My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic

Of Ponies and Humans

Chapter 6

The Spell

Zilver laid back in his and Halo’s motel room, reading the newest issue of ‘Spider-Mare vs Venom’ when the door to their apartment slammed in.

Zil bolted up and fell to the floor. “ow! That hurt! Who even…” Zil got up and looked to see a angry and sad Trixie standing in the doorway. “Trixie? What are you doing here?” Zil jumped up and walked on over. “Aren’t you supposed to be at dinner with Twi?”

Trixie didn’t reply but looked up at her brother with tears in her eyes. She just fell into his hooves and started crying hard. “This is… this is all his fault!” Trixie cried.

“Whose?”

“Halo‘s! Twilight… Twilight’s in love with him, saying his eyes are dreamy and… and…!” Trixie continued crying while Halo bit his lower lip. “why? Why does everything I try to do always backfire on me?” Trixie asked, still sobbing up a storm.

“well… everyone has bad luck once in a while.”

“but mine has been lasting for 2 years!” Trixie sniffled as she broke the embrace with her brother. “It’s like… it’s like life has given up on me.”

“now don’t say that.” Zilver said in a comforting tone. “life hasn’t given up on you. It’s just throwing you a bad bone, is all. Everyone goes though it once in a while.”

Trixie sniffled as she wiped her eyes. “you sure?”

“Trust me. Thing’s will pick up before long. You’ll see.”

Trixie wanted to believe that. deep down she wanted too. But… she just couldn’t. she just walked over to her bed and fell onto it’s covers as she continued to cry. Zilver felt uncomfortable as he scratched the back of his neck.

“I’m… gonna go look for Halo. Will you be okay by yourself?” Zilver asked. Trixie just continued crying. Zil got really uncomfortable as he left. This was a big mess, and Halo was at the center of it.

“Dang. that’s gotta be brutal for her.” Req said as Twilight started putting up her dress.

Twilight had come home 30 minutes earlier and explained the whole situation to Requiem and Spike, who kept secret about knowing this.

Twilight nodded in agreement as she took the skirt off. “yeah. And now she’s disappeared. I’m worried she’s gonna do something stupid. Or dangerous.”

“or both.” Spike said, sitting on the edge of Twi’s bed. “we both know Trixie isn’t exactly known for clear thinking, especially in trying circumstances.”

“I remember. I remember.” Twilight used her magic to take off her jewelry. “still… I’m worried.” Twi put her jewelry up and stood there for a moment. She nodded and headed for the door. “I better go find her. Prevent her from doing something stupid.”

“we’ll come with.” Req said as she got up. Spike nodded and jumped off the bed.

“no. you 2 stay here in case she comes by. Besides…” Twilight paused as she reached the door. “this is my fault and I have to be the one to set it right.” she opened it and ran out, heading to the exit of the library and leaving Req and Spike behind. They looked at each other with worried expressions.

Halo snored beneath a lamppost, having fallen asleep earlier. It just goes to show that you don’t put off grocery shopping till late at night, especially if it is a 24/7 store. He never even got 123 feet from the apartment before falling asleep.

Halo was snapped awake when someone splashed water on him. Halo spit up water as he shook his head. “Who the buck…” Halo looked to see a irritated Zilver standing over him with a empty bucket of water. “Zilver?”

“are you happy?” a annoyed Zilver asked.

“beg pardon?”

“Trixie’s dinner with Twilight was going so well till the truth came out. Now, Trixie’s back in our hotel room, crying her eyes out, when she should be pummeling you.”

“what are you talking about? You get into the gummy bears again or watch that Care Bears tape you can’t seem to let go?”

Zil stammered and shut Halo up before anyone else could hear that last part. “ZSST! Shut it!”

“but it’s--”

“just shut up and listen, okay lover boy?” Zil groaned, pinching his eyes.

“lover boy!?!”

Zil gave a exasperated sigh. “Twilight isn’t in love with Trixie, not as a Filly-Fooler.”

“Yeah. We all know that. Spike told us she wasn’t.” Halo got up and shook off the rest of the water.

Zil covered his face till Halo stopped shaking. “yeah, well… turns out that Twilight is in love with… oh, Celestia, I’m gonna regret saying this. Twilight’s in love with you.”

