Author's Note

Hey there everyone!

Sorry it took a while to update but Firekeeper is still alive and rolling! Hoping to keep all fics alive but I'll be going on vacation in about a week to visit my family in N. Carolina. So until then I'll update as often as possible.

So, now were get to see the Fire Keeper's first reactions to the little ponies of ponyville. What will she do? What happened to Rainbow? Will Rarity get to make clothes?

The answers to come soon! Until then enjoy a filler chapter of randomness and backstory time.

RRLT!

Meeting

As Trixie tended to Twilight who was resting in Trixie’s bed, Starlight Glimmer sat beside the human Fire Keeper. The human and pony were casually exchanging conversation while Trixie awaited Twilight’s revival.

“-so, how are you able to stay warm in the harsh conditions of our world's weather?” Starlight asked the Fire Keeper. “Having no fur must be hard.”

Over the course of the last few minutes the Fire Keeper exchanged conversation the human told Starlight about everything that happened after she woke up in this strange new world. Though she kept her past death a secret, having not told Trixie of it herself.

“I usually keep myself clothed to stay warm,” The Fire Keeper replied to Starlight’s query. “Where I come from this considered ghastly behavior for anyone to not wear clothing. Women especially.”

Starlight nodded looking the woman over. The Fire Keeper saw this and became very self conscious of her figure and proceeded to cover herself, despite still wearing Trixie’s bed sheets as a robe.

Starlight took note of this change in her posture and averted her gaze.

“Oh! I’m sorry! I didn’t mean to stare,” Starlight said rubbing her hooves.

“No it’s fine… I just never thought about my appearance before I reclaimed my eyesight.”

Starlight nodded looking into the Fire Keeper’s eyes. “I understand.”

The two exchanged nods before falling into silence. After a minute of waiting Starlight looked up at the Fire Keeper again, then at the ‘robe’ she wore. It made Starlight ‘blech’ in disgust. Sure it was a nice set of sheets but it made for abhorred clothing. She then had an idea. Perhaps Rarity would like to design something for her? Rarity did owe Starlight a favor and how could the seamstress pony resist a challenge for designing clothes for a creature not from their realm?

Taking the thought Starlight held to it mentally and tugged the Fire Keeper’s shoulder. The human woman looked upon the pony with a warm smile, clasping her hands together in her lap.

“What’s wrong?”

Starlight blushed at the beautiful smile on the Fire Keeper’s face. Her blonde hair ran down her bosom and curved in around her covered breast almost emphasizing them, though small they were.

Starlight stared at her dumbstruck muttering incoherently.

The Fire Keeper leaned closer and raised a hand to her ear. “What was that?” She asked Starlight.

Starlight stuttered a few more times before mouthing out, “You’re very pretty… se-”

Starlight caught herself before she managed to stop herself before she made an even bigger fool of herself. Blushing the pony looked away back at the wooden floors of Trixie’s wagon, while the Fire Keeper blushed but held onto her smile all the same.

“Thank you, Miss Starlight,” She said to the pony.

“No problem,” Starlight replied. “You know, I have a friend who makes wonderful clothing. If you’d like, when all this brushes over, I could take you… if you’d like, to meet her.”

The Fire Keeper shook her head at the idea of meeting another one of these cute ponies. Getting clothes would be a nice change of pace. She wasn’t comfortable being bare around anyone except Trixie.

She thought it strange that she trusted the blue pony despite everyone else hating her. Something about her just made the Fire Keeper feel at ease. Trixie was commanding, boastful, and perhaps a bit hard headed. All of these were extremely attractive qualities to the human and she thought of how much she cared for the little equine.

*Perhaps I’m getting too attached?* She thought looking at Trixie. The blue unicorn waved to her human companion and went back to tending to Twilight. The Fire Keeper waved back, setting her hand back on her lap she returned her attention to Starlight and said, “I’d like to meet this friend of yours.”

Starlight beamed with joy. “Great! I know you two will get along just swimmingly!”

