“Permanently!?” Twilight stared at him in wide-eyed horror. “You're joking! This is all just a mean trick! You can't take away my magic!” She closed her eyes and desperately tried to cast a spell, any spell, but it was to no avail.
“There's no use in that. I make sure I do a thorough job of declawing my lap dogs. You are no exception.” Even while focusing her mind entirely on her magic, Twilight could sense the human walking in circles around her. “You have such a... strange form. So small, round, colorful... Something that looks like it would appeal to mortals, but those mortals are nothing to me!” She felt him place his boot firmly onto her flank, as if she was a barrel and he was Captain Morgan.
“You took away my magic...” She sobbed and started to cry as the realization started to finally sink in. “So... so what about my friends?”
“Well there are still a few of them out there. I had one of them disposed of. Her speed proved to be... unstable. Unreliable. Really, she brought it upon herself.”
“Rainbow Dash? What did you do to Rainbow Dash!?”
“All will make itself clear in time. Now there's something I must do...”
Twilight felt the boot move off of her, but then she felt the soft leather of his glove start to slide across her rear. She remained silent, her crushed spirit stopping her mind from thinking of what could happen next. “So... what are you going to do to me?”
“Well I read a few things about you on the internet. I need to see if my research is correct for myself.