Meeting With The Great and Powerful
Trixie Lulamoon is sitting on a sofa inside Sweet Shoppe, a steaming mug of hot chocolate, with a single marshmallow and sprinkles on top, in her hands. Trixie smiled as she looked at the falling snow outside the window, she always enjoyed watching the snowfall. A flash of red caught the corner of her eye as Sunset waved at her, Sunset opened the door and stepped inside followed quickly by Rainbow Dash.
“Hi, Trixie. Did you wait long?” Sunset asked as she took a seat next to Trixie.
“Not really,” Trixie said nonchalantly as she took a sip of her hot chocolate. “Trixie only just got here a few minutes ago.”
Trixie Lunamoon was an aspiring magician with an ego that rivaled Rainbow Dash’s if that was possible. She had a pretty bombastic attitude, often referring to herself as the “The Great and Powerful Trixie”. But just like Rainbow Dash, she had the skills to back it up. Trixie was talented in music and although she still had a ways to go on her stage magic, it was enough to give her a great stage presence and draw in the crowds.
Sunset once considered Trixie a threat when she heard her boasting about how powerful her “magic” was, but completely dismissed her once she found out it was just bad illusions. Sunset ordered a hot choco for herself and once Mrs. Cake brought it to her, the negotiations began.
“You know, Sunset Shimmer, Trixie was surprised by your invitation,” Trixie said.
“Well, there’s been a lot of surprises these days,” Sunset replied.
“Yes, with you turning into a demon, the sirens, Anon-A-Miss, and now you’re back on top and ruling the school once again,” Trixie remarked. “But Trixie is wondering what you could want with The Great and Powerful Trixie. You have your guards.”
“They are loyal but I need someone who can think outside the box, someone who can provide misdirection when I need to do something,” Sunset said as she took a sip of her hot choco.
“No really, what do you want from Trixie?” Trixie asked, not buying Sunset’s answer.
“I’m serious, I may have my guards but they are nothing but yes men at the moment and I need someone who’s not afraid to speak her mind,” Sunset explains.
“What’s wrong with having servants who agree to everything you say?” Trixie questioned, taking a sip from her hot chocolate.
“That’s the problem, I don’t need someone who agrees with everything I say. I need someone with ideas of their own, someone to voice them and especially someone with the guts to tell me when I’m wrong.” Sunset explained.
“Trixie has no problem telling you that,” Trixie said with a sly smirk. “But what does Trixie get out of this?”
“An assistant,” Sunset stated. “After all, every great magician needs an assistant.”
“That’s true, not to mention it would be great to have the feared Queen of Canterlot High work under Trixie,” Trixie said, imagining her shows with her lovely assistant. “Plus you can teach me magic.”
Rainbow Dash who was sitting behind them gasped.
“Even better, I can give you magic.” Sunset offered, glancing behind her. She already sensed Rainbow Dash following her since she left the school. “Specifically the Rainbooms' magic.”
“Their magic?” Trixie said in surprise but then she noticed Sunset making gestures with her hands, as a stage magician she was familiar with what she was signaling. Sunset was telling her that they were being eavesdropped on and to play along.
“Yep, I took their magic when they hit me with their magic of friendship.” Sunset explained, a sly smirk on her lips. "And I can bestow it upon people who I believe are worthy, people I can trust."
“You don’t say,” Trixie said with a smirk. “Will I get wings?”
“If I give you Rainbow’s magic,” Sunset answered, knowing full well that this will get a rise out of Rainbow Dash.
‘I knew it, she did steal our magic!’ Rainbow Dash thought as she gritted her teeth in anger, the thought of Trixie of all people getting her magic greatly upset her.
"So what do you say?" Sunset asked.
"The offer is tempting but how does Trixie know she can trust you?" Trixie asked.
“By letting you use it at the Canterlot Hospital tomorrow after school,” Sunset said, smirking as Trixie’s eyes widened in shock.
“How did you know about that?” Trixie questioned.
“One does not become queen without knowing what goes on in her kingdom,” Sunset answered, smirking mischievously.
