Harmonic Transitions

by thunderclap

The Herd Makes a Plan.

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The next morning, Jake woke up with a bright smile on her face. She sprang up from the pull out bed with a sudden urge to cook breakfast for everyone. She zipped over to the small kitchen and looked through the fridge and cabinets and briefly wondered what to make. Then, her eyes locked onto a bottle, and the answer became instantly clear.

“Of course!” She cheered. “Pancakes!” She quickly grabbed what she needed and started humming happily as she cooked. She smiled, whipping up more than enough for the five of them. “Oh girls~!” She called out. “I’ve got breakfast for you all!” she said as she placed her finished pancakes onto the kitchen table, eagerly waiting for them to come out and try them.

“I didn’t know you cooked...” Scott yawned, staggering out of Andy’s room.

“I’ve dabbled.” Jake shrugged. “I just really wanted to cook for you girls.”

“It smells amazing,” Andy complimented, moving to the kitchen table.

“Thanks!” Jake replied with a bright smile. “I worked really hard on it for all of you. Think of it as my way of saying thanks for turning me into this!” she cheered with a twirl.

“I rather like the new you, Jake,” Andy said, smiling at her.

“Me too,” Jake agreed looking down at herself. “I never knew I liked pink as much as I do.”

“This is good!” Scott commented, having already started to stuff her face.

“Hey!” Jake protested with a pout. “Wait for Chrissy and Gabe before you start eating.”

“But I’m hungry!” Scott whined, pouting at her.

“So am I, but you have to have manners and wait,” Jake told her, putting her hands on her wide hips and frowning down at Scott.

“Fine...” Scott huffed, putting her silverware down.

“That’s a good girl,” Jake said, walking over to her and pulling her into a hug. Scott grumbled, hugging her back.

“What was that Ah heard about pancakes?” Gabe asked, walking out of Chrissy’s bedroom with a loud yawn. Chrissy was riding piggyback, letting out a cute little yawn.

“I made breakfast!” Jake waved at them.

“Don’t have t’tell me twice,” Gabe said, perking up and moving over to the kitchen. “Ah’m so hungry Ah could eat a horse.”

“Uh...” Scott blinked, staring at him.

“It was a joke,” Gabe clarified with a roll of the eyes. “Actually eatin’ a horse would be weird all things considered. Ah’ll just stick to eatin’ ‘em out,” Gabe told her with a wink.

“You better,” Scott informed him, going back to stuffing her face. Gabe sat next to her, getting his own pancakes. This caused Jake to smile, sitting down and virtually attacking a stack of her own. The rest of them started to eat, all praising Jake’s cooking.

“That was super yummy,” Jake said with a sigh of contentment, patting her stomach. “Maybe I should keep cooking for us?” she suggested.

“I’d like that,” Andy agreed, nuzzling her head.

“So… what should we do today?” Jake asked, looking down at herself. “I can’t really go anywhere seeing as the girls don’t exactly fit in the clothes I brought over,” she added, patting her hips and bust.

“I’ll go shopping for us,” Andy responded, “You’ll just have to wait here.”

“Okay!” Jake said with a bright smile. “Don’t you worry about a thing, I can wait patiently until you get back,” she assured Andy.

“You girls be safe alright?” Andy asked, pulling her clothes on.

“Don’t you worry none,” Gabe assured her. “Ah’ll be sure to keep the girls in line.”

“I’m sure you will.” Andy pulled her hood up, sneaking out of the apartment.

“Well, we’ve got some time to kill,” Scott commented, taking one last bite of her food. “What do you girls wanna do? Sneak into Andy’s room and reorganize her vinyl collection so it’s not in alphabetical order anymore?”

“We could play some games,” Jake offered.

“That sounds like it could be nice,” Chrissy agreed, a smile on her face. “What kind of game were you thinking?”

“Mario party?”

“Sounds like a good time t’me!” Gabe said with a giant grin. “Ah call dibs on Yoshi!”

