/mlp/ CYOA - Part 1

PART 1

It seems like years since you left your hometown. You wanted to get away from it all, start over, leave that which you felt was familiar. Unfortunately, it really was never familiar to you. Realistically, you had only been travelling for a couple of weeks, living off of the environment as best you could. You are doing great so far, but you feel like it’s time to settle for a bit, at least before you decide to leave again.

You are in a dark forest, with large trees towering over you. The sign at the entrance read “Everfree Forest – KEEP OUT!” It was early morning when you entered Everfree. The sky is now a relaxed orange color; it would be getting dark soon. The route was long and winding, but you overcame all the obstacles. You arrive a fork in the path, which (luckily) signaled the end of the forest. You decide to take a quick break to do an inventory check. You sit on a rock near the path and open your large backpack. Inside are a few clothes, some provision, a large knife, a small black box, a notebook and pen, and your wallet.

You decide rummage through your wallet.  After a moment of struggling, you pull your ID card out. The only thing visible on it is your name, “Anon.” The rest of the card is dirty. You rub it clean. What do you see?

A) Your light-skinned visage, 19 years of age, ID card from the Library. (PERK: General Knowledge, high brainpower)

B) Your dark-skinned visage, 21 years of age, ID card from the local Conservatory of Music. (PERK: Artistic Knowledge, high work ethic/creativity)


C) Your tan-skinned visage, 23 years of age, ID card from the Gym you taught at. (PERK: Physical Knowledge, high strength/stamina)


(Your choice will effect: which p0ny you will stay with first, how others will adjust to your presence, and what you are naturally good at. It will also effect future job opportunities as well as how you handle certain situations.)

[First choice to get 3 responses will be done. Some responses/actions will be vague (example: Positive response, Negative response, Indifferent Response). Occasionally you will be able to create your own response.]








CHOICE B

How could you forget your ID card back from your time at the Conservatory of Music? You were always an artistic child, but you never thought it would take you through college, let alone a Conservatory! You just graduated before you left for your journey.

You replace everything in your bag and stretch a bit.

“Better get out of here before it gets darker” you think to yourself. The left path seems to lead to a through a bit more of the forest. The right seems to lead to an actual exit. You aren’t sure which to take, since you’ve never been here before. Which take?

>A) Left path, there may be something interesting out there.
>B) Right path, I’m tired of exploring for today.




CHOICE A

You decide to take the seemingly longer route. Who knows, maybe you’ll find something worth your while?

You walk along the path for a few minutes. Up ahead you notice a small river where the path ends.

“Damn…” you think to yourself. Maybe not the best choice after all. Just before turning back you notice something moving near the river. It’s possible it could be another person, but it looks rather small. Too small to be a human in fact. You walk slowly toward the river, trying not to startle the… silhouette.

You can’t really make out what it is, it’s too dark out now. You take another step forward and step on a branch. The silhouette turns and faces you. It is definitely not human.

What do?

>A) Try to speak with it? Couldn’t hurt.
>B) Back away slowly and pull your knife out, this COULD hurt.
>C) Don’t move. Maybe it’s blind or something.





CHOICE A (+)

“H-hello?” you mumble. “I’m kind of lost you see, I was wondering if you could point me in the direction of the nearest town?”

No reply. The silhouette simply stares in your direction. You are getting nervous now, and you reach into your bag and put your hand on your knife.

The silhouette notices the action and charges at you. You frantically turn around, ready to outrun this creature. Unfortunately, you can’t see anything and you run square into a tree and fall to ground. You black out.

~~

You open your eyes slowly, and look around.

“I must be dead…” you think. “What the hell happened to me?”

You can’t see very clearly, but you make out what appear to be pony-shaped mannequins in a circular room. You notice yards and yards of fabric around the room as well, in every color imaginable. You must be dreaming….

You hear footsteps behind a closed door, and you begin to panic. What do?


>A) Try to get up, I gotta get out of here.
>B) Stay and see who it is.



CHOICE A

You try to get up from the makeshift bed you’re laying on. It appears to be made of extra bits of fabric. You push your weight forward and you feel an incredibly sharp pain in your right arm.

“ARGH!!!” you scream at the top of your lungs, and you immediately grab your arm and fall back on the bed. You see a large bandage on your arm, covering your forearm and your bicep area. It is a dark red color in some spots. You close your eyes and bite your lip to fight the pain, but it is a pain that you’ve never experienced.

Much to your displeasure, the door opens. You squint over to see what looks like a small white pony, accompanied by a light blue one. Your heart drops; this absolutely has to be a dream. Or maybe you are really dead.

