“Huh, guess you’re good for something else then pumping me full of cum.” Angelshy remarked as they trotted past the edge of the forest around where Fluttershy’s cabin was. The comment caused both Evening and the real Fluttershy to blush.

“Do you have to phase it like that?” He asked as they moved along. The thing he was doing that Angelshy was so quick to ‘praise’ was the simple fact he was lighting his horn up to give them a small radius of light.

“Why? Are you regretting it wasn’t the actual Fluttershy you pumped a bunch of foal batter in…” Angelshy’s eyes widened, as her tone changed from mocking to concerned. “Hey wait! If I’m a pony and he pumped me full of foal batter, can I become pregnant!?”

Evening felt his blood run cold. How had he not thought of that!?

“I-I don’t know!” Fluttershy quietly admitted glancing between the two of them. There was something weird about how she was looking at them. Evening couldn’t quite place it. If he had to guess she did look a little upset? Yeah that had to be it. She was just mad that he’d done that to her pet. While said pet wore her body. That he, she? Still had.

Okay this was weird. Likely the only reason she wasn’t lecturing him about it was probably because it was obvious Angel had gotten himself into this. Er herself into it? Bah! This was confusing and messed up!

“I-I better not be carrying your foal!” Angelshy yelled, stopping in her tracks. There was definitely some dread in her expression, but there also seemed to be some sense of… excitement? She couldn’t really be excited to see if that was possible could she? She was supposed to be a male rabbit! Oh dear Celestia, he had been a rabbit. Did that mean her new body might breed like one? Evening felt faint.

“L-Look one issue at a time!” He cried trying to get them moving again. “We go find out what’s going on. See if we can get to Canterlot, and talk to Twilight or Starlight about what happened to… us.” In that us he included Cluckarina the now cow who was following along behind them quietly.

As for the timberwolf turned chicken she had been placed in a special little fenced off area, with enough food for her new chicken form, and their wolf form if they changed back. The area was also well fortified to make sure they couldn’t run amok if that happened. Evening however had a feeling they weren’t changing back.

After Fluttershy stuffed her saddle bags with a few things like medical supplies, they left to seek their way to Ponyville. Their trail illuminated only by his horn. As such it was hard to tell exactly where they were going, being how dark it was. Still if they just stayed on the edge of the forest, they should arrive close to Ponyville.

They had been cautiously watching the trees for any movement when an earth pony stallion came trotting out, carrying what Evening believed was a unicorn mare on his back. The mare had a rather odd blue hat upon her head with a red sash. It frankly made her look a bit like a witch. Her mane and tail were a straight dull pink color and her coat was a pale gray. He could just make out her cutie mark which appeared to be… a red mushroom with white spots?

The stallion she was riding, all in all looked rather plain if he had to describe him. Pale yellow coat, possibly more of a beige color? His mane was also a light brownish color. Sorta like dirt or sand. Finally he also displayed a mushroom based cutie mark. At least Evening was pretty sure it was a mushroom. If you looked at it from the wrong angle it almost looked like a-

“Moo cawk!” Cluckarina sorta moo clucked from the back. Evening couldn’t have said it better himself.

“Trippy, did that cow just cluck like a chicken at the end?” The mare remarked, looking toward Cluckarina with a grin. Her pink mane covered her left eye, yet her exposed right one gazed at them with an almost red hue. She smiled showing off teeth that resembled something more belonging to a shark than a pony.

“I think so?” The stallion replied watching them bemused. “What kind of ponies are transporting a cow through the woods in this darkness? We might have just found aliens!”

“Nah, they don’t look mean enough for that. Let’s get closer.”

“Well if you insist, wait Fluttershy? That you?” The stallion asked trotting up to meet them before blinking and staring from the real Fluttershy, to her new white coated ‘clone’ nearby.

“Two Fluttershy’s? Maybe this is the work of aliens.”

The unicorn mare licked her lips. “Either way, perhaps we can take one home for some fun?”

