Title: Trixie Finds the Amulet
Premise: MLP: FIM. The scene where Trixie finds her mysterious amulet prior to season 3. Featuring Gilda. Prediction for Season 3.
Personal Comments: Only 14 more days since the day I post this before the big reveal. Wouldn't it be awesome if we get a TV spot or even a full blown trailer showing what we're in store for? That would be epic!
And I've been seeing these pictures of this new character that everyone anticipates as the rumored recurring villain of season 3. Do a google image search for My Little Pony Season 3 villain; you'll see who I'm talking about. And also many see similarities between him and Trixie's new necklace. And this scene popped into my head.
You know, a lot of fans like the idea of Trixie seeing the error of her ways, and becoming friends with Twilight and the other mane six. With her turning truly evil here, I bet maybe there will be a part where after the villain's plot kicks in, Twilight and Trixie have a moment together. This dialogue takes place:
Twilight: Come on Trixie. Help us. You know this is wrong. You're better than this (Places her hoof of Trixie's shoulder), I know it.
Trixie: (Pushes the hoof away) No! You know nothing about me!
And then after that, the mane six go off to stop the villain, and just at the last minute, when all hope seems lost, they might go with the classic scene of Twilight hanging from a high ledge, and at the last second before she falls, Trixie catches her hoof and helps her up (forgetting her magic for a moment before using that to lift her up).
Anywho, here we go.
Trixie and Gilda were out hiking on a plateau on a hot, sunny day out in the wilderness. The two had recently met and become close friends.
Just as Gilda heads over to check out a bush, Trixie steps on a crack in the rock, making the rock crumble beneath her as she plunges through the surface and into the dark crevice.
"Here, check out this bush," Gilda said, "The leaves here are really good for-" She turned around to see her friend missing. "Huh? Trix? Where'd you go?" She asked, looking around.
That was when she noticed the hole in the ground, and her eyes widened with horror as she rushed toward it and looked down into the darkness. The hole was too small for her to move through.
"Trix?" She called out. "Trixie! You okay? Come on! Say something!"
At the bottom, Trixie groaned and rubbed her bumped head. She was not really hurt, thankfully. She heard her friend's voice calling her. "Huh? Yeah! I'm okay!" She called out.
She had decided to stop using her almighty stage persona after Gilda kept expressing annoyance in it.
"Oh, thank Celestia!" Gilda sighed. "Alright, you okay? Can you move?"
Trixie got to her feet. She did not feel very badly hurt. Her legs and stomach were a little bruised, but she could suck it up.
"Yeah. I'm fine," She called back up. "I'm-"
Over here!
A low hiss suddenly cut her off. It seemed to echo through the cave. She looked behind her were she thought she heard the voice coming from, and notice a dim, red glow flickering on the walls.
Come closer! The voice purred again.
Entranced by the voice itself and her own curiosity, Trixie made her way toward the glow.
"Hey!" Gilda called after her. "Where are ya going? Trix!" Her voice hinted more frustration as Trixie ignored her and just walked toward the light.
At last, Trixie called back to her. "Huh? Gilda, just-just give me a second. I th.. I think I found something."
"What?" She asked. "Whatcha find? I can't see anything down there."
"I'll... I'll let you know in a minute." Trixie made her way closer to the glow.
At last, she came to a pile of rocks and dirt. It had apparently been moved to cover something up, or bury something. Using her levitation, Trixie moved the dirt out of the way, at last, uncovering the dusty skeleton of a stallion. Around the stallions neck was the source of the glowing and voices:
A necklace of some sort; on a black chain, and holding a ruby as an amulet.
The ruby seemed to glow in Trixie's sight. She reached foward with her hoof to touch it. When her hoof made contact, an image shot through her mind.
Fire. A world in flames; a countryside, a city, all burning, and hundreds of ponies screaming in pain as they burned to death, and utop a rock, watching over it was a black unicorn stallion with armor, beastly fangs, a large horn and red eyes that seemed to hold the spark of the wild fire themselves. He laughed maniacally at the screams of his falling victims and the crackling of the lands suffering.
Trixie's hoof shot away from the ruby as thought she had touched a hot iron. She was already panting heavily. That had been one of the most horrible things she had ever experienced in her life. What the devil did she just see? Who was that stallion? What was this amulet?
Suddenly, and thankfully, Gilda's impatient voice broke into her mind.
"Yo, Earth ta Trix! You still breathing down there? You find anything?"
