Transformations

"Well good ta meet ya Chrystal!" Applejack exclaimed, grabbing one of Chrysalis' hooves with both of hers and shaking it up in down.

Chrysalis cringed at the unwelcome contact and her horn flared with magic against her will, throwing Applejack flat on her back. Not wanting Applejack to know that she couldn't fully control her own magic, she snorted and glared at her. "Touching me was quite unnecessary and rude, please refrain from doing it again unless you want to be thrown against the nearest hard surface."

Applejack slowly slid to the ground but was back on her feet in a flash. "Sorry if ah did something not allowed in yer culture, but a hoofshake is the way we greet people that come ta Ponyville."

Chrysalis rolled her eyes and levitated Applejack back in front of her. "So where's the food? I'm kinda starving here."

Applejack grinned and turned around. "Right this way! But first ah gotta introduce ya ta the Apple family!"

Chrysalis groaned aloud, Applejack was already too far away to hear it, and slowly trotted after her. Today was going to be a long boring day...

~~~

Chrysalis was currently sitting at the table eating as much food as she could stuff herself with after having been introduced to the entire Apple family, which took about half an hour.

"Ya talk like yer from Canterlot or another town full of royalty, but ya eat like most of us do here in Ponyville."

Chrysalis glared momentarily at Applejack, the only other pony still at the table. "Just because I'm a mare of class doesn't mean I cannot eat food like a pony of lower tastes when I am hungry enough." She snapped.

Applejack looked at her warily, she would have to watch what she said if she wanted to be Chrystal's friend... "Ah have a friend named Rarity that ah think ya will get along just fine with, would ya like ta go meet her?"

Chrysalis finished off another apple before getting up and walking towards the door. "Sure why not, I don't have anything better to do for the rest of the day, let's go meet this Rarity friend of yours."

"Great!" Applejack smiled and followed Chrysalis out the door.

~~~

"So... What exactly is your friend Rarity like?" Chrysalis asked as soon as they were off of Sweet Apple Acres.

"Rarity is a lot like ya I'm the regard that she's all about bein' a made of class an' all that." Applejack replied, waving at what Chrysalis assumed was one of her friends.

Chrysalis glanced at the yellow Pegasus before returning her attention to Applejack. "What does she do for a living?"

"Rarity's a seamstress, she works and lives at Carousel Boutique."

Chrysalis' mouth hung open in disbelief. "Why would you live at your job? That's just plain weird!"

Applejack rolled her eyes. "Most ponies live at the place where they work, take my friend Twilight for example. She's the town Liberian and she lives in the library."

Chrysalis closed her mouth and sighed. "I will never get you ponies."

Applejack gave her a strange look. "What do ya mean by that? Yer a pony to."

Chrysalis' face flushed red in embarrassment.

'How could you make such a large mistake, these ponies are not your friends, don't you forget that!' The voice Shouted in her head.

"O-of course!" Chrysalis stuttered. "I meant that I'll never understand ponies of the lower class."

Applejack stopped walking and scrutinized her for a few seconds before giving up on whatever she was searching for and resuming leading the path to Carousel Boutique. "So what happened to your mane to make it so short?" she asked.

"Living in the Everfree forest for a month will do that to you." Chrysalis snapped at her, not comfortable with the subject.

Applejack flinched. "Sorry." She murmured.

It took a little while longer, but eventually they arrived at the place where Rarity was supposed to live. Applejack took no time in knocking and soon they were ushered in by the seamstress herself.

"Oh darling what happened to you!" Rarity exclaimed. "We'll need to get this fixed right away, come with me."

Applejack's pupils dilated as Rarity reached out to grab Chrystal. "Wait Rarity! Don't touch her!" But it was too late, Rarity hadn't heard her in time.

Nothing happened.

"Why not dear? She doesn't seem like she wants to hurt me."

Applejack's eye began twitching. "But when Ah touched her she threw me into a tree!"

"I would never hurt such a beautiful mare such as Rarity!" Chrysalis said with a hurt. Chrysalis began walking in circles around Rarity. "I mean just look at her coat, so silky and white, and look at her mane, curled to perfection. Think of all the things I could do to and with her." She whispered sultry in Rarity's ear, causing the aforementioned mare's face to light light up as blood rushed to her face.

"But anyway..." Chrysalis continued taking a few steps away. "I believe you were talking about fixing my appearance?"

Rarity lit up with excitement. "Oh yes! I'm going to make you look absolutely gorgeous by the time I'm done with you!"

"Just try not ta take too long Rarity, she still hasn't met Pinkie so we'll need to get her prepared for that." Applejack said as Rarity led Chrysalis further into the Boutique. Rarity nodded as confirmation that she had indeed heard Applejack.