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A Blueberry and Her Greenery 1-35 (Complete)

By LineOfFlowers
Created: 2021-01-03 21:31:43
Expiry: Never
anontrixiehiehuman/pony romance

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    Note: This is the original draft of this story, but not the best one. Another version, expanded, and rewritten in prose can be found here:
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    https://www.deviantart.com/poisonhorsie/gallery/59662723/A-Blueberry-and-Her-Greenery
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    and here:
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    https://www.fimfiction.net/story/358503/a-blueberry-and-her-greenery
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    I hope you'll check it out. It's much better than this one.
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    A Blueberry and her Greenery
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    Post 1
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  12. 12.
    >You are Trixie,
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    >Having one hell of a time.
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    >Circling Equestria in your wagon.
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    >Stopping when you reach a town,
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    >performing magic.
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    >Pearls before swine.
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    >They don't appreciate it,
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    >not enough, anyway.
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    >They can't see your greatness.
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    >But it's there.
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    >You are the GREAT and POWERFUL Trixie
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    >...
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    >Aren't you?
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    >...
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    >...
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    >You are anon
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    >You are, ...somewhere.
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    >Lot's of trees.
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    >Weird animals
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    >Do those clouds have spikes?
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    >You've been here for a few days.
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    >That sun can really fuckin' move.
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    >So can the moon.
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    >Who knows how you got here?
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    >Wherever here is.
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    >Not much to eat
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    >Clothes are dirty and torn.
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    >Those clouds DO have spikes!
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    >And there're lots of them!
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    >It's getting darker.
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    >Suddenly brighter.
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    >Lightning! Way too close for comfort.
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    >Rain too.
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    >Fuck.
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    >Is that a... a cave!
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    >I've read enough novels to know this never works out
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    >But that's only novels right?
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    >Real life has empty, unused caves, right?
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    >Man, the rain is really coming down
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    >Besides, everyone knows monsters aren't real!
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    >BOOM!
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    >Lightning turns a tree in to fragments
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    >That cinches it: cave it is.
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    Post 2
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  62. 62.
    >You are anon
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    >More importantly, you are out of the rain.
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    >More or less
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    >This cave isn't so big.
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    >But it is long.
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    >The storm makes it dark outside,
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    >but the cave continues in pure blackness.
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    >[spoiler]Shit's creepy, yo.[/spoiler]
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    >You vaguely recall reading caves are bad places to be in thunderstorms
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    >Lightning can jump the gaps.
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    >Was that why?
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    >You can't remember.
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    >Should you go deeper?
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    >More lightning.
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    >It's even closer.
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    >You see something out of the corner of your eye.
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    >Glinting in the flash from outside.
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    >What's that in the darkness?
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    >It's gone
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    >No more lightning,
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    >No more light.
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    >A sound.
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    >Barely audible over the din from outside
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    >Different from the din outside.
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    >faint
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    >scraping
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    >Like fingernails on stone
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    >Fingernails, or...
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    >No, this is real life.
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    >More lightning,
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    >More light.
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    >Holy shit!
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    Post 3
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  100. 100.
    >You are anon,
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    >and there are jewels!
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    >There are many jewels!
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    >Rubies, Saphires, Diamonds, Emeralds!
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    >Scattered a few meters further in the cave.
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    >How convenient.
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    >But they're big.
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    >And your pockets are empty.
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    >Before you realize it, you're squatting and stuffing them.
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    >Hmmm, not as many as you thought.
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    >Still a half-dozen thumb-sized gems are nothing to sneeze at.
  111. 111.
    >Wait, what's that?
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    >At the edge of the darkness?
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    >Another one?
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    >Sweet!
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    >Oh, another?
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    >Just a bit further?
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    >And another!
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    >And another!
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    >And...
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    >Lightning flashes again.
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    >It doesn't seem so close this time.
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    >Shit you're deeper than you realized!
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    >But there are still more jewels.
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    >Little sparks of light
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    >laying one after the other.
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    >a trail of winking eyes
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    >beckoning you to follow.
  128. 128.
    >To go deeper.
  129. 129.
    >You look back.
  130. 130.
    >You can see the mouth of the cave.
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    >A distant, dark gray splotch against the black
  132. 132.
    >You look forward.
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    >Darkness. Not merely the absence of light.
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    >A darkness so absolute it seems to be material.
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    >Something...
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    >Something's there.
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    >You can feel it.
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    >Like the abyss staring back at you.
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    >A smell
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    >rotting meat and unwashed fur.
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    >Dread and fear wash over you like a wave
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    >GET OUT NOW
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    >You turn to run, dropping the gems in your hands.
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    >That sound again.
  145. 145.
    >Fingernails on stone
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    >No, not fingernails:
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    >claws.
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    >Scrabbling for purchase
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    >Louder than before,
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    >and closer.
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    >You break in to a sprint.
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    >A step.
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    >Two.
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    >Something hits you from behind.
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    >Large and filthy and hairy
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    >Laughter like nothing from a human throat echos in the cave.
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    >You're thrown to the ground
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    >Bound with coarse rope.
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    >Something wet and clingy and noxious goes over your head.
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    >Darkness.
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    Post 4
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  167. 167.
    >You are Trixie.
  168. 168.
    >The day is looking good!
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    >Sun
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    >blue sky
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    >Diamond Dogs.
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    >They're kind of stinky, sure.
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    >But easy to impress!
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    >And loaded with Jewels!
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    >Not much further now.
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    >Good thing to
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    >turning your wagon's wheels with magic is hard!
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    >Not too hard of course.
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    >You are Great and Powerful!
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    >But hard enough.
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    >Sure does impress though.
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    >Even other ponies.
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    >And the Diamond Dogs?
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    >You giggle to yourself imagining their reaction.
  185. 185.
    >You put on a haughty expression.
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    >Nose up
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    >sly smile
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    >palpable arrogance.
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    >Your wagon carries you through the tree line.
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    >Showtime!
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    >"Come one! Come all!"
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    >"See the amaaazing feats of magic that can only be done by the most amaaazing unicorn in Equestria."
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    >Memories rise unbidden.
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    >A town not too far away.
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    >An amulet.
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    >Another unicorn.
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    >...
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    >Your expression never wavers
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    >your eyes don't betray your thoughts,
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    >Your smile even grows.
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    >Magic isn't the only amazing thing about you.
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    Post 5
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  207. 207.
    >You are Trixie
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    >And you cary on with practiced ease.
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    >Your vardo rolls on.
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    >Toward the wide mouth of the Diamond Dog's cave.
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    >"See the dextrous manipulation of reality itself!"
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    >They've definitely noticed you.
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    >"Be AWED with power you never knew existed!"
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    >Diamond pups yip and jump excitedly
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    >Some rush in to the cave
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    >"Power you never knew *could* exist!"
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    >More Diamond Dogs emerge
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    >ears perked,
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    >wagging tails,
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    >some with lolling tongues.
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    >The wagon trundles on.
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    >"For while Trixie has graced your home with her presence before,"
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    >that *was* some time ago."
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    >The wagon stops.
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    >"Gather round and see Trixie as you've never seen her before!"
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    >You stand on your ledge.
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    >Hat cocked just so.
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    >Cloak billowing behind you.
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    >"Blessed with talent beyond any other unicorn!"
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    >"Trained by Princess Celestia herself!"
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    >"Victor of a duel with *Princess* Twilight Sparkle!"
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    >Memories
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    >Not now
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    >"Ruler of Ponyville..."
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    >"Until I got bored and left!"
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    >"The one! The only! The Great and Powerful Trrrixie!"
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    >You leap from your vardo,
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    >subtly hitting a switch as you go.
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    >Your magic carries you higher than a mere leap would have,
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    >and slows your descent to a glide.
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    >From your wagon trumpets blare and cannons launch confetti.
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    >Smoke erupts and a stage juts forth.
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    >Perfect timing, you think,
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    >magically adjusting your fall.
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    >You touch down as the smoke clears.
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    >A wand in your hoof.
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    >A dramatic flourish and bow
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    >To a cacophony of excited howls
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    >and tails drumming the ground.
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    Post 6
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    >You are Trixie
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    >And you have the audience in the frog of your hoof
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    >You flash your perfect smile
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    >And raise your wand
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    >Sweeping the crowd
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    >You can't help but laugh as their heads follow it's movement
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    >Every last one of them
  261. 261.
    >Silly things
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    >You play to it.
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    >"Hahaha!" Your voice gradually rising in pitch
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    >"Behold! An artifact from *beyond*!
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    >[spoiler]Just a stick, yo![/spoiler]
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    >"Unknown to Griphons!"
  267. 267.
    >What should I call it?
  268. 268.
    >"Unknown to Taurs!"
  269. 269.
    >Think fast
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    >"Unknown to to the Dragons, and the mighty Diamond Dogs!"
  271. 271.
    >What was that thing called?
  272. 272.
    >"Unknown even to Ponies!"
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    >Lives under the sea, part pony part octopus, little bat-wings?
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    >"All but two, that is!"
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    >Ah, that's it!
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    >"Brought to this world by Starswirl the Bearded himself!"
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    >"Used to work wonders!"
  278. 278.
    >"Then banished beyond the sea by Princess Celestia herself
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    >because even SHE feared it's might!"
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    >"Tremble, for you are in the presence of the dreaded Wand of Colthulhu!"
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    >They all actually gasped.
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    >perfect
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    >"But *I*, the Great and Powerful Trixie could not be denied!"
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    >"I, through wit and sorcery unmatched,
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    >stole this artifact from the depths of Tartarus itself!"
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    >"I, and I alone know the secret to it's use!"
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    >"But the Great and Powerful Trixie is not cruel!
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    >"The Great and Selfless Trixie would share the marvels of this relic!"
  289. 289.
    >"Who would witness it's power?"
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    Post 7
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    >You are Trixie
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    >The center of attention
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    >As it should be
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    >The Diamond Dogs stand transfixed by the stick
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    >Eyes glazed, ears down
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    >You levitate the wand
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    >Flourishing here and there
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    >Your pink aura sparking and glowing
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    >"Not even The Great and Powerful Trixie can use it in hoof."
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    >"It's magic is too dangerous!"
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    >"One of Starswirl's apprentices tried...
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    >and was seen dragged away by tentacled horrors!"
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    >"Things from beyond the veil of worlds!"
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    >You hold it steady
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    >A few meters over the crowd
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    >With your magic you call forth screams
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    >Shrill and wild
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    >They sound like they're coming from the wand
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    >with a wispy vapor
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    >it darkens and thickens
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    >A cloud
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    >More magic!
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    >From the lobes and pillows of smoke a face forms
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    >Twisted and rotten
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    >Then melts away.
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    >Another one
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    >larger and more monstrous than the last
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    >You look around
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    >They're all focused on the show above them.
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    >A few of the pups are hiding their eyes behind their paws
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    >More magic
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    >A new shape rises
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    >Swift and terrible
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    >Like a shark attacking from below
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    >it swallows the monsters face
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    >and leers at the crowd
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    >Gasps, and even a whimper or two.
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    >Not just from the pups
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    >Ha!
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    >Here we go...
  336. 336.
    >Dramatically you allow the pink aura of magic to sputter.
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    >You make the screams louder
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    >Add new voices
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    >Twist them
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    >Some stones fall down the mountainside
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    >Some of them turn to look
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    >Now a voice for the face
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    >"Pathetic creatures"
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    >"You can not hold me! I will devour you!"
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    >Not good enough for ponies, you think
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    >More than enough for these mutts.
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    >Some of the pups flee in the cave
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    >"Silence beast!" You shout.
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    >"You are at my command!
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    >I the Great and Powerful Trixie will not allow you to harm!"
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    >"Begone!"
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    >Your horn glows brighter, so does the wand.
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    >The face contorts in agony
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    >it keens as it's absorbed back in to the stick.
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    >It drops
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    >The Diamond Dogs flee from where it lands
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    >You smile, allowing yourself to seem just a *bit* flustered.
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    >They look back and forth from the wand to you
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    >And erupt in cheers
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    Post 8
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    >You are Trixie
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    >You just saved the day
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    >Or so they think
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    >You hop down from your stage
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    >Suddenly, a pin drop would be loud
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    >You stroll nonchalantly toward the wand
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    >quietly laying in a circle of dumbstruck Diamond Dogs
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    >They part like water as you approach
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    >"Not e-ven the Immaterium's Horrors can match the Great and Powerful TrrrixIE!"
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    >You emphasize the last sound
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    >savoring it
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    >"But really..."
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    >Your horn glows and the wand jumps to your cloak-pocket
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    >The Diamond Dogs jump too.
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    >"was there *ever* any doubt?"
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    >You smirk a moment
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    >then saunter back to stage
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    >Feeling their eyes on you
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    >Relishing it
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    >Sitting on stage now
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    >Hind hooves crossed
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    >dangling languidly off the edge
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    >Time for the goodies
  388. 388.
    >"Now then"
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    >"The Great and Powerful Trixie,
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    >quondam royal student,
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    >triumphant in uncounted duels
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    >and contests of magic,
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    >has juuusstt
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    >saved your bacon."
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    >You like that phrase
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    >Picked it up from the Gryphons
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    >A murmur passes through the crowd
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    >A trio of them sprint to the cave
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    >"Trixie will accept your adulation..."
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    >The briefest of pauses
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    >The faintest of smiles
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    >"Now"
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    >As one they rush to you
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    >Stopping just shy of your hooves
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    >Yipping cheering and whining
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    >Hopefully they don't piddle again
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    >You raise your gorgeous face to the sun.
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    >The sounds and more importantly
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    >The feelings wash over you.
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    >A warmth swells in your chest
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    >You smile more broadly
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    >And look toward the cave
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    >careful to let only the barest of glances fall on your worshipers
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    >They should be returning with your reward soon
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    >Last time it was a basket full of glittering jewels
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    >Ah there!
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    >Two of the cave-sprinters emerge
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    >Empty-handed
  419. 419.
    >Behind them
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    >Movement in the gloom
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    >That must be number three
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    >...
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    >What under Celestia's sun is that!?
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    Post 9
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    >You are anon
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    >Still alive
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    >Maybe you'd be better off dead
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    >Chains around your wrists and ankles
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    >Pushing a heavy gem-laden cart
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    >There's barely any light
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    >Even less food
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    >And brutish foul-smelling... things are everywhere.
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    >Following you
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    >taunting you
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    >whipping you
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    >How long have you been here?
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    >It's hard to tell when you can't see the sky
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    >Something's happening
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    >The big blue hunchbacked one
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    >Your captor, is coming
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    >Where he is, the other two are never far behind.
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    >They sniff the air and bee-line for you
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    >Fuck
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    >The big one's got something in his paws
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    >One of them holds your chain
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    >The big one shoves that thing over your head
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    >It's wooden, and heavy
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    >Baskets hang from its sides
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    >They stuff gems in one basket
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    >Bottles in the other
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    >and drag you by your chain
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    >You are Trixie
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    >And for once in your life you are speechless
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    >Something has emerged from the cave
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    >It looks like...
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    >well it looks like nothing you've ever seen
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    >Walks on two legs
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    >covered in dirty tattered cloth
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    >It has a mane
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    >of a sort
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    >But no coat you can see
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    >Bearing a yoke with two full baskets
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    >And prodded along by...
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    >Fido was his name?
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    >Well the biggest of the three
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    >Whatever his name was
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    >They're heading your way
  474. 474.
    >Rover and Spot push through the crowd
  475. 475.
    >and genuflect at your hooves
  476. 476.
    >Tails stiff
  477. 477.
    >just the ends wagging
  478. 478.
    >They're excited
  479. 479.
    >trying to be subtle about it
  480. 480.
    >"Oh Trixie..." He begins
  481. 481.
    >Fuck that!
  482. 482.
    >"AHEM!"
  483. 483.
    >A pause
  484. 484.
    >"Oh Great and Powerful Trixie!"
  485. 485.
    >"You may continue."
  486. 486.
    >"Thank you for saving us"
  487. 487.
    >"Look, look!" The other one adds
  488. 488.
    >"Our servant brings you treats!"
  489. 489.
    >"Gems, and Cider, and Gryphon ale too!"
  490. 490.
    >So it's their servant?
  491. 491.
    >Why anything would serve the Diamond Dogs
  492. 492.
    >Is beyond even the Great and Powerful Trixie's ken
  493. 493.
    >It's closer now
  494. 494.
    >back bent under it's burden
  495. 495.
    >Wait a moment
  496. 496.
    >What's that on it's... limbs?
  497. 497.
    >Chains?
  498. 498.
     
