Ponyville

The Jinchuriki and Biju were walking with Twilight.

"Man, today feels great!" Naruto said as he stretched out.

"I know right, what a gorgeous day!" Twilight said.

"Rainbow Dash must have gotten up early for once and cleared all the clouds away." Spike said.

"I bet all of Ponyville is going to be out enjoying the sunshine." Twilight said. When they came to the town, everyone was gone. "What? Where is everypony?"

"Is it some sort of pony holiday?" Kokuou asked.

"Not that I know of."

"Does my breath stink?" Shukaku asked as he belched out a green stench.

"Not more than usual."

"Is it... zombies?!" Spike asked.

"Uh, zero chance." Yagura said.

"Not likely... but possible?"

"Psst!" Said a voice. They look around to and see Pinkie Pie. "Guys Come here! Come! Here! Hurry! Before she gets you!" They all run, mostly on instinct, inside the bakery.

"Who?! The zombie pony?" Spike asked. Pinkie Pie then turned on the flashlight.

"Z-Zombie pony?!" Pinkie Pie.

"Oh my gosh! There are no zombie ponies, Spike. Pinkie, what are you doing here alone in the dark?" Matatabi asked.

"I'm not alone in the dark." Suddenly, the others appear out of the shadows near the team.

"Whoa. Okay then, what are you all doing here in the dark?" Shukaku asked while revising Matatabi's question.

"We're hidin' from her!" Applejack said. They all look out the window to see a mysterious pony. The ponies then gasp.

*Naruto Theme Song-Go!*


*Episode Title: Bridle Gossip*

As the scared ponies catch their breath, the Jinchuriki and Biju still look out the way.

"Did you see her Naruto? Did you see... Zecora?" Apple Bloom asked the Jinchuriki.

"Apple Bloom! I told you never to say that name." Applejack scolded her sister.

"Well, I saw her glance this way..." Naruto said until Pinkie Pie cut off him off.

"Glance evilly this way." Pinkie Pie said. Naruto then rolled his eyes.

"... And then a bunch of you flip out for no good reason."

"No good reason? You call protectin' yer kin no good reason? Why, as soon as my sister saw Zecora ridin' into town, she started shakin' in her lil' horseshoes." Applejack said as she starts shaking Apple Bloom.

"Did not!" Apple Bloom said in shaky manner.

"So I swept her up and brought her here." Applejack then put Apple Bloom on her back.

"I walked here myself!"

"For safe keepin'."

"Applejack, I'm not a baby! I can take care of myself!"

"Not from that creepy Zecora."

"She's mysterious." Fluttershy said.

"Sinister." Rainbow Dash said.

"And spoooooky!" Pinkie Pie said in an over-dramatic sentence. The team groan and look outside. Zecora then takes her hood off to reveal a striped face with a mohawk. Everyone except Twilight, Jinchuriki and the Biju gasp.

"Will you cut that out? Matatabi asked the ponies.

"Just look at those stripes! So garish!" Rarity commented about Zecora's stripes.

"*Sigh* She's a zebra." Kurama said as he recognized the species.

"A what!?" The Mane Five said.

"A zebra, and her stripes aren't a fashion choice Rarity, they're what she was born with." Rarity then faints.

"Born where? I've never seen a pony like that in these parts, 'cept... her!" Applejack said in a scared voice. Shukaku and Spike sneak off into the kitchen.

"Well, she's probably not from here, and she's not a pony. My books say that zebras come from a far away land. But I've never seen her in Ponyville. Where does she live?" Twilight asked.

"That's just it, she lives in... the Everfree Forest!" Suddenly, a crash happens that makes its sound like a thunderclap.

"Spike!" Twilight said.

"Shukaku!" Matatabi said.

"Uh, sorry." Spike and Shukaku said as they were sneaking some snacks.

"The Everfree Forest just ain't natural. The plants grow..." Applejack said.

"Animals care for themselves..." Fluttershy said.

"And the clouds move..." Rainbow Dash said.

"All on their own!" The three ponies said at the same time.

