More Than Just a Colt Following

More Than Just a Colt Following

 

CHAPTER1

>Be anon.

>Sleeping.

>It's morning, at Twilight's place.

>You feel a small, pointy object poking your back.

>"Hey Twilight, wake up."

"Go away."

>"Twilight, come on! Wake up! It's almost noon."

>You start waking up.

"Wake up Twilight, not me damn it!"

>You hear a loud thud and look around.

See nothing.

>"Twi...light?"

>You look down and see Spike rubbing his head.

>Looks really surprised.

>Strand of blue hair goes in front of your face.

>You flip your hair to the side to get it away.

"Spike, what are you doing?"

>"Trying to wake you up. It's almost noon."

>Noon? You usually sleep in til about 1 PM.

"Spike, I don't need you to be an alarm clock."

>"What? But I always wake you up Twilight."

>Twilight? Why is Spike calling you Twilight?

>Speaking of which, where is Twilight?

>You get confused.

>You pick yourself up.

>You hear an obnoxious clack sound from the floor.

>Look down.

>See hooves. Purple hooves.

>"Are you okay Twi-LMM?"

>You shove your hand... hoof, into his face.

"Spike? I'm not Twilight."

>"Huh?"

"It's me, anon."

>"... ahahahaha, that's a good one Twilight!"

>You awkwardly kick him.

"Not joking."

>Suddenly hear lots of screaming outside.

>Pinkie Pie crashes through the door.

>"Twilight, Twilight! Come quick! Anon is acting all goofy!"

>That's probably Twilight.

>Why is she flipping out?

 

 

>You, Spike, and Pinkie Pie walk into town.

>Actually, only Spike and Pinkie Pie walk.

>You stumble.

>There's a crowd around a human and a yellow pegasus pony.

>Fluttershy.

>"Anon, are you okay? You're acting very strange today."

>"Fluttershy, LISTEN TO ME! I'm not anon. It's me, Twilight! Something must have happened last night, I must have accidentally used magic while I was dreaming and-"

>"You're talking all nonsense and your face is burning up too. Are you sick? Do you need to lie down?"

>"Somepony, please, anypony! Listen to me!"

>Twilight is panicking, badly.

>"Fluttershy!"

>Applejack jumps into the fray and lassos Twilight.

>"Stand back everypony."

>You think it's weird to see yourself hogtied.

>"APPLEJACK! HELP ME! NOPONY IS LISTENING!"

>"Now now, calm down anon. Screaming wildly isn't going to help. Deep breaths."

>You silently chuckle.

>At least Twilight is taking it way worse than you did.

>Twilight sighs.

>"I... can somepony please find Twilight Sparkle?"

>Pinkie Pie chomps on your hair and drags you through the crowd.

>"She's right here!"

>Ow, that hurts!

"Stop it! Pinkie!"

>Twilight-anon stares at you.

>”Anon? Is that you?”

>Applejack looks at you.

>”Twilight! Good, you're here. Care to make sense of what anon’s been spouting all morning?”

"Huh?"

>You start thinking.

>Twilight caused you to switch bodies.

>You don’t really like her.

"I... don’t have any idea of what he’s talking about, Applejack."

>”What?!”

 

 

>Spike pokes you.

>”Twilight? Didn’t you say that you were-”

>You kick Spike. Hard.

>”Ouch! Twilight!”I have no idea why anon would be acting up. Maybe he’s just been a little too lonely and just wants the attention.

>”WHAT?!”

>Fluttershy turns towards Twilight.

>”Is it true anon? Have you been lonely?”

>”Of course not! I’m Twilight!”

>”Wait a second.”

>Spike walks around you. Too far away to kick.

>”If Twilight is fine, why is anon picking on her? Why’d he ask for her?”

>When was Spike so perceptive?

"...Spike’s right. Why ARE you asking for me anon?"

>”BECAUSEIAMTWILIGHTSPARKLE!”

>Applejack shakes her head.

>”I think one of us should bring them over to their place and keep an eye on him. Anon’s really acting crazy.”

>Fluttershy takes a look at Twilight again.

>Know exactly what she’s thinking.

>”I’ll take care of anon.”

>”WHYAREN’TYOULISTENINGTOME?”

