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~The Great and Powerful Sir Edward~
My Little Pony: Friendship, Never Lost, Only Found
Chapter I: The Whopper of a Doozy
Pinkie Pie sat in the middle of Ponyville Center shaking violently and bouncing around, much to the dismay of every pony there at the time. Ponies had gathered around watching the bubblegum colored earth pony's antics, eyes wide from shock. Just when it looked like the odd tremors had subsided, Pinkie would give a strange gasp and start to expand like a balloon being inflated with air, and then start shaking uncontrollably again.
"Is there something wrong with Pinkie Pie?" asked Carrot Top to one of the others in the crowd.
The other pony shrugged and shook her head. "I don't know… She's been doing this since morning. No pony can figure out what she's saying. I think she said something about a doofus," muttered the other pony, who looked just as confused as Carrot Top did about the whole situation.
At this moment, Pinkie Pie let out a little shriek as she began to spin in circles on one of her front hooves. "S-s-s-ome p-p-p-po-ny g-g-g-get T-t-t-twi-l-l-l-ight!" Pinkie stuttered as she got a sudden case of chatter-jaw. She suddenly did a pirouette and then started bouncing up and down on her tail. "It's g-g-g-going-g-g-g t-t-to be a-a-a doo-oo-oo-zy!"
At this, Carrot Top ran off, thinking Pinkie Pie really needed help. She reached the library quickly and knocked her hoof against the door. After a few moments the door opened to reveal Twilight, who looked a little tired after having stayed up all night studying a new spell.
"Hello Carrot Top, how are you?" Twilight asked, as she noticed the worried look on the yellow earth-pony's face. "Is something wrong?"
"Oh, Miss Twilight! Pinkie Pie is going crazy in the town square!" Carrot Top said, her voice full of alarm.
Twilight's brows furrowed and she frowned. "Crazy? Pinkie Pie is always crazy," she muttered, looking out toward the central square with a look of incredulity. "What's so strange about that?"
Carrot Top sighed. "She's being crazier than normal."
Twilight face-hoofed at Carrot Top's reply, and shook her head. "Crazy, even for Pinkie? Well, I guess I should see what's going on." Twilight gave a little yawn as she stepped through the door, and closed it with a wave of her horn. She really didn't want to stop sleeping to find out what the eccentric, bright pink pony was up to, but it seemed urgent. Slightly grudgingly, Twilight trudged alongside Carrot Top toward Ponyville Center.
When they arrived, Pinkie was sneezing uncontrollably, while floating in a small circle in the air. Twilight moved through the crowd and pushed into the center of the large opening the others had made around the ailing pink pony. She muttered a few things under her breath, and focused her magic in her horn, causing it to glow with arcane power. The spell surrounded Pinkie Pie in a bubble of purple light, and just as suddenly as the fits of sneezing and other such behaviors began, they stopped.
Pinkie Pie sat in the middle of the purple bubble and grinned. "Hey Twilight! How's my favorite smarty-pants doing!" she exclaimed excitedly.
Twilight groaned and gave Pinkie a disapproving look. "I've been trying to sleep."
Pinkie giggled. "Oh! That explains why your mane looks like a bird's nest! See, I thought you might be practicing making bird's nests for next year's Winter Wrap-up, but then I thought, nah, Twilight doesn't need to practice that, she helps us get it finished on time, so I thought maybe you where trying out a new hair-do…"
"Pinkie! Please… I'm not in the mood to hear your thought processes," Twilight interjected, causing the party-pony to go quiet for a moment. Twilight shook her head and closed her eyes for a second. "What's going on Pinkie? Carrot Top said you've been acting crazier than usual… Did something happen?" Twilight asked.
"Well…" Pinkie started after a great inhale, but Twilight lifted a hoof in the air to stop her.
"The short version, please…"
Pinkie Pie gave another giggle and nodded. "My Pinkie Senses have been going crazy for the last few hours… Whatever is coming is going to be a whopper of a doozy!" she replied, her voice far too full of energy for Twilight's nearly sleeping brain.
"Do you have any idea what it could be?" Twilight asked her friend, hoping that there could be some light shed on this supposed 'whopper of a doozy', and what it might be.
