//------------------------------// // Chapter 4 // Story: The Switchy-Witchy Stone // by PurpleWonderPower //------------------------------// Chapter 4 "Oh, this is so humiliating!" complained Discord, as he trudged through Ponyville with Fluttershy the next morning, using an extra-tall walking frame to help him stay on his feet. Lyra Heartstrings and Sweetie Drops, who were standing nearby, noticed the Lord of Chaos walk by, having to use a walking frame to stay up, and instantly burst out laughing! Upon hearing their laughter, Fluttershy whipped round, giving Lyra and Sweetie Drops the biggest death stare she had ever given! They gasped in fright, then immediately stopped laughing and looked away. Fluttershy gave a satisfied nod and carried on the road with Discord, giving anypony who dared to laugh at him another death stare. For a sweet, kind, animal-loving pegasus, Fluttershy certainly had a way of making ponies shut their traps. Her death stares really gave them the shivers. "Don't worry," said Fluttershy, comfortingly, flying up and putting her hand on Discord's shoulder, "Things will all be back to normal soon. Oh, look, there are the others!" She pointed ahead. As Rainbow Dash, Applejack, Pinkie Pie and Rarity saw Fluttershy approach with Discord and his walking frame, they all began to snicker! Rainbow Dash had clap her hoof to her mouth to stop herself into bursting into a fit of uncontrollable giggles! Fluttershy's face darkened. "Nopony laughs," she snapped, in a deadly voice, "Nopony gets the Stare!" The four ponies instantly stopped giggling and looked away. "Thank you, Fluttershy," said Discord, looking irritably at them, "May I suggest we get to Twilight's castle and carry on looking for some answers? The sooner I get my magic back—" "—The sooner you won't have to walk like an old lady?" snickered Rainbow Dash. "Oh, Dashie, stop it," scolded Fluttershy, taking Discord's paw, comfortingly, "Come on, everypony." With Rainbow Dash still snickering at Discord's condition, the six friends headed down the road to Twilight's castle. "Honestly, I don't know how any of you ponies manage not being able to just snap your fingers and instantly go wherever you want," complained Discord, as he walked. "Don't you worry, Discord!" declared Pinkie Pie, cheerfully, bouncing down the road alongside him, "We'll get your magic back! And then I'll throw you a big "congratulations, you've got your magic back" party!" "And if you don't, I know a perfect retirement home in Ponyville where you can stay for the rest of your life," chirped Rainbow Dash. "RAINBOW DASH!" shouted Fluttershy in Rainbow's face! After that, Rainbow Dash seemed to get the message, and she stayed silent as they carried on down the road from Ponyville to Twilight's castle. "I certainly hope Twilight isn't having any trouble," said Rarity, concernedly. "Don't be silly, Rarity!" chirped Pinkie Pie, happily bouncing along behind her, "She's only been possessed with the most powerful and dangerous magic known to the entire universe! What could possibly go wrong?" "Uh..." trembled Rainbow Dash, pointing upwards, "Maybe THAT!" The others looked up, and their jaws dropped as low as they could go. Twilight's Castle of Friendship was rotating anticlockwise in the air, concealed inside an orb of deep blue chaos magic, with different-coloured bolts and flashes occurring all around it. Everypony stared at in horror. Then a little snicker escaped Discord's mouth, and he collapsed over his walking frame in laughter! "Discord!" snapped Rainbow Dash! "Sorry!" laughed Discord, wiping a tear from his eye, "This is just priceless! Even I've never rotated a castle before!" The other ponies looked at him with deadpan expressions. "Sorry," snickered Discord. He raised his lion paw at the castle, which glowed with Twilight's pink alicorn magic, and slowly, slowly, the castle's rotation started to slow down. Discord's expression contorted as he struggled to use Twilight's magic to cease the effect of his own, but eventually, the blue magic circulating around the castle dispersed, and it descended into the ground in its proper place. There was a loud cluttering sound from inside, like a lot of furniture falling to the floor. "I sure do hope Twilight's OK," said Applejack, worriedly, "Twilight! Twilight, can you hear me!?" "Twilight!" the others joined in calling. After a couple of minutes, the Princess of Friendship fluttered out and shakily landed on the road. She was in a terrible state. Her mane and tail looked like they hadn't been brushed for years, and the bags under her bloodshot eyes indicated she hadn't slept a wink. But much more than that was the traumatic expression on her face. It was an expression that would be worn by a pony who had spent an entire