The tale of Trixie

The 3 ponies have made their ways to the wizard house, seeking his guidance. They may just have found something that they never even knew that they would find.

" My name is Crod " he said, " the thing that brings you to my home can be found in the depths of your own mind, look far enough and you will find the unicorn you have conceded and brought into this world...

The Aging unicorn steps closer to small family with a bright smile on his face. " This young one here must be very special to come to my home" he says excitingly, as he starts to give a firm look at the young filly. " She must have some special quality that is hidden within her, and I thank I have some idea of what that special thing is too."

The parents of the young filly looked at each other with looks of pure curiosity and gasp at the wizards guess. " What exactly do you mean?" the stallion questioned the wizard.

" You are both earth ponies" he comments " there is only one answer. She must have been born on the latest minute of last day of the year, how else would she have a horn. Unless of course you are not the parents." The older stallion gives the parents a blank look, knowing that the two are in fact the parents of the filly standing before him.

" Yes, we are the parents" The mother states roughly," and yes she was born at the time so. Many years ago the elder told us to come to you when she was of age, as she is so." she slowly started to nudge her filly toward the wizard. " Im sure you know why we brought here here."

" I do in fact know the very reason." Crod was now staring at the filly with a look of disappointment. " you want me to train her, make her the best pony she can be... well I can't. I was not conceived at such a time. I have just devoted my life to study." the wizard looks back at his house. " I have stayed here my whole life. The only time I only leave is to buy food and books. I rarely have visitors so I take no need in cleaning any room but my own." Crod starting to feel ashamed that his home is so messy "I can, on the otherhoove, teach her all that I know." The wizard takes time to stare at the filly with compassion, forgetting about his home.  His dull yet strong eyes seem to look back into her future, digging at every memory that she has. Its as if he has excepted her as his own child instead of a soon-to-be assistant.

The parents of the young filly look at each other desperately, worried for their only offspring. " Will she have to stay with you. If so, how often will we be able to visit."

" Yes she will have to live with me." The filly is taken by this first comment. "She may be uncomfortable for the first length of time, but she will grow accustom. My home will be her home. You will also be able to visit whenever you please. However I will not allow more than 1 visit a week. If her family is on her mind she will not be able to concentrate on her studies."

"I have to live with you and I have to do studies."  Trixie yells out loud. " What is this, are you just going to give me away to some stranger"  She is now starring at her parents with a look of disbelief. " You can't do this to me." the filly cries, her seemingly huge eyes full of tears ready to burst unto her face.

The mother lies down to match her fillies height and looks directly at her. " This is for the best, if you don't let him take you in, you will not be the best Trixie that you can be." The young filly just notices the tears swelling in her mothers eyes as she touches Trixies chest with her hoof to comfort the young filly.

" Fine, if this is what you believe is what is for the best." The young filly strangely seems more confident with here mothers decision, and wipes the tears in her eyes." I will stay with this pony... for you"

The notion brings a smile to her mothers face, who starts to rub the side of the fillies head with her muzzle, and whispers into Trixies ear," You will be fine here. Happier than you could ever be at home."

With this the the mother stands and slowly walks to her husband. " It is time for us to go now. We are leaving you in good hoofs", she says to her filly unaware of the feelings that are being developed by her young. " We have business to attend to that needs our attention immediately."

The couple carries on down the road as the filly watches, her emotions growing stronger and her anger becoming a new emotion to struggle with.

" Come young one"  The old wizard says. I'll show you around my home.

....

Trixies first steps in the old stallions home are very fumbled. First she trips on the step up to get into the house, then she slips on a book thats been left on the ground.

" You should really clean your house" she said, embarrassed since she had tripped over so many things.

The wizard looked down, still ashamed that his house was so messy. After a second he lifted his head to see that Trixie was picking at the books at books on the many shelfs in the room.

"You sure have a lot of books Mr." she said. " you must have a lot of free time."

" Yes i know, Many of them I wrote myself... so you know." the old man was very proud of himself and pretended to give himself a pat on the back since he couldn't actually do it.

The books laid every where. On the floor, on shelves, on the island in the room and all covered in several layers of dust.

" Well let me give you the grand tour of the place" he said, hopping to pull the filly from his books before she tore one." This is the entry way, you already have a sense of what its about so lets continue."

After about a 2 hour tour of exploring dusty rooms, it was dark outside and both ponies were ready to go to bed. " This is the final room" he said," and it is your room, you will sleep, study, plan, and do anything else you want in here. Ofcourse you are always free to use the books in my personal library as reference as to what you need."

Trixies face lit up, she only heard the first part and was fine with that." I GET MY OWN ROOM," she screamed," I always had to stay in my mom and dads room with them."

Trixie was incredibly excited to have here own room. " OH MY GOSH, IM SO EXITED." She said, as she started to grow a huge smile on her face. The little filly was bouncing off the walls at this point, and the wizard just watched as the filly got a close as ponily possible to exploding.

" well I leave you be to your room"  He said loudly, to make sure she heard him. I always knew I was going to use that room he thought to himself as he retreated to his dwellings.

The little pony eventually calmed down and laid on her bed," at least this room isn't a dust bowl" she whispered to no pony in particular.