Trixie is walking down the street to her favorite café in the Crystal empire, humming happily to herself as she sat down at one of the tables.
"Oh hi Trixie! Looks like you are in an unusual happy mood," the waiter is a pink crystal pony with a blue mane, and have a bottle of champagne as her cutie mark. She smiles and walks over to Trixie, "let me guess as usual your show was successful. So you'll have the usual Crystal berries pie, with a coffee."
Trixie simply nodded as she eyed herself, she was glowing because of the magic of the crystal heart. Then she made a happy long sigh,
"You know Maidis I'd almost wish I didn't glow when I am happy or got dull when I am in a bad mood, it makes it difficult to keep a secret when I am not in my unusual glow."
Maidis rolls her eyes. "Well if you don't like it you could always travel away from the Crystalheart, Anyway here's the newspaper you always buy. A costumer left it so I don't think he will miss it." She dropped a newspaper on the table with the title "The Daily Equestria" and turned to enter the Café.
Trixie picked up the newspaper, "let's see what happens in Equestria today."
Robbery in the Vault of Canterlot castle.
Princess Celestia have confirmed that the magical vault of canterlot castle was breached, but that nothing of importance was stolen. The guard guarding the vault told that he heard an explosion, when he checked out what happened he was knocked out. But just before he was knocked out he saw a unicorn that had black fur wearing a crimson cloak carrying a- -
"No way! Trixie? As in the slobbish and powerless Trixie," that last part was said with a proud and laud tone.
"ough don't tell me," Trixie peeked up from the paper. She see a Teal Pegasus mare with a blond mane, and a Dark brown earth pony stallion with a black mane.
"What are you doing here? Did Equestria run out of ursas?" The mare said in a mocking tone, Trixie just gives her a cold stare and looks down at the newspaper again.
"Okay Maidis you told Trixie just to ignore these kind of ponies, let's see if it works," Trixie can feel her temper rise a little and she see her crystal glow begins to be more dull.
"I guess she's here because she's looking for a way to take over this city, just like that small town close to Canterlot." Trixie flinch at that comment, and the stallion grins as he notice it.
"Don't you dare go there,"
"She used some kind of artifact honey, to empower her magic as pathetic as it already was, what was it called again?"
The mare responded "the Ali, , "
Trixie interrupts her as venom drops with every word."One more word and I wil, , "
"Orders UP!" All three ponies looks at Maidis who happily smiles, she walks up to the table with a plate that have a cup of coffee and a slice of pie levitating at her side.
"How are you doing that?" the Pegasus asks with a puzzled look.
Maidis gives a confusing look, "doing what?"
The teal Pegasus points at the plate with a white aura around it, "magic! You don't have a horn, so how are you doing magic?"
Maidis smiles as she answer "oh, let me guess, this is your first time being in the crystal kingdom?" the couple nods in unison. "Well I am no expert but to put it simply, crystal ponies can use magic too we just use our hooves instead of a horn."And with that Maidis levitated the plate with a white glow down on Trixies table.
The brown stallion raises and eyebrow "That is most fascinating and all, but I wonder why are you serving to her?" Maidis looks a little dumbstruck "because she is a paying costumer and a good friend of mine?"
That statement caught both the pegasus and the earth pony off guard, and then the Brown stallion makes a devious smile.
"Oh I see, you pity her. She have properly told all about how hard she must have had it," Maidis cheerful expression begins to disappear. "And because you must have some kind of bad information system up here, you simply don't know what kind of a loser you have befriended."
Trixie makes a polite cough, "Trixie is still here you know!" The couple looks at Trixie as she continues, "don't you rather see the Crystal kingdom instead of wasting your time with badmouthing Trixie? You really have nothing better to do?
The brown Stallion walks up to her, "I am not going to listen to a fraud who enslaves cities!" Trixie was about to make a very uncivilized answer but Maidis was faster.
"Oh SHUT UP!" Maidis stomps her hoof in anger, "how come you Equestrians always expect the worst of Trixie? She's a great pony!"
The earth pony just raises an eyebrow on this. "You are actually defending her? Do you have any idea what she actually have done?"
"Before or after the amulet?" Maidis says as she narrows her eyes.
"MAIDIS!" Trixie shouted, "Trixie believe she should leave, before some pony does something they will regret!" Before she could get up she felt a hoof on her shoulder,
"No. If any pony should leave it is those two," Maidis says sternly as she looks at the couple.
The couple looks shocked by the statement "You can't just send us away like that!"
"Well are you going to buy anything?"Maidis responds, the couple just stands in silence, "then I can't see why I should let you bother my costumer and friend!" Maidis stands with a very determined look on her face,
and with that, the couple just turned and walked away.
