Sunburst to Sunbeam

Sunburst sighed, he wouldn't be able to delay his mother forever, he just wished he didn't have to delay her at all. Sunburst said "Actually mom... would you mind if I took a look at your plans after I at least go to my room and unpack?"

Stellar Flare went "Alright, just be quick! We haven't got all day and there's a lot of plans that I need you to take a look at!" Sunburst grumbled and walked up the stairs to his old room, dropping his luggage bags to the floor, his mom could never just let him have a normal visit, convinced that she had the perfect life all figured out for him. Chances were that his mother allowing him to unpack was probably going to be the only bit of spare time he could get, might as well try out the new spell he had been crafting.

Sunburst was knowledgeable, that much was certain, it was why he had managed to find common ground with Princess Twilight because she knew about things that most other ponies didn't, so he could actually have intellectual talks with her. However, there was one thing he didn't understand, it was beyond his reach and he was hoping the spell he had created would help him attain what was previously thought to be impossible! Something so complex and intricate that even Starswirl the bearded himself had never achieved such a feat! No stallion, nor indeed any male of any species in Equestria, had even come close but this spell would change all that!

Sunburst just didn't understand mares.

Mares were difficult to say the least, they were on a completely different wavelength from stallions and the wavelength was so different that it just left stallions bewildered most of the time, which made it also very unfair that mares knew how to deal with stallions so easily, like they were simple creatures that could be treated almost like a pet if the mood so took them. After studying a variety of spells, both old and new, Sunburst was convinced that the spell he had poured hours into and measured out perfectly down to the last tiny detail, would become the spell that bridged the gap and make stallions more in tune with mares.

Sunburst levitated some chalk and drew a large sigil on the floor, a large circle with another smaller circle where Sunburst would stand and in the space between the large circle and the smaller circle would be eight even smaller circles, each with a different symbol that had long been associated with mares. The moon, the venus symbol, the Nǚ character, an elephant, a sheela na gig, a lotus flower, an ichthys and the triple goddess symbol.

Sunburst confidently stood in the center circle before channeling his magic into the markings he had made on the floor. The outer circle glowed brighter and brighter until it basically shone with magical energy, one by one, the circles with the symbols adopted the same glow until finally the circle Sunburst was stood in did the same. The spell was cast and Sunburst felt magic ripple through his body in a rather uncomfortable manner, once completed, he powered down his horn and looked down to see that the chalk drawings were still there but extremely faded, not uncommon for spells that required magical words or pictures. Sunburst stood there for a moment... he didn't really feel any different and he certainly hadn't gained any knowledge, the spell hadn't exactly failed, he'd followed every instruction down to the letter... what happened?

Sunburst didn't get time to ponder what was going on before he felt a searing pain erupt all over his body, he went silent and still from shock, grunting as he thudded to the floor. Sunburst's whole body shook and despite the immense pain, he restrained himself from yelling out in anguish in case his mother came to see what was happening, he knew that he wasn't dying and assumed that it was possible that the amount of pain he was in may have been part of the process of suddenly gaining knowledge the non-traditional way. Muscles tensed and relaxed, bones broke and re-fused, Sunburst was still reeling so much from the pain that he hadn't noticed the fact that his physical appearance was shifting.

His muzzle became smaller and more rounded with fuller lips, long eyelashes developed on his eyelids, his hair and skin become slightly softer and smoother, his thighs and hindquarters gained a layer of fat that made him decently plump, a hefty pair of breasts appeared on his chest, his genitals shriveled away only to be replaced with a fully operational set of female sex organs, his larynx became somewhat smaller, his hips got wider, his height decreased slightly and to top it all off... his goatee fell from his chin and fluttered to the floor. Sunburst got up and groaned as he recovered from the ordeal, he still hadn't gained any additional knowledge, the only thing he did notice was that his clothes didn't seem to fit him quite as well as he thought, his t-shirt and jeans felt a bit tighter. Disregarding the odd fact and assuming he must have just packed on a few pounds and not realized, he straightened his glasses, relieved that they hadn't clattered to floor and broke.

A second later, he heard footsteps as his mother bounded up the stairs and going "Sunburst? Are you alright? I heard a loud thud come from your room! Is everything OK?" Sunburst didn't have time to come up with an excuse to stop her from investigating before she burst into the room, though her reaction wasn't at all what he expected. Stellar Flare just looked at him in a mixture of puzzled and horrified as she went "Sunburst... honey, what in the world has happened to you?!"

