MLP S415 Freaky Hay Day

Freaky Hay Day

[The episode begins with Statice and Twilight Sparkle in Golden Oaks Library. Both of them have battle stances as they light their horns with magic. Two delicate tendrils of magic interconnect with each other, forming a double helix of green and purple magic. Both ponies are furrowing their brows in concentration before the double helix flickers out of existence. The two of them look disappointed at the result when Spike walks in with a bowl of gems.]

Spike: [munches gems] Another failure, wasn’t it?

Statice: [sarcastically] What gave it away, Spike? Was it the fact that our strands of magic disappeared right in front of your eyes or the fact that we are both disappointed?

Twilight Sparkle: [glares at Statice] Leave him alone, Statice! He was just asking a question!

Statice: [annoyed] I’m not bullying him, Twilight. I’m just being sarcastic.

Twilight Sparkle: [in lecturing tone] Sarcasm is a way to turn words into weapons to hurt somepony else. It should not be used so lightly.

Spike: [laughs with gems on his mouth, spitting them out] You tell him, Twilight!

[He goes to have another bite when his bowl of gems is levitated away from him. Spike looks disappointed before glaring at Twilight, who is staring at him disapprovingly.]

Twilight Sparkle: [floats the bowl away from Spike] What have I told you about eating those gems, Spike?

Statice: [angrily] Those are his gems, Twilight. I gave them to him as a gift. He has the right to eat them if he feels like it.

Spike: [bumps his fist in Statice’s hoof] You tell her, Statice!

[Twilight glares at Spike, who backs down in fear of her anger.]

Twilight Sparkle: [pokes Statice’s chest with a hoof] In case you forgot, those gems came out of Tartarus. They could be filled with evil dark magic and you’re feeding them to my number one assistant.

Statice: [rolls his eyes] I already told you that I had the gems tested! Princess Luna personally tested their magical attributes herself. If there is somepony who knows about corrupting magic, she is the lead authority on the field.

Twilight Sparkle: [sternly] It’s still a risk to feed Spike those gems, Statice. We need to have precautions to prevent a crisis.

Statice: [annoyed] You don’t know anything about being corrupted, Princess. You’re just acting like a know it all that does not want to admit that she is wrong.

Twilight Sparkle: [offended] I am not a know it all!

[Statice and Twilight begin to bicker while Spike slowly crawls away from the library.]

Spike: [in a low voice] If you’re looking for me I’ll be at Sugarcube Corner. I wish you luck in finishing your spell.

[Spike runs as far away as the library before a burst of magic from Twilight sends it into the air. He then sighs as he wipes sweat from his forehead.]

Spike: [relieved] That was close.

[Opening credits roll. Twilight and Statice are levitating scattered books into the book shelves. Both of them are shown to be very dissatisfied as they are giving each other dirty glares.]

Statice: [calmly] Remind me again why are we doing this, Twilight.

Twilight Sparkle: [stops in middle of the organization to read a book] Isn’t it obvious? We have to clean up the mess that we made because of our little discussion.

Statice: [chuckles] You mean the mess with your big temper tantrum?

Twilight Sparkle: [clenches her teeth] I did not have a temper tantrum.

Statice: [rolls his eyes] Whatever. Still, I want you to tell me something.  Why are we doing that ridiculous double stranded spell?

Twilight Sparkle: [takes a deep breath] Princess Luna suggested that we should engage in recreational activities as teacher and student in order to help you deal with any emotional issues that you may have developed on your accidental trip to Tartarus.

Statice: [glares at Twilight] So it’s okay to follow Luna’s advice in dealing with a possibly non-existent psychological trauma that I do not have but it’s not right to give Spike the gems that I got from him.

Twilight Sparkle: [growls] I’m just being careful. It is my duty as a Princess to make sure my subjects are safe from threats. I don’t want to risk Spike becoming one of those threats.

Statice: [annoyed] Spike is not a threat and neither are those gems! I was given proof by the mare that used to be Nightmare Moon! What would it cost you to relax a little?

Twilight Sparkle: [hysterically] Relax? Relax? As the Element of Magic and personal student of Princess Celestia it was my job, as well as my friends, to protect Equestria from threats. Now that I became a Princess I have more responsibility to my country and my subjects and you want me to relax.

Statice: [scoffs] When has being prepared for a crisis ever helped you stop it on the first place? You figured out Nightmare Moon’s return but you didn’t know how to prevent it or how to stop her until she arrived. You figured out that Cadence was being impersonated by a Changeling Queen, but when you confronted her everypony turned their backs on you. You knew that Sombra was going to return to take the Crystal Empire and he still managed to enter there when you found out about the Crystal Heart…

Twilight Sparkle: [frustrated] Must you rub my failures on my face, Statice!

Statice: [smirks] It’s only a failure when the tale ends badly. Despite not being capable of stopping your enemies’ first step in their evil plans you always managed to come up on top with your friends by your side.

Twilight Sparkle: [sighs] I already know that, Statice. But I don’t want to imagine what would have happened if things had not turned out well at the end. I’m being paranoid with the gems but that’s because I don’t want Spike to turn into a monster and then feel guilty about it when we stop him.

Statice: [rubs his head with a hoof] Nothing bad is going to happen to him, Twilight. I promise you that. Now, how about you tell me the purpose of that double helix you want to do with our magic?

Twilight Sparkle: [makes the squeaky sound with her grin] That is the deoxyribonucleic essence. It is the functional unit for magic in the unicorns…and alicorns in my case.

Statice: [frowns] That thing you mentioned is the thing that makes everypony have magic in Equestria.

Twilight Sparkle: [scowls] The deoxyribonucleic essence is for unicorns and alicorns only. What you are talking about is the ribonucleic essence that is responsible for the passive magic that every pony tribe has.