“I got Luigi!” Scott smirked.

“I’ll be Princess Peach!” Jake cheered, throwing a fist in the air as she hopped over to the couch and folded it back. Scott chuckled, getting the gamecube set up, passing the controllers out.

“Should this be just yer standard game of Mario Party, or should the winner get somethin’?” Gabe asked, taking a seat between Chrissy and Scott.

“I say we just have some fun,” Chrissy said, shaking her head.

“Yeah, we can compete later,” Jake agreed. “Right now, Peach is about to win this thing!” She grinned.

“No way! Luigi’s gonna take it!” Scott countered, starting the game up.

“Girls, girls,” Gabe said, sounding like he was going to defuse the situation. “Yer both wrong. Yoshi’s got this one in the bag. All yer stars are belong t’him.”

“Oh yeah? We’ll just see about that!” Scott grinned, getting them to the character select screen. They all selected their characters, Chrissy having picked Donkey Kong while the others chose the ones they had said. Chrissy ended up getting a lucky 10 and got to go first, with Scott being second to go, Gabe being third and Jake last. The game continued with all the hectic minigames, question mark spaces causing random events on the board and even with Scott landing on a dreaded Bowser space. “Oh come on!” Scott groaned, glaring at the screen.

“Ya got a bad roll,” Gabe chimed in with a chuckle. “Now all ya gotta do is hope ya get somethin’ like the Bowser minigame. Or the 100 star present.”

“I know that!” Scott huffed, being something of a sore loser. The pointer moved, the four of them watching it intently. Eventually, the pointer did land on the Bowser minigame option. “Yes! Thank god I didn’t get the Bowser Chance Time!” Scott cheered, sinking back into the couch in relief.

“Lucky birdy,” Jake giggled.

“Hey, you got lucky too,” Scott pointed out. “We all could’ve been giving coins right to Bowser’s stupid face.”

“True.” She nodded. “But, you know, luck runs out~”

“Then good thing I got skill to fall back on,” Scott shot back with a smirk as the unfair minigame started. The four of them fought it out, with Jake coming out on top. “Oh come on!” Scott huffed, her wings flaring in irritation. “That was some major bull!”

“I won!” Jake giggled, fist pumping.

“Don’t get too excited,” Scott told her, managing to calm down a bit. “That was just one minigame, there’s still the rest of the game. And you’re down a star.”

“And you’re down three.” She grinned back.

“Yeah, but I’ve been earning the most coins so I’ve got a shot at the bonus star,” Scott pointed out, trying not to be bothered by her comment.

“Girls, we’re just trying to have fun,” Chrissy reminded,frowning.

“Aww, let ‘em have their back and forth,” Gabe told her, putting an arm around her shoulder. “We’ll all be friends by the end of this. Though we’ll probably have to try a different game,” he admitted. Chrissy nodded, climbing into Gabe’s lap. Gabe smiled, wrapping his arms around her waist and holding his controller in a way that didn’t get her way. “Besides, the more they bicker, the longer it takes for ‘em t’remember that we’re tied fer first,” he told her, kissing her cheek.

“Well... that is a good point,” Chrissy giggled, kissing him back. The game finally concluded with Chrissy claiming the victory, even with Scott’s bonus stars at the end. “I won.” Chrissy smiled, letting out an adorable little, soft, cheer.

“Uggh, I can’t even be a sore loser if she keeps acting like that,” Scott huffed, crossing her arms over her chest.

“Chrissy’s gonna give me diabeetus!” Jake proclaimed, mockingly clutching her chest.

“Quick! Get the N64 so we can play Goldeneye and counteract the sheer adorableness!” Scott shouted, clutching her own chest.

“Maybe we can just watch some t.v?” Chrissy suggested.

“Yeah, that sounds like it could work,” Scott said with a nod, stopping her act. “And since you’re the reigning Mario Party champ, you can pick what we watch,” she said, tossing Chrissy the remote off the table.

