Chapter 1: Lonely
Trixie has had an eventful life so far in Ponyville. She first came just to show off some of her tricks and boast about her achievements even if they weren’t actually real. Snips and Snails took this a little too seriously causing some chaos with an Ursa Minor. Then Trixie put on the alicorn necklace making her finally powerful but out of control. Lessons were learned about attempting to get stronger with magical objects. She, after a while, finally found a friend named Starlight Glimmer. The way they met was a little rocky, but she is now her closest friend and the busiest. Starlight now is always doing this or that at the School of Friendship and Trixie has found herself lonesome at times. But she would never admit that to anypony…
…Maywell Petals. A human of strange talents and personality. He is very smart and is majoring in engineering. He enjoys wearing light clothing, short beige khakis, white short sleeved shirt, sneakers, and his signature oversized floral button-down shirt he wears over the white T but never buttons up. He lives by the beach, people watches, and attends parties often. He is good at hiding his true feelings and often will smile, laugh, and joke around with others even if he doesn’t feel that way. He gets invited to these parties and socializes but wouldn’t call anyone his true friend. Of course, he wouldn’t admit that to anybody…
Trixie now ventures off into the Everfree forest to meet up with a certain zebra. She has been doing this more and more often as Starlight is busier with her work. Trixie thinks that maybe she’s found common ground with another outcast of Ponyville, even if Zecora primarily stays in the Everfree, and it may be a little one sided.
After Zecora lets Trixie in she prepares for the usual.
“So! Trixie was preparing a picnic lunch for Starlight over by the lake so we could fly kites together! Trixie had planned this out a week in advance gathering the most great and powerful ingredients and even asking Pinkie Pie for advice on how to bake cupcakes! After Trixie set up everything, Trixie went to Starlight’s office, but she said she couldn’t join me! Trixie is furious!! How could she!?”
Zecora sits in her chair sipping tea as Trixie frantically vents and trots back and forth telling her story. Her eyes move from right to left as Trixie paces around the room almost making her dizzy. Zecora attempts to process all the information, but the constant stream of words isn’t making it easy.
“Trixie!”
Zecora firmly states making Trixie stop in her tracks and look at her. Zecora sighs.
“I am no counselor or can truly help on this endeavor, I wish you luck but please leave my hut.”
Trixie looks at her annoyed and offended. She understands she has been annoying Zecora quite frequently now but feels even more lonely than before.
“Fine…”
Trixie sighs sadly looking down at the floor and begins to walk to the exit but suddenly stops.
“Unless… you could make Trixie a potion to have Starlight care about her friends!?”
Trixie stomps angrily looking back at Zecora with tears in her eyes. Zecora thinks but shakes her head. Trixie sighs and leaves. She knows Starlight isn’t trying to hurt her, but she just wants some creature to do something with and have some fun with too. After having her first taste of friendship she just can’t forget it…
Maywell leaves his apartment while putting on his floral button-down shirt without buttoning it as usual. He attempts to fix his messy brown hair but it’s already dark outside, so he gives up since he can barely see. He is now currently going to a party he was invited to by his old friend Jaxie. Jaxie isn’t really his friend anymore and they haven’t seen each other in a long time after high school. He rubs his tired eyes as he gets into his beaten-up car. Yawning he starts the engine.
He arrives at the party getting in with no problem even though he was a little late. Looking around the house he doesn’t see Jaxie. He wanted to try talking to someone familiar first but is just going to have to try and figure something else out instead. He will talk with her later.
The music is loud, smoking, vaping and whatever else fills the air. People dance, kiss, and do whatever else they do. It’s dark and filled with people scattered around the colorful lights. This kind of party isn’t Maywell’s style, but he chats with some more of the sober people instead and laughs along with their jokes. Being funny and having fun are a part of his personality but it’s not what he’s completely feeling right now. He feels anxious, sick, mad, and sad at the same time wishing he could just talk to Jaxie instead of these random people he doesn’t know. It’s like he’s just watching himself from above wandering around through the crowd. All dizzy like and not really there.