night in a rotating castle. "I'm guessin' you had a bit of a rough night, sugar cube," said Applejack, sympathetically. "Rough!?" gasped Twilight, "A rough night!? That was the most horribly traumatic night I've ever had in my life, including that one with Princess Luna and the Tantabus! I honestly don't know how you can stand all that chaos, Discord." A strong breeze suddenly swirled through the air, tickling Twilight's nose. She gave a little sniff. "Ah-ah-ah-CHOO!" she sneezed! There was suddenly a burst of light, and all Twilight's body parts separated, cluttering onto the road! "AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!" shrieked Applejack, Rainbow Dash, Pinkie Pie, Rarity and Fluttershy! "Oh, relax," said Discord, irritably, "It's just another thing I can do with chaos magic. Haven't you ever seen me dismember myself before?" The ponies exhaled. "Yes," they all said, in relief. "Um, a little help?" said Twilight's head, her loose hooves dragging themselves around, feeling for her other body parts. Discord raised his eagle claw, and Twilight's pink magic glowed around it. Twilight's detached body parts glowed with her magic, too. Her ears bounced over and reattached to her head, her head reattached to her neck, her tail and mane reattached to the back of her head and flank, and her four legs reattached to her body. She stretched. "Ah. Thanks, Discord," she said, in relief. Then her eyes fell on what was in the Lord of Chaos's hands. "Is that a—" Twilight stifled a laugh, "Walking frame?" Discord gave a growl of frustration. "Yes," he snapped, "It is. Do you have anything else to say?" Twilight held in her laughter and shook her head. "Goodness me, Twilight," said Fluttershy, putting her hoof on Twilight's shoulder, compassionately, "It sounds like you've been having a lot of trouble. I hope nopony was hurt." "Don't worry," sighed Twilight, "Aside from psychological trauma, lack of sleep, and this SPLITTING HEADACHE!" She paused and took a breath. "Nopony was hurt. I sent Starlight to stay with Maud until this is over, and all Spike got was a little sweaty from tying cushions all over him." "Oh, that sounds so unpleasant for you," said Discord, in an almost babying tone. "Poor you, Princess Twilight, having to go through all that in just one night," he said, pressing his cheek against hers and stroking the side of her face with his lion paw, "I'm so sorry my magic gave you such a terrible experience." "Thanks," sighed Twilight, with a small smile, "I guess I needed that." Then she stopped. "Wait. Was that supposed to be compassion or mockery?" she said, suspiciously. "Mockery?" repeated Discord, "Why, I wouldn't dream of mocking you. Not after having such a dreadful ordeal." He clasped his hands together. "Well," Twilight sighed, "I just hope it'll be the last one." She turned round back to the castle and placed her front hoof on the front door. "Just to say," she said, uneasily, "After last night, the castle isn't exactly in perfect condition." She pushed open the door with her front hoof and they all walked in. Six jaws dropped. The place was a disaster; the crystal pillars were wrecked, the ceiling and walls were webbed with cracks, and the tapestries and carpets lay ruined on the floor. To explain it as simply as possible, it looked like a tornado had hit it. "Oh, I do wish I had a camera," said Discord, enviously, looking round as they walked through the absolutely ruined castle, "Oh, don't get your tail in a twist, Twilight. I'll fix your castle back up as soon as I get my magic back. Promise." "Thanks," said Twilight, in relief, "That makes me feel a lot better." "Twilight?" called Spike, peeping out from behind one of the pillars. "It's OK, Spike," sighed Twilight, "The chaos is over." Spike breathed a sigh of relief, and trotted out to join them. He was wearing a green military helmet, and a dozen plump white pillows were tied around his waist, to protect him from falling hard if the castle rotated again. "Hey there, everypony," he said, looking nervously at Twilight. Then Spike noticed something. "Discord," he giggled, "Are you using a—" "Oh, for GOODNESS SAKE!" shouted Discord, furiously! Spike took a step back. "When you're the most powerful being ever known to the universe, you don't walk around much!" snapped Discord, "I'm just a little out of practice!" "Why can't you fly?" asked Spike, pointing to Discord's bird-and-bat wings, "I mean, you've got wings." "Technically these wings are just for a boost," admitted Discord, "It's my magic that lets me fly." "So, basically, what you're saying is," giggled Rainbow Dash, "That without your magic...you're completely and utterly useless!" She burst into hopeless hysterics! Discord's eyes narrowed, and he raised his eagle claw