//------------------------------// // Chapter Thirty One: Under the Bed // Story: Trixie and Maud: Heart of Stone // by TheCrimsonDM //------------------------------// HEART OF STONE Chapter Thirty One: Under the Bed Written by TheCrimsonDM Pinkie’s room was brightly lit thanks to the afternoon sun shining through the windows; the sun cast a shade of orange light over everything in Pinkie’s room. It was quiet up here all alone, but Pinkie Pie and Maud were trying to do something downstairs. Trixie wondered if her sudden need to rush back to Pinkie’s had upset anypony; she had forgotten to explain why the books were so important to her, after all. On the guest bed Trixie found her book bag lying on its side; somepony brought the bag back to Sugarcube Corner for her, when she went to the hospital. Trixie saw the books she wanted on top of Pinkie’s dresser, but she was worried about Twilight’s diary. Trixie quickly looked inside the book bag only to find it empty, the diary was nowhere in sight. Two terrible thoughts occurred to her; first, she wouldn’t be able to read any more of the diary now, she did plan to return it next time she saw Twilight, but why not read it a little before hoof. The second thought was that this may mean that somepony stole it, and Trixie couldn’t have somepony reading her friends secrets. Trixie began searching the room for it, just in case the book had been misplaced. After all Pinkie Pie, or Maud could have mistaken it for belonging to Trixie. First Trixie searched the closet hoping that it was safely tucked away. There were a bunch of boxes in the closet, all of them related to party decorations. There was also a really nice looking yellow jacket hiding in the back. Trixie moved it to the side hoping to find something behind it. On closer inspection the yellow jacket wasn’t a jacket at all. It was some kind of full length one piece pajamas. It had a pink tail and mane as part of its design. Trixie stared at it in amazement for a few seconds, wondering why it looked so much like pony fur. Trixie very carefully pulled it out wondering what it was exactly. She followed the zipper with her eyes until she found Fluttershy’s face staring back at her. Trixie fell back on her haunches as she nearly screamed at the skinned Fluttershy that now lay before her. Trixie didn’t understand what she was looking at; this couldn’t be the real Fluttershy. On closer inspection she figured out this was some sort of costume, but it looked exactly like Fluttershy. Where could Pinkie Pie have gotten such an item was beyond her understanding. She couldn’t look at the costume without thinking of it as being Fluttershy’s skin. Trixie quietly put the creepy costume back into the closet; she never wanted to think about it again. After closing the door to the closet of horror, Trixie thought that maybe the book had simply fallen out and slid underneath something. First she looked underneath the guest bed, but found nothing. She then noticed a few books underneath Pinkie’s bed from her new vantage point. “Aha, so that’s where it went,” Trixie said to herself. Pulling out the books from underneath Pinkie’s bed proved fruitless as all she found were some books that didn’t belong to her. There was a copy of “Fifty Shades of Hay” in the pile. Trixie owned a copy of this book, but to her shame, she had never gotten past the first chapter; the book’s depiction of intimacy was far too detailed for Trixie’s taste. Although she kept it, hoping one day she could read it without being too embarrassed. There were quite a few things underneath Pinkie Pie’s bed. A shoe box was here for some reason as well. Trixie pulled it out after seeing that the box belonged to a popular line of dress shoes. Trixie just had to try them on. The box did not contain any shoes though, instead there were some very lewd looking magazines inside. Trixie had almost no experience with these kinds of magazines and was a little curious. Trixie picked one up and opened it, the first page she turned to had two mares entangled together and doing some things that Trixie had not even thought possible. After viewing a few more pages Trixie looked around the empty room; she felt embarrassed, and terrified that somepony would see what she was looking at. Trixie quickly put the magazine back inside the box, closed it, and slid it back underneath the bed. Trixie looked for anything that could distract her from the images