Starlight Glimmer: New Queen of The Changelings

by Dr Atlas


Deleted scene: Friends like us

“You sure, cause we even have a musical prepared too.”

“I’M NOT...a-a musical?”

Phil nodded with a grin. “We have it all prepared and ready!”

Normally, Glimmer would’ve told them about her being good, but she had to admit, she was curious. “Um...w-well...I don’t know…”

“Glimmer!” Phil ran up to Starlight and wrapped an arm around her. “I don’t think you realize the position you’re in, so just sit back whilst we show you the possibilities.” He pulled her into the middle of the crowd and looked at his fellow brother’s and sisters, all of them nodding and ready.

Phil stood in front of her on his back legs with his front ones behind his back, shifting his eyes before six changelings came up behind him, all disguising as Twilight and her friends. “Well Twilight has them five friends; all powerful from head to tail.” 

They surrounded her, Glimmer immediately panicked and tried to run, but before she could move an inch, more bugs appeared behind, going into fighting stance around her. “But Queen, you're in luck cause up your sleeves ya got fiends that will never fail”

She was pulled out of the small group and landed in a wooden chair, a changeling massaging her shoulders with another one holding a towel next to her. “You have power in your body now.”

Another tapped her horn. “Powerful magic in your horn.” More started crowding around her, slowly making Starlight regret this decision. “Ya have spunk, pizzaz, power all around.You’ll never have to sit and mourn, cause we’ll say-”

Phil flew in the air and crossed his front legs. “Miss Starlight Glimmer, what plans should we discuss?” The changelings pulled out a table in front of her before making her sit in another, more comfortable, chair.

A changeling with a quill and paper stood next to her and smiled. “Let us take your orders and plan ahead. You’ve never had friend like us. HA HA HA!”

Another changeling came up to her and set down a platter with a lid on top. “Equestria is our restaurant and-”

A changeling popped out of the dish, covered in gravy with a smile on his face. “We’ll devour love to lust!”

Phil leaned his head toward her ear. “Just whisper what it is we’ll do You’ve never had friends like us.”

“Yes mam, We take pride in our service.” More bugs crowded around her with many different types of spa equipment, cleaning her hair, hooves, and face.

”You’re the boss, our ruler, our queen!” They then set multiple hats on top, starting with a hat that said ‘number 1’, then a head dress, to finally a crown that resembled their past queen’s.

“Say what you need. It’s yours, indeed! Doesn’t matter what it means!” A pair of changelings grabbed her and started moving her through the cave, the hats falling off. “We’ll travel all the way! Domination is a must.”

A changeling landed in front of her with sunglasses on. “We’re always in the mood ta help ya dude! You‘ve never had friends like us.” He took hold of her and spun her around a few times before going into a tango stance.

Starlight would’ve tried letting go, but the changeling already did that, throwing her to another pair of hole filled hooves. Starlight was then spun around through multiple changelings until she was in the hooves of Phil again. At this point, Starlight knew she had to say something. “B-But I already have enough friends!”

Phil chuckled. “Oh yeah? Well…Can your friends do this?” He leaned over to a group of changelings spinning spears. “What about all of that?” Then toward one changeling who shapeshifted into many other ponies. “Can those friends pull this-” He took out a rather familiar wizard's hat and held it up. “Out a showmare’s haaaaaaat.” He reached into it and stepped closer to Starlight. She closed her eyes and prepared for the worst. “Can your friends go WOOOOO!”

Starlight opened her eyes and looked down, dropping her jaw, now seeing that she was in a green and black dress. A bug came up to her and pulled out a full body mirror. “Well looky here, heh.”

Starlight was about to tell them that she had enough, but the song continued as a group of changelings circled around her, disguised as random ponies. “Can your friends go alakazam then…let it RIP!” Three of them grabbed hold of the dress and ripped it apart, Starlight covering her torso and waist seconds later. They were then pulled away from her by more changelings. “And make all your foes disappear!”

Phil came up to her again, making her step back. “So don’t sit there dropped jaw, buggy eyed! We’re willing and prepared.”

A bug in a helmet ran up to her with many medals on his chest. “Ya got soldiers trained and certified!”

Phil pulled out a pair of glasses and adjusted them on his eyes. “You have a bug that’s a charged d’affaires.”

Starlight looked up, seeing more changelings flying above her, each one singing.. “We have a powerful urge to take over. So what are your plans? We really need ta know.”

One bug pulled out a long piece of rolled up parchment, unrolling it. “You gotta have a list that’s all thought out, now doubt, well all ya need to do is say it soooohoohoooo!” He whipped her flank with the long sheet of paper, making her yelp and walk right into the front legs of a pair of changelings, who then hoisted her in the air and flew her across the entire hive.

“Miss Starlight Glimmer! We’re the minions you can trust!” They dropped her in front of Phil, who then helped her up.

“We’re ready to please, our glorious queen!” He flew up, raising his arms at every other changeling, each one of them either flying in random directions, twirling weapons, playing instruments, surrounding their bodies with green flames, or just trying their best to impress her by dancing.

“You’ve never…”

Had…”

Friends…”

Like ..”

UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUSSSS!”

Phil then cackled in laughter, as did others, making Starlight question their sanity, before long, they stopped and faced her with with smiles on their faces.

“You’ve never had friends like us!”

They all sat down in front of her in silence, a group of them holding up a crudely drawn sign that said ‘applause’ on it. It took a minute for her to realize they wanted her to say something after everything that just went down. “Well…” Phil said. “What do you think?”

Besides having an agaped jaw, Starlight wasn’t sure how to respond to this, she knew ponies have done this before, but she never knew changelings could do the same. “Uh...w-well, it’s...impressive?”

Phil smiled. “Glad you like it, cause I know for a fact we’ll be practicing for our next song, this time about you ruling over the world with an iron hoof, I’m sure we have a song in mind for it.” He turned to the other bugs. “Isn’t that right?”

They all nodded and were about to get in position, but Starlight quickly stopped them by saying. “WAIT! U-Uh...c-can you at least get this gunk off my horn?”