"Let's see… A little more of salt should do the trick." Nathan said as he was in his kitchen making some spaghetti. The reason being that in two days, Trixie will be coming back from her trip from Canterlot. He wanted to welcome her with a dish that's sure to like her. "Hmm… Yep, this taste better." The orange maniac said as he tastes the water. He proceeded to move the pasta around the heating pan at low fire.
"Okay, this would allow me to go to town and buy some tomatoes." True to his words, he opens the fridge to find out that he does not have tomatoes, better yet, it was almost empty. "Huh...I think I should just go and make some shopping while I'm at it," he mumbled out as he closed the fridge. With a basket in hand, he made his way to the door.
But as his hands reach the handle, something when to his mind, ('Hold on...Isn't something happening today?') he asked as he began to think. ('...Gah! I can't remember. Maybe I'll do when I get to town.') he said before exiting his house.
(Later, in Ponyville)
"...What the *Beep*?" Nathan asked while staring with a raised eyebrow. The entire town of Ponyville was deserted, not a single person nor store was in the open of his view. Hell, a tumbleweed rolled through the empty streets.
"Ah! The Hall of Famer; Tumbleweed." Nathan said with a smile, "Clint Eastwood surely did some great quick draw fights…" he then began to walk around. "But where is everyone?"
"Psst!"
"Hmm?"
"Psst! Natey!"
The voice of someone calling caught his attention, he looks around for the source of the voice, until his eyes stop at Sugarcube Corner, seeing Pinkie waving frantically her arm, "Get here! Quick, before she gets you!" She whispered/shout at him before getting down inside.
Still confused, the maniac made his way to the shop, once he enters, the door close on him shut. "What the? Why is it dark here? What's going on?"
"Is the Zombies!" A familiar voice shout.
"Zombies?!" In an instant, Nate flips a nearby table, he went behind it and took out his MoB. "I knew the Apocalypse was going to come for me! Damn you Call of Duty! I'll blast you to oblivion before you get me!"
"Nathan, stop! Don't shoot! There are no zombies!" Another familiar voice shouts at him through the darkness.
"Oh….Then what the- Hold on." Nate stopped when his minds realize something, "Who's here?" To answer his question, the blinds covering the windows were slightly removed, allowing the light in and show the orange-haired that the Mane 6 plus Spike and AJ's sister, Apple Bloom, were present. "...Why are you all playing hide and seek?" He asked them.
"We're not. But I'm confused as well." Twilight said. "Spike and I woke early and were on a morning walk when we notice that nobody was out."
"Why?" Nate dumbly ask.
"W-We're hiding from her!" AJ said in fear as she points through the window. Nate, Twilight, and Spike look outside to see a person hooded from head to toe. That person moves their face to their direction, causing everyone to dock inside.
"...I get that Cults are sometimes scary, but why are you all shutting in by someone dress in a hood?" Nate asked in confusion, although his eyes widened in realization. ('Hold on...I remember now!')
"No! We're hiding from Zecora!" AB said to him, earning a slap to her mouth by her sister.
"Applebloom! Ah' told ya to never say that name!" AJ whispered to her.
"Well, I don't get it. She just glances our way for a moment." Twilight said.
"Glance evilly~," Pinkie said as she appeared in her view before been pushback by magic.
"... Right~ And here I thought you were all in trouble."
"Trouble?!" AJ suddenly said before bringing her younger sister close to her, shoving her face on her ample bosom. "I'll have you know that mah' little sister was shaking her tiny boots the moment she saw Zecora!"
"A-A-Ah' did not!" AB managed to speak after moving his face.
"Why! Ah' quickly swept her up 'nd brought her all the way here!"
"No, you didn't! Ah' walk by myself!"
"Fer' safekeeping!"
"Applejack!" AB finally escape from her sister's prison and land on the floor. "I'm not a baby! Ah' can take care of myself!"
"You should believe her, AJ." Both sisters turn to Nathan, "I mean, she did manage to get out of the Everfree Forest by herself when you both separate that one time. And do I need to remind you that she went for help to get you? Big Mac and I found you stuck under a log." He said.
"G-Guh! T-That was just her finding herself out, not while a creepy person like Zecora is on plain sight!" AJ defend with a blushing face.
"She's mysterious!"
"S-Sinister!"
"And spooooooooky~!"
Nathan facepalms his face, ('I forgot that all these people are three things; hypocrites, drama queens and easily offended.') he thought before turning his attention to the outside window. Follow by everyone else. They saw Zecora's hands reaching up to her hood, and taking it off, revealing her stand up black/white stripes hair, black skin, and Indian-style earrings. Everyone, except Twilight and Nathan, gasps in surprise.
"Can you all stop that?!" Twilight asked in annoyance.
"But look at those stripes of her hair! There so garish! Who in the world would fashion their hair like that!?" Rarity asked her.
"You do know that Rainbow has stripes hair too, right?" Nathan asked her with a deadpan.
"Hey! Not cool man!" RD respond with a glare.
