Cirquesque CYOA

>>29752315
Slight time skip? Cool. How much time? did we get the homes fixed?

>>29752366
The timeskip was to next morning.
You could timeskip to the city I guess, but you'd miss on things and stuff

>>29752315
So does anyone have any idea's how we'll fix our homes? No? Probably shouldn't have ask. What about idea's for money?

>>29752315
Does she still like the aspect of farming as much as we do? And thanks again for the fence Herb. How did you get it?

>>29752315
I hope this fence is enough to keep most dangers away.

>>29752315
>>29752431
Cas mentioned working at a terrace on Arabesco. The only other thing I can see us doing is cooking and selling our produce.

>>29752463
I'm thinking we buy some non breakable and reusable dishes, set up some chairs and tables on our yard, and call it a restaurant. We just need more practice with meat is all.

>>29752505
.....and a modest size of food in storage. I really want Leaf to make some bitchin sashimi. Mmmmm, all the bitches would be on him.

>>29752505
Sounds good. We will need some equipment, mainly a working stove, to do that. A roof for rainy days would be nice too, like a pavilion. We have to stick to cooking and farming for now, to get to that though.

>>29752578
But again. We need money. First comes the 'figuring out how to get shit,' then the restaurant. Maybe we can do the maybe thing earlier and d some cooking?

>>29752315
Huh. You're right Herb, this time at least.

>>29752431 >>29752452
>>29752458 >>29752463
>>29752505 >>29752515
>>29752578 >>29752597
>>29752682
"I guess you are right." You sigh. "Do you like farming?"
Sea doesn't answer immediately, "There's worse things to do." She takes another plant off the ground. "And what will you do?"
"Get some money." You hammer down the fence and move to the next. "Start a farm, store some food, and then get what I need to make this a bar."
"You are forgetting something."
"Huh?"
"That if you don't swim every day I'll kick you to the water." She says simply.

>>29753034
*nervous neighing*
O-ok.

>>29753034
Can you not? I'll learn swimming my own way, don't you worry.

>>29753034
But, but I can't swim when we're at the city. I heard the water is gross there.

>>29753034
Does it really need to be EVERY day? How about one day a week where I don't have to?

>>29753034
But what if I drown again?

>>29753034
What if I cook your meals?

>>29753052 >>29753056
>>29753060 >>29753097
>>29753106 >>29753543
"Every day?" You cringe. "Even in the city?"
That gives her pause, "I'd rather not touch water in a city."
"And what if I drown?"
"That's why I want you to learn how to swim quickly."
"Can't you take it easy?" You laugh nervously, "I'll... cook for you or something."
"I can't take it easy. I am blind and the bird won't look at you constantly, what if you fall to the water when no one can see?" She takes off another herb and you pass to the next fence, "And I already planned to ask you to cook for me for teaching you how to swim..." A shadow passes over us, and crumbs of something rain down on us. "Far away, do me a favor and go punch that gryphon for me"

>>29753580
I'll put it on the to do list. How'd you know it was a griffon anyway?

>>29753580
Yelling at him would be enough wouldn't it? It's not like intentionally raining crumbs on us.
Tell him to watch where he eats!

>>29753580
Go fly up there and tell the griffin what's up. Is he eating stuff above us and spreading crumbs? Not. Cool.

>>29753580
Awww, did you already make a friend?

>>29753580
Go tell him that our friend is upset with him and that he should go elsewhere.

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>>29753615 >>29753621
>>29753644 >>29753665
>>29753781
"I'll go talk with him," You flare your wings and flutter closer to him, catching up to his calm flying quickly, "Hey, could you watch where you fly over?"
"Huh?"
"You are throwing crumbs on us."
"Oh, yes, sorry," He eats the piece of... old bread? That remains on his claws, "You are the new guy, right? Would it be too forward if I asked to see your wings? Rev mentioned the feathers are odd, and I have an interest on the subject."

>>29754389
Uh, sure actually. I noticed that the other pegasi here have smaller wings.

>>29754389
Sure. Are yours like his or do you have bigger feathers too?

>>29754389
Let's land first but alright you can look at them. You should apologize to my friend also.

>>29754404 >>29754417
>>29754420
"Yeah, let's just land." You both stop beating your wings and glide down, "How large are your feathers?"
"Larger than a pony, for sure, but Rev mentioned yours being as large as a gryphon's?"
"I... think so?" You land not far from Sea and Herb, letting your knees bend some before standing completely, "This is it." You flare your wings completely.
"Ah, so they ARE larger than the average pony's." He grabs the tip of a wing carefully and bends the wing's articulation, "Is it congenital?"
"I've actually noticed feathers are smaller here than back home."
"Hm? Back home? Whyever would they be larger?" His eyes shift from the feathers to you, "I know it's a health issue for some pegasi... they need to oil their wings more than most, since larger feathers are so much more unwieldily water. Gryphons have better natural oils, on the other claw." He opens one of his wings distractedly, showing feathers that are actually slightly smaller than yours. "A pity, really. I'd enjoy to know what water gliding is like."

>>29754673
Natural selection probably contributed to the size of pegasus wings of this world. The small wings bred more or didn't drown.

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>>29754673
Oh, that makes sense! Pegasi have repurposed their wings for flying underwater here. Should have realized that sooner. Tell him that where we come from that using wings in water is very uncommon. Back home clouds were so plentiful that we had entire cities made of clouds.

>>29754673
I think it might have something to do with generations of ponies and different diets. Say are you doing anything later? I could use some help with acquiring some bomemeal. Of course I can't pay you though.

>>29754673
Water gliding?

>>29754712 >>29754735
>>29754790 >>29754908
"Water gliding?"
"Using your wings underwater." He seems surprised by the question, "Of course gryphons can do it, but without any grace at all..." He leaves it in the air with a shrug, "You said back home most have larger wings?"
"Yeah, some folks don't ever step down." You fold your wings, "We make entire cities out of clouds."
"Is that why you tied one to your home?" He points at it.
"They are useful too."
"It's rare to find a pegasus who can embed objects with their own magic... has anyone told you how fascinating this all is?" He smiles widely.
"How do you mean, embed objects?"
"Well, clouds aren't usually solid for ropes, aren't they?"
"Theeey aren't?" You give him a confused look.
"Not unless a pegasus knows how to do it. Tell me, how large are these cities? What's the largest?"
"Cloudsdale is.... Several dozen kilometers? Ninety or so?
"So they build entire self-sufficient up there... fascinating, what do you eat?"
"We trade food. But how do you... water-glide? Is that what you call it?"
"Generally. And it's something a pegasus would be a better teacher for... Maybe. With feathers this large you'll need plenty of oiling to be good at it."

>>29755027
Where do I get some oil? What kind of oil does it need to be?

>>29755027
Where can I get this oiling? Fish oil? Say, you wouldn't happen to know any farmers, cooks, or cloud makers that would be hiring me, would you? What are you going to do once we reach the city, and do you mind if we move this conversation over there so we can talk as I work?

>>29755027
That's probably for a later time. I still need to figure out how to not drown. Yeah, yeah, before you say anything I come from VERY far away where water isn't everywhere. But what you said makes me think... Hey Seaweed! Ever touch a cloud before?

>>29755027
If I could get my hooves on more clouds, I wouldn't mind making some cloud furniture. It's been a while.

Thought I had sent this post before, but paused.

>>29755027
I think it might be a case of evolution over many generations of compared to me and the sea faring races of this region. Just a theory. That or a poor diet.

>>29755027
I'll have to look into that. I think I should get better at the normal way of swimming first though. Last thing I need is getting in the water and finding out my wings aren't oiled enough.

>>29756943

I guess we gotta start collecting clouds and make our own cloudsdale.

>>29758036
At the current rate that would take decades. I wonder if we can speed up the process.

>>29758036
Now, I'm probably wrong on this but I thought pegasi could make clouds as a part of their magic.

