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// Chapter 3 
// Story: Into the Blender 
// by AnnonyMouse 
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Author:  Annonymouse
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Into the Blender
03

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Twilight Sparkle was trying to wage a mental war against her boundless energy.  How could Pinkie Pie handle it and make it seem so easy?
The poor Unicorn turned Earth Pony just could not handle it... But she was putting up a good mental fight to not just cut loose...  Like when she had that coffee and cupcakes.
So, as part of her 'tactics' in this 'war', she was eating health foods, vegetables, grains and the likes.  Foods that were high on energy, but low on sugar.  She just hoped that she could tame this infuriating urge to do... random things.
“Twilight?”  A soft spoken orange and blond pony poked her head through the kitchen door.
“Fluttershy?  Are you alright?”  Crunch crunch.  (Carrots... good for the mind, good for the body.)
“I... I just came back from home...”  She looked like she was wanting to cry.
“Did something happen?  Are you alright?”
“No... nothing happened...  Nothing at all...”  She fell to the floor, her forehooves covering her face as she bawled.”
“Uh...”  Twilight gave the orange earth pony currently known as Fluttershy an odd look, a mix of confusion, concern and what are you talking about?  “What didn't happen?”
“I... I can't communicate with my animal friends anymore.”  She was crying so hard, Twilight was tempted to reach for a mop.
But her words hit Twilight.  “What?  But... that's your special talent.  Did... did they run away from you?”
She looked up, those bright green eyes looking so scared and nodded.  Applejack's body looking this kind of cute was... wrong somehow.
“Maybe I can find a talk to animals spell... would you like that?”
Fluttershy sniffled and sat up, nodding.
“Be right back.”  She zipped from the room so fast that Fluttershy was nearly blown off her hooves, and about two seconds later, she was nearly blown off her hooves again as Twilight zipped back in.  “I'm back.  Sorry I took so long.”  She set a book on the table and opened it.  “Here it is, a talk to animals spell.”  The closed her eyes for a moment, then sighed.  “I forgot the most important fact about casting this spell on you.”
“You're not a Unicorn anymore?”
“Aaaahhhh!”  Twilight was frustrated.  “I miss my magic... I miss being able to relax.”  She grabbed another carrot and started crunching away at it.
“M... Maybe... Maybe Applejack?”
“She's an Earth Pony in a Unicorn Body.”  Twilight threw her forelegs in the air.  “It takes years to learn magic.  I don't even know if Rarity has the magic to cast this kind of spell.  It's pretty difficult after all.”
“But... we can try?”
“I guess...”  Twilight got up and packed the book in her saddlebag, along with a good supply of carrots, celery and a few other vegetables.  She chose to avoid fruit due to the high amount of natural sugars in them.
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Applejack looked around the shop that Rarity lived in.  (What the hay am Ah supposed ta do here?  Ah dun know the first thing 'bout sewin'.)
The rainbow maned Pegasus walked in from the back, where Rarity lived.  “Ah, that bath certainly did feel wonderful, and much needed.”
“So... What am Ah supposed to be doin here?”
“Helping me with my sewing, of course.  I cannot possibly perform such a task without my magic.”  She pulled out a brush and started combing at this infuriating and stubborn mane.  “As well, I don't want my special talent dragging you off to goodness knows where again.”
“Yea, guess learning how ta keep yer magic under control might just be a good thing.”  Applejack removed her hat for a moment.  “Say Rarity?”
“Yes Darling?”
“Ah was wondering... while Ah'm stuck in yer body, if Ah could at least style mah hair th' way Ah like it?  An mean, yer doin' it with RD's mane and whatnot.”
Rarity cringed a little.  “I... I guess that' ok.  Though, my mane is quite a bit longer than yours and would need a little extra attention.”
“Golly, ya think so?  When mah mane gets too long, Ah just go get it cut.”
Rarity stared in a mix of fear and rage.  “You do NOT dare cut my coiffure.”