"And by the looks of it...She's an anthro Zebra." Twilight said.
"A what?" Half of the group asked.
"A Zebra. Is another species of the horse family in another country," Twilight explains before facing the fashionista, "And her hair isn't a fashion choice, Rarity. She was born with it." Rarity gasp and roll her eyes before being a Drama Queen and fell down. "Even so, I have never seen a Zebra around this parts, where did she come from?" Twilight asked.
"That's the thing! Zecora comes from the Everfree Forest!" AJ said in more fear.
*Clang!*
Several heads turn to the kitchen, where Spike was and had a few pans' in hand. "Sorry!" He whispered low enough for them.
"The Everfree Forest ain't natural. The plants grow…"
"The animals take care of themselves…"
"And the clouds move…"
"All on their own!" AJ, Fluttershy, and Rainbow said all together, with Rarity dramatically fainting again.
"...Wow! I cannot believe that all my girlfriends are scared of Mother Nature doing its own job! One of the few times I reminded myself how much of bravery you all don't have over easy things!" Nathan sarcastically said to them.
"What?! How dare-Did you say, girlfriend?" Rarity began to say before her brain process what he said, but she was ignored.
"But Natey!" Pinkie suddenly latch on to him in fear, her breasts making a squeaky sound against his arm. "That wicked Zecora lives there, and is creepy! She's so creepy-"
"You made a song about it." Nathan finished as he suddenly had in hand a script with the lyrics.
"Exactly!" Pinkie said.
"Oh Celestia, here we go again." Rainbow roll her eyes.
She's an evil enchantress!~
She does evil dances!~
And if you look deep within' her eyes, she'll put you in trances!~
Then what she will do, she'll mix up an evil brew and she'll gobble you up in a big tasty stew!~
So watch out!~
Pinkie finishes the song on the top of a table, breathing heavily. With everyone staring at her. "Catchy as always, my demented partner." Nathan comment.
"It works its progress."
"Look, you all are just telling a lot of gossip and rumors," Twilight said with a sigh. "Now tell us, what exactly have you seen Zecora do that makes her so evil?"
"And I swear, in the name of Celestia and Luna, that if you girls say some normal things that, even I do, are scary, I'm out," Nathan swear to them as he thumbs the door with a bored expression.
"..."
"..."
"..."
"..."
"..."
All the girls stood silent, before RD spoke, "Well, every once a month, she comes to Ponyville…"
"She lurks around the stores…"
"And then, she digs down on the ground…"
*Creak*
The sound of an open door caught everyone's attention, Pinkie quickly moves to close it, so that Zecora won't get inside. She looks back to the girls...and gasp in fear. "Natey is gone!" Her outburst made everyone turn to where the orange haired was, only to find his spot empty.
"Oh no! Zecora got to him!" Fluttershy freaks out as she flew behind the table to hide.
"I knew she was an evil woman!" Rainbow shout with a ball-fist. "She used her curses to capture him! Why would the door be open?!"
"Now, hold on! Don't jump to conclusions!" Twilight said, trying to calm everyone. "He might actually just left-"
"Apple Bloom is gone too!" AJ shouts in panic, and Hell went loose.
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What happened was very simple, after hearing Rainbow spoke the first three words, he left the bakery. Not only because he knew what they were about to say, but because he notices that Zecora was leaving the town. So, he decided to follow her, as he was midway to the Everfree Forest, he notices a well-know ribbon following after him. Seeing that he knows where Zecora might be, he jumped up a tree branch. Moments later, AB began to walk forward, her face looked confused as she looks around, probably trying to find the Bandicoot. With her back still looking at the tree, Nate slowly drops down without making a sound. He got close to her and did what any normal person would do.
"Boo."
"Ah!" The younger sibling of the Apple Family jump in fear. She looks back to see the maniac who was trying his hardest to contain his laughter. "Nate! Don't scare me like that!"
"Sorry~ I just had to do it." He responded as he calms down his laugh. "But what are you doing little missy?"
"Well, Ah' saw you leaving, 'nd following Zecora, soooo…" Apple Bloom said.
"You also want to prove that Zecora isn't a bad person, don't you?" Nathan said bluntly, catching her by surprise. "I'm super glad that you're acting more mature than any of the older girls, but you shouldn't go out alone on your own. You'll make AJ worried sick."
"But I'm not alone."
Nate was about to speak when he realized that...she was technically right. "Point taken. And for that, I'll let it slide. Now, let's go. Don't want to lose her track." AB nod as he took the lead while she stood behind him.
They soon found the soon-to-be Ponyville's Medical Herber heading way far ahead. Just a moments later, Zecora was now walking between some light-blue colored flowers. Just as AB was about to walk forward, she was stopped by Nathan.
"Apple Bloom. Don't touch those flowers." He said in a very serious tone.
"Why? What's so bad about them?" She asked in confusion.
"Let's just say that these little Jokers love to make jokes," Nathan said as he kneels down to inspect them. The young sibling wanted to ask what he meant when-
"Apple Bloom!
