//------------------------------// // Chapter 7: Adjusting // Story: My Little Deadpool: Friendship is Deadpool // by LightTechnology //------------------------------// Deadpool swiftly switched his gaze back-and-forth between his newly acquired cyan hooves and his old body which was now occupied by the owner of the body he is in. “I-wha-how-when-but-hooves-me-small-Deadpool-horse?!?!?” “W-W-What’s going on?” Rainbow Dash stuttered. “W-Why am I seeing myself right there and...” Similar to Deadpool’s reaction Rainbow looked down to see her strange new appendages. “W-What is this?!” she wiggled her fingers. “And what are these weird wormy things attached to my hooves?!” “THIS IS SICK AND WRONG!” Deadpool yelled. “I know I always said I wanted to be in a woman’s body, but c’mon...THIS IS A HORSE!” “And I’m a...a...” Rainbow Dash stopped mid-sentence. She hadn’t really figured out what type of species Deadpool was. Both Twilight and the downgraded Celestia stood back in awe as they watched the scene before them. “N-Now, let’s not panic, everypony,” Twilight tried her best to calm the two. Deadpool turned to face Twilight. “Oh sure, that’s easy for you to say. Gee, Twilight, it sure must be hard for you since you’re not switched with someone else’s body OF A DIFFERENT SPECIES! Or, or maybe I should feel sorry for you since you didn’t lose all your powers and now look like a normal earth pony!” Deadpool pointed at Celestia for that last remark. He looked at the hoof he was pointing with. “I miss my fingers...” Twilight scowled. “Look, I’m sorry I can’t relate to how you’re feeling right now, but--” “Pfft, it’s not like you would turn into a human anytime soon...” Deadpool looked aside. “What?” Twilight asked. “I said I need to make an aside for a moment, will you excuse me?” Deadpool wandered off and looked at no one in particular.“Hey, fellas, just a quick note. To those hardcore Deadpool fans who are familiar with my voice over work, here’s a thought: You are now imagining Nolan North voicing Rainbow Dash. Have fun.” Deadpool walked back over to Twilight...and tripped in the process. “Deadpool!” Twilight helped him regain his bearings. “Are you alright?” “I am disliking this very much!” Deadpool yelled. “Yeah,” Rainbow Dash agreed. “I don’t know why people insist on making crossover fics where their favorite characters turn into ponies. Realistically, it would be a traumatizing experience, both physically and mentally.” Deadpool nodded his head. “Thank you, Dashy. Ya see, Twilight? Sometimes you just need to buckle down and--wait, waiwaiwaiwait.” He turned to Rainbow Dash. “What did you say?” Rainbow paused for a moment. “I...I honestly don’t know. Why did I say that?” {Uh-oh! Because we’re in Deadpool’s body now, we’re starting to get his insanity!} “Y-You sound just like me!” Rainbow Dash exclaimed. “Rainbow Dash, who are you talking to?” asked Twilight. However, Deadpool had an idea of what was happening. “Oh no, since we switched bodies, Dashy must’ve claimed my subconscious as her own! Their speakers also probably turned off as well, so we can’t hear them now.” [We need to switch back and fast, before we lose our minds like Deadpool.] Rainbow Dash‘s eyes widened. “You?! You’re the rational one?!” [Makes sense since I was your original conscience before all of this.] “Great...” Rainbow Dash muttered. “Okay okay, let’s sum up what just happened here,” Deadpool approached Rainbow Dash and used her fingers to count out his points. “So basically Discord has total control over everything in Equestria, Rainbow Dash and me switched bodies, Celestia’s been diverted into a regular ol’ earth pony, Applejack’s in a coma, Rarity’s being held captive by Mexicans, Fluttershy’s in the nuthouse, and Rainbow Dash is dead.” [Disregard everything he said after ‘Celestia’s been diverted into a regular ol’ earth pony.’] “Yeah, I figured,” Rainbow Dash retorted. [...Especially the part where he said you were dead.] “I get it!” [........Cause you’re not dead.] “Shut it, you!” While Rainbow Dash was arguing with her subconscious and Deadpool was busy rambling nonsense, Twilight shook her head. She looked to Celestia and noticed that she was deep in thought. “Your highness? If I may ask, are you adjusting well with your new form?” The princess lightly chuckled. “Thank you for your concern, my student. You need not worry as I am quite comfortable despite Discord’s tampering.” Twilight chuckled a bit herself and sheepishly rubbed the back of her neck with her hoof. “Something the matter, Twilight?” asked Celestia. “Oh, uh well...if I may be straightforward for a bit, princess, I’m just not used to being at eye-level with you. I mean, I always looked up to you...in more ways than one.” The princess chuckled once again, this time a bit more lightheartedly. “Well, since I am in this new form, perhaps we should interact more casually with each other.” “W-What?! But your