Foreigners with Foreign Language

by Smashology

...Nor friends to share a cake

After staying with them a little she had no choice but to return to Ponyville on foot, it took her an entire day to get back but she finally arrived to the town. But something was wrong: Ponyville looked more like a ghost town. Casually she spotted Lyra and Bon Bon on the field and try to approach them.

“Hey!”

Both Lyra and Bon Bon got surprised when they noticed one of the Mane 6.

“Where’s everypony?”

“Taking shelter at their homes,” said Lyra.

“Why?”

“Because the castle is cursed, now foreign creatures we never seen before live inside it. I guess something happened to the princess and her friends,” said Bon Bon. “They have to come out of there someday, we’re preparing for the attack in the meantime.”

Those words concerned Pinkie and as the ponies left her behind she headed to the Friendship Castle at afternoon. She opened the doors.

“Hello?” no answer was given. Chill surrounded her body. “Is somepony here?”

A levitation spell grabbed her, closed the doors and attracts her to the creatures that were inside. Pinkie Pie tried to free herself from them but it was worthless. In front of her were a cow, a reindeer and a classical unicorn and all of them looked menacing. They were so worried about themselves to notice her flatten mane.

“AH, monsters!” shouted the pink pony. “What did you do to my friends?!”

“It’s us Pinkie, don’t be scared!” exclaimed Applejack.

The unicorn put her down and Pinkie Pie observed them carefully. They weren’t the same ponies she had become friends with long ago.

“This got worse since you left,” said Twilight. “I lost my wings and now I have Sombra’s coat and horn, Chrysalis’s head, Trixie’s mane and Nightmare Moon’s body. I can’t exit the castle because everypony thinks I’m evil.”

“Now Ah’m the smallest of all and Ah constantly moo without warnin’,” Applejack mooed, instantly covering her mouth over afterwards. “Sorry.”

“I have these antlers in my head instead of my horn and a puff of fur on my chest, it’s so dreadful.”

But Pinkie realized that some of her friends were missing.

“...Where are Fluttershy and Rainbow Dash?”

“Fluttershy is cryin’ in the corner and Rainbow Dash is chained in the basement,” said Applejack.

Pinkie Pie turned around to see her timid friend transformed into a sheep, she got close to her and stroked her wool to comfort her.

“How is she?”

“Physically she’s ok, mentally is frail,” explained Twilight. “She suffered from the transformation more than us; her legs aren’t yet adapted to her weight but her organs reduced its size so at least she doesn’t have breathing problems anymore. I’d like to say the same for Dash.”

“Why? What happened to her?”

“How could I say this properly darling?” asked Rarity and after a quick thought she answered. “We lost her.”

“What do you mean you lost her?”

“It’s better if ya see her for yourself,” answered Applejack. They took Pinkie to the door leading to the basement.

“But first take this.”

Rarity used her new long legs to give her the required item.

“A bucket full of fish heads?” she asked. “Why do I need them?”

“You’ll thank us later.”

The three ungulates pushed Pinkie down to the stairs and closed the door. She was afraid and alone in the dark with meat.

“Rainbow Dash, are you here?”

She looked to the blackness where the sound came from.

“Rainbow... Dash... they used to call me like that. Now I guess I have another name. Pinkie Pie, is that you?”

“I’m back,” the pink pony started to become nervous, a pair of orange reptilian eyes shined and glared at her. “What happened to you? I’m very confused.”

“I’m just hungry,” said Rainbow Dash. “I’m starving to death and our called ‘friends’ rejected me because of that. Please Pinkie you’re not like them, set me free.”

Pinkie Pie could saw in the dark thanks to the shine of the eyes. But sometimes there are things better to remain unknown because the shine revealed the pulverized bones of a dragon.

“You ate Spike?”

“Yeah. He went downstairs trying to find a spell to cure them. Why did he have to be so... tasty?”

“Don’t hurt me.”