>>29758058
>>29758060
Half and half. There was a cloud factory in Cloudsdale thar distrubuted the clouds. Now if we can figure out how clouds are made, either the industrial type or natrual way.

>>29758058
Maybe we can boil water and just grab the steam and start packing it in?

>>29758085
I bet there's a more "natural" or low tech way to produce clouds.

>>29758106
Theoretically all we need is hot air, and something to catch and hold it above a cold surface.
>>29758100
We might as well try this out first.

>>29755097 >>29755160
>>29755167 >>29755229
>>29755852 >>29756156
>>29758036
"I'd prefer to learn how to swim normally first."
"You don't?" The... physician? gives you an odd look. "Are you one of the ones who never touched water?"
"Sssorta. I come from very far." You pause for a moment, "What oil am I supposed to use?"
"Preening oil won't ruin your feathers... your ignorance is starting to worry me." He gives you a look.
"Join the club." Sea takes off another herb.
"I know, uh, do you know of someone who'd hire me at... Arabesco? Was that the name?"
"A cook, and a pegasus with skills at cloud handling..." He falls silent.
"And a farmer." You add.
"Hm... Someone I know may know... I'll ask around." He feels around his chest and makes an annoyed grunt, "Forgot the pouch... I'll dock my house near the port for the first few days, ask around for Gerald a day or two after arriving, will you?"

Queued the making of clouds for a bit.

>>29758866
Alright, we'll ask for "gerald" near the port and see if we can get pointed in the right direction. Might want to do a little bit of exploring though. Thank you.

>>29758866
So that means making them later? Ok? I think I understand?

What is your name?

>>29758866
Preening oil better be something Leaf already knows about. Why Pegasus doesn't know about preening oil.

Ok so if it's really a different region thing then ask how can he get some.

>>29758866
Does he know if we have to pay a fee for docking and staying in the city?

>>29758866
Get back to work. After we're done with the fence and other farming duties, we should check with the captain if we're on cooking duty again.

>>29759633

>>29760469

>>29758866
Thanks, I'll do that.

>>29758866
Maybe we can do some swimming when we make trips out of the city for some clean water?

The wait for cammy to write continues.

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>>29759500 >>29759504
>>29759633 >>29761179
>>29761391
"Gerald's you, right?"
"A pleasure." He makes a curtsy jokingly.
"I'll do that then... Do I have to pay for staying at a city?"
"Pay? Not unless you want people to make sure your house stays tied and all that, in Arabesco."
"Alright, I've got to get back to work."
"You do that." He takes flight again. "Do tell me more of your home later, will you?"
"Will do." You go back to the half planted fence and look at the hammer quietly for a moment before hitting the post with it. "What would I need to make a large fire?"
"What for." Sea tastes a herb and cleans her tongue against her teeth.
"To boil a lot of water."
"Seaweed's either free or cheap." She says simply.
"Thought so," You hammer another post, "I'll go see what's my job today, see you."
"Don't poison anyone." Sea continues cleaning herbs along the path the fence will take.
Herb perches on your back wordlessly, and after giving him a look you shrug it off and go to the flagship, "Captain?"
"Top deck!" He shouts back from it.
You climb the stairs, "I came to... what did you want me to do today?"
"Either join a search party of pegasi or go to kitchen duty to prepare food for when they are done." He says distractedly, reading a map surrounded by navigation instruments on the table, "By the way, this close to Arabesco we'll probably have tritons by midday, do try not to kick them on the bollocks." He pauses for a moment to check the instruments, "I know how hard it can be, but I won't have fights in my ship."
"Tritons?" You share a look with Herb, who shrugs.
"Fish ponies, assholes, whatever you want to call 'em, Annoying gits they are."

>>29763907
What does the search party do?

>>29763907
I guess we should cook.

>>29763933
This. Maybe it'd be fun to look around for shit.

>>29763907
Herb, can I trust you to hold the fort down and protect my land in case those "tritons" try anything fishy?

>>29763907
I'll take your word for it. I'll try for the search party this time.

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>>29763949 >>29763996
>>29764118
"What would I look for?"
"The moonlets found a wreck, I'll send a few of you to check if there's survivors or anything of value." He folds the map, "You joining? Rev's on the front deck." He gestures at the small group there, preceded by Rev, who are stretching.
"Herb?" You turn to the bird, "Could you hold fort while I am away?"
"That an order?"
"Herb..."
"On it, captain my captain." He makes a mock salute and flies away.
The captain looks at Herb as he flies away, "Where did you get a forget me not?"
"It's more that he got me." You say after a moment.
"Always the same with those birds... you go with Rev, will you?"
You nod and flutter to them-- Rev, and a pair of pegasus you haven't seen before, "Rev?"
"Leaf was it?" He doesn't stop stretching to talk, "You coming?"
"Yeah," You land and open your wings to start stretching too, "When are we going?"
"Twenty-ish minutes or when the last girl gets here. If you wanted to do something else do it now. " He adds, "I don't want to take long if there's someone there."

>>29764246
I can't think of anything other than generally preparing for a short flight. I sure do hope no swimming will be involved. Maybe we should ask for that oil?

>>29764246
This better be fast or we have a place to land because we don't know how to swim.

>>29764246
Stretches!

>>29764246
Do you know where I can get some wing oil?

>>29764263 >>29764281
>>29764292 >>29764531
"How far is it?" You pop your wing joints.
"Three-ish miles, it's hard to tell with moonlets." He rolls his eyes, "You flying or swimming?"
"Er, I'll fly. And have you got any preening oil I could use?"
"Dance?" He calls out to one of the other pegasi, a small steel blue one.
"Right," She rummages a bag that's lying at her side and throws it at you.
The oil is a nearly green amber, and has a bitter smell to it, "How do I put it?"
"You've never preened your wings?"
"Alright." You try to ignore the smell and dip some on your hoof. "Alright." The smell becomes more bearable once your wings are preened-- The feathers feel heavier, but hopefuly they won't become a liability if they get wet.
"Oh."
You turn around and see Cas standing awkwardly behind you, her oiled wings still open.
"I--" She falls silent again for a moment, "I am sorry for yesterday. I... I know I shouldn't have gone home like that, but I was afraid of saying something hurtful." She gulps, then adds quietly, "I won't go with the party if you don't want me to."

>>29764908
Oh no no it's fine Cas. I'm sorry for, well. You know. So uh, am I applying this right?

>>29764908
Please Cas, forget it ever happened. I don't miad you coming along. Matter of fact, I think I would enjoy it.

>>29764908
I was thinking of opening a restaurant when I get enough cash. What do you think?

>>29764908
It's fine and you can stay.

>>29764908
If you want me to go then I would understand. I would have no issue going if I'd make you uncomfortable.

>>29764908
oh god leaf don't fuk this up be cool omg shes here im such an idiot why did i fuck her it would have been so simple she's so fucking hot what do i do

>>29764908
It's happening. This is our second chance.

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>>29765325 >>29765329
>>29765356 >>29765379
>>29765412
You pause for a moment, trying to think of an answer, "I'll open a restaurant."
Cas blinks once, "What?"
"Yes. No. I-- Are my wings well oiled?" You blurt. She shifts on her legs unsurely, not answering, "If you want me not to go--"
"Why would I?" She interrupts you.
"I won't make you stay here." You say immediately.
"You..." She seems to be at a loss of words, "Your pinion feathers need smoothing."

>>29765450
Look at your wings? Do they need smoothing?

>>29765450
Oh? Good good let's fix that.
When you're done comb your hoof their your mane in a job well done. Hopefully that gets a laugh out of her.

>>29765450
Do I need to let these dry, or is it coat it on and I'm good?

>>29765450
That was kind of weird and out of nowhere for us.

>>29765668
Yeah. Typical behaviour of our feathery friendly MC.

>>29765450
Be smooth Leaf.

>>29765450
Channel your inner charming Fabio Leaf. Let the stallionliness flow though your veins. It'll be like those romance novels you read at night.

>>29766638
The only thing inside Leaf is spaghetti.

