Sugar and Spice

Chapters

Chapter One: Rarity's revenge
Chapter Six: A Perfect Rainbow
Chapter Two: The Beautyfying
Chapter three: A dinner gone wrong
chapter four: How to Spoil a Golden apple
Chapter Five: Honest Apple
Chapter Seven: A sudden change in career
Chapter Eight: One Long Very Bad Dream

Chapter One: Rarity's revenge

Rarity was beyond excited after the test that Twilight took when she use that secret Starswirl the bearded spell to switch her's and her friend's cutie marks. Rarity was in her studio filled with ponyquins, sewing needles and pieces of fabric thrown about. The mare was sitting at a table and flipping through a giant sketchbook filled with dresses and tiara designs. The mare was quivering with anticipation to show Twilight all the beautiful and lovely dresses as she squealed, “oh Twilight is going to be so pleased! I mean now that she’s a princess she’s going to need ball gowns, and tiaras and new slippers of course.”

The mare then drifted the book into her bag as she sighed, “I know that Twilight isn’t excited about this whole princess thing but I mean she needs to look the part at least.”

As the mare turned around at her mirror and started to fix her mane and then she noticed that her makeup...something was wrong with it. Rarity looked closer into the mirror and saw that under her right eye was a dark blue mark. The mare eyed the mirror and looked closer at her face and then she tried to remove it with her hoof. Instead, she began to smear blue ink all over half her face turning the pure white coat into a dark blue. Rarity scowled as she stomped a hoof on the ground and shouted in pure rage, “Rainbow Dash!”

She then heard rancorous laughter and turned around to the window and stomped over and slammed the windows open. The mare then looked down at Applejack and Rainbow Dash who were both rolling around in the grass and laughing. Rarity was furious as she shouted, “What did you two do to my makeup!”

Rainbow Dash looked up and scoffed, “What’s wrong? Isn’t blue your color!”

The two mares both cheered and slammed their hooves together. Rarity was still furious and shouted, “Of all days you had to mess with my makeup it just had to be today Rainbow Dash! why?”

Rainbow Dash flew up towards Rarity with a with her hooves crossed and scoffed, “ well, because I’m going to see Twilight before you bury her under your fur fru dresses!"

The pegasi then zoomed across Ponyville in a rainbow streak towards Golden oaks library.

Applejack gazed up, and with an apologetic look as she apologized, “don’t worry Rarity it’s just blue ink it’ll come out after a shower.” She then ran towards the library trying to hold back more laughter.

Rarity just pulled her mane with her hooves and screeched, ”I already took a shower!”

But the frustrated fashionista could do nothing and just groaned, “I can’t stand those two and how they act so uncouth. Why they can’t act like proper mares for once in their lives.”

Rarity then stomped off to the shower, and she turned the water on, and she started to rinse her mane in the hot steamy water. As the mare let the hot water go over her and was lathering her coat with fancy smelling shampoos. Then out of nowhere an idea popped into her head. The fashionista snickered as she thought about the spell Twilight used. Rarity then slowly turned the nozzle on her shower off as she whispered, “what if Twilight could turn their cutie marks into something more proper? Maybe that way they'll see how it is to be in my hooves.”

As she stepped out of the shower, she looked onto her tiled floor and spots a grey, dull looking jewel on the ground. Rarity looked around and picked it up with her magic and eyed it then squeaked as her magic infused with the jewel turning it into a dark purple color. Rarity blinked with a surprised look and whispered, “what is this…”

She then placed it down and dried herself and began doing her mane and makeup again. As she finished Sweetie Belle burst into the room and she was grumbling and kicking things as she plopped onto the ground. Rarity turned to her little sister and asked, “Is there something wrong darling?”

Sweetie Belle stomped a hoof on the ground and turned around as she complained to her sister. “Ugh, my friends and I were trying to find our cutie marks today, and I was so close! I mean we were doing a complicated song and dance routine but got nothing! We worked so hard!”

She groaned and plopped down. Rarity gave her sister an apologetic look and sighed, “I’m sorry darling, I’m sure you’ll get your cutie mark soon.”

Sweetie Belle grumbled, ”heck, when Twilight made you the worst weather pony ever. I wish she would’ve given that destiny to me instead! I bet I could be an awesome weather pony.”

Rarity crossed her hooves and scoffed, “well, do I look like pegasi to you? Seriously, give me a break I don't know anything about clouds.”

Sweetie Belle just sighed and grumbled, ”yeah but, it would be cool if I got Rainbow Dash’s cutie mark, I mean I would give anything for any cutie mark!”

Rarity looked down at the purple crystal and squeaked as the magic sent out and hit Sweetie Belle and she transformed as her cutie mark turned into that of a diamond of a note. Both Rarity and Sweetie Belle blinked in surprise, and they looked down, and her little sister squeaked, “I got it my cutie mark!”

She squealed hearing her voice, it was high pitched and also sounded angelic. She then looked down at her cutie mark and gasped in delight unable to take her eyes off it and squealed, “this is so beautiful! How did you do that Rarity?”

The mare blinked with confusion on her face as she stammered, ”I’m not sure…but um…could you just stay here for right now? I’m not sure what happened.”

Sweetie Belle gave the nod and shivered thinking of the time when Apple Bloom had the “cutie pox.” She then whispered, “right I don’t want to end up like Apple Bloom. I better stay here just in case." The little filly looked up and asked, "you'll talk to Twilight right?"

Rarity came over and ruffled her sister's mane. “Just hold still Sweetie Belle, if this magic isn’t evil or anything. Then I’m sure we can keep that cutie mark on you.” The white-coated mare then rushed down the stairs and sped out of her boutique.

“Good Morning princess Twilight!”

The purple alicorn groaned as she turned around in her bed and faced Spike standing by and waving a claw. The mare grumbled, “Spike, I told you not to call me that.”

Spike snickered as he was dressed in his cute pink apron as he placed a plate down and responded, “Oh come on it’s so cool that you’re an alicorn now.”

The mare turned around and saw the wings on her back and sighed, “It's still all weird to me, heck I’m trying to get over the fact I'm supposed to start flying lessons with Rainbow Dash today.”

Twilight slowly got up and stretched her wings and began eating her eggs and pancakes as Spike rubbed a claw over his spines and nervously explained, “Well, Your friends um…they got a little excited for you becoming a princess…”

Twilight rolled her eyes having a feeling she already knew what Spike was implying. “What did Pinkie Pie do?”

Spike looked down and snickered, “You should just come downstairs to see.”

Twilight eyed her assistant as she followed him to the top of the stairs and when she looked down the alicorn squeaked in surprise. Her entire library was now covered in streamers and balloons with a big banner hanging overhead that read "Happy Alicorn Day!"

Pinkie Pie looked up in surprise and shouted in delight. “Happy alicorn day! I wasn't sure what else to call the day of you turning into an alicorn. So, I just stuck with what I already mentioned the other night!"

Twilight groaned as she rubbed a hoof down her face and slowly walked down the stairs and explained, “Pinkie, as much as I appreciate you throwing a party for me. But I was hoping just to kick back and read all day today.”

Pinkie Pie bounced over and exclaimed, “but we need to have an alicorn party! You’re a princess now!”

Twilight sighed as she brushed her mane and whispered, “Yeah but…”

Then Rainbow Dash burst through the door and into the library and shouted, “Oh you stop whining Twilight! It’s about time you got wings!”

She started flying over and examining them. “Oh, these are so awesome! I mean they’re huge! You're going to be flying in no time.”

Twilight shook her head and grumbled, “yeah, well I’m not going to be a wonderbolt any time soon. I just would like to learn how to fly.”

Rainbow Dash slapped Twilight’s back. “Oh don’t you worry I’ll start with the basics, baby steps.”

Twilight just muttered under her breath as Applejack came through the doors next chuckling, “well it ain’t every day a pony turns into an alicorn. I mean ya do look quite stunning with those wings.”

Twilight flapped them a little and sighed, “yeah, but I mean they’re just wings.” Rarity came through the door and proclaimed, “all of you are forgetting that she is a princess. The most important thing is to make her look like a princess!”

Twilight was now glaring at the wall as Rarity began doing measurements on her wings and she growled, “Rarity, I don’t need fancy gowns I have some already.”

Rarity waved a hoof and cooed, “your forgetting darling those were made before you were turned into an alicorn. Now that you have wings we need to redo your entire wardrobe.”

The alicorn rolled her eyes and grumbled, “Fine, but seriously this is way too much.”

Fluttershy was the last of Twilight’s friends and sneaked in with a scared look on her face. As she slowly crawled up to the mare and cooed, “oh you do have beautiful wings though…”

The irritated purple coated alicorn muttered under her breath as Rarity giggled and cooed, “you are so right Fluttershy, and don’t you think a fine gown would make them shine!”

Fluttershy blushed as she checked out Twilight's wings taking them with her hooves and smoothing over the feathers. “Oh yes I agree on Rarity, a dress would definitely make her wings stand out more they’re nice and smooth.” The yellow coated pegasus looked up at Twilight and chipped, “I have to teach you preening techniques to keep them like this.”

Twilight was beyond irritated as she stomped a hoof and shouted, “fine! I got wings I get it! Can we just party!”

All of Twilight's friends all blushed and stepped back as Pinkie placed purple party hats with little paper wings tapped on the sides onto the heads of everypony and exclaimed, “oh enough fussing let’s do what Twilight suggested and let’s party!”

Soon the library was alight with music as Applejack brought out her accordion and a large table filled with all kinds of sweets. The ponies gave each other nervous looks but were soon eating and having a good time.

After a few hours, the party was coming to an end as Twilight’s friends left the party one by one and Twilight and Rarity were last in the library. Twilight and Spike were busy finishing sweeping up the confetti and taking down the streamers. The white-coated mare nervously turned around and asked, ”Twilight…I have a question darling...About magic?”

Twilight eyes lit up with surprised and turned towards her friend and asked, “oh what would you like to know Rarity? I mean, I never thought you cared for magic!”

Rarity was slowly balling up some streamers a little unnerved as she asked casually, “let’s say you cast a massive spell like the one that changed the cutie marks of me and our friends, could some of the power linger afterward?”

Twilight tapped a hoof to her chin and muttered, “it could, but I’m not sure, I never cast such a spell before…: Twilight placed her hooves on her cheeks in horror and shouted, “why!? did you see a pony with an odd cutie mark or something? You need to tell me!”

Rarity squeaked as she stammered, “n...n..no not really I was just thinking about it is all…”

Then as she stepped back a ton of water was dumped over her head by a storm cloud. As her mane was now sloshed over now completely sopping wet, with her makeup now streaming down her face. Rainbow Dash and Applejack were both on top of the stairs laughing as Rarity reared up and shouted, “you two are so dead!”

Rarity then began to chase two heated with anger Applejack and Rainbow Dash around and ran them out of the library as she stomped a hoof down and shouted, “I swear I’ll get you back somehow!”

After chasing them out of the library, she turned to see Twilight laughing as she scowled. Then Rarity's scowl slowly turned to an evil grin as she smirked, “let’s talk about this later Twilight I need to do something first…”

Twilight gave the nod and cooed, “yeah, uh that’s fine by the time you get back I’ll have this place cleaned up.”

Rarity gave a slight nod as she stomped out of the library with an evil grin on her face as she snickered, “oh yes, I’ll have my revenge on those two.”

Rarity eventually found the two mares near her boutique as they both were still snickering as she came over to the two pranksters. Rarity waved her soaked mane away as she cooed, ”hello there you two.”

Rainbow smirked and waved a hoof as she scoffed, ”Hey Rarity, shouldn’t you have fixed your mane and makeup before coming out?”

Applejack scoffed, ”yeah ya look like a rodeo clown who got dunked in a trough of apple cider!” The two mares both burst into laughter as Rarity scoffed, “haha, I get it. You two think I can’t do anything because I care so much about fashion."

Applejack feeling guilty now and looked up and apologized, “Hey it was just a dumb prank we don’t really think that about you.”

Rainbow Dash flew down and sighed, “yeah we were just messing with ya, we weren't trying to be mean. It’s just funny to see you fuss over your makeup and mane.”

Rarity whipped her mane back as she cooed, “yes, I guess I can be a little over dramatic now and again. How about we all come together and let's hug it out.”

She lifted her hooves for a hug, and both of the tomboy mares shrugged, and they hobbled over and Rarity embraced them with a giant hug. As the two mares nervously hugged their soaked friend. Rarity took advantage of the situation and lifted a purple gem with her magic and flashed it behind their backs. Changing their cutie marks as Rainbow Dash's turned into that of a Frilly bow colored in a rainbow design. While Applejack’s cutie mark turned into three shiny golden apples. Rarity snickered as she broke the embrace and watched the two walk off unaware of the changes to their cutie marks and as soon as they were far enough away. She reared up and roared with malicious laughter, “muahahaha! I told you that I Rarity will have her revenge!”

Chapter Six: A Perfect Rainbow

Applejack and Rarity were now walking down the crowded streets of Manehatten as they looked down the streets of the big city with their mouths agape as they gazed up and around the place. Rainbow Bright's face was on magazines, perfume, dress shops. The two couldn’t go a block seeing her strutting on the front of every article they laid their eyes on. Applejack was getting a little jealous as she looked around the city wide-eyed and full of wonder. As the mare gazed about and whispered, “by golly, I didn’t have this much fame as Golden Appleseed.”

Rarity slowly nodded in agreement and whispered in awe. “Yes darling, her career is a fascinating one being a strange mare coming out of Cloudsdale with no name. Yet she climbed the ranks of the fashion empire to ultimately claim the crown of the best model in Equestria. Trust me her story is full of drama and romance she’s dated some of the most wanted bachelors as well such as Hoity Toity, Soarin and even Blueblood. She is without a doubt the most mysterious mare ever known.”

Applejack came over to a magazine stand and grumbled,”ya just read all that from a magazine.”

Rarity turned around and threw a hoof and quickly responded. “The point is darling she’s going to be very hard to talk to with Photo Finish nagging her every move. I'm also betting she's constantly surrounded by bodyguards. We're going to need to somehow catch her alone to try to explain that she’s not really Rainbow Bright.”

Applejack looked around and explained, “well yeah, but like ya said that’s going to be easier said than done.”

Rarity smirked as she slowly walked up to Applejack and cooed, “don't underestimate my powers of persuasion darling.”

They continued to walk down the crowded streets until they came across a giant building called “Fashion Central” with models and fashion designers walking in and out of the building. The two mares went through the front doors and into a large lobby with nice gold carpets on the floors, gold tiled walls and beautiful chandeliers hanging overhead. The two mares quickly trotted over to a bored receptionist at a giant front desk who looked up at the mares and asked in monotone. “How may I help you?”

