My Little Pony: Will Of Fire

The Fire Element Alicorn

Chapter 4

Brain Be Gone

During a warm, sunny day in Golden Oak Library, Flareon was busy trying to make a potion that Princess Celestia requested he make for her. Soon after, Twilight appeared in the room and tried to offer him assistance. "Oh Flareon...do you need help with that?" Twilight asked as she looked at the book containing the instructions on how to make the potion, "This looks pretty complicated." "No thanks, I got it. It's hard, but I don't want to let Celestia down," he replied. Even still, Twilight continued to offer Flareon assistance as she tried to tell him how to make it in very precise detail. Eventually Flareon soon became annoyed with Twilight's non-stop attempts to help him. "Twilight...don't worry I got this ok? Why don't you go hang out with your friends?" Twilight's ears dropped as she replied, Oh ok...I guess I'll see you later then." She then left the room, went downstairs, and went outside. Unfortunately for Twilight, Rainbow Dash and others were also busy with specific tasks. Twilight tried to help them, but one after another she accidentally annoyed them, which forced everyone to ask her to leave. After Twilight returned home, she looked at Spike and said, "Spike...am I...annoying?" Spike looked at her as he struggled to answer her question. "Well...how I put this? Sometimes you...kind of...try and butt in. Look...no one blames for being smart, but sometimes you do tend to accidentally over overshadow." It's as if she was expecting Spike to say that. After she brought him to the basement, Twilight went over to a trunk in the corner. "I made this contraption while back. At the time I didn't have use for it, but I do now," Twilight said as she opened the trunk and took out a high-tech black helmet with a dial on it under the words low, normal, and high. As Twilight laid it down on the ground Spike said, "A helmet...are you going into construction or something?" "No Spike...it's not just a helmet. It's the IQ Modifier 2000!" Twilight said exuberantly. "Wait...don't tell me. You going to lower your IQ...why?" Spike replied as Twilight put the IQ Modifier 2000 on her head. "That's right. If lowering my IQ means I won't be such a bother to everyone...then so be it. I will from this day on will become normal!" Twilight said, "Alright Spike...I'm ready. Just turn it on and set the dial to normal." Even though Spike was against Twilight's idea, he reluctantly powered up the helmet and turned the dial left to the normal setting.

As the needle slowly moved towards normal, something went wrong. The helmet began to malfunction and started to emit smoke. The needle quickly went past normal and went all the way to the left onto low. After taking the helmet off Twilight, Spike tried to clear the smoke as he said, "Twilight...you ok?" When Twilight looked at him, she replied, "Hi Mr. Purple Lizard!" Immediately Spike realized something was wrong and investigated the helmet. "It says it's on low, which means...exactly that. Hold on...let's go to Flareon and see if he can fix this thing." When Spike and Twilight went upstairs, they saw that Flareon was still working on the potion. "Do you guys need anything? Make it quick...I still need to finish this," Flareon said. Twilight looked and Flareon and replied, "Hi Fireball, how's my best friend doing today?" He looked at her confused and asked Spike why Twilight was acting strange. When he told Flareon about Twilight, the IQ Modifier 2000, and how it malfunctioned, Flareon was completely shocked and said, "Why would she do this? There was nothing wrong with her...this make no sense." When Spike mentioned what Twilight told him, Flareon replied, "Annoying...Twilight? Of course not, why would she think that?" Flareon then moved the incomplete potion aside, picked up the helmet, and placed it in front of him. "Ok...just give me some time Spike, I'll try to get this thing fixed. Until then, keep and eye on Twilight and make sure she doesn't get into trouble." Spike nodded and took Twilight downstairs to give Flareon time to fix the IQ Modifier 2000.

Spike decided to help Twilight regain her lost IQ by teaching her the basics of Equestria. After giving Twilight a book called 'The History of Equestria' he said, "Alight Twilight, class is now in session. Please turn to page 394 in your book." Instead of opening the book, Twilight tried to eat it. Spike quickly rushed to take the book out of her mouth. "No Twilight...books are not for eating," Spike said as he cleaned the book, "Let's try this again." Unfortunately though, Spike was unable to make any progress as Twilight kept asking about why she couldn't eat the book and why it tasted bad. Eventually Spike tired himself out and fell asleep, while Twilight decided to go into town. Twilight soon met up with Rainbow Dash who was preparing to launch herself in her catapult. "Oh hi Twilight, "Rainbow Dash said, "I'm glad you're here, I need you to help me with this." Twilight looked at her and replied, "Yay! It's Skittles!" Rainbow Dash looked around and said, "Who's Skittles? Wait...you're talking to me right?" Twilight began to laugh and said, "Oh course...how could I forget my best friend Skittles!" Rainbow Dash wanted to ask Twilight why she was acting weird, but decided not to. As Rainbow Dash got into the catapult, she said, "Alright Twilight...set the dial near you to 100 degrees, That should give me the best launching angel so that I can beat my previous flight distance record. As Twilight began to turn the dial, she accidently set the dial to 10 degrees. After Twilight got onto the platform, Rainbow Dash yelled from below, "Alight Twilight...jump down on that target so we can get this record beaten!" As Twilight jumped down and landed on the target, it activated the catapult, and sent Rainbow Dash flying. Unfortunately, she got tossed directly into the ground. As Rainbow Dash climbed slowly out of the hole, she was going to have Twilight explain what went wrong, but when she looked around, Twilight was gone. "What was that all about?" Rainbow Dash said to herself as she tended to her bruises.

