The image here is temporary. My artist will have the final Sunday. I can write faster than she can draw. XD

Equestrian Heroes

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Naruto x Rarity x Twilight x Fluttershy x Applejack x Pinkie Pie x Rainbow Dash x Ditzy x Luna x ? x ?

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For Normal Speech

Inner thoughts, Text read, Italics used to represent characters speaking in different language.

Demonic rage, Demonic characters, Kurama Speak

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Story Start

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"Trixie nopony will you push you to talk if you do not feel up to it." Twilight gently assured the mare through the bathroom. It had taken some gentle coaxing to convince Trixie to join the group for breakfast before everypony continued their duties for the wedding.

Trixie hadn't been exactly happy that all of the Elements knew her story, but it didn't matter now. She wouldn't be able to hide them forever.

"I'll be right back." Twilight said as a knock on the door drew her attention.

'Pull yourself together Trixie.' The mare thought to herself as she exited the bathroom. What she had not expected was for the diarch of the Sun to have been waiting outside.

"It's been a long time, Beatrix Lulamoon." Princess Celestia, greeted her with a warm smile on her face.

"Hello Princess," she greeted, turning her head away unable to face her.

"How are you Beatrix? I heard you have been troubled lately so I am glad to see you are in good health."

"Thank you Princess." Her response elicited a look of concern from Celestia. The Trixie she remembered was a bit of a firecracker.

"Beatrix I heard you have been making friends in Ponyville. I am glad you have been able to make bonds."

A frown covered Trixie's face at this comment. "Why would you care how I've been doing?" She mentally kicked herself.

"You were a promising student Beatrix. Of course I was disappointed when you disappeared."

"You never communicated that." She was just one of many unicorns in the school. Even if she was a Lulamoon she did not hold the Princess's attention like her prized pupil.

She was no Shimmer.

"It's true. I was pre-occupied with many issues back then, but you shouldn't mistake that for me having no interest in a unicorn with your talent." Trixie was silent for a few moments as she took in her old teacher's words.

Trixie responded eventually. "No point still talking about it now."

"That's not true Trixie, my doors are never closed to you. If you were willing, you could always come back and finish your studies."

Trixie turned to look up at the Princess, half expecting to hear the punch line of a joke; but she knew Princess Celestia, she was the very embodiment of sincerity. All she saw was the honest smile on her face.

"I'll… think about it," Trixie replied unsure of how to respond.

"Please do, I'd be thrilled to work with you again." With a smile that never reached Trixie's eyes. Celestia turned to Twilight. "This afternoon I wish for you and your friends to join me in the meeting room. Queen Chrysalis has expressed an interest in meeting you and your friends."

"Of course we'll be there." Pleasantries were briefly exchanged as Trixie was mulling over what she learned. "If you need me I shall be in my office." Celestia had bid them farewell.

"So are you ready…" Trixie rushed past Twilight before she finished her statement. "…to go." She finished as her tone dropped off.

Trixie wasn't sure what she was doing. Her body moved on its own. "Princess!"

Celestia turned to regard the unicorn who stood before her nervously.

"Is there something I can help you with?" And what followed was the alicorn's traditional smile.

So warm.

So comfortingly.

So motherly.

"Trixie!" she began loudly, before her volume suddenly dropped. "Trixie… I… " Trixie's head suddenly dropped to the floor, and when she looked back up at Celestia moments later, tears were filling her eyes.

"I'm soooorrrrryyyy," she wailed, throwing herself around Celestia's waist. The princess, taken aback by the sudden surge of emotion.

"Whatever for Trixie?" she asked, placing her hand on the sobbing unicorns head.

"I just assumed you wouldn't have cared about me," she cried, still clutching the princess's waist. "That I thought you would have been too busy to care. I should have had faith in you."

"Calm down Trixie, there's no need to cry." Celestia took Trixie's chin in her hand and looked into her eyes. "My door is open to you or anyone that needs wisdom and guidance. If they wish it all my subjects are given a second chance. Would you like to come back to school and finish your studies?"

Trixie nodded as she sniffed through her running nose, and wiped some of the tears from her eyes with her hand."

"Very good, now, we can talk about this arrangement more on a later date. I see a friend of yours is worried about you."

Trixie turned to see Twilight with a concerned expression on her face, looking over at the pair from across the room. Celestia waved her over.

"Is everything ok Trixie?" she asked as she approached the pair.

"She will be alright Twilight, but the company of her friends shall do her some good."