Statice: [furrows his brow in concentration] You mean to say that the ribonucleic essence is the thing that makes Earth ponies strong and gives the Pegasi the ability to fly and control the weather?

Twilight Sparkle: [nods her head excitingly] Yes! You see? Learning can be fun! Just imagine how much fun we will have when we make a model of the deoxyribonucleic essence by mixing our magic together.

[Twilight Sparkle grabs Statice’s hooves and gives him a cute smile. Statice blushes and turns his head away from her.]

Statice: [shyly] Fine. We’ll give your double helix a try.

[Both of them separate and try to do the spell again. A perfect double helix is made as both of them. Twilight beams at Statice in joy.]

Twilight Sparkle: [excitingly] We’re doing it! Statice, we’re doing a perfect replica of the deoxyribonucleic essence!

Statice: [smirks] Learning is fun with you Twilight. This is way better than most of those garbage spells you want me to learn.

Twilight Sparkle: [titters before getting offended] You see I told you that…WHAT? What exactly do you mean that my spells are garbage? I already told you that you need to extend your spell arsenal to get more control of your magic.

Statice: [yells back] You want to start this right now that we’re doing a delicate spell, Princess? At least this time I told you something nice.

Twilight Sparkle: [bitterly] You said something nice but it came with an insult.

Statice: [defensively] It wasn’t an insult to you. It was just a compliment that sounded a little insulting.

Twilight Sparkle: [screams] How is that any different?

[As they continue to bicker, something happens to the double helix. A ball of white light forms at the center of the connecting strands and shoots energy at them. Twilight’s magic strand changes from purple to green and enters her horn. Likewise, Statice’s strand changes from green to purple and enter his horn. Both magic users are knocked against a wall and fall unconscious. After waking up, Statice and Twilight find Spike and the rest of the Mane Six looking at them with concern.]

Statice: [rubs his head and groans] What happened?

Pinkie Pie: [hugs Statice as dramatic music plays in the background] Oh no! Statice lost his memory!

Twilight Sparkle: [groans] He didn’t lost his memory Pinkie Pie. He is just wondering how he and I got knocked unconscious. I think…

Statice: [blushes] Can you let go off me, Pinkie Pie?

Pinkie Pie: [comfortingly nuzzles his cheek] Not until I show how happy I am that you are
safe and that you can always count on me as a friend to give you support.

Rarity: [puts a hoof on Twilight’s] What happened, darling? We heard from Spike that you and Statice were working on a new spell and then we heard the explosion.

Fluttershy: [worried] We ran to the library and found you two on the ground covered in burns. It wasn’t anything serious so I brought my medical kit and tended to you two until you were better. You were out cold for hours.

Statice: [after Pinkie Pie stops nuzzling him] That backlash was terrible.

Applejack: [with a raised eyebrow] What were you two doing with your magic? That explosion sounded like a nuclear one.

Statice: [rubs an arm in pain] Twilight wanted the two of us to recreate a model of the deoxyribonucleic essence.

Rarity: [with a raised eyebrow] Are you talking about the DNE?

Rainbow Dash: [stuffs a laugh] DNE?

Twilight Sparkle: [groans in annoyance] The DNE is no laughing matter, Rainbow Dash. It is an important part in the magic of the unicorns and alicorns. Its cousin, the ribonucleic essence, is responsible for the Pegasi ability to fly and control weather.

[Rainbow Dash goes silent at the information.]

Statice: [grunts as he stands up] To summarize, we are supposed to make a double helix with our magic. Imagine a green strand of magic coming from my horn and dancing with a purple strand of magic coming from Twilight’s horn. Both strands will form loops from which small connections of magic will connect one another.

Rainbow Dash: [rubs her head with a hoof] I don’t have any idea of what you’re talking about but it sounds awesome.

Twilight Sparkle: [smiles at Rainbow Dash] It is awesome. We’ll show it to you tomorrow if we are capable of perfecting it that fast. I’ll see you all tomorrow.

[She disappears from the library.]

Pinkie Pie: [bounces excitingly] So how did you did? Is the trick going well?

Statice: [looks around] Take a look around and tell me how am I doing with the spell based on the clues.

[Pinkie Pie puts on a detective hat and starts looking around the library. Rainbow Dash flies to Statice’s side.]

Rainbow Dash: [hugs Statice’s head with one arm] Are you ready for tomorrow’s event, Statice? The Equestrian Games are coming soon and there is going to be an athletic test to determine the ponies that are going to participate there. I already convinced Applejack and Big Macintosh to join the tests with me so I’m asking you to join as well.

Statice: [puts his hoof on his chest] Why do you want me to participate as well?

Rainbow Dash: [playfully punches his shoulder] Because I’ve seen what you’re made of, Statice. You’re the only pony other than Applejack that can give me a challenge in an Iron Pony Competition.

Statice: [bitterly] How can I forget? After I got my own house you challenged me to an Iron Pony Competition and spent a whole week bragging about how you annihilated me in all of the contests.

Rainbow Dash: [laughs embarrassingly] I’ll admit that I got over the line with my teasing. Still, you lost by a small margin in most of the games and that is something.

Statice: [bitterly] Yeah, nothing says that I’m something better than getting annihilated by a mare in a sports competition.

[Rainbow Dash gets mad and punches Statice in the shoulder. Applejack, Rarity, and Spike share a silent laugh while Fluttershy winces. Pinkie Pie still searches for clues in the background.]

Rainbow Dash: [threateningly cracks her front hooves] Don’t get smart with me or I’ll add martial arts to the list of sports at which I am better than you.

Statice: [rubs his shoulder sorely] Fine. I’ll join your team if Twilight does not keep me that busy.

