open The Town That Friendship Forgot

[Windy Breeze 15,190]

@Samurai Equine

Sundae would look down at Shadow covered in pieces of a curtain she used as a makeshift bandage to cover up her injuries, however, she's still contemplating whether she should take out the arrow still piercing Shadow's side. She doesn't have any supplies to stop her loyal follower from bleeding. She has to wait for help, even if it meant blowing up her cover.

@PawelS

Nopony would find the real Sundae laying on the ground in the alley, already uncoscious. There is an arrow stuck to her chest while the otherr on her other, and another one to her right hindleg. She also has a long nasty slash which runs from her back down to her side. The bell she used to call Nopony lay next to her.

“N-No...p.......y...”

Edited March 2, 2021 by Windy Breeze

[Dynamo Pad 11,358]

@Ragland Tiger @Samurai Equine @ExplosionMare @Kronos the Revenant @C. Thunder Dash

As they made their leave, Dynamo watched as Goro, Asahi, and Shogun gave their farewells to Samurai, before taking to the skies once more. Dynamo smiled as he turned his attention over towards Samurai. "You have a bunch of awesome friends, Samurai. Upon first meeting them, they seem really nice, in my opinion. It was great getting to meet them and I'm glad that they allowed you to stay in Friendshire. With all that happened while you were gone? Friendshire really wasn't the same without you." He would say, knowing that he and the others would have to catch Samurai up on what had happened. Looking back towards Friendshire, Dynamo could only sigh at the light destruction. He took notice of some random smoke risking towards the sky. He knew Town Square had taken some damage, but he wasn't sure on the rest of the town. "It would have been fun to sing karaoke again, but I guess we'll have to take a raincheck on that." He would say, shaking his head at Samurai's last remark. "I just hope that everyone is okay. I know that everyone was heading to Jon Surplus's bunker, but I'm not sure on everyone else in town. I guess our first job is to make sure that everyone is okay, before looking around to see if anyone needs medical attention. After that, we'll have to try and rebuild." Dynamo explained, nodding as he was ready to help the town.

"If you're talking about how we managed to find new abilities within ourselves, then you can say that again. To be honest, I don't think I did that much. I almost doubted myself with so much that was going on. I was worried about having to use the Driver." he says, nodding in agreement to Thundy's remark. "I was given advice and I was able to stand up and fight." He says, looking over towards Bluebell with a smile. Wrapping his arms around her in a hug. "Bluebell did an awesome job in regards to going beyond the limit. I still can't believe we made the plush Charizard into a Gigantamax Charizard. Although, you did most of the work. I'm just glad I could help." He says, trying to be modest, before his eyes widened. "Oh, that's right. I have to really thank you, Bluebell." He says, before continuing. "There was a lost child that almost got attacked by a cragadile. I tried to make my way over towards them, but I wasn't fast enough. I don't know how or why, but I just told myself that I wish I could run faster. The next thing I know, I turned into a ball and rushed over to protect the lost child. I know this might be hard to believe or that I might sound crazy, but I think I managed to perform Sonic's spin dash. The crazy thing was that I did that while I was in a different character form due to the Driver." He says, not sure how something like that was possible. "I do know one thing, though. I wouldn't have been able to do that without you. When we played Sonic 2 yesterday, I feel like you gave me some inspiration. It's why I want to thank you for all that you've done, Bluebell. Also, I want to say that I'm sorry I couldn't find you right away. Something felt wrong when I was wearing my pendant and I just knew I had to find you. The next thing I know, Final showed up, I could only move my face, and then we all appear outside of town in front of Samurai. Still, I'm really sorry, Bluebell." He says, giving the bespectacled mare an apologetic look. He knew they didn't have to say anything due to the pendants. In his heart and in the pendant, he knew that he would have done everything in his power to find her. At the same time, made sure she was safe if she was still stuck underground.

[Forest Storm]

@Windy Breeze

Seeing Sundae in such a bad state, I start helping her immediately. It's a good thing that I always carry some potions and medical supplies with me. I gently remove the arrows, then clean and bandage her wounds.