Sunburst raising an eye brow and went "What do you- Ah!" Sunburst clamped a hand to his mouth, the voice he responded with wasn't his voice, it was far too feminine, not that he had a very masculine voice to begin with but he at least had a male voice, the voice that left him was definitely female. Sunburst finally took notice of his own body, the wider hips, lack of facial hair plus the much more obvious presence of a very nice bust and the very obvious lack of his male genitalia where a pussy now resided. Shock, fear and confusion filled Sunburst's mind as he rushed to a mirror just to confirm it, the reflection that stared back at him was that of a young and attractive mare with his exact color palette and clothes. Sunburst stared into the mirror for a few seconds before he, or rather "she" cried out loud "I'm a mare!!!"

Stellar Flare, still mortified, just went "Well that's the obvious bit! How could this happen?! This is a disaster! Is Discord playing some kind of cruel joke? That evil chaos demon!"

Sunburst turned to his mother and said "No mom, it's not Discord... I think it was me..."

Stellar Flare looked at Sunburst, even more clueless than before and asked "What do you mean? You turned yourself into a mare? What for?!"

Sunburst pouted and said "I didn't do it on purpose mom! I was trying to cast a spell I made to try and understand how the mind of a mare works and it backfired!"

Stellar Flare sighed and went "Honey... as a mare, let me tell you right now... there is no spell that anyone could ever create to make stallions understand mares on that kind of level, I doubt even Discord could pull off a stunt like that. What's even worse is that this ruins all of the plans I had for you! I'm going to have to come up with something else now that I've got a daughter instead of a son!"

Sunburst groaned and said "Please mom, no more plans! I've had it with the plans already! Besides, all I need is a couple of weeks and I might be able to reverse the effects"

Stellar Flare ignored him and going "Now then, can't very well call you "Sunburst" anymore, that's a boy's name... now let's see, Sunshine? Sundrop? Ooh, no I've got it! Sunbeam! Yes, that's a perfect name for a young mare to have!"

Sunburst protested "Mom! Will you quit it!? I don't wanna follow any of your dumb plans!"

Stellar glared at her daughter and said "Don't take that tone of voice with me young lady! I make plans for you because I want you to be successful Sunbeam! Do you think I want to see my only daughter waste her life? I won't have it! Time for a new plan!"

Sunbeam scoffed and went "Oh yeah? Well what makes you so sure that I'll go along with it mom? You can't force me to do it, I'm a strong and independent mare who... wait, what the fuck am I talking about?! I'm a stallion! Or at least I was... damn it!"

While Sunbeam was struggling to comprehend how quickly she had taken to identifying as a mare, Stellar Flare whispered "Oh you'll comply, I've worked too hard to raise you and not even this is gonna ruin my plans for your future! I'm sorry Sunbeam but you're too independent for your own good, I suppose I should just consider it lucky that your friend Starlight told me about her handy-dandy enslavement spell..."

Sunbeam didn't even notice her mother lighting her horn before she was suddenly zapped with magic, Stellar Flare had indeed cast Starlight's spell but she wasn't quite as skilled as Starlight, meaning that the effects of the spell were somewhat dampened. Stellar Flare knew her version of the spell wouldn't be quite as powerful but she didn't need it to be, she wanted her daughter to be self aware and independent to a certain degree but still obey if her doting mother gave the word. Stellar Flare cleared her throat and said "Sunbeam, can you hear me?"

Sunbeam shook herself awake from the sudden magic attack and went "Yeah mom, of course I can hear you! Did you need me for something?"

Stellar grinned, already her plan was being executed perfectly, she said "Yes dearest, I have a plan for your future and I want you to follow it to the letter! No talking back, understood? In fact, don't actually talk at all, I just know that you're bound to protest or interrupt even with me telling you what to do, so no more talking, capiche?" Sunbeam rolled her eyes and nodded, reluctantly agreeing not to utter a single syllable or even make a sound. Stellar went "Excellent, now pack your bags sweetie, we're moving, I've lived in Sire's Hollow all my life and I can tell you that mares in this town are nowhere near even a quarter of the way as successful as mares who grow up in big cities, so step one of our plan is to move to the biggest of the big cities, Manehattan!"