Rainbow Dash: [smiles] Good! I better go home and take a power nap. I’ll see you tomorrow!

[Rainbow Dash flies away.]

Rarity: [yawns] It’s getting late. I better come back to Carousel Boutique to get my beauty sleep.

Applejack: [tilts her hat at the group] Today Granny Smith is going to make a good apple pie for dessert. I’m not missing out on that.

Fluttershy: [worried] Oh my! Angel and my animal friends must be worried sick at me not being with them. I better come home and tell them that I’m fine.

[Applejack, Rarity, and Fluttershy leave the library. Spike walks to Statice and sits on a couch with him.]

Spike: [laughs] It was a rough day.

Statice: [glares at Spike] Don’t start with your jokes, Spike. I’m very sore today.

[Pinkie Pie appears out of the couch, making both males yelp in surprise.]

Pinkie Pie: [alarmed] Statice! I think that there is a professional thief into your house. I found expensive looking gems at the crime scene and I got the perfect suspect.

[Pinkie Pie glares at Spike, who backs away from her. She walks him offscreen with a serious expression on her face and the audience hears Spike scream in fear while Statice does not seem to mind about it. The camera is divided in two as the audience is shown a sleeping Twilight and Statice having trouble sleeping. Their horns start to release magic but the auras are very different than expected. Twilight’s horn release green magic and the horn of Statice is releasing purple magic. By the next day, Twilight and Statice wake up and the scene continues while the screen is still divided in two.]

Statice: [grunts in pain] Those nobles only care about complaining. I didn’t sleep much because I had to hear them ramble over their petty troubles.

Twilight Sparkle: [growls as she rubs her eyes with a hoof and stretches her spine] My back is killing me. It hurts more than it hurt yesterday. Now I understand the “this is going to hurt in the morning” phrase now.

[Both ponies walk to the mirrors in their rooms and stare at their reflection. Their eyes widen as they see their own reflections before they start to flicker. Twilight sees Statice in her mirror and Statice sees Twilight in his mirror. Both of them look at their own hooves before touching their faces and manes. Twilight still sees Statice in the mirror before he turns into her and Statice still sees Twilight in the mirror before she turns into him. Both of their pupils contract before they let a scream loose.]

Twilight Sparkle: [very angrily and with Statice’s voice] How did I got turned into a mare? Skip that, how did I got turned into Twilight?

Statice: [hysterically and with Twilight’s voice] How did I got turned into a stallion? Skip that, how did I got turned into Statice?

[A sleepy Spike comes out in the library while two Royal Guards come from the castle.]

Spike: [laughs while rubbing the sleep of his eyes] Even though I don’t like being woken up this early in the morning I’ll let that go because you screamed just like Twilight, Statice.

Statice: [desperately clings to Spike] It’s me, Spike! I’m Twilight Sparkle! I’m in Statice’s body.

[Back at the palace]

Royal Guard #1: [seriously] We heard a commotion, Princess Twilight Sparkle.

Royal Guard #2: [salutes] Give us the order and we’ll come right to work your Highness.

Twilight Sparkle: [trying to remain composed] Listen guards. You two and I probably never got along since we first met but I need to tell you something. I am not Twilight Sparkle. I’m her student, Statice. We were practicing a spell yesterday and we somehow got our bodies switched.

[The Royal Guards stare at each other in surprise]

[At the library]

Spike: [angrily] I don’t know what kind of joke are you playing, Statice. But I don’t appreciate you using Twilight to prank me.

Statice: [stomps a hoof and whines] I’m telling you that I’m Twilight. Don’t you recognize my voice?

Spike: [bitterly] I grew up with Twilight all my life, Statice. Your voice is nothing like hers. You are just trying to make your voice sound girlish.

Statice: [puts a hoof to his mouth as Spike leaves] My voice. Only I can hear my true voice. The others only hear Statice’s voice.

[At the castle, Twilight Sparkle angrily glares at the guards who are laughing at him.]

Royal Guard #1: [wipes a tear] That was a good joke, your Highness. But Statice’s voice is clearly that of a male.

Royal Guard #2: [giggling] We have to give you credit for trying to sound like a stallion. Don’t take this the wrong way, Princess, but I met Statice before you did. He was a real jerk and I’m glad that somepony is making a good joke about him.

Twilight Sparkle: [ignores the guards] So that means that only I can hear my true voice while the others hear Twilight’s voice. This may be complicated.

Royal Guard #1: [stops laughing] Is there something wrong, your Highness?

Twilight Sparkle: [sternly] This is no laughing matter.  I am Statice. A magical experiment with Twilight happened yesterday. I am in her body and I think that she is in my body in Ponyville. I need to go right away to bring things back to normal.

Royal Guard #2: [exchange glances with Royal Guard #1] You have an important schedule to do today. There is no time to be joking around.

[Back at the library, Statice is desperately following Spike, who is getting angrier by the second.]

Spike: [irritated] Can you cut it out with the body swap thing, Statice? It’s not funny and I don’t think that the others will find it funny if you keep insulting Twilight like that with those cheap imitations.

Statice: [gets serious and levitates Spike to him] Listen to me!

Spike: [complains] Hey!

Statice: [sternly] I’m going to say something to you that only Twilight Sparkle knows about you. That will be the proof that I am the real Twilight inside of Statice’s body.

Spike: [scoffs] Good luck with that. Twilight would never say anything confidential about our bond to anypony.

[Statice whispers something in Spike’s ear. The baby dragon’s eyes widen as he stares at the green stallion.]

Spike: [shocked] Twilight…is that you?

[At the castle, Twilight Sparkle has a dangerous eye twitch.]

Twilight Sparkle: [dangerously] I told you morons that I’m not joking around!

