//------------------------------// // Chapter 29: Honesty // Story: Showy Chaos // by HeartfireFirebrand //------------------------------// I trotted down to the kitchen to see Discord drinking a glass as usual. I said “Discord we need to talk.” Discord finished his drinking his glass and raised an eyebrow “Why?” I shook my head “We need to get out more, if we want to gain the trust of those around us we need to actually do helpful things, I was planning to help Applejack at the farm and Rarity is running a fundraiser, maybe we could help them.” Discord nodded “That sound like a good idea, before you came along I was moping around because I was unsure what I should do.” I smiled “Well let’s go and we’ll discuss how it felt afterwards.” Discord nodded, he teleported next to me and gave me a light kiss before teleporting away.I nodded as I quickly drank a glass before trotting to Sweet Apple Acres. I arrived and smiled as I smelt the fresh air, it reminded my family’s home, the smell of hay and dirt. I trotted up to a large red stallion and I asked “Where may I find Applejack?” He simply pointed to a distant field “Eeyup.” I smiled “Thanks sir …” He supplied me his name “Big Mac.” I nodded “Thanks Big Mac.” He nodded and trotted away. I galloped down to the orchard to see Applejack bucking a tree, I waited for her to finish the current tree, I the called out “Applejack.” Applejack turned around and raised an eyebrow “Trixie, why are you here?” I smiled “I’m here to help, beside we don’t know each other very well.” Applejack smirked “Well let’s see how well you buck trees.” I followed her and demonstrated her technique, she pushed off the ground slamming dead centre with just enough force to make the apples fall into the basket. I tried to do the same only for my hooves to knock the tree out of the ground. Applejack glared at me, I smiled nervously “I can fix that.” I waved my hoof and the tree was back where it was supposed to be. I said “Maybe I should just carry the apples and cart them back?” Applejack said “That’s a good idea.” Horus later I smiled as we sat there on the watching the sun leave the world for a time. Applejack asked “Why do you perform your shows?” I sighed “You mean why do I tell those ‘lies’? Well it’s simple, have you ever something massive you wanted in your life.” Applejack shook her head “No, Ah don’t.” I frowned “Okay have you ever believed you could do something and you couldn’t.” Applejack replied “Yeah, not long before Ah met you Ah believed Ah could complete the entire harvest of Sweet Apple Acres by mahself, without mah friends Ah would have kept going.” I said “Now imagine that you were pushed away by everypony and that became the sole focus in you life until it consumed you.” Applejack’s eye’s widened “That didn’t happen to you did it?” I frowned “Yes and no, you see there are two types of honesty, being honest to others and being honest to yourself.” Applejack frowned “What does that mean?’ I rolled my eyes “The first part means telling the truth and the second part means being honest with what you want in life, I called myself the The Great and Powerful Trixie because that was who I wanted to be, if I kept saying that I would never forget that goal but soon I fell for it, I believed I was Great and Powerful, until I met your friend Twilight. She showed me the mare I wanted to be, it’s why I grabbed the amulet, I wanted to be like her.” Applejack nodded “Ah guess Ah never needed to understand that part, Ah’ve never being extremely ambitious, competitive yes but not ambitious. Ah can’t believe Ah missed out on that part of my Element.” I smiled “Nopony’s perfect, you are a very honest mare, you fit your element well. Just if you ever have a goal aim for it but never let your friends get hurt along the way.” Applejack smiled “Thanks, Ah’ll take that advice.” I smiled “Well I need to get home, I want to know how Discord’s day went.” Applejack grinned “Keep him out of trouble.” I grinned back “I will.” I felt something tingling in my chest, I wondered if I had a problem as I trotted home.