November 2^nd, 2019
Friday
Sunny/PM Partially Cloudy

Morning

School Days - Persona

This time around, Starlight ended up going to school on her own, hoping to just clear her head a bit. These were the last few tests, and today was History. She had to make sure that she was ready for it.

“So like, did you see Fluttershy’s costume?” one male student asked his friend in front of Starlight as they walked to school.

“Oh yeah! Like, hot damn, right?” his friend exclaimed, “She always looks hot, but in that costume? How’d she get that past Cinch?”

“I have no idea, man. But I’m glad she did. She’s been really getting into the role playing aspect, too. Let me take a picture and everything.”

Starlight usually ran into Fluttershy around the time she’d have these classes. Maybe she could see her and catch up with her later. She really needed something to lift her spirits.

Daytime

Ms. Harshwhinny dressed as a scientist for Halloween. Honestly, Starlight was surprised, as she was almost certain that she’d side with Cinch and her few supporters in being against this Three Day Halloween, but no. She came in full costume. Honestly, Starlight had a new respect for Harshwhinny.

These two were a bit rough, but she wasn’t too bad at them. She was really proud of herself for managing to get such a good grade in Math. Even with all that she had on her mind, she somehow pulled it off.

History was a bit harder, but she knew Celestia couldn’t play favorites. That just meant she had to do extra hard on the test. She didn’t do as well as she did in Math, but she felt good about her answers. Overall, she came away from these in a much better mood than she was yesterday.

After making sure she finished essay question the way she wanted it, Starlight went up to hand her test to Celestia, who was still in her super sexy Helen of Troy costume. Starlight couldn’t tear her eyes off of her homeroom teacher’s breasts, much to her shame.

“I see you chose to take a bit of extra time on the question,” Celestia noted with pride. It took a second for Starlight to snap herself out of her daze.

“Um, yes,” she nodded smiling, “I mean, with you being my dorm mistress, I want to make you exceptionally proud.”

“I appreciate your hard work,” Celestia took her test with a loving smile, “But don’t feel like you’re under any extra pressure to succeed, alright? Even if you didn’t do well, I’d simply walk you through what you got wrong, and help you do better next time.”

“Thank you, Miss Tia,” Starlight looked down a bit smiling. She couldn’t take how warm and loving Celestia was. Here she was worried about her reaction if she didn’t do a good job, and Celestia wasn’t even going to be upset. She really was a good teacher, and Starlight was happy to have her as the caretaker of her dor-

end song

“Would Miss Starlight Glimmer please report to the Principal’s Office?” Cinch’s voice was heard on the loudspeaker. This was followed by murmuring from the students.

“What does she want?” one student was heard asking.

“Think Starlight’s in trouble?” a girl asked from the back of the classroom.

“How?” her friend asked, “Starlight’s one of the most chill people I know!”

Starlight had a feeling she knew what this was. Cinch’s Shadow was the one who wanted to meet with Starlight. Throughout midterms, she had this feeling Cinch was keeping an eye on her, and a few times she caught Cinch glaring at her from a distance.

She didn’t like this, and based on how Celestia pursed her lips, she didn’t either.

Trixie frowned at this, folding her arms under her breasts. She met eyes with Pinkie Pie, who bit her lip nervously, gripping the skirt of her dress tightly under her desk.

“I’ll, meet up with everyone after this,” Starlight said as Trixie got up to hand Celestia her test. At the same time, she leaned into Starlight.

“I'll text you in a bit,” she whispered to Starlight, who nodded and left the classroom. On the way, she walked past Rainbow Dash’s classroom, and briefly met eyes with her. Based on the tense look on her face, she didn’t like this either.

When she arrived, Starlight knocked on the door to the office, “Come in, Starlight.”

Disquiet - Persona 5

Starlight took a deep breath and opened the door. She hated this room so much. It was cold, and felt so dark and uninviting. Not helped by Principal Cinch, sitting behind the desk with her hands resting under her nose. She had the audacity to be sitting a lot like Igor did in the Velvet Room, but when he did it, he looked contemplative, and still radiated warmth. Cinch just looked imposing, and cold.

“Have a seat,” Cinch requested. Starlight pursed her lips and sat down in the chair before her desk, “You seem to be having fun, dressing like that despite Halloween being over two days ago.”

“Nothing in the rules says we couldn’t,” Starlight answered.

“Indeed? I’ll have to take another look at that, then,” she pursed her lips imposingly, “Can’t have the students thinking they run the school.”

Did this woman hate fun? She hated fun, that’s all this was. That had to be it.

“Who’s idea was this little charade?” Cinch asked, “I’ve heard multiple sources. Some say that it was Pinkamena who came up with it, some are saying it was a joint effort between all of the girls in the Starswirl Dorm, which leads me to think that Celestia put you all up to this.”

And there it was. The Celestia hate. Why did this woman despise Celestia so much? Was it because she was a free spirit? Because she didn’t know where she came from? Either way, Starlight knew what she was doing. She was baiting her. If she said this was Pinkie Pie’s doing, her Shadow might do something to hurt her in the Dungeon, and if she let her believe it was a joint effort, Celestia could be in a lot of trouble. She still wasn’t sure what she’d do concerning Rarity, but, right now she needed to face Cinch not as a student, but as a Witch.

She internally called forth her Persona, and let Morgana’s energy consume her, guide her.

“It was my idea,” Starlight said, crossing her leg and sitting like she would in the Velvet Room in her witch attire.

The way Cinch narrowed her eyes at Starlight made her smiled internally. She could feel her anger focusing on her, “Truly?”

“Thought it’d be fun,” Starlight rested her middle finger on her temple as she leaned more to the side of the chair, “A good way to turn Midterms into something more, uplifting.”

Cinch took a deep breath, “You realize, these are serious tests, don’t you?”

“Oh I do. Doesn’t mean we can’t have some fun while we’re taking our tests, and gives us something to do to relax afterward,” Starlight said, which wasn’t a lie. She did feel this was a good reason to do this.

“So using that time to play rather than study,” Cinch scowled ever so slightly.

“We’re not robots. We’re people,” Starlight narrowed her eyes.

“I’d watch my tongue, if I were you, Starlight.”

“Or what? You’ll punish me? All I’m doing is telling you why I orchestrated this,” Starlight raised her head, “Don’t ask the question if you don’t want an honest answer.”

Cinch closed her eyes, took a few deep breaths to control her temper, and then laughed, “Impressive, Starlight. You really had me going for a second there.”

Wait, what?

“Why don’t you stop this charade and tell me the truth now,” Cinch looked at Starlight imposingly, “Who are you protecting?”

“No one,” Starlight insisted.

“So you mean to tell me, you convinced 90 percent of the school, including students and teachers, to rebel and wear their costumes all through midterms in protest?”

“That’s what I’m saying, yes,” Starlight said, her heart racing, “All it took was a little push, and word spread fast.”

“And this wasn’t Celestia’s doing?”

“Do you want it to be Miss Tia that badly? Do you really hate her that much?”

“I just find it odd that after I give her the Starswirl Dorm, one of her students starts a full on uprising against my authority.”

Her authority? This woman really believed that she owned this place, didn’t she?

“I don’t know what to tell you, Principal Cinch,” Starlight folded her arms, “I’m not going to lie and say what you want me to say. If you want to can Miss Tia so badly, you’ll have to do it without me.”

“She really has you whipped, doesn’t she,” Cinch said softly.

“Excuse me?”

“When you first came to this school, you were quiet, soft spoken, almost like a mouse. Now all of a sudden, you sound just like Celestia. She’s molded you into a little “Mini Tia”, hasn’t she?”

“Miss Tia didn’t do anything except be kind to me,” Starlight defended, “She cares for her students, like any well respecting teacher would.”

“No, she cares for her students like she’s their “Mommy”, which I bet, is why you cling to her so much,” Cinch turned her nose to the air, much like her Shadow did, “She offered you sweet honeyed words of “love” and “affection”, and in your fragile state of mind, you ate it all up, so she’d replace your real Mother.”

Starlight snapped, shooting to her feet and slamming her hands on the desk, “Shut up! You don’t know anything about my state of mind!”

Cinch, didn’t even flinch. Instead she just smirked, “Don’t I, though? You just proved my point, dear Starlight.”

Starlight hated this woman so much right now. But what she really hated was, she wasn’t wrong. She was still fragile, and part of her was clinging to Celestia as a surrogate Mother. Hell, Celestia offered to let Starlight view her as such.

But that was to help her. Cinch was trying to poison that, to make Starlight feel guilty for gaining comfort from Celestia’s presence.

“You know, we don’t have to be adversaries, Starlight,” Cinch got up from her desk, and walked around to get behind Starlight, “Because, I get it. It’s hard, being an orphan. Living in a world that’s cruel, that doesn’t give a damn about your pain. You were left behind, weren’t you?”

Starlight looked down biting her lip. It was true, unfortunately. Her Aunt and Uncle were supposed to take her in should anything happen. Funny how all of a sudden, they had too much on their plate to take Starlight in.

“Mhm. It’s a shame, being thrown away like that,” Cinch continued, rubbing Starlight’s arms comfortingly, “Celestia loves adopting children like you, making them feel welcomed. Like they have someplace to belong. But at the end of the day, she’s just a History Teacher. She doesn’t have any real power. I on the other hand, am the top most authority of this place.”

Starlight turned slightly to look at Cinch, reading her carefully.

“I know my reputation in this school. The students claim that I’m harsh, unfair, cruel, but that’s far from the truth. I’m more than fair, and I can be kind, and accommodating. I could be your greatest ally in this school, Starlight Glimmer. All I ask in return, is your loyalty,” before Starlight could answer her, she felt the room darken, and suddenly Cinch was replaced with her Shadow Self, dressed as the Warden/dominatrix of the Prison, “What will it be, Witch? Care to join the winning side?”

And just like that, Starlight knew what was going on here. It’s just as she thought. She was bribing her, trying to get her to turn on Celestia and her friends. Probably trying to get her to turn on Rarity too.

“Are we done here?” Starlight asked Cinch, “If so, I’d like to get back to my day.”

Cinch’s eyes narrowed again, “For now, but I will be watching you, Starlight.”

With that, Starlight pulled out of Cinch’s hold and walked out of the office. Once outside, she took a deep breath, trying to gain some semblance of control over her emotions. She was trembling she was so upset. She felt her phone vibrate, showing a message from Trixie.

I’m with Pinkie Pie and Rainbow Dash. Call me when you can.

Starlight wasted no time stepping away from the office, dialing up Trixie’s number. She answered immediately.

end song

“How’d it go?” Trixie asked.

“Cinch, wanted to know who started this Halloween thing,” Starlight said, still wired from her talk with Cinch, “I told her that it was my idea.”

She heard Pinkie Pie gasp, suggesting she was on speaker, “You did? But why?”

“Because you have enough your dealing with right now,” Starlight answered, “And the last thing I want is for Cinch’s Shadow to hurt you as “punishment”.”

“Oh Starlight…” Pinkie Pie whimpered.

“What else happened in there?” Rainbow Dash asked, “You sound shaky.”

“I hear it too,” Trixie said, “You okay?”

“No, I’m really not,” Starlight sighed, “Cinch pushed a few buttons that were, sensitive to say the least.”

