The sequel to this story: Sweetie Belle and the Quest for Knowledge is now available!

When Sweetie Belle finds a mysterious artifact of a now lost civilization, how will she come to terms with the wealth of knowledge it provides? It says it can be ignored, it says it will never try to influence her, but can an artifact of such power really be so harmless?

Book I of III

Prologue and Chapter 1: Thanks to TheOtherSideOfFluttershy for pre-reading and editing.
The whole story: Thanks to RaylanKrios for editing.
Chapter 4: Thanks to AuthorGenesis for editing.
Epilogue:
Thanks to Malefactory for editing.

Rarity desperately needs "a little something" for her super secret project. Pinkie Pie really needs to stock up on Gummies bizarre food. They both need these things from the Everfree forest, so they decide to go together. However something goes horribly wrong... They both realise that they have switched bodies, and so a hilarious adventure ensues as they try to live each others lives whilst trying to find a way to reverse what happened in the forest...

After watching her library torn apart in a search for inspiration, Twilight Sparkle fools and kicks out the Cutie Mark Crusaders. A sinister plot is born right outside her door; a plot that will try to turn her closest friends against her. The crusaders will not stop until they have righted the wrong done to them!

Almost everypony in Ponyville knows about Scootaloo. She lives with her Aunt Ditzy and her Cousin Dinky and is one third of the trio of terrors that are the Cutie Mark Crusaders. However, almost nopony knows who Scootaloo's mom is. When her mother finally comes home to Ponyville, Scootaloo doesn't want anypony to find out and her friends are determined to learn why. They discover something they never suspected...

Scootaloo's mom is awesome!

And that is exactly the problem.

A year after the events of "A True Lesson," Scootaloo decides to return to Cloudsdale to prove herself. Meanwhile, Sweetie Belle's stuck singing in a talent show and Apple Bloom is participating in Applebucking season. But, little do the three fillies know of the wonder that awaits them that will change their lives forever.

Spike deals with his feelings after gazing into the Nightmarium and asks Twilight, "Why am I here?"

"I choose trick."

The door slammed.

Well, what do we do now?

Scootaloo comes to Sweet Apple Acres looking for Apple Bloom, but instead finds Applejack who decides to teach her a little bit about apple farming, and, perhaps, just a little bit about life.