Chapter 9

I was awoken by a scream. My eyes burst open to see Fluttershy huddled up in the corner. I said "What's wrong Flutters?" I moved the covers with my hoof and began to slide out of...

'Wait...Hoof?' I thought. I began to inspect my hands but they were black as night and I didn't have any fingers. My eyes widened I looked toward Fluttershy and said "Flutters what happened to me!".

She still was in the corner when she looked at me. She said "D-d-drake?". "Who else?" I said. She walked closer to me and said "You're a... I think a pony...". I looked at her and said "Do you have a mirror?".

She nodded and went off somewhere downstairs. I began freaking out when I began feeling something on my back. The thing felt like another pair of arms. I tried flexing the appendages and I heard a great swish noise.

When Fluttershy came back she had a hand mirror in her mouth. When she directed her eyes to me her mouth opened as she dropped the mirror. "Fluttershy...What is on my back..." I asked calmly. She began to speak "y-y-you are a P-p-pegasus...".

"Oh this just gets better and better!" I said loudly. When I directed my eyes to the mirror I saw something no person should never have to deal with. I saw a black stallion with a deep blood-red mane and great blue eyes.

I moved over to the mirror and tried to pick it up with my hand. I then remembered lost my fingers. I bent my head down and picked it up in my mouth. I adjusted the mirror so I could see my back.

I nearly fainted as I saw that it was true I had wings. To make sure I wasn't imagining them i tried to move them which to my disappointment worked. I saw my body structure matched mine. I looked over to Fluttershy and saw her mouth agape. I went over to the bed and set the mirror down.

I turned back to Fluttershy who was still very surprised. "I guess this is the idea of a joke to that plant..." I said in disgust. I sighed and said "Well at least I can get it fixed.". Fluttershy looked at me confused. I said "Zecora?". She said nodding "Oh...".

I began to walk downstairs awkwardly and looked back at Fluttershy. "Aren't you coming?" I asked her. She looked like she was lost in a dream. "Flutters?" I said waving my hoof in front of her.

She quickly snapped out of her daydream. She said "Oh yes. Breakfast right." She said as she quickly walked past me down the stairs. I looked at her as she walked down the stairs. She looked a little fazed by something...

I walked down the stairs and into the living room. I looked and saw Fluttershy disappear in the kitchen. I looked over into the living room to see a white blur tackle me to the ground. "Who are you!" Angel said quietly but menacing way.

I looked at the rabbit and said like a nerd getting bullied "It's me Drake the guy who has been living here for a week!". The rabbit relaxed his grip on my fur. Angel didn't question how I was like this but laughed. I would never understand that rabbit.

I began feeding the animals while getting used to the body. I of course messed up sometimes. I soon finished feeding and watering the animals. I heard Fluttershy sing "~Breakfast~". I walked over to the kitchen.

I looked on the table and saw Angel already finishing his salad. I looked to where I usually ate and saw a sandwich. Fluttershy was already eating her sandwich. I sat down and picked up the sandwich with some difficulty and took a bite.

It was like nothing I had ever tasted it had this weird texture I couldn't put my finger on. I soon finished it and asked "What type of sandwich was that Flutters?". "A daisy sandwich..." She said quietly. I was confused I could not have stood the taste of a daisy back when I was a human.

"I guess it is because your a pony now." She said. I guess she was right it was the only explanation. When she finished her sandwich I got up and collected the dishes and put them in the sink as usual.

"We should get ready to head to Zecora's." I said. She nodded in agreement. We began out the door when I stopped and remembered I would have no clothes when I changed back.

I quickly went back inside. Fluttershy looked back at me. "What are you doing?" She asked. I explained what I was doing as I gathered a set of clothes. I looked over to Fluttershy to see she had her saddlebag open .

I placed the clothes in the bag and closed it. Fluttershy took the bag and slung it over her back. I tightened it so it wouldn't fall off as we walked. Once everything was good we took off after telling Angel we should be back before lunch.