“Yeah not a chance Dicey Morel and…whoever you are.” Angelshy shot back deadpan. Dicey of course stared at her confused.

“Wait, have we met? Did a mare actually notice me that wasn’t my beloved?”

“Oh I noticed you, but not for something like that! Ew!”

The stallion sighed. “Now that sounds like my life.”

“Pfft, her loss, just means you’re all mine.” The mare proclaimed looking smug on his back. Angelshy shuddered. Evening could tell she clearly did not like this stallion, but it seemed like none of them had met the mare before.

“And I’m so lucky to have you. It’s all thanks to- Wait Evening? Evening Storm? Is that you? Speak of the devil princesses. How ya been?” Much to Evening’s shock the stallion trotted right up to him. “Oh wait is the clone of Fluttershy because of you and your magic? Damn! Gotta say way to go! We need more sexy babes like her around!”

The two ‘Fluttershy’s’ turned to stare at Evening, a mixture of shock and horror that he might be friends with this pony. His only defense was to give them a look that said. ‘Don’t ask me, I have no idea who he is!’

“Oh uh, nice to see you again? This is… well basically my fault uh. I’m sorry have we met? You’re not one of my past victims are you?” More often than not, ponies who met Evening didn’t leave with the best experience. Usually didn’t look the same either.

Dicey snorted. “Victim? More like fan club member! You’re always going around causing chaos to the Princess of magic and her friends. Showing them that we little ponies can fight back against their nonsense! It’s been a joy having you around. Why, It's thanks to you I met my sexy little wife here!”

With that he turned so the mare could face them better as she made no attempts to get down off him. Said mare gave another smirk, her jagged teeth giving her such a menacing look.

“Name’s Amanita. Seems, it’s thanks to you I met this wonderful stallion.” With that she buried her nose into Dicey’s coat and took a big whiff. “My wonderful husband who is almost like a mushroom turned pony. Mmm his colors… his smell… his cutie mark.” She winked at them, which caused Angelshy to gag. Amanita went on pretending not to notice. “Speaking of which we need to hurry this up dear so we can get back home and have fun.”

Dicey, not surprisingly, looked rather eager for that. Angelshy continued to gag, while Fluttershy seemed relieved somehow?

“Ugh gross.” Angelshy shot with a roll of her eyes. “Can we hurry this along?”

“Ooo she’s feisty!” Amantia sang shifting in place looking eager. “Is she sure she doesn’t want to join us?”

“She’s sure.”

Evening knew Angel Bunny didn’t like many ponies, but she was being extra heated with them. Well more the stallion Dicey. Just what happened between them?

“I um do apologize, but we must be going…” Fluttershy spoke up not wanting to look at Dicey either. Okay whatever happened to all of them aside, Evening still wanted to know. Why did they think he got them together?

“Um real quick,” he began raising a hoof, “you say I helped you find each other? Uh refresh me on that?”

“You mean you don’t remember?” Dicey replied with genuine surprise, “It was during your welcome party to town, one I never got, I was coming into town to sell a rather large and rare mushroom I had managed to grow, when you came out and zapped it into the size of a bucking house!”

Evening winced. He DID remember that part. Though for him he more remembered the panic he felt then the one who owned the mushroom.

“That’s when I saw it!” Amanita exclaimed while drooling. That must be why Dicey’s coat was a little wet. Wait, from this angle he could see both sides of him were shiny with some sort of liquid. Was…was the mare leaking!?

“The mushroom of all mushrooms!” Her voice was crazed, lustful. “I knew whoever grew that was a master of mushrooms and I was right!” With that she nuzzled the side of Dicey’s head to get him to turn toward her. The moment he did, she gave him a long hard kiss. One he returned hungerly. Yeah they were definitely into each other.

“My life has been like a thousand times better since meeting her, and it’s all thanks to you!” Dicey exclaimed looking as happy as a clam. Evening could hardly believe something he’d done by mistake could have led to that.

“Oh uh, well I’m glad it turned out alright for you.” In all honesty he couldn’t think of what else to say. His mind was still spinning from last night, and now to find he had helped two ponies find each other and get married?

