On the streets of the city, Trixie Lulamoon, also known as The Great and Powerful Trixie, just finished a magic show as is packing up her stuff. It was a great show. The audience was impressed with her tricks. As the crowd begins to walk off, Lyra Heartstrings and Bon Bon stayed behind to congratulate Trixie.
"That was one of the best shows you ever done." Bon Bon said.
"You were amazing!" Lyra cheered.
"Thank you, girls." Trixie replied. "I'm impressed I got through with it."
"Why do you say that?" Lyra asked.
Trixie soon got a little rattled. "I'm still getting over being ambushed by that road hog: Turbo Tutone. Thank goodness Sunset Shimmer was there to comfort me."
"Turbo Tutone? The getaway car driver for Big Boss?"
"That's who she's talking about." Said a male voice.
The three girls were soon met by a young man with brown hair and wearing a black outfit.
"I didn't know you were here." Trixie said.
"Who is that?" Bon Bon asked.
"Girls, this is Officer Donny Brooks, originally from Chicago. Codename: Hardtop. Specialty: Vehicle Handler."
"I'm very impressed that the Great and Powerful Trixie knows about me." Hardtop said.
Trixie’s eyes widened. "You know about me?"
"I've seen your show. I admit, you're pretty good for an up and comer."
Trixie blushed, knowing that she's being praised. Bon Bon raised an eyebrow. "I take it that this isn't a social call."
"I'm afraid not." Hardtop replied. "I heard that those twin tricksters, the Flim Flam Brothers, are up to their old tricks again."
"Applejack told me about her constant meetings with those guys." Trixie said. "Those guys are always up to no good. Thanks for the heads up."
"You're welcome. Take care."
As Hardtop leaves, Trixie thought about this news. Lyra and Bon Bon went to comfort her.
"We all know about those Flim Flam freaks." Lyra said. "I'm sure nobody will take them seriously."
"Maybe." Trixie replied. "But, Flim and Flam can be very convincing."
"That's a good point." Bon Bon added.
Just then, they heard two familiar voices.
"Come one, come all."
"Come witness our own brand of magic."
Trixie and her companions recognized those voices anywhere.
"Sounds like the Flim Flam Brothers, all right." Bon Bon said. "Let's check out what they're scheming."
Trixie and her companions went to see what all the fuss is about. It turns out that the Flim Flam brothers are trying to do some magic. They even have a female assistant with flowing black hair joining them.
"The Flim Flam Brothers doing magic?" Trixie gasped. "I am offended."
"Why's that?" Lyra asked.
"As an up and comer, as Hardtop called me, I am doing my best to improve on my magic. When two shifty characters attempt to be magicians, this raises a red flag with me!"
Lyra and Bon Bon believed that Trixie is right. Meanwhile, the Flim Flams continue their performance.
"Feast your eyes on our fantastic display of amazing magic tricks." Flim said.
"Tricks that'll even put the Great and Powerful Trixie to shame." Flam added.
That made Trixie a little annoyed. Flim then turned to the young lady who's joining then. "May we have a deck of cards, my dear?"
"One deck of cards coming up." The young lady said.
She brought out a deck of cards to give to Flam.
"Thank you, my dear." Flam said. "Now then, can we have a volunteer to come up to the stage?"
Suddenly, a large dog was chasing a cat down the street. The animals ran through the crowd. As this chase continued, they crashed into the stage. Many gadgets flew out from underneath. These gadgets were to help the brothers perform the tricks, fooling the audience. Seeing what happened, the Flim Flam brothers got nervous and ran away, while their assistant went another direction. Trixie decided to pursue this shady looking woman. The woman made her way to a shop to rest. But, Trixie caught up to her.
"So much for helping those bamboozling brothers." Trixie said. "You're out of luck, Jenny Wringer."
Hearing that name, the woman was shocked? "How did you know who I am?"
"I've read about you from time to time. You're one of the craftiest female con artists in Empire City."
"I didn't know my reputation was known around here."
Lyra and Bon Bon caught up to the action.
"Jenny Wringer, the con artist?" Lyra said. "No way."
"It"0's her all right." Bon Bon added. "She even pretended to marry Berserko so she can steal a secret stash Big Boss had in a hotel."
Trixie was very angry. "Why were you with those shifty swindlers?"
"When I heard about the reputation of The Flim Flam Brothers," Jenny explained, "I figured to help them out. We cons have to stick together."
"Unfortunately for you, Flim and Flam ran off. And now, you're on your way to jail!"
Jenny then heard a police siren. She saw it was Hardtop in his vehicle. She pushed the three girls away, then ran off. "Bye now."
As the con artist ran off, Officer Hardtop pulled up.
"Everything okay?" Hardtop asked.
"I suppose so." Trixie replied. "That con arrist, Jenny Wringer, left the area. I hope I don't see her again!"
"I heard that she was in town. I guess she and those Flim Flams go well together."
"Seems that way."
The heroes saw the crowd getting angry. This is indeed a scary scene.
"Let's try to calm those folks down." Bon Bon suggested. "The Flim Flam Brothers may be crooked. But, even they don't deserve to be injured."
"Good thinking, Bon Bon." Lyra replied. "Come on."
As Lyra and Bon Bon went to calm the crowd. Hardtop opened up his assault vehicle.
"How about I give you a lift home?" Hardtop offered. "Saves money on bus fare."
"Not a bad idea." Trixie replied. "Thanks."
Stepping inside, Trixie buckled her seat belt, the vehicle closed up, and rode off. This will be one day Trixie will never forget.