CHAPTER XIX:
THE RESCUE
Rainbow Dash was flying through the forest searching for any sign of the changelings that took her friends fianceé. She and Blazing got separated nearly fifteen minutes ago. I hope Stripes is having better luck then I am. She thought to herself.
She landed on the ground to get under some thick vines hanging from the trees when she heard a noise coming from the bushes. She stopped dead in her tracks as she leaned back raising her forhooves in a hoof fighting position. "Show yourself!" She commanded. "I ain't scared o' ya!"
The rustling in the bushes continued as Dash frantically searched the bushes for the sorce. "Come outa there!" She commanded again.
"Oh, put a sock in it, cous." Said a familiar voice as a deep blue pegasus poked his head through the bushes. Dash's eyes lit up with joy as she embrace Spark Storm in her forelegs.
"How've you been, Sparky?" She asked. Spark returned the hug briefly before pushing her at hooves lenth.
"Nevermind that right now," he said, a serious look on his face, "we have to get to Blazing before we loose him." Rainbow looked concern now.
"Stripes? Were is he? What happened t..." She was cut off short by his hoof.
"He will die if we don't get to the changelings hide out now!" Spark said.
"Then what are we waitng for?!" The two took off into the trees, Rainbow fallowed as Spark jumped from branch to branch.
They ventured through the forest for several minutes before they heard Blazing's voice echo through the trees fallowed by struggle filled with grunts, crashes and magical blasts. They fallowed the noise untlil it died down and a familiar, menacing female voice was heard.
"This way!" Spark called as he bolted through a wall of leaves. Dash flew through the same place and saw lightning bolts flying at a small army of changelings with Blazing laying on the ground infront of Queen Chrysalis.
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The queen aimed her glowing green horn at Chocolate as she was being held in place by two other changelings. Blazing's heart skipped a beat as he saw the scene unfold. He bolted out of his place in the trees charging the changelings.
"Get the hell away from her!" He screamed. The queen and the changelings looked back at the pegasus and she gave them the order to stop him and they all charged at him. He jumped over two changelings, bucking them on the top of their heads with his hind legs and flew straight for Chocolate and the queen.
The queen Ignited her horn again, aiming it at the pegasus. Chocolate screamed 'No!' as a flash of green energy shot for Blazing. He dodged the blast to his right as be kept flying for them. The queen aimed again toward his head forcing him to dive to the ground. He landed and proceeded to run, using his wings to move faster then his normal run. The queen grinned as she aimed the next blast toward his feet when he landed, the blast forced Blazing off his feet as he fell face first into the ground. Chocolate stared at the pegasus she was going to marry laying on the ground not moving and gasped when he stird.
"Bring him to me!" Chrysalis ordered. The changelings surrounded Blazing, two of them picking him up by his forelegs and dragged him to their queen. Blazing groaned as he lifted his head up to his fianceé with a week smile. A changeling grabbed Blazing by his mane and pulled his head upto face the queen.
"So, you're the one who stole my daughter and poisoned her to thinking you realy care for her." She said, menacingly. "Go on. Tell her the truth. Tell her the only reason you took her in was to hold her prisoner." Blazing smiled at the queen.
"Nice to meet you too, mother." He said. The queen blinked. "And a few months ago, you were both right and wrong." Chrysalis stared at him angrily. "I was terrified of her because she is a changeling, but she was hurt and needed help, and in the time it took for her to heal I fell in love with her and to this moment I would gladly give my life for her." Chocolate teared up at his statement as Chrysalis glared at him.
"Even so you have done well in feeding my daughter with your love. We have no further use of you." Chocolate glanced back at her mother with panic in her eyes.
"No!" She screamed. Chrysalis aimed her horn at Blazing just as the area lit up with lightning bolts that targeted the changelings holding him, blasting them into the air. As soon as he was free Blazing bucked one of the changelings holding Chocolate. With her one hoof free Chocolate punched the other in the face nocking him back off his hooves.
Blazing turned his back to the queen and bucked her in the chest, nocking her back with a grunt then looked up to see Spark using his wings of lightning to strike at the changelings before turning to look at them.
"Blazing, Run!" Spark shouted as Rainbow came up beside them. Blazing looked over at Chocolate, who looked between Spark and her mother before taking off with Blazing and Dash into the trees. They flew through the trees not looking back untill they reached the edge of the forest.
Bazing looked at Chocolate, who was still in her changeling form and embraced her, their lips met in a passionate kiss. They pulled away when they heard some rustling from the trees, they looked toward the forest to find Spark gliding from the tree tops and landing with effertless motion. Blazing ran up and hugged his old friend patting him on the back before pulling away and hoof bumping him.
"How've you been, Spark." Blazing asked, a proud smile on his face.
"Blaze," Spark said, with a concerned look on his face, "I'd love to talk but..."
"The town is asleep and you're here, why can't we talk a little?" Blazing asked.
"Because the changelings are mounting an attack on the town!"