Maidis sighed, "Wow after two years you would think that ponies from Equestria would have let it go already, Trixie? Are you okay?"
Trixie just sits and looks down on her meal, "thank you Maidis," Trixies fur begins to glow again. "I kind of forget that I am not alone in these situations" Trixie smiles at the pink mare.
Maidis simply smiles back "anytime trixie, sorry for bringing up the artifact though, I know you don't like to talk about it." Trixie just waves a hoof at her as she drinks some of her coffee. "you know they kinda Reminds me of you, when I first met you that is."
"So you think I was a pony who likes to makes fun of ponies?" Trixie responds with a skeptical look,
Maidis simply giggled, "of course not, but you were a stubborn mare, always skeptical to the kindness of other ponies. Even if your cape were in pieces and you had just crossed a blizzard, you had to ask three times out of suspicion that if some apple fritters you were offered free, actually were free. Not to mention you constantly referred to yourself in third person, it was somewhat annoying. "
Trixies giggles of the memory. "Oh what's wrong with the way Trixie speaks? You now Trixie is surprised you didn't mention how shocked Trixie was when she found out Crystal ponies could use magic just like unicorns, and yet, even just one week after Trixie discovered it Trixie got an apprentice."
"Yea and yet you were so determined just to have a quiet life how did he convince you?"
Trixie remembered back at the not so pleasant memory.
"Please"
"No"
Please"
No!
Please"
"NO!"
"Please"
"Don't you have some school attend to or something?"
"Please"
"AAARGH"
"Please"
Trixie shuddered, that kid would not let her alone until she said yes, "That’s not important, what is important that I have you and that wonderful little rapscallion of an apprentice as two good friends. And I am glad you held on to me Maidis, thanks" Maidis hugged Trixie which Trixie returned.
"So what are you doing later? I'm closing soon so, do you want to hang out?"
Trixie who have gained her full crystal glow back stood up and speaks like she is on stage."Well the great and powerful Trixie would like that, but she's supposed to meet with her apprentice in a few minutes." Trixie says with a very proud tone. And with that Trixie pays for her meal, "we'll be in the park if you want to Join us."
"What you want to teach me magic to?" says Maidis with a sly grin,
trixie just gave a dead panned look, "I'm not sure I would have time for two apprentices. Besides I"- - !
"I miss you"
Trixie stopped in her response as she felt a nasty chill down her spine and throughout her body, she just stood there for a moment like a crystal statue.
"Trixie? Are you all right?"
"Y,-yes I just felt like, like I was being watched, say did you hear some kind of whisper?"
Maidis puts her hoof on trixies forehead, "no, buuut-" Before Maidis could finish Trixie removes her hoof and begins walking.
"Its properly nothing. I better get going, I'm getting late for Horrisos lesson, and I just know he won't stop bothering me if the teacher is late for the lesson."
Trixie waves Maidis goodbye as she walks further down the street with all haste, as Trixie walks she got lost in her thoughts. "What the hay was that? In a moment it felt like I was wearing--, no that's behind me now. Equestria, Ponyville, All that is behind me."
"Then why can't I shake this unnerving feeling?" As Trixie enters the park, she sits down on a bench, "hm still some minutes until he arrives. Better prepare then." As Trixie took her bag up to get the components for the lesson,
"Find me."
"Who's there!" as Trixie turns around she see, nothing only the plaza to train her apprentice, "I guess I just need a good night sleep, I mean there is no way that it can be. . ."
"Free?"
She feels a breath that is more cold than a windigo around her left ear, she spins around and yells. "DON'T COME ANY CLOSER," Trixie shoots a powerfull magical beam the direction she heard the whisper, the beam impacts with the ground next to a yellow furred colt.
"YIKES if I knew this lesson would have been about surprise attacks I would have snuck up on you." The beam had nearly hit Horrisos judging from the small crater next to him. Horrisos is a colt nearly half the size of Trixie, he have butter yellow fur with a black mane and tail, his cutie mark is a white glowing orb with a yellow glowing circle around it. Also known as the Apprentice of the great and powerful Trixie,
Trixie blinked twice, the feeling was completely gone "That wasn't some spell or enchantment!" Trixie rubs her face gently "I guess it’ll have to wait for the moment."
"Can I come closer now?" Trixie snaps out of her thoughts and looks at Horrisos, "what?"
"You yelled at me not to come any closer and shot a beam at the ground, is it safe to come closer now?"
Trixie nodded in response "I didn't hurt you now did I?" Horrisos made a little frown,
"Miss Trixie I am tougher than that, you should know by now. Besides you missed." He made a little cocky
Smile, "so anyway what are going to do today?" Trixie took a deep breath.
"Well let's see how the spell I made you practice on is coming along shall we?" The young colt put up a nervous smile.
