Magic Block Up

by Silver Shadows

Rating: teen
Tags: Trixie, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, Comedy, Starlight Glimmer
Length: 1166

It’s Winter Wrap Up and Twilight put an anti magic spell... surely nothing could go wrong...

Twilight decides to put a spell up to prevent cheating.

Trixie decides to go without knowing said spell.

What can go wrong?

Written for Quills and Sofas Speedwriting Competition. The prompt was Hard to Handle.

Side note: Assuming that you read the story, please let me know if I should change my rating. I went with, ‘better be safe than sorry’, for the rating.

Published 2019-09-28 20:50:01 UTC
Last updated 2019-09-28 20:50:01 UTC

Chapter 1

Here came the holiday, another Winter Wrap Up in Ponyville. The ponies were buzzing with excitement, especially since Princess Twilight Sparkle created a 24 hour spell to ensure that nopony could cheat. She made a purple shield that had an anti magic spell, not allowing any unicorns to be able to use magic until she would take it down.

Starlight woke up at the crack of dawn and stood up, excited. She had asked Trixie to come the day before to join the Wrap Up together. Trixie had agreed, excited to show off some updates on her wagon, as her inventory as a magician had grew. However, Trixie had kept the original wagon, just with some updates. Starlight smiled as she trotted towards the door, only to crash into it. She fell onto the ground, head first, before standing up again. She tried using her magic once more to no avail. Then, Starlight remembered the magic proof spell.

Spike knocked on the door before opening it, “Starlight?! Didja forget about Winter Wrap up?! Twilight is already there a bit early. You have 30 minutes before it stays!”

Starlight sighed, “I’m ready!” She trotted through the door, yawning. As excited as she was, she hated waking up early. She needed coffee. Starlight closed her eyes as she blew and sipped… on air. Starlight opened her eyes and looked up at her horn, remembering the spell Twilight casted again. Starlight groaned and drank her coffee by dipping her head down to the cup and sipping it to the best of her abilities. She heard a chuckle beside her and she growled. She glared over her half finished coffee.

The unicorn stood up and left the kitchen, her muzzle in the air, trying to look dignified. A drip of the coffee dropped from her muzzle and she touched it; her muzzle was wet. She heard a thud and an echoing laughter from the kitchen. She hurried out of the palace, using a hoof to attempt to wipe her muzzle as she raced towards Trixie’s wagon. She wanted to speak with her best friend; a pony who was sure to raise her spirits. Besides, she did promise to view Trixie’s updates.

Starlight galloped to where Trixie usually resided when she visited, ignoring any odd looks directed at her muzzle. She halted when she had arrived.

Trixie’s wagon had larger doors with fancy door handles as well as some extensions on the wagon. The windows were tinted and secured in its position. Starlight tapped on the door with her hoof, finally remembering that there was a spell that prevented her from using her magic.

Her ears flattened as she heard crashes and something fragile breaking.

Trixie shouted, her voice muffled through the door, “Trixie needs a moment!”

Starlight shouted, “Trixie? Are you alright?”

Trixie looked around her wagon. Her materials were all scattered around and there was a broken vase that she usually used to do a plant trick.

Trixie shouted, “Trixie is alright!”

Trixie smiled as she trotted forwards, thinking that she was using her magic to open the doors, only to crash into them. Luckily, she didn’t fall backwards onto the glass.

The magician shouted, “Why isn’t my magic working?!” She tried once more with no avail.

Starlight replied, “Twilight put up an anti magic spell! You need to get out yourself!”

“Trixie can’t! The only escape is the door! The window doesn’t open! Trixie cannot open door without magic!”

“Why not?!”

“Trixie put a lock and Trixie must turn the handle on the door to open it!” The handle was a round shape. It was rather easy for a magic user to turn as it is balanced on all sides. However, it was not ideal for ponies without magic. This, unfortunately, included her.

“Well,” Starlight’s muffled voice was heard, “You better hurry. We have ten minutes before it officially starts!”

Trixie looked around, panicking. She tried turning the lock with her hooves, which was on the door handle. Then, desperate, she tried using her teeth. She stepped back, a hoof on her mouth. She had not expected how hard metal was to bite down upon. She looked around again, picking up a wand she used for her shows. Grabbing it with her mouth like an earth pony or a pegasus, she managed to put the tip of the wand on top of the lock. Then, she pushed down. A click told her that she had succeeded in turning the lock.

The magician shouted, “How am Trixie supposed to turn a round object?!” She tried using the wand again, but it snapped in half from too much pressure.

Starlight shouted back, “Trixie! There’s 5 minutes left! You have to hurry. I don’t know how to open it either! What in Equestria made you buy this?”

She snapped, “How was Trixie supposed to know that a magical spell was going to destroy Trixie’s magic?”

“Just hurry!” Starlight called back, “I don’t know what to do either!” She shuffled a bit, trying to turn it with her hooves and teeth as well.

Starlight shouted again, “I can’t open it! Is there something you can do?! There’s 3 minutes now!”

“Trixie’s stuck!” Trixie cried from inside her wagon, “Trixie needs help getting out! Trixie doesn’t want to be stuck in this wagon! Starlight! Help me!”

“I don’t know how to help you! This is too hard!”

Trixie tried turning the handle again. She growled at the handle, “Trixie commands you to open!” She screamed at it.

The handle did not respond nor show any signs of hearing her.

Starlight began panicking outside the wagon, “There’s a minute left! Also, the spell is there for 24 hours!”

Trixie screamed, the sound echoing around the wagon this time, “Trixie doesn’t want to be stuck in the wagon for a day! Trixie needs food and water!”

“Ten seconds!” Starlight yelled.

Trixie shouted, going to her absolute last resort, “Trixie commands Starlight to step back!” She looked out her tinted windows to see Starlight backing away. Trixie turned around, her rear facing the doors.

Trixie muttered, “Buck it. Trixie is not staying here for 24 hours.” She kicked the doors and they broke, the pieces scattering onto the ground.

She stepped out, expecting Starlight to cheer for her, “Trixie is free!”

Starlight began galloping towards the crowd of ponies waiting for Winter Wrap Up to begin, “We need to go!”

“What about Trixie’s door?!” Trixie shouted as she galloped after her best friend.

Author's Note

Fun fact:
When Starlight said there was 10 minutes left, I had 10 minutes left to finish writing the piece.

Other note:
I do know there are some spelling and grammar errors now that I’m looking it over again. I was originally planning on doing an edited piece but have decided not to as it is basically the same story. Also, I did not have the motivation to create the edited piece because it felt redundant.