The Banana Incidentby TasteTheSunChaptersChapter 1: The ExperimentChapter 2: Banana?Chapter 3: What the Hey-Hey Happened?!Chapter 4: Is This a Joke?Chapter 5: Mind TripChapter 6: A Lovely Day Out!Chapter 1: The ExperimentAuthor's Note Greetings everypony, Before you read this, I just want to let you know that this is being submitted on April 1st in celebration of this amazing holiday I hope I continue to celebrate with you all! Also, after reading this story, you'll find it either pretty funny, or just plain weird. Either way, I hope you enjoy this story, or at least take the time to read this. And before any of you can say anything, this is NOT a clopfic(seriously)! From your number 1 and 03 favorite pony, ~Pony 03 Chapter 1: The Experiment "Now just a little more and this should be close to being ready," Twilight said as she poured a few drops of a potion into a test tube. When the two potions made contact, a reaction occurred, followed by a small gas cloud emitting from it. "Excellent!" "Twilight, you've been working your tail off all day working here. You need to get some rest. Its late as it is," Luna said as she entered the lab Twilight was in. "I can't quit now! Not when I'm on the verge of a breakthrough!" Twilight argued. "Twilight, It's one A.M and every pony is asleep, you should be too. In fact, what is it that you are working on?" "I am busy making a potion that can easily cure any illness and/or injury. A complete breakthrough in the medical field! Can you imagine the outcome of this? If a pony had a broken leg, this would heal it immediately! If some pony had the flu, they'd be in perfect health after a sip of this! Why, this potion is more valuable than gold!" "Really, and you're the only one working on this?" Luna asked. "Every pony left hours ago. I requested to stay. I wanted to get as much work done as possible. Our years of research will finally pay off!" exclaimed Twilight as she yawned afterwards. "Well that's really amazing, but in my opinion, you've worked hard enough already. Why don't you go home, get some rest, and come back to work in the morning. I would really like to see the outcome of this experiment," Luna requested. Twilight grimaced as she turned back and forth between the test tube and Luna. "Don't make me put you to sleep myself," Luna mocked. Twilight at last agreed to this. "Ok, you win. I'll be on my way," Twilight trotted past Luna half awake. She gathered her books and notebooks and placed them in her saddlebags. She hung her lab coat and the rack, took her glasses off, and untied her hair, letting it all fall down. "Would you like me to accompany you?" "No no, that won't be necessary, but thank you," "You better go straight to bed, and remember, I'll come and check to make sure," Luna told her with a smug look. By then, Twilight had already left the lab in Canterlot and was on her way back home to her castle in Ponyville. Luna sighed in worry. She felt sorry for her friend and how hard she worked recently. As she was about to leave, she noticed something in the corner of her eye. She spotted the test tube with the magical potion Twilight was working on earlier. Something was wrong with it. It was rattling violently. It fizzed and was giving off gas. Luna slowly approached the potion. Suddenly, the tube began to crack before bursting, sending its contents all over the walls and Princess Luna. She was worried. How could this happen? Did Twilight do something wrong? She was half asleep after all. Either way, this was bad, and she should probably tell Twilight, but then again, Luna did not want her to stay here another couple of hours longer. Instead she decided to go and clean herself up. As she was heading to her bed chambers, she began to feel a little lightheaded. She lost her balance for a moment, but was able to regain it. When she arrived at her chambers, her head felt even lighter. She was getting dizzy and collapsed on the floor. She clinched her chest as it began to tighten. She also felt an impending heartburn. She tried dragging herself to bed, but the pain in her chest, and her light head prevented it, causing her to pass out on the floor. ••• Questions, Comments, Complements, Any errors are accepted, there's always room for improvement Be sure to like and follow me both here and Twitter(Pony3T) Chapter 2: Banana?Something has gone wrong. We don't seem to have an archived copy of that chapter.Chapter 3: What the Hey-Hey Happened?!Twilight dove to the lower levels of the palace to the labs while pondering about Luna's situation. Her thoughts came to a halt when she reached the lab. When she opened the door, her jaw dropped. The lab was a mess. A strange liquid dripped down from the walls. Not only that, but the room was filled with a strange yellow gas. With just one inhale Twilight felt lightheaded and her chest hurting. She quickly closed the door and galloped towards a window and took deep breaths of fresh air. Slowly, she started feeling better. After alleviating herself, she went to a nearby closet and took out a hazmat suit. She threw it on and once again entered the lab well protected. Looking around, she saw that the lab was a mess. She wondered what happened here. Then she saw it. The one thing she worked on for so long was now in a pile of broken glass dripping off of the table. Twilight's heart broke. She felt like crying right there and now. She also felt her head feel light. She quickly got out of the lab, went to the decontamination room to get a good spraying, then took her suit off and took in breaths of fresh air. She could not believe what had become of her experiment. How will she explain to the scientists? How will she explain to the Princess that her potion was an utter failure? How will she cure Princess Luna? It didn't matter. She failed, and there was nothing she could do about. She might as well give up being the Princess of Friendship, or even being a princess at all. Once she tells Princess Celestia, she will have her de-alicorned and sent to magic kindergarten. No, she didn't even deserve being there. Why, she might even remove her horn as well. And to top it all off, she'll end up living as a ho-bo wearing a fake gray beard at a train yard, with ponies making fun of her and telling their fillies and colts how she use to be a princess just to mock her, that is, if she doesn't get banished and then thrown in a dungeon at the place she's banished to. With her head hanging low, she slowly approached the door to place a note to the other scientists to quarantine the lab. Then something occurred to her. She wondered why her head would feel dizzy and her chest would hurt, just like Princess Luna, and why is there a yellow cloud in the lab. She knew she shouldn't give up now. She knew she was on to something. ••• Celestia and Luna waited patiently in the doctor's office. Luna’s head dangled trying to stay balanced from being really dizzy. She snacked on the banana Celestia had given her. As she ate her snack; she gazed at a certain spot in the room. She frantically tapped Celestia's side to get her attention. "Hey Tia... why is there... a cow in here," she said happily in between breaths. Celestia didn't understand what she was talking about. "What cow? There's no cow in here," she replied. "Sure there is... I can see it with my own eyes... and I can see a cow right in front of me... I can almost touch it...,"she said as she extended her leg to pet the figment cow, only to fall down on the ground laughing. At last, the doctor came in and was shocked when he saw Princess Luna. "Um... g-good morning Princess Celestia and Princess Luna," he greeted. "Banana," Luna corrected him. "Okay uh orange?" he replied confusedly. "Thank you for seeing us on such short notice Doctor Right Aid," Celestia said. Right Aid snapped out of his gaze towards Luna and turned his attention towards Celestia. "Right, now what seems to be the problem, besides the color change?" he asked. "Well from what Princess Twilight had informed me, she was in perfect health last night, then when she arrived here this morning, she found her like this. She said she was experiencing the following symptoms such as dizziness, tight chest, heartburn, disorientation, loss of balance, and even memory loss. Neither of us could figure out what caused this to happen, which is why I've brought her here, though I had to make sure any pony didn’t see her. Doctor Right Aid frantically wrote down everything the Princess said. "Interesting! I have never encountered such an illness quite like this. This might be a new disease!" he exclaimed. Celestia was thrown back at the realization. What if this was a new disease! Could it be contagious? What would she do if she contracted the disease? “But still, I would hate to jump to any conclusions, I will run a few tests to make sure this isn't in fact a new disease," he informed them. "Now, I need you to help me get Princess Luna to sit up on this bed here," he instructed while eyeing the princess on the floor rubbing her chest. Celestia nodded. She used her magic to levitate Princess Luna up on the bed. At first she found excitement at the thought of herself flying. When she was situated on the paper of the bed, she twitched before she felt an impeding doom coming to her. "Oh no! I'm too high up! Help, me! I'm gunna fall!" she cried while panting heavily and clenching her chest tightly. Celestia held her face in her hooves to reassure her. "Calm down, you're not going to fall, and if you do, I'll be right here to catch you. You have nothing to worry about," she said softly. Luna slowly nodded as she began to calm down. The doctor went to his medical bag and took out a cotton ball and a bottle of disinfectant alcohol. He soaked the cotton ball and rubbed it above Luna's hoof. He then took out a small needle. Celestia clenched her sister's hoof as she held the other in her magic for Right Aid. He pricked the needle on Luna's hoof. She in turn gave out a loud yell. The doctor collected the drops of blood that was dripping out. He finally attached a bandage with smiley faces on it where he inserted the needle. Celestia released her magical grip on her hoof. Luna rubbed her hoof before bursting into tears. Celestia levitated her off the bed and went to give her a hug. "There, there, it’s all right, it's all over now," she cooed. "He... he stung me," Luna cried as she buried herself into Celestia's fur. "Oh don't cry. Will you feel better if I gave you another banana?" she asked "Uh-huh," Luna said in between sobs. Celestia made another banana appear with her magic. She released Luna and handed her the fruit. Luna smiled as she grabbed it with her hoofs, peeled it, and took a bite out of it. She closed her eyes and savored the sweet flavors of it while fighting back her heartburn. When she opened them, her eyes went wide. "How did we... end up in... the middle of a desert?" she asked confusedly as she began to twitch again. "Ok... I'm going to go run some tests. I'll inform you when I find out what's wrong. Oh, and by the way, I'm no psychiatrist, but I believe it is important to inform you that your sister may seem to also be suffering from severe hallucination and feeling impending doom, but this is just a speculation, but please let me know if she does in fact experience these symptoms." Celestia nodded and led Luna out of the doctor's office. ••• Twilight entered the lab once again and quickly took samples of the potion that was splattered all over the walls. After getting as many samples as she could, she quickly fled the lab and sanitized herself really well. With her samples ready for examining, she needed to find a place to do it. Thankfully the palace has more than one lab station. ••• All of the castle staff was gathered in the throne room. All were wondering what was going on. They all fell silent when they saw Celestia approach her throne "Thank you all for coming here for this emergency meeting. Now you must all be wondering why I've brought you here, and I just want to tell you that it has come to my attention that Princess Luna is quite ill and well not be performing her royal duties until further notice." Every pony in the room began to worry at the thought of they're beloved Princess of the Night being ill. "Now just to make sure we know what exactly we are dealing with, I would like to show you something." Celestia informed before turning to a door at the far side. "Banana, could you come out here please?" she called out. The door burst open and Luna came in while sliding on the marble floor like an ice skater. She even tried to land a twirl, only to fail and fall down. She continued sliding on her stomach until stopping a few feet in front of the crowd laughing the entire time. Every pony stood there in silence watching the princess make a complete fool of herself. One pony though broke the silence a few seconds later. "Seriously? Are you expecting us to believe this? This has to be a joke." Every pony turned to see who had made the offending comment. It revealed to have been Prince Blueblood. A spark of anger ignited deep within the Princess. "A joke? You call being dizzy and having chest pains a joke?" "Oh come on. It’s obvious this is a joke. What kind of a sick person would act like a fumbling idiot?" That was the last straw. Out of pure anger, Celestia ordered the guards to escort Prince Blueblood out of the throne room. This however angered Blueblood even more. "Again with this? You will be hearing from my attorneys. You will rue this day! You'll-" He was cut off when the doors closed behind