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Dinner at the Doo residence was a happy affair. By mutual agreement, the three of them had kept quiet about Dinky’s achievement until Ditzy asked if anything interesting had happened on their walk.
Rainbow Dash had casually shrugged and said that they just happened to be passing by Twilight’s house and they decided to stop in. Dinky was all but bouncing in her seat, eager to reveal her big success but Rainbow—being Rainbow—wanting to draw it out, kept the pace of her narrative slow as if describing a boring day at the office. She had JUST gotten to the part about Twilight and Trixie tutoring Dinky when Dinky Doo burst out: “I did magic!” She squeed. “I lifted a feather and it went so high!”
Ditzy was ecstatic. She got up and sped around the table to give Dinky a colossal mom-hug. “Muffin, that’s wonderful! You did it!”
“Was there ever any doubt?” Dinky said, grinning as she repeated what she heard Trixie say at the library.
Ditzy blinked, her left eye rolling sideways. “Um, no?” She was a little confused at her muffin’s uncharacteristic lack of modesty but chalked it up to her excitement as an expression of justifiable pride. “I always knew you could do it! This calls for…” she looked around the room (being Ditzy Doo, she didn’t even need to turn her head to do so) as she prepared to drop the bombshell. “…MUFFINS!”
“Yaay!” Dinky cheered. Trixie rolled her eyes (thought not in the manner in which Ditzy had just done) as Rainbow Dash snorted. As mother and daughter raced into the kitchen, Rainbow got up.
“Ditzy and her muffins…I swear if that ‘you are what you eat’ stuff is actually true, they’d literally turn INTO muffins.” She stretched. “That was a pretty cool thing you did back there for Dinky.”
Trixie levitated her hat back onto her head—Ditzy had insisted she take it off for dinner—and looked at her hoof with practice nonchalance. “Yes, Trixie supposes that it was. But then again, Trixie is the most talented and powerful unicorn in all of Equestria, is she not?” She looked at Rainbow expectantly. Her proud smile fell slightly when she saw her friend rub the back of her head awkwardly.
“You’re really cool, no question.” The pegasus was quick to answer. “But…uh, Twilight was kinda upset when we left. Did anything…ya know, happen?”
Shrugging, Trixie turned away. “Trixie did nothing. Most likely she is simply jealous of the amazing talents of the Great and Powerful Trixie!”
“…Yeah, okay. Fine.” Rainbow sighed. “But do you think you could try to, you know, get along with her? I mean, she’s pretty cool too—in her own way.”
“Surely you’re joking? Twilight Sparkle is the most boring, bookish unicorn Trixie has ever met!”
Rainbow Dash felt the beginning of a headache coming on. “You just met her Trix…c’mon she out-dueled the captain of the royal guard when he was being all possessed and stuff by Nightmare Moon! THAT is pretty hardcore!”
“Trixie could have easily done the same had SOMEpony asked her to come along.” She crossed her hooves and glowered at Rainbow.
“It wasn’t exactly like any of it was planned!” Dash defended herself. “I mean, if I knew that I was going to be fighting an ancient evil that wanted to plunge the world into eternal darkness, I would’ve thought to ask for an army or two while I was at it. But it all just sort of…happened.”
“Whatever.” Trixie grumbled before changing topics. “Still, Trixie is…most interested meeting the rest of your Ponyville friends.” She had to fight to get her face to contort into a shape that vaguely resembled a smile. “I am sure they will be quite…delightful.” She almost choked on that last word.
Rainbow Dash grinned. “Oh, they are the best! Hanging with them is always a blast, you’ll see!”
The next day, Rainbow Dash took Trixie over to meet her friends at Sugarcube Corner. “Everypony!” Rainbow Dash announced as she and Trixie entered. She looked around and was grateful to see that everypony looked to be in spirits than they had been when she first attempted to introduce Trixie. Applejack’s cold looked better, though she sipping some broth while sandwiched between Rarity and Fluttershy. Pinkie Pie was passing out treats to everypony. Twilight just sort of looked at the table top, not really looking at Trixie or Rainbow.
