"What do you mean; 'lost'!?" Trixie shouted, falling into panic once more. "O-oh... Ha, I get it; good one, Twilight Sparkle. Ha ha; you had me going there for a moment." The Unicorn said, in denial.
"I'm serious, Trixie; I really don't know where we are." Twilight said; dark clouds gathering on the horizon; surrounding the rocky hill they had crashed on; closing in fast.
"Y-you're not joking...? But Trixie has places to go; ponies to see! W-we can't stay out here; we'll starve o-or freeze, or worse! There could be horrible creatures; the likes of which we've never seen before, o-or maybe barbarians, or perhaps..." Twilight's companion responded; still referring to herself in third person every now and then, a testament to the saying; 'Old habits die hard'.
Twilight stood there, trying to think of what to do; the stress of the day catching up to her quickly, her exhaustion and Trixie's panicked ranting not helping to improve her Disposition at all. "For Celestia's sake, Trixie; shut up!" She eventually shouted, unable to take any more of Trixie's useless panic. This caught the Unicorn Mare completely off-guard; causing her to stop mid-sentence and take it in completely. The Princess stared at the stunned Unicorn for a moment, an awkward silence falling over the hill just as a drop of rain hit Twilight's nose, a light sprinkle showering the hillside, the bulk of the storm bound to hit at any minute. "I... I'm sorry..." Twilight said, feeling guilty about her outburst.
"No; it's alright... One problem at a time, I guess." Trixie said, her ears flat against her head as she broke eye contact with the Princess; looking around for some shelter.
Figuring she knew what Trixie meant by this; Twilight began looking around as well, still feeling down; not only had she nearly gotten herself and Trixie killed; she lost her temper with the only other pony she knew for miles around. This day had started out so normal and perfect; what could have possibly gone wrong?
"There!" She heard Trixie exclaim, looking in the direction the Unicorn was pointing to see a small cave in the side of a steep slope.
Just as the rain began to pick up; the Two mares ran for cover, reaching the relative safety of the shelter. Their horns lit up to illuminate the dark interior; the rather small and simple hole in the side of the rock looking as though it hadn't been inhabited by anything larger than a lizard for years. Finally finding a place to rest in the aftermath of all that had happened today; Twilight sat down, taking a deep breath and collecting herself.
It was cold, and likely would be bitterly so once night fell upon this strange new land the two Mares found themselves in. Looking around for a solution to this; Twilight noticed a small pit with a fairly large chunk of ancient volcanic rock sitting in the middle. She concentrated; using her magic to reduce the rock into its molten form. It took every ounce of energy she could muster, but it was worth it; the pool of magma in the middle of the cave providing some temporary warmth.
"It must be great, having real power." Trixie said, speaking to Twilight again after a time. "At least your magic is useful in dire situations; unlike mine."
"Trixie... Don't do that to yourself. You have a lot of potential, too. Nopony is useless; we all have our place in this world, all we have to do is find it." Twilight said in a bid to reassure her friend. "I... I'm sorry I snapped at you earlier. You saved my life; I can't thank you enough for that. To be honest; I'm glad at least somepony I know is here with me."
Trixie listened throughout Twilight's speech; giving the Princess her attention, as there was little else to do. She could tell Twilight was being sincere, and it made her feel somewhat better; being in the presence of somepony who was as kind and forgiving as Twilight. She reflected on the events of the day; from her departure from Manehattan to this point in time here and now. It was amazing; how quickly things went from bad to worse, and how on several occasions they just barely managed to pull it together. Twilight had nearly drowned; she had nearly fallen to her doom; they found themselves in an unexplored land, celestia-knows how far away from the nearest signs of life... All they had now was each other, and Trixie was very much glad they were both alive, well, and in good company.
"I'm glad too..." Trixie said after a time, just as Twilight was about to give up hope the Unicorn would respond. "I... I'm sorry I lost my cool earlier. Thank you for saving me when I fell, and... I hope you're right."
Twilight smiled and scooted a bit closer to the blue Unicorn, who did so as well. Both were fairly exhausted from the eventful day; curling up next to each other and falling asleep next to each other; the steady pattering of the rain outside all they heard as they drifted off.
Twilight found herself in a dream of some sort; standing alongside Trixie on the outskirts of a settlement; the hills off in the distance to her right. Ponies did indeed seem to inhabit this land, though something was a tad off... She saw nothing but Earth Ponies in this settlement, and none seemed too happy to see her and Trixie. They surrounded the two Mares; casting sticks and stones at them both, calling them Witches and Heathens; closing in on the two with hatred and Malice in their eyes...
"Twilight!" She heard Trixie say as the horde descended upon them, dragging the two off to Celestia-knows-where, shaking her violently and... "Twilight, wake up!" She heard Trixie say again, finding it very odd she'd say that in this situation.
Reluctantly; the Alicorn opened her eyes, greeted by Trixie; who seemed eager to start the day.
"Come on; The Great and Powerful Trixie would very much like to see the back of this place." She said, apparently back to her normal self, prodding at Twilight with a hoof until the Princess reluctantly rose, wiping her eyes and yawning.
"What's got you all worked up?" Twilight asked, taking a moment to let the disorientation of sleep pass before standing completely.
"Well; Trixie awoke much earlier than this and was out searching for anything potentially edible when she saw fires in the distance, and the vague shape of buildings. Trixie then came to the conclusion that these must be signs of somewhat intelligent life and decided to come and get you." The Unicorn replied, bouncing excitedly over to the mouth of the cave. "Come on; let's get going!"
"A-alright..." Twilight replied, wondering if perhaps her dream and this news were connected in some way... It could very well have been coincidence, but on the other hand... She would be ready in case anything were to go wrong.
The two embarked for the town Trixie had seen; traversing the rough and jagged terrain; filled with deep slopes and plenty tripping hazards. Still; within the hour they had left the worst of the hills behind; the land smoothing out and flattening until they stood on a grassy plain; the vague shapes Trixie had seen in the distance clearing the closer they got; the two fairly confident they were buildings, albeit unlike any they'd seen before. Trixie trotted along as a brisk pace, while Twilight managed to keep up, obviously worried.
"What's wrong, Twilight?" Trixie asked, having noticed her friend's troubled expression since before they had left; deciding to give it some time before addressing the issue.
"Hm? Oh... I... I had a dream last night..."
"Oh?"
"I... I can't remember all the details; but you and I stood in a town populated by ponies, and we were attacked by an angry mob shortly after."
Trixie slowed and stopped, taking a moment to contemplate this; understanding the occasionally prophetic powers of dreams. "I see... Very well, then; we shall proceed with caution. Fear not, Twilight; the Great and Powerful Trixie shall protect us from whatever danger may befall us!"
Twilight couldn't help but smile at this; happy to see Trixie so upbeat after Yesterday. Confident that together they could work themselves out of trouble; she and Trixie walked towards the town in the distance together; praying to Celestia herself Twilight's dream last night had been a mere coincidence.