//------------------------------// // A Few New Faces? // Story: The Tough Times Of Trixie Lulamoon // by TheExhaustedBrony //------------------------------// New Faces? The doctor gave Trixie a clean bill of health and sent her on her way. Seeing that she only had a minor concussion, he suggested that she should head home, drink water, and get plenty of rest. On that note, she joined Twilight in the waiting room and left the hospital. "Now, you said that you had another flashback? If it's not any trouble, would you mind filling me in while we walk?" Twilight asked. "Sure, I don't think there'd be a problem." Trixie and Twilight began walking to Ponyville where they'd meet up with Twilight's friends. On the way, Trixie gave told her most recent flashback. The conversation lasted all the way from the hospital to town. "Wow, that's incredible. So that's where your last name comes from then?" "Yes, I am very proud to have it as my own." Said Trixie. "To think that this was brought about by my spell and triggered by a sandwich. I do apologize for that. I intended the spell to only last for the moment we needed it. I'll try to see what I can find out about any after effects." "Although, ever since I've been having these flashbacks, I've been feeling uneasy. I'm not sure what, but I can't help but feel like there's something that I'd rather not remember." "That's unfortunate. I get that feeling every now and then, and in the end it's normally nothing." Twilight assured. "You're probably right, if I spend my whole time worrying, I wont have time to spend on other things." "Say, I know what will take your mind off of things." "What do you have in mind?" Trixie asked. "I'm going to show you my friends." Suggested Twilight. "Your friends?" "Yes, I assume that you still aren't exactly on good terms with them, after what you had done to them earlier, but I'm sure that you'll all become the best of friends." "That'd be nice." Trixie had already met Rainbow Dash earlier. She figured becoming friends with Twilight's friends would be a good way to start her new life in Ponyville. Before she could continue her conversation with Twilight, three ponies, an earth pony, a unicorn, and a pegasus, approached them. "Howdy, Twilight." The earth pony tipped her hat. "Hello, Applejack, you remember Trixie, right?" Twilight pointed her hoof to the blue unicorn beside her. "Ah reckon ah do, Twilight. Hey there Trixie, how y'all doin'?" "Oh, umm... I'm doing fine, thank you." Trixie said shyly. "Trixie, this is Applejack." "Howdy." "This is Rarity." "Charmed." "You've already met Rainbow Dash." "Sup, Trixie?" "Not much." Rarity said, Flipping her mane. "So, where ya gonna be stayin'? Since yer cart was destroyed and all." "Well, I've been staying at Twilight's house since yesterday. I'm hoping to remain in Ponyville at some point in time, it's very nice here." "Is that so, dear?" Rarity said "We could always use a helpin' hoof around the farm here an' there." "Oh, I am so going to make you a special dress, I've made one for each of us so far, if you're going to be our friend, you'll have to let me make you a dress." Rarity said, examining Trixie, trying to guess her measurements" "Oh, t-thanks..." Trixie shuffled, trying to hide herself from Rarity's wandering eyes. "Well, ah gotta get back ta work, those apples won' pick 'emselves, y'know?" "Alright, well goodbye, Applejack, see you tonight?" Twilight waved. "You bet. See y'all later!" Applejack said as she walked off. "Say, how are you feeling, dear? "Yea, didn't you hurt yourself?" Said Rainbow Dash. "Oh, that? Well, I don't remember how I got hurt. I guess it doesn't really matter since I'm okay now, right?" "Oh my goodness! You mean to tell me that you don't have any memory of how you received your injury?" Rarity exclaimed. "Yea, I'm just glad that all I received was a bump on the head." "Well, Rainbow Dash, shall we get going? I need a pegasus to use as a model for my latest creation." "No thank you! I am sooo not dressing up." Rainbow Dash rejected. "Come on Rainbow Dash, I need to speak with you anyway, so lets go." "Oh! Gotcha." Rainbow Dash's defiant attitude seemingly disappeared. The two walked away towards Carousel Boutique. "Hmmm, I can't seem to see Pinkie Pie or Fluttershy, oh well, you'll definitely meet them later. You want to go back now?" Twilight suggested. Trixie nodded and they both began walking towards the library. Once they arrived, they were greeted by Spike, who anxiously waited for their return. "Twilight, what took you so long?" Spike asked. "Sorry, Spike, I was just reintroducing Trixie to Rarity and Applejack." "They seem like very nice ponies." Trixie said. "They are. Now, onto you. Spike, help me find my copy of, Magically Induced Ailments and Side Effects, please." "Huh? What do you need that book for?" "Well, the spell I cast on Trixie should have worn off when her memory returned, but now her memories continue to return, and they're not even the ones we needed in the first place." "I'll get right on it!" Spike exclaimed as he scurried up a tower of books he made to reach the higher shelves. Trixie only watched as the duo threw books left and right for hours. They were just about to give up and go see if Zecora had a copy until Spike found an old book that looked worse for wear. It had probably seen better days. "Aha! This is it!" Twilight tried to hide her excitement, "With this book we should be able to at least figure out what went wrong with my spell and possibly fix it." "I'm sorry, Twilight, but could we perhaps do this tomorrow? It's getting late and I'm awfully tired." Trixie yawned. "I understand, you've been having it rough for the past couple days. Goodnight, Trixie, I'll continue reading and we can get to work tomorrow when you wake up, okay?" "Sounds good to me, thank you." Trixie headed up to her bed climbed in. When she closed her eyes, the darkness began to fade. Only this time, instead of the white light she was normally welcomed with, the light was deep crimson, like blood."