Chapters Twilight stared at the window anxiously. "You know, Twilight, you are so happy that I think you may burst. I think that we might start calling you the new 'Pinkie Pie'." Spike smiled at his witty comment, while Twilight rolled her eyes.
"Well, it's not everyday that my father comes to town! I can't wait to show him my accomplishments! I can have him write a letter to the princess with me! He can create checklists with me!"
"Wow, Twilight, that sure sounds like a… great time, but I might be at Rarity's during these... activities." Twilight frowned at her assistant for hiding what he truly thinks.
"I hear you loud and clear, you think that I'm boring. Well, I can have fun!" Spike was feeling relatively brave today and he felt the need to push her buttons. He got as close to her eyes as he could get.
"Prove it." Twilight wasn't necessarily competitive, but that didn't mean that she shied away from a challenge. She returned the determined look.
"Fine." She smirked. "Tell me exactly what you would consider 'fun'." The baby dragon's eyes widened with excitement.
"Eating a container of ice cream and playing catch... at the same time." He had a devilish grin on his face. Twilight was just about to reprimand for giving her such a ridiculous challenge, but her fun status was on the line.
"Bring me the stuff, Spike." He ran away quickly and returned with the supplies. They seemed close by... too close by. Twilight put two and two together.
"YOU WERE EATING ICE CREAM IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DAY AND PLAYED BALL IN THE HOUSE?!" Spike`s smiled faltered. He scratched the back of his head and moved away slowly.
"I- I um..." I have to think of something! "...You were going to do it!" Her determined face left and was replaced by a confused and embarrassed one.
"Well... I um... it was different!" Happy with her reply, she snatched the two objects from his grasp and prepared. She looked quizzically at them.
"How do I do them at once?" Spike beamed.
"Like this!" He plopped the ice cream container on her face and threw the ball into her hooves.
"Sp...k! T...k dis thin o...f!" Her muffled voice came through the container.
"What was that?" A giggle escaped his lips. "I can't hear you over your embarrassing position." Twilight stomped her back hooves.
"J...st catch da freakin' bol!" She began licking the ice cream and threw the ball which very luckily landed in his arms. Spike nearly bursted into laughter, but tried to keep quiet so that this could continue. It was hilarious.
Meanwhile, a blue stallion named Nightlight was making his way towards Golden Oaks Library. He didn't feel the need to knock because he would probably interrupt his daughter's study session. Nightlight pushed the door open and saw an unruly sight.
"Twilight?" Spike dropped the ball as his blush spread across his face. Twilight threw the container off of her head and looked into her father's golden eyes.
"Hi, dad." Twilight used a cleaning spell to get rid of the ice creamy mess and put back anything that the ball may have hit.
"That didn't happen?" She nodded quickly. "How about I go back to the statue of Celestia and await your welcoming!" Twilight grinned slightly.
"Sure, sounds great. I'll just wait here and then bring you back here the correct way." Nightlight teleported away and an angry, lavender mare turned to Spike.
"Soooooooo..."
"SPIKE! YOU EMBARRASSED ME IN FRONT OF MY FATHER!" Her stern look turned to that of a filly. "Am I considered fun now?" Spike smiled.
"Yes Twilight. I hereby declare you... fun." Twilight did the 'nailed it' gesture (bending one's arm and shoving it downwards).
"I have to go. Meanwhile, I need you to organize the historical fiction books. No slacking off, you're in big trouble." Spike sighed.
"Ugh! Fine!" Spike trudged over to the historical fiction section and picked up a book titled Ancient Times of Equestria.
Twilight put a smile on her face and began skipping happily towards her father. She skipped for a little while, but soon realized how stupid it was to skip there when she can just teleport there, she is the element of magic after all.
Nightlight waited patiently for about five minutes until his daughter appeared from a pink burst of light right before him. "Oh Twilight! It's so nice to see you after so long!"
"Hi daddy!" Twilight ran up and embraced her father.
She kissed her dad's cheek, but something or somepony caught her attention. I- Is that who I think it is?!
Twilight broke away from the hug and ran towards her. "TRIXIE?!" She smiled annoyingly.
