“Ohh my head.” Grumbled Fluttershy.
Fluttershy opened her eyes extremely slowly. It felt like hours before she got them open.
“Riley!” She yelled.
No answer.
“Shit.” Swore Fluttershy. “Wait, what?”
For some reason, Fluttershy swore like Riley did.
“Huh, I guess I’ve heard it too much.”
She rubbed her head with her hand vigorously.
“AHHH!” Shrieked Fluttershy.
Instead of hooves, she now had hands. Her fore-hooves had been replaced by feet, and her body had taken more of a feminine shape.
Fluttershy jumped up and inspected her new self in the bathroom mirror.
“What. The. FUCK!” Fluttershy screeched.
Fluttershy fainted for the second time in a row.
“Twilight. Could you perform a scan on the creature?” Luna asked.
“What if it’s dangerous?” Twilight asked.
“I highly doubt a scan can become lethal. But if that does occur, I shall be here.”
“Okay princess.”
Twilight charged her horn up. A purple beam ejected out of it and into Erin’s unconscious body.
“What do you see?” Asked Luna.
“She’s a female…Early teens.”
“Anything else?”
“There’s something else here…Oh my Celestia.” Stammered Twilight.
“What.” Said Luna, her voice turning to a tone of panic. “What do you see!?”
“Not see, feel princess.” Replied Twilight. “Scan her yourself and you’ll see.”
Luna charged up her horn. What she felt in Erin sent her blood running cold.
“What is that?!” Exclaimed Luna.
“It’s like another form of magic, but it’s too strong to be magic like ours.” Hypothesized Twilight.
“But why didn’t it attack us?” Luna asked.
“She didn’t attack us princess, She seemed more frightened than willing to attack us though.”
“Strange with all that power inside her that she would not fight.” Said Luna.
“She didn’t hurt anypony, except that one guard that attacked her.” Stated Twilight.
“I shall make sure that guard is punished for disobeying orders.” Confirmed Luna.
A bright light engulfed the sky. Luna and Twilight looked up to see Celestia flying down as fast as she could.
“Sister.” Celestia said in a graceful tone. “I came as quickly as I could.”
“You have arrived just in time sister. We have scanned the creature and found something phenomenal. Would you like to explain Twilight?” Asked Luna.
“Well princess, the creature is not that old, seems to be female and a bipedal. But her magic levels are off the charts. I wouldn’t even call it magic, more of raw energy.”
“We also think that it grants her certain abilities.” Continued Luna. “She can run extremely fast and produce what seems like lightning from her…Whatever those things at the ends of her arms are.”
“I think they’re hands Princess. Like a minotaur.” Said Twilight.
The rest of Twilight friends came back with the CMCs tailing them closely behind.
“All the citizens are safe...Princess Celestia!” Screeched Applejack.
All of them immediately bowed to the monarch of the sun.
“Rise my little ponies.” Cooed Celestia. “There is no need for bowing.”
They got up.
“Have you found out what that…Thing is yet Twilight, darling.” Asked Rarity.
“First off Rarity, SHE’s not a thing. Secondly, SHE is perfectly capable of speaking Equestrian. You even experienced it yourself.”
“Sorry Twilight. You are quite right.” Rarity said elegantly. “And you Sweetie Belle, you’re in for a LOT of explaining to do.”
Sweetie Belle and her friends cowered to the ground, trying to make themselves seem as small as they possibly could.
“Her name is Erin.” Sweetie Belle said meekly.
“Erin, interesting name.” Pondered Celestia.
“Yea, we’ve been talking to her and her brother for the past few days.”
“Wait just a gosh darned minute here.” Interrupted Applejack. “You’ve been communicating with Erin here and ya’ll ain’t even told any of us bout it!”
“Um…No.” the three fillies said in unison.
“And did you say brother!?” Yelled Twilight. “There’s more of them!”
*BANG*
The ponies covered their ears at the piercing sound of the bang. They turned around to see Riley, holding his smoking revolver in the air.
“Get away from her.” He hissed at Celestia and Luna.
“Hey, ya’ll can’t just talk to the princesses like that ya brute!” Accused Applejack.
“I’ll say it again, please step away from my sister.” Riley drilled.
“That’s it, ahm gonna…”
“No Applejack.” Said Celestia.
Celestia turned and walked closer to Riley. Riley could feel her, she didn’t seem dangerous but still, Fluttershy said herself that they can be unpredictable.
Riley raised his revolver to her forehead.
“Calm yourself, I mean no harm.” Celestia Cooed.