him. Celestia took a moment to calm her nerves. "As for the rest of you, do not say a word of this to anyone, especially to the press. If you do, you will be in serious trouble. Do I make myself clear?" Every pony agreed before they were all dismissed. Celestia then led Luna out of the throne room towards her bedchambers. Two guards behind them followed them. When they reached the door to her chambers, she told Luna to get in bed and to get some sleep. She nodded before she stumbled towards her bed. Celestia closed the door behind her and locked it from the outside. She then went to address to the two guards that were with her. "I want you to stand guard in front of Princess Luna's bed chamber. Do not let any pony in nor out except for Princess Twilight and I. Do you understand?" The two guards replied with a salute before getting to position in front of the door. "Oh, and one more thing: no matter what you hear, do NOT open this door." The guards nodded. Celestia smiled with relief, feeling confident that her sister would be safe and sound asleep in her chambers. Hopefully she would find out what was wrong with her sister and how to cure her. She held on to that sliver of hope that they could fix all of this. ••• Questions, Comments, Complements, Any errors are accepted, always room for improvement! Be sure to like follow me both here and Twitter(@Pony3T) Chapter 4: Is This a Joke?Every scientist in the lab examined the potion samples to find out what was wrong. Twilight, now in her lab attire observed every single one of them to see if they had found anything wrong with them. It wasn't until the one of the head senior scientists, Dr. Aluminium approached her. "Princess Twilight, I believe I've found something quite interesting." The sentence alone was music to Twilight's ears. She quickly followed him to his little lab station. He motioned for her to take a look inside his microscope. She lifted her glasses and positioned her eye close to the lens. "And... what am I looking at exactly?" "Look closely," he said. She did what he told her to do. She zoomed in once and was able to see something really small floating around. When she zoomed in even more, she could see it bright as day. Small blue microbial objects were floating around her view of focus. After weeks of studying after a personal experience, she knew exactly what those were. ••• "Poison joke," Dr. Right Aid informed Celestia. She could not believe what she had just heard. "What do you mean poison joke?" she asked. "The tests all came back positive. She has a lot of it in her system." "I-I don’t understand. How did she come in contact with this dangerous plant if they grow exclusively in the Everfree?" "I'm not sure, but the evidence is there, though I did find something else in her system, and it seemed that she had something magical in it, like a potion of some sort? I wasn't sure. The test could not make out what it was." Celestia puzzled and puzzled about how Luna got poison joke and why she had a potion like substance in her system. Then it hit her. She rose from the cushion she sat on and thanked the doctor before leaving his office. ••• "What is poison joke doing in the potion? The formula did not call for poison joke in the potion! How could this have happened?!" Twilight scolded the scientist. "I don't know how it got there, but it's there." "Well I'm going to get to the bottom of this. And when I found out who's wise idea it was to add poison joke, they won't see the end of the world of hurt I am going to rain down on them!" Twilight said with immense amounts of anger as she stormed out of the lab. Once again, she slipped into a hazmat suit and entered the contaminated lab. It annoyed her that the clean up team had not decontaminated it yet, but was also relived so that she could find out what went wrong. When she approached the area where the previous potion was, she rummaged through the shelf above it. "Now where is it?" Twilight asked herself as she searched through all the vials, beakers, and test tubes until she found the one she wanted. A test tube with a pretty blue liquid in it labeled "Poison Joke Oil". Twilight examined the tube when she spotted a crack on the bottom with some of the oil dripping from it. She peered over the shelf and saw a trail of oil running along towards the end of the shelf, dripping right above where the potion was. "Bingo!" she said excitedly as she placed it in a plastic baggy and fled the lab. ••• Alright, I want to know right now who left this cracked test tube filled with poison joke oil!" Dr. Aluminium scolded at the others. "What is one of the most important rules of lab safety?" One pony raised his leg in the back. "Always where goggles?" he asked. This irritated the scientist. "No. I'm talking about the rule where you must always dispose of broken glassware. Did we all of a sudden forget our lab safety rules?" The other ponies grimaced as they backed up a little. "Does any pony even know how this tube got cracked?" One pony, a research assistant did in fact know how that crack got there as he flashed back several days earlier. He held the test tube in his magic while assisting some pony when suddenly he got distracted and dropped the tube. Fortunately it landed on the table, but it did crack a little. At that point he panicked and placed it back on the shelf where he got it. He stood there silent as to not get embarrassingly scolded, or even fired. "So, nobody knows huh? That's fine then. I could just have all of your degrees confiscated and send you all into unemployment!" Dr. Aluminium threatened. Everyone gasped at the thought of that and began to worry. Twilight couldn't take any more of what was going on and decided to intervene. "Look, we don't have time to play the guessing game. We need everyone to stay a part in this." Suddenly Princess Celestia entered the lab. Everyone bowed in her presence. "Greetings every pony. I would like to speak with Princess Twilight alone for a moment." Aluminium ordered the others to return to their work while Twilight approached the Princess. "Is there something wrong Princess?" she asked. "No. In fact, I may have a bit of information you need to know, and you will never guess what it is." "Is it poison joke?" "Indeed. I’m glad you we’re able to find out soon enough. The only problem is that I am still uncertain as to how she got it in the first place." "I believe I know how she may have gotten it." "Oh, Then please do tell me." "In the last lab that we were working in, we had a sample of the oils of the plant. Sadly though, the test tube containing the oil had a crack, causing some of oil to drip out and into the unfinished potion. Hopefully this means that once the instant health potion is finished, it should be able to work. We already have ponies doing just that while others are testing the poison joke with the unfinished product." "Excellent work. I'm glad you all are getting progress," Celestia complimented. "Thank you Princess," Twilight replied. " If you don't mind, I really need to go observe this experiment we're conducting in the other room." "Oh, then would you mind if I joined you to observe?" "Um... no not at all. It's just that... don't you have any important royal duties to attend to rather than staying here?" "No. I had to cancel some of them in order to watch and take care of Luna." "Alright then, follow me," Twilight motioned the sun goddess to follow her to the next room. Upon entering, a third of it was separated by a large glass barrier. Dr. Aluminium was there waiting for them to begin the experiment. "Thanks for coming. Now let us begin, shall we?" he said. Using his magic, he levitated two beakers. One had the unfinished product. The other had the poison joke oil. "We are about to recreate the events of the incident from the night before," he said. He raised the beaker with the oil and added several drops of it into the unfinished potion. A few seconds later, it started shaking as the two liquids reacted with each other. A minute later, the shaking beaker shattered, splattering its contents all over the wall. Soon, a cloud of yellow gas started forming in the room. "As you can see, the oil from the poison joke reacts violently with the unfinished potion forming both a toxic potion and gas I like to call: harming joke. I just came up with it now, actually," Aluminium told them, praising at his creativeness, "Thank you so much for conducting this experiment for us doctor. Is it ok if you could give the two us some privacy?" Twilight requested. Dr. Aluminium nodded as he bowed and left the room, leaving the princesses alone. "Now, from what I have gathered so far, I have now formed a hypothesis as to what happened to Princess Luna." Celestia nodded for her to go on. "From what we just saw in this experiment, its quite obvious as to what had happened last night. After I left the lab, Princess Luna must have stayed in the lab right when the reaction was taking place. Then when it exploded, it must have contaminated her. However, because she came in contact with the 'harming joke', she didn't have time to sanitize herself as the symptoms of it kicked in and caused her to pass out when she arrived at her bed-chamber!" Celestia soaked in all of the information being told to her. "Interesting, and what can you make out about the symptoms?" she asked. "The healing spell is meant to heal, so I guess this harming joke is meant to do the opposite. I'm guessing the poison joke is the one responsible for Luna's mind becoming quite slow, as well as her mane and coat turning yellow. As we know, the symptoms of poison joke are always meant to literally be a joke." "That would explain her strange hallucinations and feeling as if she were in danger on occasions," the Princess mentioned to her. "Really? Interesting," Twilight replied fascinated. "But what about her physical symptoms?" "Since the potion was meant to heal, it seems that the poison joke altered it which might have caused her physical symptoms such as her dizziness and chest pains," "Oh dear. Simply listening to all of this is making my head spin," Celestia said worriedly. "Yeah, mine too. We should probably leave while I have the clean up crew clean all that up once they're done with the lab," Twilight said as the two left the room and into the lab. "So how long will it take until this healing potion is ready?" Celestia asked. "Due to this little incident, this puts us at a setback of a few days," Twilight answered. "Ok then. I can put with this for a few more days." "Speaking of which. How is Princess Luna?" "I sent her off to bed a while ago, and let me tell you something. I feel as though I am taking care of a little filly again," Celestia told her glumly. "And what is wrong with that?" "Have you ever tried taking care of a fully grown mare with the mind of a seven year old?" "No, I can't say I have." "It's awful, believe me." "I see. Well we're doing the best we can to finish our work here. I will let you know when it is ready," Twilight informed her. Celestia nodded before saying goodbye and leaving the lab. Already she could see the light at the end of the tunnel. ••• Questions, Comments, Complements, Any errors are accepted, always room for improvement! Be sure to like and follow me both here and Twitter(@Pony3T) Chapter 5: Mind TripAfter being told by Celestia to go to bed, Luna threw off her regalia and groveled into the covers of her bed. By then she was out like a light, sleeping for the entire day and night. When morning came around, Luna slowly woke up while stretching her body out. She rubbed her chest in hopes of easing the pain. Raising her head up, she immediately fell back down on her pillow, realizing that her dizziness had worsened over night, but she didn't care. She simply giggled as she found pleasure from it. Using as much will power as she could, she got up once more and did her best to stay balanced, but when her hooves touched the marble floor, she couldn't help but twirl around several times before crashing down on the floor. She tried to keep her laughing under control as to not agitate her ill chest. Looking at her surroundings, she spotted something at her doorstep. A banana. Scooting towards it like an inchworm, she grabbed the fruit, peeled it and took a bite out of it. As she ate her breakfast, she sung a little tune to herself. "I love you and you love me, bananas are always a tasty treat!" When she finished the banana, she started thinking of something she could do. She picked up the banana peel and placed it on her head. She looked into the mirror and marveled at her banana crown on her head. Suddenly, she began to hallucinate, and found herself at the end of the throne room. There were a bunch of ponies cheering for the their beloved princess, all being held back by several banana guards. All this took Luna back, that the only thing she could do was smile as she stumbled towards her throne while trying to stay balanced. Stepping up to the throne, she turned to address to her loyal subjects. "Friends... it is a great honor... that you bestow upon me... the privilege of being... your princess of bananas!" she announced in a loopy way. The crowd went wild and began chanting "Banana Princess!" All was great until Luna lost her balance and fell to the floor. When she lifted her head, she was back in her bedroom. She continued to feel praised as to being crowned the princess of bananas. Then she started getting a different feeling, a feeling deep within the pit of her stomach. "Oh... tummy feels funny," she moaned as she slowly