Author's Notes:

No fancy greeting here today friends! Just another chapter and then the closer and maybe a bonus after! So what will become of our team of heroines?

Will they save Trixie? What will the Elements of Harmony do?

And who was that mysterious on looker?

The answers to come! Later!

Enjoy!

How it all begun, and how it will all begin again.

Trixie sat in the mayors office. She circled the seat at a set pace. She'd kick the ground making the chair she sat in spin twice before stopping with her hoof and repeated the motion again and again. She spun around and around for hours.

Waiting.

What for she didn't know, but something drew her here, and it wasn't the amulet. No I was a desire to be there. For some reason, she felt like she needed to be here. It just felt right.

She looked over the desk at a picture she remembered from her first time here. She picked it up to see it was a picture of a Grey mare with a blonde mane and a small unicorn filly of identical coloring. Beside them was Mary. She was looking at the camera with a million bit smile. She was wearing her signature ascot and her glasses were at the rim of her muzzle.

Trixie grinned at the picture imagining herself in the grey mares place and a filly of azure blue with her mane between them. It was a happy thought, but was interrupted by a sharp pain in her head and a whisper.

Power. It said.

Power is all you need. Why ask for more than that? It asked.

Trixie looked at the picture in her hooves, before clenching her eyes shut due to the massive amount of aching in her temples. She unwillingly used her magic to hold the picture in place as she gripped her head.

"What is the use? All power got me before was misery." She replied to the whisper.

You fear the world and rightfully so. They mocked you. Reticulated you. HURT YOU. It said reasonably. Why shouldn't you have more power to destroy any who stand in your way?

Trixie fell off the chair, landing on her knees. A sharp pain ran through her legs but the pain in her head and chest completely overpowered any discomfort she had from the short fall. She thought back to the past few days and all that transpired. She thought of Maud, Mary and Platinum. Silver Spoon the time she worked with Diamond Tiara on the farm, and the times she spent with her friends.

Another sharp pain hit her head as the amulet began to glow a bright red. The whisper echoed in her mind as the amulet radiated its crimson light.

All lies. It stated. All lies and deception. You can't trust them. They used you as they will always use you.

"No! That's a lie! They're my friends!" She cried to the voice standing up.

She circled around in her spot as if looking for the voice. "I won't listen to you again! You promised me power and fame all the same once before! Trixie won't buy into your lies this time!"

She threw the photo against the wall. It shattered into shards and splinters of wood as the frame scattered about the room. Trixie stood panting as the amulet lost its glow.

The voice grew cold with every word spoken. Each one weighed heavily on her heart as she gripped her chest. The metaphorical ache in her heart hurt just as much as any physical wound could. The door behind her clicked as it swung open revealing Maud, Platinum, and Mary together walking in.

"For Trixie." They all said at once.

They entered the room side by side their tails all entwined with looks of determination on them. Trixie turned to face them, her eyes glowed red as she curled her lips with absolute cruelty behind it. She sat back in the chair spinning around in it once before facing the mares completely again.

"Welcome." She said resting her arms on the desk. She leaned forward to look at them focusing on their tails. "I see you all decided to join up against us." she said waving a hoof a them.

None of the three ponies even blinked. They just continued to stared at her fiercely.

"Aww, you mad?" She said leaning back in the chair. "And I thought we were such good friends too."

We are friends. Trixie thought to herself. Come on Trixie! Don't lose control! I can't lose control again!

Her eyes twitched as the internal conflict continued to rise. Her mind was slowly succumbing to the influence of the amulet, but her pride held it back. Only so much though.

Mary took a step forward, her tail straightening out slightly from the step as the other two waited.

"Trixie this has to stop! You need to take that amulet off now!" She said firmly tapping the ground, like a mother would scolding a child.

Trixie growled, her eyes turned dark red while she smashed her hoof against the table. "How dare you come here and tell us what to do! Who do you think you are?!"

"I'm your friend Trixie." Mary replied calmly.

"As am I, little moon." Maud stepped forward.

Platinum hesitated out of fear from the azure unicorns outburst, but a gentle nudge by Mary and a kind smile helped steeled her resolve and she too stepped forward. "I'm also your friend Trixie. We all care for you and we want you back. Please, take the amulet off before it's too late Trixie."