"You sure Fluttershy? He looks a little... wired."

>”Oh no, I insist. Besides, if there’s anypony that can nurse him back to health, it’ll be me.”

"You’ve got a point there. Okay it’s settled then. Fluttershy will keep an eye on anon. I’ll check some books and see what I can find on his... condition."

>”IDON’THAVEACONDITION!”

>Applejack moves to start untying Twilight.

"Actually Applejack, maybe you should keep him tied up. At least for now."

>”... sure, whatever you say Twilight. I suppose that makes sense.”

>Fluttershy picks Twilight up.

>”It’s okay anon. I’ll make sure to take good care of you.”

 

 

>Be Twilight Sparkle.

>Fluttershy hasn’t untied you.

>She has, however put you on a bed.

>She wrapped you up tightly in blankets. Face down.

>”Is there anything you want to eat anon? I’ll feed you, don’t worry.”

"No, not now. Fluttershy, listen. It’s me, Twilight."

>”You keep saying that anon.”

"Because it’s actually me!"

>”Do you want to be like Twilight? Is that your fe-”

"No, Fluttershy, it’s not that. I... look, just pretend that I am Twilight, trapped in anon’s body."

>”Oh, um. Okay then anon. If that’s what you want.”

"So I’m stuck. And nopony believes me that I’m Twilight, because the other me is acting-... well, she’s acting normal. But she’s not me."

>Fluttershy nods sympathetically.

"I just don’t know how I can prove it to you."

>”Oh, silly goose. You don’t have to prove anything.”

"Uh... really? You believe me?"

>”I think I get it. You’re lonely and want to be more like a regular pony.”

>She doesn’t believe you.

>”It’s only natural. If I was alone in the human world, I’d be lonely too. But for you, it’s different. You have friends. We... -no I will get rid of that loneliness for you.”

>You are really grateful for the gesture.

"Gee, uh... thanks Fluttershy. That’s really kind of you."

>Fluttershy gives you a small smile.

"So you’ll help me?"

>She nods.

"Can you untie me?"

 

 

>Be anon

>Back at Twilight’s treehouse.

>Wonder what Twilight was doing that caused her to switch places.

"Spike? Run me through what I was doing last night?"

>Spike eyes you suspiciously.

>”Yeah... sure thing Twilight.”

>Spike runs over to the bookshelf and grabs three.

>”You were reading these books.”

 

"Collection of Mythical Anatomical Diagrams"

"Legendary Predators"

"World of Unproven Myths"

 

>Why would Twilight be looking at these books?

>You sit down and try to open these books with a hoof.

>End up pushing the book around the floor.

>Try using your snout to open it.

>Not working.

>Spike raised an eyebrow.

>You realize that Twilight would usually use magic to open the book.

>You chuckle nervously.

>”Is there something wrong Twilight?”

>You shake your head nervously.

"No, nothing. Everything is absolutely fine... just fine."

>You notice something sticking out of one of the books.

>Bookmark.

>Very carefully, you use your teeth to bite down on it and try to open the book.

>Successful

>The bookmark is actually a picture of you.

>Spike sits next to you.

>”Is that anon?”

"Uh, yeah."

>Why does Twilight have a picture of you?

>”Why do you have a picture of anon?”

>Spike snatches the photo from you and inspects it carefully.

>You look at the book.

>Book has a bunch of weird, ancient sketches of humans.

>You see one of the sketches. It reminds you of ancient werewolf sketches in old movies.

 

 

>”Hey, there’s some writing on the back of this photo.”

>You look at Spike.

>”Twilight? What does ‘repourduct’ mean?”

>Pause.

>Did you hear that right?

"What? Gimme that."

>You kick Spike and snatch the photo from him at the same time.

>”Ow! What is with you today, Twilight?”

>Ignore Spike.

>Read back of photo.

"Human, 5 feet 9 inches tall

Wears clothes similar to armor. Lighter materials. Tea Shirt. Shorts.

Distinct lack of reproductive organs-maybe underneath clothing?

Has hands, four fingers and an opposable thumb, function similar to claws

Unknown purpose, no visible cutie mark."

>Why the hell is Twilight keeping tabs on you?

>"Hey, this book has a photo of anon too!"

>You kick Spike away again and open it.

