Making Amends
“Are you sure we should do this?” Rainbow Dash asked, hovering above her two friends as she felt unsure.
“Yes, Rainbow Dash,” Rarity replied sternly. “It was improper of us the way we acted, and she at least deserves an apology.”
“Ah just can’t believe ya managed tah track her down,” Applejack said. “Are ya sure this is the place?”
“Positive,” Rarity answered, though not sounding as confident as she would have liked to. “I mean… This is the address that the ponies in town gave me.”
“Rarity… This is a cave!” Rainbow Dash shouted.
“Well, just look there.” Rarity pointed to a letterbox that was planted just outside of the cave’s entrance. “Somepony seems to live here, and it could very well be her, right?”
“Well, we ain’t gonna find out standin’ out here all night. Let’s go.” The three stood still for an awkward minute, before Applejack sighed and took a step forward. “I’ll go in first.”
The three mares encountered a trailer not too far within the cave, and recognised the design on it. It was unmistakably the same as the one they saw in Ponyville, and confirmed that this was indeed the right place.
They approached the trailer’s door, and, hesitantly, Applejack raised a hoof to knock on it three times.
Knock. Knock. Knock.
No response was heard for about thirty seconds, so she tried again, a little more loudly this time.
Knock! Knock! Knock!
Again, no response was heard for a few seconds, so Rainbow Dash decided to try and pull her friends away from it.
“Come on, guys,” she said, turning around and beginning to fly away. “She’s obviously not in, so let’s just-”
“WHO DARES WAKE THE GREAT AND POWERFUL TRIXIE FROM HER NAP?!”
Rainbow Dash stopped in midair, and turned around to face the trailer. She, along with her friends, simply gawked at the trailer for a few seconds, and Applejack was about to speak up, but stopped herself when the door suddenly opened up.
“I said,” the blue Unicorn from within began to say, before seeing the three who had disturbed her, and realising who they were. She groaned, and rubbed a hoof against her forehead. “Oh, you three… If you’re here to challenge the Great and Powerful Trixie once again, then you’re wasting your time! The Great and Powerful Trixie is exhausted from performing feats of greatness, and would very much appreciate it if you-”
Rarity cut Trixie off, partially to clear the misunderstanding, and partially because she felt that this speech might go on for a while. “We’re not here to challenge you, Trixie.”
Trixie looked between the three ponies in front of her, and then back at Rarity. “Then why are you here? Trixie does not sign autographs at…” Trixie turned around to look at something behind her, and then quickly snapped back to her visitors. “THREE IN THE MORNING?! This had better be pretty darn important!”
“Told you we should’ve rested at the inn and done this tomorrow,” Rainbow Dash whispered into Applejack’s ear.
Applejack ignored Rainbow Dash’s comment, and stepped closer to Trixie. “D’ya mind if we come in? We just wanna talk.”
“About what?” Trixie asked, clearly starting to grow annoyed. “Whatever it is, surely it can be said out there.”
“It’s about what happened in Ponyville… We just wanted tah ‘pologize.” Applejack took off her hat and lowered beneath her face. “It wasn’t right of us tah interrupt yer show like that, an’ we shoulda just walked away, ‘stead of causing a ruckus.”
Rarity nodded in agreement. “Indeed. It was most unladylike of us… Though with these two, it’s an everyday occurrence,” she added, earning a quick glare from her two friends beside her. “But nonetheless, a proper lady doesn’t heckle, or stoop to challenging others to prove who’s best.”
Rainbow Dash was about to go next, before Rarity remembered something that she wanted to include in her apology. “Oh, and sorry about tearing up your curtain like that, darling. I’ll gladly reimburse you however much it was worth.”
Rainbow Dash waited this time, and when it seemed as though Rarity was actually done this time, she began her own apology. “Yeah, I guess I’m sorry, too,” she said. She did mean it, but she didn’t want to lose face in front of her friends, or this showmare, so she ended up sounding insincere. “I guess I wouldn’t like it if somepony badmouthed me while I was doing some tricks, and I’d definitely not like it if they said I wasn’t all that and stuff.”
