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// Chapter 30 - Bent For The Social (Sisterhooves Social) 
// Story: On The Wings of Wind 
// by Chazonic 
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Having nightmares after Nightmare Night? I've heard of it. Having nightmares of the things others have dressed as? Sounds normal to me.

Having a nightmare about the one YOU dressed as? Not so much. Karma was most likely biting me while I slept for pulling that massive prank on the town that inadvertently killed Luna's progress reintegrating with today's society.

Problem is, I think it bit me too hard. The killer pony I dressed as was almost exactly the same except for his eyes. He had yellow eyes where they should of been white and the last thing he whispered to me was "I'll always be right here". If I keep seeing him, I might need to pay a visit to a psychiatric ward to check if I really am insane.

Anyways, Rainbow seemed to be fine this morning, though she kept wondering out loud why she got scared by such an elaborate prank by an unknown pony. I tried so hard not to break my poker-face and burst out laughing, as she didn't realize that the mastermind behind it was right beside her.

Thankfully, she kept it easy by constantly gushing over seeing the Wonderbolt performance going on tomorrow that she was going to. She left for Cloudsdale as soon as she could, just to "reserve" her place.

After my weather duty was done, Scootaloo and I saw Fluttershy off for a three-day animal convention that she was excited to go to. Afterwards, Scoots expressed disappointment over the fact that she hadn't spent much time with her adoptive sister as she wanted to. I told her we could arrange it after Fluttershy gets back.

Scootaloo left for Applebloom's place to discuss something afterwards, leaving me to my own devices. I simply hung around town for a bit before heading home to relax, possibly to take a nap. I noticed posters around the town, but I ignored them, feeling 'evented' out for the time being.





"Hey Zephyr, wake up!" I feel something prodding my side.

"Huh, wha? What's going on?" I open my eyes to see Scootaloo standing there with a bit of a worried look on her face. "What's wrong?"

"Nothing’s wrong with me. It's just that... I heard from Sweetie Belle that she's living with her sister while their parents are on vacation."

I raise an eyebrow. "Must that be something to write home about?"

"Thing is, she's having a bit of a tough time with it. I think she's having a bad fall-out with her sister. Is that even possible?" She gives me a questioning look.

I sigh as I shift on the couch to make room for her, allowing her to jump up and lay down beside me. "Scoots, families aren't perfect even during the best of times. Even if they are related by blood, siblings with differing enough personalities WILL butt heads over the smallest of things."

She gives me a surprised look. "But I thought all siblings got along. Look at you and Fluttershy or even Applebloom and Applejack."

I sigh again. "Fluttershy and I are both relatively similar in personality and that we haven't been around each other long enough for something like that to happen. As for Applejack and Applebloom, you most likely always catch them while they are still on good terms. They may have butted heads in the past, but have resolved their issues."

"W-will we wind up d-doing that?"

"Maybe, maybe not. That is something only the future can tell us, but I'm pretty sure we can move past it if it does indeed happen."

Scootaloo lets out a hum of affirmation. "Actually... something else was brought to my attention as well."

"What is it?"

She sighs. "Tomorrow, something called the Sisterhooves Social will be going on."

"Oh, I was kind of wondering what those posters around town were-- wait a minute, it's an event for sisters only..."

She nods. "And Fluttershy has already left town..."

I mentally curse myself. I didn't have the heart to drag Rainbow back here, considering how much she was looking forward to seeing the Wonderbolts. "I'm sorry I can't take you..."

"It's fine. There's always next year, right?" I kiss her on the head and she hums again. We remained like that for for a while until she asked, "Zephyr?"

"Yes, Scoots?"

She jabs me in the stomach with a grin. "Tag, you're it!" she scampers off into the kitchen.

I roll my eyes. "Oh, it's on now! Will the filly named Scootaloo escape her brother's wrath? Or will she succumb to the tickle demons?"

"No~ not the tickle demons!" I chuckle as we dart around the place, trying to catch one another. I went easy on her because of my bigger and faster bulk.

We eventually took the game of tag outside of the house and happened to include a few others in the process, including a colt named Rumble and his own big brother, Thunderlane. All of us got amused and confused reactions from the rest of the town ponies, but we didn't pay them any heed.

