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Zombie CYOA Sequel 3

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Zombie CYOA Sequel 3

You plan for day 2
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1)Talk to Twilight, ask how the rest of the mane 6 are doing, ask if she learned anything about the pony behind this, ask if she will let you out of the quarantine area.
2)Visit Town Hall for ID.  Ask about a file on suspects, if no file is found then ask about the “killer in the woods.”  Ask for a list of criminals, look for more serious offenders.  Ask Mayor Mare if she has any insight on what went wrong.  Ask about changelings.
3)Visit the hospital and check the psychiatric ward to see if any patient masterminded the plot.  Check the records for patient ZERO, they may have vital information.  Ask about the therapist as well.
4)Rest and collect thoughts.  Take a walk for a bit.
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The next morning you eat a quick breakfast and head out, you have a busy day ahead.  You think for a bit and decide to pay Twilight a visit.  If anypony will let you out, she will.  You know that Kiera, despite her high ranking in Canterlots military, can't overrule a princess.  Knowing Twilight will help as well.  You arrive and knock at the door.  A strange pony answers.

“Hello?  Are you Wind Hooves?” asked the strange pony.

You nod.

“Yes, I am.” you said.

“Twilight told me about you.  I'm glad to finally meet you.” said the pony.

“Thanks miss...” you began.

“Starlight Glimmer.”

“Starlight Glimmer, are you a friend of Twilights?” you asked.

Before Starlight Glimmer could answer Twilight poked her head in front of her.

“WIND!” greeted Twilight.

Twilight jumped in front of you and hugged you tight.

“Twilight?  I didn't know you liked him like that.” chuckled Starlight Glimmer.

Twilight promptly releases you.

“Sorry, I was just so excited and surprised to see you.” said Twilight.

“Sorry I arrived unannounced like that.” you apologized.

“Oh don't worry about that.  Come on in, everypony is inside.” said Twilight.

Before you could answer Twilight shoves you inside, down a hall and into a large room with a huge table in the middle surrounded by 6 chairs, no wait there's a small one so 7.  Sitting in all but one was Twilights friends, Rarity, Apple Jack, Pinkie Pie, Fluttershy and Rainbow Dash.  Also present was another strange pony.  It also occurs to you that you never actually met Rainbow Dash, just her zombified body.

“Wind you already know my friends including Starlight here.” said Twilight.

“Hey that's not true, he doesn't know me at all.” complained Rainbow Dash.

Twilight seems to have made the same realization as you did.

“Uh, my bad.” admitted Twilight.

Rainbow Dash flies over.

“Name's Rainbow Dash, fastest flier in Equestria and the newest Wonderbolt.” greeted Rainbow Dash.

“That's really impressive.  I'm Wind Hooves, ninja in training and zombie slayer.” you greeted.

“Yeah, you're pretty cool, almost as cool as me.” bragged Rainbow Dash.

Twilight whispers in your ear.

“That's one of the best compliments Rainbow Dash will give.” whispered Twilight.

You and Twilight nod.

“So Wind Hooves, what bring you here?” asked Twilight.

“Well a few things actyually.” you answered.

“Go on.” said Twilight.

“Well I wanted to see how everypony is.” you said.

The others nod to show they are doing fine.

“Second, I wanted to see if you found anything out about the pony behind this.” you said.

“Well Wind, I took some time to look into things and it seems we are looking for somepony with a lot of will power.” answered Twilight.

You look confused.

“This was caused by a potion.  A rather nasty one at that, I brought a tiny sample to Zecora the other day and she almost had a heart attack upon seeing it.” said Twilight.

(Fun fact, if you came on day 1 Twilight would not have been there, only Starlight Glimmer and Spike.)

“Who?” you asked.

“Oh right, I forgot you only just arrived in Ponyville.  Zecora lives in the Everfree Forest.  She's a really good friend of ours.” answered Twilight.

“In the Everfree Forest?  Does this have anything to do with the killer in the woods?” you asked.

