"Wait.... I have a better idea." Chrysalis said, snickering.
Eiken looked over at her confused. "What is it you want me to do my Queen?" He asked.
"Okay, here's the plan..." Chyrsalis started.
"Could we get two cupcakes please?" Thunderstorm asked sitting down on a stool.
"I'll get right on it, it's going to be two bits please." Mr. Cake nodded going into the back room.
Thunderstorm reached into his pocket and pulled out two bits, luckily Eiken didn't take it, that would've made every thing awkward.
"You actually have money on you, that's a shocker." Rainbow chuckled.
"Oh shut it, we were kids, it was hard to get money at that time." Thunderstorm laughed.
"Luckily my dad had a lot of money to spend." Rainbow pointed out.
"Touche." He stared.
She laughed from the stare, she leaned in giving him a peck on the lips as their cupcakes arrived.
"Here are your cupcakes." Mr. Cake said, putting it down in front of them.
"Thanks." Thunderstorm handed the two bits to Mr. Cake, and he wished them a goodnight.
"So what do you want to do after this?" Rainbow asked.
"I don't know, we're catching up right?" Thunderstorm asked.
"Yup, big time, might as well start now, how have you been when I left?" She asked.
"Well, you and Fluttershy moved to Ponyville, and well I guess I was disappointed losing my friends." He answered.
"Aw." Rainbow teased, kissing him slightly.
"Now." Chrysalis ordered.
"I can't wait to see his reaction." Eiken smirked, messing with a few buttons.
"Oh don't worry, it'll be priceless." She smirked, snickering to herself.
Thunderstorm kissed back, touched her cheek slightly. As he pulled back, he saw a changeling where he was kissing, he jumped back making a gasp, and fell off his chair hurting himself.
"Thunderstorm! Are you okay?" Rainbow asked.
Thunderstorm looked up at her, with confusing and fear in his eyes, he looked around Sugar Cube Corner, seeing it covered with walking bugs, he felt as if he was going insane.
Rainbow grabbed his shoulder worried. "Is everything alright?" She asked.
Thunderstorm looked over, scared out of his mind, the only word that came through his head was 'Run!' and that's what he was going to do.
Rainbow lost grip of him when he ran for the door, she looked at him confused, and a little heart broken. Thunderstorm tripped on the way out, making him get up as fast as he could and running in a direction.
Thunderstorm started running to the Library, but ran into one of those Changelings. He fell back scared, he got back up and ran the other direction.
He saw every door to all the houses open and he stood in the middle of the field, he saw them all walking towards him. He looked around confused and scared, he was surrounded, he had no where to go. He panted confused and tired from running, but he didn't give up yet.
Thunderstorm saw an opening, and ran through it, running towards a cottage while hundreds of Changelings were chasing him. He looked at the cottage, running to it, but it opening and a changeling walked out, he fell back again running.
Fluttershy looked confused at him, as he started running into the forest. "Wait! Don't go in there!" She whispered.
Thunderstorm kept running, getting off the path, and running into nothing.
Hours flew by, as Thunderstorm limped through the forest looking around. He heard howls of Timber wolves, and not friendly animals passing him, only looking like bugs to him.
Thunderstorm saw a weird looking house, he walked closer but his vision was failing him, he tripped falling to his knees. Then he fell completely on his chest with a thud and silence after that, his eyes shut as he fainted.
"Hey Fluttershy?" Rainbow walked into the cottage, looking around.
Fluttershy came down the stairs seeing her, then smiled. "Rainbow, what is it?" She asked in a soft tone.
"Did you see Thunderstorm any where?" Rainbow asked.
"He's back in town?" Fluttershy asked, then remembered something. "I think I did see him go into the Everfree Forest." Fluttershy recalled.
"What?!" Rainbow freaked out, then ran outside.
"Wait Rainbow, it's too dangerous, let me come with you." Fluttershy ran after her as they both entered the Everfree Forest.
Minutes later their still on the path looking around. "Keep looking he has to be in here." Rainbow said looking around.
"What happened exactly? Why did he run?" Fluttershy asked.
"I don't know why he ran, he looked at me falling back then after that he looked scared and confused, then he ran out the door." Rainbow explained.
"Oh..." Fluttershy rubbed the back of her head, looking around, usually she would get scared but she's been in here a million times so it barely phases her.
Visions zoomed passed him as a memory he never even had, all he saw was Changelings, he was confused and couldn't keep his head.
Thunderstorm screamed awake, sitting up with his heart beating faster, he looked down, his heart was beating...
Thunderstorm looked around, seeing a room full of potions and masks, a brew in the center of the room, confused of where he was.
Thunderstorm put his feet on the ground, his hands going directly to his eyes to wipe away. He slowly stood looking around at the potions, looking at the labels, he stayed looking at all of them. He heard the door open and he turned around fast, seeing a Zecora, this time it wasn't a Changeling.
"Who are you?" He asked.
"Zecora is the name, yours is not in mine." She said, in a question.
"My name?" He asked confused as she nodded slowly. "Thunderstorm." He stuttered.
"I kept you alive as long as I could, as I found you in the woods." She said.
Thunderstorm had to process what she said. "Well, I thank you for your hospitality but I really need to get going." He said walking to the door.
"One thing I want from you, yet you decided to go." Zecora turned to her brew, then made a gesture for him to come over.
