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It resumed at Fluttershy's cottage, where I suffered a nightmare where a unicorn with a puppeteer's paddle had promptly strangled me. Cue me catapulting awake, gasping for air, before hearing knocking and heading to open the door. I then saw an angry mob, who promptly pinned me, and I tried to clear my name, but it didn't work out. One of the mob ponies asked if I had any last words. I mentioned that there was an innocent under their hoof, and cue Angel taking that role. Alas, that didn't work and Angel was promptly swept aside, and my doom was imminent, until I heard Fluttershy be angry, shouting "You do ''not'' hurt my friends!" Even I began to quiver in fear as I heard angry hoofsteps, warning them to flee, but it didn't work.

The angered pegasus then came about, proceeding to defend me, only to give the mob another target that Fluttershy was guilty of criminal association, when I then proceeded to chew them out, saying how she was innocent, and if they were gonna put a hoof on her, they had to get through me. "Sick 'em" a mob pony ordered, and then another pony barking like mad charged at me, promptly biting my stitches and undoing them. I was screamin' like mad, managing to shake that pony off, and noticed Angel flung a carrot near me, and I picked it up.

"See the carrot, girl?" I asked, wiggling the carrot, and getting the barking mad pony's attention as I slowly got up. "Go get it!" I spoke, flinging the carrot in the direction of the crowd, and the mad pony promptly bowled over everypony else, and I motioned for Fluttershy to follow, where we lost the mob for the moment under the bridge. Unfortunately, my guts being exposed didn't help, and I saw that unicorn again having strung Fluttershy, and I had a look of horror. I thought to myself "How am I going to free her, yet stop this no-good unicorn and survive?" A bit of combat ensued, with Manny being the victor, and me being found and all by the mob returning.

I went to explain to the mob that the unicorn was truly evil, and that Fluttershy and I were unfortunate victims to his scheme, and the mob finally understood, until I felt a string to my heart (rimshot). "One wrong move, and his heart will be broken on multiple levels!" The unicorn with the paddle barked, looking at the mob with dislike. I winced, before I saw some purple scissors trim at the strings of the pegasus and I. Twilight Sparkle then came, looking ''clearly'' miffed.

"So, you're the one who was hurting my friends!" Twilight declared, her horn glowing with magic, and Manny pulling his paddle absentmindedly, only to be lacking a heart. "I cut your strings and let's just say a hamstring has been performed to that ham!" Crickets chirped, and the evil unicorn commented that line was too cheesy. I then saw a purple sphere encase the evil unicorn, and he tried to break out in vain, and tried to use spells in vain. "There's a spell I've learned, and to say it simply, 'You are under arrest!'" I weakly limped towards Fluttershy, hoping she's okay, and fortunately, she was recovering, but I was still in massive pain.

After the fight, I was given a couple apologies from the former mob, having not known the truth of the crime, and Mayor Mare talked to me about the previous conviction, and decided to override the guilty verdict from earlier. As for the unicorn of evil, he was Manny Quin, and he was convicted guilty unanimously. Me? I was slowly recovering from the attacks I suffered in the hospital, playing the equestrian equivalent of battleship against Rainbow Dash.

* Gain a little weight (130's the goal.)

I was awakening, to notice off the bat my wound was stitched shut, and when my vision focused again, it was by some good stitchery. "Anypony home?" I asked weakly, still out of it after my harrowing ordeal earlier. I then saw Fluttershy come by with a bucket of water, looking worried. "I am going to survive, right?" I inquired, after she put the bucket down, and she promptly gasped.

"Who's there?" She asked in a slight panic. I weakly waved to her, letting her know it was me. She asked what I was doing in the Everfree Forest, to which I replied that there was a critical fail in Celestia's blink spell. I then asked how I was stitched together, knowing Rarity would -never- do this, to which, I got a smile that emitted a squeak, and needless to say, that's my answer I got. I wondered if anypony else was there, but upon looking, it was just the two of us, which actually worried me. What if that puppeteering pony returned?

The following dream in the folder below is rated P for [[MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Pony]], and N for nightmare.