"I think I have it, I mean it's just a simple illusion no sweat right?" Trixie simply raised an eyebrow,
"Well how about you show me then?" Horrisos swallows a small lump in his throat.
"Now?" Trixie nods, He lets out a small sight and moves some distance away. His hooves lights up with an Azure colored energy as he concentrates on a spot in front of him, a faint image of himself was materializing in front of him.
"Not bad horrisos, now focus on holding it"
As he pulls more magic into his efforts the image begins to appear more solid, and then he makes a small grunt and release his magic. The illusion explodes and a harmless shockwave makes Horrisoss trip on to the grass, "HORSEAPPLES! Why can I not do it? I worked all yesterday on this spell!" His face turns a little sad "and yet still no progress," Trixie sits herself next to him and lays her hoof on his shoulder.
"Horrisos, do you remember what I told you about illusion magic?" the colt looks at her face
"but--" Trixie interrups him
"There is a reason it is one of the rarest kind of magic. Almost no pony unicorn, alicorn, or crystal, have been reported or seen make advanced illusions." There was a moment of silence,
Horrisos looks at Trixie "then how come you can? Or haven’t been seen?"
Trixie smiles, "a mix of very hard work and talent. For my special talent supports it after all, Trixie makes a serious look, "Horrisos did you really expect to learn some of the toughest magic in a single week?" Horrisos stands up again,
"Well I did it with some of the other magical catagories."
Trixie rolls her eyes "Horrisos how long do you think it took me to learn a simple magical blast?"
the colt shrugs "I don't know a day?"
Trixie simply shakes her head, "I learned it in six months through hard word."
Horrisos just stares at Trixie, there was no way that Trixie, One of the most talented magic users he have seen, Would take this long to learn a simple spell. "How? It took me two weeks to learn the basics of that spell!"
Trixie giggled a little, "I don't know to be honest. Maybe it is different for each pony, I am an illusionist. So it will make sense that there is other more basic spells that is hard for me to learn,"
"But in your duels at the tournaments I have seen you cast all kinds of spell with equal power!"
Trixies smile fades a little, and speaks in a very serious tone.
"Horrisos, I am a very unique case when it comes to magic. I have only seen one pony with more magical power than me, and she was so gifted that she somehow have become an Alicorn. I know your special talent involves magic too but you also have limits," trixe sighed a little "And it is very important to know those limits, and illusions is clearly close to those limits so I understand if you want to try something else."
"Heck no!" Horrisos looks at her with a very determined look. "I said I wanted to learn illusions! So please, teach me Miss Trixie."
Trixie looked at horrisos then smiles, "very well then, but I can't teach you anything new until you cast a perfect illusion of yourself, since it is the most basic thing to do." Horrisos grins”
Don’t worry miss Trixie I'll have done in no time," and he started charge up his magic as Trixie observed him.
At the end of the lesson Horrisos followed Trixie down the road exhausted but happy. "You did well today, and you know what?" The colt looks at Trixie, "You made me very proud today"
Horrisos gave trixie a questioning look, "why? I made like zero process today."
As trixie stops at an ice-cream stand she answered, "True, if I did not know better I would say you made no progress at all." Horrisos just narrowed his eyes at her, "but you didn't quit where many ponies would Horrisos. I'm pretty sure that many ponies would just have moved along when they heard how hard Illusion magic is to perform, and that's why, if you want it, you get this treat."
"You're really proud of me?" Trixie simply nods, Horrisos gave Trixie a hug that was equally returned, "thanks miss trixie." the colt turns to pick his ice-cream flavors
Do not forget about me, dear Miss Lulamoon
Trixie froze in place, it was as if the icy breath travelled through her spine "What the hay is that?" Trixie looks around. Nothing suspicious only a couple walking down the street, and the ice-cream stand,
"That’ll be thirteen Cristil."
Trixie snaps out of her thoughts again as she see Horrisos standing with the largest ice-cream she had ever seen, "Yea sure, uhm Horrisos you can get home from here by yourself right?" As trixe levitates her Cristil pouch up,
"Sure I can but. . ." Trixie drops a red gemstone on the stand,
"Sorry Horrisos but I got to go, as in right now." with that she turns and walk down the street in all haste,
The pony in the stand And Horrisos just looked dumbstruck at trixie as she walked away, "that was odd. She forgot her change."
Horrisos looks at the pony, "I can give them to her I know where she lives." he says with an innocent smile.
As soon Trixie is around a corner she begins to run, she runs as if the mare in the moon on an ursa major was after her, but as soon her home was within sight.
"HOLD IT LULAMOON!" Trixie stops in high-speed, which makes her slide a little, as she sees five equestrians in crimson cloaks is blocking her path. She narrows her eyes,
"let me guess, they won’t let me pass." And she was correct they were not to let her pass, "what do you want?" Trixie scowls,
An earthpony stallion walks up to her with a smirk reavealed under the cloak "our employer want to have a little talk with you."