Riley took his chances. He lowered the revolver to his side.
“Thank you.” Thanked Celestia.
“Now. Can you answer my question, have you hurt my sister.” Riley asked as calmly as he could.
“No, she has not been hurt.”
“Good.”
“Likewise, I would like to ask you a few questions.”
“That depends, what questions?” Riley asked.
“A few.” Celestia said.
“Fine, but not here.” Stated Riley.
“Where?” Asked Celestia.
“Do you know a Fluttershy?”
“How do you know Fluttershy?!” Demanded Twilight.
“Twilight!” Yelled Celestia. “Please, no accusations.”
“I wanna know too. How do ya know Flutters?” Added Applejack.
“When my sister and I…arrived here. Fluttershy found us in the forest behind her house and helped us. I was wounded at the time.”
“How were you wounded?” Celestia asked curiously.
Riley pulled up his t-shirt. The ponies gasped and recoiled in shock at the healing bullet wound in Riley’s chest.
“That is a very *ahem* extreme wound.” Celestia croaked.
“Yep, nasty.” Said Riley.
Riley pulled his shirt back down.
“Well then, you were proposing about talking at Fluttershy’s cottage.”
“Meet me there.” Riley said.
“Riley!” A voice yelled.
Riley took one step to the left. Rainbow Dash came crashing into his past position, ending up skidding to a halt in front of Princess Celestia.
“Princess!” Rainbow Dash squealed, immediately bowing.
Celestia sighed. “Rise Rainbow Dash.”
Rainbow Dash got up.
“Where have ya’ll been Rainbow?” Applejack asked.
“Getting Riley.” Replied Rainbow.
“Are you saying that you’ve known the cre…Riley too?!” Exclaimed Twilight.
“Yea. Remember how the storm had some freaky lights in it that everypony had been talking about for the past few days.”
“The unexplained phenomenon. Yes I do remember that Rainbow Dash, go on.”
“Well, the CMC’s came running to me about a monster and then I met it which was Riley and then we fought each other and then Fluttershy stopped us and then…”
“Slow down darling.” Interrupted Rarity. “Are you saying that FLUTTERSHY stopped a fight involving you!”
“Yep.”
“How?!”
“Riley will explain.” Rainbow yelled, pointing her hoof at Riley.
Riley gave Rainbow Dash a death glare before continuing.
“As you can tell, I have powers. A week ago, when Fluttershy found us. She was healing me when she accidentally cut something that she shouldn’t have. Spraying blood, my blood, into her mouth.”
“What does that have to do with her stopping Rainbow Dash?” Twilight asked.
“*sigh* Fuck explaining. Essentially Fluttershy has powers like me.”
“B-but how is that possible?!” Exclaimed Celestia.
“You tell me.” Replied Riley.
“Likewise, shall we continue to Fluttershy’s house and you can elaborate what is happening.” Suggested Luna.
Riley walked over to Erin’s unconscious body and picked her up.
“I’ll meet you there.”
“How are you…” Twilight said.
She was interrupted by a loud *FWOOMP*. All the ponies jumped back in shock at Riley unfurling his glowing, orange, fiery wings. He immediately took off, leaving everypony stunned.
“He has wings!” Exclaimed Twilight.
Celestia was the first to break out of her haze.
“We best not keep them waiting.” She started.
“Agreed sister.” Added Luna. “Let us go forth to Fluttershy’s cottage.”
Luna began walking down the road, followed by Celestia and eventually the rest of the mane 6.
“Fluttershy!” Riley yelled as he opened the front door.
He got no reply.
“Huh…wha.” Slurred Erin.
“Erin, you’re awake.” Exclaimed Riley.
“Did I miss anything?” Erin asked.
“Yea, I’ll explain later.” Replied Riley. “Just go lie down on the couch for a bit, get a bit of ice if you need it.”
“I’ll be ffffffffine.” Said Erin.
Riley put her down and she stumbled into the living room. Riley went upstairs to look for Fluttershy.
“Maybe she’s still sick?” Riley thought.
Riley walked to the bathroom door and knocked on the door.
“Fluttershy, you in there?”
He got no reply.
Riley grabbed the door handle and gave it a jiggle, it was still locked.
“Oh shit!” Riley thought.
Riley used his immense strength to burst through the door. The room was a complete mess. The walls and floor were caked in vomit, and the room was completely trashed. But the weirdest thing was a woman was lying in the middle of the floor.
“The fuck?” Riley said, confused.
Riley approached the woman. She was yellow, fairly skinny, had pink curly hair, yellow wings and three butterflies on her hips. Riley couldn’t believe it. Lying in front of him was Fluttershy, but in a human form.