The court recess promptly came and went, and the judge asked who the next witness was, and Twilight called upon the queen of the changelings herself to testify. I gave a look of confusion there, wondering how I'm going to be freed. Cue the queen's testimony, and upon her mention of one of her changelings being the fake, I suddenly looked infuriated, until an objection was heard from the prosecution, who once again was the cross-eyed pegasus and the colt with the hour glass, demanding to shapeshift. She complied, but botched at the last second, and then a look of horror came to me. I felt like I was likely doomed to revisit the dungeon cell.

Twilight Sparkle then pulled what even ''I'' could see was a desperate move, asking Applejack and Rarity if they saw any paddles, to which both of them said nope. The judge then asked for a verdict from the jury, and then I asked if I was innocent after seeing [=Big McIntosh=], only to see the large colt himself look a bit bummed, saying "Nnnope."

My ears then promptly fell flat upon my skull, and I hung my head low. "I guess this is it... it was fun while it lasted everypony, but it looks like an innocent's been condemned forever." I sighed, slinking out of the court room and towards the dungeons. Upon re-entry of my cell and falling upon the ground in a mess, I felt a searing pain upon my hooves, and a sudden yanking feel was had, and then I heard some evil laughter.

"I'm back..." the voice spoke, and I managed to get a sight of the same unicorn colt with the paddle for the mark. "...and I'm here to put the death penalty upon you, despite what that unicorn defending you thinks!" I began to panic, trying in vain to get off the cell bars, before feeling some immense pain as I was tugged harder into the bars, emitting a few panicked screams. Hoofsteps were heard, and that no-good unicorn walked off, keeping the spell in check, and then I saw a unicorn royal guard notice the mess I was in and promptly cut me down with a spell. A death sentence was dodged ''this'' time.

I promptly fell off the bars, making a thud, and a few sounds of pain. The guard silently plucked the strings from my hoof, to which I twitched from in pain. "Any idea who did this?" The guard asked of me.

"Brown body... mane of brown... paddle cutie mark... unicorn..." I weakly spoke, before Princess Celestia came again.

"Hang on!" She stated, proceeding to blink me to the hospital, but when my sight came back to me, I was ''not'' in the hospital at all, and found myself up face to face with a timberwolf, and I knew I was to run. Tried as I might, I was just barely out of the office before the wolf caught me and bit into me several times, before I heard a familiar voice scold it. My vision blurred immensely, but the large thing vacated back to the forest, and my vision shortly filled with yellow and pink, before I passed out.

It technically began back in the dungeon, where I looked at Celestia sorrowfully, before getting a visitor of a unicorn with a puppeteer's paddle for a mark gloating how I'm doomed to be exiled from every city in Equestria and that I'll have to live in the Everfree Forest forever. Cue me getting fairly understandably mad about that visitor, being held back by the bars of iron. I then saw Discord watching over me, mentioning how he saw the crime, and that I didn't have to be the unfortunate individual to be in the dungeon. I hesitated for a moment, before accepting Discord's offer to be a defense's witness. "I ''really'' hope you can get me out of this mess, Discord."

The case then went back to the court room, me looking at Mayor mare, where I had noticed I'm ''still'' attorneyless, where I began to get pushed into despair, until a door opened loudly. Twilight Sparkle had come to get me out of this miasma, and the look on my face is one of bewilderment. "I thought you didn't want to associate with a fugitive!" I exclaimed. She mentioned that she did a little research on spells and how to be a defense attorney, and is confident she'll win the case.

For the first witness called by the defense was Discord of all people, presumably as a paper drawing for an idea. Many clamors were heard, and the mayor herself smacked her gavel to get order in the court. Cue the testimony of Discord being played out, and the court looking slightly conflicted, but still ''not'' swayed. "I'm ready to do a cross-examination when you are." The doctor himself spoke, looking rather firm. A couple details later, and a few objections, it came down to the doc himself objecting that the strings would've been obvious if Discord was true, and that was where I barked out a "hold it!" of my own.

"I know I have the right to remain silent, but the big thing is, what if the strings weren't the ''usual'' strings, but rather fishing line?" I brought up, before shuddering at what I have done. "Forgive me Twilight... I just... let my temper overwhelm me, all to try and provide a point." I was given a cold look by the mayor herself, before she looked at Discord, inquiring if that was the case. The god of chaos nodded, adjusting his testimony on that detail. It looked unlikely, but I think I could get out of this case innocent.

