My Little Pony: Background Ponies are Magic

by AbsoluteXero

Episode 1: Showing Off is Magic Pt1D

Trixie was trotting on air, everything was going her way today, and it was only the early afternoon. “Soon Trixie will be doing her show.” She continued to smile once again lost in memories.

“How dare you claim that I am not Great and Powerful!” Trixie yelled out at the crowd.

They all began to murmur.

“Come forward and show yourself!” Trixie cried out.

“I’d rather not.” Replied the first voice now sounding slightly embarrassed. “I’m not good in front of crowds.”

Trixie shook her head. “Why would Trixie smile at that memory?” Trixie sighed. “It is amazing how one thought can ruin your whole day.”

Continuing down the main road of Ponyville Trixie could see her posters had made quite the appearance. “That Ditzy certainly did a good job for Trixie. Trixie’s posters are up everywhere.” Trixie smiled to her self. Slowly though she began to yawn. “Ahhh-awww.... Trixie guesses Trixie is tired. Trixie will go and have a nap before her show.”

Trixie turned off the main road and started to head towards her cart. “At least Trixie has a great show lined up. Advertising, pre-show, music, refreshments and an assistant.”

As Trixie rounded the last bend to her cart she found a blue box blocking her way, “This wasn’t here earlier. Wait... this was with that Brown Colt before.” She tapped the blue box with a hoof, it seemed solid enough. Walking around the box Trixie saw a note.

“Trixie,

You’ll be late, just come in when you arrive, I won’t hear you over the music.

-The Doctor”

Trixie stared at the note. “So his name in The Doctor. What a strange name.” Trixie looked up at the door to the box and read the other sign on it. “Police Telephone... Free for use to public... Advice... carts... Pull to open.” Nodding Trixie reached out to the door handle with magic and gave it a swift pull. The door didn’t budge.

It had been fifteen minuets, fifteen exhausting minutes in which Trixie had pulled on that door with all her might. Finally falling to the ground from exhaustion Trixie glanced up at the door. “Why do you not open! Your sign says pull to open! That is what Trixie is doing! What else must Trixie do to open these doors?” Still panting Trixie picked up the note ‘The Doctor’ had left again and read it over to make sure she had not missed anything. She then flipped the note over where it read. “P.S. You need to push on the door.”

Inside the TARDIS The Doctor was leading another rousing party, or at least he wished it was, all the guests were relatively subdued though as they waited for the guest of honor. Looking around The Doctor sighed. “If she doesn’t show up soon I’ll need to go get-” ARRRRRRRRGGGGGGHHHHHAAGGGGHHHHHHHRARARGHHHHHHH!!!!!!

The Doctor jumped right out of his skin, “What was that!?” He exclaimed and ran out of the room everypony was in to the main TARDIS control room no sound that loud could have come from the outside, stroking the console gently. “What’s wrong girl?”

“What’s wrong girl!?”

The Doctor jumped again. “What!? You can talk!? You’ve never talked before!” He stared to walk around the console. “How long have you been able to do this?”

“Trixie has been able to talk for as long as Trixe can remember.”

Suddenly realizing the voice was not coming from the TARDIS controls The Doctor slowly turned around to face a Trixie that was not looking to great at the moment, her mane looked frayed and dirty, and her coat was damp with sweat. “Umm... hello. Glad you could make it.” The Doctor waved shyly with a hoof.

Trixie began to stomp forward. “A very amusing note Doctor, you rig up a trick door, and then have Trixie exhaust herself when trying to get in.”

The Doctor looked at her rather confused. “Note? What note?”

Trixie held out the note to The Doctor, he gave it a quick look over then flipped it over a smile cracking his face. Looking up though it quickly vanished as Trixie looked like she was seriously contemplating murder. The Doctor laughed weakly. “Oh, this note... I’m... I’m sure I had a good reason to write the most crucial piece of information on the back.” He put his hoof on her shoulder. “But now that your here why don’t I take you to where everypony else is? They’re all waiting for you.”

Trixie shook off the Doctor’s hoof. “Trixie will most certainly not go into this tiny blue box, Trixie does not even understand how we are both.... fitting......in.........it.” Trixie had started off that sentence with all the anger she could muster, but now that her rage was cooling down she was starting to take notice of her surroundings, and how much bigger they were in comparison to how they should have been. “GASP! Wha-What!? It-” Trixie spun around trying to look at everything. “It’s bigger on the inside!”

The Doctor smiled. “I love it when peop... ponies say tha-” He was suddenly tackled by Trixie.

