• Published 18th May 2012
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My little Okama : Cross-dressing is Magic - RaptorJesus



When the world's campiest shapeshifter comes to Equestria, weirdness happens. OKAMA WAY!

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Anger + A History of Changelings

Everyone was stunned, wondering what was happening outside... And how the hell did the mare punch a hole through almost twenty centimeters (more than 7 inches) of sturdy oak. Along with a full bookshelf, leaving a dozen or so books torn to shred behind her.
The changeling was the first one to snap out of it.

"Derpy! Wait!"

In a burst of green fire, he changed back into the Doctor, leaving the floor beneath him slightly singed. He then rushed through the hole Derpy made, tailed by the Okama in Pinkie form.
Bon Clay remembered his first encounter with the local fauna - if the child that screamed earlier was pursued by these creatures, she was in grave danger. He wasn't usually one to run at a stranger's help, but he liked Bubble-chan. If she was ready to fight some monster to protect a child - her child, most likely - then he was going to help her. I won't let a friend fight alone ever again!

Whatever was there couldn't be worse than Magellan, he figured.

The rest of the group was about to follow when they felt the temperature rise by several degrees. The room was soon illuminated by an eerie glow which became more and more oppressive. Searching the room for the sinister presence, everypony had to suppress a yelp when they saw Twilight.

The unicorn's mane and tail were on fire...Scratch that, they were MADE of fire. Her coat had turned white at some point, and her face was downcast with closed eyes. An invisible but heavy aura that screamed of bloody murder and unspeakable torture was metaphorically surrounding her.

Metaphor immediately flew the scene, thunderstruck. Literally.

If it wasn't for the sound of Twilight's mane crackling, you could have heard a pin drop in Appleloosa. The silence was beyond deathly - it was where death went to die. Nopony dared to say a word, horror and concern written all over their face as the studious mare was starting to shake in anger.

And then Pinkie Pie had to open her BIG. DUMB. MOUTH.

"Congratulation Twilight! You evolved into Rapidash!"

Everypony just stared at her, slack-jawed. Even Celestia and Luna couldn't hide how appalled they were by Pinkie's ill-timed joke. They didn't really like the prospect of a pissed-off, out-of-control Twilight.

---

Meanwhile, in everypony's imagination...

"THE HORROR! THE HORROR!"

A three-stories tall hulking unicorn appeared behind Town Hall, just before turning it to ashes with a quick spell.

"TWILIGHT SMASH!"

---

Back in Equestria...(That was weird, wasn't it?)

"...Why would nopony..."

They all froze. It was barely above a whisper - one of Fluttershy's whisper - but they all heard it clearly. Celestia, concern written all over her features, tried to disarm the tyke bomb.
"Twilight? Dear, are you alright? Please tell me what's wrong, my faithful student!" She pleaded.

If Twilight heard her, it didn't show.

"...use the..." Her horn suddenly lit up with even more magic than that one time against the Ursa Minor.

Luna reacted appropriately.

"EVERYPONY TAKE COVER!" She screamed in full-blown Royal Canterlot Voice.

"...BUCKING DOOR!!"

The bolt of magic uprooted the library, sending it flying high enough in the air to be seen from Canterlot. It then fixed the hole Derpy made in the wall, the torn books and the blackened piece of floor left by the Doctor.
The spell also tried to get rid of everything Pinkie Pie had hidden in the library, but after throwing out about four times the volume equivalent of the oak tree, it ran out of fuel and suddenly stopped.

Thankfully, Celestia and Luna reacted swiftly. Luna slowed down the tree's fall while her sister grabbed the now-unconscious unicorn in her telekinetic grasp. She knew that Twilight tended to react badly to stress, but that was unheard of. Yet, she couldn't shake the bit of pride she took in her student's truly impressive magical display. If...When she finally learns to consciously use her full potential, she'll make Star Swirl and Sombra look like magic kindergarteners.

Queen?
What is it, Nightmare? I'm a bit busy, you know, trying to KEEP US FROM FALLING TO OUR DOOM!
When We manage to take over again...Please remind us NEVER to damage that unicorn's library. Actually, Our first objective shall be to recruit her. Peacefully.
...Accorded.

