As the party exits the portal on the other side, they marvel at the grand landscape before them. The sun beams down through the cloudless sky onto a palette of luscious trees that paint the land in a rainbow of colors. Flowers of varying species cover the land, enticing gentle butterflies and hummingbirds, along with busy bees to partake in their sweet nectar, while shiftily planting their pollen for distribution. A crystal-clear river cuts through the field in a serpentine motion, emptying out into a nearby roaring waterfall. Deer, mallards, rabbits, and geese all share the same river, lapping up its cool, quenching essence.

"This is beautiful!" Fluttershy squeals in awe. Everyone watches as she slowly walks from the group, entranced by the breathtaking scenery. "The colorful trees, the majestic animals, and the clear atmosphere is paradise!"

She dances and twirls through the field in amorous joy as everyone watches her in bewilderment. As she does a small twirl, the hem of her skirt picks up, revealing a fresh pair of pink panties covering her juicy rear. The rest of the girls glance over at Alo floating in their midst, breathing heavily once again as he watches the show.

"So, Alo," Twilight says, grabbing the guide out of his trance, "where do we go from here?"

"Well, I suppose you should learn how to search yourselves for your stats and all that," he says. "But we should head over to the nearest town before we get swarmed by beasts. Those little gems on your necklaces have magical properties, right? Just touch them and they should pull up your menus."

The girls do as they're told and simply tap their geodes, projecting different colored screens in front of them corresponding to their geode color. All of their statistics, from combat and defense power to attack speed, strengths, and weakness are displayed on these small screens. At the bottom of the menu are their health, lust, and mana bars—red, pink, and green respectively. At the top right of their screens is their inventory and to the far left of that are their quests.

For Sunset, her screen is off by one small detail. There is a thin black bar beneath her mana, labeled, Ĉ̷͇̝̼̫̆̀̕Ö̵̡̪̬̬Ṟ̴̑̓͊̕R̸̟̙̀̇Ủ̶͓̱̻̂ͅṖ̸̢̖̭̕T̶̬̺͚͕̉̿Ȋ̶͉̖O̶̪̊N̵̡̯͂̀̌̑. A small question mark floating off to the side catches her attention. She presses it, allowing a small text bubble to pop up with a small description pertaining to the bar:

Ĉ̷͇̝̼̫̆̀̕Ö̵̡̪̬̬Ṟ̴̑̓͊̕R̸̟̙̀̇Ủ̶͓̱̻̂ͅṖ̸̢̖̭̕T̶̬̺͚͕̉̿Ȋ̶͉̖O̶̪̊N̵̡̯͂̀̌̑ is accumulated when a dark mage performs dark magic against their foes. The more dark spells cast, the higher the bar grows. The player will start to notice significant physical and mental changes once the bar has hit 25%. Once the bar has reached 100% the player will undergo full metamorphosis with very little chance of reverting back to their original form. The bar increases by a certain percentage for each spell. The bar will decrease by 10% for each passing day.

Sunset swallows a lump lodged in her throat and feels it splash in her gut as she re-reads the information. A cold shiver crawls up her spine as she can just imagine what would happen if the bar filled up to one hundred percent.

"Say, Alo," Twilight says as she looks at her screen. "What exactly is this 'lust' bar?"

"Yeah...about that. Whenever you witness a sexual event or have sex, this bar will increase. You'll feel hornier with each percentage it goes up and the only ways to make it go down is to go to a rest stop in a village and alleviate it, drink a potion, or...masturbate. If it fills up, you'll remain immobile for a while until you can lower it."

The girls stare at their guide with shock and disgust. Alo can tell they want to strangle him but without his help, they'll never get out of this place alive.

"I mean, masturbating is fun and all," Rainbow says, turning everyone's eyes over to her, "but to lower our lust is a little weird, doncha think?"

"It's a sex game," Alo blatantly replies. "What else did you expect? Let's just start the adventure. Open up the quest tab and start your journey."

Twilight reaches out to touch the "quest" button on her screen, pulling up a single main objective: Get to Impekka.

"What the heck is Impekka?" Twilight asks, looking to Alo for clarification.

"You'll find out soon enough," he replies. "Just tap on it and it'll automatically pull up a path for you to follow to get to your desired location."

Twilight taps the quest and a glowing arrow strip lights up on the ground, slithering through the grass and takes a sharp turn around some trees and moves up the river. Without hesitating, the girls follow the path, but Rainbow Dash stops to try and get Fluttershy's attention from her new woodland friends. She looks over at her friend to see her still frolicking in the grass.

"Fluttershy! Let's—!"

