The moment Speedy caught his breathe and was able to stand without falling, we started to make our way towards the castle. The bridge squeaked and creaked until we reached the other side, as we walked inside the only sound we heard was the sound of our hooves tapping on the ground. We kept quiet none of us making a word, until we heard whispering and laughing, Speedy suddenly tripped over a bucket and make a huge crash. The noises and stopped and I turned to see Metal Feather picking up Speedy, I turned back to see shadows walking towards us. Metal Feather puffed out his chest and Speedy got up brushing himself off, we all then saw a Changeling, she was tall almost as tall as her Queen. Her mane and tail was a dark orange and it was wrapped in a ponytail, her horn was like a lighting bolt that bent backwards, her eyes were different shades of orange and she wore huge body armor , she must be the captain. Her eyes her fixed on me she looked like she was about to attack me but, the complete opposite, she bowed to me. I stood staring and when she brought her head back up to see me her eyes were kind but she still showed strength.
"Lieutenant Field, " she spoke "It's an honor to meet you, we were about to think you wouldn't show up. I am a Captain Meta."
"it's a pleasure to meet you , but I was expecting more than just one." I responded
Her eyes looked to the side she then turned her head "there is more, come on out"
All of us looked behind Captain Meta and saw a little changeling filly with a curly light blue mane running out and behind the Captain's foreleg, following what was look to be an older brother of the filly, he was still a young colt though. "This is Evala and Alteris, after our Queen came back to hive after the wedding, she was angered and took out her anger on the changelings. They lost their mother and they have no where else to go."
I stared at the little changelings with sadness in my eyes but, as I looked up to speak to Captain Meta I saw her. She was changeling mare, her eyes were like, two blue crystals and her mane was as white as snow. She looked up towards me and part of her hair covered her right eye, she smiled lightly and we both began to blush.
"This is my half-sister, Silkana" Captain Meta said
After the four were introduced Evala started to play around with Metal Feather's tail, he leaned his head down and looked upside down as the changeling she giggled and laughed hiding behind the stallion's leg. He looked around his body and blew air into the filly's ear and she screamed in laughter running around Metal's body playing hide n seek with his body. I smiled at the two and I heard a soft laugh next to me, I turned quickly and saw Silkana, I blushed harder as she spoke and it felt as if music was hitting my ears.
"This is the first time Evala has laughed ever since her mother passed away, her brother on the other hoof, " she spoke then turned to look at Alteris with Speedy talking to him. "Alteris hasn't spoken since their mother's death, your friends might be what our small rebel family needed." she turned and made a smile
"I'm Cream Field, the stallion is Metal Feather and over there is my brother Speedy," I responded after her, clearing my throat lightly
Captain Meta sighed "well we should be heading back to your Kingdom, I must meet the Princess and the your Captain."
I nodded, "lets go."
We all exited the Canterlot castle and walked over the bridge to the carriage that the three of us arrived in, I stood waiting to be hooked up but Silkana was hooked up by Captain Meta. I stared she then looked at me and smiled as Metal Feather started to hook me up to the carriage.
"I'm stronger than I may appear" Silkana grinned
The rest got into the carriage and he started to take off into the sky, and Silkana put more weight into the carriage until we shared the same amount of strength into pulling the carriage. I had a permanent smile on my face then I started to think to myself which made my smile vanished.
"She's a changeling, I am a pegasus pony. Their kind tried to take over Canterlot and almost take the love away from Equestria, but there's something about these four. They don't feel like a threat and I wasn't casted under Silkana's love spell, Speedy seems to take a liking to Captain Meta and Alteris, also Metal Feather would be a great step-father to Evala. Maybe just maybe, these changeling aren't like the rest, maybe they just want to be treated the same as us pony kind."
After my blanking out I came back to see we were at the Crystal Kingdom boarders, upon arrival the sun was rising in the distance and my Princess and Captain with some crystal guards standing beside them, outside. We flew down and stopped the carriage as Princess Cadence opened her wings and started to walk towards us with Shining Armor close behind. As Silkana was unhooked, her and the other three stood in-front of the Princess and bowed in respect. I looked at Shining Armor and didn't a strong salute as did Speedy and Metal Feather, I then looked over and saw the Princess bowing which I was really surprised. Captain Meta leaned up after the Princess did and looked towards my Captain.
"Captain Shining Armor," she saluted "It's a pleasure meeting you, I am Captain Meta, the captain of the Hive guards. This is Silkana, Alteris, and Evala"
"Wow, only the four of you?" Princess Cadence responded in confusion
"We were the only ones to make out with out being captured and imprisoned for going AWOL, luckily Silkana was here to cast spells to trick the others into thinking we went through another opening in the Hive," Captain Meta spoke.
The Princess was about to speak until we all heard a scream/laugh every pony turned to see Metal Feather playing with Evala. The stallion picked the changeling filly up with his nose and threw her up in the air lightly catching her again. The pink alicorn just simply smiled and didn't bother asking anymore questions.
"Captain Meta, you and your group will sleep in the Kingdom until we can build a home for you four," the Princess smiled and started to walk into the crystal castle.
Silkana, Captain Meta, and Alteris started to following the Alicorn but they turned back to see Evala with Metal Feather still "I don't wanna go without, Metal."
The stallion leaned down and nuzzled the filly "I'll come visit you the moment your eyes open, okay?"
The filly giggled and ran to the other three following them into the castle. I smiled and we were dismissed by our captain, the three of us went back to the house and Metal Feather went straight to the kitchen, like always. Speedy flew upstairs after saying his 'good nights' and went to bed. I took off my armor and hung it up on the wall, then entered the kitchen where Metal was making a small meal to eat. I sat at the table then closed my eyes and started to think about Silkana and her beautiful smile. I threw my eyes open as a plate of hay fries was laid in front of me, Metal chuckled lightly and started the eat as I did too. We didn't speak through the rest of the meal until we both felt as if we would fall in slumber. We said our "nights" and went to our rooms, I laid on my bed under the covers and snuggled into a ball falling into a deep sleep.
I opened my eyes but saw I was in a dream, no, it didn't feel like a dream, it felt as if it was a nightmare. I looked around the saw a green wisp of light down a tunnel. I walked over to it cautiously then heard a laugh, but not a happy laugh, like a evil sinister laugh. The tiny wisp turned into a huge green flame, I turned away closing my eyes, turning back I saw Queen Chrysalis she grinned and laughed loudly. I backed up as she walk forward her horn started to light up in a green flame but her eyes widened and she bursted into bubbles and I saw Princess Luna.
"Princess Luna" I gasped out
"You seem to be having a troubled nightmare," Princess Luna calmly said " Your nightmare is your worst fear am I correct?"
I nodded to the Princess
"Why might you be having this nightmare?" before I could speak or even wanted to she spoke again "Is it because you have fallen for a Changeling?" Silkana appeared as a hologram and she smiled but vanished"Is it because since you have fallen for her, the Queen might take her revenge?"
I didn't know what to say I put my head down in shame but a hoof lifted my head up, "you did nothing wrong, Cream Field. You're letting your imagination run with you, I am the night princess you must remember that even if there is trouble, my sister and Twilight will be here to help. If you wanted it."
I wasn't able to get another word in until I woke up, I looked around my room and sighed closing my eyes again.
My Imagination