A/N: Sorry this one isn’t as long as the jumbo-sized chapter I wrote last time, but hopefully this chapter is awesome enough anyway. The plot thickens!
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Chapter 6
Trixie sat in Twilight’s room, idly playing with her friend’s baby dragon Spike. She levitated a small rubber gemstone just out of the tiny dragon’s reach, who cooed and giggled excitedly as he reached for it. Every so often, Trixie would let the toy bob downwards into Spike’s reach, just to pull it back up again as he tried to grab it. Spike never seemed to get bored of this game, and watching him was quite soothing.
Suddenly, the door banged open, startling Trixie and causing her to drop the toy, much to Spike’s delight. In the doorway stood Twilight, panting from her run. “T-Trixie!” she panted, grinning from ear to ear. A piece of paper floated behind her, encased in her magic. “I just got a letter from my parents!”
Trixie leapt to her hooves excitedly. “What’d they say? What’d they say?” She danced about impatiently. “Well?”
Twilight beamed triumphantly. “They said they’d love to have you over for Hearth’s Warming!”
Trixie gave a delighted squeal and tackled her friend in an exuberant hug. “Oh thank you thank you thank you!” she cheered. “This is gonna be the best Hearth’s Warming ever!”
Twilight giggled and hugged Trixie back. “You bet! I can’t wait to introduce you to my family! And I’ll show you my room and all my boardgames and my books! I don’t have as many books as the library here but I have all the Daring Do books, and some other really good fantasy books I’ll bet you’ll like!”
Trixie was equally excited. This was going to be her very first Hearth’s Warming, in a way. It had always existed, of course, even on the streets of Manehatten, but it was something that happened to other ponies. The Spirit of Friendship that Hearth’s Warming was supposed to be about always seemed to be missing when Trixie went looking for it.
Not this year, though. This year would be different, because this year she had Twilight. Together, this was going to be the best Hearth’s Warming in all of Equestria!
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This was going to be the worst Hearth’s Warming in all of Equestria!
Trixie squirmed in her seat on the chariot uncomfortably. Beside her, Twilight sat contently, oblivious to her friend’s discomfort as she buried her nose in a book; Trixie didn’t know or care what book. The pair were on a royal chariot loaned to them by the Princesses, and two Royal Guards served as escorts and bodyguards as they pulled the chariot along.
What if Twilight’s family didn’t like her? Trixie was painfully aware that unless one counted her teacher, Princess Luna, Twilight was the only friend Trixie had ever had. Normally, this never bothered Trixie - she had never felt like she needed friends before, and even now that she had one she didn’t see why she needed more. However, this was Twilight’s family; if they didn’t like her, they might make Twilight stop being friends with her! Trixie remembered how awful it had been, a few months ago, when she and Twilight had their first fight. She didn’t want that to happen again.
She needed to impress Twilight’s family. Unfortunately, she also needed them to like her, and most of Trixie’s methods for impressing other ponies involved antagonizing them.
Suddenly, an idea occurred to her, and she looked down at the package in her hooves. It was her Hearth’s Warming present from Princess Luna, which she’d been allowed to open a day early since Princess Luna wanted to see the look on her face. Trixie had been practicing with it nonstop since the moment she got it, and she was already pretty good at it. Princess Luna remarked it might have been an offshoot of her special talent, which the Princess suspected wasn’t ‘just’ magic the way Twilight’s was.
“Hey, Twilight?” Trixie spoke up suddenly, still staring at the package.
“Mmm?” Twilight didn’t bother to look up from her book.
Trixie reached into the package and pulled out her favorite part. It was a purple, pointed hat decorated with many stars of different sizes and colors. She swept it onto her head and grinned. “Do you think your parents would like a magic show?”
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“And for my final trick, the Great and Powerful Trixie will need a volunteer!” Trixie pranced across her imaginary ‘stage’, which was really just an open space in the Twilight family’s living room. In front of Trixie was her small but attentive audience of three: Twilight’s mother Twilight Velvet, and her father Nightlight, with little Twilight Sparkle between them. “Is there anypony brave enough to assist the Great and Powerful Trixie in her most stunning feat yet?”
