Author's Note

Pinkie Pie's POV

Out of the Store: 1

I had followed Rarity to the Pet shop, where she apparently bought herself a nice little Mare. She had chosen one of these bipedal Equines that had become the latest rage, just a few weeks ago as they arrived at the store.

Exactly why they had become so popular had escaped me, until I saw Rarity walking one out of the store, that is. They sure are adorable to say the least, I had to give her as much.

What I had not realised at first, is how she was to react, how it would change her and her behaviour. If it had something to do with acquiring a Pet, and caring for it? yet, I soon realised it was well beyond reason, assuming it was merely caring for her Pet. Others own and care for pets, some even Equines, yet none had demonstrated the changes I saw in Rarity.

Upon scrutiny, she was demonstrating something more exciting. She was hinting a Fetish to me. Apparently, she had developed a Hoof Fetish, of all the possible reactions. Since I am the festive character, I revel in these things. She is my friend, thus I will have to help and support her more than with the rest of the citizens of Humanville. Friendship commits me to it. Refusing to acknowledge it is basically the same as voiding the friendship. I couldn’t do that, regardless of what I felt about her quirks.

She had chosen a brightly white Equine, then applied blue polish to her hooves. She had chosen to call her Pet Sapphire.

Sapphire prances around, commonly following her around, while she is at home. She even helps Rarity in her work in her Boutique. I guess I could see how this reinforced the bond between the two. I certainly couldn’t blame Rarity for it.

When Rarity is out and the house is empty, Rarity lets Sapphire out on the back of the house. Sapphire seems content, trotting around, enjoying the grasses outdoors as well.

Rarity had already crafter a pair of boots for her little Pet. naturally she had used a blue rubber, matching the colour of the polish she used for her. The boots muted the noises of her steps and isolated her hooves from problems like cold, heat, water and other harmful objects on the ground. Furthermore, she had crafter a set of quilts and a saddle bag for Saphire as well. These would be most useful, I figured.

“Rarity, could you craft a pair of full-length toe-stockings?”

“Certainly, for you I will do anything!” she responded.

“I want you to make a pair for yourself as well, and pair for Twilly, if it isn’t too much of a challenge?” I responded.

“Since you ask me, I could get on it in a moment. I don’t have anything important to work on right now!” she pointed out.

“Good. I intend to ask Twilly enchant them for us. Something I think you will enjoy, when you see it. Your new Pet Equine Sapphire gave me the inspiration!” I pointed out.

“I know she would love to help you. Twilight Sparkle knows her enchantment spells. We both know that. Just as we know she always loves to help us!” she pointed out.

“If you get on it, I could prepare a lunch for both of us. Then I ask Twilly, while I wait for you to complete the set of stockings?” I suggested.

“Sounds like an idea, Pinkie Pie!” she suggested.

“Just make it full-length, not merely thigh stockings now. The toes are also critical, or at least I think they are. Twilly will have to explain this to me, when she enchanted them for us!” I put forth.

“You want your stockings to go all the way up to your mound, then? Do you want them to match our respective complexions too, as opposed to the same colour for the entire set?” she enquired.

Yeah, all the way up. Matching colours sound delightful, I am sure you will enjoy wearing them, once Twilly has enchanted them for you!” I put forth.

“I think I have just the materials for what you asked of me. I try to keep the colours requested on stock. I guess I could as well get started!” she pondered as she rushed off and into the small room on the side where she keeps her supplies.

I had bounced all the way to the door of Twilight’s castle, as I stopped and knocked the door in a signature.

“Welcome, Pinkie Pie. Step right in and I will help you in a moment!” Spike announced from the other side of the door as he walked to meet me.

“Hiya, Spike. Have you seen Twilly, lately? I had a question, a request to ask of her. It is mainly for Rarity, but I am eager to see what she says!” I responded, just as I had opened the door, as I found Spike not too far further in after I had closed the door behind me.

“Twilly, yes. I have seen Twilight Sparkle just a moment ago. She was reading up on her spells in the library, in the royal section, her private section in the basement. I am certain she will be happy to see you. She is always happy to see her friends, you know!” Spike informed me in his regular manner.

“Would you care to lead me to her, then? You know these passages better than any one of us since you are her private assistant!” I enquired.

“Since it is an excuse to stray of the regular duties for a moment. I know she wouldn’t mind me leading you to her. My special duties do come with a few quirts and perks, I guess I have to admit as much!” he responded as he turned around and walked towards Twilight.

“Since Twilly became a Princess and moved into her new castle, it is quite the promotion, on your part. You are no longer merely her first assistant, now you are a Royal Librarian Owliscious does a good job as your night guard and assistant, I take it!” I responded as I bounced after him.

“I guess her Royal duties prevent her from managing the library as she used to, when we moved to Humanville!” he pondered.

“Good thing she has you here to keep the library in check for her and pick out the books she needs, when she needs them. With that, you need some one to hold the fort while you sleep, aside from helping out with certain details. An owl is great, when you need to reach the high shelves in a hurry. As good as she is at organising, she needs your help to have the details at her fingertips, Spike. A Dragon male with this important a job is all but unthinkable, yet you have earned it fair and square. You should be proud of yourself, you know. Just never let your greed get the better of you!” I blurted out as a torrent of unstoppable words.

“Since you mentioned it, neither Males nor Dragons have a very good chance on important jobs around here. Yet, here I am on this important a job. I guess I do have something to be proud of, as you said!” he reasoned.

“I am proud of you and of having you as a friend. of course, I want every one to be my friend. I don’t care about gender or heritage. Just so long as you truly want to be my friend!” I poured out.

“Now you almost sound like a certain Changeling Queen. She would have been proud of being as efficient in holding her subjects as you are in making and maintaining your friends!” he pondered in a strange voice.

