Trixie's Redemption

Trixie awoke to a loud rumbling, the bedpost shaking softly. The mare looked around confused as a few smaller shakes began rocking the library. The unicorn softly shook Dash awake as she looked around curiously."H...hon, wake up." The Pegasus responded with a muffled protest as she pressed her face to the pillow."Come on hon...um...THERE'S A RED SPY IN THE BASE!"

"GAH WHERE'S MY BASEBALL BAT!" Dash bolted up immediately, yelping as she got into a battle stance."Huh? Dang it hon...stop doing that." Trixie smiled coyly before another quake made the two yelp lightly. They instinctively galloped downstairs, skidding along the hardwood floor as they looked for Twilight."She's not in the kitchen."

Trixie looked around frantically, yelling back "Library's clear too" as they met up at the front door. Dash's wings unfolded and extended behind her as the cyan unicorn slowly let the front door open wide. The two exited the tree home slowly, looking around for any sign of movement. Ponyville looked deserted, completely devoid of life. Every door was locked and barred, and the windows had curtains over them, blocking any view from the outside. Everything went quiet, silent as a windless meadow.

"Um...why is everything so" Trixie began before a thunderous roar shook the ground. Dash went ridged as her wings drooped, her eyes drawn to the sky. She gasped lightly as shadows slowly fell over the town.

"DRAGONS! DRAGONS!!" Dash went to run inside, spinning on her haunches and taking a step forward before Trixie tackled her. The ground Dash was on just seconds ago suddenly exploded from a fireball, making the ground shake some. Trixie was paralyzed in fear, tightly grasping the Pegasus as she conjured the most powerful shield she could. Her horn glowed lightly as she cringed, sending out a bubble of pure magic just in time to stop the next barrage of attacks. There must have been at least a hundred dragons soaring through the sky.

She knew she couldn't keep up creating shields like that, and whimpered softly as she looked to Dash."Dash...I need you to get to Celestia. Fly to her and tell her to...ah crap...what's the code. OH,right, tell Celestia to activate dragon counterattack level 4...erm...activation code cloud, rain, alicorn, Pegasus...tell her to stick to Pegasi."

"W...What...so you can just stay back and die here? Not gonna happen." Dash put on a serious face, but her eyes showed how scared she truly was. She knew she couldn't keep her facade of seriousness, and sure as heck couldn't fight back. She was out of options.

Trixie gave the Pegasus a soft kiss, looking at her deeply."No...I'll be ok, but we NEED an attack plan, and I don't know if Twilight is their. Please, love...for me." Trixie gave a light smile before shuttering again, a fireball hitting her small shield head on and making her reel in pain as she overloaded her magic, sending out another spell.

"I...I...please don't make me do this." Dash was freely crying now, her tears hitting the ground as she reluctantly opened her wings and hovered a few inches off the ground."I...I'll come back right after, I promise."

"No...stay in Canterlot, this is MY problem. I'll teleport when I'm done here...g...go!" The unicorn whimpered as she hugged her love again, who bit her lip before turning and blasting into the sky, streaming rainbow colors behind her as she darted towards Canterlot.

Trixie groaned as she dug into the ground, her hooves becoming messy with dirt as she positioned herself and yelled, sending out a huge shield that covered half of Ponyville."EVERYPONY...G...GO...ITS SAFE, GET TO TWILIGHT'S LIBRARY!" She yelled as loud as she could, resulting in a few dozen trotting hooves behind her. She looked back and watched as many of the ponies in the area began piling into the tree house. She recognized a few of them. Ponies like Lyra and BonBon, Mr. And Mrs Cake, and the CMC, not including Applebloom, all piling in. A few were those who mocked and yelled at Trixie upon arrival, the more cruel ponies of the town, now looking at Trixie with apologetic grins as they entered the house as instructed.

"E...EVERYPONY IN THE LIBRARY...I NEED YOU TO WORK TOGETHER. EARTH PONIES AND PEGASI CLEAR ROOM FOR THE OTHERS. UNICORNS, CREATE A SHIELD THAT ONLY PONIES CAN ENTER AT GOES OVER THE HOME." As she spoke, she panted softly, removing the shield she put up. Remembering the dossier, she immediately galloped towards Rarity's boutique, blasting the barricaded door and skidding in."Rarity...Rarity are you there?" Trixie looked around desperately, ascending the stairs of the building and seeing a purple tail cuddled behind a box.

