Humanized... Ponies?

When the spell faded, and the smoke cleared, your eyes had widened in shock. Before you stood ten humans, ten actual HUMAN BEINGS. You actually started to tear up, not only at the sight before you, but also at the implications of what these ten simple creatures could do in Equestria.

And then time started up again, and all hell broke lose.

Almost all at once, every one of the humans fell either forward or back, the taller the human, the more force to the fall. The moment they touched the ground, they attempted to get back up, only to flop about like a fish when they realized that there was a difference between arms and legs. Several attempted to go on both hands and feet, contorting their backs in what could only be a confused, distorted yoga posture.

When that failed, the small child of the group attempted to crawl on her hands and knees, and when that produced a successful result, was then emulated by the adults. Then, Luna noticed how you happened to be standing, and tried to do something similar, which was then emulated by everyone else, starting the cycle all over again.

You honestly don’t think that you have ever laughed this hard in your life.

By this time, you are already on the floor, rocking about as you clutch at your sides. Twilight Sparkle and Princess Celestia are at a loss, moving this way and that in an attempt to help, only to be kicked in the face by the flailing human appendages, enticing your laughter further. The guards that happened to be somewhat hidden in the corners of the room had no clue what to do either, simply prompting to remain put.

By the time things finally managed to calm down, there was a small people pile resting in the middle of the room, arms and legs positioned haphazardly across the floor. Princess Celestia and Twilight spent their time nursing their wounds, occasionally glaring your way as the sound of laughter slowly morphed into a dull chuckle.

You sigh happily, wiping your eyes, before getting a good look at the pile of flesh in the center of the room. Your laughter was about to break through the barrier of mental thought, before your eyes fully registered what you were seeing. Any laughter immediately died, as you comprehended a flaw that the ponies didn’t seem to realize about this whole thing.

Mainly the fact that the spell didn’t account for the ponies’ nudity, nor happen to give any of the pony’s clothes. So you were effectively left with a pile of naked, sweaty, and panting humans.

A blush comes across your face as you get a look at a certain woman’s… well, womanhood, and you back away as you turn your head to the side.

The ponies take some time to deal with the flesh pile, employing the nearby guard’s help. You honestly don’t know why they don’t just use magic to make the process a whole lot faster, but Twilight moves into your vision, looking apprehensive.

“Mind if you help Anon? We have everypony calmed down, but we need to get these ponies up and moving to the sanctuary.”

Sanctuary? “Alright, I suppose I’ll help. Also stop calling them ponies. They aren’t ponies anymore.”

“Oh, right. So, what do you call humans then?”

“People. We call Stallions men, while mares would be women.”

She nods, and you look down at her with a frown. “Why did it take so long for you guys to get everyone situated anyway? Took quite a bit of time.”

Twilight looks at the group of newly turned humans. “We had to use our teeth and hooves instead of magic. For some reason, any magic asserted on them goes on the fritz, even Celestia’s magic.”

You shudder, your face contorting before you realized the other part of the sentence. “Whoa, your magic didn’t work? Can Luna still use magic?”

The lavender alicorn cringes. “We don’t know for sure yet. All we know is that our magic went crazier around her than any of the others.”

You numbly nod as you make your way over to the sprawled-out group. Did you somehow remove an ALICORN of its magic? You surely hope not.

You are knocked out of your senses by a kick of Twilights hoof, and you look to the humans in front of you. How the heck are you going to get an entire group of humans to learn to walk, considering how they have spent their entire lives with every limb on the ground? You are seriously wanting to call them the floppy fish brigade and call it a day, with all the flailing about they do.

You look to Luna, before holding out your hand so she can grab it. She gives you a confused glance, before grabbing your hand. You pull her up, her body growing unsteady as you bring her body into a normal stand.

You let go, stepping back to observe her balance, only for her to fall forwards. You just barely catch her in time, and allow her to sit back like the others.

“Anon, I must say that this body is much different than our own. While we expected some difficulty in the beginning, we did not expect anything like this!”

You sigh as you look at everyone’s weariness, before you remember the princess’s words. “Celestia, didn’t you say that ponies still retain their magic when transformed?”

She nods, an uncertain look on her face. “Yes, but our magic seems to not work when dealing with them, so it is quite possible that they have lost their ability to cast anything.”

You ignore the frantic looks of the ponies and humans around you, instead looking to Luna. “Well, there is only one way to know for sure. Luna, try to use magic to lift yourself off of the ground.”

She nods, before her face contorts into a painful look. A light glow surrounds her body, and you rush to help her to her feet. With your help, she stands, and you let go, allowing her to stand on her own.

Seconds go by, yet she doesn’t seem to be unstable. After a few seconds, she takes a step forward, and then another, before rushing forward, hugging you.

The others cheer her on, before the unicorns of the group try for themselves. Sure enough, they begin to move about as though they had always been human. The other tribes remain on the floor, sad smiles on their faces.

You frown at that, looking to Celestia. “Didn’t you say that every tribe has magic?”

She nods. “Yes, but only the unicorns are capable of casting spells.”

Your frown deepens. “Well, if they have magic, then why not use whatever magic they can?” You look to those remaining on the ground. “Come on, earth ponies, pegasai, use your tribe magic!”

Some uncertain glances are cast, before the small child of the group strains her face. Sure enough, her body faintly glows, and she stands up. She takes a few wobbly steps forward, before she seems to balance herself out.

The others stare in shock, before one by one they begin to replicate her actions, each body giving off a faint magical glow.

You smile, wiping away some stray tears, before looking to the small alicorn nearby. “Alright, Twilight, you mentioned something about a sanctuary?”