that were now burned into her mind. There was a bigger cardboard box underneath the bed as well. Trixie grabbed it and carefully pulled it out. The word “toys” was written in red marker on the top. Trixie grinned at the idea of seeing what kinds of fun things Pinkie Pie might have kept from her youth; knowing Pinkie Pie, she probably still played with them. Trixie opened it, and was disappointed by the contents. There was a bright pink back massager; this was most certainly not a toy. There were also some beads attached to a string; she decided that they were probably some arts and crafts thing. And few other strange objects that made very little sense to Trixie. She dug through the box and near the bottom found something truly strange. There was a red ball, with some holes going through it. It had black straps on either side that buckled together at their end. It was lying next to some hoof cuffs. Trixie could swear she had seen this kind of object before but she couldn’t remember where exactly. The door opened and Pinkie Pie walked in. a glass of chocolate milk was balanced on Pinkie’s nose. Trixie looked at Pinkie Pie and said, “I don’t understand, why does this box say ‘toys’ on it, if there aren’t any inside? Do you just shove random crap into here when you can’t think of what to do with it?” Pinkie Pie looked from Trixie to the box back to Trixie. Pinkie Pie’s eyes grew wide as she stood there. Pinkie then said, “um…I…um…put those back into the box and go wash your hooves.” Trixie put the strange assortment of items back into the box, and then looked at Pinkie Pie saying, “there wasn’t anything gross on them or anything, so why should I-“ “Because they might not have been washed properly since they were last used, now go wash your hooves and I’ll give you some chocolate milk,” Pinkie said in an almost authoritative tone. Trixie was a little surprised by the tone Pinkie had taken. She stood up and left the room to do as Pinkie Pie had asked without question. There was no way that Trixie was missing out on free chocolate milk. *** Trixie had wondered why Pinkie was acting that way the entire time while she washed her hooves, and about half way up the stairs she finally recognized one of the items in question. The ball with straps, it was a ball gag…the kind that Maud wanted to use, and there were hoof cuffs next to them. Trixie put two and two together and realized that the box, of what she had assumed out of her ignorance was an assortment of strange objects might have actually been Pinkie’s…adult toys. Trixie’s face was burning as she walked back into the room with her head held low. She didn’t know what she had been looking at exactly, or how they were used. But Trixie began suspecting that she didn’t want anything to do with the items. Pinkie Pie had hidden the box again before turning to face Trixie and said, “um…so you saw those. I know Maud wanted to introduce them to you in private, but I guess she never got the chance.” Trixie looked away from Pinkie Pie and explained, “I’ve never had much experience with things like that before…you know...Maud.” Pinkie Pie let out a sigh sounding almost relieved before saying, “I’m sorry that you saw those…kinda. I mean one day you’ll probably use them with Maud, you know, but I guess you aren’t ready yet. Did you really think that you were looking at a box of toys?” Trixie nodded and explained, feeling like a child in the process, “I saw that the box said ‘toys’, and I thought that since you had a…youthful personality, maybe you had some cool stuff. The only thing there that I even recognize is the…um…gag. And that’s only because I’ve seen it in some artwork before. Although now I’m confused, why did you put aback massager into the same box as all that stuff? You can’t very well use that without washing it now, can you?” Pinkie looked dumbfounded for a second before breaking out into laughter. Pinkie was laughing so hard that she fell onto the floor, clutching her sides, and began snorting in between laughs. Trixie felt embarrassed to say the least, to be laughed at for her innocence; innocence was a strange word for her. Trixie believed that she had lost her innocence, especially after her experiences with Maud. Trixie found the chocolate milk on the dresser next to the guest bed. She grabbed the chocolate milk and sat down sipping at it with her back to the bed. She watched silently while she waited for Pinkie Pie to stop