site event 🍃The Running of the Leaves (2025) Race Event!

[Shiny Silvermoon]

49 minutes ago, Dynamo Pad said:

"Hmmm...it seems our competitors have stayed strong through the trials of the forest. Yet this race is far from over. They may have gotten through just fine, so far, but the race has yet to be completed." The mysterious figure spoke, keeping their attention to the race. Despite the thick, dense fog, the cloaked figure had kept their gaze upon the forest.

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Obstacle Number 5

The rest of the runners are free, and you can continue making your way through the forest. As you go, the leaves and clouds above create a shadow so dark, that you can barely see your own hooves. Unicorns' light also doesn't help much, because the path of Pinkie's cupcakes is nowhere to be seen. You can, however, see a mysterious light in the distance. What could it be? Is it sunlight? A firefly? A monster?

Use the light to guide you out of the dark forest! Any participant may see a different light, with a different source, tied to a different obstacle, or you can follow the same light with your group.

Next obstacle on October 13th.

@Silverspark184 @Samurai Equine @Iridescent Edge @PrincessPriscillaPT @TheRockARockster @Nitobit @Wizard

*As the participants (and Shiny) finally pierced an hole big enough for a pony to fit, into the wall of vines, she saw a light on the other side. The light was at a certain distance away on the track. Strangely, it was nearly impossible to see the path on the other side and her horn wasn't working anymore, for unknown reasons. This meant that all the participants would have to slowly make their way toward the light.*

*Before anypony could rush to the other side of the hole, which excluded @Dusk Haven, Shiny yelled to warn everypony about the danger.* "GUYS!!! I have a good news and a bad news! The good news is that we can now reach the other side of the wall and so the race is up again! The bad news is that the race is down because some dark magic is making everything well… dark… and my horn doesn't make light anymore!"

"Fortunately, there's an eerie light that I 100% trust for no particular reason, at a certain distance! We should all hold hooves to form a line, in order to not get lost in the obscurity, while we make our way to the light!" *The mare then extended her hoof toward the rest of the group, waiting for somepony to take it.*

Edited Monday at 08:29 PM by Shiny Silvermoon

[Iridescent Edge]

*Iridescent was still at the vines. He was still wobbling his horn around, chopping vines and freeing ponies. Until his horn eventually shrank down to its normal size. Iridescent took another one of those berries and ate it. He felt bile rising in his throat. He tried to hold it back to no avail as a strange liquid spewed from his mouth. All the vines in his proximity then withered away and died.*

[Moonlight Wane]

Wzipp! The last teleportation conveniently moves Moonlight beyond the thorny path, where he can continue onwards. He doesn't run for long before passing the last cupcake and entering the darkest part of the forest.

10 hours ago, Shiny Silvermoon said:

*Before anypony could rush to the other side of the hole, which excluded @Dusk Haven, Shiny yelled to warn everypony about the danger.* "GUYS!!! I have a good news and a bad news! The good news is that we can now reach the other side of the wall and so the race is up again! The bad news is that the race is down because some dark magic is making everything well… dark… and my horn doesn't make light anymore!"

"Fortunately, there's an eerie light that I 100% trust for no particular reason, at a certain distance! We should all hold hooves...

Moonlight holds his own hoof in his other hoof.

10 hours ago, Shiny Silvermoon said:

...to form a line, in order to not get lost in the obscurity, while we make our way to the light!" *The mare then extended her hoof toward the rest of the group, waiting for somepony to take it.*

"Oh." He releases his hoof, hoping nopony saw that, and approaches Shiny. "You trust that light? Do you know what makes it?" He tries to look into it, but the surroundings are too dark to see the source.

[Samurai Equine 56,657]

On 2025-10-05 at 6:21 PM, PrincessPriscillaPT said:

*Priscilla heard a mouse somewhere around the Changeling area while letting the Changelings out. It turns out, Moushley was spectating the whole race and seem to enjoy his cheese.* "Oh hello there, little one. How you doing?" *"Alright, let's get back to saving those Changelings. They can't be trapped here forever."*

 

Moushley notices Priscilla and waves. She says something nice and encouraging, but it just sounds like squeaks.

