Midnight
Midnight couldn't think Twilight enough for letting him come along. But she insistedthat she wanted to help him get the books he needed and Midnight thought there was something else.
During the ride, Midnight decided to teach Twilight how to do illusions since she was so good at breaking them. First they started with changing the colors of existing objects.
"With most illusions," Midnight said, "you have to picture the outcome in your mind."
It took Twilight a few tries, but she managed to make Rainbow Dash look exactly like Fluttershy.
"At least this time I don't have to use any spell to fix her," Twilight said.
"What do you mean?"
Twilight told Midnight about the unfinished spell and her friends' cutie marks getting switched.
"Wow, between destrying the Grand Galloping Gala and that, you mares have had some strange things happen to you," Midnight said, "Though that explains why you are an alicorn now."
"Yeah, I guess some weird stuff has happened to us," Twilight gave a little giggle.
Midnight noticed Twilight's friends scoot away from them.
"Uh Midnight," he heard Twilight say.
"Yeah?"
"Is that Derpy?"
Midnight looked and, sure enough, Derpy was flying towards the ballon, still persuing the illusion muffin. Midnight ended the illusion but it was to late! Derpy smashed into Twilight and knocked her into the water below the baloon.
"Sorry," Derpy said.
After a few seconds and Twilight still hadn't come up, Midnight jumped into the water. When he hit the water, he felt the shock of cold water but ignored it. In the dim moonlight he could make out Twilight, unconcious, slowly sinking. When he got to her, he tried to shake her awake, she was out cold. Midnight didn't want to do what he was about to do, but he was running out of air and couldn't carry Twilight to the surface.
Midnight touched his horn to Twilight's and felt a rush of magical energy. He began to cast a spell that he never had the strength to cast before and. Midnight saw a rainbow cut through the water just before he teleported with Twilight. Midnight reappeared in the basket of the balloon. He heard Applejack yell something to Fluttershy but was to shocked to understand. Applejack pushed on Twilight's abdomen until she spit up water. Then the magic high wore off and Midnight passed out.
Rainbow Dash
When Rainbow Dash saw Midnight jump over the side of the balloon, she thought, "That stallion is crazier than Derpy."
Then she yelled, "Derpy, help me save those two!"
When Rainbow Dash hit the water she did a sonic rainboom. In the dim light she saw Midnight's eyes glowing and Twilight missing her cutie mark. Before she could think about this, the two disappeared in a flash of light. Rainbow Dash flew back up to the balloon and saw Midnight and Twilight passed out under a blanket.
Fluttershy
After everpony started jumping out of the balloon it was just Fluttershy and Applejack.
"So, how's Big Mac?" Fluttershy asked.
"Uh good," Applejack replied, "Ah think he's been goin' out with Cheerilee."
"Oh," Fluttershy looked at her hooves, "Good for them."
Suddenly, Midnight and Twilight appeared in the middle of the basket.
"Fluttershy, get a blanket!" Applejack yelled as she tried to get Twilight breathing.
Fluttershy grabbed the blanket she brought and threw it on top of Midnight and Twilight.
"Aw, they look so cut together," Fluttershy thought
Shining Armor
Shining Armor and Cadence walked out to meet the balloon. He expected Twilight to come out and do that dance with Cadence and then talk to him. But when he saw her passed out under a blanket with a strange stallion, he didn't know what to think.
"What's going on here?" he asked, looking at Applejack. When she told him what happened, he said, "Cadence, could you help Twilight get to a room? I'll grab her friend."