This made Rainbow Dash falter slightly, but she rallied. “Now, er, let’s try this again! Everypony, this is Trixie.”
“The Great and Powerful Trixie.” Corrected the showmare casually, turning to one side to show off her profile.
“Ooooh.” Pinkie Pie said in awe, her eyes wide. “Do svidanya tovarisch Trixie!”
Trixie blinked. “Excuse me?”
Pinkie looked at her as if she were the one acting odd. “What, don’t you speak the language? What kind of Stalliongrad pony are you?” Even her friends were confused.
Rainbow Dash shrugged when Trixie looked to her, hoping she would have some sort of explanation. Befuddled, Trixie turned back to the strange pink earth pony. “The Great and Powerful Trixie is from Neigh Orleans, not Stalliongrad. The Great and Powerful Trixie has never even BEEN to Stalliongrad!”
“Oh.” Pinkie said simply. “Sorry!”
There was a pause. “…would you care to explain why you thought the Great and Power—” Rainbow nudged her, giving her a look. Trixie sighed. “Would you care to explain to TRIXIE why you thought I was from Stalliongrad?” She amended, bending as far as she would go.
Pinkie Pie shrugged. “Oh, it’s just your Cutie Mark.”
“My Cutie Mark?” Trixie turned to look. There it was, same (and wonderful, if she did say so herself) as ever: a light blue crescent moon superimposed on a magic wand.
“Isn’t that the symbol for that party in Stalliongrad? I should know because I know all about parties, even the ones without cakes or balloons and—hmmmhmhmhmm!” Pinkie wriggled her snout, her mouth suddenly sealed shut.
Rarity, her horn glowing with magic, tittered. “Ahaha, Pinkie darling, how you DO go on. I am Rarity dear, welcome to Ponyville. You’ve already met Pinkie Pie.” She nodded to the pink pony as her face contorted into all manner of expressions as she tried to get her mouth open. Trixie made a face of her own, only it wasn’t amused. “Might I say what a…bold statement your outfit makes on you.”
“Trixie delights in being bold.” She replied simply.
Rarity nodded vaguely. “Yes, yes of course. But that hat…” Trixie’s lip curled. She liked her hat. “If you ever were to be in the market for something more chic, I have a number of fashionable chapeaus for you! Why, some of them come with own ensembles, if you’d like to try going for a different look…”
“Ooooh ooooh oooh!” Pinkie waved her hoof in the air like a little filly in school wanting to be called on by the teacher. “If you get a new outfit, can I get your old one? It looks so fun and I love playing dress-up! I mean, I can do it now but it’d look even better with your clothes!” To demonstrate she neatly swiped the table cloth out from underneath everypony’s dishes—without disturbing a single plate—and fashioned it around her neck. Then she grabbed a napkin and with a few deft swipes turned into a peaked hat not unlike Trixie’s own. Affixing it to her poofy mane, Pinkie Pie ran into the rest room.
Silence fell.
“What—?” Trixie began, but never got a chance to complete the thought.
Just then a burst of white powder (most likely flour) heralded the appearance of Pinkie, still wearing her makeshift magician’s garb. “I AM THE GREAT AND POWERFUL TRRRRIXIE!” She announced grandly, rolling her Rs and spreading her hooves just like the original. “DO NOT BE TOO HASTY IN ENTERING THAT ROOM…I HAD TACO BELL FOR LUNCH!” Rainbow Dash snickered. Trixie’s eye twitched. It had been doing that a lot lately. She feared if she didn’t leave Ponyville soon it would develop into a nervous tic.
But Pinkie Pie marched right up to the sniggering Rainbow Dash and poked her muzzle right in her face. “You dare laugh at the Great and Powerful Trrrixie?! Be careful, for I am no ordinary unicorn! If you are after mere parlor tricks, you will be sorely disappointed. For if I reach behind your ear, it will not be a nickel I pull out, but your very sooooooul!” She waved her hooves in front of her, making a spooking ‘oooooo’ noise as she some how made little green spirals appear in her eyes.
