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The three mares charged Trixie as she leapt into the air. Jets of crimson energy erupted from the bottom of her hooves sending her flying into the air. She laughed mockingly at them as she rolled in the air in a Rainbow Dash like manner.

"Poor choice fools!" she yelled firing a beam to the ground.

A tinge of red remained for a brief moment, the mares looked down as it faded away, then erupted into a large explosion. The blast sent the three of them scattering about. Mary plowed into a window of the house across the street cutting her all over her body. Maud went through a wall as did Platinum.

Mary laid in the shards of glass as streaks of red oozed from her cuts. She shifted her body to turn over on her back. The movement caused her great pain and discomfort that she abandoned trying to move. She bit her lip as she forced herself up. She struggled to stand, her legs shaking violently under the stress of standing.

Clunk! Clunk! The sound of heavy hoof steps was heard from behind her. She turned in shock to see Trixie standing behind her, grinning. She turned to run but in her injured state she wasn't fast enough to move away from her. Trixie swung her left arm striking Mary in the back of the head sending her back to the floor. She sobbed trying to crawl away from the angry unicorn, but was stopped by her tail getting pinned.

The azure unicorn cackled as she stepped over the downed mare. She pressed her leg down on her head. Slowly she added pressure squeezing Mary's head between the floor and her hoof. Mary cried out trying to escape as she flailed about like a fish stranded on land.

"Trixie please stop!"

"Oh, Mary... You thought I would let you get away so easily?" She laughed again pressing down on her head. "I don't think so-"

"Get off of her bitch!"

Platinum came running in the house firing a stun spell at Trixie, who jumped away from her quarry to deflect the spell. She returned fire with a stun spell of her own. Mary scurried away from the fight finding refuge behind the wall of the next room as the two unicorns fought exchanging spell after spell.

Mary found the houses inhabitants hiding in the kitchen. A sudden explosion made her jump nearly screaming in fright, but she managed to keep the yelp in. She saw a unicorn mare, stallion, and foal hiding under the table and gestured fro them to be quiet.

Trixie jumped back into the kitchen landing on the counter. From the corner of her eye she saw a kitchen knife set. Lifting them from their covers she held over thirty knives and like a wall she sent them flying through the doorway. Platinum screamed deflecting them barely with a shield spell, but one luck shot got through and clipped her shoulder. A streak of blood trickled down her right arm turning her silvery fur red.

She griped the wound tightly with her right arm using the wall to stay up.

Mary rushed up to Trixie and reared her hind legs up. With a swift buck she sent the unaware blue mare flying against the wall dazing her.

"You three need to get to safety! NOW!" she yelled to the family.

The three ponies fled without a word but nodded to her as each past. The foal hugged the tan mare. "Thank you for saving us from that howwible monstar." the foal grateful for saving them.

The mother came back picking him up and running out the door into the darkness of Ponyville. They rushed to the nearby house where two of their friends gave them shelter.

Mary frowned at the little foal as the mother took it up and fled. "She's not a monster."

She quickly shook the thought off and went over to Platinum who was still bleeding badly. She gasped at the amount of blood she was losing and pressed her hooves against it to help stop it. It proved a vain attempt as the dark red continued to ooze out of her.

"Thanks Mary." she said placing her hoof on the tan one.

"Come let's find Maud before Trixie gets up!" She hurried her wounded friend out with a hobble.

By now Trixie had recovered and was howling viciously. The amulet glowed again. It began sucked energy from all around her, condensing it down and erupting in a spherical blast that blew away the house completely. She glanced around herself looking for the escapees, finding them running across the street, she gave chase.

Meanwhile at Twilight's Library

Inside Ponyville Library, Twilight stirred from what felt like a long slumber. She struggled to get up as a pair of hooves held her down. She opened her eyes to see Applejack standing over her smiling, giving her a look of relief.

"Whoa there sugarcube, yall need to stay down and rest." she said kindly.

Just then Twilight remembered what had happened before while she was under the influence of the Alicorn Amulet. Guilt and fear gripped her heart as she choked back tears. Her friends all surrounded her.

"I'm sorry girls." she said looking away with guilt. "If I hadn't used the amulet none of this would be happening."

Twilight's friends all glared at Applejack, who was trying very hard not to look at any of them. Rarity tapped her hoof impatiently as Rainbow wrapped a wing around her staring at the farm pony.

"Well?"

"Hmm?" Applejack looked up at Rarity.