 

On 2025-10-05 at 8:11 PM, Shiny Silvermoon said:

*Socrate's eyes became heart-shaped, when receiving an hug from Moushley. He then had a vision of the mouse and himself leaping through of field of wildflowers, while holding paws and wings. Then, the fruit bat saw himself tangled with her inside a gondolas, while a pony with a mustache and a beret was rowing. Finally, he imagined a romantic diner with a spaghetti plate for two.*

16 hours ago, Pinkie Pie said:

Pinkie gasped into her mic, eyes darting between the forest below and the skies ahead like she was watching the biggest, tastiest game of the year.

”Oooh Starlight, would ya look at that! Mouseley’s back and squeaking up a storm! Awww, look at her, she’s sooo adorable! And wait, did she eat that entire hunk of cheese in one bite?! That’s gonna be a new record!

She cheered, bouncing in the balloon basket. She aimed her microphone toward the forest, grinning ear to ear.

 

The cheese is digested and Moushley is back to her normal shape. Moushley notices Pinkie acknowledging her. A dream come true! A fellow commentator recognizing her! She squeaks and waves at Pinkie, happy to be part of the team.

But then she notices how limited she is right now.

So she turns to @Shiny Silvermoon Socrate and looks at him, begging with big eyes. When she squeaks, only Socrate knows what she is asking. She wants him to fly her into Pinkie's balloon. ...She might have even called him sweetie...

 

12 hours ago, Dynamo Pad said:

"Hmmm...it seems our competitors have stayed strong through the trials of the forest. Yet this race is far from over. They may have gotten through just fine, so far, but the race has yet to be completed." The mysterious figure spoke, keeping their attention to the race. Despite the thick, dense fog, the cloaked figure had kept their gaze upon the forest.

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Obstacle Number 5

The rest of the runners are free, and you can continue making your way through the forest. As you go, the leaves and clouds above create a shadow so dark, that you can barely see your own hooves. Unicorns' light also doesn't help much, because the path of Pinkie's cupcakes is nowhere to be seen. You can, however, see a mysterious light in the distance. What could it be? Is it sunlight? A firefly? A monster?

Use the light to guide you out of the dark forest! Any participant may see a different light, with a different source, tied to a different obstacle, or you can follow the same light with your group.

Next obstacle on October 13th.

 

After Samurai finishes slicing a clear path for all the racers, the effect of the berries wears off. Yet somehow, it went from dark to darker.

Samurai runs forward as fast as he can, lighting up his horn with magic flames once more. But somehow, it does no good, so he stops using his magic and stops running. "Never seen a darkness like this before. Hmm... Well, it may be cheating, but I did bring one more berry with me." Samurai eats it. Much to his luck, he gets an incredibly long length of rope! "Yatta! Celestia really is blessing me now."

Samurai ties one end of the rope to the field of vines he just exited out of, then starts to proceed ahead, unravelling his rope. "EVERYONE!! I am making a path with this rope!! Grab on and follow it, and it will lead you safely through the track!! Please hurry, cause I don't know how long it will last before it disappears!!" Samurai yells to the other racers.

As Samurai races ahead, he doesn't go as fast as normally does. While he is running, he is also being careful. Since he is mapping a safe track to run through, he doesn't want to fall into any traps, pits, or any other dangers. The other racers are counting on him now!

[PrincessPriscillaPT 516]

3 minutes ago, Samurai Equine said:

Samurai ties one end of the rope to the field of vines he just exited out of, then starts to proceed ahead, unravelling his rope. "EVERYONE!! I am making a path with this rope!! Grab on and follow it, and it will lead you safely through the track!! Please hurry, cause I don't know how long it will last before it disappears!!" Samurai yells to the other racers.

As Samurai races ahead, he doesn't go as fast as normally does. While he is running, he is also being careful. Since he is mapping a safe track to run through, he doesn't want to fall into any traps, pits, or any other dangers. The other racers are counting on him now!

"Alright, @Samurai Equine Samurai!" *Priscilla yells at Samurai and decides to grab the rope, and continues to tell them to hold the rope*

[Pinkie Pie 692]

 

Pinkie leaned dramatically over the balloon basket, microphone in hoof, frosting smudged on her cheek.