Next Twilight headed in a random direction and happened to make it into Sugarcube Corner. Apparently Mr. and Mrs. Cake were out on an errand because Pinkie Pie was behind the counter preparing the sweets. "Hi Twilight! Want to help me make the next batch of cookies?" "Sure thing Bouncy, I love cookies!" Twilight replied. Pinkie Pie was actually happy with the name Bouncy "I...absolutely love that name!" Pinkie Pie said as she hopped along with Twilight who joined her in the back kitchen. "Ok Twilight...I'm going to read you the ingredients and you put them in that bowl...ok?" "Sure thing Bouncy...you can count on me!" Twilight said as she smiled happily without a care in the world. Pinkie Pie read out the ingredients such as a couple of eggs, some flour, and a teaspoon of salt. Unfortunately, Twilight added the eggs without cracking them, a flower and dirt from a flowerpot, and instead of a teaspoon of salt, added the entire bottle in the bowl. After the they put the eggs in the oven and waited for them to bake, they eventually were ready as Pinkie Pie and Twilight took them out and put them on the front counter. Soon after, Pinkie Pie waved goodbye to Twilight as she once again set out on another random adventure. When Mr. and Mrs. Cake returned, they noticed the new batch of cookies Pinkie Pie made and decided to try them. Right away they both spit them out as the taste of the cookies were beyond terrible. "Pinkie Pie!" Mr. Cake said as he was still coughing, "What did you put in these? They are terrible!" Pinkie Pie sniffed the cookies and decided to try one and immediately spit it out. "You're right...but I don't understand, I read out all the ingredients to Twilight, maybe she got them wrong?" Pinkie Pie said. "Oh don't be ridiculous Pinkie Pie, Twilight is one of the smartest ponies in Ponyville. There's no way she got the ingredients wrong. Maybe you just made a mistake somewhere," replied Mrs. Cake. Pinkie Pie was left completely baffled as she tried to figure out what went wrong."

Soon after, Twilight made it into Carousel Boutique where Rarity was busy drawing a new design for a dress. "Hi Shiny," Twilight said as she walked up to Rarity. "Shiny...well I do admit my makeup I put on today does add a bit of shine. I'm glad you noticed," Rarity replied. Twilight walked over to a group of manikins and began to admire the dresses they were wearing. "Wow Shiny...you make the best shiny dresses ever. I like the sparkly parts the best," Twilight began to lick one of the dresses, "Yuck...they don't taste that good though. They taste like those book things." Rarity was trying to figure out why Twilight was acting funny. "Twilight...are you ok? You seem a little...out of it today." Twilight ignored Rarity's as she continued to look around at everything that interested her. Suddenly the doorbell rang followed by a couple of knocks on the door. "Oh Twilight...would you be a dear and go answer that for me? It's probably a mail pony with that special something I have been looking forward to receiving," Rarity said as she was still designing a dress. After Twilight opened the door, a pegasus was standing near a golden trophy that read 'Best Dress Designer of the Year' on it. "Hello there, " the pony replied, "Does a Ms. Rarity live here? This trophy here is for her." Twilight began to admire the trophy for about a minute and then began to lick it, but she quickly stopped because of the bad taste. The pegasus began to speak up again. "Um...excuse me, but Rarity does live here right?" Twilight smiled and replied, "Of course not, only Shiny lives here. Shiny is my best friend because she is so shiny!" The pegasus looked at Twilight funny and decided that he had the wrong address and began to fly away with Rarity's trophy. When Twilight went back inside, Rarity looked around and noticed that Twilight didn't have the trophy with her. "Twilight...where's the trophy at?" Rarity asked. Twilight simply smiled and replied, "That wing pony was looking for a Rarity, but I told him that only Shiny lives here and then he flew away with that big super shiny trophy. After hearing the shocking news about what happened to her trophy, Rarity's eyes began to twitch and soon after she fainted. Twilight then decided to leave Rarity's house and headed once again in a random direction.