  499. 499.
     
  500. 500.
     
  501. 501.
    Post 10
  502. 502.
     
  503. 503.
    >You are the Great and Powerful Trixie
  504. 504.
    >You no longer feel good
  505. 505.
    >Warm and smug a moment ago
  506. 506.
    >Now chilled to the bone
  507. 507.
    >Chains?
  508. 508.
    >Memories rise
  509. 509.
    >They always do
  510. 510.
    >But never so soon after a show
  511. 511.
    >An amulet
  512. 512.
    >Incredible power in your veins
  513. 513.
    >An even more incredible cruelty in your heart
  514. 514.
    >Watching through your own eyes
  515. 515.
    >Somehow not really comprehending
  516. 516.
    >as you do things
  517. 517.
    >Things you still can't believe you would have
  518. 518.
    >But you did
  519. 519.
    >And Twilight...
  520. 520.
    >NO!
  521. 521.
    >No No No No No No No
  522. 522.
    >...
  523. 523.
    >Better now
  524. 524.
    >Not a hair out of place
  525. 525.
    >No matter how strong the feelings
  526. 526.
    >Damn, you're awesome
  527. 527.
     
  528. 528.
     
  529. 529.
    >You are anon
  530. 530.
    >SUNLIGHT!
  531. 531.
    >You can't see shit
  532. 532.
    >Your eyes ache and burn
  533. 533.
    >But it's a good pain
  534. 534.
    >And the warmth on your skin is unmistakable
  535. 535.
    >The thing behind you pokes
  536. 536.
    >forcing you to go where it wants
  537. 537.
    >Your eyes are starting to adjust
  538. 538.
    >You're heading toward a large group of brutes
  539. 539.
    >clustered around a stage
  540. 540.
    >There seems to be a blue pony sitting on it
  541. 541.
    >A blue pony
  542. 542.
    >with a white mane
  543. 543.
    >And a robe and wizard hat
  544. 544.
    >Maybe you have been in the dark too long
  545. 545.
     
  546. 546.
    >You are Trixie
  547. 547.
    >And it doesn't look like an animal
  548. 548.
    >As soon as it arrives
  549. 549.
    >the dogs push it to the ground
  550. 550.
    >and laugh
  551. 551.
    >You aren't laughing
  552. 552.
    >Neither is it
  553. 553.
    >Such a weird face
  554. 554.
    >but you can read it as clearly as anypony's
  555. 555.
    >This is no thoughtless beast
  556. 556.
    >"Why would I want your prisoner?"
  557. 557.
    >Blase, but not overly
  558. 558.
    >"No, Great and Powerful one
  559. 559.
    >servant only bring treats!"
  560. 560.
    >"Look, Look!" says another
  561. 561.
    >They point to the baskets
  562. 562.
    >They hold up the bottles
  563. 563.
    >Wow! How did Dogs get luxuries like those?
  564. 564.
    >They went all out this time
  565. 565.
    >The show must have been better than you thought
  566. 566.
    >memories
  567. 567.
    >A stab of conscious
  568. 568.
    >Damn it
  569. 569.
     
  570. 570.
     
  571. 571.
     
  572. 572.
    Post 11
  573. 573.
     
  574. 574.
     
  575. 575.
    >You are Trixie
  576. 576.
    >And hard experience has taught you
  577. 577.
    >reckless action is trouble
  578. 578.
    >You need to know more
  579. 579.
    >"Why do servants need chains?
  580. 580.
    >Their pay *is* their chain, is it not?"
  581. 581.
    >"He thief!"
  582. 582.
    >"Come to cave in forest!
  583. 583.
    >Steal Diamond Dog treasure!"
  584. 584.
    >You've heard of this
  585. 585.
    >Dogs baiting creatures and capturing them
  586. 586.
    >For labor and eventually food
  587. 587.
    >But always animals
  588. 588.
    >Maybe he was a thief?
  589. 589.
    >But even so
  590. 590.
    >Does he deserve what they have in store for him?
  591. 591.
    >And worse
  592. 592.
    >what if he isn't?
  593. 593.
    >How to proceed?
  594. 594.
    >You have to know more
  595. 595.
    >and honey catches more flies than vinegar
  596. 596.
    >"The Great and Powerful Trixie approves!"
  597. 597.
    >"Oh thank you Great and Powerful!
  598. 598.
    >His pockets bulged when we found him!
  599. 599.
    >They were so fat we almost couldn't net him!"
  600. 600.
    >"Exaggeration, I'm sure." You sardonically reply
  601. 601.
    >Another spoke
  602. 602.
    >"Yeah he didn't even get them all. We laid out too many gems in the line."
  603. 603.
    >Your heart sank
  604. 604.
    >They DID lure him
  605. 605.
    >You know what you have to do.
  606. 606.
     
  607. 607.
    >You are anon
  608. 608.
    >They're talking about you
  609. 609.
    >Knuckle-walking dog-things conversing with a blueberry wizard pony
  610. 610.
    >You'd laugh if you could
  611. 611.
    >But you can't
  612. 612.
    >So all this is for the blueberry?
  613. 613.
    >You wonder who she is
  614. 614.
    >She keeps looking at you
  615. 615.
    >But not like the others
  616. 616.
    >They leer
  617. 617.
    >and scowl
  618. 618.
    >and throw things
  619. 619.
    >She-not human but clearly female
  620. 620.
    >regards you with...
  621. 621.
    >pitty?
  622. 622.
    >A split second
  623. 623.
    >Then it's gone
  624. 624.
    >The set of her face
  625. 625.
    >The carriage of her body
  626. 626.
    >Everything exudes confidence and power
  627. 627.
    >The dog-things extol their gifts
  628. 628.
    >She actually looks somewhat impressed
  629. 629.
    >A sideways glance at you
  630. 630.
    >She asks about you
  631. 631.
    >They say you're a thief!
  632. 632.
    >Your anger overcomes your fear
  633. 633.
    >You're just about to say something
  634. 634.
    >Before you can the big dumb(er) one drops the truth
  635. 635.
    >Their tails stop wagging
  636. 636.
    >They wince and look at him
  637. 637.
    >He doesn't seem to realize what he said
  638. 638.
    >Blueberry does
  639. 639.
    >She doesn't seem happy.
  640. 640.
    >"Well, The Great and Powerful Trixie has need of a new servant."
  641. 641.
    >What?
  642. 642.
    >Does she mean you?
  643. 643.
    >should you be happy?
  644. 644.
    >"She will graciously relieve you of this burden."
  645. 645.
     
  646. 646.
     
  647. 647.
    Post 12a
  648. 648.
     
  649. 649.
    >You are Trixie
  650. 650.
    >They are Diamond Dogs
  651. 651.
    >and don't want to let their toy go
  652. 652.
    >"But Great and Powerful one!
  653. 653.
    >He's not a treat!
  654. 654.
    >He's a thief!"
  655. 655.
    >You scowl
  656. 656.
    >"What Trixie wants
  657. 657.
    >Trixie gets!"
  658. 658.
    >[spoiler]Especially from Diamond Dogs[/spoiler]
  659. 659.
    >"And Trixie wants him"
  660. 660.
    >"If you take him maybe he try steal from you!"
  661. 661.
    >The dog seems genuinely worried
  662. 662.
    >"Great and Powerful Trixie might get angry at us!"
  663. 663.
    >You laugh
  664. 664.
    >A gentle melody
  665. 665.
    >lilting on the breeze
  666. 666.
    >"If it steals from Trixie it will be punished
  667. 667.
    >The Great and Magnanimous Trixie
  668. 668.
    >would not hold you responsible"
  669. 669.
    >"But... but..." the dog stammers
  670. 670.
    >"But!" Your voice hardens
  671. 671.
    >"The Great and Terrible Trixie will get angry"
  672. 672.
    >They whimper at this
  673. 673.
    >"if you deny her!"
  674. 674.
    >"The Great and Famous Trixie will tell all she meets
  675. 675.
    >'Diamond Dogs have no gratitude!
  676. 676.
    >I saved their town from unspeakable terrors
  677. 677.
    >yet they refused my simple request!'
  678. 678.
    >Who will trade with Diamond Dogs then?"
  679. 679.
    >The dogs look at each other
  680. 680.
    >indecision crumples their brows
  681. 681.
     
  682. 682.
     
  683. 683.
    Post 12b
  684. 684.
     
  685. 685.
    >"Ok" Spot relents
  686. 686.
    >"No!" Shouts Fido
  687. 687.
    >"He mine!"
  688. 688.
    >"But Trixie saved us!"
  689. 689.
    >Rover jumps between them
  690. 690.
    >"We give her the servant
  691. 691.
    >but we keep the jewels!"
  692. 692.
    >Fido thinks a moment
  693. 693.
    >It looks painful for him
  694. 694.
    >"And Drinks!" He says finally
  695. 695.
    >No
  696. 696.
    >Not only no
  697. 697.
    >but hell fuck no!
  698. 698.
    >"Fine!"
  699. 699.
    >Your horn glows
  700. 700.
    >The wand leaps from your pocket
  701. 701.
    >and drops to the sand
  702. 702.
    >"Maybe I should leave that here?"
  703. 703.
    >You smirk
  704. 704.
    >"Maybe you can find a way
  705. 705.
    >to defeat whatever comes out next?"
  706. 706.
    >Their eyes widen
  707. 707.
    >their ears droop
  708. 708.
    >They even tuck their tails
  709. 709.
    >"I the Great and Powerful Trixie will have it all
  710. 710.
    >Or you will have it
  711. 711.
    >plus everything that comes from that"
  712. 712.
    >You gesture with your hoof
  713. 713.
    >A subtle touch of magic
  714. 714.
    >a faint wailing and a wisp of smoke
  715. 715.
    >Most of the dogs break for the cave
  716. 716.
    >You lock eyes with Rover
  717. 717.
    >Head high
  718. 718.
    >and cock an eyebrow
  719. 719.
    >He grimaces
  720. 720.
    >staring at the nascent cloud
  721. 721.
    >"They yours Great and Powerful one
  722. 722.
    >Just take away magic stick"
  723. 723.
    >[spoiler]Especially from Diamond Dogs[/spoiler]
  724. 724.
    >The wand is back in your pocket
  725. 725.
    >You regard your new help
  726. 726.
    >"Can you speak?"
  727. 727.
    >"Yes Great and Powerful Trixie"
  728. 728.
    >He not only picked up your name
  729. 729.
    >But the proper way to say it
  730. 730.
    >You like him already
  731. 731.
    >"Good. Come with me if you want to live
  732. 732.
    >And bring the baskets"
  733. 733.
     
