//------------------------------// // This is Alicorn Country // Story: Then Everyone was an Alicorn // by CluelessBrony //------------------------------// Then Everyone Was Alicorns A fanfiction by Cluelessbrony Based on this comic by AniRichie-Art: http://anirichie-art.deviantart.com/art/COM-The-Experiment-337968684 Celestia's sun was shining bright in the sky. The birds in the trees were chirping, and a certain purple unicorn was pacing in her basement. Her goggles hung from her neck, swinging up and down with each movement of her body. Her dragon assistant, Spike, was sitting on a stool in the corner of the room, watching her with weary eyes. "I'm sorry, what did you say you were doing again?" asked the dragon. Twilight stopped her pacing and whirled around to glare at Spike. "I just told you, Spike! I'm about to perform the most groundbreaking spell in the history of Equestria, and you've already forgotten what I told you?" Spike lowered his eyes to the ground. "Sorry..." he muttered. Twilight sighed. "I'll explain it to you one more time. I found a book in a small hidden compartment in the library-" "You just found a hidden compartment you've never noticed before?" Twilight rubbed her chin. "Hm, that does seem pretty strange... I'll have to look into that later. Anyway! The book was written by Star Swirl the Bearded! Star Swirl claims to have discovered a spell that could turn you into an Alicorn, just like the princesses!" "So, you're going to use this spell to turn yourself into an Alicorn? Isn't that blasphemy or something?" Twilight rolled her eyes. "I'm not going to stay that way," she told her assistant. "I'm just going to stay an Alicorn for a day to see what it's like and how it affects my magic, and then I'll turn myself right back. I won't even leave the house, nopony will ever know!" Spike could think of multiple things that could go wrong, but decided to keep his mouth shut. If Twilight wanted to take the risk of performing this probably dangerous spell, he wouldn't try to stop her. The dragon got up off his stool and started walking upstairs. "Where do you think you're going?" asked Twilight. "Aren't you going to stay and watch me revolutionize magic forever?" Spike shook his head. "I'm going to Rarity's. I don't feel like blowing up today." --- Twilight placed the spellbook on the pedestal she had placed in the middle of the room. Earlier, she had cleared out all the other equipment from the basement. It was completely bare except for the pedestal, the book, and the lavender unicorn wearing the lab coat and goggles. When the spell had specifically warned her to wear protective eye wear, she was confused and a little worried as to why such a thing would be needed. Being Twilight, she had opted to follow the instructions word-for-word. She opened the spellbook to the page with the instructions. Complex magical formulas were scrawled all over the page. To any other pony, it would have looked like gibberish, but Twilight could read it. She was Princess Celestia's personal student, after all. She reached for her magic and formed it, casting the spell that would transform her into an Alicorn. A ball of energy started to form in front of her face. She couldn't quite pin down what colour it was. One moment it would look blue, but then it would look red, or green, or purple. The strange part was that she couldn't tell when it was changing, if at all. It was as though the ball was all the colours at once... Twilight gasped as pressure started to build up in her forehead. Beads of sweat started to form on her head, and her magic started to falter. Not now, Twilight thought, the spell is almost complete! Twilight focused her magic. Slowly, she began to regain control of the spell. Almost... Almost... All of Twilight's efforts were in vain. She lost control of her magic, and the ball of shimmering energy burst with a loud bang, knocking the pedestal and Twilight onto the ground. Twilight slowly started to drift into unconsciousness. I guess this is why the book said to wear safety goggles..., Twilight thought, closing her eyes as everything went black. --- Meanwhile, Sweet Apple Acres Applejack tensed her muscles in preparation. Before her stood her foe, a large tree, with dozens of bright, shiny red apples hanging from the branches. The blonde mare sprang into action, intent on obtaining the bright red bounty from the tree. Her hind hooves impacted the trunk of the tree, causing the branches to shake and quiver. The apples fell from the tree and into some conveniently placed baskets. Applejack smiled. Her last tree for the day, harvested. Applejack took off her hat, using it as a fan to cool herself, then placed it back onto her head to protect herself from the sweltering sun. The mare started trotting back to the farmhouse her and her family lived in. Applejack stopped. The apples in the branches of her precious trees were shaking. "What in tarnation...?" The ground started to shake underneath Applejack's hooves. Panicking, she galloped to her farmhouse, intent on finding somewhere safe from the earthquake. Applejack suddenly stopped, looking for the first time in the direction of Ponyville. A purple shockwave was spreading through the town, originating from the library. "Ah should'a guessed this had somethin' ta do with Twilight..." Applejack calmed down a little. Nothing Twilight would do would be dangerous. The mare continued to walk towards the farmhouse, but was stopped when something strong hit her in the back, sending her flying forward, knocking her unconscious. --- Rainbow Dash performed another loop in the air. She was practising her aerial manoeuvres, as usual, in an attempt to make herself great enough to join the Wonderbolts. Rainbow performed a barrel roll, smiling at the feeling of the wind on her face. One day, the Wonderbolts would be begging her to join, and when that day came, she wanted to be ready. The wind suddenly changed direction, startling Rainbow into screwing up her concentration. The azure mare landed on a cloud, complaining. "Oh, come on! I scheduled northward wind today!" she shouted. Her eyes trailed off towards Ponyville and widened in shock. A purple shockwave was blasting through the town, launching everypony it touched forward. Rainbow Dash gasped, jumping off the cloud and zooming toward town.