//------------------------------// // Memories and Revelations // Story: My Lady, My Love, My Life // by MysteriousStranger //------------------------------// One week later... “Don’t forget to write to us, Pinkie!” Twilight said as she hugged her friend. Everyone were at the train station to say goodbye to their baker friend. “I will, Twilight! I pinky promise!” “Try not to eat all the pies and apples, sugarcube. Those are for sharing.” Applejack said. “I would never do that!” Pinkie Pie said as she broke the hug with Twilight. Applejack just kept staring at her friend with a face that said 'Yer capable of doing that.' “Can’t I have at least one apple?” “Share first.” “But...” “Pinky promise it, Pinkie.” Pinkie Pie, defeated, nodded. “I pinky promise.” Applejack hugged her friend. “Good riddance.” The farmer pony said while hugged her friend. “Thankies!” Trixie approached to Pinkie Pie as she and Applejack borke the hug. “Send your family my regards.” “Okie dokie lokie!” Rarity was next. “Remember to tell me what your family think of your new dress.” “Yupers!” Fluttershy slowly approached to the pink pony once Rarity and Pinkie Pie broke the hug. As soon as she was at reach, Pinkie Pie hugged her. “Have fun, Pinkie...” “Thank you, Fluttershy!” When they broke the hug, Pinkie Pie smiled at Rainbow Dash. “Don’t expect me to be sappy!” “I don’t want you to do that, it wouldn’t be the Dashie I know if you do that, silly!” The cyan Pegasus smiled and hugged her friend. “Don’t you dare to stay there, you better return or I’ll personally bring you back.” “I’ll be back, Dashie, don’t worry!” The party pony, then, walked to Spike, who was giving her his back and had his arms crossed. “I haven’t forgotten about you, Spike.” The baby dragon turned. “Oh? It isn’t that. I’m thinking about something else.” He then smiled and hugged Pinkie Pie. Just as they broke the hug, the train arrived. She boarded it and turned to wave at her friends as the train left. Everyone waved back. As the train moved away, Pinkie Pie galloped to the last wagon to keep waving at her friends. Once she was completely gone, everyone began to walk back to downtown. “Ponyville will miss her presence. I already do.” Rainbow Dash was the first to break the silence. “Ah think we all do, sugarcube. Ah can’t believe that she’s leavin’ for two weeks!” Applejack said. “I hope that Ponyville is still standing when she gets back. I still can’t get Princess Celestia’s warning off my head.” Twilight said with worry. “You mean the letter you received last week during the engagement dinner?” Trixie asked and Twilight nodded. “I can’t either.” “How can we forget it?” Rainbow Dash joined. “She warned us about a dark presence near Ponyville and asked us to be careful.” “It has been a week and still nothing. I can barely sleep!” Twilight said. “I sometimes feel like if there’s somepony outside Golden's Oak but I never saw anything. Did you, Spike…? Spike?” The lavender Unicorn shook Spike lightly when he didn’t reply. “W-What? Sorry, I didn’t hear you.” He said with no emotion. “Spike, is everything alright? You have been acting weird the past two days.” “Yes, everything’s fine.” Spike smiled at Twilight, but she wasn’t convinced. Something was definitely going on and she was going to find out what. “I’m not feeling so good, Twilight. Can you take me back?” “Umm, sure. I’ll see you all later, girls.” “See you later, Twilight!” Applejack said as Twilight approached to Fluttershy and kissed her on one of her cheeks. “I’ll see you tonight, Shy.” Fluttershy nodded and watched her marefriend leave with Spike. “What do you think Spike is up to?” Rainbow Dash said while she scratched her chin suspiciously. “What do you mean, sugarcube?” “I don’t think that he’s ill. I used to make his same face when I wanted to be alone.” “Do you mean when you wanted to be alone to cry because of the bullies before getting your cutie mark?” Fluttershy said, regretting doing so almost immediately when she saw Rainbow Dash’s face. She blushed and looked offended. “Fluttershy! it was supposed to be a secret!” All looks were on her now, except for Fluttershy’s who was looking down, ashamed. “You didn’t need to hide to cry, Rainbow.” Trixie said, smiling. “Of course I had to. What kind of cool pony cries?” “Rainbow, yer cool no matter how much you cry, it doesn’t make you weak. Crying makes you stronger, believe me.” Applejack said as she put one of her forelegs on Rainbow Dash’s whiters, making her blush more. “I cried when mah parents died, so did everypony in mah family. It helped us to release our sadness, to take all the pain away.” “Th-Thanks, Applejack...” They all walked to downtown where they parted ways. Fluttershy needed to buy something at the market and Applejack went with her. Rainbow Dash didn’t say where she was going and Rarity returned to her boutique. Not before saying goodbye to Trixie. “Are you sure you don’t want my help, sweetheart?” Rarity shook her head with a smile. “I need to get those attires done soon and you’ll