From Friends to Fur

In the Golden Oaks Library, Twilight was looking over her notes in her basement laboratory making sure that her interrupted spell wouldn't have any negative repercussions. She came up with a few highly unlikely scenarios: Mutating a few nearby ponies; Once again switching everypony's cutie-marks; Interrupting the teleportation of one or more individuals... She would have made a seemingly infinite list of things that could go wrong had it not been for a strange and sudden noise that came from the library.

"GLAAAAAAA!!!"

Thud!

At first Twilight thought that Spike might have fallen off of a ladder while picking out a book but then she remembered that she had sent Spike to Rarity's so that he could be occupied enough so that he couldn't distract Twilight during her experiment. And even if Spike had returned from Rarity's, the sound was more feminine then any sound Spike could make. Curiosity overcame Twilight as she cautiously walked up the stairs leading into the main room of the library. She reached the door and when she opened it...

"Oww... That hurt." Sora was laying on the floor, rubbing her head from this painful headache that probably happened from the fall. "Matt... Remind me to kill you when everything stops hurting." When Sora didn't get a response back she opened her eyes. "Matt?" She looked around and, although she couldn't find him, what really took her by surprise were her surroundings. Where she was once in a college dorm room she was now surrounded by tons of books. This was defiantly not a place she had been before. And yet, it was very familiar to her. She turned her head taking in the view of the whole room. All of the books, all of the natural wood holding it all in place, the large violet eyes staring deep into her sole, the natural light coming in through the windows... Wait... Eyes? Sora turned back quickly to the large pair of eyes staring at her.

"AHHHHH!" They screamed simultaneously, backing away from each other in fear.

When Sora finally came back to her senses she saw what was staring at her and she couldn't believe what she was seeing. Right there, right in front of her eyes, was the one and only, living, breathing Twilight Sparkle. Sure she was shocked and scared but it was her. Mesmerized by what she saw, Sora tried to get up and walk over to the shocked mare only to get up on two feet for about one second before falling face first onto the floor.

Thud!

"Oww. That hurt." Trying to pick herself off of the ground, Sora had a clear view of her hand... or she would have had not two dark blue, three toed... paws appeared in place of her hands. "Wha... Whaaa?" She let out as she slowly and cautiously raised a paw closer to her. "I... How...?" She paused, looked at twilight, only to mutter, "Help." before she passed-out in shock.

Opening his eyes after fainting, Matt groggily got up. "Urgh. Please tell me I was dreaming." He said before looking down for his hand. However he was disappointed when he spotted furry, brown paws in place of his hands. He lowered his head in defeat and sighed, "It wasn't a dream." He dropped himself to the ground and stared at his paws. His familiar-looking paws. "Wait, familiar?"

Matt got up and took a closer look at his changed form. Everything about him looked familiar. As if he had seen it hundreds of times before but he just couldn't put his finger on it. "If only there was a way for me to see my face." He frantically looked around for something reflective like a mirror unfortunately, he was in the middle of a forest and not a single landmark was in sight.

"Oh, come on! There's gotta be something around here." He continued his search around the vast amount of trees finding nothing to help him. Then out of the corner of his eye he spots a glimmer of light. "Ah! My eye!" Alright it was more of a bright beam of light that shined directly into his eye. As he rubbed said eye he stumbled his way towards the bright glimmer. The closer he got the more the forest seemed to open up, revealing the bright blue sky above.

Once he made it through the trees he was able to see that the thing that blinded his vision was a still pond. "A pond! Yes! That's perfect!" He paused to look down at his paws. "Now to see just what I am." He slowly made his way over to the pond and looked into the water. As expected, when he looked into said pond he was able to see his reflection. However, it wasn't his reflection. Instead there stood the reflection of an... "Eevee?"

He was stunned to say the least. How in the world could he be an Eevee? That was just insane! There was no possible way this could happen! Of course like any sane person would do in this situation... he panicked. "AHHHH! HUH?! UH... WHAT?! HOW? WHY?" After a good hour of screaming, he calmed himself enough to think somewhat logically. "Okay. Okay. So I'm an Eevee. That... isn't all bad. At least I like Eevee. Shoot! Who am I kidding? Eevee's my favorite pokemon! I should be glad I'm an Eevee! There's just one thing... How? How am I an Eevee. The only thing I remember is using Brad's portal thing and... Oh no. Sora!" At the realization of his missing friend he once again began to frantically search around the area, however this time he was searching for his friend who was no where to be seen. The only things he could see were trees, trees, a house, an open field, some more trees... "Wait, a house?!"

Matt turned back to the house and saw that it... It was Fluttershy's house! Green leaf colored look, natural wood impression, random animals scattered about... It was  without a doubt Fluttershy's house. "Did... Did Brad's portal... really work? I'm... I'm in Equestria!" Over come with joy, Matt began jumping around and cheering in excitement. "Haha! I'm in E-que-stria! I'm in E-que-stria! I'm in E-que-stria! I'm in E-que-stria! Man, I'm an Eevee... IN Equestria! If only Sora could see..." Realizing that his was still missing, worry flowed into him. "Oh no! Sora! What if she didn't make it?! I have to find her!... And I may need some help." With that said Matt made his way over to the house that belonged to Fluttershy.