"We already know that. Besides our world has too, you know." Naruto said. Rarity then again.

"And that wicked enchantress Zecora lives there doing her evil...stuff! She's so evil I even wrote a song about her!" Pinkie Pie said.

"Here we go..." Rainbow Dash said which ended with a sigh.

[Pinkie Pie]

She's an evil enchantress

She does evil dances

And if you look deep in her eyes

She'll put you in trances

Then what will she do?

She'll mix up an evil brew

Then she'll gobble you up

In a big tasty stew

Soooo... Watch out!

"Wow. Catchy." Twilight said.

"Akward." Naruto whispered to Kinkaku.

"It's a work in progress." Pinkie Pie said.

"This is all just a lot of gossip and rumors. Now tell us; what exactly have you actually seen Zecora do?" Twilight asked the scared ponies.

"Well... Once a month, she comes into Ponyville." Rainbow Dash said.

"Oooooh." Twilight said dramatically.

"Then, she lurks by the stores." Rarity said.

"Oh, my." Matatabi said dramatically.

"And then, she digs at the ground." Fluttershy said.

"Good gracious!" Fu said dramatically. "Okay, I'm sorry. But how is any of this bad? Maybe she comes to town to visit?"

"Yeah! Maybe she's just tryin' to be neighborly." Apple Bloom said.

"And maybe she's not lurking by the stores, maybe she's going to them, lurk free, to do some shopping?" Gyuki said.

"Yeah! Everypony likes to shop. You know what I think?"

"Apple Bloom! Hush and let the big ponies talk." Applejack said.

"I am a big pony!" Apple Bloom said under her breath.

"W-what about digging at the ground? You've got to admit that's weird." Rainbow Dash said.

"What if she's digging for innocent creatures?" Fluttershy asked.

[Pinkie Pie sings "Evil Enchantress" in the background]

"I am sure there is an explanation for everything Zecora does. And if anypony here were actually brave enough to approach her, she would find out the truth." Naruto said.

"Well I'm brave enough; I'm gonna find out myself." Apple Bloom said as she snuck outside and saw Zecora. She hid behind a barrel and watched Zecora leave town. She then tailed her to try to get answers.

"You ponies are being ridiculous!" Twilight said.

"Well, I heard that Zecora eats hay." Pinkie Pie said.

"Pinkie, I eat hay; you eat hay!"

"Yeah, but I heard it's the evil way she eats hay."

"Should we stop this?" Gaara asked.

"Nah. Besides, they'll tire each other out eventually." Naruto said.

"Hey! Where's Apple Bloom?" Applejack asked. The team looked around to find no sign of the little filly.

"The door's open." Fluttershy said.

"She went outside!" Rarity said.

"And Zecora's still out there." Rainbow Dash said.

"That silly lil' filly! I told her to stay put!" Applejack said. The team then leave.

"Spike, you stay here in case Apple Bloom comes back." Kurama said to Spike.

"Will do!" Spike said as he made a salute.

Everfree Forest

Apple Bloom was sticking close to Zecora. Before Apple Bloom could even make contact, she heard Applejack.

"Apple Bloom?" Applejack called out to her sister. You see the Mane Six, Naruto, Han, and the Biju in a patch of blue plants while the rest of the Jinchuriki were standing on the path. Zecora seemed surprised by the Jinchuriki and Biju's appearance. "You get back here right now!"

"Beware! Beware, you pony folk! Those leaves of blue are not a joke!" Zecora said as she started back away.

'The blue leaves?' Naruto thought. He and Han look at the blue leaves and jump out of it while the Mane Six and Biju stay in the leaves.

"Y-you keep your creepy mumbo-jumbo to yourself, ya hear?" Applejack threatened Zecora.

[Applejack, Rainbow Dash, Pinkie Pie, and Rarity speak over each other against Zecora]

"Oh brother." Twilight and Kokuou said.

"Beware! Beware!" Zecora warned the team as she disappeared into the mist.