Trixie just stares for a moment, "Trixie don't have time for this,"
the stallion raises an eyebrow "what?" SMACK!
Out of nowhere Trixie throws a strong punch to the stallions face, making a nice hoof print on his cheek. Trixie quickly follow up turning around and bucks the stallion in the chest and throws him of ground,
She speaks as she turns back around to face him "I have forgotten how tough you earth ponies are."
The earth pony Screams maniacally "GRAB HER!" But with a loud POOF! A big pink smoke cloud appears where Trixie is standing, all the ponies runs blindly in it to catch her. As a big fight inside the smoke cloud musters up the stallion get back on his hoofs, when the smoke cloud disappears his group have apparently been fighting them self in blind confusion.
"Where did she go?"
"I don't see her!"
The earth pony facehoofed "Well how about you stop having a big group hug, AND FIND HER! YOU ALL KNOW WHAT WAITS IF WE FAIL!" And with that the ponies scatters leaving the street empty. Or so they thought,
As Trixie slowly steps out of her invisibility spell, she could not help to let out a little giggle, "smoke spell and invisibility, works every time. However, if this is what I think it is, I am in deep trouble. If only I had proof."
"Why resist Trixie?"
The effect was instant she felt the same icy chill run through her body, "I've got to get home and fast." as Trixie arrives at her home, and she quickly opens the door and walks in. Trixie home is a small house with a livingroom, a bedroom with a bathroom next to it, a kitchen. And a single hallway to connect the three, Even though Trixie makes a lot more Bits (or Cristils as they are called in the crystal empire,) than this house actually costs monthly through her shows. she loves living in the outskirts of the city, because it's close to her friends and it is quiet. Trixie rush through the hallway and in to her bedroom, she search under her bed for her old travelling equipment.
"Finally alone, and in your bedroom no less."
Trixie raises her head afraid to see what's behind her she doesn't turn around, she can feel the cold presence that have manifested behind her. "What do you want?"
"You mean it isn't obvious? I want you back."
She turns to see a weak three dimensional pony shadow, the same shadow she saw slowly taking over her soul two and a half years ago. In Ponyville after she won a magic duel and threw out her opponent, away from her home and friends, the only reason she got rid of it last time was because it was afraid that said so opponent had acquired an even more powerful artifact. So it stole it to take it over, Just it is very hard to take over a non-magical door stopper dressed as an artifact and was forced back, After Trixie Released herself while it was gone. And after that, she was free, or so she thought.
Trixie would lie if she said she was not afraid, "Why me? Why not some other Unicorn? It seems like a lot of trouble to get Trixie back to you, when you just can charm some unknowing pony." The Shadow have glided up in front of Trixe,
"Trixie Trixie Trixie, You give yourself far too little credit, I can't settle for some nopony when I know you are still within my grasp. After all we bonded very closely last time we where together."
"If you mean by enslaving a town after giving me revenge I really didn't need? That event alone got me banished from Equestria! You, , ," Trixie takes a deep breath, "Look Trixie won't stop you doing in whatever your crazy desires may be. If you just Leave Trixie alone." Trixie could almost see a smile on the shadow. As it just shakes its head,
"And not have the most powerful of them all? It think not! Give me back what is mine!"
The front hoofs of the shadow turns into black tentacles and grabs Trixie, she was instantly pinned by the unnatural strength they possess. The tentacles comes up in front of her eyes and begin to glow red,
Trixie begins to struggle even if she knows it is of no use. "No, Please no. Don't!"
"I will break you my sweet."[/i]
The Tentacles Shocks Trixie with an electric attack, and then she passes out.
Trixie awakes on the street and sees the crystal empire in flames, "AH! She's awake!" Crystal ponies is running panicking away from Trixie. She sees Red meteors falls from the sky that destroys the castle,
"Miss Trixie please stop hurting us" She turns around and see Horrisos looks at her with teary eyes.
Trixie who is saddened by the sight of her crying Apprentice, tries to move over to comfort him. "Horrisos what are you talking I would never,,,"
"DON'T YOU DARE TOUCH HIM!!" Trixie got tackled down to the ground, "I DON'T CARE HOW POWERFUL YOU ARE TRIXIE! IF YOU HURT HORRISOS I WILL END YOU!"
Trixie sees Maidis standing between her and Horrisos glaring a death glare towards Trixie.
"What are you talking about? I would never hurt you, Horrisos or anypony! Maidis what have gotten in to you?"
Maidis eyes got teary and her voice was almost cracking "you said the same about the amulet, look where that got you!"