“Oh thank you,” Chrissy said, catching it. She put on some sitcom, getting comfy with Gabe.

“Oooh, I love this show!” Jake cheered, leaning forward and watching the tv intently, her tail swishing behind her.

“Eh, it's passable,” Scott disagreed, putting her hooves up on the table.

“Sourpuss,” Jake shot at her, sticking her tongue out.

“Coming from the ex-emo boy, that’s adorable,” Scott told her with a chuckle. Jake just pouted, turning away from her.

“They’re still going at it,” Chrissy pointed out with a sigh, trying to ignore them and enjoy the show.

“They’ll simmer down at some point,” Gabe assured her. “We just gotta wait fer a little while.”

“Alight.” Chrissy got comfy, pulling a blanket over Gabe and herself. “Now we’re perfect.” she smiled, ruffling her feathers a little.

“Heh, Ah couldn’t agree more,” Gabe told her, patting her head. “So, what kinda clothes do ya think Andy’ll get us?”

“I dunno, we didn’t exactly give her any limits...”

“Well, Ah hope she doesn’t expect me to wear any skirts.” Gabe commented. “Ah don’t exactly think Ah could pull ‘em off with the bulge Ah’m packin’.”

“It’d be funny to see people’s reactions though,” Chrissy giggled, a smile growing across her face.

“It’s not gonna happen,” Gabe said, chuckling. “Ah’m not gonna risk everyone gettin’ a gander of mah package because of a skirt that rides up. “Well, not unless they wanna give it a taste somewhere private.”

“She better not try to get me in a dress,” Scott chimed in, leaning back in her seat.

“Aww, why not?” Jake pouted, looking her up and down. “I think you’d look great in one!”

“Ya just no,” Scott said, shaking her head.

“Oh please, if she really wanted to put ya in a dress all she’d have t’do is toy with your wings fer a little bit,” Gabe chimed in with a roll of his eyes.

“I’m not that easy!”Scott snapped at him.

“Yer right, Ah’m sorry,” Gabe admitted. “She’ll probably have t’tongue yer insides real good too,” he added with a smirk. Scott growled, chucking a controller at him. “Hey!” Gabe growled, catching the controller. “Ya coulda hit Chrissy with that thing!”

“It’s fine,” Chrissy assured him.

“Yer bein’ way too soft on her. But whatever ya say,” Gabe grumbled, going back to watching the tv. “So, is there anythin’ ya wanna wear, Jakey?”

“I dunno something... happy!”

“What, like a shirt with a big smiley face on it or something?” Scott joked with a small chuckle.

“That sounds nice!” Jake nodded her head.

“All Ah know is if Andy comes back with a cowboy hat and tries t’put it on me, she and Ah are gonna be having words,” Gabe grumbled.

“I think you’d look great in one,” Chrissy countered.

“There is nothin’ you could do or say that’d convince me to put one on,” Gabe stated, a firm look in his eye.

“I could think of a few things...” Chrissy smirked, winking at him.

“Now that Ah’d like t’see,” Gabe told her with a smile. “But you’ll have t’do somethin’ pretty special, Ah’m more stubborn than a mule.”

“I’ll have you whipped in no time,” she countered, nuzzling his chest.

“Funny, Ah thought you’d be the one who’d be gettin’ whipped in this relationship,” Gabe said, licking his lips.

“We’ll just have to wait and see.” She giggled, snuggling with him. A few minutes later, there was a knock on the apartment door, followed by a familiar voice.

“Oh girls, I’ve brought some new outfits for you~!” Andy called out, opening the door with bags hanging off her arms.

“Damn,” Scott whistled, sitting up, “What did you do, buy the entire store?”

“No, I went to several stores,” Andy answered, putting the bags on the counter. “I had to be sure to find things that matched not just your coat and mane colors, but also your personalities.”