Applejack was going to say something Rarity gave a smirk as she strutted over to the desk making sure to shake her hips as she went up to the receptionist and leaned on the gold countertop and fluttered her eyelashes and responded in an elegant manner. “Hello darling, my name is Rarity and this is my assistant Applejack. I'm a personal designer for Rainbow Bright and I came to see if we can speak to her about trying on some new dresses I designed.”

The receptionist looked through a notepad for quite some time. Both Applejack and Rarity waited patiently for a while when suddenly the receptionist sighed, “I’m sorry but Rainbow Bright will be busy with a photo shoot all day today. However, it seems she has an opening tomorrow.”

Rarity clopped her hooves together and chirped, “well it’s a good thing I’m here then darling. As you see I'm here to help Rainbow Bright with her photo shoot.”

The receptionist typed away at her typewriter and continued in her bored tone. “There are no notes of anypony coming to visit her today. We already have stylists and designers for all of our models. Now I’m going to have to ask you two to leave.”

The mares then saw two giant earth ponies in tuxedos and sunglasses step forward with stern looks. Rarity looked back with her face scrunched up and scoffed, “you can’t just throw us out! If you do! I'll make sure Rainbow Bright will hear about this!”

Applejack groaned irritably seeing Rarity's persuasion has failed miserably as she came forward and stomped a hoof down “That’s enough! Look here missy Rainbow Bright had us secretly come because she didn’t want anypony being jealous of being friends with the disgraced Golden Appleseed.”

The receptionist raised a hoof as the two tough looking stallions paused and she turned her attention to the orange coated earth pony and asked, “please proceed.”

Applejack gave Rarity a smirk as she continued, “now I know this ain’t how yall fancy ponies normally do this. But it was a last minute request and she didn’t have time to run it by yall. Now if yall dun wants us going to see her that's fine. But when Rainbow Bright comes down here and asks why we never came. We’ll just explain you turned us away and it was a big misunderstanding.”

Rarity gulped as she turned towards the receptionist who simply blushed and apologized, “my deepest apologies if you go down the hall and make a right. You’ll find the dressing rooms, she’ll have her name printed on the door in bright rainbow colors you can’t miss it.”

Applejack gave a nod. “Thank you, mam.”

As two mares then ran down the hall Applejack turned towards Rarity and smirked, “so who has the power of persuasion now?”

Rarity just threw her mane back and snapped, “you just got lucky darling don't let it go to your head.”

Applejack couldn't help but chuckle as they continued to run down the hall looking for Rainbow Bright's.

As the two were scoured the halls going from room to room and looking for a specific name. The two mares walked by many with models shouting for their assistants and whining about all kinds of stuff like their shoes don't fit, they look ugly, who cheated on who. Rarity couldn't help but scoff at the snobbish models and commented. “I never did like models, they act like they do all the hard work when it’s really a whole team of designers and assistants that make them popular.”

Applejack turned towards Rarity with a smirk and asked, “are you sure you're not just jealous at the fact that Photo Finish made Fluttershy more popular then you a year ago.”

Rarity gave a nervous chuckle and waved a hoof. “Me jealous? That would be so uncouth of me. In any case, we need to find Rainbow Dash’s room.”

Applejack just rolled her eyes knowing Rarity was just dodging her question. They continued to walk down the hall and eventually they came upon a room with the bright letters Rainbow Bright printed on the door. The two gulped nervously as Rarity knocked on the door and a voice replied, “please come in!”

The two ponies entered and were surprised to see Rainbow Dash was completely gone. Rainbow Bright wore the poofiest rainbow colored satin dress the two mares have ever seen. A beautiful straw sun hat sat on her perfectly curled mane with rainbow-colored ribbons had it tied up in satin baby blue colored bows. She turned around with a big cheery smile on her face and chirped same sweet tone. “Hello, darlings! It’s been quite some time!”

The two mares squeaked in surprise as Rainbow flew over and pulled the two into a tight hug. They were then pressed into the soft fabrics of her dress smelling the intoxicating flowery perfume making both mares cough and gag. Applejack gasped for breath and pleaded, “please let us go!”

Rainbow Bright relinquished her hold with a cute giggle as the mares gasped for breath and asked in her cheery tone. “ So how are things? I mean it’s been quite some time since we last talked. I also heard Applejack was really Golden Appleseed this entire time!”

Applejack sat back as she crossed her hooves and scoffed, “yeah so what? It doesn't mean nothin’.’”

Rainbow Bright casually strutted over shaking her big poofy dress with a big smile on her face. “Oh, it does being the biggest food critic in Equestria you were stealing my spotlight. But now that you tanked your career besides the wonderbolts nobody is going to steal my thunder.”

Applejack got up with a smirk and shouted with enthusiasm. “You saying that just means that I was better than ya. Even with your face on every fashion magazine,e you saw me as a threat ha!”

Rainbow Bright snickered, “oh Applejack I can smell jealousy from a mile away and believe me you reek of it. It doesn't matter now anyways seeing your career is dead.”

Applejack scoffed and turned away as the model asked,” so Rarity what brings you and Applejack here? I can tell you didn’t just come to cheer me on.”

The two mares were quite stunned and they gazed at each other and they seemed to be unsure of what to say. Rarity was the first to speak up. “Rainbow Bright darling we came to um…” she turned to see a teapot and some cups and chirped, “well...that’s all we can to do during to cheer you on and give some fashion tips.”

Rainbow Bright gave Rarity a sweet smile and cooed, “Oh thank you Rarity I did try on your latest designs and believe me they were quite stunning.”

Rainbow Bright then performed a courtesy showing off the poofy dress and explained in her sing-song voice. “In fa,ct this outfit is just an upgraded version of the first dress your sister gave me a month ago.”

Applejack placed a hoof to her mouth nearly bursting in laughter seeing how girly Rainbow Dash was now. Rarity did, however, appreciate the lovely comment and responded with a smile. “Oh Rainbow Bright thank you for that lovely compliment darling, that means a lot.”

Rainbow Bright giggled and waved a hoof. “Oh think nothing of it, sweetheart.”

Applejack rolled her eyes and spat. “Seriously you look like if a cloud made of cotton candy and a rainbow had a baby.”

Rarity giggled at the joke as Rainbow Bright turned her head in the air and spat back. “Oh, as if you know anything about fashion Applejack. Honestly, the only reason I don’t have my bodyguards escort you out is because of my dear friend Rarity.”

Applejack who was getting angry at Rainbow Bright's attitude shouted, “oh yeah! Well go ahead and try I’ll buck those busty stallions any day of the week!”

Rarity got between the mares and squeaked, “ladies, please! Don’t fight! We came to relax and cheer Rainbow Bright on not attack her lifestyle.”

Applejack grumbled irritably and sat in the back of the room while Rainbow Bright began pouring the tea. “I have to admit I don’t know you bother bringing this fraud here. She is a disgrace to Restaurant Row and the entire mining industry not to mention she left that poor Silver Dollar.”

Rarity took her cup and cooed, “oh there is no need to freight I’m sure that things will turn around for her.” She then squealed causing Rainbow Bright to look up and ask, “what’s wrong?!”

Rarity blushed “um your tea I think it might be a bit too hot.” Rainbow bright looked down and blushed “right darling, I’ll have one of my assistants bring fresh milk.”

She then turned around and to tell one of her mares to fetch some milk as Rarity carefully slipped some of the potions into the mare’s cup. Rainbow Bright came back and cooed,” so while we wait I actually have a proposal for you Rarity.”

The fashionista looked up with a surprised expression as Rainbow asked,” would you be my personal designer? I mean, I know we haven't’ spoken much in the past month. But your designs are some of the best in the fashion industry and I want you to only work for me.”

Rarity’s eyes narrowed a little as she responded, “darling, I know when someone is trying to manipulate me. I understand were friends and I’ve helped you in your career. However, I can’t just abandon my boutique in Ponyville and live here.”

Rainbow bright burst into laughter, “Oh come now you honestly want to live in that backwater of a town still? Even Applejack had the brains to live in Canterlot.”

Applejack got up with anger printed on her face and Rarity gently lowered her hoof indicating to Applejack to calm down. The mare grumbled and plopped back down on her chair. Just as a nervous mare came in with the small jar of milk. She poured it in both of their cups of tea and Rainbow Bright held her cup out as she asked, “just think about it alright?”

Rarity smirked and cooed, “sure darling, why not it was just a gesture after all.” The two mares clinked their cups together and they drank down their tea.

After Rainbow Bright left down the hallway feeling a bit odd. She started to walk down the hall towards the black-walled area of the backstage as her mane started to uncurl and straighten out making her shout “can I have somepony help me out here, seriously!”

Out of nowhere assistants swarmed her trying to fix her mane but no amount of hairspray, brushes or magic would fix it. Rainbow Bright was now getting irritated and shouted in frustration. “Just get off me I have a photo shoot to do!”

the pegasus stormed to the front of the stage with a cute backdrop of fluffy clouds in a big blue sky. Photo Finish turned to see Rainbow Bright and proclaimed, “Finally ze star has arrived!”

Rainbow Bright rolled her eyes and gave a pose “let's just get this over with alright?”

Camera ponies shrugged and started to take photos and Rainbow started to do pose after pose. But things were starting to unravel as her fake eyelashes popped out. Nopony cared about that then her hat fell off, her body grew a bit bigger and she could feel the dress steaming around her body. Rainbow Bright started to feel embarrassed about being in such overly poofy dress and wondered if it was too girly. She began trying to force the poof down with her front hooves only for the camera ponies to gasp as the dress flared up in the back revealing her cutie mark which had reverted to Rainbow Dash’s cloud with a rainbow lightning bolt. Rainbow Bright squeaked as her mind suddenly reverted back to Rainbow Dash leaving her speechless. The mare gulped as her face turned a bright red in being such a poofy dress and seeing ponies photographing her. The mare instantly tried to slam the dress down with her hooves only for the camera ponies to dawww with Photo Finish shouting, “That's perfect! wonderful yet be bashful! Excellent!”

Rainbow Dash’s was a deep red as she continued to jump and squeak at every flash of the camera. She then stumbled backwards with her dress flying up revealing cute pink underwear. As Rainbow Dash tried to sover herself with the dress the camera ponies just shrugged as they continued taking photos. Photo Finish was proclaiming to the world “Yez! thiz iz ze bezt photo zhoot iv'e had in agez!”

Rainbow Dash was too embarrassed to say anything a she slowly backed up towards the backstage. She then quickly started running out of the stage and down the hall. The pegasus burst through the front office with crowds of ponies shouting her and screaming “that’s Rainbow bright!”

Dozens of ponies then suddenly swarmed Rainbow asking for autographs and some even asked for a piece of her mane. The mare felt claustrophobic with pieces of paper being shoved in her face. Rainbow Dash grew really irritated and bursted, “get the buck off me and leave me alone!” As her wings tore the the back of the dress and she burst through the doors and flew out into the streets of Manehatten.

Rainbow Dash flew through the streets for a bit and she eventually landed down and took a few deep breaths as she looked around trying to get her bearings. All around her she saw Rainbow Bright’s name printed on buildings, magazines on posters in front of dress shops and even on sides of taxis! Rainbow Dash was beyond embarrassed and confused as she shouted into the sky, “what in the buck is going on!”

But her expression of distress turned to relief seeing Rarity and Applejack running down the street to meet her with big smiles on their faces. However, the two other mares were running so fast they both crashed into the pegasus and they all tumbled into a giant mud puddle splattering them all with mud. Rainbow Dash burst out laughing as she got up and asked, “so can any of you tell me what the buck is going on here?”

Applejack gave an angry glare at Rarity as she gave a sheepish smile and replied, “well, I have to admit that this is all my fault. I’m the one who accidentally transformed you into a model.”

Rainbow Dash glared at Rarity and she rose her wings in the air and tackled the white-coated mare and tackled her into the puddle and shouted, “you turned me into some ditzy girly model!”

Rarity squeaked, “I’m sorry Dashie I really am! I swear I didn’t know this was going to happen.”

Applejack slowly trotted over to her friend and placed a hoof on Rainbow Dash’s back. “She really didn’t mean it. Rarity pulled some prank on us using some kind of magical stone.”

Rainbow Dash looked down at whimpering fashionetta and scoffed, “seriously! We just poured water on you! We didn't change your personality lor anything that crazy!”

The pegasus got off her friend as Rarity slowly rose up brushing mud from her mane as she sighed, “I know darling, it was a huge mistake and that’s why I cured you. Now we can all go home.”

Rainbow began tearing off the poofy dress off her body and threw it aside a she turned around and growled, “fine let’s just go home. I don’t want stay another second here.”

But just as the three muddy mares got up Photo Finish came over and replied,” not so fazt! Rainbow Bright iz ztill my client and zhe can’t just go.”

Both Applejack and Rainbow Dash were going to say something quite angrily at Photo Finish. Rarity however placed a hoof up as she slowly explained, “I’m sorry Photo Finish but there has been a huge mistake. Rainbow Dash isn’t a model she never was. The mare was under the influence of magic and can no longer be your client. Please allow her to tell the public this misunderstanding and let us go.”

Rainbow Dash grumbled as she rubbed a hoof in the cobblestones but Photo Finish was unphased as she stomped a hoof on the ground. “Regardlezz of ze circumstancez zhe iz ztill under contract.”

Photo Finish produced a scroll and showed it to the three mares. “Here it is Rainbow Bright will be under my contract for at least another month. Like it or not even if Rainbow Bright iz really Rainbow Dash zhe is obligated to finizh her dutiez az a model.”

Applejack stomped a hoof and shouted, “hey what’s the big deal! It’s not like you had Fluttershy sign one of those!”

Photo Finish waved a hoof and scoffed, “she’z half the reason why I started making these contractz. I can’t just have my modelz leaving me without zome protection on my investment.”

Rainbow Dash smirked as she crossed her hooves, “even if I signed a contract I’ll just mess up like what Fluttershy did and force you to drop me as your client.”

Photo Finish scanned the document and showed her one line. “Here it readz if you mezz up and cost me money. Zen there is one course of action and that would be to make you pay for ze damages out of your own pcoketz.”

Rainbow Dash was now beyond angry and shouted, “You can’t hold me hostage! I’ll go to princess Celestia and take it up with her!”

Photo Finish rolled up the scroll and explained curtley. “I’m zorry I can adjust ze contract for maybe a few monthz and it'z perfectly legal.”

Rainbow Dash turned around at Rarity with tears in her eyes and shouted, “this is all your fault! If you hadn’t transformed me and Applejack none of this would be happening!”

She then zoomed off as Rarity threw out a hoof with tears filling her eyes. Photo Finish scoffed she rolled up the scroll. “Rarity, just to let you know I expect her back here by tomorrow for a reshoot.”