"Wha-" As Trixie got up she feels something around her neck, she instantly froze, as she slowly looks down "no" the alicorn amulet was there surging her with magic as it have done in the past. "NO!"
"Welcome home Trixie"
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHH!"
Author's Note
So yea my very first My little pony fanfic, I am not very good with the gramma but I have went throught ten time to spot mistakes and faults. But critique and comments are very welcome. Hope you enjoyed yourself.
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHH!" To say Trixie is panicking would be an understatement, she tries to literally rip the amulet of her neck and yet it will not budge. “This isn’t happening!” Trixie looks pleading at Maidis, “Please Maidis I need your help!” SMACK!
Trixie looks at Maidis who struck Trixie on her muzzle,
“I DON’T COME ANY CLOSER!” Maidis screams as she is crying. “Leave us Trixie! We don’t want anything to do with you, we are no longer friends! SCRAM!” Trixie just stares at Maidis who nearly have broken cause of sorrow and anger. Horrisos hides behind Maidis as a trembling little foal.
Trixie speaks in a very weak tone, “okay Maidis” and then she gets up, turn around, and run away.
Trixie runs in no particular direction, she was to torn up inside to care. After a solid minute of running she just stops. She stands alone in an abandoned street, “well Trixie you knew this could happen,” Tirixie looks down at the amulet, tears begins to form in her eyes, “but why can’t I take this accursed thing of!?” Trixie tries to take it of once again but again to no use. Trixie tries to break the amulet of this time, pulling harder and harder as she gets more and more frustrated. "Why can't I take you off?!" Tears is pouring down from her eyes,
Trixie hears an evil dark stallion voice behind her, “are you ready to become one again my precious? We have a lot of caching up to do.”
Trixie turns to see the shadow is standing a couple of meters away from her and then sights, “I guess there is no helping it, I just can't understand why. why would they, I just don't understand." As trixie hangs her head in defeat, a couple of tears lands on the street.
The shadow moves closer to Trixie “Such is the nature of ponies Trixie, once they have something to be afraid of they care of nothing but to get themselves to safety.” It moves a hoof towards the amulet Trixie is wearing
Trixies expression suddenly changes from sorrow to realization. “Wait a minute!” Trixie grabs the shadows hoof when it is nearly half an inch away from the amulet and push the shadow away, she starts running back towards Maidis and Horrisos.
“Where are you going? You have no pony you can ask for help!”
Trixie simply stops and turns her head “I will be the judge of that!” Then she keeps running.
As Trixie turns around a corner she sees Maidis trying to comfort Horrisos, as Trixie approach them Maidis spots Trixie and place herself between her and Horrisos speaks with a trembling voice,
“w-what do yo, ,”
“SHUT UP!” Trixies interruption silenced Maidis instantly, she continues in a calmer yet strict tone. “Why didn’t you run away Maidis?”
Maidis expression changed from fear to a mix between fear and confusion, “what? It is because there is nowhere to run! Your influence is everywhere!”
Trixie stares at Maidis for a moment, “how come you didn’t do what I told you to do?” Maidis scowls,
“why would I do anything you tell me to?”
“BECAUSE IT WOULD MAKE SENSE THAT YOU WOULD DO IT, AND IT WOULD ONLY BENEFIT YOU AND HORRISOS!” Trixie inhaled and exhaled, “I told you to do a specific thing if you ever saw me with the amulet around my neck, when we were friends back when you trusted me, and you agreed it would make sense to do it! So how come you do, not, DO IT?”
Maidis just looks at Trixie dumb struck, even Horrisos is more confused than afraid right now.
Trixie speaks up again, “you did not run because you did not know that I and Maidis agreed that if she EVER saw me with the Alicorn amulet around the neck, she should run. Run as fast as possible away from me, run to safety and try to get help!” Maidis and Horrisos begins to get an angry yet calm expression and just stands in silence, “so one last thing since you two obviously not are maidis and Horrisos, who are you?”
The silence was a deadly tone in itself, Maidis and Horrisos begins giggle in the Dark stallion voice, the giggle becomes a chuckle, the chuckle becomes an evil laughter.
Trixie scowls, “did you honestly thought you could fool an Illusionist with a change of scenery?”
As the laughter died down the skin and fur of Horrisos and Maidis begins to crack and fall off, only to reveal the three dimensional shadow under it. “I was close to succeed, but now that I have been revealed.” All the doors on the street opened and a horde of shadows walks out to surround her, “I will take what is mine a little more, forceful. And don’t get any ideas of running away, even if you escape all you can do is wander in to the illusion since you obviously can’t break it.”
Trixie puts up a small smirk, “illusion? This is no illusion, I was wondering why you didn’t just assault me. Then it hit me, the lack of pain, the strong emotions. This is a dream! And the funny thing about dreams is that it is the dreamer that is control!”