“The bitch brought up your Mom, didn’t she?” Rainbow Dash asked, “I remember her Shadow was pretty vocal about her thoughts on that.”

“She did. She also tried to turn me against Miss Tia.”

“God, seriously?” Rainbow Dash asked, “What’s her damage, anyway? Why does she hate Miss Tia so much?”

“I think, it’s because she can’t control her,” Pinkie Pie answered, “I don't see any other faculty members in the Dungeon, and so far, the only students I see are less actual student, and more placeholders. But just looking at how Cinch's Shadow runs the place, she wants total control of the school.”

“What about No Fun Jackie?” Rainbow Dash asked, "She's a fully fleshed apparition, and she wasn't in a cell."

“She’s actually Rarity’s personal guard,” Pinkie Pie said, “She’s always around Rarity in the Prison, unless she’s being used for a demonstration or something.”

“Before we do anything though, we need to get rid of Blueblood’s Shadow,” Trixie pointed out, “And this time, make sure he can’t get his way back in.”

“I haven't been able to get his phone yet, but I'm not giving up,” Rainbow Dash said, "Hang tight, everyone."

“I’m, going to just take it easy for a bit,” Starlight said, “After Cinch…”

“Hey Starlight?” Trixie asked, “There’s going to be a party at South Street park around 7 tonight. I think Applejack’s family is hosting it. Why don’t we all go to it?”

“Could we?” Pinkie Pie asked, “I, really want to stall going to bed as much as possible, and having some fun before hand might help me relax a bit.”

“Sure then,” Starlight smiled, “Let’s all go to the Halloween party. That okay with you, Rainbow?”

“Damn right it is,” Rainbow confirmed, “Anything to put a smile on my Princess’ face.”

“Aw. Thanks Dashie.”

Starlight smiled hearing that. It’s a good thing Pinkie had Rainbow Dash. Otherwise she’d be much worse than she is.

“I’ll be hanging around these two, so when you wanna meet up, give me a call, okay?” Trixie offered.

“I will, thanks Trixie,” Starlight smiled, “You’re the best.”

“I could say the same for you, Mistress,” Trixie said lovingly.

“See you later, Starlight,” Pinkie Pie chirped, a bit more upbeat sounding now.

“See you, everyone, and good luck with Blueblood, Dashie.”

“Not that I’ll need it, but thanks,” Dash said, Starlight able to hear the smirk. As soon as she hung up her phone, she felt hands touch her shoulders, someone leaning in close to her ear.

“Starlight-san, look good enough to eat, she does~”

“Tokugawa-san…?” Starlight asked, sucking in a breath. She didn’t even hear her approach. After a second, she heard Fluttershy burst out laughing.

Like a Dream Come True - Persona 4

“Gomenasai, Starlight-san! Couldn’t resist opportunity!”

Starlight turned to see Fluttershy, and holy hell was her costume sexy! She wore a long and tight gothic black dress with red lining on the inside, black high heels, long red fingernails, and gotten her hair to look a bit wild. The dress itself looked tattered around the edges of the skirt and sleeves, but was cut super high on the left side, showing all of her left leg and even a bit of her right leg, it hugged her breasts in a way where Starlight could see the shape of them perfectly, and with how large they were, it looked almost like they’d fall out of the dress at any moment. Around her neck was a black and red choker, she wore red contact lenses, blood red lipstick and had given herself fangs.

She came as a vampire. A super sexy vampire.

“Holy… Tokugawa-san, you look incredible!” Starlight beamed.

“Arigato, Starlight-san,” Fluttershy said bashfully, hiding behind her hair a bit, “Costume, bit more revealing than I wanted, but still enjoying.”

It was more revealing than she wanted it to be? Maybe she misjudged the proportions? She was really tall and full figured, after all. Far as Starlight knew, that wasn’t common in Japan.

“Well, you wear it really well,” Starlight smiled, “I was legit afraid for a second, like I was about to really get bitten by a vampire,” she sighed, “I needed that distraction, actually.”

“Starlight-san was, upset,” Fluttershy said, leaning in close to Starlight, “Talk to friend, help?”

Starlight blushed a bit, as the way she was positioned was really sexy, but she wasn’t going to say no, “S-sure. I’d like that.”

Fluttershy smiled, “Then, we talk on roof. Starlight-san, tell everything.”

“Thanks, Tokugawa-san,” Starlight smiled in return. Ironic going up to the roof, this time to open up to someone else about things.

Living with Determination - Persona 3

On the roof, Starlight just, opened up to Fluttershy about how she was feeling concerning everything. She kept terms like “Dungeons” and anything concerning Shadows out of it, but she did mention that trying to help someone close to her with something, how they were constantly pushing people away to try and protect them,and that by trying to help this person, Starlight put another friend in danger. Even though some of what she was saying sounded crazy, Fluttershy listened intently.

“It’s just, what if she’s right, you know?” Starlight asked looking up at the sky, holding the hand she wore her Channeling Ring above her and looking at it, “What if in the end, I am powerless? That I’m just, not enough for this…?”

“What happen, if not help friend?” Fluttershy asked.

Starlight’s face fell, “Nothing good. They’re life, is actually in jeopardy…” she closed her eyes tightly, “I couldn’t handle it… if they were to… if that happened to them…!”

“Friend die, if not help?” Fluttershy asked, turning to Starlight, who couldn’t bring herself to answer. Yes, if she didn’t save Rarity, then she’d die, but would Fluttershy want to know more details? Instead, Fluttershy bit her lip and took Starlight’s hand, “Gomenasai…”

“She… she wants to die…!” Starlight continued, breaking down a bit, “Because she doesn’t think she’s worth saving…! Because she thinks she has nothing to offer anyone…! If I do nothing, and she dies, then I’ll be proving her right…! And I just… I can’t do that…! Not when I know, what that feels like…!”

Fluttershy’s eyes widened, “Know, what feels like…?”

“You, heard about me, right? How I tried to, kill myself before coming to this school?” Fluttershy nodded slowly, “That, was partially what lead me to it. I felt like, since I had nothing to offer anyone, and no one was going to help me, I should just, die.”

“Starlight-san…” Fluttershy rubbed Starlight’s arm, looking as though she were on the verge of tears hearing this.

“That’s why, I can’t let her just die like this!” Starlight cried, “But I don’t know what to do anymore! I keep making the situation worse, another friend is in danger now, and I’m scared! I’m scared to face any of them, because I don’t know what to do now!”

Fluttershy averted her eyes biting her lip, and then slowly brought Starlight into a warm hug. The gesture surprised Starlight, because she knew that Japanese were really particular about contact like this. Yet, Fluttershy broke that, just to comfort Starlight. Were they closer than she thought? Or was Fluttershy just that kind of a person?

Either way, she was very soft. Being held by, well, her Senpai like this, it felt nice. A tad embarrassing, as Starlight could feel just how thin Fluttershy’s costume was, but it was still nice. For a while, all Fluttershy did was rub Starlight’s back and hum softly. After a bit, Starlight broke down in tears, hugging Fluttershy back. She could feel how fast Fluttershy’s heart was racing, which made Starlight feel guilty, as she could tell she was really out of her comfort zone here. She wasn’t lying though, when she said this did help Starlight feel better.

By the time Starlight had calmed down, they had moved over to a bench near the back fence, and just sat there, leaning into each other and holding hands.

“S-sorry, Tokugawa-san. I didn’t mean to come off… you know…”

Fluttershy shook her head, “Starlight-san friend, and need hug. No apologize.”

Starlight smiled in relief at that. Fluttershy really was a good person.

“I, not know, how to save friend,” Fluttershy said after a bit, “Or if, Starlight-san can help friend, but… I think, Starlight-san, should talk to friend.”

“Talk to them…?” Starlight asked. Did she mean, talk to Rarity again?

“Friend suffer alone. Feel like, life not worth living. Until friend, know life worth living, friend can’t be saved,” Fluttershy looked at Starlight intently, “Not focus on saving friend’s life. Focus on, giving friend hope.”

Giving Rarity hope. That’s right. She was so focused on trying to get Rarity out of her Dungeon that she forgot the bigger picture. Rarity didn’t believe she could be saved. Even worse, that she wasn’t worth saving at all.

Trickster or not, Starlight wanted to give Rarity that hope.

“Thank you, Tokugawa-san,” Starlight smiled, “You’re right. What’s more important isn’t that I save her, but that my friend believe she can be saved. I, think I know where to start, at least. Thanks for, taking time out to talk to me like this.”

Fluttershy smiled warmly, “Starlight-san kouhai, and friend.”

“Um, I’m going to be at the Halloween Party. Did you, want to come too?” Starlight asked. Oddly, Fluttershy tensed and looked away, seeming really nervous for a split second.

“Er… I, have to see. Might be there, but,” she held Starlight’s hand a bit tighter, “If there, hard to, talk so…”

“As in, you might be busy…?” Starlight asked Fluttershy, who made a “kinda sorta” gesture with her hand, “Alright. Well, I do hope to see you there, and if I get the chance, I’ll at least say something. Would that be okay?”

Fluttershy bit her lip thinking, but then nodded, “H-hai. That, should be alright.”

“Okay,” Starlight smiled, “Um, trying to remember how to say it… RIGHT! O-genki de, Tokugawa-san,” she even bowed to her.

Fluttershy giggled, her bright and cheerful air returning. She then got up and bowed to Starlight in return, “Hai. O-genki de, Starlight-san.”

Starlight rose up, and blushed profusely at the sight of Fluttershy bowing like that, “Um, Tokugawa-san…? The top, of your costume…”

Fluttershy looked at her top, and then blushed rising up, “G-gomenasai!”

This time, Starlight couldn’t help but laugh a bit, “No need to apologize! My homeroom teacher wears a Kimono all the time, off the shoulder, so um…”

Fluttershy covered her mouth with her hands, and then laughed too. At least she was leaving school to catch up with her friends on a much higher note than before.

Sumaru City - Persona 2 Innocent Sin

At 7, Starlight made her way to the party, which was surprisingly full. She was happy they had it at the park, because not only were Students attending, but some of the staff was there too. With it being at night, the town had that gothic air to it as well, which combined with the Halloween decorations and atmosphere nicely. The Scarlet’s were apparently well known among the town, so much so that they could rent out the park without any issue. Starlight would have to thank Applejack for this when she got the chance.

Starlight chose to just stick with Trixie for most of the party, the two of them walking around and mingling with their friends, but also secretly looking for a place where they could get some alone time to make out.

“Looks like Diamond Tiara’s having a ball over there,” Trixie said, she and Starlight watching her pose for a bunch of students taking pictures. She was wearing a super sexy succubus costume. Beside her was Silver Spoon, who was also reluctantly posing in a sexy angel costume.

Starlight found their costumes to be incredibly ironic considering the Arcana associated with them.

“Leave it to Diamond Tiara to use Halloween as an excuse to be as sexual as possible,” Starlight rolled her eyes smiling. Diamond Tiara looked to them and waved, pulling in Silver Spoon to grope her breasts. The way Silver Spoon blushed and squirmed in protest was just too much, but Starlight noticed that Silver wasn’t pulling out.

Straight, huh? Okay sure.

Starlight waved as Trixie took a picture, “Let’s go. Quick. Before Silver Spoon runs after us.”