“Alright? This was the best thing to ever happen to me! At first I actually thought you might be another test of the royals. You know how they’re always turning loose villains and such to test us, but no. You are a freedom fighter! You helped make sure even Celestia and her blasted sun couldn’t reach my mushrooms anymore!”

“I made sure that stopped!” Amantia said with a huge grin. “My magic and knowledge helped set it up so the pesky sun couldn’t hurt them any more!”

“Wait is that what you’re doing out here? Checking mushrooms?” Fluttershy shocked Evening by asking. Dicey just stared at her.

“Of course, why else do you think I’m out here at night all the time?”

“Oh uh, I thought you were like… watching me a lot…”

“Well yeah I’d see you out. I mean you are beautiful. I used to fantasize we’d become a couple.” He shrugged. “Then I met my wife and well the rest is history.”

“The invitation to join us is still open though. I don’t mind a herd.” Amantia winked at them, her gaze moving from Fluttershy to Angelshy. Evening could practically feel both mares shudder.

“Yeah she’s not doing that and neither am I.” Angelshy spat getting between them. “Have fun with your mushrooms.”

Amantia shrugged. “Your loss, come on hubby. We need to make sure our stashes are ready. If the darkness keeps like this for a few more days, we’ll have such a wonderful harvest!”

She practically oozed desire with her words. To each their own, but even Evening was a bit put off by this.

“Right you are! Later ladies, make sure you buck some foals into them Evening! You deserve it!” With that, both ponies disappeared into the forest, leaving a feeling of uncleanliness upon them.

“That guy is a creep!” Angelshy growled as she watched them leave. “He says he’d ‘See her out’, but he was leering at her. I don’t want to think about what sick fantasies he might have.”

“I try to be nice to everypony, but he gives me the heebie jeebies.” Fluttershy added in her soft tone. Cluckarina even shuddered.

“Moo!”

“I don’t remember him at ALL from my welcome party.” Evening added staring at the spot they had been. He was glad they hadn’t invited him to join them for that ‘fun’. Amantia was cute in her own way, but that personality scared him.

“Most don’t seem to.” Angelshy replied, trying to shake the horrible feeling they had given her. “And that last remark. Don’t we have anything that can prevent pregnancy? I mean it’d be pretty bad to carry foals…”

Why did she say that last part all weird like?

“Well there is, but it’s all magic at this point. Can’t exactly worry about condoms now.” Fluttershy fluttered her wings in thought. “Twilight or Starlight could help. Maybe Rarity. Zecora might have a potion-”

“ZECORA!” Angelshy suddenly shouted, cutting Fluttershy off.

“What? What about her? Is she here?” Fluttershy scanned the area.

“No, it’s just why don’t we go see her? She might have a potion like you said, and she’s the reason we swapped that one other time. Maybe she’ll know something or can help fix it?”

Fluttershy blinked. “T-that actually sounds like a good idea! She might be able to turn you back into a bunny! Or Cluckarina back into a chicken!”

“Moo!” Cluckarina added. Somehow Evening just knew that she was saying they could take their time with that.

“We should go right now!” Fluttershy continued, excited before composing herself. “Er if that’s okay with you Evening.”

“Oh uh of course!” Evening quickly added. The orb inside of him was concerning, but he felt fine. Better than fine even. At the very least he felt rather confident it wasn’t going to kill him, so a small detour wouldn’t hurt.

“Sounds good. Lead the way!”

* * *

“What you tell me seems to be quite the affair!” Zecora spoke in her trademark tone and rhyme. “Because of that Angel bunny is now this pretty mare?”

“I-I’m not pretty I just look like Fluttershy!” Angelshy quipped looking anxious. Evening gave her a sidelong glance. Was she enjoying being pretty? At times it seemed like she didn’t mind being a pony mare at all.

“We know it wasn’t your potion that caused it.” This was Fluttershy speaking. “But given it was similar to your potion we were wondering if you knew of anything that could fix her?”