“I see, very well. The Great and Powerful Trixie shall accept your proposal,” Trixie said with a smile and a nod. “Trixie shall be looking forward to using Rainbow Dash’s magic.”
“And rub it in her face too,” Sunset said with a smile.
Both girls started laughing while Rainbow Dash was fuming behind them. Not only had Sunset taken their magic, she was giving it away to people she deemed worthy as long as they promised to serve her. Dealing with Sunset who had magic was bad enough but a whole army of magic users was just too much.
"So can Trixie count on your help for her show?" Trixie asked as she finished her hot choco.
"Just tell me what I need to do. Since I'll be your assistant, do I get a cute outfit too?" Sunset asked playfully.
“I’ve got the perfect outfit for you,” Trixie said with a wink.
The two finished their business and made their way out of the Sweet Shoppe, Rainbow Dash glared at their retreating backs as she took out her phone.
Applejack wiped the sweat from her brow as she was shoveling the snow from her driveway, she later had to check the farm tools to see what repairs they needed and then check on the animals. Her phone started ringing and she pulled it out of her pocket to see that it was Rainbow Dash.
“Hello?” Applejack answered.
“Applejack, Sunset did steal our magic!” Rainbow Dash immediately spoke.
“Huh?” Applejack blinked.
“She stole our magic and is going to give mine to Trixie tomorrow!” Rainbow Dash said.
“Why tomorrow?” Applejack questioned.
“Because they’re meeting tomorrow at the hospital for Trixie to use my magic!” Rainbow Dash answered.
“Why the hospital?” Applejack asked.
“I don’t know, but we can get our magic back if we stop them from doing whatever it is they’re doing!” Rainbow Dash said.
“Okay, we’ll talk to the girls later when everyone gets off work.” Applejack said.
“Sounds like a plan, I’ll continue to follow Sunset for a little while longer.” Rainbow Dash said.
“Alright, try not to do anything that’ll get you noticed.” Applejack warned.
“Will do,” Rainbow Dash confirmed before hanging up.
Applejack puts her phone away and continues with her chores, but her mind is not on her work.
‘Just what could Sunset an’ Trixie be up to at the hospital’ Applejack thought as she shoveled the snow.
Rainbow Dash dashes from cover to cover as she follows Sunset, she notices how despite it snowing, Sunset herself is snow-free.
“Must be using her magic,” Rainbow Dash mumbled as she hid behind a snowman.
Sunset walks into a crowd of people and Rainbow does her best to weave through them and keep Sunset in her sights. She sees Sunset go inside a grocery store and carefully follows her, only to find her gone.
“What the?!” Rainbow Dash looked around frantically for Sunset. “Where did she go?”
“Need some help, Dash?”
Rainbow Dash was startled by the voice and quickly turned around to see Sunset hold a bottle of soda.
“Sunset?!”
“That’s my name,” Sunset said with a playful smile.
“H-how…” Rainbow Dash couldn’t finish her sentence.
“Are you shopping for more Apple cider?” Sunset asked, her playful smile never leaving her face. “I think I saw some of the Apples famous Apple cider in the back, if you hurry you can get some before they sell out.”
“T-thanks! I’ll get right on it!” Rainbow Dash quickly and nervously said as she turned around.
“Glad I can help,” Sunset said as she watched Rainbow Dash walk away. “Just like you’ll be helping me tomorrow.”
Rainbow Dash found the cider and checked around to make sure Sunset wasn’t around.
“How did she sneak up on me?” Rainbow Dash wondered, leaning against the wall and crossing her arms. “She must’ve used her magic.” Rainbow Dash was headed to the register with her bottle when it soon dawned on her that Sunset had tricked her and used the distraction to slip away.
“Oh come on!”
Sunset had pulled a fast one on her again.
Sunset closed the door to her apartment, she removed her coat, hat, gloves, and hung them on the coat hanger beside her front door. She went to her sofa and summoned her journal to write to Princess Twilight about the day's events. She closed her journal and went to make herself something to eat as she waited for Twilight’s reply. As she was cooking, her mind was going over how Anon-A-Miss was receiving the secrets. There was no doubt that the students themselves were sending them to her, Sunset gritted her teeth in anger as she recalled the faces of the students who accused her of being Anon-A-Miss, knowing that some of them sent secrets to the blog.