When the library finally landed everypony who hadn't passed out in sheer terror went to join Derpy, Bon Clay and the Doc.

For the umpteenth time today, they were surprised by what they saw.

---

A bit earlier...

"Somepony...Anypony...HELP!"

The Extended Cutie Mark Crusaders were running as fast as their tiny legs could go. Scootaloo was using her wings to move faster, leading the group with Applebloom and Pipsqueak. Dinky, who was previously leading the group, was now close behind, slightly out of breath after that scream. Sweetie Belle was lagging at the rear, barely able to keep up with her friends after running for what felt like hours, but was only a few minutes.

They had run all the way from the Bog to Ponyville with a hungry Hydra on their tails.

They kept galloping and galloping, reaching the first houses of the town, when Dinky let out a startled yelp. She had slipped on a rock on the cobblestone path, and was now lying on the ground, trying to get back on her hooves. Sweetie Belle ran past her, and risked a look behind. One of the creature's head was right above Dinky, ready to attack its prey and gulp her down.

"Dinky! DODGE!"

The grey filly froze when she heard the Hydra's hungry cry. She could see the shadow of one of the Hydra's heads looming above her. She was crying in terror, unable to stand on her shaky legs anymore. She did the only thing she could think of. She called for her mommy.

The head reached for its prey...Only to be stopped by a grey blur.

"Stopped" might not be the best term. Severed would be more appropriate.

Derpy, seething, had bucked it at full strength. Her mighty kick sent the head flying against a nearby lamppost, cutting it clean off from the Hydra's neck. No blood dropped from the neck stump, as the head was already slowly regenerating. The severed one on the ground slowly dissolved into nothingness, leaving no trace of its presence aside from a small crater and the uprooted lamppost.

Hydras were some of the most dangerous creatures one could face in Equestria. Their body was covered in iron-hard scales, and was very resilient to magic damage. With four heads and long, flexible necks, they had no blind spots. Even worse, their only weak point - the aforementioned heads, which are much more fragile against physical and magical damage than the main body - could regenerate ad infinitum, and even severing all four of them would incapacitate it for only a few minutes. Time was the Hydra's sole enemy. Time and Ursa Majors.
Even an Alicorn would rather fly away rather than fight an Hydra head-on.

...And the grey pegasus was facing one down without an ounce of hesitation or fear showing. She was standing between the monster and her daughter, for once her eyes focused on the same point - the bastard that tried to hurt her little muffin.

The three remaining head, unimpressed but enraged (being beheaded hurts a lot, whether it regrows or not), were staring her down. One of them, which appeared to be the leader, moved to her right. Another, licking its lips in sick anticipation, moved to her left. The dimwitted one stayed right in front of her, looking alternatively at the other two heads. They intended to attack her on all fronts...

...That is, until the stupid one dived at the mare, unaware of its brothers' strategy. The mare was ready to buck the life out of it, but it never reached her.

A certain someone stopped it, standing on one leg, the other stuck in the creature's maw. It would have hurt, if the combined strength of the Okama and the head's inertia hadn't kicked out most of its teeth. It backed away, clearly in pain, whimpering.

Bon Clay and the Doc had caught up to Derpy. The former went to help her while the latter took care of the foals, making sure they were all right and introducing the creature that was helping them - assuring them everything would be fine.

The Okama brought his foot in front of him, striking his usual fighting pose. His face, to Derpy's surprise, was a mask of grim determination, in stark contrast to the goofy, over-the-top expressions he sported earlier.

Seeing the Hydra had brought painful memories to Bon Clay. He saw himself cowardly running away, leaving his best friend at another Hydra's mercy... Not this time! I'll never leave a friend behind again!

"Ore wa... kisama no butt o bashite." ("I'm gonna kick your ass.")

---

The three heads were decided to get rid of these annoying pests. At least the mare looked tasty, but the monkey thing looked ill and would probably taste like tainted fish. The Hydra hated having to fight against something that it didn't see as a potential meal. It was already enough of a pain to share equally between each head.

