//------------------------------// // Epilogue Lima: So the second transformation is a full one? // Story: Lucky's Seven: The Changeling Hunters // by Lucky424 //------------------------------// “Oh my. I can not believe little Leo did that.” Celestia was sat on her throne, and had been listening to what her son had been doing. “Yeah, well you'd better, because he did. Now I have something I need to talk to you and Luna about. Is she around?” “No, but she shall be back this evening. I think seeing you will be a nice surprise. And I have one question for you.” I stretched out my arms and cracked the joints, as we had been sitting there for a while. “Anything, what do you need?” “Do you want to.......be a pegasus again?” I was waiting in Luna's room, hiding behind her curtains. I'm sure a surprise like this would be well appreciated. I was so fucking wrong. I heard the door open and then get slammed shut. Clearly now was not the time to shock her. “We cannot believe them! Accusing Us of such an act! Were it not for Our sister, We would have had them all executed! The very nerve! One day, We shall show them not to mess with Us!! She is my daughter, no matter what she looks like!” Okay, now it's time to make myself known. As I went to move in to the room Luna whipped round and I felt something hit me with massive force....which blew me out the window. “Fuuuuuuucccckkkk!” Flaring my wings, I managed to stop my spinning and get my vision back just in time to see the ground......very close. I closed my eyes and waited for the impact, but it never came. Opening my eyes, I saw how close I was to the ground, and my mind had only one thought going through it. Why the fuck do they have a flower bed with Poison Joke in it? Looking across the garden I could see guards rushing over to me, and one standing still with his horn glowing. The others approached, hoof and wing shackles ready. New recruits. They had to be, the old guards knew who I was! I spotted one in the background and waved at him, to which he just smirked at and nodded to the guards to get closer. The one who had hold of me pulled me away from the flowers and dropped me to the floor. The others got closer, and I knew what the other was playing at. Training. I shot off in to the air before any of the unicorns could catch me and made the pegasi follow. Little did they know that they were chasing a pegasus that had been trained to fly at high speed by none other than Spitfire herself, as well as remedial from the Wonderbolts training every time I came back. I led them through the towers of the castle and then pulled something on them that even the young ones would recognise. Flying up at a forty five degree angle, I got level with the outer wall of the castle and then pitched forward, heading straight towards the streets. I saw some of them out of the corner of my eyes attempting to do the same, and a few actually pulled it off. The ones that were still chasing me slowly dropped in numbers as they realised I wasn't going to slow down. As I got about a foot off the ground, I pulled up and flew at low level, avoiding the left out carts with ease, and entering one of the city squares. A quick glance over my shoulder revealed that only one pony was following, but at the speed he was going at.....he wouldn't pull up in time. There was enough time for me to loop around the fountain and back down the street I came down. I started to raise my angle up to intercept the guard, and I noticed he wasn't even controlling his descent, and that his eyes were closed. Pushing myself harder, I closed the distance, and managed to get a hold of him at the last possible moment. I took us back up and over the castle walls, setting him down in the grounds. The other guards slowly surrounded me, and I stepped back, giving them access to the one on the ground. The ones with the hoof and wing shackles made their way over to me, so I just let them do their job. Thirty seconds later and I was under their control, although they left the blindfold off. The one in charge came trotting over. “And that my fellow guards is how you catch a Guard Captain. Fire Rain, thanks for making sure the rookie was okay. Come on then, get him out of those shackles!” The fumbled around for a few minutes looking for the key. Just when they were about to unlock the first one, I was pulled through the air in a blue aura. “I do not think that will be necessary, Colonel Pin Point. I shall take him from here!” He just grinned and waved a couple of guards to the unconscious one, and they left the area, leaving me in front of Luna. “Well, this is an interesting way to say hello. I think I have a set of keys in my room.....oh and we can't have you making too much noise now, can we?” She levitated another object out from behind her. “I had this one made, and it is designed for a pony instead of a human this time!” I just glared at her. “Luna, if you even think about putting that in my moumpphhh!” I gave her my best scowl-smile I could muster, until she brought out the riding crop......and I let my scowl drop. “Captain, can you not stop squirming? We are trying to eat here!” “Sorry Prince Blueblood, but I got my flank handed to me by somepony last night.” My ass was still sore, so sitting down