Hypocrites. Anon-A-Miss was not the only one using her as a scapegoat. Sunset’s grip on the skillet and spatula tightened, as their accusing words echoed in her mind. Her pupils started turning into slits, the air around her started to heat up, the heat she was emitting transferred to the eggs she was cooking until the pan burst into flames. Sunset started seeing red as she remembered what her former friends had said to her, her hair burst into flames and triggered her smoke alarm which snapped her out of her anger.
“Oh, pony feathers!” Sunset realized that her food was now on fire and quickly extended her palm towards it, pulling the flame away from the pan and into a fireball in her hand before she dismissed it. “Great.” Sunset grimaced as she looked at her now burned food.
She tossed the now burned food in the garbage and went to silence her smoke alarm, once that was taken care of she went to cook again when she caught something off the corner of her eye. She turned to see her reflection on the toaster and finally noticed that her hair was on fire. She ran both her hands down her fiery hair to put it out.
“I better just make myself a sandwich,” Sunset said aloud as she took out the necessary ingredients.
Once she had her sandwich made she went to her room to retrieve her journal and found it glowing and vibrating. She quickly picked it up and opened it to the recent entry.
‘Hello Sunset, it sounds like everything is going according to your plan.’ Twilight wrote.
Sunset sat on her bed, placed her plate beside her, and responded to Twilight.
‘Hi Twilight, everything has gone smoothly so far and I’m proceeding with the next phase of my plan.’ Sunset wrote. ‘I’ve even managed to recruit someone new of their own free will.’
‘Really? Who is it?’ Twilight asked, curious as to who would willingly join the evil Sunset Shimmer.
‘It’s Trixie,’ Sunset replied.
‘TRIXIE?!’ Twilight wrote. ‘You asked Trixie of all ponies to join you?!’
‘I know it sounds crazy but Trixie isn’t all that bad,’ Sunset wrote. ‘In fact, she’s got a big heart.’
‘Are we talking about the same Trixie here?’ Twilight questioned.
‘Yes, and I’m also planning to have more people join me.’ Sunset wrote, she already had one student in mind to help her cut off Anon-A-Miss’ secrets.
‘At least having people willingly join you is better than joining you out of fear,’ Twilight wrote.
‘To be honest Twilight, it doesn’t matter.’ Sunset wrote.
‘What do you mean?’ Twilight asked.
‘Anon-A-Miss did more than expose the students’ secrets, they showed me that all my efforts to make up for my past mistakes were for nothing.’ Sunset wrote, her resentment seeping into her words. ‘I’m done. If they still think of me as the bad guy then I'll be the bad guy.'
“I believe you’ve changed Sunset, and if everyone at your school can’t see it then it’s their loss!’ Twilight wrote.
‘Thanks, Twilight,’ Sunset wrote, a grateful smile on her lips. ‘I’m really glad to have at least one pony who believes in me.’
‘I think there’s one other pony who believes in you Sunset,’ Twilight wrote.
‘Who?’ Sunset asked.
‘Princess Celestia,’ Twilight wrote.
‘What makes you say that?’ Sunset asked, after their fight, she wasn’t sure if her mother wanted anything to do with her.
‘Because when I returned with my crown, the first thing she did was ask about you,’ Twilight wrote.
‘She did?’ Sunset was surprised and happy about this.
‘Yep, she sounded concerned. So I know that whatever may have happened between you two in the past, she doesn’t hold it against you,’ Twilight wrote.
Sunset smiled at those words, despite how they parted, her mother still worried about her. She noticed more words appear on the page.
‘Do you want to see her?’
A lump formed in Sunset’s throat at reading that, was she ready to face her mother? She really wanted to see her, especially after what Twilight told her, Twilight continued to write.
‘It would certainly help to get more ponies you are familiar with on your side and she can help us.’
“It would certainly help to have her input,” Sunset said aloud.
‘However, if you feel that you aren’t ready to face her, then we’ll just carry on with just us,’ Twilight wrote again.
Sunset was relieved to read that, she knew Twilight would never pressure her into doing something she wasn’t ready for.