[Twilight throws her crown into the air as a galloping sound is heard. The camera focuses on the crown as violent sounds and cries of pain are heard. Twilight catches the crown on her head before angrily leaving the bruised guards behind without their armor.]

Royal Guard #1: [grunts as he nurses a black eye] I haven’t been beaten that easily since I fought Statice during the Tybalt incident.

Royal Guard #2: [rubs his jaw and reveals a hoof print] She probably learned martial arts from him. She punches just like he does.

[Back at the library, Statice is pacing in front of the Mane Six. All of them look concerned.]

Statice: [militarily] And that’s what happened.

Rainbow Dash: [raises her hoof] Is this a joke or what, Statice?

Statice: [bewildered] Excuse me?

Rainbow Dash: [glares at Statice] You really expects us to believe that you are Twilight? How do we know that you are not playing a joke on us?

Applejack: [gets close to Statice] I don’t think that he, or she, is lying, Rainbow. Besides, I don’t think that Statice would resort to such an exaggerated lie if he ever means to play a joke on us.

Rainbow Dash: [scoffs] And what proof do we have that he is telling the truth?

[Statice narrows his eyes and whispers something into Rainbow’s ears. She gets surprised and yelps, flying away from him.]

Rainbow Dash: [intimidated] It’s official now! That stallion standing in front of us is not Statice. He really is Twilight!

[Back at the castle, Twilight Sparkle enters into the royal chambers. Inside, she finds Shining Armor, Luna, and Cadence. The white stallion gets happy upon seeing Twilight and hugs her. Twilight is shown to be very annoyed at the gesture.]

Shining Armor: [ruffles Twilight’s mane] Twily! I’m glad to see you! Did you miss me?

Twilight Sparkle: [tries to sound friendly] Your little sister has missed you a lot these days. By the way, there have been some complications and I have to talk with Celestia and Luna.

Cadence: [flies to Twilight and hugs her] Twilight! I’m happy to see you again! The
Equestrian Games are coming soon at the Crystal Empire! All the subjects are very excited!

Twilight Sparkle: [smiles politely at Cadence] It’s good to hear that. But I need to tell Celestia and Luna something. It’s of vital importance.

Princess Celestia: [walks in] And what would that be, Twilight Sparkle?

Twilight Sparkle: [gulps nervously] Do you remember that spell that Statice and I were working on?

Shining Armor: [scowls] Did he cause you any problems? Just tell me and I’ll come to Ponyville to set him straight.

Twilight Sparkle: [with an angry twitch] He is not the problem. There was a little incident that caused a backlash. We were not hurt but we developed some bizarre secondary effects that none of you are going to like.

Princess Luna: [walks in with a raised eyebrow] And what would those secondary effects be? Magical backlash can be very dangerous, especially when it is made by the magic of two ponies.

[Royal Guard walks in]

Royal Guard #3: [bows to the royalty] Your Highness, the nobles will arrive in half an hour.

Princess Celestia: [smiles at Royal Guard #3] Thank you. By the way, Twilight Sparkle, what were those secondary effects that you mentioned?

Twilight Sparkle: [gulps] I am not Twilight Sparkle. I am Statice.  Our magical essences switched owner. Now I’m inside of Twilight’s body and she is inside of my, Statice’s, body.

[Everypony stares at her for a while before bursting into laughter. Twilight is left with her mouth hanging before getting enraged.]

Shining Armor: [laughs hysterically] That was a good joke, Twily! You’re saying that you’re Statice inside my cute little sister’s body. How adorable!

Twilight Sparkle: [glares daggers at Shining Armor] I can give you proof, Shining.

Royal Guard #3: [still laughing] And what would that be, your Highness?

[Twilight angrily grabs Royal Guard #3 by the shoulders. The camera goes to Shining Armor, Cadence, Celestia, and Luna getting horrified as violent sounds and cries of pain are heard. They all wince and grimace as the hitting intensifies. As it continues, Shining Armor and Cadence exchange glances. Their mutual horror turns into a shared deadpan expression.]

Shining Armor and Cadence: [at the same time] That’s Statice.

[A final blow is heard followed by a large scream of pain. Shining Armor and Cadence then go to Twilight with bored expressions on their faces while Celestia and Luna are comically traumatized by the images. Meanwhile, back in Ponyville, the rest of the Mane Six and Statice are shown to be sitting awkwardly, staring at each other. Pinkie Pie slowly raises a hoof. ]

Statice: [points a hoof at Pinkie] Yes, Pinkie Pie.

Pinkie Pie: [smiles] How does it feel like to be a stallion, Twilight?

Statice: [angrily blushes] Pinkie!

Pinkie Pie: [defensively] What? I’m curious. I want to know how does it feel like to be a stallion after being a mare all my life. Besides, it’s not like this is the first time magic changed your body into something different.

Rarity: [interrupts Statice before he can talk] She does have a point, Twilight. You are among fellow friends and mares. You can share with us the new changes that happened with your body.

Statice: [sighs in defeat] Fine. I don’t feel any difference. The male body feels just the same as my female body. The only difference is that it feels slightly…thicker.

Rainbow Dash: [raises an eyebrow] Slightly thicker?

Statice: [with lecturing tone] Males have larger body masses than females so their bodies are thicker. This is why I’m saying that Statice’s body is slightly thicker than mine.

Applejack: [tries to sound reassuring] Well, Statice is somewhat…lean for a male. He does look a little feminine. Back when we were dating I often asked him to eat a little more so that he could work some muscle.

Rarity: [huffs] I can’t believe you say that. Statice does have a good figure.

Statice: [glares at Applejack and Rarity] Just because I’m Twilight in Statice’s body does not mean that I feel comfortable hearing this conversation.

Fluttershy: [puts a hoof on Statice’s shoulder] So what are you going to do now, Twilight?

