//------------------------------// // Chapter 73- Potion Commotion // Story: Reformed Unicorn Group Podcast // by Quoterific //------------------------------// “Girls, looked what the Great and Carious Trixie found when she was snooping around Twilight’s Castle of Friendship,” Trixie got the girls’ attention, though Starlight was concerned about what idea what her friend has come up for their show for the day. Trixie struggled to levitate a large crate of bottles containing different coloured liquids. “And what, if I may be so bold to ask, are these?” Sunset questioned as she looked at the bottles intently. “Just some of Twilight’s old crate of potions she brewed in her lab. Seriously, is her castle bigger on the inside or something?” Trixie questioned. “I was like that when I began living here,” Starlight chuckled, “Seriously, who would put the bathroom next to the library?” “And what do we suggest we do with them?” Tempest eyed the potions, “You took the labels off them.” “We drink them of course!” Trixie answered, as if it was the most obvious thing in the whole of Equestria. There was dead silence as everypony tried to take in what she suggested them to do, before the group shouted together. “WHAT?” “Spike?” Twilight called her Number One Assistant. “Yes, Twilight?” Spike responded with an unsure tone. “Put down that we need to but a safety lock for the lab on our next shopping to-do list,” Twilight ordered Spike to do. He gave a mock salute before continuing with his Power Ponies and the Revenge of the Mane-iac comic. Trixie and the group winced from the others’ reaction but put a hoof to reassure them, “Don’t worry, I checked the labels twice before removing them. I suggest we play a game.” “And what game do you suggest?” Starlight questioned firmly. At her response Trixie pulled out her deck of cards from her hat. “Last one to draw a pair in each round has to drink a potion, either at random or selected by their request,” Trixie gave a sly smile. The others were still unsure of it though, but gave a sigh of acceptance, causing Trixie to clap her hooves with excitement. “Well, since we haven’t got anything written down for what we’re doing to do, might as well roll with it,” Sunset sighed as they settled down to what was going to be an interesting game. “So the way we do it is that we all take the first card, and then we have to find one that matches from the top. It could be from colour, number or suit. Then, we all have to say pair, but the last one to have a pair takes a drink from the potions.” Everypony nodded before taking a card from the top of the deck, Tempest have a seven of diamonds, Starlight with the ten of spades, Sunset with a three of hearts and Trixie with an eight of clubs. The group took it turns, taking a card and seeing it matches, Sunset winning first, breathing a sigh of relief in the process. Then Tempest struck lucky, meaning it was between Trixie and Starlight. Ultimately it was Trixie who was victorious. “And Starlight is our first loser,” Trixie mocked at Starlight, who grumbled with her gaze averted, “Do you want a potion at random or do you want to select one?” Starlight immediately levitated the crate and took a bottle of deep blue liquid. “I don’t know why I agreed to this,” She mumbled before taking a hesitant sip. Swallowing, she put the bottle down to wait what the effect was. At first nothing happened, but then she began to float off the ground. Starlight began flailing around, trying to find something to grab onto. However, she was trapped on the ceiling like a helium balloon. The others were laughing at her predicament. That was until the potion wore off, causing her to unceremoniously drop to the floor with a heavy thud. “That was an experience,” Starlight groaned. They soon got back into the game, Sunset giving her an enchanted ice pack for the bump on Starlight’s head. It took a while for this round to finish, but ultimately, it was Tempest who was the loser this time. “And Tempest is the loser this time!” Sunset triumphantly declared. Tempest looked nervously at the crate of potions, “To save myself from additional humiliation, I think one of you can choose for me.” Sunset nodded, levitation the box with her red magic, lifting a rounded bottle with purple, bubbly liquid. Tempest unscrewed the lid, giving it a tentative sniff before taking a sip. So put the lid back on and put it to the side. “So, how was it?” Starlight asked hesitantly. “Fizzy,” Tempest replied before her hoof reached her mouth. What came out of her mouth wasn’t her usual voice, but one as if a stallion said that word. The others were caught off guard by her deep voice, before falling off their seats laughing. Tempest stayed quiet as she rolled her eyes at the groups’ antics. “I think it’s starting to wear off now,” Tempest said, her voice somewhere between a stallion colt who is struggling with puberty and her normal speaking voice. The group settled into another round, tentatively waiting for their chance to move. Ultimately, it was Sunset this time who wasn’t so lucky with her nine of diamonds. “I think I’ll go for a random one from me,” Sunset sighed in defeat. Trixie levitated the crate and Sunset selected a yellow potion bottle. She gulped before swallowing its contents. They didn’t have to wait for it’s effect, as Sunset’s body began to glow and a transformation began. There, sitting with the group, wasn’t Sunset as a mare, but Sunset as a stallion! He wore a deep blush as he/she took in her/his body. The others were in shock. “How bad is it?” Sunset shifted uncomfortably, “Somepony say something please!” “Well,” Starlight hesitated, “I hate to admit it, but you do you decent as a stallion.” This only caused Sunset’s blush to deepen in redness. It took a long while for the potion’s effects to wear off. “Well, since you girls have been put through so much, embarrassment and humiliation, I think it’s best if I take the last potion of the game and show,” Trixie suggested, “Treat it a Great and Apologetic Trixie’s gesture.” She levitated a bottle and sipped with gusto. The others leaned in to see what the final potion will do. At first, like usual, nothing happened, but then Trixie began sneezing, each flame being a different colour at sneeze. The others were taken aback and began ducking under their chairs. Starlight manged to contain the situation by heading to the studio kitchen, filling a tub of water and throwing it at Trixie with a splash. Trixie breathed a sigh of relief, smoke coming from her nostrils and ears. “And just like that, we will call it a day listeners,” Starlight tried to salvage the situation, “Thank you all for joining us for the game today, and we will see you all again soon!” “Treat it as your just desserts for planning this in the first place,” Tempest chided mockingly.