>It's a picture of you while eating. You used two carved sticks like chopsticks since there were no forks.

>You flip it over.

"Anon seems to have extremely picky. He only eats salads, and he doesn't seem to like them either. See World of Unproven Myths page 34."

>You clumsily open the book to page 34.

"According to various folklore, although humans are omnivores, they love to eat little fillies. They also eat various woodland creatures. They will only eat them after they've been roasted on a fire."

 

 

>You think that sounds a little off, but close.

>"Whoa, is that true? Do humans eat ponies?"

"No Spike, it's not true. They eat chickens and cows, but they don't really eat ponies."

>"Oh. Well, we should probably keep anon away from Sweet Apple Acres. Applejack wouldn't like it if he ate their chickens."

>You ignore Spike and look at the last book. Legendary Predators.

>You tried to open the book. It ends up fumbling across the ground.

>Dozens of little cards fly out of it.

>They are photos. Of you.

>Pictures of you eating, sleeping, drinking, talking, running.

>Everything.

>You think that Twilight is a little obsessed with you.

>"Twilight? Why do you have all of these photos?"

"I.... have-..."

>Your eyes fall on one photo in particular.

>Very candid photo of you taking a bath at Pinkie Pie's place.

>Twilight is definitely a stalker.

 

 

>”Are you okay Twilight?”

>Spike seems suspicious.

"Uhh, yeah. I’m fine Spike."

>Sound of window breaking

>”Sorry!”

>You and Spike investigate.

>Rainbow Dash crashed into the bedroom.

"Rainbow? What are you doing here?"

>”Hi Twilight. Sorry, I-I uh was practicing some new flying moves and... yeah. Things got a little out of control.”

>Glass is everywhere.

>”Here, let me help you clean up.”

>Rainbow tornado as she picks up all the glass.

>You wonder.

>How is Rainbow going to fix the window?

>”There. All together. Just do your little repair-y thing and I’ll get outta your hair.”

>Repair-y thing?

>She means magic.

>Rainbow and Spike look at you expectantly.

"Uh, yeah... okay."

>You take a deep breath and try to concentrate.

>Who the hell are you kidding, there's no way you can do magic.

>While fake-concentrating, you start thinking of excuses.

>After all, Fluttershy is probably trying to get in Twilight's pants right now.

>After getting all red-faced from trying to do magic, you flop on the floor.

>"Twilight? Haha... that's real funny. Come on, fix the window."

>You shake your head.

"I... can't. I don't know what's wrong."

>"What do you mean?"

"I can't use magic. It's not working."

>"That's strange."

>"Strange indeed."

 

 

>Spike scratched his chin.

>"Twilight, are you sure you're alright? When you woke up you were acting a little weird, and you said earlier that you couldn't remember what you were doing last night. And now this?"

>"Maybe she's just tired."

>Rainbow pats you on the back.

>"I'm sure she's fine. I bet you didn't get enough sleep last night, and that's affecting your ability to use magic. Right?"

>She pokes your head, where Twilight's horn is.

>It starts glowing.

>"See? What'd I tell ya?"

>You start floating uncontrollably.

>All the windows in the house suddenly shatter.

>"Or, maybe not?"

>You suddenly have a massive headache and collapse.

"Twilight!"

 

 

>Be Twilight.

>Fluttershy has loosened your ropes.

>You can start to feel circulation in your legs.

>Arms are still tied up.

"Uh, Fluttershy?"

>"Yes anon? What is it?"

>She flies in front of you.

>You wait expectantly.

"Um, can you finish untying me?"

>Fluttershy blinks and shakes her head.

>"Oh, well, Twilight said that we shouldn't untie you for now. Who knows what you could do."

>You get confused.

"But you just untied my legs. Why not just get rid of the ropes altogether?"

>"Twilight said to wait."

"But I am Twilight."

>"Wait."

"... Fine."

>Stuck waiting.

>You plop your head into a pillow and yell into it in frustration.

>"In the mean time."

>You feel something rub against your leg.

>Fabric is sliding down your leg.

>Anon called them something.

>Shorts. They are sliding off.

>Fluttershy is pulling them off.

"Fluttershy? What are you doing?"

>"Helping you."

>Helping? With what?

>You remember what you've been reading up these past few days.

