Group 4 Session 21

<uSea_a_GM> **Start of Session for Group 4**

<uSea_a_GM> Last week our heroes set off once again for adventure, this time to investigate the disappearance of a local farmer. Ponies associated with the infamous (and very dead) Red Eye had reportedly been sighted in the area, raising suspicions as only a band of slavers could.
<uSea_a_GM> Joining our heroes is an earth pony named Prefect, a friend of Earl Grey. Thanks to Prefect's local knowledge, not to mention the PipBuck on his leg, our heroes make good time toward the missing Dandelion's remote farm.

<uSea_a_GM> To pass the time, Prefect talks about some of the local history. This region is known as Land's End, a peninsular whose primary route back to the mainland ran through the town of Hope. Previously they were cut off from the rest of Equestria by the town's feral ghouls, who were far more vicious and roamed further afield in the days before the Sun's return. A small group of quiet ponies could make the journey unharmed, as Prefect himself had done several times.

<uSea_a_GM> “Sunshine and Rainbows allowed us to reconnect with the rest of Equestria,” Prefect explains as you walk along the rough country road, “and we were even able to take back a small part of the town after the ghouls had calmed down.” He stops, and points out the top of a barn visible over hedges of piled stones. “Ah, there's Dandelion's farm. We could keep going via the dirt track or hop these hedges and cross the fields.”

* Cerberus 's ears twitch a little as she sniffs the air and checks the rurroundings
* Milia had been nodding in acknowledgement as Prefect explained the area's history. She certainly didn't mind having somepony tell a story of sorts to pass the time as they traveled. "Heh, well...welcome to the rest of the wasteland. Nice to hear things are getting better, although I still wouldn't want to get caught over in Hope at night...fuck me, those ghouls can be scary..."
* Artifica watches Cerberus with a mixture of wonder and amusement.
* Cerberus points her head towards the farm for a movement "there's something moving inside... on the upper storey..."
* Cerberus "in the barn" makes a gesture with her head, avoiding pointing the hoof
* Artifica comments idly, "The Greys seem like good pony folk.  Have you worked for them long..."  She pauses.  "What kind of something?"
* Milia stops in her tracks. "...something? Any idea what?..." she questions, her eyes drifting towards the building Cerberus had pointed out. "Hey, Pre...that thing on your leg works, right?...red or blue?..."
* Cerberus "it was too fast and we're too far to be sure, but i'm quite sure it wasn't a curtain moving at the wind"
* Artifica sighs.  "I miss curtains."
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* Cerberus my guess is that there was some sort of sentry, he spotted us and moved away to alert the others or at least to take measuers before we arrive at the place
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* Cerberus "or there are radhogs in the barn...."
* Artifica nods.  "Although I wouldn't discount a stray animal.  Or a pet gone feral."
* Milia grins, coyly. "Well...there's one way to find out."
* Arcane_Scroll is now known as Arcane_Scroll[A]
* Cerberus nodnods "yep, but i'd say we approach the place with caution.... only, i'm not good at that hiding stuff"
<uSea_a_GM> Prefect taps his PipBuck to see if this suddenly increases it's range. "The lights usually appear for me when things are closer. Sorry."
* Milia nods. "Well, then it's settled. Let's use our legs to push ourselves forward at a constant pace so as to bridge the distance between us and our destination! And by that I mean let's just keep trotting over there."
* Milia does exactly that.
<uSea_a_GM> The field next to the barn has been taken over by long grass, wild flowers and spiky gorse bushes. Small patches of overgrown crops can be seen fighting for survival, evidence of a farmer becoming less and less active over the years.
* Milia turns to Cerberus. "And neither am I. You'd think being a SNEAKY ZEBRA would make me good at sinister and underhooved tactics...but no dice."
* Cerberus shrugs and follows the zebra, but retrieves the laser rifle with the tail, not bracing it for now
* Artifica blinks and then follows.  "Let us know as soon as your lights do their thing, Prefect."
* Cerberus "yep, that pony bracelet mumbo jumbo looks our best guess at the moment"
* Artifica notes, "I never learned the art of stealth either.  It doesn't go well with big, loud guns."
* Cerberus groans "i cant' see beyond the hedges, i'm too short...."
* Milia chuckles. "Though, to be fair, when you have big, loud guns, stealth becomes far less important."
