Author's Note

Hey there everyone!

How's life going? I'm doing great! So here I have a new chapter ready for the taking and reading! So now we get to see what the Fire Keeper is doing in Ponyville while Trixie goes emo.

What is going to happen? Who will she meet? Will she make friends?

Remember to read rate love and tolerate! Enjoy!!

A New Outfit on Life

While Trixie remained at her home Starlight and Twilight showed the Fire Keeper around Ponyville. At first it was very awkward for the human. Many of the ponies avoided her like she was some kind of monster. Others heard about her association with Trixie, thanks to a certain pegasus, and avoided her altogether. Some came up to her and tried to befriend her while others kept their distance from the human unsure of what to make of her.

Many of the foals wanted to go see the strange creature walking the streets of Ponyville with the Princess and her student, but many of the parents kept the little ones at bay. It annoyed Twilight to see the citizens of Ponyville acting in such a way. She thought this kind of fear had long gone after Zecora was integrated into the town. Yet, she felt a small glimmer of hope when a group of fillies ran up to them and surrounded the Fire Keeper.

Among the group Twilight singled out the Cutie Mark Crusaders, Silver Spoon, Babs Seed, Pipsqueak, Rumble, and Twists.

All of them surrounded the human woman making her giggle with glee at the cute huddle of ponies around her. She knelt down and picked up Rumble from under his arms and lifted him eye level with her.

Rumble blushed looking into the Fire Keeper’s eyes. He thought she was very pretty. From beneath him the others felt envious wanting to be carried by the human as their tiny arms waved up at her and questions bombarded her.

The Fire Keeper giggled again tickling Rumble on his belly making the colt laugh at her gentle touch to his fluffy tummy. After the tickle session was over she put the little colt down and picked up Silver Spoon who gave her a silly grin.

“Hi! I’m Silver Spoon!”

“Awww!! Thou art the most adorable thing I have ever seen!” The woman squealed hugging Silver Spoon tightly, to the point her eyes bulged out.

Starlight magically slipped Silver Spoon out of her arms confusing the human.

“Let’s not make a bad first impression by suffocating filles, friend.” Starlight said putting Silver Spoon back on the ground, gasping for breath.

“Sh-heee, huff, is really, huff, strong...Huff” Silver painted earning giggles and laughs from the others.

The Fire Keeper blushed petting Silver on the head gently. “Forgive me little one.”

“Nah, it’s fine… My mane!!”

Panicked Silver Spoon ran to the water fountain, Sweetie Belle right behind her, and tried to fix her ruffled mane with the white unicorn fillies help.

The colts present rolled their eyes at Silvers, ‘over reaction’ while the other fillies, specifically Babs glared at them.

“Mane style is nothing to scoff at,” Babs said blowing her bangs out. “It takes a lotta work!”

Rumble scoffed with a wave of his hoof. “What does it matter? It just gets messed up again. I like Scootaloo’s mane style. Rough and unkempt! It’s awesome!”

Suddenly the filly in question felt very self conscious about herself and tried to hide in the back of the group. Once Silver had fixed her mane with help from Sweetie, she returned to the group and sat down beside Scootaloo who was trying to hide herself from the group.

The Fire keeper looked at all of them with a look of glee. She’d never seen so many cute little ponies in her life. Her heart beat so fast she was sure it would burst from her chest by the sheer cuteness around her.

She looked into their wide eyes. Such huge adorable eyes. Their soft floppy ears, their little tails. Suddenly her thoughts went back to Trixie’s baby pictures and how depressed she seemed back in her wagon. The Fire Keeper hoped she would be alright.

“Excuse me miss?”

The Fire Keeper shook her head looking down at a yellow filly with a apple red curly mane with a shield cutie mark.

“Yes?” She greeted the filly sitting down on the ground.

“What are you? Did you come from the Everfree Forest?” She asked.

“Yes I did little one.” She said patting her head.

“Are you a monster?” another asked.

“No, i’m no monster.” she chuckled lightly.

The little ones asked all sorts of questions to the Fire Keeper which she was all too happy to answer. She answered even the most preposterous questions trying to put their little minds at ease, until finally the teacher Miss Cheerilee shooed them away for pestering her.

