Another gout of flame burst from Twilight's mouth, and the crystal butterfly evaporated. The sprinkle of ashes that remained quickly fluttered onto the ground.

"It's no use, Princess Twilight!" Applejack ground another one of the pests under her hoof. "There's just too many of 'em! What are we supposed to do?"

There was an incredibly effeminate scream a few blocks away.

"Whatever we do, it had better be quick!" Rainbow Dash pointed towards the sound. "I don't think the town can take much more, and that storm cloud Princess Twilight summoned won't keep them at bay much longer!"

"These things are resistant to magic!" Twilight shot another butterfly with a stream of fire. The gems that made up its body cracked and shattered loudly, and in moments the entire construct collapsed to the ground, nothing more than a bland pile of charred rocks. "We would need some way to get rid of them without spells!" Another breath. Twilight looked up; the sky was blocked out by her storm cloud, but the clattering and tinkling of the massive swarm had not faded. The entire town was drenched in the noise, and the few hundred that had snuck in would be nothing compared to the actual swarm.

"Maybe we could sing them a lullaby?" Pinkie asked.

"Don't be crazy, Pinkie." AJ kicked another one of the insects. "That would never work."

"Pinkie, that's it!" Twilight gasped modestly. "That wouldn't work, but I think I know something that would listen to music!" Twilight's horn flared up, and a stream of magic unfurled from it, shooting handsomely towards the Everfree Forest. A few gentle piano notes swept after the ribbon of purple energy, just audible over the clinking and scraping filling the sky.

In moments a cloud of parasprites trailed out of the treetops, careening straight for the town.

"Uh, what are those?"

"Parasprites, of course," Twilight said. The cloud of bugs rose towards the storm cloud and collided with the swarm of butterfly constructs. The sound of crunching rock was audible across the entire town. Closer to the ground, there was a better view of the bugs tearing into the pockets of butterflies scattered across Ponyville. In seconds nearly all the invaders had been gobbled up by the mesmerized parasprites.

The sounds of the horrible golems faded, and as Twilight's spell receded into the Everfree, the cloud of parasprites followed it.

Twilight wiped her forehead and let out a modest "whew". Such an amazing show of magical power had momentarily winded even her. As she caught her breath, she effortlessly dispelled the storm cloud.

There was another scream, identical to the previous one.

"That sounded like Trixie." Twilight rushed heroically towards the noise.

Sure, enough, Trixie was lying on the ground, a few chips of gemstone scattered around her body.

"Wow, she's still here?" Rainbow muttered. "I didn't think she was serious about moving into Ponyville to try and woo you."

"Rainbow, shush." Twilight's horn glowed softly, and she glanced over Trixie's body.

"What's wrong?"

"All the magic in her body...it's been drained out."

"That sounds familiar," AJ muttered.

Twilight put a hoof to her chin, focusing her elite magical sense. "It's not quite the same, though. It feels like there's been some other energy put in its place."

Trixie stirred in her unconsciousness. "Princess?" She murmured.

Twilight leaned down. "Trixie, I'm here. What's wrong?"

Trixie's eyes snapped open. "What?" Her eyes wandered onto Twilight's pristine body, and she sat up quickly and violently. "Ew, no! Not you! I meant the other Princess, the good one!"

"Say what now?" Rainbow asked.

"You know." Trixie waggled her hoof. "The smart, pretty one? Princess Rarity?"

"Oh no! She's been brain-napped!" Pinkie gasped. "Just like Fluttershy!"

"Don't be absurd!" Trixie scoffed. "The Great and Powerful Trixie would never succumb to such trivial mental magics." Her gaze drifted sideways, and she bit her bottom lip. "Being attacked by these adorable yet pretty pests has merely made me realize what should have already been obvious. Princess Rarity is so attractive and benevolent. I don't know why it took me so long to realize."

"Girls, hold her down. Maybe I can cast a spell that will--"

Trixie suddenly vanished in a bubble of blue light. There was a sizzle of magic, and similar flashes could be seen across the town.

Rainbow scratched her head. "I didn't think Trixie could teleport."

Twilight gazed at the remnants of crystal butterfly still scattered across the ground. "Somehow, I doubt Trixie was the one casting those spells."

Author's Notes:

I write all these chapter using FIMfic's word processor. You can tell I'mma great writer because I dont even need a spellcheker