//------------------------------// // Episode 11: You and Me, Me and You // Story: My Little Pony: The Days of New Equestria (Season 2) // by ScorchingFlamesInc //------------------------------// In the map room, Chrysalis rested in Tirek's arms while they sat on the floor, I read a Power Ponies comic that I found hidden in the castle, and Cozy Glow simply read a spell book. "These uneventful weeks are pretty mellow, aren't they?" Cozy spoke. "It's nice." "Yeah," I nod. "No villains. Little to no work. Just chill. Absolutely nothing to interrupt our-" I was suddenly interrupted when Princess Flurry Heart stumbled into the room out of nowhere. She seemed a bit loopy, and was also sniffing and rubbing her nose, which was red and puffy... just like her horn. Chrysalis raised her head. "Flurry Heart? What are you doing here in that condition? You could have notified us that you were sick and couldn't come over today!!" "No, no..." Flurry denied. "I'm not sick, I'm totally fi-i-a-a-WACHOO!" A yellow burst of magic, and what looked like yellow glitter, whizzed out of Flurry's horn and struck a nearby mouse, and as a result, the mouse's tail grew fur, while the rest of it became completely bald. "What in the name of father?!" Tirek exclaimed. Cozy Glow analyzed Flurry Heart as she thought. "Red horn... red nose... magic-sneeze outbursts with glitter and sparkles... and weird spells when in contact with the magic? I know what this is! I read about it! According to what I found in a book I recently read, it's an Alicorn sickness caused by things like spring allergies, though it can more rarely happen outside of Spring." Flurry Heart sneezed again, and a second mouse flipped upside down, and its legs retreated into its tummy and grew out its back. Cozy continued. "And sneezes like that end up casting random spells..." "Wow, and they call ponies like Starlight and Luster the 'second Twilight?'" I tease. "We just discovered our bookworm of the group." "How did they even let you leave the Empire when it's obvious that you're sick?" inquired Tirek. "First of all, I flew out my window and all the way here. And secondly, I already said, I'm not sick!" "Then why did you fly out the window in the first place?" Chrysalis asked. "Because the guards said I was sick and wouldn't let me leave." "Exactly! You're sick! So if you were told that, then why would you still come here instead of cancelling your visit?" "Because I'm not sick, I keep tell... I keep... ah... ah... AH..." Flurry attempted to hold in her sneeze by pressing a hoof on her nose. And for a brief moment, it seemed to work. "Flurry..." I started. "You need to go ho-" "WACHOO!!!" Before I could even finish my sentence, Flurry's massive sneeze kicked in, and in a split second, the whole room was enveloped in a gold light, with specks of sparkles everywhere. And then we all blacked out in an instant. ... Intro ... I wasn't out for long. A moment after everything went dark, I could hear muffled screaming from Flurry. "Oh Celestia! Oh, no! I'm so sorry!" And then, the headaches came. It wasn't bad, though... it just felt like I had a head cold or something. Moaning, I slowly stumbled onto my hooves. "Chrysalis!" Flurry exclaimed, running over. "Are you okay?" Now, this was when things got odd... even though Flurry was calling out to Chrysalis, she was meeting up with me, instead. "Flurry?" I groaned. "What are you doing? Chrysalis is over-" I stopped. I was going to motion to Chrysalis, but... she wasn't there. Not only that, but I wasn't even where I stood. I stood right next to Tirek, who was out cold. And at the table, both unconscious, were Cozy Glow, and... myself!? I could see Flurry Heart's pink-ish eyes as wide as plates, as she looked up at me. Wait, weren't we around the same height? And that's when I saw my body. One thing was for sure, I clearly do not remember being taller, nor do I remember having light peach shell-like skin, orange fuzz around my barrel, or a much longer turquoise mane with a green end. I ran over to the table, and saw what I could of my reflection. The stunned face of Chrysalis stared right back at me. "What the hay?!?!?" I shrieked. "What happened!?!?! Why am I Chrysalis?!?!" "Leo?!" "Yeah, it's me! What the heck did you do!?" I heard a familiar voice moan, and I turned to the table. My body...my body... started to slowly come to. When it opened its eyes, instead of revealing my original eyes, it instead revealed eyes that were nearly completely turquoise, with black slitted pupils. "What in the name of the maker just happened?..." Chrysalis' voice mumbled from my former mouth. "How did I get- wait, why am I over there? Why am I green? What happened to my body!?" "Chrysalis!" I exclaim. "Is that you?" "Leo!? Why are you me? Am I you?! Did we switch bodies!? Flurry, what