“I can’t wait to see!” Jake smiled, zipping over in ten seconds flat.

“Then I’ll start with you, darling,” Andy said, handing her a couple of the bags. “I hope you like them.”

“Yay!” she smiled, starting to dig through the bags.

“I tried to get bright colors that would stand out against all the pink of your mane and fur, but not clash with them. Plus, I tried to get things that seemed happy,” Andy explained.

“Thanks!” Jake beamed, having somehow changed into a baby blue top and yellow skirt.

“Uhh… Jakey, how’d you do that?” Scott asked, rubbing her eyes in an attempt to confirm what she was seeing.

Jake blinked, looking down at herself, “I uh... I have no idea actually...”

“Anyway,” Scott said, shaking her head. “What’d ya get me, babe?” She asked, looking up at Andy.

“Take a look and tell me what you think!”

“Alright, but if I see a dress in there I’m taking it out on that marshmallow ass of yours,” Scott warned, taking her bags. She dug through them a hard to read expression on her face.

“Well?” Andy asked, shifting on her hooves.

“Awesome! You got me a new jogging outfit!” Scott cheered, pulling on the black top and tight shorts. “Aww yeah, I’m liking the feel of these bad boys,” She said with a grin, looking herself over.

“I tried to get you an Aca Joe windbreaker but I don’t think it’s an actual thing.” Andy smiled, happy her choices were paying off.

“You’d better have bought your own jogging outfit,” Scott said, still admiring herself. “Because I am totally making you go with me at least once.”

“I figured.” Andy sighed, reaching up to primp her hair.

“And what did you get for me?” Chrissy asked, still snuggling with Gabe on the couch.

“I think you’ll like what I have!” she smiled, passing the bags to her.

“Ooh, this is nice,” Chrissy said, pulling out a light green sweater. “And it looks very comfortable.”

“Oh I was so worried you wouldn’t like it! That's a weight off my shoulders!” Andy beamed.

“Guess that means it’s mah turn t’see mah new clothes,” Gabe said, rubbing the side of his head. Andy smiled, passing him his bags.

“I do hope you like them dear.”

“If Ah find a cowboy hat in here yer gonna get it,” Gabe warned, starting to look through his bags.

“Well...” Andy chuckled nervously, looking away.

“Oh, you are a bitch,” Gabe growled, pulling out a brown stetson. Andy chuckled, eyeing her nervously. “Well, at least the jean shorts look pretty good,” Gabe grumbled pulling out a pair of shorts.

“At least you liked some of it...” Andy muttered looking down.

“Don’t worry, Andy,” Chrissy chimed in. “I’ll convince Gabe to try the hat on,” she assured the unicorn, taking hold of the hat. “It might just take some of my special persuasion techniques.”

“Ah can’t wait,” Gabe purred, nuzzling her. They all turned as Jake started to giggle rather loudly.

“Uhh… what’s so funny, Jakey?” Scott asked, looking over at her with a mixture of confusion and worry.

“One of us totally should have done Sweet Transvestite when we were changing!”

“Yeah, except none of us had a pearl necklace and massive amounts of eyeliner handy,” Scott pointed out.

“It doesn’t matter!” Jake waved her off, getting to her hooves, swaying around rather seductively.

“Dear lord, the jigglin’ is hypnotic,” Gabe muttered, watching her body with interest.

“Well, I don’t think any of us have the chops to pull off the song,” Scott said. “You can’t top Tim Curry.”

“Wanna try me?” Jake asked, raising her eyebrow.

“Only if Andy included some sexy lingerie in your bag for you to dance around in while we watch,” Scott said with a grin, getting comfy on the couch and watching Jake.

“Totally did!” Jake smirked, having somehow changed again.

“Seriously!” Scott blinked. “Can you just move at the speed of light in small bursts or something?!”

“Look, I have no idea how I’m doing this, just... try not to think about it too hard okay?” Jake asked, putting her hands on her hips.