“To fix her I might have a potion or two.” The zebra pondered tapping her muzzle. “Though I believe that is not the only inquiry of you?”

“T-There is one more.” Evening gulped. “Given we uh… laid together. We’re wondering if she might be…” He couldn’t believe he was even considering this a possibility, but she was in a pony mare body right now.

“Ah, that from those actions you now presume, that there might be a foal or two in her womb?”

Evening hated how the sound of that caused his dick to poke out ever so slightly. Despite how messed up this situation was in a way, the truth was that Angelshy did indeed have Fluttershy’s body, and Fluttershy was very pretty. Imagining her carrying his foals would be a dream come true. He could just see her, wobbling around with a swollen belly. Heavy with his future children...

His dick shot out ready and at full attention. Crap! Maybe nopony noticed?

“I can see why now you could not resist.” Zecora said with a smirk, looking directly under Evening. “You had some fun indeed if I get the gist.” She gave Angelshy a look that made the new mare’s face turn bright pink. The same shade of pink Evening swore must be upon his own face.

“I…I wasn’t…” Angelshy stomped her hoof, which only made her look that much cuter. “Do you have something that can tell me if I’m pregnant or not!? H-Hopefully the latter!”

They had conversed before arriving here about the order of how to do these things. While trying to fix Angelshy’s form was important. It’d be dangerous to do so if she was actually pregnant. So that had to come first.

“Putting aside the matters of your little fling.” It seemed Zecora was really enjoying teasing the former rabbit. Evening couldn’t really blame her. If he had to guess there had probably been some less than ideal encounters between the two. “Lucky for you I believe I have just the thing!”

With that she turned to some shelves and began looking through a gaggle of potion bottles of various shapes and sizes. All filled with equally different colors and substances. As she did, Evening couldn’t help but let his gaze fixate on her flank. He hadn’t seen much of Zecora since arriving at Ponyville, but he did know she was around. He just never really took her appearance in before.

She sat there mumbling to herself in rhyme, setting aside this potion and that. Honestly she was kinda cute. If only he could rub her big jiggly flank and give it a smack-

Evening shook his head, chasing away the thoughts. The hay was that? This was no time to be dreaming about such things! Geez, it was like ever since he pumped Angelshy full of his cum, he was just horny all the damn time. It was taking all he could not to leer at Fluttershy himself. He had to remain strong. He was not going to be like Dicey Morel! Or at least the stallion he heard he was.

“Ah, here is just the potion we need!” Zecora pulled a glowing light blue bottle from the shelf. Its bottom being a large ball with a thin glass neck jutting from its top. Of course the very bottom of the ball was flat so the bottle would sit still. A simple cork fastens it tight. “To see if our friend Evening managed to plant his seed!”

“G-Great, hoof it here.” Angelshy held out her hoof.

“It is not you who needs to consume this brew.” Zecora moved to stand before Evening. “But the stallion who filled you with his dew.”

Evening didn’t know if his face could get any redder.

“Me? How does me drinking that help see if Angelshy is pregnant?”

“In truth this is not the best way. There are crystals that glow a certain light to say. Whether a mare is pregnant or not. But since crystals I fear I have a total of squat. This potion will indeed help us find out, though its method is a bit roundabout.” She took a moment to remove the cork with her mouth. “If you could just humor me please, I’m sure its magic will appease.”

Well he still wasn’t sure how this would help, but he had heard enough about Zecora to know she wouldn’t offer this without a reason. So gripping the bottle in his magic he brought it to his lips and gulped it down.

“Huh… tastes like cotton candy. I didn’t expect that.” He could also feel its magic flowing into him, though he couldn’t decipher just what it was supposed to do from feeling it alone.

“It is not necessary to brew a potion with a good taste, but I find taking the extra effort not a waste. It is easier to get creatures to drink a brew that does not taste similar to one’s spew.”

“I-I thank you for taking the time.” He didn’t want to admit that he had been thinking it’d taste pretty close to something like that. “Now uh, how does this work?”