“Ooh! Ooh! Me! Mememe!” Twilight practically leapt from the cushion where she sat with her parents, waving as hoof in the air. Ms. Velvet smiled affectionately at her daughter’s enthusiasm.
“Hmmm...” Trixie made a show of trying to pick, despite the lack of options. “The Great and Powerful Trixie chooses... you!” She dramatically flung back her starry cape to point a hoof at Twilight, who promptly squealed in delight and ran up onto the ‘stage’. “What is your name, miss volunteer?”
Twilight giggled and played along. “I’m Twilight Sparkle!” she chirped.
“Very well, Twilight Sparkle! Prepare yourself, for the Great and Powerful Trixie’s most outstanding magic trick of all time!” Using magic, Trixie whipped off her cape and turned to her audience, who were smiling encouragingly at the young fillies. “Watch and be amazed, as the Great and Powerful Trixie makes Twilight Sparkle... DISAPPEAR!”
Twilight’s parents dutifully gave a shocked gasp as Trixie dropped her cape over Twilight, subtly adding a resizing spell so the cape covered her completely. Then she extinguished her horn’s glow; the point was not to be seen using magic. The audience wasn’t supposed to know how it was done; she couldn’t just cast the key spell in the middle of a show. Luckily, there were other ways.
“Watch carefully now!” Trixie commanded her audience, before holding her hooves out towards the covered Twilight. “By the great greatness and the powerful powers of the Great and Powerful Trixie, I command you... DISAPPEAR!” She reached out with a hoof and swept the cape away, revealing empty space where Twilight had been.
Unfortunately, Twilight’s giggling rather spoiled the effect created by the Delayed Invisibility Spell on Trixie’s cape - the enchantment cost extra, of course, but Princess Luna appeared to be generous with Hearth’s Warming Gifts. Trixie resolved to study enchantment until she could add a silence spell as well. For now, she just ignored the giggles. At least Twilight’s parents appeared entertained.
“She has vanished, to the depths of the unknown aether! Even Trixie does not know exactly where!” Trixie announced, while Twilight’s parents put on expressions of mock horror. The invisible Twilight’s giggling increased. “But never fear, for the Great and Powerful Trixie shall bring her back!” She telekinetically held out the cape in front of whereTwilight stood, still hidden. “By the powerful greatness and great powers of the Great and Powerful Trixie, I command you.... REAPPEAR!” With her horn already glowing from holding out the cape, the Dispel Magic spell was nearly impossible to notice. Trixie swept the cape away to reveal Twilight, standing there and waving at her parents.
“And that, fillies and gentlecolts, is the end of my show!” Trixie put her cape back on with a flourish and a bow.
Twilight’s parents stomped their hooves in polite approval. It had been a very nice show, especially for a filly of Trixie’s age. “That was wonderful, dear!” Twilight Velvet exclaimed with a warm smile. Trixie beamed. “You must be very proud of yourself.”
“Th-thank you, Ms. Velvet!” Trixie’s face hurt from grinning so broadly.
“Oh, just call me Velvet, sweetie. Everypony does! Now come on, I have brownies in the oven.” Both Twilight and Trixie leapt up at the mention of brownies.
“Brownies? Sounds like I got home just in time!” Trixie didn’t recognize the voice that came from the front door, but it seemed Twilight did. She squealed and turned about, launching herself towards the pony that had just arrived.
“Shiny’s here! Shiny’s here!” the enthusiastic filly exclaimed, hugging the tall white colt around his neck.
“Easy on the neck there, Twily,” laughed the colt, telekinetically plucking her off and setting her down lightly. “It’s good to see you too!”
Twilight scampered off and grabbed Trixie’s hoof, dragging the surprised filly over to meet the older pony. “Shiny, this is my best friend in the whole world Trixie!”
‘Shiny’ stifled a bout of laughter, putting on a face of mock hurt. “Really? What am I, chopped cabbage?”