  734. 734.
     
  735. 735.
    Post 13
  736. 736.
     
  737. 737.
    >You are anon
  738. 738.
    >You belong to a pony
  739. 739.
    >Pointy-ears-red-vest dog-thing relented
  740. 740.
    >The screaming cloud vanished
  741. 741.
    >The stick the cloud came out of glowed
  742. 742.
    >then flew through the air and in to your pony's pocket
  743. 743.
    >On any other day that would seem strange
  744. 744.
    >But holy shit
  745. 745.
    >Nothing's normal
  746. 746.
    >Not since waking up in that forest
  747. 747.
    >And this day has been the weirdest one yet
  748. 748.
    >You still have no clue where you are
  749. 749.
    >only the vaguest about
  750. 750.
    >what's going on
  751. 751.
    >But if belonging to her
  752. 752.
    >gets you away from them
  753. 753.
    >it's fine with you
  754. 754.
    >She turns to you
  755. 755.
    >"Can you speak?"
  756. 756.
    >Don't fuck this up
  757. 757.
    >They called her Trixie
  758. 758.
    >Something else too
  759. 759.
    >Was it a title?
  760. 760.
    >The way she carried herself
  761. 761.
    >The way she was treated
  762. 762.
    >She was obviously important
  763. 763.
    >Maybe a noble?
  764. 764.
    >Better to say it
  765. 765.
    >even if not needed
  766. 766.
    >than not say it
  767. 767.
    >and get in deeper shit
  768. 768.
    >"Yes Great and Powerful Trixie"
  769. 769.
    >Her eyes glimmered
  770. 770.
    >A smile played across her lips
  771. 771.
    >"Good" she said
  772. 772.
    >She continued talking as she spun on her hooves
  773. 773.
    >Wait did she really just say...
  774. 774.
    >Well you heard the part about the baskets
  775. 775.
    >So you pick them up and follow
  776. 776.
    >She leads you around the stage
  777. 777.
    >hunh
  778. 778.
    >It's a wagon
  779. 779.
    >With huge trumpets
  780. 780.
    >And little cannons
  781. 781.
    >Her horn glows
  782. 782.
    >The door opens
  783. 783.
    >"Put them in here"
  784. 784.
    >She points with her snout
  785. 785.
    >Done
  786. 786.
    >"The Great and Compassionate Trixie
  787. 787.
    >thinks you know how to behave"
  788. 788.
    >She points her horn at your feet
  789. 789.
    >A brilliant golden beam shoots out
  790. 790.
    >The chains crumble
  791. 791.
    >"You would be a FOOL to prove otherwise"
  792. 792.
    >Of that you had no doubt
  793. 793.
    >"The Great and Powerful Trixie wishes to depart forthwith"
  794. 794.
    >Her horn glows again
  795. 795.
    >A whirring comes from the wagon
  796. 796.
    >the trumpets, cannons, and even the stage retract in to it
  797. 797.
    >"You will follow alongside"
  798. 798.
    >"Yes Great and Powerful One"
  799. 799.
    >She climbs aboard the wagon
  800. 800.
    >her snout up
  801. 801.
    >Her horn glows
  802. 802.
    >and stops
  803. 803.
    >She looks at you askance
  804. 804.
    >Then in a surprisingly soft and warm voice:
  805. 805.
    >"Are you injured?"
  806. 806.
    >"No Great and ...Kind One. I can walk"
  807. 807.
    >"Good"
  808. 808.
    >Nose up again
  809. 809.
    >Her horn glows
  810. 810.
    >The wagon lurches to motion
  811. 811.
    >And you follow
  812. 812.
     
  813. 813.
     
  814. 814.
    Post 14
  815. 815.
     
  816. 816.
    >You are Trixie
  817. 817.
    >and he called you kind
  818. 818.
    >For some silly reason
  819. 819.
    >that makes you very happy
  820. 820.
    >Isn't that silly?
  821. 821.
    >Feeling warm and fuzzy
  822. 822.
    >because the help complimented you?
  823. 823.
    >How silly!
  824. 824.
    >A little "harumph" escapes your lips
  825. 825.
    >But is lost in the wagon's sounds
  826. 826.
    >Down the road
  827. 827.
    >Continuing in silence
  828. 828.
    >Stealing glances at him
  829. 829.
    >He's so strange
  830. 830.
    >And he smells good!
  831. 831.
    >You thought one of the dogs found an equine cologne
  832. 832.
    >But now that you're away
  833. 833.
    >It's definitely him
  834. 834.
    >Even though he's filthy
  835. 835.
    >And those rags he's wearing need to go too
  836. 836.
    >You've been down this road before
  837. 837.
    >Countless times
  838. 838.
    >There's a hot spring a bit further along
  839. 839.
    >It's hard to find
  840. 840.
    >You've never seen anpony else there
  841. 841.
    >Your special place
  842. 842.
    >Your magical realm
  843. 843.
    >But you could use a bath too
  844. 844.
    >Filthy Diamond Dogs
  845. 845.
    >And there's no way you're taking him to town looking like that!
  846. 846.
    >some time later you arrive
  847. 847.
    >"What's your name?"
  848. 848.
    >"Anon"
  849. 849.
    >"We stop here anon"
  850. 850.
    >You hop from the cart
  851. 851.
    >"This place is very important to Trixie, anon
  852. 852.
    >Normally, Trixie wouldn't bring anyone here
  853. 853.
    >But today is special;
  854. 854.
    >In her wisdom
  855. 855.
    >Trixie can see that you need to rest
  856. 856.
    >In her generosity
  857. 857.
    >Trixie will let you
  858. 858.
    >and let you do it here."
  859. 859.
    >She stares into your eyes
  860. 860.
    >"This place is magical to me
  861. 861.
    >Treat it well
  862. 862.
    >Do you understand?
  863. 863.
    >Dare you enter my magical realm?"
  864. 864.
    >The look on his face
  865. 865.
    >You wonder what that's about
  866. 866.
    >"Follow me"
  867. 867.
     
  868. 868.
     
  869. 869.
    Post 15
  870. 870.
     
  871. 871.
    >You are anon
  872. 872.
    >following Trixie
  873. 873.
    >Off the tiny path
  874. 874.
    >through trees
  875. 875.
    >and boulders
  876. 876.
    >hidden among the stones
  877. 877.
    >A small pool
  878. 878.
    >And glorious blue sky
  879. 879.
    >"Trixie wishes to bathe anon. You will wait
  880. 880.
    >When she is finished
  881. 881.
    >you will bathe too"
  882. 882.
    >Without another word
  883. 883.
    >She drops her cloak and hat
  884. 884.
    >Hips sway as she makes her way to the pool
  885. 885.
    >Is she so confident
  886. 886.
    >nudity doesnt bother her?
  887. 887.
    >Or is it because she's a pony?
  888. 888.
    >Well it doesn't matter
  889. 889.
    >You stretch back in the grass
  890. 890.
    >Closing your eyes
  891. 891.
    >Soaking in the warmth of the sun
  892. 892.
    >Splashing
  893. 893.
    >dripping
  894. 894.
    >Your mind wanders
  895. 895.
    >Some time passes
  896. 896.
    >Is she singing now?
  897. 897.
    >"You better believe
  898. 898.
    >I've got tricks up my sleeve..."
  899. 899.
    >You lay back again
  900. 900.
    >Hands behind your head
  901. 901.
    >The sun is so nice
  902. 902.
    >"See me dominate"
  903. 903.
    >A tugging
  904. 904.
    >You look down
  905. 905.
    >your hand is glowing pink
  906. 906.
    >"cause Im powerful and bra-a-aaave"
  907. 907.
    >You sit up
  908. 908.
    >"Your turn anon"
  909. 909.
    >She stands before you
  910. 910.
    >Naked
  911. 911.
    >Wet mane plastered to her neck
  912. 912.
    >She shakes like a dog
  913. 913.
    >Water goes flying
  914. 914.
    >"What are you waiting for?"
  915. 915.
    >"Can I have some privacy
  916. 916.
    >Oh Great and Kind One?"
  917. 917.
    >"You dont need privacy anon"
  918. 918.
    >A trace of annoyance in her voice
  919. 919.
    >"You need a bath
  920. 920.
    >Strip"
  921. 921.
    >You freeze
  922. 922.
    >mind reeling
  923. 923.
    >What to do?
  924. 924.
    >"Anon the great and powerful Trixie is loosing patience!
  925. 925.
    >You are a servant not a noble
  926. 926.
    >and servants don't need clothes
  927. 927.
    >Stop reaching above your station
  928. 928.
    >and remove them at once!"
  929. 929.
    >So that was it
  930. 930.
    >Ponies dont care about nudity
  931. 931.
    >In fact neither did the dog-things
  932. 932.
    >They wore armor and vests
  933. 933.
    >But those were for protection and pockets
  934. 934.
    >No care for modesty at all
  935. 935.
    >But you care
  936. 936.
    >"Pardon Great and Powerful one
  937. 937.
    >but humans always wear clothes!"
  938. 938.
    >"That's probably why nopony's ever heard of them!
  939. 939.
    >Those are ruined anyway
  940. 940.
    >youd look better naked"
  941. 941.
    >She turns up her snout
  942. 942.
    >"Strip! Now!"
  943. 943.
    >She stamps her hoof
  944. 944.
    >"But Trixie..."
  945. 945.
    >Her eyes widen
  946. 946.
    >Oh fuck
  947. 947.
    >Pink light shines from her horn
  948. 948.
    >"I am the GREAT and POWERFUL Trixie to YOU!
  949. 949.
    >"and YOU will obey ME! "
  950. 950.
    >Suddenly youre airborne
  951. 951.
    >"The Great and Powerful Trixie
  952. 952.
    >has had enough!"
  953. 953.
     
  954. 954.
     
  955. 955.
    Post 16
  956. 956.
     
  957. 957.
    >You are anon
  958. 958.
    >floating a meter or so above the ground
  959. 959.
    >Flipping and turning about your own axes
  960. 960.
    >Struggling to keep your clothes on
  961. 961.
    >The friggin' things are glowing pink
  962. 962.
    >and doing their best to fly off your body
  963. 963.
    >"Damn it anon stop struggling!"
  964. 964.
    >"Stop trying to tear off my clothes!"
  965. 965.
    >Suddenly you drop
  966. 966.
    >and stop just shy of the ground
  967. 967.
    >That gets your attention
  968. 968.
    >"From how high do you think
  969. 969.
    >the Great and Powerful Trixie
  970. 970.
    >could drop you
  971. 971.
    >before you sustain injury?"
  972. 972.
    >dead silence
  973. 973.
    >"Would you like to find out?
  974. 974.
    >"No great and powerful one!"
  975. 975.
    >"Then take those cursed things off!"
  976. 976.
    >She's bluffing
  977. 977.
    >probably
  978. 978.
    >You hope
  979. 979.
    >"I will Great and Powerful one!
  980. 980.
    >Just *please* give me some privacy!"
  981. 981.
    >"UUUGGGHHHH!"
  982. 982.
    >Your shirt flies off before you can react
  983. 983.
    >Your pants open
  984. 984.
    >and shoot down your legs
  985. 985.
    >Your underwear too
  986. 986.
    >You catch them just in time
  987. 987.
    >Holding with all your might
  988. 988.
    >desperate to keep them from slipping off your legs
  989. 989.
    >You're rising higher too
  990. 990.
    >Glowing bright pink
  991. 991.
    >curled in a fetal position
  992. 992.
    >pants around your ankles
  993. 993.
    >spinning bare-ass over heels
  994. 994.
    >cock poking backward between your thighs
  995. 995.
    >Higher still
  996. 996.
    >She was bluffing right?
  997. 997.
    >Suddenly you're falling
  998. 998.
    >oh shit
  999. 999.
    >and falling
  1000. 1000.
    >She will catch you!
  1001. 1001.
    >and falling
  1002. 1002.
    >right?
  1003. 1003.
    >SPLASH!
  1004. 1004.
    >right in to the pool
  1005. 1005.
    >Holy shit
  1006. 1006.
    >hitting water *does* hurt
  1007. 1007.
    >It's warm
  1008. 1008.
    >and tastes horrible
  1009. 1009.
    >You look up at the surface
  1010. 1010.
    >and swim
  1011. 1011.
    >You emerge to a very amused looking unicorn
  1012. 1012.
    >She looks down at you
  1013. 1013.
    >smugly
  1014. 1014.
    >Then saunters to the grass
  1015. 1015.
    >tail swishing
  1016. 1016.
    >Lies down
  1017. 1017.
    >and laughs
  1018. 1018.
     
  1019. 1019.
     
  1020. 1020.
    Post 17
  1021. 1021.
     
