Trixie yawned as she woke up in her bed in Golden Oaks and prepared herself for the coming day that was to happen. She looked to her night stand and sitting there was a photo taken with her and the friends that she has made.
“I can’t believe it has been almost a week since that happened.” Trixie says aloud as Spike pokes his head out of the basket he sleeps in.
“Yeah, best thing the princess did was sending you here.” Spike agrees getting out of the basket and stretching out to wake up.
“Though I really think she could have made better living arrangements. I mean it’s enough we lived in a tower filled with books.” He adds making Trixie glare at him.
“What’s wrong with a library?” Trixie asks as Spike gulps and tries to think of something to get her mind off what he just said as there is a knock at the front.
Before Trixie can say anything Spike runs to it and opens it revealing Sunset Shimmer.
“Good morning Spike. Are you and Trixie ready?” She asks confusing the dragon who scratched his head making Sunset sigh.
“You and Trixie promised to help me sort out my books since today’s my day off from tutoring.” She reminded as Spike give a sheepish smile rubbing a claw behind his head.
“How do I always get myself into these things?” he wonders.
The Ticket Master
Trixie and Spike followed after sunset to her home which she also doubled as a tutoring class. Her home in size could be compared to that of Fluttershy’s cottage, and was painted colors matching that of the mare who owned it.
They stepped inside and was slightly amazed. The inside of the place actually looked bigger that the appearance from the outside. Shelves aligned the back wall and were filled to the brim with a variety of books, but well of three fourths of them were littered on the floor.
Immediately the two mares and one baby dragon set off to work on this project.
“Wow just how many books do you here?” Trixie asked levitating a book to an empty shelf.
“Several.” Sunset replies as she decided to show a few to Trixie.
“These ones here are for some of the younger colts and fillies I tutor. Pretty much contains the basics from how to connect to their mana and use their magic, and how to cast the most basic of spells.” She says before shelving it and grabbing another.
“Books like this are for some of my more advance students and teens. Give a bit more of an in depth explanation to the spells and how to use them in other ways.” She continues and puts them away before grabbing a few more.
“And these ones are more for ponies like you and me Trix. Very complex spells, and since they are complex I don’t let my students touch them.” She says before shelving them and cast her failsafe spell meant to give a small shock to those who don’t have the same level of magic as herself or Trixie.
As Spike was beginning to put away another book he burped up a puff of green flames that nearly hit a set of books, but missed and a scroll formed landing on top of a book case.
Spike sighs and grabs a ladder going up the book case and grabbed the letter. He slid down the ladder and cleared his throat before unrolling the scroll and read it.
“Here ye, Here ye. You have been invited to attend the annual Grand Galloping Gala being held at Canterlot with a plus one. You must wear formal attire for the Gala or you would not be able to attend. Sincerely, Princess Celestia.” Spike finished pulling out two gold tickets for the gala and Spike raising them up.
“Two tickets to the Grand Galloping Gala!” Trixie and Sunset said in unison.
“I could only see it right now” Sunset began to picture an image in her head.
Sunset imaged herself in at the gala in a dress as she talked and laughed with a few others “Just me having a great time not having a care in the world…” she starts
Sunset saw herself talking with a few nobles who had foals “I could also get some publicity for my tutoring.” She said with a smile and looks to Trixie.
“Oh Trix you got to take me along.” Trixie could only look at her and rub a hoof behind her neck.
“I don’t see why no…” She starts before something else happened.
And that some else came crashing through a window with a shout from above and a rainbow trail following close behind “LOOK OUT BELOW!”
Trixie and Sunset avoided the blur known as Rainbow Dash who crashed right into the book shelves ruining a hours worth of organizing.
“Dash! Can’t you watch were your going?” Sunset yells with a glare when Dash pokes her head out of the books piled on top of her.
“Sorry about that Sunset. Look I’m not hurt, though you could do something about those stupid books of yours. Ruined a good trick I was working on.” Dash said as Sunset’s fur began to turn bright read in anger.
“Did I hear something about tickets?” Dash then adds recalling the secondary reason that she had crashed in the first place.
“Yeah. Trixie here got a spare ticket to the Grand Galloping Gala, and she is thinking of taking Sunset with her to it.” Spike said holding up the tickets.
“Tickets to the Grand Galloping Gala!” Dash leaped up in the air in excitement at this news.
