Violet

Trixie swung one hand and then the other as she threw two buzzsaw blades. Twilight raised a shield and fired a magic bolt. Trixie created a shield and blocked the attack before she swiped her magic chain. Twilight made a shield around her right arm and held it up as the chain wrapped around it. Trixie then pulled herself forward and tackled Twilight to the ground before punching her in the face twice. Twilight fired a bolt at Trixie’s chest, sending her flying backwards and crashing through a tree. As the tree fell, Twilight rolled to the side to avoid being crushed.

Trixie growled and got to her feet before noticing that her left arm was dislocated. “Dammit!” She yelled, before using her magic to pop it back in place. “Ah, fuck!” Still hurt like hell.

She then threw three spears at Twilight, who managed to deflect two before the third one struck her left shoulder. She let out a yell as she was knocked back and stuck to a tree. “Shit!” She grunted, gripping the spear with her right hand.

Trixie walked towards her as a spinning buzzsaw blade floated next to her. She held her hand out as the blade shot forward. Twilight fired a couple bolts at the tree trunk, causing it to fall backwards with her still attached to it. The buzzsaw missed a fatal blow but it still cut her cheek open. When she hit the ground, she let out a scream of pain.

She created a small burst of magic that shattered the tree, freeing her. She then quickly sat up and fired a bolt at Trixie, knocking her away. The spear faded as Twilight groaned in pain.

She then used her levitation to pick up the shards of wood and throw them at Trixie. The magician deflected a couple but one scraped her shoulder, one impaled her right shoulder, and one impaled her left leg. She let out cries of pain before she dropped to her knees. She gritted her teeth and flicked both hands out, throwing buzzsaw blades at two trees on either side of Twilight. As the wood was cut, she shot her chains at the trees and pulled them down. Twilight held up her hands and made a shield. The force, however, was far too strong and shattered the shield. The trees fell on Twilight, making her cry out in pain. Trixie panted as she relaxed a little bit. She gripped the shard of wood sticking out of her shoulder and yanked it out with a pained yell.

Rainbow Dash quickly left her car and ran over to Twilight, who was using her magic to push the tree off her. "She's trying to kill you."

Twilight nodded. "I know."

"What are you gonna do? Are you... well... Can you?"

Twilight sighed and got to her knees with a groan. "If I have to."

Trixie pulled out the shard of wood from her leg and grunted as she stood up. "That the best you got, bitch?!" She yelled as her eyes flashed blue.

Twilight slowly got to her feet and looked at the fallen trees, one in particular. "I sure hope this doesn't kill her." Rainbow took this as a sign to get the fuck out. And so she did. When she was clear of the fighting zone, Twilight summoned magic into her hands as she focused on the fallen tree. Trixie stumbled towards her with a look of murder on her face. Twilight took a deep breath as she lifted the tree up off the ground. Tears filled her eyes as she kept them on her former friend.

"Please, forgive me for this, too."

Trixie let out a yell and summoned a bunch of knives before throwing them at Twilight. As she did, Twilight used all her strength to use the tree as a baseball bat and whack the magician as hard as she could. The tree collided with the woman as the knives stabbed Twilight in the torso and legs, luckily missing all vital organs. Trixie was knocked back into a tree with a loud smack as Twilight fell to her knees.

Blood stained her clothes as the knives vanished. Her open wounds started to slowly heal as fell to the ground. She panted heavily as she looked up to see what happened to Trixie. She could faintly make out the woman's body on the ground by the tree she hit. Twilight grunted and started to crawl across the ground towards Trixie, every inch of her body stinging and aching. Even with her abilities, she could still feel pain like a normie.

Trixie was laying still but groaning and whimpering in pain when Twilight found her. Her breathing was labored as it seemed like getting smacked with a tree hurt like a bitch. Twilight crawled up to her and placed her hand on Trixie's cheek. The magician's eyes moved to lock on to hers as Twilight rested her head on the woman's shoulder.

"I think... my ribs are..." Trixie whimpered.

Twilight closed her eyes. "I'm sorry. For everything. I really wanted to help you. I did. But... I was just me at the time. There was nothing I could've done. If I had had these powers then, I... I would've killed them." She lifted her head to look the woman in the eyes. "I care about you. And I don't want you to die here."

"Well, I... don't think you can... move me... E-Everything... fucking hurts."

Twilight nodded. "I know... I'm not so good, either."

"You weren't... hit by a fucking... tree."

Twilight smiled lightly and sniffled. "Maybe we can just... die here together?"

"I don't think that's gonna happen," came a somewhat familiar voice.

Twilight looked up to see Psyche approaching them. Rainbow and Lightning were close behind her. "Hey, look who showed up," Rainbow chuckled, before she saw the state of the two. "Oh, fuck."

"You two really made a mess of things," Psyche sighed as she squatted down beside Trixie.

Twilight tilted her head. "What are you talking about?"

Psyche eyed her and then looked at Trixie. "Looks bad. But you'll heal. You just need to... rest," she said as she placed her hand on Trixie's forehead. Trixie let out a gasp before she slowly closed her eyes and fell limp.

"Wh-What the fuck?" Twilight groaned.

"You aren't the only one with powers, Twilight," Psyche said as she stood up. "Cuts and bruises heal faster than bones. She needs to be unconscious to avoid causing more damage to herself."

