//------------------------------// // The Second Journal Entries 1-5 // Story: One Trick Pony // by Saphin //------------------------------// Entry 1 The shame! The horror! The Embarrassment of it all! The Great and Powerful Trixie, RUN out of town by some stuffy know-it-all unicorn! If it weren't for those two numb skulled colts, I could be enjoying the royal treatment in Ponyville! Why did they bring an Ursa to town! That's just insane! Nopony can be THAT dumb! They must've all planned it and been working with that show stealing unicorn! I MAY have let it slip that I never REALLY defeated an Ursa before. I hope that doesn't get out. I lost my last journal when the Ursa smashed my home. I can hardly believe that was just a baby. Biggest baby ever! Oh it just makes my blood boil! I HATE Ponyville! I HATE those two colts and I HATE that STUPID UNICORN! Entry 2 I decided I won't let this minor setback ruin me. The Great and Powerful Trixie is NOT one to be trifled with! I've already acquired the means to replace my old stage/home. I'll be back on my hooves and performing in no time! I just need a replacement hat and cape. I wish I remembered what town it was I got my last hat and cape. Why didn't I sneak back into Ponyville at night to retrieve my journal? I'm sure I wrote it down in there! I just know it! I wouldn't leave out an important detail like that! I need to start performing again soon or I'll run out my savings. Entry 3 The Great and Powerful Trixie, A SHAM!? I stopped in Trottingham and set up a show at a small boutique just inside the city limits. Apparently word has come from Ponyville about my little embellishment regarding previous encounters with Ursa Majors. I don't know how word reached here so quickly; it's only been a few days since I left! They had the audacity to boo me off stage! This kind of performance could do horrible things to my reputation! I may have to change my name to save face. But I LIKE The Great and Powerful Trixie! She's "Great"! And "Powerful"! -Trixie Entry 4 I've been moving further and further away from Ponyville in hopes to outrun those nasty rumors! They're saying The Great and Powerful Trixie lies about everything! I even heard somepony say The Great and Powerful Trixie once HIT a filly just to laugh at her! I've never laid a hoof on anyone so young! And I certainly wouldn't laugh at them after! I'm getting more and more frustrated with my shattered image as of late. Maybe I'll take stock of my bits and lay low for a while. Someplace north. Further north than Bridleton. Further north than Stalliongrad! Is there even life that far north? -Trixie! Entry 5 I'm very far north now. I haven't performed since I got here and non of the ponies here recognize me. I feel so pedestrian! Don't they know who I am? They should be showering me with attention and adoration! But instead I have to feign like I'm some commoner! They've been really kind at least. A young earth pony set me up in a small apartment that I share with a pegasus. She talks an awful lot about herself and how much she loves writing. I told her when I become famous I'll let her write my biography. She laughed. I was serious. When I'm famous again and there's many books written about my wondrous exploits I'll have her write my biography. I'll leave out that nasty bit about the "Ursa Major" this time... -The Common, (but still Great and Powerful) Trixie