AN: I do not own My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, the Mane 6 or the Elements of Harmony. I also do not own Dungeons and Dragons, but I do own dice. Just in case... I am part owner of Eight Star.

The last of the Diamond Dogs defeated, Princess Bravely, the earth pony paladin, sheathed her blade. Silent Night, the pegasus rogue, as usual, remained hidden, expecting another ambush. The two mages, Magic Fire, the unicorn wizard, and Sing Song, the unicorn bard, breathed a sigh of relief. The last encounter had used nearly all of their spells. Grim Jaw, the earth pony berserker, kept watch over the way the party had already come.

"Sing Song," Bravely commanded, "Check the Element of Avarice. Has it been purified yet?"

Sing Song rummaged in her bag and withdrew the Element of Avarice, the corrupted Element of Generosity. It glowed faintly. "No…"

"Damn…" Magic Fire frowned. "What else is there to do? We defeated the Diamond Dogs. One would think that that would purify the Element."

"Shh…" Although, nopony could see her, Silent Night's whisper seemed to come from immediately behind the rest of her party. "I hear something. Brace yourselves."

"E-Excuse me… Hello?" A voice sang out from the darkness. "Is…is it safe to come out?"

"Who are you?" Bravely's voice boomed into the darkness, perhaps a little louder than it should have, because the voice didn't respond for several seconds.

"I…I've been held prisoner here for so long. Please…are you here to rescue me?" A beautiful pony stepped out into the party's view. Her amber tresses flowed down past her knees, and nearly covered her large, green eyes. "Oh!" she said, spying the Element of Avarice, "What a beautiful piece of jewelry!"

Sing Song drew back slightly. "This isn't-"

"It's no ordinary piece of jewelry, m'lady," Bravely interrupted. "It is the Element of Avarice! It has been corrupted by the nefarious Discord, and we five have been sent by Princess Celestia to purify them."

"Oh. I'm sure I could do that," the pony said, moving closer to Sing Song. "Please let me see it."

"I don't know about that…" Grim Jaw stomped over and placed herself between the pony and Sing Song. "The Elements of Discord are not to be taken lightly. Back away."

The former prisoner glared at Grim Jaw. "You will give it to me."

Grim Jaw, completely unconvinced, replied, "No. I. Will. Not." Sing Song took a couple more steps back and placed the Element of Avarice back into her bag.

"GIVE IT TO ME!" The pony suddenly roared, shoving past Grim Jaw with more strength than a pony her size should possess and grabbed Sing Song's bag from off her back. She violently swung it back and forth until the Element of Avarice flew out. Showing almost supernatural dexterity, the red-maned pony clamped down on the element of Avarice and slipped it around her neck.

The adventuring ponies were quite stunned at this turn of events and were rendered completely speechless. Red-Mane seemed quite pleased with herself.

Princess Bravely was the first to speak. "Uh…Whadda we do now?"

"We get it back," Silent Night whispered from the darkness. The other ponies didn't see it, but the rogue began creeping toward Red-Mane.

"Yeah!" Magic Fire prepared a fireball spell.

"What the heck! A fireball?" Applejack, who was playing as Princess Bravely, shouted. "We're in a cave, ya dummy! You'll kill us all!"

"That's why I announced what I was doing this time," Rainbow Dash responded. "So you have time to get away." She grinned wickedly. "C'mon, Twilight. Lemme cast the fireball." She rubbed her hooves together in anticipation.

Twilight rolled her eyes from behind her Dungeon Master's screen and rolled a few dice. Her eyes widened in concern. "Uh…roll resistance checks…"

Applejack, Rainbow Dash, Fluttershy, Rarity, and Pinkie Pie all rolled their dice and glanced at their character sheets. Rarity, who was playing as Sing Song spoke first. "12."

Fluttershy, who was playing as Silent Night, frowned. "5…"

Pinkie Pie, otherwise known as Grim Jaw, smiled. "20!"

Applejack announced her number next. "15."

Rainbow Dash rolled her eyes. "I don't need a resistance check. I'm automatically immune. Heh."