Trixie felt a ping of happiness in her heart at the kind words. Her sanity kept true by the kindness she'd received from them but amulet would not relent it's hold on her. It just needed to push her a bit more for total control.

The whisper once again made its presence known. It called to Trixie as she spoke to the mares, within her head. A red pulse shot outward connecting Trixie the amulet and the three mares together. Each of their thoughts shared, their deepest desires, dislikes, even their darkest secrets revealed like a book for all to see.

The amulet focused on Maud first. The grey earth pony filched as she felt a sharp pain in her head. Thoughts and memories of Trixie's time on the rock farm flickered past in the blink of an eye until it focused on Trixie working in a shallow mine shaft.

The light from the entrance was still brightly shining in side, so Trixie wasn't deep inside. She was hacking away at the wall with a pick trying to get the stone to break off. Once it did she stepped back to get away from the falling debris. She wiped the sweat off her head.

She was then approached by a mustard golden stallion with long grey sideburns and a black hat. Past Trixie stopped in her tracks and looked over at him standing up straight like a solider. He inspected the rocks and frowned slightly shaking his head as he passed Trixie with a look of disappointment.

All they wanted was to use you. Think about it. They used you to mine like a common mud pony.

"But, Trixie didn't do the job right. She cut corners and-"

He was ungrateful, just like all those in Ponyville were when you tried to stop the ursa minor but failed. The point is you tried yet they hated you and you became a laughing stock which lead to the rock farm you hated. The voice reasoned.

She thought about it and it and while she did admit she cut corners to meet the deadline set on her she didn't receive so much as a thank you from him, at least she thought so. It was hard to remember. Something was clouding her mind. She felt like there was more but couldn't find anything else.

The next thing to come up was the day Platinum kissed her and all the trouble that come from Applejack because of it. Her hate for Trixie intensified that day ten fold and she was never the same after. All the troubles that came with and how she abused and threatened her at every turn because of that kiss.

She only pretended to love you. She used you to get back at Applejack. It hissed in her mind. The next memory was one she hated to think about.

And finally the day Trixie met Mary in the office after her subsequent defeat at the hooves of Twilight Sparkle after the alicorn amulet. She sat in the office of Mary and the memory played out with Trixie explaining she had no idea what to do with her life now that she once again made a huge mistake coming to Ponyville.

It flashed forward to where Trixie was hired by the mayor to be her personal assistant. Trixie read through a document handed to her by Mary and signed it. The two smiled shaking hooves and left the office where they headed off to Mary's home for the night.

Trixie thought about that day. It was a difficult time for her. She thought it was going to be another dead end job she'd ended up with. Truth was she liked it.

The amulet glowed brightly dispelling the thoughts from Trixie's mind and subjugated its influence on her. At the same time, the other mares all shook their heads as a sharp pain hit each of them in the head simultaneously. Trixie shook it off as the voice penetrated her mind once again.

They all used you. They will always use you. You are nothing but a labor horse to them.

Trixie cringed at the thoughts as they assaulted her mind. In the span of a few seconds, these major points in her life all bombarded her psyche bringing her to the bring of madness. She screamed griping her head as she lit her horn, bellowing like a wild animal. Mary and the others stepped back in fear of her, but stood their ground determined to help their friend.

Trixie thought about he memories but found it had to focus. Everything the amulet said made sense, yet no matter what she thought, it seemed like there was still more missing.

Trixie swayed back and forth hissing at the three mares. Her eyes glowed with righteous fury as she stepped over the desk with unnatural flexibility. Her hat e for the ones that used her clouded her judgement as she advanced on the mares.

"You three... you all used me." She growled looking to the ground.

Platinum stepped forward grabbing her shoulders and shaking her. "NO Trixie! We're your friends and we love you! We didn't use you! I don't know what's going on but the amulet is influencing you! YOU HAVE TO TAKE IT OFF! PLEASE!" she cried desperately shaking her trying to reach her.