got up. Her face was turning green. She anxiously looked around before thankfully spotting the toilet in her bathroom. She raced towards it where upon arriving, vomited all of the contents in her stomach out into the toilet. Her dizziness had now taken its toll. She stayed there with her head in the toilet for the next thirty to forty-five minutes before passing out. A while later, Celestia came in to check up on her sister, only to find her in the bathroom. Shocked, she raced to her sister's aid and lifted her head up from the toilet bowl and saw it filled with vomit. She quickly flushed it before she herself would vomit as well. Using her magic, she levitated her sister back to her bed and tucked her in. She checked to make sure she wasn't running a temperature, or anything else out of the ordinary. With her forehead, feeling normal, she got up from her bed and made her way towards the door, not before stopping to leave another banana for her on her doorstep. ••• It was late in the afternoon, and Luna woke up with her throat raspy and an intense burning in her esophagus. "Uh... need... water," she moaned as she got out of bed. She searched all around the room in an attempt to find some water, though she could not find any. Then a thought came to mind. She recalled seeing water before, in the bathroom to be exact. Slowly making her way to the bathroom, she approached the toilet, opened the lid, and dunked her head in it, taking in big gulps from it, nearly draining the toilette bowl dry. A minute later, she raised her head, feeling fully satisfied. Turning to leave the bathroom, she found herself in the middle of the palace ballroom. Ponies everywhere were dressed elegantly as they danced with one another. Luna smiled with excitement as she twirled and danced to the music being played. Everyone cheered as they saw their princess doing a spectacular performance. She enjoyed every minute of it until she saw him. There standing a few feet away from her was a handsome yellow unicorn stallion. He smiled and winked as he laid his eyes on the princess. Luna felt her heart melt, and it wasn't the heartburn that was doing it. She slowly drew closer to him until she stood several inches apart from him. Stumbling to think about what to say, she decided to simply wrap her legs around him. "Care to dance?" The stallion didn't respond, in fact, his facial expression did not change. Luna took the silence as a yes. She slow danced with him with his legs dragging around the floor and his body not moving, although Luna seemed oblivious to all this. "You're a really good dancer," she whispered into his ear. With a final twirl, she released her grip around the stallion and fell to the floor. Upon raising her head, she saw that she was staring at a ponnequin back in her room. After registering what had happened, she merely giggled before passing out again. ••• Hours passed, and the moon was already high up in the sky. Luna stood up on her bed, wondering how she got there again. Her stomach rumbled. She needed something to eat. Checking to see if there were any bananas at her doorstep, she was lucky enough to have found a few. She threw herself at them and instantly devoured them, satisfying the hunger in her stomach. Lying there on the floor, watching the room spin, a cold chill ran up her spine. The room darkened, and the temperature in the room dropped. Upon getting up, Luna twitched and began panicking. Her heart was beating at a faster pace. She began to hyperventilate while clinching her chest. Out of the corner of her eye, she saw something that made her blood run cold. A giant spider crawled down the wall a few feet away from her. So scared she was, she could barely utter a yelp. She slowly dragged her way to the door. She tried turning the doorknob, but it was locked. She then tapped on the door, screaming for help. "Help! There's a spider in here and it's going to eat me!!!" On the other side of the door stood two guards listening to the screams coming from within. "Should we at least check?" one of them asked. "You heard what the Princess said. No matter what we hear, we cannot open this door," The other one responded. The first nodded as he tried to drown out the screams. Back in the room, Luna continued banging on the door with one hoof screaming as loud as her chest permitted. Turning back around, she nearly died of fright seeing the giant spider dissolve into millions of tiny little spiders, all now crawling all over her. Luna screamed harder while rolling around on the floor trying to get the figment spiders off. "Aaaww! They're all over me! They're all over me! Get them off, GET THEM OFF!!!!" As she rolled around on the floor, one of her hoofs got caught in one of the bed sheets, causing them to fall off on top of her. She shook around in the bed sheet, while in her mind, she envisioned herself drowning in the middle of the ocean. "Help... I'm drown-... I'm drowning!" she uttered before sinking down to the bottom of the ocean, farther and farther from the surface. In real life however, she merely passed out once more underneath her bed sheets on the floor. ••• Morning came, and Luna gasped, struggling for air as she shot up out of bed while trying to stand still on all fours. She looked around and was glad to be back in her room, away from harm. She then noticed the banana sitting on her nightstand this time. She quickly grabbed it and hugged the fruit while lying in a cradle position. "Oh banana... a princess... should not deal with... things like that," she whispered to it before slowly peeling it and taking small bites from it. Then a knock came from the door; a few seconds later it opened, revealing Princess Celestia on the other side. "Thank goodness you're awake this time. I was getting really tired from having to pick you up off of the floor," she said to her while entering the room. Luna did not respond. She was still traumatized from last night. Celestia noticed this and went to see what was bothering her. "Is everything alright?" she asked while rubbing her hoof on her side. She snapped out of it when she felt her sister stroking her. "Celestia?" she said slow and scared. "Yes? Are you alright?" "It was awful. At first... I was being praised...and everyone loved me... but... I was attacked... and I drowned!" Celestia was puzzled but what her sister was explaining to her. What did she mean by drowning? But she remembered perfectly well that whatever she was telling her were probably hallucinations, so she decided to play along with it. "Really! Was it that bad?" she asked. "Oh yes... it was," she replied while taking another bite of her favorite food. "But don't worry... I'm okay now," she said, finishing up her banana. She then took the peel and settled it on her head. "Look, I'm the Princess of Bananas," she giggled. Celestia giggled as well. It was a good thing her sister was in a good mood, considering the fact that she had some important news to tell her. "Banana?" "Up up up, it's Princess Banana now," Luna corrected her. "Sorry, Princess Banana, I have just been informed that Princess Twilight and her team have now finished the healing potion and are ready for you to test it!" Celestia informed her. Luna cocked her head to one side with a confused look. "Once you take this potion, hopefully you'll go back to your old normal self. Isn't that great?" "But... I'm not... sick." "Listen dear, you can't live the rest of your life like this. Doesn't it bother you being lightheaded and having chest problems all the time?" Celestia asked. "What do you mean... I'm fine! Sure I'm dizzy... all the time... and it's... hard... for me... to breath," Luna said short of breath. "But... I don't mind it... and plus... I like being... dizzy. It's really fun... you should... try it," Luna giggled. Suddenly, that giggle turned into a nasty cough. Celestia immediately patted her sister's back in order to ease her cough. After about half a minute of coughing her lungs out, Celestia laid her sister down on her bed. "Well that was... new." Luna said jokingly. Celestia sat there with an annoyed glare on her face. "See what I mean? You can't stay like this and let things worsen. You need to take the potion." "But I don't wanna!" Luna complained. "I'm sorry Luna, but my decision is final. I'll come back later this afternoon," Celestia forcefully said as she trotted out the room and slammed the door. Luna sat up. She was on the verge of tears, but she was more angry than upset. She got out of bed and paced around the room angrily while trying to keep her balance. "How dare she... she has... no right... to tell a princess... what to do... and... and..." With a single twitch, she immediately forgot about what she was angry about. "Where am I?" she asked herself, but was able to remember that she was in her room. Looking around to find something to do, her eyes settled on the balcony doors. Stumbling towards it, she pushed them open while taking in a breath of the fresh morning air. She marveled at the beauty of the sunny blue skies. Looking out into the distance, she could see the Canterlot Gardens, as well as the city streets itself. "Ooo pretty," she said in awe. Birds chirped nearby as they flew by the balcony, with one that stopped in front of Luna. It stared at her for a few seconds before flying away. Luna giggled as she continued gazing. "It's so... pretty! I wish... I could... go out there," she said, staring down at the nearby sculpture gardens. She imagined herself being there frolicking through it without a care in the world. Sudden sparks flashed from her horn, and just like that she teleported from the balcony to the gardens, where she stood there traumatized, as if she had been electrocuted. Her body shook and her eye twitched while taking shallow breaths. She slowly moved her bloodshot eyes around to absorb her surroundings. Taking a big gulp, she slowly moved one hoof forward, then resting it on the freshly trimmed grass. It tickled under hoof. Immediately her nerves settled and she threw herself onto the grass and rolled around in it for a minute. Afterwards, she went and frolicked through the rest of the gardens; sniffing flowers, watching the butterflies flutter, and even stopping to talk to some the statues. One of them is a statue of Celestia. "Isn't it... wonderful here... sister?" she asked the stone replica of her sister, only to get nothing but silence in response. "Your right... let's see... what else there is... to see," she said thinking about where to go next. As she was about to leave her statue sister, a bird fluttered a few feet above her. It was the same bird that greeted her earlier. Luna was fascinated by it. She stared at it as it flapped its wings up and down rapidly. Some how, the longer she stared at it, the lighter she was feeling. She felt as if she were floating on air. Looking down, she saw that she was floating on air. Her hooves were several feet off the ground. Turning back, she saw a pair of wings flapping up and down like the bird in front of her. She was amazed and wondered how she was doing that. When she wanted to stop, her wings folded back to her sides and fell to the ground on all four hooves. "Huh... I didn't know... I was part bird," she said impressed with her abilities. After a few minutes of figuring out how to work her wing muscles, she was able to redo what she was doing before. Flapping her wings rapidly up and down, she rose up into the air. Excitement ran through her at the idea of her flying. The bird in front of her turned and flew after the other birds it was flying with. In response, Luna flew after the flock. ••• "I'm sorry you had to go through that Princess," Twilight said as she and Princess Celestia trotted through the halls of the palace. "I appreciate your modesty, but that still doesn't help how I feel about all this. As I mentioned before, I feel as though I am raising a little filly again," she replied. "At least your troubles will soon come to an end. What's in that bowl anyway?" she asked, motioning towards the bowl Celestia was levitating next to her. "It's banana pudding. I'm aware that my sister will not take the potion by itself so willingly, which is why I mixed it in here, that way she'll take without even realizing it." "Good idea, but mind if I ask, isn't it wrong to trick Princess Luna like that?" "It may seem wrong, but at this point, it may be our only option." "Well I already have the remedy book and the ingredients from Zecora, so once she's finished with her pudding, will give her a bath in this stuff for good measure." The two princesses reached the doors to Luna's bedchamber. The guards bowed at the sight of the two. Celestia motioned to her friend to be quiet as she opened the door. "Luna, I have a surprise for you! I hope you're not still mad at-" she cut herself off when she saw that there was no pony in the room. "Me…" she squeaked as she starred in horror at the empty room, allowing the bowl filled with pudding to crash down on the floor. "Um... Princess?" Twilight said, trying to get the princess' attention. She did not respond. "Look, I know this bad, but you're probably jumping to conclusions. Maybe she's hiding somewhere, or... or," Twilight drifted off when she saw the balcony doors wide open. Both of them bolted to the balcony, only to find that there was no pony there. Celestia began to hyperventilate. Twilight quickly called for the guards. Both stumbled in as soon as they were called. "One of you send a group of guards to search for Princess Luna while the other brings the princess a