“That pony?  No she doesn't.  I never thought of him actually, he may be a good lead.” said Twilight.

“That leads me to my last thing, I want to head there to investigate and I was wondering if you could let me past the quarantine area.” you said.

“Of course Wind, I know that you aren't behind this at all.  In fact, your training may make you the best one to go and investigate.” answered Twilight.

(Fun fact: if you did too poorly in the prequel Twilight would tell you it's too dangerous and would refuse you let you go.)

“Thank you Twilight.” you said.

“Glad I can help Wind, I'll get word to the guards there as soon as I can.  You can go out as much as you want and anywhere you want starting tomorrow.” said Twilight.

“Tomorrow?” you asked.

“Bureaucracy stuff.” said Twilight.

You nod.

“Back to the potion, it take absolute concentration and dedication.  Just the slightest bit of doubt will make it fail.  Whoever did this was determined to do so with little doubt.” said Twilight.

“Am I going to be ignored?” asked the strange mare.

“Oh right.  Wind Hooves, this is Stella, she's a colleague from Magic School.

Name: Stella
Gender: Female
Species: Unicorn
Info: A gifted unicorn and friend to many.  She is a lot tougher than she looks.
Status: Acquaintance
Link: fav.me/d5wsig1

“Stella?  No offence but that's an odd name.” you said.

Stella laughs.

“It's a common type of name back in Hoofington.” said Stella.

“Anyway Wind Hooves, not to be rude but we have to get back to our meeting.” said Twilight.

“That's ok, thanks for everything.” you said.

“Nice to meet ya Wind.” said Rainbow Dash.

“Same here Wind Hooves.” said Starlight Glimmer.

You leave Twilights castle and walk to the Town Hall.  Once inside, you are greeted by Mayor Mare.

“Ah, Wind Hooves.  I must thank you again for saving us.” said mayor Mare.

“It's no problem.” you said.

“So, what bring you here?” asked mayor Mare.

“Well, first I need some sort of ID so I can go to the bar and get information and later, get wasted.  Second, I need to see a file on suspects in this whole zombie thing.  Third, do you have any insight on what went wrong?  Last, what happened to the changelings?” you answered.

“For the ID, I can fast forward the process so you can get it a 5 days instead of a month because everything is backed up like mad.  Like, I haven't slept since the night before I was bucking mauled to death.” said Mayor Mare.

“Wow, that's rough.” you said.

“Tell me about it.  Anyway, I have 2 suspects in this but what I have on them is pure speculation.” said Mayor Mare.

“It's better than nothing.” you said.

“You ever hear abou the killer in the woods and the shady mare?” asked Mayor Mare.

“Yeah, I heard about them.” you said.

“Well that shady mare is Bellatrix, a real shady dealer.  She has a sister in town named Stella, that's your best bet to find her.  As for this killer, I know his name is Quick Strike.” explained Mayor Mare.

“Stella?  I just met her.” you said.

“That's great, you can go and see her.” said Mayor Mare.

“I could but I don't know where she lives and she's in a meeting right now with Twilight and her friends.” you said.

“Must be important then.” said mayor Mare.

“I see, do you have a list of criminals?” you asked.

“Wind I would love to show you but that's classified.  You would need permission from somepony really high up in the military to give clearance for that and besides, Ponyville is a relatively crime free area, the only cases are Bellatrix selling illegal stuff and Quick Strike doing nasty stuff.” explained Mayor Mare.

“I understand.  Do you know what went wrong?” you asked.

“Honestly Wind, I have no clue.” answered Mayor Mare.

“Ok then what happened to the changelings?” you asked.

“Wind, a lot of things happened while you were out.  For the changelings, do you want the long version or the short version?” asked Mayor Mare.

“Short version.” you answered.

“Chrysalis invaded, kidnapped everypony that could stop them.  They skipped over you because they thought you were dead and to be fair, so did a lot of ponies.  Anyway, Starlight Glimmer, Discord, Trixie, and Thorax went there, and beat them.  If you want more detail, ask one of them.  After that, Thorax got the changelings to share love which is more efficient than stealing it and they transformed into weird colored version of themselves except Chrysalis whom fled the hive and we haven't heard from her since.” explained Mayor Mare.