Magic Fire cast the fireball at the red-maned pony, hitting her squarely in the side. The fireball then exploded, causing the ponies around her to be flung back. Silent Night was immediately knocked out, while Sing Song and Princess Bravely managed only to get singed slightly. The berserker, Grim Jaw, seemed to take no damage whatsoever.

"Red-Mane" cried out in pain and steadied herself. "You won't live to regret that…" she growled. Her form suddenly began to change from a beautiful pony to that of a half pony-half dragon, with a scaly coat, snakes for a mane and large fangs. "My Master will soon have the Element of Avarice, and Equestria will be DOOMED!" "Red-Mane" rushed toward Magic Fire, but a sudden flash of steel barred her progress.

"Not if I have anything to say about it!" Princess Bravely clenched her longsword in her teeth and braced herself for battle. "You'll have to go through me…"

"With Pleasure…"

"Hoo-whee! This is getting' intense!" Applejack exclaimed.

"I like it, too. It's scary, but not too scary," Fluttershy nodded.

"Shh!" Rainbow Dash shushed at Fluttershy. "You're dead! Dead ponies can't talk!"

"I'm sorry…" Fluttershy immediately clamped her mouth shut after apologizing and glanced around nervously.

"She's only knocked out, Rainbow Dash," Rarity replied. "Right, Twilight?"

Twilight Sparkle looked out over her screen. "Yeah. She's only knocked out, Rarity. And Fluttershy, you're allowed to talk out of character if you want." She then quickly ducked behind her screen and rolled a few more dice.

Fluttershy exhaled as if she were holding her breath the whole time. "Whew. I'm glad for that!"

Twilight looked up again from her screen. "Oh, Applejack. Roll initiative, please. Thank you." She ducked back behind her screen while Applejack rolled her die. "12."

From behind her screen, Twilight responded, "Oh dear."

Red-Mane struck first, lashing out with her tail. The attack struck Princess Bravely soundly across the face, but the paladin remained undaunted. "You think a little slap'll stop me? Taste steel!" Bravely rushed forward and slashed Red-Mane down her flank, causing Red-Mane to cry out in pain.

"Grah! You blasted foal!" she hissed, lashing out again with her tail. But Bravely was too quick, and her sword intercepted it, causing even more damage to the half mare-half serpent.

"Lightning Bolt!" Magic Fire shot a bolt of lightning at the chimeric creature, delivering a powerful jolt.

"Lemme hit her, too!" Grim Jaw drew her great axe and swung it in a mighty arc.

"Can I sing a Song of Inspiration?" Rarity asked.

"Lightning Bolt!" Rainbow Dash cried out again.

Fluttershy also said something, but it was lost in the din of everypony else's moves and requests.

Twilight frantically began rolling dice. "Hold on, hold on!" In between rolls, she was scribbling notes behind her screen. Everypony else was still making their requests.

"Lightning Bolt! Magic Missle!"

"Bash! Smash!"

"~La, la, la, laa~"

"Um…Twilight…?"

"C'mon, Twilight! Lemme finish 'er!"

"Acid Arrow!"

"Wham! Slam!"

"~La, laa…~"

"You can't stop mah mighty blade!"

"Twilight…?"

Twilight Sparkle suddenly slammed her hooves on the table and cried out, "AAUUGH, THAT'S IT! ROCKS FALL! EVERYONE DIES!"

Everypony stopped what they were doing and sat, stunned, for a few moments. Twilight breathed heavily and glared at the rest of the ponies. Rarity suddenly broke the silence. "Well, that was rather anticlimactic…"

Rainbow Dash scratched her head. "So…what happened? Did we win?"

"Yeah, Twi. What happened to that Red-Maned critter?" Applejack added.

Fluttershy began to cry. "Are we…are we really dead…?" She sniffled a little and looked forlornly at her character sheet.

Twilight let out an exasperated sigh. "I'm sorry, girls... I just wanted to get your attention. There's a lot happening here at once, and there are a lot of moves and damage to resolve. Just…please…hold on while I roll some dice."

