Date: October 31, 1926
Location: Detrot, Grace Hospital

Come one come all to see the great Hoofdini! Am I right. The great magician. He could escape from pretty much everything. Many ponies were amazed. He was the highest paid entertainer in the 1920's. Hoofdini wowed audiences all over Equestria by freeing himself out of many death-defying scenarios without using any magic. Anypony else know more about Hoofdini. What about you Trixie.

"Excuse me. I am The Great and Powerful Trixie when I guest star in shows or stories. Anyways Harry Hoofdini was arguably the greatest showpony of all time and probably one of the best marketing geniuses. Everything Hoofdini did was an illusion that was crafted to specifically to give Hoofdini as much success and respectability possible. The Moon Shot Manticore Mouth Dive was the best trick that gave Hoofdini so much respectability!"

Thanks Trixie. However fame could go to someponies head. Am I right Trixie

"Uhhh...The Great and Powerful Trixie has no idea what you are talking about"

Anyways, Hoofdini was no acception. He thrived on the worship of his fans. He came to believe his own invincibility. One day a fan dropped by to see if the great Hoofdini was everything he'd heard.

"Is it true you are invincible to pain?" The fan asked.

"Yes it is why don't you punch me and you will be amazed," Hoofdini said.

The fan decided to put that to the test he punched Hoofdini in the abdomen a couple of times with all his force. Hoofdini didn't even flinch. The fan left satisfied. Hoofdini however, doesn't know that he just set in motion his death clock. He was unable to sleep and remained in constant pain for the next two days, though he did not seek medical help. When he finally saw a doctor, Hoofdini was found to have a fever of 102 degrees and acute appendicitis. He was advised to go to the hospital for immediate surgery. However, Hoofdini decided to complete his show as planned that night.

The show went on, however, By the time Hoofdini arrived on stage, his fever had risen to 104 degrees. He was tired and in pain and his assistants often had to step in and offer help. Audience members reported that Hoofdini missed his cues and seemed in a hurry. By the middle of the third act, Hoofdini asked his assistant to lower the curtain as he could not go on.

When the curtain closed things were not going well for Hoofdini.

"Ohh. I don't feel so well." Hoofdini said and

*Plop*

He collapsed and had to be carried back to his dressing room. He continued to refuse medical care until the next morning when his wife begged him to go to the hospital. What's wrong with him. Well, Trixie, you know so much about him

"It's The Great and Powerful Trixie!! Hoofdini died from what the doctors call overwhelming septic shock. Hoofdini's appendix was like a balloon filled with a bunch of bacteria and when the fan punched him it allowed it to explode and the bacteria was allowed to flow into something called the pleural cavity. Eventually, that would cause all the organs to fail and then. It’s time to close the curtains...For good.”

He was in the hospital losing the battle. Hoofdini should have known. You could escape from just almost anything. Except...Your own fate.

Way To Die #61: Harry He-Done-Ey

Author's Note

Coming up somepony can't take a hot pepper and decides to drink down a nice ice cold drink of death. Then a human takes tennis too seriously and learns a lessson.