"What are you?" Twilight was in the main room of her library closely examining a strange blue cat... dog... fox... thing sitting on her table! "A light blue coat, dark blue paws and a.... snow hat? No! It's part of your head! Incredible."

"Gla-Glaceon!" The blue creature said with an annoyed tone to her voice.

Twilight backed away from the creature, looked at it in what she assumed was it's face and questioned, "Why do you keep saying that? Glaceon?"

The creature's eyes widened at that. "Gla?" The creature seemed to be in a state of shock.

Having waited a whole minute for the creature to move, she decided to try and communicate with it. It couldn't hurt to try. "What are you?"

The creature looked at the lavender alicorn. It studied her for a minute before replying, "Glaceon?"

"Is that what you are? A Glaceon?"

The creature then proceeded to examine itself, looking all around it's ice-blue body. After getting up and going in a circle a few times to examine more of its body, the creature slowly turned towards Twilight, obvious confusion on it's face, and nodded.

"That was a strange reaction. Wait! Did you just nod?!" The creature nodded once again. "You can understand me?!" Another nod. Twilight freaked at that response. "Oh sweet Celestia! This is incredible! You can actually understand me and you can answer back. You must be some sort of sapient life form! Wh-wha-what did you say you were again?"

Hesitantly the creature answered, "Gl-Glaceon."

"Glaceon. Well it's very nice to meet you. I am Princess Twilight Sparkle." The Princess raised her hoof in greeting.

The Glaceon looked at her nonchalantly. "Gla Glaceon Gla."

"Um, I didn't quite get that. Is your name all you can say?"

The Glaceon looked frustrated but nodded. "Glaceon."

"That would prove to be difficult for me to understand you then." Twilight quickly looked around her to try and find something that would help her. Once she found it she let out an "Ah ha!" before picking it up. "Multiuse Translation Spells for Dummies! They have a book for just about everything don't they? Just give me a quick minute while I look for the right spell to use in this situation." Twilight quickly searched through the book skimming through many different types of translation spell before finding one she believes would work. "Alright. This is going to feel a little weird but it should help us communicate." Twilight closed the book and focused on the Glaceon sitting on the table. Her horn glowing a magenta glow she felt the spell almost prime and ready and once it was, she shot the magic towards the Glaceon.

The Glaceon flinched as the magic hit but after that it relaxed and let the magic take hold. Once the spell was done the Glaceon raised a paw to its, for some reason sore throat, coughed a couple of times and said in a feminine voice "H-hello?"

"Alright. Just knock on the door Matt. You can do this!" Matt stood at the door way to Fluttershy's home which he had found earlier. Little to say, it wasn't going well for him. "It's no big deal. It's just Fluttershy, your... favorite... of the... ponies. No Matt. Now's not the time for that. I have to find Sora and if I'm going to do that I need as much help as I can get. Alright, here goes nothing." Matt rose his paw and knocked.

Thu! Thu! Thu!

His soft padding muffled every single one of Matt's knock making them near inaudible. However, the door was still answered. "Oh. Um, Hello? Is anypony there?" It was her. The yellow mare known a Fluttershy was poking her head out from inside her house looking around for whoever it was who knocked her door.

Matt gulped. There she is. He stood there staring up at the cream colored mare, eyes wide and mouth just a slight bit a gap.

Fluttershy looked around some more before looking down and finding a strange cat... dog... fox... thing staring up at her in front of her doorway. Fluttershy, being the animal enthusiast she is smiled and said, "Oh! Hello there." The creature started to smile I've never seen anything like you before."

Matt replied with a happy, "Hi!" However to Fluttershy he was just some creature that replied with a sweet and cheerful, "Eevee!"

"Oh. Aren't you just the cutest little thing." Fluttershy said, not being able to contain herself. "I know. Why don't you come inside and I'll make you a delicious salad? What do you say?"

Ooo... A salad would be good right now. Matt shook his head furiously at an attempt to rid his mind of the thought for now and putting on a more serious expression. He had to find Sora! "No!" He shouted in retort but to Fluttershy all she heard was "Eevee!"

Fluttershy noticed the change in the creature's attitude. "Huh? Is something wrong? Do you eat something besides salad?" The creature shook its head. "Is there something bothering you?"

Matt once again shook his head and said, "My best friend is missing!" However his voice was lost in translation and all Fluttershy understood was there was a creature that shouted "Eevee Eevee Eevee!"

"Is there something missing?"

Matt's eyes widened and he nodded his head. "Yes!" Or as Fluttershy heard it. "Eevee!"

"Is it your food?" He nodded no. "Is it a toy?" Another nod. "Is it a friend of yours?"

This time Matt jumped as he nodded shouting, "Yes! That's it!" Or "Eevee! Eevee!"

"Did you get separated?"

"Yes!" Or "Eevee!"

"Okay. So you lost your friend. Do you think you know where they might be?" Matt stopped dead in his tracks and nodded sadly. "Oh no. It's okay. Fluttershy will help you find your friend. You won't have to worry about a thing. Oh! And maybe my friends would help too." Matt put on a big smile on his face, ran to Fluttershy and began to nuzzle her hoof in a cute and affectionate thank you. "Oh. Just look at you. You're so cute."

Then Fluttershy was hit by a realization. "Wait!" She pulled the creature away from her and looked at it in the eyes. "Have you been answering everything I asked you?" Matt nodded his head and Fluttershy promptly fainted.