paper bag, stat!" Twilight ordered. Both guards saluted before sprinting out the door. ••• During the past half hour, Luna had been soaring through the great blue skies, surprised at the fact at how good her flying was, as if she had been doing it her entire life. After flying for so long, she began feeling queasy. Looking down her heart sank at the realization of how high she was. Her wings locked up, thus, causing her to plummet to the ground and landing with a satisfying poof. Lying with her face planted on the ground in the middle of a small crater, Luna slowly got up rubbing her face. It was strange how she survived a fall like that. Looking around, she noticed a small town in the distance. There, she noticed what appeared to be a pink mare with a cake on her back bouncing down the street. Intrigued, Luna went to see the pony with the cake. ••• Back in Canterlot, Celestia slowly breathed in a brown paper bag to calm her nerves. Twilight was pacing around the room, waiting to hear what had happened to Princess Luna. She had been pacing around in a circle for so long, she had worn a groove into the floor. When the guard entered the room, both mares snapped their attention to him. "We've finally received word on the whereabouts of the princess," the guard said. Twilight teleported out of the groove she made. "Great, where is she?" "Our teams have spotted her outside of Ponyville." The two of them stared at each other in confusion. "Ponyville? How in the world did she get there so fast?" "Not sure, but she has also been spotted with a pink mare with a goofy mane, and a really weird giddy personality." It took both princesses a minute to put two and two together until they both gasped at the awful realization. Celeste gasped so much; she inhaled the entire paper bag and started choking on it. Twilight had to help her cough it out. After Celestia finally coughed the bag out, she asked the guard to repeat what he said. When he did, both her and Twilight starred at each other in horror and exclaimed an "OH NO!!!" in unison. ••• Questions, Comments, Complements, Any errors are accepted, always rpm for improvement! Be sure to like and follow me both here and Twitter(@Pony3T)! Chapter 6: A Lovely Day Out!"This is so ... fascinating!" Luna said as she watched Pinkie Pie pouring batter into a pan. "It’s super fun to make them!" Pinkie replied with delight! "I'm really happy you came to visit Princess Luna!" "It's Princess Banana actually," she corrected. "Oh, ok! I love your new look by the way!" Pinkie complemented. Luna giggled with delight. Once all the batter was in the pan, Pinkie placed it into the oven to bake. A while later, the timer rang, signaling that the cupcakes inside were ready. Grabbing a small towel with her mouth, she opened the oven and pulled out the hot pan with the pastry treats on it. The aroma entered Luna's nose, causing her mouth to water. After letting them cool, Pinkie approached the cupboards and got out some icings and sprinkles. "This is my favorite part!" she said jumping with joy. "Do you wanna help?" Luna nodded as the two bounced with delight. They grabbed their decorating tools and began to work. ••• ~10 minutes later~ The kitchen was a mess. Icing covered the walls, sprinkles were scattered all over the floors. All the cupcakes were devoured, and the two mares were on the floor with their satisfied stomachs. "That tasted... amazing!" Luna said. "Told ya!" Pinkie Replied. She got up to lend her friend a hoof. ••• "Come on, we need to hurry!" Celeste called out to Twilight as they both flew high up in the air. "I'm flying as fast as I can! Why can't I be as as fast as Rainbow Dash sometimes?" Twilight said desperately trying to keep up. "We have to hurry and find Luna! She could be in big trouble!" "If she's with Pinkie Pie, then she's probably in good hooves," Twilight replied, although not even herself could believe her own words. Judging how Pinkie Pie can be at times, along with Princess Luna's condition, there's probably a good chance that they're probably in major trouble. The two ailerons arrived in Ponyville and landed in front of Sugarcube Corner. Both of them barged in through the front doors and made their way to the kitchen. Upon arrival, their jaws dropped and their eyes went wide with their ears drawn back as they saw the enormous mess in the room. Princess Luna and Pinkie Pie were busy eating more cupcakes that they didn't notice the two mares that had arrived. They were both covered in frosting and sprinkles. When they saw them, they stopped with half of their cupcakes in their mouths. It felt like an eternity for every pony in the room. Finally, Twilight broke the silence. "Uuuuhhh..... how's it going Pinkie Pie... and um... Princess Banana?" Twilight asked in a very awkward tone. "Oh, hi Twilight, hi Princess Celestia! Did you come to have some cupcakes?" Pinkie asked. Celestia regained her composure to address the two ponies. "Thank you Pinkie Pie, but I'm afraid we cannot stay. In fact, we were just about to leave, right Luna?" "But I just... got here," Luna complained. "Well now it's time to go. Don't make me drag you all the way back home by your ear." Luna groaned with her head drooping near the floor as she followed the princess out the door. Twilight and Pinkie Pie watched as they felt a little sorry for her. All she wanted was to have a little fun. As they exited the bakery and out into the street, an idea came to Luna's mind. With a sinister smile, she slowly crept up behind her sister and tapped her in the side. "Tag, you're it!" she said excitedly as she darted off in the opposite direction, tripping once, but still kept on going. "Come on Luna! I am not in the mood to play this game!" Celestia called out, but it was already too late. She was already long gone. "Oh for goodness sakes!" Twilight uttered as she slapped her hoof on her forehead in disbelief. "Ooo, I love this game! It's my favorite, oh hey Twilight, can I play?" Pinkie asked. "Pinkie, now is not the time to-" Twilight immediately cut herself off when an idea occurred to her. "I mean, yeah, we can play. Here, why don't you be it?" "Aw, Why do I have to be it?" "Do you want to play or not?" Pinkie vigorously nodded. Twilight then approached her ear to whisper certain things she didn't want anyone else to hear. When she was done, she then approached the princess. "Princess, I need you to tag Pinkie." "Twilight, now is not the time to-" "Can you PLEASE just do it? Trust me," Twilight said, cutting Celestia off. She rolled her eyes as she tapped Pinkie Pie on the shoulder. "All right Pinkie, now go find and tag Princess Luna," Twilight ordered. "Sure thing!" Pinkie said as she bounced off after the princess. Celestia though, stood there impatiently waiting to get an explanation of what was happening. "Twilight, would you mind telling me what is going on here?" Celestia demanded. "Trust me princess. If I know Pinkie, which I do, she'll find her easily. Besides, I have a plan." ••• Luna galloped through the streets of Ponyville; passing by ponies with confused and dumbstruck looks on their faces as they saw her pass by them, stumbling on occasion. She quickly hid behind the corner of a building desperately gasping for breath. "Loosing... health units... must... rest," she said to herself as she fell to the ground. Then she heard some pony call out her name, which made her shoot her head up with terror "Oh Luna, come out come out where ever you are. I'm gunna tag you!" Pinkie Pie called out from a distance. Luna peeked around the corner. She uttered a sigh of relief when she saw that the pink mare wasn't there, but when she turned back around, she found that she was two inches in front of her. "Hi!" Pinkie greeted. Luna jumped in surprise and bolted in the opposite direction, with Pinkie bouncing after her. She galloped trying to get some distance between her. She immediately got tired and remembered to use her wings. She frantically flapped them, although she was only able to get at least a foot off the ground. She leaped inside a bush to hide. She peeked to see if Pinkie was following her, but noticed that she was standing right next to her. "Hi again!" she said. Once again, Luna jumped out and flew rapidly away from her. She hid behind a tree, and Pinkie was their as well. As much as she tried to hide from her, Luna still continued being jumped by Pinkie's sudden appearance. Out of all the places to hide, Luna noticed a forest ahead. She darted over to find a place to hide. Upon entering, she slowed down as she walked down the path in the woods. She often turned her head whenever she heard the slightest noise there. Somehow, she felt as if she were being watched. Slowly she moved along the path, feeling the presence of some pony standing right behind her. Then, she felt a tap on her shoulder, causing her to jump. "Tag, you're it!" Pinkie said giddily. When Luna realized it was only Pinkie, she was able to calm her nerves. Then, with a face of determination, she chased after Pinkie through the woods. Down the trail they went like innocent little school fillies without a care in the world, but something caught Luna's attention, a rustling motion in a nearby bush. ••• "Do you see her?" Celestia asked as she looked down at the forest below her from high up in the air. Twilight flew next to her. "Not yet, but if we're lucky, she should be close to our destination point." "I sure hope your friend will be successful." "Trust me, she will, and I already informed Zecora of the plan." "Excellent. Hopefully we'll be able to fix this without any more interruptions." Celestia said as she continued analyzing the ground below until she found something. Her eyes went wide with horror as she shot down below. ••• Luna slowly approached the bush. Suddenly, a chicken head shot up out of it facing away from her. She slowly approached it so she could pet it, but before she could, it turned its head and aimed its fiery eyes at her. Luna tried to step back, but found that she could not move her hind legs, nor feel them. She tried desperately to escape, but it was all to no avail as she saw the cockatrice emerge its serpent body from the bush. Pinkie Pie noticed Luna wasn't following her, so she went to see what was keeping her from following, but realized why later on as she ducked behind a tree. Luna's entire hind legs and flank were already turned into stone. She clenched her eyes shut so she could stop staring at the horrible creature. Suddenly, she felt a different feeling. She found that she could feel her legs, as well as move them. When she opened her eyes, she saw her sister standing where the dreaded cockatrice was as it fled deeper into the woods. She quickly jumped into her sister's embrace as she hugged her vigorously. "Oh thank you... you saved me," "I'm just glad I was able to," Celestia replied as they stood there for a while. Pinkie Pie emerged from the other side of the tree. Celestia nodded at her as she smiled and quickly trotted off. Celestia looked back down at her with a warm smile. "Do you want to play tag?" she asked, to which her sister nodded. "Well in that case, tag you're it!" Celestia said, tapping Luna as she ran off, with Luna hot on her trail. They ran through the forest, quickly approaching Zecora's hut. Celestia burst open the door as she galloped inside, but when Luna entered the hut, gallons of warm water splashed down upon her, courtesy of Pinkie Pie and Zecora who were positioned high up near the ceiling. Her coat immediately turned back to its original blue color in the blink of an eye. As she gasped for air while coughing up all the water from her lungs, a bottle of the healing potion was inserted into her mouth. Twilight tilted her neck so that she could drink all the contents of the bottle. Once every last drop of the potion was consumed, Luna passed out afterwards. Everyone in the hut surrounded her, waiting for her to wake up. Finally, she was coming to. When she opened her eyes, she took in her surroundings. She looked up at the ponies starring down at her with a confused look. "Um... what is going on here?" she asked. "Luna, are you alright?" Celestia nervously asked. "Yes, why?" she responded as she tried to get to her hooves, only to get instantly tackled by every pony there. "Can some pony please tell me what happened?!" she urged. "Trust me, it's a long story you'll never believe," Twilight said. ••• "And that's how it all happened," Twilight explained to her as all three princesses trotted through the hall of the palace in Canterlot. "Well you're right, I cannot believe what you just explained to me." Luna responded as she lowered her head with her cheeks blushing from embarrassment. Celestia noticed this and wrapped her wing around her. "Don't be so glum dear sister. It's all over now. Hopefully the news of all this hasn't spread to our subjects too much," Celestia said as they reach the throne room. When they opened the doors, flashing bright lights blinded them, as ponies from the press ambushed them, asking waves of questions at them. Luna turned to her sister with a face of irritation. "Oh yeah, our loyal subjects are COMPLETELY clueless!!!" she said angrily at her as her cheeks burned red with embarrassment and shame. ••• Questions, Comments, Complements, Any errors are accepted, always room for improvement! Be sure to like and follow me both here and Twitter(@Pony3T)! Author's Note Well that's it every pony. By the time you finish reading this story, you'll probably say something along the lines of "What the $^@%?!". Anyway, whether you like it or hate it, at least you read it. Thank you and Happy April Fool's Day every pony! ~From your number 1 and 03 favorite pony, Pony 03
