Author's Notes:

Greetings to all! First as I'm sure many of you are aware I just completed my won cover art for this story. Yay me! And now with that I feel motivated to give you guys the next chapter ahead of schedule!

So now we come to another epic chapter in Trixie's story as she tries to make a difference in the lives of others. What will happen as the day comes to a close? Find out as we journey through this funny thing called life. Enjoy!

Trixie awoke to the sound of snoring. She was laying on something soft and furry. Warm too. She opened her eyes to find herself back in a familiar bedroom on top of a familiar tan mare. Trixie laid there as Mary's chest rose up and down with each breath, accompanied by a snore each time. The unicorn giggled to herself as she wondered if Mary even knew she snored.

She slowly crawled over Mary and snuggled beside her. Using her magic, she pulled the covers over them. She gave a quick glance at the clock which read 15:34. Almost four hours had passed. Trixie then realized this meant that Mary had carried her all the way from the cafe, which was in the center of Ponyville, more or less. She felt embarrassed at the thought of being carried by her, like a child, all the way back home.

It wasn't even because she was exhausted from her work on the farm, she was just comfortable. Trixie had many faults, but let's be honest who doesn't, but one of them was falling asleep when she got to comfortable. Something as simple as resting under a tree, could leave her asleep for hours. It was one thing she never could get over for some reason. She dismissed the thought as a loud snore brought her attention back to Mary.

The tan mare was still snoring blissfully unaware that Trixie lay beside her awake. She smiled pressing her lips against Mary's neck giving her a gentle kiss. Mary stopped snoring and let out a soft moan. She arched her back stretching, raising her body , as a loud pop emitted form her back before slumping back down. She blinked a few times, rubbing her eyes. She then let out a yawn looking over at Trixie still smiling at her.

"Well, that was a most wonderful way to wake up."

. "Sleep well dear?" she asked licking her on the ear.

"Mmmmn yesssss." Trixie moaned as her ear was assaulted by the wet tongue. Mary grinned and stopped licking Trixie's ear immediate the blue mare glared up at her. "Don't stop!" she said feigning annoyance.

Mary rolled her eyes laughing at the smaller mare. "Keep up that attitude and you won't get any later." she threatened Trixie. Trixie blushed turning her head away and crossing her arms pouting. "Oh, don't be butt hurt." Mary rolled over on top of Trixie who tried to push her off, with a look of annoyance.

"Yes," she pushed harder but Mary went dead weight on her. "Trixie is very anal pained. [i}EEEK!!"

The two ponies were so caught up in their game neither realized they'd reached the end of the bed. Both mares rolled off with Mary landing first, and catching Trixie cushioning her fall. "You OK?" she asked looking over the unicorn like a mother would her child.

"Yes Mary, Trixie is fine." Trixie said standing up and dusting herself off. 'Thanks for the save." she offered a hoof to the earth mare lifting her up. She then noticed a fresh cut on Mary's left arm. "Your arm!" she yelled in alarm, taking it up with her magic inspecting it.

"Trixie, it's a small cut. It's nothing to fuss over." Mary tugged her arm trying to get away from Trixie, but Trixie held her in place.

"No. Trixie will tend to your wound." Her horn lit up as Mary was engulfed by her magical aura and lifted back onto the bed. She was placed gently down as Trixie went to get the first aid kit. After tending to her wound, Trixie put the first aid back. After which they decided to sit down and make lunch.

Trixie was in the kitchen getting ready, she wore an apron that read 'Great and Powerful Cook'. "Mary what do you want for lunch? Trixie was planning on making carrot soup." she asked.

"That sounds wonderful Trixie. Do we have everything?" Mary replied.

Just as the question registered in her brain, Trixie facehooved. She had completely forgotten to get the gems she needed for the soup from Rarity. She gotten distracted by Applejacks outburst and now she needed to go get some before it was too late.

"Mayor. Trixie has to go to the market to get the last ingredient for the soup. It should only take a minute." she called from the kitchen.

"Oh, well I'll go with you then." Mary said entering the kitchen. "Let me get ready."

"It'll only take Trixie a minute, you don't have to go if you don't want too."

"Oh trying to get rid of me already Trixie?" she asked giving her a sly grin.

