The boss stood in front of his new shiny studio. He took a big wiff, still gots that new studio smell. He entered through the stairs from behind the entrance. He was in an elevated room with wood floor in the back of the stage with a large strip of one way glass held in place by metal in a half dome shape. Several other ponys kept watch on cameras as they recorded the show for the TV audience. The boss put on his headset as Trixie got on stage. The seating was filled with comfortable brown seats for the audience and a red carpet leading to the stage.
The announcer was in plain sight in a heightened spectator like area. He was a brown pegasus with short clean cut black mane and mid length tail and purple eyes. His cutie mark was that of a microphone.
“Heeeeeeello, everypony! Welcome to our new stage! And welcome again to another exciting episode of Trixie's Tips! Here is your Great and Powerful hostess Trixie!” He said with a smile.
The audience stomped their hooves and cheered at the introduction. The stage Trixie was on was fairly fancy looking stage with purple curtain and wood floor.
“It is good to be back. Trixie guesses..” The magical pony smiled at her adoring fans. “Trixie hopes that she will actually be able to preform magic since, she thinks with the change of stage perhaps she will get a change of act.”
“Sorry to disappoint you, Trixie. We are still going to have you doing odd things, that’s what get's ratings!” the boss said through the large over head mic.
The caped unicorn face hoofed, but she needed pinecone money.(Joke will never get old.) So she had little choice in the matter. “Very well! Trixie demands a magic act eventually!”
“Fine, but for now we are going to see how many of you it takes to screw in a light bulb.”
“Ha! Trixie can do this with her eyes closed! She was once the Handy and Helpful Trixie! Ponies would gaze in awe as I installed light bulbs with amazing finesse and speed!” The boasting unicorn smirked.
“Without magic.” The boss smirked beyond the glass.
“What?” The handy dandy Trixie looked shocked. Was this actually a challenge? BY CELESTIA!
“Yup, no magic, but you get an assistant.” The boss smiled.
A large white pegasus pony with red eyes and tiny wings pounded through the red carpet path and reached the stage. He leaped onto the stage cracking the wood floor. “YEAH!” He yell for no particular reason. Trixie looked up at the beast of the pony nervously.
“Everypony lets give a warm welcome to Horsepower!” The announcer, um well announced.
The crowd stomped their hooves in excitement. A box appeared in front of her in a poof. It held the light bulb. The unicorn looked up to see where she was to screw the light bulb. It was high up and considering how small the pegasus's wings were it was unlikely it could fly. She however had a plan.
“Trixie shall now amaze everypony with her wondrous feat!” The arrogant pony smirked.
The currently magic strickened pony grabbed the light bulb with her teeth and hoped onto Horsepower's back. She then stands on her hind hooves grabbing the bulb with her front hooves. She a was about to screw it in, but then lost her balance and fell on her flank. She growled with anger.
Take 2
She attempts to jump onto the small winged pegasus, but crashes into a box of light bulbs that weren't there before. She screams in pain as the bulbs shatter under her weight.
Take 3
Trixie returns to the stage with bandages wrapped around her torso. “Who the hay put those light bulbs there?! Trixie demands a name!” The white pegasus screamed. “YEAH!”
“Sorry! My bad!” A golden googly eyed mare said from the audience.
“Oh. It was just Derpy. Um Trixie forgives you.” Trixie forced a smile. Not even Trixie could get mad at her! You'd feel terrible if you made her cry! Seriously don't do that stuff, it's not cool man or mam!
The somewhat guilty mare jumped back ontop of the huge pony she then heard a voice. “Hey, Horsepower it's your lunch break.” “YEAH!” He yelled and trotted off as Trixie collapsed to the ground. She was really getting tired of this stick, but she could use a pinecone on a stick so she hopped on her hooves and went out to lunch.
Take 4
Everypony returned to stage as well as the audience which also took a lunch break. I don’t know, if I were them I wouldn’t wait that long, I'd be hungry. When your hungry you eat! Common science people, um ponies..I'm just rambling! Moving on! By this point Trixie was getting pretty angry at the fact all slapstick jokes and what not so she grabbed the bulb in her teeth again and did another leap onto the built pony's back stood on her hind legs yet again and screwed in the light bulb with her front hooves. It lit up and she smirked with great pride as she hopped down to be greeted by the sound of applause. The giant assistant also joined in with a loud “YEAAAAAH!” But the power of the very masculine yell cases the weak bulbs glass shell to shatter, much like Trixie's sanity as she witnessed this.
“I-it's ok, I only have to do it once right?” The unicorn twitched as she gave a unnerving smile.
“Umm...I don't know how to tell you this, but...The camera wasn't rolling..” The boss said with hesitation.
“WHAT?! RAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!” Trixie roared as magic surged from her body from pure anger.
Before anything destructive could happen a blue British Police Box appeared before the stage. Thankfully Trixie's surge temporarily blinded the audience. A brown stallion with chestnut mane and a hourglass cutie mark hoped out of the machine.
“WHO ARE YOU?!” The enraged blue mare said in a distorted voice.
“I'm the Doctor and I right here to stop you!” the Doctor exclaimed in a British accent.
“FOOL! WHAT MAKES YOU THINK YOU CAN STAND AGAINST THE GREAT AND POWERFUL TRIXIE?!” The surging blue mare roared.
“This!” The mysterious pony shows her a white pinecone. “If you be a good girl you can have it if you like.”
“THE LEGENDARY WHITE PINE PINECONE!? TRIXIE ACCEPTS THIS GIFT AND SHE SHALL AGREE TO CONTROL HERSELF.” The mare began to calm down swiping the delicious treat.
With all that chaos the Doctor got back in his blue box. “I'll keep my eye on you.” And with that he was off.
Trixie smiled at her new prize. The audience and everypony else could see again and trembled at the power.
“T-trixie! You don’t have to do it again! Anyone else record it? Anyone in the audience?” The boss said in fear.
A purple male pegasus raised his hoof. “S-see miss Great and Powerful Trixie? There's no need for that..”
“YEAH!” Yelled Horsepower.
“Trixie accepts this! She expects her pay to be triple for her injuries and pain and suffering!” She scoffed trotting off stage. She levitated her pinecone which no one questioned. “I'm going to name you Egbert.” She whispered.
“Well... I'm genuinely scared for life, but anyways join us next time for another exciting Trixie's Tips!” The announcer ended.
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Idea by HeavyRain and Schatten Blitze