My Little PonyVania Orchestral Of Sacrifice CH3

Stage 3
[AS YOU WOULD HAVE YOURSELF BE]
~Trotsylvania

Advent walks down the path that leads into a dark, creeping town that is dwarfed by the castle in the distance. As he approaches, he hears sounds of hissing and sees glowing red eyes hiding in the shadows and moving at sudden speeds. As fearless as he is, he starts getting a tad nervous until he decides to speed up. His two sheep quickly follow. Eventually, they start to frantically run with their sweat perspiring and their hearts pounding. When they finally make it to the town, they feel like they’re finally out of the woods… until they see what the town is all about.

Advent: *Panting* *Whew* Okay… No more of that… You two alright? *They both nod* Good. C’mon.

Sinbad: You sure about this?

Advent: Of course! I’m just passing through. They’re probably all asleep by now. We’re probably the only ones awake at this hour! So what’re we afraid of?

They begin their walk through the town and see that Advent’s assumption was wrong. There are many that are awake. Though many are in hiding and wearing robes. Advent eats his words, but keeps calm as best as he can. When he walks up to some of the civilian ponies and tries to talk to them, they either give him the cold shoulder or a sharp glare. Some are walking by with a small casket on their wagon. Advent tries asking a couple ponies about it, but they continue to ignore him. He notices some blue feathers falling out of it and making a trail of it. He picks a few up and actually gets a whiff of a clean and fresh scent coming off them. As curious as it is, he moves on to asking more folks, only to make no progress. Advent gets tired of it and decides to step into a resting point to take a breather while his two sheep stay outside and rest. It is here where things start getting weird.

Advent: I hope you don’t mind. I just need to sit down for a minute.

Manager:………

Advent: You’re not much of a talk either, huh? Sheesh. What is with the ponies in this town? You all look like a bunch of zombies!

Manager:……!

Advent: *Sigh* I still wonder what was up with that casket. Did somepony die recently?.....Oh! Maybe that’s why you’re all out of it. Somepony close to you must’ve just passed away. I’m sorry about your loss…. *Still no response* Okay. Maybe I’ll just be quiet now.

Manager:…..

Advent: Sorry. I guess this whole princess thing has been making my mind go crazy. I want to get to that castle and save her from that monster, Grogar, but I can’t even tell if I’m making any progress.

Manager: The master?

Advent: Hmm?! Master? Nono, I said “monster”. Not “master”. Oh well, at least I got somepony talking.

Manager: The master…. You wish to meet him at the castle?

Advent: Yes. I’m going there to beat him and save a… wait… Why do you keep calling him “The Master”? It’s almost as if you’re the president of his…. Fan club…. *Puts two and two together* Oh no…

Manager: Oh YES! *Pulls out a magic bell around his neck and rings it* Spell-binding SEAL! *Puts a barrier around the door*

Advent: ACK! *Jumps up and tries to leave* What?! What are you doing?! SINBAD! MARINA! HELP!!!

Sinbad: Advent?! *Sees the shield and tries to rush in, but gets repelled* BAAAAAAAAAH!!!

Marina: Sinbad! ADVENT! What’s going on in there?!

Advent: What’s going on here?!

Manager: You wish to know of that casket? Let’s just say what happened to the pony before you will indeed happen to YOU next! Master Grogar likes his victims brought to them alive in coffins! It’s rather festive that way! The others will be here shortly. So just sit down and relax some more until they get here.

Advent: You’re a follower of Grogar?! You must be some kind of crazy if you think I’m just going to sit back and let you take me alive! Now open up this barrier and let me out!

Manager: I think not! Spell-binding ENSNARE! *Wraps Advent in a magic tether* Got you! Now, you will cooperate or else I’ll have the tether crush the air out of you!

Advent: That’s the dumbest thing I’ve heard all night! If your job is to bring me to your master alive, then crushing me would be REALLY counter-product-ACK!!!

Manager: You’re quite the mouthy one, aren’t you? I think I’ve heard enough.

????: So have I!

Manager: Hmm? *Gets bonked on the head and knocked out* KUUUNG!!!! *Faints*

Advent: What?! *Sees a blue minotaur with a Mohawk and ring in his nostrils as he takes the bell off the unconscious pony* Who’re you?!

