Kingdom Hearts: Keys of Equestria

Chapter XIX: Pinkie Pie & Fluttershy

Perspective: Sora

"This. This is power. Darkness. The true darkness!"

I was walking to Sugarcube Corner, mulling over the information that Twilight had given me. She said that self transformative magic was fairly easy to use. She was definitely right. I was now trotting down the street in the form of a normal unicorn stallion. I stepped through the door, seeing Mr. Cake behind the counter.

"Hi there. I dont think Ive seen you around here lately."

"Mr. Cake, it`s me, Sora. Twilight turned me into an alicorn, & I used a transformation spell to turn myself into a unicorn. If you want me to prove it to you, I can still turn back into my normal form."

"Go ahead. Show me."

I poured a decent amount of magic energy into my horn as it glowed with its dark green aura. My body started to change until I was standing in front of the counter in my normal human form.

"Okay. I believe you. What do you need?"

"Is Pinkie here? I just need to talk to her."

"Why yes she is. Just a second."

Mr. Cake left, & a few moments Pinkie Pie came bouncing into the room like always.

"Hey Sora! What`s up?"

"I`ve got something to show you."

"Ooh! Is it a new  party decoration? Or maybe you got a new pet!"

"It`s something completely different. Watch."

I let a small amount of magic seep into my Keyblade as my body began to shrink slightly. My Keyblade became enveloped in a deep green energy as it began floating next to me.

"Howd you do that? You look a bit like Vinyl Scratchs cousin."

"It`s a spell Twilight showed me. It lets me turn myself into an earth pony, pegasus, or a unicorn at will. But, if I turn myself into an alicorn, it lets me use my magical prowess to its full potential."

"So, you can turn into a pony or a human whenever you want with some kind of special magic?"

"Its not exactly special. Any skilled unicorn could use the spell. Its just unicorn magic adapted so that I can use it with my Keyblade."

"Oh. I dont know much about unicorns or alicorns, but that sounds like really advanced magic, even though you said its not."

"All magic is complicated on the outside. On the inside, it`s as natural as flying is for pegasi, or baking is for you. Well, I just wanted to come & tell you about that."

"Okay. You need anything else?"

"Actually, could I get a dozen cupcakes?"

"Whatcha want? We`ve got plenty!"

"Can I get... four double chocolate, three strawberry chocolate, & five blueberry cream?"

"Sure thing, Sore!"

Since when does she call me Sore?

"Thanks, Pinkie. See you later!"

"Kay-kay!"

I stepped out of the door, transformed into a pegasus, & flew towards Fluttershy`s cottage.

I landed in front of the small house & knocked. A moment later, she came to the door.

"Hello. Um, might I ask who you are?"

"Just a moment."

My body began to shift, until I was standing in my normal form.

"Hello, Sora. What did you just do?"

"Well, Twilight used her magic to turn me into an alicorn. Then, she taught me a spell that I can use to turn into a pegasus, unicorn, alicorn, or even an earth pony if I want. Obviously, I can also use the spell to turn back into a human."

"Oh. That`s interesting. Would you like to come in?"

"Sure."

I stepped inside, turning into an alicorn as I walked. The two of us sat down on a sofa.

"So, was that the only reason why you came here?"

"Actually, I have a question. Do you think I could buy some flowers from you? I would buy them from Rose, but she doesn`t take too kindly to me after I tried to help her cut roses with my Keyblade."

"Of course. I wont take your money, though. Youre my friend, & I`d do anything for my friends. One question, though."

"What is it?"

"Why do you keep changing shape? Do you prefer being a pony?"

"Well, I could stay a human, but it`s so interesting to see the world from a completely different perspective."

"Oh. You know, I`d really like to see what it would be like to become a human."

"Maybe Twilight & I could figure out a spell for that."

"Really?"

"Of course! I hate when my friends don`t enjoy their lives as much as possible!"

"Sora, I`ve noticed a few things about you. You seem to be concerned about yourself when you should be, but any other time, all you care about is your friends being happy. Why is that?"

"I guess its just me. Theres no rhyme or reason to it. I`ve always been like that."

"I wish I could be like you, Sora."

"Hey, if you just try hard enough, you could. All you have to do is have faith in yourself, & you can do anything."

"Thank you so much, Sora. Oh! I almost forgot the flowers. Be right back."

Fluttershy trotted out of the room, & I waited. A few seconds later, I heard a loud scream that was obviously her. I transformed back into a human, & charged out the door, drawing my Keyblade in the process.

"Sora! Help!"

"What is i-"

I was stopped midsentence by a Neoshadow leaping out of the ground at me. My Keyblade started glowing with a white aura as I jumped into the air, bringing it down on top of the Heartless as it dissipated into nothing. I looked over & saw four more Neoshadows circling around Fluttershy as she simply quivered in fear.

"Fluttershy! Try to fight them off!"

"I can`t! My hooves go right through them!"

"Listen! Take every emotion you can imagine; anger, happiness, anything! Combine them into one emotion. Use that power to defeat the Heartless!"

Another group of Neoshadows jumped into the air above me. I spun in a circle, balls of flame orbiting my body & destroying the Heartless. I looked over, & saw just what I was hoping for. Fluttershy had pooled together the power in her heat, & summoned her Keyblade, which looked just like it did in the Dive. She charged forward & cut through all four Heartless that had been attacking her.

"Looks like we`re okay for now."

"Sora, what is this?"

"That`s your Keyblade. Hearts that are nearly devoid of darkness, but at the same time still have a powerful will are normally able to use the Keyblade. You & your friends all have the ability to use it; it just takes the right situation to unlock that power. Or, as someone else told me, it just takes the right Key to unlock it."

"But... I cant fight. I could barely get rid of those things. Whats the point in having it if I can`t use it?"

How can she still talk with that in her mouth?

"Theres more uses for a Keyblade than just fighting. You may not be a unicorn, but with the Keyblade, you can use magic. Theres a lot of different healing spells I could teach you."

"I`d like that a lot, Sora. Now, what do I do with this?"

"Just imagine it disappearing, & it should go away. If you think about using it, you can summon it again."

I could see that she had genuine difficulty dismissing her Keyblade, but after a moment, she succeeded.

"I`m sorry. Those monsters destroyed my flower bed."

"Its fine. At least youre okay. Ive got to go talk to Rarity. Ill see you later."

"Okay. Bye."

I turned around, going into pegasus form, & flew towards the Carousel Boutique.