Will of Fire

Chapter 24 - Trixie, you changed!

By: TheXIIILightning

"That freaking hurt!"

Twilight was kind enough to get me some ice for my jaw. It seems like I was unconscious for just a few seconds, unless Rainbow Dash spent the last two days laughing like a maniac...

"Why did you punch me?" I asked Sunshine.

"WHY!?" She pointed a hoof at me. "Just look at your chest!" Oh right, I forgot about those.

I guess that I didn't have any scars since the last time Sunshine saw me. Considering that and the promise she made me before I left... I should have expected it.

"Well, I guess that Manticores are a little faster than they look." I laughed a bit while I scratched my head.

"This isn't funny, you could have gotten yourself killed!" She gave a glare so strong that it could kill somepony.

"Well, I'm alright now, and so are you." Before she could protest any longer I changed the subject.

"Oh, and I told my new friends about what happened in Canterlot." I showed Sunshine in, and pointed to the crowd inside the Library. Pinkie was waving her hoof at us while the other's just gave some polite nods. "They agreed to try and help me clear my name."

"Really?" Sunshine lift her eyebrow and Applejack gave her a nod.

"Eeyup!" She proudly tapped her chest. "What kind of ponies would we be, if we let somepony innocent take the blame, for something he didn't outright do?"

"Yeah!" Rainbow Dash took flight. "I won't leave my friends hanging, that would be totally, uncool!"

Everypony else just shook their head and mouthed something similar. At least now that I have some new friends, I can finally clear my name. Sunshine was getting ecstatic and had a large smile.

"Thank you everypony!" She bowed her head a little. "You have no idea how much this means to us."

Oh yeah, I almost forgot about Trixie.

"Sunshine, where is Trixie? Didn't she tag along?"

"She did!" Sunshine grabbed my hoof and started dragging me outside. "Just wait until you see her, she has grown so much!"

"Yeah, I can't wait." I pulled my hoof away from her, and she looked worried for a second. "Go on ahead of me, I just need to talk with Twilight for a second." Twilight perked her ears a bit and Sunshine looked strangely at us.

"Ok..." She turned around towards the door. "Just don't take long."

Sunshine went around the tree house, I guess that Trixie didn't want to be near the door when it opened. I asked Twilight to walk with me outside for a little talk.

"Twilight, would you mind if I talked with Trixie in private?"

"Sure, I don't mind. I'll be writing the letter with the girls, so take your time."

"Thank you, and would you please warn them about Trixie? I wouldn't want things to get out of hoof again."

"Neither do I, I'll be sure to warn them."

"Thanks, I'll see you in a couple of minutes!" I said as I made my way towards Sunshine and Trixie.

"Wow..."

Here she was, but she was totally different from before. Trixie was no longer a little filly, she was now a full grown mare. Her two-toned blue cornflower mane was shinning, even in the night, and her azure coat wasn't behind. The only thing that I recognized were her eyes, she still had the same spark in them. A spark that said that she could do anything, and even more.

She was staring at me with those beautiful violet eyes, her face a little flushed.

"Wow..." I said again, dumbfounded. Trixie giggled a bit.

"You're not so bad yourself..." I felt my face getting red and I heard Sunshine roll her eyes.

"Come on you too!" She put her head on my flank, pushing me towards Trixie. "That's no way to greet a friend."

"Hey..." I said after Sunshine pushed me closer to Trixie, I could see her warm breath in the cold air.

"Hey..." She didn't look me in the eyes for a long time, after a few seconds I pulled her into a hug.

"I missed you Trixie." I said as I hugged her. She returned my hug.

"Trixie missed you too..." She hugged me tighter. "Both of you..."

After a minute or two, it was time to break the hug. Needless to say that the awkward silence was deafening, that is until Sunshine's snickering got loud enough to capture our attention. We both turned towards her and saw her holding her muzzle with both her hooves, trying not to laugh. Soon enough she couldn't handle anymore and dropped on the floor laughing, Trixie and I turned to each other and started laughing a bit too.

"Hehehe, Oh Celestia!" Sunshine wiped a tear of her eyes. "That was so cute and awkward, that it got hilarious!"

"Yeah." I sheepishly scratched my head. "For a minute there I forgot how to talk." Sunshine started laughing again.

"Trixie admits that she also forgot how to react." She pointed a hoof to herself. "Trixie is now a lovely and powerful unicorn," She pointed a hoof at me. "and you've grown into a strong and somehow handsome pegasus."

She blushed after saying that last sentence, Sunshine is almost dying with laughter now.

"Well, thank you for the compliment Trixie." I teased her a bit.

"Trixie did NOT mean it as a compliment!" Her face got a lot more red. "Trixie is just surprised that a tiny little pegasus could have grown into a fine stallion like yourself!" I fell on the floor laughing and Sunshine shocked on her tears.

"This is not funny!" Trixie stomped a hoof and huffed, but after a while she giggled a bit. "Ok, Trixie finds it a little amusing, but we have more pressing matters to attend to."

"Yeah, Trixie's right." I have to tell them about Canterlot, and introduce them both to the other's. Assuming that Sunshine already told her about Canterlot, that leaves a lot of things out of the way.

"Oh my..." Sunshine gasped for air, trying to calm herself. "Who were those ponies by the way?"

"That violet unicorn was Twilight Sparkle," Trixie winced at her name. "and those were her friends. They found me really hurt a few days ago, and Twilight agreed to let me live with her until you girls arrived." I said.

"So you told them about Canterlot?" She asked me.

"Well, they found out on their own. Today they found a 'Wanted' poster of me and..." I did a weird gesture with my hoof. "One thing led to another."

"I see..." Sunshine looked pensive for a bit. "So, what now?" I put a foreleg around her neck.

"Twilight said she'd write a letter to the princess, we'll talk about this later." I started walking towards the Library. "For now I'd like you to meet my new friends." Trixie tapped me on the shoulder lightly.

"Trixie does not think that would be a good idea, she already had a bad experience in this town."

"Yeah, Twilight told me about that..." Trixie looked surprised and a bit worried.

"What did she tell you exactly? And what did you tell her?"

I told her what happened, how Applejack, Rarity and Rainbow Dash started talking bad of her, and the reason why I told them about our past. I also told them that they were terribly sorry for saying what they did, and that Trixie should apologize and try to be friends with them... Hopefully.

"Trixie... understands." She slowly made her way towards the Library, at my side. "But Trixie will not apologize to those ponies!" She huffed. "She has no reason to, Trixie is a performer not some vulgar mare that trots around, insulting everypony she meets!"

"Trixie, please try to be reasonable." I warned her. "Don't do anything you'll regret." She turned her head around and gave me a smug grin.

"Trixie knows exactly what to tell those ponies, remember that she doesn't have any quarrel with them."

I facehoofed and Sunshine nuzzled my head.

"I trust her." She smiled and looked ahead. "She's still the same Trixie we used to know." I chuckled.

"Yeah, she is." We went to meet her by the door.

And that's what I'm afraid off...

End of Chapter 24

The Great and Powerful Trixie returns!

Now for the Hype. *Ahem*

Trixie VS. The Mane 6

The battle of the century! Who wins?

Find out in the next chapter of...

Will of Fire!