Author's Notes:

Hey everyone! It's me again and now were near the end of the second day! Yay! Today I present a two part finish to the second day. Each will focus on either Trixie or Mary after work. I won't say anymore than that until I post the last chapter for the second day. Anyways enjoy my faithful viewers

Revisions: Now we get to the point where i said the BIGGEST revisions will be taking place. Here is the starting point!I won't say for spoilers but here it is!

Enjoy!

*Mary at Derpy’s House*

Mary sat across Derpy and her daughter Dinky. The filly was so happy to see her as was Derpy. She made tea for them to enjoy while Dinky had apple juice. She wasn't much of a fan of tea like the older mares. Dinky listened to the older ponies paying close attention to what was said. The two were intent on making up for lost time.

"It' so good to see you two again." Mary took a sip of her tea giving Derpy a longing look. "I also heard you're back on the mailforce Derpy. "

The wall eyed pegasus giggled. "It's great to see you too Mary," she replied. "The accident wasn't as bad as others might have thought. Everyday I remember a little bit more and more. But much of it's still a blur to me." Mary struggled with this. *So she doesn't remember us then?* she thought.

Mary thought back to the little filly sipping her apple juice. Derpy looked at Mary with a saddened expression patting her daughter’s head, "Dinky really misses you. You don't visit us often like you use too."

The filly took this moment to scramble to Mary's lap and rubbed against her chest in a catlike manner.

"You never even say, ‘hi’ anymore." Dinky pouted.

"Sorry, you two." Mary placed her cup on the saucer plate, patting the filly's mane. "I've been really busy as of late. Considering Trixie and her hostile takeover."

"That mare's a big jerk for what she did! She should have been banished."

Both mares looked at her with shocked expressions. Mary was surprised by the outburst from the filly while Derpy looked absolutely horrified at her daughter's harsh words.

"Dinky!" Derpy’s face hardened with a stern glare. "We don't speak that way about anybody!"

Mary tilted her head in confusion at Derpy’s strange words. "Don't you mean anypony, Derpy?"

Derpy shook her head vigorously holding Dinky close to her. "No, I mean anybody! Changeling, griffon, pony, and every non-pony race! Nobody deserves that. To be alone forever exiled for past mistakes." Derpy pulled her daughter into a tight hug. "Heaven knows I've made some mistakes myself," Dinky said nothing but nuzzled her mother burying her face in her chest.

"Sorry, momma."

Dinky looked down dejectedly at the floor feeling ashamed.Her mother nodded approvingly patting her on the head. Mary joined the two in a small group hug. A sweet scent of blueberry hung onto the grey mare and filly. Derpy did love her muffins, as did Dinky. *Like mother like daughter.*

Derpy then looked up at Mary with a happier expression. "I've heard from Mr. Rich and Platinum that you took Trixie in as your assistant. I'm so proud of you Mary."

Seeing the mare in such high spirits always brightened Mary’s day.

"Yeah, I found her in my office the same night after Twilight and her friends bested her before the delegation arrived." She took a long sip of her tea as Derpy looked excited while Dinky looked deep in thought. Somehow she gets so thoughtful for a filly her age. Mary wondered looking at the filly. "When I saw her she was wondering what to do. I couldn't just kick her out of town, I don't have the heart to do such a thing, so I took her under my tutelage."

Derpy nodded approvingly. "I'm happy you forgave her Mary. The poor dear seemed so upset about something but wouldn't talk to anypony about it. That awful amulet corrupted her to where she wasn't herself." Derpy looked down at her daughter who glanced up to her. "I wonder how her mother feels?"

Mary rubbed her arm looking at grey mare, feeling envious of Derpy’s daughter. "I'm sure that she'd be proud of the effort Trixie’s making to change herself for the better."

This made Mary wonder what Trixie's mother was like. Was she kind and caring like Derpy or was she more traditional like Granny Smith? It made her wonder what kind of life and upbringing lead to Trixie being the way she was. It also made her wonder what kind of mother she could have been had she had a child of her own. *Would Trixie like kids? She always seemed so fond of them. Yeah, I think she would love kids.* Mary thought as Dinky waddled over to her standing on her lap.

