Prompt: What's in the Box?
Trixie’s Secret
By: GWFan (The Softcore Brony)
With the night’s festivities over and the delegates from Saddle Arabia thoroughly amazed, Twilight was ready to hit the hay, though not after some late night reading of course. However, on her way back to the library, she noticed one thing that she had expected to be gone. Trixie’s wagon. Feeling curious, Twilight noticed that a light was on inside and opened the door.
“Trixie?”
Trixie abruptly shut the lid to a large rectangular box and sat on it. “Wha, uh, oh! Twilight? What are you doing here?”
“I was wondering the same thing. I thought you already left.”
“I did. I mean I was. Just leaving that is.” Trixie smiled with big teeth.
Twilight cocked her head at the sweat that was beginning to form on Trixie’s face before something else drew her attention. “Hey, is that one of those boxes you use to saw a pony in half?”
“Box? What box?”
“The box you’re sitting on?”
Trixie’s eyes slowly moved down. “Oh. You mean this box. Um… sawing ponies in half. Yeah, that’s what it’s for.” Trixie smiled again.
Twilight raised her eyebrow. “Can I see it-”
“No! You can’t see in the box!”
“I meant the trick where you saw a pony in half. Is there something in the box now?”
“No. No of course not. Why would there be?”
“Okay…” Twilight looked at the box again and was startled when she thought she saw it jiggle. “Hey, the box just moved!”
“Oh… did it? It is a magic box after all.”
“I thought it was for sawing ponies in half?”
“Well yeah but… um… it was an earthquake?”
“You just said it’s a magic box and now you think it’s an earthquake?”
Trixie’s smile somehow grew larger. “Yes?”
“Are you hiding something?”
“Um…” Trixie searched the room with her eyes. “Well, I was…” Trixie swallowed and smiled again. “It’s a present. It’s for you.”
“For me?”
“But you can’t open it now. It’s a surprise.”
“Why would you do that? This isn’t a trick is it?”
“No. I was just… hoping that we maybe could be friends?” Twilight raised both her eyebrows at that. “You know, because I am the Great and Apologetic Trixie and all, I was kind of hoping I could make it up to you?”
A very bewildered expression formed on Twilight’s face, but it was soon replaced by a small smile. “We’ll see.” Trixie appeared relieved and it was enough to make Twilight giggle. “I better go. I have some reading to catch up on.” Trixie nodded and smiled a large grin again. “By the way, it’s nice to hear you say I, rather than Trixie all the time.” Twilight smiled at her and closed the door behind her.
Trixie wiped the sweat off her face and smiled, this time in more of a grin. “Yes, the great and apologetic Trixie want’s to be friends.” Her form suddenly glowed in green as she opened the box and looked at the occupant tied up inside. “Isn’t that right, Trixie?”
Trixie struggled against the gag in her mouth as her other self transformed into a much darker form.
“Good thing I patched things up. I think Twilight and I are going to become the best of friends.” Queen Chrysalis laughed as she shut box.
The End