Canterlot High Gymnasium,
A couple weeks later
"I'm still not sure about this, Sweet," Flutter blushed as Sweet Leaf pulled off the last of her clothes. It was their first gymnastics competition of the semester, and their team was up next. Like Sweet promised, the two had been attending practice with their suits just painted on, but they were about to do it in front of much of the city's inhabitants.
"C'mon," the eco-kid smiled as she stretched her nude body, the pink paint covering her private areas. "Fleetfoot never noticed, what makes you think the audience will?"
"How about the fact that our families and friends will be here, and they've seen us naked already?" Flutter looked over her own body in a mirror. The amount of paint applied looked indistinguishable from the regular suit. "We're gonna get disqualified, or worse arrested."
"You're worrying too much about it," Sweet Leaf giggled as she gently shoved Flutter towards the gym. The rest of the team was waiting outside, ready to start their routine. Flutter peeked out the door to see her parents sitting in the stands, along with the Peace family, Sour, Viridian and the Globe family nearby. The song they had selected for their routine, the Rainbooms' latest hit Dance Magic, began to play from the loudspeakers. Taking a deep breath, Flutter followed her teammates onto the large mat to begin their routine. As she flexed her body into different positions, she was blushing brightly as she was exposing herself to a bunch of people in public. However, as the routine went on, she saw that no one shouted that she was naked yet. She sighed in relief as her worries subsided. The audience clapped as the routine finished and the team struck their final poses.
Soon
"I knew we'd win with Flutter on the team!" Fleetfoot cheered in the locker room. "Seriously, where did you learn those moves?"
"Oh, they just came to me," Flutter smiled as she secretly washed off the paint in the shower.
"You were really something else out there," Velvet Sky added. "You were so agile!"
"Aw, thanks," Flutter blushed again, this time not of embarrassment, but of pride. Once she was sure the paint was gone, she wrapped a towel around herself and stepped out to get dressed.
"So got anything special planned this weekend," Meadow Flower asked the team.
"Well," Flutter started. "My birthday's tomorrow." The other girls gasped excitedly as they began to crowd around her.
"Are we invited?" Fleetfoot half-joked.
"Well, it's rather... unique in its dress code."
"I can handle it!" Fleetfoot smirked. "What's the dress code?"
Flutter responded with a smirk of her own before dropping the towel, showing off her naked form. "This." The other team members, minus Sweet Leaf, all went bright red at what she meant.
"N-Naked?" Pizzelle trembled.
"Well, the best way to celebrate a birthday is to wear your birthday suit," Flutter giggled. "No clothes, no problem!"
"I'll be there!" Sweet Leaf raised her hand.
"Me too!" Meadow Flower smiled, confirming her status as a nudist.
"I guess it would be rude to ignore my star member's birthday," Fleetfoot concluded as the girls got dressed. "What time?"
"11 AM," Flutter smiled as she approached her parents' car."Sweet can give you the directions." As she got into the car, she saw her parents were mischievously smirking. "What?"
"We saw what you were wearing out there," Sweet Heart chuckled, causing her daughter to blush. "That was reckless and brave of you."
"We didn't say anything as we knew this was important to you," Starfoot continued.
"...did everyone else know?"
"Of course. Seeing each other naked kind of makes us more familiar with our bodies," Sweet Heart giggled as they drove home.
"We're not going to the club?"
"We... have an early gift for you at home," her mother smiled as Starfoot parked the car in their driveway. As they approached the front door, an excited yapping could be heard from inside.
Flutter's eyes widened. "Mom, dad... what's that?"
"It's your gift, of course," said Starfoot with a wink. "Direct from your friend Fluttershy's animal shelter."
"You got me a pet!"
"That's right," Sweet Heart grinned. "Say hello to Ember." She opened the door - and a young female blue-furred Dalmatian rushed over to greet them, panting with excitement. The dog immediately reared up to place her front paws on Flutter, who giggled as her hands were licked.
"She's so cute!" Flutter laughed as she rubbed Ember's head.
"She needed a new home," said Starfoot, "and we knew she'd be happy living with us. She'll need plenty of time outdoors, of course, but given how often we attend the Green Hill Club, that won't be a problem." Ember got back on her feet, obviously wanting to play with her new owner.
