Colt Quest

Ruby begins yelling back at a stallion she stole an apple from, trying hard to make him look like the villain.
Some light green foal shows up and pays for the apple for her.
Feeling thankful, Ruby offers to show her new friend Emerald a secret.
The pair stealth their way to the castle area and try not to get the guards attention. Ruby is bad at this.
They chat a bit and Ruby talks about how she cooks for the other ponies she squats with.
Finally they climb a rope and Ruby reveals her secret. A spot where they can perv on the male guards getting dressed.
There is a very confused conversation about being gay, and Emerald boops Ruby.
Finally Emerald reveals that he is a colt, and Ruby reveals that she is a filly to much laughter.
Returning to chatting, Ruby says she's seen the hauntingly creepy Sensoria in the mare's guardroom.
Emerald says he'll buy her a kebab, and then asks about Ruby's earring.
Ruby explains that it was something she got from her mom, the last thing she has of her parents.
She refuses to sell it, and is sure it was meant to have something in it originally.
Emerald shows his pendant and tells her his similar story.
He then tells her roughly what his abusive step parents did. Ruby knows some mares in a similar situation.
Ruby says she is glad she's not in such a shit situation, and then apologises for being so rude.
They enjoy their kebabs.

Ruby says she'll meet Emerald again tomorrow by the fountain.
The next day Ruby is at the fountain scrounging for bits.
Emerald comes just as he said.
Ruby mentions that she saw Emerald's wanted poster. She offers to buy him something to cheer him up.
Ruby talks about how she'd like to go on an adventure. Emerald then invites her on one.
She agrees to have dinner with Joyride if it means getting to leave.
Ruby then tells Emerald about the more fun places in Whitherwater.
They head over to the puppet show where Emerald shows off his ability to read, and then pays for 2 tickets.
The show is good and Ruby loves that she gets to be this close for once.
There is a short break and Ruby snacks on the free food. Emerald says this is like a date, which would've made this Ruby's first.
The show resumes with Tack and Nail, two mischievous kids playing pranks.
In the end, Ol' Cloaky kidnaps them and takes them away, never to be seen again.
This story scares the shit out of Ruby doesn't bother Ruby at all.
She asks Emerald about Joyride, nervous that her lack of manners and good clothes might be a problem.
Ruby meets Joy, who makes a bad start to the conversation by saying Ruby looks like a guy.

Ruby is told that this adventure's goal is all about giving Joy an orgasm.
Ruby doesn't know what that is, but Joy says she'll show her at some point.
But first Ruby is asked what skills she can bring to the table.
Emerald starts listing many things, but Joy dismisses them, saying Ruby is probably too young to be that good.
Ruby starts an age fight with Joy, who agrees to let Ruby come just so she can pick on her.
But Joy still wants payment for looking after her. Ruby agrees to do errands.
Her first task is to get some drugs for Joyride.
She does so, and she collects her bed rags and a book from her old home too.
She gives the pills to Joy before heading to bed in Emerald's room.
Emerald says she can sleep in his bed rather than on the floor, so she accepts.
They chat about food and stuff, before falling asleep together.
Ruby wakes up to a pancake breakfast that Emerald made.
She complains about feeling like a mooch, she's been getting a lot from Emerald lately.
Ruby asks if she can learn to read now, and after more than an hour she gets some of the basics down.
She watches Emerald write and receive letters, looking forward to the day she can too.
They head out to the stream to look for things that Emerald can use for his magic.
Emerald asks if he can get Ruby some new clothes, but she refuses, saying she'll buy them herself.
Arriving, Ruby impresses Emerald with her rock skimming, and teaches him how to do it.

Ruby and Emerald play with rocks, making towers and knocking them down.
She asks if Emerald is going to try magic now, and watches as he tries.
Amazingly, Emerald does levitate several rocks. It doesn't last too long though.
They leave, taking the scenic route around the shops. Ruby points out a few places.
Ruby struggles to recall her last name for Emerald.
Ruby tells Emerald that she found her knife just left on the ground, and with its he doesn't fear anyone.
Emerald asks her to show off some moves, so Ruby awesomely and brutally murders several imaginary characters.
They then end up at the grocers and talk about food. Emerald mentioned that Joy is a gross weirdo that eats meat.
They buy ingredients for burritos and get some snacks too. Ruby's not tried most of this before.
Emerald picks up the bag and they both begin to walk back home.
Ruby asks Emerald about his past. He begins telling her how he escaped his parents.
The story goes on a while, and at one point Emerald starts choking up over a particularly bad bit.
Ruby tells him that he doesn't have to keep going, but Emerald says he's okay to say more.

