Trixie's Lesson on Friendship

Trixie’s Lesson on Friendship - Prologue

It had been months after Trixie was upstaged by her so-called, “arch nemesis”. To Trixie, it may as well have been considered one of the worst and most humiliating days of her life. Every day since the incident, she’d repeatedly encourage herself to return to Ponyville in order to get her long-awaited revenge on Twilight Sparkle somehow, but at the moment, it seemed like an impossible task.

Trixie wasn’t exactly in the best position. Ever since she ran away from Ponyville, she had nowhere else to live. She spent her days far away from civilization within an unknown forest. Her only companions were a brown squirrel that would bring her acorns every day, a white bunny that’d play with her whenever she needed to be cheered up and an owl that would ‘hoot’ her to sleep. Trixie wasn’t particularly good with animals, as the other critters seemed to want to keep their distance from Trixie. In fact, the only reason her current companions stayed by her side was because of a misunderstanding.

When Trixie first entered the forest, she trotted in like a speeding bullet just to get as far away from Ponyville as quickly as possible, but unbeknownst to her, the animals were having a party of their own-- which involved the said squirrel, bunny and owl being bullied. When the animals heard and saw Trixie approach with a fierce look on her face, they all ran off, leaving the trio of animals alone, and because Trixie technically saved their lives, they felt forever indebted to her. However, even up to this day, Trixie still has no clue why the trio became her companions-- not that she minded their company, though.

Trixie sighed to herself. It wasn’t like she didn’t enjoy the outdoor life. She had a lot more time to fantasize about her revenge on Twilight Sparkle and plus, she didn't have to stress for hours on what sort of tricks she'd have to perform for a crowd, but without a doubt, she still missed sleeping on a comfortable bed every night. She missed the taste of the Apple family’s famous apple cider, and most of all, she missed having the spotlight on her.

Just as she was about to search for a comfortable area in the forest to sleep in, Trixie felt a hoof resting upon her shoulder-- which made her leap back and yelp. She turned around, and much to her surprise, there stood Princess Celestia. Like what many other ponies would do, Trixie bowed down and greeted the Princess. The royal mare smiled, lifted Trixie’s head up with a hoof and began to speak.

“Hello, Trixie. It seems that you’ve enjoying life out in the woods, but judging by the tear that just fell down your face, I assume you much prefer living life in civilization,” Trixie nodded. “Well then, I suppose I picked an appropriate time to come by to give you a task.” Trixie gave the Princess a puzzled look. Performing tasks wasn’t exactly her thing, but the fact that the Princess related it to her current lifestyle intrigued her.

“I am here to ask of you to learn and study the importance of friendship, and based on the results of my last pupil, I believe Ponyville would be a good place to start,” said the Princess. It took Trixie a while to process what Celestia had just said. As much as she wanted to live in Ponyville to get her revenge, she also detested the idea of being anywhere near Twilight Sparkle. She opened her mouth to object, but found that she couldn’t get the words out. She was given a task by royalty, it was near impossible to decline a task from a princess.

“Any objections?” asked the Princess. Trixie shook her head. “That’s good to hear. In that case, allow me to explain the details. I will take you to Ponyville today, and I want you to get a good rest before you begin. You will be living with my other student and she will be helping you out with your studies as well as continuing her own. I will let her explain the rest to you, as it’ll be a good way to start off your friendship. Any questions?”

“The Great and Powerful Trixie demands to know who she will be staying with,” said Trixie in a stern and authoritative tone.

Princess Celestia giggled. “Oh, you’ll see soon, my little pony. I think you’re in for quite a treat.”