FoE PNP G-Platypus Session 44

[18:41] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  *****G-Platypus: The City of Broad Withers - Session 44*****
[18:46] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  They bellow. The slender ends of their thick necks expand with a wet squelch. The hydra's head bloat, mushrooming out and coming more into line with it's massive size. The septet of heads splitting at the rear, leaving the faces distorted and flat, masks painted on the serpentine skulls. It towers over the party, it's wails quieting as its change comes to a quick and grotesque end.
[18:51] * Scrap stares open mouthed as the abomination grows before him. He swallows and readys himself for the fight.
[18:51] * Blackberry_Jam takes a step back, gripping her shotgun a little tighter as she eyes the Hydra. Slowly, she loads some regular buckshot. "If this thing is anything like that bird... it's probably going to try to mess with our psyche... Get us to fight each other. Just remember... we're closer than that. No demon, or evil, or /anything/ is going to come between us like that."
[18:56] * North_Star_ nods, rifle raised and poised to fire, "Right. Might be a good idea to be spread out, make each other a harder target than that thing."
[19:01] * Snack_Cake is very afraid of this... thing! She preferred it much better when they were just heads...
[19:03] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  Thunder_Stike hovers just above the group. She strokes off a barrage of fire at it, the magical energy melting the scales on it's chest. On her fourth shot, there's an audible hiss as her saddle glitches.
[19:10] * North_Star_ raises his rifle, firing two rounds off at the beast.
[19:14] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  North_Star_'s shots strike true. The first cracks a scale at the base of one of its many necks, the other hits near the base of a heavy bone plate on its chest, slipping past and burrowing into the softer flesh beneath.
[19:16] * Scrap charges forward aiming for the spot in its chest that North_Star_'s bullet partially ripped open.
[19:19] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  Scrap pummels the chest of the massive beast, opening the wound further and coating his hooves in thick, tar-like blood.
[19:24] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  There is a high, regal laugh above, the long-horned head speaks. The alicorn face it wore stretching and popping as it does so. "Impudent fools." Cold eyes look down at the group settling on Spotches and his glowing staff. "So gaudy... You offend me." It grins wickedly. "You don't have the /heart/ for this, mortal." Her horn glows.
[19:25] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  Splotches clutches his chest, sinking to his haunches.
[19:27] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  The avian head darts forward toward the pony who had dared to point it's feeble weapon at it moments before!
[19:29] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  The wickedly curved beak of the griffon head slices into North_Star_, leaving bloody furrows on his chest, foreleg, and cheek.
[19:31] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  Splotches slams the end of his staff into the ground, pulling himself back up on his hind legs. His face is contorted by pain, but he stands.
[19:32] * Blackberry_Jam looks between Splotches and North, gritting her teeth. "Splotches! Are you all right?" She asks, darting to North's side and cramming a potion in his mouth. "Drink." she mutters.
[19:33] * North_Star_ chugs the potion with muffled thanks, wiping the blood from his cheek.
[19:35] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  Splotches hisses though clinched teeth. The veins in his neck stand out under his coat. She's read this... a medical spell that induces a heart attack...
[19:38] * Blackberry_Jam looks at the Alicorn head. She glares at it. Unicorns and their magic were infuriating! "That was a heart attack spell... That's not good." She lets off a single shotgun blast at the hole Scrap and North created.
[19:43] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  Buckshot peppers the expanding wound, thick, almost congealed, blood leaks slowly from it.
[19:47] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  Scrap finds himself under attack, the minotaur head slamming into him!
[19:52] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  The twin-horned head slams into him, knocking him toward the ground. It bellows in rage and strikes him again, it's horns bruising his torso and sending him bouncing off the ground.
[19:55] * Scrap oofs, his armor taking the brunt of the attack and impact.
[20:13] * Snack_Cake glances between Splotches and the alicorn head. It's hurting him... she has to stop it. She turns on SATS, and picks a target... the horn. Hit the horn, maybe she stops the magic. She hopes this doesn't backfire... and fires twice with her laser rifle.
[20:20] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  Snack_Cake's first shot cores through the base of it's horn, blasting out the other side. The second follows the first, hitting where the tip would have been and blasting the cap of skull remaining off behind the beast. A gurgling bellow wheezes out of it, very little of the roof of it's mouth there to shape the sound. The thick sludge for blood pumps up, flowing over and starting to fill in the missing
[20:20] <Mister_Clacky|GM> parts of the head.
[20:20] <Mister_Clacky|GM> flowing over and starting to fill in the missing parts of the head.