>>29766974
I know and I love him for that. It's just so gosh cute.

beb

>>29767574

>>29767927

Let's hope there is an adventure.

>>29765457 >>29765545
>>29765638
You open your wings to smooth them quickly and nervously, "Is it fine now?"
"Let me..." She pushes a feather into its proper position, "I really am sorry--"
"Guys," Rev shouts, standing on the balustrade near several bags, "Rules are same as any rescue: if there's wounded you shout at everyone else before doing anything, and it there's blood coming from their bodily cavities you don't them until our medic, Dance, tells you to."
The pegasus in question stands smartly, saluting with her wings flared, "That means there is organ damage. Do me a favor and don't things any worse, will you?" Her smile is somehow more threatening than any glare could be.
"You don't want to. If you find a body, " Continues Rev. "You puke as much as you have to and then help carry it here. If you get lost, you shoot a flare every hour and don't move. If there's any sign of sickness anywhere such as vomit, pestilence, diarrhea or pus, you back off from there, don't touch or breath on anyone just in case, and shout for the medic. You don't eat any food from the wreck or Dance will kick your ass. If there's anything of value, grab it and I'll kick your ass in the captain's name. If you find someone who needs help you can give, don't give it and the captain will kick your ass personally. And, for goodness sake, you shout your name every ten or so minutes so we know you are alive. Any question?"
No one asks anything, so he grabs a bag, "These have some food, bandages, and a flare gun with five cartridges--"
"Is anyone swimming?" Sea, standing on the stairs, interrupts him, talking more loudly than she needs to.
"Dance is--"
"I am going." She says simply, in a more leveled tone of voice.
"Lady, you are blind and--" Rev grunts in irritation when she interrupts him again.

1/2

"Elastic, too much around the jaw muscles. Very poignant flavor that stays in your mouth for hours. They eat things they shouldn't so going near the stomach or intestines is a very bad idea. That's what shark meat is like. Do you want to know about hunting them?"
Rev tenses and relaxes his jaws a few times and shares a look with Dance, who makes no gesture I notice.
"Fine. You can come. But as I was saying," Rev turns back to us, "Every bag has some food, bandages, and a flare gun with five cartridges."
A few minutes later me and Cas are flying after Rev at low altitude while Seaweed and the other pegasus follow Dance, the bags tied to our barrels.
"Far-- Leaf," Cas tells me after being quiet since we took off, "I am sorry for yesterday, I really am."
"Don't worry about it." You say after a moment.
"How could I not? I acted like a school filly." She mouths for a moment, "I knew that and did it anyway."

2/2

Also sorry for dissapearing yesterday, but I was left without intenret.

>>29769213
It's fine, really. Lets just forget about it.

>>29769248
This.

Also Spaghetti Leaf was totally out of nowhere considering he was cool even after Cas said she wanted him to kiss her.

Also Seaweed best waifu

>>29769260
It was a little odd. I think it's just Leaf not expecting that conversation just yet.

>>29769213
And I acted like a dolt.

>>29769233
How could you.

>>29769213
We haven't been expecting to met you so soon Cas, is all. We appreciate your company,, and fault was on both sides. Then say >>29769326

>>29769213
Your husband left a gap, it's only natural to try and fill it. Just go slower and we see what happens.

>>29769556
No. We're not suggesting that the problems from yesterday are just gone. Don't set her up to get hurt later.

>>29769213
So is she ready? I'm feeling ready. Kinda.

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>>29769274 >>29769326
>>29769493 >>29769556
>>29769616
"It's..." You try to say 'Fine', but the words won't come to you. Is it really? Or is that just a nice lie? "I was a dolt too."
She doesn't answer.
"Is this related to your husband?" You ask after a moment.
"No." She answers immediately "Maybe."
"Maybe?"
"I don't know."
There's another moment of silence, interrupted by Rev, "Hey, I don't want to interrupt your talk, but want to take point?" He raises a few meters, "Put those feathers to good use."
You nod and move to his spot, followed by Cas.
"That's not our for-- You know what," Rev glides behind us, "Just try not to get too tired."
Cas nods, mouthing, "I hurt you." You don't answer, "See? You weren't like this yesterday."
"I just thought you'd take longer."
"I still hurt you. I was too fast and ruined things."
"Cas, please..." You sigh, "Just go slower. We'll see what happens."
She nods, but doesn't say anything. The rest of the trip is quiet.
"Alright," Rev takes point again, descending closer to the swimmers, "Looks like a Duda ship. We'll look for their captain first, and please don't step on one of them."

>>29770509
Let's start looking and be careful where you step.

>>29770509
Why can't we step on the ship?

Hover closer to the surface and keep an eye out for bodies.

>>29770509
What's with the hole? Is that a port hole? Maybe some people could have been washed away or still trapped inside.

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>>29770583 >>29770748
>>29770950
You fly faster to see the hole more closely, leaving the others behind.
There's scorch marks around it, and... are those electric arcs jumping on the water?

>>29771194
Ask another pony what could the possible cause be about those arcs.

>>29771194
GUYS! I SEE A BODY AND SOME ELECTRICITY IN THE WATER! IT"S DANGEROUS!

I have a question about pegasi anatomy. Are they naturally resilient to Electricity?

>>29771194
Hurry and warn them. Seaweed and any other swimmers might be in danger.

>>29771194
How is this ship conducting electricity? Is there a storm cloud inside? A battery?

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>>29771221 >>29771230
>>29771304 >>29771447
"Guys!" You shout, "Electricity!"
Rev, who is reaching you, stops and shouts it back to the others.
Dance and the other pegasus say something and go underwater, then emerge from the water jumping like dolphins, Dance doing a small loop to grab Sea by her forehooves. They all land on the ship's side after testing that it'll resist their weight.
You give them a look and look back at the hole-- this time at the small, bronze filament on it...
...Or not a filament. The small. worm-like bronze animal hangs from the charred hole, part of its body melted and seemingly fused with the wood.
"Why is there electricity?" You ask the others, trying not to think of the dead body in front of you. "A battery or something?"
"Well," Rev glides to the trapdoor and gives it a look, cringing when one of the electric arcs zaps his hindleg."One way to find."
"Hey!" Dance shouts, "Don't go in there without me."
"Our medic and a blind mare, prime material to get hurt." Nods Rev.
"Everyone knows darkness is the worst foe of the blind." Says Sea drily.
"What about electricity and ponies?" Answers Rev tiredly. Sea doesn't answer.
"We'll circle around here." Dance gestures at the other pegasi to follow. "You shout if anything happens."
Sea grumbles something and sits, "Far away?" You flutter to her, "Where's your shoulder." She lifts a hoof.
"Uh, here?" You point her hoof at. She punches it. "Ow!"
"I can pull my own weight." She says simply. "Don't work yourself to death without even telling me."

>>29771808
touch the water then quickly pull your hoof out.

>>29771808
What are you talking about? I just found something probably dangerous and warned everyone. That's not much work.

>>29771923
"What? I only warned you about the electricity."
"Elec--?" She starts, then stops suddenly, "No. You didn't tell me you were working for both of us to stay in the caravan."

>>29771985
I-I'm sorry? I mean Sea you had a concussion and I didn't want you to strain yourself. Please don't hit me again.

>>29771985
Oh. Oh! C'mon, Sea, you we're out of it at the time and I didn't want you to worry about it.

>>29771985
You weren't available at the time and you would have done the same for me. It's no big deal.

Woe.10.

Let's just say if she doesn't want to take it for free which we don't want her to then she owes us one.

>>29771808
Friends can lean on each other, Sea. You needed a break.