Starlight nodded and the two of them skipped off. She heard Silver call out to them, but they ignored her. Just cause they were friends didn’t mean they couldn’t have fun teasing her.

“Did you get to see Applejack’s costume yet?” Trixie asked Starlight, who shook her head, “She came as Wonder Woman. The original look.”

“Seriously?” Starlight asked wide eyed.

“As serious as a heart attack,” Applejack said walking up to them. Sure enough, she was wearing the original costume, consisting of the red and blue leotard with gold around the top of her breasts, golden headband, silver gauntlets, and red and white high heeled boots. Even though Wonder Woman actually had black hair, it looked really good with Applejack’s blond hair.

“You look fantastic, Applejack!” Starlight beamed.

“See, everyone calls you No Fun Jackie,” Trixie folded her arms, her tail swishing absently (HOW was she doing this?!), “But far as I’m concerned, you’re tons of fun to be around.”

Applejack laughed, “Well, I thank ya kindly. Mostly, that nickname comes from me bein’ a bit of a stickler for the rules I suppose. Y’all ain’t ever done anything to break the rules. Dash on the other hand…”

“We’re, keeping her in line as much as possible,” Starlight told Applejack, “We’re actually working on some personal projects with Miss Tia, which has been keeping her preoccupied.”

“Oh really?” Applejack asked with a raised eyebrow, but then shrugged, “Well, so long as it’s keepin’ her outta trouble.”

“Yeah. Outta trouble,” Trixie repeated, sharing a subtle look with Starlight. Honestly, they were in more trouble now than anything “No Fun Jackie” could do.

“Though speakin’ of Dash, she an’ Pinkie Pie doin’ alright?” Applejack asked, “Just went to see them, an’ Pinkie Pie looked like she was real upset ‘bout somethin’.”

“Just some personal stuff,” Trixie quickly chimed in, worrying Starlight a bit. Did this mean they weren’t able to get Blueblood’s phone? “I doubt it’ll be an issue for much longer.”

Applejack pursed her lips, but nodded, “Alright. I’ll believe that,” though her expression said she didn’t believe it one bit.

“How’s Rarity?” Starlight asked, “Is she here?”

“She is,” Applejack sighed, “But, she’s bein’ super evasive. Mostly seems to be tryin’ to stay out of Blueblood’s sights.”

“He’s here?” Trixie asked in a low voice, narrowing her eyes a bit.

“Sorry, Trixie. We didn’t want him to show up, an’ I tried my damnest to deny him entry, but this is a public party,” Applejack put a hand on Trixie’s shoulder, “But I got the defense committee an’ Student Council here as well, so we’ll make sure he don’t do nothin’. Jus’ stay with Starlight, an’ it’ll all be fine, alright?”

Trixie nodded with tight lips. Honestly this time, it wasn’t Trixie she was concerned about in this, not exclusively at least.

Starlight looked around a bit, and then spotted Rainbow Dash and Pinkie Pie sitting alone at a table. Both of them in costume still and with two slices of the pie Applejack’s grandmother baked for the party, but neither of them looking particularly thrilled with the party.

“I better head back an’ see if Granny Smith needs any help,” Applejack said, “Try to have fun, ya hear?”

“We will,” Trixie said with a smile, Starlight nodding in agreement. After Applejack ran off back to her grandmother’s side, Trixie folded her arms, “Well, maybe we’ll get a second chance then.”

“You guys, weren’t able to get the phone, were you?” Starlight asked, the two of them walking over to Pinkie Pie and Rainbow Dash’s table.

“Nope, and not from lack of trying, either,” Trixie rubbed her eyes, “We saw him pull out his phone, probably looking at his pictures, but we weren’t able to get him away from it, and Dash couldn’t get a clean shot to short circuit it.”

Starlight grimaced, her heart racing, “What are we going to do?”

“We, were hoping you’d have an idea, actually,” Trixie sighed, making Starlight’s heart sink. She was really worried that was the case.

As they reached the table, Rainbow Dash waved to them and called them over, “Hey Leader. Guess who showed up?”

“We heard from AJ,” Starlight sat down at the table, Trixie sitting beside her, “Know where he is?”

“Looking for Rarity,” Rainbow Dash answered, “I just chased him away from Pinkie Pie a few minutes ago, though. Said something about wanting an encore of yesterday.”

Trixie took a deep breath, “Fucking asshole.”

“With how he looked, it sounded like he was going to be going extra hard with Rarity as a result,” Pinkie Pie said softly, “Girls, maybe I should-”

“No,” Starlight cut her off, “Absolutely not.”

“But if he hurts Rarity in the real world, what’ll his Shadow do in the Dream World?” Pinkie Pie asked, “His phone still has pictures of her on them!”

“I know, but-” Starlight looked down at her lap, trying to keep her cool, “Listen, I don’t know how we’re going to fix this, but you’re not sacrificing yourself anymore than you already are.”

“Starligh-”

Living with Determination - Persona 3

“It’s bad enough I couldn’t stop you from getting hurt in the first place!” Starlight snapped, making everyone jump, but then caught herself and turned away, “S-sorry…”

Pinkie Pie shook her head, “No no. It’s fine, Starlight. I, I just didn’t expect to see you so upset.”

“Talk to us, Leader,” Rainbow Dash said, “You still upset over that talk with Cinch?”

“Not just that,” Starlight shook her head, “Girls, this operation so far, has been one failure after another. Pinkie Pie getting captured by the Shadows made Rarity fall into even deeper despair, and she’s already, giving up.”

“Giving up…?” Trixie asked with a frown, “What do you mean by that…?”

“She, wants to die,” Starlight said weakly, “She thinks that, she’s too much of a burden on everyone, and that she’s not worth saving, so she just wants to, remove herself from the equation…”

“Oh Rarity…” Pinkie Pie looked down in devastation.

“Alright, so how are we fixing this?” Rainbow Dash asked immediately.

“I don’t know…” Starlight bit her lip, “I, want to talk to Rarity at the party, try and say something to her, give her some hope, but if we can’t get rid of those pictures, or stop Blueblood from getting to Rarity, then…”

“Alright, we’ll start there,” Rainbow Dash said, “Rarity doesn’t dig crowds, so she’s probably sitting by herself someplace, so go to her, and leave this whole thing with the phone to us.”

“But-”

“I’m not giving up,” Rainbow Dash said, cutting her off, “By the end of this party, those pictures will be gone.”

“Leave this part to us, Starlight,” Trixie said, rubbing Starlight’s back, “We’ll protect Pinkie Pie, and get rid of the blackmail material he’s using.”

Starlight felt Pinkie Pie reach over and take her hand, giving her an assured smile. Right. She wasn’t alone. She had her team with her.

Heartbeat, Heartbreak - Persona 4

“Okay then,” Starlight got up, “I have my phone with me, so text me when you get that phone if I’m not there when you do.”

“Will do,” Rainbow Dash nodded, “Good luck, Leader.”

“You too,” Starlight said, walking off to track down Rarity. It took a bit of searching and asking around, not helped by the fact Blueblood was noted to also be looking for Rarity. Seemed that if Rarity didn’t want to be found, it’d be near impossible to find her.

Right when she stopped and groaned to herself, she felt someone tap her shoulder. She looked and saw Sweetie Belle there, dressed up as a feminine version of the character Mega Man X. It was a really good costume too, being armored looking and with a glowing buster gun nozzle.

“Hey Sweetie Belle,” Starlight tried to smile, “Your costume looks really cool.”

“Thank you,” Sweetie said sweetly, “You’re looking for something. Can I help?”

She really didn’t waste time, “I’m, looking for Rarity actually. I need to talk to her about something.”

“Well... you’re not Blueblood, so okay,” Sweetie said, leaning in to whisper in Starlight’s ear, “She’s on the other side of the park, away from the party.”

“Thanks Sweetie Belle,” Starlight smiled, “No one’s being mean to you today, are they?”

Sweetie shook her head, “No. I’ve been staying close to Apple Bloom and her friend Scootaloo all Halloween though, so no one’s had the chance to bully me.”

“That’s good,” Starlight rubbed Sweetie’s arm, “I’m glad you made some friends.”

“Well, I’ll admit I kinda have another motive to hang out with them,” Sweetie Belle looked down blushing a bit. She then pointed over to the table where she assumed they were sitting. She saw two girls sitting there talking. One with purple hair, dressed as Zero from the anime Code Geass, just with the helmet off, and another girl with long thick red hair tied in a pink bow, dressed as Sailor Venus. Her costume, like Pinkie Pie’s Sailor Moon outfit in the Dream World, had a super short skirt, showing off her very nice legs, and the elegant way she sat really called attention to them.

That must have been Apple Bloom, Sweetie Belle’s crush and Applejack’s younger sister. She really was impressive.

“I see,” Starlight said with a slight giggle, “Well, long as you’re having fun, Sweetie Belle.”

“I am,” Sweetie confirmed, “I should probably head back to their table. Hope you and Rarity are okay after this.”

“I hope so too, being quite honest,” Starlight muttered. She bade Sweetie farewell and continued to the other end of the park, where she hoped to find Rarity.

Maya Theme - Persona 3

Sure enough, she was laying semi curled up on a bench by herself, still wearing her sexy pirate’s costume. She seemed to be visibly depressed.

As Starlight approached her, Rarity opened one eye and looked at her with a slight glare. One that looked almost fearful.

“I, just want to talk, okay?” Starlight said, raising her hands in surrender.

“Blueblood didn't follow you, did he?” Rarity asked sternly.

“I was careful, so as far as I’m aware, no,” Starlight confirmed.

“Well, not that it’ll matter soon,” Rarity closed her eyes again, “He’s doing this to Pinkie Pie too, isn’t he?” Starlight just closed her eyes and took a frustrated breath, “I knew it. This is just a fucking game to him.”

“He won’t win,” Starlight said.

“And there it is. You pulling that heroic bullshit,” Rarity sighed, laying on her back now and stretching a bit, “Look, this is the most peace I’ve had in a while, alright? I just want to lay here, and enjoy not having my leash yanked by someone. So please, just go away.”

Starlight took a deep breath. That wall was up again, and stronger than ever. She didn’t know how to pass through it, or break it down. She didn’t even know if she could break it down.

Still, she had to try.

“How long have you felt this way?” Starlight asked, kneeling before Rarity as she turned to lay on her side, “That, you’re not worth rescuing?”

“Why? What good is telling you?” Rarity’s tone was harsh, antagonistic, but Starlight could feel the sadness peppering her words.

“So I can understand,” Starlight answered, rubbing her side a bit like one would pet a dog, internally noting how she seemed to relax a bit, “That way, I’m not just talking out of my ass.”

Rarity pursed her lips considering her words, “Sadly, this isn’t anything new. Kinda my norm, really.”

“Are you, depressed?” Starlight asked, “Like, not just the emotion, but…”

“As in, do I have depression?” Rarity asked, Starlight nodding, “Don’t know, really. Never cared to get a diagnosis, but I wouldn’t be surprised. Closest thing I’ve ever had to a family are the Scarlets and my fellow Dogs. Combine that with my lack of self control, and you can kinda see why I don’t have a high opinion of myself.”

