My Little Pony: My Little Pony The Martian

AMICITAS Mission Three – Mission Day 333

ARES 3 solar day 328

"Well, think on the bright side," Cherry Berry comforted, "At least no one has died yet."

"Death is a relief." Fireball complained as always, but this time he lowered his voice.

The four of them - Berry, Fireball, Mark and Spitfire - were sitting or leaning on the tree stump, watching from a distance as Starlight Glimmer concentrated on enchanting the remaining seven giant magic batteries. As usual, Dragonfly stayed as close as possible to the battery that projected the magic field to power the operation, so that her still weak body could absorb as much magic energy as possible.

Feihuo growled slightly and said, "I don't know how long I can endure it."

"I don't know what you think," Mark said, "but I still enjoy it. Every time I play a game, I can learn more about your hometown."

"But that's so stupid!" Spitfire scolded, "When we get to Pirate Town, there's Rainbow Dash... I'm talking about monochrome. What a silly name. Go to Seahorse and meet Pinkie Pie. Go to Lion. Over there at the Eagle, I met Rarity again. She fled to the big city, gave up on the mission, and found an ordinary job. As a result, the great and almighty Zoe, how could it be possible? The city is burned down. There is simply nowhere to escape!!!”

"That's it," Mark was still very interested, "I have gained a lot of knowledge about your world."

"It would be nice to die," Fireball said, "so she won't let us die. She will embarrass us every game until we can't stand it and have to do what she wants. Remember the Changeling Pirate Ship?" How many things did you bring?”

"Dingying and I still had the upper hand before the roof cable broke," Mark disagreed. "Starlight still couldn't destroy it fast enough."

"What about the introductory course in seahorse synchronized swimming?"

Mark was stunned, "You actually remember how to talk about synchronized swimming?"

"Shame has left indelible scars on my soul," the dragon said with a sullen face, "and that whole day's work, didn't she also intend to make us suffer?"

Mark and Cherry Berry looked at the fireball with blank expressions. Berry asked, "How's work going?"

Fireball looked a little confused, "Just those stupid customers... those rude, terrible ponies... and the beatings and scoldings from the boss..."

"Fireball, I didn't plan to tell you explicitly," Mark replied, "but that's pretty much what low-end daytime workers do."

"The jobs in the game are much better than the few jobs I had before the start of the space race," Berry also added, "Let's put it this way, Ponyville is not always the same Pony Town Tourism Bureau. It’s the kind of place that’s been advertised, and everyone will greet you with a smile when you walk on the street.”

"Oh," Fireball said, "Fortunately, I'm a dragon. I don't have to work."

"That game made me push back my retirement for another five years." Feihuo said with a stumble.

"But she just can't understand what we mean," Berry also complained. "I definitely can't order her to start a new campaign, but at least she should be able to understand that we don't want to do something like this with the little people we know. Let’s fight for the villain!”

"Okay, okay," Mark expressed understanding. "I admit, she can create plot lines faster than building high-speed rail. But she is far from bad enough to use the tactics of 'Old Man Henderson' to deal with her. Her level.”

This sentence attracted four curious ears and a pair of long eyes with nictitating membranes turned. "Old man Henderson?" Berry asked, "Who is he?"

"Oh... no, no, no, absolutely not," Mark quickly stopped, "I will not tell you the 'Old Man Henderson' trick as a weapon against Starlight. I am not exaggerating. At that time, Old Man Henderson used that trick The targeted city lord was directly kicked out of the game, it's really that bad. We have to get along with each other for another 220 solar days. No way, you are not allowed to use 'Old Man Henderson'!"

Spitfire and Cherry Berry were dejected, but Fireball grinned. "A character named Old Man Henderson ruined the game?" he muttered to himself, "I have an idea."

"Oh, don't," Mark muttered, "no, no, no, no. Guys, whatever it is you're thinking about, don't do it."