The shadow in front of her takes a step back, “no you can’t,”
Trixies horn lights up in a bright pink light “I can.” A bright Flash blinds everything Trixie can see and she feel herself wake up.
Trixies eyes shot up and sees that she is back in her bedroom, she is taking deep breaths to calm down, the shadow have taken a couple of steps back and look stunned, while it tries to recover Trixie shoots a magical blast at it. The blast knocks it to the ground, “maybe you shouldn’t have used all your reserves to break me. But now that I have you attention,” the shadow turns its head so it is face to “face” with Trixie. “I will come for you, and I will throw you back in whatever pit of Tartarus that have spawned you! Mark my words, your freedom will be short, now BEGONE!” Trixie shoots her strongest dispelling magic beam at the shadow.
the shadow disappears completely. Trixie stands in the bedroom she close her eyes and concentrate. "No uneasy feeling, no chill down the spine. It is gone for now" A little smirk develops on her lips. "Time to lock that thing back up again," Trixie begins packing immediately.
Saddleback, compass, map over Equestria. Her eyes stops at her sword, “should I take that with me? Even though I never needed it in my earlier travels, just the thought of using it on some pony.“ Trixie felt a natural chill come down her spine “it would be unforgivable.”
After half-hour of packing. A ding-dong comes from the door, Trixie opens the door to see Maidis and Horrisos smiling and cheerful as always. "M-Maidis? Horrisos?” Trixies crystal glow shines at its fullest and she pulls them both in to a hug, “thank princess Cadence!”
Horrisos who is quite taken back from the hug responds, “look miss Trixie you just forgot your change for my icecream. I just came to bring it back, it's no problem," He levitates a little pouch to Trixie, who accepted it.
Trixie Stop hugging them “sorry guys im just so glad,”
Maidis speaks "oooookay, look I heard that you ended up in a fight with six earthponies so I come to check up on you, but judging from this outburst you must be fine."
Horrisos makes a short laugh "Pff miss Trixie can take any number of ponies anytime, she wouldn't be the master duelist she is if she couldn't." Trixie gives Horrisos a stern look, "Horrisos! What have I told you about boasting on my behalf?"
"But it's just Maidis and, ," Trixie just holds her stern look on Horrisos, "sorry," he says with shame in his voice,
Trixies face softens "It is fine Horrisos, just don't do it again." As Horrisos looks up and nods he catch a glimpse of the saddleback Trixie have been packing and his eyes widens,
"Is that a real sword?" Maidis looks over Trixie and see it to,
"Trixie what are you doing with a sword in your house?" Trixie simply close her eyes and sights, she knew that now they have seen it, there was no avoiding the explanation.
"Well you better come in, it is quite the story." Trixie steps aside, as Horrisos, and Maidis enters. While Trixie and Maidis settles down in the living room, Horrisos looks at the sword with great enthusiasm.
Horrisos looks at Trixie with puppy eyes "Can I see it miss Trixie? Please please pleeeaaase." Trixie smiles and levitates the sword to her she pulls it out slowly and displays it, as she hold it in her hoof. Horrisos eyes widens in amazement, it is a simple sword with no special decoration.
"Is that steel?" Maidis questions as she examins the sword,
"Oh yes cold tempered steel with perfect balance or so I have been told, bought in Manehatten as a souvenir, fortunately I never had to use it before" as Maidis looks a little relieved Horrisos give Trixie a questioning look. "If you don’t use it why have you packed it with your saddleback?"
Tixie sighs, “Horrisos, Maidis. I will be leaving for a couple of weeks, I need to journey to Equestria.”
Maidis look surprised “why? You do nothing but complain about the Equestrians judgmental nature.”
Trixie took a deep breath, “Maidis what have I told you about the Alicorn amulet?”
Maidis and Horrisos shares a nervous glance, Maidis swallows a lump and speaks, Trixie you don’t have to talk about it if you don’t want to.”
“Maidis please, it’s about time I stop avoiding that subject, so please tell me what have I told you about it?”
“you told me that it is a cursed artefact that empowers a pony natural magical ability to the extreme, but in the progress you become as you put it yourself, evil and does terrible things to ponies just because it pleases the wielder.”
Trixie nods, “yes but that isn’t the whole truth.” Maidis looks at Trixie who looks down at the floor, “I’m sorry, I diddn’t mean to keep this from so long but there never seemed to be a right moment.”
