Playing Cards

The inside of the Library was surprisingly warm to Spike, Twilight and Bruce Willis. But on the outside, it was cold and dark, particularly for one unicorn. Her name is Trixie Lulamoon. She along with the rest of Equestria had heard the news of these new cards, and was awestruck by the power they displayed. As soon as she had seen them, she wanted to have that power. To be the best dueler in all of Equestria. After all, it was the only way she would ever regain her fame, after being humiliated by that sniveling Twilight Sparkle.

She had no sense of style, no cape, no hat, nothing a real magician would have. But Twilight did have something that Trixie would always long for...friends. The blue colored mare looked up at the moon, and its light reflected off of her mane, causing it to stand out from the rest of her body. It was one of the few things anypony knew about her, and in her mother's opinion, it was her most beautiful trait. Trixie removed her signature hat, and pulled out her deck from inside it. She rummaged through her thirty (or was it forty?) cards and pulled out her favorite one.

"Dark Magician. The ultimate wizard in terms of attack and defense." She read aloud.

The card had a special foil on it, that seemed holographic in nature when it was in the light. But in the moonlight, the magician stood even more so. Just like Trixie. Maybe this is what connected her to the card, an unspoken mutual feeling of understanding. The card was not in mint condition however, far from it, and it had to gone through some hard times. Just like Trixie. It could be fate, that brought Bruce into the world of Equestria and brought Trixie to find that one specific card, or it could be a simple coincidence. In either case, each event was meant to be.

"Ribbit."

"Who dares to disturb the great and powerful Trixie!?"

The blue mare spun around horn lit, and confronted the daring frog. Despite the deadly spell Trixie had in her horn the rather small amphibian did not flinch; it simply stared at the mare's glowing mane.

"Ah, so you are a worshiper of the great and powerful?"

"Ribbit."

"The great and powerful Trixie takes that as a yes. Kneel before Trixie, and she shall spare you."

The frog bounded from the grass, and landed on her nose. She started pounding her nose with her hooves to through the wet and slimy beast off her, but it managed to stay attached to her, and after a few more irritated minutes, it finally crawled under her hat.

"So you have submitted yourself to the great and powerful Trixie eh? You will serve her every wish and whim understand?"

"Ribbit."

"Good."

Trixie smirked at her new servant. Sure it was an extra mouth to feed, and she barely had any food herself; it was still worth it to her. She lifted the card with her magic, and slid it back under her hat, along with her new "pet".

I wonder if Twilight has any pets. As that thought graced her mind, she looked back up to the stars and moon. The frog peered out from her hat and looked right at her. She was a bit startled, but chuckled. She would have to come up with a name for it eventually......

Twilight's crusted eyes snapped open, and realized it was still night time. She knew there was no reason for her to be awake now, she certainly didn't have anything to study. But something was amiss, she had no idea what it pertained to, it was a hidden discomfort. Small in the grand scheme of things, but large enough to be recognized.

"Bruce?" She mumbled. "Bruce."

Still no answer.

"Probably nothing." She yawned as she closed her eyes.

Silly unicorn. Did she really think I was going to sleep? I'm in Ponyville! Gotta sight see at some point. Bruce thought.

It would only be a few more hours before it was daytime again, and Twilight would certainly be awake then. He shut the door ever so gingerly, and started to sprint towards the center of the town. The houses were uniform, but he knew which pony lived in which house. He knew everything about the town, the entire world even. Out of context, knowing about an entire world could become utterly boring, but to Bruce it was quite magical. After all, what better way to see what was "canon" and "fanon" then experiment it for yourself?

He started to hum the theme of a popular myth busting show, and jumped as high as he could into the air.

Nothing different gravity wise. Aw hell what am I even doing. I should be doing something productive, like homework. Wait nope, I'm in Equestria. Huh, I really am in Equestria.....

Bruce stood there, finally comprehending his situation. There was no way back that he knew of, or anypony knew of. He couldn't even comprehend how he had gotten there in the first place. Luckily for him, it didn't bother him in the slightest. Here he was free.

"Whatcha' thinking bout Willis?"

Pinkie Pie's head was somehow level with Bruce's, and she had the appearance of a baby giraffe.

"Oh uh nothing."

"Nothing! Nopony thinks of nothing. Thinking of nothing means you're thinking of something, which means nothing is something, so you have to be thinking of something or else if you weren't thinking at all you would be dead! And that wouldn't be any good. You'd miss the tournament, all my parties, oh yeah I haven't given you any parties yet! Anyway dying isn't good. Unless you dye your hair! I heard Rainbow Dash does that but I think she's born with her mane you know?"

"Wait what tournament?" Bruce asked.

"Oh the Princess just announced she was going to host a tournament. It's really just part of her re-election campaign though."

"The Princess gets elected? I'm pretty sure that's un-true Pinkie."

"Well duh! Everypony knows that! Anyway its later on today in the afternoon hope you can make it! Adios amigo! Arriba arriba!"

Pinkie flew off, leaving behind a cloud of dust. As she went to tell all her friends, and everypony in between, about the tournament Bruce headed back to the library. The sun was just starting to rise, and it's individual rays pierced the sky. He reached the door which was still unlocked, and snuck inside.

"So where did you go so early?"

Bruce cringed at the door and his body was ready for another long run. "Oh hey Twilight," He stuttered. "Just went out for a walk."

"Haha, it's just me."

"Spike?" Bruce asked. "You sounded just like Twilight Sparkle!"

Spike walked out from under the carpet and turned the lights on.

"Guess I really got you good. Pinkie Pie came by earlier and woke me up. She rambled about some tournament and twenty other things. She said she saw you outside so I figured it would be fun to scare you when you came back." Spike said.

"Well you got me. How did you copy her voice?"

"When you take orders from Twilight long enough, you know exactly how she sounds." He sighed. "But I still like her as friend." He smiled.

"I hope it's only as a friend." Bruce said jokingly.

They both laughed, and hidden behind her bed sheets, so did Twilight.