Rainbow Dash was pounding the table with one leg and clutching her belly with another. “Hahaha! Make it stop! Oh Celestia, make it stop! Hahahahaha! It—it hurts too much to laugh!”
Twilight nudged her. “Rainbow Dash!”
“What?” The rainbow mare giggled. “Trixie knows it’s just a joke, right?”
Trixie forced herself to stop scowling and nod. “Oh yes, it was very…amusing.” She coughed. “Twilight Sparkle, you simply must stop being such a wet blanket.” She smiled as the purple pony jerked as if stung, flushing and looking down again. Trixie looked to the next pony.
“Howdy.” Applejack nodded as she held a tissue up to her nose. “Ah’m Applejack. Pleased t’meetcha.”
“Likewise.” Trixie deadpanned flatly. “And what is your name?” She looked to Fluttershy who let out a soft squeak and buried her face behind her mane. “…A huh.”
Rainbow Dash coughed, rubbing the back of her head. This wasn’t going the way she expected…well, no, she took that back. Except for Applejack being sick this is pretty much the way any introduction of her friends would go. “This is Fluttershy—my old pal from flight camp.” She tossed a hoof across Fluttershy’s shoulders, lifting her up to eye-level.
Eeping softly, Fluttershy let out a tiny smile. “Um, hi. Nice to meet you. A-any friend of Rainbow Dash’s is a friend of ours…if you don’t mind, I mean.”
Trixie smiled neutrally. “Well, it was certainly a pleasure meeting you all.” Her eyes flickered to Twilight briefly. “Rainbow Dash, I believe you said that you wanted Trixie to walk Dinky home from school with you?”
Rainbow’s eyes widened. “Oh yeah. We gotta go—we’ll swing by the farm in a bit, okay AJ?”
Applejack nodded. “Sure thing…ah’ll be in the fields. Nothing cures the cold better than a bit of honest work.”
“See you later alligators!” Pinkie waved, Gummy having somehow appeared on the end of her hoof. Trixie didn’t even question it. She beat a hasty retreat, Rainbow Dash flying alongside her.
“Pretty cool, huh?” She performed a barrel roll that left her hovering upside down in front of her friend.
Trixie rolled her eyes. “Cool….” She echoed, making Rainbow’s face light up. “…if you’re a flight school drop out.”
Rainbow Dash groaned. “Come on Trixie…”
“No, you come on!” Trixie retorted, looking up and away. “A farmer, a baker, a vet, a seamstress and a librarian? In Canterlot you and I knew royal guardsponies, famous musicians and the elite of the elite. Now? You’re just slumming it.”
“Hey! Just because they aren’t high-class doesn’t mean they aren’t cool! I don’t see any royal seal on your birth certificate.” The blue pegasus shot back.
“It isn’t about class!” Trixie snapped her head around to glare at her. “Trixie CLIMBED her way up from stages made of soapboxes to Vaudeville productions to having her own show! These ponies…what’ve they ever done?” She made a face. “And don’t bring up Nightmare Moon again—they did ONE thing that was amazing. That doesn’t make them amazing ponies. I am amazing—and so are you.” Her voice lost a touch of its hard edge. “You could be doing so much more than pushing clouds…”
“It’s what I want Trixie.” Rainbow Dash replied firmly. “Now let’s just pick up Dinky and drop her off at home.” She righted herself and continued flying to the school.
Scowling, Trixie kept quiet as she trotted after her. But she was far from letting this drop. “I will help you Rainbow Dash…” Trixie swore. “Whether you like it or not.”
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Another!!!!! That was a great fan fic!
Incoming Ursa!
Ooh, this is gettin' interesting.
Trixie... Don't make me murder you...
oh boy.....
Wow. This Trixie's arrogance is far less a character flaw than her incredible shallowness.
I don't know -- I think pinkie pie is lucky that Trixie doesnt have her soul in a jar right now leaving pinkie to bake special cupcakes.
Trixie is not the nicest of ponies, but I suppose I can kind of see where she's coming from with Rainbow's life taking a step back. Not that this comes close to justifying the way she's massively crossing the line by being outright nasty to the rest of the Mane 6, but at least we have an idea of what's going through her head now.
anyone else waiting for surprise to appear because of the title image?
