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         The New Maids of the Castle of Friendship         
                     -by Art Inspired-                     
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Trixie's hooves trembled, and her head was flustered with what was going on. Before her was an empty audience, yet again, and it had already been a whole thirty minutes into the show. She let out a quick yell of frustration, and then asked, "What the hell?!"
She came off the wooden stage with a powerful attitude, and onto the grass to glance all around the area. "Everypony's got better things to do on a wednesday than to come and see Trixie perform tricks for them, huh? Is that it? And... more importantly... throw money at her?"
She looked around again, hoping to see someone. Anypony would've done. But, alas, she saw none. This wasn't the only time this had happened to her, though. This was turning into a trend, and she was starting to catch on. "Probably," she reasoned with herself. "Trixie's way too predictable these days. That's got to be it, then! Her tricks are boring to everyone now... Trixie would just quit, but she's still got a long ways to go until she can afford proper lessons from Canterlot. How is this going to work out?"
Then, she finally saw somepony at last. He was trotting along in the distance. Naturally, Trixie came running up to him, but she would have no luck in turning this pony into an audience member. "Hey, wait!" Trixie called out. "Surely you could spare some time, and maybe some cash to watch the Great and Powerful Trixie perform feats of amazement?"
He shook his old, bald head, and explained, "I'm sorry, but I'm on the job. Gotta get these posters up for Miss Twilight Sparkle. You know... The Princess..."
Trixie just gave him a deadpan expression, and then said, "Here, just... let Trixie have one of those."
She practically mugged the poor fellow, and snatched the top paper right out from underneath his hooves. The rest went flying everywhere, but Trixie didn't lift one hoof to help him pick any of it up at all. Rather, she was much more preoccupied by the contents of what he was advertising across town.
"Oh," Trixie said softly. "This is... This is just..."
She kept reading onward, only just now getting to the good part about the payoff. "Diamonds, and emeralds," she huffed with a sweaty neck. "And, there's probably so much more profit to be acquired from her...!" She began to salivate, and whispered, "Haah... So much money. So many possibilities! Profitable, and perhaps even... romantic!!!"
The way Trixie held herself after saying that was almost pathetic. She was limp with lust for Twilight, and clearly emotionally effected greatly by her findings. She then sharply turned to the recovering errand pony only to ask, "Twilight's really looking for a maid, huh?"
He nodded, and said, "Yes, ma'am. She pays good, too, but, uh..."
"Hmm??? What is it? Out with it!"
He pursed his lips, and squirmed. "She, uh... isn't gonna just up and choose anypony. You've gotta know what you're doing." He then corrected himself by saying, "Or, that is... what you're getting yourself into."
He had looked down at the ground, but upon saying his peace, he flinched at what he was now seeing. As old as this stallion was, he had never really seen anypony with such cold, ambitious eyes before. Trixie was staring numbingly down at the paper held tightly in her hooves, and then, she said, "Oh, don't worry about that." She glanced directly at him, and with a daunting smile, she told him, "Trixie knows exactly what she's getting herself into!"
She just began laughing with obvious malicious intent, and walked away from him after that. She made sure to lock up her stage, and began headed straight for the Castle of Friendship.

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                   Part One: Interviews                    
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Part One: Interviews
While Trixie was on her way to the castle, another pony who possessed the same desire for cash, and Twilight as Trixie did soon learned of the job. This pony would be none other than...
"Pinkie! Pinkie! They'll catch fire if you don't pull them out!!!"
"Oh, relax Mrs. Cake," Pinkie said while waving a hoof. She then pulled the tray of cupcakes out from the warm stove. In Pinkie's opinion, though, no matter how many burn marks there were, every last one of them were good enough to eat, icing or not. "See? They came out just fine."
"Ohh... Well, I suppose they are. Just a second longer, though, and... Whoosh! We might've had to call the fire department."
"But, luckily, we didn't," Pinkie said confidently. "By the way, save one for me, please."
Mrs. Cake smiled while rolling her eyes, and teased, "As always, Pinkie Pie." She laughed, which made Pinkie laugh, and then, she said something curious. "You know... Twilight's looking for a maid, finally."
Pinkie turned around, and asked, "Hmm? A new maid? For her castle?"
"Yep, for that castle of hers. I thought she would've been on the look out all along, but I guess not. I only recently found an ad about it hanging on a post just outside." Mrs. Cake presented the paper to her assistant. "See?"
Pinkie grabbed hold of it. If there was one thing Pinkie was sometimes good at, it was hiding emotions that nopony else needed to see or know about. Sometimes.
"Ehh, I'll consider it. I'm not that great at cleaning. If anything, I'd rather make messes!" She then placed it on a table nearby, and then came back into the cooking area.
"Oh, ho, ho, Pinkie Pie!" Mrs. Cake came closer, and something about her eyes told Pinkie she was about to take off that ridiculous, two-faced attitude of her's. Mr.s Cake sighed, and said, "Don't be so modest! I mean, lately here, it certainly hasn't been thanks to my husband that this place stays so sparkling all of the time!"