[20:23] * Snack_Cake stares, dumbfounded. She didn't mean to do THAT! She only meant to stop the magic!
[20:24] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  The strain on Splotches' face lessens considerably as the beast's head is half blown away.
[20:25] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  The changeling head lowers a bit, looking at Blackberry_Jam intently. It's maw opens and what appears to be the long barrel of a magazine fed shotgun slips forward. The chitenous weapon points down at Scrap.
[20:26] * Blackberry_Jam blinks at the shotgun, and her mouth droops open as it points at Scrap.
[20:27] * Scrap looks up at the weapon, eyes widening. This doesn't look like it will end well.
[20:34] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  The beasts first blast of organic buckshot sprays the ground, but the second takes Scrap square in the chest.
[20:36] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  The Batpony head loops around through the mist, it lunges toward Snack_Cake, pulling up short to open its mouth and spew out a thick pink mist.
[20:38] <Scrap> Fortunatly for Scrap, said chest is covered by metal plates that take most of it again. He oofs once more.
[20:42] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  Smelling blood, the canine head drops down, snapping slavering jaws at Scrap. His first bites miss the still agile pegasus, but the last bites deep, ignoring the thick armor.
[20:45] * Scrap cries out as this time his armor does nothing. Fate just doesn't allow the poor pegasus any reprieve.
[20:46] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  The head with the blue equine 'mask' smeared across it hangs back, watching the frackus. "I wish I could fight like that..."
[20:57] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  The pink mist washes over Snack_Cake. She can't help but breath in the thick cloud of pheromones. The beasts jaw unhinges like a snake, a thick tongue slipping out. It ends not in a fork or a point, but in fur and legs. It ends in the forequarter of a familiar looking Batpony. It giggles.
[20:59] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  It 'walks' forward on its forelegs. "Oh sweetie..." It's forelegs raise and wrap around Snack_Cake's neck. She kisses her forcefully on the lips. "You should come with me." It's forelegs hold tight as the tongue starts to slowly retract toward the maw. The Batpony goes back for another kiss...
[21:04] * Snack_Cake is very confused. Her head feels a little fuzzy... and her body feels very pleasantly warm.
[21:04] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  The Batpony's nimble tongue slips past Snack_Cake's lips. She gives a little tug back, another inch toward the maw.
[21:07] * Thunder_Strike started to unglitch her saddle grumbling then sees what's happening to Snack_Cake. she felt her heart skip seeing the sight of her in another's forelegs. she starts to get angry and shouts. ''OH HELL NO!'' she shouts and gets her chain whip with her tail and uncoils it.
[21:13] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  Thunder_Strike swoops in! She brings the metal lash down on the things head. It coils around the top, looping into its mouth on the far side. She wrenches it back, the upper jaw twisting back and away. When she frees her whip, the top half of it's head has been pulled free.
[21:13] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  The tongue pulls away from the kiss, setting its muzzle skyward and screaming.
[21:17] * Thunder_Strike growls at it and whips the chain at its neck again.
[21:19] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  Thunder_Strike pulls back to lash it again, but it gets hopelessly fouled in the large section of head she'd pulled free at first.
[21:22] * Thunder_Strike growls and takes her control but and fires at it.
[21:24] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  Thunder_Strike puts a twinshot of magical energy into the ruined head of the beast. The thinner, bluer ichor bubbling up on the ruined stalk takes flame! The tongue release Snack_Cake and the neck thrashes about wildly, burning blue at the tip. It falls to the ground, laying still and dragging as the beast shifts.
[21:27] * Thunder_Strike grins. ''that's one down!''
[21:27] * North_Star_ shrugs off his healed injuries, taking two more shots at the bulk of the beast.
[21:30] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  The bullets slam into it's chest, freeing a bit more thick black, congealed ichor from the hole.
[21:34] * Scrap was told to be more careful by Blackberry_Jam, instead of attacking again, he flies over and lands next to her before the pain in his chest makes it hard to move again. He keeps an eye on the beast in case he needs to duck or side step something.
[21:36] * Scrap then remembers his 9mm. He gets it out and fires of one round.
[21:41] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  Scrap's round finds its mark in the center of a canine head. The back of it's skull blasts out, its face collapsing forward. Thick ichor bubbles up, a blue sheen at it's surface.
[21:43] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  Thick black ichor bubbles up on the alicorn head's neck, forming a shape vaguely similar to it's original head, The thinner blue ichor bubbles over it, making up it's features. It hardens, the color changing and it's face restored. "How /DARE/ you!"