There is a wooden cart nearby, so I use it to transport Sundae to the hospital. Probably it already has a lot of work after the attack, but hopefully they will be able to help her as well. I take the bell with me.

[Pencil Pouch]

@Dynamo Pad @Samurai Equine @C. Thunder Dash @Ragland Tiger @Kronos the Revenant

Pencil, as soon as she saw Thundy and the others walk back towards town, made an attempt to stand back up again. The first time she tried, she saw multicolored splotches in her vision, so she had to sit down and try again. The next time, she closed her eyes and came up as slowly as she could make herself. With a loud exhale, she stood up, her knees popping as a result of putting weight back on them.

“Hi, guys. Glad you’re back,” she said weakly with a small smile. She gave everyone a little wave.

[Courageous Thunder Dash 7,824]

@Dynamo Pad @ExplosionMare @Ragland Tiger @PawelS @Samurai Equine

"Oh no...Pencil, you don't look good at all..." Chelsea said gently picking up Pencil and holding her close. She let out a gentle flow of water energy that ran through Pencil, healing her slowly from her ailments. 

"That gigantimax charizard was quite impressive. And I think you pulled a memory feat just like I do when you did that spin dash." Thundy stated to Dynamo. "I also saw that grin of yours when I went Trunks mode and launched that one attack." Thundy stated still in his SSJ3 form.

[Pencil Pouch]

@C. Thunder Dash

Pencil breathed a sigh of relief as Chelsea’s healing powers coursed through her body. Her scratches no longer stung and her bruises and bumps no longer felt sore. Her breathing returned to a slower, more normal pace.

“Thanks, Chelsea, I feel so much better,” she thanked the griffon with a warm smile.

[Chelsea]

@ExplosionMare

"You're welcome Pencil." She said gently putting Pencil back on the ground. She still had Mayor White on her mind and hoped that the two Mayors could finally come together to help Friendshire return to what it was. 

[Ragland Tiger 3,406]

@C. Thunder Dash @Dynamo Pad @ExplosionMare@PawelS @Samurai Equine

7 hours ago, C. Thunder Dash said:

"That gigantimax charizard was quite impressive.

"H- hey, It-it was my-my Gigantamax Charizard, t- too!", Bluebell said jokingly.

 

She went over to Samurai Equine, bowed respectfully-- and then she glomped him.   "F-f-f-for a moment-moment there, I tho-thought you were going to-to leave us for g-good," she said releasing him. "I-I-I have something-something to ask-ask of y-y-you."

Edited March 2, 2021 by Ragland Tiger

[Dynamo Pad 11,358]

@Ragland Tiger @ExplosionMare @Samurai Equine @Kronos the Revenant @C. Thunder Dash

Dynamo chuckled as he got Bluebell's joke. "Hmm...well, we did make Charizard Gigantimax together. However, I don't think Charizard would listen to me. Since I didn't use the belt, but you did a great job, Bluebell. Seems to me like you'd make a pretty awesome Pokemon Trainer." He says, gaining more inspiration from the bespectacled mare. He would have to test the inspired idea at some point in the future. As she went over to Samurai, Dynamo was surprised as she suddenly glomped him. He shook his head as he tried to not worry. He knew that Bluebell was very affectionate, as well as understanding that Samurai had just gotten back home. He recalled giving Samurai a big hug as he missed his friend. As the group arrived back in town, Dynamo was relieved to see that Pencil and Andal were safe. He gasped as it looked like Pencil was about to fall over, while struggling to stay standing. "Pencil! Are you okay?" He asks, before seeing Chelsea make her way over towards the purple unicorn mare. As she held Pencil close, Dynamo watched as she used water to help her heal Pencil up. "Glad to see you made it back and glad to know that you're okay, Chelsea. How did it go with seeing Mayor White?" He asks, remembering he asked if she could go see him to notify him of what was going on.

 

[Courageous Thunder Dash 7,824]

@ExplosionMare @Dynamo Pad @Ragland Tiger @PawelS @Kronos the Revenant @Windy Breeze @Samurai Equine

"We...almost lost him..." Chelsea said with a small sniffle. "But we managed to stabilize him. His heart was breaking because of the war...when the war ceased, he stabilized. I had to intervene just so I could use my ability on Mayor White. I rallied all the nurses and doctors to contribute their energy as well to show unity." Chelsea stated. 
 

