Chapter 14
Dungeons & Ponies & Dragons

We all know the game of Dungeons &Dragons. That super addictive RPG game. The one game you could spend hours upon hours playing with your friends without realizing what time of the day is after a few turns. Say what you want about it being a game for nerds and geeks, but Dungeon & Dragons is truly a remarkable game. Sadly for Equestria, they don't have Dungeon & Dragons. However, Equestria does have its own version called Dungeon Conquest. It's kind of like Dungeon & Dragons, but some of the rules are different. Dungeon Conquest is Summer's favorite game. There isn't any game she loves to play more. Summer believes herself to be sort of an expert on the game. She knows every single rule and regulation by heart. Whenever a perfect opportunity to play Dungeon Conquest arises, Summer will take it. Such as a rainy day for example. It all began one evening in Ponyville. The town was experiencing a heavy downfall. Typical weather for mid-April. At Golden Oak Library, Skyline and the others were visiting Summer. Prey was shown sleeping on the highest bookshelf. Just as a bored Skyline asked if there was anything they could do to pass the time, Summer immediately ran over to the closest and took out a game called Dungeon Conquest. She laid it on top of the coffee table. "I say it's time for some Dungeon Conquest!" Summer exclaimed happily as she looked around at everyone, "So...who's turn is it to be Dungeon Master?"

"I was Dungeon Master last time," Chary replied, "Um...I think it's been awhile since it was Jester's turn."

"Then it's settled! Jester is the Dungeon Master," Summer said. Skyline let out a groan.

"Not Jester," Skyline replied with a sigh, "Remember the last time he was Dungeon Master? We spent hours roaming through the Gumdrop Forest in search of the Candy Queen and her Cupcake Kingdom. Worst...game...ever."

"Hey! That was fun!" Jester refuted.

"No...it wasn't dude," Skyline replied sternly, "This time please...make the game interesting. I ain't venturing through a forest named after a candy again. Unless it involves smoking hot girls." In response, Jasmine shook her head slowly as Melrose cracked a laugh.

"Get prepared everyone because this is gonna be the best game of Dungeon Conquest you ever played!" Jester proclaimed confidently. The ponies where then shown sitting around the table as the game got underway. First off, everyone choose their character's class. Summer choose white mage, Skyline choose berserker, Chary choose medic, Melrose choose hunter, and Jasmine choose black mage. Once that was taking care of, Jester began to narrate the story. "Ok...so our five brave adventures are wandering a quiet forest when they find soon themselves in a small village. The village was in a panic because they just found out their kind princess had been captured by the evil king and taken to his evil kingdom. Just then, one of the townsfolk ran over to the adventures."

"Please! You have to save our princess from the evil king!" she cried out.

"Where did the evil king take her?" Chary asked.

"To his evil kingdom in the evil mountains," the pony replied.

"The evil kingdom in the evil mountains? Really Jester?" Skyline asked sarcastically, "Good enough I guess."

"Don't worry! We'll definitely save her!" Summer reassured confidently.

"With that...the five adventures left the village and made their way to the evil mountains," Jester narrated. Summer and the others continued through the forest for what seemed forever until a bored Skyline spoke up.

"Come on Jester...make something interesting happen already before I die from boredom," he complained.

"Ok...um...how about the adventures meet with an old witch and her cauldron on the side of the road just before they reached the mountains," Jester narrated.

"Would any of you like to try a potion I just brewed?" the witch asked, "It's guaranteed to make you ten times stronger!" Skyline quickly pushed through the others and walked up to the witch.

"I like the sound of that!" Skyline shouted happily.

"After the witch poured some of the green potion into a glass, she gave it to him. Skyline drank the potion in one gulp," Jester narrated, "However...instead of the potion making Skyline stronger, it turned him into a girl." The next second Skyline was engulfed in a green cloud of smoke. Once it dissipated, Skyline was shown as a mare. Summer and the others burst out laughing. The witch and her cauldron vanished before Skyline could get his...her...hooves on the smug witch.

"Oh come on!" Skyline exclaimed angrily, "What the heck Jester?!"

"What's wrong Skyline? I thought you wanted it to be interesting?" Jester asked sarcastically.

"Yeah...but...that's not...fine," Skyline replied with a deep sigh, "Let's just get this over with."

"After a few hours of climbing up the evil mountain, our brave adventures finally make it to the evil kingdom where the evil king lives," Jester narrated.

"About time!" Skyline shouted, "Let's save the princess already!"

"Just as the adventures were going to enter the castle, they were suddenly met by a...uh...uh...giant strawberry shortcake monster!" Jester narrated.

"I'm a giant strawberry shortcake monster and I'm going to eat you!" the monster roared loudly.

"You've got to be kidding me Jester," Skyline said sarcastically, "A giant strawberry shortcake monster? So lame."

"The strawberry shortcake monster quickly grabbed Skyline before he could get away and ate him," Jester narrated.

"Oh no! Skyline!" Melrose yelled.

"I...hate...this...game!" Skyline shouted from inside the monster's belly.

"Sadly for our hero Skyline...she was dead," Jester narrated, "But the adventures refused to give up!"

"Come on girls! We can't let Skyline's sacrifice go to waste!" Summer cried out, "Let's beat that thing and rescue the princess!" Summer and her friends soon engaged in a daring fight against the strawberry shortcake monster. Using every move at their disposal, the ponies were eventually able to defeat it. As quick as they could, Summer and her friends charged into the castle. Not long after, they found the princess locked inside a hanging cage. Just then, the evil king appeared.

"Please save me!" the princess cried out.

"If you want to rescue the princess you'll have to beat me!" the king pony proclaimed.

"The four adventures soon engaged the evil king in a fierce battle," Jester narrated, "However...the evil king was far too powerful."

"This guy sure is tough," Summer panted.

"What do we do Summer?" Jasmine asked.

"Using all the magic they had left, the heroes unleashed their ultimate move...the Super Friendship Beam!" Jester narrated.

"Alright girls! Let's do it!" Summer exclaimed.

"Super Friendship Beam!" they shouted together.

"The evil king let out a scream as he was destroyed by their powerful attack," Jester narrated, "With the evil king defeated, our brave heroes were able to free the princess from her iron prison."

"Thank so you much for saving me," the princess said with a sincere smile, "Please come back with me to my kingdom so that I may treat you to a bountiful feast!"

"The four adventures followed the princess back to her kingdom where they enjoyed a delicious feast. Soon after, they were all anointed her personal royal guards. Our heroes went on many more exciting adventures together, but those stories are for another time. The end," Jester narrated.

"I have to say Jester...that was the best game yet. Good job," Summer said with a smile.

"I agree," Chary replied, "That was really fun!"

"It was ok," Skyline muttered, "But...I have to admit it was a lot better than the past games you did." The other also congratulated Jester on the job he did as Dungeon Master.

"Thanks everyone," Jester replied as he rubbed the back of his head. With the rain stopped, Skyline and the others all headed back home. After finishing some late night studying, Summer finally went to bed. Summer was shown dreaming about the Dungeon Conquest game she had just played with her friends. Even in her dreams, Summer couldn't help but think about her favorite game. Talk about a Dungeon Conquest addict.