“What is going on in here?” the white one proclaims in an elegant voice. That thing can’t possibly speak English. This is definitely a dream. You don’t respond, but instead close your eyes tighter and bite your lip harder. Maybe you’ll wake up.

“Whatever this thing is, it obviously must be dumb.” The light blue pony says.

“Dumb?” you think to yourself. What do?

>A) Stay quiet, pretend to be asleep or something.
>B) Retort that you are not, in any way, “dumb.”


CHOICE A

You don’t move a muscle. You don’t want to get yourself hurt anymore, although that pony-thing deserves to get a piece of my mind.

“Oh, Rainbow Dash, stop it.” The elegant one says. “Don’t be so rude to this poor creature. It obviously has been through enough.” The one named Rainbow Dash rolls her eyes. The white pony trots over to you slowly and examines your body.

“I don’t even know if this thing can understand us, but that doesn’t give us a reason to mistreat it!” the white one exclaims. “I don’t know if you speak our language, but my name is Rarity, and this is my friend Rainbow Dash.” She walks a bit closer to you. This is definitely not a dream. You slowly open your eyes. Staring back at you are a large pair of brilliant blue eyes. The one called Rarity steps back a bit.

“Oh my, you’re awake!” She says. What do?


>A) Positive response
>B) Negative response
>C) Indifferent response


CHOICE C

 “Where am I? And who are you? And why are you… ponies?” you inquire, keeping eye contact with the white one. She steps back again, startled that you spoke.

“Oh… my… I c-can understand you!” she says, with a hint of nervousness in her voice. “Well…”

“And why is my arm bandaged?” you say, cutting her off. There are so many things going through your mind, it’s making your head hurt. “Dammit…”
“Is this for real?” the light-blue pony asks, absolutely dumbfounded. “Maybe it’s not as dumb as I thought, hehe!” She is clearly taking an enjoyment in your confusion.

Rarity regains her composure and clears her throat. “Well, my fine… guest. You are in my workshop, which is located in the city of Ponyville. My name is Rarity, like I just said. And… I’m afraid we’ve always been ponies, darling.” She fakes a laugh to try to ease the tension.

“Rainbow Dash brought you late last night.” She continues. “She found you by the river, and you had a large… cut on your arm. There was a knife next to your body. She thought it was too late until she noticed you breathing.”

“So I ran into the tree, then sliced my arm open, fantastic.” You say. You try to get up, again to no avail. Rainbow Dash runs over to help you. What do?

>A) Positive response
>B) Negative response
>C) Indifferent response


CHOICE C


“I gotcha dude…” Rainbow says in a friendly tone. You don’t reply, but you let her help you up. You feel all the blood rush from your head down your body. You try to take a step forward, but you lose your balance. Rarity and Rainbow Dash quickly manage to keep you up. You feel incredibly weak.

“Ugh… I feel really crappy.” You say. “I need to sit down.” Rainbow and Rarity walk you over to a nearby chair. You sit down, and feel slightly better. You lay your arm on your legs, and you use your other hand to rub your hair and face. After sitting for a minute, you feel much better. Rainbow Dash and Rarity look at you intently, perhaps they are still scared by your presence.

What do?

[Free Response]

(Note: I’m not gonna do any silly responses, and I’m going to adopt the point system from the last CYOA thread, so keep in mind that trying anything romantic so soon will not work out. I will choose the most fitting response.)






“I appreciate the assistance.” You say calmly. “You’ll have to forgive me, as this is all very overwhelming.” The two ponies smile weakly at you. “Allow me to introduce myself, my name is Anon and…”

You go on to explain that you were traveling far from home, to look for a new life. You kept a lot of personal things to yourself, and you didn’t mention too much about what other humans were like.

“… and that leads us to now, I guess.” You say. Rainbow Dash and Rarity have been listening so intently the entire time. They stare at you as if you had more to say. “Thanks for helping me with my wounds and all, but I don’t quite understand how I ended up here. I mean… talking ponies? With horns and wings, even? This is just so surreal, I can’t help but…” You feel a pain your head. You were beginning to panic again. You take a few deep breaths and look blankly at the ground.

“Darling…” says Rarity. “Your story sounds quite… remarkable. And as crazy as it sounds, this is very much real.” She gives you a reassuring tap. “If you would like, we can try to get you back to where you came from.”

“But you’re gonna need a few days to rest up, dude.” Says Rainbow. “You are in no condition to go anywhere like this.” Rarity nods in agreement. You sigh deeply.

What say?

