Oh look, Equestria

Oh look, Equestria

Chapter 6 - Research

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I was bored... Again "Urgh, I'm so bloody bored. Princess, I can't believe you put me on house arrest.." here I was, sitting on the sofa in Twilight's library, bored out of my skull. I don't even know what I did wrong!

Twilight sighed, snapping her book shut with a loud thud. "You broke Time Turner's jaw! And stop calling me princess, I told you before I don't like my title!" 'Oh, that's what... I don't see the problem' I thought. A few days had passed since my arrival here, nothing of note really happened. I usually tagged along with Twilight and her crew when she wanted me to, something about 'Keeping an eye on me'. Pff. Then, Time Turner happened....

One day ago:

We were walking to a local cafe, I was walking next to Dash chatting about exercise regimes and what-not, apparently she had caught me the other day after she heard music coming from the basement. Ever since then she's been talking none stop about workouts.. 'I don't even do that much, just a little schedule every night to burn off any excess energy...' I sighed

"Dude, you've GOT to put push ups into your routine. It works your forelegs and chest something fierce!" Dash said enthusiastically

I was getting rather bored with this conversation, it had been going on for about 10 minutes now, ever since we all met up. Looking around, I saw the girls chatting idly to themselves about various topics, Twilight was muzzle deep in a notepad, passing glances over my way now and again. Turning back to Dash, I made to reply when I smashed into something rather solid, sending me and the offending object stumbling to the ground in a heap.

Groaning, I got myself up and shook the birds out of my eyes. I looked to the ground to see what I had landed on, and saw a brown stallion just a shade lighter than me, brown mane and blue eyes. I offered a hoof to help him up, and was surprised when he slapped it away rather roughly, getting himself up before he turned to me, fire in his eyes. "Why don't you watch where you're walking, jack off?!"

I was rather taken aback by this, so were the girls if the gasps from behind me were any indication "....Excuse me..?"

"I said watch where you're going, jack-off! What are you?! Deaf?!" 'You'd best watch your mouth, wanker.'

Gritting my teeth, I replied as nicely as possible "I'm terribly sorry, sir. I should've been watch--" He cut me off

"Damn straight you should be watching where you're going! I could've broken something!" I sighed, glancing back at the girls, they were all looking between me and him, apprehension in their eyes.

Turning back, I glared at him "Listen, I said I'm sorry. If that's not good enough for you, then shove it up your ass. Now get the fuck out of my way" I pushed past him, carrying on down the road. That's when it happened, I wasn't even 3 feet away as he replied

"Damn city boys, thinking they own the place. You'd best watch yourself around these parts" 'City boy, fucking... City boy?!'

I whirled around, giving him my best death glare "What... The FUCK did you just say to me?!" Time Turner, for his part seemed to take this as a challenge, widening his stance and growling

"I called you a city boy, city bo--" He didn't get to finish, instead he got a hoof to the jaw, knocking him out instantly. I stood there, mouth agape staring at my new blooded hoof. The foreleg on which my hoof was attached had grown a bit, looking a little more toned than my left. Looking to the girls, I saw the same expressions of awe plastered on their own faces.

"I.... Oops, I think I may have accidentally doubled my muscle mass when I got angry.... Hehe..." I finished, rubbing the back of my head and letting out a sheepish laugh. Twilight shook from her stupor to give me a disapproving glare. "What?" She shook her head "He called me a city boy! The prick!"

"What, and that was more offensive to you than jack-off?! You shouldn't have hit him! Is that blood?! Oh Celestia, what if you seriously hurt him?!" 'That was the plan....'

"Well, it'll teach him to show others a little respect, won't it?" I turned to the stallion, who had just managed to pull himself from the floor. He turned to me, glaring. I noticed his jaw seemed a little out of place, I winced "Might want to get that checked out, mate" he intensified his glare for a few seconds before turning round and hobbling off

I looked back to the girls, gauging their reactions. Twilight and Rarity looked angry, Fluttershy and Pinkie looked concerned for the other guy, whereas Rainbow and AJ stood there, mouths floundering. Rainbow found her voice first "You.... You took him off his hooves with that punch..." I winced again "That... Was... AWESOME! Hey, you really are a Sharpshooter, after all" 'Wait, what?'

Before I could reply, Twilight shouted at Dash "No, it was not awesome, Rainbow. Tom broke Time Turner's jaw! This is serious!" Applejack turned to Twilight, giving her a deadpan stare

"Twi, he started it. Sharpshooter here tried to apologize, but Time Turner was lookin' fer a scuffle, and I'd say he got one"

I looked to Twilight "Look Twilight, he disrespected me, I defended my honor. Simple, that's the way we do things back home" 'sort of..' "Now, let's just forget about this whole debacle and carry on with the day..." I started to trot off when I was encased in a purple aura and floated off the ground. Now facing Twilight, I could see the anger in her eyes

"That's all...? No, that may be how you do things at home, but you're not at home right now. You're in our home, and you're on house arrest! Until I say otherwise, you're staying in the library."