 

”Wowee @Starlight Glimmer! You heard that? The Cupcake-inator may be empty, but the excitement sure isn’t! Just when you think this race can’t get any more chaotic, BAM! @Shiny Silvermoon Shiny drops the good-bad news! That’s right this challenge will make the runner choose rather to go forward buuuut.. on the other hooves you can’t see anything!”

 

She squirted down at the dark forest below, eyes wide and sparkling.

“But Shiny got some few fellow racers to join hooves like a big friend centipede! It’s like a scary movie and a trust exercise all in one! I’d totally sign up for that retreat, as long as they serve snacks!”

 

”Oh lookie here Starlight!! @Samurai Equine use the berries he has saved from the last challenge and got himself a rope! Look at him go, folks! The super stallion basically becomes a living GPS!” ‘Recalculating route-please grab the rope and proceed with caution.” She said, lowering her voice in an impression of a monotone navigation voice before bursting into giggles. 
 

@PrincessPriscillaPT “And Priscilla decided to join Samurai!!”

Her gaze darted to another corner of the chaos. “Hi Mousehely! pinkie waved back to the little mouse below, nearly dropping her mic.

Pinkie then turned her cannon around with pride, only for a hollow clink to echo inside. She peered in, frowning. “Oh. Right. No cupcakes. No frosting. No Sprinkle.” 

Pinkie turned to Starlight with a wink. “next time I will invent the super deluxe cupcake-inator over 9000!”

 

[Shiny Silvermoon]

14 hours ago, Samurai Equine said:

The cheese is digested and Moushley is back to her normal shape. Moushley notices Pinkie acknowledging her. A dream come true! A fellow commentator recognizing her! She squeaks and waves at Pinkie, happy to be part of the team.

But then she notices how limited she is right now.

So she turns to @Shiny Silvermoon Socrate and looks at him, begging with big eyes. When she squeaks, only Socrate knows what she is asking. She wants him to fly her into Pinkie's balloon. ...She might have even called him sweetie...

*Socrate felt like his heart was about to explode, when Moushley ( @Samurai Equine ) requested his aid and called him "sweetie" in squeaks. He immediately began to flap his bat wings which allowed him to hover above the ground. His feet then carefully grasped her orange sweater, before they both started their flight.*

*The duo of pets rode the breeze, getting further and further in the sky, until they reached the balloon. They then landed onto it, joining @Starlight Glimmer and @Pinkie Pie.*

14 hours ago, Samurai Equine said:

After Samurai finishes slicing a clear path for all the racers, the effect of the berries wears off. Yet somehow, it went from dark to darker.

Samurai runs forward as fast as he can, lighting up his horn with magic flames once more. But somehow, it does no good, so he stops using his magic and stops running. "Never seen a darkness like this before. Hmm... Well, it may be cheating, but I did bring one more berry with me." Samurai eats it. Much to his luck, he gets an incredibly long length of rope! "Yatta! Celestia really is blessing me now."

Samurai ties one end of the rope to the field of vines he just exited out of, then starts to proceed ahead, unravelling his rope. "EVERYONE!! I am making a path with this rope!! Grab on and follow it, and it will lead you safely through the track!! Please hurry, cause I don't know how long it will last before it disappears!!" Samurai yells to the other racers.

As Samurai races ahead, he doesn't go as fast as normally does. While he is running, he is also being careful. Since he is mapping a safe track to run through, he doesn't want to fall into any traps, pits, or any other dangers. The other racers are counting on him now!

"WAIT!!! MOONLIGHT ( @Nitobit ) SHOULD GO FIRST HE HAS NIGHT VIS-" *Before she could finish her sentence, @Samurai Equine bumped into Shiny who was standing in front of the hole sliced through the wall of thorns. It must have been due to the lack of visibility that he didn't see the unicorn and he must have been too far away to hear her instructions. Misfortunately, the impact propelled her into the darkness and knocked her out. The mare was now unconscious, little birds comically floating around her head, and lost somewhere in the middle of the obscurity.*

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Edited 13 hours ago by Shiny Silvermoon

[Samurai Equine]

5 hours ago, Pinkie Pie said:

”Oh lookie here Starlight!! @Samurai Equine use the berries he has saved from the last challenge and got himself a rope! Look at him go, folks! The super stallion basically becomes a living GPS!” ‘Recalculating route-please grab the rope and proceed with caution.” She said, lowering her voice in an impression of a monotone navigation voice before bursting into giggles. 
 

