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// Chapter 4 
// Story: Maybe it... 
// by Fat1thatyoulove 
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Chapter 4

The part of your leg where you where bite is aching and gives off a pulsating burn every time you push against the ground with it in your gallop, it hurts but you hold the urge to stop back as you focus on the clearing that is just up ahead. You have been down this path once and even though it’s only lightly brought to light by the half moon overhead you can remember this part of the path...and you know you're close.

Rainbow flaps her wings a little harder as the clearing of the over ground path come into almost hooves rang, "Wait."

You stop yourself just before crashing into her as you quickly talk through your panting, "What...why?"

She quickly gets behind you and pushes on your backside as she talks, "We can't just run out there, if theres changelings in the trees they would be at the entrance to."

You think over what she said as you are pushed behind a nearby brush near the cut off of the path's brush. She’s right, I do not want another one of those things to bite me again..."Ok, how lo...-"

She shoves her hoof into your mouth as she brings her other one to her mouth, "Shhh, you want them to hear us?"

Oh god! You feel yourself about to gag on the dirt hoof that was just shoved into your mouth. You look down at the cyan leg that protrudes from you as you move your head back, "ugh."

She squints her eyes at you a little annoyed, "Oh sorry I forgot to use soap after running through the forest!"

You shove your hoof to her mouth as you shhh her.

You both pause as you hear a branch crack a little ways in front of where you two stand. You ready yourself to the sound as you both turn your head forward... There’s a moment of hesitation before you both move to peek through the overgrown brush that shields you from the opening of the cave.

As you peer out your eyes meet nothing but the dimly lit rock outcrop of the cave opening...you shift your eyes quickly around the area one more time before you burst from the brush out into the open.

You stand a little frozen for a moment as you realize you have just lost your cover. But you're not met with anything which brings a relieved feeling over you after your stupid action.

"Are you crazy?" Rainbow slowly creeps out from the bush as she throws her head in different directions still making sure the area is clear.

"Rainbow are you sure you saw a changeling going here?" A feeling of doubt creeps over you as you stare at the lifeless cave in front of you.

Her tomboyish voice is low as she still tries to stay quiet, "Yes, I saw one heading over here."

"Well why....-" You stop your voice as another crack is heard from the bushes you two just exited. You both jump back from the bush ready for something to jump out.
"I think it wa..-" Your voice is cut off as a bolt of bright green light comes screaming past where you both stand.

"Whoa!" Rainbow takes herself into the air to dough the bolt that just barely misses you.

A significantly larger unicorn changeling emerges from the bushes with its head lowered and its horn glowing still, it smiles as it lowers its head towards you and another bolt is sent streaking to you.

"Crap!" You throw yourself to the side as the chiming bolt runs past you.

Rainbow shouts at the snarling sleek black figure, "Hey You big dummy over here!"

The changeling turns its glowing head and sharp blue eyes towards Rainbows hovering body as it releases another bolt of magic.


"Whoa." Rainbow dose a intensely fast flip leaving here rainbow tail streaking its bright color through the dark canvas of the night as she moves from the bolts path, "That all you got buddy?"

You pick yourself off the ground as you watch in disbelief as Rainbow continues to mock the increasing angering changeling...your heart is pounding just as much as the last time and the fact you have not had a heart attack is just a stroke of luck...how can she just poke fun at this?!

"...And you call yourself a changeling!" Rainbow dodges another bolt with a quick spin, but the changeling has wished up to her and sends another bolt in rapid succession that finally hits its mark.

Rainbow lets out a pained yelp as her wing is stuck with the green bolt, she hits the rocky dirt ground hard and holds her leg to her wing.

"Rainbow!" As your words exit your mouth you feel a tingling sensation start to come over your body... the feelings start-up intensely and brings your body to a shake...your magic which has been laying in dormant for most of the time Violet has been around has just been thrown into a kick start as you scream to the changeling whose horn glows bright.

The changeling turns to your yell but it’s too late as a purple and green stream-like wall shoots from your body and is rushed to the sleek black coat of the changeling. The loud chime that usually follows magic is replaced with a sound of a fire having gasoline fluid squirted on it. With a loud singeing sound the wall makes contact with its target, a ring of fire burst from where it hits and the large buggy unicorn changeling is sent flying backwards onto its back.

It gives a slight movement forward to sit up but collapsed back down.

Your body feels incredibly weak as all of the magical discharge leaves your body, but strangely your head feels clearer. The tingling sensation returns to your nose as you feel a few hot drops of blood seep from it but you suck it back as you run to Rainbow. Your voice is shakey from your outburst of magic but your still understandable, "Are you alright?!"

She’s wide eyed as she stares at the motionless changeling on the ground, "Y-ya I’m fine.." She gives a pained groan as she tries to move her wing to her back.

You hold your hoof out to her but you only can hold it in the air with a guilt filled face, you look at her dark blue wing as she moves it slowly back to her back; it doesn't look burned like other magic hits but it looks really badly bruised, "Rainbow, I’m sorry I-I should had been fas..-."

She points her hoof to the cave as she screams in her high pitch tomboyish voice, "GO! Twilight and Violet still need you, you dumbass!"

You bring your head up and start to move at a fast pace towards the opening but still hold your eyes to Rainbow not wanting to leave.

"Go! I'm fine." She gives a pained smile as she holds her hoof to the cave.

"I'll be right back, I promise!" You break into a gallop as you dart into the dark entrance of the cave.

End of chapter 4