The sun was beginning to rise. Light leaked through the curtains of the living room window as Malicid squirmed in his bed. His mother entered the living room and smiled sweetly. She crossed the grey carpet over to the small air mattress where her son slept. Today would be Malicid's welcome day and she wanted to make sure he was ready. It was already nine o'clock am. She let out a sigh.
"Malicid, deary, time to get up." She purred, still grinning.
Malicid squirmed a little and soon he sat up in his bed. He rubbed his eyes and yawned loudly. He had been here for a day. During that time, he got some of his room ready, but it was too messy. He still had stuff on his bed he needed to sort and he was so tired he collapsed on his air mattress. He stretched his hooves up.
"Good morning mom." He yawned, rubbing his eyes again.
"Good morning Malicid." She said sweetly.
"Today is Pinkie Pie's party right?" He squeaked, hoping he was right.
His mother laughed softly, "Yes it is Malicid."
Malicid's expression brightened up fast and soon he was filled with energy. He was excited for the party. He hoped he would see Applebloom. He only knew two nice ponies, Pinkie Pie and Applebloom, but he unfortunately didn't know them too well.
"Yes! I can't wait!" Malicid squealed.
He jumped to his hooves and hurried to the kitchen. He sat down at the table and looked over to see his father cooking breakfast. His father turned and smiled.
"Good morning son." He chuckled, happy to see the energy in Malicid's eyes.
"Good morning dad!" Malicid shouted.
His mother came in and put her hoof to her mouth to say please be quiet.
"Oops, sorry." Malicid laughed softly afterwards.
His mother and father also laughed. After a few minutes, his father came over with pancakes. However there were black dots on it. Yet Malicid clapped and smiled widely.
"Pancakes with flies in them! Your the best." Malicid cheered, giving his father a hug.
Malicid ate his breakfast fast. He couldn't help it, and his mother and father laughed very once and a while. However afterwards, there was nothing to do. Malicid soon found himself staring at the clock. He slouched, slowly falling as he waited. It was as though the clock was putting him into a trance. His mother soon walked in and was surprised.
"Malicid, looking at the clock doesn't make it go faster. Why don't you go meet some other foals? That would be fun." His mother coaxed.
Malicid turned and saw his mother smiling behind him. He smiled and nodded. He only hoped that he didn't see Diamond Tiara and her silver friend. They were just so mean. Soon he galloped out the door and looked down the cobblestone path. He looked around at the high trees and smiled. Malicid didn't even notice he forgot to say good-bye. He was excited to go and see the ponyfolk in town.
He ran down the path towards Ponyville, a grin upon his face. He for there soon and kept looking at the clocks in town. He wanted it to be noon so he could head to the party. Malicid knew he was being eager, but couldn't help it. He sat at the fountain and waited. He was looking at his hooves when he heard steps. He looked up and saw a familiar face, but there were two more. There in the center was Applebloom and her friends from the day they passed.
"Hey Malicid." Applebloom greeted, a grin on her face.
"Hi Applebloom." Malicid said in a cheerful way, "Who are your friends?" Malicid asked curiously.
"Oh. Well this is Scootaloo and Sweetie Belle." Applebloom answered.
Scootaloo and Sweetie Belle waved, both smiling. By the looks of it they all didn't have their cutie marks. However that was something Malicid didn't understand.
"So when did you get here?" Scootaloo asked.
"I came on Friday." Malicid answered.
"Maybe you can help us! We want to earn our cutie marks. Have any ideas?" Sweetie Bella squealed.
"Sorry, I don't have any ideas." Malicid admitted. "Us Changelings don't have cutie marks, so I don't know anything about them."
"Its okay Malicid," Applebloom soothed, "We can't blame ya."
"Yeah, besides, you are new around here." Scootaloo added.
"Hey, its almost noon. Want to head to Sugar Cube Corner now?" Sweetie Belle asked.
"Yeah. I can't stand waiting!" Malicid answered cheerfully.
"Come on then." Sweetie Belle cheered.
Together they all began to walk down the path.
"Hey Malicid! Race ya!" Scootaloo called, running ahead.
"Hey no fair!" Malicid giggled and ran after her.
They ran down the street, dodging carts and other ponies. Scootaloo stayed ahead, far ahead. They got there faster then the others.
"I win." Scootaloo giggled.
"You cheated. I call re-match!" Malicid giggled.
"So I can beat you again." Scootaloo joked.
They both laughed, and waited for the others. Applebloom and Sweetie Belle came, they were walking. They smiled when they caught up.
"Lets go in!" Applebloom declared.
Together they entered the room and in seconds were greeted by Pinkie Pie. She smiled as usual. She blew a noise maker loudly and took it out for a few seconds.
"Hey the guest of honor is here!" She called.
All the ponies in the room turned and waved at him. However it seemed strange. They gave him strange looks, but he ignored them and walked to a table with his friends. They all sat down at the table and munched on cupcakes.
"So Malicid, why did you move here?" Scootaloo asked curiously.
"Well my mom and dad wanted me to learn things, but in the hive, we only learn survival. Here I can learn other things." Malicid explained.
"That's interesting." A calm steady voice said.
Malicid lifted his head and turned to see a lavender alicorn. She was smiling and seemed nice. Applebloom leaned over the table.
"That is Twilight Sparkle. She is a princess, but she didn't want to leave Ponyville." She whispered.
"Yes that is who I am. So you are Malicid. It is a pleasure to meet you." She said cheerfully before she trotted back towards her friends.
Malicid felt fear in his heart, he had heard of her, but differently. From the other Changelings he heard that she was mean and had defeated them. Yet he had a feeling it was different now. he felt as though he had betrayed his own kind. He talked with his friends until the party was over. He walked down the cobblestone streets, alone.
So that is Twilight Sparkle. I don't know if I should be afraid or not. She killed our kind, but I am not sure who started it. I would rather not think about. School starts tomorrow. He thought.
He dreaded going to school. He had already seen some of his new school mates, but not all. He wondered, what would they think of him.