We eventually headed back home close to sunset, exhausted from all of the running we did. "You just had to make me get a work-out in today, didn't you?" All I got from Scootaloo was a giggle.

Thunderlane, who was heading in the same direction as us, shook his head in amusement. "That's a younger sibling for you, always so full of energy. Can't live with them, yet you can't live without them." He noogied Rumble on the head for emphasis, getting a laugh out of him.

I nod in agreement while giving Scootaloo a noogie as well, much to her chagrin. She later told me with a huff that we should keep interactions like that at home for now. I simply stick my tongue out at her in response.





Scootaloo once again didn't have school today and I didn't need to do weather. Most ponies would try and sleep in later, but because both of us were used to rising early, we only slept til 9:00AM and couldn't fall back asleep. At least I couldn't, I'm not sure about Scootaloo even though she exited her room at the same time I exited mine.

She seemed chipper, but I could tell she was more disappointed about not going to the social today than she was yesterday.

I hate not being able to do anything for her, but this is one scenario I truly can't do anything to help.

As we finished breakfast, we hear a knock on the door. It turned out to be Twilight, who was wearing an excited look on her face. "Hey, Zephyr and Scootaloo. How are you today?"

Scootaloo tried to give the unicorn a genuine smile. "Oh, we're fine today!"

Twilight must of noticed the forced smile because she looked worried now. "What's wrong?"

I shake my head. "She's disappointed over not being able to go to the Sisterhooves Social today because of Fluttershy's absence." Scoots drooped her head in affirmation.

"Oh... I'm sorry. I was going to ask Zephyr if he could come with me so that we could study his 'dodging' ability, but if you're too down over it--"

Scootaloo looks up quickly. "Oh no, it's fine. Actually... could I come and watch since I... really don't have anything better to do?"

Twilight looked at me and I nod. "Alright, you can come with. I'll be sure to do something for you two after we're done." Scoots simply nodded to that.

When we got to the library, Twilight's excited attitude returned. "Okay, I'm going to grab some parchment for notes while we do this, so one sec--"

"TWILIGHT, LOOK OUT!"

She back-pedaled a bit upon hearing Spike's shout. She dodged a metal pail, but didn't avoid the water that fell before it. "Spike... really?"

Interrupting mop bucket much?

"Sorry, I was trying to mop up here and I accidentally pushed the bucket over the edge."

"Why would you have the bucket so close to the edge then? Never mind..."

I snicker a bit. "Hey Twilight, 'water' you waiting for?"

Both Scootaloo and Spike burst out laughing as she gave me an undignified glare. "You just couldn't resist, could you?"

"Nnope!"

"Ugh, whatever. Just let me dry off first."

After drying off and getting her parchment, she was good to start testing me. She had me both dodge a magic projectile normally and had me hit with one with no attempt to dodge. She states it was for a couple of... control groups or something. Most of her science babble flew over my head, so I simply smiled and nodded. The magic blast that hit me felt like water, minus the wet feeling.

Twilight's testing did produce results that were interesting. Similar to when it happened during the Want It, Need It incident, my dodging acted like a rapid strafe, circling around whatever I was dodging. One thing that was discovered was how far around I go. Twilight said I could make a ninety-degree dodge, a one-eighty dodge, or even a full three-sixty if the projectile was fast enough.

Most interesting was when I 'strafed' in the air. I could strafe in any direction in the air and, if I was moving, I would keep moving with no loss of momentum. When it happened the first and only time, I ran right into a wall much to the amusement of all present. Twilight wisely decided not to have me moving for the future strafes.

"Okay then, just a couple more times and we're done, Zephyr. We've shed some light on this ability of yours. It's pretty interesting; no other pegasus in recorded history could strafe the way you do."

I roll my eyes. "Yay for being unique..."

"You know full well I didn't mean it like THAT. Come on, let’s get a few more in before we call it a day. I'm going to put a lot more power into these ones to see if your dodge reacts differently to more dangerous projectiles."

"Wait, what? What happens if it hits me?"

