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// Two Minds, Two Hearts, One Soul 
// Story: Anim's Adventures in Equestria 
// by Animatorsnake 
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	From another perspective, Ponyville, Ponyville Train Station, 0700hours

“I wonder if I can do this, I’ve been learning some new tricks and spells from my travels… ever since I met him,” Trixie thought.

It’s been two months since the last time I encountered this Anim pony. I wasn’t sure if what he said was true about him, but I sensed this strange feeling about him… that I could trust him. So I followed his advice and, traveled places I never imagined to be real, learnt things that nopony would imagine to find. After weeks of travelling, I return back to the one place that changed my life, and come to fix a few final ties… to start a new beginning for myself.

An announcement can be heard across the train. “All passengers, we’re approaching Ponyville Station! I repeat, Ponyville Station!” said the voice of one of the conductors.

Stepping off the train, Trixie looks around her surroundings, taking a deep sigh from the last time she’s been in Ponyville. “Trixie hopes nopony will recognize Trixie,” Trixie said to herself.

After moving her wagon and belongings to a safe area, she heads off into town with her signature hat and cape. “Nopony has recognized Trixie… yet,” said Trixie, continuing down her path.

Ahead is the town of Ponyville, the place that changed her point of view for… everything. Trixie wonders if she will ever meet that pony again, the likely chance of that happening is slim… but it would be nice to meet a familiar face who wasn’t going to throw a tomato at her.

“Hey look who it is!” said a voice behind Trixie.

Slowly turning around who it was, it was somepony Trixie hasn’t met yet, but who knows her. “And who might you be, do you know Trixie?” asked Trixie.

“Well sort of, but I heard the last time you came here, you challenged Twilight to some sort of… magic duel of some sort. She lost but, she won again with the help of her friends… by the way, the name’s Vinyl, Vinyl Scratch,” said Vinyl, extending her hoof.

“Your… not going to throw a tomato at Trixie… are you?” said Trixie, slightly defensive.

“Nah, I did heard what you did, but it’s not my business from what a pony does,” said Vinyl.

Staring at the hoof, Trixie shakes Vinyl’s hoof. “So what brings, you to Ponyville?” asked Vinyl.

“Trixie’s simply here to… see some familiar faces. Trixie’s trying to fix some mistakes Trixie may have made, from the last time Trixie came here,” said Trixie.

“I see… well if you’re looking for Twilight, she’s at her tree,” said Vinyl, pointing the way.

Trixie stares off at the direction that Vinyl is pointing at, and heads off giving a bow of the head to Vinyl. “Thank you for the hospitality,” said Trixie.

After leaving, Vinyl realizes the history Trixie and Twilight have. “Maybe I should tell Twilight about this, before Trixie sees her… nah, she’ll probably doesn’t need to know,” said Vinyl, trotting off.

“What should I say to Twilight?” Trixie thought.

Thinking what to say, a sudden blur passes by Trixie all of sudden. Looking what it was, the blur is also heading to Twilight's tree-house. “Trixie hopes that Trixie won’t encounter that again,” Trixie said.

After stopping to think out what to say, Trixie sees Twilight with her friends ahead. Before saying anything, something runs into Trixie and knocks her into the ground. “Owwwww!” said Trixie, rubbing the bump on her head.

“Anim you okay?” said Twilight, speaking to the other pony beside Trixie.

“I’m okay, go ahead I’ll catch up,” said a familiar voice.

Trixie recognized the voice, but was too busy rubbing the bump from the sudden impact. Surprisingly, Twilight and company didn’t notice Trixie and went off somewhere. Being helped by the mysterious pony who ran into her, Trixie was about to complain what that was about. “I’m so sorry, but I need to go help a friend of mine with an issue,” said the pony, helping Trixie to her hooves.

“How dare you, do you know who I am, I’m the great and powerful—!”

Before Trixie could finish, the pony interrupts her. “Sorry I’m in a hurry, I’ll make it up to you!” said the pony, running to follow Twilight.

Upset from this sudden encounter, Trixie realizes from the impact that her hat fell off. “OH NO, WHERE IS IT!?” shouted Trixie, looking everywhere.

“There you are,” said Trixie, picking up her hat. Placing it on top her head, Trixie remembered what Twilight just said to that pony. “…Did she call that pony, Anim?”

Following where they went, she sees a lonely cottage near the forest. Ponyville, Fluttershy’s Cottage, 0830hours

“This must be where one of Twilight’s friends lives, ” said Trixie, approaching the door.

