8 — Locomotion
Chapter 8:
Locomotion
September 29, 1000
Dear Ignorant Foal Twilight,
I still hate you.
I hate you for ruining my life, and running me out of town. I hate you for
making me the laughing stock of Ponyville. I hate you for making me write
this letter. I hate you for bringing that Ursa Minor to destroy my wagon, and
forcing me to live without shelter. I hate every fiber of your stupid, ignorant,
weak, pathetic, cruel, heartless, being.
I will get my revenge on you, Twilight. I promise that I will make you regret
the day you crossed the GREAT and POWERFUL Trixie! You’ll wish you
had never met me. All your little friends will bow before me as I make you
bend to my will. I will crush that disgusting little town, and force all of YOU
to suffer the same fate I did when you cast me out. No more will I be the
made fun of, or pointed and laughed at. They call me the weak and
helpless Trixie now, but I will prove them wrong. I will become more than
a magician, more than ‘great’ and ‘powerful’. They will call me the
SUPREME and ALL-POWERFUL Trixie, and I will make you, your friends
and all the inhabitants of that backwater, podunk town you call home, suffer
for all the suffering you caused me. It’ll only be a matter of months before I
am able to exact my revenge.
At least the ponies of Emerald Falls are more accommodating. They told
me about a beast that lives far in the north. They say it is the most deadly
creature in all of Equestria. Once I kill this monster I will finally prove that I
am the greatest and most powerful unicorn in all of Equestria. And then,
then I will finally prove, once and for all, that I am better than you, Twilight
Sparkle. You will have no choice but to bow before my awesome might,
and gaze in wonder at my magnificence. Just a few short months from now
I will have you on your knees begging for mercy.
I will beat you, Twilight Sparkle.
Sincerely, and emphatically,
Trixie Lulamoon
Twilight sighed as she finished reading the letter for the dozenth time. Oh, Trixie, what were you thinking? Folding the letter back into its original shape, she slipped it into her bag and buckled it shut. She turned her head, and looked out the rain-streaked window. Trees, and fields passed by in a watery blur. Resting her chin in her hoof, Twilight watched as another tiny house flew past. She yawned.
It wasn’t quite nighttime yet, but she could tell the sun had begun to set. It cast a beautiful orange glow over the valley as it sunk beneath the clouds, and became obscured by the mountains. Twilight’s eyes shined as she watched the sun slowly dip past the point of no return.
It was amazing how, within a few minutes, the soft orange glow of dusk was swept away by the coming night, and, for the briefest of moments, you could see the rare mix of the ruby sun and the sapphire night creating a quiet violet glow that was quickly washed away as night took over. A smile tugged at Twilight’s lips, but it quickly faded as she recalled why they were here.
Her head turned as she looked at the seats across from her and saw Rainbow Dash and Spike sitting quietly. Rainbow looked as if she couldn’t have been more bored. She was resting her head against one of her hooves and sighing every couple of minutes. Her wings, usually unfurled and flapping with the wind, pushing her ever faster towards whatever destination she chose, were pressed against her sides, looking cramped and uncomfortable. Spike, on the other hand, didn’t look nearly as bored. Though, that was most likely due to the fact that he had fallen asleep mere minutes after leaving Ponyville station.
Twilight giggled inwardly. It had been a rather hard day for him. Travelling all over Ponyville, chasing down mysterious letters, and now riding a train to Emerald Falls, he had certainly had his fill. His lolled from side to side with each bump.
The Friendship Express rocked lightly on its wheels as it chugged along the track, pulling them ever closer to their destination. Emerald Falls was only forty miles away, but it would’ve taken much too long to walk there, so they had decided to take the train instead. A choice that Spike was very much pleased with, and Rainbow was not.
As if on cue, Rainbow let out another sigh. She glanced up and saw Twilight looking at her. Seizing the opportunity she asked, “Why did I have to come along again? Why did any of us have to come?”
Twilight let out a tired sigh. “Because,” she said, “It sounds like Trixie’s life might be in danger, and we have to help her.”