“But, you have the Scarlets,” Starlight said, still petting Rarity, “Applejack and her family, they believe in you, don’t they?”

“And for adopting a filthy stray like me, their reward is being tossed in the fire with me,” Rarity muttered, tearing up a bit, “I bet that’s why my parents threw me away. They knew I’d grow up to be a disaster, and didn’t want to be bothered.”

“Stop that,” Starlight chided lightly, “You deserve to have a family, even if unconventional. You should be happy.”

“Clearly I don’t,” Rarity denied, lightly brushing Starlight’s hand away, “Because if I did, God would actually let me enjoy being happy, rather than putting a condition on it all the time, or making others pay for doing anything nice for me. The best thing I could do for them is to just die, and stop being a burden.”

“No,” Starlight denied firmly, “Dying wouldn’t solve anything.”

“Not like anyone can do anything about the Nightmare once it’s contracted,” Rarity sighed, “Besides, at this stage, no one would truly miss me.”

“I would.”

Rarity opened her eyes and looked at Starlight, her expression unreadable.

“And not just me. Applejack and her family would. Pinkie Pie, Trixie, Rainbow Dash, everyone at the Student Council. The list of people who love you goes on and on. You’re trying so hard to protect them, and that’s noble, but who’s going to protect you?”

“I don’t need anyone to-”

“Stop, saying that,” Starlight cut her off, “Asking for help isn’t weak. Relying on others doesn’t put them in danger. None of this is your fault.”

Rarity laughed shaking her head, “Oh, it is, darling. It most certainly is my fault.”

“How?” Starlight asked, “How is any of this your fault?”

“I lost control, that’s why,” Rarity sat up and looked to the side, “Look, I fucked up, alright? I had one job to do. One thing, and I’d have just graduated without any trouble. Couldn’t even do that right,” she shut her eyes and smiled grimly, “And even if I, by some miracle survive the Nightmare, this time next week I’ll have to make a decision on what I’m going to do to protect the one family that’s ever been kind to me. Either way, I’m looking at spending the rest of my life in a cage of some kind. Just a matter of if that cage is literal, or metaphorical.”

“But, that’s not fair,” Starlight said, sitting beside Rarity, “Why can’t you just be free?”

“Because God hates me, that’s why,” Rarity turned to glare at Starlight, “Because I’m nothing but a filthy whore who had the audacity to think she could be something in this world. I’m in this mess, because I saw a way out for me. Because I dared to be selfish and tried to improve my train wreck of a life.” she turned away and held a hand to her head, “Even then, I knew it was wrong what I did. I broke our pact, and now I’m paying for it.”

It sounded like Rarity did something in her past she was really kicking herself for. Something that for all intents and purposes, was done to improve herself, but was really selfish. Sadly, Rarity wasn’t opening up about it in the Real World.

Before she could say anything else, Starlight’s phone vibrated, which felt really odd with where she kept it. She pulled it out of her bra and looked at it, seeing a text from Trixie.

We got his phone! Rainbow Dash already wiped it clean with her technomancy, and bricked it for good measure!

Starlight’s eyes widened, and she quickly turned to reply without Rarity seeing the screen.

How did you get the phone?!

Trixie’s reply came a few seconds later, Starlight noticing that Rarity was frowning looking at her.

It was Spike! She just handed Rainbow the phone and told her to wipe it! He then took it back and went to find Rarity!

“I, don’t believe it…” Starlight said wide eyed. How did Spike know? What did Spike know?

“What?” Rarity asked, “Why do you look so excited all of a sudden?”

“It’s, well,” Starlight stammered a bit, “My friends just messaged me. Apparently, Spike-”

“There you are, Rarity!” Spike called out, running over to Rarity and Starlight, “Had a feeling I’d find you here,” he turned to Starlight, “Yo. Looking good, Starlight.”

“Thanks,” Starlight said coyly, trying to read his body language.

“You were looking for me?” Rarity asked, getting up and folding her arms. Just like that, the mask of “Student Council President” was back on.

“Yeah. Just wanted to give you a heads up,” Spike looked around briefly, “Blueblood’s cellphone is missing.”

Rarity’s eyes widened, “Missing…?”

Spike nodded, “Yep. So come Monday, we’ll probably have to deal with that.”

“And you’re bringing this to me now because…”

“Well, figured you’d want to know, so you can just relax over the weekend, and not have to worry about anything, till Monday,” Spike looked at Rarity intently, who narrowed her eyes subtly.

“So, just take it easy, this weekend,” Rarity asked, Spike nodding, “Well, thanks for the heads up, Spike.”

“No problem,” Spike said with a soft smile. He then gave Starlight a slight look before walking off, “Enjoy the party, you two.”

Rarity pursed her lips and then turned to Starlight, “You know anything about this?”

“Only that Spike was looking for you,” Starlight smiled, “But this is good, right? If Blueblood doesn’t have his phone, that means he can’t blackmail you.”

“I, suppose not,” Rarity looked back at Spike as he walked off, “And if I’m right about where it is…” she took a deep breath, “Well, might as well head back to the party then, shall we?”

“Yeah, let’s,” Starlight got up, “But, about what you told me, Rarity. I’m not going to force you to open up about it, but I personally believe that, if there is a God or something up there, they don’t just hate people, or punish them for trying to improve themselves. I don’t know what you did, or who you hurt in the process of improving yourself, but punishing yourself for wanting a better life isn’t the right way to go. So, don’t give up on yourself, okay?”

Rarity snorted softly, “You won’t let this go, will you?”

“Sorry,” Starlight smiled, wrapping an arm around Rarity, “I’m kind of persistent like that. Just ask my girlfriend.”

Rarity looked at Starlight intently, and then she was replaced by her dream self. She saw Sex Slave Rarity slowly smile looking at Starlight, and when her vision returned to normal, Rarity had the same smile on her face.

As the two of them walked back to the party together, Starlight felt like she managed to somehow break through Rarity’s shields. She’d have to do something nice for Spike next time she spoke to him.

Sumaru City - Persona 2 Innocent Sin

Somehow, the party seemed a bit more lively now, with the news that Blueblood didn’t have his blackmail material now. Starlight actually saw Blueblood running around the party looking for it. Ironic that he was dressed in a Thief’s costume, and he was the one stolen from.

Starlight fought the urge to taunt him, lest she show her hand.

Pinkie Pie was significantly livelier now, knowing that Dash deleted any evidence of what she did with Blueblood too. She was still a bit shaky, knowing that it happened and that she was still a prisoner in the Dungeon, but at the very least it looked like she and Rainbow were having fun now.

Without that weighing on their shoulders, Starlight and Trixie resumed their search for a private spot to relax, along with just mingling with their friends. At around 9, the two of them went over to the punch bowl, where Fluttershy was standing by herself. She looked a bit skittish and uncomfortable, just holding a glass of fruit punch and drinking it softly.

“Um, okay wow,” Trixie muttered looking at Fluttershy, “I had heard her costume was sexy, but…”

“She said something about it being more revealing than she initially wanted it to be,” Starlight explained, “She and I spoke for a bit before I caught up with you.”

Trixie nodded, “Well, she is pretty full figured. Still though, that’s what she wore to school, right? Cause um, that’s not appropriate for school,” Starlight tilted her head, “Look at how thin it is.”

Starlight took another look and, wow she was right. Not only was it super tight on her body, but it was so thin that in the cooler air, Starlight could see Fluttershy nipples poking through the fabric.

“I, had a feeling it was thin but, she might as well be naked wearing that…” Starlight muttered. She really looked uncomfortable, too, “Hey, let’s see if she’s alright.”

“Yeah, let’s,” Trixie said with a slight frown, following Starlight over to the statuesque foreign student.

“Tokugawa-san,” Starlight called out, catching Fluttershy’s attention.

“Ah! Starlight-san, Lulamoon-san!” she greeted them with a pleasant smile, “Lulamoon-san make cute cat girl.”

“Thanks,” Trixie poured her and Starlight some punch, “Your vampire costume is really hot.”

“H-hai,” Fluttershy averted her eyes away from them, looking really nervous all of a sudden. If Starlight didn’t know better, she was trembling.

“Hey um, are you okay?” Starlight asked, reaching over to rub Fluttershy’s arm and opening herself up emotionally.

Oooooh! Not now…! Not now! Don't do this in front of Starlight!

“H-h-hai! I, alright!” her voice was a bit higher, and she was panting a bit. Starlight heard her whimper subtly, and if she listened closely, she heard a soft buzzing noise.

Did Fluttershy, have a vibrator going inside of her?

“If, you’re sure…” Starlight wasn’t convinced. She was really nervous about something.

“Mmm!” Fluttershy moaned suddenly, “H-have to, go! M-m-mate ne!” and with that, she rushed off, leaving both Starlight and Trixie very confused.

“That, was weird,” Trixie said after a second.

Starlight nodded, “You, heard that buzzing, right? I think she, has a vibrator inside of her… um…”

“Y-yeah, I heard that too,” Trixie said, “And that choker around her neck, think she’s into kink too?”

“It’s, possible,” but not likely, Starlight thought. She didn’t seem excited at possibly being caught so much as terrified.

“Either way, we need to be careful concerning her,” Trixie said, confusing Starlight, “You said that she wore that at school, right?”

“She did, yeah,” Starlight nodded, “I even heard some student talking about it on the way to school. She wore that all through midterms.”

Trixie nodded, “And Cinch pretty much confirmed that she gave preferential treatment to the students she likes, right?”

“Hang on a second,” Starlight frowned, “Trixie, you’re not thinking that Tokugawa-san, is one of the students secretly in line with Cinch, do you?”

“How else would she get away with that?” Trixie asked, “Starlight, I could tell she wasn’t wearing a bra from a distance, and it’s cut so high on the side that just sitting down would probably show anyone a great view of her cooch. You know damn well Cinch wouldn’t let her through the door wearing that.”

“Not unless, she was getting special treatment,” Starlight muttered, looking down. She really didn’t want to suspect Fluttershy, but now that Trixie brought it up, she couldn’t unsee it. Did Starlight misjudge her? Was she wrong about Fluttershy, and she was actually just another Blueblood or Suri?

No. No that couldn’t be. She felt Fluttershy’s emotions. She was so happy to have Starlight as a friend. Genuinely so. She was nice, just horribly lonely.

Still, Trixie had a point. In order to get into school wearing that costume, Fluttershy had to be getting special treatment of some kind.

“Just, be careful, alright?” Trixie said, “I don’t want you getting hurt.”

“What did she do this time?” a familiar voice sighed behind Trixie. They turned to see the last person they expected to see at this party.

“Twilight?” Starlight asked. She was wearing an interesting costume, one that was clearly a cyborg or robot of some kind. The costume consisted of a black and dark brown body suit, purple and white armor around her shoulders, arms, and legs, white gloves, a red head piece that was kind of squared with red cones for ears, white armor over her breasts, and a microphone hanging over her mouth. The black parts of her armor looked reminiscent of stockings and panties, the armor around her wrists flared out elegantly, but the shocking part was that the breast plate showed a significant amount of underboob.

“Okay, I’ll bite,” Trixie asked dryly, “What the fuck are you supposed to be, Twi-Twi?”

Twilight rolled her eyes, “The character’s name is Layer. She’s one of the three navigators available in Mega Man X8, specializing in enemy weapons and weaknesses.”