“Ok but who's Thorax?” you asked.

“A changeling that decided to not steal love and was vital in getting the rest of the hive to do so and now he's in charge.  You should meet him sometime.” said Mayor Mare.

“Wow.” you said.

“Right, like I said the ID will take 5 days.” said Mayor Mare.

“Thank you.” you said.

Right, your next planned stop is the hospital.  You walk inside and see a familiar face about to leave.

“Nurse Redheart.” you said.

“Wind, you know you can just call me Redheart.” said Nurse Redheart.

“Right, sorry.” you said.

“What brings you here?  Feeling sick?” asked Nurse Redheart.

“Well in my investigation I want to check the psychic ward to see if any patients may have masterminded the plot, check the records on patient ZERO, and ask about the therapist.” you explained.

Nurse Redheart looks nervous.

“Wind, I'm so sorry but most of that is classified, I would get in major trouble is I showed you that kind of stuff.  All I'm allowed to tell you is that patient ZERO, as far as we know, is an earth pony names Tequila Curls.” explained Nurse Redheart.

“The bar owner?” you asked.

“Yeah, I'm heading there now.  Want to join me?” asked Nurse Redheart.

“Sorry, I don't have any ID.” you said.

“Oh well, I'll see you around ok?” said Nurse Redheart.

“Everything ok here?” asked a voice.

You look over and see another nurse.

“Yes Star Shine, I was just talking to Wind Hooves here.” said Nurse Redheart.

Star Shine info,
Name: Star Shine
Gender: Female
Species: Unicorn
Info: A hot nurse, a bit on the immature side though.
Status: Acquaintance
Link: fav.me/d5tw06m

Star Shine walk up to you.

“Ah, so this is the fabled Wind Hooves.  Looks tough but mighty fine on the eyes.” said Star Shine.

“STAR SHINE!” shouted Nurse Redheart.

Star Shine laughs.

“Relax, I'm just messing with you.  Did you get jealous or something?” asked Star Shine.

“No, everypony knows his only romance options are OCs, no canon characters.” answered Nurse Redheart.

“What are you talking about?” you asked.

“Oh, never mind Wind.” said Star Shine.

“Oh!  Say Wind, remember when I mentioned I was able to teach you cure despite being an earth pony because I seen a colleague doing it enough times?” asked Nurse Redheart.

“Let me guess, the colleague is Star Shine right?” you asked.

“That's right.” answered Nurse Redheart.

“Well, thanks anyway.  I'll get out of your mane.” you said.

“Bye Wind.” said Nurse Redheart.

“Bye cutie.” said Star Shine.

You walk back hone to collect your thoughts.  You have a quick snack and go into the bathroom.  After turning on the tap you wind the water doesn't work all of a sudden.

“What the buck?  It worked before.” you wondered.

Suddenly the tap vibrates violently and spews out a bunch of slime.  You ready your sword when it suddenly forms into a pony.

“Ah!  Don't hurt me.” pleaded the slime.

You put your sword away.  You heard about these slimes but never seen one before.

“Sorry, you scared me there.  What were you doing in there anyway?” you asked.

“Well I was swimming along, eating dirt, grime, and stuff.  It's what we slimes do.  I took a wrong turn and found myself inside your tap there.” explained the slime.

You nod.

“Anyway, my name's Diamond Dancer.” introduced the slime.

“I'm Wind Hooves.” you said.

Name: Diamond Dancer
Gender: N/A, it's a slime
Species: Slime pony
Info: A cute slime that get's into trouble.
Status: Acquaintance
Link: fav.me/d6jn4wb

“So, you wouldn't have anything to eat would you?” asked Diamond Dancer.

The slime slides around, despite rumours it doesn't leave a trail to clean up after.  It looks into the garbage and grines.

