New Life in Equestria

by jkreader

Chapter 26 - Comfort from Friends (Rewritten)

I had stopped crying after Mommy left to get her friends and stayed in Nyx’s hug for a while. I just didn’t know what to do now.

“Are you feeling better now?” Nyx asked me.

“I guess so,” I said.

“You want to practice walking like Twilight said?”

“Okay.”

“First things first,” Nyx said, “Let’s get you standing straight.” She let go from our hug and started using her hooves to get me standing on my new hooves. Spike helped too. My legs were shaking a little bit. I hadn’t been on fours since I was a baby. I fell over a couple times before I got to stand up straight on all fours.

“There you go,” Nyx said, “Now then, first move your right front hoof.” I did what she said. I was still a little shaky but didn’t fall over. She then said to move my back left hoof, and I did. After a little bit, I was moving around. I fell over a few more times, but Nyx and Spike helped me walk like a pony.

“Good job little brother,” Nyx said. Just then, there was a knock at the door.

“Nyx?” it was Apple Bloom’s voice, “Are you and Joshua in there? Sweetie Belle and Scoot are here with me.”

“Come on in girls,” Nyx said. The library door opened and the Crusaders walked in.

“Are you feeling better now buddy?” Scootaloo asked me after Nyx closed the door.

“A little bit,” I said, “I really hope the spell works tomorrow.”

“Well,” Apple Bloom said, “No matter what happens, we’ll stick by you. We’re still your friends no matter what.”

“Yeah,” Sweetie Belle added.

“As Rainbow Dash would say right now, ‘I’d never leave my friends hanging,’” Scootaloo said. Then the three of them moved in and gave me a group hug.

“Thanks girls,” I said smiling a little bit and hugging them back. I was happy to have such good friends. After we finished our hug, we heard another knock.

“Hello?”

It was Dinky. What was she going to say about me being a pony now? Nyx went over to the door to answer her.

“Hey Dinky,” she said, “What brings you here?”

“Is Joshua here?” Dinky asked.

“Yeah, but he’s not exactly feeling well,” Nyx said.

“Y-y-you mean he’s...?” Dinky said.

Nyx sighed a little bit, “Yeah, he is.”

“Can I see him?”

Nyx turned her head around and looked at me for an answer. I wasn’t sure if I wanted Dinky to see me, but she did deserve to know. I nodded my head to Nyx. She then opened the door all the way and Dinky came in. When Dinky saw me as a pony she gasped quietly, ran over to me, and hugged me tight. I returned the hug. We stayed like that for a while, and Dinky rubbed her forehoof up and down my back.

“I’m sorry this had to happen to you Joshua,” she said pulling away to look at me, but keeping her forehooves around me.

“It’s not your fault Dinky,” I said to her.

“I know, but I still feel sorry for you,” she said, “Don’t you worry, I’ll stay with you no matter what.”

“You will?” I asked her.

“Of course I will,” she said, “Friends help each other, just like we did for each other that day, remember?”

I blushed a little bit remembering that day and the day she kissed me on the cheek. “Yeah, I remember,” I said to her. She blushed a little bit too, but continued hugging me.

“Aww,” I heard Apple Bloom and Sweetie Belle say.

“Eh, too sappy for my tastes,” Scootaloo said. The door opened up again and we saw Mommy walk in with her friends. Pinkie looked different though. Her mane and tail were down and straight. She walked up to me and picked me up in a hug.

“Don’t worry Joshie,” she said, “Everything will be okay.”

“Thank you Pinkie,” I said hugging her back. After she put me down, Fluttershy came up next and hugged me in her hooves and wings.

“I’m sorry this happened to you,” she said rubbing her face against me, “We’ll try and get you back to normal, I promise.” After she put me down, Applejack was next to hug me.

“Flutters and Pinkie are right, sugarcube, we’re goin’ to try our best.”

Rainbow Dash was next.

“I’ll stick with you till the end, buddy.”

Finally, Rarity.

“I’m positive everything will work out for you darling.”

“Thank you everyone,” I said after Rarity finished her hug, “I’m happy to have friends like you.” Everypony gave me warm smiles after I said that.

“Alright everypony,” Mom said, “We’re all going to be staying here for the night and we’ll head off to Canterlot first thing in the morning.”

“How are we going to be changing him back?” Rainbow asked.

“I don’t know,” Mommy said sadly, “The princesses didn’t say anything about finding a spell that could work, and I haven’t found anything in any of my books.”

“Uh, Twilight?” Spike said.

“There’s nothing?” Rarity asked.

“I’m afraid so,” Mommy replied, “And we’re going to Canterlot tomorrow with nothing prepared.”

“Twilight?” Spike said again.

“We can’t just sit back and let things stay like this, can we?!” Rainbow asked putting a hoof on my back and rubbing it.

“Of course not!” Mommy answered, “I’m not going to let Joshua suffer in an unfamiliar body like this!”

“TWILIGHT!” Spike yelled. We all looked at him. He was holding an old brown book under his arm.

“Yes, Spike?” Mommy replied.

“Have you tried this?” Spike asked holding up the book.

“Starswirl’s spell book? The one that had that spell that switched my friends’ cutie marks?” Mommy asked using her magic to take it from Spike. She looked at it for a minute, then at me, and then at Spike. “You know, now that you mention it, I don’t think I’ve looked through it yet. The only spot I’ve really looked at was that spell.”

Mommy then opened the book and looked at the pages. She mumbled to herself as she read it. I then saw her eyes widen and she gasped.

“Wait a second!” she said, “There’s a curing spell in here! But...” Her face grew worried, “No unicorn’s ever accomplished it in the past 1,000 years without the help of alicorn magic.” She continued looking at it until she sighed. “Like it or not, this is our only shot. We’ll have to bring this book to Canterlot tomorrow and show Celestia and Luna.”

“Twilight?” I heard Dinky say, “Can I stay here for tonight?”

“We’ll have to make sure it’s okay with your mom first Dinky,” Mom said, “Rainbow? Could you find Derpy and let ask her?”

“Sure thing Twi,” Rainbow said flying out. She came back a minute later and she said Derpy said yes. Dinky was happy to hear that. Spike made us a big dinner for us all to have and after we ate, we all went to sleep.

I woke up to some shaking on my shoulder. I saw dark blue hooves with silver shoes in front of me when I opened my eyes.

“Princess Luna?”

“Yes Joshua, it is I.”

I looked up at her and saw her face looking down at me. She laid down in next to me and put a wing over me. I saw that we were in the place where she comforted me when she first visited my dreams.

“My sister told me what had happened after Spike sent her the letter. I’m terribly sorry we weren’t fast enough to reverse the transformation,” she said.

“It’s okay Luna,” I said to her rubbing against her side.

“Even still,” she said, “I wish we were fast enough.”

She stayed with me for a little bit keeping her wing over me. After a little while she stood up and took her wing off me.

“I’ll see you in Canterlot tomorrow Joshua,” she said lighting her horn, “Sweet dreams, dear one.” She then disappeared. I then slept peacefully the rest of the night. I really hoped the spell could make me human again.