Trixie nodded, “Huh. Well, you look good it in. A bit surprised by how revealing it is, though.”

“I always did think Layer’s design was oddly sexual,” Twilight mused, looking up thoughtfully, “Makes you wonder just what she was made for, or if she was made for navigation, who’s idea was it to design a navigator with a curvy figure and noticeable underboob?”

“Right. Cause that’s why it’s surprising,” Trixie muttered, Starlight chuckling a bit.

“But anyway, what were you talking about before I got here?” Twilight asked, pouring herself a glass of punch.

“One of my friends outside of Dungeon work,” Starlight answered, explaining the situation to Twilight, who frowned hearing this.

“Yeah, Trixie might be right about this. It’s clear she’s getting special treatment of some kind.”

“I really don’t want to suspect Tokugawa-san,” Starlight sighed, “She’s so nice. A bit guarded, but nice.”

“That name and honorific. She’s Japanese?” Twilight asked, sipping her punch.

“She is,” Trixie nodded, “She’s a senior, but I think she was held back a grade. Even now though, her English is kinda shit.”

“Trixie…” Starlight scolded.

“It’s true,” Trixie defended, “And she’s been here for two years at least.”

“English is a difficult language to get the hang of if you’re from the East,” Twilight said, “Part of my training with the Kirijo Group meant I had to be fluent in English, along with at least five other languages.”

“You’re fluent in six other languages?” Starlight asked wide eyed.

“Besides Japanese, there’s English, Spanish, German, Russian, Scandinavian, and Indian,” Twilight wrote off, “I know a bit of French, but I’m not fluent in or anything.”

Holy cow. Twilight was something else entirely. Whatever she was trained for in the Kirijo Group had to be extensive.

“Anyway, did you find an answer to my question?” Twilight asked Starlight, looking right at her, “About whether or not you want to be the Trickster?”

Starlight looked down thinking for a bit, “Really, I just want to help the people in front of me. If this power, if the Wild Card will help me do that,” she looked at Twilight and nodded, “Then yes. I accept my role as the Trickster.”

Twilight pursed her lips, and took a deep breath, “Somehow, I had a feeling you’d pick that,” she closed her eyes and pushed her glasses up, “Good. I can work with this.”

“Thanks, Twilight,” Starlight smiled, “You said before you didn’t want to be friends, but, I really do consider you one. I hope, you can see me as a friend too, one day.”

Twilight looked at Starlight for a bit, and then turned away, “Let’s just focus on this current mission, alright? We’ll see where we go from there.”

“Aw, come on Twi-Twi, quit being so stiff~” Trixie wrapped her arms around Twilight and nuzzled her, “It’s a party, so just admit that we’re friends and lighten up~”

Twilight huffed with the cutest pout Starlight had seen, “Starlight has a better chance than you, that’’s for sure.”

Trixie gasped, “Twi-Twi! You wound me!” she threw her hand to her forehead dramatically, “Taking my heart, and smashing it to the floor like that! Will your cruelty cease?”

“Why don’t you head over to the snack table and get some cheese to go with your ham,” Twilight muttered, “I’m going to mingle a bit longer. I’ll be leaving with everyone else, so I’ll see you around, I guess.”

“See you, Twilight,” Starlight smiled, watching her walk off. She then sighed, “Guess she still hates my guts.”

“Nah. Joking aside, I feel like she wants to be friends. She wouldn’t have come here if she didn’t, and she and Pinkie Pie are friends.”

“So then, why does she seem to despise me so much?” Starlight asked.

“I dunno,” Trixie said softly, folding her arms in thought, but then perked up, “But hey, we’ve got a bit of time before the party ends, and the side Rarity was sitting at before seems private. We could sit there and have some time to ourselves. Spend some time enjoying each other as girlfriends, you know~?”

As she said that, she leaned forward a bit and pulled the top of her dress down enough to let a bit of her nipple slip out. With an offer like that, how could she refuse?

“Alright then,” Starlight smirked a bit, “Let’s have some nice, naughty fun.”

Trixie beamed, following Starlight to the bench Rarity was sitting at before. Once there, they wasted no time making out. They didn’t go much further than just kissing, groping, and grinding against each other, but it was still relaxing.

A perfect way to end the night. In her lover’s arms, making out under the stars.

Late Night

Scraper Sky High - Under Night In-Birth

After spending some more time at the party, the group went back to the dorm together to prepare. Pinkie Pie fell asleep in Rainbow Dash’s arms, who immediately transferred into the Phase along with Starlight and Trixie, with Twilight’s wisp already floating around (apparently Twilight chose to keep her costume on for this, as she felt it was appropriate).

Once they returned to the Prison, they were greeted with a major issue right away.

“Hey um, were there always this many guards?” Trixie asked, hiding behind a corner and looking up at the upper floors. It looks like there were twice as many Shadows walking around the halls, and even saw a few security drones.

“It’s actually been like this ever since Halloween,” Twilight said, “I imagine that, since she randomly cancelled the Halloween party, Cinch upped security once Pinkie Pie was captured.”

“There’s no way we’d have made it through this,” Rainbow Dash muttered, a humbled look on her face, “Damn it.”

“Not without leaving utterly exhausted,” Starlight added, her scythe resting on her shoulders, “If we’re going to rescue Pinkie Pie tonight, we better be ready for a tough fight.”

“Where is she?” Rainbow Dash turned to Twilight’s wisp, “Do we know?”

“I have a general idea of what floor she’s on,” Twilight answered, “She’s on the upper section, where the Prison Cells and the torture chamber are.”

“Torture?!” Trixie asked, Starlight and Rainbow Dash both tensing when they heard that, “Pinkie Pie neglected to tell us that part!”

Twilight sighed, “She didn’t want you knowing about that, and made me promise not to say anything. Trust me, I wanted to, but she knew that if you knew exactly what they were putting her through here, you’d flip out and not be able to focus on midterms.”

Starlight hated this, but she hated the fact Pinkie Pie was right even more. There was no way they’d be able to focus knowing that.

“All the more reason to get to Pinkie Pie now,” Rainbow Dash drew her sword, “Leader, lead the way.”

Starlight nodded, and crept out of the small hallway. It was much harder to stay hidden here. Thankfully, through sheer luck, they managed to find a really decent hiding place, and stayed out of sight.

Eventually they made it to the elevator, but saw that before it were three Shadows, two dressed as guards, but one oddly shaped as an unrealistically shapely woman being spitroasted by guards in question: one using her mouth, and the other one taking her from behind.

“Okay, this place is really fucked up!” Trixie cried in a hushed tone, “Even the Shadows are succumbing to the effects of this place?!”

“This is bad,” Twilight said, “I think this is a sign that Rarity’s running out of time. The Nightmare is beginning to go rampant.”

“What do we do?” Starlight asked, her heart racing.

“We need to either get Rarity out as soon as possible, or at the very least give her hope to keep going,” Twilight answered, but sighed, “The problem here is, we really need to get Pinkie Pie out of here, and I don’t know if we can do both.”

“So what? You saying we gotta choose between Rarity and Pinkie Pie?” Rainbow Dash asked, eyes wide in horror.

“I, don’t like it either,” Twilight bit her lip, “But it seems like Cinch is keeping Pinkie Pie and Rarity separate from each other. Saving one might mean throwing the other under the bus.”

“For now, let’s worry about getting those Shadows out of the way,” Trixie said, drawing a card, “Starlight, do your thing.”

Starlight nodded and rushed over to the Shadows, jumping on the back of one of the guards and grabbing his mask, “Show your face!” she shouted, ripping it off and forcing him and the other two into their true forms. The two guards turned into that armless oni, Take-Minakata, while the female one became Yaksini.

E.SYNAPSE - Blue Reflection: Second Light

“Alright, good! They’re stunned!” Twilight said, “We don’t have Pinkie Pie as support, so be careful!”

“I can act as healer for now, but I’m not as good as Pinkie Pie, warning you now!” Starlight said, shifting to and summoning her default, “Try to end this quickly!”

Morgana held out her hand, casting the Nuclear spell Frei on Yaksini, knocking her to the ground, “LEANAN SIDHE!!!” she shouted, shifting to her new Lovers Arcana Persona, and casting “Mapsi” on all three of them, doing extra damage to Yaksini and knocking the Take-Minakata’s on the ground before they could do anything.

The three of them initiated an All Out Attack on them, managing to greatly beat down Yaksini, but the two guards were much stronger, not taking nearly enough to take them out fully. The fact they were missing a member didn’t help in this at all.

The two Take-Minakatas charged their horns with electricity and shot into the air, causing a minor electrical storm to rain down on the three girls, who managed to dodge just in time.

Trixie fell to the ground and tossed a card at one Take-Minakata, knocking him back a bit, and Rainbow Dash charged at him with her blade and Persona, both slamming their weapons down. Sadly, he blocked perfectly with his horn and held the blade in place as the other one continued casting Mazionga, keeping the field constantly electrified.

Right as Starlight was about to cast a spell to return the offense, she saw Yaksini roar in a battle cry, one that for some reason, hit Starlight right in her core. She felt her anger pick up, but she managed to push it down, which was odd. She wondered what that was.

Sadly, she didn’t have to wonder for long, as she heard Trixie give a somewhat unnerving laugh. She looked over at her girlfriend and saw her holding her head and laughing evilly.

“Trixie?” Twilight asked cautiously, “Are you… okay over there?”

“Oh I’m fine,” Trixie growled, now glaring at the Shadows, her eyes glowing red, “Can’t say the same for THEM!” she opened her blazer and spread her arms out, cards shooting out at everything and everyone, with Trixie laughing maniacally.

“GAH!” Starlight screamed, falling to the ground as a stray card almost hit her, “Trixie, what’s gotten into you! That’s not your usual-” she heard Rainbow Dash scream in anger, “Oh no.”

She looked and saw Rainbow Dash kick Take-Minakata to the ground, and then slam her sword into his body repeatedly with the same enraged look in her eyes, which were also glowing red.

“I’ll kill you! I’LL KILL YOU!!!” she screamed, tears of rage falling, “I’LL RIP YOU APART FOR HURTING PINKIE PIE YOU GODDAMN MOTHER FUCKER!!!”

“Both of you, stop!” Starlight commanded, screaming as a lightning bolt shot into her, knocking her to the ground. Yaksini charged with her blades, forcing Starlight to block with Morgana’s claws while she dodged out of the way of the lightning strikes, “Twilight, what’s wrong with them?!”

“I’m running a scan on their mental states now! And… FUCK!”

“What happened?!”

“They’re under a spell of some kind! It’s inducing their anger, causing them to behave irrationally!” Twilight explained.

The other Take-Minakata turned to Rainbow Dash and tackled her with his horns, knocking her off of his partner. Based on how much she screamed, that hurt significantly more than usual.

“You bastard!” Now Rainbow Dash charged at him, her blade engulfed in Electricity as she assaulted the demon with wild strikes. Meanwhile, right as Yaksini kicked Starlight to the ground, Trixie turned to look at them.

“Oh no you don’t!” Trixie held up a full hand of cards, “Stay away from my girlfriend!”

She threw all five cards at once at Yaksini, knocking her off of Starlight and to the ground, killing her instantly. This seemed to snap Trixie out of that spell, as she ran over to help Starlight up.