“Oh please take me, I’ll do your chores for a week!” Dash begged grabbing Trixie who along with Sunset looked utterly confused at this action.
“Whoa, hold it Dash, why do you want to go? I thought you didn’t like fancy parties?” Trixie questioned getting out of the hug.
“It’s not the party I look forward to, it’s mainly seeing the Wonderbolts.” She said proudly.
“Okay I’ll bite. Who are the Wonderbolts?” Trixie asked with a sigh as Dash gasps like Pinkie.
“You don’t know who the Wonderbolts are?!” Dash exclaimed as Trixie who give a sheepish smile and nods.
Around Canterlot three pegasi in blue suits with yellow lightning like trimming and yellow rimmed goggles flew about doing tricks and stunts of various kinds “There just the best stunt team in all of Equestria and they perform at the gala every year” Dash starts.
Dash imagines herself flying in doing stunts of the same caliber as them “So if I go I’ll be able to show them what I’m made of, and have a shot at joining them.” Dash proclaimed standing proudly spreading her wings wide.
“Well you’ll have to wait next year because Trixie is taking me to the gala right Trix?” Sunset asked getting in Dash’s personal space before glancing back at Trixie.
“Um… well.” Trixie responded nervously sweat starting to form.
“No! She’s taking me!” Dash argued glaring as she tried to push Sunset back.
“No! ME!” Sunset countered as they continued to argue and attempting to push the other back.
Trixie let out a sigh before turning towards her little assistant who was resisting the urge to laugh at the scene.
“Spike let’s get out of here while there busy arguing.” Trixie as they tipped hoofed out of Sunset’s house.
“ME!”
“ME!”
“M…Wait a second…” Sunset starts and looked around.
“Hey! Don’t be trying to change things Sunset.” Dash said.
“Where’d Trixie go to?” Sunset questioned and that made Dash start to look around to.
“Maybe you scared her off?” Dash suggested making Sunset look back to her with a glare.
“Did not!” Sunset said
“Did so!” Dash countered and more arguing ensued.
Even though Spike and Trixie had left the general area of Sunset’s home the arguing was echoing so they could be heard.
“Those two sure have a set of lungs on them.” Spike notes from atop of Trixie’s back.
“They sure do. I’m surprised the two of them have gotten along for as long as they claim.” Trixie adds.
“So have made a decision yet?” Spike asked looking down to her.
“No I haven’t yet.” Trixie’s stomach began to growl in hunger not having had breakfast that morning.
“And I don’t think I’ll be able to make one until I have lunch.” As she said this a fast turquoise and yellow object came hurdling at the two which resulted in a collision.
The results where one frazzled and annoyed unicorn mare, a disgruntled baby dragon that was face down on the ground with two tickets on his head, and a rather embarrassed turquoise pegasi who was on top of the azure unicorn.
“Lightning Dust could watch where you’re going?” Trixie said using her magic to lift Dust off her who let out a light hearted laugh.
“Really sorry about…” Dust started until she then noticed what was on top of a mumbling Spike.
“Are those what I think those are?” Dust asked grabbing one and let out a squeal of delight at the sight.
“They are! They tickets to the Grand Galloping Gala and you got two of them!” Dust began jumping with joy.
“Oh please please please take me!” She said flying around Trixie.
“Now hold on their Dust.” Trixie says to Dust who stops flying when she hears this.
“I don’t know who I’m giving the extra ticket to, plus why do you even want to go?” Trixie asked.
“Well…It is a party. Alright I was thinking if I went I’d get the opportunity to maybe liven things up.” Dust admits.
“I’ve heard lots of things about it, and one word not associated with the gala is fun. Snore feast is more like it.” She adds.
“Now that I think about Princess Celestia is always unnaturally irritable after the gala.” Trixie thought recalling the times Celestia unintentionally snapped at her and then apologized later for her behavior.
“Don’t worry Dust. I’ll make my decision soon.” Her stomach started growling again making Trixie blush a bit.
“After I get some lunch” She adds as her and Spike trotted off to a nearby restaurant.
“So… that’s a maybe.” Lightning asked tilting her head to the side
The two made their way to an outdoor restaurant and when they arrived they were already looking over the pre placed menus on the table they sat at.
“So have you decided yet to give the extra ticket to.” Spike asked.