was quite hard. At least I had a cloak on to cover the marks. “You getting your flanks handed to you? We think not! We have seen you in action, and although you are rather brutish, We cannot argue with the results.” I just looked to the head of the table and saw Celestia nod. Here we go again, round twenty seven of a battle of wits between me and Prince knob face. “What's this? A compliment from Prince Blueblood? Celestia, I thought you said the Changelings were behaving themselves? No matter, I prefer this one, at least he is polite. Anyway, in answer to your question, it isn't fair when that somepony uses magic.” “Not fair when using magic? Come on then, stand up! We'll show you what magic can do!” “No thanks, I'm eating.” I temporarily forgot he was a unicorn as I was stuffing my face, until I found myself in the air, upside down.....which meant my cloak was now hanging down, and not covering anything. “Oh fuck. Um Celestia? Can you kill me now?” “Why does that look like whip ma....oh. You got your flanks handed to you like that. We understand. We never thought that way about Auntie Luna.” “Thought what way about me, my dear nephew?” I looked over to the door to see Luna stood there looking on with amusement on her face. “That I could be dominant in my bedchambers? Well, the proof is before you.” “Um, could the 'proof' please be returned to his seat? He's still hungry.” I was floated back down and slowly placed on the chair. Still didn't stop Luna totting past and wiping her wing across my flank, causing me to gasp painfully. She leaned closer to my ear. “Remember how I healed your hand? Perhaps I can do that to your flanks after breakfast....”'POMF' “Wings again? I thought you could control that...” Luna took the next couple of weeks off from her duties, and we spent the time travelling round Equestria. It was a little awkward when a young pegasus colt ran up to us in Los Pegasus, but there was something....familiar about him. Luna was chatting to him when I came back from getting us all an ice cream, and I posed my question. “So then, little colt, what's with the four coloured mane?” He looked up to the top of his head and blew his bangs away from his eyes. “Dad says I get it from Mum. By the way, Princess Luna, Mr Fire Rain, my name is Blazing Trail. I'm visiting my grandparents!” He raised a hoof and pointed to a bench, where a pegasi couple returned the wave. The mare was pink with a blue mane and tail, and her cutie mark was that of a lighter blue lighting bolt. The stallion was blue with a rainbow mane and tail, and his cutie mark was a blue star with three coloured lines coming from it. Yeah, I think I know who's parents they are. We trotted over and sat down with the couple, their grandson leaping in to the stallions lap, and he was the first to talk. “Good afternoon your highness, and to your friend as well. My name is Fleeting Star, and this is my wife Firefly. I'm sure you know who our daughter is..” We spent the rest of the day with them and learning a bit more about Rainbow Dash. Turns out they were both Wonderbolts until Dash came along, and they both left so that they could raise her in a place where it was peaceful. And I was given something with which to get revenge for my little dressing up session a few years ago, I had already got the others.. Star also apologised for being the one to print the pictures, as he was the editor in chief of the Cloudsdale Gazette at the time. About a month after returning I was summoned by Luna on an urgent matter. Rushing through the castle, I had Celestia next to me and by the time I reach the stairs from the rune portal I was flying up them. I got to the corridor and saw a doctor leaving Luna's room. I instantly had him pinned up against the wall. “What the fuck is wrong with her? Tell me now!” “T-t-t-there isn't anything wrong, she's in p-p-p-p-perfect health!” I narrowed my eyes at him as a voice came from inside the room. “Captain, let him go, and come inside.” I removed my fore hooves from around his neck and trotted in, closing the door behind me. Luna was laying on her stomach on the bed, and she patted the space next to her. I sat down and she rolled over, pressing her back against me. “I have some wonderful news. I trust you know how hard it is for me to be here instead of with you and Selene.” “Yeah, I do. But your royal duties must come first, and I...” Luna placed a wing over my mouth. “I did not say it was wonderful news for the both of us, as you will now have to suffer the same.” I just raised an eyebrow at her in confusion, and she pulled one of my fore hooves down from around her and placed it on her stomach. “It has happened again. I must say, the last transformation seemed to be a complete one, as they do each time.” “You mean....” “Yes, we have another child on the way.” During the intervening period, I visited as often as I could, doing whatever Luna needed me to do. The due date got closer until there was only three weeks to go, and I thought it was about time someone learned the truth. “Now Selene, I want you to be on your best behaviour. Remember, we are meeting with royalty, and we will be there for a while.” She squeezed my hand as we left my office. “But why do we have to go to your work daddy? Why