“Trixie, are you okay?” Starlight asked.

“I, think so,” Trixie answered, “I’ll admit, I’m a bit confused by what happened, though.”

“Simply put, you were charmed by a Rage inducing spell,” Twilight answered, “My guess, seeing Starlight in danger snapped you out of it.”

“Oh God! Starlight, I’m so sorry!” Trixie cried.

“It’s alright, but we need to stop Rainbow Dash,” Starlight said, summoning Morgana, “I’ll cast Diarama on her, to keep her alive at least. Try and finish off one of the Take-Minakatas.”

Trixie nodded, holding up her Channeling Ring, “Light ‘em up, Elenora!”

Elenora rushed over to Take-Minakata A and slammed him with a flaming drop kick, knocking him to the ground with a critical hit. At the same time, Starlight cast Diarama to heal Rainbow Dash, but felt a bit taxed from that.

Yeah, they needed their dedicated medic back. This was NOT going to work full time.

“Starlight, summoning Diamond Tiara!” Twilight requested, “She might be able to give us an opening!”

Starlight nodded, “Come forth, my loyal servant! High Priestess!”

Right as the stage manifested, Diamond strutted out onto the field and wrapped herself around the pole, “Yohoo~! Don’t ignore me, you’ll hurt my feelings~!”

Once Take-Minakata B was looking at her, she began her extremely revealing pole dance routine. This seemed to leave him entranced, as his full attention went to her. Rainbow Dash used that to knock him to the ground with her blade, somehow snapping out of that spell herself.

“Hey Leader, let’s end this now!” Rainbow Dash requested. Starlight nodded, giving the command for an All Out Attack.

This time, by some miracle, they managed to kill both of them.

Daydream - Blue Reflection: Second Light

Once they were defeated, Starlight fell to her knees in exhaustion.

“Starlight!” Trixie cried, she and Rainbow Dash helping her up, “Are you okay?”

“Yeah. Just tired,” Starlight admitted, “Happy you two are back to normal, though.”

“Sorry about that,” Rainbow Dash said, “God, that was rough.”

“Tell me about it. I was worried we’d lose that one,” Twilight said, “But this does show us how bad this place is. You’re bodies went into this fully relaxed, and you’re already this tired.”

“Yeah, if we had to do this while having Midterms, we wouldn’t manage,” Rainbow Dash admitted with a sigh.

Starlight looked over to the stage and saw Diamond Tiara looking at them, visibly concerned, “We’ll be fine, Diamond. We might need to call you again though.”

Diamond nodded, placing a hand over her heart before vanishing in a pink light. Trixie picked up a small card off of the floor in front of the elevator.

“Looks like a security card,” Trixie noted, “Not sure, but I think one of the Shadows dropped it.”

“Keep that,” Twilight requested, “So long as we leave out of a Checkpoint, we should be able to keep it when we leave.”

“That’ll make exploration easier,” Rainbow Dash looked at the elevator panel, “And I think we can use this to go up the Elevator.”

“That’ll save time. Okay, use that to go to the upper section. I’ll let you know when I find the floor Pinkie Pie’s on.”

Scraper Sky High - Under Night In-Birth

With that, the three of them got inside the elevator and took it up a few floors, not stopping till Twilight found Pinkie Pie’s signal.

“Got her!” Twilight exclaimed, “She’s on this floor!”

The door opened, and they saw a large maze of a room with multiple floors of cells. It kind of put Starlight in the mind of the Akashic Records, only with prison cells instead of book shelves. There were even lifts that went up to the higher floors.

“I don’t know where on this floor she’s on,” Twilight continued, “But I do know she’s deeper in.”

“It’s going to be hell exploring this place,” Rainbow Dash said, noticing just how many high level Shadows there were guarding the place, “We can’t fight through all of them.”

“We can try to stay hidden,” Trixie said, “But doing that while exploring this place, combat’s inevitable.”

“Well, I do know where ONE person is,” Twilight said, “Seems Rarity’s on this floor too.”

“Then we’ll start there,” Starlight said, “She might have an idea of where Pinkie Pie is.”

With their plan decided, the three carefully made their way through the maze, using Twilight’s wisp as guidance. The path there wasn’t really that bad, with Twilight even managing to get them around the stronger Shadows.

Disquiet - Persona 5

Eventually, they found what appeared to be an office area. Poking her head inside, Starlight recognized the layout. The way the chairs and desks were set up, the windows, and even some of the posters hung on the walls.

This was the Student Council Office.

There weren’t any Shadows inside, which was a relief. Unfortunately though, Rarity wasn’t alone inside. She was bent over a desk, with of all people, Applejack behind her, pounding her pussy with what appeared to be a double strap on. She was still in full uniform, but her skirt was lifted in the front by the strap on.

“Well, since this one ain’t a Shadow,” Rainbow Dash drew her blade ready to strike, but Starlight held her hand out, “Why not?”

“Look,” Starlight said, “Something’s different.”

Sure enough, the energy was very different. While Applejack was still being very rough with Rarity, somehow, the vibe was far more, mutual?

“Mmmm! Applejack….!” Rarity moaned.

“That’s right, sweetheart,” Guard Applejack grunted, “Don’t hold back. You deserve this,” she spanked Rarity’s ass, making her scream in pleasure, but then caressed her, “Good girl. Such a good girl.

Rarity’s tongue hung out, and she began panting almost like a dog. Despite her still being in chains, it was clear that Rarity was enjoying herself immensely here.

Starlight and company stepped out into the hallway, “That’s, noticeably different than what she was getting before.”

“It’s not, tender,” Twilight said, her wisp still peaking inside, “But there’s definitely a different dynamic. Seems more willing on Rarity’s part.”

Starlight went back to their dynamic back in the real world, taking note of how close they were. The way Applejack would pet Rarity like a dog, how soft and tender she was, and how Rarity seemed to genuinely care about her, to the point where the idea of upsetting her frightened Rarity immensely.

“I wonder,” Starlight began, “Could Rarity and Applejack be a thing?”

“What? Like are they actually fucking?” Rainbow Dash asked, “I, huh. I don’t know, honestly.”

“It, would make sense,” Trixie said, “They’re inseparable, after all. But then, why is Applejack one of the prison guards? Wouldn’t Rarity envision Applejack trying to rescue her?”

“Maybe, but the reality here is, there’s still a lot we don’t know,” Twilight pointed out, “Until we figure out that information, we’re not going to get very far here.”

“I know, y’all are out there,” Guard Applejack grunted, surprising them, “Why don’t y’all, come in and chat?”

Starlight’s heart threatened to leap out of her chest. Not helped that all eyes were now on Starlight.

“Your call, Leader,” Rainbow Dash said, “We going in there?”

Starlight thought about it, and then nodded, “Oddly, I think we can trust her.”

“I’m sorry, WHAT?!” Twilight asked, “She’s still a part of this Nightmare!”

“Maybe not,” Starlight said, “Remember, the dreams don’t start out bad. What if this Applejack was here all the way from when it first formed?”

“I get ya. Sort of like the other cheerleaders in Diamond’s Cell way back,” Rainbow Dash added.

“But this isn’t a Cell,” Twilight pointed out, “This is a fully fleshed out Dungeon, and that Applejack is still warped now.”

“But to what extent?” Starlight asked, “I mean, you saw it yourself. She’s screwing Rarity, but she’s not raping Rarity. We don’t know much about this situation, but I want to at the very least trust Rarity’s subconscious. Applejack won’t hurt us.”

Twilight sighed, “Alright. If you’re certain. I’ll trust you.”

Three words she never thought she’d hear from Twilight. Suddenly Starlight wanted to check the temperature of Hell.

Either way, the group walked inside the room just as Applejack seemed to be finishing with Rarity, as she was thrusting fast and hard, with Rarity arching her back. Eventually, Rarity let out a loud scream of pure pleasure as Guard Applejack grunted through her own intense orgasm. One that came a second after Rarity’s.

Guard Applejack leaned into Rarity’s ear and spoke softly to her. Starlight didn’t hear what was said, but Rarity nodded. Applejack pulled out of Rarity, lifted her off the desk, and brought her over to a pole nearby, chaining her wrists to it behind her back. She then put in a ball gag before removing the strap on, fixing her skirt, and sitting down on the desk next to Rarity, crossing her legs.

“Y’all kept me waitin’,” Guard Applejack said, “I was wonderin’ when y’all ‘d come back here.”

“We had to take care of some things,” Starlight said, “We wanted to come back right away, but were held up.”

Guard Applejack nodded, “That’s fair, I suppose. I know what y’all ‘re after.”

“That a fact?” Rainbow Dash asked. Guard Applejack reached over and began fingering Rarity, making the captured teen squirm.

“Y’all want Rarity, right?” she asked, “Or as she’s known to most, Special Prisoner number 1.”

“That’s right,” Starlight answered honestly, “Our goal here is to save Rarity.”

“An’ she didn’t set y’all up to this?” Guard Applejack, looking back at Rarity dangerously, who actually tensed up visibly.

“No, she didn’t,” Starlight stepped forward, “We're here of our own accord.”

“That a fact?” Applejack stopped fingering Rarity and leaned forward, “Why? Y’all ain’t got no connection. Ya ain’t a part of her old pack or anything like that.”

“No, but she is someone I care about. Do I need more of a reason than that?”

Applejack raised her head and pursed her lips, “Yer an odd one, Starlight. Y’all know what she is, right? Or maybe, y’all ain’t got a clue, an’ that’s why yer tryin’ to rescue her.”

“You mean her being a nymphomaniac?” Trixie asked folding her arms, “Yeah, we’re aware of that.”

Applejack chuckled, “Oh, that ain’t all she is. But that tells me y’all really ain’t connected to the wolves in the city.”

Wolves, in the city…?

“Fine. I’ll enlighten ya,” Guard Applejack adjusted her legs, “Rarity here, she ain’t human.”

“She’s not?” Starlight asked. This was an interesting tidbit, “What is she?”

“Y’all witches ever heard of dire wolves?” Applejack asked, now sitting back, “Large, highly intelligent, more ferocious than normal wolves.”

“I have,” Twilight said, floating up front, “They’re pretty rare, aren’t they? I’d heard in various tomes that they were extinct.”

“What is she doing?” Trixie whispered to Starlight.

“Playing along,” Starlight whispered back, “Going with the dream will help us gain more info.”

“Oh no, they ain’t extinct at all. In fact,” she pointed a thumb to Rarity, “Yer lookin’ at one right here.”

Starlight looked at Rarity, who averted her eyes and looked almost shamed. A dire wolf? She knew that in the real world that was impossible. Still, this did speak volumes as to how Rarity viewed herself.

“See, the dire wolves ‘round here can turn into humans usin' magic,” Guard Applejack continued, “Thing is, they’re still wild animals. Jus’ able to take on human shape an’ communicate. Rarity here however, she wanted to be human.”

“A dire wolf wanting to be human?” Rainbow Dash folded her arms and frowned, “Alright, I’ll admit that’s a new one.”

Starlight nodded, “True, but it does explain her mannerisms. Even now she’s very canine.”

