//------------------------------// // Chapter 8 // Story: A mother's choice and consequences // by Punsz //------------------------------// I stared at my hanging children as they swung lifelessly. “Amazing isn’t it?” I turned around to see a white unicorn standing at the other end of the cave. His voice reminds of someone who is in a high nobility status his mane was done in a well clean manner. I gritted my teeth as pure rage filled my mind. “You did this?” I pointed my green rapier at his direction. “Why?” He started to laugh walking next to one of the hanging bodies of my children. “Why you ask, just look at them they’re disgusting and foal they should all be burned to ash and blown away never to be seen again.” He smacked the lifeless body making it swing side to side. “Ever since you changelings tried to take over Equestria an idea popped into my head.” His horn started to glow as he cast a spell surrounding the dead changeling. “After your defeat and your minions spread throughout equestria I got a whole battalion of loyal pony guardsmen to rally up all the stragglers and bring them to me here.” As the magic faded from his horn it faded away on the changeling as well. “With the time I’ve spent I was able to do this.” He took a step to the side showing me what he had just done. The once lifeless changeling started rise from the ground. “Impossible.” I gasped. The changeling in front of me was standing on all hooves. Something was wrong though, his eyes weren’t filled with life they were as lifeless as before. “Amazing isn’t it I really do have to thank you if it wasn’t for you I would have never thought of this glorious idea.” His horn started to glow once again, but this time he was encasing all of my dead children. One by one they fell down to the ground and rising back up just like the first one. Same as the first one their eyes were lifeless and hollow. “As they followed you before they now follow me.” As the whole cave was filled with half dead Changelings all I could do was stand still not being able to do anything. “With this army I could take over equestria they will never tire, never be hunger and never go against me!” He started to laugh raising his hooves in the air. “You monster!”I yelled. I ran towards him with my rapier pointed at his direction. “Ah ah I don’t think so.” Within a few seconds the white unicorn orders the half dead changelings to jump in front of him protecting him from my blade. I immediately stopped in my tracks almost nearly running through one of them. “Now now you shouldn't be so violent I might have no choice other than to use force.” With the stomp of his hoof all of the possesed changelings got into a battle ready stance wings fluttering and fangs showing. “Besides there's one more thing I want to show you.” Stomping his hoof twice a rather large noise appeared down one of the corridors of the cave. A large changeling entered the room as it showed it’s full appearance was revealed my eyes grew wide. “No...” Before stood one of the last king of the changelings his body had holes all around showing his decaying bones and flesh. Half of his face was torn off revealing his skull; his eyes were hollow just like the others. “You look surprised I was too when I found him.” “Where?” I stumbled. “Well you’d be surprised I actually found him in this very cave he was long dead when I found him, but his body was good enough for my use.” I eyes never left the large changeling’s; memories of that fateful day started to swarm my mind. Many years ago... I wake up in my chambers to find my bedmate missing I looked up to see him staring out in the window overlooking our great hive. “Goliath what are you doing?” I asked sitting on my bed. He turned his gaze towards me his blues eyes staring into mine. He started to walk back to the bed taking the spot next to me; I rest my head on his shoulders taking in his scent. “I was just thinking my love.” He said. He stroked my mane resting his chin on my head. “Of what?” “I fear what the fate of our children will be?” I confused at this. “What do you mean we are fine our hive is strong and healthy why fear?” He looked at me with his blue eyes never leaving his gaze. “For now yes, but what about the future when both you and I are gone.” I grabbed his face placing both hooves on either side. I placed our heads together and made a small humming noise. “All will be fine my love.” I cooed. I stayed like this for sometime until a loud noise followed by a heavy vibration disturbed the peace. “What was that?” We both ran towards the window. “Dragon!” Only of the changelings called outside. A red dragon should in front of the hive unleashing a breathe of fire. We both rushed outside the whole hive was on fire burned changelings were everywhere. Some were dead and some in agonizsing pain others ran for their lives. “Take our children and flee I will hold of the dragon!” HIs horn started to glow as a magical blue glow surrounded his body. His increased in size his carapace becoming steel like and his hooves growing talons; small pincers grew around his mouth. He grew 50x his original size. “Goliath!” I screamed. He let out a loud roar grabbing the attention of the dragon. The dragon was still larger in size, but that did not matter. As the two clash I guided what children I could out of the hive. I heard my dear love scream in pain as the dragon blew his mighty flame burning his left hoof. I looked back in pain, but I forced myself forward leading my children away. We finally made it too the outside I saw the Goliath breaking through the walls pushing the dragon to the sky. With all his strength he and the dragon collided with a mountain far from here, but close enough for me to see. As the the mountain crumbled with the two in it tears fell from my eye as I saw my dear beloved crushed by the stones. “Do not cry.” I heard a voice in my head. “Goliath?” In managed to say. “Do not cry my love you have to be strong.” His voice was weak and low. “I don’t have much time my connection to you will soon be lost.” “Don’t leave me how am I suppose to care for the Hive without you.” I fell on my knees tears now flowing down my face. “You must be strong find our children a new home with much food and so they could live forever without any worries stay strong my...love....goodbye.” With that his voice faded from my head and I was left with nothing. “No don’t leave me!” Present time.... As fresh new tears form in my eye from the painful memory. “Well I shouldn’t be wasting any more time I do have a plan to finish.” He was about to stomp his hoof on the ground, “You dare!” I yelled. He gave me a confused look. “What?” “How dare you!” I casted a spell surrounding my body with green emerald armor my rapier reappearing. “HOW DARE YOU DEFILE MY DEAD CHILDREN...HOW DARE YOU DEFILE HIM WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE?” I Prepared myself in a battle ready stance. “I dare because I am the rightful ruler of all Equestria the future King Prince Blueblood!” With the stomp of his hoof the dead changelings rushed towards me preparing to kill. “Before you die I’ll just like to say you’ll make a great attachment to this army.” He started to laugh. As I awaited for the attack a single hammer came rushing from the side smashing away three of the dead changelings. I then heard a familiar sound. “Chirp!”