>A) Positive response
>B) Negative response



CHOICE A

“You’re right, Rainbow Dash.” You say. “But, I don’t feel like I want to go back. I mean, I was travelling to find somewhere new. Maybe this is it?”

Rarity smiles at you. “Well, you don’t have to make that decision yet.” You nod.

“And you two are sure you’ve never seen any other humans before?” you inquire. The two ponies shake their heads.

“I’ve never even HEARD of a human before.” Rainbow Dash says. “But, I won’t lie, you look pretty weird. You don’t fit in here at all. How are we sure you’re not some kinda monster or something?” You’re not sure if you should laugh, or begin to worry. Rainbow and Rarity stare at you, waiting for a response. What say?

>A) Laugh, joke about it.
>B) Stay silent.
>C) Respond, “How do I know YOU aren’t a monster?”


CHOICE A (+C)

You chuckle. “Well how do I know YOU aren’t a monster, Miss Dash?”

“What!?” she yells. “Yeah, right. ME? A monster? I’ll show you monster!” She pushes you playfully on your good arm. You pretend you’re in pain, much to Dash’s disdain.
“Omigosh! Are you ok? I’m so sorry!” she begins to panic. You look at her and start o laugh. “Just kidding, gotcha!” Rainbow blushes and starts to laugh nervously. You and Rarity start laughing. It feels good to have finally eased the tension.

Suddenly, you hear a knock on the door. “Coming!” Rarity yells. She goes to answer the door.

Who comes in?

[Free response – first character with 3 votes is the winner]



YELLOWQUIET

“Oh, hello there Fluttershy!” You hear Rarity say. “Do come in you’re just in time!” You see a yellow pony with a long pink mane come running in.

“Oh I got here as fast as I could!” Fluttershy says. You could hardly understand her, she spoke so softly. “When you told me you found an injured animal, I knew I couldn’t waste any time, so I…” As soon as she stepped in front of you she stopped talking. Her eyes widened and they showed the greatest fear that you’ve ever seen. She squeaks, and runs behind Rainbow Dash.

“W-what… is t-that???” she says in an incredibly quiet voice. She is clearly scared for her life.

What do?

>A) Let Rarity handle this, you don’t want to freak out poor Fluttershy anymore than she already is.
>B) Calmly introduce yourself, try to relax her some.
>C) Look at Rainbow Dash for assistance, maybe she can calm her down





CHOICE C

You look into Rainbow Dash’s eyes. Your eyes are begging her to help you out. You feel like anything you do at this point might cause Fluttershy to have a heart attack. Rainbow understands what your pleading eyes symbolize. She turns around and faces Fluttershy, who is cowering in fear over your presence, and possibly existence.

“Fluttershy,” Dash says calmly. “It’s ok, I know he looks really weird, but you can trust him. He’s not some crazy monster that’s gonna eat you. I promise. Don’t be such a wimp.” Fluttershy doesn’t budge.

“W-w-when Rarity asked m-me to come take care of an animal, I t-thought she meant a s-small bunny or a cute l-little bird…. But not…” She glances over at you, and immediately cowers in fear again, whimpering.

What do?

>A) Positive response
>B) Negative response
>C) Ask Rarity or Rainbow for more assistance


CHOICE A

You slowly get up and walk over to Fluttershy, who doesn’t even move due to intense fear. You kneel next to her slowly. She looks like she is about to cry.

“Hey there. My name is Anon. I’m not some crazy monster, but I’m not a little critter either.” You say reassuringly. Fluttershy peeks out at you through her hooves. She needs a bit more convincing. “I’m really thankful that you have come to help me out. My bandage is about to fall off from so much blood. I could really use your help. Please?”

In an instant, the fear left her body. It’s as if “please” was the magic word (lel). She looks at you, and then your wound. After a few seconds of examining, she gets up slowly.

“You poor… thing.” She says in a caring voice. “You definitely need some help.” You nod, but doing so causes you to fall backwards. Fluttershy and Rainbow Dash quickly manage to catch you before you hurt yourself anymore. You are definitely in bad shape. They both help you up, and they walk you over to the chair.

“Thanks, you two.” You say. “I’m a huge mess right now.”

Fluttershy proceeds to unwrap your bandage and clean up your wound. You wince at the sight of your gash, but Fluttershy seems unaffected. After a few minutes, your wound is clean and bandaged again. She steps backwards and smiles at you.

What say?

[Free response]

“Thanks a lot. That was so kind of you to do. Is there anything I can do to repay you, Fluttershy?”

