"YOU ARE A PATHETIC EXCUSE FOR A CHANGELING!" the voice yelled. A young colt cowered in fear at the loud voice. 'DON'T GIVE ME THAT PETY FEAR ACT. I HATE THE LOOK OF PONIES. CHANGE FORM BEFORE I SEND YOU TO THE DEPTHS OF TARTARUS!!!" It screamed.
The young colt did as told, changing form, his skin turning leathery and black, his wings changing to bug-like wings, a horn with missing spaces appearing on his head, his eyes changed from brown to blue bug eyes. His mane and tail disappeared, replaced with short, webbed-like mane and tail. Fangs replaced his flat teeth. "BETTER." the voice echoed through the chamber, making the changeling's ears rattle. "Would you like me to bring you the prisoner..." the changeling asked in a hissing voice. "YES. IF HE HAS NOT AWOKEN, WAKE HIM UP." the voice commanded.
The changeling did as told, running into the darkness, only to appear a few minutes later with a colt, gaged and tied in ropes, floating in his magical aura. The changeling dropped the colt on his hind-quarters, causing him to make muffled sounds. "Shut up." the changeling told the colt. "REMOVE THE GAG FROM HIS MUZZLE." the voice yelled. The changeling followed instructions, removing the gag from the colts mouth.
As soon as the colt's mouth was uncovered, he tok his chance and spit into the changeling's eye, causing it to hiss in anger. "Why you little..." the changeling growled. "ENOUGH." the voice yelled. "Sorry master..." the changeling said, his ears splayed back on his head. The colt rolled his eyes. "Who are you?" he asked. The voice laughed. "WHO AM I?" he asked sarcastically. "I AM THE EMPEROR OF DARKNESS. THE KING OF EVIL. YOUR. WORST. NIGHTMARE." the voice cackled with devilish delight. The colt sneered and rolled his eyes again. "Whatever." he replied. "Sky won't let you get away with this." he said. "SKY? THAT INCOMPETENT FOOL DOESN'T KNOW ANYTHING! HE DOESN'T EVEN KNOW THAT YOU'VE BEEN REPLACED." the voice yelled.
As it got louder, the changeling flipped a switch, and more light flooded into the room. Sitting in the wooden chair, tied up in thick ropes, was Husky. "I swear to Celestia I'll get you for this!" he yelled, trying to use his magic to loosen the ropes. The voice cackled. "DON'T BOTHER. YOUR MAGIC IS SEDUCED BY THE SHOT MY ASSISTANT GAVE YOU WHILE YOU WERE KNOCKED OUT. THAT WILL STOP YOUR MAGIC FOR THREE DAYS ON ONE DOSE." it yelled. Husky cursed to himself, being so stupid. This had been all his fault. He was too trusting of people and ponies. Husky thought back to the day it happened.
He and Jason were sneaking around town, looking for the other groups. They had been trying to hide in the shadows, like ninjas. Out of nowhere, an egg had fallen to the ground, and it was making a loud beeping sound. Jason and him walked over to it and it exploded in a cloud of yellow smoke and dust.
He couldn't see anything, but he felt something go over hi muzzle. He got dizzy really quickly, then everything went black. When he woke up, Husky was in a dark cave with a gag over his mouth, and he was tied to an old wooden chair. His arm ached, now he knew it was from the shot, and he had no idea where he was. A changeling had come in and pinked him up in it's magic, and took him into a larger cave room. Husky shook his head, bringing himself back to what was going on.
The voice laughed again. "GO MY CHANGELING. BACK TO PONYVILLE AND GATHER INFORMATION ON THE SON OF HEROBRINE. BRING YOUR KIN AS WELL." it boomed. "What do you want with Sky!?" Husky yelled. The changeling laughed, changing form. Husky stared at the colt in horror. He had morphed into a perfect copy of Husky. "Sicko." Husky remarked. The changeling hissed then ran into the darkness. Husky sighed. "Be Careful Sky." he whispered.
