Chapter 2
Meet The Fane6 Part 1:
It was the worst morning of her life. She had drank to much at the bar last night. How much did she owe him now, 200 bits? 2000? She wasn't quite sure all she knew was that she needed a new bar and soon. After her humiliation in Ponyville, Trixie had less success in her career. Every town after that had heard of her blunder and had told her she couldn't preform. She had moved to Canterlot to find work, but no one would take her, but shes fine she makes her rent as a street performer.
She got up with another hangover. Her apartment was a mess, books everywhere, some left over food, some bot- SMACK! She had fallen face first on top off one of the beer bottles on the floor.
Mental Note: Trixie, Must! Clean the apartment soon.
With a grunt she picked herself up. "What happened?" she exclaimed to no pony in particular. She was The Great and Powerful Trixie! Now she lives in a nasty apartment as a street performer. She kicked a bottle hard and it broke on the wall. She walked into the shower and started it up. She was always in a better mood after a shower.
Yep that had helped. She was now smiling and clean. She used her magic to dry her mane and apply some make-up she had left of her star days but not much she liked being more natural then most show ponies. "Ah! Look at you it has been a long time hasn't it?" she used her magic to pick up her cape and hat. This was regular routine really she did this every morning, just to keep her spirits up. She tied her cape and put on her cape. She smiled and did a dramatic pose, then a cute pose, and last an intimidating pose. She liked the intimidating pose. She took off the cape and hat. She placed them back in the suit case and placed the suit case under her bed.
She remembered first coming to Canterlot, it had took her days to take out the mud after that she didn't wear her costume unless she had absolutely had to. She took her keys in her settle bag and took her other suit case and walked out and locked her apartment. "Hello again Canterlot." she said in a dreary voice. Yet another day on the job.
Her spot wasn't the best or the cleanest, but she wanted to stay out of trouble. She didn't know but there were rules for street performing in Canterlot.
She had first set up in a shopping district, the ponies loved her. She had done the best of which she was famous for, but the others didn't like her. Before she knew it they had burned her trailer when she was performing and had left her a note of where to meet. Angry and naive, she had rushed to the spot as fast as she could. There she met one of the street performers she saw at the district, she had begun yelling at the unicorn colt and boasting how great and powerful she was and demanded the he himself should rebuild her trailer.
He only laugh and gestured around. She looked and found herself completely surrounded. She panicked and had used all the trick up her sleeve which usually scared off obsessive fans, but they didn't budge. She tried to run but they pinned her down and knocked her around a little, but they got the result they were looking for. She was dirty, she was limping and most of all she was scared.
When he spoke his voice sounded as if he had smoked to many cigars. "The Great and Powerful Trixie, Ha! What a laugh. Was that all you could do back there?" he spat mockingly, "No wonder your washed up."
Trixie's eyes grew big. He only smiled, "Yep! We heard about you through the streets. You got kicked out of Ponyville when you couldn't defeat an Ursa Minor that two little brats woke up."
He looked at the at the others, "What was the name of the mare who defeated the Ursa Minor."
A mare and walked up to him, unlike the colt she had a New Jewelsy accent. Trixie could tell she performed there before Manehatten. She had a light honey coat, her mane was pink with light streaks, and her eyes were magenta. She was an earth pony. "It was Twilight Sparkle if I don't recall. She and me used to go to school together until she became Princess Celestia's pet."
"Ah yes Twilight. Yep, you were out powered by a book worm, a nerd, and you call yourself powerful." He laughed vary loud and by now Trixie was broken. She never felt this low in her life she had been canceled in every town she ever booked, and now she was being treated as if her early achievements never happened. She was top of her class in Celestia's School for Gifted Fillies, she was popular too, and she had shown true talent in magic, only a few others had magic as a special talent but she was the best.
Now she was a no pony. The colt walk up to her and lifted her head with his hoof. He was right in her face. She could smell the smoke from his charred breath. "Now do you understand?"
She nodded her head, "Trixie is no pony. Trixie will die in this Celestia forsaken alley."
She was immediately hit on the head. "No your not" he said, "The names Starlight Hooves." He pointed to himself. She hadn't noticed his looks, that his coat was light shade of purple and his mane dark goldenrod with pale yellow patches. When she looked in his eyes they were green.
