Glint Stones: Shenanigans

"Ash dear, please bring me that rack of cloth over there. I need it for this new commission I'm working on." Rarity pointed at a nearby rack of various clothing material located at the back of the boutique.

"You need it for a what...?" Ashes had no clue what she said. He was helping Rarity with her work.

Rarity sighed, "Just bring it over here...." She had forgotten that Ashes wasn't really the brightest flame in the darkness.

"Ok...!" Ashes then did what he was asked to do and brought the rack of clothing to Rarity's desk.

"Thank you, dear. Please sit on that stool and wait. I need you to model for me." Rarity began preparing her tools and materials for crafting.

"What? Why? Can't you get a mare to do this?" Ashes then sat in the stool as instructed.

"Well Ash dear, I wanted your brothers to do it, but some things have happened that kept me from having them model for me. If you would please be a dear and model for me. I need to make clothing for any potentially taller ponies. Also, please remove your hood for me." Rarity then got her measuring tape ready.

"Alright." Ashes then removed his hood and threw it on the floor. His body was covered in scars just like Chilly, Gust, and Sparx. Rarity ignored the sight of those scars so she wouldn't offend Ashes.

"Thank you, dear. Now please stand up and stay still. Back straight, eyes forward, and no moving please." Ashes did as instructed while Rarity began measuring his proportions. She discovered that in comparison to most ponies, Ashes' muscles and build was quite bulky.

"Uh...what are you doing?" Ashes was very confused as he noticed Rarity wrapping her measuring tape around his body and legs.

"Please, hold still. What I'm doing is measuring your body so I will be able to make clothing around your size. That way taller ponies will be able to wear clothing too." Rarity was nearly finished.

"I'm so bored...!" Ashes' mane started to burn from the boredom.

"Alright, I've just finished. You may leave now. Thank you, Ash." Rarity un-wrapped her tape from Ashes and began to note down all the various sizes.

"ALRIGHT! BYE!" Ashes then grabbed hiss hood and ran out the door.

Rarity sighed again, "He is such a foal...." She then began making the clothing for taller ponies. Ashes then began strolling through Ponyville feeling relieved.

"It feels good to be free! How can she work such a boring job?! Mares are weird!"

"Hey, we're not weird! You're weird!" Scootaloo and her friends followed Ashes, feeling insulted.

"Oh hey...! You're those Cutie Mark Crunchers!"

"CUTIE MARK CRUSADERS!!!" The CMC were quite annoyed with Ashes.

"Anyway, what's up?!"

Sweetie Belle replied, "Well...we wanted to ask you something and heard you were helping my sister today. So we followed you."

"Huh...? Ask me what?"

"Can you make fireworks?!" Scootaloo's eyes sparkled at the possibility.

"Uh...fireworks? What are those?" Ashes was very confused.

"Fireworks are really cool! They fly into the sky and then they burst into many colors! We want to see you make them!"

"DUDE, THAT SOUNDS SO AWESOME! I'M GONNA DO IT RIGHT NOW!" Ashes then prepares to shoot fire into the sky with his mouth.

"NO!!!" The CMC then clamped Ashes' mouth shut all at once. The flames in Ashes' mouth then went out and all that came out of his ears and nostrils was smoke. The CMC then removed themselves from Ashes' mouth and the rest of the smoke came out. Now he's suffering slight heartburn.

"You can't do that here...! You'll get in trouble again!" Apple Bloom and her friends became nervous. They were causing a scene.

"Ugh......" Ashes was in pain.

"Come with us. We know a safe place to do it without anypony getting hurt!" The CMC then began pulling and pushing Ashes to an open field far away from any trees and away from the town.

"Ok then...you want me to breath fire into the sky and make it explode?!" Ashes called out to the CMC who were keeping a far distance. They hid themselves at the border of the open field where trees were located.

"Yeah...! Just like that!"

"We know you can do it!"

"Show us the fire, Ashy...!" The CMC now wait for Ashes to show them fireworks.

"Who the fxxx is 'Ashy'?" Ashes mumbled to himself. Brushing his annoyance aside, he then began to take a deep breath and then unleashed a stream of fire into the sky as instructed. The flames were quite the spectacle to the CMC, but there was only a stream of flames. No explosions were made to resemble fireworks. Ashes stopped breathing fire out of confusion.

"Ah...it didn't explode." Scootaloo and her friends were a little disappointed.

"But I did as they said I should. What the hell?!" Ashes was starting to lose his cool. He then shot another stream of fire into the sky only to witness another failure. His body was starting to catch on fire from anger.

"Uh...girls, I think we should leave now." Apple Bloom was starting to back away slowly from fear.

"I think you might be right...." Sweetie Belle and her friends noticed that the flames were beginning to spread. Ashes was about to go crazy.

"Hey, what's tha-" Suddenly, just as Scootaloo noticed, an icy hammer came from out of the sky and slammed down on top of Ashes. The flames were then extinguished in an instant.