Dash scowled. “Why should we? She’s been nothing but a stuck-up jerk to us. Why should we do anything for her?”
“Don’t give me that look, Rainbow. I know that she’s been less than pleasant—”
“More like rude.”
“—but, we have a responsibility to help her.” Twilight crossed her fore-legs. “I would’ve thought that you, of all ponies, would understand that, being the Element of Loyalty and all.”
“I’m loyal to my friends,” she said, emphasizing the word with a jab of her hoof, “not to loudmouth wannabe showoffs. I say, who cares if she gets herself killed? We’d be better off without her anyway.” She slumped back into her seat.
Twilight’s eyes widened. “How could you even say that?” She shot an angry glare at her. “It doesn’t matter what she did to us, or how she treated us. She may need our help, and I intend to give it to her.”
“I don’t get it, Twi. Why do you care so much about that stupid jerk? She said it herself, she only wants to humiliate you, and all of us too.” Rainbow’s face hardened. “I hope she does die. The world would be better off without her.”
Twilight’s eyes flashed with anger as she drew herself up, causing Rainbow to recoil. “I can’t believe you. You hope she dies? That’s a horrible thing to say about anypony, no matter how mean they may have been to you, or me, or anypony. Death is not something you should wish on anypony. Even Nightmare Moon, and Discord were not killed by Celestia, even though they were more than just ‘loudmouth showoffs’. So why would you think that Trixie, or anypony at all, should deserve that?” Twilight’s eyes calmed and her voice softened. “Trixie confided in me by writing those letters. You saw yourself that she’s changed. I don’t know how, or why she’s changed, but she has. She’s not the same braggart she was before.” Twilight paused, calming herself even further. “Trixie said that she’s going to the north to kill some kind of monster to prove she’s better than me. Even if that still is her reason, she could be in grave danger. From the way she described it, it seems like this creature is immensely powerful. So, it is our duty to stop her, or, at the very least, help her in any way we can. Something about her is different, and I don’t think she’s doing this just to prove she’s better than me.” She let out a long sigh. “So that’s why we are heading to Emerald Falls, Rainbow. We’re going to find out what she’s hunting and figure out where she went.” She sat back in her seat. “Maybe we’ll find out that it’s nothing, and Trixie was just exaggerating as usual. Something tells me, though, that that isn’t the case.”
Rainbow let out a slow whistle. “Well okay then. I still don’t agree with you, but if you care so much, then I’ll help you however I can. But,” she said, holding up a hoof, “I’m doing this for you, not her.”
Twilight smiled. “That’s all I ask.”
Rainbow nodded, and the car fell silent. For long time, the only sound that could be heard was the quiet ‘clak clak clak’ of the train’s wheels running over the joints in the tracks. Twilight noticed that the moon had begun to rise above the mountains now, casting it’s soft glow over the valley as the sun had done before it. She watched it silently for a few minutes before Rainbow Dash broke the pervading silence.
“Soooooo,” Rainbow said slowly. “How long until we get to Emerald Falls?”
Twilight glanced over at her, noticing that Spike was still sound asleep as she did.
“I’m not sure,” she responded. “I think we’ve still got another half an hour or so.”
Rainbow groaned. “Ugh, I’m so bored. I wish I had some Daring Do to read.” She threw her hooves up. “I can’t believe I forgot to bring that one you lent me.”
“Don’t worry, Rainbow,” Twilight said comfortingly. “I’m sure we’ll find you ano—” Her eyes sparkled and her horn lit up as she opened her saddlebag.
Surrounded by sparkling violet light, a book emerged.
Rainbow gasped. “Is that...” Twilight nodded. Rainbow’s hoof shot into the air in a triumphant hoof-pump. “Sweet! Which one is it?”
“Umm, hold on...” Twilight pulled the book in front of her, and she read from the cover. “Daring Do and the Gathering Storm. I think I had this one in my bag because I was going to read it awhile ago,” she said. “But, I never got around to it,” she added sheepishly.
