Chapter 21
Pets R Us

If you woke up one day as your pet and your pet as you, would you panic? Would your pet panic? What do you think your pet would do in your body? That question would soon be answered when Flareon, Twilight, and their friends switched bodies with their pets. It all began one peaceful morning in Ponyville. The sun had just rose as ponies everywhere got to work. Meanwhile, in Golden Oak Library, Flareon awoke as he let out a yawn. After Flareon got out of his small bed, he walked over to his water bowl and began to have a drink of water. It didn't take long before Flareon sensed something was off. Why was he sleeping in Chibiterasu's bed and drinking from his water bowl? Also, why did he see Chibiterasu's reflection when he starred into his water bowl? It didn't take long before it finally hit him. He had somehow become Chibiterasu. He then looked at his hooves which were now wolf paws.

"Ok...hold on a minute. This can't be right," Chibiterasu said. He quickly ran over to where Twilight was sleeping soundly, "Twilight! Twilight! Wake up! Something strange happened to me!" To his surprise, Owlowiscious was the one who responded.

"What's wrong Flareon?" Owlowiscious replied. When she looked down, Owlowiscious saw Chibiterasu staring back at her. "Um...Chibiterasu? Did you just talk to me?"

"Wait...Twilight?! Is that you? Why are you Owlowiscious?!" Chibiterasu exclaimed. She just looked at him completely dumbfounded like he was crazy.

"Owlowiscious? What are you talking about?" Owlowiscious replied. It didn't take long before Twilight noticed something wasn't quite right. Why was she resting on Owlowiscious's perch? Why did she have wings instead of hooves? Also, why did she see herself still sleeping in her bed with Flareon. When it finally hit her that she was in Owlowiscious's body, she let out a loud hoot that woke up the other Flareon and Twilight, or in other words, the real Chibiterasu and Owlowiscious. When they figured out they were inside Flareon and Twilight's body, they began to scream, which woke up Solana and Spike, who were confused as to why Flareon and Twilight were panicking, while Chibiterasu and Owlowiscious were barking and hooting at them.

"What the heck is going on here?" Spike said. Suddenly, he was tackled by Flareon, who was panting like a dog.

"Spike! Spike! Spike!" Flareon cried out, "Why am I in my master's body?" Before Spike could answer, Twilight pushed Flareon off him.

"Excuse me Sir Spike, but why am I Twilight Sparkle and why is Twilight Sparkle me?" Twilight asked concerned, "I would like an answer in no less than ten seconds please." After five minutes of chaotic confusion, Spike was trying to make sure he understood the situation clearly.

"Ok...so from what I can figure out, Flareon and Twilight switched bodies with Chibiterasu and Owlowiscious," Spike stated.

"How did this happen anyway?" Solana asked. Before her question was answered, they suddenly heard knocking coming from the front door. As Solana and Spike rushed downstairs to open it, they were surprised to see Rainbow Dash, Fluttershy, Applejack, Rarity, and Pinkie Pie with their pets. Immediately, everyone rushed inside and both ponies and pets began to talk at the same time. This time it took ten minutes of chaotic confusion for Solana and Spike to calm everyone down.

"Hold on! Just Hold on!" Spike yelled, "Ok...what is everyone yelling about? We're already trying to figure out why Flareon and Twilight switched bodies with Chibiterasu and Owlowiscious. That's hard enough to deal with as it is." Soon after, it turns out that Flareon and Twilight weren't the only ones who switched bodies with their pets. It turns out Rainbow Dash was now Tank, Fluttershy was Angel, Applejack was Winona, Rarity was Opalescence, Pinkie Pie was Gummy, and vise versa. "Flareon! Sorry, I mean Chibi...how did this happen? I mean...what could have caused everyone to switch bodies with their pets? It just doesn't make any sense," Spike said.

"Alright Chibiterasu...jokes over," Tank muttered angrily, "Change us back now or so help me...I'm hovering over there and biting you with this toothless jaw!"

"I swear I had nothing to do with this!" Chibiterasu pleaded desperately in response to six animals staring at him menacingly. Sadly for Chibi, they were reluctant to trust him.

"So...now what do we do?" Solana asked.

"I say us pets go out and have the best day of our lives!" Applejack exclaimed, "This is a gift we received and we're going to put it to good use! Who's with me?!" As her comrades cheered with her, they left the house before Chibiterasu and the others were able to stop them. As they stared blankly at the door where their bodies had ran through, Solana looked at the clock on the wall and realized that school was about to start.

"Oh no! I'm going to be late!" Solana exclaimed as she put on her school bag, "Sorry Mom, dad, everyone...I'll be back later. Bye!" After Solana left for school, Spike also decided to leave the house and head for the Gem Quarry to search for gems.

"Have fun you guys," Spike said as he opened the door, "Hopefully your pets don't cause too much trouble in your bodies." After Spike closed the door behind him, Chibiterasu and the others were rendered speechless as they were left all alone in their new pet bodies. Their pets however, were having their times of their lives. Flareon and his friends went to as many places as they could, including the bowling alley, ice skating rink, arcade, the park, and last but not least, the amusement park, where they went on all the rides. After they were wiped out, they decided to have some cotton candy.

"Oh wow! This cotton candy stuff is so good!" Applejack exclaimed as she bit off another piece.

"Being a pony is awesome! We can do things we couldn't do as pets," Flareon said, "I wonder how our owners are doing in our bodies?"

"I bet they are just laying around at Golden Oak Library!" Twilight laughed. As the others joined in laughing, it actually turns out Twilight was spot on as Chibiterasu and the others were at Golden Oak Library laying around trying to figure out what to do.

"This is ridiculous!" Opalescence cried out, "When are our pets coming back with our bodies? I'm already behind on my work as it is!"

"I still say this is all Flareon's fault," Tank muttered angrily.

"I told you I had nothing to do with this!" Chibiterasu replied.

"I believe Flareon," Owlowiscious said proudly backing up her husband, "If he said he didn't do it, he didn't do it."

"Ditto," Winona replied.

"The problem is how do we return back to our bodies?" Owlowiscious asked. Unfortunately, no one had an answer to her question. During the rest of the day, the pets had the best time they ever had, while their owners had the worst day they ever had. Eventually, Flareon and the others returned to Golden Oak Library to take their owners back home. As night fell, everyone got into their beds and went to sleep. Flareon and Twilight feel sleep almost instantly, while Chibiterasu and Owlowiscious took longer to fall asleep. The next morning, Flareon and Twilight woke up and were shocked, not to mention relieved, to discover they had returned to their bodies. The same thing happened to Chibiterasu and Owlowiscious. As a result, an overjoyed Flareon and Twilight hugged each other, while Chibiterasu and Owlowiscious let out a disappointed sigh as their fun was finally over. Meanwhile, Rainbow Dash and the rest of their friends, including their pets, discovered they had also returned to their bodies. You could call this a miracle or a bizarre event, but whatever the case, yesterday was a day neither owner or pet would never forget.