10

beb

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>>29772043 >>29772502
"You had a concussion! Are you even feeling well yet?"
"Well enough."
"Did you really come all the way here feeling badly?"
"I've done more feeling worse." She says grudgingly, her ears flicking
You sigh, "Look, you owe me one now. Is that better?" She punches you again, althrough it's not painful this time.
"I hate debts." She says weakly. "But don't you forget it."
"I won't, I won't." You massage your shoulder, "I am going in, take care."
She doesn't answer, so you flutter closer to the water and, cringing, put a hoof in.
Ouch... it causes some spasms on your legs and ears, but your pegasi physiology should keep you unharmed so long as you only spend a minute or two in at a time.
Rev opens the trapdoor and looks inside, then clicks his tongue, "Stop for a moment by the door."
You give him a curious look when he pulls the door closed and closes his eyes, "Get your night eyes."
You nod in understanding and close them too, seeing a bit better when you open them again, "Is that a tiny ladder?"
"Welcome to a Duda ship." He doesn't sound pleased. "Next stop: Somewhere sane."

>>29775912
Let's start exploring and seeing what we can find.

>>29775912
Go left. Left is always the optional side route with the collectables at the end.

>>29775912
The ship must have capsized on its side. Lefts go left eh?

>>29775912
Should we call out to anyone who may still be inside? HELLO!

>>29775912
What's a Duda?

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>>29776045 >>29775986
>>29776373 >>29776377
>>29776377 >>29776397
"Duda?" You two walk down the ladders-made-hallway carefully.
"Small rope people. They are all nuts and think sails are sinful."
"Sails." You repeat.
"They capture the wind."
"Alright." You nod, then shout: "Hello?"
There's no answer.
"Keep an eye on their holes just in case, you might break a leg in one." We head left until we find a pair of doors, "You take that one."
You nod and push it open, bothered by its perfectly square shape. Doors oughn't be squares of all things.
There's faint rattling coming from somewhere.

I am assuming you mean the furthermost hallway.

>>29776458
If the Furthest hallway was the one to our immediate left then yes.

Call out. Is anyone in here? Do you need help?

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>>29776475
Furthermost is number two.

>>29776458
something trapped behind the boxes maybe? Move with caution.

>>29776458
Go to one side of the room and then the other? Where does the rattling get louder?

>>29776483
I was referring to number 1, but since we're at number 2 let's keep exploring.

>>29776458
>Small rope people
Wait, no, what. Is this guy for real? Could he please clarify about the, 'small' and the, 'rope' part about this. Like small ponies that are fanatical about ropes, or was he quite literal?

>>29776526
See:
>>29771808

>>29776458
Tell Rev about the rattling.

>>29776540
Oh. I think I need to do a little back tracking.

>>29776458
Don't stick your dick in it, for whatever "IT" may be.

>>29776667
What are you busy with? I think I found one of these Duda's.

>>29776486 >>29776503
>>29776506 >>29776526
>>29776540 >>29776644
"Hi?" You walk to the boxes carefully and look behind them, "Is anyone hurt?"
Yelps from an animal come from the slender box, coupled with scratching of metal... But the faint rattling, like something hitting glass, continues.
"Rev?" You call him, "I am hearing something here. And there's some kind of cage with an animal too."
"A cage? You think we should open it?"
"It's not growling."
It takes a moment for him to answer, "Look, I am busy right about now. Wait me for a sec, and get a stick or something just in case."
"Busy? What with?"
"Trying to get the ship's log from this damn drawer!"


>Shift+enter posts
Fuck

>>29776686
Fine, we'll wait. Whisper to the thing inside that everything is ok.

>>29776686
Well the animal isn't going anywhere. Would Rev Like some help?

>>29776686
When I hear the word 'cage' I think something with metal bars. One of those two metal boxes is the cage to the animal?

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>>29776686
poke the cage with a stick. Say what that thing in the corner?

>>29776704 >>29776718
>>29776721 >>29776823
"Alright, I'll..." Your eyes drift to a small thing moving on a corner, and you look more closely at it.
A small Duda is hitting a glass tray from the inside, one of its limbs missing, and you push the heavy box immediately to free it.
"Shar!" It slides out of the tray weakly, half shouting hysterically "ya'iikwa, ayn hm!?"
"I don't understand--"
"alnnajm!" It tries to climb your leg,"Najam fi' arjuani walwahsh hna!"

>>29777048
Take it to Res. Hopefully he speaks the language.

>>29777089
*Rev

>>29777048
Don't freak out man. Don't freak out. Go fly to Rev. If it starts drawing into any of your oraphases then you have the right to freak the fuck out.

>>29777048
I don't understand. Hey Rev! Do you understand their language?

>>29777048
Who's this? The new waifu? I whole heartily accept.

>>29777048
Timmy fell in the well?

>>29777089 >>29777119
>>29777121 >>29777174
>>29777183
"Shush," You say calmly, then offer a hoof for him to climb to and walk to Rev's room on three legs, "Hey, I found one."
"Really?" He stops trying to pull the drawer open, "You okay little guy?"
"Yij, anaid! Lahum!"
"Oh, damn it... takkall..." He says slowly, "Takall, bett?"
"najam fi al'arjuani." The Duda says nervously, but more slowly.
"Najam fi alarjunni." Echoes rev, "alarjunni?"
"'azraq wahmar." The Duda makes several gestures.
"A star in... in blue and red?" Rev seems confused, "Madhed?"
"alwahsh almariqat!" The Duda starts speaking more quickly, "akhwani!"
Rev gestures at it to pause, "He's asking about his siblings... the crews are always a single family. And talking about a beast and a star in blue-red."

>>29777269
A... purple star? He couldn't possibly be referring to Princess Twilight could he? Ask him if the beast or the star did this.

>>29777269
Well does he have any idea where they might me?

Didn't we we a few dead ones in the water, or were those arc of electricity?

>>29777294 >>29777330
"Purple."
"What?"
"You mean a purple star. Ask if the star or the beast did this."
"Alright..." He has another conversation. "He says the star fell on their ship when they were getting away from the whales, and that a beast emerged from the sea before they could repair the holes."

>>29777374
wow, talk about bad luck. Ask him where the electricity is coming from. Is the beast doing that?

>>29777374
Still processing this Duda race thing, but it sure is cute.

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>>29777374
Holy shit Canny. What if.....
I know what it is, but do you know this creature? Tell me.

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>>29777474
Look at it in all of its glory. Just fucking look at it.

>>29777384 >>29777418
>>29777474 >>29777495
"Where is the electricity coming from?"
Rev asks it to the Duda, "He didn't know there was electricity... and huh, the thing on the cage isn't what he's talking about. Pony!" He shouts suddenly, startling me and the Duda, "Tell the others we've got a loose beast around!"

>>29777548
What're You going to do?!
After he gives one, or doesn't, whatever. Go and alert the others of a loose beast.

>>29777548
Oh shit man. You quoted me. I feel like I should be worried. I think Leaf eould be less scared if he has a vote fettish

>>29777703
fire, fetish. Dammit. Typing from the bus.

>>29777548
Go go go! But make sure our passenger is secure. Don't want him falling off noe do we?

>>29777548
I wish we could loot their stuff

>>29777548
Maybe there's someone on the search team that understands Dadu.

>>29777548
I know what language it's speaking.

My internet may go away in the next few minutes.
>>29777700
Rev just told Sea to shout at the ithers about the beast

>>29777966
Sea? You mean leaf?

>>29777983
No, I mean Sea who is waiting outside

>>29777966
>>29777994
I had to do a bit of back tracking
>Pony!" He shouts suddenly, startling me and the Duda, "Tell the others we've got a loose beast around!"
>Rev just told Sea to shout at the ithers about the beast
Could you clarify? I'm missing something, or you are.

>>29778108
Rev shouted at Sea so she shouts at the others, since she's the one outside. He doesn't know or remember her name.
I think we are both kinda lost desu.

>>29778131
Oh. I didn't think Sea would hear us this far into the ship with the trapdoor closed. Of course she can hear us. She's blind so her body makes up with better hearing.

>>29777548
wajidta. saghir. mayat.