The shout of a familiar farmer calls out, as well causing Zecora to turn around, alerting their presences. Both Nate and AB turn to see AJ and the rest behind them...while standing over the flowers. ('...You know, I realized why I consider this one as one of my favorite episodes.')
"Nathan! What in tarnation are you doing with ma' little sister!?" The blonde cowgirl asked him in anger.
"Saying hello to a new person, what'cha think?" Nate responds sarcastically to her before looking at the zebra woman. "Hello!"
"Beware! Beware!" Suddenly, Zecora began to say while swaying her hands around. "Beware, young folk!" Followed by mist coming around her, which bring the question if she really is a witch. "Those leaves of blue are no joke!"
AJ quickly scooped up AB and shouted towards Zecora, "Y-You keep your creepy mumbo-jumbo to yourself, you hear!?" The others except Twilight and Fluttershy shouted in agreement, and before Pinkie could sing, Nathan shove a cupcake down her throat... literally.
"Beware! Beware!" The more she warned, the deeper her body disappear throughout fog, and like magic, she disappears.
"Yeah! Back at ya, Zecora!" Rainbow shouted back. "You and your lame curse or whatever better beware!"
"And you!" AJ then turned to AB. "Why couldn't you just listen to your big sister!? No, a bigger question," she turns to Nathan, who was simply looking at the flowers. "Why did you let my sister follow Zecora!? Who knows what kind of curse Zecora could have put on her!?"
"Woah! Woah!" Nathan turns to her with a hurt expression. "First, so is okay for me to get cursed? And here I thought you care for me, even if it was just a tiny bit."
"What?! O-Of course a'h do-"
"Second! She wasn't following Zecora, she was following me. There's a difference."
"Still! You should-"
"Third! I don't want you lecturing me when you, yourself, lost sight of her for a moment."
"Ah….."
"He….has a point, darling." Rarity commented.
"And Fourth….What's this about getting Curses?"
"Nobody is getting cursed!" Twilight suddenly appeared in between them with an annoyed face. "In fact, there's no such thing as curses!"
"Well! That's interesting to hear coming from you, Miss Magic Pants herself." Rainbow said, tapping Twilight's horn.
"My magic, real magic that comes from within." Twilight explained as she moves RD away with her magic. "It's a skill you're born with. Curses are artificial, fake magic. It's conjured with potions and incantations. All smoke and mirror meant to scare, but curses have no power, they're just an old pony tale."
"Twilight. They're leaving." Nathan interrupted her, causing the price pupil to see her friends leaving already.
"Just you wait, Twi! You're gonna learn that some Folk Tales are true!" AJ said one last time before they all left.
"Oh please…" Twilight sigh before turning to the orange-haired, who had gloves on his hands and was collecting some of the blue flowers, "And you? Why were you following Zecora?"
"Cause I'm not one to judge someone by the cover." Nathan responded to her, placing the flowers on a sample bag, "I learn from very long that everyone in this town is very easy to judge others by their looks."
"Don't need to remind me… Say, why are you picking those flowers?" She asked him, as she kneeled down and try to pick one.
"I suggest you grab them with gloves," Nathan said as he stops her hand. "These little guys...can be quite the troublemakers." He said to her before his eyes widened in realization. "OH DAMN!" Twilight looked at him in surprise at the sudden action, "I forgot I came for ingredients for the food!"
Without a sec, he grabs Twilight and carried her bridal style. "H-Hey!" Twilight blush at his sudden action yet again as he sprints away. "Can you please stop doing this?!"
"I can't! I'm crazy if I don't bride carry my favorite girl!" he shouts while sprinting.
"...F-Favorite?!" Insert red face on Twilight.
"What? You're my favorite number one unicorn."
"...Oh…" she looks down with a frown on her face.
"Why you sound disappointed?" Nate asked with a raised eyebrow.
"I'm not."
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Next day, our resident lunatic found himself in the basement of the house, with several science pieces of equipment on the table. He had goggles, lab coat, mouth patch, and even gloves as he inspects the petals of the blue flower. Looking at the time, he thought that it was time. "I should go and get the Supernatural Book, I need all information I can get from the Poison Joke." With that in mind, he put his clothes on, and exit his house.
He jogs his way to Oak's Library, saying hello to those around him as he reaches the big tree. However, he saw that the door was broke down. "Twilight!" He enters inside, looking around in panic and concern, "Twi! Are you okay?!"
To the surprise of him, he was welcome with the Mane 6, as well as with Apple Bloom and Spike. But what shocked him was the state all of them were. Rainbow's wings were backward, which was the reason why she found herself stuck on a ladder. Pinkie's tongue was inflated with blue dots around, blocking completely her mouth. Rarity's skin was now hair, covering everything, even her clothes! Twilight's horn was floppy, and like the Element of Laughter, had blue dots around it. AJ was tiny, literally the size of a toddler, and using her sister's shoulder to stand up. Fluttershy looked normal, but something was up, he can tell. "What the heck?"
