A Great and Powerful Wrath

Starlight's Return

When Starlight arrived back in the throne room she had a look of frustration on her face. As she approached her friends and the royals Cadence was the first to say anything. She asked, "Starlight, are you alright? You look awfully frustrated."

While Starlight was incredibly frustrated and even angry, she figured that Flurry's birthday party was not the place to vent or air any dirty laundry. She lied, "Oh, I'm doing alright. I think it may have been something in the cucumber sandwiches that Sunburst served because my stomach is really rumbling."

While Cadence took her reply at face value, Twilight knew it was a lie because Starlight doesn't like cucumber sandwiches. She sighed, "But Starlight, you don't even like cucumber sandwiches so how could it be that?"

Starlight again lied, "Well I tried one of them and it just didn't sit well with me." Her mood changed a bit as she laughed, "I guess that will teach me to never eat those nasty things again!"

Twilight sighed, "Uh huh Starlight, whatever you say."

Despite laughing as Flurry continued to ride on Trixie's back and nibble on her ear, Trixie finally heard Starlight and rushed to her, "Starlight, you're back!"

Starlight embraced Trixie as well as she could and replied, "I'm glad to be back and after everything I've went through, a nice birthday party will improve my mood." She then nuzzled Flurry and continued, "The birthday party of the most adorable filly in the world!"

Cadence heard her say this and asked, "Starlight, you're back but where is Sunburst? I thought he would have come with you."

The very mention of him maybe coming back with her made her cringe. She replied, "I wouldn't count on him making it. I'm not sure what happened but he started having an emotional meltdown for some reason."

This caused everypony to give her curious looks, wondering what could possibly cause that to happen. Twilight gave her a stern look and asked, "Starlight, you two didn't have some sort of nasty argument, did you? You didn't take his cutie mark, did you?"

Starlight replied, "No I did not take his cutie mark but regarding an argument, I don't think Flurry's party is the place to discuss it."

When Trixie heard this she became very concerned. She asked, "Starlight, if you two had an argument, you know you can tell Trixie about it."

Starlight replied, "I'd love to tell you what happened but I think we better do it in another room," she then cast her gaze at Flurry and continued, "and I think it would be best if Flurry didn't join us."

Trixie nodded and said, "The Great and Powerful Trixie is sorry Flurry but Starlight has to talk to Trixie about something in the next room so you'll have to go back to mama."

Starlight and Trixie's Discussion

Surprisingly Flurry flew off of Trixie's back and to Cadence. The two then headed to the next room where Starlight began, "Trixie, what I am going to tell you needs to stay just between us, alright? I don't want anypony, not even Twilight knowing about it."

Trixie's eyes grew wide as she asked, "Did he do something to you? Did he do something to The Great and Powerful Trixie's best friend?"

Starlight replied, "No but he tried."

Trixie lit up her horn in anger and yelled, "What did he try to do to you?"

Starlight replied, "Well I'll tell you how it began. We were talking about how I cast a spell on my friends for those friendship lessons and then how you, Thorax, Discord and I saved Equestria and everything seemed to be going fine. Then he tells me that he like likes me and asks if I would be his marefriend."

Again Trixie lit her horn up in anger and snapped, "He did what? He asked you to be his marefriend?"

Starlight replied, "Yes he did but I told him that I didn't like him like that, I told him that I wasn't interested." Starlight began to become angry as she continued, "But he wouldn't listen. He kept on saying I should give him a chance because maybe I would like him like that." She lit up her horn in anger and continued, "But I told him again I wasn't interested and he still wouldn't listen!" She fired a bolt of energy at the wall and screamed, "And then he tried to kiss me!"

Trixie too fired energy at the wall and yelled, "He tried to kiss you?"

Starlight yelled, "Yes, he did but I teleported away before he could." She began stomping her hooves on the floor as she continued, "What part of 'I'm not interested' does he not get? Is he really that dense or what?"

Trixie replied, "Well The Great and Powerful Trixie doesn't know him very well but Trixie is glad you were firm with him. Hopefully he will not try this again."

Starlight sighed, "I hope not but I have a feeling he will. He will probably try to persuade me in his letters to give him a chance or" she gasped, "show up at the castle and try to persuade Twilight to make me give him a chance."

Trixie replied, "Trixie doesn't think Twilight would try to force you into a relationship but if she does, just let her know you're not interested."

Starlight gave Trixie a wink and replied, "Oh I will." She began to head towards the throne room and continued, "I think we probably better get back to the party. I don't want everypony interrogating us over what we talked about."

Return to the Party

Once the two returned to the party they were in much better moods after talking and like she had before, Flurry immediately flew back to Trixie and landed on her. Starlight couldn't help but laugh, "Wow Trixie, she really likes you!"

Twilight, despite still not being overly fond of Trixie, added, "You know, it seems like she likes Trixie even more than she does Pinkie."

Trixie asked, "I take it she really likes Pinkie."

Twilight replied, "Yes, she does. Like we said not too long after we got here, it was Cadence taking Flurry away from Pinkie that caused her to cry so loud she broke the crystal heart."

Shining, who had been very quiet, chimed in, "Yeah so I'm thinking we probably should just let Flurry fly off Trixie's back when she's ready. After all, we don't want to have a storm like the one that hit when she had her crystalling."

Starlight added, "And with that meltdown Sunburst had, I don't think he would be in any shape to bring the books we would need to fix it either."

Everypony nodded in agreement and continued to discuss everything that had happened with Flurry over the past year until the sun was lowering towards the horizon. Twilight saw this and said, "Well it is getting late in the day. I'm thinking we should probably get going."

Cadence replied, "Probably but it will be Flurry who ultimately decides when you leave. Remember, we don't need her crying with me trying to get her off of Trixie's back."

Trixie took this as a cue, "Well Flurry, The Great and Powerful Trixie has really enjoyed your company but the time for Trixie to go has come so fly back to your mama."

For some reason Flurry listened to Trixie very well and flew back to Cadence. Both Shining and Cadence's jaws dropped open. Shining said, "Trixie, how did you do that? She never listens to us like that!"

Trixie replied, "Perhaps she just likes The Great and Powerful Trixie! Maybe there is something about Trixie that she likes!"

Everypony had a good laugh over that before Twilight said, "Come on ladies, I don't want to be late catching the next train."

Starlight and Trixie nodded in agreement and they followed Twilight towards the train station. As they walked towards the station Trixie counted the houses. She remembered that Sunburst's was ten houses away from the castle to the right. As they passed it the wheels began to turn in her head. She thought to herself, "Well, given everything he did to Starlight, The Great and Powerful Trixie thinks it is time that Trixie comes up her and pays Sunburst a visit." She couldn't help but smile as she continued, "And The Great and Powerful Trixie shall unleash A Great and Powerful Wrath upon him!"