"The one and only. The Great & Powerful Trixie! Er- Trixie meant to say the Great & Apologetic Trixie!" She might have a new nickname, but she is not the angel she claims she is.
"Hello." Trixie looked at Twilight with slight disgust.
"Trixie has to get going. I have a show!" She stepped closer to Trixie.
"I thought that you changed?" She looked back with a pinch of anger.
"TRIXIE HAS! Trixie still performs, she just doesn't gloat." Nightlight looked at the two of them and put his hooves on their shoulders.
"GET OFF OF TRIXIE!" Twilight shoved her.
"DON'T SPEAK TO MY FATHER THAT WAY!" They began doing that sissy fighting thing where they just slap each other a bunch of times.
"Break it up! I have something to tell you." She looked towards Nightlight.
"What is it, dad?" He sighed.
"I have something to tell both of you." Trixie and Twilight looked at each other in confusion. Nightlight began walking towards the library and they followed. This seemed rather important and Trixie had an image to keep up.
Nightlight looked at Twilight and Trixie. "I guess that I called you both here for a reason. I have a story to tell you." He paused and stared into their eyes.
"I was married to the lovely Twilight Velvet and already had one handsome son, Shining Armor. I was still semi young so I loved to party. One night I was with two of my closest buddies, Donut Joe and North Star, at a popular night club. I had a little too much to drink, I met a pretty mare and... some stuff happened.
I felt terrible about the whole thing afterwards and I didn`t even know this mysterious mare's name. I was too afraid to tell Twilight so I didn't. There was no way for me to go back and fix any of it.
Anyways, about a year or so after that incident I heard a knock at the door. 'I wonder who it is?' I had said. I got up off the living room couch and headed towards the front door. I opened it and found a basket. 'I wasn't expecting anything.' was all that I could say. It was late at night and when I looked to find out who had left it, I saw nothing.
It had a blanket on top of it, but it was moving a little so I was a tad bit hesitant. I did not want to cause any trouble so I used my magic to remove of the blanket. There, in front of me was a beautiful foal. She had gentle, purple eyes and she was gorgeous. I instantly fell in love with her.
I picked her up and cradled her in my arms out of instinct. A crumpled up note was uncovered once I had removed the newborn from the basket. The note read
Dear Nightlight,
You probably do not remember me. We met at the club that glorious night. The result of this night may shock you. I... was pregnant. This is my foal and you are the father.
I have fallen ill and I can't afford to take proper care of her. Ponies will not accept this, so I must tell you that she may not always be safe. Please, look after her.
Do not blame yourself. It was just a simple mistake. Learn to accept this, I beg of you.
Sincerely,
Shoeshine (Linky)
I had nearly died right then and there and, well I couldn't let Twilight Velvet know, but I couldn't just give her up. I ran upstairs and put her in Shining Armor's old crib. I placed the child in the spare bedroom and put a silencing spell on her so that she would not wake everypony else.
I hugged her and played with her. I played peak-a-boo and tickled her hooves and belly. It was a beautiful thing really, but I had to go to sleep, so I gave her a gentle kiss goodnight and went to bed.
At around three o' clock in the morning I woke up suddenly because I had felt like something was amiss. I ran into the baby's room and she was gone. The window was smashed. 'The silencing spell, it... made it that she couldn't scream' I thought. Tears formed in my eyes. My first daughter had been stolen and I could do nothing, but look at the remains of a once peaceful room that wasn't associated with criminal activities. The criminal had probably gotten too far by now and I certainly couldn't let the public know.
I put a silencing spell on myself and screamed as loud as I could. Tears poured down my face. Nightmares of my daughter getting taken away filled my head while I slept. I have accepted that my whole life. I have always assumed that she was being held captive or dead.
I have never told anypony else any of these secrets, for they are shocking and cruel."
Nightlight stared at the two mares with sad eyes. Twilight was crying hysterically and Trixie had even shed a tear or two. "Dad... why haven't you told me before? I could've accepted it! How did you suffer through it? Did you love me as much as that other foal?!" Her words were not thought out and shouted out in the heat of the moment. Nightlight put his hoof on his daughter.