She rolls her eyes. "Your magic resistance should cancel out most of the bolt's power, so you should still be fine. I know what I'm doing with my magic." I inhale sharply before giving in with a nod and mentally preparing myself for another dodge.

As Twilight started focusing and charging up for a more powerful blast, I hear a small "urp" from the side. I chanced a look and saw Spike holding his stomach, looking like he was sick. I was about to say something when he let out an enormous belch of green fire.

This startled me... and Twilight, who fired off the spell that changed color with a yelp. I barely saw it before it hit me, causing me to black out momentarily.

At least I think it was momentarily, as I didn't hear anypony else speaking until I started coming to. "-- Sorry, Twilight. I *cough* can't hold in a *cough* delivery this big for very long."

"T-that's fine *cough* Spike. Is everypony else okay?"

"I'm okay!" I hear Scootaloo ring out. I tried to say something, but all that escaped from my muzzle was a small gasp. My entire body felt squishy.

I open my eyes to see Twilight's silhouette through the smoke, looking around. "Zephyr, are you okay? Hold on, I'm going to blow the smoke away!" I see her horn light up and the smoke moved higher.

"I-I'm fine!" I finally manage to say, only to notice my voice has changed to be a bit softer and a lot more feminine. I look around and saw everypony looking at me with a shocked look. "W-what's wrong and why is my voice different?"

Scootaloo spoke up first, "Big... Brother?"

"Wh-what, don't you recognize me, Scoots?" I was horrified when she shook her head.

Spike twiddled with his claws. "Should I... get a mirror? You're voice isn't the only thing that changed, Zephyr."

This made me very worried to the point of not wanting to see, but I reluctantly nodded. He grabbed a smaller mirror and held it up so that I could see my reflection.

Except I wasn't looking at me. I was looking at a gold-colored mare with a deep blue mane, styled similarly to Fluttershy's, and forest-green eyes.

I moved and the reflection moved with me. I look down at my hooves, only to see the same golden color in the mirror.

I couldn't even scream. I started to hyperventilate instead while saying, "No no no, t-that can't be me! That can't be me!"

Twilight rushed to me and started holding me up. "Zephyr, slow down your breathing! You're going to make it worse for yourself!"

"I-I-I-I'm n-not a-a m-mare!"

"I know you aren't. Just calm down, please!"

Scootaloo rushed over and hugged me. "Please calm down, big brother!"

It took a while before I finally slowed my breathing down. "W-why did this happen? I-I thought I resisted magic enough to prevent something like this!"

Twilight shook her head. "I guess my thoughts turning to Scootaloo's inability to attend her first Sisterhooves Social caused that effect to happen and I put a stronger pulse of magic into that bolt by accident when I was startled. I didn't think I was that strong though!"

Spike hung his head shamefully. "I'm sorry about that. I didn't mean to..."

I shake my head, my longer mane disorienting me a bit from the action. "It's not your fault, Spike. What was it that you... burped up?"

"Oh, the princess sent a book on pegasus flight trajectories, patterns and techniques. Twilight wanted to study it to see if she could find anything similar to your strafe. Talk about bad timing..."

Twilight gave me a once over. "Are you feeling okay?"

"No, I'm not. I don't feel right anywhere and... I don't know. I just don't want to be a mare! C-can't you change me back?"

She grimaced which made my heart drop into my stomach. "Thing is... that's not even an actual spell that I casted. I don't think there is a counter spell for something like this."

Scootaloo looked at Twilight with immense worry. "C-can't you still find a way to return him back to normal?"

"I don't know for sure but I'll try my hardest. This might take a while though, so you may as well make yourselves comfortable." Twilight starts teleporting around the library to gather up books.

I stayed rooted to the spot, afraid to move. I doubt I will ever feel right ever again, even if I do revert back into a stallion. Scootaloo snuggled up beside me in an attempt to comfort me. "Please don't worry about it. I'm sure Twilight can find away to change you back, I just know she can!"

"I-I don't doubt Twilight. It's just... I will never be able to look at myself the same ever again. I never wanted to become a mare, period."

Spike shook his head. "I feel you, buddy. I'm still kind of weirded out by you sounding somewhat like Fluttershy."

