"I'll be Great and Powerful! For I am Trixie. I shall be the best, and nopony will stop me. Did you hear me? Nopony!"

She is prideful, She is reckless, but she does not mean to be so. She just wants to feel comfortable with herself, Doesn't she?
Slaughter And Salvation, are two faces of the same coin. Even through their motivations are never revealed, the emissaries they choose are tied to feelings. When you are the opposite of a hero, what would you expect to be chosen for?

Maybe, your dreams can guide you to something very Great and Powerful.
[Alternative Universe: Happens after Discord's reformation, without any other canon reference after it]

Somepony once asked the Great and Powerful Trixie why she travels: "To show you all how great I am, of course."

The real answer, naturally, isn't that simple. What would drive a pony to travel the world, spouting her greatness? Meet the pony Trixie was before she donned the hat and cape and catch a glimpse of the pony she couldn't be.

Submission for EQD Trixie Fanfic Event, May 2013.

Cover Image Credits (all from Deviant Art):
Ponyville BG - the crusius
Trixie's Wagon - moongazeponies
Adult Trixie - tygerbug
Filly Trixie - kurok

Pony Font from EQD

While mildly envious of Twilight Sparkle's ascension to Alicorn, Trixie notices a silver lining. With Twilight now being an Alicorn, the title for most powerful Unicorn remains up for grabs. Join everyponys "favorite" showmare as she sets off on a journey to truly become "Great and Powerful".

In the Equestrian Rim, the best known trader is Beatrix, or "Trixie", captain of the small freighter Lulamoon. Some would even call her a merchant princess. That's how well she's done for herself. She's never particularly cared about what happens to others, only that she gets paid.

But when a routine contract leads her to the backwater Outer Rim, to a colony called "Ponyville", things change. First she almost has a run-in with the nanite-infested Sombrans, and then learns the Sombrans have been raiding Ponyville regularly. So why does she now care about what happens to others?

Sci-fi AU.

Written for the EqD story event that happened May 13, 2013. The prompt was "Fireworks and the open road. Sun, rain, sleet and hail. Through it all, Trixie travels. It's up to you to figure out why she travels, and the reason she performs. A friend she left behind? Wanting to show up Twilight? Something else? It's down to you."

Cover art is The Great and Cosplaying Trixie by pikkinon, so graciously commissioned for me an age ago.

During, after, and the now, is the story of a Stallion that once loved the great Nightmare Moon. His intention were swell, an engagement to the great mare would be his, but alas it was not. His story begins right when nightmare falls and the beginning of hardship...

Trixie has struggled to live after her magic duel with Twilight. Ponies everywhere have heard of how she kicked the pony who saved Equestria twice out of Ponyville. She was starving, practically homeless, and was about just to give up on life that is before she is offered to be Princess Luna's student in Canterlot. Before she knows it, her life changes drastically. She gets reunited with family, becomes stronger and famous than her rival, makes friends, and even saves Equestria from a growing evil that even the mane 6 might not be able to stop.

Major shout out to Ausbrony who helped edit and proofread this!!!

Following the events of A Return to Form, Luna has been restored to her natural power and status alongside her sister. They have even managed to make up with their estranged older brother, Terra. With the newest addition to their family in the form of an artificial filly Nightmare Moon life promises to be interesting. But an offhand comment by Terra may prove that words are truly the most powerful of tools. Now Celestia has decided to revive an age old rivalry with her sister, the royal prank war! Can Equestria survive their antics? More importantly, can Celestia survive the dark duo of Luna and Nightmare Moon? Armies will be raised, shadowy plans enacted, and dignity will suffer in the sister's quest to be able to leer at the other and proclaim, "Gotcha!".

Her home destroyed and her life in ruin by the hooves of Twilight, Trixie is left with next to nothing. When a chance to turn her life around is presented by an unexpected source, she jumps at the opportunity. With the aid of her new mentor, Trixie might just be able to fulfill her thirst for revenge, and rebuild her life in the process.

A/N: This story takes place between Boast Busters and Magic Duel. However, it also takes place after Luna Eclipsed. Essentially, Boast Busters takes place somewhere in Season 2 for the purposes of this story. Find the reason why here.

Not quite a mare, but unhappy being a colt. It's a hard position for a young pony to be in. Would be easier if judgement weren't in every look, hate in every scowl. For Glitter Shell, even her friends and family aren't giving her the support she needs. So, she goes to find some in her personal hero.

Based on the blog Ask Glitter Shell. Give it a chance; I doubt you'll regret it.

Featured on Equestria Daily on August 12th, 2013; thank all of you for the support! Though please remember to support trans people in real life. This story is a very tame snapshot of what they have to go through for most of their lives.

Ever since she first saw the mare, Trixie has felt a connection to Twilight. Now she wants to discover the nature of this connection, because it is clearly of magical origin. But knowledge comes with a price, and neither magically talented mare is expecting this price.

First in the Magic Talents Trilogy. AU because Twilight will never become an alicorn. Not a Twixie ship.
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