"Wow, just like the Spirit Bomb." Thundy replied still in his SSJ3 form. Chelsea nodded. 

[Pencil Pouch]

@C. Thunder Dash @Dynamo Pad @Samurai Equine

Pencil sympathized with Chelsea as she recounted having nearly lost Mayor White. She gently pat her on arm, knowing how difficult it was for the griffon to nearly experience loss again. Pencil was relieved, though, that the Mayor stabilized and was in recovery.

Pencil turned to Dynamo who had addressed her earlier. She trotted up to him and said,

“Don’t worry, Dynamo, I’m fine! I don’t have a lot of fighting energy like the rest of you guys, heh,”

Through the corner of her eye, Pencil saw a tan form along with the rest of the group. She peered over Dynamo’s shoulder to get a better look. She gasped when she saw who it was. It was a friend she hadn’t seen in a long time.

“S-Samurai?” she sputtered.

Edited March 3, 2021 by ExplosionMare
Added Samurai

[Dynamo Pad 11,358]

@Ragland Tiger @ExplosionMare @Samurai Equine @Kronos the Revenant @C. Thunder Dash

"H-He was almost..." Dynamo's breath hitched in his throat as he almost felt his heart stop. He almost didn't want to believe that they had almost lost Mayor White. Thankfully, he breathed a sigh in relief as he leaned that the Mayor was stable. "With how his health was, I guess it makes sense. I guess the war was too much for his heart to handle due to the stress, or Snow's army attacking the citizens. I'm just glad to know that he's okay and that Mayor White is stable." Dynamo responded, nodding as he listened to how Chelsea had saved the mayor. All the while impressed at the ability she had explained. "It sort of sounds like that technique, but I'm guessing it's sort of different. I'm guessing the combined efforts of all the nurse's and doctor's magic was enough to help save Mayor White. That sounds incredible, as well as a miracle." He wondered if something like that could happen to... no! He had to shake his head as he knew he couldn't change the past. He blinked in surprise as Pencil called out to him. He felt his heartbeat increase as he had to calm down. "I know, but I guess I still can't help in worrying. We all went through a lot and I'm just glad we were all able to work together. Also, I wouldn't say that. I'm not sure how much fighting energy/magic I have. If it wasn't for the Gamer Driver, then I don't know how much help I would've been." He says, placing a hoof upon the driver.

[Courageous Thunder Dash 7,824]

@Dynamo Pad @ExplosionMare @Samurai Equine @Kronos the Revenant @Windy Breeze @PawelS @Ragland Tiger

Thundy calmed down and his aura disappeared, remaining in his SSJ3 form. He was completely relaxed. "Would you look at that, another form completely mastered." He said to himself. "Way to go Thundy!" Chelsea cheered. "Don't worry Dynamo, the more you get used to using the gamer driver, the more stamina you'll build. That's why we gotta work at it every day, especially games that require a little more energy than usual." Thundy stated looking at Dynamo. 

 

[Dynamo Pad 11,358]

@C. Thunder Dash

Dynamo watched as it seemed that Thundy had managed to master his new form. He smiled, before giving a silent sigh. He was happy for the griffon, but he wondered if it was really that easy. To the gaming unicorn, it seemed like there was more to this belt than he first attained it. This wasn't a belt that could be mastered, but something that could be worked on to learn. Hopefully, he'd be able to figure this belt all out. "I guess you're right on the whole stamina being built. I feel that my whole magic control could be a bit better. Especially with using the bread and butter spells that some unicorns know. Maybe the Driver will help in balancing things out on magic control." Dynamo explained, before nodding in agreement. "I guess that's something I'll have to keep working on. It's better to learn what forms I can use and what I can't. That, and to learn what each form does so it doesn't end up backfiring." 