"Yeah, back at ya, Zecora! You and your lame curse are the ones who better beware!" Rainbow Dash said.

"And you! Why couldn't you just listen to yer big sister?" Applejack asked as she scolded her sister.

"I...I..." Apple Bloom stuttered.

"Who knows what kind of nasty curse Zecora could have just put on you?" Applejack said.

"You guys, there's no such thing as curses!" Twilight said.

"Well, that's interesting to hear coming from Miss Magic Pants herself." Rainbow Dash said.

"My magic, real magic, comes from within. It's a skill you're born with. Curses are artificial, fake magic. It's conjured with potions and incantations; all smoke and mirrors meant to scare. But curses have no real power, they're just an old pony tale."Twilight said.

"Just you wait, Twilight. You're gonna learn that some pony tales really are true." Applejack said as she and the others leave.

"Don't worry, Twilight. Tomorrow, we'll find Zecora and talk to her. We'll prove that the bad things about her are false." Kurama said.

Naruto, Han, Twilight, and Biju's dream

Naruto, Han, Twilight, and the Biju then have a weird dream. It looks like they are struggling a little.

Pinkie Pie: She's an evil enchantress, she does evil dances!

Zecora: Beware! Beware!

Pinkie Pie: If you look deep in her eyes, she will put you in trances!

Rainbow Dash: Yeah, was that supposed to scare us?!

Rarity: Wicked, wicked zebra!

Fluttershy: ... it's a curse.

Pinkie Pie: Then what will she do?

Applejack: Just you wait, Twilight; some pony tales really are true.

Pinkie Pie: Then she'll gobble you up in a big tasty stew! Soooo... Watch out!

Zecora: [evil laugh]

The next morning-The Library

Twilight woke up the next morning.

"Ugh... what a dream... Curses, schmurses. Whoa!" Twilight said as she walked to a mirror. She then saw that she had messed up hair. "Maybe Zecora cursed my hair." She combed her mane but after doing that, she saw that her horn was floppy. "Or she cursed my horn!"


"No no no no no! None of these books have a cure! Ugh! There has to be a real reason for this! An illness? An allergy?!" Twilight said as she searched through books but could not find any answers.

"A curse!" Spike said.

"I said a real reason. Something that points to something real." Twilight said.

"How about this one?" Spike presented Twilight a book.

"Supernaturals"? Spike, the word supernatural refers to things like ghosts and spirits and zombies, which are as make-believe as curses. This book is just a bunch of hooey!"

"But what if you're wrong, Twilight? What if this really is a"-

"Ah pfurse!" Pinkie Pie spat out as she had a bloated tongue with spots on it similar to those on Twilight's horn.

"A purse? How could it be a purse?" Spike said.

"Pinkie? What happened?" Twilight asked.

"Pee pah Zthecora! Sthe put a cursthe on me!" Pinkie Pie said as she tried to say "Zecora put a curse on me!" but because of her messed-up tongue, she kept spitting.

"Hey, say it, don't spray it, Pinkie!" Spike said as he wiped off the spit. They then hear a crash outside.

"Ow! [thud] Oh! She's [thud] trying to say-ow!- Zecora [thud]-oh!-[crash] she slapped us all with a-ow- curse!" Rainbow Dash said as she kept crashing due to her wings being in an inverted state.

"I'm afraid I have to agree." Rarity said as she appeared to have hair all over her body similar to a dog. She then blew the hair out of her face. Spike and Twilight yell in surprise.

"I hate to say I told ya so, Twilight, but I told ya so!" Applejack said in a high-pitched voice. Spike and Twilight gasp as they see that Applejack was shrunk to the size of a doll. She was on Apple Bloom's shoulder. "It's a curse, I tells ya!"

"Guysssss!" Naruto shouts as he comes in. He was now furry. He was golden-colored, had fox ears and a fox tail. He looked like a humanoid kitsune.

"Naruto, what happened?" Twilight asked.

"Who knows? I woke up this morning and saw that I looked like Kurama." The Jinchuriki come in but there was nothing wrong with them. Han didn't come in yet. When he came in, he was moving in slow-motion like all of his movements were slowed down in time.