did you do?!?!" I don't think I ever saw Chrysalis this panicked before. Even though she was... well... me, now. "I'm sorry!" Flurry squeaked, before sniffling out of sickness. "I didn't know it was going to happen, I swear!" "You just had to deny being sick, didn't you..." Chrysalis scowled. "Hold up!" I paused everyone. "If Chrysalis and I switched bodies... and voices... then what about..." We all looked at Cozy Glow and Tirek, both of them starting to wake up. Tirek's black, yellow-pupiled eyes were now pony-like ruby eyes, and Cozy Glow's eyes were now mostly black, with white pupils. "Golly..." Tirek squeaked in Cozy Glow's voice. "Did everything just get smaller?" "Urgh..." Cozy Glow grumbled with Tirek's deep voice. "What just happened? Since when did I get in this se- what the??!" Cozy Glow and Tirek analyzed their new bodies. Cozy Glow looked at her (or his) massive clawed hands and screamed. Tirek raised his (or her) new, pink-ish hooves, and screamed. Actually... I'm just going to use their original pronouns. "I'm a giant buff centaur that can't fit in chairs!" Cozy shrieked. "And I'm a tiny filly with no visible strength!" "Hey!" Now, the idea of Cozy Glow and Tirek swapping bodies was goofy enough. But seeing them speak with their voices, in opposite bodies, was enough to make me laugh. "BWAHAHAHAHA!" I broke down laughing. "Okay, that is great! Those voices and minds do not belong where they are now! Hehehehehe..." Flurry sneezed, and another sparkle blast struck the wall, this time replacing the wall with one you'd likely see in a retirement home. "You..." Tirek growled. "I will not go about my day like this! I want you to fix it!" "We have places to be!" I said. "I have to go to work in five hours, and I'm not going to do that thing where we assume our roles! That never ends well..." "And Tirek and I have to go meet with our boss to sign some forms about our stand at the market," said Chrysalis. "If we don't, we could potentially lose our jobs!" "I can't reverse it!" Flurry exclaimed. "I don't know how to reverse it, and even if I did, who knows if it's even reversible?" "If we can get rid of your sickness, then we have a chance," said Cozy. "All we need for a quick reversal is some working medicine." "And where do you suppose we're going to get that?" Chrysalis asked. "I don't exactly have a definite spot, but I have a hunch. I remember Fluttershy once telling us about a friend of hers that's a zebra... and I'm certain she visited the School of Friendship once when I first went there. She knows a bunch of things about medicines, and all sorts of other things." "Can't we just find a spell to reverse this, instead?" I ask. "I'll do it..." Chrysalis volunteered. "You three go along for the cure." "Are you sure you don't want help?" Tirek inquired. "I can do it by myself. Trust me." "Alright, you do you. Anyways, Cozy, where do we go for the medicine?" "She lives somewhere in the Everfree Forest," replied Cozy. "Well what are you waiting for?!" I sprung up. "Let's go!" The three of us were about to leave. "I'll come with!" Flurry piped. Chrysalis shook her head. "Oh, no! You're staying right here, in the guest bed! You're sick." "Aaaaw, come on!" "I said no!" We shut the doors, and then we heard Flurry suddenly crash into them. Judging from the turquoise ripple on the shield, I'd say Chrysalis quickly ensured that Flurry couldn't leave (and when we switched bodies, voices, and eyes, we also swapped the color of our magic). "Sheesh, where's Cadance when you need her?" Cozy grumbled. "Hm..." I tapped my chin. "Never thought of that..." *Everfree Forest...* We didn't really go to ask someone for help on finding Zecora's place, but it was too late at that point, since we here already getting deeper into the forest. So far, the feeling of a different body really didn't feel all that different... aside from switching genders and species, I wasn't too bothered with what went down. Felt weird at first, but not anymore. Unfortunately, not all of us were in the same page. Cozy Glow started to get pretty annoyed at being more vulnerable to loose branches. "Bleh..." she swatted them away with her new massive arms. "Tirek, how are you not annoyed by this?" "It's just something I've gotten used to, I suppose. Though being the shortest one out of all of you, and...cute, instead of handsome... is something I refuse to give in to." "Are you going to be making jabs at my size and look all day? I'm just a kid." "Look, let's not get into an argument about something that we didn't even cause," I said. "Let's focus on what matters. How far is Zecora's house?" "It's um... it's... I told you to let me handle it." "Could someone take a look?" I ask. "I would... but I can't," replied Cozy. "I don't know a thing about how you fly," Tirek said, stating