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// Seeing is Healing 
// Story: My Little Forumites are Magic 
// by Mx Story Anomalax 
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Rarity looked around, happy that she was alive, even if dirty. A lady can't be a lady if you're not alive! Rarity's eyes caught the unconscious form of Ying. She felt something was wrong deep in her heart - it was intuition - and she felt like maybe she could help him. She never studied first aid like Fluttershy had, but she knew how to find things (she hunted gems on a weekly basis after all.) She wasn't normally tolerant of problems that arose, but this time she wasn't deep in focus trying to finish a new dress. She made her way over to Ying. She wrapped him in her magic and felt something off. She couldn't find it, and she didn't know what it was. It confused the crap out of her, but she was diligent and persistent about accomplishing things once she started them. Ying started to stir, and immediately began crying and laughing again. Then he felt anger, but at the same time it felt like he didn't know what he felt. He felt like he didn't know himself. He felt like these emotions were too extreme, as if they were being emphasized or brought out. He felt like everything had been torn apart. He cried harder, then laughed.

Rarity watched this for shorter than 20 seconds before putting her hooves on Ying's hands and tried to whisper softly to him, trying to get him to calm down. She shushed him and Ying felt a little tired. His body felt weaker and the emotions that kept going across his face and through his body weren't as extreme. He felt like something was trying to get into him and pull himself together. "Let me just give you a short massage and I'm sure you'll be back to yourself in no time!" Rarity had spent much time at the spa, and knew a thing or two. Even if this was a different creature than a pony, it couldn't be that different. Could it?

As her hooves pressed into Ying's back, who was slowly calming down, it wasn't the muscles relaxing that helped him. It was the feeling he got from Rarity. Like she cared about his well-being and was willing to give everything for him. He took it to heart, and felt his emotions fill up in a way, to be metaphorical, like it was a bunch of chemicals all being poured into one huge beaker. The massage helped him relax as this happened and he felt everything come together. His eyes focused and he felt better than ever soon enough. It took a little while, but it worked. Rarity smiled and nuzzled him "There, isn't that better? I may not be as good as Aloe, but I can still hold my own." She said in a sophisticated voice. She was milking the accomplishment as much as she could.

Typo held his head in his hands. The pinwheel clattered to the floor. He felt so embarrassed. Not only at having potentially been tricked, not only that he had been finally broken in such a way, and not only because he had more power with the pinwheel and still had been unable to do anything significant, but the worst part of it all was thinking that maybe he had been wrong. He had never believed in the idea that you could prove your point, or to win an argument through winning in combat, but at this point he felt like he had been utterly defeated in every sense. Part of him wondered if maybe he should have trusted the others, but he wiped the thought away; although still unsure of himself. He sighed, taking the heated glare from Rainbow Dash, the sympathetic look on Jordan's face, and the curiousity and fear of him from Rarity's eyes. He had destroyed their trust, whether a prince of hope had something to do with it or not. He had been defeated completely and utterly.

The only one who was motivated to take the initiative about all of this was Applejack. Her eyes looked sad, but she smiled, trotting over to Typo and sitting down next to him. She put a hoof on his shoulder and used the other hoof to try and lift his chin up. "Look sugarcube, we all make mistakes, and as long as yoo're being honest abaht yurself to yurself, I think yoo deserve some forgiveness." Typo didn't move right away, but looked into everyone's eyes, taking the brunt of it, and feeling strength return. He may have lost everyone's trust, especially Rainbow Dash's (and her respect), but he felt like he could try again. Like there was hope for him for a better tomorrow. He hung on Applejack's words and felt a little better about himself, being honest with himself about his faults, and that maybe, just maybe, there was something to this idea of making new friends.

Jordan watched this all going on, and, feeling that Typo was ready despite the fact he was rushing, started to speak. "Let's get out of here - it's been too long. We can talk later." Jordan wouldn't admit it to anyone, but he really didn't want to talk to Typo right now after what he did. He still felt his liveliness clinging to negative emotions that had been raised up by both Auryie and now Typo.