She suddenly freezes as she catches a glimpse at her friend's pretty pink panties fully exposed beneath her short grass skirt. Fluttershy squats in the river as she plays with the ducks, splashing water everywhere and moistening her undergarments, revealing a little bit of her crevice. Rainbow's body begins to heat up as a strange feeling overcomes her whilst witnessing this lewd scene.

Fortunately, the thought of the adventure pulls her from her entranced mind, allowing her to call out for her friend once more. "Fluttershy! Let's go already!"

Fluttershy turns over to look at her friend with an overly-cheery smile. As she skips over to Rainbow Dash, her smile slowly fades as she notices everyone else is gone.

"Where did everyone go?" she asks with worry. "We haven't been separated, have we?"

Rainbow averts her gaze from her friend, feeling a little uncomfortable at what she saw. The strange feeling just won't go away, and for some reason, it's even worse when she's standing right next to her.

"They, uh, already left for the quest," she replies, trying her best to hide her uneasiness. "Just follow me and we can try to catch up to them, 'kay?"

Fluttershy nods as Rainbow Dash opens up her menu and selects the quest to venture to Impekka. The two run off, hoping to catch up to the rest of the group before something exciting happens.

As the rest of the party follows the marked out path, the area around them starts to grow a little darker with each step. The clouds begin to clump together to form dark nimbostratus that seem to blot out the sun, preventing nearly any source of light from guiding their path. They can still identify each other's faces but can't seem to tell what they might run into, even with the lit-up arrows directing them.

"Hey, little fairy," Applejack calls out through the darkness, "what the heck is goin' on with the clouds?"

"I think now would be a good time to test out your abilities, girls," he responds anxiously.

Before anyone could inquire him further about what he's talking about, a loud growl emanates from the dense forest to their left. Everyone freezes in their tracks as they hear the rustling of trees and bushes emanating from the forest. Crippling fear clutches their hearts, paralyzing them on the spot, preventing them from grabbing their weapons to defend themselves or even to run away.

Out of the shadows of the forest, a purple beast slowly emerges, limping towards the terrified group.

The horn crowns on Twilight, Rarity, and Sunset’s heads begin to send painful pulses through their skulls as if they’ve become part of their bodies. Their brains feel like they’re about to split from the stabbing pain coursing through them. They look in terror as a dark magical aura floods the area around them as it emanates off of the beast. Its stench is unbearable, like rotten meat mixed with something acidic.

Rarity however feels less comfortable about its appearance, rather than its violent aura. It looks similar to a human but with more grotesque and monstrous features.

Its hair is made up of bony black spikes protruding from its temple, representing horns or sharp quills. The eyes are just holes with glowing purple voids that feel as if they are staring right into the girls' fearful souls. Its mouth is hung open, exposing jagged teeth as sharp as steel daggers and as long as arrowheads. It froths at the mouth, dribbling a thick purple substance that withers the plants and foliage around it, placing it in its own barrier of death.

Its body is almost deformed with small cracks coursing through its body like dry earth, radiating bright purple light from the fissures. Hands with steak-knife claws are extended and unsheathed, ready to slice away at its preys' flesh, while its feet have unsheathed talons that will keep its traction as it runs.

Still, in the clutches of fear, the girls slowly step away from the monster but it follows their path and takes a large step towards them, its sinister atmosphere reaching out to them.

The sound of the rushing river manages to drag Twilight out of her fearful daze, forcing her to look back at how close they are to falling into the now violently raging river. She looks back at the monster slowly approaching them and slowly pulls out her sword in her quaking hands.

'What the hell am I supposed to do? she wonders. 'I have no combat experience, no backup because everyone is petrified, and Alo isn't even attempting to give us any pointers.' As the beast slowly approaches her, another thought comes to her mind. 'If I can't do anything, then my friends will only suffer the same fate as me. I can't let that happen!'

A new feeling of courage overtakes her and drowns out the fear in her heart. She takes a deep breath to calm her spirit and let the fear drain from her body. She stands her ground as she glares at the beast, her blood boiling with anger and her heart beating with adrenaline.

Twilight suddenly charges at the monster as she screams a random battle cry and her sword is reared back for a heavy blow. Everyone else snaps from their daze as they watch their friend run recklessly towards the beast.

The monster rushes at her as well in a blind rage, quickly closing the gap between them. The sound of its feet crashing down on the earth with every step feels like a thunderous earthquake, while it sounds like roaring war drums. Its stench becomes even more unbearable as Twilight nears the horrifying figure, but doesn't let it obstruct her from her objective. Its frenzied eyes have her in its sights, locked on and ready to tear into her.