and activated Twilight's telekinesis. Rainbow Dash's hoof glowed with a pink aura, and shoved into her own mouth, bashing against her teeth! She gave a yell of pain and yanked it with her other hoof, trying to get it out. "Dthcord!" she half-yelled, yanking on her hoof, trying desperately to free it from her mouth, "Cuth ith OUTH!" After a few enjoyable moments of watching Rainbow Dash writhe, Discord snapped his fingers, and the magic forcing her hoof into her mouth dispersed. Rainbow Dash practically spat out her hoof, which was drenched in saliva. She coughed and coughed, massaging her jaw. "Normally I'd say that was a little mean," said Fluttershy, glancing back at Discord, "But to be honest, Dashie, you deserved it." "If everyone's done, then let's get to the library!" snapped Twilight, "I don't want any more of this chaos magic!" She suddenly shivered, and sparkles fizzed around her mane. A swanky orange Zoot suit appeared on her, complete with a matching fedora and a bright purple bow tie. "What in Equestria—?" she exclaimed, before she shivered again and the outfit shape-shifted into a black figure skating outfit with red flames and puffed white sleeves, as well as ice skates on her back hooves. She stumbled on the skates and fell over. "Hey, I recognise that outfit!" exclaimed Pinkie Pie! "It's one of Discord's," giggled Fluttershy, "Looks like you activated Discord's outfit-changing magic, Twilight!" "Yes, and I'm more than familiar with that," said Twilight, rolling her eyes as she kicked the ice skates off her hooves and started to pull off the outfit. Suddenly, Pinkie Pie's tail twitched! A spooked expression lit up on her face! "Something's going to fall!" she exclaimed! "But there's nothing—" Twilight started, then she shivered again. With a flash of light, a huge anvil appeared tied to Rainbow Dash's tail, and instantly dropped down, hitting the floor with an almighty CLANG! "Sorry!" exclaimed Twilight! "Told you," said Pinkie Pie, breezily. "I can't take any more of this!" exclaimed Rainbow Dash, untying her rainbow tail from the anvil, and flying back up, "Let's get to the library and find some answers!" The eight friends cringed when they saw the state of the library. Due to the rotation of the castle, it was wrecked, obviously. The floor was an ocean of fallen books. In fact, the only places that were clear of books were the shelves. "Unfortunately, the books we've looked through got a little mixed up with the ones we haven't," said Twilight, nervously, "And they aren't exactly alphabetically organized anymore, so it might be a bit harder than yesterday." "Oh, I can fix that," said Discord, idly. He raised his lion paw and clenched his fingers, activating Twilight's telekinesis. The sea of books spread across the library floor began to glow with Twilight's bright pink magic, and then with the velocity of bullets, instantly shot back onto the shelves, arranged in alphabetical order. The other seven clapped. "It's good to know there's still something I can do," said Discord, flexing his fingers. "Now come on, everypony," said Twilight, "Let's get to work!" ... "Found anything?" called Pinkie Pie to Rainbow Dash, who was whizzing up and down the shelves, checking books as fast as lightning. "'Magical Elements and Minerals'. Checked that yesterday," Rainbow Dash muttered, tossing book after book over her shoulder as she flashed past yet another shelf, "'A Study of Deep Magic'. Read that already. Oh, this is going to take forever!" She skimmed through a book called Spells and Enchantments of Ancient Equestria, then tossed it over her shoulder and zoomed down the shelf, looking for anything helpful. "Anypony found anything?" asked Fluttershy, looking up from Intermediate Magic. "No," said Rarity, levitating book after book off the shelves and checking the titles and contents pages, "I still can't seem to find anything about switching magic or that mysterious gem!" "I certainly hope we find something soon," said Discord, whizzing through the pages of a dozen books or so, "I've never gone this long without changing outfits at least a dozen times. It's truly something I miss." Fluttershy laughed! "Well if there's an answer in this library, then we're sure to find it," said Twilight, with a yawn, "I just hope it doesn't take too long. I don't want to see a repeat of last night." She suddenly twitched, and the pile of books they had already looked through grew wings and fluttered around the room like bats. "Aah!" exclaimed Rainbow Dash, ducking the flock of winged books. "Sorry!" exclaimed Twilight, but as she did so, there was another flash of light and one of the chairs started barking like a dog and ran out of the room! "Sorry!" exclaimed Twilight, again, but then another flash of light