“In order to gain the information you seek, I must insist you not be meek. The action I need you now to perform is this. Go over there and give Angelshy a nice big kiss.”

“WHAT!?” It took a moment to realize that Angelshy had yelled the same word at the same time.

“W-What are you playing at potion witch!?” Angelshy yelled, backing a bit away from Evening. He cheeks taking on a pink hue once more. There it was again. She really seemed more embarrassed than disgusted. That was still Angel Bunny in there, right? The more time he spent with her, the more she seemed like she was simply a more sarcastic Fluttershy. They really could pass as twins. One subdued, the other outgoing.

“H-How does that work!?” Evening added. Zecora really did look like she was enjoying this. During all this he didn’t realize just how Fluttershy herself was reacting. Her eyes darted from Angelshy, to Evening, then down to his dick.

“Though it may seem a tad cliche, I assure you it’s the only way. To work its magic requires a particular connection. One that shows a shared affection.”

“I-I don’t like that dweeb!” Angelshy shot back her wings sprouting out slightly. Didn’t Evening read something about why pegasus did that?

“Regardless of what you claim to be.” Zecora gave her the biggest smirk. “Give it a whirl and we still should see.”

Evening was conflicted. He hated to admit it, but kissing her sounded really nice, still he couldn’t just do that to somepony unwilling.

“L-Look maybe we can wait till we find a crystal-”

“No!” Angelshy shouted in fear before calming herself with a few deep breaths. “No, look just know I’m not doing this because I in anyway enjoyed our last kiss!”

Zecora’s eyebrows raised at that. “Oh? If I may be so bold, that is a story I would love to be told.”

“Can it Zecora!” Angelshy spat before trotting up to Evening and planting her lips once more upon his. This time with much more force. Evening couldn’t think of anything to do but respond to her in kind. Letting their lips mash together.

It made him feel so warm. She was beautiful and despite her attitude he could see having her around like this for a long time. Of course if this really did prove she was with foal, that might not be too far off a thing.

“Okay there I did it! I-” She shivered. “Oh! That felt weird. Does it mean it worked?”

“Perhaps, but to know for sure I must take a look.” Zecora trotted over to Angelshy and ducked her head down, seeming to try and look under her. “There will be a clear sign if his seed indeed took.”

“Clear sign? Under me?”

Zecora didn’t answer. Instead she continued to look under Angelshy, who for her part was trying to remain very still. Finally after a few seconds more, Zecora raised her head, an amused smile upon her face.

“As you can see from this little mark.” She pointed to a spot on Angelshy’s underbelly, almost hidden by her thigh, that seemed to be a copy of Evening’s own cutie mark. "Our answer is no longer shrouded by dark."

“My…cutie mark? Why is it there on her?”

“This potion will last for a while yet. This mark proves you did beget. Kiss the mare if you wish to know. Whether or not she carries your foal.”

“Oh I get it!” Fluttershy spoke up looking pleased with herself for figuring it out. “I think I heard of this before! It’s a paternity mark! If you kiss a mare you’ve had um… you know what with, your cutie mark will appear on them there to show if they got pregnant!”

“Oh! Well that’s cool.” Evening nodded as he thought out loud. “I bet that’s why when you two swapped back she remained a clone of you. Pregnancy magic is actually very powerful in order to protect the unborn from harm, so it refused to make him a bunny… again. Wait if she’s pregnant then doesn’t that mean?”

Angelshy was standing there as still as a statue, her face frozen in shock.

“D-Doesn’t that mean… I’m stuck like this because I’m going to be a mom?” She squeaked, a chill running down her spine. It was weird, in that instance she sounded just like the real Fluttershy. Zecora swished her tail in glee.

“Yes because of your last night relations, I believe the word in order is congratulations!”

“P-Pregnant! I-I’m pregnant!” Angelshy repeated. Evening felt a great desire to comfort her, but worried it would only make things worse.

“A-Angelshy? I…” He trailed off. What was he supposed to even say?