Statice: [rubs his temples with his hooves] The plan that I have is to get Twilight Sparkle, who is really Statice in my body, to me. Then we will do the spell in reverse to recover our bodies.

Applejack: [smiles] Sounds easy enough.

Statice: [worried] I hope so. Look at how confused we are after I discovered the body switch. Just try to imagine how Statice may be feeling at Canterlot…

[The girls widen their eyes and look very worried.]

Statice: [in a dreaded tone] This won’t mean well.

[The scene goes back to the castle. Celestia, Luna, and Cadence look at the beat up guards with sympathy. Shining Armor and Twilight Sparkle are glaring daggers at each other.]

Shining Armor: [angrily] I hope you’re proud of yourself, Statice. You just sent three of my best Royal Guards to the infirmary and now thanks to you I won’t be able to look at Twily with the same eyes ever again.

Twilight Sparkle: [scoffs] As if you can see her like your cute little sister after she saved your useless butt twice, Shining Armor.

Shining Armor: [angrily] What was that?

Twilight Sparkle: [mockingly] Other than defeating the Queen Chrysalis with Cadence’s help, what significant accomplishment have you brought to Equestria? Your little sister used the Elements of Harmony to save Equestria twice and was the one who found the Crystal Heart to save the Crystal Empire. You nearly let Chrysalis conquer Equestria and got your butt kicked by Sombra so what does that tell you about your abilities?

Princess Celestia: [walks in sternly] That is enough, Statice. Cadence has already told me of your bad relationship with Shining Armor. I may not be capable of stopping the grudge between you two but I do not appreciate you badmouthing him while you are inside the body of his younger sister, with whom he has a close bond.

Twilight Sparkle: [bitterly] Fine. I’ll save my jabs against Shining until after I recover my body. For the time being I need to find Twilight. There is a chance that she may still be in Ponyville so I’ll fly there and get the spell undone.

Cadence: [confused] Wouldn’t it be easier to just teleport there instead of flying?

Twilight Sparkle: [sighs] It’s not that simple, Cadence. Twilight’s magic and my own are very different. I’m not sure about how to use magic properly given that our magic may have unique traits for each other.

Princess Luna: [walks in] You have to give it a try, Statice. Try a basic levitation spell on the glass of water in front of you.

[The group stares at an empty glass of water. Twilight takes a breath and concentrates. She easily levitates the glass of water a few feet into the air…before it suddenly explodes. The whole group is left dumbstruck.]

Twilight Sparkle: [with a deadpan expression] Okay. It’s official. I am definitely NOT teleporting to Ponyville.

Shining Armor: [worried] I hope Twily is all right. I don’t want to imagine her reaction at seeing that she is in your body.

Twilight Sparkle: [puts her hooves on her chest] Try to picture mine.

Shining Armor: [glares at Statice venomously] I bet you probably enjoyed what you saw on the mirror.

[Shining Armor gets slapped by Twilight’s hoof.]

Shining Armor: [grunts in pain as he rubs his cheek] Ow! What did you do that for?

Twilight Sparkle: [smiles deviously] Consider that payback for the insult. Besides, it is kind of what you had coming to you for kicking Twilight out of your wedding.

Shining Armor: [angrily] I did allow her to be the best mare after we stopped the changeling invasion.

Twilight Sparkle: [enraged] But you didn’t apologize to her for being mean to her at the wedding rehearsal. So I think that, in a way, you kind of had this one coming.

Shining Armor: [glares at Twilight] I really hate you, Statice.

Twilight Sparkle: [grins at Shining Armor] The feeling is mutual, Shining Armor.

[Twilight prepares to go to a window but Shining Armor follows him.]

Shining Armor: [authoritatively] Where do you think you’re going?

Twilight Sparkle: [frustrated] I’m going to fly to Ponyville to find Twilight.

Shining Armor: [with a raised eyebrow] Do you even know how to fly?

Twilight Sparkle: [irritated] Have you forgotten my Race Shifting spell, Shining Armor? I have turned from unicorn to Pegasus countless time. Since Twilight is an alicorn I don’t have to worry about my wings disappearing out of my back.

Princess Celestia: [seriously] Although I agree with the idea of recovering your body as soon as possible, Statice, Twilight Sparkle still has princess duties to attend to in the morning. You cannot leave the castle yet.

Twilight Sparkle: [mockingly] Princess duties. Celestia, with all due respect, the duties of a princess are probably trying to satisfy the whims of the snobs that live in Canterlot. Most of their problems can be solved by them but they prefer to whine for your help because they are too lazy to take responsibility for their actions.

Princess Celestia: [looks at both sides at loss of words] I’ll admit that most of my princess duties are like that. But there are occasions in which a princess must go to different places to help their subjects.

Twilight Sparkle: [annoyed] Well tell your subjects that their new princess will be late because she’s dealing with a real emergency. They’ve been able to handle themselves with just you so I don’t think that they will mind a short absence of my part.

Shining Armor: [stands in front of Twilight with a stern but pleading expression]

Statice, I’m asking you as a favor. Don’t leave. My sister worked hard to reach where she is right now. I don’t want her reputation as a princess to be soiled by your behavior.

Twilight Sparkle: [solemnly] I can’t promise you that, Shining Armor. I’m not your sister and I cannot spend a lot of time living with that lie. I need to solve the problem right away before I commit a mistake that will cost dearly to the real Twilight.

Shining Armor: [takes a deep breath] Then I’ll go with you. I’ll take the next train to Ponyville and help you find your real body.

Cadence: [flies close to Twilight] I’ll fly by your side. You’re going to need a partner to make sure you don’t fall by the sky.

Twilight Sparkle: [smiles at the two of them] Thanks guys.