turned one of her reading lamps into another anvil, which broke through the table and crashed to the floor! "SORRYYYYYY!" screamed Twilight, as flashes of light occurred all over the place, turning books and furniture and shelves into who-knows-what. The other ponies gasped! "Twilight, stop freaking out!" exclaimed Fluttershy, "It only makes it worse!" Hearing this, Twilight tried to breathe more slowly, and as she began to calm down, the flashes of light stopped. Then she suddenly twitched, and there was one last flash of light that turned one of her reading tables into a delicious-looking chocolate sundae. "YUMMEEEEEE!" yelled Pinkie Pie, leaping over and diving right into the chocolate sundae, splattering the floor with chocolate, double cream and sprinkles. "Twilight," said Applejack, uneasily, "This is startin' to get a little loco. You could turn the whole castle into a funhouse if you're not careful." "I know," said Twilight, exasperatedly, "I can just never tell when it's going to spring up!" She twitched again, and the chair she was sitting on turned into a unicycle, which instantly lurched over and Twilight smacked into the floor. She winced! "Well, maybe then it wouldn't be such a bad idea for you to go out and work on controllin' that chaos magic o' yours, while we look through the library," said Applejack, "If you can't control Discord's magic, we can't be in for anythin' good." "But I want to help you," Twilight protested. "Darling, just look at yourself," said Rarity, sympathetically, touching Twilight's tired cheek with her hoof, "You're absolutely exhausted from your ordeal last night. It would help you so much if you managed to get control of that magic." "Rarity's right. We don't want Ponyville to be turned into the Chaos Capital of the World again," added Rainbow Dash. "Twilight, we all know how powerful Discord's magic is," said Fluttershy, gently, "If you can't control it, there's no telling what could happen. We could all be in grave danger." There was a moment of silence. "Well, when you put it that way," admitted Twilight. She looked over at Discord. "Discord, do you have any idea what might help me control your magic?" she asked, hopelessly. "Relax," said the draconequus, knowingly, "Go somewhere quiet to calm your nerves. That'll help you keep control." "Like the Ponyville spa," suggested Rarity, "I can't think of anywhere more relaxing than that." "My friend Tree Hugger does lessons on meditation," added Fluttershy, "You could go and see her. She knows all about that sort of thing." "Good idea," said Twilight, "I think I will." Then her expression turned sad. "Although I feel bad going to relax while you all have to look through all these books," she said, guiltily. "Don't you worry 'bout it, sugar cube," smiled Applejack, "You can count on us. You go and relax, and we'll take care of things here." Twilight smiled. "You really are the best friends a pony could ever wish for," she said, tears of happiness welling up in her eyes. "Oh, and Twilight! Just one little tip!" Discord called, popping his head round the doorframe as Twilight left the library and headed down the hallways towards the castle exit, "Try not to get angry or upset or excited. Emotional outbursts like that can make you lose control." "Thanks," said Twilight, gratefully, "I'll be careful." ... Lotus Blossom dipped the brush in her bowl of greenish-grey mud and smeared it across Twilight's face. Then she picked up two slices of cucumber and placed them on Twilight's eyes. Aloe brought over a towel and tied Twilight's mane up on her head, before asking her to turn over for her massage. "And what kind of massage would you like, your highness?" Aloe asked. "Just call me Twilight, both of you," Twilight replied, "And I'd just like a regular massage, please." "Right away, Twilight," said Aloe, wetting her hooves with some pink creamy lotion. Twilight smiled lazily as the two spa ponies rubbed the lotion into her skin and massaged her back with their hooves. The others had been right. This was helping. She hadn't had a single spark or pop of chaos since she had come to the spa, and once that she had done, she would certainly be able to work on controlling her magic. "Ohhhhhh," murmured Twilight, contentedly, "This is exactly what I need. I can't thank you enough." "Nothing but the best for you, Princess," replied Lotus, "Sorry, I mean, Twilight." Twilight moaned in overwhelming bliss for the next half hour as the two ponies massaged her back. Oh, yes. Oh, yes. This was just what she needed. Rest. Relaxation. Massages and smooth lotion. In fact, she had never been more sorry in her life than when the massage was over. "Oh, thank you, both of you," she said, feeling utterly pampered to the skin, "Is there anything else