> Swapped : A WWE Crossover
>  by AzelTheMantis
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> The Most Must See Pegasus
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Chapter 1 : The Most Must See Pegasus



"It was me Celestia! It was all me all along, Celestia!" - Discord to Celestia after revealing himself as the reason for all the chaos


T’was a cold and beautiful night in Equestria. The moon shone in the middle of the dark night in all its glory, catching the eyes of many ponies who hadn’t gone to sleep yet. One of those ponies was a pegasus named Rainbow Dash.

Rainbow Dash was, in her own words, an awesome pegasus and one of the best, if not the best flier in all of Equestria. She was as competitive as competitive could get and was a loyal friend to all. Some two months ago, she lent a helping hoof in defeating Tirek, a magical centaur who threatened to rule Equestria with the enormous amount of magic he had absorbed. Since then, peace reigned once again….for now.

It had been nearly a whole month since Rainbow Dash had settled in with her friends in Twilight Sparkle’s castle at Ponyville. Speaking of Twilight, she made another trip to the human world a few weeks back and she seemed pretty happy about how things worked out with Princess Celestia’s former student, Sunset Shimmer.

As for Rainbow Dash, there wasn’t much to do. At best, the only exciting thing she was ever involved in the previous week was teaching Twilight some aerial tricks and now, she was bored as hell. The promise of a flying session with the Wonderbolts the next day was the only thing that kept her patient.

And being patient was one of the things she hated doing. She stared at the moon with a smirk, knowing that if she could pull some awesome moves in front of the Wonderbolts and impress them, she could very well be their newest member in just a few days. While she fantasized about the upcoming event, a voice snapped her back to reality.

“Uhh...Rainbow Dash? Aren’t you gonna get some shuteye?” Applejack asked, startling the pegasus.

“Wha---“, Rainbow Dash shook her head to get the thoughts out before she turned to her friend, “Oh, just tryin’ to figure out some cool moves to show tomorrow”, she grinned.

“You aren’t seriously thinking about showin’ off, are you?” Applejack raised an eyebrow, “It’s just a simple flying session”.

“Showing off?”, Rainbow Dash chuckled, “Puh-lease! Why would you think I’d do something like that?” she asked. In actuality, Rainbow Dash had been waiting for this opportunity to shine for a long time and she was sure as heck not gonna let it pass her by.

“Whateve….you better get some sleep. You’ve got a big day ahead of you”, Applejack yawned as she left. She had a lingering doubt that Rainbow Dash was gonna do something stupid but she decided to sleep through it.

After taking one last look at the beautiful, star-filled sky, Rainbow Dash headed towards her chambers. Applejack was right; she needed to take as much rest as she could. One way or another, it was gonna be one of the best days ever for her. 

With a smile and an optimistic outlook for the next day, she drifted off to slumber-land. However, somehow, she managed to miss the magical aura that covered her, an ancient spell that had been lingering inside the Tree of Harmony chest for some centuries. 


Meanwhile, in the human world, in Rosemont, Illinois
Inside the rather comfy locker room of Mike “The Miz” and Damien Mizdow in the Allstate Arena


“Play that again”, Mike ordered his assistant as him and his “stunt double” watched the Marine 3 (what else were you expecting?), “I knew they smudged my face too much”, he commented as he placed a hand on his “money-maker” while Damien did the same.

Mike “The Miz” Mizanin was a successful wrestler in his own rights; main-eventing WrestleMania 27 and retaining his WWE title against SuperMa….I mean John Cena. In addition to that, he had also been tag team champion with other superstars like his stunt double Damien Mizdow, captured the United States and Intercontinental titles a few times too. He was also an actor as well as a former reality show star before he entered the world of wrestling.

Damien Mizdow, on the other hand, didn’t have that much success. He started out as an intellectual savior of the masses and after some ups and downs, he won the Money in the Bank contract. However, his career went downhill after a certain roadblock *cough* Super Cena *cough* and he went through an identity crisis before he finally settled as The Miz’s stunt double and eventually winning his first taste of gold in the process. By the way, he kinda lost all that intellectual crap a long time ago.

“Sir?” someone knocked on the door.

“Come in”, Mike said, his eyes till glued to the 32 inch LCD TV in front of him. He wanted to make sure he looked great in every single scene he was in. A staff member entered the room, trying his best not to make The Miz angry or something. Everyone in the arena knew about the so-called A-Lister’s tantrums so it was unwise making him mad unless you could shut him back up.

“Umm.....Kane has just sent me here to um...inform you that you have a match tomorrow night”, he said, forcing a smile. Kane was the Director of Operations and he had the power to make matches as much as he wanted. But to be honest, why the hell would anyone make a seven foot tall monster with a demented background take charge of almost everything in the WWE?

“Against who? Los Matadores? The Usos?” The Miz shrugged as he shoved some popcorn inside his mouth, “This movie would’ve been a flop if it weren’t for my A-List acting skills”, he added.

“Umm...the Ascension”, the staff member replied with a nervous grin. Both Miz and Mizdow dropped their popcorn almost immediately, and slowly removed their sunglasses.

“Excuse me?” The Miz asked again, this time with a hint of annoyance. Nobody wanted to face the Ascension especially after hearing about their infamous dominance over at NXT.

“The Ascension?” the words pierced the two wrestlers’ ears. They had faced the Ascension before and it wasn’t a pretty sight. The newcomers had utterly demolished them, becoming the first in their list of victims in the process.

“Get out!” The Miz yelled, threatening to smash a vase over the poor staff member’s head. Fortunately, he got the hint and he ran out of the room as fast as he could.

“Sir, are you alright?” his assistant asked. However, instead of even gracing her with a reply, he simply shoved her outside before locking the door from the inside. The assistant didn’t bother to try to get back in; she had known enough about The Miz to rightly guess that he would need to be alone in a situation like this.

“Dammit! Why The Ascencion of all people?” The Miz angrily kicked a recliner, “It’s bad enough that we lost our titles and now they want us to face them? This is screwed-up, I will sue them for this”, he told Damien as he picked up his cell phone.

“Maybe, I dunno, we could beat them?” Damien said, “I mean, Sin Cara and his masked buddy did it before”, he added, referring to the Lucha Dragons who were the first team to bring down The Ascension after nearly a year of dominance of the latter.

“Hmm...maybe you’re right”, The Miz said, placing his cell phone down, “I should just calm down and work out a plan for tomorrow”.

“We should get some sleep”, Damien shrugged before he headed towards his bedroom. It was almost midnight and they wouldn’t want to miss the work-outs in the morning.

“This is your idea so remember that. If anything happens to my money-maker, I’ll fire you”, The Miz growled. Damien gulped, knowing that he would have to take the brunt of the Ascension’s offence the next night if he was going to keep his job. “Screw you, Kane”, The Miz mumbled one last time before he fell asleep.

However, unknown to the former WWE Champion and his stunt double, an aura covered him, slowly moving his mind to another place and replacing it with another. Things were gonna be so messed up the next day.


Some hours later, inside Rainbow Dash’s bedroom in Twilight’s Castle


“Where’s my coffee?” the pegasus groggily woke up, frizzy mane and all, “Where the hell am I?” she asked herself, “Damien?”

By some means unknown to anybody or anypony, Mike’s vain mind was moved to the body of the wannabe-Wonderbolt.

“What is this? Rainbow blankets?” Mike Dash asked as he threw the furry blanket off, “If this is one of Damien’s pranks, I swear I’m gonna kill him”, he mumbled, getting off his bed, only to find himself falling flat on the carpeted floor.

“Why can’t I stand up?” he grunted, trying to stand up on his two legs before eventually falling down again. Something prevented him from standing on his legs so he resorted to crawling on all fours instead, “What’s with this girly voice?”, he growled. 

“What the hell is wrong with me?” he mumbled, reaching for a light switch nearby. One flick of the switch and then, he saw it.

“...what the heck am I?”, Mike Dash fell on his back as soon as he saw his reflection in a mirror. He was a blue pegasus with a rainbow mane and tail. He didn’t notice it at first but there was a cloud with a rainbow bolt near his butt.

“What the heck!!!? Where’re my awesome hands!?” he yelled as he stared at his digit-less, stumpy blue hooves. Not only was he turned into a blue pegasus, he was a girl pegasus or pegasister or whatever. The former reality show star was beyond shocked at the sudden revelation; almost as shocked as the Shocked Undertaker Guy.

At first, he was terrified but slowly he calmed down, with the thought that there would be some logical explanation to all of this. He kicked himself in the hopes that it was just a dream but the blow felt all too real to dismiss as a figment of his imagination.

“Really? A winged pony?”, he sighed. He had to face the truth now. Once an A-List Hollywood actor, now just a winged pony. Of all the things he could be, he was a pony. That really rustled The Miz’s jimmies.

He tried to get up on all fours but he accidentally began flapping his wings, causing him to smack against the ceiling, barely missing the chandelier. He tilted his left wing a bit before he spiraled uncontrollably and smashed into a chair. Luckily, he was able to retract his wings before he could do anymore damage. “Do not fly”, he made a mental note.

The next second, someone knocked on the door before it opened.

“Rainbow Dash, what’s wrong?”, a lavender pegasus with a horn popped her head between the gap in the doorway.

“Okay, whatever drug I’m on, it’s a good one”, Mike Dash said as he paced around, completely ignoring the new arrival. “Either that, or I’m in a dumb place where talking horses exist”, he sat down, sighing. Whatever happened to him, it was gonna ruin his life if he didn’t fix it soon.

Little did he knew, a sinister purple orb beneath Rainbow Dash’s bed grew larger and glowed...um....sinisterly(?).


A few minutes later, inside The Miz’s special locker room in the Allstate Arena


“Ow…why does my head feel so dizzy”, a man wearing nothing but boxers groggily crawled out of his bed.

Another second later, the man’s eyes widened in shock when he took a look at his hands before screaming out loud, waking Damien Mizdow up.

“AAAHH!!!! MY HOOVES!!”, Rainbow Miz screamed. Her blue hooves were replaced by these pinkish brown extensions with five small sticks of meat embedded into both of them. Her voice had also turned much more masculine and absolutely more annoying and loud.