“Ugh…”

From the side Twilight groaned rubbing her head. She slowly opened her eyes and looked around to see Trixie looking down on her. Moments later Starlight ran up to her side and pressed a hoof against twilight’s forehead.

“Starlight…” Twilight smiled weakly to the periwinkle unicorn.

“I’m glad you’re alright!” Starlight cried hugging the alicorn.

“Starlight.” Twilight groaned hugging the clinging mare. “I just passed out it’s not like I died.”

The unicorn pushed the mare away with a snort. “Well, fine! See if I care next time you pass out again!”

Starlight playfully turned her back on Twilight, alarming the alicorn who had no idea what was going on. Trixie covered her mouth and the Fire Keeper giggled softly at the exchange, seeing through Starlight’s game.

Twilight quickly got off the bed and moved around Starlight to face her but was promptly turned away. Disgruntled Twilight doubled back again pleading with the unicorn.

“Oh, come on, Star, I’m sorry!” She pleaded to her student.

Again she managed to get in front of Starlight, only for the unicorn to turn her back on her again. After three or so exchanges Twilight flew above the mare, tightly fitting as it was there was just enough room for her to hover. She loomed over the uc iron with a saddened look as Starlight tried hard not to look at Twilight.

“Come on, Star, please talk to me.” Twilight pleaded again rubbing Starlight’s shoulders with her hooves. “I'm sorry I worried you. Please talk to me…”

As the words left her mouth Starlight had craned her neck and had a large goofy smile on her face. Twilight was confused at first but then she noticed Trixie was grinning as well. She then realized she been made a fool of.

“Ugh! You trolls!” The princess exclaimed, swatting both mares with her wings, as they laughed covering their faces.

After a lengthy exchange Twilight finally gave in forgiving both Trixie and Starlight for having fun with her. Once all was calm Twilight came upon the Fire Keeper with calm interest.

The Fire Keeper looked at the alicorn, specifically her horn, with great interest. Twilight nodded allowing her to touch the protruding appendage.

Gently the Fire Keeper caressed the horn with her soft hands. The woman ran her fingers across the spiraling form of Twilight’s horn. The young mare giggled softly at the touch making the Fire Keeper give pause.

“Is it ticklish for thee?” She asked softly.

“Tee hee… Yeup!” Twilight chirped.

“Wow, and your wings?”

Twilight flexed her wings out to show them to the Fire Keeper. The looked over the large violet wings. The Fire Keeper looked them over then she looked over at Starlight who was sitting by Twilight’s side.

“Can all winged ones and horned ponies fly?”

“No, not all of us can,” Trixie said from the side.

The Fire keeper looked at Starlight then back at Twilight. As if sensing her confusion Trixie decided to explain a few things to the woman.

Sitting beside her human compatriot Trixie endeavored to explain the difference between ponies.

“What you need to know is there are four types of ponies in the world, Pegasi, unicorns *ahem master race*, earth ponies, and alicorns.”

Both Twilight and Starlight frowned at the unicorn who was giving no indication of noticing the heated glares from behind her. Ignoring the two behind her Trixie continued her explanation.

“As you told Trixie, all the types of ponies have a certain affinity to types of magic. Raw magic is harnessed by unicorns, *master race* ahem, excuse Trixie!’ The blue unicorn coughed to the side earning another set of death glares.

The Fire Keeper giggled as Trixie waved her bangs to the side.

“The next is the pegasi, flyers by nature they can manipulate weather and clouds to create storms and alter the very weather from summer to winter if they so choose.” Trixie flicked her mane again. “Then we have the earth ponies. Simple and very tough they are masters of the earth and soil. They usually take on roles of farmers.”

As the Fire Keeper ‘oh’d’ at every word Trixie said Starlight and Twilight glared at her. Trixie gave them a most obnoxious grin she could muster.

Twilight sighed shaking her head and rubbed Starlight’s shoulders putting the mare at ease. The purple pony then turned her attention back to Trixie with a deep frown.

“Trixie..”

