The Trixieverse II: The Other Pony

       "Thank you! Thank you for coming to see the wonders of the Great and Powerful Trrrrrixie! ...and don't forget to leave bits Trixie appreciates it." Trixie said activating her fireworks and making her exit  Another successful day for Trixie as usual. She had put on a show, ponies enjoyed it, she repeated the cycle again until she got tired. It was a risky job believe it or not. Not because the dangerous stunts Trixie pulled off, but because of the audience. Some might just enjoy it for the sake of entertainment, or others might take it seriously. "Some" being a little town where Trixie had a little incident that ruined her life until she went back for revenge. That didn't work out so well either. But now Trixie was on somewhat good terms with the town now and have scratched it off her tour list. But now Trixie is "Great and Powerful" once again. Pleasing crowds as well as herself. Having put on a performance she was satisfied. Until one particular day where things got...hectic.

    "Another day another, 1234 carry the 10, 20 bits!? Wow Trixie..ahem...I mean "I" have really hit it gold this time." Trixie said as she was counting her bits from her performance. Putting away her stage persona and acting now as herself. It was a bit frustrating to change between the two personas but she got used to it as time went on. "Whoops! What a silly pony I am! Almost forgot to put my coat and hat up. Heh heh. Anand I'm talking to nopony. Fantastic." Trixie said putting her appeal on their respective racks. Suddenly there was a knock on the door.

   "Special delivery for Trixie Lulo...um Luluhbloom?" a voice said behind the door.

   "It's Lulamoon please." Trixie said moving from her coat rack to the door. She opened the door to reveal a grey pony with a golden mane.

   "Derpy Hooves, mail carrier at your service!" Derpy said with a pose. Trixie stared awkwardly at the mare for quite a while. She was not sure what to do. Derpy still posed as if for a camera,NOT MOVING A MUSCLE.

    Hoping to break the silence Trixie said, "So um I heard you had a, err package for me?"

    "Yuh-huh!" Derpy cheerfully replied breaking her pose. Derpy reached out to give Trixie a small package the size of a shoebox.

     "Thank you I um appreciate it." Trixie said nervously.

     "I." Derpy suddenly said.

     "Excuse me?" Trixie replied.

    "You said "I". Why is that?" Derpy questioned, tilting her head.

   "This is how I normally talk." Trixie wandered, "Don't most ponies do?" Derpy shook her head.

    "You talk like instead of I or me, you say Trixie. Right?" Derpy asked tilting her head to the other side. Trixie came to a realisation.

   "Oh...you must be from Ponyvile huh." Trixie said with a sigh of frustration.

    "Yuh-huh." Derpy answered nodding her head. "Also, why were you acting all weird. With the red eyes and the scary 'FOREEEVEEEEEERRRRRS?'" Derpy asked with her best impression of Evil Trixie.

    "It's a long story." Trixie sighed. She had hoped to put that whole incident behind her.

    "Tell me." Derpy commanded.

    "What?" Trixie said befuddled.

     "Tell me or you won't get your package." Derpy said playfully.

     "Ok. Ok. Ok. Long story short,  that town humiliated me a long time ago. It ruined my entire performing career. So I got a little mad." Trixie explained. Derpy sat down like a kindergartener listening to her teacher sing nursery rhymes. "And so I wanted revenge. I saved up my bits and went down to a store selling magical artifacts hoping to find a amulet that would increase my power. But when I got it, my vision blurred. A voice called to me. It was telling me to do horrible things. It convinced me that my stage persona was real. I still had control over my body and speech but, whatever that voice told me to do. I just couldn't resist. The rest is a blur to me until Twilight Sparkle helped get that wretched thing off of me. I thanked her later on and helped her with her little performance to return the favor. But...that experience scarred me for life. I...I still have dreams, no, nightmares about it." Trixie ended her tale with a sigh.

     "That was a neat story." Derpy said politely.

     "Neat story? That neat story nearly cost me my sa-" but then Trixie stopped her rage and remembered who she was talking to. "So um can I have my package now?" Trixie asked.

    "Okay! Oh and just so you know," Derpy looked back at Trixie as she was getting her package to say "I forgive you."

"Oh um thanks!" Trixie said feeling good to get that out of her system.

    "Here it is Ms. Moola Groom." Derpy said giving Trixie the package. "Have fun with it!" Derpy said as she hopped away, closing the door with her hoof. Right before the door closed Derpy realized she had forgotten something. Something very important. "Hey wa-" but it was too late.

     Trixie opened the box straightaway. She found a dusty book in the box. "Ah yes! Now I remember! This is the rare spell book I ordered: 'Very Very Very Very Advanced Magic By Dissy Chord'. Must have liked music. Now...where is that spell. Oh yes it's here!" Trixie said with a squee. "'The Great Double Illusion'. This'll come in handy at one of my shows. Annnd talking to myself again. Eh who cares." Trixie said shrugging her shoulders. Trixie read the instructions very carefully, "'Step one: Look at a mirror. Step two: Concentrate your magic on your reflection on the mirror.' Sounds easy enough." But what Trixie didn't notice, is that her reflection was doing things the original wasn't. "'Step 3: Close your eyes and say cheese?' What kind of a spell book is th-" but as Trixie was about it to finish her sentence, to her horror, her reflection came out of the mirror with a flash. She couldn't believe her eyes. "I-I must've done something wrong! I-I don't understand!" Trixie stammered.

    "Silence fool! Behold the glorious power of the one, the only, the magnificent, Great and Powerful Trixie! Muahahahahaha ha ha." said the doppleganger laughing in delight.