Thrackerzod had tried to communicate with Twilight Sparkle again several times with the cricket/rat form, but as she suspected, Twilight had obtained holy water somehow. She even felt safe enough to name her Taz. What kind of creature names their demons? It was on that day Thrackerzod gave up on that method. She woke up the next morning, feeling the stress of her failure.
By contrast, when she got downstairs, Rarity seemed immensely happy about something.
"What is it, dear sister? Should I be expressing an appropriate amount of happiness at this moment?" Thrackerzod asked.
"Yes of course, Sweetie Belle!" Rarity rushed to her and smiled widely, "You know how you've been having trouble making friends?"
"I don't know what your talking about. I have a normal amount of friends."
Rarity's smile instantly faded away. "You don't have any, Sweetie Belle. Now, there's a cuteceñera for a filly happening at Sugarcube Corner today, and we are going!"
"But why? I myself have not achieved the social standing that accompanies the acquisition of a cutie mark. It would be a pointless endeavor."
"I know how social standing works, Sweetie Belle," said Rarity, "Just....flaunt yourself....a little. Not too much. Ponies will...respect you. You'll get friends, that's for sure, and our parents asked me to help you with that, so we're going!"
"What is the name of the pony holding the cuteceñera in question?"
"Diamond Tiara! And her cutie mark is literally a diamond tiara! Isn't that funny?"
"What are you talking about? Many ponies seem to have a cutie mark that is somehow related to their name."
Rarity rolled her eyes, "You really need to make some friends. You wouldn't be so annoying then, would you?"
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Thrackerzod was looking over her diary, attempting to find anything that she had done out of the ordinary. After Rarity said that her lack of friends was something that most ponies would try to rectify, Thrackerzod was evaluating her current situation. Was she normal? Did she blend into the background?
Thrackerzod asked Rarity, but she said that, "You can't blend in! Nopony will ever notice you! You know how I got such a high standing in Ponyville? It wasn't from 'blending I', I can assure you of that. Nearly every stallion in town knows who I am!"
After much deliberation, Thrackerzod decided to attend. Not only to make friends, but accomplices. More like minions, really, but Thrackerzod found it rather difficult to completely control other ponies. They were so......strange.
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The cuteceñera went perfectly. Well, for Thrackerzod it did. Depending on your point of view, it could have been horrible. Thrackerzod had, however, managed to ensnare two fillies under the pretext of earning a cutie mark. From the beginning, she advocated foe the murder of Twilight Sparkle, but the others weren't really feeling it.
Thrackerzod knew she should investigate more and uncover the specifics behind Nodens' goals in this venture, but her superiors would not be pleased with her lack of progress. So she kept at it. Three fillies versus a highly trained magical unicorn. Thrackerzod could only pray for Azathoth to guide them. Too bad he was blind