//------------------------------// // Magical Reconciliation (S3 E9) [Partial Live Action] // Story: Unpleasant Correspondence 2 (My Little Pony: Reign of the Goddess-Queens) // by StormLuna //------------------------------// Dear Dad, Well I have some rather troubling news. My cutie mark glowed and that means that I have to travel down to Ponyville, to Twilight's castle where Luster and Trixie live. As you know, I wound up betraying Trixie in the past so I know this is going to be a horribly difficult visit, especially having to see her. I know what I did was wrong and I also know that a mere apology isn't going to cut it with the way I betrayed her. I know I am infinitely powerful and could probably do something to get out of this, such as using my magic to make the map call Twilight instead but that would be the coward's way out and I am not a coward. Just give me some advice on how to deal with her. You know I don't handle certain kinds of stress all that well and seeing her might bring back memories of the good times, followed by horrible memories of how I betrayed her. Love, Starlight Dear Starlight, This does sound like a rather difficult situation ahead of you. I know about the things you did to Trixie to betray her and that was one thing that did disappoint me quite a bit. You had a chance at true love yet you destroy it just because you wanted to engage in sexual activities with your sister. I know you have a lot of your mother in you because I would never have betrayed someone I claimed to love like that, especially to engage in incestuous activities on a daily basis. My advice though, be honest with her. Admit to your wrongs, apologize and maybe there will be something you can do to at least make her not despise you anymore. Your mother has talked about that map and how it works in mysterious ways. Maybe you should even consider ascending Trixie into an Alicorn, not one as powerful as Discord but at least give her some additional power. Now I'm sure Luster will be begging for the same but since she is your sister's protege, that would be up to her. Anyway, good luck on this map mission. Love, Dad Right after Starlight got the letter from her father she took off towards Ponyville. She had enjoyed prior map missions but this is one that she dreaded, whether it had anything to do with Trixie or not. She had not been this nervous over anything since she was worried about facing a terrible punishment at the hooves of Twilight and her friends after the time travel incident. When she landed in Ponyville, she really wished it was simply to go and visit Bright Beam but knew that things didn't work that way. She knew she had to go to Twilight's old castle and see exactly where she had to go. She gave out a sigh of nervousness as she headed towards the castle. As she approached and readied herself to knock on the door, she said to herself, "Well here goes nothing." Starlight knocked on the door and nervously waited for somepony to answer it. After what seemed to be forever to her, Luster finally answered. Luster gave her a glare and asked, "What are you doing here?" Starlight replied, "Well the map called me so I figured I better come and see what it is about." Luster sighed in frustration and motioned for her to head in. Starlight felt a sense of dread as she headed into the throne room and would become all the more nervous when she saw that not only was Trixie there, but that both of their cutie marks were circling Ponyville on the map. It was at that moment that Starlight knew the map was likely saying that she had to try and correct her wrongs. She looked towards Trixie and said, "Uh, hi Trixie." Trixie gave her a death glare and sneered, "Oh what are you doing here? Are you here to age regress The Great and Powerful Trixie into a filly and raise her as your own?" Starlight tried to reply, "No, the map....." Trixie interrupted, "Or do you think the map called you here to kill The Great and Powerful Trixie?" Starlight knew she had to speak more loudly if she was to avoid being interrupted, "Look Trixie, the map called me here for a friendship mission and it appears that it is saying we both have something to do here in town." Trixie threw her hooves up in the air and sighed, "Fine, The Great and Powerful Trixie will do this but she really hopes this is quick. Trixie doesn't want to have to spend any more time with you than she has to." Trixie headed towards the door and the two went out into town. This was not what Starlight was really hoping for, especially given she had multiple ponies approaching her and basically fawning over her. Some ponies even congratulated the two over getting back together and those congratulations were greeted with angry responses from Trixie. When they finally got to the cafe Starlight suggested, "You want to grab a bite to eat? It's on me." The two had plenty of meals together at the cafe and it was something she didn't want to do, "No Starlight, Trixie just wants to get this over and done with. We need to find the friendship problem and fix it, NOW!" Starlight knew that this would likely anger Trixie but knew that for this to go as smoothly as it possibly could, that she would reveal her theory as to why the map summoned them, "Trixie, that map works in mysterious ways. At one time I was very distant from my father and it called me to Sire's Hollow to get us to reconcile and well, I think it is doing the same thing with us." Trixie's face turned an angry red, "Are you serious? What you did to The Great and Powerful Trixie is unforgivable. There is a big difference between reconciling with your dad and trying to make things right with the pony you betrayed in the worst ways imaginable." Starlight sighed, "Trixie, let's say that we are the problem it is saying needs to be fixed." Trixie's scowl became deeper as Starlight continued, "Look, nopony