//------------------------------// // Better Call Trixie // Story: Breaking Cute // by GoldenState3 //------------------------------// Twilight Sparkle's world was starting to come into focus again. Her mother was sitting like Lyra, with Twilight's head in her lap. Her mother's hoof was stroking her, and she felt like a little foal again. She wanted the minute to last forever, but she knew it couldn't. There was a villain to catch. "You back Twili?" Her mother asked. She nodded slowly, aware that this response would probably lead to the end of this wonderful minute. Sure enough, she was gently moved a few inches to the left, allowing her mother to stand up. "Sitting like that hurts your back." Twilight Velvet said. A head poked up from the floor next to the bed, and a midnight blue mane popped up. "Hey, I wasn't ready to not be comforted." Luna said. "Princess Luna!" Twilight said, embarrassed that some other pony had seen her getting cuddled. There was a knock on the door, and Twilight Velvet used her magic to open it. Dr. Foally, Twilight's old pediatrician was standing in the doorway. He was a mint green Unicorn, with a lollipop Cutie Mark, and a Brown mane. In his mind, he was some jolly old fat pony, but in reality, he was all skin and bones. He walked in, and studied her. "So how are you doing, my little pony?" He asked. "Don't say my little pony!" Luna shouted. Dr. Foally ignored the princess, and moved towards Twilight. She recoiled a bit. She was sixteen, almost seventeen years old, and she wasn't some little foal anymore. First her mother had to cuddle her, and now she was pulling her old doctor into it. Twilight hoped that none of her friends found out. "I see someone is old enough to consider themselves mature, but not mature enough to accept that sometimes it's okay to be immature." Dr. Foally said. "I! Am! Not! Immature!" Twilight shouted. Dr. Foally chuckled to himself, before poking and prodding at Twilight. "Has she been eating?" He asked Twilight Velvet. "I don't know. She's been living on her own for years. Not that she isn't welcome at home. We've always felt that it was barbaric to throw one's foals out of the house as soon as they find their Cutie Mark. Twilight is always welcome to come home, if she wants." "If only all of my patient's parents were as progressive as you..." Dr. Foally said. Twilight tried to squirm away as Dr. Foally lit a match and held it up to her eyes. Twilight knew that he was checking to see if her eyes dilated, but after the fire at Sweet Apple Acres, Twilight was very leery around fire. "Well, I have some good news and bad news. First, the good. There isn't anything wrong with Twilight Sparkle that some warm milk and a mild sleeping potion won't cure. The bad news is that she needs to take better care of herself. She's mildly malnourished, and knowing Twilight, she needs to get more sleep." Dr. Foally said. "Look, you've made it. Do you know how few Unicorns get to be the Princess's private students? You can take a little break every so often." "I am taking perfectly good care of myself! I didn't sleep last night but that was an emergency. I had a Daffodil sandwich today! It's not my fault there are so many interesting things to study. Why just this morning, Luna came to me. She'd been attacked by magic spiders! If I didn't remove the cobwebs from her brain, she'd still be in their thrall!" Twilight replied Dr. Foally was looking that her like she was insane, and her mother reached out towards her. "Tell them about the magic spiders!" Twilight demanded. Luna shrunk back under Twilight's assault. "Twilight, I was drunk. There were not any magic spiders." Luna said. "I am sorry for waking you up, and vomiting on your balcony, and whatever else I did last night." "So it wasn't a test?" Twilight said. "Young lady! Don't you ever go drinking again! Do you know all the horrible things that alcohol can do to you?" Dr. Foally said. "Not to mention that it's against the law!" "Uhm, what's alcohol?" Twilight asked. "If it can do all of those things to a pony, I should really take up studying it." "No daughter of mine is going to be taking up the study of alcohol!" Twilight Velvet said. "It's a horrible substance that corrupts both the mind and body, and turns a pony into a creature of evil, and that's all any decent pony needs to know." Dr. Foally said. "I'm going to be back with a sleeping potion and some warm milk for Twilight." "Can I have some too?" Luna asked. Dr. Foally nodded as he headed out. "Oh! I get to have my second slumber party!" Twilight shouted. "And I'm going to have a princess at it! Oh no, how can I have a slumber party without the guidebook? You are going to stay with me right?" Luna