Once the three were done with their apologies, they waited for Trixie to say something. The longer she didn’t the more nervous they each grew, though Rainbow Dash was doing a good job at concealing it.
Finally, after what seemed like several minutes of waiting, Trixie spoke up. “Is that it? That’s what you woke Trixie up at three in the morning for?”
Applejack scratched the back of her head, and looked down at the floor sheepishly. “Well… It was just really weighing on our minds, an’ we had tah make things right, or we couldn’t sleep, y’know?”
“Yeah, so c’mon, d’you forgive us, or not?” Rainbow Dash asked, clearly starting to grow impatient.
“Of course Trixie doesn’t forgive you,” Trixie said, glaring at the three mares, who looked taken aback by her response. “Trixie doesn’t forgive things like that so easily. In show business, interrupting somepony onstage is considered very impolite, and heckling somepony during a free performance is just outright rude.”
Rarity looked as if she was about to say something, but Trixie cut her off by holding up a hoof. “Instead, though… You three are the first ponies to ever apologize to Trixie after giving her a hard time.” Trixie took a deep breath, and turned her head away as she forced herself to say her next line. “For that, Trixie would be willing to start fresh with you… A clean slate. Does that sound good?”
Applejack smiled and placed her hat back onto her head. “Ah reckon that sounds great, Miss Trixie!”
“Just Trixie,” Trixie said, glaring at the orange farmer.
“Then,” Rainbow Dash began, “Does this mean we’re good?”
Trixie faced the still hovering Pegasus and nodded. “Yeah. We’re good,” she answered. Rainbow Dash spat on her hoof and extended it towards Trixie, who looked disgusted by the gesture. “Er… Wha… What?”
“Rainbow Dash!” Rarity scolded, looking equally disgusted. She turned back to Trixie with an apologetic look on her face. “I’m so terribly sorry for that, dear! Rainbow Dash isn’t exactly the most refined pony in Equestria.”
“Trixie noticed,” Trixie said, before yawning loudly. “Anyway, Trixie would like to get back to her nap. If you don’t mind, could you please leave her be?”
The three nodded, and turned around to leave the cave. Applejack stopped for a second to turn around and shout: “We’ll come back tomorrow, ‘fore we head back to Ponyville!” Trixie shot her a confused look, so she explained. “We’d like tah know more ‘bout our new friend, since we don’t know when we’ll see her again!”
Trixie nodded silently, and waited for them to leave, before heading back inside her trailer. Once the door was closed, she let out a quiet squeal that she would never be caught dead using in public, and reached out with her magic for a book and a quill that were resting on her vanity.
Dear Diary,
Today, Trixie made some new friends! No joke! Three of them, in fact! They said they’d come by tomorrow to talk to Trixie! Well, technically it would be later today, since it is three in the morning, but still…
Their names were… I forget, but for now, I’ll just call them Hayseed, Marshmallow, and Pega-Trixie.
Hayseed is an Earth Pony, and seems to be your typical farmer pony. Only she seems more willing to make amends with ponies than hold onto grudges. Her accent is a little distracting, but Trixie feels that she had a very kind heart.
Marshmallow seems to be your typical Canterlot spoiled-brat at first glance, but from her respect towards others, and from the company she keeps, Trixie can tell that she’s probably going to be a lot easier to get along with than those snobs in Canterlot.
Pega-Trixie is a Pegasus, who reminds Trixie a lot of herself. She seems to like showing off too, but her shows probably consist of aerodynamics and such. Maybe Trixie and Pega-Trixie could team up sometime… An air show enhanced by magic! That would certainly drive the crowds wild!
Well, this entry will have to end here for now. Trixie is exhausted, and must get some sleep before planning for tomorrow… Hmm… Maybe Trixie can convince them to delay their trip to Ponyville by a day. That way, we could spend more time together, and even have a slumber party! Trixie has never had one before, but they are supposedly quite fun… And this cave can get pretty lonely sometimes…
Anyway, Trixie will continue this entry later, when she has had a chance to spend some time with her new friends. But one thing is for sure: Ponyville is back on the map!