Mummy, there's a Changeling in my closet!

by TheHiveQueen

Water!

Panic.

Sophia charged around the room, overturning everything in search for something. Anything.

After a fruitless search through the mountain of dirty clothes she couldn't be bothered to wash, Sophia sat down in a heap.

She simply had nothing to use against the creature in closet. Well, there was the pillow but it was brand new, and she didn't want to add it to the wash pile that would never be attended to.

If she couldn't defend herself in this room, then she'd just have to look elsewhere. Forget “playing fair” – Mum most certainly wasn't.

Sophia creeped towards the door, glancing back at the closet as she moved. She opened it slowly and went outside into the hall, before letting her eyes become accustomed to the light as she looked around for a solution.

There were a few options. Sophia crossed off the creaky staircase, as it would wake Mum up, and Mum's room itself. Getting caught by Mum after what had already happened would not be good.

Sophia briefly pondered who she would rather be caught by – Mum or Chrysalis. The answer was not fully clear.

There was another door in her sights; a door that she swore she would never open and venture inside. But these were desperate times and she would still rather face off the changeling than be a coward.

Sophia tiptoed over to her brother's room, cautiously noting that the light was on, and went inside.

Yuck.

Clothes. Clothes everywhere.

Where as Sophia's slightly-used wears had formed a structured pile, these filthy garments were plastered all over the floor. An inch of free space was practically a godsend and the walls were no different.

The pink wallpaper that Tom had thrown a fit about had been hastily covered up with various posters – mostly depicting video games or violence; sometimes both at the same time. Worst of all was the incessant snoring that her brother seemed intent on doing. He also slept with the light on making it difficult for her as she had to tread lightly in case of waking him up.

It was almost as if her big brother's sole purpose in life was to annoy/prohibit her.

Sophia pondered whether to turn back empty-handed; she also considered hiding in this room as it would do well to protect her. However, something had caught her eye; something embedded in a particular pile of clothes and barely visible: a water gun.

Yes.

Sophia held her nose before plunging into the thick of the mess. She soon learnt that keeping your balance, whilst using a hand to pinch your nose, is very, very hard. A few times she toppled and had to use a hand to prevent herself from being completely assimilated by the abyss. She would definitely be washing her hands thoroughly after the night was over.

At last, she reached the pile of clothes in which the gun was buried. Like King Arthur, she tightly gripped the handle with a hand and pulled sharply, extracting the weapon from the debris. She felt the weight shift and heard a small slosh – indicating that there was already water inside.

However, a few things had toppled down as Sophia had removed the gun, causing Big Brother Tom to stir; Sophia froze perfectly still, and looked over at him.

A globule of slobber began to form at the edge of his mouth, gradually growing in size. Sophia didn't wait to see what happened.

As quickly as she could manage, she manoeuvred back through the sea of rubbish and left the room. Tom gave a particularly loud snort as she left, causing her body to shiver in disgust. Sophia dashed down the hall and back into her room, hoping that her time wasn't up.

“Err...Chrysalis? Are you in there?” Sophia asked nervously, pointing the gun unsteadily at the closet door.

Silence.

“Umm...” Sophia said uneasily.

“Sorry about that. Had some unwarranted business to attend to back in the Hive. Just a bit of torture that was overdue. Is your time up?” a voice spoke calmly.

“Umm...” Sophia said, now slightly creeped out.

“Five minutes or not, here I come!” Chrysalis returned to her usual self, cackling sharply.

Sophia looked at the clock. “Umm... it's actually been six minutes.”

“Oh.” She paused. “I guess your torture is overdue too.”

The door suddenly flung open with the familiar green glow emanating from between the cracks. The changeling queen came out in full force and reared her ugly head but Sophia was ready for her.

With the fiercest battle cry she pulled the trigger and let forth the full wrath of Poseidon.

The jet of water struck Chrysalis right in the eye and she cursed in discomfort. She clamped her eyelids tightly shut but Sophia did not let up on the assault, and pumped the gun, increasing the pressure inside.