[21:44] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  The griffon head lunges again at North_Star_!
[21:48] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  It's beak carves lines in North_Star_ along his left hind leg, his left foreleg, and crisscrossing his chest.
[21:56] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  Splotches' takes a deep breath, free of pain. He looks up at the ruined dog-head. He holds the staff in front of him, holding the frozen, translucent tongue of solid flame over the writhing neck/stump. He breathes in deep. "Kuchoma." The stump erupts into flames and burns, writhing a moment and falling lifeless over the hydra's back.
[21:56] * Blackberry_Jam sees the apparent success of Thunder and Snack and considers changing tactics. "Hot Shot, shoot them in the heads! See if we can't blast them all off at once!" She says, looking over to Scrap and tending to his wounds. "Feeling all right, Kamikaze?" She asks, shoving a potion into his mouth.
[21:57] * Scrap was about to answer when the potion is shoved in, he drinks it down, feeling it rejuvinate and close his wounds.
[21:58] * Blackberry_Jam then levels off her shotgun and blasts the alicorn in the face again. "Shut up!"
[21:59] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  Blackberry_Jam 's buckshot tears through the newly regrown flesh with ease, sending gibs and chunks flying off behind it. In a few moments the thick ichor starts to flow, then the lighter blue ichor follows.
[22:02] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  The minotaur head focuses it's rage at the now closer North_Star_. Slamming into him twice with his heavy head and horns.
[22:08] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  The minotuar's slams send him careening back into the mist behind the group. In all he travels sixteen /yards/ from the massive throw.
[22:18] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  Snack_Cake shakes off the effects of the pheromones, but the taste of the batpony's tongue lingers.
[22:22] * Snack_Cake blinks a bit and shakes her head as she's able to start thinking clearly again. She feels very guilty... and a little mad. But... Thunder saved her! She gives Thunder_Strike a sheepish little smile. Apologies can wait until after they're not in danger. She looks for the next dangerous head!
[22:24] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  The minotaur head has just sent North_Star_ flying. The Alicorn head is missing, the thick ichor coated in the light blue liquid Thunder_Strike ignited when she silenced the batpony head. The changeling head is hovering, mouth closed above the group, along with the griffon and pony heads.
[22:30] * Snack_Cake isn't sure about the other heads... but the Minotaur is scary, and aggressive! She fires three shots at it with her rifle.
[22:33] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  Snack_Cake blasts the minotaur head, coring it with magical energy. Black ichor bobbles out as she settle her crosshairs over it for the third shot. When it strikes, it ignites it, sending it thrashing wildly until it stills.
[22:35] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  The changeling head watches as Snack_Cake burns down the minotaur head. It's mouth opens, sprouting the business end of a laser rifle. It turns it on Blackberry_Jam
[22:38] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  It gets a maniacal grin as it's sends a bolt of coherent magical enerty into Blackberry_Jam. It goes wild eyed as it tries to mimic the feat... but it draws too much! It's eyes go wide as the mimicked weapon explodes, blasting it's head across the canyon. Ichor starts to slowly flow.
[22:39] * Blackberry_Jam doesn't so much as flinch. Her Please Don't Riot armor absorbs almost all of the visceral damage, and now, she's veritably pissed off.
[22:40] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  The blue pony face joins the fray! "WANT! WANT! WANT!" It turns, diving down to bite into the lifeless neck of the alicorn head. It thrashes, black ichor covering its face as a horn pushes it's way out of its forehead.
[22:43] * Thunder_Strike looks down at Snack_Cake and smiles softly at her. her expression tells her that it is ok and not to worry about it. then she turns her gaze to the wanting pony head. ''you want it do ya?'' she says then gets her whip ready. ''well here you go!'' she says lashing at the neck of envy.
[22:44] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  Thunder_Strike frees her whip and flies up to strike the pony-turned-alicorn's neck!
[22:46] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  The chain digs deep, cutting into it and wrenching huges chunks of it free as she pulls it back. It screams until the bubbling ichor chokes it off.
[22:47] * Thunder_Strike smiles and fires twice at its neck.
[22:48] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  The first shot goes high, but the second connects as the blue ichor starts to flow. It lights, burning brightly before it falls back, lifeless.
[22:55] * North_Star_ slides to a stop on his hooves, opening the action on his rifle and reloading the tube with rounds, while his tail draws is hoofcannon and fires two shots at the multi-headed beast.
[23:00] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  North_Star_ further perforates the beast.
[23:02] * Scrap sees that the griffon head is still intact. His 9mm was effective against the other one and fires 4 rounds at it.