“You told me there was no more to it! Amulet attach, it bond, pony gets power, and pony goes bad. Are you telling me that it does more than that?” Trixie nods, Maidis face shift from surprised to anger, “I really thought we were through with all these dark secrets Trixie, how many times do I need to prove that you can trust me with these things! Next you properly tell me that you have publicly humiliated the elements of harmony,”
Trixie yells at Maidis “I didn’t tell because I was ashamed and scared! I was scared that if I told you I would involve you in this sick and twisted game of hide and seek!” Trixies eyes is now wet with tears, “it is ALIVE Maidis, the amulet itself have a conscience and a cunning and evil one! It will hurt or enslave anypony who stands in its way!” Trixie speaks in a lower tone, ”and I would never be able to forgive myself if you two got hurt because of me. And if you two are going to get angry with me for trying to protect you then so be it!” Trixie have stopped glowing at this point.
After a couple of silent seconds Horrisos begins to speak “m-miss Trixie what is going to happen now?”
Trixie turns to her saddlebag “simple, I return to Equestria, find the amulet, seal it up again, and return to here. If everything goes as planned I will be back in three to four days.”
Maidis have stopped glowing too at this point “Trixie please, why does it have to be you? Why can you not just let Equestria take care of it? They properly have plenty of methods to do it.”
“And just let it get stolen again? I did leave it to the Equestrians, it held two years until it was stolen. No I’m going after it and makes sure it stays sealed and won’t hurt anypony again.”
“And how are you going to find it? Do you have a plan? Not to mention that you are banished if the guard catch you, you will be thrown to jail or worse.” Trixie just sits in silence a couple of seconds, “I didn’t think so! Please Trixie I don’t want you to go on some stupid quest and get yourself hurt.”
“And even if you find it, won’t it like mind control you to wield it again?” Horrisos, Asks
Trixie answers while she still have her back at her friends “Horrisos, Maidis, I understand your concern. But I do have a plan, and I do know where it is because when the amulet bonded with me we can somehow detect each other over long distances very precisely if I might add,”
“That also explains how it could find me so easily now that I think about it.”
“And as for the mind control, well let’s just say I know of someone who might be immune to it. It is not a foolproof plan but it is a plan nonetheless, now if you will excuse me I need to pack”
Maidis close her eyes and Takes a deep breath, "well I see I can’t change your mind. So when do we leave?"
Trixie blinks a few times, "we?"
Maidis makes a weak smile. "Well of course Trixie, I can't just sit by when my best friend wanders on a quest that can kill her."
Horrisos jumps up and down, "Oh oh me to! Me to! I want to go on adventure! And see Miss Trixie seal the amulet away, how are you going to do it anyway?"
Trixie sights, "I am going to put it in an enchanted box."
Horrisos frowns a little "how dull,"
Trixie makes a very serious look. "But neither of you are coming with me," the words hangs in the air a couple a seconds,
Maidis responds with a quiet "why not?"
Trixie takes a deep breath, "Maidis, I know you are a pretty stubborn mare. However, neither you nor Horrisos are coming with me, because this is a dangerous trip. Besides, as I said I could not forgive myself if any of my friends got hurt because of my past mistakes,
And as you said I am banished from Equestria. Therefore, I need to be subtle, and a unicorn wandering around with two crystal ponies in Equestria is not subtle. That would make you more a burden than help,"
"That and I would not want them to see what I am willing to do if things gets really out of hoof."
Horrisos speaks up "but miss Trixie, won't you need help to deal with whatever badguys that stole the amulet?"
Trixie responds with a raised eyebrow, “Horrisos this is not some kind of story where the hero is always victorious, this is serious! Ponies can get hurt because of what I am about to do,” Horrisos frowns a little and crosses his forelegs. "But to answer your question, no I don't. The great and powerful Trixie is a mare who can take care of herself."
"Trixie you are beginning to speak in third person again" Maidis states deadpanned, "and I am coming with you! If whatever pony that stole that thing is able to break in to whatever kept it away, they are proberly more than mere thugs. Trixie you know you can't change my mind!"
"And if she goes I go to!" Horrisos says as he stomps his hoof,
Trixie looks at the floor and answers, "I know. And that’s why I am doing this for your own good," Trixies horn lit up and she surprisingly pounces Maidis down and pins her to the floor, Trixie shoots Maidis with a pink lightning. She quickly turns to face Horrisos who is very shocked to see what Trixie just did,
"miss Trixie what are you doing?!"
Trixie shoots the same lightning at Horrisos who instantly cowers himself with his hoofs, after a few seconds both Maidis and Horrisos movements quickly stops as they try to move.
"Don't worry" Trixie says, "It is just a paralyzing spell, completely harmless. You'll be able to move in an hour, and by then I will be on my way."
"I just hope they won't be to angry," Trixie think as she packs the last of her equipment into her saddlebag and left her home with her paralyzed friends. “Just slam the door when you leave.” Trixie yells to the two paralyzed Crystal ponies. Then Trixie runs to the station.