"Hey, where are the Biju?" Rainbow Dash asked as the Biju were no where to be found.

"Guys, come on out." Utakata said.

"Uh-uh! I'm not coming out!" Saiken said telepathically. His voice sounded pretty squeaky.

"Just do it guys!" Reluctantly, the Biju came out but it was freaky.

"Ahh!" Spike shouted out as he sees what happened to the Biju. The male Biju...looked like girls. At the ends of their tails, horns, and/or ears, they had ribbons tied to them, they had lipstick, wore dresses and had on girls' shoes. They even had the chest to prove it. The girl Biju...looked like guys. They didn't have their big chest anymore, they wore guys' clothing and had tennis shoes.

"This is so wrong!" Shukaku said in a high voice just like a girl.

"I'll say." Kinkaku said as his mouth dropped to the ground.

"But the others... seems just fine!" Twilight said.

"We're okay but Fluttershy is what I want to know about." Roshi said.

"Yes, there doesn't seem to be a thing wrong with her." Rarity said.

"Fluttershy? Are you okay?" Twilight asked. Fluttershy then flinched.

"Is there something wrong with you? Would you care to tell us?" Matatabi asked. Fluttershy then shook her head. "So... you're not going to tell us? Yes you're not, or yes you will?" Gyuki then got enough.

"For the love of...! What's wrong with you, Fluttershy?!" Gyuki said in his...well, her high voice.

"I don't want to talk about it." Fluttershy said in a deep male voice, similar to a man from Africa. The team just stood there in shock not saying a word. That is until Spike bursts out laughing.

"This is hilarious! Look at all of you! We got: Hairity, Rainbow Crash, Spitty Pie, Apple Teeny, Flutterguy, and..." Spike said as he made new nicknames for the ponies but when he saw the Biju, Naruto, and Han, he saw Shukaku pounding his(her) fists, so he moved on to Twilight. "uh... I got nothin'... Twilight Sparkle. I mean seriously, I can't even work with that." Twilight then laughs sarcastically.

"This is no joke, Spike. Now start looking for more books so I can find a cure!" Twilight said. Spike groaned. Rainbow Dash was able to get airborne.

"I think we'll find a cure to this curse at Zecora's place!" Rainbow Dash said.

"It's not a curse!" Twilight said.

"I agree with Dash! We'll go to Zecora's and force her to remove this hex!" Applejack suggested.

"It's not a hex either!" Choumei said.

"Yeah. How come we aren't affected? We saw her too." Fu said. The team except Spike and Apple Bloom were arguing.

"This is all my fault. If I hadn't followed Zecora in the first place, none of this would have happened. I just gotta fix this." Apple Bloom said as she went to go find Zecora.

"Now where does she think she's goin' this time?" Applejack said.

"I don't care what you guys say. It's time to pony up and confront Zecora. Come on, girls. Are you with me?" Rainbow Dash asked the rest of the Mane Six.

"Ah am-pft!" Pinkie Pie said.

"And I as well." Rarity said.

"Uh, I don't know. Seems awfully dangerous." Fluttershy said.

"Uggh, Applejack what about you? You going along with this too? Applejack?" Saiken asked.

"Pf-she's gone-pft!" Pinkie Pie said.

"Aah! Or somepony stepped on her!" Rarity said. The team look at their feet but don't find a squashed Earth pony.

"... or sat on her?" Twilight said. The team look at their butts but find nothing.

"Rar...ity's... hair!" Han said in slow-motion. The team looked at him with confusion until Pinkie Pie searched Rarity's hair.

"Oh! OH! Pinkie, what are you doing? Ah, really. Aah! You ever hear of personal space?"

"Nopthe." Pinkie Pie said.

"Um, I don't want to upset anyone but, Apple Bloom is gone too." Isobu said.

"I bet they went after Zecora." Rainbow Dash said.

"Well we better go find them. Come on everyone, let's go." Twilight said.

