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Title is from the song "Perfect" from Simple Plan.
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Trixie took her time walking over to Luna to request that both Lulamoons be brought back to Canterlot. Trixie did not know if she should bring up her mother’s illness or if she should request without requiring it. After all, she would not want to present her mother as a beggar. She did not even seem too willing to accept any kind of help, so making it seem as if this was a favor she wanted might not be right.
Right…Trixie was still having an issue with the fact that her mother was back.
What was worrying her more? Talking to her mother-figure about her actual mother. Given Luna’s tendency towards anger, this could result in the destruction of the entire nearby area if Trixie did not play this right.
After her nerve was gathered and her quivering hooves carried her to the table she had previously sat at with the three princesses, Trixie nervously murmured, “M-mother.”
Luna had calmed down when she saw Trixie approaching. The mere fact that Trixie was not breaking down and crying was enough for Luna to try and think good thoughts about what was being said. If Trixie could perhaps settle some old wounds, she may even come out of this stronger and be able to get past some of her crippling need for others’ recognition.
“How is it going?” Luna asked with a smile. She definitely wanted to come off as the good parent in this, so she wasn’t going to reveal her hatred of the newcomer in the first sentence.
Still nervous, Trixie tried to get through her thoughts but instead fumbled completely, “I…she…”
With a reassuring look from Luna, Trixie swallowed her fear and tried again, “I want to bring her with us back to Canterlot,” her own face faltered and grew sad as she continued, Luna’s mouth moving from a smile to a crease, “I have not quite forgiven her, but she needs help.”
Luna blinked, her voice caught between disbelief and curious, “Help? Her of all ponies?” a small nod from Trixie made Luna’s voice divert from curiosity increasingly into one of anger, “Trixie, this is your abusive mother. She just drops by after what, sixteen, seventeen, years—”
Not about to let Luna snap at her student, Celestia spoke up as Twilight cringed in her own seat, “Luna, please—”
Not all that sure about her own age after living out on the street for so many of her younger years, Trixie bit her lip as she tried to correct Luna with some uncertainty in her own voice, “I think it was fifteen.”
Luna responded without a single moment to rest, her voice now completely furious, though it was not directed at Trixie herself, “Oh pardon me, she comes by after fifteen years, and acts like nothing has happened! Come on, Trixie, this is the same mare who didn’t care enough about you to open the damn door!”
“She made a mistake. Many, yes, but so does everypony else,” Trixie cringed similarly to Twilight, though she had no seat to find comfort in and instead took a half step back. Despite her physical action revealing her mental fear of Luna’s reaction, Trixie’s voice became more resolute and sarcastic, “I’m sorry that not everypony can be as perfect as you, Princess Luna.”
Seeing Trixie retreat made Luna dial back her volume instantly. She did not want to be the one to now instill fear in Trixie, and realized her error with extreme regret. What had she become these past months? With her transformation drawing out her darker emotions, the loss of Loki (and previously Trixie too), in addition to her life’s stresses had caused Luna to become something she did not even recognize.
Luna sighed as she spoke with this lower voice, “Trixie, I understand that you want to be better than her, take her in when she would not do the same to you, but you’re not going to change her, she’s not coming back for your sake, she’s here to appease her own regrets.”
Trixie lowered her head to stare at the floor while Celestia spoke up again, not about to be interrupted again, “Everypony calm down. We can talk about the specifics later, but for now I think it would be good courtesy to allow Ms. Lulamoon to return with us,” she turned to face Luna with a serious expression, “Right, Luna?”
Luna joined Trixie in staring at the floor, though she spared a glance across the room towards the subject of this conversation. In a perfect world she wanted to kill Trixie’s mother and take that position for herself. Having her in their castle would make growing her own bond with Trixie more difficult since the natural mother would be in direct competition for affection despite her previous gross failures.
“Fine. She can come with us, but I will have a word with her when we return. Alone. Rules will be established.”
Trixie’s eyes lit up at Luna’s words, her face turning into a smile.
Maybe this all could turn out well. Her mother seemed to be open to rekindling their bond on some level, and her adoptive mother was willing to let things be.
She would be willing to forget if it meant everyone could be happy.
The ride back required Luna to be on mental autopilot. Anything else would have had her throw the elder Lulamoon from the carriage in pure anger.
Trixie sat awkwardly between them, trying to keep a smile on her face even as the ride home remained completely silent. Luna was unwilling to break her concentration while Trixie’s mother kept her own mouth shut to not aggravate the giant Alicorn riding in the same carriage. Twilight and Celestia had gone in their own separate one back to Canterlot, leaving just the three who had issues to settle between themselves.
