As the light subdued around Twilight and she saw the void of the Dream Realm for the first time, she noticed a strange feeling of something missing. A quick glimpse at her body confirmed her suspicions; she was a filly! Not much older then when she left her home to go to magic kindergarten even. The now even taller figure of Luna came from behind and placed her hoof around the purple filly.

“What is going on? Why am I a filly, princess? “Twilight asked only to stop and be in shock of her little mare voice.

“Well my faithful student, allow me to explain.” Luna replied with an odd prideful stress on the word “my” as the world around them began to change into a simple classroom.

“As I am the ruler of this plane, I have given your mind this form while you are asleep. The reason is that in this body, the one you had before puberty, Bass’s influence is diminished since your hormones cannot influence your thought process.” Luna explained as she sat behind a large desk,
Twilight was sitting in a bank, similar to the one in magic kindergarten.

“Wow that is actually a genius idea princess! But how will I be able to train if I can’t sense my enemy this way?” Twilight replied as she settled in her new voice and familiar appearance.

“Well, in order for you to defeat Bass at her own game you will need to strengthen your resolve, yet also be more honest with yourself. And of course, you will have to do a lot of pushups.”

“Pushups?”

“Just kidding!”

“I never knew you were so laid back princess!”

“Well, I'm not usually, but in here I don’t have to be the serious ruler all the time. And besides, that is your first lesson!”
Before Twilight could reply, a new flash engulfed her vision and she was at the Sugarcube Corner, with her friend Pinkie Pie. Pinkie Pie was her normal pink pony self, but Twilight remained a filly. To her surprise, her newfound body didn’t startle her friend, as Pinkie Pie jumped up from behind the table and screamed her name in her usual manor.

“Oh Twilight, it’s so good to see you! Are you in the mood for some cupcakes?”

“Hello Pinkie, it’s good to see you too. No thanks, I just had lunch.” Twilight replied with a weird sensation of ideas and past events being thrown into her subconscious.

“Too bad. Are you going to the “Welcome Back Applejack” party I am throwing at Sweet Apple Acres?”

“I have a lot of reading and studying to catch up on and…”

“Stop, hold everything!” Luna’s voice penetrated Twilight’s eardrums.

The whole scene stopped and Luna entered the room, her face showing a faint dose of frustration.
A groan, exhale, and flash of magic later, Luna and Twilight were back in the classroom.

“I have to be honest with you Twilight. I was imprisoned for one thousand years on the moon for nearly killing my sister and enveloping everyone in eternal darkness for not caring about my work as much as I wanted to. I think that makes me somewhat high-strung and overactive." Luna admitted.

“However, compared to you, I'm laid back! If it weren’t for your friends, you would never even leave your home!”

“Hey!” Twilight protested, the nature of the comment making her forget she was talking to Princess Luna.

“I can already imagine it. You sitting in your basement while Spike comes by just dropping off food and mail while you just scold him away, blaming him for your mistakes in your precious magic training.”

“It’s not that bad!” Twilight screamed, taking on a defensive stance.

“Oh yes, it is. You are just an outcast, a fringe on the social life of Ponyville.”
Luna was now right above Twilight, a wicked smile on her face as Twilight’s eyes narrowed in rage.

“It’s not like I have a choice! I have so much work to do and I just can’t let down Celestia…”

“Or what will happen?”

“Well she might be displeased…”

“Stop avoiding the question!”

“Or she will no longer love me! And I will have to leave my friends and Spike and fail my dad, my mom, Shining Armor and… ” Twilight burst into tears, her wall coming down.

Two hooves embraced the filly as tear upon tear cascaded down the shoulder of The Moon Princess. The silence endured for a long time, only broken occasionally by single sobs. Eventually the now calm princess said to Twilight: “Feeling better?”

“Yes… thank you, I guess?”

“You are welcome. You have to understand Twilight, nobody is perfect and everypony makes mistakes. If you keep bottling your emotions deep inside you will end up as I did, bitter and scorned by the world. I understand your need to excel and make your family proud, but you need to give yourself a break now and then. Honesty about one's emotions is essential to serenity and true balance.”

Luna used her magic one more time; changing Twilight’s body to her usual mare self, and then she placed a lustful kiss on the purple unicorn’s lips, confusing the sobbing mare completely. Confusion became arousal as the emotionally revealed unicorn was now just riding the instant, and following the advice of her kisser by heart. Heat spread through her body from deep inside, all the way to the upper part of her horn, as her tongue began to dance with Luna’s. The Moon Princess savored the feeling of the unicorn’s tender lips, like a predator enjoy the fruits of her hunt. Seconds became minutes while Princess Luna, Ruler of The Night; and Twilight Sparkle, Element of Magic became just two mares savoring the sweet embrace of a passionate, honest kiss. As their tongues parted ways, and the moment faded, a deep red shine of bewilderment rose on Twilight’s face.

“Luna… what was that?”

“Well as I mentioned, I was stuck in limbo essentially for one thousand years, and I've had my eye on you since we met. Think of it as a way of repaying me for this training. Don’t tell me you didn’t like it?” Luna smiled.

“Well it was nice, but I would have appreciated a warning first!” Twilight replied, a smile appearing on her face as well.

"I liked it more that I stole it rather than you giving it to me..."

One flash later, Twilight woke up in her bed with Luna sitting next to her.

“And that was your first lesson.” Luna said, a sheepish smile on her face.

“I feel better now, and stronger for some reason. Thank you Princess Luna!”

“Just Luna please. We shared a moment in there; I think we can stop with the whole pleasantries.”

“So, when will my next lesson be?”

“In two days or so. I have official business I can’t miss. ” Luna rolled her eyes.

“Okay, I hope I it will be as helpful as this one.”

“I am sure you will manage. The first step is always the hardest.”

Twilight and Luna continued their conversation until the sun set, and the Princess had to tend to the raising of the moon. As Luna left the purple unicorn, a new feeling began overwhelming Twilight; that of hope.

“I am still here, you know. And I will get you to fall, princess training or not.”
“We will see, you demon!”

“Newfound courage, very nice. I just hope you haven’t forgot that Dash is about to wake up from her trance…or is she?”

“What!?”

“Oh yeah. You might not have fallen, but Dashie, she is all mine. I can feel it already. Toy is searching for me, for us. And once she finds us you and I will be Bass Canon, the Mistress of Equestria!”

And in Cloudsdale a certain cyan Pegasus woke up, her body aching, her collar reading “DASH” and her mind blank save for one singular thought: “Where is my mistress?”

Author's Note

Cue the montage! Anyway, I like how this turned out, and rather then having Twilight excel at her training, I wanted to show what she needs to do in order to regain control of her life, and mind. As for Dash, I mean Toy, her destiny lies in Twi hooves now. With a couple of days free of emotional turmoil, Twilight visits our favorite DJ, in order to devise a plan to capture Toy before she does something Dash will regret. And yes, there will be some action, and no, not TwiScratch.