* Milia hunches down, laying on her stomach in the middle of the road. "Climb aboard, Cerberus. I've always wanted a fur hat!" She gestures for the filly to climb onto her back an/or head with her tail.
* Cerberus jumps on board and now that has a perch, doubles her effort of being kyoot... oh and keeps watching for ambushes
* Artifica giggles.  "Zebra has obtained Fierce Warrior Hat.  Cuteness plus three.  Fierceness plus five."
<uSea_a_GM> Prefect stops in place, and in a hushed tone says, "I've got two thingies! One red and one yellow, close together in the barn."
* Artifica nods.  Then asks, "What does red and yellow mean?"
<uSea_a_GM> "Err, red ones usually bite me. Yellow ones bite if you poke them first."
* Milia stands back up and continues trotting, now smiling widely. She laughs a bit at Artifica's comment, and then starts to speak in a very instructional, soothing tone of voice. "Please keep your legs inside the zebra at all times...wait that sounded wro-"
<Milia> "Uh oh..."
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* Artifica nods, checking her battle saddle for readiness..  "No poking.  Got it."
* Cerberus "alright, the doors or the barn seem to be open.... i see straw piled on the floor, but from here, i can't see anything inside..."
* Milia scans the horizon as she speaks, looking for any obvious signs of movement, even though she was probably the LEAST qualified to do any sort of spotting in the group. "Aww...but poking is how I like to say hi...either that or give them cipcakes, booze or cigarettes..."
<Milia> "One of those three usually works for me"
<Milia> ((cupcakes*))
* Artifica reminds, "Yeah, that worked so well for you with Cerberus."
* Milia veers off the path, heading into the field instead. She hunches down as she moves, and gestures for Artifica and Prefect to follow. "Well...we may not be stealthy ponies, but I think the overgrown grass is enough to make up for our poor sneakiness levels...and oh come on, Art! Two of those worked VERY well! Sure...I made her throw up with the smokes...but I made up for it!"
* Milia pouts. "Maybe I should just limit it to cupcakes and booze...the cigarettes rarely work out well, now that I think about it...at least when fillies and colts are concerned..."
* Milia nods to herself, the motion of her head causing Cerberus-hat to bob up and down. "Yep, I've decided. When meeting unfamiliar small children, I will only give them hard liquor and junk food. This is a wise decision." she states, matter of factly.
* Cerberus mutters in a very low voice "i don't like barfing...."
* Shadow is now known as Moon_Rock
* Cerberus while the group arroaches the barn, the foal asks for silence several times, trying to hear what kind of noises are making those 2 dots in the barn
<uSea_a_GM> Thanks to their natural cover, our heroes reach the rough wall that marks the boundary between the field and the farm proper. They are right next to an open gate, a short distance from the barn. Close enough to hear voices from inside.
<uSea_a_GM> “Shut up and go check those sacks downstairs, I need to watch the road,” orders a mare's voice from the second floor.
<uSea_a_GM> A colt – no – a short stallion, climbs down some wooden stairs to reach ground level. “Okay but if you get cold up there my offer still stands. It's a well known survival trick,” he calls back hopefully.  With his back to the party he begins checking a pile of sacks. He is wearing ragged leather barding and has a baseball bat. There's some kind of red symbol sloppily painted on his armour.
* Cerberus waits for perfect to indicate whre's the jellow dot and where's the red one
<uSea_a_GM> "That guy was yellow," Prefect whispers.
* Milia raises an eyebrow. These didn't look like ponies who were part of a super secret organization that used to be led by a weirdo cyberpony...
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* Milia looks up to her hat. "So...how do you guys usually do this?...My old group used to just work under the assumption that everypony we met that wasn't in a town or part of a caravan wanted to kill us...which was usually true."
* Cerberus drops from milia's head and prepares her magic pistol, waiting to see what the others decide to do
* Cerberus mutters "i don't shoot in the back... guys, just point the weapon at him and get his attention, let's see how he reacts...."
* Cerberus "or, if you wish, i can trot inside playing the lost pony and see.... i mean, i have a pistol..."
* Milia nods at Cerberus "Hey, if you want to...that's probably a good idea...it keeps the element of surprise on our side."