"I knew that it would hurt you. You are my daughter and I didn't want you to feel like you were just sloppy seconds or any other negative things because you are a bright, young mare. I had you, your brother and your mother to stick by me so I didn't need to feel the pain." The two embraced each other. Nightlight looked away from her for a second.
"That's not the end." The two mares listened intently. Twilight for family reasons and Trixie for pure curiosity and why he had invited her here.
"When Twilight moved to Canterlot, I found a newspaper talking about a great magician in Equestria. I went to see her show. The colors, the magic, everything... amazing.
I knew that I recognized her. The way she looked, the way she smiled, I knew that it was her in my heart. This mare in front of me was my baby and she was safe.
I began crying tears of joy and left in the middle of the show. I finally had closure, but I didn't want to meet her because I didn`t know how she would react and I already had a family." Twilight beamed ecstatically.
"I have a sister?! Do you know who she is?! Have I met her?!" Nightlight grabbed his daughter`s hooves.
"Twilight, sweetie, she's in this room." A tear slid down his face. "Trixie is your sister."
TO BE CONTINUED...
(in the next chapter)
Trixie's mouth was agape. "TRIXIE HAS AN ACTUAL SISTER?! But- But- But... Trixie lived hery whole life in the Canterlot orphanage! Trixie didn't have a family at all!" Her new father smiled happily at her.
"I had read in the newspaper a long time ago that a malicious criminal had been caught and they sent his child to an orphanage. I had always held out hope that it was you because I didn't want you to be dead and thinking of that possibility hurt way too much. I think that this was what happened. Nopony can be sure about that, but I know for sure that you're my daughter. You have your mother and I`s wonderful, blue coat and your light purple eyes from your mother. Your mane was a mix of both of ours. Trixie, you are my daughter for sure." Trixie cried tears of joy and though her hooves around her father.
Trixie had never felt so content. Finally, being in somepony's warm embrace lifted her spirits. Her job as a performer left her with little to no physical company and her personality got rid of anypony who dared to make friends with her.
Meanwhile, Twilight had a look of anger on her face. "OUT OF ALL PONIES, IT WAS TRIXIE! IT JUST HAD TO BE TRIXIE DIDN'T IT?! SHE IS EVIL! SHE TRIED TO TAKE OVER EQUESTRIA AND IS A TOTAL LIAR! " Trixie grimaced.
"WELL YOU ARE JUST AS BAD, YOU PEST! TRIXIE JUST GOT REUNITED WITH HER DAD AND -" Twilight shoved her lavender hoof in Trixie's mouth.
"YOU DO NOT GET TO CALL HIM 'DAD'! " Nightlight closed both of their mouths with his magic.
"Both of you! You are sisters! You should be happy! Twilight, I thought that you were trying to make new friends. So, then why are you being so very rude to your sister Trixie?" Twilight stomped her hoof on the floor extremely hard.
"Rude?! RUDE?! B- B- But… SHE'S THE RUDE ONE! She banished me from my home, nearly killed my closest and best friends and I and she even has an ego so large that I am surprised that it hasn't crushed her yet! " Trixie's eyes glowed pure white as she combusted. She too had the ability to burst into flames, it must be a family thing.
"TRIXIE IS THE BEST PONY THAT YOU HAVE EVER MET! TRIXIE IS THE BEST BEING THERE HAS EVER BEEN! TRIXIE HAD MORE TALENT THAN YOU WHEN SHE WAS JUST A FOAL! YOU PUNY PONY HAVE YOUR FRIENDSHIP! TRIXIE HAS THE BEST MAGIC EVER TO BE SEEN BY THE PONY EYE! SHUT UP ABOUT ME! STOP COMPLAINING ABOUT ME! AS IF YOUR LIFE IS SO WONDERFUL! YOU HAVE DISGRACED YOUR... SISTER!" Twilight sent Trixie flying hard against the wall and into the bookshelf due to a blast of powerful magic.
Oh great, now I have to reorganize the books too! Trixie tried to get up, but Twilight threw her against the floor right away. Trixie got up and stepped right in front of Twilight and head-butted her. As she fell dazed to the floor she grabbed her by the neck and threw her with her magic.