“That just makes me want to think about it more,” Andy admitted, taking a seat next to Scott. “But I guess I can contain myself long enough to enjoy your little show.” Jake smiled, starting the routine, her voice like butter. In fact, the music actually started to play, though they couldn’t figure out the source.

“Damn… you have definitely given the OG Frank N Furter a run for his money,” Scott admitted, her wings standing straight up.

“The hell is that music coming from?” Gabe asked, looking around.

“Dude, Jakey can move faster than anyone can see now,” Scott reminded him. “I’m just going to stop questioning anything wacky she does now and just enjoy the sexy dancing with a great backing track.”

“True.” Gabe nodded, licking his lips.

“...So we’re just going to ignore Jake’s inexplicable abilities?” Andy asked, blinking.

“Yeah, in fact, we should see if Jakey can make other songs start playing out of nowhere,” Scott offered with a chuckle.

“That could be fun.” Chrissy giggled, watching Jake intently.

“But what should we have her sing next?” Scott asked, scratching her chin. “Should it be something from another wacky musical, or something else?”

“Oh! Like a virgin!” Chrissy suggested.

“That’s perfect!” Andy agreed, getting into the idea.

“I like it!” Jake smiled, ending her current song.

“Then do it!” Scott cheered. “Sing and dance for our pleasure!” Jake giggled, doing so, the music starting up again. “Ahhh, that's it,” Scott said, kicking her hooves up on the table as she watched Jake. “I swear, her tits and ass are so fine they belong in an art museum.”

“Get your hooves off the table,” Andy instructed, frowning at her.

“Ugh, fine Mom,” Scott groaned, doing as she was told as she continued to watch Jake happily bounce around to the upbeat song.

“Anyway, you have to call the realtor Scott,” Andy reminded, tugging on her ear.

“Ow!” Scott yelped, rubbing her ear and glaring at Andy for a moment. “Yeah, guess I gotta put my place on the market. Not like I’ll miss it. I mostly just wallowed in self-pity and drank myself to the brink of passing out there.” Andy passed her the phone. Scott took it and tapped on it, reluctantly leaving the room to get the music out of the background of the call. Jake had finished her song by the time she returned. “Alright girls, my house is officially for sale.”

“Now we just need to find a place...” Andy muttered, looking down in thought.

“So… should we stick to living in Cali, or should we try a different state?” Scott asked, sitting back down. “The realtor said as long as the house is in good condition I could get a good price for it.”

“Could move somewhere where no one would bother us... like Wyoming...” Gabe suggested.

“Why not?” Scott said with a shrug. “A little house there that’s outside a city where we can all just chill in the fresh air sounds pretty cool.”

“I’d like that,” Chrissy agreed. “Fresh air sounds much better than smog.”

“Little? What about that old mansion in the woods?” Jake asked, peering over.

“A mansion might not be a bad idea either if we could afford it,” Andy said. “Everyone could get their own room. Well, not that we’d need them,” she added, looking between the group with a smile.

“Heh, I don’t think we’d all fit in one bed babe,” Scott chuckled.

“True, but we definitely won’t need more than two,” Andy replied with a giggle.

“Alright, let’s go get the house taken care of,” Gabe said, keeping Chrissy on his lap.

“Does that mean we’re going on a road trip to Wyoming?” Scott asked. “Because momma didn’t raise no fools. I don’t buy a house without looking around inside.”

“Wait, who said anything about Wyoming?” Jake asked, looking between them, “I’m confused...”

“Yeah Scott, Ah was talkin’ about cleanin’ up yer house,” Gabe clarified. “From what Ah’ve heard Ah’m sure there’s plenty of bottles to get off the floor.”

“Yeah well...maybe I don’t want to be reminded of that okay?” Scott asked, looking away.

“We’ll be there with you,” Andy told her, kissing her cheek. “And this will be the last time you ever have to go there. Please Scott, the better we make your place look, the more options we have for our new home.”