Neigh Orleans? Great now I'm picturing Trixie speaking with a Cajun accent, and punctuating every other word with Bam!
Trixie... you are proving to be a bigger bitch than you are in canon, at least your canon self has some sense...
I think there should be a break between them, right?
Pinkie Pie being Pinkie Pie, couldn't ask for more.
How does Trixie know that Fluttershy does veterinary services? When did that come up?
Also, I think that Fluttershy, to make a living, does animal care in general, including veterinary stuff. As I recall, didn't Rarity trust her to groom Opal before the beginning of The Stare Master?
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I love you.
Have my griffon babies.
1477135 THIS sums up my feelings about Trixie's attitude.
You know, I'm honestly starting to hate your version of Trixie in your Dashverse. Granted, she wasn't nearly this big of a problem in the original episode and I never think I really hated her (especially since Twilight wasn't my favorite back then, when I first saw the episode, and don't think has changed anytime since that I've seen it again), even though she was smug and thought she was super-great and powerful. But now, she's gonna TRY and ruin Dash's relationship with her new friends, just cause she doesn't think they're all that? Trixie, you should be ASHAMED of yourself and stick that wand on your flank where the sun don't shine!
I honestly hope that Dash sees what Trixie is doing before she completely destroys Dash's new friendships, even though the way it's going right now, I tend to highly doubt that. Not to mention sees what Trixie is doing to Dinky and teasing Twilight. I hope someone comes in with some wisdom, like Celestia or Luna, or something that seems believable; even though Dash did have some near the end of Rainbooms and Royalty, when she talked to Luna. Well, I guess just have to wait and see where it goes from here...
And yeah, was mildly thrown by the reference to how Trixie seemed to know what Dash's new friends are, like 1477586 said, but imagine Dash told her in some off-story scene moment. Anyway, looking forward to the coming chapters with some eagerness, but also disdain at what is no doubt going to be the start of an emotional train wreck.
Yesss...
Good, I'm not the only one who's thought of that...oh, and also:
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Hey, I like your Trixie! Even though don't much care for Trixie period.
Vote Pinkie Pie Party in 2012!
Wow this Trixie is shallow.
I could step in a puddle of her barefooted and not get my feet wet.
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Hold up now, think about this. Trixie is most definitely being a bitchnugget, but her goal clearly is NOT to break Dash up with her friends. That would definitely happen if she had her way, yes, but that's not what she's after. Trixie wants Dash to be her best, and thinks that Ponyville and her friends are holding her back. She's going about it in the worst possible way, but her motive is not reprehensible in and of itself.
Parting Dash from her friends is not the goal here, it's merely an action she must take to reach the goal. There's an important distinction, there.
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Well, I have seen what Trixie's been wanting since been following this story, even though her motives seem somewhat selfish, as a few chapters back when she almost let something slip about her own desires being ruined by Dash's time in Ponyville with a bunch of "nobodies", something along those lines. Still, even if this Trixie wants Rainbow Dash to be her best, doesn't change the fact that she may be trying to break her away from her friends and end up inciting Rainbow's scorn and anger, if it all ends up seemingly horrible beyond easy repair, when Dash realizes what's been happening that could've noticed sooner. I still know what her goal is, just forgot in moment earlier, since my memory hasn't been entirely trustworthy for a number of years now, not being as good as sorta once was, supposedly.
Stupid Biiiiiiiitch
Oh boy, this isn't going to end well between RD and Trixie...
Trixie really is pretty arrogant in this story! I can't say whether she's more arrogant than she is in canon, but she never actually even tried to make friends with anypony on the show (Snips and Snails were fans, not friends). Now we get to see what she's like when she tries to make friends. Her arrogance gets in the way a great deal.
That said, Pinkie Pie and Rarity were kind of insensitive too. Nopony likes being made fun of, or having their personal style derided and dismissed out of hoof. That won't sit well with Trixie's pride, and I don't blame her. Then again, Rainbow Dash and Pinkie Pie didn't make a great first impression on Twilight in canon either, but Twilight was able to put that aside when they journeyed into the Everfree Forest together. Trixie may simply lack that maturity.