"What do you want?" He asked, walking over to her.
"You're memories are nothing but goo, and there is evil inside you." She said, putting a finger on his chest.
"Are you saying, you can get rid of it?" He asked, Zecora nodded. "How?"
"You need to bring it out, in order to scout." She said, looking down at his chest.
"Alright, how do I bring him out?" He asked. "Wait, how did you know there was someone controlling me?" He asked.
"As I saw from the brew, the evil showed it inside you." She said, pouring a potion inside the the brew.
"What do I do?" Thunderstorm asked.
"Tell me a secret, only he knows." Zecora said, stirring the brew.
"He said something about, being a Changeling?" He said to her in a confused.
Zecora paused, stopping her mixing, she pulled the spoon out and set it aside. "The attack on Canterlot, was by them." She said, looking through her potions.
"You mean during the wedding?" He asked, recalling the memory.
"Yes, seems they have come back for revenge." She said, grabbing one of the potions.
"But why me?" He asked her, wanting to know.
"Friends with Rainbow I presume, it's the only way they can invade." She said pouring that potion in the brew.
"What does Rainbow have to do with anything?" He asked confused.
"Element of Harmony, power of Friendship." She chanted.
"Element of Harmony?" Thunderstorm didn't know what that was, which made him more confused. "I feel like I was living under a rock." He said.
"Luna's banishment, were used by the six." Zecora said.
"You mean the fairy tales I was read to when I was young?" He asked.
Zecora nodded, pouring more potions in the brew, continuing to mix.
"Does that mean..." Thunderstorm choked, feeling pain his chest.
Zecora saw what was happening and mixed it faster, taking a batch and went over while Thunderstorm fell to the floor.
Zecora poured the potion in his mouth. "Swallow it." She said.
Thunderstorm nodded and swallowed it. "To heal it for good is a kiss from your true love." She chanted. "No expiration." She whispered standing up and walking out of the house.
Thunderstorm turned his body and shook out of control, then lost control again.
A chuckle came from him. "What did I tell you about telling secrets?" Eiken asked smirking.
Thunderstorm stayed silent, not wanting to answer him.
"Fine then, did you like that surprise? Oh your face was priceless." Eiken chuckled. "Well, shall we?" He walked over to the door and opened it coming out of it.
"Thunderstorm!" Someone shouted. Eiken turned to see Rainbow Dash. "Celestia... don't scare me like that." She grabbed his cheeks and pulled him into a kiss.
Thunderstorm waited for him to be released, but nothing happened, she pulled back and hugged him softly. 'She isn't...' Thunderstorm thought.
Eiken played along, pretending to be Thunderstorm. "I'm sorry, I just had a weird experience, but it's over now, I'm okay." He smiled forcefully.
"Have you found it yet?" Pinkie asked Twilight who was still searching through the book.
"No I haven't Pinkie, the only people that act like that are Changelings, Pinkie, Thunderstorm is trapped, do you remember Rainbow telling us stories about him." Twilight recalled.
Pinkie nodded. "How she loved him, yeah, I know that..." She sighed sadly, knowing she was developing feelings.
Twilight looked over, batting an eye. "Are you okay Pinkie? You are usually... you know... You." She said.
"It's nothing, I'm just worried you know." Pinkie sighed.
"Okay..." Twilight gave one last look and looked down at the book.
Spike walked in with a few scrolls, and sighed closing the door. "Hey Twilight..." Spike sighed.
"Hey Spike, I need you to send a letter to Princess Celestia, it's really important." Twilight said, taking one scroll from the pile he was carrying and started writing on it.
"I'm on it." Spike said, standing next to her as she wrote.
As Twilight finished writing, she gave the letter to Spike and he went over to the window and blew fire into it, sending it.
"Now..." Twilight sighed, sitting down finally, relaxing. "We wait..."
Pinkie sat down next to Twilight, waiting for a letter approval.
A few minutes pass by and a letter comes in dropping, Twilight got up fast and picked it up, opening it quickly and reading it.
As she finished reading she closed the scroll. "I knew it!" Twilight shouted.
"Read it out loud Twilight." Spike said.
"Okay okay..." Twilight then began to read aloud.
My Faithful Student,
To answer your question, yes the person you are describing is in fact a version of a Changeling, from recent discoveries, Changelings gained the power to control civilians to make them do stuff they don't want to do. Thank you for giving me this information, I'll be there shortly.
Princess Celestia
"So... the guy that was rude to us was a Changeling?" Spike asked.
"Yes Spike, I bet he didn't mean it at all." She said smiling.
"Do we wait for Princess Celestia?" Pinkie asked.
"Yes, we do, she might know what's happening..." Twilight sighed.
"Shall we prepare my Queen?" Eiken asked.
"Yes, prepare for the invasion, we finally got Celestia in our grasp. Let's go take what's ours." Chrysalis laughed evilly.
"Let me just let this guy go, and we will be on our way." Eiken smirked, hitting a button on the machine.
Thunderstorm gained ability of himself and stopped, looking around.
"Thunderstorm is there something wrong?" Rainbow asked.
Thunderstorm looked forward. "Something bad's going to happen." He whispered. "Come on, let's get back to Ponyville." He said, starting to run while Rainbow and Fluttershy followed.