"Nope! Not a clue. All I know is that it's going to be bigger than big! Like SUPER big! Bigger than an Ursa Minor big! Super-ginormously-huge…!"
"I get the point Pinkie Pie… It's going to be big." Twilight face-hoofed at her friend's hyperbole, wishing she was dealing with Fluttershy or some other pony that didn't speak with exclamation points at the end of every sentence. She cast a glance around the circle of ponies that stood at the inside edge of the crowd, noting that many of them were whispering urgently to each other, some looking worriedly up at the sky, while others looked excitedly around the place to see if the 'whopper of a doozy' was anywhere to be seen. From all of this, Twilight knew only two things… today was not going to be a good day to catch up on sleep, and that a 'whopper of a doozy' was heading for the small town of Ponyville.
What a wonderful day… thought Twilight as she released Pinkie Pie from the magic bubble, causing the pony to break out into the Russian cassock, kicking her hooves out and leaping up into the air. Twilight turned away from her candy-colored friend, and dropped her head towards the ground, letting out a sigh. With that, she pushed through the crowd and headed for the library to go and prepare for this 'whooper of a doozy'.
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While all of the craziness was going down at Ponyville Center, Rainbow Dash lay upon a large, fluffy white cloud and gave a small sigh of satisfaction. She nestled into the cottony softness and pulled some of it over her like a blanket, releasing a second sigh.
"Man… Nothing is more awesome than sleeping up here on a nice cloud… Well, except me…" Dash thought drowsily.
Just as she was really getting settled in, she caught the sound of a voice just a short distance up the road. She gave a groan, and opened her magenta eyes, casting a weary look around the ground below her cloud-bed. She noticed a strange figure that seemed to have a large, pointy, head coming down the road whilst muttering to itself. As the figure moved closer, Dash gasped and hid herself in the cloud, leaving just her eyes visible.
"What in the hay is SHE doing here?" thought Rainbow as she observed the caped figure walking below.
Dash observed the pony for a while, her curiosity getting the better of her tiredness, and she decided to follow the muttering figure to see what was going on. Silently she spread her wings, jumping expertly from her would-be bed, and glided to the next cloud. She leaned carefully over the edge and perked her ears so she could try and hear what the other pony was muttering about. The voice that traveled up to Dash's ears didn't carry the expected tone of cockiness, but one of indecision and uncertainty.
"What am I going to say…? It's not like they like me after what I've done. I can't just walk in and expect them to greet me with open hooves…" the pale-blue pony stated sadly, giving a sigh of dejection. She plodded along in silence for a moment or two, and then stopped. "Surely the Great and Pow-…" She stopped for a moment, and shook her head. "Perhaps I can bring her a gift, to show that there were no hard feelings…?" She cast a glance around her, and shook her head. "What am I thinking? I don't have anything Twilight Sparkle could possibly want…"
At this comment, Dash could not contain herself. She stood up, striking an intimidating pose and threw her chest forward. "And just what do you want with Twilight?" she growled, glaring down at the mare below.
The pony gave a start, and started looking around for the voice that had spoken to her. Rainbow swooped from the cloud and hovered next to the startled pony and crossed her front legs over her chest. "What's wrong? Cat got your tongue?" Dash continued as the other just stared at her with an open mouth.
Finally after a few moments of staring, the grey-blue pony took a step back. "I… I uh…" She looked around and then furrowed her brow. "And what makes you think the Great and Powerful Trixie should answer such a petulant question?" Trixie stated after regaining her composure.
Rainbow Dash just shook her head and frowned. "I want to know. I think I have a right to ask, seeing as last time you came to Ponyville you set an Ursa Minor on us," Dash stated flatly, her frown deepening. "I think I deserve an explanation before I let you go."
Trixie gave an indignant huff, and shook her head. "I wasn't the one who set that Ursa on Ponyville! What kind of…" She stopped herself, and gave a sigh. "I guess you're right… I did have a hoof in those two foolish colts bringing the Ursa into town… though I assure you, I did not intend for any pony to do something so… idiotic…" Trixie muttered, casting her eyes to the ground.
