The dawn came just as the night descended behind the horizon. Rainbow Dash was awakened by the sun's powerful rays. She groaned and went to turn over only to see Applejack in the crook of her arm, completely oblivious. She snored softly, her hair was ruffed from the night before and she smelt like the sweet apples pies that she loved to bake more than she loved to eat them. Rainbow Dash smiled down at her wife's perfection and nuzzled her awake, for she knew Applejack preferred to be awake doing something than sleeping and letting the work pile up. Applejack stirred then blinked and looked up into Rainbow's rosy eyes. The sun was hitting her so perfectly in that moment, it looked like she had a halo. Applejack saw the twisted bed head, evil grin and hopeless love in Rainbow's eyes which brought back the memories of the previous night.
"Morning." Rainbow smiled as Applejack stretched.
"Good morning, lovely." Applejack kissed Rainbow's mouth before hopping out of bed and trotting to the bathroom. Applejack knew Rainbow loved being called lovely, but she also knew just how much she loved it and was not surprised in the slightest when Rainbow joined her in the shower.
"Morning Twilight." Applejack greeted upon entering the library. Twilight looked up from her worn book still opened to the same spell as yesterday.
"Sorry about my behavior yesterday Twilight." Rainbow Dash blushed as she fluttered to a halt in front of Twilight. "You just scared me is all."
"I accept your apology only if you accept mine. It wasn't right of me to rush you into such an important decision." Twilight smiled understandingly. Rainbow nodded then they hugged it out. "A new day, anew beginning." Twilight muttered under her breathe.
"What's that?" Rainbow asked. Ever since Spike left to start a family with Rarity, Twilight had been spending more time alone than ever before and with that loneiless, she had begun to talk to herself. Her friends were starting to notice too. But whenever something slipped out, she'd just turn to them, smile, and say the same thing everytime:
"Nothing." Which is what she said now. Rainbow just shrugged and floated back to Applejack.
"Okay Rainbow Dash," Twilight held the book aloft with her magic. "Are you ready?" She glanced over the edge of the book's pages towards the more confident Rainbow Dash.
"She won't get hurt will she?" Applejack asked concern etched in her face as she stepped in fromt of Rainbow protectively.
"Save as anything." Twilight promised still reading the spell one last time.
"AJ," Rainbow put a reassuring hoof on her parnter's shoulder. "Don't worry, I'll be fine. We trust the Princess." She kissed Applejack before stepping forward. "If I die Twilight, I'll kill you." Rainbow whispered to Twilight. But Twilight either ignored her or didn't hear, and began the spell.
From one form to another
A mare no more
In hopes to be a mother
For that is what love is for
As sure as the sun rises and sets
This staillon will be a mare again
No regrets
And no sin
Twilight's eyes were shut tight in consintration but Applejack's were wide with horror as Rainbow was lifted into the air by the magic swirling around her. The swirling colors changed from pink to blue. The twisting magic grew faster. Rainbow tried to open her eyes but they were to heavy to lift against the roaring wind. She felt her body changing growing more stable and strong, her mane felt lighter as did her tail, her wings grew a little longer, and she felt something down there growing. She tried to ignore it and let the tingling sensation grew into goosebumps as the spell reached it's climax. A small explosion erupted the little bubble of magic and sent every pony in a different direction. Twilight flew back into the unicorn history section while Applejack slammed into the Starswirl the Bearded's completed works section and Rainbow Dash ended up under a small mountain of books that fell off the shelve after she zoomed into it.
"That was unexpected." Twilight groaned feeling her sore horn with the tip of her hoof.
"Expected?" Applejack nearly shirked and jumping up turning on Twilight. "Then was your spell! If that was unexpected, then what else could be?" She cried then a small moan came from the book pile. They both turned and saw the tiny mountain begin to fall. "Rainbow?" Applejack called softly edging closer to the pile. Twilight helped magic the books away.
Applejack and Twilight both gasped at what they saw. Twilight even let her beloved books fall. Rainbow was too scared to speak, seeing the horror on their faces.
"Rainbow?" Applejack asked again. "Is that you?" Rainbow felt a scarastic look spread across her face but it left her when she saw her reflection in a delapidated mirror. Her eyes grew wide with panic as she scuttled towards the reflected truth.
Her mane and tail were still the same style and colors but they were shortened to fit the style of the colts. Her face and body were more muscluar like those of a true stallion. But the thing that weirded her out most of all with the thing between her two back legs. The thing that would supply her and Applejack with a baby foal. The D.