The Shadowbolt Saga Volume 1: The Journey Begins
Jimmy had been stuck in Manteo for months. So boring was his current plight that he had nothing to do, which unsettled him greatly. Life had always been like this for a while now, ever since effective lockdown. It was now September, and the situation looked no closer to resolving thanks to political officials and medical officers washing their hands of any responsibility or any reasonable response. Indeed, he had seen a video outlining that 98% of COVID deaths could have been prevented if the White House had actually done something instead of pretending that it was like the flue and wasn't an actual threat, and then still doing nothing after it became an actual threat. No, it seemed that using the Department of Homeland Security to beat up veterans was a far more productive use of his time, resulting in a nation more broken than ever.
So Jimmy stayed in his room for months, only emerging to eat or to take a daily walk. And even that was a tense experience, with lots of people around. Not as many as usual, but the governor had lifted lockdown restrictions too early and the beaches had led to a lot of spreading about of the virus. No wonder he wore a face shield so often now.
Jimmy glanced down to his phone, and saw a text message from somebody he knew. It was a woman called Bianca, a local bartender and occasional barista (not a barister, as somebody had once mistyped it in an email) who'd driven him up the wall about a year ago, complete with other surreal and unexplained phenomena that permeated his existance.
As he read the message (which was oddly long) he soon felt sad. The pair had made up, a bit, although he'd been Aria Blaze at the time, and it was a sad message indeed.
Hi Jimmy!
I know it's been a while since we last spoke, but I've some bad news for you. My mother's taken a turn for the worse in this crisis- don't worry, she hasn't got the virus- and I need to return home to help her get back on her feet. I can't confirm when I'll be back, so I'll be hosting a goodbye party on Zoom. It's too dangerous to meet in person, so I'll email you the meeting link in a day or so.
Best of luck in the meantime.
Bianca.
Where did Jimmy go from here? Every day was the same. Had he lost the magic, magic, magic? In this lockdown, time felt like it was stuck on repeat. The days went round and round and round, round and round and round.
September 24th arrived, and the meeting began to say goodbye to Bianca. The meeting was well attended, although talking entirely over video conference that kept cutting out was a challenge. Bianca had then rewired the communication gear to try and get it all working again. After all, you need to establish which box you are in before trying to think outside of it.
Just as the event came to an end, there was a knock at the door. Jimmy went to the door (with the appropriate coverings) and saw a girl wearing a face shield standing there, with a box.
"Delivery for you!" she said. She seemed oddly peppy, and mildly annoying, two emotional traits that often went together. Jimmy hesitated for a second. "Well, don't you want it?"
"Oh, sure," Jimmy replied, taking the box with his gloves and putting it on his special tray, where he put all his deliveries. "Are you new here? I don't think I've seen you around."
"My name's Alice," she replied, though refrained from extending her hand to avoid any potential virus transmission. "I'm newly assigned to the local FedEx depot. But I know who you are, Jimmy."
"How? And you really can't know that much."