Trixie brought the mare to her hooves, who was crying softly."N...No...I can't go, Sweetie Belle is out there somewhere."

"No...I just saw her enter the library. We need to go...NOW!"

Rarity got a confused face as she looked away."How am I suppose to believe you...you ruined my mane and hurt my friends."

"Damn it Rarity, I'm sorry ok?" Trixie yelled out as another ground shake moved them."But I need you to trust me this once...please."

Rarity looked to the mare slowly, her lower lip quivering as she nodded. Suddenly, a loud crash shook the two as a ball of fire crashed through ceiling, making Trixie yelp and grab the white unicorn, teleporting them outside before the boutique caved in. Other than her tears, Rarity was coping as she was led into the library. Trixie began galloping away before she hear another set of cries. She looked back and smiled softly as she watched Rarity and Sweetie Belle hug each other tightly, tears flowing down their face as they held each other.

Next stop were the surrounding buildings. One by one Trixie coaxed the colts and mares our of their homes and int the library as the fire continued dropping. She got to most of the houses before an accent struck her hard. "What in tarnation are you doin Applebloom?" Trixie stopped cold as she identified the voice, cringing as she rushed towards it, fearful of the orange earth pony that had been so cruel to her.

Trixie whispered lightly as she galloped towards the farm."Ok...relax. She's had time to mellow out...just trot towards the mare and" her train of thought crashed as hard as she did. A fireball slammed into the grass behind her, sending her into the sky and rocketing forward. She yelped loudly as she landed, curled into a ball as she clutched her chest in pain. She pressed a hoof to her side, feeling blood trickle out from a spot where one of her ribs had cracked and poked through the skin.

The mare was screaming lightly in pain as she rose to her hooves, pain rocking her body and making her legs weak. She looked up slowly, gasping as she took slow steps. The fireball had burnt her beautiful tail when the ball of fire exploded so close, causing her to whimper as she got to a small pond. She looked in and shook lightly in shock as she gazed upon her face. She knew that she had taken a tumble when she landed, but didn't expect the scratch down her face. It was shallow, but went from the upper left side of her forehead to the lower right, the mid-point being her muzzle, which was dripping blood profusely.

She shook her head in time to see Applejack rush towards her before she collapsed from shock, shivering softly as her body tried to keep itself from shutting down from the combination of minor blood loss, shock, and the effect of being too close to an explosion.

"Oh mah gosh...T...Trixie...y...you look mighty hurt. Let me help you up." the earth pony tried to lift the unicorn up, but was not met with screams as Trixie's broken rib dug at the unicorn's insides.

"E...Everypony is at Twilight's Library...teleporting everyone..." Trixie's eyes fluttered as she was close to unconsciousness."To Canterlot. Take your family..." Trixie didn't have the energy to speak, her body slowing down at a snail's pace.

"B..But..." she looked into the cyan unicorn's eyes and saw nothing. No spark, no joy, just determination and unwavering loyalty."Y...yes ma'am. She saw the orange pony rush inside, then lead a group towards the library, making Trixie smile. She had done it...she saved everypony, even the ones who hated her. For once, she didn't cry. She didn't feel bad, or sorry for others, or pity for herself. She had redeemed herself, and could finally sleep. Her eyes grew heavy as she called out one final spell.

She lifted off of the ground and floated towards the library, stopping across the street and just lying there, watching the lights flicker as the occupants were teleported to safety. Next was the sound of a horn as hundreds of Pegasi filled the sky, coming into battle with storm clouds. The dragons were no match against the electricity, making them lose altitude and flee. Some crashed from the electricity and were magically bound and detained, but within five minutes, the sky was clear again.

Trixie was glad she read portfolios while she was in Canterlot, leading to her knowing the ancient battle tactics used by Commander Hurricane and her men during the dragon uprising. She was glad that Celestia took her advice, but Trixie knew she would have, the Princess wasn't stupid.

The mare was still holding on ten minutes later. The "All Clear" siren sounded and the first sight that was seen was Dash looking feverishly for her love. She called out to Trixie, but the unicorn was far too tired to call back. Her unicorn-healing had helped stop major bleeding, but the damage was done and she was withering away slowly.

The unicorn did the only thing she could think of. She used her magic and called another burst of pure magic, shooting into the sky and exploding. Dash was there in ten seconds easy, panting softly as she checked Trixie's weak vitals."T...Trixie no...this...this isn't right."

"D...did they all get to Canterlot?"

Dash just nodded, tears pouring down her face.

"And Twilight?"