Decided to get rid of the sickly ape first, the three heads lunged forward. They had him circled, attacking from both sides and above. The mare and the filly were still behind him, so he couldn't dodge.

It didn't faze him one bit.

"Okama Kenpo..."

The dimwitted head was the first one to enter his range, too eager to get revenge. It received a firm kick to the jaw, sending it fly upwards. The impact was strong enough to knock it out against the hard scales of its back. He was surprised by how hard the thing's scales were, but it wasn't much harder than Minotaurus thick skull.

"Un!"

With his leg up in the air, the Okama couldn't defend his sides. The smarter head saw the opening in his stance, moving faster to bite him. The other head came to the same conclusion and adopted the same strategy.
As they were about to crush him from both sides, he reached for his right cheek and turned into Pinkie Pie. Now much smaller, he went right under the attack, letting the heads smash together.
He turned back into his own body and, taking support on his hands, propelled himself in the air. As soon as he reached the "leader", he kicked it down with enough force to ram it into the ground.

"Deux!"

The last head, still stunned by the previous impact with its brother, shook the stars off its eyes. With a roar, it darted madly at the Okama in hope of catching him off-guard while he was still in mid-air. To its surprise, however, Bon Clay began graciously spinning, before delivering a bone-shattering lateral kick.

"KURAAAAA!" ("Take this!")

It let out a strident screech before falling to the ground, unmoving. Bon Clay turned to Derpy, who was hugging her daughter. They were both crying happily, relieved that the other was safe and sound.

The sight warmed his heart, filling him with pride. I didn't run. I won't run away anymore. I swear it, Mugi-chan!

A panicked voice tore him from his reverie. He turned his attention to the small group further behind the mother and her daughter. He could see the terrified look on the foals' face, and the brown pony's concern.

"Bon-chan! BEHIND YOU!"

He span around, to see that the head Derpy had severed was back, its regeneration already complete. He immediately resumed his stance, but was suddenly shaken by a coughing fit. He felt his strength leave him, and the world around him became a blur. "Chi-ChikusĂ´..." ("Dammit...")

---

"BON-CHAN!"
The Doc had lost the confident look he had been giving to the foals. Distress was written all over his features.
The Okama was out cold and Derpy wouldn't have nearly enough time to bring Dinky to safety before attacking.

Mentally cursing, he changed back and channeled is magic. He could hear the foals gasping at his true form, but discarded it. He needed to concentrate. Derpy was his best friend, and along with Dinky they were almost family now.

He would be damned if anything happened to them.

Before the final head could attack, he sent a volley of green fireballs in its general direction.

"Chemical Juggling!"

Despite the tense situation, he couldn't help but laugh. I sound like a cheesy superhero!
It would probably have been enough to knock down a lesser abomination, but the Hydra's natural resistance to magic meant it barely left a scratch. Still, he kept sending more. He knew he couldn't bring it down, but he only needed to buy some time.

Derpy made good use of the distraction, bringing Dinky and the unconscious Okama to safety before charging the Hydra head-on. She was still in full Mama Bear mode, trying to get a clean shot at the last head. The Doc sent one last fireball, made from hundred of lesser ones, his whole magic reserves going into that attack.

"Mass Juggling!"

As soon as the giant ball of greenish magical fire flew past her, Derpy hid behind. She followed it until it hit the Hydra, blinding the creature long enough for her to deliver a mighty buck that would have made Big Mac proud. She held back just enough to avoid beheading it again; it would only be asking for more trouble.

Landing down, she was immediately tackled by a bunch of exultant foals.
"You're the best Mommy!"
"That. Was. AWESOME!"
"Ya' show'd dat big meanie who's da boss!"
"You were fantastic Miss Doo!"
"I really like your mane!"

They all turned to Sweetie Belle, raising an eyebrow. Then they all rolled on their back, roaring in liberating laughter, while the changeling was staring at them with a bemused smile.

---

The alicorns and the other mares stared at the scene.

