//------------------------------// // Chapter 1 Love at First Night // Story: Darkness Rising // by Bronyprophet //------------------------------// After the Changeling Queen was defeated, and the Changelings became their true selves. They were invited to a party in their honour, due to the new found understanding of how love works. At first someponies were stand offish, due to the bad blood between the two races, but after a couple of kegs of cider, your worse enemy became your best friend. It was a jubilus night, even more so for a Young Changeling, who had been watching a unicorn from the bar, he couldn't help but notice her cute laugh, her blue coloured eyes, and her elegantly curled, cyan and purple, mane and tail. Thorax had a crush on this unicorn well before his metamorphosis. He would often sneak down to the old dusty town she use to live in, before she moved to Ponyville. He never wanted to feed on her, he just wanted her to notice and accept him for what he was, a monster. Well that's what Thorax thought, before he met Spike, who accepted him for a changeling, becoming his best friend, but all though he was not a monster anymore; he still thought he wouldn't have a chance with such a brilliant mare. Though he thoroughly enjoyed fighting beside her, in the changeling lair. It was the most time he spent with her, in his own form, and in such close proximity to her. He even found out she actually trusted him. "What's wrong thorax?" Thorax heard somepony state, shaking him from his thoughts. "Oh, it's nothing Spike." Thorax replied. "I know something is wrong. I am your best friend after all." Spike pried. "Okay Spike, you got me, I like Starlight Glimmer, but I don't know how to approach her." Thorax replied, downing his cup of cider in one gulp. "I know how you feel, it's so intimidating to approach the mare you like. But you will never find out if you just sit at the bar. Go talk to her, I had to do the same thing with Rarity, she didn't feel the same way, but at least I found out, and we are still very good friends." Spike encouraged. Little did Thorax know, but Starlight had eyes for him too. Though she was faced with a similar dilemma; she liked Thorax but didn't know how to confront him about it. She didn't want to jeopardise their friendship, and she wasn't sure if he liked her yet, and she had never confronted a Stallion about her feelings before, let alone gone on a date with one. If she did start dating Thorax, she didn't want to mess it all up. She was going to ask Cadance to help her with dating advice, but she didn't have the time, with all of her friendship studies she was doing for Twilight. Starlight Glimmer, had been glancing discreetly over at Thorax, all night. She wondered what he had been thinking about, she was going to approach him, but then she would get cold feet, and start to feel nervous. "Thorax, what are you waiting for, go and talk to her." Spike patted Thorax on the back. "Oh, I dont know Spike, what if she doesn't like me that way?" Thorax stated hesitantly. "Okay, I wont force you to go over to her, but that's why your friends with Spike the brave and glorious." Spike started making his way over to Starlight Glimmer. "Spike-wait-no-stop." Thorax said falling off of the stool. Spike didn't have to go far, because as soon as Starlight saw Thorax fall over, she came rushing to him. "Are you okay Thorax?!" Starlight asked. "Yeah ha ha, I'm fine, just a little too much cider probably." Thorax blushed in embarrassment. "Here, let me get you a glass of water." Starlight hailed the bar keeper, before returning with a glass of water. "Thank you Starlight." Thorax thanked. Starlight blushed briefly. "Starlight, Thorax likes you and wants to go out with you." Spike chimed in, ceasing his opportunity. "Really! Is that true Thorax." Starlight was shocked, she wasn't expecting Spike to say that, but she hoped it was true. "I do like you, and I want to go out with you. you probably don't feel the same way." Thorax replied, awkwardly blushing. "Actually I do feel the same way. I would love to go out with you." Starlight replied, with a great smile. "I knew you would say that you didn't like me that way... Wait what, you will?!" It was Thoraxs' turn to become shocked. "You're welcome buddy!" Spike stated, as if he already knew what the answer would be. Soon after the awkwardness subsided, Trixie approached the bar, where Thorax and Starlight were talking, she had over heard part of the conversation between Thorax and Starlight. "Trixie guesses, he said yes then. Trixie already knew he would, no one can withstand the fortune telling of the great and powerful Trixie." Trixie stated, as if she knew it before everypony else did. "Hi Trix, how did you know about how I felt about Thorax?" Starlight Glimmer, inquired curiously. "Trixie knows all about what Starlight feels. Also Trixie may have noticed you using scrying magic on Thorax, watching him go on about his daily business." Trixie admitted. "You would watch me?" Thorax replied, shocked. "Yes I was watching you, I suppose you think I'm some type of stalker now?" Starlight had become crestfallen, she thought that little detail, would make Thorax run away, before their relationship even began. "Actually... I'm just as bad as you. when you were in that little village in the sand, I would morph into a pony, and watch you too. I have had a crush on you for a long time. I didn't want to tell you, because I thought you would find me creepy." Thorax replied, while fidgeting his hooves nervously. " Ha-ha we are so alike, we came from evil backgrounds, and we both like to spy on ponies." Starlight winked, diffusing the tension of the situation. The party continued on, late into the night, and through that time Thorax and Starlight spent time together, they danced, drank, and partied the night away. While every other pony got acquainted with their new allies, and it was all thanks to the efforts of Starlight, Thorax, Discord, and Trixie.