//------------------------------// // Episode 29: Finding A Way To Contact Cadance...Hopefully. // Story: The Life of a Wanted Changeling (Comment Driven Story) // by Down with Chrysalis //------------------------------// As you begin to think of ways to contact Cadance, you notice Zecora coming back to the hut. You look down at the symbol on your chest, and you begin to panic that Zecora might see it. Sure it's barely noticeable, but you have a feeling that Zecora might see it somehow. Or even worse it could start to glow again and she would defiantly notice that! As you begin to look around for something to cover your chest, it hits you. No literally it hits you! You look at the object to find out it is a coat of some kind. It's almost completely black except for a huge zipper on the front of it. It also has this hood on it that looks like it can cover your whole. It looks like this -> You notice a note on the top of the coat and its the same hoove writing as the note you read when you got The Inventory! You quickly begin to read it. It says this... Dear....Bugze?, Really my buggy friend...Bugze. Sigh...oh well your choice in names. Anyway, this coat should help with your little "symbol" problem. This coat is enchanted you see. Whoever wears this cannot be detected by any kind of detection magic. The hood also conceals your face completely. Even if a pony looks right at your head, they would see nothing but pure darkness. Oh, I think you zebra friend is coming. Good luck! From, A Friend You can't help but whisper "Who are you?" You notice that Zecora is coming closer to the door, so you quickly put on the coat. Somehow it fits you perfectly. Zecora then comes into her hut and sees you wearing the coat, and she asks you in rhyme where it came from. You quickly tell her that you got it out of The Inventory and that you've had it for awhile now. You don't like to lie, especially to your friends, but you don't know if you can trust this "friend" or not so its probably best that Zecora doesn't know where you got it from. Zecora then looks surprised and she says... Zecora comes back and comments on how quickly you're healing: "I am surprised that you're barely sickly" "For nopony has ever healed so quickly." "I'm surprised that you're barely sickly, for nopony has ever healed so quickly." You can't help but agree with her. She's right. I mean I've been squished, pummeled, stabbed by needles *shiver*, attacked by apples (both pony and the actual thing), and even smashed by a dragon. How is it even possible that I'm still breathing. You think to yourself in confusion. You realize that Zecora is still waiting for a response, so you quickly stutter out "I gu..guess changelings have a higher healing factors then ponies and zebras." Another lie to add to the list of "sins I've done as a good guy" great, just great. Suddenly you remember that you need to contact Cadance. You then remember something that happened at the wedding that might be able to help you. And that is.... You remember that purple unicorn, Twilight, was suspicious of your queen when she posed as Cadance. Maybe she knows Cadance really well? Since she's a unicorn, she might also know more about the Inventory and how your daughter came to be. To top that off, she saw you risk your life against Smaug, so she won't hate you on sight. Right? How you remember that the purple unicorn, Twilight, was suspicious of your ex-queen when she posed as Cadance. Maybe she knows Cadance really well? Since she's a unicorn, she might also know more about the Inventory and how your daughter came to be. To top that off, she saw you risk your life against Smaug, so she won't hate you on sight. Right? Hopefully your right about the whole "she won't hate you' thing. You quickly tell Zecora what your plan is. You also embarrassedly ask her, after you ran out the door, if she knows where Twilight lives. She laughs at your little display and tells you in rhyme that she lives in the Ponyville library. You quickly thank her and you begin to gallop down the path outside her house, where you hope leads to town. 11 MINUTES LATER Halfway to town you realized that you haven't checked The Inventory in awhile. So you decide to take a break on the edge of the forest to check it. Here's whats in The Inventory.... "Royal Canterlot Voice For Dummies" "How to be A Gentle Colt 101" All Six Sherclop Holmes Novels and all fifty-six short stories "Stun Spells and You" Brown pouch with nine Bits in it "Kung-Fu For Dummies" One little filly who thinks shes your daughter You also notice that it looks like on heck of a storm is gonna happen. Considering how all the clouds are a grey as your pegasus (you really need to learn her name) friends body, your pretty sure that it will definitely going to rain. You decide to put your hood up, and you look into a puddle near you and see that...YOU DON'T HAVE A FACE! You would have panic if it weren't for the fact that you remembered what the note said. Oh yeah...this coat is enchanted. No one can see my face when I have this hood up. You think to yourself with joy. You think this is great cause not only can you test to see if Applejacks sense thing works on you now, and you don't need to transform either. Your happy mood ends when it begins to pour down on you. You grumble in anger about how lady luck is always against you, before you continue towards the library. 23 MINUTES LATER You finally got to the library, sadly you are now soaking wet. You can barely move because of how damp the coat is, but you don't want to risk taking it off and anyling seeing you. You walk over to the door of the library and see that it's called Golden Oaks. You can't help but find it ironic that a library is built inside the tree. You have a deep breath and you slowly open the door. But suddenly the door fly's open, causing a loud *smash* sound to happen. Lighting also flashes behind you, causing your shadow to be cast over three mares. They appear to be sitting in a circle and when they see you...they begin to scream. ..... ...... ...... What do you do?