“I’m pregnant with your foal…” She said again a shiver running through her body. She looked on the verge of fainting. Unable to help himself, he rushed forward to support her.

“H-Hey look we’ll figure something out okay? There has to be options…”

“Like what!?” Angelshy shouted actual tears in her eyes. “I-I’m stuck as a mare! I’m going to have a foal grow inside me. I-I’m going to be a mommy!”

“Or foals.” Fluttershy added before placing a hoof on her mouth. “Oh dear that’s not helping is it?”

“No it isn’t!” Angelshy cried trotting around in a circle. “I can’t do this! I can’t! I’m not supposed to be a mare! I’m supposed to be a little bunny rabbit! My only job is to lounge around the house and demand food while making sure Flutters here keeps out of trouble! Now I’m a pregnant mare who will lounge around the house, be able to actually talk to ponies, and being I’m so pretty I could get any stallion to rut me anytime! Anyone would gladly wait hooves and more on me and and…”

She stopped. “Okay so maybe it’s not the worst thing ever, b-but still I can’t be a mother!”

“Well while I also question your ability there.” Zecora said, causing Angelshy to glare at her. “There is a solution to this that I can share.”

“Wait what?” Angelshy’s glare washed away. “What do you mean? How do we fix this!? I’m not aborting the foals!”

Evening blinked at that. To be honest that would be the easiest solution, but the tone of her voice really hit home just how opposed she was to that option. No mistake, he didn’t like the sound of it either, but why was Angelshy so against it?

“I assure you Angelshy, I was not thinking of something so drastic.” Zecora went back to her wall of potions and began to look through them again. “Though just as strange as your last problem, for this I have in fact a different tactic.”

With a bit of rummaging, she pulled out a mostly square vial, though its edges were rounded. It looked like a normal bottle used for rum and medicine if Evening had to compare it to something.

“The trouble lies not in the passenger or more of your womb. It relies more on the term of whom. You already look nearly identical to Fluttershy here. If her mind was in that body there’d be no need to fear. She would then become the future mother, while her old body could be made into another.”

“What?” Angelshy showed clear annoyance. No doubt wishing Zecora didn’t have to rhyme everything she said.

“Wait I think I get it.” Evening murmured, the words spinning in his mind. “If you swapped Fluttershy’s mind into your body, and your mind into hers. Then we’d just have to turn Angelshy’s body yellow and it’d be just like her usual body.”

“Then we turn her old body into my real body and we’ve fixed it all!” Angelshy added, as the realization sunk in.

“O-Oh then I’d be with Evee’s foal?” Fluttershy squeaked.

“Oh uh, yeah I guess so.” Evening replied feeling a bit guilty for not thinking of that. What’s worse is he was still rock hard. The thought of the real Fluttershy carrying his foals aroused him even more than the earlier thought of her ‘twin’ doing so. Damn it, what could he do? It’s not like he could help it.

“W-well uh, I guess that isn’t so bad…” She whispered looking down at the ground. Evening wasn’t sure he even really heard her.

“W-well then we can try-” He paused a thought coming to him. “Hey wait, I thought the body swap potion turned each of them into each other. Wouldn’t that not work as that’s why Angelshy looks like she does now?”

“A normal body swap potion of mine yes.” Zecora nodded, swirling the liquid in the bottle around. “This one does not have quite the same level of finesse. The truth is that this subsistence, will require your utmost assistance. A body it does not in fact reshape, but instead allows one’s essence to escape.”

“It does what now?” Angelshy asked, her usual snark almost resurfacing. Well at least it meant she was calming down.

“Wait, I think I get that as well.” Evening squinted as if trying to see the formula in front of him.

“I think it means it basically lets your consciousness leave your body, but then it has to be guided into a new host body.”

Zecora nodded. “Correct again the stallion of blue and black. I must say for intelligence you do not in any way lack!”

Evening blushed. He was pretty sure that was a compliment. Yet another mare that didn’t seem to have any issues with him. It was still so strange.

