The day was getting close to noon so all the ponies were getting ready for lunch. The ponies sat down to eat. It was getting close to one when they finally got back to training. Eichenstrahl was marching various ponies through drills. He eventually bumped into the mystery stallion. He apologized and continued on. The stallion went over to where the Apple family was forging sleek armor and secret blades to help the ponies. He tested one and swung it it withered and shattered. He looked at the red stallion who was at the forge. He smiled saying “I forgot to show you how to properly forge things.” He lifted his sunglasses and winked at him.
The stallion was so startled he glowed green and a tiny changeling stood there. Applejack charged over to squish it.The mystery stallion blocked her attack with his forehoof and spoke “cool yer jets Applejack.”
Applejack gasped and stepped back saying, in a surprisingly weak voice, “You know me?” The stallion opened his jacket revealing a red stallion that looked stronger than any other. Applejack gasped, colapsed, and whimpered saying “Macintosh, what’d they do to you?”
Macintosh smiled and said "it was mah own fault. I was in the Everfree when I had seen my little friend here." He pointed at the changeling. "She was being attacked by a behemoth plant. So I attacked the creature and it managed to get the best of me. It's toxins rendered my hind legs useless and it decided to make a meal out of my left foreleg. Zecora scared the foul creature away and helped me to the hospital. The nurses had no choice but to amputate. Luckily there was a child minotaur who forged for me new legs. However, he wasn't adept at the hammer and anvil. So he made a few miscalculations so this is what happened."
Applejack looked at the changeling and then looked at Macintosh. He spoke again, reading his little sister's mind, "I trained her to first take the forme of a stallion then when she mastered that I jus showed her a picture of me before my surgery and she mastered that. I then slowly trained her my nuances and quirks. She and I spent a lot of time together."
Applejack was appalled at this and said "you had sex with a changeling?!"
"Eyup. Sis, I'd like you to meet my mare friend Applesauce."
With this Applejack swooned in a very non Applejack way and collapsed. She was helped up by Dash. Who started mocking her.
Derpy was sitting near the tree watching everybody. Blackmane walked over to her. He sat down and she slumped against him. He stroked her feathers with his magic. She soon fell asleep against him. He brought her to her apartment and was let in by a brown earth pony. He looked at the pony and smirked saying "ah the doctor, any timey whimy issues I should be aware of."
The Doctor looked and said "nope none I can detect. Just biding my time." He then saw the sleeping Derpy and allowed Blackmane in and led him to her small apartment. He brought her in and looked around he placed his hoof up to the bridge of his nose. Remembering that the doctor had a unique ability to create pocket dimensions. For this small on the outside but large on the inside. He lay the mare down. And closed his eyes. A pink blur obscured his vision for a second and he saw Pinkie Pie nestled next to the mail mare.
He walked out and saw Dinkie she looked worried she squeaked "grandpa!" He smiled warmly and brushed her hair. He smiled at the bigg round eyes and used his magic to hug the tiny filly. She looked at the two mares and crawled into Derpy's lap. Sparkler saw this and walked over and she too fell asleep. Blackmane left and walked outside. It was almost nightfall and the air felt thick with tension.
There had been one small attempt by the living crystals of Wondermane. They had been repelled with only a few injuries. He heard a thick voice in his head "two days then you will regret crossing me Zain Blackmane. TWO DAYS!"