The place she was in was definitely not her bedroom either. It was much smaller and there were some posters on the wall, all depicting a hideous creature (Sorry Miz) wearing some dirty clothes.

“Miz? What’s the matter?”, Damien suddenly burst into the room, hastily pulling up his shorts to avoid an awkward situation. He was silently praying that nothing had happened to The Miz’s money-maker.

“What kind of monster are you!?”, Rainbow Miz backed to a corner. Damien Mizdow raised an eyebrow at his tag team partner’s weird behavior. The situation had just gone from strange to absolutely freaking strange for Rainbow Miz.

“Monster? Just calm down. We’ll sort this out, Miz”, Damien figured it was best to just take it slowly instead of using brute force to subdue Rainbow Miz. Besides, the last thing he’d wanna do was mess up his money-maker.

“I’m no Miz! I’m a pegasus! I’m Rainbow Dash!!!”, Rainbow Miz yelled, kicking violently when Damien approached her. She was, in no way, going to let some creature grab her and capture her. She was Rainbow Freakin’ Dash for crying out loud.

“We better get you to Doctor Shelby pronto”, Damien reluctantly said before he tackled her. To his surprise, Rainbow Miz jumped up and hit her head on the ceiling above, leaving a small dent on it.

“Oww…where’re my wings?”, Rainbow Miz rubbed her head and reached for her back, only to find her precious wings missing, “What the hay did you do to my wings!!?”, she yelled again. Whatever this strange creature did, he had managed to transform her into something she had never seen before and also had removed her beautiful wings.

“I’m sorry but this is for your own good”, Damien gulped as he grabbed hold of one of Rainbow Miz’s legs and pulled her closer. The next moment, he landed a clean haymaker right on her face, knocking her out. 

“He is so gonna kill me when he wakes up”, Mizdow muttered before he quickly rushed outside of the room to get Doctor Shelby. Miz needed some medical attention and he needed it fast.

But there was one thing the former tag team champion didn’t see. It was a small purple orb beneath Miz’s bed, which slowly grew bigger and bigger.

> Time to Play the Magical Game
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Chapter 2: Time to Play the Magical Game



“That bruised him! As Celestia as my witness, he is feeling mild discomfort!!” – Scootaloo, trying her hoof at imitating Jim Ross


“Ouch...that smarts....” Rainbow Miz groaned as she woke up from her brief state of unconscious due to Mizdow’s punch. She could still remember the powerful blow the strange bearded creature gave her and the violent impact it made with her face. “Why can’t I move my legs?” she started to panic when she realized that her legs were tied up.

“Twilight! Applejack! Fluttershy! Somepony help me!”, she screamed out of desperation. No answer came from anywhere. She had to face the cold truth. Wherever she was, whatever she was, she was all alone and unable to escape this nightmare. “No, this is not happening”, she tried to console herself but to no avail.

Tears had started to form at the corner of her eyes and some of them had found their way to the mattress she was sitting on.

“Uh, Miz? You alright?” Damien slowly peeped through the door, taking care in case his tag team partner suddenly bolted again.

“What are you? And where am I?” Rainbow Miz continued to cry while lowering her head. After realizing she wasn’t getting out of this mess easily, she resorted to getting some questions answered.

“Me?”, Damien chuckled nervously, “I’m your stunt double, Damien Mizdow”, he was a bit suspicious about Miz’s odd behavior but he decided to answer her questions nonetheless, “And you’re in your locker room in the Allstate Arena in Rosement, Illinois”, Damien took a seat near her.

“What am I?” Rainbow Miz asked again. From what she just heard, she was probably at least miles away from Ponyville.

“Uh...a human being? The most advance life form on this planet”, Damien channeled a bit of his former intellectuality for that answer.

“Human?” Rainbow Miz’s ears perked up...well, at least figuratively. She suddenly remembered what Twilight Sparkle had said about the world she had gone to twice. She had said something about the denizens of the world looking like this....Damien Mizdow.

“Yeah, human”, Damien stared intently at her.

Rainbow Miz decided it was best to calm her nerves. Maybe this human might be able to get her back home. Besides, Twilight had already gone to and back from this world two times so all she had to do was ask him to take her to a school called Canterlot High School where the portal to Equestria was located.

“Could you untie me now? It’s really uncomfortable”, she forced a chuckle so as to gain Damien’s trust.

“Uh...I’ll have to get Doctor Shelby first but don’t worry, Miz. I’ll be back soon”, Damien got up and prepared to head to the room next door where the Doctor was present.

“It’s Rainbow Dash”, she scowled.

“Ooookay, Rainbow Dash it is”, Damien gave her a thumbs up before he left her alone in the bedroom.

In a few seconds, a bald human entered the bedroom, sporting a smile that creeped the hell out of Rainbow Miz. Something told her that this “Doctor” wasn’t gonna help her one bit.

“Hi there, Miss Rainbow Dash. My name is Doctor Shelby”, Shelby introduced himself while Damien stood behind him. The Doctor was well known for his efforts in making Team Hell No one of the greatest tag teams in recent memory.

“Hey”, Rainbow Miz said coldly. Shelby had only been there for a few seconds and she was starting to dislike him already. So much for the warm introduction.

“So, uh, could you tell me about yourself?” Shelby asked as he took a pen and a notebook to write down something.

“I’m Rainbow Dash. I’m a pegasus and I’m originally from Cloudsdale but I’m currently living in Ponyville”, Rainbow Dash sighed when she finished. All she wanted to do now was get out of the room and head towards Canterlot High School so she could go home.

“Pegasus?” Shelby raised an eyebrow but he still continued, “A winged horse? That’s what you are?”

“Yup. Always was, always has been, that is, until I turned into this”, Rainbow Miz replied with disgust.

“Well, that’ll be all”, Shelby smiled nervously before he whispered something to Mizdow. 

“Hey! Aren’t you gonna untie me?”, she yelled when she saw Mizdow about to leave. She never liked being forced to stay put especially when she was such a hyperactive pegasus.

“Oh, sorry”, Damien approached her, “Promise me you won’t flail around or do something stupid”, he stopped himself before his fingers touched the restraints.

“I promise”, she groaned.

In a few seconds, Rainbow Miz was free to move her hands and legs again. “There we go”, Damien said as he threw the last restraint away.

“So what did the Doctor tell you?” Rainbow Miz asked.

“He told me that you are in no state to compete”, Damien truthfully replied, “To be honest, this is a great trick to get yourself out of our match with The Ascension”, he whispered mischievously.

“I told you, I am not Miz! I am RAINBOW BUCKING DASH!!” Rainbow Miz yelled right in Damien’s face. She was getting really tired of having to tell everyone her name over and over again. It’s not that she really hated it; it was just that the situation she was in was really pissing her off.

“Okay, I’m sorry!” Damien smiled sheepishly before there was a knock on the door, “Excuse me, I’ll get that”, he said before he left.

“I wonder what the others are doing?” Rainbow Miz thought as she curled herself into a ball, shedding a single tear.


At the same time, inside Twilight’s castle


“Rainbow Dash! What is wrong with you? Answer me!” Twilight was starting to get worried. There was something definitely wrong with her friend. She hadn’t even talked to her and all she did was mumble something while she sat on her bed.

Princess Twilight Sparkle, the Princess of Friendship was the prized student of Princess Celestia, the ruler of Equestria. She had been known for her methods of creating and mending friendships with almost everypony she met, not mention her own talent in handling even the most hardest of spells.

Mike Dash tried his best to tune out the pleas of the lavender alicorn. He would’ve easily dismissed the predicament as a mere dream but it seemed too real for him to handle. He really was a pony and he had wings. All he could think of now was a way to get back.

“Who are you, a figment of my imagination?” Mike Dash questioned Twilight. He figured it would be best if he’d play along with whatever shit was going on around him.

“Figment of your imagination?” Twilight asked, “I’m Twilight Sparkle! I’m your friend!” she yelled. Something was very off with her pegasus friend. She had never been this ignorant or stubborn before and that was saying something.

“Whatever, Twinkie”, Mike Dash smirked, “Tell me I’m not in a land filled with ponies”, he added with a groan.

“What’s the matter with you? Don’t you know me?” Twilight yelled, catching Mike by surprise. He certainly didn’t expect the alicorn to be such a loud-mouth.

“WHY THE HELL WOULD I KNOW YOU!!?” Mike shouted right in Twilight’s face. He had enough of all this and he wanted to make it all go poof in seconds. “I am not Rainbow Dash! I don’t know how I got here! I don’t care about you or anyone here!!” he said angrily.

Twilight was left completely speechless by the outburst her friend had suddenly made. She was shocked beyond words to hear such harsh words coming from the mouth of the pegasus. 

“What’s goin’ on? I heard some yellin’”, Applejack said as she entered Rainbow Dash’s bedroom, only to find a scowl on the pegasus’ face and a shocked expression on Twilight’s, “What’s wrong?”, she asked Twilight.

No answer came from the lavender alicorn so Applejack decided to inquire Mike Dash instead.

“Rainbow Dash, what’s the matter?” she asked him, trying to place a comforting hoof on his shoulder only to find it brushed away rather roughly.

“I. Am. Not. Rainbow. Dash”, Mike Dash growled, he was becoming increasingly frustrated with the situation every passing second.

“What? Yes, you are”, Applejack insisted, raising an eyebrow at her friend’s weird and unusual behavior. 

“No, she...I mean, he’s right”, Twilight finally found her voice again. In her brief state of physical unconsciousness, she managed to find out that the brain waves of Rainbow Dash were irregular. It was almost like somepony had managed to take complete control of her body.

“Finally, Twinkie gets it”, Mike Dash heaved a sigh of relief.

“First of all, it’s Twilight, not Twinkie”, Twilight began to explain the situation according the assumptions she had made.

“Whatever”, Mike Dash rolled his eyes.

“Secondly, Rainbow Dash is not here, mentally I mean. By some unknown string of events, Rainbow Dash’s mind was displaced somewhere and replaced with another mind...his mind”, Twilight pointed to Mike Dash.

“Huh? Does that mean there is somepony else inside of Rainbow Dash’s head?” Applejack asked. She was starting to get the whole situation.

“Duh! No shit, Sherlock”, Mike Dash crossed his hooves.

