“knock, Knock, honey. Time to wake up” the elder pony calls her lazy daughter Bon Bon, who hated the early morning, so she twists and turn away from mother while cover her face with the bed sheets. “Hey lazy head, get up”

Bon Bon sigh “Yes mom”. She can be a bother sometime, but she right I have to get up. Following my morning routine of Shower, brushing my teeth and put my work cloth on. When I walk to the living room my mom was sitting by the couch reading a book. “Sweetie Drops, I prepare your favorite meal”

“Mom, don’t call me that, its Bon Bon” I said Looking embarrassed. That mare is my mother Honey Munch a Ginger coat with a red main and pink strip in the middle just like her daughter with a beehive as a cutie mark. “Oh, you kids and their strange names” she said while handing me my lunch. “Thanks mom” offering a smile before leaving.

Arriving early for work I saw the manager Lucky Clover opening the shop. We greeted each other and started to prepare for work. Later arrive Minuette and next to her was Cherry Berry the two new co-workers. All the pony would attend the shop as waitress and Lucky would cook breakfast or lunch. Right now, I was preparing the first batch of café, not just for the customer but the owner. He enjoys his meals before the shop open to the public. Just finishing the drinks while Lucky open the door to the boss, Filthy Rich. He like to sit close to the window and I approach him with a hot cup café. Rich took a couple and sniff and smile “You gotten good”. “Thank you, sir” he laughs at my formal response. “Sir, I like that” he shoo me away to drink in peace. I don’t like that stallion, but I have to admit that he’s quite interesting. They say that Rich own a couple store around Ponyville but there rumor that he has a human farm not far from here but no one is allow to enter, unless your one of his rich friends.

A human in Ponyville, that would be weird, I struggle just to buy my own house, let alone take care of a human. Lucky serve Filthy his breakfast and he eat like a starving human, quickly leaving when he finishes. I was serving café for myself when one of the new workers spoke to me “You must be really good to get a compliment from the boss” Minuette was staring at my drink. “Maybe” I reply.

“Maybe? Last time I made him a latte he returns it back three time and said ‘I won’t leave until I get a good drink’” she mocks the boss by imitating his voice, I try to hold my chuckle with little success.

“Don't worry, you'll get the hang of it” we talk for a while and I gave her a few pointer and tips on how to deal with a large crowd and I gave her the reassurance she needed “Don’t worry, I’ll help anyway I can”. After that pep talk, she looks more relax for the morning rush. We were going to open any minute now, but my mind always wonders to a particular minty pony, hoping she like café. I wouldn’t mind serving her.

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It was noon and I was on my first break, I found myself in the employ room eating my lunch and upon opening my bag there was a note inside from my mom, just reading the first line was embarrassing.

“What you got there?” The manager was standing by my side. I quickly tuck away the note and hid it. “Nothing” he just show that stupid grin in his “What?” I ask.

“Nothing” Lucky sit next to me “Hey, I saw you giving pointer to the new girl”

“All they needed was a pro to show them the ropes” I gave him a cocky smile.

“Pro? Where?” he looks left and right.

“Ha, ha. Very funny”

He gave me small laugh “I remember Somepony breaking eight cup in one day”

“That was my first day”

“Or when somepony spill the meal on the customer”

“That was my second day…” getting an embarrassing red blush.

“I’m sorry, I was trying to say that you learn a lot since you first day” he gave me a picture of us and the old staff when Café Hay was first remodel to its present look “You impress the boss today, who know. Tomorrow you might take my job” expressing tenderness in his compliment.

“Don’t be ridiculous”

“Why not, is a good living”

“I don’t even know how to cook”

“I can teach you”. Bon Bon look at the stallion with a perplex look “To you want to quit and this is your way of telling me” He found humor in that comment.

“Of course not, is a good gig”

“Then why are you telling me this all of a sudden”

“I don’t know, I was just thinking. What will the future have in store for us”

I don’t like thinking of the future, probably because I don’t see anything much of it, at least for me. “Can I finish eating before my break is over” I deadpan.

“Sure Bon Bon” he got up and walk to the hallway “Bon appetit” he teased before leaving.

“Ha, ha. I never hear that one before” hearing his lively laughter bounce in the hallway. He thinks he so funny. I swear the only two soul that can embarrassed are mom and Lucky Clover. Mom because she know everything about me, and I grew up with Lucky, so he knows enough. Returning my attention to the different type of fruit mom pack for lunch. They look so delicious it was making my mouth watery.

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Finish another day of hard work and leaving to my home. Sometimes I felt bad for Lucky because he has to stay everyday and close the shop. The rest of us headed home. Minuette and I walk together to our own individual houses. Noticing that she wanted to say something for a while now, but she looks nervous to speak up. “You been doing a good job on your first couple days” I broke the silent.

“Thanks!” her enthusiastic respond made me flinch. Minnette look apologetic “You taught me so much in so little time, your like and expert. I bet you were amazing when you started here!” hearing her praise inflated my ego.

“Well, I don’t want to brag but when I was hired. The boss was so impressive with my first performance that I skip training” she was awe-inspiring. It felt good to be in control and not be the one being teased and it not a lie either, Rich said I was good enough and need it more ponies to attend the shop, so I skip training.

“Hey, did you hear what happened today?” she changes the subject.

“What?” I reply.

