Double the Fun(WIP)

>Today is the day

>The day you test your new teleportation spell!

>You've been working on this sucker for months now

>And you're positive nothing can go wrong

 

 

>Teleportation has been within the realm of possibility for unicorns for millenia, of course

>But never further than a few dozen yards

>Even the more magically endowed of unicorns could only manage a quarter mile or so

>But today is the day all that changes

>You remove your saddlebags and set them on the ground next to Spike, who holds a notepad

Are you ready Spike?

>"I'm ready!"

Good

You remember what I want you to do, right?

>"You... want me to write down what I see happen to you?"

Yes, exactly

Here goes!

>Now for the real test

>You focus your magic, a purple glow emanating from your forehead region

>The glow grows brighter and brighter as you gather more magic in preparation for the spell

>This is taking just as much power as you expected

>Which is to say, quite a lot

>Finally, the magic reaches the operational limit and the spell goes off

>And your vision goes black

 

 

>Something has gone wrong

>You've teleported before

>and your vision didn't go black then

>A brilliant flash of color causes you to blink

>Then you are exposed to a plethora of flashing images

>A nighttime desert, with cactus right in front of you

>An overgrown forest, thick trees and vines obscuring your vision to a few meters

>you hear a shriek, a blood curdling shriek of surprise and mind-shattering fear

>For a few seconds, it floods your mind, shaking you to your core

>Then your insane journey continues

>a top down view of the royal city, Canterlot

>The briefest instant of incredible, crushing pressure, in a dull green murk

>A barren, desolate grey landscape full of hills and potholes, with a blue, white and green orb hanging in the sky

>Finally, the images cease, and all you can see is white fog

>A faint, weak echo of the shriek sounds through the fog

>Then effort required to sustain the spell overcomes you, and you collapse into sweet, unfeeling unconsciousness

 

 

>When you come to, your head aches something fierce

>The last time your head hurt like this was the morning after Rainbow and AppleJack dragged you to the Four Leaf Clover

>There's some sort of weight hanging off your shoulder

>The grass under your hooves is cool and damp

>You open your eyes

>You're surrounded by a thick white fog

>Where are you?

>The events of the last hour come back to you

>Your teleportation attempt

>The scream

>Everything

>This is bad

>Really bad

>You have no idea where you are

>You groan and stand up

 

 

>You peer about your surroundings more closely

>A purple glow off in the fog catches your eye

>You trot slowly in the direction of the glow, still not fully confident in your balance

>On the ground sits a simple disc of wood, emitting the glow

>This is the marker you put in place

>The original destination of your teleportation spell

>So it worked...

>You don't exactly know how to feel about that

>Your ears detect faint calling through the fog

>"Hello?  Anyp0ny here?"

>It sounds like Rainbow

>RAINBOW!

>She might have seen something

>You open your mouth and shout to her

OVER HERE!

>her calling increases in volume

>"Where?"

FOLLOW MY VOICE!

 

 

>The calling continues until a familiar cyan form darts through the fog

>Rainbow lands in front of you, peering about

>And facing the wrong direction

Hello Rainbow

>She begins to turn

>"Oh.  Hey T-taaaaaa..."

>Her greeting trails off into nothing as she catches sight of you

>Her eyes are the size of dinner plates

Rainbow, what's wrong?

>"AAAAAAAAAAAAAHHH WHAT THE HAY ARE YOU!"

>This isn't good

>Why is she flipping out?

Rainbow, i-it's me, Twilight

>"b-b-but you're not... that..."

>It is at this point that the weight on your shoulder chooses to speak up

>"Um... h-hello, Rainbow..."

 

 

>You jerk your head to the left

>No

>NO

>This can't be right

>Sticking out of your left shoulder is...

>Fluttershy's head?

>By Celestia's mane!

>Fluttershy's head turns to the right

>When it catches sight of you, it smiles

>Then, the eyes slide down your neck...

>"EEP!"

>You both crank your heads around the other way, turning in a circle as you examine your body

>What you see confirms your fears

>Your tail is striped now, the pink of Fluttershy's mane mixing with the purple of your own

>Your coat is now a mix of colors

>Your original purple

>And Fluttershy's yellow

>The two colors mix and undulate across your body, swirling in some places, forming solid borders in others

>On your back, a pair of yellow wings twitch as you follow the nerve lines to them

>A quiet, gasping sound to your left catches your attention

>"This... t-this can't be r-real..."

I'm sorry...

>Congratulations Twilight, you brilliant mare

>You have just spliced with Fluttershy

 

 

>You turn back to Rainbow, who takes a step back

>"Are you really Twilight?"

I am Twilight! and that

>You motion your head towards Fluttershy

Is, believe it or not, Fluttershy.  Right Fluttershy?

>"I.. well, I think I am..."

>Rainbow seems to regain some of her composure

>"If that's true, then-How?"

>This part will be harder to explain

You remember when I told you I was doing a teleportation experiment today?

>"Yeah..."

It went wrong.  Very, very wrong.  

