//------------------------------// // Still Haven't Learned // Story: The Legend of Starlight-Book 3: The Good, The Bad, and the Trixie // by twow443 //------------------------------// Chapter 2- Still Haven't Learned Not a lot of ponies were left in the field,but the ones that were moved away from the stage as the wagon started to violently shake. I motioned my friends back and moved up to the stage, sword in hand. I reached up to open the door, and the wagon opened up in a burst of magic, knocking me backwards. “Ponies of Ponyville! The Great and Powerful Trixie has returned!” A blue unicorn, a little lighter then Luna stepped out among a sparkle of lights. I flipped around in the air and hovered over, my friends trotting up to the stage. “Oh great! It's her again!” I heard Rainbow said. I flew down and hovered over my friends. “You know this unicorn?” Twilight glared at the prancing unicorn. “She came here a couple of months earlier and brought a Ursa Minor into the town. Almost destroyed the whole place.” I decided not to ask what that was, instead looking at the unicorn. “So, her name is Trixie?” As my friends nodded, the unicorn noticed us and stopped talking. I saw her visibly pale and crouch down. “H-hi there.” I flew around the field, telling ponies to head on home as my friends started talking to Trixie. “What are you doing back here?” I heard Rainbow say. “I decided to come grace Ponyville with my presence once again.” Trixie said. “I-um...” She stopped as I landed next to Fluttershy. “The truth is, I wanted to try again here.” “What do you mean by trying again?” I asked. “Last time I was here, I didn't make the best impression.” the blue unicorn said. “She brought a Ursa Minor into Ponyville and wasn't able to control it.” Twilight said. I notcied that she had been glaring at Trixie this entire time. She must have seen my confused look because she said, “Think of a bear covered in stars.” “Ahh.” I said. I looked back at the unicorn. “So, why are you back?” I asked kindly. “Just as I said. I wanted to try again.” Trixie said. “I'm tired of being alone. I've traveled all over Equestria being a stage pony. I heard about the crowning about a month ago and started back here. Maybe-maybe I could stay here for a while?” The ponies looked at me expectantly. I sighed, knowing I was going to make at least one of my friends upset with me. “Trixie, I don't know much about what happened before, but as long as you don't bring another giant bear to trash the place, you can stay.” Trixie's face lit up and she hugged me. She then backed off, realizing who she was hugging. “Oh thank you Prince!” She lit up her horn and started moving her wagon away. I told my friends to head home to get some rest. As I was about to take off, Twi tugged on my shirt. “Why did you let her stay?!” she said, seething. I stepped back, surprised by the force of her anger. “I don't think it's bad to give everypony a chance.” “She has some evil reason to be here, Starlight.” Twilight said. “I can feel it oozing from her.” I cocked my head. “Are you sure it's not just because you're still mad at her?” Twilight snorted. “No. It isn't.” She started walking away. “Are you coming back to the house?” “I'll teleport inside so you don't need to wait up.” I said. She nodded and walked off with Spike. I sighed, knowing that I wasn't heading back to the house. Whenever Twilght was in one of her moods, I would just sleep on the cloud that Rainbow and I had made. Before I shot into the sky, I flew around, making sure the field was clean. After the sweep I headed off into the air. The sky was beautiful. Luna's moon was full tonight, lighting up the night. I looked at the stars. “They seem fine already.” I thought. “How do I represent that part of the sky?” I reached the cloud and sat, thinking about the day. Suddenly I heard a voice from behind me. “Thought you were at Twilight's.” Rainbow flew around and sat next to me. “She's mad at me because of how I dealt with Trixie.” I explained. “I come and sleep here whenever she's upset.” Rainbow nodded. “If you want, you can stay with me tonight.” “You sure?” I asked. “I'd rather not be in the way.” She nodded. “Why not? Come on!” She took off and I followed. At Rainbow's, she disappeared into another room as I changed in her bedroom. I looked around in wonder. I hadn't been in Cloudsdale ever since the day that Rainbow had taken me on a quick tour. So I was in wonder at her house, being made completely out of clouds. It truly was a beautiful house. Buuut, not as beautiful as the mare that walked in front of me. She sat next to me and said, “Apparently, by the look of awe on your face, you like what you see.” I closed my mouth, then proceeded to open it in a yawn. “Why not? You are a very likeable mare.” She punched me, then kissed me. “Come on Prince. We're both tired.” We climbed into the bed and laid down under the covers. I wrapped my arms around my mate and relaxed. “Starlight?” she said. “Hmmm?” I responded. “When should we tell everypony about us?” she asked. I was quiet for a moment. “Whenever you're ready to.” I felt her relax and then I heard her breathe deeply, signaling that she was asleep. I laid my head down and also fell asleep. … 8 Months Before Celestia stood her ground in front of Nightmare Moon. “Come on now, Princess. I already have your sister. Just tell me where you sent the little prince and we can all be a family again.” “Never!” Celestia said. Her horn glowed brightly. Nightmare Moon laughed. “Come now. It's been a thousand years, not to mention the 6 I've waited. I don't need to wait any longer. You might find me a little less......playful.” At the last part, she narrowed her eyes. Celestia's horn fizzled out. “Leave Starlight out of this. He's perfectly fine where he is.” “I just want to know where he is.” The evil alicorn said. “He deserves a few birthday presents.” Suddenly Nightmare's horn flashed and shot at Celestia. It hit her in the horn and stunned her. When Nightmare ended the spell, Celestia fell to the ground, unconscious. Nightmare walked up and looked at the fallen alicorn. “It would be so easy for me to take over now. But I have bigger and better things in mind for Equestria. Enjoy the last few months of your rule. After you have your sister back, I'll have your brother very soon after.” She suddenly disappeared. Celestia stirred and raised her head, “You won't find him for quite a while...” … About 3 days later, I helped Fluttershy lead a group of rabbits to a carrot field that we had been growing. “Thank you, Starlight. This is really good for them.” the quiet pegasus said. “I should hope so.” I said. “Took me forever to get the right seeds for this.” Fluttershy nodded. “I-I should be able to handle it now, unless you want to stay.” I rubbed Fluttershy's head. “It's okay. I'm going to see how Rarity's holding up with the order I gave her." I flew off, waving to my friend. Luna had asked me to ask Rarity if she could do an express order of dresses for her. Rarity had been working very hard to complete it, so I was surprised to have convinced her to attend the carnival last night. Landing at her shop, I was going to head on in.....before I heard a crash in the town. I quickly flew to where I heard the crash, and gasped at what I saw. Author Note: Sorry for the wait! Writer's block sucks! Expect to see more constant updates and thanks for reading!!!