Knocking on the door, Trixie shouts to see if anypony is home. “Um excuse me, is anypony home!?” Trixie shouted.

Waiting, somepony goes around the cottage and approaches Trixie. “Sorry, Fluttershy is kind of busy, could you come another t…” said a familiar voice.

Turning around, Trixie realized her suspicions were right. “It’s… it’s you…” said Trixie, speechless.

For some time, Trixie would never thought she would be meeting Anim again, and of all places too. Speaking to one another, Trixie lies a little about why she’s here, but by guessing by Anim smiling his too distracted from meeting somepony familiar to care if she’s lying or not. Following her old friend to the backyard, Trixie encounters a few other familiar faces.

Present time, Ponyville, Fluttershy’s Cottage, 0840hours

“It’s you… Trixie,” said Twilight, shocked

“Hello Twilight…” said Trixie, shyly.

Silence between the two, everypony stared hesitatingly at Trixie. Except for Anim who was dumbfounded of what’s going on here. “Uhm… well this is awkward. Could somepony tell me how Twilight knows Trixie?” asked Anim.

“Better yet, how come you know Trixie Anim?!” said Rainbow, aggressively.

“Whoa calm down… As I said, I met Trixie at Appleloosa,” said Anim, explaining himself.

Trixie stared at Anim, then at the group of ponies who she had bad ties with. “Trixie… came here to speak to… Twilight,” said Trixie, taking deep breaths.

“About what, you want to take Twilight on another fight!?” said Rainbow.

“Fight?” said Anim, confused.

“Trixie has no intention of doing that. Trixie came here to… say…” said Trixie, unable to speak her words.

“To say what Trixie?” asked Twilight, approaching her.

Trixie stood there, staring in the ground. A tear or two would drop to the ground from Trixie, taking what strength she has, Trixie look up at Twilight. “To say… sorry,” said Trixie.

Everypony was quiet from what Trixie said. Unsure what everyponies next move, Anim grabs Trixie and Twilight, and hugs them together. “See wasn’t that bad to say sorry. Now my two favorite unicorns are buddies now,” said Anim smiling.

“Today’s been hard from what’s happening, let’s go take a bite at Sugar Cube Corner,” said Applejack.

“YEAH, TIME TO PARTY!” shouted Pinkie, running ahead of everypony.

“I wouldn’t mind taking a bath from all that hard labor,” said Rarity.

“I’m going to stay with the animals,” said Fluttershy, turning around.

“Don’t worry Fluttershy, the animals will be fine. Give them some space to stretch their legs,” said Anim.

“Okay…” said Fluttershy.

After today’s events, the girls were given their rightful break. Trixie sat alone at the corner of the building, when Anim approaches her with two cupcakes. “Hey, why so glum?” said Anim, placing one of the cupcakes near Trixie.

“Trixie knows what Trixie said… but, Trixie doesn’t feel welcome here,” said Trixie, planting her face to the table.

“You did what you did… Little Star,” said Anim, taking a bite of his cupcake.

“QUIT CALLING ME THAT!” shouted Trixie.

Everypony stared at Trixie for suddenly shouting, embarrassed, Trixie starts weakly hitting Anim. “Look what you made me do!” said Trixie.

“Ow, hey I’m sorry, ow!” said Anim, laughing between hits.

Watching the spectacle, Twilight and Applejack speak about what they needed to tell Anim before. “They seemed to be enjoying themselves,” said Applejack, taking a sip of something.

“How come you never told us this sooner?” asked Twilight.

“Hey, I wasn’t sure if what Braeburn wrote on that letter was true, but it apparently was. Anim met Trixie at Appleloosa and afterwards, troubles been brewing the second Trixie came into town. I don’t know what kind of trouble Trixie got Anim in, but it looks like their good friends,” said Applejack.

“Maybe their more than that…” said Twilight, laying her head on the table.

“Twilight, don’t assume! Yes they may have met at Appleloosa, but they’re not in that sort of relationship that quickly,” said Applejack.

“What are you two talking about?” said Rainbow.

Twilight and Applejack look at one another, then at Rainbow. “Well, before Anim dragged us into helping Fluttershy, we were going to ask him if that pony he met at Appleloosa was…” said Applejack.

“If that pony was Trixie, and it seems we were right,” said Twilight.

“How come the two of them are buddies all of a sudden?” said Rainbow, slamming her hoof down.

“We would like to know that too,” said Twilight, sighing.