Rarity turned around at Photo Finish and shouted, “Oh please shut up and leave us alone! I need to find my friend!”

She ran down the streets along with Applejack chasing Rainbow dash to Celestia knows where.

The two mares ran until they came upon a quite expensive looking apartment complex and found Rainbow Dash sitting outside on the porch with tears coming down her cheeks. She turned to her friends with tears in her eyes and asked, “What do you two want? Come to laugh at me?”

Applejack wasn’t sure what she was going to say and Rarity gulp and was quivering feeling guilty. But she looked up and resolved herself as she came over and replied, “Rainbow Dash, I’m sorry for what happened to you. I know that this may seem like a lot and I know you didn’t want this modeling job but we could...we could make this work for a little.”

Rainbow Dash looked up and shouted, “I am not modeling in any more fancy dresses! I am Rainbow Dash a daredevil flyer who’s going to be a Wonderbolt! Not some pansy Smansy model!”

Rarity slowly came over and explained, “you don’t have to, well..not you it’ll be Rainbow Bright?”

Rainbow Dash eyed Rarity as she continued, “look, Applejack reverted back to Golden Appleseed at will and I believe you can do. Do that for one more month and get through this.”

Rainbow Dash stomped a hoof on the ground and growled, “no I’m not letting her take over again! I’m Rainbow Dash and always will be.”

Rarity placed a hoof on her friend's shoulder. “I’ll be here with you, I’ll be your personal assistant and whatever you ask to make thing up to you.”

Rainbow Dash was still angry as she gritted through her teeth. But she calmed down a little and after a big exasperated sigh Rainbow relented. “Fine! But just for one more month than I quit my contract.”

Applejack came over and explained, “well if that’s the case then I’m stayin’ here with you two as we.”

Rarity shook her head. “There’s no need, you should go back to your family they miss you.”

Applejack came over and proclaimed, “no, I won’t just let you two stay here by yourselves. I can turn back into golden Appleseed and make money work at a restaurant and send it to my family for a month.”

Both Rainbow Dash and Rarity blinked as Applejack scoffed, “you know that apartments here are expensive right? ’it's going to take all three of us to make this possible.”

Rarity gave a nod and added. “Then it’s only fair that I get transformed as well for what I did. I’ll punish myself.”

The two mares both blinked as she sighed,” I’ll write a letter to Twilight and use for the jewel with magic inside and I’ll transform myself.”

Rainbow Dash shook her head and looked up at Rarity and replied, “it’s fine you can just stay here as yourself, there’s no need for that.”

Applejack gave a nod of agreement and added, “yeah Rarity we know how hard you’ve been trying to get us back to normal. You don’t need to punish yourself like that.”

Rarity shook her head and gave her friends a smile as she responded. “I know you two mean well, but this needs to be done, we can get through this together I know it.”

In Rainbow Bright's luxurious condo filled with light blue walls, blue carpet, rainbow colored furniture there were fashion magazines littering the room with pictures of herself on every one. It was smaller than Applejack's house with two bedrooms and a lovely kitchen having rainbow colored tiles and a small table made of clouds in the back of the house. Applejack, Rarity and Rainbow Dash looked down at the purple jeweled before them on a small coffee table made of clouds. Ontop there was a scroll with Twilight’s signature on it and purple glowing stone. Rarity sighed as she explained, “Twilight and Princess Celestia have given us permission to do this. For one month we will be different ponies to fulfill the contract to Photo Finish but once it's over we will drink the potion and turned to our normal personalities.’

The three mares all gave nods of approval. Applejack eyed Rarity and asked, ”but how will we keep our other personalities from taking over completely?”

Rarity looked up and explained, “how did you revert back to normal to set things right as a food critic? We will always be somewhat in control I'm sure we will be fine. Now you two...do your thing…”

The fashionetta then took the jewel and as Applejack and Rainbow dash transformed into their alternate personalities with Applejack reverting to a sassy Golden Appleseed and Rainbow Dash into Rainbow Bright. Rarity looked down at the purple jewel as she slowly transformed herself. The mare’s purple mane turned into a tight bun as her tail did the same her body retorted as she seemed to lost her posture and bowed her head a little like Fluttershy. Then out of nowhere glasses magically popped over her eyes, and the three jewels transformed into three purple streams that looked like heat waves from a hot mug. The mare than nervously bowed and whispered, “I’m Steamy Latte your loyal assistant.”

Rainbow bright clapped her hooves together giggled “oh yes and now I need you to help me wash up after a long day.”

Steamy bowed and whispered,” yes Rainbow.”

Appleseed then threw her golden curls back and cooed,” while you two wash up I’ll make us some lovely salads does that sound good?”

Rainbow Bright chriped, “that sounds lovely Sweetheart and if you need help just call Steamy all right! It's going to be a while for me to get his mud out of my mane.”

Steamy blushed as she meekly whispered, “oh don't worry I know a few tricks that'll get that mud right out.”

Soon three mares were giggling and going about their business with their new altered personalities.

Chapter Two: The Beautyfying

Applejack was feeling guilty for what she did to Rarity as she slowly walked back to her farm; the mare was looking down at her hooves as she talked to herself. “Darn, I just think that we went too far with that prank at Twilight’s. I mean it’s not that bad we just poured water on Rarity's head.”

She then heard a loud grumble, and the mare gave her stomach a pat and grumbled, “I’m getting mighty hungry, I'll ponder over things while I get something to eat.”

Applejack looked around to see a small restaurant nearby, and she suddenly had an urge to like go and check out on what’s on the menu. The mare slowly walked to the restaurant with a little more elegance and seeming to have a strut in her trot. Applejack eventually made her way to the restaurant and sat down one of the stools raising her tail as she did so. The mare then turned around a fancy looking waiter who strode over and asked in a polite tone. “Hello Applejack what would you like in this afternoon."

Applejack looked up at the waiter and asked, "I'll like a fruit salad with extra apples.”

The waiter wrote down the order and then asked, “what would you like to drink?”

Applejack tapped a hoof to her chin as she pondered what she was craving and then lifted a hoof and proclaimed, “well, I have to admit I am craving a glass of Cabernet.”

He gave a nod, “excellent choice, we had a good vintage imported from Canterlot yesterday.”

The waiter then strode off as Applejack sat there with a blank face and seemed to be completely confused at her own behavior. She never drank during the day and especially not wine. She then rubbed her head still confused about her own behavior. However, eventually, the salad came over as did the glass of wine as she took a sip and gave a nod of approval. “Very well done! Excellent vintage!”

The waiter bowed his head and whispered, “thank you, if you need anything else, please let me know.”

Applejack gave the waiter a smile and chirped, “of course, now it’s time to move on to the salad.”

The mare dipped her fork into the mixture of fruits and apples as she took one big bite and suddenly the taste was revolting. The mare gagged and spat out the food as the waiter stepped back with a terrified look on his face. “Awful, terrible! Why would my tongue touch such terrible fanfare!”

Applejack pushed the salad away with a look of disgust. The mare then sipped her glass of wine and suddenly looked around seeing other ponies just giving her odd looks.

Applejack stood there with a deer in the headlights look, and she quickly threw a bag of bits on the table and ran down the streets of Ponyville as fast as she could. Applejack was out of breath as she looked up and reached the spa...the spa? What was she doing at the spa?”

The farm mare paused as she looked up and then down at her dirty hooves covered in dirt and mud. “My goodness their hideous how could I be eating food with these!”

She then blinked and grabbed her head with her hooves and cried, “wh...why am I so concerned about my hooves...why did I call that delicious salad fanfare!”

The mare was stunned as she seemed to be completely confused by her own behavior she subconsciously slowly entered the spa unaware of the fact. Aloe and Lotus Blossom were both there, and she came up and asked, “I need my hooves and mane done stat!”

The spa mares were a bit confused but when Applejack placed down a big bag of bits on the counter. Aloe and Lotus Blossom jumped on the opportunity as they walked around gage her as Aloe asked, “so what do you want done exactly sweetheart?”

Applejack blushed, “Uh...I need my mane straightened, and my hooves cleaned and manicured.”

Lotus Blossom took one of the hooves and examined it. “My goodness, these are going to need a lot of work Applejack. I mean you buck apples for a living if you go back to doing that what’s the point of giving them a manicure?”

Applejack stood there with a blank stare and stammered, “I...I don’t buck apples..”

Aloe scoffed as she took of Applejack’s cowboy hat and snickered, “Lotus Blossom dear, this isn’t Applejack; she just looks like Applejack.”

The farm mare shouted, “huh!” She turned around and saw where her old cutie mark was it was replaced by three golden apples printed on her rump.

Lotus Blossom blushed as she whispered, “I’m sorry miss you look a lot like a pony we know.”

Applejack gave a blush and waved a hoof. “It’s no problem madam.” She squeaked hearing her accent wasn’t that thick southern accent, and now it was more of something from Prance.

Aloe who was busy placing the cowboy hat and set it on the coat rack and asked, “so...what is your name?”

Applejack was a bit stunned at the question as she gazed at the cowboy hat and proclaimed, “my...my name is Golden Appleseed, my friends called me Goldy.”

Aloe then gently led Applejack onto a stool and chirped, " Well Goldy there's no need to fret my sister and I will take good cade of you."

The spa mares then went to work grabbing Applejack and started to comb down her mane and tail. As they sprayed it with hairspray and rubbed good smelling creams. Applejack directed them asking the two to make sure it came out straight and to use a lotion that smelled of roses. Aloe then turned to see her hooves being washed with lovely smelling soaps and they cleaned out the hooves scooping out the dirt and grime. All the while Lotus Blossom applied black eyeliner and make-up to Applejack’s face. After an hour of work, Applejack turned to see herself in a mirror and saw an entirely new mare. Her mane was now waving around her shoulders like a waterfall, black eyeliner lined her eyes, and her face seemed more distinct with the makeup. Her hooves were now shiny and clean it seemed the years of bucking was gone leaving pristine cleaned hooves untouched by the slightest ounce of work. The mare stared into the mirror utterly perplexed as she whispered, “wow I really look amazing.”

Aloe turned around with a surprised look on her face as well as she whispered. “Well, I have to admit. I feel like something magical is about you. I don’t know how to put it, but you look like a different mare then when you walked in here.

The farm mare gave a deep blush as she looked at her new cutie mark. “Well...um...I...I guess that I just traveled for some time...I just needed to get a makeover…”

While Applejack was enjoying herself at the spa. Rainbow Dash was flying off a bit concerned in how Rarity acted before she left the boutique. “It’s odd she would be so calm after we dumped a cloud of water on her then she hugged me.”

She then flew down on the ground and turned around looking back at the carousel Botique with a concerned look. “I don’t trust her. She did somthing to me I know it.”

Rainbow Dash then flew back straight back to the boutique. When she burst through the front door she found Sweetie Belle standing nearby singing a lovely tune and wearing a cute silver frilly dress, with a big silvery bow tied in her mane. “Oh hello, Dashie! What brings you here?”

Rainbow Dash was stunned at the question as she scratched her mane. The mare suddenly forgot why she was here and with a small blush the mare asked, ”um do you have a bow?”

Sweetie Belle giggled and placed a hoof to her face, “a what?”

Rainbow Dash gave Sweetie Belle an odd look as she eeped realising at what she just said. Rainbow Dash shook her head and stammered in a nervous tone.“I..didn’t mean that! I meant I need to find your sister Rarity.”

Sweetie Belle gave an apologetic look as she explained. “I’m sorry she won’t be here for a while. However, I can assist you in getting you a nice bow in that mane. Come on follow me.”

Sweetie Belle skipped through the boutique, and Rainbow Dash subconsciously started to actually follow the little filly through the store. Eventually, they came upon a massive selection of bows. She then picked a sparkling pink bow and started to tie it in her mane. Rainbow blushed as she looked down at the cute bows and whispered, “oh I don’t know which ones to choose!”

The pegasus then took out a cute glitering bow and squealed and asked, “Sweetie Belle can you tie this in my mane?”

Sweetie Belle chirped, “sure thing!” the little filly used her magic to take the bow and gently tie it into Rainbow Dash’s mane. Once finished Rainbow Dash looked into the mirror and gasped upon seeing the glittering pink bow woth whote frillls now tied around her mane. Rainbow Dash looked at herself for a few more seconds before she then shook her head and shouted in anger. “What am I doing! Why would I wear such fru fu things! I’m Rainbow Dash, not some stupid ditzy mare!”

Rainbow Dash was going to tear the bow out with her hooves. But...she couldn’t help but feel that it looked good on her.

Sweetie Belle turned around with a smile and asked, “so do you want to try out some dresses on? I know a few good ones that’ll match with your bow?”

Rainbow Dash was going to say something but she couldn’t...it felt as if she wanted to see herself in a dress. The thought made Rainbow Dash quiver with her hooves shaking, and it was like as if her greatest fear was right in front of her. But all Rainbow Dash did in response was whimper, “sure why not…”

Sweetie Belle skipped to a whole section of frilly and cute dresses and Rainbow Dash slowly skimmed through the clothes as she mumbled, “all of these won’t do…”

She gasped upon a cute white dress with pink dots printed on the fabric. The mare quickly dressed herself and twirled about in her new frilly dress as she squealed, ”oh it’s beautiful and quite stunning!”

Sweetie Belle gave a nod as she asked, “how about some cute shoes! We have a wonderful selection!”

She skipped over to the shoe section of the store and looked them over with a keen eye. Rainbow first picked out some pink and white striped stockings as she slipped them over her hooves. Rainbow Dash then placed on some cute pink slippers over her hooves. The pegasus then turned around and gasped upon seeing herself in a full body mirror. Her mane was tied up in a sparkling pink bow, with her frilly white dress, the stockings coming up over her knee caps and the little pink slippers finishing off her new outfit. Raimbow Dash just gaped at her reflection seeing how she looked more like a silly cute filly than a fearless daredevil flier who wanted to be a wonderbolt. Rainbow Dash's eye twitched and she roared, "what has gotten into me!"

The mare was going to tear the outfit but then suddenly stopped and seemed to be unable to do it. The mare turned and looked back at the mirror. She then gasped upon seeing her mane was a mess and her feathers were out of place all these little details suddenly went through her mind like little bombs going off. Rainbow Dash just gazed at her reflection with a look of horror and squeaked out loud. “Oh my goodness, how can I look so uncouth!”

Upon hearing the yelling Rarity rushed downstairs and looked over at Rainbow Dash with a surprised expression and asked, “what is going on...”

She then spotted Rainbow Dash freaking out about her mane and wings as she looked around and squealed, “Rainbow Dash!?”

Rainbow Dash looked around and upon seeing her friend the mare squealed as she flew into the white-coated mare and cried, “Rarity! Thank Celestia your here!”