“Trixie demands you tell her what unicorn cast this spell! Trixie must learn it! Do you know how useful this could be for Trixie?” Trixie got off The Doctor and started gesturing to items that were not there. “Trixie’s cart could be a mansion- no! Castle! A castle to put Canterlot to shame! It would be able to hold everything Trixie would ever need!”

The Doctor slowly trotted up behind Trixie. “Trixie, it’s not a spell.”

Trixie snapped out of her dream. “What? How is this not a spell?”

The Doctor pulled a pair of glasses seemingly from nowhere and sat on his haunches. He then gestured for Trixie to do the same, she obliged. He then began. “This ‘Tiny Blue Box’ as you called it is called a ‘TARDIS,’ that stands for Time And Relative Dimension In Space.”

Trixie just stared forward.

“Now, I’m not actually a normal pony you might say, I’m a Time Lor- Pony. Time Ponies developed amazing technology to travel through time, the TARDIS, another thing we figured out was how to make things bigger on the inside.” Through out this whole lecture the Doctor had been moving his hooves around pantomiming objects, at this conclusion he reached up and took off his glasses. “Does that make sense?”

Trixie continued to stare forward for a moment, suddenly she shook her head. “What?”

The Doctor almost laughed. “Heh.... Don’t worry about it,” He stood up again and put his glasses away. “Shall we head into the party now, the whole town is ready to see you.”

“Very well, Trixie will grace them with her presence.” Leading the way, The Doctor led Trixie into the next room, full of ponies that were more than happy to say hello to Ponyville’s newest guest.

The Doctor finally closed the doors to the TARDIS as the last pony left, a very drunk Berry Punch being supported by a rather concerned, and quite possibly angry, Trixie. “You will still be able to provide drinks for Trixie’s show right?”

“Don’t worry abouth thhat kid. Ol’ Berry has you covered.... I’ve been drunker.” Berry slurred. Trixie looked rather skeptical of how this was supposed to comfort her as she continued to support the mare down the road.

The Doctor sighed and slowly made his way back to the TARDIS controls, “Okay... now how do I prevent 1000 years of night?”

It was evening, and Trixie was ready for her show. She had brought hercart right to the center of town right in front of the Summer Sun celebration platform. Celestia had set everything up. Trixie even had three pegasus guards to function as bouncers.

Trixie was looking around her stage at the crowd, they all seemed to be enjoying themselves, Vinyl was entertaining them with music, while Berry kept the drinks coming. How Berry could function with a B.A.C. of 1.9 was beyond Trixie, but Trixie was just glad that she was helping. Soarin’ was sailing through the air in sync with the Vinyl’s ‘music’, there were lots of “ooohs,” and “aaaahs” coming from the audience as he did some of his tricks, Trixie did have to admit that even she was impressed. And Ditzy... well, she was back stage getting ready.

“Come on Righty! Just tonight! Just for me?” Ditzy was staring at her right eye in the mirror with her left and begging. Her right eye continued to just wander around the room. “Please? You know I never ask you for anything.” She raised her hooves pleading.

‘Righty’ looked over into Ditzy’s left eye in the mirror, then slowly looked back and forth.

Ditzy slammed her hooves on the counter, “Oh come on!”

‘Righty’ closed, she could feel it looking up as though it could had a nose to look down with.

Ditzy put her hooves together pleading again, “Please? If you do this for me I won’t ask you for anything for a whole week! A whole week!”

The right eye stayed closed.

Ditzy started to look sad, “I guess I’ll have to use the blind fold...”

Suddenly ‘Righty’ shot open in a panic and began to shake back and forth vehemently.

Ditzy’s left eye looked to her right, “Do you promise to behave then?”

The right eye ‘nodded.’

“Alright then.” Ditzy smiled and clopped her hooves together. “Now to finish getting ready!”

Trixie was pacing back stage. “Where is that mare? It’s almost show time! Trixie does not want to keep her adoring public waiting.” Trixie put her hooves up to her hat to straighten it again; looking on her back she smiled as she saw her cape. "Finally I’m living up to your legacy Father..." Now was not the time to get stuck thinking of the past! All that mattered is now she had on her hat and cape on again, and was a proper performer again... or at least she would be if Ditzy ever showed up!

Trixie was starting to get very nervous when Ditzy’s voice rang out. “Hey! Sorry I was late!” Ditzy cantered up, she knocked herself on the head with her hoof lightly. “I was getting a bit of grief from ‘Righty.’” Her right eye rolled at this statement. “Hey! Watch it you!” She pointed a hoof threateningly at herself.

Trixie smiled nervously. “Are you going to be alright during Trixie’s show?” Trixie put a hoof on Ditzy’s shoulder. “If you can’t handle it-”

“No no! I’ll be fine!” Ditzy interrupted, then pointing to her right eye added “We have an agreement.”

