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{{Event
|type= Blitz
|startdate=October 18, 2023
|enddate=October 24, 2023
|update= 8.8
}}
'''{{PAGENAME}}''' is a 6-day Limited-Time Blitz first held on October 18, 2023. It's based on the second issue of the '''The Return of Queen Chrysalis''' comic.<ref>https://mlp.fandom.com/wiki/The_Return_of_Queen_Chrysalis</ref>

==Quests==
===Quest 1: Hooves-on Research===
{{Quest
|name=Hooves-on Research
|giver=Twilight Sparkle
|intro='''Every pony knows that good fieldwork starts with thorough research. Time for a trip to the bookstore!'''
|task1=Send [[Twilight Sparkle]] to research Appaloosan Arachnids at the Bookstore.
|skip1={{Item|gem|amount=5}}
|timer1=3 minutes
|outro='''Twilight Sparkle sure is good with research. Reading comics counts as research, right?'''
|level=8
|reward={{Item|XP|amount=2}}, {{Item|bit|amount=30}} and {{Item|gem|amount=1}}}}
<br>

===Quest 2: Lemon Drop Stop===
{{Quest
|name=Lemon Drop Stop
|giver=Twilight Sparkle
|intro='''I'll pick up some lemon drops to test this theory! A good field researcher is hooves-on, and always double-checks their work.'''
|task1=Send [[Twilight Sparkle]] to pick up lemon drops from the Lemon Stand.
|skip1={{Item|gem|amount=5}}
|timer1=5 minutes
|outro='''Who knew research involved comics AND candy! Maybe I should do some of it myself, soon...'''
|level=8
|reward={{Item|XP|amount=2}}, {{Item|bit|amount=30}} and {{Item|gem|amount=1}}}}
<br>

==Battle Stages==
===1st Round===
{{BlitzStage|half=1
|boss=Magenta Appaloosan Spider
|helper1=Spotted Appaloosan Spider
|helper2=Woolly Appaloosan Spider
|helper3=
|helper4=
|prize1=Great Appaloosan Tarantula Avatar
|prizephoto1=Great Appaloosan Tarantula Avatar
|prize2=15 {{Item|Gem}}
|prize3=Cave Spider Enclosure (Decor)
|prizephoto3=
|prize3alt=
}}

===2nd Round===
{{BlitzStage|half=2
|boss=Great Appaloosan Tarantula
|helper1=Spotted Appaloosan Spider
|helper2=Woolly Appaloosan Spider
|helper3=Classy Appaloosan Spider
|helper4=Green Appaloosan Spider
|prize1=[[House of Webs]]
|prizephoto1=House of Webs
|prize1alt=30
|prize2=20 {{Item|Gem}}
|prize3=[[Magenta Appaloosan Spider]]
|prizephoto3=Magenta Appaloosan Spider 2d
|prize3alt=30
}}

==Story==
===Introduction===
{{Dialogue|character=Twilight Sparkle|text=I've been invited to work on the second edition of the Cave Dweller's Reference Guide! And that means... FIELD RESEARCH! Time to get my hooves dirty...}}

===End of 1st round===
{{Dialogue|character=Twilight Sparkle|text=Good thing I stopped by the bookstore... I found a super important clue in an old travel journal entry.}}

{{Dialogue|character=Twilight Sparkle|text=It was hard to read... BUT my investigative skills are amazing! The entry says: "Appaloosan Arachnids loathe lemons."}}

{{Dialogue|character=Twilight Sparkle|text=This is unpublished! If I can add this to the second edition of the Cave Dweller's Reference Guide, it would be invaluable!}}

{{Dialogue|character=Twilight Sparkle|text=Not to mention it would have saved us a lot of trouble the last time we were down in those caves...}}

===Start of 2nd round===
{{Dialogue|character=Twilight Sparkle|text=Field research time! Here is a fact: "Appaloosan Arachnids live deep in the caves of the Appaloosan Mountains."}}

===Ending===
{{Dialogue|character=Twilight Sparkle|text=Phew... made it through a close encounter with the Arachnids. And to celebrate, here's another fun fact, courtesy of Fluttershy! "Appaloosan Arachnid silk is half as strong as steel."}}