Rarity smirked seeing her prank was working correctly as she hugged Rainbow Dash and asked, “oh it’s alright you seem so distressed what’s going on?”

Rainbow dash then began to complain, “Well, it all started with me wanting a new outfit you see, and I found this lovely dress and bow with these matching shoes, but then ...then I noticed my mane is a disaster and my wings need preening! How could I go out in public looking like this!”

As Rarity listened she mustered all of her stregnth to not burst into fits of laughter. After calming down the fashionetta gave her friend a pat on the back as she whispered, "hey, hey it's alright darling, I bet we could go out. Would that cheer you up.

Rainbow looked up as she wiped the tears from her eyes and squeaked, ”oh you mean a spa date!?”

Rarity gave a smirk as she gently whispered, “that’s right darling, a spa date.”

The two mares made their way to the spa with Rainbow Dash now fluttering over the ground as the two made their way to the spa. They eventually went inside already finding Applejack already deep in one of the large hot tubs filled with pink bubbling suds with two cucumbers covering her eyes. The former farm mare looked up and giggled, “Oh hello you two! Are you going to join me?"

Rainbow fluttered down and waved a hoof. “Hello um…what's your name?"

Applejack rasoed a hoof and proclaimed, “my name is Golden Appleseed madam Rainbow Dash.” The farm mare blushed hearing herself with the odd prance accent. Rarity was quite impressed the southern accent was now replaced with a richer Prench one.

Rainbow seemed confused as she was now taking off her fancy dress and hanging it up. She swore that wasn't her name but ot sounded right. As she finished taking off her outfit she looked down at her cutie mark being now a cute rainbow-colored bow with white frills decorating the edges. Then Rainbow Dash suddenly realised somthing as if her whole being was changed. The pegasus turned around and with a polite smile corrected her friend. “Goldy my name is Rainbow Bright sweetie.”

As Applejack giggled at the name Rarity wanted to do was roll on the ground laughing. But she didn’t want to mess this up so Rarity took a deep breath and cooed, "Awww, that's a lovely name."

Rarity and Rainbow Dash were then escorted to the hot tubs by Aloe and Lotus Blossom and the two slowly dipped themselves into the pink bubbling tub. Rarity then sighed as she relaxed herself in the hot steaming water and after a while she blinked with a satisfied smile on her face.The fashionetta just realized it has been a very long time since she’s had a proper girls night with her best friends.

She looked around and saw that Rainbow was having her wings preened by Lotus Blossom. While Aloe was working on her velvet mane sprayingnit with hair spray amd combing it as she cooed, "Don't worry Rarity I know how you like it."

Rarity waved a hoof. "Thank you darling." She then turned towards "Applejack" and asked, ”so Goldy? What’s your profession.”

The mare waved a hoof as she explained, “I’m a food critic, and have been forever. I have to admit the food in Ponyville is quite low quality do you know of a better place to dine?”

Rarity tapped a hoof to her chin when suddenly she clapped her hooves together and chirped. “I apologise darling, but I think there is one fancy restaurant around here. We can try it out later.”

Rainbow Dash was in heaven loving the warm relaxing spa water as she moaned, “oh that sounds lovely for some reason I've been craving ice cream.”

Rarity placed her hooves on her cheeks as she squeaked, “oh my we have a mare with a sweet tooth.”

Rainbow Dash sighed as she explained, ”Well I’ll have a small cup of ice cream, I need to watch my weight.”

Rarity turned to Rainbow Dash and asked, “may I ask why?”

Rainbow blushed as she whispered under her breath. “You know why, I’m a professional model.”

She then flexed her wings showing off how pristine they were as not a single father was out of place. The cheerful pegasus squeaked, ”wonderful not a feather out of place. Can you move to mane sweetie?”

The mare squeaked, “of course darling anything you say.” She then continued to comb, and curl up Rainbow’s mane as Applejack turned around with a blush on her face as she asked, “so Rarity? I have to ask, do you suppose that I may stop by your boutique, walking around with no clothes is so uncouth.”

Rarity waved a hoof and chirped, “Of course darling, I think we can find something to match that lovely mane of yours.”

Applejack scoffed as she waved a hoof. “Oh stop that you're making me blush.” She sank deep into the pink suds trying to disappear as Rarity sighed looking up at the ceiling and sighed, “oh, Twilight I swear I’ll fix this tomorrow. I just want this to last just a bit longer..."

Later that afternoon the mares were all back at the Carousel Boutique. With Rarity and Rainbow Dash now shining with gleam and smelling of roses they looked up at the small stage Rarity had in her shop. Both mares quivered in anticipation as the blue curtains slowly moved apart and Applejack stepped through making both mares whimper. The farm mare was now dressed in a sleek, sparkling blue dress and a sparkling blue bow tied around in her mane. She strutted forward wearing a pair of silk gold stockings with a set of black shoes. The mare finished her strut by striking a pose in front of both Rarity and Rainbow dash who clapped their hooves together.

Rainbow fluttered up on the stage and walked around Applejack admiring her new look. “It’s marvelous however, you should lose a few pounds sweetheart.”

Applejack gave a deep humph as she waved a hoof. “Oh please, I eat a little more then you so what? At least I’m not a bean pole like you.”

Rainbow got embarrassed as she spat, “how dare you! I make sure my body is fit, I need to look my best for my modeling gigs.”

Rarity came over between the two mares and squeaked, “girls, girls don’t start fighting now we're about to go out for some dinner.”

They both grumbled at each other before following Rarity out of the boutique. But before they went through the door Sweetie Belle skipped downstairs and asked in a sing-song voice. “Aww, Rarity you're leaving again? I wanted to show you my song!”

Rarity asked in her little sister’s cute pout with her big puppy dog eyes and cooed, “oh I’m so sorry darling, well I’ll hear it when I get back I promise.”

Sweetie Belle shrugged as she chirped, “okay, I'll practice singing until you come back.”

Rarity gave her sister’s mane a pat and cooed, “oh you practiced a lot already darling. How about you go get some ice cream I have some in the fridge.”

The little filly squealed in delight, “thank you! I'm going to eat the whole tub!”

She then ran off to the fridge as Rarity closed the door behind her. “Alright, girls let’s get going the night is young and I want this to last.”

The three fancy mares then strode through the streets of Ponyville with the sun setting behind them.

Chapter three: A dinner gone wrong

Rainbow Dash and Applejack both were strutting through Ponyville in their fancy dresses. Rarity looked over her new friends and couldn’t help but admire their unique looks and the way they walked and talked. It made Rarity all giddy as she tagged along by the two mares. They eventually made their way to a fancy looking restaurant with columns decorating the outside. As they entered through the front doors they enetered a red carpted lobby where A earth pony waiter wearing a nice tuxedo confidently trotted over and bowed, “aww, Good evening Rarity I see you brought some friends this fine evening.”

Rarity waved a hoof and replied with a smile. “Oh yes darling, I got some of my friends to come dine with me tonight!”

The waiter’s eyes went full with surprise seeing the two mares. They looked exactlly like Applejack and Rainbow Dash despite them wearing dresses and makeup making the waiter shout in surprise, “Seriously that’s Rainbow Dash and Applejack!”

The mare once known as Applejack stuck her nose in the air and scoffed, “it’s Golden Appleseed darling not Applejack.”

While the mare once knowm as Rainbow Dash gave a blush as she bent her head down and cooed, “my name is Rainbow Bright, sweetheart.”

The butler blushed as he bowed, “I apologize, it’s just you two have an uncanny resemblance to some of miss Rarity’s other friends.”

Rarity giggled as she continued to play along. “Oh, it's alright their new in town, and I wanted to treat them to one of the best restaurants in Ponyville.”

The waiter gave a slight nod and exclaimed, “then follow me please, I’ll find a good spot for you two.” She then continued on their way inside the restaurant. The mare gaped in awe at how extravagant it was with nice red carpet, golden colored walls and chandeliers that hung overhead lighting the giant room. The dining room itself was filled with patrons sitting around large round tables dexorated with clean white linen eating delicous courses of small fancy portions on their plates. The waiter escorted the trio of mares to a small table as they sat down around with menus placed in front of the mares. They then began to look over the menus as Goldy looked over her menu. “Hmmm, I think I’ll start with the fancy Apple fruit salad.”

Rainbow Bright blushed and explained daintily, “oh I’ll just have the light salad with just leafy spinach I need to watch my weight.”

Rarity snickered as she chirped, “I’ll have what Rainbow Bright’s having.”

The waiter nodded as he wrote the orders and asked, “may I ask if you want anything to drink? We have an excellent selection of wine.”

Rarity turned around and cooed, ”bring a glass of your finest red wine.”

He gave a nod. “Of course, I’m sure you will be pleased.” The stallion walked off to tell the chef to start prepping the orders.

The mares then went about talking as Golden looked around with a keen eye. “This place is quite clean and beautiful, but it could use some more lighting.”

Rainbow Bright blushed as she looked around. “Yeah, this place could use more color; it’s so drab in just red, gold and white.”

Rarity giggled as she asked, “oh I’m just glad you two are enjoying each other’s companies.”

Golden Appleseed snickered behind a hoof. “Oh stop it Rarity you have been far too kind treating us like this.”

Rainbow Bright looked up and continued to flatter her friend. “Oh yes, first the spa date, a new dress and now this lovely dinner. I can’t believe that this is all happening heck I don’t remember feeling like this in a long time.”

Rarity snickered and chirped, “oh well thanks darling, I think this worth it as it has been a very long time since we had a girls night.”

The waiter came by with their salads, wine glasses and a bottle of wine. As the waiter poured their glasses, Golden Appleseed tasted her salad and gave a dissatisfied look. The waiter looked up and asked, “tell me are you doing okay?”

Goldy shook her head and pushed her salad aside “It’s better then the garbage what I had earlier but this still needs work, add more red delicious apples please and less granny smith apples and also top it with some more cinnamon for taste.”

The waiter gulped as he took the bowl of salad and explained, “of course madam, I’ll take this to the chef to get this fixed.”

He quickly left as Rarity turned around at her friend. “Um Goldy darling, that was extremely rude you could've been more polite.”

Goldy rolled her eyes as she flicked her mane. “Well I am a food critic, and I need to be strict about my palette at all times, it’s my job.”

Rarity sighed, “yes darling but you don’t have to be a food critic all the time.”

Rainbow Bright who was clearly eating her salad chirped. “Yeah Applejack you don’t have to be stuck up mare all the time!”

Applejack just sipped her wine. “Well, I have to say for a model your quite bouncy much like our friend Pinkie Pie.”

The blue coated pegasus pressed a hoof to her mane dainty. “Oh, jealous much? I can be this way because I can rock any photo shoot.”

Golden Appleseed rolled her eyes, “you never had a real photo shoot, I doubt Photo Finish will ever give you a photo shoot.”

Rainbow Bright glared at her friend and turned towards Photo Finish dining with some of her friends. The mare stood up and tossed her mane aside as she scoffed, “watch and learn Goldy.”

The mare strutted over to Photo Finish who turned around and asked in an agitated tone. “Who darez approached me!

Rainbow Bright waved her mane as she gave the mare her puppy dog eyes as she introduced herself. “The name is Rainbow Bright, and I’m here to see if I can model for you."

Photo Finish pushed down her sunglasses and looked the mare over. Then proclaimed in a dramatic tone, “Well, I have to admit you do look quite ztunning! Pleaze zhow me what you got.”

Rainbow Bright struck her first pose crossing her forelegs and throwing her mane back and gave Photo Finish a charming smile. The fashionista was beyond stunned as she took pictures with her big camera. “Mravelouz! Juzt marveoulz! keep going you are a natural!”

Rainbow Bright stuck another pose bending down and raising her head a little Photo Finish continued to take pictures as Rainbow Bright stuck a stunning pose flipping her mane back and flashing her eyelashes at Photo Finish. Photo Finish grasped a hoof to her heart with dramatic fashion. “Dear Celeztia! You are ze bezt model I have seen in all my yearz! Now I’m taking a train to Manehatten for a photozhoot for the big fazion magazine "Manehatten Ztarz!" and I need you to be on ze front cover.”

Rainbow Bright squealed with delight. “Oh thank you miss Photo Finish! I’ll be there I promise!” She then bounced back to her seat with a smug grin struck back at Golden Appleseed. “See told you I could do it.”

Goldy scoffed and continued sipping her wine as Rarity waved a hoof. “Oh you two are so competitive, but Rainbow Bright you seriously can’t be thinking of going to Manehatten.”

Rainbow Bright looked up after taking a bite of her salad and scoffed, “seriously, I have to go now and pursue my passion. I can’t stay and rot here in dumpy Ponyville for the rest of my life.”

Rarity blinked and scolded Rainbow Bright. “Darling stop, Ponyville is fine. I mean it’s not the fanciest town in Equestria, but it has places like the spa and restaurant.”

Rainbow Bright gave the mare puppy eyes and apologized. “I’m sorry Rarity, I honestly don’t know why I said that.”

Goldy who found herself eating her new salad and writing something down as she explained, “well I have to admit that you did quite well Rainbow Bright, but I can do you one better.” The mare got up and took the paper and strutted off towards a table where a handsome silver coated unicorn stallion wearing an expensive looking business suit with a drab looking newspaper for a cutie mark. When she reached his table, she simply slipped the piece of paper near his plate and introduced herself. “Hello there sir, I don't mean to interrupt your dinner, but are you must be a writer for Equestria Daily.”

The stallion was quite astonished as he got up and whispered, “yes how did you know?”

Goldy fluttered her eyelashes at the stallion as she casually explained, “well, first off your cutie mark is a dead giveaway for what your profession is. There isn’t a lot of newspaper ponies here that aren’t foals, second, you have an expensive suit, and I would assume you bought it at Carousel Boutique, but the tag clearly says “Equestria Suits and Ties.” Thirdly to know you work for Equestria daily your tie has an ink stain that smells of the same newspaper that's used by the Equestria daily.”

The stallion smirked as he looked over Goldy’s review. “Well, you have a sharp eye that’s a good sign of a food critic.”

He continued to read until his jaw dropped as he pushed himself out of his chair and exclaimed with astonishment in his voice. “Well, this is an amazing review very detailed and has very well written criticisms.”

He turned around and asked, “we need a new food critic for restaurant row in Equestria. How would you like the position.”

Goldy gave him a dainty look, “I would be honored...sir?”

The stallion instant stuck out a hoof. "Ink Blot miss Appleseed."

Goldy gave him a sweet smile as she shook the hoof and replied, "just call me Goldy..."

Ink Blot gave a small nod and whispered, "Goldy that's a cute nickname."

Golden Appleseed just strutted back to her seat and took her cup of wine in a hoof. The confident earthpony mare looked over at the flustered Rainbow Bright and asked with a coy smile. “How was that sweetheart?”

