Trixie's eyes glowed pure white in the night, wisps of some other-worldly power flaring from the corners like an energized smoke. Michael, Barro and Night bolted down the street as the giant mare's head turned to face them.
"GET BACK HERE!!" the beast screamed at the trio as they fled.
"Why... my wings..." Night Glider whimpered as he ran. He could still almost feel them, his wings on his back instead of super-sized and attached to a giant unicorn behind them. It felt like if he could just leap into the air, he could take off and fly away into the night as his name suggested. But this feeling was an illusion; the reality was the enormous mare that had just destroyed the building he was just in, so he let instinct take over as he followed Barro and Michael.
"Where are we going to go?!" Barro shouted as they ran.
Michael, in the lead, looked over his shoulder. "I don't know! Just keep running!"
"We can't keep running forever! The roads are still wrecked and she'll destroy anything we try to hide in!" Night Grounded shouted.
"What are we gonna do?!" Barro screamed. The ground beneath them rumbled as Trixie started to pursue. She still had to walk around to the street they were on, the small buildings in the way preventing her from closing the distance quickly. The three each knew that they had only seconds to try and hide or outrun the massive magical monster before she set upon them and crushed them into oblivion.
"Follow me!" Michael turned and darted down an alleyway. Barro and Night followed close behind. "I have an idea," Michael said, turning around.
"What... what is it?" Barro asked, both he and Night panting. Night wasn't used to using his hooves this much... because he normally flew.
"We're going to hide in the studio," Michael said.
Barro thought. "That's... that's actually a good idea. She wants to make her own movie, she wouldn't possibly destroy the studio and possibly jeopardize her own film."
Michael put a hoof behind his neck. "I... yeah, that is a good idea."
"Wait, why did you want to go to hide at the studio?" Barro asked.
Michael blushed slightly. "Well, if I'm going to get smashed by a giant unicorn... I figured I wanted to get it on camera," he said with a shy grin. Both Barro and Night Glider facehooved. Night would've facewinged but once again... he didn't have wings.
"That is a good plan," a voice said from above them. "There's just one SMALL problem..." The three already knew who it was. The trio froze, trembled and slowly looked up to see the giant Trixie looking down on them as she was perched on a rooftop. The megamare grinned knowing the ponies were trapped like rats. "You're not going to make it to the studio," she declared.
"Trixie... ple-please... we can-" Barro begged.
"We can share credit?" Trixie said, finishing Barro's sentence. "Tempting but I think I'll pass. There's only room for one BIG name in this town." Trixie leaned over the alleyway, horn glowing red with magical power. It illuminated the corridor the ponies stood in with a maroon aura. She was about to unleash some kind of spell, what kind, the three targets didn't know. Whatever magic it was, they were all pretty sure it would obliterate them and probably the ground where they were standing. They didn't have time to think however; Trixie fired.
A red beam was unleashed from the unicorn's horn. At point-blank range, the three ponies had little to do except cower before the spell annihilated them. Barro, Michael and Night Glider closed their eyes as the ray raced towards them. Just when it was about to strike them, the beam was reflected. It changed trajectory somehow, returning on the same path to the point where it had been fired. Trixie was struck with her own spell and blasted off the rooftop.
"What... what happened?" Barro asked. Looking up, a pink energy shield was shimmering over them.
"Her magic is strong, it must be the power of the Amulet," another voice said.
"Yes. It seems her increase in size has also increased her magic power," yet another voice said. Barro, Michael and Night Glider looked over to see the speakers, the ones who were responsible for saving their lives.
"Princess... Princess Celestia?! Princess Luna?!" Barro asked in disbelief. The two princesses floated down to land before the three awe-struck ponies.
"Are the three of you all right?" Luna asked.
"I'm fine... except for my wings," Night said, sounding sad.
"Hmm, you're a Halfling?" Luna asked. Night nodded. Without a word, the moon princess cast a spell on Night Glider. In a flash of light, the halfling's batwings returned. "There we are," Luna said, satisfied at the job.
"How... how did you do that? I thought Trixie stole them," Night said, happy that his wings were back. The red-maned Halfling flapped them both and even hovered in the air, checking to make sure they were fine. He hugged both his wings with his hooves, delighted to be back to full flying capability.
"Standard copy spell. Trixie didn't steal your wings, she simply removed your wings and then created a duplicate set for herself using yours as the blueprint," Luna explained. The same way Trixie had removed Pinkie's mouth so long ago, she had apparently removed Night's wings the same way though making her own was an interesting and new twist. The half-thestral's wings hadn't been destroyed, only removed and placed in the pocket of an alternate dimension where Night couldn't use them. Possibly a testament to Trixie's new power, thankfully her magic could still apparently be reversed.
"Thank you, thank you so much!" Night said. The red-maned Halfling flapped them both and even hovered in the air, checking to make sure they were fine. He hugged both his wings with his hooves, delighted to be back to full flying capability.
"What about you two? Are you both all right?" Celestia asked.
"We're fine, thank... well, thank you two. And thank you two," Barro said, recognizing both Celestia and Luna's identities as ideas and individuals.
"Hello ladies," Michael said, walking over to the princesses. "Visionary director Michael Hay, thank you so much for-"
Barro interrupted his friend, stopping him from bragging. "Michael, really this isn't the time for-"
"You're Michael Hay?" Celestia asked.
That question surprised the three ponies, most of all Michael Hay. "Why, yes I am," he said, blushing. While he normally EXPECTED his reputation to proceed him... this was the first time it actually had. And with the princesses of Equestria nonetheless.
Luna stepped forward. "You're the director of Transformares?"
Michael was stunned. "You... you watched Transformares?"
"Yes, we saw them all in theaters," Luna informed him. Michael's jaw dropped.
"Barro..." the brown stallion turned to his friend, face overwhelmed with glee. "They watched Transformares!" his voice high and giddy.
Barro just shook his head, not wanting to comment on the princess' taste in cinema. Night Glider was equally shocked.
"I bought the trilogy on Blu-ray with 90 extra minutes of bonus features for Luna's birthday. We watched them with the director's commentary," Celestia stated.
"Barro..." Michael turned to the white colt again, his voice squeaking with joy. "They watched the director's commentary! ON BLU-RAY!"
"We are never going to hear the end of this," Barro said to Night Glider.
"What was your favorite scene? Did you like the dialogue between the fighting between the Applebots and the Decepticolts?" Michael asked the sisters.
"Oh, I loved the action sequences!" Luna proclaimed. "The special effects were absolutely amazing and I loved how you kept so closely to the original canon and even had it star the original voice cast and-" she kept going, gushing about every detail of the film. Michael's face lit up. This was the first real positive reaction he'd ever gotten from a true fan. It was the reaction he had been looking for, what he'd dreamed of. He felt like crying.
"Uh, guys," Barro attempted to break up the fan session. "Maybe you'd like to talk about the movie sometime when we're NOT being chased by a giant unicorn?" The ground shook, bringing the group's attention back to reality.