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// I Live To Serve 
// Story: Help Me! My Parents Are Bronies! 
// by Enfield 
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	"What do you see in him, Queen Chrysalis?" Xinkz asked as he sat by the Queen's side.
"I see something inside of him that is begging to be released. I know that there is a burning hatred that had been building inside him for a while now, now that it had been uncovered it will only be a matter of time until we can use the hatred that he has." 
"And what are you hoping to use his internal fire for?"
"We're going to attack Ponyville and I want him to lead the charge."
"I thought I was to lead the attack," Xinkz said irritably. Chrysalis pulled Xinkz closer to him.
"You're my favorite Changeling Xinkz, you stuck with me after I was defeated and I want to keep you safe."
Xinkz sighed and shuffled closer to his queen, Chrysalis loved all of her kind and she did her best to find them after the defeat in Canterlot. Xinkz was her most trusted and brave Changeling and he honored that title, few tried to claim it but Xinkz was took much of a match for the other Changelings. In the upcoming battle Xinkz thought that he would be leading the attack but now he would be sitting back as Douglas took the reins.
"But what of the human?" he asked.
"The chance of him making it back are slim, he might die in the attack," Chrysalis said, "And if he does die I shall give you his Internal Fire and it will grant you the powers of a true warrior." 
Xinkz sneered as he thought of becoming the most powerful being in the whole of Equestria. He looked around the cave and saw Douglas approach, his camo jacket had holes and dark stains on it as if he tried to make it look like he was a Changeling. He walked up to the two and bowed before Chrysalis.

"My queen, I come forth with this one request," he said. Chrysalis looked down at him and instructed him to rise.
"Don't do that with me, what are you here for?"
"I want my weapons back."
"Might I interject and ask why?" Xinkz said.
"Because I can't lead an attack without the proper tools," Douglas said, "The only problem is that my air rifle has no ammo to it and my shank isn't too strong." 
"Bring me his weapons," Chrysalis said. Xinkz nodded and reluctantly fetched the rifle and the shank, he wanted Douglas to go in unarmed because there would be a higher chance of him being killed. Chrysalis took both of the weapons and suspended them in a green aura of Changeling magic. Douglas watched as some sort of marking materialized on his rifle and his shank get bigger and much thicker. Chrysalis then dropped them in his hands.
"What have you done to these?" Douglas asked.
"I only enchanted them so that they are better than they once were."
"Care to explain?"
Chrysalis nodded and gave Douglas a smile.
"The rifle has been enchanted so that it no longer needs to be loaded and it will shoot energy projectiles, I also gave it a nice new look. Your knife has been made bigger and stronger, it can never be broken and so long as you carry it you can defeat any enemy, no matter how powerful they are." 

Douglas pocketed the shank and looked at the pattern on the rifle, on the sides of the buttstock there was a Celtic knot engraved in green. There was a matching one on the other side, running down the gun from muzzle to trigger was a swirling pattern of lines and it too was colored green. Eager to try the new ammo Douglas aimed it at the cocoon that once held him and he fired a burst of green and white bolts at it, the gun also had a noise change, instead of making its original loud  "prak" noise it made the sound of a toy laser gun. The bolts that hit the cocoon then exploded. Douglas turned back to Chrysalis and Xinkz.
"Will it do that to ponies?"
"No it won't," Xinkz said, "It will hurt them but it cannot kill them."
"I need living ponies so I can feed," Chrysalis said. 
Douglas decided to not question what Chrysalis said but to change the subject on the attack on Ponyville.
"How are we going to take the town?" he asked.
"I have been thinking that we go for a full scale surprise assault. Throw them off and then take over."
"If we are to do this successfully then we'll be able to move on to Cloudsdale and then Canterlot," Xinkz added. 
"But you won't," Douglas said, "You can't surprise attack Ponyville without a proper plan."
"And what makes you think that my plan will fail?" Chrysalis asked. Douglas held the rifle by the barrel and leaned against it.
"First problem is that I haven't even heard your plan."
Xinkz stepped up next to Douglas.
"The plan is to attack in the daytime when they least expect it and then we take over."
"Anything else?" Douglas asked. Xinkz shook his head. Douglas sighed in disappointment.
"If you're going to initiate a surprise attack then you have to surprise them."
"Do you have a better plan?" Chrysalis asked.
"That and a crudely made map," Douglas said as he pulled out the map that he got from the clubhouse, "So, do you want to hear my plan?"

Xinkz gathered the rest of the Changelings and they listened as Douglas explained his plan. What they were going to do was infiltrate Ponyville, see where the strategic and important buildings where and then destroy them. The infiltration was the easy part of the plan, the wounded Changelings would disguise themselves as ponies and then get into the town to destroy the targets and set off the distractions. As for bringing down the targets, Douglas had a very dangerous and very effective plan.
"What are plastic explosives?" Xinkz asked.
"Bombs," Douglas replied, "If we're going to distract the citizens then we need a very attention grabbing distraction." 
"Can you make these?" Chrysalis asked. Douglas nodded.
"You get me the stuff and I'll be able to blast the town into space." 
"I knew that it was a good idea to recruit you," Chrysalis said with a smile. 
"I do my best to please," Douglas replied.