“She’s actually pretty good at hidin’ it usually,” Guard Applejack said, rubbing Rarity’s back and sounding proud, “Sadly though, somethin’ happened recently, leadin’ to the Warden takin’ a more direct role in the affairs here.”

Starlight noticed that Rarity looked down in shame. Whatever happened was important. Possibly the most important piece of information here.

“What happened there?” Twilight asked. Applejack chuckled.

“Nice try, but that’s classified info,” Applejack said, “I kinda value my position here too much to risk that. That said, I do need y’all to do somethin’ for me.”

“And what makes you think we’re going to help you?” Rainbow Dash asked.

“Oh, I think you will,” she got up and walked over to them, “Y’all want to rescue my cousin, right? I jus’ so happen to know where she is.”

“Whoa, hang on a second?” Trixie frowned, “You’re saying that you’re willing to help us?”

“What’s the catch?” Starlight asked. Applejack chuckled and walked back over to Rarity, removing her from the pole trapping her but keeping her wrists shackled.

“Oh that’s simple. You get my cousin outta here, an’ then leave the Prison,” she answered.

“You want us to abandonRarity?!” Rainbow Dash asked, “Yeah, not likely, No Fun Jackie!”

“Then I guess y’all don’t mind navigatin’ the maze on yer own then,” Applejack raised her head smirking, “I don’t need y’all to get her outta here, now. I jus’ know y’all got powers, an’ can get her much further away than I can.”

“Though true, you’re asking us to abandon our mission,” Trixie growled, narrowing her eyes at Applejack, “To let Cinch and Blueblood keep abusing Rarity.”

“That’s my offer,” Applejack shrugged, “What’s it gonna be?”

“How about this?” Rainbow Dash drew her sword, summoning her Persona, “We just go through you and save both of-”

Living with Determination - Persona 3

“Mmmmph!”

Rainbow Dash stopped and looked at Rarity, who was vehemently shaking her head, “What? What do you mean no?!”

Rarity looked back at Applejack and moaned something through her ball gag, nuzzling her, “Ya wanna speak? Fine. I’ll allow it,” Applejack said, removing her ball gag.

“Please, do as she says…!” Rarity begged looking at them tearfully, “Leave me here, and rescue Pinkie Pie…!”

“Rarity…?” Starlight asked.

“But what about you?!” Trixie asked, “Blueblood’s still in here, right?! And Cinch! She’s…”

“I know!” Rarity cried, breaking into light sobs, “I know… you’re trying to help me, but right now Pinkie Pie is more important…! I’m supposed to be here, she’s not! I’ll be alright, just please get Pinkie Pie out of here…!”

Starlight looked at Rarity intently, reading her. She didn’t even need her Empathy to tell how serious she was. This was Rarity at her most honest. She genuinely, wanted them to just rescue Pinkie Pie. But if they did that, would Rarity’s heart give out…?

“Answer me one thing,” Starlight said, “If we rescue Pinkie Pie right now, would that truly make you happy?”

“Absolutely,” Rarity said immediately, “Seeing her suffer, because she tried to save me, it’s killing me…!”

Starlight took a deep breath, “Alright. Tonight, we’ll rescue Pinkie Pie, and then leave the Prison.”

“Are you sure this is a good idea?” Twilight asked, “We don’t know if we’ll get another shot at rescuing her after this.”

“Rarity isn’t weak,” Starlight said to Twilight, “I know, she won’t let Cinch or Blueblood kill her.”

Twilight’s wisp looked at Starlight silently, followed by an eventual sigh, “Alright. You’re the leader here.”

“I really hate this,” Trixie sighed, “But we did come here to rescue Pinkie Pie, so…”

“Knowing Pinkie Pie, she’d rather we do the opposite,” Rainbow Dash sighed, “But as her knight, I can’t leave this place without her. So yeah, if everyone else is cool with it, I am too.”

Rarity sighed in relief, “Thank you.”

Applejack gagged Rarity again, “It’s on the way to Rarity’s cell. Follow me.”

Scraper Sky High - Under Night In-Birth

Now led by Applejack and a chained Rarity, the Daughter of Light went through the maze of cells, once again taking a few back ways. This time, they weren’t able to avoid combat the whole way though, and these fights were brutal.

But, after a good bit of walking, they stopped by a high security cell, where Starlight saw Apple Bloom standing guard, sort of. Her uniform was even more sexualized than Applejack’s, with a shorter skirt and no stockings, and her top was open to show more cleavage. She was also chewing gum it seemed, and was filing her nails, not paying them any mind.

Odd, Starlight thought. Applejack she could understand, but why was Apple Bloom one of her guards…?

“Hey, I got a thing to take care of,” Applejack said to Apple Bloom, “Bind her up, and stand watch till I get back.”

“Mhm,” Apple Bloom said airily, taking Rarity and escorting her into the small cell. Starlight saw Apple Bloom strap her to the wall with what appeared to be iron bands around her arms and body, legs, ankles, and even connected to her collar.

She wasn’t moving from there at all, and Starlight didn’t see the mechanism to control it.

“Follow me,” Applejack said to the witches. Starlight shared a look with Rarity, who nodded with a pleading expression. Starlight bit her lip, but nodded, following after Applejack.

This felt so wrong, and yet somehow, Starlight had a feeling that for a number of reasons, she made the right call here. Not JUST because they could rescue Pinkie Pie.

“So, what are you to Rarity?” Starlight asked Applejack. Might as well get some more information, right?

“I’ve been assigned to her ever since she came here,” the apparition answered, “Even before Cinch came an’ mucked it all up, my job’s been to be her guidance offer, personal guard, an’ her dom.”

“Her, dom?” Trixie asked skeptically.

“You an’ Starlight ‘re dom an’ sub, ain’t ya?” Applejack asked. Right, anything that Rarity did, this apparition probably knew too.

“I mean, yeah we are,” Trixie answered, “But what I see here isn’t BDSM. It’s sexual slavery.”

Oddly, Guard Applejack sighed, “Tell me ‘bout it…”

That, was not the response Starlight expected.

“You don’t seriously want us to believe that you’re sad about that,” Rainbow Dash said glaring at Applejack, “We saw you slap Rarity, and we know you work for Cinch.”

“You’re right, I do work for her now,” the apparition said, “She’s the Warden, an’ as a Security Officer, my job’s to obey her. That said, I am on her side.”

“Bullshit.” Trixie shot down. Applejack stopped and glared at the Magician, leaning toward her with a hand on her hip.

“Who do you think keeps the Guards from bein’ too rough with her,” Applejack said, “Who do you think tends to her when the Warden’s been extra vicious in her punishments? When she’s got downtime, who do you think keeps the Guards from gettin’ to her?” Applejack narrowed her eyes, “My job means I can’t free her, but I can make sure she’s safe, physically, mentally, an’ emotionally.”

“Okay, then here’s my counterpoint,” Trixie met her gaze evenly, “When we found you earlier, you were clearly helping yourself to Rarity’s body. Just like all the other guards here, you’re treating her like nothing more than a beast you can bend over and fuck.”

“I ain’t nothin’ like the other Guards here.”

“Oh is that right?”

“Unlike them, I care ‘bout her pleasure,” Applejack said sternly, “They jus’ treat her like nothin’ but a fucktoy, but me? I know she’s a livin’, breathin’ person. What I do, is tend to her condition in a way where she knows she’s getting’ what she needs.” surprisingly, Guard Applejack was tearing up, “If I had my way, she wouldn’t be goin’ through any of this, but Cinch’s power is absolute here! Jus’ me talkin’ to y’all like this is a risk!”

Trixie’s eyes widened, and all of them looked at this in shock. It seriously sounded like, for all intents and purposes, this Applejack was doing everything she could to keep Rarity safe.

“I, love her,” Applejack continued, “An’ I hate what’s goin’ on here, but in order to keep her safe, I gotta do everything that, that bitch says. Only reason she’s keepin’ Rarity alive is ‘cause she gotta, but I don’t know how long that’s gonna last. What I do know, is Cinch don’t care ‘bout my cousin, so she will kill her. That’s the only reason I’m workin’ with you, so maybe instead of antagonizin’ me, you save it for whatever’s ahead.”

Looking at this, Starlight realized something. For what it was worth, Rarity seemed to view Applejack as someone who was undeniably on her side. She was just powerless to stop anything that was happening to her.

Her being a security guard was still strange. Why was that? And further more, why was Apple Bloom one too?

Trixie frowned and looked away, “Alright. I’ll let up, since you raise a valid point. Let’s keep going.”

Applejack nodded, and continued onward, leading them to what appeared to be this Dungeon’s version of the Gymnasium. There were two guards standing in front of the door, but from where they stood, they clearly heard Pinkie Pie crying and whimpering, but her voice was muffled by something. Upon hearing this, Applejack paled.

Border of Insanity - Persona 4

“No…! I know what she’s doin’!” Applejack cried, “She’s executin’ her!”

“The fuck she is!” Rainbow Dash seethed, her Persona appearing behind her, “Eclair Farron, Mazionga!”

Her Persona raised her blade into the air, hitting the security guards and knocking them down. The two of them turned to see Starlight and co. run up to the door with their weapons out, Applejack behind them, “Miss Scarlet! What’s the meaning of this?!”

“Y’all know damn well why I’m here!” Guard Applejack seethed, “What ‘re y’all doin’ with my cousin?!”

“We have reports that the captured witch is plotting to usurp control from the Warden!” the guard on the left said, “She’s being executed for her crimes against Order!”

“You know the rules here! The Warden’s orders are absolute!” the Guard on the right said.

“Damn it!” Applejack seethed, “Who gave this report!”

“Why, it was me, of course,” the familiar swarm that was Blueblood’s voice was heard, the door opening behind the guards. Sure enough, they saw Blueblood’s Shadow, only now he was dressed as a security guard, “Tsk tsk tsk, Applejack. The Warden won’t be happy about this.”

“Blueblood…!” Guard Applejack seethed, “I knew it! I knew ya couldn’t be trusted! This was yer plan all along, wasn’t it?!”

“Wait, what?!” Twilight cried, “Why is HE a Security Officer here now?!”

“You witches didn’t think you got rid of me, did you?” Shadow Blueblood sneered, “You pushed me out before, but I found my way back in easily, thanks to the information I have on Dirty Diamond. All I had to do was threaten to tell Cinch about her time with the Diamond Dogs, and that cunt was willing to do anything I told her to.”

“Yeah, we’ll see how long that lasts!” Rainbow Dash proclaimed, drawing her sword, “You lost your blackmail material, so your game’s up! You’ll never touch Rarity, Pinkie Pie, or anyone again!”

“If you value your life, you’ll get out of our way!” Trixie seethed, drawing a full hand of cards and holding them ready, “Every time I see your ugly face here, I get one step closer to just ending you!”

“This time, we’re liable to do it!” Starlight shouted, twirling her scythe above her head before getting in a fighting stance, “Your move, Blueblood!”

Shadow Blueblood laughed, “Whatever you do to me doesn’t matter! That bitch in the room behind me is done for!” he was engulfed in a black aura, shifting into his Minotaur like form, this time dressed like a security officer and wielding twin tonfas that were engulfed in a blue flame.