But it was no use, Trixie had given in and now she was out for blood. The influence of the amulet was to great for her to ignore. "I will not listen to your lies! The amulet has shown me the truth, you don't love me. None of you did. You just used me!" She screamed firing a crimson beam at Platinum sending her flying back against the wall.

She smashed against it with such force it left her impression in the drywall, but otherwise it barely stood. Mary rushed over to help her as Maud stood between them. She pulled out a small pebble and with speed rivaling lightning, she threw it at Trixie's horn. She screamed as it hit the base of her horn. She cursed at her as a ringing sensation ran through her horn like a tuning fork. She spun around twice like a ballerina while Maud helped Mary and Platinum.

Once they recovered they stood together, once again. The rock Maud threw was beside her hoof. She picked it up rubbing it twice saying, "Nice work, Boulder."

She then placed the pebble in her sweater pocket. The two mares at her side gave a curious look to her a she spoke to the tiny pebble wondering what it meant to her. She caught their looks and patted her pocket.

"Boulder is my pet rock. He has been with me since I was a child."

"A pet rock?" Mary asked.

She nodded.

"Well that's, something." Platinum added. Her silvery mane was now a mangled mess. Her fur was dirty from the impact with the wall, but otherwise she was fine.

"STOP IGNORING ME!" Trixie cried out startling them.

Trixie roared rearing up and stomping the ground. Her horn lit up as the world around Ponyville beck encased in a dark shadowy cloud. Mary, Platinum and Maud looked around wondering why it was so dark before they noticed the town was enclosed by the shadowy mass. Trixie inhaled deeply, then she yelled out as her voice echoed all through Ponyville.

"All I ever wanted was to be a great entertainer to honor my father. I wanted to be seen heard and respected. But none of you ever cared about me!" She screamed at the mares before her. "All you did was use me for your own ends!"

"YOU!" She pointed at Maud. "You used me as cheap labor!"

"You used me to get back at Applejack!" She shifted her gaze to Platinum, who looked away hurt by her words, burying herself in Mary's shoulder.

"And finally you..." she gazed at the tan earth pony. "I thought you loved me, but you used me, you lied to me, you hurt me. You promised me we'd be friends, but friends don't do these things to each other!"

Mary shook her head, giving Trixie a look a pure disappointment. "You're wrong Trixie. I do care. Otherwise I wouldn't be here now. None of us would be if we didn't care."

"She's right, little moon. We love you. We all do." Maud said supporting Mary. "We came here to save you. If we didn't care why would we do this?"

"So you can trick me! So you can continue to use me!"

"Trixie, I know I messed up when I kissed you that day, and I'm sorry if I hurt you. But I do care about you and I know you acre about us! Just come back to us. Let us help you."

"YOU LIE!" Trixie screamed stomping the ground as if she were a child throwing a tantrum.

"Little moon, we only want to help-"

"SHUT UP!"

"That's it! I've had it! All I ever wanted was to be loved and respected in my trade, but nopony will give me a thought!" Her horn glowed as the shadowy mass swirled around Ponyville creating a storm the likes of which it had never seen before. Ponies we flung around like rag dolls, flying debris crashed into houses destroying them and all that stood in their way. The shadowy mass grew into a large pillar that could be seen all the way from Canterlot and beyond.

From the Badlands a black creature watched from a large stone spire, not naturally formed, as the vortex of darkness grew and grew taking miles around it as it reached for the sky. Back in Ponyville Trixie roared as the amulets magical output intensified. The energy output upsurged the mares back into the next room destroying half the building in the process.

Now with a crimson red aura around her, Trixie stepped past the rubble to see the three mares struggling to stand against the magical force.

"I have had it with all the hate I've endured. The lies, the deception, no MORE! IF THE WORLD WON'T ADORE ME AND RESPECT ME THEN I WILL TEACH IT TO FEAR ME INSTEAD!" She cried stomping the ground.

The three mares stood up, despite the forces working against them, they managed to stand up to Trixie. Standing side by side, they entwined their tails once again. They were determined to see this through to the end, no matter what it took they would save Trixie, even if it meant losing Ponyville.

They looked at each other, knowing they were all on the same page the nodded knowingly to one another before returning their focus back on Trixie.

And then they charged her.