Pinkie cheekily forced a smile despite the way Mrs. Cake was staring at her, and made an attempt to decorate one of the cupcakes. "Well, I just like to work in a place that's also just as good looking as it is sweet smelling."
As if Pinkie hadn't been speaking one bit, Mrs. Cake then exclaimed rather loudly, "Also, you'll finally get a chance to show Twilight how much of a nasty turn on you can be!"
Had Mr. Cake not taken the kids to go shopping at Rarity's Boutique that day, Pinkie might've had a heart attack.
Pinkie squirted her pink frosting all over the cupcake she had been preparing, and some of it continued to spurt out along the side of the counter. "Wh-... What did you just say?" Pinkie asked, frozen in place.
"I mean," Mrs. Cake continued. "Pinkie, you tend to get a bit noisy when you're in the bathroom. You talk about Twilight as if your life with her was some sort of stupid romance novel. It's... hard to ignore, you have to admit. I mean, the walls are paper thin, after all."
Pinkie turned away from her ruined treat, and asked, "What's your point?" She was getting on a more realistic level with Mrs. Cake now. "You wouldn't be saying this if you didn't have an edge. I just... Why do you always have to do this to me? Holding junk over my head like that..."
Mrs. Cake began, "It's a delicate situation you're in, isn't it, my dear? You see, I want to open a new shop."
Pinkie gagged a little. "Oh, brother..."
"I want it right in the heart of Canterlot!"
"What?!" Pinkie asked in shock. "Are you out of your mind? It'll take a fortune! You can't just-"
That's when Pinkie was cut off. All Mrs. Cake had to do was raise her hoof, and place it right on Pinkie's sensitive lips. "Ah- ah... but I can. You see, Pinkie, you'll be my instrument... My weapon, just like old times. Otherwise... Well, what would Twilight think if I sent her an anonymous tip indicating to her that one of her closest friends was secretly, and madly in love with her? How do you think she'd react?"
Pinkie gulped, not knowing the answer. "I don't know... No," she said. "It can't happen like that!"
"Then," Mrs. Cake said hauntingly. "That's it! I win again!" She began cackling, and offered, "What if she finds out it's you? What if... she never wants to be your friend again?! Could you live with yourself, Pinkie, knowing that Twilight wouldn't have any such desire to speak with you again??? Come on, Pinkie Pie! Answer me!!!" Mrs. Cake gave Pinkie a look that always made her follow orders, and no matter how badly Pinkie hated Mrs. Cake, she couldn't escape her clutches.
Pinkie just gulped with a trail of sweat seeping by her cheek, and quietly said in a pained voice, "No... I... just couldn't gamble like that, Mrs. Cake."
The shop owner stood back, and cooed into Pinkie's ear, "I assume you'll definitely be giving this a try, because let's just face facts, Pinkie... This plan I'm offering to you is perfect for both of our interests."
Pinkie breathed, finally, and said, "I suppose you're right, but I also want a sixty percent cut of what I make as a maid!"
Mrs. Cake had turned around, so Pinkie couldn't see her sour frown. However, she could still hear it in her drab voice. "Fifty-fifty, Pinkie Pie. Sounds good to you, right?"
Pinkie chuckled, and said, "Nuh-uh, Mrs. Cake! I've gotta have more than fifty."
It got a little too quiet after that, but Mrs. Cake eventually gave in to Pinkie's demands. "Oh, alright then! What're a few extra rocks, anyways? Right?"
Pinkie huffed, and said, "Right..." She then hurried up the stairs to prepare while gruffly saying to Mrs. Cake, "Nice talking to the real you again."
In response, and getting the last word in, Mrs. Cake simply replied, "Likewise."
In the back of her mind, she couldn't believe she had just gotten away with such a ridiculous bluff. Once inside her room, she whispered with overwhelming excitement, "Whew, that was close... I mean, c'mon Mrs. C. I would've settle for twenty five percent at least!" It didn't take Pinkie very long at all to get ready, and then, she was gone, headed straight for the same destination as Trixie was.
Meanwhile, at the castle where Trixie was headed, Twilight was on her thirty fourth interview for the day. Word traveled fast, and so far, several ponies had come and gone, but none could meet the standards of what Twilight wanted to see in a maid. Some came close, but so far, nopony had actually gone through the entire interview without storming out.
Octavia was just hearing about this. She was also being asked to sign a 'measly' statement saying that she was to not repeat what was said and/or done during the interview. Of course, Octavia didn't think much of it at the time. After all, Twilight wore the kindest of smiles, and spoke in the most innocent of tones. It was almost intoxicating to the musician. "So, you see, Octavia," Twilight said warmly. "Nopony up until you has had what it takes to be this castle's maid, and I'm not even sure you have what it takes, either."
Octavia breathed, and asked, "What makes you say that? I have my ambitions in life. I'm going to need a lot of bits if I'm ever going to perform all across the whole, wide world one day. The way I see it, that's what's going to drive me to keep what's yours shining. With that in mind, there's really no reason at all for you not to hire me."
