Luna’s POV:
We shall not believe that Night Crystal is older, yet she has had the dreams to prove to us that she was turned into an Alicorn by Queen Galaxia. A decision that can only be undone by Celestia, Cadence, or we, but only if Night Crystal consented to it. Which we doubt very much, as she has grown used to being an Alicorn. Without her horn, she would be very confused. But we shall not push it, let alone mention it to Night Crystal.
Night Crystal’s POV:
I decide that it might be best to start figuring out a way to earn some bits. I think finding Zecora and asking if she needs any help finding and harvesting ingredients might be a good way to get started. Since I am a Changeling, I am technically immune to all side effects of potentially dangerous plants, which means that collecting plants is super easy. As I wander off to Zecora’s tree, I wonder if she even knows that I exist yet, seeing as she rarely comes into town. I reach her tree, knock on the door, she answers, and gestures for me to come in. She then says in her rhyming manner, “If it is a job you seek, then it is I who needs your talents unique. Although that would mean, you are the one who needs to come clean.”
“You are right Zecora, but I do ask that you do not tell another pony, even in all of your rhyming glory,” I say as I change into my Changeling form, as black as a new moon with dark sky blue eyes.
“Now I see, but you must still collect plants for me, if you are wanting to succeed. Although I must admit, you are eager to commit,” she states, handing me a list with the names, how many of each, and where they grow.
I march off into the woods, still in Changeling form, to look for three ingredients that Zecora needs, and one ingredient that she hoped I could find, even though she never had. Lucky for her however, I know just where to find them, the edge of the Changeling territory. I decide to go there first and collect the other three on my way back.
Twilight’s POV:
I decided to go to Zecora’s house today to see if she had any poison joke to make Fluttershy’s voice deep for subbing in for Big Mac for his singing. Fluttershy is fully prepared to do this since Big Mac decided to injure his voice doing a stupid turkey call competition. I knock on her door, she opens it, and gives me a funny look. She expected me to ask first, so I went on to say, “Zecora, I need you to get me a brew of poison joke to help me make Fluttershy’s voice deep so she can sub in for Big Mac in his singing part for the Pony Tunes.”
“I can help you indeed, but unfortunately I need another pony to return from her deed. If you wish to wait for the brew, then, in the meantime, I can whip up a stew.”
‘I would be delighted for some stew Zecora! I don’t mind waiting for somepony to bring you back ingredients.” So we sit and talk about remedies and how you harvest poison joke without getting the side effects. Apparently it is quite easy, you either get a Changeling to pick them for you, or you pick a path from the outside to the inside.
Night Crystal’s POV:
I was to get purple iris, poison joke, red lilies, and black crystal roses. The roses grow only with large amounts of Changeling magic nearby. The roses were a gift from Sombra for aiding him. He took Crystal roses from the Crystal Empire and infused them with dark magic, turning them black. These are used in a few rare brews, however the most common one is for stings from Flash Bees. I suspect that is what Zecora wants it for. I collect ten roses, and collect the rest of the ingredients on my way back. As I walk in the back door, I see that Twilight is there. She asks who I am, I panic, but Zecora covers for me by saying, “This is Skylight, a Changeling I met in the woods one night.”
“Pleased to meet you Skylight, I’m Twilight Sparkle,” she says holding out a hoof for me to shake.
I make my voice higher in pitch as I shake her hoof and say, “The pleasure is all mine. I love helping Zecora collect ingredients since I can get all of them without any side effects. It makes her life easier, to help herself and her friends like you. Do you want me to put two flowers of joke into the pot for you, Zecora?”
“Yes of course my dear, you can leave the rest of the ingredients over here,” gesturing to the table she was standing near. “Here are your bits for payment. I couldn’t have asked for a better agent.”
I leave Zecora’s house and fly into the forest before changing back to Alicorn form. After I have done that, I take off, flying above the trees and fly home, ready for a restful night of sleep.