Chapter 1: The ExperimentAuthor's Note Greetings everypony, Before you read this, I just want to let you know that this is being submitted on April 1st in celebration of this amazing holiday I hope I continue to celebrate with you all! Also, after reading this story, you'll find it either pretty funny, or just plain weird. Either way, I hope you enjoy this story, or at least take the time to read this. And before any of you can say anything, this is NOT a clopfic(seriously)! From your number 1 and 03 favorite pony, ~Pony 03 Chapter 1: The Experiment "Now just a little more and this should be close to being ready," Twilight said as she poured a few drops of a potion into a test tube. When the two potions made contact, a reaction occurred, followed by a small gas cloud emitting from it. "Excellent!" "Twilight, you've been working your tail off all day working here. You need to get some rest. Its late as it is," Luna said as she entered the lab Twilight was in. "I can't quit now! Not when I'm on the verge of a breakthrough!" Twilight argued. "Twilight, It's one A.M and every pony is asleep, you should be too. In fact, what is it that you are working on?" "I am busy making a potion that can easily cure any illness and/or injury. A complete breakthrough in the medical field! Can you imagine the outcome of this? If a pony had a broken leg, this would heal it immediately! If some pony had the flu, they'd be in perfect health after a sip of this! Why, this potion is more valuable than gold!" "Really, and you're the only one working on this?" Luna asked. "Every pony left hours ago. I requested to stay. I wanted to get as much work done as possible. Our years of research will finally pay off!" exclaimed Twilight as she yawned afterwards. "Well that's really amazing, but in my opinion, you've worked hard enough already. Why don't you go home, get some rest, and come back to work in the morning. I would really like to see the outcome of this experiment," Luna requested. Twilight grimaced as she turned back and forth between the test tube and Luna. "Don't make me put you to sleep myself," Luna mocked. Twilight at last agreed to this. "Ok, you win. I'll be on my way," Twilight trotted past Luna half awake. She gathered her books and notebooks and placed them in her saddlebags. She hung her lab coat and the rack, took her glasses off, and untied her hair, letting it all fall down. "Would you like me to accompany you?" "No no, that won't be necessary, but thank you," "You better go straight to bed, and remember, I'll come and check to make sure," Luna told her with a smug look. By then, Twilight had already left the lab in Canterlot and was on her way back home to her castle in Ponyville. Luna sighed in worry. She felt sorry for her friend and how hard she worked recently. As she was about to leave, she noticed something in the corner of her eye. She spotted the test tube with the magical potion Twilight was working on earlier. Something was wrong with it. It was rattling violently. It fizzed and was giving off gas. Luna slowly approached the potion. Suddenly, the tube began to crack before bursting, sending its contents all over the walls and Princess Luna. She was worried. How could this happen? Did Twilight do something wrong? She was half asleep after all. Either way, this was bad, and she should probably tell Twilight, but then again, Luna did not want her to stay here another couple of hours longer. Instead she decided to go and clean herself up. As she was heading to her bed chambers, she began to feel a little lightheaded. She lost her balance for a moment, but was able to regain it. When she arrived at her chambers, her head felt even lighter. She was getting dizzy and collapsed on the floor. She clinched her chest as it began to tighten. She also felt an impending heartburn. She tried dragging herself to bed, but the pain in her chest, and her light head prevented it, causing her to pass out on the floor. ••• Questions, Comments, Complements, Any errors are accepted, there's always room for improvement Be sure to like and follow me both here and Twitter(Pony3T)
Chapter 3: What the Hey-Hey Happened?!Twilight dove to the lower levels of the palace to the labs while pondering about Luna's situation. Her thoughts came to a halt when she reached the lab. When she opened the door, her jaw dropped. The lab was a mess. A strange liquid dripped down from the walls. Not only that, but the room was filled with a strange yellow gas. With just one inhale Twilight felt lightheaded and her chest hurting. She quickly closed the door and galloped towards a window and took deep breaths of fresh air. Slowly, she started feeling better. After alleviating herself, she went to a nearby closet and took out a hazmat suit. She threw it on and once again entered the lab well protected. Looking around, she saw that the lab was a mess. She wondered what happened here. Then she saw it. The one thing she worked on for so long was now in a pile of broken glass dripping off of the table. Twilight's heart broke. She felt like crying right there and now. She also felt her head feel light. She quickly got out of the lab, went to the decontamination room to get a good spraying, then took her suit off and took in breaths of fresh air. She could not believe what had become of her experiment. How will she explain to the scientists? How will she explain to the Princess that her potion was an utter failure? How will she cure Princess Luna? It didn't matter. She failed, and there was nothing she could do about. She might as well give up being the Princess of Friendship, or even being a princess at all. Once she tells Princess Celestia, she will have her de-alicorned and sent to magic kindergarten. No, she didn't even deserve being there. Why, she might even remove her horn as well. And to top it all off, she'll end up living as a ho-bo wearing a fake gray beard at a train yard, with ponies making fun of her and telling their fillies and colts how she use to be a princess just to mock her, that is, if she doesn't get banished and then thrown in a dungeon at the place she's banished to. With her head hanging low, she slowly approached the door to place a note to the other scientists to quarantine the lab. Then something occurred to her. She wondered why her head would feel dizzy and her chest would hurt, just like Princess Luna, and why is there a yellow cloud in the lab. She knew she shouldn't give up now. She knew she was on to something. ••• Celestia and Luna waited patiently in the doctor's office. Luna’s head dangled trying to stay balanced from being really dizzy. She snacked on the banana Celestia had given her. As she ate her snack; she gazed at a certain spot in the room. She frantically tapped Celestia's side to get her attention. "Hey Tia... why is there... a cow in here," she said happily in between breaths. Celestia didn't understand what she was talking about. "What cow? There's no cow in here," she replied. "Sure there is... I can see it with my own eyes... and I can see a cow right in front of me... I can almost touch it...,"she said as she extended her leg to pet the figment cow, only to fall down on the ground laughing. At last, the doctor came in and was shocked when he saw Princess Luna. "Um... g-good morning Princess Celestia and Princess Luna," he greeted. "Banana," Luna corrected him. "Okay uh orange?" he replied confusedly. "Thank you for seeing us on such short notice Doctor Right Aid," Celestia said. Right Aid snapped out of his gaze towards Luna and turned his attention towards Celestia. "Right, now what seems to be the problem, besides the color change?" he asked. "Well from what Princess Twilight had informed me, she was in perfect health last night, then when she arrived here this morning, she found her like this. She said she was experiencing the following symptoms such as dizziness, tight chest, heartburn, disorientation, loss of balance, and even memory loss. Neither of us could figure out what caused this to happen, which is why I've brought her here, though I had to make sure any pony didn’t see her. Doctor Right Aid frantically wrote down everything the Princess said. "Interesting! I have never encountered such an illness quite like this. This might be a new disease!" he exclaimed. Celestia was thrown back at the realization. What if this was a new disease! Could it be contagious? What would she do if she contracted the disease? “But still, I would hate to jump to any conclusions, I will run a few tests to make sure this isn't in fact a new disease," he informed them. "Now, I need you to help me get Princess Luna to sit up on this bed here," he instructed while eyeing the princess on the floor rubbing her chest. Celestia nodded. She used her magic to levitate Princess Luna up on the bed. At first she found excitement at the thought of herself flying. When she was situated on the paper of the bed, she twitched before she felt an impeding doom coming to her. "Oh no! I'm too high up! Help, me! I'm gunna fall!" she cried while panting heavily and clenching her chest tightly. Celestia held her face in her hooves to reassure her. "Calm down, you're not going to fall, and if you do, I'll be right here to catch you. You have nothing to worry about," she said softly. Luna slowly nodded as she began to calm down. The doctor went to his medical bag and took out a cotton ball and a bottle of disinfectant alcohol. He soaked the cotton ball and rubbed it above Luna's hoof. He then took out a small needle. Celestia clenched her sister's hoof as she held the other in her magic for Right Aid. He pricked the needle on Luna's hoof. She in turn gave out a loud yell. The doctor collected the drops of blood that was dripping out. He finally attached a bandage with smiley faces on it where he inserted the needle. Celestia released her magical grip on her hoof. Luna rubbed her hoof before bursting into tears. Celestia levitated her off the bed and went to give her a hug. "There, there, it’s all right, it's all over now," she cooed. "He... he stung me," Luna cried as she buried herself into Celestia's fur. "Oh don't cry. Will you feel better if I gave you another banana?" she asked "Uh-huh," Luna said in between sobs. Celestia made another banana appear with her magic. She released Luna and handed her the fruit. Luna smiled as she grabbed it with her hoofs, peeled it, and took a bite out of it. She closed her eyes and savored the sweet flavors of it while fighting back her heartburn. When she opened them, her eyes went wide. "How did we... end up in... the middle of a desert?" she asked confusedly as she began to twitch again. "Ok... I'm going to go run some tests. I'll inform you when I find out what's wrong. Oh, and by the way, I'm no psychiatrist, but I believe it is important to inform you that your sister may seem to also be suffering from severe hallucination and feeling impending doom, but this is just a speculation, but please let me know if she does in fact experience these symptoms." Celestia nodded and led Luna out of the doctor's office. ••• Twilight entered the lab once again and quickly took samples of the potion that was splattered all over the walls. After getting as many samples as she could, she quickly fled the lab and sanitized herself really well. With her samples ready for examining, she needed to find a place to do it. Thankfully the palace has more than one lab station. ••• All of the castle staff was gathered in the throne room. All were wondering what was going on. They all fell silent when they saw Celestia approach her throne "Thank you all for coming here for this emergency meeting. Now you must all be wondering why I've brought you here, and I just want to tell you that it has come to my attention that Princess Luna is quite ill and well not be performing her royal duties until further notice." Every pony in the room began to worry at the thought of they're beloved Princess of the Night being ill. "Now just to make sure we know what exactly we are dealing with, I would like to show you something." Celestia informed before turning to a door at the far side. "Banana, could you come out here please?" she called out. The door burst open and Luna came in while sliding on the marble floor like an ice skater. She even tried to land a twirl, only to fail and fall down. She continued sliding on her stomach until stopping a few feet in front of the crowd laughing the entire time. Every pony stood there in silence watching the princess make a complete fool of herself. One pony though broke the silence a few seconds later. "Seriously? Are you expecting us to believe this? This has to be a joke." Every pony turned to see who had made the offending comment. It revealed to have been Prince Blueblood. A spark of anger ignited deep within the Princess. "A joke? You call being dizzy and having chest pains a joke?" "Oh come on. It’s obvious this is a joke. What kind of a sick person would act like a fumbling idiot?" That was the last straw. Out of pure anger, Celestia ordered the guards to escort Prince Blueblood out of the throne room. This however angered Blueblood even more. "Again with this? You will be hearing from my attorneys. You will rue this day! You'll-" He was cut off when the doors closed behind him. Celestia took a moment to calm her nerves. "As for the rest of you, do not say a word of this to anyone, especially to the press. If you do, you will be in serious trouble. Do I make myself clear?" Every pony agreed before they were all dismissed. Celestia then led Luna out of the throne room towards her bedchambers. Two guards behind them followed them. When they reached the door to her chambers, she told Luna to get in bed and to get some sleep. She nodded before she stumbled towards her bed. Celestia closed the door behind her and locked it from the outside. She then went to address to the two guards that were with her. "I want you to stand guard in front of Princess Luna's bed chamber. Do not let any pony in nor out except for Princess Twilight and I. Do you understand?" The two guards replied with a salute before getting to position in front of the door. "Oh, and one more thing: no matter what you hear, do NOT open this door." The guards nodded. Celestia smiled with relief, feeling confident that her sister would be safe and sound asleep in her chambers. Hopefully she would find out what was wrong with her sister and how to cure her. She held on to that sliver of hope that they could fix all of this. ••• Questions, Comments, Complements, Any errors are accepted, always room for improvement! Be sure to like follow me both here and Twitter(@Pony3T)
