Body Jump

by Lime Mint

Unfamiliar Surroundings

Previous Chapter

The six friends watched Princess Luna stare at them. Her eyes drifted along each one them, eyes that showeds no emotion, no thought not even any life. Meanwhile, Princess Celestia played with her tiara. It was quite weird to them, seeing Princess Luna in charge. She then stopped staring, and turned to her Sister.

"Celestia? What do you think?" She asked her, sounding like Princess Celestia. She looked up.

"I think we should send them away. You said we didn't have any chaotic duties, except maybe..." Princess Celestia looked at Twilight. She got from the throne, and walked towards her. "Maybe, they could keep Harmonious in check? He is spreading flowers all around..." Twilight Sparkle frowned at the word Harmonious. Who could he be? But then she realised something. If everything was different that means...

Discord was affected too.

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Fluttershy looked at the others. All of them were quite shocked, except Pinkie Pie. She just hopped along happily.

"So, if everything is opposite..." Twilight said. "Doesn't that mean our elements are reversed too?" She pointed to everyone.

"Disloyalty?" Rainbow Dash said, quite shocked.

"Dishonesty?" Applejack said in the same way.

"M - meanness?" Fluttershy mumbled.

"Gloominess!" Pinkie Pie shouted, bouncing higher than ever before.

"Selfishness? Why, I have never been so!" Rarity cried out dramatically. Twilight looked away. She sighed.

"That only leaves me as..." She looked back at her CutieMark. It was a vial with purple liquid in. "Science. The completion of the Elements of Chaos." She said, sighing. She and her friends needed to get out of here quickly. Who knows what too much good could do to a bad parallel world.

"Twilight!" Pinkie Pie said. Twilight turned to her. She took a big breath. "Ithinkthatinordertogethomewewillhavetodothatspellagainandgobackthrough!"

"Slower please, Pinkie?" Twilight asked, hardly understanding Pinkies words.

"I think that in order to get home we will have to do that spell again and go back though!" Pinkie repeated. Twilight thought it through.

"We could give it a chance." Twilight said. She then noticed their surroundings had changed. They were now in a forest, with beautiful trees and singing birds. They walked through, admiring this nice contrast. They then heard singing. It was quite nice, very harmonious. They then came into a clearing. In the middle was a fountain, from which sprang beautiful, crystal clear water. On the top of the fountain was a pedestal, and on the top of the pedestal the singer was revealed.

They had found Harmonious

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Harmonious watched their every move. He was so surprised at their expressions. They seemed confused, sad and helpless. He couldn't believe it. Weren't they normally cruel tyrants who virtually ruled Equestria? And to think when he ruled he was such a good leader... Everypony was happy. He walked towards them.

"Let's see, do you girls want to put me in stone?" Harmonious asked, touching them all on the muzzle.

"Of course not, dear!' Rarity exclaimed.

"Oh yes? Then why are you here? You don't ever seem to come if you're not doing that." He said, going on his memory of them.

"We aren't exactly... The ponies you know." Rainbow Dash attempted to explain the situation.

"Yeah, we did a body jump!" Pinkie Pie shouted, bouncing higher to emphasise her point.

"Yeah, I'm thinkin' Pinkie is right." Applejack said. All of them were silent as they watched Harmonious. He hardly blinked an eye. An obvious expression of thought on his face. He stepped to Twilight.

"Is this true?" Harmonious asked. Twilight looked into his eyes.

"I can easily say that all of my friends here are speaking the whole truth." She said. Harmonious could tell in her eyes she was desperate, hoping that he would believe her as he should rightly do so. He looked at her sympathetically. He got his paw, and wrapped her hair around his claw.

"I believe you. Something I would rarely do for the true owner of this body." He said, turning away from them all.

"What now?" Fluttershy asked, looking around. Harmonious smiled. Out of his paw sprang a small bunny.

"I figured you'd like him." Harmonious said, the bunny hopping onto Fluttershy's back. "Since you all seem to be the opposite of the owners." Fluttershy squealed in delight, and gently stroked it. They all crowded around the cute bunny, except Rainbow Dash who just hovered ahead. "Now," Harmonious said. "Let's go."

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They came into a brightly lit cave. Blue, luminescent gems came from the walls and ceiling, acting like lights. The floor was carpeted blue. They came to a halt beside a deep hole, filled with water. "It is called the seeing pool. No one knows about it, griffons, dragons and ponies alike. I do though. I created it with a concentration of Harmonious energy."  Harmonious dipped his paw in the water. Curious, they all did the same. Suddenly, images of all the events the six friends had had up until then came into all of their minds.

"What should we do now?" Twilight asked Harmonious.

"You need to visit the last neutral party, led by a great dragon known as Spike."

"Spike?!"