Just as I finish getting my character sheet ready, two of the royal guards immediately apprehend me and bring me to court. I was accused of very heinous crimes. The prosecution was none other than Doctor Whooves and Ditzy Doo, against the defense of... myself. I lampshaded how I'm most definitely in for punishment, and asked why I had no defense attorney. I was promptly answered to the effect of there were no more attornies by Mayor mare.

The prosecution pulled out the stops, using the mane six against me, and despite my best efforts to defend myself, I was out-gambited, and by the end of the Rarity examination (who was only the second witness), the jury had their verdict and sentenced me guilty. Mayor Mare promptly sent me off to exile from Ponyville. I tried to speak that I was framed to the mane six, but they did ''not'' want a word from me... not even the normally timid would speak to me... I hung my head low, slinking towards the Everfree Forest to live there in exile, until Princess Celestia arrived.

"Why did you arrive, Princess Celestia?" I inquired.

"I'm here to show a little mercy, though it's an odd mercy." Celestia answered, blinking herself and I to her dungeons. There, I sighed, telling her my story of how I had no defense attorney to save my hide, and that I did ''not'' do the crime. She jotted those notes down, putting them in a folder, presumably to challenge ''that'' case.

The following dream in the folder below is rated P for [[MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Pony]].

It all started out at Ponyville, between the mane six, myself, and Discord, all having what seemed to be some sort of stand-down. Shortly after, a box landed in-between everyone, and well, everyone leapt back, thinking it was ''hazardous'' to their own health. "So much for the stand-off" Twilight noted, before examining the box. Everyone else looked at it curiously, and Twilight Sparkle had a ''huge'' smile on her face. "Ready your dice, girls and boys!" I checked my saddle bag, finding my set of dice in general, while everyone else pulled out theirs, and I knew off the bat we were in for a Dungeons and Draconequs game (the Equestrian equivalent, yes?).

"Just one mishap there, Twilight..." I began to ask. "...who'll be the dungeon master?" Applejack provided the answer with a bunch of hay. Upon drawing lots, Discord had won the rights to be the dungeon master, and my ears fell flat already. I was hoping we would ''not'' do a campaign equivalent of the tomb of horrors. Discord told the ponies and myself to ready up character sheets.

* TasteLikeDiabetes: NiceGuy + Keet + ShrinkingViolet + MLPFiM fan => That's pretty obvious, isn't it? ~@/DhanaRagnarok

The following dream in the folder below is rated P for [[MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Pony]], and SL for super lengthy.

It began at Ponyville, with myself and the mane six wondering what to do, before Pinkie brought up the idea of a board game to pass the time, and what other board than Monopoly. It wasn't going to be so simple though, as the great and powerful Trixie helped herself in on the action, making a full house of 8. Summing up the tokens everypony took, [=AJ=] took the dog, Fluttershy took the horse, Rarity took the thimble (Of course), Rainbow Dash took the car (for the 20% awesome factor), Trixie took the hat, Pinkie took the purse, I took the boot, and Twilight had the wheelbarrow.

For the early game, I wound up taking the point for everypony, and threw a pair of 2s, landing ''right'' on income tax, and I showed a look of horror, and decided to pay 10%, which was a paltry 150 bits, as opposed to the flat 200. Cue me rolling again (doubles cause another turn), and throwing a 3 on to chance. "Chances are..." I began, drawing the card before showing the same face of horror. I had drawn a card of go back 3 spaces, which promptly landed me ''[[EpicFail right back into income tax.]]'' "Oh come on!" I barked, glaring at the dice. Again, I opted to pay the 10%, losing another 135 bits. The rest of early game went on, and eventually, the properties were like so:

* I had the green properties and the northern railroad
* [=AJ=] had the orange properties below free parking and the western railroad (how fitting.)
* Twilight managed to nab the purples -and- both utilities (How is she going to win with -this-? Realistically, she'd be doomed!)
* Pinkie had the maroons above jail
* Fluttershy had the properties of yellow just before go to jail
* Trixie had the southern and eastern railroads, along with the red properties after free-parking
* Rarity just had the white properties before jail
* Rainbow Dash was backing the dark blues