the obvious. "I'm not doing it, either!" I refused. "Well, someone has to-" "Hey, I see a light over there!" Cozy pointed. We all looked, and we all saw exactly what Cozy saw. And the same thought must have entered all of our heads, because seconds later, we were approaching the source of the light. And I could instantly tell what it was. "Is this it?" Tirek questioned when we got there. "It's gotta be..." I said. "Only one way to find out..." Tirek went up to the door, closed his hoof, and was about to knock, but stopped. "Do you think she knows about our story?" he asked. "I mean, everyone who knows Twilight and her friends well has to!" I assured. "Besides, from what I remember, she's a pretty mellow zebra," said Cozy. "I hope you two are right..." Tirek knocked on the door, and we waited. But we got nothing. "Hm... maybe she isn't home?" I suggested. "I can only assume that you four are looking for me..." We all jumped when he heard the voice that likely I only found familiar. To our relief, Zecora herself was standing right behind us. Even though there were some differences with her (longer mane, clear age, and more rings). She looked a bit confused, but I doubt that she's in an unwelcome mood. "...and judging from your eyes, something must be wrong, I see." she finished. "Zecora!" Cozy exclaimed, which immediately caused her to blink in shock to a giant centaur sounding like a kid. "We really need your help! You see, Princess Flurry Heart, you've probably heard of her, came to our castle all sick, and sneezing, and-" "Now, now, your story is already intriguing for sure. But first, we should go inside, I assure." "Why?" I ask. That's when it started to rain. "Oh..." ... ... Chrysalis scrolled through yet another book she pulled of the shelf, and tossed it aside, grumbling to herself. She's already been through many books, and still found nothing on how to reverse Flurry's spells. She eventually decided to try a shelf out of her reach, but when she opened her new Alicorn wings, she struggled to fly. "Ugh... Leo needs to exercise his wings more..." Then, she heard a book fall on the ground, and Chrysalis saw Flurry rummaging through the shelf. "Flurry, what are you doing?!" "Trying to help." "No. You're supposed to rest! You already done enough." "But-" "Go!" "Fine..." Flurry Heart left the library, and Chrysalis got back to work. *Zecora's...* "... so, you see, Zecora," I concluded. "We're hoping you can help us, since you know a bunch about medicines, types of illnesses, and all that." "Hmmm..." Zecora pondered. "This is quite the predicament, for sure. However, I'm not sure if the full solution is a cure." "What do you mean?" asked Tirek. "I will ask if you recall, if you have inhaled the sparkles at all?" "Is that what I felt?..." I said. "It felt like I swallowed something and had to cough, but couldn't..." "I felt it too..." Cozy admitted. "Well I am afraid to say, my dear old friends, that there's a good chance the medicine won't bring an end. If you've inhaled the particles into your throats, then the idea of medicine reversing the spell, is nothing but a hoax." "Woah, woah, woah!" Cozy exclaimed. "So you're saying there's a chance the medicine won't fix this?!" Zecora nodded, before continuing. " I myself have a way of switching brains, but the resources I need are currently not available around the terrain. The other solution, as far as I can tell, is nothing more than a powerful spell. I can still make the medicine for your friend of course, but just remember that the cure may not be a source." "Well, that's just great!" "We did let Chrysalis stay back to find a spell," Tirek explained. "So maybe we can go back and meet her at the castle. If she finds nothing, we'll find a different library." "Should one of us stay to bring back the medicine?" inquired Cozy. "No need to stay, if you feel your situation is dire. You may come back, when your problem expires. Just stay away from the one that is sick, and if she's close to a sneeze, just get away quick." "Thank you, Zecora..." I got up. "We'll be back for the medicine as soon as this whole thing is over." "Yeah, thank you," Tirek followed suit. "Take care now." Zecora smiled and waved, and we all exited the house, only to remember that it was raining. So I opened the door again and poked my head in, meeting eye contact with Zecora. "Um..." I begin. "Do you, by chance, have any umbrellas laying around somewhere for use?" Zecora, not dropping the smile, pointed a hoof at some pretty unique looking umbrellas. I went over and grabbed a few, before proceeding to leave. "Thank you." *Chrysalis... a while later...