After both carriages arrived back at Canterlot Luna was the one to break their silence. They were let out at the balcony that led to Luna’s room, all five ponies disembarking and waiting there for the others to get off.
This being done, the ponies entered Luna’s room where she spoke, “Now, it has been a long day for everyone. It is time to sleep.”
It was the early hours of night, Luna having had to move the moon during the ride, and it had been quite the day for them all, especially Twilight and Trixie. They each felt aches in their bodies where they magic had collided and done damage, though Trixie wore her bruises with some level of pride.
Celestia and Twilight gave their farewells to the others and wished them a goodnight while Trixie offered to show her mother a place to sleep. As both Lulamoons turned to leave Luna to her own room, Luna spoke up again.
“You stay.”
Her voice was directed at the elder Lulamoon, leaving Trixie to bite her own lip nervously while heading to the door. Luna took little note of Trixie’s exit while she focused her eyes on the only other remaining pony, who had stayed without protest. She had expected this conversation and was not afraid of being confronted alone.
“Take a seat,” she stated rather than offered. She wanted to speak down to the mare, and she would appear more intimidating if she was being looked up at rather than towards.
Trixie’s mother did not move, seemingly unfazed by the order. Her unflinching gaze irritated Luna, who made sure her door was closed with her magic as she stated through grit teeth, “Sit. Down.”
Out of a lack of caring, not fear, Ms. Lulamoon sat down and looked up at Luna as the princess approached her and only stopped a few feet in front of the blue pony.
Luna narrowed her eyes as she began to speak the words she planned on the carriage ride between fleeting mental images of eviscerating this mare, “I won’t pretend I am a moral pillar to be praised in matters regarding family, but some things I do know. I’ve learned because I’ve decided to have a family of my own, one that has not had you in the picture until recently.”
This did not seem to bring any doubt to the stone cold face of Trixie’s mother, whose only facial animation appeared when she was speaking to Trixie.
With nothing said back, Luna was left to continue her tirade, “You take care of your family, not neglect them, and love them for who they are. You love them despite their faults because that is what a mother and a sister does. These past months I have done everything I can for her, and I am not going to let you ruin Trixie’s emotional state after she has come so far.”
Again, there was no objection, though Luna was hoping for something. Anything. Talking without her talking back made it feel almost as if her words were being accepted, not recoiled against.
Still, Luna moved to the next part of her planned speech. She had little else to do but keep moving forward, and she wanted to let her thoughts be known, “Trixie is the most dedicated, loving and fantastic daughter that somepony could ever hope for. I intend to remove custody from you and grant it to myself, and any attempt you make at stopping this process will be denied and stricken from the record.”
Luna leaned down to bring their eyes as close as they could be, snarling at the stoic mare sitting before her, “She is my daughter now, as I appreciate her for who she is. I do not abuse her for what she is not, unlike your marred record,” she paused before continuing with obvious disgust and a very sinister tone, “If you do anything that can or does hurt Trixie, I swear they will never find your body. You will disappear and no-one will care. I can end your life or make it miserable as I please.”
Rising to her full height, Luna stared down at her rival of sorts with a more smug face, “Or did you forget that I can do that?”
“Not forget. Simply don’t care. I will die soon enough as it is,” the flippant Lulamoon stated, her voice followed by a cough. Her dismissal of Luna’s threat would have deflated the Alicorn’s ego if not for how it was stated that she was dying. That rose Luna’s interest greatly.
Luna rose an eyebrow, keeping her face and voice neutral, “How much longer do you have?”
“A few weeks. A month if I am so unlucky.”
That revelation gave Luna some pause. So this was the help that Trixie spoke of…it seemed that, at least to Luna, the mother had accepted her fate while Trixie wanted to try and interfere with it. It would be quite sweet if the recipient of the charity actually deserved it on any level.
“I can see why she wanted to bring you with us,” Luna narrowed her eyes again as she thought about the situation more. This fact being revealed meant that it could serve as something else that hurts Trixie. If her biological mother died after reconciling with her then it would weigh heavily on her mind and possibly drive her back into depression.
“Is this some attempt to reconcile before you die then? You do realize you will likely hurt her more by being here than by never having come back. Trixie would have been better without you being in the picture.”
As if she was bored, Trixie’s mother asked Luna a cutting question, “Are you done?”
Luna hid her annoyance at this while responding, “Yes, but you will answer this to me. Why?” Luna had to restrain herself as she brought up a question which she expected to have a poor answer to, “Was she not good enough? Or is it something more personal to you? There is no father listed on her birth certificate, and you were only at the end of middle school. Did you resent having her?”