To their right, Derpy and the foals were laughing like crazy - soon joined in their laughter by Pinkie Pie.

In front of them, the changeling was scanning an unconscious Bon Clay, without even noticing that Fluttershy had already joined him and was ready to heal any injury the Okama received - namely, a few scratches and a nasty cut to the right leg when he kicked the first head in the teeth.

Finally, to their left, a freaking Hydra was laying motionless, each one of its head badly battered. One of them was slowly coming to, but the Alicorn Sisters joined effort to teleport it back to the Bog before it fully woke up.

While none of the young mares realized just how incredible it was to take down a Hydra (Well, Twilight would probably have, but right now she was snoring loudly on her mentor's back, steadily rebuilding her magic reserves), Luna and Celestia couldn't help but gawk.

Wh-Wha-Wha-...How?!
...I have no idea!

"What happened here?" Celestia asked with her usual serene voice, even if deep inside she was having the time of her life. Two ponies and an alien just mopped the floor with an HYDRA. Now THAT's new!

The Doctor was back in pony form, and after a quick bow recounted the whole fight, with the foals adding a few comments along the way - mostly "That was awesome!", "He/She was so badass!" or some variation of both.
When he finished his summary of the events, Rainbow Dash and Pinkie Pie were staring into space with stars in their eyes. Rainbow in particular has been squee-ing uncontrollably for the whole length of the story. Fluttershy looked properly horrified - Hydras just managed to earn the number one spot of her "big scary scaly things" ranking - and about to faint, while Rarity and Applejack were hugging their sisters and thanking Derpy over and over for saving them. Applejack even promised a special batch of apple-flavored muffins, prompting the grey pegasus to bear-hug her.

Pip, who just noticed Princess Luna, ran to her and hugged her hoof.
"Princess Luna!"
When she saw him, Luna smiled broadly and crooked her neck to nuzzle him. "Little Pipsqueak! It is a pleasure to see you again!"
Oh my stars! He remembers me!
Of course he remembers thee! Thee are the Princess of the Night!
Hush, Nightmare.

---

Rarity cleared her throat, before addressing the princesses. "Shall we return to the library and wait until Twilight and Mister Bon Clay wakes up?"

Princess Celestia nodded before grasping the Okama in her telekinetic field. The whole group, including the curious foals and an uneasy changeling, trotted back to the library and waited.


A History of Changelings

The Changeling race was born under the reign of Discord. They used to be ponies living in the town of Langelaanborough, named after the old dragon word for "Land of the flies".
One day, without warning, they were turned into insect-pony hybrids by the dastardly Spirit of Chaos. The main issue with their new form was that it had turned them carnivorous, granting them long fangs, bug-like wings and the ability to spit some sort of organic glue that served as their main mean of defense and attack. Worst of all, their Cutie Marks were gone.

They were saved by the former Alicorn of Love, known as Queen Butterfly. Despite being born before both Luna and Celestia, she wasn't anywhere near as powerful, and too much of a pacifist to try to violently deposit Discord.
She stood as tall as the Alicorn of the Sun, with the same beautiful elongated legs and thin body. Her coat was a vibrant red, clashing with her long baby blue mane. Said mane was cascading on her back and hiding part of her face, the same way a veil would have. Her big brown eyes carried nothing but love and compassion, with a hint of melancholy. She truly embodied her aspect of magic, right down to the magnificent magenta and gold heart on her flank.

When she found the town, she was deeply shocked by the town's desolation. Not a single one of the former ponies had eaten anything, choosing to starve rather than eat another living being. Their state of starvation had affected their bodies in a surprising way: holes had appeared in their hooves, wings and manes. So many had lost the spark of life every living creature keeps in their eyes... Some of them were barely more than zombies at this point, staring helplessly in front of them, silently hoping somepony would bring them out of their misery.

Seeing this, the fair Queen took immediate measures to alleviate the poor creatures' suffering. Tapping deeply in her magic reserves, her horn glowed a bright magenta until a bubble of magic formed around the whole town, encompassing every one of its citizen in a warm light. When the light faded and the bubble crumbled, the creatures inside had been changed. They no longer hungered for meat. Instead, they found themselves attired to the Queen, struggling back to their hooves to march toward her as one.

