“Ahhhhh!” I literally felt myself falling, flaring my hooves around I kept on screaming, looking to my side I saw Harak buzzing his wings next me, a blank look on his face. With a quick facehoof I start buzzing my wings as well, and within seconds my speed decreased and instead of falling I was floating in a single spot. Looking at Harak, he still had that stoic look on his face, not really caring what just happened. I looked around to see that Harak has teleported me to a very rocky terrain, absolutely no living things could be seen anywhere.
“This way.” He flew off into a direction, I followed closely behind. Over the years Harak would pop up every now and then helping me with various task. He would usually be around me when I had some questions that needed answers. He would tell me things about the changeling race and some secrets we hold to only our people. Nobody knows about Harak other than me, I haven’t told Twilight about him just yet, he told me it had to do with something about causing problems in the future or what not. Unfamiliar with my surroundings, I flew next to Harak keeping up with his pace.
“Harak? Where are we going?” He didn’t answer, he just kept on flying in the same direction we’ve been going in. Within a few minutes a small cave could be seen approaching off from the distant. Landing in front of the cave, Harak and I made our way inside the cave, inside all I was able to see was pitch black, until Harak lit his horn guiding our way. After some time I started a see a lighted room at the end of the cave. Finally reaching our destination, we approached a large stone wall with numerous symbols and writing. “What is this?” I asked. Using the glow from his horn he revealed the large wall as it was.
“This here is one of the most sacred artifacts of the royal blood.” Walking up to it he a took a quick bow before looking back me. “The words on this artifact are the same words used by your mother and father, as the future queen of the changelings it is your job to learn and understand these sacred words.” Harak lighted a few torches surrounding the artifact and the now lightened torches revealed paintings of some sort. I looked at the painting to that it was painting of changeling and the painting next to it was similar only the original changeling looked bigger. Reaching towards the end of the little picture movie the changeling has grown into a giant beast with two long pincer like hooks hanging out from it’s back, its shell looking bigger and his holed hooves having now grown talons. “The metamorphosis of the Swarm.” I looked back at Harak.
“The what?” Taking a spot next to me keeping his eyes on the artifact at all times.
“The metamorphosis of the Swarm is the royal families greatest strength, with this power the royal family protects and guides their swarm, their family, their children.”
“So are you telling me I can turn into this uh..meta...meta morphing thingy?”
“Yes, but you must first go through the trials to achieve this power.”
“Oh is that why you brought me here then? To take the trials?”
“No.” I looked at him giving him the ‘what am I here for then’ look. “I brought you here so you could learn and as for the trials you are not ready.”
“Not ready why wouldn’t I be? I am the soon to be queen of the changel...OW!” I was cut by Harak swatting at my head, I looked at him with disbelief. “You...you hit me?”
“And I’d do it again.”
“But if I’m the soon to be queen why did you hit me?” Taking a look at me Harak gave his blank stares once again.
“As I did for your mother when she was a child I will do to you.” This got me really confused.
“What do you mean as you did when my mom was my age.”
“I was the royal families guardian, caretaker or in another term I was your ‘foalsitter’”
“Wait wait wait wait.” I tried to think on what he just told. “So are you telling me you're like my nanny?” Keeping his stoic look he shrugged.
“In a way yes, I watch over guide and make sure you on the right path.”
“Soooo if I ask if you could get me a double strawberry cream sundae with sprinkles on top?” I looked up at him with a curious look, he returned with his typical stoic expression.
“No.” Looking back at the stone writing he looked back at me. “I believe it is time to go.”
“Wait wait I still have...” Before I could even finish Harak and I were teleported out of there. As soon as my sight began to clear I was back at the library, the sun started to set and I was pretty Twilight would worried si...
“CHIRP!” I froze in my tracks, I dared not to look behind me. “Young lady you have alot explaining to do.” Even without looking at her I could still sense a very terrifying aura coming behind me. Turning around slowly I tried to give her a very...very...VERY innocent smile.
“Oh I was just uhhhh just uhhhh.” I started to stutter ‘Horseshoes what am I going to do?.... uh..uh...think Chirp think!...Oh I got it!’ Looking over the plan in my head I smiled. My eyes started to tear up as I prepared myself for phase one of my plan. “He broke up with me!” I cried running up to Twilight, she had a confused look on her face.
“What?” I kept my face covered so she couldn’t see my face.
“The reason why I was gone was because ‘sniff’ because I was seeing someone.”
“Really...and what was this “someone’s” name?” I sucked in a deep breathe of air 'crap a name a name!...uh kettlecorn...no wait that sounds dumb..uh how about uhhh OH!’
“His name was ‘sniff’ Pirch.”
“Pirch huh.”
“Uh-huh.”
“Well I guess I’m going to have to cheer my little sweetheart up aren’t I.”
“You don’t ‘sniff’ have to.”
“Oh no, if my wittle sweetheart hurt and if your wittle heart is damaged it’s my job to fix it.” She started to walk away. “Spike!” The large purple drake popped his head of the balcony.
“Yeah?” Using her magic to form a small scroll she started to write.
“I need you to send a letter to the princess.”
“What...A letter why?” I asked sounding a bit nervous.
“Well I learned from reading one of self-help books that when a two ponies break up from a relationship, they should let out some steam or any other emotions they were holding up.” She finished writing the letter and wrapped it up, and tied a red around it to make sure it was sealed.
“But why send a letter to the princess?” Twilight looked at me with the same innocent I used just minutes ago.
“Well I asked her if she can let princess Luna know what your situation is and to double your training so you can let out some steam.” I looked at her with a pleading look. ‘As if training wasn’t as tiring as it is now.
“No no I uh...I don’t think I’ll be needing that really I’m fine.” Walking over to me and wrapping one of her hooves around me; she had a smile on her face, this wasn’t some ordinary smile oh no this was a smile of some kind of evil.
“Chirp you don’t have to hold your feelings inside, besides you can let all your emotions out while you reshelve the the library.”
“What!” I looked at her terrified, she released me from her grasp and started to make her way towards the library.
“Oh by the way.” She looked back me with a dead panned look. “You’re grounded for two weeks.”
“WHAT!” I looked at her bewilder on how she saw through my plan.
“Don’t you ‘what but me young lady, the first week is for running off somewhere without telling me and the second week is for lying to me.” she was about to enter library door, but stopped. “Oh by the way you really need to think of betters names.”