Trixie panicked. She didn't mean it that way but the words never reached her brain to say them. Seeing the young mare panic attack amused Mary to no end, but she felt bad watching her trip over her words trying to apologize. "It's OK Trixie, I was just kidding."

Trixie puffed her cheeks, glaring at the mare. "My somepony is mad." Mary said walking into her room.

Once in her room, Mary began her routine she would follow in the morning like clockwork. Fix her mane. Check. Quickly brush coat. Check. Glasses. Check. Neck tie. Check. It took her only ten minutes to finish. Exiting her room she found Trixie sitting by the door with her arms crossed still pouting.

"Trixie." she said approaching the young mare. "You're not mad are you?" she asked in a concerned tone.

Trixie stuck her nose up walking to the door. "No, Trixie isn't mad. Humph." Using her magic to open the door Trixie made her way outside holding the door open for Mary. Mary shook her head smiling at the mares attempt to guilt trip her, it was amusingly cute. Outside they made their way towards the Carousel Boutique. Along the way Trixie made a stop to Carrot Top's stand.

"Trixie! Mayor! How are you two this afternoon?" the orange maned mare greeted.

"Fine Carrot Top. How has your day been?" asked Trixie.

"I can't complain. Rainbow Dash left a rain cloud over my house again. That feather brain. Aside from that not much. How about you two?" she asked in a sweet tone.

Both Mary and Trixie looked at each other smiling. "Well Trixie and I are heading to Rarity's boutique to pick up some gems for dinner tonight. Trixie is making carrot soup." Mary answered.

Carrot Top looked at the two like she was losing her mind. "Gems?"

Trixie nodded.

"To eat?"

"Well, not to eat exactly," Trixie said tapping her chin. "Trixie doesn't understand how it works, only that it does work. But only if you have a specific gem. Trixie promised not to tell though." she added seeing the look on both Carrot and Marys faces. Both pouted not being able to hear it but neither pressed the issue further.

"In either case, I hope it turns out well for you two." Carrot Top said placing a new batch of carrots on her stand. "Take these. They're fresh."

"Thank you Carrot." Trixie pulled out a bit purse. "How much?"

"NO Trixie I'm giving them to you." she said pushing her bit purse down. "Consider it an apology for the way I treated you when we first met."

Trixie smiled taking the carrots with her magic and reached over the stand to hug the carrot colored mare. Mary glared at the scene as a hint of jealousy tugged at her heart.

"You already did yesterday rememeber?" The unicorn stated.

The carrot pony blushed slightly looking off to the side, pawing the ground.

"Yes, well it was rude of me and I felt bad. So take them!" She beamed with a smile.

"Thank you Carrot. Trixie appreciates this." she tuned putting her purse back in her vest. "Well, we must be off now. Farewell Carrot! See you soon!"

Carrot Top waved from her stand to the two ponies as they made their way across the market. Once past the various stands and vendors. Pegasi were placing storm clouds all over Ponyville getting ready for a massive storm to help with the harvest seasons. All the while Trixie and Mary talked about their job.

"Alright Trixie, so at 10AM we're having a meeting with Mr. Rich to talk about his daughters community service with you at Sweet Apple Acres." Trixie jotted a note down on her notepad. "Later at noon we'll have lunch and at 1PM I have a meeting with Twilight and the mayor of Manehatten. At 2:30 I will be meeting with Timeturner and at 3:45 I need to meet with Zecora to talk about her herbal remedies."

Trixie stopped taking notes at the sound of that name. Zecora, she was sure she heard it before. "Isn't she that zebra that helped Twilight and her friends trick Trixie into taking off the amulet?"

The tan mare nodded as she continued to walk down the streets of Ponyville, leading the way to Rarity's boutique. "Yes, she was. Why do you ask?"

"Trixie was just curious. If it's all the same, Trixie wishes to join you when you go to see her."

"Why's that?"

"Trixie- I want to thank her for helping save me." Trixie said lowering her head in shame.

She nearly lost herself to that accursed item she bought. Now, she only wished to say thanks to the one who help Twilight save her. Indirectly, but instrument to her salvation all the same. Mary seemed to catch on and agreed to allow Trixie to accompany her. She'd intended to give her the rest of the day off, but how she spends it was her choice. Besides she wanted to apologies, who was she to stop the young mare from doing so?

