True Elements of Harmony

by Doctor Octavo

Chapter 4: Part 1: So This is How it Ends

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"Aww No! If I don't get home before they find out I've been out this late, my sister is gonna tan my hide!" Said the small Applebloom as she entered the edge of Sweet Apple Archers.

She felt as if tho she were Rainbow Dash as she raced thew the trees, dodging and weaving. When she got to the house she quietly entered. She went to the kitchen, placed her bag on the counter and pulled out an odd bottle with a tan liquid inside...

"This will is going to be one great prank." said applebloom in a whisper. "I might even get a cutie mark because of this."
Just then the light came one.

"What in Tar-nation are you doing up little one." Said a deep voice. It wasn't loud but Applebloom could feel it in her bones. She slowly turned her head to find Big Macintosh standing in the door way into the kitchen. She felt as tho she was being crushed by his stare alone.

"Umm ahh." she panicked. "I uhh got thirsty... for some... Apple juice."

"OK?" said the said the big red beast. " Then drink it and go back to bed then." he mumbled.

"Ummm. Don't need to... you scared the thirsty right out of me." she said as she looked all around suspiciously.
Big Mac knew the look of an apple who is lying but decided to let it slide.

"I guess I'll just go to bed then" she said as she quickly walked out of the kitchen and back to her room.

Big Mac took a sigh as he too walked back to his room. He climbed into bed and wrapped his arm around the pony next him.
"Did you find out who made that noise?" the white unicorn asked

"It was just ma little sister." Big Mac replied

"Your darling sister Applejack?" the unicorn asked with a high class tone.

"Enope." Big Mac said. "It was Applebloom."

"Ahh. Shes such a nice lass." Said the unicorn.

The unicorn turned around to face Big Mac and they kissed. After a few moments Big Mac broke the kiss.

"How long are you staying here in Ponyvile" asked Big Mac. "I hardly get to see you anymore."

The unicorn stared into the gentle giants eyes. "I can't stay for very long this week." The white pony started. "I'll have to leave by noon tomorrow. You know, Garden parties, big events, all that and what not."

Big Mac's eye saddened.

"Don't worry big guy." The unicorn said, trying to pick up the red stallion's mood. "I have planed to spend all next week here in Ponyvile... With you."

Big Mac's eyes widened as he made a manly squee.

"But for now lets just enjoy our selves shall we." The unicorn yawned. "Good night Mac"

"Good night Fancy" said Big mac as the both drifted off to sleep.

As Celestia's sun rose, Applejack was the first to awake. she mumbled her self out of bed slumped into the shower, almost fell back to sleep in the shower, and then slumped into the kitchen. She saw Applebloom's bag on the counter.

"Haven't I told dat girl to put her bag were it belongs." huffed the grumpy earth pony. She then spotted the strange bottle with the tan liquid in side. She grabbed the bottle, popped the cork and smelled it's contents, "Woo Doggy!" Applejack said instantly perking up her ears. "This stuff is Ripper than a wet pony's diaper" She took a moment to decide how to deal with the little trouble maker. After a while of looking into the bottle she got a bit thirsty. "Maybe a gulp or two wont hurt" she thought as she took a few chugs from the bottle.

"Applejack!" screamed a small filly. "What are you doing?!?"

The shock of being caught in the act caused her to drop the bottle, smashing it on the floor. "Applebloom I-I" she panicked.

"Nooooo!" screamed Applebloom. "Ma science project! Now I'll never get that chemistry cuite mark."

"Science... Project..." Applejack gulped. "What did I jus drink?"

"Well" Applebloom started. "I thought I could make a super happy potion by combining a lot of recipes.

"Wa... what recipes?" The now shaking orange pony asked.

"Well let see. part of the cutie mark recipe, that love recipe, and a recipe for something called R63, all mixed into our Apple Family cider."

Applejack then started to feel dizzy. "Are y'all *hic* crazy." choked out Applejack."Don't *hic* don't y'all remember what happened the *hic* first time ya made those?"

"I didn't use the full recipe for any of them... I just put the stuff in that sounded more helpful." said the little filly. "I thought if I didn't use the full recipe, then the full effects wouldn't happen."

Apple jack opened her mouth to speak, only to fall face first into the floor. After a while the earth pony regained consciousness to find her self in the Cuite Mark Crusader clubhouse. After a while of concentrating to regain her sight she hear the voices of the Crusaders.

"I don't know what to do guys. This is bad. Real bad!" whined Applebloom.

"Calm down." Said scootaloo "Maybe Jack here will like it?"

"I don't know." said Sweetie belle "Today has just been weird."

"What are y'all talking about" asked Applebloom.

"This morning I caught my sister and the new model doing stuff." Sweetie said in a dull voice. "I knew what they were doing but I pretended that I didn't"

"What were they doing?" asked Scootaloo.

"They were playing patty cake" said Sweetie as she put quotations in the air with her hooves.

"The same patty cake" Scootaloo said mimicking Sweetie Belle "that we do every Saturday"

Hearing this caused Applejack's face to turn red. She decided that enough was enough and she slowly stood up causing the 3 fillies to shriek.

"Will one of y'all..." Applejack stopped. "Will... One... of." Her face filled with more and more terror as she said each word. "I-is... M-m-my voice?"

"Deeper?" Applebloom said trying to finish her sister's question.

"There's a... mirror over there if you wanna..." said Sweetie as she trailed off at the end of the sentence.

Applejack slowly turned around to look at her self in the mirror.

"I think you look cooler." complimented Scootaloo as the other 2 shot her the stare.

"I... You... I... You..." Applejack couldn't believe her eyes... or should I say His eyes. In the mirror she saw a much broader version of her self. Her hair was now shorter and scruffy and she now had a bit of a goatee going on. "You turned me into a stallion!?!"

"I'm sor..." Applebloom stopped her apology. "NO! I didn't! Y'all the one who drank my potion without knowing what it wuz!"

Applejack's eyes shot open and his face got even redder. He looked all around the room as to search for a response that wouldn't make him look like a foal. His mind went wild. "What will the rest of my family think? Is this permanent? What will my friends think? Do I have a..." He looked down between his haunches to find a new addition. He then sat down and covered him self with his arms thinking "Oh NO! I'm naked." Then the realization kicked in that all ponies are usually naked, calming him down just a bit.

"All right Jack" said Sweetie Belle."Don't mind if we call ya Jack, well we do have an idea on how to change you back..."

"Alright, Shoot" Said Jack said being glad to have changed the subject.

"Every time Applejack messes up a potion, who is there to fix everything." Asked Scootaloo.

"Hey!" Protested Applebloom. "who are you? the potion police?"

As the girls started there usual banter Jack already figured out who they were talking about... At least he thought he did as he left the tree house and headed to Twilight's.

As the Crusaders calmed down they realized that Jack left.

"Do you think he knew that we were talking about Zecora's?" Sweetie Belle asked.

"I sure do hope so." said Applebloom.He would look like an idiot if he went somewhere else...

They laughed a bit as Scootaloo slid in between them. "So guys" she said with a sly attitude. "Whose up for some patty cake."

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