She only responded by looking at the menu deciding on both what to eat and who she should bring with her. To say she was frustrated at the moment was a rather big understatement.
“Uhh…Trixie didn’t you hear me?” Spike asked getting a groan from Trixie who looked to the dragon.
“Trixie doesn’t know who to bring, they all have a good point, but Trixie just can’t decide!” she yelled out grabbing everyponies attention including the waiter who was now at her table.
Spike cleared his throat and indicated to the crowd around them. Trixie looked about than blushed in embarrassment at her outburst.
“Um… Trixie will have a daffodil sandwich and some hayfries.” She said quickly as the waiter took her order
“Trixie.” Spike starts as Trixie sighs realizing what she was doing…again.
“I know I was speaking in third pony again, I’ve got to stop doing that.” Trixie deadpanned herself as the waiter came back with her order and return to the building.
“Finally!” Trixie exclaimed as she lifted the sandwich to meet her mouth, she was about to take a bite when the waiter called out.
“Um miss, are you going to eat in the rain?” the waiter asked as several other ponies came rushing past him taking shelter.
“Rain? It’s not raining.” Trixie looked around and then noticed it was indeed raining everywhere except for one small circle which was the table Trixie was sitting at.
“Hey Trixie up here!” a voice yelled out from above.
Trixie looked up and saw near the edge of the hole looking down on her sweetly was Rainbow Dash.
“Rainbow did you make that hole in the clouds?” Trixie asked her voice having a twinge of annoyance laced into it.
“Why yes, couldn’t let my bestest best friend in all of Ponyville have her lunch ruined by a bit of rain.” Dash said in a more gleeful tone.
That only made Trixie facehoof as she realized the only possible reason Dash would do something like this.
“Dash is this about getting that extra ticket isn’t it?” she questioned with a more of an annoyed tone than thankful.
“Whatever do you mean?” Dash said actually seeming to play dumb.
“Dash this isn’t helping my decision at all and I would be grateful if you did your job so could you please CLOSE UP THAT CLOUD!” Trixie shouted the last part.
Then Dash dropped the act “Alright I was just trying to help sheesh don’t need to get snippy at me.” Dash said and with that she literally zipped up the cloud hole.
“Now that’s more like…” Trixie resumed to try and take a bite of her sandwich but was interrupted by a down pour of rain that in seconds drenched her mane, coat, and her sandwich.
She growled a little bit at what happened and that her lunch was ruined. Then another voice spoke from a distance.
“Um…Miss Trixie what are you doing in the rain?” said the voice, Trixie turned around to see Coco Pommel with an attached umbrella on her back.
“Trying to eat or at least I was.” Trixie replies her narrowed eyes glaring at the ground as Coco walked over to her.
“Well if you stay out here too long you’ll definitely catch a cold.” She says covering Trixie with her umbrella before looking at the heavy downpour all around them.
“You and Spike can stay at the boutique until this rain stops.” Coco offered and the trio were on their way to the boutique.
When they got there Trixie was able to dry off properly and Coco then proceeded to fix up Trixie’s mane to which she then looked in a nearby mirror to check Coco’s handy work.
“Thanks a lot, I needed that.” Trixie says her earlier anger at Dash finally fading away.
“It was nothing really, but I have to ask; why were you eating in the rain?” Coco asked curiously.
“Well I was eating then everpony started running in. Dash had opened a hole above me to keep me dry, but I asked her to close it seeing as how she was only doing it as a favor to try and get my extra ticket to the Gala.” Trixie said and Coco’s ears perked up.
“Did you say the Gala, as in the Grand Galloping Gala?” Coco said and Trixie nodded nervously that made Coco squeal causing her to jump up and down.
“Please not you to Coco.” Trixe pleaded in her thoughts as Spike mumbles under his breath about how that was a bad idea.
“I heard that place is filled with nobles and even designers from all around Equestria are going to be there!” Coco exclaimed.
“Oh please Trixie you got to take me along with you, this could be a chance of a lifetime for me pleeease!” Coco begged.
Trixie stared at her for a minute “Not you to Coco, great how can this get any worse.” Trixie thought.
“I’m very sorry Coco but I still haven’t decided who I’m bringing, but if I do make a decision it will be my final word.” Her stomach growled yet again.