laughing. After a few minutes Pinkie Pie had finally stopped laughing and said, “okay, okay…whew, Trixie you are one silly filly.” “I’m not a filly,” Trixie grumbled in response. Pinkie Pie walked over and sat down next to Trixie. “I brought that drink for you, so can take your meds. Maud said I have to make sure you take them now, or else you don’t get to eat anything tonight.” Trixie took her medications while Pinkie watched her; Trixie couldn’t help but feel like she was back in the hospital where the nurses would force the medication down her throat if she didn’t take it willingly. Trixie let out a sigh after she took the last pill. She had gotten too crazy the last few days, and her meds could have helped keep her. She regretted not taking them, she never meant to hurt anypony, but that’s exactly what happened. Pinkie Pie said in a playful tone, “you know that massager doesn’t go on your back.” Trixie couldn’t think of what else a massager would be used for, so Trixie looked at Pinkie Pie in disbelief before saying in a slightly arrogant tone, “oh yeah, then what is it used for?” Pinkie Pie leaned in and whispered into Trixie’s ear. After Pinkie finished explaining, Trixie’s eyes widened and she quickly turned to look at Pinkie and exclaimed, “it goes WHERE? But how? That thing was freaking huge!” Trixie then remembered what male anatomy was like and shivered saying, “ew…okay so…that…ew.” Pinkie Pie gave another short laugh at Trixie’s behavior and said, “wow I can’t believe that Maud ended up with somepony so…innocent. How did you not learn any of this stuff in school?” Trixie looked at Pinkie Pie and said, “ask me anything you want about the illusion school or cantrip magic or pyromancy. And I will have an answer, or a theory. Ask me about how to run a magic show, and I will have an answer. Talk to me about stuff that wasn’t taught by the school and I’m as clueless as Twilight.” Pinkie Pie relaxed, leaning her back against the bed and asked, “how long have you been out of school?” Trixie relaxed a little as well and began to tell the story to Pinkie Pie. She hadn’t told this story in a long time, and she could only hope she didn’t mess it up. “I got out at sixteen, ran my magic show for a few months. Came to ponyville where some rude ponies attacked my show…I forgive you though, and then I lost the stage wagon. Transforming wagons cost a lot by the way. I worked at the New Slate rock farm before it became a small village. Igneous Rock was nearly slave driver…but he was a good stallion to me. “I guess worked there for about six months, I found the Alicorn Amulet and attacked Ponyville. I ran away after that, lived in Manehattan for awhile. I didn’t have a home though, I lost that when I left New Slate. I lived on the streets and after I was assaul…um…” Trixie felt a lump inside of her throat as she found it hard to tell the story to Pinkie pie. The memories were still painful for her…especially after all the stress she was put through today. She couldn’t ever forget all the horrible things those evil ponies did to her. Trixie cleared her throat and remembered that Pinkie could read minds, so she skipped that part of the story. “After Manehattan Trixie went to the Everfree forest and challenged the Ursa Major. Trixie managed to hurt it…we think. “Trixie nearly died after that and was in a coma for a while. Trixie woke up one day at the hospital and found herself very depressed. Trixie spent a long time healing mentally before coming to back to New Slate. Trixie then lived with Maud and there she got her first true friend in over a year…Trixie has never been happier then when Maud first kissed Trixie on that mountain. It surprised Trixie to say the least, but Maud has good tastes…and taste good.” Pinkie Pie lifted a hoof and gently wiped away a few tears from Trixie’s face. Trixie hadn’t even realized that she was crying. Pinkie Pie then embraced Trixie and said, “well I’m glad that you have Maud. Trixie, you are safe here with us. No matter what I-” Pinkie Pie stopped speaking all of a sudden. Pinkie Pie’s ears twitched, and then her muzzle scrunched up like she was going to sneeze, and even though Pinkie Pie was sitting next to Trixie, Trixie could feel Pinkie’s butt shaking. Pinkie Pie then said in low even tones, “Rainbow Dash just broke a pinkie promise over at Applejacks farm. I’ll be right back.” Trixie looked at Pinkie Pie and watched her get up to leave. Trixie