"That was pathetic!" Skywalker said as he crossed his arms, Twilight dropped to her rear panting heavily, "Had I used 20% of my power, you would be a pile of ash!". It had been a month since Skywalker and Twilight started to train, she had thus far learned quickly. The only thing she had trouble the first two weeks was he reaction time, but even that she picked up quickly. Conjuring a shield was easy for her, heck it was one of the first spells she learned, but for one reason or another, Twilight had difficulties keeping her shield up.
After another four hours of training, the duo decided to call it a day, Skywalker noted that his friend had come a long way, he could see it by just looking at her. When she used a spell, the area around her started to crackle with magic, if she kept it up at this rate she could be some real competition.
"Look, Twilight. I'm not your enemy." Skywalker explained, as they walked over the Main Square, "Fear is your enemy. Fear leads to anger, anger leads to hate. Hate leads to suffering."
Twilight nodded her head, "I know. I'm just having difficulties keeping it up. You make it look so easy. I mean your telekinetic control is really amazing.", she said complimenting him.
"Oh? Is that not normal?" Skywalker asked in his usual calm voice, which made it very difficult to know if he was joking or serious. "Like it ever would be!" Twilight said half laughing. "Ponies are acting strange." the voice of Rainbow said behind them, turning around they saw her approach them. "So you notice too, huh?" Big Macintosh asked as he, Phoenix and McGrath walked up from the other side. Looking around they did noticed that everybody around town was acting... weird. Most seem to be looking off into space, or not noticing their surroundings.
"Everypony is acting so strange today." Twilight noted, suddenly Griffifth dropped out of a nearby tree startling the unicorn. "Why do you keep saying, everPONY?" he asked Twilight, gaining a puzzling look from her, "We would know what you have meant if you said anyBODY. You see that's the thing everybody is doing just because everybody else is doing it." he said leaning against a tree, she didn't really has an answer for that. "As I was saying... I've been trying to plan a viewing celebration for the secretariat comet this week and I can't get anyone to listen to me at all!" Twilight explained but before anybody could responded, "Skywalker!" Applejack shouted as she came rushing to the group, "My sister and her crew are being as peculiar as everybody else. Something ain't right." she explained, this was food for thought, but soon the rest of the gang arrived, and they had also noted that everybody in the village acted strange.
"Guys!" Sutakira broke them out of their train of thought, they saw what got him so scared the citizens are currently approaching them not unlike typical zombie. "Uh... I think we should move this conversation to somewhere more... Private?" Fluttershy suggested as everybody agreed and made a mad dash for the Golden Oak library.
As soon as everybody got inside, Griffifth and Big Macintosh quickly barricaded the door.
"What is wrong with everybody!?" Big Macintosh shouted, surprising the rest, this must be the first time that he raised his voice.
"Wait..." Twilight said, "This is too familiar. This reminds me of every bad zombie movie I have ever seen." she said, it also reminded her of something else, but at the moment she couldn't say what.
"Well, it was nice knowing you McGrath." Phoenix said sadly, making everybody look at him, "If this is a horror movie the pretty boy dies first... Unless there is a black guy, then they die first.", his friend gave a heavy sigh as Rarity did a heavy intake.
"Of course!" the white unicorn said, "The royal wedding! The one were Princess Cadance was replaced by a Changeling!". Big Mac raised an eyebrow, he didn't quite get what they were talking about. Skywalker showed him a picture of a Changeling on his phone. looks it up on his phone, "See this is a Changeling.".
"Spike!" Twilight commanded, getting the attention from the small purple dragon, "Take a letter!"
Dear, Princess Celestia.
Changelings are invading Ponyville. Please send help!
Your faithful student, Twilight Sparkle
As fast as she had send it, they got a letter back, "Wow, that was fast." Sutakira said as Twilight reads the content out loud,
Dear correspondent: I am unavailable due to a royal emergency. Please try sending your letter again at a later time.