It took a moment, but the stone-faced façade cracked. Trixie’s mother lowered her gaze ever so briefly before looking straight back up to Luna with a focused gaze.
“Truth be told, I never wanted that girl,” she stated, her voice containing a sigh within it before pausing completely, “If I had the chance to go back and change things I never would have had her. At least not then. Not at that age.”
Luna tried to think back to the record she had read of Trixie’s mother. She had glossed over the less relevant details, and so she was having a hard time remembering just how old this mare was. She really did look as if she was a marginally older Trixie, and their features were stunningly similar outside of Trixie’s most recent growth spurt.
This time spent retrieving information mentally gave Trixie’s mother time to continue, “By the time I scared Trixie away I was still younger than she is now. I was young and stupid. My parents evicted me, so they were no help when she was first born. By the time I knew enough about an orphanage to leave her at one, she was old enough to talk and do magic. Older fillies aren’t adopted as often…”
Luna’s building rage and anger began to stagnate. If what this mare was saying was true…
No. There was another piece of this equation that Luna needed to know.
“Where is her father? I assume you know who they are.”
The other mare gave a small grunt, “You’ll have to ask that bastard who married into Prince Blueblood’s family,” as Luna’s jaw dropped at that very statement, Trixie’s mother added with some disgust, “Trixie and that Prince Blueblood you so despise are half siblings.”
Blueblood’s father…he had passed away before Luna had returned, though she had never heard a bad word about him. Granted the age of Trixie’s mother, that would mean he took advantage of a child.
Luna felt her heart sink. She actually felt some sympathy for the mare who, until now, she had every reason to hate and despise to irrational levels. She did not know how she felt about that, but something else still mattered.
“Does she know? Does she know any of this?” Luna asked, though she honestly doubted Trixie did. If she did, she would have brought it up at some point.
Ms. Lulamoon shook her head no, her voice being a cross between a monotone and regret, “No, but you do the math. The downsides of looking older than your age, especially when you look like an adult and are too young to know what is happening,” her voice shifted as a small smile graced her lips, “You could confirm it with him, except I killed the stallion years ago. Left his legitimate child the same way as my own, and repaid him in kind for everything he had done.”
Despite the admission of a crime, Luna found herself fully in support. She would have done the same thing after all, though she was genuinely curious why this seemingly intelligent and collected mare did not just turn him in to the police, “Why did you not report him? Tell someone?”
“You were not back yet from your lunar excursion, but he was quite the influential figure in his time. It allowed him to get to where he ended up, and it is quite difficult to accuse royalty of something so…” she paused before her façade broke again for a moment, her eyes wincing as she coughed, “Even my parents did not believe me.”
Parts of Luna wretched at her own emotions as she realized that her sympathy was now eclipsing her hate for this other horse. While the actions of this mare were inexcusable towards Trixie, Luna could find herself understanding how and why she had treated Trixie terribly. This did not erase or excuse her crimes, rather it put them into a context that made Luna absolutely sick to her stomach.
“I hated Trixie. She always looked like a happy version of what I was like back when I was her age. Back when I didn’t have my life ruined,” Trixie’s mother gave a small snort, “I might have actually given her up if she didn’t though. If she looked like him.”
With a breath, she began to admit to her own issues, “I hit her. I starved her. Forced her to work until she was in tears. I wanted her to hate me like I hated her, and she just couldn’t. She can feel indignant, but she isn’t capable of one tenth of the malice I am.”
To that Luna could agree. Trixie did not have it in her to be a true villain, much unlike herself. Even when Trixie was corrupted by the Alicorn Amulet she had gone no farther than taking a town over and banishing her object of scorn, when she easily could have inflicted real damage and harm.
Still speaking, Trixie’s mother sighed again before wheezing momentarily, “You don’t know what you have until you have lost it. I have no idea of how to be a parent. I made Trixie the way she is, for better or for worse, because I couldn’t be there for her like I should have.”
Surprising Luna, Ms. Lulamoon stood up and turned towards the door.
“You’ve taken her in like your own. In these past few months you’ve done more for her than I ever have,” Luna could swear she could hear the faintest trace of her fighting back tears, “Take care of her. You are right about how I do not belong here. I will not bother you two any more.”
Despite her inner rage, Luna could not help but also feel the same compassion that drew her closer to Trixie. As such she did not try and stop her so she could yell more, instead asking about what she would have to say and explain to Trixie, “What should I tell her?”
“You don’t need to tell me anything!”