[Back in Ponyville, Statice is curiously enough also levitating an empty glass of water. He ends up electrifying it and destroying it, worrying everypony around him.]

Statice: [groans] I guess we cannot teleport our way back to Canterlot. Who am I kidding? Magic won’t be an option here. It’s impossible.

Rainbow Dash: [offended] What do you mean by that, Twilight? Your special talent is magic! It’s even in your cutie mark!

Statice: [annoyed] But I don’t have my cutie mark or my body anymore. Statice’s magic is different than my own. Its density and energy are way too different compared to mine. If I try to use a spell the way I remember it the magic in Statice’s body will react
differently and make me do the spell wrong.

Pinkie Pie: [stunned] Wow! And I thought that we had it bad when our cutie marks were switched!

Statice: [sighs] I guess that we are going to have to go to Canterlot by train.

Rainbow Dash: [insecurely] Eh, there is a problem with that, Twilight. You see because of the athletic test for the Equestrian Games all of the trains that leave Ponyville are closed. The only trains that are available are from any location to Ponyville.

Statice: [hysterically] Are you saying that I cannot leave to Ponyville until after the athletic tests are done? I cannot wait that long. I have responsibilities as a Princess.

[Pinkie Pie and Spike snicker a little bit at the comment but shut up when Statice glares at them.]

Fluttershy: [tries to sound reassuring] But…the trains from Canterlot to Ponyville may still be open. Maybe Statice is safely going on his way.

[The next scene shows Twilight Sparkle screaming and flying in erratic patterns. Cadence is flying behind her, helping to stabilize her flight.]

Cadence: [frustrated] How is it possible that you are flying bad, Statice? I saw you fly as a Pegasus once and you were very good.

Twilight Sparkle: [angrily] I had a male body. The female body is too light so I move faster than before. Besides, Twilight’s back muscles are not well developed as those of a Pegasus. Make sure to tell her to work out on her flying instead of relying too much on her books.

Cadence: [defensively] Twilight is a good flyer. Maybe it is you who is the bad one at flying.

Twilight Sparkle: [enraged] What do you know about flying talent, Cadence? You never saw Twilight’s technique in comparison to mine.

Cadence: [rolls her eyes] I’ve been an alicorn for far longer than Twilight, Statice. My talent with flying is superior, especially when you consider the fact that I was originally a Pegasus before I became an alicorn.

Twilight Sparkle: [scoffs] Semantics. We’ll arrive to Ponyville in a few minutes. We look for my body and reverse the spell and then we pretend that nothing happened.

Cadence: [with a confused glance] Why would you want to forget about this? There is a chance that you may learn something about friendship with this.

Twilight Sparkle: [deadpan] I didn’t have any problems with Twilight’s body, Cadence, so I had nothing to learn. Besides I really want to leave this body, I have to go to the bathroom.

Cadence: [annoyed] Couldn’t you have gone there before leaving?

Twilight Sparkle: [enraged] I’m not going into the bathroom in a mare’s body, Cadence! And I’m sure that Twilight feels the same!

[The next scene shows a blushing Statice coming out of the library’s bathroom and then bringing a cleaning kit for toilets. Spike and the rest of the Mane Six cringe upon seeing it. Sounds of a shower are heard and Statice comes out wearing sports equipment.]

Rainbow Dash: [flies to Statice] Are you ready, Twilight?

Statice: [sighs] Yes. Since I cannot leave to Canterlot I’ll have to stay in Ponyville. And, since Statice promised to participate in the athletic tests, I’ll have to settle with the sport competitions.

Pinkie Pie: [gives Statice an energy drink] You can do it!

Applejack: [pats Statice’s shoulder] Let’s do it, Twilight! You, me, and Rainbow are going straight to the sport competition. Just like the good old days.

Statice: [smiles] Like the good old days.

[A clip shows Statice trying to do a race with obstacles but he ends up knocking some of them by accident. He does fine in marathon running, sprinting, and hay throwing. But he does badly at pole vault and martial arts with Rainbow Dash, who quickly pins him down in three seconds. The montage shows Twilight and Cadence reaching Ponyville and staring at the competition. Cadence is giggling at Statice’s defeat but Twilight is shown to be sore about it.]

Cadence: [covers her mouth with a hoof] I never thought that I would see the day at which you would be beaten in a fight that easily.

Twilight Sparkle: [threateningly] Consider yourself lucky that you are not Shining Armor mocking me.

[A train arrives at Ponyville and Shining Armor comes out of it. He starts searching for the surrounding and finds Spike in the background.]

Shining Armor: [smiles] Spike!

Spike: [overjoyed] Shining Armor!

[Spike and Shining Armor hug each other before the stallion rubs the baby dragon’s head scales. They both laugh at each other during their greeting.]

Spike: [cheerfully] I’m happy to see you, Shining Armor. What brought you here?

Shining Armor: [seriously] I need to get Statice to come with me. Twilight really needs him.

Spike: [deadpan] Let me guess. Statice and Twilight switched bodies and now you need to find Statice, who is really Twilight, so that he can switch his soul back to Twilight’s body, which has Statice’s soul inside of it.

Shining Armor: [with a perplexed expression] When you put it that way…yes.

Spike: [smiles] Follow me. I’ll bring you to him.

[Spike walks Shining Armor across Ponyville and lead him to Statice. The green stallion gets happy and embraces Shining Armor.]

Statice: [happily] Shining Armor! I’m glad that you’re here, BBBFF!

Twilight Sparkle: [offscreen] Cut that out, Twilight!

[Shining Armor and Statice turn around to find an angry Twilight and an uncomfortable Cadence next to them. The group goes to the library where they have a talk.]

Statice: [alarmed] You did what?

Twilight Sparkle: [nonchalantly] I beat up three Royal Guards that annoyed me when they laughed at my body swapping predicament.