“This new pony came out of nowhere with a big purple hat and started to do some unbelievable magic”

“Unbelievable magic, Like what?”

“Teleportation, living inanimate object, flying, mind reading, all while talking with other ponies. Some crazy stuff”

“Can’t you do all do stuff?”

“Pffts, most of us can’t do that type of magic. Every unicorn knows that” I had a blank face and pointed at my head “Oh, sorry. Usually unicorn parents will give you the ‘talk’ but most unicorn can’t perform heavy spell. Someponies say that Equestria magic is running low and is a phenomenon that has been occurring over decades but nobody know why magic has been diminishing”

she dumps to much information for me to keep track although I still pretended to understand everything and just nodded along her speech. “So, you can’t do any magic?”

“Yeah I can” her horn glow and the bag I was carrying in my back started to float but was quickly drop to the dirt. I had a serious face towards Minuette and she quickly grabs it off the floor and dusted off the sand. She hands me the bag with a sheepish smile “Sorry, I’m not really good at magic”

“Thanks… So, this other pony with a hat is some sort of master?”

“No, she was showing off and being mean to everypony until the librarian step up to the challenge and destroyed her credibility. Her heavy spell magic was just an illusion tricks like every other pony”

“Ouch”

“That not all. When Twilight left, the magician was chase out of town”

“Sound crazy, do you know anything about her?”

“She was eccentric” Minuette put her thinking cap on.

“How so?”

“She keeps repeating her name in third person like ‘The great and powerful Trixie’ so on and so an” we laugh and talk about the incident.

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When I came back home, I didn’t find mom anywhere and I had the bright idea to cooking tonight dinner and surprise mom when she came back. Halfway making the pasta I came to the realization that I really didn’t know how to cook and the smell of burning food confirm it. When the pasta came out, I was disappointed with the black and brown color but still keep hope that it teased better than it looks. Either way I achieve what I set out to do, make food and surprised mom, ad this was a surprised. While I was fixing the table, I hear a knock and I let my mother inside.

“What this?” Honey asks.

“I made Dinner tonight”

“I see that, but why does it smell like that”

“Like what?” she made a strange face “Never mind, let’s eat this thing…” I was waiting for her to take the first bite and she did. She slowly munching the overcook pasta “mmh, so good” but before swallowing the food she stops and point behind me “Hey sweetie did you turn off the stove behind you?"

I turn to check and yes, the stove was turn off. “Yeah” when I turn back, I caught my mother spitting the pasta into a napkin. Bon Bon express disappointment in herself and Honey Munch notice “I know is not good, you don’t have to pretend you like it”

“No, no, is just a little… rough around the edges”

"but I still fail"

"Oh, come now, nopony is born knowing better, sometimes you have to fail in order to learn”

“Thanks mom” Her wisdom did cheers me up even if it was a little bit.

“No problem. By the way, was this the last package of pasta” I would of lie to her, but she could read me like a book, so I fess up.

“Maybe...”

“I was going to prepare this for tomorrow. So now is your job to buy more while I prepare”

“Yeah, ok” looking down at the brown pasta.

“Don’t worry sweetie. Tomorrow we can try again, together”

“Ok” I took the bits she gave me, and I headed out. The district had a couple store open, but the market was cheaper, and I headed there. There a dirt patch route you have walk if you want to make it to the marketplace and while I was walking alone, I hear strange ruffling noises from a bush close by. I took a defensive pose and waited for whoever or whatever was there. A blue pony fell out of the bush and landed face first in the ground. She was wearing a hat with lots of stick and leaf sticking out but when I really look at her there was something familiar about her.

“Who dare disturb the great and powerful Trixie” she said while pretending her fall never happened. Her first line confirm that this pony was the one Minuette.

“Hey, are you ok”

“Are you going to chase Trixie out of town” giving me a skeptical look.

“What? I wouldn’t do something like that”

“Good, Trixie is just looking for her wagon”

“Wagon?” I ask confused.

“Yes, her home”

I made a strange face when she calls a wagon her home, but she didn’t seem to notice. Trixie was arrogant I’ll give Minuette that, but she doesn’t look like a bad pony “Where did you last see it” and she pointed to an empty spot close to us “There nothing there”.

“Duh, is missing” she responded in a sassy tone.

“To you need help looking for it?”

She smugly laugh “Trixie doesn’t nee-“ but she abruptly stop when a couple filly not far away from us did an impression of the magician and laughing right after. Trixie was obviously bother by what the mock the kid. Noticing how easily influenced she is by the negative reception and I stand up for her. “Ok, you kids had your fun. Now run along before I tell your parents”. There was some boo and some complaints but no confrontation and leave quickly. When I turn to the magician she didn’t responded and just look upset. “Ignore them, let’s go look for your wagon”

“I don’t need anyone help”

“You sure?”

“Yeah I got it, thanks anyways” just like that, she walks inside the forest where she pointed earlier. I don’t think she deserve that type of treatment and thinking back on mom words, everypony need to fail in order to learn. Maybe she just like me, still learning. I got the supply and when back home where a was greeted with a warm meal. When I finish I when to my run and jump on my bed. I should be going to sleep soon. I have to get up early tomorrow but I found myself staring up at the roof thinking of the strange pony I meet today “I hope you find your home Trixie”

Author's Note

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