//------------------------------// // The Unexpected Plot Twist. // Story: What's going on, and why do I feel fabulous? // by Ditz //------------------------------// (Warning: This ending may seem rushed... Because it is, I had nothing more to add to this story and it was a mistake to even create it in the first place, I was going to cancel it, but I felt that wouldn't be fair to those who actually enjoyed it. Have my best efforts to ending it, I had to add the ending I had in mind after all. In any case, hopefully you find a little enjoyment out of it.) The room was silent, no one spoke a single word, the walls seemed to shimmer in the strange light the room had taken ,and none seemed to break the silence. I stared into the odd portal not really knowing what to expect, I easily recognized the voice, as I have heard it many times before. Rarity seemed to recognize it as well, as she shook in fear for her life inside my mind. We both noticed the pink portal become a darker shade of pink, I gulped instinctively until a voice cut me out of my trance. “Hey Rarity!” the voice said in a very cheery tone. “Eh… Pinkie?” I began talking to the disembodied voice. “Ohit’sreallyyou!We’vebeensoworriedbecausewecouldn’tfindyouforhoursandthenwethoughtyouhadgonemissingsomewherebutthenwefoundyoubutnottheyou-youbutthefa-” “Pinkie!” a different voice came from the portal, I easily recognized it as Twilight’s own. This of course, caused me to have a fan boy fit inside my mind. “What’s going on here?” Jacquelynn began, moving closer to me and the portal itself. “Who else is there?” Twilight asked, but before Jackie had a chance to respond, Twilight interrupted. “You must be Jacquelynn, sorry we couldn’t meet under better circumstances.” she said apologizing. “How did you find me, Twilight?” I let Rarity ask, there was a few moments of silence before Twilight responded. “Oddly enough, Rarity, we did it thanks to Pinkie and her Pinkie sense, I connected her to my machine and thanks to that, we found the dimension’s coordinates, glad that you made a promise over something, an-” “And since you were close to breaking it I came to find you! You never break a Pinkie promise Rarity! Because-” “Losing a friend’s trust is the fastest way to lose a friend.” all of us quoted, surprisingly, keeping Pinkie Pie quiet. Of course at that moment, I was having a bad feeling. “Did you say ‘close to breaking it’, Pinkie?” I awaited for her response, but Twilight replied on her behalf. “Yes, she did, and that’s part of why I didn’t just undo the spell and decided to communicate directly with you.” she replied matter of factly. “How… Did you know my name…?” Jackie began, I realized that Twilight had figured her name out on her own, and I didn’t know what to expect of this revelation, but questions begin filling my mind, not to mention dread, I was not gonna stall, and so with my mind set, I asked Twilight the big question. “What’s going on, Twilight?” there was silence once again, I was not liking the sudden shift in mood the room had taken, and I was certainly not enjoying Twilight’s silences quite as much. “It’s better if you listen for yourself…” I was going to argue, but another voice could began talking. What I didn’t expect was the voice, it was a voice I had grown familiar with, one I heard quite often since yesterday. It was Rarity’s voice, MY current voice. “Hello, Rarity.” the other me began. “I-is this some kind of joke?” I looked around the room and noticed Jacquelynn was back on the couch, shock in her eyes at the situation. “I’m afraid not.” said Twilight taking over the conversation once again. “Due to my negligence, I was not able to read the full effects of the spell, and well… This happened.” I was not gonna have it with her vagueness. “EXPLAIN!” I commanded her, getting a girlish yelp from the mare. “V-very well, I will try to explain in the simplest way possible.” she took a deep breath and begin her explanation. ‘I have a bad feeling, Nick.’ said Rarity seemingly afraid of Twilight’s explanation. “You are Rarity.” she said simply. “Yes, I know I am, what’s the big d-” “Both of you ARE Rarity.” my heart sank at her works, but what? Both of us being Rarity? That’s just absurd! “Listen to Twilight, Rarity.” other me began. “It will be better if you come to terms with this quickly, trust me.” I stared at the portal, wishing I could see their faces, but only a pinkish glow could be seen, I then moved to my next question, one