Short Hand: Magic Duel · 2:29pm Nov 17th, 2020
Trixie: "The Great and Powerful Trixie challenges you to a magical duel, Twilight Sparkle! Loser must leave the town: Forever!"
Shepherd: "Or else what?"
Trixie: "I'll burn this town to the ground!"
Shepherd: "Well, I think she's a clear and present danger." Pulls out his shotgun
Twilight: "SHEPHERD!"
Shepherd: "What?! I have rock salt rounds!"
Twilight: "This is a delicate situation... Let me duel her. I'll handle this, okay?"
Shepherd: "She literally threatened to burn down the town and is assaulting ponies with magic."
Twilight: "And if you have to intervene, you might kill her! That amulet is what's doing this! Please... Let me handle this?"
Shepherd: "..." sighs "Fine."
One Magic Duel Later...
Shepherd: holds up his shotgun "All right Trixie. You won the duel: Here's your prize!"
BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG!
All the rounds bounce off her shield
Trixie: "You think your paltry human weapons can harm me?!"
Shepherd: "... It was a thought..."
Shoot, then quip. Why does no one ever get that right?
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Trixie: "The Great and Powerful Trixie challenges you to—"
Ka-BANG!
Twilight: *gasps and whips around to stare at Shepard*
Shepard: *holding a smoking shotgun* "What? She wouldn't shut up!"
This is why you should have kept Caliburn, not only would you have a royal title, but also a MAGIC sword for dealing with these kinds of things. To quote a certain Uncle: "Magic must defeat magic!"
This would be where the CMC manage to hit her three times, with (in order) a cast iron skillet, a bucket of roofing tar, and a pillow that breaks on impact.
Why? partially because of rule of funny, partially because of a genre Savvy check.
The Skillet (probably Granny Smith's) Always hits when wielded by a Female in righteous Anger.
Bucket of Tar is hot and sticky, and the pillow provides a Feathers.
This should be enough Humiliation that the Amulet disengages itself from Trixie, as she gets chased out of town...
Should have gone with beanbag rounds or tear gas. Nonlethal... but damn if they don't make the point clear. Or my personal favorite... the ol' Five Knuckle bullet a.k.a, the KTFO shot.
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I know it's supposed to be funny, but as someone who's worked in the roofing business, that shit burns skin-off-of you it's literally molten hot.
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Mood.
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