"Nhfthfjh!" Pinkie tackles herself into him, spraying her spit around his face. "Phjshsffhstftj!"
"Woah! Easy there, Pinkie!" He said, pushing her away as he cleans the spit that land in his face. "What the heck is going on!"
"Is a cursed!" AJ said in a squeaky voice as she jumps off her sister's shoulder and into the table. "Zecora curses us all!"
"But Fluttershy looks absolutely fine!" Twilight said as she pointed at the shy girl, who looks away.
"Very fine if you ask me. Fweeh." Rarity commented as she blew some hair off her face.
"No, there's something wrong, right Shy?" Nathan asked the Animal lover, who nods to him. "But you don't want to tell us." She nod again. "Because we'll laugh." She nods.
"Good gravy girl!" AJ shout at her, getting annoyed by this. "What's wrong with you!?"
"...I don't want to talk about it." Fluttershy spoke...in a deep man's voice.
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"HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!" Both Nate and Spike fell down holding their sides, while the girls, except for the young Apple sibling, gave them the annoyed expression.
"T-T-This is so hilarious!" Spike said as he stood up.
"I second that!" Nate agreed with him. "Look at all this Circus of Weirdos! We have Hairty! The woman with the longest hair in all Equestria!
"Rainbow Crash! The Pegasus with the inverted wings!
"Spitty Pie! The girl with the biggest tongue!"
"Apple Tiny! The tiniest human/apple in the world!
"Flutterguy! The first woman with the deep voice of a man!"
"And Twilight Flopple! The ex-magical woman with the floppy horn!"
"Uuuuh! That one was good!" Spike clap at his presentation.
"Guys! This is no laughing matter!" Twilight shout at them both before looking around for some book. "Spike! Please search for something that could explain this!" With a grumble in annoyance, the small human drake complied.
"I think we'll find a cure for this at Zecora's place!" Rainbow Crash said while trying to release herself from the stairs, only to crash against the bookshelf, making a mess.
"It's not a curse!" Twilight Flopple respond to them.
"I agree with Dash," AT said. "We'll go to Zecora's and force her to remove this hex!"
"It's not a hex either!" Twilight said to them, which started to discuss with each other.
Meanwhile, Nathan simply ignored them all and went to pick the book of Supernatural. He began to turn to leave the library, not before saying his thoughts, "You know girls." He caught their attention, "When someone plays a joke on all of you, that doesn't mean is a curse." And with that, he left.
"...What the hay is he talking about?" Apple Tiny asked with a confused look.
"...More importantly," Twilight suddenly realized something, "Didn't Nate look...fine to you all?"
"Why you asked, darling?" Harity asked her.
"I mean...Why are we the only ones who are like this?" she looks at Applebloom. "In fact, Applejack, is this really is a curse; why is your sister okay?"
"Ah'...Good question, now that ya' mention it." AJ suddenly realized something she didn't, since this didn't happen in the episode.
"Phjshsffhstftj!" Pinkie said as she points at the door.
"...You think Nate is somehow immune to curses?" Twilight asked with a really confused expression. "Pinkie. That's impossible."
"But ya' can't deny that he doesn't make sense!" Apple Tiny said.
"That is true...I mean, he survived being sent flying by that Dragon two weeks ago, not only that, he even fought Nightmare Moon and hold back an Ursa!" RD points out, trying to get out of the stairs.
"Besides, doesn't Nathan recently gain the ability to use magic?" Harity said, moving her hair away from her face.
"Even so, we can't deny he must have- Hey! Where's Applebloom?" Apple Tiny realized that her little sister was gone.
"...She...left with Nate." Flutterguy said.
"W-Why are we going to the Everfree Forest?" The young Apple sibling said as she stared at Nathan.
"We? I'm going in." Nate replied to her as he made sure to firm his gloves, "You, are going to do a job for me." He then took out a list of ingredients, "I would like that you go and buy these ingredients. Once you do, meet here."
"Why? Where are ya' going, Nate?" she asked him, as she grabs the list and a pouch of bits.
"Obviously, to meet Zecora." He replied as he stretched his arms, "If anyone might know what happened to the girls, that's her. I'm gonna go asked her, as well welcome her to Ponyville since everyone here are overly dramatic queens."
"I-Is it really a good idea?" She asked with concern.
Nate simply smiles and pat her tiny head, "Don't worry, you know I'm one tough son of a pear." Seeing that she calm down a bit, he began to enter, "Don't forget! It has to be what's on the list!"
"'Kay!"
With that, he made his way inside the forest, going through the fog cover path of the woods. Thankfully, this wasn't his first time in the woods and found the Poison Joke. He began to see around, trying to find a path, I mean, Zecora had somehow walk on it without a problem. And sure enough, he did find the path.