Iron Will: Iron Will’s m’name, trainin’ ponies is m’game! *Thumbs up* And boy, you just stepped into the wrong town! I should know! I did too!

Advent: Oh thank goodness, help! Do you know how to work that thing to let me out?

Iron Will: Kid, I know how to make ANYTHING work for me! *Glares and points at the magic bell and yells* NOW LISTEN HERE, BELL BUDDY! I DON’T LIKE YOU AND YOU DON’T LIKE ME, BUT WHETHER YOU LIKE IT OR NOT, YOU’RE LETTIN’ THAT BOY GO FREE RIGHT NOOOOW!!! AND DON’T MAKE ME REPEAT MAHSELF! I PITY THE FOOL WHO MAKES ME REPEAT MAHSELF! YOU GOT THAT PUNK?!?!??! *The bell complies and its magic wears off* And THAT is how you be assertive!

[LIKE A BOSS!]

Advent: *Eyes dilating* Nice! Thank you so much, Iron Will!

Sinbad: Advent! Are you alright?

Advent: Yeah. Don’t worry about me! Look, guys! We need to get out of this town as fast as… *Smells smoke* possible… these ponies are… *Sniff and starts coughing* Wh-What?! What’s going on?!

Iron Will: *Looks around the corner and sees a fire set where he and his goats were staying the night* OH HAYSEEDS! MAH WORKERS! BOY! You and your sheep get out of here! They’re burnin’ the place down! GO GO GOOO!!!

Advent: But what about you?!

Iron Will: I’LL BE FINE! JUST MOVE IT!

Advent: *Runs out with his sheep* *Panting and coughing* Just can’t catch a break tonight!.... *Watches as the whole building starts burning up* Iron Will…. You two stay out here! Find someplace safe to hide! I’m going back in!

Marina: You can’t! You’ll burn up in there! You won’t make it!

Advent: He just saved me! I’m not letting him get hurt! *Runs in* Hang on, Iron Will!!!

Sinbad: ADVENT!

Iron Will: OPEN THIS DOOR! *Tries to open the door, but burns his hand* AAAAOOOOUCH!!! MOOOUUU!!! That’s it! Gotta use mah head! *Is about to bash his head to open the door, but gets interrupted by a magic shot* OW! WHO DID THAT?!

Cultist: That’s quite enough, tenant! You’re disturbing their sleep!

Iron Will: Are you crazy?! This whole place is on fire! Wait… YOU SET IT, DIDN’T YOU?!

Cultist: Heeheehehehehehehehe…. I might have!

Iron Will: RRGH! Why I outta-!

Advent: STOP!!! *Jumps the cultist and knocks him down* Hurry and help your friends!

Iron Will: BOY! I TOLD YOU TO GET OUT OF HERE!

Advent: I don’t take orders very well! You just worry about them! Forget me!

Iron Will: Right…! *Bashes the door open* GUYS! WE GOTTA GO!

Goats: BAAAAH!!! HELP US, BOSS!!!

Iron Will: HANG ON! *Gets the debris off them and picks them both up to get out* C’MON! *Runs out with them* BOY! WE GOTTA GO! NOW!!!

Advent: *Finishes off cultist* Right! *Looks back to the cultist*…..*Picks him up on his back* You brought this on yourself… but even you don’t deserve death! *Runs out* Right behind you! *Stops and drops the cultist* There. Maybe when you wake up, you won’t be so crazy.

Iron Will: You saved that maniac?

Advent: Yes, why?

Iron Will:….Nothin’. Just sounds a bit weird. I mean he just tried to burn us alive!

Advent: And? I don’t fight to kill. I wouldn’t want them to kill me. Treat others as you would have yourself be treated, y’know?

Iron Will: Alright, I get ya. Good on ya. And thanks for your help. The boys and I are gonna hide out until we’re ready to get out of here! You should do the same with your sheep!

Advent: I can’t. I have a job to do, and I can’t run away from it now! You go ahead and hide. But I need to keep moving forward. *Calls out to his sheep* GUYS! Let’s go! See you later!