Halo looked up at Zil with a shocked expression on his face. “Twilight?” a unbelieving Halo asked. “is in love with me?”

“that’s what Trixie’s sobbing about. And it doesn’t take a expert to see that she is smitten with you. I mean, did you not notice the ribbon she wore to try and impress you the day Trixie came back?”

Halo stammered. “I-I-I thought she was just being quirky.”

“she said your eyes are dreamy! That sound like someone who’s quirky?”

“I-I-I-it could be just a phase.” Halo stammered, not wanting to believe it.

Zilver sat down on the ground and folded his front hooves across his chest. “a phase? Are you that nervous about a relationship with a girl?”

“well… well, yeah. I don’t know how a relationship goes. I don’t know the complex art of trying to impress a girl…”

“didn’t have that much trouble on Mare Effect.” Zilver muttered. He stuttered and interrupted the rambling. “ho, ho, hold up Halo. Nobody knows what to do when they enter a relationship for the first time. It’s a process, like… like Fine Wine. Remember that girl?”

Halo chortled as he sat back. “OH, do I? she had one fine flank and one tight bod.”

“Right, and remember what I did that caused us to break up?”

“everyone who was around in Canterlot 7 years ago remembers it. That’s why you never ask a girl if you want to ‘do the deed.’”

“she didn’t have to respond the way she did.” Zilver muttered.

“You asked her in front of her parents!” Halo angrily groaned.

“and now I know not to do that.” Zilver said with slight smugness. Halo just groaned and rolled his eyes. “and you know not to do it if you get in a relationship.”

“which will be never.” Halo said as he got up. “I mean, relationships are trouble. One wrong move and you’ll end up sleeping with the fishes.”

Zil just looked up with a fazed look. “That’s the mob, genius.”

“but it proves my point and it’s why I’m not getting into a relationship with anypony.” Halo said as he walked away. “I’m gonna go check on Trixie.”

Zil groaned as he lowered his head. “What a idiot.” he groaned. He started walking after him when he noticed a lavender mare run away towards the farm. “uh-oh.” Zil ran after it, knowing who it was.

Trixie stared up at the ceiling, having stopped crying 10 minutes ago. Depression hit her as she just looked up, sad that her future with Twi was gone forever.

The door to the apartment opened as a distressed Halo walked in. he noticed Trixie and she noticed him. “hey, Trixie.” Trixie just flip over, looking away from him. Halo groaned. “Look, Zilver told me everything and… and I know Twilight loves me. But I don’t feel anything for her. Sure, she’s cute but so is every other mare in this town.”

“Where are you going with this, Halo?” a grumpy Trixie asked.

“I’m saying that I’m not gonna go out with her. You know how bad I am at relationships.”

“but she’s stricken with you, Halo. She won’t get you out of her head.” Trixie said, not moving from her pose.

“well, she probably will when I tell her I’m not looking for a marefriend. That’ll give you a chance.”

“but she’s not a Filly-Fooler.”

“oh. Right. Forgot.” Halo droned. “well, unless there’s a spell to turn you into a stallion, I don’t know what to tell you.”

Halo walked into the bathroom and closed the door. The main door opened as the unicorn walked out, closing the door behind her and leaving her dinner gown behind.

Requiem walked out of the bathroom, toothbrush in her mouth and just a t-shirt for her pajamas. She stood in front of a mirror and looked at her hair. “hope Twilight finds Trixie. Otherwise, we’re gonna have a big problem on our hands.” Req said, toothbrush still in her mouth.

“Tell me a…a… *Yawn* …bout it.” Spike wiped his eyes.

“Starting to get sleepy?”

“Starting too? I already am.” Spike yawned. The 2 heard the main library door open up below. “who’s here this late at night?”

“maybe Rainbow coming for the latest Daring Do.” Requiem said. She walked on down. Spike lazily followed.

Books flew around in the main lobby as Requiem and Spike descended from above. Req turned on the light to see Trixie quickly looking though books. She had a illumination spell going but turned it off when the library light came on.

“Trixie?”

“Trixie!” Spike angrily exclaimed. “What are you doing here? It’s 11 o’clock at night. We need to get to sleep and so do you.”

“I’m not going to sleep until I find it.” Trixie forcefully said, looking though books as fast as a robot.

“Find what?” Req asked.

“a book of transformation.”