>>29777269
>>29777374
>>29777548
I noticed you used he to identify the Duda's gender. What I don't know if this is how it identifies itself or if that's it's physical gender.
Fuck it. Waifu now. Show it the corpse of the other Dadu, let it morn, console it, then we work our magic on it and slowly develop a living relationship.

>>29778352 >>29778143
>>29777936 >>29777867
>>29777756 >>29777717
>>29777703 >>29778137
>>29778131 >>29778108
>>29777994 >>29777983
>>29777966 >>29777700
"Did you have to scream?" You try to calm down the Duda.
"Yes." He returns to the drawer and nearly falls on his back when it comes off almost immediately, "So." He lifts the drawer. "You think this'll do as a stick? For that animal?"
"I actually thought I should show him the other one." You cringe, "You know, on the deck."
"Er, we should search some more." Says Rev after a moment, "If there's any others left I'd like to only have to do that once."

>>29778564
Alright, let's start exploring this place and going down the hallway. The one we haven't been to yet.

>>29778564
So you found the log yet? Want me to help?

Paused

beb

>>29778564
Should we really keep searching? You, or the Duda mentions a monster. And how did you know it's a he?

>>29778564
>dead family
Sucks to be this guy

>>29778564
Maybe...

>page 10
Not so fast. Where do you think you're going?

beb

>>29785366
L-lewd

Bomp

>>29787685

>>29785366

>>29789203

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>>29778646 >>29778863
>>29780787 >>29782283
"Are you sure about that with a monster around?"
"He said it was large, so I don't think it's inside. Besides, we need to find the captain, and take care of that animal." He grabs the logbook from the floor, then gives the Duda a look. "Oh."
"What?"
"I could've just asked him where's the captain," He chatters in that language again, choosing the words carefully. "Locked." He heads back to the hallway with a groan.
"How do you know it's a he?"
"I dunno." He shrugs, "I've never heard one use a pronoun for another."

I know there were sugestions for where to go, but I thought it'd be a good idea to refresh your minds on where you can go. The captain's room is the gray door that can be seen in the first image of the ship.

>>29791708
Oh and red are unexplored paths

>>29791708
If it's locked then we'll need a key or the means to open it by force. Seeing as we don't have those, we should head out of this room and go east/right. The animal can wait until we know there are no crew needing rescue.

>>29791708
A want to shove the Duda up Leaf's butt.

>>29791708
Let's check out the room across from the room we are in, the head for the captain.

>>29791806
We've been in there, and the captain's door is locked.

>>29791708
Can you ask him why the captain's room is locked? Did he lock the door? Is the Duda small enough to deal with tumbling a lock?

Urethra, sex with Duda.

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>>29791850 >>29791818
>>29791806 >>29791795
>>29791738 >>29778646
"Why is the room locked?" I ask, following Rev.
Rev doesn't ask the Duda this time, "Usually they don't like anyone reaching him."
A moment later Rev stops me before I turn a corner -which originally went downstairs, and then guides me gently to it, pointing at a light coming from behind another bend.

>>29792165
Spooky. We should probably tell the others before going any further.

>>29792165
I wonder what that could be. Wanna take a peek around the corner?

>>29792165
The fuck is that?
Hold the Duda closer to your bossom.

Something came up, paused until further notice.

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>>29792184
>>29792224
>>29792257
"Should we call the others?" You whisper, holding the Duda closer.
"Let's do that." You two back off out of the ship.
A moment later and with Cas you turn the corner carefuly.
The Duda starts trembling on your hoof and jumps down, his small body reverberating from the impact, to run to what looks like a larger Duda sprawled on the floor, his larger lens spilling oil and legs twitching.

>>29793646
Can we help him?

>>29793646
Well shit. Maybe the little guy should wait outside.

>>29793646
Oh shit I know these guys. I think we met them before when we were checking a ship waaaaaay in the beginning. They have starmaps, yes?

>>29793646
Oh no. It's dead. Was that the captain?

>>29793646
Compared to a pony, just how much larger is this Duda?

>>29793656
>>29793705
>>29793727
>>29793824
>>29793989
"Can you help him?" I trot to the larger Duda, careful not to step on the smaller one. "Should we take him out?"
"Too late now..." Rev gives a concerned look to the Duda, who is the size of a small dog, "I am not sure if anyone other than their captain can fix them."

>>29794085
Then I guess we gotta keep trying to find him.

>>29794085
There any other way we can get that damn door open. If he's just hiding in there while his crew are like this I'm gonna be mad.

>>29794085
Pick a route we haven't tried yet.

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>>29794090 >>29794112
>>29794483
"Why is he locked in there?"
"He may have reasons to keep the door closed or be hurt." Rev cringes, giving the Dudas a look, and heads for the door behind the large Duda.
"You coming?" You offer the small Duda a hoof to jump to, and after a moment he climbs- never taking his lenses from the other one.
"Do you think he'll be well?" Cas stands besides the twitching one.
"Not if we move him without a reason." Rev pushes the door open.
"You try to find that key, I'll try to open the door without it." Whispers Cas before heading the opposite direction
"You coming?" Asks Rev, giving Cas a look.
"I am." You walk to him.
He opens the door and stops you from passing immediately, "I don't think the little guy wants to see this."
"Fine." You give a look, holding the Duda so that the door blocks his sight.
A Duda is floating in the water near the whole on the ship, his tiny limbs contorting in spasms from the electricity... it looks like someone ransacked this place already.

Sorry for the delay, but I had a personal talk happen

>>29795157
Can we put the little guy down? Maybe we can be quick about it. Hover above the water, and quickly scoop it! Because, you know. Looks like it's not dead yet.

>>29795157
What's that down thing too the side? To the left? If it's wood we can use it to scoop the Duda. Wood doesn't conduct electricity well.

>>29795157
>it looks like someone ransacked this place already.
My thoughts:
-someone that was here before our search party managed to loot this room.

- the monster is intelligent and looted this place

- the captain need something and looted this place

-a flier flew out the hole with stuff.

So much we don't know.

>>29795157
OH! I FUCKIN SEE IT NOW! The Duda that's dying is that orange line with the six legs to the far right, the think in those electrical arms. It took me a while.

The hell is that bit of green?

Oh and paused

>>29795961

>>29796594

>>29797512

>>29797973

>>29799153

>>29800104

>>29795157
I hope we get to fuck the larger Duda in it's little tight ass.

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>>29795187 >>29795203
>>29795243 >>29795263
"Try to get it." You ask Rev.
"Man, I don't think--"
"Please." You beg him.
Rev sighs and hovers over the water, despirited, to grab the Duda from the water. It falls completely still the instant electricity stops coursing through him.
"Sorry." Rev gives me a look, "Electricity does that."
I can't think of an answer.
"I'll go check that." Rev puts the body on the floor carefully. "You shout if anything happens, alright?"
I nod, and he takes a few deep breaths to steel himself before jumping into the water.

> (Control passed to Rev temporarily)

I swim to... is that a trident? Don't tell me all this is because of a broken trident.
I grab it, the electricity cursing through my body painful but bearable, and flicker the switch in its handle. Small electric arcs come from its tips, contained by bubble shields.
So it's not the trident... what's that sound?
I turn to the origin of the bell-like sound and see something emiting blue light, its intensity fading and increasing in synchrony with the slow bells.

5

>>29801222
Poke it.

>>29801222
Pick it up. If you can't achieve that then poke it with the trident.

>>29801222
Use the trident to prod it. Just in case it's nasty.

>>29801261
You mean like you mom last night?

>>29801222
Can we toss theDude, out the water?

>>29801222
Is that some rune on the ground, or is that a rune on the yellow thing?

>>29801222
Oh sweet free loot-*cough* I mean look at this!

Touch the little circle with the trident.

>>29801222
>I wonder if Leaf door swings this way. I mean the size of his wings.
This is me shipping Rev with Leaf.

>>29801222
Think gay thoughts. Think about Leaf knocking on your backdoor.