said that we have to be friends or anything. Perhaps that map simply wants me to earn forgiveness from you." Trixie grunted, "Well Trixie will listen to what you have to say but there is nothing that will earn you Trixie's forgiveness." Trixie then became emotional, "You'll never get my forgiveness because you betrayed me, you stabbed me in the back so you could screw your sister non-stop....your sister!" Starlight knew the time to take her father's advice had come, "Look, what I did was wrong and I know I shouldn't have done it. It was just a matter of my mom being upset we weren't getting along...." Trixie interrupted, "Don't feed The Great and Powerful Trixie those lies. Trixie knows it was because your mom and your aunt didn't think Trixie could handle it! Trixie knows that you three made plans to hurt Trixie after she went to bed. Trixie knows that you truly wanted Twilight as a lover and so did your mom and aunt. They wanted you to buck Twilight non-stop." Starlight sighed, "Well yeah....." Trixie began to scream, "Trixie remembers how you'd always buck Twilight even when we were a couple! Trixie knows you couldn't get enough of her but put up with it hoping you'd commit one day BUT you lied to Trixie! All you wanted The Great and Powerful Trixie for was the sex." Starlight again sighed, "Well....." Trixie interrupted, "Well Trixie knows what happened and she finds it ironic that the very pony who stabbed Trixie in the back and chose her sister over her wound up getting denied commitment by her sister. The Great and Powerful Trixie knows you two had a fight and she knows you now have nopony to buck and she finds it hilarious!" With everything Trixie was saying, it was hitting Starlight like a ton of bricks and the fact that she could have had commitment particularly hit her hard, "Trixie, you're right. I could have had commitment and been truly happy but instead, all I have are my daughters, my aunt and my dad who truly care about me." Her sadness became apparent as she continued, "I let my lustful desires ruin what could have been a truly wonderful....." Trixie screamed, "Well you blew it Starlight. You may be infinitely powerful and be running the show up in Canterlot but unlike The Great and Powerful Trixie, you don't have anypony who truly loves you the way Luster loves Trixie and you don't deserve it. You'd probably betray her the same way you betrayed Trixie, Trixie hopes you never find love." Starlight sighed, "Well after what I did, I probably don't deserve it." Starlight wanted to change the topic as the non-stop reminding her of her past was getting to her, "Trixie, I know there is nothing that I can do to make things right but is there anything that would cause us to at least be able to tolerate one another if we have to be together." Trixie got a smile on her face, "Well given you ascended Princess Bitchy Pants, you should ascend The Great and Powerful Trixie. You should give her YOUR level of powers! Do that and Trixie will forgive you." "Trixie," Starlight began, "I am sorry but I can't ascend you to that level. Only those of royal blood can actually handle such power but I can give you the same level of power that my bitch sister had when she was first ascended." Trixie sighed, "Very well. Trixie will let you ascend her but she won't fully forgive you." Starlight pointed towards the Everfree Forest and said, "Follow me. I don't want everypony seeing me ascend you because then I'll have everypony begging me to turn them into Alicorns and I'm not going to do that." Once the two arrived in the forest, Starlight grasped Trixie in her aura and began to cast the proper spell. Given that this was just a minor ascension, it was not taking anything out of Starlight. Soon Trixie found herself encircled in a ball and five minutes later, the ball popped and Trixie would float to the ground. She then spread her wings wide and exclaimed, "Finally, The Great and Powerful Trixie is an Alicorn again!" She then turned to Starlight, hugged her and continued, "Thank you Starlight. Trixie knows she isn't as powerful as she once was but with enough studying, she can be!" Starlight gave her a slight smile, "Well you have fun studying Trixie, I know you can pull anything off if you study enough." Trixie gave her a smile and replied, "Well The Great and Powerful Trixie has decided to forgive you since you owned up to your wrongs and ascended her." Their cutie marks began to glow signifying success. Starlight commented, "Well it looks like this was a success. Oh and Trixie, you will now live a whole lot longer. That spell adds three thousand years to your life." At first Trixie smiled but then a look of sadness appeared, "So The Great and Powerful Trixie is going to lose Luster long before she dies." That was something that Starlight didn't even initially think about since she simply wanted to make things as right as she could. She saw the sorrow in Trixie's eyes and felt something that she hadn't felt for the showmare in a very long time, sympathy. She replied, "Well normally it would be up to my sister to cast any kind of spell like that on her since she is her protege but that is something that I can do from my balcony as long as she is outside. For now though, I must get going. I am certain that my daughters are concerned about my whereabouts and I don't want them being up there alone with Twibitch around for too long." The comment got a slight laugh out of Trixie, "So you're calling her Twibitch now? Well Trixie shall let you get going, she knows how much your daughters mean to you." "Alright Trixie, you have a good day." Starlight took flight and headed back towards Canterlot. She felt something flowing through her veins that she hadn't felt in a long time, a feeling of happiness that she was able to help somepony outside of her relatives. She also felt like she had at