It seems the guide component of the spell needs a little work.  When I cast that spell, I was flung through a series of random points in space and quite possibly time.

One of those points happened to be the space Fluttershy was occupying

>"Can I get that in non-egghead?"

I accidentally teleported into Fluttershy, and we ended up spliced together

>Comprehension lights in her eyes

>"Oh."

>You turn to Fluttershy

Fluttershy, can you remember anything?

 

 

>Fluttershy quails a bit

>Blast

>You should have been more gentle

>"I... I was searching the Everfree woods for Angel... H-he ran off..."

>"Then there was a...a purple flash, a-and I screamed... then I fainted.  I woke up... to see you, Rainbow"

See?  There you go

>Rainbow sits down

>"Huh."

What brought you out here, Rainbow?

>"Well, I saw a purple beam shoot into the sky from this spot, and came to investigate.  This fog sprang up soon afterward"

>Well, the fog you think you can understand

>And splicing does tend to create odd magical effects...

>"Twilight, um... y-you can fix... this, right?"

>A pair of aquamarine eyes peer deep into your own, searching for reassurance and hope

>You consider her question

>Problems like this have cropped up with teleportation before

>You looked into this before you started your experiments

Yes, Fluttershy, I can.  

>She releases a sigh of relief

But I need to go to the library to do so.  

 

 

>Fluttershy and Rainbow both frown

>You pride yourself in the fact that you and your friends are all very open minded and accepting

>But they both know as well as you do, from recent experience, that the general populace of P0nyville cannot be held to such standards

>You can hardly just walk through town to get there

>"You could fly there"

What?

>Fly?

>Oh

>Right

>"You know, with your wings?"

>That's a great idea

>And you would love to fly from the perspective of a pegasus

>But that raises another question

Fluttershy, can you... take control?

>In response, your hoof moves up and boops your nose

>Fluttershy smiles to herself a little

>Good

>She's taking this incredibly well

I can't fly.  I don't have the instincts or the experience.  Do you think you could fly us there?

>"I... well, I can try..."

>You feel the wings on your back extend slowly

>Then they give a powerful flap, and the ground falls away in a rather sickening lurch

>"I... wow.  I'm... stronger..."

Woah!  Excellent.  Rainbow, would you mind coming with us?  Just in case... You know...

>"Sure.  The Dash won't let you down!"

 

 

>Rainbow leads you up above the fog, and into the clear sky

>The fog is a featureless white mass below you

>But just looking at the sky...

>It's beautiful

>"You might want to close your mouth Twilight, before the drag stops you in midair"

>You abruptly shut your jaw

>Rainbow sniggers

>Well, that's good, you think

>If she can joke then your appearance isn't bothering her anymore

>Your brief stint in the sky comes to an end all too soon as both Fluttershy and Rainbow descend

>You land in front of your library, and quickly trot inside

>You're fairly sure Spike is at Rarity's boutique at the moment

>So nop0ny should see you

>You go directly to the shelf with the book you need, and focus your magic...

>Wow

>That spell took a lot out of you

>Dash taps her hoof impatiently by the door, keeping watch

>She's such a good friend

 

 

>A tall, hunched over form stomps out from behind the shelves

>YOu don't notice it; your nose is in the book

>Fluttershy gives a faint "eep!", and your body canters backwards a few steps, causing you to look up

>Your response is as automatic as breathing

Anonymous, how many times have I told you not to do that when Fluttershy is around?  You know it scares her

>Anonymous the human grins at you, and pushes up his glasses

 

 

>Anonymous arrived in P0nyville in a rather odd manner

>One day he just appeared

>20 feet in the sky

>On fire

>AppleJack found him on her morning apple delivery route, charred and unconscious, and brought him into the hospital on a cart

>They had been uncertain on how to treat him, but you found a few books on minotaur medicine that did the trick

>You had, of course, done a thorough physical examination

>Then you made the mistake of mentioning the fact that he was omnivorous in front of a newsp0ny

>The story had snowballed in the worst way possible

>When Anonymous woke up, there was a lynch mob waiting for him outside the hospital

>It had taken the testimony of yourself and your friends, and the Princess herself to calm the populace

>He now lives with you, in the library, at Celestia's decree

 

 

>You're about to dive back into the book when it occurs to you

You're not going to shriek and run away, or go find a pitchfork?

>He laughs at you

>"Nah, I've seen worse.  Teleportation accident?"

>This friggin human

How did you know?

>"I watched and read a lot of SciFi.  Can you fix it?"

What's Sc-

>You realize that now's not the best time for questioning

Yes, I can fix it.  

>You raise your voice slightly, so Fluttershy and Rainbow can hear you

Unfortunately, not until tomorrow.

>Fluttershy gasps

>"Y-you mean..."

Yes.  For the time being, we're stuck like this.

>"Why?"

>You sigh

The spell to reverse splicing is magically... taxing.  Casting the teleportation spell has burned out my capacity for advanced magic today.  Tomorrow is another story

 

 

We can't stay here

>"No?"

No.  There's too high of a chance of being seen.  Anonymous, can you and Spike manage the library for the rest of the day?

