Three days had past since Rarity's transformation and Sasha had decided to visit the town proper since she had spent the whole time at the tent since the circus moved. She walked into the little town to find Twinkle Sprinkle entertaining some foals with her unicycle tricks and juggling while Skittle Giggle and Clown Stripe are messing about the clouds, occasionally causing them to rain, shock and be thrown off course much to the Pegasuses on cloud duty's dismay. Sasha giggled as she saw Skittle and Stripe flee from the damage to cause more chaos elsewhere and turned her focus back to Sprinkle.
"Hey Sprinkle over here" Sasha shouted, Sprinkle took notice of this and after settling down her juggling equipment she peddled towards Sasha, giving her a hug.
"Hello Sasha, I thought you would be remaining in the tent the whole time the circus would be here, listening to Loopy's silly ramblings while Caty and Magic try to clamp her mouth shut". Sprinkle said with a chuckle. Sasha grinned at the comment, remembering Loopy trying to say something about changing rooms after coming back from ordering clothes while Caty desperately tried to restraint Loopy's mouth and asking Magic for help. She also remembered seeing Caty telling Magic something which caused Magic to blush but when asked, Magic simply said to Sasha that it isn't something you want to hear so Sasha just dropped the subject. Sasha shrugged the memory off and looked at Sprinkle who was smiling.
"Well you know what Loopy's like, she is a motor mouth and if it were not for Caty, Loopy would be a machine without an off switch. You would end up envying the deaf". Sasha said while mentally telling herself to get some ear plugs.
"Well where have those two gone, My bits are on Sugarcube Corner where Pinkie and Loopy are having a joke contest or more likely with Pinkie. a cupcake eating contest". said Sprinkle with an energetic giggle. Sasha nodded no and pointed to what used to be Carousel Boutique.
"No they are collecting some outfits from Carousel Funhouse that they had ordered from. I think I may head there myself and have a look". said Sasha observing the building. It seems Glimmer had changed the exterior of the building to fit the circus theme such as the colour scheme now resembling a fun house. The shop floor's windows resembled large pink eyes that slowly spin in a circle, the front door resembled a smiling mouth and the blue parts of the building was now pink and white in colour in the designs of a striped tent. The sign above the door which originally had an image of a mannequin now had what looked like Princess Celestia and Luna dressed as jesters while juggling and the center of the top floor of the building was a fully functional carousel with stair on both sides of the building leading to it. Sasha noticed the many foals playing on it and gave off a small giggle before Sprinkle spoke.
"The sign was my idea, I think having clowns as rulers could boost the happiness in the area though one is studying mime as a hobby which can bring in some laughs so its a start". Sprinkle said with a smile.
"Yes that would be great" Sasha replied, remembering the fun brought on by Queen Margaret Cirque's rule while flinching at the idea of mimes due to an incident in which a permanent clown transformation wasn't met with the best response which result in her briefly becoming a mime and losing her ability to speak. She shrugged off the thought and saw Caty and Loopy leave with packages in their mouths and noticed they were heading to Sugarcube Corner which Sprinkle took notice.
"Well I don't want to miss this, I am heading to Sugarcube Corner to see what Loopy does, see you later Sasha" Sprinkle said honking her nose and pedals away on her unicycle. Sasha waves back and enters the Carousel Funhouse. The interior had also changed, the rug leading to the front door looked like a tongue, the whole room was was a mix of colours often found in fun houses such as black, red, white, yellow, blue, pink and green. Sasha turned to mirrors to find they had that effect where the viewer appears wider, thin, taller and short but also found some mirrors with other effects such as one where it shows the viewer as a different creature with the choice of creature being totally random. Sasha show herself as a pony, a dragon, a centaur, a donkey and a zebra with her favorite being a pony which she chuckled at. Several mannequins were linked to the carousel that were all over the room which were mostly displaying performer costumes but sometimes you could find interesting versions of existing clothing such as a princess outfit with a button on the bow that switches into a tutu and what looked like a business suit in a display case that was purple and made for a human which Sasha swore that she had seen before somewhere but couldn't put her finger on it.
"Oooo I see you have found my little personal project". Glimmer Joy appeared while back flipping towards Sasha and ending it with a bow.