[Courageous Thunder Dash 7,824]

@Dynamo Pad

"The driver to me feels more of an amplifier, a device that allows you to unlock certain abilities through the use of your own magic. But the longer you work at it, then who knows, maybe someday you won't even need the belt." Thundy stated. Chelsea decided to revert back to her feral form. Thundy then had a silly idea. He gathered a small load of electricity and snapped his finger, making a super mushroom appear. It was vanilla flavored. He fed it to Chelsea. "Mmmm, that was good." She said. Suddenly, she grew 3 sizes, big enough for Thundy to ride on her back, and that's exactly what he did. "I'll let you off the hook just this once Thundy." She said. Thundy chuckled. 

[Pencil Pouch]

@Dynamo Pad @C. Thunder Dash

Pencil nodded in response to Dynamo. She still believed that Dynamo was much more powerful than her, but she understood that he had his limits, too. She supposed everyone did, now that she thought about it. Even Thundy and Chelsea had their moments despite how skilled they are with their powers.

Pencil listened to Dynamo and Thundy’s conversation passively. They were talking about the driver again, so she only paid half of her attention to the conversation. She gave her full attention when Dynamo mentioned bread and butter. She knew it was just an expression, but it made her think of food. Her stomach gave out a small growl and she had to keep a hoof to it to silence it.

She then saw Thundy produced what looked to be a strange mushroom. She tilted her head in confusion, unsure as to what he was going to do with it. He had fed it to Chelsea, which Pencil initially thought was sweet of him. She then got confused again when Chelsea grew three times her original size.

“Umm, Thundy, is this some kind of prank you two are doing or another magic display?” she asked the griffons.

[Dynamo Pad 11,358]

@ExplosionMare @C. Thunder Dash

"An amplifier, huh?" Dynamo wondered, staring at his Driver, before he listened to Thundy's train of thought. "Hmm...perhaps. I've only had this for two days. I'm glad I got to test it out yesterday. Otherwise, I wouldn't know the full extent of this device." He says, wondering if he'd be able to do all of those abilities without the belt in the future. He looked back to Samurai as a thought had occurred to him. "Hey, Sam? I was just wondering something. You wouldn't happen to know much about this belt/Driver, do you?" He asks, his ears perked at the sound of electricity crackling. He quickly looked back to see that Chelsea had consumed a super mushroom, before growing three sizes. He was surprised to see that Chelsea was taller and looked as tall as a possible Princess. Dynamo smiled as he knew one thing was for sure. It was never a dull moment in Friendshire. As he heard Pencil's question, Dynamo decided to help explain. "If it was a prank, then I'd say it was their way of lightening the mood after everything we've gone through. It feels like we need it after that huge ordeal. That, and I think it was another magic display. What Thundy had made was from the Mareio games called a Super Mushroom. If one consumes it, then they'll be able to become taller by three times." He says, hoping his explanation was helpful.

[Courageous Thunder Dash 7,824]

@Dynamo Pad @ExplosionMare

"Well, after all the fighting and flying I did, I could use a little sitdown, so taking this opportunity." Thundy stated. "And a step further is a mega mushroom. That will make you ten times as big. You'll be able to trample over anything that stands in your way. It doesn't last forever like a super mushroom though...well...in the games, the super mushroom power up wears off if you get hit or run into an enemy." Thundy explained. 

[Samurai Equine 51,821]

@C. Thunder Dash, @Dynamo Pad, @Ragland Tiger, @ExplosionMare, @Kronos the Revenant, @Windy Breeze, @PawelS

Samurai is more than happy to return the hug to Bluebell. "I missed you too, Bluebell. And be careful of the armor; wouldn't want it to accidentally hurt you." Samurai says, though it doesn't seem to be bothering anyone. "And sure, you can ask me anything. However, you may need to ask me while we're helping Friendshire rebuild." Samurai says.

With his friends, they walk into town. Seems they can't turn in any direction without either seeing some form of devastation or a pony that's been hurt. However, shortly after entering, one of the first ponies they see is Pencil. "Pencil-chan!" He runs over, but thankfully Chelsea's got this. "Ah... Thank you, Chelsea-chan. I hate to ask you to do this, but if there's a lot of ponies and citizens that need help, we may need you to push your healing powers to the limit." Samurai nods. He looks over at Pencil once more and smiles. "Yes, it's me. I'm back. I've missed you too, along with all my other friends." He put a hoof on Pencil's shoulder. "Sorry I couldn't be here sooner, but thank you for doing your part in defending this town."