Chapter 4: Is This a Joke?Every scientist in the lab examined the potion samples to find out what was wrong. Twilight, now in her lab attire observed every single one of them to see if they had found anything wrong with them. It wasn't until the one of the head senior scientists, Dr. Aluminium approached her. "Princess Twilight, I believe I've found something quite interesting." The sentence alone was music to Twilight's ears. She quickly followed him to his little lab station. He motioned for her to take a look inside his microscope. She lifted her glasses and positioned her eye close to the lens. "And... what am I looking at exactly?" "Look closely," he said. She did what he told her to do. She zoomed in once and was able to see something really small floating around. When she zoomed in even more, she could see it bright as day. Small blue microbial objects were floating around her view of focus. After weeks of studying after a personal experience, she knew exactly what those were. ••• "Poison joke," Dr. Right Aid informed Celestia. She could not believe what she had just heard. "What do you mean poison joke?" she asked. "The tests all came back positive. She has a lot of it in her system." "I-I don’t understand. How did she come in contact with this dangerous plant if they grow exclusively in the Everfree?" "I'm not sure, but the evidence is there, though I did find something else in her system, and it seemed that she had something magical in it, like a potion of some sort? I wasn't sure. The test could not make out what it was." Celestia puzzled and puzzled about how Luna got poison joke and why she had a potion like substance in her system. Then it hit her. She rose from the cushion she sat on and thanked the doctor before leaving his office. ••• "What is poison joke doing in the potion? The formula did not call for poison joke in the potion! How could this have happened?!" Twilight scolded the scientist. "I don't know how it got there, but it's there." "Well I'm going to get to the bottom of this. And when I found out who's wise idea it was to add poison joke, they won't see the end of the world of hurt I am going to rain down on them!" Twilight said with immense amounts of anger as she stormed out of the lab. Once again, she slipped into a hazmat suit and entered the contaminated lab. It annoyed her that the clean up team had not decontaminated it yet, but was also relived so that she could find out what went wrong. When she approached the area where the previous potion was, she rummaged through the shelf above it. "Now where is it?" Twilight asked herself as she searched through all the vials, beakers, and test tubes until she found the one she wanted. A test tube with a pretty blue liquid in it labeled "Poison Joke Oil". Twilight examined the tube when she spotted a crack on the bottom with some of the oil dripping from it. She peered over the shelf and saw a trail of oil running along towards the end of the shelf, dripping right above where the potion was. "Bingo!" she said excitedly as she placed it in a plastic baggy and fled the lab. ••• Alright, I want to know right now who left this cracked test tube filled with poison joke oil!" Dr. Aluminium scolded at the others. "What is one of the most important rules of lab safety?" One pony raised his leg in the back. "Always where goggles?" he asked. This irritated the scientist. "No. I'm talking about the rule where you must always dispose of broken glassware. Did we all of a sudden forget our lab safety rules?" The other ponies grimaced as they backed up a little. "Does any pony even know how this tube got cracked?" One pony, a research assistant did in fact know how that crack got there as he flashed back several days earlier. He held the test tube in his magic while assisting some pony when suddenly he got distracted and dropped the tube. Fortunately it landed on the table, but it did crack a little. At that point he panicked and placed it back on the shelf where he got it. He stood there silent as to not get embarrassingly scolded, or even fired. "So, nobody knows huh? That's fine then. I could just have all of your degrees confiscated and send you all into unemployment!" Dr. Aluminium threatened. Everyone gasped at the thought of that and began to worry. Twilight couldn't take any more of what was going on and decided to intervene. "Look, we don't have time to play the guessing game. We need everyone to stay a part in this." Suddenly Princess Celestia entered the lab. Everyone bowed in her presence. "Greetings every pony. I would like to speak with Princess Twilight alone for a moment." Aluminium ordered the others to return to their work while Twilight approached the Princess. "Is there something wrong Princess?" she asked. "No. In fact, I may have a bit of information you need to know, and you will never guess what it is." "Is it poison joke?" "Indeed. I’m glad you we’re able to find out soon enough. The only problem is that I am still uncertain as to how she got it in the first place." "I believe I know how she may have gotten it." "Oh, Then please do tell me." "In the last lab that we were working in, we had a sample of the oils of the plant. Sadly though, the test tube containing the oil had a crack, causing some of oil to drip out and into the unfinished potion. Hopefully this means that once the instant health potion is finished, it should be able to work. We already have ponies doing just that while others are testing the poison joke with the unfinished product." "Excellent work. I'm glad you all are getting progress," Celestia complimented. "Thank you Princess," Twilight replied. " If you don't mind, I really need to go observe this experiment we're conducting in the other room." "Oh, then would you mind if I joined you to observe?" "Um... no not at all. It's just that... don't you have any important royal duties to attend to rather than staying here?" "No. I had to cancel some of them in order to watch and take care of Luna." "Alright then, follow me," Twilight motioned the sun goddess to follow her to the next room. Upon entering, a third of it was separated by a large glass barrier. Dr. Aluminium was there waiting for them to begin the experiment. "Thanks for coming. Now let us begin, shall we?" he said. Using his magic, he levitated two beakers. One had the unfinished product. The other had the poison joke oil. "We are about to recreate the events of the incident from the night before," he said. He raised the beaker with the oil and added several drops of it into the unfinished potion. A few seconds later, it started shaking as the two liquids reacted with each other. A minute later, the shaking beaker shattered, splattering its contents all over the wall. Soon, a cloud of yellow gas started forming in the room. "As you can see, the oil from the poison joke reacts violently with the unfinished potion forming both a toxic potion and gas I like to call: harming joke. I just came up with it now, actually," Aluminium told them, praising at his creativeness, "Thank you so much for conducting this experiment for us doctor. Is it ok if you could give the two us some privacy?" Twilight requested. Dr. Aluminium nodded as he bowed and left the room, leaving the princesses alone. "Now, from what I have gathered so far, I have now formed a hypothesis as to what happened to Princess Luna." Celestia nodded for her to go on. "From what we just saw in this experiment, its quite obvious as to what had happened last night. After I left the lab, Princess Luna must have stayed in the lab right when the reaction was taking place. Then when it exploded, it must have contaminated her. However, because she came in contact with the 'harming joke', she didn't have time to sanitize herself as the symptoms of it kicked in and caused her to pass out when she arrived at her bed-chamber!" Celestia soaked in all of the information being told to her. "Interesting, and what can you make out about the symptoms?" she asked. "The healing spell is meant to heal, so I guess this harming joke is meant to do the opposite. I'm guessing the poison joke is the one responsible for Luna's mind becoming quite slow, as well as her mane and coat turning yellow. As we know, the symptoms of poison joke are always meant to literally be a joke." "That would explain her strange hallucinations and feeling as if she were in danger on occasions," the Princess mentioned to her. "Really? Interesting," Twilight replied fascinated. "But what about her physical symptoms?" "Since the potion was meant to heal, it seems that the poison joke altered it which might have caused her physical symptoms such as her dizziness and chest pains," "Oh dear. Simply listening to all of this is making my head spin," Celestia said worriedly. "Yeah, mine too. We should probably leave while I have the clean up crew clean all that up once they're done with the lab," Twilight said as the two left the room and into the lab. "So how long will it take until this healing potion is ready?" Celestia asked. "Due to this little incident, this puts us at a setback of a few days," Twilight answered. "Ok then. I can put with this for a few more days." "Speaking of which. How is Princess Luna?" "I sent her off to bed a while ago, and let me tell you something. I feel as though I am taking care of a little filly again," Celestia told her glumly. "And what is wrong with that?" "Have you ever tried taking care of a fully grown mare with the mind of a seven year old?" "No, I can't say I have." "It's awful, believe me." "I see. Well we're doing the best we can to finish our work here. I will let you know when it is ready," Twilight informed her. Celestia nodded before saying goodbye and leaving the lab. Already she could see the light at the end of the tunnel. ••• Questions, Comments, Complements, Any errors are accepted, always room for improvement! Be sure to like and follow me both here and Twitter(@Pony3T)
Chapter 5: Mind TripAfter being told by Celestia to go to bed, Luna threw off her regalia and groveled into the covers of her bed. By then she was out like a light, sleeping for the entire day and night. When morning came around, Luna slowly woke up while stretching her body out. She rubbed her chest in hopes of easing the pain. Raising her head up, she immediately fell back down on her pillow, realizing that her dizziness had worsened over night, but she didn't care. She simply giggled as she found pleasure from it. Using as much will power as she could, she got up once more and did her best to stay balanced, but when her hooves touched the marble floor, she couldn't help but twirl around several times before crashing down on the floor. She tried to keep her laughing under control as to not agitate her ill chest. Looking at her surroundings, she spotted something at her doorstep. A banana. Scooting towards it like an inchworm, she grabbed the fruit, peeled it and took a bite out of it. As she ate her breakfast, she sung a little tune to herself. "I love you and you love me, bananas are always a tasty treat!" When she finished the banana, she started thinking of something she could do. She picked up the banana peel and placed it on her head. She looked into the mirror and marveled at her banana crown on her head. Suddenly, she began to hallucinate, and found herself at the end of the throne room. There were a bunch of ponies cheering for the their beloved princess, all being held back by several banana guards. All this took Luna back, that the only thing she could do was smile as she stumbled towards her throne while trying to stay balanced. Stepping up to the throne, she turned to address to her loyal subjects. "Friends... it is a great honor... that you bestow upon me... the privilege of being... your princess of bananas!" she announced in a loopy way. The crowd went wild and began chanting "Banana Princess!" All was great until Luna lost her balance and fell to the floor. When she lifted her head, she was back in her bedroom. She continued to feel praised as to being crowned the princess of bananas. Then she started getting a different feeling, a feeling deep within the pit of her stomach. "Oh... tummy feels funny," she moaned as she slowly got up. Her face was turning green. She anxiously looked around before thankfully spotting the toilet in her bathroom. She raced towards it