Transference

Something was wrong with my new body.

I had already been walking for hours, following the edge of the Everfree Forest, when I realized that my belly became larger still. Slowly but steadily, like some yellow skin balloon.

This was not a regular pregnancy. That much was clear by now. Not that I ever thought it would be.

It hurt so much.

Barely able to move, I started to limp, tears flowing down my face from the excruciating pain. I had barely lived a day in this new form and already felt like I was about to die...

"Fuck you, Discord. Seriously!" I groaned out loud.

Not being really content with my fate, I started looking around for a spot to lay down to get some rest.

I found something suitable under a large tree on a small grassy hill, close to the edge of the forest.

As I lay down on my back in pain, I looked up to the horizon, watching the sun go down in the distance. At least I got a nice view for my inevitable end, I thought.

What a joke my life had become. Guess I earned that for taking Fluttershy's body without her consent...

I could feel my skin start to tear as my belly puffed up even more in size.

What would happen next? Would I be able to move on, now that I had connected to a physical body, or would I just end up back in the dreamscape again? A never-ending cycle...

Who knew? I barely even cared anymore. I was done with this crap.

The damned spawn in my belly started to move violently. I screamed out from the pain it caused and slowly drifted into unconsciousness.

The sun beamed on me like the scene was some holy happening.

It couldn't have been more wrong.

Where was I?

I could not see nor move. I was trapped in some form of warm liquid.

I tried to breathe, but my surroundings would not let me.

This was even worse than the dreamscape. I didn't want this.

In a state of panic, I tried to free myself.

I pressed my back to the edge of my newfound prison as hard as I could.

It gave way, slowly but steadily, so I continued to put all my strength into pushing against the slippery surface.

With a vile, but strangely satisfying ripping sound, I was free again and in the fresh air. The sun beamed on me warmly for a brief moment before it set behind the horizon.

Soaked in blood and other bad-smelling fluids, I looked down.

I stood inside Fluttershy. Or what remained of her...

Standing there, blood still dripping from my face. I had to say, I had never felt better in my life. What a thrill to come to life, I thought. It had been worth the pain.

The sight of the open carcass of Fluttershy was something to behold. But it was nothing but an empty hull now, like a cracked egg. Her soul was elsewhere, anyway.

But I wondered what had happened to the initial soul of the foal. Did it leave with the process of taking over Fluttershy? Was it meant to be this way for a being of chaos, to have a child? I doubted I'd ever get an answer, but it still made me think.

I took a moment to see who I had become.

No wonder it had hurt so much. I was almost as tall as Fluttershy now. And I could feel that I was still growing further to my full size.

A forming pile of blood showed a reflection of what I could not see directly myself.

I was still mostly pony. The fur was a few shades darker than the yellow from Fluttershy. The mane was a mix of pink and black strands. The horns, wings, and tail I had inherited from Discord.

Licking my teeth I could tell that I was no longer a herbivore if the fangs were anything to go by.

The only thing that I presumed was still part of my old self were my eyes. But I could have been mistaken. It didn't matter in the end, so I didn't think about it further.

Oh, and I was obiously male again I realized while looking between my legs. This also didn't matter much, but I was a bit more comfortable that way. It saved me all the trouble of learning how a mare's body worked long-term.

There was still quite the feminine touch on me, I thought. Must have been Fluttershy's colors and the slender body.

Feeling quite hungry after my recent birth, I looked down at my old body again. Instinct told me that I had to eat as soon as possible.

And so I feasted.

"Applejack, I think I can see them!" shouted Rainbow Dash from the sky. "There, up on the small hill, under the tree!"

Applejack squinted her eyes. Was that really Fluttershy and Discord? It was hard to tell. The sun had been down for a while now.

Aj started galloping even faster. "Alright, let's go. Maybe they need our help."

As they came closer, they slowly realized that something was very wrong there.

A grotesque being, that looked like a mix between Fluttershy and Discord was laying next to what looked like... Fluttershy herself?

They both had to compose themself after they were close enough to see the remains of their longtime friend.

The smell of fresh blood didn't help.

Still drowsy from my little nap, I noticed Rainbow Dash and Applejack standing close, just staring at me with their mouths agape and tears in their eyes.

"Wow!" I sprang up. "This isn't what it looks like, I swear!"

I looked over to Fluttershy's corpse. "Well, maybe it is, depending on what you're thinking, I guess." I smiled awkwardly at them, mouth still stained in blood.

"You... you monster! "What have you done to Fluttershy?" Rainbow Dash cried. "Is it you, Discord? I knew we couldn't trust you... I never did!"

Applejack didn't say anything. She just looked at the lifeless corpse that was resting next to me, presumably in shock and mourning.

"What?!" I gasped. "I'm not Discord, how dare you!"

"Who are you then?" Applejack asked, looking up at me with a heartbreaking gaze. "Have we met before? You seem strangely familiar to me somehow..."

"I.. I'm..." I stuttered before realizing that I already knew exactly who I was. "They named me Medley."

Rainbow and Applejack looked at each other, "Who named you?" Aj and Rainbow asked, almost in unison.

"My parents, Fluttershy... and Discord," I said matter-of-factly. "I'm their son, I suppose. Close enough at least I'd say."

Applejack grimaced in disbelief at that. Guess she knew I wasn't telling the whole truth.

"Oh, great! What better way to show you're their son than to murder your mom, ...our friend!" Rainbow Dash screamed out, still crying and overtaken by emotions. "I believe none of that, you are coming with us. The princesses will know what to do with you!"

Aj nodded silently, now with a murderous look on her face.

The time for talking was over. Rainbow and Aj charged at me.

I didn't know what to do. I wasn't sure what I was capable of and I didn't want to hurt them, so I just put my hooves up for them to grab.

Then I felt something strange when they touched me. A connection.

No... two connections.

I grasped them with my mind. They stopped holding me.

When I looked up, I saw them staring at me with blank expressions.
In my mind, I could also see their view of me sitting before them.

I was in control of them and I felt the breeze of the cold night wind on their fur.

"Oh, well, that's... interesting," I said as a creepy smile crept on my face.