Both Luna and Ms. Lulamoon whipped their heads around to face the area beside the door, where Trixie emerged from an invisibility illusion. Tears were streaming down her face and her eyes were puffy as she removed her magical veil, and neither mare could believe that she had been there the entire time without their knowledge.
“Trixie?” Luna gasped as she realized just how badly this was going to turn out. Trixie had screamed, meaning that she had not taken all of this news lightly, nor had her sympathy built up like Luna’s had.
Her mother attempted to approach her with a soothing voice, “Listen, Trixie, honey—”
Trixie’s horn began to glow its new black, purple, and green and she leveled it towards her mother, “Don’t you dare call me that!”
While Luna’s threats earlier may not have fazed the elder Lulamoon in the slightest, the extremely volatile Trixie was bringing fear to her eyes. She took a step back as Trixie continued to sob and point her horn at her.
“You hated me because of something that wasn’t even my fault!?” Trixie was nearly choking on her tears as her voice continued to elevate, “No matter what I did, no matter how hard I tried, you still couldn’t stand me because you didn’t want to have me in the first place!? I’ve lived my entire life thinking I wasn’t good enough just because you slept with a disgusting piece of trash twice your age!?”
Luna was unsure how to intervene. Surely Trixie wouldn’t attack another pony…would she? If she ever broke her general sweetness then this would be the pony to push her to that point. Still, Luna doubted Trixie could go so far…
But having heard it all…maybe she could. Trixie was so emotional that she did not seem to have realized that her mother had not willingly been with Blueblood’s father, nor did she appear to care. She was simply furious that her entire life’s pain stemmed from something she had no choice over and that her mother tormented her for.
“Trixie, I’m so sorry. I didn’t want you to know that—”
Her genuine apology was cut off with a burst of magic that blasted the floor right in front of her hooves, surprising both the mother and Luna. As her mother retreated another step Trixie’s voice lowered and her face turned fierce, “What was it you said fifteen years ago? Walk out that door and you better not come back. And you can forget any future you will have.”
Trixie fired another blast, though this time it was aimed directly at her mother. It was not fast enough to hit her, as the elder mare moved out of the way and the blast slammed into the wall. This done, Trixie’s mother rushed towards the door as Trixie shouted after her.
“Go on, get out! You better not come back you dying witch!”
After her mother escaped though the door a moment of silence passed in the room. In this time Trixie resumed her tears, her horn’s magic disappearing and her body shaking in distress as she felt her emotions other than anger return to her.
“Trixie…” Luna stated sadly as she looked across the room. As much as the mother deserved some kind of revenge from Trixie, listening in on the conversation had turned the hopeful and happy Trixie into a mess. This was exactly how Luna had hoped things would not go, all because Trixie could not likely trust Luna alone with her own mother.
Luna’s own scary demeanor had, in effect, caused this since Trixie likely feared Luna would have killed the mare.
The shaking, the tears, her continuing sobs…Luna felt her heart wrench at the sight of her adoptive daughter. She approached her and brought a large black wing around her, wrapping her up protectively.
“Trixie, it’s going to be alright. I’m here for you,” Luna cooed, “Everything’s going to be okay.”
Trixie sniffled while wiping tears off one side of her face, her voice trying to sound tough even as it wavered, “I’m already alright. Why shouldn’t I be? I kicked her out this time, not the other way around…”
Trixie breaking down into more tears made Luna bring a hoof to her face and stroke it softly, “Hey, hey, it’s okay. I’m here for you, you know that right? I always will be. I…”
Trixie looked up to Luna and tried to look tough, but her quivering lower lip kept it from working, “I know, but I’m fine. I don’t need her, just like I’ve never needed her,” her voice was confident even if her face wasn’t, “I didn’t need her when I learned how to levitate apples off of carts to eat. I didn’t need her when I found out how to do show magic to get my cutie mark, and I did fine without her making a life for myself before Twilight’s friends humiliated me, didn’t I?”
Not sure how to respond, Luna just nodded while bringing her hoof up and down Trixie’s side in a comforting manner, “Yes, you did.”
“Without her I became the apprentice of a princess. Without that recalcitrant bitch I made my life better, defeated two Ursas, and proved I’m the best Unicorn in all of Equestria!” Trixie choked out, her words harsh but also revealing how hurt she felt, “I’ve lived my whole life without her helping me, from the day I crawled out of my crib to feed myself since she couldn’t be bothered!”
A pause, and then…
“Why doesn’t anypony love me?” Trixie asked in a whisper, her voice fading along with her anger.
Luna lowered her lips to the top of Trixie’s head, “Trixie?”
“Yes m—mother?”