@PrincessPriscillaPT “And Priscilla decided to join Samurai!!”

Her gaze darted to another corner of the chaos. “Hi Mousehely! pinkie waved back to the little mouse below, nearly dropping her mic.

 

14 hours ago, PrincessPriscillaPT said:

"Alright, @Samurai Equine Samurai!" *Priscilla yells at Samurai and decides to grab the rope, and continues to tell them to hold the rope*

 

Samurai gladly waves in the direction of Priscilla and Pinkie. He can't fully see them, but he can hear them. He can also feel. Speaking of feeling--!!

 

49 minutes ago, Shiny Silvermoon said:

*Socrate felt like his heart was about to explode, when Moushley ( @Samurai Equine ) requested his aid and called him "sweetie" in squeaks. He immediately began to flap his bat wings which allowed him to hover above the ground. His feet then carefully grasped her orange sweater, before they both started their flight.*

*The duo of pets rode the breeze, getting further and further in the sky, until they reached the balloon. They then landed onto it, joining @Starlight Glimmer and @Pinkie Pie.*

"WAIT!!! MOONLIGHT ( @Nitobit ) SHOULD GO FIRST HE HAS NIGHT VIS-" *Before she could finish her sentence, @Samurai Equine bumped into Shiny who was standing in front of the hole sliced through the wall of thorns. It must have been due to the lack of visibility that he didn't see the unicorn and he must have been too far away to hear her instructions. Misfortunately, the impact propelled her into the darkness and knocked her out. The mare was now unconscious, little birds comically floating around her head, and lost somewhere in the middle of the obscurity.*

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Moushley grabs on to Socrate for dear life, no hesitation! And when they arrive in @Pinkie Pie's balloon, Moushley looks around before happily squealing! She runs around the basket. She gives Socrate another big hug. She runs on top of Pinkie's head and waves. She runs onto @Starlight Glimmer's head and waves. And finally, she poses like Sailor Moon, ready to commentate on this whole race in the name of the moon! ...Which is made of cheese.... The moon is made of cheese, right?

Meanwhile, Samurai notices he bumped into some pony. He looks back, and just barely makes out who it is. He panics. "AH! Oh no, Shiny! I'm so sorry, my friend! I didn't mean to! I was in such a rush, that I didn't see you there, and--"

Samurai stops. He looks left and right, wide-eyed and sweating bullets. "...No one saw that, right? It's too dark, right?"

Without any further assistance, Samurai returns to Shiny's side, picks her up, lifts her over his shoulder, and begins to run off. "Don't you worry, Shiny! We're gonna finish this together. ... It may take a while since I'm mapping a safe path, but we'll get there!" Samurai beams with pride. ... He then realize this might count as cheating. "...Well, too late to stop now. Saving a friend is more important! TO VICTORY!!!"

[Dusk Haven]

10 hours ago, Shiny Silvermoon said:

"WAIT!!! MOONLIGHT ( @Nitobit ) SHOULD GO FIRST HE HAS NIGHT VIS-" *Before she could finish her sentence, @Samurai Equine bumped into Shiny who was standing in front of the hole sliced through the wall of thorns. It must have been due to the lack of visibility that he didn't see the unicorn and he must have been too far away to hear her instructions. Misfortunately, the impact propelled her into the darkness and knocked her out. The mare was now unconscious, little birds comically floating around her head, and lost somewhere in the middle of the obscurity.*

Dusk popped up suddenly, seemingly out of nowhere. She had followed the sound of the group’s voices through the darkness to find them. As she stepped into the faint light, the berry’s effect finally wore off, and she began to grow back to her full height—right in front of @Shiny Silvermoon.

“Hi there!” she greeted with a quick, almost sheepish smile.