I was deadly afraid to ask. “Who are you?” I asked the fake Rarity, because it couldn’t possibly be Rarity, she was here after all! With me! Nick! That’s my name! “My name… Is Nick, Rarity.” not thinking it was possible, my heart sank a second time, I was unable to control my emotions as I let myself be heard. “HOW IS THAT EVEN POSSIBLE!? EXPLAIN NOW, TWILIGHT!” I once again demanded, I heard a gulp from the other side and looked at Jacquelynn who was just staring in shock, not able to understand what was going on, and honestly, I myself didn’t understand it. “S-simply put, the spell Rarity used is a mind transferring spell, it allows the user to take over somepony else’s body, and shape it into their own persona if they wish to do so, while the other mind goes to the original body in return and can do the same, but Nick never did, as he was unknowingly used for the spell.” she stopped talking waiting for me to say something, but I couldn’t understand, what did that had to do with both of our minds being in the same body? I gave my thoughts to Twilight who only resumed her explanation. “Let me explain. The ’Rarity’ mind that went into that body was automatically rewritten, successfully becoming another Nick, but the spell has a failsafe, if after one hour, the user has not gone back, a back up of the original mind is created in the body, or in other words, the ’Rarity’ that is currently inside your mind. This is done since this spell automatically makes you think you are the other pony.” she stopped again but didn’t resume, I assumed she had been waiting for me to ask the obvious question, I didn’t have anything to lose. Except everything, it seemed. “So, what you are saying is…” “YOU, are the real Rarity.” I could hear Rarity hyperventilate in my head, she refused to believe… I REFUSED to believe myself. “Please, don’t let it get to you, it will not do you any good. Trust me, everything will be fi-” “How will everything be fine!?” I was surprised by Jacquelynn who I had forgotten in my despair. “Are you saying that MY Nick became Rarity!? And this Rarity became Nick!?” her eyes let tears fall easily as she realized the gravity of our situation. “It’s… More complicated than that, Jacquelynn.” the fake me begin, I looked back at the portal with curiosity and waited for the explanation. “Apparently, as Twilight said, this is a one hour spell, which is how long it takes for the new personality to completely take over the old one after awakening.” I remembered back to how I kept using Rarity mannerisms, and had suddenly stopped, I cursed at the fact that everything fit in, but one last question plagued my mind. “Wait, how do you still remember?” I asked curious. “Well, what really happens, is that both the minds combine, leaving subtle characteristics of the other mind in there. So you will go back to being Rarity… With some ‘Nick’ quirks, if you will.” I listened to Twilight’s crazy words and mulled over them as I came in terms for what had to be done. “So, you are now Nick with ‘Rarity’ quirks?” I asked fa-… Nick, who simply replied. “Yes, it’s gonna take some getting used to, I must admit, it’s strange, I’m not quite as mean anymore, it really bugs me somewhat…” he said finishing with a half-hearted laugh. “I see. So the Rarity part of me will take over as soon as I return to my body?” I asked accepting what had to be done. “It can be before, but the process will be instantaneous when you go back to your own body.” she replied sounding torn. "And 'me' and my memories will dissapear." "...Yes..." “I see.“ I turned to Jacquelynn who only sat there with her hands on her face. “Jacquelynn…” I said moving towards her. “What? You are not gonna get all sappy on me, are you? This was your fault to begin with.” she said wiping her tears and giving me a forced smile. “You know, I have been part of every cliché in the fandom for the past 2 days, why not get into another cliché?” I asked her, receiving an odd look from her. “Come closer…” she approached slowly, unknowing of what I would do, and I grabbed her face. And I kissed her. “WHAT ARE YOU DOING!?” she yelled causing the ponies in the portal to become worried and call after us. “Now you can say you are the only human who kissed Rarity.” I whispered to her, tears began falling once again and she began sobbing quietly, she wrapped her hands around me in an awkward hug, and whispered back. “I’m gonna miss you, both of you…” she said and got off