I Will Fear No Evil...

by Misty Rose

Facing A Strange New World With Confidence

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"Oh, my head." I groan

"Uh, Twilight?" I hear a voice say.

I open my eyes. "Huh, Spike!?" I shout in confusion. "How am I?... Are you a dog?"

"I... think so. But I have no idea what you are!" He says in just as much, if not more, confusion.

I then look down at myself. "Huh?" I'm still human, and a girl, but now I've got pale purple skin instead of tan, navy blue hair with pink and purple streaks in it instead of medium brown with pink and blue streaks, and I look like I could be on the cover of Seventeen magazine. I feel the bridge of my nose and find that my glasses are gone, but I can see perfectly. I look at my clothes now, they're the same ones that Twilight wears in Equestria Girls and Rainbow Rocks, and the skirt is really short for me. I search my memories for any clue how I got here. I find two memories that help. Me and Annabelle going to Brony-Con and me buying the crown and my excruciatingly painful transformation. And a second memory, Twilight, or myself, going to a princess summit and Sunset stealing my crown, then me going through the mirror. I take a deep breath. "Jesus, help me through this." I pray out loud.

"Um, are you ok Twilight?" Spike says fearfully to me. "You're talking to nopony."

I take another deep breath. "I'm fine Spike. Let's look through my... saddle bag."

Opening the backpack, I find notebooks and pencils, the fake crown that Sunset replaced Twi... my crown with, a phone, and a book. I pick it up and read the title. "Holy Bible, NLT." I knew God wouldn't forsake me.

"What's that. We never had a book like that at home." Spike asks.

"I've uh, kept it hidden. It's a very valuable book." I say nervously.

"If you say so." Spike says dubiously.

"Come on. Let's search the school. Hop in." I tell Spike holding out my backpack.

"Why do I need to be in your saddlebag?" Spike asked confused, "And how do you know it's a school?"

"Look, it's definitely not a castle, and it looks kind of like Princess Celestia's School, and you weren't allowed at Celestia's school, and I'm not taking any chances. So hop in." I say while searching my new memories for proof.

"Fine." Spike says, obviously not happy.

Trying to keep my balance, I start walking to the school. I manage to walk around five steps before falling face first. I get back up again and manage to get inside the school. I walk over to the display case and see that Rainbow was the one who won all of these awards. Then the bell rings and in all the hullabaloo I fall and crawl my way out, doing a somersault trying to release my foot, bumping into someone.

I then hear that someone say, "Hey, are you ok?" Flash Sentry says holding out his hand.

I take his hand and say, "Yes. I just tripped. Thank you?..."

"Oh," he says looking embarrassed. "My name is Flash Sentry. What's yours?"

"Oh where are my manners?" I say. "My name is Twilight Sparkle. Nice to meet you Flash. Or do you prefer Mr. Sentry?" I say teasing him.

"No, it's Flash." He says playing along. "I'll keep an eye out for you, Twilight. Or do you prefer Ms. Sparkle?" He says with a twinkle in his eye.

"Definitely Twilight." I say quickly. "I'll see you around."

"Not if I see you first." He calls to me as he walks away.

Knowing what's supposed to come next, I try to think of the tune and words to Strange New World, but instead the music and lyrics to Confidence comes to me.

I’m not a warrior
I’m too afraid to lose
I feel unqualified for what you’re calling me to do

But Lord with your strength
I’ve got no excuse
'Cause broken people are exactly who you use

I start to smile and walk more Confidently.

So give me faith like Daniel in the lion’s den Give me hope like Moses in the wilderness Give me a heart like David, Lord be my defense So I can face my giants with confidence

I see the EQG version of Cheerile in a classroom as I walk while looking for Sunset and Fluttershy, as that's my main goal.

You took a shepherd boy. And made him a King So I’m gonna trust you and give you everything
I’ll be a conquerer 'Cause you fight for me. I’ll be a champion claiming your victory

I see the Cutie Mark Crusaders, or Canterlot Movie Club, as I walk aimlessly through the halls. Or rather, they try to go through the halls on Scootaloo's scooter and nearly run over me. I don't let it faze me though and I continue on.

So give me faith like Daniel in the lion’s den. Give me hope like Moses in the wilderness. Give me a heart like David, Lord be my defense So I can face my giants with Confidence

I march through the halls as I sing inwardly,

I'm gonna sing and shout and shake the walls. I won’t stop until I see 'em fall. Gonna stand up, step out when you call. Jesus, Jesus

I'm gonna sing and shout and shake the walls. I won’t stop until I see 'em fall. Gonna stand up, step out when you call. Jesus

I stand still for a minute as I sing the last chorus inwardly.

So give me faith like Daniel in the lion’s den. Give me hope like Moses in the wilderness. Give me a heart like David, Lord be my defense So I can face my giants with Confidence, yeah

Give me faith like Daniel in the lion’s den. Give me hope like Moses in the wilderness. Give me a heart like David, Lord be my defense So I can face my giants with Confidence,

I'll face my giants with confidence

You know, I just realized something. The song I sang inwardly is definitely true for me here and now. I need to rely on God and trust that he'll help me face these giants.

I will face my giants with Confidence.


Author's Note

And let's give a nice warm welcome to the inevitable haters. I fully expect more downvotes than upvotes. For no other reason than that I'm a Christian and my OC's are often Christians as well. And yes, I know Confidence came out this year, not 2018. I just wanted to incorporate it. Cookies for anyone who can guess who the song confidence is by.

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