“Just get better, please. Nobody deserves to be hurt like that.” She smiles warmly at you. You can’t help but feel like you owe her something. Maybe you will repay her later on.  “I’m very sorry if I frightened you. I really feel like I owe you one though.”

She shushes you. “You just get better ok?” she says. “But… can you tell me where you came from? I’ve never seen someone like you before!” Her voice is so gentle, it amazes you.

You proceed to tell her the same story you told Rarity and Rainbow Dash, who actually joined in to listen to it again.


“Wow….” Fluttershy says. “That’s incredible…” You shrug. You notice Rarity whisper something in Rainbow Dash’s ear. She then proceeds to giggle. What say?

>A) Ignore, it’s none of your business.
>B) Inquire, it IS my damn business.



CHOIC B

“Uh… what are you ladies talking about? Care to let me in, please?”

Rarity and Rainbow blush.

“I’m not telling him!” Rainbow says. Rarity shakes her head and buries her face in her hoof.

“Darling… I’m not sure how to say this…” she begins to blush. “But you smell quite… rank…” You blush, a bit.

“Sorry about that. It’s hard to shower when you’re bust traveling aimlessly.” You sniff yourself. Definitely stinky. “Anywhere I can shower around here then?”

Rarity ponders for a moment. You can shower here, but you are gonna need to rest up. You can’t make it by yourself.

“Maybe one of you can help me get to the bathroom at least?” you ask. How embarrassing.

The three look at each other. No one seems to want to the badly….

Who ask?

>A) Rainbow
>B) Rarity
>C) Fluttershy
>D) No shower today.



CHOICE B


You take a deep breath. “Rarity, since it’s your house, I would appreciate it if you escorted me to the bathroom. Nothing else, I promise.” You blush. This is so embarrassing.

Rainbow Dash starts laughing at Rarity’s expense. Fluttershy can’t help but giggle.

“Well… fine, darling. But ONLY because it is my house, and I am a prim and proper hostess.” She walks towards you with her nose in the air. Rainbow Dash is still laughing like crazy. Rarity helps you up slowly.

“Well I’m gonna go ahead a go. I gotta work on my flying.” Says Rainbow Dash.

“I should go too. Angel will be needing some lunch soon.” Adds Fluttershy. “Anon, you should come visit when you’re feeling better. I’d like to introduce you to some of my pets, if you’re interested.”

“Yeah right! He’d rather hang out with the best pony in all of Equestria! Rainbow Dash! Ain’t that right, Anon?”

Who see first when better?

>A) Fluttershy
>B) Rainbow
>C) Don’t want to decide yet


CHOICE C


“Well I won’t decide yet. But I will probably make time for both of you, ok?” Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy nod and smile, say goodbye and go on their merry ways. Rarity helps you into the bathroom where you proceed to take a shower and freshen yourself up a lot. You didn’t realize it had gotten this bad!

RD: 12 (+12)
FS: 12 (+12)
R: 10 (+10)

(Relationship Points are out of 100)

~~

After your shower, you rummage through your bag for some clean clothes. Luckily, you had a few sets left that were still clean. You get dressed carefully, and exit the bathroom. You feel even better than earlier, and you can now walk, albeit slowly. You search for Rarity and eventually find her working on a new dress. It looks pretty good, but it is still in its early stages. What say?

>A) Compliment dress
>B) Inquire about living arrangements
>C) Small talk


CHOICE A

“That’s a lovely dress, Rarity.” You say. You walk slowly over to her work station. “The stitching is fantastic, and the colors you selected are just magnificent. A tasteful mix of warm colors and earth tones.”

Rarity looks at you with large eyes, as if you had just changed into a monster. “Good heavens, Anon! I didn’t know you were such an artist!” She was definitely impressed by your knowledge of the arts. “But this silly thing isn’t as good as your making it out to be!”

“Nonsense! It is very simple, yet intuitive. I wouldn’t mind wearing something like that, to be honest!” Rarity blushes, and looks away.

“Oh stop it, you!” She is clearly embarrassed. She must not get complimented on her works this often. Suddenly, you see a piece of fabric levitate from across the room. You step back, trying to avoid, and you run into one of her mannequins. Did that just happen?

“What was that!?” you yell. “The fabric just… it was over there and… now it’s…” You sit down. Breathe, Anon.

“Have you never seen magic before? They don’t have it where you come from?” She asks, quite confused. You shake your head. “Well, darling, unicorn ponies here have magical powers based on what they do best. My powers aid me in my creation of these fabulous dresses.” You look at her with a blank face. “Oh, don’t mind it. I’ll explain more later.”

