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// Canterlot 
// Story: Trixies First Show 
// by BubbleyBathTub 
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The great, and powerful trixie.
Even though she pronounced herself with this title, it was all a lie, and it was a lie that she told herself everyday. She was just a young filly, with stupid dreams, and her cutie mark had just revealed itself. And so Trixie had false confidence oozing from her, like every other filly. Trixie was skilled at magic, but she knew she was not great and powerful.
"I am the great and powerful Trixie..." she muttered to herself. Her tears fell on the floor. She once again awoke on her carriage, the somber colors reflecting her mood. She stood, after a quiet bit, and looked outside. The sky was a pale blue, and the grass was green. She put on her hat and cape, and stepped onto the grass. It would be hours until she met the next town on her list, Canterlot. It was always nice to have a change of scenery, Trixie thought. She lifted an apple with her magic, and began to chew.
Perhaps this day, would be a better one. Celestia's sun rose in bright colors.
"Yes, Trixie shall have a very bright day!" she announced.
She cast a spell on the wheels of her carriage, and hopped on. She ran through her normal magic exercises. She maintained three objects in the air while still moving her vehicle, concentration was key. Next she practiced with heavier objects, and heavier, until her breathe came out in heaves. Finally she put down everything, and stopped the carriage.
"Trixie has exerted herself today...." she stopped to breathe. "But The Great and Powerful Trixie, is very skilled at magic." she laid down in the grass and let the fresh smell placate her. Trixie looked up into the sky. The sun was just over the to of the sky. It seemed only half the journey was done, and she already finished her routine. 
"Trixie shall read on magic." she happily stood up and fell onto her ride, and began to move again. Her horn glowed as she studied the old tome. It was full of tips and spells, and Trixie had read it many times before. But this book was one of her favorites, given to her by none other than her Foalsitter. Trixie's parents weren't often home, and the unicorn had taught her all there was to know on the subject of magic. the book was old, and she loved it more than anything. Her notes were scribbled on every page.
As her eyes scanned the pages, over and over, Trixie gasped when she  suddenly bumped. She came out to see she had literally ran into the city. She quickly replaced the broken board on the front of her carriage. She then brought herself to the middle of the city, and waited for the town ponies to arrive. 
"The great and powerful Trixie shall be wonderful tonight, she told herself." she looked out side. The sun was about to set. Trixie loved doing her shows at night. It allowed a lot more room for lights and the such. Out side she heard the murmuring of ponies. It was just about time. Trixie puffed out her chest, and stood on her hind hooves. She took one last check outside. It was just between light and dark. Perfect.
She transported herself onto her stage, and sparks and lights flashing.
"I am the great and powerful Trixie! I am only the most powerful and amazing pony in all of equestria!" she announced. She smiled broadly. "And anything you can do, I can do it better."
"Oh yeah?" one of the the ponies shouted. "I bet you can't do this!" the pony ran on stage. She teleported plates upon plates upon her nose. And as she spun them, she placed more upon her tail  and hooves.
Trixie laughed. "You may be really sad." Trixies horn started to glow a pink."When reality fall atop you!" Trixie levitated the plates and sent them one by one shattering around the unicorn. "It seems that your cutie mark is just WASHING the dirty dishes." she laughed, even though it was a terrible joke. Silence fell upon the crowd, as one pony swept up the broken shards of crystal. Perhaps I've gone too far... Trixie thought. However the unicorn had only scratches.
"You think that was good?!" another pony shouted. Suddenly and earth pony jumped on top of the stage. "I bet you can't to anything better than this!" suddenly a Pegasus ran and jumped onto the Earth pony. The earth pony bucked him into the sky. The Pegasus rocketed at sonic speeds and suddenly came down and crashed into the ground. The impact left a giant crater, in which water started pouring out of. The earth pony then kicked rocks into the air, which the Pegasus through into the crater, leaving a very beautiful fountain.
"You can't top our building skills!" the flying pony boasted.
"The great and powerful Trixie is not outdone by a water fountain!" Suddently, the fountain water turned black, and sprayed the Pegasus, leavings him in a gooey substance. Trixie then solidified the black goo around his wings.
"What the??" he shouted, as he tried to fly. He hopped and jumped, but it was no use. Trixie just laughed, and the sprayed some more on his hooves, and glued him the the ground. Immobile, the earth pony tried to pull the goo off, but it only made a mess. The Pegasus would need hours of bathing.
"Anypony?" she called to the crowd. "No? It seemed not."
"I will." a voice called from the crowd.
"What?" Trixie beckoned. "I'm sorry, I can't hear you." 
Then another unicorn, this time white, came onto the stage.
"I'm challenging you to a magic duel." he said as loud as he  could.
"Oh? Is that so?"
"Yes."
"Well, then take your very best shot, because it will be your last." Trixie mocked.
The unicorn did not reply, but instead his horn soon lifted Trixie off of the ground. 
"What?" Trixie struggled against the barrier with her hooves, but the purple glow did not budge. Trixie the  tried to teleport out, break and dispell the barrier, but it did not work.
Trixie had met a very powerful and dark pony indeed. Trixie felt vulnerable without her magic, and this very dark unicorn took advantage of that. 
"I see you have some fond possessions." the unicorn laughed. Trixie could do nothing as she watched book by book of hers get ripped apart. She screamed and cried and kicked the barrier. It was of no use. Only when the unicorn levitated a very special book, did Trixie stop.
"No..." she whispered. The book was sentimental, and irreplaceable. It was one of the last copies. 
"What was that? Did I hear the 'great and powerful' Trixie beg?" he mocked.
"Please... I." she stopped. "Just don't destroy that." 
The crowd roared and cheered as the unicorn slowly tore each page off, and personally chewed on every last piece. He spit out every beautifully illustrated page. Her life was on the ground, covered in horse saliva, barely recognizable as anything of value. The crowd stomped their hooves, and cheered for the unicorn.
Trixie had to watch. She could not look away. She was not sure if it was a spell or her eyes that betrayed her. After the pony destroyed that book, he burned her carriage. She stood helpless above the flames. She was burned, and her eyes filled with smoke as the flames grew higher and higher against the night sky. Her eyes teared with sorrow, heat and smoke. She choked and coughed, but was conscious the entire time. Even as the embers were glowing coldly, she crowd cheered.
"Trixie is sorry...." she repeated again and again.
However the unicorn did not hear her. 
Finally the unicorn released her, sending her onto the ashes of here life. The impact uncovered flaming hot coals, that burned her feet. The unicorn set up another barrier, this time around the ashes. Trixie was helpless to have her feet continually burnt. She did not know how long this went, but eventually the sun rose. By then the ashes chilled, and Trixie laid atop them, crying. Most of the crowd was asleep, and so the wind blew softly. The unicorn was not asleep, not did he slumber throughout the night. Instead he opted to watch her in agony for hours. Smiling, the entire time. 
"Please..." Trixie begged. "Please..." 
The unicorn stood. "Trixie, I believe you have a very important lesson to learn in magic. In that it can't alway prevail. First, that magic is not a toy, and that it is dark and foreboding and evil."
"Please..." Trixie cried.
"And secondly, that anypony with a magic cutie mark, is destined to find out the first." the unicorn with blue hair then turned to leave. He stopped.
"I just happen to have first-hand knowledge about this." Trixie cried herself to sleep. Only when the sun is directly in the sky, does the barrier dissipate. Trixie looks up, only to notice the unicorn with the cutie mark of a shield, is gone.