MLJ: SAM CH 13 FUGUE MIGNORE VISITS THE APPLE FAMILY PART 2

MY LITTLE JOJO: STANDS ARE MAGIC
CHAPTER 13: FUGUE MIGNORE VISITS THE APPLE FAMILY PART 2
OPEN THE GAME!

>You walk up to the front door of the house andplace your shovel down
>GS -"Hey Big Mac, what's with the shovel?"
"Nothin'."
>GS -"Well if it was nuthin' you wouldn'ta brought it here wouldja?"
"It's nothin', Granny."
>GS -"...If you say so...."
>You walk through the door into the living room when-
>P -"HIIII GRAANNNYYYYYYYY!"
>"Sweet Celestia that voice is grating."
>GS -"Well howdy there Pinkie Pie. What're you n' Spike doin' all the way out here?"
>P -"We're just here because we're worried that Applejack might be in danger of-"
>Spike immediately slaps his hand over her mouth
>S -"Overworking herself again. She uh... she-"
>Pinkie removes the hand from her mouth
>P -"You know how she is, working herself half to death, and then halfway from that distance to death, then halfway from that, and halfway from that an-"
>S -"And we just wanted to make sure she was okay. You know how she gets sometimes."
>GS -"Well thank ye darlin'. How would y'all like ta stay for dinner? I'm making a tomato cobbler tonight."
>P -"Yeah! We have Nonny and Rarity here with us too!"
>GS -"Well o'course they can come along."
>"Naturally Big Mac, being the helpful Harry he is, insisted on helping his dear old grandmother in the kitchen."
>Oh you piece of shit
>When I get you, I-
>*sigh*
>Play along for now
>You'll get 'im when the time comes
>But there's no need to endanger the others
"Mind if I help y'all in the kitchen?"
>GS -"Well o'course yer welcome to!"

"So... how do we explain the incapacitated pegasus in our possession?"
>R -" I'll take care of that, Anon. What we really need to worry about is that Fugue. How do we beat him?"
"Well, that all depends on Big Mac. For now, I'm thinking you two should watch over him, note anything suspicious and stop any attempts to kill anyone. I'm gonna be looking around for any possible hiding spots. Can you get Pinkie for me?"
>AJ -"'Spose I could. Ya gotta-"
>Wait a minute
>The enemy could be inside the house
"Scratch that. I'm gonna have Pinkie search around the farm. I'll be staying with all of you."
>She's the only one capable of drawing him out
>AJ -"All right then."
>R -"Are you alright Anon? You seem... on edge."
>You pick up Toccata, brushing him off and poking him on the schnozz to wake him
>T -"Hugnhh... Who.. wha-..."
>His eyes open and focus on you
>T -"Ugh, what now, you spindly bastard?"
"Shut up and can the attitude, fucker. You're gonna be joining us for dinner."

>You're currently grabbing a pan from one of the cupboards
>There's gotta be somethin' you can do
>Think Big Mac, THINK!
>Well, there's the obvious solution
>Tell everypony before that voice can do anything about it
>Better leave that as a last resort
>What else could ya do?
>GS -"Now then, while I'm choppin' up these here veggies, I'm gonna need you to make some toppin'."
>She grabs an old recipe book from a nearby shelf and opens up to the page for what she's cooking
>GS -"Just follow the recipe an' everythin' should be fine."
>She grabs a knife from a drawer and begins chopping up veggies with honed skill and precision
>"Now then, how shall you help make this meal their last, Big Mac? How about-"
>"*achem* Big Mac went on to follow the instructions as he was told."
>What're you planning?
>You do as you're told, mixing each ingredient thoroughly
>"Big Mac decided to grab some dish soap from beneath the sink to use later."
>You do as you're told, opening the cabinet beneath the sink and looking around for the dish soap-
>"But Big Mac, being the big oaf he is, accidentally grabbed the rat poison instead! Oh Big Mac, you goose!"
>With a grumble, you do so
>"And then he went and mixed some into the topping mix for the cobbler!"
>As you rise up-
>-the island in the middle of the kitchen appears, rather than the sink you were looking under just a second ago
>*Grumbles*
>It'll be fine Big Mac
>The family's gonna be fine
>All ya gotta do is-
>You can't
>You may be under whatever spell that's makin' you do this
>But you can't bring yourself to do this
>Especially to your friends
>To your family
>To any of them
>"Big Mac. You're not thinking of defying my orders are you?"
>*angry groan*
>"If you do, I can make their deaths much more painful than simple poisoning, you know."
>"Are you willing to take that chance Big Mac? I have quite the imagination you know."
>...
>You do as he says
>Consarnit