"Whatever." The male Biju said as they ran outside. Before they could get far, Shukaku tripped on the dress. When he got up, he grumbled. Because Han was moving slow, Son Goku had to carry him over his(her) shoulders. The others then followed him(her).

"Hey, a little help here?" Rainbow Dash said as she was stuck.

"Oopsie! Sorry." Fluttershy said as she almost forgot Rainbow Dash's condition. When she managed to get Rainbow Dash up, she flew outside weirdly.

"OW!"

"Uh... guys? Are you coming?" Fluttershy asked the Jinchuriki and Spike.

"Since we weren't affected, we think you guys should go. We'll catch up with you later." Kinkaku said. When Fluttershy left, Spike gasped. "What?"

"Twilight Flopple!" Spike said as he wrote down the last insult. Ginkaku just slapped him upside the head.

Everfree Forest

As Apple Bloom runs through the Everfree Forest, her sister comes out of her mane.

"Stop right there! Turn around right now, missy!" Applejack told her sister. Apple Bloom thought about it for a second and got an answer.

"No." Apple Bloom said. Then it looked like Applejack just got slapped.

"No?! You can't ignore a direct order from your big sister!" Apple Bloom grabbed Applejack and put her on a branch above some spiky thorns.

"Hehehe. Sorry Applejack, but I'm the big sister now." Apple Bloom then walked off.

"Apple Bloom, you come back here right this instant! I'M GONNA TELL Big McIntosh ON YOU! Aw pony feathers."

3 minutes later

The Mane Six, Biju, Naruto, and Han moved through the Everfree Forest.

"C'mon guys. We've got to get to Zecora's. Hurry!" Twilight said. Rarity and Shukaku both trip.

"Ooh... Ahaha. Easier said than done." Rarity said.

"How do girls run in these things?" Shukaku complained about the shoes as he(she) got up and continued running. Rainbow Dash was still having trouble flying.

"Hey, wait for me!" Rainbow Dash said. She crashed through some bushes and came near Applejack.

"Rainbow! Thank Celestia! There's no time to lose! I need to get to Zecora's pronto! Giddyup pony!" Applejack said as she was about to make Rainbow Dash "giddy-up".

"Ex-CUSE me?"

"YEEE-HAW!" Applejack then kicked Rainbow Dash.

"What the..." Rainbow Dash said as she managed to get airborne. She then flew off.

"No, Rainbow Dash. Other way." Rainbow Dash then flew the opposite way.

Zecora's Hut

They finally arrived at Zecora's Hut. Son Goku then put Han down.

"Oh. I look horrible!" Rarity said as she looked at her dirty body.

"You're telling us!" Kurama said as it shows that the male Biju had trouble running in those darn shoes too and were dirty as well.

"Plis place plooks horrible!" Pinkie Pie said.

"Oh my. That place really does look horrible. Nice decorations, if you like creepy!" Rarity said saw as she commented about the decorations around the hut. When they look inside the hut, they see Zecora walk in with some kind of bottle. She then put the stuff inside the bottle into the big pot she had. She then starts to speak in a weird language.

"Sthe sthtole my sthong! Shthe shtole mm mm!" Pinkie Pie said as she pointed to Zecora.

"She stole your song?" Rarity asked.

"Pinkie Pie, with all due respect, that doesn't sound anything like your song." Matatabi said. Pinkie Pie then pleas with Fluttershy. Finally, Fluttershy sighs as she gives in.

[Fluttershy]

She's an evil enchantress

And she does evil dances

And if you look deep in her eyes

She will put you in trances

Then what would she do?

She'll mix up an evil brew

Then she'll gobble you up

In a big tasty stew

Soooo... Watch out.

"You saw those terrible things. Now do you believe us Naruto?" Rarity said to Naruto.

"Hmm...Scary looking masks, confusing incantations, and a great big bubbling cauldron? [sigh] Everything is pointing to Zecora being... bad. Or... what if Zecora is just making soup?" Naruto said. The ponies, except Twilight, had a look of defeat. It then looked like Zecora tasted the stuff inside the pot.

