//------------------------------// // Chapter 6 // Story: Of Fairies and Ponies // by K.C. Ellison //------------------------------// (Author's Note: Just for the record: The purple pegasus is Trixie Tang. The blue unicorn is Trixie Lulamoon. The two Trixies are different characters and not dimensional counterparts in any way whatsoever. Thank you.) Of Fairies and Ponies by: K.C. Ellison -Six- The entire crowd looked at the Great and Powerful Trixie unethusiastically. Some of them were even beginning to jeer at the unicorn. “Did you all miss me?” said the Great and Powerful Trixie. The crowd still looked at the unicorn. “Well, the Great and Powerful Trixie has missed you all. I've been away for months and now I've come back with new tricks to show you all!” The boos directed at the blue unicorn grew even louder. “The Great and Powerful Trixie has never!” Despite the initial setback, the Great and Powerful Trixie had a great show going. First, she made the Mayor's Building disappear then reappear. Next, she sawed a volunteer in half. Finally, the unicorn perfomed an escape act involving a straightjacket and a pool filled with green slime. After these acts, the Great and Powerful Trixie had somehow won some of the audience over! Before her next trick, Trixie looked across the front row when she saw Twilight and the others. “Sparkle, so nice to see you again!” said the Great and Powerful Trixie. “Don't you have a show to finish, or are you here to boast some more, Trixie?” deadpanned Twilight. “I do, and I've saved the best for last. Twilight Sparkle, I challenge you to a magical duel!” shouted the Great and Powerful Trixie. “I decline,” replied Twilight. “What? Giving up already?” sneered the Great and Powerful Trixie. “I don't to waste my magic dueling with a show-off like you,” said Twilight. “I bet even an untrained unicorn could beat you...as a matter of fact.” The Great and Powerful Trixie laughed hard as Timmy came onto the stage. “This is the untrained unicorn that is going to beat the Great and Powerful Trixie?” she said. “What a joke! I mean look at yourself! You've got teeth so big, they could crush a tin can!” The audience began laughing at the remark. “So you're the Great and Powerful Trixie, huh? I've got a friend with the same name as you. Yeah, she's that pretty purple pegasus right over there.” Timmy said, who pointed to Trixie. “Is that so? Well then, care to make things interesting?” asked the Great and Poweful Trixie. “If I win, your girlfriend must change her name to whatever I choose. What do you think of 'Vicky'?” Timmy initially cringed and instantly thought of his sadistic babysitter (who was also called Vicky), but held his ground. “Okay, and if I win, you'll have to give me half of the show's proceeds!” he said. “Fine,” the Great and Powerful Trixie said and the two unicorns shook hooves. The first phase of the duel was to see who could get more attention from the audience. Timmy had no idea what to do at first, but the Great and Powerful Trixie had a thought in her mind: what if she made the colt fall? Her horn started to glow as a blue aura surrounded Timmy. “What?” exclaimed Timmy as he was being lifted off the ground. “Exactly as planned. I'll make it look he's flying, then I'll let him have it!” thought Trixie. “Hah! Even without wings, I can still fly!” Timmy shouted. Trixie sneered as the aura around Timmy disappeared. Timmy fell flat onto his face on the hard wood planks. Trixie bowed, only to receive sparse applause. Timmy grunted in pain as he felt his ribs. Trixie yelled out to Timmy, “Get up!” Timmy rose back up on all fours. “That hurt...” he muttered. “But it'll take more than that to stop me!” Timmy began concentrating when his horn began glowing pink. “How's this?” Timmy screamed as his horn produced a flurry of pinkish-white stars. “WHAT THE?” yelped the Great and Powerful Trixie before the stars knocked her off the stage. “Hmm...good show, you managed to knock the Great and Powerful Trixie off stage. However, we've only just begun!” -x-x-x- The second phase of the duel was to use their magic to play music. The Great and Powerful wasted no time into summoning orchestra-grade instruments and conjuring up transparent ponies to play an instrumental version of a song Twilight and the others recognized as “Winter Wrap-Up.” Some of them even sang along. “Winter Wrap-Up, Winter Wrap-Up!” Even Twilight herself though the Great and Powerful Trixie had a great taste in music. Timmy used his horn to change everything to make it look like a Chip Skylark concert. There was even a pony that looked the teen singing sensation, who went up to the microphone and began singing. My shiny teeth that twinkle Just like the stars in space. My shiny teeth that sparkle And add beauty to my face. My shiny teeth that glisten Just like a Christmas tree. You gotta walk a mile Just to see me smile. (Whoo!) My shiny teeth and me... The crowd was awestruck, then they cheered at the small pink unicorn! The Great and Powerful Trixie was dumbfounded. “I will not lose a second time!” she said. -x-x-x- By the third phase, which was comedy, the Great and Powerful Trixie grew more and more desperate. “Why did the bald stallion paint rabbits on his head?” she asked. The crowd waited for the punchline. “Because he thought they were hares (hairs) from a distance.” Only Fluttershy was the one laughing hard. Timmy told the crowd a story from his childhood. “When I was growing up, I was a terrible speller. So my parents got me a little aide. It was a red box called 'Speak 'n Spell.' Anypony know of that? They shouldn't have called 'Speak 'n Spell,' they should've called it 'Speak Like the Devil'! Here's the voice: 'A-E-I-O-U!' That thing was EVIL! It used to wake me up in the night. 'Play with me! A-B-C-D-E-F-G; I will kill your family!' I was eight years old at this time; I spelled great, but I talked like a freak. 'What is wrong with me, ma?' I also had this other toy. When you started it, you were a genius. But when you were finished, you were a complete loser. It's called 'Simon.' It was round and had four colored squares. All you had to do? Remember! Easy? No. Here's any pony playing 'Simon.' 'Boop!' 'Boop!' 'Bip-boop!' 'Bip-boop!' 'Bo-bi-boop!' 'Bo-bi-boop' 'Bo-bi-bo-boop!' Bo-bi-bo-boop!' 'Bo-bi-bo-bi-bi-bi-bo-bo-bi-bi-bi-bo-bo-brrrrrrrrrrp!' '...MA! Help me!'” The entire crowd thought the story was hilarious! “Hmph! It's seems the Great and Powerful Trixie has been outmatched by some young foal, but a deal's a deal!” said the blue unicorn and gave Timmy a bag filled with coins, which Twilight and the others called “bits.” “Now if you'll all excuse me, the Great and Powerful Trixie is off to perform elsewhere!” she said before turning away with the stagecoach in tow. Trixie, Twilight, and the others cheered for Timmy. “You were amazing, Timmy!” said Trixie. “Thanks, Trixie!” replied Timmy. “Hey, c'mon you guys, let's head to Sugarcube Corner for an aftershow party!” said Pinkie Pie. “Yeah!” everyone exclaimed. Meanwhile, the same female figure looked upon them from afar. “Just a few more days, and I will be at full power once again! Soon, Equestria will be mine!”she thought. Please comment!