Once the little ones were gone Starlight, Twilight, and the Fire Keeper continued on their way to Rarity’s home. It wasn’t long before they reach the familiar sight of Carousel Boutique in the distance. It was like a white radiant castle that stood out in a dull section of town like a white beacon.

The Fire keeper could see Twilight’s castle in the distance, but this boutique stood out among the common hut like homes with straw roofs. It was simple, elegant, and showed a sense of beauty and grace.

Twilight and Starlight walked up to the door and gave it a light knock. There was no response at first so Starlight knocked again while Twilight checked to see if the store was still open. Seeing the sign said, ‘open’ Twilight walked back to the door and opened, a little bell rang signaling their arrival, allowing Starlight and the Fire Keeper into the boutique and followed close behind.

Starlight looked around as a sing song voice called from deep within the boutique. “Coming!!”

From upstairs came down Rarity Belle. White unicorn with a lovely violet mane.

She walked with such elegance and grace it humbled the Fire Keeper greatly. Where Trixie walked with pride and vanity in every step this pony was humble and gentle and carried herself in such a manner.

“Twilight! Starlight! Darlings it’s so good to see you again!” The unicorn walked up to the group and hugged the two mares. “What brings you in today? Oh, did I forget something? I forgot something didn’t I?” Rarity asked in a frightened tone.

Starlight shook her head gently holding her friend by the shoulders. “No, Rarity there’s nothing wrong. You didn’t forget anything.” Starlight assured Her.

Twilight nodded in agreement. “That’s right Rarity. If you did we’d just remind you so don’t worry. We actually wanted you to meet a new friend of ours.”

Twilight gesture to an empty hall to which Rarity quirked her brow. She was sure this was some sort of joke, yet she rarely heard of Twilight being in on jokes. Starlight on the other hoof was notorious for helping Rainbow and Pinkie on many occasions. She looked at Starlight trying to determine if this was some sort of joke but saw no indication this was the case.

After a few moments Starlight and Twilight exchanged odd looks before walking into the next room with Rarity in tow. They came into the room to see the Fire Keeper looking at various mannequins with dresses and a few decorative saddles.

That was when she heard Rarity gasp loudly making all eyes turn on her. Starlight and Twilight both sighed in resignation knowing this kind of reaction was typical of their fashion savvy friend. Seeing something out of the ordinary typically got this kind of reaction out of the mare. Twilight and Starlight both knew this, that is until Rarity shot upright and ran over to the Fire Keeper looking over the, ‘robe’ she wore with a look of disgust.

“Blegh! Darling wherever did you get this drab garment?” Rarity nearly wailed.

The Fire Keeper furrowed her brows at Rarity making the mare step back slightly.

“It belongs to my friend. Please don’t insult it.” She said pulling the cloth over her breasts. “Trixie gave it to me so I could feel comfortable…”

Rarity looked over at her two friends and they explained to her that the Fire Keeper was from a society that believed walking bare was socially unacceptable. Once Rarity understood that she regarded the garment in new light. She still gave it a sour look but then she recognized the symbol on it.

“Pardon me darling,” She said getting the Fire keepers attention. “I’m sorry about what I said but, is that bed sheet Trixie’s by chance?”

“Yes, why?”

“Oh nothing darling!” Rarity said looking back to Twilight. “So, how is Trixie doing these days?”

The Fire Keeper sensed something. Something about Rarity was off. Her magical energy changed. A hint of anger and frustration webbed its way into her at the mention of Trixie’s name.

Something must have happened between the two which prompted the reaction out of Rarity, but she wasn’t sure what. Keeping the thought in the back of her mind the Fire Keeper decided to answer Rarity’s question.

“She’s fine.” She said cautiously.

“Ah, well that’s good!” Rarity said suddenly cheered up.

Though oblivious to her behavior Starlight and Twilight talked to their friend while the Fire Keeper gave a hard look to Rarity who’d turn her back on her to talk with Starlight and twilight.