* Cerberus nodnods "alright, then keep this rifle for me, it tends to put ponies in alert..." the foal puts away her pistol and takes a long breath preparing herself
* Milia takes the rifle, gripping it in her teeth. "Shure shing, Sherb. 'E careful out zhere."
* Arcane_Scroll[A] is now known as Arcane_Scroll
* Cerberus trots inside the barn, looking around and calling in a low shy voice "ah.... hello? is someone here? please? i'm hungry...."
* Milia lowers down in the grass, getting ready to pounce into the fray should things go south for their resident puce filly.
<uSea_a_GM> The stallion stops rumaging through the sack pile and turns to Cerberus, open mouthed. He swears quietly to himself and then trots over.
* Cerberus waves at the stallion "ah... hi, i'm Berry.... have you seen my mom?"
<uSea_a_GM> He looks confused. "Wait, mom? They said there was just an old guy here... err, look kid, you should probably leave as soon as you can. We're not supposed to be seen by anypony."
* Cerberus 's eyes go wide as she lowers her voice "ooooh, you are a spy! woah! is that cool? are you hunting the bad ponies?"
* Artifica stifles a giggle.  Cerberus is really good at this!
* Cerberus "can i be a spy too? i want a codename!... like... codename longclaw... nonono! baleteeth!"
* Artifica keeps low and hidden as best she can, ready to jump in and play "mom" at a moment's notice.
* Milia is stifling laughter right now.
<uSea_a_GM> "Kinda. I can honestly say that there are some very bad ponies in the area," he glances upwards, "even if I'm sure they have the heart of an angel on the inside."
* Cerberus "oooooh, like the voice of the missy i heard before? she had a cute voice, i thought it was my mom!" pauses for a moment "ah.... if she really is my mom, then she is good.... but i dont' think she's a spy"
<uSea_a_GM>  "Who in Equestria are you talking to?" demands the voice from above.
* Cerberus yells back "hi miss pretty spy! i'm berry! can i have a cake if i join the spies?"
* Arcane_Scroll is now known as Arcane_Scroll[A]
<uSea_a_GM> The stallion facehoofs.
* Artifica tenses a little
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* Cerberus tries to imitate the stallion's gesture "oh i got it! it's a secret sign when other spies arrive!" keeps facehoofing like the stallion but makes sure to be in a spot where she can easily turn and flee for some meters
<uSea_a_GM> The mare trots downstairs, floating a scoped hunting rifle beside her. On her way down she almost spotted Milia, but the zebra blended in well with the plants around her. The mare's gear is much smarter than the stallion's, clearly converted from security barding. The symbol of a red eye and beak is neatly painted in several places.
* Cerberus the foal's eyes go wide as soon as she sees the new arrival.... fuck this was tough... and that red eye... why were they still guarding the farm?
<uSea_a_GM> She stops part way down the stairs when in clear view of the foal, and sights down her scope. "Okay brat. Talk. Shortstop go fetch the others."
* Cerberus tilts her head and sighs "you.... really, we don't want to bake a bloodbath otherwise we'dd already peppered this place while you were talking to each other.... just give up, we have machineguns and better numbers and pipbucks... you are both under aim and if one of you does something not wise.... well you guess it"
<uSea_a_GM> Shortstop does his guppy-fish impression again. The mare chuckles. "And if I call your bluff?"
* Cerberus "we don't give more than a second channce to red eye scum anyway..."
* Milia lays the rifle down slowly. She nuzzles around in her saddlebags before withdrawing a small syringe full of sky blue liquid. Dash. She gets ready to inject it; this was looking bad and she was at range against somepony with a big rifle. That was not a good place to be for this zebra.
* Artifica deftly casts Spirit of Whispers on her battle saddle.
<uSea_a_GM> The unicorn opens fire in instant response to the insult, but Cerberus was ready and deftly dodged her shot.
* Cerberus extracts her laser pistol and empty it against the mare's rifle
* Milia jams the syringe into her leg and depresses the plunger. All of a sudden the world gets slower...about 20% slower. Every muscle in the zebra's body tenses up as she struggles to keep from bursting from her cover.
* Artifica casts Spirit of Diamonds on her battle saddle.
* Artifica takes aim at the mare.
* Milia starts to breathe heavily, she feels like she's about to explode. Her pupils have shrunk, giving her frantic looking, beady red eyes swimming in a sea of white as they dart back and forth. "C'monc'monc'monc'monc'mon...openingjustneedanopeninglet'sdothisI'mreadytodothis...."