"Right, the girls are waiting at the restaurant. Princess." With a bow Twilight began to lead Trixie away.

Celestia was looking forward to helping one of her hopefuls be put back on the right track. It was what she needed after the previous interrogation she had partaken in.

Celestia hadn't taken her eyes off her nor had she uttered a single word, even whilst she obviously examined the cup.

A sudden titter of soft laughter escaped Celestia.

"Is something funny?" Hot Streak snarled.

Celestia either didn't notice or chose to overlook it. In any case she quickly stilled her light giggling.

"Oh, I do apologize," she said, bowing her head a touch. "But I found your scrutiny quite comical, forgive me. The first time I offered Stormy a cup of tea she was not sure what to make of it either."

Rage.
Quivering, burning rage radiated from the young one. It made her rather sad.

"You're angry," Celestia uttered suddenly, yet quietly.

"It's none of your business Princess," Hot Streak spat, scowling up at the great mare scornfully.

The scorn didn't even so much as ruffle her. She merely tilted her head and gazed at her regally, yet without a single bit of arrogance or superiority.

"Very well then," she said finally, lighting up her horn and grasping the furthest cup, before using her magic to steadily glide it over to her. "At least try some of this tea. I promise you it is not poisoned by means of magic or alchemy."

"Well you would never lie, would you Princess?" she mocked.

Celestia had expected the cheap shots. References to Luna's banishment.

"If I wanted to do you harm I know many ways beyond a simple poisoning." Despite what she said it, there was gentleness in the tone.

Hot Streak drank some of the tea.

"Is it nice?"

"The Tea?"

"Yes, a brand the delegates from Saddle Arabia brought from their visit not too long ago."

Hot Streak cared nothing for this.

Once she was done Celestia flared up her magic and whisked both her cup and Hot Streak's, as well as the tray and teapot away into nothing.

"You possess far too much anger for one so young," she explained, her voice gentle and pitying.

"Oh really, what gave that away your highness?"

"Everything about you tells the tale," she began. "Your attitude, your appearance, the pain you hide behind your eyes. All of it cries outrage, despair, vengeance upon those you despise." That smiled faltered.

Grief.

"What terrible wrong occurred to set you on this path?"

"What makes you think anything happened to me?"

Celestia said nothing for a few moments, "Your hatred of Stormy and Spitfire has been documented. Your similarity in appearance made one wonder. And that's when we did a test. "

Hot Streak eyes quickly narrowed angrily as it sunk in.

"Why do you hate your mother and sister, so?"

"Mother? That mare is no mother of mine. She abandoned me. She abandoned her little failure of a daughter with under-developed wings." Her voice was rather bitter.

"Abandon you?" Celestia proved, using the mind arts to get a better assessment of the pegasi's emotions.

So much rage.

"She saw a chance to abandon her failure to save her precious gem."

"I am sure Stormy would have never…"

"YOU KNOW NOTHING Princess, one such as yourself know about pain and suffering. You, sitting on your throne and stuff your face and having control over everything. After all you are THE GREATY AND MIGHTY CELESTIA! All praise her divine will, all praise her OMNISCENT FLANK!" After the end of her outburst Celestia calmly sat there her gaze not moving from the angry Pegasi. The temperature slowly but subtly rose.

"I forgive you. You are an angry foal who has been through something traumatic. Despite the atrocities you committed I wish to give you a second chance. For I understand pain. The loneliness of being the only of my kind for a near Millennia. The loss of my precious sister and best friend."

For a brief moment she thought back to that reunion. Before her sister was freed from her possession.

She shook away the image. "The sense of loss of seeing the end of the journey for many I care about. I have seen thousands…thousands of my little ponies grow old and die. I have seen societies, ways of life born and die within centuries. I have broken the hearts of many and loss the fate of even more. I have been helpless while those I cherish as my own children killed each other. I had to live in fear while the mad god ruled this realm and be an inspiration to my sister and the ponies of that time. I have failed so many times and all those experiences cultivated me into what you see now. So do not be so arrogant to presume I do not know the sense of loss or pain. When you are in a more cooperative mood we shall speak again." With that Celestia would leave Hot Streak to her thoughts.

The memory faded and Celestia made a mental note to contact Stormy when she had the chance.

Friendship.

It was truly a wonderful thing.

Trixie didn't know how the day could go any better.

At least until Twilight encouraged her to perform some of her tricks so they could get a better understanding of Trixie's craft.