>"I should think so"

Good.  I just need a saddlebag for this book, then we should be ready to go

>"And where are you going, exactly?"

I... er...

>"Um, do you think... maybe we could go to my house?"

>"I n-need to feed the animals... if that's okay"

Fluttershy, you're a genius!

>"Oh I und-What?"

Your cottage is perfect!  It's remote enough that we won't be seen from town!

>"Oh... Um, thank you, I guess..."

>With your destination worked out, you head for your storage closet, intent upon picking up some saddlebags

>It's dark inside, as usual

>You walk to the end of the closet and pick up the saddlebag in your magical aura

>Slipping the saddle bag on, you turn around to head out the door

>"Somepony's coming!" you hear rainbow half-whisper

 

 

>The sound of the front door of the library opening stops you cold.

>An all-too-familiar voice calls out through the library "Twilight?  Are you here?"

>You can't exactly go out and say hi

>Hopefully she'll just go away

>You hold your breath as the hoofsteps come closer and closer to the closet

>Ah, blast it

>you have to do something, or she'll see you

>So you canter forward and stick your head out the door, carefully concealing the rest of your body behind it

>Yep

>it's Lyra

>And she's got her candymaker girlfriend with her too

>Bonbon

Oh, hello Lyra

>"Why, hello Twilight!  You haven't seen Anonymous anywhere, have you?"

Uhm, no, I can't say I have

>Damnit TWilight, keep it off your face!

 

 

>"Are you suuuuure?"

>Ever since Anonymous arrived, Lyra has been fascinated with him

>or more specifically, his hands

>Hardly a week goes by that she's not in here at least twice pining after him

Yes Lyra, I'm absolutely sure!

>"Come on Lyra, let's go" Ushers Bonbon

>Good for her!

>Unfortunately, Lyra seems to have other ideas

>She advances somewhat menacingly upon your closet

>"I think you're lying!  Anonymous hasn't been around the last three times I was here either, and I know he likes to read!"

>Oh boy

>"Lyra please..."

>You don't like how she's looking at your closet door

>"Are you hiding him in there?"

 

 

>The sound of bipedal locomotion catches your attention as Anonymous emerges once again from behind the shelving

>"Oh, hello Lyra!" He says, false brightness filling his voice

>"Anonymous, how's it going?"

>Her eyes never leave his hands

>That's never going to not creep you out

>You mean, sure, the skeletal structure IS fascinating

>But what Lyra's doing goes far and away beyond pure intellectual interest

>Your line of thought is cut short by Anonymous's response

>"Fine, fine..."

>"Say, do you want to go to the park?"

>Anonymous appears to sigh internally, not that Lyra notices

>"Sure Lyra, why not"

>He pushes up his glasses once again

>And that's all he gets to do before the minty green unicorn siezes one of his hands with a magical hand of her own and drags him off towards the door

>You give him a sympathetic look as the door opens

>He looks back over his shoulder and mouths "you owe me"

 

 

>So be it.

>When the door closes, you heave a sigh of relief

>Then you emerge from the closet

>"that was a close one..." comments Rainbow

Yes, it was.  

>you pause

Say, Rainbow, can you do me a favor?

>"Sure, what do you need?"

Can you run and get Spike from Rarity's and tell him he needs to manage the library for the rest of the day?

>"Can do!"

>She quickly departs

>You decide that now is also your time to leave, before the fog dissapates

Fluttershy, are you ready to fly again?

>"Y-yes, I think so..."

>That'll have to do

>You canter out the door and into the fog

>Fluttershy extends your wings

>And with a mighty flap, you're off

 

 

>The sensation of flying is incredible

>Soaring through the air

>The cool, damp air flowing through your mane

>you really don't understand why Fluttershy doesn't do it more often

>You can feel your powerful wings working, propelling you upwards, out of the murk

>And right through a group of workpegasus busy shooing the fog away

>"Hey!  Watch where you're flying!" shouts one of them as he tumbles

>In hindsight, it is at this moment things begin to fall apart.

>Fluttershy half wheels, an apology upon her lips

>And all of the recovering pegasui recoil in shock

>"WHAT THE HAY IS THAT THING?"

>You watch as Fluttershy's response dies on her lips

 

 

>Your wings go limp, as tears well in the corner of her eyes

>And you plummet back into the fog

>You can't fly

>You don't have the experience or the knowhow

>but you have to do something before you splat on the ground!

>Your feeling extends, moving up and into the wings

>They shudder, then stretch out under your command

>Okay, well, you've got the main branch, movable feathers...

>Here goes nothing

>You're almost holding your breath when you give an experimental flap

>Which immediately halts your descent

>And sends you careening forward towards the wall of a suddenly looming two story building

 

 

>You give a yelp and flap harder, pushing your new body up and over the top

Fluttershy

>You cajole as you work desperately to stay in the air

Fluttershy, please, I can't fly

>On the far side of the building, you flap harder

>And nearly succeed in embedding yourself in the branches of your home

>Only a quick, clumsy dip of your wings and even more frantic flailing manages to drive you off course