  1022. 1022.
    >You are anon
  1023. 1023.
    >You are clean
  1024. 1024.
    >So are your clothes
  1025. 1025.
    >So are Trixie's
  1026. 1026.
    >She eventually relented
  1027. 1027.
    >And let you wear them on the condition you wash and repair them.
  1028. 1028.
    >Of course you have to do hers too.
  1029. 1029.
    >But since she's been naked the whole time,
  1030. 1030.
    >You've only had to wash them once.
  1031. 1031.
    >You've been resting by the spring for over a week now.
  1032. 1032.
    >The sight of the heavenly bodies
  1033. 1033.
    >suddenly racing across the skies
  1034. 1034.
    >drove you to comment.
  1035. 1035.
    >She says there's a pair of princesses that raise and lower the sun.
  1036. 1036.
    >That's got to be figurative
  1037. 1037.
    >She seemed absolutely incredulous
  1038. 1038.
    >that your sun and moon move on their own.
  1039. 1039.
    >Or that the sun and moon could share the sky.
  1040. 1040.
    >You're feeling much better too.
  1041. 1041.
    >Getting tired of oatmeal though.
  1042. 1042.
    >She won't let you in the wagon,
  1043. 1043.
    >so you sleep wrapped in a blanket outside.
  1044. 1044.
    >Under the wagon,
  1045. 1045.
    >In case it rains.
  1046. 1046.
    >Also, it turns out
  1047. 1047.
    >She's not a noble at all:
  1048. 1048.
    >She's in show business!
  1049. 1049.
    >And practices her magic a lot.
  1050. 1050.
    >Uses you as a captive audience to try out new ideas.
  1051. 1051.
    >That's fine.
  1052. 1052.
    >You don't know how her magic compares to other unicorns,
  1053. 1053.
    >but it impresses the hell out of you.
  1054. 1054.
    >She's smart too.
  1055. 1055.
    >You share stories of your home with her,
  1056. 1056.
    >and she regales you with tales of her adventures.
  1057. 1057.
    >You don't know how much is true,
  1058. 1058.
    >But her observations are poignant,
  1059. 1059.
    >and her questions incisive.
  1060. 1060.
    >She uncovers things about you with a shocking talent for subterfuge.
  1061. 1061.
    >While she is more than a bit full of herself,
  1062. 1062.
    >she isn't mean.
  1063. 1063.
    >In fact,
  1064. 1064.
    >She's been kind to you:
  1065. 1065.
    >making sure you have enough to eat,
  1066. 1066.
    >offering you extra blankets
  1067. 1067.
    >those kinds of things.
  1068. 1068.
    >She's actually kind of sweet.
  1069. 1069.
    >In her own way.
  1070. 1070.
    >You like her more and more.
  1071. 1071.
     
  1072. 1072.
     
  1073. 1073.
    Post 18
  1074. 1074.
     
  1075. 1075.
    >You are Trixie,
  1076. 1076.
    >and it's time to leave.
  1077. 1077.
    >Your wagon's mechanisms are reset,
  1078. 1078.
    >Your suplies are running low,
  1079. 1079.
    >and Anon is feeling better.
  1080. 1080.
    >Anon
  1081. 1081.
    >You smile despite yourself
  1082. 1082.
    >But how could you not?
  1083. 1083.
    >For the first time,
  1084. 1084.
    >you've found somepo-someone with as many stories as you have.
  1085. 1085.
    >Literally an entire other world's worth.
  1086. 1086.
    >Some of it you just can't believe:
  1087. 1087.
    >the sun and moon moving on their own?
  1088. 1088.
    >No way!
  1089. 1089.
    >Still, for all that,
  1090. 1090.
    >he's ignorant of things that anyone who grew up in Equestria would know.
  1091. 1091.
    >He's completely dependent on you.
  1092. 1092.
    >For some reason,
  1093. 1093.
    >you really like that.
  1094. 1094.
    >He's also patient,
  1095. 1095.
    >and attentive.
  1096. 1096.
    >Not in the tail-nosing way so many are to famous ponies.
  1097. 1097.
    >Neither in the simple brain-dead way servants are to their employers.
  1098. 1098.
    >He seems to be genuinely interested in you,
  1099. 1099.
    >and what you have to say.
  1100. 1100.
    >You like that too.
  1101. 1101.
    >A lot.
  1102. 1102.
    >Your smile broadens
  1103. 1103.
    >And...
  1104. 1104.
    >It's such a silly thing,
  1105. 1105.
    >but he smells good.
  1106. 1106.
    >He says all humans smell like that when they work.
  1107. 1107.
    >He also says they don't like it.
  1108. 1108.
    >Humans are silly.
  1109. 1109.
     
  1110. 1110.
     
  1111. 1111.
     
  1112. 1112.
     
  1113. 1113.
    Post 19
  1114. 1114.
     
  1115. 1115.
    >You are Trixie.
  1116. 1116.
    >A couple of days further down the road.
  1117. 1117.
    >And you aren't a happy pony.
  1118. 1118.
    >It turns out Anon isn't as strong as you thought.
  1119. 1119.
    >he's taller than you,
  1120. 1120.
    >So he looks imposing.
  1121. 1121.
    >But a few hours in to the first day back on the road,
  1122. 1122.
    >and you could see it wasn't going to work.
  1123. 1123.
    >He was hitched properly
  1124. 1124.
    >and he really did try.
  1125. 1125.
    >But he was slow,
  1126. 1126.
    >even on flat ground.
  1127. 1127.
    >Trips at Anon-speed would take too long.
  1128. 1128.
    >And the first hill you came to...
  1129. 1129.
    >He tried that too, but slipped.
  1130. 1130.
    >You'd had to use magic to keep from careening backwards.
  1131. 1131.
    >How were you supposed to relax, or study, or do anything,
  1132. 1132.
    >when you might have to leap to the rescue at any moment?
  1133. 1133.
    >That put an end to that.
  1134. 1134.
    >Humans, it seems, just aren't as strong as equines.
  1135. 1135.
    >So you, the Great and Powerful Trixie,
  1136. 1136.
    >are pulling your own wagon.
  1137. 1137.
    >While your putative servant strolls beside you.
  1138. 1138.
    >Again.
  1139. 1139.
    >You are not a happy pony.
  1140. 1140.
    >Even if he does smell good.
  1141. 1141.
     
  1142. 1142.
     
  1143. 1143.
    Post 20a
  1144. 1144.
     
  1145. 1145.
    >You are Anon.
  1146. 1146.
    >And you can see that Trixie is frustrated.
  1147. 1147.
    >She's been snippier than usual.
  1148. 1148.
    >And quieter when you've stopped.
  1149. 1149.
    >You want to help her,
  1150. 1150.
    >and you think you know a way.
  1151. 1151.
    >"We're stopping here, Anon."
  1152. 1152.
    >"All right, Great and Powerful one. Let me help you."
  1153. 1153.
    >You walk over and begin unhitching her.
  1154. 1154.
    >"The Great and Powerful Trixie doesn't need your help, Anon."
  1155. 1155.
    >You pause.
  1156. 1156.
    >She practically spat it,
  1157. 1157.
    >and hadn't referred to herself in the third person for a while.
  1158. 1158.
    >The buckles flared pink, and dropped to the road.
  1159. 1159.
    >"Pull it off to the side, Anon."
  1160. 1160.
    >"There's a stream beyond those trees."
  1161. 1161.
    >Her snout gestured to the left.
  1162. 1162.
    >"Get some water and start dinner."
  1163. 1163.
    >She disappears in to her Wagon.
  1164. 1164.
    >You did as you were told.
  1165. 1165.
    >A knock on her door.
  1166. 1166.
    >"Dinner is ready, Great and Powerful One."
  1167. 1167.
    >She emerges,
  1168. 1168.
    >walks to the fire,
  1169. 1169.
    >and begins to eat.
  1170. 1170.
    >You watch her take one glum bite after another.
  1171. 1171.
    >"Great and Powerful One," you began
  1172. 1172.
    >"I can tell you're upset."
  1173. 1173.
    >"I want to do something for you."
  1174. 1174.
    >"Like what?"
  1175. 1175.
    >"You can't pull the vardo, you can't work magic, and you can't eat hay."
  1176. 1176.
    >"I'm stuck feeding you oats."
  1177. 1177.
    >Then in a small voice, barely audible:
  1178. 1178.
    >"I want the oats."
  1179. 1179.
    >She pouts in to the flames.
  1180. 1180.
     
  1181. 1181.
     
  1182. 1182.
    Post 20b
  1183. 1183.
     
  1184. 1184.
    >"It's something special, Great and Powerful One."
  1185. 1185.
    >"Something humans do for each other,"
  1186. 1186.
    >"when we... when we care."
  1187. 1187.
    >She looks up at you
  1188. 1188.
    >"You're always pulling the cart,"
  1189. 1189.
    >You say, sitting at her hooves.
  1190. 1190.
    >"And I think you must be sore."
  1191. 1191.
    >She watches you reach out,
  1192. 1192.
    >and cup her pastern;
  1193. 1193.
    >gently lifting it and setting it in your lap.
  1194. 1194.
    >She's stopped chewing,
  1195. 1195.
    >now silently looking you in the eyes.
  1196. 1196.
    >You rest your hand on her cannon
  1197. 1197.
    >"I'm not being too familiar, am I?"
  1198. 1198.
    >silence
  1199. 1199.
    >Gently you begin to stroke along it's length.
  1200. 1200.
    >Lightly at first,
  1201. 1201.
    >then with gentle pressure.
  1202. 1202.
    >Following the grain of her fur.
  1203. 1203.
    >It's extremely soft,
  1204. 1204.
    >and very fine.
  1205. 1205.
    >She's chewing again,
  1206. 1206.
    >Not so gloomily as before.
  1207. 1207.
    >Under her leg and up to her hock;
  1208. 1208.
    >pinching your way down to her fetlock.
  1209. 1209.
    >You do it again.
  1210. 1210.
    >And again.
  1211. 1211.
    >She's staring at the fire,
  1212. 1212.
    >very intently.
  1213. 1213.
    >An uncertain look on her face.
  1214. 1214.
    >Back to her pastern;
  1215. 1215.
    >caressing her coronet:
  1216. 1216.
    >Lightly running your fingertips between hoof and fur.
  1217. 1217.
    >Then work from hock to coronet again.
  1218. 1218.
    >You glance up; her eyes are closed.
  1219. 1219.
    >A quiet sigh
  1220. 1220.
    >You continue along her hoof wall,
  1221. 1221.
    >to her heel.
  1222. 1222.
    >Massaging her frog;
  1223. 1223.
    >Pressing and rolling in little circles.
  1224. 1224.
    >She winces and melts.
  1225. 1225.
    >You must be doing well.
  1226. 1226.
    >Up and down, from hock to hoof,
  1227. 1227.
    >Over and over.
  1228. 1228.
    >Feeling her tension drain,
  1229. 1229.
    >and body loosen with each pass.
  1230. 1230.
    >Kneading her hooves,
  1231. 1231.
    >with strength, and with great care.
  1232. 1232.
    >On and on.
  1233. 1233.
    >First one, then the other.
  1234. 1234.
    >firm muscle, soft blue fur,
  1235. 1235.
    >and a unicorn who's lost in the moment.
  1236. 1236.
    >...
  1237. 1237.
    >She hasn't moved or made a sound in some time.
  1238. 1238.
    >Her breath is deep and rhythmic.
  1239. 1239.
    >You can't help but smile,
  1240. 1240.
    >placing her hooves back on the ground.
  1241. 1241.
    >You gently brush an errant strand of mane from her face,
  1242. 1242.
    >And cover her with your blanket.
  1243. 1243.
    >Softly: "Good night Trixie."
  1244. 1244.
    >You clean up,
  1245. 1245.
    >and lay down a short distance away.
  1246. 1246.
    >The night is clear.
  1247. 1247.
    >The fire is warm.
  1248. 1248.
    >As it fades you drift off,
  1249. 1249.
    >to pleasant and unexpected thoughts of Trixie.
  1250. 1250.
     
  1251. 1251.
     
  1252. 1252.
     
  1253. 1253.
    Post 21
  1254. 1254.
     
  1255. 1255.
    >You are anon
  1256. 1256.
    >And you're being followed.
  1257. 1257.
    >This is your first time in a pony town.
  1258. 1258.
    >Ever since Trixie's show,
  1259. 1259.
    >you've had a handful of ponies around.
  1260. 1260.
    >They'd watch you from their windows.
  1261. 1261.
    >They'd watch from the streets.
  1262. 1262.
    >They'd even watch from the sky.
  1263. 1263.
    >You thought at first the clouds were chasing you too.
  1264. 1264.
    >Until you saw pegai peeking over the edges.
  1265. 1265.
    >Her show was, of course fantastic.
  1266. 1266.
    >She made what little you'd seen at the Diamond Dogs cave
  1267. 1267.
    >seem like parlor tricks.
  1268. 1268.
    >"It's for the ponies" she'd said in private.
  1269. 1269.
    >"They can use magic too"
  1270. 1270.
    >"so I have to pull out all the stops"
  1271. 1271.
    >But even so, you were a distraction.
  1272. 1272.
    >The ponies just couldn't focus on Trixie
  1273. 1273.
    >with you there.
  1274. 1274.
    >After the show, she seemed a little put-off.
  1275. 1275.
    >Then, an idea must have struck,
  1276. 1276.
    >because she immediately took a bag of bits,
  1277. 1277.
    >and told you to follow.
  1278. 1278.
    >So you found yourself being led through the streets
  1279. 1279.
    >by a gorgeous blue unicorn
  1280. 1280.
    >with a half-dozen others trotting along behind you.
  1281. 1281.
    >Trixie'd been much more relaxed lately.
  1282. 1282.
    >She smiled.
  1283. 1283.
    >Genuine smiles,
  1284. 1284.
    >no longer putting up a facade when you were in private.
  1285. 1285.
    >In fact, she had stopped referring to herself in the third person.
  1286. 1286.
    >Until you came to town.
  1287. 1287.
    >The difference was amazing.
  1288. 1288.
    >But you were in public now.
  1289. 1289.
    >Surrounded by equines of all colors and descriptions.
  1290. 1290.
    >She had an image to maintain.
  1291. 1291.
    >So, her demeanor came as no surprise when she said:
  1292. 1292.
    >"We're here, Anon."
  1293. 1293.
    >"Open the door for the Great and Powerful Trixie!"
  1294. 1294.
    >Then shouldered her way past
  1295. 1295.
    >with an annoyed little squeak
  1296. 1296.
    >and her snout in the air.
  1297. 1297.
    >"Anon, you will turn the lock, and take a seat."
  1298. 1298.
    >"The Great and Powerful Trixie will return momentarily."
  1299. 1299.
    >And with that, she vanished down a hall.
  1300. 1300.
     
