//------------------------------// // Chapter 2: And Then Twilight became, Curious… // Story: "And Then Rainbow Dash Was a Colt," and Ten Other Really Awkward Stories // by Piquo Pie //------------------------------// "Dash, don’t worry; I’m sure Twi can fix this. If not, then I know the princess can." “'Don’t worry,' I said,” mumbled Applejack. “'I’m sure Twi can fix it,' I said. But I ain’t ever heard of no gender-swapin' wooogeewooog magic like this, unicorn or otherwise. An’ why did it have to go being so big? I mean, other stallions can hide theirs, why can’t Dash?” Ponies were used to seeing AJ walk through town grumbling to herself, but many paused at Applejack’s blush. “I just hope Dash will stay out of the action for once in her life. Maybe take a nap in a tree or… hopefully the barn. I wouldn’t want Applebloom to find dash in her tree lounging position, all stretched out and, oh here’s Twi’s library. That didn’t take long at’ all. Musta' had my head in the clouds. Guess Dash has it easy, making me walk all over who haw while she gets to take the day off and lounge. Lay out for a nap stretched out...” As AJ waited for somepony to answer the door, she developed a small blush. The longer she anxiously awaited an answer, the larger the blush grew. It developed from a small cherry on her cheek into to a rose petal and radiated into a full blown colleague of Reds covering everything from the edge of her orange country nose to the tippy top of her now flat twitchy ears. AJ closed her eyes as she slowly began to hyperventilate. Her head turned slowly down and to the side revealing her golden mane covered neck to any who could tear their eyes from the dainty pawing of her left front hoof or the awkward dance of her hindquarters. “CONGRATULATIONS, APPLEJACK!” smiled Twilight to a startled Applejack. “Come in and tell me all about the lucky stallion!” Twilight’s eyes wiggled something fierce as AJ was magically pulled into the tree house. “Oh hey Applejack, what brings you here?” said Spike walking in from the kitchen. “Girl talk!” replied Twilight maniacally rubbing her front hooves together while standing on her hind legs before sharply looking toward Spike, “and they’re not things a young impressionable dragon need worry himself with, so why don’t you see if you can go help Rarity with something?” “OHH-Kay!” replied Spike eagerly running out the door. “Now tell me,” said Twilight to a very confused Applejack, “who’s the lucky stallion? Oooohh I can’t believe my first stallion talk is with you, AJ; I always imagined it would be with Rarity or Pinkie Pie but good on you.” “Wait, how do you know about this kinda’ stuff Twi?” Asked a confused Applejack, “I mean I know you're well-read but I didn’t expect you to have read up on this kind o’ topic. Not that I'm complaining or anything.” Twilight blushed. “Actually I’ve only really gotten interested in this particular topic for the past couple of weeks. I’ve tried to get to know some ponies in the past. but I never really understood much of it, being such a loner and all.” “What’s being a recluse got to do with this?” Asked AJ now utterly confused. Twilight looked at her friend with a hurt frown. “AJ, you know I didn’t know much about the magic of friendship before I met all of you. It wasn’t until recently that I understood how everything interacts on a much deeper level. How was I supposed to understand males before I even understood what…” “Wait a sec shug’,” Interrupted Applejack with a hoof. “Are you telling me the magic of friendship did this?” “What else would have that kind of power over ponies?” Replied Twilight, “I would have thought that was kind of obvious.” “I ain’t nooo magical well-read unicorn Twi, but that ain’t the point. Can you, you know,” Applejack waved her hoof in circles trying to find the word, “reverse it?” “Reverse it?” asked Twilight completely lost. “Yeah reverse it, you know turn it back to the way it was?” “Applejack?” asked a confused Twilight. “I don’t think that’s the kind of thing that could or should be reversed.” “What do you mean shouldn’t be reversed? This is terrible, Twi! Rainbow's never going to be the same again!” “Wait... RAINBOWDASH WAS YOUR FIRST!?” exclaimed Twilight with shock. “How does that even work, I mean without a Y how does your X, you know?” “WHOA WHOA whoa their shug. What do you mean my first?” asked Applejack completely confused. “You mean Rainbow’s not your first? But then what did you want me to reverse? Was it Rainbow’s first? Is that the problem?” rambled Twilight questioningly. “If it’s Rainbow’s first I still don’t think it should be reversed, I mean it is nature’s way and all, I think.” “Ok now I know were talking about two different things here Twi cause their ain’t nothing natural about what happened to Rainbow Dash!” Exclaimed Applejack slamming her hoof down. “Well if it’s that exotic then don’t tell me; I don’t think I'm