With her eyes closed, and therefore her vision blinded, Sophia seized the opportunity to move in closer for the kill, and poked the nozzle directly up the nostril of the changeling.

She fired, causing Chrysalis to cough and splutter as as struggled to breathe. Using all she could muster from her energy reserves, the changeling powered up the magic horn. But Sophia saw the green glow coating it and proceeded to dowse it in more water, causing the light to flicker out like a flame being extinguished.

The queen realised that this was another battle lost and retreated back into the closet, still bracing herself as the water did not let up. She would certainly plan ahead for the next skirmish, and she would definitely not lose.

Concocting a truly evil plan in her mind, Chrysalis disappeared back into the bowels of the closet, causing the door to slam shut.

Sophia looked at the damage.

There was water everywhere and the clothes pile was no exception. Sophia knew that she would receive quite a telling off from her mother but it was worth it. She checked the gun and saw with great relief that the water supply had almost been depleted. She was very lucky that Chrysalis had no idea that a water gun's ammo was limited. To think what would have happened if she had stayed a few seconds longer...

But Sophia did not want to dwell on that. She hid the gun away and tried her best to settle down in bed with her damp pyjamas. Guess they would be added to ever-growing clothes pile after all.

This was becoming a bit ridiculous now. That changeling just wouldn't leave her alone and she had lost count of the nights she had been told off by Mum, and that playtime hadn't occurred.

Enough was enough.

If Chrysalis wasn't going to take the hint that nobody likes/wants/needs her, then Sophia was going to show her the hard away.

With a devilish grin, she planned out the things she would need the next day.

But for now, she needed sleep.

And Spike. But that could wait 'til tomorrow.

Barely.

Author's Note:

"tread lightly" I just had to throw that in.

Comments

[Morphy]

As one who's gotten water shot up the nose (Don't ask) I can safely say that it is indeed almost as bad as being shot in the eye with a SuperSoaker. Possibly worse as it feels like you're starting to drown, and then there's the ick crawling down the back of your throat, an involuntary inhale and now you're coughing and gasping at the same time...

Who would have thought a water gun would be so effective against the Queen of Changelings???

I'm really beginning to suspect Chryssy will be forced to concede that this little human is more than a match for her. Which, in that twisted bugbrain, means Sophia is an equal, barely, and thus a "friend" if you really stretch the meaning. That or Celestia will finally get wind of this epic battle and put a stop to it by giving Sophia some official title, magicing her closet so Chryssy can't keep barging in at night, and maybe... when no one's looking... give her a pony ride. (Wheee!)

(Or get to hug the real Spike which will be too cute for words and cause hearts to explode from D'awwabitus)

[Randomreader-001]

I definitely enjoyed that little bout between Chryssy and Sophia. Also WHO KNEW! You can "extinguish" a changelings magic with water, Good show Sophia, good show Bravo.

[Oghma Infinium]

TheHiveQueen has been banned and I (a friend IRL) have been asked to make this account and speak on his behalf. He is disappointed but respects the decision and only regrets not posting any way to get in contact with others. Well, now you can. He isn't sure whether to revive/finish the Fics posted here on an alternate site (as it would be unwise to try again here) but if he says that if he receives messages asking him specifically to do so, then he probably will. His email is [e-mail]

Edit: He's not continuing this story after all. However, if you feel you want to take the reins and use the premise you're welcome to.

If you want to contact him, or persuade him to continue, there is the place to email.

Thank you for your time.

[Sketchy Markks]

3067159 Why the heck did he get banned? PM the moderators!

[Oghma Infinium]

3074195 Multiple upvoting accounts. Although he told me the majority of it was a misunderstanding, with a sibling doing it on the same IP. However he had an older account which he wrote stuff on and abused that so I guess it's fair. Rules are rules :/ They really don't tolerate that kinda thing at all.

[Sketchy Markks]

3076427 It's still dumb.

PM THE MODERATORS!!1!

[GGKKDAJF]

I am far more amused by this than I should be.

[WorldWalker128]

Y do writers of fics I like keep getting themselves banned?!

[benjamenYTDead]

3266050
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[Str8aura]

8723419
Yep, poor dude got banned.