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// The Princess Cometh 
// Story: To make a long story short: A My Little Pony Flash Fiction anthology 
// by GrouchoMarxDisciple 
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Princess Twilight Sparkle looked awkwardly at the stallion in front of her. "Well, um...It appears alicorn magic is stronger than I thought..." she stammered, unsure of what to say.

"Is it really that bad?" the orange stallion asked, confused. "You told me it would make me faster!"

"Well, I doubt you'll be faster, Flash," Twilight replied, lifting up his wing with her hoof. "I mean, it's not bad or anything, but it seems as if you'll be carrying a lot of heavy baggage that could weigh you down...erm..."

"Hey, what happened to my voice? It sounds...higher than usual..." Flash Sentry was puzzled now, trying to look at himself.. But Twilight's hoof held his face back, not letting him see what become of him.

"N...Nothing, Flash. You look great," came the not-so-convincing Twilight. "It's just a matter of getting used to..."

Suddenly Princess Celestia barged in the room, looking worried. "What happened? I heard a noise and-" she cut off when she noticed Flash. "Oh dear."

"What? What's so wrong?" Flash was suddenly getting very scared.

Celestia looked giddy. "S...Should we get him a mirror?"

"NO!" Twilight practically yelled, then gained her composure. "No, Princess. I believe that is not the right decision right now..."

Celestia nodded, smiling. "As you wish. You're probably right anyway."

Flash was starting to be really scared now. "What did you do to me? This was supposed to be a flight enhancer!"

"Well, I've been through these changes and I think that you'll be having a tough time flying for the first few weeks. You have to adjust to the weight of it all..." Twilight responded.

"Wait...so you've been through this?"

"Absolutely."

"Oh...okay, that actually makes me feel a lot better. Thanks, Twi."

Celestia smirked. "You won't be thanking her when you see what's been done to you. The femininity is killing me."

"Why? What's been done to me?" Flash asked Twilight, who responded with a gulp and a shrug.

Princess Celestia smiled and said, "I'll go get the mirror!"

There was awkward silence between the two ponies until Trollestia-erm, Celestia-came back with a mirror.

"Now," she said, covering Flash's eyes, "I'm sure you'll love it..."

In the distance you could hear Celestia singing softly: "Behold the Princess Flash Sentry...behold...behold..."

Twilight gulped as Celestia uncovered the stallion's eyes, making him look directly into the mirror.

At first, Flash Sentry wasn't particularly mad at the sight, just confused. Then he realized what had happened...

His wings were much bigger, and there was a horn at the top of his head. But that wasn't the only thing bothering him...

He was a mare.

"Welcome to Equestria, Princess Flash Sentry," Twilight mumbled as Flash opened his mouth. Flash's pupils became constricted and his chest heaved.

Far across Equestria...

Applejack had just finished her apple bucking when she heard a strange noise, sounding like a scream.

"TWILIGHT!!!" 

Thinking nothing of it, Applejack went back to her harvesting.