  1301. 1301.
     
  1302. 1302.
    Post 22
  1303. 1303.
     
  1304. 1304.
    >You are anon
  1305. 1305.
    >Sitting in the most enormous couch you'd ever seen.
  1306. 1306.
    >Wide, long and with padding thick enough to swallow you.
  1307. 1307.
    >You take stock of your surroundings:
  1308. 1308.
    >You are sitting in one of a pair of huge plush couches.
  1309. 1309.
    >Across from you, an ornate wooden counter.
  1310. 1310.
    >The hall down which Trixie vanished behind it.
  1311. 1311.
    >Short, but very wide windows in the walls just below the ceiling.
  1312. 1312.
    >A large door to the outside on your right,
  1313. 1313.
    >with many nosy ponies peering through the glass.
  1314. 1314.
    >The walls: lined alternately with full-length mirrors
  1315. 1315.
    >and equine dress-forms,
  1316. 1316.
    >adorned in the most ornate clothing you'd ever seen!
  1317. 1317.
    >A tailor's shop.
  1318. 1318.
    >And a high-end one by the looks of it.
  1319. 1319.
    >Why would she have brought you here?
  1320. 1320.
    >"Anon!"
  1321. 1321.
    >Speak of the Blueberry.
  1322. 1322.
    >"Stand up!"
  1323. 1323.
    >She trots in to the room, another pony in tow.
  1324. 1324.
    >"Come here, Anon. The Great and Powerful Trixie has need of you."
  1325. 1325.
    >You stop a step away from her.
  1326. 1326.
    >"Do you think you can do it?"
  1327. 1327.
    >She's speaking to the other pony.
  1328. 1328.
    >This one's wearing fancy clothes,
  1329. 1329.
    >with her mane in elaborate coifs and curls.
  1330. 1330.
    >She's even wearing make-up.
  1331. 1331.
    >"Maybe, great and Powerful one."
  1332. 1332.
    >"I need to get a better look."
  1333. 1333.
    >"Very well. Anon, strip."
  1334. 1334.
    >You look back at the door.
  1335. 1335.
    >Anxious faces still pressed against the glass.
  1336. 1336.
    >They follow your gaze.
  1337. 1337.
    >Trixie's horn glows and a shade drops.
  1338. 1338.
    >"He's easily embarrassed, the silly thing."
  1339. 1339.
    >Trixie replies to the other mares quizzical expression.
  1340. 1340.
    >"Now don't make Trixie repeat herself!"
  1341. 1341.
    >Well they are ponies...
  1342. 1342.
    >You disrobe in front of them
  1343. 1343.
    >and stand tall.
  1344. 1344.
    >"Nicely done, anon." she says with a mischievous grin.
  1345. 1345.
    >"That wasn't so bad, was it?"
  1346. 1346.
    >"Better than the alternative, Great and Powerful One."
  1347. 1347.
    >"For you."
  1348. 1348.
    >Your eyes lock; her mirth is unmistakable.
  1349. 1349.
    >Cheeky little blueberry.
  1350. 1350.
    >The other pony doesn't seem to care.
  1351. 1351.
    >Trotting around and around you
  1352. 1352.
    >then back to check your garments.
  1353. 1353.
    >Making notes on a piece of paper,
  1354. 1354.
    >measuring you,
  1355. 1355.
    >scribbling again.
  1356. 1356.
    >Finally she says:
  1357. 1357.
    >I can accommodate your request, Lady Trixie."
  1358. 1358.
     
  1359. 1359.
     
  1360. 1360.
    Post 23
  1361. 1361.
     
  1362. 1362.
    >You are Anon,
  1363. 1363.
    >back under the wagon.
  1364. 1364.
    >After leaving the clothier's,
  1365. 1365.
    >Trixie had led you around the city.
  1366. 1366.
    >Pointing out the good and bad.
  1367. 1367.
    >Talking about how it had looked before
  1368. 1368.
    >or where such-and-such a thing had happened.
  1369. 1369.
    >Her memory must be incredible.
  1370. 1370.
    >She had obviously been in a good mood,
  1371. 1371.
    >and even treated you to a restaurant.
  1372. 1372.
    >She'd said it was a favorite of Pegai
  1373. 1373.
    >And that she'd chosen it for one reason:
  1374. 1374.
    >It served fish!
  1375. 1375.
    >And vegetables.
  1376. 1376.
    >Who knew how delicious they could be after so long on oatmeal?
  1377. 1377.
    >She also paid you.
  1378. 1378.
    >Minus expenses, of course.
  1379. 1379.
    >But that still left you with some bits in your pockets.
  1380. 1380.
    >Near the end of the scheduled day
  1381. 1381.
    >You had returned to the store and found an outfit waiting for you.
  1382. 1382.
    >And what an outfit!
  1383. 1383.
    >Based on what you'd worn,
  1384. 1384.
    >but embellished beyond belief:
  1385. 1385.
    >rhinestones, and showy fabric,
  1386. 1386.
    >with enormous liberties taken with the cut.
  1387. 1387.
    >It looked ridiculous, but fit suprisingly well,
  1388. 1388.
    >So Trixie had you carry it out, wrapped in brown paper.
  1389. 1389.
    >It seems Trixie had noticed how much attention you garnered.
  1390. 1390.
    >And being the keen business-pony she was,
  1391. 1391.
    >decided to capitalize on it.
  1392. 1392.
    >You were to join her show.
  1393. 1393.
    >Whether you liked it, or not.
  1394. 1394.
    >All in all it had been a very nice day.
  1395. 1395.
    >So even when the clouds rolled in and a drizzle started up,
  1396. 1396.
    >Your spirits were high.
  1397. 1397.
     
  1398. 1398.
     
  1399. 1399.
    Post 24
  1400. 1400.
     
  1401. 1401.
    >You are Trixie.
  1402. 1402.
    >In your wagon.
  1403. 1403.
    >Thinking about the day.
  1404. 1404.
    >What a wonderful time you'd had with Anon.
  1405. 1405.
    >How happy he'd been to eat the fish.
  1406. 1406.
    >"Anything but oatmeal" he'd joked.
  1407. 1407.
    >But he seemed to enjoy the fish the most.
  1408. 1408.
    >Turns out you guessed right.
  1409. 1409.
    >That made you happy, of course.
  1410. 1410.
    >But Anon being happy...
  1411. 1411.
    >That made you feel...
  1412. 1412.
    >Good.
  1413. 1413.
    >So good.
  1414. 1414.
    >It made your chest warm
  1415. 1415.
    >And a funny little flutter creep in your stomach.
  1416. 1416.
    >Like some school-filly crush.
  1417. 1417.
    >How silly.
  1418. 1418.
    >But it *was* nice.
  1419. 1419.
    >You couldn't remember the last time you felt so good.
  1420. 1420.
    >In fact the memories hadn't come back, either.
  1421. 1421.
    >Not at all.
  1422. 1422.
    >Not since you'd met Anon.
  1423. 1423.
    >You hadn't had a good night's sleep since you were a filly.
  1424. 1424.
    >Your parents, other fillies,
  1425. 1425.
    >teachers, and so many others.
  1426. 1426.
    >They'd all rejected you.
  1427. 1427.
    >So you rejected them back.
  1428. 1428.
    >That didn't make them like you, of course.
  1429. 1429.
    >But it did make you feel stronger.
  1430. 1430.
    >No longer at their mercy.
  1431. 1431.
    >You didn't need anypony!
  1432. 1432.
    >Even as an adult mare.
  1433. 1433.
    >But they needed you.
  1434. 1434.
    >Your talent, your showponyship.
  1435. 1435.
    >They craved your attention
  1436. 1436.
    >and you gave it to them.
  1437. 1437.
    >Until Ponyville, and...
  1438. 1438.
    >that amulet.
  1439. 1439.
    >You had known the danger
  1440. 1440.
    >had known it twisted and corrupted the minds of it's wielders.
  1441. 1441.
    >You hadn't cared.
  1442. 1442.
    >You wanted revenge!
  1443. 1443.
    >Revenge for what she had done to you!
  1444. 1444.
    >You'd thought you could control it,
  1445. 1445.
    >or at least resist it.
  1446. 1446.
    >But you were wrong.
  1447. 1447.
    >And when your own mind had returned,
  1448. 1448.
    >you had so many new personal horrors to face.
  1449. 1449.
    >So many things to haunt your waking moments,
  1450. 1450.
    >and keep you up at night.
  1451. 1451.
    >Until you met Anon.
  1452. 1452.
     
  1453. 1453.
     
  1454. 1454.
    Post 25
  1455. 1455.
     
  1456. 1456.
    >You are Trixie
  1457. 1457.
    >You sit lost in thought.
  1458. 1458.
    >The sound of rain drumming your caravan.
  1459. 1459.
    >Anon
  1460. 1460.
    >Anon
  1461. 1461.
    >Anon is...
  1462. 1462.
    >Out there.
  1463. 1463.
    >Can you really...
  1464. 1464.
    >What if he says "no?"
  1465. 1465.
    >No.
  1466. 1466.
    >You're no school-filly.
  1467. 1467.
    >You are the Great and Powerful Trixie.
  1468. 1468.
    >You will not be cowed by fear.
  1469. 1469.
    >You sigh, and open your door.
  1470. 1470.
    >A little touch of magic and a canopy forms over your head.
  1471. 1471.
    >"Anon?"
  1472. 1472.
    >Why was your voice so soft?
  1473. 1473.
    >"Anon!"
  1474. 1474.
    >He looks out from under your wagon.
  1475. 1475.
    >"Yes Great and Powerful One?"
  1476. 1476.
    >How to put this without giving the wrong idea?
  1477. 1477.
    >What was the right idea, anyway?
  1478. 1478.
    >You're no longer sure.
  1479. 1479.
    >"You..."
  1480. 1480.
    >"You shouldn't be out in the rain, Anon."
  1481. 1481.
    >"Dry off..."
  1482. 1482.
    >You levitate a towel.
  1483. 1483.
    >"and..."
  1484. 1484.
    >"come inside."
  1485. 1485.
    >"I... don't want those new clothes being ruined."
  1486. 1486.
     
  1487. 1487.
    >You are anon
  1488. 1488.
    >You know the new clothes are in the wagon.
  1489. 1489.
    >She knows too; she put them there.
  1490. 1490.
    >That look on her face.
  1491. 1491.
    >What's wrong?
  1492. 1492.
    >You climb out from under the wagon
  1493. 1493.
    >and towel yourself on it's ledge.
  1494. 1494.
    >Suddenly your towel gains a life of it's own;
  1495. 1495.
    >ruffling your hair and stroking your face and neck
  1496. 1496.
    >"Hold still anon"
  1497. 1497.
    >"I don't want any of that in here."
  1498. 1498.
    >You realize she's using her forehooves,
  1499. 1499.
    >not her magic.
  1500. 1500.
    >"That's fine, Anon. You may enter."
  1501. 1501.
    >Her snout is up
  1502. 1502.
    >But she doesn't meet your eyes.
  1503. 1503.
    >You crawl in to the wagon for the first time.
  1504. 1504.
    >It's cozy.
  1505. 1505.
    >With small, modestly carved cabinetry
  1506. 1506.
    >stained a shade darker than the wooden walls.
  1507. 1507.
    >Scents of cedar, gardenias, and horse.
  1508. 1508.
    >She pulls another blanket and pillow from a net
  1509. 1509.
    >suspended from the ceiling.
  1510. 1510.
    >She gives them to you,
  1511. 1511.
    >her eyes at last meeting yours.
  1512. 1512.
    >"I... I hope there's enough room."
  1513. 1513.
    >There is.
  1514. 1514.
    >She snuffs out the candle.
  1515. 1515.
    >The steady patter of rain,
  1516. 1516.
    >and Trixie's gardenia-scented mane
  1517. 1517.
    >carry you softly to sleep.
  1518. 1518.
     
  1519. 1519.
     
  1520. 1520.
    Post 26
  1521. 1521.
     