"Spike is going to love you," Flutter smiled as she attached a leash to her collar.
"You mean that little dog your friend Twilight owns?" Sweet Heart asked.
Flutter nodded. "That's who I'm going to visit." She led Ember down the sidewalk toward Twilight Sparkle's house. Well, "mansion" was a more accurate term. As she knocked on the front door, Ember caught the scent of another dog inside the house and barked.
"Calm down, girl," Flutter laughed, petting her. "You'll get to meet Spike as soon as Twilight lets us in."
"Flutter!" The bespectacled girl hugged her after opening the door. "What brings you here?"
"Ember here," grinned Flutter, petting her new dog. "Mom and Dad just gave her to me as an early birthday present. I thought she and Spike would like to meet each other, if that's okay?"
"Sure thing! Come on in!" She opened the door further to allow both her guests to come inside.
They entered the building's main hall, where Ember pawed the floor impatiently. Before long, Spike peeked through the banisters at the top of the stairway. As Ember gazed up at him, a blush spread across his face.
"Hey, Spike!" Flutter waved. "I brought a new friend for you."
Spike nervously made his way downstairs, wondering how to make a good impression for this rather attractive female dog.
"While our pets are having fun, wanna see my new project?" Twilight smirked.
"Sure!" Flutter replied. "If your past projects are anything to go on, I'm sure it'll be something really cool." Twilight led her into the basement, where her lab was located. The lights were off, plunging the room into darkness.
"What is this, preparation for a dramatic reveal?" asked Flutter wryly. The lights suddenly clicked on, showing Twilight standing proudly by her table. On the table was an invention that looked like a blaster gun out of some science fiction film.
"Behold," said Twilight with playful dramatic flair. "It's a matter transmitter. It can break a target down to its very molecules and store them inside itself, then release and restore it afterwards. I figured something like this would make transporting things like heavy furniture so much easier."
"Cool..." Flutter gazed at it with interest. "Can it work on people?"
"Well, with further tests..." Twilight started before she was interrupted by Spike and Ember dashing into the lab. The blue Dalmatian accidentally bumped into the table, causing the new invention to fall onto the floor. Flutter's new pet paused as she and her owner saw the device begin to sputter. The matter transmitter released several beams of light from its body, enveloping both the girl and her dog.
"OMIFAUST!" shrieked Twilight. "FLUTTER, EMBER, GET AWAY FR--"
Her words came too late. In a brilliant flash, both Flutter and Ember disappeared. The inorganic items attached to them - Flutter's clothes and Ember's collar - floated in midair for a moment before collapsing.
Then, in another bright beam, two new figures appeared. One was a naked girl with blue skin, dark blue hair, red eyes and blue freckles across her body. The other was a blue spotted dog. Strangely, both of them were on all fours. The dog was unconscious while the girl looked around in curiosity.
"Flutter?" Twilight asked cautiously. Ember barked in response, wondering where her owner was.
Spike gasped. "Ember?! Is that you?!"
"S-Spike...?" Ember stammered, human words coming to her naturally. She slowly stood up on her two legs.
"Y-You're... human?" Twilight stuttered. "Which means that dog must be... Okay, stay calm, Twilight. You can fix this..." Flutter the dog slowly woke up, immediately noticing everything was bigger.
"Twilight?" Thankfully she still had her voice. "Did you shrink me or something?"
"Err... something else, actually..." said Twilight awkwardly.
One explanation later
"YOU TURNED ME INTO A DOG?!" Flutter growled.
"It was the matter transmitter's doing!" Twilight argued. "It must have switched your species! But it should wear off in about a day."
"I can't attend my birthday tomorrow as a dog!" Flutter moaned, burying her head in her paws.
"And what about me?!" Ember cried, struggling to stay balanced while standing upright. "How am I going to cope in this weird new body?!"
"...I may have a dumb idea," Spike replied.
A few minutes later
Ember tugged at the shirt now on her body. Spike's idea of having her pose as Flutter was full of flaws, but it was also the only one they could come up with.
"This feels weird..." Ember grumbled. "Why can't I just go out there without these things on?"
