Chapter 6
"A Sinister Plot"
In a rundown tavern on the edge of Canterlot, the pony who had bumped into Twilight back in Ponyville arrived at a table where about five other ponies were seated in a secluded part of the tavern. The only lights available were coming from a single lantern that hung high over the table, almost like the lamps that the guards used to interrogate criminals.
"Meeting will come to order," said a male blue pony with a jet black mane who sat at the head of the table. "It appears that Sorcerer Stone has news for us in regards to the search for our old friend, Trixie."
"I have, Black Magic," replied Sorcerer Stone, who was a light female purple pony with a blue mane and who spoke in a Manehattan accent. "It appeared that while I picked up the search for Trixie, I came across the Princess of Friendship and I think that Trixie is hiding in her castle."
"Indeed," agreed a Pegasus pony with a red mane and a green coating. "We all know that Princess Twilight is known for being lenient on Equestria's criminals. In any way, it seemed unlikely that she will turn Trixie over to the authorities. But, we don't want her to be arrested now do we?"
The group of ponies nodded in agreement upon this statement, for they all had a much bigger goal in mind.
"That is correct, Lucky Star," said Black Magic, sitting back in his chair. "We all have grown up with Trixie in the orphanage and time after time, we've warned her to remember that she will never amount to anything. We are just like piglets and Trixie is the runt who must be done away with."
To prove his point, Black Magic took out a piece of paper with his magic and unrolled it to reveal a picture of Trixie on the cover with the words "WANTED" at the top. All the ponies at the table looked at the picture and studied it carefully.
"Now, you must all be wondering why I created this poster," said Black Magic, taking the paper away. "I have friends in the Canterlot Royal Guard who have agreed with me that Trixie must be eliminated. This wanted poster is only a cloak of our true intentions."
"And what is that, Black Magic?" asked Sorcerer Stone, taking a drink of cider.
"That whoever turns in Trixie will in reality turn her over to us where we will finish her off once and for all," explained Black Magic. "She was lucky to escape our wrath in Manehattan, but next time she won't be so lucky."
Just then, a server came out and posted what appeared to be another picture of Trixie, showing her charitable magic show that would take place in Ponyville. This gave Black Magic an idea to maybe not delay or prolong their plan any longer.
"Or maybe we'll just finish her off for all to see," he said, evilly, looking at the poster before turning back to face the others. "Who here is an expert on bomb making?"
An orange pony with green hair raised a hoof at the far end of the table and called out to the leader of the group in a light female voice.
"I am Black Magic," she said. "I was a former bomb maker in a plot to assassinate Celestia so many years ago. My comrades were captured while I was able to escape. They still have me wanted for an arrest after all these years."
The pony then stood to reveal a unicorn with a blood red aura coming from her horn. Seeing the pony stand to her feet made some of the other ponies shudder. But, Black Magic was not afraid for he knew that this pony would do wonders in his plans.
"Who are you?" he asked.
"I am Big Bang," replied the unicorn. "Master bomb maker of Equestria and member of the Independent Equestrian Army, at your service."
"Well, it seems to me that you are just the pony for this mission," laughed Black Magic. "I order you to build a bomb powerful enough to send Trixie to her doom along with anypony else who stands in our way. You will create us a bomb that will go off at her upcoming performance in Ponyville."
Unfortunately, this didn't bode well with several of the other ponies, for they all thought that this was going to go too far.
"May I speak, Black Magic?" asked Sorcerer Stone. "This plan of yours is very risky. Think of the ponies that you are planning to target as well who have nothing to do with Trixie at all."
Black Magic used his aura to grab Sorcerer Stone and pull her across the table to the other side. He placed his eyes against hers and spoke in a sinister and evil voice.
"Do you think I would care, Sorcerer Stone?" he asked. "To think that you used to be friends with Trixie and almost followed her. But I threatened to hurt you if you didn't side with us and I can still do it. So, keep your mouth shut and do as I tell you, understand?"
Sorcerer Stone was then thrown back into her seat as Black Magic turned his attention back to the others.
"Does anyone else wish to say anything?" he asked, but the table didn't say anything else. "That's better. Have a bomb made by the night of her performance, Big Bang and you will be rewarded greatly and Trixie will finally learn what it means to suffer my wrath."
Black Magic then took out a piece of Trixie's cape and crumpled it up before placing a quill through it. He then took a glass with his wine and raised it up among those gathered.
"Death to Trixie!" he called and the rest of the group except for Sorcerer Stone responded, for she was beginning to think that this plan was going too far. "Death to Trixie! Celestia hunt us all if we do not hunt our enemy, Trixie, to her death!"