('Yep! I knew there would be a path!') Nathan thought as he took out his phone, he then hit the map icon, and update it. In a few moments, a beeping sound was heard. ('All right, I have updated the Everfree Forest map...Aha! There it is!') he said as the map show a path which led to Zecora's Hut.
Following the path, he reaches his destination. It was a giant tree, like Oak's Library, with a door, a window on the side and even a doormat. Nathan stood in front of the door, took a deep breath, made sure his hair was okay. Once he did that, he rose his left hand and knock on the door. He then heard footsteps make their way to the door before it opens. Revealing the human for of Zecora. Her hair, accessories, and skin were still the same, she wears a two-part dress that exposes her midriff and African sandals. (*Author's Note; Imagine the dress of Chel from El Dorado*)
"Good morning! Are you by any chance, Zecora?" He immediately introduces himself, with a blush on his face, didn't expect her to be this gorgeous.
"Yes, that is I. This I do not deny," Zecora respond with rhymes. "To whom I speak, if I may ask?"
"My name is Nathan Bandicoot. Ponyville's resident Lunatic Fringe." The orange haired bow to her, "I wish to have a moment of your time if that's not too much to ask."
"Why, of course. Is nice to meet you, too." Zecora said as she moves back from the front door. "Please, come in. If you like, I have made some stew."
"I thank you," Nate said before entering the hut. He was quickly given a chair to seat and a bowl of soup that she made.
"Now, what brings you all the way to my hut, which I keep open and shut?" She asked him.
Nathan, after slurping his soup completely, he began to speak "Firstly, I want to be the first one to welcome you to our town. Second, I wish to apologize for the terrible way you're being treated by this town. They are not bad people, just easy to judge others by the looks." He bows to her.
"Your apology is accepted, yet not needed," Zecora said as she began to pick up the plates. "I do not blame the people for my appearances."
"But its still wrong, especially when is someone as cute as you," Nate mumble to himself, although Zecora heard this, blushing and chuckling, before saying his real reason here. "Second, I wish for your assistance. You see…" he explained to her what had happened to his friends.
"Ah, Poison Joke." Zecora said before walking up to a shelf and took out a book of the Supernatural, "Little plants that are poisoning, only that this one are simply joking." She turned the book's page until she found the page she was looking for. "What your friends are simply seeking, is as easy as simply cleaning." She said before showing the orange maniac the image of the Poison Joke; all details of what it those and how to cure it.
"Yep. I kinda knew of it, my friend Twilight didn't probably look at it because it was weird." Nate said before standing up to read the book, "The only way to cure it is a herbal bath, right?"
"Indeed." Zecora nod to him.
"Perfect." With that said, he took out a pouch and place it on the table, "I would like for you to please make a herbal water bath. Of course, I will pay for your service and any material you may need for it." He said, surprising the voodoo doctor with the currency.
"You do not need to pay, I will be happy to help without a delay," Zecora said as she stood up, a hand on her chin. "Though, there's a problem I currently face. A herb in Ponyville, which I cannot trace."
"Because the stores are close everytime you come to visit." Nathan said before he stood up, "Fear not. I will get you that herb that you required for the bath. Meanwhile, get ready." He said before turning around to the door. Zecora saw that he forgot about his money bag, she was about to call for him, when he said, "Keep the money, for anything else you may need." Was the last thing he said before exiting the hut.
('What a strange fellow this one is…') Zecora though with a small smile. She turns around to prepare the mix-up water, never noticing that one of her stone mask on the wall began to glow very slightly.
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It took three minutes for Nathan to reach the meeting point where he and Applebloom would meet up. Sure enough, the moment he stops on the spot, he could see the red ribbon of a certain girl making his way to him.
"Nate! I got what you ask!" Applebloom shouts as she unpacks her bag and gave it to the orange haired.
Said person look at the inside, checking that she indeed got everything, "...Excellent Job, AB." He smiles and pats her head, "Now come. I'm gonna need your help on helping your sister and the girls."
"Sis? She's with Zecora?" Applebloom said as Nathan pick her up and place her on his shoulders.
"She will...In like a few seconds." Nate said before beginning to walk into the Everfree Forest.
"Say, Nate," Applebloom spoke up, catching his attention, "Do you know why Sis and th' others are like that?"
"Oho! I do. And I'll tell you why. You see…" And so, the lunatic began to explain how the girls were simply victims of a harmless prank of blue flowers and NOT a curse as AJ said. The little Apple sibling was both shock and surprise.
"Woah….To think it was all a prank from a flower…" AB felt a sweat sliding on her face while chuckling. "Ah' guess Twilight was right."
"Tell me about it," Nathan said with a roll from his eyes. "Anyway, there's Zecora's Hut." he points at the tree house. "Now be a good girl, and help me give some sense in that thick head brain inside your sister, Kay?"
"Kay!" AB said before the orange haired open the door.
"Yo, Zecora! I got what you…." Nathan follows the script as when he opened the door, he was welcome by all Mane 6 inside the hut, with everything made a mess, the pot spill over and even some of the mask scattered in the floor. "...And you all call me disorganized."