Advent and the two sheep hurry onward until the whole town starts going into flames. Advent looks around in shock at all this, thinking that everypony has gone from dead quiet to downright insane! Zombie ponies start rushing at him and he pulls out his tools to take them on with. He moves through the burning castle town until he makes it to the main plaza where he’s surrounded by zombies and burning skeleton ponies. They close in on him and snarl, as if ready to kill him in one hit.

Advent: Oh… horse apples!

Sinbad: I knew we should’ve stayed home!

Advent: Not an option!

Marina: But we’re surrounded! There’s no way out!

Advent: Then we make a way out!

Sinbad: But something tells me that we can’t win this one!

Advent: You and your doubts! C’mon, guys! How are we gonna get ahead in life if we just have doubts!

Sinbad: How are we gonna get ahead in life if we’re DEAD?!

Marina: Advent, this is one time that I can’t argue with Sinbad! If you fight them all, you’re only route is death!

Advent: Well it’s not like I can run now! The only option I have is the brave one! Just like the heroic tragedies… A true hero fights to the very end, never giving up, never running away! If I go down… I go down like a hero! *Charges forward and takes on the crowd of enemies* LET’S DO THIS! LEEEEROOOOY WINGKIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINS!!!!!!!!!

Advent attacks each and every one as they attack from all around. It becomes a frantic brawl until Advent becomes overwhelmed by the increasing numbers. It is here that it looks bleak until a swift dash of wind and a shaded blur appears to clear the crowd out. The blur stops and is shown as a dark Pegasus with artificial bone-wings, a mirror on his forehead, and a small scythe-tail.

????: Are you alright?

Advent: Who are you? And where did you come from?!

????: I’ll tell you if you can get up. Do you have the strength to continue?

Advent: *Gets back up*I do now! Thanks. I’m Advent!

SoulWind: SoulWind. A friend of mine and I have both been investigating, wondering what all the noise around here was about. I guess I found out who the noise maker was!

SoulWind and Advent team up and take on the pursuing enemies until they break free from the trap and get moving through the burning town. SoulWind’s abilities include high-speed flying, air-dashing in all 8 directions, and a short ranged swift tail slash.

Advent: Sorry. But you see... *Dodges and attacks back* I’ve been asked for a rescue mission and I need to get over to that castle! But everywhere I go, it’s enemy after enemy everywhere! By the way, who’s your friend?

SoulWind: You’ll meet her eventually.

Advent: “Her?” Are you friends with the princess?

SoulWind: That depends on who you’re talking about.

Advent: Oh… well…

SoulWind: That’s not the important part, though. How determined are you to saving this important friend?

Advent: More determined than a hundred hungry lions! I can’t let her down! *His chest starts glowing along with the feathers* Huh?

SoulWind: Good. That’s all I needed to hear! *Ngh…* The fire everywhere… It’s starting to hurt my eyes.

Advent: Tell me about it. And the mix of red and black isn’t doing us any good! I wish it would just start raining right now. Just to put out those blasted flames! *Feathers begin to shine and a message from the blue ice cream orb that he ate earlier is sent to his brain that gives him a note of what he can do with the feathers* ….! What? What the?! The feathers…

SoulWind: What is it?

Advent: Could it be just a coincidence? Or… did I just figure something out? I think I can do something about this! *Begins glowing* I am determined! I leave no cry for help unanswered! I leave no puzzle unsolved! And I make the stories have the happy endings! *Feathers vanish* [Item Crash: HYDRO STORM] HAAAAAAA~! EXTINGUISH!!!

SoulWind is stunned in awe as Advent uses the power of the magic ice cream and the blue feathers to summon a maelstrom of powerful magic waters. The rain puts out all the flames on the buildings and even causes all the enemies to burn up and crumble to bones and dust, getting them out of the way. Even Advent can’t believe it since being an Earth Pony, he shouldn’t have powers like this. But somehow, the fated combination of two magic sources managed to give him these incredible abilities. The information on every bit of them rush into his mind and he suddenly knows how each of them work.

SoulWind:………!!!!

Advent: *Glowing fades and he drops back down* *Panting* Wh-Whoa! That… I did that?!

SoulWind:…..Hmm…. Heheh. Well, I’ve summoned meteors before, so why not? Nice work, Advent!