This time it was Dash's turn to sit there, hovering above the ground with her mouth hanging open in shock. Did TRIXIE just admit she was wrong about something? What in the name of Celestia is going on here, am I dreaming? Dash brought a front leg up to her mouth, and pinched her skin between her teeth. "OW!" she cried, feeling the sharp prick of her bite. Guess not…
Trixie observed Dash's odd behavior, and slowly put together why the rainbow-maned pegasus was biting herself. She rolled her eyes and shook her head, causing her silvery mane to sway with the motion. "You're not dreaming… I know what happened was partially my responsibility…" Trixie gave Dash a reproachful glare, sighing again melodramatically. "I guess I can tell you, seeing as you won't let me past otherwise." With that, Trixie took a breath and looked Rainbow Dash in the eyes. "The Great and…" Trixie shook her head. "I... have come to see Twilight Sparkle. I wish to speak with her about something important. I do not wish to disclose to you what I wish to talk with her about though… Is that a good enough reason for you?"
Dash narrowed her eyes and stared at the not-so-boastful pony in front of her, a slight frown still upon her face. "Nah… I'll go tell Twilight that you want to see her. Why don't you wait here?"
Trixie shook her head. "Impudent foal! The Great and Powerful… gah, no, no, NO! Please… forgive my outburst… I got a little… flustered…"
Dash's mouth fell open again, her eyes widening in shock once more. And now she's APOLOGISING for something… What else is going to happen today! Dash drifted to the ground and landed in front of the slate colored unicorn with her mouth still hanging open.
Trixie sighed. "Please… refrain from gaping… Am I really that bad?"
Dash shook her head back and forth as if to clear her head, and bit her bottom lip. "I… I guess not…" she said, though her tone carried with it a sound of uncertainty.
"If you are worried that I am going harm Twilight Sparkle, then perhaps you wish to accompany me into Ponyville? Will that be good enough, or do I have to humiliate myself by begging?"
Rainbow Dash considered the question for a moment, thinking it would be funny to see the pompous unicorn mare begging at her hooves, but something felt wrong about actually making her do it. Dash sighed, and shook her head. "No need to beg… I'll come with you… " She almost couldn't believe she said that, considering the pony she was talking to.
A small smile broke out on Trixie's face at Dash's answer. "Thank you Rainbow Dash… I'm glad you can understand how important this is to me…"
Rainbow Dash's mouth fell open for a third time that morning. Seriously… She's done just about everything except ask to be forgiven… Plus… she remembered my name…? I think after this is over, I'm going back to bed… Dash thought to herself, as she strode next to Trixie. The two awkward companions walked in silence for a while, neither really sure of what to say to the other.
After a decidedly long silence, punctuated by a few stray glances at each other, Dash's impatience got the better of her, and she sighed. "Look… all this silence is… creeping me out. You're not acting like yourself. What happened?" Dash asked, her voice carrying a hint of concern. "I heard you muttering to yourself, you know, and you sounded worried…"
Trixie shook her head and closed her eyes at Dash's question.
"It's a long story…" Trixie began, taking a breath before opening her eyes and looking at Rainbow Dash. "Ever since the story about how I never actually vanquished an Ursa got out, my show has made me very little revenue… I've been poor for a while now. Though I may still look fabulous, this cape is tattered around the edges, and my hat has several patches on it. I no longer can afford the splendors I used to… But… after what happened, and after being booed off stage several times, I… I realized something… Twilight was right. Magic isn't to be flourished and used for personal gain… Magic is… is… is…" She paused for a moment, and placed a hoof upon her chin. "Magic is meant to help everypony… I was wrong to use it like I had, and I… I feel I must make amends…" she finished, blinking her eyes several times to hold back the tears that where trying desperately to seep out from the corners of her eyes.
Dash saw this, and really felt bad for Trixie. Though she didn't really like Trixie, Dash never wanted anything bad to happen to anypony. She gently wrapped a wing over Trixie's back, and shook her head. "Look… I'm not one for sappy stuff… So come on… let's find Twilight." She moved soberly ahead, her wing draped over the sniffling unicorn's back, while something she never would have thought would happen overcame her feelings. She felt bad… FOR TRIXIE…