It was raining hard. Ponies fled to their homes others remained behind to see the fight to be. Mary helped Rainbow carry Rarity to the house and once their they let her rest on her fainting seat.Once she was settled in, they both went outside to see their friends staring each other down. The rain was falling heavily and the two mares were circling in the street. Neither made their move both looked determined. Most of the ponies retreated to their homes or nearby houses a few remained to observe the fight in person. No matter where they went all eyes were on the two mares.

They were still circling one another waiting for the opportune moment to strike the other. Applejack kept her stance low to the ground like a cat, while Trixie simply stood in a confident manner, grinning. Applejack hated the condescending look she gave her. "Ahm gonna wipe that smirk right off your face." Applejack growled halting her movements. Trixie did the same.

"Then what are you waiting for?" Trixie asked, waving a hoof tauntingly. "Are you scared of Trixie?"

The orange mare gave a wild yell charging the unicorn. Trixie charged her horn and leapt to the side as Applejack ran past her. She had intended on ramming the unicorn, but instead stopped turned and with a might buck sent Trixie flying across the ground. The dual kicks winded her, as she tried to stand, but slipped back down in the mud. Applejack took this opportunity to tackle her while she recovered. Instinctively Trixie fired a stun spell hitting the charging mare in the left back leg making it go limp just as she made contact with Trixie full force.

The impact sent the two mares tumbling in the mud. Even with her bum leg, Applejack managed to land on top of Trixie and began a full assault on her face.

"You think you're better than me?!" she yelled punching Trixie's face. The azure mare did her best to cover her face but the punches were still making contact with her face. "You think that because you have some fancy horn makes you better then me?"

"No." Trixie used her hooves to sling mud in her eyes. Applejack screamed in pain as the mud worked into her eye trying to rub it out. "Trixie is just more tolerant than you are. Trixie doesn't judge others for what they are."

Trixie then ran up kicking Applejack in the pit of her stomach. "I don’t judge others based on past actions. The ursa minor, the Alicorn Amulet, I retaliated at every turn and look what that got Trixie!" She reached with her hooves pulling the mare into a headlock. "Trixie lost everything to this town and tried to take her revenge on it with the Alicorn Amulet. Trixie was a fool to hold onto that grudge for as long as she did! You're falling down the same path as Trixie did!" By now Applejack was thrashing about, trying to get free from the unicorn. She was surprisingly strong.

"Ah aint nothing like you! You're a chronic liar, a cheat , and a monster! I am nothing. LIKE! YOU!" she swung her head back into Trixie's causing her to lose her grip. Applejack slipped out of the headlock, still blinded by the mud, and shoved Trixie away as lightning struck nearby.

"Trixie!" Mary cried out trying to interfere but was held back by a random pony in the crowd.

Trixie recovered quickly, her face was a darker hue than it normally is, and her left eye was now swollen and her nose was bloody. Applejack had part of her vision now but lost her hat along the way. Her hair was unbound and messy and her head was bleeding down her nose. They began circling again. The storm raged on as winds began to pick up, blowing both their manes wildly about.

Mary stayed and watched in horror as they circled each other like animals. What was she to do? She was powerless to stop them. Their physical strength was easily ten times anything she could muster, both from her age and her position as mayor. It was a job that required little heavy lifting which was something these two were very good at.

So, she relented to stay on the side lines as she watched Trixie getting trounced by AJ.

Applejack rubbed her face as blood ran down her eyelid. Spitting once off to the side she thought about how to best Trixie. She was fast, strong, and had magic. So she'd have to outsmart her. Then she got an idea. Slowly she started to walk sideways down the street Trixie mimicked her actions. *Just as ah thought she would.* She grinned at her own cleverness. They started slow walking down the street then after a few paces Applejack picked up the pace to a trot, then to a full blown run.

The two ran down the streets dodging between buildings and cart stands. Eventually Applejack dodged down a street and hid around the corner, waiting. As Trixie made her way around the same corner she was met by a blur of orange as the farm pony came around decking her in the muzzle. Trixie screamed in pain clutching her bloody nose rolling on the ground. Her blood mixed with the mud covering her fur and Applejack leapt on top her preparing for another barrage on her face.

