Sleep. After being in... How did Tia put it again? Oh, yes; after being in a time out for the last one thousand years, I was capable of sleeping virtually anywhere. For instance: in my observatory, next to the telescope Tia had purchased some time before my homecoming. Now that is a far better location for which to take a nap then, say, oh... A crater on the moon? Ehhh. I’ll get over the whole ‘moon thing’ someday, I’m certain.
Letting that thought drift into the recesses of my mind, I curl up into myself so that my limbs aren't flayed all over the place. If I have a... Um, lets call it a ‘bad dream’ shall we? I still have issues with the ‘N word’. Should I have a bad dream, I certainly have no desire to damage my precious telescope. If, for no other reason, than that it had been a gift from Tia. An object to symbolize that she knew I’d be freed one day. Note to self: ask Tia what she had planned to do with my telescope and observatory should the Elements have re-banished me.
Well, I suppose I've had enough of a nap. Just because my court doesn’t really exist anymore isn't an excuse to just laze about. Oh! I know maybe I will go to Ponyville and see if Twilight Sparkle is awake. Since her becoming immortal like myself and Tia I have been enjoying her company more than I had when she was a Unicorn. There are just some things an Alicorn could do that a Unicorn just... er... can't. Maybe, in a couple hundred years or so, Twilight would be ready to go public. But until then...
Wait, why do I have the feeling that something is about to happen? I hate this feeling. It usually means I don’t get to... How did Pinkie Pie put it? Ah, yes, goof off. I attempt to snuggle further into my sleep with the hope that the oncoming trouble will simply pass me by.
Funny... How is it that the floor is so comfortable? It truly feels almost like my bed?
“Wake up!”
My eyes pop open as my body attempts to jump and fly at the same time. I fail at this and fall out of the bed.
“Ow.” I murmur.
Strange. I'm certain I had fallen asleep in my observatory. How is it possible to fall out of a bed that shouldn't even be here? I survey the room around me. Very bright, and very familiar. I turn and blink up at the pony that is now standing above me. Matching my gaze is... myself. Why in Equestria would I standing over myself? And how?
Oh. OH! OOOOOOOH! There can really only be one explanation for this. I blink up again at my older sister, who just so happens to be residing within my body.
“Uh, May we ask thou why thee is within our body?” I ask as I climb to my... Or, I suppose they're actually my sister’s hooves.
“Or, as our friend Pinkie Pie would say; why tis your peanut butter within our chocolate?”
Celestia cocked her, or rather ‘my’ head to the side. It was so very strange to see this. Tia looking downright confused was an unusual sight, though I couldn't really blame her. If I had woken up first I think I would be just as confused.
"H- how did you figure it out so fast?"
I sigh and lift my right fore hoof to touch the air above me. I carefully feel for the energy of the Dreamscape, though I find none.
“The only way we would be able to see ourselves if not in another’s form would be if this twas a dream.” I lower my hoof back onto the ground. Ugh, my sister’s bulk is much more than my own. If I am going to be in this body for any length of time, then a diet is in order.
“And, seeing as the sky has not rippled, we know that this is not a dream. We also conclude that thee must be Tia.”
I watch as my body lifted it’s hoof into the air and ungracefully waved it about in the air, similar to the way I had done a moment ago. A look of utter disappointment soon covered her features as she turned back to look at me.
"Well, although I wish I could, I can't really tell you why. In fact, I was hoping you'd have a little more insight into this situation."
I mull over her words for a moment, and I cock my head to the side as I close my eyes in concentration. I quickly right myself though when nothing comes to mind.
“We do not Sister, however tis quite chaotic. Might thee have a calendar within your bed chamber?”
I watch my own body point to the alarm crystal I had purchased for Tia oh so long ago. I hope it would not last to long. I had forgotten it had a calendar function. Huzzah! She lifted an eyebrow at me with a small grin. I can already tell this is going to become very confusing!
"You do know that nopony says 'bed chamber' anymore, correct?"
I found myself grinning back at her. “We still do, therefore somepony does, Tia. Now, tis the date?”
I watch my body face hoof. Hmm, I look very... What is the modern word for it again? Oh yes! I look very foalish doing that. I wonder how it would look if I was to do the same, only within Tia’s body. Hmm maybe in front of her court. That could be fun!
"Always the lazy pony, aren't we Lulu? The date is the first of Neighpril."
I kept myself from frowning at Tia. Hardly, I do not appreciate being called a lazy pony! But then it hit me, and I laughed. I wasn’t able to help it! The answer! It had been so very simple!
"What?" Tia asked confused by my laughter.
“Neighpril first? Tia, hast thou forgotten holidays so quickly? Is thou meaning to tell us there tis no longer Neighpril Fools Day?”
Another 'thump' sounds through the room. If Tia face hooves again, then I will surely be unable to keep myself from self from mocking her with her own body. Severely. She was going to give herself, and thus me, a concussion! I let out a sigh, and smile at Tia. She has forgotten just who was free again this year.
"Tis not as bad of a prank as it would have been were he still evil. Let us summon him, laugh, and he will change us back. This we are certain!”
It looks to me as though summoning Discord was the very last thing Tia wanted to do.
"Yeah, sure. Let's get it over with."
I lift an eyebrow at my dear older sister. After all, although I'm in her body, there is something Tia was forgetting.
“Tia, thou is the only pony who knows how to summon him.”
I see Tia sigh, her, or my... No, her horn glowing as she reached into the unknown with her magic. Not much longer now, I mean Discord is reformed... Right? What could go wrong?