At the same time, the twin guards shifted, turning into twin Oni with blue bodies, wearing white robes, blue armored gauntlets, and both wielding a saber staff. The two of them had for short horns on their heads, and instead of eyes and a nose, their faces seemed to have a hole in them that dipped inward, with the inside of the whole being light purple. On their bodies were designs that looked vaguely like the wind.

DNF FW15C -ii- - Blue Reflection

“Girls, we can’t waste time here!” Twilight cried, “I’m getting a bit of a feed on my radar, and Pinkie Pie is surrounded by Shadows in there!”

“We’ll make this quick, then!” Starlight shouted, “Applejack, get to safety! We’ll handle this and get Pinkie Pie to safety!”

“I’m countin’ on y’all!” Applejack said, running to take cover.

“The two new Shadows are called Fuu-ki!” Twilight said, “I don’t know a weakness, though! My terminal isn’t telling me anything!”

The Fuu-ki on the left spun his blade in the air, creating a tornado around him. Said tornado exploded outward, hitting everyone and unfortunately knocking Starlight to the ground, as she’d switched back to Morgana sometime earlier.

“Starlight!” Trixie cried, preparing a spell to retaliate, but was too late, as the same Fuu-ki threw his blade out like a boomerang, hitting Trixie and knocking her into a wall away from them.

The second Fuu-ki cast Tarukaja on Shadow Blueblood at the same time, and he immediately charged at Trixie, pinning her to the wall with his horns. Trixie summoned Elenora just in time, using her to try and push Blueblood off of her, sadly to no avail.

“Just the way I prefer you,” Shadow Blueblood said, “Pinned and helpless beneath me.”

“This, is the last place I want to be!” Trixie shouted. This time, his horns were engulfed in electricity, which he used to shock Trixie while she was pinned, “A, little hand here, please!” Trixie cried out in pain.

Rainbow Dash helped Starlight up, “Switch out from your default! At least till we get rid of those two!”

Starlight nodded, “I’ll worry about them, and try to get inside to where Pinkie Pie is! Save Trixie, please!”

Rainbow Dash nodded, “Leave it to me, Leader!”

“SETANA!!!” Starlight shouted, shifting into her Emperor Persona and casting Rebellion on Rainbow Dash, increasing her Crit Rate.

“Come forth, my other self!” Rainbow Dash said, summoning her Persona, who charged at Shadow Blueblood and slashed through him, knocking him off of Trixie, “Doesn’t matter how many times you change your tactics, asshat! You go down just the same as always!”

“SHUT UP!!!” Shadow Blueblood stomped his foot after getting up, “DON’T LOOK DOWN ON ME!!! I’M STRONGER THAN ALL OF YOU!!!” he shot his horn blast at the ceiling, causing lighting to rain down over top of them again.

Starlight was seriously tired of this happening tonight!

She jumped out of the way, but noticed the two Shadows were frantically moving aside too, “Hey! Watch where you fire that, jackass!”

Starlight smirked. She had an idea.

“AME NO UZUME!!!” Starlight shouted, shifting Personas. Ame No Uzume raised her fans and twirled them, causing a sudden jolt of Electricity to hit the two of them, knocking them both to the ground, “I’m going in to get Pinkie Pie!”

Trixie nodded, hitting Blueblood with an Agilao to the chest, “Go! We’ve got this!”

Starlight thanked her friends and rushed past them into the gymnasium. Inside, she saw Pinkie Pie being gang raped by the Shadows. Her witch attire was torn beyond covering her, she was shackled to the floor on all fours, gagged with a ring gag, she was covered in thick white substance, her eyes were beginning to glaze over, and yet the Shadows kept going. One was taking her from behind, one was forcibly taking her mouth, and two more were jacking off to her.

Scarily enough, it looked like there were over a hundred in the room, all waiting for their turn.

“Starlight, there’s no way we’re beating all of those Shadows!” Twilight cried, “We need a distraction!”

Starlight nodded and held her Ring to her heart, “Be careful, Diamond. Please. Come forth, my loyal servant! Rise, High Priestess!”

This time, the stage was much bigger, with Diamond Tiara stepping out dressed as a super sexy cowgirl, “Oh fuck! Giving me quite the audience this time, Mistress!”

“Sorry Diamond,” Starlight apologized, “But I need you to buy me some time to save Pinkie Pie.”

Diamond looked back at Starlight, and then at Pinkie Pie frowning. She then nodded, “In that case, I guess that means I’ll just have to go all the way with this performance~!” she shouted loudly, catching the attention of all of the Shadows present.

“Wait, is she serious? All the way?”

“Holy fuck, man. That stripper is hot!”

“Don’t know where she came from, but I am so jacking off to that bitch!”

Starlight watched in awe as Diamond commanded the entire room, doing a truly hot pole dance routine, easily the hottest one she’d ever done. As she spun around and removed her vest, she met eyes with Starlight and motioned with her head toward Pinkie Pie.

Starlight nodded and rushed over to Pinkie Pie, summoning Morgana and slicing the chains with her claws, freeing Pinkie Pie, “Pinkie Pie, talk to me!” Starlight cried removing the ring gag, “Please be okay!”

“I, knew, you’d make it,” Pinkie Pie said weakly, her eyes slowly beginning to focus as she smiled, “Dashie, and Trixie, where, are…”

“Outside dealing with the guards,” Starlight said, picking up Pinkie Pie bridal style, “Let’s get you out of here, Princess.”

She booked it out of the gym, not stopping as she followed Twilight down the hall, meeting eyes with Trixie and Rainbow Dash.

The two of them nodded and followed after her, the apparition of Applejack following behind them.

“What the?! HEY!” Shadow Blueblood yelled chasing after them.

“Shit! Any ideas?!” Trixie cried.

“Keep running!” Starlight shouted, “Diamond can’t stay in that room for too long without taxing my magic, so I’ll have to call her back then. We need as much distance as possible with that room before then!”

Rainbow Dash looked back and summoned her Persona, just in time as Blueblood fired another bolt of electricity at them. She managed to block it perfectly, but grunted in pain as it still hit her, “We got a Checkpoint coming up?!”

“I’m still searching!” Twilight cried, “Uh oh! We’ve got another issue!”

“What now?!” Trixie asked, ducking from another bolt of electricity from Shadow Blueblood.

“Another group of Shadows just broke into the Prison, and they’re on the same floor as you!” Twilight cried, “I think they’re the ones from the city!”

“From the city?” Guard Applejack asked, “That means-” her radio went off, “Yeah?!”

“Applejack, we got trouble!” the voice of an elderly woman said urgently, “Seems Apple Bloom got taken out! The wolves of the street have Rarity!”

“WHAT?!” Guard Applejack cried, “SHIT!”

Before Starlight could ask what she meant by that, she heard what sounded like barking. All of a sudden, a Shadow shaped like a large dog rushed at them. Starlight and co. moved out of the way just in time, causing the dog to attack Shadow Blueblood, knocking him to the ground.

As he wrestled with is new friend, Starlight called Diamond back, feeling a wave of exhaustion hit her. Seeing this, Pinkie Pie raised her hand to try and summon Serenity, but her hand dropped before she could muster up the strength.

“Don’t,” Rainbow Dash said, “We’ll be fine. You need to save your strength.”

“But, I’m, healer…” Pinkie Pie demanded, still trying to summon her Persona, “Have, to…”

“Right now, what you have to do is get to safety with the others,” Guard Applejack cut her off, turning to Starlight, “I'll cover your escape. Y’all take care of my cousin, alright?”

Starlight nodded, continuing down the hall with Twilight’s guidance, this time without Applejack following them. Seemed Rarity really could only see the best in Applejack. That was kinda sweet, really.

On the way, Starlight noticed Apple Bloom’s apparition leaning against a wall away from Rarity’s cell. It looked like she was counting cash or something. Wasn’t she taken out, though? And, where did she get that cash from...?

“I found a Checkpoint!” Twilight exclaimed, “It’s further down the hall and to the right!”

“Good! Because it’s getting live now!” Trixie cried. She wasn’t wrong either, as now there were Shadows all over the place, both guards and feral looking wolves.

Desire - Persona 5

They turned to the right like Twilight said, and saw the Checkpoint in an abandoned cell. Before they could enter it though, they saw Rarity standing by a broken window, now in the arms of a newcomer. This Shadow was male, had long black hair, and wore a black jacket, black jeans that were tattered, and black boots.

Currently he held Rarity firmly to him, his hands running through her hair as he dominated her with a passionate tongue kiss, one she returned with gusto, despite tears building in her eyes and showing signs of slight resistance.

“Rarity!” Starlight called out, catching Rarity’s attention along with the Shadow’s attention. When she saw who it was, Starlight’s heart leaped out of her chest.

“Oho! What have we here?” he said with a familiar smirk, “Lookin’ good, Little Star!”

“R-Rover…?” Starlight asked.

“Wait! That’s the name of the Diamond Dog Leader, right?!” Trixie asked, “Is that an apparition of him?!”

“N-no it’s not,” Twilight muttered, “These readings. That’s, a Dungeon Master.”

“Wait… But Cinch… she’s the Dungeon Master, isn’t she…?” Trixie asked wide eyed.

“Ha! That self righteous cunt?! Don’t make me laugh!” Shadow Rover said, gripping Rarity from behind and roughly groping her left breast, “The only one who’s fit to rule this place is me! I’m the true king of this city!”

Rarity moaned loudly, writhing in his touch. Despite being in pleasure, her eyes looked uncertain.

“As such, I’ll be taking this bitch with me, back to where she belongs,” Shadow Rover continued.

“Like hell you are!” Trixie drew a card and prepared to throw it, “Rarity’s not going anywhere wi-”

“No!” Rarity cried, asking Trixie to stop, “Just get Pinkie Pie out of here!”

Everyone looked down at Pinkie Pie, remembering their actual mission here. Pinkie Pie was in their care now, but until they exited the Dungeon with her, she wasn’t safe.

Starlight hated this so much, especially with this new development that sprang up on them last minute. But Rarity was right. At the moment, Pinkie Pie was more important.

“Let’s go!” Starlight said, “We’ll come back to deal with this when we know Pinkie Pie is okay!”

Rainbow Dash nodded, “Got it, Leader!”

Trixie gritted her teeth and looked down, “Goddamn it to hell!”

"Looking forward to seeing you, Little Star!" Rover smirked, "Next time, consider coming without the dress," he then grabbed Rarity, and jumped out of the window, taking her to parts unknown.

Now thoroughly disgusted, the group ran into the Checkpoint, reluctantly leaving the Dungeon. Good news, they got their teammate back safe and sound. The bad news, this Dungeon was even more complex than they realized.

Rarity, had two Dungeon Masters. Based on how Shadow Rover spoke, it didn't seem like they liked each other either. What, did this mean for Rarity's psyche...?

Fool – Seekers of Light: 5/10
Magician – Trixie Lulamoon: 8/10
Priestess – Diamond Tiara: 10/10 Thrall
The Empress – Ms. Tia: 4/10
Hierophant - Victor: 2/10
The Lovers - Pinkamena Diane Pie: 2/10
Chariot – Rainbow Dash: 3/10
Strength - Tokugawa Fluttershy: 2/5
Hermit – Sunburst: 2/10
The Devil – Silver Spoon: 5/10
The Sun - Sweetie Belle: 2/10
Transformation - Ms. Luna: 1/10

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