Rainbow held out her hooves and Twilight tossed the book to her. “Thanks, Twi. At least now I have something to keep from being bored to death.”
Twilight grinned. “Glad I could help.”
“Man, I can’t wait to read this.” She cracked the book open, letting its pages flutter quietly until she had reached the beginning of the book. Sliding herself down the seat, she settled in and began to read.
Twilight shook her head bemusedly. At least she’s—
FWEEEEEEEE
The sound of the train whistle cut her off mid-thought and caused her to sit up suddenly. Rainbow tumbled out of her seat, and landed on her book.
“What was that?” she asked.
Looking out the window, Twilight saw that they were slowing down rapidly as they approached a brightly lit train station.
“I guess that means we’re here,” she shrugged. “Look,” she pointed out the window, “We’re at the Emerald Falls train station.”
“Man, I’m never gonna get to read this book,” Rainbow muttered. She slowly righted herself and sat back in her seat, setting the book aside, crumpled pages and all.
Spike, still somehow asleep after the train whistle, was woken by Twilight a few moments later. As he groggily opened his eyes, Twilight said softly, “We’re here, Spike.”
He let out a long yawn, before responding, “Here where?”
“Emerald Falls, remember? We got on the train awhile ago.”
He stretched his limbs out, popping them. “Oh, right. I forgot.” He rubbed his eyes. “What time is it?”
Twilight shook her head. “I don’t know exactly, but it’s nighttime already, so we should probably find somewhere to rest.”
Spike nodded vigorously. “I like that plan.”
“But where?” asked Dash.
The train slowed to a halt as she finished her question. A moment later, the doors opened and they were shooed off the train by one of the conductors. “Come along now,” he said. “Other folks need ta get on the train too y’know.”
After clumsily making their way off the train they stepped onto the wooden platform and glanced around. There wasn’t much to see. The town seemed to have one major street flanked by a handful of stores and houses, and, what looked like, a small pub down at the end.
“I suppose we’ll have to find somewhere that will take us,” Twilight said. “I don’t see many inns here.”
Rainbow squinted, peering into the dark. “More like, none at all.”
Spike tugged at Twilight’s leg. “Maybe we can stay at that pub,” he said, pointing to the far end of the street.
Twilight followed his line-of-sight and saw the small pub he was pointing to. “Hmm, The Steel Bit?”
He nodded. “Yep.”
As Rainbow’s wings unfurled and began flapping, lifting her into the air, she said, “Sounds good to me. I’ll go check it out.” Giving Twilight a quick nod, she took off, her wings beating in perfect rhythm.
“Well,” Twilight said quietly, looking down at Spike. “Hopefully we’ll be able to find out something from whoever runs that place.”
“Maybe they met Trixie when she passed through here?” he suggested.
“I sure hope so. That would make this search a lot easier.”
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Twilight, hurry up and read the intervening letters!
Good as always; not much going on, but that's okay. A good break after the previous chapter's action is nice. Also rather interesting with RD's jerk-ness going abruptly upwards.
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in other news, RD is every bit as Jerkass as she always is
Twilight's on the trail and Trixie's in trouble. I understand Rainbow not liking Trixie, maybe even hating Trixie, but wishing her dead? She's lucky Fluttershy isn't there or she would have been stared something fierce. Hopefully the next chapter shows what happened to Trixie.
Arg read more letters! Great chapter by the way - leaves me wanting to read more!
keep them comming but please add alternate universe to tags now
is trixie.. in the cover pic... eating shit, or hemp- i mean rope yeah rope....
1747910 She is eating pinecones
Congrats on the feature box!
Apparently Rainbow Dash can, and has, been speeding down the best pony chart and has collided at the bottom, resulting in becoming the worst pony and the most likely to end up in a back alley of Manehattan with a broken bottle through her trachea.
Can you tell that I hate Rainbow Dash yet?
Seriously, FUCK this character.
I sense an incoming gag...
