//------------------------------// // Embarrassment & Enlightenment // Story: Was there a memo I didn't get? // by Galaneth //------------------------------// "I can say with confidence, that this has certainly not happened with the other ponies that have visited me." Dr. Reinald stated as he levitated the mirror back to it's rightful place. How did he gain his composure back that quickly, did the things he had witnessed after becoming a unicorn desensitize him that much? "Are you alright?" he asked after an excruciatingly long pause. "I don't know what to think about this." I said slowly with a mix of anger, sadness, and arousal began to rise up. I didn't know if I wanted to yell at the top of my lungs or run out that door screaming. My mind is a mess in desperate need of finding something to calm down on. There has to be something I can do, at this point in time to keep my own composure. No, I think a fair amount of my rational thought is out the window by now. "Excuse me, but could you answer a quick question for me?" I asked rather flatly. "What would that be?" "What do you see?" I said as I turned around and lifted my tail in his direction. "Ma'am, please put your tail down!" He said with a blush visibly spreading across his face. The reaction I received from the doctor gave me my answer, even if he didn't say it aloud. I let my tail down and turned around to sit back on my haunches, the reaction letting me to fully understand my current situation. It may be a small foothold in my sanity, but I have one now. "I'm sorry about that, I needed to confirm my fears and I didn't want to see it for myself." I said with a quiver to my voice. "I understand, though I'd much rather a decent warning before such a lewd gesture." He said regaining his professional composure at an unnervingly fast rate. "I think I'd like to see about getting the paperwork done, and on my way home as soon as possible." I said as the shock began to be replaced by embarrassment, since I slowly became aware of the fact that I blatantly flashed a unicorn stallion. "Yes, that may be for the best right now." He stated as he moved to the door to the lobby and motioned for me to follow. When we reached the lobby, a few more people could be found sitting in the waiting chairs. I can only wonder what kind of a scene it might be for those people as a unicorn stallion waked in, followed by a pegasus mare. "Mrs. Garrett?" Dr. Reinald said as he looked around for someone to respond. "Yes, that's me." My mother said while standing up from her seat, with a very confused look on her face as she continued. "Where's Shane?" She asked. "I'm right here mom" I said even drawing a confused look from the receptionist. 'Ha! She's human after all!' "Ah yes, I'm Dr.Reinald and I was examining your...son when an unforeseen complication occurred." He cut in. "Doctor." The receptionist piped up from behind the desk. "Yes?" He said turning to her. "Did you wish really hard?" She asked with a smirk leaning over her desk, drawing an exasperated sigh from the guy. "Shane, are you alright?" My mother said with a concerned look on her face. "I might be, it could be worse I suppose, even though I have A DISTINCT LACK OF TESTICLES!" With hysteria beginning to take hold and the shout drawing the full attention of the room on me. It only took a few seconds for me to become fully aware of the attention I just gained, my face starting to feel intensely hot as the feeling of wanting to leave rising. Under the collective gaze of the room I felt like bolting out the door. "Can I just wait out in the car while you finish the paperwork?" I ask meekly while struggling to resist laying down and hoping to disappear. A few words were exchanged before I walked out with mom to let me in the backseat of the car. The windows rolled down a little, I laid there hoping to lose myself in a torrent of thought and forget my embarrassment. What happened in that examination room, what could have possibly triggered this? Better yet, why this kind of change, why am I a mare now? I thought I was through the worst of this transition to pony. Sadness slowly took over as I spiraled away into thought, only to be interrupted by the car door opening as mom got inside the drivers seat. The drive home was uneventful as the silence between us broken by my mom's attempts to ask questions. With the amount of recent things adding together, I was left feeling much less talkative then normal. After enough attempts to get me to talk, mom just gave up in frustration, leaving me to my thoughts for the rest of the ride. Once we got home, we were greeted by a pair of excited dogs in their usual way of acting when someone arrives home. I just simply ignored it and proceeded back to my room with one thing in mind. "Aren't you hungry at least, don't you want something to eat?" I heard my mother ask from behind. "I don't have much of an apatite right now and I only feel like laying down to sleep. Maybe I'll eat something when I wake up, but until then, I just want to rest and clear my mind on things." I said before continuing to my room. Once I got through my door, I turned around and paused for a moment. Do I really want to shut this thing? I know I don't want to be bothered, but do I really want to shut it and go through the trial of opening it again? After a few good moments of deep thought, fatigue ran through and made me make a decision. Which I promptly shut the door and locked it on instinct, then turning to my bed, I got on and laid on my side letting my head hit the pillow. After a while of idle thoughts and odd musings, I was given what I sought and sleep took me. I found myself in the now familiar setting of standing on a glowing circular platform surrounded by darkness. Across from me on the other side I saw what I had seen in the mirror earlier this morning. That same pale blue coat and orange maned pegasus stallion, the sight of him made my anger slowly creep up. "Hello, how was your day?" He said with my original voice coming from his lips. The sound of my own voice coming from a different living source is a stick poking at me, provoking my anger further. A badly hidden smile creeping up on his face served to further irritate me. He's enjoying this, that monkeys intestinal track is having fun at my expense! I've about had it, I would really like to see what kind of damage hooves could possibly do now! "There are many things I would like to do now." I began calmly. "Yelling, screaming, assault, and bludgeoning to name a few." I continued while his smile began to crack. "Though none of that would serve to get me the information I currently desire, I'm going to make myself comfortable and allow you the time to explain yourself, before I find out whether or not it is possible to cut with hooves." I finish slowly as I sat down on my haunches. That last part is what he needed as he broke down in a fit of laughter on the floor. I chose to allow this and patiently watch the ridiculous scene to unfold before me. I'm sure later on when I gain a complete grasp of the situation, this will become far more weirder as I watched the stallion laugh with my voice. He took his sweet time in the merriment before finally attempting to get his composure back. "I'm sorry, I really am, but your reaction and face when you went through that change was priceless!" He said between breaths. "In all seriousness though, let me begin by telling you our names." He said as his composure slowly showed itself again. "You see, the form I have now is called Solar Glint, and the form you hold is named Lunar Flare." He said as he pointed to us respectively when he spoke the names. "To put this in the the best way possible and really I already told you, but in a different way. We are the same pony, you and I" That was when all the anger building up dissipated and was replaced by a severe confusion which left me with one thing to say. ".....What?"