Twilight and Trixie began using super dangerous magic against each other and neither of them knew how far they would go. Nightlight was just so stunned that he could barely think or see straight. His two daughters who should be extremely happy were just about killing each other which they could easily accomplish if one of them were angry enough.
"STOP!" The two furious mares stopped to look at him. He was filled with rage and despair. The look of disappointment in his eyes was enough to break her. Twilight's knees buckled and she fell to the floor in a mess of tears.
"I- I- I'm just so sorry. I'm j- just so sorry. So, so, so sorry... daddy. Please… don't hate me. PLEASE! P-Please..." Trixie actually felt a little bit of sympathy, but quickly dismissed the feeling because it was decided in her mind that these feelings were misplaced.
Nightlight slowly walked up to Twilight and Trixie. He looked at both of them and then used his magic to throw them onto the couch.
"You... are sisters. You need to love each other. Whatever..." He looked between the two of them. "...this is, it's going to end here and now. I do not care what happened in the past. I love you both very much." He gave Twilight and Trixie a kiss on the forehead. The gesture broke one of Trixie's many walls covering her nearly black heart.
The day's events finally caught up with Trixie and she burst into tears. She threw her arms around her father and smiled slightly. "The Great & Apologetic Trixie will try to calm herself a bit. But, only as long as that jerk Twilight promises to stop ticking Trixie off." Nightlight tried to ignore the rude comment about his daughter and looked at Twilight with pleading eyes.
"Trixie, I definitely do not forgive you for what you have done and what you will do, but I will accept you for who you are. Oh, and no, I will not stop pestering you, by the way." Trixie frowned at her.
"Egghead!"
"Liar!"
"Teacher's pet!"
"Wheel hater!"
"Dragon lover!"
"Evil enchantress!" Nightlight sighed and put his hooves over their mouths.
"I thought that I told you young mares to get along!" Trixie half heartedly hugged her sister, as did Twilight.
"Humph!" Trixie walked away semi angrily with a devilish grin on her pretty face. Twilight sighed quietly and then turned towards her father, Nightlight.
"Well, that's Trixie for you, I guess!"
Author's Note
Okay, even I'm annoyed by Trixie and I'm the one making her speak! If I have to make her call herself Trixie one more time I'm going to be the one combusting!
Talk A Little, Talk A Lot
While all of the Sparkle family secrets were being revealed, five certain mares had been standing at the door, expecting to meet Twilight's dad.
"Ooooooh! What are they talking about?!"
"Pinkie Pie! Ya got ta quiet down! Twi an' her dad er in there!" Pinkie Pie crossed her arms at Applejack.
"MEANIE!"
"Ah reckon that Ah'm not a meanie!"
"Are to!" Fluttershy looked away from the two mares and glanced into Golden Oaks Library. Fluttershy's eyes grew wide and she poked Rarity.
"Um... Rarity." Rarity couldn't hear her soft whispers.
"PINKIE! APPLEJACK! You are acting rather uncouth! Will you please stop arguing?"
"Rarity." Fluttershy tried once more to interject.
"Rarity! Ah'm not a rude pony, but ya need to mind ya own business!" Rarity`s eyes narrowed.
"Do I now?! Well do whatever you like you... bumpkin!" (These ponies are amazing at trash talking) Rarity, Applejack and Pinkie Pie continued to bicker. Fluttershy flew over to Rainbow Dash.
"Could you um... get their attention." Rainbow Dash smiled.
"Sure." She cleared her throat. "SHUT UP!" Everypony turned their heads. Luckily the ponies inside the house hadn't heard any of the commotion. Fluttershy cringed slightly at the loud noise.
"I- I um... wanted to say that Trixie is in there and well... everypony in that room is crying." Rainbow Dash flexed her muscles and flew up into the sky above them.
"I'LL JUST KNOCK DOWN THE DOOR!" Applejack gripped her tail with her teeth and pulled her back down.
"No ya ain't! Ya can't just barge in there! Well Ah think that we should wait until things calm down a bit, okay." Pinkie Pie began bouncing excitedly.
"Let's wait until they stop crying and then I'll use my party cannon to cheer them up even more!" She pulled her party cannon out of thin air.