  1522. 1522.
    >You are Trixie,
  1523. 1523.
    >and you couldn't be happier!
  1524. 1524.
    >It's been weeks now,
  1525. 1525.
    >since you added Anon to your show.
  1526. 1526.
    >You've visited farms, and towns, and a big city too.
  1527. 1527.
    >Arriving to find that your reputation has preceded you,
  1528. 1528.
    >and everypony is just dying to see you.
  1529. 1529.
    >Your profits have skyrocketed!
  1530. 1530.
    >Not just from the show, either.
  1531. 1531.
    >Afterward, many of the ponies want to talk with him.
  1532. 1532.
    >You and Anon are invited to restaurants,
  1533. 1533.
    >pubs, cidereys and so many other places.
  1534. 1534.
    >They take vignettes,
  1535. 1535.
    >hang banners,
  1536. 1536.
    >And tell everypony who comes by
  1537. 1537.
    >that *their* establishment
  1538. 1538.
    >is a favorite of the Great and Powerful Trixie
  1539. 1539.
    >and her "pet."
  1540. 1540.
    >You rarely have to pay for food or supplies.
  1541. 1541.
    >Even your seamstress
  1542. 1542.
    >is offering to make new clothes gratis.
  1543. 1543.
    >If only you'll "Please, please, please,"
  1544. 1544.
    >"tell everypony who made them."
  1545. 1545.
    >Your little chest of bits is overflowing.
  1546. 1546.
    >Literally.
  1547. 1547.
    >Also, Anon.
  1548. 1548.
    >Anon.
  1549. 1549.
    >Your little human.
  1550. 1550.
    >You shared the wagon every night.
  1551. 1551.
    >His scent in your home.
  1552. 1552.
    >His warmth in your bed.
  1553. 1553.
    >You had gone to sleep facing the walls,
  1554. 1554.
    >that first unforgetable night.
  1555. 1555.
    >But when you awoke
  1556. 1556.
    >-before he did-
  1557. 1557.
    >snuggled in his arms,
  1558. 1558.
    >muzzle under his chin,
  1559. 1559.
    >You knew a peace you never thought you would.
  1560. 1560.
    >A warmth and contentment
  1561. 1561.
    >that had only grown stronger.
  1562. 1562.
    >You didn't think those feelings were silly any more.
  1563. 1563.
    >They were serious.
  1564. 1564.
    >And you wanted more!
  1565. 1565.
    >But what could you do?
  1566. 1566.
    >He was your employee, and not even a pony!
  1567. 1567.
    >Hiding your feelings around other ponies was easy;
  1568. 1568.
    >You are the Great and Powerful Trixie!
  1569. 1569.
    >And you act like it.
  1570. 1570.
    >Around them.
  1571. 1571.
    >But Anon was different
  1572. 1572.
    >You wanted him to like you
  1573. 1573.
    >Not just respect you.
  1574. 1574.
    >...
  1575. 1575.
    >What would you do when estrus came?
  1576. 1576.
    >What would he do?
  1577. 1577.
    >You thought and wondered.
  1578. 1578.
    >Wondered and thought.
  1579. 1579.
    >Until one day...
  1580. 1580.
     
  1581. 1581.
     
  1582. 1582.
    Post 27
  1583. 1583.
     
  1584. 1584.
    >You are anon.
  1585. 1585.
    >Squatting by the fire, preparing lunch.
  1586. 1586.
    >Your arrogant, demanding,
  1587. 1587.
    >wonderful boss is lying under a tree.
  1588. 1588.
    >Clacking beads on an abacus and scratching in a notebook.
  1589. 1589.
    >A shadow passes overhead.
  1590. 1590.
    >A pagasus.
  1591. 1591.
    >You had seen many around.
  1592. 1592.
    >Especially in this part of Equestria.
  1593. 1593.
    >There were more pagai here than any other kind of pony.
  1594. 1594.
    >But this one was different.
  1595. 1595.
    >He wore gold armor.
  1596. 1596.
    >His mane and tail: blue.
  1597. 1597.
    >Cropped and pushed through his helmet.
  1598. 1598.
    >Redolent of a Roman soldier's comb on Earth.
  1599. 1599.
    >He circled, and flew overhead again.
  1600. 1600.
    >Much closer this time,
  1601. 1601.
    >and landed a few paces away.
  1602. 1602.
    >Trixie noticed him then.
  1603. 1603.
    >She stood, watching impassively.
  1604. 1604.
    >Upon seeing her, the pegasus spoke.
  1605. 1605.
    >"Are you Trixie Lulamoon? Magus of the Road, and Guardian of Anon?"
  1606. 1606.
    >"I am." She replies in an equally haughty voice.
  1607. 1607.
    >"What brings a royal guard"
  1608. 1608.
    >"to search out the Great and Powerful Trixie?"
  1609. 1609.
    >He produces a scroll from his saddlebags,
  1610. 1610.
    >and lays it at her hooves.
  1611. 1611.
    >"Their Royal Highnesses, Princess Celestia, and Princess Luna,"
  1612. 1612.
    >"have heard of your magnificence!"
  1613. 1613.
    >"They wish to see your performance, and meet your pet!"
  1614. 1614.
    >"You are hereby summoned to appear in the royal court,"
  1615. 1615.
    >"no later than the end of summer. You are invited to stay,
  1616. 1616.
    >"as a guest of Their Royal Highnesses in the castle,"
  1617. 1617.
    >"and enjoy their hospitality. How do you answer?"
  1618. 1618.
    >She pauses a moment,
  1619. 1619.
    >raises the scroll with her magic,
  1620. 1620.
    >and reads.
  1621. 1621.
    >If you didn't know her like you did,
  1622. 1622.
    >You might believe her nonchalance.
  1623. 1623.
    >But you do,
  1624. 1624.
    >and her excitement is clear.
  1625. 1625.
    >With a smirk, and toss of her mane, she says:
  1626. 1626.
    >"You may tell Their Royal Highnesses,"
  1627. 1627.
    >"That The Great and Powerful Trixie,"
  1628. 1628.
    >"Magus of the Road, and Guardian of Anon,"
  1629. 1629.
    >"accepts their invitation."
  1630. 1630.
    >"She will make all due haste toward Canterlot."
  1631. 1631.
    >The pagasus bows and takes to the sky.
  1632. 1632.
    >Trixie watches him go, snout raised.
  1633. 1633.
    >Then suddenly prances circles on tippy-hooves
  1634. 1634.
    >swishing her tail and arching her back.
  1635. 1635.
    >"Yes!Yes!Yes!Yes!Yes!"
  1636. 1636.
     
  1637. 1637.
     
  1638. 1638.
    Post 28
  1639. 1639.
     
  1640. 1640.
    >You are Anon
  1641. 1641.
    >marching beside your vardo.
  1642. 1642.
    >Well Trixie's vardo.
  1643. 1643.
    >But you can't help but think of it as yours too.
  1644. 1644.
    >Your relationship has blossomed.
  1645. 1645.
    >You work together, travel together
  1646. 1646.
    >eat together and share the same bed every night.
  1647. 1647.
    >And she's a real cuddlebug.
  1648. 1648.
    >Always finding excuses to touch you while you work.
  1649. 1649.
    >She particularly enjoys leaning against you,
  1650. 1650.
    >and uses your lap as a pillow for her naps.
  1651. 1651.
    >Many pleasant hours had passed under trees,
  1652. 1652.
    >watching your little pony dream her dreams.
  1653. 1653.
    >Herd animals are prone to physical contact,
  1654. 1654.
    >but this didn't feel casual.
  1655. 1655.
    >And you loved every moment of it.
  1656. 1656.
    >On this particular morning,
  1657. 1657.
    >she had put on her costume, chattering incessantly,
  1658. 1658.
    >Excited and nervous.
  1659. 1659.
    >Saying today was the day you'd reach Canterlot.
  1660. 1660.
    >You had seen the castle from far away,
  1661. 1661.
    >sprouting from a cliff in defiance of all prudence.
  1662. 1662.
    >But now you drew close,
  1663. 1663.
    >so with a little nuzzle of your arm,
  1664. 1664.
    >she put on her archetype.
  1665. 1665.
    >Tail and nose high,
  1666. 1666.
    >eyes: bright and imperious.
  1667. 1667.
    >Pride oozing from beneath her wide brim.
  1668. 1668.
    >"We are nearly there Anon."
  1669. 1669.
    >"As we have come by Royal Invite,"
  1670. 1670.
    >"doubtlessly they will be on the lookout for us."
  1671. 1671.
    >"In fact, Trixie wouldn't be surprised if they already know we're here."
  1672. 1672.
    >It turns out, she was right.
  1673. 1673.
    >Moments later 6 guard ponies in sparkling armor approached.
  1674. 1674.
    >The captain bowed.
  1675. 1675.
    >"Lady Trixie"
  1676. 1676.
    >"by order of Their Royal Highnesses, we bid you welcome."
  1677. 1677.
    >"Please allow us to escort you to the Royal Palace."
  1678. 1678.
    >"Yes Captain, The Great and Powerful Trixie accepts your welcome"
  1679. 1679.
    >"and bids you lead on."
  1680. 1680.
    >4 took position in front.
  1681. 1681.
    >Another behind you, buckled himself to your wagon.
  1682. 1682.
    >You had a retinue!
  1683. 1683.
    >The captain bowed again
  1684. 1684.
    >"At your convenience, Lady Trixie."
  1685. 1685.
    >She looks at you.
  1686. 1686.
    >Her smile is as smug as you'd ever seen.
  1687. 1687.
    >But this time she isn't smiling at you,
  1688. 1688.
    >she's smiling with you.
  1689. 1689.
    >Enjoying the moment, and inviting you to do the same.
  1690. 1690.
    >Your smile meets hers,
  1691. 1691.
    >and with pomp barely concealing glee,
  1692. 1692.
    >she marches forth.
  1693. 1693.
     
  1694. 1694.
     
  1695. 1695.
    Post 29
  1696. 1696.
     
  1697. 1697.
    >You are Trixie
  1698. 1698.
    >Strutting over the drawbridge and through the gate.
  1699. 1699.
    >Guard ponies bow as you pass
  1700. 1700.
    >Acknowledgement, admiration, and respect:
  1701. 1701.
    >everything you've ever wanted
  1702. 1702.
    >made all the sweeter because Anon is here to share it!
  1703. 1703.
    >All ponies watch as you pass by.
  1704. 1704.
    >Probably wondering who's so important as to get a Royal escort.
  1705. 1705.
    >As if there was anyone more deserving!
  1706. 1706.
    >Well, maybe one...
  1707. 1707.
    >as deserving, anyway.
  1708. 1708.
    >You look at anon.
  1709. 1709.
    >He's watching you!
  1710. 1710.
    >All the grandeur, all the wonder of Canterlot
  1711. 1711.
    >and he's watching you!
  1712. 1712.
    >Of course you deserve it,
  1713. 1713.
    >but still...
  1714. 1714.
    >His smile rivals the sun
  1715. 1715.
    >But can't compare to the blaze in your heart.
  1716. 1716.
    >Could this day get any better?
  1717. 1717.
    >You close your eyes and savor the feeling.
  1718. 1718.
    >Anon
  1719. 1719.
    >You
  1720. 1720.
    >Together
  1721. 1721.
    >Shit!
  1722. 1722.
    >The hoi polloi can't see you like this!
  1723. 1723.
    >You force yourself to look away
  1724. 1724.
    >and notice other ponies in the crowd.
  1725. 1725.
    >Watching you and watching him.
  1726. 1726.
    >And who is that?
  1727. 1727.
    >Fleur Dis Lee!
  1728. 1728.
    >Very clearly watching him, not you.
  1729. 1729.
    >He's noticed too.
  1730. 1730.
    >A smile and that weird "hand-wave" thing he does.
  1731. 1731.
    >She turns as you pass
  1732. 1732.
    >gives him a wink[spoiler]with her eyes[/spoiler]
  1733. 1733.
    >and prances off.
  1734. 1734.
    >Why do you feel like this?
  1735. 1735.
    >He does that to all the ponies when you enter a new town.
  1736. 1736.
    >Smiling and flailing those "arms" around like the silly thing he is.
  1737. 1737.
    >Why do you feel like this?
  1738. 1738.
    >Suddenly, your facade is no act;
  1739. 1739.
    >genuine anger burns inside you.
  1740. 1740.
    >You never told anyone,
  1741. 1741.
    >but you're a monogamist.
  1742. 1742.
    >It's your dirty little secret.
  1743. 1743.
    >You don't like to share.
  1744. 1744.
    >Are humans monogamous?
  1745. 1745.
    >You don't know.
  1746. 1746.
    >You should tell Anon.
  1747. 1747.
    >He must know, it's not fair to keep it a secret if you love him.
  1748. 1748.
    >And you do.
  1749. 1749.
    >Beyond any shadow of a doubt.
  1750. 1750.
    >He's not a pony, so maybe he won't be angry.
  1751. 1751.
    >He might not...
  1752. 1752.
    >reject...
  1753. 1753.
    >No, no, not again!
  1754. 1754.
    >It's been so long!
  1755. 1755.
    >Sadness.
  1756. 1756.
    >Anger!
  1757. 1757.
    >You focus on it and let it focus you.
  1758. 1758.
    >All the ponies "great" and small make way for you.
  1759. 1759.
    >They had damn well better!
  1760. 1760.
    >All the way to the castle.
  1761. 1761.
     
  1762. 1762.
     
  1763. 1763.
    Post 30
  1764. 1764.
     
  1765. 1765.
    >You are anon
  1766. 1766.
    >And Trixie is very, very angry.
  1767. 1767.
    >Not at you, thank goodness,
  1768. 1768.
    >but you can see right through her fauxequanimity.
  1769. 1769.
    >Not that she pretended out there.
  1770. 1770.
    >Her eyes had hardened and her stride lengthened unexpectedly.
  1771. 1771.
    >You had been pressed to keep up,
  1772. 1772.
    >until she noticed you lagging and slowed.
  1773. 1773.
    >Once you reached the castle you had been shown to your chambers.
  1774. 1774.
    >The guards said you would be summoned a little after sunset.
  1775. 1775.
    >Until then, you had the run of the place.
  1776. 1776.
    >The doors close and her demeanor changes.
  1777. 1777.
    >Like flipping a switch.
  1778. 1778.
    >"Trixie, what's wrong?"
  1779. 1779.
    >She looks at you.
  1780. 1780.
    >Calculatingly.
  1781. 1781.
    >Trying to decide how much to say.
  1782. 1782.
    >Then she smiles.
  1783. 1783.
    >It doesn't reach her eyes.
  1784. 1784.
    >"I'm thinking about meeting the princesses."
  1785. 1785.
    >Like hell, but it's best not to pry when she's like this.
  1786. 1786.
    >"There're only a few hours until sunset."
  1787. 1787.
    >"We should bathe, and make ourselves presentable."
  1788. 1788.
     
