Hand in Hand

by Ponyzilla

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Now before I begin, I want readers to know that I will be writing a prequel as to how Twilight loses her powers after I finish this story. Of course, the subject will be brought up and talked about briefly in this story, but it will not be explained in depth. All you really need to know is that she lost her powers, and that's all. Also, when you see a long horizontal line much like the one below, it means that there's a perspective change between Twilight and Trixie.

It had been nearly two weeks since the purple unicorn had lost her powers. Ever since she found out that her horn had become defective, she went on a sleepless rampage for two nights, looking for ways to get her powers back. She tried researching, contacting Princess Celestia, eating special diets, and even consulted Pinkie Pie for advice, but nothing had worked.

Twilight slumped back in her creaky wooden chair and heaved a sigh. It was 2:09 AM in the morning. Spike had already gone to sleep, much to Twilight's relief. The last thing she wanted was for somebody to constantly worry about her well being. The librarian was busy reading the most recent biography of Starswirl the Bearded. After all, reading novels and studying was all she was able to do now. When she lost her powers, she was incredibly grateful that the Princess had not given up on her.

Twilight squirmed around in her chair as she recalled the conversation she had with the Princess the other day. "My faithful student, Twilight Sparkle. Just because you lost your magical powers does not mean I no longer want you to be my student, and nor do I wish for you to discontinue your studies regarding the magic of friendship. You have saved Equestria on multiple occasions, so I don't see why you think you are incapable of regaining your magic."

"But how am I supposed to do that?" Twilight asked with an exasperated tone in her voice. She refused to believe that it was even possible to regain lost magic. It just seemed so unlikely for one to do so.

"Just be patient, Twilight Sparkle. You'll never know which one of your friends may be able to help you." the Princess replied with a smile on her face.

"Urghhh! Just what does the Princess expect me to DO?!" Twilight shouted at the ceiling. She immediately covered her mouth with her hooves upon realizing that Spike was only a floor away, sleeping soundly. She sighed again and began poking at the ground.

Right now, I'm really no different from an earth pony, but I'm an earth pony with no meaning to her life. Pinkie Pie and Applejack are earth ponies, but at least they still have their special talents to help them throughout their lives. Twilight thought to herself. Oh, what should I do, what should I do, what should I do? Twilight fell to the ground and laid flat on her stomach. She covered her head with her two front legs, and began to cry to herself. Just where is my life heading?

Nopony in the right mind would ever travel through the Everfree Forest alone at night, but then again, Trixie was never a level-headed pony. She trotted through the dark and eerie forest, completely ignoring the frightening howls of the canine animals behind her. In fact, she blocked out the terrifying noises with her own happy tune. She was humming to herself as she skipped merrily through the Everfree Forest.

Twilight Sparkle lost her magical powers? The Great and Powerful Trixie must be The Great, Powerful and Super Lucky Trixie! she thought to herself. She had a large grin on her face. Trixie wonders how she must be feeling right now. Embarrassed, most likely! At least now, Trixie can show all of Ponyville who the better magician is!

Trixie continued skipping until Ponyville was in full view. She snickered as her plans of getting revenge flowed through her mind. Should The Great and Poweful Trixie humiliate her in front of everypony? Or should she simply get her friends to turn on her? The showmare was unable to contain her excitement. She jumped up in the air, clapped her hooves together and ran towards the town at full speed.

When she arrived at the library, she took a few deep breaths in, and exhaled. Trixie had to calm herself. She didn't want Twilight to get the wrong idea. After all, it's not like Trixie came all the way here just to see Twilight Spark-- Wait, no no no! Trixie is here with the intention of visiting Twilight Sparkle... but not in that way. Wait a minute, in what way? Trixie is simply here to see Twilight Sparkle embarrassed, nothing more! Trixie shook her head frantically to get her silly thoughts out of the way.

Well then, here goes nothing. Trixie, ignoring the fact that it was late, knocked on the door as loudly as possible. She waited a few minutes. No response. Trixie raised an eyebrow. She knew Twilight was not the type of person who'd ignore a knock on her door. Just as Trixie was about to try one more time, she heard a 'hoot' noise coming from the side of the library. She whipped her head to find the source of the noise, and sure enough, she saw Owlicious, resting on one of the branches on the library.

Owlicious pointed one of his wings towards the window, as if signalling for Trixie to take a peek inside Twilight's home. Curious, Trixie walked over to where the nocturnal animal was sitting, looked inside, and sure enough, Twilight was in there. She was curled up in a ball, laying next to her studying desk. She didn't have a blanket on, so she shivered every so often. Trixie couldn't help but gasp at the sight.