where upon arriving, vomited all of the contents in her stomach out into the toilet. Her dizziness had now taken its toll. She stayed there with her head in the toilet for the next thirty to forty-five minutes before passing out. A while later, Celestia came in to check up on her sister, only to find her in the bathroom. Shocked, she raced to her sister's aid and lifted her head up from the toilet bowl and saw it filled with vomit. She quickly flushed it before she herself would vomit as well. Using her magic, she levitated her sister back to her bed and tucked her in. She checked to make sure she wasn't running a temperature, or anything else out of the ordinary. With her forehead, feeling normal, she got up from her bed and made her way towards the door, not before stopping to leave another banana for her on her doorstep. ••• It was late in the afternoon, and Luna woke up with her throat raspy and an intense burning in her esophagus. "Uh... need... water," she moaned as she got out of bed. She searched all around the room in an attempt to find some water, though she could not find any. Then a thought came to mind. She recalled seeing water before, in the bathroom to be exact. Slowly making her way to the bathroom, she approached the toilet, opened the lid, and dunked her head in it, taking in big gulps from it, nearly draining the toilette bowl dry. A minute later, she raised her head, feeling fully satisfied. Turning to leave the bathroom, she found herself in the middle of the palace ballroom. Ponies everywhere were dressed elegantly as they danced with one another. Luna smiled with excitement as she twirled and danced to the music being played. Everyone cheered as they saw their princess doing a spectacular performance. She enjoyed every minute of it until she saw him. There standing a few feet away from her was a handsome yellow unicorn stallion. He smiled and winked as he laid his eyes on the princess. Luna felt her heart melt, and it wasn't the heartburn that was doing it. She slowly drew closer to him until she stood several inches apart from him. Stumbling to think about what to say, she decided to simply wrap her legs around him. "Care to dance?" The stallion didn't respond, in fact, his facial expression did not change. Luna took the silence as a yes. She slow danced with him with his legs dragging around the floor and his body not moving, although Luna seemed oblivious to all this. "You're a really good dancer," she whispered into his ear. With a final twirl, she released her grip around the stallion and fell to the floor. Upon raising her head, she saw that she was staring at a ponnequin back in her room. After registering what had happened, she merely giggled before passing out again. ••• Hours passed, and the moon was already high up in the sky. Luna stood up on her bed, wondering how she got there again. Her stomach rumbled. She needed something to eat. Checking to see if there were any bananas at her doorstep, she was lucky enough to have found a few. She threw herself at them and instantly devoured them, satisfying the hunger in her stomach. Lying there on the floor, watching the room spin, a cold chill ran up her spine. The room darkened, and the temperature in the room dropped. Upon getting up, Luna twitched and began panicking. Her heart was beating at a faster pace. She began to hyperventilate while clinching her chest. Out of the corner of her eye, she saw something that made her blood run cold. A giant spider crawled down the wall a few feet away from her. So scared she was, she could barely utter a yelp. She slowly dragged her way to the door. She tried turning the doorknob, but it was locked. She then tapped on the door, screaming for help. "Help! There's a spider in here and it's going to eat me!!!" On the other side of the door stood two guards listening to the screams coming from within. "Should we at least check?" one of them asked. "You heard what the Princess said. No matter what we hear, we cannot open this door," The other one responded. The first nodded as he tried to drown out the screams. Back in the room, Luna continued banging on the door with one hoof screaming as loud as her chest permitted. Turning back around, she nearly died of fright seeing the giant spider dissolve into millions of tiny little spiders, all now crawling all over her. Luna screamed harder while rolling around on the floor trying to get the figment spiders off. "Aaaww! They're all over me! They're all over me! Get them off, GET THEM OFF!!!!" As she rolled around on the floor, one of her hoofs got caught in one of the bed sheets, causing them to fall off on top of her. She shook around in the bed sheet, while in her mind, she envisioned herself drowning in the middle of the ocean. "Help... I'm drown-... I'm drowning!" she uttered before sinking down to the bottom of the ocean, farther and farther from the surface. In real life however, she merely passed out once more underneath her bed sheets on the floor. ••• Morning came, and Luna gasped, struggling for air as she shot up out of bed while trying to stand still on all fours. She looked around and was glad to be back in her room, away from harm. She then noticed the banana sitting on her nightstand this time. She quickly grabbed it and hugged the fruit while lying in a cradle position. "Oh banana... a princess... should not deal with... things like that," she whispered to it before slowly peeling it and taking small bites from it. Then a knock came from the door; a few seconds later it opened, revealing Princess Celestia on the other side. "Thank goodness you're awake this time. I was getting really tired from having to pick you up off of the floor," she said to her while entering the room. Luna did not respond. She was still traumatized from last night. Celestia noticed this and went to see what was bothering her. "Is everything alright?" she asked while rubbing her hoof on her side. She snapped out of it when she felt her sister stroking her. "Celestia?" she said slow and scared. "Yes? Are you alright?" "It was awful. At first... I was being praised...and everyone loved me... but... I was attacked... and I drowned!" Celestia was puzzled but what her sister was explaining to her. What did she mean by drowning? But she remembered perfectly well that whatever she was telling her were probably hallucinations, so she decided to play along with it. "Really! Was it that bad?" she asked. "Oh yes... it was," she replied while taking another bite of her favorite food. "But don't worry... I'm okay now," she said, finishing up her banana. She then took the peel and settled it on her head. "Look, I'm the Princess of Bananas," she giggled. Celestia giggled as well. It was a good thing her sister was in a good mood, considering the fact that she had some important news to tell her. "Banana?" "Up up up, it's Princess Banana now," Luna corrected her. "Sorry, Princess Banana, I have just been informed that Princess Twilight and her team have now finished the healing potion and are ready for you to test it!" Celestia informed her. Luna cocked her head to one side with a confused look. "Once you take this potion, hopefully you'll go back to your old normal self. Isn't that great?" "But... I'm not... sick." "Listen dear, you can't live the rest of your life like this. Doesn't it bother you being lightheaded and having chest problems all the time?" Celestia asked. "What do you mean... I'm fine! Sure I'm dizzy... all the time... and it's... hard... for me... to breath," Luna said short of breath. "But... I don't mind it... and plus... I like being... dizzy. It's really fun... you should... try it," Luna giggled. Suddenly, that giggle turned into a nasty cough. Celestia immediately patted her sister's back in order to ease her cough. After about half a minute of coughing her lungs out, Celestia laid her sister down on her bed. "Well that was... new." Luna said jokingly. Celestia sat there with an annoyed glare on her face. "See what I mean? You can't stay like this and let things worsen. You need to take the potion." "But I don't wanna!" Luna complained. "I'm sorry Luna, but my decision is final. I'll come back later this afternoon," Celestia forcefully said as she trotted out the room and slammed the door. Luna sat up. She was on the verge of tears, but she was more angry than upset. She got out of bed and paced around the room angrily while trying to keep her balance. "How dare she... she has... no right... to tell a princess... what to do... and... and..." With a single twitch, she immediately forgot about what she was angry about. "Where am I?" she asked herself, but was able to remember that she was in her room. Looking around to find something to do, her eyes settled on the balcony doors. Stumbling towards it, she pushed them open while taking in a breath of the fresh morning air. She marveled at the beauty of the sunny blue skies. Looking out into the distance, she could see the Canterlot Gardens, as well as the city streets itself. "Ooo pretty," she said in awe. Birds chirped nearby as they flew by the balcony, with one that stopped in front of Luna. It stared at her for a few seconds before flying away. Luna giggled as she continued gazing. "It's so... pretty! I wish... I could... go out there," she said, staring down at the nearby sculpture gardens. She imagined herself being there frolicking through it without a care in the world. Sudden sparks flashed from her horn, and just like that she teleported from the balcony to the gardens, where she stood there traumatized, as if she had been electrocuted. Her body shook and her eye twitched while taking shallow breaths. She slowly moved her bloodshot eyes around to absorb her surroundings. Taking a big gulp, she slowly moved one hoof forward, then resting it on the freshly trimmed grass. It tickled under hoof. Immediately her nerves settled and she threw herself onto the grass and rolled around in it for a minute. Afterwards, she went and frolicked through the rest of the gardens; sniffing flowers, watching the butterflies flutter, and even stopping to talk to some the statues. One of them is a statue of Celestia. "Isn't it... wonderful here... sister?" she asked the stone replica of her sister, only to get nothing but silence in response. "Your right... let's see... what else there is... to see," she said thinking about where to go next. As she was about to leave her statue sister, a bird fluttered a few feet above her. It was the same bird that greeted her earlier. Luna was fascinated by it. She stared at it as it flapped its wings up and down rapidly. Some how, the longer she stared at it, the lighter she was feeling. She felt as if she were floating on air. Looking down, she saw that she was floating on air. Her hooves were several feet off the ground. Turning back, she saw a pair of wings flapping up and down like the bird in front of her. She was amazed and wondered how she was doing that. When she wanted to stop, her wings folded back to her sides and fell to the ground on all four hooves. "Huh... I didn't know... I was part bird," she said impressed with her abilities. After a few minutes of figuring out how to work her wing muscles, she was able to redo what she was doing before. Flapping her wings rapidly up and down, she rose up into the air. Excitement ran through her at the idea of her flying. The bird in front of her turned and flew after the other birds it was flying with. In response, Luna flew after the flock. ••• "I'm sorry you had to go through that Princess," Twilight said as she and Princess Celestia trotted through the halls of the palace. "I appreciate your modesty, but that still doesn't help how I feel about all this. As I mentioned before, I feel as though I am raising a little filly again," she replied. "At least your troubles will soon come to an end. What's in that bowl anyway?" she asked, motioning towards the bowl Celestia was levitating next to her. "It's banana pudding. I'm aware that my sister will not take the potion by itself so willingly, which is why I mixed it in here, that way she'll take without even realizing it." "Good idea, but mind if I ask, isn't it wrong to trick Princess Luna like that?" "It may seem wrong, but at this point, it may be our only option." "Well I already have the remedy book and the ingredients from Zecora, so once she's finished with her pudding, will give her a bath in this stuff for good measure." The two princesses reached the doors to Luna's bedchamber. The guards bowed at the sight of the two. Celestia motioned to her friend to be quiet as she opened the door. "Luna, I have a surprise for you! I hope you're not still mad at-" she cut herself off when she saw that there was no pony in the room. "Me…" she squeaked as she starred in horror at the empty room, allowing the bowl filled with pudding to crash down on the floor. "Um... Princess?" Twilight said, trying to get the princess' attention. She did not respond. "Look, I know this bad, but you're probably jumping to conclusions. Maybe she's hiding somewhere, or... or," Twilight drifted off when she saw the balcony doors wide open. Both of them bolted to the balcony, only to find that there was no pony there. Celestia began to hyperventilate. Twilight quickly called for the guards. Both stumbled in as soon as they were called. "One of you send a group of guards to search for Princess Luna while the other brings the princess a paper bag, stat!" Twilight ordered. Both guards saluted before sprinting out the door. ••• During the past half hour, Luna had been soaring through the great blue skies, surprised at the fact at how good her flying was, as if she had been doing it her entire life. After flying for so long, she began feeling queasy. Looking down her heart sank at the realization of how high she was. Her wings locked up, thus, causing her to plummet to the ground and landing with a satisfying poof. Lying with her face planted on the ground in the middle of a small crater, Luna slowly got up rubbing her face. It was strange how she survived a fall like that. Looking around, she noticed a small town in the distance. There, she noticed what appeared to be a pink mare with a cake on her back bouncing down the street. Intrigued, Luna went to see the pony with the cake. ••• Back in Canterlot, Celestia slowly breathed in a brown paper bag to calm her nerves. Twilight was pacing around the room, waiting to hear what had happened to Princess Luna. She had been pacing around in a circle for so long, she had worn a groove into the floor. When the guard entered the room, both mares snapped their attention to him. "We've finally received word on the whereabouts of the princess," the guard said. Twilight teleported out of the groove she made. "Great, where is she?" "Our teams have spotted her outside of Ponyville." The two of them stared at each other in confusion. "Ponyville? How in the world did she get there so fast?" "Not sure, but she has also been spotted with a pink mare with a goofy mane, and a really weird giddy personality." It took both princesses a minute to put two and two together until they both gasped at the awful realization. Celeste gasped so much; she inhaled the entire paper bag and started choking on it. Twilight had to help her cough it out. After Celestia finally coughed the bag out, she asked the guard to repeat what he said. When he did, both her and Twilight starred at each other in horror and exclaimed an "OH NO!!!" in unison. ••• Questions, Comments, Complements, Any errors are accepted, always rpm for improvement! 