had no idea what was going on, but she managed to ask, “wait, what are you talking about?” Pinkie Pie didn’t look back at Trixie, but explained, “my Pinkie Sense will tell me whenever somepony breaks a pinkie promise, where they are, and what they are doing. Now I need to bring a cupcake all the way over to Applejacks house…why did Rainbow Dash tell her about that.” Pinkie Pie left the room and Trixie felt a cold shiver of fear run down her spine. Whatever Rainbow Dash just did, it made Pinkie’s crazy go…crazier. Trixie leaned back against the bed and said, “Pinkie is truly a scary pony sometimes. Oh well, guess I know how to summon an angry Pinkie Pie whenever I need one.” “I wouldn’t suggest doing that, not unless you want to have a cupcake shoved in your face,” Twilight Sparkle said from the doorway. Trixie looked over in surprise she hadn’t expected to see Twilight here. Trixie then remembered the reason she began digging underneath Pinkie Pie’s bed in the first place. Trixie closed her eyes and whined, “Twilight. I found your diary but I lost it. I was going to give it back to you, but it’s gone…I think somepony might have stole it.” Twilight walked over and sat down next to Trixie and said, “oh. So you weren’t trying to hide it from me?” Trixie felt a little guilty that she had wanted to, and worse that she was planning on reading a little more of it until Twilight showed up. Trixie let out a sigh and said, “I was going to when I was mad at you…but then I realized that I was just being selfish and crazy. I was going to give it back to you the next time I saw you though…but now it’s gone. I’m sorry I lost it.” Twilight was quiet for a moment causing Trixie to worry that Twilight might be mad at her for losing it. Twilight explained, “it’s not lost. I found it in your book bag when I was putting the books I’m loaning you in it. I was under the impression that you might have been trying to steal it from me, but I had lost it myself over six months ago, so I had to question myself on that. I’m sorry for making assumptions about you, now that I hear you talking like this I…actually want to share something with you.” Trixie looked at Twilight and watched as Twilight used her magic to pull out the diary from the saddlebags she wore. Twilight levitated the book over to Trixie and said, “this book has been completed. It covers my journey up my first few days of being a princess. I want you to hold on to it for now, it might help you out when you feel lost. All of my friendship lessons are in here as well, I hope they help you, I know they sure helped me.” Trixie grabbed the book in between her hooves and looked at the old scorched book with eyes filled with wonder. Trixie had never thought that she could receive a gift so wonderful. This wasn’t just a book, it was a personal part of Twilight…and now it was in Trixie’s hooves. Trixie looked at Twilight and said, “thank you…I…I don’t know what to say. Is there anything that I even could say? This…isn’t this too much for me?” Twilight looked down at Trixie with such kind eyes and said, “Trixie you…you have grown so much in the past couple of weeks. I think I can finally see what Celestia saw in me, when she saw me here in Ponyville with all my friends. You can keep this book but on one condition. You have to Pinkie Promise to never tell anypony about anything you read in here.” Trixie nodded and felt tears of joy run down her face, Trixie quickly wrapped her hooves around Twilight’s neck embracing the alicorn who was taller than her. After some coaching from Twilight, Trixie was finally ready to make the Pinkie Promise. “Cross my heart and hope to fly, stick a cupcake in my eye, I Pinkie Promise never to tell a soul about the things in this book. You have always been such a good friend to me Twilight, even when I wasn’t such a good one to you.” “That’s okay Trixie, you have finally learned your lesson. The lesson, that friendship is important. I think that Maud was the one who really taught you that one,” Twilight explained. A warm smile was stuck on Trixie’s face as she sat there with Twilight. Trixie was truly excited to have such a wonderful friend as Twilight. Twilight sat next to her quietly giving Trixie time to say, “so…does this mean that I have to write a silly letter to the princess about what I learned today?” Twilight laughed before saying, “nope, but you do have to write a silly entry into my friendship journal.”