highness, you’re a princess!” “Is that so?” Celestia said with a hint of sarcasm. “If I recall correctly, the current princesses of Equestria are alicorns.” “Y-Yes, but--” “And alicorns have both wings and horns,” Celestia looked around her own body. “Twilight, do I have wings?” “W-Well no--” “How about a unicorn horn, certainly I have that.” “Technically you did--” “How about both? As of now, do I have both wings and a unicorn horn?” “N-No...” Celestia suddenly wrapped her foreleg around Twilight’s shoulder. “So I guess I’m not a princess anymore, am I?” “P-Princess!” Celestia smiled. “Call me Celestia, now.” “B-But...you can’t just simply--I mean--I can’t...” Twilight stammered. “It’s alright, Twilight. I understand this will take some getting used to.” Twilight removed herself from Celestia’s grip. “Regardless of what you are now, your highness, Equestria still needs a ruler.” Celestia looked up at the sky. “It will be fine. The sky’s getting dark and soon my sister will take my place in the throne.” “Princess Luna?” “Indeed. Equestria should be safe during that time.” “And then when it becomes morning again...?” “Hmm, I’ll have to send a letter to my sister saying that she’ll have to take my place; like I did with her in the past.” “But what if Discord tries to do something to Princess Luna as well?” “It’s like Deadpool said. If his powers do indeed work like an author writing a book, then Discord can’t derive away from what he’s already tampered with. The moment Discord interacted with us, he’s forced himself into following our actions.” “Wait, if that’s true, then he’ll have a chance to affect others with his powers if we interact with anypony else.” “We’ll have to be careful then, if we don’t want anypony to be caught in Discord’s line of fire.” “Which reminds me, why isn’t Discord doing anything to us now? He hasn’t even said a word since he switched Rainbow Dash and Deadpool’s bodies.” Celestia thought for a moment. “Hmm, if I know Discord, I imagine he’s inactive because he’s ‘sitting back and enjoying his work’, so to speak.” “You mean he’s just observing us?” “Mhmm. Not only that, I believe he is also being held back a bit from the limitations of his powers. After all, there’s only so much you can do to somepony before it just becomes ridiculous.” Twilight was certainly impressed. “Wow, you seemed to have grasped all of this better than I have.” “No need to give me so much credit. At best, my explanations should be considered as assumptions.” At that moment, Deadpool and Rainbow Dash finally regrouped with the two ponies. Deadpool was the first to speak. “Hey there, fillies, what’s the haps?” “Evening, Mr. Deadpool,” Celestia greeted. “Me and Twilight were merely trying to get a better understanding of how Discord’s new power works.” “What, my explanation didn’t make things clear enough?” Deadpool questioned. “To be frank...not in the slightest,” Celestia said bluntly. Deadpool became dejected. “Well dangatang...” “I’m going to tell them, just hold on a bit okay?!” Rainbow Dash suddenly yelled. The three ponies looked at her confusedly. “Uh...it’s my subconscious...” Rainbow Dash reddened in embarrassment. “She wanted to say that it’s getting dark soon and we should find a place to stay.” “Well I’m sure the good ponies at Hoofington should allow us some shelter,” Celestia noted. “Heh, speaking of dark,” Deadpool said. “Isn’t your once evil sister now in charge of the night, my good princess?” “Funny you should mention that,” Twilight said. “The princess and I were just talking about her just a moment ago.” “Please, just refer to me as ‘Celestia’. The both of you.” Celestia looked at Twilight in particular. “Hey, if you’re gonna be all casual now, I’ll call you whatever you want,” Deadpool said nonchalantly. Celestia smiled. “You see, Twilight? Deadpool’s got the right idea.” Twilight rolled her eyes and sighed. She kind of wished that Discord would’ve done something to her as well, so that she didn’t have to be the only sane pony in all of this. “Relax, Twilight,” Deadpool said. “I don’t know why you’re always acting so nervous in front of royalty. Not too long ago, you tore Princess Luna a new one when she was Nightmare Moon.” “T-That was different!” Twilight exclaimed. “Princess Luna wasn’t herself at the time...and I did not ‘tear her a new one’, it was the Elements of Harmony that saved the day...and how do you know all of this?” “Does it really matter anymore, Twilight? I’m in a horse’s body. Does anything matter anymore?” Twilight’s eye twitched. She slumped to the nearest corner she could find. “I’m sorry I was ever born...” Deadpool slumped next to her. “Me too...” Rainbow Dash followed. “There must be something wrong with us...” Celestia shook her head as she watched the scene before her. “I guess we’ll still need some time adjusting to these new developments.” She rubbed her temples. This was going to be a long night...