"This here mare is Sugarcoat" she was the one who knew Twilight.
He then pointed to another mare, though this one was a unicorn. Her coat was a light cream, her mane was a brilliant blue with paler blue streaks, and her eyes were a grayish opal. He said "This is-"
"Hey I can introduce myself! My name is Allie Way!" she smiled brightly, the first smile she has seen this whole time.
Starlight grunted and the others laughed. "Since we can all introduce ourselves, go ahead."
This time a stallion walked up. He was a unicorn. "Names Neon Lights!" His coat was grayish teal, mane black, and his eyes were hidden behind his dark shades. He lifted his glasses which revealed his blue eyes and winked, "What up, doll." She smiled, he must of felt smooth. Though this didn't insure Trixie.
A pagasus mare walked up to Trixie. Her coat was gala teal, mane was maya green, and eyes were blue. "Hey, names Medley. Do you need help up?" Trixie shook her head but didn't try to get up. "Well anyways sorry about earlier Starlight can be a bit rough."
A bit rough Trixie thought. He beat the hay out of her though he could of done worse but Trixie wasn't going to think about that. Trixie looked really confused but she was still scared not ready to trust a bunch of brutes, she gently asks "If Trixie isn't going to die, then what do you want with Trixie?"
Starlight came close and Trixie closed her eyes to brace herself. "To not come to the shopping district until you earned it."
Trixie was afraid to open her eyes but she somehow managed to open one. "What? Trixie doesn't understand." She was peering Starlight out of the corner of her eye.
Starlight gestured at the group, and a beige unicorn came in front of Trixie. She had a umber mane and blue eyes. "Here's your new spot." she placed the map near Trixie and backed away a little. "By the way my name is Ingrid Marie." She walked back to the group and stood beside Medley.
Trixie look at her 'new spot' using her magic and then looked at the group generally confused.
"Told you she was new!" Allie blurted. "She knows nothing of the 'Canterlot Street Performers Rules to Street Performing'."
"You made that up!" shouted Starlight.
"Well someone has to name the rules we just can't keep explaining it to ponies as 'The Rules' because that just confuses everypony. We need to be more civilized with how we do this, we just can't beat everypony up who 'breaks' rules they don't know." Her eyes grew. "We should make a committee!"
"With what money?"
"With the money you keep charging everypony."
"That goes to my bills"
"That goes to your fancy carts"
"Says who?"
"Says everypony who's broke cuz of you."
"Hey! Hey! Hey! Lets calm down everypony." It was Medley who walked up to the two ponies. "Plus I agree with Allie. We just can't scare everypony who's new around here, Starlight."
Starlight looked nervous and looked at Neon. He shook his head. "Nope if a stallion gets himself in a mess with a mare, a stallion can get himself out of said mess with mare." He smile and nodded as if he just said something wise.
Starlight grunted. "Fine." He looked around a little. "But who's going to write it" he finally said.
Allie and Medley both looked at each other, smiled and said in sync "YOU!"
Neon had had enough. "Hey hey he-"
Medley cut him off. "Were paying him right?"
Neon backed up in place with new frustration but this time it was pointed at Starlight. "Right!"
Starlight looked at him disappointed. "I'm taking more from your pay."
"What!? Why?"
"Cuz you were going to back me up, then you change you mind to back them up."
"Well their right. If I'm paying you money I might as well get something out of it."
"You do get something out of it."
"Like What?!?" This time all three of them, wait, Ingrid yelled too, all four of them yelled it.
"Like, uhhh, not getting kicked out of Canterlot." He nodded and smiled yet everypony looked at each other like he was joking.
"Well." said Medley, "We can just kick you out." she had a devious smile and everypony followed.
"Okay! Okay! I'll write the stupid book." everypony was laughing, "Hey! That ain't funny.
When they were finished laughing they all look back at Trixie who realized she could of ran this whole entire time. Now she regretted not moving. Allie was the first one to speak, "Hey Trixie, do you have a place to stay?" Before anypony could say anything Trixie squeaked "No." Everypony was looking around. Trixie was getting scared again. Horrific thoughts swarmed her head but was cut off by Allie. "Well you can live with me until you could find a place to stay." Allie smiled but Trixie wasn't going to be tricked. "Oh! No no no no no, Trixie could find a place. Trixie could fix her trailer. Yeah! That's what Trixie should do. Trixie should get working on it." But as she was moving to leave Allie had caught the blue unicorn before she could dash away.