Luna rubbed her face against Trixie’s, feeling a tear fall down her own cheek, “I love you. I always will.”
With that, Luna lead her student and daughter over to her bed. She was not going to let Trixie sleep alone that night and stir in her thoughts. She needed comfort, and that was what she was going to get.
Tucking Trixie in under the blue and green sheets of the bed, Luna bent her face down to kiss her student on the cheek. Trixie gave no resistance to all of this, and when Luna laid down beside her and brought her hooves around her she turned to return to gesture.
“I love you…” Trixie whispered.
Exhausted from the day and the previous few minutes, Trixie nodded off almost instantly. Luna kept herself awake long enough to be sure that Trixie was sleeping well, at which point she entered her dreams and guided them throughout the night.
Trixie would have suffered from nightmares, but she did not lose an ounce of rest to them because of the mare who took her in and who she now called mother.
I don't even know what to say I just don't know. You broke the woobie and now the haughty and raping bastard, I assume and more power to Lady Lulamoon but that's neither here nor there,aside i feel conflicted. The Nightmare is clouding her judgements. She should have known Trixie would try to listen in she had to have known. That's just cruel not only to Lady Lulamoon but to someone she claims to love as a daughter. The shadow is growing out of controll and I feel it's going to become a large point before long
Why was I thanked? Huh...food for thought, I guess...
I'm... not sure how I feel about this.
Lady Lulamoon is no saint by any stretch of the imagination, but that seemed like a poor way to end things between them. Even as Luna observed, Trixie apparently wasn't grasping the fact her mother was raped and she was the result. Or maybe she does get that and that is what caused her to snap. Still even for being a near-heartless bitch, that seems like a sad end for a dying mare. I wonder if Luna will have sent guards out to track her down?
Wow, talk about emotional turmoil. That is some really deep pain going on there, pretty much everyone in there is a victim in some way. Having to hear all of that would usually break anyone, at least Trixie has Luna to keep her from falling apart. Her mother at least was able to make pace with herself if not with her daughter before death. A rather sad turn of events, the only one that seems to come out on top is Luna because now there is no competition for being the mother figure. Still, the cycle of pain keeps rolling on and on with no sign of ending for anyone at this point.
Trixie jokingly called Loki her father, however I am rather curious if she will ever really look at him in that way. Or if he will ever see her as a daughter?
Amazing chapter, you most likely hit a lot of people where it hurts on this one.
Well, at least Luna now have a black stain on BLueblood family name. if they step out of line, 1 rumor is enough...
but ona second though....meh
I really really hope that you add in a line where Trixie walks past Blueblood with her morning tea/coffee and says "Good morning half brother" and keeps on walking.
Perhaps once she has gotten used to the idea/no longer cares.
I sort of hope that Trixie's mum will come back, just because she's dying, and even thought Trixie hates her, I don't think that they should let her die alone, or at least they should let her die in comfort. Plus, she could probably trash-talk Blue Blood a bit, that would be pretty funny
Ohh Thunder, you evil evil someovabich. I knew... I just knew... I didn't want to hear it, I Didnt Want To know. And here we are, just as I'm coming to terms, reluctantly accepting that reconciliation can be achieved.... BOOM Bitch GTFO!!!
ok, so maybe I like it if Lulamoon could possibly get some closure before she dies. And if she's dieing of syphilis or something, maybe... it be ok... if... she.. didn'thavetodie.
The fact that people are conflicted is proof the exchange was done well. Bravo.
5057470 I think I may have actually broken Trixie this time
I don’t think I really understand what you’re saying though…it feels like words are missing Or just misspelled. Maybe try again?
All I can really get is that you think Luna’s transformation that is obviously effecting her judgment is effecting her judgment. Before that it’s a bit confusing.
5057552 Because you were in the comment section in the last chapter? Why, do you NOT want to be thanked?
5057863 I know exactly how I feel about you not knowing how to feel: this is a triumph. I am making a note here, huge success.
You see, I gave you all someone to completely hate on, and now I’ve made a ton of people not so sure about what to feel. On the one hand people want to sympathize with her because of her past, but on the other hand she did some pretty terrible stuff. So mission success
Now, of course it was a sad way for it to end for her. That’s how it’s supposed to be. In no way is the way things turned out the picturesque way Trixie was hoping for. Trixie snapped after hearing her mother talk about everything, and her hurt feelings stopped her from showing her mother the same sympathy as Luna had. It would be nice if Luna went to the effort and had guards find her, but Luna was more preoccupied with comforting Trixie and making sure she was okay. Maybe afterwards she can find her and possibly fix things, but we’ll have to see what happens in the meantime
I like happy endings, but they must be earned.