[23:04] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  Scrap pumps the griffon head full of lead. It splits, skull and face falling to the ground as the ichor starts to bubble up.
[23:07] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  Splotches turns slightly, looking through the still fire burning at the end of his staff and  covering the griffon's neck with it. He speaks burn, and it is engulfed.
[23:09] * Blackberry_Jam sees the pattern here and resists the urge to waste any more /regular/ buckshot on these things. Instead, she calmly slides a fresh magazine of Dragon's Breath shells into her shotgun. With /extreme/ prejudice, she fires on the changeling twice.
[23:13] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  Blackberry_Jam misses high on the first shot, but corrects and sends burning phosporus into the last burbling neck. It lights, thrashing about before it stills. Thick ichor starts to flow from the body as it's massive bulk begins to melt into the ground.
[23:14] * Blackberry_Jam removes the magazine from her weapon and slides the old buckshot back in, letting out a sigh of relief. After lighting a cigarette, she approaches Splotches first. "Splotches, are you all right? Any chest pains, breathing problems, numbness in the limbs?"
[23:15] * Scrap waits to see that it's not moving anymore before relaxing a little and looking around at the others.
[23:16] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  Splotches shakes his head. "A bit of weakness at first, but  I think I'm past it now..."
[23:17] * Snack_Cake gives her own sigh of relief. Now that the monster is taken care of, she nervously inches toward Thunder_Strike. She mutters a quiet, "I'm sorry Thunder... I just... I couldn't fight it!" She's heartbroken, ears flat to her head, even tearing up a little bit.
[23:18] * Blackberry_Jam pats the zebra on the back before trotting over to Snack. Seeing that she's distressed, she hesitates for now.
[23:18] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  The mist is quickly dissipating.
[23:20] * Thunder_Strike looks at Snack_Cake then glomps the mare. ''oh Snacky... I'm so glad your ok.''
[23:22] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  The huge corpse shudders, seven points of light leaping into the sky like flares.
[23:23] * Scrap 's head snaps to the movement and watches the lights shoot up.
[23:23] * Blackberry_Jam watches in awe as the souls depart, smiling a little before trotting over to Thunder_Strike and Snack_Cake's ponypile. "Thunder, can I borrow Snack for a moment?"
[23:24] * Snack_Cake sniffs a bit and hugs Thunder_Strike. "I don't deserve you. I really don't!"
[23:25] * North_Star_ walks back over to the group, a bit of a smile on his face. "Well, that went well."
[23:27] * Thunder_Strike boops Snack_Cake. ''you're such a silly filly. that demon put some kinda spell on you. so I killed it. wasn't your fault Snacky.'' she says then looks at Blackberry_Jam. ''uh yeah. sure.'' she says moving away from Snacky but gives her a forgiving kiss first.
[23:27] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  A thin wisp of pitch black miasma leaks out from under the corpse's bony chestplate.
[23:28] * Blackberry_Jam kneels down next to the prone Snacky and smiles at her. "Do me a favor, Snack, and say 'Aaaaaaahhhhh'. She says reassuringly.
[23:33] * Snack_Cake gives Blackberry_Jam a confused look, but does as asked. "Aaaaaaahhh?"
[23:33] * Blackberry_Jam peers down Snacky's open mouth. Never could be too sure...
[23:33] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  The little puff of bleeding miasma continues to very slowly expand. It's about the size of a hoof now.
[23:34] * Thunder_Strike walks to scrap and hugs him. ''whatcha looking at?
[23:34] * North_Star_ looks back at the beast's corpse, "You don't think it's got some ghost caps in it's gut, do you?"
[23:35] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  Blackberry_Jam finds nothing but Snack_Cake's tongue in there. Although Snack_Cake can still taste the mare/thing's sweet/bitter tang on her tongue.
[23:36] * Scrap is now watching the miasma. "What is that?"
[23:36] * Blackberry_Jam pats the mare on the shoulder. "Thanks. She's all yours, Thunder." She trots over to converse with North_Star_. She seems rather happy with herself about that fight. "I'd rather you didn't go looking for it."
[23:37] * North_Star_ tilts his head. "Yeah, probably would be able to keep 'em either."
[23:37] * Thunder_Strike looks down at the miasma. '' um... guys... this may not be over.'' she says.
[23:39] * Blackberry_Jam turns her head slightly towards Thunder_Strike. "What makes you say tha-" She catches sight of the vapor. "Oh hell... Splotches? Any idea what... /that/ is?"