“But first I need to get some lunch or something before I pass out.” Trixie and Spike started to walk out of the boutique since the rain finally died down.
“Oh alright. Good luck Miss Trixie!” Coco called out as the two left.
They both were now walking toward the library rather quiet and awkward.
“Well today been quite an eventful day huh.” Spike said optimistically breaking the silence as Trixie glared at the ground again and groaned in response.
“Eventful. If you mean my friends doing favors for me just to get the extra ticket I have then yes it has been eventful.” Trixie said in annoyance as they began approaching the library.
“You can at least try and look on the bright side Trixie.” Spike suggests as Trixie glares at him.
“And what could possibly be a bright side to today’s events?” Trixie asked slightly angered.
“Not all of your friends have asked about the ticket.” Spike points out making Trixie stop in place and thought about this a moment.
“Don’t count on it Spike. If I know that loud mouth Lightning Dust she’s probably told the rest.” She says and then they walk into the library.
When they entered they saw somepony cleaning the shelves with a feather duster. To their dismay the pony that was in the library was Cheerliee who was humming a tune in her head.
She looked at Trixie and Spike that just walked in and gave them a bright smile.
“Oh hello I didn’t expect you back so soon.” Cheerliee said keeping the same smile.
Trixie looked to Spike giving him a look that screamed ‘I told you so.’
“Cheerliee… may Trixie ask you something; what are you doing in Trixie’s library!?” she asked in annoyance that caught Spike by surprise, but not Cheerlie who had brushed it off.
“Well I thought your library could use a little bit of dusting, and after all isn’t what friends to for each other, you know help.” Cheerliee stated.
Spike and Trixie looked at each other before she turned to look back at Cheerliee.
“Who told you?” Trixie said bluntly already pinpointing the reason for this kind gesture.
“Why Lightning Dust of course. Who else would have told me?” Cheerliee said with a small chuckle.
“Trixie knew that loudmouth would tell the rest.” Trixie thought in annoyance putting it down in her head to have a talk with Dust sometime later about keeping her muzzle shut.
“And Trixie you were doing it again.” She then added.
“Trixie is aware of it, but Trixie would have to ask you to leave until tomorrow then Trixie will decide, and besides don’t you have a foal to look after?” Trixie notes in extreme annoyance.
“It’s alright. Applejack volunteers to take care of her while I’m gone since her sister and Emm are such great friends. Sorry if I disturbed you Trixie.” Cheerliee said as she left.
Trixie sighed in relief as the day was coming to a close “Hey Spike think you fix something up for us?” she asked.
“Two hayburgers coming right up Trixie.” Spike said as he went toward the kitchen and began cooking. Trixie took a seat at her desk.
“Trixie just don’t know who to take, Rainbow wants to go to show off in front of the Wonderbolts, Lightning Dust wants to party down and liven things up, Sunset wants to promote her tutoring classes, Coco wants to impress the nobles, and Cheerliee…Trixie doesn’t know why Cheerliee wants to go! It’s so frustrating to make a decision like this!” Trixie slammed her head on the desk.
“And even giving Trixie’s own ticket up will leave three broken hearted!” She adds groaning.
Spike came out the hayburgers “Don’t think on it too much or you’ll give yourself a headache.” He said bringing one to Trixie placing it next to her.
“Thank you Spike, I so needed this.” She began wolfing it down without using her magic to pick it up. After finishing it she was relieved that she finally had something in her stomach. She gave out a yawn signaling her it was time to hit the hay.
“I’ll see you in the morning Spike, I’ll figure something out.” She said groggily as she walked up the stairs toward her bedroom.
“See you tomorrow Trixie!” Spike called out as he also went to bed right behind her. It was going to be a long day for them tomorrow morning.
Trixie slept, but her sleep was almost a nightmare as she and Spike were being chased by a mob who were shouting things and after the tickets that she has.
The next morning was as usual, Trixie got up and went through her usual way of starting the day.
“Morning Trixie. Did you sleep well?” Spike asked to Trixie who gave a small nod.
“Other than having a nightmare about ponies chasing me everywhere around Ponyville for that extra ticket I slept well.” Trixie states
After a large breakfast her and Spike set out to try and have a pleasant morning walk and possibly check up on the others, but only found Rainbow Dash still snoozing on a cloud nearby.