the couch and moved towards the portal. “Tell me when its over, Nick.” she deadpanned, not waiting for a response, she went to her room, and closed the door. I guess that’s that. “Are you ready, Rarity?” asked Twilight from the portal, suddenly she isn’t my favorite pony anymore. “Can you excuse me for a second?” I did not wait for any questions as I felt myself dive into my own mind. ------ I looked around the now familiar Carousel Boutique inside my head, I noticed Rarity just standing there, miserably staring at the floor. “What you moping about?” I asked her. “This is all my fault… I shouldn’t ha-” I stopped her by shoving a hoof in her mouth. “No. This is my fault, I caused this, I honestly don’t remember why, but you do.” I removed my hoof from her mouth and said. “Talk.” “I can’t. Besides, you’ll know when we go back, I am you after all.” she said giving me a sad smile. “Heh. Alright…Was it fun having Nick around?” I felt the question strange, but it was one I needed to ask. “He… Is an asshole… But a fun asshole.“ she went silent for a few seconds and added. “And what does Nick think of Rarity?” she asked , her lips trembling as she did. “She is a show off… But she can have fun when she needs to.” I looked around and noticed the walls of the building removing themselves, I looked back at the spot Rarity had been standing on, but she was nowhere to be seen. The whiteness of the room became darkness, and I fell myself slowly being swallowed, and then, nothing. “Who am I?” I asked myself, I thought back on my childhood and how hard school had been, my pointless life leading me to become a deadbeat, someone who would waste his life doing petty jobs. “No, that’s not right.” I looked back on my childhood once again, I remembered the play, how my horn had taken me to that certain spot where I noticed the rainbow and gained the inspiration to become a fashion designer. “I’m… Not a human…I‘m an unicorn.” It sounded right for some reason, I was okay with that. “My name is not Nick.” ------ “My name is Rarity.” I opened my eyes and looked around, I was still in the same room, but everything felt strange, alien even. “Rarity?” I heard Twilight call from the portal. “Yes dear, it’s me. I’m back.” I heard a chuckle from the other side and raised a brow, recognizing the voice. “And whatever is so funny, Nick?” “Nothing. Just remembering how pissed I should be with you for doing this.” I rolled my eyes and stared at the portal waiting. “Are we bucking doing this or what? I’m not getting any younger, Twilight.” I heard shocked gasps from the other side, and then Twilight finally spoke. “This is gonna take some getting used to.” a small light made its way out of the portal, it floated around for a bit, and I felt it enter in me, I slowly fell myself fall unconscious, and one thought stayed as I blacked out. “You were right, Twilight... I guess humans aren’t so bad…” ------ Showering before moving out wasn't my best idea ever, and as usual, Jacquelynn called out to me to hurry up. Doesn’t she know that I need to look dashing before I go out? “Nick! Hurry up already!” she called for the 7th time. “A real gentleman always looks his best before going out!” she groaned loudly and I swear I could hear her hitting her head on the wall. That certainly isn’t very healthy. I finally finished by putting another batch of body spray, I put every bathroom item in a bag, and made my way downstairs where Jacquelynn waited, she wore one her special dresses, and I honestly have to say that she looks beautiful in it. “S-shut up!” she said as I communicated my thought to her, I would think she could get used to it after a month of dating. “Do you have the key?” she asked as we made our way to her car. “Yeah.” I looked back at the building and smiled, I remembered my time in Ponyville, and the friends I had made, I was gone for a few hours, not something that a brony would brag about, but I kept those moments in my mind as I looked back at the house one final time. I bowed and made my way to car where Jacquelynn awaited. “You ready?” she asked giving me a smile. “For dinner? Sure, I'm starving..” she punched me playfully and then we drove away, leaving the place behind, I looked back one more time, and we made our way out of the street, leaving it out of my sight. I closed my eyes an thought of the things I could do, I mean, I have my whole life ahead of me and countless possibilities. Rarity had made me see that after all.