Once the three mares continued to argue, Anim decided to show Trixie to have some fun. “Come on Trixie, nothing bad will happen from having some fun,” said Anim. “Other than causing trouble in a party, but sometimes you got to have the bad with the good.”

Trixie stared at Anim, and at her cupcake. She then stood from her seat, and joined Anim to dance with him. “Trixie will join you,” said Trixie.

“Hey, what did I say,” said Anim.

Trixie sighs deeply, and stares at Anim. “I’ll join with you. You happy now, Anim?” said Trixie.

“As long you are too,” said Anim, giving a short smile.

The two danced together, sometimes in their own way or together. Everypony noticed them dancing, and let them have their own space. “Nice moves there Anim, but can you handle this?” said Trixie.

Trixie did a few dance moves, and in the process levitated a cup on her nose, and made it vanished. “Oh nice one, but let’s see if you can do this,” said Anim.

Anim floated three cups, and placed each on his head. Then he began to stand on one hoof. “Tada!” said Anim.

Trixie gave out a quiet smile, and began laughing from how silly Anim looks. “You look ridiculous!” said Trixie.

Suddenly, Anim trips on a pool of water, falling on top of Trixie. The two ponies laugh from the accident, helping one another up. “Anim you okay?” said Fluttershy.

“Fine, I haven’t had this much fun in… forever,” said Anim, smiling.

“Well that was some interesting… dance moves. I need to go back to the Carousal Boutique now, I have an order that needs to be done soon,” said Rarity, leaving.

“I’m also getting tired too, I’m going go back home, have good day everypony,” said Fluttershy.

Leaving, Anim and everypony clean up the mess, and leave. “How about next time we do something like this often?” said Pinkie.

“We can’t come here all the time Pinkie,” said Twilight.

“You never know without trying,” said Pinkie, returning inside.

The five ponies walk off into the center of town, sitting near the fountain. “Today’s been fun, I need get back to the farm and finish up on my chores, see yeah later everypony,” said Applejack.

“See yeah AJ, so… now what?” asked Anim.

Twilight looked at Anim, and at the ground. Standing up, Twilight gets Anim’s attention. “Anim, can I speak to you in private?” asked Twilight.

“Sure, be right back Trixie,” said Anim, following Twilight.

Leaving Rainbow and Trixie alone, Rainbow stares down at Trixie suspiciously. Unable to take the awkward atmosphere, Trixie speaks. “So… Rainbow was it?” asked Trixie.

“Yeah, what’s it to you?” said Rainbow.

“Well… the party was fun, right?” asked Trixie, nervous.

Rainbow continued to stare at Trixie when they hear Anim shouting. “WHAT YOU MEAN TRIXIE IS TROUBLE!?” shouted Anim.

Looking at each other, they stand up and follow where the shouting is coming from. “Please Anim, calm down,” said Twilight.

“Be calm, do you have any idea what your telling me,” said Anim.

“Please listen. When the girls and I met Trixie, yes she was… a bit arrogant, but she’s a liar, and the sort of lies you don’t want to get yourself involved with,” said Twilight.

“I don’t care if she’s a liar or some sort of evil villain! She had no choice to lie, she had nopony to go back to, no friends or family to depend on… she was given a life that she didn’t wished for,” said Anim.

“And that’s why Trixie… why I’m sorry,” said Trixie, moving from her hiding spot.

Anim stares at Trixie, and walks up to her. “Please Anim; I did lie about some things about myself, but… I really do want to change,” said Trixie, beginning to cry.

“I don’t care,” said Anim.

Trixie was surprised from Anim’s response. “What?” said Trixie.

“You’re my friend, and you’ve been through something I may not understand but… I’ll be there to support your decisions,” said Anim, turning to face Twilight. “And I’m kind of sorry for lashing out on you Twilight… I need… I need some space, okay.”

Twilight nods in agreement, and lets Anim go somewhere secluded. “Is he going to be alright,” asked Rainbow.

“I hope so,” said Twilight.

“Where’s he going?” asked Trixie.

“He’ll be fine Trixie…” said Twilight, facing Trixie. “So… how did you meet Anim?”

“What… well, I met him… I mean Trixie met him… I, we, Trixie… AHHH!” said Trixie, her face burning red.

“Whoa… don’t tell me… you have a thing for Anim, now do you!” said Rainbow.

“What, no I don’t!” said Trixie, hiding her blushing.

Rainbow, stares at Trixie, and laughs to the ground, rolling left and right. “Rainbow, I’m sorry Trixie,” said Twilight.

“You better be sorry for Trixie,” said Trixie, pouting.

