//------------------------------// // Persistence // Story: Transformation // by PaladinColt //------------------------------// "Come on, Twilight! Please?" Pleaded the baby dragon. "For the last time, Spike." replied the young alicorn princess. "No! It's too complicated!" "But you were able to turn Fluttershy into a vampire batpony!" he complained. "That was by accident!" she replied. "I did not mean to turn her into that. And she also told me that there seemed to be some side effects, so I still need to look into that." "But what about that time when you turned everypony into breezies?" "That was a necessity, Spike." she explained. "The Breezies needed companions to help them go back to their world. I cannot just turn anypony, or anydragon for that matter into something else for fun!" "But mine's a necessity too, Twilight!" Spike argued. "I really need you to turn me into a pony!" "Why?! Aren't you happy that you were born as a dragon?" "Yes, but... I just..." The young dragon struggled to put his reasons into words, but Twilight butted in and guessed, "You just want to have a chance with Rarity, don't you?" "Yeah..." he replied, his tone dying down a bit. The young alicorn placed her hoof on her face and groaned a bit before she looked back at her assistant and explained to him, "First, Rarity already knows you like her, and she's okay with that. And Secondly, you do not have to change species if you want to be with her. I know she likes you just the way you are, Spike." "But Twilight." added Spike. "It's just... Well, sure Rarity likes me for who I am... But there's no doubt that she likes "stallions" and not "baby dragons". She sees me as cute and adorable, while she sees stallions as gorgeous and attractive. I don't stand a chance with Rarity if what she's looking for are stallions." Twilight paused for a while. She could really see how determined Spike was for this, no matter how silly it sounded. "You really want to go that far with Rarity, Spike?" she asked. "You're just a baby dragon, after all." "But I'm mature enough to know what a mare wants, and I'm mature enough to know what love is." he replied. "Love?" said Twilight. Spike made a big sigh and said, "Yes, Twilight... I love Rarity... No more crushes... no more childish crushes... I love her... and I want to be with her... and if that means changing species, then so be it!" Twilight was put to silence for a moment after hearing those words from Spike. The young dragon was really determined to get what he wanted, and it was so mature of him to stand up for what he believed in. She did not like the idea, but she saw that this would bring joy for him, and the last thing she ever wanted was to see her baby dragon heartbroken and depressed for not getting what he felt deserved. "Alright." she replied with a reluctant sigh. "I'll do it." "For real?" asked Spike, not believing that he finally got Twilight to give in. "If it's the only thing that will make you happy, Spike." she said. "I'll turn you into a pony." "Oh my gosh, this is awesome!" exclaimed Spike. "Thank you so much, Twilight!" Twilight made a small smile; seeing him like this did lift her spirit a bit. "I'll need to go through some studies before I try to turn you into a pony first, though." she said, making her way to a book shelf. "I want to make sure that there won't be any side effects or cautions for this." "Okee Dokee!" replied Spike as he ran to the shelf to help Twilight look for a book. The two searched the book shelves for something that was related to species changing. Twilight used this same book to study how she can turn her friends into breezies. Spike found the book and brought it to her, saying, "Here it is, Twi. Now do your magic!" "Let me go read this first, Spike." Twilight giggled as she looked for the page that contained the transformation spell. As she read the book, she was startled at what she found. "I may have some bad news for you, Spike." she said, looking back at him. "What is it?" he asked. "It says here the spell for turning anything into a pony is temporary." "What?!" exclaimed Spike. "How temporary?" "Three days." Twilight replied. "Three days?!" Spike replied, almost going into a breakdown. "I can't be together with Rarity for just three days! Isn't there anything I can do to make it permanent?" Twilight looked at the book again and read more. She then replied, "It says here that, the only way to make this spell last longer is if, within the three days, the pony should get a cutie mark for it to last permanently." "A cutie mark?" said Spike, making a small sigh of relief. "Well I guess that's easy to get." "I don't think it would be easy to earn a cutie mark within three days." replied Twilight. "I mean, the cutie mark crusaders themselves find it hard to get their cutie marks, and it's been a long time since they've started." "Well, if it's the only way to stay as a pony for Rarity, then I'm willing to take the risk!" replied Spike, a tone of determination in his voice. Twilight continued to read and said, "This spell also says that I can transform you into a stallion or mare of any age, but the races are bit harder." "How harder?" asked Spike. "Well, if I wanted to turn you into a unicorn, I would need some unicorn magic from a different unicorn. If I wanted to turn you into a pegasus, I'd need a pegasus' feather. The only easy race here would be an Earth Pony." "I can live with that." said Spike. "I mean, I don't really think I'm cut out for flying, nor would I be as good in magic as you are. So I guess an Earth Pony is the best choice for me!" Twilight finished reading the spell and closed the book. She looked up at Spike, who stood there ready for her. "Well, any last requests before I turn you into a pony? Remember, once you get your cutie mark, you can never turn back." "I'm ready, Twilight!" said Spike. "Hit me with your best shot!" With that, Twilight began to aim her horn at Spike, glowing in strong alicorn magic. She concentrated her mind into changing her friend from being a dragon into being a pony. A stream of light came out of the horn and began to envelope Spike. The young dragon closed his eyes, a little worried, but nonetheless brave as he began to feel the magic enter his body and change his biological structure. He felt his fingers and claws disappear as they morphed into hooves; he felt his tail turn into horse hair, and his scales turn into fur. His head was changed from a reptilian form into an equine form, and his back spikes turned into a pony's mane. The transformation was complete and Twilight's horn stopped glowing. The young alicorn rubbed her eyes with her hooves before looking up at Spike, who stood in front of her as a young stallion, about the same age as her, not too tall, nor too short. His fur was purple, just as his scales were, and his mane was green, just like his back spikes. His flank was blank, for he had not gotten his cutie mark yet, but he had the appearance of a young to mid aged stallion. "Spike?" she said, making sure that the spell worked. Spiked took a glance at his new body, and almost immediately began to rejoice like a little filly. "Oh my gosh, Twilight, I look amazing!" he said as he jumped over and hugged Twilight. Twilight returned the hug, happy that her baby dragon was now a happy young stallion. "Thank you so much, Twilight!" he added. "Now I can have a chance with Rarity!" Twilight broke the hug and caught her breath before saying to him, "I think we should keep this as a secret from Rarity while the spell is temporary. We need you to get your cutie mark before planning on taking Rarity out of a date." "Right!" said Spike. "I guess I'll have to get started." "How?" Twilight asked. "Simple." Spike replied, making his way to the door. "I'll go to the Crusaders, tell them I'm Spike and that I need to earn my cutie mark, get my cutie mark, then go out with Rarity! Piece of cake!" "Well, okay then." said Twilight as she put the book back on the shelf. "Take care. And make sure that nopony else knows about this." "I will." he replied as he walked out of the castle library. Twilight stayed in her library and began to think if what she had done was right or not. She realized that, if Spike was to remain a pony forever, she might lose her faithful and number one assistant. "What have I done?"