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// Vs. Big Mac 
// Story: Equestrian Combat Club 
// by Flames173 
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	"Round one match four will begin in one minute!" a pony announced over the intercom.
"Are you ready?" Lyra asked her friend.
"Yes." Trixie answered.
"Remember, you're fighting to win. You're fighting to put Ponyville back on the map. This guy is just a stone in your path to victory. Kick him to the side, don't let a little pebble slow you down."
"I will defeat him."
"Fight to see your parents again! Fight because I have no fucking clue how to take care of a cat and I'm the only pony Muschi trusts besides you!"
"ALL RIGHT MARES AND GENTLECOLTS! Make your way back to your seats, the fighting will begin in ten seconds."
"You can do it Trixie." Lyra encouraged her friend and gave her the staff. Trixie stretched her muscles and got ready to fight.
"This duel is between both wildcard picks, Trixie, and Big Macintosh! Good luck to both contestants. The favored to win this round is Trixie."
Trixie went to the center ring and Big Mac stood two feet away at the other side of the circle.
"Remember, there are no rules besides this one, if your opponent begs for mercy, let them go for they have lost! You may fight in THREE, TWO, ONE, BEGIN!"
Trixie barely had enough time to pull out her staff by the time Big Mac headbutted her. Trixie was pushed several feet, Mac's head on the staff. Trixie shoved back hard enough so that Big Mac was sent sprawling across the stadium. He quickly got up and huffed through his nose, quite annoyed. He wiped his hoof on the ground like a bull about to charge. He put his head down and ran. Trixie stood on her hind legs and held the staff so the crooked end was facing Mac. She shook it quickly and the green orb flashed. Nothing happened.
"Oh come on, WORK DAMN YOU!" she shouted, slapping the staff as if that would fix it.
"AHHHHHHH!" Mac shouted, sprinting now towards the defenseless mare.
"Work, come on, WORK!" Trixie shook the staff viciously. Nothing. "Screw it." She swung the staff down as hard and fast as she could, landing it right on top of Big Mac's head. His head smashed into the ground, his body which still had momentum, went over his head, forming a C.
The crowd gasped. Mac's body fell flat on the ground. There was a crack and small crater under his head. He managed to get up, head covered in blood, a huge dent in his skull. "Wow, that, hurts." Mac said between gasps for breath. He wiped his face from the blood. Due to his coat color, no pony could tell if his head was still covered in blood. "Trixie, win this thing." Mac hobbled out of the arena. A pair of medics chased after him holding two amber colored lamps. Trixie wandered over to Lyra.
"Wow, that was, scary." Lyra said. She had a quick glimpse of Mac's skull before he was carried off. "And why do they have those lamps?"
"This Tournament goes into the night sometimes, it's so they can get around." Trixie explained. "Anyways, HOLY SHIT! How did I do that? I swear that I just defied the laws of physics there." Trixie swung her staff in the air quickly, blood flew off of it and landed on the ground. Lyra and Trixie left the arena as the next combatants came in.
"Hey, you got some good moves there girly. Meet me at the store after this fight." a light grey pegasus said as they passed each other.
"Umm, all right. Good luck." Trixie smiled at the stallion and continued on her way. "Oh shit, where's Muschi?" Trixie looked around for her cat, he was nowhere in sight.
"Oh, he wasn't allowed in the arena, so I got him to wait outside." Lyra said. "See? There he is." Lyra pointed at the black and white cat, who was watching an old mare with a bag of popcorn. She happily gave the creature a piece.
"MUSCHI!" Trixie shouted. She ran up to her cat and stroked him gently.
"This is your cat?" The mare asked.
"Yeah, I hope he didn't bother you too much."
"Oh no worries. He's just the cutest thing I've ever seen."
Muschi mewed and looked at the mare happily.
"Well ,thank you very much ma'am."
"You're welcome Trixie. Oh, and try not to kill the next guy." the mare said with a wink then walked away.