"I'm afraid you'd get in trouble," Twilight sighed. "Maybe even arrested. But I know what you mean - it's generally more comfortable not to wear them. But hey, that's why nudist communities like ours exist."
"We're planning to take you to ours soon," Flutter added. "You'll love it there."
"Yeah," said Spike. "If you're gonna be human for a day, might as well make the most of it, huh?"
Ember nodded slightly as Twilight fixed her collar onto Flutter's neck.
"Hey, Twi, you wanna come to my birthday party tomorrow? Spike could keep me company."
"I could show you some of the perks of being a dog," Spike gave a canine grin.
"And after you turn back," added Twilight, "do tell me about your experiences. As a scientist, I'll be very interested."
"So... do I attach it here?" Ember asked her transmogrified owner, clumsily holding the leash.
With a bit of help from Twilight, they were able to get the leash properly attached, and the temporarily-switched dog and birthday girl were ready.
"Wanna go for a walk, Master?" Ember asked.
"Just Flutter, and sure," the Dalmatian smiled.
Soon
Flutter cautiously trotted down the sidewalk, making sure she didn't trip herself. Ember was having the same issues with her new bipedal stance.
With her new, sharper senses, Flutter found herself able to hear and smell things around her at a level that was almost overwhelming. Hearing a squirrel nervously scurry up a tree as it noticed her, she found herself fighting an inner urge to chase it.
Ember, on the other hand, was disappointed that humans had dulled senses, along with colder skin. The clothes felt uncomfortable and the mounds on her chest felt... distracting.
"How do you humans cope with this?" she ended up whispering. "Being in this body feels so... limiting."
"I was going to say the same about you dogs," Flutter replied, trying to shake her head free of the primal instincts. Ember suddenly felt a need to use the restroom.
"Um, Flutter? Is there somewhere where I can... release?"
"I'm afraid you need a toilet for that," replied Flutter, wincing at the awkward subject. Another dog barking got their attention. They looked up to see Applejack walking her own dog Winona.
"Howdy, Flutter!" the farm girl called. At least that proved that Ember was convincing enough in terms of appearance.
"Oh, hi, um, Applejack?" Ember recalled her from the brief lesson Twilight and Flutter gave her about their friends.
"I see ya got a dog yourself," the farm girl smiled as Winona greeted the transformed Flutter.
"Yeah, I did," Ember chuckled, still hoping she sounded enough like her new owner.
Then Applejack noticed something. "Say - when did your eyes turn red?"
"Crap!" Flutter inwardly cursed. "Forgot about that!" She blushed as she felt Winona sniff her rear.
"Um, just... wanted to try out some new contact colors," Ember nervously chuckled.
"Really?" Applejack smiled in interest. "Well, no harm in tryin' a new look every now and then." Her look became a little more serious. "So I heard you're hostin' a naked birthday party tomorrow."
"Oh yeah... hehe, that." Flutter and Twilight had mentioned this only vaguely, and Ember was unsure how exactly to respond.
"There room for me and my siblings to come?" Applejack's seriousness melted as she raised an eyebrow mischievously.
"Err, yeah, sure! Plenty of room for all my friends!"
"See ya tomorrow then!" Applejack waved good-bye. As soon as she was out of sight, Ember suddenly yanked down her pants and positioned herself near a tree.
"Ember, no!" Flutter shouted. "It's not appropriate for humans!"
"Well, where can I go?!" cried Ember, really looking desperate.
"I told you - a toilet!"
"Then let's get to one already!"
Flutter dashed forward, yanking her current owner along back to their house, Ember pulling her pants back up along the way.
"Now quick! Get the key out of the right pocket and open the door with it!" hissed Flutter once they were at the front door.
Ember fumbled hurriedly, but managed to do so.
"Now get upstairs fast!" Flutter instructed. Ember quickly dashed to the second floor and into the bathroom, just as Sweet Heart emerged from the kitchen.
"Hello, Ember," she unknowingly rubbed her daughter's head, which admittedly felt nice.
I see why dogs like this. I'll be sure to fuss Ember plenty when we change back. Oh... I really hope we're not stuck in a difficult situation when that happens, she thought to herself, as she crawled up to her room, waiting for Ember.
