Mindstorm p1

Come on, come on! Why aren't you a teacup?!
No! Teacup!
No! Teacup!
No! Oh, Starlight! I can't put a trick that's not working into my act! How come it's not working?
It could be because you're just yelling "teacup!" and not picturing it in your mind.
Oh. Yeah, that could be it.
What does your teacup look like? What shape is it? What color?
Whoo! Starlight, I did it!
Woohoowoohoowoohoo! IdiditIdiditIdidit! Woohoohoo!
Teacup! Teacup! Teacup, teacup, teacup! Tea-cup! Teacup, teacup, tea-cup! You know what you need? A teacup!
Oops! I guess I pictured a teacup poodle?
Trixie! You ruined my teacakes!
I just got excited! This is the first time I did a transfiguration spell! Real magic! Come on, be impressed by me! "Yay, Trixie! You're so great at magic, and having good hair, and..."
Good job, Trix. But I was baking these to give to Twilight and the girls for their friendship retreat. Pinkie Pie gave me a recipe and everything.
Oh! You need some snacks to give to Twilight? I've got you covered.
Problem solved.
Not exactly.
I am so excited for this friendship retreat! I can't remember the last time we all got to hang out without having to save Equestria.
Well, we are awesome. But technically we weren't the last ponies to save Equestria.
I was speaking in a broader sense. Are you sure you don't wanna come with us?
Yeah, I have three new comics to get through.
And I promised Trixie we'd practice more magic. It might be better if the castle is empty, if you know what I mean.
Relax. If anything breaks, Starlight will just go back in time and fix it!
Kidding.
We'll take good care of the castle while you're gone.
Have fun on your friendship retreat! What in Equestria is a friendship retreat, anyway?
They're gonna bond, share laughs, and if I know them, they're gonna sing a song!
We are gonna have so much more fun than them!
Twilight, wait! Starlight has something for you!
Here, I, um, brought you snacks...
Oh, how... thoughtful, thanks. We will... not get hungry on the train.
It was supposed to be teacakes, but... it's a long story. Have a great time!
You too!
Okay, Trixie, what kinds of spells did you want to work on next?
Well, every self-respecting magician has a disappearing act, so maybe we could start with that?
Hmmm. Nothing just disappears, so that's technically a teleportation spell, and those are pretty hard. Maybe we should start with something smaller.
Nononono. The Great and Powerful Trixie goes big or not at all! Just tell me how you do it.
Well, I've always found magic is tied to my emotions. Whatever I'm feeling fuels whatever I'm doing! And the stronger the feeling, the stronger the magic.