"Congratulations trixie, you can now add 'attacking your friends' to the list of things you regret." As she arrives at the train station, Trixie Tries her best to ignore the guilt and nervousness that builds up in her she sits down and wait for the train.
"what if they won't forgive me? If they tell everypony about it? Then it will be equestria all over again! Then where do I go?" Trixie took a deep relaxing breath, "It's not that bad Trixie, you have been forgiven before. Like the time where you destroyed Maidis priceless crystral necklase, or when you accidently hit Horrisos with a blast. His parents forgave you quickly, but then again. This time it wasn't an accident, ARH! what shall I do? I cannot wander around aimlessly again! Maybe if- - -"
"All aboard for the train to Equestria! Last stop Hoofington." Trixie almost jumped as the stallions announcement stopped her trail of thoughts,
"maybe I should focus on getting that amulet first. I can always get a panic attack later" Trixie confirms to herself
Trixie digs through her saddlebag and finds a white rope that covers all of her body, she equip it and covers her head with the hood. She enters the train and walks down to the last wagon of the train and takes a seat, since it is not the busy hour (and there's often more ponies travelling to and not away from the crystal empire.) she haves the small end wagon for herself. Trixie rest her head up at the window “There should be no problems until the border to Equestria,” Trixie just sits and relax. When the train begins to move she is still alone in the wagon, or so she thought.
"ah Ah AH CHO!" The sneeze came from one of the seats, or rather under it. As Trixie looks she see a young Colt with butter yellow fur and a black mane smiling nervously, he swallows a lump in his throat and says "hello miss Trixie."
Before you could say Chimeycherrychunka Trixie pulls Horrisos out and place him on a seat, staring at him with a furious look. "Please don't be mad miss Trixie, I just want to help you, not that I don't think you are weak or anything. But when you sai-"
SMACK!
Trixie slaps Horrisos on the cheek, "HORRISOS I TOLD YOU THAT IT IS TO DANGEROUS FOR YOU TO HELP ME! DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA HOW DEEP TROU-ble, , ," Trixie slowly stops her yelling when she see that Horrisos is quivering his lower lip and have gotten very teary eyes he have put his front hoofs to his cheek to mend the pain , Trixie looks down in shame. She lets out a weak "sorry," she turned and placed herself so she looks out of the window. As Horrisos looks at Trixie he slowly move over to her and place himself next to her, and gives her a hug.
"Miss Trixie, Please don’t be sad I am sorry for disobeying you."
Trixie returns the hug, "I'm so sorry Horrisos. I just, , , I just cant stand see you cry.” Horrisos did not say anything “and sorry for paralyzing you Horrisos, it was maybe a little to extreme."
Horrisos sniffs a little "i-it's okay miss Trixie I wasn't cying, you did what you thought was best right? Besides I've tried worse." Trixie rolls her eyes and smiles at him, when she break the hug a thought hit her.
"Wait a minute. How did you break the spell? You should have been paralyzed for at least another 40 minutes,"
Horrisos looks a little surprised "you don't know?" Trixie remains silent, a smile develops on Horrisos face. "You don't know! haha I finally did it! I Found a magic trick you don’t know!"
Trixie begins to feel a little annoyed, "okay okay yes, I don't know. How about you tell me?"
Horrisos answer with his arrogant smile is glued on his face, "heck no! You are the one who tought me that a magician never reveals his secrets." Horrisos giggles
Trixie answers with an annoyed expression. "Oh har har har! You really think you are funny huh?” Trixie looks at Horrisos who is practically sparkling now that his sad mood is completely forgotten, “maybe this won’t be too bad after all,”
Trixie eyes Horrisos up and down, "reckless little one, no travelling equibment, no food, he just got up and followed me."
“well Horrisos, since the train is already moving I am left with only one option. I will need some more provisions and some equibment for you.”
Horrisos looks at Trixie "what kind of equibment?"
"Well you need a rope like mine so ponies won't notice that you are crystal pony."
"Awesome! Can it be black? It would look so cool! Man, I am SO going to kick some flank!"
Trixie calms Horrisos down from his excitement, “Horrisos this is going to be a long trip and you have already exhausted yourself from my lesson earlier today, so I want you to try getting some rest before we need to get off the train.”
“But miss Trixie I’m not even tired,” Trixie just looks at Horrisos with a stubborn face. “Fine,” Horrisos lay down on the seat next to Trixie
As he closes his eyes he asks "You know Miss Trixie, you didn't tell me where we are headed."
Trixie answers "You are right I didn't." Taking the hint, Horrisos tries to rest. Trixie looks out at the Horizon, she see nothing but the barren snow land that is between the crystal kingdom and Equestria.
"Well I ended up having some backup anyway, but of all the places that bloody amulet could choose to hide, it of course had to be near ponyville. This is going to be interresting."
