糟！了！过去几天停放崔克茜拖车的地方现在空空如也。只剩下几张散落的扑克牌和一缕发光的耀晶尘轨迹。

「她不见了！」萍琪震惊地叫了起来。粉色小马开始在树丛里探头探脑，就像是在玩捉迷藏。「就像，消失了！」

「你说她可能去了哪儿？」云宝大声问。阿杰踢了踢泥土，俯身去检查一块耀晶石。

「她不可能走太远。」暮暮看着远方。「如果诅咒的效力足以让她留下痕迹，那么她的蹄子现在应该已经很沉重了。」没有错，崔克茜越多使用魔法，诅咒就会越快完全生效。暮暮希望这匹独角兽能够谨慎使用她的魔法。

星光和瑞瑞一路飞奔过田野，就像是在噩梦之夜撞见鬼了一样。「你们在这儿！」星光对她的朋友们喊道。「瑞瑞和我一直在到处找你们。」

「你知道崔克茜在哪儿吗？」暮暮焦急地问。也许她们的关系并不总是融洽，但暮暮最不希望的就是她发生任何意外。「我们必须马上找到她！」

瑞瑞的眼睛紧张地四处张望。「她去中心城表演了，我们根本拦不住她。另外，我想我可能不小心，呃……哦，天哪，我该怎么说呢？好吧……我不是故意的，但是……我诅咒了她！」

友谊快车自乡间缓缓驶向首都，瑞瑞却紧紧攥着她的礼服包。每匹小马都应以最好的面貌示马。即使这件服装并不完美，但也能让崔克茜相信瑞瑞是关心她的。她真的没有恶意。

「魔法可以如此善变又狡猾，这难道不令马着迷吗？」瑞瑞紧张地笑着。「前一分钟，一匹小马还在向她的明星格莱马礼服发送漂亮的光漩，下一秒就可能不小心刺击了一匹小马的蹄子，导致一个不起眼的诅咒生效！」

「别难过，瑞瑞。」暮暮向她的伙伴投去同情的目光。「这只是个意外。」

「重要的是，我们在城堡仓库里找到了一些微光莓。」星光提醒每匹小马，「暮暮制作的辉光解咒药剂应该能让崔克茜恢复。」

「如果她愿意喝的话！」云宝嘲笑道。「想从那匹小马蹄里撬出特殊的力量，那祝你好运咯。记得天角兽护符吗？」

小马们都交换了一个尴尬的眼神。她们知道崔克茜已经为她嫉妒暮暮的魔法技能，将她驱逐出小马镇的事道歉了。她一定已经改过自新了。但她们的心中还是有一丝怀疑……

好在，星光熠熠了解崔克茜的另一面。她最好的朋友曾多次帮助过她，星光欠她马情。「不管用什么办法，我都会想办法让崔克茜喝下这瓶药，治好她。」星光举起瓶子，对着光仔细检查。里面只有一小口。

「最好能一次成功，」阿杰皱着眉头警告说。「这点儿量连跳蚤的渴都解不了。」

一滴就够了。

原文：

Oh no! The spot in the field where Trixie’s wagon had been parked for the past few days was now decidedly empty. All that remained were a few wayward playing cards and a glowing trail of Glowpaz dust.

“She’s gone!” Pinkie Pie squealed in genuine shock. The pink pony began to poke around the bushes as if she were playing a game of hide-and-seek. “Like, gone gone!”

“Where do you think she could’ve gone?” Rainbow Dash wondered aloud as Applejack kicked the dirt with her hoof and leaned down to inspect a piece of Glowpaz.

“She couldn’t have gotten too far.” Twilight looked off into the distance. “If the curse has taken effect enough for her to be leaving a trail, then her hoof should be getting pretty heavy by now.” In fact, the more Trixie used her magic, the faster the curse would take full effect. Twilight hoped that the Unicorn was being judicious with her spells.

Starlight and Rarity came galloping across the field. They looked like they’d seen a ghost on Nightmare Night. “There you are!” Starlight exclaimed to her group of friends. “Rarity and I have been looking all over for you.”

“Do you know where Trixie is?” asked Twilight, feeling anxious. They may not have always gotten along, but the last thing Twilight wanted was for anything to happen to her. “We need to find her right away!”

Rarity’s eyes darted around nervously. “She’s gone to Canterlot to put on a show. There was no stopping her. Also, I think I may have possibly accidentally, erm… oh dear, how should I put this? Well… I didn’t mean to but… I cursed her!”

As the Friendship Express chugged through the countryside to the capital city, Rarity clutched her dress bag protectively. Everypony deserved to look their best, and even if the garment wasn’t perfect, it would still help to convince Trixie that Rarity cared about her. She really hadn’t meant any harm.

“Isn’t it fascinating how magic can be so fickle and tricky?” Rarity laughed nervously. “One minute, a pony can be sending swirls of pretty light at her celebrity Glammys gown, and the next she could be accidentally zapping a pony’s hoof and causing an obscure curse to take effect!”

“Don’t feel bad, Rarity,” Twilight said, shooting her pal a sympathetic look. “It was an accident.”

“The important part is that we were able to find some of the Gleam Berries in the castle stores,” Starlight reminded everypony. “The Radiance Remedy potion Twilight whipped up should work to restore Trixie.”

“That is, if she’ll drink it!” Rainbow Dash scoffed. “Good luck prying a special power out of that pony’s hooves. Remember the Alicorn Amulet?”

The ponies all exchanged an awkward look. They knew that Trixie had apologized for the incident in which she’d exiled Twilight from Ponyville out of jealousy for her magic skills. And she had definitely changed for the better. But still, there was a sliver of doubt in each of their minds.…

Starlight Glimmer, however, knew a different side of Trixie. She’d come through for her on a number of occasions. Starlight owed her best friend.

“One way or another, I will find a way to get this tonic into her and cure Trixie.” Starlight held up the bottle to the light for a closer inspection. There was barely a sip’s worth inside.

“Better get it right on the first try,” Applejack warned with a furrowed brow. “That amount there couldn’t quench a flea’s thirst.”

One drop would do the trick.