5057985 Hehe, emotional turmoil…the driving force behind the story!
And yeah, pretty much everyone here is a victim in some way. Luna is the least, though even she is having her perfect relationship with Trixie put at jeopardy with how this mare has shown up and stirred things up. Trixie is broken by learning her true past and ancestry, and that’s not even to mention what she had to go through as a child. Similarly, her mother suffered too as a child and was a victim of the Canterlot Elite that have been such a disgusting presence in this story.
And yeah, her mother half succeeded in reconciling and making peace…but in general nopony truly won here, and we’ll have to hope that everypony can fix things once Thor The Dark World ends.
I think Trixie will be definitely searching to fill in the hole in her life now that she knows her actual ancestry. I don’t think she’ll want to leave things at “your father is a terrible pony and the father of Blueblood too”. Loki is quite the step up from that, and Trixie is at least on good terms with him. Perhaps, given some time, they can form a better bond and make their relationship more than in-name only.
I kind of intended to cause a little pain with this one, but thank you nonetheless.
5058118 Sure she could ruin them, but circulating that rumor would come back to then hurt Trixie as well. Luna has enough foresight to see that saying that “hey, this guy was a terrible pony and is Trixie’s father” is not going to help Trixie any, and that means she is going to withhold that ammunition even if she has it.
Meh what?
5059542 what you just said was my second though....
although manipulate strings here and there you can slightly alter the ...information
5058459 That would be quite interesting to do
It’ll take her a while to get to that level of being cool with it though…we’ll have to see how their next interaction goes.
5058509 I hope so too, but we’ll have to see And it would be sad if she dies alone, wouldn’t it?
It would be fun to have her trash talk Blue Blood though. Just like everyone else Still though, he is not to be blamed for his father’s actions as much as we may want to have him punished for them.
5058764 Hahaha, mission success. This is a triumph. I’m making a note here, huge success…
You see, I wanted to make people like you NOT want Trixie and her mom to reconcile, give you reason to sympathize with her mother to make you want reconciliation, then have Trixie snap and ruin her chances at doing just that because she was so hurt over what she heard.
It would be kind of nice if she did not have to die…but she is on the path of death right now, and Trixie is not in a place mentally or emotionally to continue reconciling yet. Maybe later?
5058771 Precisely what I was aiming for, so thank you I have been planning this all for a long time, but even then a lot of it was off the cuff. I knew how I generally wanted it to go down, but I added things like Trixie being there after I realized the context of it all: given how dark Luna had been, there is no way Trixie would just leave them alone. And I think it turned out better for it
5059545 True, but rumors are still an unruly thing. It is a possibility though, but I think for the most part Luna is fine with how things are. She can exert authority over Blueblood already and force him to do as she pleases anyways since she is a princess and he is a fake prince. She'd prefer tormenting him in person, at least that's how I see it
5059561 heh...nice. up close and personal....
some of those ponies did make em want to smite them while this is playing
i don't know but it make me feel powerful
5059547 However, Blueblood should be completely in the dark about the whole thing.
So it would have to be before everyone knows what his father did.
Perhaps it could be a way for Trixie to test her own progress on the matter.
5059571 Basically, if Luna wants to mock Blueblood she'll just do so to his face and eviscerate him verbally for his various faults. No need to drag his father into the equation.
Luckily for him, Blueblood is out of the country still after his humiliation earlier on.
5059579 That would be funny
"Oh brother..."
"The term is 'bother', lowborn wench."
And what makes you think Luna and/or Trixie is going to make public knowledge that Blueblood is related to Trixie? Trixie isn't going to go around making the claim, and Luna wouldn't hurt her reputation like that.
Trixie's confrontation with Blueblood will certainly be a test of her progress in this story though
5059551
Ahh yes, it was like watching the train wreck. I could see what was happening, I knew it was going to be horrible, and despite not wanting to see it, I couldn't help but watch in horror and awe.
And now from Lunas perspective there is only one choice she has to make. Let nature take its course and be there to pickup the pieces. Or Luna can help Trixie reconcile with Lulamoon, the risks of which severely out way the guilt Trixie will feel if she never reconciles with her.
5059598 Wonder if Blueblood will ever change...
Cuz I like the idea of a good Blueblood or simply he is snobbish and all but have good standard...
5059606 Did Blueblood get his title of prince from his mother or father? Because If Blueblood inherited his title/fortune from his father, then (after paternity check) Trixie as older sibling would be rightful inheritor of this title and Blueblood's estate/fortune instead of him? And Luna would get Princess Trixie without a vote. Also depending on how inheritance works in Equstria Blueblood would be left with next to nothing?