Midgame ensued, and plenty of houses were had, along with hotels on the following: Park place, Boardwalk, Mediterranean, Illinois, Kentucky, Indiana, St. James, Tennesee, New York, Vermont, Atlantic, and Marvin Gardens (the pony equivalents at least). The other properties had the 32 green houses to worry about, but not the railroads and utilities. If memory served right, Pinkie wound up going bankrupt first, against Twilight Sparkle's electric company of all things after getting out of jail (I remember saying "You don't have 20 bits for -that-?" in a rather shocked voice, before seeing Twilight's smug face). Next to have flown the coop was myself, taking a -brutal- hit from one of AJ's properties, and getting a 12 to land me on water works, where Pinkie promptly poured a bucket of water upon me. "I'm all washed up... and to ''water works''!" I spoke. Cue one hammy shout of "Inconceivable!"

Next was Rarity, who got outright devastated by a go to boardwalk card, giving Rainbow Dash some much needed capital to avoid high rents. She had a couple fits before fainting upon the drama couch. Even the 200 bits for passing go didn't save her. Cue Trixie being victim #4, landing on Marvin Gardens, and her hat promptly flew off with a look that could best be described as "I can't believe it!". She got into the ragtag condition from drawing ''another'' boardwalk card, having to rend her houses and hotels, mortgaging the property, and then getting another pair of doubles to go to Illinois, which she owned, then throwing a 5 to land on Marvin. Fluttershy inhaled, and I instinctively cowered, hooves on ears, only to hear a faint "yay." from the timid one. I blushed, not knowing she wasn't much of a shouter.

Next to fall was Twilight of all ponies! After taking a direct hit from Boardwalk, the street repairs ''and'' income tax, she happened to stumble into the whites, taking a further hit. It was next turn she fell to the oranges, St Jame's to be exact, and she gave a humbled look to the group. "Ya got me." she said, admitting her defeat. Fluttershy fell quickly after, having suffered arriving to the nearest railroad to pay ''double'' on the western, then promptly taking a hit to New York, and eventually landing upon Boardwalk of 2000 bit eating fame by card. I looked struck, surprised her luck ran out with four rabbit's feet helping her this far. She was promptly defeated by the former underdog Rainbow Dash, and it came down to a finale. Rainbow Dash, against Applejack.

Yet another trade ensued, having AJ give up the utilities to nab the other two railroads, thinking she's making things interesting and helping Rainbow Dash, and Rainbow Dash complied, believing the utilities to have ''great'' power, given Twilight did defeat 2 players with them. The game went on bit by bit, ultimately coming down to the game ending with AJ down to her oranges, and Rainbow Dash down to her dark blues after all sorts of mortgage and payments gone wrong. Eventually though, it came down to one card. AJ drew the card that would end the game... and sentence her to Boardwalk. AJ gave a baffled look, before hanging her hat down to cover her own face. "You got me, sugarcube." were her last words for the game.

Rainbow Dash was overly ecstatic about the victory, having managed to attain victory with just the dark blues. I noted to myself that this was the ''most'' interesting game of monopoly yet. I haven't seen so many income tax hits.

* NiceGuy (Well, if you forget vending machine change, I '''will''' give it to you with a simple "forgetting something?" and a smile.

The following dream in the folder below is rated P for [[MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Pony]], and L for lengthy.

It involved the mane six and myself and took place at some manor in-between Appleloosa and Ponyville nearing night. We were all en-route (with the exception of Pinkie) home after the rodeo, praising [=AJ=] on a job well done before we found the manor, and wondered whether we stay in there or not, when Pinkie came in from Ponyville, spooking me a fair bit (After all, she was ''not'' allowed into Appleloosa after what happened last time). In any case, we all opted to go in, and explored a bit after Twilight handed everypony flashlights (Smart pony), before making it to the dining hall with an elaborate meal for everypony. Cue the group enjoying the meal before a blackout occurred, and by the time the group came to their senses, we were isolated.

I readied my flash light, being cautious as I explored what appeared to be the dormitories on the second floor, before I heard a panicked scream from Fluttershy, and I immediately went to follow it, intent to help her, but I was apparently too late to stop the spooker. She was stiff as a stick. I set my flash light down, trying to shake Fluttershy to consciousness, before I felt a pair of spectral hooves grab hold of me and lift me up, leaving me with no reaction but one of absolute fear as I panicked, emitting several shouts before a ghostly tail muffled my maw and I quickly lost consciousness.