Twilight stood from the desk she'd been sharing with Spike, and walked on over to Octavia provocatively. "Yes, I don't doubt you have the drive, and the skill, but what about... the lust for friendship?"
"Hmm?" Octavia asked, "What do you mean?"
Twilight brought her hoof up to move some of her mane out of her eyes, and standing above Octavia the way she did, she asked, "Would you also be my friend at the same time?"
Then, Twilight reached out for Octavia's shoulder. Just the touch alone sent Octavia through a whole new universe of ideas. "Your... friend? What is this? A trick question or something???"
Twilight assured the pony, "It's nothing of the sort. In fact, I just want to make sure that I hire somepony that I can also get along with. That's why... Octavia..." She came closer in order to whisper into Octavia's ear, "You'll have to kiss me in order to earn this job."
The musician bounded back, holding her lips as if they'd been stollen clean off her face. "That's why," she stated.
Twilight just kept smiling at the pony in front of her, and asked, "What is it?"
"That's why nopony's been hired, then. Is that what you're getting at, Twilight!?"
Twilight's smile only became larger. "Yep! Nopony's kissed me yet! Can you believe that?! All these lovely, sexy mares! Just one... Only one of them can be rich, but not one of them wants to do this for friendship as well! Oh, no! They're just out for my money is all. Even you! You're just out to get my money. Am I wrong? Tell me I'm wrong!"
Octavia was backed up into a wall at this point. She wasn't sure what had gotten into Twilight, but she wasn't planning on staying to find out. "You're sick," she said harshly.
Twilight just giggled at that, and then said, "Fine, then. If that's the way you truly feel, then go."
Octavia gasped, and questioned, "You mean to say that... that's it? I came all the way over here just to be humiliated?! Just to find out that you're nothing but a pervert?" She shook her head, and said, "I'd heard that you were acting a little bit differently ever since Starlight left three weeks ago."
Those words pierced through Twilight's insane banter like a dagger. Her fiendish eyes changed back to normal ones for a second, and she even backed away, almost offended. "Octavia, I..."
"Just... save it for later, Twilight." Octavia scowled at the Princess for a good second or two, and then, she said, "I'm out of here."
In a huff, she left Twilight to think about all of this. Once Octavia had completely left, Spike came up behind Twilight, and said, "She's right, you know. Ready to tell me what's going on?"
Twilight nodded. "It's easy to figure out, you know. Even since Starlight left, I've just been... lonely."
"But, you and Starlight were never lovers, though! So... Twilight, why are you trying to find somepony who will kiss you during this interview? It doesn't make sense to me, Twilight! What're you doing?"
Twilight breathed in deeply before answering that, and for a second there, she seemed like her old self again. "Spike... What if I were to tell you... that I desperately wanted Starlight as my lover, but could never bring myself to actually tell her that?" It was after hearing this question that Spike began to realize just how far Twilight had fallen for that unicorn. "Well, Spike, with her being gone, I've finally found out the truth! Do you know what that truth is?"
"What?" Spike asked simply.
"It's that she... never could have the same feelings for me, I don't think."
"What makes you say that? She's one of your all time best friends in the whole, wide world!"
"Because," Twilight mentioned. "I never could see it in her. When I look in the mirror, Spike, I can see that I like the same sex, but when I looked at her, it was always different. When I saw the way she looked at Sunburst... I just knew." She then gave a toothy grin, and turned around to face her dragon. "So, what am I doing? I'm trying to find an appropriate mare that'll not only clean, but also, a pony that I can use to replace Starlight with! That's what I'm doing! Let's face it, Spike. She and I will never be that close."
Spike shook his head. "I've gotta disagree with you, Twilight. What'll happen when she gets back? Haven't you been writing to her?"
Twilight became physically effected by that last question. She lowered her head, and breathed differently. Not to mention, she seemed to have broken out into a miniature sweat. "I, umm... I've sent one every week. That's three letters." She didn't look at Spike when she said this, too. She could only stare coldly at the ground. "She hasn't sent me anything since she left."
Spike's eyes widened. "Whoa, wait... What?" he managed to ask.
Twilight began to laugh in a way that Spike had never heard before. "Oh, yeah, and didn't you hear what she told me just before she walked out the door?" Twilight held a hoof against the right side of her face, and slid it downwards as she rolled the pupils of her eyes up almost until Spike couldn't see them anymore. "She said that she wasn't sure when she would be returning. She had everything packed up, and ready to go. It could be weeks, she said. Could be months..."
Twilight looked defeated, and just as Spike said her name, she reacted exactly the way he was afraid she would. "Twilight... Please..."
Her eyes trailed back down to him, but her head stayed cocked upwards, giving her the most sinister appearance Spike had ever seen her with. "You know something, Spike? Now that I think back on it, she could've been smiling. I think... I believe she was on the verge of telling me that it could be fucking years before I'd ever get to see her again."
With that nice bit of information gently placed on the table, Spike now knew her mind was playing tricks on her, but there was nothing he could do about it. To make matters worse, somepony was justly arriving, and this somepony just so happened to be none other than the Great and Powerful Trixie. Unlike anyone before her, however, instead of waiting to be called forth by her superiors, she just barged right on in. The unicorn did something Twilight would've never expected.