  1789. 1789.
    >You are Trixie
  1790. 1790.
    >lying on a massage table in the Royal Spa.
  1791. 1791.
    >The masseuse was good, but not as good as Anon.
  1792. 1792.
    >Fingers really were better than hooves at this.
  1793. 1793.
    >It's just as well;
  1794. 1794.
    >you can't focus on it anyway.
  1795. 1795.
    >Images of Fleur's smirking wink dance in your mind.
  1796. 1796.
    >What if she asked him to herd with her?
  1797. 1797.
    >No, she wouldn't do that.
  1798. 1798.
    >She might try to use him as a cooler, though.
  1799. 1799.
    >He was famous, and exotic, and new.
  1800. 1800.
    >Just the kind of thing Fleur would want as an accessory.
  1801. 1801.
    >And you don't like to share.
  1802. 1802.
    >Suddenly, behind your closed eyes:
  1803. 1803.
    >Anon rutting Fleur.
  1804. 1804.
    >Sucking her horn.
  1805. 1805.
    >You grimmace,
  1806. 1806.
    >the masseuse's touch lightens.
  1807. 1807.
    >You love him.
  1808. 1808.
    >You love him,
  1809. 1809.
    >By Celestia you love him.
  1810. 1810.
    >And now that you know, you have to say something.
  1811. 1811.
    >You may be a monogamist,
  1812. 1812.
    >but that didn't mean you were heartless.
  1813. 1813.
    >Despite what some ponies would say.
  1814. 1814.
    >You want him to love you too.
  1815. 1815.
    >And how can he love you, if he doesn't know you?
  1816. 1816.
    >He'll probably leave after he finds out what a freak you are.
  1817. 1817.
    >But you need this show.
  1818. 1818.
    >You'll tell him after.
  1819. 1819.
    >Tears well up unbidden,
  1820. 1820.
    >But they are small, and easily hidden.
  1821. 1821.
     
  1822. 1822.
     
  1823. 1823.
    Post 31
  1824. 1824.
     
  1825. 1825.
    >You are Anon
  1826. 1826.
    >And it's almost sunset.
  1827. 1827.
    >Trixie takes you to the window and points
  1828. 1828.
    >"See, Anon? Those are the princesses."
  1829. 1829.
    >"Celestia is the white pony, the other is Luna, her sister."
  1830. 1830.
    >"They're bigger th..."
  1831. 1831.
    >"Shhh." She chided.
  1832. 1832.
    >"Remember what I told you? About our sun and moon?"
  1833. 1833.
    >You nod
  1834. 1834.
    >This you had to see.
  1835. 1835.
    >She leans against you and whispers
  1836. 1836.
    >"Watch."
  1837. 1837.
    >The larger one's horn glowed brighter than any you'd seen.
  1838. 1838.
    >And the sun dipped.
  1839. 1839.
    >"That's impossible!"
  1840. 1840.
    >"I told you so. Keep watching."
  1841. 1841.
    >After the sun sank below the horizon, it was the other pony's turn.
  1842. 1842.
    >Her horn flared and the moon rose.
  1843. 1843.
    >"But..."
  1844. 1844.
    >She smirked and nipped your arm
  1845. 1845.
    >"Now what did the Great and Powerful Trixie tell you?"
  1846. 1846.
    >"But..."
  1847. 1847.
    >"Even if they did move it, we wouldn't see it had moved for... a few minutes!"
  1848. 1848.
    >"That doesn't make any sense Anon."
  1849. 1849.
    >"But..."
  1850. 1850.
    >"Magic."
  1851. 1851.
    >"But..."
  1852. 1852.
    >"Magic."
  1853. 1853.
    >What else could it be?
  1854. 1854.
    >"Magic." you finally agree.
  1855. 1855.
     
  1856. 1856.
    >You are Anon,
  1857. 1857.
    >following guards through the palace.
  1858. 1858.
    >Trixie is beside you,
  1859. 1859.
    >leaning ever so lightly in to you as you walk.
  1860. 1860.
    >She hasn't left your side since your bath.
  1861. 1861.
    >After watching the day change to night
  1862. 1862.
    >She pillowed her head on your lap and talked.
  1863. 1863.
    >You could tell something was off, but she wouldn't say what.
  1864. 1864.
    >Eventually the guards came, and she switched personalities again.
  1865. 1865.
    >But she still wouldn't leave your side.
  1866. 1866.
    >It was actually frightening.
  1867. 1867.
    >Were the princesses tyrants?
  1868. 1868.
    >They didn't *look* all that bad,
  1869. 1869.
    >but looks could be deceiving.
  1870. 1870.
    >And there was no shortage of rumors about Luna.
  1871. 1871.
    >Suddenly, you stop at huge ornate double doors.
  1872. 1872.
    >A guard announces your arrival,
  1873. 1873.
    >and they swing slowly open.
  1874. 1874.
     
  1875. 1875.
     
  1876. 1876.
    Post 32
  1877. 1877.
     
  1878. 1878.
    >You are anon.
  1879. 1879.
    >The doors opened on a fairytale room.
  1880. 1880.
    >Banners, stained glass, tall as the sky itself.
  1881. 1881.
    >Polished marble floors, red carpet,
  1882. 1882.
    >and a throne against the far wall.
  1883. 1883.
    >Both princesses waiting for you.
  1884. 1884.
    >Trixie took the lead.
  1885. 1885.
    >You followed, stopping when she did, bowing when she did,
  1886. 1886.
    >and let her do the talking.
  1887. 1887.
    >It seems your little pony had some history with the princesses:
  1888. 1888.
    >a former pupil at the royal school.
  1889. 1889.
    >Celestia seemed happy things turned out well for her.
  1890. 1890.
    >They also wanted to know everything about you.
  1891. 1891.
    >Who you were, where you came from, how you had arrived.
  1892. 1892.
    >They were surprisingly unconcerned you didn't know,
  1893. 1893.
    >but were angry to learn how you'd met.
  1894. 1894.
    >She promised to correct the Diamond Dogs.
  1895. 1895.
    >Princess Celestia was vague about what she meant, but
  1896. 1896.
    >she moves stars, united Equestria and held power for over a millennium.
  1897. 1897.
    >The thought of her true might,
  1898. 1898.
    >and what she could do if she chose made you shudder.
  1899. 1899.
    >The sisters set a date for the show:
  1900. 1900.
    >one week hence!
  1901. 1901.
    >Then dismissed you.
  1902. 1902.
    >A long time to wait,
  1903. 1903.
    >not long to practice.
  1904. 1904.
    >It didn't help that Trixie was distracted.
  1905. 1905.
    >She hid it well; you doubt any of the ponies picked up on it.
  1906. 1906.
    >But you knew her, and it hurt she wouldn't confide in you.
  1907. 1907.
    >Especially when was so much needier than usual.
  1908. 1908.
    >She never left you alone.
  1909. 1909.
    >Once, when you were out, you passed a flower cart.
  1910. 1910.
    >Trixie lingered a moment and asked:
  1911. 1911.
    >"Isn't that blue one pretty?"
  1912. 1912.
    >The florist's eyes widened, and gave you both a funny look.
  1913. 1913.
    >It really was a pretty flower.
  1914. 1914.
    >The same powder blue as Trixie's coat.
  1915. 1915.
    >You were about to say so when she laughed
  1916. 1916.
    >nervously
  1917. 1917.
    >and trotted on.
  1918. 1918.
    >Flower pony watched you go, looking a bit shocked.
  1919. 1919.
    >But the week did pass.
  1920. 1920.
    >Now here you are sitting backstage,
  1921. 1921.
    >about to give the show of your life.
  1922. 1922.
    >Trixie nuzzles behind your ear
  1923. 1923.
    >"Whatever happens after this Anon, this is our show tonight."
  1924. 1924.
    >Another nuzzle, and more leaning.
  1925. 1925.
    >"Forever and always, yours and mine."
  1926. 1926.
    >Is she crying?
  1927. 1927.
    >You're on!
  1928. 1928.
     
  1929. 1929.
     
  1930. 1930.
    Post 33
  1931. 1931.
     
  1932. 1932.
    >You are Trixie,
  1933. 1933.
    >and it's time.
  1934. 1934.
    >The night's been wonderful:
  1935. 1935.
    >an incredible show, and a fabulous party.
  1936. 1936.
    >Mingling with the haut monde,
  1937. 1937.
    >with attention and admiration from the Princesses themselves!
  1938. 1938.
    >Of course you always knew it was your due,
  1939. 1939.
    >but now the other ponies couldn't deny it!
  1940. 1940.
    >Then she had come.
  1941. 1941.
    >Stepping from the woodwork,
  1942. 1942.
    >like a stupid, gangly, pink-haired termite!
  1943. 1943.
    >Actually leaning against your stallion!
  1944. 1944.
    >Nuzzling him!
  1945. 1945.
    >In front of everyone!
  1946. 1946.
    >You're the lead mare in your herd.
  1947. 1947.
    >The only mare.
  1948. 1948.
    >True, you and Anon weren't officially a herd.
  1949. 1949.
    >You'd never given him a flower, after all.
  1950. 1950.
    >But she doesn't know that.
  1951. 1951.
    >How dare she not come to you for permission to court Anon!
  1952. 1952.
    >Not that you would have given it.
  1953. 1953.
    >Of course you didn't let it show.
  1954. 1954.
    >You are the Great and Powerful Trixie!
  1955. 1955.
    >You master your feelings, not the other way around.
  1956. 1956.
    >But it hurt.
  1957. 1957.
    >A lot.
  1958. 1958.
    >So when the princesses retired,
  1959. 1959.
    >you captured Anon's attention with a word,
  1960. 1960.
    >guided him away with your touch,
  1961. 1961.
    >and returned to your chambers straight away.
  1962. 1962.
    >Making *damn* sure she saw it.
  1963. 1963.
    >All but laughing at the look on her face when Anon told her "goodnight,"
  1964. 1964.
    >and left with you.
  1965. 1965.
    >Now here you were, behind closed doors.
  1966. 1966.
    >It's time.
  1967. 1967.
    >Celestia help you.
  1968. 1968.
     
  1969. 1969.
     
  1970. 1970.
    Post 34
  1971. 1971.
     
  1972. 1972.
    >You are Trixie
  1973. 1973.
    >sitting with Anon.
  1974. 1974.
    >He knows something is coming.
  1975. 1975.
    >But not this, how could he?
  1976. 1976.
    >"I love you, Anon."
  1977. 1977.
    >"I love you too Trixie."
  1978. 1978.
    >You blink
  1979. 1979.
    >Just like that?
  1980. 1980.
    >"You're not surprised?"
  1981. 1981.
    >"Is this what all the matter's been?"
  1982. 1982.
    >"Didn't you know I felt the same, Trixie?"
  1983. 1983.
    >Such joy!
  1984. 1984.
    >Such warmth!
  1985. 1985.
    >Threatening to wash over and carry you away.
  1986. 1986.
    >"Of course I knew, doofus."
  1987. 1987.
    >He laughs
  1988. 1988.
    >"My incredible little pony really didn't know?"
  1989. 1989.
    >Pressure swelling in your chest.
  1990. 1990.
    >It's almost painful.
  1991. 1991.
    >Surely your heart will burst?
  1992. 1992.
    >He moves to hug you,
  1993. 1993.
    >but you stop him with a forehoof on his chest.
  1994. 1994.
    >There's more, and he must know.
  1995. 1995.
    >"But there's something about me you need to know."
  1996. 1996.
    >"Something disgusting, and vile, and selfish."
  1997. 1997.
    >"Something..."
  1998. 1998.
    >You won't let yourself cry yet!
  1999. 1999.
    >That comes later.
  2000. 2000.
    >When you're alone again.
  2001. 2001.
    >This is the hardest thing you've ever done.
  2002. 2002.
    >But love, true love, demands honesty,
  2003. 2003.
    >and just maybe,
  2004. 2004.
    >love will demand you let him go.
  2005. 2005.
    >You breathe.
  2006. 2006.
    >"I'm a monogamist."
  2007. 2007.
    >Your ears fold back despite yourself.
  2008. 2008.
    >Your eyes cast themselves to the floor.
  2009. 2009.
    >"I love you, Anon. With all my heart and soul."
  2010. 2010.
    >"I want to be with you more than anything. But I can't share you."
  2011. 2011.
    >"I can't."
  2012. 2012.
    >"Seeing you with Fleur..."
  2013. 2013.
    >"I... I just can't."
  2014. 2014.
    >"I understand if you don't want somepony like me."
  2015. 2015.
    >"Understand if you... hate me, for being so selfish."
  2016. 2016.
    >"But I want you to love me."
  2017. 2017.
    >"To know me. All of me, so you have to know this too."
  2018. 2018.
    >There.
  2019. 2019.
    >You've done it.
  2020. 2020.
    >Whatever happens next, you've done what love required,
  2021. 2021.
    >and bared your soul to this one, special someone.
  2022. 2022.
    >Moments pass.
  2023. 2023.
    >Whole eternities,
  2024. 2024.
    >but the expected castigation never comes.
  2025. 2025.
    >Instead he leans in and hugs you,
  2026. 2026.
    >squeezing you against his chest.
  2027. 2027.
    >"I don't want anypony but you."
  2028. 2028.
     