* Chrysalis continued to look through more and more books, putting some away, and soon going to the point of tossing them on the floor. She started to lose patience, and it was getting really tiring flying with wings that were barely exercised. "Just... please... let me find one..." she groaned. She then pulled out the next book... one that looked a bit older than the others... and quickly flipped through it. However, when she caught sight of a certain page, she flipped back to where she saw it, and grinned. "YES! FINALLY!" She returned to the ground and examined the spell. "Must be aged or something..." she mumbled to herself. "Some of this I can't see too well...oh, well... I hope the others get here soon..." Moments after Chrysalis said that, her friends finally returned. "Great! You're here! I think I found our solution... unless the zebra is able to help?" "Sadly, she couldn't, so we came back at a perfect time," Cozy replied. "Let's get this over and out with," Leo said. "I gotta work in a few hours, remember?" "We know!" "Alright, so what has to be done?" asked Tirek. "All you three need to do is just stay close to me and allow me to concentrate," Chrysalis explained. "I'll take care of the rest. I really need to focus right now... some of the writing is a bit hard to read, and I need to get it right.." "Okay, we'll let you do your thing..." said Leo, before he sat down, along with the others. Chrysalis gave a nod and proceeded to closely read through the book. She had to squint and look closer, however, so waiting took a little longer. I know she could have speed-read, but she said it herself. After waiting for a few minutes, Chrysalis proceeded to do the spell, lighting up her horn and everything. And then, things started to feel fuzzy. I could feel myself starting to drift. Now, I've never had an out-of-body experience, but it probably felt like this. My vision started to get blurry, and my thinking was getting cloudy. And, once again, everything went to black. *Third Pony POV* Chrysalis and Cozy Glow... their bodies... were the first ones to get up. However, when Chrysalis' body opened its eyes, they were the same as last time... only instead of hazel, the irises were ruby-colored. As for Cozy Glow, her eyes were completely turquoise, with only slitted pupils being shown. They looked at each other, then themselves, and back at each other. "It... it didn't work?..." Cozy's voice stuttered out of the changeling's mouth. "It should have," Chrysalis said, now in control Cozy Glow's body. "I need to see that book again... this doesn't add up." Tirek finally stirred, starting to get up, and holding his head. However, for whatever reason, his back legs were unresponsive and he fell chest-first. Cozy Glow rushed to his aid. "Tirek?" Tirek opened his eyes, which were once again the way they should have been. He took one look at his hand. "Well would you look at that?... I'm back in my body... I suppose I can't say the same for you..." "Are you okay?" asked Cozy. "I don't know... I'm feeling a sort of pounding pain in my head, and I can't move my back legs..." Tirek pushed himself up with his hands and front hooves, and right when he stood up, he fell again, this time on his rump. "Good thing this castle has strong floors..." Cozy mumbled, referring to Tirek's large size. "Wait... Leo!" She rushed over to Leo, still unconscious, and tried shaking him awake. "Leo?" Nothing. She rolled him over, only to see that his eyes were completely blank... just two white voids of nothing. She gasped. "Leo?... No... what happened to you?..." Suddenly, Tirek's back legs started to spaz out, making it hard for him to stay balanced while sitting. They slowly tried to get up, forcing Tirek to stand. Chrysalis peeked up from the book to watch. "Tirek, what's the matter with you?!" exclaimed Cozy. "I'm not doing this!" Tirek exclaimed. "Well then, how-..." Cozy paused. She noticed Tirek's back legs yet again moving, this time in an unnoticeable manner, and the movements seemed more... independent, somehow. "Leo!" she called out. "If you can hear me, repeat after me!" Cozy did a specific, generic knock on the floor. Tirek's eyes widened when his back legs did the same thing. "What's going on? I'm not doing anything!" Chrysalis lowered the book. "I believe you, Tirek... I think... I may have accidentally merged your brains, or something along the lines of that..." "That explains the headache, and lack of control on the legs, then..." Tirek muttered. "Oh, I wish Leo knew some sort of morse code..." Cozy whimpered. "It would make for an easy way to communicate." "I don't understand what went wrong with this spell," said Chrysalis. "I did everything I had to do, I did the correct process, read the right variables... what did I do wrong?" "Let me see that book..." Cozy took the book and read through it. A few times, she squinted closer, before she shut the book. "A few of these variables are too hard to read to get right. Some