//------------------------------// // Trying the Spell // Story: Foals again // by XwingedwolfieX //------------------------------// Twilight sat up and stretched, her hooves reaching towards the ceiling. Spike was still snoring in his basket beside her bed. Twilight decided to let him sleep so she slipped quietly from under her covers, tucked Spike's blanket closer to his sleeping body, and headed to her bathroom. She began brushing her mane with a purple brush, making sure that her mane had no stray hairs sticking up. Her horn began to glow with a purple light, engulfing her toothbrush. She brushed her teeth until they were sparkling with whiteness. Deciding that Spike was always making her breakfast, Twilight chose to make breakfast for him. Soon two bowls of oatmeal, toast, and two sunflower smoothies were sitting on the kitchen table. Hoofsteps on the stairs announced Spike's awakening. "Twilight did you MAKE this?" Spike said, with one hand holding his blanket and the other rubbing one eye. Twilight beamed. "Yes Spike. Would you like some?" "Yeah sure!" He climbed onto a kitchen chair. A pile of books allowed Spike to reach the top of the table. Twilight slid some food over to him. The dust of mashed up jewels created a thick layer on his toast. Spike licked his lips as the food slid across the smooth surface of the table towards him. Spike almost gagged when he bit into the toast, it was very burned. The oatmeal was not at all sweet and the smoothie, well it was actually pretty good. Seeing that Twilight was watching him, he nodded his head in false approval. Twilight smiled glad that he liked her food. Somehow she didn't taste how bad it was when she started eating. As soon as Twilight looked down, Spike spit the toast out in a napkin and sipped the smoothie quickly. The sun was halfway to the middle of the sky and Twilight gasped when she glanced out the window. "Spike, all our friends are coming at noon!" She cried. "That's like, two hours away," Spike didn't see what the problem was. "We need to clean the library and I have to finish reading about the spell! Here I have an idea, you make a to-do list for today and I'll finish reading about the spell. Oh, and can you clean the whole library? Thanks!" Without waiting for an answer from Spike, Twilight dashed to where her book still sat amongst many stacks of others. She picked up the thick book and started reading. Soon she was completely lost in the book as always. "Dangit," Spike muttered from his place at the table. A knock from the door announced her friends arrival. Spike was already at the door, not being able to wait for his beloved Rarity. Just as Spike reached out to pull the door open, it flew open, smashing him between the wall and the door. Rainbowdash rushed through the door towards Twilight. Behind her followed Rarity, AJ, Pinkie, and last of all, Fluttershy. "Hey Fluttershy, I don't remember you losing anything," Twilight said as she stood and stretched her limbs. "Well I- I lost my, uh.... needle and thread?" Fluttershy's answer came out more as a question. "Mmmhmm, yes well the reason I have called you all here today is beca-" "We get to bake cookies?" Pinkie cried happily. "No, Pinkie, I have called you all here because you have all lost something or another. I've been reading up on a memory spell, that shows you your past from your own memories. So it should show you where and when you lost all of your stuff. Now, when I activate the memory spell, it will be cast on all of you at once. All that will happen is, you close your eyes and see your own memories. Now, let's begin." The other five looked at each other apprehensively, that is, except Pinkie Pie. Pinkie was bouncing up and down excitedly. Spike stood up and clutched his head. He shook it to clear his mind and wobbled dizzily behind Twilight to sit on the bottom step of the staircase. Twilight closed her eyes in deep concentration and purple sparks started to fly from the tip of her horn. The test ponies moved together and looked around them at the purple light that had surrounded them. Soon the purple light had turned into a fog that locked the friends in a purple cyclone. Spike couldn't even see them through the fog. Twilight slowly relaxed and opened her eyes,stopping the sparks that had poured from her horn. "Well girls, do you know what happened to all your stuff?" Twilight asked eagerly as the fog started to clear up. There was no reply and Twilight's brow furrowed in confusion. "Girls?" The fog cleared up and Twilight could see where her friends were sitting. Wait, had they SHRUNK? Twilight cautiously walked towards the tiny bodies. "Oh NO!" She cried, turning to Spike. The shock was evident on her face. "I've turned my friends into FOALS!"