//------------------------------// // Chapter 2: Unexpected surprises // Story: Constellations // by Burritoburger //------------------------------// CONTELLATIONS By: Burritoburger Chapter 2: A Minor Problem Ditzy hummed to herself as she mixed the batter for the muffins, when Stargazer came into the room, with a gleam in his eyes. Of course, she didn't notice. "Hey, Derpy." He said, stopping right next to her. "Yeah?" She asked. "I have a favor to ask of you..." He said. "Can you make it quick? I kinda wanna finish making these muffins." She said, getting slightly irritated. "Not at all. Follow me." He said. She said and stopped stirring with the spoon. She followed Stargazer into her room. "What are we doing here?" *click* --- Damn it all! I'm stuck here in a closet while the boys fiancee is going to get raped by an imposter! I wish the changelings had never found a way to feed of love more efficiently... This ran through my head as I started smashing myself against the locked closet, trying to break free. Soon enough, it gave way and I found myself on the other side. I then ran over to the kitchen and grabbed a knife in my teeth. I tossed it in the air and stood on my hind legs, where the knife came down and sliced through the rope. I've been trained with stuff like this. I turned and grabbed a chair, running towards the door and tackled myself through it. Upon the site of my other self on top of the girl (who's name is apparently Derpy) I ran forward and smashed the chair into it's side, sending it flying across the room. It hissed as it turned to it's normal form. Again I ran towards it and hit it out of the window with the chair, breaking it apart. "Sorry 'bout the chair!" I called to her as I jumped out the window, watching the changeling run away. "Get back here!" I yelled. I chased him down the town, slowly catching up to him. "Heystargazerwhatsup!" a light blue pony wearing white cloths with a short mane and tail, which were white. He had apparently appeared in front of the changeling, in which is gasped, stopped, and appeared to bow down to the strange pony. "Holy CRAP! I'm a god!" the pony said. "I dub thee to delicious pie! Have some!" He said, handing the changeling a pie, which it eagerly scarfed down. Honestly, I was more confused than ever at that one moment. "Okay, what's going on here?" I asked as I stood next to the pony who was apparently my friend. "The Changeling Queen informed us that if we saw someone that wore white clothes, had blue fur, and had a white mane and tail that we were to worship him and bring him to the Changeling Queen." The changeling quickly explained. "Oh, you don't have to do that for me! In fact, I already have a worshiper! Snuffy!" He said, smiling. He then frowned when a strange noise appeared in the background. "Oh shut up you stupid llama!" He yelled. "Please, you must come with me to meet the Queen!" The changeling begged. "Okay! I have nothing else to do anyways!" He said smiling. "Oh, but I need to bring Stargazer. He's like, my best friend." He said, putting his arm around my shoulder. While I appreciated his kindness, I gently removed his arm from my shoulder. "Yes, okay! It will be perfectly fine!" The changeling said, kneeling again. "Please don't do that. Mister Giraffe wouldn't like it." He replied. We started walking, but the changeling disguised himself into a random pony in the distance. After we left town, he turned back into his regular self, and I asked, "So, why does the Changeling Queen want to meet him?" I asked, gesturing to the pony next to me. "We don't know. The Queen just told us that if we see him to ask to bring him to her. That's all." The changeling quickly explained. I shrugged and continued on. It finally stopped and said, "I'll teleport us there." His horn started to glow, and I asked, "Why didn't you do that before?" He just shrugged and we were all in front of the castle. There were guards there who growled at the sight of me, but quickly moved out of the way at the sight of the pony next to us (I still haven't gotten a name from him). After a series of climbing stairs and going through doors, we arrived at the throne room, which showed the Changeling Queen taking a nap in her chair. Without bothering her eyes, she waved her hoof. "Leave my presence. I wish to be alone." "But your highness! I have brought the pony you wanted!" The changeling said. the Queen instantly perked up, and smiled widely at the pony. "Digit!" She said, getting up from her seat and walking over to Digit, giving him a large hug. "Aww, it's nice to meet you too, evil morph into other ponies lady!" He said, returning the hug. She pulled away and stopped smiling. "Don't you remember me?" She asked. "I remember Al. He was very mean." Digit said, sounding more stupid than ever. "Remember? We used to play when we were younger? We were best friends? Until the incident happened?" She asked in a string of questions. He gasped at the word 'incident'. "Incident? Was it bad? I didn't do it!" He started to yell. "You don't remember!" She dropped him, almost seeming to want to burst into tears. "Oh wait! You're the lady from my diary!" "Diary?" I asked. "Journal. That's what I said. Who said diary? I didn't say diary. Maybe he said diary." He said, pointing at the changeling behind him. "I have no part in this." The changeling said, backing up. "You're the lady from the journal! There was like explosions, and radiation, and 'qwar-in-teen', I don't know what that means. And then I was traveling! And then I was weird, and then I was there, and now I'm here!" He said. "That journal is really helpful." He finished. "Yes, it's true. You and I met when we were much younger, and we comforted each other, being much different from the others at school." "You went to school?" I asked. "Anyways, we were caught in an explosion, and luckily survived. You forced the doctors to let you leave and travel on your own, while I was forced into quarantine. I was treated very well by your father, as he knew about our friendship, and so I lived and the radiation was gone. the radiation must have affected you, however, and made you... this!" She said, pointing at Digit, who was currently laughing at an ant juggling pennies on a small cardboard box. She sighed, but smiled. "Well, at least you're here. Now we can rule Equestria together!" She said in victory. "Haha, no can do." He said, waving goodbye to the ant. "W-What?!" She said, looking angry. "From what I read from the journal, you're a nice lady. You have a great talent of full on mimicking others, and you can even change into them! Awesome!" "Yes, but I am a disgrace to all of Equestria!" "From what that book has told me, my dad cares about you, my mom cares about you, and if that book is right, I care about you! You seemed really nice in the book, why wouldn't you be really nice now? Why wouldn't other ponies be nice?" He asked. She stopped hesitantly. Then she sighed. "I'll try." "Great! Also, can I stay here? I kinda don't have a place to live." "What? Then where did you live last night?" I asked. "In the middle of a lake. Duh." He replied. "Also, here." Her horn glowed and a white top hat from around the chair floated towards Digit and his eyes widened. "You used to wear this a lot when you were younger, even if it didn't fit." Digit snatched it and placed it on his head. "I love it! Like a camel loves dandelions!" He said, which caused the Changeling Queen to laugh a bit. I swear, she looked 100% happier now that Digit's here. "Anyways, I'll be seeing you later, Stargazer." Said Digit. As if on cue, the Queen's horn glowed and I found myself back at home, in front of Derpy's house. I sighed and walked back inside, already exhausted from today's events.