Respawn

Trixie let out a yawn and opened her eyes. Another peaceful morning in the fields near Fillydelphia. She was currently traveling the land in her RV, taking a break from her job as a professional magician. Wearing only a nightgown, she got up from her bed and grabbed her phone. Checking her texts to see if she had gotten any response from Starlight, she saw none.

“Did I do something wrong?” She asked herself as she headed into the bathroom to take a shower.

As she undressed, she started thinking about the past few days. Ever since she went on her trip, no one’s tried to contact her for any reason. They couldn’t have possibly forgotten about the Great And Powerful Trixie... could they? After all it’s just been about a week. Stepping into the shower, she grabbed the sponge and body wash.

"Maybe she's just occupied..." Trixie told herself as she squirted some of the wash onto the sponge. "After all, she's a busy mare..." Setting the bottle of body wash down, she began to wash her body. She dragged the sponge over her breasts and down to her butt. "I hope she's okay..."

After her shower, she dried off and wrapped herself in the towel. Grabbing her phone, she checked through her messages again. Opening up a chat with Twilight, she sent:

How’s everything back home?

Setting the phone down beside the sink, she finished drying off. After hanging her towel up, she left the bathroom to grab clothes to wear. Now in a white crop top and dark blue shorts, she went back to the bathroom and grabbed her phone. No response from Twilight.

“It’s only been a week,” she sighed, calling Twilight’s number. “Come on... Pick up, pick up, pick up, pick up, pick up, Twilight?!” She suddenly said happily, before realizing it was her voicemail. Sighing, she sat down on the toilet lid and left a message; “Hi, Twilight. Just seeing how everyone’s doing. No one’s responding, so... I hope I didn’t do anything wrong... Um... bye...”

Hanging up, she sighed and got up, heading out into the main area to grab a bite to eat. Opening her fridge, Trixie pulled out some milk. Closing the door, she grabbed a box of cereal from the cabinets and set both on the table. She then fetched a bowl and a spoon before returning to the table. Sitting down, she started preparing her breakfast. Looking out the window, she smiled at how peaceful everything was, wishing she had someone else to share it with. Someone like Starlight.

Taking a spoonful of cereal, she brought it to her mouth and chewed. Leaning back in her seat, she sighed. At first, the trip sounded like a fun idea. However, the silence and loneliness was starting to get to her. Once she was finished with her cereal, she cleaned up and headed up to the driver's seat. Turning the RV's engine on, she started driving, making her way back to the road. Looking both ways, she didn't see any cars.

"Huh..." she muttered. "Where is everyone?"

Turning right, she continued down the road, looking around. When she entered Fillydelphia, she noticed a bunch of crashed cars and no signs of life. Pulling over to the side of the road, she parked her RV and got out. Looking around some more, she made her way down the sidewalk.

"Where is everyone?" She asked aloud. Cupping her hands over her mouth, she yelled, "Hello?! Is anyone here?!" Her voice echoed faintly throughout the vacant streets. "What the hell?" She walked into the middle of an intersection and looked all around. "Um... This is one pretty impressive vanishing act. What's the trick?"

Trixie pulled out her phone again and frantically called Starlight. Putting the pone to her ear, she started breathing heavily. "Please, answer!" She squeaked. "Starlight?!" When it went to voicemail again, she dropped to her knees and started breathing heavily. "A-Am I... the only one left?"

Suddenly, she heard a noise behind her and looked over her shoulder. Coming down the street was a griffon riding a cloud that looked like glitching computer pixels. The bird, herself, was all black with green eyes and her fur had a green circuit pattern all over her arms and legs. Her wing feathers also appeared to be a translucent green. In her right hand was a scythe with a translucent green blade. She was wearing a dark green loincloth and tube top as well as dark green high heel boots. Trixie knew there was no use in running as the bird had already spotted her.

"Ah, a straggler," the griffon cooed in a seductive and raspy voice, lowering herself to the ground near the unicorn. The pixel cloud she was riding vanished when she touched down. "I thought I got everyone..." Now, that the newcomer was up close, Trixie noticed that the bird wore a necklace with a small computer chip attached to it, rather than a pendant.

"Wh-What?" The mare asked, sweating nervously. "Wh-Who are you?"

"My name is Iris," the griffon said as she walked around to the front of Trixie, squatting down. "I'll be your Game Master for the foreseeable future, my dear."

"Game... Master?" The frightened unicorn asked.

