//------------------------------// // Fixing the Spell...Maybe // Story: Massive Magical Mishap // by RebelNarrator45 //------------------------------// Starlight plopped her head down on the desk and groaned. It had been a long night, and she was still unsure as to how in the wide world of Equestria she was going to switch herself and her three friends back to normal. "Please tell me you have good news." Trixie said, entering the castle library. "No. I don't." "Starlight..." "What?!" "Did you sleep at all last night?" "Oh please, Trixie! You gave me 24 hours to fix a spell that I don't know how to fix because I don't know what went wrong with it to start with and you expect me to get any sleep??!" Trixie stared at her flustered friend. "Well, when you put it that way...then yes. Trixie can see why you didn't sleep." "Yeah." Starlight said. "We're just lucky Twilight went to Canterlot yesterday with plans to stay for a couple of days. Otherwise I wouldn't be having this conversation with you...unless one can have a chat from the moon." Trixie snorted. "Twilight won't send you to the moon! The Great and Powerful Trixie will stop her!" "The Great and Powerful Trixie will be right beside me as my accomplice." Starlight deadpanned. "Oh. Right." Trixie glared. "Fix this, Starlight. Fix it now! Do something! Trixie has no desire to live the rest of her life in your body!!" "And what exactly is wrong with my body?! Except that it's, well...mine?" Starlight demanded. "Nothing!" Trixie burst out. "Nothing is wrong with it! Its...its nice, and...and pretty...and...and...Ugh!! Just fix the spell, for Celestia's sake!!" Starlight couldn't help but giggle as the Great and Flustered Trixie stormed from the room. She grabbed yet another spell book and started to read. Then a thought occured to her. "Trixie!!!" "WHAT?" came the answering yell. "Where's Discord and Thorax???" No reply. "Trixie!!!" The magician poked her head in. "What was that?" "Where's Discord and Thorax?!" "Ohhhhh...them. Eh, they went out for a stroll through town." And Trixie disappeared again. Starlight sighed. "Oh, ok. Well, so long as they're...wait, they WHAT??! Are they crazy?! They can't be seen out like that! Then somepony will send for Twilight and I'll get caught and Twilight will get really, really mad and then its goodbye Starlight Glimmer for Celestia knows how long!!!" "Ha! Gotcha!" Trixie said, reappearing. "They're in the throne room playing cards." "Trixie! You almost gave me a heart attack with that!" "Haha...you should have seen your face! Priceless!" "Don't ever do that to me again." "Yeah, yeah, whatever. Now if you'll excuse me, I'm going to go join the guys in their card game." And she was gone again. Starlight growled in frustration. It was bad enough she couldn't find what she needed to reverse what she had done, she didn't need Trixie giving her heart problems on top of it. She went back to her book. A sudden pop let her know somepony had teleported in. She froze. "I did it!" Trixie yelled triumphantly. "Good job, Trixie!" Thorax praised. "Yes, yes, impressive. Now hush up so I can win this round!" Discord said. Starlight turned to discover that Teixie had successfully teleported herself and her companions, as well as their chairs and card table, into the library. Trixie was beaming. "Can I go back to my reading now?" Starlight asked, before turning back to the book. "And...there! I win again!" Discord crowed. "Oh now, come on!" Trixie said. "Trixie insists you're cheating!" "Why, I would never!" Discord exclaimed. "And besides, even if I would, I can't. I would need a certain amount of my magic, which, if you will recall, Thorax controls for now. Which reminds me. Starlight! How's it going?" "Its not." Starlight slammed the book shut and threw it down in frustration. "I can't find anything to help me fix our...current problem. If I knew what went wrong in the spell, I might be able to figure out a starting point for fixing it. But I don't." "I should club you." Discord huffed, holding up a playing card. "Not laughing." Starlight muttered. "Oh, now, come on! That was funny!" Discord insisted. He took note of Starlight's rather depressed expression. "Never mind." "Look," Trixie spoke up. "Starlight, if Twilight can help, then why not tell her? She can switch us all back and we'll all stand by you and take some of the blame. Then she won't be mad at just you." "Well, I won't take any blame! How is this even remotely my fault??!" Discord demanded. "It's all her fault! And yours. But not mine!" "We'll all share the blame." Trixie repeated, giving him a death glare, daring him to refuse. "Oh, fine! But this is my very last great friendship sacrifice for you for a month!" He said sternly. "Unless, of course, you're Fluttershy. Then that's different." "Your loyalty is overwhelming." Trixie said drily. "Look, guys, I'll fix this!" Starlight said. "And if I don't, you don't have to stick up for me." "Oh thank goodness!" Discord said in genuine relief. "We want to stick up for you." Trixie said, glaring at Discord. "And honestly, Starlight...its already been fairly close to 24 hours and you haven't come up with a thing." "I will." Starlight promised, before going and collecting more spell books. But she didn't. She spent all day and all night at it. By the next day she was exhausted and had covered every spell she could find. Nothing. She gave a growl and flung the books aside. "Its hopeless!" She mourned. "I can't find anything!" "So you're...throwing the book at the problem?" Discord asked. "Not now, Discord." Thorax advised. "I don't think Starlight is in a joking mood." "I don't have a clue what to do." Starlight said, looking up. "Remarkably, we've kept this a secret so far. But then, we've been holed up in here, so it was pretty easy." At that moment, the door to the library opened, and Spike entered. He stopped short and stared at the group, expression nuetral. After a long moment, he spoke. "Do I need to forget this moment ever happened?" He asked, tone completely void of shock or surprise. Or of any emotion really. "Please." Starlight answered. "A brand new Power Ponies comic book, a batch of extra gem-chip cookies, and Twilight never hears a word of this from me." Again, barely any emotion. "Deal." Spike grabbed a stack of magazines by the desk and turned to go. He paused at the door. "Twilight will be back in time for dinner tonight, Starlight. She'll want to see you." "I'll throw in an extra batch of gem-chip cookies if you tell her I went with Trixie to Las Pegasus and won't be back til tomorrow." Starlight said. "Make it two extra batches and you have a deal." "Done." Spike walked out, closing the door behind him. Trixie turned to Starlight with an expression of amazement on her face. "Did you just...did he...what just happened??!" "Twilight will be back by dinner tonight." Starlight said. "I either have to come up with a way to fix this, come up with a very good excuse for it so she'll switch us back, or..." She broke off. "Or what?" Thorax asked curiously. Starlight sighed. "Or...plan an indefinite vacation for all four of us to Las Pegasus." "This is not how Trixie planned to spend two days of her life!" Trixie huffed. "Well, I have tea with Fluttershy day after tomorrow!" Discord said, indignantly. Thorax said nothing, but he didn't look happy. "I'm sorry." Starlight said. "I should have paid more attention to the spell. If I had, we wouldn't be in this mess." "See??" Discord said. "Didn't Twilight tell you to pay attention to your spelling?" He narrowly missed the books Starlight hurled at his head.