🌇Celestia's Other Pupil🌇

“Ok Trixie, you have gone TOO far this time!” growled Twilight, clopping her hoof down hard. The unicorn stared at Trixie, the accidental Alicorn, with an anger that was making her mane almost stand up on end. Trixie stood there, dumbfounded.

“What? What did I do?” Trixie asked, tilting her head like a dog that had just been told off for peeing on the carpet 6 hours ago.

“YOU CALLED MY STEP SISTER HOT INFRONT OF MY ADOPTIVE MOTHER???” she said, exasperated.

“Oh! Thaaat! Sorry, Sparky, I didn’t realise that would upset you! She is kinda hot though, you gotta admit! Don’t know how that mangy stallion managed to pull THAT one off.” She said, smirking. Twilight growled loudly.

“TRIXIE! THAT'S MY SISTER IN LAW! AND ALSO! MY BROTHER!”

“You’re brother is your sister in law?”

“UUUGH!”

The pair were visiting the crystal empire shortly after Princess Trixie’s coronation, along with all of Twilight’s friends. The celestial sisters were having a bit of trouble figuring out what Trixie was a princess of. Luna had floated the idea of ‘confidence’, but Celestia had pointed out that Trixie was more, in her words, ‘too dim to light a candle’. Celestia had then suggested ‘cunning’, where Luna had let her know that gaslighting was not a thing that should be supported by the monarchy.

The crowd had been… confused to say the least. A few questions were thrown around about how appropriate it was for a pony who had just a month ago attacked a town and brought it under an authoritarian rule, but nopony could deny that Trixie knew how to put on a show. Enhanced by her Alicorn abilities, Trixie had shown canterlot a light display like they had never seen before.

Just as the parade had begun, and after a LOT of pleading from the blue pony, the moon had quickly replaced the sun in the sky. With a starry backdrop, Trixie shot up a cascade of blue and purple fireworks into the sky. The lights intertwined with each other and burst out into sparks as the harmless streams of light showered down over the crowd. The final act was a brief recreation in lights of her and Twilight’s battle over ponyville, which ended in the shapes of Twilight and Trixie ascending into the air, kissing as red love hearts burst around her. Twilight looked up in awe, and then over at Trixie. Trixie looked down at her, and winked.

Even the Celestial siblings were impressed.

All of Twilight’s friends had slowly come around to the idea, apart from Rarity; she didn’t seem too keen on it at all at first. However, after seeing Trixie’s rabid defence of Twilight during an incident with a timber wolf and how Twilight looked at her once she was standing over her convinced her. It reminded her how she felt about AppleJack.
Everything had been going swell for Twilight and Trixie. They had still argued and bickered a lot, of course, but that was part of the fun for them. Trixie enjoyed being irritating beyond belief, and Twilight could finally admit to herself how much she loved being teased and bullied. They of course both had their limits, and if Twilight ever said something along the lines of ‘Trixie, end it.’, she would stop. Similarly, if Trixie just wanted calm affection, she would simply say ‘Hug, Twiggle’.

Was it messy?

Yeah.

Was it healthy?

Most certainly not.

Were they both into it?

More than anypony could possibly believe.

And here they were, having yet another argument, and yet again Twilight could feel the burning on her cheeks.

Trixie’s strange comment towards Cadence had caused Twilight to ask to be excused, and she dragged Trixie by the tail into the first door that she could find. It looked like a small library room, with a weird shaped mirror in the corner.

As always, Trixie’s arrogant gaze (enhanced by her new height advantage) still cut through her like a blazing sword.

“Trixie, when are you going to learn?” Twilight stammered, already feeling herself get flustered. Trixie sat down in front of her, and brushed Twilight’s sides with her wings. “The exact same moment that you learn there's nothing you can do to stop me,Twilight.”

Twilight’s brain was filled with the usual Trixie induced fog, and she looked up at her with wide eyes. She waited for permission. Trixie nodded, winking. “You know you like it~”

Twilight leaned in, and they kissed.

Sparks flew from their horns. Trixie’s wings unfurled behind her, and she picked Twilight up in a tight embrace. Both of their magic fields intertwined and the pair began to rise, Trixie’s wings wrapping around her unicorn girlfriend. After a few minutes, Twilight pulled away, staring deeply into Trixie’s eyes. Trixie returned the look.

“What the fuck did I do right to deserve you…” Trixie whispered, unable to take the smile off her face.

“What the fuck did I do wrong to deserve you…” Twilight replied, smile also on her face as she blushed back.
“WHAT THE FUCK IS GOING ON HERE!?”

The moment was somewhat broken by the pair of horse lovers realising they weren’t alone. Both of their heads snapped round as they dropped back to the ground.

An orange unicorn with red and yellow hair stood just in front of the mirror in the corner of the room. She was wearing a leather jacket, and had one of her ears pierced near the peak of the ear’s point. She had some black eyeshadow on and her hooves were a vibrant cyan. Twilight couldn’t believe it. She looked so cool!