>Humans wear clothing for modesty.

>Fluttershy's taking off your shorts.

>She's helping you.

>She's "HELPING" you.

"Wait, Fluttershy, stop!"

>Fluttershy has completely taken off your shorts.

>"Why? I thought you wanted me to help you anon?"

"No. I mean, yes I do. But not like this!"

>Suddenly hear a loud thud from outside.

>THANK CELESTIA

>"Fluttershy! Anon!"

>Rainbow Dash bursts through the door.

>"Come quick, Twilight fain-..."

>She sees you and Fluttershy doing something.

>"Wh-what are you guys doing?"

>Fluttershy's face turns red.

>"Fluttershy?"

>Fluttershy turns quiet and carefully hides your shorts behind her.

>You get a feeling that Rainbow is going to lecture you.

>"Anon, care to explain?"

"Rainbow, look, it's not what you think."

>"Really? What am I supposed to be thinking about this."

>You actually have no idea.

>Rainbow doesn't seem to either.

>Rainbow sees Fluttershy hiding something with her back hooves.

>"Fluttershy, what are you hiding?"

>She zips to Fluttershy and pushes her aside.

>"... shorts?"

>Rainbow looks at you.

>"Why are you wearing two pairs of shorts anon?"

>You look at her, and down at your legs.

"Oh, uh. What I'm wearing right now isn't shorts."

>Rainbow blinks.

>"Wait, is that supposed to be some sort of armor that you wear underneath your shorts?"

"Sure, let's go with that."

>You sigh a breath of relief.

"Listen Rainbow. It's me, Twilight. Everyone seems to think that I'm anon, and they think that anon is acting strange because he's lonely."

>Rainbow hums in thought.

>Fluttershy thinks I'm lonely and is trying to help me.

>Rainbow growls.

>"Fluttershy! Was that what you were doing?"

>Fluttershy looks away nervously.

>"Excuse us for a moment."

>Rainbow pulls her away for a moment and talks to her in whispers.

>You can sort of hear some of it.

>"Listen Fluttershy, I...you...have fantasies with...anon is...make him...you. Okay?"

>Fluttershy nods.

>You're confused.

>Fluttershy fantasizes about anon?

>"You're...things too fast...him to like...shouldn't do...I don't want to see... again. You got me?"

>Fluttershy nods again.

>They rejoin you.

>"Okay, sorry about that."

>Rainbow nudges Fluttershy.

>She puts your shorts back on.

>Well at least all of that awkwardness got sorted out. You sigh.

>"Twilight fainted, we need to go see her. Here, let's get you untie-"

"Hold on Rainbow. That's what I wanted to talk about. That Twilight isn't me. I'm Twilight Sparkle."

>"What?"

"I'm Twilight. I was doing some late-night reading last night and tried casting a few spells. They didn't work, so I gave up and went to sleep. I must have been spell-casting while I was asleep, and next thing I knew, it was morning and I was stuck in anon's body."

>"... oh. Okay."

"I know it sounds ridicul- wait what?"

>"It-uh, it makes sense. I believe you."

"Why-?"

>"It's all about the inflection. You sound exactly like Twilight, even if your voice belongs to anon."

>That's the most logical sounding thing you've ever heard Rainbow say.

>"Come on. Let's go get Applejack and Pinkie and we'll all visit the other-Twilight."

>Rainbow unties you.

"Yes. Let's."

>You finally go with the others to find out what's going on.

 

CHAPTER2

>Be anon.

>Waking up.

>In Twilight's bedroom.

>Hear random thuds and a flower pot breaking.

>"Oh heavens, this is impossible! How am I expected to clean up after this mess if Twilight just keeps breaking more?"

>Rarity is here?

>"But Twilight is unconscious. It's not her fault she can't control her magic now."

>"I don't buy it Spike. Unicorn ponies don't suddenly forget how to use magic. And they most certainly do not faint after using it either."

>"That's because something is wrong with her."

>"Well, she's not being very cooperative, is she? Oh Spike, be a dear and sweep up that glass over there?"

>You feel the headache returning.

>Hear pounding on the door.

>From the sound of footsteps, there were more ponies outside.

>"We ran here as fast as we could. What happened? Where's Twilight?"

