Will of Fire

Chapter 13 - Lashing out

By: TheXIIILightning

"Girls, what's wrong?"

I had just finished reading the letter, and their reaction was the opposite of what I had hopped for. I thought they were going to be happy for me, but instead they're really angry. I don't know why they are acting like this, but sure as hay I'm going to find out!

"I'll tell you what's wrong!" Rainbow yelled. "Trixie is coming back!" She was glaring pure hatred at me.

"Back? What do you mean with 'coming back'?" I asked, frowning a bit.

"Allow me to explain Lightning." Twilight intervened, moving beside me. "I think it has been almost an year, but one day Trixie arrived into town. she came as an magician and storyteller. She had setup a stage in the middle of the square and was telling tales of how she defeated an Ursa Major and was the greatest unicorn in Equestria. A big crowd formed around her and her boasting increased, she started to insult the audience and taking challengers to prove her superiority."

"Wait, that doesn't seem like her..." I know Trixie was a proud pony, but this doesn't seem right. "You said she came as a performer right?"

"Yes. She called herself 'The Great and Powerful Trixie.'"

"There's nothin' great and powerful about that vermint..." Applejack muttered, I shot her a small glare.

"So she was just acting then?" I said.

"That's what I tried to explain to the girls, but they took her challenges either way." Twilight sighed.

"We couldn't let her insult our town and friends! Of course we accepted her challenge!" Rainbow yelled.

"And she only won cuz she cheated!" Added Applejack.

"I'm not one to talk about other ponies behind their back, but she was unbearable." Rarity said.

"What part of 'she was a performer' didn't you understand? It was part of her act!" I tried to reason with them.

"So what!?" Rainbow glared at me. "When an Ursa attacked she couldn't do a thing! That coward just left!"

"But Rainbow, she tried to defeat it, she just wasn't strong enough." Twilight was thankfully on my side, too bad the others weren't...

"That only proves that she is a liar!" Applejack spat.

Okay, they're starting to get on my nerves...

"But it was still her fault Twilight dear. If Trixie hadn't been spreading around her lies, those two colt's wouldn't have wandered off in search of that dreadful Ursa." Rarity isn't insulting her too much, but her tone reeks of despise.

"But everything ended up fine! The Ursa went back to the cave, nopony got hurt and only a few houses got damaged." Twilight glanced at me and tried to come up with an excuse.

"But that good fer' nothing pony could have at least stayed behind and help!"

"She was probably just scared!" I yelled at her. Rainbow approached me.

"But she ran off like the coward she is! I bet she only cares about herself! Rainbow spat.

Okay that was just low...

"Girls please, you need t-" Twilight stood beside me and pleaded.

"We need to do what dear?" Rarity said. "Trixie came into our town, insulted our friends, ruined my mane and just took off. If we don't see her again I say good riddance." She huffed.

"You don't know anything..." I muttered.

"Ah sure do." Applejack started. "She's just a fancy stuck-up pony that thinks she can do anything. Ah bet that she had everythin' like those two fillies that bother mah lil' sis at school."

"She's nothing like that..." I said a bit louder.

"Then she's just a mean pony!" Rainbow yelled, crossing her arms in mid-flight. "She only cares about herself and no pony else! Unlike me." She boasted.

"You're wrong!" I yelled at them, I couldn't believe they were saying such things about Trixie!

Applejack gave me a smug look.

"Ah bet her parents are really prou-"

*SMASH*

They all looked at me shocked, I had just stomped my hoof on the floor and broke a small board. My eyes were glaring at them with pure hatred, and my wings wide open, like I was just about to pounce on them.

"Don't you dare say another word!" I glared at Applejack, she stood tall, but her eyes were shifting.

"I read this letter, thinking that you girls would be happy for me, but instead, you just stand there and badmouth my friend!" Rainbow was going to say something, but kept her mouth shut after I glanced at her. I moved a bit closer to Applejack.

"You don't know what it's like to lose somepony, you don't know how much it hurts! You don't know how much it pains to live each day trying to protect the ones you have left! And you don't know that horrible feeling you get when you fail to do so! I heard your stories, you're lucky to have such a great family, just don't assume everypony had the same luck as you!

Applejack folded her ears back and took everything I had to say, then I moved to Rainbow Dash.

"And you!" Rainbow landed and folded her ears. She is one of my closest friends of these six ponies, and as much as it pains me, I have to say this.

"You of all ponies, don't have the right to say that somepony else doesn't care about others! In all my time here I'm yet to see a self-less action from you. You just gloat and boast all the time, not caring about the feelings of those around you! And above all, you shouldn't judge ponies on how they act! I can tell you're a great pony, but if it wasn't for you damn pride you could see how much hurt you were causing to others.

Rainbow hanged her head, it hurt me to see her like this, but in was now or never. I moved towards Rarity, she already had her head low and her ears folded. She knew what was coming, at least I was calmer now.

"Rarity..." I said her name, trying to calm myself. Also, I didn't want to scare the other's any further.

"I can tell you're a generous pony, you heard what I said to Applejack and Rainbow Dash, some parts apply to you..." She didn't nod or anything, I wasn't expecting her to. "I just don't think you appreciate the things you have..."

I hanged my head and left the library, I didn't even glance at Fluttershy or the others. I just couldn't, I was so ashamed of myself. I didn't feel like flying or walking, I was tired, both mentally and physically.

I looked at the sky, Luna's moon was shining brightly like always, and spotted Rainbow Dashes cloud near Twilight's balcony. I forgot all about my injured wing and flew up to her balcony, and from there I flew to the cloud. It was fluffy like every other cloud, but it felt like bricks tonight.

Closing my eyes I thought about the friends I had just lost.

End of Chapter 13

I'm sorry...

I'm sorry...

I'm so, so sorry...

Now for the Hype. *Ahem*

Lashing out at Applejack, Rarity and Rainbow Dash, Lightning just lost the few friends he had.

What were the reasons of this outbreak?

Find out in the next chapter of...

Will of Fire!