Rainbow crossed her hooves and scoffed, ”oh you're going to write stuffy reviews huh? Well, you’ll see how popular I’ll be when my magazine it's the number one in all of Equestria!”

Applejack got up with anger printed on her face as she shouted, “wait until my reviews outsell newspapers faster than your stupid magazines!”

They both got up at the same time as Rarity stood up and shouted, ”girls that’s enough you’re spoiling this good time!”

Applejack finished her wine and slammed it on the table. “As if this restaurant is horrible and is getting a one-star review you can read it tomorrow.”

She then stepped off as the Stallion took her by the hoof and led her off through the front doors with Rarity looking down with an astonished expression. Rainbow dash was simply dabbing her chin with a napkin and chirped, “This was a lovely evening Rarity, but I do need to catch the next train to Manehatten. We’ll see each other again soon.”

Before Rarity could stop her Rainbow Bright fluttered over to Photo Finish and exclaimed, “well I’m going to Manehatten too. Would it be okay If I rode with you!?”

Photo Finish scoffed as of the pegasus was asking a obvious question and proclaimed quite loudly. “Of course! I will make you the next star of Equestria!”

As here two friends walked out of the restaurant heading to their new destinations. Rarity just stood there with her jaw dropped open as she whimpered. “What have I done?”

chapter four: How to Spoil a Golden apple

Rarity was in a frantic state as she ran down the road in a trail of dirt towards Twilight’s library bumping into ponies along the way. The mare then burst through the front doors and shouted, “Twilight! I need your help!”

Twilight grumbled as she got out of bed and was coming downstairs with her mane frizzled and shouted angrily. “Seriously Rarity what’s gotten into you?!”

Rarity started to cry as she explained “darling you need to help me! I did something terrible!” She then burst into tears as Twilight rolled her eyes and used her horn to lift Rarity and laid her down on a couch as she asked, ”so what's wrong?”

Rarity began to explain in a dramatic fashion. “Well, it all started today. You see darling there was this beautiful jewel full of magical energy of some sort. I then accidentally transformed Sweetie Belle into more of a filly then she’s supposed to be. It seemed to change her personality to reflect something I would like.”

Twilight eyed her friend feeling unsure of how to respond she simply gave a nod and a. “Uh huh.”

Rarity gulped and rubbed a hoof on the ground and continued nervously. “Well after that, you see I was pranked on by Rainbow Dash and Applejack and to get them back I thought I could turn them into proper mares for a day or two.”

Twilight eyes lit up. “Wait for what!?”

Rarity with a worried look continued to explain what happened. “I’m so sorry! Okay! I didn't know how bad it was going to be until a few hours ago. We were having a wondrous time then they all of a sudden got super sassy and quite rude then they ...they...they left ponyville!”

Twilight squeaked in horror and shouted “seriously Rarity! How could you do such a thing!”

Rarity kneeled before Twilight and pleaded, “I ’m so sorry! Please turn them back to normal!”

She handed the purple jewel to Twilight who shook her head in disappointment and sighed, “I'm going to have to study this then I'll come up with a cure.”

Rarity looked up and asked, “how long is that going to take.”

Twilight looked up and growled, “hopefully not that long.”

One month later…

Rarity woke up one morning to her sister singing a beautiful song that drifted through the boutique. Rarity was busy at her needles working on a new dress with a fashion magazine with Rainbow Dash on the front cover in a beautiful purple dress and there was a newspaper with “Equestria Daily” printed on top with a lengthy review on a restaurant with Golden Appleseed scrawled beneath. The mare sighed as she listened to the music and turned around to see Sweetie Belle skipping into her room. “Hello, sweetheart sounds like your having a lovely morning.”

The little filly chirped, “yes I am! Now can I sing to you all day!”

Rarity blushed as sweat came down her forehead. “Well...um you need to go to school…”

Sweetie Belle giggled behind a hoof and threw one. “Oh dear sister, I haven’t gone to school for quite some time now you know that. I want to practice my singing!” The little filly whirled about in her little frilly dress and still humming her tune.

Rarity groaned as she rubbed a hoof down her face. “Twilight please hurry up with that cure!”

All of a sudden as if Rarity had summoned her Twilight burst through the doors of the boutique and exclaimed, “Rarity I have it I have a cure!”

Rarity squealed with delight and rushed over to her best friend and threw a giant hug around the purple coated alicorn as she squealed, “oh thank you so much!”

Twilight and Rarity both then turned their attention to Sweetie Belle who was still humming a tune. Twilight came over and asked sweetly, “um Sweetie Belle we need to give you some medicine.”

The filly looked over with a surprised expression. “Oh, really medicine? Why would you make me eat that?”

Twilight was still sweating as she explained, “well...um...it’s for your singing you’ll be able to sing at a higher note than before.”

Sweetie Belle clapped her hooves with delight. “Seriously is this true Rarity?”

Rarity gulped and gave a few nods. “Right darling it’s completely true.”

Sweetie Belle shrugged as she then took the spoon and ate the medicine she then slowly blinked as her silver music note cutie mark faded and was suddenly gone. Sweetie Belle plopped on the floor dazed. The little filly groaned as she rubbed her head and mumbled, “what in the hay just happened.”

Rarity placed a hoof over her heart and gave a big sigh in relief as she came over and hugged her sister. “Oh, darling I’m so happy your back to normal!”

Sweetie Belle was a bit stunned and shouted, “normal! What are you talking about?”

Twilight and Rarity both blinked in surprise seeing that Sweetie Belle didn’t remember anything about what happened.

Sweetie Belle looked up and shouted, “what happened to me seriously! I have these weird memories of singing!”

Rarity came over and explained, “look, sweetheart, I know it’s weird and all but you were um...cursed with an affliction that made you act oddly.”

Sweetie Belle looked up with a confused expression on her face. “Seriously?”

Rarity gave a blush as she whispered, “yeah it was my fault that it happened, you see I found a diamond with some rouge magic from when Twilight performed the Starswirl the bearded spell. Anyways, this rough magic transformed you into another filly who loves to sing.”

Sweetie Belle looked up with eyes full of wonder as she asked, “seriously! Did I have a cutie mark?”

Both Twilight and Rarity gulped as they both exclaimed at the same time. “Yeah you did!”

Sweetie Belle squealed with delight as she jumped in the air with glee. “That’s awesome!”

She paused mid-jump and asked, “so why would you take it away? What's wrong?”

Twilight came over and slowly explained, “look, your other personality was kind of annoying and very rude.”

Sweetie Belle pouted as she crossed her hooves and scoffed, “so what I at least had my cutie mark.”

Rarity just sighed taking the potion. “Well, darling at least your back to normal you can earn your cutie mark the right way.”

She then took the potion and turned to Twilight with an apologetic smile. “Well, I better go save our friends.”

Twilight gave Rarity an evil glare and growled, “yeah you better go do that. As much as I appreciate you going out to help Applejack and Rainbow Dash. I’m still mad about the that fact you changed their personalities in the first place! Celestia is still thinking of a fitting punishment.”

Rarity gave a sheepish smile as she scooted backward and then burst through the door and out into the streets of Ponyville.

Applejack now known as Golden Appleseed was in one of the highest rated restaurants in Restaurant Row. The former farm mare was eating a fancy apple salad with a whole bunch of ponies standing around her all looking down trembling with fear as she munched on a salad with a side of wine. The mare's once simple straw mane was now golden locks that waved over like a waterfall she wore a fine sparkling gold dress with gold heels on each hoof. The mare gently placed the fork down and then exclaimed, “that was a very well made salad I will sure to write highly about it in my review.”

The ponies around gave big sighs of relief as they gave a thunderous applause. Golden apple seed then got up and strutted out of the restaurant as she went down the street she saw her old friend rarity running over and shouting “Applejack oh thank Celestia I found you!”

She turned around with a surprised look on her face and smiled “oh hello Rarity did you come to review some fancy foods with me? I have to say half these restaurants are to die for then we can go and try out some new dresses I bought.”

Rarity shook her head and shouted, “no I came to fix my mistakes I can’t have you stay like this for one more day!”

Golden Appleseed laughed and waved a hoof. “Oh come now, what is this nonsense your spouting. You can at least let me treat you to a nice meal before you insult me.”

The sassy farm mare strutted away as Rarity stomped a hoof down on the cobblestone streets. They continued down to a small cafe where a waiter quickly came over and bowed. “Miss Appleseed we were expecting you.”

They already brought out a nice cup of tea and a danish in front of the mare as she flicked a hoof. “That will be all.”

The waiter quickly bowed and left as she sipped the cup of tea and Rarity gulped and asked, “so how are things doing in Canterlot?”

She yawned and patter her mouth with a hoof. “I’m doing fine, if you read Equestria daily my reviews are making headlines in the restaurant industry. I pretty much own Restaurant Row.”

As soon she finished her tea another cup was instantly replaced by a waiter as she looked up with a smirk. Rarity looked down thinking maybe she can slip the potion in her friend’s drink. But was unsure of how to go about it.

They continued sipping tea as Golden Appleseed looked over and asked, “so darling it seems you’ve been doing well.”

Rarity gave a small blush and nodded. “I am darling and I have to say your a completely different mare then when you left Ponyville.”

The mare scoffed “oh I know I am, I have never felt alive eating the finest of foods and giving a restaurant a bad rating. ”

She gave her mane a pat as the mare turned to see a waiter bowed before her. “Mistress, how was your meal? I hope everything was to your satisfaction?”

Golden Appleseed turned over and brushed a hoof under his chin. “Oh it was just amazing darling and I would love to have some dessert.”

The waiter blushed and stepped back a little as Rarity took the opportunity to pour the potion in her friend's tea. She then took a sip “well let’s move on shall we I would love if we went and hit the spa before you go back to hillbilly Ponyville!”

Rarity blushed and whimpered, ”sure why not darling!”

Soon the two mares were in a royal canterlot spa soaking in a huge spa bath with frothy bubbles all over. Golden Appleseed yawned as she felt something was off the mare looked over to her friend and asked, “um Rarity I have to admit I feel off… it could be the heat?”

Rarity who was wearing her mud mask looked over and shrugged. “I’m not sure, but I bet it could be darling?”

Applejack shrugged as she continued to soak in the steaming relaxing bath as she then eeped! As she suddenly felt her mane starting to straighten out. “My mane what is going on!?

She then eeped at her voice seemed to have changed and become deeper with a southern accent. The mare burst through the spa and splashed sudsy water all over many another patron as she shouted. “This gosh darn spa is terrible what did you do to me! I am going to write a terrible review and burn your reputation to the ground!"

One of the spa mares working whimpered and bowed, “I’m so sorry Mrs. Appleseed please don't give us a bad review.”

Goldy gave the mare a glare as she stomped a hoof on the ground. “fix my mane stat! I might give it a mixed review!”

The mares went about trying to fix her mane but nothing worked as it becomes wild and crazy along with her tail. Golden screamed in horror as she could see the makeup running down her face and her cutie mark was now three simple red apples printed on her rump. Golden placed two hooves to her face and screamed, “I'm hideous!”

She wailed and ran out of the spa splashing water all over the place and knocking rich nobles out of the way. Rarity got up from the spa and shouted, “Applejack come back!” She then also got up and smashed through the nobles as well as she ran after her best friend.

Golden Appleseed was walking through the Canterlot streets with water dripping all over the ground with her makeup running down her cheeks. The mare groaned rubbing a hoof over her face and looked into a window and saw her reflection. Goldy blinked and groaned, “what's going on what’s happening to me?”

She looked around the streets of many nobles pointing and laughing at her the mare got up and shouted. “What yall laughing at! Get the buck out of here before I buck you all up!”

The nobles were stunned by the bravado from the sassy mare. They all stepped back with fear printed on their faces all running off or going back to their own business. Golden Appleseed then continued on her way until she came over a mud puddle. The mare smirked seeing an angry noble stallion shouting at some foals she quickly ran over and jumped into the mud puddle sending it all over the stallion's fancy suit. The mud covered stallion squealed as he fell backwards into the puddle and then the foals and Golden Appleseed burst into fits laughter. The mare then took her muddy dress off and threw it over the foals cleaning them up with the fabric. “There ya go now go off to your parents before mr muddy oants tells on ya.”

They all waved bye and ran off as the stallion ran off to get cleaned. Applejack couldn't help but laugh at the noble trailing mud across the streets. She then skipped off and looked around Canterlot rubbing her mane with a hoof she pondered out loud. “How the buck did I end up in Canterlot and why was I wearin’ some fancy dress?”

She then went over and sat down on a stool grumbling as the same waiter from before stepped over with a worried look on his face and asked, “um what would you desire Mrs. Appleseed?”

Applejack looked over the menu and shouted, “give me one of them big apple pies and a pint of apple cider!”

The waiter was stunned at the order and the way it was given. The stallion paused halfway and asked again. “Are you sure that is what you want?”

Applejack crosses her hooves and scoffed, “of course!”

The waiter blinked and gave a nod before he went off to get the order Applejack looked around to see many ponies gawking at the mud-covered earth pony as she asked: “what y'all lookin’ at?”

Rarity eventually caught up with Applejack and was gasping for breath and gasped upon what she saw. The once regal earth pony now gorging on a giant apple pie getting crumbs and pieces of pie everywhere and chugging down a liter of cider.

Reporters were flocking over her as one asked “so Applejack you were using the alias known as Golden Appleseed for quite some time. Why would you suddenly go back to your old ways?”

Applejack gave a loud belch making the reporters back up as she replied, “I have no idea what y'all talkin’ about? I'm Applejack and always have been.”

She then continued to munch away as one reporter asked “Mrs. Applejack you spent a month becoming the queen of Restaurant Row and in less than a hour you ruined your entire reputation. Why would you do that?”

Applejack scoffed, “I have no idea what y'all sre talkin' about I dun know who's Golden Appleseed. Also in my honest opinion the food at Restaurant Row sucks they give ya such small portions and it's way overpriced for what ya get.”

Many of the regal reporters gasped as they grumbled and wrote furiously in their notebooks. Rarity was sweating and hiding behind her friend with a menu over her face as Applejack who was quite irritated got up and shouted, “now can y’all scram so I can eat in piece jeez!”

The reporters grumbled under their breath as they walked off and Rarity took the opportunity to sit over near Applejack who gulped down her food and exclaimed, Rarity! what in the hay happened? How did I end up in canterlot.”

Rarity just smiled seeing her uncouth friend having a good time. “It’s a long story darling and I don't have a lot of time to explain.”

Applejack shrugged and grumbled, “sure I guess so.” The farm mare then placed a bag of bits o. the table and burped in the waiter's face as she gave her stomach a pat. “Compliments t the chef.”

The waiter went white as he stammered “uh...sure whatever you say.