“Ah heck no Rarity.  This ain't mah mane.  It's yours and Ah always liked yer mane.  It's just... Ah ain't so high maintenance, and Ah just like it simple.”  She fluffed the curls with her hoof.  “So...  Any ideas?”
“Dear me...  To style my mane in another style...”  Rarity sighed as she set down the brush.  (Be defiant all you want mane.  I WILL style you, eventually.)  She mentally threatened the rainbow mane.  “Come.  Sit here and let's see what I can do for you... without destroying my mane.”
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Twilight walked with Fluttershy, approaching Rarity's.  They then ran into the small orange filly with purple hair.  She was currently laying upside down, covered in more band-aids than before.
“Rainbow Dash?”  Twilight blinked.  “What happened?”
Dash just lay there for the moment and pointed toward the dreaded red scooter.
“Oh dear... did you crash again?”
“Yea... for the billionth time...”  She rolled to her small hooves and winced a little as she stood up.  “And walking is torture.”
“Let me help.”  Fluttershy scooped the tiny filly onto her back.  “Wow, you weight no more than Angel.”
“I think I'm a lot bigger than your pet rabbit.”  Dash grumbled.  “Oh yea, don't forget the scooter.”
Twilight looked Applejack's body over.  “Fluttershy, you remember you are in Applejack's body right?  She's strong, so Scootaloo's body wouldn't really weight that much to her, just like Angel wouldn't weight much to your body.”
“I understand.”  She smiled as she picked up the scooter and handed it to Rainbow Dash.  “Oh, Dash?  Where were you headed?”
“Rarity's.  I wanna make sure she's not wearing anything frufru or styling my hair up all odd...”  She nibbled at her hoof a little.  “Ugh... she's going to find out...”
“Find out what?”  Twilight poked her face right in front of Dash's.
“Uh... nothing?” 
“You just said 'Ugh... she's going to find out...' so that means you're hiding something.  You may as well just let us know.  We're your friends after all.”  Twilight twitched, then got 'control' of the energy.  (I WILL master this body...)
Dash cringed.  “I... I dye my mane... ok?”  She crossed her forelegs and pouted.
Twilight blinked.  “I already knew that.”
“Wha?”
“I saw you washing your mane and tail down by the river with some of Rarity's special shampoo a few months ago.  Your hair went all shiny and white and then you flew back up to your house and stuck your mane and tail in your rainbow and it became all colorful again.”
Dash scowled.  “You KNEW?”
“Yea, so?  I also know you love your rainbow mane and tail.  So I said nothing.”  Twilight grinned and bounced along.
“But... ugh...”  Dash hung her head and fumed.
“Dashie?”  Fluttershy asked quietly.  “If your mane and tail are white, how did you get the name Rainbow?”
“Ah... well...”
Twilight appeared from nowhere again.  “Lemme guess, Rainbow is actually a nickname and you have a totally different name you're embarrassed about?”
“Would you STOP that?”  Dash fumed.  “Seriously.  Twilight's smarts in Pinkie Pie's body... not a good combination.”
“So?”  Twilight blinked, ignoring the comment.  “What's your real name?”
“I ain't telling nopony...”  Dash crossed looked away, sulking.
“I can find out by other means.”
Dash stiffened.  She knew Twilight was MORE than capable of finding out.  “Fine...  But you have to PROMISE, and I mean a Pinkie Pie level promise.”
Both Fluttershy and Twilight performed the promise, Twilight for once NOT nearly putting her eye out. 
“So?”  Twilight leaned forward, looking excited.  “What's your real name?”
Dash leaned forward.  “Remember, you pinkie pie swore you'd never repeat this to ANYPONY, even if you're tickled mercilessly.”
“Yes Dashie.”  Fluttershy smiled while Twilight nodded.
She then whispered her name to her two friends.
Fluttershy's eyes went big and wide and...  cute.