“OH! Goodness!” Twilight was so embarrassed, her eyes wide as she stared at the unicorn in front of her. “I-I’m so sorry! I didn’t realise you were here! I D-don’t think I’ve met you before! W-What’s your name?”

“T-Twilight Sparkle!?” the Unicorn said in disbelief. Twilight’s blood ran cold. She knew who she was!?

“Oh! That's weird!” Said Trixie, smoothing out her hair in an attempt to look normal (she failed.) “That's my girlfriend’s name too!”

Twilight gave Trixie a kick in the back leg to shut up.

“Trixie! Please. U-Uhm, I’m sorry… Do I know you?” Asked Twilight.

“I… my NAME! Is sunset Shimmer.” She stated firmly. “And you… you’re my replacement? You? And you- wait, did- TRIXIE!?” Sunset said, jaw dropping as she realised who had just called Twilight her girlfriend. She shot a withering glare at the purple unicorn. “You’re dating this world’s fucking TRIXIE!?”

“W-Wait… this world’s..?” Twilight managed to get in before Trixie steamrolled through.

“Of course she is! Who would say no to a smokin’ hot alicorn like myself!” Trixie said, flourishing her wings proudly behind her.

Sunset froze. Her eye twitched.

“You…” she said slowly. “You’re… You’re an Alicorn.”

Twilight’s head tilted a little. She could have sworn she saw embers starting to glow in her mane.

“Yep!” Trixie replied happily stated. “Isn’t it awesome?”

“H… How…”

“Oh, easy! I just kissed a girl who was possessed by an evil amulet! Easy peasy!” She said smugly. “What's wrong, have you never kissed a mare before?”

Sunset’s eye twitched once more, and she started shaking.

“Uhm… Miss… Shimmer?” Twilight said, carefully approaching. “Are you okay?”

“She fucking LIED TO ME!” Roared Sunset, and before Twilight could even comprehend what was going on, the orange unicorn had erupted into a blazing fireball. Trixie let out a squeak of shock as she felt a blast of inferno suddenly going her way. She managed to block it with a magic barrier, but she could still very much feel the heat. Twilight had leapt out of the way and was now left staring at the enraged Unicorn. Trixie glanced over at Twilight in panic. “UHHH! SPARKS! MIGHT BE A GOOD TIME FOR THAT FRIENDSHIP STUFF!”

“S-Sunset Shimmer! W-Who lied? T-Tell me! Use words! N-Not violence!” she said, slowly approaching Sunset. The fiery unicorn was slashing spell after spell towards Trixie, who was having trouble holding her off. She may be an Alicorn, but she was still Trixie Lulamoon. Sunset turned to her and lashed out, a blazing whip striking her across the face. Crying out in pain she fell to the ground, smelling the burnt fur around her muzzle. She lay on the ground, beginning to hyperventilate as the enraged Sunset Shimmer came to loom over her.

“You weren’t her first pupil, Twilight Sparkle.” She hissed, standing over her with fury in her gaze.

Twilight stared up at her. Her terrifying expression made her want to shrink down into a little ball. She tried to speak, but Sunsets hoof striking down right beside her ear shut her up again. Sunset leant her head down, her muzzle nearly touching Twilight’s, looking like she was about to bite her head off.

“She told me I would have to be patient to become an Alicorn. And SHE just got it handed to her?” She growled, hoof pointing towards the steadily rising Trixie. She lent down even further. “Explain to me how that’s Fair, Twilight Sparkle.”

Twilight stayed silent as she felt a strange sensation fly throughout her body. The way Sunset was standing over her, ready to snap her like a dry twig at a moment's notice… the way the fire lit shadows bounced off of her muzzle… the raw fury she felt emanating from her…

It took a moment for her to realise what it was she was feeling.

Uh Oh.

“Celestia LIED. She lied to me. And she’s lying to- are you blushing!?” Sunset suddenly backed her head away, her anger almost immediately turning to confusion.

Twilight was indeed blushing. Her cheeks were shining a rosy red as she stumbled around in her mind trying her best to find a response that wouldn’t make her seem like a total freak. The closest she could get was:

“I-It’s warm in here!”

Nailed it, Twilight.

Sunset’s rage had seemingly been temporarily dampened by this sudden development. Her eyes darted around Twilight’s face for a few moments before darting down to look at the rest of her body. She had an expression that Twilight could only read as… consideration?

Her heart started racing.

Their staring and breathing at each other contest was broken as Sunset was suddenly hit in the side by a blast from Trixie.

“STAY AWAY FROM MY GIRLFRIEND YOU HARLOT!” Screeched Trixie. Sunset snarled back and shot off another fireball, but Trixie seemed to be in the zone. She leapt into the air, dodging the attack, and activated her horn with a hiss. Twilight was knocked out to her flustered stupor at the noise. She knew it well.

Trixie was casting a spell that she had created herself. She usually used it for whenever her and Twilight wanted to sneak out of social gatherings.