“I’m not going to hurt you–”

“You’re scaring me Dashie.”

“You didn’t let me finish my sentence. I said I’m not going to hurt you... I’m just going to bash your brains.”

A big roar screeched the entire room and flames emerged from Dash’s back where her mane, wings and tail were previously, they lighted the entire room and revealed a longma with sharp teeth. Pinkie ran away afraid of her and headed to the door, the chains that limited the reptile’s movement saved her, a little tear dropped from the longma’s eye, like if it was saying ‘forgive me Pinkie.’ She exit the room as she briefly saw her friend lunging the bucket and devouring the fish heads.

“Why didn’t you tell me about that before?!”

“You wouldn’t believe us!” responded Rarity.

“She tried to eat us several times only for the past hours” added Applejack. “It was the only way we could save ourselves, she doesn’t even know her own name anymore for peach’s sake! And the worst part is that the same will happen to us sooner or later,” Applejack briefly transformed into the creature she was. “Why Ah think mah father’s name is Texas?” Rarity smacked Applejack’s head so she could came back to normal.

“Don’t worry girls. I know how to fix this. We only have to call Discord.”

“For what?” Twilight asked doubting.

“Marble said to me that the rarest creature in the world can help us,” she answered. “That was before her, Limestone and Maud... and Mom... and Dad...”

Pinkie remembered what happened at the rock farm and burst into tears.

“Don’t cry sugarcube,” said Applejack hugging her to console her. “We’ll fix this.”

Both Rarity and Applejack nodded Twilight, she tried to use her new magic to cast Discord and unlike the last time this was much faster, probably because she didn’t notice she was using dark magic. Discord was taking a shower one more time and when he noticed something was wrong in his bathroom he realized the situation.

“Oh, for the love of–!”

He got out of the bathtub with a towel.

“Twilight Sparkle, how many times do I have to tell you that you need to send me a message before–?”

But Discord was astonished when he saw the ponies in their new bodies. He couldn’t resist to burst into laughter.

“Ha ha ha!” the ponies were unamused. “What happened to you all? You look... well... interesting.”

“Shut up Discord,” said Twilight pissed off. “It’s not funny.”

“And I thought I was the most extravagant in all of Equestria.”

“We’re conscious ‘bout this, but now we need yer help to break this curse,” Applejack mooed once more and, like before, she covered her mouth. “Sorry again.”

“None of you wanted me to be with you before and now you want my help so you can be like you were? That’s not how you treat a friend.”

“So you’re not going to help us?!” questioned Rarity.

“Just give me one, ONE reason to help you.”

“Fluttershy is also cursed; she’s now a lamb, can’t even walk and it’s cryin’ in that corner.”

The next day Ethnicfest was entering in its final phase, the celebrated immigrants were beginning to pack their things to return to their homelands. Paprika was no exception: she was putting her remaining things in a saddlebag she bought, including some saved tarot cards, her crystal ball, her clothes and a framed picture. Pinkie Pie entered to the ruins of the tent.

“YOU.”

“Oh, here’s the cursed one,” said Paprika mocking. “How’s the curse I cursed you with, cursed-y?”

“I’m here to say I’m sorry,” said Pinkie. “You took away my family and turned my friends into monsters. What else do you want from me?”

“Nothing but your sanity.”

Paprika took the nearest thing she had available and threw it to Pinkie Pie, unfortunately for her the pony not only dodged the throw but also caught the object.

“What do we have here?”

“No, you can’t see that. It’s my most beloved possession.”

Paprika ran to her trying to recover her item, only to receive a punch in the face. The object that was thrown was the picture, Pinkie Pie noticed something: the picture displayed Paprika with her friends, who happened to be the same animals her own friends had become. Also it was signed with the next quote that Pinkie read:

“Don’t cry until the end, always keep smiling and remember that we’ll always be with you. Arizona, Velvet, Oleander, Pom and Tianuo.”