She found the upstairs bathroom door closed.
"You doing okay in there?" she asked.
"Err... what's this handle for?" came the dog-turned-girl's voice.
"It's to get rid of your stuff when you're done!" Flutter rubbed her head with her paws. Hearing the toilet flush, she saw Ember had undressed in the bathroom, and was on all fours again.
"That feels better," Ember smiled as they headed to Flutter's room.
"Yes, you CAN get away with that inside the house. Good girl," said Flutter with a wink.
Ember chuckled before using her right foot to scratch her head.
"So how come your parents don't wear clothes at home?"
"Because we're nudists," Flutter replied. "It was me who got us into it, in fact, after my boyfriend Emerald introduced me to it. One day I'll tell you the full story."
"So your birthday is tomorrow?" Ember asked, remembering her conversation with Applejack.
"That's right. And everyone there's gonna be naked," declared Flutter, making Ember laugh.
"Well, I'll fit right in!" Ember grinned. "...will that dog Spike be there?"
"Well, I've invited Twilight already, so yeah. Why, do you want to hang out with him more?" There was a teasing tone in Flutter's voice.
Ember blushed. "Yeah..."
"Well, remember, you also have to pose as me."
"Oh Faust," groaned Ember. "You need to tell me more about being you..."
"Well, I'm cheerful most of the time, I'm sociable and I love Emerald, Sour and Viridian."
"Any... quirks I should be aware of?" Ember asked, trying to put it as discreetly as she could.
"Um, just try to stay positive?"
Then, after a second's thought, Flutter added "But not in a way that's too obvious. I mean, that's more my friend Pinkie Pie's thing. When you see her, you'll know what I mean."
"Alright then."
"Oh, and try to rein in your dog instincts, it'll make people suspicious."
"Easier said than done," Ember muttered.
"That means no sniffing people's rear ends!"
"Okay, okay!" Ember sighed as she crawled into Flutter's bed headfirst, her rear sticking out from the covers.
"Not like that..." Flutter put her paw to her forehead.
After many more adjustments and corrections, Ember at last lay in the bed as a human would, with her head resting on the pillows.
"This feels weird..." the human dog grumbled.
"Well, it's only for one night," said Flutter, trying to get comfortable herself on the floor. "Once we change back, you can sleep like I'm about to do."
The next day
"Happy birthday, Flutter!" Starfoot and Sweet Heart shouted in unison as they barged into their daughter's room. Both the human Ember and the canine Flutter gave yelps of alarm as they were jolted awake.
"Oh, sorry about that," Sweet chuckled as Ember glared at her.
"So," grinned Starfoot, "I figure you'll be wanting to come and have breakfast before we get ready for the party?"
"Yes, please!" Ember leapt out of bed and rushed downstairs, Flutter following closely behind. Ember took Flutter's usual spot at the table while Flutter walked over to Ember's dog bowl.
"Just remember," whispered Flutter when she got the chance, "use the spoon like Twilight and me told you. Don't just plunge your face into the bowl!"
Ember nodded before picking up the utensil. After breakfast, Ember went to help Starfoot and Sweet set up decorations in the backyard.
Flutter continued to whisper instructions to her, as she was still struggling with the sensation of having and using hands.
"Oh, we spoke with Olive last night, sweetie," Sweet smiled as she hung up a streamer. "She and Viridian are going to stop by later."
Ember gave a wide grin, giving the impression of being thrilled to see one of Flutter's boyfriends. The doorbell then rang, its sound causing Flutter to wince at its loudness. Starfoot grabbed his robe from one of the lawn chairs and headed back inside to answer it. He opened the door to see the Peace family eagerly waiting outside. Fuchsia was holding a wrapped gift, while Emerald waved in greetings. Rosie was behind them, brushing her hair out of her right eye. Unsurprisingly, all three were already naked.
"Come in, you loons, before the neighbors get upset!" said Starfoot. But he did it ironically, with an amused smile.
"Oh?" Rosie asked in mock surprise. "I thought your city council neighbor had already got rid of her clothes and joined our club." She giggled at the banter she was giving.