distract me, Trixie-boo.” The blue Unicorn chuckled. “I'm sorry, you’re just too gorgeous.” The fashionita blushed hard and accepted a kiss from her fiancée on her forehead. “I will help Applejack then, she told me that she got delayed and invited me to go to the farm if I wanted. I’ll meet with her at the market. I’ll see you tomorrow?” “Or, you can have dinner with me and stay for the night, if you want.” “Gladly.” The couple hugged. “Don’t overwork, my lady.” “I won’t. You don’t need to remind me all the time, my darling.” The fancy Unicorn said as she accommodated Trixie’s cape. “Oh, I have to.” Trixie said as she bopped Rarity’s nose, making the later giggle. “I’ll see you tonight, then.” Trixie nodded and headed to where Applejack was. *** “Do you have fever, Spike?” Twilight worriedly asked as she touched Spike’s forehead, who was on his bed. “No...” “Then, what is hurting you exactly?” “Nothing...” “Why did you tell me that you’re not feeling well?” “Why are you interrogating me? Leave me alone!” Twilight got scared by Spike’s sudden change of mood, but she immediately changed her mood to an angry one. “Hold it right there, mister, I don’t know what’s happening to you, but you can’t yell at me! You better apologize or you’ll have big problems!” “You’re not my mom, Twilight!” The bookworm pony inflated her cheeks. She was furious. “That’s it! You’re forbidden from leaving the library for a whole month!” With that said, Twilight walked to the kitchen, growling. Spike cried in silence, he turned to the other side of the bed and began to remember something that happened a week ago. Spike was walking to Carousel Boutique to see if Rarity needed something and, maybe, get a gem. He was humming happily. “What a good day! Perfect to assist Rarity! I earned my day off and I’ll spend it how I most like it.” When he arrived, he tiptoed to see through the window if Rarity was inside. However, she wasn’t alone. His mood got ruined when he saw her kissing Trixie with much affection. Even though he no longer had feelings for Rarity, seeing her in a happy relationship always broke his heart. After they walked upstairs, the baby dragon began to walk away. He needed something sweet, but he heard something from one of the many bushes beside the crossroad. “Psst, you, dragon, over here!” A strange voice whispered to him. Spike got closer to where the voice came from and saw two red eyes from one of the bushes. “Yes, you. Hello there.” “Hello? Sorry, I don’t speak to strangers.” Spike began to walk again, but the strange voice spoke again. “What if this strange pony offers his help to help you to get back at Trixie?” Spike stopped dead on his track and turned abruptly. “You know her?!” The mysterious pony shushed him. “Keep it quiet, we don’t want her to find out, right? Yes, I know her. I want to get back at her too. I could use your help.” “I don’t know, you sound weird. I don’t want to hurt her, I only want to humiliate her.” “Me too! See? Our goals are the same, why not working together?” The baby dragon thought for a few seconds before speaking again. “Do you promise that it will be just a harmless prank?” “I promise. Deal?” Spike nodded. “It’s a deal.” “Excellent! Now, remember not to tell anypony about me so Trixie doesn’t find out.” “Of course.” “I’ll contact you soon to tell you what to do.” “Wait, what’s your name!” But it was too late, he was gone. Spike revised the bushes where the mysterious voice came from but found nothing. Spike ran away as fast as he could the farthest possible from there. The following days he wasn’t the same, his mood changed and he started to be more aggressive with anything that came across him. Back at the present, Spike was still confused about his sudden change of mood. He couldn’t help being mean to Twilight, the pony who looked after him for years and gave him her love. He really wished to be nice again, but he felt an inexplicable hatred against everything. Now, Twilight was furious at him and he couldn’t say a single word without them being covered with hate. “I’m sorry, Twilight...” He sadly muttered before closing his eyes. *** Night Time arrived and Trixie was going to Carousel Boutique to have dinner. She was only wearing her cape. “Phew, the sun really hit me hard while I was at the farm, I could use a good meal.” Trixie knocked on Rarity’s door when she arrived, which was answered almost immediately. “Trixie-boo, my love!” The fashionista exclaimed as she hugged her soon to be wife. “I was expecting you.” “I noticed. Were you standing by the door?” The blue Unicorn jokingly said as she returned the hug. "Maybe." Rarity said before looking at Trixie. “I trust that your order is going well.” “It is. Come on in, sit! I’ll be serving dinner shortly.” Rarity lead Trixie inside before taking her cape and placing it on her coat rack as Trixie sat on the table. “Thank you, beautiful.” “You don’t need to thank me, Trixie-boo.” Rarity kissed Trixie on one of her cheeks and went to the kitchen. “So...” She spoke from the