The alarm clock screamed as read out "7:00" in flashing red lights. I groaned and slapped around the nightstand where the annoyance sat, missing multiple times before finally hitting my target.

I then rolled over onto my back, looking up at the ceiling. I really didn't want to go to work today, especially if it meant leaving 6 ponies alone in my house for the eight hours I was gone.

Sadly, I needed the money, so I had no choice. I got up, picked what I wanted to wear for today. After showering and getting dressed, I paced down the hallway to find that the ponies were already awake.

Rainbow Dash and Applejack were arguing over who could beat who in certain athletic trials while Pinkie Pie was telling jokes to Fluttershy. Rarity was using her magic to tend to her unruly mane and Twilight was speeding through a book and taking notes with her magic. "Okay, you guys. I'm off to work. Please don't wreck the house while I'm out, ok?" I pleaded.

Rarity tilted the mirror she was levitating to where she could see me. "Please, darling, if we wrecked this house anymore, it would be in ruins!" She said, still running a brush through her hair. Twilight stopped studying for a second to glare at Rarity, then resumed working.

I scratched my head and smiled weakly. "She's right. I guess it could use a little TLC, heh-heh." I said nervously. I grabbed my car keys off the coffee table and started to head out when the yellow pegasus mare stopped me. I turned to see her hovering in the air, nervously fiddling her hooves together.

"Um, y-you're not going to have breakfast, M-mat?" She asked nervously. "It's t-the most important meal of the day, you know." She hid behind her mane yet again. "Well, I-I mean, if you don't want to, I guess that's okay."

I checked my cell phone for the time, then looked back at Fluttershy. I did have some time to kill, and I was feeling a little malnourished. "I guess I can have a bowl of cereal or something." I admitted. Fluttershy smiled and followed me into the kitchen, followed by everyone else.

Toast was made, the last of the orange juice was drank, and I had my bowl of cereal, eating in a timely manner so I could still arrive to work on time. After breakfast, I waved to them as I walked out, announcing that I'll be home around six.

"I'm going to do some grocery shopping on my way back. Anyone need anything?" I offered.

"Apples!" Cried Applejack.

"Cake mix!" Shouted Pinkie Pie.

"Would you mind picking up a little hay if you happen to find some?" Twilight asked, taking a break from her studies. I remembered a place that wasn't too far from here that sold hay, so he smiled and nodded. I turned to Fluttershy to take her order.

"Oh, I'm not picky. Just whatever you decide." Smiled Fluttershy.

"As am I." Added Rarity.

Rainbow Dash nodded and simply said "Ditto".

I typed the list on my phone and pocketed it. "Well, I best be off, then. I'll see you all later this evening." I called. The Equestrians waved after me, wishing me a good day at work. I smiled as I got into my car.

It had been a very long time since someone said things like that. I backed out of the driveway and sped down the street in the direction of the factory.

Twilight used her magic to shut the door and locked all the locks. "Okay girls." She said with a determined smile. "I think what Mat said last night might be a good idea." The others looked at each other, clueless, then back to her.

"What do you mean?" Rainbow asked, nervously.

Twilight smirked. "I mean, I'm gonna take his advice and turn us into humans ourselves." The ponies cheered, jumping for joy.

"But first." She said, her eyes narrowed and her smirk gone from accomplished to mischievous, "I'm going to need a test subject." The others exchanged nervous laughter, making up excuses for why they can't participate.

Twilight shrugged, using her magic to tear a piece of paper into six shreds of similar shape. "I guess we'll have to do this the old fashioned way." She warned. She wrote the names of the remaining 5 ponies onto the shreds with a pen.

As the names were placed face down on the floor and shuffled around, the "contestants" in Twilight's game of chance began to silently panic.

Twilight finally placed the names in a line, closed her eyes, and surrounded the name that was 3rd from the left with her magical aura. Twilight read the name of her lab rat, and smirked at her.

All she could do was hide behind her mane.

Many hours later, I pulled in the driveway. My car sported a roof ornament in the form of a tied-down square bale of hay. I climbed out of the car and opened the back door, removing the groceries from the seat they occupied. I then shut the door with my foot and walked up to the front door, fishing around my lanyard for my house key. I then realized that the ponies would probably open the door for me, so once I arrived to the door, I just merely knocked.

I heard nervous talking coming from inside. I immediately expected the worst. Next came the sound of locks being unlocked, and finally, a beaming Twilight Sparkle flew the door open.

"I did it!" She screamed, bouncing when she spoke. "I turned Fluttershy into a human!"