As Rarity quickly pushed Applejack down the streets the farm mare looked over at Rarity and asked,” who the buck is Golden Appleseed.”

Rarity quickly took Applejack by the hoof and lead her away as she gave a deep exasperated sigh, “I'll explain things on the way now come on we need to go find Rainbow Dash.”

Chapter Five: Honest Apple

As the two were walking down a cobblestone road in Canterlot going pass fancy homes and well-dressed stallions and mares. Applejack looked down at the ground with an unsure expression on her face. She was both angry after The two friend were now walking down a cobblestone road Applejack looked down at the ground with a doubtful expression on her face. She was both mad after Rarity explained how she “accidentally turned her into another mare,” But at the same time the earth pony mare was quite astonished she lived a double life and was quite successful as a restaurant critic. Applejack still looking quite angry finally looked up at her friend and shouted in anger. “So you turned me into some fancy prancy mare! Seriously!”

Rarity gulped as she bent down on the cobblestones and pleaded, “I'm sorry darling! It was just supposed to be for one evening as a silly prank! I swear I didn’t intend this to happen!”

Applejack was still furious as she continued to shout and stomped down a hood down on the stone below. “Seriously! I should buck you right now and drag your sorry rump to Celestia!”

Rarity bent her head down whimpering with tears streaming from her eyes as Applejack now feeling apologetic turned around and sighed, “but I'm not, Rainbow Dash needs our help and we need to focus on fixing this mess.”

Rarity looked up with a smile and whispered, “your right darling, I’ll do everything in my power to fix my mistakes.”

The two mares then continued onward as Applejack gave Rarity a pat on the back and apologized, “I’m sorry for yelling’ at ya, it’s just I’m still frazzled after everything that's happened. Seriously, I feel as if I just needed to get that off my chest.”

Rarity paused as she looked up at Applejack and responded. “Applejack there’s nothing for you to apologize about. This is all my fault darling."

Applejack came over and sighed, “well...Rainbow dash and I should’ve been more respectful when we pranked ya.”

Rarity blushed as she whispered, “it’s fine darling." She then chuckled "Look at us now, trying to see who can apologize for the most here."

Applejack couldn’t help but burst into laughter, “sure, I guess so but I would say I would be winning.”

The two then continued onward until they came to a fancy looking house it was quite stunning with a picket fence and, white marble. Rarity was confused upon seeing the house and asked, “darling why did we come here?”

Applejack eyed it and pondered for a few seconds before it suddenly hit the mare, “this...this is my old house!”

They both gave each other odd looks as they trailed through a small stone pathway leading up to the front of the house. As they approached the front door Applejack produced a key and inserted it into the lock and opened the door and the two mares soon found themselves gaping at what they saw. The walls were painted a lovely violet with a giant pink rug in the middle of the white carpeted floors. The room was filled with expensive vases and paintings lining the walls with a giant pink fluffy couch in the middle of the room with a lovely circular coffee table with a costly tea set in the middle of the room. The two mares were so astonished that they almost missed a small poodle barking who ran into Applejack who squeaked in surprise as she fell down onto her rump and laughed as the poodle lick her face. Applejack couldn’t help but smile as she cooed, “Aww, hey stop that snoozy poops!”

Rarity burst into laughter at the name. “Snoozy Poops? You named your dog that!”

Applejack paused she placed the dog down and grumbled, “it wasn’t me; it was Golden Appleseed.”

Rarity then came over to the small little dog and gave it a pat on the head. “Oh he’s just adorable darling, we should take him home with us since your not living here anymore.”

Applejack was unsure as she stepped back. “I don’t know, it feels as if I stepped into a waking dream.”

Rarity took her attention away from the puppy and towards Applejack who was now looking over one part of the wall where a bunch of awards and Newspapers were hung up showing the mare’s critics. Applejack then began to read some of them seeing how she defiled so many businesses with petty complaints like the food was too cold, the service took to long and destroying their reputations made Applejack gag and looked down in shame as she whispered, “Gosh, I sure was critical most of these are bad reviews.”

Rarity slowly came over and explained, ”yes darling, you grew quite popular shutting down restaurants more than you did propping them up. I've been following your career for a while.”

Applejack gave the awards one last dirty look before turning around towards her best friend and explain, “Rarity I know ya didn’t do this on purpose, but I need to make it up to these families who lost their business. I could only imagine if some Smansy Prancy critic took down my family’s farm.”

Rarity gulped as she was unsure of how Applejack would go about restoring the lost businesses and asked, “how darling? I would love for us to go out and restore these restaurants but Golden Appleseed is gone, and we need to find Rainbow Dash and get her back as well.”

Applejack shook her head and stomped a hoof as she shouted, “No! Golden is there still, and I need to bring her out and have her fix this!”

Rarity and over and looked Applejack in the eyes as she replied, “Applejack darling, we can’t do that we need to go and find Rainbow Dash. I’m sure we can figure something out to help those families affected by your reviews. But for now, we need to go.”

Applejack was going to retort, but the conversation was broken when they both heard a knock on the door. The mares looked around with surprised looks on their faces as Applejack quickly came over and unlocked the door and there outside was a stallion unicorn in a fancy tuxedo. He was grey coated and with a slick black mane with pale blue eyes which seemed to be quite nervous as he stammered. “Hello mam, do you know where Goldy is?”

Rarity snickered at the nickname and Applejack gave Rarity a cold stare making her go quiet as the earth pony mare turned around and asked the stallion. “Goldy that’s what ya used to call me?”

The stallion blushed and explained, “well we were um...dating… my name is Silver Dollar madam, and I work in the banking district.”

Rarity blinked in surprise and asked, “you were dating Golden Appleseed?”

The Stallion gave a nod. “Yes I was, we were quite intimate.” He then turned to the little toy poodle barking and running towards him making the stallion smile and exclaim. “Oh Snozzy Poops! How have you been!”

The stallion then rushed into the room and hugged the little dog who bounced into his forehooves. The little dog barked happily and snapped and licked his face making him laugh. The stallion nuzzled the dog and cooed, “oh your just the cutest puppy wuppy ever! Yes, you are! Yes, you are!”

Rarity and Applejack both giggled as the stallion placed the dog down and explained, “He was a present I got Goldy when she bought her house here. By the way, do either of you know what happened to her? I’ve been hearing rumors she went crazy or something?”

Both mares blushed as they looked at each other and Applejack sighed, “look um..this is gonna come as a surprise, but I was Golden Appleseed.”

The stallion blinked and replied, “you don’t say?”

Applejack gave a deep, exasperated sigh as she explained, “yeah long story short my friend Rarity accidentally transformed me into some fancy food critic. Then I supposedly came here, and ruined ponies live for my own gain.”

Silver Dollar adjusted his suit with a blush growing on his face as he stammered, “I...I see…So...your really Applejack.”

The earth pony mare placed a hoof to her chest and proclaimed, “yup, the one and only.”

Silverdollar chuckled and responded curtly. “To be honest, I thought it was odd with your backstory about how you came from Ponyville with no prior history in journalism. ”

Applejack then came over and asked, “look, I know this is sudden and all, but I need ya help. Golden Appleseed wasn’t real, but it seems she did a lot of damage around here and I need to fix it before I go.”

Silver Dollar who was now a bit curious asked, “how will you do that?”

Rarity was also confused and turned around towards her friend and asked, “Yes Applejack how will you do that? As you see your not Golden Appleseed any more and she’s the only one who will be able to set the record straight.”

Applejack turned around to both ponies and proclaimed, “I will just have to bring Golden Appleseed out.”

Applejack was now in Golden Appleseed’s old bedroom with a giant purple covered canopy bed with an enormous wardrobe filled with stylish dresses and other outfits. The earth pony went about getting on a fancy silky black dress all the while Rarity was trying to brush out her mane grunting with each stroke. “Seriously darling, it looks like even a month with expensive shampoos and spa dates your mane is still as stubborn as you.”

Applejack just rolled her eyes and responded, “yeah well, not everypony can have your luxurious purple locks.”

Rarity scoffed as she tossed the brush aside. “It’s call “care” darling I keep my mane like this, and it takes work darling.”

Applejack looked herself in a body mirror and blushed a little seeing herself in the silky black dress and how her mane was tied up nicely with the added lipstick and eyeshadow making Applejack look quite stunning. She couldn’t help but throw her mane back and scoff, “I look great Rarity thanks I’ll consider your debt paid.”

The white-coated unicorn just shook her head and sighed, “look darling you do look amazing, but I’m not sure if this is going to help.”

Applejack sighed and looked over at Rarity as she whispered, “I know, but I need to try at least. I need to tell them ponies I’m not really a food critic and whatever damage I’ve done should be voided because of that.”

Rarity could see the sincerity in Applejack’s eyes and cooed, “right darling I think you have a point.”

Rarity then went about and applied some light blush to each of Applejack’s cheeks. The mare couldn't help but give herself another look in the mirror and whispered, “I do look quite stunning.”

Rarity smirked as she stepped back to admire her work and chirped, “you look, gorgeous darling.”

Applejack stared back into the mirror for a bit longer then suddenly the mare’s mane morphed in front of her very eyes. It started to turn back into the golden color it was before. Then Applejack’s cutie mark turned back to three golden apples printed on her rump.

Rarity stepped backward with a mix of fear and surprise printed on her face. Golden Appleseed then threw back her mane and gave a few steps towards Rarity with a smirk as she replied, “oh yes I am Gorgeous thanks for the makeover darling.”

Rarity gulped and whimpered, “of course any time darling.”

Then all of a sudden Silver Dollar burst into the room shouting, Okay I got the press to come by they’ll be here any mi-”

Before the stallion could finish, he stood there as his mouth went agape upon seeing his old flame standing before him. The mare gave Silver Dollar a smirk as she strutted over shaking her hips back and forth towards the stunned stallion who could only whisper, “Goldy?”

The mare got up into the stallion’s face and whispered into his ear. “Hello Silver it’s been a while.”

Then the mare suddenly came up and gave the stallion a long kiss on the lips. They held the embrace for a while later Silver Dollar blushed to realize that Golden Appleseed is really just a farm mare named Applejack and started to back up as he asked. “Um..this is Goldy right?”

The mare rolled her eyes and shouted, “Yes, of course, it is! Applejack doesn’t have any feelings for you!”

Silver Dollar was still embarrassed, and a little unnerved as he stammered, “I’m sorry this whole ordeal has me confused is all, I didn't know you had two personalities.”

"Applejack is still here, but I’m in control for now.” The mare then gave her mane a pat and turned to Rarity with an angry look. “So you’re actually Applejack’s friend? Your the one who had her take control and ruin my life!”

Rarity backed up with a sheepish grin as she tried to explain, “Look, darling I apologize, but you don’t understand you're not really Golden Appleseed and you never were. You are apart of Applejack now, and she wants you to fix the damage you’ve done to some of the restaurants you reviewed.”

Golden Appleseed stood there in her bedroom looking over to see on her wall was more newspapers covering her reviews of other restaurants, and suddenly she felt a pang of guilt. The mare sighed as she fixed her mane and replied, “fine, I’ll help Applejack she already destroyed my reputation with her uncouth country ways, but I’ll end it permanently.”

Rarity was quite thrilled as she clapped her hooves together and chirped, “you would do that darling?!”

Golden Appleseed looked down at the ground and grumbled, “yes I will, I have a debt to Applejack, and I intend to own up to it.”

The ponies all then jumped as they heard a knock on the door and ponies shouting “Golden Appleseed!”

The mare turned around and adjusted her posture and strutted out into a crowd of ponies all taking pictures and writing furiously into their notepads. Golden Appleseed then raised a hoof and replied. “Ladies and gentlecolts, please calm down, as you may know, there has been some interesting turn of events.”

One reporter exclaimed, “mam, it seems that you are also the earth pony mare from Ponyville known as Applejack, Is this true?”

The mare turned with a smile. “Yes, it is I am also Applejack! That’s why every single one of my reviews should be void and any damage done to the restaurant's reputation should be erased. As in truth I am not a food critic.”

Everypony whispered as one reporter asked, “Mam if this is true then you will lose all your respect you’ve gained here since coming to Canterlot and your job?”

Golden Appleseed turned to the reporter and responded, ”yes...I will, and everything I own will go to my darling Silver Dollar he helped buy my house and set me up here in Canterlot at his own expense.”

Every reporter nodded as one asked, “so does that mean you will return to Ponyville?”

Golden Appleseed gave a nod. “Yes, I will return to Ponyville and resume my life as a simple farm mare named Applejack and continue to save Equestria on the side as well. Now, please let me through I have a train to catch.” She then strutted a path through the crowd of shouting journalists and towards the train station as Rarity meekly bowed her head and followed behind.

The two mares were soon in a line of ponies waiting to get on a train bound to Manehattan. As they continued to move forward Golden Appleseed’s mane turned back to its straw color, and her cutie mark turned back to normal three apples on her rump. The mare groaned rubbing her head and grumbled irritably, “Ugh what just happened?”

Rarity nuzzled her friend and whispered, “you just saved a whole bunch of businesses darling and wrapped up what’s left of Golden Appleseed’s life.”

Applejack smirked as she got up. “Ah Goldy did well, thank Celestia! I was scared she would take her old life back.”

Rarity was stunned and stammered, ”ho..how did you convince her not to?”

Applejack shrugged, “I told her it was the honest thing to do seeing that she never was a food critic. Even Goldy has a sense of honesty that she can’t deny. Despite us being as different as Apples and oranges, honesty is our nature.”

Rarity scoffed, ”still that was quite the risk darling. Please don’t turn back to Goldy ever again.”

Applejack was now looking over her fancy getup and grumbled, “yeah I’ll try not to. The first thing I’m gonna do is get this gosh darn dress off of me.”

As the two were about to board the train Silver Dollar ran down to the station and smiled, “Applejack wait!”

The earth pony mare suddenly stopped and turned around to see the stallion having as he caught up and heaved and began to talk. “Look I know we've only met for a little Goldy, but I need to tell you that I appreciate everything you said back there. The thing is I was scared you didn’t see me that I was just being used. But when you said those words, I just had to run over and tell you that I-"

Without hesitation, Applejack came into a kiss and placed it right on his lips holding it for a little before she backed up with a smile on her face. Silver Dollar stood there with a considerable blush growing on his cheeks as Applejack replied, “It’s okay sugarcube Goldy knows..” she then quickly ran on the train followed by a smirking Rarity.

As the two mares took their seats and Applejack looked out the window to see that Silver Dollar was still standing there on the station with a goofy grin and rubbing his cheek with a hoof. Rarity couldn't help but smile as she turned around and asked, “Applejack darling, was that Goldy or you?”