Statice: [enraged] Why did you do that? They were my subjects! Do you know how many apologies I will have to give them because of your actions?

Twilight Sparkle: [uncaringly] Celestia and Luna gave them the explanations. They won’t feel sore with you when things get back to normal.

Statice: [strictly] It doesn’t matter! When things get back to normal I expect you to give them a good apology for you cruel treatment to them.

Twilight Sparkle: [rolls her eyes] Fine.

Statice: [inquisitively] Are you sure? What are the names of the Royal Guards that you beat up?

Twilight Sparkle: [scoffs] Does it matter? They all look the same anyway.

Shining Armor: [offended] That’s disrespectful, Statice!

Statice: [points a hoof at Twilight] He is right about that, Statice! Every Royal Guard is unique in their own way.

Twilight Sparkle: [laughs evilly] Oh, please. I kicked their flanks on a daily basis when I was on the run from Shining Armor. I didn’t see the difference in them every time that I pounded them.

Statice: [glares at Twilight] Just for that I ‘m going to add another month of therapy to your psychiatrist.

[Twilight Sparkle groans.]

Rainbow Dash: [flies in between Twilight and Statice] Can you two end this already? The athletic tests will resume in an hour and Statice needs to work harder than before to make up for his lousy performance. No disrespect, Twilight.

Statice: [raises a comprehensive hoof] None taken.

Twilight Sparkle: [trots on her hooves] Let’s do this spell quick!

Pinkie Pie: [uncertainly] You don’t look fine, Statice. Is there something wrong with you?

Cadence: [sighs] He needs to go to the bathroom but he refused to do it.

Statice: [disturbed] Why would you not do that? You can’t just hold it in! That’s unhealthy for your, my body!

Twilight Sparkle: [with gritted teeth] I am not going to go to the bathroom in a mare’s body. I respect your privacy, Twilight and I’m sure that you respect mine.

[The Mane Five, Spike, and Statice get surprised at the statement. They all start to look guilty and embarrassed. Statice himself is blushing heavily. Twilight Sparkle gasps.]

Twilight Sparkle: [with a trembling voice] You went to the bathroom in my body?

Statice: [embarrassingly] Well….

[Statice gets slapped by Twilight’s hoof before he can say anything else. Everypony gasps while Statice gets surprised and then angry.]

Statice: [with a low voice] Did you just slap me?

Twilight Sparkle: [blushes heavily] How dare you? How could you use my body and go into the bathroom with it, Twilight? That’s a breach on my privacy!

Statice: [angrily] I had to go to the bathroom! I couldn’t hold it in!

Twilight Sparkle: [enraged] My original body has an iron bladder. You could have just hold it in for hours if you had to!

Rarity: [gets in between the two of them] That’s enough of you two! You can discuss the matter at hoof once you recovered your bodies. Furthermore, Statice , how dare you hit Twilight? Didn’t your parents told you never to hit a lady?

Twilight Sparkle: [smugly] Unfortunately for you, Rarity, I am the lady right now. So when I slapped Twilight there was nothing wrong with it because she is the male in this instance.

Shining Armor: [bitterly] He also slapped me while he was in your body, Twily.

Statice: [gasps and glares at Twilight] You’re so going to get it when I’m back in my body.

Twilight Sparkle: [rolls her eyes] Enough with the lectures! Let’s do this.

[Twilight and Statice do the spell. They interconnect their magical strands after grunting their teeth in concentration. Both of them form a double helix as their magic goes into each other’s horns.]

Rarity: [in amazement] So that’s how the deoxyribonucleic essence looks like when the model is made by unicorn magic. It looks gorgeous.

Pinkie Pie: [eats popcorn] Sparkly!

Fluttershy: [with large eyes] What lovely lights!

Applejack: [whistles in approval] Those things look like impressive fireworks.

Cadence: [giggles and whispers in Shining Armor’s ear] Do you remember when we did this at high school?

Shining Armor: [looks at Cadence romantically] Those were some good times.

[The spell ends with Statice absorbing green magic into his horn and Twilight absorbing purple magic into her horn. Both of them blink at each other.]

Pinkie Pie: [excitingly] Did it work? Did it work? Did it work? Did it work?

[Statice and Twilight stare at each other for a long time before groaning. The group looks disappointed.]

Rarity: [screams] OH COME ON!

Fluttershy: [sadly] I don’t get it. Shouldn’t the spell have brought them back to their original bodies?

Shining Armor: [annoyed] Fixing spells are different from messing spells. Twily and Statice did make the spell right. The problem is that the spells may take a little bit of time to take effect.

Rainbow Dash: [flies close to Shining Armor] How long? Please tell me that it’s going to be less than an hour.

Cadence: [bows her head in disappointment] I’m afraid that this is a delicate situation, Rainbow Dash. When Twilight and Statice made the spell on the first place, the side effects kicked in during the night. We can only assume that the spell is going to last until tomorrow.

Twilight Sparkle: [angrily trots in place] Are you saying that I’m going to have to hold it in for a day.

Statice: [frustrated] Just go already! I won’t hold it against you, Statice! I even promise not to slap you after I go back to my body.

Twilight Sparkle: [yells] Never!

[The sound of trumpets is heard. Everypony perks up their heads as they listen to the source. Rainbow Dash is alarmed.]

Rainbow Dash: [flies to Statice] The break is over, Twilight! We need you at the athletic tests right now! The next test is swimming!

Statice: [whines] But I can only get into the pool an hour after eating.

Rainbow Dash: [grabs Statice by the hoof] There is no time for that!

