Trixie slowly opened her eyes. She was dazed from the bright light, which seemed to fade away now.

Trixie stood up and finally got to her bearings. She looked around. It was night still, but she was outside the market. But instead, was in a dark and gloomy town. And it was raining too, and Trixie did not like to get her mane wet.

"This place is creepy. Reminds me of something from my past." Trixie shivered. "Do you agree, Starlight? Not the part of this being your past."

No response.

"Strlight? Are you there? This isn't funny!" Trixie called out.

Still nothing.

"WHY DO WE ALWAYS GET SEPARATED?!" Trixie yelled at air.

She then saw something black catch her eye, making her anger fade away, but instead replaced with suspicion.

She followed to where it went away, and turned to a corner and saw it again, but she saw it in time to see that it was a black cloak.

"Starlight, I swear to Celestia if this is a joke..." Trixie muttered, although she was doubting that it was her.

Following the hoofsteps of the cloak, it suddenly stopped. Trixie caught up to it, finally. She saw it staring at the window, and with a small evil chuckle, it ran off.

Trixie, confused, looked at the window too, just to see what it was laughing about. She looked at it, and saw a desk with a pony nearby. And nearby that pony was a few old books.

And the Alicorn Amulet.

Trixie suddenly realized what was going on, and who the cloak was. "Not again!"

She saw that the cloak was already near the door, almost about to open it.

Remembering the teleportation spell that Starlight taught her, she disappeared in a flash and appeared next to the pony, who let out a startled welp.

"Get away from the door!" Trixie instantly tackled the pony and sent it crashing to a few barrels near the back alley.

Just to see if her suspicions were true and didn't make a stupid mistake, she grabbed the hood with her magic and revealed the pony. She was correct.

"What in the name of Celestia was that?" Past Trixie exclaimed angrily, but then stopped in shock when she saw her future self. "Y-Y-You're me!"

"That's right. And I'm stopping you from making a terrible mistake." Trixie answered, trying her best to hide the shock that she was back in the past, and saw her old self again.

"What mistake?" Past Trixie hauled herself up.

"Of you getting that amulet."

"What's wrong with that?" Past Trixie still stared at it through the side of the building. "Could you imagine me with that much power?"

"I can." Trixie said, unamused. "And its not a good memory to have. Me and Starlight learned the hard way."

Past Trixie looked at her confused. "Starlight? Who's that?"

"Twilight's former pupil-" Trixie said but immediately stopped herself, knowing her past self she should've have said that.

"Twilight has her own pupil? Since when?"

"Um..." Trixie stammered, instantly regretting her decision.

"You're hiding something from me." Trixie walked up to her threateningly. "When did Twilight get the permission to have a pupil? Unless she teaches her how to be a dumb spoiled unicorn like her."

"Uhhh yeah that's exactly what it is!" Trixie said, trying to play along. "She's teaching her how to organize and uh... learn new magic!" What do I even say about this?

Past Trixie looked unconvinced. "She's a princess in the future, isn't she?"

Trixie stopped making eye contact. "Maybe...?" she said awkwardly.

"I knew it! I will not let Twilight shine in Ponyvile while the Great and Powerful Trixie gets shunned away like dirt. I'm going to get that amulet whether you like it or not."

Past Trixie headed for the door.

"You can't!" Trixie blocked her way.

But Trixie shoved her away and entered the door, rain dripping on the wooden floors. Trixie immediately rushed in after.

"Reconsider my words." Trixie begged to her past self. "This isn't the way."

"Of course it is." Past Trixie still ignored her pleading face. "I want to beat Twilight at something. You felt it, you were just like me before."

"I was, but it was out of blind jealousy!"

"Whatever. Just leave me alone before the pony comes back and sees the two of us. And I'll return outside with a sparkly new decoration." Past Trixie put her hooves on the counter, waiting for the pony to appear from behind.

"Are you kidding me?" Trixie stared at her, dumbfounded. There was no way she was going to let her past self commit the same crime she did in the past.

"I'll have to make you then." Trixie looked at the amulet and sighed. There was no way that she was going to do this. But she felt like she had too.

Trixie immediately jumped onto the counter, grabbed the amulet from the jar, and rushed outside.

"Hey! Come back!" Past Trixie and the pony who just arrived yelled as she ran off.

"I don't usually steal but this is for your own good!" Trixie looked at the amulet and sighed. She knew the dangers now, but she wasn't going to do anything evil with it. She immediately put it on, and felt the raw alicorn magic go through her veins.

"That felt good." Trixie sighed, she remembered this feeling. Even if she did use it for bad, she'd never forgotten the feel of wearing it again. She then turned to Past Trixie, who stared at her defiantly. The pony near her looked extremely angry.