"Nate! Apple Bloom!" AJ gasp in relief, with Pinkie quickly hugging her best friend/partner in crime. "You both okay! Thank goodness!"
"Of course we are, why wouldn't we?" The young Apple sibling asked with a raised eyebrow.
Twilight then got in front of them, glaring at Zecora. "Because Zecora here is an evil enchantress who cursed us and was gonna cook you up into soup!"
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"...Pffff…" Nathan snort a bit, before breaking into laughter, "Pfffffhahahaahahahaha!" With him, the voodoo doctor and the little red ribbon girl laughing as well. "Oh, Celestia! I haven't laughed so much since the time AJ told me how dangerous the Everfree Forest was!"
The girls were confused at what was going on to him, "What's so funny?! This is serious!" Rainbow shouts in anger, still trying to control her reversed wings.
"Why so serious? There's no curse." Nathan said, making them look at him as if he was crazy. How ironic!
"Don't even start, Nate! Look at us!" Celestia pupil point at the rest of the Mane 6. "We're all suffering from-"
"A harmless joke."
"...Huh?!" All the girls look at him now with jaw dropped.
"He's correct." They all now turn to the foreigner, "If you will remember back, the words I spoke were quite exact."
"...What?" Harity asked an eyebrow rose through her long skin hair.
"Remember when she was talking to us in the forest," AB remind them as they flashback to the words that Zecora said to them. "It wasn't a curse, just a warning about the blue plants ya' all step in."
"This plant is like Poison Oak, only that it's results are nothing but a joke….Hey, I rhyme!" Nathan said with a proud smile on the last part.
"...Will someone please talk normally? What the hay are you all talking about?" AT finally asked the million question, not understanding anything at all.
Twilight, as expected, understood what they were saying, "I think I get it...They're saying that when we went after Apple Bloom and Nate, we ran into the Poison Joke flowers. All of our problems are just little pranks played on us!"
"Pranks!?" The girls shout in disbelief, this was an offense to them.
"It would also explain why Nathan or Apple Bloom didn't have anything wrong on them; they never touch the flowers!"
"But what about the steaming cauldron?!" Dash asked.
"And the chanting? Flutterguy asked.
"And *fweeh* the creepy decor?" Harity asked.
"Treasures of the native land of where I am from," the voodoo doctor began to pick some of her personal objects, "This one speaks 'Hello' and this, 'Welcome'. The words I canted were from olden times. Something you call a nursery rhyme."
"Not too welcoming if you ask me," Harity mumble to herself.
"B-But the cauldron? A-And the Nathan Soup?" Twilight asked her.
"Soup? Me?" Nathan looks at her with an incredulous look now, "That's not even soup. It's mix-up water. I asked Zecora if she could make the antidote for you girls." He said as he places the young Apple sibling down and walks to the pedestal where the book was, "See here? She needed some herbs to help cure the Poison Joke effect. You just need to take a bubble bath." Twilight immediately went to the open book to read and find the cure.
"But I tried to find the cure in all my books and didn't find anything!" The librarian said in disbelief that she didn't have the book for the answer.
"Wrong!" Nathan shouts on her ear, surprising her, "You do have the book...You just choose not to look into it." He proceeds to hand her the Supernatural Book.
"What?...T-This is…!" She looks at Zecora's book's cover, and sure enough, they had the same mark and title. "...I can't believe it," Twilight look down in disappointment in herself, "The answer was right in front of me...And all because I found the title weird." She then turns to Zecora, "I'm sorry Zecora, I made a mistake on my part and even say some horrible things when I had the answer under my nose."
The zebra girl simply chuckles softly as she looks at the others who felt the same way, "It's all right. Maybe next time you will take a second…"
"And never judge the book simply by the cover." Nathan affirms this words, "That's the one thing we all shouldn't do, we can't call someone something when we don't know them. Just because someone is searching through a trash can, doesn't mean it's a smelly person that roams it. You must understand the person deeply. Know the why, what, how and when that defines that person completely. Only then, may we all live in harmony with one another."
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He blinks a few times before looking at the others, who're looking at him in amazed. "Nate…Have you always been good at giving advice?" Harity asked him.
"No. Just know how to be a human being."
"Interesting. I meant no offense. Since I will say more than less. For someone who looks wild, you are definitely very mild." Zecora said with amazed as well.
"...I'll let that one be a compliment." The Element of Craziness had a droplet in his head, before looking down at the tilde cauldron, "On another note, we now need to make another mix-up water…Zecora?"
"Mix it up, I certainly will." The soon-to-be Ponyville's Voodoo Doctor said, "However, I'm missing a herb from Ponyville."
"But~ Because of certain rumors, all shops are closed when she comes by," AB sang a bit, making the girls to once again look down in shame.
That's when Twilight had a great idea, "Actually, I think we can help with that, right girls?" With them nodding, they departed out of the Hut and into the city.
