//------------------------------// // Chapter 3 The Journey // Story: A Second Chance // by Blitz Stratus //------------------------------// The mist started to hum as the brightness began to spread from where her tears had fallen. Slow at first then quickening as tendrils of light spread over the mist. Only when the light had spread to the size of a small pond did the glow start to dim. But what was mist was now a soild surface of silver now shimmering before Trixie. "What in the name of Equestria?" She thought as a puzzled look fell apon her face. "What kind of magic is this?" "My own." The voice said with a snicker at the expression on Trixies face. "Please come closer sweety we need to talk." Trixie did as she was asked and approached the shimmering silver. She was in awe at what she saw in the silver. Instead of her reflection looking back at her she saw a beautiful alicorn with a obsidian black mane looking back. "Thank you sweety, its nice to see you to." "You can hear my thoughts?" "Only the ones you what me to dear." The alicorn said with a smile. A million questions started to run through Trixies head she didn't know where start. "Take your time, go with the simplest one sweety." "Ok how can you hear my thoughts?" "Its just something I was born being able to do. A special talent you would call it." "Am I really dead?" The alicorn paused for a moment. "I think you already know the answer to that dear." Tears began to fill Trixies eyes again. "So I really won't get to see Equestria again?" Trixie felt the waves of tears coming on again. "Trixie." "Yeah?" "Can you do something for me?" "What?" Trixie managed to say through a sob. "Please, stop crying." "Why? Im stuck here forever never to see the sun or the night sky again! I'll never get to feel a summer breeze or watch the flowers bloom!" Trixie began to cry. "I just what to go home!" Trixie felt a foreleg wrap around her. To her suprise she found the alicorn was now sitting next to her. "Trixie I know its hard for you but will you listen to me?" Trixie just noded she didn't what to think anymore. The alicorn didn't speak as she waited for Trixie to recompose herself. "Trixie do you still want revenge on Twilight Sparkle and her friends?" "No I just what to go home Trixie sobed. But that vile thing said I would never leave, only to wonder here forever." "Trixie I know what Azreal said was harsh but he was right you won't be able to leave here not as long as you hold on to these feelings of hate." "But Trixie has everyright to...." The alicorn put her hoof to Trixies mouth. "Trixie? Do you still want to thank that pegasi that saved you?" Trixie noded. "Yes but I'm stuck here." Trixie felt the alicorn's foreleg lift off her shoulders. "Trixie what would you be willing to give for that chance?" The alicorns tone was no longer sweet but one of seriousness as it possed Trixie her question. "Trixie doesn't have anything left for her to give." "Trixie there is always something left to give." The alicorn said as she rose from the ground. Trixie looked up at the pearl colored ailcorn her eyes still holding tears yet to be shed. "Trixie you have gone through a lot so far, but if your willing to go a little more there might be a chance for you to get home. *Pluck.* Trixie this will guided you where you need to go." The alicorn pulled one of her feathers from her wings and let it absorb some of her magic. "But promise me that you won't give up before you reach your goal." "I won't." She replied as the alicorn pinned the feather in Trixies mane. ~o~o~O~O~o~o~ Trixie felt alone as she walked through the fog. "I wish she would have come with me there's something unsettling about this place." "I'm sorry Trixie but I wish I could do more but you must take this tasks on alone. "The alicorns last words resounded in her head. "But what if Trixie mmHHFF." The alicorn lifted her hoof from Trixies mouth when she knew Trixie would be quiet. "You will figure it out after all your The Great And Powerful Trixie." the alicorn said with chuckle. A smile crepted across Trixies face. "If I was I wouldn't be here." Trixies said as her head sank. The memory of being chased out of ponyville still fresh in her mind. "Don't be so hard on yourself Trixie. You still have a ways to go before you know your limits." The alicorn said to herself. The alicorn gave Trixie a farewell hug before she began to walk back toward the sliver pond. "Can I ask you something before you go?" "Yes?" "You've done so much to help me but I only just met you." The alicorn touched the sliver her body began to turn into mist. "I don't even know your name." The alicorn started to laugh. "You know Trixie for all the time I've been here your the only one to ask." The mist was now making its way up her neck as she continued to laugh. "Please tell me before you go." Trixie was worried that this would be the only friendly face she would meet in this place. She wanted to remember her. "It's Spirt Messenger Trixie and don't worry this won't be your last time seeing each other." "When will I see you again?" "Now that would ruin the surprise Trixie." The mist was now at the alicorns neck making her voice seem far away."Oh and Trixie mind the Keeper he has his moods." "Thank you Sage I will." The alicorn laughed again. "Sage I like that." The sliver vanished as the last wisp of the alicorn turned to vapor. Trixie just stood there not really wanting to go on and leave where she had met Sage. She felt a tiny tug in her mane and Trixie snaped back to reality. Sages feather was guiding her through what seemed like endless fog. "Stop day dreaming Trixie we have to get back to your world." She wandered for what seemed like hours Sages feather tuging when she started to go off course. Finally seesaw what the feather was leading her to. In the distance the outline of a tower came into view. "That must be where im suppose to be heading. I hope the keeper is in there." Trixie said as she past the stone gates leading toward to the tower. I just hope the Keeper is in a good mood Trixie said to herself as she grew nearer to the tower.