Just as the thought passed her mind the Carousel Boutique came into sight. Mary and Trixie made their way to the entrance and Mary knocked on the door. Seconds passed and she knocked again. After the third time a voice called out. "Be there in a minute!" in a sing song voice.

A minute later the door opened to reveal Rainbow Dash in a beautiful pink frilly dress. It clashed completely with her fur and mane colors so badly that Trixie found it hard not to laugh at her. Rainbow frowned at her.

"Trixie don't laugh!" Mary scolded her, turning her attention back to Rainbow. "Sorry about her Miss Dash, but we're here to see Rarity is she in?"

"Yeah she went to use the little fillies room." The cyan blue pegasus said, shifting uncomfortably in the dress.

"She wanted me to send her condol-condl- she's sorry she didn't answer the door. She was, "in the zone"." she waved her hoof across an imaginary horizon to emphasis her point. Rainbow then looked up to the sky seeing it was dark out. "Huh? Guess the boss decided to go with the early showers."

"Rainbow Daring Dash!" a voice yelled from within the boutique. "It's rude to keep guests waiting outside!"

Rainbow flinched as if the voice physically struck her. She stepped aside letting the two mares in, with a sheepish grin. "Sorry, Rares!" she rubbed her neck blushing slightly. "Sorry, about that you two. I wasn't trying to be rude." she said sheepishly, leading them to the living area. It was littered with fabric and ponyquines.

Trixie kept snickering at the pegasus and her dress. She received a stern glare from both Mary and Rainbow. Mary sighed shaking her head at Trixie. "I'm so sorry, Miss Dash." She turned her gaze to the azure unicorn who was whistling innocently. "Some of us have better self control."

The unicorn puffed her cheeks at the tan mare. "Trixie has plenty of self control!' she walked over to the pink covered pegasus, who was on a stage pouting. "But she's just soooo cute in that frilly dress! Don't you think Mary?" the unicorn sang as Rainbow Dash groaned double facehooving.

Just then a white unicorn walked down stairs. "Now you leave my poor Rainbow alone Trixie!" Rarity said in mock annoyance walking up to her marefriend. "Besides, she's had enough teasing from me. Haven't' you darling?" she grinned nuzzling her. She then turned her attention back to her guests. "I'm sorry to have kept you waiting Mayor. What can I do for you and Trixie?"

"We're sorry for bothering you miss Rarity, are you busy now? We can come back later if you'd like." the tan mare offered.

Rarity shook her head waving her hoof for them to sit in some chairs positioned near the stage. "Not at all darlings, we're just doing a side project for fun. Aren't we, Dashie?" she nuzzled up to Rainbow Dash.

"Rarity stop! You're embarrassing me in front of the mayor!" she tried pushing the unicorn away but wasn't putting any real effort into it. "So, what did you need mayor?" asked Rainbow hugging Rarity.

"Actually, Trixie wanted to speak to you Miss Rarity." Mary said stepping aside giving her the floor.

Rarity and Rainbow separated giving her their undivided attention. Mary sat on one of the chairs near the stage, watching. She folded her legs and placed her hooves into her lap nudging Trixie in the rear forcing her forward.

"Trixie was wondering if she could procure some gems for a special dinner she was making tonight." she said planting her bottom on the floor. Rarity gave her a sly grin. She walked up to Trixie and leaned into her ear and whispered, "Making something special for a special soempony?" she whispered nodding to Mary who was talking to Rainbow Dash.

Trixie blushed turning away form the white unicorn. "Trixie has no special somepony." She lied. She turned to see Rainbow getting out of the dress with Mary's assistance. "But, if there were somepony like that here, Trixie would hope she'd like the special dinner she made for her."

"I understand darling. Love can be a powerful, fulfilling thing." she sighed blissfully watching Rainbow struggle to remove the dress despite Mary's help. "So what do you need darling? What ever I have is at your disposal."

"Oh right, do you have-"

"TRIXIE! Ahm calling you out!" the voice of one very angry Applejack echoed through the boutique.

"Son of a bucking mule!" Trixie screamed, startling everypony in the boutique. She looked out the window to see Applejack standing a few feet from the property with an angry scowl on her face. She looked like she meant business. Trixie walked to the door slamming it open.se stomped out heading for her with the others behind her.