“FLASHBANG, BITCH!”

A loud crack accompanied the sudden blast of bright light. Sunset cried out, stumbling backwards towards the mirror.

Twilight felt a wing around her side and with Trixie’s help she stumbled up onto her hooves. The feeling was reassuring, and she looked up at the furious Trixie. Even when angry, she still had a grin plastered on her face. Twilight felt her blush return momentarily.

The pair looked towards Sunset, who’s back was against the mirror as she wiped her eye furiously with her hoof. Twilight’s head tilted a little as she saw Sunsets tail start to gently ripple into the mirror. The mirror was a portal!?

“Fuck you, Twilight. Fuck both of you.” She growled, and turned to head on into the portal. The way her mane swayed when she moved… and that cutie mark was so pretty…

Twilight’s body started moving before she had time to process what she was doing.

“P-Please! Sunset! Don’t go through! W-We can talk! I want to understand!” pleaded Twilight, leaping forward and grabbing onto her leg.

“??? Let go of me!?” She said, pulling back out of the mirror for a moment and looking down at Twilight with bewilderment.

“I need to know what C-Celestia did! I want to know how we can try and make this right!” She said in desperation.

Sunset tensed, and she lowered her head towards her again.

“There is nothing you can do to fix this.”

“TWILIGHT! STAND BACK!”

A lot happened in the next one second.

Trixie blasted a beam at the mirror. Sunset responded by leaping into the mirror portal. Twilight was still attached to Sunset’s back leg.

Twilight realised what was happening at the last moment, and tried to leap away, but her tail got caught on Sunset’s.

And as Sunset entered the mirror, Trixie’s energy blast smashed into the portal, cracking the mirror.

Twilight suddenly had the sensation of being aggressively pulled into the air whilst being loosely aware of the screaming of Sunset Shimmer around her.

Just as quickly as the chaos had started, it was over. Twilight’s eyes opened to see that she was in a forested area. She blinked a few times, rolling onto her front. This was the everfree forest?

“What the FUCK did she do!?”

Twilight let out a scream. Sunset Shimmer was lying Right beside her, glaring back at her with tears in her eyes. Twilight did all she could to keep the blush from reforming.

She didn’t do enough.

“I-I don’t know! W-Where was that portal meant to take you?” She asked.

“Back home. Somewhere I had POWER. And now I’m back here… stuck with another loser pupil who failed her teacher.” Sunset said bitterly, standing up. Twilight rose up too, checking her surroundings, trying her very best not to look at Sunset. Her mind was whirring.

In all her time being Celestia's star pupil, the Alicorn had never mentioned Sunset Shimmer. She hadn’t even mentioned having a pupil before. And yet here one was. One that was incredibly jaded.

Twilight had always hoped in the back of her mind that she may one day ascend to Alicornhood, especially with how magically gifted she was. She had a feeling that might be what Celestia was building her up for. Trixie accidentally becoming an Alicorn had rather thrown a spanner in the works. Even the celestial sisters didn’t know exactly how the process of becoming an Alicorn worked. But Sunset had apparently been told she would become an Alicorn? Then why did she leave? And why was Twilight blushing so much??

Shaking her head to clear those thoughts

She was pretty sure she knew which part of the woods they were in and looking up at the sunlight gently piercing through the trees she could at least tell which way was north.

“Okay…” she said, and pointed with a hoof. “We need to go that way. That’s the way back to Ponyville.”

“I’m not going to Ponyville.” Said Sunset shortly. “I never want to see another Pony in my life. I want to go out into the woods and die. Just like I deserve.”

“What!? Why would you…” Twilight asked, but was once again shut up by a glare from Sunset.

She weighed it up in her mind… she wouldn’t be able to help Sunset on her own.

She needed Celestia.

She had a lot of questions for her.

Plus, Trixie was probably having a magically fuelled breakdown right now.

“Okay… uhm… well I am…” she said quietly. “But I-I’ll be coming back. So uhm…”

“Bye.” Said Sunset shortly, and turned to leave. Twilight sighed, and did the same.

Both felt the pain at the same time.

“OWCH!” They cried in unison as the felt something pull on their tails!

“I TOLD YOU I’m not coming-“ Sunset roared, turning round once more, seeming ready to annihilate her, but she froze. Twilight was staring at her tail.

Well,

To be more precise…

She was staring at their shared tail.

Their tails were fused together at the joint.

Twilight felt the blood rushing to her face as the blush formed once more.

They were stuck together.

Sunset voiced what they were both thinking perfectly well.

“WHAT THE FUCK!?”

Author's Note

Hi everypony!!

V excited to write this silly story!! For those who are currently reading Intertwined reflections, don't worry! New chapter is on its way! I am just taking a bit of a break from it as life irl has gotten a bit more soup than usual. I find silly stuff like this much more relaxing and enjoyable to write (whereas more serious stuff is more overall fufilling.)

Expect semi regular updates!

Lots of love,

Zoey!

PS. this story may contain ponyamory