“It’s Tianhuo, you dumbass!” the alpaca shouted with tears in her eyes as she stood up. “I’ve not seen them in years, I don’t know where they are and I feel so lonely without them. I had the hope that in this festival I would find them and we’ll be part of a friendship again,” Paprika vented herself. “Then your friends entered and a little light in my heart appeared, we were having so much fun together. But you... you had to come to destroy the rest of my home and my happiness with your occurrences. Why don’t you just let me believe?!”

“Now it’s my turn,” Pinkie Pie said. “So I have this little vengeance ala Pinkie!”

Discord entered through the door, giving an intimidating glare to the alpaca.

“Listen you can do anything to the other ones, I don’t care but no one, I repeat, NO ONE messes with Fluttershy!”

Discord rushed toward Paprika and brought her down. Pinkie watched them closely to observe how the draconequus destroyed the alpaca but what began with a fight ended in Discord and Paprika kissing each other.

“Ew, that’s gross.”

The rest of the tent exploded and balls of light came out from nowhere, covering her, vanishing her and blinding her.

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Edits for chapter three
Edit 1;

They weren’t the same ponies she had become friends with long ago.

Original sentence: They weren’t the same ponies she had become friends long ago.
Edit 2;

Applejack moo mooed, instantly covering her mouth in over afterwards. “Sorry.”

Original sentence: Applejack moo, instantly covering her mouth in afterwards. “Sorry.”
Edit 3;

Fluttershy is cryin’ on in the corner and Rainbow Dash is chained in the basement” said Applejack.

Original sentence: Fluttershy is cryin’ on the corner and Rainbow Dash is chained in the basement”, said Applejack.
Edit 4;

Why does did he had have to be so... tasty?”

Original sentence: Why does he had to be so... tasty?”
Edit 5;

“You don’t didn't let me finish my sentence. I said I’m not going to hurt you... I’m just going to bash your brains.”

Original sentence: “You don’t let me finish my sentence. I said I’m not going to hurt you... I’m just going to bash your brains.”
Edit 6;

She exit exited the room as she briefly saw her friend lunging the bucket in the air and devouring the fish heads.

Original sentence: She exit the room as she briefly saw her friend lunging the bucket and devouring the fish heads.
Edit 7;

“Why don’t didn't you tell me about that before?!”

Original sentence: “Why don’t you tell me about that before?!”
Edit 8;

“It was the only way we could save ourselves, she doesn’t even knows know her own name anymore for peach’s sake!

Original sentence: “It was the only way we could save ourselves, she doesn’t even knows her own name anymore for peach’s sake!
Edit 9;

Both Rarity and Applejack nodded Twilight and she tried to use her new magic to cast Discord and unlike the last time this was much faster, probably because she didn’t noticed notice she was using dark magic

Original sentence: Both Rarity and Applejack nodded Twilight and she tried to use her new magic to cast Discord and unlike the last time this was much faster, probably because she didn’t noticed she was using dark magic
Edit 10;

Applejack moo mooed once more and, like before, she covered her mouth. “Sorry again.”

Original sentence: Applejack moo once more and, like before, she covered her mouth. “Sorry again.”
Edit 11;

“Fluttershy is also cursed; she’s now a lamb, can’t even walk and cryin’ on in that corner.”

Original sentence: “Fluttershy is also cursed; she’s now a lamb, can’t even walk and it’s cryin’ on that corner.”
Edit 12;

Paprika took the nearest thing she had available and threw it to Pinkie Pie, unfortunately for her the pony not only dodge dodged the throw but also catch caught the object.

Original sentence: Paprika took the nearest thing she had available and threw it to Pinkie Pie, unfortunately for her the pony not only dodge the throw but also catch the object.
Edit 13;

Paprika run ran to her trying to recover her item, only to receive a punch in the face.

Original sentence: Paprika run to her trying to recover her item, only to receive a punch in the face.

All edits in chronological order