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// A suprising turn 
// Story: Apart from the rest. 
// by RustyKat 
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Xeon did not know why he got an odd stare from Celestia, but he did not like it. The meeting was soon over, and again as Celestia went by, she gave Xeon another odd stare, but said nothing as she went into her castle to prepare.

"Hey Greythorn..." Began Xeon with a curious note. "Why does Celestia give her 'fluffier' guards an odd stare?"

"Well.... Royal guards are supposed to be well in shape....." Said Bastion.

"I am in shape. Round is a shape!" Said Greythorn.

Xeon couldn't help but laugh at Greythorn's stupidity. 

"Hey! It is!" He said, ears flattened.

It was then that Xeon started to feel a bit sick to his stomach, and he flattened his ears.I can't get sick on the force... I just can't.

"Hey, are you okay?" Asked Bastion curiously.

"I'm not sure... I think I might be getting sick or something. I just don't feel right."

"It's a bit late to ask Celestia to go home... we have a serious situation on our hooves. It's probably the stress Xeon. Stress gets to us all."

"Yeah.... must be the stress." He said uneasily. I can't imagine what else it could be.... I never felt like this before.

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Chrysalis gathered her changelings as they sat on a cliff -face overlooking the vulnerable city. The eager soldiers behind her buzzed their wings excitedly, and some gave anxious clicks in the changeling tongue. Chrysalis sat for a second silent, before she gave the signal with a buzz of her wings. "We feed today... victory is within our hooves!!"
The air was filled with the buzzing of hundreds of changelings as they eagerly sped toward the city.

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"If it's a problem, you could just visit a doctor. See if you're really sick. If you are, then Celestia may give you a break to recover." Said Turtle.

"Yeah... I may do that. Thanks Turtle." said Xeon.

One of the guards silently agreed. she was an orange mare, with a blond mane. She had crystal blue eyes and a bittersweet attitude as she sat in her armor. "I agree with Turtle. If you're sick, that won't help any pony."

"Thanks Daffodil.... I think I might actually get looked at."

"I'll cover for you if you come back with the update." Offered Bastion. 

"Many thanks Bastion." He said, and then began to walk to the Canterlot hospital. 

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The first changeling came into the town undisguised, followed by another.

"It begins!" shouted Greythorn, as he dodged the blows from one changeling clumsily.
In what seemed seconds later, the whole town was invaded by changelings. Arrow locked swords with another commander changeling, who clicked angrily. The sound of the two swords clashing with their steel-ish clangs, equally matched rang in the warm air. A changeling lunged at Daffodil, but the mare met the charge halfway, before she grabbed the changeling, and crashed him into another. The two changelings gave surprised clicks and buzzes as more changelings came to help them. It was a full-on war that had started, and only one side would come out on top.
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Xeon came into the lobby of the Canterlot hospital, and walked up to the receptionist table, where Snowheart sat.
"Hi sweetie." Greeted Snowheart warmly. "how can I help you?

"I think I'm getting sick. Could I get a checkup?"

"Certainty sweetie." Replied Snowheart, as she left to fetch a doctor. A few minutes later, Dr. Stable walked in with the nurse. Dr. Stable was the head doctor of the hospital. He wore a pair of thick glasses, and a benign expression.

"Okay... come with me." He led Xeon to an exam room. "What seems to be the problem?"

Xeon sat down awkwardly. "I've been feeling weird lately... and sick to my stomach. I don't want to be sick at work."

"Hmm..." Said Stable, as he checked Xeon's vitals. "You wouldn't mind if we run a test?"

"Not at all." Replied Xeon calmly. He watched as Stable carefully drew a blood sample, and sent it off for results. A few minutes later, it came back, and stable read over the report silently.

"what does it say?" Asked Xeon nervously.

Stable adjusted his glasses as he read the result. "It says you're pregnant."