"Mr. Ridley, you remember Twilight, right?" Fluttershy said with a hint of glee, and a grimace from her wing pain.
"Ridley, I can see that Discord did this to you, and sorry to say, there's only one solution to this, and trust me, I looked for any other way. This is the only cure, and if you don't do it, you will become out of control, vicious, and savage." Twilight said, deadpanned in her tone, although somewhat giddy, probably because this was rare for her to be able to use a polymerization spell on something sentient.
Dammit. I'm not having a good day.
After a bit of explaining to Ridley, and Samus, who joined the conversation and introduced her and her team, Twilight asked everyone to follow her outside to the magic training grounds. After everyone was at a safe distance, Ridley spoke up.
"Are you SURE that this is the only option?"
Please say no...please say no....please say-
"I'm sorry,but it is..."
...Crud! I don't want to be a frickin' pony!
Ridley let out a depressed sigh, knowing that he will soon be a pony, not a amazingly powerful dragon that no-one dared challenge. He tensed up, and closed his eyes, knowing what comes next. A large surge of purple overwhelmed him almost instantaneously, as he felt his body being transformed from that of a menacing Xenomorph, to a small pony creature. It caused him pain as his bones shrank and rearranged, and his wings were shrank by a considerable amount. The horn on his head disappeared, and his muzzled turned inwards into a snout. His claws were morphed together, and became hooves. And finally, his scaly skin turned into a fuchsia coat, along with a crimson mane and tail.
"It's done everypony...Meet the new Ridley..." Twilight managed to say in between breaths, as the magic took a rather large toll on her magic supply.
Everyone turned with wide-eyes as they saw no longer a vicious looking Xenomorph, but a rather pathetic looking pegasus, who happened to be completely dazed from what just happened.
"Heh...heh...heh...would you look at that, I-i'm a pony! Nowifyouexcusemeimgonnapassoutnow."
As if on cue, the Dragon-turned-pony collapsed onto the dirt road.
Samus started,"I think you might want to get him somewhere to rest."
"He can come to my place...I mean...If that's OK with you Ms.Samus..."
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Sometime later that day, Ridley began to wake up, but he noticed he was in some sort of cabin. He tried to get up and walk, but then he remembered that he is now a pony, not a Giant- Space -Dragon-thing.
Hooves, how the hell do you walk with these,hmmm......
He tried to walk around for a bit, and got the hang of walking as a pony. After hearing all the commotion, Fluttershy walked up the stairs and greeted him with a warm smile and a hug.
"Glad to see you're OK Ridley, everypony was worried after you collapsed this morning, feeling any better?"
"I feel fine for someone who just their life turned completely upside down and turned into a different species." He stated in a monotone voice, and a completely stoic expression of distaste.
Wait a second, why can't I remember what happened before this morning...? Uh-oh.
"Miss Fluttershy."
"Yes?"
"I don't remember anything before this morning. This troubles me, severely."
Fluttershy struggled to tell him, but decided that he should know.
"Uhm...about that, Twilight said that memories of when you were in your other form would be erased from your mind, sorry about that..." She said with an apologetic grin
Huh...this is odd. I don't even know who the hell I am anymore, GREEEEEEEEEEEEAT. Could this day possibly get any worse?
"Are you OK, Ridley?"
"Huh...oh...yeah, just wondering, where are we, exactly?"
"Oh, *Giggle*, I took care of you while you were passed out, you're in my cottage, make yourself at home!"
"Another thing, how does one "Go" as a pony?" He asked, rather embarrassed at it.
"Oh..my...well, I-I don't know how to...explain that...You just, uh..."
Fluttershy was at a complete loss for words, and her brain simply decided that the best course of action was to blush and look down. After a few awkward filled minutes, she thought of a way to help him "Go."
"Well, you just sort of squat down, and...go?"
"So, what you're say Miss Fluttershy, is that a pony has to squat down, and apply pressure to the bladder organs? Seems simple enough, thank you."
"You're...welcome?"
Ridley was suffering from a headache after collapsing onto the hard dirt road, and sprawled himself onto the floor, rubbing his temples with his hooves.
"Everything Ok, Ridley? Oh my...you must have a terrible headache after you hit your head, don't you? But don't you worry, Nurse Fluttershy is gonna fix you right up!"
"You don't have to do that, Miss Fluttershy, it's just a headache. It'll probably go away by the end of the night. Or...I think it will, the pony anatomy is surely different than that of a Xenomorph."
"I'm sure it is, but don't worry, I'll help you every step of the way!"
"I'm pretty sure I'll be fine by the end of the week..."
"Nonsense! Having a new body takes time, Ridley, you don't just master it like you do a skill or a game! If you refuse my help, I will just have to force it upon you."
After much resistance from Ridley, Fluttershy managed to tuck him in a bed and put a bag of ice on his head. She also fixed some soup for him and spoon fed him like a foal.
She's taking this a bit too far.
"Miss Fluttershy, am I to be staying here for long? Surely I can't stay here for more than one week, I do not wish to impose upon such a busy mare like yourself."
"Oh, you're not bothering me, stay as long as you need to!"
Fluttershy put a reassuring hoof on Ridley's shoulder, and gave him a small smile. The two locked eyes, and Fluttershy looked away, hiding behind her mane and blushing.
"Miss Fluttershy, your core temperature is rising on your face, are you OK?"