I can get? I'm just feeling so relaxed right now. I don't think I can leave yet." "May I suggest a hooficure?" suggested Aloe, holding up a nail file, "Three bits." "Oh, I don't want to spoil myself, but…" Twilight said, thoughtfully, "Oh, go on. I'll take it." She reached into the saddlebag she had brought with her and grabbed four bits between her teeth. She dropped them into Lotus's hoof. "Keep the change." Lotus took Twilight's back hoof in her own hoof and began to rub with the file. A little snicker escaped Twilight's lips. Hooficures tickled a lot, and her hooves were very ticklish. As Lotus rubbed harder, the snicker in Twilight's throat turned into a louder giggle. Then, when she just couldn't take it anymore, she burst into a fit of uncontrollable laughter! But as she did so, the nail file in Lotus's hoof turned into a bunch of flytraps that snapped viciously at the air, looking for blood! Lotus gave a panicked shriek and dropped them! There was another flash of bright light, and Aloe's sleek shiny blue hairdo turned into a sickly green mess of curls, and her headband turned into a large two-headed cobra, which hissed, showing its fangs! Aloe screamed and galloped away, trying to get the snake off her head! Twilight's expression of laughter suddenly changed to that of pure horror! Oh no! She was laughing! No, no, no! Discord had warned her that any emotional outbursts would let her lose control of her magic! She tried desperately to calm herself down, but the anxiety rushing through her head was just too much! With a flash of light, the hot tub in the middle of the spa turned into a pit of bubbling slime! One of the spa chairs barked like a dog, and chased another around the slime-hot-tub, cluttering up the rest of the furniture! "No, no, no!" exclaimed Twilight, grabbing her head in her hooves, as flashes of light materialized all over the place, turning the spa into a palace of disaster! "What in Equestria is happening!?" exclaimed Lotus Blossom, staring incredulously at the chaotic spa! "I'm sorry!" exclaimed Twilight, trying desperately to clear her head of any possible outbursts of emotions, but failing miserably. There was a huge cracking sound, like the sound of a building being ripped off the ground—a split second before Twilight realized it was the sound of a building ripped off the ground! "SWEET CELESTIA!" shrieked Aloe, as the spa began to rotate round and everything inside cluttered around and around, bottles smashing, slime from the hot tub splattering all over everything! "I'm so sorry!" exclaimed Twilight, flapping her wings and avoiding the cluttering furniture and hot slime splatters, "Cancel the rest of my hooficure! I have to go!" And with that, she shot out of the spa door and darted across the road outside, past a large group of astounded ponies, who were watching the spa rotate in the air, just like her castle had. Stop spinning, please, please, stop spinning! Twilight begged, as she flew away from the rotating spa, Oh, this is NOT how I wanted my day to go! ... Twilight breathed in the sweet-smelling fumes flowing round the room, and then gently breathed out. She was sitting cross-legged on a yoga mat opposite Fluttershy's friend Tree Hugger, with her eyes closed and her hooves turned outwards by her hips. Tree Hugger was helping Twilight meditate, and stay control of herself. "Just breathe in and out..." crooned Tree Hugger, in a soft, musical tone, "Clear out your chakras, let your mind be empty, with no thought or movement to bother you. Go with the flow, be calm and be one with nature." Twilight very slowly let the air out of her lungs as Tree Hugger continued her relaxation technique. She didn't think she had ever felt so relaxed in all her life. The perfumed smoke from the oil burner in the room flooded into her nostrils, calming her whole body with its mesmerizing scent. She let out a sigh of happiness. "Breathe in...breathe out," Tree Hugger crooned, "Let your whole body be still and your life force be free. Have no thoughts, no tensions, no worries. Now, chant with me." "Ommmmmmmm..." murmured Tree Hugger and Twilight, in unison. "Bathe your mind in peace and tranquility," crooned Tree Hugger, standing up and placing her hooves on Twilight's shoulders, "Blisssssssss out. Let your whole body be completely reeeeeeeeeelaxed." She ran her smooth hooves down Twilight's arms, giving her a feeling of comfort. "Thanks, Tree Hugger," murmured Twilight, deep within a trance of Zen meditation, "This was just what I needed." "Righteous," replied Tree Hugger, in that same melodic tone. But then, as Tree Hugger walked back to her own yoga mat, one or two of her orange dreadlocks brushed past Twilight's face. Twilight felt a tickle in her nose, and gave a little