“No, silly!” Twilight giggled. “Trixie, this is Shining Armor! He’s my BBBFF - that’s Big Brother Best Friend Forever,” she clarified. “Which is completely different from a best friend, silly!”
“If you say so, squirt.” Shining Armor laughed, mussing up his sibling’s mane with a hoof. Then he held out a hoof to Trixie. “Nice to meet you, Trixie. Good to see my lil’ sis is making some friends.”
Shyly, Trixie took his hoof and shook it. Twilight had mentioned she had an older brother, but she hadn’t mentioned he’d be so... big. Yes, that was it. That was why her knees felt wobbly and her stomach felt jittery. She was intimidated by his size. It had nothing to do with how strong and handsome he looked, or how nice his mane was, or how long and impressive his horn was...
Ponyfeathers, was she blushing?
“N-nice to meet you too!” she squeaked out.
Shining Armor smiled, and Trixie’s knees turned to water even as he turned away from her. “So, mom! You said something about brownies?”
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“That was the best Hearth’s Warming Eve ever.” Trixie announced, collapsing on the bed. She and Twilight were in Twilight’s old room, and they’d agreed to share a bed - they did so frequently anyway, back at the school. Trixie was still a bit uncomfortable with sleeping entirely alone. “And tomorrow is going to be even better.”
“I’m glad!” Twilight said cheerfully, leaping onto the bed beside her. “I think my family really likes you, Trixie! Maybe now we can be sisters!”
“You think so?” Trixie entertained the thought for a moment. She wasn’t really sure what having a sister would be like, but she knew if she was to have one, Twilight would be the best sister ever. However... an image of Shining Armor flashed through her mind. “I dunno...”
Twilight gave her friend a concerned look. “What’s wrong, Trixie?” Her lip quivered. “Do you not want to be sisters...?”
“No! I-I mean yes!” Trixie hurried to assure her. “Of course I would! I-it’s just...”
“Just what?” Twilight pressed.
Trixie turned away to hide her blush. “Y-your brother.”
“What about him?” Twilight asked, brow furrowing. “Don’t you like him? He liked you!”
Trixie just blushed deeper at Twilight’s unintentional encouragement. “N-no... you just never mentioned he was so... so...”
“Yes....?” Twilight leaned in, smiling encouragingly.
“H-h-handsome...” Trixie squeaked out.
Twilight blinked at her, trying to process that. “What.”
“Nothing! Forget I said anything!” Trixie dived under the covers.
Twilight’s horn glowed as she seized Trixie’s tail in a magical vice grip, pulling her back. “You like my brother?” Twilight asked incredulously. “My brother?”
“I-I just said he was h-h-h-handsome!” Trixie squeaked. “I-I mean, he seems nice, but I barely know him!”
“But... he’s my brother!” Twilight repeated, uncomprehending. “That’s just so... so...”
Trixie was now blushing so hard her whole face seemed to be turning red. “F-forget it!” she insisted, levitating a pillow over to her and covering her head with it. “Trixie is sorry she mentioned it.”
Twilight sighed. Whenever Trixie started using her own name, it always meant she was upset. She laid down next to her friend and pushed the pillow off her. “Shining Armor is the best big brother in the whole world,” she told Trixie. “So I guess he’s probably the best coltfriend in the world, too.”
Trixie looked at her, startled, before grinning broadly. “Thanks, Twily.”
“Only Shiny can call me that!”
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“Yesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyes!” Twilight exclaimed gleefully, leaping about in a circle. Her newly unwrapped present floated around behind her like a faithful puppy. She stopped suddenly and levitated the book closer to her face, grinning broadly. “Blue Star’s Guide to the Night Sky! The best astronomy book in all Equestria!” She hugged the book to her chest excitedly, before turning and hugging her parents. “Thanks Mom! Thanks Dad! This is the best Hearth’s Warming gift ever!”
“I’m glad you like it, dear.” Twilight Velvet laughed, hugging her daughter in return.