"Are you going to tell Twilight anything, darling?" she asked pushing her closer to the bed Twilight rested in.

Applejack looked down to Twilight embarrassed. She didn't know what to say. All she had done, all the pain she caused Twilight and her friends, it was one heck of a realization for her.

Twilight glanced up to her orange friend hopefully. What happened next shocked every pony in the room. AJ leaned in kissing Twilight on the forehead. She then looked into her eyes holding her hooves.

"Twi, I know ah messed up." she said looking into her friends eyes. "All this time ah never knew you felt that way bout me. Ah'm still not comfortable with this."

Twilight looked away dejectedly, but Applejack continued on placing a hoof under the mares chin. Twilight felt a tinge of hope in her heart at the kind look Applejack gave her. It was the look she always gave to her and nopony else.

Just then Applejack pulled her in and gave Twilight a quick kiss on her lips. It lasted only a moment, but to Twilight it felt like an eternity of absolute bliss.

"Ah promise you, Twi, ah will change mah ways. Pinkie promise."

To say the unicorn was happy would have been an understatement. She broke into tears leaping into Applejack's arms. She babbled like a child in the orange fur hearing comforting words from Applejack. The door to the library opened as a small dragon waddled in with a large golden box in his grip.

"He guys!" he said placing the box on a nearby table. "Some weather we're having, huh?" he said jokingly.

"SPIKE!" they all cried out hugging the small dragon. He laughed with them as he gently pushed them all off of him.

After a quick warm welcome he pointed to the golden box. "The Princesses told me to bring these. Said it would be useful for what was going on here. By the way, what IS going on here!?" he asked.

All the ponies fidgeted not sure of what to tell him. Spike had not liked Trixie from the first day he saw her, and he never got over Twilight being banished from Ponyville, so nopony said a word. Applejack braved the young dragon sitting beside him she explained what had transpired while he was gone. To their surprise he felt sorry for Trixie.

He glared at Applejack who did her best not to look the baby dragon in the eye.

"I can't believe you of all ponies could be so cruel, and to a friend." he said coldly to her.

He stood up walking up to Twilight hugging her. The library shook as a viscous howl was heard all across Ponyville. It was unmistakably Trixie.

"Guess we better get out there and help." he said opening the box revealing the Elements of Harmony. They all looked at them wondering what the Princesses could have meant by they'd be useful. They each took their respective element and walked out the front door, but Applejack lingered behind looking at hers.

Never had she felt so unworthy to wield her element. Twilight returned to see her staring at the element in her hooves.

"AJ? Are you, OK?" she asked gently nuzzling her.

"Ah don't right know, Twi. Trixie warned me of mah attitude. This is all mah fault. I feel so dirty." she then took the necklace and threw it across the room. The metal clinked and fell to the ground. Twilight looked at it thoughtfully. She walked over lifting it with her hooves and went behind Applejack, placing it around her neck.

The orange pony shot upright at the sudden contact. She looked behind herself to see Twilight wrapping the necklace around her neck. She always thought Twilight was beautiful but never imagined it was part of her feelings for the unicorn. She always thought it was just her being friendly. She grabbed the lavender hoof and kissed it gently, Twilight kissed her on the neck enticing a moan from the farm pony.

"I'm sorry, Aj. If the mayor hadn't stopped me I don't know what I'd have done to you."

"It's fine, sugarcube. We are together now with our friends. And though we might have broken apart before, now we're all together now and that's what matters." She lifted the unicorn up from the wist and spun with her towards the door. She placed the unicorn down beside the door. "Now, let's go save our new friend!" she said with a wink.

Twilight Blushed as she leaned up to kiss the mare. Applejack made no objection, it felt weird but it felt good. It felt right. Another howl was heard from outside as the earth shook as an explosion went off in the distance.

Twilight broke away from her and looked out the door. "You consider Trixie a friend now?"

Applejack thought about the question. True she never had respect for the arrogant unicorn until now. She wished she'd listened to her before. But she couldn't deny the mare was right about what she'd said, but did she consider her a friend? Not really, they barely knew each other. Trixie knew more about her family than she knew about her.

Perhaps once this was over, they could become friends. But for now, she had to save her to find out.

"Guess we'll find out," she pulled Twilight beside her, giving her a kiss on the fore head. "Together."

And they both ran out to join their friends and save Trixie.

The western part of Ponyville was now in ruins as Trixie chased after the two mares who fled from her. Platinum was dizzy from blood loss and Mary was sore from running. I really need to get in better shape! She scolded herself for being so lazy.