Emerald playfully smacked his mother's arm. "Let's just get in, shall we?"
"The Globes are on their way as well," Rosie informed Starfoot. "Along with Flutter's gymnastics team."
"Don't forget Sunset!" Fuchsia giggled as she set the present down on the coffee table.
"It's... great to have so many friends," said Ember, secretly feeling panicked at how many people she'd have to maintain her act for.
"We'll change back soon," Flutter whispered as the doorbell rang again.
"Pimpy's here!" Fuchsia beamed.
Unlike the Peaces, the Globes had put on clothes for the journey. But as soon as they were inside, Fuchsia pounced on Pimpernel and eagerly started helping him undress. Shaking her head in amusement, Sandymane placed two more gifts on the table.
"The second one is for Ember," she explained.
Starfoot didn't have time to close the door as Sour Sweet and Fleur dis Lee stepped inside, both tossing their clothing off as they walked.
"Hello, girls," smiled Sweet. "Nice to have you joining us too."
"I wouldn't miss my girlfriend's birthday," Sour smirked as she ditched her underwear and went to hug Ember. The dog blushed at the closeness and when Sour's hand moved down to her rear end.
Meanwhile, Pimpernel - now also fully nude - found himself playfully wrestled down onto the carpet by Fuchsia as she tickled his sides and kissed his face.
"Pinned ya!" Fuchsia giggled.
"Come on, Fuchsia, let me up!" Pimpernel protested. At last she agreed and they sat down together on the sofa, her arms still wrapped around his torso.
"Hey, is Rouge going to show up?" Fleur asked Sandymane.
"Afraid not," sighed Sandymane. "He and his mother already had a shopping trip planned for today."
"Sunny and Fleck are likewise engaged with their own families," Sour added.
"Well, with Sunset and the gymnasts on the way, I think we'll be pretty crowded anyway," said Starfoot.
At that moment the bell rang again, and this time Sunset Shimmer stepped in, carrying another wrapped gift under her arm.
"Happy birthday, Flutter," she smiled.
"Thanks, Sunset," Ember smiled.
"Twilight and Spike are right behind me," Sunset added, as she undressed.
Sure enough, the young scientist and her dog soon joined the party. Spike immediately made his way to Flutter and whispered "How are you holding up?"
"...better than I thought it would be," the dalmatian answered.
"Hey, at least you get to run around naked and no one is the wiser," the male dog chuckled.
Flutter giggled as she began to realize this. Meanwhile, as Twilight undressed, Ember quietly asked her how much longer it might be before she and Flutter returned to normal.
"About an hour," Twilight smiled, rubbing Ember's hair. The current human blushed at the feeling, her dog instincts showing themselves.
"So it's just your gymnastics team we wait for now, Flutter," said Sweet to the girl she assumed to be her daughter. "Any ideas for what to do while we wait?"
Before Ember could answer, the doorbell rang again. Twilight, being the closest to the door, opened it to reveal Sweet Leaf and Meadow Flower, both naked and each holding a wrapped present. The gifts were also strategically covering their "naughty" bits.
"Hiya, Flutter!" grinned Sweet Leaf as they stepped in.
"Oh, um, hi," Ember nervously waved, forgetting the girls' name.
"You seem a bit shy today. Not suddenly going textile on us, are you?" asked Meadow in a teasing tone.
"N-Not at all!" Ember huffed.
"Well, the Captain and the others are coming together," Sweet Leaf continued as they set their gifts down with the others.
"Anyone else feeling thirsty?" Sunset asked. "I could help you prepare some drinks, Mrs. Heart."
"Thank you, Sunset," Sweet smiled as Fleetfoot and the other gymnastics team members walked up the house's driveway.
Pizzelle was still looking nervous about the whole thing, even though none of them had even undressed yet. "A-A-Are we really gonna go through with this?"
"Flutter's a nice girl," Fleetfoot replied. "Plus, she's probably the best I've seen in a while." She inhaled deeply before knocking on the door.
This time it was Rosie Peace who opened the door. The gymnasts couldn't help but blush at the sight of the woman's body.
"Welcome!" Rosie smiled as the girls headed inside.
