Rainbow Dash walked down the path as Pinkie resumed to hum tunelessly. She flared her wings out and stared at each of them pensively. She took a few more test flaps and gently rose off the ground. She flew in circles over Pinkie and Pinkie Pie looked up and smiled at her friend.
Rainbow Dash landed on the ground gracefully and beamed the largest smile she had ever smiled. Pinkie Pie began rubbing the back of her head and allowed her smile to fade slightly, "So Dashie... about earlier..."
"Pinkie just stop there. It's okay. You didn't mean to do it and I know that, but you have to teach me how you sneak up on ponies like that sometime.", Dash said with a wink.
"Sure!", Pinkie said as she broke out into giggles.
The two friends continued walking until they came to a fork in the road. Pinkie walked to the left towards Ponyville, while Dash chose the path that led to the right.
Pinkie gave Dash a questioning look and asked, "Where are you going Rainbow Dash?"
"I'm to go help Applejack, by the way it sounded, she really could use all the help she can get.", Dash said as she looked over her shoulder towards Sweet Apple Acres, "What about you?"
"I was going to tell Rarity that you're okay now and then go back to Sugarcube Corner.", Pinkie said with a small bounce and a smile.
"Alright, see you later.", Dash said as she lifted off the ground and waved.
"Yep. Tootles."
Rainbow Dash rocketed off to Sweet Apple Acres as fast as she could go. The air rolled around her body and made her mane messy as she flew faster and faster. She pushed herself to gain more and more speed. The world around her began blurring as tears escaped her eyes and suddenly, 'BOOM'!
Pinkie watched Rainbow Dash speed away. The trail she left in her wake slowly began fading away when it happened. 'BOOM'! Pinkie watched the Sonic Rainboom explode from her friend and she couldn't help but to just smile wider as the colors spread through the air, bringing back memories of how she got her cutie mark and the party she through for her family. She began bouncing back towards town happier than ever before.
Rainbow Dash landed on the ground with a big smile on her face. When she heard somepony calling her name.
"Rainbow Dash!"
She turned around to see Scootaloo scooting towards her with a panicked look on her face, and being pursued by an angry Applejack.
"Get back here you little trouble maker!", Applejack yelled.
Scootaloo quickly sped around Rainbow Dash and stopped. She jumped off her scooter and made sure that Rainbow Dash was a barrier that would seperate her from Applejack.
"Scootaloo, ya have to pay for what you and yer friends did here!", Applejack yelled as she stopped on the other side of Dash, "And yer payment is to work on helping us repair what you three destroyed!"
"Well why didn't you make Sweetie Belle work?", Scootaloo shouted back.
"Cause Rarity would never let me hear the end of it if Ah did that. She would rather just pay with bits and have Sweetie work for her.", Applejack explained.
Applejack attempted to get on the same side of Dash as Scootaloo, but when ever she moved Scootaloo would just mirror her, and eventually Rainbow Dash was the center piece of a game of cat and mouse.
"Git back here you little varmit!", Applejack yelled as she sprinted around Dash.
"No! It's not fair!", Scootaloo shouted back.
Finally Dash decided that she had seen enough of this and she caught Scootaloo, and she was suddenly blinded by a bright light.
Back in The Carousel Boutique...
Rarity's attention was drawn to the sound of the bell above her front door chiming. She placed a warm smile on her face as she made her way towards the counter. As she entered the main show room she saw a familar face.
"Oh hello Pinkie Pie.", Rarity said and her smile faltered, "How's Rainbow Dash doing?", Rarity asked out of concern.
"Zecora had this really deliscious potion that fixed her right up!", Pinkie excitedly explained.
Rarity sighed in relief, "Well that's nice dear. Thank you for keeping me in the loop.", Rarity said with a small smile.
"Has your client showed up yet?", Pinkie asked as her attention was taken by one of Rarity's many dresses.
"Unfortunately no, and it's getting close to closing time.", Rarity said.
From deeper within the living quarters of the boutique there was a crash.
"Sweetie Belle? Is everything alright in there?", Rarity asked.
"Everything's fine Rarity.", came Sweetie's annoyed reponse.
"You know Applejack's looking for Sweetie right?", Pinkie asked.
"Yes dear. She found her and her friends, and sent Sweetie home with a note detailing the how much was damaged, and how much it would cost to repair it all.", Rarity said with a furrowed brow.
"So you payed a portion of the price for repairs, and now Sweetie's working it off?", Pinkie asked.
"That's correct dear."