"Mary?" The filly looked up to her standing on her hind legs leaning on her chest, "Why did you make Trixie your assistant?"

"Dinky," Derpy warned. "Please, don't pester poor Mary. She's had a rough week."

"Yeah because that awful pony made her sit in a cage for a week!" Dinky retorted to her mother.

Derpy's kind expression soured instantly. Mary had seen it once before when Derpy got angry at her for missing a date. It was a cold night on the couch it was. What followed was the Muffin Family tradition of scolding.

Derpy gave a solemn expression as she shook her head. "Oh Dinky. My little muffin. We don't say things like that about others you know that."

"But momma-"

"She was a pony in need." Mary's calm casual voice silenced them both. "Dinky, you see Trixie has few friends. They live too far away for her to get there on her own right now."

Mary picked up the filly cradling her in her arms like an infant. "Trixie had nopony to guide her in her time of need. So, I took it upon myself to help her. The job, home, and a friend all in one. She's come a long way in a few days," She looked up to Derpy who smiled back at her. "I'm happy to have met her and to call her my friend." Mary finished placing Dinky on the ground.

Derpy got a sly look on her face as she walked over sitting next to Mary, Dinky climbed up to sit with her. "Only as a friend? Are you sure Mary?"

"Yes as a friend, why?" Mary asked not sure where she was going with this.

Derpy giggled covering her mouth after a short snort. "Oh, I think you know what I mean Mary." She leaned over into her ear and whispered: "I think you like her. And I mean like, like her."

Mary shoved the mare away causing her to giggle like a school filly. "Now see here I have no such feelings for my friend. I barely know her."

"Dinky, my little muffin."

"Yes momma?"

"Will you please go to your room. I need to talk to the Mayor about something important." She kissed her daughter on the head as Mary ruffled her mane.

The little unicorn giggled nodding. "Okay, momma. Good night Mary!" Dinky ran up, hugging Mary. She then ran upstairs to her room followed closely by the thd of a door closing.

Once alone, the two mares waited refilling their cups and enjoying the company of one another. "So, do you like this Trixie girl?" Derpy asked bluntly making Mary choke on her tea. She looked at the wall eyed mare glaring at her.

"Yes, I do like her. Just not in the way you think," Mary responded setting her cup down.

Mary thought back two years when she first met Derpy and Dinky. The two were moving to Ponyville looking to make a fresh start for themselves from their life in Cloudsdale. Derpy was a normal pegasus at the time. Her walleyed nature was to come at a later time. Once settled in, she and Dinky went to Mary's office to finalize their residency in Ponyville. When the two mares met it was love at first sight.

Thinking about it made her wonder how she felt about Trixie. Sure she was cute and smart, but was it alright for her to like her when she still thought about Derpy? Did she even feel that way towards her? It was too soon to say, but it was driving her mad to think about. Just then she got to the point to where she just had to ask. It could no longer wait.

*I've waited so long and sacrificed so much.* She thought looking at Derpy, eating a muffin. She chewed it with a smile on her face enjoying the taste of the blueberries and the buttery bread combination.

"Derpy." She looked over to her hostess. "Do you think it's okay to love again? Like after somepony you loved is gone and can never come back? Is it alright to love another or is that betraying their memory and the feelings that once existed?"

Blinking a few times, Derpy smiled pulling the tan mare close with a hug. "Of course it is Mary. Why wouldn't it be okay to fall in love again? Only a selfish pony would tell their loved one to never love again. If it were me, I'd tell the pony I loved if you ever find it again, give it a comfortable shoulder to lay on."

Mary stared at her for a while, her brain processing what it had just heard. She then smiled hugging the grey mare. Suddenly their lips connected. A strong feeling of closure feel on both of them. As they separated Mary got to her hooves with Derpy by her side. "Thank you Derpy."

"I may be younger but I have a mother's intuition. Go get her while you have a chance Mary." Derpy walked over to the door opening it for her. "She won't wait forever. Neither should you."