>"I told you already Applejack. She tried using magic and couldn't. Then outta nowhere all the windows broke. Then she fainted."

>"Rainbow, don't worry."

>That's your voice. Twilight is here as well.

>"Where is she?"

>"She's in her bedroom. Wait, don't open the door!"

>"Why?"

>"She's been blowing up pots and windows and burning books all afternoon."

>"What?"

>"Her magic is out of control. Right now, she's dangerous."

>Twilight sighs.

>"Well how are we supposed to see what's wrong with her if we can't SEE her?"

>"I have an idea."

>Pinkie Pie is here too?

>After a moment, you hear Pinkie Pie mumble with a mouthful of something.

>"Pinkie, I don't think balloons will help."

>"Bleh... hold on a sec. Rarity, do you think you can use a protective spell on it?"

>"I suppose I could."

>You hear the sound of balloons blowing up.

>Pinkie Pie laughs.

>"They're like big bubbles, see?"

>You think this sounds really ridiculous.

>"I guess it could work?"

 

 

>You get up and open the door.

"YOU ARE TOO DAMN NOISY! IT'S GIVING ME A HEADACHE"

>Silence.

>Everyone but Pinkie Pie and Twilight is in a bubble balloon.

>Pinkie Pie blows up another ballon.

>Your head is throbbing.

>You resist the urge to facepalm and return to the bed.

>"Twilight?"

>"Don't worry Applejack, I'll go check on her. Stay here."

>Twilight-anon follows you into the room.

>She shuts the door behind her.

>"Are you alright?"

"Fine."

>Twilight clears her throat.

>"Hey... you're not me, are you? You're not Twilight?"

>You notice the stack of books from earlier at the foot of the bed.

"I've got a better question."

>You throw down the stack of your photos.

"Why are you so interested in me?"

 

 

>"Is that you anon?"

>You slowly nod your head.

>Twilight suddenly hugs you.

>"You have no idea how glad I am to know it's you. And it proves I'm not crazy!"

"Yeah yeah, that's great. Care to explain what's going on?"

>"I'm really sorry about this."

>She goes to a bookshelf and awkwardly fishes out a book.

>She flips to a page and shows it to you.

"Memory Swap spell?"

>"It allows you to see memories that belong to someone else. You can also send them your own memories as well. I was trying to do a memory swap spell last night with Owlowiscious, but it wasn't working so I gave up and went to bed."

"Go on."

>"I must have been using magic while I was asleep and accidentally cast the wrong spell. As it turns out, memory swap spells aren't that different from ordinary swap spells."

"Swap spell?"

>"You know, like switching a candle for a lamp, or a rock for a pillow. It switches the location of two existing objects. Or, in this case..."

"A pony for a human?"

>"Yeah, that. Pony for pony swap spells are kinda dangerous. They could really hurt the two ponies involved. On top of that, you can't completely swap a pony for another pony. It only switches their minds, like us right now."

"That doesn't answer my question. Why are you interested in me? And why did you switch places with me?"

>"I was... curious."

>She picked up a photo of you.

>"You're human."

 

 

>"Humans are just myths. Stable legends. They don't actually exist anywhere in Equestria."

>She showed you the three books from earlier.

>"Humans, according to these books, are really scary monsters. They go around various lands, sucking them dry, eating everything they can, and then move to the next one."

>You blink.

"So when I showed up here, you thought...?"

>"I thought you were one of those monsters. I mean, you look like these ancient sketches. I couldn't help but get the feeling that one day a filly would go missing and you were the one that had eaten them."

"Gee. Thanks."

"But you act differently than what I thought. I just wanted to clear any suspicions I had with you... speaking of which, did you know that Fluttershy fantasizes about you?"

>Yes.

"No, no I didn't."

>Twilight stares at you with a knowing look.

>"Anyways, I wanted to clear your name of doubt, so I started doing more research. I also looked into the memory swap spell. I was going to look into your memories and see if these myths were true or not."

"For the record, they aren't."

>"How was I supposed to know?"

"Fair point. But what about this?"

>You show her the naked picture of you.

>"What? It's kinda hard to compare physiological differences between the sketches and you, especially since you're wearing clothes all of the time."

"Explain why this photo is the most tattered?"

