Like a Fox in Ponies' World
"Now THAT, is a Major problem indeed..."
Previous ChapterNext ChapterSo, here was I, sitting at the very front of the crowd in a cushion I conjured and leaning against a small wall of bones I made with my Monster Magic. Some ponies close to me freaked out a little at first, but when I said that they were made with my magic and not out of another animal, they calmed down. On my lap was Selene, while Blaze clung to my head to see best, since even sitting, I was still a little taller than the ponies. The show itself was very enjoyable. Don't get me wrong, I know I am now on a land where I'm surrounded by magic, and that I myself have it too, but there's just something about magic shows that make me really appreciate them.
The magician was a unicorn mare with an azure coat, her mane being pale light blue with even paler blue stripes. The music "I'm Blue" came to head suddenly. Also, her eyes were a dark grayish violet color. I admit, she was overdoing a little on the bragging, but I don't care. She's a magician, it's part of her job to do that. Apparently, my opinion wasn't shared by some certain mares and dragon that just arrived and are now standing beside me.
"My my my, what boasting!" Said that pompous white unicorn that I knew I would never get along with.
"C'mon, nopony's as magical as Twi- Twi- Twi- Oh!" The little dragon said before stuttering as he took notice of me and cleared his throat. "Hi, Miss Fox, I, uh- Moustache!"
I rose an eyebrow at the little guy, wondering what he was talking about. Purple too took notice of me and was about to open her mouth, most likely to start asking questions, but I stared at her with a look that clearly conveyed 'No.' She sighed and turned back to her friends.
"There's nothing wrong with being talented, is there?" She asked with some hesitation.
"Nothin' at all, 'cep'n when someone goes around showin' it off like a schoolfilly with fancy new ribbons." Huh, orange pony actually is a cowgirl, by her way of talking. I'm calling her Hat Pony.
"Just because one has the ability to perform lots of magic does not make one better than the rest of us." I'm definitely calling this white unicorn Whinny. I can easily hear the whine behind her voice. This one will probably make my now sensitive ears bleed one day.
"Especially when ya got me around being better than the rest of us." Oh yeah, I can't think of a better name to this one than Skittles. Also, dear god, she has an ego problem. I wonder if she ~~is gay~~ painted her mane of that color or ~~maybe a very effeminate stallion~~ if it's really natural. Teasing information in case she crossed me. She noticed her friends staring at her in disapproval and chuckled nervously. "Eh, I mean, yeah, uh, magic shmagic. Boo!"
Now let me tell you this. I can't stand haters. It gives me the desire to punt them out of where they are. I mean, people are allowed to dislike something, it's their opinion. But to bother others, or worse, bother the artist who worked hard for their project with their hate, is just asking to be knocked down a few pegs. I tried to ignore them for the rest of the show, and listened to Trixie's story about vanquishing something called an "Ursa Major". I knew it wasn't true, but magicians are allowed to either create or embellish something they did to help the magic show. I almost lost it when the mares tried to expose Trixie, this is her magic show! Who do they think they are!? I, however, refrained from doing anything when I saw Trixie herself dealing with them. I laughed a lot at that.
But when Purple ran off after refusing to challenge Trixie, she finally took notice of me. She blinked in confusion for a moment before smirking. "What about you, weird creature? Is there something you can do that you think Trixie can't?"
I shrugged and waved a hand. I wasn't about to steal her show like certain three mares. "Don't think so. But, could I maybe... Help you a little?" I asked making sure to whisper loud enough for only her to hear.
She once again looked confused but leaned closer nonetheless. "Trixie generally works alone, but she will admit she is interested. What is your idea?"
I smirked and looked down at Selene. "Here's what you will do..."
The crowd was a little confused. Trixie had stopped the show for a moment, saying that she would prepare the next trick for them and went backstage. I smiled seeing that as I leaned back on the cushion, both me and Blaze snickering. After a few seconds Trixie came back on stage.
"Trixie apologizes for the delay. Now, for the next trick, watch in awe while the Great and Powerful Trixie, summons the most feared villain ever seen in Equestria! Nightmare Moon!"
The crowd gasped in shock, hearing what Trixie was going to do. Me and Blaze played along and gasped too. Trixie then ignited her horn and smoke covered a large area of the stage. When it cleared, there she was, Nightmare Moon! (Or Black Snooty, my lovely nickname for her) She opened her cat like eyes and glared at the crowd.
"Who dareth summon Us, Nightmare Moon!?" She asked in ye old English. The crowd screamed and I think three mares fainted. It's getting hard not to laugh.
"That would be me! The Great and Powerful Trixie!" Trixie announced. "And you don't scare me! Trixie could defeat you with a hoof behind her back!"