However, what none of them knew was that the stone mask from before had formed a large crack in it before a piece of stone finally broke out. Showing a yellow color on the side. And then, it began to break out, like a stone prison break, releasing a yellow light.
"BOOGADA!"
Moments later, the girls found themselves inside a spa, in a big tub full of water. When they return to Ponyville, Twilight and Nathan had spoken with the Mayor, who told the word to her contacts, who quickly spread the word. Once the misunderstanding was clear up, the welcome Zecora how it should have been, and even let her use their Spa hot tub for her mix up bubble bath. Thanks to it, Zecora was brought to Lotus and Flo, the ones in charge of the spa, so that they could make a deal, while the Mane 6 were inside of it, the results were instant.
"Ah, it feels so good to be my beautiful self again," said Rarity, whose hair was back to normal pristine condition. Of course, her body, as well as the others, was cover by a towel.
"You said it Rarity," Applejack return to her original size, and was enjoying it.
"Oh, my gosh! I never realized how horrible it is not to talk! I mean I love talking so much, and when I couldn't talk anymore, my tongue was all 'Ehhhhhh'! It was the worst! Don't you agree, Fluttershy?" That was undeniably Pinkie, jumping up and down in the tub, not caring if her breasts were getting exposed while looking at the timid animal caretaker.
"...Yes." Fluttershy's voice returned to her sweet and melodic tone. Which cause everyone to laugh out.
That is until Pinkie suddenly look down at Shy's floating melons, "...Hey! They're bigger!" Before anyone knew it, the party thrower had appeared behind Fluttershy and her hands scooped her breasts, beginning to massage them.
"Kyah!" Fluttershy yelp at the surprise attack before she began to moan loudly, "W-Wait, Pinkie…! D-Don't…! N-Not so rough…!" she said while trying not to moan.
"P-Pinkie! What are you doing?!" RD blush at what the party thrower was doing to the animal lover, as well the others.
"Hmmm!" Pinkie continues to massage Shy's melons, making the girl moan and bit her lips. "They're so smooth and squishy...Just like mine!" For the relief of Fluttershy, Pinkie stops folding and went to her own breasts size. "Last time I check, my boobies were 40E, Nate said it's because all the sweets I ate are going there."
"That is scientifically and biologically incorrect!" Twilight Sparkle loudly rebuttal at the statement. "There's no food that will help the breast or butt increase in size!"
"I concur with Twilight," Rarity agrees with her fellow magic user, "The only way to increase breast size would through surgery, and as for our...rears, it would be through regular exercise."
"Oh, my naive friends," Pinkie drop down to the hot water before appearing right next to both unicorn anthro girls, "Neither of you had the right to say that when you both are this big!" Her pink hands snake to their breasts.
"P-Pinkie! What the... D-Don't...N-Not there…!"
"Pinkie Pie! S-S-Stop this instant! My...My body isn't for folding or playing!" Both girls fell victim to the Elements of Laughter's Randomness.
"I mean! Look at this! Twilight only reads those boring books of her in the Library, and Rarity spend more time in the spa and the Carousel Boutique than outside!" The pink girl points out. "Why are they so big?! Is because of the sweets that you all eat at Sugarcube Corner!"
"PINKIE! STOP!" Both Twilight and Rarity bonk Pinkie's head, making two small bumps pop up from her head, anime tears streaming out.
"But you know...She's kind of right," Rainbow spoke her opinion, "No offense, but you two aren't exactly the exercise type. In my opinion, I think Egghead over here reads so much, the words of each book goes to her girls." She said as she stares down at Twilight, Rarity, AJ, Pinkie and Fluttershy breasts before looking down at hers. "...So not cool." She mumbles to herself, why her's are the small one of the group?
"Don't worry one bit, Dashie!" Pinkie slung her arm on her neck, "I'm sure Natey doesn't mind that yours aren't that big!" The moment she said that Rainbow's face became a tomato.
"W-W-W-What?!" She said in embarrassment, "Why you say that?! Who cares what Nate thinks of my body!? Besides, we're just friends! Nothing more!"
"Why are we bringing Nathan on this?" AJ asked, trying to change the subject. "Is not like his interested in any of this." She said. On the corner, one could see Fluttershy looking a bit sad.
"That's where you're wrong, Jack!" Pinkie stood up and point her finger at her, Phoenix Wright Style. "I can tell, his eyes are on us only, from our faces to our legs!"
"...They are?" Fluttershy looks at her. "He...only sees us?"
"Duh! Silly girl!" Pinkie once again appeared next to her, "My Cheesecake is a man who only sees someone by their nature! It helps that he stares at our boobs and butts when we jingle them around along with our tails!"
"Darling! That was completely unnecessary!" Rarity scream in embarrassment, "I-I didn't need to know that Nate looks at us like that!"
