Two ponies walked together in the Statue Gardens. One was a fine unicorn mare mare with sleek grey fur and white hair. The other, a tall strong pegasus stallion of yellow fur and violet hair.
Silver Watch sighed happily as she leaned against her boyfriend. "Isn't this romantic, Day Storm?"
Day Storm let put a happy sigh as well. "A moonlight stroll through the Statue Gardens. Soft breeze... and a beautiful mare at my side. It's even more perfect because the mare is you."
Silver Watch playfully shoved Day Storm. "You flirt, you!" The two giggled. "Say, isn't that where the statue of Discord used to be?"
"I think so. But now, only those three stand." Day Storm positioned himself so his back was to the statue. He struck a pose as if he was bravely fighting the three. Day Storm looked towards Silver Watch. "Hey. You. Kiss me." he said simply.
"Oh that's real romantic" Silver Watch said sarcastically. She gave him a smooch on the nose. "Though I kinda wonder how Discord got out."
"Didn't the ex-princesses free him so he could be reformed?"
"Yeah, but he broke out the time before. How did he pull that off?"
Day Storm sighed. "Not sure, but how about that kiss?"
Silver Watch rolled her eyes. She then pulled Day Storm's face close for a deep kiss. As they kissed, the sound of stone cracking filled the air.
Day Storm pulled away. "What is that sound?" Silver Watch pointed at him. "What?" He then realized she was pointing behind him. Day Storm turned around and saw the stone of the statue splitting. A chunk feel off of Cozy Glow's face.
"EHHHH!" Cozy Glow gasp and took a deep breath in. Silver Watch shrieked. Tirek broke free and drained Silver Watch of her magic. Day Storm grabbed her and quickly flew off, screaming for help.
Tirek stretched as his allies freed themselves from stone. "Love. Those fools brought Love right to me." Chrysalis hissed. "Enough to free us!" Cozy Glow looked around confused.
"Something wrong Cozy?" Tirek asked. There was a hint of concern in his voice.
"I haven't the foggiest clue who you are, good sir! Oh look at that! I'm British now! Hello, world! The DOC is in!" Tirek took a step back as Cozy Glow leaped to her hooves. She had a strange and old accent.
Chrysalis felt her log wiggle. It began to take shape. She gasped. At last, her wonder would breath true life! She quickly fed it the love she had just consumed. It took the shape of Cozy Glow, with a dark rich brown bark fur, and a dark shape of purple for the styled hair. The eyes were that of a proper changeling.
"WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO ME!?" Cozy Glow screamed. She fell on her rump and looked at her fore hooves. "AHHHH!!!!"
"AHAHAHA! Hello, odd creatures! Who are any of you? Oh I should introduce myself but I guess you can call me the Doctor or just Doctor or Doc and I'm rambling aren't I oh well today is just incredibly excited I'm going to pause now because I need to breath!" Cozy Glow watched in horror as she watched herself go into a coughing fit.
"WHY ARE YOU IN MY BODY!?!?" Cozy Glow screamed.
"Run now. We interrogate the doctor later." Tirek said. He could hear the sound of running in the distance.
"Run? Oh I love running! ALLONS-Y!" With that, The Doctor began running into the maze. The others followed. Evetually, they lost the guards running after them and emerged back in the Statue Gardens. "Okay, let's find a great hidning spot!"
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TWO HOURS LATER AT DONUT JOE'S
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Tirek munched on a donut as the doctor chatted with Donut Joe. "How did this happen?" Tirek asked.
The Doctor sat on one of those swivel stool chairs. "Well... We ran here after that madness at the gardens, I explained to Donut Joe here that I somehow took over Cozy Glow's body while forcing her soul into changeling wood, and that I was hungry. NO! WAIT! Not The Doctor. Only call me that if I'm getting too cruel. Call me... Mr. Clever."
"Golly! I hate to break it to ya mista," Cozy Glow began with a sweet voice, "But you are a girl!" she finished angrily.
"And if I'm correct, you feed on love now and can change your form once you mature enough. So, not a bad bargain!" Mr. Clever said. Chrysalis raised an eyebrow.
"Mr. Clever, why is there metal growing out of your neck?" Donut Joe asked. He was acting calm, mainly out of shock. Mr. Clever took a clean platter to use as a mirror.
"Oh! My cybernetics are upgrading!" he proclaimed. A ring of silver formed around her neck. In the front, it began to form a bowtie. The right half of the bowtie was blood red. The left half has pitch black. On each corner of the bowtie was a light blue blinking light. "Hm. Not what I was expecting. But I suppose I could still produce some Cybermites. Now then, Donut Joe. What do we pay you with?"
Donut Joe gulped. "B-bits" he stuttered.
"I'm guessing you don't mean bits of flesh. So, what are 'Bits', my good man?" Chrysalis, Tirek and Cozy Glow all gave Mr. Clever an odd look at her statement.
"B-b-bits are g-gold, Mr. Clever" Donut Joe sputtered.
Mr. Clever's eyes opened wide in fear. "Did you just say gold? As in, 'There is only gold in my cash register and is such a common currency you can bye pastries with only a somewhat small amount' kind of gold?"
"Yes?" Donut Joe answered.
Mr. Clever's face gained a slightly pale shade. "Oh good golly. That ain't good."
Cozy Glow had a thought of why that might not be good. "Say Mista? How connected are you and me? Seeing of how you're in my body." she asked sweetly.
"I did my best to completely cut you out" Mr. Clever answered.
"So what happens if gold touches you?" Tirek asked. He and Chrysalis also came to the same idea.
Mr. Clever shivered. "If it touches an exposed circuit, I will shut down, and most likely die." Mr. Clever then realized what they were all thinking. "BUT! If I die that might also mean I won't be the only empty vessel! In the course of me dying, it may also end Cozy Glow's own life!"
Cozy Glow punched the table. Because of her new changeling strength, it broke. "DANG IT!" she shouted. "I AM SO PEEVED!" Cozy Glow then gasped and brought her hooves to her mouth.
Tirek and Chrysalis raised their eyebrows. "Language" they said simultaneously.
"So if gold touches you, you flat out die?" Donut Joe asked. A ding filled the air as his cash register opened. Outside, shouts from the guards could be heard.
Mr. Clever cleared her throat. "I propose an idea. RUN!" Donut Joe threw bits at Mr. Clever. A bit hit her bowtie and she fell over.
Cozy Glow looked at Mr. Clever. "Hey, I still feel... fine... Tirek I feel like every bit of me is slowing going to sleep!" Cozy Glow began to panic. "Tirek! Give him some of your magic! Do something! I don't wanna die!"
Tirek quickly drained Donut Joe of his magic and gave it to Mr. Clever. Mr.Clever's bowtie lights blinked.
"NEVER LET THAT HAPPEN AGAIN!" Mr.Clever shouted. "Now let us commencing with escaping.
The four of them ran from the guards, until they came to Canterlot's waterfall. Nearby was an old abandoned crate, and the guards were getting close. "Alright then! Everyone, in the box!"
Chrysalis stared. "You're mad."
"No, I'm Clever. Now then, if we don't leave right now, it's back to stone."
Cozy Glow leaped in the crate. Chrysalis followed. Tirek entered the crate. Mr. Clever pushed it in the river and hopped in. The three villains hung on to each other as they went over the waterfall.
"GERONIMO!!!" Mr. Clever screamed at the roaring water.
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