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// Kevin the Changeling (Not really a rant) 
// Story: Colgate's Rants 4:  Fans' Choice 
// by StormLuna 
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Kevin the Changeling (Suggested by SonicRPika) 

My next patient is actually a return patient that I never imagined I would see again.  I actually had a lone changeling, Kevin, come in to see me.  I have never heard of anypony with such a name.  Perhaps changelings are different when it comes to naming their young.  Maybe I'll go up to Canterlot and ask Chrysi about this.

Ok, back to my patient.  He comes in and I am admittedly shocked.  I pretty much figured that he would have absolutely no money or any insurance but hey, I was in a very good mood that day and decided I would take him back without worrying about how he would pay. 

As we all know changelings primarily feed off of love, not food so much but they do need some meat to survive.  Luckily for me, the only problem that Kevin had was a little bit of plaque on his teeth but that is no big deal.  I cleaned his teeth and all was good.  Something very strange happened as he got ready to leave though.  He pulled out some bits to pay me!  

I am in a state of shock right now.  I never once imagined that a changeling would have the money to pay me.  You remember how I have overcharged a lot of ponies and jacked up Aria and Adagio's rent some just so I can help out a pony in need?  Well I decided that this would be the day I give somepony, well in this case somechangeling, a break.  I told him to keep his money.

I could tell that something was troubling him so since it was the end of the day, I decided to play the role of the psychiatrist and listen to his problems.  He was after all, the one changeling back when Chrysi brought them all in that was well behaved.  I learned something that day, I learned that changelings do care for one another.  He told me that he missed his mother and wished so much that he could be reunited with her.

Unlike it was when I was the reason his mother got locked up, I began to wonder, "Should Chrysi be in jail?"  I told Kevin that I would take him to her so we set off for Canterlot.  Yeah I got a lot of strange looks walking through the streets and especially towards the dungeon with a changeling drone but they'll get over it.

Once we reached the dungeon and got to Chrysi's cell, Kevin rushed to the bars and reached in hoping for a hug.  What would happen next stunned me.  Chrysi actually hugged him back and began to cry because she missed him.  Wow!  I am beyond amazed.  I guess even Chrysalis has room in her heart for love after all.

I swear, their reunion even caused me to shed a few tears.  Yep, believe it or not but even I am not completely cold and callous.  I decided to do something to remedy this.  I told Chrysi that I would be willing to pardon her if she promised not to attack Equestria.  I could see the wheels turning in her head at first but then she saw I was an Alicorn.  That along with some encouragement from Kevin caused her to agree so I unlocked her cell and took her upstairs.

I was greeted by Celestia who was not at all pleased that I freed her but she knows the rules.  If she would have had better insurance and not caused a lot of ponies to violate their contract with me, that wouldn't have happened.  Before Chrysi and Kevin flew off towards the southern wastes, where she and her hive lived for so long, I gave her one bit of advice.  "Let me know in advance before you bring your hive to see me."

I am happy to see that a mother and the one child she actually cared about were reunited.  Yes I know this was not a rant but Kevin didn't do anything wrong and even if he had, I likely would have let it slide because he is so damn adorable.