Page 398 — Special Guest Villain

After giving it some thought, I've decided not to plan for any special upcoming 400th page celebration. Partly because it kind of sneaked up on me, partly because as a result I'm a bit too busy to make something as involved as the 300th Video Comic, and partly because the Fallout is Dragons podcast (which just released its third episode, *hint hint*) is already everything I want for an evolution of the comic around this time. I hope no one's too disappointed, but I think I'm alright with just providing your regularly scheduled content.

PM: Then smelly smoke rolls in… The bog bubbles even more… And a huge hydra rises from the water!
Applejack: Woah! Think you skipped a step or three in that description.
PM: Yeah, I guess you could say I wanted to “GET ON WITH IT!”
Applejack: Ughhh…
Twilight Sparkle: Wait, so we’re not being watched by the Taraxippus? Or are we?
Fluttershy: Can we run now??
Applejack: PM, does it look like we stand a good chance against this thing?
PM: I think so. Though, to be honest, I pulled this monster directly from the regular DM’s notes. I think it was supposed to be part of the original Nightmare Moon campaign or something.
Applejack: Didja rebalance it for our level?
PM: What?
Applejack: Nevermind, we’re runnin’.