As he looks around at his friends, he is getting filled in but also seeing the tail-end displays of their powers. "Sugee... All my friends have become so powerful since I last left them! Thundy, do you think you can use your powers to help rebuild some of these decimated buildings?" Samurai asks him. And it seems Dynamo has a question for him. He looks at the driver. "Oh! Is that a Kamen Rider driver? I almost didn't see it there. I'd love to chat more about this stuff, but I really want to make sure we gather up all the survivors and help this town out first, if you all don't mind. If you want to follow my lead, we can talk while we work. Yosh... Ikimashou!" Rubbing his hooves together, Samurai magically summons some fire to his rear hooves and uses them to increase his running speed!

The first place he goes to is a building that is half collapsed. Some citizens are pinned under a massive metal I-beam. There is a construction pony on the sight, so Samurai talks to him. "What's the situation here?" Samurai asks. "We can't lift that steel beam! I've only got 3 ponies from my construction crew here to help me. The rest are scattered around different parts of Friendshire. We'd use a crane truck or something to lift it, but we're down a few rigs, and there's so many emergency calls that..." The construction pony says, but Samurai walks off. "I got it. Allow me." Samurai says. "WAIT! You can't lift that on your own! It'd take at least 10 of my best ponies just to---" But Samurai soon proves him wrong. Psyching himself up, Samurai takes the end of the metal beam, and with a bit of a grunt, slowly but surely begins to lift it! As it rises, building debris falls off the beam. In a mere matter of about 3-5 seconds, Samurai has it fully lifted and is holding the beam above his head, though he is sweating a little. "Go! If you can move, free yourself." Samurai says to the previously pinned ponies. Some do move out of the way, while others are carried away by other well-abled ponies on the scene. One site down, time for another.

[Courageous Thunder Dash 7,824]

@Samurai Equine @Dynamo Pad @PawelS @Ragland Tiger @Windy Breeze @Kronos the Revenant

"On it Samurai." Thundy said flying into the center of Friendshire. Chelsea shrunk herself back to normal size. Thundy hovered into the air and went into a calm place. A gentle nature green aura flowed about him. He released energy all around Friendshire. Trees grew back, flowers bloomed and piece by piece, buildings were being rebuilt. Because Thundy was so calm, he wasn't losing any energy at all, and remained in his SSJ3 form. 

Chelsea decided to power up to Stage 2 to amplify her healing abilities. She searched for someone to heal. 

[Samurai Equine 51,821]

@C. Thunder Dash, @PawelS, @ExplosionMare

Samurai was about to toss the I-beam he was holding to the side, when he notices some vines and branches have grabbed it and lifted it up for him. He looks into the air and realizes quickly that Thundy must be doing this. He smiles and calls out to him. "Good job, Thundy! Just make sure citizens aren't in the way while you're rebuilding!" Samurai dashes out again to find anyone else that needs help.

About this time, Elusive Facts emerges from a pile of rubble; her mane a complete mess. She checks her camera crew. "Everypony okay? Yes?! Oh, good... Is it over? Has the fighting stopped?"

[Dynamo Pad 11,358]

@Ragland Tiger @ExplosionMare @Samurai Equine @PawelS @Kronos the Revenant @C. Thunder Dash

As he watched Samurai interacting with the others, Dynamo smiled as he was happy that his friend was reuniting with everyone. It almost felt like the whole gang was back together again. They still had to find the others around town first. Upon hearing Samurai's remark on the driver, Dynamo's jaw nearly dropped to the floor. "Are you serious!? I mean, I've heard a bit about Kamen Rider, but I didn't know that you knew of it!" He exclaimed, grinning as he nearly started hopping around in glee. Maybe Samurai would be able to figure everything out. However, he soon stopped and realized that now wasn't the time to chat. He nodded in agreement that they could still chat, but still help everyone around town. "I'm right behind you, Sam. I'm down to talking about the Driver, but helping the town and townsfolk comes first." He says, throwing a hoof into the air as he was set to help.

