An Apple a Day

The next morning, Fluttershy woke up and got out of bed. She put her hooves on the floor, but then she tripped on something. She looked to see what it was she tripped on.

It was an apple.

"Oh no, it's true!" said Fluttershy, now knowing that Applejack was completely honest. She knew that she needed more help now, now that she had known that something awful was about to happen. She needed someone who could, perhaps, give her something that could kill the apple tree in her stomach, such as a potion or a pill. "I must go tell Twilight!" said Fluttershy. "Maybe she can help!"

***

Twilight was busy working on another potion, this time a potion that cured constipation. She liked the new Golden Oaks Library, the one she had taken from the weird boy and his magic dog. She had renovated it up pretty nicely, but it just wasn't the same as her old one.

Just then, Twilight heard a knock on the door. "Come in!" said Twilight, and Fluttershy walked in. "Yes, what is it, Fluttershy?"

Then Fluttershy said, "You see, I accidentally ate apple seeds, and Applejack told me that I'd turn into an apple tree. It turns out that it's true."

"Really? I thought you wanted to turn into a tree!" said Twilight.

"No, I'm too scared to now!" said Fluttershy. Just then, Fluttershy felt something pushing her stomach. She looked down and saw something bulging out of her belly button. Twilight watched as an apple popped out of Fluttershy's belly button and fell to the ground. Twilight picked the apple up, sniffed it, and took a bite.

"Hmmmm" Said Twilight, chewing, "This apple does taste very strange. It doesn't really taste like a normal apple."

"So will you find something that will kill the tree in my stomach?" said Fluttershy.

"Well, no can do!" Said Twilight, and she began going through her books. "Ah, here it is!" she opened up a book on special remedies. She flipped through the pages, trying to find the stuff that Fluttershy was looking for. She then came across a recipe for a weed-killing potion. "this might do it, hold on!" Said Twilight, and she got to work brewing.

"Are you sure it works?" Said Fluttershy.

"I hope so!" Said Twilight as she mixed the potions to make the medicine for Fluttershy.

Fluttershy said "Good, I'm-OW!" as another apple fell out of her belly button.

Twilight then finished making the potion. "It's ready!" she said, and she handed it over to Fluttershy, who drank the entire bottle. "Hey, don't drink too much of it!" said Twilight again.

"I just want the tree to go away!" said Fluttershy.

"You shouldn't have done it, really." said Twilight. "There could be very dangerous side effects!"

"Like what?" said Fluttershy.

"I don't know, so please try to ignore it" Said Twilight.

"OK, fine" said Fluttershy, and she walked out the door.

***

The next day at the new Golden Oaks Library, Twilight was enjoying a nice book when she heard another knock at the door. "Come in! Said Twilight, and as soon as the pony opened the door, Twilight was shocked at what she saw.

"The potion didn't work at all" said Fluttershy.

Twilight saw that Fluttershy's skin had turned to tree bark, and her wings turned into braches, her feathers were now leaves. There was an apple hanging from her tail as well. For Fluttershy was now, in fact, a tree. "Oh, no, what have I done!" said Twilight, and she ran up to Fluttershy and took a closer look at her. "hmmm, lets see... bark, branches, leaves... Yep, the potion didn't work. I'm sorry, but you're now a tree."

"Oh no!" Said Fluttershy worriedly. "Can you change me back?"

"I'm sorry Fluttershy, but I'm afraid I can't do that. You'll just have to live with it." Said Twilight, looking down. Then, she started crying. "OH NO! I'M A FAILURE! I'M THE WORST PRINCESS EVER! I'M GOING TO GET BANISHED TO THE MOON!" cried Twilight loudly and dramatically.

"Don't be so upset" said Fluttershy, "sometimes you just don't know things, and that causes a little problems. I'm fine as a tree, I'd always liked to be a tree."

"So, let me get this straight." Said Twilight, wiping her tears. "At first, you wanted to be a tree, then when you found out you were going to become a tree, you didn't want to, and now you want to again?"

"Exactly." said Fluttershy. "I'll be fine as a half-pony half-tree. At least I can still walk, talk, and see. It's not like I'm going to fully become a tree. I mean, that would be nice, but I like this better."

"OK, that's fine" Said Twilight.

"Yeah, I'm fine." Said Fluttershy. "I just have to go back home now. Maybe Discord might get a hoot out of this" said Fluttershy.

Fluttershy walked out the door and started walking back home. As she was walking on the grass, Fluttershy began to feel her hooves sticking to the ground more and more. "What?" she said as she looked at her back hooves. Fluttershy watched in shock as roots sprouted from her wooden hooves and planted themselves into the ground. Fluttershy couldn't move anymore. She struggled to uproot her feet, but no luck. Then, she felt her spine forcing her upright, and her body was beginning to harden. "Oh, brother. She finally said.

Fluttershy was now a tree.