Trixie smiled at Ponyville. She was so far away, yet so close, so close she could smell the death of that foal...

And now, my first step towards killing Twilight Sparkle...

She took a step forward...

But then fell forward, a searing pain coursing through her skull. A bump was already rising where the wooden club had smashed into the back of her head, and she was quickly losing consciousness.

However, she was conscious enough to hear three raspy, hushed voices.

"Good find...boss might just let us have a jewel or two..."

"Yeah...a few diamonds to our names..."

"Hey...maybe if she's able enough, boss might let us...use, her..."

"Shut it. We're in it for the jewels, nottin' more. We ain't gonna bone no dirty pony."

"You two mightn't, but I will."

"Shut it, you dirty rat!"

"Shut it, the both of you! We're takin' this little pony back to boss, and we're gonna get our pay."

"But-"

"We'll decide if we bone her or not there, you bloody idjit."

"...Fine."

"Now, let's get back to boss...she's gonna have our heads for bein' out so late..."

Trixie felt herself being lifted, and carried through the night, the wind blowing past her free-flowing mane, her hat long forgotten behind her.

She lost consciousness as the air tore at her face, her head pounding with pain as she gratefully accepted the black out.

Trixie opened her eyes, gasping for breath. She was on her back, and her head was pounding.

Where...Am...I...

She struggled to her hooves, falling five times in the process, still woozy and nauseous from the merciless clubbing to the back of the head.

She observed her surroundings.

She was in a giant cave, filled with gems and jewels, light streaking in from the cave's mouth high, high above her...

Trixie looked farther into the cave, and saw a small, blue unicorn, as well as another cave mouth, and a few pieces of furniture. In fact, the other side was identical to her side. She ran for the pile of jewels, and the blue unicorn across from her did the same.

She smacked right into the air, falling down on the gold pile, her face and head hurting as she looked up to see a smudge.

She tapped at the air with a hoof, thoroughly confused in her dazed state, her mind working slowly to piece together the pieces...

And finally, she realized why the two sides were symmetrical, and why the blue unicorn across from her performed the same exact actions...

The back of the cave was one giant, ornamental mirror, gold lining its glass edges.

Trixie walked backwards, right into the chest of something hard, and metal.

She turned and screamed, hiding from the automaton.

"Wh....wh....who are you!?"

The automaton turned, its body shaped like that of a spherical cone, ending in a flat bottom and treads.

"I am Shiny."

"And I, am Mirrormare."

Trixie stared at the reflection, her head throbbing as she tried to understand how in the hay a pony was in the reflective surface of the automaton.

"My servants said they captured you, and hurt you quite badly. Is that so?"

"S...servants?"

"Those ruffian Diamond Dogs."

Trixie nodded, deciding to agree with the odd reflection.

"H...how did you get in that mirror? And...why can't I see you in front of me?"

The silver unicorn smiled, releasing a small *hmph* in satisfaction.

"Ah, yes...Trixie, the Great and Powerful...Discord told me all about you."

Trixie blinked, the name ringing a bell.

"Discord..."

"Yes. The one who...taught you how to kill Twilight Sparkle? Oh, yes...I know him quite well."

The mare in the mirror...walked out of the mirror, and appeared in the large mirror that spanned the back wall of the cave. She raised her lip in disgust, seeing the smudge that Trixie had made on the glass.

"Hey, uh...Spot! Get over here and clean this smudge!"

A Diamond Dog appeared, eying Trixie as he walked past her, his scruffy chin giving him a rather terrifying appearance as he winked at her.

"Yes, Mirrormare..."

"And make it spotless!"

The Diamond Dog nodded in obedience, occasionally looking back at Trixie.

"So...is she a good find, Mare of the Mirror?"

"Yes, Spot...in fact, she's a perfect find..."

Trixie shook her head, struggling hard to return to her assertive self.

"What do you mean, a 'perfect find'!?"

"Oh, my, I didn't finish explaining, did I? Oh, that's quite good, Spot...now go."

"Yes, Mirrormare..."

'Mirrormare' walked over to the reflection of the bed, moving the sheets with her magic. To Trixie's shock, the bed in the real world moved as well. The silvery unicorn sat on the bed, and placed a pillow on it for Trixie to join her. The blue unicorn hesitantly accepted the offer, cringing as she felt the bed creak with the reflected unicorn's shifts in weight.

"You see, I fell in love with a dragon long, long ago...and obviously, dragons live much longer than ponies...

"Well, you see, I asked Celestia to immortalize me in my faithful automaton, Shiny. This way, I could live forever, and be with my love forever...

"Well, Celestia declined, saying it was 'against the natural laws'. So, I went on a journey.

"After two years, I finally found Discord, and had him immortalize me in Shiny, after he helped me create fifteen mirrors across the world. Those fifteen mirrors I can travel to at any moment, for they are enchanted to reach into the Mirror World.

"Being a living being within the mirror world itself, I can alter objects in the mirror. However, if a mirror is scratched, or smudged...I'm afraid I can't alter anything in the mirror. I'm part of the mirror, and I exist in this world, and can influence yours.

"Well, back to the main point of it...as soon as I was immortalized within Shiny, that brute of a dragon buried me and my lovely automaton in his stash. After eight hundred years, I had had it.

"With the aid of Discord, who can freely control the Mirror World, I killed my 'love'. And, in return for the two deeds, I am forever loyal to Discord, who is my new love, for he helped me, and so, I shall help him.

"And, due to my loyalty with Discord, you are a wonderful find, my dear."

Trixie raised an eyebrow at the mirror, looking into Mirrormare's eyes in the pristine mirror.

"But...why am I a perfect find?"

Mirrormare smiled, and walked up to the front of the mirror, taking up the majority of it.

"Because, my dear...together, we can kill the Elements of Harmony, and we can crush all of Equestria. I can have my revenge on Celestia for her refusal, and you your revenge on Twilight Sparkle."

"But...how?"

Mirrormare smiled, and called in the Diamond Dogs.

"These three Diamond Dogs - Fido, Rover, and Spot - are my faithful servants. Of course, they're only in it for the jewels, but it's enough to have a viable connection to the Diamond Dogs' parliamentary system."

She smiled, a dark shadow casting over her face.

"Together, my dear Trixie...we can crush all of Equestria...with the Diamond Dogs by our side.

"We can go to war."

I found a piece of paper last night...
I think it has to do with the O.C.D.'s I filched from Celestia's desk...
It says:
'Samuel Addams'...
I wonder where that fits in...