The mare said, "Yeah dude, the one from yesterday and the one you just wrecked today." She looked at the colt. "Oops? What the hay did you do?" The colt replied, "I healed him, but... His body doesn't appear to respond well to the magic I used. Those four scars are likely going to appear on his side forever, no matter what form he takes on." Asmo replied, "That's no big deal. Thanks, stranger." The pegasus nudged the pestle forward a bit. "Here. Rub this in like a lotion. It'll cure the poison joke, and make your fur super soft."
"Cool!" Stuffy sod as she was told and the ferocity could almost be seen returning to her eyes. "Snazzy~" she jumped into the air and started doggy padding.
Asmo was relieved. "That's the Stuffy I've grown to know! Next time you get joked, just get a tiny head or something." The tiny alicorn said, "To answer your question, assuming you're paying attention, the process of trimming your souls required Him to place you here. As your minds adapt, you notice more things that differ from Equestria."
"I would like to keep my soul..." She barked and jumped on the ground. "Who is this guy anyways?" She asked, starting to dig a hole.
The pegasus asked, shocked, "Dude, you don't know?" Asmodeus said quietly, "The Mad God..." The alicorn spoke, still emotionless, "The Elements have new holders. He will not succeed in turning the outside world into this."
Stuffy growled, "Who is this mother fluffer?" She was up to her legs in the hole, a stubborn expression crossed her face.
Asmodeus replied, "Discord." A massive statue of the draconequus began to protrude from the hole in the ground. Strange, otherworldly music began playing from speakers atop the houses. "...yeah, looks like they pressed the button," said the mare.
"Cool!" She stood looking upon the statue, admitting how different it was from itself. She admitted it because it almost reminded her of herself.
The pegasus said, "In here, you can't interact with the outside world in any way. But my dear husband may have lied to you earlier to test your will or whatever. A few made it out before, so it's possible." Asmodeus was confused. "...husband?" The blue pony looked a little young.
"Why is everyone in this town so weird!" She exclaimed, floating in the air. She fluffed her fur out and made herself look bigger.
The mare simply stated, "It comes with the territory. And he's like a lot older than he looks." Black root-like things appeared at Asmo's feet. "Looks like the manticore died." "That reminds me," said the blue pony, "my wife informed me that the shapeshifter consumes his victims' minds. If you don't mind, not that we intend to give you a choice, I would like to extract a few of them from his head. He will gain a bit of peace, and I will get to sharpen my skills in magic. Stuffy, Maya, make friends while we are away." Asmo tried to protest, "Wait!" but he was encased in blue magic and dust-ported along with the blue pony into one of the floating homes. (Swapping my main: Asmo --->Maya) "Don't worry, he knows what he's doing, so I okayed it. You look hungry!"
Stuffy laughed, "Are you kidding? I'm always hungry!" She raised an eyebrow as her friends went away.
Maya flew up to one of the homes and opened the door. Inside was nothing but a huge amount of fresh fruit: Apples, watermelons, dragon fruit, bananas, etc. "In here. We head into Equestria to get food, so it's totally safe. Sorry we don't have any meat, that's kinda something ponies can't have."
She landed and waited in the doorway, chill smile still on her face. "Come on up. It's all-you-can-eat!"
Stuffy looked around the room and sighed. "Why do you suppose this happened? " She asked, her eyes narrowed as she was obviously in a calm state.
