An Unlikely Love: The Tale of Two Friendship Students

Starlight and Trixie headed towards the castle a bit nervous but for different reasons. Trixie was nervous because of the fact that Twilight is now a princess, which meant that she likely had much stronger magic. Starlight was nervous because she was unsure of how Twilight would react to Trixie but realized that she did exactly what Twilight wanted her to do, make a friend.

Right before the got to the castle Starlight had an idea. She said, "Trixie, I just thought of a way that we could spend more time together and you could have somewhere other than your trailer to live."

Trixie asked, "What?"

Starlight replied, "We could see if Twilight would take you in as a friendship student too!" Her voice became more sarcastic as she continued, "Perhaps having two students would feed her overblown ego more than just having one."

Trixie laughed, "Oh Trixie sees that you have a sense of humor, Trixie really likes that!" She put her hoof around Starlight and continued, "Yes, Trixie is up for that. With any luck, she will take Trixie in as a student and we can be together more. After all, 'friends' should be together a lot."

Starlight replied, "Yes, 'friends' should be. Now let's get going."

As they entered the castle Trixie looked around and was amazed by the size of it. She asked, "Wow Starlight, you get to live in here?"

Starlight replied, "Yes, I do. Now let's go find Twilight."

Starlight led Trixie around the castle until they heard a voice coming from the dining hall. It was that of Twilight. Starlight whispered, "Ok, you wait here. I'm going to go in and tell her I made a friend. Come in when you hear me say 'she's great.'"

Trixie nodded as Starlight galloped into the throne room. Twilight looked up in shock when she saw Starlight rushing in with a smile on her face. Starlight exclaimed, "Twilight, guess what? I made a new friend!"

Twilight replied, "That's fantastic news!"

Starlight said, "She's great!"

Twilight replied, "Great!"

Starlight continued, "She's powerful!"

Twilight asked, "Powerful?"

Starlight finished, "She's....."

Before she could finish Trixie came in with a smile on her face, "Hello princess!"

Twilight asked, "Trixie?"

Trixie replied, "Yes, it is the Great and Powerful Trixie!"

Twilight looked over at Starlight with a look of disapproval. "I told you to go out and make a new friend but it just happens to be Trixie, a pony that I have had to confront twice."

Starlight replied, "You know what? She was going though town and ponies were heckling her and mocking her. She looked like she needed a friend so I approached her and got to know her. She is very nice and it really bothered me seeing her being treated so bad."

Trixie added, "And Starlight helped calm The Great and Powerful Trixie down after Trixie started crying."

Twilight rolled her eyes, "Seriously though Starlight, can't you see through her? Can't you see that she was just playing the victim role to get sympathy?"

Starlight yelled, "You know what Twilight. You're the one who told me to go out and make a friend. Trixie and I talked quite a bit after I comforted her we talked and we feel like we have a lot in common."

Twilight glared at Trixie and asked, "So Trixie, what is it that you two have in common?"

Trixie replied, "Well The Great and Powerful Trixie and Starlight both had less than stellar childhoods, we have both faced hardships during our adult lives."

Twilight asked, "Let me guess. Starlight talked about how she was ran out of the town she oppressed and Trixie mentioned her failure with the Ursa and having to work on a rock farm?"

Starlight replied, "Yes, we mentioned that to one another. We talked about how both of us were defeated by you twice." She looked over at Trixie and cleared her throat.

Trixie knew this was the cue. She asked, "Twilight, Trixie knows that Starlight has been reformed and Trixie is wondering if you would be willing to take her in as a friendship student since she has been reformed too?"

Twilight yelled, "What?" She got in Starlight's face and continued, "You make friends with her and after finding out about her past you bring her here and have her ask if she can be a friendship student too?"

Trixie interrupted, "But Twilight, you've seen how Trixie has become The Great and Apologetic Trixie! Trixie doesn't mean anypony any harm so what's the difference?"

Twilight got in Trixie's face and continued, "There is a huge difference. For one, Starlight has extremely powerful magic. She has such strong magic that even I couldn't stop her using magic. I had to convince her to stop on her own while you just returned to being a run of the mill showpony after Rainbow got that amulet away from you. I don't know if you have changed or not and besides, you have such weak magic you probably wouldn't be worth me wasting my time over."

Starlight pushed Twilight away from Trixie. She interrupted, "Twilight, you are the one who is always saying that friendship is magic. You helped me realize that. Before Trixie and I became friends, she had no friends. Don't you think it would be worth helping another pony with a checkered past understand the magic of friendship."

Twilight replied, "Oh alright, I'll take Trixie in as a student too." She glared at Trixie and continued, "Now Trixie, before I formally take you in as my student I want you to make two promises to me. First you will stop speaking in the third-pony and second you will actually focus on your studies rather than go out and show off your street magic. Do we have a deal?"

Trixie got a huge smile on her face, "Yes Twilight, we have a deal."

Twilight's mood changed rather quickly. Just as Starlight had predicted, Twilight's mood changed from one of extreme skepticism to one of elation. She was jumping up and down gloating about how she now had two of her former enemies as students now. "Woo-hoo! I can't wait to tell Celestia I have another student! She'll be so proud of me!"

Trixie interrupted her celebration, "Twilight, I don't mean to interrupt your celebration but where will I stay? Will I stay in my wagon or will I live here like Starlight does?"

Twilight replied, "Well there is a spare bedroom right next to Starlight's that you can stay in."

Starlight added, "Trixie, I do want you to know that Twilight likes to stick to a somewhat strict schedule. She will want you up by 0700 to join the two of us for breakfast."

Twilight continued, "I figure that a good full stomach helps a student learn the best. That isn't going to be a problem is it?"

Trixie replied, "No, Trix....I mean I understand."

Twilight said, "Good. Starlight, could you show Trixie her room and help her get settled in?"

Starlight replied, "You bet I can Twilight."

Starlight and Trixie headed upstairs with huge smiles on their faces. Starlight was shocked that Twilight would so easily take Trixie in as a student. When they arrived to Trixie's new room Trixie said, "Trixie can't believe that Twilight would let Trixie in so easily! Trixie is so happy that she can be close to her 'friend.'"

Starlight replied, "I'm glad she put you in the room next to mine. Now we just have to wait until her and Spike are out of town and we can have a 'special friendship lesson' of our own."

Trixie asked, "What do you mean we have to wait for them to be out of town to have a 'special friendship lesson' of our own?"

Starlight giggled, "Oh let's just say that it will be a much more intense than we had in your trailer! We'll be able to 'learn' so much more!"

Trixie laughed, "Oh Trixie sees what you're thinking about! You must find Trixie very sexy to already be planning ahead like this!"

Starlight groped Trixie's flank and replied, "I do, now we better get ready for supper. Twilight won't be happy if we're late."

The two readied themselves for supper which turned out to be rather mundane. Throughout their meal Twilight kept an extra close eye on Trixie. Despite Starlight vouching for her, she just couldn't help but wonder if Trixie was genuinely wanting to learn about friendship or if perhaps she knew about Starlight's power and wanted to corrupt her, making her a threat once more.