least somewhat made up for how she betrayed Trixie so long ago. Once she returned to Canterlot, she decided that she would write the one who gave her the right advice, her dad. Dear Dad, Well I succeeded on that friendship mission and while Trixie and I aren't what you'd call friends, I was able to right one of my past wrongs. While she doesn't have near the power she did after Thundercloud ascended her, she is an Alicorn again and has a much longer life span. I decided to give her the same level of power that Twilight had right after she was first ascended when she fixed Starswirl's spell. Believe it or not but I actually feel good. I still have a long ways to go before I can truly atone for all I did wrong. I still have to make amends with those who were friends with Twilight and I. They did help mold me into what I ultimately became and while I never did anything real bad to them outside of the stuff I did when I was evil and cast spells on them in the past, I would like to win back their friendship someday. Now Trixie brought up how I didn't deserve romantic love and that really hit me hard. I could have had it but I blew it. I will admit, I would like to find love again someday but for now, I need to focus on being a better me. I would write more but Toola and Coconut are wanting us to go out to the cafe. Talk to you later. Love, Starlight Dear Starlight, I must say that I am very proud of you. I am glad to see that you are owning up to your wrongs and fixing them. Doing what you did with Trixie shows that you are growing as a pony. I know your mother will likely be pissed over all this and go on and on about how Twilight is right about you being a goody-good but I for one think that is a good thing. Good luck regaining those friendships you lost. You have a good one. Love, Dad Dear Starbitch, What the fuck is wrong with you? Why the fuck would you ascend Trixie after what you did to her so long ago? Her and Luster were walking around town and I ran into them and Trixie was boasting non-stop about how you owned up to your wrongs and how you were so remorseful. I didn't think your mom raised you to be like that, I thought you were better than that but hell maybe Twibitch is right, maybe you are too soft and you are a goody-good. Now from what I understand you are also planning on at least casting a longevity spell on Luster so she won't die long before Trixie does. Well I am expecting you to do the same for me, hell I am expecting those wings sooner rather than later now. I know a lot about your activities Starlight and if you don't want me spilling them all and ruining your image, you'll give me those wings. I'll let the whole country know about how you boiled Sunburst away and what you did to Trixie in the past. I never thought it would come to this Starlight but I will blackmail you if I have to. Since you gave Trixie, a pony who has done nothing but cause everypony she has encountered problems, wings then you better give me mine now. I did a damn good job of taking care of that fucking friendship school before Twibitch fired me. I think that alone should be enough for me to have those wings. Now ascend me or I'll spill the beans, alright? Wanting my Wings, Bright Beam To My Disrespectful Protege, Now you stop it right there little filly. I never once thought you would write a letter like this to me but I am not impressed. Look, I am trying to atone for my past wrongs and that map of Twilight's called me down to Ponyville to repair things with Trixie. Look, I know you're upset that I gave Trixie her wings back but yet have to give you yours. Here is the thing, Trixie had wings at one time and you haven't had any yet. Look, I'll cast a longevity spell on you for right now, I can do so from my balcony assuming you are outside. However, you are my protege just as Luster is Twilight's. For me to ascend you, you'll need to do something ascension worthy. I'm not about to just go giving you wings because you're bitching about Trixie regaining hers. Now if you even attempt to go telling the country about any of my past, I'll boil you away like I did Sunburst. Now you know I think of you as like a daughter most of the time but don't you dare cross my path Bright Beam. I will fuck you up and fuck you up royally if you try pulling the shit you are claiming. Hell boiling you away might be taking it easy on you, hell maybe an alternate dimension might work or worse, I'll give you to my bitch sister as a gift....I'm sure she'd absolutely love you! Don't worry, me and the girls would take good care of Shadow if it comes to that. Now tell me, are you still going to spill the beans about what I did to Trixie in the past and what I did to Sunburst? Remember this, I am infinitely powerful and anypony who crosses my path will find themselves in a situation that they most certainly will not like. Mad as Hell, Goddess-Queen Starlight Glimmer Dear Goddess-Queen Starlight Glimmer, Fine, I won't say anything! Please don't be too mad at me, I just stressed out and got upset over what you did for Trixie. I know you're trying to be a better pony but it is so weird you being nice to those you normally wouldn't be. Please forgive me Starlight, please forgive me. I don't want us to lose that close bond we have, the type of bond a protege and mentor should have. I promise I won't do anything bad, honest! Hoping You'll Forgive Me, Bright Beam Dear Bright Beam, Very well. As long as you don't go telling everypony about my past, I'll spare the rod. Just go outside sometime soon and I'll cast the longevity spell. Now if you were to fix some old spell that doesn't work all that well the way my nympho sister did, I'll ascend you....either that or if you do something big like kick a strong villain's ass, I'll ascend you up to the same level of Toolaroola and Coconut Cream, alright? Forgiving You, Starlight