//------------------------------// // Premonition // Story: Sonic: Friendship is Eternal // by VGFanatic20 //------------------------------// "So you are Zecora, famed potion brewer who resides in the Everfree forest." Chrysalis said as she entered the hut, her changelings having already subdued the Zebra. "Zecora is my name indeed. Brewing potions is my game you see. But why is one so evil here to see me? It's far from civil" she said. "Simple. I'm in need of your potions" she said with a grin. Her body began to glow a green color before it started to shift into something, her body bulging and pulsing before she suppressed it. "All your changes have made your form weak. Though I will not give what you seek" Zecora said. Chrysalis growled, but soon stopped and regained her composure. "Raid, get the necessary ingredients for a Stabilizer" she said. One of the Changelings went to Zecora's big book of potions and found a Stabilizer. "A Dragon's Scale, Venom of a Chimera, Feather of a baby Phoenix, and…" she paused as she read the book before getting angry. "5 other potions?" she asked in rage. Zecora laughed. "Yes 5 other potions. Seems this has halted your intentions" she said before Chrysalis growled at her. Looking back at the book they were set on a diagram. 5 potions brewing around the center where she would soak in the potion made of the Scale, Venom and Feather, the other 5 slowly adding into it based on the description. She smiled before looking at her changelings. "Come my children, we've got a scavenger hunt to complete" she said before leaving with her children. Vanishing quickly, Zecora frowned a bit before heading to Ponyville to warn her friends. Ponyville Twilight was still walking with Shadow, not knowing what to do. That is until Zecora came running toward them. "Zecora! What's wrong?" she asked. "Trouble…has begun to bubble." She said. Twilight nodded before going with Shadow to get the others to meet them at her house. Twilight's House "So…Chrysalis is after a Stabilizing Potion?" Twilight asked. "Yes indeed that is what she is after. If she succeeds it will be a disaster" Zecora said. Twilight looked at Spike, who was holding his Phoenix Peewee protectively. "We need to be on guard, she and her changelings will do anything to get this potion completed" Twilight said, earning nods from everyone. "If you notice any difference in behavior, even if it is slight, be very suspicious. It could be a changeling. They may be able to mimic us in appearance and voice, but they have no idea how we really act. I noticed it, they just try to find ways to pull wool over our eyes. But if we remain vigilant they won't succeed" she said, everyone agreed happily with that. Eager to stop Chrysalis from achieving her goal. Fluttershy's Cottage, later that day Tails was relaxing with Fluttershy, watching the sun begin to set over the horizon. She was resting her head on his shoulder as the sky became orange around the sun. Tails smiled happily, his arm holding her close since it was wrapped around her. He was jarred out of his relaxation when his ears picked up rustling and movement. He turned his head and saw a little Changeling struggling to walk before it collapsed. "What the?" he asked. Fluttershy looked at him before turning to where he was looking. A light gasp coming from her. "A Changeling" she said, going over to it she noticed it was injured. "Poor thing must've been removed from the colony due to its injuries" she said. "Or it could've purposely hurt itself to infiltrate our group and accomplish the queen's goal" Tails said before noticing the little thing cough. Some blood came out when it coughed. "Or maybe you're right" he said. They both got the Changeling inside to help nurse it back to health. If they aren't too late that is. Sweet Apple Acres The rest of the day went by in an eerie silence. Due to the fact Knuckles and Applejack were thinking a lot. The day's work soon finished as the sun set and the moon rose. They headed back in, eager to eat some dinner and go to bed. The dinner went by with minimal conversation and soon they made their way to bed. Knuckles sighed as he entered the room. Lying down on his side and facing the wall. Soon feeling Applejack get in bed beside him before he turned the light out and closed his eyes. "Hey Knuckles?" Applejack asked after what seemed like an hour, when in actuality it had been 30 minutes. "Hm?" he asked, still wide awake. "Do ya ever think…that…" she paused, a rush of heat going to her cheeks "Think what?" he asked. "Oh it's nothing. Nevermind" she said, wanting so badly to just say something. Yet at the same time she felt she shouldn't, scared of what could happen. "Okay" he said, wanting to get some sleep. Deciding it was best to deal with after a good night's rest. Applejack just laid there, looking at the wall in the darkness of the room. The moonlight illuminating it a bit. She felt herself tear up, shutting her eyes and trying to sleep. /come on, you're a big girl. There's no room for crying/ she thought, managing to hold it off as sleep finally took her. Fluttershy's Cottage the next morning Fluttershy awoke slowly, yawning and stretching before smiling at Tails. He was still sound asleep and right by her side. She smiled, nuzzling him a bit before getting out of bed and heading downstairs to check on the Changeling. She was surprised when she saw no changeling but instead two of her pet bunny Angel. They both looked up at her before the Changeling giggled and reverted. Healthy as could be. "Nice to see you're up and about" she said with a smile. The Changeling just looked at her before going over to her, nuzzling against her foreleg. "You two hungry?" she asked before getting them both something to eat. The changeling happily ate up his meal, same as Angel. "Look who's in top shape" Tails said as he came down. The changeling looked at him and smiled. "You need a name….how about Changer?" Fluttershy asked the Changeling. He happily jumped up and down in approval of that. "Alright then Changer, welcome to the family" Fluttershy said happily. Tails walked over to them, Changer grinning before jumping up and latching onto him, causing him to fall onto his back. "You're a cute little guy" Tails said, trying not to seem in pain. "Tails you don't have to act tough in front of me" Fluttershy said with a smile. Tails managed to get Changer off before standing back up. "Who said I was acting tough? I'm 100% macho" he said flexing his muscles, which didn't reveal much. She smiled, going over to him. "Right, a big strong fox" she said with a bit of sarcasm before she nuzzled against his chest a bit. He blushed a bit before hugging her, smiling happily. Twilight's House "I still don't understand what this stuff is" Twilight said as she sprinkled Tails' concoction onto Shadow's food before bringing it to him. "It is something he made for us in order to ensure we remain healthy. It has all the vitamins and what not from meat in it, and it adds that flavor. So we get both meat and veggies at the same time with our meals here" he said as he began to eat. "So you guys are omnivores?" she asked. Shadow nodded since his mouth was full. "Well that definitely is something" she said as she began to eat as well. The meal went on without much being said. "What do you think of Stargazer?" Twilight asked. Shadow looked at her for a moment. "He's very dangerous, I could tell he wasn't being serious and he could do what he did. Not a foe I'd take lightly even on their bad day" he said. Twilight looked into his eyes as he answered, her cheeks growing hotter from the blush. Her heart racing as butterflies began to flutter in her stomach. She wanted so badly to just say something to him about how she felt, but she also knew this time may not be the best. She just sighed before turning toward a bookshelf and going to it. Shadow had been looking into her eyes when she was looking into his, his own heart beginning to quicken. A slight hollow feeling when she sighed and turned. Shadow ignored it as best he could though, worrying more on the bigger picture. Eggman's Base "These ingredients are pretty….well hard to obtain" Eggman said, having sent his bots with the changelings to acquire the ingredients for the other 5 potions. "The farthest we've gotten is the venom of a Chimera" Eggman said. "Well your bots did stun it" Chrysalis said matter of factly. Eggman just sighed, knowing that things were going to heat up as the days went by. "So what was that thing you're working on?" she asked. Eggman turned to her before turning back to his monitor. Staring at it for a bit before turning the Mobile and heading to the exit of the room. "My last resort" he answered before leaving the room.