"Thou dareth mock Us!? Foolish mortal, we shalt show thee what happens with the ones who challenge Us!" Nightmare shouted, sending a blast of magic at Trixie. The crowd screamed for her to get out of the way, but she only smiled and levitated her hat in front of herself. Me and Blaze almost burst out laughing when the jaws of all present dropped seeing the blast disappear harmlessly inside the hat, but we held each other's mouths shut to prevent it.
"Hah! As you can see, your magic can't even reach me!" Trixie laughed as "Nightmare" made a shocked face.
"Tis not possible! Our magic is the strongest there is! Who art thou, mortal!?"
"I am The Great and Powerful Trixie! And I am the strongest magic user in Equestria! Now, Trixie shall purify you!" She shot a blast of her own at the black alicorn, which swirled with a myriad of colors. The blast hit head on and Nightmare screamed.
"NOOOOO, TIS CAN'T BE!!! DEFEATED BY A MORTAL!? THOU WILL PAY FOR THIS, TRIXIE!!!" She screamed as the blast engulfed her. When it finally died down, Selene was laying on the floor of the stage before she yawned and lifted her head, looking around. "Where am I?" Her ears folded back as she noticed the crowd staring at her.
"Fear not, little one." Trixie said, smiling gently as she approached and helped her up. "For the Great and Powerful Trixie has purified your soul from that evil spirit known as Nightmare Moon! You are now free!"
Selene gasped with stars on her eyes. Don't know how ponies do that, but it is. Fickin'. Cute. Hnnng. "You saved me! Thank you, Great and Powerful Trixie!" She smiled and hugged Trixie. Meanwhile, the crowd went wild with cheers and stomped their hooves. Guess that count as them applauding. Me and Blaze clapped too, having greatly enjoyed the performance of both of them.
Trixie turned and bowed to the crowd. "Thank you, citizens of Ponyville! It has been a pleasure performing for you, but sadly, this is it for today. Be sure to tell friends about the show, have a nice afternoon!"
The crowd aww'ed but started to disperse as the curtains closed. I stayed behind, but Blaze said she had to go for now, so I waved goodbye for her. A few moments after the crowd dispersed, Selene ran out from behind the curtain and jumped at me, I laughed and caught her, and she proceeded to hug me and laugh.
"Did you see me, mommy? Did you, did you?"
I laughed some more and pet her ethereal mane. "Yes I did sweetie. I'm proud of you, you didn't stutter even once."
Now, if some of you might still be confused, let me explain. Trixie is very proficient in Illusion Magic. A big part of the fireworks weren't real to prevent any accident. So she uses her illusions to aid in the show. Nightmare Moon and the blasts where only that, illusions, that's why "Nightmare's" blast disappeared harmlessly on Trixie's hat. And, for someone this good with illusions, adding the voice to the image of Nightmare was easy peasy, so Selene didn't need to speak anything while under the illusion. Trixie has great potential, I'm sure.
"Trixie- I mean, I would like to thank you for helping in my show. You wouldn't know how hard it is to promote a Magic Show in a land of magic." She said with a sigh, surprisingly dropping the Third Person speak.
"Hey, 's'cool. The show would have been perfect, weren't it for those mares interfering. Good job handling them by the way, it was hilarious. Name's Samantha by the way, and the little one is Selene Dremurr." I said extending a hand, to which she grabbed with a hoof and shook. Now let me tell you, the feeling of being gripped with a hoof is very weird. I couldn't see anything, but I could feel the invisible force around my hand, like invisible fingers. I almost shuddered, but suppresed it well.
"Nice to meet you Samantha, my full name is Trixie Lulamoon."
We spent some time talking and getting to know each other. I discovered that she always puts up the "Great and Powerful" act because she is a little insecure. I asked why she told me that, since it apparently was a big secret, and she said that she knew I wouldn't use this information to my advantage. I decided to be honest with her too and told her who Selene was before and how I found her. When she asked what I was, I explained to the best of my abilities, and also demonstrated what I could do. So to resume, in the short time we spent together, we became fast friends.
Right now, I had just arrived home after waving goodbye to her, since it was starting to get late. Selene had fallen asleep along the way, so I immediately tucked her in and went back to my book. I decided to review on what I already learned and leave then next and more complex chapters for when I have more practice. I have now grasped the full concept of Conjuration, and boy, the side effecs still scare me. But from some information I got from the book, my mana pool is large enough to handle a big conjuration before I start to feel the side effects. That's a little reassuring. Night was just starting to fall when I decided to take a break from the book. I will miss TV… I stood up and stretched, about to head upstairs to check on Selene when a roar shook the house.