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>>29801241 >>29801257
>>29801261 >>29802010
>>29802780 >>29802789
You check that the electric prods are disabled and poke the... thing carefuly. It looks like charred metal, either painted or naturally... purple. Is this what the Duda talked about?
The next time it makes its odd sound its louder than before... no, it's not like a bell. It's like a great bell, yes, but slowed down. Maybe it's the water.
It almost seems like the central circle is looking at you, too.
You slide a hoof along the handle of the trident and touch it with the tip of your hoof, the electricity doing nothing to help your nervousness.
It doesn't kill you, but the water is noticeably more charged around it. Is this the source of it?
3
With a grunt you catch it between the tips of the trident, angling the tool so that the object's own weight holds it.
If only Dance was seeing this...

>Returned to Far

Rev comes out of the water and collapses after climbing out of it, his extremities spazzming.
"You ok?"
"I'll be in a minute." He doesn't try to get up, but points at the thing he threw out of the water. "You keep an eye on that."
The thing makes sonar sounds, their frequency and volume increasing along with the intensity of the light it emits. For a moment all you can do is step back, but then they decrease again, becoming barely noticeable.

>>29803815
It looks like it's missing two pieces. What should we do with it? Take it with us? Try to look for where it could fit into? Get rid of it?

>>29803815
Step forward then step back. See if there's a noise changes from proximity.

Where the little Duder?

>>29803853
Now that you mentioned it. Yes it might be missing two pieces. Of course maybe it's not. Oh well, nothing a little more searching won't solve.

>>29803815
Ask the Duda, no that won't work. Silly me, Leaf doesn't understand Duda language. Still, what does the little guy know of it? Will he be quivering in fear?
Another thing I forgot. Don't bring the small buy in just yet. Can we barrow the trident and use it to pick out the other Duda in the water if it's still electrical?

>>29803815
Huh, it seems proximity based.

beb

>>29805020

>>29805701

>>29803853 >>29803865
>>29803856 >>29803990
>>29804415
You approach it again, but the sonar doesn't bleep any faster for it so you grab it.
Painfully intense static courses through your leg, but you weather it to give it a better look. It looks like several disconnected pieces of metal that keep their position relative to each other in some way not obvious to their naked eye, the circle at the center being the most obvious by far, just floating there and, as you test when you hold the rest by it, affecting the weight of the whole. Odd, and... and if it had two more pieces, it'd be a star.
A starbust, the shape of which comes immediately to your mind-eye. A star in purple, charred and broken after falling from the skies.
Is this Princess Twilight's?
The sonar bleeps increase in intensity again, and when they have nearly become a single, continuous sound, the boat moves gently.
The movement stops, and the sonar grows quieter again.
Queued doing sometihng with the Duda, and the dead one was already taken from the water by Rev.

>>29806894
Weird. Whatever it is, it's worth looking into after our rescue is over. This thing could potentially serve as a power source, or even an engine.

>>29806894
This thing is freaky. Is Rev up yet? I don't remember seeing you say Rev took the dead one out. I must have missed it. Roll call for Vs a to see if she's still there and I'd she's made any progress.

>>29806894
Think about Twi Twi again.

>>29807005 >>29807002
>>29806927
What if you could get electricity from this? You give Rev, whose spasms are decreasing in intensity and number, a look before talking, "Do I call Dance?"
"N--" He bites his tongue by mistake, "No. Just a second longer."
You nod and give the broken star another look. Did Princess Twilight really send this? Was it for you, or for some other reason?
No use in wondering, "Cas?" You shout.
"Almost done!" She shouts back after a moment, then grunts, "Scratch that, mind to give my a hoof?"


"I'll go check that." Rev puts the body on the floor carefully.

>>29807050
We better hold onto this. I guess we should go.

>>29807050
So I did miss it.
Does Rev mind if we go help out Car? Would he like us to carry him?

>>29807050
I hope we get to keep this. We could have warm water again, microwave, use an electric grill or cooker. Play some coltbox one. Turn on the tele to watch stuff. And lights.

>>29807207
I can't wait to share the wonders of electrically heated water to Cad and Sea. Rev can come too I guess.

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>>29807091 >>29807127
>>29807207 >>29807224
"Do you want me to carry you?"
Rev shakes his head and stands on his own, fighting the few spasms that remain. You cringe, but let him walk by himself.
Cas is standing by the door when you reach it, pushing a hairstrand from her face, "Give it a good buck, will you?"
You nod and do the closest thing you can to bucking the floor, which is awfully similar to jumping on it.
Wha-! You fold your wings and grab the edges of the doorway before falling into it, why did she ask you to buck it if it was unlocked?
"P-Po..." You look down and are stared back by an eye larger than you are on a face the size of a wall. "Pony... what are..." The light in its eyes flickers, "Not... safe..."

>>29807684
Oh and he's got the broken star, I just forgot to mention it.

>>29807684
From what?

>>29807684
The biggest Duda. We are DEFINETLY fucking it. Some way, some how.

>>29807684
A bunch of the otherDude's, are dead. I think.

>>29807716 >>29807718
>>29807725
"What from?"
"A... sci..." Its light flickers off several times before it speaks again, "My... tripulation?"
"There's a hurt one." Cas peeks down the doorway. "Can you help?"
"Bring... him..."
The small Duda peeks down too, and climbs down your body, swings on your tail, and jumps to a wall to crawl on it to the captain.
"Come." Cas offers a hoof to help you climb, "They need a moment."
It takes several minutes and the three of you to move the hurt Duda to the room, and Rev has to stay behind as you and Cas hover down, as the hallway is too small , but a pair of arms extend from the hatches at the side of the eye, grabbing him from your hold suddenly.
All of you are amazed by the dexterity with which it introduces its dozens of fingers into the broken lens to remove broken fragments from inside, even as its light flickers and grows weaker and weaker.
When no more oil is spilling and its limbs don't twitch anymore, the captain smashes its own body, the whole ship shaking from the impact. Its mangled hand comes out holding some kind of pea-sized dark-green disk, which it inserts on the seemingly healed Duda.
"Take..." The captain offers both of the remaining Dudas to us, the small worm trying to crawl back to it but trapped under a finger, "I was a... a failure of a capt--" The ship shakes again, making its eye flicker on and off "A failure... teach them to... be better."

>>29808026
Oh dear. Guess we have to now. Tell him we'll make sure they're safe.

>>29808026
Let's get out of here.

>>29808026
Any way we can get him out of here?

>>29808026
Take them and the other fragments of the glowy thingy.

110

>>29809891

>>29810937

>>29808184 >>29808144
>>29808067 >>29808060
"Can't we help you?"
"My inner chambers... flooded, cooling, degenerating..." Its largest eye blinks off for good, the others fading quickly one by one, "Keep them... safe, away from grief..."
There are no more words. The sounds of clockwork, too faint for you to notice until they are completely gone, die quickly after that happens.
Cas grabs the large Duda carefuly like a foal, so you grab the smaller one between your arms so it doesn't escape-- Legs trying to push your hoof away and arms clawing in a try to escape.
"Did it really..." Rev peeks down when you fly outside, "Damn." He gives both Dudas a look, "Do you two want a breather? I'll call someone else."

>>29813281
If it's almost over then we'll stay, however if this is gonna take awhile then let's go.

>>29813281
I think I'm good for now. Need someone to watch the little one though.

>>29813281
Can Rev get the cup thingy we found the Duda in, and a plate?

>>29813295 >>29813319
>>29813411
You share a look with Cas and nod, "We'll go."
The walk outside is quiet, with Cas hovering to hold the large Duda on her arms and you having to move carefuly to balance the broken star on your rump, and Sea doesn't say anything at first when you sit besides her. The small Duda also stops struggling after a few minutes.
The sonar bleeping increases in volume and frequency again, making Sea's ears twitch in annoyance, "Can you quieten that thing!?"
Her outburst makes you cringe away at first, "What?"
"If you can stop that thing." She gulps, her legs and tail twitching as if she wanted to run everywhere at once. The beeping grows even louder than before, "There's something very large under us, and I don't have my spear with me."