Despite Trixie's usual obliviousness, it had been made more than obvious that Twilight had cried herself to sleep. "Did magic really mean that much to Twilight Sparkle?" Trixie asked herself aloud. The answer was obvious and right in front of her, yet, she couldn't help but think that there was more behind it. For a slight moment of time, for once, Trixie felt sympathy for somepony other than herself, but a few seconds later, she shook the thoughts away.

"Twilight Sparkle, I have an idea, just you wait. The Great, Powerful, Super Lucky, Sympathetic and Wise Trixie can fix everything!" she whispered under her breath. Trixie gently tapped on the window, hoping for it to open, and much to her surprise, it did. She tried to sneak into the library, but did a bad job of doing so. Instead of landing where she wanted to, she fell onto the ground floor next to where Spike was sleeping, and made a loud crashing noise.

Unfortunately for her, Spike jumped up and breathed fire out of his mouth and directly at her face. Trixie sat still for a moment, face burning so hot that she couldn't even move. However, it didn't end there. Spike rubbed his eyes, and looked in front of him, and there sat a pony he was unable to recognize due to the darkness of the room.

He gasped and screamed. "THIEF! WAKE UP TWILIGHT! WE'VE GOT A THIEF!" Trixie's eyes bulged wide open. She tried to get up and run away, but Spike leapt up from his bed, ran over to her and kicked her legs off balance, causing her to trip. However, instead of falling forwards, Trixie tripped sideways and fell down one floor, and sure enough, she found herself laying next to a familiar unicorn, who was still sleeping peacefully despite the commotion. Trixie let out a 'phew' sound before she realized there was still a dragon running loose.

Trixie heard sounds of footsteps running down the stairs, and within seconds, Spike entered the room and flicked on the lights. When he looked over at Trixie, his face suddenly had a confused look on it.

"Huh? Trixie?" he asked, dumbfounded. Trixie nodded, not wanting to wake Twilight up. "Oh man, it was you the entire time?" Spike laughed to himself. Trixie rolled her eyes. Could he BE any louder? she thought to herself. "So anyway, what are you doing here? Came to see Twilight? It's already so late, though! If that's what you're here for, though, we might as well wake her up--"

"STOP!" Trixie shouted. Just as Spike was about to reply, the two heard a grumbling noise coming from the pony next to Trixie. The librarian's eyes twitched a little. A few seconds later, they were slowly being opened. Trixie flinched. Twilight looked over at Trixie and Spike, and suddenly, back at Trixie.

"Wait a minute-- Trixie? What are you doing here? How did you even get into my house?" Twilight asked as she sat up straight. Trixie planned out what she was going to say next carefully.

"Trixie is here... because... because..." However, even though she planned out her reply, she was unable to get the words to leave her mouth because one, Trixie knew she wasn't that cruel, and two, it was hard to look into Twilight's bloodshot eyes. In fact, the colour of her eyes shocked and even frightened Trixie a little bit. Twilight cocked her head, and stared at Trixie, awaiting a reply. Trixie sighed, and looked down on the ground, not wanting to look at Twilight.

"Trixie is here because she heard you lost your magical powers." the showpony replied. As soon as the words had left her mouth, she saw Twilight bear a sad look on her face.

"Oh no, not you too..." said the lavender pony as she hit her hoof against her head repeatedly. "Did you come here to embarrass me? To rub it in my face?" Trixie looked away sheepishly. It was true that at first, she had the intention of doing so, but now, she wasn't so sure. However, she had to think fast. She saw how hurt Twilight looked when she was asleep, and she didn't want to see it again.

"Not any more." Trixie replied. "Trixie came here to.... uh, help you?" She had a nervous and awkward smile on her face. Twilight raised an eyebrow in disbelief. After a moment, Twilight sighed.

"I guess I have no reason not to believe you." Twilight said with a solemn tone in her voice. The solemness hit Trixie hard, and once again, she felt sympathy towards the purple mare. Trixie shut her eyes and gritted her teeth. Trixie heaved a sigh, walked up to Twilight and stared into her eyes, no matter how hard it was for her.

"Twilight Sparkle, how can you be so grim? Was losing your magic really that bad?" Trixie asked. Of course, she knew the answer herself, but she wanted to hear Twilight's response. Twilight, on the other hand, was taken aback by this confrontation. She escaped Trixie's gaze, and replied.

"Look Trixie, I don't want to talk about--"

"Was it really that bad?!" Trixie raised her voice. She didn't want Twilight to avoid the question. The purple pony backed up as Trixie slowly began closing the distance between them.

"I said, I don't want to--"

"WHY DOES IT MEAN SO MUCH TO YOU?"

"HAVEN'T YOU SEEN MY FLANK?" Twilight shouted in Trixie's face before bursting out into tears. Trixie was confused, but suddenly, she realized it. She looked over at Twilight's flank, and gasped at the sight. Even though it wasn't her problem, Trixie's head began to pound. She understood it immediately. Twilight had lost her special talent.

She had lost her cutie mark.