The Life of a Wanted Changeling (Comment Driven Story)

by Down with Chrysalis


(FIXED) Episode 45: ...Well You Won't Get One.

Bugze pauses, seeing the filly, before looking back and forth between her and the mane six,

You pause in absolute shock. You look at the downed ponies and then you look at the dark unicorn filly (who adorably has The Inventory warped around her body). You continue to look back and forth between them, confused at what to think. The voice in your head screams,

No you fool! It's obviously just an illusion conjured up by the purple one in a pathetic attempt to save their own worthless lives! FINISH THEM!!!

However, you doubt that's true for three reasons.

1. Twilight never saw Nightshade before.

2. Twilight's horn isn't glowing all magic-like, so she isn't casting any spells.

3. Twilight is unconscious (you did just blast her point-blank with a charged-up rage-fueled stun spell to the face after all...)

But, finally the realization hits you.

It's her... She's alive... Nightshade's really alive!

You smile in happiness and tears of joy start to stream down your face.

The magic dissapates and you think you can hear a tiny hiss of disappointment. You look down at Nightshade to meet her gaze, her eyes filled with anger, anxiousness, and exasperation, but not a single trace of fear. You gently float back down to the ground and stare at Nightshade. Not another second goes by before you wrap her up in a huge hug, not letting go. Nightshade looks at you and whispers to you in a worried tone.
"You...were a monster..." she murmurs. Your gaze softens and you can feel tears well up as the filly returns your tight, protective hug.
"I miss my daddy"
And suddenly there's an explosion in your heart. All traces of fear, doubt, anger, and confusion are blasted away from your soul and replaced with nothing but joy and...
"!" Your eyes widen and you clench your chest as a painful yet pleasant sensation settles in your heart.
Love.

See your daughter. The ball of raging death begins to disappear and you swear you hear a tiny hiss of failure. You decide to look into the whole 'evil voice in my head later', because right now all you want to do is see your daughter. You begin to descend to the ground and your glowing orange eyes begin to disappear as well. When you look into Nightshade's gaze, you see that her eyes are filled with anger (you flinched at how much anger such a young filly like her has), anxiousness, worry, and exasperation, but what surprises you is that she doesn't have a single trace of fear in her eyes.

She's not scared of me! You think in shock, But... I must look like a monster to her...to all of them. You think in sadness as you look at the downed ponies, their looks of terror being etched into your mind.

You sigh in shame as you finally reach the ground, your midnight colored smoke (which, for some reason, you want to call it the "Nightmare Cloak") disappears and your back to your old buggy self. Though somehow your hood manage to stay on the entire time you went loco.

Right before she can react, you scoop her into the largest hug thought possible, whispering about how upset you were into her ear.

But, not a second goes by before you scoop Nightshade into the largest hug thought possible and you begin to rapidly say to her stuff like,

"Are you okay" and "Where have you been?"

Nightshade looks at you and whispers in a worried tone,

"You... were a monster..." Your gaze softens and you begin to frown in shame as you can feel more tears well up, but the filly returns your tight, protective hug.

"I miss my daddy."

Suddenly there's an explosion in your heart. All traces of fear, doubt, anger, and confusion are blasted away from your soul and replaced with nothing but joy and...

"!"

Your eyes widen and you clutch your chest as a painful yet pleasant sensation settles in your heart. Nightshade looks at you worried and asks,

"Are you okay daddy?"

Your chest starts to hurt more when Nightshade ask you that. It is then you realize what is causing you pain...

Love.

Is this what it feels to be loved? I mean, sure, changelings get love by tricking ponies into thinking that we're their loved ones, but is this how it feels to be loved without trickery?You think to yourself in confusion. After the sensation passes, you look at Nightshade and ask a question that has been bugging (pun intended) you for awhile, and that is...

"Ni- Nightshade? Y- you're alive? How? I saw you get crushed."

"Ni- Nightshade? Y- you're alive? How? I saw you get crushed."

Nightshade suddenly looks really nervous and she says,

"Wellyouseedaddytherewasthisicecreamshopjustalittleawayfromthestage. Ithadaboardoutsidethatread 'All You Can Eat Ice Cream for 9 Bits!' andIwashungrysoIthought 'Hey why not.' SoItookmybedTheInventoryandwenttotheicecreamshop (don'tworryDaddyIhidmywingsandarmorusingmybed). Istayedthereeatingseveraltubsoficecream (andtheyactuallydidletmeeatallIwant! UnlikethatOliveGrottowhichbtwwastoosaltyanyway) untilIheardthisscarynoisecomingfromoutside. IwouldhavedonesomethingbutIsuddenlygotmassivebrainfreezefromalltheicecream. Andwell... you know what happened after that. OhandIusedupthelastofourbits..." She says with a sheepish grin. (*)

You look at her in shock. You only caught 'All You Can Eat Ice Cream for 9 Bits!', but that was enough for you to piece together what happened and you think,

I don't know if I should be surprised that she went off on her own without telling me or at the fact that her huge appetite saved her.

You just sigh and hug Nightshade again. You close your eyes and think,

This moment is perfect. Nothing can ruin th-

INCOMING URSA MAJOR!!! (Probably NOT happy at the fact that you beat up her baby)

*ROAR!!!*

Your eyes widen in shock and you look in front of you and you see...

A very, very not happy Ursa Major.

....

Buck you, Lady Luck..

What do you do?