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// Chapter 3: The Great, and Powerful Magic Show 
// Story: The Not So Exciting Adventures in Equestria 
// by Matteoarts 
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Chapter 3: The Great, and Powerful Magic Show

A couple days have passed since the fucking weather team fucked the town over with that storm, and because of it I've yet had the chance to go see Trixie's magic show since Rarity needed help with cleaning up the shop. Today however, is the day! I'm fairly excited to see her perform live, as back on Earth, I used to watch some magic done up close. Not the "magic" that ponies like Twilight can do, I'm talking David Blaine shit, as I find it to be some damn good entertainment, and the only magic that existed back on Earth. From what I've heard about Trixie though, her stuff seems to be a little simple but I'm a simple man so she should be able to do a damn good job of being a good entertainer. Either way, she seems like a cool pony and quite frankly I think she is one of the, if not the coolest pony around, but that's just me.
The show started in half an hour so I was kind of in a rush. I quickly went to the bank because from what I've heard, is that Trixie makes all of her money off of donations alone, so I did go and take out a good amount of bits to give to her since I hardly use them anyway since Equestria does not have anything I really want, so I really have no use for them other than food, and the odd piece of clothing here, and there. Luckily however, I don't have to pay for rent in Equestria. No one does! I don't know why, but it's just the way it works I guess. This place is good for somethings I guess.
After taking out a couple hundred bits, I finally made it down to the show. There were already a couple of other ponies there, and I began to look for the donation bin, as I was not comfortable carrying around this many bits. Like, sure this world is pretty crime free so the chances of me getting robbed were pretty low but still, better safe then sorry. I probably would've asked around for help but I fear asking such simple questions as the thought of being perceived as stupid by others for asking such a simple question terrifies me to my core.  I quickly gave up before the show started, thinking that maybe she asks for donations after the show, or in between acts? I don't know, we'll just have to see I guess.
Right then, the curtains on the stage parted, and there was nothing on stage, and then smoke erupted, engulfing the stage in a thick smokescreen.  As the smoke dissipated, there stood The Great, and Powerful Trixie!
"Come one, come all! Come and witness the amazing magic of the Great, and Powerful Trixie!" shouted Trixie.
Once she said that, a flock of doves flew from behind her in a V formation, the lights around the stage flashed, and more smoke went around the stage off revealing more, and more props for her to use. So yeah, this is going to be one hell of a show.
An hour after, the show was still going on, and I've come to believe that anypony who says Trixie's show is simple, are fucking idiots, but to be fair, it might be simple by Equestrian standards, but by Earth standards, it's fucking awesome. I don't see David Blaine being launched into the mouth of a fucking Manticore, and somehow coming out of a locker on the left of the beast. So far, the show has been fucking insane, and I love it! Her show has so much spectacle, and pizzazz, that it feels like a high end show, despite not being one and god do I love it. The lights, and fireworks, are amazing, and the fact that she has fucking DJ Pon-3 performing to add to the show, is fucking icing on the cake. 
"Now, for one final trick, but for this one, The Great, and Powerful Trixie will require a volunteer from the crowd," Trixie excitedly announced. Plenty of Ponies in the crowd went wild, with them cheering, and screaming, I stayed as quiet as possible, and shrunk down into the crowd to avoid her eyesight, which failed pretty damn quickly.
"You there! Hairless ape! How would like to volunteer, and perform alongside The Great, and Powerful Trixie?" asked Trixie.
I've never felt so many eyes on me, in such a short span of time that I nearly fainted because of it, but the fear of embarrassment that might come with fainting in front of an entire crowd, and Trixie herself, kept me from fainting. Fuck my life.
".....sure," I quietly said. So quiet, I rivaled Flutteshy.
"Great!" shouted Trixie. How the fuck did she even hear me?
As I made my way to the stage, the crowd started cheering for me, and I just began to realize the growing level of fucked I was. On stage I was sweating bullets, as Trixie quickly explained the trick to me and I honestly didn't hear her as I was more focused on not doing anything out of the ordinary, and looking like an idiot. As she explained the trick, I just nodded my head in approval, as my fear of asking even the most basic of questions in front of anyone quickly kicked in. This fear sucks a ton, because if I didn't have it, I'd probably know why I'm being lifted into the air right now. Really, really high into the air.  I then saw that Trixie said something to the crowd, and then I began to fall. I fucking fell.
