(Takes place after "Rock Solid Friendship". Proofread by yodajax10 on FiMFiction and Smity1038 on Deviant Art.)
Starlight has put up with a lot having Trixie as a friend. Nopony ever said friends were perfect, and Starlight has been willing to give Trixie the benefit of the doubt for some time now.
But after Trixie accidentally infects Starlight with poison joke when she doesn't listen to Starlight's warnings, Starlight starts to question if being friends with Trixie is really worth it, and threatens to break off their friendship if Trixie can't learn to listen.
While Maud tries to help Starlight calm down and reconsider her actions, Trixie seeks help from Twilight to figure out how to best apologize to Starlight and show that she's changed. But are Maud and Twilight up to the task of healing a broken bond? Or will Trixie lose her closest and best friend?
After certain episodes, one must wonder if Trixie is the best choice in friends for Starlight and if Twilight was right all along about Trixie not being a good choice for a best friend? I'm glad this story addresses those issues.
8154398 "All Bottled Up" really made Trixie's redemption seem sketchy. I mean heck, I don't like saying it, but she acted like a G-rated "Family Guy" character in that episode.
Congrats on hitting the Feature Box with what currently looks like 0 like and 0 dislikes. Truly a masterpiece of algorithms on this site (though I don't doubt that this story deserved it).
Also, this is about to punch me in the feels. Let's go.
A very well done fic from you. 10/10
I know Poison Joke has a different effect on each pony who encounters it... but for some reason somepony having an allergic reaction to it is something that never occurred to me.
I also think it goes against canon a bit, specifically with Zecora's description of it:
I'm pretty sure "immediate allergic reaction" falls under "breeding wrath".
However...
I don't know if it's because Starlight is my favorite pony and Trixie's in the top 5, or what.
But I found that I like this accusation fic enough to fave it, despite that detail, and the fact that All Bottled Up is my second favorite episode of the season partly BECAUSE of how Trixie was written in it.
8154616 Allergies aren't caused by the plant or the food, they are caused by the body when it believes said plant or food to be harmful, and produces the reaction as a way of fighting back against the threat. So it's not the poison joke itself that causes the allergic reaction.
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Agreed.
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No, she wasn't!
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I guess the issue here is that the only ponies we've seen be directly affected by the poison joke are the mane six, and aside from the pranks the plant pulled (and the shenanigans that resulted), they weren't affected negatively by the plant at all.
As a result, I have a hard time believing that anypony could be allergic to the plant.
Well, this was very interesting. A fair assessment of both Trixie and Starlight in 'All Bottled Up'. I personally didn't care for that episode because of how oblivious Trixie was to Starlight's plight. Trixie has an ego, but she cares deeply for Starlight as a friend. Just like how I didn't care for 'Rock Solid Friendship' because of how oblivious and annoying Pinkie was in that episode. In any case, I really liked this story. Have a like and a fav.
When did Trixie ever have a redemption arc? She showed up once as a schmuck, a second time as a schmuck with a chip on her shoulder, and has been a schmuck ever since.
What's the point of the Romance Tag?
"Maud, I think you should talk to yourself."
I think the "you" after "to" should be removed.
Or possibly just remembering the conversation they had earlier, in Maud's house.
Heh, this part:
...reminds me of:
8155223 What romance tag? There's no romance tag here.
8154424 I hadn't noticed, that's a very good point.
Honestly, this is one of those episode worthy fic.
What I find unique is Starlight didn't immediately break her friendship with Trixie, instead, she gives her a subtle final chance.
The use of exclamation marks in non dialogue sentence slightly bothers me, but overall, this is an amazing fic
Although not directly related to the fic itself...
To be fair, Trixie is just being Trixie in that episode, the usual flaunting her ego after learning about a new magic spell. Plus, she's still socially awkward, just like Starlight in "Every Little Thing She Does", so they are bound to make mistakes, not downright questions their redemption arc.
This was definitely worth the read. My only regret is not having done so sooner.
Nononono what you did in this fanfic isn't harsh. The following YouTube comment is harsh, and messed up. Mostly messed up.
I'm pretty sure my point is clear.
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Okay I just noticed this comment and I want to point out the following conversation from the episode:
Starlight Glimmer: Okay, Trixie, what kinds of spells did you want to work on next?
Trixie: Well, every self-respecting magician has a disappearing act, so maybe we could start with that?
Starlight Glimmer: Hmmm. Nothing just disappears, so that's technically a teleportation spell, and those are pretty hard. Maybe we should start with something smaller.
Trixie: No-no-no-no. The Great and Powerful Trrrrrixie goes big or not at all! Just tell me how you do it.
Also there's one thing I forgot to say before. Starlight is allergic to Poison Joke is my new headcanon.
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All Bottled Up was amazing
That is true but Spike, Trixie almost got Starlight killed, she has every right to be mad, don’t guilt trip her.
Maybe that is true, but it was somewhat justified.
That is so accurate, Starlight and Trixie’s friendship is pretty toxic sometimes, but they have their sweet moments.
I don’t mean to sound like a jerk but that line I bolded makes it sound like she’s faking sincerity. I’m probably wrong though.
Okay that was sweet.
Seriously?! Trixie guilt tripped her into skipping the dinner, and Starlight tried to tell Trixie about the allergy, but oh guess what she didn’t listen. Oh well it doesn’t matter anyway. I will give Trixie credit she did get Starlight back to the castle and the bottle of anger was Starlight’s fault but be honest you’d also try to contain uncontrollable magic.
(I edited the comment because I was a little to harsh to Trixie at first.)
Shouldn’t have the flowers also played a joke on her too? Like what happened when the Main Six touched them in S1?
Nice story.
Honestly felt like an actual MLP short
just like me trying to figure out the right thing to say to get someone off my tail
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she might've picked them up in her magic