"Uh... yeah. I'm fine. I found that thing," Trixie replied, still in her state of shock.
"Well, come on!" Gilda called down, almost in a whiney tone. "What is it? Can ya show me?"
Trixie did not want to bring the amulet. She wanted to leave it behind and never speak to it again. But she knew Gilda would want to see it. And then it called to her again.
Get me out of here! You are perfect! You are just what I need!
Unable to resist the call, Trixie huffed and reluctantly prepared herself for the worst. She lifted the amulet from the skeleton with her magic, and carried it back over to the crevice, careful not to touch it. She started climbing up the wall with it.
"Here, gimme your hoof," Gilda said reaching down for her. Trixie took the claw as Gilda helped her out of the crevice.
"So whatcha find down there that was so important?" Gilda asked eagerly.
Trixie reluctantly lifted up the amulet for her to see. Gilda's eyes widened in surprise.
"Woah!" She gasped. "That's pretty."
She doesn't see it, Trixie thought. She doesn't hear that voice.
Gilda reached up with her talon and was about to touch the ruby, but Trixie abruptly pulled it away.
"Don't touch it!" She snapped.
"Huh?" Gilda as surprised, and then glared at Trixie. "Why not? What's with you all of a sudden?"
"I... I don't know," Trixie muttered. She wasn't exactly sure what to say. She had to look more into this. She needed some time alone.
"I need to go," She said hurriedly. "Come by my tent later and we can talk about it." And before Gilda could say anything else, Trixie was off towards her tent.
Later in Manehatten, Gilda walked up to Trixie's tent set up in the outskirts. It was a large, round purple tent, like one you'd see at the circus. She rang the buzzer on a stand that was placed outside, and only waited a second before Trixie pulled back the curtain.
Trixie poked her head out and looked around, acting very... secretive.
"Were you followed?" She asked sternly.
"Uh... no?" Gilda answered, totally weirded out.
"Get in!" Trixie opened the curtain wider for Gilda to enter. Once Gilda was in, she closed the curtain behind her, and was sure to zip it up.
Inside, Trixie had the amulet lain out on her desk in the corner of the tent, and a few scrolls open beside it.
"So Trix," Gilda began, "What was up with that necklace before? I'm a bit worried about ya. Everything cool?"
"Not sure," Trixie answered, "I'm a bit worried myself." There was little to no emotion in her voice.
"So, what have you found out?"
"So far, nothing."
"Nothing?"
"Yes. Nothing. Can't find anything on it in my scrolls here."
"Well, maybe you should go to the library. Look there?"
"Maybe. I may do that later. But there is this other thing that bothers me."
"What?"
"Ever since I found it," Trixie replied, "I've been hearing this voice."
Gilda's eyes widened suddenly. "What? A voice?" She repeated.
"Yes! A voice!" Trixie snapped back, annoyed that she had to repeat herself. After a minute though, she realized who she was yelling at, and took a deep breath to calm herself. "Sorry about that." Then she went back on to explaining.
"Anyway, this voice... he keeps making promises. He says he can make me greater! More powerful! Adored by every pony in Equestria! And powerful enough to conquer any foe!"
"So, pretty much everything you've ever wanted?"
"Pretty much."
"Why?"
"He gives me instructions; things he wants me to do... some things are terrible, some just downright difficult. I'm not sure I can do them. Oh, but then he gets angry! He hurts me! Shows me the pain again!"
"Uh, Trix," Gilda said nervously, "you're kinda creeping me out. Who is this guy anyway? Did he like- give you a name?"
"Yes. But he said he'd crush me if I told any pony!"
"Okay, that's it then!" Gilda grunted, suddenly getting angry and defensive. "If this thing is doing all that to you, we're loosing it!" She walked toward the desk and reached for the amulet.
Before she could touch it though, Trixie zapped her with her magic, shocking her with lightning, and then sent snake-like chains in and bound her.
"NO!" Trixie bellowed. "You're not touching this!"
"Trixie, what the heck are you doing?" Gilda demanded as she struggled against the chains.
"You won't tear us apart! I need this!" And with that, Trixie grabbed the Amulet, slung it around her neck, and suddenly teleported in a cloud of smoke, away from the tent, leaving poor Gilda to get out of the chains on her own.
Trixie reappeared somewhere in a forest, and lay down under a tree. She removed the amulet from her neck, and gazed into the ruby, seeing the eyes of her new master.
"What is your bidding, master?" She asked, flashing a wicked grin.