_____________*Sound and Rose's house one minute later*______________
Sound was searching behind everything to try and find his foals who apparently are now missing to no avail.
"Gaaaahhh!" He yelled in defeat and then flopped onto the bed to sulk then Rose walked in.
Rose walked over to Sound and tapped his shoulder getting him to look at her.
"Sound I found this at the door....its addressed to you." She said giving Sound the letter who took it from her in his magic and opened it.
The letter read....."changeling if you don't want your daughter to die you will come to the lake north of Ponyville at eleven pm in your true form or your daughter dies....and if you call the authorities she will die instantly.
Sound's eyes had become fierce as he dropped the letter and walked to the room that Minutte and Dash were in.
Rose followed him slowly and Sound reached the door. "Sound....what are you going to do?" She asked.
"Going to show the foalnappers not to mess with my family....or they will die." He said coldly then opening the door.
Sound walked in to the room and saw Dash and Minutte staring at him while Rose went downstairs.
"Sound....do you need anything?" Minutte asked. "Yea......I'll help however I can bud." Dash added.
While standing there Sound had a blank expression. "Minutte.....Dash I need your help with something." He said.
"Sure just tell me what needs to be done." Dash replied. Minutte smiled for a second before standing up.
Sound nodded. "Ok then Dash.....i need you to get your friends....or at least the ones who won't get captured easily.....cause I have a feeling that we will need some help with this and Minutte.......we need to use our........combo." He said with hesitation.
Minutte gasped in shock. "Sound you can't be serious." She replied. "I can't be serious.....Minutte the foalnappers have my daughter this 'IS' serious." He countered.
Dash was just plain confused. "Um Sound....what combo?" She asked.
Minutte sighed. "Dash it was a.....thing me and Sound developed a while back......to put it simply it can make any living creature become deaf and insane if used at full power but can just make them temporally make them numb....as if they had no feeling in their whole body........a forbidden ability." She explained.
Sound still had a blank look on his face when he heard movement behind him.
Rose walked back in with a relieved face. "Sound I have good news." She said.
Sound turned around. "Yes Rose what is it?" He asked.
Rose turned to show her side then unfurled her wing.....to reveal Ratchet sleeping bringing massive relief to Sound...Dash...and Minutte.
Sound walked over to the sleeping foal and let some tears out but quickly wiped them and turned back around.
"Ok Dash change of plan can you see if any of your friends can stay behind to watch Ratchet?" Sound asked.
Dash nodded and stood up. "Yea I can see if Ditzy and Fluttershy will watch him." She replied.
Sound smiled a little bit then looked at Minutte. "Come on we need to make sure we can still use it correctly." He said.
Minutte nodded and walked out of the room with Sound following.
Dash said her goodbyes and went outside.
_________*Golden oaks library 5:48 pm*_________
Twilight paced back and forth....why had Rainbow asked her to meet there with the others? "Hmm must be important......unless she just wants to get the girls together and talk......no it's definitely important.....and why had she asked Spike to be there too?" She thought.
A knock at the door broke Twilight out of her trance and she walked over to the door and opened it.
"Hey Twi whatcha call us here for?" Came a southern accented voice. "I didn't call you girls here....It was Dash." Twilight replied.
Applejack walked inside followed by Fluttershy......Rarity....and Pinkie. "I wonder what Rainbow called us here for?" Pinke said suddenly.
"Yes I was wondering that as well dear." Rarity added. "Oh uh...I Guess it's important." Came Fluttershy.
Another knock at the door came and Twilight walked over and opened it to reveal Rainbow and Ditzy.
"Hey Twilight.....is Everypony here?" Rainbow asked. Twilight nodded and lead her inside. "Yes but we all were wondering what you called us here for....is something wrong?" She asked.
Dash was silent as she sat down and Ditzy did the same followed by Twilight.
After a few moments of silence Dash spoke. "Ok now before I say anything about why we are actually here I had better tell you all the good news." Dash paused. "Sound and Rose had twins." She said getting some silence and then some light cheering.
"Calm down and I'll continue." Dash said calming Everypony down. Dash sighed sadly getting Twilight to raise an eyebrow.
"The foals are a filly named Aurora and a colt named Ratchet....but the main problem is......." Dash stopped starting to let some tears out.
The others...(save Ditzy who knows) all saw this and went to walk over but Ditzy stopped them saying to wait.
Dash took a deep breath and let it out. "Aurora was foalnapped." She said getting many shocked and saddened gasps from the girls.