After selling her home and dipping into a fairly substantial sum of bits and gems she had put away for a rainy day, Stellar Flare had managed to afford a small yet comfortable home in the heart of Manehattan, a two story house with a combination kitchen and dining room, a bathroom, a living room and two bedrooms, all fully furnished! During their first morning in the house, Sunbeam was still wearing her ill-fitting "stallion clothes" and Stellar figured this was the perfect time to bring up step two of her plan. Over breakfast, Stellar said "Sunbeam, now that you're a mare, you simply cannot continue to wear those ghastly rags that you used to call clothing! You're going to need a completely new wardrobe but first things first, we need to talk about your figure"

Sunbeam looked at her mother with a raised eyebrow, what was wrong with her figure?

Stellar said "Now now dear, take it from me, as a young mare with brains, it was easy for me to court someone and build a respectable career in Sire's Hollow... but the city is a different ball game my sweet, if you want to get anywhere you need to be young and pretty. Now, you have youth on your side and a pretty face to be sure, though it seems your transition into a girl didn't take away the amount of chubby you were getting from your sedentary lifestyle and also gave you a fairly fat bottom which just won't do. The best career you can hope for is to be a super model, they really earn the big bits and not a single one has your slightly bigger proportions, some of them get away with a large bust and a big butt, though they are the models that end up becoming adult film stars and I won't have you getting into that industry! No, you need to slim down so that you're almost too skinny, have an average chest and a small taut pair of buttocks, understood? I'll act as your temporary agent"

Sunbeam nodded before polishing off her breakfast of eggs, bacon, baked beans, chips, ham and toasted bread, all washed down with coffee. It looked like diet choices was the first thing that needed to change if Sunbeam was ever going to get a career in modelling. Stellar structured a weekly diet plan that would ensure that, with a little exercise, Sunbeam would be skinny enough to get some work in as little as three months!

Mondays began with cornflakes for breakfast with a glass of orange juice, lunch was cous cous with an ice tea and dinner was a pesto pasta bake with a glass of red wine. Permitted snacks were apples.

Tuesdays began with a simple omelette for breakfast with a glass of apple juice, lunch was tomato soup with buttered bread and a glass of skimmed milk and dinner was a vegetarian pizza with a glass of white wine. Permitted snacks were oranges.

Wednesday was when it got slightly more challenging, breakfast was a corn on the cob with a glass of mango juice, lunch was avocado on toast with a cup of tea and dinner was just a large salad with a glass of lemon & lime flavored water. Permitted snacks were grapes.

Thursday's breakfast was a sandwich that contained nothing but tomato and lettuce alongside a glass of beetroot juice, Stellar Flare clearly hadn't got the memo that a sandwich needed a focal ingredient of a meat or a cheese, she had basically given Sunbeam a BLT without the B! Lunch wasn't much better, nettle soup with two bread sticks and a glass of grape juice, with the day finishing off with a dinner that was simply a bowl of rice with various vegetables in it washed down with a glass of champagne. Permitted snacks were carrots.

Friday was equally abysmal, a breakfast of buttered toast with a glass of some raw eggs that had been through the blender, lunch was a fillet of salmon with a glass of lemon & lime juice while dinner was yet another salad to be washed down with a glass of tomato juice. Permitted snacks were pears.

Saturday went way too overboard, breakfast was a crust of bread with a glass of mineral water, lunch was a single apple with a glass of apple juice and dinner was porridge with a glass of pineapple juice. No snacks.

Sunday was the worst of all because there was no food structure, the main reason for that was because on Sundays, Sunbeam didn't eat any food. She drank plain water out of necessity but there was no breakfast, no lunch, no dinner and no snacks.

Once Stellar had gotten Sunbeam into that weekly routine, that's when she implemented the exercise, it started off that every day Sunbeam had to jog for three hours, once she had lost a significant amount of weight, Stellar dialed back the exercise to a one hour jog and allowed the diet to make way for the occasional naughty treat for being so healthy. It took four and half months but soon the transformation was complete, a flat stomach, a slightly smaller chest, a tight pair of buttocks and the rest of her was as skinny as possible. Stellar inspected Sunbeam and said "Oh darling... you're so thin that I can almost see your ribs... you're perfect! I'd say you're almost ready to hit the catwalk but now comes the fun part of the new you, clothes and make-up! You've gotta look the part even outside of a studio!"