Outside Berry Punch was still incredibly intoxicated leaning on a forehoof she mumbled to herself. “Itsssh a good thhhhing I know how to carry mysssshelf.” She looked over at the stage and saw Trixie giving the cut off signal, looking around she yelled out loud. “Alhhright you ponies! Last call!”

Soarin’ was sitting on a bench panting, he had just done some of his most impressive tricks just as Trixie had asked. He took out a pack of ice and began applying it to his wings. “Ahh... that hits the spot.” He could feel the soreness in his joints. “I won’t be flying fast for a few days.”

Wub Wub Wub! Wub Wub! Wub Wub Wub! Wub!~

It was a good night in Vinyl’s opinion.

Wub Wub! Wub! Wub Wub Wub Wub! Wub!~

Vinyl suddenly got a tap on her shoulder. “Umm, excuse me Miss DJ P0N-3...” Snips nervously stood behind her.

“What is it little guy?” Vinyl turned around to face Snips, smiling as always.

“Umm... the Great and Powerful Trixie would like to let you know that the show will soon be starting. So you should... umm.... what was the rest...” Snips began to rub his head as though all this thinking was making his head hurt.

“Does she want me to wrap up this song?” Vinyl offered.

“Oh yeah that’s right!” Snips nodded his head vigorously.

“Alright, I’ll get right on it, you head on back.” Vinyl turned back to her turn table.

Wub! Wub Wub! Wub!

Well, all good things must come to an end.

The Doctor was sitting calmly in the audience for Trixie’s show. “Two hours, fifteen minutes, 13 seconds until dawn.”

“Come one! Come all! Come and witness the amazing magic of the Great and Powerful Trixie!” Suddenly there was a great explosion on the stage, many of the ponies in the audience gasped. When the smoke cleared Trixie was standing the center of the stage. On her right Ditzy stood, both her eyes staring forward, even more ponies gasped at this.

Trixie smiled, wait a moment for dramatic effect and then... “Watch in awe as the Great and Powerful Trixie performs-”

“Did ya’ do that ta’ Derpy’s eyes!?” A pony cried out from the audience.

“What?” Trixie was caught completely off guard by this outburst, she turned to Ditzy, then back to the audience. “What do you mean?”

A small filly, still a blank flank bobbed up to the front of the crowd. “I was askin’ if you did that ta’ Derpy’s eyes? They’re usually all, ya know.” At this the little filly made a wall eyed face and stuck her tongue out. But now they’re all.” She mad a normal face. “Did ya’ do that?”

Trixie just stared for a moment, unsure how to field the question. “Uhh...”

Slowly Ditzy walked forward. “Yep, that’s right Apple Bloom, Trixie here helped me, now you go ahead and sit on down, don’t you want to see the rest of the show?” Apple Bloom smiled, seemingly satisfied with this answer, scampered back into the crowd.

Trixie stood for another moment, then realizing all eyes were still on her she gasped, “Oh! Watch in awe!” She slammed her hooves down and began her routine.

“Thank you! Thank you!” Trixie bowed as she exited the stage. Behind her Ditzy was flying through the air giving away all the excess Ditzy Muffins Trixie had just conjured. Trixie yawed, it had been a long night, a three hour long show, the audience had kept demanding another encore. As much as Trixie enjoyed performing, doing that much magic was tough.

Ditzy flew up behind Trixie. “That! Was! AWESOME!!” Ditzy punched into the air with a forehoof. “You have to let me be part of the show again!”

Trixie smiled tiredly. “Of course, you did just as much as Trixie.” She yawed again. “But Trixie is rather tired now, Trixie thinks she will go take a nap.”

“Oh, no time for that dear.” A voice Trixie remembered chimed out. She looked up and saw The Doctor standing in front of her.

“Doctor... Trixie is exhausted, and so Trixie will got to bed now.” Trixie tried to push past the stallion.

“Oh! Now we can’t have that! The sun’s about to rise. You wouldn’t want to miss that now would you?” The Doctor said far too cheerily for Trixie’s tastes. However, Trixie did have to admit he had a point, the Summer Sun celebration was only once a year.

“Alright. Trixie will come with you Doctor.” Trixie said.

Ditzy followed along behind. “Doctor? Doctor who?”

Sitting in the audience Trixie could see that the whole population of Ponyville was still gathered. Several guards had quickly gotten Trixie’s stage out of the square and now the whole area was ready for Princess Celestia to show up and raise the sun. Trixie’s eyes slowly began to droop.