>"Huh? Well-I, uh.. I-I'm not doing anything weird with it if that's what you mean. I-I'm just studying your photo carefully. I can sort of understand why you wear clothes all the time. Having something like THAT  is sort of inconvenient..."

>You shake your head.

"Whatever. So how do we switch back?"

"That's the thing anon. We... can't."

"WHAT?"

>What the hell is this bitch talking about?

>You feel the headache growing worse. Like double worse.

>"Not right now. I'm not in my body, I can't do the spell. And you obviously can't do any magic."

>You start floating uncontrollably.

>"My point exactly. It's a high-level spell, and only the person that casts it can undo it. So you're going to have to learn how to use magic."

"Me?"

>"Yes. That means that I'm stuck as you and... until you get to my level of magic, you're stuck as Twilight Sparkle."

 

>Be Rainbow Dash.

>Twilight and other-Twilight are conversing in Twilight's bedroom.

>Applejack is impatiently tapping her hoof.

>"They sure are taking their sweet time in there. Wonder what they are talking about."

>"Should one of us go in?"

>"Hold your horses Spike. Anon told us to stay here."

"Anon? You mean Twilight?"

>"What?"

"Twilight? She's currently stuck in anon's body. Didn't she tell you?"

>"Well, anon was talking about that earlier this morning. I just figured he was reaching out for attention."

>You shake your head.

"No, that's definitely Twilight."

>Spike looks at you.

>"How can you tell Rainbow Dash?"

"I'unno, I just can. Anon was acting way too passively for him to be him. Twilight said she did some spell wrong last night and now she's in his body. It explains everything perfectly."

>Applejack stares at you.

>"That DOES make a bit of sense. Whatever happened to anon though?"

 

 

"Hmm. I uh never really thought about that. Y'know, he's probably still in there somewhere. Fluttershy would probably know best, since she was caring for him earlier today. Fluttershy, did you notice anything about anon?"

>Silence.

"Fluttershy?"

>You look around. Fluttershy seems to have disappeared.

>"I think Fluttershy went out the front door."

>You decide to go outside after her.

>Outside.

>Spot Fluttershy high above the library.

>She's staring at the window outside Twilight's bedroom.

>The window was shattered from when you crashed into it.

>She's spying.

>You fly up to her.

"Fluttershy, are you spying on them?"

>"No, I'm not spying."

"Well then what are you doing?"

>"Looking at Twilight and Twilight while they're discussing in private through the broken window."

"Fluttershy, that's spying."

>"Oh. Well then yes. I'm spying on them."

"There's a reason why they wanted to talk in private. For the privacy. Now come back inside. Applejack wanted to ask you a few questions."

>"Oh, okay."

>You watch as Fluttershy floats back down to the ground and walks inside.

>You look at the window.

>You can see everything.

>Wait a second, did Twilight-anon just hug other-Twilight?

>You look carefully, but can't hear what they are saying.

>They seem to be discussing about a book.

>You look around to see if anyone noticed you.

>They haven't.

>You start speaking to yourself.

"It's okay Rainbow, spying isn't so bad... you're just worried about the damaged window. And about Twilight."

>You carefully approach the broken window.

 

 

>"... that's the thing anon. We... can't."

"Anon?"

>"WHAT?"

>"Not right now. I'm not in my body, I can't do the spell. And you obviously can't do any magic."

>Twilight starts wildly floating.

"Uh oh, this can't be good."

>"My point exactly. It's a high-level spell, and only the person that casts it can undo it. So you're going to have to learn how to use magic."

>"Me?"

>"Yes. That means that I'm stuck as you and... until you get to my level of magic, you're stuck as Twilight Sparkle."

>You blink.

>Anon and Twilight switched places?

>You guess that makes sense.

>So they will be stuck in each other's bodies.

>Well that's awkward.

"Wait, anon is in Twilight's body?"

>You're thinking aloud.

>You have a sudden realization.

"That means..."

>Boy in girl's body.

>Nopony in Ponyville knows about it.

>Can't be good.

>Suddenly, you see other-Twilight's horn glow in a dark red aura.

>Twilight-anon has back turned.

"TWILIGHT!"

>You hurry to push Twilight out of the way.

>Crash

 

>Be anon.