I glared at her "Are you fucking serious?! I'm not some damned child! You can't just ground me for defending myself!" Twilight didn't back down

"No, you're not a child. But you're acting like one! And yes, I can and I am. Now come on, we're going back. Sorry girls, me and 'Sharpshooter' here are leaving" and just like that, we were gone in a purple flash, reappearing in the library foyer

Present:

"Well, you certainly were a princess out there a few days ago, weren't you..?" I said to her

Twilight sighed "I'm sorry, I just wanted to get out of there before a crowd gathered. But that still doesn't excuse what you did, violence doesn't solve anything... No matter what" 'Yes, it does...' "besides, you can still do stuff around the library, it's not like you're confined to that sofa. Why don't you practice your shifting? I've written some notes down, and I'd like to get some more findings on it, too. You haven't really tried anything apart from changing into your stallion form."

'Well, may as well test out my new alien powers' "That's a good idea, actually. I've been meaning to try and alter my musculature ever since that little scene" I smiled, this should be fun

"Excellent! I'll go grab my notes, be back in a sec!" Twilight shut her book and returned it to the shelf, before trotting off upstairs to gather her things. Not even a minute later she was back, carrying various writing utensils in her magic. She smiled at me, walking up to the couch and taking a seat next to me "Right, first thing's first... Change into your stallion form for me, please"

I did so "Alright, what now?"

Twilight eyed me for a few seconds before writing something down on her parchment, turning back to me she said "Next up, change your mane" I complied, my mane going from a dull black, to a vibrant yellow. "Huh, it seems the grey patch is still visible. So, changing forms does not remove scars."

"Okay, we've been through all this already. Why do you need more notes on this?" I asked, looking to the paper, I saw the same mumbo jumbo wing dings that I couldn't understand in the slightest.

Twilight sighed "Last time around I only noted what you could do, this time I'm testing more. Such as your magical levels during the change, as well as after. Now, change your mane back." Boom, black hair. "Now, I want to see if you can change from earth pony to pegasus, and unicorn. So, start with pegasus" I pictured wings on my sides, willing them to come through "Looks good, try flapping them"

I reached out with my mind, testing the new appendages by 'flexing' the muscles, looking back I saw them flap a few times "Okay, wings look good.. Now, try unicorn" I reverted to earth pony, concentrating once more on turning into a unicorn

"I... I can't do it... My powers won't respond" I looked to Twilight, confusion in my eyes. Twilight was busy jotting down notes, musing to herself

"I thought this would've happened. If I'm to hazard a guess, I'd say that you're not compatible with unicorn magic. So, levitation and any potential teleportation is out of the question. We'll go into that topic another time." Looking to me, she put on a face of apprehension "Now, I'm going to ask you to do one more transformation.... You're probably not going to like this... But, could you change into a mare?"

"No."

Twilight pouted "Awww come on, I only got a few notes on your human female form because you were running around the room screaming" she rolled her eyes

"I said no, Twilight"

Twilight, not about to be defeated, gave me her best puppy dog look, quivering lip and all. Twilight nudged me with a foreleg to get my attention, I looked to her "HNNNNNNNG.....Noooooo!" Twilight responded by widening her eyes a little more, tears brimming at the sides "By the gods, okay okay!" Twilight beamed

"Excellent! You know, you're much too easy..." She snicked.

I rolled my eyes "Yeah yeah, cute little purple pony gives me the puppy dog eyes. How can I say no? You're evil." I concentrated on changing forms. I soon felt... Things, receding... Things that weren't meant to recede, it was so horrid... Upon completion of the change, I stood up and shook myself "Urgh, that was weird..." I 'eeped' with a start, evidently my voice was extremely feminine "Oh lord, I sound like a delicate little flower. Whyyyyy" I pouted

Twilight giggled, jumping from her seat and meeting me in the middle of the room, notes and quill in tow "Quit your whining, your voice is cute" she said in a condescending tone

I gritted my teeth "Just shut up and get this over with, it's not natural to change sex willy nilly..."

Twilight rolled her eyes "Oh fine, just hold still and stop fidgeting!" she started pacing around me, noting every little detail on myself "Petite, but rather toned build, slightly shorter than average... You're very close to Dash, body wise.. Except less muscle tone" she trotted around behind me "Now, lift your tail"

I jumped "Wh...What?! I'll do nothing of the sort!" I'm pretty sure I was blushing something fierce, if the heat in my cheeks was any indication "Why on earth would I do something like that..?!"

Twilight, oblivious to my embarrassment spoke up "I just want to check if everything is as it should be 'back there', and whether you're healthy or not. This information is important, what if for some reason you one day decided to take a stroll in your mare form, and something happened to you? I need to make sure to have as much details written down as possible, in the event of you ending up in hospital!"