‘Thanks, Twilight. The current situation doesn’t require Princess Celestia’s help, so it’ll be just us and my followers.’ Sunset wrote.
‘Gotcha,’ was Twilight’s simple reply.
‘I’ll write to you tomorrow to tell you how the next phase of my plan goes,’ Sunset wrote.
‘Understood, good luck Sunset. I’m just a message away if you need me.’ Twilight wrote.
‘Thanks, Twilight. Goodbye.’ Sunset wrote and closed her journal after receiving Twilight’s goodbye.
Sunset was glad to have at least one friend in her corner. While she missed the Rainbooms, they had made their decision.
Princess Celestia is in her private study looking over some documents when her cutie mark started flashing. Princess Celestia’s eyes widened as she knew what this meant.
“Sunset.”
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Letting you know it’s Lulamoon and not lunamoon
Yes she did!
Oh boy, everyone in the CHS, especially Rainbow Dash. I think you're all in for it now. Sunset's master plan is going smoothly and it seems Dear Mama's about to get in on it.
What is she planning?
I hate to be in the Rainbooms shoes cause Princess Celestia is going to all protective mother mode once she hears what's been happening lately.
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Tsk Tsk Tsk RainBooms. You. Are. Fucked.
Never mess with the princesses of the sun, i bucking dare you.
Now to deal with Celestia's Mama pony mode, in goddess form!.
Do i feel bad for the traitors?, no, i honestly don't, call me mean, or a bully or a hypocrite, but i'm not, they were the first ones to abandon her and probably expected her to beg to them, but nah, that never happened did it you five bitches?, she's smarter than that, way smarter than any of you foolish humans. Don't worry Sunset, i'm on your side honey, all of us followers and guards are, even everyone on FimFiction.
Sorry about the 4th wall break there!
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Hey, i could really use your help on writing an Anon A Miss story myself, if you wouldn't mind being a writer or co writer to help me, please?.
I almost feel bad for the Rainbooms. Celestia’s gonna go mama bear on their sorry asses!
Liking this story so far it's just as good as your other story Terminal Chaos I'm thinking of a couple of story of anon-a-miss myself one where Twilight and the pony Fluttershy send Discord to help Sunset and one where Twilight comes as soon as Sunset tells her about anon-a-miss and one where the mane six never turn on Sunset also check out my story The Mane Seven Elements of Harmony I'd love to hear any suggestions you might have as well as story ideas keep up the good writing.
Psinet
Oh-oh. Tia 'bout to go "I'm the goddess of the sun and you shall feel the fury of Sol Invictus"
https://youtu.be/plgg9sSLRvQ
Friendship mission?
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Momma bear mode, ACTIVATE!
I'm wondering what are Sunset & Trixie planning to do at the hospital, you got me curious there. One thing is for sure: Sunset's second phase includes Princess Celestia.
nice work.
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Only if Sunset allows it.
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Thanks!
10588627
Not yet.
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You’ll see.
10588530
I would love to but I’m busy at the moment.
10588469
Thanks, it has been fixed!
10588627
Probably a magic show in the pediatrics ward. Children today are fans tomorrow.
I'm guessing that Trixie is going to be putting on a magic act for some sick children at the hospital to entertain them. Sunset's going to help by using magic to make the show more spectacular, and Rainbow is gonna rush in and stop the show, utterly ruining any fun the kids were having, thus making Rainbow look bad, perhaps even in front of some of her fellow students (who may have been visiting their ill relatives and wanted to see the show with them).
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Your welcome
10588703
Sunset knows better than to let Rainbow Dash ruin the fun.
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Oh, in that case, I'm very much looking forward to seeing how all this plays out! I always did like surprises!
Oh for goodness sakes, Trixie does magic tricks for sick children at the hospital! It doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure that one out Rainbow, and she is getting you and AJ to walk in there all holier then thou, trying to shut it down! She is going to give you enough rope to do far more then just hang yourselves with, you nincompoop!
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There are plenty more surprises in store.
I know most kitchen fires happen because of a lapse of attention but I’m reasonably certain Sunset has found a unique approach.
Teeeeeechnically...no you're not.