She came right up to Twilight's back side only to twirl her Highness around with one quick tap of the cutie mark, and just before doing as she pleased, she allowed Twilight to know something. "Trixie can make you feel a special way like no one else can, honey."
Then, she planted a nice, wet kiss right on Twilight's royal lips. They were both caught up in the moment, but that didn't stop Twilight from enjoying herself. At first, she seemed to resist, but that ended very quickly. After all, Trixie was doing exactly what Twilight was wanting all along. All Twilight could think about at this point was how alluring Trixie smelled, and tasted.

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                   Part Two: Competition                   
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Part Two: Competition
Trixie intensified the kiss with the usage of her tongue, invading Twilight's mouth all too easily. Although, it was almost as if Twilight was the one doing most of the kissing by now. She even advanced her body up against the unicorn's, and grabbed hold of Trixie by the arm with one of her hooves. Twilight moaned longingly, and yearned dearly to take this to the next level. Had she not fully known who it was she was kissing, and had Spike not been blatantly standing right there clicking his knees together with agitation, Twilight might've even done just that.
However, this was Trixie. Since when did Trixie clean anything?
This thought ran through Twilight's head suddenly, and she ended the kiss abruptly. However, a strand of their spit still connected them together. Twilight forwardly asked Trixie, "What the hell are you doing here?"
Trixie just smiled at Twilight with impeccable stillness. She almost seemed like a painting, and then, she came alive by suddenly saying, "Trixie's here for the job! What else?"
Twilight wiped the saliva away before continuing this conversation. She snarled at Trixie's confidence, and said quite boldly, "You couldn't sweep somepony's front porch on a windy day even if all of your bits depended on it! Do you really think I'd hire the likes of you for this job, Trixie? What maid experience could you possibly have? The way I see it, yeah, you're the only pony that's kissed me so far, but what happens when I tell you to clean up a mess? Huh?"
Spike nervously twiddled his claws, and said, "Uh, Twilight...! You're making a mis-"
"Oh, shush Spike," Twilight hissed, but at that moment, Trixie was already working on proving to Twilight that she was the right pick after all.
"Twilight," she simply said with the most alluring voice she could muster. "You're right! Trixie does hate cleaning, but there's the thing. Pay a pony enough, and they'll do practically whatever you want them to." Trixie blinked, and then said with almost glowing eyes locked directly onto Twilight, "Trixie thinks you'll be more than willing to pay her handsomely, but Trixie's not just after that..."
Twilight thought for a minute, and then said, "Wait, Trixie... How'd you know I wanted a kiss?" Trixie just laughed to herself while Twilight went on to say, "Nopony could've known about that before coming in here."
"Because," Trixie said after a moment of waiting. "I overheard Octavia talking about it on her way out." Twilight blinked at that for a few seconds, but Trixie was now in control of the conversation. "Trixie has to say... trying to get the nice citizens of this fair town to make out with you as part of a job is a bit much, don't you think? What if word got out? How would you react?"
Twilight sighed, but she kept smiling all the same. "Word won't get out. Even if it did, I doubt anypony would really believe it even with hard evidence."
Trixie nodded, and although she considered it might've been better not to ask, she still had to know, "Twilight? Just... what's gotten into you? That is, what Trixie means to say is that she doesn't mind, but... Tell her what happened anyways."
Twilight looked away for a moment. Upon returning her attention to Trixie, Twilight said, "Starlight Glimmer abandoned me for Sunburst."
Trixie just stood there for a second, and then sat down while holding a hoof out towards Twilight's direction. "Oh... No way, Twilight. I mean, Starlight wouldn't do that! That's just silly."
"She hasn't written me since she left. Not once, Trixie, and she took everything she owned. I've visited her dark, empty room several times these past few weeks..."
The realization sank in slowly for Trixie. She scowled to try and understand, but in the end, she started to nod her head. "Actually, she hasn't written me, either."
That's when Spike tried to put an end to that thought process by pointing out, "Hey... You guys! Look, maybe there's something wrong with the mailing process, or... something. Don't you think you're jumping the shark just a little bit here?"
Both Twilight and Trixie looked at Spike as if they were actually considering what he was telling them, but neither agreed. Twilight was the first to say something about that. "Actually, Spike, that's highly unlikely. It's more probable that she just up and left us, and she's ignoring our letters."
Spike pleaded yet again, "Look, you know Sunburst's address. Why don't you go visit her instead of doing nothing?"
Twilight gritted her teeth, and for a good, long while, she just thought about that notion. "I... just don't want to go, and see her with him... I don't want to see her holding on to him, or kissing him... Besides, she knows how to send a letter through you. Remember? I taught her how to do that just before she left."
Trixie was now walking right by Twilight. She made sure to tenderly brush her tail across the alicorn's coat, and after turning around to whisper into Twilight's ear, she made her proposal. "Look, Twilight... Ignore that troublesome drake, and listen to Trixie for once. If she's left us, then Trixie's definitely, officially decided that she wants you and her to be a pair. Plus, I haven't gotten a chance to show you why I'd be the perfect maid for this luxurious castle you have."
