//------------------------------//
// Cape and Hat [Slice of Life][Romance][Twilight x Trixie] 
// Story: Short Stories Collection, vol. I 
// by fallen starr 
//------------------------------//

Twilight picked up the purple cake sprinkled with blue stars and moons. As she tied it on, she knew what she was. She knew what she could do. She was the most powerful being in existence. There was no one else like her. There was no one to challenge her.

She was powerful. She could do anything she wanted. She would do anything she wanted. She could squash leaders. She could crumble nations. She could start a new world, ruled by her, where everything was nice and orderly. Where everything was to her specifications.  Where everything was perfect.

She was great. She could do things nopony else had done. Who else could have defeated an all powerful alicorn turned evil? Who else could have figured out the Changeling invasion? Who else could have defeated the living figure of the most evil of evils…chaos?

Yes, she was powerful. Yes, she was great. If nothing else, the hat and cape proved it. She was  an insurmountable force. She was the savior of the world. She was…

“What are you doing, Twilight?” a voice came from behind her as the light to the room flicked on.

Twilight turned quickly, eyes wide like a filly caught stealing a cookie. “I…um…” Clearing her throat, she looked to the mare who had questioned her. Head held high, voice stronger, she said, “I am Twilight, the Great and Powerful!” She tried sweeping the cape around, like the superhero’s on the comics Spike read, but tripped over the cape instead.

The hat fell down over her eyes, leaving her in darkness. She sighed.

The other mare giggled. Twilight heard hoofsteps, and then somepony was lifting the hat. She looked up into eyes of light purple. The mare’s white hair mixed with Twilight’s own purple. “It’s cute. Your bravado was spot on, but we really need to work on your show. Tripping up won’t get you anywhere.”

“I didn’t actually mean for you to see,” she said quietly.

Trixie smiled and shook her head. “Like I said, it was cute. Especially since it’s you.” Closing what was left of the gap between them, Trixie pressed her lips to Twilight’s. “You’ll always be great and powerful to me.”