[Rainbow Dash drags Statice out of the library with the group following after. Statice is shown in a pool with Derpy acting as a referee. The gray Pegasus blows her whistle and everypony starts swimming. Pinkie Pie is cheering for Statice with a foam finger while Lyra stares at it longingly.]

Pinkie Pie: [cheers loudly] You can do it, Statice! You can do it!

Twilight Sparkle: [shifts her hind legs while in sitting position] I wish I could, Pinkie. I wish I could.

Rarity: [glares at Twilight] Darling would you please not talk about your...current issues. It’s not polite to mention them in front of your friends.

Twilight Sparkle: [glares at Rarity] Shut up, Rarity.

Fluttershy: [puts a hoof on Twilight’s shoulder] It’s okay, Statice. I’m sure that you’ll be able to make it. It’s a shame that Applejack and Rainbow Dash are busy with their athletic tests to help you out.

Cadence: [scared] There is something wrong with Twilight!

[Statice is shown having a cramp in mid-swim and starts to sink. Everypony gasps as they witness the green stallion drowning.]

Pinkie Pie: [stands on her hind legs with binoculars on her hooves] Somepony do something!

[Twilight gets serious and flies to the pool before letting herself fall. She attempts to do a diving technique but ends up doing a belly flop. Everypony grimaces in pain and sympathy for Twilight. The purple alicorn clutches her stomach in pain before swimming after Statice.]

Spike: [panics] What is going on, Shining Armor? What is happening to Twilight?

Shining Armor: [worried] The spell kicked in at the most inappropriate time. Statice’s body is rejecting Twilight’s soul and forcing it back into her body. Unfortunately, the fight between body and spirit is causing cramps on Twily. If this goes on like this she won’t be able to swim back to the surface.

[Twilight is swimming to Statice, grabbing on to his hoof. Both of them grimace as we see Statice’s soul in Twilight’s body and Twilight’s soul in Statice’s body. Both of them embrace each other and swim on to the surface. Once their up again, they both struggle for air, breathing heavily. Everypony cheers at their survival.]

Fluttershy: [jumps in excitement] They did it! I can’t believe they did it!

Twilight Sparkle: [laughs nervously] I guess that I won’t be swimming for a long time.

Statice: [winces in pain as he leans at the pool’s edge] Nice to see that you conserved your sense of humor.

Twilight Sparkle: [gasps] Statice? Is that you? Does this mean that I’m back on my body?

Statice: [smiles] That depends on how do you feel about yourself.

Twilight Sparkle: [giggles excitingly] Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes!

[The group stares at the scene and gets happy.]

Shining Armor: [waves his forelegs in excitement] Twily is back!

Twilight Sparkle: [happily] Finally! I’m back in my own body!

Statice: [smiles at Twilight] And now you don’t have to worry about holding it in any longer.

Twilight Sparkle: [stunned] What?

[Twilight looks at Statice and then at the water surrounding them before staring at him again. She suddenly blushes and gets a few feet away from him.]

Twilight Sparkle: [disgusted] Ew!

Statice: [angry and offended] What are you complaining about, Princess? I’m the one standing next to you!

[The next scene shows Statice and Twilight, both annoyed, as they sit together on a table. Rainbow Dash, Applejack, Pinkie Pie, and Spike are laughing at them. Fluttershy, Rarity, and Cadence are shown to be supportive. Shining Armor is struggling to not laugh at the pair.]

Twilight Sparkle: [blushes] Is not funny, girls!

Rainbow Dash: [pounds the floor with her hoof] Yes it is! The pool rescue was awesome but it had a gold comedy ending!

Twilight Sparkle: [glares at Statice] I told you that you should have gone before the test.

Statice: [annoyed] Quit whining.

Applejack: [stops laughing] Well, I’m glad that everything went back to normal.

Shining Armor: [hugs Twilight] Me too! I’m glad that Twily is back to being herself.

Pinkie Pie: [hugs Statice] Yeah! And Statice is back to being himself.

Statice: [sighs in contentment] At least the day is over.

Cadence: [smiles at Twilight and Statice] So did any of you learned anything about friendship with this little body swap?

Statice: [shrugs his shoulders] Other than Twilight needs to work out I learned nothing. That reminds me Twilight that the guards that I beat down took me three to five blows to take them down. It takes me at least one or two blows in my original body. You need to get stronger.

[Twilight glares at Statice before sighing. The show’s theme song is heard in the background as she begins speaking.]

Twilight Sparkle: [smiles] I guess that a part of me liked being Statice. I did like being a regular unicorn again. No responsibilities for me so I got to freely hang out with my friends in a really long time. Despite my problems with Statice’s body I did learn a few things about being in somepony else’s shoes. I felt different being Statice both physically and emotionally. I didn’t panic as much as I did back when I was in my old body even when the situation was out of hoof. I guess that everypony feels different about each other both in the inside and in the outside.

Statice: [sighs] I did like being an alicorn despite coming in a female wrapping. It was fun to fly without worrying about your wings being magic that will eventually disappear once its time limit runs off. I did try to be an alicorn once with my Race Shifting spell but the alicorn form required larger amounts of magic and I could only maintain for a few seconds. When I was in Twilight’s body I felt a power within me. It was a warmth in my heart that I never experienced before. Somehow I’m glad that this happened and I feel much closer to you Twilight.

Rainbow Dash: [teasingly] Ooh! It looks like somepony has a crush on his teacher!

Statice: [desperately] No I don’t!

Twilight Sparkle: [desperately] No he doesn’t!

Shining Armor: [horrified] He does not!

Rarity: [teasingly] He does! He absolutely does!

[The group laughs at Twilight and Statice. Both of them blush and avoid eye contact with each other. Shining Armor is annoyed and does a face hoof. Twilight and Statice once again look at each other. They turn around and blush but a close up to their faces reveal that they are smiling. Closing credits roll.]