Flare woke to a chirping bird. Shut up, bird face. He stretched, and got up. He climbed up the wall after grabbing his things, and got onto solid ground. He looked at a bird, chirping. This will teach you to wake me... He shot it with his crossbow. It fell.
He saw a small light in the distance, it was greenish.Zecora...? He walked towards it. As he arrived in a small clearing, he noticed a creature... It looked black. Then he saw 2, then 3, then an army of them. They surrounded a queen. It was a meeting of sorts.
"Changlings! It is our time to destroy Ponyville, and then we will go back to Canterlot with no interference." Flare spoke up.
"Excuse me, who are you?" The changlings looked at him. The queen turned.
"It is as foretold! There would be a human, here to help!"
"Uh, excuse me, Miss Changling Queen? I have no idea."
"You are Flare, correct?"
"Well, yeah, but I have no idea..."
"That is okay! We are supposed to teach you something..."
"What would that be?"
"How to change!"
Suddenly, rows upon rows of Changlings flashed, and when he looked back and the flashed area, there were a bunch of... humans.
His mouth fell open. Do that? How? "What do you want in return?"
The Changling Queen smiled. "We only need the elements when you are done with them."
Flare rose his eyebrows. This was a great help! If he could transform, he wouldn't have to sneak around. He spoke. "Deal! I will give them after I finish using them to get home."
He was given a gem. It glowed in his hand. He pulled it to his sword. It seemed there was an exact slot for the gem... He put it in. It glowed, and his sword turned into an amulet with a quick jerk. He gazed at a small inscription on it. 'Scorto Molenka' it read. He spoke the words.
"Scorto Molenka!"
His amulet turned back into a sword, now with diffrent words. 'Edunea' it read.
"Edunea!" It changed again, into an amulet. He smiled. He put on the amulet. "So, how do I transform?" The Changling Queen smiled.
"I'm afraid that comes with a day of training."
Flare spent the rest of the day attempting to change, with guidance from the Queen. The sun finally fell.
"Okay, so I can do this..." He felt himself surge with energy. He suddenly flashed, and looked around. He was at a different angle now. He looked at his hands. They weren't there, replaced by hooves. He looked in a pool. He saw a pony staring back. He laughed.
He had peach-skin colored fur, hair, whatever it was, and his mane was red. He looked at his so called "cutie mark." It was a blade. He zapped with his transmutating skills on his loose armor, and it changed to a cloak. He pulled the hood down.
He looked at the queen. "I will do thy bidding." The next day, he headed to Ponyville, disguised.
I'm ready.