“Who and what are you?” Twilight asked Mike Dash.

“I’m The Miz and I’m awesome!” Mike loudly announced, “I’m a professional wrestler and an A-List movie star and also a former reality show star”, he added with a proud grin.

“A wrestler? An actor?” Applejack was a bit puzzled by his answer.

“What species are you? Bison? Zebra? Griffon?” Twilight asked again as she felt she didn’t get a definite answer.

“Human”, Mike Dash sternly replied. Click! And Twilight had that “sudden idea” look on her face again, creeping out The Miz.

“Human? Twilight, isn’t that the world you went to twice before?” Applejack asked Twilight. She had heard the alicorn mention the word some few times after her last visit.

“Yes, it’s probably the same one”, Twilight hastily replied, “Rainbow Dash must be in your body if my guess is correct. We must go through the portal and get her back to our world”, she tried to gallop out of the bedroom before she was grabbed by a blue hoof.

“Hold on there, Twinkie. You say your friend and I swapped bodies?” Mike Dash asked. Things were getting weirder and weirder by the minute. “Is that even possible?” Mike Dash seemed even more skeptical than usual.

“Yes, I think there’s a spell for that and another spell to revert it”, Twilight said confidently. She had recalled her days back in Canterlot where Celestia would tell her about ancient spells that could cause chaos and disorder as scary bedtime stories. Mike Dash would’ve dismissed the mention of spells and magic as some dumb fairy tales but due to the predicament he was in, he had no choice but to believe this strange horned pegasus.

“Well, what are we waitin’ for? Let’s go”, Applejack began to push the duo out of the bedroom.

Suddenly, a purple glow from beneath Rainbow’s Dash bed caught their attention. Slowly, a swirling mass of magic phased through the bed before it stopped a few feet above the bed. Twilight instantly recognized it as dark magic.

“What the hell is that!?” Mike Dash exclaimed. Too much strange shit had gone down lately and it seems, to his annoyance, it was only starting to unfold more and more.

“That’s dark magic”, Twilight moved closer and closer, “I can feel Rainbow Dash’s essence inside of it”. The closer she got, the stronger Rainbow Dash’s essence became. It was becoming quite clear that this “portal” of sorts had something to do with Rainbow Dash’s “disappearance”.


Meanwhile, back in the human world


Rainbow Miz was starting to get bored due to the wait. She had heard some voices in the next room but she didn’t dare try to interfere. She was a bit afraid that the bearded human named Damien might knock her out again.

“Where is he?” she heard someone ask near the door before a bald, slightly bearded human entered the bedroom. He didn’t look happy and he was wearing a suit and he was definitely much larger than Damien.

“What’s wrong with him? He looks fine”, a long haired human, presumably a female joined the bald one. She had makeup on her and she also wore a suit. Unlike the male, she seemed a lot kinder.

Triple H or Hunter Hearst Helmsley was the current COO of the WWE and the head of almost everything that was going down in the huge company. He was a wrestler but he had focused more on the business side of things due to his job but he definitely was not one to be trifled with, either inside or outside of the ring.

His wife Stephanie McMahon was the daughter of the head honcho, Vincent Kennedy McMahon. Due to her heritage, she was one of the principal owners of the WWE and one of the leaders of The Authority, a villainous group that did what was “best for business” even if it meant getting rid of people they didn’t like.

“Trust me, he is not okay”, Damien wiped a sweat off his brow. He felt quite uneasy being so close to the power couple but who could blame him?

“Who are you two?” Rainbow Miz asked, without a single hint of fear or intimidation. Something told her that the two humans in front of her had a lot of power on their hands and they shouldn’t be messed with.

“Come on, Miz. Snap out of it”, Triple H chuckled while Stephanie smiled, “If this is your way of getting out of your match with The Ascension, you’re not doing a very good job”. Miz....they called her Miz again.

“FOR THE LAST TIME!! MY NAME IS RAINBOW DASH!! NOT MIZ!!” she yelled at the top of her lungs. However, Triple H and Stephanie didn’t seem the least bit amused by that.

“Uh-oh”, Damien gulped, quickly scattering out of the room as he realized something bad was gonna happen.

“What the--?” Rainbow Miz asked as she was suddenly grabbed by Triple H.

“Look here, “A-Lister”. I’m your boss and she’s your boss too. If you don’t get your bearings together, there’s gonna be one less movie star to clean up around here, understand?”, the 13-time world champion stared right into Rainbow Miz’s eyes, scaring the shit right out of her.

“Y-Yes sir”, Rainbow Miz stammered, forcing a smile.

“And turn that purple light under your bed, it’s starting to bug me”, Stephanie said in disdain when she noticed the pulsing light beneath the bed.

“Purple light?”, Rainbow Miz asked before she got off the bed to take a better look.

The pulsing light kept on flashing before it phased above the bed, much to the shock of the trio in the bedroom. After a few seconds, it came into full view. It was purple vortex of strange energy which was reacting violently.

“What is that!?” Stephanie screamed, hiding behind her husband.

“Miz, what the hell have you done?” Triple H asked, fixing his eyes on the vortex.

“Nothing. It’s not me”, Rainbow Miz quickly denied before she slowly crawled away from the vortex.

The next second, a small shockwave erupted from the unstable portal, hitting Triple H in the chest and rendering him unconscious. Fortunately, Rainbow Miz wasn’t affected while Stephanie was shielded by Triple H. 

“Hunter! Wake up!” Stephanie began to shake her unconscious husband.

“What happened!?”, Damien stuck his head into the room again before noticed the fallen figure of his boss as well as the purple vortex, “Oh shit”, he muttered before he helped drag Triple H out of the room.

“Wonder why I wasn’t affected”, Rainbow Miz asked herself. She was able to groggily walk on two legs now, although it was quite hard for the former pegasus. She took a seat near Damien while he and Stephanie splashed some water on Triple H to wake him up.

“Wake up”, Stephanie was almost in tears now. She could hear his heartbeat but she wasn’t quite sure what was wrong.

“I’ll give him CPR!” Damien volunteered and prepared to dive right in, before Stephanie swatted him away with a slap right to the face.

“Don’t. You. Dare. Touch. Him”, she growled. Rainbow Miz squirmed in her seat after seeing how scary Stephanie was.

The next second, Triple H suddenly opened his eyes and gasped. While the other three looked on with widened eyes and opened mouths, he stumbled to floor while coughing.

“Honey, are you alright?”, Stephanie was the first to talk to him.

“I’m alright...” Triple H said before he noticed the woman near her, “Hey! Who are you!?” he suddenly recoiled back and almost hit his head on a recliner.

“Who am I? I’m your wife!” Stephanie replied as Triple H wiped his eyes.

“A human?” Triple H asked as he saw the three humans near him.

“Oh no, not again”, Damien groaned as he realized the strange things that were happening before were starting to happen again.


A few minutes earlier, back in Twilight’s Castle in Ponyville


“So, if I manage to stabilize the uncontrollable magic inside this strange portal, I might be able to get you and Rainbow Dash back to your respective bodies”, Twilight said as she started to charge magic on her horn. 

“Might?” Mike Dash asked, narrowing his eyes at the alicorn. He was sure as hell not gonna put all his faith into this crazy pony.

“There’s no harm in trying, right?” Twilight gave a nervous chuckle before she faced the purple vortex.

“I really hope there isn’t”, Applejack gulped.

“Twinkie, if you don’t get this right, you’re never getting my trust again”, Mike Dash growled. Twilight quickly glared at him, clearly offended.

“If I get this right, I hope I never see you again”, Twilight shot back. Mike had become increasingly annoying because of his comments. If he wasn’t in her friend’s body, she would have gladly kicked his hindquarters.

“Same here”, Mike Dash chuckled, loving all the hate he got from the alicorn. Besides, who would he be if he didn’t have any haters? He always loved it and he always will.

“Here goes”, Twilight closed eyes, trying not to think about The Miz’s words and only focusing on getting her friend back. A beam of magic shot from her horn, hitting the portal right at the middle.

“Good job, Twilight! Keep goin’”, Applejack cheered her on.

“Is it working?” Twilight asked as she grunted. It was harder than she thought and she could feel the fatigue already building up inside of her. However, the thought of getting Rainbow Dash back to her old self pushed her on despite the pain.

“Nope, Twinkie. Try harder!”, Mike Dash yelled, apparently unimpressed by the alicorn.

Twilight winced at the reply so she fired a much larger beam. Unfortunately, the power was too much to handle for the portal and as a result, it expelled the excess magic in the form of a purple shockwave which hit Twilight, knocking her out in the process.

“Twilight!” Applejack quickly galloped to her friend’s side, fearing for the worst. 

“I knew she was pathetic and useless”, Mike Dash smirked as he stared at the alicorn’s fallen form.

“Don’t you dare say Twilight’s useless!” Applejack growled.

“Already said it. Useless little Twinkie”, Mike Dash chuckled.

“Why you—“, Applejack had enough of Mike Dash’s comments. She was gonna shut him up one way or another. Before she could touch him, Twilight stirred and she came to.

“W-What happened?” Twilight slowly opened her eyes.

“Oh, thank heavens you’re okay”, Applejack heaved a sigh of relief. By some damn luck, Twilight was unhurt and awake. Then, something totally unexpected happened.

“Who the hell are you?!” Twilight suddenly shouted with her eyes wide open, “AAHH! What happened to me?!!”, she yelled again, staring at her hooves.

“Twilight, what’s the matter with you?”, Applejack tried to comfort her but she was quickly pushed away by a mild telekinetic attack.

“Get away from me!!” Twilight screamed. She was breathing heavily, almost like a scared animal that was cornered by a predator.

“Oh damn”, Mike Dash sighed as he realized exactly what was going on with Twinkie.

> An Honest Lunatic
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------


Chapter 3: An Honest Lunatic



“We take what we want! Diamond Tiara, we comin’ for you” – Apple Bloom, channeling her inner Booker T


Triple Sparkle wasn’t expecting any of this at all. The last thing he remembered was being hit with some sort of wave from the strange purple vortex inside The Miz’s room. And now, much to his dismay, he was probably still knocked out or in some lucid dream as he saw two weird-colored ponies staring at him.