>You walk into the living room with Rarity, Applejack and Toccata in tow
>With Pinkie being sent away, you had to search the house yourself
>So, where could he be?
>"Hey there Anon!"
>In comes Applebloom, bright-eyed and bushy-tailed
>"How've ya been? I heard 'bout you gettin' into a coma."
"Uh, yes, I've been fine thanks."
>"I came ta visit with the other Cutie Mark Crusaders while y'all were out of it!"
"Yeah, thanks, but you wouldn't happen to know where the bathroom around here is, would you?"
>"Here, I'll show ya!"
>Applebloom leads you up the stairs and into a hall
>"This door here."
"Thanks Applebloom."
>"No problem!"
>Applebloom heads back down
>With that, you begin your search for Fugue
>Throughout each room, you make sure to check every space that could fit a pegasus
>You hate having to go through all of their rooms like this, but... you gotta do it
>The bathroom?
>Nope
>Granny Smith's room?
>Nada
>Big Mac's room?
>Nu-uh
>Applebloom's roo-
>"Anon?"
>Shit
>This is gonna be hard to explain
>"What're you doin' in my room?"
>Oooooooh fuck
>Well, you can't just outright say "We think your big brother's being controlled by a pegasus who's here to kill your sister and will most likely try and kill everyone else here as well."
"*sigh* Alright Applebloom, I need you to keep a secret, okay?"

>You, Toccata and Applejack try your best to not feel uncomfortable and awkward as you wait for dinner to be finished in the living room
>Perhaps Toccata can provide more info, or help lead you in the right direction of finding his brother
"So, if I may ask, where might your brother hide, Mr Toccata?"
>T -"Well, if I had to guess... he'd probably be somewhere near or in the barn. His Stand isn't the the best when it comes to close combat, so he's probably in some haystack or something like that."
>Your eyes widen in surprise
"That was... sup-"
>T -"-prising? Well, to be perfectly honest, I know I'm beat and feel there's no point in keeping the charade up any longer."
"Truly?"
>T -"Indeed. At this point, I'm simply waiting for that ape-thing you're friends with to find Fugue."
"That ape-thing is a human, and I'd prefer if you weren't so crass."
>T -"And I'd like a brother that isn't a sack of shit but I can't have that either, so I guess we're both unhappy."
>AJ -"Could y'all at least have the decency to not be cussin' up a storm? Mah little sister could hear, y'know?"
>Toccata rolls his eyes
>Well then, he certainly doesn't mince his words does he?
>Seems there's some animosity between these two brothers
>Or at least, from Toccata's perspective
"You wouldn't mind helping us take your brother down then? Maybe talk him out of it?"
>T -"Hah! That'd be the day pigs fly."
"Excuse me?"
>T -"I assume you think he'd listen."
"Would he not?"
>T -"Let's just say I sometimes wonder whether he thinks of me as a brother or a pet."
>...Alright then
>The next few minutes are spent in silence, until Granny Smith comes out from the kitchen
>GS -"Apologies fer askin' but could y'all help set the table? I don't know where Applebloom is and Big Mac's still preparin' the food."
>AJ -"Sure Granny."
>GS -"How 'bout yer friend there?"
>T -"Yeah, sure."
>GS -"Also, where'd Pinkie n' Spike gone off to? They're gonna miss dinner."
>AJ -"No need to worry Granny. They'll be back in time."
>GS -"Alrighty, if you say so."
>As Granny Smith moves her way back into the kitchen doorway, you hear a tear from her apron
>GS -"Dag nabbit, this goshdarn apron is always tearin'!"
>Fashion emergency!
>You instinctively walk over to her, ready to help
"Here, let me help you with that."
>Without a thought, you patch up the tear in Granny Smith's apron
"All done!"
>GS -"Well, wouldja look at that!"
>You smile at a job well done
>GS -"But how'd ya do that without no needle or cloth?"
>What?
>Didn't you have..?
>Yes
>Of course you ha-
>You were pretty sure you had-
>...How did you fix that apron?
>You begin searching yourself for anything that might have sewn up Granny Smith's torn apron
>You look everywhere, until you turn your head to look at your back
>...
>...
>When did you get a bunch of extra limbs?
>And why are they black?

"Pinkie! Wait up!"
>Pinkie stops the music she somehow conjured up and you take off your earmuffs
>"We gotta hurry Spike! If we don't find the big bad Stand User before dinner, we won't be able to have any. They'll have finished it all before we even get there!"
"And because you want to save your friends right?"
>"Well duh!"
>The music starts up again, and you put your earmuffs back on
>This was taking forever
>Rather than going through any of the buildings in Sweet Apple Acres (because they're apparently "too obvious,"), you and Pinkie spent the better part of the afternoon looking around all of the Apple orchard
>Boy were your legs tired
>And you swear you would have gone deaf with how loud Pinkie played her music
>Seriously, how does she do tha-
>Oh, right
>"Stand magic," or whatever
>At least you've finished combing through the orchard
>Now onto the barn
>Pinkie starts circling the barn, and you head inside, eager to rest a bit
>Now that you've got a second or so to relax, you decide lay down on a bale of hay
>You jump up and-
>Hit something hard?