“Leave it to Dash to be as lazy as ever.” Trixie thought with a small smirk as she glanced over to Sugar Cube Corner and saw Sunset coming out of it.
“Sunset! Over here!” Trixie calls out getting the mare’s attention that noticed them and walked over to greet them.
“So anything new Sunset?” Spike asked as Sunset just shakes her head.
“No just another day of magic tutoring for me today.” Sunset said a bit exhausted and glanced at Trixie.
“Oh yeah, have you decided to give the extra ticket to?” Sunset inquires as Trixie groans.
“Sunset I don’t want to start the day off about that ticket, so let’s just enjoy the day like it is.” Trixie said turning to stare at Sunset.
“Right gotcha. Not even going to talk about it.” Sunset said in a knowing tone of voice.
Sunset soon left the duo who continued on their walk. Every now and then they would get some looks from ponies and there were a few whispers.
“Spike question; why are all those ponies staring at me?” Trixie asked with a nervous smile causing Spike to turn his head to see them staring at him as well as Trixie.
“It’s not just you, there staring at me too.” Spike said sweating a bit at the strange occurrence.
Then out of nowhere a pink blur showed up.
“Hiya Trixie!” the voice cheered catching the two off guard.
“WHAA!” Was Trixie’s response as Spike leaped in the air and land on Trixie’s flank.
Trixie turned and was greeted with the face of a certain party pony.
“Augh, Pinkie please don’t do that, my heart nearly jumped out!” Trixie yelled out still trying to figure out how Pinkie just pops out of nowhere.
“But that’s impossible cause then you’ll be dead if it did, and your heart doesn’t have any limbs or anything.” Pinkie said in one breath.
“Only Pinkie Pie would interpret things like that.” Trixie thought.
“So any luck with the extra ticket for the gala?” Pinkie cheered out. Trixie placed a hoof over Pinkie’s mouth preventing her from talking further.
“Shhh! Pinkie quiet I don’t want anypony else to know about it. How do you even know about it?” Trixie silently exclaimed but it was already too late as several ponies started to gather around Trixie.
“Did somepony say ticket?” a stallion called out.
“Ticket? Too what?” a unicorn mare asked.
“Oh just that Trixie has an extra ticket to the Grand Galloping Gala!” Pinkie cheered out.
The entirety of that part of town suddenly went dead quiet as all eyes were on Trixie and Spike as several glanced at each other than at them.
They just stood there wide eyed at the crowd “Oh, you’re in trouble Trixie and Spike, you better run run, from the mob mob.” Pinkie suggested.
“Aww buck.” Trixie thought when Pinkie said this.
“Spike… RUN LIKE YOU HAVE NEVER RUN BEFORE!” Trixie shouts and ran as fast as she could along with Spike.
“Oh, I love this part.” Pinkie said bringing a stereo system out of her mane and it began to play a particular bit of music.
Trixie and Spike ran into the nearest place which was a clothing store. The mob followed and looked about. Barely noticed was a mannequin wearing a robe with a chest nearby.
The group left and the mannequin removed its hood showing it to be Trixie and Spike pops out of the chest. Both sighed in relief before they were noticed and ran out the back way of the store.
They turned a corner and found an empty barrel that would be large enough for the two of them. Trixie signals for them to jump in to hide but Spike shakes his head no.
Trixie than signals behind them which was the shadows of the mob getting closer which makes Spike sweat and Trixie signals to the barrel again and Spike jumps in followed by Trixie who puts the top of it on them.
The mob passes by the barrel as the two sigh thinking they are rid of them before a small knock is heard on the barrels side.
Trixie peaks out and sees that it is just Emm who waves at Trixie when she peaked out. Trixie makes a motion to keep her quiet which she nods, but the mob doubled back and one saw Trixie and played a trumpet signaling that Trixie was spotted.
The mare and dragon jumped and were out of the barrel quicker than they got in leaving behind dust cloud versions of themselves.
The mob passed by an elderly woman walking a stroller. Trixie looked up from her disguise and at Spike who was dressed up as a baby. One of them saw Spike and signaled the others.
They ran off abandoning the stroller they came to the bridge and hid under it. It seemed to work than Spike slipped and groaned giving them away.
They continued to run and eventually they were cornered at a dead end.
[End Music]
“Were trapped, now what Trixie!?” Spike yelled.