“What the hell am I?!” he yelled again after he saw his reflection on a mirror.

“What did you do to Twilight?” Applejack demanded, grabbing Mike Dash with a hoof, threatening to smash her other hoof right into the pegasus’ face.

“Nothing. Looks like some poor sap’s switched minds with Twinkie”, Mike Dash smirked. He was totally unfazed by the dumb intimidation stance the one with the hat was taking. Well, on the plus side, he finally had someone he could talk normally with.

“Stop callin’ her Twinkie!” Applejack shouted, her voice echoing around the hallways.

“She really was pathetic”, Mike Dash continued to push the earth pony’s buttons further, “And I guess you can’t do anything useful either”, he added. For Applejack, that was the last straw.

This unwanted visitor had managed to take away not one but two of her friends in a matter of minutes and not only that, he was extra rude as well as indecent as heck. He even dared to call Twilight useless and pathetic especially after all she had done for the good of everypony.

“Why are you so rude, huh? Did we do anythin’ bad to you? You just came here and took away two of my best friends away”, Applejack almost teared up as she spoke those words, “And do you even know what Twilight did for everypony? You would dare to call her useless?”

“Look Applejerk, I don’t give a damn about you and your little friends”, Mike Dash retorted, “And I sure as hell don’t give a damn about how useful or useless Twinkie is. She’d be better off dead as far as I’m concerned”.

“You didn’t just—“, Applejack felt absolutely offended by the last comment. If Mike Dash didn’t choose his next words carefully, he was surely gonna get his block knocked off.

“The same goes for you too”, he fixed his eyes on hers, wearing a genuine scowl on his face, “You don’t know how to fix all of this, do you?”

“I-“, she stammered. She did not expect being asked a question like that.

“Just as I thought. You’re hopeless and because of you, I’m stuck here and your precious friends will be lost forever!” he yelled right at her face.

“Well, but I—“, Applejack tried to counter but she knew he was right. She had no knowledge on handling magical situations like this and as much as she hated to admit it, Mike Dash was right. She was useless.

“Enough of this crap, go die in a hole”, Mike Dash said coldly, turning his back on the mare.

“You’re a monster!!” Applejack screamed before she quickly galloped out of the room. She couldn’t take anymore of The Miz. She wanted to get out of his sight as soon as possible. Tears of despair formed in the corner of her eyes as the thoughts of never seeing Rainbow Dash and Twilight Sparkle clouded her mind.

“Mares”, Mike Dash chuckled at his success in driving the inquisitive pony away, “So, who the hell are you?” he asked Triple Sparkle who was frozen in shock for a few seconds.

“What!? You can talk!?” Triple Sparkle yelled.

“Yeah, yeah. I take it you’re a human too?” Mike Dash asked him his assumption.

“Human? How did you....wait....” Triple Sparkle’s look of astonishment was replaced with a raised eyebrow and a less surprised tone, “…Miz?” he asked back.

“Finally, someone who knows what awesome A-Lister I am”, he gave a sigh of relief. However, Triple Sparkle wasn’t amused one bucking bit.

“What is the meaning of all this? What crazy crap is happening? And why do I sound like one of my daughters?” Triple Sparkle asked, pressing his forehead with Mike Dash’s.

“Whoa.....Hunter? You’re Twinkie now?” Mike Dash snickered. The Cerebral Assassin...The King of Kings was now a damn pony and the girly voice was the cherry on top of the cake. What anyone wouldn’t pay to see and hear this.

“Wipe that smirk off your face before I do it for you”, Triple Sparkle growled as he stood up from his grounded position. He tried walking on two legs but since he toppled over (much to The Miz’s delight) he resorted to going around on all fours like Mike Dash.

“Uh...so does this mean I get to skip my match with The Ascension?” Mike Dash asked with some hope that the COO might say “yes”.

“That’s not the main priority here, you asshole. We need to find a way to get back”, Triple Sparkle paced around, trying to figure out a solution to this predicament, “I’m not dreaming, am I?” he asked.

“Nope. I found the truth out the hard way”, Mike Dash smiled nervously, remembering the little flight that almost knocked the wind right out of him.

“If that is the case and if I really am a....pony...” Triple Sparkle groaned, “This is one screwed up problem. We need help to get out of this and you just scared one away”, he growled, referring to the argument Mike Dash and Applejack got in a few minutes before.

“Hey, don’t blame me. I didn’t know she was that sensitive”, Mike Dash quickly countered.

“She? That thing was a “she”?” Triple Sparkle raised an eyebrow. Things were becoming more messed up every passing second.

“Yep, and worst of all, they have emotions”, Mike Dash shuddered a bit.

“Anyway, just go and apologize. If we are going to get back home, we need someone who knows how to deal with situations like this”, Triple Sparkle demanded as he examined the portal near him.

“Fine....” Mike Dash grumbled as he slowly trotted out of the room. He hated cleaning his messes up but he had no choice. Even if Trips was just a pony, he still managed to scare the shit right out of him.


Meanwhile, back in the human world, inside The Miz’s room


“Honey, are you feeling alright?” Stephanie asked as she placed the back of her hand on Twilight H’s forehead.

“This is absolutely fascinating”, Twilight H smiled, slowly standing up and facing the others, “Wait, why does my voice sound so...so...masculine?”, she asked as she heard her voice more clearly.

“Oh shit”, Damien mumbled, turning away and covering his face with his hands.

“Is there a mirror?” Twilight H asked. She wanted to see what she looked like since she felt different from her normal human form.

“Here”, Stephanie quickly handed her a mirror.

“WHAT IN CELESTIA’S NAME AM I!?” Twilight H suddenly screamed as soon as she saw her reflection. She was a big burly human male with no hair on top and some mustache of sorts and she was also wearing a suit.

“Either the big guy’s finally lost it or he’s got the same condition as you”, Damien whispered to Rainbow Miz.

“That’s one way of explaining things”, Rainbow Miz simply replied, keeping her eyes fixed on Twilight H and Stephanie McMahon.

“Hunter, what’s the matter?” Stephanie asked again, helping Twilight H get to her feet. It was probably the first time she heard her “husband” yell something out loud like that.

“Uh-oh”, Twilight H gulped, “I’m sorry but there’s some misunderstanding”, she decided to explain what was happening to Stephanie since she was probably in her husband’s body, “You see, I’m not really your husband”.

“What?” the three asked in unison.

“Actually I’m an alicorn princess from Equestria and because of some dark magic, I switched minds with your husband who would be inside my body if my calculations are correct”, Twilight H replied. She was hoping for some understanding from Stephanie but she was kinda wrong.

Stephanie was about to ask Twilight if this was a joke but she remembered that Hunter would never pull this kind of prank so her emotions quickly went from puzzled to furious.

“WHAT THE HELL DID YOU DO TO MY HUSBAND!?” Stephanie screamed right in her face. Twilight H couldn’t help but cover her ears due to the sudden outburst.

“Please Steph, calm down”, Damien pulled her back before she was able to smash a mirror over Twilight H’s head.

“I’m sorry, miss. But if you want to get your husband back, you must do what I say, please”, Twilight H pleaded as she backed away to a safer distance. She sure as hell wasn’t gonna let some human hit her.

“Calm down? After what you did to my husband?” Stephanie tried to wriggle free but she was unable to break away from Rainbow Miz and Damien’s grasps.

“Please understand, the same thing must have happened to me and The Miz or whatever”, Rainbow Miz added.

“What?” Stephanie asked, calming down a bit and ceasing her flailing.

“It’s true”, Twilight H said, placing a comforting hand on Stephanie’s shoulder, “I promise, I will do anything to fix this”.

“Hey, if you’re an alicorn princess then are you....” Rainbow Miz slowly pointed her finger towards Twilight H.

“Wait...if you say The Miz switched bodies with you...” Twilight H stared into Rainbow Miz for a while before their mouths curled into a smile.

“Twilight? Is that you?” Rainbow Miz asked as the two hugged each other, much to the amazement of Damien and Stephanie.

“It’s me, Rainbow Dash. Good to see you’re doing well”, Twilight H replied.

“Puh-lease, I’m awesome, it’s what I do”, Rainbow Miz smirked as they kept hugging each other.

“Okay, now I’m a believer”, Stephanie finally admitted while Damien gently released her from his hold.

“Same here”, Damien scratched his head as he sported a smile on his face. He would never imagine he’d see the day when The Miz and Triple H would hug each other.

“Knock Knock, I’m coming in”, a grizzled man wearing a black hoodie suddenly entered the room without any prior warning.

“Who the hay are you?” Rainbow Miz raised an eyebrow when she saw the man.

“I heard some yelling. Is this a bad time?” Dean Ambrose asked with a smirk as soon as he saw the two wrestlers hugging each other.

Dean Ambrose aka The Lunatic Fringe was one of the most unstable wrestlers in the history of professional wrestling as well as the longest reigning United States Champion under the WWE Banner. He was famous for his unhinged style of wrestling as well as his thirst for vengeance. There wasn’t a single sane person that would get on this wild dog’s side ‘cause once you were on Dean’s bad side, you’re gonna go down one way or another.

“Ambrose, what the hell are you doing here?” Stephanie asked sternly, standing right in front of Twilight H and Rainbow Miz who had broken up their hug.

“Told you, I heard some yelling”, Dean replied coolly, “So, why the heck were Big Nose and Hollywood Dropout hugging?”

“It’s none of your business”, Stephanie growled. She wanted Ambrose out of the room before he could get what was happening.

“Get out of here, Dean”, Damien added, trying to shove the Lunatic Fringe out of the room before he was kicked right in the gut, “Ow...that wasn’t a good idea...”, he groaned as he clutched his stomach.

“You wanna try again, Idol Stevens?” Dean grinned while Rainbow Miz and Twilight H gasped, “What?” he shrugged before landing another kick to Mizdow’.

“What’d you do that for?” Rainbow Miz quickly got right in Dean’s face. She didn’t know why she did that but she felt like she needed to protect Damien.

“Do we have a problem?” Dean asked again, cocking his fist in front of Rainbow Miz. However, Rainbow Miz didn’t budge a bit. This Ambrose guy was really starting to get on her nerves.