Applejack blushed and looked away as she crossed her back legs and whispered, “I’m not sure…” The train then suddenly shot steam in the air making a loud chugging noise as the train began to pull away from the station and began to roll down the tracks.

Chapter Seven: A sudden change in career

Rainbow Dash could only endure the pain seeing her body being controlled by the supermodel version of herself. The pegasus mare was wearing a cute little field of flowers in Rockefeller park. The mare was strutting her body showing off her lovely yellow satin dress with a beautiful backdrop of trees and flowers all around her. The mare wore a fancy new white hat flashing her eyelashes at the photographers who were busy snapping their cameras at her. Some were telling her to get a better angle while the model did so adjusting her dress and showing off her lovely cutie mark the famous rainbow-colored bow. Rainbow Bright started to shake her dress and continued to give off more delightful poses. Rainbow Dash was beyond disgusted unable to get away from the flashes of cameras snapping photo after photo. If the Wonderbolt was in control, she would have probably made a gagging sound. All the while Photo Finish was basking in the glory of the cameras snapping their photos of her model. She was beyond exciting knowing these photos will be in the latest magazine. The mare started to feel hungry as she suddenly raised a hoof and proclaimed, “well done! Zhe iz perfect! Now we will go ze break and zhoot in a few minutez.”

As the ponies started to break off for break while Rainbow Bright slowly strode off to go grab some lunch at a cafe not far from where they were shooting. The model took out a small hand mirror and started to adjust her makeup. The mare was a bit surprised when she saw Rainbow Dash looking back at her in the reflection with an angry scowl printed on her face as she grumbled, “Honestly you really look like some pompous mare some old-timey picture.”

Rainbow Bright smirked as she continued to just her eyelashes and continued to talk to her alter ego. “Well, unlike you I don’t care to go fly around the sky like some silly bird.” The mare then snapped her hand mirror shut and began to strut across the grassy park.

While the model was walking the sun shining down creating her shadow began to a moron as Rainbow Dash’s spikey mane came out and the form of her tail straightening out. The daredevil formed the model’s shadow as she snapped back. “Oh don’t you dare insult the wonderbolts! Besides how could you say that when you dated Soarin!”

The daredevil’s alter ego just waved her flowing mane and scoffed, “oh please, I didn’t date him because he was good at flying, it was because he was hot darling.” The mare was now crossing over a fountain spewing water down below. The model looked down into the pool, and Rainbow Dash’s reflection appeared in the pool and shouted, “Seriously! Are you that shallow! Dear Celestia, I can’t believe you’ve been controlling my body for almost a month now!

The pompous mare scoffed at Rainbow Dash. “You’re just jealous of the fact that I’m obviously better than you.” She then waved her mane and walked off with a humpf.

The model began to walk off down the street with a humpf and continued on her way through the grass towards the sidewalk where she could see a small cafe’ as she sat down an ordered a latte. Rainbow Dash responded, “so, you think that In jealous! If you know anything about me, I wouldn't be caught dead wearing a dress! let alone modeling in them.”

Rainbow Bright who was now crossing a busy street to go sit down the mare snickered, “oh I know, that's what makes this so hilarious seeing yourself in such gorgeous gowns unable to break away! I'm not saying your jealous at my modeling but at how popular I am.”

The former daredevil now looking up at the mare through a puddle on the pavement and grumbled, “any idiot can put on a dress and show it off, I worked hard to become an amazing flyer, and soon I'll be a Wonderbolt, and then we'll see whos more popular.”

A fancy unicorn stallion waiter then slowly came out of the cafe’ and was stunned upon seeing the model sitting on the chair all dainty and with her mane running down her face. The waiter nervously walked over and placed a menu into her hooves as he politely asked, “what do you wish to order?”

The mare looked down at the menu as she flipped through it and cooed, “I just want a small late and a small fruit salad with extra strawberries.”

The stallion with a smile took the menu and chirped, “Excellent choice, it will come right away.”

Rainbow Bright gave a slight nod as the stallion strolled back into the cafe. The mare stood there as she looked into the reflection in the window seeing Rainbow Dash still glareing at her and asked, “so that’s all your going to have?”

Rainbow Bright scoffed as she explained to her reflection. “When I first gain control you were so flabby. I had to change my entire diet to only having two small meals a day one with vegetables and one with fruit; that’s it.”

Rainbow Dash shook her head and rolled her eyes as she explained, “Honestly you barely eat and starving me! When I get my body, I’m going to an all you can eat buffet every day for a whole week!”

The model gasped in horror and shouted, “you wouldn’t dare! Do you have any idea on how hard I worked to get you this thin! I even laid out a strict list of foods for you to eat when you get your body back!”

Rainbow Dash crossed her hooves and scoffed, “are you kidding me! With my exercise regiment, your diet would literally starve me in a few days. ”

Before Rainbow Bright could respond, she spotted Soarin of all ponies coming out of the cafe’ with a big mug full of hot chocolate and a steaming pie in his hooves. The mare looked over with a smirk on her face gageing him over before she preceded over with a strut. The stallion looked up nervously as he gulped seeing the mare coming face to face with him he stammered, “R-R-rainbow Bright! What are you doing here!”

The mare turned around and explained, “well I was finishing up a photo shoot, and I just happened to be here for a small lunch.”

Soarin gulped as he slowly sat across from her. The pegasus then looked up with a blush as a waiter strode over and placed the coffee and bowl full of small dainty looking fruits in front of her. As Rainbow Bright began to daintily eating her meal watching her former colt friend sweat a little as he eventually gained the courage to ask, “so um what have you been up too?”

The mare smirked as she stirred a spoon dainty in her cup and cooed, “oh nothing really been doing my modeling I haven’t really dated a pony since my falling out with Blueblood.”

Soarin burst into laughter, and when he controlled himself, the stallion replied, “well, I have to admit I was a bit scared you were dating somepony still.”

Rainbow Bright giggled lightly as she waved a hoof casually. “Why are you scared about? Don’t tell me you want to try dating again?”

Soarin gulped nervously as he stammered, “Um...ww...well I have to admit that Spitfire and I are getting back together, I’m sorry.”

The model was taking a forkful of fruit in her mouth and snickered, “oh don’t be I’m not really in the mood for dating right now. In fact, I was hoping for a friend to spend some time with me that’s all.”

Soarin blushed a little as he responded, “well I’m only here for a few days for a small break from Cloudsdale.”

While Soarin was now busy eating his apple pie. The mare smirked as she turned towards the reflection of Rainbow Dash “Just watch as I turn that clumsy stunt devil into a prissy ballerina.”

The mare then took out a familiar looking purple jewel, and Rainbow Dash wanted to scream and warn her idol. But she could do nothing as the mare controlling her body shined the jewel at Soarin. Rainbow Dash could only watch in horror as the stallion was transformed in front of her eyes. Soarin’s mane grew out as it flowed out like a waterfall, his tail grew our long and flowing, he became taller and seemed to look more elegant as eyelashes grew out, with his dainty wings spreading out more looking as if they were preened and clipped. Soarin's cutie mark was the last thing to change as it formed into two gold ballerina shoes with two dainty gold wings spread out from them. Rainbow Bright couldn’t help but swoon seeing the once clumsy stunt devil now an elegant mare and coo, “oh my goodness Soarin you look just amazing!”

Flutterin’ was stunned as she looked herself over. She then turned around facing the model sitting across the table with astonished expression and asked in a soft tone. “What happened to me am I still Soarin?”

Rainbow Bright looked up with a smile and exclaimed, “of course you are! I just changed you a bit that’s all sweetheart.”

The former Daredevil gave a few blinks confused a bit she then shook her head and scoffed, “oh please my name isn’t Soarin its Flutterin! How silly of me!"

She whisked his wings and gently gave them a few flaps admiring how gentle they looked. The mare then looked down at her half-eaten apple pie and the big mug of apple cider with disgust, “what in Equestria is this! Waiter!”

The waiter begrudgingly came out of the cafe’ and approached the mare with wide, confused eyes and asked, “um...yes mam...I believe you are a mam."

Flutterin’ scoffed as she pushed the plate away and complained, “yes im a mam you dolt! Now, please take this filth out of my sight before I get your manager!”

The waiter grumbled irritably as he took the food and stomled off. Flutterin’ turned her attention to Rainbow Bright and replied with a smile. “You mentioned us dating before? Well I have to admit I couldn’t help but feel like we left off on the wrong hoof.”

Rainbow Bright waved a hoof, “oh it was no big deal we were just too different ponies back then! Now that you’re more cultured...well I could think of a way to rekindle that lost love.”

Flutterin’ couldn’t help but smirk as Rainbow Bright came in close. “Well I have to admit, this is certainly unexpected, but I’m sure that we can find a way to compromise.”

The two then pulled each other into each other’s embrace and began to make out. All Rainbow Dash could do was look away in disgust and groaned. The mare could feel herself kissing her idol; it felt both disgusted but slightly satisfying at the same time. The mare then stomped a hoof and shouted, “no I won’t let Rainbow Bright win! I need to retake my body and fix Soarin!”

But before she could do anything else, Rainbow Bright released the embrace and brushed a hoof down Flutterin’s face and whispered, “how about we blow today off and just have a girls night out.”

Flutterin squealed and clapped her hooves. “Oh, I would love to! We can get our wings preened! Maybe see a show! Oh, this is going to be so much fun!”

The mare suddenly stopped as she sat back down and asked, “what about your photo shoot!?”

Rainbow Bright just waved a hoof as she placed a bag of bits on the table and cooed, “oh Photo Finish can stomp and whine, I gave the magazine plenty of good photos to work with.” She then nuzzled Flutterin’s face as they walked off together down the road. Rainbow Dash followed behind through various reflections pondering on a way to get her body back.

Chapter Eight: One Long Very Bad Dream

Golden Appleseed was busy working at the small but quaint bistro not far from the apartment she and her friends lived at as she continued serving the patrons. She was a bit tired seeing she had to work late last night and woke up early this morning to fix her friends breakfast. As the mare went about her duties with a tired expression oriented on her face. As the mare took some dishes back into the kitchen and was busy polishing up some silverware and turned to see her reflection in a silver spoon only to gasp upon seeing Applejack staring back at her begrudgingly as she grumbled, “look I don’t mean to pry or anything but you look like ya might need a break.”

Appleseed scoffed, “as if! I don’t need a break, I’m just a little tired don’t worry about me okay?”

Applejack chuckled “it looks like you retained my stubborn nature huh?”

Appleseed smirked as she cooed, “oh don’t worry about me sugarcube, I’ll take good care of your body.”

The mare then continued to polish up the silver. She then turned to see the white-coated mare who was once Rarity was now the meek Steamy Latte who was paying all of her attention on brewing coffee and asked, “hey Steamy how are the things this morning.”

The mare blushed as she bowed a little and whispered meekly. “Oh, I’m doing fine, the patrons aren’t that grumpy, and everything seems to be running smoothly this morning.”

Golden Appleseed smiled and replied, “that’s good to hear. I’m assuming Rainbow Bright didn’t need you today?”

Steamy shook her head. “No, she seemed fine wanting to go and do things on her own today which was rather odd of her.”

The earth pony gave a nod and pondered as she thought out loud. “that is quite odd, Rainbow Bright is very well known not to have an assistant with her at all times…” Before she could think about her friend’s odd behavior even more so a waiter came by who seemed to be quite irritated as he grumbled angrily about something. Appleseed turned around and asked, “so did you see that rude model earlier?”

Golden Appleseed was confused as she asked, “who do you mean? What did she loo…wait was Rainbow Bright was here?”

He just rolled his eyes and gave a nod as he went over to sit down “ugh, and then I swear there was a stallion sitting across from her. Then the next thing I knew there was a mare that had the same features as the stallion sitting where he was. It was like his entire gender changed while I went to fetch Rainbow Bright’s order.”

Appleseed began to tremble a little she gulped as she whispered, “oh no... don’t tell me!”

Steamy Latte looked up and asked the waiter in a meek tone.” Did they have a purple jewel with them?”

The waiter tapped a hoof to his chin for a bit before he shrugged and simply replied, “I’m not a hundred percent sure but I think there was…”

Steamy groaned as she rubbed a hoof down her face. “This is bad! Really bad! We need to go and find Rainbow Bright before she causes any more damage!”

Appleseed gave a nod as she took off her apron. “your right! Steamy we both should get going right now!”

Steamy gulped as she nervously shuffled about and whimpered, “I…I’m not so sure about this.”

Golden Appleseed strolled over and tried to reassure her friend. “Hey, don’t you worry, we're just going to convince Rainbow Bright to give us the jewel before it can cause any problems okay?”

Steamy was still a bit unsure, but she reluctantly sighed, “fine, I’ll go.” The mares then both ran out of the bistro and into the streets of Manehatten.

Both Celestia and Twilight were in a chariot going down to Manehatten as Twilight sighed, “I’m so sorry princess
Celestia. I didn’t realize how bad things have gotten with Photo Finish having Rainbow Dash sign that horrible contract.”

Celestia turned to her former student and smiled, “it’s quite alright, I was more impressed with how Rarity took responsibility for her actions. But I’ll make sure everything is cleared up, and your friends will be back to normal and in Ponyville by tonight.”

Twilight then asked, “but, what about the research you conducted on the purple crystal and how could Starswirl the Bearded's spell make such strange magical residue?

Celestia shook her head as she explained, “like I said the spell is beyond even me. It seems to be just that residue, and I’ll make sure to keep it in my palace’s vault once we retrieve it.”

They then landed near the apartment building where Twilight’s friends were staying. Many ponies gasped as they saw the two alicorns being excited from the chariot by some royal guards and they all quickly bowed their heads. Celestia raised a hoof and smiled, “it’s quite alright now can you tell me where the model Rainbow Bright maybe?”

Many ponies pointed to the end of the sidewalk where the princess turned to see Rainbow bright was walking with her new mare friend Flutterin were strolling together. Flutterin’ clearly had a makeover with her mane touched up, she now wore an ample amount of makeup and blush on her face along with a new frilly gold dress with sparkling gold high heeled shoes. Rainbow Bright gasped upon seeing Princess Celestia as the two alicorns gave sighs of relief. Celestia then stepped forward and exclaimed, “oh there you are Rainbow Bright! We were just looking for you!”

Rainbow bright and Flutterin’ both performed a curtsey as Rainbow Bright responded, “it is an honor to be in your presence Princess. What business may you have with me?”

Twilight couldn’t help but chuckle seeing Rainbow Dash acting like a noble mare while Celestia giggling a little herself as she explained, “well it seems we need you to come with us as I will pay to have your contract with Photo Finish ended and we can fix this whole mess.”

The mare was stunned at this proposal, and she whispered, “sure, that would be fine but first…”

She eyed them seeing the princesses standing there with their manes undone, no clothes and having only their chariot as transport. The model was horrified at the uncouth nature of the princesses and exclaimed, “how can you two be princesses and be wearing nothing out in public! With your manes a mess! Have you two no decency!”