Scootaloo nodded. "The new voice DOES take some time to get used to."

He suddenly smacks a balled claw into his other one. "I know! While Twilight is searching for a way to revert you back, why don't you take Scootaloo to the Sisterhooves Social?"

I look at him in horror. "Spike, I don't think that's a good idea..."

"I have to agree," Twilight chimes in above us. "Ponies will be questioning over why Scootaloo is at the event with a stranger. Plus, others might find out that it's actually Zephyr and he'll... she'll become the laughing stock of Ponyville." I shrank to the floor in fear.

"Can't he go under a different name and say that she's Fluttershy's and Zephyr's distant cousin who wanted to meet Scootaloo and Zephyr, but Zephyr had to go to Cloudsdale for the day?"

I shudder. "Being addressed like I'm not here aside, Spike, that plan seems kind of... paper thin. What proof will I have over being a distant cousin? Plus, ponies will be questioning why Fluttershy or I didn't say anything about a cousin coming to visit."

"You could say you wanted to make a surprise visit, but only met with Zephyr briefly."

"Stop referring to me like I'm not here, it's weird!" I look down at Scootaloo, who had hope in her eyes, before sighing. "I'll go with it if the final problem is solved. I still have two pairs of wings and I doubt there's another pegasus like me out there with two wings."

Twilight gasped. "Wait, didn't we have gold-colored ribbon bands somewhere around here?"

Spike ran upstairs briefly before coming back down with a roll of gold ribbons. They matched my new fur perfectly, which made Spike raise an eyebrow. "Huh, that's oddly convenient."

While he was helping me wrap my midsection, I noticed that my cutie mark had changed as well. It was now a musical eighth note, exept the ball was a ball of wind while the tail was a wing.

It's a bit more creative than my real cutie mark. How frustrating...

When we were done, it actually looked like nothing was there, much to my relief. "O-okay, I just hope I can pull off a different personality..."

Scootaloo pats me on my side. "You'll be fine, big sis!" She giggles as I give her a look. "Oops, I should say cousin. Now what should your undercover name be?"

I thought about it for a second. "Galestorm?"

Twilight looked down at us. "Seems a bit too close to your real name. How about Feather Dancer?"

"My cutie mark doesn't depict feathers or dancing."

"Okay, the dancing part I understand, but it depicts a wing, which has feathers."

Scootaloo thought for a moment herself. "Perhaps Feather Singer then?"

Spike scratched his chin. "How about Gale Singer, coming from Las Pegas?"

Twilight widened her eyes. "That could actually work. Gale is opposite to Zephyr in terms of what they actually mean. Plus, everypony would buy the Singer part because of your music note cutie mark."

I sigh before nodding. "Gale Singer it is... now I just need to respond to it if somepony says it. Oh, I hope I can pull it off..."

"Hey, Gale Singer?" I look at Scootaloo, who smiled. "See, you're already adapting. Have more faith in yourself, cousin."

Twilight nodded. "I agree. Believe in yourself and we can get through this with no incident. Come back here after the social is over, in case I do happen to find a reversing spell."

"A-alright. Wish us luck, then... I'll need all I can get..."





I had no idea that ponies would be so willing to accept my little 'story' on why I'm with Scoots.

When we reached the grounds for the events, some ponies like Ditzy asked me why I, a complete stranger, was walking with my little sister. I must of acted convincing enough when I told them my story. Heck, plenty of them supported me in spending time with my newest relative.

The only bad thing so far is the fact that my mane and tail look vivid compared to most of the other ponies, making me quite noticeable. At least the magenta scarf they gave us off-sets it a bit.

Scootaloo suddenly gasped. "There's Applebloom and Sweetie Belle!" She rushed over and I simply followed.

I noticed Applejack there as well and she gave me a scrutinizing look, to which I gave a nervous smile. She would probably be the one to see past everything I have to say, but I had to try anyways.

Applebloom looks at me curiously. "Who's this, Scootaloo?"

"She's Fluttershy's and now my cousin from Las Pegas. She heard about Zephyr and my adoption and wanted to pay us a surprise visit, but Fluttershy's at an animal convention and Zephyr had sudden business in Cloudsdale for today. He wanted to find somepony to look out for me and she happened to be there."