"Twilight where is Spike?" Dash asked. Twilight decided to get an answer. "Why did you want Spike here?" She countered.
Dash sighed. "Because Sound and Rose need somepony to watch Ratchet while they go to get Aurora back....Ditzy agreed to watch but I was hoping that Spike could help.....also I wanted to ask if any of you would like to come with me to help get Aurora back with Sound Rose and Minutte." She said.
Twilight.....Pinkie and Applejack all stood up. "I'll help." Said Twilight. "I'm in." Came Applejack. "Ooh ooh ooh can I bring Gummy?" Pinkie asked eagerly.
Dash sighed and nodded then looked at Rarity and Fluttershy. Fluttershy looked up. "Um.....I'll help watch Ratchet....oh..uh..I..mean...if that's ok...that is." She said nervously.
Rarity looked up too. "I'll help watch him as well...besides they will need a unicorn with them...just in case." She said.
Ditzy nodded and stood up. "Ok then....oh and feel free to invite the CMC if you want.....Dinky has been wanting to play with them again." She said.
Just then Spike walked in. "Oh hey...what's Everypony up to?" He asked. Twilight walked over to him. "Well Spike it just so happens that we need your help with something." She said.
Spike looked up eagerly. "Yea what is it?" He asked. "Well you see Spike.....Ditzy....Fluttershy and Rarity are going to be watching Sound and Rose's son Ratchet...Dinky and the CMC and they were wondering if you would like to help" she explained.
Spike went into deep thought. "Hmm lets see I wanted something important to do and this is really important...also on the plus side Rarity will be there...and I like Fluttershy....I don't really know Ditzy.....but I can't let them down." He thought.
Spike looked up. "Ok I'll help." He said. Dash smirked then stood up. "Ok.....anypony who is going to help get Aurora back meet me at the lake north of Ponyville at ten thirty." She said then she left the library.
Fluttershy gulped. "Um..I..uh hope Sound and Rose are ok." She said.
____________*the Ponyville lake 10:52 pm*___________
a large group walked up then stopped on one side of the lake waiting for the other group to arrive.
Then a smaller group showed up and stopped on the other......and on the side facing away from the lake was Dash...Twilight....Pinkie and Applejack.
Dash hovered near Twilight. "Hey Twi....can you help us hear them?" Dash asked. Twilight nodded and cast a spell on the group.
Over in the smaller group Sound had many thoughts going through his mind when Minutte walked over to him and put her hoof on his shoulder.
"Sound calm down....we can do this." She said. Sound smiled a bit. "Rose you know what to do right?" He asked.
"Yea I know....make that distraction Dash......and I'll do the rest." She said.
Dash...having heard her motioned the others to move in.
Sound stared at the larger group with anger for a minute before one of them stepped forward.
"Changeling come forward now....or the foal dies." the one in the front said. Sound thought. "Hmm that one sounds like a male so.....could it be Thunderlane?......I would not doubt it." He thought to himself.
Sound walked forward with an icy glare while building up his magic for the combo.
Another member of the group stepped forward but this one was carrying Aurora.
Sound had a slight sense of similarity come from the one who walked up.
"Changeling......no sudden movements.....understand?" The stallion who seemed to be the leader said blankly.
The other one walked past Sound and smirked stopping Sounds movement realizing it was a unicorn mare. "I know what your going to do.....give me a few seconds to get safe." She whispered showing her whole face.
Sound's eyes widened as he realized who it was.....a mare with a white coat and an electric blue mane. "Vinyl.....what are you?..." He said before getting silenced by her.
"Quiet...now listen Raindrops....Sparkler and Blast shell are among them just start the spell and they will keep those thugs from doing anything...ok?" Vinyl explained.
"But Vinyl...who is the leader.....is it Thunderlane." He asked getting a nod from Vinyl.
Vinyl nodded and continued to walked towards the Rose and Minutte.
Sound smirked a started his spell......the spell was invisible to Everypony except Minutte who knew it was the signal and tapped Rose to get ready and begun her half of the spell.
The leader of the thugs finally noticed the spell. "They are attacking...KILL THEM ALL!" He shouted.
While most of the thugs did in fact charge three of them started to attack some of them.
Thunderlane heard something wrong behind him and saw that some of his henchponys were fighting each other.
"What are you doing you fools the group over there is our enemy not each other!" He shouted.
Over in the tree Dash Twilight Applejack and Pinkie pie were moving in when Dash stopped them. "Ok Pinkie you make a distraction to lead some of them over here...ok?" She said.