"H- How did you...?" Rainbow Dash just stared at Pinkie. "You might as well be a unicorn with how much magic you pull off." Her blue eyes sparkled.
"A unicorn?! Cool! That would be supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!" Rarity frowned at her friend.
"Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious? Really Pinkie? You couldn't have used fabulous or splendid?"
"Yes, because those words would be stupid." Applejack and Rainbow Dash spoke in unison. Rarity managed to make an even sadder frown.
Fluttershy once again looked into the window and saw that Trixie had gotten up and walked into some other room. I mean, they were still crying, but they were smiling.
"They're um... smiling. I think that we may to able to go in... if you want to I mean." Pinkie shoved the others out of the way and entered the library.
"HIYA TWILIGHT!" Twilight shook her head in misbelief. She has somehow forgotten that they were coming. That was weird. How could I forget? She looked at her sister, Trixie in the kitchen. Oh, yeah.
"Hello Pinkie. W- Would you mares like to meet my father?" Nightlight stepped in front of Twilight and smiled at them. Pinkie Pie grabbed him in a tight hug.
"OH MY GOSH! I'M JUST SO HAPPY TO MEET YOU! I LOVE MAKING NEW FRIENDS!" Rainbow Dash had to literally pry her off.
Rarity walked over to Nightlight and shook his hoof. "My name is Rarity." She smiled. "How do you do?"
"Okay, I suppose." Applejack shook his hoof as well, but definitely less dainty.
"Howdy partner!"
"I find your accent quite charming." AJ grinned.
"Thank ya kindly!" Fluttershy wasn't one to introduce herself and Rainbow found the whole situation to be rather boring.
"And you two pegasi look lovely."
"Thank you." Trixie strolled into the room with a sandwich and found that several mares had come in while she was gone.
"Hello, long time no see." Rarity wanted to try and be nice.
"Yeah, hi." There was an awkward silence for a little while until Twilight finally decided to say something to break the tension.
"I- We have something to tell you." Fluttershy became concerned.
"What is it? Does it have to do with the crying?" She put her hooves over her mouth. "I- I'm sorry! We were waiting for you and you were hugging and yelling and crying. I didn't mean to spy on you. Oh, I'm just so sorry. It-" Twilight shoved her hoof in Fluttershy's mouth.
"It`s fine and yes, it does have to do with that. Daddy, would you like to tell them?" Nightlight pondered that.
"No, this is something that you need to do. Trixie come sit with us." Trixie took her seat and braced herself for the reactions.
"You five are really important to me so I need you to hear this very crucial piece of information. Please don't freak out or yell at any of us." She took a deep breath. "Trixie is my sister." Gasps escaped the mares.
"I just can't... wow. That was rather unexpected. I don't know what to think of this. I guess, I just have one question. Have you known all along because if you did than you took sibling quarreling to a whole new level." Twilight was happy to hear that Rarity cared about her enough to stay calm.
"We both just learned today. I don't really want to tell you mares the story yet, but I hope you can accept this. It is a really weird thing after all. Trixie is my sister. It's just odd to say."
Trixie smiled at them and got ready to say what she needed to say. "Trixie has apologized before, but Trixie feels as though she owes you a hug. She really hates them, but in order to be accepted in Ponyville, you kind of have to warm up to one another." Suddenly her eyes narrow. "But, if a single one of you tries to chit chat with her about your mumbo jumbo friendship stuff, Trixie will personally hit you. We shall be friends, but please don't annoy Trixie." Everypony immediately to disregard her one rule.
They trapped her in a group hug and everypony in the room had joined. "Gah!" I really needs to get some new friends.
Trixie stared at Twilight. She is relatively pretty, but Trixie will never let that slip. Trixie is the ultimate unicorn after all, so Trixie must maintain her self righteousness. Not to mention that Trixie doesn't entirely like Twilight.
Twilight sat on the couch staring back her sister. Sister. It just sounds weird. Trixie is my sister. It's hard to wrap my head around. (Somehow she heard me say sister, I don't know how, just go with it)
The two mares just sat with their thoughts. Maybe their father had made a bad choice telling them to spend the day together before he returned to Canterlot.