“Stop it! Enough!”, Twilight H pulled Rainbow Miz away from Dean before the two could inflict any damage to each other, “Sir, could you please leave us alone?”, she politely asked Ambrose.

Dean didn’t answer; he simply stared open-mouthed at her before he burst into a fit of laughter. The legendary Triple H, the so-called King of Kings was asking him to do something politely.

“Okay...heheh...this is a riot hahahah”, Dean continued laughing while the others exchanged surprised glances.

“Ambrose, this is serious problem we have on our hands so stop laughing! This isn’t funny!” Stephanie yelled.

“Yes, it isn’t funny. It’s freakin’ hilarious heheh”, Dean snickered before he regained his composure, “Okay, okay, so what’s the problem? You tell me and I’ll leave”, he said with a grin as he sat on the couch.

“Did you really have to kick me in the gut?” Damien asked as Rainbow Miz and Twilight H helped him up.

“You’re a dumbass...of course I needed to”, Ambrose simply replied before he turned to Stephanie, “So what’s the problem?”

“Well, I...um...” Stephanie tried to answer but she realized she didn’t have the slightest knowledge of what was happening, “Hunter...or whoever you are, tell him”, she said to Twilight H.

“Oh, okay then”, Twilight H cleared her throat, “Ahem...you see, me and Rainbow Dash here are from another world and due to some dark magic, me, Rainbow Dash, Stephanie’s husband and The Miz have exchanged minds and we are still stuck like this”, she replied.

“Magic?” Dean snickered, “You have got to be shitting me”.

“No we’re not, it’s the truth”, Rainbow Miz retorted.

“And what’s with that purple glow from the other room? Is that “magic”?” he added before a ball of purple energy flew from the bedroom and hit him right on the chest, rendering him unconscious in an instant.

Dean slumped to the floor rather quickly, barely missing the side of the couch before his head made a rather nasty contact with the carpeted floor. 

“Uh-oh, what the hay happened?” Rainbow Miz asked as Damien quickly locked the door to the bedroom to prevent some other orbs of magic from flying towards him and the others.

“I hope he’s alright”, Twilight H began shaking Dean, trying to make sure he wasn’t dead, “Mr. Ambrose, are you alright?”

“Ahh....why do I feel like somethin’ hit me on the chest?” Dean groggily asked as he slowly opened his eyes while holding his chest.

“Thank Celestia he’s alive”, Twilight H heaved a sigh of relief.

“Damien, go and stand guard outside the door”, Stephanie ordered, “Lock the door from the outside and only let the rest of The Authority enter”, she said, referring to Seth Rollins, Big Show and Kane as well as J&J Security.

“Mr. Ambrose, can you hear me?” Twilight H asked the brown-haired man again.

“Ambrose? Who the hay is Ambrose?” the former Shield member asked before his eyes widened at the mere sight of the others.

“Oh damn”, Damien groaned as he left the room to lock it from the outside. Things were getting worse by the minute.


A few minutes earlier, back in Equestria, inside Applejack’s bedroom


“So, he dared to call Twilight useless?” Spike asked the orange mare with an angry tone in his voice. He was the only one who noticed her when she galloped inside her bedroom so he wanted to check out what was wrong.

Spike the dragon was a purple reptile which Twilight Sparkle hatched as part of her test while she studied under Princess Celestia’s school. He was a loyal assistant as well as a good friend who loved to be of service to anypony, especially Rarity.

“He was just...so...so mean and rude”, Applejack added. She still remembered the harsh words Mike Dash fed her which pierced every inch of her mind.

“Do the others know about this?” Spike asked again. If he was there when Mike Dash called Twilight pathetic, he would have shown him a piece of his mind.

“No, I haven’t told them about it yet”, Applejack replied.

“Tell us about what?” Pinkie suddenly appeared right next to them, “Aww....why the glum face?” she asked her with a frown on her face.

Pinkie Pie (short for Pinkamena Diane Pie) was the resident party pony of Ponyville and she represented the Element of Laughter. She was the very definition of fun and she really loved making other ponies have fun and have a laugh every single bucking day.

“Pinkie Pie, what are you doin’ here?” Applejack raised an eyebrow in surprise.

“We were just gonna see what was going on in Rainbow Dash’s room but we heard your crying so we came here to check on you”, Rarity replied as she and Fluttershy came into view.

Rarity, who represented the Element of Generosity was a designer who worked at the Carousel Boutique. She was one of the most talented designers in all of Equestria and she excelled in finding precious stones like gems though she spent most of her time in her store.

“Thanks for comin’ but everything’s alright now”, Applejack said with a smile. She had felt a bit down before but after seeing her friends, she felt much better.

“Alright? But darling, you were just sobbing a few seconds ago. Surely that has got to do with something”, Rarity said. She was still pretty sure there was something wrong which Applejack didn’t mention.

“Some jerk named The Miz said bad things about her and Twilight”, Spike answered for her, “Because of him, Rainbow Dash and Twilight are gone”, he added.

“What happened?” Fluttershy gasped when she heard what Spike said.

Fluttershy was the most timid of the group and she represented the Element of Kindness. The yellow pegasus was a key part in reforming Discord, a powerful creature who could cause disharmony and chaos with a literal snap of a finger. She absolutely adored animals and she also had a mysterious yet powerful weapon called “The Stare”.

Applejack began explaining to the others what Twilight had said before her mind was replaced with another. The others were initially skeptical but they believed her since she was not one who would lie to her friends.

With new found hatred for The Miz, they began to head towards Rainbow Dash’s bedroom to give the newcomer a piece of their mind before they were stopped by the said pony.

“Oh, there you are”, Mike Dash groaned when he saw Applejack and the other ponies.

“Get him!!” Spike yelled. The next second, Mike Dash found himself being grabbed at all four limbs by three mares and a little dragon.

“What the hell?” Mike Dash raised an eyebrow, not amused by his captors’ method of grabbing and subduing him.

“How dare you call Twilight and Applejack useless?” Rarity glared at him.

“Again with that?” Mike Dash groaned.

“Apologize to her!!” Pinkie screamed right near Mike Dash’s ear.

“Shit!! You almost made me go deaf”, Mike Dash began shaking his head violently to get the annoying ringing out of his ears.

“Please, apologize”, Fluttershy pleaded, trying to look intimidating but ultimately failing according to Mike Dash.

“Duh! Why the heck do you think I’d come over here for?” Mike Dash mumbled as the others let go of him.

“Well?” Spike asked as he crossed his arms.

“I’m doing it...Sheesh!” Mike Dash said before he cleared his throat, “Ahem....Applejerk...”.

“Applejack”, the mare with the hat corrected him with a scowl on her face.

“Whatever...I’m sorry for calling you and Twinkie pathetic”, Mike Dash said with a look of annoyance. He never liked apologizing especially since he was doing it to some dumb pony of sorts.

“And?” Applejack knew that he had some more things to be sorry for.

“I’m sorry for being an asshole and being rude and making you cry. There! You happy?” Mike Dash almost yelled but he controlled himself.

“Thanks”, Applejack nodded and smiled. She was actually surprised that somepony like Mike Dash would have the guts to apologize after what they said.

“Okay, now that we’re down with this, can you please get your asses back to the bedroom and help us get back home?” Mike Dash said.

“I guess we have to”, Applejack said before she turned the others, “Well, are y’all in or not?”

“He did apologize so I think it’s only fair that we help them”, Rarity said.

“Miz, do you know who the new arrival is?” Fluttershy asked.

“Yes “, Mike Dash groaned, “He’s my boss”.

A few minutes and some introductions later, the ponies and dragon reached Rainbow Dash’s bedroom where Triple Sparkle was intently gazing into the portal that was still violently reacting from the inside.

“Huh? More ponies?” Triple Sparkle facehoofed himself. Yup, that knocked away any doubts about the whole situation being an elaborate nightmare.

“They’ll be able to help us”, Mike Dash told him. He was sure that even if the ponies didn’t trust them, they would still work with them since it was the only way of getting their two friends back.

“Well, what are we going to do? I mean I don’t have the faintest idea on this kind of predicament”, Rarity said.

“We need to think of somethin’, a plan perhaps”, Applejack sat down, thinking hard about a way to fix all this.

“Uhh...is this supposed to glow?” Triple Sparkle asked his horn began to glow. He had inadvertently activated the horn and it was about to shoot some beam.

“Oh no”, Fluttershy held her hooves to her mouth. The glow only meant one thing: Magical Exertion aka the stuff that happens whenever a unicorn is close to too much magic or in this case, a magical portal.

“Don’t point it this way!” Spike rushed towards Triple Sparkle before he shoved his head away from the others and towards the portal. 

The next moment, a beam shot from Triple Sparkle’s horn, hitting the portal and causing a purple orb to fly out. It ricocheted all around the bedroom before it hit Applejack.

The mare was unable to react and it hit her in the side, knocking her out cold. Other than a small bruise, her body was intact without any serious or non-serious damage.

“Applejack!” Rarity was the first to rush to her friend’s side, “Wake up, please”, she said as she placed her head on her chest to hear her heartbeat. Luckily, the earth pony’s mare heart pulsed back to life in a split-second, indicating that she was okay.

“Oh, she’s still breathing”, Fluttershy heaved a sigh of relief when she felt a warm breath coming from her friend’s mouth.

“AJ! WAKE UP!!!” Pinkie yelled again.

“What the hell? Tell me nobody kissed me”, Applejack coughed as she staggered to her feet, still dizzy from the blow.

“Why the heck would anyone kiss you?” Mike Dash smirked.

“Applejack, are you alright, darling?” Rarity made her lean against her.

“Applejack? Sure I’ll have some with some cheese cake”, the earth pony said with a grin....a maniacal grin that only a lunatic would usually possess.

> Pony in Sheep's Clothing Part - 1
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------


Chapter 4: Pony in Sheep’s Clothing Part - 1



“I didn’t screw Nightmare Moon, Nightmare Moon screwed Nightmare Moon” – Princess Celestia on the latter’s banishment


“W-What in tarnation are you?” Apple Ambrose said as she quickly scurried away from the strange bipedal animals that were staring at her, “What the hay!?” she yelled when she saw her hands.

