Trixie's Redemption: From Cinders and Flame

It's come to this, hasn't it? All of Trixie's progress, and it will all end so abruptly? It feels as if almost yesterday that dear Trixie went galloping away from Ponyville, the night everything changed. From the fall, to the recovery. Luna taking her in and mentoring her in hopes that she could do something good, giving the filly a chance to change the cards so harshly dealt to her. Alas, it was not enough. Celestia harshly reprimanded her feeble attempts at reform, ordering Twilight to take the blue unicorn in and train her in magic. Maybe all would have gone well, had Trixie's love for Twilight remained. She fell for another; the blue Pegasus Rainbow Dash stole her heart, and Trixie could do nothing to stop it.

The two became inseparable, taking each other's time and attention for quite some time. None of them expected it to all be the plan of a higher power. Nightmare Moon, a parasitic demon with the power to corrupt the Princess of The Night those thousand years ago, had dear her own cards while trapped in Luna's subconsious, way back before Luna even knew who Trixie was. Causing the unicorn to become injured at the beginning of this tale, Nightmare knew that Celestia would banish the mare to Ponyville, allowing her to be a time bomb. You see, Nightmare, the devious being she was, foresaw Trixie as a wild card in the stability of Equestria's timeline. She changed history when she caused Trixie to come under hard, and in doing so, caused her love to take hold of Rainbow Dash. Being one of the Elements of Harmony, Nightmare knew she only had to disrupt one Element, which happened to be Loyalty.

Trixie and Dash forged an inseparable bond, one that dulled the friendship Dash had with her other friends. Now without the sixth element, Equestria was unknowingly vulnerable. Events that should have happened merely did not. Without the forceful push Rainbow Dash has, the two never silenced the dragon in the mountain, and without Fluttershy to diplomatically convince the dragon to leave his resting spot, Ponyville was attacked. With the added love, Rainbow Dash was unable to concentrate on her Sonic Rainboom in preparation for the Junior Pegasus Event, causing her to crash and lose her wings. Worse still is that this only strengthened Trixie and Dash's bond.

Their bond shut out all but Twilight, who merely interacted with them in her Library, where Trixie now lived. Luna began to weaken, Nightmare now able to fully project her influence, eventually taking the alicorn over and taking over once more. In her last hours, Luna revealed the truth, that Trixie was the bloodline of alicorn hunters, those who led to the savage execution of Luna's parents over one thousand years ago. Her ancestors, the Luna Exmortista, used this to start a war that convinced all other equines to wage war against the alicorns, nearly wiping them out. Since Dash was no longer friends with the other Elements, Nightmare swept onto the scene, defeated Celestia in Ponyville, and killed Shining Armor. Trixie knew this was her fault unintentionally, and in one final, selfless act, the unicorn rushed forward, launching back in time and removing the rock from her path those many months ago. Without the injury, the timeline was saved. Trixie was then forced to watch in knowledgeful agony as the love of her life, Rainbow Dash, no longer had any memory of their love. Nay, this not only removed the memory, but every action she had that. In the normal timeline, Trixie went on to become a powerful Mage, saving Stalliongrad and being named a hero.

We all know what Rainbow Dash's tales brought, and with Trixie gone from the events she was never meant to interfere with, Equestria was safe. nightmare didn't dare take control of Luna again, since the Elements would be united if she ever did. All was well for everyone, but, being a loose end, Trixie was at the end of her lifespan. The universe could not allow two Trixies into the same universe. Since she had done her task, her time was up, and she became dust, destined to float between the borders of time and space indefinitely...

...or, not.