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// Trixie buys a washing machine from the future 
// Story: Trixie Messes Everything Up 
// by Sleepy Panda 
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Trixie was hiding in a dark ally with an enormous box. Some ponies stopped and gave her curious looks, but none called out to her or stayed long. They knew better than to mess with the insane.

Trixie didn't normally spend her Tuesday afternoons in dark alleys, but she had a good reason for it today: she had ordered an item from the future. Having spied on Twilight Sparkle, Trixie knew how dangerous time travel could be, so she was making sure nopony would see the device. It was called a "washing machine," and it was normally run on something called electricity. Trixie didn't know what store electricity was sold at, so she ordered a special edition of the machine that was powered by unicorn magic. However, because she didn't believe on wasting her precious, great and powerful magic on something so trivial as a washing machine, she made the store clerk to use her magic instead.

First, Trixie used her magic to lift the machine out of the cardboard box. Then, she opened the door to the washing machine and, after removing them from herself, shoved her cape and hat inside. Pushing the large circular "on" button with her hoof, she couldn't suppress her evil grin as the washing machine hummed and powered up. There was nothing particularly evil about what she was doing, but machines excited her and she didn't know how to smile normally. 

Unfortunately, she had forgotten to close the door and she was immediately greeted by a blast of water to her face.

"Gah!" she sputtered, spitting out bits of laundry detergent. "How dare you soak the Great and Powerful Trixie!" she shrieked, firing up her horn. She only intended to shove the offending machine away from her, but her shock caused her to engulf it in a fiery inferno that the water couldn't quench. 

"Noooo! My cape! My hat! I can't be great and powerful without any accessories!" Trixie wailed, causing several ponies to stop and stare. Embarrassed by her lack of outfit, Trixie crawled inside the washing machine's box and hid from the world for the very first time. She had just publicly humiliated herself in front of four curious onlookers. Four.She couldn't bear the shame of it. Celestia herself would banish Trixie to the moon. Then, when she returned, she would be turned into something ugly like Rarity and put on display in Canterlot for all of Equestria to laugh at. She-

"Wow, how'd you do that? That was a really neat trick you did with the exploding cube," a voice said. Trixie sprang out of her box faster than lightning, expecting a crowd of ponies making fun of her. Instead, she saw a young unicorn filly with a bright pink mane looking at her in awe. "I can't do anything like that with my magic," the filly continued. "My parents think I'm a failure. Do you think you could teach me a trick? I want to show them I'm not completely useless.

"Who are you?" demanded Trixie, having regained her composure. 

"My name's Smart Cookie, but ponies say I'm really dumb so you can just call me Cookie. Can you show me how to be as awesome as you?" Cookie pleaded, looking up at Trixie with sad brown eyes. Trixie gazed back into her eyes, realizing with a start that the eyes weren't completely brown. They were ringed with some shade of blue, but it was too dark to tell exactly what color.

"You... think I'm awesome?" Trixie asked.

"Yeah, way awesome!" Smart Cookie exclaimed happily. Trixie gave a small smile; it was not an evil one this time. 

"Thanks kid. So, about that magic trick..."