“Good.” You say quietly.

What say now?

>A) Living arrangements
>B) Compliment her
>C) Inquire more about magic
>D) Tell her about your artistic background more in-depth









CHOICE A

“So… Rarity. I was wondering if you knew of any place I could stay around here? I have some currency from where I came from, but it might not be worth much here. I think I would like to stay here in Ponyville for a bit, to at least take a break from all of my travelling. Any ideas?”

“Well…” she replies. She is still working on her fabulous dress, so she doesn’t seem so focused on you. “Since you are so alone here, I wouldn’t mind helping you find a place. But seeing as your circumstances are very peculiar, I would see to it that you would stay here with me. You do have an appreciation for what I do it seems, and I could sure use that positive energy around here. I felt like I’ve been in a mighty art block lately, and…” She stops for a moment. “My apologies, darling. I don’t mean to be ranting like this! You must think I’m such a drama queen!”

What say?

>A) Positive Response
>B) Negative Response

CHOICE A

“Don’t even say that, Rarity! You are in no way ranting!” Rarity blushes slightly. She has also stopped working momentarily to give you her full attention. “And I think it’s very generous of you to let me stay here. I mean it! That is just so smazing of you. I promise I won’t become a burden to you!” You give her a friendly hug. She giggles and blushes.

“Oh stop, Anon! You are just too much. You can stay as long as you need to, especially since you need to rest up!” She gives you a hug back, much to your amazement.

Great, you now have a temporary home, you’re on your way to being healed, and you have met some friends. It’s a wild day indeed, but you just realized that you haven’t eaten since yesterday! What do?

>A) Stay here and eat some of your own provisions (with Rarity), no point in overexerting yourself
>B) Try to leave and find food elsewhere, maybe with Fluttershy of Rainbow Dash



CHOICE B

You decide that you should try to explore around town some, especially since you want to grab some grub. You grab your bag and head for the door.

“And where do you think you’re going, darling?” Rarity says, amazed that you are trying to leave by yourself.

“I was going to…”

“Nonsense! You can’t go out there alone! You are unfamiliar with Ponyville, and the other ponies may not warm up to you as quickly as I did. You might start a riot!” Rarity’s right on this one. This is a peculiar matter. How should we handle this?

>A) Ignore her, you will be fine on your own.
>B) She’s right, maybe we should go together
>C) She’s right, I should just stay.


Also:

R: 18 (+8)
RD: 12 (+0)
FS: 12 (+0)

CHOICE B

“Well… would you care to join me Rarity?” you ask.

“I don’t know, Anon… I have a lot of work to do, and…”

What say?
[FREE RESPONSE]






“If you say so…. Are you sure I’m not being too much of a burden? I mean I feel really bad about having to stay here and…”

“Darling. It’s my fault you are injured right now. I was the one at the river last night. I was looking for gems by the river bank, and I saw you come up. I thought you were a diamond dog, so I charged after you, hoping to get an upper hand. After I saw you lying on the ground, I immediately got help and brought you here. I was so worried, you didn’t look like something that could cause harm, so I proceeded to treat your wounds as best I could. Fluttershy wouldn’t be back until the morning, and no one else could have helped you in time. I stayed by your side all night to see if you had gotten better, but I was just so upset at myself for causing all of this and….”

You put a hand up to shush her. This was just too much information. What the hell is a diamond dog? She was looking for gems? But the part that stands out the most is that she actually took care of you even though you were inches from death.

“Wow…” you say softly. Rarity has a tear in her eye.

“I’m sorry, Anon, I just…”


What do??

[Free Response]










More tears begin to flow from her eyes. This feels weird to you. She is no human, but her feelings are just as genuine, if not more. You actually feel like you can make her feel better.

“I’m sorry… I must look so dreadful right now…” she says, trying to hide her face.

You walk over to her and kneel. You stare into her eyes and you immediately feel like you can take her sadness away. You slowly rub the tears away from eyes with your shirt sleeve, and you give her a hug. Not like the one from earlier. It was a full embrace, heart to heart. She rests her head on your shoulders, and returns the hug, she meant it as much as you did. She feels awful about what she did, but you don’t hold it against her in the slightest.

“You don’t need to be sorry, Rarity. Stop crying, it’s gonna be ok.” You say gently as you pull her closer.


What are these feelings that you feel right now? Why do you feel so emotionally close to her? Do you care about her now?

The embrace lasts for a few minutes, and when it’s over she looks at you in your eyes. She smiles.

“Thank you, Anon…”

She plants a small kiss on your cheek.

R: 30 (+12)