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// Chapter 8: A Suitable Test Subject 
// Story: The Journey to the Xenomorph Temple 
// by sonicdash123 
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Back at Twilight's home, Charming Thunder, Twilight, and Shining Armor were doing research on the one of the stages of metamorphosing a Xenomorph. Charming Thunder flipped to the page where it gave a description of what it is. The picture of the Facehugger was a bony finger-like legged creature like a combination of a spider and a horseshoe crab as the description states "The purpose of the Facehugger is to jump to a victims face using its bony finger-like legs around the victim's head and wrapping its tail around the host's neck. The tail then slowly tightens to make the host gasp for oxygen and be rendered unconscious. It will then insert a tube-like proboscis into the mouth and down the throat of the host, supplying the host with oxygen while implanting an embryo." They continued reading the description and read a warning which stated, "WARNING: Any attempt to remove the Facehugger the victim's neck will be squeezed and peeling it off would result in tearing off the host's face." They both gulped in fear after reading this. Twilight looked at Charming Thunder and asked, "So it has to be one of us to be the test subject right?"

Charming Thunder looked at her in confusion and replied, "No." Twilight and Shining Armor sighed in a relief. "Do you know anyone evil you want to give payback on? Someone who tried to take over the world?"

"Discord tried to take over all of Equestria, but he is turned to stone so he is out of the question." 

"What about a Changeling?" Cadence asked from behind the group. "They tried to take over Canterlot."

"Not Queen Chrysalis but one of her minions," Charming Thunder replied. "Great idea."

"But how are we going to catch one?" Twilight asked.

"Why not lure one of them out?" Charming Thunder asked. "Once our trap is set, we can trap it in a net and knock him out until we go to Canterlot to ask Celestia and Luna to show them a demonstration."

"Leave that to me and Shining Armor," Charming Thunder said

"Agreed," Twilight said. She then called her assistant, "Spike, take a note to Princess Celestia."

Spike then grabbed a piece of paper and quill and started writing similar to what Twilight is saying.

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The Changeling was a black alicorn looking pony with bug wings, sharp fangs, pupiless eyes, and holes pierced on its legs. It was walking back and forth on his guard post in front of the gate to the Changeling kingdom. Charming Thunder and Shining Armor was setting up a trap for the Changeling guard to walk over. "What if it bites through the net when its trapped in there?" Shining Armor.

"Not to worry," Charming Thunder replied. He levitated out a control box and pressed the button. Sparks were flying around the net. He then pressed it again to turn it off. "With this net I made before I came to Ponyville, it won't stand a chance with volts of electricity. Alright. Go lure him here."

Shining Armor jumped out of the bushes and surprised the Changeling like that it remembers him before from the wedding. "Hey," the guard hissed. "You're the one who stopped my queen from taking over Canterlot. Queen Chrysalis is going to give me a promotion to captain when I catch you and bring you forth to my queen." Shining Armor then started running to the direction where Charming Thunder has his trap set up. Once the guard crossed to the middle of the net, the trap was triggered and the net started to rise up. "Grr. What is the meaning of this?" the guard hissed angrily. He then started to chew on the net so that it can escape but it was too late for that. He then felt bolts of electricity and lets out a loud scream which lured another Changeling guard to check out what was going on. It then looked through the bushes to see one of his friends caught in the net.

Charming Thunder started to look around with concern. "What's wrong?" Shining Armor asked with concern.

"I sense something. A presence I have not felt since...were being watched," Charming Thunder said. He and Shining Armor then turned around fast when they heard rustling sounds coming from the bushes and popped out of the bushes was the guard that was watching. Shining Armor then started to light up his horn as he was about to shoot it down. Charming Thunder placed his hoof on his shoulder and said, "Let him go. It is all part of my plan." 

Shining Armor then looked at him with concern and said, "We can't just let one of the guards inform the queen."

"Patience, Shining. Patience. It is exactly what I was hoping to happen. Chrysalis will watch the demonstration as a special guest so that she will suffer as the way you suffered when they invaded Canterlot. Consider it as...revenge." Charming Thunder flipped the switch on his remote and the Changeling was now unconscious. Charming Thunder then levitated the net down, grabbed rope, and tied its hooves up and began walking back to Ponyville to inform Twilight and her friends that they caught and that they would be on their way to Canterlot castle.