Ruby keeps listening to Emerald's story. Emerald gets up to the bit where he's out of the castle.
He stops once they get back to 304. Joy is there having come home at the same time.
Joy says she was out getting the enchantments refreshed. Ruby asks more about this.
Joy explains that if she doesn't redo them like once a year the house will fling everything out.
Heading inside, Ruby gets to work on cooking the burritos. Emerald helps with reading the cookbook.
Ruby is actually really damn good at cooking, rivaling Sweet Tea for chopping speed.
With continued instruction from Emerald, the burritos get made, and they are really good!
Ruby asks Joy what allows a pony to cast magic. Joy explains that magic is a reserve, but also a muscle.
That the more you cast, the more you can cast. She also explains the other magic types the best she can.
Ruby is enjoying her burrito, then Emerald asks how she learned how to cook.
She explains she was on cooking duty with her old roommates, and it was all trial by error.
Emerald presses for more information on her past, but Ruby says she doesn't remember it well.
Emerald asks Joy to help with Ruby's memory, so Ruby changes her reason to not wanting to talk about it.
They head into the training room.

Ruby finds great delight in sparring with the Joy's talking training dummy.
Not really listening to Emerald's training, she does look over when Joy sounds concerned.
Emerald is passed out on the floor, quite similar to how Ruby's old flatmates be after getting back from the pub.
Ruby decides she should pass out too, and gets some sleep.
The next morning Emerald is still out cold, so she makes breakfast from the leftovers.
She then starts doing the dishes, which wakes Emerald up.
She tells him what happened whilst offering him the last of the breakfast.
Emerald gives her a hug, but she shoes him off, telling him to pack and get ready.
Ready, they head to the docks. Ruby takes in the familiar sight.
Bo the dockworker comes by, and Emerald greets him like a spaz, and then boops Ruby.
They all get up onto the ship, but rather than listen and stay with the group, Ruby looks out over the edge.
She peers out into the ocean, Emerald barely getting her attention when he asks if she's okay.
She talks about how she's never left Whitherwater before.
Emerald talks about how he felt leaving the castle, and that for her she can come back to Whitherwater.
Emerald then hugs Ruby, and she feels her worries fade away.
Ruby wishes she had a spyglass to see further, so the two of them go look for one.
The cabin where one would be is in use though, Joy, Bo, and the captain all still talking.
Giving up on that, they choose to explore the ship.
They get to the canon room and Ruby pretends to fire them. Ruby really hopes she gets to see them fired for real.
Exploring more, nothing interesting comes up. Checking the crates all they find are boring soft white bricks.
A sailor yells at them for snooping, so they head back up to the top of the ship.
Joy and the others are out of the cabin now. Spotting Ruby and Emerald, Joy introduces them.
Captain Kpangbah comes off as pleasant, and a great leader.
He then gives the order to cast off, and off they cast.
The captain goes about his business, along with Bo, leaving Joy, Ruby, and Emerald to watch Whitherwater drift away.
Emerald asks if it was hard or expensive to convince them to take Ruby onboard too.
Joy says the two of them might have to do some errands. Ruby says she can help cook.
Having free time, Ruby watches Emerald levitate a rock some more. He's getting pretty good at it.
Emerald asks if she wants to learn, but Ruby says she wants to get learning to read out of the way first.
Emerald asks Joy about the white bricks, and Joy tells him and Ruby not to tell the authorities about them.
Emerald asks Ruby if she wants to learn to read soon, she asks if they can start now.
Ruby pretty much has the alphabet perfected and starts on a few basic words.
As excited as she is to learn, she can't help but doze off.
She wakes up quickly and Emerald is gone. She finds him in the cargo bay looking for targets to practice on.
She helps him, looking for mice and pests for him to cast on, and then asks about his past some more.

