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// Friend or Foe? 
// Story: The Epic Journey 
// by JerryTheHouseGhost 
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	Twilight and Trixie stood face-to-face, staring right at each other with angry eyes. "Whoa! I assume you two know each other? Why so much tension?" MC Pony D looked confused.

Twilight and Trixie were too intent on glaring at one another to answer. "Can anypony here tell me what's going on here?" asked MC Pony D. Twilight's five friends started to enter the room after finishing their delicious hay sandwiches.

Applejack suddenly got a look of surprise that instantly changed to a look of anger. "Trixie!? What the hay is she doing here?"

"What's gotten in to everypony? You were all so happy just a minute ago!" MC Pony D was still very confused. Even Vinyl Scratch looked angry. "Okay, somepony has to explain why everypony seems so hostile towards Trixie! I mean, we've known each other since I was just a foal!"

"You know Trixie!?" asked Rainbow Dash.

"Well of course, I wouldn't just invite any random pony to my house! Not including all of you, of course." MC Pony D just wanted an explanation as to why everypony despised Trixie. "Just tell me what is wrong with her!"

Nopony was paying much attention to MC Pony D anymore; they were all just staring at Trixie. All except Fluttershy, who was just standing in the corner of the room with a concerned look on her face. MC Pony D noticed her there, and began to approach her.

"You there! Fluttershy, was it? Do you mind explaining to me what is going on?" MC Pony D was growing impatient.

Fluttershy began her explanation. "Oh, um, yes. You see, last year, Trixie showed up in Ponyville. She was boasting about being the most magical pony in all of Equestria, and claimed she could do anything better than anypony else could. She humiliated a lot of us. She even said that she had defeated an ursa major all by herself. Most of her claims turned out to be untrue, and after Twilight proved that she was a fake, Trixie just ran away."

MC Pony D looked at the group of ponies. "Is this true, sister?"

Fluttershy looked at MC Pony D. "Sister?-"

"I said, is this true!?" MC Pony D used his magic to throw everypony except Trixie to the sides of the room.

Trixie shot a glare at MC Pony D, but then adopted a rather sad face. "Yes, MC, it is true. It's just that-"

"Come on! I thought we agreed to be nice to everypony, and get friends and even fans that actually cared about us! I don't remember humiliating anypony being part of the conversation we had ten years ago!"

"I'm sorry, brother! It's just that nopony would pay attention to me, no matter what I did! I had to do something!"

"Whoa whoa whoa, did you just say brother?" asked Twilight. "You're telling me that you two are brother and sister!?"

"Yes, it is true," said MC Pony D. "I thought you were being fair, Trixie. After all the letters you sent me talking about your success, I thought you had finally made it. I thought wrong!"

"I can make it up to you! I've changed my ways, I swear! After the incident in Ponyville, I realized that everypony hated The Great and Powerful Trixie, so I decided to start over new. The Great and Powerful is gone, I've been using my real name now. Trixie Lulamoon is the pony who stands before you now. To prove that I have changed, I ask for forgiveness from all of you, and I want you all to let me be your friend. I am truly sorry."

Twilight looked at Trixie, right in the eyes. "I suppose everypony deserves a second chance. Yes, I will allow you to be my friend. I'm sure Princess Celestia will be proud of old enemies setting aside their differences!"

One by one, everypony agreed that Trixie did deserve another chance. The last one to speak was MC Pony D. "Trixie, I know you are older than me, but I have always been the one watching out for you. After our parents got sent to the asylum, I was always making sure we had everything we needed to survive. When we were old enough to live on our own, and we parted ways, I thought you would be one of the best ponies in Equestria. Though I stopped believing that for a while just now, I think that you have the potential to do it. Welcome home, sis." MC Pony D and Trixie hugged. 

It was a heartwarming sight for everypony. Twilight hugged Rarity, Rainbow Dash hugged Pinkie Pie, Applejack hugged Fluttershy, and Vinyl Scratch just kind of sat there and looked at everypony.

After the hugs ended, Twilight remembered something. "Hey, Trixie, do you have a note with you by chance?"

"Hm, I don't know, let me check." Trixie took off her wizard hat and looked inside of it. She reached inside and took out a piece of paper. "I think this is what you want." Trixie handed the piece of paper.

"Hey!" started Rainbow Dash, "If you're not The Great and Powerful Trixie anymore, why do you still have the cape and hat?"

"I think they look rather stylish," answered Trixie.

"I must agree with her," said Rarity. "Ever since I saw your attire the time you were in Ponyville, I spent a long time trying to recreate it. I had no luck, though."

"Be quiet, everypony, let me read this!" Twilight interjected. "It says: 'You have made friends with Trixie, congratulations! Now you must leave your new friends and head to the North. There, you will find a lovely little village. You will find the next note there.' I wonder what this village is like."

"The note said it would be lovely," said Rarity. "Whenever I hear that word, it either means somepony likes my dress, or somepony is being very sarcastic. I sure hope it's the dress one with this village."