My Life on a Cassette Tape

I ducked forward, charging up quickly towards the nude doctor, who spread his stance to meet me. Just as I almost reached him, I went into a slide, sliding beneath him while Rainbow shot in from behind, slamming into the back of his head before twisting around to face him again. Turning, I looked back to him from my kneeling position while Berry rushed up, catching the doctor's attention, only to duck to the side while Rarity buffeted him with a wave of magic. The doctor gritted both sets of teeth, a growl emanating from the mouth that had once belonged to me.

"Y'all need to stop that before I get real riled." The young mare voice said as the doctor returned to his commanding posture. If we could just wear him down, if we could just knock him down cold, then he wouldn't be able to do anything with this horrendous power - that was our unspoken understanding, one that we strove for in every attack.

Pushing forward, I would've smirked if I still had a mouth. Juking to the side, the doctor turned to catch another opponent, only for me to wheel about and plant a high kick in the small of his back as he turned. Clumsily falling, not really being skilled enough to kick like that and stay standing, I scrambled to catch myself on my hands. The doctor, royally peeved, reeled towards me, lashing out with his hand, only to be stopped as Rainbow did a flying drop kick into his head, sending him to the floor.

The monster rose up with several sickening snaps and clicks, as if he were some sort of perverted machine draped in flesh. Turning to face me, he walked with his same intense focus solely directed at me. Stretching out a hand, he made his intentions known. Berry rushed out from the side, delivering a leaping hay maker, sending him to a knee, but with a flash of movement he reached up and seized Berry's arm.

Stumbling away, Berry's eyes stretched in horror as her arm was now missing, reappearing from the monster's back, the wine colored skin clashing with his yellow. I was slightly grateful seeing Berry's shoulder was a stump of closed flesh instead of a bleeding mess, but it wasn't much comfort. Standing up, he flexed the fingers of the new appendage as he looked around towards the rest of us, ready for seeming anything.

"Are y'all done now?" He asked in Applebloom's voice as he watched us, obviously taking our hesitation for a sign that we were about to break. We were fearful, but Berry's loss was only a factor that gave us determination as we each bolted forward. Moving at him head on, I steeled myself as he lifted a hand towards me, knowing I could duck any which direction to get out of it should he not move his attention.

With a flare of blue magic, his arms were brought up above his head, gaining a strained sound from him as Rainbow slammed a foot into the back of his head, Berry slammed her remaining fist into his jaw, Rarity delivered a few quick jabs into his side, and I punted him between the legs. Backing off, we smiled at our work. He was looking far worse for wear, nowhere as much fight seeming to be left in his hunched form as he looked at us, wild eyes darting about.

Rainbow shot forward, going for a flying punch, only to have him jerk suddenly towards her, catching her fist in his palm while grabbing onto her arm with another, guiding her into the floor with a heavy thud, sending a plume of dirt into the air. I charged forward, disregarding the possible danger, only knowing I wouldn't let Rainbow be picked apart into bits, damn my own safety.

Breaking through the cloud of dirt I jumped to tackle him, only to get punched in the gut, the stallion standing tall and proud despite how injured he had been. Falling to the group, I did a sweeping kick, knocking his legs out from under him. Jumping back from the doctor, I surveyed the scene, and quickly found Rainbow. She was on the ground, looking far more bruised than she had any right to. Looking back to the doctor, I noticed that, besides the damage I had inflicted, he was looking quite unhurt. If only I had an artifact to end this.

I would've shouted a command, but my mouth was smirking at me from his chest, even as I charged him once more. Getting in close, I did my best to knock away his hands from touching me while delivering a few punches of my own before darting back. Surprised at not having lost any part through some combination of luck and what little skill I actually had, I backed up a few more steps, quickly catching my breath as I stilled my limbs that shook in a mixture of fear and adrenaline. Rarity, with a flare of blue magic, threw a blanket over his head, pulling it back across his features.