When I got to my senses, I felt my head hurt a lot, and I saw Applejack ready to whack my head again, and I frantically got up. I asked if she had gotten me out of my fear coma, and she nodded, handing me my flashlight back. She told me to be more careful, but upon those words, another screech came to, telling her assailant to let go of her mane before an unmistakable fainting sound and thud was heard. Whatever the apparition was, it got to Rarity, and I bolted ahead, intent to find the marshmallow-colored pony, finding her in the ballroom, and I once again began trying to get Rarity out of her faint.

Just then, I caught a glimpse of the apparition that was spooking everypony, thanks to the lightning, and I immediately shined my flashlight on the spook, and it promptly yelled in pain, mentioning that the light was ''not'' 20% more awesome, and that I'm 20% more prepared. I was unable to chase off the dashing ghost, given how it easily outflew me. I wondered if that was Rainbow Dash.

I focused back on my priority to get Rarity back, who responded to please let her go. I apologized and let her go, only to hear another yell of pain from the apparition, and a "yee-haw" from [=AJ=]. She apparently was quick on the draw... but shortly after, another fearful panic attack befell another pony, letting off a notable "Eeek!" before a thud, and I quickly ran in the direction of the scream, finding out it was Twilight Sparkle, and I promptly tried to get her up again.

"I got you now!" The apparition spoke, as I drew my flashlight and proceeded to shine the light, only to realize the battery is dead. Both of us gave baffled looks at the device, as I tried a few more times, my face quickly melted into horror as the apparition's face showed an evil grin. "I've got you now in ten seconds flat!" She declared, and grabbed me, leaving me in panic again before I lost consciousness again. I knew after that line that it was Rainbow Dash who was the spook.

The night ultimately ended with Rainbow Dash ultimately giving a good spook to everypony else, and somehow having a good night's rest. The rest of the group? Not so rested. Rainbow Dash mentioned how I should have seen the look on my face when the flashlight wouldn't work. I didn't think I'd find myself searching for a scare. I thought there were grimdark fanfics for ''that'' job!

The following dream in the folder below is rated P for [[MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Pony]].

It left off with Rainbow Dash demanding her friends to be set free, and Manny proposed a challenge of figurine combat, saying the figurine that loses all the strings first -loses-, and that if Dash wins, her friends are freed and that Manny will cease his madness. If he won however, he'd put Dash into a similar predicament that the mane six were in, besides her. She promptly accepted, and needless to say, I felt five strings, and realized who I was combatting. I let off a big no as I had to fight against the kindest pony.

"Forgive me guys!" I wailed, being controlled to attack the kind one, only to be met with several blows to my body, eventually being flung quite a bit as to lose all but one string.

"I win!" Dash boasted, looking overjoyed. Manny didn't lose his cool however... he promptly went at it again, despite having only one string and made a comeback victory. "I -hate- losing!" Rainbow Dash changed suddenly, only to be met with maniacal cackling by Manny.

"You foolish pony!" He began, readying a speech. "-What- made you so sure you could be the master of puppetry and mannequins and figurines? In such combat, I am -unstoppable-! Now I'll make a mannequin of you!"

Rainbow Dash gave a look of horror, before appearing smug. "That -is- if you can catch -me-!" She replied, quickly swooping by to grab her friends, and managing to dodge Manny's spells. Upon escape, everyone met up in Canterlot, presumably to request access to the library.

* MentalWorld (Yup... I have one of those. Probably a good idea to stay out when angry though... it gets to volcano-bad segments. Consists of a dream theater, a manor of characters, [[IncrediblyLamePun the memory banks]], and a few other details.

* {{Expy}}: Your physical traits of being in your early 20s and being about the exact same heigh and weight as L from DeathNote, but you don't have the same personality. -Tropers/MokonaZero

* NiceGuy: Already there, but I'll put this here for emphasis. -Tropers/MokonaZero

* Having an urge to {{Squee}} often. (My will save's tested when I see [[MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic pony-related materials]].

Q: How has life been treating you this February? - @/SBaneN (on 22/02/2013)

A: Well, I have been trying to figure out what to Let's Play recently for eternal. So far, I've come up empty, and well, let's just say today's just a slow day for me is all. Otherwise, I'm pretty fine! (NES)