The beast extends its arms, claws unsheathed, to swipe away at Twilight's flesh. The warrior's heart begins to race even faster, pumping more blood into her desperate muscles for a swift attack as she is now only a few feet away from the monster.

As the beast closes its arms together to catch Twilight in its grasp, it misses as she slides underneath the incoming attack and extends her sword out to the side, seamlessly gliding it through the creature's abdomen. The sound of flesh being torn apart and bones being cracked fills Twilight's ears with disgust and comfort as her blade emerges on the other side of the creature's body.

It howls an otherworldly roar of pain as its upper body detaches and falls off, landing on the ground with a heavy thud. It releases one last grunt before going silent, leaving only the roaring river to sing a violent song in its stead

Everyone stays silent in shock, not noticing the dark clouds overhead have disappeared, bringing the sun back out to bless the land in its rich, warm rays. The river has receded and calmed down to a gentle rush as the trees slowly sway in the wind. The atmosphere has cleared up a bit, washing everyone with a sudden rush of relief.

Cool dewdrops of sweat drip down Twilight's face and onto a small patch of dead grass. Her breathing is heavy and worn out from just one simple attack and her body seems to have lost all of its strength. The sword she should be able to hold like a feather, weighs her down like a bag of stones as it digs into the ground, seemingly trying to pull her down into the earth. She collapses to her knees as the adrenaline rush disappears and her body becomes tense and worn out once again.

She looks back in exasperation to see the rest of her friends running to her, some worried while some are simply excited. Sunset Shimmer reaches out and tries her best to pull Twilight up to her feet, but for some reason, she feels like a bag of bricks. She notices the sharp sword still clutched in her friend's hands, the leather hilt digging into her bare flesh. Sunset knocks it away, letting it land on the floor with a loud clank, and finally lifts Twilight up to her feet.

"Are you okay?" she asks. "You could've gotten yourself killed, Twilight."

Twilight takes a gasp of air to clear her head and calm her body from the steep decline in strength before responding to her friend. "If I hadn't done something, we all would've gotten killed."

"That was pretty impressive, Twilight," Alo comments as he appears next to the duo. "Normally, the knight is the quickest to action when it comes to drastic situations, so congratulations on that. Also, it's totally natural for your body to feel a little worn out after your first fight. A bit more practice and a little more experience, and you can start chopping down monsters without breaking a sweat. Speaking of experience..."

He turns around and looks back at the bisected beast on the ground and everyone follows his gaze. The glowing veins have lost their light and its eyes have dimmed into dark voids. The lingering stench it was emanating seems to have disappeared, as if it had never existed in the first place.

The strangest thing about its lying corpse is the fact that there is no blood gushing from its lower or upper half. Where there is supposed to be viscera, muscle and vertebrae, is instead glowing, pixelated particles. The body crumbles into sparkling dust and is pulled toward Twilight like a magnet. She raises her shield to block the incoming particles, but they phase right through. Instead of feeling pain, she feels her joints and muscles being rejuvenated to their prime as if she had taken a perfect night's rest.

"W-what just happened?" she asks bewildered.

She looks at her glowing hands and feels the strength coursing through the fibers in her muscles. She feels like she can crush a small stone within the grasp of her hand if she wanted to.

"I think that's EXP, Twi," Pinkie Pie says. "Ooh, it makes you look all sparkly! I wanna slay some monsters next!”

Everyone stares at the bard for a brief minute, a bit startled by her strange desire. Normally, Pinkie wouldn’t say such things, but in a world where survival and combat means everything, it’s probably going to start altering their mindsets a little bit to conform to this new world.

"Hey guys, wait up!"

Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy come running around the sharp turn to see the rest of the party standing around the slowly disappearing corpse.

"Aw, man! Did you guys already kill a monster without me?" Rainbow asks while trying to catch her breath.

Applejack walks over to the crestfallen rogue and rests a gentle hand on her shoulder. Rainbow looks up to see her friend looking down at her with a cocky grin.

"If ya want, we can have a little competition right here and now..." AJ states, her grin growing wider, "...find and exterminate the most of these here varmints before the sun goes down. Whoever wins gets to have the other person be their maid for, say, one week."

"Actually," Alo interjects, "It would be best if you get to town first. This monster was fairly weak for you newbies, but there will be stronger ones that your weapons won't be able to one-shot. So, follow the lit-up path, and let's get to Impekka!"

The two girls mumble annoyed sighs of compliance as they watch Twilight pull up the quest tab on her menu. They eye each other, flames burning bright in their eyes and hearts until either of them puts them out.