Twilight leaned back and gave Dash a lopsided look.  “That's it?  That's your real name?”
“Yea...”  Dash blushed.
“Your name is so cute.”  Fluttershy nuzzled Dash.
“Ugh... Please... don't do that.”  She gently pushed Fluttershy's muzzle back.  “It's embarrassing.”
“It's not a bad name.”  Twilight smiled.  “Sure, it's cute but...”
“Can we change the subject please?  Ugh...  Seriously.  I need to make sure Rarity doesn't mess up my mane and tail...  And we are NOT telling them my name.  End of story.”
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Terra sighed as she approached Ponyville.  (They're going to hate me...  They won't care that I'm the middle sister...)  She trudged on and was greeted by a yellow Pegasus.
“Hi there.”  Her voice was soft and cute, but seemed to be happy.  The Pegasus was stretched out on a bench, birds of all sorts on the back of said bench, and a white bunny snuggling up to her side.  “Are you Twilight or are you the naughty Twilight body snatcher?”
“I... I would be the latter.”
“You don't look like a ladder to me.  You look like Twilight Sparkle, but I can tell you're not really her.  Oh, where's your amulet?  Twilight said that we would need it to turn back to normal.”
“Oh... I'm afraid I... lost it.”
“That's a shame.  So, what's your name?”
“Terra.  Terra Harmony.”
“Ooh, pretty name.  So... were you stuck in that necklace or something?”
“I am afraid I was, for a very long time, and in turn the amulet was sealed in that box.  The moment it was opened, I panicked and used my magic to escape.  It was really confusing.  I felt like I transferred through a bunch of ponies all at once.”
“Oh...”  The yellow Pegasus turned to the birds.  “I have to go now, ok?  Thank you for singing to me.  It was really fun.”  She fluttered off the bench.  “If you're looking to turn things back to normal, I guess we should find everypony.”  She tilted her head, looking up at a bird. 
“Chirp.”
“Rarity's?  Thanks.”
Terra blinked and looked at the Pegasus.  “You... you can talk to the animals?”
“Yea, it's really fun.”  She lowered her head.  “Come along Angel.  This is going to be so much fun.”
Angel nodded and happily hopped atop the new and more fun Fluttershy.
“Come with me.  Oh yea, I'm Pinkie Pie.”
“Pinkie Pie... You're the pink Earth Pony, right?”
“No, I'm a yellow Pegasus with pink mane and tail, but I used to be a pink Earth Pony, and I will be again when this is all straightened out.  A shame, this is really fun.  I'd like to try Twilight's body next time.”  She smiled brightly as they pressed on.
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“Hiya girls.”  Pinkie Pie walked up, meeting the others just as they arrived at Rarity's.  “Guess what I found?”
“My body would be a great start...”
“Ooh!  You're good.”  Pinkie Smirked.  She then stepped aside, revealing a lavender coated unicorn.
“You!”  Twilight glared.  “Why did you do this?  Return us all to normal right now.”
“Yea.  Or else.”  The tiny Rainbow Dash 'threatened' in a very cute way, though she did try to look ferocious.
The Unicorn stepped forward and bowed her head.  “Please, accept my apologies.  Perhaps if we stepped inside I may explain myself?”
Twilight could see remorse in this Unicorn's eyes.  Her own eyes looking back at Twilight and her friends.
“Um...”  Any hostile feelings just vanished, though Dash was still looking unimpressed.  “Alright.  Rarity and Applejack should be inside.”
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Applejack just sat patently as Rarity styled her hair one way, then another, adding accessories, changing them, and so on.
“Rarity?”
She kept fawning over the mane.
“Rarity.”
And still she kept at it.
“RARITY!”
“Huh?  Oh, yes Applejack?”
“Y'all making me look fru fru.”
Rarity paused and grinned sheepishly as Applejack took matters into her own hooves.
She simply added some corn-braiding at the base of the mane, leaving the rest to flow long, which she then tied up with a ribbon.
