A Lying Lyra

I groaned. My head was killing me! I tried to rub it, and I gasped. No horn! But that could only mean... I was in the home and body of the human! His memories flowed into my new human brain. His name...what was his name? Ah, yes. His name...was Aaron. Aaron. Hmm. Doesn't exactly roll off the tongue smoothly. Apparently humans have weird names. His parents started yelling at me.

"Aaron, what are you doing?! Go to school!" they shouted. I rushed out of the house, nearly tripping. Humans have such a queer way if running! Horror gripped me. I had no idea where this kid's school was. I found another human who looked about my age. I crept behind him as he walked down the sidewalk, hoping he would lead me to the school, which he did. I found myself at his school sitting at a desk. I was ecstatic. It was going to be so fascinating seeing how humans perform magic. Miss Winters, the teacher, walked to the front of the room and pointed to the board. There was a math equation on the board, and she began to explain how to solve it. I patiently waited for her to begin teaching magic. Thirty minutes passed. No magic? I raised my hoof to-wait, no. That's not right. HAND! I raised my hand to ask about magic.

"What about magic?" I asked. Everyone looked at me and a kid snorted.

"Magic? Ha! You're stupid, Aaron!" I shrank into my seat. A couple of other humans gave that kid dirty looks. No one laughed. Thank Celestia! The bell rang and all the kids rushed out of the classroom. I was standing alone at the playground during recess, not sure who my friends were. Suddenly, a little human girl came up to me and waved.

"Hi, Aaron! Want to talk about MLP?" the girl asked. MLP? I shook my head.

"I'm not Aaron!" I said, and immediately gasped. How could I be so stupid?! I sighed. "Well, I guess I'll tell you. I cast a spell on Aaron to switch bodies with him. I'm...actually...Lyra," I said. The girl gave me a skeptical look.

"You're Lyra Heartstrings?" she asked. I nodded and she was still skeptical. I leaned in close to her, making her take a couple of steps back.

"You can't tell anyone, got it?! Oh, I'm sorry. I'm being so rude. What's your name?" I asked. The girl stood as tall and straight as she could, restoring her pride.

"I'm Penny. Yes, I promise I will tell no one," said Penny. The bell rang again. It was time to go in. In class I raised my hand.

"Where are the princesses?" I asked. I received many blank stares. I realized what i said and I knew my fate was sealed. It was inevitable, a fact that couldn't be escaped.

I had blown my cover.