Fluttershy stirred, she got up and turned towards Riley.
“Riley.” She said.
Riley’s reaction was to immediately jump back and cover his eyes.
“What, did I do something wrong!” Exclaimed Fluttershy.
“You….um….you’re uh naked.” Replied Riley.
Fluttershy looked down at herself. Surprised at her new form.
“Wait here.” Said Riley as he darted away.
“Um…okay.”
Fluttershy continued to inspect her now form. Instead of her hooves, she now had hands and feet. She wiggled her toes and fingers. It felt extremely weird to her, and Riley never had a problem with her being nude when she was a pony, why now?
Riley came back with a pile of clothes in his hands.
“Put these on.” He said. “They should fit you since you’re about Erin’s size.”
“Do I need to?” Fluttershy asked.
“I would.” Replied Riley.
“Why.”
“Where Erin and I come from, being nude is not advisable in public.”
“Can you help me get dressed?”
“Huh…” Riley said “Um…sure.”
Riley mentally slapped himself.
“Okay, what do I do first?”
Riley joined Fluttershy in the bathroom, all while repeating “Oh fuck. Oh fuck. Oh fuck. Oh fuck.” In his head.
After a painstaking few minutes. Fluttershy was finally clothed.
“There we go.” Said Riley.
Fluttershy inspected herself in the mirror. It was nothing fancy, just a plain blue t-shirt and a pair of jeans.
“I love it. Thank you Riley.” Thanked Fluttershy.
“Uh…You’re welcome.” Replied Riley.
“Will I stay like this forever?” Fluttershy asked out of the blue.
“Stay like what.”
“You know, human.”
“I would call you a human Fluttershy. You’re more of a pony-human hybrid.”
“Huh?”
“You still got wings and pony ears.”
Fluttershy felt her head and her back, still able to feel her pointy ears and feathery wings.
“So…I’m a hybrid.” Fluttershy shrugged.
“I guess.” Replied Riley.
“What if I don’t want to be a hybrid.”
“So you don’t want to be a hybrid.”
“I don’t know, I’ve only been a hybrid for a bit. Maybe the princesses can change me back if I don’t want to be a hybrid.”
“You can ask them soon. They’re coming here.”
“WHAT! The princesses are coming HERE!” Exclaimed Fluttershy.
“Is that a big deal?” Riley asked.
“That’s a BIG deal.” Continued Fluttershy. “And my house is a mess.”
“Okay okay, take a chill pill. I doubt they’ll mind. I met them and they seem…Nice. They didn’t kill Erin.”
“They found Erin, and you’ve met them!”
“Yes.”
“Please tell me that you made a good first impression with them.”
“Ehhhh…Kind of.”
“Oh sweet Celestia.” Fluttershy sighed.
“Hey. In my defence, it looked like they were attacking Erin.”
“You ATTACKED them!”
“*Sigh* Fuck sakes. No, I didn’t hurt anyone.”
“Good.”
Riley walked downstairs with Fluttershy following closely behind. Erin was snoring on the couch.
“Erin.” Riley said.
“Huh…wha?” Erin said as she rubbed her throbbing head.
“You feeling okay?” Riley asked.
“Yea, just a headache.”
“See, I knew that you going out was a bad idea.” Riley said angrily. “Fuck me I should’ve said for you to stay here.”
“It was an accident.” Insisted Erin.
“I know but still…”
“Still nothing, accidents happen.”
“*Sigh* Fine, I believe you. But those Princesses are now coming here to talk to us.”
“They’re coming here!” Exclaimed Erin.
“Yes, so get up and make yourself look moderately presentable, that black outfit really doesn’t look great.”
“Since when did you start giving fashion tips?!” Accused Erin.
“Since right now. Now go on.”
“Fine then you don’t have to…Fluttershy!”
Erin gawked at what was in front of her. It was Fluttershy, but as like a human pony hybrid.
“What happened to you Fluttershy?!” Exclaimed Erin.
“I’ll…um explain later.” Fluttershy murmured.
“Okayyyy. I’m just gonna get changed.” Continued Erin.
“You do that.” Said Riley.
Erin walked upstairs.
“Use my bedroom to change, not the bathroom.” Fluttershy called out.
“Got it.” Erin replied.
*KNOCK KNOCK*
“Oh no, they’re here.” Said Fluttershy.
“Relax, everything will go well.” Reassured Riley.
“Are you sure?”
“Yes I am."
Riley approached the front door and turned the knob.