“Jackpot!  Wind, you just throw this away?” asked Diamond Dancer.

“Well yeah, it's garbage.” you said.

Diamond Dancer immediately jumps in and empties it by eating the contents.

“Wind, you gotta let me stay and hang out.  I'll make sure you'll never throw anything away again.  I get food and shelter and you can be environmentally friendly.  What do you say?” asked Diamond Dancer.

You wonder if you can trust this slime.

After giving your reply, which will be seen in the next chapter, you head outside to think about things.

You know the following information:
-Whomever did this is strong willed and determined.
-The suspects are Bellatrix and Quick Strike, you never met either yet but you know that Stella is the sister of Bellatrix.
-You have clearance to leave Ponyville making it possible to track down Quick Strike in the forest.  While the Everfree Forest is dangerous your skills will make traversing it no problem.
-You don't have access to the psychiatric wards records.  You could try stealing them but there's no guarantee it will have any information and getting aught, which is possible, would land you in a heap of trouble.  Maybe Star Shine could help if you got to know her better.

As you walk around in a field of really tall sunflowers thinking you step on something odd.

“Hey, be careful sir.” said a female voice.

You look over but you don't see anypony.

“Um, where are you?” you asked.

The head of a mare pops up looking annoyed, right away you know something is off.

“Sorry, I couldn't see your hoof.” you said.

“Not my hoof, my tail.” said the mare.

The end of a snakelike tail emerges from the sunflowers.  It occurs to you that this is a llamia.

“A llamia?” you said.

You know that llamias aren't usually found around these parts, they reside in southern Equestria and lush jungles where it's really warm.

“That's right.  Name's Meadow Breeze.” said the llamia.

Name: Meadow Breeze
Gender: Female
Species: Llamia pony
Info: A snake like pony that loves to hug using her long tail.
Status: Acquaintance
Link: fav.me/d6mchb5

“I'm Wind Hooves.” you said.

As soon as you said that Meadow Breeze immediately jumped you, before you could react she had you tightly wrapped in her tail as she squeed like a schoolfilly.

“You're one of the ones that saved Equestria from the zombies, I was so scared back then but you're a hero.” squeed Meadow Breeze.

You couldn't move a muscle.

“Um, could you let go?  It's getting tight.” you asked.

Meadow Breeze let you go.

“Sorry, I was so excited.  I owe you my life Wind.  If you need anything, I like to hang out around here ok?” said Meadow Breeze.

“I'll keep that in mind.” you said.

After that interesting encounter you walk back home.

“Wind, hold up a second.” said a mare.

You turn around and see it's Shield Coin.

“Wind Hooves, I know it's a bit sudden but I was wondering if you wuld like to go out tonight?” asked Shied Coin.

You ponder for a bit.

-

There it is, the chapter finally done and it's over 2x as long and took like 10x as long as it should.  You need to decide the following:

-Should you let Diamond Dancer stay with you?  She'll be helpful but can you trust her?
-Do you accept Shield Coins date request?  If you do you'll be staying out late and wake up late as a result meaning you'll only have time for 3 visits the next day but you and Shield Coin will be closer than ever.
-What is your plan tomorrow?  Keep in mind that tracking down Quick Strike will take twice as long as you don't know where in the forest he lives, and future visits after the first takes the normal time.

Tip 1: Advancing your friendships with various mares may lead to more information and/or meeting new ponies.

Tip 2: Stella is a lesbian and Tequila Curls is married.  Other than that any OC you meet is a romance option.  Yes, even the slime.

Tip 3: You have plenty of time.  Look for some work to get bits and hang out with friends.  Who knows, you may stumble across a good lead by accident.

Tip 4: Getting your hooves dirty risks repercussions from various ponies but in some cases it'll get you what you need.  Weigh the risk and reward.
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Since the tie isn't breaking it's up to halibabica to decide:

A. Talk to Twilight and ask about Stella so you can get to a suspect (Bellatrix).
B. Find a job to make bits.