That same morning Rainbow had also awoken to find herself in a different body. Her reaction was a lot calmer than the princess’ had been though. She had sort of suspected that the spell wouldn’t be fixed by the morning.
“Our intial reactions were waaaayyy overboard,”the former pegasus thought.
After all, they had come face to face with their counterparts from another world not long ago, and Twilight had transformed into a weird two-legged creature thrice before so it wasn’t like she wasn’t used it. Sighing, Dash rubbed the sleep from her eyes and sat up. Her friend’s bed was really comfy, she had to admit, but of course nothing could compare to her own cloud mattress back home. A pang went through the alicorn as she thought of her floating house, then Rainbow remembered what she had to do and her spirits sank even further. Guilt and sadness coursed through her and the former pegasus wondered if perhaps she could stall for a bit longer. The pain she felt at the thought of Twilight’s misery when she suggested cancelling the wedding was worse than any injury had ever had. But, no, it wouldn’t do to lie any longer. The door burst open and Rarity galloped into the bedroom wearing a gorgeous lilac bridesmaids gown and a matching flower wreath on her head.
“TWILIGHT SPARKLE!”she screeched in horror when she saw the alicorn still in bed,”You should’ve of been awake and getting ready hours ago! Why in Equestria didn’t Spike wake you?! Creatures from all across Equestria have been arriving since dawn, we need to get you ready NOW!” The unicorn’s horn lit up and Dash was dragged out from under the covers, carried out the door, along the corridor before being unceremoniously chucked into the bathroom.
“Shower, now,”Rarity commanded in a tone that was completely different from her normally affected and flamboyant one. A tone that the former pegasus knew better than to disobey. Grumbling to herself Dash complied, a good wash never hurt anypony. She would just explain the situation afterwards. But Rarity had a point, where was Spike? And Starlight for that matter...
However the fashionista gave her no time to ask these questions or explain herself. The instant the alicorn stepped out of the bathroom, Rarity pushed her back towards the bedroom where a team of makeup artists and hair stylists were waiting. The former pegasus didn’t enough get time to blink before they converged on her, ignoring Dash’s yelps of protest that were soon smothered by the sounds of blow drying and spraying. The white unicorn levitated the wedding dress over to the alicorn and slipped it over her head. The dress fitted like a glove and was the perfect of blend traditional white with midnight blue accents along bottom, giving the ensemble a unique, elegant flair. Rarity mentally praised herself on her tiny, intricate stitching and flawless line and form of her marvellous creation. The sparkling silver horseshoes, velvet choker and sapphire studded tiara completed the outfit superbly. Even though Twilight would never normally wear makeup she had consented to change that earlier in the week for this occasion. It was the first Royal Wedding for quite some time after all, not to mention a huge collection of dignitaries would be attending. After the process was finally completed a large mirror was pulled up for Dash to admire herself in. The former pegasus gasped when caught sight of her reflection. The white unicorn really had outdone herself once again, the former pegasus barely recognised her friend. And not because these ponies had completely changed her, oh no, they had simply enhanced her already beautiful face. The change was that Twilight looked so happy, so in love that she practically glowed. Recently Rainbow could only remember as an agitated, sleep deprived and frazzled, as Fluttershy so eloquently described the look. Now however the Princess of Friendship was at her best once more. Dash’s eyes drifted down to her wings and saw that the makeup ponies had put a small sheen of glitter over their tips that winked and shone in the morning sun.
“Twilight, you really do look...,”Rarity started then trailed off as she saw the former pegasus smirking at her, knowing exactly what she was about to say.
“Fabulous, darling,”the two mares breathed in unison, then burst into a fit of giggles. Rainbow embraced her friend.
“Thank you so, so much Rar,”she whispered, tears formulating in her rose-coloured eyes. She ended the hug and turned to the other ponies.
“And thank you all too. You’ve done an incredible job,”the alicorn smiled. Then she remembered what she’d been trying to say all along.
“Um, actually, there’s something you really need to know Rarity,”Dash began,”I’m not-“ She was cut off as a sudden burst of light filled the room. The former pegasus felt the ground lurch beneath her and everything went dark, then it was like she being spun around in a hurricane.
“GAAAHHH!”Rainbow squealed, squeezing her eyes shut. Her hooves abruptly hit something soft. Dash cautiously opened her eyes and found herself...back in her own house. Looking down Rainbow saw her own wonderful cyan hooves and rainbow mane.
“YEEESSSS!”the pegasus whooped in delight doing a celebratory victory lap of her bedroom and hugging herself in glee. It felt soooo good to be herself again!
“Oh yeah! It’s me, uh huh, that’s right! I’m back! Woohoo!”the rainbow maned mare crowed,”Just wait til’- Omigosh! Twilight! The wedding!”
The wonderbolt immediately shoved on the crimson aerodynamic bridesmaids dress that had been hanging up in her wardrobe and grabbed the flower wreath in her mouth. Then she raced out through one of her bedroom walls, leaving a gaping, pony-shaped hole in the side of her house.
Similar thoughts were racing through the princess’ head after she had opened her eyes to find herself back in her bedroom along with a Rarity stunned team of hair and makeup artists.
“Um, what just happened Twilight?”the white unicorn asked, her voice full of confusion.
The alicorn only grinned at her friend, resisting the urge to jump up and down and squeal like a filly. She was in her own body! That wretched draconequus had actually done something good for once! Then Twilight caught sight of herself in the mirror and her jaw dropped. She looked absolutely ravishing, like some sort of supermodel. The outfit was perfect. From the divine dress, to the glittering shoes to the tiara nestled within her expertly styled, shiny mane. Her friend was truly the best dress maker in Equestria. The lavender mare turned and hugged Rarity, unbeknownst to the princess, for the second time.
“Okkayyy, you’re acting really strangely, darling. I you literally hugged me a minute ago. Then you were about to tell something when POOF! There was a magical explosion! Although nothing seems to have happened except you repeating yourself,”the slightly miffed unicorn said. Twilight let go of her friend.
“Oh, sorry. I guess that explosion must have done something to my brain so I completely lost all memories from two minutes ago,”the princess smiled, thinking quickly.
“Right, well, we cannot afford to waste any more time. The ceremony starts in less than an hour!”Rarity cried. With the help of the other ponies the white unicorn frog marched the princess towards the door.
“It’s show time!”the fashionista declared.