Trixie flew after the two firing spell after spell laughing like a maniac. The to managed to dodge her attacks by shear luck and coincidence. Maud was nowhere to be found as they searched for their companion. They ducked under a fallen house effectively evading Trixie for now.

"Can't believe the mule left us!" Platinum growled. "Bet she's expecting to sweep in and save Trixie after she does us in."

"She wouldn't do that!" Mary swatted the mare in the back of the head.

The silvery unicorn frowned rubbing her head tenderly. "How do you know that?"

"She's a Pie and they aren't the kind of ponies to leave others high and dry." Platinum looked at her unconvinced. "I grew up with her father and mother, I know them. They raised their daughter right. Look at Pinkie."

Platinum was about to respond when the roof over them flew off to the side as Trixie revealed herself hovering over them.

"Just like a rat, hiding under the mud and filth of others." She mocked her eyes still glowing red.

"Stop Trixie!"

"Who dares-" Trixie spun around to meet a purple beam hitting her in the face, blinding her. "GAH! WHAT IS TI WITH THIS TOWN AND TRIXIE'S FACE!?!" she screamed gripping her eyes.

Once her vision cleared she saw Twilight and her friends all wearing the Elements of Harmony around their necks.

"We're not going to hurt you Trixie." Twilight said stepping forward.

"She's right darling," Rarity chimed in. "We just want to help you!"

Trixie however wasn't listening to them. Instead she focused on the yellow pegasus near the back. A cruel smile donned her lips as she dashed for them flying past she gripped Fluttershy by the neck flying with her into the sky.

"Fluttershy!"

"A team is only as good as the weakest link! That's why Trixie was always alone!" the unicorn said putting her prey in a choke hold. She began to squeeze making the pegasus flail and gasp for breath.

Mary saw this and ran beside them with Platinum at her side. "Trixie stop!"

"Oh, Mary there you are!" Trixie cheered. "And Platinum too? Aww, you shouldn't have. Really, you shouldn't have."

Her eyes narrowed as she focused her magic on the two mares, lifting them up to her just out of arms reach.

"You should have fled like the cowardly earth pony did. Now you'll all suffer the same fate starting with this one!" She sneered squeezing harder on the pegasus.

"That's it no one hurts Fluttershy while Rainbow Dash is on duty!"

"Rainbow catch Fluttershy!" Platinum screamed as she fired a beam into Trixie's eyes blinding her again.

Trixie let all three mares go gripping her eyes yet again. The mare screamed flailing around in the air shooting stun beams in every direction, hitting ponies and objects alike. Twilight shielded her friends while Rainbow braved the assault and saved the three mares from certain doom.

Landing behind Twilight's shield Rarity tended to Fluttershy while Mary ran up to Twilight.

"Twilight darling you're alright!" she hugged the young mare. "Glad to see you are better so quickly we have to stop Trixie!"

"I know mayor. But we need to get the amulet off of her."

"But how? She won't fall for any tricks again!" Pinkie gasped.

"We may have no choice then." Twilight declared looking at the raging unicorn up in the air. "We may have to use the elements on her!"

Platinum and Mary said nothing, they were shocked to hear such a thing. They had hoped to reason with her and convince her to remove the amulet herself. Clearly it was a failure but they held hope in their hearts that Trixie could be reasoned with.

They a violent shaking disrupted their thoughts as Trixie looked around to find the source of the disturbance. She stopped to see Maud standing on the roof of a house with her pet rock in her hoof.

"Maud!" Everypony cried out in surprise.

"Maud."

"Little moon, stop now or else!"

"Hah! You tell me what to do?! I call the shots here!" She laughed at the mares declaration. "What can you do to stop me?"

"I will stop you, with a few friends I just met." She said with a smile.

Trixie tilted her head in wonder when the earth started to shake. A large crystalline claw flew out from the earth and gripped the house next to the one Maud stood on. A massive serpentine creature made of crystal crawled out of the ground. It's head was like a giant spike with no eyes, it had a single large scythe like claw on its one arm and its tail split into tow at the end.

Everypony gasped at the sight, but Trixie only grinned.

"Don't make me do this little moon. It'll only end badly for you. Please come back to us." she pleaded.

Trixie reared up arching her back as she bellowed with laughter like a madmare. She then flew towards the creature and tackled it sending it to the ground. Maud sighed as she placed Boulder back in her pocket and jumped down to join the fray.