I can understand where Rainbow is coming from on this one, honestly. All she's known Trixie to do is hurt her friends, destroy her town, and run off without paying for the consequences, and now she's being dragged off on a sudden and potentially fatal adventure to save Trixie without having witnessed firsthand the changes Trixie has gone through. And while wishing death upon Trixie is a bit extreme, everyone says things in anger that they might not necessarily mean 100%. And when Dash is angry, she is angry, and stubborn to boot. So yeah, well-characterized in this harsher, less forgiving Equestria.
1748268 I beg to differ my good sir
While I agree that the Ursa incident was provoked by Trixie’s bragging, it was Snips and Snails who actually sought out the beast and led it to Ponyville, just to watch her vanquish it for their amusement. Then again, for all Rainbow knows it could be Trixie who somehow summoned the Ursa 
Still, not entirely her fault.
1741717 Now that I think about it, you’re right. It’s just the smaller scale of the spell that threw me off
Well, you’re portraying Rainbow to be a real jerk here. I mean even if she held a grudge against Trixie was it really necessary to say that she wished her dead? That’s harsh man
Oh, and 
MOAR letters. Um, if you’re okay with it that is 
Great story! I can't wait to see where you go with this. I'm guessing the monster is the Evil Canadian Bacon? I mean, really, what else could it be?
I hope you include more letters, they're a nice touch. Seeing her attitude towards Twilight change over time.
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Knight of Cerebus
in other news, RD is every bit as Jerkass as she always is
You can say that again! Twilight SHOULD have told her, the reason she's there is, it's all her fault. She took it upon herself to interfere with the Royal Mail. Now its either help, or do jail time.
(then make sure she does the jail time
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You and me both. For all the bitching she does about Trixie's bragging, she's worse.
I can't help but wonder if it isn't some deep seated jealousy issue. I mean, Trixie and Twilight are unique. Whereas Rainbow Dash? Dime a dozen.
Unicorns do magic BUT, Trixie & Twilight, as far as I know, are the only unicorns with Magic as their special talents. So would that be magic doubled? Anyhow, they have magic as their special talents.
For all the bragging she does, Rainbow is STILL just a small town weather pony. And there are plenty of weather ponies to go around.
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for some people Mysterious Mare Do Well was when RD became worst pony. For me it was The Mare In The Moon
Great characterization, excellent style, awesome chapter.
You know what, Rainbow Dash?
Shut up. Just... just shut up. The entire snowball happened in 'Boast Busters' happened because you were an asshole. Seriously, you couldn't keep your mouth shut for forty-nine seconds! Seriously, I timed it one day. Between Trixie appearing in a cloud of smoke and your heckling, that was the amount of time. No one has ever given me a good reason why she and the other two jerkasses-Rarity and Applejack-couldn't have just left the show.
Also, unlike what you claim, it IS part of her job to brag and boast. I defy you to point me out where it says it is for a weather control manager. I defy you. And unlike you and the other hecklers, Trixie tried against the Ursa. You stood there shaking like a tree in the Running of the Leaves. And then you have the unmitigated gall to mock her.
...
I'm sorry. It's just... it gets me sometimes when everything is laid at Trixie's hooves.
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it gets me sometimes when everything is laid at Trixie's hooves.
Hmm, if I didn't know better it might seem like I was trying to make a point, or perhaps, multiple points with that point being the focal point... of the point.
>>Knight of Cerebus
I'm not sure when, but I don't think I ever really did like her. She spends too much time being wrapped up in herself.
I would pay good money, to see an ep where she says she's the "Best young flier in Equestria" and then someone asks why she isn't the Cap't of the Wonderbolts, or at least ON the team.
>>RK_Striker_JK_5
AMEN brother!
I get so damn sick and tired of her being the whipping pony of the MLPverse.
The way she got/gets treated can, in no way, be considered fair.
I tried to sum things up on another post.
And, unfortunately, I *may* have side-tracked someones comment thread. With my Pro-Trixie rant.
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Trixie comments are always relevant. De-rail away...