"So how much did it cost?", Pinkie continued as she moved on to looking at another dress.
"Let's just say mother and father won't be seeing Sweetie Belle for the next few months.", Rarity said with a small frown.
Pinkie's head shot back over to Rarity, "That much?"
Rarity nodded in response with her eyes closed, "It was that or have her go work in all that mud. I think I made the appropriate choice.", Rarity said with a smile.
"You're a good sister Rarity.", Pinkie said as she reached out a placed a hoof on her shoulder and her sight was filled with light. When the light went away she felt nausious and light headed, but she pushed the feelings down and smiled. She slowly reopened her eyes, looked up, and saw herself. "Oooo, cool mirror Rari..."
Suddenly the realization that something was wrong donned on Pinkie. Her reflection wasn't talking or moving like she was; instead it just stood there with its mouth wide open like it was going to scream, but it just couldn't do it. Pinkie lifted her hoof and waved but the reflection just stood there.
Pinkie placed her hoof on her mouth in an attempt to surpress a gasp, and when she did she caught a glimpse of it out of the corner of her vision. She shakely brought the hoof up to her face and gasped.
"Th... this isn't my hoof!", she shouted.
The 'reflection' finally found it's voice, "Um Pinkie?", Pinkie looked over at her reflection wide eyed, "Could you be a dear, AND EXPLAIN WHAT THE HAY IS GOING ON?"
"Rar...Rarity?", Pinkie asked.
Rarity pinched the narrow of her new pink snout with her hooves, "Yes Pinkie. It is I. Now please tell me why am I staring at my on body?"
Pinkie Pie suddenly bursted into a giggling fit and fell onto her back. Rarity was throughly confused and angry with the sudden outburst.
"I fail to see what is so funny dear.", she said in an annoyed tone.
"I'm... I'm you, and... and your... me!", Pinkie exclaimed through her laughter.
The door to the boutique burst open and three ponies ran inside. Pinkie and Rarity shot glances between Applejack, Rainbow Dash, and Scootaloo.
"Girls please, you have to help us!", Rarity whined.
"Let me guess...", Rainbow Dash started using Scootaloo's body before Pinkie Pie interrupted.
"Wait, wait, wait! You," she pointed to Rainbow Dash in Scootaloo's body, "and you...", she pointed at Scootaloo in Rainbow Dash's body.
Scootaloo sighed heavily, "Yes Pinkie. Just like you and Rari...", Pinkie errupted into laughter once more.
"Hey what's so funny?!", Dash demanded as Pinkie chuckled and stomped the floor.
"You, the fastest flier in all of Equestria,", Pinkie used her hooves and showcased Rainbow Dash's body, "have switched bodies with a..."
"DON'T YOU DARE SAY IT!", Scootaloo shouted angrily and flared Rainbow Dash's wings menacingly.
"Say what... filly?", Pinkie asked quizically as she pointed at Scootaloo's body, "What did you think I was going to say?"
"I... well you see..."
"Alright now Ah've had about enough of this!", Applejack broke in causing Scootaloo to sigh in relief, "Let me get this straight. Pinkie and Rarity have switched bodies," Pinkie and Rarity nodded each other's heads, "and Scootaloo and Rainbow Dash have switched bodies, right?", the two pegasi nodded, "Okay, so how did this happen?", Applejack asked the group.
"It had to be that potion that Zecora gave us.", Rainbow Dash said.
"Hey yeah! I bet this was one of the side effects!", Pinkie exclaimed with a bounce.
"Okay? So now what? When will it wear off?", Rarity asked as she tried to comb Pinkie's rebelious mane into submission.
"We don't know how long it'll last, but I know where we need to go..", Rainbow Dash stated.
"We go back to Zecora's!", Pinkie shouted as she jumped in the air.
Applejack rubbed her chin with her hoof and after a few moments she said, "Alright, Ah guess I'll go too, just to make sure nothing else happens.", Applejack added with a determined stomp. "And you," her eyes narrowed on Scootaloo's body.
"She's over there.", Dash said as she motioned to her own body, which was now beaming at its wings and giving them a few test flaps.
"Right... sorry, Ah forgot. This all so confusing." she walked over to Scootaloo, "And you," she started again and poked Scootaloo in her new cerulean chest, "don't think that you're gettin off the hook. You still have to to help repair the damages to the farm."
Upon hearing this Scootaloo sagged her head and sadly mumbled, "Yes mam.", but in her mind she thought, 'Unless... I couldn't do that... could I?'