But she was ready this time. Trixie fired a magic beam to stun the orange mare, which knocking her off before the first blow was struck. She flew back rolling a few times into a standing position.

"You really thought Trixie didn't anticipate that?" the azure mare called out. She struggled to stand still clutching her nose.

Applejack spit mud to the side her side had a burn mark across her side. A hint of burnt fur hung in the air as the rain was now in full downpour. She rubbed her side grinning at the mare across from her. "Not bad Trixie. Now, let me show you how we do it on the farm," She said drawing her rope.

***

Meanwhile back at Rarity's place, Rainbow and Mary had carried Rarity back to her home. Setting her down on the couch, they borrowed some of her heavy raincoats and made a dash for the door looking for the two combatants. Mary ran down one set of streets while Rainbow checked nearby adjacent streets. Being an expert flier Rainbow was able to fly even through the storm. It was difficult, but she was able to fly without much difficulty, though she wasn't going anywhere near as fast as she could on a clear day.

After some time Rainbow found the two mares in a mud sling fest in the north end of Ponyville. *Man those two are fast.* she thought, flying back to retrieve Mary.

***

As the two mares stared one another down, Trixie realized Applejack had a rope on her. Once again AJ charged the unicorn with bold confidence. "You just never learn do you earth pony?" she said arrogantly charging her. What happened next threw her completely off guard.

The orange pony slide beneath her knocking her over, at the same time she found her nose wrapped in the rope and her face was dragged down into the mud, again. Applejack was up in a second and lunged at her. The rope wrapped around Trixie with expert percussion effectively hogtying her in place.

"How dare you coward! Release Trixie this instant and fight fair!" she cried out struggling against the rope. Applejack grinned walking over to Trixie and grabbed her by the mane.

"Ya see Trixie? Ya can't beat me. I aint a liar or a fillyfooler like you so I can't lose." Applejack said with confidence. She then held up her open arm and began punching Trixie. *Seriously what is it with her and Trixie's face!* The blue mare thought in outrage. "You. Aint. better. than . me. never. was. and. never. will. be. you. darn. horned. arrogant. bitchy. FILLYFOOLER!" she yelled punching Trixie with every word.

Once she finished she threw Trixie to the ground and kicked her once in the side. The blue mare rolled moaning in pain as AJ untied her replacing her rope. She turned to walk away when a weak voice caught her attention.

"Why?"

She stopped turning to yell at Trixie but was surprised to find Twilight between her and Trixie. Her mane was wet blowing in the storm, her voice barely audible from the wind and thunder.

"Twi?" she walked over reaching for her friend, but Twilight backed away. "Why are you out here? You'll catch a cold, sugarcube. Come on let's get out of the rain." she said reaching for her again. Twilight swatted her hoof away with a disgusted look on her face.

"Why Applejack? How can you be so cruel?!" Twilight cried. Tear ran down her face but the rain made it impossible for anypony to notice this. "I can't believe one of my friends can show such cruelty to another! You should be ashamed of yourself!"

She then walked over to Trixie helping her up. "Thanks Twilight."

"It's not a problem Trixie," Twilight turned to glared at Applejack. "I would do that for allmy friends, including you."

Applejack stared slack jawed at the scene. Shaking herself out of her daze she ran in front of the two mares. "What are you doing Twilight?" she pointed to Trixie as her mane blew across her neck. "She's not a good pony! She enslaved the whole town!"

"Applejack enough is enough! I can't stand to see you like this? Why do you hate fillyfoolers so much? WHAT HAPPENED?! TELL ME!" she cried in desperation falling to her knees before Applejack, grabbing her shoulders. "What makes you hate them so much, AJ?" she sobbed rubbing her face into her chest.

The orange mare watched in bewilderment as her closest friend bawled into her chest. Taking hold of her in a gentle hug she lifted the lavender unicorn and began to walk. "We'll talk out of the rain, Twi."