Sasha giggled at the little performance and gave a small clap. She decided to ask what inspired Glimmer to make the suit and the answer jogged her memory.
"Why, from this little comic that Caty dropped in funhouse after she made her order three days ago. It is about some overly serious human who dresses like a bat and keeps trying to stop the fun this clown is bringing to 'Gothham City', not a very cheery name don't you think?". Glimmer said while pointing her hove on the cover entitled 'The origin of the Joker' showing the Joker holding up three playing cards that each having an image on them that represents the three possible origins of the character that most people go for. Sasha felt a little disturbed as it seems that Glimmer didn't notice the harm that the Joker brings to others and was behaving a bit like Harley Quinn. Sasha shrugged the thought off.
"Glimmer, has this change to you and the shop helped you in anyway?". asked Sasha.
"Indeed, foals have come to the funhouse to have a ride on the carousel so I can listen to the joy while I work and while the ponies look at the new outfits in stock, I can perform and make the little ones laugh meaning everyone is happy". Glimmer said while raising her front hooves while mini party cannons fire away. Sasha while happy at Glimmer's further success doubted everyone being happy due to knowing the shop was well known and a certain bunch won't be pleased with the change.
"I do doubt everyone is happy, I don't think the stuck up nobles in Canterlot wouldn't want to wear something that isn't 'proper'". Sasha said in a bit of a cynical tone. Glimmer took notice and nodded her head in agreement.
"You are right ringmaster. I have know them for a long time and it would be wishful thinking to think that they would enjoy any of this. Anyway can I ask a favor?". Sasha nodded yes and Glimmer went on to explain the favor.
"My friend Fluttershy is a shy young mare and at the show she was frightened by you. Now don't get offended by this but while she has a fear of clowns, this wasn't the reason why she was frightened as it was simply your race because she has never met a human before". Glimmer explained and Sasha stated she wasn't not offended by this and continued to listen.
"So I am asking you to come with me to her cottage so that we can talk to her, we may even get her to join plus Discord may help us". Glimmer explained and Sasha give it some thought before saying yes. They both left the funhouse and went to the cottage and after getting there Glimmer knocked on the door.
"Fluttershy dearie are you going to let us in". Glimmer said, Fluttershy unlocked the door and jumped at the sight of Sasha.
"Rar.....i....ty, why is that creature here". Fluttershy said while hanging from the ceiling in fear. Glimmer and Sasha walked in and saw Discord helping Fluttershy down.
"Sasha is no threat, we just want to have some fun and also please call me Glimmer". Glimmer said with a smile. Discord was a little taken aback by both Glimmer and Sasha. In Glimmer's case it was because he didn't think he would ever see Rarity acting as a clown in his entire life and in Sasha's case, it is because he hasn't seen a human for so long. Not since he learned to make voodoo dolls from a human witch doctor.
"Hello human, was it you that managed to convince Rarity to let go of being so pompous"?. Discord said with an inquisitive face.
Sasha giggled and said "The circus I run uses some special magic to make others become more fun loving like little Glimmer here". She then got closer and whispered "If we play our cards right, I can show you how it works on Fluttershy and in case you think otherwise, no it doesn't hurt the person being affected".
Discord smiled and said "Well that is good to know, Fluttershy is a sensitive little pony". Glimmer had found a box under one of the seats saying 'Discord's voodoo box'. She opened it and found many dolls of ponies she knew. She found one of her herself and decided, against her better judgement, spun it around causing her to spin all over the place causing some damage to the cottage. Discord noticed and used a spell to repair the damage while laughing at Glimmer who had on the floor with a dizzy expression. Meanwhile, Sasha was trying to comfort Fluttershy but to no avail and she would crouch in fear if Sasha attempted to touch her.
"Come don't be shy, let me entertain you" Sasha said while juggling some balls. Fluttershy opened up a little but not by much. Sasha asked Discord and Glimmer for help.