“Alright...” she sighed, nodding, “Let’s go do it...”

“If it makes you feel better, just try to think about what we did during my transformation,” Andy suggested, getting up. Scott smirked, pulling her into a kiss. Andy returned the kiss, wrapping her arms around her and giving her a comforting squeeze. “If you keep that up, we’ll be stuck here all day,” Andy teased, pulling away from the kiss.

“Alright, disguises everyone,” Scott instructed, clapping her hands. They all nodded, getting their disguises on. Jake got hers on first, looking down at herself excitedly.

“This is gonna be great!” she beamed, bouncing in place. “My first time going out after my transformation!” Gabe pat her head, chuckling softly. “After we clean up Scotty’s house can we go do something together?” she asked, looking around the group.

“Like what?” Chrissy asked.

“Hmm, maybe go see a movie and then get some ice cream?” Jake suggested, tapping her chin in thought.

“We can go see Age of Apocalypse,” Scott suggested.

“Jennifer Lawrence in her Mystique costume? Yeah, Ah can be persuaded t’go see that,” Gabe said, a grin on his face.

“Well then, let’s get my house clean,” Scott said, moving to the door.

“Don’t need to tell me twice!” Jake beamed, zipping over to the door. “I’ll have your house clean before you can say cupcakes!”

“Just relax,” Scott chuckled, walking outside. The others followed after her, piling into Andy’s car. Andy was obviously driving with Scott riding shotgun. Gabe and Jake were sitting to the left and right respectively with Chrissy sitting between them. It took around twenty minutes before they pulled into the driveway.

“Let’s get this done...” Scott sighed, getting out of the car.

“Just remember that this is for our new home,” Andy reminded her, walking up to the front door. “It’ll be over quickly.” She nodded, unlocking the door. They all walked inside, surveying the damage done to the place.

“Well, aside from all the bottles and the dirty dishes, this place is in good condition,” Chrissy commented, her eyes settling on the kitchen sink.

“I got the bottles,” Scott called, getting a trash bag.

“I’ll dust and vacuum after Scott’s done with the bottles,” Andy said, going to find the cleaning supplies.

“Ah’ll pack everythin’ up.” Gabe nodded, heading into the basement.

“I’ll take care of the dishes,” Chrissy offered, going over to the kitchen and pulling on rubber gloves.

“And I’ll be the pep squad!” Jake smiled, having put on a cheerleader outfit, pompoms included.

“...You know what, I’m not gonna complain about you not doing any of the actual cleanup,” Scott commented, picking up an old bottle and looking at it with disgust. “Just keep bouncing and waving your pompoms girl.”

“You got it!” Jake smiled, making sure to wriggle her chest every so often.

“I am officially no longer uncomfortable being back in this place,” Scott said to herself, happily picking up the bottles as she watched Jake.

“That's the entire point,” Jake giggled, looking at her.

“Then keep it up,” Scott said with a chuckle. “I’d hate to start feeling uncomfortable again.” She slowed down picking up bottles and sagging a bit. Jake put it into overdrive, smiling at her. Scott picked up the pace again, never taking her eyes off of Jake’s bouncing assets. With all the encouragement, it wasn’t long before the house was bottle free. “Damn, that was surprisingly easy,” Scott commented, tying up the last trash bag.

“See? I can make anything fun!” Jake smirked, striking a pose.

“I dunno, I’m sure I could find something that even your sexy body can’t make fun,” Scott said with a smirk of her own.

“Doubt it~”

“Wanna see if we can find one?” Scott asked. “I’m sure you can pull more awesome outfits out of thin air.”

“Iffin’ yer done, ya can come help me pack!” Gabe called down.

“Jakey, I think Gabe needs to see your cheer routine,” Scott told her with a smirk, walking down to the basement.

“You got it!” Jake smiled, following her down.

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