The showmare was beyond delighted.

Trixie pushed the deck of cards into a high arc with her telekinesis, so that they sailed high over her hat, and she caught them with her telekinesis on the opposite side of her from where they had started.

Rarity had been the one to volunteer, "Please pick any card you'd like, Rarity." Trixie said, once again pointing to the spread with her horn. Rarity wrapped her telekinesis around a single card and floated it out from the rest. "The Great and Powerful Trixie asks that you memorize your card, and then put it back in the deck anywhere you please." Trixie said. Rarity committed her card to memory, and then slipped it back into the deck in a random spot. Trixie gathered the spread into a pile, and flourished the deck in an arc above her hat once more, catching it with her magic before cutting the deck into halves, then quarters. Spinning the cards around with her magic before piecing the cut deck together in opposite order. Trixie shuffled thrice, and then flourished the cards in front of her, floating a single card out to face Rarity as she did so. "Is this your card?" she asked

"Why, yes, it is!" Rarity said, genuinely surprised that Trixie had found her card. At this, the girls clapped their hands in applause. "How did you do that?" Rarity asked, curious.

"The Great and Powerful Trixie does not reveal her secrets. Trixie thanks you for your assistance, Rarity."

"And thank you, Trixie, for leaving my mane out of it this time." Rarity joked, smiling, and Trixie smiled back. Rarity went back to sit with the others.

"It is time for Trixie's next trick. She will require a prop!" Trixie said, pointing at Applejack's hat.

"Y'all not going to end up destroyin' ma hat right?"

"Trixie promises that your hat will be returned to you safe and sound after the trick." .

"Applejack," said, taking off her stetson reluctantly and holding it out to Trixie. The top of her head felt almost bare without her hat sitting atop it.

"Thank you." Trixie said, her horn glowing lightly.

She floated the stetson in front of her, and said, "Now then, watch closely." as she prepared the spell, her horn glowing brighter as she focused on the stetson. The stetson began to glow as bright as Trixie's horn, and slowly began to change in appearance as Trixie's illusion took hold. The ladies watched in interest and let out exclamations as the Stetson was turned into a top hat.

Applejack could only stammer, wide-eyed with horror as she gazed at what had become of her Stetson.

Out of all things? Why something so frou-frou?

"Do not worry. Trixie has only cast a temporary illusion on it. It still weighs the same, and feels the same on your head, and the spell will wear off in a few minutes." Trixie said, floating the Top hat over to Applejack and placing it on her head. The result was the others snickering or in Pinkie's case full blown laughter.

"I wish we could stay for more darling, but we have that engagement we have to attend this afternoon." Rarity told her as evrypony began gathering her things.

Trixie was a fair bit disappointed, but she knew the others had prior engagements.

"Trixie maybe I can…"

"No, no, do not fret Twilight. Trix…" She paused and let out a light yawn. "I will be returning our room to catch up on must needed rest."

"Alright Trixie, I'll see you when I get back." Goodbyes were exchanged as everyone broke off one by one.

Trixie began her trek back to the castle, but realizing there wasn't much for her to do decided to take advantage of the opportunity and began searching around the city. It had been years since she had been here so she wanted to see what had changed. Hence she found herself in one of the few parks of the cit. h The last twenty-four hours had been a rather emotional roller-coaster so she would be glad to have a bit of time to unwind.

"Hello Trixie, you and the girls have fun earlier?" she looked up to notice Naruto had been approaching her.

"Yes, it was an enjoyable lunch. The others had their engagements to get back too. Trixie is surprised you are not are not swamped with work considering your positions."

'She's still talking in the third person.' At the top of his head he figured it was her way of keeping others from being too close to her. Until recently she never anypony to care about her. "Clones remember."

"Aah right." She replied, as she tried to come up with something interesting to say, but found herself unable to. "So Trixie will see you later." She seemed to shy away.

Naruto figured Trixie must have been self-conscious about her past and he didn't want that. "Hey Trixie, why don't we have a night out on the town? Just you and me?"

Trixie paused in midstep and doorway. She turned her head to the blond, her mouth dropped slightly as no sound escaped her lips. "A-An outing? Just you and T-Trixie?" Thank Celestia for self-covering/disguising illusion magic.

"Yeah, we're friends too right?" He had hoped he would take her offer.

"Trixie suppose it wouldn't hurt." She was suppressing her urge to squeal.

Trixie was indeed wrong. The day could in fact get better.