Celestia and Twilight rolled their eyes as the purple coated alicorn walked over and took out a small vial and replied, “just take this first, I would like it if Rainbow Dash was back in control of her own body if that’s okay with you? I’m sure I can find a way to have you accommodated.”

Rainbow Bright was flustered as she then took out the gem and held it up and before the princesses could do anything she proclaimed, “well it seems you two are due for a much-needed makeover!”

Before the alicorns could react tendrils of magic wrapped around both princesses holding them down tightly as she gave an evil smirk, “don’t worry my dears, I’ll make proper princesses out of you two before today ends.”

Golden Appleseed and Steamy Latte both were breathing heavily and sweating all over as they ran through the streets of Manehatten. Eventually, the two came outside the apartment building they were staying at. The mares mouths dropped upon seeing a giant golden carriage outside and a large crowd of paparazzi shouting at some bellboys trying to keep the crowd back as they snapped photos and were demanding questions. Golden Appleseed led the nervous Steamy Latte through the herds of ponies and was asking loudly, “hey did any of you see Rainbow Bright?!”

One stallion reporter came over and exclaimed, “yeah she went into the apartment complex with Twilight and Celestia! But they were acting weird as they were embarrassed about walking around naked for some reason. I think one of the mares looked like Soarin, but he was also a mare.”

The two mares were stunned as Steamy whispered meekly. “Oh dear! Oh dear! She used the gem on the princesses and turned Soarin into a mare!”

Golden Appleseed growled, “this has gone too far! Come on Steamy were going to put an end to this!”

The former sassy food critic was now stomping her way through the main lobby while steamy meekly followed. They then went into an elevator and as it rose up through the floors. Steamy was busy fixing her glasses and whispered, “But...I...I’m also Rainbow Bright’s assistant, and I have to do everything she says.”

She then looked into the shiny walls making up the elevator she saw her reflection of Rarity who responded, “darling, I know you’re supposed to be meek and more humble, but we need to stop Rainbow Bright from doing any harm to Celestia and Twilight.”

Steamy mulled it over for a moment and whispered, “your right Rarity I won’t let you down.”

Appleseed saw the reflection of Applejack who also gave her other self advice, “you better not let Rainbow Bright win girl, this is more than just about you or her reputation. Without us, we can’t use the elements of harmony, and while Celestia being more worried about her looks that’s leaving Equestria in danger with no pony to protect us.”

Appleseed gave a shiver as she whispered in a worried quiver in her voice. “Right, I doubt Sombra or Discord would allow us to have what we have. Don’t worry I’m sure I can somehow convince Rainbow Bright to revert everypony back to normal.”

The elevator eventually came to a complete stop, and it’s sliding doors opened. The two mares quickly ran down the red-carpeted hall, and they both burst into their apartment, and they both gasped in astonishment at what they saw. Celestia’s mane and tail were now a bubblegum pink, and she was wearing a ridiculous frilly pink dress, with yellow satin bows tied in her hair and around her waist. The princess now had a sparkling gold tiara on her head with make-up well applied to her face and was daintily sipping a cup of tea. While Twilight was sporting a bright baby blue dress with her mane now just a curly mass as was her tail. She was also daintily sipping a cup of tea and chatting about the history of dresses with Celestia who was mildly paying attention as she as looking in a hand mirror and was applying eyeliner. Rainbow Bright and Flutterin were sitting together and were flirting as they fed each other little powdered pastries. Just to top it off was there was now two maids in a fancy black and frilly white dresses, along with small white bows in their blue manes just standing behind the mares waiting for order to serve the four mares.

Rainbow Bright was the first to acknowledge the newcomers and smirked as she waved a hoof at her friend and asked, “please sit down and enjoy yourselves.”

The two mares gave each other a nervous glance before they sat down among the rest of the fancy dressed mares. Steamy was shaking nervously as she sipped her tea as Appleseed eyed Rainbow Bright and asked, “Rainbow Bright what did you do to Princess Celestia and Twilight?”

Rainbow Bright gave Golden Appleseed a coy smile as she explained, “Celestia is now Sunny Skies, and Twilight is now Starry Night. They are two lovely princesses, and I’m teaching them some educate. It seems that proper manners is lost among the Equestrian royalty. After I have completely reformed these two, I should pay a visit to Princess Luna and Princess Cadance as well. I bet they could also use fine tuning.”

Appleseed couldn’t help but scoff, “yeah and in the meantime have us go from the most popular mares in Equestria into wanted criminals? Yeah no thanks, I think I’ll pass.”

Rainbow Bright rolled her eyes and explained casually, “oh please, it’s not like I’m kidnapping them. I’m just giving them a much-needed attitude adjustment. Now that’s out of the way why don’t you sit down and just drink your tea.”

Appleseed crossed her hooves and asked, “so you want us to take over our bodies completely and have Rainbow Dash and Applejack trapped in our psyche for good? Isn’t that right?”

Rainbow Bright slammed a hoof on the table and shouted, “they would do the same to us given a chance! Just say yes, and I can even help restore your reputation I have connections in Canterlot! You have nothing to lose by just letting this happen.”

Golden Appleseed looked down into her cup of tea seeing Applejack’s face shaking no as if trying to say she would never do that. This also got Golden Appleseed to ponder a little she then asked, “What about Equestria’s protection? Without the elements of harmony and Celestia and Luna worrying more about their makeup and outfits. Equestria can be taken over by all kinds of evil.”

Rainbow Bright rose up out of her chair and stood unto p of the table as she proclaimed, “Imagine if we used this jewel instead of the elements of harmony and transform all criminals and villains into prissy mares that will do our bidding! We can do the same to Discord or Sombra and show the world what happens if they mess with us! Then in time we can become princesses’ ourselves and rule Equestria!”

The evil model then turned to her assistant and asked, “what do you say Steamy? Will you join me?”

The mare squeaked in freight and unconsciously gave a nod as she responded meekly, “it sounds like a good plan.”

Rainbow Bright then turned her attention to the princesses and asked, “What about you two will you let me protect Equestria with the power of fashion!”

Celestia couldn’t help but burst into laughter, “oh I would love to see Discord in a dress! Letting you rule would be worth seeing that!”

Twilight also giggled like a little filly and chirped, ”oh what a great idea! Maybe have them go through etiquette school! That’ll make them never want to break a rule again!”

Rainbow Bright snickered she then turned to the maids who just meekly curtseyed. “whatever you demand Rainbow Bright we will follow.”

Rainbow Bright turned to Appleseed who was the only pony glaring at her as the model gave the former food critic an evil grin as she held up a cup of tea and whispered menacingly. “It seems the only one who disagrees is you. I can easily just transform you into a pony who will be more willing to go along with my plans.”

She picked up the feel as Appleseed eyed her, “how about this Rainbow Bright if I play along with this for a day. one day! I’ll consider this deal, if not you can do whatever you want with me.”

Rainbow Bright got up and clapped her hooves. “excellent! Now how about we go out and have a royal night! I think it’s about time we went to a Bridleway musical!”

Later that evening the mares were now in the upper seats of the play and watched silently on a play called the “Princess Swan” where it was about a princess who was cursed to turn into a swan as her brave prince had to fight some evil sorcerer to save her. The musical was quite dull and was predictable. Golden Appleseed was bored out of her mind grumbling “if I were a critic this would get a one out of ten seriously? This was clearly designed for little fillies not grown ponies.”

She then turned around to see both Celestia and Twilight were tearing up seeing the stallion going to kiss the mare in a swan costume. This just made Golden roll her eyes at such a cheesy performance. All the while Rainbow Bright was commenting on the outfits the actors were wearing. Appleseed was eyeing Rainbow Bright silently while the maids and Steamy were going about serving out refreshments. Steamy slowly placed a glass of wine in Appleseed’s hooves and as she peered down into the red liquid Applejack appeared and asked bluntly, “any plans on snatching that jewel?”

She sighed as she swirled her drink around as she responded, “I’m not sure, but I don’t have a lot of time if I don’t get it before the end of the play. I may not get another chance.”

Then she saw her opportunity when Flutterin was going in for a kiss with the model. Golden Appleseed didn’t spare a second as she rushed over and snatched the jewel from Rainbow Bright’s purse. The pegasus suddenly squeaked in surprise, “what do you think you're doing Goldy!”

Appleseed stood somewhat away from Rainbow bright as she growled, “keeping this away from you; that’s what.”

Rainbow Bright then flew into Appleseed and tackled her to the ground. The two rolled about as the jewel fell out and rolled away, as both mares tried to grab it. But the treasure bounced over to Twilight who just picked it up and cooed, “oh what a beautiful jewel! This would look great on a princess!”

Without realizing it, Twilight then sent tendrils of magic at the lead actress who was transformed into an alicorn princess as she kissed the stallion. The crowd gasped and clapped in applause thinking it was apart of the musical making both the actress and actor just blush and bowed. Twilight clapped her hooves in delight and squealed, ”there instead of a sad ending! It’s a happy ending!”

Both Appleseed and Rainbow Bright squealed in horror as they ran at Twilight trying to take the jewel from her. Twilight gasped upon seeing the mares chasing her and accidentally tripped on her dress and the jewel fell out of her magical embrace. Celestia then scooped it up and smirked as she shot magic at Twilight transforming her. Turning the mare taller with bigger wings now looking like Celestia with her new physche. Celestia smirked, “there see how you look like a proper alicorn princess!”

Twilight twirled about in her dress as she rose her wings in the air and shouted “I’m a true alicorn princess now! Now I just need to find my handsome prince
and live happily ever after!”

Everypony in the audience looked up with confusion seeing Twilight looking more like Celestia and acting quite odd. Some clapped thinking it might be something to do with the bizarre musical.

As Twilight fluttered down Celestia blushed and commented, ”yeah it seems so, my nephew is available if you want him.”

The princess squealed she clapped her hooves. “Oh thank you, Celestia! We should plan the wedding immediately!”

Celestia gave a nod of approval. “Of course, we can do it tomorrow Blueblood is going to love that surprise!”

As the two princesses were now distracting talking about weddings. The jewel was now lying on the ground as Rainbow Bright quickly snatched the gem and flew into the air hoping to escape only to fumble it and watched as it fell into Steamy’s hooves as she picked it up she looked it over, and Rainbow Bright held out a hoof. “Give it to me! Now!”

Appleseed shook her head and whispered, “don’t do this give it to me let me get things back to normal.”

Steamy gulped as she closed her eyes and shot magic at Rainbow Bright, but Futterin’ got in the way shouting “noooo!” He was then hit with the full force of the magic. She squeaked as the tendrils of magic wrapped around her and Flutterin’ slowly reverted into a Rainbow dash clone complete with the short rainbow mane and tail and magenta eyes. the mare blushed as she held a hoof to her face and whispered, “woah I’m Rainbow Dash!”

Rainbow Bright quickly slammed her assistant to the ground taking the jewel as she shouted, “there’s “no way I’m losing Flutterin!”

The Rainbow Dash reared back and then sprang forward moving at a sonic speed she shouted back “buck no!”

The daredevil pegasus slammed down into Appleseed as they rolled about the jewel skittered across the floor, and Golden Appleseed slowly picked it up. Rainbow Bright was now pinned down by the Rainbow Dash clone the trapped pegasus could only shout, “Goldy! Remember what I promised! Give it to me, and I’ll give you everything you want!”

Golden Appleseed looked down at the jewel remembering all the awards she received for her reviews, all the glory, the nights she had with Silver dollar. All that was going to be lost...she closed her eyes as tears welled up and then without realizing it Steamy took the jewel into her hooves. “No, this is all on me. All of this is on me, and I’m the only one who can change things back to normal?” She then held the jewel up and shot a beam of energy into the jewel as cracks formed in it Golden Appleseed whispered,” goodbye Applejack, Silver Dollar...don’t forget me.” The jewel then exploded as a bright light enveloped the entire theatre.

[hr.]

Rarity gasped as she awoke in cold sweat as she was now in her bedroom. The mare gazed around the room and saw Twilight, Soarin, Applejack, Rainbow Dash and two royal guards all sleeping soundly in padded white sleeping bags all around her room.

She then looked over to see Celestia smiling down at her as she asked, “What happened? Did we defeat Rainbow Bright?”

The princess smiled, “well kind of, you see I believe everything reverted back to how things were a month and week before you used that jewel on your friends.”

Rarity was confused as she smiled meekly and asked, “can you explain
on how that happened?”

Celestia gave a nod, “certainly, it just means that we are back on the very night your friends fully transformed into their alternate personalities and everything after that has been forgotten like it never happened.”

Rarity sighed, “I see...well...that’s great and I’m happy things are back to normal. But I can’t help but feel that we should do something to save Golden Appleseed and even Rainbow Bright.”

Celestia continued, “I believe they’ll still be there with Applejack and Rainbow Dash. I’ll have to keep an eye on them to see how they deal with their alter egos. As for you...I’m glad you learned your lesson, but you did a lot of damage causing a rip in our reality. You should be happy only some personalities and genders were changed. Things could've gotten a lot worse.

Rarity gave a deep, exasperated sigh as she held the blankets close to her chest and whimpered, “I’m so sorry about everything. I didn’t mean for things to get so out of hoof over some stupid prank.”

Celestia placed a hoof to Rarity’s head, “it’s okay, everything really is fine now... However, when you destroyed the jewel, you took the full brunt of its power. In fact, I placed an illusion spell on you to keep you calm.”

Rarity was now extremely nervous as she squeaked, “what do you mean darling? Am I some kind of monster or something?” Celestia shook her head. “Oh no nothing like that, it’s not terrible...but it’s also shocking.”

The white-coated unicorn closed her eyes as she whispered, “just do it! I can take it.”

Celestia sighed as her horn lit up and Rarity could literally feel herself growing at least a foot or two higher, and she heard her bed squeak form extra weight. Celestia then replied, “you can open your eyes now.”

Rarity slowly opened her eyes to see that she now had massive forehooves and large white coated back hooves. The mare continued to look her body over seeing that other than the fact she was more muscular; she still has her other attributes. Rarity had a feeling what the jewel transformed her into as she took a hand mirror from a shelf into her magical embrace and looked at her new face. It was big with a more massive jaw, and a square face, with a short crop of curly purple mane protruding from her head completing her new look. and she still had her purple eyes despite being a stallion’s face though. But the mare just froze looking at herself as Celestia and whispered, “I’m sorry Rarity but you...your a stallion now.”

The mare dropped the mirror as she did one final check as she looked under her covers only to verify that she had a new organ attached to her body. At that moment after Rarity confirmed she was biologically a stallion, she fainted.

to be continued….