//------------------------------// // chapter 52: off script // Story: Bamboozled again! // by Theboxcatgamr //------------------------------// Noah, John and the changeling left his room and everything was frozen. John felt a sense of destress but not coming from him. From the changeling. John subconsciously began to comfort the changeling. It was a bit unnerving for John how he knew exactly how to comfort a changeling but he suppressed this feeling and focused on the matter at hand. ”ok. So what now?” ”well now is the part where we run away. We basically just need to get to the castle without anybody noticing. Our job is to simply make sure the ol prick Gary blows up.” ”and if he lives?” ”oh no he lived.” ”what?” ”I’m not gonna spoil it.” ”ok...I guess” Time resumed and the trio began making their way to the group as they fought off other changelings. A quick scream was muffled in the distance. Thinking nothing of it John began throwing fists left and right in an attempt to stave off the attackers. The trio finally returned to the group and decided to high-tail it out of there. As they all got on the debauchery John noticed something wrong and asked Noah a question. ”uh Noah? Where’s Gavin?” Noah looked away in shame ”...Noah?” ”he’s gone John.” ”...oh” A few tears escaped from his eyes and John decided to try something ”hey. Can you go and help me comfort him?” ”right away!” John put a hand over the distraught man’s shoulder as the changeling approached him and offered a hug. Noah picked up the changeling and after a brief pause began hugging the changeling like a stuffed animal. Nightmare saw this and took note of how strange Noah was acting. He seemed more sad and somber than how he had been acting a little bit ago. ”...where’s Gavin?” ”he’s gone.” Grief struck Alex’s face and he simply looked at the large army slowly fading in the distance. He simply climbed into a cannon and fired himself back into the army unleasheing a warcry. Derpy followed suit and as the sounds of battle began once again Noah realized the only thing holding him back from following them was John and the changeling. ”they’ll be fine. We gotta go man.” Noah sniffed and nodded. ”that was hard to watch” ”yeah.” ”before we go to the castle I need to make a pit stop at ponyvill.” ”why?” ”I need to make sure everything is all right” ”aight. Lightning let’s go to ponyvill then.” She nodded and began steering the ship towards ponyvill. Cantorlot has fallen John looked at the changeling and realized that when he asked him to comfort Noah he hadn’t actually said a word. ”ok. I have some questions. How did we just talk a moment ago?”” ”well to put it bluntly when you hit me with that device and shocked me you broke my link to the hive. Unfortunately changelings that are not removed slowly from the hive mind have a tendency to...well die shortly afterward.” ”ok. But why can I talk to you using my thoughts?” ”well that’s because I decided to link with you to save myself...” The changeling scratched the back of his head embarrassed ”oh. Well I guess that make sense- wait what?” ”I linked with you. Think of it like...changeling initiation” ”what’s that mean? I’m part changeling or something?” ”well it means that on the outside physically nothing has changed. But on the inside...well your brain is a bit of a different story. In the end this is something unique to us and us alone.” ”huh. Well ok than I guess. What’s your name?” ”it’s tempo“ ”huh. Neat” ”OW-oh shit” ”what? What’s up?” John and the changeling looked over at Noah as he approached with a wooden spoon and a note attached. The changeling stood in front of John protectively as he drew closer time stopped again. ”ok so I guess a certain someone is stalling for time.” ”what?” “Could you just do it please?” The young Noah appeared again ”are you fucking seriously doing this?” “Yes! I need more time!” ”what?” ”well he wants us to go to my family reunion with nightmare” ”you what?” “You can come too!” ”Dude it’s a family reunion and as much as I consider him family that ain’t going to cut it. And why is nightmare coming?” “Uh...comedic relief?” ”Dude. Why?” “...I need a high word count?” Noah gave him an unamused look “...shipping?” Noah attempted to slap Noah but missed Noah because Noah wasn’t actually there “Look your going and that’s final.” ”screw it. I’ll come.” ”it’s not like I have a choice now. Besides. If my me-maw threw this spoon than they will just keep coming.” ”really?” “Oh yeah. She’s a bloody sniper with those things.” Both Noah’s nodded to this fact. ”all right. Let’s get this over with.” Time resumed and Noah went over to nightmare and explained what was going on. ”wait what?” ”we gotta go to my family reunion.” ”oh shit. That’s what’s going on?” ”what are they talking about” ”Noah needs to go to a family reunion” ”why?” ”why not?” Nightmare was strangely ok with this ”I just hope they got my letters.” ”letters?” ”well what do you think I do in between chapters when I’m not being used like a puppet?” ”oh...” ”ok you know what? Fuck it. I’m bringing Scootaloo and Clyde” ”why?” ”it’s been a while since I’ve seen Clyde and as for Scootaloo she’s still my daughter. She might as well see her uncles and grandpas” ”uncles?” ”yep. Well two out of four uncles is better than nothing.” --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Twenty minutes later: earth ”um is this really the best idea Noah?” ”nope. Let’s go” Scootaloo bagan bouncing around eager to meet the rest of her family for the first time and John simply felt out of place here. The changeling nudged John and snapped him out of his day dream ”come on Dad let’s go! I wanna see if I have any cousins!” Noah chuckled. He never thought he would reach the point in his life where he could do something like this.