Twilight raised her head at Trixie suddenly, and she said, "Yes, you're right... So, Trixie!" Twilight stepped back, giving the unicorn her space. She then asked, "What makes you worth being my maid? Other than that kiss from earlier."
Trixie just grinned peacefully. Silence fell upon the room for a second, but then, her aura began forming along the lower portions of her hooves, and up Trixie went. Trixie was now levitating in the air with absolute perfection. She wasn't taking up her whole entire body with her magic, so she still had enough left to also grab hold of a duster just by its handle. Trixie then hovered herself directly towards the middle of the room, at least ten feet off the ground. To Twilight's pure surprise, dust started falling down, and fast, too.
"See?" Trixie loudly asked. "Trixie knows what she's doing. Spike, why don't you go ahead and tell her why that is."
While Trixie kept up the good work, Spike explained, "If I remember right, she used to be a maid for Princess Celestia a long time ago. Before we moved to Ponyville."
Twilight's face was priceless to Trixie. She seemed both confused, and stuck in disbelief. "Trixie," Twilight voiced with amazement. "Is that true?"
"Yep! Every word of it! Why, Twilight? You didn't actually think that Trixie had just happened to find the perfect stage wagon lying in the middle of the road one day, did you?" Trixie came back down to the floor, and resumed, "Trixie worked hard for her Highness, and she was hired shortly after getting her cutie mark, too, so it's not like she worked there for a short time. Then, Trixie bought that wagon with her hard earned money. So, Spike can vouch for me because he had even seen her one day, down the hall when he was much younger."
Twilight looked at Spike closely to make sure he was being honest, and he was. He looked back at her, scratched his head, and asked, "Should I make up her bed for tonight?"
Naturally, at this point, Twilight knew she had found possibly the perfect maid for her beloved castle. However, there was still one last pony that needed to be interviewed. Pinkie Pie walked right on in, trotted down the crystal hall as if she owned the place, and came right on up to where Twilight and Trixie was standing. Her nonchalant attitude almost made everypony jump once they finally realized she had entered.
"Aww, darn! Don't tell me Twilight's opening has already been filled!"
Nearly everypony just stared at Pinkie with raised eyebrows, but Twilight was the only one to act absolutely normal. Pinkie was still one of her closest friends, after all. "Pinkie? You want to be a maid? That would be absolutely wonderful! But, uh..."
She looked at Trixie, and Trixie looked to Pinkie Pie. She then came up to her, and said, "The Great and Powerful Trixie was just about to take that pleasure for herself."
Now, Pinkie doesn't like to be provoked. Quite confusingly, actually, she loves it. That's why when she heard Trixie say that, she just couldn't control herself. Not even in front of Princess Twilight Sparkle. With a snark, and a quick motion to get in Trixie's personal space, Pinkie suggested, "Oh? Well, Trixie? Why don't we both fill that opening together?! Huh?!"
Twilight's smile was just now growing to be just as wide as her friend's were, and all three of the mares kept looking at one another fiendishly. There was something about their eyes, Spike noticed. "That's it," he finally figured out inside of his head. "They're... all the same! They all have this... crazed, hungry look in their eyes! What's even with that???"
Twilight spoke up just before Trixie was about to. "Actually, I think I could do that for you, Pinkie. One more maid certainly couldn't hurt! But..."
She walked around the back of Trixie, and rested a hoof on her shoulder opposite of where Twilight sat. Then, Trixie did some of the talking while Twilight muzzled the back of Trixie's ear affectionately. "Trixie's already proven herself. What about you?"
Twilight explained further with an attractive expression pointed right at Pinkie, "Not only must you be a good cleaner, but you simply can't just be in it for the bits. You must also show me that you'll be a closer friend than you've ever been before. I'm not concerned with your cleaning skills, but what I am concerned with is whether or not you're willing to go through with this." She squinted her eyes at Pinkie, and asked, "Do you think you can do it? Prove it to me by kissing me, and it's a done deal."
Pinkie could now feel her blood rushing. She wasn't quite sure what in Equestria she was ultimately getting herself into, but it made her heart race, and she liked that a whole lot. All she was aware of at this point was the fact that Twilight was inviting her in for what was sure to be a lovely smooch, and Pinkie didn't minded in the slightest.
However, she couldn't have just kissed Twilight alone. Like an unsure puppy, she came close to Twilight, but then, she seemingly changed her mind, and firstly pecked Trixie on the cheek. Then, she said welcomingly, "Just wanted to break the ice between us. I look forward to working with you, Trixie."
After that, she made no such hesitation in giving Twilight possibly one of the deepest, and longest kisses she had ever experienced. Pinkie graced Twilight's with her hooves, and she was soon moving them downwards, towards Twilight's neck. Some of their spit escaped, and drizzled down Twilight's chin. When Pinkie finally ended it, Twilight almost behaved as if she had been drugged. Pinkie had to keep holding on to Twilight just to keep her steady.