"Dawn stands between you and the statue," Starlight Glimmer subconsciously wiped the sweat on her forehead, "'I will not allow you to release the demons of history,' she said, 'May the Queen rule forever. Immortal!' and fired a bunch of magic explosions at you unexpectedly. Everyone, please dodge."

"Seventeen o'clock."

"Blackjack."

"Ha!" Fireball roared excitedly, "Natural twenty! I escaped the dawn and stood next to the statue!"

"Fuck... poof... how is this possible!" Starlight panicked, "You can't use dodge like this!"

"By the way, please tell me," the smile on Fireball's face showed a dragon's malice, "How much chaos is needed to allow Discord (Entropy) to escape from the statue?" He leaned over and added, "What should be thrown? dice?"

"Hmm...uh...let me see my notes..." Starlight rummaged through the files on her computer, and finally found the statue in the abandoned garden of the former Skykeep Royal Castle that she had compiled. Notes on Strange Statues. "Uh... a major success in trying to resurrect him, or a major failure in trying to keep him sealed in the statue. Nothing else."

"Hmph." The disappointed Fireball looked at the others, "I feel like I won't be able to throw a second natural tonight. What about you?"

"Are there any bonuses?" Cherry Berry asked. "Shouldn't there be some special ritual we can perform to increase the chance of success?"

"What? No! No, no rituals allowed!"

"This is Entropy! Chaos! Chaos!" Berry argued. "If we can create more chaos, he will definitely become stronger, right? That's definitely the case!"

"But he is bound in the statue by the Essence of Harmony!"

"Are you talking about the pile of debris in our saddlebags?" Dragonfly interjected, "I don't think they have the ability to bind anything now."

"Quick, quick, quick, we have to come up with a ritual!" Cherry Berry became anxious, "Anything will do, as long as it's crazy enough, stupid enough, and incomprehensible enough, it's impossible to break the seal!"

Mark had previously been opposed to their action plan, and was overwhelmed by their joint resolution with a score of three to one (after they told Tingting about the situation, the score became four to one). So far, this game has basically been one. Silent. However, just as several other players were looking at each other in vain, hoping in vain for a burst of inspiration, a classic song appeared in his mind, and a smile gradually appeared on his face. He slapped four times on the table suddenly - bang bang bang bang! ——On the fifth beat, start singing loudly according to the rhythm:

I told the unicorn we had to defeat you (hap whap!)

I told the unicorn your evil days are through (hap whap!)

And with this simple spell we're gonna make you blue

Then, his voice suddenly jumped up two octaves, and he struggled to sing in an extremely harsh and sharp falsetto:

Ooo, eee, ooh ah ah

Ting, tang, walla walla bing bang

Ooo, eee, ooh ah ah

Ting tang walla walla bang bang

The others immediately joined in, singing the tune of "Ooo-eee" again; Starlight's chin almost punched a hole in the table. Then Mark beat four beats loudly on the table and sang another verse:

I told the unicorn it's time for Entropy

I told the unicorn we'd wake him, wait and see

To beat the unicorn everybody sing with me (here we go)

Everyone jumped up from the table and started dancing, stepping lightly over the potatoes grown in the cabin, and continued to sing the silly high-pitched tune of Witch Doctor two more times, and then Mark shouted, "Here comes the next one." Bridge section!”

You know that you're railroading us just like you were a choo-choo

And I admit we are not very brave

But if you keep on going then we'll have to make it silly

Because we have another world to save

I told the unicorn the world is at an end

I told the unicorn she'll need a new campaign

But because it feels like fun let's sing the chant again

Before they could finish singing "Ooo, eee" for the sixth time, Starlight used magic to draw a small holographic white flag on top of her head to express surrender, but they still sang the song in full because it was fun.

Then, after a few bursts of laughter and a few earnest words that the design of a D&D campaign must be fun for all participants, Mark told them the legendary story of the sixth natural force of the universe: gravity, electromagnetism, strong force, Weakness, magic, and old man Henderson.

Starlight listened silently, remembering this lesson firmly...

...But she also remembered this move.