I added my bit, "When I heard about this event, I figured that it would be the best time to spend time with my new cousin. U-unless they don't accept cousin pairs."

Applebloom shook her head. "Ya'll should be fine. What do you think, Applejack?"

The farmer shook her head in amusement. "Ah reckon so. What's yer name?"

"Gale Singer."

She smiles and holds out a hoof to shake. "Ahm Applejack, pleased to meet you!" I shake her hoof and wound up giving my foreleg a workout from the action. "Ah'll just say this much; ya better be ready for when the main relay begins. That'll test how close sisters, or in your case cousins, really are. The closest sisters are usually the winners."

I give Scootaloo a worried look and she responds with a confident look. "Don't worry. I've only known you for a bit and I already feel like we can do it!"

I giggle, which felt incredibly wrong. "If you're certain."

"Yeah... it'll be a fun time for all..."

I look over to see Sweetie Belle with a very sad face. "What's wrong? If you're here, isn't your sister here as well?"

"No, she's too prim and proper for this kind of thing. She'd be SO repulsed by everything here, it wouldn't even be funny..."

"O-oh, I... I apologize."I shoot another worried look at Scootaloo, only this time she gave a worried look back.

I guess the situation was worse than Scoots anticipated.

"It's fine..."

"Oh, it's almost time!" I was startled out of my stupor by Applejack's sudden statement. Scootaloo and I quickly follow her and Applebloom.

"Well, you girls have fun... sure wish I had a sister to run the race with..."  I turn in time to see Applebloom putting her green scarf around Sweetie Belle's neck, much to her surprise.

Applejack gave her a smile. "AB and I figured since we do this every year..."

Applebloom piped in, "I'd let you borrow my sis so you can give it a try!"

Sweetie Belle continued to have a shocked look until she finally jumped for joy, only for Appleboom to tell her it was only for one day... twice. She still looked happy, but a bit more mellowed out.

As we approached the starting line and listened the hilarity that is Granny Smith trying to be a good announcer, I noticed that many of the fillies were staring at my vivid blue mane, much to my embarrassment. Some of the mares commented on how much I looked like Fluttershy, despite only being a cousin.

Scootaloo brushed them all off with ease. She was incredibly excited to run this race with me, her big brother turned big sister under the pretense of a cousin.

I wonder if that makes sense in context?

I lined myself up in-between Scootaloo and Sweetie Belle. Applebloom suddenly appeared behind me. "One. Day."

I roll my eyes. "I think she gets what you're saying. You're starting to come across as clingy."

That got a laugh out of Scootaloo, Applejack, and Sweetie while Applebloom gave me an insulted look. "I am NOT clingy!"

"I'm just saying what I've observed." She pouted at me before retreating from the line.

Sweetie Belle shook her head. "I kind of get why with a sister like Applejack, though. Outside of this, I'm GLAD to be sisterless. I could care less about my REAL sister!" That comment made me feel incredibly sad.

"You don't know what you've got,
Oh, you don't know what you've got,
No, you don't know what you've got,
Until it's gone~"

I meeped when I realized I had many looks in my direction because I sang that. Sweetie Belle in particular had a confused look on her face. "Why did you sing right there?"

"I-I don't know. I guess I j-just had a small urge to s-sing."

Applejack gave me a smile that made me a bit uneasy. "Ya have a very pretty voice there, sugahcube. Good singing voices must run in your family." I started playing with my bangs in embarrassment, making her chuckle. Playing with my bangs like that made me feel ashamed of myself.

"On your marks..." I silently thank Granny Smith for finally starting the count-down as we prepared to launch.

"Get set..." I narrowed my eyes as I started sweating a bit in concentration.

"GO~!" I wanted to feel bad for her there because of how painful it sounded, but I had to focus on the race.

Even though I was a pegasus, I wanted to avoid using my wings in an attempt at preventing me from accidentally leaving Scootaloo in the dust. I almost made the first jump, teetering on my front hooves before landing my hind ones in the muck, much to my disappointment and Scootaloo's amusement, who had simply hopped across the mud with Sweetie Belle.