She stopped as Twilight pushed away from her, shaking her head. "No! Tell me now AJ! WHY DO YOU HATE THEM!?"

"Fine, Twi. Since it means so much to you, ah guess I can talk this one time." she sighed staring at Trixie. "As you know I lost my mother to a mare who took her off to the big city to live. She dumped Apple Bloom on us and left like we were nothing!" As she spoke her voice raised as old memories of pain returned to the surface. She glared at Trixie, seeing her as another instrument of said pain. "My ma, wanted to be famous! She hated the farm life she grew up in! She hated us! So she dumped us the first chance she got and never looked back!" She then ran up to Trixie poking her in the chest before Twilight could react. Trixie just stood there listening. "And you. Oh, you." she sneered. "Ah hate your kind soooo much it hurts to see mah friends warming up to ya. You fancy show ponies think just cause you can dazzle any poor sap into you magic it makes you better ten others. You're wrong," She spit on the ground.

Trixie scrunched her nose not saying a word while Applejack went on with her explanation, "My pa, left shortly after. Never saw him again. Years later we here from a family friend he perished on a trip to the Griffon Kingdoms trying to raise money for the farm. Stupid idea that was." she turned once again facing Trixie. "And it was fillyfooling mares like you who fancied show business that took that all away from me! From my family!" she beat her chest with both hooves, chocking on her words as she cried. "That's why ah hate yer kind Trixie. Show ponies, and fillyfoolers. The pinnacle of dishonesty. And that is the truth."

Trixie, to Applejack's surprise, held a sympathetic look. She reached for Applejack pulling her into a soft hug. "You're wrong about us," Trixie said pushing her away but holding the orange pony around the shoulders. "I too lost my mother to a pony who wanted to become a performer as well."

She walked under a building with an awning with Applejack and Twilight behind her. She sat down shaking herself dry. Twilight did the same sitting next to her. Applejack sat in place no drying herself.

"My mother was into the thespian arts as well. One day she met a mare that shared her interests." she sighed lying down, her body was sore, so she rested as she told her story. She looked to Applejack, who was watching her. "When my mother left my father was heartbroken. Then she came back a year later and she divorced him. He begged her to stay but she found the mare of her dreams. She wanted to take me but he fought her in defiance." Trixie pawed the muddy earth below her.

"I wanted her to stay. So, I begged her to stay and demanded the mare she loved to go away. She became angry and hit me. Father intervened and kicked her out. Though I didn't realize it at the time, the mare was sorry for what happened. I was so angry that I lashed out at her for stealing my mother away from us. That was when I began to hate fillyfoolers."

She looked over to Twilight who looked like she was on the verge of an emotional breakdown. Applejack looked away briefly wiping her eyes. "Ah don't understand Trixie," Applejack said getting both unicorns attentions. "If what you're saying is true then why the change of heart? How can you be like that mare?"

"I lost my father because of it. He became depressed and tried to take his life." she saw the way the others looked at her.

Applejack scooted closer seeing the hurt in Trixie's eyes, "What happened exactly Trixie?"

Trixie rolled on her side against the house getting comfortable. "He left one day going to his favorite spot in the mountains. Under a large oak tree where he met my mother, he did the deed. I followed him to cheer him up but by the time I got there he was already hanging by a noose."

Twilight gasped as Applejack looked sympathetically at her. Twilight hugged her and Trixie turned it with a hug of her own.

"That's awful!" Twilight gasped.

Trixie patted her back trying to calm the mare down. Once she calmed down Twilight laid next to Applejack in the wet stone earth.

"So, what happened next Trixie?" the farm pony asked. "How exactly did he get in a coma from that?"

"That," Trixie said in a cold tone. "Was when the inspiration for my story, of how I slayed an ursa major, came to be."

Author's Notes:

And Cliffhanger! Sorry people but I made a vow to make this chapter two parts for my sanity's sake. So now we'll learn of what lead to the greatest story/failure in Trixie's life! Drama bomb away!

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