The path lights up once more and the party continues on to their new destination with overwhelming confidence.

The town of Impekka seems like a rather large place, from the outside at least. The walls are closely packed, massive wooden pillars that stand at least ten meters high with dangerously spiked tips. Bright red banners cascade down the walls with bold letter "I's" imprinted in a black circle—most likely for Impekka. Fearsome crossbow turrets line every inch of the perimeter with lightly armed troops ready to fire upon any invading forces.

As the girls approach the fortress, an aromatic scent catches their attention. The fragrances of pies, bread, and all sorts of sweet treats seem to be originating from inside the walls; the harmonious sounds of cheering and folk music can be heard as well, causing everyone to look to Pinkie Pie for her reaction.

Her face morphs into an overly-enthusiastic smile while her eyes sparkle with excitement. She charges up to run for the front gates, but Sunset grabs her by the collar of her cloak, holding her back like a rampant dog on a leash.

"Pinkie, we can't just go running off into random territory without having a plan," she claims.

She releases Pinkie from her hold and watches as she sits on the ground like a pouting toddler. "But I want to see the town, NOOOW!"

"Let's just see what we're working with here," Sunset says.

The group walks over to the massive front gates to see a duo of heavily armed guards standing at attention with razor-sharp spears clutched in their hands. Their armor is bulky and shimmering silver along with red feather plumes on top of their helmets. Small slits on their visors provide them with very little visibility, though making them look intimidating. The letters "R" and "G" are branded on either side of their robust chest plates in fancy gold letters. Red loincloths embroidered with gold lions hang between their legs, most likely representing the pride of their town or kingdom.

The party tries its best to smile innocently at the imposing figures as they make their way up to them, though facing such powerful looking characters, even in a game, feels difficult. The guards disregard their smiles and intersect their spears, blocking the party's path.

"State yer business, lasses!" one guard commands in a gruff voice. "Unless yer poor or adventurers, which..." Though his eyes aren't visible, the girls can tell he's looking them over, "...I guess ya'll are, then you can come through."

Alo flutters over to Sunset and gently whispers in her ear. "Psst! Open up your inventory and you should have an 'Adventurer's Card' in there somewhere."

Sunset does as she's told and opens her menu to select the bag icon. A twelve-by-twelve grid pops up with a single paper item in the first slot. She selects it and the item appears in her hands.

"I think this should suffice," she says as she hands the slip of paper to the guards.

One of them takes it and opens it up. He looks between Sunset and the paper until folding it back and handing it back to its owner. Content with the form, the guards move out of the way and signal for the doors to be opened.

With the interior of the town finally exposed, Sunset and her party can finally take in its beauty. Lanterns are strung throughout the town to give it a festive look. Everything from a guild hall, blacksmith, tailor, and other necessary functions in an MMORPG dwells within this town. A building with a cross on top sits near the very back of the town, meaning there must be a religion built into the kingdom.

The scent of fresh pie, bread, fruits, and vegetables fill the air, begging the adventurers to come in and join in on the festivities.

Not only are the buildings and functions diverse, but the citizens are rather unique as well. Humans, demi-humans, beasts, and even demons live and coexist with one another in this fantasy world.

"Alright," Sunset says as she gathers her party's attention, "I guess we gotta find a guild or something, correct?"

"Yup!" Alo responds. "The guild hall is right over there, between the blacksmith and the enchanter's stand."

The girls look ahead to see a large edifice sitting at one end of the town. It looks exactly how they'd envision it to be: red roof, murky stone walls, multicolored banners and streamers, and a large sign hanging in the middle of the gateway that says "ADVENTURER'S GUILD HALL".

"Well that was easy," Twilight says.

The party enter the building to see a much cheerier and livelier setting. Men and women drink mead and heavy alcoholic beverages while enjoying mouthwatering meals. Classic RPG music composed of lutes and flutes bring a merry atmosphere to the establishment.

"Hi there!" a cheery waitress says as she approaches the adventurers. "Are you new in town?"

Sunset takes in the girl's uniform and finds herself beginning to heat up. She's wearing a short maid outfit that exposes a large amount of cleavage. The black and white dress doesn't do well to cover her legs, revealing her succulent thighs. Tight, white thigh-highs cover the lower half of her legs, somehow giving her an even promiscuous appearance.

"Uh, yeah," Sunset replies, trying her best not to look awkward in front of the girl. "We're here to form a guild. Any idea where we go to do that?"