I heard Applejack fall into the mud pile, causing the three of us to stop and look with concern. She emerged on the other side of the 'pool', completely caked in mud and--

Is my switched gender playing tricks on me, or did her eye color change?

I shook it out of my head as we quickly caught up with the other racers. At one point, Scoots and I fell behind Sweetie Belle and... Applejack? Her tail looks a bit more curly than usual as--

Oh great, now my gender change making me more of a pervert now? I hope Twilight can get that reversing spell, or I'm going to go insane...

The rest of the race went fairly well. Scootaloo and I kept taking notes from what Sweetie Belle and Applejack(?) were doing. When we got to the final stretch, it was a race final sprint between us, them, Berry Punch, and Piña Colada. When we all made the last jump, We wound up in third, which somewhat disappointed Scootaloo.

"So close, all of you came so close!" I look to see Applebloom running over to us.

Sweetie Belle grinned. "Gale and Scootaloo made quite a good team. Even so, I don't care that we lost! That was the most fun I've had!" She jumps to hug Applejack, but knocks her hat off, revealing a white horn.

This dumbfounded me and Scootaloo. "What the?"

Sweetie wiped away mud from her flank. "Rarity?" The mare shook all of the mud away to fully reveal herself.

Scootaloo looked around. "Wait, if you're here, where's Applejack?" She was answered by a gasp. When we looked over, we saw Applejack still in the mud pool.

If she seriously held her breath for that long, I've got new-found respect for her.

Sweetie looked even more confused. "I don't get it."

Applejack simply chuckled as she approached. "We switched places right there."

"Wait, so Sweetie Belle did the entire race with you, Rarity?" From the corner of my vision, I saw Applejack's face change to one of realization for a split second. I brushed it off since it happened so fast.

Rarity giggled. "That's right, except for the start."

"So that's why your tail looked so different..." I mumble under my breath.

"What was that, darling?"

"Nothing, nothing!" I close one eye in an attempt to look convincing, but wound up having most of my one-eyed vision blocked by my bangs. I blew them out of the way in annoyance, much to everypony else's amusement.

Sweetie looked shocked now. "You mean... you did it for me?"

Rarity giggled again. "Us. I did it for us, you see?" She got a tearful hug from her little sister. "I think this calls for a celebration!"

I raise an eyebrow. "What kind of celebration, if I may ask?"

"A trip to the spa!" This caused all of us to burst out laughing, much to her confusion.

"Typical Rarity, am I right?" I whisper to Scootaloo, who rolled her eyes in response.

"I'm... being serious here." She let out a small cough of embarrassment. "Anyways, if none of you have anything planned right now, we can go immediately."

I let out a small sigh. "Well, you five have fun them."

Rarity looks at me. "Gale Singer, was it? If you think I'm excluding you, I verily don't think so. You ARE Scootaloo's cousin after all."

I flinch. "B-but you've only known me for literal minutes!"

"That doesn't mean I can be a bad hostess... even though we aren't exactly going to my place."

Applejack shook her head. "Jus' come along, sugahcube. Besides, It'll give you more "bonding time" with your 'cousin', right?"

I missed the way Applejack said cousin as I look at Scootaloo, who was giving me puppy dog eyes. "A-alright, I'll come with."

I really don't want to feel more like a mare... it feels wrong enough as it is. But I don't want to garner suspicion either.

As we walked to the spa, both Rarity and Sweetie gushed over how nice my mane and tail looked, much to my chagrin. It ended when we finally reached the spa where, to my relief, it was made known that Rarity can book the spa on short notice all to herself and her friends. I was "introduced" to the spa ponies and they accepted me rather easily.

The first stop all six of us took was a simple, hot bath. The fillies liked swimming around in it while us older ponies simply soaked. I was submerged up to my muzzle with my eyes closed, very uncomfortable with my current situation. Partially I'm a mare WITH other mares in an environment like this, but also because the ribbons around my secondaries are starting to become tight.

Rarity apparently took notice. "Gale, sweetheart, are you feeling alright?"

I give her a worried look. "T-this is m-my first s-spa visit."

Kind of a lie. I did visit one as a colt, but my memory of it is hazy at best.