>>29813773
Oh. Do you think it wants this? Might be a bad idea keeping it then.

>>29813797
Not like we can just toss it.

>>29813773
Can we get the other pieces the Captain had? Gotta get the clues.

>>29813826
Could with a little flying, if it comes to that.

>>29813773
>"There's something very large under us, and I don't have my spear with me."
>He knows enough, the mariner, who knows
>Where lurk the shelves, and where the whirlpools boil,
>What signs portend the storm: to subtler minds
>He leaves to scan, from what mysterious cause
>Charybdis rages in the Ionian wave;
>Whence those impetuous currents in the main
>Which neither oar nor sail can stem; and why
>The roughening deep expects the storm, as sure
>As red Orion mounts the shrouded heaven.

I know I shouldn't be rooting for an eldritch sea monster, but it's so crazy.

>>29813773
Think the beeping will stop if we connect the last piece to this thing?

>>29813797 >>29813826
>>29813863 >>29813835
>>29814012
"You think it wants this?" You touch the broken star. Sea doesn't answer. "The thing I found."
"How should I know."
"I just..."
"Far away, that thing is big and was too deep for me to notice it, which is very deep, and came up as soon as the electricity stopped. That's all I know."
"How big?" You regret the question as soon as it comes off your mouth.
"Enough that I want to hunt it." She says simply, her tail leashing out in bother.
"I'll..." Cas leaves the still unconscious Duda on the helm of the ship, "I'll go tell Rev all this."
You look at the Dudas, "Ask him if we can salvage... pieces from the Captain." Your gut twists when you call it that.
"I will." She takes flight and hovers to the trapdoor.
After a moment the bleeping becomes more insistent again, and Sea grows noticeably more tense.
In the distance, the surface of the water ripples under the team that's circling around the boat.

>>29814607
Well this is probably important.

>>29814607
>Oh and he's got the broken star, I just forgot to mention it.
This. We gonna grab this? I Know Rev said no looting, but the Duda's will have nothing to their names.

>>29814607
Are booth Duda's unconscious, or did the small one just spacing out?
These little guys are machine things but, how? They're so advanced.

>>29814607
Take it and fly a bit away from the ship. If it's coming for the item, we should separate it from the others.

>>29815562
But then we'd be leaving Sea in the water. Without a weapon.

>>29815588
Why would anybody need a weapon if the possibly dangerous thing was elsewhere? Also, we can't swim! Not like we'd be much help staying.

>>29815603
we can carry her.

>>29815608
And everybody else? Including the injured Duda?

>>29815925
A couple posts back you mentioned "he" had the star. We're you talking about Leaf or the Captain? Because at the time I thought you were referring to the captain holding the piece of the star.

Try to get a response out of the star. Maybe you can call for help?

>>29815973
Well. Shit.

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>>29815261 >>29815562
>>29815588 >>29815603
>>29815608 >>29815620
You think about grabbing the others and flying, but between Sea and the Dudas -the smallest of which still tries to escape despiritedly every once in a while- it'd be too much weight.
What if its after the star? You grab and look at it, standing the increasingly intense light as it hurts your eyes.
"Grab this." You give Sea the Duda and make sure that she's grabbing it properly.
"What are you doing?"
"I think that thing's chasing the star."
She pauses for a second, "Didn't the captain tell you not to grab anything?"
You don't answer.
"You aren't all that spineless." Is that a small smile?
You brush the idea off your head and take flight, gaining as much height as you can while keeping the large fish chasing you-- and you quickly confirm that it indeed is.
The bleep grows louder as the minutes pass.
It comes out of the water, spraying water everywhere, in front of you.
It's face is just a hole, four eyes and several throats surrounded by spiraling lines of teeth inside of it.
The bleep isn't even separate sounds now, but a hysteric wail.
"Pony." Its booming voice reverberates. "Give me the machine."
"COnta-- Conta-- Conta-- Contact established. Place the missing pieces whitin grabbing distance." Comes a weak voice from the star, nearly drowned by the bleeps.
"Give me the machine," Repeats the great grand worm, light fading from the world. "Before your antics stop being amusing to me." Your eyes dart around its mouth of a face, and you see the two missing pieces seemingly held by some teeth-- each apparently capable of moving independently, from the way they all readjust constantly.

>I deleted the post by mistake
FUCK. Also paused. Also "He" was Leaf.

>>29816002
Curse you and accidentky deleting your post! I'm so made that I could...i could....
Fuck I'm too much of a bitch boy to quit. You win this round!

>>29816002
So fly in close enough to the missing pieces and than get out of it's mouth, with the star, before we die? Piece of cake.

>>29816002
The sky looks dark, are there storm clouds above us?

>>29816002
This. >>29815973
Curse you and your butter fingers! Making me quote my post to you.

>>29816002
W-what does s-such a great, creature like you want with it?

>>29816002
Why do you want or need the machine? I do not believe that it is meant for you.

>>29816002
What does it want with it?

I hope there's a chance of us killing it.

>>29816002
Sure, we can give him it. We can give him it at a point coincidently close to those pieces, and then maybe not actually give him it.

>>29816002
World's biggest blow job

>>29817032
time to waifu the bj monster

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>>29816063 >>29816094
>>29816106 >>29816112
>>29816256
"What do you-" You gulp, "What does one as great as you desire with a... a poorly assembled pony machine?"
"Do you really want to know?" It approaches you ever so slightly, the movement raising winds and waves, its eyes giddy with anticipation.
"I am... I believe the machine was meant to me, and I would be honored to know why you want it so."
"Terrified praise, trembling players..." The worm circles around you, ecstasy in its voice. "It's been too long, too long... but if you desire to know, this machine has sweet knowledge, Equestrian." It laughs softly when your wings become rigid for an instant, making you lose some height, "The name is familiar, is it not? Imagine if I had all the knowledge this machine has, if I could reach that land of yours... if I could flood it, even?" It laughs again, all his eyes vibrating in their orbits, "The people of this sea has accumulated mastery of the handling of water... they definitely have the knowledge to do it, and I could, ah, encourage them..."
You gulp, trembling, backpedaling on the air without realizing.
"And this terrified reverie of yours is but a glimmer of what's to come! Cower behind your broken machine, little spark, for all that awaits you is the cold water of Styx." The whole of the worm seems to quiver in pleasure.
"Do something." You whisper, hiding your mouth behind the star.
"Indi-- Indi-- individual identi-- entified as danger to all-- all-- all sapients. Use-- Use of force authorized. Move whi-- whitin reassembling distance."
"Equestrian? Do not fear my majesty," The worm approaches you even more. "The honor of this will seem so unimportant in an instant."
Your heart beats like a drum against your chest, and slowly you glide closer to the fragments, followed by its eyes.
You start hyperventilating when you feel the sheer heat the worm emanates, and the sickly smell that comes from its throats, but shout and move away

1/2

when the pieces of the star tear teeth apart and force your arms open to fly back into place, sparkling with purple flame.
An alarm wails, the star shinning with blinding flames. "TARTARUS CLASS INDIVIDUAL IDENTIFIED. STAND BACK FROM THE CITIZEN LETTUCE LEAF."
You can't see what's happening, as you are putting as much distance as you can between them and yourself, but thunder strikes and the worm shouts in fury.
The star catches up to you, every piece of it sparking and smoking. "Systems still damaged. Advise: Evade the Tartarus class individual and repair the diplomatic unit."
"THANKS." You shout, trying to ignore the worm lowering its face to the water to give chase.
"Notice: Radars identified a pony-sized object heading for the threat."
You dare break your aerodynamics and reduce your speed for long enough to have a peek down and see Sea, clutching the trident with her tail, match the speed of the worm and approach it carefully.

>>29817352
OH GOD SHE"S GONNA DIE!
Or not-how the flying fuck is she swimming that fast!? Celestia's left teat mare!
that's pretty fucking hot

>>29817352
She's actually going for it, the absolute madmare!
Lets try pick up a little altitude. Maybe we can draw more of it out of the water and make it vulnerable.