Advent: *Panting still* Thanks…. I still can’t believe I did that! That was… incredible! I’m just speechless! Well, SoulWind. There’s your answer! I am determined! I’m so determined that I’d summon a STORM to save the princess!

SoulWind: *Chuckles* Good! Then I want to help you.

Advent: You do?!

SoulWind: It’s my destiny, my talent, and purpose. Helping others find their inner strength and helping with their cause to bring the fire into their eyes. That is what my Cutie Mark is telling me.

Advent:….Heh. Thank you so much! *Sees a large group of new enemies surfacing* Oh great! Just what we need! More of them! Fine then! I’ll just deal with them like I did the ones before them! HYDRO STORM!!! *Raises hoof… but nothing happens* Uh….. HYDRO STORM!!! HYDRO STORM?! Hello… HYDRO STORM!!! Why won’t it work?! *Sees that he has no feathers left* Uh….. oh… Okay…

SoulWind: No Hydro Storm then, huh? It’s fine. The flames are out, we can do without it!

Advent: Okay then.  *They both make progress forward and deal with the enemies as they come* By the way, I saw a group of those cloaked guys carrying a casket out of the town. I asked the inn manager and he told me something about their master liking sacrificial gifts being brought to him alive in coffins. If that’s true, then somepony is in danger!

SoulWind: Did you see which way they went?

Advent: I’d imagine they’re on their way to the castle now!

SoulWind: Then that’s where you’re going now! *Spreads wings and dashes through the enemies to make a path out of the town* GO!

Advent: *Runs through* Aren’t you coming?!

SoulWind: There might be some civilians left around here! I’m not leaving until everyone is accounted for! You go! You know the way! We’ll catch up later!

Advent moves on as fast as possible to catch up to the cultists. They know he’s coming, however, so they send monsters out at him from ahead. Advent has to stay focused on catching up to them, so he just passes by them without even bothering to fight. He could, but that would just eat up his time. The cultists hurry up, but Advent eventually reaches them.

Advent: That’s as far as you go! Put the casket down!

Cultist 1: RRGH! Just a brat?!

Cultist 2: I thought the fire was lighted because of something far worse.

Cultist 3: It matters not. The Master is still waiting for his third sacrifice! We cannot keep him waiting!

Advent: Third?! So there’s another?!

Cultist 4: Indeed. And I’m sure our master can stomach a fourth on this night as the moon’s cycle dances!

Advent: You know something, guys? You’re all SICK! Why would you want to give members of your own kind to a monster?! We’re all ponies here!

Cultist 1: Ultimate power… Immortality… THAT is why!

Cultist 3: You would NEVER understand!

Cultist 2: We are NOT of your kind…. We are better! We are far above!

Cultist 4: HERETIC! You do not even deserve to be seeing the Master! Instead, you shall die and be brought to him as a snack!

Advent: THAT FREAK FLIPPING RAM EATS PONIES?!?!?

Cultist 4: But we have other urgent matters to attend to than to deal with you! MY BROTHERS! Let our servants deal with him!

Cultists 1-3: OF COURSE!

Advent: You’re not gonna take me on yourself?! Cowards!

Cultists: SERVANTS OF DARKNESS! COME FORTH AND RID US OF THIS HERESY SPOUTING TWIT!!!

The cultists summon two creatures to stand in Advent’s way. A large axe-wielding Minotaur and a snarling Werewolf made of wood. They vanish into thin air with the casket and leave them with Advent.

Advent: WAIT! COME BACK HERE! *Gets stopped by the two beasts* Fine then… I’ll deal with you two. Then I’ll go after your delusional masters!

STAND WITHOUT FEAR! FIGHT!
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MAD MINOTAUR & TIMBER-WEREWOLF

The Mad Minotaur’s attacks include swinging his giant axe either horizontally for knock back damage or vertically from above, picking up parts of the ground and chucking them at him, throwing his axe like a boomerang, and a bull charge. The Timber-Werewolf has one attack that can go in many directions as he leaps all over the field and even chucks pieces of itself at Advent at various speeds and angles. They each have a health bar of their own, so Advent will have to defeat both of them in order to win.

