Something to change everything

Bad Guy was trotting thoward a disturbingly empty Ponyville, simply reading a mythology book, unaware of what would soon happen. He put a bookmark in place as, suddenly, pink hooves grabbed him and pulled him into Sugarcube Corner. "WHAT THE HECK, PINKIE?!" Bad Guy yelled out, confused to all get-out.

Bad Guy looked around seeing all six mane 6 members, Apple Bloom, and Sweetie Belle. "Hey Bad Guy, I'll explain what's happening... everypony is scared of a zebra," Twilight explained.

Bad Guy just looked unamused. "Are you all serious? Apple Bloom and Sweetie Belle look just as unamused as I am. You all know zebras are herbivores, right? Literally no reason to be scared of them," Bad Guy stated.

Pinkie Pie then started singing a song about how she'll curse someone and put someone into a trance or something. "Pinkie. First off, while curses are real considering the natural properties of magic, she's a zebra. Zebra's, from what I've read, are basically just earth ponies in terms of magical application so she couldn't curse someone. And putting someone into a trance also requires magic that she could not apply. Fluttershy can through her 'stare', but she also makes use of her magic in flight and weather resistances. You all are just being racist," Bad Guy had to explain as Sweetie Belle, Apple Bloom, and Twilight went to his side. Twilight hesitatently because of his statement that curses are real when she assumes they're just supernatural.

"Now, while you all are busy being racist, I'll go and talk to the zebra and figure out what it is she wants," Bad Guy said before leaving through the door, Sweetie Belle and Apple Bloom following along.

Applejack and her friends chased the group until Bad Guy, floating above a sea of blue flowers with Apple Bloom and Sweetie Belle on his back, is found stopped. "Poison Joke, read about them," Bad Guy commented. The zebra turned around and looked at the ponies who were standing in the Poison Joke field.

"Beware you pony folk, the leaves of blue are no joke!" She said, her voice rhyming and exotic.

"Yeah! Get out of the flowers you doofuses!" Bad Guy said but the others didn't heed the floating(through his magic) pony and just... stood in the Poison Joke field. Instead, the ones that had compliants sent them towards the zebra, Zecora he heard one of them call her, as she vanished into the mist of the Everfree.

The next morning, Bad Guy awoke to Rarity screaming, he rushed to see what happened and realized she now looked absolutely horrible and Bad Guy had to hold back his laugh, Sweetie Belle wasn't even trying to hold it back when she saw Rarity.

Bad Guy, Sweetie Belle, and Rarity all went to Twilight's library where they saw Twilight's horn be floppy, Pinkie's tounge swollen, and Rainbow Dash crashing into everything. Talking about Zecora cursing them or what not. Applejack and Fluttershy came by as well, Applejack was tiny while Fluttershy had a man's voice. Apple Bloom was normal, as expected. "You idiots, this is not a Brendan-damned curse. This is just the effects of Poison Joke!" Bad Guy said.

"Yeah right! This is serious curse behaviour, those words she said yesterday had to have cursed us!" Rainbow said, having Bad Guy become unamused.

"Rainbow Dash. Me, Apple Bloom, and Sweetie Belle were there as well. We heard those words. The ones who got 'cursed' are the same ones who I told to, and I quote, 'Get out of the flowers'. I read about Poison Joke, I know what in Brendan's name I'm talking about," Bad Guy said, but only Apple Bloom and Sweetie Belle believed him. "Bloom, Sweetie Belle, let's go see if Zecora can help us if they think this is a curse so dang much," he said as all three left the room.

"Darling, we should go and give that cursing zebra a taste of our wrath!" Rarity said as everyone in the room agreed. Everyone left the Golden Oaks Library and started for the Everfree.

It took the group a while but they eventually reached a house that was within a hallowed out tree, inside there were masks everywhere and a pot filled with a bubbling green substance that was clearly somewhat viscous. Zecora trotted out of a door and started brewing with the botting in her muzzle.

Twilight wanted to see the best, "Maybe she's making soup?" She said.

Zecora had a taste of the brew, "Perfect temperature for ponies, I presume... now where is Bad Guy, Sweetie Belle, and Apple Bloom?" Zecora said causing Twilight's eyes to bulge out in horror.

"Or what if it's pony soup?!" She said in horror. Rainbow Dash crashed through the door, surprising Zecora greatly, the other five coming through, "Now what have you done with our friends!?" Twilight asked.

Zecora was trying to calm the situation as she spoke in her native tounge to stop Rainbow Dash before turning to the others, "Ponies! What is this-" she began be it didn't last last long as Rainbow Dash crashed into Zecora's cauldron and spilled the substance, "No! You know not what you do! You've gone and spilled my precious brew!" Zecora cried as Bad Guy and the fillies entered the room.

"Twilight... care to explain why the pot is on the ground empty of the potion we were brewing to cure your Poison Joke?" Bad Guy asked, an incredibly angry expression on his face.

"This... wasn't for you three?" Twilight asked.

"Twilight, did these silly ponies actually make you believe Zecora would do that? Usually I don't describe you as Bad Guy does but... that's much more stupid than usual. Zecora was brewing a potion she knew that cured Poison Joke," Sweetie Belle said.

"And would ya believe we found out ya had the same book in yer library?" Apple Bloom asked, prompting Twilight to tilt her head.

"Super Naturals: All Natural Cure-Alls that are Simply Super," Bad Guy stated, causing Twilight to go wide eyed. "Another issue is, wouldn't you guess it, the racism in Ponyville to zebras causes Zecora to be unable to get the last ingredient she needs since all the shops 'mysteriously' close down, sound familiar?" he added.

All the ponies in the room now looked regretful, minus the three that actually knew better than to make assumptions.

The group took Zecora to town(after vigorously apologizing to her) and everyone screamed that Zecora had curse all 9 of them before Bad Guy spoke up, "You all know that I have more immunities to illments to my health than any of you will ever have right? None of us are cursed because I'd kill Zecora before she cursed Sweetie Belle." That got the town to stop screaming about them being cursed but it didn't stop them from being scared.

The group got the ingredient from Daisy from the herbal store then immediately went to the spa but... Bad Guy had tests to run so he was out on his own, near a field of Poison Joke. He had made his own batch of the Poison Joke cure and had many Full Cures(Known for ridding any status aliment or aliments) as Sweetie Belle came by when he willingly stepped into the field of Poison Joke, instantly giving him the effect this time meaning he's weak to this aliment. "Ugh... why is the pretty flower so dang good at pulling pranks?" Bad Guy said before he covered his mouth at the disgusting kindness that came from it. First he drank a Full Cure to test if it worked and, surprizingly, it didn't.

"Haha, so Poison Jokes are so good at their job that it isn't an aliment cured by Full Cures, amazing to know!" He said as he drank a Poison Jokeless(as he called the cure) to undo the effects. "Ugh, that's better. Freaking hate kindness coming from my mourh, althought it was funny so... I guess it worked as intended," he added. Sweetie Belle ran up to him and gave him a hug, "Oh, hello there Sweetie Belle, what exactly is up? Why aren't you with the others, well... aside from me not being there, that is."

"Because I wanted to make sure you were okay... I... okay, I think we're bad influences on each other, do you think that?"

"Sweetie Belle... of course I do. I am literally the worse influence you can follow, yet you do anyways. I have no idea if I should be flattered, digusted, or amused," Bad Guy admitted. Had this been him back when he first arrived in Ponyville under the persona that wanted infinite power, this statement would have been odd, obviously he would have been amused. Now though... this conflicting state is like... weird but... not unwelcome.