Suddenly, Twilight leapt away. “Oh! I just remembered, I have a gift for you, too!” She turned to where Trixie was watching the unwrapping quietly. “Come on, Trixie, I need your help!”
Dutifully, Trixie got up and trotted over to her friend. Twilight had been a mess last night, having just realized she didn’t have a gift for her family. Trixie, however, had come up with an idea that would combine their magical talents into the perfect Hearth’s Warming present. “Ready, Twilight!”
Twilight’s family watched curiously as the fillies lit their horns simultaneously. First, Twilight performed a simple conjuration, willing three blocks of wood into existence. Trixie could have done that herself, of course, but Twilight’s conjurations were sturdier, longer lasting, and more ‘real’ then hers. With the raw materials provided, Trixie concentrated on a tricky transmutation spell, forcing the blocks into the proper shape and color. There was no formula for this specific type of transmutation, so Trixie was forced to go by feel and sight, manipulating the blocks into the shape she wanted. Once she was done, Twilight quickly ‘grabbed’ the transmutation spell and added more power to it, lending it permanency. Finally, the two of them concentrated, combining their magic into one final spell.
There was a bright flash of light, and three little wooden figures clattered to the ground. Twilight’s family gasped in amazement as the perfect little replicas of the three of them got up on tiny wooden hooves and galloped towards them. Shining Armor picked up the little wooden Shining Armor, marveling at the detail. “This is amazing, sis! How did you two do that?” He dropped the miniature onto his leg, and it quickly clambered up onto his shoulder, then dove into his mane.
The two foals stood side by side, panting but grinning proudly. “I did the conjuration, and Trixie shaped them.” Twilight explained.
“Then we both worked together on the come-to-life spell.” Trixie continued. “We thought it up last night. The figures are permanent, but the come-to-life spell will probably only last a month or so.”
“This is quite the achievement, girls,” Nightlight said, sounding impressed. “What a wonderful present.”
The two fillies gave each other a triumphant hoof-bump.
“I’m so sorry we haven’t any gifts for you, Trixie,” Velvet apologized. “If we’d had more notice that you were coming...”
“It’s okay Ms.... I mean, it’s okay, Velvet,” Trixie interrupted. “This is my first Hearth’s Warming party ever! I don’t need any presents.”
Shining grinned and mussed up Trixie’s hair with a hoof, causing the filly to blush profusely. “Well now, that’s new. A filly who doesn’t want any presents? Hey mom, think we can trade her for Twilight? We’d save a fortune on birthdays and Hearth’s Warming!” Twilight pouted playfully as everypony else chuckled.
Suddenly, everypony jumped as a loud crash came from the front door. “I wonder who that could be...” Velvet mused, going to the door and opening it cautiously.
“Muffin call!” came a cheerful voice. In the doorway stood a grey pegasus mare with a bright blonde mane and a heavy-looking package on her back. Her eyes were crossed, but she looked straight at Velvet without much apparent effort. “Special Hearth’s Warming Muffin - er, package for...” She paused and craned her neck around to look at the label on the package. “Ummm... T... Tri... Trixie! That’s it! Trixie!” She turned back to Velvet. “Special Delivery for Trixie!” She saw caught a confused look on Velvet’s face, and frowned. “Did I get the wrong house again?”
Velvet shook her head. “Ah, no, no my dear! Trixie is right here. I’m just a bit surprised you knew where to find her, is all. She doesn’t normally stay here.”
The mailmare grinned proudly. “I always find the pony I’m delivering to!” Her face fell. “Well... eventually.”
Velvet just smiled and levitated the package of the mailmare’s back. It wasn’t as heavy as it looked. “Well, thank you very much for working on Hearth’s Warming. Happy Hearth’s Warming, and good night!”
“Happy Hearth’s Muffin - er, Warming!” the pegasus chirped, before turning and launching into the air. Almost immediately, she slammed headfirst into a lamppost. “...I’m okay!”
“Oh dear. I hope she’ll be alright.” Velvet made sure the pegasus could continue to fly before closing the door and bringing the package into the house. “This is for you, it would appear,” she said, dropping the package in front of Trixie.