"So, Trixie. Would you like to work on some new spells with me?" Trixie frowned.
"Why?! Because you want to show of your skills?! Trixie will not have that! Trixie is perfectly fine with just sitting here!" Twilight sighed. It was going to be a bit harder than she thought.
"No! I just want to hang out!" She paused, deciding whether of not she should say the other thing on her mind. After a moment of pondering she decided that it would be best to nip it in the butt. "Stop referring to yourself as Trixie. You really need to stop talking in the third person. You can say I am happy instead of Trixie is happy, for example." She frowned again, but slightly larger this time.
"Trixie- I don't care about your excuses. I know that you aren't the sweet mare that you say you are. I know how great I am so I don't need your rude comments to bring me down." Twilight could no longer keep her temper down.
"PLEASE SHUT UP! YOU NEED TO STOP CALLING YOURSELF THE BEST! YOU'RE A GREAT PONY, BUT YOU GLOAT WAY TO MUCH!" She regained her composure. "Now, if you excuse me, it's shelf organizing day."
"I challenge you to a magic competition!"
"Haven't we already done this? Twice even."
"Yes, but I want to prove how I am number one." Twilight was going to object, but Spike was at Rarity's boutique and she would have to organize by herself, doing this was at least a bit more entertaining.
"Fine. I accept." Trixie leapt from the couch and performed a rather challenging spell. She grabbed a sharp knife with levitation and gave herself a small cut. She winced in pain, but stayed calm and then used a healing spell to fix it as if it never happened.
Twilight repeated the spell with ease and then began her spell. She levitated over a glass of water and then used her magic to grab a large droplet of water and splash it onto her head. Twilight then used her magic to vaporize the water instantly thus making her head perfectly dry.
Trixie gulped. It was rather hard and she had never attempted it. She levitated the water over to her, but couldn't get the droplet. Her horn shot out burst of color and her horn had a blue aura, but to no avail, she couldn't lift the water. You aren't a quitter! Do the stupid spell!
Trixie closed her eyes and focused on the water. She erased all other thoughts and managed to grab the water. She carefully moved it and plopped it onto her head. Sadly, she didn't know how the vaporization spell worked and her mane stayed wet.
Twilight smirked at the sight of a very wet Trixie. This brought anger to her sister. Trixie stomped her hooves and willed the water to leave. Nothing. She used a heating spell to see if it did the same thing. It just made her mane hot. Trixie began getting nervous.
"It's okay if you can't do it Trixie. I won't blame you." Twilight found Trixie's situation funny, but she said her sentence with sincerity.
This made Trixie work harder. She tried to mimic Twilight's movements and focused on her goal. She wished that it would work and it did! Trixie beamed and then looked notoriously at Twilight.
Twilight opened her eyes wider in misbelief. She was sure that Trixie was incapable of pulling it off. Trixie grinned an then began her spell. She put a magic shield around herself and then while doing that spell she levitated a few things towards her and threw them at the shield. When it remained intact she took a bow before letting it fall.
This brought shocked expressions to both of their faces. Twilight nervously shuffled her hooves. You can do this. She repeated the shield with ease, but found a small amount of trouble with the throwing. She could levitate the things over, but throwing them at herself was a little harder. She focused really hard and occasionally let out a groan showing her concentration. The book went right towards the shield and it kept up.
Twilight jumped up and down happily. "Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes." Trixie stared at her with annoyance.
"Great, you've done it. Show me your final spell." Twilight did something that she could do in her sleep, teleport. Twilight teleported from one end of the room the other and then onto the staircase.
Trixie stared at her in shock. IMPOSSIBLE! Her horn glowed and sparks came out, but nothing even close to teleportation occurred. She frowned and looked at the floor. There was no use embarrassing herself.
"You win Twilight Sparkle." Twilight gave herself a moment to be proud before comforting Trixie.
"Don't be sad. You're a great magician and unicorn. I'm the element of magic, so it is nearly impossible to defeat me, but it's not your fault. You tried your hardest and that's all that matters." Twilight smiled at Trixie. Surprisingly, Trixie smiled back.
"You know, I don't like you very much Twilight, but I certainly respect you." The two sisters hugged.