I hesitated "But... Why... Urrrrrrrrrrgh... Twilight, you just made this sooooo much weirder..." I did as she asked, the red on my cheeks turning crimson "Please just... Hurry up."

All I got as a reply was a short 'ahuh', followed by the sound of a quill scratching on parchment "Aaaaaand, done! You can hide yourself now, you prissy mare."

I shuddered, hiding my shame once more. Turning to Twilight, I voiced my opinion "Right, now that you've perved on me, what's next? I thought this was meant to be fun for me, instead I've turned into your bloody lab rat!" I snarked a little harshly "And why do I feel so sad?! What's going on?! AAAARRRGH!" I started to sniffle "Tw...Twi, w-what the hell i-is wrong with m-me?!"

Twilight looked at me with concern "It might be hormones..." I groaned "No no, not like that. Just hear me out. You were born male, correct?" I gave her a deadpan stare, nodding "okay, so you mustn't be used to the female side of the hormonal spectrum, thus your emotions are acting up. Change back, if you like. I'm done with my notes"

I changed back to a human as quickly as I could, sighing in relief when I didn't feel like I was about to cry my eyes out "Phew, that was weird... Good to be back, baby!" I turned to Twilight "Never..... Again"

Twilight shrugged "I'm sorry for causing you discomfort, but I've got everything I need now, why don't you experiment a little whilst I sit back and take notes?"

Liking the sound of this prospect, I smiled and nodded "Okay, just a quick question on my female form, though" Twilight raised an eyebrow, replying with a 'hmm?' "Was I hot? I sounded hot" Twilight rolled her eyes before lowering her gaze back to her notes, muttering 'stallions' under her breath

"Anyways, I think I'll start with trying to change my muscle mass first." stripping off to my boxers, I looked to Twilight, who was eyeing my mostly naked form rather intently. She materialized a new parchment and a fresh ink vial

"Interesting, you're almost completely devoid of any hair or fur. Your legs are longer in proportion to your arms, too. I see now why humans prefer a bipedal stance" she scratched something onto the parchment before gazing back at me expectantly

Concentrating, I pictured in my mind what I wanted to happen, within a matter of seconds I felt the now familiar stretching of my limbs. Looking to my arms, I saw that they had bulked up slightly 'Okay, good... Now, let's see how far I can take this...' I concentrated some more, willing my muscles to grow as much as I could make them. Looking to my arms once more, they had grown just about double their original girth, giving me a generous muscle gain. "Okay, nice... Very nice... That's as far as I can go, though that's more than enough. Not too big, not too little. I don't want to look like a steroid guzzler, after all"

Twilight, who was watching intently through the whole process squeed in glee "This is amazing! Your arms have grown to just over double their original mass, did you feel any dizziness? A headache, maybe?"

"I felt a little light headed, so I decided to not push my luck anymore" Twilight nodded sagely

"Magical feedback, it's good that you stopped. If you pumped any more magic into yourself, you could have damaged your body" How about you try your other body parts?"

I nodded, concentrating once more

Half an hour later, I had managed to 'grow' the rest of my body to suit my 'new' arms. I say new, because about 10 minutes into the experimenting, I had stumbled upon a hidden..Feature of my powers, turns out I kept the alterations to any physical forms.. Kinda like saving a character's preset on a game. Panting, I turned to Twilight "Ha...Ha... Phew, Who knew you could feel like this just standing on the spot? Magic is the darndest thing.."

Twilight, who was just finishing off her notes, looked to me "Indeed it is, I'd like to see more of your matter altering abilities, though I suspect it's tied in slightly with your shapeshifting, that'd explain how you keep any changes to your body upon changing between forms"

I nodded "That makes sense, though can it wait? I'm pretty tired..."

"Of course! I've got lots of information already, I'll need to categorize this and compile it. Thank you, Tom."

I waved her off "Ahhh.. It's no problem, Twi... Man, I need a smoke. Maybe I've still got my tobacco?" bending down to pick up my clothes, I slipped my shirt back on. Checking the pockets of my jacket, I indeed found my tobacco and zippo lighter, safe and sound. I let out a sigh of relief, promptly sitting down and rolling up a quick smoke "Oh, hello precious... I need you" I said, caressing the little tube of nicotine goodness

Pocketing the tobacco once more, I turned to Twilight "Hey Twi, mind if I use your balcony for a second? I need a smoke" Twilight put on a look of disgust

"Urgh, I can't believe you do that... That's a disgusting habit! If you must, go ahead and use it.. Just make sure to close the door behind you! I don't want you stinking up the library, or my bedroom."

I thanked her, walking up the stairs and onto her balcony, closing the sliding glass door behind me. I leaned on the railing and lit up, inhaling the strong cancer inducing smoke, winding down contently "Ahhh, this is good... I think I'll star gaze tonight, Twilight said the weather was clear tonight..."

With that, I turned my gaze to the fields in the distance, puffing contently on my cigarette.