"Ok let me get out my cannon." Pinkie said pulling out a large cannon causing Twilight to almost go mad.
"Twilight get ready." Dash said then telling Pinkie to fire.....a loud bang roared in the air as Pinkie fired the cannon which launched a stone cannonball that zoomed right over a few thugs heads making them look in their direction.
Over by Sound Minutte and Rose.
Vinyl walked up to Rose who looked like she was ready to pounce when Minutte stopped her.
"Long time no see Minutte.....miss me?" Vinyl teased giving Aurora to Rose in her magic.
Minutte smirked. "Yea but still......ugh...let me finish the spell." She said breathing heavily.
Vinyl walked over to Minutte then charged up her horn and transferred some of her magic to her.
Sound however did not have that luck as it was taking a lot of power for him to keep it up when he felt a thud indicating that the spell was ready and fired.
Over by Thunderlane.
After Raindrops Sparkler and Blast shell took down some thugs they ran off but Thunderlane told them not to bother and just to charge when they all heard a loud bang.
A cannonball flew right past some of the thugs and they charged in that direction when another bang was heard......softer but still loud enough for Thunderlane to look in that direction.
What was seen was horrifing to Thunderlane.....in his eyes alone it looked like one million changelings were charging for him causing him to scream in fear.
In Sound Rose and Minutte's eyes all they saw was all of the thugs cowering in fear and then fleeing for their lives......a comical sight.
Vinyl however walked up to Thunderlane and immobilized him with her magic while he was still petrified. "You....have a lot of explaining to do." She said coldly.
_________*the next day Sound's attic 2:52 pm*_______
Rose walked into the attic after she brought Ratchet home and fed both him and Aurora.
Sound was standing watch over the troublesome Thunderlane who was encased in a cocoon.
"It's amazing really....how much two little fillys can do just by starting a rumor." Sound said to no pony in particular.
Rose walked up next to him. "Yea I know....it's really strange though.....why would he believe every rumor that he hears.....unless his mind was tampered with." She replied.
Sound sighed and walked away. "At least our foals are home." He said walking down the stairs.
_________*in the guest room*___________
Minutte was sitting down on the bed silently singing to herself while Dash looked out the window. "You know Minutte.....I would understand it if you didn't want me to tell my friends about you....but what I don't get is why you say that you don't care if I do or not." Dash said.
Minutte sighed. "Dash listen...if you tell them I won't hold it against you if you do.....even if it ends with me in chains....I mean I've known you for years and you just now found out.....it's better this way....do what you like....just don't give me a sob story or say anything cheesy ok?" She replied.
Dash nodded and opened the window. "I need to think.......I'll see you Minutte." She said flying out the window.
________*the Ponyville market*_________
Rose walked into her new store and saw that the store was stocked entirely 'and' completely organized.
She smiled then set the sign to open and walked over to the sales counter.
"Well.....this will be interesting.......I can tell that much.
_______*the Golden oaks libaray*______
Twilight sat on the couch reading the most dangerous changelings known book and was now on the chapter where the changeling in the book lived around a hundred to two hundred years ago.....when she spotted one that was exactly one thousand years ago.
She looked at it and saw a picture below and was shocked at what she saw.
The picture had a changeling that looked exactly like.........Sound.
"Oh no...........*gulp*....this changeling's name is not known but has been called the incinerator for almost burning the whole world in a single day." She said to herself.
Twilight silently hoped that it was not Sound and looked at the picture again and sighed in relief.....for the changeling in the picture had black eyes Instead of blue ones.
Just then Twilight heard hoof steps in front of her and lowered the book.....to reveal Minutte making her jump. "Hey Twilight......sorry for scaring you.....I see you found Sound's ancestor....Black bone." Minutte said then sat down next to Twilight.
Twilight looked at the picture. "So that's Sounds ancestor huh......I geuss that's why they look so similar." She said.
Minutte nodded and grabbed the book. "Yep and it's also why Sound was hated by the hive.....you can't be related to a ancient evil and not be hated.....they all thought he would follow in his hoofsteps....but he never did." She said.
Twilight looked at her curiously. "How do you know all that?" Twilight asked.
Minutte smiled. "Let's just say I've known Sound for a VERY long time Twilight beyond that......it's not my place to say....ask Sound....Rose or Dash if you want to know more." Minutte stated standing up then walking out.
Twilight looked down at the book again before quickly looking up again. "Wait did she just say...Dash?" She said with confusion.