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Chapter 6: A Lovely Day Out!"This is so ... fascinating!" Luna said as she watched Pinkie Pie pouring batter into a pan. "It’s super fun to make them!" Pinkie replied with delight! "I'm really happy you came to visit Princess Luna!" "It's Princess Banana actually," she corrected. "Oh, ok! I love your new look by the way!" Pinkie complemented. Luna giggled with delight. Once all the batter was in the pan, Pinkie placed it into the oven to bake. A while later, the timer rang, signaling that the cupcakes inside were ready. Grabbing a small towel with her mouth, she opened the oven and pulled out the hot pan with the pastry treats on it. The aroma entered Luna's nose, causing her mouth to water. After letting them cool, Pinkie approached the cupboards and got out some icings and sprinkles. "This is my favorite part!" she said jumping with joy. "Do you wanna help?" Luna nodded as the two bounced with delight. They grabbed their decorating tools and began to work. ••• ~10 minutes later~ The kitchen was a mess. Icing covered the walls, sprinkles were scattered all over the floors. All the cupcakes were devoured, and the two mares were on the floor with their satisfied stomachs. "That tasted... amazing!" Luna said. "Told ya!" Pinkie Replied. She got up to lend her friend a hoof. ••• "Come on, we need to hurry!" Celeste called out to Twilight as they both flew high up in the air. "I'm flying as fast as I can! Why can't I be as as fast as Rainbow Dash sometimes?" Twilight said desperately trying to keep up. "We have to hurry and find Luna! She could be in big trouble!" "If she's with Pinkie Pie, then she's probably in good hooves," Twilight replied, although not even herself could believe her own words. Judging how Pinkie Pie can be at times, along with Princess Luna's condition, there's probably a good chance that they're probably in major trouble. The two ailerons arrived in Ponyville and landed in front of Sugarcube Corner. Both of them barged in through the front doors and made their way to the kitchen. Upon arrival, their jaws dropped and their eyes went wide with their ears drawn back as they saw the enormous mess in the room. Princess Luna and Pinkie Pie were busy eating more cupcakes that they didn't notice the two mares that had arrived. They were both covered in frosting and sprinkles. When they saw them, they stopped with half of their cupcakes in their mouths. It felt like an eternity for every pony in the room. Finally, Twilight broke the silence. "Uuuuhhh..... how's it going Pinkie Pie... and um... Princess Banana?" Twilight asked in a very awkward tone. "Oh, hi Twilight, hi Princess Celestia! Did you come to have some cupcakes?" Pinkie asked. Celestia regained her composure to address the two ponies. "Thank you Pinkie Pie, but I'm afraid we cannot stay. In fact, we were just about to leave, right Luna?" "But I just... got here," Luna complained. "Well now it's time to go. Don't make me drag you all the way back home by your ear." Luna groaned with her head drooping near the floor as she followed the princess out the door. Twilight and Pinkie Pie watched as they felt a little sorry for her. All she wanted was to have a little fun. As they exited the bakery and out into the street, an idea came to Luna's mind. With a sinister smile, she slowly crept up behind her sister and tapped her in the side. "Tag, you're it!" she said excitedly as she darted off in the opposite direction, tripping once, but still kept on going. "Come on Luna! I am not in the mood to play this game!" Celestia called out, but it was already too late. She was already long gone. "Oh for goodness sakes!" Twilight uttered as she slapped her hoof on her forehead in disbelief. "Ooo, I love this game! It's my favorite, oh hey Twilight, can I play?" Pinkie asked. "Pinkie, now is not the time to-" Twilight immediately cut herself off when an idea occurred to her. "I mean, yeah, we can play. Here, why don't you be it?" "Aw, Why do I have to be it?" "Do you want to play or not?" Pinkie vigorously nodded. Twilight then approached her ear to whisper certain things she didn't want anyone else to hear. When she was done, she then approached the princess. "Princess, I need you to tag Pinkie." "Twilight, now is not the time to-" "Can you PLEASE just do it? Trust me," Twilight said, cutting Celestia off. She rolled her eyes as she tapped Pinkie Pie on the shoulder. "All right Pinkie, now go find and tag Princess Luna," Twilight ordered. "Sure thing!" Pinkie said as she bounced off after the princess. Celestia though, stood there impatiently waiting to get an explanation of what was happening. "Twilight, would you mind telling me what is going on here?" Celestia demanded. "Trust me princess. If I know Pinkie, which I do, she'll find her easily. Besides, I have a plan." ••• Luna galloped through the streets of Ponyville; passing by ponies with confused and dumbstruck looks on their faces as they saw her pass by them, stumbling on occasion. She quickly hid behind the corner of a building desperately gasping for breath. "Loosing... health units... must... rest," she said to herself as she fell to the ground. Then she heard some pony call out her name, which made her shoot her head up with terror "Oh Luna, come out come out where ever you are. I'm gunna tag you!" Pinkie Pie called out from a distance. Luna peeked around the corner. She uttered a sigh of relief when she saw that the pink mare wasn't there, but when she turned back around, she found that she was two inches in front of her. "Hi!" Pinkie greeted. Luna jumped in surprise and bolted in the opposite direction, with Pinkie bouncing after her. She galloped trying to get some distance between her. She immediately got tired and remembered to use her wings. She frantically flapped them, although she was only able to get at least a foot off the ground. She leaped inside a bush to hide. She peeked to see if Pinkie was following her, but noticed that she was standing right next to her. "Hi again!" she said. Once again, Luna jumped out and flew rapidly away from her. She hid behind a tree, and Pinkie was their as well. As much as she tried to hide from her, Luna still continued being jumped by Pinkie's sudden appearance. Out of all the places to hide, Luna noticed a forest ahead. She darted over to find a place to hide. Upon entering, she slowed down as she walked down the path in the woods. She often turned her head whenever she heard the slightest noise there. Somehow, she felt as if she were being watched. Slowly she moved along the path, feeling the presence of some pony standing right behind her. Then, she felt a tap on her shoulder, causing her to jump. "Tag, you're it!" Pinkie said giddily. When Luna realized it was only Pinkie, she was able to calm her nerves. Then, with a face of determination, she chased after Pinkie through the woods. Down the trail they went like innocent little school fillies without a care in the world, but something caught Luna's attention, a rustling motion in a nearby bush. ••• "Do you see her?" Celestia asked as she looked down at the forest below her from high up in the air. Twilight flew next to her. "Not yet, but if we're lucky, she should be close to our destination point." "I sure hope your friend will be successful." "Trust me, she will, and I already informed Zecora of the plan." "Excellent. Hopefully we'll be able to fix this without any more interruptions." Celestia said as she continued analyzing the ground below until she found something. Her eyes went wide with horror as she shot down below. ••• Luna slowly approached the bush. Suddenly, a chicken head shot up out of it facing away from her. She slowly approached it so she could pet it, but before she could, it turned its head and aimed its fiery eyes at her. Luna tried to step back, but found that she could not move her hind legs, nor feel them. She tried desperately to escape, but it was all to no avail as she saw the cockatrice emerge its serpent body from the bush. Pinkie Pie noticed Luna wasn't following her, so she went to see what was keeping her from following, but realized why later on as she ducked behind a tree. Luna's entire hind legs and flank were already turned into stone. She clenched her eyes shut so she could stop staring at the horrible creature. Suddenly, she felt a different feeling. She found that she could feel her legs, as well as move them. When she opened her eyes, she saw her sister standing where the dreaded cockatrice was as it fled deeper into the woods. She quickly jumped into her sister's embrace as she hugged her vigorously. "Oh thank you... you saved me," "I'm just glad I was able to," Celestia replied as they stood there for a while. Pinkie Pie emerged from the other side of the tree. Celestia nodded at her as she smiled and quickly trotted off. Celestia looked back down at her with a warm smile. "Do you want to play tag?" she asked, to which her sister nodded. "Well in that case, tag you're it!" Celestia said, tapping Luna as she ran off, with Luna hot on her trail. They ran through the forest, quickly approaching Zecora's hut. Celestia burst open the door as she galloped inside, but when Luna entered the hut, gallons of warm water splashed down upon her, courtesy of Pinkie Pie and Zecora who were positioned high up near the ceiling. Her coat immediately turned back to its original blue color in the blink of an eye. As she gasped for air while coughing up all the water from her lungs, a bottle of the healing potion was inserted into her mouth. Twilight tilted her neck so that she could drink all the contents of the bottle. Once every last drop of the potion was consumed, Luna passed out afterwards. Everyone in the hut surrounded her, waiting for her to wake up. Finally, she was coming to. When she opened her eyes, she took in her surroundings. She looked up at the ponies starring down at her with a confused look. "Um... what is going on here?" she asked. "Luna, are you alright?" Celestia nervously asked. "Yes, why?" she responded as she tried to get to her hooves, only to get instantly tackled by every pony there. "Can some pony please tell me what happened?!" she urged. "Trust me, it's a long story you'll never believe," Twilight said. ••• "And that's how it all happened," Twilight explained to her as all three princesses trotted through the hall of the palace in Canterlot. "Well you're right, I cannot believe what you just explained to me." Luna responded as she lowered her head with her cheeks blushing from embarrassment. Celestia noticed this and wrapped her wing around her. "Don't be so glum dear sister. It's all over now. Hopefully the news of all this hasn't spread to our subjects too much," Celestia said as they reach the throne room. When they opened the doors, flashing bright lights blinded them, as ponies from the press ambushed them, asking waves of questions at them. Luna turned to her sister with a face of irritation. "Oh yeah, our loyal subjects are COMPLETELY clueless!!!" she said angrily at her as her cheeks burned red with embarrassment and shame. ••• Questions, Comments, Complements, Any errors are accepted, always room for improvement! Be sure to like and follow me both here and Twitter(@Pony3T)! Author's Note Well that's it every pony. By the time you finish reading this story, you'll probably say something along the lines of "What the $^@%?!". Anyway, whether you like it or hate it, at least you read it. Thank you and Happy April Fool's Day every pony! ~From your number 1 and 03 favorite pony, Pony 03