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Pinecones? Wait what? Still puzzled by the cover art
Okay, all of you who are insulting Rainbow Dash, I've got two words for you: character development. I predict that she's going to see what life was like for Trixie after she left Ponyville, and this, combined with what Trixie says in her later letters, will do a great deal to mellow Dash out.
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Its part of the mystery? Other than that, I have no clue.
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This is my "too little, too late" face -->
I get the character development, I really do. I just wish the actual show would try it some more. Maybe Rainbow Dash wouldn't be such an egotistical, arrogant, loud-mouth, pain in the ass.
Who should really have her tongue nailed to the bottom of a swimming pool.
I honestly believe I dislike her the most. The rest of the M6 have their moments. But her? I would
if she became dragon chow.
And for the record, I also think Twilight was sent to Ponyville to become the Element of Harmony. Given what they represent, I think any 5 friendly-ish ponies plus a unicorn could have done it. Hell, Look at the Lunaverse, it WAS other ponies. Ones that, thanks to the Lunaverse and other writers doing fanfics, have some depth to them.
alexmagnet, still a gripping tale, and I can't wait to read more.
But is there any chance of some (random)....I dunno...weather pony...I guess... being turned into a newt?
No more will I be the
made fun of, or pointed and laughed at The "the" is superflous.
His lolled from side to side with each bump. You forgot the "head"
what looked like, a small pub down at the end. I don't think the comma is needed there.
So far, the story has been very enjoyable.
1753347 Of course, Trixie has now tried to use an evil amulet of dark power to take over Ponyville and sealed it under a glass dome. Plus she then used two foals to pull her wheel-less chariot, which was wheelless due to her paranoia over wheels. This makes her as evil as C. Montgomery Burns.
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1776866 it should noted the Amulet seemed to be doing the evil of taking over Ponyville. Trixie just wanted to make Twilight look dumb, and she says she's sorry at the end of the whole debacle. Also, Snips and Snails ruining Trixie's life is now canon
1760329 I....honestly can't think of a dickish Twilight moment. Or AJ, for that matter. Besides maybe Mare Do Well. And that's a pretty big maybe.
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Well Knight, just off the top of my head...
* Twilight turned Ponyville into the LA riots. All so she could do a friendship letter. (which, she has to have spike write and send for her)
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* Then there's the way she just ignores Rarity teasing Spike. (whicih is kind of a dickish thing for Rarity to do, especially since she's Generosity).
* Insisting there is nothing to Pinkie sense, and then trying to stalk AND experiment on her to prove it. (I'm guessing if she didn't read it, see it, or have Celestia tell her, it just can't be possible).
* She ignores Pinkie during the parasprite ep. Granted, Pinkie is out there. But still, Twilight just seems to accept that she's the only one that knows whats going on.
* Forcing Fluttershy to work with Luna, even though everyone knows Nightmare Moon Night is when she is the most timid.
* She had the extra ticket to the Gala. And rather than telling everyone her and Spike were going, she let them compete against each other...until she started to look like a bitch.
* Also the fact that she was/is Celestias personal student. Is given a job as a small town librarian, and tasked with studying 'friendship'. When she screws up, she gets a talking to, and her workload is spread out among her friends....I guess because they should have made sure she didn't go psycho or something. (ok, not really her being a dick, just annoys me as a taxpayer, that all this money was and is STILL being wasted on Celestias pet.
* Mare do well
* Applejack, aside from her 'I love me' wall at the barn, (where she has all her ribbons on display...braggart).
* There is, cheating during the running of the leaves, after being beaten by RD.
* Because she expected RD to give up any advantage she had, as a Pegasus, when competing against a pony that is sturdier, and stronger than her. (RD has to weigh less, she flies)
* Ignoring Twilights concerns at the wedding, in favor of making a sale and name for her farm.
* Ignoring her...I dunno....sense of honesty? Which could have vindicated Twilights concerns during the wedding.
* Letting RD send a small (flightless) child into the dark (I'm assuming mostly unknown to the CMC) woods to get firewood? Really?....REALLY?
