Unseen Voice

by DizzyPaws356


Chapter 1: Intro.

♫-Chapter 1-♫

♫-Intro-♫

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A mare walking down a long hallway, her steps lightly fill the hall as she makes her way. Just finishing a singing performance at a theaters grand re-opening after a remodel, she was tired and ready to call it a night. Backstage, she opens the door with the name 'Melody Echo' on it. Stepping in, she forgets to fully close the door behind her, "Well... Another day of making some ponies happy I guess." she said to herself as a green flame start from her hooves, crawling up her body.

Unharmed by the unusual fire, her soft red coat turns black and rough. Holes appear throughout her legs, looking almost rotted like. Making its way up her body reaching her mane and tail. Short, bright yellow, with neon green streaks, turn a dull grey and flat. The flames covering her back as her long feathery wings change into thin, shorter membrane like wings, spread out and quickly flapping for just a moment. With the flames travel almost complete, it forms a horn on her head. Opening her eyes, revealing her use to be bright gold color, change to a crystal like magenta color. Looking into the mirrors reflection of what was a bright, happy looking mare, now turned to a dull, insect like creature in disguise.

Melody sighs as she takes a moment to reflect on the day. With her emotions mix and twist inside her head, "I just wish I could fit in..." she tells her reflection as if it was another pony, "Or at least just remember where I belong..." she continues the conversation with the reflection, "I just can not remember..." she mutters with tears growing in the corners of her eyes, building up steady before falling down the sides of her face, leaving a liquid trail as the drops hit the floor. Looking down at her hooves to see holes going right through them, showing the floor on the other side.
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Quite a few months ago, Queen Chrysalis attempted to take over Canterlot, but failed in doing so. In the mist of the fight between Chrysalis' hive and the Main Six, Melody was knocked out. Some how, after Shining Armors and Princess Cadance's expulsion spell, Melody remained inside the Castle. Both Shining and Cadance stayed inside the castle to keep the shield up till they know for sure that the threat was gone and was not going to be coming back. Even with the shield around the kingdom, normal ponies where able to enter and exit though the designated guard points to make sure every day ponies lives could continue.
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Just a few hours after the hive was removed from the castle. Melody wakes up from being unconscious to the sound of some ponies alerting the guards that a changeling was found hiding in an alley. Vision blurry and hearing slowly coming back. She realizes whats going on once the guards show up. Stumbling to get up and turn around to escape, she bumps the walls and dumpsters as she gallops quickly to get away. The sounds of the guards hoof steps stay roaring behind her as she tries to get them off her trail.

During the chaos, Melody tries to even remember why the guards are even running after her in the first place, but if there was a few ponies calling for them, she though that she must have done something bad. After what feels like a mile, she reaches the end of the castle. With all of her strength, she runs as fast as she can before abrupt stop. Face first, Melody collides with the force field. She was able to catch herself before falling to the ground, she quickly dashes to a nearby grouping of bushes.

The guards galloping out from the nearby buildings, they lost sight of the changeling they where chasing after, "It must have changed it's path. If it would have flown away, we would have spotted it." one of the royal guard's said to the others, "Let's split up. Two head north, two head south. I will try to back track and see if it went back to where we found it." another guard said. Nodding in agreement, two headed north as the other two headed south. The last guard stood for a moment, "We will find it no matter what. It wont be able to leave as long as the shield is still up." he said as he trots back down the path.
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With tears streaming down her cheeks, sobbing as the only memory she really has is being chased by guards and not even knowing why, she looks back at her reflection. Wiping the tears off her cheeks as she takes a deep breath, holding it for just a few moments, before letting it back out, "Well... I guess it's not that bad though... I can still survive off the attention I get when I perform... But I do worry what will happen if anypony finds out..." Melody tells her reflection. Even tho it is not a real pony, she finds some relief in talking to the mirror, "I just have to keep living the life that I created to survive..."

Melody stays sitting in her room, staring at her self, just pondering about how things could be. She now wonders about the place she came from, if she would ever return, or if she could ever remember what it was even like. Then her thoughts trailed off to wondering of what will happen if her little secret would ever be revealed. Would they just simply kick her out of the castle? Will they lock her up and never let her free? Or would they skip the trouble of having her in the kingdom and exterminate her right away. Her mind cycles though everything she thinks that may happen if the ponies of Canterlot ever found out.

Like a statue Melody sits in front of the mirror, staring at her self, numb by her own thoughts. Time slips past Melody, seconds becomes minutes and before she knew it, a little more then an hour skips past her, "Well I should have nothing to worry about. I've been doing this for quite some time and I don't plan on getting caught anytime soon." Melody tells her mirror with confidence, making her self feel better about the situation, "I've made this kingdom my home and that's what it will be!" she continues to talk to the mirror, but now in a better mood.