//------------------------------// // Canterlot // Story: Fluttershy and Trixie, Pharmaceutical Sales Representatives // by Majin Syeekoh //------------------------------// Fluttershy and Trixie were on a train bound for Canterlot while Fluttershy looked at the scenery out of the window. She absentmindedly stroked Angel while Trixie sipped on some brandy. It had been a week since they had first met as sales partners. “Why did you bring that rabbit along?” Trixie asked, sipping on her brandy. Fluttershy smiled. “Oh, Angel always has trouble when I’m away on long trips like this,” she said. She then giggled, “besides, he’s too much to handle for Applejack.” Trixie shrugged. “Next stop, Canterlot!” the engineer shouted over the loudspeaker. Trixie slugged back the rest of her brandy as Fluttershy put Angel on her withers as they stood up, They grabbed their bags and headed towards the train door. The train slowed to a stop, the ponies getting off at the station. “Well, where do we go now?” Fluttershy asked. “Four-six-four Canter Boulevard. It’s where we’re meeting our contact, Viridian Shade,” Trixie said, “so come on, let’s go.” Fluttershy nodded and followed Trixie. ---- Fluttershy stared in awe at the large building that currently resided at 464 Canter Boulevard. “Wow…” she said in awe. Trixie smiled. “This building is called a skyscraper. Completely built by ponies on Desoxyn,” she said as she cantered through the glass doors. Fluttershy kept looking up, then squeaked as she noticed that Trixie has gone inside and followed. Inside was a grand foyer with a large reception desk in the middle where Trixie was currently engaged in a conversation with the receptionist. Trixie nodded and trotted over to Fluttershy. “Saffron Screen here just told us that Viridian Shade is expecting us on the fiftieth floor. Come on.” Fluttershy’s eyes widened at that. “T-the fiftieth floor! But that’ll take forever!” Trixie chuckled and shook her head. “Dear Butterfly—” “—Fluttershy—” “—whatever. There are elevators in this building.” Fluttershy raised an eyebrow. “Elevators?” Trixie nodded. “Come on, I’ll show you,” Trixie said as she cantered off, Fluttershy following. They came to a door in the wall. Fluttershy stared in confusion as Trixie pushed a button on the wall. They waited around for a minute when the doors opened, presenting them with a room. Trixie trotted inside, motioning Fluttershy to come in. Fluttershy followed and saw an elderly unicorn in the corner. “What floor, madames?” he asked politely. “Fifty, please,” Trixie said. The elevator operator nodded and focused. The elevator shifted, causing Fluttershy to jump, then started whizzing up the shaft. Fluttershy and Trixie stood in silence, shifting uncomfortably. Finally, the elevator reached its destination, the doors opening. “Good day to you, madames,” the elevator operator said. “Thank you,” Fluttershy said, following Trixie to a pair of glass doors, which Trixie opened. Inside was a giant desk where a unicorn stallion with a green coat and a black mane sat. “Girls! So nice to meet the stars of Ponyville!” Trixie smiled and nodded. “It’s nice to meet you too, Viridian Shade.” Fluttershy nodded in agreement. “So who’s this little cutie?” Viridian Shade asked. Fluttershy blushed. “Oh, that’s Angel.” Viridian Shade grinned, then waved at Angel. Angel hissed and pawed at Viridian Shade. “Angel! That’s no way to greet a friend! Apologize!” Angel kept his eye trained on the green unicorn, growling. “I’m sorry, Mr. Shade, he usually doesn’t overreact like this.” Viridian Shade chuckled. “That’s alright, Fluttershy. I tend not to get along with animals,” he said as he pulled out a sheet of paper. “My report from Orange Penumbra says that you’ve made a killing in Ponyville!” Trixie raised an eyebrow. “How did you…” she started before being quickly cut off by Viridian. “But Canterlot is a different animal altogether. For your next clients, whose names are Principal Starshine Song and Doctor Nebulous Wind, we’d like you to focus more on the antiobesity and the sharpening of the mind that Desoxyn creates.” Trixie and Fluttershy nodded. “Where will we be staying?” Trixie asked. Viridian Shade smiled, then floated over two keycards and two passes to the ponies. “You’ll be staying at the Crowne Plaza, on Mountain Avenue. You’ll be greeting your clients at the Greenlight Lounge. You will be giving them these as incentive. Any other questions?” Fluttershy and Trixie shook their heads. “That’s great. Now go off and make some magic happen!” Trixie smiled and nodded. “We will, Viridian Shade.” She then trotted off, Fluttershy following. ---- Fluttershy could hardly believe her eyes at the grand hotel room before her. It was big, with two beds, a desk, a minibar, and a window that overlooked the whole city. Trixie took the opportunity to canter in and flop onto the closest bed, stretching out when she landed. Angel hopped off of Fluttershy and bounded over to the other bed. Trixie yawned loudly, then popped open the minibar with her magic and pulled out a small bottle of vodka, unscrewed the top, then took a swig, Fluttershy staring on nervously. “You know, Trixie, you really drink a lot.” Trixie scoffed. “What do you know?” Fluttershy trotted over to the bed that Angel was lounging on and sat down. “Why do you drink so much?” Trixie laughed derisively. “You should have seen me on that damned rock farm!” she said as she took another swig. Fluttershy shifted uncomfortably. “So, what do you want to do now?” Trixie shrugged. “I hadn’t really thought about it. I did hear that there was this new movie out.” “Really? What’s it called?” “My Little Unicorn:Magic is Believing. Wanna see it?” Fluttershy nodded. “Sounds fun. But do we have time?” Trixie took a swig, nodded, and sat up. “We should have enough time.” Fluttershy then stood up. “Alright, what are we waiting for?” Trixie stood up. “I don’t know, let’s go see it!” ---- Two hours later, Trixie and Fluttershy trotted out of the theater with shocked looks on their faces. “Well, that was...interesting,” Fluttershy said. Trixie glared at Fluttershy. “Interesting? That’s the best adjective you could come up with? Try terrible, horrible, or hideous on for size! That movie made me want to gouge my eyes out with a spoon! I want to puke all over everypony involved in that abortion of a movie!” she said, Fluttershy cringing at that last word. “Well, it was mesmerizing…” Fluttershy offered. Trixie scoffed. “When mesmerizing is the best word you can use to describe a movie, that’s terrible. Now let’s head over to the Greenlight Lounge, shall we?” Fluttershy nodded and followed Trixie to their destination. Upon approaching their destination, they found two ponies standing outside. Trixie trotted over to them. “Nebulous Wind and Starshine Song?” They both nodded. “Hello, I’m Trixie Lulamoon and this here is my lovely assistant,” she said, motioning over to Fluttershy. “Fluttershy,” Fluttershy said. “And we’re here to discuss the pharmaceutical of the future! Shall we talk about this inside?” They both nodded and trotted in, Fluttershy and Trixie following.