To get a suitable outfit, Stellar decided to take Sunbeam to "Rarity For You", a boutique by one of the hottest fashion designers in the business that was actually being run by someone who had made her own impact in the world of fashion, Coco Pommel. Sunbeam had been going along with things thus far, mostly because moving to Manehattan and losing weight weren't things that bothered what little of Sunburst still remained in her mind, wearing mare's clothing however? That was something the Sunburst part of her mind would certainly be fighting, Sunbeam had felt uncomfortable going to the boutique and felt even more uneasy as she went in while her mother flitted about picking out clothes for her, thing's only came to a head when she and her mother went into the changing rooms.

First of all, Sunbeam had no intention of letting her mother see her naked! Why she felt the need to join her in the changing room of all places was anyone's guess, though Stellar wouldn't let anything stand in the way of her plan for Sunbeam, not even Sunbeam herself. Stellar went "Alright, I've picked out a fabulous ensemble that should make you look a little saucy but could still be considered casual wear, once you get these things on we'll head to a local jeweler for accessories, then hit the salon to apply some make-up and give you a great hair-do, alright?" Sunbeam shook her head defiantly, Stellar was surprised that her son was presumably still trying to take control of his female body and the new "Sunbeam" identity, not ideal circumstances for creating a successful daughter.

Stellar frowned and said "What do you mean "no" honey? You're supposed to be following my plan so that you can make something of yourself in the big city, it's not a negotiation, you're a mare now and these are the kind of clothes that you need to wear, now strip!" Sunbeam stood her ground and just crossed her arms with a scowl on her face, clearly intent on not continuing with her mother's ridiculous strategy that was supposedly going to ensure a happy and financially secure future. Stellar realized that she was going to have to employ a slightly more aggressive tactic if she was going to get Sunbeam to comply once again and get with the program, which is why she, without warning, tugged Sunbeam's jeans down along with the boxers underneath and then turned her around to push her up against the wall. Sunbeam froze as she felt her mother gently place a hand on her left buttock before she whispered "Listen here young lady, don't think that just because you're all grown up that I won't spank you when you've been naughty... the choice is yours..."

Sunbeam could tell her mother wasn't joking as she saw her raising her hand into the air, with wide eyes, Sunbeam frantically pointed at the pile of clothes that her mother had selected. Stellar smirked and said "Good call, now take off those awfully masculine clothes of yours and get into this lovely outfit I so graciously picked out for you, don't forget the undergarments, OK?" Sunbeam nodded as she conceded defeat, shuffling out of her jeans and boxers shortly before removing her shirt, blushing in embarrassment to be stood there with nothing to cover her up... unless she silenced the part of her mind where Sunburst still existed and embraced the fashion of a female.

Sunbeam picked up the plain white cotton panties that her mom had picked out and slid them up her legs, once they were on, Sunbeam blushed hard to find that the panties were ever so slightly too small so that her pert buttocks were accentuated and displayed the very edge of the curve of her midriff that led to her tender pussy. Not only were the panties a little bit teasing but also comfortable, Sunbeam liked how they felt on her body. With a renewed eagerness and a disregard to the male part of her brain that was still intact, Sunbeam picked up the matching bra and, with some slight fumbling and magical assistance, put it on to get a feel of it. Again, it was the tiniest bit too small for her bust but did a fantastic job of hugging her breasts to prop them up and create a noticeable cleavage, plus the added bonus of being surprisingly comfortable! She just felt right wearing what she was wearing.

Stellar smiled and "See? I told you so! Now come come dear, try on the whole outfit, I'm glad to see that you've taken a liking to what I've chosen but we can't very well go out in public with you practically in the buff! Get yourself into these magnificent clothes darling!"

Sunbeam squirmed again, the Sunburst in her still fighting to not give in to Stellar's demands, to stop embracing femininity and get to work on a way to reverse the spell and be a stallion again. Stellar groaned and said "For fuck's sake Sunbeam! You detestable girl! You are stood there in nothing but a bra, panties and those ridiculous glasses! You need to put clothes on and you can't put your old clothes back on, those are male clothes! You used to be my son but now you're my daughter, so stop resisting this and stop ignoring the fact that you now have a fat pair of tits and a vagina! You like the underwear don't you? I promise you'll like the rest even more, so put the fucking clothes on!"