As I crossed the threshold into the house, a single thought crossed my mind: "Wait. Ponies don't normally wear clothes." I looked up from thought to see that Twilight's claims were true. Fluttershy had been turned from pony, into a human.

Medium height and rather curvy, with a fair skin tone and a head of long, flowing pink hair. Her wings managed to stay attached and still carried the same color as her original coat, making her appear angelic. But not only was Twilight's claims true, so was my fear.

Fluttershy just stood there, red-faced and naked, awaiting my reaction. Sadly, I could give no reaction. I was frozen solid from shock. The groceries dropped from my arm and a small drop of blood fell from my nose.

Fluttershy, being overwhelmed by her caring nature, sprinted towards me, bouncing all the way. Not being used to her new legs just yet, she stumbled a bit while running, but still managed to catch me from falling too far. She pulled me into a sobbing embrace, her two new friends pressed firmly against me.

"Oh, my! You're bleeding! Are you okay? I'm sorry! I didn't mean to!" She cried, panicking and practically in tears. I flopped around in her arms, rag doll style.

Rainbow Dash and Applejack burst into laughter, Rarity just stared, and Twilight trotted over to check on me.

"You didn't kill him, did you, Fluttershy?" Rainbow Dash joked. Applejack stomped the ground laughing while Fluttershy was brought closer to tears from Dash's remark.

Twilight observed me and giggled. "He's fine, Fluttershy. Just in shock." She said, hoping to calm their new human friend. Rarity trotted back towards my room. "I'll go get you some clothes, deary." She called.

After some searching, She found a pair of black gym shorts and a green hoodie and levitated them back into the living room. "Here. Try these on. Maybe he'll regain some sense of class once you've put everything away." She said, glaring at Fluttershy's chest in envy. Fluttershy quickly pulled on the shorts and hoodie, hoping the quicker she did, the quicker I came back to my senses.

Once she was clothed, I indeed began to show signs of regaining consciousness. I was given a tissue by Twilight Sparkle to plug the still bleeding nostril.

I looked up at Fluttershy, who was still shaking. "I'm so sorry about that." I apologized. "I'm just not used to seeing that everyday." I was expecting a verbal beatdown, but was instead given a  hug. "Oh, I'm just glad you're okay. I was so worried." She whispered.

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Twilight interrupted the hug, using her magic to re-balance Fluttershy. Twilight turned back to me. "It seems that I can only do this to one person for once a day." She began. "After I changed Fluttershy, I started feeling extremely woozy. I think it'll take some practice before I can change us all. I mean, it's sort of like how I used the teleportation spell when we went traveling, but weaker."  She finished.

I rubbed my head, trying to take in all this information. "Well, how long does it last? I mean, when does the effect wear off?" I asked.

Twilight furrowed her brow. "Well, I transformed her around ten, and it's a little bit after six, so..."

At that time, there was a soft glow. It caught everyone's attention, and they were staring at Fluttershy. She looked down at herself, watching the glow turn brighter and brighter. Fluttershy's glowing outline slowly morphed from her human form back down to her original pony state, the clothes seeming to drape over her. The glowing faded, and she moved the hoodie to where she could see out of the neck giggling. "Oh, that was fun!" she chimed.

Twilight, with wide eyes, looks back at me to finish answering my question. "Eight hours."

After the fiasco with Fluttershy, I decided to cook dinner this time around. I had bought all the necessary provisions to make a homemade pizza from my trip to the grocery store earlier. I almost bought a small bag of pepperoni, but I soon remembered what happened at the meeting back in Ponyville, I learned that the Equestrians were all herbivores.

The ponies all helped me bring the rest of the groceries in when Applejack spoke up. "What is this device?" She asked in awe. I saw the pure wonder in her eyes as she stared back, waiting for an answer.

"It's my computer. I can play games on it, keep in touch with friends, even look up information. Right Twilight?" I looked at Twilight who then agreed. "If there's anything you want to look up, you just type it here," I motioned to the keyboard, "and it pops up. Things like Google, Facebook, YouTube, and e-mail. will show up here." I pointed at the screen.

"C-can I try it?" Applejack nervously asked.

I smiled a bit. "Absolutely. Just let me check my messages first." I replied. Applejack hopped off from my chair, allowing me to sit down. I pulled up my e-mail inbox and went sped through the messages. Most of them were spam, but one was from a co-worker that I frequently talk to. The message said something about how urgent it is that I visit the attached website and give me support. A.J. looked up at me, anxious. "What do you think that means, Mat?" She asked nervously. I chuckled a bit.