It was a long walk to her 'apartment', if you can call it that. It was an abandoned theater. The building was big and what Trixie can point out, old. As they went inside the first thing Trixie saw were other ponies. Ponies everywhere or at least that was her first impression.
Allie must have noticed Trixie's surprise because she then said, "this is where all the show ponies go when they don't have enough bits for rent." She smiled, "You see some of our acts don't make a lot of bits. So mostly the ponies in here only have enough to eat, but not live on their own."
Trixie was still a little shocked but she managed to speak back, "Trixie never knew how hard it is to be a show pony." She looked at all the ponies, "So this is where Trixie is going to live?"
Allie thought for a bit, "Yeah, it looks that way."
Trixie was a little horrified but she knew she had to get bits someway so she nodded. Allie started up on the "Thrones" rules, she explained that during the night it had to look abandoned during the night, that's when she gave Trixie keys to the lock. That night Trixie had found a good spot to sleep. She was sure no one had taken it. She thought about how horrible her life would be now all thanks to some silly foals and Twilight Sparkle. Trixie will never forgive Twilight for this EVER!
Trixie never knew how good it was there at the "Throne". When Trixie had to leave she was kinda sad. She had saved enough bits to buy her own apartment. She had even made a routine for herself. But today feels different, Trixie doesn't know why, but Celestia's morning seems brighter.
Trixie had found her spot pretty fast of course it wasn't far from where she lived but she was always surprised how quick she found it it wasn't like she marked it or anything but Trixie still found it just as if she did. She took out her new automatic stage maker, she had bought it only a little while ago, with a little magic a magician could make a stage. She loved not being on a stage anymore. Though it was small it had to do.
Trixie was going to start. She always liked the faces of the ponies when she stood there all regal. "Ahheeemmm" she coughed to get the ponies attention. Yup they heard her and now they were watching. "The Great and Powerful Trixie shall show you the best magic you have ever seen!" of course some ponies looked skeptical, new comers, and others like the foals looked excited, regulars.
She used her magic to poof up her hat and cape, this was a new edition to her act. This had gotten a few "Oooo's" and "Ahhhh's" out of the ponies. The hat and cape were made like the originals but they cost less to maintain. She flew open her cape as some magical dust flowed around her, "Watch as The Great and Powerful Trixie makes lighting clouds!" The dust then split into two and started to form cloud shapes. The ponies where amazed, they should be they always were. Just then clouds formed and started to get darker, soon lighting shoot out of the clouds, but it was safe her magic didn't allow the lighting to hit anything.
After the lighting she showed the crowd some fireworks, which were always as brilliant as ever. Next she interacted with the crowd, "The Great and Powerful Trixie asks for a volunteer." Everypony looked at each other to see who was going up. Just then Trixie heard a familiar voice. A pegasus with a pale gold coat, pale robin blue mane and hazel eyes flew onto stage. "Hiya Trixie!" Raindrops said. "Its The Great and Powerful Trixie, but Trixie must go on with the show." This is where thing got interesting, Raindrops always had something up her sleeve to try and beat Trixie. She smiled mischievously and clapped her hoofs.
Trixie knew where this was going she had seen the mail truck pass by earlier. Soon packages were falling toward the blue pony but as quick as a flash she used her levitation magic to catch and orbit them as if she was the sun. Raindrops was still smiling though, soon Trixie heard an unfamiliar sound above her head. She looked up only to find a mail truck 3 feet from her head. She summoned up more levitation magic to catch the truck but she knew it wasn't going to be enough. Just before the truck hit her she used a new magic she learned, teleportation magic. In a matter of seconds she was standing on the truck and filling it back up with mail that fell from it. "The Great and Powerful Trixie shows no fear in the eyes of danger!" Everypony was stomping in applause to the great act, so was Raindrops as excited as ever. Trixie had to learn more magic if she wants to live through her stunts.