"I'm fine," Twilight mumbled. "That was... I loved it. Although, I still don't know what your ambition is. What are you planning to do with the pay?"
Pinkie just looked out a nearby window, at where Canterlot was, and said, "Mrs. Cake and I want to build a new Sugar Cube Corner, right in the heart of Canterlot."
The Princess just looked at her two new maids, and breathed with blushing cheeks. "I think the three of us are going to get along with each other just great," she said.
She left the two of them shortly after that, telling Trixie and Pinkie that she and Spike would be back momentarily to escort them to their respective rooms. This interview had taken up practically the whole day, and Trixie was now with the one pony that could possibly get in the way of her having Twilight all to herself. Even with that fresh in her mind, Trixie knew Pinkie could be a bit of a freak. Still, she just couldn't bring herself to say something first.
"Sexy, isn't she?" Pinkie asked, is if this were an everyday topic. "Twilight sure knows how to keep things interesting, doesn't she?"
Trixie rolled her eyes at that statement. "You're pretty thick headed, aren't you? Look, Pinkie Pie... Twilight was abandoned by Starlight Glimmer. She left, and that hurt Twilight pretty badly. She just needs some comfort right now."
Pinkie nodded, and said, "I figured something like that had happened."
Trixie gulped while choosing her next set of words carefully. "In other words, I guess I don't mind sharing Twilight with you, but you have to promise me just one thing."
"What might that be?" asked Pinkie.
"You have to promise me that I'm the boss. Got it?"
Pinkie gave Trixie a sweet smirk, and said, "Okie dokie lokie!"
"Do you understand what that means? If we're gonna do something, Trixie's the one that gives the word. It's Twilight, then Trixie, and then Pinkie."
"And then Spike?"
Trixie giggled at that, but then pointed out, "On the contrary, Pinkie, he's probably got more pull than both of us combined. He basically owns this place just as much as Twilight, so he can't be so easily dismissed."
That's when the drake entered awkwardly. "Umm," he said in order to get their attention. "This way, please."
Twilight was waiting just outside. She was now leading everypony down another set of hallways. Twilight had decided to place Trixie and Pinkie fairly close to her own quarters, and just before parting with them for the night, she instructed them, "When I see you two tomorrow, I expect both of you to be wearing the maid uniforms that I prepared for you. They're found inside the closets, and is there anything I can do for the two of you?"
Trixie raised her hoof, and reasoned with Twilight before asking her actual question. "Twilight? Since we're speaking quite honestly and forwardly here... What time will you be taking a shower tomorrow morning? Trixie thinks she might just hop in with you if you don't mind."
Twilight blushed some more from Trixie's flirting, and simply said, "Have a good night, girls."
Pinkie went ahead and entered her room, but Trixie took her time. It was a good thing she did, too, because otherwise, she might not have seen Twilight accidentally leave the door of her room opened slightly.

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                    Part Three: Outfits                    
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Part Three: Outfits
Trixie laid in her bed, trying hard not to think about the fact that Twilight's door was wide open for her to peer into. She asked quietly, "Would she even take the chance to touch herself when Spike's fallen asleep?"
Trixie blinked, and finally moved the blankets off of her. She stood up, and gathered the strength to go to the door. It opened, and just beyond the hall was Twilight's room. A dim, blue light slipped through the crack, luring Trixie towards it.
She listened closely, but heard nothing at first. Then, she peered in, and saw Twilight walk right on by. It nearly scared her enough to send Trixie running back to her room. However, Twilight hadn't noticed Trixie yet, so, the unicorn stood her ground. Then, she heard Twilight say, "Spike? Are you awake?"
No reply came, so she just got in her bed. She then turned towards the opened windows that was just out of Trixie's sight, and closed it with her magic. Trixie gulped, and wondered if Twilight was going to do anything else, or just fall asleep. "C'mon, Twilight," Trixie mumbled, her body now getting lower to the ground. "Do something already..."
That's when Twilight brought forth what looked like a picture of somepony. She held onto it with her aura for a second, and just then, Pinkie leaned against Trixie's backside, distracting her. This also forced Trixie to move away from the door in order to avoid clumsily falling into it. "Boo," she whispered. "What'chya up to?"
Trixie breathed while Pinkie kept where she was. Trixie felt her heart rate accelerate from Pinkie's intrusion, and said under pressure, "That's n-none of your business! What about you? What're you doing here?"
Pinkie almost seemed to be hugging onto Trixie, and the unicorn was just about to push her off when she felt Pinkie's hooves grace her more private area. She started with Trixie's slit, and motioned skillfully to intrude ever so slightly. Then, she said, "That was a rhetorical question. I know what you're doing, and don't mind me... But, just be quiet. I've never gotten to see Twilight play with herself like this, either."
Trixie just felt herself lower her body some more, and raised her rear signaling to Pinkie that she was alright with this after all. Although she had never thought of doing something like this with Pinkie Pie of all ponies, Trixie still liked where this was going. She continued to watch Twilight closely, but with Pinkie making things more and more interesting, she just could help but to start huffing.