  2029. 2029.
     
  2030. 2030.
    Post 35
  2031. 2031.
     
  2032. 2032.
    >You are Anon,
  2033. 2033.
    >Holding your very special somepony.
  2034. 2034.
    >Her sobs racking both your bodies.
  2035. 2035.
    >A kiss on her neck.
  2036. 2036.
    >A whisper in her ear:
  2037. 2037.
    >"I love you, Trixie."
  2038. 2038.
    >"All of you, and only you."
  2039. 2039.
    >You look down:
  2040. 2040.
    >tears,
  2041. 2041.
    >hot and round
  2042. 2042.
    >running down her face
  2043. 2043.
    >Her eyes, so soft,
  2044. 2044.
    >and so very, very large.
  2045. 2045.
    >"Don't leave me, Anon."
  2046. 2046.
    >"Please, please don't ever leave me."
  2047. 2047.
    >You kiss away her tears, and hold her close.
  2048. 2048.
    >"I never will."
  2049. 2049.
     
  2050. 2050.
    >And they lived a life of love.
  2051. 2051.
     
  2052. 2052.
     
  2053. 2053.
    >
  2054. 2054.
    >
  2055. 2055.
    >
  2056. 2056.
    >
  2057. 2057.
    >
  2058. 2058.
    >
  2059. 2059.
    >
  2060. 2060.
    >
  2061. 2061.
    >
  2062. 2062.
    >
  2063. 2063.
    >
  2064. 2064.
    >
  2065. 2065.
    >
  2066. 2066.
    >
  2067. 2067.
    >
  2068. 2068.
    >
  2069. 2069.
    >
  2070. 2070.
    >
  2071. 2071.
    Some people asked that I write a lewd scene for these two. It seemed like fun, but didn't fit anywhere in the story, so, here it is, after the end. Think of it as a "deleted scene", and not part of the tale. I hope you enjoy it, too.
  2072. 2072.
     
  2073. 2073.
    >You are anon.
  2074. 2074.
    >Cuddling with your special somepony by the fire.
  2075. 2075.
    >The sky, clear and cold above.
  2076. 2076.
    >It's spring and you and Trixie are back on the road.
  2077. 2077.
    >She's been acting funny lately.
  2078. 2078.
    >Very touchy.
  2079. 2079.
    >Very friendly with you,
  2080. 2080.
    >very snippy with everypony else.
  2081. 2081.
    >She wants massages every night,
  2082. 2082.
    >so, when she kissed you, and asked for one,
  2083. 2083.
    >you thought nothing of it.
  2084. 2084.
    >She hopped up on the wagon-ledge,
  2085. 2085.
    >"So you're at the just the right level" she'd said.
  2086. 2086.
    >And set her left hind leg on your shoulder.
  2087. 2087.
    >you tilt your head and kiss the inside of her hock.
  2088. 2088.
    >Gently taking her leg in your hands and holding it up, off your shoulder,
  2089. 2089.
    >then kissing your way down her cannon.
  2090. 2090.
    >Stopping at her fetlock you look sideways;
  2091. 2091.
    >She's watching you, a smug little smile playing on her lips.
  2092. 2092.
    >"Keep going Anonymous. Trixie did not say to stop."
  2093. 2093.
    >You lean back against a stone and set her hoof on your chest.
  2094. 2094.
    >Your fingertips follow the curve of her leg,
  2095. 2095.
    >up and down it's length,
  2096. 2096.
    >as your tongue finds her coronet.
  2097. 2097.
    >Kisses follow, and her eyes close.
  2098. 2098.
    >You gently reach to her thigh,
  2099. 2099.
    >kneading the firm muscle between fingers and thumb.
  2100. 2100.
    >Then pinching gently from hock to fetlock,
  2101. 2101.
    >and down to her hoof.
  2102. 2102.
    >Pressing under it with your thumbs,
  2103. 2103.
    >her frog flexing beneath your touch.
  2104. 2104.
    >"Mmmmmm Anon."
  2105. 2105.
    >She raises her other leg and rests it on your shoulder too.
  2106. 2106.
    >You look up;
  2107. 2107.
    >she's leaned back on the wagon's ledge,
  2108. 2108.
    >forehooves extended and touching the overhang,
  2109. 2109.
    >eyes closed.
  2110. 2110.
     
  2111. 2111.
    >"Anon, do your mares have any special times?"
  2112. 2112.
    >"What do you mean, Tixie?"
  2113. 2113.
    >She smiles and stares right in your eyes.
  2114. 2114.
    >"Heat, Anon. Do human mares go in to heat?"
  2115. 2115.
    >She leans down, mouth open just a bit, and sniffs you.
  2116. 2116.
    >"Not really, Great and Sexy Trixie"
  2117. 2117.
    >She smiles and bites her lip.
  2118. 2118.
    >"We do."
  2119. 2119.
    >She trails her forehoof along your arm
  2120. 2120.
    >"In fact..."
  2121. 2121.
    >little circles against your chest
  2122. 2122.
    >"I am right now."
  2123. 2123.
    >"You're my very special somepony, Anon,"
  2124. 2124.
    >"and you're also my servant, little human."
  2125. 2125.
    >"Do you know what that means?"
  2126. 2126.
    >You think so
  2127. 2127.
    >You *hope* so
  2128. 2128.
    >You tilt your face to kiss her
  2129. 2129.
    >She pulls back at the last moment with another smile
  2130. 2130.
    >"Kisses are nice, Anon,"
  2131. 2131.
    >"but I want to do something else."
  2132. 2132.
    >She slides her hind legs from your shoulders and leans further in.
  2133. 2133.
    >Sitting on the wagon, legs spread, her marehood just at eye level.
  2134. 2134.
    >She nuzzles you, nips your ear and whispers:
  2135. 2135.
    >"Touch my horn."
  2136. 2136.
    >Trixie takes your hands in her hooves,
  2137. 2137.
    >guides them to her face.
  2138. 2138.
    >"The base first, sweety. Use those soft little fingers."
  2139. 2139.
    >She gasps a little as you trace circles around it
  2140. 2140.
    >A strange feeling on the side of your face,
  2141. 2141.
    >like static electricity.
  2142. 2142.
    >She leans against you more firmly as her breath deepens.
  2143. 2143.
    >"Mmmmmmmm good boy."
  2144. 2144.
    >She rubs your back
  2145. 2145.
    >"Now...Oh!"
  2146. 2146.
    >Her words catch in her throat.
  2147. 2147.
    >You knew what she wanted, and began to stroke before she finished her sentence.
  2148. 2148.
    >Her breathing grows faster and deeper,
  2149. 2149.
    >and her horn glows brighter, its light reflecting off the wagon.
  2150. 2150.
    >"Suck my horn, Anon."
  2151. 2151.
    >"Do it now!"
  2152. 2152.
     
  2153. 2153.
    >Your mouth opens, and you carefully guide her past your lips,
  2154. 2154.
    >and close them around her tip, sliding along her shaft.
  2155. 2155.
    >She actually tastes like blueberries.
  2156. 2156.
    >And whipped cream.
  2157. 2157.
    >While you suckle, her muzzle finds it's way to your crotch.
  2158. 2158.
    >She nuzzles and licks at your pants,
  2159. 2159.
    >little moans emerging now and then.
  2160. 2160.
    >"Anon, your dick belongs to me."
  2161. 2161.
    >"Give it to me. Now."
  2162. 2162.
    >Your hand slides down her shaft, around the back of her ear,
  2163. 2163.
    >curves along her jaw, and finally comes to your belt.
  2164. 2164.
    >She licks and nibbles at your fingers as they work the fasteners.
  2165. 2165.
    >Suddenly the blueberry and whipped cream flavor grows stronger,
  2166. 2166.
    >Your trousers glow pink, and slide down your legs.
  2167. 2167.
    >Trixie takes you eagerly inside her mouth.
  2168. 2168.
    >Her nimble equine tongue turning circles and loops,
  2169. 2169.
    >even able to wrap itself completely around you.
  2170. 2170.
    >Your own ministrations flag as waves of pleasure wash over you.
  2171. 2171.
    >But only for a moment:
  2172. 2172.
    >There's no way you're letting your little pony do all the work!
  2173. 2173.
    >Back down on her, pressing your own tongue against her horn.
  2174. 2174.
    >Copying her own motions as closely as you can.
  2175. 2175.
    >Little whinneys and moans escaping around your cock.
  2176. 2176.
    >She lays her ears back and forces herself down
  2177. 2177.
    >Taking you as deeply as she can
  2178. 2178.
     
  2179. 2179.
    >All the way in, and holding you there.
  2180. 2180.
    >Her tongue emerging and licking between your legs
  2181. 2181.
    >then back in and around your shaft again,
  2182. 2182.
    >actually rubbing you inside her mouth.
  2183. 2183.
    >You take her out and purse your lips against her horn
  2184. 2184.
    >running your head up and down its length,
  2185. 2185.
    >It's blazing now.
  2186. 2186.
    >bright pink with little jets and sparks flying off now again.
  2187. 2187.
    >The feeling of static is warm and contagious,
  2188. 2188.
    >filling you with erotic energy.
  2189. 2189.
    >"Anon! I..!"
  2190. 2190.
    >You quickly pop her back in your mouth,
  2191. 2191.
    >taking in as much as you can.
  2192. 2192.
    >"Anon!"
  2193. 2193.
    >An odd heat fills your mouth as she convulses and grunts in your lap.
  2194. 2194.
    >A taste, overwhelmingly like blueberries, and whiped cream.
  2195. 2195.
    >With a little extra.
  2196. 2196.
    >In fact, it tastes just like...
  2197. 2197.
    >"Oh, Anon, I'm sorry. Right in your mouth, you didn't deserve that!"
  2198. 2198.
    >It's cute when she switches, you think to yourself.
  2199. 2199.
    >You purse your lips tightly and slide her out,
  2200. 2200.
    >letting your tongue find every crease in her spiral groove on the way.
  2201. 2201.
    >"It's fine Trixie. In fact it tastes just like Poprocks."
  2202. 2202.
    >"Blueberry and whipped cream Poprocks."
  2203. 2203.
    >"What are Poprocks?"
  2204. 2204.
    >"They're a kind of candy we have back on Earth."
  2205. 2205.
    >She looks at you strangely and lets out a languid laugh.
  2206. 2206.
    >"Somehow, I'm not surprised."
  2207. 2207.
    >"But we're not finished, little servant."
  2208. 2208.
     
  2209. 2209.
    >She bites your hair and gently pulls you up in to the wagon.
  2210. 2210.
    >Trixie rolls over on the floor,
  2211. 2211.
    >sweeping the bedding up with her forelegs and pillows her head on it.
  2212. 2212.
    >She looks back: ass up, tail raised, hips swaying and bites her lip.
  2213. 2213.
    >"Make me whinney like a little filly, Anon."
  2214. 2214.
    >You pounce on her, sliding your hands up her back.
  2215. 2215.
    >Balling her mane in your fist and jerking.
  2216. 2216.
    >She whinneys.
  2217. 2217.
    >Fuck me right now, Anon! Prove you're worthy of me!"
  2218. 2218.
    >You guide yourself inside her with your other hand.
  2219. 2219.
    >She's... wet would be an understatement.
  2220. 2220.
    >Sopping, would almost be enough to describe it.
  2221. 2221.
    >You slide in with no resistance.
  2222. 2222.
    >She moans loudly and her marehood convulses around you.
  2223. 2223.
    >It grips you like a vice, but is too slick to hold.
  2224. 2224.
    >Your thrusts slip in and out; balls deep, then just the tip.
  2225. 2225.
    >Her ponut swollen and sensitive,
  2226. 2226.
    >pressing against your stomach and drawing a fresh pony groan with each thrust.
  2227. 2227.
    >Her flanks begin to quiver
  2228. 2228.
    >She burries her face in the blankets
  2229. 2229.
    >Her ponytang clenches and holds,
  2230. 2230.
    >and she suddenly goes stiff and silent.
  2231. 2231.
    >Collapsing moments later.
  2232. 2232.
    >Time to get yours.
  2233. 2233.
    >She's lying now flat on the bed, and you continue to ride her.
  2234. 2234.
    >Thrusting into her, not bothering to pace yourself.
  2235. 2235.
    >Letting the sensations wash over you.
  2236. 2236.
    >Finally erupting inside her and crashing down to her flower-scented mane.
  2237. 2237.
     
  2238. 2238.
    >After some moments you both rise to clean yourselves.
  2239. 2239.
    >Staring up in the cold night air, savoring your lingering pleasure.
  2240. 2240.
    >She leans against you.
  2241. 2241.
    >"Estrus lasts about a week, Anon."
  2242. 2242.
    >"Just so you know."
  2243. 2243.
    >Then she steps back in the wagon and begins straightening the bedding.
  2244. 2244.
    >The stars shine down on you.
  2245. 2245.
    >This is going to be one hell of a week.
  2246. 2246.
     
  2247. 2247.
     
  2248. 2248.
     
  2249. 2249.
    Note: This is the original draft of this story, but not the best one. Another version, expanded, and rewritten in prose can be found here:
  2250. 2250.
    https://www.deviantart.com/poisonhorsie/gallery/59662723/A-Blueberry-and-Her-Greenery
  2251. 2251.
    and here:
  2252. 2252.
    https://www.fimfiction.net/story/358503/a-blueberry-and-her-greenery
  2253. 2253.
    I hope you'll check it out. It's much better than this one.

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