Friendship is a Game
Chapter 115: Chapter 111
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Enjoy! The intro to the lemons was written by shirotora
Chapter 111
The week following the attack by Eggman and Sugar’s uncles went by mostly uneventfully. Peppermint and Pinkie easily joined the group of friends and were given keys to Sanctuary. Due to this new development though, it became clear that it was time to expand their group further. After all, the older girls all knew at least part of the story by now.
Long story short, Twilight and Sunset were happy to up Micro’s training regimen. Sanctuary would allow them to easily cover more magical material in a much shorter time. Rarity and Applejack were upset to find out that their little sisters were spending multiple nights away with their boyfriends, but after assuring them that they had separate rooms and didn’t use them for that purpose, they calmed down…
Apple Bloom and Sugar conveniently left out the fact they did it in the barn at Sweet Apple Acres.
Once everyone was given the tour of the place, Micro took out a notepad and began to write down ideas that everyone had for how to make the place more comfortable.
Applejack admitted she wouldn’t mind a mechanical bull so she could practice for the rodeo.
Apple Bloom decided ahead would like a shooting range to practice with multiple different guns. She was happy to find out Micro had already been working on one and a fully equipped armory of fictional firearms.
Sweetie brought up her passion for music and Micro offered a recording studio and instruments.
Pinkie agreed to share the kitchen with all its equipment with Sugar while Twilight and Sunset asked Silver for permission to access her library. Rainbow of course would enjoy racing Scoots on the track.
Diamond made everyone happy by asking for a sauna while Shiro and Asriel were happy enough with the other facilities the Sanctuary provided.
After making plans for the new additions, Micro decided that they all could spend the night in Sanctuary and they would leave the next day around noon so he could set clones to building. When asked why wait he said they already spent a long time in the Sanctuary and if they left now, they would have their internal clocks thrown off from the longer than normal day. By leaving at noon (the time in the real world when they entered) they would dominate this.
Those in the group who already spent time in sanctuary nodded, realizing they did feel off previous times.
It was a good thing that Micro delayed leaving, otherwise who knows how long it would’ve taken for the following to happen.
Flashback
Silver spoon closed her book, letting out a satisfied sigh. It was such a lovely story, she was sad it had to end.
She stood from the chair and wandered through the aisles of her library.
Her library.
The thought still made her giddy. All these books, many of them from entirely different worlds, were all her's, a gift from her boyfriend.
Her cheeks warmed thinking of him. It didn't seem very long ago that she was trying to come between him and Scootaloo at Diamond's behest.
Imagine her surprise when they welcomed her.
Just thinking about him made her heart flutter. His smile, his kindness, his bravery, his comprehension of electrochemical bonds...
She sighed.
She could almost hear his voice, saying her name."
"Silver? Are you in here?"
She blinked. That was his voice.
"I'm over here," she replied.
He came around the corner and smiled at her. "There you are."
"Yeah, I just wanted to read a couple short novels I noticed," she said. "What's up?"
Micro shrugged. "I just wanted to hang out, maybe read something together."
Silver beamed, "Of course!"
"Why don't you choose the book?" Micro offered.
"I know just the one!" Silver cheered and rushed off.
There was one in particular she was saving for just this occasion. She hurried down the proper aisle and reached up to grab the book, only to pause.
Her eyes were drawn to another book beside it. It was out of place, and quite obviously intentionally so.
She blushed, realizing who put it there and why. She didn't know if she should be upset or grateful.
At least they left her book, leaving her the option. She grabbed her book and turned, only to stop.
She looked back, considering it for a moment before swallowing her nervousness. She quickly placed her book back on the shelf and grabbed the other before rushing back.
An Hour Later
Micro sat down on one of the couches as Silver cuddled up beside him to read.
It was quickly apparent why she wanted to read this one. It was a sweet romance between a librarian and an inventor in the sixteenth century.
Both were looked down upon by society as one was a well red woman, which at the time made her odd, and the other considered a quack.
Several chapters in, though, it took an unexpected turn. Rachel and Alax (he had to laugh at the strange and ridiculous names) were alone in her library, reading together, something he found extra sweet considering Silver and him were doing the very same.
Then, Rachel turned to Alex and told him how much she loved him. She said that he was the most brilliant, loving, and kind man she had ever met.
And then she stood up, and shed her dress.
Micro looked at Silver to meet her gaze, her eyes speaking volumes.
Oh, yes. He knew exactly why she chose this book.
Not a word was needed.
End Flashback
Twilight and Sunset were annoyed when they found the library on lock down for the following hour or so, but the others chuckled when they realized exactly what was going on in there.
After Micro and (a slightly wobbly) Silver exited, Chara, Scoots, and Fluttershy all grabbed the bespectacled girl and went to Chara’s room to share stories of their first experiences with their boyfriend.
Other than that, only two other major things happened. One good, one bad. Micro was still annoyed at the latter.
Flashback
“You have got to be kidding me!” He shouted as he shot a gout of flame at a nearby junked car. They were training with Ember in using their dragon powers again when he got the notification.
“What!?” Chara asked worried, thinking something bad happened. Ember smacked Micro’s head.
“Control your anger,” she said sternly. Micro took a few deep breaths and nodded. Before pulling up the pop up he just saw after accepting the Devil May Cry ability.
You have reached the cap for skills learned from outside sources. To learn any more skills, you must develop them on your own. (Note, this doesn’t prevent obtaining access to new skill branches or titles)
Chara’s eyes went wide.
“Oh shit,” she said. When Ember and Spike asked what was wrong, Micro explained.
“Well that sucks,” Spike said. “But at least you have a bunch of awesome skills right?”