And she had done it with magic.
“What?  Y'all surprised Ah can use your magic?”
“Why, just a little.  I do like your style.  Simple, yet elegant.”
“Yup.”  The farm pony smiled and levitated her hat onto her head.  “Y'know, this magic thingy ain't so bad.”
“Well of course, it truly is wonderful.  I just wish I had my magic back...”
Ding.
“Oh, the front door... I totally forgot to lock up.”  Rarity sighed and stepped out into the front room.  She was pleasantly surprised to see all her friends, including Twilight's body.  “Oh my.  You came back?”
“Yes, I did.  I have much to apologize for, and even more to apologize for once I am finished speaking.”
Pinkie Pie fluttered her wings.  “Indeed she does.  She's got a really neato story to tell.”
“I'll listen... if I can sit still long enough.”  Twilight added.  She reached into her bag and pulled out a carrot and started munching on it, much to a horrified looking Pinkie Pie.
“Twilight, No.  Don't put that in my body unless it's in a carrot cake or something.”
Gulp.  She swallowed and eyed the Pegasus that currently housed Pinkie Pie's mind.  “Why?  They're good for me.”
“Don't say I didn't warn you...”  She hung her head and walked past.
Twilight blinked, then carefully put the carrot away.  (Maybe I should get her to write out her dietary requirements for this body...)  She looked to her body.  “We're all here, so why don't you start by explaining why you did this to us.”
“First, let me introduce myself.  My name is Terra Harmony.  I am the soul that was housed in the amulet from before.  I am, or at least was, the middle sister of Celestia and Luna, a very long time ago.”
Twilight put her hand up.  “I have a question...”  She started to open her mouth to speak, but a firm hoof stomp made her pause.
“No, you can ask questions after I have told my story.  Not during, and not when I pause to recall information or memories.  Only when I say you can ask question will I permit you to ask them.  I very much do not like being interrupted, understand?”  She gave Twilight a stern glare, and Twilight sat down.  Terra then looked at each of the other ponies present, earning silent nods from each one.
“Good.  Now, where was I?  Ah yes.  Many thousands of years ago, this world was created by me.  Yes, I created Equestria.  Celestia created and controls the sun, and Luna created and controls the moon.  Our mother, Star, controls the stars while father is a deadbeat good for nothing who just wonders aimlessly doing nothing, just as his name Comet, would suggest.”
“That aside, as it is irrelevant, We three sisters worked together to create all life on this world, including you ponies.  While Celestia and Luna both possessed impressive celestial magic, I did not.  I was very jealous of them.  I turned my mind and skills to something else, crafting various things from my earth.  Stone, metals, gems.  I became a very skilled at creating jewelry, tools, castles, roads, buildings. Art and more.  But my greatest creation were 6 special items.”
“The Elements of Harmony.”  She glanced at Twilight whose hoof was starting to raise.  “Hoof down, mouth shut.”
“Now, the creation of the Elements of Harmony took me a long time, a time in which I kept myself locked away from all others.  I had missed a lot of time, and when I finally emerged from my home in the earth, I learned that so much time had passed that my own existence had been all but forgotten.”  
“I became enraged.  I caused earthquakes that caused a lot of damage.  Tidal waves.  Droughts and more.  I started causing chaos and... disharmony.”  She hung her head.  “I, in my creation of the Elements of Harmony, had created something else unintentionally.  I had created the 6 Elements of Discord.”
“But these elements were unlike those of Harmony.  Each one represented a different aspect of disharmony.  Cruelty.  Lies.  Betrayal.  Mania.  Greed, and the worst of all... Hatred.  They fed on my own anger and took on a life of their own.  They transformed from the scraps and leftovers from the creation of the Elements of Harmony and became a single being... Discord.”
“His power over chaos and disharmony were too much for us three sisters to handle.  For nearly a thousand years Discord ruled this world.  We three sisters hid away deep in the Earth, the Sun and the Moon, but enough was enough.”