* Caring more about the comfort of that damn tree, than her friends. (when they went out west) Also, no one tried to rescue Rarity from the handcart ride with Pinkie.
* Forcing Rarity to turn the dress she designed for her, into an abomination. (ok, they all were bitchy there)
* Mare do well
* Crimes against fashion, grammar and good taste.
All this in addition to what they did to poor Trixie. Because she's an outsider, and having a special relationship with the Crown means never having to say 'I would like a lawyer'.
1836072 Wow... you came up with a pretty good list. The only point i disagree with is when you said that Applejack wasn't allowing Rainbow to use her only advantage over Applejack. It may not be exactly fair because Rainbow weighs less and all, but if Rainbow WERE allowed to use her one advantage, that one advantage would greatly outweighs all of Applejack's, and it's not like Applejack can simply stop being an earth pony. With wings Rainbow can easily fly faster than Applejack can run (the only one capable of keeping up and outdoing her would be Pinkie), so it wouldn't be a contest. Speaking of contests, it was a running contest, strictly using your hooves, flying would be out of the question considering it wouldn't even be a running contest anymore.
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I think I can perhaps give a new perspective for some of those examples of yours, if I may.
Not so much a dick move as Twilight panicking, and letting her imagination get away from her. Granted, it was a gross overreaction, but there was no real malice behind the move.
This could be a simple matter of her not knowing what to do in the situation. If she had to be taught what friendship means as an adult because she's been so introverted, then how well do you think she'll handle potential romantic situations?
How is science a dick move? She can't get uncontaminated results if the subject knew she was being studied, and the experiments Pinkie sat through were no more invasive than getting an EEG. Also, being an objectivist hardly makes one a dick.
Come on, really? You're going to tell me that if a tornado were bearing down on your town and someone told you that whistling at it and giving it seductive looks will make it go away, that you'd leave your shelter and try it? And yes, Twilight seems to accept that she's the only one who knows what to do, mainly because she's the one doing something productive. She's the one who gathered up her friends to do something about it while Pinkie ran around doing something perceived as completely random, because she couldn't be bothered to stop long enough to explain herself. If anything, the blame lies with both of them.
And Twilight knew this how? This was her first Nightmare Night in Ponyville, and going by her reaction to Fluttershy's actions, she didn't think that she was so afraid of what amounts to a children's holiday.
Did you forget already that she was considering giving her own ticket up so that two of her friends could attend, but realized that would still leave three without a ticket, and all six of them possibly ending up in a argument. And how exactly did she look like a bitch?
One: she can't help being Celestia's student. She is who she is. Being angry at her for that is like being angry at someone who won the lottery.
Two: She was given that job. A job that was unfilled for all we know. There is no mention made of a pony being displaced. Also, librarians in small towns tend to be volunteers.
Three: friendship is apparently a field of study within the setting. A legitimate one too, considering that there are six artifacts that run on it. Yes, Twilight screwed up. It happens. But Twilight is still studying friendship, by learning from her friends' mistakes. Sure, they compose the letters, but Twilight is still there to learn from them. I'm going to ignore that "Celestia's pet" remark.
That I have no reply to, other than it was a poorly executed episode.
Why shouldn't she be proud of her achievements? She earned those ribbons, she worked hard to get them. Why shouldn't she be proud of them?
Cheating that only started after Dash started cheating. Granted, two wrongs don't make a right (though three rights make a left), but this was a simple matter of "Oh yeah, well two can play."
To be fair, that "Sturdier/stronger" thing is not canon.Nowhere in the canon information is any mention made of that. What is said is this:
Nothing said about physical capabilities, just a connection to nature. Now, AJ may indeed be sturdier than Dash, but pitting a farmer against an athlete is a tossup when it comes to strength. It's not said specifically that pegasi are more lightly built than earth ponies or unicorns, it may be entirely possible that it's their innate magic that allows such dinky little wings to keep them aloft.