look faded, and I think this one looks different because the page is messy. Chrysalis... you didn't improvise, did you?" "I would never do such a thing! I had to go with my gut, and use what I thought was right. Isn't going with your gut sometimes the right thing to do?" "I mean, it is, but... *sigh*... I don't know. It is the right thing to do, but I think you made a mistake with a few of the variables, which ended up making the spell take a completely random turn, and to add to it, also resulted in that..." Cozy motioned to Tirek. "After all, some changes to spells renders it useless, and others end up causing things out of your control to happen." "You're right. I'm sorry. You can go with your gut, but not rush. I'll keep that in mind." "Here." Cozy held out the book. "Here's the book so you can try again. And hopefully, nothing else bad happens." Chrysalis took the book. "I hope you're right..." Just then, the phone on the table started to ring. Cozy went to the table and looked at the screen. "Oh, no... we forgot!" "Forgot what?" Tirek asked. "That your meeting got rescheduled to a few hours earlier!" she shrieked. "You only have five minutes to get there!" "You've gotta be kidding me..." Chrysalis groaned. ... ... "We need to get to the market, now!" said Chrysalis. "But what about the spell?" Cozy asked. "What about our bodies? What about Leo?!" "There's no risk for if we hold off, aside from simple awkwardness," Tirek replied. "We need to do this! You know the risk. We're already going to be a bit late due to the distance between here and Ponyville, and performing the spell will just make our arrival even later." "But... but-" *One minute later...* The library entrance swung open, and Chrysalis and Cozy both ran out. Tirek took a while, since he and Leo needed to work together to allow him to easily walk. "One, two... one, two... one, two..." the centaur mumbled as he (technically they) proceeded down the hall. "Oh for crying out loud..." Chrysalis grumbled. She grabbed Tirek, dragged Cozy over by her tail, and they all teleported outside. "Let's go!" she took off, and Cozy followed. "Just run like how you usually do... and turn when I say to turn." Tirek mumbled, hoping Leo would follow through. Sharing control of his back legs was not easy at all. "In three, two... one." Tirek's front legs moved, and so did his back legs. He stumbled a little and nearly tripped, but he started to pick up speed. They all continued to run as fast as they could, and when they got close enough to when the market was in sight, they picked up speed. When the stand they were supposed to arrive at was in Chrysalis' sight, she teleported right to the front, catching the Manager... the stallion that gave them the job in the first place... by surprise. "Well, hey there, filly," he greeted. "You're Cozy Glow, ain't you?" "No..." Chrysalis wheezed. "It's... me... Chrysalis..." The Manager blinked, and that's when he saw Cozy and Tirek approach, Tirek still relatively behind. "I'm... confused... she's Chrysalis." "No, I'm Cozy Glow..." Cozy said. "There's been a whole body-switching issue, this and that, blah, blah blah. We plan on fixing it when we get back... heh..." The Manager was at a loss. "And then Tirek's... got another pony's brain in his head... has no control of his back legs," Chrysalis continued. "So... two extra guests, but... we're here now." "Oh, right! Right! Um..." the Manager reached up and flipped a sign, which now said In Business. . "So... as you two know by now, your booth has mostly served its purpose, and your gadgets have expanded to the ponies in town and beyond. However, you want to keep it going for the travelers, or to provide input, or to recharge them if the others are unable to. Unfortunately, your rental's being cut short, but this meetup is being held in case you want to expand it... with extra pay." "Of course, we do," Tirek nods. "It's our only job. Only the most severe of ailments will take us away from that." "I'm glad you're agreeing to this. I myself wasn't a fan of the idea, but... the pony in charge of me made those choices after some issues and misunderstandings, and there was no going back." "It's fine, it really is," assured Chrysalis. "As long as it doesn't ultimately destroy everything we've set up, we should be just swell. "Alright. So..." the Manager placed some papers on the table. "These are just some forms you need to fill out before you leave." Chrysalis raised the quill nearby out of the ink bottle, took the first form, and proceeded to fill it out. Some passing ponies that were nearby gave some confused looks, likely because of the fact that Chrysalis and Cozy had different voices. "So..." Cozy started. "Why is your area all out in the open?" "I, uh... I don't even know," the Manager shrugged, while Chrysalis