“For me?” Trixie eyed the package warily. It was covered in festive wrapping paper and a bright ribbon. On top was a tightly-sealed envelope with her name scribbled on it in messy but energetic hoofwriting. “Who would send me a package?”
“Open the card, maybe it has a name!” Twilight suggested eagerly.
“O-okay...” Trixie said uncertainly, her horn lighting up as she levitated the envelope towards her and slowly opened it. Inside was not a card, as Twilight had assumed, but a letter, written in the same energetic style as the name on the envelope. Thankfully, it wasn’t so sloppy as to be difficult to read. Twilight and her family watched in anticipatory silence as Trixie began to read the letter.
With a sudden gasp, Trixie’s magic cut out and the letter fluttered to the ground. Trixie didn’t budge an inch; she stood stock-still, staring at the letter with wide, disbelieving eyes.
“What’s wrong, Trixie?” Twilight asked, bounding to her friend’s side. Trixie remained voiceless, and merely pointed a hoof at the letter. Her mouth opened and closed as if trying to speak, but nothing came out.
Twilight, curious as to what could have caused such an extreme reaction in her closest friend, picked up the letter. She glanced at Trixie, who gave her a wordless nod, before beginning to read out loud.
Dear Trixie,
Happy Hearth’s Warming! At least, I hope it’s Hearth’s Warming; I paid forty bits for this package and letter to reach you on time. I suppose you’re wondering why some pony you’ve never met would spend so much money to send you a Hearth’s Warming present, but you can consider it a partial apology for taking so long to contact you. My only excuse is that I had been unable to locate you until your new position as Princess Luna’s personal student became common knowledge.
You see, I have a friend on the Royal Guard recently mentioned, in passing, that the student of Princess Luna had a very distinctive locket in her possession. After asking him to describe the locket, I am quite certain it is the very same locket that once belonged to my close friend Guiding Light. I lost contact with her some years ago, and never learned what had happened to her or her baby foal. Now, I believe I know, at least in part.
Trixie, from the descriptions of you and your locket, I am quite certain that you are the daughter of my old friend. If this is so, then that would make me your godmother.
I’m sure this is something of a shock to you, but believe me when I say that I was just as surprised. I dearly wish I could come greet you in person, but sadly my job requires me to stay in Stalliongrad for the time being, quite far from Canterlot. Still, I hope this Hearth’s Warming present I’ve sent you will be of some comfort. It once belonged to your mother, and was left behind in her old house when she disappeared. I believe it to be some form of magical artifact, though I’m afraid my magical skills are somewhat lacking. Perhaps, as student to the Princess, you can unravel its secrets.
Again, I dearly wish I could meet you in pony. My job keeps me very busy, so I am unsure if and when I will be able to travel to Canterlot to meet you. Still, I look forward to the day we finally meet, and I hope you do as well. In the meantime, feel free to send me letters at the return address on this package; I’d love to hear from you!
Happy Hearth’s Warming
Bright Eyes
Twilight looked up from the letter with a broad grin. “Trixie, that’s great! Somepony who knew your mom!”
Trixie still had barely moved, but a wide smile had spread across her face. “I can’t believe it,” she mumbled. “This is... this is...” Her entire body quivered for a moment, before she suddenly leapt straight up with a gleeful shout. “THE BEST THING EVER!” She squealed excitedly and gave Twilight an enormous hug, grinning like a madmare.
“Oh, sweetheart, I’m so happy for you!” Twilight Velvet cooed, stepping forward to give a hug which Trixie gleefully accepted. “What a wonderful gift for Hearth’s Warming.”
Trixie broke away from the hug to dance about excitedly some more. “I can’t believe this! I have a godmother! A godmother! Oh, I can’t wait to meet her.”
