A Great and Powerful Romance

Trixie sniffled a bit as she wiped her eyes and said sheepishly "Wha.......what do you mean?"

Critical sighed and said "You're right. I've never known what it's like to be a second rate unicorn. I've never resorted to using evil charms. So I can never understand what you've been through. You have my sympathies, Trixie."

Trixie let out a small smile and asked Critical "What was your name again? Critical?"

Critical Rain smiled and introduced himself properly, saying "My name is Critical Rain." He paused for a bit and asked Trixie " Y'know, I don't know your full name. What is it?"

Trixie proudly revealed her last name, proclaiming "My full name is Trixie Lulamoon."

Critical formed a slight smile and said "I like it. It's a cute name."

Trixie began to blush as she said "Well..........I've got a show to put on. I guess I'll see you around?"

"I sure hope so." Critical said happily "It's nice to see that you've seen the error of your ways and that you're trying to change. I'll be around to see your performance." Critical bid Trixie goodbye, and felt his stomach growl. He left to his house to grab a small snack as Trixie finished fixing up her cart. Soon, the fireworks on Trixie's cart began flashing, which gathered a crowd.

"HERE YE, HERE YE!" Trixie shouted as she appeared onstage with a puff of smoke "WITNESS THE RETURN OF THE GREAT AND POWERFUL TRIXIE!!!!" The crowd looked confused at first, wondering why Trixie had returned.

"GET OUT OF HERE, YOU WITCH!!" a random pony in the crowd shouted, throwing a tomato at Trixie. After a short amount of time, the rest of the crowd joined in, and not long after, Trixie was covered in trash. Trixie attempted to raise her voice, shouting "H...HOW DARE YOU TRY AND ASSAULT THE GREAT AND POWERFUL TRIXIE!?" This only angered the crowd, and caused more trash to be thrown her way. Eventually, Trixie hid behind the curtains of her cart, and burst into tears. Meanwhile, Critical had watched the event unfold, and saw the crowd misplaced anger towards Trixie. His face turned blood red with anger, which, mixed with his dark blue coat, caused him to appear an unnatural shade of purple. He ran out of his house and flew on stage, shouting "ENOUGH!!!!!!!!!!!" The crowd stopped for a brief moment to hear what Critical had to say, while Trixie tearfully poked her head through the curtains to find Critical on her stage, wondering what he was doing here.