As they arrived at a building, it looked like it was half collapsed with some citizens trapped and pinned. He watched as Samurai began to lift the beam all on his own. He was about to let Sam know that he could help, but stopped as it looked like he was lifting the beam with ease. He was surprised with how easy it looked. He could imagine he'd need to use higher percentages of One For All, as well as the others abilities to help lift that beam. The gaming unicorn shook his head as he knew that he couldn't waste his time with thinking. Without skipping a beat, he quickly rushed into the wreckage to help anyone who was unable to free themselves from the building. As one site was down, it was time for another to head to. "Hey, Sam? What kind of help do we need, or what should I do to help? Maybe I can switch to something that might be more suitable for the group." He wondered, trying to think of the right form to use. Considering that while he didn't waste too much energy on Deku's form, he knew he had about two to three form changes left.

Dynamo ears perked as he heard the sound of ponies emerging from a pile of rubble. Looking towards the group, he noticed that it was Elusive Facts and her camera crew. "Elusive!" He called out to her as he made his way over. "Are you and the others okay? You're not hurt, are you?" He asks, checking everyone over to make sure nobody was severely injured, before nodding. "You don't have to worry now. It's all over and the fighting has completely stopped. We all managed to drive the enemy out of Friendshire.

[Thundy]

@Samurai Equine @Dynamo Pad @PawelS @Ragland Tiger @Windy Breeze @Kronos the Revenant

Thundy continued to restore the buildings back to the way they were. He looked around, relaxing as the the aura faded away. He slowly hovered back to the ground. He walked around and noticed...a squirrel...that wasn't moving. He gently picked it up. It's body was slack and fragile in his talons. Thundy sighed and closed his eyes. He let out a very slow run of energy on the lifeless squirrel. It's hind leg twitched and it began to stir. Thundy stopped the energy flow when he felt the squirrel stirring in his talons. The squirrel looked up at Thundy and clicked. "Hey there little buddy." Thundy said smiling at the squirrel. The squirrel clicked at Thundy and climbed up his arm and rested on his left shoulder. 

[Windy Breeze 15,190]

@Samurai Equine @C. Thunder Dash @Dynamo Pad @Kronos the Revenant @Ragland Tiger @ExplosionMare @Ragland Tiger

Sundae's heart boiled with anger seeing not a single pony has walked on the empty street of where she and Shadow are. Deciding against inviting any guests through magic, she decided change her disguise into an earth pony and yelled as loud as she could.

“SOMEPONY, ANYPONY, WE NEED HELP!!!”

...

Miraculously, the real Sundae regained bits of her consciousness only enough to crack open her eyes. Still weak yet didn't feel any pain from her injuries, she moves her eyes. It looks like somepony found her and decided to put her in a cart. She smiled in joy, knowing she's now safe and no longer in danger.

[Samurai Equine 51,821]

@Dynamo Pad, @ExplosionMare, @Windy Breeze

Samurai is glad Dynamo can keep up. "The objective is simple. Just find as many ponies who are passed out, injured, or worse, and help them out. If you can escort as many to the hospitals as possible, that'd be great." Samurai says. He'd give Dynamo a more coordinated plan, but he still isn't familiar enough with video games nor with Dynamo's new powers to suggest something better.

As he goes through the town, Samurai signals ponies over to help collect fallen citizens. He helps another that got stuck in a manhole. He helps another that got stuck on a roof with no way down. However, Samurai soon hears the cry of an earth pony, and runs over quickly. "Samurai is here! What can I do for you?"

Elusive Facts meanwhile sees Dynamo and is happy to see a familiar face. A random pegasus who happens to be part of her camera crew flies down from the skies and confirms that the enemy forces are gone. "This is great! We have to report this right away. We really need somepony to interview too. Mr. Dynamo, would you be willing, or is there somepony else you can recommend?" If Dynamo doesn't want to, Pencil might be a good candidate.