Oh, Trixie Trixie Trixie... If only you knew what it all really meant...
Being a Bearer of an Element doesn't stop.
I hope the goal is to make Trixie unlikeable, because wow is it working.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSrBbsSu4XI
Welp, your Trixie has to be one of the most shallow characters I've ever encountered in all of my reading (and that is quite a bit of reading). Of course, I'm fairly certain that's what you're going for, so do carry on.
... Remove Trixie from the "Punching" list and transfer her to the "Punching with iron gauntlets" list.
I don't have much to work with here, but the most I can asume is probably along the lines of "Dashies friendship with Trixie may end up isolating her from her friends, she might finally understand that the unicorns condecending nature pisses off everyone she encounters and it's rubbing off on Dinkie, etc." I don't know anything about the situation at the factory other than "Raindrops is an insufferable egomaniac". Who cares how Dashie goes about it as long as she gets the work done? And it's kinda obvious she makes these contests for fun, not to prove her own superiority.
Getting off topic, still a great story mate.
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Actually I've never read anything from the "Winning" universe and I got Cloud Kicker and Blossomforth just fine.
Goddammit Trixie, don't make me jack slap you through the internet.
Firstly, you seem to have about as well-developed a theory of mind as a toddler, or perhaps a reasonably clever termite. Rainbow Dash does not want or enjoy the same things as you, and her giving up experiences and opportunities that you would appreciate is not a failure on her part.
But that pales in comparison to your greatest offense: You are making Dinky less adorable. This cannot stand. You are a terrible influence on her and I have an awful suspicion that your meddling will end up making her cry. If it does... May Celestia have mercy on you, for the rest of Ponyville will not.
Lol that was a great chapter looking forward to the next And trixie need a swift kick in arse and hopefully she will change at the end that would be....nice.
See the thing about Trixie is, she's the kind of antagonist you love to hate.
She's not gonna destroy the world, but while she's around she's a pain in the flank.
What I'm wondering is whether she gets to run off at the end like the show.
Or if the girls will recognize an insecure pony who has no social skills before she makes her escape.
I know! I know!
The Great and Powerful Dinky!
I love the Shy Twilight of this universe!
AS SUCH WE ARE NOT AMUSED BY TRIXIE'S TREATMENT OF SHYTWI
perhaps she needs....a talking to
Oh, no, you didn't! You did NOT just make a Venture Bros. reference! That is freaking awesome!
It seems Trixie really wants to help Rainbow Dash, she just doesn't realize that she doesn't want or need help. This won't end well.
TRIXIE'S CORRUPTING THE CHILDREN!(gets out torches and pitchforks) COMMENCE WITH THE LYNCHING!
Pinkie Pie the political expert? I'm okay with this!
Oh, boy....
Ooh, this ain;'t gonna end well, is it. I know how it goes-read the TV tropes page-but the journey's not gonna be easy.
Ohoh Pinkie, have you been peeking into the multiverse lately?
Not half bad. Though I have some thoughts on your Trixie: yes she is being a bitch to Rainbow's friends here. (Though Pinky and Rarity aren't helping all that much( most of the blame is still Trixie's)) But I think it's admirable on how much Trixe cares for Rainbow Dash here however misguided her actions may be. It shows that while she has a lot to learn she is not the mostly uncaring loner she is in canon. Then again im a Vegeta fan so I might just have a thing for obnoxious braggarts.
Cap.
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AJ's dialog bits: ah >> Ah
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Twilight needs a hug right now, and I'm feeling sad that I can't magically send her one.
Pinkie's comments about Stalliongrad made me snort and giggle at my desk for quite a number of seconds. Delightful.
Looking forward to Trixie getting her comeuppance, obviously.
(It's interesting reading this in a post-Season 6 world, especially after No Second Prances and To Where and Back Again. But ehh, CharacterisationMarchesOn; not much the author can do about that! This doesn't seem too implausible for this AU's version of Trixie.)