//------------------------------// // Chapter Three: Round One part 2 // Story: Celestia's Insane Game // by Sanquil //------------------------------// Chapter Three Round One of C I G “Well,” Celestia said, watching the monitor in the backroom, “that certainly was something to watch. Seeing all that bloodshed is just what I need. Attention,” Celestia turned the speakers on, “Those competing in the next three will be; Amethyst Star vs. Vinyl Scratch, Berry Punch vs. Snowflake, and Twilight Sparkle vs. Trixie Lulamoon.” Breathing a sigh of relief for her friend’s wellbeing this round, she trotted forward to face her opponent. Her friend’s safety didn’t make her any less nervous to fight this “Trixie Lulamoon” though. When she got to the front, she was greeted by a quite familiar cutie mark and cape. Seeing the pony, Twilight froze, not out of fear, but astonishment. Princess Celestia was able to locate the lost “Great and Powerful” Trixie. “Sparkle,” Trixie greeted Twilight as she approached her, “I hope you’re ready for this. I will not be holding back my Great power.” “Whatever.” Twilight responded. The guards started ushering them through the large doors. “Good luck Twi!” A voice said in the crowd. Turning, Twilight saw all her friends waving, wishing her luck in the battle. She was going to need it, after all. Going through the doors, Twilight’s eyes started to water, thinking of all the good times she and her friends had. After this, nothing will be the same. Being pushed into the arenas, Twilight noticed that they had the decency to remove the bodies, but not the blood. Feeling her lunch come back to her, Twilight had to hold her mouth closed with her hoof. Celestia’s voice boomed out of the invisible intercom. “Contestants,” She began, “Get ready to fight in 5, 4, 3, 2, 1” The bell sounded, signaling the start of the bloodshed for the second time. Watching from the ballroom, her friends could see all three matches at once. Amethyst Star dashed towards the closest box, while Vinyl Scratch bobbed her head to invisible music, using he music to bring and open boxes around her. Berry Punch had to struggle to get away from the bulky Pegasus, barely avoiding a large hoof to her head. Meanwhile, Twilight had to teleport around the field to avoid Trixie’s flying knives. “What’s wrong Twilight?” Trixie taunted, “Afraid to fight? Hold still and it…will…be…over…soon.” Tossing knife after knife at the teleporting purple pony, continued to talk. Berry Punch kept getting lucky at avoiding Snowflake’s large hooves smashing the ground. At the rate it was going, Berry Punch didn’t stand a chance without the help of boxes. After Vinyl’s fifth box, she found something useful. Amethyst had found a shock trap in her box with two knives. The pale yellow Dj used the sword and wooden pole to start a fire and lit the wooden morning star from her fifth box. Flailing it around, Vinyl charged the blue pony. Amethyst threw one of her knives, only to have it impale itself into the flaming ball of Vinyl’s morning star. Berry Punch found a box full of ten knives and gathered seven before Snowflake smashed the rest. Rolling out of the way, Berry Punch took one of her knives and flung it at Snowflake. To her dismay, the hilt bounced off his side, landing in the dirt. She then flung knife after knife at her bulky opponent, until two were left. Dodging his massive slam, she shoved a knife into his flank, breaking the blade off it. Howling in pain, the Pegasus quickly whipped around and sent Berry Punch flying across the arena, hitting her head against the wall. Twilight kept teleporting, avoid each of Trixie’s knives, getting small cuts and scrapes in the process. Quickly grabbing a small box, Twilight continued to teleport. Opening the box, using a larger one as cover, she didn’t notice the knife that nearly decapitated her. Poking her head above the box, she saw that Trixie was approaching her, knives at the ready like a firing squad of deadly blades. When Trixie approached the box, she drove all her knives over the box and into the spot where Twilight was, only no blood come out from behind the box. Walking around it, she noticed that Twilight had teleported away, and in her place, she left a live grenade. Turning quickly to avoid the blast, Trixie acted too late. Snowflake approached the unconscious pony that lay before him. Rearing up, he brought his front hooves down, smashing her skull in, spraying blood all over the white Pegasus. Repeatedly doing this, he didn’t stop until a squad of armed guards rushed in and restrained the pony. Jumping to avoid Vinyl’s flaming ball, Amethyst Star brought her second knife down on the unicorn. Seeing this attack coming, Scratch rolled out of the way, hitting Amethyst in the head with the morning star. The blow was strong enough that it killed Amethyst in a way that wasn’t gory. Dropping her weapon, Vinyl trot out of the arena. Trixie landed hard on the dirt, bleeding in several places from shrapnel. Struggling to get up, she fell down and stayed there. Twilight approached the severly wounded pony with pity. “Well,” Trixie said, “The Great and Powerful Trixie has been defeated.” Pausing to cough, blood coming out in the process. “Just finish me off now, Sparkle, while I still have my pride.” “Tixie Lulamoon.” Twilight said, holding a sword with her magic, “May you rest in peace.” Quickly ending Trixie’s pain, Twilight drove her sword through the dying pony. After a few moments, the door opened, and Twilight staggered through. Entering the ballroom to rejoin her friends, she collapsed from what she had seen and done. She had killed a pony. “Well done.” Celestia said, emerging onto her perch. “What a show. Survivors, you can rest for now while we finish up round one of C I G.” Sidenote: The next chapter doesn’t have the Mane 6 in it, and will start in the middle of the fight. The contestants are as follow; Cloud Kicker vs. Golden Harvest, Moondancer vs. Lyra Heartstrings, and Caramel vs. Apple Fritter.