"Well don't worry about it too much, darling. Lotus and Aloe are the best ponies for this kind of job. You won't find more capable hooves."

Applejack raises an eyebrow. "Ah don't think that's what she's worried about... right, Zephyr?"

That comment made me widen my eyes in terror. Scootaloo also had a look of horror while Applebloom and Sweetie Belle looked confused. Rarity looked at Applejack with an offended look. "I say, Applejack, what has gotten into you?" When she saw mine and Scootaloo's looks of horror, she recoiled. "Is...is that actually true?"

Applejack shook her head. "If ya think about it, Scootaloo got along a little too well with her for only knowing each other for half a day. Plus, she kept talking to and about us like she actually knew us." I dunk my head under the hot water from sheer embarrassment and fear.

It's over. Rarity, Applejack, and my other friends will see me as a shameless pervert and I'll become the laughing stock of Ponyville. I might even get ran out!

I hear Applejack through the water. "Uh, Rarity? Ya might want to lift her out of the water. Ah think she's... he's trying to drown herself and ah don't want a repeat of that one day."

"A-alright." I feel something else wash over me, followed by a gasp from Rarity. A few moments later, I feel forelegs wrap themselves around me and pull me out of the water.

I cough and sputter a bit before covering my face with my forelegs with a sob. "N-no, let me go! I...I..."

"Darling, please. Just tell us what happened and how you wound up like this."

"D-don't you see me as a p-pervert?"

Applejack shook her head as Scootaloo swam over to hug me. "Sugahcube, ah don't think you're a pervert in the slightest."

I look over my hooves at her with tears in my eyes. "B-but I..."

Rarity shook her head as she swam away from me a bit. "I know perverts when I see them and you're no pervert. You just seem like a victim of... circumstance, I suppose. By the way, where are your secondary wings?"

Hearing them brought up, I start pawing at my midsection until I got a grip on a ribbon strand. Ripping it, the entire strand unraveled off my body, allowing my secondaries to spread open, causing the other two fillies to gasp before I dunk my head under the water for a second time.

I was brought back up again by Rarity. "Please stop doing that. All of us, especially Fluttershy and Scootaloo, would be devastated if you drowned yourself." Scootaloo gave me a sad look.

"D-don't you g-girls hate me?"

Applejack sighed. "This again? Look sugahcube, if we hated you, we wouldn't try to hide it from you like this. Although I am once again a bit peeved ya'll didn't explain your situation to us from the get-go."

I feel Rarity shaking her head. "Now Applejack, place yourself in poor Zephyr's position. He clearly didn't want to be seen as a pervert and he didn't want other ponies thinking bad things about him. I don't know about you, but I certainly wouldn't want to be caught when I get turned into a stallion. I imagine the slander would be awful."

"Ah guess ya got a point. Still, what's the reason behind this?"

"I'll explain." All eyes were on Scootaloo as she told them about what happened at Twilight's place.

Applejack shook her head again. "So you never wanted to have this happen to you. Well... look on the bright side; ya managed to give your younger sister a chance to go to the Social."

"I... I suppose..." I feel Scootaloo cuddling up beside me and I wrap a wet wing around her.

Rarity smiles. "You really are sweet to that filly. I wish I was to my own sister earlier, but..."

Sweetie Belle hugs her sister. "Don't worry, Rarity. We both learned our lesson on that."

Applebloom cuddles up to Applejack just as Lotus walks in. "Are we ready for the next-- oh? Am I interrupting something?"

Rarity shook her head. "We're good to go. Besides, I think we've spent enough time in this bath, as lovely as it feels."

We went through all of the spa treatments Rarity had planned for us. The spa ponies were surprised that I had an extra pair of wings, but didn't comment on it, much to my relief. After the whole spa ordeal, Scootaloo stated she didn't really feel any different, which got a laugh out of me, considering her coat was a lot cleaner and more shiny than it was before.

When we went back to Twilight's place, we learned that Twilight did indeed find a reversing spell, but because of it's requirements for an unintended effect, she told me she was going to visit Zecora in the Everfree Forest tomorrow to see if she can't brew anything to help.

I only hope she can.