*Calming Blaze POV*
Right now, I'm riding a train back to Canterlot, two days after the visit to Ponyville.
I caught up with the CMC and Buttons.
They were surprised, thankfully not scared, just shocked at my ascension.
After hanging out with them for a few hours, I could already tell, Buttons is completely infatuated with Sweetie.
Though, everypony except the two in question seemed to notice it.
Seemingly.
I have a suspicion that Sweetie is just waiting for a confession.
They might be together the next time I visit.
As I think about the small visit, I look down at the Timberwolf heart inside a paper bag that Twilight lent me.
My eye twitches a slight bit in pain that wasn't inflicted.
Eh, it was still worth it.
Regarding overloading and mimicking others with it, I didn't spend nearly as much time explaining as I had feared.
Just half an hour to explain all the basics of it and the feeling, then another half an hour explaining to her EXACTLY why she shouldn't try it out herself.
With her control over magic, she can absolutely do overloading, but her emotions would become unstable, and by extension, mimicking is completely out of the question.
With that little summary out of the way, it's finally time to continue my preparations.
It's been quite a while since other me has attacked.
And a little over 2 years have passed since I came here.
As I calmly sit, I take a look outside.
Looking at the horizon, I get my thoughts and lists in order.
The Yaks have agreed on helping with the battle, and so has the dragons.
They have pride, but they'll help without hesitation if their own home is in danger.
The griffons, although begrudgingly, accepted the terms for a call to arms.
Bat ponies, which I've learned from a book in Ponyville, were an actual subspecies of ponies and not just Nightmare Moon's creations and they gave their full loyalty to the Crown, therefore will also participate.
With the younger Chrysalis dethroned, the changelings will also be participating.
Though, they will first have to be integrated into society, which will only be made harder by the wedding incident.
We could use the other world as an excuse.
After all, hiding it from public won't last much longer.
War.
I knew it would come, but I had hoped that it would be solved.
With the crystal map, which was named 'The Friendship Map' for some reason, now existing, the event of time travel will soon come.
Though, I can tell, this will not go the way it had went before.
Ugh.
Time paradoxes.
Always so annoying.
According to what I know, Twilight and Spike were most likely present during a time spell that one 'Starlight' had cast.
With that spell, she messed up something in the past which stopped the Mane 6 from becoming the owner of the elements, by extension, allowed every villain in Equestria to run amok.
And with every villain being some kind of tyrant for some reason, they started a territorial war that devastated the entirety of Equestria, leaving only a fraction of ponies to start a revolution.
Shaking my head to clear my head of those memories, I concentrate on the future plans.
The only races that aren't participating are the races outside Equestria, such as those who live in the city of Klugetown and the missing race of hippogriffs.
They never appeared, or were simply extinguished, in the other world.
I'll have to try to locate them at some point, but leaving Equestria would give a chance for other me to attack, and I'd like to be there when it happens.
Annoying.
Somepony else will have to do it, at worst, we'll fight the war without them.
*Sigh*
Letting out a weary sigh, I look inside of the train compartment, intending to distract myself a bit.
Or maybe I should just teleport away.
Though, my teleport would catch the attention of everypony inside.
As I slowly look around, I notice that one passenger keeps looking at me.
She was a green coated unicorn with black colored eyes and a cloud for a cutie mark.
Heh.
Would you look at that.
Lowering my raised guard, I allow a smirk on my face as I stare at the terrified passenger.
Considering my, less than good proficiency at miscellaneous magic, she probably saw right through my disguise.
Seeing as she fears me, there were deserters.
Ignoring the disguised changeling, I continue to stare outside, feeling more and more relaxed.
Hmm, maybe I'll take a nap.
As I drift off to sleep, the surroundings soon become muffled as silence slowly takes over.
With the roar of the train, I grab my belongings as I slowly walk towards the castle.
Thing is, the passenger is also walking towards the castle.
"Your brother's quite a good guard, he's weak right now, but he's determined" I comment as she just shakily keeps accompanying me.
I do wonder, why is she walking while matching my pace if she's that terrified?
"T-that's go-od, p-please look a-after him" she responded.
Reminds me of Fluttershy, of she was terrified of losing her life every single second.
Though, from her perspective, that's practically what's happening right now.
Also, does she realize that she hasn't actually mentioned her brother.
Well, fear often overrides logic, which also explains why she's terrified despite the fact that I made it clear that I have nothing against changelings.
I also mentioned Chrysalis a few times too.
"He'll be fine, he's the leader of his squad right now"
She visibly brightened up at that.
Sibling bonds.
Never fully knew what that was like.
As we walked, we eventually reached the castle, where I had to drop my disguise.
The guards at the gates were a bit surprised, but we were let in just fine.
I guess they didn't feel like questioning me for the guest.
Navigating through the hallways, at some point we parted ways, leaving me alone for the rest of the journey.
In the end, I reached my room with no problems.
The door opened without a noise as the lit room greeted me.
A single room with a bathroom on the side.
Hmm.
I should really buy a house at some point, since I am getting paid.
I put down my luggage on the bed and take out the Timberwolf heart.
Looking at it, I try to get a sense of what it is.
An elaborate mix of magical traces that are barely similar enough to be tied together.
Plenty of chaos magic.
Connected by nothing but illogical strands.
Throwing it on the bed, I give out a yawn and go for a nap.
Two days.
I'll be having my coronation.
And that guy will be there, definitely.