While Trixie was celebrating, Shining Armor had picked up the letter and was silently rereading it to himself. His brow furrowed. He was currently training to enter into the Royal Guard, and while that day was a long way off something about the letter set off his budding investigator’s instincts. The letter was worryingly vague; not only didn’t this “Bright Eyes” name her “friend in the guard”, but she hadn’t elaborated on her mysterious “job” either. He supposed she could have just left it out, but it bothered him. What’s more, Stalliongrad was a week-long trip from Canterlot even by airship; unless you took an extremely fast chariot it was too long a journey for a young filly, not to mention expensive. The only way to have been further away would have been to be in a different country altogether, and if you did that then the Equestrian Postal Service wouldn’t be able to deliver your mail. Shining Armor couldn’t shake the feeling that it was intentional, to keep little Trixie from visiting on her own...
He shook his head. What was wrong with him? The poor filly had just discovered she had family of a sort, and here he was suspecting her godmother’s good intentions. He wasn’t even a guardpony yet; he wasn’t trained for this kind of thing. With a sigh, he placed the letter on the table and rejoined the others, who were gathering around the brightly-colored package.
“Open it! Open it!” Twilight cheered, and Trixie hurried to comply. Horn glowing brightly, she magically tore away the ribbon and wrapping paper around the package, eagerly pulling the box open. Inside was a mess of packing peanuts, which Trixie eagerly dove into in search of her gift.
“Well? What is it?” Shining asked, genuinely curious.
“Hang on... got it!” Trixie pulled her head out of the box, her gift held triumphantly in her hooves. “Wow... it’s so pretty...”
“I can feel the magic from here,” Twilight whispered, in a slightly awed voice.
“My... what an exquisite work of craftsmanship,” Velvet commented.
Trixie grinned as she hugged the ornate silver helmet to her chest. “Best Hearth’s Warming ever,” she confirmed.
Best... or worst? DUN-DUN-DUUNNNNNNNNNNNN!!!
Okay, you got Trixie's nervousness across quite well, there. I just wanted to hug her.
I just got a letter my parents!
Maybe insert a 'from'
will keep reading now
You don't want me to sleep do you? I mean I just finished what I was reading and prepared myself for sleeping and when I take a last look; BAM updatedl.dropbox.com/u/31471793/FiMFiction/emoticons/sillyfilly_Twilight_Sparkle.png
Not that I mind, but it must be said.
EDIT after reading: Bright Eyes? oh poor Trixie.. and why do I somehow get the feeling that helmet may be a silver painted part of NMM's original armor? Propably just me overthinking things.
D'awww, that's so adorable!
The plot thickens... Keep going, please!
oh dear celestia thats nmm's helmet and in trixies hands too this will not turn out well.
The only thing more adorable than filly Twi and Trixie is Trixie's crush on Shining Armor.
Embrace the suspicion Shining!
And the helmet!! Dun dun dun! (Though I still suspect that this is just a very long term plan by down-time Twilight.)
Oh snap, it's the helmet again... Let's hope Trixie doesn't befall the fate of its previous owners, or for that matter become hurt in the process of freeing Darklight Star or whatever the cultists are doing.
Oh... oh my... the plot is indeed as thick as pea soup. G4-A twilight accidentally booted herself back in time a full millennium plus a couple years and ends up becoming court mage alongside her idol Starswirl. She then proceeds to somehow end up going to the moon in Luna's place, and as a result of that change in the timeline, Trixie and Twilight are BFFs in the future and fellow students of the respective princesses with a shadowy cult preparing for the ""supposedly evil" Blue Star (AKA Twilight)'s return, to the point of giving TRIXIE the missing helm of NMM. If that wasn't enough, Both princesses know this and that one of their students is fated to be the element of magic needed to stop her...
More please. I have GOT to read more of this.
Ze plot, she thicken, no?
Also....
DDDDDDDDDDDDDD'AAAAAAAAAAWWWWWWWHHHHHHNNNNNNNGGGGGEEEEERRRRRRRR!!!!!!
Go with your instincts Shining Armor. That letter stinks of a time loop.
Wha... buh... duh... Did Trixie just get Nightmare Moons helmet that Twilight time traveled with?
Best. Ever!
