Second chances

by Thunder-Dasher

The great Trixster (Twilight)

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I'll never get used to waking up in a castle, especially when it's difficult for me to find my way around said castle. Fate being ever so cruel... I wasn't able to find the bathroom until AFTER I'd already had an accident... and Kara won't let me live it down. I tried to hold it, I swear.

Anyway, after breakfast, the others and I went towards the edge of Ponyville. My old friends said they wanted to have a picnic. Of course I said yes, cause who turns down a good picnic? On our way over, we met a light blue unicorn wearing a strange hat and cape. Apparently I used to know this unicorn because she seemed to know me.

"I don't want to come off as rude, but... do I know you?" I asked, "I don't have any memories past sixteen years ago, so please don't get upset".

"Why, you honestly don't remember the great and powerful Trixie, your favorite mentor?" She asked, "Well, no matter. If you have a moment Trixie will gladly help restore your memory".

I didn't want to pass that up. If this Trixie really could help, I was willing to let her. She'd shot some kind of green beam into my forehead, and all these images and scenes started popping up. Little did I know, they were fake. I even believed her about being my mentor.

"I really lived a life THAT luxurious?" I asked as images of a grand marble mansion popped up.

"Yes, you did," The unicorn said, "Oh, those were the good ol' days. Then you had to grow up and become a princess. Speaking of which, what happened to your wings?"

"I was messing with strange magic and ended up erasing my memories and turning myself into a unicorn foal," I explained.

"Trixie thought she'd taught you better than that," She said semi scoldingly

"I guess I'd thought I could handle it since I was an alicorn," I said, laying my ears down.

"Well, you're still alive, so there's that," She said, "So, other than that, how's life?"

"It's been alright," I said, "Say, do you remember the changelings?"

"You mean those bugs that attacked Canterlot a long time ago?" She asked, "Trixie does remember them. Why do you ask?"

"I've been living with them for these sixteen years," I explained, "They raised me the whole time. It's been fun, though".

"You're kidding, right?" She asked.

"No, I'm actually not," I admitted, "And they're not as bad as they're made out to be".

She seemed disgusted by that, and it made me feel a tad ashamed for some reason. She still hung round, though. We talked on the way to the picnic about all kinds of things. When we arrived, everybody was shocked. When I inquired about why, they explained who Trixie really was and what she'd done in the past. I couldn't believe that I'd spent a good hour or so with a tyrannical slaver. Not only that, but she proved their point by revealing that it was a trick to make her feel superior to me. She'd laughed and kept claiming how funny it was that I'd believed her. But I could at least take that.

When she found out about Kara... I wanted to kill her. I thought the ponies in Canterlot were bad with their insults, but they were nothing compared to this one mare. All I had to say was "You're forgiven," And Kara went crazy. She even turned the unicorn into a bunny at one point (She's incredibly talented in the use of magic for her age), then stuffed her into the weird pointed hat and then pulled her out by ears. It's something stage magicians do back at the hive to signal the end of their show. I couldn't help but laugh.

When Kara finally turned her back into a unicorn, she was not happy at all. She brought it on herself, though. She tried to turn Kara into an orange as well afterwards. But, her plan was foiled by a simple deflection spell. So, there she sat, a talking orange that wouldn't shut up. When Kara turned her back again, she swore to get revenge and stormed off. I wonder if she'll actually follow through on that. Even if she tries, I'm not worried.

The rest of the day was calm, but fun. I heard tons of stories about the adventures I went on seventeen+ years ago. It sounded like I had a good life back then. After the talking, we played a few games like frisbee... and Rainbow Dash ended that by throwing a little too hard in the direction of a place called the Everfree Forest. It's apparently a place filled with all kinds of nasty creatures, and the ponies were too scared to go in unless absolutely necessary. Maybe I'll explore it later on. Tomorrow, perhaps. I'll figure something out. Oh, and the fake memories? They're only temporary. I won't have them tomorrow, thank goodness.

And there's also this human world on the other side of some mirror apparently. It also sounds interesting enough for a visit. I wonder a human even looks like...


Author's Note

And here, we have a Trixie chapter just in time for Trixie's return to the show.

What kind of magic can give a pony fake memories? Black magic. Trixie was willing to use the Alicorn amulet, so why not forbidden black magic?

Also, I'll eventually be making a chapter where Twilight and her hivemates go to CHS, so be on the lookout for that. Yes, Sunset and the CHS main 6 will be included.

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