kitchen. “Did you have fun Apple Bucking with Applejack?” “I always do. In fact, I have something rather interesting to tell you, Rarity.” “Oh, really?” Rarity said as she returned with two plates. “Please, keep going.” She added as she settled the plates and sat on her place. Trixie took a bite from her food. “Delicious!” “Thank you.” Rarity said after a giggle. “Well, when I finished working, I decided to talk with Applejack. The sun was about to set...” “Hey, Applejack, are you here?” Trixie exclaimed as she walked through the apple trees. It didn't take long for her to see something which called her attention behind one of the trees. “Is that you, Applejack?” When she didn’t receive an answer, she trotted to the other side of the tree and found the farmer pony asleep, however, what most surprised her was that she was sleeping on Rainbow Dash wither. The Pegasus was using one of her wings to cover Applejack. Rainbow Dash was surprised, scared and blushing madly when she saw Trixie, whose jaw dropped. Rainbow Dash put one of her forelegs on her own lips and did a ‘hush’ sound. “Don’t yell or you’ll wake her up!” Rainbow Dash whispered. Trixie needed several seconds to recover before being able to speak again. “Are you two…?” The cyan Pegasus blushed even harder. She looked down and shook her head. “N-No, but… I do have feelings for her.” After saying that, she quickly darted at her magician friend. “Don’t tell anypony, especially Pinkie Pie! She’s likely to throw a party and embarrass me, not to mention that she would probably make it obvious that I like Applejack. Please, I have a reputation to keep!” “I won’t tell anypony, don’t worry.” Rainbow Dash sighed in relief. “Thanks.” Rainbow Dash smiled and gazed at the sun while the magician pony got one step closer. “Are you going to confess to her?” The rainbow-maned pony quickly looked at Trixie again. “Never! She must not know!” “What? Why not?” “It’s clear that she only sees me as her best friend. I don’t want to lose her friendship, it’s too risky. I’m not like you, I won’t make her fall for me.” Rainbow Dash looked away. “It’s just a crush, it will fade away one day. I only have to resist my feelings until they go.” “And you seem to be doing a good job resisting them.” Trixie jokingly commented. However, Rainbow Dash wasn’t amused, so she became serious again. “When did this ‘crush’ appeared?” “Just a couple of months ago.” Rainbow Dash lied, but Trixie didn’t believe her. She kept looking at her suspiciously. “Fine, half an year. Happy?” “I see.” “It’s just a phase, I’ll get over it.” In that moment, Applejack mumbled something and snuggled against Rainbow Dash, turning her face as red as a tomato. Trixie smiled at the scene. “I have to admit, you two look cute together.” “D-Don’t say that!” The Pegasus tried to sound angry, but her smile betrayed her. She pulled her crush closer as she kept staring at her. "I never saw her like this. She's always confident and working hard. She looks so... peaceful when she sleeps." Trixie said while Rainbow Dash stroked Applejack's hair softly. The Pegasus smiled more when Trixie said that. She also thought the same and it was the main reason why she didn't want her to wake up. “Aren’t you afraid that she wakes up abruptly?” “Nah, she doesn’t wakes up easily. A normal pony would have woken up by now.” “I won’t bother you any longer, Rainbow. I have to get going.” “See you tomorrow, Trixie.” “You know that I will have to tell Rarity, right?” The cyan Pegasus nodded slowly. “Yes, I know. But I also know that you will make her promise to keep this a secret.” “Of course I will.” Trixie said with a warm smile, but her friend’s eyes were still focused on Applejack so she didn’t see her. “Goodbye.” “Goodbye.” Trixie walked away with a big smile. “You can’t imagine how happy I am for Rainbow Dash.” Trixie finished her story and took a sip of her beverage. “Wow… I would never have imagined that Rainbow Dash would be able to like somepony. This is huge!” “Rarity, please, don’t tell anypony. I’ve made a promise to Rainbow and I'm asking you to keep it.” “I know, but, this is really exciting! I should had seen this before, it is so obvious! She’s always acting weird around Applejack. We have to help her somehow, Trixie-boo.” Rarity said as she stood up. "That’s not a good idea, Rarity. She didn’t tell anypony about this for a reason.” “Yes, I suppose you’re right.” Rarity sat down again, looking down. “Hey, cheer up, beautiful! I’m sure that Rainbow is in love with Applejack, that it’s not just a crush. She will find a way to confess by herself when she realizes it.” The fashionista was still looking down so Trixie decided to change the subject. “How was your afternoon?” “Oh, just a normal one. I sewed most of the clothes I was ordered and I had some customers.” Rarity spoke with no interest. She took a bite of her food without saying anything else. Trixie sighed and ate her food as silence ruled through the rest of the dinner. When it was bedtime, both mares walked to the bedroom. They