By the time Melony woke up, Spy Glass had already left. This was normal, considering he starts work earlier than she does.
She sat up, let out a yawn and stretched out before beginning her morning routine. She freshened up and applied a thin layer of make-up to accent her features. While staring into the mirror, she glanced at her belly.
She put down her make-up brush and smiled widely as she rubs her belly lovingly. "H-Hey there, hun, It's Mommy. Daddy and I are so excited to meet you!" She giggles a little at herself, not really knowing if the foal can hear her. All she knew was that it felt nice to talk to them.
She continued to ramble a little bit longer. Talking about Sid, Work, and the House, as if trying to catch up with an old friend. "You better come quickly, now. You are the start to our family... our new beginning. We're waiting on you!" She giggled again before glancing at the clock and gasping. "Oh No! I'm going to be late!" She said to herself aloud, throwing on her work uniform and bolting out the door.
She ran as quickly as she could. With the extra weight dragging her down, she ran out of energy pretty quickly and lost her balance. She stumbled and tripped, falling onto the ground. She grunted in annoyance before being offered a hoof. "Melony? Is that you? Are you alright?" The brown unicorn mare, asked.
"Yeah, I'm fine... Wait, do I know you?" Melony asked, a confused expression painting her face.
"Probably not," The mare said. "But I know you," she continued, this time in a whisper. She continued to speak in an almost mirthful tone "I'm Caramel Light! Where are you headed in such a rush?"
"I-I'm going to work.... How do you know me?" The mare seemed to get a little nervous when Melony asked this.
"Uhm... Small world?"
"But that doesn't even make any-" Melony started, but, was interrupted.
"Whoops, I'd love to stay and chat but I'm late for a play!"
"I haven't heard anything about a play."
"Neither have I! Well, Not before today at least. It must be a last-minute thing, but there are flyers everywhere! Take a look!" Caramel says quickly before throwing a flyer into her face and taking off.
"That wasn't suspicious," Melony said to herself sarcastically. She peeled the flyer off of her face and read over it. She then rolled her eyes. The play doesn't even start until five o'clock. hmm... if I'm quick enough, I might be able to show up after work. And Sid doesn't get home until about eight o'clock, so, I should still have some time to make it back before he does, She thought to herself.
The play takes place outside of the palace, which is odd to her. The princesses don't usually allow such trivial events to take place near the palace. She only shrugged it off and tucked it away in her apron before continuing to work. As she expected, she showed up late. Thankfully, Red was easy on her about it.
It was a pretty slow day; Melony was actually relieved at this. She was having an off day, so a little extra time to relax was nice. Soon enough, her uneventful shift was over and she began making her exit. But just before she could leave, she noticed a flyer for a bake sale on the other side of the glass door, reminding her of the flyer she had in her apron.
She checks the flyer for the play again while she starts towards the palace. Then realization hits her: She never even checked the title! The play that was featuring just so happened to be her favorite, The Nightmare of the Opera. She squealed mentally... and also out loud. Without even realizing, she began to gradually speed up.
Melony was there in no time at all, taking the seat closest to the stage she could find. She has only seen it twice before, but of all of the plays she's seen, The Nightmare of the Opera was the absolute best. Excitement washed over her as the curtains drew open. It was odd though, as she watched, something seemed familiar to her about the masked-pony.
It wasn't until Krissy (or the actress that played her) took off his mask. She couldn't believe that she hadn't noticed it before. It was Spy Glass.
Melony could feel her heart beat within her chest and her tail swish behind her. She never knew Spy Glass was such a great actor... or a wonderful singer. She found it harder to focus more on the play and less on the "mysterious" masked-stallion. Many thoughts and questions crossed her mind, none of which, however, were: "Why isn't he at work?"
Soon, the play ended and she finally headed home to rest her sore hooves. She plopped down on the couch and started massaging her hind hooves firmly as she waited for Spy Glass to return. He returned later than Melony had expected. as he walked in, still wearing his costume and stage makeup, she couldn't help but let out a little giggle.
"You never told me that you were such a good actor, hun!" Melony stated cheerfully as she levitated a make-up wipe from her table. Spy Glass chuckled as Melony wiped his face clean of the make-up.
"I take it you enjoyed the show?" Spy Glass asked. Melony wiped the lipstick from her husbands mouth and gave him a passionate kiss.
"I LOVED it, hun! The Nightmare of The Opera is my favorite musical!" She said, slightly overjoyed.
"Why do think I chose it?" He asked rhetorically.
"What do you mean, Sid?"
"Well, on the way to the Palace this morning, I was wondering how I would be able to find any changelings. Then I remembered the events of the first attack. A big event such as this not only attracts them, but also gives them power. Most changelings couldn't resist that sort of event. I took it up with the Princess and she thought it was worth a shot.
So, we set up a stage and put on a play outside the palace. It was very last minute, but everypony wants to be at the palace; So, of course everypony showed up! All we had to do is look for ponies who looked particularly out of place."
"Did it work?" She asked him, curiously.
"We were able to catch two of them tonight. With their knowledge and abilities, we will be able to track down many others very soon," Spy Glass replied. Melony let out a quick gasp.
"Two changelings? That means we can-" She started but was cut off as Spy Glass put his hoof over her muzzle and gazed into her eyes lovingly.
"Pack your things, Melony, we're moving."
Melony squealed happily and nuzzled his chest. "Just curious," She started while snuggling up into him. "Which changelings did you catch tonight?" Melony asked.
"I don't understand," Spy Glass said.
"You know, what were they disguised as?"
"Oh! One was a blue pegasus that went by Candle Blue, and the other was a brown unicorn named Caramel Light," he said. Melony's heart skipped a beat. Caramel Light?..... A spy!