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''"Twilight finds Trixie homeless on the streets in Canterlot. Can Twilight help her get back on her hooves? And will Trixie even LET her?"''
'''''Getting Back On Your Hooves''''' is a ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic
During a trip to Canterlot, Twilight Sparkle and Spike encounter a familiar face: Trixie, who is now an unkempt, miserable hobo. Feeling somewhat responsible for Trixie's condition, Twilight sets out to help the fallen entertainer her get back on her hooves, starting by letting her live in the library. But will the haughty, prideful Trixie even let her? How will Twilight's friends handle Trixie's presence in Ponyville? And what does Checker Monarch, a cold and quietly terrifying unicorn mare, have to do with it?
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* [[Broken Bird]]: Trixie.
* [[Break the Haughty]]: Trixie begins the fic like this, having lost everything she owned as well as having had ''something'' truamatic happen to her since then.
* [[Burning
* [[Cain and Abel]]: {{spoiler|Trixie and Checker, Trixie being Abel and Checker Cain.}}
* [[The Chessmaster]]: Checker Monarch, [[Meaningful Name|natch.]]
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* [[Inexplicably Awesome]]: Pinkie Pie, as always:
{{quote| '''Trixie''': How did she…when did she…where did she g…What just happened?!<br />
'''Fluttershy''': [[Lampshade Hanging|Um…Pinkie does things like that…]] Sorry, I can't explain it any better than that, but even Twilight can't figure out how Pinkie does a lot of the things she does…[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic
* [[Intergenerational Friendship]]: Trixie forms one with the Cutie Mark Crusaders after she saves them from a Ropen in the Everfree Forest (though Sweetie Belle already liked her before then).
* [[Jaw Drop]]: Trixie, repeatedly, upon learning of the Mane Cast's heroics.
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* [[Oh Crap]]: Trixie upon realizing the three ponies she publically humiliated are three of the heroines who saved Equestria ''twice''.
** She has one earlier, when she realizes that Twilight is ''the Princess''' personal student.
** She has another one, this one played for drama, when she merely sees Checker Monarch's name written down on the tag of an article of clothing, causing her to [[Deer in
* [[Only in It For
* [[Original Flavor]]: Specifically stated by [[Word of God]] to be one of their main goals with the fic. According to many readers, they've succeeded.
* [[Rant-Inducing Slight]]: [[Invoked Trope]] by [[Manipulative Bitch|Checker Monarch]], who manipulated events to get Applejack and Rainbow Dash so frustrated that {{spoiler|they'd explode on Trixie at the moment Checker desired.}}
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* [[Running Gag]]: Trixie and Twilight messing up the Pinkie Pie Swear.
** A guilty Trixie pointing out that she humiliated the girls, with someone pointing out that she also bragged about it, and her quickly admitting to it.
* [[Shout-Out]]: During an argument with Rarity, Applejack comments that "[[Ah
** Trixie is apparently a big fan of the ''[[Harry Potter (
** Several [[Shout-Out|Shout Outs]] to the ''[[
* [[Smelly Skunk]]: Trixie ends up getting sprayed by one, named Sally, while working for Fluttershy.
* [[Smug Snake]]: Checker Monarch is a pretty big one.
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