“Now see here,” declared Discord as Celestia. “I refuse to use the word ‘doomed,’ except in cases where I’m making threats. Such as ‘you’re doomed, you’re doomed, you’re all doomed, bwahahahahaaaaaaa!’”
The others gave Discord a sidelong glance. Celestia’s disapproving gaze distorted Discord’s features into an angry grimace as she tapped her own body on the shoulder with his eagle talon.
“Um…of course I don’t do that sort of thing anymore,” Discord said. “Now, as I was saying, we are not doomed. Why, my chaotic magic is just the thing we need! I need only do a spell of reversal! Of course, why didn’t I think of it before?”
“Well, git to it!” Applejack demanded. “I’ve got fields to plow! I’m gonna need my own hardworkin’, muscular, Earth pony body, not some prim Unicorn body with a perfect hooficure. No offense, Rarity.”
“Hmph!” snorted Rarity as Applejack.
Discord as Celestia reared up. Celestia’s front hooves clove the air awkwardly and a burst of energy shot forth from her horn.
“I command that everything be reversed!” Discord cried.
A moment later, each pony stood looking in the opposite direction.
“Are we back to normal?” Discord asked hopefully.
“No!” Rainbow Dash complained. “We’re just looking in a different direction. I’m still stuck in Pinkie Pie’s body.”
“And I’m still stuck in Celestia’s!” Discord wailed. “That’s it, we’re doomed!”
“Calm down, Discord,” said Twilight as Spike. “There has to be something in one of these tomes. If you’ll all help me look through them, the research will go much faster.”
“Begging your pardon, Princess Discord…um…Celestia,” came Fluttershy’s shy voice from Zecora’s mouth. “But you seem worried.”
“I am, Fluttershy,” Celestia sighed. “Luna went into space to try and deflect the comet, and she hasn’t returned.”
“Oh, dear. Well, I’m sure she must be all right. Perhaps there was something she had to do before she could come back. Or perhaps she got a little lost when she landed. Maybe she’s even back at the palace now.”
“I suppose those things could be true. Well, I guess there’s nothing to be done about it right now. I feel so awkward in this body that I’m almost afraid to go into Twilight’s home for fear that I might accidentally knock something over.”
“Oh, it will be all right,” Fluttershy said reassuringly.
“Celestia, if I can manage in this rigid body of yours, surely you can manage in my lithe form,” Discord declared.
“It’s not rigid, you just don’t know how to manage it!” Celestia snapped. “I don’t have the energy to argue with you, Discord. Let’s get researching. Hopefully we can find a solution to this mess.”