She knew rarity was putting on a facade. The energy in her was still full of anger and mistrust towards Trixie. The Fire Keeper could sense it. It was deep rooted whatever it was. Something Trixie did hurt Rarity in such a way that she held onto it to this very day.

She would have to ask Trixie about it some other time. For now she had other problems to deal with. Money. She needed to help Trixie if she was going to live with her and not be a burden on the mare. The Fire Keeper was so used to living of ash and the land in the Firelink Shrine she never once thought about working for a living. It wasn’t her fault though. It was a Fire Keeper's job to live in poverty and survive off the offerings of others and the land. Yet, this wasn’t her land. These ponies had a very different way of thinking. Their day to day lives wasn’t about survival or a struggle against evil, although from what Trixie told her there were times like that.

That thought was interrupted when she felt her limbs start to move on their own. She realized there was a magical aura around her going from limb to limb as a measuring tape flew around her with neck breaking speeds.

“That should do it.” Rarity declared going over to a sewing machine with a floating notepad.

“Thanks Rarity, we appreciate it!” Starlight said running over to the Fire Keeper.

“What just happened?” The human asked.

“Oh, Rarity is just going to whip something up for you to wear so you can give Trixie her bed sheet back.” Starlight casually said. “Rarity makes the best clothes in all of Equestria.”

Starlight looked back at the unicorn with a hint of envy in her eyes. “I wish I was as good at making things as she is.”

“Don’t worry Starlight, I’m sure she’d love to teach you if you asked.” Twilight said.

“Right.”

Then Rarity came up to the Fire Keeper with her notepad on her magical aura and a pen too. “So, Miss Fire Keeper, what is it you’d like?”

“Uh, beg pardon?” The Fire Keeper asked not realizing what was asked of her.

“Oh, darling I’m gonna make you a new gown, what do you want me to make you?” Rarity asked.

Unsure of what she would want the Fire Keeper walked around looking at various things around the boutique. Nothing suited her fancy. She was a woman of simple tastes, to the point, based off what she saw presently, wouldn’t meet up to Rarity’s standards.

Eventually she found a parchment and a pen and asked if she could sketch something out for Rarity to look at. The woman took her pen and tapped her chin knowing exactly what she wanted. Quickly and with expert precision she drew lines all over the parchment in a seemingly random manner until a human figure began to emerge from the strokes.

What emerged from the finished image stunned the three ponies. They each looked at the finished sketch and instantly recognized it as a human variant of Trixie’s old stage costume. A simple short layered dress with a corset. Short sleeved with gloves that had a black design on them and a hat and cape similarly designed in the fashion of Trixie’s.

“Wow, that’s cool!” Starlight exclaimed.

“Isn’t it? I didn’t know you were into Trixie That you’d try to dress like her.” Twilight added.

The Fire Keeper blushed holding the drawing against her chest rocking it back and forth.

“Well, what can I say?” She whispered. “She saved me from the cold and offered her home to me. She’s truly the most generous pony I met.”

Rarity huffed as the Fire Keeper offer the image to her and looked it over. In her mind she scoffed at the idea of anyone calling Trixie a ‘generous pony’. To her the idea seemed preposterous. Yet all the same she owed Starlight and Twilight more favor than she cared to admit. It was time to pay up.

Not that she minded doing it for her friends and their new friend of course. It was just Trixie and thinking about her that made the alabaster unicorn fume. She hated Trixie. Yet she would work on this project with as much diligence as she would a top client. It was of course her place to generous, even to a witch like Trixie, she supposed.

“I’d like something like this please. If it’s not too much trouble.” The Fire Keeper asked, giving Rarity the picture.

Despite her feelings Rarity put on her best smile and nodded to the human. “It might take me a while but I’m sure I can make this for you. Would you care to stay a while so I can get your figure down? I don’t a ponyquine to fit you so it’d make it easier if I could use you to model?”

The Fire Keeper smiled and agreed to stay and help Rarity. For the rest of the day she and Starlight stayed to help with her new outfit while Twilight went back to see if Trixie was doing well. When twilight arrived at Trixie’s wagon however there was trouble brewing.

Trixie was fighting somepony.