"Oh, he doesn't." Pinkie looks innocent at them, "I haven't seen a bulge in his pants yet." That made everyone to sweatdrop at her reason. "But I know he has a thing for us females! I can just see it; each night he dreams of a girl to be with him on his bed. He treats her with delicate, making her feel completely comfortable before he plays hard to tame! Screams of pleasure and satisfaction bounce through the walls, white substance of sweetness dripping down, the moment when one becomes two! Is the Pinnacle of Climax that everyone wants to have in their dreams-
"PINKIE PIE, STOP!" All the girls shout at her with red on their faces. Making the party thrower chuckle nervously at them.
"A-A-Anyways! I don't see Nate like that! He's a very dear friend, that's all!" Rarity said while looking away, ('My Prince will appear in the Gala! I can feel it!')
"S-Same here," Twilight said with a forced smile, although, her heart felt a bit of pain. ('Ouch!... Why those my heart hurt?')
"Nate is ah' member of the Apple Family. Ah' consider him nothing but a friend and a lit' brother." AJ said, forcing back the memories of the times Granny Smith had told the orange haired to marry her granddaughter. ('Dag'Nabit Granny! Why did ya' put those dream in mah' head now?!')
"Yeah! Besides, there's no proof that he likes one of us!" Rainbow Dash spoke up with a pink in her cheeks.
And after that, the atmosphere was so... depressing. None of them knew why; it just...became that. Until Pinkie's hair pop up, "Then we have no other choice; time ask the mouth itself!" The rest of the Elements widened their eyes as Pinkie took a deep breath, but they were too late to stop her, "NATEY! COME HER FOR A SEC!"
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"...Huh, that's weird." Pinkie said as she hangs her head to the side. "He normally answers me."
The door to the Spa open up, and AJ's sister look through, "Is there ah' problem, Sis?" she asks.
"Ah! Nothing serious AppleBloom." The Cowgirl responds to her.
"Hey, AppleBloom! Can you call Natey here? We need an important answer from-" Twilight quickly use her magic to shut up her mouth like a zipper.
"Nate? He left." AB said, surprising the others. "Saying that there's something he needs to do."
The Party Thrower Extravagance unzip her lips, before looking down with a pout, "Bummer…" The others sigh in relief at Nate's decision to leave.
"...But you know, since we're talking about it," Twilight spoke up, a curious look in her face, "How did you all meet Nate?"
The Mane 5 look at each other before a small smile appeared on their faces, "Honestly...It was like a chaotic meeting…I never thought I would have seen the day all the apples would have fall in less than an hour." AJ spoke up first while swaying her yellow hair away from her face.
"Yeah, he and I kind off butthead in our first time, but we clean up that mess years ago," RD said while scratching her cheek.
"I'm ashamed to say, but at first, I simply found him as a dirty dog." Rarity said, her hand covering her right eye. "I even call him a filthy being a few times. And even then, he helped me out when I least expected."
"Umm...Me and him kind of...meet by complete accident...Although, I'm thankful for my animals for introducing him to me." Fluttershy said with a shy look.
"Not me! The moment I meet him, I said to myself, 'Oh my gosh! This person has an aura around him that tells me that my life will have the most amazing and fun adventure of my life!' AndI wasn't wrong, we both went and search for the mystical Cherry Bloom!"
"Cherry Bloom?" Twilight and the others look at her with a raised eyebrow.
"What's that?" AppleBloom, who enter and took a seat, found herself curious with what Pinkie said.
Stars began to spark through the crystal blue eyes of as she had their attention, "Is a flower which has a nectar that gives any sweet treat a flavor that would send you to Cloud 9! Is was so yummy~" Just thinking about it made our reside party thrower drool at it.
"I have never heard of this Cherry Bloom before," the Element of Magic said before notebook and feather appeared. "Can you please tell me about it?"
"Sure! It all started with…"
(Changing Transmission)
"Hmm...I feel like something went on while I was gone...Oh well!" Nathan Bandicoot said as he reaches his home, he quickly made his way down to his open Lab. Quickly changing his clothes and went to his blue flowers.
He opens the book with the page he needs it, "Let see…"For the jokes to happen, one must touch the petal of the flowers. This petal have a liquid which on contact with the skin, will be evaporated in an instant and enter through the body." he moved to the cause of it, "Poison Joke's effects are random, the most common are their blue dots, which can cause a part of the body to inflate itself or leave it mangled…"
"So I was right," Nate put a bookmark on the page before closing it, "The petals are what cause the jokes...or more precise, the liquid that they have inside." He then walks up to his garden of Poison Joke, which he cut and began to grow. "With this...I can finally begin my arsenal…Now, if only I could concentrate my magic to extract the liquid out. I feel that extracting it will need more than science materials."
"...Mojo…"
"Wow, Mojo power? That's the first time in three years I heard that word." Nathan said with a nostalgic smile...before some sort of crystal broke. "...Who said that?"
"Mojo...Power."
Nathan heard the voice once again and look around for the source of the voice. "Who's there? How did you get in?" He asked, considering he might have finally lost a screw or two...That is until he turns around once again and was face to face with a mask...that was floating and glowing.
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"HOLY *BEEEEEEP*!"