A Comedic Tale of One Unicorn's Globetrotting Encounters with Life, Love, Espionage, and Political Upheaval. Overcome with guilt from failure in a critical moment, Trixie created the “Great and Powerful” performance version of herself as a filly, allowing it to grow into a pain-numbing false identity - Until the fated day in Ponyville, when her guise was obliterated. The moment of truth led to a realization: She was a fake. Leaving Equestria in a search for redemption, she stowed away on the first eastbound ship, finally facing her fears head-on.
 
Journeying first to Yoketo, Neighpon, in hopes of improving her abilities among a group of legendary monks; Trixie finds herself thrown forward by a whirlwind of self-loathing and earnest desire to atone. Her day to day life is a struggle: an ongoing process of adjusting to the clumsiness and general ineptitude "Regular Old Trixie" seems to be plagued with. She isn't alone for long however; an unorthodox mentor and a lovesick, directionless DJ are swept along for the ride with our hapless heroine, hoping to find answers to their own struggles along the way. But as our ragtag band of misfits gains new members and makes their journey throughout the Known World, a precarious balance of power begins to shift as an ancient enemy grows restless

What will Trixie become in the chaos?
(Hint: Something kind of awesome, which is totally not related to the title.)
 
Our story begins deep in the Jungles of Neighpon…
 
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Potentially the first story of a series
 
Warning: I generally lean towards F/F pairings. While romance is not the main focus of this story, when stuff happens it will probably be along those lines. If you’d like to read more about where I’m going with the story in general, there’s a slightly more spoiler-ish section on the blog (only minor things from first few chapters).
 
Special Thanks to:
 
Wrabbit, who wrote: The Teacher, The Sorceress, and the Wonderbolt, which opened my eyes to how compelling Trixie could be if written properly.  
 
Rust, who wrote: Ballad of Echo the Diamond Dog – An eye opener on potential scale and the fact that Diamond Dogs don’t have to suck
 
Hlissner over on Deviant Art, for letting people use his Equestria 8.1 map; It was an invaluable visual tool for long term plotting.
 
Everyone who replied positively with feedback and suggestions for Trixie’s trial run. Really, y’all are the best.