"Who was my dad?"

Dusky Hex's innocent face peered up at her. Trixie was conflicted. She could lie, but he could eventually find out the truth. She can't tell him the exact truth. He doesn't need to know about all the bad things ponies do. She decided to tell a slightly altered version of the truth.

"Okay, Dusky. It starts way back. Before Princess Twilight was a princess. I was a show pony, and a pretty good one at that. I called myself 'The Great and Powerful Trixie' and I travled all of Equestria. One day, I journeyed to Ponyville. I boasted about my powers, and most of the town's locals were enamoured by me. Except Twilight and her friends, the Elements of Harmony. Two colts in particular were extreme fans. Snails and Snips. I believe they are still in school with you. They wanted to prove Twilight wrong, because I had claimed that I had fought off an Ursa Major. I was lying, but they believed me. So, they woke one up and brought it to Ponyville from the Everfree Forest. I tried to defeat, but I failed. Twilight managed to get it to go back to sleep, and it turned out to be an Ursa Minor. I fled Ponyville, humiliated. I pledged my revenge on the town, especially Twilight Sparkle. I searched for a mystical item that could grant me endless amounts of power. It was called the Alicorn Amulet. Once I had found it and put it on, I was consumed by dark magic. I changed. I returned to Ponyville and challenged Twilight to a magic duel. I won, so she had to leave Ponyville. She returned, just like I did. Claimed she had a more powerful amulet than me. She did. It was an invisible link called friendship. She used no real magic to defeat me. I tried to steal he fake amulet, removing the evil Alicorn Amulet. I returned to my former self and asked for forgiveness. They all forgave me, but I still left Ponyville. I went up to the mountains for a few months. I trained my magic to become a better unicorn. When I came back down the mountain, a stallion attacked me from behind. I never saw what he looked like, heard his name, or knew his motives. When I returned to Ponyville, I discovered that I was pregnant. That is how I got you. Honestly, all I saw of him was a black hoof. It could be anypony." The two sat in silence for a moment. This was a life changing moment. Dusky felt a mixture of emotions. Relief, anger, and sadness among them. He decided that he was glad that he knew.

"Thanks, Mom. I'm gonna go to bed and think. Good night, and I love you." Dusky told her giving her a big hug.

"I love you too. Good night." she replied, hugging him back. She was glad she had told him, but she was worried about the impact it would have on his young mind. Her attention turned back to the TV as she watched local news. Nothing too interesting. Just some pony convicts finally getting captured. She saw soemthing out of the corner of her eye though. Something that has been imprinted into her memory ever since that stallion raped her. It was his hoof. There may be hundreds of black stallions out there, but she remembered he had a distinct chip in it. Trixie wondered what he was doing in Ponyville. She shuddered at the thought of what he might be up to. It made Trixie want to go check on Dusky Hex. She walked down the narrow hallway and opened his door on the left. The light was off, so she turned on her horn light. She made sure not too put too much magic into it, because she definitely didn't want to wake up her little colt. She saw that he was sleeping soundly, and it looked like he had been busy at his desk. There was a small piece of paper folded on his desk. Trixie decided to check it out. She levitated it up to her face and cover read: "Happy Father's Day!" Trixie opened up the card and read the note inside.

Dear Dad,

Even though you hurt my mom and left her all alone, I still wish I could meet you.
I'm happy that I have mom, and she seems to be happy even though she only has me.
Dad, I really want to wish your happy Father's Day.

Love, your unknown son, Dusky Hex.

It tore at Trixie's heart. She had to do something. She took the card and quietly closed the door the the midnight blue colt's room. She picked up the phoneand immediately dialed in a number.

"Who's ready to par-TAY!!"

"Pinkie Pie, I need you to watch Dusky for a while. I'll be going on a little trip."

"Sure, Trixie. Anything for little Hexie!"

"You're a life saver! I'm leaving right now." Trixie hung up the phone and packed her saddle bag. When she opened the door, a certain pink earth pony was waiting for her. Pinkie Pie entered without a sound, and Trixie left similarly. She tucked the card into her saddlebag. She guessed that the stallion might have left a clue for her. He might even still be there, the news report she was watching was live. Trixie hastily made her way down towards the Ponyville station. She saw the reporter at a nearby cafe. She saw the alley that the hoof had come from, and she walked directly into the dark alleyway. Trixie walked to the dead end. She saw her name carved into the wall. There was an arrow pointing down towards a manhole. She knew it must be from her mystery stallion. There was only one way to find out.

Author's Note

Wow. This took me a while. The page kept refreshing cane deleting everything I wrote. Anyway, all opinions are encouraged to be spoken! I want to improve as a writer. If I'm awful, tell me and tell me why!