Magic Duel
"Trixie?" Twilight asked, clearly surprised.
"Why yes, it's nice to see you remember," Trixie smirked. Twilight composed herself.
"Oh, I remember quite well. You had no chance against that Ursa Minor," Twilight shot. Ursa Minor? What was this about?
"Please, Sparkle, that's ancient history. The Great and Powerful Trixie has become even more potent since our last encounter," Trixie said cockily.
"Really? You seem to be the same boastful pony that came last time; however you appear to still have nothing to actually brag about," Twilight countered, stepping outside and closing the door behind her.
"Is that a challenge?" Trixie asked, raising her eyebrow.
"Maybe it is."
"Well then, The Great and Powerful Trixie challenges Twilight Sparkle to a duel, a Magic Duel," Trixie said, following the plan.
"Anytime, anywhere," Twilight said confidently. She'd lose that confidence soon enough.
"Tonight, town square, be there or be square," Trixie said, starting to walk off. She stopped and looked back at Twilight. "And to make things interesting, I dare you to invite your precious Princess."
"I will!" Twilight called as Trixie and I continued off.
"You did perfectly," I congratulated, pleased that things were going according to plan.
"I know," Trixie said. "Now, what shall Trixie do to prove she is the greatest unicorn in all of Equestria?"
"Just do your little tricks; those multiplied by my power should surely make you superior," I said, waving that issue aside.
"You do not understand, Sombra. Trixie did her 'little tricks' last time, and last time Sparkle outshined her. This will certainly not be easy," Trixie confessed, looking away. So that's what was wrong. With her arrogant personality, this probably really bothered her.
"I'll help you practice. Show me what you've got," I offered, trying to arouse her spirits. It was imperative for her to win this.
"Well, if you insist," Trixie said, standing up tall. She flashed me a smile and bright colors burst around her. Her necklace, which contained my magical power, glowed and the swirling colors expanded in size, creating a spectacular view. I sat there in awe. I had picked just the right unicorn.
She stopped and looked at me, looking amused.
"The Great and Powerful Trixie performed fabulously, did she not?"
"She did…I mean you did. I don't think we need to practice, that right there was perfection."
"Wonderful. Now, if you excuse Trixie, she needs to catch up on her beauty sleep. Make use of yourself and wake her up before the battle begins, alright?"
Make use of myself? My magic made her performance the spectacle it was. Oh, but I needed her so bad.
"As you wish, Trixie."
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The battle was to begin soon. I nudged Trixie, which was rather awkward being a shadow. I hated this form.
"What?" she asked groggily.
"The battle?"
"Oh yes, but of course." She got up and we headed off to town square.
We arrived just as the sun set. Twilight was already there. A punctual mare, I noticed. Princess Celestia was there too, along with two strange looking ponies. I gave them no thought though, for tonight I needed to focus all of my attention on making sure Trixie won, no matter the cost.
"Glad you made it," Twilight said sarcastically.
"Likewise."
I looked around, there were stands put up with ponies filling up the rows. This would certainly be a sight to see.
"Before the battle begins, let's make this even more interesting," Trixie suggested.
"Alright, if I win, you must never return to Ponyville ever again, Trixie," Twilight said. The audience murmured to each other.
"Well, when Trixie wins, you must leave Ponyville, forever," Trixie said, continuing on with the plan.
"Oh Twilight, don't do it," a pale yellow pony said, running up to Twilight.
"It's not worth it," a white pony with a curly purple mane continued.
"If I win this though, we'll never be bothered by Trixie again," Twilight countered.
"She does have a point," a country pony agreed.
"You have to win then," a blue pegasis insisted.
"Twilight can do it!" a bouncy pink pony exclaimed.
"Yeah! Twilight is the most powerful unicorn in all of Equestria!" a baby dragon said. My head hurt. This Sparkle character had way too many friends.
"We'll see," Trixie said, "Why don't you go first?"
"Watch and learn," Twilight said, heading to a little purple stage.
The purple unicorn burst in light and levitated up a bunch of little critters, moving them in a figure-eight. Princess Celestia and the two strange ponies seemed very impressed. We can do better. Suddenly, she changed all of the animals into oranges and began juggling them with her magic. I bit my lip. Twilight finished by changing all of the animals back to their original form, swirled them around her head, and sat them down by the pale yellow pony. The crowd erupted in applause.
"Try to beat that with your flashing lights and lies," Twilight spat quietly as she walked off the stage.
"With pleasure," Trixie whispered back.
"Behold! The Great and Powerful Trixie!"
Trixie performed exactly as she had done before. The crowd gasped and clapped louder than before. However, Sombra kept his eyes on Twilight. She was looking curiously at Trixie's necklace, which was glowing like it had previously.
I hoped she didn't catch on, for this would really ruin the plan. Once Trixie was done, she bowed and walked off the stage, me still following her shadow. Some ponies looked anxious. Princess Celestia spoke with the ponies next to her.
"It appears we have a winner. Trixie Lulamoon," Princess Celestia announced regrettably.
I heard crying and noticed most of Twilight's friends were crying, or close to tears.
"Of course Trixie is. Now, Sparkle, Trixie believes we had a deal," Trixie reminded.
"Let me just pack up my things," Twilight said, walking sadly to the tree-house. Her friends followed. The ponies in the stands looked disappointed too.
"Why the long faces everypony? Be glad, for The Great and Powerful Trixie is here to stay!"
Trixie wasn't very popular among these ponies apparently. Either that or everypony really liked Twilight. That made me dislike these ponies, but they too were a necessary element in my plan.
Eventually, Twilight finished her "packing" and headed out of Ponyville, her friends all crying. On her back was the baby dragon, crying as well. I smiled at their pain. Phase one, complete.
