The assemblage of ponies in the dimly lit room which may or may not have served as Discord's lair milled around, though Pinkie Pie was bouncing around excitedly at the prospect of throwing yet another party, this time for the second Trixie. The first Trixie glowered at the second, her mood soured by the fact that she had been unceremoniously teleported away from her travels.
"Trixie wants to know why you have chosen to mock her in this fashion!" she exclaimed indignantly, glowering angrily at her doppelganger. The others watched in anticipation, they themselves wondering something similar but having chosen not to express their curiosity. Her doppelganger slowly trotted towards the showmare, a sly grin on her face. Trixie slowly backed away until her tail hit the wall behind her as her double closed the distance between them. "Trixie says stop!" she commanded, her voice wavering. The doppelganger gave the showmare a quick kiss on her lips before backing away a little distance.
"I do not mock you, Trixie -- I woke up like this a few days ago. My name is Michael Walker, and until recently, I was a male human. Since I'm now trotting around in a copy of your body, Trixie, I must admit how much fun it is to do so, regardless of what anypony else says or thinks about it. I consider it an honor to be a copy of you, even though that's not what I'd wished for," he replied. The azure show-mare nickered at his compliment, blushing ever so slightly.
"What did you wish for?" asked the Solar Princess who flashed a sly grin.
"Well -- I guess I kinda wanted to be Twilight Sparkle -- but I still don't know why I woke up as Trixie -- unless Discord had something to do with it," she mused.
"The Great and Powerful Trixie accepts your compliment ... Michael," she stated haughtily, tacking a snort of derision onto the end of her statement. The others were still somewhat shocked to see two Trixies before Twilight broke the awkward silence permeating the dank room. The humidity felt almost stifling.
"So how did you get here? There's another pony who says his name's Michael Walker, but he's trotting around in a copy of my body," Twilight declared.
"Really? Sounds interesting," the Trixie clone opined bemusedly. "I've heard about alternate universes -- so if there's a version of me in your body..." she added tentatively, allowing her words to trail off as she began contemplating the ramifications.
"Aren't you interested in meeting yourself? I can throw a party for both of you!" Pinkie giggled as she bounced up and down.
"That would be a bad idea, Pinkie -- even making eye contact could lead to a catastrophic paradox," she replied solemnly. Twilight nodded her head in agreement at her statement.
"Trixie wants to know why such a thing hasn't happened already, considering you are posing yourself as her," the show-mare huffed.
"Paradoxes only occur when two of the same individual encounter each other, not when a doppelganger encounters his or her counterpart. I suppose that this meeting between us represents a sort-of paradox, even though I know that if I were to encounter my other universe self in Twilight's body -- well -- I don't care to countenance the repercussions of that event," she explained.
"Trixie does not care about that," she responded dismissively, waving her right forehoof to indicate her decided lack of interest in the topic. "Trixie wants to know more about you, though, Michael," she declared as she slowly trotted over to her doppelganger, who noticed her approach and shied away slightly, edging closer to the Solar Princess. Some of the others giggled or nickered at the sight.
"Trixie, what is it you wish to know about me?" she asked as she bumped against the alicorn's hind legs, causing a rather unceremonious display of the princess trying to regain her balance. The other ponies in the room gasped in shock and surprise as they witnessed the inadvertent action, though Pinkie cracked a smile as well.
"Excuse me," the alicorn interjected almost angrily at the unanticipated contact, her harsh gaze directed at both Trixies. "I would appreciate it if you would exercise greater caution, Michael."
"My apologies, your Majesty," Trixie's doppelganger offered sincerely, bowing deeply before the princess.
"Trixie apologizes, Princess Celestia," she stated, though a hint of contempt forced its way through her words.
"Your apologies are accepted," the alicorn responded.
"It's not every day that Trixie gets to meet herself!" she chortled as she closed the distance between herself and her doppelganger, whose expression turned to one of trepidation and worry. "Don't be afraid, Michael -- Trixie doesn't bite!" she giggled as she placed a foreleg over her double's withers and gave her a light hug.
"Um, I take it you'd like to accompany me on my travels?" she asked, uncertainty evident in her tone. Trixie nodded her head, smiling broadly.
"What about your, uh, other self -- my doppelganger?" asked Twilight.
"I'm sure he can handle his own affairs just fine if he happens to be in a copy of your body," Trixie's doppelganger opined. Trixie kissed her double, almost giggling at said double's reaction. "Trixie --"
"Trixie wants to be with herself," she chortled before kissing her double again.
"Trixie, not in front of everypony," her double almost whined. The others giggled and nickered at the sight before Trixie kissed her double yet again.
"You kissed Trixie first," she giggled. "Trixie wants to accompany herself wherever she may go!"
"Does that mean you're leaving?" asked Rainbow Dash, her annoyance quite evident in the tone of her voice.
"Not before we throw you a party!" Pinkie chirped, bouncing on her hooves.
"Let's return to the castle -- we've wasted enough time here as it is," Princess Celestia stated flatly, though her tone also indicated a level of annoyance before encompassing everypony with her magic and performing a group teleport to the castle, specifically to the throne room.
"Trixie, I have to return to my homeworld," her doppelganger said softly. "Are you sure you want to come with me?"
The showmare responded by hugging her double and kissing her passionately on the lips. "Trixie says yes!" she chirped.
"I wish I could go with you, Michael! I'd like to see what your homeworld looks like!" Twilight chimed optimistically.
"Maybe my alternate self might be able to take you with him some time -- but I think you're needed here more than there -- and I can only teleport one additional pony with me when I return to my homeworld," she declared. Twilight's expression showed disappointment at this revelation. "Okay, Trixie -- you sure you want to come with me? I may not be able to return for a long time."
Trixie mulled her options for a moment before embracing her double again. "Trixie says let's go!" she exclaimed excitedly. She planted another kiss on her double's lips again as the two were enveloped in a pale blue aura, then disappeared in a puff of smoke.
"There was so much I wanted to ask," Twilight opined in a dejected tone.
"If what he said is true, then your doppelganger here should be able to answer the same questions," Princess Celestia mused.
"He's still in Ponyville, isn't he?" the librarian half-asked, half-said. "Princess, would you be so kind?"
"Of course, Twilight. Everypony gather 'round, I shall send you to Ponyville."