As they were confronted with a crowd of other naked bodies, Pizzelle looked almost ready to faint, and Sassaflash had a hard time trying not to stare at Emerald.
"Sorry, he's taken," Sour playfully nudged Sassaflash's side.
"Darnit," the gymnast muttered.
Meanwhile, Fleetfoot stepped towards Ember. "You really weren't kidding, were you? So... where shall we put our clothes?"
"You can toss them in the closet," Starfoot answered.
Fleetfoot immediately started to undress. The other girls reluctantly began to follow suit.
"You've been looking forward to this, haven't you?" Pizzelle asked her captain.
"Well, Flutter, Sweet and Meadow inspired me to research it, and... well, you only live once, right?"
"You gotta join us out here, Cap!" Sweet Leaf called from the backyard. "They set up a pool!"
Once her last scrap of clothing was off, Fleetfoot made her way outside, giggling slightly at the feeling of air flowing unrestricted over her body. The others looked dumbfounded at their captain's sudden change in personality.
"Did something happen to her this morning?" Pizzelle whispered. She was more used to the serious personality Fleetfoot exhibited most of the time.
"Guess doing this made her loosen up," remarked Velvet Sky, who was by now becoming more accustomed to being naked.
The rest of the team followed their captain outside where Emerald and Sunset had set up a large inflatable pool brought from Flutter's garage. Sweet Leaf was already splashing about in the water, and Fleetfoot was now climbing in to join her. Flutter smiled as her boyfriend joined Ember in the pool as well.
"Y'know, Spike, I actually wouldn't mind being a dog again sometime."
"Well, who knows?" Spike replied. "Maybe Twilight will find a way to do it without having to change Ember too."
The doorbell rang again, Fuchsia answering it this time. She giggled as she saw Viridian and his mother standing outside, with Vice Principal Luna in tow.
"Come on in!" said the bubbly little girl.
"Thank you, Fuchsia," Luna smiled as she gently nudged Olive inside. Viridian was already in the process of taking his clothes off as Ember dried off to come inside to hug him. As she came inside, Twilight noticed she was steadily regrowing her tail.
"Ember!" she hissed. "Look at your rear--!"
"What about it?" Ember replied, looking both offended and confused.
"You're changing back!" Ember's eyes widened as she called for Flutter to come back inside.
Ember's eyes widened in panic. She noticed the tail now, along with her hands starting to shift back into paws.
"It must've ended earlier than I calculated," Twilight reasoned as Flutter's fur began to fall off in patches and she began to grow in size.
"You two gotta hide until you've finished changing!" said Spike.
"My room! Quick!" Flutter directed her as Ember grew fur all over her body.
"...did Ember just talk?" Sweet asked.
Twilight quickly diverted her attention. "So, uh, how are those drinks coming on?"
"Nearly finished now," said Sunset. "We've got chocolate milkshakes, banana milkshakes, orange juice and blackcurrant."
"CHOCOLATE?!" Pizzelle's voice shouted from outside before she dashed inside, a somewhat crazed look on her face. "WHERE?!"
Sunset was understandably nervous. "Err... right here in these glasses..."
"GIMMEGIMMEGIMME!!!"
The sounds of screaming from upstairs caught everyone's attention.
"Um, Flutter's just doing a new yoga exercise," Twilight chuckled nervously.
"Well, I hope she finishes before we get the cake out," Sweet smiled.
"You think they'll be okay?" Spike whispered to Twilight.
"I really don't know, they're literally the first living test subjects who've been exposed to that device."
A few minutes later, Flutter and Ember headed downstairs, both back in their normal forms.
Twilight immediately hurried over to them. "Are you two okay? We heard... well, you know..."
"More or less fine, Twilight," Flutter replied reassuringly. "So did I hear mention of cake, mom?"
"Possibly," said Sweet with a cheeky wink. "How about I light the candles and we get started? I'll bet that yoga session built up your appetite."
"Wait... yoga?"
"I used that as a cover for you transforming," Twilight whispered. Sweet took the vanilla cake she bought the day before out of the fridge and began placing candles on it.
"All right, we need everyone present for this," announced Fleetfoot. "Could somebody go to the backyard and let the ones out there know?"
