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// Dear Princess Celestia 
// Story: For My Final Trick 
// by TheEveryDaySparkle 
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	'Dear, Princess Celestia,

'I know it's not often, or even at all for that matter, that you get letters from me, but... I just...thought I should tell you, ya know? Get things off my chest and whatnot. So, here I go. I've...done something. Something bad. Something so bad that it haunts me every night, and makes me cry in the morning. It happened quite a while ago, but the pain of it still hasn't subsided. I don't think it ever will. I believe you know what incident I mean? Yes, that one. I...I did such a terrible thing. I hurt so many ponies. I...I...'

By this time, Trixie was crying. Some of it had gotten onto the parchment she was writing on. Even so, she continued.

'I caused so much pain and suffering, all because of some petty jealousy. I was so caught up in beating Twilight that I couldn't see the error of my ways. No, that's not it. I wasn't trying to beat twilight. Not at all. I...wanted her to acknowledge me. To me, Twilight was everything I wasn't.' She was super smart, great at magic, and she had friends. Good ones. Not to say that Starlight Glimmer isn't a wonderful friend. It's just...she's my only friend. I love and treasure her with all my heart but, and this is probably because of what I did, everypony else avoids me. No one comes to my shows anymore, no one visits me, and everypony else has probably forgotten I exist by now. I just want to be accepted.

'That's why I tried so hard to become twilight's rival. I loved her. I adored her. I wanted to be her. I thought that if I could beat Twilight at magic, then she would consider me an equal, and accept me as a friend. But, when she beat me, and especially when she became a princess, I knew that my dream of becoming her equal would never come true. So I gave up, and stopped chasing that dream. 

'I had been so scared to admit this to myself that I started treating twilight as if she was below me, when deep down I knew the truth. I would never be as good as her. Every day I chided myself for not just coming out and telling her, but I knew that if I did that, I would be admitting defeat, to both myself and my dream. If I did that, all the work I put into getting her to take notice of me as an equal and to take me seriously would be for nothing. I wanted to stand by her side, to be someone she could rely on when she was in trouble. I wanted...to be with her. 

'But sadly, on the day of the coronation, all my hard work went to waste. She is above me now, and I am now and forever her humble subject, simply following orders instead of giving them right alongside her. It hurts, but that is the way it is now.

'Hahahahaha...I suppose you've heard enough of me rambling on about what's past. I hope you somehow see this letter, princess. If somehow it does find you well, please do me this one favor. Tell everypony i'm sorry for what I did and how I treated them, and tell Twilight I love her. Please?'

Your humble subject, Trixie.

Celestia read the letter with a tear in her eye. As she finished it, she put it down on the ground beside her and looked at Starlight Glimmer, the pony who had brought her the letter to begin with.

"This...is a terrible occurrence." Was all she could say, too sad and too exhausted from her grief at losing one of her subjects to say anything more.

"I know princess." Starlight Glimmer said as she trotted up to hug her, receiving one in return. "I know..."

Then, suddenly, an idea came to her. "I'll go and look for her."

Celestia Pulled away from her and held onto her shoulders, looking her dead in the eye. "No." Was all she said.

"Why not, princess!" Starlight yelled.

"She made her decision, Starlight. We cannot, nor do we have the right, to force her to change her mind."

"But she's already apologized!"

"No she hasn't, Starlight Glimmer."

The purple and pink pony stopped, floored.

"What do you mean, princess? The letter..."

"A letter is nothing of note compared to a personal, sincerely given, and face to face apology, Starlight."

"You...have a point princess." Starlight said, defeated. But then she straightened, her face determined. "But even so, I will not allow a friend of mine to just leave without giving herself a chance to make things right!"

Celestia smiled, proud of Starlight's devotion to her friend.

"I understand your sentiment, Starlight."

Starlight's face brightened. "You do?"

"I do." Celestia responded. "Which is why I will allow you to go and find her."

Starlight smiled, but her smile was soon replaced by a frown when she realized, "But how will we find her?"

Celestia only continued to smile. "Do not worry, Starlight. Watch this." With that her horn began to glow. She aimed it at a wall of her castle and fired, releasing a blast of magic that hit the wall and made it turn a red-orange color. Suddenly, it showed a picture of Trixie as she made her way to the ponyville train station, preparing to get on the train.

"Wha- Is that Trixie?" Starlight said, a bit confused.

"It is." Celestia responded. "She is preparing to leave ponyville, and I do not believe she will return once she does."

Starlight stomped her right forehoof. "I can't let that happen!"

"In that case, I suggest you make haste if you wish to catch her before the train arrives." Celestia said, a serious expression present on her face.

"Okay!" Starlight galloped off in search of her friend, before stopping at the castle door to look back at princess Celsetia. "Thank you princess. For everything." She said, before galloping off once again.

Celestia smiled. "You're welcome." She looks at the sky, thinking, 'Go, Starlight. Bring her back to us, safe and sound...'