Trixie's Lesson on Friendship

Trixie's Lesson on Friendship - Lesson One: Welcome to Ponyville! Pt. 3 (Twilight)

"Trixie, where are you going?" Twilight questioned the showmare, who was walking in the direction of the library.

"Heading back, of course. Where did you think Trixie was going to go?" Trixie replied with a scoff. Twilight let out a concerned sigh before running in front of Trixie to block her way.

"Oh, Trixie, you can't go back yet. You still have to introduce yourself to--" Trixie put a hoof up to cut the lavender pony off. Twilight shot her an unimpressed look.

"Twilight Sparkle, The Great and Powerful Trixie has tagged along with you for the majority of the morning, and within that time, Trixie has only formally introduced herself to one of them, while the other pony-- the one with no decency-- came up and attacked Trixie. She feels that she needs some rest before going out again and meeting the rest of the mongrels that you call your friends." Trixie turned around again, and trotted off towards the library once again.

Twilight was left speechless by Trixie's ignorance. She could feel a tiny bit of anger budding inside of her. Before long, Twilight decided to let it go, and followed the blue unicorn back to her home. When she arrived at the library, she saw Trixie idly standing around, tapping one of her hooves.

"Uh, Trixie? Is something wrong?" Twilight asked, confused as to why Trixie was lounging around her house.

"Trixie applauds you, Twilight Sparkle. You have figured out the mystery of the century. Of course, there's something wrong!" Trixie responded sarcastically. Twilight arched her eyebrow, and gave the showmare an expectant look, hoping that she'd show what was bothering her. Fortunately, Trixie got the clue. She rolled her eyes, and proceeded to pack a kick towards the direction of the library, and sure enough, a force field appeared. Twilight was caught by surprise.

"What the-- I didn't do that!" the lavender pony replied. She went over and tapped the barrier, which, once again, revealed itself to the two unicorns' eyes. However, this time, Twilight noticed that the force field was a light sky blue color. Finally, Twilight put two and two together, and figured it out.

"RARITY!" she shouted. Sure enough, the barrier in front of her began to collapse. Twilight held her chin up, feeling slightly accomplished for figuring it out. She looked over at Trixie, who seemed like she was trying to look unimpressed by filing her non-existent hoof nails. Twilight decided to ignore her, and opened the door of her home. As soon as she walked in, she was saw her five best friends. Four of them sat on the ground, while Rainbow Dash was in the air with her back facing the ground. Twilight looked shocked. Oh, Trixie's not going to like THIS...

Finally, Pinkie decided to break the silence. She bounced up to Twilight, and shoved a tray of delectables in her face. "Hiya, Twilight! Would you like some cupcakes? Some of them may look like they imploded, but don't worry! They all taste-- whoa!" Pinkie was shoved aside by Rarity, who looked aggravated.

"Darling, Rainbow told us the whole thing. Where is that uncouth ruffian? I need to give her a piece of my mind!" Rarity growled.

"Rarity! Don't call her that! She's here to study the magic of friendship, and she can't make any friends if all of you are unwilling to put the past behind yourselves!" Twilight huffed. Applejack trotted up to Twilight's side, and put a hoof around her.

"Well, Ah, for one, think she's changed a lil bit. She didn't try anythin' 'round the barn, and plus, she gave me an apology. Ah personally think everypony deserves a second chance," said Applejack.

"I don't think she's that bad either! I really hope we can be friends!" Pinkie replied, still happily bouncing around the room.

"She hasn't done anything to me, so I don't see--" Fluttershy found herself being cut off by Rainbow.

"I don't get why you guys are accepting her! She's probably like, the biggest loud mouth in ALL of Equestria! She's so arrogant and inconsiderate, and plus, she's a braggart!" Rainbow fought back in an attempt to get her friends to rethink about their decisions.

"Sound like somepony familiar?" Applejack snickered. Rainbow's face turned red.

"Well I, for one, agree with Rainbow Dash! She ruined my hair! She turned it green! She EMBARRASSED me!" Rarity cried. Pinkie giggled.

"Oh, Rarity! Come on! I still remember when you stuck your head in a garbage can! Ooh, ooh! And the time you thought... a gigantic boulder... was a diamond!" Pinkie said in between her laughter. Rarity's face began to turn red as well. The white unicorn turned away, speechless.

"Well then, ah say it's settled! We'll all give Trixie another chance before we're so quick to judge, agreed?" Applejack declared. Pinkie and Twilight nodded without hesitation, while the other three were more reluctant. However, after a moment of thought, they all agreed.

"Well, Twi, bring 'er in!" Applejack commanded. Twilight stepped outside of the library, ready to call Trixie in. However, she saw the showmare was standing next to a baby carriage, performing silly magic tricks in front of it. Twilight looked over at the mother of the foal, and saw a big smile on her face. I never knew Trixie was good at tending little foals like that... Twilight thought to herself. Before long, she could feel her own lips curling into a grin.

"Well, looky there. Looks like she's definitely changed for the better!" Applejack exclaimed. Twilight turned her head around, and saw all five her best friends, staring at the same sight. They all watched Trixie for a while. When she was finished with her performance, she waved to the mother and walked towards the library. However, Twilight and her friends didn't react fast enough.

"W-what were you all doing?" Trixie shouted from a distance. Fluttershy and Pinkie Pie squealed simultaneously.

"Watching you, of course," Rainbow Dash teased. Twilight saw the showmare begin to blush.

"At least The Great and Powerful Trixie did something kind and endearing for another pony while you all sat there, watching and doing nothing!" Trixie gloated.

"What was that?! You wanna fight, missy?!" Rainbow growled. She was on her hind legs, pretending to throw punches with her front hooves.

"Very funny, rainbow one. You think you can win against magic?" Trixie challenged.

"Bring it on!" Rainbow shouted as she charged towards the showmare.

"Oh, Celestia," Twilight face hoofed herself.