couldn't we meet them at home?” “Because they are on a far away world, and we must travel there. And once there, things are going to be very different, so I don't want you to freak out, okay?” “Okay daddy. I'll do my best.” I picked her up as we approached the portal room, and she gave a squeal of surprise as we entered. “Leo!! What are you doing here!” “Dad said he had something to show me. Dunno what it is though, this room is boring, there's nothing in here.” The door opened again and Simon walked in. “Morning boss. Going in thirty, I've already sent word ahead. The Princesses and the Bearers will meet us there.” “Roger that. Now hold still kids, this may tingle a bit.” I watched as the number displayed dropped, accompanied by the computers voice. '5' '4' '3' '2' '1' 'Transit activated.' There was a bright flash and I felt like I was being pulled apart. It lasted for a millisecond but felt like a year. Opening my eyes, I was greeted by a now familiar sight, although Luna was a bit larger. I put Selene down on the floor and let her regain her legs. She then opened her eyes and the first thing she saw was a set of green ones looking back at her. “A PONY!!!!!” She leapt forward and jumped on to Applejack's back, clinging on tight around her neck. This spooked AJ, and she ran out of the room, Selene giggle all the way. “Well she took that rather well. Luna, there goes your daughter.” I just watched as Luna stared out the window, and joined her. Applejack was running around the garden trying to shake off a laughing Selene. And failing. “Come on Luna, say something.” “She's.......beautiful. And so full of life.” “Yeah, and she'll wear AJ down, then come and find us. Now where's Tia? I'm sure she'll want to see her son. And I think Simon is curious as to what it's like to be a pony for a while.” “Dad, is he serious? And why can these horses talk?” “Yes Leo, he is serious. And they're ponies, not horses. Now come on, there's somepony you need to meet.” We were sat at the dining table, waiting for the last two t make themselves known. Sitting across from me was a blonde maned unicorn, his fur a darker shade than mine. Next to him was a unicorn colt, the same colour scheme with the exception of a streak of cerulean through his mane and tail. The door swung open and Applejack trotted in, Selene still wrapped around her neck. Sleeping. “Can one of y'all get this little'un off mah back. She's cute 'n all, but Ah need to rest. Where the hay is her father?” I got up an walked over. No looks of shock any more. They had all seen me like this multiple times, and knew I took this form every time I came to Equestria. I eased out a wing and prodded Selene in the side. She slowly yawned and stretched out, losing her balance. I managed to catch her before she hit the floor and put her on my back. “Thank you. Have you seen my daddy?” “Yes, I've seen your daddy. In fact I know him quite well.” “How well?” I stopped next to an empty seat and knelt down to her eye level. We stared at each other for a good minute before it clicked. “.....daddy?” “Yes?” “Why are you a pony?” “Because this is how I look when here. You could to, if you wanted to.” “YES PLEASE!! Oh, but what about Leo?” I pointed my hoof across the other side and the little colt waved back. “No fair! Why wasn't I first?” I laughed at her pouting face and turned to Celestia. “Come on then, let's get it over with before she has a full blown tantrum.” I wasn't allowed to see the transformation, and had to wait in the dining hall with Luna whilst Celestia was busy. We were talking with the Bearers and the Seven, laughing at what they had been up to, and Leo contented himself to run around with Blazing Trail and Shimmering Dusk. Celestia walked and grabbed our attention. “Fillies and Gentlecolts, it is my great pleasure to present to you.........” The sound of fanfare rang out from the sides of the halls. What the fuck is Tia playing at now? “.....Princess Selene.” She stepped to the the side, and at first there was nopony there. A brown hoof made itself know at the edge of the door way, and Celestia stuck her head out. “Come on little one, you have nothing to be afraid of.” The hoof was joined by another, and a pegasus filly came in to view. She looked around nervously, before setting her sights on me, and with a deep breath, walked over. “.....hello daddy. What....do you think?” It wasn't me who had the first reaction, as two blue forelegs picked her up from the ground and the owner pulled her to their chest. She wriggled a little before coming to a stop. She turned her head and looked at me. “What did she say I was a princess?” I just smiled down at her. “Well my little star, that's an easy one. You know the pony holding you now?” She looked up at Luna. “That's Princess Luna....your mother.” Nothing was said for a good few minutes they stared at each other. Suddenly Selene's forelegs shot out and wrapped around Luna's neck. “Mummy!” “Yes my daughter. I am so happy to see you.” I looked around and saw Celestia smiling at us, camera hovering behind her. I nodded and sat next to Luna, and she turned Selene around. Once she saw the camera, her grin became massive. I wrapped them both in my wings and smiled as well. This day went better than expected.