ready to know about it.” said Twilight backing up slightly. Applejack gawked at Twilight. “I mean I am still new to this and I was kind of expecting something more,” Twilight paused “normal.” “DASH GOT TURNED INTO A COLT, TWILIGHT, WHAT IN EQUESTRIA IS NATURAL ABOUT THAT?” Applejack yelled in furious confusion. “Hey, I don’t care who the colt was.” Stated Twilight putting her hoof down defensively. “You're all still my fr-Ohhh, is that what you want help with, you want things between you and Dash to go back to normal?” “TWILIGHT, DASH HAS A HOOHAH!” “A what?” “An attachment.” “Oh, that makes sense I guess.” Stated Twilight after a short awkward pause. “Where did you buy it, or did you make your own?” “TWILIGHT SHE IS ALL NATURAL. TWO APPLES AND A BANANA, A MIDDLE LEG, A NOODLE AND CHEESE, A DURIAN WITH SALT SHAKERS, A HUM DINGER AND TWO DINGLING HUMMERS, TWO CHERRIES AND A STEM!” Applejack was yelling, at a very stunned Twilight. “TWO PEAS AND A POD, A WUB CHUB, TWO WHEELS AND AN AXIAL, A ONE EYED SNAKE. SHE HAS A WHOLE KITCHEN SINK TWILIGHT, TWO NOBS AND THE FAUCET. SHE IS A STALLION, TWILIGHT!” Several seconds passed. “I have to admit, Applejack, I am impressed, . My book, 1001 Unique Euphemisms for You and Yours’ Inadequate Intimate Initiations, didn’t have most of those.” Applejack stared at Twilight. “Actually, I should be more impressed with how Dash gained the necessary equipment," as Twilight spoke, she had a far off look in her eye. "Would you mind telling me?” inquired Twilight. “We don’t know. She just crashed into me this morning and had a Go-Gurt stick where her yogurt cup should hae been.” “So it replace her, uhum, lady parts?” “Let’s just say she doesn’t pee sitting down anymore.” “Is it a complete genetic transformation, or just the reproductive system?” “Complete gewhat now?” “Genetic, as in all Y chromosome related changes?” “Why what?” “Does she have a square head?” Applejack facehoofed. “Yeah, yeah she does.” “Then she has probably been turned into a male at the genetic level.” said Twilight “Can you change her back?” asked Applejack. “No, but I can research a way.” Said Twilight ponderously tapping a hoof to her chin. “I thought you had been reading up on this kind of thing?” asked a concerned Applejack. “Nope, I’ve been reading up on romance. With the look you were giving I thought you either just had your first time, or something similar,” explained Twilight. “Nope, just awkward as all giddy up. Creeped out too.” “Oh... I see.” Twilight said somewhat confused and saddened. “I was really excited to share some mare talk for the first time.” “And you thought I wanted to share my first time, is that it?” asked Applejack. “Yeah, I’ve never really talked about it before, you know, outside of a biology class or something." “Let me put it to you this way shug. I ain’t ever had no first time, but if I do, and I want to talk about it, I’ll make sure to talk to you first.” “Really?” asked Twilight with a wide grin. “Really really.” Said Applejack placing a hoof on her friends shoulder before they shared a hug. “Thanks Applejack, you’re a good friend. Speaking of which, where is Dash staying?” “What do you mean?” “If she were to fly around all over the place, someone would see her. A lot of Ponyville’s residents like to watch her perform tricks, so I know she would be noticed.” Twilight said worriedly. “I guess she could stay in my barn, though I need to get that door fixed.” “That should work. Rainbow is really lucky to have someone like you to rely on.” “She’s more luckier to have a brainy know-it-all like you for a friend. Can you imagine the chances anypony else would have if this happened to them?” “Well," said Twilight clopping her hooves together awkwardly. "Celestia actually holds special, private audiences for ponies with odd magical conditions or situations. Most ponies actually get fixed faster than in Ponyville because Celestia assigned that task to me for this region, as a learning experience. Anyway," said Twilight bashfully, "let's just say that I'm still learning. On the upside, ponies can lay low and don’t have to go days out of their way to see the princess, so overall the satisfaction is nearly the same.” “Wow, Twilight, that’s great. Anything I can do to help?” “Help? You already said that you don’t know much about magic, so is there something else you can think of?” “Look, I just want Dash back to normal and out of my barn; she ain’t got the decency required to transport specialized equipment if you catch my drift.” “Ahh. No tact or just can’t keep it out of sight?” “Neither!” “How bad?” “Classic Pegasus, right in my face.” “Oh dear. How close did he, I mean she, get?” “Let’s just say I was backed into the water by the clubhouse.” “Wow, that’s bad.” “Eeyup.” ------------------------------------------------- Lets all give a big round of applause for our editors Meeester and timaeusTestified. You guys rock