But I have to admit this little musing is based on too many ifs and other assumptions.
5059682 Blueblood, I mentioned earlier in the story, got his title from his mother's side of the family. And it's not even technically a title since it's his first name You see, I have been toying for awhile about how to use his family, and I thought making him get it from his mom's side would be more interesting...and it has granted us this situation
Trixie is actually still younger than Blueblood Trixie is in the ballpark of 20-22, and Blueblood is in the range of 25-28. Their father married into wealth and had Blueblood, but decided to be a creep and prey on a young 11-13 year old Lulamoon (which resulted in Trixie).
I very much like your ideas though, it's just not the case sadly. Blueblood still has everything and Trixie is still not a princess...but there is nothing stopping her from becoming one in a fair manner and then doing everything she can to belittle Blueblood. Trixie's all about hard work, and I think that would be a more fitting end result for her!
5059606 I got the impression that his public image would be ruined, as his current image was quite positive.
Also, I was thinking more the lines of Blueblood not having a chance to response apart from being dumbfounded about it.
5059654 I can assure you that Blueblood will change in one way or another. It'll be fun changing him
5059634 Hahaha, what an apt analogy. You are welcome for your train crash of emotions.
Luna will likely try and suggest one path for Trixie, but ultimately let Trixie decide for herself. After all, if Luna gets too involved with the situation she may cause Trixie to hold some resentment towards her and she would most certainly not want that.
We'll just have to see how everything turns out in Trixie's mind...
5059707 Yes, and it would become a huge part of Trixie's reputation. Princess candidate/student who won Equestria games is the illegitimate child of Prince Blueblood's father? That'd chase Trixie the rest of her life, and she doesn't have a thick enough skin to get through that without some damage.
And why even make it public? To humiliate Blueblood? Luna can do that as-is. He's already fled the country after she decreed that he would be shaved and become target practice if he irritated Trixie, and he hasn't come back. Being spiteful for no reason with every which way of it backfiring and hurting Trixie is not something Luna and/or Trixie would do
5059705
Ups, it must have slipped my mind. Sorry.
I don’t know why, but that talk between Trixie’s mother and Luna gave me impression, that Blueblood’s father first creepily prey on the young and then get married into wealth and power. My bad.
Thank you.
5059736 It's fine. It was a small quip from Luna many, many chapters back. No need to worry
And nah, it's the reverse. He got rich and powerful and THEN used his influence to do as he pleased So yeah, quite possibly the worst pony in all of the story in terms of sheer morality.
So yeah, your idea is very great in terms of poetic justice, but I am afraid it cannot be the case and also does not factor in that all of this happening would likely wreck Trixie psychologically.
5059728 I was thinking somewhere along the lines of
"It has become known to us that the deceased Prince Blueblood the First was a rapist, that is all."
No mentioning Trixie or her biological mother in any way. That way he wouldn't go down in history as this great royal stallion.
5059539 Naw, I was just wondering if I had done anything noteworthy to deserve it.
5059538 long day yesterday I was half asleep when I read this yesterday. Let me clear a few things up.
Trixie is the very definition of a woobie. her backstory her sheer desire to fit in everything just screams it. However she's lately been taking a turn to a Woobie, Destroyer of Worlds, and Iron Woobie. Like she doesn't know who to trust and as a result is just cruel to protect herself better to be hated than used right? But now that she is opening up more she is more open to feeling used case in point with her mothers.
Luna started the story as quite a good character. Your portrayal of a repentant Luna only trying to make things right was amazing. However around the time her Darkness (here forth to be referred to as "The Nightmare" ) bonded with her she has started to turn into an entirely new Luna , to a downright cruel and manipulative person. .
As for Lady Lulamoon she is straight up a Jerkass Woobie with a monster sob story. It doesn't make her any less deplorable but I feel for her, especially since I can understand why she would hold Trixie's father against her since she was taken advantage of and Trixie is the result. The fact she killed him only makes her seem more human.
All in all I'm not sure at the moment if Luna is any more in the right than Lady Lulamoon. She may not realize it but she is twisting Trixie just as much as her mother did but in a different way. sorry so many links bu just needed to explain a bit better. Keep up good work!!!
5059925 Thanks for clearing it up
And Trixie has, from the start, meant to be a Woobie to you all. In order to make up for the fact she came to the story 20 chapters late I wanted people to have instant feels for her, and by using the set up I did (her reputation being still ruined, being heckled violently, etc) I put her on a path to weave her into all of your hearts. Which would then come back into play when she gets put into a coma, which would then hurt everyone's heart given how much they've grown to care about her.