The noise didn't seem to bother Twilight, but Trixie could still see Spike resting down below her. He was in his bed, and seemed fast asleep, but Trixie still wanted to be hesitant at first about directing any attention to themselves. That notion was shot down by Pinkie quietly pointing out, "Look, there she goes..."
Twilight had started rubbing her pussy, and hard while leaning up against some pillows. Her eyes were fixated downwards, and her sounds of pleasure were mesmerizing to Trixie. Soon enough, after seeing that, she'd accidentally let out a moan of her own, and then Trixie clamped her mouth shut with one of her hooves. She just stayed there for a second, seeing if Twilight had heard her, but she didn't seem to.
"Whew," Trixie breathed, and then asked while looking away, "That was close, huh?"
Pinkie replied, "Yeah..."
However, it wasn't close enough, because Trixie actually did disturb someone. She looked back into the room, and upon seeing Twilight, she also saw Spike's pair of eyes glowing right at them. Those innocent, reptilian eyes glared at the two of them for a good second, and then Twilight, too, caught on. Luckily for the two new maids, they hadn't really been seen by her Highness. She was just now noticing her door was still open, and got up to go close it.
At that time, Trixie and Pinkie scrambled back to their rooms as quickly, and as quietly as they could. By the time Twilight opened her door up all the way to check the hall, she'd see nothing what so ever. "Huh," she sighed before returning to bed, this time with the door definitely shut. "I'm surprised they didn't just join in. I would've let them..."
As she made herself comfortable all over again, and eventually went to bed, Spike stayed awake, considering his situation. Then, as soon Spike was sure that Twilight had at last gone to bed, he left the room.
The dragon started out slowly, headed to the south wing, but something made him quicken his pace. Soon enough, he was fleeing from something, and he wasn't even sure what that something was. All he knew was that he had to get a letter to Starlight as quickly as possible. He saw his claws swinging left and right as he sped up, and he began to pant, sweating with every inch gained. He reached his destination, and came up to a lone desk which had paper, and a quill, and an ink-pot sitting on it.
He just came up to the surface, and shaken by the way Twilight's been acting, he nervously reached for the quill. Dabbing it, he noticed he could barely keep his arm raised properly. His whole body had become heavier, probably from all that running. He started to lean against the desk, and soon said, "I... have to... Twilight's out of her mind!"
He looked around at the darkness all around him, and confessed, "I should've pressured her more. She should be on her way to Sunburst's right now, and instead, she's playing games! I... I just... I have to..."
His claw raised again while his strength started to return, but then, the quill fell from his fragile grasp. It fell to the floor, and Spike just gulped painfully. "Damn it all," he whispered to himself. "Twilight... Hurry up and snap out of it!"
Spike merely laid there, sulking, and wondering if sending this message would even do any good. Eventually, he left the paper blank, and timidly walked back down the hall feeling downright weird. The thoughts that ran through his head were piling up, and it was taking all his strength not to give in to the psychotic environment he now found himself in. Upon eventually returning to his bed, Spike just sighed, and looked to Twilight before getting in.
She seemed relaxed. How she managed to sleep peacefully with all this going on was beyond Spike, but he knew not to dwell on it. He had already decided that there was nothing he could do. For now, that is. Perhaps in time, he'd find the courage to go over Twilight's head on this, but in this particular instance, that wasn't going to happen.
Morning came, and Twilight groggily awoke from her sleep. She warily got out of bed, walked by her snoring drake, and started getting ready for the day. Soon, she was outside her room, and knocking on the other doors to let everypony know that it was time to get up. Then, with a glare in her eyes, she began walking all by herself. Twilight smiled as she went. After all, knowing Trixie and Pinkie Pie the way Twilight did, they were sure to cause quite a bit of trouble during their stay. Or pleasure, but first came the cleaning.
"What a topsy turvy setup I've got going on," Twilight said to herself jokingly.
She entered the throne room, and came up to the shining map of Equestria in the middle. For the most part, that's where she waited, was that exact spot. Until her mares arrived, she just kept scanning to see if there were any friendship problems. After about twenty minutes or so, Trixie and Pinkie would at last come walking in looking their parts perfectly. Everything down to the white stockings were to Twilight's liking.
The Princess just gave them both a toothy grin, and while Pinkie seemed coy as ever, Trixie didn't seem so enthusiastic. To put it bluntly, she was down right overwhelmed by the nostalgia she was experiencing. It was always such a turn on to Trixie anytime she knew Princess Celestia could see her all dressed up like this. It was just confusing to her how she also felt the exact same way when standing before Twilight Sparkle.
"Is there a problem?" Twilight asked her blue servant. "Having cold hooves already?"
Trixie shook her head, but continued to frown. Although, once she started speaking, Twilight could see her slightly gleaming again. "Trixie is just... just a little bit excited is all. It's been a long time since Trixie's put this spell to good use."
Twilight blinked at Trixie only once. That was enough to send the message that Trixie had just made her job much harder. Twilight kept breathing, and looked at Trixie for a second longer. Then, finally, she said while turning around, "This way."