Not gonna lie, this is probably my number one story at the moment... or at least top 5
I was always a bit annoyed at the filly chapters because it seemed not much was going on in them, but I can't say that anymore now can I? Also, Trixie is becoming cuter by the sentence! HNNNNNG
Adorable and "dun dun dun duuuun!?" plot worthy! An extremely good update!
I must say... I can't wait to see this version of Twilight's reaction to finding out Bluestar is a older version of herself from an alternate timeline. Herioc BSOD will most likely occur!
Good sir, you have me waiting eagerly for the next update!
Hehehe... the Future Arcs seem to be more and more dominated by a combination D'AAAAW and ominous foreshadowing. How fun!
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What's really odd is that the future arcs are almost doing more foreshadowing than the past arcs...I mean, we know (or we think we know) how the past arc ends, but the future arc could go anywhere.
Also, yes, D'AAAAW abounds.
Hmm...so Past-Twilight loses Nightmare Moon's helm at some point. Interesting...
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D'AAAAWminous?
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Best new word EVER.
If I could double favor this, I would.
You know, that Derpy delivered the package is just going to fuel some of the speculation I remember from the last chapter's comments.
twily's helmet??
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Is it? *innocentface*
ohh, suspense.
Some may prefer the Blue Star chapters as they elaborate on how Twilight set things in motion, but these filly chapters are so darn cute that I have to go with them for my favorite parts. Plus, we get more interesting pits of plot that makes me want to know more!
Great work on weaving such an intricate tale for us!
>>koolerkid
please, for the love of mercy, maintain the effects of causality. Time is affected by changes to the past, even if this is an Alt Universe Fic. Please do not have twilight change something only to have no affect seen in the future.
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What on Earth makes you think I'm ignoring causality? It's practically an entirely different world! Luna's not the Mare in the Moon, for one thing. And there are more differences, to be seen later on.
This....
is...
AWESOME!!!!!
Talk about leapfrogging on my super secret alltime pony favorites list! You just jumped wayyyy up there, to either position two or three, and the only ones who beat you have some odd several hundered thousand words on you!
Eagerly awaiting the next update! Raven~
It's about to get pony magical up in this #%*#!........nuff said.........get where this phrase is from?
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Man, this is like the fifth or sixth time I've gotten a comment like this, and it still makes me all warm and fuzzy inside. It's amazing how my humble little fic has become so popular... it really boggles my mind. I just passed 300 favorites today, and I almost deafened my family when I shouted for joy. Seriously, you guys all rock.
cant wate for the next chapter damnit o and also question how long do you plan this fic to be?
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Not sure. However long it needs to be to fit everything in there.
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Weeeeeellll... I can see why you would have gotten some others like that... I greatly enjoy your style. Like how you are swapping times constantly without botching anything or making it feel forced. Your story flows very naturally and smoothly, which I very much approve of!
Also, my brain twitched when I read "Though she’d only been in the past for a week". Seriously, for some reason that sentence makes my brain go a bit funny, in a good way!
Again, eagerly awaiting that fated update day, upon which I will again swoon with happiness, Raven~
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"Swoon"? Really? Woah.
I'll get to work on it ASAP, then.
"Blue Star’s Guide to the Night Sky"
Oh.
Oh?
Oh!
She wrote books! Books about the night sky. Blue Star and Luna haven't met yet, right? Or did I forgot the part where they do?
If Twilight shows enough interest and devotion to the Night when Luna is around, maybe that's why she doesn't transform into Nmm... But then how did Twilight ended up Like her?...
Dun dun dun...
Love it. Just... Love it. :3
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No, they haven't met yet. That book is a little something we authors call 'foreshadowing'.
I just love the fact that Twilight got a book written (or based on the research of) Twilight. Then again... I'm guess Future Twilight probably adores Blue Star as much as canon-verse Twilight adores Starswirl, so...
Is that the original helmet Twilight traveled with or is it the helmet that ended up not being used since Twilight ended up using hers?