both laid on the bed, facing opposite directions. Their breathing was the only sound filling the room for several minutes before Rarity finally broke the long silence. “I’m sorry, Trixie-boo.” “Hmm?” “I ruined our dinner...” “No, you didn’t...” “You know that’s a lie, I didn’t show any enthusiasm after you told me about Rainbow Dash because I was sad that she may not confess. I know how that feels.” Trixie turned her upper body to see Rarity, however, she only saw her back. “I know how that feels too. The little time when you rejected my feelings were the worst moments of my life since I lost my childhood. If Applejack really doesn’t feels the same….” “Then Rainbow Dash will be devastated.” Rarity finished Trixie’s sentence. “I felt guilty for rejecting you at first for a while. I made you suffer for no reason.. “That’s silly, beautiful. You were worth the wait. Besides, it was only for a week.” Rarity smiled and blushed a bit as she put her own forelegs on Trixie’s. “I’ll think about Rainbow Dash tomorrow. Thank you, my darling.” “You’re welcome.” The magician pony said before kissing one of Rarity’s withers. “Good night, sweetheart.” “Good night, my love.” It didn’t take long for the couple to fall asleep. *** Rarity was walking along a road. She was smiling from corner to corner and Trixie was just beside her, along with all of her friends, including Spike. They were chatting happily. But suddenly, in the blink of an eye, everyone was gone. Rarity was standing alone in the darkness; the road she was walking on, the grass, the sky, it was all gone. The fashionista began to walk cautiously. “Hello?” Her voice echoed but there was no response. “Is Anyone there?” Rarity kept walking, each step echoing too. “If this is a joke, it isn’t funny.” “Rarity!” The fancy Unicorn smiled when she heard Trixie’s voice. “Trixie-boo?!” Rarity looked everywhere but everything was dark. “Where are you?! Please, come closer, I’m scared!” “You think you’re scared? Oh, my poor Rarity, my poor stupid Rarity.” Rarity was shocked to hear her fiancée calling her by the word she most hated. She was starting get really scared now. “T-Trixie? Are you alright?” “Of course I am!” Trixie said as she appeared from the shadows behind Rarity. “Why wouldn’t I?” Rarity looked back to see Trixie and noticed that she was smiling maliciously and that the color of her eyes were red instead of the usual lavender. The fashionista tried to hug her but Trixie slapped her on the face and made her fall to a side. Rarity put one of her forelegs where she was slapped and looked confusedly as Trixie, who looked her back with the same malicious smile. “Wh-Why…?” Rarity was crying. “I thought that you loved me...” “Why would you think something as stupid as that? Because I gave you a bracelet? Ha! You’re easy to fool.” As Trixie spoke, all of their friends appeared from the shadows behind the blue Unicorn, together with Sweetie Belle and her parents, all with the same smile which Trixie had. “You’re nothing but a waste. A pathetic excuse of a pony. Your sole presence disgusts me!” Trixie spitted on the floor when she finished speaking. The whole time, Rarity was very confused. Her Trixie wouldn’t be capable of saying such words to her, not even before she fell in love with her. But that wasn’t the worst part. Their friends were laughing, as in approving what Trixie just said. “You’re not Trixie, you can’t be!” The magician pony slowly walked towards the fallen mare and lifted her head by putting one her forelegs on her chin. “I am, whether you want to believe it or not.” Rarity shoved Trixie’s foreleg and looked away. Trixie smiled madly and gave her back at her. “I’m leaving you. I don’t want to see your stupid face ever again.” Rarity gazed at Trixie who gazed back at her. “Move out. We don’t want you to stay here. Leave and never return.” “What…?!” “LEAVE!” as she yelled that in Rarity’s face, Trixie’s body lost her flesh and only her skeleton was left. Her jaw fell to the floor, making Rarity scream. Rarity sat up abruptly. She was shaking, panting and her heart was racing. She looked at the window and noticed that it was still nighttime, however, her view was blocked by a sleepy Trixie. “Rarity?” The blue Unicorn managed to say before yawning. “What’s...” She got interrupted when Rarity hugged her tighter than usual. She fully woke up when she heard sobbings. “T-Trixie…! I-I... ” Rarity couldn’t speak because of the sobbing. “Shh… calm down. Try to breathe before telling me what’s wrong.” Trixie said as she patted Rarity’s back. It took several minutes, but Rarity finally calmed down enough to tell her about the nightmare she had in detail. Trixie’s eyes widened as she heard everything. When Rarity finished, Trixie walked to the window and stared outside. “Trixie-boo…?” “I don’t believe this, H-He found me...” The magician pony said, still looking through the window. “Who?” “Night Wing.” “Night Wing? Who’s him?” Trixie sighed and slowly turned her head to gaze at Rarity. “My… Pegasus brother.”