When Canterlot is under attack, the Royal Guard spring into action to protect the citizens. Even the guards who have been put out to pasture long ago are willing to risk all they have in order to respond to the bugle's last call.
Twilight Sparkle has walked the wastelands for a very long time, but now, at last, he has reached the end of his journey. He only hopes now that the gods will listen to his prayers, and finally allow him a good place to die.
A young changeling leaves the hive for the first time ever, despite his... lack of talent. His assignments: Spying on Twilight Sparkle, not being caught, not being a liability to the hive, not stranding himself. He fails at two of those.
After the invasion of Canterlot, three changelings find out they have suffered a worse fate than the rest of the army: they were left behind. With their hive likely waging war on itself, an unnatural thought emerges: Self Preservation.
A changeling solider by the name of Sylen has worked hard to earn his place among Chrysalis' hive. But now he must choose between his loyalty to the hive or sticking true to what he feels is right.
Changelings are feared around equestria. However what no pony knows is that a group of outcasts live right under their noses and try to blend in with the crowd, but can a changeling ever really change it's shell?