We began on the trail to Sweet Apple Acres. As we were walking though I thought I saw a rainbow blur go through the sky but just shrugged it off. I then heard a whistling sound that usually would come from an object going at incredible speeds. I turned around and sure enough the rainbow blur tackled me to the ground.

"Are you okay Fluttershy!" Rainbow asked "Did this guy hurt you!". I tried to push her off but it was no use. I yelled "Get off me Rainbow!". "How do you know my name?" She asked. I said "It's me Drake!". Rainbow looked at me with the a stare that could kill as she said "Drake is not a pony! So aga-".

She was cut off by something pushing her off me. I looked to see it was Fluttershy. She helped me up off the ground. Fluttershy looked toward Rainbow Dash and said "Rainbow this is Drake.". Rainbow looked from Fluttershy to me several times confused.

I sighed and began to tell her about the Poison Joke incident. She looked at me as I told the story and near the end she looked down at her hoofs and scratched her head. I looked at her and said "It's okay everyone makes mistakes sometimes. Some more than others." I said. The last part I whispered.

"Well If you don't mind, me and Fluttershy are heading to Zecora's to get fixed." I told Rainbow. She said "Okay but this isn't stopping me from telling everypony about what happened to you.". Before I could stop her she sped off toward the town.

I sighed and looked toward Fluttershy. "Let's get going." I said. She nodded as we set off toward the forest entrance near the orchard.

We entered the forest with no one catching another sight of me luckily. We were careful to avoid that patch of blue flowers this time around and were almost to our destination when I heard a incredible roar come from deep in the forest.

I looked over toward the origin of the noise I saw huge monster jump out toward us. It looked like a giant lion but it had these giant bat like wings and a scorpion's tail.

I yelled "Get behind me Fluttershy!". To my surprise Fluttershy ignored me and walked up to the creature. I began to panic. I then heard Fluttershy say "Oh my! Look at how much you've grown! You must be a foot taller!"

I stared in disbelief as I saw the creature nuzzling fluttershy. Fluttershy politely said "I'm sorry but I have to go now I need to help my friend.". The monster looked a little disappointed but nodded.

When we finally arrived at the zebra's hut I knocked on the door. When Zecora answered she stared at me. Zecora said "Is this Drake? Or are you a Fake?". "Yes Zecora it is me. This is the joke the flower decided to pull on me." I told her.

Zecora said "Come in. We can not fix this if your not within.". I calmly walked into the hut making sure not to disturb anything inside. Zecora then closed the door after Fluttershy entered. I looked to see many ingredients on the natural shelves inside. There was a big cauldron filled with some murky strange liquid.

Zecora walked over to the cauldron and said "This liquid should do the trick to help you get out of your little fix.". I walked up to the cauldron and looked inside and said "Are you sure?". Zecora said in a reassuring voice "Yes.".

I sighed as I began to climb into the cauldron. It felt so nice and relaxing. I looked over to the two others as I felt a sudden cooling sensation. The two mouths stood agape as I guess my body was changing. I lifted my hoof out of the liquid.

The hoof was still there but a little smaller and had some of the beginnings of fingers. I sat there for a good 30 minutes feeling to make sure I was back to my human form. When I thought I was done I called over to Fluttershy "Hey could I have that towel?"She messed around in the saddlebag and pulled out a blue, fluffy towel and handed it to me and set out the rest of my clothes on the ground. I began to stand up making sure none of them saw anything they didn't need to. I wrapped the towel around my waist. I got out of the cauldron and turned my back toward the two females as I began to get my underwear and pants on when I did I dropped the towel to the ground and I picked up my I put on the shirt I saw the two ponies with their mouths agape still. "What are you guys staring at?" I said getting a little self-conscious. I then heard Fluttershy say "Drake.. Your back...". I began to feel my back "What? Are you surprised to see it without wing-" I stopped as I felt some feathery limb on my back...