“Celestia and Luna created bodies, much like the one I used, Alicorns.  They came down and trod on MY world.  I was furious.  I went mad, affected by Discord's powers for so long.  I... I sided with him and fought both my own sisters alongside him.”
“But one of his elements is betrayal.”
“We had weakened both my sisters, enough to say that Discord was the winner.  But... as I was about to destroy my sisters and send them back to the Sun and the Moon... Discord destroyed my body.”
“I had never considered this possibility as my body crumbled away to dust.  My spirit though, can never be destroyed.  He did find a way to ensure I could never come looking for revenge.  He sealed me into a gem I had been preparing to transform into a seventh Element of Harmony.”
“I was trapped in there for such a long time.  Just my spirit, my mind, and all my powers sealed inside.  It did so happen though, that because I had created this gem, I was able to call upon a tiny fraction of my powers.  I wove into the amulet a spell.  It was terribly weak at first, but as I kept working at it, it grew more powerful, ever so slowly.”
“Then, the moment you opened the box that housed my amulet and soul, I was free.  I triggered it, thinking I could simply jump into the nearest strong source of magic.  Of course, my soul hit some little filly first, her soul was pulled and trapped in the gem.  I jumped from body to body.  I could not understand why at the time till I finally settled into this body.”
“You know a little of that happened next.  I was raging inside.  My hate for Discord was still strong, and I set out to use the stone to trap him inside it forever.  But then I learned the truth.  My sisters had discovered the Elements of Harmony, hidden away in one of my many my subterranean workshops.  They defeated him and trapped him in stone.”
“But then, events happened, such as Nightmare Moon.  Celestia killing her and trapping her angered soul back in the moon.  Her return.  Nightmare Moon killing the body of Celestia and trapping her in the sun.  Those events severed both from the Elements of Harmony, but the six of you found them and joined with them.  You shattered Nightmare Moon, freeing the good that was left in her.  With Nightmare Moon no longer holding Celestia's soul in the sun, she created a new body and returned.”
“I believe you know the rest.”
She took a deep breath and slowly exhaled.  “This body is impressive.  I was able to tell my tale with little need to breath.”
“Yea, Twi tends to talk plenty sometimes.”  Applejack chuckled.  “Oops, sorry.”
“That is fine.  Do you have any questions now?”
Silence.
“None?”
Twilight sighed.  “I think you answered just about any questions I could have thought to ask...  Now, I need a few minutes if you will.  Sitting here was driving me BATTY!!!”  She burst from the room and rushed outside.
Pinkie Pie sighed.  “She just had to eat healthy vegetables...  They give me more energy than baked goods...”
Terra raised an eye.  “Let me guess, five minutes won't be enough?”
“We'll go looking for her tomorrow.”  Pinkie Pie smiled.  “In the meantime...”  Flump.  Pinkie Pie passed out and started snoring softly.
Rainbow Dash raised a tiny hoof.  “So, Terra.  Do you think you could, oh, I dunno, turn us all back to normal?  I need to fly.  I'm just going crazy here....”
“You have wings, surely you can not just fly already.”
“Are you serious?”  She flapped them as fast as she could, but all she did was slide herself across the floor, only to crash into a pile of fabrics.  “Ow.”
“I see...  A shame I have... misplaced the amulet.  Tia and Lulu are looking for it, and they asked I return here to apologize.”
“Somehow...”  Dash poked her head from the pile.  “I don't think saying 'sorry' will cut it.”
“I forgive you.”  Fluttershy said almost immediately.
Dash sighed.  “Well... you're the Princess's sister... so, are you a Princess as well?”
“No.  I am no princess, just the spirit of the earth, that is all.  I really am not that important.  I created this world to live without my direct attention after all, unlike the sun and the moon.  With Discord gone, I really have no reason to even be here, but I cannot simply return to the Earth, not as things stand.”  (I will set things right before I return...)
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To Be Continued...