And she fed them.

She had modified their bodies, just enough to allow them to process a new kind of food: love itself. They could literally live "on love alone". It wasn't the only gift she had for them, though. She couldn't change their appearance...But she could give them the power to do so.

When they were all satiated, and after they had all chosen a new appearance, the Queen talked to them.

"My little ponies... I couldn't free you from Discord's malice, but you now have the means to defeat this curse yourselves. From now on, you'll be known as Changelings. Now, scatter! Find a nice town away from Discord's influence and settle down! Find your special somepony, found a family, and live your lives to their fullest!"

They all bowed to her, until one mare stood and beckoned her. The changeling had taken the appearance of a pegasus mare, with a soft pink coat and lilac mane. Her Cutie Mark showed two blue thunderbolts. "I am sorry, my Queen... But this town as always been like a large family. We are all friends here, and we couldn't bear to scatter. We must stay together... Please, lead us, as the Queen of the Changeling race. Let us found our kingdom here, in this town!"

The Queen smiled weakly at her. She suddenly looked ancient, fragile even. The changelings hadn't realized yet, but they had consumed more than she could give. She had little magic left, for an alicorn anyway. Not enough to maintain her physical body much longer.

"May I ask you your name, Miss..."
"Firefly, your Highness."
"Firefly..." She advanced toward the pink mare, each step more strained than the previous. Her body was breaking down. "I cannot lead your people. But I am quite sure you will make a wonderful Queen, my little changeling..."
"Wha-"

Before Firefly could add a word, Queen Butterfly lit up her horn for the very last time. She focused the last of her magic, every ounce of her power, and transferred it to the changeling in front of her. If she wasn't dying already, her magic would have crushed the poor thing, but it was now weakened enough for her to absorb this power.

In a last flash of light, the Alicorn of Love was gone, her essence waiting to find some day another physical body to empower. In her place stood Queen Firefly, First Regent of the Changelings.

She leaded the changeling with a gentle but strong hoof, soon moving their colony from their old town to an extended system of underground caves as their numbers grew. She would keep tabs on every changeling leaving and entering the city, to make sure they all came back from their feeding expedition. While the rest of Equestria was suffering under Discord's reign, the changelings managed to live quite peacefully, the Spirit of Chaos having lost any interest in them.

Almost a century after her crowning, she died fighting alongside the Celestial Alicorn Sisters to seal Discord into stone. The alicorns believed that the changeling race disappeared with her. Until Luna's banishment, the two sisters would every year at the same date visit her grave, after the last rays of the Sun disappeared beneath the horizon. Hundreds of fireflies would dance around the tombstone that night, honoring their namesake's memory.

The changelings, however, were far from extinct. Firefly's power was transmitted to the oldest and wisest of her subject, who became the Second Regent under the name of Queen Mayfly.

Her reign didn't last, however, as she was overwhelmed by the sudden surge of power. Her body was heavily damaged by the overflow of magic, and she barely had time to find a countermeasure so that her own heiress wouldn't suffer the same fate.
As she died, she laid a single egg infused with about a quarter of her power. The rest went to another changeling, who then became the Third Regent, Queen Cocoon.
A few days later, the egg hatched. The changeling had a singular red mark on his face, indicating he was a drone - a male with the power to complete the Queen. He was still a baby when Cocoon fused with him, keeping her personality but earning his powers on top of hers. She dubbed herself "Queen Damselfly".

But when she was claimed in an earthquake, her egg was never found... And Queen Chrysalis, the Fourth Regent, was condemned to be incomplete.

Author's Note:

Hey there everynyan!~
Well - look at that, a fancy knew design! It'll take some time to get used to, but it looks pretty cool!
...Although I kinda miss the featured box up there.

