“Wow,” Aunt Berry said with a smirk. “Trixie, Lavender and Fuchsia really went all out with the decorations, didn’t they?” I smirked at her as I bounced my leg Ruby was sitting on as we stared at the stage covered in star shaped designs I had helped make.

“Yeah they did,” I agreed as it got dimmer in the gym. It was crowded with some of our classmates and other people as Lavender rolled out a large box. Derpy sat to my left holding my free hand as Dinky sat squirming in the chair next to her. The rest of our friends sat around us talking as Mom and Aunt Cherry sat behind us. Diamond Tiara, Silver Spoon and Scootaloo were in between Mom and my other aunt, staring ahead intently.

“Is it starting yet?” Dinky whined.

“Soon,” Derpy promised. “Be patient, Dinky. Trixie works very hard on her shows making it perfect.”

“Come one, come all to see the Great and Power Trixie!” Fuchsia exclaimed as she joined Lavender on the stage. The two wore the dresses and black leggings they wore at the battle of the bands. If I wasn’t dating Derpy, I’d have definitely gone for Lavender Lace and Fuchsia as partners.

“See tricks that’ll blow your mind!” Lavender added just as loud as Fuchsia. The two threw smoke bombs on the stage and smoke filled the stage as Trixie appeared in the smoke as Dinky let out an oooh. Trixie wore her dark blue dress with a jacket that had her signature stars and golden pads on top of her shoulders, smiling.

“Thank you all for coming!” Trixie shouted as she tossed a baton between her hands, stepping to a table. “Trixie will start off with a simple trick! Making a coin disappear in thin air!”

Fuchsia snapped her fingers and held up a quarter with a black mark on one side out of nowhere and smiled faintly at Ruby’s stunned expression. Fuchsia tossed it to Trixie who caught it with ease and placed it in her right hand, holding it up for us all to see before straightening her palm out and waving her left hand over it and and held up her palm the coin had been in, showing nothing was there.

“As you can see, the coin is no longer in my hand,” Trixie proclaimed and flourished her arm. “And I’m wearing a dress and this coat has no pockets!” She reached forward and plucked the same quarter off of Lavenders ear.

“That was cool,” Dinky whispered.

“For this next trick, my great and powerful assistants will pick out two great and powerful volunteers for the crowd!” Trixie shouted. Dinky and Ruby instantly shot their hands up along with a few hours as Lavender walked down the aisles with Fuchsia. Fuchsia stopped at us and pointed to Dinky and Ruby.

“You two!” She exclaimed. “You will be our great volunteers!” She glanced at Berry and Derpy’s dad. “If your guardians allow it, of course.”

“Of course,” Derpys dad said as Berry gave a thumbs. Fuchsia handed both a piece of paper and pens.

“Sign this please. Lavender will come around and collect them,” she promised as Ruby leapt off my lap. Fuchsia led Dinky and Ruby up to Trixie who squatted in front of them.

“Tell the audience your names please!” Trixie gestured out to the crowd.

“I’m Dinky and that’s Ruby.”

“And do you have any family in the audience?” Trixie questioned as she stood up. They both quickly nodded and Trixie grinned. “Well, point them out and say their names!”

“Derpy and Time Turner!” Dinky pointed at the two as Derpy turned red, slumping over in her seat.

“No hiding,” I smirked mischievously as Lyra and Aria snickered.

“Berry Punch, Cherry Berry, Cheerilee, Scootaloo, Diamond Tiara and Sunset Shimmer,” Ruby panted as she pointed to each of us. “Lots of names to say.”

“Ah of course!” Trixie nodded knowingly. “Sunset and Derpy are some of me and my assistants best friends. Trixie is certain they are very proud of you!”

“Damn right!” I called out as my friends snickered loudly. I noticed the crowd was quiet after Ruby said she was related to me.

“Papers please,” Lavender suddenly appeared in front us. “Some of these tricks might get someone hurt. We need you both to say you waive us being responsible.”

“Okay,” Berry said nervously. “Be careful with my daughter please.”

