//------------------------------// // The Second Journal Entries 26-30 // Story: One Trick Pony // by Saphin //------------------------------// Entry 26 Trixie is not only Great and Powerful but forgiving too. My "assistant" broke down crying when I told her I should abandon her in Appleoosa. She begged for forgiveness and The Great and Powerful Trixie, in her infinite compassion, let her stay. But she has to work twice as hard now! Instead of wrangling crowds her duties are strictly to prepare food and smoothies with extra hay for after my performance, clean and reorganize my stage, and keep overzealous fans away from my home while Trixie rests. If she's required to, maybe remove undesirables from the audience. But I'll probably handle that myself. It's the best part of the job. Where does she keep getting off too anyway? -The Great and Powerful Trixie Entry 27 Trixie travels again! After a brief stay (not brief enough) in Appleoosa, Trixie and her sad excuse for an assistant, are back on the road. We've stopped in Trottingham but not to perform. Trixie was recognized when she stopped at a rather mediocre cafe for a meal out. You'd think traveling on the road I would eat out more, but because Trixie is home wherever she is, she makes most of her own meals. So a meal out every once in a while is still a treat. I don't know where Limelight is. I was going to get her to watch over the stage and to clean up for my next performance. She's not a clever pony at all, but she at least tries to do what she's told. My meal is here so I'll end this here. daffodils and hay, of course, with a smoothie with extra hay. -The Great and Powerful (and hungry) Trixie! Entry 28 Trixie's assistant is by far the most useless pony to ever live! Even the slowest of ponies can understand that a smoothie with extra hay requires EXTRA hay! She didn't clean the curtains of the stage properly and now they're stained from last weeks fireworks performance. Do you know how hard it is to clean dried magical firework residue from a curtain? VERY HARD! Trixie is at her wits end. Trixie should send her packing; she should tell her to just go! But to be completely honest, journal. She's good company. She may screw up everything but at least she's always there. Other than you, she's the only constant in Trixie's life. Sometimes its hard, always traveling, never in the same place long enough to make any real friends. I don't even remember why I'm performing anymore. I love the crowds and the cheering fans, but what will I do when I'm too old to perform? Or when some younger, smarter (as if!) pony starts to peddle their tricks? Will ponies forget Trixie? Will I be immortalized like all the other famous ponies in the statues of the Canterlot castle courtyard? Maybe I'll keep her around for a bit longer. -The Great and Compassionate Trixie! Entry 29 Trixie is such a LOSER! That's right! You're a LOSER, TRIXIE! I read your stupid diary while you were on stage! You are such a sap! I can't believe how SAD you are! I hope you're ALWAYS alone! Remember how you can never keep track of where I am? That's because I'm always rummaging through that HOVEL you call home! It's so gross there! Seriously, ever hear of hygiene? It REEKS of you're particular brand of FAILURE! I only joined you on your tour of failure to steal your tricks, but it became quickly apparent that even YOU barely know what you're doing! I thought maybe this book had some of your secrets in it - you take it with you everywhere! Except on stage. But what it really is, is just a sad collection of melodramatic memories of a pathetic OLD MARE! I hope you enjoy reading this you lay-about LOSER! I'm surprised all those smoothies you drink haven't gone straight to your flank! -You're wonderful and abused assistant, Limelight! P.S. Everypony hates you! I checked! Entry 30 Trixie takes back everything nice she ever said about that fraudulent filly! -The Hurt and Wounded Trixie