“Hey, Mr. Ambrose, calm down”, Twilight H approached Apple Ambrose before she realized that Dean had lost the usual crazed look, “Applejack?”, Twilight H said the first name that came to her mind.

“H-How did you know my name?” Apple Ambrose asked, hiding behind a couch. Despite the concerned look in the faces of the creatures, she still could not let her guard at a time like this.

“Well, what’d you know? AJ’s here too”, Rainbow Miz said with a smirk on her face.

“It’s us, Applejack”, Twilight H extended a helping hand.

“Twilight? Rainbow Dash?” Apple Ambrose asked before she gave them a smile, “I thought you two were gone forever”, she suddenly grabbed them and gave them a warm hug.

“This is so weird on so many levels”, Damien chuckled as he stood near the door.

“Go on, guard the door”, Stephanie pushed him out. She definitely didn’t want anyone else having the same condition as The Miz, Triple H and Dean Ambrose. Besides, if what she heard was true, it seemed like whoever were inside the said trio’s bodies were all females.

“Applejack, you’re...hugging....too tight”, Rainbow Miz said nervously before Apple Ambrose loosened her grip on the two.

“Sorry”, Apple Ambrose smiled sheepishly, “So, are you two alright?”

“Yep, and I’m still awesome as always”, Rainbow Miz chuckled. The next second, Apple Ambrose fell to the ground, mainly due to not having any experience in walking on two legs.

“I may need some help getting around”, Apple Ambrose said as her two friends helped her to her feet. 

“That’s okay, we really don’t need to go far”, Twilight H replied. Since the portal that could fix all this was nearby, all they need was something to stabilize it so they could control it.

“Looks like Ambrose is gone for now”, Stephanie said with a devilish smile on her face. Finally, she had managed to get rid of the lunatic.

“Who’s Ambrose?” Apple Ambrose asked.

“Ambrose is the owner of the body you are in”, Twilight H explained, “I really hope he’ll be able to understand the situation once he’s in Equestria”.

“I think he’ll fit right in. That is, if what you say about ponies are true”, Stephanie said. Dean Ambrose stuck in a world filled with ponies wasn’t something she’d never imagine.

“Uh-oh, what if The Miz calls him names or somethin’ like he did to me”, Apple Ambrose said with a small hint of concern for this “Ambrose” character.

“Is The Miz still at that?” Twilight H asked with a raised eyebrow.

“Yup, he hurt my feelings after callin’ you pathetic but he did apologize later”, Apple Ambrose recalled what had transpired some fifteen minutes ago.

“Well, good for him”, Twilight H shrugged.

“What’s so bad with the guy in my body?” Rainbow Miz asked. Ever since she got swapped, she never understood why the others hated The Miz so badly.

“He’s obnoxious and stubborn and rude”, Apple Ambrose replied fiercely. Rainbow Miz could see the anger and rage in her eyes when she answered her question.

“Anyway...” Twilight H turned to Stephanie, “These are fingers, right?” she asked, showing her hands to Triple H’s wife.

“Yes they are”, Stephanie replied.

“So, why is there finger between my legs? It’s not like I’ve seen anyone use it to hold or grab something”, Twilight H said with a smile, probably not knowing what the hell she was talking about. Unfortunately for Stephanie, she knew exactly what she meant.

“Yeah, I have one too”, Rainbow Miz added, “Although these black tights make it difficult to feel”.

“Uh...seems like I have one too”, Apple Ambrose chuckled.

“So, Stephanie, why do human males have an extra finger here?” Twilight H pointed to her crutch, preparing to unzip her pants at any second to get a better look.

“For the love of God, stop!” Stephanie shouted, blushing as Twilight H unbuckled her belt, “Just forget about that. It’s not important”, she said with a nervous smile. Even if they were really all females on the inside, she still didn’t want to see what was beneath their clothing, especially when they were in such a strange situation.

“Uh...okay”, Rainbow Miz simply shrugged before she whispered to Apple Ambrose, “Never knew they were this touchy about their clothes”.

“Yeah, and they must like clothes very much”, Apple Ambrose whispered back, “Rarity would make such a fortune here”.

Stephanie quickly rushed outside the room to take a breather. She had been cooped up in the room for quite some time so she needed to relax a bit.

“Steph, is everything okay?” Damien asked her while other staff members stared and pointed at them from a distance.

“I’m alright, just guard the door. I’ll be back”, Steph replied before she went away. She needed to have a drink before she lost her marbles.

As he watched his boss walk away, Damien could still hear the three talking to each other from the outside. They seemed to be sharing some jokes or something judging from their laughter. He could only imagine what The Miz would be doing especially when he was stuck in some other world with Triple H and Dean Ambrose.

“Hey, stunt double, what the hell are you doing outside?” Damien was suddenly startled by a thump to the back. He turned around and saw four superstars.

The first one was a tall, bald and bearded man wearing a sheep mask and carrying a Rubik’s cube. His name was Erick Rowan and he was a former member of The Wyatt Family. He didn’t talk that much and he was a mysterious person. According to some reports, he was said to have an IQ higher than that of a normal person and he was also a vintner.

The wrestler standing next to him was much shorter in comparison and he was wearing red trunks and boots as well as a grey T-shirt. The bearded goat was known as Daniel Bryan and he was a former WWE World Heavyweight Champion. He was quite an energetic guy and he was also a former United States and Tag Team Champion.

The third man in the group was simply called Ryback, a human wrecking ball who had quite the reputation of being a real hungry dude. Though he had not won a championship yet, he was a valuable ally in time of need and gaining his trust was as hard as how he hit.

Last but not least, the person who tapped Damien was none other than the two-time World Champion, Dolph Ziggler. Dolph Ziggler was a person who loved to hog the spotlight every time he was on and he would make sure it was always on him. A multi-time Intercontinental Champion, he was absolutely talented and he loved showing it to everyone he knew.

“It’s none of your business. Get away from here”, Damien tried his best to shoo the group away but they didn’t budge an inch.

“Get away? NO! NO! NO!” Daniel yelled right in Damien’s face.

“Come on, why the hell are you standing guard outside your locker room?” Dolph asked again with a smirk on his face.

“I told you, it’s none of...” Damien attempted to answer but he was cut off by a quick hand to his mouth.

Slowly, Rowan moved his mask to the top of his head before he locked eyes with Damien, “Answer”, he simply said.

“The Big Guy’s hearing something”, Ryback said, placing his left ear on the door, “Sounds like there’s some conversation going on inside”, he added as he heard some people talking.

“Nothing, huh?” Daniel smirked.

“Sounds like Ambrose is in there”, Ryback told the others, “Uh-oh, Triple H and The Miz are there too”.

“Ooo...wonder what they’re doing”, Dolph grinned before Erick Rowan laid out Damien with a chokeslam, leaving him motionless on the floor.

“I think that was a bit too hard”, Daniel said to Rowan.

“No”, Rowan countered as he put his sheep mask on again.

“The Big Guy’s hungry”, Ryback said with a smile, sticking his tongue out, “I’m going to get some snacks”, he turned to leave.

“Again? That’s like, the fifth time today and it’s not even 10 am yet”, Dolph groaned as he watched Ryback happily walk away, “Well, they don’t call him Big Hungry for no reason”, he shrugged before he opened the door, only to be met by three surprised faces.

“Who the hay are you? Where’s Stephanie and Damien?” Twilight H asked the three intruders as she didn’t see any signs of the aforementioned humans.

“Nice joke, Terra Ryzing, what are you and him doing to Ambrose?” Dolph inquired with a look of indifference on his face.

“Ambrose?” Apple Ambrose asked before she realized Dolph was talking about her, “Oh right...nothin’ wrong, everythin’ okay”, she smiled nervously.

“Not okay”, Rowan suddenly said, scaring the hell out of the three friends when they saw the sheep-faced giant. Well to be honest, who wouldn’t freak out when they saw a creepy, mask-wearing giant?

“WHAT IN CELESTIA’S NAME IS THAT THING!?” Rainbow Miz yelled, pointing at Rowan.

“Okay, either they’re trolling us or they’ve just lost it”, Dolph whispered to Bryan. Twilight H and the others were cowering in front of Erick Rowan like a bunch of scared little puppies. Something told Dolph that there was a sinister reason behind their behavior.

“Stay b-back! I’ve got a...” Twilight H warned Rowan before she reached for something to fight him with, “I’ve got a...pair of shades?”, she asked herself as she looked at the glasses she grabbed.

“I’ll take that”, Rainbow Miz took the shades before she put in on, “Aha! 20% cooler”, she smirked.

“What the hell’s wrong with you guys?”, Dolph chuckled at the trio, “If you’re trying to convince us that you’ve all gone batshit crazy, congratulations, you’ve won”.

“Crazy? I ain’t crazy”, Apple Ambrose replied.

“They’re not crazy”, Rowan suddenly said, taking Dolph and Bryan by surprise.

“Excuse me?” Bryan asked. He didn’t just hear Rowan agree with Ambrose, did he?

“They’re not crazy. Something is wrong”, Rowan said before he stood in front of the door to The Miz’s bedroom.

“Uh...I wouldn’t go in there if I were you”, Rainbow Miz warned him. The portal still looked unstable so it was unclear whether or not it might shoot some orbs or bolts again or cause another mind swap which they wanted to avoid.

“What’s inside your bedroom, Miz?” Dolph smirked, “You’ve got some Playboy magazines or some old toys?” he added, chuckling a bit.

“Playboy?” Rainbow Miz asked Twilight H.

“Must be a video game magazine or something”, Twilight H guessed.

“Can you explain what’s happening?” Bryan asked Apple Ambrose, much to the latter’s surprise. She didn’t expect the bearded man to suddenly talk to her like that.

“Uh, yeah! Accordin’ to Twilight, there’s a portal inside The Miz’s bedroom which swapped our minds with three humans”, Apple Ambrose replied.

“You read Twilight?” Dolph said with disgust.

“Read what?” Apple Ambrose asked with a raised eyebrow.

“Man, I knew you’re unhinged and unstable but dang! Twilight? Of all the books you could read?” Dolph said, unamused by what Apple Ambrose had said.

“Did he just say there’s a book called Twilight?” Twilight H asked Rainbow Miz, puzzled.