"It's probably just a prank e-mail to get me to go to lemon-party-dot-org." I laughed. "He's always trying to get me to go there. Kinda twisted, if you ask me."

Pinkie Pie shot up to the front of the group. "A LEMON PARTY!!!! That sounds sweet! Well, actually, it would be pretty sour, but it still sounds like a lot of fun! I wanna go to a lemon party! Let's click it, LET'S CLICK IT!!!!" She pleaded, trying to take control of the mouse.

"Pinkie, no!" I shouted, seizing control of the computer and closing my inbox. "Absolutely not." I warned. "That website is pure evil. It just sounds nice to lure people in." Pinkie Pie frowned a little bit. "I'm sorry," I continued. "but you're just going to have to take my word on this one."

Pinkie frowned a little more. "Oki Doki Loki" She said, defeated. She climbed back down from the computer's desk and I finished explaining to my small audience (Except Twilight of course) how everything on the computer works. I returned the internet browser to Google and moved up out of the seat.

Twilight instantly jumped in the recliner and started clacking away at the keyboard. She looked at the screen, only to have her excitement replaced by frustration. She huffed loudly. I checked the computer screen, seeing that Twilight's hooves were going to make it very hard to type. I couldn't help but let a small laugh escape past my lips.

Twilight flared up her horn and used her magic to start pressing the keys individually. She was slow at first, but her speed began to pick up almost immediately. She started her research by keying in "History of Earth". Millions of search results popped up, and Twilight began at the top of the list. I walked into the kitchen to prepare dinner.

With dinner finished and the table set, I called everyone in to eat. They all hurried to the table for a decent spot, while Twilight stayed glued to the computer. "I'll be the in a second." She called, not moving her eyes from the screen.

I placed the big cheese and veggie pizza in the middle of the table and went over it with a pizza cutter, creating small, square pieces. I then placed four pieces on each plate and poured water in everyone's glass. Once I seated myself, Twilight hopped off the computer and took a spot at the table.

Once everyone had eaten their fill, I began cleaning up the kitchen. Fluttershy and Applejack offered help, which I gladly accepted, and the rest of the ponies went right back to the computer. Rainbow Dash managed to beat everyone else to the chair and, remembering a certain video sharing website, looked up videos of "Amazingly Awesome Stunts".

Applejack dropped the last of the dishes in the sink as I washed them. Fluttershy had just returned to the living room, laying down on the couch and observing the computer screen from a distance.

I washed the last of the dishes and was on my way to the living room when the orange mare stopped me.  "What's up, A.J.?" I asked. The pony glanced down, nervously, her blonde mane and Stetson covering her eyes. "Well...ah...ya see...y-ya know how Twilight said she can turn all us pony folk into your kind?" She asked, a blush starting to form.

"Uh-oh," I thought, "I'm about to be asked out by a horse. And with A.J. no less. And just when I thought Twilight was gonna do that." "Y-yeah..." I replied, also nervous. "Where was this heading?"

"Well, Ah was...ya know, just wonderin'...if Ah can get Twilight to change me...d-do you think you could take me outside?" Applejack finished. I let out a sigh of relief, which Applejack mistook for disappointment. "A-ah mean, your house is nice and all, but Twilight found that spell, and, well, Ah reckon we'd all like that chance to go out with ya." She realized her slip and panicked. "Ah meant outside! Go outside w-with ya." She corrected. An awkward smile spread across her face.

I laughed a little. "Why didn't you just say so? Of course! I mean, I think we can work something out where you can all take turns going outside." I smiled. "Like a schedule." Applejack smiled and bucked the air in glee.

I walked into the living room with a bouncing Applejack and called a meeting with the others. They discussed plans for daily "field trips". After a few minutes of discussion, the schedule boiled down to  this:

Sunday: Pinkie Pie

Monday: Fluttershy

Tuesday: Twilight Sparkle

Wednesday: Applejack

Thursday: Rarity

Friday: Rainbow Dash

Saturday: Back to Equestria

It was bedtime, so I had the ponies get in their sleeping bag to sleep in again. Twilight resumed her studies, clicking off the monster truck videos that Rainbow Dash left up. Twilight pulled up Google once more and began typing away, something about "Historic Wars" showed in the search box.

I wished everyone good night, which they all returned, including an ecstatic Applejack. I walked to my room and re-set my alarm. I had another day off tomorrow, so I could focus on showing Applejack a good time. I fell asleep almost instantly. Next Chapter: Chapter 6 - Fun Time With Applejack/Home Shenanigans Estimated time remaining: 2 Hours, 45 Minutes