"Looks like we're on our own... again!" Skywalker said, rubbing the side of his head, "Oh come on Jason, it's fun time!" his blue pegasi friend said, but the yellow one wasn't has ready to fight their way out, "Uhm... I would be okay with waiting until the princess is available." she said with her soft voice, but Applejack interrupted her, "My sister is missin and if those things are responsible, we need to find out what is going on!" she said, gaining a nod from the guys. "We can't just go out there! We need a plan." Twilight said, this was true. Before anyone could give a suggestion, "Okay boys and girls! And Dragon..." Pinkie started, gaining the attention of everybody in the room, "We are going to blend in!", she said. "That's..." McGrath said slowly, making the pink one think she had said something stupid, "Ingenious! Sneak in behind the enemy lines!".
And so the gang strolled through the now brainwashed Ponyville, all of them had blank looks on their face.
"I would love to be McGrath right now." Rainbow said, making him look at her, as if demanding an explanation, "Because you always stand around with a blank look on your face and you never smile." she explained, Pinkie couldn't help put involve herself in this conversation, "I know why McGrath never smiles.", this made him turn his attention to her, "Because he doesn't know how to!".
"That's stupid Pinkie, even for you..." he said with his sarcastic tone.
Turning around, they saw two Changelings place a gray pegasi inside some kind of pod, before one takes on one of her appearance.
"Have you seen The Skywalker yet?" the shape shifted one asked his fellow soldier, we would never know the answer as he was suddenly slammed into the ground by a big blue fist. "That was fast!" was all he could shout before he too was slammed into the ground by something very large and red. "Listen you two. I destroy armies by the dozen, what hope do you two have?" Skywalker said crossing his arms, he and his friend had the two completely at their mercy, "Since I feel nice today, I'll give you two options, you tell us where everybody is and we'll let you go. Option 2, my friend Griffifth will skull fuck you and drain the same information out of the hole. Your chose.".
For the Changelings, the chose was easy, "They'r in city Hall!" both shouted at the same time, Skywalker gave them a smirk before saying, "Good, thank you for your co-operation.", he made a small bow, but the Changelings just stood there, "...This is the part you two flee for your lives." he explained as they both quickly fled.
Moments later at the door to City Hall got kicked in as the Harmonic Heroes entered with their powers activated, ready for battle, "Bring it on!" Skywalker shouted his favorite battle cry.
"Give me back my sister, you ruffians!" Rarity demanded, and nearly eight thousand Changeling where staring them down, hissing and baring their fangs.
"Okay gang, we've fought them before!" Twilight said, encouraging the rest, but this made McGrath scoff, "I don't remember fighting them. I remember getting our ass kicked and Skywalker saving the day." he said, charging a golden energy spear in his palm.
"We can handle this!" Twilight shouted as she left out a stream of magic at the Changelings, blasting them across the room as the other joined in.
One Changeling launched right at Big Mac, but he quickly side stepped and slamming him into the ground. As they continue the fight more Changeling appear and launch green energy cubes at the gang. Twilight redirect them using her magic, while Phoenix uses a stream of fire to subdue the energy users. "Careful! Don't hit the pods. They may hurt whoever is inside!" Skywalker said, as he slammed two Changelings against each other. "I'll try. Can't guarantee." Phoenix said as he launched three quick fire balls at a horde of Changelings.
More Changelings come and McGrath uses his golden energy spears to nail them to the wall, which traps the guards.
Skywalker keeps punching a Changeling, as with each punch he said, "Does this bug you? Does this bug you? Does this bug you?", he said it a third time before punching said Changeling with enough force to send him crashing trough a wall. "Uh, I guess it does bug you."
"Skywalker! Be nice!" Fluttershy said to him, making his eyes roll, "Fluttershy. When are you going to learn that you're nice until it's time not to be nice?" he asked her while punch another Changeling into the walls. "Okay... I get it." she said, making Skywalker smile, "Good, cause I didn't understand a word I just said.", looking behind her, he saw a a Changeling trying to sneak up on Fluttershy, thinking fast, he pushed her out of the way, taking the blow for her.
The Changeling winched as it had broken it front hoof, but what made it nearly piss itself was a now angry yellow pegasi looming over it.
"HOW DARE YOU HIT MY FRIEND YOU... YOU... MEANIE!" She shouted, making everybody stop fighting for a moment, "YOU AND YOUR FRIENDS SHOULD GO HOME RIGHT NOW!".
With the combined strength of Equestria's twelve mightiest heroes, it didn't took too long as the Changelings either fled, or were capture, "Well... That escalated quickly..." Rarity said as she observed the damage, "Then ended abruptly.".