"Next to Celestia."

Trixie smiled lightly, rolling onto her back and laughing weakly."Are you afraid of death, Dashie? I'm not. I've redeemed myself...made amends for the stupidity and down right stupidness that I used to show."

"W...well it's not over...h...here." Dash held out a small violet bottle, dripping it into Trixie's mouth."I'm not afraid to die Trixie...but I am afraid of losing you...and that's not going to happen." Dash makes a light smile as Trixie closed her eyes, soon surrounded by magic as the two teleported to Canterlot.

Trixie was immediately hooked up to emergency unicorn magic in the ER or Canterlot. The pure magic began to flow through the mare's body, making her shiver as the energy repaired her at hyper speed.

She screamed lightly as she awoke, the lights of the hospital blinding her as she rubbed her face, letting her eyes adjust. She looked around and blushed some as Dash was resting at the foot of the bed. She was wide awake, and simply smiling at Trixie as she stared back. Being fully healed, the unicorn didn't hold back as she embraced her love, hugging her tight.

"Trixie...your never doing that again...you got that?"

"Yes...yes ma'am" she blushed, giggling as Dash's smile faded.

"Um...Trixie, the accident cause a...um...an issue with your face.H...here" Dash held out a mirror, her bottom lip being bit as she looked at her love. Trixie slowly took the mirror and turned it to herself. The scratch that was on her face was a scar, completely clear and visible on her face. She gulped softly as she lowered the mirror, looking at Dash and then down at her lap.

"I...it's going to stay like this forever...won't it?" Trixie whimpered lightly, touching her face.

Dash smiled softly, kisses the unicorn's cheek."Trix...if I cared about something like this...I couldn't live with myself. Although...hmm..." Dash began giggling before she gave Trixie a deep kiss and flew off. The unicorn simply shrugged and got out of bed, stretching her legs and yawning as she went for the door.

The mare was brought to a halt by a storm of royal guards. One, the obvious leader of the battalion, stepped forward and bowed cordially."Trixie Luna-exorcista? You have been summoned to speak to Princess Celestia...please come with us." The armored stallions didn't wait for a response, hurrying the mare into Celestia's royal halls. Trixie smiled lightly as she looked around, never getting used to the scale of the room.

Celestia and Luna sat side-by-side, smiling widely as they looked at the unicorn approaching them. Celestia was the first to speak, rising and meeting the mare."Trixie...you are an amazing pony. Your knowledge of ancient battle doctrines, as well as the courage to save Ponyville, proves just how much willpower you have you have gained. You have saved My Little Ponies, and your actions will be commended.

Celestia smiled still, continuing to speak."Firstly, I want to apologize for being so cruel when I had to test you. I felt that you needed to stay in Ponyville, and I am glad that I was right. Secondly, I think that you have proven your trust, devotion, and will to die for those you love...and even those who don't deserve it." The princess nodded to Luna, who rose and stood next to Celestia.

Luna smiled widely as she took over speaking."Finally, Trixie, we have agreed that you should continue your training with me. You will have to stay by my side as I teach you all that I know, alright?"

Trixie's heart sunk as those words were spoken. She didn't want to leave Dash, and she was just getting used to Ponyville. She frowned lightly as she continued listening and nodding.

"Hmm? Oh, your worried about leaving your friends and your home...am I right?" Trixie nodded softly, biting her lower lip."Trixie...did I say that you will be here in Canterlot? I will not let you leave those that you love...so I will be staying with you in Ponyville."

Trixie stumbled backwards, landing on her flank in amazement."P...princess? Y...your going to stay with me...and...and Dash...and Twilight!?" She was floored. She had no idea that Luna would do such a thing."B...but Princess, it is not a large home...where will you stay?"

"Well, we have a few unicorns repairing the damage done to Ponyville. After they finish, they are going to expand Twilight's library, giving her a basement that will be my home for the time being. Only when we-...um...I mean...only when I deem it acceptable will I let you be on your own." Trixie tilted her head as she watched the alicorn bite her lip and look down."W...we have to leave. We will speak to you tomorrow... When we...WHEN I ARRIVE IN PONYVILLE!" Luna rushed out, galloping towards her bedroom.

Celestia sighed slowly, making her way to Luna. She stopped and looked back at the mare."Trixie, I am sorry, but I must speak to my sister."

"Oh...of course...t...thank you princess." Trixie smiled lightly as she took her leave, not sure if Nightmare was as locked away as Luna had hoped.

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