"What the!?" I exclaimed and rushed outside, but skidded to a halt at what I was seeing. That... Is a frickin' giant bear that looks like the night sky. Oh god, now I understand, Ursa Major, as in, the constellation, and that's a real living creature! I don't know what compelled me to, but I rushed into the town to get a better look. I arrived to panic and the citzens running around like headless chickens. It would have been funny if there wasn't a current situation there.
The Ursa was destroying a lot of things but, when I caught a glimpse of its eyes... Those weren't the eyes of a mindless beast. These are the eyes of a grumpy baby who was woken up from it's nap. How do I know this? Selene blew up part of the wall back at the old castle when I accidentally woke her up. I think there's still a me shaped strip of wall still standing in the middle of the hole. That's some cartoon physics there. Anyway, I knew what a grumpy baby looked like, and this is exactly what it was. A big... Angry... Rampaging baby. Snapping out of my musings, I saw that someone was in the way of the Ursa. Wait... Isn't that-!? "Trixie, watch out!"
The Ursa was swinging it's claw at Trixie, who stood frozen in fear. I was running towards her, but at the speed I was, I wouldn't be able to reach her in time. I have to reach her! I can't let her die like this!
The claw was almost upon her.
It seems you're gonna fail~ What a shame. You know, it almost remind me of what happened with R-
"NO!!!"
whoosh
SMASH!!!
I had screwed my eyes shut to not see what was about to happen. I failed again... I couldn't save- I was snapped out of my dark thoughts when I felt movement against my chest. Blinking my eyes open and looking down, I was greeted by a silverly blue mane. I was somehow holding Trixie in my arms while standing several feet away from the Ursa. She slowly looked up at me, eyes full of fear at what almost happened.
"S-Samantha...?"
"Yeah... Yeah it's me. Are you okay?"
"I-I am, but... H-how...?"
I glanced back at where I was before, seeing a small trail of flames vanish on the ground leading to where I was now.
"...I don't know..."
Honestly, I really didn't. None of the Traits i currently have has mentions anything about super speed. At least, not that I remember. Does this means this is a natural thing for Kitsunes? Blinking back to reality, I had time to see Purple performing the impressive feat of levitating the now sleeping Ursa into the forest. Did I mention that it was sucking on a giant baby bottle? Because it was. How did I miss what happened? No matter. Purple took care of it. I gently set the still shaking Trixie down on the ground and stood. I was about to breath a sigh of relief when another, much louder roar shook the entire town. There, rising from the place where the Ursa disappeared on the forest appeared another, much bigger and purple colored Ursa. Are you KIDDING!? The one who was just in town was a Ursa MINOR!?!?
I gulped. Shit. "Now THAT, is a Major problem indeed..."
The Ursa started making it's way towards the town, while I meanwhile, looked around frantically for something or someone to help. Sadly, everyone was in a panic again, and Purple seemed exhausted from using so much magic. That left... *gulp* me...
Grimacing, I started walking in the direction of the Ursa. Shouts of 'What are you doing!?' and 'Are you CRAZY!? That thing is dangerous!' were thrown my way, but I ignored them. The Ursa was almost out of the forest as I stood in its path. Due to it's size, it instantly took notice of me and roared, speeding up. I knew I had to do something, but I didn't know what. I could probably use the Ultimatrix, but I wasn't so confident that I would get an useful alien or if I would even be able to use it properly. The Ursa was almost atop me. I screwed my eyes shut and waited.
"I wish I had something that big to drive it away from the town...!"
I gasped and almost fell on my knees when I felt a good part of my magic drain away. What the-
SCREECH!!!
I looked up, seeing how the sky became clouded suddenly. Then, a hole opened in the clouds, from which light started to shine. No way, I remember what this looks like! But it can't be! It was. But not the way I expected. There, descending from the clouds, was Rayquaza. A SHINY Rayquaza. The black dragon Pokémon flew down to the Ursa and screeched again in it's face. The entire town stopped to see what was going on, and a lot of them were trembling with fear. Not only because of the sudden appearance of the Legendary Pokémon, but also because the Ursa started whimpering and backed away before finally turning and quickly returning to deep inside the forest. Rayquaza screeched once again to the skies as the clouds dispersed. It then turned to me. I locked up as it started lowering itself to me. In my mind, it was about to attack me, but I was snapped out of these thoughts as it... Nudged me. I glanced up at it, hearing the citizens shouting at me to run, but I ignored them again as I brought a hand up and rested it at Rayquaza's lowered head.
"...Ray?" I asked. It surprisingly nodded it's head. I... Can't believe it. It's Ray, my Shiny Rayquaza that I caught back when I played Pokémon Emerald on my GameBoy Advance! But... How? Is... Is this another trait?
TRAIT UNLOCKED: Pokémon Trainer (Pokémon Universe)
Learn Rate: Moderately Hard
Pokémon Master
All the Pokémon you have ever caught in the games are now yours, including the Legendaries. However, you are still gonna have to train with them if you want them to be as powerful as they were in your games.