“Princess Twilight.”

Twilight sighed at her title. “You know I hate that, Trixie?”

“Trixie knows, Twilight.”
Twilight sighed again at Trixie then looked up to the Fire Keeper.

“I don’t believe I got your name by the way?” Twilight offered her hoof to the human, who shook the hoof.

“She doesn't have a name.” Trixie said.

This time Starlight stepped up, “What do you mean, ‘no name’?”

Trixie scoffed annoyed to being questioned. She never liked hecklers but to her asking questions was like spitting on her profession as a whole.

“It’s as Trixie said, she has no name.” The Fire Keeper replied softly. “I am the Fire Keeper, in title and by name as my title allows. I have no name.”

Starlight and Twilight exchanged saddened looks. Their sad looks pulled at the Fire Keepers heart strings, forcing her heart to pump faster at the adorable sight, if not heart breaking.

“Ahh..” She sighed.

“Well, it's not that bad…”

Everyone looked over at Trixie who was now sitting on her bed, turned away from the group. Starlight and Twilight gave her shocked expressions like she just spit on the royal sisters and defecated on their thrones, while the Fire Keeper had a most perplexed look.

The Fire Keeper stood up and walked over to Trixie’s side. She placed her hand gently on the mare's shoulder and sat down beside her. The bed creaked under the weight of the human and sagged down lowering Trixie with it.

“What do you mean, Miss Trixie?” The Fire Keeper said, stroking her silvery mane.

Trixie sighed lowering her head. “Trixie was born an orphan. All she knows was that her mother was a threshal and her father a unicorn. That’s it.”

“And how did you know this?” The Fire Keeper asked.

Starlight and Twilight gave each other unsure looks. Eventually Twilight took Starlight and exited the wagon leaving the two friends to talk in privacy. Something like this was something that Twilight didn’t feel right being part of, especially since she wasn’t really friends with Trixie to begin with, nor was Starlight.

Once alone Trixie resided to hug the Fire Keeper. It wasn’t sudden, but a slow intimate hug. Trixie wrapped her tail around the woman’s waist and leaned her head against her shoulder and rested her arms around the human.

Unsure of what to do The Fire Keeper cupped her hands on her lap and waited for Trixie to get comfy. One the mare was she continued with her story.

“Trixie was born nameless and homeless. Left in a basket in a cave where a traveling bat pony mare took Trixie in and gave her the Lulamoon name.”

Trixie looked over to her dresser and levitated a picture from it to her. The frame was old oak wood with a dirty glass cover over it. In the picture was a younger Trixie with a ponytail and at her side was a bat pony mare. Tall, hefty, and wore a large tan robe that a noble pony would wear.

She was dark brown with white hair and large emerald eyes. She had one bat wing wrapped around the filly form of Trixie with a silly grin on her face while Trixie had a cute smile waving at the camera.

“Aww. you’re so cute.” The Fire Keeper cooed at the mare.

“Yeah I was a little trouble maker back then. I miss her,” Trixie sighed sadly looking at the picture.

“Why don’t you visit her more often?” The Fire Keeper asked.

Trixie levitated the picture back to its place on the dresser and placed it face down. “Trixie does see her. The thing is it’s hard to see a pony when they’re gone.”

Unsure of what she meant the Fire keeper sat in place waiting for an explanation. Upon getting none she stood up and tried to take Trixie with her, but was let go of as the mare rolled over on her bed.

“Leave Trixie, she want’s to be alone for awhile.”

Nodding she Fire Keeper leaned over Trixie and tucked the mare into the bed with the comforter. Turning to leave the woman paused. Looking back from the doors threshold she doubled back and leaned over Trixie and gave her a gentle kiss on the head, before leaving the wagon, and Trixie to her thoughts.

Trixie once more looked over to her dresser and the picture from before floated over to her in a pink aura. The old frame settled down on the side of the bed facing Trixie. The blue mare touched the edge of the frame thinking fondly of the batmare in it.

“I love you mom.” She said letting her eyes rest.