Despite how much has hurt her over the story, Trixie keeps on going and thus definitely fits under the Iron Woobie trait you mentioned. She is a flat out determinator as evidenced in her fight with the Ursas, where Luna was watching in awe as Trixie powered through wounds that could have killed her. Trixie is now at the edge of Woobie, Destroyer of Worlds since she has taken quite the emotional beating, though she hasn't quite tipped over that edge yet.
Luna has been sliding down the scale of anti-hero throughout the story due to various things effecting her. She started out as a more noble hero with Pragmatic anti-hero qualities, who would do what was necessary to do what was right, but a variety of factors have been making her delve into Nominal Anti-hero or even Type II or III Anti-villain (Woobie/Well intentioned). This having been her descent, she will have to make a turn for the better (which she wants and is striving to do when not bogged down by other issues).
In contrast, Loki started as a Jerkass Woobie and has shifted into a Classical Anti-Hero. He's taken the opposite progression as Luna because of his own experiences, though he retains his inferiority complex and feelings of inadequacy which result in him being snarky.
Lady Lulamoon is quite how you say. She does quite terrible things, but she has a reason for being why she is. It does not excuse her or her actions, but it does explain them. She's a Jerkass Woobie who has never gotten past her trauma, basically reflecting a Trixie who could have been rather than the sweeter one we have.
Luna, as is, is by no means a great pony or one who Trixie should emulate. Luckily Luna is increasingly realizing this, though she has not tried much since the Ursa disaster to alter her current state because of how terribly that went (she was without her magic when it all went down, remember). If Luna returns to how she started, then she might be a great parent for Trixie in comparison to Lulamoon, but as is she needs some work.
Don't worry about the links. I can do them too, you see I am an avid TvTropes user.
5059792 That might work Ruin him forever, and by effect ruin Blueblood.
5059873 Well, I just like showing appreciation
5060027 And I thank you for it.
5060022 exactly. I couldn't have summed it up better. I said much of the same things but third time my iPad and Internet decided to both sht their pants together and loose all of my comment just decided to give short version. I'm very intrigued to see where this goes. And what is wrong with Lady Lulamoon
5060072 I constantly copy/paste comments into a word document to back them up when they are going to be long.
And Trixie's mother is dying of this.
I'm being vague as it allows me to do as I please, and besides, the name doesn't matter: her dying in a month does.
5060090 you sir have made my day
5060105 How specifically? I've done a lot today for you to appreciate
5060129 three words. Soap opera disease
5059540
It's good to hear testing is going so well for you, GLaDOS. But I think you forgot the portals somewhere.
Honestly, Lady Lulamoon to me is not a Hate Sink. So long as a character has some depth to them, it's hard for me to outright hate any character. Be they antagonist, protagonist, support, or cameo. No, Lady Lulamoon is not a pleasant individual by any stretch. There's reason to dislike her for her actions, but she isn't a bitch just for the sake of it. Typical fan portrayals of Prince Blueblood generate more hate for me than Lady Lulamoon here could any day. And not just because such portrayals result in an altogether unpleasant character, but also because that makes them a waste of a character. Every character should be interesting, even the antagonists/villains. When every character grabs your attention, it always makes a story so much more rewarding.
So rambling aside, basically I can't outright hate Lady Lulamoon as I could an intended hate sink. Dislike her past actions and some present statements? yeah, but not hate. *shrugs*
5060022 I find Trixie to be annoyingly egocentric. I'd sympathize with her more if she wasn't a show-off. Her reaction to her mother was terrible, but unavoidable. Rage has a funny way of blocking common sense.
I am disappointed in the path Luna is following, but the reasoning behind it is sound. At least she has an idea it's happening through how she sees herself as a mother. She needs Loki to balance her out.
Trixie needs him, too
5061079 I threw it on my read later list, although I do not know if I will ever get around to it. It looks interesting, although it sounds like it is still working from the same fundamentally faulty premise that him being mean to Rarity when she wanted to marry him for his looks and position makes him an asshole. I usually prefer Blueblood to already be at least an ok guy that is sick and tired of dealing with all the gold diggers so he amuses himself by smashing their dreams and giving them a desperately needed reality check.
I personally like to think of him as more of an explorer based on his compass cutie mark who would rather be off tromping around the Everfree than cooped up in Canterlot. This naturally results in him sneaking off whenever he can because the Everfree is not that far away, and I also see him falling in love with Zecora because she is exactly the kind of individual he would be able to have fun wandering around the Everfree with without fear of it hitting the tabloids.