Author's Note

Not all the mane six get a POV in this part (sorry). But, we get our second swap, and the others get this whole mess explained to them. When Pinkie/Twilight explains everything, the pony's name that is called is the form of the body they're in (for example, Rarity is in Rainbow Dash's body, so the name Rainbow Dash in the story=Rarity in Rainbow Dash's body).

Day 2: Twipie Explains

I took a long, deep breath. Okay, Fluttershy. Nothing to be afraid of. Yesterday was slightly terrifying and really, really strange, but everything will go back to normal today, as soon as you decide to wake up and open your eyes. You're going to open your eyes, and everything's going to be fine...

Slowly, I opened my eyes. In a slightly more conscious state, the first thing I noticed was the obvious aroma of...

Apples...

"Hey, c'mon, sis! You're gonna miss breakfast again if ya keep sleepin' in!"

I jumped, screamed, and got myself tangled in the sheet covers. As I struggled to free myself, Applebloom entered the room. "Are ya okay, Applejack? Ya were actin' weird all day yesterday, and now today? Are ya gettin' sick or somethin'?"

"Ah'm fine, Applebloom," I said, although in a voice that was definitely not mine."Ah'll be down in just a second."

"Okay..." After a long look, Applebloom went downstairs.

So now I'm Applejack? Oh, when is it going to end? This is a little scary now...

I snapped my eyes open as soon as Celestia's rays hit them. I leaped out of bed, ready to continue Twilight's get-in-shape training, and....

Well, this isn't Twilight's castle. The walls were painted in gag-inducing rosy pink, andd a purple desk was lines with fabrics and ribbons in all sizes and colors. Oh, Celestiadamnit, this just keeps getting better and better.

Suddenly, my ears perked up when there was a knock at the door. I went downstairs to go see who it was, but was blocked by Sweetie Belle. "Hi, Rarity! Are you feeling better? You were kinda acting...weird yesterday. Not like you usually do. You didn't finish any of your orders...at least I don't think you did."

"Actually, Sweetie Belle-um, dear-I think I may be coming down with something." I faked a cough and Sweetie Belle took a step back. "So, um, maybe you don't want to hang around here too much. Not because I'm somepony else and not Rarity, though, because that would be just strange! Right, kid?" I said, laughing nervously.

Sweetie Belle raised an eyebrow. "Rarity? You never call me 'kid.'"

"Oh-well-that-is-strange-I'll-go-get-the-mail-now-so-go-play-with-the-Crusaders-or-something!" I said extremely nervously, racing to the door.

There was a simple note on the doorstep, but it was printed on paper I recognized. I reached down to pick it up with my hoof and then I remembered something. I concentrated on the note and lifted it into the air so I could read it more clearly.

To whichever of my friends is here right now,

Meet me at Sugarcube Corner at noon today. Magic Mishap. I'll explain as best as I can, but you may not like the outcome.

From,
Twilight (I guess)

Well, that was...weird. I'd definitely be there, though; if anypony could explain what was going on with this body-swapping problem, it was Twilight.

I was exhausted. If Pinkie had told me what sort of Tirek-spawned monsters of customers she had to deal with before I got swapped into her body, I could write a whole friendship report on her cool temper in the face of idiocy.

I could almost sense Pinkie's (my?) pink mane deflating the longer I talked with them, but at least I got a bit of free candy out of it all...oh, who was I kidding? The best part, probably, was the free hour I got to walk around town and explore how Pinkie's Pinkie Sense worked first-hoof!

Results: Inconclusive.

I had one tail-twitch the whole afternoon, and that was because Rainbow Dash-who-wasn't-Rainbow-Dash dropped half a lightning bolt on me. If I had thought Pinkie's mane was frizzy before, it had nothing on the fork-in-a-light-socket look.

When my friends came through the door, I waved at them as enthusiastically as the real Pinkie Pie, if not more, I was so eager to finally see them. My smile dropped, however, when I took a good look at them.

Applejack's hair was full of chunks of apple and hay, and Fluttershy seemed to have attempted to make her own mane into a nest for a group of birds, or perhaps they did that on their own.

Rainbow Dash was covered in bits of cottony cloud, and Rarity's hair hung stringy (Rainbow Dash gave Rarity a horrified look at this).

As for...er, me, she looked not too much worse for the wear, although-I did a double take as I saw the end of her mane-was that chocolate?

As if to answer my unspoken question, she looked up at me, grinned happily, and proceeded to chew on her mane as if it was a candy bar.

Shaking that off, I motioned for everyone to follow me into the Sugarcube Corner pantry. They did so, and once I locked the door I turned to my friends. "First of all, everypony, I'm sorry that you've all been going through this. I'm sure it was hard-"

"Tell me about it!" Fluttershy interrupted uncharacteristically. "I don't know how Fluttershy deals with those varmints...er, no offense meant, Fluttershy, I'm sure they're perfectly lovely with you, wherever you are."

Applejack shook her head. "None taken, Applejack. Your farm work is so hard, though-mah legs ache from all those bucking trees!"

"Er-ME!" Rainbow Dash exclaimed. "WHAT DID YOU DO TO MY-er, your-HAIR?!?"

Rarity touched it and looked offenders. "You try to get fabric out of your hair after it somehow sewed itself in!"

"I-don't-HOW DO YOU EVEN DO THAT?!?"

All my friends started talking at the same time, voicing their complaints with their new forms, except for Twilight-me, who exclaimed, "Your hair tastes really good, Twilight! You ever try a chocolate transformation spell before?"

It was all too much, so I did something very spur-of-the-moment, especially for me: I reached into my hair, took out Pinkie's party cannon, and blasted it. They all froze and looked up at me.

I took a deep breath before letting it out. "Thanks, everyone. As I said, I'm sorry you've had trouble adjusting. Believe me, so have I. So I'd like to apologize, because this was my fault."

Rainbow Dash gasped. "Do you have a fainting couch?" she asked Rarity, who rolled her eyes and shook her head.

"I somehow cast a transformation spell unconsciously with my mind, and so now we have to cycle through each others' bodies before we complete one cycle and return to our natural forms."

This time it was Applejack who gasped, albeit quietly.

"I can't perform the spell without my full powers, which is why we have to complete the cycle. I apologize again for the trouble."

Rarity spoke first. "Hey, it's okay, Twi. We've all done stupid things to each other before. Besides, it may be kinda fun! You know, if you think about it the right way."

My friends made a few sounds of agreement, and my face sagged in relief. "Thanks, you all. Believe me, if I could get this solved sooner, I would."

We crowded together for a quick hug before my friends dispersed to their strange new-but luckily temporary-lifestyles.