"Mmm! The perfect temperature for ponies, I presume. Now, where is that little Apple Bloom?" Zecora said.

"Or... what if she's making Apple Bloom soup?!" Twilight said.


"What if she's making Apple Bloom soup?" Twilight said. Only the ponies scream as Naruto, Han, and the Biju still refused to believe that Zecora was bad. The team looked up to see Applejack and Rainbow Dash coming in fast.

"I'm comin' for ya, Apple Bloom!" Applejack said as she and Rainbow Dash were about to crash into the hut.

"Aaah!" Rainbow Dash shouted. Zecora then talks in her native language.

"Whoa there. Easy, Rainbow Crash." Applejack had difficulty controlling Rainbow Dash while Zecora was yelling in her native language for them to stop.

"What have you done with Apple Bloom?" Twilight asked Zecora as she and the others barged in. Applejack then ties a rope around Zecora's ear and attempts to try to get her. But Zecora is huge compared to her size right now. Rainbow Dash was still flying uncontrollably around the hut.

"Ponies! What is this you..." Zecora said until Rainbow Dash knocks over the huge vat. "No! You know not what you do! You've gone and spilled my precious brew!"

"We're onto you Zecora. I didn't want to believe that you cursed us, but the evidence is overwhelming!" Twilight said.

"You made me and my friends look ridiculous." Rarity said.

"You made me sound ridiculous!" Fluttershy said.

"You made me speak ridiculous!" Pinkie Pie said incoherently

"You ruined my horn!" Twilight said.

"How dare you! You destroy my home, destroy my work. Then rudely accuse me of being a jerk?" Zecora said to the Mane Six while Naruto, Han, and the Biju stood back, letting the Mane Six have it for accusing Zecora of being evil.

"You put this curse on us, now you're gonna uncurse us." Rainbow Dash said.

"It is unwise to venture down this road. Your actions will make my anger explode!" Zecora said, obviously angry.

"Where is Apple Bloom!?" Twilight asked Zecora as she and the zebra were neck-and-neck. The team then sees enough.

"Okay, this is going too far. Alright you two…" Kurama said until he(she) sees Apple Bloom return.

"Zecora! I think I found all the things ya asked for." Apple Bloom said as she returned but saw the commotion in the hut. "What in Ponyville is goin' on here?"

"Apple Bloom! You're okay!" Applejack said as she relieved that her sister was okay.

"Because Zecora is an evil enchantress who cursed us and was gonna cook you up into soup!" Twilight said. Zecora, Apple Bloom, Naruto, Han, and the Biju start laughing.

"Oh Twilight. Did those silly fillies finally get in yer head? You know there's no such thing as a curse." Apple Bloom said.

"TOLD YA!" Shukaku said.

"Apple Bloom, sweetie. You can't just stand there and tell me this isn't a curse. You can even look at the Biju and tell." Twilight said.

"This isn't a curse." Apple Bloom.

"If you will remember back, the words I spoke were quite exact." Zecora said.

Flashback

"Beware, beware you pony folk. Those leaves of blue are not a joke." Zecora said to the team.

Present

"So, she was warning us about that plant? I understood her warning a little but I never knew what she meant fully." Naruto said.

"Yes. It's called Poison Joke." Apple Bloom said.

"Poi...son... Joke?" Han asked.

"That plant is much like poison oak. But its results are like a joke." Zecora said.

"What in the hay does that mean?" Applejack asked as she did not understand Zecora's riddle.

"It means this plant does not breed wrath. Instead this plant just wants a laugh."

"... Will somepony please talk normal?"

"What she's saying is that when we found Apple Bloom tailing Zecora yesterday, we happened to go into the Poison Joke. That's why the others weren't affected even though they saw Zecora as well. All of our problems are just little jokes that played on us." Naruto explained.

"LITTLE JOKES?! Very funny."

"Ok, fine. But what about the cauldron?" Rainbow Dash asked.

"And the chanting?" Fluttershy asked.