"I'll be sending you where all the others are," the griffin explained. "Where all your friends are."

Trixie let out a gasp. "Starlight?!"

A grin spread across Iris' face as she stood up. "Starlight is there, yes. As are your other friends."

Trixie's smile slowly faded. "W-Wait... Y-You're evil..."

Iris burst out laughing, circling around behind the unicorn. "I don't know about that, but... you're welcome to try and stop me. Or... I send you to your precious Starlight," she said, making Trixie look over her shoulder at her. The griffon twirled the staff in her hand before slowly slashing it at the air beside her. The blade seemed to cut the very fabric of reality, creating a green tear. "I had to force the others through, but... I'm sure you'll enter willingly, yes?"

Trixie stared at the power of the scythe. "Wh-Why am I the last one?"

"Well, I went town to town. City to city," Iris explained. "However, you kept travelling in that RV of yours, so... you were hard to find. Now, are you going?" She then slammed the butt of the scythe down on the ground as the tear opened partially, revealing a circuitry pattern similar to the design on the griffin's own body.

The blue mare eyed it and then stood up. "If Trixie really is the last one... then, there's no need for to remain here! Plus, Starlight's in there..."

"Ooo..." Iris cooed in awe. "I love the way you talk. I'll be sure to visit you in there whenever I can."

Trixie took a step towards the tear in reality. "H... How do I know everyone isn't dead?"

Iris frowned and casually held the scythe over her shoulder. "Well, then everyone you've ever cared for is dead, along with Starlight, so..." She then shrugged. "Would there still be a reason to stay here?"

Trixie gasped at that. The bird was right. There wasn't a reason to live without Starlight. And, wherever Starlight went, she would go. "Alright..." she sighed, before jumping through the tear.

Iris smirked as the tear closed, her chip pendant flashing green. "Another player has entered the game... Soon, the world shall be mine..."

Trixie let out a yell as she fell a good feet before hitting the ground. Luckily, the grass was soft and somewhat broke her fall. Letting out a groan, she started to get up before realizing something. She was naked! Or rather, she only had on a thin tube top and loin cloth. Scrambling to her feet, she stood up and looked around. She was standing in a large field with mountains off to one side and forest on the other. On the mountain side, she could make out a tower in the distance.

"Where am I?" She asked, taking a step forward.

Suddenly, there was a voice in her head. It was Iris'. "You're in the magic land of Primordia!"

Trixie shrieked and whipped around. "Where the hell are you?!"

"I'm back in Fillydelphia," Iris chuckled. "I'm sure you've noticed your lack of clothes?"

"Yeah, what the hell is wrong with you?!" Trixie yelled.

"Non-living objects can't make it through the portal, so I created a basic design for all newcomers," Iris explained. "You'll need to make your own clothes by Crafting."

"Crafting?" Trixie asked. "I-I don't know how to build anything! I'm a magician!"

"Oh, silly mare..." Iris sighed. "Everything will be explained to you shortly. For now, you have visitors."

"Visitors?" Trixie asked, before hearing the sound of fluttering wings behind her. Turning around, she gasped in horror. "Chrysalis?"

The bug queen was wearing a black armor chestplate, black knee and elbow armor, and black pointed boots. Around her waist was a gun belt with a large, custom double-barrel handgun. "Well, well, well," the changeling sang, landing in front of the unicorn. "If it isn't Starlight's worthless girlfriend. I was hoping you'd show up. Took you long enough."

"I-It's only been a... a week," Trixie whimpered, taking a step back.

Chrysalis laughed at that, pulling out her gun. "Well, shit, you have much to learn. "For example..." She then aimed her gun at Trixie's right foot and pulled the trigger.

The unicorn let out a shriek of pain as her toes were shot off, causing her to collapse to the ground. "What the shit?!" She cried, watching blood spurt out from where her toes used to be. She quickly raised her hand to tell the changeling to stop, before her fingers were shot off. Tears flooded her face as she watched her digits fly from her hand in five more spurts of blood. "NOOO!!!"

Her cries were cut short when Chrysalis pressed her foot to her neck. "The rules in this world are very different than the world we're from. You'll learn soon enough." All Trixie could do was cough, tears streaming as she looked up at her attacker. "Remember this, little shit... The only reason I'm letting you go is so you can live with the knowledge of all the wonderful things I'm doing to your bitch of a fucking girlfriend... and all the things I have done..." Aiming her gun at Trixie's forehead, she grinned. "See you later," she cooed, before pulling the trigger.