A few hours later… Ponyville, Golden Oaks Library, 1000hours

“So that’s how you met Anim,” said Twilight listening.

“You actually slept with him,” said Rainbow, giving out a few laughs.

“We didn’t sleep together! Trixie couldn’t sleep and he was there so Trixie thought…” said Trixie, moving her hooves together.

“I’m just kidding,” said Rainbow.

Twilight gave Rainbow a look, and then moves her gaze back to Trixie. “It’s an interesting story how you met him, and I can understand why he helped you but… why was he so hospitable to you? Anim’s not the type to be friendly to somepony… well, like you, no offense,” said Twilight.

Trixie looked at Twilight and responded back. “None taken,” said Trixie, sipping her tea.

“Hey Twilight!” said Spike.

“Yes Spike, what is it?” said Twilight.

“Well there’s something I’d liked to know,” said Spike.

“What is it Spike,” said Twilight, sipping her tea.

Entering the room from the kitchen, Spike stands beside where Twilight is siting. “That strange illness back at Fluttershy’s cottage, if it’s deadly then… how come it didn’t affect us,” said Spike.

Twilight stopped sipping her tea, and gently put it down. Realizing this question, Twilight now wonders how the dust didn’t affect her and the others too. “Um excuse me Trixie, there’s something I need to do, could you and Rainbow excuse me for a second,” said Twilight.

“It’s okay Twi, Trixie and I, are going to be out,” said Rainbow.

After leaving Twilight, Trixie trotted with Rainbow. Even though the two didn’t end well when they first met, they shortly came to an understanding for one certain pony. “So… you dated Anim?” asked Trixie.

“Love potion,” said Rainbow, quickly answering.

“Ah… Trixie sees,” said Trixie.

The two didn’t spoke much, but Trixie wanted to ask Rainbow something. “Um, Rainbow,” said Trixie.

“Yeah Trixie,” said Rainbow.

“Do you know where Trixie might find Anim?” asked Trixie.

Rainbow stopped walking, and looked at Trixie. “How come?” asked Rainbow.

“Well… Anim looked sad, and Trixie thought Trixie could give him a surprise visit,” said Trixie.

Rainbow stared at Trixie, while Trixie stepped back a little. “Uhmmmm,” said Trixie.

“…So your that into him,” said Rainbow, suddenly.

Trixie stared angrily and lunged at Rainbow, but Rainbow moved away and flew up laughing. “Hey calm down,” said Rainbow.

“Come down here so Trixie can turn your wings into leaves!” shouted Trixie, threateningly.

“No way, and another thing. You can find Anim over some cliffs outside Ponyville,” said Rainbow. “See yeah Trixie.”

As Rainbow flew away, Trixie was angry from Rainbow’s previous comment, but realizing that Rainbow told her where Anim might be. “…Cliffs you say?” said Trixie.

Following what Rainbow said, Trixie sees some cliffs near Ponyville. At the distance, she can see Anim sitting down. Slowly trotting behind Anim, she sees him sitting in front of a wooden sign of some sort. “Um, hello Anim,” said Trixie.

Anim looked behind him, and gave out a wide-eyed expression. “How’d you find me!?” said Anim.

“Rainbow,” said Trixie, smiling.

“Of course…” said Anim sighing.

The two sat together, none of them responding. After a few awkward minutes, Trixie spoke first. “So… what’s this thing?” asked Trixie.

“A grave,” said Anim.

“Oh, Trixie’s so sorry,” said Trixie, feeling bad for asking.

“Don’t… its more of a reminder really. Some things can’t be changed… a path of loneliness,” said Anim staring into the distance.

“You got me,” said Trixie, placing her head on Anim.

Anim looked at Trixie, and placed his head on Trixie. The two sat there, staring forever.

Sometime later, Outside of Ponyville, 1900hours

“So you told her where Anim was?” said Twilight.

“I was helping, wasn’t my problem,” said Rainbow.

“Well… I hope their okay,” said Twilight, noticing something ahead.

“Um, Twilight, why’d we stop…” said Rainbow.

Ahead of them, were Anim and Trixie sleeping beside each other against a tree. “Maybe its best we leave them alone,” said Twilight, leaving with Rainbow.

A new friend and a future ally. Will this new found friendship fix the wound deep within Anim’s soul… or will it unveil something more?

Somewhere beyond Equestria’s borders...

“Finally… I’m here… Equestria,” said the mysterious figure.

“My search is finally ending… I’m finally found you… Anim,” said the mysterious figure.