Spike and Req looked at each other then back at Trixie. “What?”

“Halo informed me that he’s not planning on going out with Twilight anytime soon and, even though he didn’t tell me, he mentioned that I wouldn’t go anywhere with this relationship unless I somehow turn into a stallion.”

Req gave a exasperated sigh as she face-palmed. “so… you’re looking for a spell to turn you into a guy?”

“if you wanna put it that way.” Trixie muttered as she threw a book away and grabbed another one.

“Trixie. This is crazy.” Spike said. “Twilight isn’t going to--”

“this will work!” Trixie snapped, a worried and frightened expression on her face. “it has to.” she went back to reading though the books.

Req and Spike looked at each other. “she must really be desperate.” Req sighed. “Go and find Twilight or Halo. I’m gonna try and… do something with this predicament.” Spike nodded and ran out the door. Req sighed and walked on over. “So… what do you want me to do?”

“look for any spell books regarding transformations.” Trixie ordered. A worried Req complied as she grabbed the nearest book.

Twilight depressing sat beneath a tree, the same tree where Trixie’s caravan got destroyed. She looked at the wreckage as she sat back on the tree. She hit her head against it, trying to get this past night out of her head.

“Some night, huh?” Zilver asked, approaching her from the front.

“yeah. I break Trixie’s heart, she disappears, and I overhear Halo saying he’ll never take a marefriend.”

“yeah. Listen, the reason why is because he’s never all that confident around girls. He puts up a brave front but, truth be told, he’s as nervous as a worm at a bird party.”

Twilight chuckled at that simile. “that awkward around us sexy mares?” she asked.

“are you kidding? Half the reason he got that explorers Cutie Mark was because he wanted to get away from women.”

“Why?”

“well, mostly because he doesn’t know how to work relationships.”

“nobody does when they get into a relationship for the first time. It’s all trial and error.”

“I told him the same thing but he wouldn’t listen. He’s a stubborn mule.”

Twi chuckled in agreement but stopped when she asked this: “how’s Trixie doing?”

“what do you think? You broke her heart by telling her that you’re in love with her brother. Now she’s back in our room, crying her eyes out.”

“no she’s not.” Halo said as he and Spike ran up the hill towards them.

“Spike? What are you still doing up?” Twi asked as she got up.

“We got a problem.” Spike said as he skidded to a halt.

“Trixie’s at the library, looking for a spell that can turn her into a stallion.”

“What? There’s no spell like that; I looked though every book in that library 3 times and they didn’t mention anything about stallion-transformations.”

“but are there other transformation spells in there?” Zil asked.

“tons, some written in the old language so… uh-oh. She might cast the wrong spell.”

“to the library!” Zil exclaimed as he shot towards the tree, leaving behind a smoke cloud shaped like him. Everyone else followed suit.

Every single book in the place was on the floor, Req groaned on the back of a pile with a book over her eyes. “no more. No more books.” she pleaded.

Trixie, however, had one last book in her hooves and snickered when she found what she was looking for. “bingo. Found it.”

“thank goodness. Can I got to bed now?” Req asked.

Trixie ignored her and looked the page over and over. Most of the title was worn away but the pictures showed tell-tail signs of transformations aplenty. Req groaned as she sat up. Trixie put the book in her hands. “hold it on that page.” she ordered Req as she walked to the center of the library.

Req looked down on the page. “Un… you sure this is a good idea?” Trixie didn’t reply but instead concentrated on the spell featured in the book. “Trix…?”

The Unicorn glowed as wind billowed around her, picking up any loose papers. A green glyph appeared beneath her and added a glow to the sight. Req ducked behind a pile, still holding the book up for Trix.

Clouds suddenly formed and began to spin around in the sky above the Library. Twi, Halo, Zil, and Spike ran across the ground, running as fast as they could to the library.

“Crap. She’s actually doing it.” Twi exclaimed as she ran as fast as her hooves can carry her.

The spell reached it’s apex as Twi and the others burst it.

“Trixie! Wait!” they all yelled out.

The yelling distracted Trixie from the spell casting but the spell was still completed. A beam of green light shot out of the glyph and into the air, right into the middle of the swirling clouds.

A bulge of light came back down and hit the glyph, sending out a massive explosion of light that quickly covered all of Equestria.