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Oh god I love Twilight Zone. I'll consider that a high compliment. I even channeled the voice of that narrator guy (his name escapes me at the moment) for that letter from Twilight at the end of the prologue.
on a roll with almost 200 likes and no dislikes. This is defiantly worth reading.
Question though. Do ponies know that Darklight is actually Blue Star? You'd think they'd discredit most of the work of an evil pony. The princesses seemed to adore her very much though, so I wouldn't be surprised if they protected her identity.
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That's all I have to say on the matter.
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First off. D'aaaaaw at the Hearth's Warming Eve with the family.
Second...ho boy... Trixie's got hold of the relic that has two timelines worth of magic inside of it....this cannot go well...
And thirdly... Looks like Trixie and Cadence are going to be having a nice little rumble over who gets Shining Armour
...Obvious helmet is obvious, and now I know the entire story, before it's even finished.
Twilight screws up time spell, sucked into past.
Meets Surprise, the original Pinkie, and moves in with her. Her usual innocent insensitivity messes up Star Swirl V's life path, and she ends up taking his historical position herself.
Uses her ill-gotten political power as Celestia's magic adviser to minimize damage to the timeline by acting as a proxy for him to make all the same accomplishments, and in the meantime uses the fact she's the only person ever to pay attention in history class to stop catastrophes.
She also pretty much CREATES Trollestia.
All the while she's doing this, her heart is breaking that she shall "never" see her friends again; living under an assumed identity of Blue Star and making friends of her servants, who are all the G1 counterparts of the other Mane 5. (I'm still waiting on G1 AJ.)
>You Are Here<
Meanwhile, in the new timeline, she and Trixie are the dual protegès of Celestia and Luna, respectively, and become good friends.
About 4 and half years later in the past, Blue Star realizes how to get back is to take Luna's place in the moon, using the time-lock involved to ride forward 1000 years and not age a day. She does this by faking insanity or being a meatshield for whatever corrupted Luna and becoming "Darklight Star".
If faked, she'll drop the act immediately, and explain everything to Celestia and Luna instead of... whatever Nightmare Moon did to Celestia. If she "took the bullet" for Luna, she explains everything after getting to TASTE THE RAINBOW MOTHERBUCKER courtesy of a FINAL COLORS BLASTER from the Elements of Harmony, led by either her alternate self, or Trixie, or both together.
End fic with happiness, two Twilights, and tears both manly and otherwise.
Its curious that twi/blue left the helmet behind though. Maybe she did so in order to secure the ability to use it again at a later date in order to either purify her again, hinting at her own awareness of her eminent corruption, or as a pure source of energy in an attempt to try and relay a message back to her original timeline. The helmet in the present is simply a magical tool, since it seems to have no lingering corruption in it, unless shinging is incapable of detecting it at his current state. Either way, the helm of NMM and the locket of Star Swirl(I believe) are key elements to Twi's plan, from what I gather.
This has proved to be an interesting read, and I look forward to the continuing developments that are created.
OOoohh, now I'm interested in the Twilight-Trixie plot. Before, I've was just like "get on with it, I want to see what happens at the Summer Sun Celebration" with that plot.
Is that what I think that is!?
It's an update.
661712 sorry but my comment was added to the wrong comment section, it was supposed to be added to the first chapter, not the last. I have now read the rest of the chapters and i love
Your "back to the future" style timeline.
. “Blue Star’s Guide to the Night Sky! The best astronomy book in all Equestria!” i readed star swirl the bearded...and whent like ''w8 that dident read corect!'' >.< go figure bound to happen >.> that little star gaser
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Only one problem. The Elements in the alt timeline would have only just met Twilight. She would still be stuck in a timeline where her closest friends can't remember her like she does them. Not to mention her own friends in the prime timeline, for whom Twilight just up and vanished without a trace.
Also: MOAR!
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Not to mention Twilight Pinkie-Promised to make it to that pick-nick. She really doesn't want to miss that or a certain pink party pony is going to want to have words. Do you really think fact that Twilight is stuck in the wrong timeline will stop Pinkie?
No, didn't think so.