2nd Force Field [Text]

[ultra_vi]

[All that's on the scroll is a message, the writing a bit difficult to read.]

Need help. Invisible. Intangible. Don't know where I am.

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[ultra_vi]

Violet. I'm by a lake for some reason.

[triceratrots]

I think I know the one. I'll head there and see if I can find any clues.

Does anything look unusual about your surroundings?

[ultra_vi]

Not that I notice? The only strange thing is I can't turn visible again, and I'm not sure why I'm intangible. That doesn't usually happen.

[triceratrots]

Hmm.

I wonder if it's related to the personality displacement crisis going on right now. Can you think of anyone else who has the ability to turn intangible like that?

[ultra_vi]

The what? You mean how everyone's been saying they're someone else?

No...no one I know of.

[triceratrots]

I can't think of anyone either. But I'm sure we'll find something.

It may be that your body is somewhere else right now.

[ultra_vi]

Somewhere else?

So am I like a ghost?

[triceratrots]

Possibly? But I highly doubt that you're dead. It's probably an ability of someone you've switched places with.

[ultra_vi]

Oh. All right.

[Just as long as she wasn't dead.]

[triceratrots]

I'll look around and let you know if I find you...your body, anyway. Unless you want me to come over?

[ultra_vi]

It might be better if you come over. I need someone to see if I'm visible again.

[triceratrots]

Then I'm on my way.

[Sure enough, Billy approaches his best guess at Violet's location. When he sees a scroll on the ground, he stops.]

Can you see me, Violet?

[ultra_vi]

Yeah, I see you -

[She stops, because that was a voice that very much was not Violet's.

But she had spoken, hadn't she?]

[triceratrots]

...Violet? Huh. It's not your voice, but it sounds familiar. That is you, right?

[ultra_vi]

Y-Yeah, it's...it's me. This must be the voice of whoever I got switched with.

[triceratrots]

I think I've worked with him before.

You'll be okay.

[Billy wishes he could reassure her better, but it's hard when he doesn't know exactly where she is.]

Want me to take a look around? I think I have an idea who it might be.

[Of course, he'll show up before Billy gets back. But he has to try.]

[ultra_vi]

If...you could, yeah....thanks.

[triceratrots]

I'm on the case.

[[Do you want him to come back later when she's safely in Allen's body?]]

[ultra_vi]

Thanks.

((Yeah, that might be a good idea.))

[triceratrots]

[Aaaand he trots back, sees Allen up and about, and is surprised.]

Allen! Er, uh. Violet. Are you okay?

[ultra_vi]

[Her - his? - ears twitch a little as the pony turns around.]

Uh...other than being in someone else's body, I guess so.

[triceratrots]

At least we can see you.

[Billy shakes his head.]

How's Allen doing?

[ultra_vi]

Yeah...It took a while, but we managed...

He's doing all right for the most part...he talked me through regaining visibility and finding his body.

[triceratrots]

Okay. I'm glad to hear it.

Do you need to practice anything else he gave you? I know the power swaps are really affecting people.

[ultra_vi]

U-Uh...well, I'm just...trying to keep control of his...Ether...

[She doesn't want to accidentally shoot lasers at anything.]