I woke up, groggily. My eyes slowly adjusting to the dim light. I lay sprawled on the ground looking up. Trees towered above me huddled around like protectors watching over me. I looked about for a second before realization struck and I remembered what had happened.
"The ribbon!" I exclaimed
I began feeling around for it, but then I stopped. I felt a strange sensation in my hooves. I looked, and screamed in horror.
My hooves were deformed! My limbs had become long and thin and my hooves were flat with some kind of claw things attached. I breathed and tried to calm down.
I watched as I tried to move the claws. They moved easily and I breathed more and calmed down.
"O-okay...." I said to myself "So that's a thing...." I looked around and saw the ribbon on the ground a few feet away. I tried too pick it up with my magic, but nothing happened. I tried again, but nothing. I took a deep breath.
"Okay, magic isn't working either." I explained to myself "That's okay, I can still make due."
I trotted awkwardly over and picked it up in my mouth. My back legs were abnormally long and my hooves were sensitive on the forest floor. I sat down to look at them, and sure enough, my whole body seemed to be disfigured.
My yellow coat was completely gone, leaving my skin bare and pale. That's why it was so cold. I felt my head with my claws and breathed a sigh of relief.
"At least my mane is still there" I sighed
I looked down. On my chest sat a couple round, squishy bumps. I grabbed them with my claws. "What are these!?" I exclaimed. My torso was long and thin like the rest of me. Between my legs, I saw the one bit of hair aside from my head. I reached down to feel it and stopped. I realised what it was and blushed. "Th-that's a little bit forward from normal."
"Hello?" called a voice "I heard a scream. Is anyone there?"
Another one of whatever I'd become came running on her hind legs into the clearing where I sat. She wore light clothes and a long jacket. She looked at me and turned her head.
"Oh!" she exclaimed "You're naked."
I quickly moved my claws away from between my legs.
"U-um yes?" I answered "most of the time."
"What?" she puzzled "J-just.... take this." she pulled off her jacket and tossed it to me.
"Put that on."
I shrugged and slid the jacket over my shoulders. It fit nicely, but it was a little stiff and slightly uncomfortable. This girl seemed pretty uncomfortable with my nudity, tho, so I held the jacket closed.
"Okay, it's on." I said, confused why I was wearing this thing.
She sighed and turned back around "So." she started "Can you tell me what you're doing in the woods, why you screamed, and why you're naked?"
I raised my eyebrow "Well, I don't know how I got here, or where here is, I screamed because I've been horribly disfigured, and I'm naked because I don't normally wear clothes."
She just stared at me for a second. "What d'you mean you're 'horribly disfigured'?" she questioned "You look pretty ho- normal, to me." she blushed slightly
I looked at my claws, thought for a minute and said "Let's just say I'm not used to looking like this."
She gave me a quizzical look, and when she'd decided I wasn't going to elaborate, she spoke "Well, you can't just go around naked like that. Come with me. I'll get you some clothes."
She held out her claw.
I took it and she pulled me up onto my hind legs like her.
I tried to stand, but nearly fell over, before she caught me "Why must I walk like this?" I asked. Then, to her puzzled look, I said "forget it" and I tried again to stand.
"Let me help." she offered and put my arm around her shoulder and walked with me "I just hope nobody sees you like this." she mused as we walked.