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// Chapter 13 - A Great and Insidious Deception 
// Story: A series of unfortunate events that leads to another redeemed villain, yay! 
// by Leondude 
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As the Mane 6 were receiving medical attention. Trixie decided to have a little private chat with Starlight.

"We are friends, of course?" Trixie asked

"Of course, Trixie"

"Good, because the Great and Powerful Trixie knows you want to know about how I handed The Magic King's flank to him!"

"Uh...Trixie?"

"Yes?"

"Are you okay?"

"Of course, you make it sound like there's something wrong with the Great and Powerful Trixie!"

Trixie then changed the subject back onto what she was originally going to say "However, I'm only willing to tell you what I know if you tell me everything you know!"

"What do you mean?"

"The Great and Powerful Trixie knows about your expertise in magic used to control people, as well as the ability to remove their fate. If I were to tell you how to make your enemies cower before you, you have to tell me how to make an enemy's will mine. Sounds fair, does it not?"

Starlight can tell just by the way Trixie tilted her head and looked at the end of that sentence something was up. Why would Trixie be interested in spells used to control people? Trixie insisted it was for a magic show, but the smile she gave Starlight when she said that was unconvincing. Trixie closed her eyes and let out a little chuckle.

"I guess I overdid it, didn't I?" Trixie said as she opened her eyes. Guess which colour they are glowing. She was also smiling unsettlingly at Starlight, something that resulted in Starlight levitating her "friend" and slamming her into the wall. Even when she was struggling, she still had that smile.

"What have you done with my friend?!"

"Hmhmhm, has anybody ever told you you have a serious impulse control problem? If you let me go, I will tell you what happened to your friend"

"How do I know you won't try to escape?!"

"Because that would defeat the whole point of possessing your friend here in an effort to get close to you"
Starlight's eyes shrunk in horror. That was actually Trixie. It's just the perpetually smiling creature she sees before her has taken control of her. She did eventually comply with the creature's command, but only to make sure it doesn't hurt Trixie. Upon landing, the creature cracked Trixie's neck a few times and gave a good stretch, clicking as many bones as possible in the process.

"That's better. When I said 'to get close to you', I actually meant to get close to your power. Speaking of which, are you going to tell me how you came across such power or am I going to have to tear it from your mind?"

What followed was a very loud scream coming from Starlight. The Mane 6 went to check it out, but by the time they got there, Starlight has been turned into stone and Trixie was found unconscious.