Applejack patted Typo's back and wanted to help him up, but Typo batted her helping hoof away and stood up, taking in a deep breath through his nose and letting it out through his mouth. "Yeah, let's get out of this hell hole." The only reason he probably considered it a hell hole was due to the fact he had just had the worst time of his life here. He stayed in back of the group, and except for Applejack, everyone would occasionally glance at him distrusting, especially Rarity. Rarity was generous, but not generous about her trust. Who said you had to be a paragon of your virtue?

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Chiri was getting closer and closer to landing a big hit on Phynicxs, who was starting to tire. The knight of doom apparently had a higher endurance and mangrit level than most players. Apparently it wasn't an immobile rule that you could only reach one level. This guy seemed as if he was using his doom aspect to kill his limits and surpass them.

Smeareyes was about to attack, he could feel Chiri's focus grinding down to a point where he was slowly blocking everything else out as he tried to land a hit on Phynicxs.

And he finally did.

Phynicxs went flying as his vision flashed. The hit had been so hard he forgot to fly, his arms still moving as though he was trying to block something that wasn't coming. Smeareyes hadn't expected this, but jumped at him anyway. Chiri spun around and clobbered Smeareyes with his knuckles. He went down fast too.

Twilight looked up at the ensuing battle, and felt so helpless. They would probably be defeated here and now before ever getting to the changeling hive. And even if they did that, if the enemy was stronger than even this enemy, could they even stand a chance? The thoughts of this made Twilight depressed. She lowered her head, and felt her body go weak. Despair was setting in. But she thought about her friends and Celestia, and how Celestia would be disappointed in her if she gave up now.

But what could she do? She was powerless down here.

And then it occured to her. It was a long shot, and it probably wouldn't solve anything, but it was an idea, and she was willing to try anything. Pinkie had taught her to be impulsive, and not think about EVERYTHING.

She called up to Phynicxs and Smeareyes. They both looked, but Phynicxs was about to go head to head with Chiri again. Twilight called again as Smeareyes hurried toward her. She took a deep breath and sighed. Here goes nothing, she thought.

Phynicxs and Smeareyes landed on the dragon, next to Twilight as Fluttershy cooed into the dragon's little ear hole.

Twilight sighed again, starting to concentrate. "I've used this before, but last time I used it I couldn't do anything to change it." She felt despair creeping into her, but she persevered. For her friends. Twilight didn't know it at that time, but she was about to create her very first time loop.

In a flash of light Smeareyes, Twilight, and Phynicxs were taken back into the recent past. They fell into the water and looked up, seeing the dragon start to fall. Twilight whispered sorry as her power faded quickly after having taken two players with her, and was transported back to her time.

Phynicxs and Smeareyes were shocked, and vowed to ask Twilight how she did it later. Right now they had a fight to win. They flew up to either side and tried to sneak up on Chiri.

And they did.

Phynicxs was sent flying and so was Smeareyes, and Chiri looked down at his final two "opponents." He was caught off guard when Smeareyes thrusted his leg out and kicked Chiri in the back. He turned around quickly, seemingly mostly unfazed, and was about to go at Smeareyes again before Phynicxs came down, wrapped one of his blades around Chiri's neck, pushed, and was about to pull.

"I can not die." Chiri's blood vessels grew black as doom power that he was used to surged through him, protecting him as Phynicxs pulled the dagger across his throat.

Chiri bled to death as he fell, grasping his neck. This was definitely not a pleasant way to die. He hit the water and sunk down far.

Smeareyes and Phynicxs were ecstatic, and so was Twilight who called up to them, having appeared again just a few seconds before she had disappeared with the other Smeareyes and Phynicxs. Phynicxs and Smeareyes shared a high five and flew down quickly to get to Twilight. Twilight would later explain the origins of learning how to use a time travel spell; although it wasn't very powerful. In fact, it was extremely weak and could only last for a little while before sending her back.

In the water, Chiri's eyes opened again, dark doom power leaking out like blood. It had acted as a shield and protected him from true death. He swam to the surface and, not wanting to try that again until he could recollect himself, fled.