[23:39] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  The flow of sickly black mist increases, swirling and expanding. If hovers above the corpse, a tail linking to the thing's chest. It's about the size of a pony now.
[23:40] * Thunder_Strike grabs scrap and backs away from it.
[23:41] * North_Star_ picks up his rifle from it's sling, bringing it's sight's to the mist cautiously.
[23:41] * Scrap doesn't resist Thunder_Strike pulling him away, but he doesn't turn from it and continues to stare.
[23:41] * Snack_Cake rolls to her hooves and backs off with Thunder_Strike!
[23:41] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  Splotches stares at it, a chill running through him. "Nothing good... this... is familiar..."
[23:41] * Blackberry_Jam raises her weapon once more. "What does that mean? Now's not the time to be cryptic, Splotches..." She says, worry palpable in her voice.
[23:42] * Thunder_Strike places a wing onto Snack_Cake's side.
[23:42] * Snack_Cake leans into Thunder_Strike.
[23:43] * North_Star_ keeps his eyes on the form. "Hazarding a guess here, but could that be the thing Splotches came down for?"
[23:43] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  Splotches shakes his head... "It's..." There's a great ripping sound and miasma pours from the wound. A black void, the size of four of the hydra's heads mushed together, holds in the air in front of them.
[23:45] * Thunder_Strike gulps looking at splotches while petting Snack_Cake with her wing comfortingly.
[23:45] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  A roar rolls through the canyon. In the black, two red slits materialize, slowly opening wider to form two squinted ovals. Splotches' finishes. "...It."
[23:46] * Blackberry_Jam glares at... "it." "Can we kill it?"
[23:46] * North_Star_ works the rifle's action, loading the weapon. "Please say we can."
[23:47] * Scrap gets out the .44 magnum, not sure if he'll need it or if he'll be able to punch it instead.
[23:48] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  A low bass rumble of a laugh drops out of the miasma.
[23:49] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  "You have made a grave error... you have attracted my attention. I'm was hunting another..."
[23:50] * Snack_Cake is very uneasy.
[23:50] * Thunder_Strike groans. ''Nilijua kuwa ilikuwa rahisi sana'' she says.
[23:50] <Thunder_Strike> (I knew that was too easy)
[23:51] * Blackberry_Jam lets her laser dot rest between the glowing eyes. "If you so much as /think/ laying another hoof on Stripes, we'll end you."
[23:51] * Scrap steps in front of Thunder_Strike and Snack_Cake, ready to fight if needed.
[23:52] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  It laughs. "Hoof? What do you think I am?"
[23:52] * Blackberry_Jam rolls her eyes. "I don't fucking care what you are."
[23:54] * Thunder_Strike steps beside scrap. ''oh no. I'm not watching you die again.''
[23:55] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  There's a shattering roar in the distance. Backlit against the sky, on a peak past this canyon, a pair of massive wings stretch out. "You try my patience!"
[23:55] * Scrap looks at Thunder_Strike. He opens his mouth to say something before snapping his attention back forward at the roar.
[23:56] * Thunder_Strike looks in the same direction.
[23:56] * Blackberry_Jam strikes a defiant pose and swivels between the vapor and the wings. "And you're trying ours. Just what the hell do you want?"
[23:57] * Snack_Cake gasps and looks up at the creature in astonishment!
[23:58] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  "I want the delicious suffering of that mare this zebra stallion foolishly brought across. I've nearly sniffed her out, Walker. I'll relish in her pain before I devour her soul. Bring me the mare, and I'll spare you."
[00:00] * Thunder_Strike ''uh no, not gonna happen.'' she says standing beside Blackberry_Jam now
[00:00] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  Snack_Cake, and those watching the peek, can see a tongue of flame erupt near the top of the mountain, only to quickly dissipate.
[00:01] * Scrap watches, open-mouthed, having no idea what's going on.
[00:01] * Blackberry_Jam doesn't like being called a 'Walker' that much. She's also not thrilled about the idea of forfeiting Nyota's soul. "Damn right it isn't. I suggest you kill yourself now, save us all the trouble."
[00:04] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  It chuckles, the crushing of stones. "You will suffer, you will weep, and above all..." The eyes go wide. "You will /DESPAIR/!"
[00:04] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  The world as you comprehend it goes black.
[00:04] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  *****Session Pause*****
[00:07] <Mister_Clacky|GM> 2000 xp. Thunder_Strike gains 3 karma for throwing herself to the defense of her lover. Blackberry_Jam gains 2 karma for standing up to the darkness and refusing to turn over Nyota. Everypony else gains 1 karma for not pissing yourself...yet.