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]

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.]

[triceratrots]

Ether? That's a sort of magic, right?

[ultra_vi]

I think so. It's connected to his ability of shooting lasers.

[triceratrots]

Lasers? Hmm. Have you been doing target practice?

[ultra_vi]

Er...not really....mostly I've just been...trying not to use it.

[triceratrots]

Do you want to try? This would be the perfect time for an enemy to attack us, unfortunately. And I'm concerned about the possibility.

[ultra_vi]

[That was a good point.]

...Okay.

[She'll just have to be careful.]

[triceratrots]

All right. Why don't you focus on...here, hold on.

[Billy dragged a few planks from town and propped them up as targets.]

We're far away from everyone, you shouldn't have to worry about collateral damage.

[ultra_vi]

O-Okay...

[Still hesitating a bit longer, she then focused on the planks. She wasn't entirely sure what she was doing, but soon enough she felt...something heating up.

And in the next moment, one of the planks was hit with the laser she fired.]