handed Tirek the quill to sign. "But surprisingly, the customers know when to not bug me. I'd get a bad egg or two, but it's rare." Chrysalis went to the next page, and took the quill from Tirek. "So, how did you end up like this?" the Manager asked. Tirek once again was handed the quill. "Powerful spell from a sick princess," he answered. "I see, I see..." Chrysalis flipped to the next page, and took the quill back once again. "It wasn't originally the cause, though," Cozy explained. "When Chrysalis tried to fix it, it switched our bodies again, merged Leo's brain with Tirek's, and right when we were going to fix it again, we had to come here." "Oh... well, I'm sorry that I had to interrupt it." "It's alright," Chrysalis shrugs after giving Tirek the quill. "It's not like it's going anywhere. Nothing needs to be taken care of immediately, if there really aren't any further consequences." "Yes, yes indeed." "Okay, and... done!" Tirek put the quill away. "Anything else that needs to be worked with?" "No, nothing at all. I'll just take these forms for review, and send you on your way. Good luck with your... situation." "Thank you," Cozy thanked. "We'll see you soon," Chrysalis waved. "Same time and days as usual." The stallion waved goodbye and flipped the sign. *Castle... fifteen minutes later...* "Finally..." Cozy huffed when she finished fixing the variables. "These should be easier to use, now." "I still can't believe a few messed up variables switched my body with Cozy's, and merged your brain with Leo's," said Chrysalis. "Anything happens when it comes to magic," Tirek replied, while his back legs tapped the ground. "Do you want to do this, Chrysalis, or should I?" "You can do it, this time." "Okay. Get in your places, then." Chrysalis and Tirek did as they were told, but not before Chrysalis dragged Leo's body closer to where they'd perform the spell. "I hope this works..." Cozy mumbled. She lit her horn as she read through the book, and the moment she finished reading, she proceeded with performing the spell. Everyone once again went through the same process that they went through when Chrysalis did the spell... light-headedness, clouded vision and thinking, and then blacking out. And then, there was nothing. But seconds later, Cozy Glow got up, and opened her eyes... and the eyes were as they should be. Cozy looked at her hooves, and then hoof-pumped. "YES! I'm back! Finally!" Chrysalis and Tirek got up, and their eyes were as they should have been, too... though it didn't matter as much for Tirek since he was already that way. They looked at themselves, then each other, and smiled. Cozy ran over to Leo, still unconscious, and shook him. He was unresponsive. "Leo?" Nothing. "Oh come on!" Cozy slammed her hoof on Leo's side. "OW!" Leo suddenly sat up, catching Cozy by surprise. "You couldn't have just pried my eye open? That would have sold it for the joke!" "Sorry..." "Whatever. It's good to be able to speak and have complete body control." "What was it like being fused with Tirek's mind, anyway?" "I could see, and I could move my back legs, but that was it. I could feel everything Tirek felt, and know exactly what he was thinking about. When it came time for us to walk, I had to remember what it was like being human, and combine it with... leaning forward, or something like that." "That didn't sound too appealing," Chrysalis said, her and Tirek joining up with Leo and Cozy. "Good to have you back, and not have pounding headaches," said Tirek. "Thanks." There was a brief silence. "You know," Cozy started. "We've been through so much with body switching, and I don't think we learned anything too important." "Oh, um... it's a matter of when it's appropriate to go with your gut?" Chrysalis suggested. "No, no..." Tirek shook his head. "How about... um... If there's no consequence to a situation, you shouldn't rush things?..." "We're not very good successors to Twilight, aren't we?" Cozy asked. "Not at all," Leo replied, not usually admitting something not-so positive. There was another silence. "Should we go see if Zecora has that medicine ready?" Cozy brought up. "Oh, shoot!" exclaimed Chrysalis. "You're right! We better go!" "I wonder how Flurry Heart is doing..." Leo pondered. *Flurry Heart...* Flurry Heart started to stir awake, still not feeling too better. As soon as she woke up, she could feel another sneeze coming on. She sniffled, and was about to burst, but then it seemed like it calmed down. And then, Flurry suddenly sneezed, once again being tricked by her own sickness. Some of the sparkles hit yet another mouse, and all of a sudden, the tiny rodent grew by two inches, and even grew some muscles. The mouse checked out its new build, and smirked. "*sniff*... They really need to fix their mouse problem..." Flurry groaned.