“Oy! Stay awake you.” The Doctor nudged Trixie, smiling he said, “Only another three minutes and five seconds.”

“Yeah!” Ditzy smiled her left eye turning to Trixie, her right staring firmly at the stage, “Do you want a caffeine muffin to help you wake up? I made then so I could get started in the morning.”

“No, Trixie is alright. Trixie feels that if she had a caffeine muffin then she would be up all night.” Trixie gently replied.

Ditzy’s eyes slowly began to water.

“Not that Trixie doesn’t like muffins!” She suddenly exclaimed, “Trixie just feels she would not be able to appreciate this one to the fullest, and so would like Ditzy to save it for later.”

Ditzy smiled. “Oh! Okay then.”

Mayor Mare walked out on to the balcony. Alright, this was it. Years of lobbying for the Princess to come to Ponyville, and now it was time. “Don’t worry about the speech, you know it.” She muttered to herself. She took a deep breath in, a deep breath out. This was going to do wonders for the town, visitors would come, and with them bits, and with bits... It was great that the Princess was here. Alright. Okay. Alright. Another deep breath in. “Fillies and Gentlecolts. As mayor of Ponyville it is my great pleasure to announce the beginning of The Summer Sun Celebration!” All the ponies cheered at this, Mayor Mare smiled, so far so good. Alright just a little more. “In just a few moments our town will witness the magic of the sunrise and celebrate this, the longest day of the year. And now, it is my great honor to introduce to you the ruler of our land, the very pony that gives us the sun and the moon every day, the good, the wise, the bringer of harmony to all of Equestria, Princess Celestia!*” With that the curtains parted, and there was no Princess.

Panic was setting in, and Trixie had no idea why. Some pony yelling had just startled her out of a dream. She had been performing a magic trick, everyone had been really impressed... except her... that was when the screaming started and Trixie woke up with a start. “Wha- what’s going on?”

“Oh, nothing much, the Princess is just missing.” The Doctor said rather passively.

Trixie looked around up to the balcony where the princess should have been. “What? What do you mean the Princess is missing? Princess Celestia?”

The Doctor smiled wryly. “Oh yes. Though it’s a safe bet that the other princess is here.”

Trixie grabbed The Doctor and pulled his face to her, “What do you mean Doctor? Explain yourself to Trixie!” The Doctor simply raised a hoof to the balcony where Princess Celestia should have appeared. Trixie looked over and saw a deep purple mist forming at the balcony. “What is that?”

The Doctor shook off Trixie’s hooves and looked at her quizzically. “Didn’t you do any research into this? Nightmare Moon? One-thousand years? Any of this ringing any bells?”

Trixie turned back to The Doctor furious. “Nightmare Moon is an old mares tale!”

“I’m fairly certain I’m not.” A calm, smooth, powerful voice came from high above. Trixie turned around and her heart dropped; before her, standing where her teacher should have, was Nightmare Moon. Nightmare Moon just laughed at the look of horror on Trixie’s face. “Though I shouldn’t be surprised that no pony remembers me.” She looked around at the rest of the ponies, “My dear sister sent me away for a thousand years after all.”

“Hey!” suddenly Ditzy shot up in front of Nightmare, “What did you do with the Princess!? Also, would you like a muffin?” Ditzy held a muffin out in front of her he face having gone from rage to gentle.

Nightmare Moon was completely caught off guard by that, she had expected terror, some resistance. The first complaint made sense, but the second... a muffin?

Ditzy’s left eye was staring right into Nightmare’s eyes. ‘Righty’ through was busy trying to count the stars in the sky.

Nightmare Moon took a step back and held a foreleg defensively in front of herself, “Umm... perhaps later little pony.”

“Oh! Okay then. I’m gonna hold you to that.” Ditzy immediately dropped back down into the crowd.

Nightmare Moon could not help but feel she had just missed something, looking around though she remembered what was going on, how she had planned this for a thousand years, and how she was not going to let anything distract her, not even muffins... though that muffin had smelt good... maybe she should call the pony back... no! She cleared her throat. “Citizens of my new empire, thank you for welcoming me so well.” She smiled cruelly at this, “As a gift, you all get to be the first to learn that yesterday was the last sunrise anypony will ever see! From this moment forth the night shall last forever!” With that she started to laugh maniacally her magical essence filling the room. To accompany her laughing everypony but six was screaming.

Author’s Note: Well, here we are at the end of the first episode. I really hope nothing bad happens. As always, thank you for reading and/or any support and critiques, I try and listen to everything. See you all in the next chapter.

*Mayor Mare’s speech stolen unashamedly from Friendship is Magic Pt1