Sunbeam wrestled with her old self and though she didn't completely win, she didn't completely lose either as she simply stood stock still and shifted her eyes from her mother to the clothes, back and forth, hoping that her mother would get the silent signal she was trying to send. Stellar rolled her eyes and went "Fine, if that's what it takes then I'll dress you in your new casual outfit. Hold still now and don't move unless I say so"

Stellar ignited her horn and started to dress her daughter one piece of clothing at a time. First to go on was a white long-sleeved crop top, which was tricky because Stellar had to magically manipulate Sunbeam's arms into the sleeves without being able to see them, Sunbeam didn't recoil but didn't fully relax either, seemingly still struggling against her Sunburst half. Stellar levitated over a black skirt, having to also physically force Sunbeam to step into the skirt so that she could slide it up her legs before securing the skirt in place with a belt, Sunbeam wasn't tensing up anymore and looked somewhat calmer. To finish off, Stellar put some white socks on her daughter's feet before putting on some black heels and saying "Voila! Nothing too overly complicated, wasn't so hard was it? Take a look at yourself in the mirror"

Sunbeam nervously turned to the mirror to take in how she looked and the second that she did... she adopted an exceedingly wide grin, the Sunburst portion of her brain once again defeated as she did a few twists and turns to look at her marvelous new get-up, she couldn't believe how good it looked on her! Stellar smiled in approval before going "Looks like your mother was right again huh honey? That's just the beginning my dear, now that you've got the basics done, it's time to accessorize!" After buying the clothes, Stellar dragged Sunbeam to the nearest store to add some dazzle to her daughter's look before they headed to the salon to complete the transformation. Heading for the jewelry department first, Stellar went "OK honey, we don't wanna go too overboard with these things, the clothes draw attention to your body so we'll need to go for some items that draw attention to your pretty face as well"

They decided to look at earrings first, Sunbeam pointed to some standard gold hoop earrings, to which Stellar went "No no no, those are the most boring earrings available on the market, you need to stand out! Pick something that has some sparkle to it!" Sunbeam kept looking and then pointed to some silver earrings that had a single teardrop shaped blue jewel on each, Stellar again said "Good effort but silver doesn't work with your color palette dear, nor does blue for that matter... maybe you should leave the choices up to me for now, shall we?" Sunbeam rolled her eyes and accepted that her look was going to be defined by her mother, though considering how much she loved the clothes she was wearing, that wasn't necessarily a negative thing, which was only confirmed when Stellar excitedly went "Aha! Those earrings are perfect!"

Sunbeam couldn't help but agree when she saw the earrings that her mother had picked out, gold heart shaped earrings with a fiery pink jewel of the same shape in the center, very fetching indeed. Sunbeam, having never had her ears pierced, tried on the "clip-on version" of the earrings and looked at herself in a mirror, smiling as she looked at them from every angle and saw only perfection. Stellar said "Alright! Now we need an equally beautiful necklace to really frame your features, so go have a look at what you want!"

Sunbeam shook her head in disagreement and pointed at her mother, Stellar got the message and said "Oh, you want to go along with what I think?" Stellar's heart soared as Sunbeam simply smiled and nodded. Stellar scampered off to look through all the necklaces while Sunbeam continued to admire her own reflection, only to return seconds later holding what she believed was the ideal necklace for her daughter to wear that would really offset the earrings perfectly. A gold necklace with a decently sizable square cut ruby was placed on Sunbeam's neck, although Sunbeam wasn't terribly well-informed when it came to fashion, she had to admit that the necklace did add a little something that made it all the more breathtaking, not to mention that the feel of the earrings and necklace just felt right on her... because It was her, that beautiful woman she saw in the mirror was the Sunbeam she felt like.

However, her mother still felt like something was missing as she stared at her daughter, pondering what it was that was ruining the perfect look... then it hit her, glasses. Stellar swiped the glasses off of Sunbeam's face and said "Darling, these glasses are not doing you any good in the looks department, you're probably so used to wearing them you don't even notice and to be honest, I didn't notice! The glasses made the jewelry work but they just didn't match, now your face looks too empty! We need to find you some more fashionable glasses, thank goodness that they are only cosmetic"