Soooo...Tell me what you thought of the fight scene. It's my very first, and I'm pretty sure there's lot of room for improvement.
Today's Okamake is pretty important to the story as a whole, so make sure to read it ;)

Enjoy!~ RaptorJesus

Comments ( 26 )

1783372 You're the second to point that out...The picture make it pretty clear, though xD

A* history of changelings, "an" is before a vowel...correct?

1783421 ...Errr...Correct. I think.

IM SO FUCKING CONFUSED
like seriously it wasn't even worth reading sorry

1783493 ...oh...Well...Can you develop a bit? I'm perfectly willing to rewrite this chapter, but I need to know what to rewrite^^'

1783511 Well what happened to the original story line this just seems like you needed a new idea because you thought the old one was bad but its starting to make less and less seance

1783547 I don't really understand... The part with the Hydra has always been planned, but the Truth or Dare game was getting way too long, causing the first rewrite. The idea was to have Bon Clay do something heroic to make the fact that ponies accept him despite him being a pirate easier to digest. Derpy and the Doctor will be explained later in the story, and the rest is more or less my usual randomness.

I thought I had badly screwed up the fight but if the issue is the story-line...Well, it is what I had planned from the very beginning^^'

Wait...So the Doctor's a changeling? If so, it partially makes sense, given his regenerations :rainbowlaugh:

Good chapter the part about the changelings history was interesting.

1783658 Actually, this Doctor as nothing to do with THE Doctor, he was just unimaginative... I shall explain it in more details in the next chapter

1783683 Thank you^^

But when she was claimed in an earthquake, her egg was never found... And Queen Chrysalis, the Fourth Regent, was condemned to be incomplete.

*turns to the doctor* Hello there little random changeling whose gonna be a future plot device? You are! Yes, you are!

1783764 *Applejack's lie face* I have no idea what you're talking about. None at all :twilightblush:

Wait so the reason why chrysalis is evil is because she its complete?:rainbowhuh:

1847767 Not really. At least, it's not the only reason.

2124379 Basically, I supposed that "Luna Eclipsed" happened before Discord's attack. There is nothing going against it in-story, and that allowed me to have Luna in the story without steamrolling over canon.

Alas, that story won't be updated before quite a while^^'
I'm still working on my new project, and I have to work the kinks out of that one (as my first fanfic, it is full of beginner's mistakes that I'm only noticing now - maybe I'll remake another, faster-paced story with Bon Clay...Well, that's not gonna be done any time soon, anyway. :p)

2679395 It was an omake, something that doesn't follow the course of the story - a little non-sequitur chapter for the heck of it.

By the way, I think I'll change the status to "Cancelled". Not that I don't plan to write on Bon Clay anymore, it's just that I am working on a lot of other stories right now and I simply have no idea as to when I'll be able to return to this story (actually, I think I'd rather write a new one with the same premise to learn from my mistakes)

It's really too bad to see the cancelled tag. I love this story a heap!:pinkiehappy:

Ausbrony wants more Bon-chawn.

2799785 Thank you^^
Well, it's not like I will NEVER write again about Bon-chan. I still love the guy, but I lost my notes for this story and couldn't find the inspiration to re-plan the upcoming story (I didn't feel like having a third rewrite...).
Once I am done with the fic I'm currently working on (that'll probably take another year, honestly^^'), I'll write a new one with Bon-clay in it.
Maybe I'll make it a multiple crossover...Bon Clay, Papillon (Busou Renkin) and Don Kanonji (Bleach) in Equestria, anyone? xD

2806218 - Mother. Of. Celestia!! That sounds awesome~

2808477 Only another year (or two) to wait, buddy xD

2864733 I suppose you're talking about the Okamake. It's a non-canon scene that was added while I was rewriting the story, to get new content for people who had already read the original story (th rewrite didn't change much)

Oh god really I just have to look at the picture and a big broad fat grin appears on my face!
:rainbowlaugh:
Bon-chan and Ivankov are the only okamas I will ever tolerate, cuz they are just to awesome and rediculous:pinkiehappy:
Oh this will be fun to read off we go!:moustache:

3645988
You do know Ivankov is a newkama right

Nuuuuuuuuuuu! Canceled! My arch nemesis!!:fluttercry:

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