Spores
Pinkie Pie—Level: 6; Class: Bard; New Abilities: Weapon Charmer