“I promise we will try our hardest,” Lavender promised as she accepted the papers and pens. “Thank you both.”

“Trixie will have Fuchsia here strap Ruby here into this wheel!” Trixie gestured to where Fuchsia was waiting patiently as Ruby stepped forward and had her arms and legs slightly spread apart and started to the wooden wheel. “Be amazed as Trixie makes knives appear from thin air and be mere inches from Ruby’s head and limbs!”

Aunt Berry instantly got tense and stared at my magician friend. I quickly placed a hand on her shoulder before she could get up.

“Trixie is really good with her aim,” I reassured her. “Trixie tried out this trick with me personally. She even closed her eyes and did it perfectly fine. Ruby is perfectly safe. Trust me.”

“You’d better hope so,” Aunt Berry muttered as she relaxed a bit. Trixie threw a knive and it embedded itself in the wood next to Ruby’s arm. She threw multiple more, each getting closer to Ruby’s head and legs. “Okay that was impressive.”

“And to make it more challenging, my assistant will make the wheel spin and Trixie will once again throw the knives that Trixie will make magically appear!” Trixie proclaimed eagerly as my aunt tensed up again. Fuchsia pulled a lever and Ruby slowly started to spin as Fuchsia pulled all the knives out.

“So you all don’t think we are faking, I’m leaving these knives here on this table in a pile away from Trixie,” Fuchsia announced as she set them down. Trixie started flinging more knives that stunned everyone else as they thunked against the wooden wheel. I knew she had a secret lining in her coat with her knives but I wasn’t about to ruin the immersion of the others.

I eagerly clapped along with my friends and family. I’ll tell ya, being on the receiving end of knives being flung at you at rapid speeds is absolutely terrifying. It still was cool to see from the audiences view. Lavender patted my aunt on the shoulder reassuringly as she approached the stage and the wheel stopped spinning.

Trixie herself stepped forward and started to unstrap my cousin and Ruby took a few hesitant steps forward and fell forward.

“Woah!” Trixie chuckled and caught her. “Sit down girl. Give it up for Ruby!” I clapped even harder as my aunt sighed in relief as Fuchsia tossed Ruby a bottle of water. “And for her next trick, Trixie will do a simple but classic trick.” She pulled out a deck of cards and held them out to Dinky. “Pick a card, don’t show Trixie and then hand it to her after looking at it.”

Dinky pulled out one of the offered cards and stared at it before nodding, handing it back to Trixie face down. Trixie nodded gratefully and added it back to the deck, shuffling it.

“Is this your card?” Trixie asked as she pulled a card out. “A red seven of hearts?”

“Yes,” Dinky grinned. “Can I pick another?”

“But of course!” Trixie grinned back and reshuffled the deck, holding it out again.

“Say what you want about Trixie but she’s great with kids,” Octavia whispered.

“Facts,” Vinyl agreed with newfound respect evident on my friends faces.

“Is this your card? A black ten of hearts?” Trixie asked with a smile as Dinky nodded. “Pick a card, show Trixie it and she will cut it in half in front of everyone. Watch Trixie make the card reapper perfectly intact!”

Dinky stared at the cards Trixie held out and showed Trixie the ace card. Trixie nodded as she picked it up with a pair of scissors and cut it in half, holding it up for us all to see.

“So you all don’t say we are fake, Trixie will set the deck on the table!” Trixie proclaimed as she set the deck down neatly and waved her hand over the cut cards and held it up. I’ll admit, I didn’t see that coming. I gasped a bit and stared at the completely intact ace card.

“Woah,” Dinky muttered as she stared. “I wanna be a magician now!” Trixie chuckled and patted her head.

“Maybe one day,” Trixie grinned as she pulled two bouquets of showers out of thin air. “Give these to your parents as thanks for being super brave and great volunteers! Give it up for Dinky and Ruby!”

Dinky and Ruby accepted the flowers and bounded off the stage as I eagerly clapped. Just when I thought I couldn’t trust Trixie and the other two more, they always prove me wrong in ways I’m grateful for.

“Now who wants to see another trick!?”

Author's Note

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