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// Epilogue 
// Story: The Thirteenth Changeling Invasion 
// by Mister E 
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         “Oh sweet sovereign, did you see that? That was nuts!” Drone Twenty-four whispered to his friend, as they made their way down one of the many corridors of Canterlot castle.

“I know right?” Drone Twenty-one replied. “So what are we doing in HERE then?”

“I told you already,” Twenty-four whispered in frustration. “All the ponies were looking up at the sky. This was the safest place to hide from that crazy fire pony! There's no way she'd torch her own castle, not with all of her subjects inside! Now let's split up and find a way out of here. Considering the entire army was wiped out, we are bound to be able to get promotions when we return to Queen Chrysalis.”

“You think she's still alive?” Twenty-one asked.

“Oh, no doubt about that.” Twenty-four said with a smirk. “I saw her make her escape right at the beginning. I know we normally only feed on love, but she was mainlining pure terror as she flew off. I'm not sure, but I think I heard her break the sound barrier before I lost sight of her.”

“That's our Queen, always thinking on her hooves,” Twenty-one replied. “Hey, I think this corridor looks familiar from the last time I was here. If I'm right, we should go this way,” he said, pointing a hole filled hoof down the left hall, as they approached a T-junction.

“Riiiight. Like I'm going to take directions from a drone who got lost in his own hive.” Twenty-four said with contempt. “I'm going THIS way.” He said before heading off down the other hall.

“Hey, that only happened ONE time,” Twenty-one called out to the retreating form of his friend. “Fine! Suit yourself. But I'll bet you ten emo chits that I make it back to the hive before YOU do!”

“You are SO on!” Twenty-four said, before picking up the pace.

Twenty-one turned away from the retreating form of his friend, only to come face to face with Princess Luna, wearing a flimsy plastic changeling mask.

Twenty-one took one look at the pony before him and quickly raised a hoof pointing... “YOU! I know who you are!” He said, with a look of shock on his face. “I saw you here the last time we had an invasion! Wow, you are looking great! You must have quite the source of love to feed on.”

The pony behind the changeling mask nodded enthusiastically.

“Say, you wouldn't happen to know the way out of here would you?” Twenty-one asked eagerly. “It's just that I have this bet with Twenty-four...”

Wordlessly Luna took the unsuspecting drone by the hoof, and began leading him unknowingly towards the royal bedchamber.