Bag
The impressive Pokémon Bag, in which a multitude of items are stored in. Including a bike. Items have a self-restoring cooldown, so use without fear.
Real Life Cheat
Your Pokémon can and will learn more than four moves, limited only to their own movepool.
Wait... ALL the Pokémon I ever caught? But didn't the book say I wasn't able to create living creatures? Also I don't think I have enough magic to-!
I feel on my knees and screamed. Multiple cuts and wounds opened on my body and started bleeding as I felt my magic rapidly drain away and I neared my limit. It hurts... It hurts so much... The world around me didn't matter anymore. There was only pain. It wasn't stopping. I don't know how long I was there screaming. It could have been seconds, minutes, hours... It didn't matter. What mattered is that it felt like an eternity. Finally, it started to lessen. My vision started to darken as I rolled onto my back, catching sight of a silhouette standing over me while a faint glow flowed from it's three fingered hand and into me. I was still feeling the drain, but this glow was lessening it. The moonlight finally illuminated it's face enough for me to see what it was.
It was Mewtwo.
"Sparkle...?"
And I blacked out.
Canterlot Castle, Celestia's POV
I sat on the balcony of my room, looking down at my little ponies, sighing as I saw the nobles. I really wish they could treat one another better... Some of the pegasi that flew by waved or stopped to bow and then continued their way. I only smiled and waved back. But that smile was only a mask to hide the anger and worry I was feeling. I had just felt a massive surge of magic coming from Ponyville, and a loud screech as a strange creature descended into the town. It was too far away to properly see what it was, but I could feel the power it emanated. And I knew exactly who summoned it. I heard the door open as my sister Luna rushed in.
"Sister! Did thou feel that!? A massive magic surge happened in Ponyville!" She said.
"Yes Luna, I did. And we both know who it was." I said, keeping my anger contained.
"Sister, we should take action right now! Who knows what she could be doing to our ponies!? We should-"
"We should wait and observe, Luna. Don't you remember what happened last time we rushed head first against a member of her kind?" I glanced at her from the corner of my eye, hearing her sigh.
"Yes, We do... But, art thou sure, Tia?" She asked as her ears dropped at the memory.
"I am. Don't worry Lulu, I will notify the Elements of Harmony to keep an eye on her too. She will not harm our little ponies, I'll bring the sun down on her first." I nodded firmly. Luna raised an eyebrow.
"I thought we didn't use these type of threats these days?" She asked in amusement, and I couldn't help but laugh.
"It's not like I will really go through with that, but I have to admit, this is sure to strike fear into the enemy, so why not?" I said with a smile as I messed her mane. She giggled before pushing my hoof away with a pout.
"Tiiia! We art not a filly anymore! Don't do that!"
I smirked. "You will always be the little Lulu I know and love."
She shook her head and turned to leave, but I caught sight of the devious smirk on her face. "Whatever, Princess Molestia~"
I sputtered as she quickly rushed out giggling. "LUNA!!!" I hate that nickname. It started when I went through my first heat. I... Would rather not think about it again... Let's just say... A lot of guards and visitors went home walking awkwardly that week. Males AND females equally.
I shook my head again and directed my gaze out of the balcony, looking at the town of Ponyville in the distance and adopting a small glare. I will NOT let that creature do as it pleases with my ponies.
Closing my eyes and taking a deep breath, the memories of that time started to come back...
Author's Note
HUZZAH!!! CHAPTER DONE!!!
Sunny admits to have looked at a transcription of the original episode to do this chapter. Sunny hopes you also don't hate her for the new Trait added.![]()
Yes, I will only use the Pokémon I ever caught in the games I played, these being: Pokémon Fire Red, Pokémon Emerald, Pokémon Soul Silver, and the hacks, Pokémon Super Mega Emerald and Pokémon Hyper Emerald.
(Yes, the Mewtwo I caught, I named Sparkle in the game. Sue me.)
This is the second-to-last Trait I have planned. The last one I think I'm only gonna introduce later in the story, probably during the wedding episode.
Next chapter, after the crossover I will have, I plan it to be a glimpse into Celestia and Luna's past with the Kitsunes, and the reason they dislike them.
Pool to decide if this fic should be Displaced or not is still open. Also, a second pool for this: Should Trixie live with Samantha or should she leave?
I admit that Trixie is one of my favorite characters, but this is a major decision, so I will let you guys choose.
As always, open to suggestions, OCs, and crossovers, just PM me. I want suggestions on OP villains to match Sam, so the story can be balanced.
Now something I will start to do from now on, the Question of the Chapter: If you could choose a Pokémon to be your starter, any Pokémon with exception of the Legendaries, which one would it be?
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