Fluttershy sniffled again. "So, we're not dead?"

Twilight smiled, while continuing to roll dice. "Not in the slightest, Fluttershy."

Rainbow Dash interjected, jabbing Fluttershy in the ribs. "Except for your character. She's dead."

Before Fluttershy could pout, Rarity, Applejack, and Pinkie Pie all shouted, "She's not dead! She's KNOCKED OUT!"

Rainbow snorted, "Same difference…"

Twilight finished scribbling something down behind her screen. "Whew! Ok, I think I have everything resolved. You girls really pounded the snot out of the boss…"

With the last blow, the serpent-equine fell. With her last breath, she growled. "You may have defeated me, but you will never stop the Cult of Discord…" She sighed and expired, her body disappearing, leaving only the purified Element of Generosity.

Sing Song lifted the Element and placed it in her bag. "'Cult of Discord'? What's that mean?" Naturally, she was confused as none of the party members have heard mention of this 'Cult of Discord' before now.

"Well, a cult is a group of ponies who worship something. It must be like, this group of ponies worships Discord. But that seems silly, because Discord is a statue. It'd be better to worship something that can actually talk to you. But since this is a cult of Discord, maybe they're okay with worshipping a statue, because he's a big meanie pants and they're craazyyy…" Grim Jaw explained, making loopy-eyed gestures.

"Pinkie, I…think you're talkin' out of character…" Applejack interjected.

"Oh! Sorry… Lemme try that again," Pinkie replied.

Grim Jaw cleared her throat and grunted. "Me not know. Maybe Celestia knows."

Pinkie Pie looked expectantly at Twilight Sparkle, who nodded her approval.

"Grim Jaw's right. Maybe we should see the Princess about this." Princess Bravely adjusted her armor and sheathed her blade. The others nodded in agreement. Sing Song healed Silent Night and brought her up to speed on events.

"Ok! I think we'll end it there for now. It's getting late." Twilight Sparkle clapped her hooves together. "Next time, you'll talk to Princess Celestia about the Cuullt of Discooord… OOooOOhh…"

"So we're gonna have to fight Discord again, Twi?" Applejack chuckled.

"Maybe…" Twilight replied slyly. "Maybe not… You'll have to play and see."

Rainbow Dash punched the air with her hooves. "We'll womp him just like we did last time!" Then she turned toward Fluttershy. "Except for Silent Night. She'll be dead."

"Knock it off Rainbow Dash. We're not going to let anyone die," Rarity shushed. "Um, right Twilight?" she added.

Twilight replied with a snicker, "Maybe…"

*knock knock*

"Who could that be?" Twilight opened the door to find a crimson pony wearing a dark hood. "Ze- Zecora?"

The crimson pony chuckled. "No, no… Although… I am a sorcerer. You can call me 'Eight Star.' Or, 'Game Master' if you prefer."

"Oh," Twilight nervously chuckled. "Uh, okay, Eight Star. Is there…something I can help you with?"

"Not a thing, actually. Although… I think that I might be able to help you." He leaned in a little closer. "I hear that you and your friends like to play games." He craned his neck to the side to get a look at the other ponies.

Pinkie Pie immediately rushed up the Eight Star, shoving Twilight to the side in the process. "Of course we like to play games! What kind of pony doesn't like to play games?" She got right up into the crimson pony's face. "A boring pony! That's who!"

Eight Star seemed completely unperturbed by Pinkie's sudden outburst. He simply took a step back and chuckled. "Well, I can assure you, this game is not boring." He cast a sly glance at the rest of the girls. "In fact, one might say that it's something that ponies could really get in to…"

"Well, let's see it then!" Applejack demanded.

"Yeah!" Rainbow Dash added. "I wanna see this Oh-So-Awesome game!"

Eight Star snickered. "Very well. I shant keep you waiting any longer." From underneath his cloak, he magically produced a small, black box. The top of the box was inlaid with an eight-pointed star. "Let's play…"