"What the hell is going on here?" Chilly came up from behind the CMC looking rather angry. The CMC were quite intimidated by him

"I was just helping Applejack at her farm today and then I noticed flames flying into the sky. Ash, you better have a damn good reason for randomly shooting off flames nearby a forest. You could get us all in serious trouble, you know." Chilly was not in the mood for any excuses. Suddenly, flames exploded from within the steam and Ashes came out roaring in rage.

"WHAT THE HELL, CHILL?!! WHY'D YOU HIT ME?!!" Ashes was now enraged.

"Guys, please calm down...!" Sweetie Belle ran in between the two angry stallions and they stopped.

"It was our fault, Chilly...! We wanted to see if Ashy can make fireworks!" Apple Bloom and Scootaloo joined Sweetie Belle in hopes of stopping them from fighting.

"Huh...? Fireworks? Are you three crazy? Ash can't make fireworks...." Chilly then yawned. He seemed even more sleepy than usual.

"I CAN TOO! AND MY NAME ISN'T 'ASHY'!" The flames coming off of Ashes was beginning to die down a little bit.

"Look, can you please not fight? We're sorry if we caused you guys any trouble...." Scootaloo and her friends were guilty of nearly getting Ashes and Chilly into fighting each other. Chilly and Ashes then felt like jerks for making things worse.

Chilly sighed and said, "Alright, fine.... Do what you want, but no forest fires. I'm going back to work...." Chilly then began making his way back to Applejack's farm.

"Thank you, Chilly...!" The CMC said in unison.

"So...you three wanna see some fireworks?" Ashes was ready to get back to fulfilling their request.

"YEAH!" The CMC then excitedly re-positioned themselves in their safe zones to see Ashes complete his task. After a while, there was no success. Ashes was spent. He had used up nearly all the fire he had trying to get his fire to explode.

"Why can't I do it...?!" He was frustrated by his many failures.

"Hey, it's alright. At least you tried." Sweetie Belle and her friends walked over to Ashes to give him a pat on the back.

"What am I doing wrong...? I can see it in my head, but I can't get it to do it!" Despite Ashes being angry, he had so little fire left and only the tip of his tail burned.

"Maybe you just need practice!"

"Yeah...! It's like my sis said! Practice makes perfect!"

"Ah...you're right!" Ashes was surprised by Scootaloo and Apple Bloom's suggestion. Suddenly, they then see fireworks go off somewhere in Ponyville.

"Hey, are those...fireworks?" Ashes was amazed by what he saw in the distance.

"Yeah...! But who is doing that?" Sweetie Belle was just as curious.

"Let's go find out!" The CMC then began running back to Ponyville.

"Slow down...! I'm exhausted here!" Ashes tried to keep up with the CMC and made his way back to Ponyville. They then arrived at the park to see a large stage with curtains, an audience, and a star with a wand made of wood hanging at the top of the stage. And standing on the stage was a blue Unicorn. She had a light-blue mane and tail, her Cutie Mark was a star with a wand, similar to the wooded counterpart, and she wore a purple wizards hat and cape.

"Welcome, welcome, my lovely audience! What you are about to see is a display of magical talent of the Great and Powerful Trixie!" The mare presented herself confidently as she showcased her magical talent. She started with what appeared to be an aurora followed by smaller versions of the fireworks Ashes and the CMC saw earlier.

"What the-?! Who is that?!" Ashes was too amazed by the show to have heard the introduction.

"That's Trixie. She's a pretty cool magician, but she isn't really a nice pony...."Apple Bloom and her friends kept their distance from the stage.

"Huh...? Why? What'd she do?"

"Well...she did some really mean things when she first came to Ponyville. She's a big-mouth and a big meanie."

"She made my sister's mane green!"

"And she tied my sis up!" The CMC were quite upset over what happened before.

"Then she got this weird jewel and started causing all kinds of trouble in Ponyville!"

"That's so cool...!" Ashes was thoroughly impressed.

"NO, IT'S NOT!!!" The CMC were all very annoyed with Ashes' simple-mindedness.

"Cant talk! Got a show to watch!" Ashes then ran off to do so.

"ASHES!!!" The CMC were too late to stop Ashes. Ashes had already took his seat and the CMC tried to pull him away.

"Thank you for your applause! Now witness the magical mastery that I have prepared for all of you!" Trixie then used her magic to form multiple platforms and began galloping on top of them gracefully. Then she got her magic to form various animals like stags, birds, and even fish. And finally, she finished it all up with a large firework that dazzled her audience. Ashes and even the CMC were all amazed by Trixie's performance. The audience clapped their hooves and cheered for Trixie. She then took her bow.

"THAT WAS SO COOL!" Ashes was blown away by the show.

"Yeah, it was...." Apple Bloom and her friends were also amazed.

"Thank you! Thank you! You're all too kind! And that shall be it for Trixie's performance for today! Look forward to her next one! Good bye!" Trixie then used her magic to close the curtains to end her show.

"WAIT...!" Ashes then jumped over the audience, then onto the stage, then stopped the curtains from closing.

"ASHES?!" The CMC and the audience were shocked by Ashes' sudden action. But not as shocked as Trixie.

"What is the meaning of this?! Get off my stage!" Trixie was quite upset by Ashes disturbing her show.

