Respawn

Twilight sat in a swivel chair with her feet up on her desk. She was wearing a pink and black sports bra and black jogging shorts with a pink elastic waist. On her hands she wore black fingerless gloves and on her face she wore round glasses. Her hair was done up in a bun and she wore nothing on her feet. Under her right armpit was a tattoo of three bullets side by side.

She was currently blowing a bubble with her gum while looking at her Skill Tree, trying to decide what to put her new Skill Points towards, when her door burst open.

“Twilight!” Cadance exclaimed, wearing a golden dress with golden armor arm gauntlets, breastplate, and shoulder pads. “You need to come, quick!”

Twilight quickly closed her menu and stood up, walking towards the pink alicorn. “What’s wrong?”

“Rainbow Dash has returned,” Cadance explained. “And, she’s brought back Trixie.”

Twilight went wide-eyed and left the room, Cadance following closely. “It’s been so long,” Twilight sighed with a smile. “I thought we lost her.”

“About that,” Cadance said as they headed down a flight of stairs to the front door if the building. “She sort of... dead.”

Twilight stopped moving before eyeing her. After thinking for a moment, she burst through the front door and made her way towards Dash’s vehicle. When she got closer, Rainbow waved to her. “What happened?” Twilight asked causally.

“Lightning Dust happened,” Rainbow explained. “I almost had Trixie back here alive.”

“Then, she’s out there somewhere,” Twilight said as she turned and headed for one of the other off-road vehicles. “I’ll search Origin Valley!” She called out as she climbed into a vacant vehicle. “If she hasn’t made a bed yet, she’ll Respawn somewhere in there!”

Rainbow watched the purple alicorn speed off before Cadance came up behind her. “I really fucked up...”

“You couldn’t have predicted Lightning Dust showing up,” Cadance cooed as she put her hands on the pegasus’ shoulders.

“But, I shot her,” Dash sighed, rubbing her forehead. “I thought she was a Changeling... If I hadn’t shot her, I dunno... Maybe, she would’ve survived a shot from Lightning.”

Cadance looked over at the magician’s corpse. “That looks like a pretty good head shot. Even at full health, being Level 1... I don’t think she’d have survived anyways...”

Rainbow smiled and looked over her shoulder. “Thanks, Cadance.”

“Anytime,” the alicorn replied, before leaning in closely. “Now, how about I help you relax even more?” She offered. “We could both the Experience, too...”

The pegasus nodded with a smile. “Will your husband be joining us?”

Cadance shook her head. “He’s off doing some Side Quests. So, it’s just us.”

“Shame,” Rainbow said as they began heading back to the building. “I could use a nice, hard one inside me.”

The pink mare giggled and leaned in to whisper, “Having the Goddess Of Love trait means I can access a bunch of sexual spells. One of which will help scratch that itch of yours...”

“You waited all this time to use it?” Dash asked with a chuckle.

Cadance shot her a smile. “Usually we have Shining Armor with us... or some other stallion. Besides it costs a lot of Magic Points to use.”

Rainbow started running. “Come on! I can’t wait any longer!”

The alicorn rolled her eyes with a smile before running after her.

Trixie let out a huge gasp as she sat up. She was in another field. “Did I just die again?” She asked herself as she got to her feet. “Ooo, Rainbow... Maybe I’ll shoot you next time...” She suddenly heard the sound of an approaching engine. “Ah! That you, Rainbow Dash?! Come back to apologize?! And to... to take me with you?!”

Suddenly, an armored vehicle That resembled a sports car burst from the nearby tree line, heading straight for her. Letting out a shriek, Trixie turned and started running. The car was, obviously, much faster. A thin, horizontal blade emerged from the side. The driver then slammed on the gas, the blade slicing through Trixie‘s legs.

The unicorn screamed in pain as she fell to the grassy floor. Blood pouring from her wounds, she cried heavily and watched the car park. The driver then got out. It seemed to be a mare, but whoever it was was covered in body armor with a motorcycle helmet. She then began heading towards the downed mare and pulled out a gun. Normally, Trixie would be afraid, but not right now. Being shot and killed meant new legs and no pain. The driver stepped up to her and, per the norm, shot the unicorn in the face.

