This story is dedicated to my eldest sister. You taught me to look at the world with wonder and curiosity. A debt that could never be repaid, thank you.

Chapter 1.

“Are you sure about this Twilight?” Said Applejack. The two were at Twilight’s library and sitting in the living room, drinking tea together.

“Of course, Applejack, the spell is completely harmless, I already tried it on Lyra, as I have already told you.” Said Twilight.

“Explain it to me one more time, please Twilight, I want to get this right.” Said Applejack.

“Fine, one more time. I was practicing a new spell that I have been working on, and I need somepony to test it on.” Huffed Twilight.

“What was wrong with using Lyra?” Countered Applejack.

“I already told you, she accidentally did something while the spell was active and somehow, changed it, or something. Tainted it… look I need a non-unicorn for this test, and you were the next best thing. Plus, you still owe me for helping you out with one of your tree’s contracting a strange magical illness. You owe me Applejack.” Said Twilight.

“And you are sure that it won’t hurt me, at all?” Said Applejack.

“Yes yes, now let me begin.” Said Twilight.

“Fine fine, I yield, I just want to make sure nothing bad happens. You know how your magic testing in the past has gone. What even is this spell?” Said Applejack.

“I can assure you this one will not hurt you, and it’s a secret, just stay calm. And whatever happens, just go with the flow. Don’t attempt anything drastic, and you should be fine.” Said Twilight.

“Now I am even more curious, Twilight what-” But before Applejack could finish, Twilight had already begun and had cast the spell.

“APPLEJACK!” Came a voice from afar. Applejack groggily opened her eyes, adjusting to her new surroundings. She was in bed, covered in a sheet, but something felt different. Pushing her body up, she noticed that her body bent a little too far as she stretched her hooves. Wait a moment, she didn’t have hooves! She could feel digits at the end of her legs, no arms now.

What was she? She stared at her hoof, which had transformed into a circular part of flesh, with five digits extending away from it. This was all so strange. These digits were flexible, and she could feel each one individually. Not only did she have five digits on this arm, but she also had five others on the other, amazing! The endless possibilities of being able to use these digits to achieve great marvels was what Applejack was thinking when she heard a knock nearby.

“Are you up honey?” Came a male voice from behind a door. “It’s your big day, and we have already let you sleep in past Eight O’clock, try and get up. Your mother has made you your favorite breakfast, and we are waiting for you downstairs. Don’t get distracted getting ready for today, OK?” The voice was oddly familiar, but also different. Applejack couldn’t place what was so weird but didn’t think about it for too long.

“OK” Croaked our Applejack, and she heard whoever it was leaving. Continuing to take in her surroundings, she looked at the way the room was designed. There was a window in one corner, letting in rays of sun. In another corner sat a desk with crayons and markers and other drawing utensils, in a third corner sat an old drawer that had a mirror on top and with clothes coming out of it. That must be the place that she changed clothes, guesses Applejack.

Deciding to get up and moving, Applejack looked down her body to see what her other appendages looked like. As she was looking down, she noted she was wearing pajamas with little apples on them. As she reached the end of her body scan, she saw her legs, which were bare. Similar to her arms, her legs also had five digits each on the end. Trying to see if they had the same dexterity, she was quickly unsatisfied that they were not.

Making a decision to move off the bed, Applejack quickly assessed what her limbs were used for. Swinging her legs down off the bed, she tried having one of her leg’s digits touch the floor, only to pull back immediately as the floor was incredibly cold. As she glanced down at the annoying floor, she noticed six items on the floor, near her bed.

These six items were in pairs of two. The first, seemed to be a kind of sock that you would fit over your leg. Except it seemed that it was much smaller, maybe only going up to the base of where the foot began. The second, seemed to be a pair of shoes that you would be able to slide into with the feet. The third, seemed to be boots that had a little cute butterfly design on the sides. These seemed to be outside work boots, as Applejack could see some mud had accumulated on them.

Weighing her options, Applejack bent down and retrieved the two socks. Pulling them over her feet, she bent down once again and retrieved the slippers and fitted them on also. Daring to brave the cold floor again, Applejack swung her legs over and attempted to put more weight on them, hoisting her body up was tricky, but eventually she was able to balance long enough to be able to get over to her dresser.

It would seem that these creatures wore clothes all the time. So Applejack quickly swapped out of her pajamas and put on a standard outfit. Nothing superb, she didn’t have Rarity’s fashion, but she was able to do with what she was given. Taking a closer look at herself, she seemed to be an adolescent girl with freckles and strawberry red hair.

As she practiced walking around more, Applejack was appreciative that she was accustomed to walking on all four. It was amazing how these bipedal creatures to balance on two legs, how they got anywhere was amazing on its own. Stumbling towards the doorway, Applejack could smell that something was cooking downstairs, and whatever it was, it smelled good.

Author's Note

Transformation is probably not my forte, but I gave an attempt for this contest.