"Fluttershy, dearie she is just playing around with you, take it from me as she is good at make others laugh and is never out to hurt anyone" said Glimmer trying to give some support with Discord taking the Glimmer doll and a Sasha doll he had made with Glimmer and using them to control their movements. Jerking their bodies in amusing but somewhat painful positions. Fluttershy laughed and Discord reassured her that if Sasha really were to want to do harm, he would use the doll to stop that. Fluttershy felt relived and safe and opened up to Sasha.
"I am sorry Sasha, I was afraid that you would hurt me" Fluttershy said with a smile.
"That is ok and hey did you like Twilight's performance at the circus?".said Sasha. Fluttershy was surprised to hear that Twilight had joined circus. Sasha told her that Twilight's clown name was 'Twinkle Sprinkle' and asked if Fluttershy herself would join.
"I did like her performance and she seemed happy with being a clown but I don't like large crowds, they would just laugh at me" said Fluttershy in a concerned tone. Discord and Glimmer decided to encourage her a little.
"I didn't simply spread all the chaos to the best of my abilities over a single night, I did have learn to control and get creative over time". said Discord with a proud pose.
"O dearie, a clown's job is about making the crowd laugh and with bit of training and bravery, you could make the cutest and funniest clown in the circus. Maybe to the point where Pinkie would look boring" said Glimmer.
After some consideration, Fluttershy accepted. Sasha said all she needed to do was wear this clown nose.
"Oh, ur....okay" Fluttershy said as the nose attached itself to her nose. Her vision switched to a forest setting, looking like a nicer version of the Everfree Forest. Fluttershy noticed some families of rabbits snicking at her and pointed at her nose which had turned blue much like Twinkle's own nose. Fluttershy didn't like the laughter and felt upset.
"Pleases stop" she begged. Suddenly a red, brown and yellow dress formed on her body with part of the grass around her fusing with the bottom part of the dress. Fluttershy felt odd as after the dress went on, she didn't feel as bad from the laughter of the rabbits, she felt strangely confused and amused.
"wh...wh..what, where did this come from and why do I feel like honking my nose" Fluttershy said to no one but after honking her nose, the should of a bird whistle went off, causing some birds to appear and laugh at her. Fluttershy, understanding that the whistle was telling a joke through translation, gave off a small giggle. Some large leafs and a few vines wrapped themselves around her neck, causing them to form a collar with yellow bells that look like fruits on the leave's tips that rattle when moved. A pink frill formed underneath the collar while a blue bow formed and held the two parts of the dress in much the same way as Glimmer's own dress.
"This....actually feels good" Fluttershy said with more confidence. She flew and brought some clouds down then proceeded to make cloud animals with them in the same way that balloon animals are made. The animals laughed at her antics and some birds flew down holding a dark purple strap with light purple triangles and strapped it to the dress. She thanked them and some green hove shoes formed on hooves which were kept on by many coloured straps.
"Heheee, this is a lot of fun" Fluttershy said while giggling and performing cartwheels until she crashed into a tree. The tree started to laugh and was followed by other trees which attached a blue flower to her mane using a vine. Her mane and tail started to curl up, forming a few curls. A bow shaped like a butterfly tied the mane in place. Fluttershy looked at her reflection in a nearby stream and laughed at her appearance.
"I no longer feel shy and according to Discord, I have the sweetest smile". Fluttershy said with her eyelashes extending and blue upside down triangles forming under her eyes. She closed her eyes and after ten seconds she opened them, revealing the familiar pink pupils.
"From now on, my name will be Sweetie Smiles". Fluttershy, now Sweetie Smiles announced to which the animals cheered. Her vision returned to her cottage where Discord, Sasha and Glimmer were messing with voodoo dolls. Glimmer was the first to notice the changed mare.
"I see it is finished. Tell me do feel a lot better with be a clown now" Glimmer said with a grin.
"I am Sweetie Smiles now and I am going to challenge Discord to a goof off" said Smiles while looking at Discord with narrowed eyes and a devilish smile. Discord grinned at the challenge and went outside to the back garden to perform with Angel as an unwilling judge to the duo's antics. Glimmer spotted three dolls of the three princesses that were untouched and decided to take them and mentally told herself that Sprinkle would want these. Sasha didn't see Glimmer hide the dolls in her dress and they both went back into town, leaving the clown and chaos spirit to have fun.