"Oh, I do," Alice smiled. "You're James Thomas Hook, second son of Le and Mary Hook. Born in 1996 in Ashland, Oregon, lived in Alabama for several years, then moved to Manteo. Of course, what you're really known for is changing into every fictional character under the sun, although your friends Tom Haddington, Katrina Miller, John Rooke, Steph Parker and Ink also do this. You've been Sunset Shimmer, Starlight Glimmer's human form from Equestria Girls Mirror Magic, Princess Luna's Season 1 design, a bat pony of the same name, Mystery Mint (an Equestria Girls background character), Coloratura, Suri Polomare, EG Photo Finish, Sunset Shimmer once again, Princess Twilight Sparkle, Princess Skystar (Her Seapony form to be exact), Princess Luna's Season 1 design once again, Queen Chrysalis, Clawdeen Wolf (Monster High), Cleo De Nile (Monster High), Lagoona Blue (Monster High), Pixel Pizazz, Violet Blurr (EG humans that debuted in Equestria Girls Rainbow Rocks), Valley Glamour, EG Sweetie Belle, EG Lyra Heartstrings (albeit of her winter attire instead of her normal clothing), Equestria Girls Friendship Power Rarity, Queen Chrysalis once again, EG Silver Spoon, Princess Luna's Season 1 design yet again, EG Diamond Tiara, Sapphire Shores, Cayenne, Pony Cheerilee, EG Cheerilee, Somnambula, Moonlight Raven, Sunshine Smiles, Citrus Blush, North Point, Lily Love, Equestria Girls Friendship Power Fluttershy, Cherry Jubilee, Watermelody (Equestria Girls), Queen Novo (like Princess Skystar from last year, it was also her Seapony form to be exact.), Juniper Montage, Reformed Queen Chrysalis, Equestria Girls Friendship Power Sci-Twi, Rosette Nebula, Supernova Zap (Su-Z), Vignette Valencia, EG Fiddlesticks, EG Fleetfoot, EG G4 Megan Williams, Mane-iac Mayhem, Season 1 Grand Galloping Gala Rarity, Kiwi Lollipop (K-Lo), EG Kerfuffle, EG Autumn Blaze, Reformed Sunset Shimmer (aka Sunset Shimmer's 2nd Main outfit), Equestria Girls Friendship Power Sunset Shimmer, Adagio Dazzle, Sonata Dusk, Aria Blaze (those three that also debuted in Equestria Girls Rainbow Rocks), 1950 Cinderella (Disney Princess), 2015 Cinderella (Disney Princess), EG Zecora, Giselle (Disney Princess), Equestria Girls Friendship Power Pinkie Pie, Jasmine (Disney Princess), Cozy Glow (In this case.... a Alternate Universe Cozy Glow that was never evil at all.), Ariel (Mermaid and Disney Princess), Aurora (Disney Princess), Equestria Girls Friendship Power Applejack, Filly Starlight Glimmer, Snow White (Disney Princess and the first one that began it all for Disney Princesses), Mage Meadowbrook, Midnight Sparkle, Aunt Orange, Pocahontas (Disney Princess), Pear Butter (Alternate Universe in which she and Bright Mac aren't dead and are insread alive), Ocean Flow (Once more: her Seapony form), Filly Six, EG Apple Bloom, EG Scootaloo, Moana (Disney Princess), Flashdancer, Rapunzel (Disney Princess), Alice the Reindeer, Tiana (Disney Princess), Aurora the Reindeer (Not to be confused with a Disney Princess of the same name), Smolder, Merida (Disney Princess), Bori the Reindeer, Mulan (Disney Princess), Mystery Mint (Once Again), Elsa (Disney Princess), Anna (Disney Princess), Kirin Autumn Blaze-" But before she could go on, Jimmy cut her off.
"Okay, okay, I get the idea," Jimmy replied. "You're obsessed about it. But how do you know all that?"
"You did kinda post all your personal details all over the internet. Besides, your dad's facebook page is filled with information- how's he getting along, by the way?"
Jimmy blinked. This girl was clearly a fan, if she knew all that. But how did she know of the others? "You need to be careful, in case you end up going the same way."
"I know what I'm doing! I'm avoiding any wierd objects. Well, I've got stuff to deliver, see ya!" And off she went.
Jimmy blinked. "I may need to get a restraining order against her."
To say that Jimmy found her annoying was an understatement. Whereas Bianca had been rude and somewhat snotty, here it was Alice's peppiness and enthusiasm that drove him up the wall. Who was she, a relative of Pinkie Pie? That seemed to be the only logical explanation he could muster for that, as he went about his beeswax- business as best he could whilst trying not to be annoyed by her too much.
However, this proved to be easier said than done. Wherever he was, so was she, and she was constantly trying to garner his attention at every conceivable opportunity. The days slowly rolled by, some of the damage from a recent storm still being fixed around town. Everything was a mess, what with the virus still running rampant and society doing little to stop it.