>You take the cobbler out of the oven and set it on the counter to let it cool
>"Ouch! What in all-"
>What in the hay?
>...
>"My my. What do we have here?"
>Well
>That can't be good
>"If it isn't Spike, the lapdragon of the Princess of Friendship?"
>Oh dangit, he's got Spike too?
>"And how might you be of use to me?"
>You wait for a response
>"Hold on Big Mac, I'll be right back."
>...
>Ca-
>Can you go?
>You walk away from the countertop-
>And you're away from the countertop
>You walk through the door to the dining room and-
>You're in the dining room with Applejack, Rarity, Granny Smith and that blue pegasus with the teal mane
>Now's your chance!
>You sprint towards Applejack and place a hoof on her shoulder
"Applejack, I need to talk to you."
>AJ -"Big Mac? Ah thought y'all were cooking dinner."
"Not now. I need to talk to you!"
>? -"Are you Big Mac?"
>You raise your head to the pegasus putting plates in their proper places
"Eeyup. Now if you'll excuse us, we have somethin' to talk about."
>AJ -"About what?"
>You push your sister towards the living room
>GS -"Big Mac, is the cobbler done?"
"Yeah Granny. Don't test it though, it's still hot!"
>GS -"If you say so!"
>You bring Applejack into the living room
>AJ -"Alright Big Mac. What's up?"
>Alright
>He might still be listening, so you've only got one shot
>Here we go
"I'VEBEENHEARINGTHISVOICEINMYHEADTHATSBEENMESSINGWITHMEANDMAKINGMEDOTHINGSIDIDNTWANTO,LIKEWHENITRIEDTOGOBACKINSIDEAFTERFINISHINGUPMYWORKLOADITTOLDMETOHEADINSIDETHEBARN;IFIGUREDITWASJUSTSOMEVOICE,SOINSTEADIWENTTHROUGHTHEFRONTDOOR,ONLYTOFINDMYSELFINSIDETHEBARN-"
>*KOOOOOOOOOOOOOOH*
"ANDTHEDOORSWOULDN'TBUDGE;EVERYTIMETHEVOICETELLSMETODOSOMETHING,REALITYWILLCHANGETOMEETIT'SWILL,LIKEHOWIWASTELEPORTEDTOTHEBARNINSTEADOFGOINGINSIDEOFTHEHOUSE,ORHOWGRANNYSMITHDIDN'TNOTICETHERATPOISONIPUTINTHECOBBLERTOPPING;INEEDYOURHELPBECAUSEIHAVENOIDEAHOWTOSTOPTHISANDI'MSCAREDTHATVOICEMAYTRYANDTAKEOVER."
>You breathe the biggest breath you have ever breathed
>...
>? -"So I'm guessing 「SKELETON TREE」has lost its effect on you then."
"The hay is a skeleton tree?"
>? -"My brother's Stand."
"What's a Stand?"
>R -"Applejack, I have a Stand!"
"Seriously, what's a Stand?"
>AJ -"You have a Stand?"
>GS -"Who's this here Stan?"
>R -"Yes, I have a Stand!"
>A -"ENEMY STAND!!"
>R -"ENEMY STAND?!"
>AB -"Who's Stand's what now?"
"STOP! STOP! STOP!"
>The room goes silent
>Breathe in...
>Breathe out
"Okay Applejack, what is a St-"
>The front door bursts open before you can finish that thought

>No enemy Stand?
>You just heard everyone downstairs shouting "Stand," assumed the worst and started running
>Now you're standing on the stairs next to Applebloom, looking on as Pinkie comes in the front door, covered in what you assume to be tree branches
>You're pretty sure none of Sweet Apple Acre's trees are white though
>And they're all wrapped around her
>AJ -"Pinkie?"
>A soft whine is heard from Pinkie's direction
>Her eyes are watery and cracked
>She's shaking
>And her hoof steps are slow, like she's hesitant
>Why was-
>Wait
>Didn't Toccata say that if whoever it affected disobeyed his orders three times, he could take full control?
>...
>You ready Saturn's Children in front of the banister, charging it up a bit
>P -"I'm sorry Applejack."
>AJ -"Now why wou-"
>Pinkie brings out her Stand, also covered in branches
>applEJACK GET AWAY FROM HER!
>GOGOGOGOGO!
>You leap from the handrail through Saturn's Children onto Pinkie

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