Back in Ponyville, Sky and the gang were enjoying a meal at BurgerColt. "This..is really..good." Ty said between bites. Sky nodded in agreement and shoved some fries in his mouth. Jason swallowed his food and looked around. "Hey...had anypony seen Husky or Jordan lately?" he asked. The colts shook their heads. "We thought they were with you." Sky said, licking his hooves. "Well, we were on our way here, but Husky said he forgot something at the house and ran back there. And Jordan said he wanted to see PON-3 again. They've been gone for a long time now though." Jason told them. Sky and Ty started to get uneasy.
They exchanged nervous glances and Sky started to get antsy. The rest of the group seemed to notice, and stopped eating their meal. "What are you two hiding?" Bajan asked, taking a sip of his drink. Sky started to sweat. He couldn't lie to his friends, besides, he sucked at lying. Ty coughed and pounded his chest with his hoof. "Ahem. Nothing. We um...we're just worried about them, that's all." Ty plastered on a fake smile. A few colts rolled their eyes and went back to eating, but some weren't convinced. "Really. Worried about them. That's all?" Bajan asked mockingly. Ty nodded, his fake smile still on his face.
Jason stood up. Fluffy and Bajan followed. "Don't make me do this." he said, cupping his hooves around his muzzle. "You. Wouldn't." Ty whispered. Jason smiled. "AHEM. EVERYPONY MAY I HAVE YOUR ATTENTION?" Jason yelled. "THIS PONY RIGHT HERE LOVES-" Ty acted quick and jumped on Jason, shoving his hoof into his mouth. "Shut up!" he said, standing up. Jason snickered. "Then tell us what's going on." he replied. Sky stood up and guided the trio behind him, leaving the rest of the group to finish their meal. Sky sighed as they walked. "We'll tell you, but you have to follow me first." Sky said, as he continued to walk. The colts nodded and walked in silence, the only sounds coming from the clicking of their hooves on the road.
Soon the group came to the park, where Sky stopped and sat on a stone bench. "Gather around my little colts." He said, getting chuckles from the group. "Actually, we need to go to a more secure place." Sky said, standing up. Ty gasped and ran over to Sky. "The place?" Ty asked half-heartedly. Sky nodded and walked over to the spiral fruit bush. He pushed over the stone and scrambled into the hole. The colts followed behind, Ty coming in last. Ty covered the hole and picked up a lantern off the ground. He lit it with his magic, and set it on the small table. Sky cleared his throat and told the group what had happened.
After almost an hour of story-telling, the colts sat on their haunches, thinking. "So, you guys think that one of our friends is actually evil?" Fluffy asked. Bajan and Jason looked at Ty. "Not me! Enderlox is gone. I'm completely scott-free." he said, shaking his head. "That's why we freaked out about Husky and Jordan. We have no clue who could be evil or not." Sky replied. The colts nodded, each still thinking.
Suddenly, a blood-curdling scream filled the air. "Come on! We better go check this out!" Sky said, grabbing a dagger off the table and crawling through the hole. Once outside, Sky couldn't believe his eyes. The clouds in the air were gray. Lightning cracked and ponies were running rampant through the town, looks of terror in their faces.
Sky ran towards the ponies, looking for answers. "What's wrong?!" he asked as he stopped a young tan mare with curly pink and purple mane and tail. "Ch-Ch-Ch-CHANGELINGS!!!!!!!!" she screamed, running away from Sky. Sky rubbed his ear, it ringing from the mare's scream. He gripped his dagger in his mouth, looking around for the disgusting bug-ponies.
He was accompanied by Ty and Bajan, as well as Jordan and Fluffy. Sky took a deep breath. "Ok. Jordan and Fluffy, go make sure everypony's alright on the east side of town. Ty and Bajan, go check the west. I'll make sure there's no casualties downtown." Sky commanded, running towards town hall. The colts looked at each other, grinning. "Ok Sky..." Ty said with a grin. The colts smiled an devilish grin, showing their fangs.
At the trunk of an apple tree nearby, the real colts stared at the scene in horror. They struggled against the ropes, but with no luck. Ty finally managed to get his gag off, but Sky was gone. "This is bad guys. REALLY bad." he said. The colts nodded in agreement.
To Be Continued...