nodded, and Twilight sighed with relief. Her second slumber party was saved by the princess's presence. "Are you two going to be alright by yourselves?" Twilight Velvet asked. Once again, Luna nodded. Twilight Sparkle got a kiss and a hug from her mother, before she departed. Luna went to go get the attention of one of the maids, so that they could bring a second bed into Twilight's room. Although Luna's room was bigger, Twilght's room was more suitable for a slumber party, as it wasn't the size of the entire Ponyville town hall. Luna returned, complete with spare bed, a few minutes later. Twilight watched as the Alicorn jumped on top, and gave an experimental bounce. "You know, I never got to have much of a foalhood." Luna said. "Sure, Celestia and I had a little fun every so often, but she was so bucking serious back then. She has lightened up since then, though. That's all Cadance's doing, by the way." Luna was now jumping from bed to bed across the room, using her wings to do little flips in the air. Twilight couldn't imagine a completely serious Celestia. Sure, unlike Pinkie Pie, Celestia knew when it was party time, and when it was serious time, but she still loved a good joke. Twilight wanted to jump on bed, but she was terrified that she'd bump her head, like the monkey's in the foal's rhyme. Taking chances wasn't her strong suit. Besides, Dr. Foally was going to be back anytime now, and he was sure to put an end to Luna's bed jumping. But, wasn't jumping on the bed the kind of thing that you did at slumber parties? Twilight was lost without her guidebook. She wondered if Luna had an extra copy, or if somepony could get a copy from some library nearby. "You want to hear a secret?" Luna asked. Before Twilight could answer, Dr. Foally returned. He had a sippy cup, of the type that Unicorn foals used before they mastered levitation magic enough to drink from a cup. It had childish pictures of the Wonderbolts on it. He was also holding a mug in his magic. He glared at the Princess, but ignored her jumping. "Princess, did you want a sleeping potion as well?" He asked. "Yes, please." Luna said. Dr. Foally levitated a vial from the pocket of his jacket into the mug. He levitated the sippy cup towards Twilight. "I want a sippy cup." Luna pouted. "Don't use your magic till you wake up. That's why I gave you the sippy cup." The doctor told Twilight. She nodded, and took the cup in her hooves as carefully as she could. She hadn't had much practice drinking without her magic. She could feel the warmth of the milk through the cup. It felt comforting, and it brought back memories of when Cadance used to foalsit her. She'd almost pushed thoughts of Babs out of her head. She took a sip of the milk. It was slightly bitter, but that was because of the sleeping potion. Luna had already finished her milk, and the potion was starting to work it's magic on her. She stretched a few times on her bed, before yawning and getting under the covers. "I have not slept at night in years..." Luna said as her eyes closed. Twilight studied the princess. Her breathing was regular, and she looked very peaceful. Twilight wanted to look peaceful like Luna, but she doubted that she could sleep without having nightmares. Twilight was starting to get a little tired, but she doubted that she'd consumed enough of the potion for it to knock her out. "Look, it's past midnight. How about I stay up and do some research. I have plenty of things that I have to look up." Twilight said. Dr. Foally blocked her. "You need sleep. This is my special blend. It's formulated so you won't have nightmares." Dr. Foally said. If she wasn't going to have nightmares, it might be okay for her to take the potion. She was kind of tired. Rainbow Dash studied the crowd. She wasn't sure what to do, no pony was. Spitfire had been her favorite Wonderbolt. Now she was... gone. Never to be seen again... Dead. There was a commotion at the end of the square. A familiar looking wagon was pulling into town, and a few minutes later, a blue Unicorn was standing on its stage. "The Great and Litigious Trixie can sense that somepony needs a Lawyer!" Trixie announced. "Hold on one goldern' minute! What's a lawyer?" Applejack asked. "A lawyer is a pony that argues for another pony silly..." Pinkie Pie said. Ponies were starting to get back to normal, and Dash was starting to feel like things like this were normal. There was a clap of thunder, and Celestia appeared overhead. "Can one of My Little Ponies please tell me what is going on here." She asked. "It was an accident!" Fleetfoot mumbled. "My client isn't answering anymore questions." Trixie said, as she grabbed Fleetfoot and dragged her into her wagon.