"Oh Derpy. Thank you."

The two hugged. "Promise you'll still come to visit. Poor Dinky would be cross If you didn't stop by from time to time."

"I promise I will." Mary walked out the door stopping before the entrance. "I will never forget you, Derpy. You're the best friend a mare could ask for."

The silly pegasus smiled giving her a fond farewell. Once gone Derpy looked over at her table. In the center was two photos. One was of her and Terminal Velocity and the other was her and Mary with Dinky. She sighed at the two photos as she had a strong sense of nostalgia. *Don't live in the past Mary. Always look to the future.* She picked up the photo with a signature that said: Terminal Velocity, It had a blue pegasus mare with a teal curly mane wearing a leather jacket with a big grin on her face. Taking a moment to look it over, she departed to her room for the night stopping by Dinky's room before hand to say goodnight.

Meanwhile Mary made her way through the market. It was a the height of the twilight hour, the sun was setting and a sea of orange reds and violets painted the sky. Ponies were finishing their daily tasks and some were preparing for the night. Others were awakening to start their days. Everything was perfect. Ponies waved and greeted the Mayor of Ponyville as she made her way through the market looking for a familiar azure unicorn.

A loud explosion was heard like a loud firework going off behind her. Turning to see the source of the disturbance, she noticed several ponies from earlier had gathered near the center of the market circling around something. *Oh Trixie you didn't start something did you?* Mary panicked galloping towards the crowd hoping Trixie was not a part of this. She made her way through the towns folk circling a building and following it as a guide through the sea of ponies. Once she got to the end many of the ponies were leaving with looks of disgust while others were simply embarrassed or seemed uninterested.

She then spotted Applejack in the crowd with Rarity, Rainbow Dash and their respective sisters. Rarity was chewing Applejack out about something while Rainbow was hovering above them with Scootaloo in her arms and Apple Bloom held a scowl on her face looking at Applejack. As Mary approached the group, Applejack stormed off on her own as Mary intercepted her. "Dear, me Applejack is something the matter?" she asked concerned as the others went off together.

Applejack scowled at her friends. "Yeah, mah friends think that I've been to hard on Trixie. But that disgusting fillyfooler is in the middle of town doing her sick acts!"

Mary was taken back by the comment. She never expected Applejack to be so... backwards, being an Element of Harmony and all. Her thoughts were derailed as Applejack's words sunk in. Suddenly she felt tense and an aching feeling in her heart arose. "Wait, did you say Trixie was doing this?"

AJ scowled at the dispersing crowd. "Yeah, that fillyfooler is out there right now with that Platinum Spoon. Never liked her sister Silver Spoon for being a bully to mah sister. Now, I know fillyfooling is a bad thing and makes you into a horrible pony," Applejack growled, with no remorse in her voice only hate and contempt.

Mary didn't spare a moment. She ran past Applejack, and shoved her way through the crowd and when she finally reached the end of the sea of bodies, she found Trixie embracing Platinum with a deep kiss holding her hooves with hers. Mary hid in an alley clenching her chest daring not to look again. Feelings of anger, sadness, and jealousy arose in her heart. She dared to look once again to see Platinum and Trixie walking off into the sunset heading for home as Trixie carried a basket of food from the market.

Tears poured from her eyes as she growled punching the side of the building she was near. *It should be me! I should be there by her side! I waited all this time and for what!?* she thought stomping the ground. Devastated by what she saw she ran straight home not wanting to see anymore. Her heart ached and she could only feel contempt for Platinum. She ran never looking back.

In a minute she reached her small home in the outer rim of Ponyville. Making a beeline for the door she unlocked the door and went inside.

*Why do I feel this way to a pony I only met a day ago?* she thought slamming the door to her house behind her.

Once home Mary locked herself in her room and went straight to bed. She ignored the hunger groans her tummy gave off, choosing to drift off to a sorrowful sleep. She thought about what she saw at the town market, how depressing it was to see Trixie kissing another mare. Depression and tiredness all combined together and forced her into a deep sleep.Show, don't tell. Show her struggle, don't tell us she struggled.