She practically took them on an entire tour of the most troublesome areas found within the castle. "This is where spiders hide," she said after showing them the underbelly of the establishment. "There are rats running around in the fourth kitchen. I'm... not really sure how they're getting in. Be careful, they bite," she said as they traveled along. "By the way, I can't seem to get this toilet to work! See what you can do about it."
At that time, Twilight's horn flickered slightly, and then the toilet she was just referring to began flushing. The most annoying part for the two maids is the fact that it almost seemed as if it didn't want to stop. It wasn't until Trixie had finally given up, and went to ask for help from Twilight that it finally turned off all on its own.
Twilight then turned to the two of them at the end of her tour to say, "Along the way, you'll probably find more and more messes that I'm just not thinking of right now. Obviously, the less I have to tell you to clean up, the happier everypony including yourselves will be."
Trixie nodded with raised eyebrows, and said, "Got any rat poison?"
Twilight simply sighed contently, and said, "It's on the top shelf. Just look for a bottle with an 'X' on the label."
Trixie thanked Twilight, and then offered, "Mind if we get to it, then?"
Twilight just stood back, but then said before Trixie and Pinkie could wander off, "Next to your rooms are the linen closets. Let me know if you have trouble finding things. It's only your first day, after all."
Pinkie soon came up behind Trixie to question her, "Hey! Why didn't you ask about the pay???"
Trixie just rolled her eyes, and continued on her path while saying, "Because, Pinkie Pie!" Trixie boasted after getting far enough away from Twilight, "We don't need to ask about that. Our pay is guaranteed."
Pinkie just squirmed as she trotted along, and scrunched her muzzle before stating, "But... but, but, but... I just wanna know how exactly much I'm getting for all of this!" She adjusted the torso of her outfit, and said, "Can't I have that at least for wearing this scratchy get-up?"
The unicorn did her best not to guff at Pinkie too much as they entered the fourth kitchen, and instead, asked her, "Say, how do you suppose those rats are getting in?"
Pinkie hoofed at that one, and said, "They eat crystals!"
Trixie wasn't buying, obviously, and pointed out to the party pony, "Rats don't eat crystals..."
Pinkie looked at Trixie sternly, and assured her, "Oh, but these one's do."
Trixie cocked her head suspiciously, and asked, "You're sure? What's you're source?"
Pinkie giggled, and said, "I've seen them before, at the crystal empire." She then hopped right onto the counter, and stood on both her hind hooves alone to see all the way to the ceiling. Where the shelves ended, and with the rat poison sitting directly below her head, she checked the utmost highest area that Twilight had probably missed before, and found a pair of chewed out holes. "Bingo...!"
While Pinkie was busy with her inspection, she left herself all too vulnerable to Trixie's wavering eyes. The mare on the ground was able to see right up Pinkie's skirt, and what a sight it was. Although Pinkie made sure to put on underwear, it was practically see-through, and the lighting from a nearby window only helped in making Trixie's face flush rapidly.
"Trixie, come on up here!"
"Huh?" Trixie asked, still glaring with wide eyes at Pinkie's presenting pussy. "Oh... right! Trixie's on her way."
She hopped up, and looked at Pinkie while her cheeks were still red. "Umm... Are you okay?" Pinkie asked.
Trixie just nodded while nervously frowning. "Yeah... Why wouldn't Trixie be alright?"
As Trixie started blabbering on, Pinkie started glaring downwards at the way Trixie was now standing, and realized why she looked that way. "Oops," Pinkie innocently sounded. "I, uh... I didn't mean to show you my, um... y'know..."
Trixie gulped, and then boldly said, "Oh, you're fine! Er... If Trixie might say, she does find you rather attractive in that 'get-up'. You might not understand it yet, but if we're going to share Twilight Sparkle, then you and Trixie must get along better anyways." She then said something that delighted Pinkie. "After all, Trixie hasn't gotten you back for last night's intrusion!"
Trixie grabbed Pinkie by the side, and wrapped her hoof around her waist. With a cute whimper, Pinkie felt Trixie kiss her while raising her soft skirt up just enough to see her cutie mark. Then with a sly motion, she made her way through Pinkie's clothes. She almost seemed light she was going to take Pinkie then and there while the poor mare was defenseless, but then, she stopped to hear what Pinkie had to say.
Pinkie looked Trixie in the eyes for this, "Look, we'll do this later after we're done cleaning... Right now, we need to hurry up and poison these rats. Also, close up their holes. As sexy as this might feel right now, Trixie... there just so happens to be a rat standing on the counter we're standing on, and it's right next to your hoof."
Trixie immediately squealed, and jumped off the counter right before it could give her a good nibble. She used her magic to hold the vermin down while Pinkie splashed it with some of the poison. In no time, the two of them were snapped out of romancing one another. After an ordeal such as that, Trixie and Pinkie were much more preoccupied with other things, like hurrying things up and finishing their work.
Little did they know, Twilight had been watching them while they were getting intimate with one another. She started walking away shortly after they took care of the first rat, and asked, "Share me? That just sounds... interesting. I wonder what they plan on doing..."