Which brings us to the very early morning of the 26th of September. This was set to be yet another day in Jimmy's not especially evenful life, so he pulled himself out of bed and went downstairs sighing as he did so at how tired he was and how hot the night had been. This was because the air conditioning unit in his house had failed, and he didn't have the time nor skills to repair it, so a repairman it was that he needed. He was currently awaiting his arrival, which would be between the times of 07:00 and 19:00, or to use a Jimmyism, between the morning and evening hour, and as such he needed to be up early. He had succesfully made his way downstairs and into his kitchen to eat, when he spotted something.
It was a weasel!
No, it wasn't. The autocorrect on my PC went a bit crazy.
Sitting on the ground was a bracelet, that was orange, and seemed altogether far too small for his wrists, which were mighty slabs the width of tree trunks. So he picked it up, only for him to get a pulse of electrical energy that knocked him back.
It was the time appointed for the changes to happen, and sure enough he gained some rather strange looking shoes. They were predominantly white, with purple bodywork higher up, and pink speed lines on the side, along with a heart symbol on the front plates and white laces. There were also a pair of white socks on his feet (he had previously been barefoot). The tops of those, sitting somewhere around his ankles, had orange trim. His shorts (as he was wearing shorts) then tightened onto his corpulent figure as running shorts, losing their zip and button in the process and changing material to lycra. It now ran to just under his knees, and they also turned orange.
Atop that, his shirt's front and back shrank back to have a low neckline, although the sleeves stayed the same. The entire garment turned pink, and then the bottom began to grow longer, growing to partway down his thighs, before gaining a side split to make walking slightly easier. This now sundress gained four sun symbols on the skirt.
The wrist bracelet was now on his left wrist, and was joined by a blue one. Jimmy looked utterly stupid, and furthermore he had no clue who this even was.
Thankfully, fate and the affliction are not known for leaving things unfinished. Sure enough, his entire chassis shrank down, fat and muscle sloughing off him like melting wax, reducing him to the figure of a skinny teen. Every inch of his skin faded to pink, making him look oddly sunburnt, as his eyes turned yellow. Deeper pink eyebrows materialised on his face as blue eyeliner appeared behind his eyes. His hair turned varying shades of lurid green, as though he had been in the middle of an explosion in a dulux factory. This mess grew longer and down to his thighs as his face changed to somebody else's.
Seconds after that, his entire body shrank and knocked about a foot off his height, and his shoulders were suddenly pulled in. Moments later, his chest swelled into two breasts as his waist was suddenly pulled in. The next two bits, the last two, happened at once. As his hips exploded outwards, his manhood got sucked into his body and replaced with the female equivalent.
The final clue appeared when a pair of headphones appeared on her head, blasting terrible, out of tune rock music.
Ripping the glasses off and dumping them on the side, Lemon Zest punched the air and whooped. "Yeah! You need to hear this guys! This track is totally wild!"
Moments later, she sped out of the door, all prior concerns like breakfast forgotten, as she set off to start her day in wherever she was. It didn't look like Crystal City, that's for sure.
Never did she realize that Alice had been watching her from a nearby tree.
Author's Note
So today marks 5 years of when My Little Pony Equestria Girls: Friendship Games first aired on Discovery Family.
In honor of that entry in the EG Franchise, I will be transforming into each of the Six Shadowbolts that debuted in the 3rd movie with a twist: The clothing will be of the ones that I like the most for them and the ones that of course: Preferred clothing for when outside of Crystal Prep Academy. :3
As y'all saw in this story, I transformed into My Favorite Shadowbolt Member: Lemon Zest :3 And in honor of that, I will showcase 6 sets of fan art of her by herself which showcases of her being either cute, jamming out to her music on her headphones, or just being amazing. X3
Enjoy! And at this point, only 5 more Shadowbolts left to go for me to transform into.
(For those that want to see this outfit again. ;3)
Next up: A Shadowbolt member that is easily a favorite for one of my online friends. <3 