Trixie opened her eyes and wiggled her toes with a smile. “This is... really weird...” Deciding to play the game, she looked at her map where Rainbow had marked their base. “That’s not too far...” Trixie told herself. “I need a weapon, though...”

Being in another forest, she found it rather easy to gather enough sticks and rocks to make an axe. Finding a nice tree, she began work on gathering some wood. She soon had enough materials to make a wooden sword. When it magically poofed into her right hand, she jumped.

“Oh, it’s... longer than I thought,” she muttered.

Gripping the weapon with both hands, she face a few practice swings. She knew she wouldn’t be able to defend herself from those like, who she decided to call, the Driver, but animals? They shouldn’t be a problem.

Now, that she was armed, she started running in the direction of the base’s waypoint marker.

Twilight drove up to the top of Lookout Point, a mountain near their base with a good view of the area. Parking, she pulled out binoculars and began looking towards Origin Valley.

She spotted Trixie emerging from the small forest area with a wooden sword. Twilight smiled and looked a little further away, towards Chrysalis’ tower. Letting out a gasp, she spotted a few changelings flying towards the blue unicorn.

“Shit,” the alicorn grunted, before tossing her binoculars into the vehicle and hopping out.

Without hesitation, she leaped off the mountain and flapped her wings. When she was almost above the area between the changelings and Trixie, she equipped a knife in each hand. Curling her wings, she went into a divebomb.

Aiming carefully, she threw her knives, hitting two of the changelings in the head. This got the attention of the other five as they all pulled out a gun. Twilight smirked and put a spherical force field around her. Bullets began ricocheting off the shield before she slammed into one of the changelings. From her perspective, Twilight had a front row seat as the changeling body was crushed into a bloody mess.

Pulling out a smoke grenade, Twilight dropped her shield and the it. When it went off, the other four changelings began sitting at the cloud. The alicorn dropped to the grass before equipping an assault rifle. The moment she heard them start to reload, she leaped through the smoke cloud and whacked two of them with the side of her gun before shooting the other two.

One of the changelings managed to tackle her to the ground. It rolled her over so it was beneath her and she was on her back on top, its arm around her neck to hold her down. She watched as the other changeling finished reloading. Smirking, she pulled out a handgun and rolled over just as the bullets started flying. She heard the changeling on top of her grunt as it got shot up. The last changeling stopped firing, realizing what it had done. Using this moment to her advantage, Twilight aimed her gun behind her where she saw the big, before firing a few times. When she heard the body drop to the ground, she pushed the corpse off of her with a grunt.

Standing up, she picked up her rifle and holstered her gun. Looking over, she spotted Trixie, who was watching her in disbelief. Smiling, Twilight put the rifle away and ran up to the unicorn. When she wrapped her arms around her, she could feel Trixie hug back.

“Oh, it’s been so long,” Twilight sighed.

“I-It’s only been a couple weeks,” Trixie said as they broke the hug.

“Time works differently here,” Twilight explained. “For us, it’s been over 5 months.”

The unicorn’s eyes went wide. “Five months?! Wh-What about Starlight?!”

Twilight’s smile faded. “I’ll tell you once we get back.” They then heard a sound where the changelings came from, only to see more changelings coming. “Shit. We need to get you back. Now,” she urged, pulling Trixie into a run as she headed back towards Lookout Point. "I'm not letting you die again."

"Well, that's great, but... what's the plan?" Trixie asked, looking over her shoulder at the changelings.

Twilight looked up at the mountain top. "We can't Fast Travel while enemies are nearby... We have to get back to the top of Lookout Point. Grab my shoulders and hold on tight," she said, sticking her wings out.

"Oh, gosh," Trixie whimpered, knowing what her friend had planned.

When Twilight felt the mare's hands on her shoulders, she quickly stopped. "Wrap your legs around mine." Trixie did so, just before Twilight launched up into the air. The unicorn screamed for the first few seconds before she managed to wrap her arms around Twilight's neck.

