• Published 22nd Oct 2012
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Apples For Thought - I had no idea



What can a hungry showmare do to get some food? Can she obtain some, or fail along the way?

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Epilogue

The sender of this letter officially challenges
TWILIGHT SPARKLE, protegé of Princess Celestia of
Equestria, to a contest of costumes, held in aforementioned
settlement. All postage fees are covered by the recipient
of this letter.

Signed:

Trixie Lulamoon

magician extraordinaire

Author's Note:

Sequel is online!

Comments ( 7 )

Good Show.

JOLLY good show! :pinkiehappy:

Good show. Ending felt a bit abrupt, but other than that it was fun. I think this was the first time I read Trixie and Big Mac interacting without any of the other Mane cast involved.

And oh yes, it seems that Trixie's "anything you can do I can do better" extends to trolling. That was a hilarious bit. Good to see a Trixie who isn't just a whiner when she gets shown up, but tries to take charge of the situation and get some payback.

2637234

Thanks. Ending is... well, I'm not exactly proud of it, either, but I never intended the story to end here. In fact, I already have the third part planned out in my head.

As for Trixie: I started writing this before 'Magic Duel', so I went with something different (I always felt that season three didn't really resolve anything). I imagine that Trixie was not always a jerk; mainly because sociopathic Trixie is not fun to write.:raritywink:
So, only path left was to find out the reason she went arrogant--then make simple deductions as to what would happen if she realised her life wasn't fun. This iteration of Trixie would try to change her life back to when it was fun--even if it means kicking the laws of nature in the butt.:rainbowdetermined2:
What we are left with are a few personality traits, which are brigth as day: determination (edging into hard-headedness), confidence (sometimes over-), and a bit of recklessness and carefree attitude.
Of course, this is only one Trixie. Even my other stories portray her differently-- I recommend them if you can take on sadder themes as well. Also, don't forget to check out the sequel-- hopefully I can finally get to updating it...:trixieshiftleft::trixieshiftright:

Cheers!

1503700 Ya know, I see That_one_guy everywhere. I wonder what his name is?

Yeah, the ending was a bit... meh. But this was a lot of fun. I feel like Trixie switched a bit too fast from being haughty and snarky to being self-reflective, but the journey there, if fast, was still entertaining and charming. I also give you props for using Big Mac in such an unconventional way in having him challenge Trixie with the intention to teach her a lesson, only to find himself having to respect her ability.
What I'm trying to say is: :yay:

5986572

Yeah, since the next story was inside my head, I kinda rushed the ending. Still, it became a learning experience.
About Trixie going fast from haughty: this story chooses to assume she's very different from her stage persona, but had acted like that all the time, until something really started to bug her.

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