sniff. "Ah-ah-ah-" she sniffed, "Ah-CHOO!" Instantly, the flow of peace that was circulating round her body disappeared! There was a flash of light, and Tree Hugger's oil lamp grew four frog legs and leaped across the room and out the window! "What was that!?" exclaimed Tree Hugger, looking round. There was a flash of light, and the patterned curtains folded into wing shapes and began to flutter around the room! Twilight gasped! No! Not again! She had to relax! She couldn't lose control again! "Relax, Twilight!" she told herself, frantically, trying desperately to stay calm, "Bliss out! Bathe my mind in...have no thoughts...bliss out!" As she began to panic and try desperately to stop, the rolled up carpets in the corner turned into jelly rolls, before growing wings and fluttering round the room like a flock of birds! "Way out!" exclaimed Tree Hugger, staring at them disbelief, "What is happening!?" There was a flash of light, and the lampshade hanging from the top of the room became a two-headed rabbit, which dropped to the floor and growled! Twilight began to hyperventilate! No! No! Not again! But getting stressed only made things worse! Flashes of light occurred all over Tree Hugger's meditation room, and all her furniture came to life, chasing each other all around the room! It was pandemonium! There was only one thing to do! "I've gotta go, Tree Hugger!" exclaimed Twilight, making a break for the door, "I'll pay you next time I see you! Promise! Bye!" And with that, she galloped out of the door! The flying jelly rolls slowed down, and as Twilight got further away, transformed back into yoga mats. Tree Hugger sat there, staring at the scene in her room as there were flashes of light and most of the chaotic items transformed back. "Far out," she said, in wonder. ... Twilight galloped out of the building, litres of sweat cascading down her brow as she fled. A flash of light turned a nearby tree into a cloud of bright purple bats, which fluttered away into the sky. I've got to go somewhere where I can't cause any damage! Twilight thought, frantically! She galloped through Ponyville, flashes of light occurring all over the places, causing objects to come to life wherever she went! After all the table umbrellas at a nearby café turned into giant daisies, Twilight was losing it! Finally, she reached the outskirts of Ponyville and ran out onto the grassy landscape, turning patches of grass orange as she did so. "I have to find some way to control this!" she wept, "I don't know what to do!" She wiped the tears from her eyes and slowed to a walk. It seemed to work until she coughed, and one of the nearby rabbit holes turned into an interdimensional portal. She gave an exasperated moan as the grass around her began to change into all sorts of different colours, as if she were standing in Rainbow Dash's mane. A nearby family of rabbits turned into winged hamsters and fluttered off into the sky. Three green bushes exploded into a pile of different coloured squeezy balls, and the dandelions in the grass turned into tiny lion heads on green stalks. Twilight smacked her forehead. This was hopeless. How in Equestria did Discord do it? Probably because he's the Lord of Chaos and way more capable of using magic than I could ever be, she thought, dully. Suddenly, Twilight grabbed her head in her hooves and doubled up in pain! A burning, searing sensation had suddenly lit up in her head, as if someone had poured a bucket of molten lava over it! Bright blue chaos magic fizzed all around her head, and it began to hurt even more! She clasped her head in her hooves, moaning in agony, as the red hot pain circulated through her head! She cried out, desperately, but the pain wouldn't stop! The blue aura of chaos magic writhed all around her, and she felt like her mind was being plunged into darkness. She struggled and strained, trying to free herself from the pain, but it was no use. A deep, merciless laugh echoed in Twilight's head, and a series of horrifying apparitions began to flood through her mind! Chaos, disaster, catastrophe, disorder, mayhem, bedlam, turmoil, madness, havoc, pandemonium! The mocking laugh in her head got louder and louder, and the searing pain got stronger and stronger, and the chaotic pictures got scarier and scarier, and—! Suddenly, everything immediately ceased, and Twilight's eyes snapped wide open. But these were not the sparkling purple eyes of the Princess of Friendship that showed love and kindness to all who came to her. Her eyes had turned bright yellow, with two blood-red pupils, the left slightly larger than the right. Twilight blinked once or twice, and then the blank expression on her face twisted into a malevolent grin. "Heh heh heh heh heh!" she chuckled, rubbing her hooves together, evilly.