Lightning
“Hello fellow rescuers!” Discord called out as he walked out of a nearby hole. Lavender and I looked at each other. He had disappeared like an hour ago and we hadn’t seen him since. Trixie bit her lip and glanced at Starlight worriedly.
“Klutzy?” Trixie offered weakly as Octavia frowned slightly. Discord looked confused before he laughed.
“Oh yeah I can be pretty klutzy at times!” We all looked at each other as I forced myself to not punch him. We had agreed on klutzy draconequus as a code word in case any of us got lost. Well more like forced Discord to agree to it after Trixie made fun of him.
“We can’t stay here,” Thorax said cautiously. “We have to get to the throne!”
“Oh I know where it is!” Discord announced happily and knelt down. “I overheard a changeling patrol talking about where it was. Follow me!”
“You guys know that’s not Discord right?” Starlight whispered behind a hoof as we follow Discord from a distance.
“Obviously!” Trixie hissed back as Discord paused at a fork.
“Right this way!” Discord announced and disappeared down the left.
“I know this trick. When he says go left, we should definitely go right!” Thorax said quietly as he shivered and Starlight looked away. “He’s leading us to a swarm ready to attack!” I was about to volunteer to go when Trixie exhaled.
“Alright I’ll handle it!” Trixie announced and trotted forward as we watched in stunned silence. “You five get ready to run into the other tunnel!”
“Wait what!” Starlight snapped and raised a hoof before she stood in front of Trixie. “Trixie you can’t! I don’t know what to do! We already lost Discord! I can’t lose you too! Without magic-”
“Starlight!” Trixie snapped and pressed a hoof to her cheek. “You got us this far by my Illusions and Discords annoying personality! You don’t need magic to figure out what to do next. I know you’re afraid to be in charge, but you’re really good at it! Listen to your best friend.”
“Trixie is right love,” Octavia said as the two hugged. “You are very capable.”
“Trixie I-”
“Save whatever it is till we got out of this mess Starlight,” Trixie smirked and faced the opening. “Hey Discord! Wanna see the new trick I’ve been working on? I call it the changeling catcher!” She waved a hoof over a pink cloth placed over his claw and her wave, yanking it away to reveal them tied together as Discord growled. “Run!”
“Let’s go!” I shouted and dragged a stunned Lavender as we ran down the tunnel. “Trixie is buying us time. Let’s get the hell out of here!”
I don’t know how long we ran for until we stopped to rest against a wall. Octavia slumped over panting as I offered her and my three other allies a few granola bars I had packed.
“Thanks love,” Octavia sighed as she tore it open as a hole appeared under her. “Ahhh!”
“Octavia!” Lavender screamed as we gazed at the hole in horror and yanked my outstretched hoof back before the hole closed as Octavias scream faded.
“Fuck this place man!” I growled angrily and slammed a hoof on the ground before walking into a tunnel. “No offense Thorax, but your home is shitty.”
“Oh none taken!” Thorax admitted with a smile. “It is pretty awful. I hated it here.”
“Where the hell are you going?” Lavender demanded as I continued trotting.
“Looking for a fight,” I answered simply as I looked around.
“I’m coming with,” Lavender said instantly and stood up. “Octavia was my friend too.”
I paused and looked over the lavender unicorn before I nodded. Lavender nodded back and let out a sigh of relief.
“You guys keep going,” Lavender said and looked back at Starlight and Thorax. “Get to throne room. We’ll be fine.”
“We’re gonna even the odds out a bit,” I smiled coldly as slammed my hooves together. “Don’t worry about us.”
We didn’t leave them a opportunity to respond before we galloped into the darkness.
Lavender and I slunk down the tunnel and looked around. All around us were the sounds of flapping wings and buzzing sounds from the changelings. I don’t know where Starlight and Thorax were or if they even got to the throne room.
“You scared?” I asked finally as my eyes flicked over to my unicorn friend. “It’s okay if you are. I’m scared as hell.”
“Me too,” Lavender admitted as she looked at me with her surprisingly large light purple eyes. “I’m terrified but well it’s easier to shove down if my friends are here.”
“I know what you mean,” I chuckled as a changeling patrol passed in front of us. “Hey you guys!” They froze and looked at us before snarling and approached us.
“Get them!” A changeling ordered as Lavender and I ran at them. I punched one with a hoof as Lavender kicked one with her back legs.
“Nice job!” I congratulated Lavender as I slammed two changelings heads together and they fell on the ground. She gave a smile as punched the last one and a buzzing sound got closer. “Are we taking prisoners?”
“Yeah. I don’t want to find out what a murder charge in Equestria is like,” Lavender commented as I punched another changeling and his jaw broke as he collapsed in a pile.
“Fair enough,” I agreed as we looked away from each other to keep fighting. Lavender screamed and I spun around as she fell. I glared at the changeling with blood on his fang and the scrape on her back. “Lavender!”
“I’m fine!” Lavender grimaced as I stood protectively over her and snapped the changelings neck who bit her. He collapsed on the floor and didn’t move. “Leave me behind! Find the others!”
“Hell no!” I snapped as I kicked another changeling away as more filled the tunnel. “I just killed one. They will kill you.”
I glanced down at Lavender bitting her lip as she slowly stopped bleeding and glanced up at the angry changelings and gulped nervously. I may have bit off more than I could chew.