"Thief!" He yelled.

"I don't care, this is all in the past anyway." Trixie remarked. When the pony stared at her confused, she turned to Past Trixie.

"And now for you." Her horn glowed an unusual blood red, grabbed her past self, and disappeared with her.

Trixie teleported with Past Trixie in the forest. Far, far away from the town. She was amazed at how much power she had when it came to teleporting now. She couldn't go twice as far with her normal magic.

"WOW! Just great!" Past Trixie still stared at her angrily. "Now you wear it. And I can't force you to take it off."

"You're right, you can't. So suck it." Trixie said, snarky. "But anyways, I won't use it for long anyways."

"Then why did you wear it in the first place? And WHY DID YOU TAKE TRIXIE WITH YOU DEEP INTO THE WOODS?!"

"So no one can interrupt." Trixie replied. She looked at the amulet. "This can make me do anything, huh?"

"No, what do you think?" she responded sarcastically.

Trixie ignored the remark. "I wore it to show you something."

"Show me what?"

"What the future will be like when you did use it for revenge." Trixie's horn glowed and placed it on top of her forehead. She struggled for a moment, but was forced to give in.

She was now inside her mind, watching as she saw herself do horrible things to Twilight and her friends, and eventually, herself.

"No one can stop you now. No one will dare disobey your orders. Ponyvile will be nothing but a playground for you to play in"

But I don't want to rule over Ponyville. I just wanted Twilight out of the way.

"Not rule over Ponyville? NONSENSE! This stupid and carefree town is yours now. Twilight won't be here to stop you, and you even have banners of yourself all around the town. And you're having second thoughts now?"

I am, this wasn't what I wanted.

"Well, too bad. You're stuck with me now. And I won't let you go anytime soon. YOU NEED ME."

"I DON'T. Although, I might need you when Twilight comes back with a much more powerful amulet."

Now you see how I can be useful? I knew you would come around eventually.

She then entered inside the Town Hall, and caused more chaos for Twilight's friends.

Then two figures of Trixe stood there, watching the whole time.

"So this is what it will be like?" Past Trixie stared on as she saw herself forced Applejack to smash apples with her hooves. "I... I didn't want this."

"We both didn't." Trixie said more calmly. "And we caused so much mayhem. Its almost unforgivable."

She turned her head. "How long did this go on?"

Trixie stared into the distance. "Not long. Maybe a day or two after, Twilight made a return with another amulet."

Her horn glowed and showed her past self the scene where Twilight did another magic duel with Trixie, although Twilight kept beating Trixie's magical feats this time. She saw that she was enraged that Twilight "beated" her in magic once more, causing her to take off the amulet, and forcibly grabbed the one Twilight wore.

However, Twilight's magic tricks were all but an illusion, and the amulet she used was a fake one. She was outsmarted so easily. And in case she didn't retaliate, Rainbow Dash and Zecora placed the corrupted Alicorn Amulet in the chest, in a place where it won't be found ever again.

"She's a smart one." Past Trixie stared at the scene.

"Yes, and its really annoying." Trixie joked. "But she forgave us in the end."

She now played the scene where Twilight stared down at a apologetic Trixie, and after giving her the puppy eyes, Twilight caved in, and let out a small smile.

"And we eventually gained our first friend." Trixie looked at her past self when the scene ended.

"And that is...?"

Trixie tried playing the scene where she encountered Starlight at the spa, but the alicorn amulet was starting to corrupt her.

Sorry to ruin the fun, but I'm tired of this now.

"Are you ok?" Past Trixie stared at her, worry showing in her eyes.

"No!" Trixie replied in pain. "I'd forgotten how tedious this thing can be sometimes."

Before the amulet had the chance, Trixie immediately took off the amulet and slammed it onto the ground.

Past Trixie was relieved that her past self was alright, and stared down at the amulet. "So, now that you showed me all those... things. What now?"

"Well." Trixie said after a few moments. "Its your choice. You can either discard my advice and completely ignored the scenes that I showed you and continue with your revenge plan." she stopped and placed a hoof on Past Trixie's neck. "Or you could take my advice, and try again."

"Try again? At what?"

Trixie chuckled. "At having a better future."

Past Trixie dropped her ears. "I don't know how."

Trixie got up and stared at the horizons. "I think I know the answer." she took out a hoof in front of her friend.

She stared at it, and when she touched her hoof, a similar bright light appeared.

"What the-" They both said before they were both engulfed by light, and Trixie once again couldn't see anything like the first time.

She woke up with a gasp.

Author's Note

Shorter chapter, ik, but the climax is coming so I'm trying my best to build it up