“Yes,” Micro said. “But I wouldn’t have wasted slots on elemental manipulation, a skill I would be capable of learning manually, if I had known about the cap.”
“At least it doesn’t prevent you from learning any more,” Ember said. “Count your blessings. You still have the chance to learn more than most other ability users.”
End Flashback
Micro did appreciate that fact and at Spike’s request gave Ember a key to sanctuary as well. As for the good thing…
Flashback
A stream of hyper pressurized water shot from Sweetie’s outstretched hand and sliced clean through the three training dummies as well as a semi truck that was behind them.
A stomp of her foot launched another high into the air as a pillar of earth erupted from beneath it. As it flew, a whirlwind launched Sweetie at the airborne target. She unleashed a trio is quick, weak thrusts. As she passed, she twisted around, pointing two glowing fingers at it and the three places her sword stabbed it erupted in flames.
As she flew, she spun around, her sword splitting into its segmented chain whip form and stretching out to entangle the final target. The weapon was suddenly drenched in water before she sent ten thousand volts through the blade, frying the last dummy under the spell combo’s power.
“Time!” Shiro called from the sidelines. “Two point eight seven seconds! A new record!”
Sweetie let out a little cheer, throwing her hands in the air in victory.
“You’re getting good at this, Sweets,” Shiro said. “At this rate, you’ll be better than me.”
Sweetie blushed at the compliment. “I-I don’t know about that.”
Shiro put his arms around her waist and gave her a quick peck on the lips. “Well, you certainly have improved with combo spells. First you made that firestorm with fire and air, then there was that sandstorm. Now water and lightning. I told you you were a natural.”
Sweetie blushed and smiled at him. “Well, that’s because I have a great teacher.”
“I am a great teacher, aren’t I?” Shiro said, arrogantly.
Sweetie giggled. “Better be careful. Your head might get so big you break the ID.”
Shiro waved that off. “Nah, this thing can easily hold my ego, as well as Chara’s, Scootaloo’s, and Micro’s. Though, if we tried stuffing Rainbow Dash’s, too, then it might break.”
“Oh, your ID is that tough, huh?” Sweetie challenged.
“And then some,” Shiro said proudly.
“Really? Because, I kinda want to try something,” Sweetie said.
“Go right ahead,” Shiro said. “Seriously, nothing you do here has any impact on the outside world, remember?”
“Alright. Watch this.” Sweetie stepped back and closed her eyes in concentration and her hands in front, palms facing each other. She summoned up her mana, the energy swirling around her as it gathered between her hands.
With a flick of her wrists, the magic flew over Shiro’s head and out of the park where it sank into the street.
Suddenly, the ground started to quake and rise up where the magic landed. The great cone of earth rose up fifty feet before the top blew out in a rush of steam.
“I-is that a volcano?” Shiro asked, surprised and impressed.
“Wait for it,” Sweetie said, playfully.
Then, it started to erupt.
However, instead of the glowing red of lava, a white orb flew from the top. Followed by another, and another.
“Are those... snowballs?” Shiro asked.
“Uh huh,” Sweetie said.
“You made a volcano that... spews... snowballs...” Shiro trailed off as he remembered something Sweetie told him when he first started training them.
With that, he activated Sweetie’s mana pool and syphon. When the discomfort passed and the feeling of completeness settled in, Sweetie just stood up, pulling her dress back on.
Shiro let out an exaggerated sigh. “Well, it was nice while it lasted.”
Sweetie giggled. “I’m sure you can find other ways to see me in my underwear.”
Shiro grinned. “Was that a challenge?”
“Maybe.” Sweetie smiled back.
Shiro gave her his signature smoulder. “Any chance I might see you in less?”
“About the same as a volcano spewing snowballs,” Sweetie replied.
He turned back to Sweetie who was looking at him with bedroom eyes, biting her lip.
“Oh... Oh my.”
End Flashback
So Shiro and Sweetie took a trip to his own version of Sanctuary, Aphrodite’s Palace, a place where every room catered to a different form of pleasure. Needless to say the two of them took their time touring many rooms.
That leads up to Friday and Sweetie, Scoots, Bloom, Silver, and Diamond were in sanctuary at the request of Chara and Perl.
“So what’re we doing here?” Bloom asked curiously. Perl was practically bouncing with excitement.
“Well, Chara suggested celebrating a big event in our lives by having a girl’s night out!”
“What big event?” Silver asked. She tried to think but only one major thing happened recently…
“Oh you know Sil,” Chara said. “You and Sweetie were the last ones to do it.”
Sweetie thought for a moment and then blushed.
“You don’t mean… Losing our virginities?”
“Bingo!” The two Gamers cheered. The others (minus Diamond) went crimson, but Scootaloo laughed.
“Then why isn’t Fluttershy here?” She questioned. Perl shifted a little and they could see her messaging someone, presumably shy.
“She lost her virginity before our first time,” she said. The other girls were a bit surprised, but after the reminder the busty girl was a vampire, they nodded.
“What about you?” Diamond asked Perl. “You haven’t done it with a guy yet have you?”
“No,” Perl blushed. “But I have had fun time in this form with Scoots and Chara so it counts! And before you ask, don’t worry. Before I change back I will organize my thoughts so male me doesn’t remember anything you don’t want him to.”
Aside from Scoots and Chara, the others sweat dropped at that. They were still not used to dealing with Perl and Micro switching.
“So,” Sweetie smiles. “What’s the plan?”
“Well…” Chara started when suddenly a pop up appeared in front of all the girls.
Dungeon Raid Event Available
Girls Night Out
The girls all stared at the screen for a bit before Perl smiled.
“Who wants to raid a Dungeon?”
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