"OH SHIT!" I screamed as I fell through five hoops of fire, and into a black void. 
Within the black void, I saw everything! Life, and death, were like miniature explosions, and time ran, and melted into a deep void of nothing. All things end, and all things must die. I then reemerged from the black void of doom, and I thought it was over and that I'd land into a soft pad or something. I was so fucking wrong, as I quickly fell towards a fucking Ursa Major. The Ursa looked up, growled and roared. It's mouth was wide open, and I continued to fall towards it. As I fell into it's mouth, it's jaws began to close. I shut my eye's, truly believing that this was the end. Next thing I know, I'm falling out of a coffin that was standing up, and I face plant the stage.
"TA-DA!" shouted Trixie. The crowd exploded with cheers, and applause as Trixie helped me up.
"Everyone, please, one more round of applause for Anon, our wonderful volunteer!" shouted Trixie. Once more, the crowd clapped, and cheered. All Trixie could do was laugh.
"Oh, and one more round of applause should go out to my equally, if not more, Great, and Powerful assistant, Starlight Glimmer!" said Trixie as a pink pony walked out onto the stage and up to Trixie herself. The crowd clapped, and cheered again.
"And another round of applause for the awesome DJ Pon-3 for performing alongside us tonight!" DJ Pon-3 simply did a salute, as she finished up a song.
"The Great, and Powerful Trixie would like to thank you all for coming out tonight, and we hope you enjoyed the show, and if you did we have a donation box at the front here," Trixie lifted a small box out to the front with her magic, and placed it at the front of the stage. "And we'll be here for the rest of the week with more tricks up our sleeve! Trixie happily announced. The crowd went wild. 
Trixie, and Starlight both took a bow as the lights dimmed, and the curtains closed to a loving crowd.
"What a show!" shouted Starlight as she and Trixie embraced one another in a hug. I stood there awkwardly, and quietly walked over to the exit, when Trixie called out my name.
"Anon! Where are you going?" said Trixie. 
"I was just heading out. I did my part," I said.
"I mean, yeah you did your part, but you did it wonderfully!" said Trixie. "Besides, we always give our volunteers a souvenir of some sort." 
Trixie then pulled out a box full of things, like whistles, candies, and a bunch of other cheap looking things all with The Great, and Powerful Trixie branding of course. There were also replicas of her hat, and cape, and well, I grabbed one of the hats because saving the real one was what got me here in the first place so I might as well take something to commemorate the event specifically. Trixie let out a little laugh as soon as I put thing on.
"Fitting," was all Trixie said as she struggled to contain her laughter.
"Looks pretty good on you," said Starlight.
"Heh, thanks," I said. "Oh!  I forgot, I wanted to make a donation," I pulled out all of the bits, which i believe totaled to about five hundred bits I think? I don't remember the exact total, but the look on their face's said it all. It was a lot.
"You're not serious are you? Thats too much. Even if it is for the Great, and Powerful Trixie," said Trixie.
"It's all for you guys. I have no use for it all, and you guy's put on one hell of a show. You deserve it, so please! Take it!" I said.
"Then please, take one of everything from the gift bin!" Trixie happily announced. "We'd give you something else, but that's kinda all we have at the moment. The Ursa kinda killed our budget for this tour," said Trixie.
"Yeah, feeding that thing costs quite a bit, and getting DJ Pon-3 to perform for the week took quite a bit but this will help us improve the show a lot more. So, thank you so much. It means a lot to us," said Starlight.
"Yeah, The Great and Powerful Trixie offers you her thanks," said Trixie as she bows. 
They both then quickly came up, and gave me a hug. First hug I've received since I came here. I'm not going to lie when I say that it felt pretty good. This place ain't all that bad I guess.
I then threw on the cape, and while Trixie looked like she might cry earlier, she was now laughing her ass off. Starlight was little nicer, and just snickered at me. I then left five hundred bits poorer, but it was worth it. It was one Great, and Powerful night.