“W-Well that sounds a bit dangerous.” Fluttershy said, coming to stand beside them. “Still if this is what you really want Angelshy, then I’m willing to give it a try. Oh my, now I’m rhyming!”

Despite everything, the group actually gave a few soft chuckles. Well Zecora seemed more jolly with hers. Evening was convinced she found this all rather fascinating.

“Then just one important thing before we begin this jaunt.” Zecora announced, uncorking the bottle. “Dear Angelshy is this what you truly want?”

“W-What? Of course I’m sure! I-I don’t want… I don’t want this…”

“If I may be so bold to say.” Zecora chimed, holding the bottle high up. “This does not have to happen today. You can take some time on this to ponder. Work out if this experience is one you really want to squander.”

“Squander? You can’t suggest I’d enjoy being a mare and a mother!”

Zecora smiled. “Well then if you are so sure, why do you seem so demure? Is that not more the namesake of your twin? If you have no hesitation, then let us begin!”

“W-well I…” Angelshy trailed off.

‘She… she can’t be actually considering it can she?’ Evening thought. Damn it, why did the thought of Angelshy going away make him sad? She’s only been like this for a few hours!

“Well it is true we can just take the potion with us to use later.” Fluttershy added softly. “It’s also possible that Twilight or Starlight might have a different solution.”

“Indeed you can keep this in reserve.” Zecora gave Evening a grin. “Assuming of course you don’t plan to have Fluttershy’s tummy take on a certain curve.”

“Z-ZECORA!” Fluttershy interjected with a much louder voice than Evening was used to. However as she yelled that, she also spread her wings wide out which caught the edge of the potion bottle. A bottle that then proceeded to spill all over Zecora.

“If I may say oh dear,” she exclaimed looking herself over, “this will not end well I fea-” Before she could finish her sentence, her body slumped forward. A ghastly shimmering something floating out of it. It seemed to congeal into a type of glowing orb bobbing up and down before floating aimlessly around the room.

“Oh no! That has to be her essence!” Fluttershy cried watching it. “Ah! It’s heading for the window! What if it gets out?”

“Zecora would be lost forever!” Evening cried in a panic as he leapt towards it. “Quick catch-”

No sooner did he touch the thing, than it suddenly and violently shot into his body. He had a deja vu moment of the orb from earlier. Except this time a blinding heat enveloped him. His fur bristled as his vision blurred for several moments. His entire being went numb before just as suddenly he was fine again. Fluttershy and Angelshy stood still watching him intently as Zecora’s body still lay still. He had a terrible feeling for a moment as he watched it, before he noticed the steady rhythmic breathing it was still performing. So despite her not being in it, at least her body seemed to still be working.

‘Well at the very least this should mean she’s still alive.’

Evening froze. That sounded like Zecora! But her body didn’t move. Given what he’d just done with the orb. He had a very bad feeling about this.

“Z-Zecora?” Evening spoke, watching the body intently.

“Zecora is that you? Please tell me you aren’t where I think you are.” Meanwhile the twin mares were staring at him in bewilderment.

“Hey uh Evee?” Angelshy asked, actually looking concerned. “Who are you talking to?”

Evening winced. “So I’m going to guess you didn’t hear Zecora just then?”

The two mares shook their heads. Though it was Fluttershy who answered. “No, she um hasn’t said a word since that point. Oh dear do you think she’s alright? She seems to be breathing at least.”

“PLEASE tell me either of you heard that. The whole thing about not being able to drive her body.”

“Drive?” Angelshy blinked. “Drive what a train? A stagecoach? Seriously, who are you talking to? Hear what?”

“I’m talking about hearing Zecora, because I can hear her just fine, which if this means what I think it does, means we’ve got another problem on our hooves.”

“What? What do you mean you hear her? She hasn’t said a word! What’s going on?” Angelshy was frantic. “Evening will you stop being crazy and tell us what just happened if you know?”

“Zecora’s… essence I guess you could say did leave her body. That’s what the orb was and when I touched it. She uh… She got put into me?”