>Twilight just said you are stuck as Twilight Sparkle.

>This bitch is the reason why you're stuck in her body.

>She expects you to fix things?

"Why do I have to fix this? It's all your fault.

>"Because I certainly don't want to be in your body, especially after dealing with Fluttershy. And I take it that you don't want to be in my body either."

"No I-..."

>Headache is pulsing, stop you midsentence.

>You ignore the pain and start thinking.

>Twilight blends in here.

>She knows magic.

>Everyone seems to love her.

>You don't have to deal with fucking Fluttershy anymore.

"Actually, yes I do."

>"Exactl-... what? Anon, you can't be serious."

"Why not? Being you fixes all of my problems short of sending me back. I think I'll stay being you."

>You watch as Twilight shakes her head.

>She thinks she knows something you don't.

>Twilight starts putting away books.

>"Because, until you learn how to master magic, you'll be a danger to ev-

>"TWILIGHT!"

>You turn and see Rainbow Dash bolting through the air.

>Flash of red.

 

>"Are you okay Twilight?"

>Twilight stirs.

>"Yeah... oh no, Rainbow! Your wings!"

>"What?"

>Rainbow looks at her wings.

>They are petrified in stone.

>"AHHHHH! MY WINGS!"

>Twilight stands up and glares at you.

>"This is your fault."

>You look at her back.

"What?"

>"You don't get it, do you anon? Right now, you're like a newborn unicorn. You can't control magic and magic is very very difficult to control. Because you can't control it, it's exploding out of you."

>Her hands are balled into fists. She's pissed.

>Rainbow grabs Twilight.

>"It's okay Twilight. I'm fine."

>"YOU'RE NOT FINE RAINBOW!"

>Rainbow flinches.

>Twilight turns back to you.

>"Having headaches right now, aren't you?"

>Applejack kicks the door open.

>"Twilight! What's wrong?"

>Twilight points at you.

>"Why don't you ask him?"

 

 

>All eyes are on you.

>"There's a reason why unicorns learn how to control magic when they're just fillies. They're innocent. You AREN'T. Every time you think about playing a prank, do something wrong, tell a lie. Every time you start acting on impulse, those wrong thoughts and actions manifest themselves in your magic. Until you control it, things like this will happen. You aren't allowed to refuse."

>You're speechless.

>"Applejack, go notify the mayor. No one is allowed my place without a unicorn escort. We're putting the library on lockdown."

 

>"Whoa! Rainbow, what happened to your wings?"

>"Unhhhh... not now Pinkie Pie."

 

CHAPTER3

>Be Fluttershy

>Library is on lockdown.

>Confused about Twilight/Anon switching places.

>Twilight-anon looks at you.

>"Fluttershy, I know you won't like this, but we need your help."

"Um. Yes a-anon-? Err... Twilight?"

>"I need you to go into the Everfree forest-"

>You squeak.

"E-everfree For-forest?!"

>"-and pick some Poison Joke leaves."

"Anon I-I c-can't! The for-forest..."

>"Fluttershy, please. You were the only one that the Poison Joke didn't seriously impair. Remember? Rainbow can't do it because she loses her ability to fly. Applejack turned into a mini-pony. And I can't ask Pinkie or Rarity to do it because they need to stay here to make more protective balloons.

"But- I-..."

>Twilight pauses for a moment.

>"Please Fluttershy? I'm begging you."

"I... can't."

>You shrink your body to a ball.

>The Everfree forest is too scary, even if it is Twilight... anon... whoever, asking you.

>"Fluttershy, please! I need you to do this."

>You're going to regret this.

"O-okay."

 

 

"Zecora?"

>You swoop down to hug the mystical zebra.

>"Fluttershy? What a great surprise! I'm glad I could help before problems arise.

"I thought you were a vicious monster who wanted to eat me."

"Why would I do that? Eating ponies would make me fat."

"W-what?"

>Zecora broke out in laughter.

>You nervously laugh with her.

>"Just joking my dear. You have nothing to fear. I can see you fell victim to Poison Joke. It has turned your sweet voice into a croak."

 

>"The body swap spell? Hurry you should! Else things transpiring will not be good."

 

"What do you mean?"

 

>"The spell is really a horrible curse. Both shall feel when the other is hurt."