//Canterlot Dungeons\\
"Who sent you mutt?" An angry changeling in golden armor asked for the 5th time as he punched Bob in the face for the 10th time.
"OW. Will you just.OW. Stop. OW for a.OW second and listen." Bob pleaded as his restraints kept him in place on one of the walls of the cell he was now in. It was a little surprising that the guard carrying him was a changeling since Bob was too occupied with future plans and keeping his story believable to notice that the guards magic smelled different than a ponie's.
"OK now tell me who sent you and how do you know about the invasion ?" The changeling said as its wings buzzed and its hoof was raised over Bob's face ready to come down if Bob didn't comply.
"Who sent me? Who sent me?" Come on brain think and make it believable. Bob thought as the changeling looked taken aback from the high and mighty tone Bob was using." Chrysalis sent me you stupid bug so you'd better release me right now." Bob finally said before the changelings hoof came crashing down on his face "Ow"
"That's Queen Chrysalis and why would I believe that the Queen would send somelling never mind a dog to sabotage the invasion she herself planned?" The changeling spoke grinding its hoof with each word into Bob's swollen face.
"Uuuh" Bob said in pain while he tried to think of a reason. "She found out that the ponies have a spell to detect changeling magic so she sent me to disrupt the ponies efforts and keep them from searching for the spell in their libraries?" Bob said with hope in his voice as he closed his eyes while the hoof was raised above his head again.
"Yeah? And what can you a dog do that a changeling infiltrator cant?" The changeling said as he lowered his hoof.
"Well I can convince them that I can smell changelings making their spell unneeded as they would think the castle is safe from invasion. I can also gain their trust a lot easier since they think I wouldn't lie to them with the threat of them killing me looming over my head. Which would make it a lot easier for me to take out one of the princesses when the invasion begins. Now you will release me and bring me some gems and something to drink or I might consider actually helping the ponies." Bob said each word with more confidence and finished with a smile.
"Oh so you will help the ponies if I don't do as you say. And why shouldn't I just kill you right now and not risk the invasion?" The changeling said with venom in its voice.
"Because If you kill me now your Queen will have to face off 2 alicorns when the invasion comes not to mention that your guard disguise will be thrown out of the guard for disobeying Celestia's ruling and Celestia and Luna will without a doubt believe that I was telling the truth and find the spell that detects changeling magic making the invasion an almost guaranteed failure." Bob said with a lot of smugness. " Now free me and go and get me some food I have to figure out which alicorn I should target and how to go about it." The Changeling just stared at Bob for a while before it smirked.
"Sorry mutt I have to keep my disguise and all that I cant very well disobey the drill instructor's orders just because you told me so. So you just stay and I am sure my replacement will take care of your little food issue." The changeling said as he was engulfed into flames and a few moments later a day guard unicorn exited the cell where Bob was still tied up.
//Lunar wing of the castle\\
Root Shield stood before one of the corridors connecting the Solar and Lunar wings of the castle looking nervously at the shadows that seemed to become darker the closer they were to the Lunar wing.
"Ok Root you can do this. Just go in tell princess Luna and find where the dog is so I can go finish my shift in peace. I mean I have a message for the princess so surely those bats will let me pass right? Right." Root said to himself as he made his way to the Lunar wing. As soon as he stepped into the Lunar wing he was tackled to the ground as a thestral that was hiding in the shadows jumped on Roots back and placed her fangs to his throat .
"Fu awe u? Ah wat do wu walt?" The thestral said muffled as her fangs were around Root's throat and her snout was pressed against Root's neck.
"What? C-can you maybe repeat that when your snout isn't muffled?" The thestral growled but moved her snout and fangs slightly further from Root's neck.
"Who are you? And what do you want daywalker?" The thestral repeated angrily.
"Um Recruit Root Shield and I am here to tell princess Luna that she needs to order one of her guards to watch over a Diamond dog prisoner we captured for the night shifts in the foreseeable future." Root said hesitantly as the thestrals fangs got closer to tearing into him with each word. Then she pulled away and started speaking in outrage.
"The sun tyrant thinks she can have her lackeys order the lunar goddess what she must do? Even after the goddess saved her life from what would have been a righteous execution for all the evil she has done. And on top of all that you though you could disturb the Lunar goddess's rest by coming at a time when the sun is still in the sky. You will walk and wait with me for Princess Luna to awaken and then you will confess your sins. And when the Princess sees how disrespectful the sun tyrant is she will let us finally end this farce and end the evil that is the sun tyrant." The thestral said maniacally. "Now go where my wing points and don't make any sound there are still a few hours before the princess will awaken. If you don't try anything funny I might even consider asking the lunar goddess not to kill you." The bat pony said as her fangs found their way back around Root's throat and one of her leathery wings pointed forward in front of Root.
"I-I still have to fi..." Root began but was stopped as he felt a drop of blood or drool go down his neck from where the fangs were. Then the wing curled and hit him in the snout before it returned to pointing forward. Gulping Root started going forward.
Luna woke up relaxed and rested and this bliss lasted for a whole of 25 seconds before she caught the sound of a crying and whimpering pony outside her door. She really loved the fact that the thestrals loved her and appreciated her night in their own ways but Luna had thought that after she talked down the bat ponies into only thoroughly searching maids and butlers and having ordered that day guards are not to be attacked that this would stop happening. So she took a deep breath exhaled and opened the door to her chamber.
"I-I didn't move you just started falling asleep and then fell from my back so please put that dagger away." Root shield said as the thestral looked at him then he heard the doors to Princess Luna's chambers opening.
"And I am telling you that you obviously did something daywalker. There is no way I would fall asleep now tell the truth or I am not going to wait for the Lunar goddess to decide your fate.
"Uh-Um" Luna cleared her throat getting the thestral's attention. "Captain Night Shade is there a reason thou are threatening a day guard in front of mine courters even after we explicitly ordered not to?" Luna asked she wasn't mad more like annoyed that she had to apparently repeat her orders again and again lest her guards break them.
"I Uh that is. He came here under the authority of the sun tyrant thinking he could order you what to do and what your guards should do." Night Shade said pointing at Root Shield as if she was a scolded child trying to get someone else to take the blame. "Shall we not show the sun tyrant that these insults will not stand goddess?"
"We do not appreciate having our sister called a tyrant captain. Now let us hear it day guard. What dids our sister thell thee to do?" Luna asked noticing a trail of blood going down the day guards neck.
"Um that is to say princess Luna there is a diamond dog prisoner and princess Celestia has ordered that he is to be under constant watch with day guards taking the day shift and one of your guards taking the night shift." Root said a bit more relieved but still nervous.
"We see. Well then Night Shade this day guard will show you where this dog is and thou will not cause any more trouble or we shall forbid thee from participating in the nightly flight for a week."Luna said sternly.
"But you can't goddess that is a sacred ritual that is in honor of.." Night Shade's retort died in her mouth as she saw Luna's unwavering face." Yes princess" She finally said.
"And thou day guard. Thou shall show Night Shadow where this prisoner is kept while we go and speak with our sister on the matter?" Luna asked although with her volume it sounded like an order.
"Y-Yes." Root said as he straightened out. Realizing he might have to work overtime to find where the dog is.
"Very well then see to it." Luna said as she used her magic to clean Rood of his blood heal him and finally teleport him and Night to one of the halls connecting the Lunar and Solar parts of the castle. "Now lets see why our sister decided twas a good idea to take dogs prisoners." Luna said to herself as she used her magic to teleport to the Royal dining hall.