"Sorry, but can you help me with something?! It's super important and your the only pony awesome enough to do it!" Ashes was very excited.

"Well, Trixie is indeed awesome. I suppose I could do this once for a fan. What is it, mister...?" Trixie was flattered by Ashes' compliment. She then re-opened the curtains with her magic.

"I'm Ashes Spellbind! But you can call me Ash! I need you to teach me how to shoot fireworks! Please?!" Trixie was then confused.

"You want Trixie...to teach you...how to shoot...fireworks. That's it?"

"YEAH! I wanna show it to the Cutie Mark Catchers!"

"CUTIE MARK CRUSADERS!!!" The CMC arrived on the stage to join Ashes.

"Anyway, can you do it? Please?!" Ashes was hoping Trixie would say yes.

"No." And then Ashes became depressed.

"But...why not?" Apple Bloom and her friends were all confused.

"Because this guy isn't even a Unicorn! He doesn't have a horn, and to make magic fireworks, he needs magic!" Trixie was beginning to get annoyed by such an impossible request.

"But I can breathe fire! Really...!" Ashes was now starting to sound desperate.

"Do you think Trixie is stupid?! No pony can breathe fire!"

"But it's true...! Ask the audience! They've seen it happen too!" The audience then began to back up what Sweetie Belle said. Trixie was still un-convinced by something so unbelievable.

Trixie groaned and said, "Fine, have it your way. Trixie will teach this crazy pony how to make fireworks! But it's still impossible!"

"I'LL SHOW YOU! LET'S DO THIS!" Ashes was ready for anything. They then positioned themselves in preparation for this seemingly impossible stunt.

"Hey, do you think Ashy can do it? Didn't he say he was really tired earlier...?" Scootaloo and her friends were worried about Ashes and if he would succeed.

"Alright then, Ashes Spellbind, here is how you make a firework. Trixie will show you how a Unicorn can do it!" Trixie was still un-convinced.

"BRING IT ON!" Ashes was ready to go though he was still mostly spent on fire. But he was too focused to care.

"Alright then, I want you to focus your magic. Have it all focused in one single point, think about what you want it to be, then unleash it. That is how the Great and Powerful Trixie was taught."

"ALRIGHT!" Ashes began to do focus whatever fire he had left, but he could barely get anything to spark. He had used up so much of it on his prior failures, there was barely anything left. Both Trixie and the audience were starting to lose their patience.

"C'mon, Ashy...! We know you can do it!" Scootaloo began to cheer for Ashes to succeed. Ashes then began to take deep breaths of air into his lungs. He then began to feel hotter as he breathed. His mane and tail were beginning to catch fire. Trixie and the audience noticed this and were amazed by the sight.

"Is he...actually on fire?! That can't be...! He's just an Earth Pony!" Trixie thought as she tried to figure out what she was seeing. Ashes could feel the flames within his body begin to grow much larger. Then his chest was beginning to glow a bright orange, showing where the flames were gathering.

"HERE WE GO!!!" Ashes then focused all the fire he gathered into his mouth, then shot it out. This time it wasn't a stream of fire, but it was shaped into a ball of fire. It was shot so high into the air, and then it exploded into a flashy light show. Exactly like an actual firework. This amazed the audience as they saw the explosion. Trixie was stupefied by what she just saw. What she thought was impossible actually happened in front of her. The CMC and the audience cheered for Ashes' success. Suddenly, Ashes then collapsed on the stage from exhaustion.

"ASHES...!" The CMC then ran onto the stage to see if he was alright.

"Heh....I did it.... Just like....I said I....would...." Ashes was wiped out.

"That was the best...! You were great!" Apple Bloom and her friends gave Ashes a big hug to show thanks.

"Trixie...might have been wrong about you. She would like to apolo-" Trixie then noticed that Ashes had fallen asleep.

"Why you-! Get this crazy stallion off my stage!" She was very annoyed.

"Sorry for the trouble...!" Scootaloo and her friends then began to carry the sleeping Ashes off the stage in a panic.

"Thanks for the show! You were great too, Trixie!" Sweetie Belle and her friends then left with Ashes.

Trixie blushed and said, "Whatever...." Ashes and the CMC all had a long day. And Trixie met up with an amazing pony. As the audience began making their way back home for the evening, Trixie had already closed up her stage. She still couldn't believe what she had seen during her performance.

"Spellbind.... Why does that sound so...familiar?" Trixie was quite confused. She then noticed the bag of bits she got from her successful performance.

"Oh, never mind that! Trixie has bits to count!" She began to do so gleefully. Back at Twilight's castle, Starlight and the Spellbind Brothers now watch over the still sleeping Ashes. The CMC had already went home for the night after bringing Ashes back.

"So...is he alright?" Gust was concerned for Ashes' health.

"Yes, he'll be fine. He just needs a good night sleep." Starlight could tell that Ashes' fire was beginning to burn bright again.

"Moron.... Using up his power like that. Only I'm allowed to show-off here." Sparx then left for bed. Chilly was already asleep.

"Ugh...why do I have to put up with you?!" Starlight was getting fed up with Sparx and his attitude. They all left for bed that night. Yet another busy day for the Spellbind Brothers.