After some more calming card tricks and fireworks Trixie decided to call it a day her suitcase was over flowing with bits. Trixie saw Allie painting and Medley singing to one of Neon's tracks.
Trixie was just cleaning up when Medley walked up to her. "Hey Trix! Do you like our music?"
"The Great and Powerful Trixie can't help but listen to you awesome voice."
"Ha ha ha! Thanks! Well since you like us so much." she searched her settle bag for a second, "Well we have a ticket for you." Trixie used her magic to look at it. It was plain but Trixie had never heard of the place. 'Luna's Moon' it was called, it must have just opened up, Trixie thought. "The directions are on the back. Its kinda an underground club, so its okay if you don't know it."
"Trixie shall come. It seem Trixie is interested." Trixie smiled.
Medley brightened up, "Okay! See you there."
Trixie had to hurry setting up now. She had somewhere to be this evening.
Trixie had gotten home pretty quick. She took a shower and had just gotten finished getting ready. She was wearing some new cloths she had gotten when she was shopping with Allie and Medley. A purple top with a giant blue star on the front of it, and some new star earrings. Yup, Trixie was ready for any club"
Though it took her a long time to find it she had finally found 'Luna's Moon'. It was in an ally way, its new sign glowing and flashing. With her magic she showed the guard her ticket.
Once inside it was loud. There was a roar of hoof stomping. Pushing her way to the front just to see the new act. You know, Trixie thought, for an underground club this is pretty pact. Just then a gala coated mare walked up on to stage. She had yellow, blue, and purple mane, with purple eyes. "Yo yo yo! Give it up for my mare! DJ-PON3! This is your mare Holly Dash, HD, introducing the next hit in party music! Neon Lights on the DJ stand!!!"
Just then the lights when out and the music started playing. The lights started to flow and flash. The crowd was getting into the music, even Trixie couldn't help but get hyped.
Everypony was jumping to the music. So where the lights as if they were dancers to this fine beat, Trixie had found no other words except for those for this music. The music definitely lived up to its name 'Dance'.
Just as the ponies were hyped up they were waiting for the next song, when Neon grabbed the mic. "Yo ponies! I just don't only hit the bars but I also spit them beats! Lets here it for Medley to the stage!" As Medley was coming on Neon quickly hit the next track.
Medley's voice didn't only captivate the crowd but got them pumped for Neon's verse. With Medley's singing and Neon's rapping they both made the crowd jump up and down.
Trixie was so excited she felt the rush of the music, maybe I should come more often. She was jumping and dancing or whatever you could call it, but no pony cared they were doing the same thing.
The song ended and the crowd was hoof stomping. Not only a great beats, Trixie thought, but also a phenomenal duet! What was next? Or maybe she shouldn't have asked herself just as the crowd subsided from their hype stood Medley lone on the stage.
Medley started singing and the lights started to get cooler.
As Medley got more into the song ponies started pairing up to dance. It was a slow song, what did she expect.
Just then a brown stallion walked up to her, "Hello may I have this dance." Trixie didn't know if it was the brown coat or his blue eyes, but somehow she wanted to dance with him. They danced slowly but they were keeping up with the music at the same time. He smiled vary sincerely and continued with the dance. Trixie had guessed she was staring at the stallion intensely and blushed a little but not that much for him to notice.
What can Trixie say he was a brilliant dancer like he had been doing it for years. But Trixie was Great and Powerful at dancing as well.
The song subsided and the crowd roared and hoof stomped. When Trixie turned around the stallion was no longer there as fast as he came up he left. Trixie grunted but looked down to find a letter. It read as stated...
That was a nice dance. Hope to see you again Trixie.
From: Doctor Whooves
Trixie had gotten a letter... A Letter!!! No pony ever uses letters anymore! But Trixie had to wonder how he knew her name, she didn't even tell him.
Even though the night dragged on with catching music Trixie couldn't get this stallion, this Doctor Whooves, and how did he know Trixie?
Authors Notes: As you may know this Chapter was really really late and I'm so sorry to everypony! The music here is not mine as you might have noticed they belong to Madeon, Neon Hitch, Gym Class Heroes, and Team Fortress 2 and their respected companies and record labels. I hope you had a good, even great, read. I did work hard on this and I hope you enjoyed it. Till Next Chapter!!!