"And the creepy decor?" Rarity asked.

"Treasures of the native land where I am from. This one speaks 'hello', and this 'welcome'." Zecora said about the two masks.

"Not welcoming at all, if you ask me."

"The words I chanted were from olden times. Something you call a nursery rhyme."

"Ohh. That's what she was doing." Kurama said.

"But the cauldron... The Apple Bloom soup?" Twilight asked.

"Lookie here Twilight. That pot of water wasn't for me, it was for all these herbal ingredients. The cure for poison joke is a simple old-natural remedy. You just gotta take a bubble bath!" Apple Bloom said as she showed her a book.

"A...bub...bble... bath?" Han asked as he scratched his head slowly.

"But I tried to find a cure in all my books and couldn't find anything. What book has this natural remedy?" Twilight asked. Zecora then showed the cover of the book which was the exact book Spike showed her earlier.

"Here is the book you see. Sad that you lack it in your library." Zecora said.

"Twilight, is there something you need to tell Zecora?" Naruto asked. Twilight's ears then sagged a little.

"Actually, I do have this book, but I didn't look inside because the title was so... Weird. Supernaturals: Natural remedies and cure-alls that are simply super. I...I... I'm so sorry Zecora. I had the answer the whole time, if only I had bothered to look inside." Twilight said as she apologized for her mistake.

"Maybe next time you will take a second look, and not judge the cover of the book." Zecora said to the rest of the Mane Six as they all had looks of sadness. Apple Bloom then laughed slightly.

"Zecora? Would you be kind enough to mix up another batch of the herbal bath?" Twilight asked.

"Please! I hate being a girl!" Shukaku said.

"Mix it up I certainly will. Yet I am missing an herb from Ponyville." Zecora said.

"But whenever Zecora comes to town, all the shops are mysteriously closed." Apple Bloom.

"Oh, well... I think we can help you with that." Twilight said. The Biju then nodded.

"And I know who to talk to." Shukaku said.

Ponyville

As everypony in town are going about their business, they see the team walking down the street.

"Look Rose! How awful!" Daisy said as she pointed up the street.

"The wicked enchantress has cursed them all." Rose said.

"The horror, the horror!" Lily Valley said. All of the ponies run inside their homes and/or shops. Shukaku goes up to the door.

"Daisy!" Shukaku said as he(she) knocked on the door. "Daisy, we need to talk."

Later-The Spa

The guys were relaxing in a tub what the girls were in another tub. All of their symptoms were disappearing.

Twilight Sparkle: Dear Princess Celestia,

my friends and I all learned an important lesson this week: Never judge a book by its cover. Someone may look unusual, or funny, or scary. But you have to look past that and learn who they are inside. Real friends don't care what your "cover" is; It's the "contents" of a pony that count. And a good friend, like a good book, is something that will last forever. Your faithful student, Twilight Sparkle.

"Miss Zecora. I would love to get the recipe for this bath. It's simply luxurious!" Lotus Blossom said as she commented about Zecora's bath. Before she could say anything, Apple Bloom was worried.

"Applejack! Hey, where's Applejack?!" Apple Bloom asked. Everyone was searching the tubs looking for her.

"Dang? Applejack?!" Kokuou called out.

"I'm right here fellas. I ain't tiny no more!" Applejack said as she was in a smaller tub.

"Okay, don't scare us like that again." Saiken said. Applejack then chuckled a little.

"Ooh. I have never felt so lovely in all my life!" Rarity said.

"Oh my gosh! I never realized how horrible it is not to be able to talk. I mean I love talking so much and when I couldn't talk 'cause my tongue was all 'ehhhh'. It was the worst! Don't you agree, Fluttershy?" Pinkie Pie said as her rambling went right to asking Fluttershy.

"... Yes." Fluttershy said, finally having her normal voice back. Everyone then laugh.

*Naruto Shippuden Ending Theme-Gentle Rainbow*


On the reviews, tell me if you were laughing and/or surprised that the Biju's genders got flipped. Man, that poison joke is some powerful stuff.