"APPLEJACK!" She called to her. Applejack turned to see Trixie approaching with Mary, Rarity, and Rainbow behind her, still in the pink dress. "What do you want now?"

The orange pony had no subtlety in her actions. She simply slammed her head into Trixie's pushing into her with all her might. Surprisingly Trixie held her in place, with some difficulty, but remained planted none the less.

"Ah asked you to do one thing. One thing only. And you go behind ma back and talk you sick nonsense to mah little sister! Enough! Since you aim to wreck mah familiy I'll teach you!" ignoring the others.

"What are you getting at? What did Apple Bloom tell you Trixie said?"

"That you said love of any kind can turn a pony into a good pony! YOU LIAR! Ah've seen first hoof what your kind of love can do an ah don't like it! You and me are settling this right now Trixie!"

Suddenly her vision became blue as Rainbow flew between them and pushed them apart.

"AJ what's gotten into you!?" The cyan pegasus yelled to er friend. "So Trixie doesn't see things the way you do. What's so bad about that?" Rainbow asked trying to reason with her. By now a large crowd had formed by all the yelling and seeing Trixie challenging Applejack was quite the sight. Rarity steped forwards to talk to her friend.

"I have to agree darling, you're acting way out of line Applejack." Rarity said standing beside Rainbow Dash.

Applejack growled stomping the ground. "You two fillyfoolers stay out of this! This is between me and Trixie!"

Everypony gasped at AJ's reaction. Rainbow was positively livid and Rarity gasped dramatically with tears forming in her eyes as she embraced Rainbow.

"No." Trixie said.

Applejack stepped back shocked by what she heard. "What did you say to me?" she sneered at the mare.

"The Great and Powerful Trixie said 'no' to your challenge." Trixie replied. "If you want to settle this we'll do so tomorrow."

The orange mare raised an eyebrow to this. "Why tomorrow? What are you planning on skipping town? Like when Twi beat you not once, but twice?" she said in a smug tone. Trixie growled digging her hoof into the ground.

"No. Trixie will not run away ever again. But she will take your challenge noon tomorrow. A competition of strength. No magic or anything. Just us mare to mare in a series of physical challenges to see who's the best." she stopped to take a calming breath before she continued. "If I win you'll stop harassing Trixie and your sister on the whole fillyfooling thing and keep it to yourself from now on."

By now a group had formed seeing the two mares going at it again from before. Many were new, some had seen the two go at it a few days before. But the prospect of another Iron Pony Competition was intriguing to them. All of Applejack's friends were there, including Twilight, who looked on the sight sadly.

Applejack scoffed waving her hoof at her. "Oh gee, and I have to change mah ways too just like mah granny said. Sure but what if ah win? What will you do if I should be the winner of this challenge? You're asking a lot of me for something such as this.'' She watched Trixie trying to size her up. Anypony would be foolish to take a deal like this at face value. Especially with a known liar. "So, what do ah get if ah win?" she asked again.

"If you win," Trixie sighed pulling stone filer out of her belt. "Trixie will remove her horn and give up magic forever and live as an earth pony."

There was a collective gasp from everypony in the area. Murmurs arose about the absurdity of this challenge, as well as the cost to both sides. Rarity promptly fainted falling as Rainbow caught her. Setting her marefriend down she flew beside Trixie.

"Trixie that's got to be the dumbest thing I've ever heard! Why would you even suggest that!?" Rainbow yelled flying over her. "Losing your magic is like a pegasus losing their wings!" she said tapping the unicorns horn.

"Trixie is willing to risk that if only to prove she's serious about her terms to Apple-hick." Trixie responded to Rainbow.

"Absolutely not!" Mary butted into the conversation. "As Mayor of Ponyville I forbid this to go on any further! Applejack! You have crossed a line and I've had it!" she stomped the ground burying her hoof in the dirt. Applejack didn't even flinch. "As mayor of Ponyville I order you to stand down at once and return home this instant! You don't go around my town and make threats to my friend!"

There was a deafening silence as everypony looked between the mayor and the farm pony. Applejack scowled at the tan pony. Then she turned and began to charge her head on. Trixie intercepted her taking hold of her by the neck. Applejack came to a instantaneous halt, with Trixie holding her back, just as lightning struck. The following boom of thunder shook the two mares and everypony nearby and rain started to fall.