They also have team attacks including one where the Minotaur throws his axe up in the air and the Werewolf catches it and strikes down at high speed, one where they both charge at Advent from both sides simultaneously, one where the Minotaur slashes the Timber-Werewolf into pieces and has them fly at Advent from all angles with few openings to dodge with, and one that they save for the end when both their health bars are depleted. The Minotaur rushes at Advent and rises up with one fist in a Shoryuken style of motion while the Werewolf crashes down with a ground pound and shockwave and the Minotaur falls on him, breaking him into wooden pieces and collapses. Imagine it as you will.

Timber-Werewolf: AWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!

Mad Minotaur: MUOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!

Advent: I’ve had enough! OUT OF MY WAY! *Takes them both down as it were and survives both their final attacks and watches them both fall to the ground* *Panting* That’ll…. Teach ya…

K.O.!
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Advent picks himself up and walks away as the Timber-Werewolf disintegrates into ashes while the Minotaur gets up off the ground slowly. He looks at his destroyed friend and gets enraged. His health refills as he is now enraged! He tries to rush at Advent once more, only to get bonked and stopped by Iron Will!

Advent: Huh?!

Iron Will: THAT’S ENOUGH, STEEL SMITH!!!

Steel Smith: MUOO?! *Shakes his head* HUH?! Where?! What?! WHO?! Cousin?!

Iron Will: DO YOU KNOW HOW WORRIED OUR GRANNY HAS BEEN THESE PAST FEW MONTHS?! WE HAVE BEEN LOOKIN’ EVERYWHERE FOR YOU!!! SHE HAS BEEN WORRIED SICK! But I don’t think you would care since you’ve been out working with a bunch of no-good CULTISTS! SAME ONES NEARLY KILLED ME, MY WORKERS, AND THAT LITTLE COLT RIGHT THERE THAT JUST KICKED YOUR SORRY FLANK TO PUT YOU IN YOUR PLACE!!!

Steel Smith: I… I thought I…

Iron Will: YA THOUGHT WHAT?! That you were showing the world how TOUGH you were?! All we see is a cowardly little BABY FOOL!!! NOW GET MOVING BACK HOME! You’re just glad it was ME who found you and not Uncle BOB!

Steel Smith: NO! NOT POP!

Iron Will: SHUT UP, FOOL! NO BACK TALK! NOW GET MARCHIN’! NOW! GO! GO! GOOO!!!

Advent:….Eh? First a grumpy neighbor and now a rebellious relative?! O…kay…. *Walks over to Iron Will* Hey, thanks for the help there.

Iron Will: I owed you one. Ya helped me again there!

Advent: Eheh… I was happy to. And sorry about your cousin.

Iron Will: Ah, forget it! He was just messin’ with the wrong crowd. He’s actually always been a softie in the family! He’ll come around eventually. That’s what happens to what goes around!

Advent: I’m glad I helped you find him either way. But I have to hurry! *Sees the two sheep finally caught up with SoulWind* Oh good! You’re here!

SoulWind: They helped me get the civilians to safety. And they’re pretty good at inspirational music.

Advent: Nice work, guys!

Sinbad: I still can’t believe that we’re still alive after all this!

Marina: We aren’t stopping for a break, are we?

Advent: Last time we tried that, we almost died in a fire. We’re not stopping from this point on! Those Ringing Bell Cultists still have an innocent as a hostage! We have to catch up to them and now! We’ve used up enough time here! Let’s go!

Iron Will: Here! *Holds out his hand* Take my hand, boy!

Advent: *Does so and gets tossed far and fast* Heh?! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Both Sheep: AH! WAIT FOR US! *Get picked up by SoulWind and get flying with him*

SoulWind: I won’t let ya fall behind again! Hang on! *Spreads wings and takes off*

Advent flies in the moonlight over to the castle’s entrance gates at great speeds and catches a materializing magic ice cream orb. He eats it whole and keeps flying until he eventually descends and lands with a tuck and roll. SoulWind drops off the two sheep and their instruments with him. They both wave good-bye as SoulWind takes a different route from Advent to make faster progress. From there, Advent prepares himself for the big entrance into Grogar’s Castle! The Ringing Bell Cultists make their way up to the castle gates and Advent has a chance to stop them!

STAGE CLEAR
LIFE --- X 10
FEATHER --- X 100