“Let Trixie think okay!” She said now sweating bullets as the crowd of ponies getting closer shouting favor they would do for her in exchange for the extra ticket.
“What do I do now? We’re trapped like a mouse in a cage.”Trixie thought for a minute as they kept getting closer the favors sounding more ridiculous the more she listened to them.
“Looks like Trixie don’t have a choice.” Trixie thought as her horn lit up sparking of magic.
Grabbing onto Spike, she teleported both teleported away from the crowd of ponies that were now in shock of where she could’ve gone to.
Trixie manage to teleport them back to the library but Spike had a few burn mark on his scales after the sudden teleportation. He glanced up to Trixie with a slight glare.
“Warn me next, before you do that.” Spike swayed back and forth before collapsing.
Trixie’s horn was fuming smoke from it as she peeks outside the shades of her window. She saw nopony and gave a sigh of relief as her horn stopped smoking.
“Well at least we got away from that crowd.” Trixie said before turning around to see her friends were there and Dust waved at her.
Her eye twitched at seeing them and she let out a cry of anguish at the entirety of this situation.
“UH, Trixie can’t decide who to take, Trixie doesn’t want to disappoint any of you, and you’re my friends and, Trixie just can’t figure out what to do anymore!” She shouted.
With that she collapsed and tried hiding herself with her hoofs. Sunset looked to the others and then proceeded forward and put a comforting hoof on Trixie.
“Trixie if it’ll make you feel any better. I don’t want the ticket anymore, so you can keep it.” Sunset says in an apologetic tone.
“Yeah I guess it wasn’t right of us to give you a hard time about it.” Lightning said lowering her head.
“I agree, I even begged you to give me it, but it wasn’t my place to do so.” Coco stated in agreement hanging her head down.
“I agree, I thought cleaning up around your library would work; it was wrong of me to think so.” Cheerliee lowered her head in disappointment.
“AW YEAH!” Dash shouted in victory.
“I got the ticket! I got the ticket!” Dash said and dancing in the air until she was stopped by four very stern looks
“Hehehe.” She laughed landing back on the ground.
“Actually my moves could use a little work. So I guess you can keep it Trixie.” Dash said rubbing the back of her neck with her hoof.
Trixie got up from the floor and give a small chuckle “Spike, take a letter for me.” Trixie says with a smile.
“Already got it ready Trixie.” Spike said readying a paper and quill having apparently recovered from collapsing.
Trixie cleared her throat before beginning “Dear Princess Celestia, I’m grateful for the gift that you have provided but I’m afraid I must respectfully decline your offer. The things with gifts that if there aren’t enough to go around then what the point of having them if you can share them with friends those you care about. So I’m returning the tickets with this letter. If my friends can’t go, neither should I. You can’t pick favorites between your friends and that what really matter. You’re faithful student, Trixie Lulamoon.” Trixie finished and in a puff of green smoke was sent to Celestia.
“You didn’t have to do that Trix.” Sunset said as the others nod.
“Yeah. You didn’t have to give up yours.” Dash added
“I guess we all can’t get what we want huh.” Trixie said with a laugh.
A few second after having said that Spike let out a burp producing another scroll.
“Dear Trixie, Why didn’t you say so in the first place. If I knew this would be an issue, I would have reacted sooner. I have enclosed enough tickets for you and your friends to go now. Signed Princess Celestia.” He finish reading and pulled out six tickets.
“Six tickets to the Grand Galloping Gala!” he shouted holding them up. The girls cheered and walked over to get one.
“How come I didn’t get a ticket?” Spike questioned then he burped up another letter, opened it and read it.
“Oh and one for you as well Spike.” Finishing as he too got a ticket.
“You know I’m starting to wonder something?” Trixie asked Sunset
“Where did Pinkie get that stereo system?” she questioned as Sunset chuckled seeming to recall several events involving the local party pony.
“What you don’t know, can’t hurt you Trixie.” Sunset answered.
“Yeah as the saying goes around here; its Pinkie Pie don’t question it.” Dash added making all of them laugh.
-Meanwhile in Ponyville-
A white unicorn mare with blue and light blue fizzled hair with purple shades and a music note cutie mark returned home. After a few minute of being home she yelled “I’VE BEEN ROBBED!” It was loud enough to echo across the entire town.