The waitress beams a joyous smile as she points over to a small reception counter. "The lady over there will help you with registration. If you have any questions about anything at all she's your girl. I hope you do well and slay the evil forces plaguing our lands, heroes!"

With that, she waltzes off, taking orders and fulfilling her duties. The adventurers shrug off the strange encounter and head over to the registration counter. The woman in charge seems to be more mature. She has normal clothing like a citizen but, of course, her rack is still impressively large to reveal some cleavage. Blond hair cascades down the back of her neck and to her shoulders. Her mind is heavily engrossed in her work as she types up documents on an old typewriter.

As the adventurer's approach her, she glances up from her device for a brief second before addressing them. "Hi, welcome to the Adventurer's Guild Hall located in Impekka. How may I assist you?" Her tone is still kind and cheery despite focusing on her work.

"We're seven new adventurers hoping to create a guild," Sunset declares. "We were told you could help us?"

The woman moves her typewriter off to the side and pulls out a form and quill. "You'll just have to sign right here," she says, pointing to an open line. "The name of your guild will appear right here." She points to another open line right next to the first. "Just a quick FYI, the cost to form a guild will cost you about thirty gold coins. Cost for a room will be thirty silver coins a night."

Before Sunset can pick up the quill, she taps her geode and opens up her inventory. Where there should be nothing besides her adventurer form, two small pouches of coins rest in a sidebar. A gold pouch contains at least fifty coins while a silver pouch contains three thousand. Selecting the one filled with gold coins, she pours exactly thirty pieces of the shimmering currency onto the table and pushes them towards the registrar.

"I think that'll do," she says. She finally picks up her quill and jots down her name. However, while conjuring names for her guild, nothing seems to spark to mind. "Hey, girls, does anyone have any ideas for guild names?"

"Ooh! Ooh! The Adventurers!" Pinkie shouts.

"A little bland," Sunset cringes.

"Maybe the Canterlot Wondercolts?" Rainbow Dash suggests.

Sunset shakes her head at the school name. "Don't wanna vulgarize the school like that. What else?"

"The Warriors of Harmony?" Twilight says.

Sunset mulls the idea over in her head. In Equestria there are the Elements of Harmony, so this may seem like a homage to the protective artifacts of Sunset's home world. She takes the idea and scribbles it onto the paper, finalizing the form, and hands it back to the registrar.

The woman takes it and analyzes it for a brief minute before setting it into a file cabinet. "Looks like everything is in order," the clerk says. "You can go ahead and head upstairs to choose your rooms. Most of them are open since almost every adventurer that comes in is a wandering nomad."

"Thank you," Sunset says as she proceeds to leave, however, a lingering question holds her back. "I didn't catch your name, ma'am."

The clerk is taken aback by Sunset's words and averts her gaze. "No one's ever really asked for my name before," the clerk says. "Normally people call me 'the registrar' or 'that girl'. My real name is Malisa."

"Thank you for your kindness, Malisa," Sunset says with a warm smile.

With that, the party heads upstairs to search out their rooms. Opening the first door they see the room is rather spacious. The bed has enough space to accommodate all of them—excluding Alo. A small table with a kerosene lamp rests near an window that looks out over the town. The bathroom has three sinks, a toilet, and a single shower stall.

"Finally!" Rarity sighs as she leaps into the plush bed. "I could use some rest after all that walking."

Everyone else rolls their eyes at their finicky friend. "It hasn't even been a whole ten minutes," Applejack states, "and you want to go ahead and nap?"

"Actually, Rarity has a point in this situation," Sunset claims, causing all eyes to look at her with puzzlement. "We don't know what we're going to encounter in this world, so I suggest a few of us scout out this town and find out more about the facilities and people while the rest of us relax."

The rest of the girls nod in compliance with Sunset's plan but the sound of growling stomachs divert their plans.

"Maybe we can focus on getting something to eat first," Fluttershy says.

Twilight Sparkle—Level: 3; Class: Knight; Abilities: Gut Pierce, Beast Cutter
Rainbow Dash— Level: 2; Class: Rogue; Abilities: Fury Swipes, Throwing Daggers
Fluttershy—Level: 2; Class: Druid; Abilities: Vine Constrict, Healing Spores
Rarity—Level: 2; Class: Mage; Abilities: Wound Cleanse, Tornado Eruption
Pinkie Pie—Level: 2; Class: Bard; Abilities: Hypnotic Dance, Enchant
Applejack—Level: 2; Class: Gunslinger; Abilities: Quickdraw, Marksman
Sunset Shimmer—Level: 2; Class: Dark Mage; Abilities: Incinerating Cannon Ball, Shadow Pits