"Don't drop me!" the showmare screamed loudly.

Twilight looked back at the changelings, seeing them flying after them. Growling softly, she flapped her wings faster. She then quickly spun upside-down and wrapped her arms around Trixie, holding her so they were now face-to face. "I need to try something," she said. "And, I need you to trust me."

Trixie was still wide-eyed from the sudden position change, but nodded. "A-Alright," she squeaked.

Twilight smiled lightly before throwing Trixie up into the air, watching the mare close her eyes tightly. She then pulled out two handguns and aimed at the changelings, firing off a couple rounds. She managed a direct head shot to the two that were nearest. She then holstered her gun just in time to catch the unicorn.

Trixie opened her eyes when she felt herself land back on Twilight. "Don't do that again."

Twilight giggled and flapped harder. Arriving at the off-road vehicle, she dropped Trixie into the passenger seat before dropping herself into the driver's seat. She then slammed on the gas, sending the car flying off the mountain towards their base. As they fell, Twilight hit a button, making a parachute shoot up from the center of the vehicle.

"What the hell?" Trixie asked as they started to fall slower.

"It's an upgrade," Twilight explained quickly before standing up. Turning around to face the remaining changelings, she pulled out her guns again. "Do you have enough wood to make a bed?"

"U-Uh, a really cheap one," the unicorn answered.

"Any one will do," Twi said, firing her guns. "When we get back to base, set it down. Then, you'll respawn there."

"Got it," Trixie said, confirming she understood.

One of the changelings aimed at Trixie and fired. The bullet hit the mare's hand, causing half of it to burst in a small, bloody explosion. The unicorn screamed in pain as Twilight quickly looked down at her.

"Shit," she gasped. "Explosive rounds." She pulled out some bandages and unwrapped them. Quickly sitting down, she wrapped the mare's hand up. "You need to hang in there and craft that bed. Got it? It's your only chance."

Trixie sniffled as tears ran down her face. "I-I'll try... But, the pain, Twilight... Why me?"

"We've all had to deal with this," Twilight explained. "The higher level you are, the less likely chance explosive bullets will do this. You'll also be able to regenerate at some point, too. But, for now... make that bed before you die again."

Trixie nodded shakily as Twilight stood up again. The ground was getting closer and so were the changelings. The alicorn sighed and aimed her guns up, shooting holes in the parachute. The lack of resistance made the vehicle land hard on the ground before Twilight used a knife to cut the parachute off. Sitting down, she slammed on the gas and took off. Just as she did, she heard bullets hit the back of the off-roader.

"Shit," she grunted, swerving the car to the side to avoid more damage. She suddenly heard a brief explosion and looked back. The whole back was on fire. "Incendiary rounds?!" She exclaimed. "Dammit!" She looked over at Trixie, who still seemed focused on ignoring the pain. "Have you made the bed yet?"

The unicorn nodded. "Y-Yeah... It's in my... inventory, or... whatever..."

"Good," Twilight sighed. "Because we're on fire."

"Honestly, I don't care anymore..." the wounded mare grunted. "Death has been the best course of action for me recently..."

The purple alicorn eyed her before firing back at the changelings. "We're almost there, Trixie. Get the bed ready."

"Uh-huh..." the blue mare groaned.

They were nearing the large walls of the base when the entire back half of the vehicle burst into flames. After a few more seconds, the snipers on the wall took out the last couple changelings. As the main gate opened, Twilight stepped on it.

"Throw your bed once we make it through," Twilight ordered as Trixie leaned over the side of the vehicle. "Get ready..."

They sped through the gate and Trixie managed to dump her bed over the edge of the vehicle just as Twilight leaped from the vehicle. As she rolled across the ground, the off-roader exploded in a ball of fire. Gasping, Twilight stood up and ran over to the burning wreckage.

"Please tell me it worked," she said, quickly running over to the bed. Luckily, Trixie got it to land correctly. Now, all Twilight had to do was wait and see...