Twilight somehow managed to make it to the Ponyville Schoolhouse and went inside to see Cheerilee talking to her students. When she spotted Twilight, Cheerilee turned to face her students and said, "Class...we have a special guest here visiting us today. This is Twilight Sparkle, Princess Celestia's prized pupil and the smartest pony in Ponyville." Cheerilee signals to Twilight to come near her. "Twilight, would you mind telling the class the importance of studying?" "Sure thing Ms. Teacher Pony, I would be glad to," Twilight replied as she began to face the students, "Ok little ponies, studying is very important because it makes you smarter, but be careful because those book things taste terrible. I asked Mr. Purple Lizard why they do and he told me its because they're made out of paper. Also, shiny dresses and trophies taste bad too even though they are very shiny. I wish I could eat books because reading them is too hard." Twilight then walked up to a cup of colored chalk and began to eat them, but quickly spit the chalk out. "These candies taste terrible even though they looked good." Cheerilee and the entire class was completely stunned and weren't able to say anything as they watched Twilight go back outside. "I guess I should be getting back to Fireball and Mr. Purple Lizard," Twilight said to herself and she tried to remember how to get back home, "I think it was...this way." Twilight then began to walk to where she thought her home was, but instead went in the direction to the Everfree Forest.

Meanwhile, Flareon had finally finished fixing the IQ Modifier 2000, and took it downstairs to return Twilight back to normal, but he noticed that she was gone and that Spike was sleeping on a chair. "Spike," Flareon said in a loud, serious voice which woke up Spike, "Where's Twilight?" Spike looked around and said, "She was here a moment ago...I think. How long have I been sleeping?" When Flareon learned that Spike feel asleep 6 hours ago, he quickly rushed outside with the IQ Modifier 2000 and began to search for Twilight. Suddenly Flareon ran into Rainbow Dash, Pinkie Pie, and Rarity. "Have any of you seen Twilight lately?" "Twilight? Yeah I did and for some reason she called me Skittles. When we were setting up the catapult, I told her to set the dial to 100, but instead Twilight set it to 10. I'm still sore from that crash," Rainbow Dash replied. "I saw Twilight too. She was calling me Bouncy and was helping me make some cookies but they ended up tasting terrible. I actually found egg shells and a flower in the mixing bowl we had used," Pinkie Pie said. "Same for me," Rarity replied, "Twilight kept calling me Shiny and was licking my dresses. She also cost me my trophy after telling the mail pony that I didn't live at my house!" After Flareon calmed everyone down, he explained to them about what happened with Twilight, the IQ Modifier 2000, and what she had told Spike. Everyone soon had the same expression as Flareon did when he learned the truth. Soon after Rainbow Dash, Pinkie Pie, and Rarity all admitted that they were a little mean to Twilight when she was trying to help them. Suddenly Cheerilee appeared and Flareon asked her if she had seen Twilight. "Yes I have actually...she was acting strange though, maybe she was sick or something," she said. When Flareon asked her what direction Twilight was heading, they are shocked to learn that she was heading towards the Everfree Forest. "Come on everyone, we need to hurry before it's too late!' Flareon yelled as they quickly went to save Twilight.

While in the Everfree Forest, Twilight walked right into a wolf's territory. "Oh hi Mr. Cuddly Dog, you are so cute, yes you are," Twilight said as she attempted to pet the wolf, but instead it growled angrily and began to chase her. As Twilight was running away she said, "Why are you trying to hurt me Mr. Cuddly Dog ...I just wanted to pet you!" Unfortunately Twilight ran into a dead end and turned around to see the wolf preparing to attack her. Just as it was about to hit Twilight, a fireball came out of nowhere and hit the wolf on the side of it's face. Soon after Flareon, along with the others, appeared in front of Twilight. The wolf, sensing that he was in a losing situation, quickly retreated. Flareon turned around to Twilight and said, "Do you know how much trouble you're in? We were looking everywhere for you!" Twilight began to cry and replied, "Fireball! You came to save me. Skittles, Bouncy, and Shiny...you came too!" After the happy reunion with Twilight, Flareon decided it was finally time to return her back to normal. After putting the IQ Modifier 2000 on Twilight's head, Flareon turned the helmet on and set the dial to high. Slowly but surely the needle went from low, to normal, and finally stopped on high. After Flareon took the helmet off her, he said, "Twilight...do you read books or eat them?" Twilight looked and him and smiled, "Of course you read books! Why would you eat them when they contain so much valuable history!" Everyone began to laugh as they finally had the pony that all know and loved back to her usual self. After everyone apologized to Twilight for making her feel bad, she then decided that the IQ Modifier 2000 was something that should never be used again. "Are you want me to destroy it Twilight? I mean you never know what this thing might come in handy," Flareon said. As Twilight nodded her head she replied, "Yes...I'm sure." Flareon then charged up his fire magic and shot a fireball directly at the IQ Modifier 2000, which quickly turned it into a pile of ashes. Twilight then grabbed Flareon's hoof, smiled and said, "Let's go home." Everyone quickly left Everfree Forest and decided to go home as Flareon and Twilight headed back to Golden Oak Library. The potion Flareon was supposed to finish still stood incomplete on the table in their room.