Struggling against the fabric for a short while, the doctor suddenly stilled before falling to the ground in an ungraceful motion. The unexpected moved caused the blanket to shoot back, no longer pressing against his face. Rarity hissed, rushing forward, Berry joining in on the charge from her angle. With a shout, Rarity shot the blanket right back at him as he stood, catching two of his hands, his natural ones, and pinning them to his body.

With a grin, Berry followed it up with a devastating uppercut straight to the jaw before slamming a foot heftily into his face once he had fallen to the ground from the hefty punch. Jumping back before any retaliation could be brought about. Moving forward, I watched as Rarity darted into the home, likely looking for more fabrics to use like the blanket.

Reaching the fallen stallion, I planted my foot on the forearm of the wine colored arm. Pivoting on that foot, I planted another kick into his head, earning a sickening crack as I did. Suddenly, I was engulfed in pain, falling down to the side as pure agony overtook me. With a start, I realized through the haze of pain that was my existence, that his two arms had freed themselves, and one of them had grabbed my ankle.

Pain flooded over me, a splitting headache, various bruises across my chest and sides, as I fell down. Even as I writhed from the new pain, I realized I had a voice again, even as I screamed out in agony. Rising to his feet, the doctor looked towards Berry, flicking his three arms, as if they had fallen asleep.

This time the doctor rushed forward, three arms outstretched, only to be caught off guard as a haggard Rainbow Dash flew in from the side, slamming into his head with her full force, barely even catching herself with the landing. Seeing her like this, I felt a surge of determination to keep up the fight, despite the pain. Slowly lifting myself up, squinting against the pain, I focused on the doctor, who turned to look at Rainbow. Rainbow spat on the ground, her breathing still heavy as she stared him down, no trace of fear left in her.

Hefting my aching limbs, I charged forward, gaining his ireful gaze as I reared back in a wild hay maker. In the moment he turned his attention to me, Berry bolted forward and kicked him in the small of the back while Rainbow began to run towards the fray, wings outstretched to help her balance. The doctor distracted, my hefty punch connected without contest sending him to the ground while Rainbow lept, flapped her wings once, falling into body slam into the fallen pony, rolling off and back to her feet. Backing off from him, we watched as he rose back to his feet, thoroughly enraged at us.

Again, he rushed, but now towards me. Squaring my shoulders, I braced myself, my limbs never having had a chance to get me away from him. Fear burned away in an inferno of sheer determination as I stared down the beast who's eyes were as filled with blood lust as any feral animal I ever saw. With a force that sent explosions down my arms, back, and legs, I met him, our hands locked together in an intense grapple. I could feel the magic surging and whirling about me as he used his power. I gritted my teeth, kneeing him in the groin, only to find him unaffected, or at least able to not react.

With a surge of strength, he pushed me down to the ground. Pushing against him and the pain I felt, I put my all into the fight, feeling my own body crumble as I pushed and pushed, resisting his power as best I was able. Suddenly a loud clang resounded. His force slacked, almost to the point of not existing as he turned slowly, stumbling a tad, to face his attacker. Looking behind him I saw Rarity, tears in her eyes and a hefty metal skillet in her hands.

Lifting a hand to attack her, Rarity delivered yet another hefty blow that reverberated through the stallion's skull. Seeing an opening, Rainbow bolted over, and with all the strength she had left, planted a flying uppercut to his jaw while I used what was left in me to plant a solid kick into his gut.

He stumbled back a few steps, fighting against the urge to fall unconscious from all the trauma. "GIVE ME MY ARM BACK, YOU BITCH!" Berry roared, planting a final hay maker straight to his jaw. He stumbled back a few more steps before finally he fell backwards. We all fell to our knees, the victory having taken a lot out of us. It was a win for us, but now... now we were in no shape to fight - but based on the sounds and brief flashes of purple light from a hill in the middle distance, we might have to yet.