“Yep, there’s even a film about it. You see, it’s about this vampire who meets a...”, Bryan replied before Rainbow Miz could. He almost said the entire plot before he was stopped by Dolph.

“Bryan, you watched “Twilight”?” Dolph inquired his friend.

“Not on my own terms, duh! It was Brie’s turn to pick a film when I watched it”, Bryan defended himself.

“Women”, Dolph mumbled before he turned to Twilight H, “So, you say you guys swapped minds with Dean, Hunter and Miz?”

“Yup, that’s what happened”, Twilight H nodded.

“And there’s a portal in Miz’s bedroom?” Bryan asked.

“Yeah, I think it’s still there”, Twilight H replied.

“Well, there’s only one way to find out if you guys are really crazy or not”, Dolph shrugged, “Rowan, open the bedroom!” he told the tall man.

“No, don’t open it!” Twilight H yelled back.

“Awwww...come on! You can take a look at Miz’s Playboy magazine too”, Dolph chuckled before he looked at The Miz, “And you, Mr. A-Lister. I thought you married that Canadian chick a year ago”

“I did what?” Rainbow Miz had a confused look on her face.

The next second, Erick Rowan kicked the bedroom door open and froze right in his place. A purple glow could be seen coming from the room. While Bryan and Rowan were staring in awe at the glow, Dolph still had some doubts.

“Who the hell puts some wacky, purple disco lights inside their bedroom?” Dolph joked before he noticed the shocked expression on Rainbow Miz’s face.

“Trust me, that isn’t any disco light”, Rainbow Miz said.

Suddenly, some magic inside the portal suddenly exploded, knocking Erick Rowan back towards a wall before he crashed into the LCD TV nearby. He was looked stunned as the magic from the portal slowly retreated back into the bedroom.

“Magic...” he whispered to himself as he stared at the portal.

“Whoa! Rowan, are you okay?” Bryan helped the huge guy up.

“We need stabilization”, Rowan said after he shook off the effects from the sudden jolt. Other than a slight singe near his heart, he seemed to be okay.

“So, do you believe us now?” Apple Ambrose asked Dolph.

“You could say that”, Dolph said with a nervous chuckle. Whatever crazy shit had just happened, it was something he had never seen before in his life.

“I’m going to inform the others about this”, Bryan told the others as he headed towards the exit.

“No Bryan, don’t”, Dolph stopped him.

“What for?” Bryan asked. He wanted to get someone over as soon as possible as this seemed like a rather unusual situation, a weird phenomenon to say the least.

“Well, we do know these three are not who we think they are and I have a hunch they might know a thing or two about this....magic. Besides, we’ll only get unwanted attention. Let these guys do it since they’re the only here that have some knowledge about this”, Dolph said with an uncertain look on his face.

“Indeed we do”, Twilight H spoke up, “If only we could stabilize it, we would be able to control it”.

After a quick explanation of who they really were, Twilight H decided that they would need some material to contain the portal before it caused some more damage.

“...so we’ll keep it from exploding again. Of course, we would need some help from the other side to keep it stable”, Twilight H finally finished her monologue.

“One question: You guys are ponies?” Dolph asked, open-mouthed.

“Of course we are, I thought you’d find that easier to swallow by now”, Twilight H replied.

“Ponies don’t suddenly make plans and know something about magic”, Bryan retorted.

“Well, their world is different from ours according to them, so we can’t really just doubt them”, Dolph told Bryan.

“Now, does anybody know where we can find some alloy strong enough to repel and confine arcanic form of energy?” Twilight H asked the others with confidence. Silence was the only answer she got.

“I do. We need leather”, Erick Rowan replied, grabbing the attention of everyone in the room.

“Leather? That’s a great substitute!” Twilight H exclaimed while the others sans Rowan simply shrugged. After rummaging around The Miz’s wardrobe, Twilight H pulled out some jackets which the A-Lister would normally wear at special occasions like WrestleMania and SummerSlam.

“Place it near the door”, Rowan told her as she hesitatingly inched closer towards the portal, “Right there”, he pointed to a spot on the floor. Twilight H obliged and hastily threw it on the floor.

To her and other’s surprise, stray bolts from the portal began striking the jackets repeatedly before they finally stopped.

“Alright! It worked!” Apple Ambrose exclaimed.

“I’ll get some more”, Twilight H said with a smile on her face. Only a few more pieces of leather and there would be no more stray magic bolts that could hurt them while they attempt to control it. In short, they were one step closer to getting back to Equestria. But there was another roadblock to their path.

Erick Rowan suddenly fell to his knees; it was almost as if he had lost all energy inside of him. Bryan and Dolph ran to his side to check if he was okay.

“Rowan, talk to me”, Bryan said as shook the former Wyatt Family member.

“Big Red, you there?” Dolph began shouting.

“What’s wrong with him? He was okay just a second ago”, Rainbow Miz said. She and her friends were genuinely concerned for Rowan’s health. They were so close to getting back and now, it was unclear whether or not they would be able to do so now.

“Where am I?” Rowan asked himself.

“He’s alright”, Bryan told the girls.

“Ahh!! P-Please, d-don’t hurt me!!” Rowan quickly covered his face with his hands as soon as he saw Dolph and Bryan.

“Why would we hurt you?” Dolph chuckled a bit though he was sure that something was wrong with Rowan and so were Twilight H and the others.

“Oh darn”, Rainbow Miz and Twilight H groaned as they realized another friend of theirs had probably gotten swapped again.

> Pony in Sheep's Clothing Part - 2
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Chapter 5: Pony in Sheep’s Clothing Part – 2



“Whacha gonna do, sister, when Lunamania goes wild on you?” – Princess Luna to Princess Celestia before turning into Nightmare Moon


“Applejack, are you hurt?” Fluttershy asked as she stared at the slight singe in the earth pony’s coat.

“Gimme a pint and I’ll be right up”, Deanjack smirked, standing up on all fours like it was nothing. He had always been a crazy motherbucker so seeing these strange, winged, horned ponies in front of him wasn’t such an unusual sight to see.

“Are you sure you’re fine, darling?” Rarity asked with concern in her voice. 

“Sure as the day is long, ma’am”, Deanjack grinned as he stared at his surroundings, “This is a big damn place, isn’t it?” he asked himself, much the puzzlement of the ponies present.

“What the hell’s gotten into that one?” Triple Sparkle asked Mike Dash who was clearly enjoying seeing his most hated pony go crazy.

“I’ll ask her”, Mike Dash said with a smirk as he approached Deanjack, “Whoa! Applejerk, you really need to lose that crazed look on your face”, he snickered.

“Say what?” Deanjack raised an eyebrow.

“I mean, that doesn’t suit you at all. You look like that half-brained, unstable, lunatic dumbass Dean Ambrose heheh”, he chuckled before a clean hoof caught him right at the side of his cyan face, causing him to stagger a few steps back.

“Applejack, what did you do that for?” Rarity asked Deanjack.

“What? Rainbow Barf had that one comin’”, Deanjack replied coolly before he turned his attention to Mike Dash, “Wanna talk some more?” he asked, preparing to unload a barrage of blows on the prone pony. The next second, however, Fluttershy stood between the shaken Mike Dash and the maniac Deanjack.

“P-Please, no more”, she pleaded as she placed her head below Deanjack’s chin which kinda brought a genuine smile to the Lunatic Fringe’s face. She had seen enough things go wrong recently and it was starting to catch up to her.

“Heh...never thought I’d see the day a winged pony would ask me to stop fighting”, Deanjack smirked, gently brushing Fluttershy away.

“A-Ambrose? What the hell?” Mike Dash found his voice again after the shock. He quickly scurried away to a safe distance to prevent further harm from falling on him.

“Huh, so this is what Stephanie was hidin’ from me?” Deanjack looked around, “Her private collection of talking ponies?”.

“Stephanie?” Triple Sparkle quickly got right in Deanjack’s face, “Look here you asshole, if you did anything to her, I swear I will rip you apart”, he threatened the earth pony who merely responded with a simple look of indifference.

“Why so serious?” Deanjack chuckled.

“Another rude pony? That’s a bummer”, Pinkie groaned. If these new ponies had been a bit nicer, she would’ve gladly thrown them a party they would never forget. Sadly, it had to wait for now.

“What’s Stephanie to you, chum?” Deanjack asked Triple Sparkle.

“That’s Triple H, Dean”, Mike Dash replied for his boss, “And I’m The Miz and I’m AWESOOOOMMMMEEE!!!!”

“Really? Little horn head’s the Cerebral Assassin? Gimme a break”, Deanjack scoffed at Mike Dash’s reply, much to the annoyance of the A-Lister.

“It really is true, Mr. Ambrose”, Rarity told Deanjack, “That portal behind you caused you, Mr. H and Miz to exchange bodies with three of our friends”.

“Portal? Like the game?”, Deanjack smiled before he turned around to face the purple vortex of magic, “Ohhhh....we have this one too, back in Miz’s bedroom”, he said, “Does this mean I now live in a land of talking ponies like I’ve always wanted to?”, he asked himself with a hint of sarcasm.

“As crazy as it may seem....well, to us that is...” Mike Dash said, making Deanjack growl, “All of this is real, although it is almost logically impossible to explain. Kinda like that movie “Cool World” though this one’s a lot girl-ier...if that’s even a word”, he smirked.

A moment later, Spike made his way back from his room after writing a letter to Princess Celestia, telling her about the predicament they were facing.

“Hey guys, I’ve finished sending Princess Celestia the letter”, Spike announced as he entered the chamber.

“Good job, Spike”, Rarity complimented the purple dragon, “Has the princess sent you her reply yet?” she asked.

“No, but I bet she’ll reply soon”, Spike replied, “So, what’s new? I see Applejack’s all fine now”, he said with a smile when he saw the orange earth pony up and okay.

“About that...” Fluttershy lowered her head before she eyed Deanjack. Spike instantly knew what had just transpired.....and he wasn’t gonna like it one bit.

“What!? Applejack’s been swapped too?” Spike exclaimed.