Eventually he hears that Jaxie went upstairs with some random guy. Maywell is more nervous than before. He’s heard about something like this happing at the other parties he went to but usually after he left. Now he pushes past the crowd in a panic running upstairs. He knocks on and attempts to open the doors to various rooms and then one creaks open not fully shut. He finds Jaxie lying on her bed sleeping sideways. May taps her shoulder.
“Hey Jaxie? It’s been a while… You invited me to the party yesterday do you remember?”
Theres no answer. He examines her arm, seeing a purple bruise. This sends a shiver down his spine.
“So, I heard someone came up here with you… did he do anything bad? Are you alright?”
He turns her over and gasps in horror. There are multiple stab wounds littering her chest and blood pouring out her mouth and open wounds. Her eyes are rolled to the back of her head and skin cold to the touch.
Maywell clutches his head starting to freak out. He’s never been in a situation like this before. All he wanted to do was fill the void in his life but not find a murder scene. All his emotions are spiking, and he runs out of her room feeling sick. He slams into a walk hitting his arm but runs down the stairs not caring about the pain. He pushes past the horde of people all sweaty and gross and loud. Everything is gross right now. Everything is scary. He runs into the cool night air climbing into his car and starting it immediately. He rubs his face wiping the tears that have formed and slams on the gas. He feels the most afraid he has ever been. He shakes and tears continue to stream down his face. May does not have a destination but hops onto the highway as fast as he can. The cuts. The deep cuts fill his brain. God they were horrible. The feeling of her cold skin now makes him sick. He swerves past cars going well over 60 mph. He just wants to run away from parties, life, his loneliness, and everything. Then finally a light fills May’s vison and the sound of a blaring horn crashes into him. Pain, darkness, and then… nothing…
…Trixie wanders through the Everfree feeling dejected. It seems nothing is going her way recently. Starlight and now Zecora left her behind she feels. She feels lost. Trixie realizes she is lost. It should be the afternoon but it’s dark in the Everfree like midnight. It’s eerie, overgrown, and unpredictable, the only place in Equestria that has its own weather pattern. Trixie shivers not from the cold but from the strangeness of the place. She’s scared and wishes she wasn’t so caught up in her thoughts while trotting from Zecora’s hut.
She sits down taking a break. It feels like it’s been hours, but she isn’t sure. Trixie puts her hoofs to her face as tears stream down her cheeks.
“What is Trixie doing…?”
She sniffs to herself feeling lost.
“Why do they all leave? Why did you leave dad! Why… why is Trixie different...?”
Trixie looks at her body and then even lower down. She wasn’t born a mare… but a stallion. Only her mother knows about this and a few others but no one else, not even Starlight. She just wasn’t comfortable as a stallion but that made things go so wrong. Her old schoolmates were disturbed and left her. Then her dad left, He just couldn’t accept it. He wanted a boy, only a boy. So, he left and didn’t leave them even one bit and Trixie swore to never tell anyone her true sex.
She continues to look at her lower parts. In Equestria you can buy magic patches to cover these areas for both Mares and Stallions and Trixie does the same with hers. She caresses the patch slowly and then lays down lightly sobbing.
Suddenly, only a few minutes later, a loud crash is heard near Trixie’s location and the sound of a tree snapping. Trixie wipes her tears and gets up to investigate. She has nothing else to do and is curious about what the sound may be. She hesitantly trots to the brush and moves it out of the way to get a better view. She enters a clearing with a tree in the middle of the overgrown grass. The tree is large but cracked with a strange metallic chariot-like object that almost looks like a miniature train smashed into it. Smoke pours from the front and the wheels spin above the ground as it’s stuck in the tree.
Trixie is shocked and a door on the metal box opens as a creature stumbles and falls out of the seat. He lands onto the grass and Trixie rushes up to the injured creature. She moves away the tall grass to see… an ape? It’s hairless and wearing clothes but bleeding with cuts all over.
“Dear C-Celestia! Are you ok?”
Trixie Stammers out. The creature coughs and chuckles sadly.
“Jesus look at me… what have I done-”
He looks up smiling a sad smile but then changes to a shocked expression.
“What the… What are you?”