"On it," Pimpernel headed outside. Soon, everyone had gathered inside as Sweet lit the candles, seventeen in all.
"You know, Flutter," remarked Sunset with a grin, "I wonder if, on your last birthday, you'd ever have imagined you'd be spending the next one in your 'birthday suit', surrounded by equally naked friends?"
"Never," Flutter laughed. "Though it's not as weird as turning into a dog!" Everyone's jaws dropped at that last statement, except for Spike and Twilight who simultaneously face-palmed.
After a brief, very awkward silence, Sandymane spoke up. "Heh, it's funny... I could have sworn you said--"
"That she was turned into a dog?" Ember finished, causing everyone to look at her in shock. "What?"
"...Ember can talk...?" Sunset asked Twilight.
"I think we have some explaining to do, Flutter," sighed the scientist girl.
Soon
"So you built a matter transfer device, and it somehow switched Flutter and Ember's species?" Sweet asked Twilight.
"It was an accident, Mrs. Heart," Twilight explained.
"Another of your inventions went wrong, huh, Twilight?" asked Sunset, raising an eyebrow.
"It was my fault this time," Ember admitted.
Between them, Twilight, Flutter, Ember and Spike explained how Twilight's matter transmitter had been knocked over, how it brought about Flutter and Ember's temporary transformations, and how they had kept it concealed.
"Thankfully, the two of us just looked alike enough to deflect any suspicion," Flutter concluded.
"Well," said Starfoot, "while I would have preferred you to be more honest about your situation, you did a good job. Apart from the red eyes, Ember was the splitting image of you, Flutter. But we're glad to see you both back to normal, of course."
"And the experience left Ember with the ability to talk," Flutter hugged her pet affectionately.
"Well, I guess you aren't alone in that regard anymore, eh, Spike?" smiled Sandymane. The purple dog blushed at the compliment.
"You are cute, Spike," Ember nuzzled him.
The human girls couldn't help but giggle as they watched Spike getting attention from the female Dalmatian. Sweet Heart chuckled as she brought the cake over to the table. Olive, having ditched her clothes, moved aside to give her neighbor some room. As per tradition, the candles were lit, and then blown out by Flutter once everyone had sung Happy Birthday to her. Then Sweet Heart stood up and began cutting slices to pass around.
"I must admit," Luna said to Olive. "I didn't expect you to become a nudist so quickly."
"Well, my son helped convince me to try it," Olive gave a soft smile as she saw Emerald and Flutter share a laugh with Viridian.
"And you don't mind the... unique relationship he has with two girls and another boy?"
"Well... I admit that idea is taking even longer to get used to. But I respect his choices, and I wouldn't want to ruin his happiness by meddling with it."
"Well, I actually have a proposition for you," Luna mischievously raised an eyebrow.
"Wha-- Excuse me?" Olive looked apprehensive over what the other woman might have in mind.
"How do you feel about helping me make Canterlot a clothing optional city?"
Olive was understandably incredulous. "You honestly think that something like... THAT could be done?"
"It never hurts to try."
Olive gave a deep sigh. "You understand, of course, that since we live in a democracy, it would take a LOT of people agreeing on an idea like that to make it a reality? And if it failed, the one who put the idea forward might be seen as a radical lunatic, staining their reputation and career afterwards?"
"Even when a close friend happens to be the mayor of Canterlot?" Luna smirked.
Olive was taken aback by that comment. "Wh-What are you implying?"
Fuchsia entered the conversation. "You said you work with the Mayor all the time. If anyone can pull this off, it's you!" Everyone could tell that the little girl was very eager about the possibility of being able to go naked anywhere in Canterlot that she wanted.
"I-I'll try," Olive said after thinking it over for a few minutes. "But it'll be risky."
"You mean... you'll really try to do it, Mom?" said an astonished Viridian. She nodded.
"You won't have to do it alone," Sweet Heart spoke up. "We'll all help you."
"We'll do anything we can," Hazelhair added. "Vote, campaign, help with promotion - anything."
Olive was indeed grateful as she looked at the supportive faces around her. In an enterprise like this, she'd need all the help she could get.