It's been well established that Sweet Apple Acres takes a lot of money to run. A lot of money. Look at how much they took in during the Cider episode, then calculate how much they make during the rest of the year. They may not be hurting for cash, but given that an entire orchard is run by essentially two ponies, they can't be too far into the black on their ledgers. I'm not sure if farms in Equestria have the same problems as they do in the real world, but farmers here struggle to stay afloat. Given all that, wouldn't you always be on the lookout for a way to make money for your family if you were in her place? Also, I'm not entirely sure, but I don't recall AJ being hired or selling anything to the palace during the wedding episodes.
Finally, look at how Twilight was acting that episode. She was being her usual spastastic self, and given how close AJ and Mac are, she could imagine that she (AJ) might react the same way in Twilight's position, and saw a little jealousy where there was none.
You're going to have to walk me through this one. How could AJ's sense of honesty helped here? Unless you mean that she could have sensed that Twilight was telling the truth, in which case I must point out that telling someone what is perceived to be the truth but isn't, is not a lie, and will detect as the truth by any measure.
Scootaloo never left sight of the camp (and wouldn't have to, to collect dropped branches and twigs).
Believe it or not, but plants can die in transport. Granted, she overreacted in her treatment of the tree, but none of the ponies were left sleeping on top of the train or anything. I hardly think that Rarity complaining about being forced to use a sleeper car instead of that enormous bed counts as mistreatment. As for the second part, everybody forgets something, sometime. Notice that all four of them forgot, not just AJ.
You refuted your own point, but I would like to add that they weren't being bitchy, just ungrateful.
I already answered this one in the Twilight rant above.
Purely personal opinion. The same could be said for Trixie (using personal third person, self-aggrandizing non-existent feats, wizard hat, etc).
What did they do to Trixie that was so terrible? They tried to upstage her show, and were promptly given a metaphorical beatdown and humiliated. After that, they just kinda faded into the background. They didn't run her out of town, Trixie decided to run away after being shown up by Twilight, leaving behind her wreckage of a wagon (which should have been replaced by Snips and Snails' parents, in my opinion). In fact, Trixie wasn't even brought up again until she came back into town for the express purpose of showing up Twilight. I hope you take this in the spirit it was written, that of showing you that there are two sides to every story.
Is that Daring Do book a Wheel of Time reference?
This is very interesting so far!
I sense a running gag.
Has Twilight actually read the rest of the letters? I mean surely Trixie mentioned the monster every now and then in her letters. They might even give her clues to how best to find her! Twilight of all ponies should know how to do proper research!
Well written and engaging but Twilight is just acting real dumb right now.
Onward to the next chapter!
His head, I believe?
But it wasn't the same book?
Why didn't Twilight read the rest of the letters?
Trixie is detailing her entire journey, surely they could have found her whereabouts using them.
This. She looked for the first letter and went to the location Trixie talked about there, despite knowing she's since written a year's worth of letters that'd be much more helpful in finding her. She might at least have taken them with her.
The one thing that makes no sense in all this: Trixie started traveling north a year ago to find this spooky monster. In her last letter, which was from a few weeks ago, she thought she'd almost found it and thought she even might beat that letter home meaning from what Twilight knew, by the time she got that letter, Trixie had likely already fought the monster or would within a few days. So how does Twilight think she's going to track Trixie down, before she meets the monster?
Also, if Twilight is so convinced that you should never kill anyone; why isn't she worried about this creature that Trixie is going to go murder purely to feed her own ego, shouldn't she want to save the monster?
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I mean, you could have just told us you hated Rainbow Dash.
Well, Rainbow Dash has certainly become quite an ass. I know she's stubborn, proud and can be quick to anger, but I've never considered her being fine with wishing death to someone. Not complaining about your portrayal of her, not at all, but I'm just surprised is all. I hope she goes through a good character development over the story, otherwise its going to be awkward when she and Trixie inevitably meet again.
Loving the story. You do not disappoint in the least.
Ever looked in a mirror?
jesus christ what the fuck
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