Inside the castle, it was quiet. It seemed to be a peaceful day and Twilight Sparkle used this short time of peace to read a book. It’s not often she gets the free time to do that, without being interrupted. She flipped a page.
“Twilight, we’ve got a problem!” A face suddenly appeared inside the book. Twilight yelped in her sudden confusion, as Discord began emerging from the face inside the book.
“What is it Discord?!” Twilight said, visibly annoyed.
“Look at this spider.” He said and put Spidershy up to Twilight’s face.
“You scared me, just so you could show me a spider!?” Twilight got even angrier.
“This is important. Just look at it!” Discord insisted.
Twilight rolled her eyes and looked at the spider. She noticed something odd about it. “Huh... This spider looks kinda like Fluttershy.”
“That’s because it is Fluttershy!” The spider spoke, scaring Twilight again.
She took a few seconds to understand the situation, then turned to Discord. “Discord, why is Fluttershy a spider?”
“Well, I woke up this morning...” he answered, “...and Fluttershy was a spider.”
“Did you turn her into a spider?” She asked, getting more annoyed.
“What? And put her life in jeopardy? What kind of friend do you take me for?!”
“So why haven’t you turned her back?”
“That’s just it! I can’t!”
“What do you mean you can’t?!”
“I can’t, that’s what I mean!”
Twilight sighed. “Let me try then.” And so, her horn started glowing, a magical aura appeared around Flutterspider and Twilight tried a transformation spell from memory. She tried very hard, but the magical aura, just unceremoniously disappeared, followed by a tired groan from Twilight.
“See?” Said Discord.
Twilight thought for a bit. “I’m sure it’s some sort of specialized transformation spell. Hold on let me take a look.” She said, while levitating a book full of transformation spells, into the room. She stopped at one page. “Do we know anyone afraid of spiders?”
Discord was somewhat taken aback by the question. “Yes, Pinkie. What does she have anything to do with it?”
“I think I’ve found the spell that turned Fluttershy into a spider.”
“What? Did Pinkie cast the spell?!”
“In a way yes.” Said Twilight. “This spell needs three ponies. One with an intense fear, the one to be transformed and the one to perform the transformation.”
“Great! Now revert it.”
“I can’t. It can only be reverted, if the fearful one gets over their phobia.”
“That is so specific!” Discord said in discontent and took the book from Twilight. “Who came up with this?!”
“I guess, this means we have to help Pinkie with her fear of spiders.”
“That’s just what we were going to do!” Said Fluttershy, with her tiny spider voice.
“Great!” Said Twilight. “Two flies with one stone! Or rather, two spiders with one stone.”
“And potentially Fluttershy!” Said Discord in worried annoyance.