“Don’t be so surprised, dragon dude”, Deanjack patted the shocked reptile, “It’s not everyday you get to meet the mythical Big Nose and Hollywood Dropout”, he joked, much to the annoyance of Mike Dash and Triple Sparkle.

“And who exactly are you supposed to be?” Spike asked.

“Dean Ambrose, at your service”, Deanjack chuckled, faking a salute.

“Great! First Rainbow Dash, then Twilight and now it’s Appleja...” Spike tried to rant about the situation but he stopped abruptly.

“What’s the matter? Cat got your tongue?” Mike Dash snickered.

The next moment, Spike burped out a letter, freaking the hell out of Mike Dash, eliciting a puzzled expression from Triple Sparkle and an unimpressed look from Deanjack.

“What the hell!!?” Mike Dash yelled. Remember what I said earlier about things getting weirder and weirder by the minute? Yup, that’s still in play.

“How the heck did you do that?” Triple Sparkle asked with a disgusted look on his face.

“Uh...magic, I guess”, Spike shrugged as he unfolded the letter.

“Oooh what does it say?” Pinkie asked enthusiastically, jumping up and down around Spike.

“Good news, Princess Celestia says she’ll be arriving in a matter of minutes to check the problem”, Spike said with a satisfied smile.

“Whew! That’s good”, Rarity heaved a sigh of relief, “Things are getting too weird for us to handle alone”, she told her friends.

“Who is this Princess Celestia you speak of?” Mike Dash asked Fluttershy.

“She’s the co-ruler of Equestria, along with her sister, Princess Luna”, Fluttershy replied, “She’s also a mentor to Twilight”, she added.

“Twinkie had a teacher? Wow, I wonder how the hell this princess managed to cope with her”, he said with a grin.

“Stop calling her Twinkie!” Spike yelled.

“Now where have I heard that before?” Mike Dash asked himself, scratching his chin while smiling like he had just won the Royal Rumble.

“Enough of this crap, Miz”, Triple Sparkle told Mike Dash, “We need to focus on getting back and I suggest you all work with us or you can kiss your friends goodbye, understand?”, he asked the other ponies with a cold look in his eyes. Whenever Triple Sparkle was in rage mode, it was definitely best for anyone to not defy him.

“O-Okay”, Fluttershy trembled in fear after hearing the anger in the lavender alicorn’s voice.

“W-Whatever you say”, Rarity barely managed a smile.

“I’m with you heheh”, Spike chuckled nervously.

“Oki Doki Loki” Pinkie agreed with a wide smile that slightly unnerved The Game.

“And the same goes for you, Ambrose”, Triple Sparkle turned his attention to Deanjack who was lazily kicking a Spitfire action figure.

“Whatever”, Deanjack shrugged as he continued with the weird shit he was doing, “Wow, this pony body’s got some power”, he said to himself.

“Let’s just leave him for now”, Triple Sparkle sighed. He knew that no matter what he and anybody else did, there was no changing the Lunatic Fringe so it was best to leave him to his own devices.

“What’s taking your princess so long?” Mike Dash groaned. 

“Be patient, Miz. She may have some important duties to attend to before she can make her way over here”, Rarity replied, furthering The Miz’s frustration.

“Um...Rarity, would it be alright if I go get Discord as well?” Fluttershy asked Rarity.

“Why not, darling. We need all the help we can get”, Rarity told her.

“Okay then, I’ll be back soon”, Fluttershy said before she exited the room. However, as she took a step outside, some magic from the vortex exploded, shooting a mild wave of magic which hit her.

She felt weak almost immediately but she was able to stand up albeit in a groggy manner. Her legs felt like they were asleep and she was surrounded by a feeling of dizziness. Fluttershy’s vision became blurry for a split second but strangely enough, the mysterious force that caused her to feel weak and disoriented went away as quickly as it came.

Out of pure instinct, her eyes darted around to check the safety of her friends and to her relief; they were all alright although they were staring at her with concerned and puzzled looks.

“We really need to get your princess over”, Mike Dash smiled nervously.

“Relax, Miz. Have a Snickers”, Deanjack suddenly produced the said snack from literally out of nowhere.

“Where did you get that?” Mike Dash stared at Deanjack suspiciously.

“Have a Snickers”, Deanjack asserted, this time with a scowl.

“For what?” Mike Dash shrugged as he grabbed the chocolate bar before unwrapping it.

“Because you get obnoxious and impatient as hell when you’re hungry”, Deanjack chuckled while Miz ate the bar, “Better?”

“Better”, Mike Dash said with a satisfied smile.

On the other side of the room, Rarity, Spike and Pinkie Pie were attending to their friend, Fluttershy, who had just been hit with some magic despite the latter’s denials of any kind of harm or injury.

“I told you, I’m fine”, Fluttershy gave them a warm smile.

“I hope that’s true”, Spike groaned. 

“Darling, you must really sit down for a while. That was a rather nasty hit that you took”, Rarity said, trying to make the situation more serious than it was for the sake of Fluttershy.

“I’m okay; I’ll just go and get Discord now. If anything goes wrong, we’ll be there in a jiffy”, she assured them before she finally left her concerned friends and the three wrestlers behind.

Discord the draconequus, the personification of chaos and imbalance was at one time, one of the greatest threats Equestria had ever seen. He had been sealed in a stone prison as a result (twice) before Fluttershy singlehoofedly helped him reform and denounce his more sinister ways. Since then, he had been an ally as well as a valuable friend to everypony, especially Fluttershy.

Without a moment’s hesitation, Fluttershy galloped towards her cottage near the Everfree Forest where Discord had been staying for almost a week now.

Within a few minutes, the yellow pegasus reached the cottage. She gave the front door a gentle knock before it was opened by Discord who was more than glad to see his favorite pony.

“Hello Fluttershy, what brings you here? Care for some tea?” Discord asked, holding a cup of tea, “Angel helped me with it so you have no choice”, he smirked while Angel crossed his paws behind the draconequus.

“I guess I can’t say no to that”, Fluttershy smiled before she took a sip, “This is one of the best beverages I’ve tasted”, she told Discord.

“Well, it was all my doing”, Discord said with a hint of pride before he noticed the look on Angel’s face, “And I also had some help heheh”, he hastily added.

“This is really good. Anyway, I’m here because there’s a bit of a problem back at the castle”, Fluttershy frowned.

“Huh? What’s wrong? Don’t tell me you’re homesick already”, Discord gave a nervous chuckle.

“No, it’s not that. It’s something else. You see, Rainbow Dash, Twilight and Applejack are all gone”, she told him.

“All gone? What do you mean by that?” Discord asked, puzzled by the reply.

“Their minds have been swapped with three different minds. Human minds”, she added.

“Swapped?” Discord asked with a raised eyebrow before he realized something, “Oh dear”, he whispered to himself. Unfortunately, Fluttershy managed to catch that.

“What is it?” Fluttershy asked as soon as she saw the change in Discord’s facial language. The draconequus had never been an expert on hiding his surprised expressions so it was easy to notice it.

“Nothing, nothing at all heheh”, Discord put on one of the lamest poker faces ever.

“Discord!” she nudged him. After a few seconds of hesitations, the uninterrupted persistence of Fluttershy triumphed and Discord finally decided to come clean.

“Okay, before I confess, promise me you won’t shout at me?” Discord asked.

“What is there to confess?” Fluttershy asked back.

“Promise me”, Discord simply repeated.

“Oh, alright”, Fluttershy smiled at him to make him feel better. After all, even the god of chaos needed some comfort every now and then.

“You see, some years before Princess Celestia and Princess Luna turned me into stone I made a backup prank. You know, like the plunderseeds but much more hilarious than it”, he confessed, “This prank was supposed to create a portal at two random locations on Equestria and on another world, the human world you might say. Anyway, because of the Tree of Harmony’s magic, the spell for the exchange was frozen until it was reactivated by the chest which must have happened in the recent past”.

“Last night”, Fluttershy corrected, “And how did you know the human world existed back then?” she asked.

“I didn’t”, Discord replied, “All I did was trace the magical signature of the Crystal Mirror back when it was in the old castle. I only changed it a bit to turn it into a prank. And as for the human part, it was only after Twilight’s second visit to the world that I heard of it”.

“Oh, that clears everything up. Thank you, Discord”, Fluttershy gave the draconequus a friendly hug.

“That’s it? You’re not going to even give me the smallest scolding?” Discord asked, surprised that Fluttershy gave him hug. He had expected her to give him a reprimanding or something but she didn’t even feed him a single harsh word.

“You’ve been through enough now”, Fluttershy simply replied. Discord couldn’t help but tear up a bit when he heard that. Her soft and kind words only strengthened his loyalty to her and also the bonds of friendship between them.

“Thank you, Fluttershy”, he wiped away some stray tears before the pony could notice it.

“Now, do you think you’ll be able to fix this? I mean, it is your spell after all”, Fluttershy said, trying her best not to make the draconequus feel bad about all that was happening.

“It depends on the situation”, Discord replied, “We’ll need to take a look at it first”, he added.

Suddenly, Fluttershy slumped to the floor like she had lost all the energy inside of her. Her breath slowed down and her heartbeats were irregular. She tried to speak but could only manage a small squeak.

“Fluttershy!” Discord gasped and grabbed the pony before she could hit her head on the carpeted floor, “What’s the matter? Talk to me”.

Inaudible mumbles were the only sounds coming out of the half-conscious pegasus. Discord had no idea what the heck was happening and he was starting to panic. At worst, a pony who was important to him was about to die right In front of him.

Luckily, Fluttershy suddenly took a deep breath and her eyes shot wide open. Her heartbeats were stable again and she began to breathe normally.

“Oh, thank heavens that was a close one”, Discord wiped a drop of sweat off his brow, “Don’t you ever scare me like that again”, he playfully scolded her.

“Strange…strange…”, Fluttershy began to murmur before she stood on all fours much to Discord’s surprise.

“Fluttershy, what’s the matter?” he asked the yellow pegasus.

“It works”, Fluttershy merely replied with an expressionless face. Discord was about to jump to another conclusion when he recalled what Fluttershy said about his old prank which had unfortunately affected Twilight and the others.

“Oh no…this is not good”, he said to himself as he stared at Fluttershy before he took a walkie-talkie out, “Houston? We have a problem”.