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That's what I'm betting on, too.
10588795
Excellent! Waiting on bated breath for next chapter!
10588703
Thus results in her publicly humiliating herself and ends up ruining her by herself, but in end, she'll probably end up brushing it off and pins the blame on Sunset like the stubborn, oblivious ego-manic she is.
Sunset and Trixie know Rainbow's eavesdropping and that she'll probably show up at the hospital. I wouldn't be surprised if Rainbow ended up unintentionally
(on her part) becoming part of the show.
Making a fool of her in order to make the kids laugh is also not outside the realm of possibility.
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Ok first, you ok there Trixie? Mind starting to wander a bit?
Second, you got a bit of a conundrum going on there Trix.
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Well, recall that Twilight does know the Trixie on the other side of the mirror, the one who sabotaged their act for the Battle of the bands and locked them under the stage. So whether it's pony Trixie or human Trixie, they're pretty much the same to Twilight at this point.
And Dash continues to dig her grave deeper.
Celestia's cutie mark flashing would suggest cutie map calling. I can envision her cutie mark floating over Twilight's castle as that's where the mirror is.
Looks like Mama Celly's getting involved whether Sunny likes it or not.
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My thoughts as well.
10588627
Most definitely a child charity event, or just a charity event to sick folk.
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10588756
Purposely setting up the show to get ruined would make Sunset the bad guy in the situation. We're talking about entertainment for sick and/or injured people, and if Sunset intentionally screws that up to make someone else look bad, she's not exactly someone to root for.
Something like this (10588910):
Is a much better approach because it doesn't involve ruining it for the people at the hospital. There's still problem with it, though.
Sunset is setting Rainbow (and, by extension, the rest of the five) up, which gives her a degree of culpability in whatever results from that. It doesn't absolve them, because they're still responsible for their actions, but the role Sunset's taking now is the same as the role the CMC already took. She's feeding the five misleading, if true,* information in order to get them to do things that they wouldn't otherwise do.
Just like we wouldn't let the CMC off the hook just because the five could have chosen not to abandon Sunset or the student body could have chosen not to buy into Anon-a-Miss, Sunset's still partially responsible for any consequences of her intentionally portraying herself as the bad guy here, even if the bulk of the responsibility for those consequences falls on someone else (for example: the five themselves.)
* Anon-a-Miss did share "Piggly Wiggly" the morning after Sunset learned of it, the page's theme was in Sunset's colors, the pictures did come from Sunset's phone, Sunset did say that she took the Rainboom's magic, and Sunset did say that she was going to give Rainbow's magic to Trixie. All of these things are true.
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Oh, I'm fully aware that it's a jerk move for Sunset to set her five ex-friends up for failure, but she seems fully committed to be the bad guy. This seems to be partially a revenge fic, after all, and revenge stories often have protagonists acting surreptitiously to get their revenge. I don't mind rooting for Sunset if her methods aren't too bad. Fortunately, the author said that Sunset won't be ruining the (potential) magic show for the kids, so I'm not worried that Sunset is hurting innocent bystanders with her plans.
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Right, it's almost xmas so a holiday magic show maybe.
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As far as playing the bad guy, Sunset didn't really have a choice. The other students wouldn't believe/accept her in any other role. And with Anon-A-Miss still posting, convincing them otherwise would be near impossible. They believe she's the bad guy, her resisting the role would only infuriate the other students more. If she owns it instead, it gives her room to execute and fulfill her plan.
Its another great story. I saw and love your earlier story, Terminal Chaos
, and I am enjoying this story. If anything at the end of the story, or even before the ending. The girls should learn that while Princess Twilight is a princess 
, she is not heir of the kingdom 
, which is Sunset 
, what they see is not a bully, but rather a member of nobility and how they are expected to rule a kingdom 
.
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I'm happy you're enjoying it!
Yeah, Twilight's concern is justified - the whole 'Starlight' incidents haven't happened yet, since the time-travel one occurs as the Friendship Games are happening here.
As a result, equine-Trixie has yet to really 'redeem' herself.
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Unless you read this story. https://www.fimfiction.net/story/79147/que-sera-sera