* Yoshi is now known as Yoshi-AFK
* Cerberus sighs "honestly, you stand no chances... i hoped you weren't going to die for a criminal..."
<uSea_a_GM> The hunting rifle glows red and even melts in some places. She drops the weapon down the stairs, her telekinetic field disrupted by the magical shots. "Fuck!"
* Arcane_Scroll[A] is now known as Arcane_Scroll
<uSea_a_GM> "Don't just stand there, break her skull open!" she screams at Shortstop, who gulps loudly. "...yeah, maybe now isn't the best time to tell you I was never really into the whole Red-Eye thing."
<uSea_a_GM> Prefect goes to nudge Milia, but the zebra is vibrating so fast she might explode at any moment, so he nudges Artifica instead. "Two more red thingies heading our way, coming from the house on the other side of the barn."
* Arcane_Scroll is now known as Arcane_Scroll[A]
* Milia can't help herself any longer. Whimpering under the strain of not doing anything, she finally snaps after she hears the mare call for Berry to be hurt. "THAT'SIT, HERECOMESAPISSEDOFFZEBRA!" Milia bursts from the grass, galloping as fast as her drug fueled legs can carry her, heading straight for the sniper mare.
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* Artifica nods and casts Spirit of Whispers a second time, this time on her barding.  She begins to move in the direction Prefect indicated, much more stealthily than before.
* Milia launches herself into the air like a cannonball. Seriously, her metal barding hurts if she slams into you! Fortunately for the mare on the stairs...Milia failed utterly.
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<uSea_a_GM> Like a striped steam train Milia charges into the barn and up the stairs, even managing to get some air at the end... unfortunately she went straight past her target.
* Milia quickly hoists herself back up, and puts herself RIGHT back in the mare's face, even managing to get a solid shot in.
* Sedgewick is now known as Scorch_Mechanic
* Milia continues to grind her teeth and pant heavily, looking the mare straight in the eyes who she just clocked.
<uSea_a_GM> Artifica spots two stallions with rifles running towards them from her new position.
* Artifica opens full auto on the first from her hiding spot.  Her light machine guns whisper, making no more sound than the wind.  But they hit hard... when they hit.
* Yoshi-AFK is now known as Yoshi
* Moon_Rock is now known as Shadow_Noms
<uSea_a_GM> Unfortunately spirits can be tricky things, and only a pair of Artifica's bullets strike true. Even so, they tear through the stallion's barding like it was paper.
<uSea_a_GM> With a crazy zebra behind her and her weapon out of reach, the unicorn mare leaps off the stairs and gallops to just outside the barn near her companions.
* Milia snarls. "OHNOYOUDON'T!"
<uSea_a_GM> Meanwhile Shortstop carefully takes out his bat and places it on the floor.
* Cerberus shifts a little just to have a better shot and opens fire on the approaching stallions
* Shadow_Noms is now known as Moon_Rock
* Cerberus "see what i mean, pal? we really didn't want to start a fight and asked kindly, we even sent the most innocuous furball inside, but slavers? slavers never change...."
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* Milia , in a black and white blur, practically flies down the stairs, chasing her quarry. She ignores the two stallions for now; she had her sights set on that sniper mare. NOPONY THREATENS THE FILLY. Milia attempts another flying tackle.
* Cerberus sighs "i told you we had machinegins...."
* Cerberus "but i must admit it's the first time i see the zebra fighting.... she's.... creepy"
* Milia is a whirling dervish of drugs, maniacal laughter and hoof strikes, all wrapped in a hard metal shell
* Milia overcomes the mare with enough force to send her flying straight at the remaining stallion. "YOUNEVERTHREATENTHEFILLY! NEVEREVEREVER!"
<uSea_a_GM> The mare's broken corpse collides with the injured stallion as Artifica turns the other one into a fine red mist.
* Courage is now known as Zeph|Sleep
* Cerberus shrugs "eh.... sorry, they get messy when they are angry.... so, mister spy pony, how many hot headed red eye friends are still in this hole?"
* Milia uses the last burst of crazy coked out energy she has to zip up to the last remaining opponent. He finds his body has a few more holes as Milia plants two fairly scary kicks onto his body with her spiked shoes, one in the chest and another one right in the neck.