>>29817352
Can we pick up the star? How do we fix it?

>>29817352
It's focused on us, so if we continue being bait, she should be able to get a good hit in.

>>29817352
FUCK YOU ASSHOLE! YOUR MOM WAS A BITCH! He said to the worm thingy.

>>29817371 >>29817413
>>29817451 >>29817609
Is she-- You pick up your pace, of course she is. Of course she freaking is.
"Notice: levitation systems failing. Changing to mechanical flight methods." The two longest pieces move to the sides, their front areas becoming sharper.
You look back again to see Sea impale the trident into the worm's flesh to climb to its back, and run to its head ignoring completely the tendrils that try to reach her.
Oh damn oh damn oh damn...
Your wings hurt, and you feel like you'll vomit your lungs.
The worm shouts in pain and fury again.
You look down again.
Sea stands on her hindlegs over the... lips of the giant, which screeches at the skies, her forelegs holding the trident and stabbing its eye again and again, seemingly oblivious to the tentacles that reach for her.

>>29817776
Since it now knows about her, looks like she could use some help.

>>29817776
might be wise to swooce in and grab her. Maybe the new sharpened star can cut a few tentacles.

>>29817776
All we can really do is try our best to get Sea. We aren't a good swimmer, but I don't think we have another option, unless Sea somehow knows about what's coming.

>>29817776
Shoot a flair into the Sky! Then Aim a flare into one of it's eyes.

>>29817829
>>29817860
>>29817894
>>29817900
The flares! You grab the pistol from your bag and aim it with trembling hooves.
The worm looks at you, green fire exploding from his eyes.
Your legs move on their own, aiming the pistol skywards.
You have to shoot.
You can't.
You have to.
You can't. His glory must be extended, propagated...
Your mind is flooded with mental images. Princess Twilight's castle flooded, her friends drowning...
Princess Twilight...
For queen and kingdom, said your mother.
You squeeze the trigger, tears streaming down your face.
The flare explodes into light above you, blinding the worm and forcing its eyes to close, and the next cartridge goes into the eye opposite from Sea. Three left.
You fly down to Sea in hopes of swooping her in, and when tentacles try to reach for you a bubble shield is produced by the star.
Sea wears the grin of a madmare when you grab her by the armpits and struggle to gain height, both of you breathing heavily from the exertion, the trident quickly passed from his forelegs to her tail.
The worm submerges again, chasing after you and leaving a trail of ichorous blood behind.

>>29818087
Fuck fuck fuck, Sea you beautiful madmare. What were you thinking, fighting something so dangerous?!

>>29818087
Try to get higher. Ask the star to help.

>>29818087
I swear. After this, We're gonna put Leaf through some intense training.

>>29818119 >>29818124
>>29818156
You keep fighting for height, adrenaline pumping.
"Warning: Threat still has not been evaded." Says the star.
"Well do something!" You shout.
"Notice: All processing units operating in subpar conditions. Suggestions are welcome."
"Why in Tartarus did you do that!?" You look down at Sea.
"Did you see how big it was?" She doesn't stop grinning. "I stabbed it. I stabbed it good." Her grin becomes even larger somehow, bearing entirely too many teeth.
"What!?"
"I don't like owing favors, Far away." She says nonchalantly, then continues in the same tone as before. "How didn't I know there was this kind of game this close to me?" That tone, is... is she aroused?

>>29818261
Focus Sea, it nearly got you back there. I don't want any favors repaying with your life. Star thing, can you help me go faster?

>>29818261
Do you honestly think you can take that thing down with just a trident? I wonder if the star thing can help her defeat it.

>>29818317
Super trident? We can ask at least.

>>29818261
I get that you like the thtill of this, but this isn't worth rushing in without a plan. Favor or not, I don't want you to die on me.

>>29818261
If you want to repay your debt, don't die. Ok. Please?

Are there any nearby clouds?

>>29818261
Well thank yoooou very much you star thingy. Do YOU have any suggestions?

>>29818261
try not to cry in fear
cry a lot

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>>29818592 >>29818635
"Do you think you can kill that thing!?"
"You give me enough time and a good spear." Her tail twitches impatiently. "It's all I need."
"Suggestion: Do not engage the threat." Pips in the star.
"Like the styx I won't."
"The thrill's not worth dying! Or some favor!"
"Like styx thrill isn't."
Clouds, clouds, you'll need to find somewhere to rest soon... There!
"Notice: The threat has dissapeared from radar range. " An instant passes. "Notice: The threat has reentered radar range."
You look down.
The worm is swimming up diagonally.
"What is it doing!?" Asks Sea, her voice giddy.
"Assumption: The threat is readying for a jump from the water."
"Far away!" You get as much height as you can, but Sea moves on your grasp, "Far away, it's going up fast!"
"What!?"
"We got a pointy end!" Her tail swishes, waving the trident, "Let's go down with it under us!"
"Suggestion: Do not engage the threat. Suggestion: Evade."

>>29818831
If we go down, then I how the Star can turn into a helmet with a re-breather. Ever with his wings now water proofed, Leaf is still inexperienced.
*worried horse noises*

>>29818831
We can combine two types of crazy and drop to make it jump right over us.

>>29818831
Ask the star if it can enhance an attack if we choose to do it.

>>29818831
If the star can help with the fear of drowning then we'd be golden.

>>29818831
Can we hit the cloud so it shoots lighting? Maybe we could use the cloud to charge the star?

>>29818863
Ha ha look at that. Look at that error. I don't know why this keeps happened. Must be my phone. Fanfuckingtastic.

>>29818831
I doubt Seaweed has hunted something as colossal as this worm thing before.
Fuck it. Go with Sea's suggestion and fight it! Balls to the wall!

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>>29818941 >>29819089
You are doing this. You are really doing this.
You fold your wings and let yourself fall. Sea shouts in sheer pleasure.
You shout that you are going under it, the words lost to your ears.
She twists on your grasp and climbs to your back, her hindlegs around your barrel.
You are doing this. Tears and a constant, wailing scream trailing your movement.
Sea shouts something which after a moment you understand is "TELL ME WHEN WE ARE UNDER IT!"
The worm passes over you, its putrid smell and heat asphyxiating. Your shout changes into words for a moment.
Laughing, she tears the trident back into the worm, the advance of the creature making the edged blades make a long, tearing gap in its flesh.
She yells at you to keep flying under its belly, even as the pull of the trident is turning you upside down.
Your wings open by reflex, sliding from under her legs.
After a moment, you stop screaming to notice that the worm already passed over you, and that the only sound is Sea's laugher.
"Is it gone?" You ask through a sore throat,
As if to answer, the worm surfaces again.
"This has stopped being amusing." It says simply.
"Is it bleeding?" Asks Sea, hugging your neck now, "Tell me its bleeding."
The worm deadpans at her and submerges again, the water muddy with ichorous blood.
And so are both of you, you realize. Thick, yellow-green gel is sliding down your and Sea's back.
"Mmh..." Sea smiles gladly on your back, holding you tight. "I'll kill that thing."
"Suggestion: Coitus is not advisable in the current situation." Says the star.

>>29819350
>"Suggestion: Coitus is not advisable in the current situation." Says the star.
I'm, sorry? Please come again? C-coitus? You, with the worm or....huh?

>>29819350
I don't think even Sea is that crazy. Is she really that horny? The worm doesn't seem to care much Sea, you better have a plan or something.

>>29819350
Yes Star, thank you for that pearl of wisdom. Sea, you're officially crazy. I joked about it before, but now it's official. And worse, I think it's contagious.

>>29819350
It's bleeding a lot. A whole lot. Well then what action would you advise, star? Flying away?

>>29819350
I think Sea is an adrenaline junky. Should we fuck while she's high?
Gee Sea I'm flattered.

>>29819450
Maybe after we're not in immediate danger. My question is how the hell she can sense shit like she does.