"Wh... B..."

"I'll fill you in on the details later. Right now, we need to get Trixie someplace else and you and I need to talk."

Trixie was laying in a bed in a square room with white walls, floor, and ceiling. Medical equipment was set up around her and an EKG monitored her status. Twilight and Psyche sat in chairs beside Trixie's bed.

"So, you're Luminous?" Twilight asked.

"It's what we call ourselves. Named after the glow of the crystals."

"And this started five years ago?"

"During the first meteor storm, yes. Myself and a few others also have powers and I wouldn't doubt that there are unknowns out there. Which means, we need to be careful. We already captured one of the most dangerous we ever faced."

"Really? Who's that?"

"She called herself Grim. We have her locked up in a stasis pod until we can figure out what to do with her. Due to her being almost impossible to kill."

"Alright, well... tell me about that whole... we can take a lot of damage thing."

"Right, I assume you noticed, during your fight with Trixie, that the more damage you took, the more and more it hurt?"

Twilight nodded. "Yes, actually."

"Part of the crystal's power is it grants you a sort of internal shield. After enough damage, the shield will fade and you will be able to take a mortal blow. After time, your shield will recharge."

Twilight chuckled. "If Dash were here, she'd compare it to a video game."

"She wouldn't be far off."

Twilight smiled. "So, uh... what happens now?"

"Now, you are part of us. Protectors of the city whenever some superpowered asshole wants to cause trouble."

"So, we are like the heroes in the comics."

Psyched smirked lightly. "Something like that."

Twilight and Psyche went through a door and arrived behind the front desk at the hotel. Psyche stayed on her side while Twilight went around front. "I'll be in touch," Psyche said. "Right now, I need to focus on Trixie."

"Right," Twilight said with a smile as Rainbow and Lightning ran over to her.

"How is she?" Rainbow asked worriedly.

"She'll be fine," Psyche said as she headed back for the door. "But, Twilight? Feel free to inform them of the shit show you're all a part of now."

Psyched headed back through the door as Rainbow raised an eyebrow. "Shit show?"

Trixie opened her eyes with a groan and looked around. She saw the white room before the woman sitting beside her. "You? From the forest?"

Psyche nodded. "How are you feeling?"

"Better."

"Did you let it all out of your system?"

Trixie's eyes filled with tears before she clenched her eyelids shut. "I really fucked up."

"Don't worry about it. We've all been there. Question now is... are you willing to use your powers to help others?"

Trixie sniffled and opened her eyes. "Y-Yes..."

"Good. Because I have a present for you."

"A present?"

Psyche nodded. "One of my abilities is I can read minds. And I saw how much you wanted that abandoned theater for your future magic shows."

"Y-Yeah, but... when could you have read my mind? We never met."

"I didn't say I read your mind."

Trixie sniffled again and smiled lightly. "Twilight?"

Psyche smiled back. "We got you the building. It's yours."

Trixie's eyes went wide and she tried to sit up. A pain shot through her back and she fell back down. "Shit. Really? Are you serious?"

"Completely."

Trixie began to openly cry with happiness, not caring how she looked in front of the tough-looking woman.

The next day, Twilight was helping customers at Comix when she looked over to see Trixie enter the building. When the customer walked away, Trixie approached the counter with a nervous smile. "Hey," Twilight greeted. "How ya feeling?"

"Good," Trixie said with a smile. "Really good, actually."

The two fell silent for a few awkward seconds before Twilight spoke up. "So, Psyche told me she got you the building you wanted. That's pretty cool, right?"

Trixie chuckled. "Yes, well, I still need to fix it up and... give it the magician's touch."

"I'm sure it'll look amazing when it's done."

Trixie nervously tapped the countertop. "So... I feel like we need to address what happened." Twilight placed her hand on the woman's. Trixie smiled and took a deep breath. "I may have... overreacted."

"That's a massive understatement."

"I know I went a little crazy, and... I don't blame you. For anything. I was just..."

"Understandably furious. I'd be surprised if you weren't. What happened to you was terrible."

"Yes, it was." Trixie then placed her other hand on top of Twilight's. "Free after work?"

Twilight chuckled. "Of course."

"Cool." As Trixie stepped back, she stopped when she remembered that thing Garble had said about his sister. "Hey, you know how we're, like... superheroes now?"

"Yeah?"

"Well... I think I may have... attracted some trouble... when I got rid of Garble."

Twilight raised an eyebrow. "What kind of trouble?"

"His sister."

"Ah. Well, we'll just stop her together when she shows up, right?" Twilight said with a reassuring smile.

A man held his cell phone against his chest as he made his way through a bar and into the manager's office out back. "Ma'am?" He said nervously. "Problem."

Sitting at the desk was a woman with blue skin, muscular body, yellow eyes, and sharp teeth. She was wearing a golden bra and golden skirt. "What is it?"

"Your brother, Ember," the man said. "He's been... killed."

The blue woman's eyes narrowed as she leaned forward in her chair. "By who?"

"Our sources suggest by Trixie, a woman he raped."

Ember stood up with a growl. "Dumbass. What city?"

"Manehattan."

"Well... looks like I'm paying a little visit to Manehattan and this... Trixie."

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