The Filly & The Changeling

by Finnie Nara

A Good Friend

She ran as fast as she could towards the Elements of Harmony but no matter how fast she galloped there was always another one of them standing in front of her blocking her way. Eventually she was overwhelmed by the sheer number of changelings surrounding her, beating her into unconsciousness...
Twilight woke up with a loud gasp, persperiation trickling down her face as she looked around her surroundings slowly recalling where she was.
She made sure not to disturb Alicia as she slowly got up onto her hooves and looked around for food, if her growling stomach was any indication it was probably near lunchtime by now. Twilight looked at Alecia sleeping peacefully on the damp grass. The campfire had burned itself out and all that remained were ashes. Probably what i'm going to be if i don't get us some food...i wonder what changelings eat, Twilight thought to herself as she walked away from the campsite in search of food.
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Alecia woke up with a headache and the already familiar but annoying pain in her back. At least it didn't seem to be bothering her that much anymore but it could be her sense of pain diminishing after breaking her back. As usual when she tried to get up, she felt the pain in her back increase exponentially causing her to wince in pain and fall back to the ground.
Where is that little filly? thought Alecia, probably ran away after talking to me can't say i blame her really i mean who would want to stick around a changeling?
Then she heard some rustling of leaves. Thinking that it was a threat, Alecia snapped her head towards the source of the noise while hurting her neck a little. After some intense moments Twilight emerged from the bushes with what seemed like food.
"You came back..." said Alecia slightly shocked that the filly would come back and even help get some food for her
"Yeah of course i came back, what kind of a friend would i be if i left you here?" asked Twilight
"I would have expected you to run away seeing as i'm a monster..." replied Alecia
"You're not a monster... you're a good guy, you even agreed with me on that!"" said Twilight loudly
"Yeah i guess i did but still you didn't have to go through all the trouble to bring me food..." said Alecia grateful for Twilight's company
"Yeah about the food, i wasn't sure what changelings eat so i got us some fruit, flowers and um..." Twilight trailed off clearly hiding something
"What is it?" asked Alecia
"I heard you said you ate meat soo..." Twilight trailed off again
"Wait did you..."
"Yep"
"Wow i mean you killed an animal just to give me food..."
"What?! you thought i...that..i nononono i didn't kill anything i just brought you some insects!" said Twilight turning slightly green at the thought of killing an animal
"INSECTS?!?!"
"Yeah i thought you'd like them," said Twilight enthusiastically
"First off i eat anything you eat but i also eat chic...er nevermind that but i don't eat bugs!" exclaimed Alecia as she saw Twilight turning greener at the mention of eating chicken
"Oh...well sorry Alecia if it means anything i didn't mean to give you a fright" said Twilight shyly
"sigh it's okay, Twilight you didn't know any better," responded Alecia "You just gave me a fright is all."
While the filly and changeling were having their brunch, they managed to have a nice conversation about their hobbies and what they liked and disliked. Then they started talking about their past.
"So, Twilight tell me something about your past you haven't mentioned any family or anything about your past at all," asked Alecia curious to hear about Twilights past
"Well there isn't much to say cos' i don't remember much anyways i only remember teleporting here and meeting you," replied Twilight
"C'mon kid there's no need to lie to me we're all friends here right?" said Alecia not believing Twilights' amnesia story
"It's the truth all i remember is teleporting here and seeing you nothing else other than my ability to speak and write i think... i don't remember anything else" replied Twilight trying to convince Alecia that her story was true
"Well if you say so" said Alicia still skeptical of Twilights' story but realising that no one else had arrived when she teleported so it meant that either Twilight was alone and telling the truth or Twilight was a spy and was secretly trying to obtain information form Alecia. The former was probably the most likely reason thought Alecia to herself.
"Well what do you want to know about my past?" Alecia asked
"What do you mean?" asked Twilight
"Well i asked you something about your past you get to ask something about mine," responded Alecia
"You mean you believe me?" Asked Twilight, her eyes glimmering
"Well i don't exactly believe you but i'm willing to put my trust in you," replied Alecia
"Oh thankyou-thankyou-thankyou!" exclaimed Twilight as she pounced onto and hugged Alecia "i really thought you wouldn't believe me and say i was lying!"
"Erm... no problem?" answered Alecia uncertainly
After what seemed like hours the lavender filly finally relinquished her tight grip on the changeling
"Okay so... what did you do for a living previously?" asked Twilight excitedly wanting to know more about the changeling and her culture
"Uh i used to help acquire love for the hive to consume...also all changelings have a certain job allocated to them when they are old enough to work for it, we work on the jobs till we die or get seriously injured so much so that we cannot perform our duties anymore. Also we obey whatever the queen says so, so if the queen commands us to stop work we do so even if it means it would destroy the hive. Any changeling found not obeying the queen's orders would be sentenced to death for insolence and treachery." replied Alecia grimly
"Well that's certainly...harsh," Twilight said
"sigh Yeah all in a life of a changeling" said Alecia glumly
"Well at least you have me now so life will probably be more happy and cheerful for you!" exclaimed Twilight
"Yeah i know it'll be much livelier with you around"
"So... what do you wanna do?" asked Twilight
"Well seeing as i can hardly move how about a little game of tic-tac-hoof?" asked Alecia as she drew six squares of equal size on her right
"OH okay i think i remember how to play this!"
"Okay then let's get started!"
And so for the rest of the afternoon Twilight and Alecia both had a fun time playing tic-tac-hoof with each other, Twilight winning the most number of times of course.
The sun was beginning to set and both Twilight and Alecia desperately needed fire if they ever wanted to survive the cold night. So Twilight ran off into the forest while Alecia reluctantly stayed* put. After a few minutes Twilight came bounding back with just enough wood to last them the night.
After the fire was lit Twilight shuffled into the makeshift shelter she had built the day before and laid down next to Alecia.
"Alecia, do you ever feel like you're alone when you are next to someone?" Twilight asked
"Can't say i have i mean i don't have that many friends because of what i am" replied Alecia
"Well i feel alone now even when you're next to...to..t" Twilight stuttered as she started to cry "i just want to remember my friends and have all my memories back... Why don't i have any memories i just want to go home.... i want to be able to remember!"
Alecia was unsure of what to do, she didn't have much experience with foals but she did the only thing that came to her mind, she hugged Twilight
"Hey, it's alright if it makes you feel any better, i'm your friend, i won't leave your side for anything or anyone" said Alecia softly as she comforted Twilight
"Really? you promise?" sniffled Twilight
"Yeah i promise. Cross my heart and hope to fly, stick a cupcake in my eye" said Alecia
"What was that?" asked Twilight
"The rhyme? oh something i learned while i was undercover" replied Alecia
"Well... it's nice," said Twilight "and... i really do feel better now... thanks Alecia"
"Oh no problem Twilight" said Alecia
"Alecia, call me...Twi" said Twilight
"Um... okay ,Twi" replied Alecia
"Goodnight, Lily," Twilight yawned
"What?" asked Alecia
"My name for you" Twilight said simply
"Oh...goodnight, Twi" Replied Alecia
And with that, the both of them fell asleep under the starry night.

Author's Note:

*:As tho she could actually go anywhere amirite?

Comments

[Finnie Nara]

Tell me what i should put in the summary cos alot of ppl don't seem to like it

[Obsi]

You seem to have the habit of making several sentences into one. Just one point(.) Would improve the flow.

[Finnie Nara]

ah... yeah i have a bad habit of doing that...

[Finnie Nara]

just point them out and i'll do the rest after i finish writing the next chapter of course

[Finnie Nara]

An update is coming soon just give me some more time to work on it guys!!