A Truth Revealed, A Smiling End

by The Sleepless Beholder

The Great and Powerful Ending

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Trixie looked on as parent after parent appeared inside the school of friendship to care for their fillies. They were worried, trying to console some and others simply didn’t know what to do.
Suddenly, Starlight appeared beside her, and she quickly went for a hug.

“I can’t believe all of this is happening,” Starlight said, her legs trembling a little.

“As Twilight said, it’s inevitable. But you don’t need to be scared Starlight.”

“Since when were you the brave one?” Starlight asked with a little nervous smile.

“Well, in some timeline I was able to become the greatest sorcerer in Equestria! Which wasn’t surprising since it’s me we are talking about.” Trixie could see Starlight rolling her eyes, but she wasn’t trembling anymore. “I don’t carry any regrets. If this is the end, I shall face it as a completed mare. And so should you.”

“It’s hard to think that positively when you realize you are just a thought in somepony’s head.” Trixie could see tears coming to Starlight’s eyes.

“Starlight, did you not see the same things as me?”

“What?”

Trixie concentrated her magic, and a little magic screen like the one Twilight used for her message appeared.

Starlight saw Twilight and Nightmare Moon siting in the frozen castle of the two sisters, talking to each other.

“Can we… change a pony’s dream?”

“Of who exactly?”

“Starlight. I want her to have a dream where she stays with Sunburst and they remain as friends.”

“Twilight, I told you she’s not real.”

“She is real for me! She’s my pupil. My friend. She has been it for a long time. It may have come from your head, but my friendship with her is real in my heart.”

Starlight looked surprised, and Trixie put a hoof on her shoulder.

“Thought or not, you left such a mark in Twilight that you were the first she wanted to make happy. You matter to her, and even more to me. You taught me so much, and we enjoyed each other’s company for many years. You are more than just a thought; you are my dearest friend.”

Starlight smiled, wiping her tears and giving Trixie a big hug.

“Go see Sunburst, you two need to be together at the end.”

“Aren’t you coming with me?”

Trixie looked at the mass of ponies that have been gathered. Scared, confused, sad.

“No, The Great and Powerful Trixie shall face her end doing the what she knows best, putting an amazing show for the ponies to enjoy!”

Starlight smiled and gave her one last hug before dream-walking away.

A huge explosion of fireworks made an elaborate stage appear, catching the attention of all the ponies in the school.
Trixie stood in the center of it, her cape flowing dramatically, and her hat covering her eyes.

“I heard that you ponies are saying this is the end, but this is just the beginning!” Trixie made a dramatic pose as fireworks exploded behind her. “The beginning of the Great and Powerful Trixie’s biggest show ever!”

Trixie held nothing back. She did trick after trick after trick, each more elaborate than the previous one. She even took advantage of the dream to make tricks that she never attempted before, even inventing new ones on the spot.
The ponies looked at her in amazement, mesmerized by her showmareship, their worries and fears forgotten.
They watched with smiles as the show went on, not noticing the ponies fading away around them.

When Trixie finished her show, she took a bow, but there was no public left to applaud her.

“Tough crowd,” she said with a smile as she faded away.


Author's Note

I hope I’m not making it look like I’m milking this story dry, but all the comments I have seen on them keeps giving me more and more ideas.

You are probably wondering where the rest of the characters endings are, and the reason is that I didn't want to force any ending, so I made the ones I was inspired to do.

I will leave it incomplete so I may add more if I get more inspiration (which you surely will give me)

I thank you all for giving this story so much love, this community is great and I’m happy to be here and enjoy it.

Have a good day!

I will be watching you.