“If I was, I would never have revealed it. I certainly wouldn’t openly have blurted it out. Yet, if I had been a Changeling, I guess I should have been proud of myself, considering the position I have managed to earn here in Humanville and our nation as well!” I pointed out.

“Yeah, of course!” he merely chuckled in response as he thought of it.

“Exactly. Besides, considering what I have done, at least Chrysalis would see me as a Renegade at best since I helped foiling her plans. She put in so much effort into it, only to have it ruined in the very last moment!” I giggled.

“Speaking of last minute. We are here, the stairs to the basement. Very few will ever see what is down there!” he pronounced.

“I saw the basement in her old library, when she investigated my Pinkie Sense. I am also her closest friend. Something I am very proud of, even if I don’t make a point out of it. I just make a point out of making all into my friends. That includes Dragons, Donkeys, and even Griffons, too!” I summarized.

“Oh yeah, poor Cranky, he was truly a sad sight to see before you reunited him with his old love Matilda. I may be the only Dragon who maintains a friendship with you, but I can live with that, considering the joy you are constantly giving me. As to Gilda, I guess it was worth a try, but if she did not want to or deserve it, I guess it is her loss!” he continued, as he followed me the final stretch.

“Twilight, Twilight. I have a friend here who want to ask a favour of you. I am sure you will enjoy helping Pinkie Pie out with this!” Spike announced as he saw the flicker of magic from a page turned.

That is how natural the use of magic was to Twilight. Even if it was a side-effect of an incident not too far back. She was struggling hard to get the control back in check. She had gotten used to have more power at her disposal than she could handle. The flow had grown out of hand and it wasn’t easy to rein it in, even after she had relinquished the power that truly belonged to her fellow Princesses, Celestia, Luna and Cadence.

“Yes, Spike. Did you say that Pinkie Pie was here with you? You did bring her down to me, I hope!” she pronounced in her Royal voice.

“I certainly did, Twilight!” Spike responded with a chuckle.

“Good, Spike. We don’t want her bounce around and wheel all over the library unchecked, no matter why she came over. I need to experience her brand of joy too, not just the joy of studies. I need the vibrance only Pinkie Pie can spread, with all these dusty old books around!” she continued in her royal voice, but a hint of a giggle slipping into her voice as a smile slowly started to spread out over her face.

“Sounds as good an excuse as any, Twilight. A young Dragon like myself may have my own brand of excuses, though. I am forced to agree with your reasoning, though!” Spike pointed out.

“Well, you need your rest from work as well, Spike. Pinkie Pie requires constant entertainment. You are the best and only one I have who can guide her down here to what ever she is about to ask of me!” Twilight concluded.

“Thanks, Twilly. Yeah, I do need the constant entertainment, even if I am to be the entertainment of you, rather than the other way around. Right now, I need to ask you to help me with something. You are the only one who can perform the enchantments reliably, or at all. You see, I wanted to help Rarity to enchant a pair of stockings for her. if it isn’t too much to ask, she is crafting three pairs as we speak. One for you, one for me and finally a pair for her!” I pointed out.

“If you explain what the enchantment is supposed to do, I can make an attempt at it. I can ask both Spike and Owliscious to find it, in order to find the enchantment as soon as possible if you want. How did you want the enchantment to affect the stockings she is crafting?” she enquired, her curiosity piqued.

“I need hooves and matching equine legs. If it is possible to enchant stockings to temporarily transform my legs, for the duration I wear the stockings only. If the effect is bound to the stockings, I can enjoy the effect when I choose to without the need of your presence in order to control the changes!” I pointed out.

“That sounds curious. Suspiciously close to the looks of the Pet Equine I heard Rarity bought recently, isn’t it?” Twilight responded, now with a full grin on her face.

“That was exactly the looks I was hoping for, you know. We found her fascinating, the hooves gave me an exciting idea. I don’t know exactly how long it will take her to craft the sets of stockings, but after that I will bring them all over for you to enchant them. Maybe it can be an interesting challenge on your end. I am looking forwards to see how you make it and how they feel to wear, once you have made it. As an added bonus, could you make them personal, so they only fit the intended wearer and can’t be removed without the implicit expression of said wearer. If possible, they need to be possible for the wearer to pull off, as if they were still regular stockings!” I added.

“The second part sounds easy. I just need to find the specifics for how to make the stockings to change your physical body for the duration of wearing them, and only then!” she pointed out.

“Then you will do it?” I enquired.

“If I can find the respective enchantments, I will perform as quickly as Humanly possible for me. Once you have the stockings you intended for me to enchant, that is!” she promised.

“Thanks, Twilly. I will convey the message to her as soon as I get back to Rarity. I am looking forwards to see the result and trust in your ability completely!” I responded as I wheeled to the flight of stairs and bounced all the way up before I continued wheel through the library to the door.

Apparently, Twilight Sparkle opened the door for me just as I reached it. With that I started to bounce down the road towards the Carouselle Boutique, where I knew Rarity was busy, hard at work.

“Spike, since you heard what she asked for, could you run off and search for the books that contain the spells we need?” Twilight instructed him.

“Sure. These are all under magic and enchantments, subsection costume enhancement, I predict. I know the section fairly well!” spike ensured Twilight.

“Good, I expect to see you back right here with these books soon!” Twilight added.

“Specifics may take some time, but aside from that, it is basically running and carrying a few books, as heavy as they may be!” he responded as he scurried off.

“Owliscious. I need you to find the books on enchantment of specific items, stockings. In order to alter the wearer, for the duration the item is worn by a specific individual and the once connected with both acquiring the shape of the equine and how to bind and control said enchantments!” she instructed the assistant.

“Who!” the bird responded as she flew off in search of the required books the fastest she could under the current circumstances.