The story is interrupted by the cook telling them dinner is ready. The pair begin eating.
Joyride joins them and Emerald begins to tell her that his step-mother might be a succubus.
Ruby chimes in about the Order of the Arrow, seems Joy knows them, and dislikes them.
Ruby asks if Joyride has ever summoned demons before. She has.
Emerald asks a lot of questions about their destination, if he's at risk of capture, and joy gives a few "I dunno"s.
They then start on the topic of Equestria and some bearded guy, and then about the princesses.
Joyride is then called over to have some fun with a sailor, so she tells Ruby and Emerald to go to bed.
Ruby asks Emerald if they're really going to go to bed this early, when there's still fun to be had.
Ruby suggests sneaking out some booze and trying it. Emerald just wants to look for rats again though.
Ruby pushes him a bit more before he finally relents. They look and Ruby finds a bottle quite quickly.
Tasting the stuff, she's disappointed. Tastes like crap. Emerald doesn't like it either. But Ruby keeps drinking.
The two head up on deck to look at the stars. Ruby points out the two constellations she knows.
Emerald shows her many others, and talks about how the stars make him think of freedom.
Emerald talks about the stars a bit more, and Ruby falls asleep.

Ruby's morning is a bad one as she spends it vomiting over the side of the ship.
She spots Emerald approaching and makes it clear she's got a really bad hangover.
Emerald goes off to find Joyride and hopefully something to make Ruby feel better.
Emerald comes back several minutes later with a mug of water with ginger and lemon in it to help Ruby feel better.
Ruby drinks up, but by this point Ruby is already starting to get over her sickness anyway.
Emerald whispers to her that they're actually on a pirate ship. Ruby thinks this is cool.
Planning what to do for the day, they decide to do some more reading. Emerald sets up a pest trap too.
After hours of reading Joyride comes by asking about the trap. Emerald says he needs targets for his magic.
Joy teaches him the push spell and Ruby is pleased to see him magically move a crate.
Emerald moves a bunch of boxes and is having fun, but after barely pushing the box Ruby was on, he stops.
At that moment the cook asks for Ruby's help. She's feeling pretty excited for this and leaves Emerald to rest.

Ruby is peeling potatoes after having cut up some vegetables, when Emerald comes over.
She tells him what she's done dismissively, but the chef reminds her the importance of veg preparation.
Emerald wants to quiz Ruby on her reading knowledge, which doesn't interfere with the cooking.
She remembers the alphabet and even spells some short words, making Emerald proud of her.
Ruby goes back to peeling as Emerald asks the chef for pests he can blast with magic, again.
Being told no, he takes his leave. It's not much longer until dinner is finished.
The chef lets Ruby leave as he prepares to dish up the meal, so she goes to find Emerald.
She finds Joyride first and asks if she knows where Emerald is, and also to get ready for dinner.
The two then head to their room, and Ruby finds the door locked. She knocks and asks for Emerald.
No reply. But if it's locked, someone must be in there. Joyride uses her magic to unlock the door.
Just then Emerald's voice comes out, telling them not to come in as he's getting changed.
Joyride ignores this reason and lets the pair in. Emerald is sitting on the bed holding onto the blanket.
Ruby asks if Emerald was sleeping, and he says he sure was, got tired after casting spells.
Joyride suddenly scoots Ruby out of the room, to her confusion and annoyance.
Joy reiterates that Emerald wants to take a nap, he might be getting sick and needs his rest.
She tells him dinner will be done soon, with that task done Ruby relents and doesn't try to re-enter the room.
The two go upstairs and get ready to eat, but Ruby was most looking forward to Emerald trying her food.
When he finally comes up she dishes him up his meal and gets him refills when he finishes.
Ruby is really pleased to see him enjoying her cooking. She asks if he feels okay now.
He nods and continues to eat. Ruby tries to get back to her own meal, but a distracting sight unfolds.
Joyride is staring at Emerald with her grin, and not responding to Emerald's words or boops.
Emerald sticks his spoon of mash to Joy's nose, but she is unphased. Then she pulls out a potion.
Emerald turns the potion down, and the miffed Joy leaves to gamble with the pirates on a nearby table.
Ruby asks what the potion is, but Emerald gives a vague answer about it being part of a deal, and that it tastes bad.
Didn't really explain much, but they resume eating. After she's done Ruby says she's thinking of going to bed.

Ruby was hoisted into a small gap above the door of a fancy place by Rat and Sleepy so she could open it from the inside. They ransacked the place, but had to leave in a dash after just a few minutes as a guard came looking around. They broke a window and fled out back, getting separated on the way, leaving Ruby to catch her breath in an alley with a big chest she'd carried out.
Inside she finds a blue gem and puts it in her earring, surprised to find it fits perfectly. She then buries the rest of the treasure and heads home.